GINNY LEE ON THE NET
Springfield professional photographer Ginny Lee
displays her work on a new Web site, www.ginnyleephoto.com, designed by
Katerie Gladdys and Roger West of Springfield. The site includes examples
of some of Lee’s fine-art prairie landscapes shot with the use of
infrared film. Lee specializes in portraiture in addition to landscapes.
She began her photography career in 1989 at the Illinois Senate, for which
she was staff photographer, and has been a contributor to Illinois Times for many
years. Contact Lee at ginny@ginnyleephoto.com.
MUSIC CRITIC PLACES FIRST
René Spencer Saller, who writes the Sound
Patrol column for Illinois Times, won first place in the music-criticism category in the
2005 AltWeekly Awards, sponsored by the Association of Alternative
Newsweeklies. A freelance writer and editor, Saller was recognized for her IT reviews of recent albums by
Ike Turner, Wilco, and Eminem. Contact her at rssaller@core.com.
HELP BEAT THE HEAT
Contact Ministries, which assists Springfield’s
poor, seeks donations of new or slightly used fans and small window air
conditioners. The organization also requests donations of tents for
homeless individuals. For information or to make a donation, call
217-753-3939.
SUMMON THE ARMY
The Salvation Army of Springfield will pick up unsold
items in good condition from neighborhood garage sales. To arrange a
pickup, call 217-528-7573 at least two weeks before the event and ask for
dispatch. The sale of donated items supports the organization’s
alcohol- and drug-rehabilitation center in Springfield.
HABITAT RECEIVES GRANT
Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County is the
recipient of a $5,000 grant from the United Way of Central Illinois
Foundation. The grant will buy a forklift for ReStore, a building-materials
resale shop at 320 N. Dirksen Parkway. United Way targeted grants are
separate from annual allocations to member agencies; for information or to
apply for a grant, call 217-789-7000 or visit www.uwcil.org. For
information on Habitat’s programs, call 217-523-2710 or visit
www.habitatsangamon.com.
This article appears in Jun 23-29, 2005.
