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🌱 Charlene Beringer's legacy goes beyond nearly 40 years of service

Normal, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Normal! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Charlene Beringer's legacy goes beyond nearly 40 years of service
  • Heartland honors veterans, with an empty chair for Jerry Vogler
  • New e-bike rules will change where Normal riders can go

Also on today's calendar: Foodies + New Friends: Normal (Giving Back Edition) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A thundershower; cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Periods of sun; windy, cooler, temps: high: 47, low: 31.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Retiring probation officer Charlene Beringer helped people in McLean County's criminal justice system feel special (wglt.org) — Charlene Beringer retired from McLean County Court Services after nearly 40 years, including a decade at Normal's juvenile detention center. Colleagues remember her care for young people in custody, reflected in a birthday-dessert tradition that began after one girl told her she'd never had a birthday cake.
   

2. Photos: Heartland Community College hosts veterans celebration and Marine Corps 251st anniversary event (pantagraph.com) — Heartland Community College brought veterans and community members together in Normal on Tuesday to recognize their service and mark the Marine Corps’ 251st anniversary. Marine veteran Sal Gonzalez delivered the keynote, while an empty chair honored Jerry Vogler, a veteran who recently died.
   

3. Statewide rules for e-bikes and scooters begin Jan. 1 (centralillinoisproud.com) — Normal riders will face new statewide e-bike and scooter rules starting Jan. 1, including a ban on sidewalk riding. Devices will be allowed on Constitution Trail only if they meet bike-trail requirements, while speed, motor power and device class will determine where riders can travel and whether they need a license.
   

4. Ava Peplowski capping Metamora family's 13-year run to state swim meet (centralillinoisproud.com) — A win at the Normal Community sectional has Metamora senior Ava Peplowski headed to the state swim meet this weekend, closing a 13-year family tradition. She is the fourth Peplowski sister to qualify, following Noelle, Anna and Ella, whose trips to state she grew up watching.
   

5. Peoria City Council to consider economic development measures for Northwoods Mall (centralillinoisproud.com) — Peoria is considering a financing district to help redevelop Northwoods Mall with shopping, dining, hotels and entertainment. Normal is the only other applicant so far, Peoria's city manager said, for the tool that would redirect some future state sales tax revenue toward development costs.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Normal

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Normal

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.