Some of Rockford s smaller pantries are receiving additional help thanks to a city initiative northernpublicradio.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northernpublicradio.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Demand for services triggers reduced swim times at City pools
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Increased demand and staffing requirements are prompting changes to the schedule at the Outdoor and Indoor City pools.
Both facilities are currently recruiting lifeguards, but in the interim the City will temporarily suspend some of the swim times and shift resources to the peak demand times, effective this Sunday August 1st.
The Bioclean Aquatic Centre will suspend Early Bird swim 6-8 a.m. and Family swim, 10-noon on Sundays.
The Outdoor pool will change the Seniors swim time to noon-1 p.m. and suspend Lane swim noon-1 p.m. and 8-9 p.m.
That is some official city bird!
Louise the peregrine falcon and her new mate, Brian, are the proud parents of five baby chicks that recently hatched in a drainage channel on the eighth floor of the historic Register Star News Tower’s exterior.
Babies one and two hatched Thursday, a third was born Friday, the fourth hatched Saturday and the fifth chick emerged on Monday, according to Sinnissippi Audubon Society President Jennifer Kuroda.
“They all look fantastic, and they grow super fast,” Kuroda said. “They’re usually banded around 20 days and by 40 days they’ll have fledged. The transformation is always fun to watch.”
ROCKFORD She’s back, and she has a new companion in her life.
Louise the peregrine falcon is atop the Rockford Register Star News Tower once again and is with a new mate named Brian.
The couple has produced five eggs that are now in a drainage channel on the eighth floor of the historic tower’s exterior.
“I was not expecting the fifth egg at all. It was a complete surprise,” Sinnissippi Audubon Society board president Jennifer Kuroda said. “A typical clutch size for peregrines is three to four eggs. Five is unusual. Do I think they’ll all hatch? Probably not, but if they do, we’ll be so lucky. It will be so incredible if all five hatch.”
Peregrine falcon Louise returns to Rockford Register Star News Tower rrstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rrstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.