IN OUR COMMUNITY

Tickets for the 16th Annual Community Prayer Breakfast are available for sale at Goodfield State Bank in Metamora and CEFCU in Germantown Hills! The breakfast is on Wednesday, November 13th at 7:30am at Metamora Fields Golf Club.  Each ticket is $35 and incudes a full buffet breakfast.  The last day to purchase tickets is Friday, November 8th.

The Keynote speaker is Eric Hodel, the CEO of Midwest Food Bank and the local owner and manager of Quarter Mile Farms, LLC, a grain and livestock farm in rural Metamora. 

Anna Joy Buegel, a former resident of Washburn, and now a Chicago-based Soprano and Voice Instructor, will be providing music for this event. A chorister at heart, Anna Joy has soloed for and joined many congregational choirs in the Chicago area.

The annual Nets for Vets game is coming up on November 8th at Metamora High School!  Metamora Grade School and Germantown Hills Grade School come together to play 7th and 8th grade boys and girls games to compete and raise funds for the Peoria Area Honor Flight. 

Game Times:

7th Grade Girls - 4:00 p.m.

8th Grade Girls - 5:15 p.m.

7th Grade Boys - 6:45 p.m.

8th Grade Boys - 8:00 pm.

Halftime performances include an MGS/GHMS dance performance, $1 halfcourt shot to win a pizza, and MGS/GHMS Tazwood Cheer.  All Veterans receive free admission to the games.

The Germantown Hills PTO Craft and Vendor Show is on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Germantown Hills Grade School at 103 Warrior Way.

There will be over 100 vendors featuring baked goods, fabric crafts jewelry, health and beauty products, home decor, wood/metal/plastic crafts, and more!  Food and drink will also be available.

Calling All Germantown Hills Military Veterans!

If you are a veteran or active-duty member of the United States Armed Forces, Germantown Hills School District #69 would like to invite you to our annual Veterans Day Assembly on Monday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. in the JDS Gymnasium.  The assembly will last about an hour and will be followed by a luncheon for our veterans and a guest at the Monte Cristo Room in Germantown Hills at 11:30 a.m.  This invitation is also extended to extended family members of our students who are military veterans or active duty.

Please RSVP with your intention of attending the assembly and luncheon to Stacy Tellor, at 383-2121 option 4 or at tellors@ghills69.com by Thursday, November 7th. 

The Woodford County Historical Society invites everyone to join them to Tour the Woodford County Courthouse on Thursday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m.

Dennis Tipsword, Chief Deputy Sheriff, will take you on a tour and explain the project which began last year to renovate and modernize the 127-year-old courthouse.   This tour will also contain the finalized courtroom that was just completed!

The latest newsletter from the Metamora Association For Historic Preservation is now available at: https://historicmetamora.org/october-2024-newsletter/

In this issue, you will find:

• Was Adlai Stevenson sympathetic to 

  the South? 

• Photos of Stevenson’s 

  Bloomington home

• “5 dead horses dead as a result of bolt”

• Background on Maria Spiers, proprietor 

  of the Metamora House that operated

  for 72 years

• A first-hand account of the Lincoln-

  Douglas debates from the Woodford 

  County sheriff’s daughter

GFL will collect landscape waste, curbside, for Germantown Hills residents on November 4th and 6th,  as well as November 18th and 20th.  Landscape waste pickup will be on your regular garbage day.

Brush must be no longer than four feet, bundled with twine, and not exceed 50lbs.  Leaves must be in a solid container or KRAFT paper bags that do not exceed 50lbs.  No plastic bags will be accepted. 

This service is provided to residents receiving their garbage bill through the Village only.

Watch the first round of the IHSA football playoff matchup between Metamora and Centralia LIVE on Saturday, November 2nd at 3:00 p.m.  The game will broadcast on MTCO Local Channel 401 and the digiMAX Sports Network YouTube channel. 

https://www.youtube.com/@digimaxsportsnetwork7028/streams

This week’s IPDPL Wowbrary newsletter is available at: https://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=4344-272&fbclid=IwY2xjawGQ2StleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRS8tj_jWdv1YozK9eKCUhUbFksyXSnwms6ZcuOwW_jC9tn047xLVe53_g_aem_TKslUDnP5wskdzJUbAGMLg

There are seven new bestsellers, four new movies, four new children’s books, and 24 other new books.

 The new bestsellers this week include “In Too Deep: A Jack Reacher Novel,” and “The Thursday Murder Club.” The new movies this week include “Borderlands,” “Ride,” and “The Underground Railroad.”

A reminder from the Village of Metamora concerning brush and leaf pick up:

1. Brush pick up is always the first full 

  week of the month, beginning in April 

  and wrapping up in November. If you 

  have brush that needs cleared now, then  

  you’re not too late because we still have

   one more pick up this season!

2. If you prefer to drop off your brush 

  yourself, our organic waste site is open 

  to the public on Saturdays from 8:00 

  a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

3. Leaf pick up begins after brush pick up 

  has finished for the season. The leaf 

  vacuum gets brought out once there are 

  enough leaf piles popping up around 

  town to bring the vacuum out. 

4. We have rule sheets for brush pick up 

  and leaf pick up if you are unsure of 

  what  is allowed, and we are happy to 

  share these if you have questions.

Monday, November 4th is St. Jude Night at Germantown Hills Grade School. Bring a NEW school-supply item to donate to St. Jude or wear ORANGE (students) for FREE admission. Support the Lady Warriors as they take on the Grey Ghosts of Chillicothe at 5:00 p.m. and support the kids of St. Jude! Pack the JDS for a great cause!

Adults can get free admission with a donated school supply item such as markers, crayons, fun pens, stuffed animals, fidgets, and Plah-Doh.

The Christian Union Church, located at 925 West Walnut in Metamora, is hosting a Live Nativity Drive Thru on Thursday, December 12th from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  Live animals and live music will add to this beautiful Nativity scene.  

A free will offering will be accepted to benefit the Metamora Open Arms Food Pantry and other local charities.

Watch all the live coverage of all the best NFL action from across the country with every touchdown from every game!  The NFL RedZone Free Preview will be available for all MTCO digiMAX TV subscribers on Sunday, Nov. 10th from noon until 7:00pm on channel 831. 

Do I still need Antivirus in 2024? The short answer is yes, but that is not enough these days. Antivirus software has evolved to include protection against spyware, ransomware, phishing, and much more. With so many options available, it can be hard to choose the best one. When comparing options, look at the features and do not forget to take advantage of multi-license opportunities to save some cash. Households now have multiple laptops, desktops, and mobile devices, so it is important to protect them all. My top two choices are Sophos Home and TotalAV Antivirus Pro.

Smart Rings are starting to replace Smartwatches as a popular choice for tracking your health and fitness, sleeping patterns, and more.  Here’s a review of four top smart rings: https://cyberguy.com/kurts-picks/top-smart-rings-of-2024/

Don’t fall prey to this election season’s frauds, from voter registration scams, robocalls, donation scams, and fake surveys and petitions. It’s a good reminder to protect yourself now and year-round:

• Never click on unsolicited links.  If it 

  looks suspicious, delete it.

• Robocalls are becoming more realistic, 

  so proceed with extreme caution if the 

  caller is asking for money or any 

  sensitive information.  It’s best to 

  hang up.

• Do not trust caller IDs since scammers 

  can spoof legitimate numbers.  It is 

  always best to hang up, or if you feel it is 

  legitimate, directly contact the business 

  or office they are claiming to be.

• Survey or poll calls should not request 

  sensitive data like your social security 

  number.  Also, decline participation if a 

  survey or poll offers a prize.

Google Chrome is improving its Memory Save with three new modes that aim to help performance control.  Read more about it at:  https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/browsers/google-chromes-memory-hogging-ways-may-be-over-with-this-new-feature-heres-what-we-know

Bally Sports Midwest was rebranded to FanDuel Sports Network Midwest on October 21st. The content will be similar and cover the St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Cardinals.  FanDuel Sports Network Midwest is on digiMAX channel 565, and FanDuel Sports Network Extra on channel 421.