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11 Food Service Certification 8am-5pm |
12 Food Service Certification 8am-5pm |
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16 Quincy Tennis Table Club begins Knox College Open House |
17 Spoon River spring semester 2012 classes begin "SLR" Digital Photography Course 6-8p.m. |
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21 Dan Thompson Benefit Starting at 2p.m. |
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28 Dance-A-Thon 10am-6pm |
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If you would like to add an event to the calender please e-mail staceyhowe@prestigeradio.com. Thank you.
For: The Andrea Rizzo Foundation (non-profit dance therapy organization helping children with cancer and special needs)
Locations: 4-H Center at 3022 W. Jackson
When: Saturday, January 28th
Time: 10 a.m. til 6 p.m.
Description: Fun music, games, free food and drinks, lots of prizes. Groups of 5-10 people
This is an excellent class for anyone wishing to purchase their first SLR camera, or the beginner using their new camera. If you are interested in learning to take professional photographs, this class might be for you!
Classes will be instructed by Bob Coker. Bob has been using digital photography since 1996 and photographing since 1973. If you have any questions for the instructor, please contact him at bob@cokerphotos.com.
Classes will be held at the Spoon River College Community Outreach Center located at 2500 East Jackson Street in Macomb. For more information or to register, call 309-833-6031. Interested in other courses? Check us out on the web at www.src.edu/outreach.
The Illinois State Department of Public Health Food Service Sanitation Code requires that all food service establishments that prepare and serve food shall be under operational supervision of a certified manager. One certified person must be on the premises at all times. All establishments which serve food must complete 15 hours of instruction from a licensed Sanitation instructor and then successfully pass the Illinois State Food Service Sanitation exam.
This course covers up-to-date information on safe food handling, preparation, food storage, personal hygiene, and the prevention of food borne illnesses. The Illinois State Food Service Sanitation exam will be given at the end of this course.
Those seeking the five-hour refresher can sign up to attend on Thursday, January 12th from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants must provide a copy of their current State of Illinois certificate.
Classes will be held at the Spoon River College Community Outreach Center located at 2500 E. Jackson St. in Macomb. For more information or to register, call Spoon River College at 309-833-6031 or Insightful Food service at 309-837-5158.
The Open House includes class visits; guided tours of academic, athletic and residential facilities; and workshops and informational sessions with faculty, admission and financial aid counselors, coaches and students.
Also on January 16, Knox will hold its annual free, public Martin Luther King Day Convocation. Konrad Hamilton, associate professor of history and chair of American Studies, will give the convocation address.
Students can register for the Open House with the Knox College Office of Admission, on line at www.knox.edu/openhouse or by telephone at 341-7100 or toll-free 800-678-KNOX.
Event Info
Dance-A-Thon
Event: Dance-A-ThonFor: The Andrea Rizzo Foundation (non-profit dance therapy organization helping children with cancer and special needs)
Locations: 4-H Center at 3022 W. Jackson
When: Saturday, January 28th
Time: 10 a.m. til 6 p.m.
Description: Fun music, games, free food and drinks, lots of prizes. Groups of 5-10 people
Blood Drive
VIT High School is sponsoring a blood drive for the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center on Friday, January 6th from 9am-2pm in the high school gym, located at 1500 E. US HWY 136, Table Grove.For more information, call Kristi Reller at 309-758-5136.
Dan Thompson Benefit
January 21, 2012
Starting at 2p.m.
Located at The Elks, Deere Rd, Macomb, IL
Come for an hour or stay all day!
Doors open at 2
3 p.m. - Silent Auction begins
3-6 p.m. - Trivia Game
6 p.m. - Meal (Free-Will Donation)
7 p.m. - Live Auction begins
Cash Bar availablr at 2 p.m.
If you have items to Donate for Auction of Questions pleaser contact: Rhonda Pittman: 309-255-7396, Luan Aten: 309-836-7815, Cathy Waller: 309-221-6244 or Bambi Spangler: 217-430-8476.
"SLR" Digital Photography Course
This class is designed for the student who uses a Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera with interchangeable lenses. (This class is NOT designed for point and shoot cameras.) This class will teach you how to understand all the various settings, including ISO, correct aperture and shutter speed.This is an excellent class for anyone wishing to purchase their first SLR camera, or the beginner using their new camera. If you are interested in learning to take professional photographs, this class might be for you!
Classes will be instructed by Bob Coker. Bob has been using digital photography since 1996 and photographing since 1973. If you have any questions for the instructor, please contact him at bob@cokerphotos.com.
Classes will be held at the Spoon River College Community Outreach Center located at 2500 East Jackson Street in Macomb. For more information or to register, call 309-833-6031. Interested in other courses? Check us out on the web at www.src.edu/outreach.
Food Service Certification Course
A foodservice sanitation certification class will be held Wednesday, January 11th and Thursday, January 12th from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Spoon River College Macomb Community Outreach Center.The Illinois State Department of Public Health Food Service Sanitation Code requires that all food service establishments that prepare and serve food shall be under operational supervision of a certified manager. One certified person must be on the premises at all times. All establishments which serve food must complete 15 hours of instruction from a licensed Sanitation instructor and then successfully pass the Illinois State Food Service Sanitation exam.
This course covers up-to-date information on safe food handling, preparation, food storage, personal hygiene, and the prevention of food borne illnesses. The Illinois State Food Service Sanitation exam will be given at the end of this course.
Those seeking the five-hour refresher can sign up to attend on Thursday, January 12th from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Participants must provide a copy of their current State of Illinois certificate.
Classes will be held at the Spoon River College Community Outreach Center located at 2500 E. Jackson St. in Macomb. For more information or to register, call Spoon River College at 309-833-6031 or Insightful Food service at 309-837-5158.
Quincy Table Tennis Club
The Quincy Table Tennis Club is seeking interested players for their Winter league play. Competition takes place at the Quincy Park Dist weekly starting the week of January 16 till the week of March 26. All levels of play from beginners, novice and experienced to young and old are encouraged to participate. Please contact 217 223 2536 or ttennisinqcy@yahoo.com for more information.Knox College Open House
Knox College will host a free Open House for high school juniors and seniors and their families on Monday, January 16.The Open House includes class visits; guided tours of academic, athletic and residential facilities; and workshops and informational sessions with faculty, admission and financial aid counselors, coaches and students.
Also on January 16, Knox will hold its annual free, public Martin Luther King Day Convocation. Konrad Hamilton, associate professor of history and chair of American Studies, will give the convocation address.
Students can register for the Open House with the Knox College Office of Admission, on line at www.knox.edu/openhouse or by telephone at 341-7100 or toll-free 800-678-KNOX.