Interim health director big cost while Ford-Iroquois searches for replacement

The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department will be looking for an interim administrator now that former administrator Doug Corbett has signed a buyout agreement, health-board member Rod Copas said Tuesday.

Copas, who also is Iroquois County Board chairman, said: "The interim administrators we are looking at are $5,000 a week. They are very specialized. ... They come in and work a whole lot to try to fix all the issues and that's all they do.

"Then they make recommendations to the public health board. They could be here anywhere from three months to six months."

He said the consensus at Monday's health-board meeting was that a different firm will be hired to conduct a search for Corbett's replacement.

The health department also is nearly out of the home healthcare business, Copas said.

"We lost $411,000 on home health in 2012," he said. "It will all be over with the second week in October.

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U of I Extension life enrichment series, Ford-Iroquois office

The life enrichment series following programs will be presented at the Ford Iroquois Extension Office at 916 W. Seminary Ave.

At 1 p.m. today — Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate? Most individuals have valued personal belongings. Participants explore ways to talk to family members about the difficult subject of distributing family items with emotional and sentimental value while still keeping relationships intact from Chelsey Byers, University of Illinois Extension family life educator.

At 10-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8 — Baking Light. Easy tips and recipe replacements for better health from Leia Kedem, University of Illinois Extension family life educator.

At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8 — Cooking from Your Cabinet. Maximize your food dollar and avoid waste by cooking from your cabinet. Learn how to stock a healthy pantry, combine fresh ingredients with what you've got on hand, and how to repurpose leftovers in creative new ways from Leia Kedem, University of Illinois Extension family life educator.

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Ford-Iroquois retired teachers to meet

The Ford-Iroquois Retired Teachers will meet at noon Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Red Door Restaurant, 1342 S. Crescent St., Gilman. The program will include Mike O'Donnell, executive director of East Central Illinois Agency on Aging. He will speak on Medicare, changes in the Area Nutrition Program and aging issues.

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