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12 | December 5, 2019 | the frankfort station news
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Commissioner honored for 20 years of service
Submitted by Frankfort
Park District
On Nov. 1, Frankfort
Park District Commissioner
Tom Barz was honored
by the Illinois Association
of Park Districts, or IAPD,
for his 20 years of service
as a Commissioner of the
Frankfort Park District.
Barz was first elected to
the Frankfort Park District
Board in 1999. Barz was
most recently re-elected to
the Park Board in 2019 for
a four-year term that runs
through May 2023. He is
currently the president of
the Frankfort Park District
Board of Commissioners
and has previously served
at the vice president of the
Board.
Barz has committed to
serving the residents of
Frankfort. During his time
on the Frankfort Park District
Board of Commissioners,
he has assisted in
the District receiving more
than $2 million dollars in
Open Space Lands Acquisition
and Development
grant funding along with
acquiring 150-plus acres
of park land inventory.
Barz has been a strong
advocate for funding and
advocacy of park issues
at the State level. In 2017,
he served as the chairman
of the IAPD board. During
that time, Barz spent
countless hours of his time
advocating and supporting
initiatives for parks and
recreation. Prior to serving
as the chairman, Barz
served as a joint conference
chairman for the Illinois
Parks and Recreation
Association. He continues
to dedicate many hours
to improving recreation
services in Frankfort and
Frankfort Park District Commissioner Tom Barz (right)
is recognized by and Kevin Dolan, chairman of the
Illinois Association of Park Districts. Photo submitted
throughout the State of
Illinois. It is an honor to
have Barz represent Frankfort.
Lincoln-Way students invited
to apply for scholarships
Submitted by GFWC Mokena
Woman’s Club
The General Federation
of Women’s Clubs Illinois
is offering scholarships
through the GFWC Mokena
Woman’s Club sponsorship
for students planning
on enrolling in an Illinois
college, university, trade
or vocational school for
the 2020 fall semester. Applicants
are not limited to
current high school seniors.
All ages of potential students
are welcome to apply,
and past applicants and/or
winners may re-apply.
Applicants need only
to be a resident of Illinois
and plan to attend an Illinois
college, university or
vocational school.
The 2019-2020 GFWC
Illinois scholarships include:
Lorado Taft Art
Scholarship, Arthur Grant
Smith Drama Scholarship,
Hamilton Ridge Music
Scholarship, Illinois Cottage
Park Ridge Vocational
Scholarship for Girls,
Lincoln Lodge Vocational
Scholarship for Boys and
Vina A. Miller Education
Scholarship.
Applications with all
supplemental materials
must be postmarked by
Feb. 15 and mailed to:
Judy Rader, 132 11th St.,
Lincoln, IL 62656.
Applications may be
obtained on the websites
of the Lincoln-Way high
schools and Providence
Catholic High School, as
well as at the Mokena and
Frankfort Public Libraries.