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Knox County tornado: Peoria area Boy Scouts sheltered from storm

Journal Star LONDON MILLS Surrounded in darkness by driving winds and rain, with a tornado nearby, about 200 Boy Scouts and their chaperones faced a scary situation last weekend. Some of the children who were spending the week at Ingersoll Scout Reservation were driven to tears by the storm. It struck about 11 p.m. June 18. As the next morning dawned, it became clear damage was extensive around the 960-acre Boy Scouts of America camp located along the Fulton-Knox county border. Summer camp scheduled for this week was postponed. Those who rode out the storm emerged uninjured. According to some of them, that might be attributable to a time-honored Boy Scout motto:

Youth Habitat Enhancement Projects Receive Funding Through Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Grant Program

/ MyRadioLink.com For Immediate Release – January 19, 2021 Youth Habitat Enhancement Projects Receive Funding Through Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Grant Program SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) today announced that 43 Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grants have been awarded from the fall 2020 application period. A total of $35,524.59 will be distributed. “The Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant program provides children and educators with an opportunity to increase the use of native plants in Illinois landscapes while benefitting wildlife species,” said IDNR Director Colleen Callahan. “By participating in these projects, students learn that their efforts can make a positive difference in the world, and they gain experience in problem-based learning by planning, developing and maintaining the habitat.”