STRANGE DAY TODAY....SOME SUNSHINE....ON AND OFF RAIN...MOSTLY CLOUDY....
VERY LITTLE RAIN...AND HIGH OF 72.

THREE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON COUNTY.
THE BOARD AWARDED $9,000 TO THREE GROUPS.
FRIENDS OF JACKSON COUNTY LIBRARIES GOT $5,000.
HURSTVILLE INTERPRETIVE CENTER, $3,500
AND
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, $500.
THERE WERE 21 APPLICATIONS SEEKING MORE THAN $200,000.
TOM BREUCH, BOARD PRESIDENT, SAID THE ECONOMY IS HAVING A FINANCIAL IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONS. SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE SEEKING FUNDS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, WHICH THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT FUND.
HE SAID BOARD MEMBERS MAKE THEIR DECISION BASED ON THE NUMBERS
IMPACTED IN JACKSON COUNTY BY A PROJECT OR INITIATIVE, SELF SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT AND LENGTH OF TIME A PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE. THE NEXT GRANT DEADLINE IS JUNE 1ST.

THE GLEN MILLER ORCHESTRA PLAYS AT THE OHNWARD FINE ARTS CENTER
THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE $25 AND AT THE DOOR
THEY WILL BE $30.00.

YOU MAY RECALL THAT ONE OF THEIR HITS WAS A TELEPHONE NUMBER.

DON'T FORGET....EVERY FRIDAY THE KMAQ "JUST TALK" SHOW, FROM 9:05 UNTIL 10 A.M.....TAKES PHONE CALLS FROM LISTENERS ON A VARIETY OF
SUBJECTS. AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SHOW ON YOUR COMPUTER OR LAPTOP. JUST GO TO www.kmaq.com AND CLICK-ON THE LISTEN BUTTON.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD FRIDAY.

DENNIS VOY