I V Food Pantry prepares for Holiday

   How many people will you have for Thanksgiving dinner? If you are the Illlinois Valley Food Pantry, you’ll be preparing for 2100 individuals or 750 families. To be eligible for this distribution, you must register with the Pantry by November 18.

    It is the public that predominately helps make the Pantry’s distribution a success. If you can, you asked to donate instant potatoes, stuffing mix, green beans, corn, small cans of fruit or applesauce, Yams, corn muffin mix, evaporated milk and canned pumpkin, a turkey or a ham. Leave your donation of food or money at the pantry from 9 – Noon every weekday except Wednesday when hours are 11 – 6.

     The Illinois Valley Food Pantry will be closed Thanksgiving and Black Friday. The pantry serves people in the LPO area and nearby villages.

Cleveland State University to retire Klein’s number

Former Hall High School standout, Kailey Klein will have her number “23” retired by Cleveland State University in February. In a CSU release,  Klein lead the women’s program to 2 NCAA tourney appearances and finished her career as the all-time leading scorer in CSU history in points, free throws made and free throws attempted.

Klein was named the MVP of the 2008 Horizon League Championship after leading CSU to its first tourney title in school history.  As a senior, Klein lead the Horizon League in scoring at 19 points per game. She scored 626 points, the third most in a season in school history.

18-year old makes choice

  Hit the car in front of him or take the ditch. 18-year old Melrose Kempiak of Seneca told deputies he chose the ditch. Early Friday evening, Kempiak was on North 35^th road in Dayton Township when he realized the car in front of him was slowing to make a turn. He swerved right but struck the passenger side of the car driven by a 16 year old woman. There were no injuries or citations in that accident occuring 2 miles west of Wedron.

Lung Cancer top cancer killer

There’s a reason November is “Lung Cancer Awareness Month”. The American Lung Association says lung cancer is the top cancer killer in men and women – killing almost twice as many women as any other cancer. Currently, only 17 percent of lung cancer cases among women are diagnosed early, according to Kristen Young of the Lung Association. This could change, she says as millions of Americans at high risk for lung cancer now have access to potentially lifesaving screenings.

The screening can detect lung cancer before there are symptoms, when it is easier to treat. The Lung Association says diagnoses have nearly doubled among all women in the past 37 years, yet only 1 percent of women cite lung cancer as a top-of-mind cancer concern.