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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

A Bit of Inspiration, a Lot of Information

Today I have two sets of links.: one link to inspire, the rest to inform.

The first is the link to the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longellow recites in English class in Bryony.

The rest of the links are news releases I briefed for The Herald-News.

Today I'm editing for clients, working on fiction, working out, running one errand, popping into two meetings, drinking coffee, and taking time to breathe and enjoy the day.

I hope today brings you many blessings. Here is the link to A Psalm of Life.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44644/a-psalm-of-life

Parts of Ninth Street in Lockport closed Monday through Friday

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/19/parts-of-ninth-street-in-lockport-closed-monday-through-friday/awhm2oz/

When healthy eating becomes unhealthy

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/13/when-healthy-eating-becomes-unhealthy-orthorexia/axvbirl/

ExxonMobil Joliet Refinery donates 3,000 masks to hospitals in Joliet and New Lenox

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/14/exxonmobil-joliet-refinery-donates-3-000-masks-to-hospitals-in-joliet-and-new-lenox/dtvnjus/

Plainfield police to hosted memorial service Wednesday for K-9 Kody

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/14/plainfield-police-to-host-memorial-service-wednesday-for-k-9-kody/abt74cw/

Romeoville to hold parade to honor essential workers

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/15/romeoville-to-hold-parade-to-honor-essential-workers/ax45znf/

Concrete poured in new D. 202 school in Plainfield

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/14/concrete-poured-in-new-d-202-school-in-plainfield/antzeyb/

New Lenox Community Park District receives award to build fitness court

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/14/new-lenox-community-park-district-receives-award-to-build-fitness-court/ar68a9j/

Forest Preserve District of Will County launches summer paddling program with ‘bring your own boat’ format

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/14/forest-preserve-district-of-will-county-launches-summer-paddling-program-with-bring-your-own-boat-format/aq33vgr/

Romeoville Community Food Pantry receives $5,000 grant

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/14/romeoville-community-food-pantry-receives-5-000-grant/afdca9k/

Girl Scout Cookies back for a limited time

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/14/girl-scout-cookies-back-for-a-limited-time/av6d5pb/

Joliet D. 86 principal receives award from University of St. Francis

https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/07/15/joliet-d-86-principal-receives-award-from-university-of-st-francis/afg6ba4/

Illustration by Christopher Gleason for "Staked!" Follow him at artworkbytopher.com.

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Community News: Nov. 23 and Nov. 27, 2019

Illustration by Christopher Gleason for "Staked!" Follow him at artworkbytopher.com.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Community News: May 22, 2019

Check out upcoming events and the awesome things people are doing.

If you live within the Herald-News' coverage area (most of Will and Grundy counties in Illinois), and you'd like to share your organization's news or upcoming events, email the information to new@theherald-news.com.

Local students earn dean's list for fall 2018

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/21/local-students-earn-deans-list-for-fall-2018/a1o8pta/

Manhattan-Elwood Public Library summer reading program receives support from New Lenox business

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/22/manhattan-elwood-public-library-program-receives-support-from-new-lenox-business/a7z4mwg/

Plainfield #GirlScouts honored with awards

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/14/0ae67e44bd1f4c899719064fe657bff7/index.xml?page=1

VIDEO: Joliet teen Abigail Pike has something to say

https://www.theherald-news.com/video/id/83e53a7c-33ef-48f7-8414-df9367f1e42f.html

NEWSLETTERS

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http://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/locallit/

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https://www.bryonyseries.com/munsonville-times

Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff

Friday, May 10, 2019

Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, May 5 through May 10

A BryonySeries weekend awaits me!

I woke up this morning to a message from Amazon that the proof copy for the fourth installment of Before the Blood has shipped and should arrive tomorrow.

If deadlines weren't enough to keep me motivated today, this was!

Timothy has scheduled a planning breakfast tomorrow morning for the fourth book in The Adventures of Cornell Dyer chapter book series.

After that, I'll stop at The Book Market to replenish my books and chat with WriteOn Joliet member Jennifer Russ, who will be selling and signing books from noon to 2 p.m.

By then, "Henry" should be on my doorstep. If not, I'll get to work on the memoir.

Basically my plans for the next two days are to alternate copy editing BTB with finishing up (I hope) the first draft of the memoir.

Cannot wait!!!

Non-bylined features:

Monday through Saturday I assembled my non-bylined works - brief posts and calendar listings - into one convenient file and posting them on Facebook in the evening, so readers can easily choose the ones they want to read.

One can also find those event listings, the Gotta Do It calendar, as well as the pets, health, faith, and arts and entertainment calendars, under the sections tab on the left hand side of http://www.theherald-news.com/. Click on "features" and the topics drop down. Gotta Do It runs under "people."

Community news? Again, under the sections tab, under features, and by topic. Updates are posted on these days in print and web (and some only on web on other days as I have the time): Monday (pets), Tuesday (health), Thursday (faith), Friday (arts and entertainment), and Sunday (people).

Social media:

Daily updates: I do post the briefs and calendars on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.

BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries. And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.

If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to jon WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/writeonminooka/?ref=bookmarks. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.

Upcoming events:

Once Timothy Baran is done updating this page, these will listed here: https://www.bryonyseries.com/fetes-and-feasts.

Check out the progress he has made so far. Each square is hand-built.

Books and Such

Information on my books (including where to buy) along with upcoming events is at www.bryonyseries.com.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Impacting the people she serves
Antoinette Morris recognized for her work at Trinity Services in New Lenox

Antoinette Morris said:"Knowing I make an impact on the people I serve on an everyday basis so they can eventually do everyday things independently is enough of a reward for me."

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/05/01/impacting-the-people-she-serves/a5c6tkf/

Help keep someone else's light on
Minooka woman hosting Zumba event in #Joliet to raise money for suicide awareness

"This is a Christian family, a solid Christian family," Sonya Dejirolami said. "They adopted a girl from China. You'd think they're an All-American family. But this hit them and it hit them hard. It was just shocking to the community. Sometimes mental health can be disguised as something else and people give up on these people."

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/01/983faa5b4b3b456bb5fd7fcffd704b6b/index.xml

Joliet hospice chaplain writes guide for living life to the end

"We all have challenges," Rev. Jim McGuire said. "How do we remain calm in the midst of them? In the book, I will give you some ideas on how to maintain calmness."

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/04/30/809c5c5b645248ffaf2048fce98d0a92/index.xml

One of the girls
Special needs girl joins Brownie troop and volunteers at Joliet thrift store

Thanks to Vicki Gacki, a volunteer at the St. Vincent de Paul thirft store on Jefferson Street in Joliet and former co-leader of New Lenox Girl Scout Troop 75208, a special needs girl became a Brownie and a helper all in the same day.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/07/380d255a4dbb48e7ac55df3c33141753/index.xml

VIDEO: Helpers for a Day

Ron Moore, store manager at a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in Joliet, explains the store's mission to New Lenox Girl Scout Troop 75208.

https://www.theherald-news.com/video/id/8b5a0091-0465-476f-ade2-cb9fa6de4181.html

VIDEO: Welcoming Abigail

New Lenox Girl Scout Troop 75208, along with honorary Girl Scout Ron Moore, store manager of St. Vincent de Paul thrift store on Jefferson Street in Joliet, welcome a special needs girl into the troop.

https://www.theherald-news.com/video/id/0d7bd795-42a0-4830-b789-339e0d1cbfc2.html

The many shades of David Gray
He's managed food services, transportation services and much more for D. 204 in
Joliet

As Gray prepares to retire, check out the many roles he's assumed, many of them simultaneously.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/07/27d0cfc9d4634e899ad7d0646f06ec00/index.xml

Joliet area artisans offer ideas for Mother's Day gifts

About half a dozen suggestions for you.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/09/2fdf23d6ea014aca94fa895f6d82e23b/index.xml

Artworks: quilts that break traditional quilting rules
Darcy Berg is exhibiting her art quilts at Joliet cafe

Where traditional quilts must meet perfectly; art quilts are praised for their perfect imperfection.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/08/642b86ebe7ae406499a9914695d10f01/index.xml

LocalLit book spotlight: 'Fang Face' by Norm Cowie of Chicago

So knowing I'm a fan of good vampire stories, Chicago author Norm Cowie sent me a copy of his young adult novel "Fang Face." Last week, I finally had a chance to read it. In this Tuesday's LocalLit newsletter, I'll review it.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/05/09/d74886909e2c46dba11bebfc33703b55/index.xml?page=1

Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Community News: Jan. 12, 2019

Check out upcoming events, some good recipes, and the awesome things people are doing.

If you live within the Herald-News' coverage area (most of Will and Grundy counties in Illinois), and you'd like to share your organization's news or upcoming events, email the information to new@theherald-news.com.

Lemont Girl Scout held science expo

Old Quarry Middle School students, public introduced to JJC's MakerLab

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/01/08/9a968724d5ae4cb4a109a4e5daeb291b/index.xml

Joliet and Crest Hill employees send stockings to the troops

https://www.theherald-news.com/2018/12/18/joliet-and-crest-hill-employees-send-stockings-to-the-troops/aewl50b/

Romeoville teachers ‘test drive’ lesson

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/romeoville-teachers-test-drive-lesson/ade0pra/

Local students make dean’s lists for fall 2018

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/local-students-make-deans-lists-for-fall-2018/as9lz87/

Bolingbrook middle school designated as exemplary

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/bolingbrook-middle-school-designated-as-exemplary/an809tx/

Meet VVSD teacher Darren DeGroff

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/meet-vvsd-teacher-darren-degroff/an88e3z/

Bolingbrook High School kitchen manager recognized

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/bolingbrook-high-school-kitchen-manager-recognized/a8cznii/

Bolingbrook HS students raise money for Operation Christmas

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/bolingbrook-hs-students-raise-money-for-operation-christmas/aqe3tu3/

Local students graduate in 2018

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/local-students-graduate-in-2018/a11qssp/

Bolingbrook student receives unexpected Christmas present

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/bolingbrook-student-receives-unexpected-christmas-present/a910vtx/

Romeoville teacher engages multi-need students

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/romeoville-teacher-engages-multi-need-students/afbdg3c/

Bolingbrook students take part in kindness challenge

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/bolingbrook-students-take-part-in-kindness-challenge/a7zixep/

Ferrara Candy donates to school program

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/01/ferrara-candy-donates-to-school-program/a94u98h/

NEWSLETTERS

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Illustration by Kathleen Rose Van Pelt for "Bryony."

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Woods, Water & Michigan, Part 3

I finally learned to swim when I was eleven years old, at Camp Pokanoka, the Trailways Girl Scout Camp in Ottawa, IL. I was home for a week then our family took off for Chalet on the Lake in Stevensville, Michigan.

Chalet on the Lake is a beautiful, family-friendly resort with A-frame, duplex lodgings on Lake Michigan. The resort offered two pools of varying depths. The shallow one had a slide; the deeper one, a diving board, where I happily practiced my newly acquired swimming and diving skills. The following year, we rented a Minnesota cabin and enjoyed boating and fishing along with lake swimming and spectacular, lake-front sunsets. To this day, I can’t conjure a sunset without also seeing a lake.

Through the years, my family twice returned to Chalet on the Lake, the last time with my husband and four-month old son. I had thought it heralded the beginning of water-filled summers with my new family. Instead, it marked the end of them. My husband is deathly afraid of water. I assumed it was a passing phase and that, in time, he would get over it, but stark reality was much crueler. Fortunately, I didn’t know about the dry future that magical summer when I finally learned to swim.

Once we moved to New Lenox in the fall of 1974, our beach days ended, for the new home contained a five-foot pool in the backyard. Swimming now became a daily occurrence. Eighteen months later and one week before our New York cousins came to visit, we awoke to find that the back wall of the pool had collapsed in the night and spilled its water into the neighbors’ yard behind us. We replaced it, but our enjoyment of it ebbed, for it took weeks for the water to lose its "straight from the hose" chill.