Thursday, January 10, 2013
Q&A with Comfort Dog Ministry from Hawthorn Woods: "Dogs created a bridge to help bring people back from a dark period and place back into a place where they can begin the healing process."
Ladel, a Comfort Dog from St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn Woods returned from Newtown, CT, after a three-day visit, where she helped spread some joy and comfort to children and adults recovering from the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Ladel lives with Pastor Tim Kinne and his wife, Deb. Ladel traveled to Newtown with three handlers: Deb Kinne, Lauraine Morajda and Kylie Yocum. Read about their experience in this Q&A with Deb Kinne: How many dogs went to Newtown? Nine full-grown and one puppy in training. One dog turned 1 year old while we were in Connecticut and she is almost ready to be "placed." The puppy is just 9 weeks old and, you can imagine, he was pretty popular! Which places did you visit? Ladel visited …
The Sandy Hook school shootings had a profound effect on columnist Elizabeth Fish. The New Year offers the opportunity for change.
The Newtown shootings have affected me even more so than Columbine, the movie theatre shootings in Colorado or any of the dozens of other shootings that have been in the news this year. Newtown really hit me very hard. The fact that a person went to a local elementary school, shot his way in and killed every adult and child in his way, for little, if any, apparent reason is devastating. Maybe it is because I have a first grade child at a local elementary school. And there was little that could have been done at Sandy Hook or any other elementary school to prevent such a tragedy. I still get teary thinking about the shooting and cannot fathom how President Barack Obama named each victim in his speech at Newtown days after the shooting. It …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The concert will be broadcast Sunday on WFMT, Chicago's classical radio station.
The Red Rose Children's Choir of Lake County is one of several choirs that will participate in a special concert to remember the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT. The choir will participate in the Healing the Brokenhearted concert at 5 p.m. Jan. 13 at St. James Cathedral, 5 E. Huron St., Chicago. The concert will be recorded and then broadcast at 7 p.m. on 98.7 WFMT, Chicago's classical radio station, and on WFMT's website. "It's a really big honor," said Amy Younts, executive director of the Red Rose Children's Choir. The concert is set to feature the Anima Young Singers, Soul Children, Pro Music Youth Chorus, Chicago Children's Choir, the St. James Cathedral Choir and the William Ferris Chorale in addition to the Red …
Friday, December 21, 2012
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," the NRA's Wayne LaPierre said.
In an amazing Friday morning press conference, the National Rifle Association broke its weeklong silence following the horrific shooting of 26 people at a school in Newtown, CT and called for a surge of gun-carrying "good guys" around American schools. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for a new kind of American domestic security revolving around armed civilians, arguing that "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." "We care about our president, so we protect him with armed Secret Service agents," LaPierre said. "Members of Congress work in offices surrounded by Capitol Police officers. Yet, when it comes to our most beloved, innocent, and vulnerable members of the American family, our …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Lydia Gabriel recorded a CD of traditional Christmas songs. All proceeds will go toward Sandy Hook School.
A Barrington High School student is going above and beyond to help the community of Newtown, Conn. heal from the tragic school shooting that happened last week. Lydia Gabriel, a freshman at BHS just knew she wanted to do something to help when she heard about the 27 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. “I always loved elementary school and when I heard about the people in Connecticut, I was just so upset and heartbroken,” she said. Gabriel, a member of the Barrington High School choir, was singing Christmas songs when something clicked. “I said, maybe I could make a CD of traditional Christmas songs and give a CD to them, and donate money I raise to Connecticut,” she said. Gabriel recorded the tracks at a Barrington …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
The Newtown school shooting has spurred some retailers to suspend gun sales.
Christmas shopping for the outdoorsman may be a little different this year. Walmart pulled from its shelves a Bushmaster rifle that's in the same group of guns as the one reportedly used by the gunman in the Dec. 14 shootings at in Newtown, Conn., according to media reports. There are Walmart stores in many local communities, including Lake Zurich, Palatine, Vernon Hills and Wheeling. It’s unclear if the chain suspended sales of any other sporting rifles. Searches for “modern sporting rifle,” "semi-automatic rifle” and “bushmaster” displayed guns for sale in stores only. But when checked for availability, all showed as "out of stock." Patch also left a message with Walmart’s media relations staff, but that message has not been returned. …
A special message from the superintendent regarding the tragedy in Newtown, CT.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Editor's Note: Community High School District 128 shared this letter today on their Facebook page and website. They gave us permission to share it here, and we thank them. ---------------- Dear Parents: Although several days have passed since the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the anguish we feel is still fresh, the question of “why” remains unanswered, and reminders of the horrific event will be present for a long time. I know that the District 128 family will continue to keep the entire Newtown (CT) community in our thoughts and prayers in the days to come. As always, the safety and security of our students and staff continues to be our highest priority in District 128. We have a long history of and highly …
Monday, December 17, 2012
After the tragic mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn., there are ways you can help.
The horrific school shooting Friday at Sandy Hook School that left 26 dead, including 20 young children, has stirred the hearts of people across the country and around the world who want to know how they can help. The Newtown Patch reported that people from Connecticut, California, Canada and even Australia and India have sent an outpouring of support. People in Illinois also want to know how they can help. People who want to donate to help the families affected by the tragedy can donate in one of these ways, according to Internet sources and information compiled by Pam Wegner Pavlik of Grayslake: Sandy Hook School Support Fund - mail a check to: Newtown Savings Bank Sandy Hook School Support Fund 39 Main Street Newtown, Connecticut 06470 …
Friday, December 14, 2012
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 27 people dead, including 20 children, according to Newtown Patch.
Local residents and school leaders are expressing their sympathy for the children and families impacted by the Newtown, CT, school shooting that left 27 people dead, including 20 children. "Our hearts break for parents, classmates and staff in Newtown, CT, today," said Robin Smith Kollman, spokeswoman for Libertyville Elementary District 70. A reader on the Libertyville Patch Facebook page commented: "God bless the children around the world!" On Twitter, Pastor Brian Paulson from First Presbyterian of Libertyville shared a link to President Barack Obama's statement and added this: "Prayers for Conn. families." The shooting took place Friday morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. As reported by Newtown Patch, 27 lives were …
Amy Stilling
8:30 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Red Rosé is an amazing choir, it teaches our children the value of music and so many life skills! The women who run the program are so inspiring, I am very grateful for this outlet for my daughter. more ›