WESTMINSTER â Carl D. Ridenour, 74, of Westminster, Colo., formerly of the Bradley, Bourbonnais and Kankakee area, passed away Dec. 5, 2020, after an extended illness related to his Agent Orange exposure during the War in Vietnam. Carlâs loving wife, Kay, was at his bedside throughout his ordeal as well as during his final hours. He was born in Portland, Ore., the son of Madlenne Ridenour, on Aug. 10, 1946. Carl spent most of his youth and early adult years in the greater Kankakee area. Carl attended local grade schools and graduated from Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School (BBCHS) in 1964. He was very proud to have been a starting member of the BBCHS âSweet 16â Illinois State Tournament baseball team in 1964.
FERNANDINA BEACH, FLA. â Marla Kay Kane, 71, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Tuesday (Dec. 15, 2020) at Baptist Medical Center, Nassau. Marla was born in Kankakee, the daughter of Kenneth and Florence Wegner Posing. Her parents preceded her in death. She graduated from Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School in Bradley; and most recently worked as a medical transcriptionist. Marla was a life-long and avid White Sox fan. In addition to her love of the White Sox, she loved reading. She enjoyed many different genres but seemed to gravitate toward those thrillers and suspense-filled novels written by Stephen King, John Grisham and James Patterson.
Coping through COVID: Introducing a series about meeting mental health challenges of the coronavirus pandemic Updated Dec 27, 2020; Posted Dec 17, 2020 In Houston, Dr. Joseph Varon hugs and comforts a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit during Thanksgiving at the United Memorial Medical Center.Getty Images Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio – The arrival of a coronavirus vaccine in Ohio is a sign of hope amid the pandemic. Many of the state’s most vulnerable residents will be vaccinated against COVID-19 over the next few months, which could accelerate the return to our normal routines. But a vaccine won’t be a panacea.
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While many children dream of becoming a veterinarian when they are young, only a few follow this path due to the academic rigors and emotional challenges that come from working with animals. Knowing the anatomy of everything from a mouse to an elephant is no small feat and is something that Dr. Allison Bechtel, a Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School graduate, has accomplished. âGetting into veterinary school is very competitive as there are only 32 accredited programs across the country which is vastly different from the amount of accredited human medical schools, [which is] 155,â said Bechtel. She attended veterinary school at University of Illinois University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine from 2014 to 2018. This was followed by a one-year small animal rotating internship at VCA Alameda East in Denver, Colo., and another one-year small animal medicine internship at VCA West Coast in Fountain Valley, Calif. She began her Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at U of Iâs Veterinary Teaching Hospital in July 2020, and is expected to complete the program in June 2023.
Acts of charity and giving back, like everything else, have been impacted by COVID-19. Though, the overall impact is not necessarily negative. With so much turmoil in the world, people are looking for ways to help â on both a national and local level â and statistics are showing increases in charitable donations. The Fundraising Effectiveness Project â made up of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute â found that charitable giving was up 7.5 percent in the second quarter of 2020, as shown by a study released in October. Additionally, Giving Tuesday â the 8-year-old campaign designed to encourage people to donate money annually to charities on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving â saw a 25 percent increase in donations over last year.