| Problems found in state audit of Southeast schools
Southeast Local School District received negative findings from an independent auditor's report released Aug. 16 by state Auditor Mary Taylor's office. "What we're seeing is really a compilation of documentation errors," said Emilee Frazee, deputy press secretary for the Ohio state auditor. The report investigated the district's finances for the fiscal year that ended June 30 of last year. The school district's treasurer, Cassie Bergman, and superintendent, Tom Harrison, were both unable to comment on the circumstances surrounding the district's financial situation during the time in question because neither of them were employed by the district at that time. The treasurer at that time was Paul Wulff and the superintendent at that time was Linda Fuline.
"Kid Nation" has CBS on defensive
CBS hopes its awful-sounding new reality show is television's most controversial social experiment yet. It is potentially more grievous than the vicariously disgusting sight of people eating larvae on a dare, and even possibly worse than seeing 20-something housemates drinking, coupling and unraveling on the air. This one involves 40 children, average age 11, who were taken out of school for 40 days and left unsupervised in a ghost town, trailed by film crews. "Kid Nation" debuts on CBS Sept. 19, but promotional clips are everywhere (here's one promo on youtube.com), along with outrage. Even before it begins, producers face allegations of child abuse and endangerment. Documents surfaced last week confirming that the producers were warned by the New Mexico attorney general's office during filming in April that they were in violation of child labor laws.
Fundraisers
The Streamwood Kiwanis Club is seeking adult and youth group volunteers interested in lending a hand to collect donations on street corners and by storefronts Sept. 28 and 29 for Peanut Days. Each group that participates will earn 40 percent of what they collect for their own organization. For information, call Cathy at (630) 213-3660. Recycle your computer: Drop off your recently retired computer from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept 8 at Weber Atrium Center in Arlington Heights. Collected computers will be refurbished and made available to those in need. Also drop off used printer ink cartridges for donation to the Kenneth Young Center for recycling. For information, www.passonyourpc.com. or www.kennethyoung.org. Palatine/Inverness Arts Council: Come celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Palatine/Inverness Arts Council at 6:30 p.m.
Spotlight: This week
Septemberfest 2007, a Oklahoma celebration sponsored by The Friends of the Mansion, Inc. featuring family entertainment, children's activities and interactive exhibits, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, State Capitol, Oklahoma City. 405-557-0198.
55th Annual Cherokee National Holiday, this year's theme is “Common Values Common Ground" in commemoration of Oklahoma History, event includes an intertribal pow wow, art shows, gospel singings, the annual Miss Cherokee pageant, the Cherokee National Holiday parade and the annual “State of the Tribe" address by Principal Chief Chad Smith, 9am-midnight Friday-Sunday, Tahlequah. 453-5000.
3rd Annual Red Dirt Harvest Festival, featuring food wine and music including a special concert on Friday commemorating 100 years of Oklahoma singers and songwriters with Bob Childers, Susan Herndon, Don Morris, the Red Dirt Rangers, Tom Skinner and more, 8 p.m.
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