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  • Fayette County Hospital awarded accreditation by The Joint Commission

    Fayette County Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals.
    The accreditation award recognizes Fayette County Hospital’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.

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  • Siblings open sewing shop in Vandalia

    Sisters Rita Miller and Carol Oldham have been around sewing since they were taught by their grandmother as young girls.

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  • Murray praises program at KC

    Ashley Murray of Washington, Ill., completed the Licensed Practical Nurse program at Kaskaskia College’s Vandalia Education Center and received her LPN certificate in a pinning ceremony held at the center on Nov. 22.

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  • TV Donated to FCH LTC

    Nick Piazza recently honored his late wife, Jean, by giving a 32-inch, flat-screen television to Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care for use by the residents there.

    Piazza, second from right, was, in turn, presented a plaque of appreciation by the facility’s Families That Care organization. Pictured with Piazza are, from left, Tawnya Stout, LTC activities coordinator; Edie Haseley, president of Families That Care; and Gay Aukamp, member of Families That Care.

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  • Rotary Honors GFWC Vandalia Womens Club

    The GFWC Vandalia Womens Club, which has been active in Vandalia since 1913, was recently recognized by the Vandalia Rotary Club for its assistance with the Vandalia Rotary Club’s bi-monthly blood drives.

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  • Schaal & Associates to hold open house

    Schaal and Associates Real Estate of Vandalia will be hosting a customer appreciation open house on Friday, Dec. 2, from 3-7 p.m.
    The event, which is to say thanks to past and present clients, will be held at the agency’s offices at 112 N. Kennedy Boulevard.
    Participants in the open house are asked to bring a can of food to donate to the CEFS food pantry.
     

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  • Holiday Inn Express wins Torchbearer Award

    The Holiday Inn Express of Vandalia has received the Intercontinental Hotel Group’s Torchbearer Award, the company’s most prestigious award.
    Presented during IHG’s Investors and Leadership Conference in Las Vegas last month, the award recognizes the local hotel for achieving the highest levels of excellence in all aspects of the operation.
    In making the presentation, Kirk Kinsell, president of the IHG of the Americas, said:

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  • FCH opens Cancer Resource Center

    Cancer patients and their families now will have a place to do research about the disease and learn about services available to them.

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  • Walmart buys dictionaries

    The Walmart Foundation recently selected the Vandalia Rotary Club's dictionary program to receive a grant of $700.

    Through that program, every third-grade student in Fayette and Bond counties is given a dictionary. Pictured are Vandalia Walmart Manager Ken Wamble, left, and Vandalia Rotary Club President Lyn Gartke.

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  • Gottman speaks to Chamber

    Since he had given a full report at the recent new business breakfast, Mayor Rick Gottman presented an abbreviated update as the program for last week’s monthly meeting of the Vandalia Chamber of Commerce.

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