Over the past year, our priorities have changed due to the current health crisis, and health and wellness have taken a front seat. We are washing our hands more, trying to build up our immune system with healthy eating, and aiming to keep our hearts beating strong and lungs healthy.
Many times with a physical activity, we try out something new for a short time, but it does not become a long-term lifestyle habit that we can sustain. We invest in memberships and fancy equipment that we may lose interest in overtime. Other times we lose interest due to not having the support to keep going.
Go bananas in your landscape!
By Ray Bodrey Special to the Star
Bananas are a great choice for your landscape, whether as an edible fruit producer or simply as an ornamental, giving your space a tropical vibe.
Bananas are native to southeast Asia, however, grow well across Florida.
Complementary plants that can be paired with bananas in the landscape are bird of paradise (banana relative), canna lily, cone ginger, philodendron, coontie, and palmetto palm, just to name some.
Bananas are very easy to manage during the warmer months. Bananas are water loving, and that’s putting it lightly. Planting in vicinity of an eave on your home is a good measure for site suitability. Roof rainwater will drastically increase the growth of the banana tree and decrease the need to physically irrigate.
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Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio
Mar 3, 2021 11:49 AM
Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The C.E.F.S Economic Opportunity Corporation’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) still has energy assistance funding available for winter utility assistance. Any household that has applied as of last July 27, 2020 or after would not be eligible to apply again unless they are being disconnected from their utility service. LIHEAP provides one-time grants to help income eligible households pay for their winter utility expenses.
C.E.F.S. began taking LIHEAP applications on July 27th for the current program year 2021. To date in Effingham county energy benefits totaling $245,311.00 have been approved for 456 households. The average payment per household was $538. Additionally, in Effingham county 80 households received $44,874.00 in emergency reconnection assistance. The average reconnection assistance payment was $561.
For family units with more than 8 members, add $9,080 for each additional member.
Applications are available at any C.E.F.S. Outreach Office, High School Counselor, IETC, local colleges and our web site at www.cefseoc.org. Completed applications with all necessary documentation must be received in the County Outreach Office by 4:00p.m. April 1, 2021.
Applicants are screened for eligibility after the deadline. A committee ofC.E.F.S. Board of Directors and staff will interview the eligible applicants prior to choosing the winners. Scholarship funds will be available for the FY2
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/22 school year.
Funding for the program is made possible by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,as part of the Community Services Block Grant Program.