TAZEWELL COUNTY

County is conducting general election early voting

The Tazewell County Clerk’s office, located in the McKenzie Building, 11 S. 4^th St. Suite 203, Pekin, is one of the sites being used for those who want to cast early votes for the Nov. 8, general election.

Early voting will be conducted there through Nov. 7 during these hours: Weekdays through Oct. 28, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Oct. 31-Nov. 7, 2016 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; and weekends Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-noon; Oct. 30, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Nov. 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Nov. 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

These locations will serve as temporary early voting sites:

• Hopedale Village Hall, 101 SE Main St., Hopedale, 7-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. Oct. 10
• Mackinaw Village Hall, 100 E. Fast St., Mackinaw, 7-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. Oct. 11
• Delavan Township 212 Locust St., Delavan, 7-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. Oct. 12
• Three locations, Morton Township, 300 W. Jefferson St., Morton; Washington Township, 58 Valley Forge Road, Washington; Folepi’s Market Place, 2200 E. Washington St., East Peoria, 7-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. Oct. 14, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 15 and Oct. 16.

For more information, call (309) 477-2267.

MORTON

Program will teach how to get books published

Have you written a book that you want to get published? Learn about the self-publishing movement and meet local authors who have been published when the Morton Public Library has Indie Author Day Oct. 8, at the library, 315 W. Pershing St., Morton.

The schedule for the day include:

• 10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Meet local authors
• 10:30 a.m. — Publishing Panel Discussion
• 1 p.m. — Watch live video of national Q-&-A session about self-publishing
• 1-3 p.m. — Meet other writers and share your work

This event is free and open to the public. No registration is needed.

Electoral College’s role explained

Benjamin R. Wellenreiter, Ed.D., Social Studies Department chair at Morton Junior High School, will provide an overview of the history, workings and application of the Electoral College process of choosing the president of the United States. He will speak at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10, at the Morton Public Library, 315 W. Pershing St., Morton.

Attendees will be able to ask questions and practice applying Electoral College “math” in different scenarios. Resources will be provided. This program is free and open to the public.

Cal Thomas

National political observer to speak at prayer breakfast

A nationally known political contributor will be the guest speaker at the Morton Community Prayer Breakfast to be held 6-8 a.m. Oct. 12, at Embassy Suites, 100 Conference Center Drive, East Peoria.

The guest speaker is Cal Thomas. With a twice-weekly column appearing in hundreds of newspapers, he is one of the most widely read and one of the most highly regarded voices on the American political scene. He is a Fox News contributor and is a member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors.

Tickets are $20, and can be purchased at any of the three Morton Community Bank branches in Morton: 218 N. Main St., 721 W. Jackson St. and 1301 S. Main St.

PEKIN

Class will teach how to be a weather spotter

The Pekin Public Library will host a weather spotter training class at 6 p.m. Oct. 13, at the library, 301 S. 4th St., Pekin. 

Severe storm spotters are a vital part of the warning process. Storm spotters provide critical, potentially live saving information to their communities and surrounding locations and to National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters who are using the reports to help issue warnings, and keep the public updated during severe weather events.

Anyone with an interest in becoming a weather spotter is welcome to attend this free training class. The spotter training class is designed for people new to severe storm spotting, as well as those that need refresher training. The training, taught by an NWS meteorologist, is comprised of all of the information that spotters need to be effective and stay safe.

Topics covered in the spotter training class include:

• The role of the storm spotter
• Thunderstorm development and features
• Types of thunderstorms – especially those that impact Illinois
• Tornadoes and other rotations
• Non-tornadic severe weather
• Resources for spotters

–Tazewell County News Briefs–