Coal Valley, IL - July 7, 2015 - Niabi Zoo announced today that its male giraffe calf, Genesis, was euthanized due to ongoing difficulty recovering from a leg injury. His injury occurred a few days after his birth in February when his mother, Mimi, inadvertently stepped on him and damaged a tendon in his front left leg.

Niabi Zoo's veterinary staff had been providing constant treatment to his injured leg, but after nearly five months he had shown no significant signs of recovery. The healing process continued to be complicated by his rapid growth. "At this stage of development, Genesis was growing several inches per week, which had him at nearly eight feet tall and weighing several hundred pounds," said Zoo Director Marc Heinzman. "As he continued to grow so rapidly, that meant more and more weight for his injured leg to bear which was not conducive to the healing process."

Heinzman said reparative surgery was not an option, again because of Genesis's rapid growth rate. "Surgery on his damaged tendon was not something we could consider because he was growing faster than he could heal, in addition to it being nearly impossible to keep him off of that leg after surgery to allow it to recover properly."
"We're deeply saddened at his loss," said Heinzman, "but this extremely difficult decision was made for the sake of his welfare. The level of care provided by our animal keepers and veterinary staff was nothing short of exemplary, but the decision came down to our assessment that he is not able to heal properly and was most likely experiencing significant pain as his injury continued to linger."

The calf has been sent to the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, where a veterinary pathologist will complete a full necropsy (animal autopsy).

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VETERANS OF QUINCY'S 126TH SUPPLY AND SERVICE COMPANY

SPRINGFIELD, IL (07/07/2015)(readMedia)-- WHO:

• Illinois State Military Museum Living History Detachment

• Illinois National Guard and Militia Historical Society

• Illinois State Military Museum

WHAT:

To relive the days of LBJ, jungle fatigues, Ho Chi Minh sandals and C-rations visit the Military Museum's Vietnam Encampment. Veterans from Quincy's Army National Guard unit will tell about their training, deployment to Vietnam and return home. Panel discussion at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Also, Museum Living Historians will establish Fire Base Castle on the Museum grounds to display equipment, uniforms and weapons used in Southeast Asia and during the Vietnam War Era.

WHEN:

• 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. July 18, 2015

• Panel discussion by 126th S&S veterans at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

WHERE:

• Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, Ill., 62702, two blocks north of the intersection of MacArthur Blvd. and North Grand Ave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Admission and parking are free.

For additional information, please contact the Illinois State Military Museum at 217-761-3910.

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Lee Kimball,  Illinois award winning pastel artist, has been changing things up with oil painting. His expertiste in one medium certainly has given him a unique advantage in the area of color theory and atmospheric light.

City of Davenport, IA, July 7, 2015 - Perhaps you have seen artists painting along the Mississippi or Ben Butterworth Parkway. Chance is - it was Lee Kimball, a local Illinois award winning pastel artist, and his group of plein-air painters. Bereskin Fine Art Gallery & Studio will be presenting the most recent of Kimball's landscapes. "He has been changing things up with oil painting. His expertiste in one medium certainly has given him a unique advantage in the area of color theory and atmospheric light," said Pat Bereskin, Director of the gallery. The show will begin Final Friday July 31st. The public is invited to attend a reception that evening, in Lee Kimble's honor, from 6 to 9 p.m.

Davenport, Iowa (June 30, 2015) - Figge Art Museum Executive Director Tim Schiffer has been elected to membership in the Association of Art Museum Directors.

The Association of Art Museum Directors, representing 244 art museum directors in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, aids its members in establishing and maintaining the highest professional standards for themselves and the museums they represent. It serves as a forum for the exchange of information and the exploration of ideas, and as a voice with which museum directors may express their joint perspectives and those of their institutions.

Membership in the Association is based on the qualifications of both the individual director and the specific art museum. The applications are reviewed by the Membership Committee and recommendations are made to the Board of Trustees, with election to membership made by that body.

Schiffer said he is honored to become a member of this exclusive organization. "Membership in the AAMD will enable me to represent the Figge with leaders of the most prominent art museums across North America, and will keep us in touch with new ideas and best practices in the museum world," he added.