Kendall County Sheriff Richard A. Randall will be awarding one scholarship for $500.
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Thursday, January 24
The following is from a press release issued by the Kendall County Sheriff's Office: The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announces that it will be awarding over $53,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2013-2014 academic year. The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books, and fees only. The student must be enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher learning within the State of Illinois. Sheriff Richard A. Randall, Kendall County, will be awarding one scholarship in the amount of $500. There will be no restriction on any applicant by reason of race, age, creed, color, sex, or national origin. The only limitations are as follows: …
Joliet Catholic Academy hosts fundraiser in support of Andrew Giaudrone, who died at the age of 20 after helping the Hilltoppers win the Class 3A baseball state championship.
They were more than teammates. They were more than classmates. They were best friends. Ian Tyrell played baseball with Andrew Giaudrone on Joliet Catholic Academy’s Class 3A state championship team in 2009 and the Hilltoppers’ fourth-place finishers in 2010. And their friendship went back to being a part of the St. Joe’s summer program and as products of St. Raymond grade school. But Giaudrone’s heart belonged here. “JCA meant the world to him,” Tyrell said. “It was, is and always will be what Andrew was really about. It has been a whirlwind, ups and downs, good times and bad times, but that night was a very good time.” A Dueling Pianos fundraiser — Remembering “G” — was held last month in the Student Activity Center. All proceeds are …
