Watch forum between candidates for District 211 school board
Updated 3/5/2021 10:31 AM
Watch candidates for the school board in Palatine-Schaumburg Townships High School District 211 take part in a joint interview with a representative of the Daily Herald Editorial Board.
The 95-minute exchange was recorded Thursday, March 4.
Participating were incumbent Anna Klimkowicz of Schaumburg and challengers Curtis Bradley of Hoffman Estates, Jessica Hinkle of Schaumburg, Tim McGowan of Palatine, Amy Nelson of Palatine, Kristen Steel, Robi Vollkommer of Schaumburg and Denise Wilson of Hoffman Estates. A ninth candidate, Roxanne Wittkamp of Palatine, was unable to attend because of an illness.
They are competing for three seats on the school board.
Sideswipe: March 5: It s a wrap!
4 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Council exercising level 3 caution.
Easy mistake to make My mother lives in a 55+ community. I lived with her for five months last year so I got to know a lot of the neighbours well. It s a new community so a bunch of people have moved in since I lived there. I moved out of town and I was visiting my mother for a long weekend. While walking my dog I had seen a woman and her dog a few times and was friendly to her, making small talk. One day I ran into a neighbour I knew and she pointed to a house and asked if I had met Dorothy and Squeaks yet. I said I had chatted to her but hadn t officially introduced myself. Later that day I saw the woman and her dog and introduced myself and said, and you re Dorothy right? The lady made an offended face and said Dorothy is my dog. My name is Squeaks . She walked off offended and gave me dirty looks every time we passed.
Over the last year, organizations working in food security have seen a huge increase in demand due to the effects of COVID-19. AMY Wellness Foundation wanted to help alleviate some
A Morristown sixth grader is one of Vermontâs top two youth volunteers of the year.
Shyla Clayton will receive a $2,500 scholarship for her volunteerism, which involves work at a Morristown thrift store, the local pet adoption center and the halls of her own school, through a nationwide program organized by Prudential Financial.
âWe are all really proud of Shyla and her accomplishment,â Peoples Academy Middle School principal Matt Young said. âShylaâs service to our community is inspiring and provides an important reminder that we can all do more to help our community thrive.â
As one of the 102 top honorees from the 50 states and District of Columbia in the community award program, Shyla will have a chance to be named one of the top 10 youth volunteers for all of America at a national recognition ceremony in April; it will be held virtually. Those top 10 will earn an additional $5,000 scholarship and a $5,000 grant for the charitable organization of t
Dunedin man jailed for forcing himself on elderly neighbour
4 Mar, 2021 06:15 PM
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Raukawa Knight was sentenced to prison when he appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday. Photo / ODT
Raukawa Knight was sentenced to prison when he appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday. Photo / ODT
Otago Daily Times
A man who drunkenly forced himself on his elderly neighbour before assaulting police has been sent to prison.
Raukawa Knight, 42, was heavily intoxicated at the Brockville home he shared with his mother on January 13, the Dunedin District Court heard yesterday.
After becoming angry over the deteriorating state of his relationship, he started to destroy items including a TV and PlayStation.