DCCG lists February Grow Mobile food pantry dates

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DeKALB – The DeKalb County Community Gardens released a list of February locations for Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who visit, no requirements necessary.

DCCG is working to ensure the well-being of residents, staff and volunteers. It asks that people practice good hand hygiene and stay

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Kirkus Scholarship available for Indian Creek students

SYCAMORE – Applications for scholarships through the Bernice Kirkus Scholarship Foundation are available. The scholarships will be available for the 2023-2024 academic year, according to a news release.

The scholarships are available for Indian Creek High School graduates who are accepted for enrollment or currently enrolled full-time in a duly accredited fouryear college or university and majoring in home if sick.

To receive Grow Mobile alerts, text FreeGroceries to 844-727-2012.

Grow Mobile dates in February:

• 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at University Village Apartments, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Hinckley Area Food Pantry, 182 W. Woodlawn Ave., Hinckley an undergraduate degree in education. Application forms are available through the Indian Creek High School guidance counselors department. All completed application materials and supporting documents must be mailed or dropped off no later than Saturday, April 1, to Old National Bank, 230 W. State St., Sycamore.

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Malta Historical Society, 127 N.

For information, visit the Indian Creek High School guidance counselors department or write to the Bernice Kirkus Scholarship Foundation, c/o Old National Bank.

Third St., Malta

• 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 9, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Cortland Lions Club Shelter, 70 S. Llanos St., Cortland

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Family Service Agency, 1325 Sycamore Road, DeKalb

• 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Malta Township Public Library, 203 Adams St., Malta

Genoa library to host program on Phyllis Diller Feb. 8

GENOA – The Genoa Public Library will host a program about America’s first female stand-up comic, Phyllis Diller.

The library, 240 W. Main St., will hold the program at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the library’s Event Room, according to a news release.

Admission to the program is free.

Patrons can watch first-person interpreter and costumed historian Ellie Carlson bring Phyllis Diller to life. Carlson

• 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Kingston Friendship Center, 120 Main St., Kingston

• 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at University Village Apartments, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 23, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb

• 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 340 W. Arnold Road, Sandwich also will give participants a glimpse of Diller backstage while simultaneously delighting them with her onstage antics.

Diller helped pave the way for female comedians including Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Roseanne Barr, Paula Poundstone, Tig Notaro and more. She also performed non-stop as a stand-up comedian, actress, voice-over actress, talk show guest and game show panelist from 1955 until 2002.

For information, call 815-784-2627. –ShawLocalNewsNetwork