ILLIANA NEWS NOTES ON WGFA for Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 >

Donovan and Herscher High Schools advance in Sectional play….. Recipients of furniture give-away announced….. AG Day tomorrow at Buckley…… Wind farm project discussed in Dwight….. Judge OK’s sale of ethanol plant…..

A COLD MORNING IN ILLIANA…AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF MINUS 1 AND LOOK FOR A HIGH OF JUST 29. PERIODS OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.

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• Two local Watseka businesses–Watseka Chrysler and Kingdon’s Home Center–gave away furniture to flood victims last night. A voting contest resulted in the George Shuper family and Karl and Evelyn Johnson winning full sets of furniture. Three other families also walked away with gift certificates to Kingdon’s Home Center.
• The annual Ag Day in Iroquois County is Friday. The Ford-Iroquois Extension Ag Day is held at Christ Lutheran High School in Buckley. Several speakers will address agri-business issues. Other business displays will be set up. Registration begins at 8 am.
• A Portland, OR firm has proposed a huge wind farm for Livingston and LaSalle Counties. PPM Energy reps were in Dwight to explain the process. Another meeting is today at Pontiac. Displays explain the company’s plan, which has been in development for about two years. PPM plans to build 450 turbines scattered across 46,000 acres in the two counties. Dubbed the Streator-Cayuga Ridge Wind Farm, it would create 10-15 permanent jobs and offer 200 construction jobs per 100 turbines. Tonight’s meeting is at 7 pm at Pontiac High School.
• The almost-finished Central Illinois Energy plant in Canton will be sold, but to whom is the question. A bankruptcy judge has approved the process to sell the shuttered plant. But the same judge turned down a Florida boi-fuel company that wanted to buy it. Two offers are on the table for the 130-million dollar plant.
• The Donovan Wildcats are members of the Sweet 16 in Illinois. Donovan won its Sectional contest last night with a 42-40 win over Elgin (Westminster Christian). The now 27-3 Donovan club will meet tonight’s winner between St. Anne and Immaculate Conception (Elgin). The championship is Saturday night. Herscher meanwhile, won its 2-A Sectional by defeting Westmont 34-31. The Tigers tangle with Chicago Christian in the title game Friday night. Both games will be broadcast on WGFA FM.

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