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Getting to Know Jonelle Bailey
New Sycamore Rotarian Jonelle Bailey gave her classification talk at this week’s club meeting.  Bailey is the new Executive Director of the Sycamore Park District.  She comes to Sycamore after working in the Chicago area for the Salvation Army Kroc Center and has been a member of the Saint Charles and Palatine Rotary Clubs.  She grew up in Elburn (her parents have now retired to Florida), then spent time in the Washington, D.C. area where she met her husband.  They are parents to two children, ages 11 and 12.  The family came back to the Chicago area after the birth of their youngest child.  She holds a bachelor degree in park and recreation administration from Western Illinois University and a master degree in organizational leadership from Lewis University.
 
Bailey is passionate about residents experiencing the benefits of parks and recreation activities.  She noted how it helps one’s physical, social and emotional needs.  On a personal level, this included her attendance at the American Wilderness Leadership School in Wyoming.  There she was immersed in outdoor educational experiences such as a high ropes challenge course and whitewater rafting.  She combines her recreational commitment with her interests of photography, travel, nature, and music/literature and theater.  Her favorite spots include National Parks and the country of Ireland.
 
Bailey looks forward to creating more connection opportunities for residents using Sycamore Park District facilities as Covid-19 restrictions loosen.  This includes ensuring everyone feels welcome.  To that end, Bailey is part of a state parks group with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  Bailey also wants to build on community collaborations.  She gave as an example the Park District working with the Sycamore Library on interpretive signs for the Great Western Trail hiking and biking path.
 
Sycamore Rotary gives a warm welcome to Jonelle Bailey!
COVID-19 Update: Regions 1 and 2 Move to Phase 4
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced Region 1 (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago) and Region 2 (Bureau, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford) are moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective today. Information about which tier and phase regions are in can be found at the top of the IDPH website homepage.
 
A Phase 4 Guidelines Overview can be found on the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity website.
 
RESTAURANTS AND BARS
  • Indoor dining and drinking now permitted for parties of up to 10 people
  • Seated areas should be arranged so that tables allow for 6 feet between parties; impermeable barriers may be installed between booths which are less than 6 feet apart
 
RETAIL AND SERVICE COUNTER
  • Continue capacity limit of no more than 50% occupancy
 
PERSONAL CARE
  • Continue capacity limit of no more than 50% occupancy
 
INDOOR/OUTDOOR RECREATION
  • Reopening select indoor recreation facilities (e.g., bowling alleys, skating rinks); indoor playgrounds and trampoline parks should remain closed
  • Indoor recreation to operate at lesser of 50 customers or 50% of facility capacity
 
MUSEUMS
  • Capacity limit of no more than 25% occupancy
  • Guided tours should be limited to 50 or fewer people per group
 
MEETINGS AND SOCIAL EVENTS
  • Limit to the lesser of 50 people or 50% of room capacity
  • Multiple groups may meet in the same facility if they are socially distanced and in separate rooms
 
IDPH will continue to closely monitor test positivity, ICU bed availability, and the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19. Should data show regions trending in the wrong direction, based on the established mitigation metrics, regions could once again find themselves in a higher tier with increased measures.
 
Metrics for moving from a higher to lower tier are as follows:
 
Moving from Tier 3 to Tier 2
  • Test positivity rate ≥ 8% and below 12% for three consecutive days (7-day average); AND
  • Staffed ICU bed availability ≥ 20% for three consecutive days (7-day average); AND
  • Sustained decline in COVID patients in hospital (7-day average for 7 of 10 days)
 
Moving from Tier 2 to Tier 1
  • Test positivity rate between 6.5% and 8% for three consecutive days (7-day average); AND
  • Staffed ICU bed availability ≥ 20% for three consecutive days (7-day average); AND
  • No sustained increase in COVID patients in hospital (7-day average for 7 of 10 days)
 
Moving from Tier 1 to Phase 4
  • Test positivity rate ≤ 6.5% for three consecutive days (7-day average); AND
  • Staffed ICU bed availability ≥ 20% for three consecutive days (7-day average); AND
  • No sustained increase in COVID patients in hospital (7-day average for 7 of 10 days)
 
Information about mitigation and resurgence metrics can be found on the IDPH website at http://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics
NEXT UP! Sycamore Rotary Club Speaker Schedule
Our next speakers will be Jeff Keicher (with an update from Springfield) and Michael DeVito (with the club's "Year in Review").
 
Following is our schedule of upcoming speakers/presentations:
  • Wednesday, June 23 (Hybrid meeting: In-person at Blumen Gardens and online via Zoom): Springfield Update (Jeff Keicher) & Year in Review (Michael DeVito)
  • Wednesday, June 30: Golf Outing & Induction Banquet
  • Wednesday, July 7: NO MEETING
  • Wednesday, July 14 (In-person at Blumen Gardens): Speaker TBA
Information to attend meetings via Zoom
 
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Famous Birthdays This Week
January 29, 1843 – 25th U. S. President William McKinley is born in Niles, Ohio.  Early in his second term in office he was shot and mortally wounded by an anarchist while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
 
January 26, 1880 - General Douglas MacArthur is born on a military base in Little Rock, Arkansas.  He commanded Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II.  He commanded U.N. forces after war broke out in Korea in 1950 until dismissed in 1951 by President Harry S. Truman in a disagreement over war policy.
 
January 30, 1882 – The 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is born in Hyde Park, New York.  Despite being crippled by polio, he launched a successful political career and as President oversaw relief efforts for the Great Depression and America’s response to World War II.  He died in office during his unprecedented fourth term as President.
 
January 27, 1932 – British novelist Lewis Carroll (author of “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass”) is born in Daresbury, Cheshire, England.
This Week in History
January 24, 1848 – The California gold rush begins in the Sierra Nevada foothills with the accidental discovery of the precious metal during construction of a sawmill near the town of Coloma.
 
January 25, 1959 – An American Airlines Boeing 707 made the first scheduled transcontinental flight from California to New York.
 
January 27, 1967 – Astronauts “Gus” Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee were killed as fire erupted inside their Apollo 1 spacecraft during a launch simulation test at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
 
January 28, 1986 – The U. S. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 74 seconds into its flight killing the seven-member crew including teacher Christa McAuliffe, who was to be the first ordinary citizen in space. 
Known Issue with Rotary Anniversary/Join Dates
We recognize that several Rotarians are listed below with a January 1, 1900 join date. We are currently investigating the issue, and working to correct it. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Birthdays & Club Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Robert Wildenradt
June 1
 
Stephen Hansen
June 14
 
Jeff Keicher
June 17
 
Robert Brown
June 24
 
Join Date
Julie Sgarlata
June 6, 2012
9 years
 
Upcoming Events
Oak Crest Satellite Club Meeting
Oak Crest Community Center
Jun 24, 2021 11:45 AM
 
Culvers Fundraiser: Tell Them You Support Rotaract
1200 Dekalb Ave
Jun 28, 2021
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Sycamore Rotary Golf Outing & Induction Banquet
Sycamore Golf Club
Jun 30, 2021
 
NO MEETING for Sycamore Rotary Club
Jul 07, 2021
 
Oak Crest Satellite Club Meeting
Oak Crest Retirement Center
Jul 08, 2021
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
 
Sycamore Rotary Club: Speaker TBA
Blumen Gardens
Jul 14, 2021
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Hula-For-Loota Pig Roast, Drawdown, and Trivia!
Chapel in the Pines Wedding & Banquet Center
Jul 15, 2021
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Sycamore Rotary Club: Speaker TBA
Blumen Gardens
Jul 21, 2021
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Oak Crest Satellite Club Meeting
Oak Crest Community Center
Jul 22, 2021 11:45 AM
 
Sycamore Rotary Club: Speaker TBA
Blumen Gardens
Jul 28, 2021
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Sycamore Rotary Club: Speaker TBA
Blumen Gardens
Aug 04, 2021
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
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