News Briefs

FCHD to train hospice volunteers

The Fayette County Health Department will be holding a hospice volunteer training class on Friday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the health department building, which is located at 416 W. Edwards St. in Vandalia.
In that training, participants will learn how to provide support for terminally ill people and their families.
For more information or to register for the class, call 283-7262.

Family Video collects food with contest

Family Video in Vandalia will be holding a competition for a Wii while collecting food for the Fayette County Food Pantry at the Vandalia CEFS office.
The Mario Kart competition gets under way from 2-4 this Saturday and runs through the following week.
To enter the contest, taked non-perishable food items to the video rental business. Prizes donated by local businesses will be awarded to the winners.
The food collected through the competition will be distributed by the food pantry during the holiday season.

Trial for smoking tickets delayed again

Tickets issued to the owners of the Redwood Inn by the city of Vandalia for allegedly allowing patrons to smoke in the bar has again been continued.
In rescheduling the trial, Fayette County Resident Circuit Judge S. Gene Schwarm noted "the need to try other cases."
The trial for the tickets issued to G&T Holdings is now set to begin on Nov. 28.
The tickets were initally issued to Lisa Doyle, who owns the bar with her husband, Albert. They were later re-issued because G&T Holdings is the name appearing on the city liquor license.