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William Farnsworth
Farnsworth guiltyof Harris murderWill face sentence hearing June 5
Continued on Page 5___
William Farnsworth of
Coulterville will find out his
fate at his sentencing hearing
June 5 at 9 a.m.
Farnsworth stipulated to the
facts of the state’s evidence
against him April 10 in Perry
County circuit court. Al-
though Judge James Camp-
anella had been hearing the
case up to that point,
Farnsworth stipulated to the
facts in front of Judge Gene
Gross, who then found him
guilty of second-degree mur-
der.
Farnsworth had been
charged with first and sec-
ond-degree murder in the
death of Jeffrey Harris, 52, of
Cutler last November 7 out-
side Farnsworth’s home in
Perry County outside Coul-
terville on Goldenrod Road.
Perry County State’s Attor-
ney David Stanton said the
first-degree murder charge
folded into the second degree
murder charge because when
Farnsworth used a 12-gauge
shotgun to kill Harris, he be-
lieved the circumstances to
be such that, if they existed,
would justify the killing, but
his belief was unreasonable.
Farnsworth, who is 62 years
old, could get a sentence of
four to 20 years in prison. He
could be eligible for day for
day good time and has the
chance of receiving probation
for up to 48 months.
In exchange for stipulating
to the facts, Stanton has
agreed to cap his request at
12 years in prison. The court,
however, is not bound by
Stanton’s request.
At the time of the bench
trial, Farnsworth also plead-
ed guilty to DUI the day of the
murder.
Stanton said Farnsworth’s
blood alcohol level that day
was 2.39 to 2.49. Harris was
also highly intoxicated. His
blood alcohol was about 2.35,
and he had cannabis in his
system.
Earlier last week, Farns-
worth was found mentally fit
to stand trial for the killing.
Court files revealstate’s evidenceDefendant showed some remorse
According to evidence filed
by Perry County State’s Attor-
ney David Stanton and defense
attorney Thomas Keefe III of
Belleville, here are the facts of
the William Farnsworth mur-
der case.
Farnsworth shot and killed
Jeffrey Harris, 52, of Cutler
November 7 last year.
The two had been at the
Coulterville VFW when an ar-
gument developed.
Farnsworth left the VFW and
drove to his home on Golden-
rod Road. Harris followed him.
Peggy Farnsworth, the wife
of the defendant, called 911 at
about 2:08 p.m. and said her
husband Bill had shot Harris.
When police arrived, Farns-
worth was on the front porch.
The shotgun he used in the
shooting was in the house.
Police saw Harris’ small car
and found him dead inside it.
“That SOB isn’t going to fol-
low me home. This is my
house, and I took care of him.
Don’t care what happens,”
police say Farnsworth told
them.
Farnsworth told police that
Harris had previously worked
for him and that he had just
given him $100 while in the
Coulterville VFW parking lot
that day. Harris still had the
money on him when police
checked his possessions.
Farnsworth said the two had
been friends and that Harris
did good work.
The defendant also made the
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A Walsh man is out of jail
after posting $1,500 cash
bond and is in some serious
trouble. Clayton Coop, 20, is
charged with sexual exploita-
tion of a child.
According to Randolph
County State’s Attorney Jer-
emy Walker, sexual exploita-
tion occurs when someone
does something sexual in the
presence of a child or on the
internet when a child is
watching. There is no actual
physical contact.
Sexual exploitation of a
child is a felony, and if con-
victed, Coop would have to
register as a sex offender for
the rest of his life.
A warrant was issued for
Coop’s arrest last week, and
he surrendered to the Ran-
dolph County Sheriff’s De-
partment April 10. Coop im-
mediately posted bond and
was released.
Other sources say the victim
is a 10-year-old boy, and the
alleged sexual exploitation
occurred beginning last No-
vember. The boy recently told
his parents about the matter.
“These cases are driven by
the victim’s family,” said
Walker. “We get them in-
volved in what we decide to
do.”
Walker said Coop has no pre-
vious record. The state’s attor-
ney said he knows of only the
one victim at this time.
Clayton Coop
Sexual exploitationcharges against Coop
Let the races beginThe Triple T Twisters of Marissa raised $1,350 April 10 at its mouse races and
silent auction fundraiser at the Chester VFW. Proceeds will benefit the Twisters
gymnastic team. Attendees could place bets on the mice in the races. People could
also participate in mouse roulette or a dice wheel. Above, the mouse chooses the
queen of clubs in roulette. The holder of the card won $50. People could buy a card
for $2 apiece. Below, children gather around to watch one of the races.
Even though April 7 was
election day, next Tuesday,
April 21, will be decision day
in three local elections.
In Pinckneyville, the race
for mayor has a difference of
five votes between Fran Tho-
mas and Robert Spencer.
Perry County Clerk Josh
Gross said last week that he
issued 27 absentee ballots. If
they are postmarked cor-
rectly before election day,
they can arrive up to next
Tuesday and be counted.
Gross said he will count the
absentee ballots in his office.
Only one other person from
his office and two election
judges—one Democrat and
one Republican—will be al-
lowed to watch. He said he
wants to preserve the secrecy
of the voters.
In Randolph County, absen-
tee votes could affect the
Sparta and Steeleville school
board races.
In Steeleville, only one vote
separates Lisa Lowry-Rohl-
fing and Lisa Ernsting. Lowry-
Rohlfing has the lead at this
point.
In Sparta, Kenny Kempfer
leads Nina Hille by eight
votes.
Fifty-eight absentee ballots
were sent out. The ballots that
will have been returned will be
opened and counted Tuesday.
Absentee ballots for April 7 electionwill be opened and counted next Tuesday
Some results coulddetermine the
outcome of threelocal elections,
including mayorof Pinckneyville
New IDNR directorvisits shooting complex
By Dan Zobel
When new Illinois Depart-
ment of Natural Resources
director Wayne Rosenthal vis-
ited the World Shooting and
Recreational Complex in
Sparta April 10, his focus was
figuring out how to better
utilize the current facilities.
“The governor (Bruce
Rauner) was going to come,
but he had to go up north be-
cause of the storm damage
they had,” Rosenthal said.
“The reason for him to come
down was to see what the fa-
cility was and where we can
go forward.
“At one time, there was some
discussion about privatizing
some of it, but we’re not go-
ing to do that right now.”
Monica Brinkman is set to
be the new marketing person.
Rosenthal said part of her job
is to help promote the com-
plex, as well as the rest of
southern Illinois tourism.
Former executive director
Art Ashbrook’s position will
also have to be filled.
“We’re going to do a nation-
wide search for an executive
director who is knowledgable
in the shooting sports,”
Rosenthal said. “That’s one of
the things we wanted to pass
along, that people are aware
that we will be searching for
that individual.”
Rosenthal said there is no
timetable on the hiring, but
the sooner the better.
“It’s a double-exempt posi-
tion, so we don’t have to go
through CMS, and we can do
it relatively quickly,” Rosen-
thal said. “It’s a matter of
identifying an individual, get-
ting the approval of the gov-
ernor and bringing them in.”
Rosenthal said he believes
Illinois could do a better job
of promoting the outstanding
state-of-the-art facility.
“You can’t describe the enor-
mity of it in itself and just
how huge it is,” he said.
“There’s just a lot of potential
here that’s really untapped.”
During his visit, Rosenthal
met with a group of people
involved in trapshooting
throughout the state.
One of the ways he sees to
better use the complex is to
capitalize on the youth trap-
shooting teams and sports, in-
cluding at the college level.
“What we were talking
about, especially with the
youth sports, is how family-
oriented this event is because
it becomes a family event,”
Rosenthal said.
He said one of the big fac-
tors looked at with youth
shooters is that it is estimated
that for every shooter, there
will be 3.7 more people, be-
cause the shooter brings his
family with him.
“What I found, because I
used to run tournaments, the
kids that brought in the most
were the 7 and 8-year-olds,”
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Chester Police re-
sponded to three acci-
dents involving allegedly
intoxicated drivers over
the past week.
The first occurred
April 9 when a 2001
Chevrolet Cavalier
struck an unoccupied
parked vehicle.
Chester police were
called to the 1800 block
of Swanwick Street at ap-
proximately 8:10 p.m.
Police said the driver
of the Cavalier, Billy J.
Belton, 34, of Chester was
traveling east on Swan-
wick when he apparently
drifted to the right and
struck the vehicle.
Belton’s car hit the
parked vehicle with
enough force to push it
into a second parked ve-
hicle.
Belton was arrested for
DUI, improper lane us-
age and failure to reduce
speed to avoid an acci-
dent. He posted bond.
The second occurred
April 11, when a vehicle
driven by Amanda L.
Woolsley, 32, of Evans-
ville struck a utility pole
on Mill Street, near
ConAgra.
Police responded at ap-
proximately 1:15 a.m.
and discovered the ve-
hicle and some downed
power lines.
Chester Fire Depart-
ment and Ameren re-
sponded as a result of the
power lines.
Woolsley was trans-
ported by ambulance to
Chester Memorial Hospi-
tal and later transferred
to a St. Louis hospital
due to the severity of her
injuries.
Police have submitted
charges to the Randolph
County State’s Attorney
against Woolsley for
driving under the influ-
ence of alcohol.
The final crash oc-
curred when a Chester
resident slammed into a
parked car.
Chester police were
called to the scene at the
600 block of State Street
April 13 at approxi-
mately 12:24 a.m.
Upon arrival, police
discovered a 1999
Chevrolet pickup truck
on its side.
The driver, William E.
Miller, 32, of Chester was
westbound when he lost
control of his vehicle.
Miller’s truck struck a
parked 1996 Toyota Co-
rolla. A nearby utility
pole was also damaged
in the crash.
The Corolla was owned
by Joseph Kozora and
Jennifer Patterson, both
of Chester.
Kozora told the County
Journal he awoke to the
sound of the crash but
didn’t check outside un-
til his son came into his
room and told him their
car was involved.
When he went outside,
Shown is the wrecked remains of Joseph
Kozora’s Toyota Corolla after it was struck by
an allegedly intoxicated William Miller Mon-
day morning.
he saw his wrecked ve-
hicle pushed up against
a utility pole.
According to Kozora,
Miller attempted to flee
the scene but was
quickly apprehended by
nearby police.
Miller was released af-
ter posting $100 cash
bond and forfeiting his
driver’s license.
A Clinton County man
has been sentenced in
federal court for his in-
volvement in a metham-
phetamine offense that
took place in Randolph,
Jackson and St. Clair
counties.
Jimmy L. Richeson Sr.,
52, of Trenton was sen-
tenced April 8 to 84
months in prison. He
had previously pleaded
guilty to conspiracy to
manufacture meth.
The offense occurred
between 2012 and March
2014.
Evidence at the plea
and sentencing hearings
established that Riche-
son was involved with co-
defendants Allen and
Carmen Clover and oth-
ers in the manufacture of
methamphetamine.
Members of the group
often traveled together to
obtain pseudoephedrine,
which they would later
provide to meth manu-
facturers.
Carmen Clover was
previously sentenced to
57 months in prison for
her role in the conspir-
acy. Allen Clover has
pleaded guilty and is
awaiting sentencing.
The investigation was
conducted by the Ran-
dolph and Jackson
County sheriff’s depart-
ments, Tilden police and
the federal Drug Enforce-
ment Administration.
Ryan A. Vanover, 24, of
Steeleville was arrested
April 6 by Steeleville po-
lice on a Randolph
County warrant for peti-
tion to revoke probation.
He was jailed.
****
Jami L. Hoelscher, 36,
of Steeleville was ar-
rested April 6 by the
Randolph County Sher-
iff’s Department on a
warrant for deceptive
practice. Hoelscher was
jailed.
****
James D. Wallace, 44,
of Marissa was arrested
April 7 by state police in
Randolph County for
DUI, speeding, improper
lane usage and driving
without a valid driver’s
license. He posted bond.
****
Calvin R. Hinton, 38, of
Sparta was arrested April
8 by Sparta police on a
Randolph County war-
rant for failure to appear
in court on a domestic
battery charge. He was
jailed.
****
Eric A. Thies, 36, of
Percy was arrested April
5 by Sparta police on a
Perry County warrant for
failure to appear in court,
possession of a con-
trolled substance and
possession of drug para-
phernalia. He was taken
to jail.
****
Melissa K. Helmers, 35,
of Chester was arrested
April 10 by Chester po-
lice on a Randolph
County warrant for fail-
ure to appear in court on
a possession of a con-
trolled substance charge.
She was jailed.
****
James H. Pfeiffer, 42, of
Chester was arrested
April 11 by Chester po-
lice for domestic battery.
He posted bond.
****
Bryan K. Kiefer, 32, of
Sparta was arrested April
11 by Sparta police on a
body attachment warrant
for failure to pay child
support. He was jailed.
****
Max E. Hiller, 23, of
Chester was arrested
April 11 by Chester po-
lice on a Randolph
County warrant for theft.
He posted bond.
****
Michael D. Schmieg,
35, of Marissa was ar-
rested April 12 by
Coulterville police for
driving on a suspended
license and speeding. He
posted bond.
****
Ruben Gutierrez-Mo-
rales, 32, of Murphys-
boro was arrested April
12 by Chester police for
driving without a valid
driver’s license. He
posted bond.
****
Brandon N. Wright, 33,
of Chester was arrested
April 12 by Chester po-
lice for driving without a
valid drivers license, driv-
ing a vehicle that had ex-
pired registration and
driving an uninsured ve-
hicle. He posted bond.
****
Teresa J. Conway, 35,
of Coulterville was ar-
rested April 13 by the
Randolph County Sher-
iff’s Department for un-
lawful possession of a
controlled substance and
driving on a revoked li-
cense. She was jailed.
****
Nolen E. Fann, 51, of
Du Quoin was arrested
April 14 by the Perry
County Sheriff’s De-
partment on a warrant
for aggravated crimi-
nal sexual abuse. He
was jailed. Bond was
set at $4
****
Billy J. Belton, 34, of
Chester was arrested
April 9 by Chester police
for DUI, improper lane
usage and failure to re-
duce speed to avoid an
accident. He posted
bond.
****
Steven L. Mikel, 31, of
Campbell Hill was ar-
rested April 5 by Sparta
police on a Jackson
County warrant for fail-
ure to appear in court.
He was taken to jail.
****
Four boys under age
17 were arrested April 8
by Sparta police for crimi-
nal damage to state-sup-
ported property. They
were released pending
court dates.
****
A boy under age 17 was
arrested April 8 by Sparta
police for unlawful pos-
session of drug parapher-
nalia. He was released
pending a court date.
****
Tyrone Charles, 25, of
Sparta was arrested April
9 by Sparta police for driv-
ing while license sus-
pended. He was given a
notice to appear in court.
****
Tracy A. Appel, 50, and
Allen E. Hanna, 81, both
of Sparta, were involved
in an accident April 6 at
Market and Jackson
streets in Sparta.
****
Amy Despain, 31, of
Willisville was arrested
April 11 by the Perry
County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment for driving while li-
cense suspended. She
was taken to jail, posted
$150 cash bond and was
released.
****
Two Tamaroa people
were arrested April 11 by
the Perry County Sher-
iff’s Department and
charged with battery.
They are Tiffany Robin-
son, 27, and Chad Maxey,
30. Both were taken to
jail and released after
posting bond.
****
Joshua Harris, 31, of
Tamaroa was arrested
Thank YouFor Your VoteAnd Support!Shelly Dintelman
Steeleville School Board
A Tamaroa woman was
injured in a one-vehicle
crash April 10 on White
Walnut Road in Pinck-
neyville. The accident
occurred at 8:15 a.m.
According to Pinck-
neyville police, Mary
Ann Bathon was south-
bound when an animal
ran onto the road. She
swerved to miss it, lost
control, ran off the road
and rolled over.
Bathon had to be extri-
cated from the vehicle.
She had minor injuries
and was treated at the
Pinckneyville hospital.
The Pinckneyville Fire
Department assisted in
the accident.
Alcohol blamedin Chester wrecks
Local police reports for the week
Meth sentencing
Tamaroa womanhurt in accident
April 11 by the Perry
County Sheriff’s depart-
ment for improper lane
use and possession of a
controlled substance. He
was taken to jail pending
bond.0,000.
****
Daniel I. Jones, 27, of
Willisville was arrest-
ed April 14 by the Perry
County Sheriff’s De-
partment for driving on
a suspended license.
He posted bond.
****
Branden S. Lopez, 23,
of Chester was arrested
April 13 by Chester po-
lice for domestic battery
and criminal trespass to
a residence. He was
jailed.
April 16, 2015 County Journal Page 3
Randolph County
State’s Attorney Jer-
emy Walker has re-
leased the latest court
dispositions.
Corey L. Wilson, 39,
of Sparta was found
guilty March 23 of ag-
gravated domestic bat-
tery.
Wilson had placed
his hands around the
neck of a family or
household member, re-
stricting normal
breathing of the victim.
The charges
stemmed from an inci-
dent in Sparta January
24. Due to Wilson’s
prior criminal history
and the nature of the
allegation, he is eli-
gible for up to 14 years
in prison. He is not eli-
gible for probation and
must serve 85 percent
of the mandatory
prison sentence.
“We were pleased with
the verdict and will be
requesting a fairly
lengthy prison sentence
at the sentencing hear-
ing May 8,” said Walker.
“I want to thank the
Sparta Police Depart-
ment for its investiga-
tion in this matter, as
well as the victim for her
cooperation in this pros-
ecution.“
Walker said the co-
operation of two wit-
nesses also helped.
****
Jereme M. Owens, 30,
of Granite City, pleaded
guilty March 25 to un-
lawful possession of
heroin. A charge of ob-
structing justice was
dismissed. The case is
set for a sentencing
hearing April 20.
Owens admitted to
possessing fewer than
15 grams of heroin
found by officers of the
Sparta Police Depart-
ment following a traf-
fic stop January 31.
“We are seeking a
prison sentence,” said
Walker. “Owens, I as-
sume, will be asking
the court for probation.
Based on the informa-
tion I have, Owens has
been sentenced to
prison before, and I do
not believe justice
would be served by an
additional sentence of
probation. However,
that decision will be
made by the court.”
****
Jeremy D. Bauer, 33,
of Chester, pleaded
guilty March 25 to bur-
glary. Bauer will be
sentenced April 20. He
admitted during his
plea to entering a build-
ing in Chester January
11 with the intent to
commit a theft.
“Bauer, based on the
information we have, is
not eligible for proba-
tion and is looking at a
mandatory prison sen-
tence. The state will be
requesting a sentence
of seven years,” said
Walker.
A young woman wit-
nessed the break-in,
and her observations
and quick reporting of
the incident to Chester
police made this case,
Walker said.
****
Cortez Nesbitt, 39,
and Melodie Nesbitt,
36, both of Tilden,
pleaded guilty to differ-
ent charges relating to
a drug transaction oc-
curring in Sparta July
16, 2014.
During the plea,
Cortez Nesbitt admit-
ted to delivering less
than one gram of co-
The city of Sparta has
won a judgment against
Gorilla Grid Media.
The city filed a lawsuit
several weeks ago
against Gorilla Grid and
its owner Alex Flores of
Ava.
Judge Gene Gross
ruled in the city’s favor
in a default judgment
last week. Flores did not
show up in court.
The city is trying to re-
coup money it loaned to
Flores for concerts he
was to present last year
at the shooting complex.
One concert, the Cop-
Fireman of yearRoss Slaven, left, is the
Sparta Fire Depart-
ment’s Fireman of the
Year. The top fireman is
selected through a
point system. Points
are accumulated for
attending fire classes,
volunteering for de-
partment work and
taking part in other fire
department matters.
Fire Chief Brian
Adams said Slaven was
15 to 20 percent higher
in points than anyone
else. Presenting the
award is Gary Stork,
Sparta VFW
Commander.
Jeremy Walker reports on latest court dispositions
Sparta wins judgmentagainst Alex Flores,Gorilla Grid Media
Flores didnot show up
in court
caine to a confidential
informant in Sparta
within 1,000 feet of pub-
lic housing. The charge
was originally a deliv-
ery exceeding one gram
but fewer than 15
grams.
Melodie Nesbitt ad-
mitted to possessing
fewer than 15 grams of
cocaine, but the deliv-
ery charge, as it related
to her, was dismissed.
Both defendants will
be sentenced during
the week of May 4.
“The better case of
the two was against
Cortez Nesbitt,” said
Walker. “Due to poor
quality of the video of
the transaction, I felt it
was better to obtain a
plea than force a trial.
Additionally, Melodie
Nesbitt was not as in-
volved in the transac-
tion as Cortez, and I felt
she was deserving of a
reduction. Judge
Brown will make the
final decision of their
punishment, and the
state will be seeking a
prison sentence regard-
ing Cortez.”
****
Antonio R.E. An-
thony, 19, of Sparta,
pleaded guilty March
27 to retail theft. He will
be sentenced April 27.
The charges
stemmed from the theft
of items from the
Sparta Walmart Febru-
ary 14. Anthony was
previously convicted of
retail theft and will be
eligible for up to three
years in prison.
“Anthony is a young
man who has, unfortu-
nately, created a lot of
problems for himself
over the past year or
so, and we feel it is nec-
essary to request he be
sentenced to prison,”
said Walker. “The court
may not do so, but he is
already on probation
and has already vio-
lated his probation due
to a previous incident.
****
Teresa J. Conway, 35,
of Perryville pleaded
guilty March 31 to un-
lawful possession of
methamphetamine and
will be sentenced May
18.
She admitted to pos-
sessing fewer than five
grams of methamphet-
amine located by police
during a traffic stop July
20.
“Based on the infor-
mation we have, I do
not believe Conway is a
candidate for probation
and feel a prison sen-
tence is the appropri-
ate punishment for the
crime,” said Walker.
“However, the defen-
dant will request pro-
bation.”
****
Here are other Ran-
dolph County court
cases recently termi-
nated.
Stephanie Kelley of
Ellis Grove, unlawful
visitation interference,
dismissed with the
right to reinstate.
Nicole Davis of
Evansville, give/sell li-
quor to a minor, court
supervision, fine.
Rachel Fehr of Red
Bud, give/sell liquor to
a minor, court supervi-
sion, fine.
Carolyn Kueker of
Red Bud, give/sell li-
quor to a minor, court
supervision, fine.
Ronald Clark of
Chester, DUI, court su-
pervision, DUI school,
fine.
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AMusing
ViewBy Martha Peebles
Law on absentee ballots needs to be changedIn at least three local
cases, candidates in
the April 7 elections still
might not know if they
have won or lost.
That’s not right.
A change to the Illinois
Election Code passed by
the legislature in 2009 took
effect in 2010. It allows for
absentee, military and pro-
visional ballots to arrive at
county clerk’s offices up to
two weeks after election
day.
Absentee ballots are
mailed out not fewer than
10 days before the election.
Those voters must return
the ballots to the proper
county clerk in two weeks.
The ballots are to be post-
marked by midnight the
day before election day to
be valid.
As it stands, Robert Spen-
cer received five more
votes than Fran Thomas
for Pinck-
n e y v i l l e
mayor.
P e r r y
C o u n t y
sent out 27
a b s e n t e e
b a l l o t s ,
and as of
last week, eight were re-
turned, with six properly
postmarked. The County
Journal does not know
what elections those cover.
In Steeleville school vot-
ing, four were to be
elected, and the fourth seat
will go to either Lisa
Rohlfing or Lisa Ernsting.
Rohlfing has one more
vote than Ernsting.
With absentee ballots
still out, either could win.
In the Sparta school dis-
trict, Kenny Kempfer
polled eight more votes
than Nina Hille. That
could change based on the
yet-to-be reported ballots.
This week, County Clerk
Pat Laramore said 13 ab-
sentee ballots are for
Sparta. Fifty-eight ballots
were mailed out.
Affected candidates now
must wait until April 21 to
find out if they won or lost
based on how many absen-
tee ballots are sent back
covering their races.
Perry County Clerk Josh
Gross said he would love
to see the law changed but
doubts that it will.
“The legislature thinks
this helps voter turnout,”
said Gross.
No one re-
ally sees
that hap-
pening in
this area.
The turn-
out is
about the
same as
usual.
The two-week wait is not
fair to the affected candi-
dates who have worked for
weeks or months on their
candidacies.
Brent Davis, a bureaucrat
with the Illinois State
Board of Elections, said
the absentee ballots have
a two-week leeway in order
to avoid possible mail de-
lays.
Here’s an idea. Why not
send out the ballots 24
days, rather than 10 days,
ahead of the election and
have them due by election
day, so they could be
counted with the rest of
the ballots?
Why even have an elec-
tion “day” if not all ballots
need be in by then? Keep-
ing the results of an elec-
tion in limbo for two weeks
is unnecessary and just
plain ridiculous.
The Illinois legislature
allows for early voting up
to three weeks before an
election, 24 days to get an
absentee ballot into the
county clerk’s office and
no reason at all needed to
vote absentee.
It is as if the legislature
leads citizens by the hand
to get them to vote. It is
time for voters to take
more responsibility for
their own voting.
The law is unusually bur-
densome and should be
changed as soon as pos-
sible.
Waiting two weeks forelection results not fair
Birthday cousins turn 30
Continued on Page 5
T hirty years ago,
April 5 around 9
p.m., our daughter Al-
lison was born. Her
cousin Stephen Holt
was born 20 minutes
later. Even though our
due dates were six
weeks apart, my sister-
in-law Linda Holt and I
ended up being room-
mates after our deliver-
ies. She was three weeks
early, and I was three
weeks late.
Ruth Payne, my
mother-in-law, kept
track of our labor prog-
ress and cervical dila-
tion as if it were a horse
race. “Linda’s at 5, Mar-
tha’s a 4.” Then later,
“Martha’s an 8, Linda’s
still a 5.” Of course, I
won but just by a nose.
From that time on, we
referred to the kids as
twin cousins.
Being overdue, Allison
was born with a look on
her face I will never for-
get. It was an uncanny
expression of knowl-
edge, as if she knew ev-
erything already and
had been taking college
courses in the womb.
Allison and Stephen
For a newborn, this was
a little scary. Of course,
as she grew, she thought
she did know every-
thing.
When Allison and
Stephen were young, we
always tried to have
their parties together.
The same held true for
their milestone birth-
days at 16, 18 and 21. As
they got older, it became
more and more difficult
to plan their parties.
Now, with Stephen liv-
ing in Maryland, it
seemed impossible. We
were lucky that he had
planned a trip home this
month.
The twin cousins lead
very different lives and
look nothing alike. Still
a bachelor, Stephen is
tall, dark and hand-
some. Recently, he pur-
chased a cabin cruiser
and plans to live on the
bay. He travels around
the country as an invest-
ment broker and leads a
colorful social life.
Allison, on the other
hand, is a petite red-
head. She lives in Alto
Pass and works as a
medical technologist at
Southeast Hospital in
Cape Girardeau. She’s
also a wife and you all
know her as Kitty Kate’s
mother.
Flip, genre, provider and #
Continued on Page 5
Have you noticed
lately that Ameri-
cans are using some
new words or phrases?
One word that I refuse
to use is genre, pro-
nounced zyahn-ruh. It is
a French word that
means a kind, category,
style or type of model.
Those people who like
to sound smart, I guess,
use genre instead of
type or category. I hear
it a lot dealing with mu-
sic, such as country, jazz
or rock. Each type is a
genre. Ugh.
Provider is another
word used a lot. We no
longer have doctors or
nurses. Now they are
medical providers. I
guess we should no
longer call the County
Journal a newspaper.
We are a news provider.
A cop is a law provider.
When I go to a hard-
ware store, is it no
longer a store but a pro-
vider?
And what is this #
thing?
For years, it was a tic
tac toe sign. It was also
used to represent pound
and number. Now it is
called a hashtag. What
does that mean? I could
find no entry for hashtag
in the dictionary.
Here is another one.
Have you noticed that
in today’s jargon, one no
longer sells a piece of
real estate or house?
They flip it. Does that
apply to selling every-
thing?
(Have you seen the
Kueker’s ad in the
County Journal with a
picture of an upside
down house in it? Now,
that house was flipped.)
When I cook pancakes,
I flip them, but if I have
a yard sale do I flip all
of that stuff I sell? I
guess I would be the flip-
per, and those who buy
would be the flipees.
We no longer sell this
newspaper. We flip it.
And what is a power
point? Just recently I
found out it is what we
used to call a visual aid
or slides shown on a
white screen. Where did
power point come from,
and what does it mean?
I am amazed that
young people still use
the word cool to de-
scribe something that is
good or desirable. That
word was around for the
same meaning when I
was a kid. It’s ancient,
but it still works.
Who comes up with all
of these weird, new
terms? He should have
Funding cutEditor, County Journal:
Nearly $2.8 million of
the Soil and Water Con-
servation District fund-
ing for FY 2015 has been
suspended by the
governor’s Office of
Management and Bud-
get and Illinois Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
The suspension of
funds accounts for 37.3
percent of the total $7.5
million appropriations
districts receive for op-
erations. If the suspen-
sion is not lifted, dis-
tricts around the state
will be forced to dis-
mantle their work
forces.
Only $4.7 million has
been released to fund
the operations for these
districts this year. That’s
about $33,900 to each of
the 97 districts, plus
health insurance premi-
ums. Districts still need
$1.75 million total, or
about $18,800 per dis-
trict, to fund them
through the end of this
fiscal year. These funds
are the salaries of the
employees. The districts
are now operating with
149 employees state-
wide, which is 30 per-
cent fewer than eight
years ago.
SWCDs were estab-
lished during the Dust
Bowl era to combat the
soil erosion taking
place. They continue to
provide valuable ser-
vices to the community
by working closely with
several federal, state
and other non-govern-
mental organizations.
The district serves as a
point of contact to land-
owners wishing to ad-
dress resource concerns
on their property and
assists in delivering pro-
grams that prevent ero-
sion from urban devel-
opment and of tillable
soil that threaten our ag-
ricultural economy and
the sustainablity of our
surface water supplies.
Each SWCD office is
responsible for bringing
state and federal agency
funding to both rural
and urban citizens in Il-
linois. Unlike most
state-funded agencies,
SWCD’s return to the
local economy is an av-
erage of $23.57 for every
$1 spent in its operation.
SWCD programs are ca-
pable of adding more
than $400 million to the
state’s economy every
year, but if districts are
forced to close due to
lack of funding, the valu-
able resources they pro-
vide will disappear com-
pletely.
Martha Morgenstern
Perry County SWCD
MeachamMadness
By John Meacham
MuslimapologyEditor, County Journal:
A few American Mus-
lim leaders have con-
demned the savage
beheadings of 21 inno-
cent, non-combatant
Coptic Christian men.
Condemning actions
that are clearly hid-
eous, however, pro-
vides very little solace
to those who view these
beheadings as nothing
less than the vilest form
of wretched, uncivi-
lized barbarism.
Do you know what the
world has not seen and
what non-Muslims
need to see?
It is time for moder-
ate Muslims to do more
than just verbally con-
demn. It is time for
them to force Muslim
states to track down
these monsters and
bring these Islamic ter-
rorists to justice.
It is time for moder-
ate Muslims to seek out
and imprison terrorists
who would kill peace-
ful infidels in the name
of Allah. Instead of al-
lowing these animals to
roam freely within Is-
lamic states, it is time
for moderate Muslims
to compel Islamic
states to deal with this
problem by aggres-
sively policing their
own.
The world does not
need to hear Muslims
condemn the obvious
barbarism of their fel-
low Muslims. It is time
for so-called moderate
Muslims to free the
world of Islamic terror-
ism by taking all neces-
sary actions to clean up
their own Islamic
house by removing the
cancer of Islamic ter-
rorism from both their
ranks and from the face
of the earth.
Chris Tabing
Coulterville
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My turkey-calling advice
Continued on Page 5
Want to become a
better turkey
caller? Get rhythm, ad-
vise veteran hunters
and calling-contest
champions Chris Par-
rish and Billy Yargus.
“If you will learn to
call by listening to tur-
keys and then do things
in the way they do them.
With the proper
rhythms, you’ll be a
whole lot more success-
ful than you will if you
just haphazardly call to
turkeys,” Parrish said.
Hunters should put
real enthusiasm and
realism into their call-
ing, he said.
Yargus advised hunt-
ers to use the calls they
can use well and said
it’s best if they can use
several styles.
“Mouth calls are
great, and that’s what I
use most of the time,
but I use everything. I
take box calls and slate
calls, too, because you
never know what a tur-
key really wants to
hear,” he said. “If you
hear another turkey,
just start mimicking
that turkey. She’ll
guide you in the right
direction.”
Asked how he would
deal with a hung-up
gobbler that had no
hens, Yargus said,
“What I would do is
switch to softer call-
ing—to purrs and
clucks and scratching
in the leaves—and may-
be even do a gobbler
yelp at him to entice
him to think there’s an-
other gobbler coming
in.”
Parrish said he
doesn’t believe in call-
shy turkeys.
“If they were call-shy,
they’d never breed and
we’d never have little
turkeys. Pressure-shy
and people-shy, abso-
lutely. We make them
scared to do anything,”
he said as he offered
another strategy for
calling a hung-up gob-
bler.
“A lot of times, I’ll
shut up on that turkey
and let him walk off.
Then I’ll reposition
myself a little bit differ-
ent,” Parrish said.
“Maybe he just doesn’t
feel comfortable com-
ing in there. Maybe he’s
a two-year-old gobbler,
and he got ran off from
that spot the day before
by a bigger gobbler. The
next time, you may just
have to cluck once and
he’ll come right to you,
just because he’s com-
fortable to come to that
area.”
Yargus said a gobbler
that hangs up may not
be the dominant bird
in the area and may
have been whipped ev-
ery time he came to a
hen call.
“Doing gobbler yelps
isn’t going to help you
if he’s not the dominant
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Linda and I marvel at
how fast 30 years have
passed. It was mind-bog-
gling to grasp the fact
that our babies are no
longer just young peo-
ple, they are mature
adults. Now, I know
why my parents always
felt like my sister and I
were still kids even
when we were old
enough to be eligible for
AARP. I’m sure I will
feel the same way when
Allison becomes middle-
aged. Some things never
change.
Their party was held at
The Flame in Carbon-
dale. We had a good
turnout of family and
friends to celebrate.
After a great meal, we
enjoyed birthday cake.
When ordering the cake
at the bakery, it was
hard to make the lady
taking my order under-
stand exactly what I
wanted. Half of the cake
was decorated in pink
for “Happy Birthday
Allison,” and the other
half was decorated in
blue, saying “Happy
Birthday Stephen.” A
big 30 was written in the
center. It actually looked
more like it belonged at
a baby shower than a
30th birthday party.
Thankfully, we got a
picture of Allison and
Stephen holding the
cake before the party
started. Katie dove into
the cake and was licking
icing as soon as she laid
eyes on it. Every time
there’s a party, she
thinks she’s the birth-
day girl.
In only 27 short years,
it will be her turn to be
30.
I sure hope I’m around
to see it.
his mouth washed out
with soap.
Of course, nowadays
that is cruel and un-
usual punishment, isn’t
it?
MeachamFrom Page 4____
bird. When you’re hunt-
ing a bird like that, put-
ting out a lone hen de-
coy or maybe a couple
hen decoys and doing
some soft calling is
about all you can do,”
said Yargus
He also offered some
advice on placing de-
coys.
“A lot of people set up
decoys 30 or 40 yards
away. I don’t do that. I
set them up 10 to 15
yards away,” said
Yargus. “I want them
right in my face. That
way, if a gobbler hangs
up outside the decoys a
little way, he’s still in
gun range.”
Parrish said a hunter
should set up so the sun
isn’t shining on him but
added that a gobbler
may not be comfortable
walking straight into
the sun.
“I’ve actually had
them break and make a
big circle and put the
sun at their back,” he
said.
Guiltyverdict...From Page 1____
comment that he
shouldn’t have done it,
but he was tired of (Har-
ris), the evidence stated.
If there had been a
trial, police would have
testified that Farns-
worth made many spon-
taneous statements indi-
cating his involvement
in the death of Harris.
Employees and cus-
tomers at the VFW said
Farnsworth and Harris
had angry words both
inside the VFW and out-
side in the parking lot.
“I’ll kill you ...”
Farnsworth was heard to
have said. “I’ll kill every
(expletive) at the bar.”
The two men were
separated by VFW em-
ployees, would have
been the testimony at a
trial.
Mrs. Farnsworth said
that when her husband
arrived home that day
and picked up his shot-
gun, she thought he was
going to shoot birds that
had been disturbing
their chickens. Then she
heard the shot and
someone say “Bill” and
He had been examined
by a Carbondale psy-
chiatrist.
The day of the murder,
Farnsworth and Harris,
who knew each other
well, according to Har-
ris’ roommate in Cutler,
had argued at the Coul-
terville VFW, where
they had been drinking.
Harris followed Farns-
worth home.
When Farnsworth saw
Harris, he went into his
house, picked up the
gun and went back to
Harris’ car, shooting
him in the neck.
Farnsworth made
statements to police im-
plicating himself in the
murder.
He remains in the
Perry County Jail until
he is sentenced.
“stop.” She said she
thought it was Harris’
voice.
Mrs. Farnsworth said
she looked outside, saw
the red car and someone
slumped over in it. Her
husband was holding
the gun.
She asked her hus-
band, “What the hell did
you do?”
He replied, “Well, he’s
not going to be follow-
ing me no more.”
Farnsworth said when
he walked to the car,
Harris opened the door,
and Farnsworth shot
because he saw an object
he thought could have
been a gun. Harris told
him it was a box.
“I didn’t know,” Farns-
worth said.
He said his actions
were wrong, but he
didn’t know what it (the
box) was, and he was
protecting himself. He
told police it wasn’t his
intention to kill Harris
when he walked off the
porch with the gun.
Farnsworth said he
had known Harris for
about eight months and
thought Harris followed
him home to “whoop”
him or shoot him.
Firearm experts at a
trial would have testified
that the shotgun was
about 12 inches from
Harris when it was dis-
charged, hitting him in
the neck and upper
torso.
Keefe submitted his
evidence. Had there been
a trial, the Farnsworths
both would have testi-
fied that they had been
stalked by Harris in the
past and that he had
repeatedly been told to
stay away.
They claim Harris
was a drug dealer and
had a violent past.
They thought he would
have had a weapon to
protect himself as a
drug dealer, the attor-
ney wrote.
Keefe wrote that he
had a witness who
would have testified that
Harris was the aggres-
sor when the two men
argued in the VFW
parking lot.
State’s case...From Page 1______________
IDNR director visits...From Page 1Rosenthal said. “We had
a professional photogra-
pher who went all over
the country doing pro-
fessional shoots, and
she happened to live in
our area. We said, ‘Why
don’t you come down
and do this tourna-
ment?’
“We had 12 teams, and
she made more money
there because this is the
first time these kids
have been exposed to
that, and their grand-
parents want their kids’
pictures blown up.”
Rosenthal said the
town made more money,
too, from these little
tournaments.
One issue at the com-
plex is the state of some
of the roads. The current
economic environment
has forced the IDNR to
be more selective on
where resources go, but
Rosenthal said it is not
an obstacle that will
keep them from doing
what they want.
“The roads don’t be-
long to us. They belong
to IDOT,” Rosenthal
said. “We have to work
through them to get the
roads fixed. My goal is
to get them identified
and get word to IDOT to
say here are our priori-
ties, and we need your
help.”
The location of the
complex, though, does
not concern Rosenthal.
“It’s a long way from
northern Illinois, but it’s
centrally located within
the southern states,” he
said. “When they have
shoots down here, and
that’s one of the things
we were talking about,
you’re drawing from
about five to seven
states. If you go north,
you don’t. Hotel accom-
modations and every-
thing are nicer up there,
but the location, nation-
ally, is pretty good
here.”
Rosenthal talked about
the lack of hotels and
lodging close by. While
people are happy about
the camping facilities,
people who do not camp
need somewhere to go.
“If we get the events
and the people out here
and the demand is for
more accommodations,
then somebody in the
private sector is going to
build a hotel because
they know they can
make it work,” Rosen-
thal said. “Until you
have the people here,
though, that’s not neces-
sarily true.”
Recently, some of the
locals have brought
campers to the complex
to rent out.
“The individual will
rent the camper from
the owner downtown
and pay the campsite
fee,” Rosenthal said.
“We’re looking to con-
tinuing and expanding
renting campers onsite.
It gives people an option
and gets people camp-
ing who normally
wouldn’t.”
On the plus side, he
sees major opportunities
to expand on pistol and
rifle sports, including
skeet and sporting clay
events.
“With the continued
growth of concealed
carry and people buying
pistols, there are people
looking for places to
shoot and people look-
ing for competition,”
Rosenthal said. “Be-
cause, if I can shoot, I
want to see how good I
am. Those sort of things
offer potential for the
future.”
He said they will re-
main open to other
nonshooting events, and
that is part of what
Brinkman will look at
for all of the facilities
around the state.
“To me, the agency is
an agency that affects
the quality of life of the
residents of Illinois,”
Rosenthal said. “So, how
can we provide more and
better opportunities and
make sure people are
aware of them for all our
facilities?”
Rosenthal is optimistic
about the complex be-
cause no other place in
the country has some-
thing like it where
people can do all of the
different kinds of
shoots.
“Getting the man-
power and the word out
that it’s available and
here, that’s the chal-
lenge,” Rosenthal said.
“If we do that and people
use (the complex), we’ll
be successful.
“The people here have
to work hard to make it
all work. I think they
will.”
Governor Bruce Rau-
ner’s proposed budget
will have an effect on Il-
linois Department of
Natural Resources per-
sonnel.
“What we’re looking at
with the proposed bud-
get is a cut of about 30
conservation police, 14
of whom are cadets,”
said IDNR director
Wayne Rosenthal when
speaking to the County
Journal April 10 at the
World Shooting and
Recreational Complex.
Rosenthal said those
14 cadets would com-
plete their training in
June, be furloughed and
not actually get called.
He said another 16 or 17
people would also have
to be furloughed based
on the numbers from
the proposed budget.
Losing those 30 em-
ployees will bring
IDNR’s staff to 1,135
people. Rosenthal also
said he has never filled
all of the midlevel super-
visors and staff his pre-
decessor had.
Rosenthal said the big-
gest challenge will fall
to conservation police di-
vision chief Colonel
Rafael Gutierrez and
how he will utilize the
people he has available.
“My intent is to get the
people back we identify
as critical,” Rosenthal
said. “It’s a balancing
act, but we’ll work on
how to get back to full
strength as soon as pos-
sible.”
Rosenthal pointed out
that over the last 10 to
12 years, the depart-
ment has gone from al-
most 2,200 people to
1,165. He said in a lot of
cases, they are doing a
temporary promotion
for an individual to fill
in as a site supervisor.
“Most of our sites are
50 to 60 percent manned
from where they were at
one time,” Rosenthal
said. “They can continue
to operate that way, but
not for very long with-
out suffering infrastruc-
ture and other things
not being maintained.
The department is also
dealing with some chief
personnel officer cuts
and is close to filling two
biologist vacancies.
Being of military back-
ground, Rosenthal said
he is used to doing more
with less.
“I look at what I have
available and how can I
best use those resources
to get the job done,”
Rosenthal said. “It takes
some juggling and ma-
nipulation and some-
times delays, but we can
make it work. It’ll just be
a challenge for me and
the rest of the staff.”
Sustainability funds
are coming in, accord-
ing to Rosenthal. That
will create about $10
million per year that is
supposed to go to infra-
structure.
He said it takes about
three years to go
through the capital de-
velopment board for
anything over $50,000.
“We are looking at the
little things we can fix
that make a difference to
people. We’ll work on
those first and utilize
the resources we have
available for that. We’ll
worry about the big
capital projects later,”
Rosenthal said.
Another potential is-
sue, according to Rosen-
thal, is that 30 to 40 per-
cent of the people in the
department could retire
at any time.
He said that could be
good or bad. If a lot of
new people are hired,
the future could be
bright for them because
there will be a lot of
openings in the future
when others retire.
“Part of the problem
with how things have
gone in the past is if you
continue to shrink, your
workforce gets older be-
cause you haven’t
brought anybody else
in,” Rosenthal said.
“When we start bring-
ing people in, they will
have a lot of opportuni-
ties.”
He was quick to point
out that losing people
would not be desirable
right now, as experience
would be lost. Though,
according to Rosenthal,
bringing fresh people in
could bring new talents
and experience.
“I feel fortunate about
the division and the
agency itself,” Rosen-
thal said. “We will con-
tinue to use the people
we have.”
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Few people are prob-
ably aware of it, but a
unique type of business
is operating in Ran-
dolph County.
Underwood Ammo
manufactures pistol and
rifle ammunition.
Passersby won’t see a
sign or maybe even a
building, but between
Steeleville and Blair,
Kevin Underwood and
six employees work all
day making ammuni-
tion. Underwood does all
of the employee training
himself.
Underwood came here
about two years ago
from the Charleston,
West Virginia area. He
had been reloading and
making ammunition in
his spare time. Now it’s
his life’s work.
Underwood’s wife is
originally from this
area, and that was one
reason they moved here.
In fact, he constructed
his Randolph County
headquarters while he
was waiting to move.
Underwood has always
been a gun enthusiast,
but his background is in
commercial printing.
“I shoot all the time,”
said Underwood. “I was
making my own ammu-
nition in West Virginia,
and sold some to friends.
Then I started shipping
to other places, and it
just grew.”
Underwood is proud of
his product.
“We make precision,
high velocity, accurate
ammunition,” said Un-
derwood. “It is for hunt-
ing and self-defense.”
Underwood, 37, said he
outgrew where he was
in West Virginia, and he
is already planning to
double the size of his
current building.
“We attend to detail,”
said Underwood. “What
we make is not as cheap
as some others, but my
recipe is all high qual-
ity components. We use
premium brass and a
cleaner burning powder
that won’t burn dirty
and has very little flash
to it.”
Underwood Ammo
makes only pistol and
rifle ammunition—no
shotgun shells, rim fires
or reloads. Everything
is brand new.
He gets his computer-
driven equipment from
a company in Michigan.
He does not manufac-
ture .22 caliber rounds.
The smallest pistol
round he makes is .380
and the largest a .500
Smith & Wesson Mag-
num. As for rifles, he
makes a 223 to a 50
Beowulf (.50 caliber).
Underwood hasn’t ad-
vertised for local busi-
ness yet. All of his sales
have come through his
internet site.
“I am trying to get
more retail business,”
said Underwood. “I
want to get my product
onto some local
shelves.”
Above are two exam-
ples of pistol rounds
Underwood produces.
From left is an ink pen
to show relative size, a
.380 hollow point and a
.500 hard cast.
At right, Wes Craig of
Sparta works on a ma-
chine making 10 mm
ammunition.
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This machine makes a variety of different calibers. Underwood offers
almost 250 different calibers of ammunition.
Owner Kevin Underwood
Underwood said he is
talking to a local retailer
about stocking his prod-
uct. He also plans to
soon offer firearms for
sale.
So far, his business has
been like a “Field of
Dreams.”
“I figured if I made a
great product, they
would come,” said Un-
derwood. “That has
worked well.”
Underwood said he
ships his products all
over the United States
but not to any foreign
countries. Shipping to
other countries is a
problem, because am-
munition is not allowed
on aircraft. He said one
big Missouri sports
chain has contacted him
about stocking his prod-
ucts.
Each of Underwood’s
machines can put out
about 4,000 rounds an
hour or about 200,000 a
shift.
His machines put the
brass, powder, primer
and projectile together
in one simple operation.
With a business like
making ammunition,
Underwood is well
aware of the security
needed.
“We have a top security
system with cameras,
and I live on the prop-
erty,” said Underwood.
“We feel good about
that.”
The company can be
reached at 965-2109.
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odist Church for Guest
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Members are asked to
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Committee regarding
the number of guests
planning to attend with
them.
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April 16, 2015
Sparta has taken a first
step to help a local com-
pany expand into the
town. Action came at
Monday night’s city
council meeting.
The council approved a
resolution that will ben-
efit Flex Line, a com-
pany headquartered in
Chester, that wants to
expand into Sparta. The
company designs and
builds industrial auto-
mation equipment.
Cathy Rinne of Flex
Line said the company is
expanding and has been
leasing the former
MUMS building in
Pinckneyville. Now it
must move from that
building and needs
space for additional
products. The company
is not leaving Chester.
Flex Line also owns the
former Central School
near Walsh.
The resolution states
that Sparta intends to
help the company with
the purchase of a build-
ing in town and will ne-
gotiate with the com-
pany in a redevelopment
project. The city would
reimburse Flex Line for
some of its redevelop-
ment costs.
Mayor Jason Schlimme
said the company would
hire anywhere from
three to 10 employees
for the Sparta operation.
The council also ap-
proved a right-of-way
easement for Clearwave.
The company wants to
lay some fiber optic cable
to the radio tower near
the city hall. The ease-
ment would be about 15
feet wide.
In another business
matter, the council
agreed to a provisional
building permit for
Zanders Sporting
Goods. The permit al-
lows the company to put
up steel framing for its
new building on the
west side of town.
MedStar Ambulance
was given a building
permit for a 2,400-
square-foot storage
building on Bradbury
Lane. The building will
house vehicles and
equipment.
The council hired
Kevin Holliday of Tilden
as the swimming pool
manager for this year.
For the summer, he will
be paid $5,000.
Holliday will again
also manage the pool
concessions. This year,
however, he will not pay
the city 10 percent of his
sales. Commissioner
Linda Boston said last
year’s concession sales
were disappointing, so
this year, the city is al-
lowing Holliday to keep
all of the profits.
One good sign for the
pool is that the new
swim team has already
signed up 40 members.
Assistant Police Chief
Jeremy Kempfer told
the council that the de-
partment has 84 fire-
arms that have been con-
fiscated through the
years and wants to get
rid of them. Some have
been stored in the de-
partment for 35 years.
He said Zanders Sport-
ing Goods has offered to
pay the department
$7,789 for the guns then
sell the department sev-
eral new rifles at
Zanders’ cost.
Kempfer said most of
the old guns are junk,
and the deal will be al-
most cost-neutral to the
city.
The council approved
selling the guns and
buying the new rifles.
The council awarded a
contract to mow and
maintain the cemetery.
It goes to Clay Construc-
tion, the company that
currently mows Cale-
donia. The contract runs
through 2018 at a cost of
$35,898 a year. That is
down from the current
cost.
The contract contains
performance and annual
review clauses.
Schlimme reported
that he and the police ad-
ministration will get to-
gether soon with the
union on a new labor
contract. The police con-
tract expired in March.
In other personnel
matters, the council:
● hired Lesa Bolt, cur-
rently working in Tren-
ton, Illinois, as a part-
time police officer;
● hired Coire Reel,
Dana Martin and Ashley
Walker as part-time po-
lice dispatchers;
● approved Jill Braun,
Ashley Birchler and
Victoria Ward as part-
time swimming pool em-
ployees.
Commissioner Linda Boston with Kevin Holliday,
the pool manager for this summer
Council to helpFlex Line find aSparta location
Council hires severalpart-time employees
By Travis Lott
Governor Bruce Rau-
ner cancelled a visit to
Randolph County last
Friday due to tornado
damage in northern Il-
linois.
The location and time
of Rauner’s visit was
never released publicly
prior to the cancellation.
However, Wayne Rosen-
thal, the new Illinois
Department of Natural
Resources director, con-
firmed that Rauner was
supposed to be at the
April 10 meeting at the
World Shooting and
Recreational Complex.
The governor was tour-
ing the state earlier in the
week to promote his Turn
Around Illinois initiative.
The Randolph County
stop was cancelled so the
governor could visit com-
munities affected by two
tornadoes that ripped
through the state Thurs-
day.
Representatives from
Rauner’s office confirmed
the Randolph County visit
will be rescheduled but did
not say when.
Rauner canceled trip to shooting complex
April is 911 Education
Month, and this week is
National Telecommun-
icators Week.
Cindy Wagner of Ran-
dolph County E911 spoke
briefly at the April 10
county board meeting
about several topics.
This week honors the
men and women who
work in the nation’s emer-
gency call centers.
Wagner went over sev-
eral points regarding the
Randolph County E911
police, fire and EMS.
She pointed out that
there are answering
points at the sheriff’s of-
fice and the Sparta Police
Department. Each an-
swering point is equipped
with two answering sta-
tions.
Calls within Sparta will
route to the police depart-
ment. All other county
calls route first to the
sheriff’s office.
Wagner stressed that if
a 911 call is not answered
at the first answering
point, the caller will expe-
rience an extended ring
time while the call is
transferred to the other
answering point.
Medical calls are trans-
ferred to MedStar Ambu-
lance for prearrival in-
structions.
In 2014, telecommunica-
tors in Randolph County
received 9,057 911 calls
with 2,758 coming from
landlines and 6,299 cel-
lular.
Some other things to
remember when calling
911 is being knowledge-
able and prepared.
Callers should only
dial 911 if someone is
hurt or in danger, or if
they are in immediate
need of police, fire or
medical assistance. If
there is uncertainty,
callers should stay on
the side of safety and
call 911.
People should also
know the capabilities of
the device they are us-
ing. It is important to re-
member that the call-
back and location infor-
mation that accompa-
nies the call to the 911
call center can vary be-
cause of different tech-
nology and geographic
regions.
Callers also should
know where they are,
stay calm and never
hang up. This will help
ensure a quicker and
more accurate response
time.
Wireless 911 callers
have to be aware that
the answering point
that receives the call
might not be the point
that services the area
the wireless caller is
calling from. The wire-
less call might have to
be transferred to the
correct point.
Wagner talks toboard about 911
The Sparta Chamber of Commerce will hold its an-
nual dinner Saturday. Activities begin at 6 p.m. at the
Lions Club. Dress is to be casual.
Terry Waldron, school board president and director
of the new Trapshooting Hall of Fame, will be the
speaker. He will discuss the progress of construction
of fame building and other aspects of the hall.
Also during the evening, Sparta’s outstanding citi-
zen of the year and a scholarship winner will be an-
nounced.
Chamber dinner Sat.
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The Health and
Wellness Foundation,
in support of Sparta
Community Hospital,
will hold a chicken and
beer dance Saturday,
May 16 at the Steeleville
Legion to benefit the
hospital’s new Vantage
Titan MRI and MRI
suite. The event is un-
derwritten by Iron Ford
of Sparta and First Na-
tional Bank of Steele-
ville.
A silent auction will
be held throughout the
evening for items such
as Cardinal box and
Red Bird Club tickets,
a Bose speaker, over-
night stay at Blue Sky
Winery’s Tuscan Suite,
18 holes of golf with
cart for four at Sparta
Country Club and
Okawville’s Roland
Barkau Golf Course, a
variety of gift baskets
and a framed Roscoe
Misselhorn print.
The South Side John-
ny Band will provide
music. The six-piece
dance band has been per-
forming since 1993 in and
around the St. Louis area,
covering classic rock,
modern rock, Motown,
oldies, country, Top 40
from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s
and beyond.
Advanced tickets are
$18 per person and $30
per couple, or $20 and
$35 at the door. Reser-
vations can be made for
a table of 8 for $110
and must be reserved
by May 11.
For tickets, call Carol
Mulholland, market-
ing and foundation di-
rector, at 443-1465 or
email mulhollandc@
spartahospittal.com.
The Vantage Titan
will offer an alternative
for performing rapid,
high-resolution results
without using contrast
agents. The unique
techniques deliver
high-quality diagnos-
tic images, shorten
exam times and in-
crease patient safety.
The ultra short open
bore design allows 70
percent of all proce-
dures to be performed
feet first. During such
exams, patients’ heads
stay out of the bore, and
their view remains un-
obstructed. The ap-
erture provides ample
room for patients to feel
comfortable during ex-
ams, providing even
the largest patients
plenty of shoulder
room, and up to 100
percent more clearance
from nose to magnet.
“This machine is a
great addition to the
state-of-the-art equip-
ment already in place
at Sparta Community
Hospital,” said CEO
Joann Emge, “includ-
ing new low-dose equip-
ment from the diagnos-
tic x-ray equipment to
the new 80-slice CT
scanner.
“With this equipment,
we can offer the newest
in radiologic technol-
ogy, comparable to the
equipment that is in-
stalled in the larger city
hospitals, right here in
our very own commu-
nity hospital. In turn,
having this equipment
will make it much
easier for our patients
to get state-of-the-art
care locally.”
The Health and Well-
ness Foundation as-
sists the Sparta hospi-
tal in educating the
community by provid-
ing wellness programs,
making facility expan-
sions, providing new
services and purchas-
ing new equipment,
such as the new MRI,
and MRI suite. Its goal
is to expand the knowl-
edge of the availability
and appropriate use of
the hospital’s health
care services to its pa-
tient care area.
With a history span-
ning over 60 years,
Sparta Community
Hospital has been car-
ing for generations of
families. The generous
support of the commu-
nities they serve can
help ensure that the
health care needed re-
mains close to home for
years to come.
The South Side Johnny Band
Chicken, beerdance in Sparta
Memorial hosts Doctors’ DayMemorial Hospital in Chester celebrated Doctors’ Day with brunch
March 27 in the dining room. The hospital doctors and staff enjoyed
an assortment of casseroles, pastries and fruit prepared by the
dietary department. Yvonne Hanger, director of health information
management, created a display honoring the doctors. Shown is Dr.
James Krieg.
Plans to tear down the old Menard Correctional
administration building are still on, but just
when it will happen is not known, according to
Lindsey Wolters with the Capital Development
Board.
“With everything going on, it has been stalled,”
said Wolters.
The board received four bids to do the work.
All bidders were also asked to submit additional
documentation, including plans for how each
would meet state requirements for such con-
tracts. A CDB committee was to review that docu-
mentation.
The Sparta Garden
Club is heading up a pro-
gram to turn plastic
bottle caps into three new
park benches for the
planned Vernon School
park.
Darlene Finley, a
spokesman for the
group, talked to the
Sparta City Council Mon-
day night. She said the
collection of plastic caps
is going well, and after
they have all been sorted,
the caps will be taken to
Green Tree Plastics in
Indiana.
“We’re looking for all
the help we can get,” said
Finley.
A minimum weight of
400 pounds of caps is re-
quired.
Green Tree will melt
down and reform the
plastic into the benches
and give a new bench to
the club to bring home.
A fee is also charged for
each bench.
The program provides
that the collection of caps
and lids must be for a
youth group project.
“They can see, sit on
and donate to their com-
munity the very results
of their work,” states
Green Tree Plastics lit-
erature.
Caps that can be col-
lected include those from
medicine bottles, milk
and water jugs, spray
cans, tooth paste and
condiments.
Lids allowed include
from yogurt, ice cream
buckets, coffee cans and
cottage cheese.
No metal or bottle
pumps will be accepted.
Lids must be clean.
For more information,
contact a member of the
Garden Club.
LidsbecomebenchesGarden Club project
Menard work stalled
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and Father Ben Stern.
A speed exposition
show, featuring an auto
swap meet, car show
and exhibition ve-
hicles, will be held at
the Perry County Fair-
grounds in Pinckney-
ville Sunday, April 26.
Auto swap meet reg-
istration is from 5 to 7
a.m., with the meet
from 7 to 1.
Auto swap meet
spaces are $25 for in-
side and outside spots,
and $10 per vehicle in
the car corral.
Swap meet admis-
sion is $4 from 7 to
noon. As part of a “fox
hunt,” girls get in free.
There is also no admis-
sion for kids under 12.
The car show regis-
tration is 8 to noon,
with the show from
noon to 3.
Car show classes in-
clude classic and stock
cars, drag racing, ATVs
and motorcycles. Each
class pays $50 for first
place, and an overall
show winner will rake
in $100. Car show reg-
istration is $10.
Winners will be de-
termined by fan favor-
ites in each class.
Car show partici -
pants will receive
goody bags for the first
50 entries, Rockin Ra-
dio Review will provide
the entertainment, and
there will be food ven-
dors, a 50/50 drawing
and door prizes.
For more informa-
tion, call Carl’s 4 Wheel
Drive at 765-2199.
Speed Expo to be held atPerry County Fairgrounds
Cars from a previous show on display
HallSistersBand toperform
A new local band will
be performing in the
area this weekend.
The Hall Sisters Band
will play a concert Sun-
day, April 19 at 3 p.m. at
the First Baptist Church
in Ellis Grove. The show
will include bluegrass,
gospel, old country and
other old classics.
Emily, 20, Rosemary,
17, and Natalie, 14, Hall
were previous members
of the Charlie and the
Girls Band. The sisters
From left are Hall Sisters Band members Natalie,
Emily and Rosemary Hall. Not pictured is the
other band member, their mother Kabbie.
and their mom Kabbie
make up the band.
There is no charge for
the concert, but a free-
will offering will be
taken. All proceeds will
go toward the cost to
produce their first al-
bum, scheduled to come
out in May.
Gun winnerThe Sparta American Legion recently held a gun
raffle. Glenn Diercks, left, of Sparta won the 12
gauge shotgun. Presenting the gun to Diercks is
Legion finance officer Doug Phillips.
St. Peter’s Lutheran
Church in Evansville
will hold a spring festi-
val Saturday, May 2
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Activities will include
bounce houses, a craft
fair, car show, lunch
stand and homemade
desserts.
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TRICO
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Breakfast
pizza. HS, bagels/cream
cheese or breakfast
pizza.
TUESDAY: French toast
or pancakes.
WEDNESDAY: Coffee
cake.
THURSDAY: Eggs. HS,
breakfast sundae or
eggs.
FRIDAY: Biscuits/gravy.
Lunch
MONDAY: Pizza, corn,
salad, strawberries.
TUESDAY: Soft tacos,
green beans.
WEDNESDAY: Deli
wraps, salad,
cauliflower, sweet potato
wedges.
THURSDAY: French
toast, roasted sweet
potatoes, sausage,
dragon juice,
applesauce.
FRIDAY: Hot dogs,
baked beans, chuck
wagon corn.
CHESTER GRADE
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Pop-tart.
TUESDAY: Waffles,
bacon.
WEDNESDAY: Iced
honey bun.
THURSDAY: Breakfast
pizza.
FRIDAY: Jump start.
Lunch
MONDAY: Chicken
nuggets, tator tots,
applesauce.
TUESDAY: Sloppy joe,
cheese slice, peas,
peaches.
WEDNESDAY: Fish
fillet, potato salad,
applesauce.
THURSDAY: Chicken/
cheese flauta, salad,
oranges, chocolate chip
cookie.
FRIDAY: Cheese pizza,
carrot sticks/dip, mixed
fruit, yogurt.
STEELEVILLE
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Sausage
pancake on a stick,
orange.
TUESDAY: Sausage
biscuit, applesauce.
WEDNESDAY: Cereal,
peaches.
THURSDAY: Waffles,
banana.
FRIDAY: Biscuit/gravy,
sausage.
Lunch
MONDAY: Chicken
patty, green beans,
orange.
TUESDAY: Meatloaf,
mashed potatoes, gravy,
applesauce. HS, cookie.
WEDNESDAY:
Cheeseburger, carrots,
peaches.
THURSDAY: Fajita
chicken wrap, refried
beans, banana.
FRIDAY: Corn dog,
broccoli, mixed fruit.
COULTERVILLE
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Sausage
pancake on a stick.
TUESDAY: Sausage
biscuit.
WEDNESDAY: Ham/
cheese omelet.
THURSDAY: Waffles.
FRIDAY: Biscuits/gravy,
sausage.
Lunch
MONDAY: Chicken
patty, green beans. HS,
ham/cheese melt.
TUESDAY: Baked ham,
mashed potatoes/gravy.
HS, meatloaf.
WEDNESDAY: Fajita
chicken wrap, lettuce/
tomato, black beans,
chocolate chip cookie.
HS, taco burger.
THURSDAY:
Cheeseburger, sliced
carrots. HS, corn dog.
FRIDAY: Early
dismissal.
ST. MARK’S
April 20-24
MONDAY: Chicken
fajitas, fries, pears, dirt
dessert.
TUESDAY: Lasagna,
salad, pineapple/
oranges, garlic bread.
WEDNESDAY: Sub
sandwich, sweet
potatoes, peaches.
THURSDAY: Chicken/
noodles, green beans,
mixed fruit.
FRIDAY: Pigs-n-blankets,
baked beans,
blueberries.
SPARTA HIGH
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Pop-tart.
TUESDAY: Cream
cheese-filled bagel.
WEDNESDAY:
Pancakes.
THURSDAY: Cereal w/
nutrigrain bar.
FRIDAY: Mini donuts.
Lunch
MONDAY: Fish, cole
slaw, rotini/tomato
sauce.
TUESDAY: Scrambled
egg patty, sausage/
biscuit, sweet potato
tots, vegetable juice.
WEDNESDAY: Sub
sandwich, baked beans.
THURSDAY: Spaghetti,
spinach/romaine salad,
breadstick.
FRIDAY: Pepperoni
pizza, carrots, celery.
MARISSA HIGH
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Egg, sausage,
cheese tornado.
TUESDAY: Jelly
doughnut.
WEDNESDAY:
Pancakes, sausage links.
THURSDAY: Cereal, Pop
Tart.
FRIDAY: Sausage/cheese
croissant.
Lunch
MONDAY: Chicken
quesadilla or nachos,
corn, pears, chocolate
chip cookie.
TUESDAY: Mostaccioli
or baked potato w/
broccoli/cheese, Caesar
salad, bread stick, jello
w/whipped toppings.
WEDNESDAY: Turkey/
bacon or ham/cheese
wrap, chips, mandarin
oranges, yellow cake.
Dismiss at 1:50.
THURSDAY: Egg roll or
chicken patty, fried rice,
lettuce salad,
strawberries.
FRIDAY: BBQ rib or
ham/cheese patty, hash
brown patty, slaw, Rice
Krispie square.
MARISSA
ELEMENTARY
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Cereal.
TUESDAY: Cinnamon
streusel cake.
WEDNESDAY: French
toast sticks, applesauce.
THURSDAY: Egg/ham
biscuit.
FRIDAY: Jelly donut.
Lunch
MONDAY: Loaded
nachos, corn, 1/2 orange,
churros.
TUESDAY: Pizza roll-up,
lettuce salad,
applesauce, brownie.
WEDNESDAY: Chicken
patty, scalloped
potatoes, green beans,
chocolate chip cookie.
Dismiss at 1:40.
THURSDAY: Meatball
sub, baked potato,
peaches, frosted creams.
FRIDAY: Corn dog, fries,
baked beans, oatmeal
cookie.
EVANSVILLE
April 20-24
Breakfast
MONDAY: Pop-tart.
TUESDAY: Cream
cheese filled bagel..
WEDNESDAY:
Pancakes.
THURSDAY: Cereal w/
nutrigrain bar.
FRIDAY: Mini donuts.
Lunch
MONDAY: Fish, cole
slaw, rotini w/tomato
sauce.
TUESDAY: Scrambled
egg patty, sausage,
biscuit, sweet potato
tots, vegetable juice.
WEDNESDAY: Sub
sandwich, baked beans.
THURSDAY: Spaghetti,
spinach/romaine lettuce
salad, breadstick,
oranges.
FRIDAY: Pepperoni
pizza, carrots, celery.
Phi Theta Kappa inducts local membersPhi Theta Kappa Beta Iota Iota at SWIC Red Bud recently held its spring
induction ceremony for new members. Shown from left are inductees
Grace Goetting of Red Bud, Page Smith of Prairie du Rocher, Kendra
Kessler of Sparta, Carissa Heise of Waterloo and Savannah Stellhorn of
Red Bud; Secretary Richard Fitzgerald of New Athens, President Lauren
Asselmeier of Waterloo and inductee Julia Wolf of Sparta. Not pictured
is inductee Lanetta Adams of Red Bud.
The Coulterville
school district will hold
preschool screening
and kindergarten regis-
tration Tuesday, April
21 at the First Method-
ist Church.
Screening is for 3 and
4-year-olds. It will test a
child’s speech, motor
skills and general devel-
opment. The child must
be 3 years old before the
screening date. The
screening is free and
available to any child
living in the district.
All children who will
be attending kindergar-
ten this fall must regis-
ter. Children must be 5
before September 1.
Call 758-2881 to make
an appointment for
screening or registra-
tion.
Preschoolscreening
The Marissa High
School cross categori-
cal class will sponsor A
Chance to Dance Fri-
day, April 24 from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Lenzburg City Hall at
215 N. Charles.
Using a carnival
theme, the event for
special needs students
will have free games
with prizes, a profes-
sional DJ, a store with
items that range in
price from 25 cents to
$2 and concessions for
lunch and snacks.
Attendees will have a
chance for prizes and
have fun using reading,
math, social, motor and
interpersonal skills.
Sponsoring teacher
Alicia Hiller an-
nounced that there will
be about 150 students
and 50 adults coming
from surrounding ar-
eas, which will include
Pinckneyville, Dupo
and New Athens.
From left, Marissa students Hannah Martin,
Taylor Morrison, Elizabeth Martin and
Candace Eisenhauer prepare for A Chance to
Dance. Photo by Carol Mercer
Marissa high hostsspecial needs event
Beauty and the Beast at TricoShown from left are Robert Schaffer as
Lumiere, Peyton Couch as Madame de la
Grande Bouche and Grace Patterson as Mrs.
Potts at a recent rehearsal for Trico High
School’s upcoming production of “Beauty and
the Beast.” The performances will be held in
the Gerald R. Speith Auditorium Friday and
Saturday, April 24 and 25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday,
April 26 at 3. For tickets call 318-3498 or 426-
1111, extension 2208.
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Marissa election daySince one of the April 7 polling places in Marissa was Macke Senior Center,
many seniors spent their time at Antique Station. They enjoyed morning
doughnuts, lunch and time with a local storyteller. Some of the center’s
workers relaxed with their waitress and the restaurant owner. Seated are
Omea Baker and Madelle Dickerson from the center. Standing are Gloria
Smith and Bev Murray of Antique Station and Donna Heldebrandt from
the center. Photo by Carol Mercer
Last week, the County
Journal was unable to
get vote totals for
Marissa. They are avail-
able this week.
For the village council,
three people were
elected. Paul Sinn re-
ceived 98 votes, Laura
McMahon 76 and Jacob
Wright 86. They were
the only ones running.
Sinn and Wright were
re-elected. McMahon is
new on the council.
For the Marissa school
board, Kevin Leemon
had 194 votes and Chris
Kane 167 for two seats
open in Marissa Town-
ship. Leemon had been
serving on the board af-
ter being appointed, and
Kane is a new member.
Mary Thomas-Rehmer
was re-elected to the
board from the sur-
rounding townships
with 183 votes.
Marissaelectionwinners
By Travis Lott
Paula and Dr. Tim
Allard of the Sparta Ani-
mal Clinic presented a
program about control-
ling the feral cat popu-
lation to the Coulterville
Village Board April 6.
The Allards are propos-
ing an ordinance to es-
tablishing a catch-and-
release program in
which local volunteers
would trap the feral cats
and bring them to au-
thorities to be spayed
and neutered.
The clinic will cover all
costs except for sup-
plies, which would fall
on the village.
“Whether we approve
it or not, we would have
to have volunteers to
trap them,” Village
Clerk Mary Shaw said.
Before considering the
ordinance, Shaw said
the board will seek vol-
unteers who could carry
out the duties.
“It’s a community
project,” Shaw said.
“The officials can’t do it
without some commu-
nity support.”
If you would like to vol-
unteer to help the vil-
lage trap cats, call 758-
2813.
In action, the board ap-
proved the first payment
to Red Dot Construction
for the installment of
water and sewer lines to
Gateway Mine North.
The first payment to-
talled $103,606.
The board also moved
to give Red Dot an addi-
tional $2,875 to cover
the cost of installing a
manhole next to Dollar
General for the tie-in of
the forced sewer main.
The board approved
giving $100 to the
Coulterville school to go
toward the shop stu-
dents’ trip to Hoyleton
Children’s Home.
In other action, the
board moved to renew
the contract with PDC
Labs in the amount of
$4,068 for the village’s
chemical testing.
A building permit was
issued for 210 Randolph
Street for a carport and
patio cover.
C’ville boardhears proposedordinance onferal cats
The Steeleville library
has two unique pro-
grams on deck.
Re-enactor Becky
McClelland will be at
the library Tuesday,
April 21 at 6 p.m. to tell
about the Regency pe-
riod in the early 1800s.
McClelland will pro-
vide lists of upcoming
historical re-enactment
events in our area. Cop-
ies will be available at
the library.
The second program
will be Lincoln at
Gettysburg by Bob Cook
of the SWIC Speakers
Bureau May 19.
The programs are
sponsored by the library
history and genealogy
club. They are free and
open to the public.
S’ville library programs
The University of Illi-
nois Extension is team-
ing up with area farmers
to provide four twilight
meetings to highlight
and demonstrate di-
verse farming enter-
prises across southern
Illinois.
Anyone involved or in-
terested in local food
production is encour-
aged to attend.
John Miller of Miller
Farms, located at 918
Calvary Cemetery Road
near Campbell Hill, will
host the first meeting
Monday, May 18 from 6
to 8 p.m.
Miller grew up on a
dairy farm but always
had an interest in spe-
cialty crops. After buy-
ing farmland just out-
side Campbell Hill, he
and his family moved
from Indiana about
eight years ago.
He planted his first
plasticulture strawber-
ries in the fall of 2008
and has continued to
develop and diversify
his farming operation
ever since.
Miller sells his prod-
ucts on the wholesale
market, as well as direct-
marketing to customers
from an on-farm stand.
Over the course of the
evening, Miller will dis-
cuss his marketing strat-
egies and production
practices for
plasticulture strawber-
ries, blueberries, low-
tunnel tomatoes and
eggs.
Rick Weinzierl, exten-
sion entomologist for
the U of I, will speak
about monitoring and
controlling spotted-
wing drosophila, a po-
tentially serious pest of
soft-skinned fruit.
Jeff Kindhart, U of I se-
nior research specialist,
will outline the benefits
of utilizing low tunnels
in tomato production.
Nathan Johanning, Ex-
tension educator, will
discuss utilizing cover
crops in specialty crop
production systems and
Bronwyn Aly, Extension
educator, will review
proper pruning tech-
niques and manage-
ment of blueberries.
This program is pro-
vided at no cost, but reg-
istration is required by
calling 382-2662 before
May 15.
For more information,
call Aly at 382-2662 or
Nathan Johanning at
687-1727.
Twilight meetings highlight farming
The First Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Chester
will present gospel music by Jennifer Krepps.
Krepps will be at the church Saturday, April 18
from 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will follow in the
fellowship hall.
The church is located at 1701 High Street.
Gospel concert in Chester
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saga in Percy is not over.
The town board exten-
sively discussed the
topic again at its April 9
meeting, but no action
was taken, because an
ordinance has to be re-
vised.
The ordinance will
change the weight limit
for trucks on the alleys
to 10,000 pounds.
Quivey Sanitation of
Sparta is the only trash
hauler in the area with
a smaller truck.
More discussion will
take place at the board’s
May meeting.
In other news, the
board learned about
how much it would cost
to start a TIF district and
how much it would be to
have TIF for the entire
town.
Recently, Economic
Development Resources
of St. Louis President
Gene Norber and Mayor
Mark Prange toured
Percy, focusing on the
businesses.
After research, it was
reported that for the
town to start TIF, it
would cost $30,000 plus
other out-of-pocket ex-
penses. TIF, plus an ad-
ditional business dis-
trict, would impose a
sales tax for the town.
To have a TIF business
district, it would cost
$47,500. Having TIF
cover the whole town
would be $65,000.
The board learned that
maintenance worker
Troy Bogenpohl quit
March 31. The board is
looking for someone to
fill his position.
Maintenance worker
Mark Hartman is on
sick leave for two weeks.
Sealed bids for the
town’s military Blazer
are being accepted. The
Blazer is also listed on
Craigslist.
The old recycle bin will
be given to another
town.
Percy boardcontinues trashservice debate
Clown visits Head StartMelvino the Clown from the Kelly Miller circus visited the Percy Head Start
morning class last week. Melvino invited the children to attend the circus
April 15. Shown in front from left are Haylie Davis and Korbin Tripp. In
back are Edward Hagene, Xzavier Woodside, Alana Taylor, Lyle Gordan,
Tucker Carpenter, Dominick Sauerhage, Jordan Zimmer, Landon Colin and
Jesse McCracken.
A program originally
scheduled in March at
the Chester library but
postponed because of
winter weather will be
held Thursday, April 23
at 1 p.m.
Photographer, author
and traveler Gayle
Harper will speak on
her recently released
book “Roadtrip with a
Raindrop: 90 Days
Along the Mississippi
River.”
The book chronicles
Harper’s travels along
the Mississippi.It is a
celebration of America
and the simple mo-
ments that make life an
adventure.
Within its 240 pages
are nearly 200 photo-
graphs and 55 stories,
which are funny,
thoughtful, depict the
history of a given place
or person or some crazy
experience.
L. Douglas Hogan, au-
thor of “Oath Takers,”
will speak at the library
Saturday, April 25 at
10:30 a.m.
Hogan is a United
States Marine Corps vet-
eran with over 20 years
of public service.
He served three years
as an anti-tank infantry-
man, one as a marks-
manship instructor,
eight as a part-time po-
lice officer and 16 work-
ing in state government
doing security work and
supervision.
Hogan’s presentation
will include details of
his military career,
background, the path he
followed to write the
book and his plans for
the future. The program
will be followed by a
book signing.
The public is invited to
both presentations. Call
826-3711 for more infor-
mation.
Chester library to host authors
April 23 andApril 25
Shredday andrecyclingdrive
First State Bank of
Campbell Hill and the
Women of St. Luke
Lutheran Church of
Campbell Hill will hold
a shred day and elec-
tronic recycling drive
Saturday, April 18 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Paper document shred-
ding will be in the park-
ing lot of the bank.
Each person will be al-
lowed to take up to 50
pounds of documents to
be shredded. Staples
and paper clips do not
need to be removed.
Electronics recycling
will take place in the
parking lot of St. Luke
church.
Anything with a cord
will be accepted, but a
$10 fee will be charged
for each television.
All items will be re-
cycled in an environ-
mentally friendly man-
ner.
For more information
about shred day, call the
bank at 426-3396. To
learn more about the re-
cycling drive, call 317-
3153.
SWCDmeetingrescheduled
The April meeting of
the Randolph County
Soil and Water Conser-
vation District has been
rescheduled.
The new date is Thurs-
day, April 16 at 7 p.m. at
the USDA Service Cen-
ter at 313 West Belmont
Street in Sparta.
The Caring and Sharing
Thrift Shop in Pinck-
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applications available for
students who are attend-
ing college in the medi-
cal field.
The applications can
be picked up at the shop
Thursdays and Fridays
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or
Saturdays from 10 to 1.
They must be returned
by May 31.
In other shop news,
donations are appreci-
ated but will be ac-
cepted only during the
shop’s open hours and
only if a member of the
shop is on the premises.
Donations help make
it possible for the shop
to help a number of
causes in the medical
field and provide the
scholarships.
The shop’s yearly $10
membership fee is ac-
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shop.
Members will take
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Residents will set up
sales at their homes.
Non-residents are in-
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Street in front of the ga-
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Advance registration
is not necessary, and
there is no charge to par-
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Donations to defray the
cost of advertising may
be sent to All For Ava, PO
Box 459, Ava, IL 62907.
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The house is at St. Louis and College streets and is now the home of Reesha
Robinson. She is on the right side of the sign with son AJ Robinson. Also
with her are Melanie Johnson and Rev. Chris Williams of the Habitat
board and Rev. David Richardson of the Road to Life Church, who gave a
prayer at the dedication. On the left side of the sign, from left, are Michelle
Garcia, Bethany Demond and Mark North of the Habitat board and
Robinson’s daughter Skyla Brothers.
By Dana Martin
Evansville’s proposed
ordinance to allow lay-
ing chickens inside the
village limits could be
ready next week.
At Monday night’s
town board meeting,
zoning administrator
Darren Kempfer said
the first public hearing
held on chickens had
inconclusive results, so
the zoning board took
the matter back for more
research.
By the second public
hearing, the zoning
board had essentially
rewritten the ordinance
examples it had to bet-
ter suit a small town.
The proposed ordi-
nance will keep the fowl
away from commercial
districts and be limited
to back lots of residen-
tial areas.
Final action or other
changes will be up to the
town board.
Kempfer also noted
that with the election of
Tammy Huelsmann to
the board of trustees at
this month’s election,
she will be leaving the
zoning board. That will
leave four open seats
that need to be filled.
Trustee Kenny Kemp-
fer said letters have
been sent to various
property owners about
accumulation of trash
and asked if progress
was being made on
cleanup.
Mayor Craig Valleroy
said several have asked
for more time. Kempfer
said he would like to see
progress before weeds
start springing up
around the trash.
Resident Larry Sauer-
hage addressed the
board with concerns
about a stereo his neigh-
Evansville nears chicken votebor Dan Lohman has in
a shed at his property.
Sauerhage said his liv-
ing room is less than 75
feet from the property
line, and he and his wife
can hear the stereo in
their house any day it is
nice outside.
Valleroy said the 75-
foot restriction is desig-
nated for moving ve-
hicles. Mrs. Lohman
said that two sheriff’s
deputies and Darren
Kempfer have visited
their home about the
complaint of loud music.
Only once, the second
time Kempfer visited,
were they asked to turn
down the stereo.
Kempfer said he did
ask the Lohmans to turn
it down one time, and
Lohman said it hasn’t
been above that setting
since then.
Next came the issue of
music played occasion-
ally at Liberty Court-
yard. Lohman said he
had visited the owner
about having outdoor
music stop earlier, and
she said it was possible.
Next month, the board
will hopefully have final
financial information on
tearing down the old wa-
ter tower. Craig Hern of
HTC said he should have
something to Valleroy
soon, said the mayor.
Trustee Mark McCon-
achie reported on the
possibility of putting up
an LED sign for the vil-
lage that will post com-
munity events. He said
he has gotten verbal
commitments from resi-
dents and organizations
that would pay for more
than half of a one-sided
sign. It would be used to
announce village news
and community events.
If the village decides to
pursue the sign, he rec-
ommended writing up a
specification sheet and
putting it out for bid.
However, McConachie
said if Governor Bruce
Rauner’s request to the
legislature to reduce by
50 percent the village’s
share of state income
tax, which amounts to
about $40,000, he would
understand if the board
waits to act.
Police Chief Dave
Bierman is returning to
patrol status, and pa-
trolman Chris Brooks
has been appointed
chief.
The board approved an
ordinance to remove a
stop sign at Cherry and
Pine streets.
The trustees also ap-
proved licenses for li-
quor, garbage, butcher
and coin-operated ma-
chines. One liquor li-
cense, for Liberty Court-
yard, is being changed
from a Class C for beer/
wine to Class A for all
alcohol.
Fire Chief Darren
Kempfer said 137 chil-
dren participated in the
department’s Easter egg
hunt, and 99 gifts were
given away. Most gifts
were donated by St.
Boniface, with maybe 10
from others, he said.
Next year, he hopes to
have ARCH Medical visit
so the kids can tour the
helicopter.
The turbidimeter, used
to measure the amount
of suspended solids in
water, which was ap-
proved for purchase in
January, has been in-
stalled at the water
plant.
Trustee Rick Zweigart
said the unit has been
approved by the IEPA
and is up and running.
By Mike Trotter
Marissa is getting a
new business.
At its meeting last
week, the Marissa Vil-
lage Council approved
a business license for
Courtney Lopez, who is
planning to open a con-
signment/thrift store.
The store will be located
at 611 N. Main Street.
Building permits
were recently issued to
Eric Geralds at 601
Pinckneyville Road and
Jessica and Jason Cluck
at 619 East Euclid for
porches.
With no reports of
any recent problems, a
motion was passed to
renew all current liquor
licenses.
A permit was issued
to Jackie Gibson for use
of a pavilion at the city
park for a birthday
party May 16 from 1 to
11 p.m.
After a few questions
were answered, a mo-
tion passed by a vote of
5-0 to approve the
village’s fiscal 2016
budget.
A motion passed to
donate $50 to the
Marissa Chamber of
Commerce for its Coal
Festival armband pro-
gram. Donations from
various sources are
used to provide local
children with a coupon
for a discount on un-
limited ride armbands.
At last year’s Coal
Festival, 267 local chil-
dren took advantage of
the discount.
A concerned resident
spoke before the council
about the need for a stop
sign at the intersection of
South Hamilton and East
Reily and complained
about dips in the road in
the same area.
The village will look
into both situations, but
as Councilman Bryan
Bingel pointed out, the
placement of a new stop
sign is not something
that can happen imme-
diately. The proper pro-
cedures need to be fol-
lowed, and an ordi-
nance must be approved
before any action can
be taken.
New thrift shop for Marissa
The Chester Senior
Center will offer free
exercise classes called
Strong for Life.
Strong for Life was de-
veloped by Boston Uni-
versity. The program’s
most valuable accom-
plishments are indepen-
dence, fall prevention
and a tangible boost in
attitude.
The program uses
color-coded elastic bands
of varying thickness to
individualize resistance.
Strong for Life targets
specific muscles that are
important in everyday
life—getting out of a
chair, walking and pick-
ing up a grandchild.
The Area Agency on
Aging provides funding
through Senior Services
Plus in Alton to offer
this program at local
senior centers.
Senior Services Plus
will begin the class at the
center Tuesday, April 21
at 12:30 p.m. The class will
continue every Tuesday at
that time through April
and May.
Participants will re-
ceive all necessary sup-
plies to start the exercise
program.
For more information,
call the senior center at
826-5108.
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night. Toward the end of the evening, Juliana
French, the daughter of Roger and Laura French
of Sparta, was named queen. Dylan Huether, the
son of Bob and Michelle Huether of Evansville,
was chosen king.
The Sparta High
School music depart-
ment will present “Cur-
tains,” April 24 and 25
at 7:30 p.m. and April 26
at 2 p.m. at the Sparta
Community Playhouse
at Showtime Cinema.
The production is a
musical comedy thriller
about the backstage
story of a theatrical
troupe trying out their
latest show, Kansasland
in 1959 Boston.
During the curtain
call, on opening night
the star, Jessica Kran-
shaw, played by Juliana
French, is murdered.
Detective Frank Cioffi,
played by Rylee Wilson,
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just as interested in fix-ing the show as he is in
solving the murder.For tickets, call 967-
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Steeleville promSteeleville High School crowned its prom royalty
April 11. Lindsay Hammel, daughter of Leah
Hammel and Van Hammel, was named the queen.
The honor of king was bestowed on Gage
Allhands, son of Craig and Jami Allhands.
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By Dan ZobelBy Dan ZobelBy Dan ZobelBy Dan ZobelBy Dan Zobel
April 16, 2015
By Dan Zobel
Matt Reuss delivered
a gutsy complete game
for Marissa-Coulter-
ville April 14, and the
Meteors took advan-
tage of Steeleville’s
wildness on the hill, en
route to a 5-3 road win
in Cahokia Conference
play.
“(Reuss) battled and
threw strikes whenever
he needed to,” said
Marissa-Coulterville
assistant coach Ryan
Forson. “He got behind
a couple batters, but he
came back, threw
strikes and got ground
balls and pop flys when
he needed them.”
Reuss struck out
nine Warrior batters,
including two in the fi-
nal inning to hault a
late Steeleville rally.
“We have to start hit-
ting the ball,” said
Steeleville coach John
Sutton. “We are not hit-
ting the ball, and I
don’t have the answer
for it. If I did, we’d be
hitting it. I think it just
has to be a better ap-
proach to the at-bats,
better swings at good
pitches and not getting
ourselves out.”
Reuss, Meteors get past Warriors
Marissa-Coulterville pitcher Matt Reuss and first baseman Nate
Parkinson celebrate April 14 after Reuss struck out Steeleville’s Braden
Middendorf to end the game.
Trailing 5-2 in the
bottom of the seventh,
Steeleville’s Justin
Craig walked, and J.R.
Batson legged out an
infield single to open
the frame.
After Reuss sent
Ethan Kothe down on
strikes, cleanup hitter
Nic Hagel drove a pitch
to deep right field, but
Ryan Howie hauled in
the smash a step in
front of the fence.
Craig scored from
third to cut the Warrior
deficit to 5-3, but Reuss
focused in and struck
out Braden Midden-
dorf, looking to end the
game.
On the other side of
things, Marissa-
Coulterville drew four
walks from Warrior
pitcher Hagel, two of
which came around to
score. Another Meteor
walk issued by R.J.
Smith in the fifth also
scored.
“I think we have to
not let that three-run
inning happen,” Sutt-
on said. “Three of the
five runs were off of
walks. I think that’s the
biggest thing we have
to stop doing.”
The three-run inning
came in the top of the
third with the score
knotted up at one.
Nine-hole hitter
Chase Daugherty got
things going with a
leadoff bunt single, the
first hit of the game for
Marissa-Coulterville.
Hagel walked Mixon
to bring up Tony
Stoddard, who singled
sharply to left field to
load the bases.
A wild pitch scored
Daugherty before
Reuss rapped a ground
ball to third base that
Mixon scampered
home on. The final run
of the inning came on
a line-drive single to
left by Nate Parkinson.
“Seeing we had run-
ners on base and know-
ing that if we swing at
strikes we’re going to
do good things, our
confidence went up,”
Forson said.
Hagel lasted just four
innings for the War-
riors, allowing four
runs on four hits, strik-
ing out seven, walking
four and issuing four
wild pitches.
Three of the wild
pitches came on a se-
quence in the second
inning that saw Austin
Sinn lead off with a
walk before moving
from base to base,
eventually coming
around to score, on the
Hagel miscues.
Smith relieved Hagel
in the fifth and walked
Reuss. Reuss stole sec-
ond, moved to third on
a wild pitch and scored
on a two-out single to
left by Wayland Cald-
well.
After that, Smith re-
tired seven of the last
eight Meteor hitters,
including four strike-
outs.
“He did well,” Sutton
said of Smith. “The big-
gest thing is throwing
strikes. He came in,
threw strikes and we
got people out.”
The Warriors were
able to get a run back
in the bottom of the
fifth when Craig scored
on a wild pitch.
Craig reached base
all four times he came
to the plate, picking up
a double, single and
walking twice while
Continued on Page 16
The Red Bud Lady
Musketeers ran away
from the field April 14
in a home track meet
against four other
teams.
Red Bud compiled
116 points. The next
closest was Dupo at 60.
East Alton-Wood River
(50), New Athens (46)
and Waterloo Gibault
(40) rounded out the
field.
Keri Burmester was
again on top of her
game, winning the
1600 and 3200-meter
runs again.
She ran a 5:30.2 in
the 1600, nearly 40 sec-
onds ahead of the next
closest girl. Heather
Junge (7:25.4) was
fifth. In the 3200,
Burmester finished in
11:39.
Deanna Deterding
paced the Lady Muske-
teers in the 800, plac-
ing second at 2:39.4.
Brooke Supancic
(2:57.5) crossed in
third for Red Bud.
In the 200, Katie
Brewer was third at
31.1 seconds. She
placed third in the 100
with a time of 14.3.
Emma Salger (14.8)
was fourth.
Red Bud did well in
relays, earning second
Red Bud girls victorious
Red Bud’s Keri Burmester out in front of the
field April 14 in the 1600-meter run
in the 4x100 (59.9), first
in the 4x200 (2:06.5),
first in the 4x400
(4:51.4) and first in the
4x800 (11:55).
Molly Jokerst was
tops for Red Bud in the
100-meter high hurd-
les, placing second in
a time of 19.7.
Jokerst was second
in the 300-meter low
hurdles in 1:00.4.
Becca Chausse was
right behind her at
1:07.6.
In the field events,
the Lady Musketeers
picked up a couple of
wins.
Jordain Brown
topped the field in the
high jump, clearing
4’2.
Rachel Liefer won
the shot put by eight
inches with a throw of
33’9. She was second
in the discus at 100’3.
Claudia Watters
added a fifth-place fin-
ish in the long jump
with a distance of
11’3.5. She was third in
the triple jump at 22’9,
finishing behind team-
mate Jett Kennedy
(25’3).
Steeleville 11
Marissa-C’ville 1
Lexi Middendorf
blasted two long balls
and doubled April 14,
and the Lady Warriors
rolled over the Lady
Meteors at home.
Middendorf drove in
three runs with her
three hits. Sydney
Hood tossed a three-hit
shutout to earn the
win. Paris Polley and
Josie Raby combined
to drive in four runs for
the 4-5 Lady Warriors.
Taylor Schreiber
drove in two runs for
Marissa-Coulterville (3-
7), and Jamee Houch-
ins added two hits.
Inman suffered the
loss.
Trico 9
Goreville 0
Emily Bauersachs
drove in three runs
with four hits April 14,
and the Lady Pioneers
kept rolling with a
shutout win at home.
Trico led 6-0 after two
innings and 8-0 after
four. Jade Kranawetter
held the Lady Black-
cats to four hits.
Kranawetter added
three hits and an RBI.
Juhle Prange drove
home two runs on two
hits for Trico.
Chester 15
Vienna 5
Logan Colvis contin-
ued her power surge
with a home run and
three RBIs April 14,
and the Lady Yellow
Lexi Middendorf powersLady Warriors over M-C
High school softball roundupJackets busted open a
two-run game with
eight runs in the bot-
tom of the fourth.
Jenna Wahl earned
the win for Chester.
She threw a shutout
through three innings
before Vienna scored
three times in the
fourth and four in the
fifth.
Chester ended the
game with two runs in
the bottom of the fifth.
Red Bud 11
Carlyle 1
Taylor Fithian one-
hit the Lady Indians
over six innings April
14, and the Lady Mus-
keteers dispatched
Carlyle at home.
Fithian struck out
nine and walked only
one in the complete
game. Madison
Schmitz provided four
RBIs, a double and a
triple for Red Bud. The
Lady Musketeers used
a three-run third in-
ning and four-run sixth
inning to help cruise to
the win.
Mehgan Mollet, Jes-
sica Otten and Jordan
Knight combined for
seven hits and two
RBIs.
Carterville 12
Sparta 1
Kylee Rock homered
and drove in four runs
for the Lady Lions
April 14, and Carter-
ville rolled over the
Lady Bulldogs at
Sparta.
Jaclyn Creamer
earned the loss for
Sparta. She allowed
seven runs in the sec-
ond inning. The Lady
Bulldogs were held to
two hits in the game.
Hayley Shevlin
picked up both of those
hits. Sparta is 1-8 and
Carterville 15-0.
Pinckneyville 5
Chester 1
Emma Banach
smacked a round-trip
for the Lady Panthers
April 11, and Pinck-
neyville defeated the
Lady Yellow Jackets in
Pinckneyville.
Brooklyn Morrow
held Chester to six hits
in the game. Banach
collected two hits for
the Lady Panthers.
Logan Colvis tripled,
and Kaitlyn Dillow
added a double and an
RBI for Chester.
Massac County 7
Pinckneyville 6
The Lady Panthers
scored four runs in the
bottom of the seventh
April 14, but could not
tie things up, en route
to their second loss of
the season.
Massac County
scored two runs in the
second, third and fifth
innings and one in the
seventh. Pinckneyville
tallied a run in the first
and fourth innings be-
fore the barrage in the
seventh.
Country Financial representative Keenan Rice recently presented
Pinckneyville High School senior Keelyn Stein with a commemorative
basketball and tee-shirt for her accomplishment in the Country
Financial 3-point Showdown held in cooperation with the IHSA state
basketball tournament. Stein finished fifth out of 64 shooters at Redbird
Arena in Normal. Pictured from the left are Pinckneyville athletic
director Bob Waggoner, Stein and Rice.
Stein receives commemorative basketball
Contineud on Page 16
By Sean Zollner
The Sparta Bulldog
baseball team ran into
a pair of tough SIRR
conference competi-
tors last week, falling
in both meetings.
Sparta dropped its
first game at Du Quoin
April 9 and returned
home on April 13 for a
loss to Carterville.
Against Carterville,
the Bulldogs fell 6-0,
collecting only five
hits in the shutout
loss.
Gabe Yearian led the
way offensively with a
2-for-3 performance,
including a triple.
Seth Ferguson was 1-
for-3 with a double.
Austin Carpenter and
Drew Kordys com-
bined to go 2-for-5.
Ferguson took the
loss on the hill in five
innings of work. He al-
lowed all six earned
runs on nine hits,
walking four and strik-
ing out three.
Carpenter relieved
him for the final two
innings, allowing just
one hit and a walk and
striking out two bat-
ters.
The Lions scored two
Bulldog baseball drops apair of conference affairs
runs in each of the sec-
ond, third and fifth in-
nings to steal away
with the game.
In the first game of
the week, following a
rainout at Nashville,
the Bulldogs fell 7-2 to
Du Quoin.
Again, Sparta
struggled offensively
with just four hits, but
the Bulldogs were at
least able to convert
those hits into a pair of
runs in the outing.
Sparta got on top
with a run in the sec-
ond, when Will Price
singled with one out
and was driven in on a
Yearian double.
Unfortunately, the
Indians had an answer
in the bottom of the
frame and three more
in the following inning
to take the lead, 4-1.
The Bulldogs
scratched across a run
in the fourth inning
when Zach Anderson
singled, stole a pair of
bases and scored on a
passed ball, but that
would be all the Bull-
dogs could muster, as
the Indians scored an-
other three in the fifth
inning to pull away.
Yearian led the way
at the dish, hitting 1-
for-3 with an RBI
double. Anderson and
Price were each 1-for-
3 with a run scored.
Carpenter was also 1-
for-3.
Devin Brown took
the loss on the bump
against the Indians, al-
lowing four earned
runs on six hits, one
walk and one strikeout
through four innings.
Trent Ogilvie fol-
lowed him up for two
innings of work, allow-
ing three earned runs
on four hits, walking
three and striking out
one.
With the two losses,
the Bulldogs fell to 1-6
on the year. They are
slated for several
games this week and
are looking to get back
in the win column.
Sparta will travel to
Pinckneyville Thurs-
day, be at home
against Nashville
Monday and remain
home for a rematch
with the Indians Tues-
day.
All of the games will
have a first pitch of
4:30 p.m.
Page 16 County Journal April 16, 2015
SteelevilleWon Lost
Monday Early
Crashettes 127 83
Reids’ Chicklets 127 83
U Iron Workers 106 104
Mixed Nuts 99 111
1st Natl. Bank 99 111
Midwest Gals 96 114
Go Getters 95 115
County Journal 91 119
High Team Game
Reids’ Chicklets 776
High Team Series
Reids’ Chicklets 2165
High Ind. Game
Alice Simms 208
High Ind. Series
Sharon McMath 564
Tuesday Early
It’s Unbelievabowl156 119
Pistol City 144.5 130.5
Victor’s 142 133
NAPA 136.5 138.5
KT’s Roadhouse 136 139
Farm Bureau 130.5 144.5
River City Auto 128 147
Andy’s Auto Body 126.5 148.5
High Team Game
Perry Co. Farm Bureau 1300
High Team Series
It’s Unbelievabowl 3775
High Ind. Game
Kyle Hennrichs 279
High Ind. Series
Kyle Hennrichs 728
Thursday Early
Strokers Saloon 129 71
Chester Eagles 124.5 76.5
Hillside 122 78
Broadway Tavern 116.5 83.5
Peace Lutheran 106.5 93.5
Reaper Crew 100 100
1st Natl. Bank 99.5 100.5
Mevert’s 94.5 105.5
B&B Const. 89 111
Pistol City 84 116
Windy Hill Farms 81.5 118.5
High Team Game
B&B Construction 1320
High Team Series
B&B Construction 3685
High Ind. Game
Bobby Bohnert 280
High Ind. Series
Bobby Bohnert 731
Bowlingstandings By Sean Zollner
In a week where the
Sparta High School track
and field varsity teams
split from the freshman
and sophomore teams,
most of the kids were able
to hold their own in
strong showings across
the board.
The frosh boys did not
rank high as a team due
to low numbers, but they
did well on an individual
basis.
The varsity boys took
top honors on the road at
Wesclin with a score of
143 points with the next
closest team reaching 75.
In the field events,
Shaun Rogers started
things off right with wins
in both the high jump and
the long jump, clearing
six feet in the high jump
and leaping 20’3 in the
long jump.
Izayah Miller was sec-
ond in the long jump with
a hop of 18’8. In the triple
jump, Alyze Nesbitt and
Octavion Connors went
2-3, spanning distances
of 38’ and 35’10.5.
In the pole vault, Jus-
Sparta boys track first at Wesclin, girls thirdtin Kiefer (12’3) took top
honors, and Anthony
Carter (9’9) was third.
In the relays, the boys
took two firsts in the dis-
tance events and two sec-
onds in the sprints.
The 4x800 team took
the win at 9:39.46, and
the 4x200 team also was
tops at 1:38.7.
The 4x400 team was
second by half a second
at 3:42.9 and the 4x100
team was second at 46.1.
In the 100-meter dash,
Carter and Miller were 3-
4 with times of 11.3 and
11.5. Kyle Hagene and
Ethan Gwin were second
and fifth in the 200 at 23.0
and 23.7.
Hagene was also tops
in the 400 with a time of
53.6. Connors was fifth in
the event at 59.3.
In the 800-meter run,
Dylan Huether led the
pack at 2:13.8. Three
more Bulldogs did the
same in the mile, as Jor-
dan Lee was first at 5:12.5,
Huether second at 5:18.1
and Trevor Buckner third
at 5:25.5.
In the two mile, it was
the same story, with Lee
in first at 11:21.2 and
Buckner second at
11:46.4.
In the hurdling events,
Logan Robert took third
in the 110 high hurdles
with a time of 17.4 and
third in the 300 low
hurdles with a time of
43.8. Micah Bradshaw
was fifth in the 300
hurdles at 45.8.
“Most of our boys went
to the varsity meet last
week, so we had a strong
showing there and got the
win,” said Sparta coach
Darren Latham. “We
were really strong at the
varsity level, but at the
freshman/sophomore
level, it’s going to take
some building. Our num-
bers are not quite where
we want them right now.”
On the girls side of the
action at Wesclin, Sparta
was able to earn a third-
place finish with just five
girls.
Breese Central took top
honors with a score of
107, with Wesclin second
at 67. Sparta tied for third
with Patoka at 38 points,
getting the edge in the
tie-breaker.
In the field events, Jes-
sica Wiesen won the pole
vault, clearing 6’3, and
Savannah Oliver was
fourth in the long jump
at 13’6.
In the relays, the girls
earned first in the 4x800
with a time of 12:27.3 and
second in the 4x400 with
a time of 5:10.7.
In the mile, Ashley
Brenning and Bailey
Craig were the 1-2 punch
with times of 6:14.3 and
6:18.9. Cetera Jackson
competed in the 800
meters, placing seventh
at 3:04.25.
“We had a good day for
the girls,” Latham said.
“We were able to take
third with just five girls,
which is pretty good. We
mainly just had our dis-
tance girls and our pole
vaulter, who won her
event. The girls are look-
ing good right now. Our
strengths with our older
girls are in the distance
events, and the younger
girls are strong in the
sprints. When you put
them both together, we’re
pretty formidable.”
Next up for both teams
will be a meet at Colum-
bia Thursday against the
host Eagles, Breese, Red
Bud and Sesser-Valier.
The meet will begin at
4 p.m.
On April 18, Sparta will
be at Murphysboro
against the host Red Dev-
ils, Carbondale, Harris-
burg, Herrin and Du
Quoin.
That meet will begin at
9:30 a.m.
On Tuesday, April 21,
the Bulldogs will have
their last tune-up before
they host their annual
Buzz Bradley Invite.
The meet Tuesday will
be at 4 p.m. at Chester
against the host Yellow
Jackets, Steeleville, New
Athens, Gibault, Pinck-
neyville and Nashville.
The Bradley Invite will
begin at 4 p.m. Friday,
April 24, with the field
events and the running
events starting at 4:45.
Cost of admission to
the event is $1 for specta-
tors.
The second annual
COGIC Jesus All Na-
tions 3-on-3 basket-
ball tournament in
Sparta is set for May
1 and 2.
Games will be
played at the high
school gymnasium.
The playoff rounds
are May 1 from 5 to 8
p.m., and the champi-
onship rounds are the
next day from 9 to 2.
Tickets are $2, and
the tournament is
used as a youth fund-
raiser.
All rosters are due
by April 18, and fees
are due by April 25.
Registration is $50 a
team. Late registra-
tion is $60.
Divisions are:
grades 1-4, 5-8, 9-12
and 18 and older.
There will also be a
free throw and 3-point
contests.
Contact Nikki Ed-
monson at 708-0557
for more information.
3-on-3basketball
scoring all three Warrior
runs.
“He had been struggling
a little bit,” Sutton said
about his leadoff hitter.
“He’s been working hard
to get out of a little slump
he’s been in. He’s think-
ing all the time about hit-
ting, and he had a good
day. That’s all there is to
it.”
Still, Steeleville strand-
ed eight runners in the
game, including at least
one in every inning. Six of
the runners were left in
scoring position.
The Warriors had a
chance to cut into the 5-2
lead in the bottom of the
sixth with runners on first
and third with two outs,
but Reuss induced Dusty
Sutton to ground out to
Tony Stoddard at short-
stop to end the inning.
Steeleville’s Justin Craig swipes second base,
as Marissa-Coulterville second baseman Austin
Sinn cannot snag the throw down to the bag.
Marissa-Coulterville
was held to five hits, two
of which coming from
Daugherty, including a
double.
“It’s huge anytime you
get anything out of the
nine hitter,” Forson said.
“It boosts his confidence
and the confidence of the
whole team when you see
that happen, because ev-
erybody knows they can
get on when he gets on.”
Stoddard, Parkinson
and Caldwell all collected
Meteor singles with Par-
kinson and Caldwell driv-
ing in runs.
In addition to his nine
punchouts, Reuss held
Steeleville to five hits but
walked four and hit a bat-
ter.
Middendorf, Batson and
Josh Ryder all collected
Warrior singles.
Meteors win...From Page 15
Brooklyn Morrow blast-ed
two home runs and drove
in four at the dish for
Pinckneyville.
Trico 12
Waterloo Gibault 4
Danyelle Eilers struck
out seven Lady Hawk bat-
ters April 11, and the Lady
Pioneers picked up a win
over Waterloo Gibault.
Trico scored twice in the
first, once in the second,
three times in the third,
once in the fourth and vie
in the fifth.
Jessica Prange homered
and drove in four Trico
runs.
Trico 12
Zeigler-Royalton 0
Jade Kranawetter went
the distance for the Lady
Pioneers April 10, and
Trico picked up a blowout
win over the Lady Torna-
does.
The Lady Pioneers
scored seven times in the
second inning to pull away
at Zeigler.
Jessica and Juhle
Prange combined for four
hits, including a double
and two RBIs.
Emily Bauersachs add-
ed a double and four runs
driven in.
Trico 4
Zeigler-Royalton 1
Sydney Levan recorded
12 strikeouts April 10, and
Trico swept past the Lady
Tornadoes in a double-
header.
Levan, Jade Kranawet-
ter, Emily Bauersachs and
Juhle Prange all collected
hits. Prange drove in a run.
The Lady Pioneers used
a three-run fourth inning
to gain a 4-0 lead.
Waltonville 13
Marissa-C’ville 2
Chelsea Hill doubled
twice for the Lady Meteors
April 11, but Marissa-
Coulterville to did not have
enough fire power to hang
with the Lady Spartans.
Katelyn Weis also col-
lected two hits for the Lady
Meteors. She and Jordin
Stewart drove in a run
apiece. Brooke Inman
gave up nine runs, four
earned, in three innings
to be saddled with the loss.
Prep softball roundup; Trico wins four...From Page 15
Goreville 6
Trico 3
A six-run Blackcat fifth
inning did in the Pioneers
April 14, and Trico fell at
home to Black Diamond
Conference foe Goreville.
The Pioneers led 3-0 af-
ter two innings, thanks to
two RBIs off the bat of
Ryan Vogt, but Trico could
not score any more. The
Pioneers were held to
three hits.
Kyle Hanks got the start
on the bump for Trico. He
pitched into the fifth,
when Trent Koch relieved
him. Blaire Coleman add-
ed two scoreless frames
out of the bullpen.
Carterville 1
Pinckneyville 0
Nolan Luke and Adam
Banach accounted for the
only Panther hits April 14,
and Pinckneyville was
two-hit by the Lions’ Ash-
ton DeRousse in Carter-
ville.
The Lions scored their
run in the bottom of the
seventh to win in walkoff
fashion.
Cole Bigham suffered
the loss in a complete
game for the Panthers. He
held Carterville to five
hits.
Carlyle 9
Red Bud 4
Cullen Hanger hom-
ered for the Musketeers
April 14, but the Indians
stormed into Red Bud and
used a four-run third in-
ning to take care of the
Musketeers.
Carlyle’s big third frame
gave it a 6-1 lead. Both
teams scored twice in the
fifth and once in the sev-
enth.
Hanger drove in two
runs with his blast. Kyle
Hentis and Tyler Thies
added RBIs. Todd Salger
earned the loss, throwing
4 1/3 innings, allowing
eight runs, five earned,
and walking three.
Chester 5
Massac County 2
Jordan Berner homered
for the Yellow Jackets
April 12, and Austin Welge
was dominant on the
mound for Chester in a
win over the Patriots at
Pinckneyville.
Welge tossed seven
strong innings on the hill,
striking out six and not
walking any.
Berner drove in three
runs, and Chester held a
5-0 advantage after the top
half of the fourth. Massac
County battled back for a
run in the fourth and fifth
but could not muster any-
more.
Hunter Howie added
two hits and two RBIs for
the Yellow Jackets.
Chester 9
Pinckneyille 6
(9 innings)
The Yellow Jackets
scored three times in the
top of the ninth inning
April 12, and Chester de-
feated the Panthers in ex-
tra innings at Pinckney-
ville.
The Panthers tied the
game at 5 with two runs in
the bottom of the seventh
inning to force extras.
Both teams scored a run
in the eighth before the
Yellow Jackets put the
game out of reach.
Hunter Howie collected
three hits and an RBI. He
also scored a run for Ches-
ter. Jason Schwartz drove
in two runs on three hits,
and Jordan Berner added
two runs batted in.
Wyatt Ruehling earned
the win on the bump, sur-
rendering one run on zero
hits, walking three and
striking out two in two in-
nings of relief. Chester tal-
lied a run apiece in the
fifth and sixth innings to
break open a 3-3 tie.
The Panthers had just
three hits. Trent Hicks and
Jacob Louis each drove in
a run.
Pinckneyville 10
Massac County 3
In the Panthers’ other
game April 11, Pinck-
neyville led 4-3 before scor-
ing six times in the top of
the seventh to put away
the Patriots.
Nolan Luke homered,
doubled and drove in
three runs for Pinck-
neyville. Clayton Hough-
land added a solo home
run, and Adam Banach
drove in three runs.
The Panthers trailed 3-1
before scoring three times
in the top of the sixth.
Pinckneyville out-hit Mas-
sac County 10-4.
Waltonville 10
Marissa-Coulterville 5
The Meteors jumped out
to a quick 4-0 lead April
11, but Marissa-Coulter-
ville saw that advantage
evaporate over the next
two frames in a loss to the
Spartans.
Marissa-Coulterville
scored four times in the
bottom of the first inning,
but Waltonville struck for
three in the second and
six in the third. The Mete-
ors would get one back in
the fifth, but the Spartans
answered with a tally in
the sixth.
Nathan Parkinson dou-
bled and drove in two runs
for the Meteors, but he
was saddled with the loss
on the mound, allowing
nine runs, four earned, on
four hits, striking out
three and walking five.
Marissa-Coulterville 13
Gallatin County 1
In the Meteors’ other
game April 11, Marissa-
Coulterville scored in
each frame it batted in, en
route to a big win.
The Meteors scored
three times in the first,
four in the second, four in
the third and two in the
fourth. Gallatin County
scored its lone run in the
top of the third.
Matt Reuss earned the
win, giving up one run on
seven hits in three in-
nings. Nathan Parkinson
drove in four runs and
doubled twice. Anthony
Mixon was 3-for-3 with
four runs scored and two
stolen bases. Marissa-
Coulterville recorded nine
hits and drew nine walks.
Red Bud 9
Wood River 3
Nick Huggins allowed
just one earned run April
11, and the Musketeers
used a consistent scoring
attack early to help defeat
the Oilers in the first game
of a doubleheader.
Huggins struck out five
and walked three in the
complete game. The Mus-
keteers led 7-3 after three
innings after scoring a run
in the first and three each
in the second and third
innings.
Tyler Thies was 3-for-3
with a double. Marcus
Heinen, Cullen Hanger,
Lucas Tobin and Tanner
Van Dorn each collected
two hits and combined for
seven RBIs.
Red Bud 3
Wood River 0
Kyle Hentis struck out
nine Oiler batters April 11,
and the Musketeers swept
Wood River on the road.
Cullen Hanger provided
two hits and all three runs
scored. Hentis tripled and
drove in three. The Mus-
keteers scored in the first,
third and fifth innings.
Hentis allowed just four
hits, three of them singles,
and walked three Oilers.
Other Scores April 10
Red Bud 14
Okawville 1
Trico 4
Z-R-C 0
Chester rallies past Pinckneyville in extra-innings
Nathan McSmith, son of Rob and Carla
McSmith of Steeleville, won in the district
free throw competition. He advanced to the
state competition April 11 in Chatham,
Illinois, where he won fourth place in his age
group.
McSmith fourth at state
The Red Bud Musketeer
boys track and field team
finished third April 14 at
its home meet.
Red Bud finished with
63 points, just behind East
Alton-Wood River (69).
Dupo (96) won the meet,
and New Athens (27) was
fourth.
Mitchell Hooten owned
his field events for the
Musketeers, winning the
shot put (46’4) and the dis-
cus (151’1).
Alan Schwegal cleared
5’9 in the high jump to win
by three inches. Vincent
Gonzalez was third at 5’4.
Dakota Zeiger (36’0)
took the top spot in the
triple jump. Gonzalez
(33’9) was fourth.
Austin DeRousse (16’9)
was fourth in long jump.
On the track, Dustin
Rednour (1:02.3) placed
fourth in the 400-meter
dash.
Paul Mueller (2:33.6)
grabbed a fifth-place fin-
ish in the 800.
Garrett Headen (5:28.9)
was fourth in the 1600.
Chase Headen (5:24.9) was
third.
Alex Becker (11:35) fin-
ished 15 seconds out of
first place in the 3200.
For relays, Red Bud was
second in the 4x100 (:53.2),
third in the 4x200 (1:50.2)
and second in the 4x800
(9:40.3).
Schwegal (17.5) picked
up a second-place finish
in the 100-meter high
hurdles.
The 300-meter low hur-
dles saw DeRousse (54.9)
place fourth.
Musketeersboys third
Pinckneyville High School recently held its
wrestling awards night. Pictured from left are
Garrett Williams, all-conference; Jordan
Koester, scholar athlete (3.5 GPA), most
improved, most valuable freshman and all-
conference; Quinin Baker, most dedicated,
captain and all-conference; Richard Jones, most
takedowns (39), captain, most valuable wrestler,
all-south and all-conference; Gabe Stroehlein,
most coachable and all-conference; Jeremy Opp,
all-conference; Grant Murphy, most valuable
sophomore and all-conference, and Tyler
Eggemeyer, most pins (15), all-south and all-
conference. Not pictured: Josh Zepeda, quick
pin (16 seconds).
Pinckneyville wrestling awards
April 16, 2015 County Journal Page 17
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filled with activity in
Sparta, according to
Sheryl Blum, chairman
of the Sparta Park Com-
mittee.
This Saturday is city-
wide yard sale day.
Maps of sale locations
can be picked up at city
hall, the chamber office
or Main Street Video.
Starting at 10 a.m. Sat-
urday, the Sparta li-
brary will host chalk art
drawings by youngsters
on the parking lot.
April 25 kicks off the
summer sports pro-
grams at the park ball
diamonds.
May 2 will see a new
event in the park.
People who make home
brew will show their
wares from 1 to 4 p.m.
The brewers include
Jim Wasson, Eric Ogil-
vie, Chris Vanhorn and
Mike Duetschmann.
That day, there will
also be barbecue compe-
tition in the park.
Proceeds from the
events will go to the
park.
On May 6-9, Sparta
will host carnival rides
in the park. The same
company from last year
will be back.
Costumed characters
will be walking the mid-
way.
There will be demoli-
tion derby May 8 at 7.
On May 9, a truck pull
is at 7, and there will be
a craft fair in the com-
munity building in the
park from 9 to 3.
The farmers market
reopens for the season
May 15 at St. Louis
Street and Broadway. It
will operate from 3 to 6
p.m. each Friday
through the summer.
May 22 is the chamber
golf tournament.
Sparta has busy schedule
Christ Our Savior
Lutheran High School
in Evansville will per-
form “Murder Mystery
Weekend of Doom” Fri-
day and Saturday, April
Cast members from COSLHS’s production of “Murder Mystery Weekend of
Doom” are Alex Reith, Dalton Neuhaus, Amy Sochowski, Elizabeth Koester,
Lexi Luebkemann, Krista Wandro, Becky Laufer, Lindsay Harbaugh,
Elizabeth Unnerstall, Hannah Jolley and Erica Unnerstall.
17 and 18 in the gym-
nasium at 7 p.m.
The play is a murder
mystery game in which
audience members go
through a series of
flashbacks and hints in
a who-done-it plot.
The play is directed by
Warren Frank, and the
stage manager is Chris
Kisro.
Christ Our Savior will presentmurder mystery April 17, 18
Beta Club Students at Tamaroa Grade School recently made congratulatory
cards for oncology patients at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. The cards
will be given to patients when they receive their last treatment. Club
members include Dakota Alvis, Destiny Alvis, Michael Daniel, Katie Davis,
Kaci Harris, Madysen Hicks, Erin Klamm, Darrian Nix, Kiera Pulke,
Preston Reeves, Megan Restoff, Avery Skurat, Jayme Soldan, Adam
Turney, Kayla Valentine and Ella Watkins. The Beta Club is coordinated by
Courtney Woodsides.
Cards for patients
SnowySnowy is a solid white
short-haired 5-year-old
female kitty who is sweet
as can be and looking for
a family who is full love.
She is playful and would
make a great companion.
Snowy wants to live
indoors with a family
ready to spoil her and
keep her forever. To meet
Snowy, contact the Perry
County Humane Society
at 542-3647. See other
adoptable pets at pet
finder.com and search for
Du Quoin or 62832.
The Sparta High
School Alumni Associa-
tion is down to the wire
on ordering bricks for
the upcoming Bulldog
Legacy Wall.
Bricks cost $100, and
the association is taking
orders through the end
of May.
Once the wall is up,
blank bricks can be pur-
chased and engraved on
site for $125.
The association has
sold approximately 70
bricks.
Once the wall is built,
surplus proceeds will go
to the alumni associa-
tion.
Deadlineto buybricks
Two public hearings will be held in
Pinckneyville over the next few weeks.
One deals with the city’s new zoning ordi-
nance that took effect last year.
The zoning board of appeals wants to amend
the ordinance to make the city council the
final authority in zoning issues. The prop-
erty owner requesting zoning changes will
still have the option to take the matter to the
circuit court for appeal if they choose, but
under normal situations, the city council
would hear all zoning decision appeals.
The public hearing on the zoning ordi-
nance change will be May 11 at 7 p.m. in
council chambers.
A second public hearing on the upcoming
fiscal budget for the city will begin at 7:15
April 27 just prior to the regular city council
meeting. The council will then vote on the
budget at the regular meeting.
In other notes, a resolution was approved
renewing the lease between the Perry County
Agricultural Society and the city for use of
the city park, pending the presentation of the
lease agreement by city attorney Roger Sei-
bert.
The council also voted to approve a request
from the agricultural society for funding
from the hotel/motel tax fund to assist with
advertising for the 2015 Perry County Fair.
The society had requested $3,000. The com-
missioners reduced the approved amount to
$2,500, noting that the ordinance caps all
grants from the fund at that amount.
One bid was received to sell 27.7 acres of
land near the Pinckneyville Correctional
Center. The land had been purchased by the
city when it was trying to get the state to
locate the prison in Pinckneyville. The bid
was $6,000 per acre and was made by Perry
County FS. The bid was accepted.
Mayor Augie Kellerman read a proclama-
tion naming August 2015 as First Baptist
Church of Pinckneyville Sesquicentennial
Month. The church will celebrate its 150th
anniversary.
The commissioners accepted the resigna-
tion of Bill Stotlar from the Pinckneyville-Du
Quoin Airport Board of Managers and ap-
pointed Nathan Meagher to fill the vacancy.
Pinckneyvillesets two publichearing dates
Page 18 County Journal April 16, 2015
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CELEBRATIONSaturday, April 18 • 11am-4pm
Evansville Village Park
Lego SculptureContest &
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Minute-To-Win-It GamesBalloon Lady • Plant A FlowerFace Painting • Basket Raffle$5 WristbandIncludes Games, 1 Flower
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Food StandLocal Authors
Trico Performing Arts & Music Presents
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Yard SalesDirect Sales
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GENERAL ELECTIONNOTICE – RETABULATION & AUDIT OF VOTES CAST
Notice is hereby given that the retabulation and audit of the votes cast at the April7, 2015 General Consolidated Election, as outlined on 10 ILCS 5/24B-15 and 10ILCS 5/24C-15 will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the office ofJosh Gross, Perry County Clerk, Perry County Government Building,Pinckneyville.
In accordance with said statute, notice is hereby given to the State Board ofElections, chairmen of the established political parties, the State s Attorney andqualified civic organizations.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and the official seal of my office this 14th day of April, 2015 at theCounty Seat in the City of Pinckneyville, Illinois.
JOSH GROSSPerry County Clerk
County JournalPage 20 April 16, 2015
ELIZABETH MAYBRUNS
Elizabeth May
Bruns, 96, of Du Quoin,
died at 3:25 p.m. Thurs-
day, April 9, 2015 at
Fairview Healthcare
and Rehabilitation
Center in Du Quoin.
She was a home-
maker and a member
of the Gospel Assem-
bly Church in Du
Quoin.
Elizabeth was born
July 4, 1918 in Sparta to Franco Ellis and Sophia
Pearl McMillan Loyd.
She married Leroy Bruns May 15, 1937 in Steel-
eville. He preceded her in death April 1985.
She is survived by sister Luella Woolford of Du
Quoin, nieces and nephews Carol Bilderback,
Thelma Short, Butch (Kathy) Loyd, Jerry Kay
(Jay) Waalkes, Betty (Glenn) Ryan, Jaquelyn
(Jacque) Reid, Jo Ellen Thompson, Cheryl
(Wayne) King, Bruce Woolford, Patty (Randy)
Childers, Morlene Willets, Larry Loyd, Nancy
(Jerry) Isbell, Cindy (Cliff) Spencer and Richard
(Sharon), David (Marina) and Dennis Bruns,
great- nieces/nephews and great-great nieces/
nephews. Elizabeth had no children of her own
but was a mother to her many nieces and neph-
ews.
She was also preceded in death by her parents,
brothers Leonard, Thomas and Lester Loyd, sis-
ters Marguriete Helfers, Dorothy Marie Brown
and Mary Ann Rednour, niece Sharon Walker
and nephew Henry Helfers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
April 17, 2015 at the Gospel Assembly Church in
Du Quoin with Rev. Gayland Holden officiating.
Burial will be in Paradise Cemetery in
Steeleville.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of
service Friday at the church.
Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin is in charge
of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Gospel Assembly
Church in Du Quoin.
Sign the guest book at searbyfuneralhomes.com.
DONALDE. MILLER
Donald E. “Jake” Miller, 68, of Steeleville, died
at 6:18 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Memo-
rial Hospital in Chester.
He was a retired stocker at Blankenship Auto
in Chester.
Jake was a veteran of the U.S. Army infantry
during the Vietnam War.
He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church
in Steeleville, lifetime member of Kaskaskia
VFW Post 3553 in Chester and Steeleville Eagles.
He was born October 10, 1946 to Henry J. and
Edna Bruns Miller.
He is survived by sisters Janet Crane of
Maryville, Tennessee and Mary Tuerck of St.
Louis.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday,
April 18, 2015 at Wilson’s Funeral Home in Steel-
eville with Julie Posth officiating. Burial will be
in Paradise Cemetery in Steeleville.
Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Sat-
urday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Peace Lutheran
Church.
Sign the guest book at
wilsonsfuneralhome.net.
MILDRED C.WELSHANS
Mildred C. “Milly”
Welshans, 93, of
Sparta, died Wednes-
day, April 8, 2015 at the
Randolph County Care
Center in Sparta.
She had a business
The Gingham Shop.
She loved gardening
and the special times
she shared with her
family.
Milly was a member
of the Sparta Garden
Club and St. John’s
Lutheran Church of Sparta.
She was born February 11, 1922.
She married Marshall A. Welshans September
2, 1939. He preceded her in death August 15,
1990.
Milly is survived by daughters Judy (Donald)
Owens of Franklin, Kentucky, Sue (Henry)
Hartmann of Sparta, Linda (Wayne) Buls of San
Antonio, Texas and Maryann (Gary) Johnson of
Edwardsville, 11 grandchildren, 27 great-grand-
children and six great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a great-
granddaughter Sarah Hartmann December 16,
2001.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 14,
2015 at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Sparta with Rev. Bruce Cameron officiating.
Burial was in Caledonia Cemetery in Sparta.
Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran
Church or the Randolph County Humane Soci-
ety.
Sign the guest book at wilsonsfuneralhome.net.
WALTERFIENE
USAF Lt. ColonelWalter Fiene, retired, 93, of
Texas, formerly of Steeleville, died in Texas.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, April
18, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Steeleville City Cemetery.
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Jeremy Daniel Farris,
32, of Peyton, Colorado,
died Monday, April 6,
2015 at his home.
He served in the U.S.
Army from December
2009 to December 2014.
He loved baseball,
fishing, hunting, camp-
ing, his children, wife
and his Farris family,
the open blue skies of
Colorado and serving
his country. Spending
time with his father,
stepmother, wife and
kids was very important
to him.
He was born Decem-
ber 19, 1982 in Norfolk,
Virginia to Johnnie and
Susan Farris.
He married JoAnn
Bolner July 29, 2014.
She survives.
He is also survived by children Landon, Alana
and Lane, stepdaughter Khloe, father and step-
mother Lueva Farris, mother Susan Kearby, step-
father Danny Kearby, brother JJ, sister Beth and
eight stepbrothers and stepsisters.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grand-
father James Arnold Farris, paternal grandmother
Iva Marie Provance, maternal grandparents
Sylvester and Frances Boxx, special aunt Genie
Delores Farris, aunts and uncles.
DONNA L. KUHNERTDonna L. Kuhnert,
74, of Pinckneyville,
died Sunday, April 12,
2015 at St. Luke’s Hos-
pital in St. Louis.
She was born July 16,
1940 in Winkle to Carl
Baker and Carrie
Amelia Benedict
Harrison.
On August 20, 1956,
she married Donald L.
Kuhnert in Corinth,
Mississippi. He sur-
vives.
Donna was a member of Winkle Baptist Church
and a longtime office employee of the Perry-Jack-
son Regional Office of Education until her re-
tirement.
She had been the chairwoman of the Democrat
Women’s Organization for years, served actively
on the Democrat Central Committee and was a
precise bookkeeper both at work and at home.
Donna enjoyed bowling, watching sports, es-
pecially baseball, and she always made her fam-
ily her priority, especially her grandchildren.
She is also survived by son David R. Kuhnert
of Pinckneyville, daughter Terri (Chris) Menz of
Town and Country, Missouri, grandchildren Ja-
son, Josh and Justin Kuhnert, Kristin Shannon,
Kara Baker, Lindsay McIntyre, Fallon Moore,
Camille Naidoo and Alex and Zach Menz, 18
great-grandchildren, two great-great- grandchil-
dren, daughter-in-law Gail Lynn Kuhnert, broth-
ers Rich (Marilyn) Harrison of Pinckneyville and
Nelson (Judy) Harrison of Shelbyville, Kentucky,
sister Geneva (Ed) Mossa of Ohio, nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
daughters Konnie and Laurie Ann Kuhnert in
infancy, grandson Lucas Moore and sister Doris
Edwards.
Funeral services will be held at Winkle Bap-
tist Church Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 10 a.m.
with Brother Jeff Downard officiating. Burial will
be in Bethel Cemetery in Swanwick.
Visitation will be Thursday at the church from
8 to 10 a.m.
Pyatt Funeral Home in Pinckneyville is in
charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the American Dia-
betes Association or Bethel Cemetery.
Sign the guest book at pyattfuneralhome.com.
MARVINE. DIERKS
Marvin E. Dierks, 78,
of Chester, was called
to heaven at 2:20 p.m.
Friday, April 10, 2015,
at Three Springs Lodge
Nursing Home in
Chester.
He was born to
Ernest and Clara
Ohlau Dierks June 7,
1936 in Ava.
Marvin married
Irene Ann Moll June
20, 1959 in Chester. She survives.
He was a lineman at General Motors in St.
Louis for 28 years and had worked at the Inter-
national Shoe Company in Chester. After retire-
ment, he enjoyed being a farmhand at the Wil-
son farm in Bremen.
He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church
in Chester. He loved music and playing the ac-
cordion and volunteered, along with Irene, play-
ing music at the two nursing homes in Chester.
Marvin was a stoic man who was caring and
giving, always willing to help others in any way
he could. He knew no strangers and always put
others’ needs before his own.
He is also survived by children Linda (Jim)
Schlueter of Sparta, Leland (Ange) Dierks of
Evansville, Indiana, Cheryl (Jack) Houghlan of
Chester and Susan (Gary) Wright of N. Ft. Myers,
Florida, brother Leonard (Darlene) Dierks of
Steeleville, grandchildren Andrew Schlueter,
Jordan, Link, Parker and Claire Dierks, Zack
Houghlan and Aleksa and Glenn Wright, nieces
and nephews. May the Lord grant them comfort
and peace in their loss of a loved one.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sis-
ter Alberna (Murray) Sternberg and grandsons
Ben and Joshua Schlueter.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday,
April 13, 2015 at St. John Lutheran Church in
Chester with Rev. Tim Landskroener officiating.
Burial was in Paradise Cemetery in Steeleville.
Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran
Church.
Sign the guest book at pmfh.net.
HELEN MAE HURLEYHelen Mae Wente
Hurley, 89, of Bellaire,
Michigan, died Tuesday,
April 7, 2015 at Meadow
Brook Medical Care Fa-
cility in Bellaire.
Helen was born Janu-
ary 9, 1926 in Steeleville
to William C. and Ruth
Elsey Wente.
On April 16, 1949, she
married Wilmer Lee
Hurley. He preceded her
in death.
She entered the Jewish Hospital College of Nurs-
ing in St. Louis in 1944. As a registered nurse
graduate, she began nursing at Wyandotte General
Hospital in Wyandotte, Michigan in 1948.
After retiring in 1983, Wilmer and Helen moved
to Bellaire and were members of the Bellaire Com-
munity United Methodist Church.
She is survived by sister Evelyn Wente
Brockmeyer of Steeleville, son Kenneth Lee Hurley
of Naples, Florida, daughter Kathleen Belle Hurley
(Paul Arthur) Trumble of Bellaire, four grandchil-
dren and six great-grandchildren.
Helen was also preceded in death by her parents,
brothers Donald and Merle Wente and sister Elsie
Wente Salger.
Funeral services were held Monday, April 13,
2015 at 11 a.m. at the Bellaire Community United
Methodist Church with Rev. Eric Falker officiat-
ing. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery in Bellaire.
Mortensen Funeral Home in Bellaire was in
charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Bellaire Com-
munity United Methodist Church.
Sign the guest book at mortensenfuneralhomes.com.
April 16, 2015 County Journal Page 21
By Travis Lott
So, what’s new in toma-
toes?
Bernie Colvis of
Chester has some new
ideas.
Colvis, former owner of
Colvis Orchards, is us-
ing a method of tomato
growing called grafting.
Basically, grafting is a
technique used to fuse
ideal fruit-producing va-
rieties with ideal root
systems.
By combining the best
of both worlds, so to
speak, Colvis can in-
crease the light and heat
resistance of the plant,
as well as reduce the
risk of pests, which sub-
sequently reduces the
need for chemical pesti-
cides.
“It’s a way to get a bet-
ter tomato without as
much chemical influ-
ence,” Colvis said.
The roots are more re-
sistant to heat and
drought due to their
size. A regular tomato
root mass can stretch
only two or three feet
wide and deep, whereas
a grafted root system
stretches four to six feet,
sometimes even bigger.
Colvis follows basic
guidelines for grafting
his plants. However, he
continues to experiment
with different variables
so he can hone in on
what works best in his
ground.
The plants are grafted
in his greenhouse. He
starts by growing the
sprout, then cutting the
stalk from the original
root system in a diago-
nal cut and attaching
that stalk to the stalk of
a different root system.
He then applies a clip
to the plant to hold it to-
gether while the stalks
fuse.
After that, he puts the
plants in a Ziplock bag
with some water to re-
tain humidity. During
this process, it is impor-
tant that light is kept
away from the fusing
plants, so he puts the
bag in a box covered
with a trashbag.
The plants must re-
main in the dark for
three days.
“The problem has not
been the actual graft-
ing,” Colvis said. “The
issue is whenever you
graft a plant, it needs to
go into intensive care. It
has to heal itself in the
Colvis gets tomatoes down to a science
dark for at least three
days with very high hu-
midity.”
Once they come out of
the bag, Colvis lets them
grow in the greenhouse
before moving them to
his irrigated rows in the
field.
Grafted plants must be
planted a certain way. It
is important that the
line where the plants
were fused together is
above the ground.
“If you plant it deeper
than ground level, you
lose the benefit of the
root system,” Colvis
said.
Colvis keeps the rows
in his field covered by a
long, thin, white blanket
that is propped up by
curved pipes to protect
the plants from weather
damage. This creates a
closed tunnel to lock in
humidity.
The tomatoes are
planted in elevated rows
with a hose running
along the sides of the
plants. The hoses are
punctured in several ar-
eas to provide a stable
drip-irrigation system.
“I have this set up so it
can be an easy one-man
operation,” Colvis said
as he lifted the blanket
off to display the system.
He keeps a small de-
vice under the blanket
with the plants to moni-
tor the moisture levels
at all times. The device
can be plugged into his
laptop to provide de-
tailed information about
the plants’ progress.
The plants currently
growing in Colvis’ field
already have some
blooms. He said from
the point blooms ap-
pear, tomatoes should
be ripe in about 60 days.
This means he should
have ripe tomatoes by
the first week of June,
which is much earlier
than average.
Grafting is relatively
new to the United
States. Farmers in
China and the Middle
East have been using
the method for hun-
dreds of years, and it has
become a trend in Euro-
pean countries as well.
Grafting has also been
successfully used in
fruits such as pears,
apples, melons and can-
taloupes.
However, grafting’s
popularity in the U.S.
has been taking off in
the last couple of years.
The delayed popularity
of grafted plants in the
U.S. partially stems from
America’s unwilling-
ness to sign interna-
tional environmental
treaties, which urged
European farmers to
use grafted plants be-
cause they did not re-
quire the ground to be
sterilyzed with methyl
bromide.
Experts say the lack of
methyl bromide and
pesticides dramatically
reduces the adverse ef-
fects to the environ-
ment, especially in
larger commercial op-
erations.
In the U.S., the Envi-
ronmental Protection
Agency has been at-
tempting to phase out
the use of methyl bro-
mide since 2005.
Colvis recently began
grafting two varieties
onto the same plant.
This method, he said,
will save space in the
garden and is even more
beneficial to gardeners
who don’t have much
room to work with but
would like multiple va-
rieties of tomatoes.
“It doesn’t affect the
taste of either tomato,”
Colvis said.
To try plant grafting,
more information can
be found online.
Anyone can purchase
one of Colvis’ grafted
plants at G & C Meyer
Farm in Steeleville.
Shown is Bernie Colvis with some grafted plants he has just taken out of
the dark. The plant will now grow in his greenhouse for a period of time
before being planted in the rows in his garden.
Above is one of the rows in Bernie Colvis’ outside
garden and below is one of the double grafted
plants. The clear clips hold the stem to the root
stock.
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In Memory Of
KAREN DEPPE(1951-2012)
Death may
have taken
her from us
but it can
never
take our
memories.
Missed this day and forever
In Loving MemoryOf
Dustin Horner
All we have arememories and yourpicture in a frame.
You are deeply missed and loved dearly!Your family and friends
January 13, 1979 - April 13, 2012
Your memory is our keepsake with whichwe’ll never part. God has you in his keeping.
We have you in our hearts.
Card Of ThanksWe would like to thank everyone who sent
cards, flowers, memorials and food during thisdifficult time. Also, thank you to the staff at
Three Springs Lodge for their excellent care.
The family of
Bessie Donnell
Card Of ThanksWe would like to express our sincere thanks
and appreciation to those who have offered suchkindness, support and messages of sympathy
and comfort at this time of our great loss.
We also send our gratitude and appreciation toDr. Platt, the staff at Memorial Hospital of
Chester, Pastor Bud Bennett, Marilyn Knop, themembers of Steeleville United Methodist Church
and the staff at Wilson’s Funeral Home.
The family of
Harold L. Keebler
Five generationsThe Raneys of Coulterville recently gathered
together five generations of their family. Pictured
in front is Shilyn Raney, 17. Seated from left are
Billie Raney, 92; Tom Raney, 68, holding 5-week-
old Khilyn Raney, and Mike Raney, 47.
I hope you had as nice
an Easter as we did. Be-
cause we have so many
grandchildren with
birthdays close, we have
to spread out the cel-
ebrations.
We met our whole
family Saturday in Cape
Girardeau at CiCi’s for
Alistair and Abby’s
birthday celebration.
The food and compan-
ionship was great.
Those helping celebrate
were Adam, Hannah,
Elijah and Asher
Jinkerson, Gary,
Carmen, Evan, Nick,
Amy, Malachi, Becky,
Abby and Alistair
Forsythe; Greg, Leslie,
Betsy, Noah, Jacob,
Andy, Pam, Emily,
Sophia, Danny, Don and
Eloise Kueker.
After leaving there, we
stopped at Malachi and
Becky’s home in
Chester and celebrated
Easter with an egg hunt
and more food. I make
an old-fashioned cheese-
cake that is out of this
world to take along for
supper. As a youngster,
once in a while when
Dad and Mom went to
Biesterfeld’s Store, they
would buy a cheesecake
that came from a bak-
ery. It was so goooood.
A few years ago, Mom
got this recipe from a
lady, and yes, it does
taste like one that would
come out of a bakery. I
only make this a couple
of times a year because
I am sure it is loaded
with calories.
Happy second birth-
day to Finnegan Heinen,
son of Jim and Beth
Heinen.
We extend our sympa-
thy to the family of Patti
Sternberg Montroy.
The Little Sprouts and
Drew’s Daisy’s Relay
For Life teams are sell-
ing raffle tickets for a
baby quilt and afghan.
EAC News
April 16, spelling bee
at St Mark’s Steeleville
April 18, aluminum tab
contest ends.
April 18, EAC PTO
w r e s t l i n g
fundraiser.For more in-
formation or tickets con-
tact Beth Wunderlich at
853-2613.
May meetings
13th, American Legion
12th, Legion Auxiliary
Evansville Enterprise
April 10, 1936
Ethel Kieffer became
the bride of Dr. Willard
W. Fullerton March 23.
St. Boniface ladies ad-
vertised an Easter bake
sale.
August Nagel, 63,
passed away. Survivors
included his wife
Alvena, son Arthur and
daughters Selma
Kelkhoff, Martha Buch
and Louise Kueker.
Joseph Mayer passed
away.Survivors were
his wife Blanche and a
daughter Mrs. J.D.
Becker. He was the
first rural mail carrier
for Evansville.
ActivitiesApril 20-24
MONDAY: Bingo at 10.
Exercise at 11.
TUESDAY: Craig Manor
bingo at 10. BP & BS
checks.
WEDNESDAY: Bingo at
10. Exercise at 11.
THURSDAY: Show and
tell at 10.
FRIDAY: Bingo at 10.
Exercise at 11.
MenuMONDAY: BBQ riblets,
slaw, black-eyed pea sal-
ad, peaches.
TUESDAY: Chicken/
broccoli Alfredo, ro-
maine salad, oranges,
Steeleville seniorcitizen center
lemon pie.
WEDNESDAY: Beef/
noodles, layered salad,
golden glo salad, apple-
sauce.
THURSDAY: Liver or
salisbury steak, mashed
potatoes, glazed carrots,
pineapple, peanut but-
ter sheetcake.
FRIDAY: Cod fish, mac-
aroni/cheese, tomatoes/
onions, baked beans,
mixed fruit.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Call 965-3134, exten-
sion 5 for reservations
(by 9:30 a.m.) or informa-
tion.
NEWSTilden
Hayer senior center
Chester senior site
C
NEWS
oulterville
Swanwick
By Diana Cole, 758-2880
ActivitiesApril 20-24
MONDAY: Bingo/cards.
TUESDAY: Prize bingo.
WEDNESDAY: Bingo/
cards.
THURSDAY: Cards/
games.
FRIDAY: Cards/games.
MenuMONDAY: Chicken Alfre-
do, lettuce salad, peas/
carrots, garlic bread, fan-
cy fruit.
TUESDAY: Salmon patty,
macaroni/cheese, stewed
tomatoes, pudding.
WEDNESDAY: Chicken
pot pie, lettuce salad, ap-
ActivitiesApril 20-24
MONDAY: Pinochle at
10. Cards/games.
TUESDAY: Shop Wal-
mart in the a.m. Relax
w/Max at 9:30.
WEDNESDAY: Exercise
with Marlene at 10.
Nickel bingo after
lunch.
THURSDAY: Quilting at
8:30. Shop Rozier’s in
the a.m.
FRIDAY: Big bingo at
10. 50/50 drawing.
MenuMONDAY: Chicken sal-
ad sandwich, coleslaw,
broccoli/cauliflower sal-
ad.
TUESDAY: Liver/on-
ions/gravy or polish sau-
ActivitiesApril 20-24
MONDAY: Exercise at
10:30. Elaine Hargis
card club/bingo at 12:30.
TUESDAY: Art class/
bingo at 12:30.
WEDNESDAY: Exercise
at 10:30. Bunco at 12:30.
Popcorn.
THURSDAY: Knife
sharpening at 10. Exer-
cise at 10:30. Bunco at
12:30.
FRIDAY: My story at
9:30. Exercise at 10:30.
Chorus to RCCC. Bingo
at 12:30.
MenuMONDAY: Polish sau-
sage, whipped potatoes,
sauerkraut or lima beans,
April 18 is Tilden
clean-up day. Drop
items off at the parking
lot across from the
Lion’s Club from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Items that are
not allowed are batter-
ies, tires, paint contain-
ers and electrical appli-
ances.
The food pantry will be
open from 1 to 3 p.m.
April 21. It is always in
need of money and food
donations, including
canned goods, cereal,
juice boxes, canned
meat and pasta.
May 1, the Tilden Lions
Club will host the Illi-
nois Lions Club hearing
bus. It will be parked in
front of the Lions Club.
The tests are free and
will be available from 9
to noon.
Congratulations to all
who won in the elec-
tions. Sadly, there was a
low voter turnout in ev-
ery county south of In-
terstate 64 between the
Mississippi and Ohio
rivers.
The average voter turn-
out was between 16 and
23 percent of registered
voters.Only Perry
County was above that,
with 27 percent.
I hear many people
complain about govern-
ment on city, county,
state and federal levels.
You are the problem you
complain about. You do
not vote and exercise
your right to help
choose our political
leaders. Our soldiers
died fighting for this
very right in other parts
of the world.
Afghanistan’s voter
turnout was 58 percent.
We, as Americans,
should be ashamed that
we do not care enough
about how and who runs
our country as much as
those our soldiers have
fought and died for.
Register, vote and be a
part of the solution, not
the problem.
Richard F. Carr, Rachel
A. Bumann, both of
Coulterville
Jose I. Pena Hernandez,
Emily J. Maes, both of
Chester
Ryan L. Hoff, Kristen D.
Hanger, both of Belleville
Lance T. Korando, Ches-
ter, Krysta Anne Miers,
Perryville, Missouri
Jonathan Franklin Mc-
Cormick, Victoria Lynn
Cripps, both of Chester
Amylee Maria Jetton,
Tammy Jean Delano,
both of Sparta
Tyson J. Choate,
Amanda L. Chiles, both of
Randolph marriagesChester
Christopher T. Long,
Nicole L. Wilson, both of
Chester
Keith R. Mudd, Melody
G. Westbrook, both of
Evansville
Garren S. Thurau,
Stephanie E. Rider, both
of Sparta
Keith A. Feldmann,
Mendra L. Dintelmann,
both of Steeleville
Keith A. Diskey, Kelsey
A. Loucks, both of
Chester
Joel L. Smith, Alesha J.
Mathis, both of Evans-
ville
April 17: Betty Slavens
and Norma Sommer
April 18: Sally Hall
April 20: Barb Will-
iams and Sharon Hol-
land
April 21: Opal Williams
and Marilyn Hamilton
April 22: Donna Batson
and Jane Boyd
April 23: Patty Stewart
and Lee Burns
Hospitalworkers
OdomRandy and Kendra
Odom of St. Louis are the
parents of a daughter.
Harper Elyse Odom was
born at 6:33 p.m. Satur-
day, March 28, 2015 at
Mercy Medical Center in
St. Louis. She weighed 9
pounds 3 ounces and was
20.25 inches long.
Maternal grandparents
are Steve and Jenny
Ederer of Murphysboro
and Susan and Rodney
Liefer of Red Bud.
Paternal grandparents
are Kay and Glen Arnold
of Rolla, Missouri.
Great-grandparents are
George and Judy
Ledbetter and George
Ederer all of Sparta.
Harper joins a sister
Faye, 3.
Elodie was an over-
night guest last Wednes-
day. She enjoyed going
to the park with Pop.
David and I visited
with our oldest son
Carlo and his two boys
Friday evening in Wa-
terloo.
David and I had supper
with Myron Kinney Sat-
urday at Pistol City.
Joyce Burns visited
with David and me Sun-
day. We had Mexican
food for supper.
High school gradua-
tion is May 15.
Perry Co. Gold Plateplesauce, Oreo delight.
THURSDAY: Chili, crack-
ers, cheese spread, pea-
nut butter sandwich, jel-
lo w/fruit.
FRIDAY: Cat or cod fish,
macaroni/tomatoes, cole-
slaw, hush puppies, cot-
tage cheese/peach half.
Suggested donation: $3
with meal sites in Du
Quoin, Cutler and Will-
isville. We have home-
delivered meals.
For more information
or to make a reservation,
call 542-3511. Reserva-
tions are appre-ciated be-
fore 8 a.m.
applesauce.
TUESDAY: Chicken/
dressing, 3-bean salad,
cranberries, cake.
WEDNESDAY: Veg-
etable soup, grilled
cheese, strawberries,
bananas, pineapple,
crackers.
THURSDAY: Lasagna,
green beans, lettuce
salad, pears.
FRIDAY: Beef stew,
slaw, cottage cheese,
fruit cocktail.
Prices: Seniors $4, oth-
ers and carry-outs $6,
home-delivered $4.25.
Hours: Monday-Thurs-
day 8-3, Friday 8-2. Meal:
11:30-noon.
Clothing store: 9-3.
More info: 443-4020.
sage, mashed potatoes,
carrots, fruit cobbler.
WEDNESDAY: Roast
beef/gravy, whipped po-
tatoes, peas, angel food
cake w/strawberries.
THURSDAY: BBQ chick-
en, baked beans, hot po-
tato salad, gelatin w/
fruit.
FRIDAY: Country fried
steak, mashed potatoes,
lima beans, biscuit, milk
gravy, melon fruit cup.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.
Prices: $3.75, home-de-
livered $4.
Call 826-5108 by 9 a.m.
the day you wish to eat
with us.
The center is open for
walking each morning
at 8.
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By Dan Zobel
Indigent burials were
the topic of discussion
April 10 for the Ran-
dolph County Board of
Commissioners.
Randolph County
State’s Attorney Jeremy
Walker told the board
that Coroner Randy
Dudenbostel wanted to
talk about the topic be-
cause it has to do with
the state budget.
Walker said his under-
standing is that money
has been taken away
from the Department of
Public Aid that usually
went to the county to
help with public aid
burials.
County Board Chair-
man Marc Kiehna said it
is his understanding
that funeral directors
have usually been given
around $1,600 per year
to help with those buri-
als.
Walker said the state is
not supplying any
money through the end
of the fiscal year, June
30. He said the word is
the state will not be pick-
ing it back up with its
new budget, either.
Randolph County couldbe stuck with burial costs
“How many public aid
burials in the county are
there each year?” Kieh-
na asked Walker.
Dudenbostel told the
County Journal that sev-
eral such burials took
place last year. He col-
lected the information
from around the county.
Walker added if the
county has to pay for
these burials, it is a situ-
ation where the county
can file a claim.
The board will do re-
search on the matter, ac-
cording to Kiehna.
Walker said he will keep
the board informed.
In other news, Mike
Riebling of the highway
department reported
that the resurfacing
project of Shawneetown
Trail from Route 3 to
New Palestine Road
should begin this
month.
Riebling stated that the
county is ready, but he
believes the rain has de-
layed E.T. Simonds on
getting to the project.
The Randolph County
Care Center has been re-
hearsing storm drills,
according to care center
administrator Ken Sla-
vens.
There are currently 62
residents at the center.
Tom Smith said insects
are out, and with the
tick population in the
area, arthropod diseases
are more prevalent.
General Assistance of
$2,366 was approved for
the period. The amount
included $100 in ex-
penses.
The board’s quarterly
meeting schedule was
approved.
Meetings will be April
24, May 8 and 22 and
June 4 and 19. All will
start at 9 a.m. except for
June 4, which will begin
at 6:30 p.m.
State takingmoney awayfrom Public
Aid thatgoes tocounty
By Travis Lott
The jury trial for con-
victed wife killer Drew
Peterson is set to begin
July 6 at 9 a.m. in Ches-
ter.
The date was an-
nounced during his
April 14 appearance at
the Randolph County
Courthouse.
Peterson is charged
with trying to hire a per-
son to kill Will County
State’s Attorney James
Glasgow. Glasgow is the
prosecutor who helped
send Peterson to prison
for killing one of his ex-
wives.
The offense was filed in
Randolph County be-
cause Peterson is serv-
ing his time at Menard.
The state used an eaves-
dropping device to hear
Peterson allegedly try-
ing to solicit a murder.
Peterson is being rep-
resented by Lucas Liefer
of Red Bud, who was ap-
pointed by the court.
The state also filed
three motions for review
by Judge Richard Brown.
Two motions deal with
impeachment of testi-
monies.
The impeachment ba-
sically means the jury
will be notified of prior
felony convictions for
Peterson, as well as an
unnamed witness for
the state who carries a
felony conviction.
“A motion like this is
absolutely typical,” said
Randolph County State’s
Attorney Jeremy Walk-
er.
Walker went on to ex-
plain that he would like
the witness treated with
the same regard as
Peterson.
He said that generally,
witnesses are ques-
tioned much harder
than the defendant fol-
lowing an impeach-
ment.
Walker said the pros-
ecution does not want to
allow details of their
prior convictions to
cause prejudice among
jurors.
The state also filed a
motion to admit evi-
dence to the court that
Peterson had previously
offered someone money
to kill his ex-wife.
During Peterson’s first
trial, evidence was ad-
mitted to the court that
Peterson had attempted
to solicit Jeffery Pachter
to “take care of” his wife,
Kathleen Savio, in the
fall of 2003.
Walker feels this evi-
dence is relevant be-
cause it shows a pattern
of this same behavior.
Another motion will be
filed later this week re-
garding evidence that
contains excerpts from
audio recordings that
Walker feels would
prejudice jurors against
Peterson.
The motion will be to
seal the documents un-
til the trial.
All motions will be
heard by Brown at
Peterson’s May 22 mo-
tion hearing.
Randolph County trialdate set for Drew Peterson
Walker willshow a
pattern ofbehavior
For several weeks, the County Jour-
nal has been preparing a special to com-
memorate the Sparta Fire Department’s
150th anniversary. It was officially
founded in 1865.
That special section will be published
next week.
Stories will include a look back at his-
toric Sparta fires, the start of the de-
partment, today’s department and
equipment and several photographs.
Much of the information came from
Ron Manwaring of Murphysboro, who
has kept a historic record of the depart-
ment. Manwaring was raised in Sparta.
He has an extensive collection of fire
memorabilia, photos and information.
Mike Wilson of Sparta also is featured
in the section. The basement of his home
is filled with fire department items.
A list of significant Sparta fires will be
revisited. They will include the Murphy
and Company office fire, Paul’s True
Value, Beattie’s Hardware and an arson
that once significantly damaged the
high school.
Special on Sparta Fire Department
Page 24 County Journal April 16, 2015
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WARRANTY DEEDS
Velma Lucille Preslar
etux to Grace L.
Hollyfield etal Lts 1 & 4
Blk 4 J.A. Foster’s 1st
Add Sparta
William L. Mulholland
etux to Christopher
McTigue Lts 13-15 Blk 5
Crescent Lake S/D
Steeleville
Gregory L. Keil to
Bethany G. Wagner Pt
Lt 3 Blk A Wm.
Guebert’s Add Red Bud
Dale D. Dehne etux to
Greg Freytag Jr. NW NE
SW Sec 10 5-8
M. Wayne Keller etal
to Herbert Andy Ryder
Jr. Lts 7-8 Blk 1 H.W.
Dunn’s 2nd Add Tilden
Central States Coal Re-
serves of Illinois LLC to
FOR PERRYCOUNTYJosh Gross
County Clerk &
Recorder
WARRANTY DEEDS
Grace Outreach
Gladson Family LLC E
Sec 9 5-5
Trent P. Birner etal to
Jessica N. Snyder
228.75rs Lt 15 Randolph
Acres 1st S/D Red Bud
Zachary R. Jany etal to
Timothy P. Crow etal Lts
5-6 Blk 40 Swanwick’s
Add Chester
Donald D. Schroeder
Admin to Donald D.
Schroeder etal NW NE
Sec 34 6-6
Frank Karwoski to
Myron E. Cleckner etux
NW NE & NE NW Sec.
16 4-8
Colleen D.
McDonnough to Robert
Scott Rust Lts 5-6 Blk 2
J.H. Hissong’s 1st Add
Coulterville
Christina M.
Schoenbeck etal to Fred
C. Jones etux Pt S SW
Sec 13 5-7
QUITCLAIM DEEDS
Leah M. Hammel to
Ralph D. Hill Pt SW SE
Sec 13 6-6
Ralph Dean Hill to
Leah M. Hammel etal
SW SE Sec 13 6-6
Trinity United Presby-
terian Church of Sparta
to Trinity Presbyterian
Church Lt 72 Armour’s
Survey Sparta
Cristal B. Schmitz,
Trustee to Cristal B.
Schmitz Lt 5 Petry &
Bievenue Add Prairie du
Rocher
Jared J. Heller to Jared
J. Heller Lt 34 Red Bud
Development, Inc. 4th
Add Red Bud
Kevin S. Karwoski to
Frank Karwoski NW NE
Sec 16 4-8
Church of Pinckneyville
LLC to David R. Kuhnert
Pt SE SW Sec 24 5-3; Pt
Lt 8 WK Murphys 1st
Addn
Tennia G. Kilmer &
Floyd Waller to Timothy
D. Cochran Pt SW SW
Sec 5 6-1 Consideration
$6,789
Gary L. Konkel, Kimm
Konkel, Linda M.
Konkel & Terry A.
Konkel to Bigham
Farms Partnership N1/2
SE NW Sec. 20 4-1 Con-
sideration $125,000
Risley Properties LLC
to Cletus R. Suemnicht
& Sharon A. Suemnicht
Pt SE SE Sec 9 4-3 Con-
sideration $92,293.80
Loren D. Craig,
Priscilla Craig &
Priscilla Craig Pitchford
to Barbara S. Lively &
Oable W. Lively Jr. Lt 37
& Pt Lt 36 Jupiter Min-
ing Co. Consideration
$1,000
Calvin L. Landis &
Evelyn M. Landis to
James R. Kellerman &
Laurie A. Kellerman Pt
SW NW Sec 26 6-1 Con-
sideration $12,500
First Natl Bank
Steeleville to William J.
Moll Pt W1/2 SW SW
Sec 12 5-2 Consideration
$2,000
Thomas Johnson Jr. to
Drew Johnson &
Phelisha Johnson Pt SE
SW Sec 3 5-2 Consider-
ation $2,500
James L. Rice & Valerie
Rice to Kerry W.
Oestreicher & Natosha
A. Oestreicher Lts 7 & 8
Brookside S/D Consider-
ation $160,000
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Randolph County Housing Authority
916 George Street
Chester, Illinois 62233
Randolph County Housing Authority, 916
George Street, Chester, Illinois, will receive
sealed bids for stabilization of the existing
Elevator Tower at the Gwin Apartments
located at 214 Opdyke Street, Chester,
Illinois. Scope of work includes engineering
and installation of helical piles to extend
from existing foundation system to bedrock
below. Bids will be received at the Gwin
Apartments 1st Floor Community Room at
214 Opdyke Street, Chester, Illinois until
11:00 am., on Thursday, April 30, 2015 and
then will be publicly opened and read aloud.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the
project at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 16,
2015.
The Contractor for this project will comply
with the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts.
The Contract Documents may be examined
at the Randolph County Housing Authority,
916 George Street, Chester, Illinois or copies
of the Contract Documents may be obtained
by calling Quadrant Design in advance (618-
443-4012).
Randolph County Housing Authority
reserves the right to waive irregularities
and reject any or all bids.
April 8, 2015
Randolph County Housing Authority
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HELP WANTED: Look-ing for Parts Counterman/Delivery Driver or In-ventory Control Person tojoin a southern Illinoisteam of auto parts profess-ionals. Multiple positionsand store locations avail-able. Applications areavailable at Auto Tire andParts NAPA in Steeleville.Please send resumes to:Attn: Eric Karsten, 210 W.Broadway, Steeleville, IL62288 or email applytoatp@ gmail.com.................................. 0-x-x�SCHOOL BUS DRIVERSWANTED: Chester area,daily routes available andsub drivers, CDL is a plusbut not a necessity. Wewill train. Apply at South-western Illinois Bus Co.,2421 Old Plank Road,Chester, IL 62233. 826-2323................................... 0-x-xHELP WANTED: $350Sign-On Bonus - Friend-ship Manor in Nashville,IL is currently seekingCNAs to come join ourteam. All shifts areavailable. We offer shiftdifferential, sick, vaca-tion, personal and holidaypay. Apply in person at485 S. Friendship Drive,Nashville, IL or sendresume to [email protected]. Sign-onbonus through April 30.Call for details 618-324-3041 and ask for Kalyn orMegan................................. 0-4-16DRIVERS: CDL-A AllHub Miles Paid! Over$50K! Paid Holidays!Home Most Nights!Dedicated Midwest Runs.Shawnee Express. Chris:(855) 503-2407................................. 1-4-16
HELP WANTEDHELP WANTED: Roger’sRedi-Mix, Inc. is accept-ing applications for aconcrete dispatchingposition. Knowledge ofthe construction industryalong with phone andorganizational skillspreferred. Also, acceptingapplications for full and/or part-time driver posi-tion. Send resumes to 55E. Mill Street, Ruma, IL62278................................. 0-4-16HELP WANTED: Part-time direct care positionsavailable in residentialsettings in Chester andSparta working 24-30hours weekly with in-tellectually disabled andor mentally ill adults.Offering shift differ-entials, accrued vacationtime, flexible scheduling.If you enjoy working withpeople, teaching dailyliving skills and helpingothers to access the com-munity, this is a greatopportunity for you.Computer skills requiredand must be able to passan IDOT physical. Appli-cations available at anyHuman Service Centerlocation or call Carol Holtat 618-826-4531 or 618-443-6044 or Joni Chandler at618-282-6233. EOE................................ 0-4-16
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YARD SALESaturday, May 2 • 8am-2pm
TO BE LISTED ON THE CITY MAP - $5,Please Contact Style Seller Hair Salon,Doug White Hardwoods Or Fancyworks
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NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COUNTY OF RANDOLPH-
CHESTER, ILLINOIS
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST
TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE,
SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS
TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET
INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2004-BNC1,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JANET D. SAUERHAGE and STEVEN L.
SAUERHAGE,
Defendants.
13-CH-43
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 402 W. PINE ST.
PERCY, IL 62272
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court
entered on April 22, 2014 in the above-
entitled cause, the following described real
estate, to wit:
Lot 10 in Block 18 in the Village of Percy,
Randolph County, Illinois, as shown by Plat
recorded July 3, 1873 in Plat Book D at Page
3 in the Recorder's Office, Randolph County,
Illinois.
Permanent Index Number: 17-091-007-00
Commonly known as: 402 W. Pine St.,
Percy, IL 62272
will be offered for sale and sold at public
vendue on the 22nd day of May, 2015 at 9:45
AM, at at the Randolph County Courthouse,
Chester, Illinois.
The judgment amount is $47,942.78.
The real estate is improved with a single
family residence.
Sale terms: The bid amount, including the
Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential
Property Municipality Relief Fund, which
is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000
or fraction thereof of the amount paid by
the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be
paid in certified funds immediately by the
highest and best bidder at the conclusion of
the sale. The subject property is subject to
MULTI-FAMILY YARDSALE: Friday, April 17 &Saturday, April 18, 8am-?Kids’ clothes, quilts,home decor, lots of items.Shed between NorthtownCenter and Mi PuebloMexican Restaurant inSparta................................. 0-4-1622ND ANNUAL ELLISGROVE COMMUNITYYARD SALE: Saturday,April 25, 7am-? Over 25sale locations within 3miles, maps available............................... 0-4-23BSTEELEVILLE 18TH AN-NUAL COMMUNITYYARD SALE: Saturday,May 2, 8am-? If you wouldlike to have your yard salelisted on the map, pleasecall Angela Truluck atFirst National Bank ofSteeleville, 965-3441.Deadline is Fri., April 24................................. 0-4-23MOVING SALE: 309Edna Lane, Sparta. Yardequipment, tools, furni-ture and other miscellane-ous items. Saturday, April18, 7am................................. 1-4-16
PETSFOR SALE - REGIS-TERED AMERICANBULLDOG PUPPIESNow taking deposits.They will be ready fortheir new home afterApril 26th. Please call 618-317-1759 for further infor-mation................................... 1-5-7
AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE: Suzuki GSXR2001, 750 good condition,$2,000 OBO. Call 571-3054................................. 1-5-7BFOR SALE: 1987 FordF150, $500; Snapper ridingmower with bagger, $500;John Deere self-propelledmower, Lincoln welder &Log splitter, 618-497-2044................................. 1-4-16
GARAGE SALE: NearTrico , 213 State Route 4.Friday, April 17, 8am-4pm& Saturday, April 18 8am-1pm. Clothes (boys’ 4 &up, girls’ 5-10, adult), babybed, car seat, bicycles,outdoor play equipment,toys (lots of Barbie), knickknacks & more. Behnken................................. 1-4-16YARD SALE: Saturday,April 18, 8am-3pm. 5670State Route 150, Steele-ville. Girl’s clothing, verynice condition, namebrand clothing, small -large. Swimsuits, dresses,shoes, jeans, shorts, etc.Some home furnitureitems. Air hockey table,electronic keyboard, full-size desk, popcorn ma-chine. All items in excel-lent condition................................. 1-4-16YARD SALE: Saturday,April 18, 8am-? HauryPlumbing, Sparta. Lots ofboys’ name brand clothes(8 & under), boys’ shoesand housewares............................... 0-4-16BAVA COMMUNITYYARD SALE: Saturday,May 2, 8am-2pm. Over 25families participatingthroughout Ava. In caseof rain, sales held atindividual’s discretion................................. 0-4-30INDOOR YARD SALE:Saturday, April 18, 1524Melmar Dr., Sparta.Ladies plus size clothing,infant, toddler, children’sand teens clothes,seasonal decor, odds andends............................... 1-4-16BM U L T I - F A M I L YGARAGE SALE: Rain orshine. Saturday, April 18,7am-11:30. 412 NorthJames St., Sparta (Cornerof W. Mound and N.James) garage in back.Women’s clothing large to1X, jewelry, home decor,girl’s clothing 2T, babytoys, kindle, motorcyclehelmets, fishing tackleand much more............................... 1-4-16B
general real estate taxes, special
assessments or special taxes levied against
said real estate, and is offered for sale
without any representation as to quality or
quantity of title and without recourse to the
Plaintiff. The sale is further subject to
confirmation by the Court.
Upon payment in full of the amount bid,
the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of
Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a
Deed to the real estate after confirmation of
the sale.
The property will NOT be open for
inspection. Prospective bidders are
admonished to check the Court file to verify
all information.
For information, contact Plaintiff's
Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC,
111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523,
(217) 422-1719.
The purchaser of a condominium unit at a
judicial foreclosure sale, other than a
mortgage, who takes possession of a
condominium unit pursuant to a court order
or a purchase who acquires title from a
mortgage shall have the duty to pay the
proportionate share, if any, of the common
expenses for the unit which would have
become due in the absence of any
assessment acceleration during the 6
months immediately preceding institution
of an action to enforce the collection of
assessments, and which remain unpaid by
the owner during whose possession the
assessments accrued. If the outstanding
assessments are paid at any time during
any action to enforce the collection of
assessments, the purchaser shall have no
obligation to pay any assessments which
accrued before he or she acquired title. If
this property is a condominium unit which
is part of a common interest community,
the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure
sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the
assessments required by the Condominium
Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g)(l).
If the sale is not confirmed for any reason,
the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled
only to a return of the purchase price paid.
The Purchaser shall have no further
recourse against the Mortgagor, the
Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR
(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30
DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF
POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act you are advised that the Law
Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC is
deemed to be a debt collector attempting to
collect a debt, and any information obtained
will be used for that purpose.
I652956
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CNA, LPN & RNAll Shifts
Chester Rehabilitation& Nursing Center
770 State St., Chester • 618-826-2314
HELP WANTED
FULL-TIME MAINTENANCE person.Salary and benefits to be determined based on
experience. Successful candidate must livewithin village limits or be willing to relocate.
Village of Percyhas an opening
in themaintenance
department for a
Applications available at Village HallMonday-Friday 8am-Noon and 1pm-4pm
or you can mail your resume to:Village of Percy, PO Box 99, Percy, IL 62272
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Village of Percy is taking sealed bids for a
1984 Chevrolet Military Blazer, diesel V8
motor with auto trans, 4WD, 78,969.4 on the
odometer. Vehicle can be seen at Village of
Percy maintenance building from 7:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Bids will be
taken until May 14, 2015.
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RNWe are looking for experiencedand dedicated professionals toassume key full and part-timepositions on our evening/nightshifts. We offer an excellent startingwage, 401K, vacation, sick,holiday, medical, dental, vision andmuch more! For an immediate andconfidential interview, apply inperson or call Whitney at (618)758-2256.
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HELP WANTEDChester Community Unit SchoolDistrict No. 139 is now accepting
applications for thefollowing positions:
3-Hour High School Cafeteria Aide$8.25/Per Hour
6-Hour Grade SchoolNight Custodian - $9.25/Per Hour
Substitute Custodians - $8.40/Per Hour
Applications are available in theDistrict Superintendent’s Office located at1940 Swanwick Street, Chester, IL 62233
during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. oronline at www.chester139.com. Applications
will be accepted until positions are filled.
Phone426-3303
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CNAWe are looking for experienced anddedicated professionals to assumekey full and part-time positions onour nursing team! We offer: Excellentstarting wage, shift differentials,vacation, holiday and sick pay, 401K,advancement opportunities andmuch more! For an immediate andconfidential interview, apply in personor call Whitney at (618) 758-2256.
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EOE
Applications AreBeing Accepted For
The Positions OfDIETARY AIDE/COOK
Status/Shift: PRN - As NeededRequirements: High school diploma or GED.Completion of food handler certification within30 days of hire. Food service sanitationcertification required within one year of hire. 1-2 years cooking experience in a healthcare/institutional setting preferred.
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Drawing Will Be May 3At The St. Mark’s Chicken Dinner
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4th-6th - $1,0007th-15th - $200
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Experience!Customer appreciation dayThe Neighborhood Center thrift store in Sparta held a customer appreciation day April 14 to showcase
some new shelves and changes made to the interior. The Hayer Senior Center operates the thrift
store. Kevin Wilson of the senior center said the day was all about giving back to the community,
which has been good to them. From left is Calvin Littlepage, Dorothy Linders, Donna Gaertner,
Wilson and Becky Hepker.
1221 North Market Street • Sparta, IL 62286
For Service Call 618-443-5351 ext.116 or 103
IRON FORDPARTS & SERVICE DEPARTMENT
GET READY FOR SUMMER!Vehicle
Air ConditionerINSPECTION
ANDRECHARGE
$130ONLY
The Best Equipped and Most Trained Service Technicians
Offer Valid On Most Vehicles.See Dealer For Details
And Limitations
SERVICE WRITERS: Phil Burns And Cheri Cleveland
CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS: Keith Butler, Jake Piller,Alex Swyear, Jesse Cottner, Richard Brandenburger,Harley Copple And Ken Dombrowski (Not Pictured)
DETAIL: Marcus Davis and Micheal Frederking
PARTS: David Throop
PARTS & SERVICE DIRECTOR: Dawn Seibold
WithDye
The Buchheit family
and the Sparta commu-
nity has a new member.
She is white with black
spots, weighs 65 pounds
and is 34 inches long.
Born May 31 in Bis-
marck, Missouri to
Mama and Humpty
Dumpty, this potbellied
pig was awarded the
name Bella Rose by
members of the commu-
nity through name sub-
missions and votes.
Bella’s home is in the
Sparta Buchheit store’s
Bella the pig joins the Buchheit family
4th Annual
Greaney’s Guns, Inc.
Stephen Greaney4693 County Hwy 10 • Oakdale
(618) 824-6400
Guns, Ammo& Reloading Supplies
Black Powder •�2F - 3F
“Downtown” Lively Grove
Greaney’s Guns, Inc.
farm department. She
will be walked through
the store every weekend
by a lucky shopper. Any-
one who would like to
take her for her walk
should be at the store Sat-
urdays and Sundays be-
tween 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
“Buchheit is about
family, friends and
neighbors,” said Tim
Buch-heit, CEO of
Buchheit Inc. “Bella
Rose is one of eight
members joining us,
one at each location as
a way for us to share our
childhood experiences
with the kids today.”
Kids can also take a
picture with a baby
chick or duckling, push
around the child-sized
shopping carts and
learn about the different
types of chicks.
Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!I would like to thank all the Sparta
residents who took the time to vote inthe April 7th election. I am grateful foryour overwhelming support in electingme Mayor of the city of Sparta. It is
truly a privilege and a pleasure torepresent your interest in our city’s
future. With your support and the helpof our newly seated city council we can
continue to make Sparta a wonderfulplace to work and live.
Jason Schlimme
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