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| Happy December and Merry Christmas! We hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving, in spite of this crazy time! Christmas this year will be unlike any most of us have ever experienced, with lots of on-line shopping, not much travel and sticking tight with our loved ones who are close at hand. This is our sixteenth Christmas at GraniteCityGossip.com, and this year, like all prior years, we want to thank our wonderful advertisers, our many regular visitors and our Discussion Board members, for making this website such a success for such a long period of time. Sixteen years -- not many personal websites make it this long, and we appreciate it so very much. We will be taking a little R & R, and will return mid-January with the next update. Stay safe, stay warm, Merry Christmas and we will see you after the New Year! |
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| We are happy to share, we now have an Amazon Wish List. The items that we regularly use at the Shelter are on that list for you to purchase and if you would like, can be sent to us directly. You can also sign in with your Amazon information to smile.amazon.com and choose the Granite City APA as your Charitable Organization you would like to donate too and a small portion of any purchase you make on Amazon will be donated back to us. As always, we can't Thank You enough for your time, your consideration, and of course your donations. CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR WISH LIST! |
SWIC Sam Wolf Granite City Campus Adult Education now offering FREE classes The Southwestern Illinois College Adult Education and Literacy Department at the Sam Wolf Granite City Campus , 4950 Maryville Road provides FREE educational, vocational and transitional career services to eligible individuals from Madison, St. Clair, Randolph, Washington, Clinton, Bond, and Monroe Counties. The following programs are currently offered: · High School Equivalency (formally GED) test preparation classes Tutoring English as a Second Language classes Spanish Language High School Equivalency classes Computer classes Health Care Bridge to Nurse Assistant Certification · Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS) – Precision Machine Technology (PMT) Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS) - Certified Nursing Assistant Welding Warehousing and Distribution Forklift Training Certification Career Pathways course Job Skills course Transition to college and/or workforce services To learn more about upcoming SWIC classes in the Granite City area contact SWIC Adult Education and Literacy Transition Services Coordinator Torrin Suedmeyer at 618-797-7321 or via email at torrin.suedmeyer@swic.edu. Stay connected with SWIC SWGCC via Facebook @swicadultedswgcc and Instagram @swicadulted_swgcc. |
| FRIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS COMING SOON! |
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18TH |
VACCINATION CLINIC BELLEMORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL 2117 Johnson Road SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Dog and Cat vaccines @ BELLEMORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL. This clinic will be AT BELLEMORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL in Granite City. Due to the quarantine in effect, we will be following strict protocols and we will only be accept a limited number of people. YOU MUST PREREGISTER by Friday 12/04/20 at 3pm. You will be given an arrival time. Anyone not preregistered will not receive treatment! Please do not arrive before you scheduled time as the space in the parking lot is limited. |
| On Dec 15, 2020 from 5pm until close, Dairy Queen Grill & Chill will host an ICA Drive-thru fundraiser! BE SURE TO SAY YOU ARE HERE FOR THE FUNDRAISER & a portion of your purchases will be donated! This includes full meals w/ drink, DQ Blizzards and ice cream cakes! |
| Each evening, from 6 – 8:30 PM, we will have a narration of the birth of Christ every 30 minutes. This is a free family friendly event, open to the community. Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to encounter the miracle birth of Christ and the true meaning of Christmas. A petting zoo will be available between performances provided by ‘A Zoo for You’. Complimentary hot chocolate and smores will also be available. Social distancing and masks are encouraged at this event. |
| Spanish - High School Equivalency Evening Class SWIC Adult Education- Sam Wolf Granite City Campus MONDAY, JANUARY 11 Adult Education provides free Spanish-language classes preparing persons for High School Equivalency exams including the GED and HiSET. Instruction includes all subject areas of: social studies, science, language arts, and math. Classes are short in duration and focus on both the basic content of the test and test-taking skills. Contact us at 618-797-7397 or email us at torrin.suedmeyer@swic.edu. |
| Join Nameoki United Methodist church for worship every Sunday morning! We are live from 9:30 am till 10:30 am Click here for our YouTube Channel |
