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C OUNTY J OURNAL Serving Randolph, Perry And Jackson Counties Since 1980 © Copyright 2013, County Journal C C C J J J Volume 34 Number 4 24 Pages Your Local News Leader Thursday, January 24, 2013 60¢ When The Man visited Evansville Page 13 Another electricity vote . Pg. 3 Flu report ........................ Pg. 6 WHCO changes ............ Pg. 13 Gun taskforce ................. Pg. 13 Trico bonds ................... Pg. 17 Home Show ............ Pgs. 20-21 Inside This Issue www.countyjournalnews.com Continued on Page 5___________ The accident scene in Bremen January 16 Airlifted to St. Louis University Hospital A Belleville man is in serious condition after a tree fell on him Monday afternoon just north of Coulterville. According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, David Voelkel, 47, was cutting down a dead tree at the Jeffrey Broshears residence at 110839 State Route 153. The dead tree got caught in some branches of another tree and fell the wrong direction. The Coulterville Fire Department was able to free Voelkel, and he was airlifted to St. Louis University Hospital. Ameren subsidiary gets electricity bid By Greg Myers Homefield Energy, the residen- tial supplier arm of Ameren En- ergy Marketing, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, will be the electricity supplier for SI Electric- ity Aggregation Consortium, which includes Chester, Coulter- ville, Sparta, Steeleville, unincor- porated Perry County, Car- bondale, Elkville, Marion, Tam- aroa and West Frankfort. Homefield’s bid of 4.21 cents per kilowatt hour was selected over six other bidders. Ameren Illinois’ current rate is slightly more than five cents per kilowatt hour. According to Select Energy, a consulting firm retained by the consortium to negotiate an elec- tric contract, says the accepted bid will result in significant savings for residents and small busi- nesses. “Residents will save 23 percent compared to current utility rates, while small businesses will save 34 percent,” said Anna M. Baluyot, managing partner of Select Energy. “The consortium will save an estimated of $7.1 mil- lion over the term of the two-year contract. Participants will con- tinue to receive one electric bill per month from Ameren Illinois, which will include Homefield Energy’s lower rate. In the case of storm damage and isolated power outages, Ameren will con- tinue to respond to any and all power outage emergencies just as it does currently.” Ameren will continue to charge separately to deliver electricity. In the next couple of weeks, resi- dents and small businesses eli- gible for the aggregation pro- gram will receive an opt-out let- ter. Customers will have the op- portunity to opt-out, or decline participation in the program at no cost if they choose not to partici- pate. Customers who want to partici- pate in the aggregation program and receive the savings, do not have to take any action and will automatically be enrolled in the program. Residents and small businesses can expect to see savings on their April bill from Ameren. The sav- Homefield Energy’s bid comes in at 04.21 cents per kilowatt hour Continued on Page 5___________ Shakeup in Menard administration By Greg Myers The Illinois Department of Cor- rections has made some changes in management at Menard Correc- tional Center in Chester. Michael Atchison of Chester has been appointed deputy chief of operations at the prison. Prior to his appointment, Atchison had been warden at Menard since De- cember 2011. Atchison has been employed by the Illinois Department of Correc- tions since January of 1986. He was assigned to the IDOC inves- tigations and intelligence unit as the deputy commander of the southern region and law enforce- ment liaison from October 2000 to December 2011 and as the Dis- trict 4 intelligence coordinator from December 1999 to October 2000 with duties including the supervision and management of all southern region intelligence units at separate correctional in- stitutions. As law enforcement liaison, he assisted law enforcement agencies with their investigations and pro- vided support information, facili- tated interviews with offenders and assisted in special operations. He is a 2006 graduate of the FBI National Academy. From December 1997 to Decem- ber 1999, he was assigned as in- ternal affairs supervisor and lead institutional investigator at Men- ard. Continued on Page 5___________ Two accidents involve three semis and leave two people with injuries Two separate accidents involv- ing tractor-trailer trucks oc- curred in Randolph County Janu- ary 16. Both were covered by Illi- nois State Police, who issued tick- ets to one driver who allegedly left the scene in one of the accidents. The first wreck happened at about noon on Route 154 at the east edge of Baldwin. Police said a car driven by Bethany Peters, 20, of Sparta was westbound, ran off the road, came Chester SUV driver accused of causing one accident back onto the road and veered into the eastbound lane. It struck a tractor-trailer truck driven by William Stafford, 20, of Baldwin, which was eastbound. Peters was taken to the Sparta hospital then transferred to St. Louis University Hospital. This week she was listed in fair condi- tion. Stafford was not injured. The Sparta Fire Department was called to help assist in extricat- ing Peters from her vehicle. The accident is still being inves- tigated, and no tickets have been issued. The second accident occurred in Bremen on Route 150 at Chester Road at 4 p.m. Police said an SUV driven by William Loucks, 57, of Chester was stopped on Chester Road and pulled out in front of a westbound semi driven by Eric Montroy, 44, By Greg Myers The decision by the Randolph County board in August 2012 to give Randolph County Care Center Director Ken Slavens a five-year contract extension was widely criticized. It has been changed. Democrat county commis- sioners Terry Moore and Terry Luehr voted to give the lengthy extension to their party mate, while Republican David Holder voted against the contract. Slavens, a former Democrat county board member, was ap- pointed director of the care center in 2010 after he was defeated in a general election by Holder. The contract became a point of contention in the days lead- ing up to the November elec- tion and became a cornerstone of newly elected Commissioner Marc Kiehna’s campaign. The main argument against the contract was that it awarded Slavens overtime pay, reim- bursement for entertainment expenses, tied his raises to a union contract and ensured his contract would be paid for five years even if the center should close. At the Chester Chamber of Commerce’s candidate forum, held in September 2012, Kiehna stated, “It may be a le- gal question now, because the board has signed off on it, but I would urge them to come back to the table and look at the contract again. I strongly disagree with the contract and Ken Slavens County renegotiates Slavens’ RCCC contract don’t think it is in the best in- terest of the county’s residents. I feel it is too long of a contract and don’t agree with allowing an administrator to set his own overtime. If elected, I hope we can revisit it.” Friday morning, a Republican controlled county board voted unanimously to approve a new two-year contract with Slavens. The contract has a first year salary of $74,000 and removes the provisions for overtime, having raises tied to the care center union contract, paying entertainment expenses and does not guarantee the contract if the center should close. “I am pleased that Ken Slavens agreed to come back to the bargaining table and nego- tiate a new contract,” said Continued on Page 5_________ Continued on Page 5___________ Perry-Jackson ROE might soon be Perry-Jackson-Union and Alexander By Jeff Blair In an effort to save money, Illi- nois has mandated that the 44 regional offices of education be re- duced to 35 by June 30. Donna Boros, regional school superintendent for Jackson and Perry counties told Perry County commissioners at last Thursday’s meeting that work has been un- der way for the past year to de- termine how to make this happen. The state mandates that the minimum population covered by any regional office of education must be at least 60,000. That is not an issue for the Perry-Jack- son County ROE. Any ROE that does not meet the minimum popu- lation will be required to consoli- date with another ROE. The ROE made up of Union, Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski and Massac counties do not meet the requirement. Perry-Jackson Regional Super- intendent Donna Boros said Union and Alexander counties want to join her regional office. She said Johnson County is plan- ning to join the Franklin- Williamson County ROE, but she does not know what Pulaski and Massac counties are planning. While the Jackson-Perry ROE is not required at this point to accept any more counties, Boros noted that any ROE that does not meet the minimum population and has not joined another ROE by June 30 will be assigned to one by a state committee. “By being proactive, we can avoid having the state step into the process and tell us what we are going to do,” Boros said. Before Union and Alexander counties can join Jackson-Perry, both the Perry and Jackson county boards must approve a resolution and sign an intergov- ernmental agreement. Boros recommended that the commissioners approve the reso- lution incorporating the two counties into the Jackson-Perry ROE but hold off on approving the intergovernmental agreement. She said a committee is still work- ing on details of the agreement in an effort to keep the main office in Jackson County and a satellite office in Perry County. In other notes, Chairman Bobby Kelly made a proclamation declar- ing Saturday, January 19 as Spe- cial Olympics Day in Perry County. Area 15 Special Olympics

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COUNTY JOURNALServing Randolph, Perry And Jackson Counties Since 1980

© Copyright 2013, County Journal

CCCCCJJJJJ

Volume 34 Number 4 24 Pages Your Local News Leader Thursday, January 24, 2013 60¢

When The Man visited Evansville Page 13

Another electricity vote . Pg. 3

Flu report ........................ Pg. 6

WHCO changes ............ Pg. 13

Gun taskforce ................. Pg. 13

Trico bonds................... Pg. 17

Home Show............ Pgs. 20-21

Inside This Issue

www.countyjournalnews.com

Continued on Page 5___________

The accident scene in Bremen January 16

Airlifted to St. Louis University HospitalA Belleville man is in serious condition after a tree fell on him Monday afternoon just north of

Coulterville. According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department, David Voelkel, 47, was cutting

down a dead tree at the Jeffrey Broshears residence at 110839 State Route 153. The dead tree got

caught in some branches of another tree and fell the wrong direction. The Coulterville Fire Department

was able to free Voelkel, and he was airlifted to St. Louis University Hospital.

Ameren subsidiarygets electricity bid

By Greg Myers

Homefield Energy, the residen-

tial supplier arm of Ameren En-

ergy Marketing, a subsidiary of

Ameren Corporation, will be the

electricity supplier for SI Electric-

ity Aggregation Consortium,

which includes Chester, Coulter-

ville, Sparta, Steeleville, unincor-

porated Perry County, Car-

bondale, Elkville, Marion, Tam-

aroa and West Frankfort.

Homefield’s bid of 4.21 cents per

kilowatt hour was selected over

six other bidders. Ameren Illinois’

current rate is slightly more than

five cents per kilowatt hour.

According to Select Energy, a

consulting firm retained by the

consortium to negotiate an elec-

tric contract, says the accepted bid

will result in significant savings

for residents and small busi-

nesses.

“Residents will save 23 percent

compared to current utility rates,

while small businesses will save

34 percent,” said Anna M.

Baluyot, managing partner of

Select Energy. “The consortium

will save an estimated of $7.1 mil-

lion over the term of the two-year

contract. Participants will con-

tinue to receive one electric bill

per month from Ameren Illinois,

which will include Homefield

Energy’s lower rate. In the case

of storm damage and isolated

power outages, Ameren will con-

tinue to respond to any and all

power outage emergencies just as

it does currently.”

Ameren will continue to charge

separately to deliver electricity.

In the next couple of weeks, resi-

dents and small businesses eli-

gible for the aggregation pro-

gram will receive an opt-out let-

ter. Customers will have the op-

portunity to opt-out, or decline

participation in the program at no

cost if they choose not to partici-

pate.

Customers who want to partici-

pate in the aggregation program

and receive the savings, do not

have to take any action and will

automatically be enrolled in the

program.

Residents and small businesses

can expect to see savings on their

April bill from Ameren. The sav-

HomefieldEnergy’s bidcomes in at

04.21 cents perkilowatt hour

Continued on Page 5___________

Shakeup in Menard administrationBy Greg Myers

The Illinois Department of Cor-

rections has made some changes

in management at Menard Correc-

tional Center in Chester.

Michael Atchison of Chester has

been appointed deputy chief of

operations at the prison. Prior to

his appointment, Atchison had

been warden at Menard since De-

cember 2011.

Atchison has been employed by

the Illinois Department of Correc-

tions since January of 1986. He

was assigned to the IDOC inves-

tigations and intelligence unit as

the deputy commander of the

southern region and law enforce-

ment liaison from October 2000

to December 2011 and as the Dis-

trict 4 intelligence coordinator

from December 1999 to October

2000 with duties including the

supervision and management of

all southern region intelligence

units at separate correctional in-

stitutions.

As law enforcement liaison, he

assisted law enforcement agencies

with their investigations and pro-

vided support information, facili-

tated interviews with offenders

and assisted in special operations.

He is a 2006 graduate of the FBI

National Academy.

From December 1997 to Decem-

ber 1999, he was assigned as in-

ternal affairs supervisor and lead

institutional investigator at Men-

ard.

Continued on Page 5___________

Two accidents involve three semisand leave two people with injuries

Two separate accidents involv-

ing tractor-trailer trucks oc-

curred in Randolph County Janu-

ary 16. Both were covered by Illi-

nois State Police, who issued tick-

ets to one driver who allegedly left

the scene in one of the accidents.

The first wreck happened at

about noon on Route 154 at the

east edge of Baldwin.

Police said a car driven by

Bethany Peters, 20, of Sparta was

westbound, ran off the road, came

Chester SUV driver accused of causing one accidentback onto the road and veered into

the eastbound lane. It struck a

tractor-trailer truck driven by

William Stafford, 20, of Baldwin,

which was eastbound.

Peters was taken to the Sparta

hospital then transferred to St.

Louis University Hospital. This

week she was listed in fair condi-

tion. Stafford was not injured.

The Sparta Fire Department was

called to help assist in extricat-

ing Peters from her vehicle.

The accident is still being inves-

tigated, and no tickets have been

issued.

The second accident occurred in

Bremen on Route 150 at Chester

Road at 4 p.m.

Police said an SUV driven by

William Loucks, 57, of Chester

was stopped on Chester Road and

pulled out in front of a westbound

semi driven by Eric Montroy, 44,

By Greg Myers

The decision by the Randolph

County board in August 2012

to give Randolph County Care

Center Director Ken Slavens a

five-year contract extension

was widely criticized.

It has been changed.

Democrat county commis-

sioners Terry Moore and Terry

Luehr voted to give the

lengthy extension to their

party mate, while Republican

David Holder voted against the

contract.

Slavens, a former Democrat

county board member, was ap-

pointed director of the care

center in 2010 after he was

defeated in a general election

by Holder.

The contract became a point

of contention in the days lead-

ing up to the November elec-

tion and became a cornerstone

of newly elected Commissioner

Marc Kiehna’s campaign. The

main argument against the

contract was that it awarded

Slavens overtime pay, reim-

bursement for entertainment

expenses, tied his raises to a

union contract and ensured

his contract would be paid for

five years even if the center

should close.

At the Chester Chamber of

Commerce’s candidate forum,

held in September 2012,

Kiehna stated, “It may be a le-

gal question now, because the

board has signed off on it, but

I would urge them to come

back to the table and look at

the contract again. I strongly

disagree with the contract and

Ken Slavens

County renegotiatesSlavens’ RCCC contract

don’t think it is in the best in-

terest of the county’s residents.

I feel it is too long of a contract

and don’t agree with allowing

an administrator to set his own

overtime. If elected, I hope we

can revisit it.”

Friday morning, a Republican

controlled county board voted

unanimously to approve a new

two-year contract with Slavens.

The contract has a first year

salary of $74,000 and removes

the provisions for overtime,

having raises tied to the care

center union contract, paying

entertainment expenses and

does not guarantee the contract

if the center should close.

“I am pleased that Ken

Slavens agreed to come back to

the bargaining table and nego-

tiate a new contract,” said

Continued on Page 5_________

Continued on Page 5___________

Perry-Jackson ROE might soon be Perry-Jackson-Union and AlexanderBy Jeff Blair

In an effort to save money, Illi-

nois has mandated that the 44

regional offices of education be re-

duced to 35 by June 30.

Donna Boros, regional school

superintendent for Jackson and

Perry counties told Perry County

commissioners at last Thursday’s

meeting that work has been un-

der way for the past year to de-

termine how to make this happen.

The state mandates that the

minimum population covered by

any regional office of education

must be at least 60,000. That is

not an issue for the Perry-Jack-

son County ROE. Any ROE that

does not meet the minimum popu-

lation will be required to consoli-

date with another ROE.

The ROE made up of Union,

Alexander, Johnson, Pulaski and

Massac counties do not meet the

requirement.

Perry-Jackson Regional Super-

intendent Donna Boros said

Union and Alexander counties

want to join her regional office.

She said Johnson County is plan-

ning to join the Franklin-

Williamson County ROE, but she

does not know what Pulaski and

Massac counties are planning.

While the Jackson-Perry ROE is

not required at this point to accept

any more counties, Boros noted

that any ROE that does not meet

the minimum population and has

not joined another ROE by June

30 will be assigned to one by a

state committee.

“By being proactive, we can

avoid having the state step into

the process and tell us what we

are going to do,” Boros said.

Before Union and Alexander

counties can join Jackson-Perry,

both the Perry and Jackson

county boards must approve a

resolution and sign an intergov-

ernmental agreement.

Boros recommended that the

commissioners approve the reso-

lution incorporating the two

counties into the Jackson-Perry

ROE but hold off on approving the

intergovernmental agreement.

She said a committee is still work-

ing on details of the agreement in

an effort to keep the main office

in Jackson County and a satellite

office in Perry County.

In other notes, Chairman Bobby

Kelly made a proclamation declar-

ing Saturday, January 19 as Spe-

cial Olympics Day in Perry

County. Area 15 Special Olympics

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Sherry Kay Doss of Percy,

battery, court supervision,

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Megan Steibel of Red Bud,

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been terminated in Perry

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Benjamin Falter of Du

Quoin, criminal damage to

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owned by Perry County

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Edward Harris of Du

Quoin, aggravated driving

under the influence, guilty,

conditional discharge, fine,

jail.

Paul Taylor, Du Quoin,

aggravated fleeing or at-

tempting to elude police,

one year in prison.

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jured when he ran into the

side of a car January 15 at

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in Sparta.

Jamale Nesbitt, 8, was a

pedestrian and walked or

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Sparta.

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dition report is available.

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outside of Lenzburg off

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Perrine said the trailer

was not a residence but

was owned by Bucklo Re-

alty and used as a hunt-

ing club headquarters.

The origin of the fire

was not known, but the

trailer was fully engulfed

in flames when firemen

arrived, Perrine said.

Fire departments from

Lenzburg and New Ath-

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Trey Eggemeyer, 18, of

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ary 16 by Sparta police for

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Russell Amann, 45, of Red

Bud was ticketed January 20

by Sparta police for illegal

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pired registration. He was

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A 16-year-old Sparta boy

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Christopher Compton, 39,

of Cutler was arrested Janu-

ary 17 by Sparta police for

possession of cannabis and

drug paraphernalia.

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Vincent Boston, 38, of

Sparta was arrested January

18 by Sparta police on a

Randolph county warrant

for intimidation and expired

vehicle registration. He was

taken to jail.

****

Jonathan Sargent, 22, of

Gorham was arrested Janu-

ary 19 by the Perry County

Sheriff’s Department for

possession of drug para-

phernalia and was taken to

jail.

****

Bryan Crain Jr., 18, of Red

Bud was arrested January

19 by the Perry County

Sheriff’s Department for

consumption of alcohol by

a minor. He was taken to jail

and posted bond.

****

Heather Hepp, 28, of Cut-

ler was arrested January 20

by the Perry County Sher-

iff’s Department for crimi-

nal damage to property. She

was taken to jail and posted

bond.

****

Jarred McClaine, 22, of

Willisville was arrested

January 19 by the Perry

County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment on a warrant for driv-

ing while license revoked

and no vehicle insurance.

He was taken to jail where

bond was set at $1,000 cash.

****

Reginald Britton Jr., 24, of

Springfield was arrested

January 19 by the Perry

County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment for obstructing identi-

fication, possession of can-

nabis and on a Sangamon

County warrant for escape.

His bond was set at $1,000

cash, and he was in jail.

****

Crystal S. Martin, 29, of

Chester was arrested Janu-

ary 16 by Chester police for

theft. She posted bond.

****

Thomas R. Tindall, 19, of

Willisville was arrested

January 17 by Sparta police

on a Jackson County war-

rant for failure to appear in

court on a previous charge

of driving on a suspended

license. He posted bond.

****

Ricky A. Jones, 21, of

Belleville was arrested Janu-

ary 18 by Sparta police on a

St. Clair County warrant for

probation violation. He was

jailed.

****

Jeffrey D. Franklin, 46, of

Chester was arrested Janu-

ary 17 by the Randolph

County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment for violating an order

of protection. He was jailed.

****

Danielle N. Jones, 25, of

Sparta was arrested Janu-

ary 18 by the Randolph

County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment for driving without a

valid driver’s license and

speeding. She posted bond.

****

Tina A. Hergenroeder, 25,

of Steeleville was arrested

January 18 by Steeleville

police on a Monroe County

warrant for petition to re-

voke court supervision for

driving an uninsured ve-

hicle. She posted bond.

****

Joshua J. Marhanka, 27,

of Steeleville was arrested

January 18 by Sparta police

on an Effingham County

warrant for failure to appear

in court on a previous charge

of driving an uninsured ve-

hicle. He posted bond.

****

Leslie M. Fajardo, 33, of

Carbondale was arrested

January 18 by Steeleville

police for driving an unin-

sured vehicle and driving a

vehicle that had its registra-

tion suspended. She posted

bond.

****

Steven M. Wilson, 26, of

Warrensburg, Illinois was

arrested January 18 by the

Randolph County Sheriff’s

Department on a Kentucky

warrant for parole violation.

He was jailed.

****

Dwane G. Umbarger, 25,

of Tilden was arrested Janu-

ary 21 by the Randolph

County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment for failure to comply

for aggravated criminal sex-

ual abuse. He was jailed.

****

Zachery E. Triefenbach,

29, of Baldwin was arrested

January 21 by state police in

Randolph County for pos-

session of cannabis, posses-

sion of drug paraphernalia,

delivery of controlled sub-

stance and speeding. He was

jailed.

****

Autumn N. Thomas, 21, of

Chester was arrested Janu-

ary 22 by the Randolph

County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment on a Randolph County

warrant for deceptive prac-

tice. She was jailed.

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Unincorporated Randolph Co.will vote on electricity in bulk

By Greg Myers

Following in the footsteps

of Sparta, Steeleville,

Chester and Coulterville,

the Randolph County board

has voted to put the issue

of electric bulk purchase on

the April 9 ballot for its un-

incorporated areas.

Sparta, Steeleville, Chester

and Coulterville all passed

the bulk electric question in

the November 6 election.

Randolph County unincor-

porated residents will de-

cide if they will join 20

other communities in this

next wave of bidding elec-

tricity.

Cha Hill, representing Se-

lect Energy Partners, spoke

to the county board Friday

morning asking for the

commissioners to put the

electricity question on the

ballot.

Hill stated that residents

only in the unincorporated

parts of the county will vote

on the question.

“So far in the past two

rounds, residents are see-

ing an average savings of

25 percent on electricity

used,” said Hill. “That

breaks down to around

$130 a year.”

Hill also stated that cus-

tomers of electric co-ops in

the county cannot partici-

pate in the aggregation but

are still allowed to vote on

the issue.

The board voted unani-

mously to put the electric

aggregation question on

the ballot but did not take

any action on naming its

consultant for the process.

The commissioners will

look over the contract with

Select Energy and will take

action at their next meeting

February 1.

In other news, two legal

issues involving the county

were addressed. After a

brief closed session on

pending litigation, the

board directed States Attor-

ney Jeremy Walker to dis-

cuss a settlement agree-

ment with former assistant

State’s Attorney Mike

Burke.

Burke filed a lawsuit

against the county and the

board of commissioners in

September 2009 for unpaid

benefits.

Burke served as assistant

state’s attorney from 1988

to 2004. The lawsuit alleges

that Burke was never paid

for his accumulated sick

leave time and unused va-

cation time.

The lawsuit claims that

Burke’s request was denied

by the county board Novem-

ber 29, 2004.

Burke ran unsuccessfully

for state’s attorney as a

Democrat in 2004, losing to

Randy Rodewald.

Walker also informed the

board that he has reached

an agreement with the

Coulterville Care Center,

and both sides have agreed

to drop all claims.

The care center filed a law-

suit after the Department of

Revenue determined that

center was not a not-for-

profit organization and

thus required to pay real

estate taxes. The lawsuit,

filed in April 2009, claimed

that the center had paid its

taxes in 2006 and 2007 un-

der protest and wanted to

appeal the Department of

Revenue’s decision.

In response, Randolph

County filed a counterclaim

July 2009 asking for back

taxes from the care center

for 1999 through 2005.

Walker added that a judge

is expected to sign an order

February 7 dismissing all

pending claims on the case.

In other action from Fri-

day, County Clerk Pat Lara-

more went over expenses

for the November 6 election.

“The final cost was not as

good as hoped, but still not

bad,” said Laramore.

The total cost for the

county was $45,300 after

an $8,460 reimbursement

for election judges. With

14,548 votes cast, the cost

per vote equalled $3.11.

Laramore credited the good

turnout for keeping the cost

down.

Laramore also informed

the board that due to a law

change, the county will no

longer have primaries in

municipal elections. Sparta

was the only city in the

county that used to have

primaries.

“That alone will save us

$10,000,” added Laramore.

“For the April 9 election, we

are looking at having 60

different ballot styles. The

municipal elections are al-

ways more costly.”

In other financial news,

Treasurer Doyle Jones pre-

sented the board with the

county’s year-end report on

funds.

“The majority of our funds

are up, and our total bal-

ance is up more than a mil-

lion dollars compared to

where we were on the

middle-end report,” said

Jones.

The county’s total balance

in all funds is $11,480, 340

which includes cash ac-

counts and investments.

Sheriff Mike Hoelscher

reported that he has been

involved in a lot of discus-

sions on safety at area

schools.

“We have added extra pa-

trols around the schools,”

said Hoelscher. “The secu-

rity of the schools is the key

thing. Some upgrades at

schools are needed.”

Hoelscher also added that

he is about to begin his 23rd

year in the DARE program.

Randolph County Care

Center Administrator Ken

Slavens informed the board

that the care center auxil-

iary has raised $10,000 for

the center. He also said that

the center currently has 62

residents.

Numerous appointments

were approved.

Matthew Wagner was

named to a five-year term

on the Workforce Invest-

ment Act board. Terry

Moore was named to a one-

year term on the ICIT board.

Red Bud Mayor Tim Lowry

and Regional School Super-

intendent Kelton Davis

were appointed to the

Southwestern Illinois

Metro/Regional Planning

Commission. Walker was

named to the Southwestern

Illinois Law Enforcement

commission and Coroner

Randy Dudenbostel was se-

lected to the ambulance

committee. Being named to

the utility coordination

council were highway su-

perintendent Mike Riebel-

ing, Laramore and Moore.

Out-of-courtsettlements

likely on twolawsuits

A former Steeleville man

has been recognized for his

work with the Cape Gi-

rardeau Police Department.

The Cape Girardeau VFW

awarded James Zeidler with

its Police Officer of the Year

award January 13.

In March 2012, it was re-

ported to the Cape Police De-

partment that an individual

had accosted a female on a

walking trail near the Os-

age Center.

The perpetrator had dis-

played a handgun and de-

manded that the female go

into a wooded area. The

woman began screaming,

drawing the attention of

others on the trail. They ran

to the woman’s aid and

caused the suspect to flee

from the area.

The victim was able to pro-

vide a description of the

suspect and information

about his vehicle that was

still parked at the trail lo-

cation.

This case was profiled in

the local news media, in-

cluding the suspect’s de-

scription and the vehicle in-

formation. Two people

called in and gave a possible

suspect’s name, Sean Smith,

and the location of where he

might be living.

Officers were provided the

information, and a couple of

officers in an unmarked

patrol vehicle set up surveil-

lance at the man’s resi-

dence. The suspect vehicle

Officer Jim Zeidler

soon arrived. Police began

to issue verbal commands to

the suspect, who refused to

comply. Smith put his ve-

hicle into reverse and

rammed an unmarked po-

lice car and escaped. The of-

ficers in the unmarked po-

lice car began pursuit.

Patrolman Zeidler, the son

of Mr. and Mrs. John

Zeidler of Steeleville, over-

heard the radio traffic and

positioned himself to lend

assistance if needed.

Zeidler soon found himself

to be the primary pursuit

vehicle, as the suspect trav-

eled on numerous city

streets. One of the other of-

ficers was able to success-

fully use stop sticks, and

the suspect’s car was

stopped.

Zeidler, still following the

suspect vehicle, came to a

stop behind it. Zeidler

watched Smith exit the ve-

hicle in what he believed

was going to be an attempt

to flee the scene.

Before Zeidler was able to

get his patrol unit into

park, Smith charged to-

ward him with a weapon

drawn. Zeidler, still seated

in his patrol car and in a

compromised position,

struck Smith with his pa-

trol car. This trapped Smith

between his vehicle and the

patrol car. At this point,

Smith turned the weapon

on himself and shot himself

in the head.

The VFW said Zeidler used

his knowledge and experi-

ence to make a split-second

decision, which likely saved

his life and the lives of oth-

ers. The incident is why

Zeidler was named officer of

the year.

Zeidler, 29, has a college

degree in criminal justice.

He worked for the Steele-

ville Police Department

from 2005 to 2007 and

started his work in Cape

November 13, 2007.

Cape VFW honors Jim Zeidler

By Greg Myers

Following the assault of a

staff member, Menard Cor-

rectional Center in Chester

was placed on lockdown

Saturday night.

“Our staff acted appropri-

ately to the assault, and one

warning shot was fired,”

said Kevin Hirsch, presi-

dent of Local 1175 of the

American Federation of

State, County and Munici-

pal Employees. “The officer

was hit in the face by an

inmate, but he was able to

defend himself, and the in-

mate was then secured.”

Illinois Department of Cor-

rections spokeswoman

Stacey Solano confirmed

the assault and said there

were no major injuries.

“We believe this was an

isolated issue,” said Solano.

“With Governor Pat

Quinn’s closure of several

state facilities, Menard is

busting at the seams,” said

Hirsch. “Without Tamms,

Menard now has more vio-

lent inmates, and I’m afraid

staff assaults will be more

frequent.”

The last time Menard was

on lockdown was December

9 after a fight broke out in

the dining area, involving

as many as 12 inmates.

Menard on lockdown after assaultWarning shot

fired afterofficer

punchedin face

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By Jerry Willis

Steeleville community’s Polar Plunge successfulIt seems that almost ev-

erything the Steeleville

area tries comes out a success.

For years, the town has had

the most popular Fourth of

July celebration in southern

Illinois.

For the fall, the Oktoberfest

keeps up the strong commu-

nity service tradition of the

Jaycees in Steeleville. It is a

great fall weekend.

The latest crowd-pleaser is

the Polar Plunge started in

2009 by Travis Schaber, Jeff

Mulholland and Dustin Wath-

en. It wasn’t

a big deal

then. The

three young

guys just

w a n t e d

something

exciting to

do on a cold

winter day.

Now the plunge has turned

into a fund-raiser for worthy

causes, and it keeps getting

bigger.

For that first plunge, few

other people were there. The

next year, about 25 spectators

showed up. This year, esti-

mates are that about 200

people watched as the swim-

suit-clad jumpers hit the cold

water. This year also saw the

most participation ever, with

60 people

j u m p i n g

into the

frosty water

of Wathen’s

lake.

It wasn’t as

cold this

year as in

the past. In 2010, the Wathens

had to use a chainsaw to cut a

hole in the ice. A frozen-over

lake always makes for a more

interesting jump. Still, any

small lake contains cold water

in January.

For those who take part in

the jump, it is a challenge and

a way to break the winter

blahs for at least one day. And

they even pay $20 each to do

it.

The Polar Plunge now has be-

come a major Steeleville-area,

well-organized party, includ-

ing food, drinks, music and

camaraderie.

But with the money now go-

ing to a good cause, it is an-

other positive mark on the fine

Steeleville community.

Add plunge to the othersuccessful Steeleville events

Let’s retire some abused wordsProbably the most re

dundant phrase in

the early 1980s was

“Where’s the beef?” It

started as a TV commercial

for Wendy’s in which an

elderly woman was com-

plaining about the size of

her burger from another

fast food chain. My son

Arlin was little at that time,

and even he got tired of

hearing it.

It seems we have come a

long way since then and

probably should have

learned our lesson about

overused words and

phrases. Somehow, we

Americans love to repeat

catchy slogans and buzz-

words because it makes us

look up-to-date and hip. The

problem is, in our fast

paced society, what is popu-

lar today is old news tomor-

row.

2012 seemed to be an es-

pecially crazy year, loaded

with all sorts of words and

catch phrases that most

people got sick of hearing.

According to my research,

here are a few of the most

used and abused words:

love/hate, literally, ridicu-

lous, awesome, whatever,

seriously, nice and the

number one overused word,

like.

Saying “I like you” is one

thing, but, like, the way like

is, like, used today is, like,

really, like, crazy. It seems

we would, like, be better off

if we, like, just didn’t, like,

say anything. Even, like,

just, like, making a sigh or

a grunt, like, umm or uhh

would, like, be much less

annoying.

On a personal level, if I

never see or hear the word

trending again for the rest

of my life, I will be happy.

Included in that list is spoil-

er alert, viral and most of

all, fiscal cliff.

Maybe if folks were fined

for using certain terminol-

ogy, they would be more

careful. There are so many

good words out there just

waiting to be used. It would

be great if we could bring

back some old terms we

haven’t heard in a long

time. I would love to go

around saying gee whiz,

golly or neat, but I’m not

sure any of the younger

generation would know

what I was talking about.

Speaking of the word neat,

when Arlin was about four

years old, he thought the

word neat was pronounced

meat. We thought it was

cute, so we never did cor-

rect him. Unfortunately,

when he got to kindergar-

ten, the other kids promptly

set him straight. I vividly re-

member this, because he

came home really mad after

the kids had made fun of

him all day.

Some words just sound

fun. Consider the word lol-

lygagging, which means to

waste time in aimless activ-

ity. Many people are ex-

perts at lollygagging, but

it’s always been hard for

me. Run amuck is another

good one.

If we took time to look

through our dictionary

once in a while, we might

find a wealth of new words

to add to our vocabulary.

Whatever happened to spif-

fy, wacky or yank?

Words with an ethnic flair

are always a joy to use in

conversation. French words,

such as armoire or chande-

lier, sound romantic. Ger-

man words such as braun-

schweiger sound delicious

and hearty.

Who knows. “Where’s the

braunschweiger” might

make a meat new catch

phrase for 2013.

If I neverhear thewords

‘fiscal cliff’again, it

will be toosoon

First hand knowledge of school

Continued on Page 5

A couple of weeks ago,

we published a pic-

ture of the old Hayes School

ruins.

The remains of the school

building are on Michael

Road north of Route 154

(Eden).

The old school sits on the

property of Jim and Phyllis

Hayes and is part of the old

Hayes farm. As we have re-

ported in the past, the

Hayes home was once used

to hide an escaping slave.

More recently, we wrote

that anyone with informa-

tion about the school was

welcome to contact us.

We have previously pub-

lished several stories about

local one-room schools as

provided to us by Helen

Modglin of the Ava area.

Back to the Hayes School.

Jim Beattie of Steeleville

called me. He attended that

school for grades two

through eight until about

1939. He, of course, lived

nearby.

The late Jim Wright of the

Eden area also attended

Hayes School, and they

were the only two kids in

their class.

Another person who at-

tended Hayes School, ac-

cording to Beattie, is Dean

Nehrt of Sparta.

Jim recalls that grades

one through eight were all

educated in that small

building. Each grade occu-

pied a row of seats. When

you finished one grade

successfully, you simply

moved over a row when

school started the next fall.

The only teacher in the

school was Genevieve Mc-

Master.

“I remember that she

would stay at the Hayes

farm at night if the weather

turned bad,” Beattie said.

He said he believes that

the school had about 15 stu-

dents covering all eight

grades.

So, with Jim’s help, I have

learned about another one-

room school in Randolph

County.

It seems that being a first-

or second-grader listening,

unintentionally or not, to

lessons for the seventh- and

eighth-grade students,

would have been bother-

some. They really had to

concentrate on their own

work when the teacher

moved on to another class.

And just think, that

teacher didn’t even have an

aide.

Only twokids in

one class

Preservingour rightsEditor, County Journal:

Every protection we have

as citizens is based on the

Constitution and Bill of

Rights.

Is this document absolute,

or as Senator Dick Durbin

put it, “The U.S. Supreme

Court acknowledged that

our Second Amendment

rights are not absolute.”

I submit to you another

question: Has recent gun

violence changed the Con-

stitution?

I believe our culture as a

nation is becoming increas-

ingly unsafe. It started to

change when our govern-

ment began taking God out

of schools.

Teaching youth that God

doesn’t matter set the

course for what we are now

witnessing: The belief that

human life isn’t all that im-

portant.

If there is no God, then

humans are no different

than animals. The sanctity

of human life is lost.

For the state or federal

government to think that

the absence of guns, bombs,

knives, video games or add-

ing more laws will change

what’s happening is just

about as dumb as taking

God out of the schools.

I’m sure what whatever is

recommended will be just

as worthless as all the other

hair brained solutions of

the past. It’s time to face

reality.

The most dangerous place

to ever be is a gun-free zone

where law abiding citizens

are unarmed.

As Wayne LaPierre of the

National Rifle Association

put it, “The only thing that

will stop a bad guy with a

gun, is a good guy with a

gun.”

Our government, at all lev-

els, surrounds itself with

armed guards. Officials are

not stupid enough to leave

themselves unprotected.

This nation won its free-

dom with armed civilians.

As citizens, we are not go-

ing to accept anything less

than the freedom we fight

and die for.

My hope is that the people

we elect will not be so dumb

as to think this culture will

give up its guns–guns that

provide citizen safety be-

cause of the past actions

that created this. Reap what

you sow, government.

Joe Holder

Pinckneyville

Chester hotelEditor, County Journal:

Some time ago, the

County Journal reported

that three people were plan-

ning to put up a new hotel

and restaurant in Chester.

They wanted some TIF

money to help pay for it,

because they did not have

quite enough capital.

The city of Chester then

paid a good sum of money

for an economic study on

the situation involving the

hotel proposal and Reids’

hotel and restaurant.

The study found that if the

new hotel and restaurant

went through, there was a

good possibility that one or

both hotels would fail.

In spite of paying for the

study, the Chester City

Council voted to give the

development TIF money. It

was a council tie vote with

Mayor Joe Eggemeyer

breaking the tie in favor of

using TIF money. As to

whether or not the hotel

gets TIF money, who

knows? The council voted

to draw up a TIF agreement

that still must be voted on.

Last week, newspapers

reported that Chester is

hosting a business develop-

ment seminar for people

who want to start a busi-

ness. I don’t think ruining

a successful long-term busi-

ness like Reids’ would en-

tice me to start up a busi-

ness there.

Do you know how hard it

is to maintain a successful

business? The way some-

one treats others is ulti-

mately the way they will

treat you.

I went to Reids’ for

Thanksgiving and saw the

elder Mr. Reid thank a fa-

miliar waitress for working

the holiday. He hugged her

and wished her a happy

Thanksgiving.

I asked her how many

years she had been a wait-

ress there, and she said 20.

I don’t understand what

kind of fantasy world Ches-

ter city government is in,

but it is all the more outra-

geous and cruel to have lev-

eled this blow to the Reids

before the holidays.

My prayers and business

will be with the Reids.

Susan Stork

Sparta

Help when itwas neededEditor, County Journal:

We all go through tough

times and have difficulties

in our lives. But with the

thankful and thoughtful

people in the Randolph

County area, things can be

good, and that is what hap-

pened to me.

I received an envelope

with a grateful gift in it. It

was used very wisely. I read

about others receiving

some special things on

their windshields and read

about the Evansville

couple.

I am from the same town

but have lived for many

years in Sparta. The week of

Thanksgiving, I received

my special gift. Whoever

you are, I thank you for your

thoughtfulness.

It really meant a lot, and

if I could, I would give you

Missing treasures of the worldEver wonder what the

top missing trea-

sures of the world are?

Throughout the centuries,

there have been accounts

of lost treasures just wait-

ing to be found. These

range from gold coins from

Germany, missing since

the end of World War II, to

an entire city of gold.

Legend has it that there is

a lost city of gold in the rain

forests of South America

called the lost city of Paititi.

Legend has it that during

a war battle in 1500s, Span-

ish conquistadors backed

Inca warriors into the Vil-

cabamba Valley.

After defeating the Incas,

Spanish soldiers entered

the city but found it de-

serted. It appeared that the

Incas had fled, taking their

vast fortunes with them.

The new city was never

found nor were their stores

of gold.

In 2009, satellite photos of

Brazil revealed what ap-

pear to have once been vast

settlements. Many now be-

lieve Paititi did exist. As for

its stockpiles of Incan gold,

they are yet to be found.

In 1216 King John trav-

elled to Bishops Lynn in

Norfolk. While there, he be-

came ill with dysentery and

decided to return to New-

ark Castle.

The king decided to take

the slower, safer route

around the Wash, a huge

expanse of marshes and

dangerous mud flats. His

soldiers, who had with

them the king’s vast for-

tunes, chose to travel the

faster route through the

Wash.

The soldiers became

trapped by the tide and

drowned, supposedly near

Sutton Bridge. The carts

full of treasure have never

been found.

In more modern times,

Peter Carl Fabergè and his

brother Agathon became

famous for the quality and

beauty of their work.

In 1885 Tsar Alexander III

commissioned them to

make a gold and enamel

hen egg for his wife, the

Empress Maria.

Fabergèappointed the

royal goldsmith, and over

the next 33 years, 52 eggs

were made for the Russian

royal family, along with 15

others for private buyers.

Fabergè fled Russia in

1918 after the Tsar was

toppled in the Russian

revolution. He traveled first

to Latvia, then Germany

and finally Switzerland,

where he died in 1920.

The Fabergèeggs and

many other treasures of the

royal family were confis-

cated and stored in the

vaults of the Kremlin ar-

mory.

Over time, eight of the

original 52 Imperial eggs

had vanished and their where-

abouts remain a mystery.

In 2007, one egg, the Roths-

child, was sold at Christie’s

Auction House for $8.9 mil-

lion.

The Knights Templar, a re-

ligious military order

formed in 1119 AD to protect

Christian pilgrims on their

journey to the holy lands,

was headquartered on the

side of the Temple Mount in

Jerusalem.

Pope Innocent II declared

the organization a charity

and, over the decades, dona-

tions to the knights made

them the wealthiest and

most powerful military or-

der in Europe.

They amassed a fortune in

land, castles, gold, silver and

jewels.

Their prestige faded,

though, and by 1291 AD,

they were forced from the

Middle East.

In 1307, King Phillip VI of

France had key leaders of

the knights arrested. They

were tortured into confess-

ing heresy and devil wor-

ship. The lands were seized

and the treasury was raided.

Ironically, Phillip found

their treasurery mysteri-

ously empty.

Across the rest of Europe,

the remaining Knights seem

to have moved swiftly to hide

their treasure. The vast trea-

sure of the Knights Templar

had largely disappeared and

has never been found.

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More hikers have been

rescued from the Little

Grand Canyon in Jackson

County.

The Jackson County Sher-

iff’s Department said they

received a call Saturday at

about 5:50 p.m. that four

women hikers were lost in

the woods. They were all

SIU students.

The hikers were able to

call 911 to report that they

had left the trail and could

not find their way back to

it.

Jackson County deputies

and a local fire department

were able to find the four

and return them safely to

their vehicle. They were

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Letters...From Page 4______

a great big hug for your

kindness.

It helped buy the boys

some presents they really

wanted and helped with

other things we needed.

I just want people to know

that there are still sweet

and kind people out there.

I hope some day to return

a favor just like I received.

I want that great feeling

you get from doing the

right thing at the right

time.

Tina Hutchison

Sparta

The accident scene in Baldwin

of Chester.

An eastbound truck driv-

en by Dashawn Young, 33,

of Mounds was coming to-

ward the intersection. The

Montroy truck applied its

brakes to avoid the SUV and

slid into the eastbound

lane, striking the oncoming

truck head-on.

Police allege that Loucks

left the scene but was lo-

cated through help from the

public.

Montroy was taken to the

Chester hospital where he

was treated and released.

Young was not injured.

The Chester Fire Depart-

ment was called to the scene

to help with extrication and

cleanup of the highway.

“We really want to thank

the public for helping us

find the SUV,” said Illinois

State Trooper David Sneed.

Loucks was ticketed for

leaving the scene of an acci-

dent and failure to yield right-

of-way at an intersection.

ings are expected to begin

with electricity used during

the month of March.

Residents who are on an

hourly pricing plan with

Ameren Illinois, known as

Power Smart Pricing, and

customers who have al-

ready signed a contract

with a retail electric sup-

plier will not be included in

the aggregation program.

There is a price match

guarantee included in the

consortium’s contract with

Homefield. If for any rea-

son over the two years of

the contract Ameren’s rate

drops below that of the

agreed rate with Home-

field, Homefield will match

that new lower rate, said

Baluyot.

Select Energy representa-

tives will be available to

area residents who would

like assistance in review-

ing their current electric

bill to help with their deci-

sion on whether or not to

participate in the program.

A representative will be

available at the Steele-

ville Village Hall Wednes-

day, January 30 from 6 to

8 p.m.

Electricity bid...Continued from Page 1__________

From 1991 to 1998, he held

several positions as a lieu-

tenant, including shift su-

pervisor, gang intelligence

officer, zone lieutenant and

security specialist. He has

also held the positions of

correctional officer from

1986-1990 and sergeant

1990-1991.

Rick Harrington of Ellis

Grove has been named act-

ing warden at Menard.

Harrington began his ca-

reer in the Department of

Corrections in 1994 after

attending the Corrections

Academy in Springfield.

While at the academy, Har-

rington was presented with

the Joseph Ragen Memo-

rial award for academic

achievement and excel-

lence. Upon graduating

from the academy, Harring-

ton was assigned as a cor-

rectional officer at Menard

where he served until being

appointed as an internal se-

curity investigator at the

Stateville Correctional Cen-

ter. Shortly thereafter, Har-

rington was appointed as

the department’s first cen-

tral intelligence unit coor-

dinator where he was certi-

fied as a corrections gang/

security threat group spe-

cialist.

Harrington was later ap-

pointed the deputy com-

mander of investigations,

southern region, for the de-

partment. He went on to be-

come the chief of security at

Menard then assistant war-

den of operations at Menard

before being named warden.

Menard changes...Continued from Page 1______

Truck accidents...Continued from Page 1________

board chairman Holder.

“The contract is good for

the county.”

Kiehna was also pleased

with the contract and that

Slavens agreed to renego-

tiate it.

“At a time of financial un-

certainty at both the fed-

eral and state levels, we

have a contract that makes

sense for the care center

and its residents,” said

Kiehna.

While the contract is

three years shorter than

the original one approved

in August, Slavens did not

have a problem with it.

“I am happy with the new

contract and pleased with

everything that is going

on,” he said.

Slavenscontract...From Page 1______

Perry County Board Chairman Bobby Kelly presented Paul Melzer with a copy of a

proclamation he made, designating January 19 as Special Olympics Day in Perry

County. From the left are Commissioner Jim Epplin, Kelly, Melzer, Special Olympics

softball tournament organizer Bill Asbury and Commissioner Sam Robb.

Director Paul Melzer and

Bill Asbury, organizer of a

27-team fast-pitch softball

tournament in Du Quoin to

raise money for Special

Olympics, were on hand

for the proclamation.

Kelly commended the

work done by Special

Olympics. He presented a

signed copy of the procla-

mation to Melzer.

A resolution was ap-

proved accepting bids for

a state program to replace

highway signs and posts in

the county.

The money for the pro-

gram will come from the

state. The only thing the

county will be respon-

sible for is the labor to put

up the new signs and

posts.

The low bid for the signs

was MD Solutions from

Ohio at $38,600. For the

posts, the low bid of $80,033

was submitted by Decker

Supply of Wisconsin.

County engineer Brian

Otten said the project will

replace signs on all county

roads and unit road district

roads, as well as in the vil-

lages of Cutler, Willisville

and Tamaroa.

Perry County Zoning Ad-

ministrator Jeff Ashauer

gave the commissioners an

update on the electric ag-

gregation project.

Ashauer said the plan will

cover county residents liv-

ing in the unincorporated

area of the county. He

noted that Homefield En-

ergy has been chosen as

the electricity supplier.

Homefield is a subsidiary

of Ameren.

“Residential customers

can expect to save about 25

percent on their electric

supply, and small business

customers should save 36

percent,” he said.

Pinckneyville and Du

Quoin are already receiv-

ing electricity through

Homefield under a consor-

tium formed earlier.

Perry County belongs to a

different group, which in-

cludes Tamaroa.

St. Johns and Cutler resi-

dents will be voting on elec-

tric aggregation in April

and will have to join a dif-

ferent group, since the

county will already be un-

der contract by then.

Jim Grafton and Jim Epp-

lin were reappointed to the

E911 board.

Perry County board...Continued from Page 1

Sparta Home Show is this weekendThis is the weekend for the

Sparta Chamber of Com-

merce Home Show at the

World Shooting and Recre-

ational Complex.

The home show will open

Saturday morning at 8 and

continue through 4. Once

again, Sparta Community

Hospital will host its health

fair in conjunction with the

home show Saturday only.

Home show hours for Sun-

day will be 11 a.m. to 3.

Food and drinks will be

available for purchase both

days.

The main doors to the

event center will be locked.

Enter the home show

through the restaurant en-

trance.

Wright’s and Buchheit’s

will each be giving away a

$250 gift certificate.

The chamber, in conjunc-

tion with Sparta Banking

Center and First National

Bank of Sparta, will give

away $500 in gift certificates

redeemable at any partici-

pating home show vendor.

The health fair will offer

information, blood and

other health screenings.

Some tests are free.

A complete blood test will

be available for $30. Those

planning to have this test

performed will need to fast

at least 10 hours before hav-

ing blood drawn.

Visitors can also purchase

vouchers for any of the

blood tests at the home

show and have blood drawn

at the Sparta hospital with-

in seven days of the show.

The health fair will fea-

ture door prizes and other

giveaways, including a

grand prize of a 42-inch

high definition television

with blu-ray player.

For more information go

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Ol’ Farmhouse in Chester. At the meeting, new officeholders spoke about their transition, and issues facing each

office were addressed. Pictured from left are Sheriff Mike Hoelscher, Treasurer Doyle Jones, Commissioner Terry

Moore, Commissioner Marc Kiehna, State’s Attorney Jeremy Walker, Commissioner David Holder, Circuit Clerk

Sherry Johnson, Coroner Randy Dudenbostel, County Clerk Pat Laramore and Assessor Wayne Voss.

According to the Centers

for Disease Control, influ-

enza activity is extensive

across most of the United

States. Memorial Hospital

in Chester reports that

strains of influenza have

been confirmed in the com-

munity.

“We’re seeing cases of A

and B in our emergency

department and through

our medical clinics,” said a

hospital spokesman. “Some

cases are turning into pneu-

monia.”

Some things to watch for

are cough and cold, aching

and general flu-like symp-

toms. Fevers may or may

not be present.

If a person thinks he or

she might have the flu,

early medical intervention

is encouraged, as is drink-

ing plenty of fluids.

As a precautionary mea-

sure, stringent attention to

hand washing is encouraged.

Memorial Hospital en-

courages the public, when

possible, to reconsider vis-

iting patients at the hospi-

tal during this period of

high flu incidence. Also, if

flu is confirmed, stay home,

said the hospital spokes-

man.

“Going into the public

when you have a diagnosis

of flu causes the illness to

spread and may cause a

person’s personal health to

suffer, as well,” said the

spokesman. “Anyone who

has not already received a

flu shot, is encouraged to

consider getting one, as the

flu season is expected to

stretch ahead for several

weeks to months.

“Though the flu vaccine is

never considered to be 100

percent effective, it is still

our best precautionary

measure.”

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A pint-sized hero blood

drive was held January 14

at Friedens United Church

of Christ in Marissa. The

American Red Cross said

28 people volunteered to

donate, and they collected

22 units of blood.

Students at Marissa Grade

School encouraged family

and friends to donate blood.

Each child who did so will

receive a watch from the

Red Cross.

There were 25 children

credited with telling an

adult to donate at the drive.

First grade had the most

represented donors, 3rd

grade came in second, and

2nd and 4th grades tied for

third.

At an assembly January

10, Red Cross liaison Laura

Heinmann and Marissa

blood drive coordinator

Carol Mercer explained to

the school the need for

blood donations. Mercer

promised to give a story-

telling performance to the

class that brought in the

most blood donors.

Watches have been sent to

the school, and the story

hour will be scheduled with

the teachers.

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their enthusiasm for Red Cross respresentative Laura

Heinmann, shown in back. From the left are Braeden

Poirot, Danny Shrout, Megan Waeltz, Jaidyn Morse and

Brooklyn Murray. Photo by Carol Mercer

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The Sparta Community

Chorus is looking for kids

age 4 through eighth-

grade to join Cabaret Kids

for local productions.

Performance dates will

be April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27

and 28.

Children may register at

the Sparta Community

Playhouse Theatre Tues-

day, January 29 or

Wednesday, January 30

from 5 to 6 p.m. The en-

trance is on Melmar be-

hind Showtime Cinema.

There is a $10 registra-

tion fee and a $10 cost for

a cast t-shirt, payable dur-

ing registration.

Rehearsals will be Tues-

days and Thursdays from

5 to 6 p.m. Children are re-

quired to attend at least

one rehearsal each week

but are encouraged to at-

tend as many as possible.

For more information,

contact Connie Wolter at

618-559-5572 or 282-3000.

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The Illinois Farm Bureau is

hosting three seminars in

the area covering motor ve-

hicle laws affecting farmers

and crop insurance informa-

tion for 2013.

The nearest seminar will be

at John A. Logan College in

Carterville February 26.

Trucking regulations will be

covered from 1 to 3 p.m. and

crop insurance from 3:30 to

5:30.

Topics covered will include

changes in federal motor car-

rier safety regulations. Farm

Bureau transportation ex-

pert Kevin Rund will cover

topics ranging from sorting

interstate from intrastate,

USDOT number registration

and the UCR, CDL, medical

card and MAP-21 changes.

Illinois Farm Bureau risk

management specialist Doug

Yoder will cover new features

to crop insurance, including

the newest phase of rate ad-

justments. He will also cover

the nine-month extension of

the 2008 farm bill and what

it means to farmers, risk

management needs, and pos-

sible crop insurance ramifi-

cations.

The seminar is free, but ad-

vance registration is re-

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By Carol Mercer

Saturday, February 2 is

Take Your Child to the Li-

brary Day. This is a new

event that will be held the

first Saturday of every Feb-

ruary. It was proposed and

started last year by a

children’s librarian in Con-

necticut.

The Marissa District Pub-

lic Library will celebrate the

day with special activities.

From 9 to 10:30 a.m., there

will be a signup for library

cards. A free book bag will

be given to the first 10 fami-

lies to sign up.

A story hour and craft

time will be held from 10:30

to 11:30, and refreshments

will be served from 11:30 to

noon.

The Marissa library is lo-

cated at 212 North Main and

is staffed by Linda Smith,

Kay Miller and Linda

Paulson.

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Hayes is a graduate of

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Health Care Executives.

He has spent the majority

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his career at St. Louis

Children’s Hospital. Prior

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Chester, he was CEO for

Illinois Valley Community

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Hayes is currently serv-

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Chester Rotary Club and

president-elect of the

Chester Chamber of Com-

merce. He and his wife

Connie live in Chester.

They have three daugh-

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The Chester Memorial

Hospital board held a spe-

cial meeting Friday.

The closed meeting was

called to discuss personnel

issues.

After the meeting, hos-

pital administrator Steve

Hayes said the only action

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2012 National FFA Convention and Expo. The proceeds are the result of Rural

King’s participation in Home Grown, a funding partnership with Red Brand

fence, manufactured by Keystone Steel & Wire in Peoria. Foundation sponsors

make possible award and recognition programs, scholarships, service learning

activities, global engagement programs, national FFA convention functions,

educational materials and teacher training. Locally, Rural King has stores in

Murphysboro and Carbondale. Shown in front from left are Robert Cooper,

executive director of the National FFA Foundation, Josh Gordon of Rural King

and Doug Wright, vice president of sales and marketing for Keystone Steel &

Wire. The students in back were not identified.

The Marissa Chamber of

Commerce’s annual din-

ner meeting is this Satur-

day, January 26.

The theme of the dinner

is Margaritaville, and it

will be held at the St. Li-

bory American Legion

hall. Island/Parrothead

attire is optional but not

required.

A social hour will start

at 5:30 with dinner at

6:30. During the dinner,

Marissa’s third annual

most valuable person

award winner will be

named.

For more information

call 618-295-3737

The Sparta Community

Hospital Auxiliary’s Tree

of Hope campaign contin-

ues through the end of

this month.

Auxiliary members say

the campaign has been a

success with many gener-

ous donations made.

The money will be used

to help pay for new mam-

mography equipment for

the hospital.

As of January 5, the

amount donated stood at

$10,425.

Donations can be made

in memory of a loved one

or for any other reason.

Send donations to the

Sparta Community Hospi-

tal Auxiliary, Box 75,

Sparta 62286.

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Anita McDonough,

physical therapist assis-

tant at Memorial Hos-

pital’s Sports Rehab and

Therapy Center, was the

speaker at the January 21

meeting of Memorial’s

cancer support group.

McDonough demon-

strated various chair exer-

cises that can be done to

regain and/or maintain

range of motion following

certain surgeries, or if a

person is unable to stand

to exercise for other rea-

sons.

She stressed that range

of motion exercises should

be done every day and

should always precede

strengthening exercises.

Memorial’s cancer sup-

port group meets the third

Monday of every month at

10 a.m. in the hospital’s

oncology department. Par-

ticipation is free, and at-

tendance is open to anyone

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rector of community rela-

tions and marketing, at

826-4581 extension 1373.

Rehab therapist talksto support group

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exercises

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COULTERVILLE

January 28-31

Breakfast

MONDAY: Pancake/sausage

on a stick, cereal, toast and

jelly, fruit, juice, milk.

TUESDAY: Scrambled eggs,

sausage, toast, jelly, cereal,

fruit, juice, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Waffles,

syrup, sausage patty, cereal,

fruit, juice, milk.

THURSDAY: Pancakes,

syrup, sausage patty, cereal,

fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch

MONDAY: Beef and bean

burrito, romaine, tomato,

Mexican corn, apple wedges,

milk. HS, chips, salsa,

chicken on bun.

TUESDAY: Stromboli, garden

spinach salad, fresh carrots,

strawberries, milk. HS alt,

burrito.

WEDNESDAY: BBQ, bun,

sweet potato puffs, baked

beans, orange smiles, milk.

HS alt, hot ham and cheese,

cookie.

THURSDAY: Turkey and

cheese sub, lettuce, tomato,

oven fries, sliced peaches,

milk. HS alt, BBQ on bun,

graham crackers.

MARISSA ELEMENTARY

January 28-31

Breakfast

MONDAY: Breakfast pizza,

juice.

TUESDAY: Scrambled eggs,

sausage, juice.

WEDNESDAY: Cereal,

cinnamon toast, juice.

THURSDAY: Biscuits, gravy,

pineapple.

Lunch

MONDAY: Cheeseburger,

chips, carrot sticks, dip,

pudding.

TUESDAY: BBQ rib, bun,

baked beans, peaches, jello

cake.

WEDNESDAY: Popcorn

chicken, scalloped potatoes,

hot sliced apples, icee.

THURSDAY: Chili mac,

celery sticks, dip,

applesauce, cookie.

Alternate meal: peanut

butter and jelly sandwich.

Milk served with each

meal.

ST. MARK’S

January February 1

MONDAY: Zoo crew nuggets,

macaroni and cheese, green

beans, pears, bread, milk.

TUESDAY: Sloppy joe, cheesy

broccoli and cauliflower,

strawberries, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Pork roast

and gravy, mashed potatoes,

corn, peaches, pumpkin bars,

bread, milk.

THURSDAY: BBQ chicken

sandwich, peas, pineapple,

milk.

FRIDAY: School improve-

ment. Dismiss at 11:15.

TRICO ELEMENTARY

January 28-February 1

Breakfast

MONDAY: Pancake/sausage

on a stick, syrup, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY: Breakfast pizza,

fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Sausage and

egg biscuit, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY: Pancakes, syr-

up, sausage patty, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY: Waffle, syrup, ham

slice, fruit juice, milk.

Lunch

MONDAY: Pepperoni pizza,

garden salad, ranch dressing,

fruit, Rice Krispie treat, milk.

TUESDAY: Chicken nuggets,

chips, salsa, carrots, dip,

fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Corn dog,

baked beans, fruit, elf

grahams, milk.

THURSDAY: Chicken patty,

bun, tater tots, fruit, choco-

late pudding, milk.

FRIDAY: Turkey sandwich,

Cheetos, green beans, fruit,

milk.

TRICO HIGH

January 28-February 1

Breakfast

MONDAY: Pancake/sausage

on a stick, syrup, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY: Breakfast pizza,

fruit, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Sausage and

egg biscuit, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY: Pancakes,

syrup, sausage patty, fruit,

milk.

FRIDAY: Waffle, syrup, ham

slice, juice, milk.

Lunch

MONDAY: Chicken patty,

baked beans, fruit, milk.

TUESDAY: Pepperoni pizza,

garden salad, fruit, Rice

Krispie treat, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Fish sand-

wich, broccoli and cheese,

creamy cole slaw, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY: Salisbury steak,

dinner roll, mashed potatoes,

gravy, corn, fruit, milk.

FRIDAY: Two hot dogs, green

beans, fruit, milk.

MARISSA HIGH

January 28-31

Breakfast

MONDAY: Long john donut,

juice.

TUESDAY: Breakfast taco,

juice.

WEDNESDAY: Biscuits,

gravy, sausage, juice.

THURSDAY: Cereal, muffin,

juice.

Lunch

MONDAY: Chili , Fritos,

cheese, celery sticks, oatmeal

cookie. Alt, chili dog.

TUESDAY: Beef soft taco,

lettuce, tomato, cheese, corn,

1/2 orange, churros. Alt,

chicken quesadilla.

WEDNESDAY: Turkey

horseshoe, French fries,

sliced carrots, snickerdoodle

cookie. Alt, hamburger.

THURSDAY: Sloppy joe,

macaroni and cheese, green

beans, applesauce. Alt, corn

dog.

Milk served with each meal.

Chef salads offered each day.

SPARTA

January 28-31

Breakfast

MONDAY: Biscuits, gravy,

sausage, juice, milk.

TUESDAY: Omelet, hash

browns, toast, jelly, juice,

milk.

WEDNESDAY: Coffee cake,

juice, milk.

THURSDAY: Sausage

pancake nuggets, juice, milk.

Lunch

MONDAY: Chicken sticks,

French fries, fruit, cookie.

TUESDAY: Biscuits, gravy,

sausage, breakfast potatoes,

biscuit, jelly, juices.

WEDNESDAY: Taco, lettuce,

tomato, cheese, refried

beans, corn, fruit.

THURSDAY: BBQ chicken,

bun, sweet potato fries, pears.

Menu subject to change.

Milk served with every

meal.

EVANSVILLE

January 28-31

Breakfast

MONDAY: Biscuits, gravy,

sausage, juice, milk.

TUESDAY: Omelet, hash

browns, toast, jelly, juice,

milk.

WEDNESDAY: Coffee cake,

juice, milk.

THURSDAY: Sausage pan-

cake nuggets, fruit, milk.

Lunch

MONDAY: Chicken sticks,

French fries, fruit, cookie,

milk.

TUESDAY: Biscuits, gravy,

sausage, breakfast potatoes,

biscuit, jelly, fruit juice, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Taco, lettuce,

tomato, cheese, refried beans,

corn, fruit, milk.

THURSDAY: BBQ chicken,

bun, sweet potato fries,

pears, milk.

STEELEVILLE

January 28-February 1

Breakfast

MONDAY: Cereal pop tart,

juice, milk.

TUESDAY: Egg, sausage

biscuit, juice, milk.

WEDNESDAY: Pancake

sausage on a stick, syrup,

juice, milk.

THURSDAY: Biscuit, gravy,

juice, milk.

FRIDAY: No school.

Lunch

MONDAY: Chicken &

noodles, mashed potatoes,

green beans, applesauce.

TUESDAY: Pig in a blanket,

potato wedges, broccoli with

cheese, peaches, jello.

WEDNESDAY: Spaghetti

with meat sauce, garden

spinach salad, peas, mixed

fruit, garlic bread.

THURSDAY: Taco salad,

tortilla chips, salsa, refried

beans, pineapple.

School breakfastand lunch menus

PCHS pompon girls SecondThe Pinckneyville Community High School Marching Panther pompon girls took

second place in the Class A kick division at the Edwardsville IDTA pompon

contest January 12. The squad also placed fifth in the jazz division. In front from

left are Sarah Carlson, Deanne Brand and Emma Smyth. Middle row: Ashley

Maxey, Jordan Wieland, Madison Coleman, Bailey Nippe, Laci Zeidler and Katie

Kovic. Back row: Sierra Benbrook, Sydney Stanton, Alexis Ruffino, Taryn Pabst,

Haley Johnston, Callie Priebe, Kaitlyn Sweeney and Shelby Morgenthaler. The

squad is coached by Rhonda Hicks and Stephen Cannedy. The choreographer is

Tawmi Conley.

Jake Dillan Hoffman, a

sophomore athletic train-

ing major from Red Bud,

was named to the Culver-

Stockton College honor

roll for the fall 2012 se-

mester.

Honor roll students

must have earned between

a 3.2 and 3.49 grade point

average and be enrolled in

a minimum of 12 credit

hours with no grade lower

than a C.

Culver-Stockton College

is a private, liberal arts

college located in Canton,

Missouri.

Hoffmannamed toCulver-StocktonCollege’shonor roll

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successfully completed the optional education program. Twelve students from nine

area high schools were recognized in a ceremony held at the Hecker Community

Center. Pictured in front from left are Jake Houston, New Athens; Melodie Mize,

Waterloo; Cassie Jelinek, Columbia; Jackie Parker, Dupo; Stephanie Kane, Sparta

and Kaylei Dixon, Freeburg. In back from left are Andrew Donjon, Red Bud; Tyler

Porter, Red Bud; Adam Reis, Columbia; John Offermann, Red Bud; Dylan Kent, Red

Bud and Chris Dillman, Chester. Beck will officially be known as the Career Center

of Southern Illinois beginning July 1.

Geography winnerA.J. Stearns, center, won the St. Mark’s Lutheran School national geographic bee.

Brett Rickenberg, left, placed third and Noah Valleroy placed second. Stearns will

take a written test to try to qualify for the state geography bee.

Author visitsThe third-grade class at St. Mark’s Lutheran School in Steeleville was visited recently

by author M.J. Hinnerichs, right. Hinnerichs explained how to plan a story and what

she did to get her book published. She also read her book “Nibble’s Nighttime

Adventure.”

Christopher Triphahn, the

son of Bobbi Jo and John

Helmers of Steeleville and

Jeff Triphahn of Wichita,

Kansas, recently received

his master’s degree in aero-

space engineering. The de-

gree was bestowed by the

University of Illinois.

Requirements to complete

his degree included NASA-

funded research.

Triphahn is now a Ph.D.

candidate at the U of I and

will be continuing his re-

search through a NASA and

Boeing joint-funded project.

Triphahn is a 2006 gradu-

ate of Sparta High School.

He is the grandson of Dor-

othy Lueth of Sparta,

Charles and Judy Triphahn

of Prospect Heights, Edgar

and Gertrude Helmers of

Steeleville and the late

Herman Lueth Jr.

Triphahn receivesmaster’s in aerospace

Christopher Triphahn

Registration for the Will-

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League will be held Satur-

day, January 26 at the

Willisville Town Hall from

10 a.m to 2 p.m.

Registration fee is $25 for

the first child and $20 for

each additional child in the

family.

The WPC will also be tak-

ing orders for parent shirts,

which cost $15 each.

For more information, call

318-2138 or 318-2137.

WPC YouthLeague ballsign-ups

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Auxiliary meeting in November. They were there to explain their program for the

coming year. From left are Bear leader Jay Graham, Cubmaster Michael Koch,

Assistant Cubmaster Jan Koch, Webelos leader Laura Hicks, Webelo leader Alexis

Cahoon and auxiliary President Rose Bartens. Below, Bartens presents a check to

Michael Koch. The auxiliary has sponsored the Cub Scouts for many years.

Baldwin is getting a new

lawn mower for its summer

work.

At its January 15 meeting,

the board agreed to buy a

Hustler mower from Hart-

mann Farm Supply for

$8,399. The price includes

a trade-in of a 72-inch deck.

The new 37-horsepower

mower also has a 72-inch

deck.

Mayor Jeff Rowold re-

ported on the washout/dis-

infection report prepared

by Darin Clarke from Util-

ity Service Company for the

water tower project com-

pleted last October.

The report was given to

board members for their

review. Maintenance super-

visor Gary Schoenbeck

commended the report.

Zoning administrator

Brad Denney, Rowold,

Trustee Dan Jones and vil-

lage attorney Lucas Liefer

have continued meeting

with Mark Theobald about

his ham radio antenna vio-

lations. Denney gave the

complete zoning file to the

attorney for his review.

Baldwin boardagrees to purchasenew lawn mower

The Randolph County Soil

and Water Conservation

District will hold an open

house and election Thurs-

day, February 7 . The office

is located at 313 West

Belmont Street in Sparta.

The open house will fea-

ture presentations by NRCS

soil scientist Bryan Fitch,

and former U of I Extension

educator and cover crops

expert Mike Plumer.

Fitch will speak from 10 to

Randolph soil and water districtto host open house and election

11 a.m. and will present in-

formation on how to manage

sodium soils. Plumer will

speak from 1 to 3 and will

present information on cover

crop selection and manage-

ment, impacts on soil quality

and pests.

There will be a question

and answer time following

each presentation.

The election of NRCS direc-

tors will be held throughout

the day beginning at 7 a.m.

and concluding at 5 p.m.

Any person, firm or corpo-

ration holding legal title or

are in legal possession of

land within Randolph

County, as well as those

who are lessees, renters or

tenants are eligible to vote.

The district cannot accept

absentee balloting.

If you plan to attend one

of the presentations or want

more information call 443-

4381 extension 3.

Seats on the bus are still

available for a trip to the

2013 National Farm Ma-

chinery Show in Louisville,

Kentucky.

The bus, cosponsored by

the Perry County Farm Bu-

reau, will leave from the

Farm Bureau parking lot in

Pinckneyville at 5:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 13

and arrive in Louisville

around 9:30 a.m.

The bus will leave for the

return trip at 4:30 p.m., stop-

ping at the Log Inn Restau-

rant in Warrenton, Indiana.

The cost to reserve a seat

on the bus is $55. The fee

covers the trip, snacks and

meal on the return trip. The

fee must be received at the

Perry County Farm Bureau

office by Wednesday, Feb-

ruary 6.

Call 357-9355 for more in-

formation.

Seats stillavailablefor farmmachineryshow

Williamson and Jackson

county Farm Bureaus are

hosting a market outlook

Tuesday, January 29 at 6 p.m.

The meeting will take place

at Southern FS located 2002

E. Main Street in Marion.

The speaker will be Dale

Durchholz from AgriVisor.

The meeting is free, and a

light meal will be provided.

Call 684-3129 or 993-2609 to

register.

Durchholz will also speak

at the Perry County Farm

Bureau office in Pinck-

neyville Wednesday, January

30 at noon.

A light lunch will be served

before the presentation.

Call 357-9355 by Friday,

January 25.

Marketoutlookseminarsfor farmers

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COMING EVENTS-NOTICES-AUCTIONS

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drive along Shawneetown Trail in Steeleville have probably seen this bottle tree. It

is in the back yard of Bob and Cheryn Sutton who live at 800 E. Sunset Drive. The

tree is made up of blue wine bottles placed on cold rolled steel or rebar, and the

Suttons put up the tree last summer. “We had it lit up for Christmas this year,” said

Bob Sutton. “It is just a conservation piece in our summer flower garden. We saw

something like it a long time ago.”

To help protect patients,

workers and the public,

State Representative Jerry

Costello II has filed legisla-

tion to allow for the use of

medical restraints when

transporting patients from

Chester Mental Health.

“The staff at Chester Men-

tal Health has an incredibly

difficult job to do, especially

when taking into account

the potentially dangerous

people who may need to be

escorted long distances for

different services. This bill

ensures these trips would

be safer and less costly by

allowing staff to restrain

certain people when neces-

sary,” Costello said.

The bill would require that

before the use of any re-

straints, the request must be

reviewed by a physician and

only used based on the poten-

tial risk for violence, duration

and purpose of the trip, prior

experience during transpor-

tation and risk of flight.

Move on to make transportingmental health patients safer

Prenatal classes at Chester hospitalThe next prenatal class at

Memorial Hospital in

Chester will begin Satur-

day, March 2, from 8:30

a.m. to 3 p.m. in the hospi-

tal conference room.

Instructors are nurses Jill

Arbeiter, and Julie Hartman.

The curriculum will in-

clude maternal nutrition,

pregnancy complications,

infant feeding, child safety,

growth and development of

the newborn, discipline and

child rearing.

Cesarean sections and an-

esthesia options are dis-

cussed, and films will be

shown on the many aspects

of childbirth. Lamaze

breathing and relaxation

techniques are introduced

and practiced.

These parenthood prepara-

tion classes at Memorial

Hospital in Chester are given

free of charge to the public.

Preregistration is preferred.

To register or for more in-

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Kindergarten preregistra-

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Wednesday, February 6.

Available times are 9 to

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the front hallway of the

grade school.

Parents are asked to take

the child’s birth certificate,

a bill with the 911 address

on it and a copy of the

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Pending Federal Commu-

nications Commission ap-

proval, which is expected,

Southern Illinois Radio

Group will become the sole

owner of WHCO Radio in

Sparta.

SIRG is now made up

solely of Dave Holder and

his wife Carolyn. The Hold-

ers have purchased the re-

maining station shares they

did not already own from

other shareholders.

Saturday, Dave Holder

said some of the people who

have been working at the

station will not be staying

on.

“Our intent is to keep the

country music format,” said

Holder. “It will continue,

although I am not sure yet

how it will all end up.”

Holder said there have

been changes made in the

station’s morning show, but

he did not elaborate.

“I think WHCO is a very

nice business, and we would

like to see it continue and

do well. Our goal is to make

it a viable and good station,”

Holder said.

Holder said he has been

managing the station for

about the past four years,

after Jack Scheper became

ill.

WHCO went on the air in

1955. It was originally

owned and operated by

Hirsch Communications,

the same family that then

owned Channel 12 in Cape

Girardeau. At some point,

Scheper and other inves-

tors purchased the station

from the Hirsch family.

Holder operates an ac-

counting business and is

the current chairman of the

Randolph County Board of

Commissioners.

Holders become the soleowners of WHCO radio

Congressman Bill Enyart

has announced he will form

a Southern Illinois Gun

Task Force.

In light of the Obama

administration’s proposed

gun control plan, Enyart

said he will convene a team

across Illinois’ 12th Con-

gressional District to ad-

dress ways to protect gun

owners and their Second

Amendment rights, while

addressing mental health

concerns and working to re-

duce gun violence.

Enyart, retired adjutant

general of the Illinois Na-

tional Guard, said he is a

proud gun owner, avid

hunter and conservationist.

He has named Perry

County Clerk Kevin Kern to

head the task force. Kern

said he will begin putting

it together.

“I envision a diverse

group, including gun own-

ers, sportsman groups,

school administrators, law

enforcement and mental

health professionals,” Kern

Kevin Kern

said. “There is no shortage

of people who can give us

input into ways to try and

curb the violence without

taking away freedoms.”

Enyart said it is essential

that southern Illinois val-

ues are protected.

“This task force is an im-

portant step to ensure that

we safeguard our Second

Amendment rights, ad-

dress barriers to mental

health care, punish offend-

ers who lie on background

checks and work responsi-

bly to reduce gun violence,”

Enyart said. “It is disap-

pointing that the president

chose to handle this impor-

tant issue through execu-

tive order. That is why I

look forward to working

with Kevin and the South-

ern Illinois Gun Task Force

to draw on the depth of ex-

perience and diversity in

Illinois’ 12th District and

start a serious dialogue.”

Kern said he is pleased to

work with Enyart to form

the task force.

“There is an important de-

bate being waged across the

nation,” Kern said, “and by

bringing together people

from across the district, we

can start a conversation

where all of southern Illi-

nois voices are heard.”

Kern will head task force togather opinion on gun control

Instigated bycongressman

Good things continue to be

said about Cardinal baseball

great Stan Musial. The pride

of the Cardinals died at age

92 last Saturday.

Musial was a St. Louis area

ambassador and made mul-

tiple visits to Evansville in

the late 1980s.

Rich Stefani, who then

owned the Family Tradition

restaurant and bar in

Evansvillle, remembers the

times the famous baseball

player came into his busi-

ness—and he was not alone.

“One Tuesday here came a

whole gang walking up to

the bar from the river,” said

Stefani. “It was the Leonard

Vasquez family, and they

had along Stan Musial,

Whitey Herzog, Red Schoen-

dienst, Amadi who drew

the Post Dispatch Weather

Bird, auto dealer Bo Boeck-

man, a couple of Cardinal

coaches and all of their

wives. It was a large group.”

Stefani said that was the

first but not the last time

the Cardinal icons would

visit his restaurant. He said

they came down to his res-

taurant for about four sum-

mers in a row.

“They would come down

the Kaskaskia River on the

houseboat Old Glory,

owned by the Vasquez fam-

ily who was from New Ath-

ens,” he said. “Whitey was

originally from New Ath-

ens, you know. One time,

Jack Clark came along.”

Stefani remembers that

they got to know Musial and

Herzog on a first-name basis.

“Musial was a down-to-

earth guy,” said Stefani.

“He was as good a dude you

would find anywhere.”

Stefani said Musial would sit

with local kids who were

around, and many Evansville

citizens were able to get a lot

of autographs and photo-

graphs.

“They would all sit at a pic-

nic table, and Stan would play

his harmonica,” said Stefani.

“Stan always liked to play his

harmonica, with everyone

joining in before they all

headed back to the river.”

Musial’s memory is being

honored all over St. Louis.

His funeral is scheduled for

this week.

This is one of the photographs Rich Stefani made available for publication. On the

left, is Stefani’s son Lenny with Stan Musial outside the Family Tradition. The

other boy is identified only as Toby.

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County Journal January 24, 2013

CCCCCJJJJJ SPORTS By Greg Myers

Page 14

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Steeleville’s title run at Mid-Winter Classicfalls short against Waterloo in finals

Steeleville junior Steven Uchtman is swarmed by teammates after making the game winning shot against

Trico Thursday night.

Steeleville’s unexpected

run at the 49th annual

Sparta Mid-Winter Classic

title fell short against Wa-

terloo Saturday night in

the championship game.

The Warriors made a

strong run late in the

game but couldn’t pull it

off against their 3A oppo-

nent.

Trico’s late rally was

enough to edge Du Quoin

in the third place game,

and Sparta ran away from

Red Bud to take fifth.

Being selected to the all-

tournament first team

were Blaine LePere

(Trico), Justin Kretchmer

(Waterloo), Shane

Lenhardt (Waterloo), Phil

Lockhart (Sparta) and

Darin Winkelman (Steele-

ville). The second team

consisted of Austin Mapps

(Du Quoin), George Kuhl-

man (Trico), A.J. Jeffers

(Steeleville), Aaron Rush-

ing (Sparta) and Josh Sny-

der (Red Bud).

Waterloo 58

Steeleville 51

Coming into the champi-

onship game Saturday

night, Steeleville was a

heavy underdog to Water-

loo a 3A squad that fin-

ished second last year.

The Warriors had

trouble with Waterloo’s

size and defensive pres-

sure, but a late rally by

Steeleville nearly gave the

small 1A squad the title.

However, Waterloo with-

stood Steeleville’s late

charge and held on for a

58-51 victory to win the

tournament title.

“Nobody expected us to

be in the championship

game,” said first-year head

coach for Steeleville

Bryce Bainter. “This team

doesn’t quit. They will

fight to the end. We

weren’t going to just roll

over for them. I’m proud of

this team for how they

battled against a much

bigger school with a very

physical team.”

Waterloo’s full -court

press gave Steeleville

trouble right from the

start. The Warriors turned

the ball over six times in

the first quarter. Darin

Winkelman led Steeleville

with six opening quarter

points, while Jared

Lengacher had nine for

Waterloo. Waterloo led 13-

8 at the end of the first

period.

Waterloo’s long range

shooting was the story in

the second quarter, as the

Bulldogs outscored Steel-

eville 16-11 for a 29-19 lead

at the break.

Waterloo made four 3-

pointers in the quarter,

and junior Johnny Albers

scored eight points for the

Bulldogs off the bench.

Steeleville committed six

more turnovers in the sec-

ond quarter to finish the

first half with 12 turn-

overs.

“Waterloo used good de-

fensive pressure against

us and they were a little

too much for us early on,”

said Bainter. “They made

it hard for us to get the

ball up the court and re-

ally made us work hard for

our points.”

Steeleville’s offense con-

tinued to struggle in the

third quarter. The War-

riors made just one of its

first 12 shots in the period

and it appeared as Water-

loo was going to run away

with the game, leading by

15, 38-23.

A technical on Waterloo

point guard Daniel Garner

helped slow down the

Bulldogs’ momentum, and

then Steeleville junior

Steven Uchtman got hot,

making three 3-pointers to

ignite a 13-3 run by the

Warriors to cut the lead

down to five, 41-36.

Steeleville would carry

the momentum over into

the fourth quarter. A pair

of baskets by Reid Wilson

and a layup by A.J. Jeffers

accounted for a 6-2 run by

the Warriors that cut

Waterloo’s lead to one

point, 43-42 with 5:35 re-

maining in the game.

Waterloo sophomore

Rick Wiegand scored the

next five points to push

his team’s lead back up to

six, 48-42.

Steeleville would close

to within four but

wouldn’t get any closer, as

Waterloo hit just enough

free throws to pull out a

seven-point win.

Wiegand and Lengacher

each finished with 15

points to lead Waterloo.

Uchtman led Steeleville

with 15 points. Jeffers

tossed in 14 and Winkel-

man added 12.

Trico 45

Du Quoin 43

Trico scored on 12 of its

final 13 possessions to

overcome a 15-point third

quarter deficit and defeat

Du Quoin 45-43 in the

third place game Satur-

day.

“I felt like we were get-

ting good looks at the bas-

ket, the shots just weren’t

falling early on for us,”

said Trico coach Mike

Denault. “I just kept tell-

ing them to keep playing

hard. I think we guarded

pretty well and our defen-

sive effort kept us in the

game.”

The game was even

early on, as the two teams

tied each other four times

in the first quarter with no

team taking an edge.

George Kuhlman led

Trico with four first frame

points including a two-

handed slam dunk.

Daulton Beltz led Du

Quoin with six first quar-

ter points and the game

was tied 11-11 at the end

of the opening quarter.

Trico’s shooting woes

began to surface in the

second quarter. The Pio-

neers were just 1-of-11 in

the period. Brenden Fred

knocked down two 3-

pointers for the Indians,

as they outscored Trico 12-

2 in the quarter for a 23-

13 halftime lead.

Trico made just one of

its first six shots in the

third quarter and found

themselves down 15

points, 33-18.

Another dunk by Kuhl-

man started a 4-0 run by

Trico to end the third

quarter down 33-22.

Trico stepped things up

in the fourth quarter out-

scoring Du Quoin 23-10.

“We really picked up

our defensive intensity in

the fourth quarter,” said

Denault. “The guys really

fought hard. We got good

shot selection, and they

took care of the basket-

ball.”

Trico scored points on

10-of-11 possessions in the

quarter. A layup by Kuhl-

man tied the game up at

43 with 2:05 left in the

game.

Trico forced another

turnover and ran time off

the clock until Chase

Rednour was fouled with

6.9 seconds remaining.

The 6’5 sophomore

calmly drained both pres-

sure packed free throws.

Du Quoin’s last attempt

fell short, and Trico es-

caped with the two-point

win.

Rednour scored 10 of his

12 points in the fourth

quarter, while Kuhlman

had nine points in the

frame.

As a team, Trico was 12-

of-12 from the foul line

over the final eight min-

utes.

Kuhlman finished with

17 points to lead Trico.

Fred finished with 18

and Beltz added 13 for Du

Quoin.

Sparta 60

Red Bud 27

Sparta forced Red Bud

into more than 20 turn-

overs and used its defen-

sive pressure to run away

with a 60-27 victory to

place fifth at the tourna-

ment Saturday evening.

“There is no doubt that

our defense won this ball

game,” said Sparta coach

Jeff Bowlby. “We played

with some intensity, and

got some good play off the

bench, especially from

Titus Clay.”

Christian Jackson paced

the Sparta offense with a

game-high 26 points.

“Teams like to key on

Aaron Rushing, and Chris-

tian will have the opportu-

nities to have big games.

Tonight was a big game

for him. He really lifted

us.”

Jackson got off to a

quick start for the Bull-

dogs, scoring eight points

in the first quarter and the

Bulldogs led 14-9.

Red Bud was just 3-of-14

from the floor in the open-

Being selected to the all-tournament team, pictured from left, were Phil Lockhart (Sparta), Darin Winkelman

(Steeleville), Shane Lenhardt (Waterloo), Justin Kretchmer (Waterloo), Blaine LePere (Trico), Josh Snyder

(Red Bud), A.J. Jeffers (Steeleville), George Kuhlman (Trico) and Aaron Rushing (Sparta). Not pictured is

Austin Mapps (Du Quoin).

Continued on page 15

Carlyle ended Pinckneyville’s eight-year run as champi-

ons of the Benton Invitational by sweeping through the field

for the title. Pinckneyville finished tournament play with a

3-2 record, good enough for third place.

Pinckneyville’s Luke Miller and Dylan Hardin were

named to the all tournament team.

Okawville 52

Pinckneyville 35

Okawville outscored Pinckneyville in every quarter to run

away with a 52-35 Saturday night.

The loss left Pinckneyville in third place with a 3-2 tour-

nament record.

Hardin had nine points to pace the Panthers.

Pinckneyville 45

Hamilton County 34

Pinckneyville grabbed a 27-16 first half lead and held off

Hamilton County for a 45-34 win Saturday.

Dylan Hardin led the Panthers with 18 points, and Chris

Priebe added 10.

Pinckneyville 53

Sesser-Valier 29

Pinckneyville held Sesser-Valier scoreless in the first

quarter and led 24-5 at the half in a 53-29 rout Friday night.

The Panthers outscored Sesser-Valier 30-24 in the sec-

ond half for the 24-point win.

Dylan Hardin paced the Panthers with 15 points.

Carlyle 47

Pinckneyville 40

Pinckneyville’s long winning streak in the Benton Invi-

tational came to an end Wednesday night with a 47-40 loss

to Carlyle.

The Panthers fell behind 14-5 in the first quarter and 24-

13 at the intermission.

Pinckneyville fought back in the third quarter outscor-

ing Carlyle 17-6, but Carlyle pulled away in the fourth for

the seven-point win.

Dylan Hardin led the Panthers with 16 points.

Panthers’ win streakat Benton snapped

Pinckneyville goes 3-2 in tournament and finishes third

Steeleville 79

Valmeyer 30

Steeleville outscored Valmeyer in every quarter, includ-

ing 49-12 in the first half to run away with a 79-30 victory

Tuesday night.

Reid Wilson led Steeleville with 25 points. Steven

Uchtman and Nic Hagel each had 10 in the win.

Chester 61

Christopher 51

Chester ran out to a 37-24 first half lead and held off Chris-

topher for a 61-51 win Friday night to remain unbeaten in

the Black Diamond West.

Chris Schwartz led the Yellow Jackets with 24 points, and

Jake Lochhead added 17. Kyle Landon finished with 10 in

the win.

Chester 62

Shawnee 48

Chester outscored Shawnee 23-11 in the second quarter

to pull away with a 62-48 win over Shawnee Wednesday

night in Wolf Lake.

The Yellow Jackets trailed 11-10 in the first quarter, but

held a 33-22 lead at the half.

Chester outscored Shawnee 29-26 in the second half for

the 14-point win.

Chris Schwartz led Chester with 18 points. Kyle Landon

added 14 points and Jake Lochhead and Caleb Arbeiter each

tossed in 11.

Chester remains unbeatenin conference play

High school boys basketball roundup

Anna-Jonesboro 75

Chester 53

Anna-Jonesboro outscored Chester 51-30 in the second half

for a 75-53 victory Tuesday night.

Chester trailed 24-23 at the half.

McKenzi Rucker led Chester with 16 points, and Kayla

Ludwig had 12.

Sparta 47

Dupo 43

Sparta held off Dupo 47-43 to pick up its first win of the

season 47-40 Monday night.

The Lady Bulldogs led 16-7 in the first quarter and 25-12 at

halftime.

Dupo rallied to outscore Sparta 16-9 and 15-13 in the sec-

ond half.

Taylor Craig led Sparta with 16 points.

ZRC 45

Trico 40

Katelyn Thies scored 14 points for Trico but it was not

enough in a 45-40 loss to Zeigler-Royalton-Christopher Mon-

day night.

Pinckneyville 55

Anna-Jonesboro 37

Pinckneyville outscored Anna-Jonesboro in every quarter

en route to a 55-37 win Monday night.

Katelyn Mayer and Keelyn Stein each scored 12 points to

lead the Lady Panthers.

Trico 41

Marissa-Coulterville 19

Trico held Marissa-Coulterville to just nine points in the

second half to pull away for a 41-19 victory Saturday.

The Lady Pioneers led 19-10 at halftime and outscored the

Lady Meteors 14-0 in the third.

Freshman Emily Bauersachs hit four 3-pointers and led

Trico with 18 points. Jessica Prange added 12 points in the

win.

Laura Berger led Marissa with eight points, and Christa Hill

had six.

Sesser-Valier 67

Chester 34

Chester fell behind 42-8 in the first half and couldn’t come-

back in a 67-34 loss to Sesser-Valier Saturday.

The Lady Jackets did outscore Sesser-Valier 22-6 in the

fourth quarter but it was not enough.

Chelsea Schroeder led Chester with 13 points

Elverado 59

Steeleville 50

Steeleville grabbed a 19-14 lead in the first quarter, but were

outscored in each of the remaining three quarters in a 59-50

loss to Elverado Thursday.

Sara Potter led the Lady Warriors with 17 points. Alex Gale

had 14 points and 18 rebounds, while Chloe Gerlach finished

with 12 points.

Carterville 62

Chester 18

Carterville outscored Chester in every quarter, including

37-11 in the second half to run away for a 62-18 victory Thurs-

day night.

Marah Laramore led Chester with five points, and Kayla

Ludwig had four.

Lady Bulldogs get first winHigh school girls basketball roundup

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ing quarter. Josh Snyder

led the Musketeers with

five points in the first

frame.

Sophomore Seth Fergu-

son gave Sparta a spark in

the second quarter, mak-

ing two 3-pointers, as the

Bulldogs outscored Red

Bud 13-4 for a 27-13 half-

time lead.

Red Bud was just 2-of-8

from the floor and turned

the ball over eight con-

secutive times in the pe-

riod.

Jackson poured in nine

points in the third quar-

ter, while Brenden Wilson

added six. Red Bud’s

struggles continued with

eight more turnovers,

while making just 1-of-6

shots. The Bulldogs out-

scored the Musketeers 17-

4 in the third for a 44-17

lead.

Sparta pushed its lead

to 30 points early in the

fourth quarter and

cruised to the 33-point

win.

Behind Jackson’s 26

point night, Rushing had

nine and Wilson added

eight in the win.

Snyder finished with 10

points to lead Red Bud.

Trico 51

Sparta 47

Trico made 13-of-16 free

throws and held off a late

rally by Sparta to pick up

a 51-47 win Friday night.

The Bulldogs, on the

other hand, struggled at

the line making just 5-of-

13 shots.

The Pioneers led 14-9 in

the first quarter and 23-19

at halftime.

Trico outscored Sparta

14-11 in the third, while

the Bulldogs outscored

the Pioneers 17-14 in the

fourth.

George Kuhlman and

Blaine LePere each

scored 15 points to pace

Trico’s attack.

Phil Lockhart led Sparta

with 17 points. Christian

Jackson added 10 points

in the loss.

Steeleville 76

Dupo 63

Darin Winkelman and

A.J. Jeffers combined to

score 50 points to lead

Steeleville past Dupo 76-

63 Friday night.

Winkelman led Steele-

ville with 30 points, and

Jeffers added 20.

The Warriors led 23-9 in

the first quarter and 37-21

at the break.

Steeleville 59 2OT

Trico 57

Steven Uchtman missed

his first shot to win the

game in double overtime,

but the junior followed his

shot, jumped up to grab

the rebound and fired up

another attempt while

still in the air.

This second attempt hit

off the back board, rolled

around the rim and

dropped through the bas-

ket just as the final horn

sounded, securing the

Warriors’ spot in the

championship game with

a 59-57 win over rival

Trico Thursday night.

“Steven showed a lot of

perseverance to stay with

the ball after missing his

first shot,” said Steeleville

coach Bryce Bainter.

“This entire team showed

a lot of resilience in this

game. They didn’t want to

lose. It really shows that

they have something in-

side of them pushing

them to succeed.”

The Warriors got off to

a quick start, scoring the

first six points of the

game. Trico answered

with a 9-2 run for a 9-8 ad-

vantage, but it was Steele-

ville that grabbed the

early momentum using a

10-1 run to take an 18-10

lead at the end of the first

quarter.

Trico was just 4-of-16

from the floor in the open-

ing quarter.

Reid Wilson paced

Steeleville with nine first

quarter points, while

Klayton Bunselmeyer led

Trico with six.

The Warriors led by as

much as 10 points in the

second quarter. However,

trailing 22-15, Trico fin-

ished off the first half with

a 16-5 run, which was

highlighted by a thunder-

ous putback dunk by

George Kuhlman, and led

31-27 at the break.

Kyle Hammel led the

charge for Trico in the

second quarter with 10

points, while Chase

Rednour added five.

Steeleville was just 2-of-

8 with five turnovers dur-

ing the Trico run.

Wilson scored seven

early points in the third

quarter to spark a 9-2 run

by the Warriors for a 36-

33 lead. The Pioneers’

cold shooting continued

in the third quarter, mak-

ing just 2-of-13 shots, but

still managed to finish the

quarter with a 7-2 run for

a 40-38 lead.

Steeleville was 0-for-6

with three turnovers after

taking the three-point

lead.

Trico’s lead increased to

six points on two occa-

sions in the fourth quar-

ter, but each time Steele-

ville fought back.

Darin Winkelman and

A.J. Jeffers each scored

five points in the fourth

quarter to help give Steel-

eville a chance to win the

game at the end of regula-

tion.

Winkelman fired up a

tough shot at the buzzer

but it rolled off the rim

and the game went into

overtime.

Each team scored just

two points in the first

overtime and Trico had a

chance to win it in the fi-

nal seconds. However,

Kuhlman’s shot was off

target and the game went

into double overtime.

Again each team scored

two points in the overtime

session, but this time

Uchtman found a way to

get off two shots in the fi-

nal seconds to pull out the

exciting win.

“We had several

chances to win the game,

but we made some poor

decisions,” said Trico

coach Mike Denault. “We

are not a young team, we

have to make better deci-

sions. Give Steeleville

credit. We had them down

several times and they

kept fighting back. They

made plays when they had

to.”

Wilson finished with 20

points to lead Steeleville,

while Winkelman had 17.

Jeffers added 11 and

Uchtman had nine.

Rednour led Trico with

16 points. Hammel added

12 and Blaine LePere

tossed in 11.

Steeleville improved to

2-0 in pool play, while

Trico dropped to 1-1.

Red Bud 40

Murphysboro 39

Josh Snyder nailed the

game-winner right before

the buzzer to give Red

Bud a 40-39 victory over

Murphysboro Thursday

night.

Snyder finished with a

team-high 13 points for

the Musketeers, while

Greg Godier tossed in

nine.

Red Bud led 5-3 in the

first quarter and 18-12 at

halftime.

Murphysboro outscored

Red Bud 15-7 in the third

for a 27-25 lead heading

into the fourth.

Sparta 66

Dupo 39

Sparta outscored Dupo

35-14 in the first half and

coasted to a 66-39 win

Wednesday night.

Aaron Rushing paced

the Bulldogs with 27

points, and Phil Lockhart

added 14.

In other tournament ac-

tion from Wednesday

night, Waterloo defeated

Red Bud 47-17.

Mid-Winter Classic ... Continued from page 14

Garver signs with Rend LakeTrico senior Katie Garver signed a letter of intent to play golf at Rend Lake College

Tuesday. Garver was named to the Southern Illinois Coaches Association All

South golf team. She placed sixth at the Nashville Tournament by shooting a 40,

and finished third at the Black Diamond Conference Tournament, shooting an

83. She shot an 88 at regionals, which tied her for sixth place. She went on to

shoot an 89 at sectionals and a 186 at the state finals. She was the medalist in 11

out of 15 matches this season. Her nine hole average this year was 42. Pictured

from left seated are Don Garver, Katie Garver, Kim Garver and Rend Lake coach

Cindy Corn. Shown in back are Trico Athletic Director Ron Coleman, Trico

assistant golf coach Travis Cook, Trico head golf coach Tom Bowlin and Trico

Principal Mike Denault.

—Greg—

Consolation championsSteeleville St. Mark’s A team were the consolation champions of the Okaw Valley

Conference tournament, played January 8-11 at St. Mary’s in Chester. Pictured

from left in the front row are Ian Reith, AJ Stearns, Chasten Lindenberg and

Chase Ehlers. Shown in back are Kaleb Diercks, Christian Koeneman, Alex Reith,

Noah Valleroy, Brett Rickenberg, Zach Kothe, John Olson, Dustin Newton and

Cameron Koeneman.

One of the oldest basket-

ball tournaments in the

state tips off Saturday

January 26 at 9 a.m. at

Sparta High School.

The 93rd annual

Torrence freshman/sopho-

more tournament will fea-

ture eight teams, Sparta,

Chester, Columbia, Free-

burg, Nashville,

Okawville, Pinckneyville

and Trico.

The second day of

games will be Wednesday,

January 30, and play will

begin at 4:30 p.m. The fi-

nal day will be Saturday,

February 2 beginning at 9

a.m.

Saturday, January 26Game 1 9:00 a.m. Pinckneyville vs. Columbia

Game 2 10:15 a.m. Nashville vs. Chester

Game 3 11:30 a.m. Okawville vs. Freeburg

Game 4 12:45 p.m. Sparta vs. Trico

Wednesday, January 30Game 5 4:30 p.m. Loser game 1 vs. loser game 2

Game 6 5:30 p.m. Loser game 3 vs. loser game 4

Game 7 6:30 p.m. Winner game 1 vs. winner game 2

Game 8 7:45 p.m. Winner game 3 vs. winner game 4

Saturday, February 2Game 9 9:00 a.m. Consolation championship

Game 10 10:15 a.m. Third place game

Game 11 11:30 a.m. First place game

93rd annual Torrence tournament begins Sat.

Top cheerleading squadThe Sparta High School cheerleading squad won the cheerleading competition

at the 49th annual Mid-Winter Classic Saturday. Cheerleaders included Dashia

Dodson, Mia Holman, Bre Ogilvie, Bailey Craig, Laura Hunter, Paris Oliver,

Kendra Witherby, Tahja Douglas, Paige Johnson, Isabelle Hamilton, Ellie

Byington, Katelyn Blount, Katie Burns, Zac Drumwright and Serita Long. Not

pictured is LaSaya Edmonson and Kelsi Wallace. The squad is coached by Kerrie

Dethrow and LaTisha Copple.

The Pinckneyville Com-

munity High School

Marching Panther Pom-

pon Girls recently placed

second among Class A

squads at the IHSA com-

petitive dance sectional.

The squad performed its

kick routine in the contest.

The top six squads at all

five sectionals qualified

for state. The Panther pom-

pon girls will be compet-

ing with the top 30 Class

A squads in the state.

Rhonda Hicks and

Stephen Cannedy are the

coaches, and Tawmi

Conley is the choreogra-

pher.

The squad also qualified

for the IHSA state com-

petitive dance event in

Bloomington Friday and

Saturday, January 25 and

26.

The girls will compete

January 25 at the U.S. Cel-

lular Coliseum in Bloom-

ington. Friday’s top

squads will advance to Sat-

urday morning’s champi-

onship round.

Pinckneyville poms take 2nd place at sectional

Registration for youth

baseball and softball in

Steeleville will be Saturday,

Youth baseball/softball registration in SteelevilleJanuary 26 from 9 to 11 a.m.

at the Steeleville American

Legion conference room.

For more information,

contact Korey Bockhorn at

708-2492.

Perry County Soccer

has set registration for

the spring soccer season

for Saturday, January 26.

Registration will be

held at both Pinck-

neyville and Du Quoin

McDonalds from 9 to

11a.m. If you choose to

register by mail, all reg-

istrations must be re-

ceived no later than Feb-

ruary 16.

The fee for playing this

year is $45 if paying for

the spring season. If you

played in the fall but did

not register for the spring

season, you must register

again. Teams will be

drawn on February 23.

Perry County Soccer to hold registration Saturday

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Card Of ThanksWe wish to thank our relatives, friends and

neighbors for their prayers, kindness and sympathyat the passing of our loved one.

Thanks to the staff and nurses at St. Anthony’s Hospital,Dr. Thomas Heischmidt and Wilson’s Funeral Home.

Special thanks to Rev. Alan Kornacki.Your acts of kindness will always be remembered.

The family of Earl L. Volpert

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NEWSvansville

Podeschi—Craggs

Emily Podeschi and

Maxx Craggs are pleased

to announce their engage-

ment and upcoming mar-

riage.

Emily is the daughter of

John and Gwenith Pode-

schi of Taylorville. She is

a 2007 graduate of Tay-

lorville High School and

will graduate from Drake

University with a doctor of

pharmacy degree in May

2013.

She is the granddaughter

of John and Carol Bilder-

back of Percy and the late

Antonio and Mary Pode-

schi and the great-grand-

daughter of Marguerite

Helfers of Percy.

Maxx is the son of Tad

and Cathy Craggs of

Taylorville. His grandpar-

ents are LaVern and Gayla

Moliske and Bob and

Sharyl Craggs.

He is a 2007 graduate of

graduate of Taylorville

High School and received

his bachelor’s degree in

cellular and molecular bi-

ology from the University

of Illinois in 2011. Maxx is

currently a student in the

Southern College of Op-

tometry in Memphis, Ten-

nessee, and is anticipating

graduation in May, 2015.

The couple will be mar-

ried Saturday, November

30, 2013 at St. Mary’s

Catholic Church in

Taylorville.

Gross—Wittenborn

Mr. and Mrs. Richard

Gross of Evansville are

pleased to announce the en-

gagement of their daughter

Rebecca Gross to Ryan

Wittenborn, son of Mr. and

Mrs. Michael McIntosh and

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Witten-

born of Sparta.

Rebecca is employed at

Ultra Play Systems in Red

Bud.

Ryan is employed at Inte-

grated Manufacturing Tech-

nologies in Red Bud.

An October 19, 2013 wed-

ding is being planned.

Alms—Gay

Neal Alms of Coulterville,

along with Ken and Sandy

Lintker of St. Libory, an-

nounce the engagement of

their daughter Neely Jade

Alms, to Rhys William Gay,

son of Bryan and Saundra

Gay of Edmond, Oklahoma.

Neely is a 2004 graduate of

Nashville Community High

School and a 2008 graduate

of Southern Illinois Univer-

sity with a bachelor’s de-

gree in information systems

technology. She works as an

integration architect for

Cerner Corporation in Kan-

sas City, Missouri.

Rhys is a 2004 graduate of

Edmond North High School

and a 2009 graduate of Okla-

homa State University with

a bachelor’s degree in his-

tory and economics. He

works as a client executive

for Cerner Corporation in

Kansas City.

An April wedding at the

Baltimore Club in Kansas

City is planned.

The VFW Coulterville La-

dies Auxiliary held its regu-

lar meeting January 14.

Fish fries will begin Febru-

ary 15 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Mark and Emma Steele

had lunch at Pistol City

Sunday.

Condolences to the family

of Jolene Bona. She is sur-

vived by her son Karl

Gladson of Coulterville and

stepson Bill (Carol) Glad-

son and stepdaughter Lela

Mae (Darrell) Kirkman,

both of Marissa.

Condolences to the family

of Victor Whaley, formerly

of Coulterville. Vic is sur-

vived by his children Den-

nis Whaley of Foley, Mis-

souri, Vicky Larger of At-

lanta, Georgia, Anthony

Whaley, Chris (Melissa)

Whaley, all of Benld, Illi-

nois, Joe (Michelle) Whaley

of Mt. Vernon, Indiana,

Michael Secoy of Perryville,

Missouri, Rebecca (Mike)

Link of Bethalto, Illinois,

Theresa (Rich) Emling of

Pinckneyville and Victor

(Nikkole) Whaley and Tim

(Meranda) Whaley, all of

Coulterville.

Morgan Reid, a freshman

at SIU Edwardsville, earned

a 4.0 average. She is the

daughter of the late Joni

Reid Lambattus and the

granddaughter of Brian and

Toni Reid of Coulterville.

Linda Morgan and Nancy

Rednour were greeters at

United Methodist Church

January 20. Beth Banks had

moments with the children.

Pastor Hackmann’s mes-

sage was Walking With

Jesus: Family.

Church service is Thurs-

day evening at 6 followed

by Bible study at 7.

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Clutts be-

came child of God through

the holy sacrament of bap-

tism. She is the daughter of

Cathy Duecker and Fred

Clutts Jr. of Tilden. Godmoth-

ers were Barb Duecker and

Julie Clutts, sisters of the par-

ents. A reception was held in

the church after the service.

Greeters at Grandcote

Presbyterian Church Janu-

ary 20 were Renee Schnei-

der and family. Attending

the nursery was Jessica

Stark.

The Mercy Ministry Com-

mittee will meet January 24

at 7 p.m.

A preparatory service will

be held at 7 p.m. January 25.

Communion is January 27.

The Jacksons will host a

Super Bowl party starting at

5 p.m. Bring your favorite

finger foods to share. Elder

Rick Stewart, Debbie Shaw

and Deacons Gerald

Birchler and Dennis Shaw

were elected to the nomi-

nating committee.

January 25: Janet

Rickenberg and Marcine

Wolter

January 26: Anna Bulliner

January 28: Lena Wiggins

and Donna Bannister

January 29: Shirley

Reimer and Marie

Oczechowski

January 30: Mary A.

Gerlach and Sue Hooper

January 31: Ginger and

Jerry Cornick and Peggy

Petkas

Sparta hospital giftshop volunteers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Nell BrandonAlong With Her Family, Would Like To

Invite You To Help Celebrate Her

At An Open House From1pm-4pm

On Saturday, January 26, 2013At The KC Hall

209 Church Street, Chester.

80TH BIRTHDAY

Robert J. Hoffman to

Brittney K. Cerny, both of

Red Bud

Tyler A. Jones of Ellis

Grove to Krista J. Hoff-

man of Chester

Donald Douglas Weiser

to Angela N. Davis, both

of Walsh

Phillip Brian Fehsen-

feld to Kasondra Joleen

Pohlman, both of Chester

Randolph County

Marriagelicenses

Chat With Wese

Can you believe this

weather? One day we have

60 degrees, the next day we

have three inches of rain,

then sleet and freezing

rain.

The good news is that

January is half over. The

daylight hours are getting

longer, and the tempera-

ture should be going up.

In two weeks, it will be

Groundhog Day, and we

will see how much more

winter we will have. I know

some claim that there is no

scientific proof about

Groundhog Day, but it is

kind of fun to see if it comes

true.

Despite the cold weather,

we are getting some land-

scaping done at our house.

Drew tries to tell me how it

will look, but he knows I

cannot visualize it. I have

no idea what it will look like

when it is done. I just tell

him to do it, then I will let

him know if I like it—there

has never been a time I

didn’t. He is very good at

designing and laying out

bricks and rock.

When he was little, he

wanted a train set, so Santa

brought him one. Over the

years, he expanded his

trains and has several sets.

He also has a large layout

and he was constantly

changing the landscape.

He had towns, mountains

and bridges, too. As soon as

he got it done, he would

take it apart and start an-

other layout. I guess that is

why he is good at landscap-

ing.

He always used our yard

as an experimental plot

while he was going to

school, so we have many

different styles of landscap-

ing, including railroad ties,

landscape timbers, bricks

and many different colors

of rock. I hope now we can

finally get a more coordi-

nated landscape.

This Week in History

January 23, 1957, first

frisbee; January 23, 1983, A

Team debuts on TV; Janu-

ary 25, 1924, first winter

olympics; January 25, 1961,

President Kennedy holds

first TV news conference;

January 28, 1973, peace in

Vietnam announced.

The Columbian Squires

will host their annual Win-

ter BBQ January 27 with

serving from 11 a.m. to 2

p.m. at the KC. The menu in-

cludes BBQ pork steaks,

pork sausage and chicken,

plates or sandwiches. Call

853-2616 for delivery.

Evansville Senior Citizens

Club met January 9 at the

Legion.

Twenty-five members

signed in.Several had

blood pressures taken by

Dianne Simpson.

We were happy to wel-

come back President Boni-

face Becker, who was ab-

sent at the last meeting and

was hospitalized for a few

days in December.

We thank Red Becker for

furnishing the chicken for

the January meeting in cel-

ebration of his birthday

January 15.

The meal prayer was led

by President Becker, and all

enjoyed a delicious meal

once again.

Birthdays for January

were Erwin Red Becker,

Luella Sahrhage, Marilyn

Veath, Sylvia Krebel,

Maxine Glascock, Ron

Brockman, Jim Nevois and

Don Robert.

We sang “Happy Birth-

day,” and gifts of fruit were

given to those present. All

received a birthday card.

Attendance prizes were

won by Roger Harle, Char-

lotte Hendrickson, Bob

Link, Bonnie Wall, Glen

Bollinger, Marge Abell,

Wanda Long, Maxine Glas-

cock, Boniface Becker,

Verna Mueller, Margaret

Vaughn, Red Becker, Lloyd

Schoenbeck, Donnie Wall,

Glen Lemmerman, Maedell

Renner, Joan Mudd, Mary

McMillan and Allene Beck-

er.

We welcome two new

members, Joy Kessler and

Mike Hoelscher.

The minutes of the last

meeting were read by Char-

lotte Hendrickson, and the

treasurer’s report was given

by Bonnie Wall.

Sunshine Girl reported

sending cards to all Janu-

ary birthday folks and a

thank you card to Red

Becker for furnishing the

chicken.

Remember to say a prayer

for our many members who

are out ill and in the hospi-

tals and rehab. Many were

there over Christmas and

are still in the hospital.

Under new business,

Charlotte Hendrickson

made a motion to elect Red

Becker as vice president

since Martha is no longer

able to attend meetings.

The next meeting will be

February 13. The meat will

be furnished.

Games of bingo were

played, and cover-all was

won by Verna Mueller.

In case of bad weather in

February, listen to WHCO

radio to find out if the meet-

ing is canceled.

Correspondent Allene

Becker

The next Legion meeting

is February 13.

The next Legion Auxil-

iary meeting is February 12.

The next Sparta school

board meeting will be Feb-

ruary 18 at 7 p.m.

The next EAC PTO meet-

ing will be February 7 at

6:30 p.m.

Evansville Enterprise

January 19, 1934 — A

President’s Birthday Ball

was to be held at the Rio

Rita Ballroom in Sparta

January 30, 1934. This was

to be a county-wide affair,

one of the almost 5,000 to

be held in the country the

same evening. The banquet

tickets were $2 each.

Another life was lost at the

West Mine near Coulter-

ville when William Barnes,

a mule driver, had a large

rock fall on him and pin

him to the ground.

The Wittenbrink boys

Albin and Jules bought the

Evansville Hotel and

moved their business

across the street from the

Stolle building.

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C o n n o r

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Paternal grandparents

are Connie and Gary

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ActivitiesJanuary 28-31

MONDAY: Lucky 7 day.

TUESDAY: Shop Walmart in

the morning. Foot clinic at 10

by Kathy Asselmeier from

Garden Place for $15.

WEDNESDAY: Exercise with

Glenna at 10. Nickel bingo

after lunch.

THURSDAY: Quilting at 8:30.

Shop Rozier’s in the morning.

MenuMONDAY: Beef and noodles,

Brussels sprouts, spinach

salad, fruit crisp.

TUESDAY: Chicken breast,

au gratin potatoes, baked

beans, fruit salad.

WEDNESDAY: Roast beef,

gravy, mashed potatoes, Cali-

fornia blend, fruity gelatin

fluff.

THURSDAY: Pork chop, au

gratin potatoes, lima beans,

pears.

Meals served at 11:30 a.m.

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In Loving Memory Of

Ray HillyardJune 6, 1929 - January 26, 2008

A million times we needed you,A million times we cried,

If love alone would have saved you,You would have never died.

In life we loved you dearly,In death we love you still,

In our hearts you hold a place,No one can ever fill.

It broke our hearts to lose you,But you did not go alone,

A part of us went with you,The day God called you home.

Your precious memories are a keepsake,With which we’ll never part,God has you in his keeping,

But we have you forever in our heart.

Love and missyou always,

Pat & yourfamily

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ActivitiesJanuary 28-31

MONDAY: Bingo at 10. Ex-

ercise at 11.

TUESDAY: Movie at 9.

WEDNESDAY: Bingo at 10.

Exercise at 11.

THURSDAY: Movie at 9.

January birthdays.

MenuMONDAY: Polish sausage,

sauerkraut, steamed broc-

coli, mashed potatoes, fruit

cocktail.

TUESDAY: Sloppy joes, po-

tato salad, baked beans, cu-

cumber and onions, apri-

cots.

WEDNESDAY: Chicken

and dressing, seasoned

ActivitiesJanuary 28-February 1

MONDAY: Bingo.

TUESDAY: Prize bingo.

WEDNESDAY: Bingo.

THURSDAY: Exercise.

FRIDAY: Cards.

Some activities are sub-

ject to change without no-

tice.

MenuMONDAY: Spaghetti, meat

sauce, garlic bread, lettuce

salad, cauliflower, pears.

TUESDAY: Beef stew,

cornbread, slaw, pickled

beets, ambrosia.

WEDNESDAY: Hot dog,

chips, baked beans, cottage

cheese, pineapple, cake.

THURSDAY: Baked

chicken breast, baby car-

rots, cranberry sauce, pud-

ding.

ActivitiesJanuary 28-31

MONDAY: Exercise at

10:30. Bingo at 12:30. Elaine

Hargis card club.

TUESDAY: Bingo at 12:30.

Art class at 1.

WEDNESDAY: Exercise at

10:30.

THURSDAY: Chorus at

10:15. Bingo at 12:30. Cho-

rus to Coulterville at 2.

Some activities are sub-

ject to change.

MenuMONDAY: Polish sausage,

whipped potatoes,

sauerkraut, peach half with

cottage cheese.

TUESDAY: BBQ chicken,

green beans, hot rolls,

pumpkin bars.

THURSDAY: Taco salad,

black beans, Spanish rice,

mandarin oranges, bread

pudding.

Milk, tea, coffee and

wheat bread are served with

each meal.

Our hours are 8:30 to 2

p.m. Monday through Fri-

day, except holidays. For

more information or to

make a reservation, please

call 965-3134 ext. 5. Reser-

vations are appreciated by

9:30 a.m. on the day you

wish to eat with us. We

would love to have you; we

like making new friends.

Steeleville seniorcitizen center

Perry Gold PlateFRIDAY: Pork and noodles,

mashed potatoes, green

beans, beets, chocolate

mousse.

Gold Plate Nutrition Sites

are open to all seniors 60

years of age and older. For

a suggested donation of $3,

you may enjoy a nutritious

meal in the company of

good friends. For our

homebound friends, we

also have home- delivered

meals. Meal sites are lo-

cated in Du Quoin, Cutler

and Willisville.

If you would like more in-

formation or to make a res-

ervation, please call us at

542-3511. Reservations are

appreciated before 8 a.m.

on the day you wish to eat

with us. Come give us a try—

we love making new

friends.

Sparta senior centeroven fries, baked beans,

fruit salad.

WEDNESDAY: Turkey tet-

razini, green beans, lettuce

salad, cornbread, strawber-

ries and bananas.

THURSDAY: Chili, cheese

stick, tapioca pudding,

crackers.

Suggested donations are

congregate $3.50 and home

delivery $3.75. Once seniors

are served, anyone who

would like to purchase a

meal, without drink, $5.

Call 443-4020 or sign up

at the front desk. Pick up

will start at 8:30 a.m. from

the senior center or, on re-

quest, at your door.

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Grott recently graduated

from basic military train-

ing at Lackland Air Force

Base in San Antonio,

Texas.

Grott completed an inten-

sive, eight-week program

that included training in

military discipline and

studies, Air Force core val-

ues, physical fitness, and

basic warfare principles

and skills.

Grott, a graduate of Ches-

ter High School, is the son

of Angela Grott of Chester.

WhiteSeaman Recruit Kyle White of Sparta recently com-

pleted Navy basic training at the Recruit Training Com-

mand in Great Lakes, Illinois.

During the eight-week program, White completed a va-

riety of training, which included classroom study and

practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, fire

fighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and

aircraft safety. An emphasis was placed on physical fit-

ness.

White is a 2011 graduate of Sparta High School and is

the brother of Kortnie White of Sparta.

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By Greg Myers

With all schools in tight

money situations, a move

to sell $1.7 million in

working cash bonds was

approved Monday night by

the Trico school board.

“The money borrowed

from the sale will be used

to supplement the district

due to the lack of funding

from the state,” said Super-

intendent Jack Smith.

While this sale will help

Trico pay its bills, it won’t

fix the financial situation

of the district.

“This bond sale will help,

but it is not the answer to

all of our problems,” said

Smith. “We will still have

to make cuts at the Febru-

ary meeting.”

Smith added that cuts to

personnel and programs,

including sports, will be

discussed at the February

meeting.

While the bond sale was

approved, it could be

stopped. If within 30 days

from the approval, 10 per-

cent of the registered vot-

ers in the school district

request, through a peti-

tion, that the matter be put

to the voters, a vote must

be held. The Sparta school

board recently took the

same action but for much

more money.

In other financial news,

the board voted to transfer

$732,000 from the work-

ing cash fund to the edu-

cation fund.

An agreement with SIUC

for student teachers was

also passed by the board.

The board voted to allow

the FFA to attend a confer-

ence in Collinsville Janu-

ary 25 and 26.

Jason Huseman was hired

to be the high school junior

varsity baseball coach.

Trico moves ahead with plans to sell$1.7 million in bonds to help pay bills

State continues to return cash and propertyState Treasurer Dan Ruth-

erford said 2012 was an-

other record year in the

amount of cash and assets

returned through the I-

Cash program adminis-

tered through his office.

The total returned last

year was $129 million, a 27

percent increase from the

previous years.

“I am committed to return-

ing as much money and

other assets to the rightful

owners as possible,” Ruther-

ford said. “It is the right thing

to do for the owners, while

putting millions of dollars

back into Illinois’ economy.”

He credits the new name, I-

Cash, and the outreach effort

highlighting recent claims as

a big part of the reason for the

increase over 2011.

“Our statewide tour in

July announcing I-Cash

resonated with Illinoisans,

and they turned to our web-

site database in droves,”

Rutherford said. “That re-

sulted in another double

digit increase in dollars re-

turned and means that

more people are finding and

claiming assets.”

Rutherford noted that the

costs for marketing and

supporting the program

are not funded with tax dol-

lars. The money comes from

the unclaimed property

trust fund.

Property held by Ruther-

ford’s office includes money

from inactive savings and

checking accounts, unpaid

wages or commissions,

stocks, bonds and mutual

funds, money orders and

bill overpayments, paid up

life insurance policies and

safe deposit box contents.

According to the 1870 ag-

ricultural census of Ran-

dolph County, this area pro-

duced more than 29,000

gallons of molasses for the

ten-year period.

However, the census did

not list any results about

sugar cane. Molasses is a

thick, brown juice made

from raw sugar. Was the

sugar imported or grown

here? No one knows.

Prairie du Rocher pro-

duced 75 gallons of molas-

By Carol Mercer

The January 12 trivia

night at the Macke Senior

Center in Marissa was a

fun, entertaining and

stimulating evening, and it

made money for the contin-

ued operation of the center.

There were 88 people play-

ing, which made 12 teams.

Topics ranged from the

Olympics to famous people.

Many volunteers were in-

volved in putting the trivia

Trivia night at Marissa Macke Center

night together. The main

ones were Kathy Wright

and Marilyn Black, who col-

lected donations for baskets

and silent auction items.

Shelly Black, JoAnn Rein-

hardt and Dawn Elser,

came up with the questions

and worked at the event.

Pat Cobb, Madele Dickerson

and Denny Wright worked

during the game collecting

questions and overseeing

the tables.

Marissa Chamber of Com-

merce was the winner. The

team consisted of Jim and

Laura McMahon, Jason and

Kelly Wissehr, Angie

McClintock, Heather

Rhodes and Randy Elser.

Second place went to

Chris and Racheal Kane,

Ashley Wilson, Kim Wilson,

John and Courtney Dagner,

Britney Mayo and Rick

Rhodes.

The teacher team, made up

of Everett and Jill Prest,

Jeff Miller, Darren and

Lydia Latham, Ronica

Fuentes and Derek and

Jamie Miller placed third.

The winners donated their

winnings back to the cen-

ter.

Chamber teamwas the winner

The Sparta Senior Cen-

ter will host a special pre-

sentation, gardening for

practically no cost,

Wednesday, January 30

at 10 a.m.

Rick Gregory of the

Southwestern Illinois Col-

lege Speaker’s Bureau

will demonstrate a no-till

gardening technique that

uses resources from one’s

own home to grow a gar-

den at very low cost.

Container gardening,

vertical gardening and

other creative gardening

ideas will be discussed to

assure gardeners with

limited space a way to

grow fresh produce.

Interested gardeners of

any age are welcome to

attend.

The senior center is at

500 W. Second Street.

Spartagarden

seminars ses.

Almost everyone listed on

the census made some mo-

lasses, from 10 gallons to

280 gallons. John Eyre

made 1,500 gallons of the

thick liquid.

R.R. McKelvey was the

biggest producer, making

more than 2,000 gallons.

Throughout the entire

county, 2,412 gallons of

molasses were produced.

Then there was wine.

People in Rocher made 70

gallons. James Coulter in

Coulterville made 80 gal-

lons, Henry Welge 25 gal-

lons and Julius Schrader

150 gallons.

Ellis Grove produced

1,300 gallons of wine.

Daniel Roberts in that town

made 118 gallons, and

Frederick and Henry Rieck-

enberg produced 110 gal-

lons between them.This information was pro-

vided by the Randolph CountyGenealogical Society.

Census of 1879 listed molasses andwine production in Randolph Co.

Kugler speaks to RotarySparta Rotary Club President Bob Holloway, left,

welcomed Dr. Morris A. Kugler, general surgeon at

Sparta Community Hospital, as the guest speaker at

Tuesday’s Rotary meeting. Kugler spoke on the value

of rural health care. A former native of Okawville,

Kugler was the recipient of the Illinois Rural Health

Practitioner of the Year award in 2009.

Celebrating 30 Years In Business

Eddie Kutz

Joining other local school

boards, the Coulterville

board voted at its January

15 meeting to adopt a reso-

lution supporting the place-

ment of the 1 percent sales

tax on the April ballot in

Randolph County.

Money raised through the

tax would help offset some

of the money lost from the

State of Illinois.

Schools representing at

least 51 percent of the popu-

lation had to approve the

resolution for the measure

to be placed on the ballot.

Both Sparta and Chester

school board approved it,

guaranteeing that it would

go before voters.

Other school boards have

also passed the resolution

adding their support to the

effort.

In other notes, the board

discussed school safety is-

sues in light of the recent

incidents of violence at

some schools in the United

States.

It was noted that everyone

entering the school build-

ing must enter through the

buzz-in entrance on the

south side of the school.

Deliveries during hours

students are at school must

also be made through the

buzz-in entrance.

All visitors are required to

report first to the school

office.

The board learned that the

Coulterville-Marissa boys

basketball co-op will be

playing Okawville at Coul-

terville February 5 at 6 p.m.

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OBITUARIESCCCCCJJJJJ

ROSLYN J.GERLACH

Roslyn J. “Roz” Gerlach,

81, of Morton, died at 1:50

a.m. Friday, January 18,

2013 at Methodist Medical

Center in Peoria.

She received both a BS

in commerce and a mas-

ter’s in education from the

University of Illinois. She

was a life member of the

University of Illinois

Alumni Association and

an avid supporter and fan

of the Fighting Illini

sports teams.

She began her teaching

career in Altamont, Illi-

nois, where she taught

business courses for 2 1/2

years. She taught busi-

ness courses at East Peo-

ria Community High

School for 25 years. She

was a lifetime member of

the Illinois Retired Teach-

ers Association.

Roz and her husband

enjoyed traveling, includ-

ing trips to Australia, New

Zealand, the British Isles,

Europe and the Carib-

bean, as well as visits to

all 50 states.

She was a member of

Bethel Lutheran Church

of Morton.

She was born June 22,

1931 in Gridley, Illinois to

L.D. and Rose Jones

Kahle.

She married James

Gerlach August 8, 1959 in

Bloomington. He survives.

She is also survived by

one brother John Kahle of

Forest; three sisters-in-

law; 14 nieces and neph-

ews and numerous great

and great-great nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in

death by her parents,

three brothers Glenn, Paul

and Ralph, one sister

Bernice McCain, one

brother-in-law, one sister-

in-law, one niece and one

nephew.

Services were held at 11

a.m. Monday, January 21,

2013 at Ludwig Mortuary

in Morton with Pastor Jeff

Anderson officiating.

Burial was in Lexington

Cemetery in Lexington, Il-

linois.

Memorials may be

made to the scholarship

fund of the Illini Club of

McLean County, PO Box

5113, Bloomington, IL

61702-5113; the Morton

Public Library, 315 West

Pershing, Morton, IL

61550 or Bethel Lutheran

Church, 425 N. Missouri

Ave., Morton, IL 61550.

Online condolences

may be sent to the family

at ludwigmortuary.com.

JOLENE I.BONA

Jolene I. Bona, 73, of

Herrin died Sunday, Janu-

ary 13, 2013 at 11:20 a.m.

in Herrin Hospital.

She worked in the laun-

dry room at Friendship

Nursing Home in Herrin

for many years. She was a

member of the Herrin

American Legion Ladies

Auxiliary. She liked to

play bingo, go to the drive-

in, attend stock car races

and fish.

She was born December

12, 1939 in Marissa to

Sylvester and Viola Sinn.

She married James

Gladson. He preceded her

in death in 1975. She later

married Charles Bona. He

preceded her in death in

2000.

She is survived by her

mother Viola Sinn and

companion Carl Huch of

Columbia, Illinois; one

son Karl Gladson of Coul-

terville; stepson Bill (Car-

ol) Gladson of Marissa;

step-daughter, Lela Mae

(Darrell) Kirkman of

Marissa; granddaughter

Tosha Gladson; great-

granddaughter Kennedi

Bierman, both of Coulter-

ville; three brothers Lyle

(Lynette) Sinn, of Free-

burg, Mike (Kim) Sinn of

Marissa and Sam Sinn of

St Louis; one sister Janet

Knecht of Alpharetta,

Georgia; two aunts Irene

Triefenbach and Lorene

Sinn and dear friend Dee

Barnes of Herrin.

She was also preceded

in death by her father, in-

fant son Jamie Wayne

Gladson, brother Wayne

Sinn and two sisters

Peggy Thornton and Ruth

Stricker.

Funeral services were

held at Pyatt Funeral

Home in Coulterville Sat-

urday, January 19, 2013 at

11 a.m. with Pastor Nancy

Schubert officiating.

Burial was in Marissa

Township Cemetery.

Memorial donations

may be made to the fam-

ily of Jolene I. Bona.

Sign the guest book at

pyattfuneralhome.com.

CAROL J.SRONCE

Carrol J. Sronce, 76, of

Pinckneyville, died Tues-

day, January 15, 2013 at

6:45 a.m. at St. John’s Hos-

pital in Springfield, Illi-

nois.

She was a member of

First United Methodist

Church in Pinckneyville.

She was a homemaker and

enjoyed needlework, cro-

cheting, cooking and

loved taking care of her

family, especially her

grandchildren.

She was born February

2, 1936 in Pinckneyville to

John E. and Flettah E.

Purcell Sullivan.

She married Ray “Gene”

Sronce in Nashville, Illi-

nois May 31, 1956. He sur-

vives.

She is also survived by

five sons Johnny Ray

(Crystal) Sronce of Pinck-

neyville, Michael Gene

(Laura) Sronce of Rich-

mond, Ohio, Jeffery Allen

(Anne) Sronce of Pinck-

neyville, Mark Eric (Lori)

Sronce of Lanesville, Indi-

ana, and Brian Lee Sronce

of Pinckneyville; one

brother John “Sonny”

(Shelba) Sullivan of Pinck-

neyville; three sisters Judy

(Bob) Curt of Coulterville,

Janice (Jerry) Meyer of

Manita, Illinois and Mary

Jo (Steve) Procise of

Hoyleton, Illinois; 10

grandchildren and two

great-grandchildren Caleb

(Teresa) Sronce and their

children Tatum and Lance

Sronce, Sarah, Ryan,

Koby, Audie, Gabe, Evie,

Sidney, Gavin and Roslyn

Sronce.

She was preceded in

death by her parents and

one sister Melba Wilks.

Private family services

will be held.

Pyatt Funeral Home in

Pinckneyville is in charge

of arrangements.

Memorials may be

made to the American

Heart Association.

Sign the guest book at

pyattfuneralhome.com.

GERALD R.HEUMAN

Gerald R. Heuman, 70, of

Sparta, died Saturday,

January 19, 2013 at his

home.

He was a member of First

United Methodist Church

in Sparta.

He was a lifelong farmer,

he was a teacher in

Greenfield and Sparta and

worked part-time for Link

Trucking as a truck driver.

He was born April 18,

1942 in Evansville to Ray-

mond and Mabel Thomp-

son Heuman.

He married Dorothy

“Dot” Gruen December 28,

1965 at South Fork Method-

ist Church in Nokomis, Illi-

nois. She survives.

He is also survived by two

daughters Cathy (Paul)

Obernuefemann of Smith-

ton and Janine Heuman of

Springfield, Illinois; one

son Gregory Heuman of

Walsh; two aunts Lola

Schilling of Waterloo and

Dorothy Heuman of Ches-

ter; one uncle James D.

(Judy) Thompson of Sparta

and grandchildren Daniel

and Noah Obernuefemann.

He was preceded in death

by his parents, one sister

and grandparents.

Services were held at

10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January

22, 2013 at First United

Methodist Church in

Sparta with Rev. Scott

Henley officiating. Burial

was in Union Cemetery.

McDaniel Funeral Home

in Sparta was in charge of

arrangements.

Memorials may be made

to First United Methodist

Church in Sparta, Union

Cemetery or Randolph

County Care Center in

Sparta.

Sign the guest book at

mcdanielfh.com.

CAROL ANNFORTNER

Funeral services were

held January 11, 2013 in

Old Hickory, Tennessee

for Carol Ann (Siegfried)

Fortner formerly of Ches-

ter.

Mrs. Fortner was born

November 24, 1936 in Prai-

rie du Rocher. She died

January 7, 2013.

She was preceded in

death by her parents Emil

Paul Siegfried and Mar-

guerite (Allard) Siegfried,

her husband Jerry Fortner

and one granddaughter

Sarah Williams.

Those left to cherish her

memory and miss her

companionship are her

one brother Larry Sieg-

fried (Vera) of Chester;

four sisters Maxine L.

Martin (George) of Perry-

ville, Missouri, Kay Fran-

ces Bivens (Jack) of Spar-

ta, Margo Asselmeier

(Herman) of Chester and

Janet Sue Schroeder

(John) of Jacob; her

daughter Jeri Williams

(Wendell Busby) of Leba-

non, Tennessee; sons

Ricky Fortner (Terry Car-

ter) and Jeffrey Fortner

(Nancy); grandchildren

Jeffrey Mark Fortner

(Candace) and Emily

Renee Williams; great-

grandchildren Sarabeth,

Gracie, Jacob, Samantha,

Kayton, Carter and Mar-

shall and step grandchil-

dren Justin, Caleb and

Dakota.

You may remember

Carol Ann Siegfried For-

tner by visiting her memo-

rial at HermitageFH.com

to share your thoughts

and fond memories with

her family.

DOLORES F.DRESEL

Dolores F. Dresel, 65, of

Steeleville, died at 2:15

a.m. Sunday, January 20,

2013 at the Coulterville

Care Center.

She was retired from

Gilster-Mary Lee Corpora-

tion in Steeleville.

She was born April 16,

1947 in Willisville to Sam

and Alvera Steele Falletta.

She is survived by her

children Todd Falletta of

Amory, Mississippi, Jody

Falletta of Cutler and

Stephanie McBride of

Steeleville; five grandchil-

dren and one brother Rob-

ert Falletta of Christo-

pher.

She was preceded in

death by her parents and

one brother.

Services were held at 11

a.m. Tuesday, January 22,

2013 at Wilson’s Funeral

Home in Steeleville with

Rev. Stephen Duncan offi-

ciating. Burial was in Cut-

ler Cemetery.

Memorials may be given

to the Cutler Cemetery.

Sign the guest book at

wilsonsfuneralhome.net.

DONALD LEEWITBRACHT

Donald Lee Witbracht, 67,

of Percy, died at 8:15 a.m.

Sunday, January 20, 2013 at

his home.

He was born March 25,

1945 in Percy to Earl and

Bernadine Ruehmkorff

Witbracht.

He married Mary Lou

McBride Saturday, March

30, 1968 at St. John’s Luth-

eran Church in Bremen.

She survives.

He was a retired coal

miner and farmer. He was

also a shade tree mechanic.

He served in the U.S.

Army during the Vietnam

conflict. He was a member

of Peace Lutheran Church

in Steeleville, American

Legion Post 1145 in Percy

and the UMWA.

He is also survived by his

children Jessica (Kevin)

McCurdy of Pinckneyville,

Wendy (Tim) Atchison and

Jane (David) James, all of

Chester, John Henry Wit-

bracht of Steeleville and

Lewis (Dori) Witbracht of

Ste. Genevieve, Missouri;

10 Grandchildren Dustin

and Ashley McCurdy, Bren-

ton and Morgan Atchison,

Kaylee and Matt James,

Saletha, Josie and twins

Levi and Malachi Wit-

bracht; one sister Brenda

(Doug) Grimes of Biloxi,

Mississippi and one sister-

in-law Laverne Hutchison

of Percy.

He was preceded in death

by his parents and infant

sister, Janice Elaine Wit-

bracht.

Funeral services were

held Wednesday, January

23, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Peace

Lutheran Church in Steele-

ville with Rev. S. Blake

Duncan, officiating. Burial

was in Peace Lutheran Cem-

etery in Steeleville.

Wilson’s Funeral Home

in Steeleville was in charge

of arrangements.

Memorials may be made

to Peace Lutheran Church

Sunday School or Steele-

ville Senior Citizens.

Sign the guest book at

wilsonsfuneralhome.net.

FLORENCE RUBYRUROEDE

Florence Ruby Ruroede,

79, of Chester, died Thurs-

day, January 17, 2013 at 11

a.m. at Memorial Hospital

in Carbondale surrounded

by her loving family.

She was born June 28,

1933 in Blair to Clarence

and Ruby Mahan Welge.

She married Clarence

Ruroede December 27, 1952

at St. John’s Lutheran

Church in Chester. He sur-

vives.

She was a homemaker

and loved canning and pre-

served the results of her

husband’s garden for her

family. In her spare time

she enjoyed quilting,

spending time with her

grandchildren and great-

grandchildren and tending

to her flowers. She was a

member of St. Mark’s Luth-

eran Church in Steeleville.

She is also survived by

two daughters Brenda

Ruroede of Steeleville and

Donna (Steven) Schnoeker

of Evansville; three grand-

children Angie (Tyler)

Masterson of Steeleville,

Marcus Delre of Steeleville

and Robert P. Delre III of

Chester; four step grand-

children; five great-grand-

children Alexis, Raven, Mia

and Arya Masterson, and

Rayce Delre; seven step

great-grandchildren; one

brother Earl (Lardean)

Welge of Chester; one sis-

ter Marie (Adolph) Horn-

bostel of Campbell Hill; two

sisters-in-law Mildred King-

sten and Dorothy Seeman

and one brother-in-law Ed-

ward Ruroede.

She was preceded in

death by her parents, three

brothers-in-law, one sister-

in-law and one step great-

grandchild.

Funeral services were

held at 11 a.m. Monday,

January 21, 2013 at St.

Mark’s Lutheran Church in

Steeleville with Rev. Dr.

Alan W. Janneke officiat-

ing. Burial was in Paradise

Cemetery in Steeleville.

Wilson’s Funeral Home

in Steeleville was in charge

of arrangements.

Memorials may be given

to St. Mark’s Lutheran

Church or St. Mark’s Luth-

eran School.

Sign the guest book at

wilsonsfuneralhome.net.

SHELBY DALELAWDER

Shelby Dale Lawder, 70,

of Chester, died at 5:58

p.m. Sunday, January 20,

2013 at Memorial Hospital

in Chester.

He was a graduate of the

class of 1960 of Chester

High School and a 1965

graduate from the Univer-

sity of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign college of en-

gineering.

He made his career as a

fighter pilot in the United

States Air Force and was

a veteran of the Vietnam

War.

Lt. Col. Lawder returned

to Chester upon his retire-

ment from the USAF in

1987 and was the vice

president of Southern Illi-

nois Sand & Transfer Com-

pany.

He was an active mem-

ber of his community in-

cluding a membership of

the Chester Country Club

and the Ebenezer Social

Club. He was an elder and

treasurer of First Presbyte-

rian Church and chairman

of the board of directors of

Memorial Hospital in

Chester.

He was born in Chester

July 11, 1942 to A. Shelby

and Mary Alice Vickers

Lawder.

He married Cynthia L.

Crawford June 6, 1980 in

Chester. She survives.

He is also survived by

one daughter Dr. Holly

Lawder (Dr. Frederick

Chen) of Phoenix, Arizona;

one stepdaughter Ste-

phanie Koontz of Scotts-

dale, Arizona; one stepson

Phillip (Renee) Ernst of

Austin, Texas and five

grandchildren McKenzie

and Shelby Koontz and

Ashley, Amanda and Chase

Ernst.

He was preceded in

death by his parents.

Services will be held at

11 a.m. Friday, January 25,

2013 at First Presbyterian

Church in Chester with

Rev. Ed Reuter officiating.

Burial will be in Ebenezer

Cemetery in Rockwood.

Visitation will be held

Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m.

at Pechacek-McClure Fu-

neral Home in Chester

and Friday from 9 to 11

a.m. at the church.

Memorials may be made

to First Presbyterian Church

in Chester or Ebenezer Cem-

etery in Rockwood.

Sign the guest book at

pmfh.net.

CURTIS LEEEUBANKS

Curtis Lee Eubanks, 69,

of Percy, died Tuesday,

January 15, 2013 at his

home.

He was a member of the

Assembly of God Church in

Percy. He was retired from

Spartan Light Metals.

He was a trustee for the

Village of Percy.

He was born in Sesser

August 2, 1943 to Rollie

Curtis and Rachel Bishop

Eubanks.

He married Dianna

Mitchell May 14, 1977 in

Steeleville. She survives.

He is also survived by one

daughter Lori Ann

Eubanks of Swansea; four

sons Curtis Lee (Lena)

Eubanks II of Smithton, Jef-

frey Scott Eubanks of

Belleville, Brian Keith

Eubanks of Swansea and

Chad Allen Eubanks of

Percy; two sisters Blanche

(Cliff) Henson of Willisville

and Marlene Hensley of Du

Quoin; one uncle Everette

(Geraldine) Eubanks of

Sesser; one grandchild

Ryan Lee Eubanks of

Smithton and his dogs

Daisy, Maggie and Sadie.

He was preceded in death

by his parents and stepfa-

ther Martin Rebuffoni.

Funeral services were

held at 11 a.m. Friday, Janu-

ary 18, 2013 at the Assem-

bly of God Church in Percy

with Rev. Stephen Duncan

officiating. Burial was in

Percy Village Cemetery.

McDaniel Funeral Home

in Sparta was in charge of

arrangements.

Memorials may be made

to the family for their

wishes.

Sign the guest book at

mcdanielfh.com.

DOROTHY L.RUSSELL

Dorothy L. Russell, 85, of

Chester, died at 3 a.m. Fri-

day, January 18, 2013 at Me-

morial Hospital in Chester.

She had been a factory

worker for Rexall Drug

Company in St. Louis.

She was a member of St.

John Lutheran Church in

Chester and VFW Auxiliary

in Chester.

She was born May 5, 1927

in Chester to Henry and

Julia Knoll Casten.

She married Howard

Russell March 19, 1945 in

St. Louis. He preceded her

in death July 23, 1988.

She is survived by one

son William Russell; one

daughter-in-law Gloria

Russell of Chester; one

brother Wilbert (June)

Casten of Affton, Missouri;

nine grandchildren and

several great-grandchil-

dren.

She was also preceded in

death by her parents, one

daughter Kim Russell, one

son Michael Russell, two

sisters Minnie Trolinger

and Evelyn Williams and

two brothers Harold and

Alvin Casten.

Services were held at 11

a.m. Tuesday, January 22,

2013 at Pechacek-McClure

Funeral Home in Chester

with Rev. Peter Ill officiat-

ing. Burial was in St. John

Lutheran Cemetery in

Chester.

Memorials may be made to

St. John Lutheran Church.

Sign the guest book at

pmfh.net.

MADGE B.HUTCHISON

Madge B. Hutchison, 94,

of Pinckneyville, formerly

of Percy, died at 3:20 p.m.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

at Washington County

Hospital in Nashville, Illi-

nois.

She was a homemaker,

a retired factory worker

and worked for the Pinck-

neyville school in the caf-

eteria. She was a member

of the Beaucoup Baptist

Church in Pinckneyville.

She was born in Pinck-

neyville October 8, 1918 to

Marion Clyde and Maggie

May Carter Benedict.

She married John P.

Hutchison December 16,

1939 at Perryville, Mis-

souri. He preceded her in

death December 18, 1981.

She is survived by one son

Keith Hutchison of Austin,

Texas, his wife Karen

Hutchison, who is a grand-

daughter of Walter and

Hattie Fiene; six grandchil-

dren; 10 great-grandchil-

dren; one great-great-grand-

child and one brother-in-law

Orville Hutchison of Tucson,

Arizona.

She was also preceded

in death by her parents,

one son Robert, one

grandson Corie Dale, four

brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services were

held at 10:30 a.m. Satur-

day, January 19, 2013 at

Wilson’s Funeral Home in

Steeleville with Rev.

Roger Long officiating.

Burial was in Percy Vil-

lage Cemetery.

Memorials may be

given to Macular Degen-

eration Research.

Sign the guest book at

wilsonsfuneralhome.net.

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LILLIAN ALVINATRIEFENBACH

Lillian Alvina Triefen-

bach, 83, of Marissa joined

our Heavenly Father Sun-

day, January 20, 2013.

Lillian passed peacefully

in her home surrounded by

her loving family.

She was born February 10,

1929 in Lively Grove Town-

ship, Washington County,

Illinois.

Lillian and Virgil M.

Triefenbach were united in

marriage July 29, 1950 in

Biddleborn. They were mar-

ried for 41 years until his

passing October 11, 1991.

Lillian attended Biddle-

born Trinity UCC Church,

served on the annual

Schlachfest committee and

cemetery board and was

active in the Women’s

Guild.

Lillian and Virgil made

their career establishing

their farm and enjoying

their free time doing the

waltz at any dance in the tri-

state area. They devoted

their lives to God, each

other, and their three chil-

dren.

Lillian is survived by two

daughters LaVon (Rolland)

Canning and Jane (Kevin)

Laumbattus, both of

Marissa, a daughter-in-law

Ruth Triefenbach of Maris-

sa; eight grandchildren

Mary (Michael) Dothage,

Katherine (Gene) Dickey,

Michael (Lauren) Triefen-

bach, Andrew (Kelli) Can-

ning, Laura (Brandon)

Voss, Emily (Philip) Boeck-

mann, Timothy (Rachel)

Canning and Rebecca

(Seth) Bakke; great-grand-

children Lainey, Matthew

and Olivia Canning, Sarah

and Caleb Voss, Alexander

Dickey, Isabella Boeck-

mann, Leif Bakke and Sam-

antha Triefenbach.

She was preceded in death

by a son Merlan who passed

away August 21, 2006 and a

granddaughter Amanda

Laumbattus who passed

away February 8, 1997.

Lillian was baptized April

7, 1929 in Lively Grove at

the home of her parents

Adolph and Margaret

(Kraus) Lehr. Her sisters

include Berniece (William)

Galle, Almara (the late

Melvin) Kinzel, Charolette

(Robert) Shaw and sister-in-

law Alberta (Martin) Galle.

Many happy times were

spent as sisters playing

cards and reminiscing on

their lives. Later in life,

many precious hours were

spent with her special

friend the late Lewis Lich,

searching for antiques, fre-

quenting auctions and fill-

ing her attic with all of their

finds.

Lillian will also be remem-

bered for her love of quilt-

ing, which began at a very

young age. She had a pas-

sion for hand-quilting and

spent many hours teaching

this craft to her daughters

and granddaughters.

Lillian was a loving

mother, grandmother, sis-

ter, aunt and friend, who

will be missed by all. She

left a legacy of devotion to

her family and friends. She

never met a stranger and

was a friend to all. She is

remembered in the hearts

of those who love her for

her laughter, kindness, pas-

sion for life, and love for the

Lord.

Memorials may be made

to the Perpetual Care Fund-

Biddleborn Trinity Cem-

etery.

Funeral services will be

held at 11 a.m. Friday, Janu-

ary 25, 2013 at Trinity UCC

Church in Biddleborn.

Friends may call Thurs-

day, January 24, 2013 from

4 to 8 p.m. at McDaniel Fu-

neral Home in Tilden and

Friday from 9 a.m. until the

hour of service at Trinity

UCC Church in Biddleborn.

Burial will be in Trinity

UCC Church Cemetery.

W. MAXINEVANCLOOSTERE

W. Maxine VanCloostere,

88, of Murphysboro, died

peacefully, surrounded by

her three daughters, Satur-

day, January 19, 2013 at Ter-

race on the Park Nursing

Home in Mascoutah.

She was born August 4,

1924 in Jackson County, Illi-

nois to Bill and Verena

Alstat.

She married the son of

farmers Tony A. and Mary

Agnes VanCloostere, Robert

E. September 24, 1946 at St.

Andrew Catholic Church in

Murphysboro. He preceded

her in death.

At the time they wed,

Maxine was the teacher of all

eight grades in the one- room

Simpson schoolhouse in

Sato Township. Prior to

teaching, Maxine worked in

St. Louis and Chicago facto-

ries to support the war efforts

of the U.S. troops in WW II.

Maxine was involved in the

family businesses, Van-

Cloostere Farms, R.E.

VanCloostere Construction,

Inc., VanCloostere Trucking

and Harsy Mine Services,

Inc. She served as CFO, book-

keeper and general manager

for the 46 years they were

married.

Maxine served as room

mother and scout leader for

her daughters at St. Andrew

Grade School. She was a

member of St. Andrew Altar

Society, St. Joseph Hospital

Auxiliary and Knights of Co-

lumbus Ladies Auxiliary, in

which she volunteered at the

KC hall. Maxine was civic

and community minded and

was active in the Farm Bu-

reau and Elks Lodge.

Maxine was known for her

generosity, caring and grace

to all people. She excelled as

a homemaker and a gar-

dener. Hard work was

Maxine’s hobby and her pas-

sion.

As a couple, Maxine and

Robert liked to travel to

sunny locations, particularly

with the AGC or in Key

Biscayne, Florida, with their

family and friends.

As a widow, Maxine contin-

ued to travel with family and

friends. Her most memorable

trips were to Alaska with sis-

ter-in-law Loretta Schneider,

a Russian cruise and numer-

ous trips to Mexico.

She was also preceded in

death by her son-in-law

Harold Harsy, her parents,

brother and sister-in-law Carl

and Mildred Alstat, brother

Delmar Alstat, brother and

sister-in-law John and

Loretta Schneider, brother-

in-law Bill Eisenhauer,

brother and sister-in-law

Gene and Mary Endres and

nephew Joey Endres.

She is survived by her three

daughters Lana (Rich) Will-

iams of Millstadt, Roberta

(John) Systma and Nancy

Harsy (Leonard Pullis), all of

Murphysboro; six grandchil-

dren; six great-grandchildren

Tonya Williams of Chicago,

Gina Williams (Jake Grieff)

of Brooklyn, New York, Aric

(Rhonda) Harsy and children

Taryn and Logan of Murphys-

boro, Aaron Harsy (Tonya

Alube) of California and son

Chase, Adrienne (Nick) Car-

ter and son RE of Fairfield,

Illinois and Darren (Heather)

Harsy of Du Quoin, son

Dawson and daughter Aub-

ree; her brother and sister-in-

law Wayne and Barbara

Alstat of Vergennes and sis-

ter and brother-in-law Caro-

lyn and Dr. Ron Liss of Sus-

sex, New Jersey.

A funeral mass will be held

at 10 a.m. Saturday, January

26, 2013 at St. Andrew Catho-

lic Church in Murphysboro.

Burial will be in Pleasant

Grove Memorial Park.

Friends may call from 5 to

8 p.m. Friday and until 9:45

a.m. Saturday at Pettett Fu-

neral Home in Murphysboro.

Memorials may be made to

St. Andrew Catholic Church

or St. Andrew School, Alz-

heimer’s Association or to

the charity of the donor’s

choice.

Sign the guest book at

[email protected].

ETHEL ANN HORTONEthel Ann Horton, 90, of

Chester, died at 4:35 p.m. Sat-

urday, January 19, 2013 at

her home.

She was an owner of the Hi-

3 Motel in Chester for 18

years.

She was a member of St.

Mary Catholic Church in

Chester. Past president of the

Altar Sodality, past president

of American Legion Auxil-

iary, past president of VFW

Auxiliary and Egyptian Past

Presidents Club.

She was a member of Me-

morial Hospital Auxiliary,

Randolph County Home Ex-

tension and Chester

Women’s Club. She was

Woman of the Year in 1999.

She was born November

26, 1922 in Belgique, Mis-

souri to William and Ella

Mattingly Moll.

She married Clyde Asbury

March 4, 1943. He preceded

her in death December 25,

1974. She married Graham

Horton June 15, 1978 in

Murphysboro. He preceded

her in death November 14,

2009.

She is survived by one son

Mitchell (Sherry) Asbury of

Percy; two stepsons Greg

(Peggy) Horton of Collins-

ville and Eric (Terri) Horton

of Detroit, Michigan and sev-

eral grandchildren and great-

grandchildren.

She was also preceded in

death by her parents, six

brothers and five sisters.

Services were held at 10

a.m. Wednesday, January 23,

2013 at St. Mary Catholic

Church in Chester with Fa-

ther Gene Wojcik and Father

Jeff Moore officiating. Burial

was in St. Mary Catholic

Cemetery in Chester.

Pechacek-McClure Funeral

Home in Chester was in

charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to

Masses or St. Mary Catholic

School.

Sign the guest book at

pmfh.net.

MUSETTE E. ROBERTSMusette E. Roberts, 87, of

Chester, died at 7:10 p.m.

Friday, January 18, 2013 at

Memorial Hospital in Ches-

ter.

She had been a CNA at

Three Springs Lodge Nurs-

ing Home and Memorial

Hospital in Chester for sev-

eral years.

She was a member of

Peace Lutheran Church

and VFW Auxiliary, both in

Chester. She loved to be

outside, especially with her

family and her dog Star.

She was born December

18, 1925 in Pomona, Illinois

to Tom and Katti Holmes

Harris.

She married William Ri-

chard Phillips in 1942. He

preceded her in death in

1961. She married Darwin

Roberts February 16, 1964

in Murphysboro. He pre-

ceded her in death July 26,

1987.

She is survived by five

children Katie Brown

Phillips of Monmouth, Illi-

nois, Mike B. (Lucy) Phil-

lips, Reta (Dennis) Mott,

Donna (Pat) Martin and

Bobby (Susan Marie) Rob-

erts, all of Chester; one

daughter-in-law Donna

Phillips; 18 grandchildren

and 21 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in

death by her parents, one

son Richard Edward

Phillips, two daughters

Robbin Jean Phillips and

Rebecca Lynn Roberts, one

grandson Brad Mott and

three sisters Virginia

Crowell, Beulah Harris and

Pearl Dixon.

Funeral services were

held at 10 a.m. Monday,

January 21, 2013 at

Pechacek-McClure Funeral

Home in Chester with Rev.

Ed Rowley officiating.

Burial was in Evergreen

Cemetery in Chester.

Memorials may be made

to the American Cancer

Society.

Sign the guest book at

pmfh.net.

HOMER R. “BUZZ” MALLADY

Homer R. “Buzz” Mallady of

Salem, Missouri, died Fri-

day, January 18, 2013 at the

hospital in Salem, Missouri.

He retired from the U.S.

Navy after 26 years of service.

He was also a retired cattle

rancher.

He was born in Bremen

December 8, 1932 to B. H. and

Edna Draves Mallady.

He was raised on the family

farm in Bremen and gradu-

ated from Chester High

School.

He married Nancy Sensin-

taffer in Louisiana June 20,

1960. She survives.

He is also survived by four

children Brian (Ellen) Mal-

lady of Plano, Texas, Raenan

(Don) Huddleston of Rolla,

Missouri, Conrad (Alicia)

Mallady of Cuba, Missouri

and Jana (Lon) Fairchild of

Brussels, Belgium; four sis-

ters Cleo Torkel of Chicago,

Janie Cox of Gainesville,

Florida, Ruth Lundquist of

Longmont, Colorado and

Letha Johnson of Cape Gi-

rardeau, Missouri; sister-in-

law Reggie Mallady of Au-

rora; brother-in-law Larry

(Diane) Sensintaffer of Sa-

lem, Missouri; sisters-in-law

Donna (Paul) Hodson of

Rolla, Missouri, and Francis

Griffith of Raytown, Missouri

and seven grandchildren

Ryan and Adam Mallady,

Zach Huddleston, Madison

and Camden Mallady and

Dayton and Brock Fairchild.

He was preceded in death

by his parents, in-laws Lowell

and Doie Sensintaffer, one

brother William H. “Hal”

Mallady one nephew and two

nieces.

Funeral services were held

at 11 a.m. January 23, 2013 at

Salem United Methodist

Church. Arrangements were

under the direction of Dent

County Memorial Chapel,

Salem. Burial was in the Ce-

dar Grove Cemetery with full

military honors.

Memorials may be made to

the Salem United Methodist

Church.

Sign the guest book at

dentcountymemorialchapel.com.

MARY HELEN REYNOLDSMary Helen Reynolds, 74,

of Chester, formerly of

Kankakee, died at 12:15

a.m. Sunday, January 20,

2013 at Three Springs

Lodge Nursing Home in

Chester.

She had been a CNA for

Shapiro Developmental

Center for 19 years in

Kankakee.

She was a member of St.

Mark Lutheran Church in

Kankakee, Moose Lodge

and American Legion Aux-

iliary.

She was born November

29, 1938 in Ellis Grove to

Fred and Emma Bell Krug

Fricke.

She married Eugene P.

Reynolds October 5, 1968 in

Kankakee. He preceded her

in death January 31, 2006.

She is survived by three

brothers William (Janice)

Fricke of Rockwood, Fred

(Barb) Fricke of Chester

and Edward (Pat) Fricke of

Rockwood and one sister

Claude (Dale) Hasemeyer of

Ellis Grove.

She was also preceded in

death by her parents, two

brothers Henry and Charles

Fricke and two sisters Ruth

Gross and Rudelle Fulford.

Services in Chester were

held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,

January 22, 2013 at

Pechacek-McClure Funeral

Home with Rev. Tom Klau-

sen officiating.

Services in Kankakee will

be held at 10 a.m. Thursday,

January 24, 2013 at St. Mark

United Methodist Church

with Rev. Linda Crosby-Har-

ris officiating. Burial will be

in Kankakee Memorial Gar-

dens.

Visitation will be held

Thursday from 8 to 10 a.m.

at the church.

Memorials may be made

to St. John Lutheran

Church in Chester, Pleas-

ant Ridge Church in Rock-

wood or First Baptist

Church in Ellis Grove.

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Milton M. Gross, 80, of

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He had been a mainte-

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He was a member of St.

Boniface Catholic Church in

Evansville, Knights of Co-

lumbus and American Le-

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Evansville Senior Citizens.

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He married Dorothy Heu-

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Evansville. She survives.

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Funeral mass will be held

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2013 at St. Boniface Catholic

Church in Evansville with

Father Ben Stern officiating.

Burial will be in St. Boniface

Catholic Cemetery in Evans-

ville.

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day, January 21, 2013 at his

home.

He was a retired electrician

and was also retired from

Captain Coal Mine. He was a

farmer.

He was in the Air Force dur-

ing the Korean War.

He was a member of Imma-

nuel Lutheran Church, West

Point, American Legion Post

1096 in Campbell Hill and

UMWA 1392 in District 12.

He was an avid St. Louis Car-

dinals fan and enjoyed trav-

eling.

He was born August 9, 1932

in Steeleville to Johan C. and

Hulda M. Ottersen Boll-

mann.

He married Joan G. Lively

September 6, 1957 in Rock-

ledge, Florida. She survives.

He is also survived by chil-

dren Mark A. (Mary Ellen)

Bollmann of Ava, Michael L.

(Diana) Bollmann of Red Bud

and Linda (Darl) Lodge of

Ava; six grandchildren

Trevor and Casey Bollmann

of Ava, Emily and Lindsey

Bollmann of Red Bud and

Jordan and Hunter Lodge of

Ava and foster sister Ann

(Ronald) Gerberding of

Lampe, Missouri.

He was preceded in death

by his parents, four brothers,

Clemens, Clarence, Herbert

and Harold, one infant

brother and one infant sister.

Services will be held at 11

a.m. Friday, January 25, 2013

at Immanuel Lutheran

Church, West Point with Rev.

Tim B. Zechiel officiating.

Burial will be in St. Peter’s

Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at

Wilson’s Funeral Home in

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p.m. and Friday from 7:30 to

9 a.m. and from 10 to 11 a.m.

at the church.

Memorials may be made to

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Building Fund for the new

shed or TIP Hospice.

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Referring to the tragedy at

Sandy Hook Elementary, the

city of Chester will be look-

ing to bolster its roster of

part-time police officers.

After hearing from Police

Chief Donal McKinney Tues-

day night, the city council

voted to have the city adver-

tise for part-time officers.

“Some of our part-timers are

not working out,” said

McKinney. “I would like to get

a new set of applications for

part-time officers. Currently,

I have only three on file.

“I am running low on man-

power. I have problems, and

I’m working through them. If

they (the part-time officers)

won’t work, then they need to

be replaced.”

“I would like to see us get

some new applications in,”

said Mayor Joe Eggemeyer.

“We need to do something to

get the police department

some help. If something hap-

pens here like it did in Sandy

Hook, you ain’t hanging that

on my head.”

Looking to maintain his

police vehicle fleet, McKin-

ney asked the council to ap-

prove a purchase of a new

vehicle. He added that he

would like to get a new Ford

Explorer, and the state bids

for that vehicle have been

around $22,000.

The council asked Mc-

Kinney to check on pricing

and bring back some options

at the next meeting.

Chester received a check

for $46,069 as its portion of a

multimillion dollar class-ac-

tion lawsuit settlement

against Sygenta, the Swiss

manufacturer of the pesti-

cide atrazine.

The lawsuit sought com-

pensation from the costs of

removing atrazine from mu-

nicipal drinking water sys-

tems.

Atrazine, a herbicide

sprayed primarily on corn-

fields, can run off into rivers

and streams that supply mu-

nicipal water systems.

Coulterville and Evansville

were also part of the class

action.

The TIF accounting for the

Chester Center and the Kipp

redevelopment project were

approved. According to the

TIF agreements, Chester

Center will be reimbursed

$30,598 from its paid real es-

tate taxes, and the Kipp

project will receive $8,112.

The fire department was

given approval to purchase a

2004 F350 truck from the

Randolph County Housing

Authority for $12,556.

The fire department was

also given permission to sub-

mit an application for a small

equipment grant.

The purchase of a new

$5,795 spreader for the street

department was approved.

The council approved a

$11,017 proposal from Ko-

rando Heating and Cooling

for a new furnace/air condi-

tioner for city hall.

Aldermen Richard Brueg-

gemann, Donnie Clark and

Carol Abernathy were ap-

pointed to the negotiating

committee for the labor

agreement between the city

and the police union.

In light oftragedy in

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Red Bud school tostart Lego League

A Red Bud grade school

teacher had some good news

to tell the school board at its

January 17 meeting.

Chelsi Parsons said she has

received funds from busi-

nesses to start a Junior First

Lego League. The program

implements common core

projects through research,

explanation and building

through science technology,

engineering and math.

Parsons will also receive a

$500 Touchstone Energy

School Empowerment grant

to purchase an iPad for her

classroom. It will be used for

students who excel or are

struggling to meet their high-

est potential in the class-

room.

High school Principal

Dustin Nail reported that the

school has formed a prin-

cipal’s advisory committee

made up of students. The stu-

dents will meet with Nail

monthly to discuss school

issues. The group will repre-

sent the student body when

dealing with the administra-

tion.

In other action, the board

approved hiring Miki Friess

and Jamie Joost as volunteer

assistant chess team coaches

at the grade school and Mary

Hooten and Lauren Buch as

grade school aides.

It was noted that Ali

Ringering is the newest

member of the high school’s

1,000 point club, and the girls

basketball team finished first

in the Lebanon Holiday Tour-

nament.

The board approved letters of

retirement for Charlotte Liefer

and Margaret Masterson, effec-

tive at the end of the 2015-2016

school year.

According to the minutes,

the board went into closed

session to discuss personnel

or legal issues related to per-

sonnel or legal counsel.

However, the three items

noted to be discussed were

architectural services, the

transportation contract and

building security.

An Armstrong, Illinois

man was injured in a one-

vehicle crash on the north

edge of Red Bud at about

12:30 a.m. January 23.

According to the Ran-

dolph County Sheriff’s De-

partment, Joshua Ponder

was driving a pickup truck

when the accident occurred.

The circumstances of the

accident are not available.

Ponder was taken to the

Red Bud hospital for treat-

ment of injuries. He was

also ticketed for failure to

reduce speed to avoid an

accident and DUI.

Armstrong is on the east-

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FOR RENT IN SPARTA: 2&3bedroom mobile homes inpark. Also mobile home lotsin park. Private mobile homelots for sale. Call RonnieJohnson. 443-3325.......................................... 0-x-x

FOR RENT CHESTER: 2 bed,1 bath house, $500/month, petfriendly, private balcony,new carpet. Ask about movein special. Call 559-3525....................................... 0-x-xB

HOUSE FOR RENT: 3-4bedroom, 2 bath, basementand garage in Chester. $675deposit/rent, no smoking orpets. 618-853-4080.......................................... 0-x-x

FOR RENT: School HouseApartment in Willisville. 2bedroom, 1 bath, countrysetting, 10 minutes fromSteeleville. Ask about ourmove-in special. 559-3525....................................... 0-x-xB

SPARTA—FOR RENT: 1 & 2bedroom apartments. Call443-8305.......................................... 0-x-x

FOR RENT OR SALE: 3bedroom, 1 bath home inSparta. Utility room. Call 618-317-5290..................................... 1-1-31B

FOR RENT: Nice home inTilden, big yard, 4 bedroom,1.5 bath, all appliancesincluded, no pets, nosmoking. 534-2855 or 587-2851........................................ 0-1-24

FOR RENT: 2 bedroomapartment in Chester, newlyremodeled in quietneighborhood. $510/mo,includes trash pickup, stove,refrigerator, washer/dryer onsite, no smoking, no pets, 3person max. Call or text LaurieYork 559-1625........................................ O-x-x

HOUSE FOR RENT INCOULTERVILLE: 2 storyhome located by city park, 3bed, 1 1/2 bath, formal diningroom. $550 per month, $500security deposit. 618-580-4907..................................... 1-1-24B

FOR RENT: Mobile home inthe country near Sparta. 618-443-2218 or cell 317-5281........................................ 1-2-14

FOR RENT: 1 bedroomapartment in Chester, $275/month plus deposit. Waterincluded. 1831 State Street.618-300-1560........................................ 1-1-24

FOR RENT: 2 bedrooom, 1bath modular home in Avawith 2 car detached garage,$550 rent, $700 deposit. Formore info call 426-3363........................................ 1-2-14

FOR RENT: 1 bedroomapartment, $600/month,utilities included. 317-1097..................................... 0-1-31B

FOR RENT IN WALSHAREA: Small 2 bed, 1 bathtrailer with addition. Noinside pets. Water and trashpickup included, $350/monthplus deposit. 853-2506..................................... 1-1-31B

FOR RENT: Large 1-bedroomapartment in Steeleville,credit check, no pets, nonsmoking, stove andrefrigerator furnished. Call965-3538. Leave message.......................................... 0-x-x

FOR RENT IN SPARTA: 2bedroom home for rent, 1 cargarage, new furnace andcentral air. Appliancesinclude: stove, refrigerator,washer/dryer. No pets/Nosection 8. $550 per month. Call618-799-9414..................................... 1-1-31B

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Music LessonsAvailable

Acoustics for $100

Electric GuitarStarter Packs

MENTION THIS ADAND RECEIVE 10%OFF YOUR PURCHASE

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HOUSE FOR SALE INJACOB: 3 bedroom, familyroom, large living room, citywater, $20,000. Call 618-763-4418........................................ 1-1-31HOUSE FOR SALE: 405 N.Howard, Ava. Nice 3bedroom, 2 bath home withbasement and 2 car detachedgarage on a nice secluded lot.Priced to sell. Pitchford RealEstate. Priscilla PitchfordCraig Broker. Call 618-542-9306 or 618-201-4788........................................ 0-1-31COUNTRY HOME FORSALE: Rockwood area, TricoSchool District, newly remod-eled inside and out, 3 bed, 2bath home with full base-ment, attached 2-car garage,secluded location. Will sellw/up to 5 acres. $185,000. Call559-9881......................................... 0-x-xFOR SALE: 3 bedroom, 2 bathhouse for sale with basement,new roof, furnace, etc.Located on North Garfield,Steeleville. Call 618-791-4558.......................................... 0-x-xFOR SALE IN MARISSA:Very nice 3 bedroom, 3 fullbath home with new roof andattached double garage, 99year lease. Call 618-295-2579..................................... 1-1-24B

REAL ESTATE

SERVICES

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LEGAL NOTICES

T. W. Construction

308 Little Kinkaid Rd. • Ava(618) 426-9025

Tom WilhiteCarpenter

ROOFING • REMODELING • DECKS • DRYWALL • SIDING

SEAMLESS GUTTERING • POLE BARNS • BARN REPAIRS

ROOM ADDITIONS • NEW CONSTRUCTION • GARAGES • ETC.

FREEEstimates

FOR RENT

INSIDESTORAGECars, Trucks, SmallBoats, Motorcyclesand Miscellaneous

Call 618-317-2037

WANTED TO BUY: Mobilehomes in good condition.1978 or newer. Must havecentral A/C. 573-721-5710......................................... o-x-x

STORAGE

WANTED

FOR SALE: Refrigerators,ranges, washers, dryers, freez-ers, propane stoves. Guar-anteed. Tilley’s Used Appli-ances, 518 E. Park St., DuQuoin, 618-521-4477 or 618-542-6810

................................... 1-1-31B

APPLIANCES

AUTOMOBILESFOR SALE: 2008 ChryslerTown & Country TouringMini Van. WP ChryslerEdition Leather, Navigation,Back Up Camera, 2 TVs,DVD, Automatic Doors, StowAnd Go, 77,000 Miles. $15,000.618-559-9967.......................................... 0-x-xFOR SALE: 2001 MercuryGrand Marquis, 89,000 miles,$6,500 OBO. Must see toappreciate. Fully loaded. 618-774-2852..................................... 1-1-31B

GARAGE SALE

OFF HWY. 4 & SPRING HILL DRIVECAMPBELL HILL • 426-3359

MON., FRI. & SAT. 8:30AM-NOON ~ WED. 8:30AM-4PM

Consignment& Gift CottageMarjorie’s

Rada KnivesBuy One Get One 1/2 Off

On Christmas ItemsAnd All Clothing

Alterations • Watkins • Stanley

PREMIERROOFING

965-9272

Call Titus for afree estimate!

Metal roofsthat stand thetest of time!

Lic # 104.0163.29

19 Different Colors

ColemanRentals

618-713-1503

2 BedroomHousePERCY

$425 Month/$425 Deposit

Water & Trash Pick Up Included

2 BedroomApartment

STEELEVILLE$450 Month/$450 Deposit

2 BedroomApartment

PERCY$475 Month/$475 Deposit

2 BedroomMobile Home

PERCY$295 Month/$295 Deposit

Trash Pick Up Included

FOR RENTTrailer LotIn Percy.

7th & Plum426-3912

WANTED TO BUY

ALUMINUM CANSAluminum ScrapBatteries • Brass • LeadCopper • RadiatorsStainless Steel

eow

SIDES METALRECYCLINGRte. 3 North • Chester

Phone 826-5600Open Monday-Friday

9am-5pmSaturday 8am-Noon

If We Are In The Shop Area,We May Not Hear The Phone. Please

Leave A Message Or Stop By & See Us.

LIVESTOCK

FRUITLANDLIVESTOCK SALES7505 U.S. Highway 61Jackson, MO 63755573-243-4255

MONTHLY FEATURES3rd Friday - 10:00am

Sheep & Goats4th Tuesday - 11:00am

Pigs

Cattle Every Tuesday12:30pm

Neal Franke, Manager 573-382-0003

Steve Preusser 573-833-6432Ken Carney, Auctioneer

573-568-2353Joe McMurtry 618-443-2435

Residential Wiring& Repair Service

CUDJO’SCUDJO’SCUDJO’SCUDJO’SCUDJO’SElectrical

SERVICE

(618) 329-5343(618) 443-7757 Cell

Room AdditionsGarages

RemodelsBOBBY NAPIER

Licensed & InsuredAll Appliances.

No Pets.New Kitchen

& Bath.Very Nice.

618-534-8553

FOR RENT3 Bedroom House

In Campbell Hill

$550/Month Plus$550 Deposit.

1 & 2 bedroom incomebased Section 8

apartments available inDu Quoin for person(s)

with disabilities.Electric,water & trash included inrent. Applicant(s) must

pass a criminalbackground check and

have good rental history.

Pick up application atFive Star Industries,1308 Wells St. Road,

Du Quoin, IL62832.

FOR RENTFOR RENTFOR RENTFOR RENTFOR RENT

IN THE CIRCUIT OF RANDOLPH COUNTY

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS

RAVEN SECURITIES, INC.

Plaintiff

MERRITT L. SMITH AND

KAREN M. SCHMITTLING-SMITH,

husband and wife, AND

THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

Defendants

Case No. 2012-CH-72

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

The requisite Affidavit for Publication having

been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU,

UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD

CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled

suit, that said suit has been commenced in the

Circuit Court of Randolph County by said Plaintiff

against you and other Defendants, praying for

the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying

the premises described as follows, to wit:

A part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast

Quarter of Section 12 in Township 5 South, Range

8 West of the Third Principal Meridian, Randolph

County, Illinois, more particularly described as

follows:

Commencing at the point of intersection at the

North line of said Northwest Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter of Section 12 and the East line

of the right-of-way line of the Chester and Sparta

Public Road, said point being in the lid of a water

meter; thence Easterly along said North line, a

distance of 110 feet to an old axle; thence Southerly

forming an interior angle of 90º 20’ 20” with the

last described line, a distance of 203.65 feet to an

iron pipe for a point of beginning; thence

continuing Southerly along the last described

course and parallel with the East right-of-way

line of said public road a distance of 182.35 feet;

thence running West on a line parallel with the

North line of said Northwest Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter for a distance of 110 feet to the

East right-of-way line of said Chester and Sparta

Public Road; thence Northerly along the East

right-of-way line of said public road for a distance

of 182.35 feet to an iron pipe; said iron pipe being

located 203.65 feet Southerly of the intersection

of the North line of said Northwest Quarter of the

Northeast Quarter and the East right-of-way line

of the Chester and Sparta Public Road; thence

running Easterly for a distance of 110 feet to the

point of beginning.

EXCEPT oil, gas and other minerals, EXCEPT

COAL, together with the right to mine and remove

the same and subject to all other rights and

easements in favor of the owner of the mineral

estate or of any party claiming by, through or

under said estate.

Said coveyence is further subject to all

restrictions, easements and covenants of record

or disclosed by inspection, and the lien of the

1998 and subsequent real estate taxes.

The preparer of this deed has made no

investigation concerning any possible violations

of any environmental laws or regulations

including, but not limited to, the Illinois

Responsible Transfer Act, and accepts no liability

for any violations.

and for other relief; that Summons was duly

issued out of said Court against you as provided

by law, and that said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, the above

named Defendants, file your answer to the

Complaint in the suit, or otherwise make your

appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of

the Circuit Court of Randolph County on or before

the fourth day of March, 2013, default may be

entered against you at any time after that day and

a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of

said Complaint.

Sherry L. Johnson-Clerk of the

Circuit Court of Randolph County

Plaintiff’s Attorney:

Cooper & Liefer Law Offices

205 E. Market St.

Red Bud, IL 62278

618-282-3866

......................................................................... 0-1-31

ASSUMED NAME

PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that on January 7,

2013 a Certificate of Assumed Name was filed in

the Office of Kevin Kern, County Clerk of Perry

County, Illinois setting forth the names and post

office addresses of all the persons owning,

conducting and transacting a business known as

Pro-Rights’ Shooting Sports which is located at

393 Rose of Sharon Road, Cutler, IL 62238.

Dated January 7, 2013.

Kevin Kern

Perry County Clerk

.......................................................................... 1-1-24

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

RANDOLPH COUNTY, CHESTER, ILLINOIS

MIDFIRST BANK

PLAINTIFF,

-vs-

TRAVIS KENNER A/K/A TRAVIS G. KENNER;

ANGELA KENNER A/K/A ANGELA A.

KENNER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

DEFENDANTS

12 CH 29

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE

Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a

Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on

December 14, 2012;

Richard A. Brown, Honorable Judge of the

Circuit Court of Randolph County, One Taylor

Street, Chester, IL 62233, will on February 22,

2013 at 9:30 AM, at in Courtroom #2, Randolph

County Courthouse, One Taylor Street, Chester,

Il 62233, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten

percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance

within twenty-four (24) hours), the following

described premises situated in Randolph County,

Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special

assessments or special taxes levied against said

real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages.

The subject property is offered for sale without

any representation as to quality or quantity of

title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser

tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a

receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate

of Sale as required, which will entitle the

purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said

sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows:

ALL OF LOT 4 AND PART OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK

1 OF W.R. BORDER'S SECOND ADDITION TO

THE CITY OF SPARTA, RANDOLPH COUNTY,

ILLINOIS, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK "E",

PAGE 39 1/2 OF THE RANDOLPH COUNTY

RECORDS; SAID PART OF LOT 3, BEING MORE

PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER

OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 1 OF W. R. BORDER'S

SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SPARTA,

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS; THENCE

NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE

OF SAID LOT 3, 52.39 FEET TO THE

NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE

WESTERLY WITH A DEFLECTION ANGLE OF

89 DEGREES 08 MINUTES ALONG THE NORTH

LINE OF SAID LOT 3, 16.00 FEET TO AN IRON

PIN; THENCE SOUTHERLY WITH A

DEFLECTION ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 05

MINUTES, 52.28 FEET TO AN IRON PIN IN THE

SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 3; THENCE

EASTERLY WITH A DEFLECTION ANGLE OF

88 DEGREES 56 MINUTES ALONG SAID SOUTH

LINE 18.54 FEET TO THE POINT OF

BEGINNING, AS SHOWN BY SURVEY DATED

SEPTEMBER 19 AND 23, 1983, AND RECORDED

SEPTEMBER 29, 1983, IN BOOK 290 AT PAGE

948, OF THE RECORDS OF RANDOLPH

COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TOGETHER WITH ALL

RIGHTS ACQUIRED UNDER ONE CERTAIN

EASEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 26, 1961,

BETWEEN ERNEST A. BEISNER, EDITH

BEISNER, AUSTIN R. CAIRNS AND MARTHA

W. CAIRNS, RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 27,

1961, IN VOLUME 199, AT PAGE 318;

RECORDER'S OFFICE, RANDOLPH COUNTY,

ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 617 North Market Street,

Sparta, IL 62286

Permanent Index No.: 19-087-005-50

Improvements:

Residential

Structure ........................................... UNKNOWN

Units ................................................... UNKNOWN

Bedrooms .......................................... UNKNOWN

Garage ................................................ UNKNOWN

Bathrooms ......................................... UNKNOWN

Other .................................................. UNKNOWN

The property will NOT be open for inspection

prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $83,351.20.

Prospective purchasers are admonished to check

the court file and title records to verify this

information.

Christopher A. Cieniawa

Fisher and Shapiro, LLC

Attorneys for Plaintiff

2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301

Bannockburn, IL 60015

Attorney No: 6187452

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT

AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE

ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL

LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN

EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN

BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING

IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS

PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE

MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR

PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO

COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL

OBLIGATION.

I501480

............................................................................ 0-2-7

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as

of March 1, 2006 Asset-Backed Securities

Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust, Series NC

2006-HE2 Asset-Backed Pass-Through

Certificates, Series NC 2006-HE2

PLAINTIFF

VS

Keith Kiner; Emily Kiner; Unknown Owners

and Non-Record Claimants,

DEFENDANT(S)

12 CH 80

Property Address: 338 West Main Street,

City, State, Zip: Sparta, IL 62286

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: KEITH KINER;

EMILY KINER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that

this case has been commenced in this Court

against you and other defendants, asking for the

foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the

premises described as follows, to wit:

The East Half of Lot 98 of Armour`s Survey to

the Town of Columbus, now City of Sparta, except

a strip 15 feet in width off the South end of said

Lot, in the City of Sparta, County of Randolph,

and State of Illinois; Subject to all exceptions,

reservations, easements, covenants and

ASSUMED NAME

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

Public Notice is hereby given that on January

16, 2013 a Certificate was filed in the office of the

County Clerk of RANDOLPH COUNTY, Illinois

setting forth the name and post-office address of

all persons owning, conducting and transacting

the business known as: KC Photography. Located

at 807 E. Plum Street, Apt. 1, Percy, IL 62272.

Dated January 16, 2013.

Pat Laramore

Randolph County Clerk

............................................................................ 1-2-7

restrictions of record.

Commonly known as: 338 West Main Street,

Sparta, IL 62286 and which said mortgage was

made by, Keith Kiner and Emily Kiner, Husband

and Wife; Mortgagor(s), to New Century Mortgage

Corporation; Mortgagee, and recorded in the

Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Randolph

County, Illinois, as Document No. 224639; and for

other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file

your appearance in this case in the Office of the

Clerk of this County, #1 Taylor St., Room 302,

Chester, IL 62233 on or before February 11, 2013

A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY

BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF

ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT.

RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, LLC

Attorneys for Plaintiff

120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1140

Chicago, IL 60602

Phone: (312) 239-3432

Fax: (312) 284-4820

Attorney No: 6238055

File No: 12IL01424-1

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection

Practices Act you are advised that this firm may

be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to

collect a debt and any information obtained may

be used for that purpose.

I497248

.......................................................................... 0-1-24

RN/BSN RequiredMaster’s Preferred

Full-Time, Salary NegotiableExcellent Benefit Package

Send Resume To:Human ResourcesMemorial Hospital

1900 State Street, Chester, IL 62233

OPENING FORDIRECTOR OF

NURSES

Local Automobile Dealership HasImmediate Opening For

HELP WANTED

Primary Function Of This Position IncludesMaintaining Vendor Files, Posting Payables

And Timely Payment Of VendorsPayable Experience Necessary & ADP System A Plus

Send Resume To:PO Box 69, Red Bud, IL 62278

FULL-TIMEAccounts Payable Clerk

MANAGER WANTEDMidwest Company looking for a

Individual must have technical,mechanical and pasta extrusionexperience, along with strong

leadership, and provide hands-onproductivity improvement. Applicantmust have 2 to 3 years of experience

in pasta production along withmanagement experience. Send resume

including salary requirements [email protected].

PASTAPRODUCTION

MANAGER

HELP WANTED: OTR owneroperators Needed: $1.43 cpm-loaded and empty. Weeklysettlements. Ask about $1lease purchase. 573-471-9732...................................... 1-1-24HELP WANTED: Takingapplications for day/nightshifts at Rock-A-Doodles.1010 N. Main, Marissa. Mustbe 21. Apply in person....................................... 1-2-7B

HELP WANTED

SALES

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Full-Time/Part-Time Availability Considered

Sales And/Or Financial Services Experience A Plus

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REAL ESTATECCCCCJJJJJ

Real estate transactions

Perry County 120 Acres w/Home and Buildings — Pinckneyville: Amazing almost completely wooded property with 3-acre farm field, nice 3-bed home, 8 well-managed food plots, nine 16-ft. high boxed deer stands, lots of trails and stocked lake. There are also 2 metal

buildings, one of which is set up as a deer camp or summer kitchen and workshop.

NEW! Perry County 144 Acres — NE of Pinckneyville: Acreage consists of 106 tillable, 2 ponds and wooded. Farm is currently being

farmed on a year-to-year cash lease. There is also a cabin on the prop-erty. Nice secluded site for a new home, great addition to your farm

operation, investment, weekend getaway, etc. Perry County 40 Acres — Sunfield: Wooded and tillable surrounded

by cropland. Good hunting location. Perry County 82 Acres — Coulterville: Magnificent secluded wooded

lake property. 45 acres wooded, 19-acre lake and 18 tillable acres. Perfect place for that dream home, weekend getaway, etc. There is

also a 225 sq. ft. block building on property which would make a great deer camp.

Commercial Property For Sale Formerly Known as “Players Pub” Located in Percy. 2 buildings located on 1 lot (.34 acres). Great place

for a new bar, restaurant, dance hall, etc.

buyafarm.com

Buy A Farm Land and Auction Co — 1403 Hillcrest Dr — Sparta IL

www.century21.com

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

625 STATE STREET•CHESTER(618) 826-3421

PERRY COUNTY CUSTOMERS(618) 357-2130

212 N. MARKET•SPARTA(618) 443-2211

Florence Kane,Broker Manager .......... 967-6516Dorcas Gruber,Broker Manager .......... 559-9147Janice Barbour ............ 615-9187

Rachel Cross-Kane ..... 967-8264David Gutjahr .............. 578-8833Joyce Hagene Dierkes 534-3457John Lane ................... 708-0900Doug Little ................... 615-5001Jeanne Meredith ......... 318-3551

Don Otten .................... 830-2999Tim Schulein ............... 317-0577Sandy Smith ................ 443-8425Kim Wesbecher ........... 317-2230Jan Yesley-GRI ........... 559-8550Hallie Zollner-Beattie ... 779-2043GOLDEN KEY REALTY, INC.

We Have The Home You’ve Been Waiting For!

CHESTER4111806

STEELEVILLE4112872

MARISSA4115410

SPARTA4100908

NEW ATHENS4109338

SPARTA4110486

PERCY4110316

PERCY4015215

STEELEVILLE4114544

PERCY4115007

MARISSA2902403

SPARTA4104798

MARISSA4108900

CHESTER4103349

SPARTA4110261

EVANSVILLE4113185

Commercial ~ Restaurant Commercial

Sunday, Jan. 27 • Noon-2pm

Hosted By Doug Little

OPEN HOUSE

210 E. Fulton • Marissa4109565

PriceReduced!

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Spring’s Just Right Around The Corner!Flowers Will Be Blooming, Trees Budding & Birds Singing.

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FOR RANDOLPHCOUNTY

January 18, 2013

Pat Laramore

County Clerk

& Recorder

WARRANTY DEEDS

Kevin R. Luthy etux to

Floyd E. Wolter Lt 2 Hidden

Oaks Plat 1 Red Bud

Andre S. Myers etux to

Kenneth E. Renneker etal

Pt SW Sec 2 6-7

Mark K. Harless etux to

Brian A. Cox etux Lt 39

Busse Estates Plat II Red

Bud

Richard D. Fondow etux to

Daniel J. Valleroy etal Lt 34

A.M. Douglas’ 3rd Add

Chester

Theodore D. Little to

Nancy Meyerhoff NW Sec 6

5-5

QUITCLAIM DEEDS

Melvin Anderson etux to

Denise Y. Anderson etal Lt

1 Lt 2 Neil’s Add Sparta

Raechelle Lynn Cometto

to Floyd L. Kempfer etal SE

NW Sec 11 5-5

FOR PERRY COUNTYKevin Kern

County Clerk

& Recorder

WARRANTY DEEDS

Joshua J. Hale to Toby E.

Dearmond Pt NW SE Sec 15

6-1 Consideration $109,000

William J. Wilcox to Todd

Weinhoffer Pt NW NW Sec

35 5-3 Consideration

$75,000

Aves L. Green & Paula K.

$177,000

QUITCLAIM DEEDS

Debra A. Hepp & Ricky L.

Hepp to James Holder Lts

13 & 14 Blk 4 Diamonds 1st

Addn Pinckneyville

Johanna L. Bruno & Marty

D. Bruno to Marty D. Bruno

Pt SW SE Sec 32 4-3

Abdul Rahim Khalil to

Jacqueline R. Khalil Pt SW

SE Sec 7 6-1

Jacqueline M. Homan &

Clayton D. House to City of

Du Quoin Lt 1 Blk 3 Geo W.

Walls S/D

Joann Beltz & Walter A.

Beltz to Alania Marlow &

Jason Marlow Pt F. Davis

Addn

Pamela Jones to Crystal

Rene Defend Pt NW SW Sec

25 5-3

Keith A. Kellerman to Jill

A. Kellerman Pt NE SW Sec

24 4-3

Jill A. Kellerman to Keith

a. Kellerman Pt S1/2 Sec 10

4-2

Larry K. Wild & Lisa Wild

to Larry K. Wild Trustee/

Trust & Lisa L. Wild

Trustee/Trust Pt SE SE Sec

19 5-2

DEEDS

Genie D. Blades & Louis

M. Blades, deceased to

Wells Fargo Financial Illi-

nois, Inc. Lts 5 & 6 Blk 1 WJ

299 Fuhrhop Road • Ava • 426-3982

HOMES FOR SALESTEELEVILLE: 1 1/2 Story 3 BedroomHome, Basement, 1 1/2 Car DetachedGarage. $47,000.• • • • • 4 Bed, 2 Bath Home, Large Lot.$148,000.• • • • • 3 Bed, 2 Bath Home On 3.6 Acres WithAttached Garage. Reduced $90,000.• • • • • 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath Home On Large LotWith Workshop. $90,000.SPARTA: 2 Bed, 2 Bath Home, PartialFinished Basement, 2 Car Carport. Re-duced $48,000.••••• 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Car Garage.Reduced $34,900.••••• 4 Bed, 3 Bath, 2 Car Detached Garage.$71,500.••••• 2 Bed On Nice Corner Lot. $26,500.PERCY: 3 bedroom, 2 Bath On LargeLot With Full Basement And Out Build-ings. $47,000.••••• 3 bedroom, 2 Bath Home On Large Lot.$89,900.••••• 2-3 Bedroom Home On 2 Acres With 2Car Garage. $185,000.AVA: 3 Bed, 2 Bath w/Fenced Yard.$41,750.• • • • • New 3 Bed Home w/Pole Building On61 Acres, Some Tillable. Price w/ Home& 8 Acres. Reduced $244,900.• • • • • 2 Bed Home, Large Lot w/Large Ga-rage. $53,500.• • • • • 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car Attached Garage

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CUTLER ConvenienceStore & GasStation All

Ready To Go.$235,000

STEELEVILLE3 Bedroom HomeWith Basement &1 1/2 Car Garage.

$47,000

DU QUOIN4 BedroomHome On

Large CornerLot. $84,900

2 Story, 4 BedroomHome on Large

Corner Lot.$64,900

And Basement On 15 Acres. $245,000.MURPHYSBORO: 3 Bed, 2 Bath OnLarge Lot w/Great Deck And Large Work-shop. $185,000.• 2 Bed, 2 Bath Home With 2 Car GarageOn Large Lot. $124,900.WILLISVILLE: 2 Bed Home, Remod-eled, 3 Lots, 2 Car Detached Carport.Reduced $25,900.••••• 3 Bed, 1 Bath Home On Large Lot.$48,000.••••• Nice Remodeled 3 Bed Home OnLarge Lot. $57,000.••••• 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 1/2 Car DetachedGarage Reduced $61,500.• • • • • 3 Bed, 2 Bath On 2 1/2 Lots. $69,000.••••• 3 Bedroom Home With 24x30 PoleBuilding On Large Lot. $34,900.DU QUOIN: 2 Bed, 2 Bath Home.Great Rental Property. Reduced$54,900.••••• 1 Bed, 1 Bath Home. Rental Property.Reduced $20,000.••••• 4 Bed Home On Large Lot w/CityWater. In The Country But Still Close ToTown. $84,900.••••• 2 Bedroom Updated Home Ready Tomove In To. $64,900.••••• Mobile Home On Nice Lot Ready ToMove In To. $29,000.MARISSA: 2 Story Home, 4 Bed OnCorner Lot, Large Pole Barn. Reduced$64,900.

COULTERVILLE: 4 Bed Home OnExtra Large Corner Lot With Nice Deck.$49,900.• • • • • 3 Bed, 2 Bath Home On Large Lot.Move In Ready. $70,000.CHESTER: 3 Bed, 1 Bath On ExtraLarge Lot w/Full Basement,Ready toMove Into. $95,000.••••• 2 Bed Home w/Nice Basement On NiceLot. Excellent Shape, Ready To MoveInto. $79,900.••••• 2 Bed Home On 5 Acres w/City WaterAnd Insulated & Heated Pole Building.$180,000.••••• 4 Bed, 1 Bath On Nice Lot. Reduced$73,500.••••• 4 Bed Home On Large Lot w/Full Base-ment. $73,500.••••• 5 Bed, 3 Bath Home w/Big Fenced-InYard. $87,700.••••• 3 Bed Home On Large Lot In Countryw/City Water. Reduced $74,900.••••• 3 Bed, 1 Bath Home On Over 1 Acre,

1.5 Car Garage. $72,000.••••• 3 Bed Home On 1+ Acres w/NiceWorkshop. $72,000.ROCKWOOD: 3 Bed Home On 45Acres, Pasture, Tillable, Hunting. Re-duced $210,000.JACOB: 3 Bed w/Full Basement OnLarge Lot w/Large Outbuildings. Re-duced $95,000.EVANSVILLE: 3 Bedroom, 2 BathHome With Full Basement. Move InReady. $74,000.

LAND FOR SALESPARTA: 17 Wooded Acres, Great HomeSite, City Water Available. $119,900.WILLIAMSON COUNTY: LAKEFRONT LOTS - Individual Lots Available,Only 12 Miles From Marion. REDUCED$12,500-$25,000.••••• 160+/- Acres, Wooded On 150 AcrePrivate Lake, Great Hunting & Fishing.$1,650/Acre.

••••• 230 Acres, Excellent WaterfowlHunting, 150 Acre Lake. $1,650/Acre.••••• 175 Acres Pasture Ground, Fenced On150 Acre Lake. $1,650/Acre.AVA: 60 Wooded Acres. Home Site w/Drilled Well. Excellent Hunting & TimberReduced $195,000.• • • • • 61.5 Part Tillable, Part Wooded, OnGood Road. $209,200.••••• Home Building Sites, City Water & SewerAvailable, Up To $5,000 Rebate AvailableOn Lot Purchase. Call For More Info.$10,000.••••• Building Lots On 6 Acre Lake w/CityWater. $40,000.LAKE OF EGYPT: One Acre Water-front Lot. $65,900.DU QUOIN: Excellent Location For ABusiness With High Traffic Count, Lot w/Older Home. $15,000.CHESTER: 8 Acres, Good Bulding Site.$32,000.PINCKNEYVILLE: 15 Acres, GoodHunting And Home Site. Reduced$54,000.WILLISVILLE: Nice, Large Corner Lot.$12,000.••••• Large corner lot. $8,500.COULTERVILLE: 7.4 Acres+ WithPond And New Pole Building With CityWater And 200 Electric And Septic Sys-tem On Property. CALL.

COMMERCIALCHESTER: Great Commercial Loca-tion w/Large Pole Building & OfficeSpace. $89,500.••••• Established & Successful Restaurant.$198,000.PERCY: Convenience Store, Ready ToOpen. Reduced $309,000.DU QUOIN: Spacious Building, 5 Of-fices, Reception Area, Storage/UtilityAre, High Traffic Area w/Easy Access.Reduced $89,000.WALSH: Building On Corner Lot.$57,000.SPARTA: Excellent Retail Building w/Over 6000 Sq. Ft. And 2100 Sq. Ft Build-ing For Shop Or Storage. $319,000.••••• Large Commercial Building With Over17,500 sq. ft. On Over 2 Acres WithGood Road Frontage. CALL.CUTLER: Convenience Store And GasStation, Great Location, Ready To Go.$235,000.••••• Office Or Retail Space. $79,000.ELKVILLE: Large Building With Of-fices And Large Auditorium. $100,000.STEELEVILLE: 3 Apartment Home w/Good Rental Income. Could Also BeUsed As Single Family Home. $90,000.••••• Large Workshop In Great ConditionWith Lots Of Road Frontage. $85,000.

MARISSA

Green to Amparo Velazquez

& Juan Velazquez Pt SW

SW Sec 25 5-1 Consider-

ation $35,000

Floyd K. Bostick & Ursula

F. Bostick to Starla R.

Sherman Pt NW NW Sec 14

5-3 Consideration $24,000

Raymond S. Linzee III,

Renco & Jerry B. Williams

to Jacqueline M. Homan &

Jackie House Lt 1 Blk 3 Geo

W. Walls S/D Consideration

$14,000

Jacqueline M. Homan &

Jackie House to Jacqueline

M. Homan & Clayton D.

House Lt 1 Blk 3 Geo W

Walls S/D

Kamlaben Patel & Mukesh

Patel to Mansi and Sanket

Inc. Pt SW NE Sec 20 6-1

Consideration $200,000

Toby Eugene Dearmond

to Dixie Lee Dearmond &

Roy Eugene Dearmond Pt

N1/2 SE NW Sec 18 6-1

Charles E. Bishop to

Clifford R. Bishop Pt W1/2

NE NE Sec 29 5-1

Catrina L. Wood & Joe V.

Wood to Tammy L.

Schwartzkopf Pt SW NW

Sec 31 4-4 Consideration

$130,000

Charles N. Welch &

Sharon D. Welch to Darin

A. Barnes & Tracy L. Barnes

Pt NE NW & Pt SE NW Sec

20 4-2 Consideration

Ervins 1st Addn

Brian Chandler, trustee,

Mark Kelly, Trustee, Kevin

Place, Trustee, Jerry Ross,

Trustee & Willow Glen Wor-

ship Center to Ronald E.

Ridgeway & Sherry A.

Ridgeway Pt NW SE Sec 36

5-3 Consideration $79,500

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITRANDOLPH COUNTY, CHESTER, ILLINOIS

MIDFIRST BANKPLAINTIFF,-vs-TRAVIS KENNER A/K/A TRAVIS G. KENNER; ANGELA KENNER A/K/A ANGELAA. KENNER; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;DEFENDANTS12 CH 2

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALEPublic Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the aboveentitled matter on December 14, 2012;Richard A. Brown, Honorable Judge of the Circuit Court of Randolph County,One Taylor Street, Chester, IL 62233, will on February 22, 2013 at 9:30 AM, at inCourtroom #2, Randolph County Courthouse, One Taylor Street, Chester, Il62233, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of saleand the balance within twenty-four (24) hours), the following described premisessituated in Randolph County, Illinois.Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or specialtaxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. Thesubject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality orquantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff.Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash orcertified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale asrequired, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of saidsale by the Court.Said property is legally described as follows:Commonly known as 617 North Market Street, Sparta, IL 62286Permanent Index No.: 19-087-005-50Improvements:ResidentialStructure --------- UNKNOWNUnits --------------- UNKNOWNBedrooms ------- UNKNOWNGarage ------------ UNKNOWNBathrooms ------ UNKNOWNOther -------------- UNKNOWNThe property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.The judgment amount was $83,351.20. Prospective purchasers are admonishedto check the court file and title records to verify this information.Christopher A. CieniawaFisher and Shapiro, LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301Bannockburn, IL 60015Attorney No: 6187452THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOURPERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY ADISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEFFROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THEMORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TOCOLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION.I501480

Saturday, February 16 • 10:00amAuction Will Be Held At

Christ Lutheran School Gym, Jacob, Illinois

Terms: 10% Down, Balance AtClosing. No Buyer’s Premium.Complete Terms, Conditions,

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Property Is Located Along Rte. 3Near The Jackson/Union County Line

744 +/- AcresWith 675 Tillable Acres & Grain Storage

8 Tracts/With One 12-Acre Wooded Tract

Call Wayne Keller, Agent At 1-800-357-4020

Sparta Community Hospital’s4th Annual Health Fair

in conjunction with the Sparta Area Chamber Home Show January 26th & 27th

Saturday, January 26th • 8am - 4pmWorld Shooting and Recreational Complex • Sparta, IL

Start the New Year With Your Good Health in Mind!

Additional Free Screenings and Health Information Will Be AvailableFREE VARICOSE VEIN SCREENINGS 8AM- NOON

Blood Screenings Available 8am- Noon

Complete Blood Test: includes Complete Blood Count, Comprehensive

Metabolic Panel and Lipid Profile Screen forCholesterol Levels (10 Hour Fast Required)

PSA TestProstate Test

Available for Men

A1-C TestMeasures your average

Blood Glucose Control forthe Past 2 to 3 Months

$30.00 $20.00 $10.00Vouchers may be purchased the day of the health fair for blood screens

drawn at Sparta Community Hospital within 7 Days

Door PrizesFree Giveaway

Grand Prize42” HDTV with Blu-Ray Player

Cash or Check Only

Betty’s Mowing will once

again handle the mowing

and groundskeeping for

the Coulterville cemetery.

The village board ap-

proved the contract re-

newal with Betty’s Tues-

day night. Cemetery com-

mittee member Linda

Harvey praised the ser-

vices and appreciated be-

ing offered the opportunity

to perform a walk-through

with a representative of

the company prior to the

beginning of the mowing

season and whenever re-

quested by village board

members.

“Betty really kept things

looking nice,” said Harvey.

It was determined that it

Coulterville chooses cemetery crewis time to have the water

tower cleaned and in-

spected. The water tower

will be drained and left

empty during the process

and will require that all

water be produced from

the water plant.

Trustee Steve Marlow

told water plant operator

Dale Schumer to plan for

24-hour staffing for five

days.

“We may get lucky, and

it will only take three, but

it’s best to have people

scheduled for five days just

in case,” Marlow said.

The need for full paint-

ing and repair was briefly

discussed. It was decided

to wait, pending the out-

come of the cleaning and

inspection by the engi-

neers.

Mayor Scott Rust asked

that the trustee begin to

consider an increase in

water rates because the

cost to produce water is

going up. Rust said an in-

crease in rates will have to

be addressed in the next

few months.

A liquor license for

Circle K was approved.

Circle K has purchased

Gas Mart and expects to

take over operations some

time in February.

The board approved the

addition of ordinances re-

garding assault, battery

and fighting in public. Po-

lice Chief Jason Schles-

inger explained that those

charges are now written

on village ordinances so

cases can be heard in city

court. That allows the vil-

lage to keep more fine and

fee money rather than the

majority going to the

county.

“Essentially, if it’s not a

jailable offense, we can

keep the fine money here

in the city if we utilize a

city ordinance instead of a

county ordinance,” Schles-

inger said. “We still have a

few ordinances left that we

need to add, but adding

these will get us pretty

close to having this project

completed. “

The United Mine Workers

of America retirees will

hold another meeting next

month.

It will be held Wednesday,

February 6 at the Pinck-

neyville Knights of Colum-

bus hall located at 312 N.

Gordon Street.

As with the January 10

meeting in Pinckneyville,

this meeting will be held to

discuss the current health

insurance issues as they re-

late to the Patriot Coal Com-

pany’s bankruptcy filing.

Both Peabody and Arch

coal companies are involved

in that action.

Retirees fear that if the

bankruptcy is approved,

their health care insurance

will be cut.

UMWAretireesto meet

Lydia Bradshaw of

Walsh has received the

president’s citation from

Missouri Baptist Univer-

sity.

The citation honors

qualified students who

have achieved a perfect 4.0

grade point average dur-

ing a given semester.

Bradshaw achieved that

status for the summer 2012

semester, but the an-

nouncement wasn’t made

until this week.

Missouri Baptist Univer-

sity is a Christ-centered

university located in St.

Louis.

UniversityhonorsBradshaw

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