IN OUR COMMUNITY

The Washington Park District has rescheduled for Saturday, September 12th. 

There will not be a morning gathering; rather everyone will work with pre-scheduled groups to identify an area that works best for them and have them go directly to that location. 

Shirts, trash bags, and gloves will be available for pickup at the Washington Park District during the week of September 7th.  Groups are asked to pre-register to determine a location and pick everything up in advance. 

For any questions regarding this event or to register a group, please contact Matt Suellentrop at the Washington Park District at matts@washingtonparkdistrict.com or call 309-444-9413.

The Jazz @ Five Points series is the latest offering from Five Points Washington as a part of its Live @ Five Points programming, featuring live performances at the facility, located at 360 N. Wilmor Road in Washington. 

The first Jazz @ Five Points event takes place  on August 7th at Washington Five Points and features the Water Street Stompers. The group, comprised of Carl Bopp, Jason Shea, Jeremy Clark, and professor of trumpet/director of jazz ensembles at Bradley University Todd Kelly, features New Orleans-style jazz with trumpet, piano, bass, drums, and jazz vocals.

This event is free and open to the public.  Gates open at 6:00 p.m. and the concert runs from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  A cash bar will be available from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  Limited tables and seating are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs.  

As long as there are no changes in state regulations, masks will not be required as long as social distancing can be maintained.

Project ChildSafe is a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation to promote firearms safety and education. We are committed to promoting genuine firearms safety through the distribution of safety education messages and free firearm safety kits to communities across the U.S.

Do you have a new gun at home? You can get a free gun lock at Washington Police Department with no questions asked.

More information about this program can be found at www.projectchildsafe.org.

Wondering when your next Washington Park District brochure is coming? Washington Park District has made a decision to forego printing the traditional Fall Brochure and will offer an online Fall Registration Guide featuring program information for the August – November timeframe. This online only guide allows them to revise and make changes much easier. Please check out their website www.washingtonparkdistrict.com or social media sites on Monday, August 10th with registration scheduled to start that same day. For any questions regarding this event or to register a group, please contact Matt Suellentrop at matts@washingtonparkdistrict.com or 309-444-9413.

Stop by the Washington Police Department to get your back to school reminder for people to slow down in our neighborhoods. Get them while supplies last!

WTVP’s  Create TV and World programming doubled in late July!  Instead of one channel airing only half of the available daily programming (Create TV in the morning, World in the evening), each will have its own 24/7 home. That means twice the home improvement, gardening, cooking and travel shows of Create TV, and twice the news, documentaries, business, history, and in-depth reporting of World.

WTVP World is on digiMAX TV channel 248 and Create TV is on channel 249.

Play ball!  MTCO digiMAX went live with the Chicago Cubs Marquee Sports Network on July 24th!  Tune in to HD channel 560 or in standard definition on channel 15 for all your Cubs action.

 Emotet, the world’s most costly and destructive botnet, returned from a five-month hiatus with a blast of malicious spam aimed at spreading a backdoor that installs ransomware, bank-fraud trojans, and other nasty malware.  

This is a good reminder to check to make sure your anti-virus protection is up-to-date.   In addition,  always be extra cautious and do not click on unexpected attachments or URL’s (website addresses) in an email, even if it appears to be from a friend.

Here is an article with more details about this botnet:  https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/destructive-emotet-botnet-returns-with-250k-strong-blast-of-toxic-email/

Wednesday, July 8th 

7:00 p.m. – “Tough As Nails"  (CBS)

Tough As Nails is a competition series that celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don’t think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, in order to keep their country running. Competitors who consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor will be tested for their strength, endurance, life skills and, most importantly, mental toughness in challenges that take place at real-world job sites. 

Sunday, August 2nd

9:00 p.m. –  "The Osbournes Want To Believe"  (TRAVEL)

Jack Osbourne is determined to make his parents, Ozzy and Sharon, full-fledged paranormal believers. Dim the lights and settle in for fun, scares and unfiltered humor in Travel Channel’s new series, The Osbournes Want To Believe. They might be known as the first family of darkness, but when it comes to the paranormal, legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne, are borderline skeptics. Determined to turn them fully to the other side, Jack reunites with Ozzy and Sharon to share the craziest, most jaw-dropping videos of supernatural activity ever caught on camera. But the question still remains if the Prince and Princess of Darkness will see the light when it comes to the paranormal, or if they think it’s just another ride on the crazy train.

Each comedic half-hour self-contained episode will highlight a celebrity and countdown the 10 most unique, unbelievable and surprising facts you don’t know about that person. From Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lopez and Tiffany Haddish, to Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Keanu Reeves and more, the series will uncover all the hysterical, outrageous, only-in-Hollywood scoop that prove stars really are just like us.