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Cindy Starks from the Coal City Public Library District is in to talk about all the ongoings for March!

Cindy Starks is back to talk about the on goings at the Coal City Public Library for February 2021! Find out all you need to know in fewer than 8 minutes. 

I had the pleasure of chatting with Oscar Luevano. Oscar is the co-owner of Luevano's Barber Lounge in Morris. We talked about barber school, playing in a band, quitting cutting hair and re-finding his passion, opening his own shop, social media, and a really really cool reason he was drinking a lot of water (moms, get your tissues). 

This week's guest is Christy Lister. Christy is a mortgage originator with FNB. Today we talked about an interesting hospital admission, how she got into banking and ultimately mortgage lending, which two local famous baseball players she nannied for, having a child born the day after 9/11, and her volunteer work with Blue H.E.L.P. This is as open and honest as an interview I've done and gets a little heavy in spots. Do yourself a favor and check her out if you're thinking about buying or refinancing. 

This week's guest is Jill Breneman. Jill is a REALTOR at Lori Bonarek Realty. Today we talked about growing up in Joliet, becoming a cosmetologist, moving to Coal City, and becoming a REALTOR. We also chatted about what the best food in a food fight would be, scary movies, and I drop some (potentially false) allegations about the star of her favorite Christmas film. Jill was a great sport to come in on short notice and do me a favor. Do yourself a favor and check her real estate pages on facebook and instagram and give her a call if you're thinking of buying or selling. 

Danielle (Dani) Diamond was born in San Mateo, California but quickly moved to Coal City where she has lived for most of her life. We chatted about her days studying Poli Sci at Bradley University, her days as a youth services librarian, but mostly we talked about her role as a NASA-JPL ambassadorship. Check her out here:https://www.facebook.com/spacetalkwithdani.  

Stacey Legg is a photographer/artist that owns Artistic Perceptions Photography. She's also a board member and social media manager for The Exhibit Fine Arts Gallery in Morris! We chatted about photography types, art forms, and just what goes on at the gallery. 

Cindy Starks of the Coal City Public Library District is back to talk about the happenings at the library for December 2020!

This week's guest is Jodie Luke. Jodie is a loan officer with CMG Financial and a hair stylist at Roots Hair Studio. Today we talked about those two things, of course, but also the University of Saint Francis (and JJC), our brief teaching careers, pondered if we were sales people, and talked Cubs/Sox and Michigan/Ohio State rivalries.  We also spoke at length about COVID and mask wearing, which in hindsight becomes comical since I tested positive- but not for lack of precaution. Wear your masks! 

Today’s guest is Nick Galvan. Coach Nick runs Grundy County Boxing which is what brought him into the hot seat. Today we learn about him growing up in Joliet, why he started training, coaching experiences, differences of training to be healthy and training for competition, childhood bullying, a Tyson vs Jones prediction and much more! Check out Grundy County Boxing at https://www.facebook.com/Grundycountyboxing/

Cindy Stark from Coal City library is back with news on all the happenings at the CCPLD for November 2020. Find out all of what's going on in under 9 minutes!

Hey folks, today we have in Jeff Brown, candidate for Grundy County State’s Attorney. We talk about what that position entails and why Jeff thinks he’s the right man for it. To scope our Jeff on the web, head over to www.brownforgrundy.com or his facebook page!Note: Jason Helland was also invited to come chat about the upcoming election.

Mary Rossio is the Director of Business Development at Joliet Area Community Hospice and Palliative Services, primarily working in community outreach and establishing relationships with other health care professionals. Much of Mary’s time includes educating the community on all things hospice and she really shines doing that today. I got a great education on the basics of what the Joliet Area Hospice does and geography covered, and totally schooled on palliative care. We did get to dive in a little bit on what Mary does for when when she’s not working or volunteering for many local organizations, and of course she answered her three random questions like a champ.To find out more about the Joliet Area Hospice and Palliative Services, check them out on the web at https://www.joliethospice.org/  or call at 815.460.3225.

PR Director for the Coal City Library, Cindy Starks, is back with our fastest podcast about the ongoings at CCPLD. Cindy highlights the upcoming events and programs for the month of October. You're in and out in under 8 minutes again! Check out and register for events at ccpld.org. 

PR Director for the Coal City Library, Cindy Starks, is back with our fastest podcast to date about the ongoings at CCPLD. Cindy highlightes the upcoming events for the month of September. You're in and out in under 8 minutes! Check out and register for events at ccpld.org. 

My friend, PR Director for the Coal City Library, Cindy Starks, is back with another quick  podcast about ongoings at CCPLD. Listen in for news about the new onlune chat on ccpld.org, what's happening for adults, events for kids, the CCPLD Card Rewards program, and more! 

My friend, PR Director for the Coal City Library, Cindy Starks, is back with another quick-hitting podcast about ongoings at CCPLS. Cindy does a great job highlighting the upcoming events and procedures the library has. You're in and out in 12 minutes that never slows down. Check them out at ccpld.org. She also talks again about the importance of taking the census. Please, please do that for your communities!

Today’s guest is Sarah Ezell. Sarah is a mental health therapist at Grundy County Health Department and an adjunct professor at Governors State University. Today we talk a bit about what she’s doing in quarantine, a little about teaching college students, mostly about her role at Grundy Health Department and available services, what the best part of being in a relationship is, and if she’d be a Jedi or a Sith.  And if you’d like a link...https://www.grundyco.org/health/services/#behavioralhealthhttp://namiwillgrundy.org/connecting-during-covid19?fbclid=IwAR1rKK9eHOMOQ2mocOYShXOM71vTcFC6s4GOPtqQdsD753i0io_-RsIoUCY

We're back for season 2!Our friend, PR Director for the Coal City Library, Cindy Starks, had a great idea to do a regular (perhaps monthly) quicker hitting podcast for the local library. This is the first of those episodes. It's a little overshadowed by news that the library will be closed for the next two weeks BUT Cindy does a great job highlighting the 24/7 materials that the library has. Check them out at ccpld.org. She also talks about the importance of taking the census. You're in and out in under 20 minutes with valuable info! 

This week's guest was Bill Bradley. And he showed up with his wife (the actual business owner). And then I freaked because I'm not really set up for a two person interview. And then we made it work. Anything we lack in audio quality (passing a mic back and forth) we make up for in awesome talk. These two talk about the path that led them to attend the same college (and meet there), marrying, joining the service, opening up a reptile business, and so much more. I'm 98% sure that Bill is a superhero and that he's barely trying to hide it. Give it a listen.