Fairfield Upward Sports will be holding Registration and Evaluations for the Upward Basketball and Cheer Season for boys and girls enrolled in kindergarten through 6th grade. Evaluations will be held at Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, January 4th and Thursday, January 5th, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. Registration forms can be completed prior to the mandatory evaluations at https://registration.upward.org/UPW83684 or in person at evaluations. The Upward season will kick off with practices the week of January 29th. The first game day is February 11th and the season will conclude March 11th. Registration fee for the Upward Season is $40. Basketball players have the option to add shorts for an additional $12.00.
The Blue Point Church will have a Senior Grocery Giveaway on Tuesday, January 3rd from 10:00am to 12:00pm at the church’s east entrance. This is for anyone age 60 or over. You may pick up your package at 1147 County Road 1975N, Cisne. For more information call Pastor Ernie Lewis at 618-838-6708. The Blue Point Church is 3 miles west of Cisne and 2 miles north on County Highway 25.
Minimum Wage – For most people who work a minimum wage job, the new year will bring a pay raise to $13 per hour, a $1 increase over the previous wage. That’s the result of a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed in 2019, his first major legislative victory after being sworn into office a month earlier. The law will eventually raise the wage to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2025. The new $13...
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