From the Daily Herald:
Knox College first-year outfielder Erik Smoy (Hoffman Estates) became the second player to win the Prairie Fire Performer of the Week Award during the spring season.
He went 3-for-6 with a home run, 4 RBI, 4 walks and 4 runs scored to help the Prairie Fire defeat the Fighting Scots 7-6 and 14-4. Smoy reached base four times with a pair of hits and 2 walks while scoring a run in a come-from-behind win in Game 1 and added a grand slam in Game 2 with 2 walks and 3 runs. Hitting in the No. 2 spot in the order, Smoy has a .600 on-base percentage and leads the team in runs scored (16) and walks (14).
From firedoglake.com:
Apocalypse Never illuminates why we must abolish nuclear weapons, how we can, and what the world will look like after we do. The twenty-first century has ushered in a world at the atomic edge. The pop culture days of Dr. Strangelove have been replaced by the all-too-real single day of 24. Tad Daley has written a book for the general reader about this most crucial of contemporary challenges…
Tad Daley, J.D., Ph.D., is the Writing Fellow with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the 1985 Nobel Peace Laureate organization. He was educated at Knox College, the University of Illinois, the University of Southampton in England, the RAND/UCLA Center for Soviet Studies and the RAND Graduate School of Policy Studies. He spent several years as a member of the International Policy Department at RAND, where many of the nuclear theories of the Cold War era originally were forged. He has served as a speechwriter and policy advisor to Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Congresswoman Diane Watson, and the late Senator Alan Cranston — and once ran for U.S. Congress himself to represent mid-city Los Angeles. The LA WEEKLY said about his campaign: “Tad Daley boasts the most impressive credentials and much the most thoughtful platform of all the 16 candidates in the race …. (His ideas are) as sensible as they are unconventional.”
From The Register-Mail:
World renowned artist, Galesburg native and Knox College alumna Dorothea Tanning will be honored with a series of free, public events starting Monday through May 20 at Knox and in the community.
“Dorothea Tanning: From Galesburg Roots to Worldwide Fame” will include an exhibit of Tanning’s artwork, a commemorative proclamation by the City of Galesburg and dedication of a plaque outside her childhood home, and an all-day symposium on her impact in the world of art and literature.
Tanning, who celebrated her 100th birthday last August, has made significant contributions in a number of fields, including painting, sculpture, writing and theatrical design. Knox College awarded her an honorary degree in 1988.
From The Register-Mail:
Nancy Hall gets to decide how today will be celebrated. For her, that means opening her arms wide to embrace her “yours, mine and ours” family during a Mother’s Day picnic at Wildlife Prairie Park…
“We were thrilled when we got pregnant,” said Nancy, 51, manager of user services at Knox College for 15 years. “The pregnancy went very well…”
At just 4 days old, Grant underwent open heart surgery. He was put on a lung-heart machine and his chest was cracked open. Blood donated to the American Red Cross provided for a transfusion…
The couple marvels how this later-in-life child has changed their world.
“It’s been amazing. In the beginning we didn’t ever know if he’d live and then we wondered if he’d be normal, would he be able to do things like other kids,” Nancy said. “It was like we watched every breath there for a while.
“Every day is a gift with Grant and we try to take every day with him and make it the best,” she said…
Need for blood always there
Stories like that of the Hall family are what help spread the word about the need to give blood, according to Theresa Kuhlmann, program manager of communications for the American Red Cross Mid-America Blood Services Division based in Peoria.
From The Register-Mail:
World renowned artist, Galesburg native and Knox College alumna Dorothea Tanning will be honored with a series of free, public events through May 20 at Knox and in the community.
“Dorothea Tanning: From Galesburg Roots to Worldwide Fame” will include an exhibit of Tanning’s artwork, a commemorative proclamation made by the city of Galesburg earlier this week and dedication of a plaque outside her childhood home. Events also include an all-day symposium on her impact in the world of art and literature.
Tanning, who celebrated her 100th birthday last August, has made significant contributions in a number of fields, including painting, sculpture, writing and theatrical design. Knox College awarded her an honorary degree in 1988…
The free, public events will commemorate and explore Tanning’s early life and education in Galesburg and at Knox, and her world famous work in art and literature…
From The Register-Mail:
Today is Flunk Day at Knox College. Classes are canceled during the annual surpise event, allowing students a chance to relax, blow off a little steam and, usually, enjoy a bit of the spring sunshine. The school has a full slate of activities and entertainment planned today’s event.
