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State police turn trooper case over to appellate prosecutor
BY MAGGIE BORMAN
JOURNAL-COURIER
Illinois State Police has completed
the investigation into a former
officers, who was also the
head of Gov. Pat Quinn’s security
detail in southern Illinois, and
turned it over to the Illinois Appellate
Prosecutors Offi ce.
Althought state police authorities
have not identified the individual
being investigated, oth-
Two giving lectures on
racism, ‘A New India’
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er sources confi rmed Ken Snider,
49, stepped down from his post as
Quinn’s security detail March 18,
the day after an altercation at a bar
in Carlinville between Snider and a
Blackburn College student.
“Our investigation is completed
and it has been turned over to the
prosecutor’s office for review of
any possible criminal charges,” Illinois
State Police spokesman Captain
Scott Compton said.
Thrill of the hunt
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Avery Leonard, 18 months, crawls under a bookshelf to reach an egg Saturday morning during an Easter egg hunt at
the Jacksonville Public Library. He is a son of Ryan and Heather Leonard of Jacksonville. Poor weather conditions
forced the hunt inside, which made hiding the 1,600 Easter eggs much more difficult, according to library staff.
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A prominent anti-racism writer
and the grandson of a legendary
Indian leader will speak at Illinois
College on Monday.
Both lectures are free and the
public is invited to attend.
The fi rst will be at 11 a.m. in
Rammelkamp Chapel. Tim Wise
will address issues surrounding
diversity and white privilege on
college campuses.
Wise has spoken in 49 states
and Canada and Bermuda on
more than 600 college campuses
and to community groups across
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the nation on issues of comparative
racism, race and education,
racism and religion and racism in
the labor market.
A graduate from Tulane University,
Wise has trained corporate,
government, entertainment,
military and law enforcement officials
on methods for dismantling
racism in their institutions
and has served as a consultant
for plaintiff’s attorneys in federal
discrimination cases in New
York and Washington State. He
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Snider also resigned as a Carlinville
School Board member and
as Macoupin County Democratic
Party chairman on March 19 without
giving a reason for doing so.
Carlinville Police Chief Dave
Haley confi rmed his department
handled an incident report involving
Snider and turned the report
over to the Illinois State Police.
Haley declined to give details
about the incident.
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According to the St. Louis Post
Dispatch, Blackburn College Senior
Bryan Reynolds, 22, said a racial
slur from Snider started the
fi ght. Reynolds told the newspaper
that they had been inside the
Anchor Inn and after two bumps to
his shoulder, Reynolds turned to
the state trooper and “asked what
his problem was, because that is
the second time he bumped into
me.” Reynolds said Snider then
grabbed his shoulder and called
him “the n-word” and other derogatory
names.
When Reynolds tried to remove
Snider’s hand from his
shoulder, the trooper responded
with a shove, Reynolds told the paper,
which provoked him to throw
a punch at the offi cer.
The Illinois State Appellate
Prosecutor’s offi ce did not return
phone calls.
City offi ce
manager
resigns in
Roodhouse
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ILLINOIS STATEHOUSE NEWS
Illinois is on its way to being the
second state to ban “bad” fats in
restaurants and schools.
The state House this week
passed a measure on a 73-43 vote
to ban trans fat in restaurants and
school vending machines by 2013,
and in school cafeterias by 2016.
“Banning trans fats in Illinois
is a major step to showing that Illinois
is serious about improving
the health for its citizens,” said bill
sponsor State Rep. LaShawn Ford,
D-Chicago.
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JOURNAL-COURIER
The city office manager for
Roodhouse is leaving the post, saying
she is tired of the fi ghting and
turmoil likely to continue when an
essentially new council is seated in
May.
Mayor Joe Snyder said he regretted
having to report that Carrie
Ross told him she was going to
resign, effective April 28.
Ross was hired in November
2009 to resolve continuing financial
problems Snyder and the council
became aware of after he took
offi ce in May 2009.
In October 2009, Snyder and
the council decided to advertise
for a city manager that would be
appointed by the mayor. They
sought a candidate that would be
skilled and knowledgeable in handling
city fi nances and would act
ROODHOUSE, see Page 7
But other lawmakers said the
measure allows for too much government
interference in people’s
lives.
State Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Sycamore,
said the government needs
to let people make their own choices
about what they eat and what
purveyors serve.
“I think we’ve gone too far in
trying to regulate the diet and the
food that we serve in public places,
especially in schools,” Pritchard
said. “To do this kind of legislation
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REGIONAL RECORD
v OBITUARIES v
Emma Roberts
1921 - 2011
•JERSEYVILLE•
Emma K. “Toby” Roberts, 89, of Jerseyville, died at
11:55 p.m. Monday, April 4, 2011, at Jersey Community
Hospital.
She was born July 28, 1921, in Fieldon,
the daughter of the late William
Pear and Beulah Mae (Miller) Skinner.
She married Maurice “Gus” W.
Roberts on Sept. 24, 1937, in Alton.
He died Aug. 6, 1996.
She had been an LPN at Wood River
Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital in Alton
and area nursing homes. She was a
member of Batchtown Methodist Church
and Jerseyville Moose Lodge.
Survivors include daughters, Suzann and Ed Rethorn
of Jersey County, Priscilla “Jeanie” Johns of Pleasant Hill
and Veronica “Ronnie” and Terry Dawdy of Jacksonville;
10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three greatgreat
grandchildren; and a brother, Troy Skinner of Carlinville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband;
brothers, Leonard, Clinton, Floyd, Gerald and Lamar
Skinner; and sisters, Inez Fallin, Marie Lumley and
Beulah Skinner.
Per her request, her body was donated to Washington
University School of Medicine. A memorial service will be
held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the Eldred Baptist
Church in Eldred. A lunch will be served after the services.
In lieu of fl owers, memorials may be given to St.
Jude’s Children Hospital.
Morgan County
Sheriff
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
• John Gray, 48, of 183 Preston Hollow Road in Murrayville
was arrested about 11:40 p.m. Friday on charges
of driving under the infl uence of alcohol and speeding.
• Aaron Haggerty, 19, of 114 Peterson Lane was arrested
about 12:15 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of
cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Jacksonville Police
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
• Douglas Biggs, 20, of 826 Hardin Ave. was arrested
about 11:25 p.m. Friday on a charge of possession of cannabis
and a Morgan County warrant accusing him of probation
violation on a charge of theft.
• Kyle Bretsch, 20, of 2382 Springmill Estates St. in St.
Charles, Mo., was arrested about 2:15 a.m. Saturday on a
charge of possession of liquor by a minor.
POLICE BEAT
FROM OFFICIAL REPORTS OF PUBLIC RECORD
Junia Mae Kinser Florence
1922 - 2011
•JOHNSON CITY, TENN.•
Junia Mae Kinser Florence, 89, of Johnson City, Tenn.,
died Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the National Health Care
Center of Johnson City.
She was a native of Walkerville, Greene County, Ill.,
and daughter of the late Otho Wayne and Ethel Early Kinser.
She was a member of the Skyline Heights Baptist
Church in Johnson City and was active and supportive of
many missions projects and activities.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by her husband, Basil R. Florence; a son, Ronald R. Florence;
and three brothers, Claude Kinser, Kenneth E. Kinser
and R. Wayne Kinser.
Survivors include: a son and daughter-in-law, James
E. and Annette M. Florence of Unicoi, Tenn.; a daughter,
Mary M. Florence of Johnson City, Tenn.; a sister, Mary
L. Munzebrock of Carrollton; a sister-in-law, Ann Kinser
of Carrollton; fi ve grandchildren, Lyan (Tammy) Florence,
Daniel Florence, Erin Florence, Cori Florence and
Jamie Florence; three great grandchildren, James (Amber)
Florence, Jonathan Florence and Jessica Florence;
and a daughter-in-law, Donna Florence Kernohan of Forrestville,
Calif.
Mrs. Florence will be interred with her husband at
Crestlawn Memorial Park in Riverside, Calif. Memorials
may be made in the form of contributions to: Skyline
Heights Baptist Church, Missions Programs, 1601 Skyline
Drive, Johnson City, TN 37604. Online condolences are
available at: www.morrisbaker.com. In charge of arrangements:
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
2001 E. Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, TN 37601 or
(423) 282-1521.
• Dwanee Harrison, 20, of 445 Buechele Road in New
Florence, Mo., was arrested about 7:10 p.m. Saturday on a
charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.
ACCIDENT
• James Moore, 18, of 2112 Cypress Drive was cited
about 11:55 a.m. Saturday on a charge of following too
close after a two-vehicle accident on South Main Street.
BURGLARY, THEFT
• A Jacksonville man reported about 7:30 a.m. Saturday
that somebody stole a 1993 Honda Acura parked in
front of his house in the 300 block of Gladstone Street
sometime Friday night. The man told offi cers he left his
keys in the vehicle when he went to bed.
Offi cers found the vehicle on Grove Street about 200
feet from his house with everything still in it and everything
intact.
• Somebody stole a bike from a carport area in the 500
block of West Beecher Avenue between 2:30 and 3:40 p.m.
Saturday.
1 missing after Idaho mine collapses
BY KEITH RIDLER AND SHANNON DININNY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MULLAN, Idaho — Rescue teams on Saturday cleared
debris from a collapsed tunnel at a northern Idaho silver
mine to try to fi nd a miner missing more than a mile underground,
offi cials said.
Hecla Mining Co. President Phil Baker said the collapse
at the Lucky Friday Mine occurred Friday afternoon
close to where two employees were working. One worker
escaped without injuries, but there’s been no contact with
the other, whose condition was unknown.
The missing miner’s name was not released.
“We are doing every effort possible to expedite this in a
safe manner,” said Melanie Hennessey, a company spokeswoman.
“It is a rescue mission.”
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The mine is tucked into the forested mountains of Mullan,
a historic mining town of 840 people in Idaho’s Panhandle.
Baker said additional equipment was being fl own in so
crews could use a front-end loader remotely to dig away
material clogging the tunnel.
“We’re securing the ground as we go,” Baker said.
”We’re doing everything we can to reach the employee.
We’re just very concerned for the miner and his family
right now.“
Mike Dexter, another Hecla spokesman, said the two
employees had just fi nished watering down blasted-out
rock and ore when the collapse occurred about 75 feet
from the end of the 6,150-foot deep tunnel. Offi cials say
it’s unclear if the entire 75-foot section collapsed, or only
a portion of it, possibly leaving the miner trapped on the
other side.
“We don’t know if the collapse went all the way to the
end,” Dexter said.
The mine employs roughly 275 workers, about 50 of
whom were underground in various parts of the mine
when the collapse occurred, Hennessey said.
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Cemetery. Visitation, 5-7
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T O D A Y ’ S
obituaries
JUNIA MAE KINSER FLORENCE, 89, of Johnson City,
Tenn., died Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the National Health
Care Center of Johnson City, Tenn. Graveside services
will be held at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Riverside, Calif.
Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services
in Johnson City, Tenn., is in charge of arrangements.
EMMA K. “TOBY” ROBERTS, 89, of Jerseyville, died
late Monday evening, April 4, 2011, at Jersey Community
Hospital in Jerseyville. Memorial services will be held 11
a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011, at Eldred Baptist Church. A
lunch will be served after services at the church.
JOHN GERALD SELF, 86, of Versailles, died at
12:45 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2011, at Barton W.
Stone Nursing Home in Jacksonville. Graveside
services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Crossroads
Cemetery in Brown County. A military service will
be conducted at the graveside. Visitation will be from 9:30-
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hendricker Funeral Home in
Mount Sterling.
pending
CHARLES “CHUCK” SHOEMAKER, 69, of Pleasant
Hill and formerly of Jacksonville, died Saturday evening,
April 16, 2011, at Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfi eld.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Buchanan & Cody
Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
U P C O M I N G
services
TRONE, SHIRLEY JUNE
2:30 p.m. today at
Rushville Free Methodist
Church. Palm Cemetery.
Visitation will be
two hours prior to services
today at the church.
Worthington Funeral
Home in Rushville is in
charge of arrangements.
FROMME, THELMA L.
Funeral Mass, 10:30
a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in New
Berlin. St. Mary’s Cemetery
in New Berlin. The
family will meet friends
from 4-7 p.m. today at Mc-
Cullough-Delaney and
Butler Funeral Home in
New Berlin. Rosary services,
3:30 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Gutierrez:
Support for Obama
depends on reform
BY BARBARA RODRIGUEZ
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez told a group
of immigration reform supporters on Saturday he’s not
sure he could back President Barack Obama in 2012 if he
doesn’t step up efforts to change deportation policy and
education opportunities for illegal students.
Speaking to a large crowd at Lincoln United Methodist
Church in Chicago, the Democratic Illinois congressman
said Obama should use his executive power to enact policy
that stops the deportation of people with children who
are U.S. citizens.
“I have nothing but the greatest desire to vote for
Barack Obama. I have nothing but the greatest desire to
be helpful, and to join arms with him, and march across
this country toward his re-election,” Gutierrez said. “But I
cannot do that. We cannot do that, until we resolve the current
confl ict that exists between this administration and its
immigration policy.”
Gutierrez, who is on a multi-city tour, said Latino voters
are dissatisfi ed with Obama’s progress on immigration reform
since taking offi ce. He’s concerned it will mean smaller
voter turnout in 2012.
“It’s really not a question about a Republican candidate,”
he said about possibly supporting another candidate. “It’s
a question about how many people are going to turn out to
vote and what the level of enthusiasm is going to be.”
Gutierrez, who is also a major supporter of the DREAM
Act — a federal proposal that gives illegal immigrants a
pathway to citizenship through college enrollment and
military service, said he is not tied to the Democratic party
in pushing reform. “I don’t owe my allegiance to a party.
The party must owe its allegiance to the people,” he said.
“I want to make sure comprehensive immigration reform
comes about. I really, really hope it comes about in a Democratic
administration, but I really wouldn’t care who gets
the credit for it.”
Many event attendees from the Latino neighborhood
that surrounds the church expressed anger toward
Obama. They often chanted “Si Se Puede!” — the Spanish
translation for Obama’s 2008 rally cry “Yes We Can” — not
as a point of support but resolve to move forward with immigration
reform.
To all who expressed sympathy and caring through
cards or phone calls regarding the passing of my wife,
Florence. We thank you for your kindness and caring
remarks. She was recognized by all her students as one
fine teacher. We loved her much and she always cared
for us with love!
Wilmer Sherman Rush & Family

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Blago never considered plea deal
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BY MICHAEL TARM
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich
said Saturday he never considered
a plea deal with federal prosecutors
even though the impeached Illinois
governor could face the possibility
of spending decades behind bars if
a jury fi nds him guilty during his
upcoming second trial on corruption
charges.
Blagojevich spoke to The Associated
Press in the dining room at
his Chicago home, just a few feet
from the office where he was recorded
by secret FBI wiretaps allegedly
trying to sell or trade President
Barack Obama’s vacated U.S.
Senate seat.
“There will never ever, ever, ever
be me admitting to things that are
false and not true,” he said, when
asked if the idea of a plea deal had
Just their
cup of tea
Capitol rally inspires
tea party supporters
SPRINGFIELD (MCT) — After
a tax day rally Friday in Springfi eld,
the charter bus was fi lled with energetic
tea party supporters, most
from the Sauk Valley, eager to effect
change in government.
“It was inspirational,” said Raymond
Ward of Oregon.
Warnings of storms drove the
rally indoors under the Capitol
dome in the rotunda. Most of the
crowd gathered on the fi rst fl oor,
and another grouping circled the
balcony.
“I was a little disappointed with
the turnout, but I think it was because
of the weather,” said Amanda
Norris, head of the Sauk Valley Tea
Party. “It was a really excited crowd
to be a part of. It’s always good to
get together with people that think
the same way and make apparent
what you have to say.”
The bus organized by the local
tea party transported 43 people
from 13 towns, some as far away as
Joliet.
The rally was scheduled to coincide
with tax day, although taxes
are due on April 18 this year.
The event lasted about 3 hours
with speeches on the tax hike
passed by the Illinois Legislature in
January, a United Nations treaty on
the rights of children, and lessening
the government’s role.
But Ward and Edward Gilmore
said they didn’t learn much that
they didn’t already know.
“It just reinforced what I already
knew,” said Gilmore, a retired farmer
from Paw Paw.
Toni Gallardo of Sterling said
she was happy that some of the legislators
came down to speak.
The discussion on the bus —
during which a microphone was
passed around — focused on wind
farms and the proposed truck stop
in Lee County.
Drug take-back
program to be offered
(J-C) — A Jacksonville pharmacy
is offering a new drug take-back
program.
Patients from any pharmacy can
safely dispose of unused and expired
medications at The Medicine
Shoppe, 200 W. Morton Ave., free
of charge, by bringing the drugs in
their original stock containers.
The initiative is to provide a safe
and easy way to dispose of medicinal
drugs. Prescription drugs can
abused by adolescents, can be a
pharmaceutical pollutant to water if
fl ushed down the drain, and medicines
thrown in the trash can end
up in landfi lls if not fi rst picked up
by children, pets, sanitation employees
or anyone who rummages
through trash.
crossed his mind. “I acted honestly,
with my heart in the right place,
with honest intention.”
The ex-governor’s fi rst trial ended
last year after a jury deadlocked
on 23 of 24 counts against him.
They found him guilty on one count
— lying to the FBI — for which he
could face up to fi ve years in prison.
For his retrial, which gets under
way on Wednesday with jury selection,
prosecutors have dropped
some of the charges and say they
plan to present a more streamlined
case.
Sitting with his family dog Skittles
on his lap, Blagojevich, now 54,
sounded defi ant and confi dent, but
he also said he fully understood he
stood to lose a lot if he didn’t prevail
at the second trial.
“I hate to admit it,” he said. “But
the truth is there is always an ele-
ment of fear that if things don’t go
as they should, the consequences
are not something to look forward
to.”
Those consequences include
the possibility of going to prison
for a decade or more. He faces
20 charges, including bribery and
fraud, during his retrial and each of
the counts carries maximum prison
sentences of 10 years or more.
But Blagojevich, who appeared
on the NBC reality show “Celebrity
Apprentice’” after his fi rst trial, said
he hasn’t dwelled on the prospect
he could go to prison.
“I don’t let myself go there,” he
said. “When I ran for offi ce, I never
thought, ‘What will you do if you
don’t win?’ And I never lost an election.”
He said he has talked to his two
daughters about the prospect of
Seen better days
him going to prison and has tried to
assure them that: “No matter what
happens, you will be fi ne.“
The family dog was bought after
his arrest in part to help his daughters
deal with the stress of their father’s
legal troubles, he said. He
joked that he could tell them that,
“If the worst happens (and I go to
prison), you can get another dog
and call him daddy.”
The twice-elected governor added
that he didn’t want his children
going into politics, saying, “It is a
cynical, phony, BS business.”
Before his fi rst trial, Blagojevich
told anyone who would listen
that he was sure to testify, and his
lawyers also told jurors he would
take the stand. But they never
called him to testify, and many
saw that broken promise as a legal
blunder.
An old porch swing hangs under a tree Saturday afternoon near the corner of West College
Avenue and Prospect Street in Jacksonville.
W I S D O M O F T H E A G E S
Kindness to others the best talent of all
JOURNAL-COURIER
Residents of the Jacksonville Convalescent
Center gather Wednesday
afternoons to share their views on
contemporary culture.
They will be addressing a topic
each week for Journal-Courier readers
and welcome questions or comments.
Letters can be sent to Jacksonville
Convalescent Center, Attn:
Resident Forum, 1517 W. Walnut
St., Jacksonville, IL 62650.
TOPIC: TALENT
Talent: Gift, endowment, natural
ability, knack, fl air, capability.
Talent presents itself in many
different forms and fashions. Talent
is something we readily see
The Medicine Shoppe will also
replace expired over-the-counter
medications with store brand products
and issue a $5 store credit for
unused prescription medications
from April 22 through 30.
Offi cer injured when
hit by squad car
DECATUR (MCT) — A police
offi cer was seriously injured early
Saturday in a freak accident, after
he collided with a moving squad
car while running after a fl eeing
suspect following a traffi c stop.
The patrol offi cer, whose name
is being withheld, was in the intensive
care unit at Decatur Memorial
Hospital, listed in critical condition,
according to Decatur Police Department
sources. His injuries are
not life-threatening.
IN BRIEF
in others but seldom see in ourselves.
What we may take for
granted about ourselves could
very well be what others fi nd intriguing.
The residents of Jacksonville
Convalescent Center discussed
the talents they wish they
had, those of others and talents
they possess.
Among those talents possessed
were: Needlework, cooking, gardening
and child- rearing.
Talents sought were the ability
to sing, dance, paint and play the
piano or other instrument.
Talents seen in others were the
ability to help others with a healing
touch, kind word or a smile.
The discussion turned to how
that without knowing, one per-
At about 1:15 a.m. Saturday the
offi cer attempted to stop a vehicle
for a vehicle code violation near
the intersection of Leafl and Avenue
and Monroe Street, on the
city’s near north side.
The vehicle, occupied by two
young people, drove away from the
marked squad car, which had its
emergency lights and siren activated.
Other patrol offi cers deployed
tire defl ation devices a few minutes
later, which stopped the vehicle on
North Mercer Street.
The driver then fl ed the vehicle,
with an offi cer in pursuit. While
running across Pine Street, the offi
cer ran into the side of a moving
squad car.
The driver of the fl eeing vehicle
was apprehended nearby a short
time later. The 17-year-old man had
an outstanding warrant for burglary
in Shelby County.
He has was booked into the Ma-
JOURNAL-COURIER/NICK TURNER
son can improve another’s existence.
With the smallest gestures
people affect those around them.
Talent? Some say it is a talent to
know what to say and when to say
it. What heals the soul is as important
as what heals the body.
Do you have a talent? Maybe
it’s a soothing voice to read to
someone who cannot see to do it
anymore. Perhaps you are a good
listener for someone who needs to
be heard.
Never discount your talents or
what you have to offer. Whether
you think you have a talent or
not, chances are someone thinks
you do.
— Compiled by Melba Turner
con County Jail on preliminary
charges of aggravated fl eeing/
eluding, aggravated resisting a police
offi cer (injury to offi cer), driving
while suspended and numerous
other traffi c charges related to
the pursuit.
Police say 2 men rob
U.S. mail carrier
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police
say two men have robbed a
U.S. mail carrier at gunpoint — but
gave him back the keys to his car.
Police say two men confronted
the mail carrier Saturday afternoon
on the city’s South Side. At least
one of them was armed.
The men took a mailbox key
off the carrier’s key chain but returned
the keys to the vehicle he
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u ITALIAN BUFFET AND
SILENT AUCTION, 11 a.m.-
2 p.m. at Westfair Christian
Academy, 1815 W. Lafayette
Ave. Adults, $8;
children, $4. 243-7100.
u “THE LOVE OF THE
NIGHTINGALE,” 2 p.m. at
McGaw Fine Arts Building,
Lockwood Place.
Adults, $5; IC and Mac-
Murray staff and students,
free. 245-3471.
u RAFFLE (BINGO), 4:45
p.m. at Jacksonville American
Legion, 903 W. Superior
Ave.
u LENTEN SERVICE, 6
p.m. at Centenary United
Methodist Church, 331 E.
State St. Speaker: the Rev.
Kate Herring, Brooklyn
United Methodist Church.
Interpreted into ASL. Bible
study on Luke, 4:!5
p.m. led by the Rev. Beth
Fender. Sponsor: United
Methodist Holy Spokes
Cluster.
DAILY UPDATE, see Page 10
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$175,000
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4 Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, Ill., Sunday, April 17, 2011
MONDAY
• CARROLLTON: Lead screening, 8
a.m. at Greene County Health Department, 310 Fifth
St. For children 6 months to 6 years old. By appointment
only. Start time not accurate 942-6961.
• BEARDSTOWN: American Red
Cross babysitting training, 8:30 a.m.-4
p.m. at First Southern Baptist Church, 900 Grand
Ave. $20. Participants bring baby doll. Lunch provided.
Preregistration suggested. Recommended for
children 11-15 years old. 243-6641.
• “Diversity, Multiculturalism and
‘Whiteness,’” 11 a.m. at Rammelkamp Chapel,
Park St. Speaker: Tim Wise.
• “How to Manage Stress Before it
Manages You,” 12 p.m. at Passavant meeting
rooms 2 and 3, 1600 W. Walnut St. Free. Speaker:
The Rev. Patsy Kelly. Preregistration required. 245-
9541, ext. 3296.
• Perennial plant sale, 4-6 p.m. at Community
Park Center, 1309 S. Main St. Sponsor: Morgan
County Garden Club.
• WINCHESTER: Ham and bean dinner,
4:30-7 p.m. at Winchester American Legion
442, 24 S. Hill St. $5.
• BEARDSTOWN: Raffl e (bingo), 6:15
p.m. at Elks Club, 205 E. Second St.
• Raffl e, 6:45 p.m. at AMVETS, 210 E. Court
St.
• WHITE HALL: State of the District
Address, North Greene Unit District 3,
7 p.m. at North Greene High School, 546 N. Main St.
Speaker: Les Stevens.
• Yoga class, 7 p.m. at Passavant meeting
room 3, 1600 W. Walnut St. Free.
• “A new India on the Global Stage,”
7:30 p.m. at Kirby Learning Center, Park Street and
Mound Avenue, Room 6. Speaker: Rajmohan Gandhi,
grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Sponsor: World
Affairs Council. 245-2285.
TUESDAY
• WINCHESTER: Scott County Nursing
Home open house reception, 2-
4 p.m. at Scott County Nursing Center, 650 S.
Main St.
• “Abstracted Passion” exhibit, 4-
6 p.m. at David Strawn Art Gallery, 331 W. College
Upcoming government and school board
meetings in the area.
Morgan County
• Jacksonville School District
117 will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m.
Wednesday.
Ave. Paintings by Allison Pratt. Exhibit continues
Tuesdays-Sundays through April 24.
• Infant and Child CPR, 6-9 p.m. at Central
Prairie Red Cross Chapter, 700 N. Prairie St.
Preregistration required. 243-6641.
• Diversity Dinner, 6:15 p.m. at Cobblestone
Cafe, 9th Avenue off of South Diamond.
Speaker: Jan Terry. Topic: “Jacksonville Lincoln
Land Community College Classes for Young and
Old.” 245-8792, 243-5048.
• Raffl e (bingo), 6:30 p.m. at Moose Lodge,
901 W. Superior Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Use
west parking lot; enter through west door. Open to
the public
• MEREDOSIA: Bingo, 6:45 p.m. at Meredosia
American Legion Hall, 856 Main St.
• Re-enactment of The Last Supper,
7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1701 Mound Road.
Reservations required. 245-6119.
• “The Easter Experience,” 7 p.m. at
Church of the New Covenant, 520 Nazarene Road.
Free. Six-week DVD series. 243-5096.
WEDNESDAY
• Storytime, 9:15 a.m. at Jacksonville Public
Library, 201 W. College Ave. Topic: Easter. 243-
5435.
• Chapel service, 10 a.m. at Rammelkamp
Chapel, Park St. Speaker: The Rev. Lynn Bohlman,
Congregational Church, UCC. Music by Claire Barclay,
Andrew Salyer and The Smooth Stones.
• Salvation Army Food Pantry week-
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Cass County
A D V I C E
Newborn wails while mom
works up a sweat at the gym
I’m a mom, too. A crying
baby, especially a newborn, is
heartbreaking. This woman
never stops to see why her little
one is crying or to console him.
This situation doesn’t seem to
bother the other gym members.
Should I talk to her and risk a
hostile response, or speak to
the gym manager? — HEAVY-
HEARTED GYM BUNNY IN
RIVERVIEW, FLA.
DEAR GYM BUNNY: Talk
to the manager. The crying infant may
not bother the other gym members, but
it bothers you. The woman isn’t stopping
her workout to see what may be wrong because
with her earbuds in she can’t hear
the child, which doesn’t make her a candidate
for mother of the year. She’s causing a
distraction and an inconvenience to you, so
speak up.
DEAR ABBY: My partner has been diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s. As time goes on,
I know I will lose him more and more. How
DEAR ABBY:
Amember of my gym brings her newborn in with her every morning. She
sets the carrier down next to her treadmill, puts in her earplugs and
runs. The baby usually cries on and off, but today he cried nonstop during
my entire 20-minute workout. It drove me crazy.
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DEAR ABBY
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Western Ill. Contractors Association
Blessing on State Bed & Breakfast
Burrus Brothers & Associated Growers
Byers International Trucks, Inc.
Dr. Marcia Auld, DMD
Farmers State Bank & Trust Co.
Lomelino Sign Co., Inc.
Jacksonville Elks Lodge 682
Peak Insurance Agency
Production Press, Inc.
Richardson Electric, Inc.
Simmetry Wireless
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
• Beardstown City Council will
meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a Committee as
a Whole session before the regular council
meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
• Virginia School District will hold
its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday.
do I do this and allow him to
keep his dignity? Life comes full
circle, and I understand that. I
keep trying to dwell in the present
and not think too far ahead.
I don’t know where to turn.
How do you start the long goodbye?
— LOST IN PHOENIX
DEAR LOST: The fi rst thing
you need to do is contact the Alzheimer’s
Association. The Alzheimer’s
Association can guide
you on the journey ahead of you
and provide a source of emotional support
if you join one of its caregiver’s groups. The
toll-free phone number is (800) 272-3900
and the website is alz.org.
You and your partner should also make
certain now that his wishes for end-of-life
care are clearly stated in writing, so that
when the time comes, they will be respected.
Then take each day as it comes, thank
God for the good ones, have patience when
they are less so, and take good care of yourself
because that will be key to ensuring
your partner gets the best care possible.
Greene County
• North Greene School District will
hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
ly commodity distribution, 1:15-3:15 p.m.
at Salvation Army, 331 W. Douglas Ave. Proof of residency
required. 245-7124.
• Music @ 4 departmental recital, 4
p.m. at Rammelkamp Chapel, Park St.
• Orientation for HMR program of
weight management, 5:45 p.m. at Passavant
classroom A, 1600 W. Walnut St. Free orientation.
Preregistration required. Gives basic information
and explains the different levels of this diet
program sponsored by Passavant Area Hospital.
479-5836.
• The Seder Meal, 6:30 p.m. at Bethel AME
Church, 905 N. Clay Ave. Speaker: Pastor Newman.
• Raffl e (bingo), 6:30 p.m. at Jacksonville
American Legion, 903 W. Superior Ave.
• MANCHESTER: Big Mo in concert,
7 p.m. at Manchester Baptist Church, 402 East St.
Freewill offering. 587-2761.
THURSDAY
• Registration deadline for genealogy
class, 5 p.m. at Jacksonville Public Library,
201 W. College Ave. Ask for Christ. Class to begin
April 26. Instructor: Kathleen Cook. 243-5435.
• Adult CPR with Automated External
Defi brillator, 6-9 p.m. at Central Prairie
Red Cross Chapter, 700 N. Prairie St. Preregistration
required, 243-6641.
• County Line dance class, 6:30 p.m. at
Jacksonville High School, 1211 N. Diamond St. Beginners,
6:30 p.m.; regular, 7:30 p.m.
It’s time to order the meat for your
Easter dinner. If ham is not your
favorite meat for Easter, try prime rib,
boneless pork loin, a great steak cut
your way, or something for the grill.
• Raffl e, 6:45 p.m. at AMVETS, 210 E. Court
St.
• FRANKLIN: A Living Last Supper, 7
p.m. at Franklin Christian Church, Main St.
• Re-enactment of The Last Supper,
7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1701 Mound Road.
Reservations required. 245-6119.
FRIDAY
• Earth Day celebration, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
at Lincoln Square Shopping Center, 901 W. Morton
Ave. Paper shredding, recycling, plants, Salvation
Army accepting donated items. 245-6121.
• Shredder Day, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Lincoln
Square Shopping Center, 901 W. Morton Ave. Suggested
donation of $5 per box. Sponsor: Crimestoppers
of Morgan/Scott Counties.
• Ecumenical Good Friday worship
service, 11 a.m. at Grace United Methodist
Church, 400 W. Morgan St. Speakers: 11 a.m., the
Rev. Darlene Sills, “In the Garden”; 11:30 a.m., the
Rev. John Willets, “The Trial”; noon, the Rev. Gladys
Herzog, “The Crucifi xion.”
• WINCHESTER: Community Good
Friday service, 12 p.m. at Grace Baptist
Church, 100 E. Cherry St. Sponsor: Winchester
Ministers Association. Speaker: The Rev. David Slagle,
Glasgow Baptist Church.
• MURRAYVILLE: Good Friday service,
7 p.m. at Murrayville United Methodist
Church, 504 Main St. Speaker: The Rev. Bob McKelvey,
Wesley Chapel. Sponsor: United Methodist
Holy Spokes Cluster.
• DJ and karaoke, 8 p.m. at E.T.’s Zodiac &
Co., 1857 S. Main St.
SATURDAY
• GREENFIELD: Easter basket raffl e,
9-11:45 a.m. at Greenfi eld Public Library, 515 Chestnut
St. Proceeds to benefi t the library. 368-2613.
• GREENFIELD: Pork chop sandwich
sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Meehan’s IGA, Illinois
Route 267. Proceeds to benefi t Greenfi eld Public Library.
368-2613.
• Easter egg hunt, 11 a.m. at Prairie Land
Heritage Museum, Corner of Lincoln and Michigan.
• GREENFIELD: Easter egg hunt, 11
a.m. at Greenfi eld Square, Chestnut and Main St.
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• Free brown bag lunch, 12-12:30 p.m. at
Salvation Army, 331 W. Douglas Ave. For volunteers
or donations, (217) 408-0009.
• Western Illinois Youth Camp open
house, 1-3 p.m. at Western Illinois Youth Camp,
2244 4h Club Road. 673-3771.
• Men’s Day, 1 p.m. at Bethel AME Church,
905 N. Clay Ave.
• Angel Food Ministries distribution
day, 1:30-2 p.m. at Jacksonville Church of Christ,
2365 W. Morton Ave. 473-1458.
• MURRAYVILLE: Saturday Night
Gospel Sing, 6:30 p.m. at Youngblood Baptist
Church, Nortonville Road. Musicians: Rob Brogdon
and Youngblood Singers.
• DJ and karaoke, 8 p.m. at E.T.’s Zodiac &
Co., 1857 S. Main St.
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
• Raffl e (bingo), 4:45 p.m. at Jacksonville
American Legion, 903 W. Superior Ave.
• Stan Robinson, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at Irish
Toad, 304 S. Main St.
MONDAY, APRIL 25
• Reservation deadline for Jacksonville
Christian Women’s Connection
brunch, 10 a.m. at Hamilton’s 110 NE, 110 N. East
St. $9. Brunch to be held 9-11 a.m. April 27. Speakers:
Teresa Schroeder and Teresa Wiegand. Baby
shower for Pregnancy Resource Center. Open to all
women. 673-4491.
• “Starting Your Business in Illinois,”
1-3 p.m. at Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce,
155 W. Morton Ave. Preregistration required.
245-2174.
• Western Illinois Youth Camp open
house, 1-3 p.m. at Western Illinois Youth Camp,
2244 4h Club Road. 673-3771.
• Raffl e, 6:45 p.m. at AMVETS, 210 E. Court
St.
• Yoga class, 7 p.m. at Passavant meeting
room 3, 1600 W. Walnut St. Free.
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Gadhafi forces pour more
shelling on rebel-held
city in western Libya
AJDABIYA, Libya (AP) — Moammar
Gadhafi’s forces poured rocket fire after
dawn Saturday into Misrata, the only
western city still in rebel hands, and weary
residents who have endured more than
a month of fighting angrily lashed out at
NATO for failing to halt the deadly assault.
Five civilians were killed in a 30-minute
barrage of shelling that heavily damaged
a factory for dairy products and sent up a
thick column of black smoke, a doctor said.
A human rights group has accused the
Gadhafi regime of using cluster bombs in
Misrata — munitions that can cause indiscriminate
casualties and have been banned
by most countries. The Libyan government
and military denied the charge.
In eastern Libya, fierce fighting left
seven rebels dead, 27 wounded and four
missing as the anti-Gadhafi forces sought to
push toward the strategic oil town of Brega,
according to Mohammed Idris, a hospital
supervisor in the nearby city of Ajdabiya.
The battle took place on a road halfway between
Ajdabiya and Brega.
Frustration was growing among residents
in Misrata, where Gadhafi’s troops
have intensified their long siege of the city
in recent days. The doctor sharply criticized
NATO for failing to break the assault with
its month-old campaign of airstrikes.
“We have not seen any protection of civilians,”
the doctor said. “NATO airstrikes are
not enough, and the proof is that there are
civilians killed every day here,” he said.
Al-Qaida bags cell phones,
uses high-tech encryption
to avoid U.S. eyes
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Christmas
Eve in 2009, intelligence officials anxiously
monitored dozens of al-Qaida members as
they gathered for a meeting in southern Yemen.
The U.S. and Yemen had stepped up
airstrikes and raids the week before, and
al-Qaida was regrouping under one roof to
figure out how to retaliate.
With the right timing and a little luck, the
U.S. could kill the group’s leadership in a
single blow.
The predawn missile strike killed scores
of suspected terrorists but missed Naser Al-
Wahishi, the country’s top al-Qaida leader,
as well as his deputy, Saeed Al-Shihri, and
the radical U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
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It was a close call, and its significance
wasn’t lost on the terrorists.
Their e-mails had been compromised.
Their cell phone conversations no longer
were secure. This hadn’t been a chief concern
for the al-Qaida affiliate operating in a
Third World country with scattershot intelligence
capabilities.
Raul Castro tells
summit reforms will not
allow accumulation of
private property
HAVANA (AP) — President Raul Castro
drew a line in the Caribbean sand across
which Cuba’s economic reforms must never
go, telling delegates to a key Communist
Party summit on Saturday that he has rejected
dozens of suggested reforms that would
have allowed the concentration of property
in private hands.
But he also strongly backed a lineup of
economic changes which together represent
a sea change for Cuba’s socialist system,
including the eventual elimination of the ration
book and other subsidies, the decentralization
of the economy and a new reliance
on supply and demand in some sectors.
In a long speech, Castro said the country
had ignored its problems for too long. He
made clear Cuba had to make tough decisions
if it wanted to survive.
“No country or person can spend more
than they have,” Castro said. “Two plus two
is four. Never five, much less six or seven
— as we have sometimes pretended.”
Dressed in a white guayabera shirt and
speaking forcefully to 1,000 delegates at a
cavernous Havana convention center, the
Cuban leader alternated between reassurance
that the economic changes were compatible
with socialism, and a brutal assessment
of what has not worked in the past.
Another air traffi c
controller sleeping on the
job; FAA says changes to
work schedules coming
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another case
of an air traffic controller falling asleep on
duty — this time in Miami — prompted the
Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday
to acknowledge it has a widespread problem
with fatigue and to institute changes in controllers’
work schedules.
“We are taking important steps today
that will make a real difference in fighting
air traffic controller fatigue. But we know we
will need to do more. This is just the beginning,”
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt
said in a statement.
On Monday, Babbitt and Paul Rinaldi,
president of the National Air Traffic Controllers
Association, will begin visiting air traffic
control facilities to hear what controllers
have to say and to remind them that sleep-
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ing on the job won’t be tolerated. Their first
stop is Atlanta, home of the world’s busiest
airport.
The latest sleeping incident — the fifth to
be disclosed by FAA since late March — occurred
just before 5 a.m. Saturday morning
at a busy regional radar facility that handles
high altitude air traffic for much of Florida,
portions of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean
Sea.
According to a preliminary review of air
traffic tapes, the controller did not miss any
calls from aircraft and there was no impact
on flight operations, the FAA said. The controller,
who was working an overnight shift,
has been suspended.
Suicide attack by
Taliban sleeper agent kills
5 NATO troops, 4 Afghan
soldiers at base
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Like
hundreds of thousands of Afghan men, he
volunteered in the national army, ran drills
in the mud, carried an automatic rifle, and
worked alongside coalition mentors struggling
against a hardcore insurgency.
But he was not one of them.
On Saturday, he walked into a meeting
of NATO trainers and Afghan troops at
Forward Operating Base Gamberi in the
eastern province of Laghman and detonated
a vest of explosives hidden underneath his
uniform.
Five NATO troopers, four Afghan soldiers
and an interpreter were killed in the
deadliest sleeper agent assault.
Four Afghan soldiers and three interpreters
were wounded in Saturday’s attack.
Stinky 8-foot ‘corpse
fl ower’ set to bloom
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Spring is in
the air, and that means an unpleasant smell
for one greenhouse at Ohio State University.
An 8-foot-tall rain forest plant that’s
known as a “corpse flower” because it smells
like rotting flesh is getting ready to bloom.
The Columbus Dispatch reports greenhouse
coordinator Joan Leonard has been
growing the flowers since 2001, and this
would be the first of five to bloom.
Leonard says smelling the Amorphophallus
titanium for the first time will be the culmination
of a decade of work. But it will be a
quick experience because the flower withers
after a day or two.
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Business briefs
Passavant Area Hospital’s March Employee
of the Month
is JEFF PIGG of the
Emergency Department.
Pigg is a registered
nurse in the Emergency
Department and
has been employed at
Passavant four years.
Pigg
His responsibilities include
the assessment,
implementation, and evaluation of patients.
Pigg and his wife, Kelly, reside in Jacksonville.
They are the parents of three children.
The CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT
SPRINGFIELD CLINIC was granted accreditation
by the Intersocietal Commission
for the Accreditation of Echocardiography
Laboratories. The department is
one of a growing number of echocardiography
laboratories to be so recognized for
its commitment to patient care and quality
diagnostic testing.
Accreditation status signifi es that the
facility has been reviewed by an indepen-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baby boomers are starting to retire, but
many are agonizing about their finances and
believe they’ll need to work longer than they
had planned, a new poll finds.
The 77 million-strong generation born between
1946 and 1964 has clung tenaciously to
its youth. Now, boomers are getting nervous
about retirement. Only 11 percent say they
are strongly convinced they will be able to
live in comfort.
A total of 55 percent said they were either
somewhat or very certain they could retire
with financial security. But another 44 percent
express little or no faith they’ll have enough
money when their careers end.
Further underscoring the financial
squeeze, 1 in 4 boomers still working say
they’ll never retire. That’s about the same
number as those who say they have no retirement
savings.
The Associated Press-LifeGoesStrong.
com poll comes as politicians face growing
pressure to curb record federal deficits, and
budget hawks of both parties have expressed
a willingness to scale back Social Security, the
government’s biggest program.
The survey suggests how politically risky
that would be: 64 percent of boomers see Social
Security as the keystone of their retirement
earnings, far outpacing pensions, investments
and other income.
The survey also highlights the particular
retirement challenge facing boomers, who
are contemplating exiting the work force just
as the worst economy in seven decades left
them coping with high jobless rates, tattered
home values and painfully low interest rates
that stunt the growth of savings.
“I have six kids,” said Gary Marshalek, 62,
of South Abington Township, Pa., who services
drilling equipment and says he has repeatedly
refinanced his home and dipped into
his pension to pay for his children’s college.
dent agency that recognizes the commitment
to quality testing for the diagnosis of
heart disease.
Jacksonville yoga instructor JEANNIE
HEMPHILL attended a seminar on Yoga
Over the Age of 50 in Honesdale, Pa. The
seminar was taught by seniors, including
physician Carrie Demers. Topics covered
included lifestyle and diet and building
core strength and balance.
Hemphill teaches a yoga class Monday
nights at Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville.
SARA’S STUDIO OF DANCE competed
in March in St. Charles, Mo., against dozens
of dance studios from around the state
and area at Showstopper, the largest dance
competition in the country.
Their entries placed as follows: “Slow
Me Down,” 2nd place overall in Teen Advanced
Small; “Cinema Italiano,” 1st place
overall in Teen Advanced Large; “Dance,”
5th place overall in Junior Advanced Small;
“Hallelujah,” 5th place overall in Teen Advanced
Small; “Raise the Roof,” 3rd place
overall in Junior Advanced Small; “Boogie
Fever,” 2nd place overall in Teen Advanced
Large; “Lion King,” 3rd place overall
in Teen Advanced Small; “Respect,” 6th
His inability to afford retirement “sounds like
America at the moment,” Marshalek said.
“Sounds like the normal instead of the abnormal.”
Marshalek was among the 25 percent in
the poll who say they plan to never retire. People
who are unmarried, earn under $50,000
a year, or say they did a poor job of financial
planning are disproportionately represented
among that group.
Overall, nearly 6 in 10 baby boomers say
their workplace retirement plans, personal investments
or real estate lost value during the
economic crisis of the past three years. Of this
group, 42 percent say they’ll have to delay retirement
because their nest eggs shrank.
Though the first boomers are turning 65
this year, the poll finds that 28 percent already
consider themselves retired. Of those
still working, nearly half want to retire by age
65 and about another quarter envision retiring
between 66 and 70.
Two-thirds of those still on the job say
they will keep working after they retire, a
plan shared about evenly across sex, marital
status and education lines, the survey finds.
That contrasts with the latest Social Security
Administration data on what older people
are actually doing: Among those age 65-74,
less than half earned income from a job in
2008.
“I’m going to keep working after I retire,
if nothing else for the health care,” said Nadine
Krieger, 58, a food plant worker from
East Berlin, Pa. Citing $50,000 in retirement
savings that she says won’t go far, she added,
“We probably could have saved more, but you
can’t when you have a couple of kids in the
house.”
About 6 in 10 married boomers expect a
comfortable retirement, compared with just
under half of the unmarried. Midwesterners
are most likely to express confidence in their
finances.
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place overall in Junior Advanced Small;
Meghan Karr, 2nd place overall in Teen
Advanced Solo; Mary Kesinger, 4th place
overall in Senior Advanced Solo; Brianna
Klein, 3rd place overall in Senior Advanced
Solo; Kourtnee Schippel, platinum
for solo “Dream”; and Sara’s Studio
of Dance, three double platinum awards,
eight platinum awards, two gold awards.
This qualifi es them to go to the Showstopper
National Finals in either Myrtle
Beach, Anaheim, or Galveston this summer.
DOUG AND LISA KIRCHER, certifi ed
massage therapists in Jacksonville, have
attended continuing education classes on
the Myokinesthetic System. The Myokinesthetic
System is a method of addressing
part of the nervous system by way of the
muscles through gentle stimulation and
stretching of the muscles to relieve pain.
The Kirchers also attended crainiosacral
therapy workshops in Indianapolis.
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ALLAN WORRELL and LUKE WOR-
RELL of Worrell-Leka Land Services LLC
in Jacksonville attended the “Landing the
Deal” National Land Conference of the RE-
ALTORS® Land Institute, held March 24-
25 in Nashville, Tenn.
The annual conference, which is attended
by land professionals from across the
country, included a series of programs on
the latest trends and issues facing the land
specialist in real estate.
Sessions covered general issues, including
the overall economy, the regulatory
environment and working with lenders
in today’s economy, and other real estate
specifi c topics such as online auctions, negotiations,
the investment outlook for timber
and agriculture, razing and demolition,
opportunities in natural gas and strategies
for success in advisory services.
Poll reveals baby boomers’ retirement fears
State Farm plans
Chicago retail venture
BLOOMINGTON (AP)
— State Farm Insurance
plans to open a retail storefront
in Chicago this summer
where it apparently
doesn’t plan to sell anything.
The Bloomington-based
insurer says it plans use it
the location in Chicago’s
Lakeview neighborhood as a
way to reach young adult potential
customers with free
services including financial
advice, coffee and Wi-Fi.
State Farm spokeswoman
Missy Lundberg told the
Pantagraph newspaper in
Bloomington that the store
will be called State Farm
Next Door.
The store is scheduled to
open on Aug. 1.

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Some Texans return to homes charred by wildfi res
BY ANGELA K. BROWN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
IVAN, Texas — With calmer winds giving
firefighters a chance to get a handle on
a few massive Texas wildfires Saturday,
some residents returned to their homes —
or what was left of them — in communities
ravaged by the blazes.
Gary Glasscock, who owns a 300-acre
ranch near Possum Kingdom Lake, found
his ranch house and most trees destroyed
in a 30,000-acre fire that firefighters were
able to contain a bit Saturday. In the popular
recreation area about 120 miles west
of Dallas, many resort homes were untouched
by the flames while some mobile
homes were left in ruins. At some houses,
only the garages had burned.
ROODHOUSE: City manager resigns
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as the comptroller and serve as a supervisor
of the Utility Billing Department (a
non-union position) and handle auditing
of city accounts and prepare employee
payroll, among other duties.
With ongoing controversy regarding
actions by Snyder and some of the current
council members since Snyder took
offi ce in 2009, the April consolidated election
resulted in the outster of all current
aldermen with the exception of Garrett
He said he was thankful that some
friends who had been doing construction
work on his property escaped the flames
in time, but was sad to see the loss of the
newly rebuilt ranch home that held special
memories for his wife and three children.
“It’s just gray ash with a haze over it. It’s
just like a ghost town,” Glasscock said.
While other fires in Texas also came
closer to being contained, 10 new fires
broke out in East Texas, said Marq Webb
of the Texas Forest Service.
“It was better than yesterday, but still
not a good day. We did still have some pretty
strong winds, and that can create its own
set of problems,” Webb said Saturday evening,
adding that escalating fire conditions
are forecast through next week.
AP/LM OTERO
Standing in front of a burned out fire truck, volunteer firefighter Steve Forbus pauses while he talks about the firefighter that was killed while trying to
escape a wildfire that burned the truck in Eastland County near Gorman, Texas, Saturday. “It was a very emotional day for us,” said Forbus. Volunteer
firefighter Gregory M. Simmons, 51, died as he and other firefighters fled the truck as it was being overrun by flames. Simmons fell in a ditch where the
fire caught him, according to an official.
Former president Clinton speaks at home dedication
HOPE, Ark. (AP) — Former President
Bill Clinton dedicated his boyhood home
in Hope on Saturday as part of the National
Park Service, and he used the occasion to
say that the country is having hard times because
people are too focused on money and
not enough on each other.
Clinton told about 400 people that growing
up without a television led him to focus
on people and the stories they told.
“We here of a certain age were raised to
see everyone. My grandfather taught me to
see people without regard for the color of
their skin,” Clinton said.
Clinton lived in the white, two-story home
with his mother, Virginia, and her parents,
Eldridge and Edith Cassidy, though the
home remained the focus of Clinton’s family
life for years afterward. Clinton recalled that
his grandfather would serve both black and
white customers at his grocery store, an uncommon
practice during segregation.
“In many ways, I know that all I am or ever
will be came from here,” Clinton said.
The house and museum grounds are bordered
by railroad tracks on two sides and
Clinton, speaking with a hoarse voice, at
times had to be heard above the locomotive
whistles and rumbling of freight trains.
“I used to sit here and wonder where
those trains were going, and I wondered if
I’d ever get to go there. Now I just want to
go home,” Clinton said. “That may hurt your
ears, but it’s pretty to me.”
Rogers, who did not seek re-election.
Ross said she has already accepted another
position.
“I have to have a job and not be at
the mercy of a council that is out to take
that job from me,” Ross said. “I know the
mayor could just keep working to keep
me, as the position is his appointment,
but, frankly, I am tired of all the fi ghting
and turmoil some residents here, some
of whom were recently elected, want to
keep up.”
Winds were about 10 mph Saturday in
some parts of the state after whipping in
the 50 mph range a day earlier, said Dennis
Cavanaugh of the National Weather
Service.
But Texas could be fighting fires for as
long as two months because of drought
conditions around the state, said Steve
Deffibaugh, another Texas Forest Service
spokesman. A sense of urgency will remain
“until we get a significant amount of
rain,” he added.
About 20 homes were destroyed in
Wichita County on Friday, and firefighters
continued battling three blazes that
had grown to 7,100 acres by Saturday in
the area about 150 miles northwest of
Dallas near the Oklahoma border, state
TRANS FATS: Ban in the works
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is overreaching where government is going
to direct every part of our life.”
Trans fat can be found in processed
food — such as crackers, candies, cookies,
other snacks, and fried and baked goods
— and it also increases LDL, or “bad” cholesterol,
according to the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration.
Ford said because trans fat is manmade,
lawmaker “come to Springfi eld to
make laws to improve the quality of life for
citizens.”
California in 2008 became the first
state to ban trans fats as the nation realized
Americans — especially children —
were headed toward obesity. A nationwide
health campaign geared toward children,
Let’s Move!, has been led full speed by fi rst
lady Michelle Obama.
Illinois school districts understand the
growing trend toward healthy eating, said
Diane Rutledge, executive director of the
Springfi eld-based Large Unit District Association,
an association of K-12 schools superintendents.
Rutledge said the legislation shows a
trickling down of federal health guidelines
to the states.
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officials said.
Wildfires have spread across more than
700,000 acres — about the size of Rhode Island
— in the past week in drought-stricken
Texas, including half a dozen massive
fires still burning.
Volunteer firefighter Gregory M. Simmons,
51, died Friday while battling a 3,000acre
blaze Friday afternoon near Eastland,
Mayor Mark Pipkin said. Simmons and
other firefighters fled their truck as it was
being overrun by flames, and Simmons fell
in a ditch, where the fire caught him, said
Justice of the Peace James King.
Associated Press writers Matt Curry and
Schuyler Dixon in Dallas and broadcast anchor
Ed Donahue in Washington, D.C., contributed
to this report.
She said the two-year time frame to get
rid of the trans-fat snacks sold in vending
machines offers enough time to work with
vendors on substitutions.
“It can’t be an overnight change, there
has to be a timeline,” she said.
There is no dollar fi gure available yet on
what the schools can save or might have to
spend to change their menus to accommodate
the trans fat ban.
Pritchard, a former school board member,
said promoting exercise is better than
regulating what people can eat.
“Look at our schools for example where
we’ve regulated what the menu could be
in the cafeteria and what it could be in the
vending machines, and yet that doesn’t
prevent students from being overweight,”
Pritchard said.
Under House Bill 1600, the state’s Department
of Public Health would be responsible
for administering and enforcing
the trans fat ban in restaurants and
schools.
The department is continuing to review
the plan and any changes, according to
DPH spokeswoman Melaney Arnold.
The measure moves to the Senate for
consideration.
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Link Card
ID photos
make
sense
GEORGE WILL
The free money that distresses
Tom Hoenig, in his 20th and fi nal year
as president of one of the Federal Reserve’s
12 regional banks, is being
pumped into the economy by two policies
of the Federal Reserve in Washington
— very low interest rates and a
second “quantitative easing” (printing
money).
As the global recovery gains
strength, the prices of three things
will rise — oil, food and money. David
Rosenberg of Gluskin Sheff in Toronto
reports that in the last three months,
100 percent of the $55 billion increase
in aggregate U.S. wages and salaries
has been matched by increased grocery
and gasoline prices. They are absorbing
22 percent of wages and salaries,
a portion matched only twice in
the last two decades — both times presaging
recessions.
Under the $600 billion QE2, which
ends in June, the Fed has been buying
about 70 percent of the Treasury’s
new issues of debt. What interest rate
might be required to attract buyers to
fi ll the space left when the Fed withdraws
from the market? Interest rates
are the prices of money, and Hoenig
says: “Tell me one product, one service,
that trades well” — he means, is
put to effi cient use — “at a price of zero.”
Hoenig notes that cheap money
policies predated the recession: He
says the real federal funds rate — after
discounting infl ation — was negative
about 40 percent of the time in the
1970s and the 2000s. In 2003, he says,
‘Progressive’ strategies
a threat to our system
To the editor:
Ever wonder why the current administration
is implementing a strategy
on an unprecedented scale by fl ooding
America with a tidal wave of poisonous
initiatives, orders, regulations and
laws? Are they following a well thought
out strategy to change America?
Richard Cloward and Frances Fox
Piven are college professors. Both
taught sociology at Columbia University.
They also were lifelong members
of the Democratic Socialists of America.
An article appeared in the May 1966
issue of Nation magazine authored by
these two professors. In the article entitled
“The Weight of the Poor,” they out-
COMMENTARY
Photos on food stamp
debit cards? Why not?
If we can cut down on
the rampant fraud that has existed
for too many years in Illinois’ assistance
programs, why not do some
simple things to make such programs
more dependable -- and taxpayer
friendly?
People across the state are a
step closer to being required to
have their photos on their Link
Cards, which are provided by the
Illinois Department of Human Services.
The offi cial name for the
state’s food stamp program is Sup-
The lobby of the Federal Reserve Bank building in Kansas City, Mo., contains
a money museum where a sign offers visitors “Free Money.” It is an amusing
anomaly, considering the views of the man in charge of the building.
The free money in the lobby consists of shredded currency in small plastic bags.
under Alan Greenspan, interest rates
were reduced to 1 percent because unemployment
was too high. It was only
6.3 percent. Today it is 8.8 percent
in the aftermath of the housing bubble
and fi nancial recklessness fueled by
virtually free money.
Last year was Hoenig’s last as a voting
member of the Federal Open Market
Committee, which sets the money
supply and interest rates. Eight times
the committee voted to hold rates low;
each time, Hoenig was the lone dissenter.
He was at home one Sunday morning
when he received a phone call
from an 85-year-old woman in Connecticut.
She said she and her late
husband had lived frugal lives so they
could get by in retirement on interest
from their savings. Such people
are among the losers under low-interest
policies that mock the virtue of
saving.
The winners include the 20 percent
of Americans who own 93 percent
of the equities. One purpose of
the policy of protracted rock-bottom
interest rates is to stimulate creditsensitive
sectors of the economy, particularly
housing. In January, for the
sixth consecutive month, housing
prices plunged, almost to the level at
the trough of the recession in 2009.
Perhaps the primary purpose of
low rates is to send money fl ooding
into the stock market in search of
higher returns. The resulting runup
of equities’ values supposedly
will produce a “wealth effect,” mak-
FROM OUR READERS
lined their strategy to push ever more
strident demands for public services at
all levels of government.
The methodology that is known
as the Cloward-Piven Strategy can
best be described as forcing political
change through orchestrated crisis.
It seeks to hasten the fall of capitalism
by overloading the government
bureaucracy with a fl ood of impossible
demands, thus pushing society into
crisis and economic collapse. This results
in a “profound fi nancial and political
crisis that would unleash powerful
forces for major economic reform at
the national level.” Does this sound familiar?
It should, when you compare it
with the Obama, Reid and Pelosi agenda
during the fi rst two years of this administration.
This strategy was fi rst implemented
by creating a succession of orga-
plemental Nutrition Assistance.
Last week, legislators passed
House Bill 161 on a 64-48 vote. If
the plan is signed into law, it would
require the Department of Humane
Services to seek a waiver to
the federal government to allow Illinois
to include photos on Link
cards, and the department would
have to provide the General Assembly
the cost to place photos on
the cards.
The debate was heated, with
some legislators — even the Department
of Human Services —
claiming it was going to cost more
to restructure the program than
Queasy over easy money
ing fortunate people feel even more
fl ush, and hence eager to spend and
invest.
Hoenig, an Iowa native, says the
provinces have not cornered the market
on provincialism. He warns “end
the Fed” advocates to be careful what
they wish for. The Fed will not go
away; under “reform,” regional banks
such as his might. This, he says,
would make the New York-Washington
fi nancial axis more powerful relative
to “this part of the country.”
Would, he asks, America be better
off if it were more like Canada, with
most credit controlled by fi ve major
banks? His answer is that America’s
innovative dynamism is related to the
existence of thousands of community
and regional banks attuned to local
needs. He thinks the biggest threat to
the economy is the existence of toobig-to-fail
fi nancial institutions:
“In 1999, the fi ve largest U.S.
banking organizations controlled $2.3
trillion in assets, or about 38 percent of
all banking industry assets. Currently,
Bank of America by itself ... has the
same level of assets — $2.3 trillion ...
and the top fi ve now have 52 percent
of all banking industry assets. ... Creditors
and uninsured depositors at toobig-to-fail
organizations believe that
there is almost no chance that they
will have to take a loss.”
With all this, could we ever get
back to capitalism? “Not,” he says, “in
my lifetime.”
georgewill@washpost.com
nizations like the Association of Community
Organizations for Reform Now
(ACORN). One of the early victories for
this organization was the Motor Voter
Act signed into law in 1993 by Bill Clinton.
This act successfully created vulnerability
in our system, the registration
of vast numbers of illegal aliens,
who then reliably vote Democrat. Herein
lies the real reason Democrats are
so anxious for open borders, security
be damned. ACORN also was the chief
driver of high risk mortgage lending
that eventually led to the fi nancial crisis.
This is only one example of the
many progressive strategies today that
threaten our current constitutional system
of government.
Jim DeVore
Jacksonville
the savings would be worth. Millions
of dollars more.
We don’t buy that logic. Government
has a way of making even the
simplest change become a bureaucratic,
expensive nightmare. A good
program director would know how
to rein in the costs. Roll out the program
over a period of time if necessary.
Or fi nd cheaper vendors.
The state has a system in place
to issue driver’s licenses with photos,
and that system is quite reliable.
Today, driver’s licenses are a
wholly credible source of identity,
used for cashing checks, obtaining
passports, getting hunting permits,
Income disparity
a national malaise
WOLF FUHRIG
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, a family
of two adults and two
children live below the government’s
poverty line if their
annual income drops below
$21,756. About 39.8 million
Americans, or 13.2 percent,
faced this predicament in 2008,. In 2009 their number had
risen to 43.6 million, or 14.3 percent.
Forty years ago, in 1968, the income ratio between the
rich and the poor stood at a mere 7.69. Single parent households
and single persons have persistently tended to have
much higher poverty rates than married families.
The Census Bureau discovered that the richest 20 percent
of Americans produce roughly 50 percent of the nation’s income,
compared to the 3.4 percent contributed by those below
the poverty line. The Associated Press reported that last
year the income spread between the richest and the poorest
Americans grew “to its widest amount on record.” The data
clearly show that the U.S. now suffers from the widest income
disparity among the industrialized Western countries.
Given this national malaise, why are there not more members
of Congress asking for a tax hike for the richest among
us who have so immensely benefi tted from the wealth-producing
opportunities of our land and our society? Instead,
we are hearing scores of voices on Capitol Hill against larger
contributions to the nation’s fi nancial welfare by those for
whom higher taxes would impact little or not at all upon their
standard of living.
About 1 percent of all Americans are millionaires of whom
237 (or 44 percent) are members of Congress. At least seven
lawmakers owned more than $100 million by 2008. According
to the data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics,
the net worth of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., of $251 million
makes him the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill. Next in
wealth are Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., with $244.7 million;
Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wisc., with $214.5 million; and Sen. John
Kerry, D-Mass., with $208.8 million.
The annual salary for rank-and-fi le members of House and
Senate is $174,000. Speaker Boehner gets $223,500, House
majority leader Cantor, House minority leader Pelosi, Senate
majority leader Reid, and Senate minority leader McConnell
are paid $193,400 each. The federal lawmakers who are
known to struggle fi nancially are a small minority.
Center for Responsive Politics spokesman Dave Levinthal
noted that “many Americans probably have a sense that
members of Congress aren’t hurting,” even though their government
salary is in the six fi gures and far exceeds what
most Americans earn. The available data also show that
many members of Congress have riches well beyond their
salary which usually is usually supplemented with securities,
stock holdings, real estate and other investments.
Some congressmen did well for themselves, even when
millions of Americans lost jobs and saw their savings and
their home values plummet. Senate Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell, R-Ky., gained about $9.2 million, Sen. James Inhofe,
R-Okla., $3 million, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, $2.6
million, and Richard Shelby, R-Ala., $2.8 million. Numerous
members of Congress are invested in Wells Fargo, Citigroup,
Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America, all companies from
which they benefi ted when the federal government granted
those endangered business giants federal bailouts.
Yet there is among us a group of fellow citizens who call
themselves “Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength,” Americans
with an annual income of over $1 million who told the
government last November to let the tax cuts for their income
level expire.
“This country’s economic infrastructure has allowed us
to prosper,” they announced, “it’s time for us to give back.”
Their website, www.agendaproject.com, featured an open letter
signed by nearly 150 millionaires who were asking President
Obama to raise their taxes as contribution to our country’s
presently so precarious fi nancial wellbeing. The letter
received more than 2,000 signatures from non-millionaire
supporters.
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country
can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
Are there members of Congress today who give serious
consideration to this admonition by John F. Kennedy in his inaugural
address 50 years ago on Jan. 20, 1961?
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all kinds of things.
Because the question of cost
must come back to the Legislature
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the Link program from getting into
the hands of people who aren’t
qualifi ed for the program, and
you’re likely see substantial savings
over the long haul.
Jacksonville
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FROM OUR READERS
Paper’s misguided commentary
on unions hard to fathom
To the editor:
As a long time subscriber I have read literally thousands
of editorials and op-ed pieces. I always considered them
well balanced and thoughtful even when I occasionally disagreed
with their content. The oldest continuously published
paper in Illinois is entitled to be proud to represent
this area.
Having said that, after reading and re-reading the top
article on your Friday, March 18, commentary page titled
“Hurting unions will do more harm than good,” I began a
word search to describe this opinion piece and decided the
most fi tting word to use without violating any obscenity
laws was “disgusting.”
Quoting from the fi rst paragraph, “It doesn’t matter how
Gov. Scott Walker tries to spin his brutal actions in Madison
...” Take note of the words “spin” and “brutal.” These could
have been taken straight out of the AFL-CIO, AFSCME and
SEIU union handbook for creating dissension and protests.
The third paragraph
begins with “Walker recently
knocked public
unions to their knees,”
leading to the fourth
paragraph beginning
with “Demonizing public
unions ...” The writer’s
extreme bias is exposed
when the sixth paragraph
proclaims, “For all
their fl aws, labor unions
— and public employee
unions in particular —
have done tremendous
good ...”
The 10th paragraph attempts
to exonerate the
public service unions of
all responsibility for leading
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from any connection to the
Journal-Courier so they
could seek employment as
spokesperson for a public
service union.
New York, New Jersey and several other states to the brink
of bankruptcy by printing this ridiculous paragraph! “For
years, governments made promises they couldn’t keep
and the bills are now coming due. For this, we don’t blame
the unions. Their job is to fi ght for better wages and benefi
ts. Instead we blame the politicians who handed out IOU’s
they couldn’t possibly afford.” The very essence of the preceding
is offensive by stating these people should be fi ghting
the actual taxpayers who fi nance their living. The undesirable
segment of public employee unions were well represented
in Madison, Wis.
If my use of the word disgusting to describe this op-ed
piece of public service union propaganda was too mild, I
apologize. I suggest the person who wrote this should be
freed from any connection to the Journal-Courier so they
could seek employment as spokesperson for a public service
union. He/she seems talented enough to espouse the
garbage required for a public service union propaganda
spokesperson.
David F. Graham
Pittsfi eld
Nuclear power an enormous threat
To the editor:
I would like to face the crisis in the world as far as nuclear
power is concerned.
To be realistic about the nuclear industry, it is a very
dangerous threat to the whole world.
The characteristic of being dependent on nuclear power
is that the nuclear waste it produces and the poisonous radiation
it emits does not dissipate, dissolve or disappear after
a length of time or whether it mixes with ocean water. It
maintains a viable, dangerous property that will eventually
poison the whole earth.
It will kill all wildlife it comes in contact with. After mixing
with ocean water, storm clouds will carry this contaminated
over land and poison the lakes, streams and rivers,
and eventually all life on earth will be affected.
Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and now the Japanese reactors
should have sent shock waves throughout the world,
but corporate propaganda has belittled the threat. The
clock is at a minute to midnight, and the threat to earth
could not be more real. There is a very real and dangerous
threat to earth. Unless we act accordingly and shut down
all nuclear reactors and stop the use of nuclear bombs, this
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AP/JIM R. BOUNDS
Emergency personnel confer in front of Lowes Home Improvement after it was hit by a tornado in
Sanford, N.C., Saturday. Homes and businesses were badly damaged Saturday by a severe storm
system that whipped across North Carolina, bringing flash floods, hail and reports of tornadoes
from the western hills to the streets of Raleigh. In the Lee County town of Sanford, a Lowe’s store
was smashed by the storm. “The Lowe’s Home Improvement has been flattened,” said Monica Elliott,
who works at the nearby Brick City Grill. “It’s totally destroyed.”
Devastating storms leave at least 21 dead
BOONE’S CHAPEL, Ala. (AP) —
The home Willard Hollon had shared
with his son and granddaughters
is gone now, as is the one where his
daughter lived, both twisted from their
foundations by a tornado and tossed
into the woods nearby. The storms that
devastated the Deep South destroyed
his family, too: Willard, his son Steve
and daughter Cheryl all were killed
when the winds roared through.
The storms that smacked the Midwest
and South with howling winds
and pounding rain left at least 21 people
dead in four states. The system
plowed through the Carolinas on Saturday,
bringing flash floods, hail and
reports of tornadoes.
A tornado collapsed a church with
six people inside near the South Carolina
coast, but there was no immediate
word on injuries, said Melinda Wadford
with the St. Stephen Fire Department
auxiliary.
In North Carolina, Gov. Beverly
Purdue said late Saturday that at least
four people had died in the storms.
The number of fatalities is expected
to rise, though. Officials in the city of
Raleigh alone have reported “multiple”
deaths.
Meanwhile, residents were reeling
in Alabama. Steve Hollon had recently
retired from the Air Force and moved
into his father’s home with his wife
and two daughters while they remodeled
a house of their own up the road.
He had come to this small community
about 25 miles from Montgomery to
be closer to his dad.
Williard’s brother, Henley Hollon,
lived across the street. He had come
outside after the storm passed to make
sure everyone was all right. The winds
whirled, the lights went out and all he
saw were a set of wooden steps and
flowerbeds, the blooms still on the
plants as though nothing happened. An
American flag once displayed outside
Cheryl’s home had been draped over a
tree branch about 100 feet away.
“When I shined the light out there I
could see it was all gone,” Henley Hollon
said.
A weather service meteorologist
estimated that the tornado’s winds
reached 140 to 150 mph.
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It was mid September of 2010 and a South Jacksonville
resident was having a typical morning. She was cleaning
house and preparing dinner, so it would be ready for her
husband when he got home from work and after she had
received her afternoon home Hemodialysis treatment. The
South Jacksonville resident had been receiving dialysis
treatments for over six and a half years with the last two
years doing the treatments in her own home on a daily basis.
Something out of the ordinary happened this particular
morning. Mrs. Barb Whewell received a phone call. The
voice on the other end of the line began asking her if she
had the flu, cold, or had any other health issues out of
the ordinary. After it was established that she was feeling
good, the lady identified herself as, Kathy, a pre-transplant
coordinator from OSF St. Francis Transplant Center and
said “Mrs. Whewell we think that we have a kidney for
you.” Mrs. Whewell had been waiting on a kidney transplant
list for nearly eight years. Speechless, shaking, and tightly
hanging on to the phone she listened as the coordinator
proceeded to say get things in order, pack and I will call you
back this afternoon to let you know if everything is on go.
In mid afternoon the phone call came and the coordinator
stated that the kidney was currently being harvested from a
gentleman in Texas and will be flown to Chicago for final
testing later that night. “The incredible thing about this
kidney is that it is a perfect match for your body chemistry. I
need you, Mrs. Whewell to come to OSF St. Francis hospital
in Peoria within four hours.”
Early the next morning the kidney arrived, the preparation
work had been completed and Mrs. Whewell was being
wheeled down the hall accompanied by her family who
was supporting her with their good wishes, kisses and love
for a successful surgery. While waiting on the elevator to
open Mrs. Whewell saw her mother collapse, unresponsive.
They took Mrs. Whewell in to pre-op., in this circumstance
the hospital personnel allowed her husband and another
family member to stay with her up to the point of entering
the operating room. During this time nurses kept Mrs.
Whewell updated on her Mother’s condition. OSF St.
Francis philosophy is not only do we care for the patient, but
it is important to care for the family as well. After four and
a half hours the transplant surgeon reported to the family
that the transplant surgery went extremely well, however,
we are going to place her in the ICU for a couple days. This
was not part of the original plan, but the doctor believed
it was important for her recovery. When arriving at ICU
Mrs. Whewell learned that her Mother, Ms. Yvonne Ballard
of Jacksonville was also in ICU. The hospital personnel
arranged that both Mother and daughter would be side by
side with a window between the rooms so they could at
least see one another. The next morning Mrs. Whewell’s
doctor said, “Do you realize that the timing of your kidney
transplant saved your Mother’s life.” If your Mother had
been anywhere else than in the hospital she would not have
survived from her heart stopping and without the hospital
staff working quickly to revive her. Both Mother and
daughter have recovered and are doing well today.
The point of sharing this story with the public is that April
is Donate Life Awareness month. Did you know that there
are over 110,000 people waiting on a transplant of some
type nation wide, with 5,000 in Illinois alone? Every ten
minutes a new person is added to the national transplant
list and eighteen people die each day waiting for an organ.
One in twenty people will need to have some type of
transplant in one’s life time. Mrs. Whewell’s brother, Gale
Griffeth of Pittsfield, was one that died waiting on a organ
last December. The Whewells do strongly urge everyone
to register at the Secretary of State website and become an
organ donor. The website is www.donatelifeillinois.org.
Over fifty percent of Illinois citizens have registered to be
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Texas, who had prearranged to be an organ donor. We thank
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Larry and Barb Whewell are volunteers for the Gift of
Hope/ Donate Life organizations. If you have any questions,
we can be contacted by email at bwhewell@frontier.com.
Larry Whewell
Jacksonville
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011
SPORTS JOURNAL-COURIER
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JOURNAL-COURIER
Mike Brown, a product technician
at Aaron’s in Jacksonville,
won the Aaron’s PT (Product
Technician) Rodeo Competition
and earned the opportunity to
wave the green flag to start
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from right above instead of in the
Bulls
rally
Rose paces Chicago
in win over Indiana
BY ANDREW SELIGMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — Never mind
what everyone else was thinking,
Derrick Rose insisted he didn’t
expect the Chicago Bulls to roll
over the Indiana Pacers.
They certainly didn’t in Game
1.
Rose scored 39 points and
found Kyle Korver for a tiebreaking
3-pointer with 48 seconds left,
helping top-seeded Chicago stage
a late rally to beat the Pacers 104-
99 in their playoff opener on Saturday.
“We knew it was going to be
a hard game,” Rose said. “From
the beginning I guess we weren’t
prepared for it. Next time I think
we’ll be ready.”
For the Pacers, the loss was
tough to accept. They controlled
most of the game, but couldn’t
put it away.
They’d make little runs, Chicago
would come back, and the
Pacers would pull ahead again.
With Rose staring at them, Danny
Granger never felt safe.
“With Derrick Rose on the
other team? No,” Granger said.
“With Derrick Rose on the other
team, no. It’s like a crazy stalker
ex-girlfriend. Everytime you
tell her you don’t want to talk to
her, she’ll show up at your door
again.”
Trailing 98-88 in the fi nal period,
the Bulls showed the resolve
that carried them to a league-best
62-20 record, closing with a 16-1
run over the fi nal 3:38.
Rose scored seven during the
impressive finish, including a
three-point play and a fl oater that
tied it at 99 with 1:27 left. He then
hit Korver with a cross-court pass
for a 3 that gave the Bulls their
fi rst lead at 102-99.
Danny Granger then missed
a 3 and Joakim Noah got the rebound.
Rose eventually hit two
free throws with 14.8 seconds remaining.
Game 2 in this best-of-7 series
is Monday night at the United
Center.
Rose again showed why he is
an MVP favorite even though he
was off target. He missed each
of his nine 3-point attempts but
made 19 of 21 at the foul line and
finished with six rebounds and
six assists.
Luol Deng added 18 points
and Korver fi nished with 13, no
shot bigger than that 3.
Rose said an open 3 is “like a
layup” for Korver, who credited
the dynamic point guard for fi nding
him.
“Derrick made a great read,”
Korver said. “If my man helps,
he’s going to kick it out to me.
If he doesn’t help, he’s going to
drive into the lane. That’s why it’s
set up that way.”
Granger led Indiana with 24
points, and Tyler Hansbrough
shook off an elbow from Kurt
Thomas to fi nish with 22.
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Brown wins honor for today’s Aaron’s 499
stands will be incredible. They
said they might let me stay there
for a couple laps, too.”
The rodeo competition consisted
of events such as a written
test, hooking up 3D televisions
and a driver’s obstacle course.
There were three rounds of com-
Ellie West battles for possession with Macomb defenders Thursday in Jacksonville.
3 straight titles for JHS
BY JASON FARMER
JOURNAL-COURIER
For the first time in three
years, the Jacksonville girls’ soccer
team allowed a goal at the
East Moline Panther Invitational.
But for the third time in three
years, the Crimsons won the
tournament.
“At the beginning it was cold,
windy and snowing,” Jacksonville
coach John Mansholt said. “I
think it was a temperature of like
27 degrees out and it was quite
cold, but as the day progressed it
got better.”
In the opener, Jacksonville
topped Rock Island 4-0. Taylor
Darnell scored two goals and
recorded an assist for the Crimsons.
In the semifinals, Jacksonville
and Galesburg were scoreless
until the second half, when
Jacksonville scored three times
to win 3-0. Jacey Pate was the
Crimsons’ top scorer with two
goals. Lauren Ingram picked up
the assist on both of Pate’s
goals.
After recording their eighth
straight shutout in the tournament,
the Crimsons’ shutout
streak finally came to an end
against Bolingbrook in the championship
game.
Jacksonville jumped out to a 1-
0 first half lead on a Darnell’s
third goal of the day. In the second
half, Bolingbrook became
the first team to score a goal
against the Crimsons in three
years, tying the score at 1-1 at the
43:30 mark. Jacksonville’s Kelsi
Richardson came back with a
goal five minutes later to give
Jacksonville a 2-1 win.
“This is our third year in a row
winning this championship,”
Mansholt said. “We had the same
expectations we have had the last
two years — to go up there and
win the tournament.
“Obviously winning the two
previous years, you are going to
get the best games from anybody
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There are 1,829 Aaron’s stores,
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Brown was at a loss for words
about getting to wave the green
fl ag at Talledega.
“It’s awesome. It feels really
awesome. I can’t wait,” he said.
By winning the competition,
Brown not only gets to wave the
green flag to start the race in
Talledega, but he also won an
82-inch television and a oneweek
vacation in the Dominican
Republic.
that you are going to play up
there. And obviously we keep
winning up there, so we are the
benchmark up there for success.”
With three games in one day,
the Crimsons (9-2) had several
different players score and contribute.
Darnell and Pate each
scored three goals on the day.
Ingram and Pate each tallied
three assists. Goalie Nichole
Chatham recorded six saves
over the course of all three
games.
“When we started the season,
Mansholt said, “we lost Bailey
Cody and she had 40 goals last
year. We talked and needed to
make sure that it wasn’t just one
of us picking up the slack, that it
needed to be a team effort and
we are really elated that there are
a lot of girls that have stepped up
like Jacey Pate and Taylor Darnell.
They have really taken it
upon themselves to keep pushing.”
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• PAGE 11
L O C A L
R O U N D U P
Tigers
split
Beardstown earns
chilly 4-2 victory
BY JASON FARMER
JOURNAL-COURIER
Temperatures in the mid-40s,
with a brisk wind to boot, couldn’t
keep the Beardstown baseball
team from playing a doubleheader
Saturday afternoon. The Tigers
split with Lewistown, coming
from behind to win the fi rst game
4-2 and falling 5-2 in the second
game.
“It was a conference game and
we needed to play it,” Beardstown
coach Robin Lewis said. “We
were trying to beat the weather
as we are looking at storms all
next week. The fi eld was in good
shape, it wasn’t bad. It was just
cold springtime weather in Illinois.”
The opening game was marred
by errors as both teams combined
for 10 of them.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of
the fifth, Beardstown (11-5)
scored four runs and got its only
hit of the game — a double from
Brady Spears. That, combined
with three Lewistown errors,
helped the Tigers take the lead.
“The pitchers were uncomfortable,”
Lewis said. “Their hands
were cold and it was tough, both
as a hitter and as a fi elder.”
Deion Summers pitched the
first five innings, allowing both
runs while scattering four hits
and striking out seven. Chuck
McColez picked up the win in
relief. McColez threw one and
two-thirds innings, giving up just
one walk and a strikeout. Jon
Kramer struck out both batters
he faced in the fi nal two-thirds of
an inning to earn his fi rst save of
the year.
“Summers had to pitch around
a lot of errors,” Lewis said. “He
kept battling and only gave up
two runs with that many errors.
There were a lot of people on
base and he did a good job of
keeping them off-balance. He had
a couple of big strikeouts that
were huge, and they helped out
big.”
In the second game, Lewistown
put up a four-spot in the fi rst
inning and held on to beat Beardstown
5-2.
McColez started the game and
took the loss, allowing all eight
hits and fi ve runs. Tylor Patterson
tossed no-hit ball over the final
five innings while striking out
three.
Beardstown managed three
hits in the nightcap. Neal Beard
and Blake Patrick each had singles
while Spears picked up his
second double of the day.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
LADY BLUES
FALL TO LAKE FOREST
Illinois College led heading
into the bottom of the sixth but
gave up nine runs and lost 10-2.
Alese Speckhart took the loss.
The Lady Blues had only four
hits, and two came from Anna
Jacobs. Jacobs also had an RBI
and a stolen base. IC fell to 10-16
and 3-7 in the MWC. IC and Lake
Forest were scheduled to play a
doubleheader, but game two was
postponed.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
IC MEN WIN MEET
The Illinois College men’s
track and fi eld team edged Millikin
for the top spot in the fourteam
field, while the IC Lady
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BASKETBALL
NBA
PLAYOFFS
By The Associated Press
FIRST ROUND
(Best-of-7)
Saturday, April 16
Chicago 104, Indiana 99, Chicago leads
series 1-0
Miami 97, Philadelphia 89, Miami leads
series 1-0
Atlanta 103, Orlando 93, Atlanta leads
series 1-0
Dallas 89, Portland 81, Dallas leads
series 1-0
Sunday, April 17
Memphis at San Antonio, noon
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 2:30 p.m.
New York at Boston, 6 p.m.
Denver at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, April 18
Philadelphia at Miami, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Game Summary
BULLS 104, PACERS 99
INDIANA (99)
Granger 10-20 0-0 24, Hansbrough
10-19 2-3 22, Hibbert 4-7 3-4 11, Collison
7-15 1-3 17, George 1-2 0-0 2, Rush
2-3 1-2 7, McRoberts 1-6 2-2 4, Dunleavy
0-3 0-0 0, Price 3-6 0-1 8, Foster
1-3 2-2 4. Totals 39-84 11-17 99.
CHICAGO (104)
Deng 7-13 2-4 18, Boozer 4-11 4-5 12,
Noah 5-12 0-1 10, Rose 10-23 19-21 39,
Bogans 0-3 0-0 0, Brewer 1-3 0-0 2,
Thomas 3-4 0-0 6, Gibson 1-2 0-0 2,
Korver 4-7 1-1 13, Asik 0-0 0-0 0, Watson
1-4 0-0 2. Totals 36-82 26-32 104.
Indiana 27 28 24 20 — 99
Chicago 23 28 20 33 — 104
3-Point Goals—Indiana 10-18 (Granger
4-8, Collison 2-2, Rush 2-2, Price 2-3,
George 0-1, Dunleavy 0-2), Chicago 6-20
(Korver 4-4, Deng 2-3, Watson 0-1,
Bogans 0-3, Rose 0-9). Fouled Out—
None. Rebounds—Indiana 40 (Hibbert
8), Chicago 63 (Noah 11). Assists—Indiana
21 (Collison 9), Chicago 18 (Rose 6).
Total Fouls—Indiana 25, Chicago 21.
Technicals—Indiana Coach Vogel, Deng.
A—22,986 (20,917).
HOCKEY
NHL
PLAYOFFS
Saturday, April 16
Detroit 4, Phoenix 3, Detroit leads
series 2-0
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4, series tied 1-
1
Montreal 3, Boston 1, Montreal leads
series 2-0
Los Angeles at San Jose (n)
Sunday, April 17
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 2 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 7 p.m.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR
AARON’S 499
Lineup
By The Associated Press
After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday,
at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega,
Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles (Car number
in parentheses)
1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 178.248
mph.
2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet,
177.844.
3. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 177.807.
4. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet,
177.765.
5. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet,
177.702.
6. (09) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet,
177.685.
7. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 177.438.
8. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 177.379.
9. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 177.369.
10. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet,
177.353.
11. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 177.353.
12. (15) Michael Waltrip, Toyota,
177.317.
13. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet,
177.182.
14. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota,
177.143.
15. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota,
177.12.
16. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford,
177.087.
17. (16) Greg Biffl e, Ford, 177.074.
18. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet,
177.061.
19. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge,
177.032.
20. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 177.006.
21. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet,
176.872.
22. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota,
176.695.
23. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet,
176.659.
24. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford,
176.575.
25. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 176.519.
26. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota,
176.477.
27. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet,
176.461.
28. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 176.425.
29. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 176.37.
30. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet,
176.347.
31. (4) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 176.298.
32. (97) Kevin Conway, Toyota,
176.195.
33. (35) Steve Park, Chevrolet,
176.162.
34. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 175.939.
35. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet,
175.806.
36. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 175.41.
37. (71) Andy Lally, Ford, 175.349.
38. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet,
175.154.
39. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 175.134.
40. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, owner
points.
41. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, owner
points.
42. (7) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, owner
points.
43. (46) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, past
champion.
Failed to Qualify
44. (60) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 175.09.
45. (37) Tony Raines, Ford, 175.
46. (66) Michael McDowell, Toyota,
174.84.
BASEBALL
Major League
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 9 4 .692 —
Florida 8 5 .615 1
Atlanta 7 8 .467 3
Washington 6 7 .462 3
New York 4 11 .267 6
Central Division
W L Pct GB
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Atlanta Hawks’ dominance
over the Orlando Magic this year is not just a regular-season
phenomenon.
For now, it also includes the postseason.
Joe Johnson scored 25 points, Jamal Crawford fi nished
with 23 and Atlanta beat Orlando 103-93 in Game 1 of their
playoff series on Saturday, overcoming a monster night by
Dwight Howard.
Atlanta was eliminated by Orlando in last year’s playoffs
in the most lopsided four-game sweep in NBA history, but
this one was much different. The Hawks led by as many as
18 points while running multiple bodies at Howard all
night, and the rest of the Magic failed to step up.
“It’s a seven-game series and anything can happen,”
Hawks coach Larry Drew said. “All I wanted us to come in
here and do is play hard and maintain our composure. ... I
could tell our guys were ready for tonight’s game.”
Howard tied a career high with 46 points, to go along
with 19 rebounds. Jameer Nelson had 27 points but no
other Orlando player reached double fi gures.
The Hawks had five players with at least 13 points,
earning their fourth straight victory against the Magic and
erasing the sting of a six-game losing streak to close the
regular season. Al Horford scored 16, Josh Smith had 15
points and eight rebounds and Kirk Hinrich added 13
points.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in
Orlando.
“I think we just had to be excited about where we were,”
Johnson said. “We understood that we played this team
four times this year and we won three of them. We’re a
confi dent group. I think the last six games of the season
people kinda looked down on us because we lost all six.
But now we have a plan. It’s coming to fruition and we just
have to go out and play together.”
After shooting a dismal 36 percent in the fi rst quarter,
the Hawks connected on 30 of their fi nal 52 attempts from
the fi eld. They also shot 6 of 14 from the 3-point line.
“No question it’s different (from last year),” Horford
said. “We’re a different team this year. This year we feel
much more confi dent.”
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said Atlanta’s strong
shooting was too much to overcome and will be the focus
of his adjustments going forward, along with reducing
turnovers. The Magic had 18 giveaways that led to 21
Atlanta points.
The Hawks were in control throughout. They carried
an 85-71 lead into the fi nal period and caught a break when
Howard was whistled for his fi fth foul with 10:58 to play.
SCOREBOARD
Cincinnati 9 5 .643 —
Milwaukee 7 6 .538 1 1 ⁄2
Chicago 7 7 .500 2
St. Louis 7 7 .500 2
Pittsburgh 6 8 .429 3
Houston 5 10 .333 4 1 ⁄2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Colorado 11 3 .786 —
San Francisco 8 6 .571 3
Los Angeles 6 8 .429 5
San Diego 6 8 .429 5
Arizona 5 8 .385 5 1
⁄2
Saturday’s Games
Milwaukee at Washington, ppd., rain
Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 2
Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 2, 1st game
Houston 5, San Diego 3
Florida at Philadelphia, ppd., rain
Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 0, 2nd game
Chicago Cubs 8, Colorado 3
San Francisco 5, Arizona 3
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers (n)
Sunday’s Games
Pittsburgh (Karstens 1-0) at Cincinnati
(Volquez 2-0), 12:10 p.m.
Florida (Ani.Sanchez 0-1) at Philadelphia
(Hamels 1-1), 12:35 p.m.
Milwaukee (Gallardo 1-0) at Washington
(Marquis 0-0), 12:35 p.m., 1st game
N.Y. Mets (Gee 0-0) at Atlanta (Hanson
1-2), 12:35 p.m.
San Diego (Richard 1-0) at Houston
(Myers 1-0), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Dempster 1-2) at Colorado
(A.Johnson 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-2) at Arizona
(Enright 0-1), 3:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Carpenter 0-2) at L.A. Dodgers
(Billingsley 1-1), 3:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Estrada 1-0) at Washington
(L.Hernandez 1-1), 4:05 p.m., 2nd game
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
New York 8 5 .615 —
Toronto 7 7 .500 1 1 ⁄2
Baltimore 6 7 .462 2
Tampa Bay 6 8 .429 2 1
⁄2
Boston 3 10 .231 5
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Cleveland 10 4 .714 —
Kansas City 10 4 .714 —
Chicago 7 7 .500 3
Detroit 7 8 .467 3 1 ⁄2
Minnesota 4 10 .286 6
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 10 4 .714 —
Los Angeles 9 5 .643 1
Oakland 7 8 .467 3 1
⁄2
Seattle 4 11 .267 6 1 ⁄22
Saturday’s Games
Cleveland 8, Baltimore 3
N.Y. Yankees 5, Texas 2
Kansas City 7, Seattle 0
Boston 4, Toronto 1
L.A. Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 2
Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 3
Oakland 6, Detroit 2
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore (Bergesen 0-1) at Cleveland
(Carmona 0-2), 12:05 p.m.
Toronto (Litsch 1-0) at Boston (Lester
0-1), 12:35 p.m.
Minnesota (Duensing 0-0) at Tampa
Bay (Hellickson 1-1), 12:40 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 3-0) at Chicago
White Sox (Buehrle 1-0), 1:10 p.m.
Seattle (Pineda 1-1) at Kansas City
(Francis 0-0), 1:10 p.m.
Detroit (Penny 0-1) at Oakland (Cahill
1-0), 3:05 p.m.
Texas (Ogando 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees
(Sabathia 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
N B A P L A Y O F F S R O U N D U P
SPORTS
Box Score
CUBS 8, ROCKIES 3
Chicago Colorado
ab r h bi ab r h bi
SCastro ss 5 1 4 3 Fowler cf 4 0 1 0
Barney 2b 5 1 2 1 Herrer 2b-ss 4 0 1 0
Byrd cf 5 0 0 0 Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
ArRmr 3b 3 1 1 1 Tlwtzk ss 4 1 2 0
JeBakr ph-3b 1 0 0 0 JMorls 2b 1 0 0 0
C.Pena 1b 5 1 2 0 S.Smith rf 4 0 1 1
ASorin lf 5 1 3 2 Wggntn lf 3 0 1 0
Marml p 0 0 0 0 Stewart 3b 4 1 1 0
Fukdm rf 3 0 1 1 Iannett c 3 1 1 2
Marshll p 0 0 0 0 Hamml p 2 0 0 0
Grabow p 0 0 0 0 Helton ph 1 0 0 0
K.Wood p 0 0 0 0 FPauln p 0 0 0 0
RJhnsn ph-lf 1 0 1 0 FMorls p 0 0 0 0
K.Hill c 5 1 1 0 Splrghs ph 0 0 0 0
Colemn p 2 1 1 0 Lndstr p 0 0 0 0
JRussll p 0 0 0 0
DeWitt ph 1 1 1 0
Colvin rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 17 8 Totals 34 3 8 3
Chicago 010 011 500 — 8
Colorado 010 000 020 — 3
E—K.Hill (1). DP—Colorado 2.
LOB—Chicago 9, Colorado 13. 2B—
S.Castro (3), Barney 2 (3), A.Soriano (2),
Fowler (5), S.Smith (6). 3B—Tulowitzki
(1). HR—S.Castro (1), A.Soriano (5),
Iannetta (2). SF—S.Smith.
IP H R ER BB SO
Chicago
Coleman W,1-0 5 2-3 4 1 1 3 3
J.Russell H,1 1-3 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall 1 2 0 0 0 2
Grabow 2-3 1 2 2 3 1
K.Wood 1-3 0 0 0 0 1
Marmol 1 1 0 0 0 1
Colorado
Hammel L,1-1 6 7 3 3 1 5
F.Paulino 1-3 5 5 5 0 0
F.Morales 1 2-3 3 0 0 0 1
Lindstrom 1 2 0 0 0 2
HBP—by Coleman (Wigginton,
Giambi), by Hammel (Ar.Ramirez).
Friday’s Late Box
CARDINALS 11, DODGERS 2
St. Louis Los Angeles
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Theriot ss 6 0 1 1 Gwynn lf 4 0 1 0
Rasms cf 5 2 3 0 Blake 3b 3 1 1 0
Pujols 1b 5 2 2 3 Hwksw p 0 0 0 0
Hollidy lf 5 1 2 1 Guerrir p 0 0 0 0
Motte p 0 0 0 0 DeJess ph 1 0 0 0
Brkmn rf 4 2 2 2 Cormir p 0 0 0 0
Jay rf 1 0 0 0 Ethier rf 3 1 1 0
Freese 3b 5 2 3 0 Kemp cf 4 0 2 1
YMolin c 4 1 4 0 Loney 1b 4 0 0 0
Schmkr 2b 4 1 0 1 Uribe 2b-3b 4 0 1 0
Lohse p 3 0 1 0 Barajs c 4 0 0 0
Miller p 0 0 0 0 Carroll ss 4 0 1 0
Greene ph-lf 1 0 1 2 Garlnd p 1 0 0 0
Jansen p 0 0 0 0
Thams ph 1 0 0 0
Miles 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 11 19 10 Totals 34 2 7 1
St. Louis 030 120 104 — 11
Los Angeles 000 200 000 — 2
DP—Los Angeles 1. LOB—St. Louis
8, Los Angeles 6. 2B—Rasmus 3 (5),
Holliday (3), Gwynn (4), Blake (2). HR—
Pujols 2 (4), Berkman 2 (6). S—Lohse.
IP H R ER BB SO
St. Louis
Lohse W,2-1 7 1-3 6 2 2 1 6
Miller 2-3 1 0 0 0 0
Motte 1 0 0 0 0 2
Los Angeles
Garland L,0-1 4 9 5 5 0 2
Jansen 1 3 1 1 0 3
Hawksworth 2 1 1 1 0 1
Guerrier 1 2 0 0 0 0
Cormier 1 4 4 4 2 0
Garland pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
WP—Lohse. Balk—Garland.
Hawks stun Magic in Game 1
But even with Howard playing less aggressively underneath
on defense, Orlando put together a 10-1 run that cut
it to 92-83 with 4:40 left.
Howard banked in a hook shot with under two minutes
remaining to make it 98-90. But a steal by Smith and 3pointer
by Crawford put the Magic back into scramble
mode and Atlanta was able to play keepaway the rest of the
game.
The Magic came out with some renewed offensive
spirit in the opening minutes of the third, cutting Atlanta’s
lead to 57-53. The Hawks responded with an 11-0 run,
aided by a string of Orlando possessions that produced
either fouls or turnovers.
To compound matters, a few trips later Howard was hit
with his fourth personal and a technical foul at the 5:37
mark for pulling Zaza Pachulia to the fl oor on a rebound
attempt. Three straight free throws by the Hawks made it
71-54.
HEAT GET A LATE SCARE, TOP 76ERS IN GAME 1
MIAMI — Chris Bosh and LeBron James watched
from afar when Dwyane Wade controlled the final portions
of games during the Miami Heat’s championship
run in 2006.
They got a closer look Saturday, when Wade helped
save Miami from a Game 1 collapse.
Bosh had 25 points and 12 rebounds, James added 21
points and 14 rebounds, and Wade scored five of his 17
points in the final 1:34 as the Heat held off a huge Philadelphia
comeback try and beat the 76ers 97-89 in the
opener of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
“The only number that matters right now is 1-0,” Wade
said. “That’s all it’s about.”
MAVERICKS 89, TRAIL BLAZERS 81
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 of his game-high
28 points in the fourth quarter and the Mavericks defeated
Portland in Game 1 of their Western Conference first
round series.
Even though Nowitzki struggled from the field most of
the night, he came through when the Mavericks needed
him most.
The Heat won both, and are now 4-0 against the 76ers
this season.
“Second time in three weeks that we had a big lead and
let it slip,” Brand said. “Right now, it’s the playoffs. Win
these games or go home. So it’s more of a discouraging
feeling knowing that we could have won these games.”
Also much like that March 25 game: Philadelphia gave
itself a shot down the stretch.
SPORTS MENU
Sunday, April 17
COLLEGE
Baseball
Fontbonne University at MacMurray
College, 2 p.m.; Illinois College at Grinnell
(DH), 11 a.m.
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IC baseball doubleheader postponed
The Illinois College baseball doubleheader scheduled
to be played at Grinnell Saturday has been moved to
today at 11 a.m. First pitch will be at 11 a.m.
Giants LHP Zito injured early
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants pitcher
Barry Zito has left a start against the Arizona Diamondbacks
in the second inning because of a right mid-foot
sprain.
The left-hander was hurt Saturday while making a
lunging catch of a bunt by Diamondbacks pitcher Joe
Saunders. The Giants said X-rays were negative.
Coleman leads Cubs
past Rockies, 8-3
DENVER (AP) — Casey Coleman scattered four hits
while working into the sixth inning and Starlin Castro went
4 for 5 with a three-run homer in Chicago’s 8-3 win over
Colorado on Saturday night that snapped the Rockies’
seven-game winning streak.
Alfonso Soriano also went deep for the Cubs, whose win
ended a six-game skid at Coors Field that dated to Aug. 9,
2009.
The Rockies, who were missing Carlos Gonzalez (soreness)
and Todd Helton (rest) from their starting lineup,
hadn’t been blown out all year, losing just twice in their
fi rst 13 games, both in extra innings.
Jason Hammel (1-1) became the fi rst Rockies starter to
lose a game all season, allowing three runs on seven hits
over six innings.
Despite walking three and hitting two batters, Coleman
(1-0) kept the Rockies off balance while giving up just four
hits and one run, which came in the second when Troy
Tulowitzki tripled and scored on a sacrifi ce fl y that tied the
game at 1.
So effi cient while jumping out to a baseball-best 11-2
start, the Rockies’ watered-down lineup was 0 for 12 with
runners in scoring position, including 0 for 9 against Coleman.
Colorado left 13 men on base.
The Cubs, who had 17 hits, broke a 1-1 tie in the fi fth
when Coleman slapped a one-out single to center and took
third on Castro’s double down the left-fi eld line. Coleman
scored on Darwin Barney’s slow roller to fi rst baseman
Jason Giambi.
Soriano made it 3-1 in the sixth with his fi fth homer,
which came off Hammel.
The Cubs put it away with a fi ve-run seventh inning
with all the runs coming off righty Felipe Paulino, who
allowed hits to fi ve of the six batters he faced and was
charged with fi ve earned runs. He saw his ERA jump from
1.59 to 9.00.
Castro’s blow was the big one. He sent an 0-1 offering
into the left fi eld stands for his fi rst homer, which made it
6-1.
Chris Iannetta homered for Colorado, his two-run shot
off John Grabow in the eighth making it 8-3. The Rockies
had a chance to make it interesting, putting two men on
base for Giambi, who battled Kerry Wood through a 10pitch
at-bat before striking out.
Soriano’s RBI double put the Cubs ahead 1-0 in the second,
and the Rockies tied it in the bottom half on Seth
Smith’s sacrifi ce fl y that scored Tulowitzki, but Colorado
wasted leadoff doubles in the fi fth and sixth innings while
the game was still up for grabs.
Smith led off the fourth with a double and Ty Wigginton
was hit by a pitch.
ROUNDUP: IC wins
Continued from Page 11
Blues claimed third on the women’s side Saturday at the
Millikin Big Blue Open in Decatur.
Dillon Binkley won the high jump for IC, while T.J.
Boullion (pole vault), Josiah Norville (110-meter hurdles)
and Matt Kole (400-meter hurdles) also took home fi rstplace
fi nishes. The Illinois College 4x400-meter relay team,
featuring Sean Peters, Caleb Cox, Joe Heidbreder and
Mike Ruyle, also claimed fi rst place.
Sophomore Megan Stringer took fi rst place in the javelin
for the Lady Blues.
The IC men scored 200 points to top Millikin (183),
Knox (110) and Eureka (29). The IC women scored 52
points, ahead of Eureka (49), and behind Millikin (219)
and Knox (99).

CHICAGO (AP) — With six commemorative game
balls sitting in his locker, Tyler Chatwood appeared stoic
on the outside.
On the inside, he was ecstatic.
Chatwood pitched seven impressive innings for his first
major league win and Hank Conger hit a three-run homer
to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Chicago White Sox
7-2 on Saturday.
“What you saw tonight is what we saw in Tyler,” Angels
manager Mike Scioscia said. “He had a couple of good
changeups and some good curveballs, but everything is
set up on his fastball command.”
With starters Scott Kazmir and Joel Pineiro on the
disabled list, the Angels have turned to Chatwood, who
dropped a 4-0 decision to the Cleveland Indians in his debut
Monday.
“I felt better today,” Chatwood said. “Nerves were gone.
I just felt more confident.”
After the start was delayed more than 2 hours by rain,
the 21-year-old rookie allowed just one run and five hits.
The lone blemish was Carlos Quentin’s fifth-inning homer,
his third of the season and the 100th of his career.
Howie Kendrick also homered and drove in three runs
for the Angels. Leadoff man Maicer Izturis had three hits.
Gavin Floyd (1-1) took the loss, yielding six runs and
eight hits over six innings. He threw three wild pitches and
allowed hits to the leadoff batter in each of the first four innings.
Listed by batting average
(minimum 20 at bats)
Name School AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB BB Avg
Joey Coonrod Carrollton 31 23 20 15 2 1 2 3 8 0.645
Nick Duke Routt Catholic 35 15 19 16 5 0 4 3 3 0.543
Kurtis Weber Carrollton 34 25 18 9 1 1 2 7 6 0.529
Austin Malley Calhoun 41 18 21 8 6 0 0 5 9 0.512
Brad Hamilton Pittsfi eld 30 5 15 8 3 0 0 2 5 0.500
Steven Risley Griggsville-Perry 29 14 14 14 3 0 4 1 5 0.483
Brad Rumple Griggsville-Perry 46 16 22 17 2 1 2 2 2 0.478
Brett Elliott Routt Catholic 34 13 16 11 2 0 3 8 2 0.471
Nick Lonergan Routt Catholic 32 13 15 12 6 2 1 5 6 0.469
Caleb Howell Jacksonville 45 9 21 11 6 2 0 5 5 0.467
Ryan Palan Carrollton 28 10 13 10 2 0 1 1 2 0.464
Listed by total hits
Name School AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB BB Avg
Taylor Jokisch Virginia 52 17 29 26 3 0 5 3 7 0.558
Emalie Shoemaker Virginia 50 24 27 25 7 1 1 6 3 0.540
Kimberly Lake Carrollton 42 12 22 15 7 1 2 1 3 0.524
Madalyn Allen Virginia 54 30 21 11 3 1 1 23 9 0.389
Rhea Hobson Griggsville-Perry 47 12 21 13 2 1 1 2 1 0.447
Emily Carls Triopia 46 17 20 13 2 1 2 10 1 0.435
Tara Scott Jacksonville 43 22 20 16 2 0 3 1 11 0.465
Ashlyn Myers Jacksonville 43 20 19 15 5 2 1 1 7 0.442
Kimmie Carlin Triopia 43 6 19 4 1 2 0 2 2 0.442
Kelsie Kuhlmann Beardstown 41 16 19 12 6 0 2 0 4 0.463
Morgan Smith Triopia 47 6 19 16 4 1 3 3 5 0.404
Lydia Reither Triopia 48 12 19 4 2 0 0 5 3 0.396
Adele Cook Carrollton 40 6 19 9 5 0 0 1 2 0.475
Jill Stock Virginia 51 21 18 14 3 1 1 9 4 0.353
Mackenzie Fox Beardstown 41 13 18 21 5 0 2 0 4 0.439
Lyn Vaughn Virginia 48 13 17 17 6 0 2 3 4 0.354
Ciara Dawdy Jacksonville 49 14 16 17 1 2 0 1 5 0.327
Alex Moore Griggsville-Perry 42 11 16 6 0 1 0 2 2 0.381
Hannah Lesemann Carrollton 37 9 15 11 4 2 0 0 3 0.405
Kelsey Sargent Griggsville-Perry 35 7 15 3 0 1 0 3 6 0.429
Brittany Nolan Carrollton 37 16 15 5 2 1 0 7 5 0.405
Niki Hoesman North Greene 33 6 14 7 3 1 0 0 2 0.424
Bella Parnell New Berlin 25 7 14 7 3 1 1 1 1 0.560
Kallie Phares North Greene 40 9 14 2 4 1 0 5 0 0.350
Kaitlyn Schultz Beardstown 30 13 14 6 1 0 0 5 7 0.467
Kyndal Baalman Calhoun 32 5 14 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.438
Morgan Davidsmeier Beardstown 30 10 14 5 2 0 2 0 0 0.467
Lacy Emrick Griggsville-Perry 38 12 13 11 8 1 0 4 7 0.342
Nicole Garrett Jacksonville 49 17 13 1 0 0 0 6 6 0.265
Taylor Shanks West Central 35 6 13 7 5 0 0 3 7 0.371
Lexi DeSpain Griggsville-Perry 46 10 13 5 2 0 1 0 5 0.283
Courtney Schroeder New Berlin 21 4 13 11 5 0 0 0 3 0.619
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Ryan Long Calhoun 41 12 19 19 3 0 2 0 3 0.463
Keaton Dyche Rushville-Industry 48 19 22 16 2 2 1 0 2 0.458
Jarod Robeson Virginia 29 15 13 6 1 0 1 7 5 0.448
Kyle Klocke Calhoun 41 16 18 17 2 1 0 9 3 0.439
Nolan Whalen Routt Catholic 30 11 13 4 3 0 0 4 6 0.433
T.J. Pratt Routt Catholic 37 15 16 16 2 3 6 2 2 0.432
Cam Morrison Routt Catholic 47 16 20 8 4 0 1 11 3 0.426
Kendall Ruyle Routt Catholic 39 18 16 11 1 0 0 5 5 0.410
Jacob Wilson Brown County 27 7 11 5 0 1 0 7 2 0.407
Brad Dinsmore Triopia 37 9 15 5 0 0 1 11 1 0.405
Cody Parrish Triopia 33 5 13 8 6 0 0 1 5 0.394
Parker Day West Central 28 10 11 7 2 0 0 2 7 0.393
Drew Hoffman Virginia 28 10 11 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.393
Jason Hobson Griggsville-Perry 41 16 16 17 2 2 2 8 2 0.390
Sami Hembrough Beardstown 33 10 13 8 2 1 0 1 4 0.394
Allison Roberts West Central 39 12 13 2 3 1 0 6 4 0.333
Lindsey Hobson Griggsville-Perry 35 8 13 8 2 0 1 0 3 0.371
Olivia Pate Beardstown 32 10 13 7 6 0 0 1 2 0.406
Michelle Meyer Carrollton 39 5 13 14 2 2 2 0 2 0.333
Dakota Nicholson West Central 39 7 13 8 0 1 1 3 3 0.333
Melissa Roberts West Central 35 7 12 6 3 1 1 5 4 0.343
McKenzie Vose Griggsville-Perry 36 10 12 3 2 0 0 0 5 0.333
Jocie Klocke Calhoun 29 7 12 4 2 0 1 1 1 0.414
Seely Sayre Triopia 32 6 12 8 0 0 3 0 4 0.375
Taylor Cooper Beardstown 37 6 12 9 6 0 1 0 1 0.324
Jenna Thompson Virginia 32 12 12 7 1 0 0 1 4 0.375
Samantha Mitchell Jacksonville 35 8 11 5 0 0 0 2 3 0.314
Jill Brackett Calhoun 31 6 11 7 3 1 0 2 0 0.355
Katie Nichols New Berlin 19 8 11 3 1 0 0 5 3 0.579
Marlee Jo Bradshaw Griggsville-Perry 42 10 11 6 1 1 2 0 3 0.262
Emily Graham Jacksonville 36 6 11 9 1 0 0 5 2 0.306
Chloe Werries Jacksonville 48 13 11 9 0 1 1 9 7 0.229
Erica Mibb Beardstown 37 8 11 10 1 0 0 1 1 0.297
Jenny Ward North Greene 31 0 11 11 1 0 0 0 5 0.355
Morgan Wessel Virginia 45 1 10 5 4 0 0 0 1 0.222
Jill Harris Beardstown 40 4 10 6 1 0 0 0 2 0.250
Haylee Kessinger North Greene 37 4 10 4 2 0 0 1 0 0.270
Lucia Jiardina New Berlin 21 9 10 6 1 1 0 1 2 0.476
Kelsey Bettis West Central 44 6 10 6 1 0 0 4 2 0.227
Katie Clayton Triopia 39 6 10 5 1 0 1 3 2 0.256
Elaini Godar Calhoun 22 1 10 3 0 0 0 3 0 0.455
Abby Rose Calhoun 22 1 9 4 2 0 0 2 1 0.409
Claire Simonds Jacksonville 35 7 9 4 1 0 0 1 0 0.257
Peyton Kirkpatrcik New Berlin 19 5 9 5 1 0 0 1 0 0.474
Kelley Pembrook Greenfi eld 27 2 9 1 2 0 0 1 2 0.333
Nadia Berry Carrollton 42 12 8 9 1 1 0 7 2 0.190
Carlie Sides Triopia 29 6 8 3 1 0 0 2 3 0.276
Courtney Cave Virginia 40 9 8 1 3 1 0 2 7 0.200
Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, Ill., Sunday, April 17, 2011 13
Chatwood pitches Angels past White Sox
“The two home runs got him,” White Sox manager
Ozzie Guillen said. “He got men at second base with less
than two out for three innings in a row. He battled.”
Paul Konerko hit his fourth homer for Chicago, a solo
shot with two outs in the ninth to end a 1-for-16 slide.
Chatwood (1-1) retired 10 of his first 13 batters and induced
three double plays. He struck out three. The righthander
gave up four runs over five innings Monday against
Cleveland.
Izturis has 14 hits in his last 26 at-bats against the White
Sox, getting hits in seven consecutive meetings. He is 6 for
10 in the series.
After Vernon Wells doubled to lead off the second and
advanced to third on a fly ball, Floyd retired Mark Trumbo
on a groundout and had a two-strike count on Conger before
his second wild pitch in two innings allowed Wells to
score the first run. Conger then grounded out.
In the third inning, Brandon Wood doubled and advanced
to third on Izturis’ second hit of the game, but Izturis
was tagged out in a rundown. Kendrick then drove a 3-2
pitch over the left-center wall to put the Angels up 3-0.
The 391-foot shot was Kendrick’s fifth homer of the season.
After allowing two hits to start the fourth, Floyd appeared
to have found his rhythm, retiring eight in a row.
But after a pair of two-out walks in the sixth, pitching coach
Don Cooper paid Floyd a visit and Conger drove the next
offering down the right-field line for his second homer of
the season.
JOURNAL-COURIER/NICK TURNER
Triopia’s Jansen Joehl is tagged out after sliding back to first base during a game against West Central
at Triopia High School this week.
Area high school baseball statistics
Area high school softball statistics
Conger is one of three catchers the Angels are carrying.
Scioscia spoke at length before the game about the platoon
and how he hoped someone would break away from
the pack with offensive production.
“They were pounding me in. I was getting beat,” Conger
said. “After that mound visit I just wanted to hunt a fastball
and put a swing on it.”
Starting his third consecutive game, Conger finally
broke through with the bat — but he hasn’t won the starting
job yet.
“What’s helping him is the way he’s played defensively,”
said Scioscia, a former catcher. “If you’re a catcher and
you’re not doing the job defensively, it doesn’t matter how
well you swing the bat.”
Quentin led off the fifth by driving the first pitch he saw
over the left-center fence for his 100th home run.
“It’s a nice accomplishment,” Quentin said. “Obviously,
you want the win first.”
Floyd was relieved in the seventh by Will Ohman, who
gave up a double to Izturis and an RBI single to Kendrick
that extended the Angels’ lead to 7-1.
Konerko homered off Rich Thompson in the ninth.
Juan Pierre had two hits and reached base three times
for the White Sox. He was caught stealing in the third, unsuccessful
for the fifth straight time. He is 4 for 9 on stolen
base attempts this season.
The start of the game was delayed for 2 hours, 10 minutes.
Luke Nash West Central 31 8 12 9 2 0 0 4 2 0.387
Adam Hickson Calhoun 26 7 10 5 2 0 0 2 3 0.385
John Love Triopia 26 8 10 13 1 0 4 2 5 0.385
Matthew Martin Routt Catholic 26 5 10 7 3 0 1 1 4 0.385
Jacob Baalman Calhoun 42 8 16 19 2 0 0 1 1 0.381
Jarod Stock Beardstown 42 9 16 17 5 0 1 0 7 0.381
Josh Shipley West Central 24 6 9 8 3 0 2 0 1 0.375
Sammy Coonrod Carrollton 32 16 12 14 0 0 1 3 6 0.375
Jack Canter Rushville-Industry 43 19 16 6 0 2 0 12 4 0.372
Mason Damon Pittsfi eld 30 7 11 6 1 0 1 1 4 0.367
Jordan Harr Carrollton 33 11 12 14 2 1 1 3 2 0.364
Tim Woodward Brown County 33 7 12 5 4 0 0 1 2 0.364
Jason Baalman Calhoun 25 13 9 5 2 0 0 0 4 0.360
Kody Kleinschmidt Triopia 28 13 10 8 2 1 1 10 7 0.357
Mike Fraley Carrollton 28 8 10 8 0 0 0 5 1 0.357
Kaiden Davis North Greene 28 11 10 6 2 0 0 0 8 0.357
Jordan Boehs West Central 28 13 10 8 2 0 0 2 7 0.357
Nick Williams North Greene 28 12 10 12 2 3 2 1 7 0.357
Rudy Pate Jacksonville 37 10 13 12 5 0 3 2 3 0.351
Cole Thurman Rushville-Industry 40 8 14 4 1 0 0 0 1 0.350
Jalen Leinberger Virginia 43 7 15 10 2 0 1 0 2 0.349
Logan Todd Jacksonville 43 9 15 6 3 0 0 1 4 0.349
Dylan Guthrie West Central 26 8 9 6 2 0 0 1 3 0.346
Cody White North Greene 29 4 10 8 1 2 0 0 6 0.345
Deion Summers Beardstown 38 14 13 5 3 0 0 0 11 0.342
Brant Young Virginia 38 13 13 14 3 0 2 3 5 0.342
Dryden Craven Griggsville-Perry 41 15 14 2 1 1 0 3 6 0.341
Leo Herzberger Virginia 36 7 12 7 4 0 1 0 3 0.333
Tylor Patterson Beardstown 36 8 12 7 2 0 1 0 7 0.333
Brock Rumple Griggsville-Perry 40 10 13 14 1 0 3 0 5 0.325
Brady Spears Beardstown 40 12 13 9 2 1 1 1 6 0.325
Conner Coombs Jacksonville 34 8 11 5 2 1 1 1 3 0.324
Adam Knox North Greene 22 2 7 6 2 0 0 0 1 0.318
Dillon Ingles Rushville-Industry 44 13 14 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.318
Dallas Wilcoxen Rushville-Industry 22 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.318
Justin Volk Brown County 32 3 10 4 0 0 0 4 0 0.313
Kyle Harris Rushville-Industry 42 10 13 12 1 0 0 2 5 0.310
Scott Warden Beardstown 36 7 11 5 0 0 0 0 4 0.306
Gavin Bogan Pittsfi eld 33 6 10 4 3 0 0 1 2 0.303
Caleb Bell Beardstown 43 16 13 4 2 0 0 4 11 0.302
Jeremy Roesch North Greene 30 3 9 5 0 0 0 3 5 0.300
Wyatt Bradshaw Griggsville-Perry 37 4 11 6 2 0 0 0 2 0.297
Josh Millard Triopia 27 4 8 5 3 0 0 3 1 0.296
Damon Christian North Greene 24 3 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0.292
Jansen Joehl Triopia 35 8 10 6 2 0 0 2 3 0.286
Note: Statistics taken from Leaderboards at myjournalcouriervarsity.com. Coaches,
if your team’s stats are incorrect, please call the Journal-Courier at (800) 682-
9132 after 4 p.m. Statistics updated daily.
Aimee Kerley Brown County 21 0 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 0.381
Maddie Baalman Calhoun 28 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Mallory Edwards Jacksonville 29 5 7 5 3 0 0 1 5 0.241
Adrienne McLain Triopia 28 2 7 5 0 1 0 0 3 0.250
Andrea McLaughlin West Central 25 5 7 4 2 0 0 4 1 0.280
Kat Jiardina New Berlin 14 1 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ashley Elliott North Greene 31 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.226
Abby Herrmann Calhoun 28 1 7 3 2 0 0 0 1 0.250
Addie Witt Calhoun 14 3 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 0.500
Haley Brown West Central 34 4 6 2 0 0 0 3 2 0.176
Amie Sims New Berlin 11 5 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.545
Melissa Hendricks Carrollton 21 2 6 4 1 0 0 1 7 0.286
Hannah Burger New Berlin 14 1 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0.429
Morgan Floyd Triopia 36 4 6 2 0 1 0 0 4 0.167
Racheal Blumenberg Calhoun 16 4 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.375
Mackenzie James Pittsfi eld 16 5 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 0.375
Ali Loos New Berlin 11 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.455
Laura Chamberlain Pittsfi eld 9 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.556
Rachael Goodall Greenfi eld 24 3 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 0.208
Abby Klunk Calhoun 18 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.278
Nikki McLaughlin West Central 28 5 5 4 1 0 0 2 5 0.179
Lorren Newingham Pittsfi eld 13 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.385
Daerial DeGroot Virginia 22 3 5 6 2 0 0 1 1 0.227
Payton McKinnon Brown County 16 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0.313
Courtney Cooper Brown County 13 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.385
Kearsta Ornellas Greenfi eld 24 3 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 0.208
Alyssa Heavner Pittsfi eld 14 5 5 5 1 1 1 0 1 0.357
Addi Lagemann Pittsfi eld 16 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.313
Emily Elliott North Greene 27 2 5 1 1 0 0 4 4 0.185
Allison Varble Carrollton 29 7 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 0.172
Kinsey McMillen North Greene 29 2 5 4 2 0 1 1 0 0.172
Courtney Bedtka Virginia 15 3 4 3 1 0 1 0 2 0.267
Jamie Fredrick North Greene 24 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.167
Breanna Leerhoff Brown County 19 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.211
Note: Statistics taken from Leaderboards at myjournalcouriervarsity.com. Coaches,
if your team’s stats are incorrect, please call the Journal-Courier at (800) 682-
9132 after 4 p.m. Statistics updated daily.

14 Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, Ill., Sunday, April 17, 2011
BY BETH HARRIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — The way Lance
Berkman sees it, the hot-hitting Cardinals
are simply realizing their potential for power
at the same time.
Albert Pujols and Berkman each homered
in consecutive at-bats and St. Louis
sent the Los Angeles Dodgers to their
fourth consecutive loss, 11-2 on Friday
night.
The Cardinals’ offense continued unabated
as they reached .500 for the fi rst
time this season, with five wins in their
last six games. They battered the Dodgers’
staff for 19 hits a night after winning the series
opener 9-5 and collecting 16 hits.
“If you look at the back of everybody’s
baseball card and fi gure, ‘Well, if they hit
to their potential,’ you’ve got the recipe for
a really good offense,” Berkman said. “Just
like we weren’t too distraught about having
a couple of tough games at the beginning
of the season, we’re not going to pat
ourselves on the back too much for having
a few games where we swung the bats
well.”
In their five games since Monday —
three against Arizona — the Cardinals
have hit 13 homers and scored 51 runs.
They’ve had 14 or more hits in fi ve consecutive
games for the fi rst time since Aug.
31-Sept. 7, 1930, when they did so in six
straight.
“It’s a burst and it’s not something that
you can look to continue every game the
rest of the season,” Berkman said. “That
was predicted to be a strength of this team
coming into the season and it’s good to see
we’ve been able to string some games here
where that’s been the case.”
The Cardinals’ offensive power extended
to the bottom of their lineup, too. Yadier
Molina had four hits — all singles — and
starter Kyle Lohse singled, too.
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Lohse (2-1) allowed two runs and six
hits in 7 1-3 innings. The right-hander
struck out six, including Aaron Miles in
the seventh for his 1,000th career strikeout,
and walked one. “I didn’t have my best
stuff,” Lohse said. “I was able to get it going
once we put runs on the board. The big
thing was to not let them get in it.”
Jon Garland (0-1) struggled in his season
debut, giving up nine hits and fi ve runs
in four-plus innings. The right-hander, who
struck out two and walked none, came off
the disabled list earlier in the day after
straining his left oblique March 9.
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SPORTS
Bayne learns it’s not so easy since Daytona win
BY PAUL NEWBERRY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Trevor Bayne
has yukked it up with Ellen and chatted
with the vice president.
One thing he hasn’t done is come close
to repeating his stunning win in the Daytona
500.
Talk about a reality check.
“I wouldn’t say I’m disappointed,” the
20-year-old Bayne said Saturday, having
just crawled from his car after a strong
qualifying run at Talladega Superspeedway.
“Sure, the standard got raised for us
a little bit when we won our second race in
the Cup series and our fi rst Daytona 500.
But this year is normal for any new driver
coming into a series.”
Indeed, since winning NASCAR’s Super
Bowl, he’s turned in a string of fi nishes
that are more in line with someone of his
age and experience.
Bayne hasn’t fi nished higher than 17th
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Pujols, Berkman power
Cardinals past Dodgers
in six races since Daytona, but this might
be the week for another strong fi nish. Talladega
is NASCAR’s other restrictor-plate
track, leading to the same sort of tandem
racing he adapted to so well in the season
opener.
On Saturday, he was at it again, leading
late in the Nationwide race until a late
pass by Kyle Busch and a crash on the last
lap brought out a fi nishing yellow. Bayne
wound up sixth.
Now, it’s on to the big one.
“I’ve been looking forward to this race
for a while now,” Bayne said. “This is fun
for me. You’ve kind of got to think through
it, be smart with it. It’s a little bit different
style of race. There’s not the high intensity,
even though you’re running 200
mph hooked to another car. It’s still not the
adrenaline rush to me that you get at most
other races. You can be more calm, think
through things. It’s a little easier.”
Nothing has been easy for Bayne since
Daytona. The following week, he wrecked
at Phoenix and fi nished 40th. There were a
string of three straight fi nishes in the 30s
before he improved to 17th at Texas last
weekend.
Bayne is more confident about his
chances at Talladega, which is a little longer
and wider than Daytona but essentially
the same trioval layout, with the same style
of two-by-two racing. He’ll start 11th in the
Aaron’s 499, the best qualifying effort of
his young career, and shouldn’t have any
problem finding drivers willing to work
with him.
“We’ve got a really good shot here at
Talladega, as good as any,” Bayne said.
“Our superspeedway program is really
good. We’ve got an awesome car.”
It’s not the same machine he had at
Daytona; that one is now on display in the
track museum. His new Ford looks different,
too, switching to a red-and-yellow paint
scheme instead of the throwback Woods
St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols (right) watches his ball go as Los Angeles
Dodgers relief pitcher Kenley Jansen looks on. The ball cleared the
fence for a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a Major League
Baseball game Friday in Los Angeles.
Berkman homered into the lower right
fi eld seats on Garland’s fi rst pitch of the
second inning. David Freese scored from
third base on a balk by Garland — the fi rst
of his career — and Ryan Theriot hit an
RBI single for a 3-0 lead.
“I still don’t think it’s a balk,” Garland
said. “He said I started (toward the plate),
which is weird because when I start to go
back into my set (position), I go back, and
he said I went forward. So I think maybe
he blinked and then saw me turn because
I turn and look at the runner every time
someone’s on base. And until you’re set,
you can do that.”
Berkman homered again leading off the
fourth for his second multihomer game
since Monday. “They seem to be hitting everything
thrown up there, and they’re doing
a pretty damn good job of it,” Garland
said.
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Brothers design that was on the car in the
season opener.
Four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon
teamed up with Bayne at Daytona, feeling
perfectly comfortable leading the way with
the kid pushing him from behind, or vice
versa when it was time to swap.
“If that scenario pops up again, I’d be
thrilled to work with him, whether it’s being
the pusher or being pushed,” Gordon
said. “He did a great job in Daytona. He
looks like he’s doing a great job here. He’s
got a fast race car as well.”
Gordon’s preference is to stick with his
Hendrick Motorsports teammates, which
is not a bad option. They were dominant
during qualifying, becoming only the third
team in NASCAR history to sweep the top
four spots for a Cup race.
Gordon claimed the 70th pole of his career,
with Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin
and Dale Earnhardt Jr. taking the next
three positions.
Busch wins
a wild one
BY PAUL NEWBERRY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kyle Busch won
under a yellow flag in a wild finish Saturday,
taking the Nationwide race at Talladega
Superspeedway when the last of 10
crashes sent Mike Wallace’s car flipping
upside down.
Busch captured his fourth win in seven
Nationwide races — and 47th of his career
— on a day when tandem racing produced
a series-record 56 lead changes, 11 cautions
and two red flags to clean up all the
debris.
Even Busch got caught up in the mayhem.
He spun out in the biggest crash of
the day, a 21-car melee just 28 laps from the
scheduled finish of the Aaron’s 312.
Busch drove his battered Toyota onto
pit road and figured he was done for the
day. Instead, his crew patched up the damage,
yanked off the pieces they couldn’t fix
and sent him back onto the track without
losing a lap.
He hooked with Joey Logano in a powerful
duo, somehow finding a narrow gap to
get past leader Trevor Bayne and his pusher,
Carl Edwards, on the second attempt at
a green-white-checkered finish.
Bayne and Edwards didn’t have a
chance at payback. When Wallace’s car
got clipped on the last lap going down the
backstretch, spinning onto its roof, the yellow
came out and Busch was assured of
the win. Wallace’s car wound up back on its
wheels and he actually drove it to the finish
line of a race that lasted seven laps beyond
its scheduled 117.
Busch’s No. 18 car looked better than
Wallace’s.
Not by much, though.
“I got hit a couple of times. My steering
wheel got knocked out of my hands,”
Busch said. “I thought the thing was killed.
Things were dragging and smoking. The
sparks were flying.”
After his big wreck, Busch actually
planned to drive straight behind the wall.
Fortunately for him, his pit box came up
before the entrance to the garage, giving
his crew a chance to assess the damage
and reassure him that he could make it to
the finish.
Winning was another matter.
“Who would’ve thought we could finish
first?” Busch marveled.
But in this new style of restrictor-plate
racing, where cars go much faster when
they pair off rather than drafting in a big
pack, it’s essential to have a good partner.
For Busch, that was Logano.
“I wish we could’ve gotten to the checkered
flag,” the runner-up said. “Maybe we
could’ve done something with Kyle. But we
were committed to push him. It’s a bummer
that a caution came out there at the end. All
I know is I saw a car go upside down in my
mirror.”
Logano’s car was all beat up, too, looking
as though it had just
been through a short-track
brawl at Martinsville instead
of a race on the longest
oval in the Sprint Cup
series.
“I got hit in the door. My
bumpers are falling off,”
he said. “It was crazy out
there.”
Joe Nemechek, who
paired with Wallace to contend
with the better-funded
teams, wound up third.
Brad Keselowki was fourth,
pole-sitter Elliott Sadler
took fifth and Bayne, who
led a race-high 23 laps, slid
all the way to sixth.
After the race, Bayne
asked Busch how he was
able to get through such a
small gap for the decisive
pass, actually sliding between
two pairs of cars.
“I didn’t think it was
wide enough, but I guess
I made it wide enough,”
Busch said.

Looks and runs good with leather interior
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Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) is currently accepting
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Surgical Technology to begin fall semester 2011 with part-time
teaching assignments to begin summer semester of 2011.
LLCC is seeking innovative instructors who place student
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particularly interested in applicants who demonstrate an interest
in active learning approaches, student assessment techniques,
and utilizing technology in the classroom. The college is also
interested in individuals with a commitment to departmental,
institutional, and community service. Duties will include teaching
15 contact hours per semester. Some opportunities exist for
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Position requirements include a Certified Surgical Technologist
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least 2000 hours of current operating room experience. Teaching
experience, especially at a community college, is viewed
favorably. The candidate should have an interest in teaching the
full range of topics related to surgical technology. The position
includes classroom lecture and clinical supervision of the
students. The candidate is expected to learn and use computer
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Starting salary is determined by education level and experience
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an excellent fringe benefit package and is supportive of faculty
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Lincoln Land Community College
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Springfield, IL 62794-9256
Email: hr@llcc.edu
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GOOD HUNTING
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will be euthanized
Tues. April 19 unless
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Tues. April 26 unless
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Auction Calendar
APRIL 18 - MONDAY
4 P.M. AUCTION of
residence (to sell 6
p.m.), automobile (to
sell 5:45 p.m.), and
household to sell on
premises at 335
Kimber St. Waverly.
Loretta Fleck Estate.
Middendorf Bros.
Auctioneers.
middendorfs.com
APRIL 20 -
WEDNESDAY 4
P.M. AUCTION of
residence (to sell 6
p.m.) antiques and
household on premises
at 113 E. Washington,
Arenzville.
Louise Schroeder
Estate. Middendorf
Bros. Auctioneers.
middendorfs.com
Wanted
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Have friendly, male
Bichon dog.
(217)320-3223,
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North
MOVING TO
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1616 STATE HIGH-
WAY 78 NORTH,
Fri.&Sat.7-?,Sun.
7-1. NO EARLY
BIRDS !! Full house
of stuff, not taking
anything! Moving out
of state, everything
must go!! Lots of
teacher goodies,
classroom full of
stuff! Cages, very
large to small, suitable
for birds, sugar
gliders or most small
pets. Christmas fanatics!
Gobs of
decorations!
Miscellaneous
BED, CHEST, dinette,
sofa, 52” TV,
refrigerator, washer,
dryer, bookcase, recliner,
electric stove,
china, king bed, contract
house for sale,
$5000 down, dining
room set, carpet.
(217)243-6491.
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NEW
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overstocks.
30-60% off retail
Living room,
Bedroom, and
Mattress sets.
Limited Quantities,
can deliver
217-361-1357.
CASH UP
TO $400!
for junk cars and
trucks. Also buying
other scrap metals.
Pay cash and free
pickup.
217-491-2026.
Miscellaneous
DO YOU need a
hand with your next
project. Small tree
removal, trim
bushes, mowing,
hauling gravel and
more. Firewood for
sale! Call Joe
217-320-2720.
Furniture
LIFT CHAIR black
leather, paid $1300,
used 2 months, like
new, $800.
(217)243-6097.
Musical Instruments
JUST IN!! Preowned
Bean Blossom 5
string banjo, $375.
Epiphone
acoustic-electric
cutaway, $250. Peavey
3 pickup
(Telestyle), $200.
Ibanez bass, $195.
Danville 5 string
banjo, $350. Rendano
bass, $200.
White Fender Stratocaster
(Mexican-mint),
$450. New Peavey
IPR 3000 power
amp, special, $389.
Dave’s Music, Winchester.
(217)742-9255.
Lawn & Garden
2010 CRAFTSMAN
YT3000 riding lawn
mower, 46”, $900.
(217)320-2312
CUB CADET LT
1045, New 2006,
20hp Kohler motor
88.4 hours, new battery
& new belt. Paid
$1600, asking
$1200.
(217)248-2017
Pets
CATS, KITTENS and
free barn cats, fixed.
(217)589-4269,
(217)414-6112,
(217) 491-0031.
*Automotive
Mercury
SUPER
CLEAN CAR
2002 SABLE platinum
edition, LS, V6,
3 liter motor, sun
roof, heated mirrors,
2 tone leather interior,
6 CD player,
power windows and
door locks, cruise,
keyless entry, power
seats, power brake
adjustments and accelerator,
chrome
wheels, new tires.
120k miles. $5035.
(217)248-4145.
Pontiac
BELOW BLUE
BOOK
1997 GRAND Prix
GTP Supercharged
3.8L, V6, 108K
miles. KBB over
$4100. Asking
$3500 or best offer.
217-491-7090 call
between 2:30 and 8
pm only or text anytime.
Pontiac
WELL TAKEN
CARE OF
2004 GRAND Prix, 4
door, 38 hundred V6
motor, medium metallic
gray, CD
player, power windows,
tilt and cruise,
remote mirrors, keyless
entry, power
seats with lumbar,
black interior, On-
Star equipped,
28-30 MPG highway,
super clean
car, has been well
taken care of. Retail
$8400, will sell for
$6450.
(217)248-4145.
3
bedrooms – den – full bath – living
room – kitchen – gas furnace
central air – vinyl siding – garage –
lot approximately 100’ x 120’.
SOME ANTIQUES
& COLLECTABLES: For listing and
pictures view at middendorfs.com
MIDDENDORF BROS.
AUCTIONEERS & REAL ESTATE
217-243-5486 www.middendorfs.com
ESTATE AUCTION
HOUSEHOLD & FURNITURE
THURS. APRIL 28, 2011 • 4 P.M.
AT 1002 CORONADO WEST,
S. JACKSONVILLE
HOUSEHOLD – FURNITURE:
refrigerator – washer – elec dryer - 2
beds – table and chairs – treadmill –
boxing bag – weight machine –
baseball equip – pitching machine –
toys – kitchen items – lawn mower –
many items to sell not listed! For
partial listing with pictures and sale
terms view at middendorfs.com or
auction zip #16110
ILAH “ELOISE” CRAWFORD ESTATE
MIDDENDORF BROS.
AUCTIONEERS & REAL ESTATE
217-243-5486 www.middendorfs.com
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Used 4 Wheel Drive Tractors
Over 2658 4wd & 311 Quadtrac’s Sold!
03 NH TJ325 (1778 hrs.) 07 NH TJ380 (1374hrs)
02 CIH 450Q (4400hrs) 07 CIH 530 Q (2125hrs)
00 NH 9884 (4380hrs) 710s 08 CIH 535 Q (1872hrs)
06 CAT MT875B (2098hrs) 02 NH TJ450 (1821hrs) PS
05 NH TJ 375 (1915hrs) 09 CIH 335 (916hrs) PS, PTO
03 CIH 375 Q (3154hrs) 03 CIH 375 Q (3600hrs)
02 CIH STX275 (2450hrs) 10 NH T9020 (40hrs) PS, PTO
03 NH TJ 375 (2346hrs) 08 CIH 485 Q (1180hrs)
07 CIH 480 Q (2120hrs) 79 Vers. 875 (5500hrs)
03 CIH 450 Q (5838HRS) 10 NH T9030 (300HRS) NEW 710’S
07 NH TJ 330 (1500HRS) 08 CIH 335 (836HRS) PTO, PS
IH 3788 (4900HRS) 2+2 CIH 375 W/PS, 710’S
03 CIH 375 (2200hrs) PS 05 CIH 275 (1883hrs) PS PTO
98 JD 9400 (5900hrs)
Used MFD and 2 Wheel Drives
07 CIH Mag 275 (1377hrs) 04 CIH MX 255 (3130hrs) MFD
08 CIH MAG 275 (2356hrs) wts 09 CIH Mag 305 (831hrs)
07 CIH MX 200 (2374hrs) MFD 10 CIH Mag 275 (491hrs) MFD
09 CIH Mag 215 (676hrs) MFD 09 CIH 335 (609hrs) MFD
04 CIH MX 210 (2510hrs) 00 NH TV 140 (3105hrs) Bi Directional
09 CIH MAG 305 (665hrs) MFD 93 Ford 8830 (2500hrs) MFD
AC D15, WF, 3pt, IND Yellow 10 CIH Puma 140 (203hrs) PS, Ldr
07 Kubota M9540 (751hrs) Cab, MFD, Ldr 08 CIH Mag 245 (1000hrs) MFD
08 CIH Mag 335 (1000hrs) MFD 04 CIH MXU 125 (1800hrs) Ldr
11 CIH 305 MAG (10HRS) 08 CIH 305 (1037HRS)
01 CIH 240 MAG (5170HRS) 07 NH TL90 (267HRS)
00 NH TL90 (2600hrs) MFD
Used Combines
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02 CIH 2388 (2454/1776hrs) 07 CIH 2588 (1130/857hrs)
09 CIH 6088 (375/269hrs) 09 CIH 6088 (511/378hrs)
08 CIH 2588 (929/627hrs) RWA 09 CIH 6088 (257/173hrs)
01 CIH 2388 (2800/220hrs) 10 CIH 7088 (296/255hrs)
08 CIH 2577 (688/434hrs) 08 CIH 2588 (779/550hrs)
07 CIH 2588 (912/667hrs) 07 CIH 7010 (862/980hrs)
09 CIH 6088 (608/403hrs) 01 CIH 2388 (2237a/1709hrs)
07 CIH 2588 (941/746hrs)
Compacts
09 Kubota B3200 HSD (55hrs) 90 Ford 1320 (318hrs) MFD, Hydro, SHARP
07 NH 1630 (1615hrs) SS 94 Kubota L2900 (1000hrs), MFD Ldr, Rops
98 Ford 1725 (1100hrs) MFD 99 NH TC250 (1000hrs)
79 JD 850 (3300hrs) 2WD 04 CIH DX33 (350hrs) LDR
Used Planters w/Bargain Pricing!
95 Kinze 2200 12R30........................
93 Kinze 2300 16/31.........................
97 Kinze 2600 16/31.........................
06 Kinze 3600 12/23.........................
05 Kinze 3600 16/31 ........................
05 Kinze 3600 16/31 ........................
White 6180 12/30.............................
White 5100 6R30.................................
05 CIH 1200 16/31 Bulk, Vac ............
08 CIH 1250 24R30, Bulk, Vac ...........
New and Used Spring Tillage
NEW CIH 330 Turbo’s.....................Only a few left!
NEW 50.5’ CIH TM 200 Field Cultivator...Last One!
SHARP USED CIH 3950 32’ Disc........$26,950.00
BEARD IMPLEMENT
Ashland Arenzville
217-476-3386 217-997-5514
Pittsfield Barry
217-285-6876 217-335-2346
Call for machinery locations.
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(to sell at 5:30 p.m.) One story five room frame
dwelling; 2 bedrooms - living room -kitchen – utility room - full
bath – Gas F/A heat - Aluminum siding - window a/c -1 car
garage - Lot approx 61 x 150
and other information
available at time of viewings or from auctioneers.
5-6 P.M. Tuesdays, April 19th & 26th
or by appointment with auctioneers.
FOR LISTING OF PERSONAL PROPERTY: SEE NEXT
SUNDAY ISSUE, OR VIEW WEB SITE AT
AUCTIONEER ID. # 16215
JACKSONVILLE SAVINGS BANK, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
ATTORNEY: EDDIE CARPENTER, 305 W. STATE, JACKSONVILLE, IL.
WORRELL-LEKA LAND SERVICES LLC BROKER
having 99.98 FSA
acres cropland. Located south edge of Alexander, IL on
west side of Franklin-Alexander Road. (Sec. 25 – T15N-
R9W)
having 115.66 FSA
acres cropland. Located north side of Bergschneider Road
one-quarter mile west off of Franklin-Alexander Road.
(Sec. 25 – T15N-R9W)
containing sale terms, legal descriptions,
and other information available from auctioneers or view
at middendorfs.com. at your convenience
or by appointment with auctioneers.
MIDDENDORF BROS.
AUCTIONEERS & REAL ESTATE
211 South West Street • Jacksonville, IL 62650-2431
217-243-5486 www.middendorfs.com
PUBLIC AUCTION
TRUCKS - TRACTORS - VEHICLES
FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
THURSDAY, APRIL 28 TH , AT 10:00 AM
AUCTION LOCATED : AT THE NORTHEAST EDGE OF
MURRAYVILLE IL. ON THE MURRAYVILLE E.M.S. LOT,
DIRECTIONS: FROM JACKSONVILLE, IL AND I-72 (EXIT 64)
GO SOUTH 6 MILES ON HWY 267, THEN TAKE THE
MURRAYVILLE EXIT SOUTH-WEST 2 MILES TO
MURRAYVILLE, IL.
COMBINE : 2005 JD 9860 STS Combine w/ duels -
TRACTORS: 2003 JD 9520T Track Tractor, w/ 4,426 Hrs,
Newer 30” Tracks, 4-Hyd Outlets, 1,000 PTO - 1983 JD 4450
w/ Quad Range Trans, 18.4x38 Tires, 10-Bolt Duals, Hrs
Unknown. FARM MACHINERY: 2008 JD 1770N 24-30” Corn
Planter - JD 7200 12-30”Conservation Planter - 2008 Krause
Model 5630 50 Ft. Field Cultivator - 2009 Krause Dominator 21
Ft Disc-Chisel, Model #4850 - JD 21 Ft #235 Disc - Friesen
Model 330 Seed Tender, on Tandem Axle Gooseneck Trailer -
Killbros 1,000 Bu. Model 1800 Grain Cart - DMI Model #B440
Gravity Flow Wagon - Woods Model 3180 Batwing Shredder
VEHICLES – TRUCKS & TRAILERS 2011 GMC 2500
Series Pickup Truck, 6.6 Diesel Duramax Eng, Loaded, Only
5,759 Miles - 2010 Jeep Wrangler 4x4 Unlimited Edition,
22,500 Miles - 2008 1500 Series, Chevy Silverado Pickup
Truck 2-WD, 89,317 Miles - 2007 GMC 2500 Pickup Truck, 6.6
Diesel Eng, 4-WD, 142,896 Miles - 1999 IH Road Truck Pro
Sleeper, w/Cat Motor, 10-Speed, Newer Tires, 664,153 Miles -
1998 Freightliner Road Truck, Newer Tires, Cat Motor, Wet Kit,
477,437 Miles - 1994 Freightliner Road Truck, Cummings, w/
wet kit – 1999 43 ft. Wilson Hopper Bottom Grain Trailer,
Model DWH400 - 2003 40 ft. Wilson Hopper Bottom Grain
Trailer, Model DWH500 – 1970 Schein Alum. Dump Trailer -
1966 Heil 5,500 Gal, S.S. Tanker – 1992 20-Ft, Donahue
Gooseneck Trailer w/4ʼdovetail - 1973 Flatbed Semi-Trailer -
ANHYDROUS & FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT: DMI NH3
Model #5300, 19-Knife Tool Bar Applicator w/No-Till Coulters -
(6) Anhydrous Nurse Tanks, Model 1450, (approx. 2 Yrs Old) –
Doyle Re-Manufactured Dry Fertilizer Blender –Doyle 24-In
stationary Stainless Steel Fertilizer Belt conveyor -1973 GMC
6000 Series Tandem Tender Fertilizer Truck - 28 ft portable
fertilizer belt conveyor w/ gas motor - GRAIN VAC &
AUGERS: Brant Grain Vac, Model 5000EX, 1,000 PTO -
Brant Model #81105 Belt auger, Drive Over Pit - (2) Westfield
Swing-a-Way pto Augers, w/Hyd Lift (10”x71ʼ) & (10”x61ʼ) -
Mayrath PTO Truck Auger 8x31 - UTILITY TRACTOR,
MOWERS & 4-WHEELERS: JD 4200 HST Tractor, W/FWA
- 2001 JD X540 Lawn Tractor - Cub Cadet LT 1050 - 2010
Polaris 4x4, Ranger XP, 173 Miles - 2010 Polaris #850
Sportsman 4x4 - JD Gator 6x4 -– Work saver 3-Pt 5-Ft, pto
Tiller
TERMS; CASH . Buyer number issued and personal check
accepted upon presentation of positive photo identification.
Vehicles and Titles held until check clears or replaced with
cash, certified or cashierʼs check. Loader tractor available sale
day only. Announcements made sale day take precedence
over printed material. List is subject to possible changes. NO
SMALL ITEMS, MACHINERY STARTING AT 10:00 A.M.
This is a condensed list, For More Info & Pictures, Visit
www.auctionzip.com. ID#16215, Food Served by Murrayville
E.M.S. Your attendance is always appreciated.
SELLER: CARLINVILLE NATIONAL BANK
AUCTIONEERS
DICK SAMPLES, Jacksonville, IL. (217)-245-5010 IL. Lic. #440.0000194
DARRELL MOORE, Winchester, IL. (217)-473-5486 IL. Lic. #440.0000506
ROGER STRANG, Virginia, IL. (217)-370-2530 IL. Lic. #440.0000288

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR
Bigar’s Stars is based on the degree of
your sun at birth. The sign name is simply a
label astrologers put on a set of degrees for
convenience. For best results, readers should
refer to the dates following each sign.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Sunday, April 17, 2011:
This year, you have the ability to relate to
many people. The issue becomes your
boundaries. You might wonder how much is
too much. When do you say no? You will find
the correct balance because of the intensity
with which you eye this issue. If you are
single, you can see the full dimension of this
struggle when relating, even at the early
stages. If you are attached, sometimes you
might be resentful, as you give too much of
yourself. Other times you feel guilty for not
giving enough. Know that this swing back and
forth will become smaller and smaller.
is a people person and easygoing.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) If you wonder
where all the energy is coming from, look at
the Full Moon. Investigate what is going on by
being open to a loved one’s ideas. Yes, they are
different! Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) If you aren’t the
epitome of energy and glee, don’t worry. You
might need a more mellow Sunday than usual.
If you had no obligations, what would your
next 24 hours look like? Draw from this well
of information. Tonight: Design the night for
you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your upbeat
nature adds change and dynamic energy to the
mix. A loved one is happy to be part of your
plans. You express unusual spontaneity.
Tonight: A smile goes a long way.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) Someone you
respect could be pushing hard; this person
wants you to join him or her. As a result of
how you look at this person, you will want to
follow through on his or her request. As a child
of the Moon, your mood could be all over the
map with today’s Full Moon. Tonight:
Remember yourself, too.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might be juggling
people, ideas and plans. Consider the
possibility of canceling something. You could
You asked for it and we have
it! New construction at an
affordable price. Quality
Donovan built with a full bsmt.
Call today!
HOSTED BY SHAWN DOERR
Come take a look at the
gorgeous view of the pond and
the great 4 BDRM home w/a
nice open floor plan. The pond
is stocked, walk-out BSMT.
HOSTED BY TERI WARE
– Enjoying
the huge wooded lot is just
the start in this single story 2
bedroom. Great kitchen, roof,
heat and air just five years old
$59,900. NICE!
– Spacious
home with a reasonable price!
3-4 bedroom ranch with
finished LL. Attached garage,
fenced yard, deck and a nice
kitchen.
Charles
Grojean
Colleen
Settles
Kathy
Maul
– Nice 2
BDRM home on corner lot.
Well maintained and neat &
clean. Nice oversized garage.
Priced to sell.
Shawn
Doerr
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You will love this nice eat- in
kit, newer appliances stay, 2 or
3 bedrooms, updated bath,
open front porch, garage,
storage shed, large yard room
for kids or garden.
HOSTED BY CAROL PERKINS
It’s a MUST SEE! Recently
re-decorated this home will
win you over! It’s on
desirable Woodland, corner
lot, sunroom, deck and 2 car
garage! Broker owned.
HOSTED BY CAROLYN HYMES
– Just the place
for that crazy and unique
shop. The “Times Theater”.
Close to the square and
affordable. Call for more
information.
Carolyn
Hymes
go from frenzied to happily relating. Those
around you will appreciate an easier attitude.
Tonight: Hang out.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Many people will
be off with their own concerns. Getting certain
errands accomplished and feeling good about
yourself both can happen, if you plan. A loved
one or friend chips right in, making mixing
responsibilities and relating easier. Tonight:
Remember, you do have self-discipline.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The Full Moon
adds to your allure and desirability. You know
how to juggle many different concerns and not
allow someone to feel less than good. Many
people want to be around you because of this
innate skill. Tonight: As you like it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You might feel
the need to explain where you are coming
from. You have a strong desire to pursue a path
that to many people seems antisocial. Take
care of yourself first, or else you cannot be as
sensitive to others. Tonight: Take some muchneeded
personal time.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Zero in on
a friendship and include this person in your
plans. He or she might be quite touched by
your thoughtfulness. Juggle many different
ideas. Be where people are. Tonight: Fun times
are here.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Don’t you
want to take off that mantle? You don’t always
have to be the responsible party. Know when
to let others assume the kingpin role. You need
time off ... now. Tonight: You can’t stay off
center stage, can you?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) If your
thoughts stray to someone at a distance, why
not pick up the phone and at least chat? You
can be sure of a strong reception. Consider
making plans to meet halfway. The only
question is, Why not? Tonight: Daydream all
you want.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Deal directly
with others, knowing what needs to be
eliminated. Though you might be pulled
between two different interests, a choice seems
inevitable. As you look around, emotions
might be out of control, even for you. Tonight:
A nice, cozy meal for two.
Amy
Hageman
Warm, charming 3 bdrm
home. Main floor master
bedroom. A totally updated
home that is move in ready.
HOSTED BY AMY HAGEMAN
– Waverly-
New listing. Spacious and
ready to move into. 3 BDRM,
2 full BA and main level
laundry plus 2.5 car garage.
–
Opportunity is knocking so
take advantage of this sharp
duplex one side is a home
with all the finer things you
expect. Then receive $700
per month in income from
the other side this could be
perfect for YOU!
BETTER RETURN THAN
A CD.
- Move in and
enjoy this 3 bed 2 bath home
in Roodhouse. It’s bigger
than it looks!
Carol
Perkins
Teri
Ware
GIVE US A CALL AT - 217-245-4151
Elias
Trace
Jean Spotts
473-8165
Judy Eoff • 370-7329
OPEN 2:15 - 3:15
Judy Eoff • 370-7329
245-9613 1046 W. Morton
Jacksonville
remax.com
1512 SOUTH EAST
Perfect bungalow in top south location. This little
jewel has been remodeled and is move in ready.
It is cute! Replacement windows, updatd kitchen
and bath, garage is 4 years old, living room is
clean and fresh. Kitchen cabinets are pretty,
appliances are included. Bathroom is pottery
barn cute. A full basement for storage. Deep
back yard for bar-b-q’s. Lots of new
landscaping. Home has curb appeal.
Location updates and lot. Priced to sell.
This home will sell quickly. Join Lisa!
Lisa Watson• 883-2833
OPEN 2:30 - 4:00
Kendra Swain • 248-5665
Results Plus, Inc.
OPEN 12:30 - 2:00 OPEN 1:00 - 2:15 OPEN 1:00 - 2:30 OPEN 1:00 - 3:00
NEW LISTING NEW LISTING
1700 MOUND
If you love the arts & crafts style
home, please stop by. Home
features handsome woodworking,
hardwood floors, custom
kitchen remodeled! 2 baths
updated! Love the wrap
porch, private deck, mature
deep lot. Eisenhower School.
Join Judy. $159,900.
11 BOOK LANE
Quiet Book Lane-totally remodeled
ranch-gorgeous kitchen with maple
stained cherry cabinets-set off with
dark granite-hardwoods installedpendants
lights above the new
snack bar-stainless appliances-wow!
Master suite features a stunning
bath-step in top the line shower-tiled
to perfection-back of the bathroom
is a 7.4 laundry room-yes, a main
floor laundry-now that is what
everyone is looking for. The
baths sparkle-the entire
home has new flooring (HWceramic-fresia
carpets) new
windows-Hvac (4). Join Judy.
Merle Kennedy
370-0811
e-mail: waltriprealestate@frontier.com
Check out our Website: www.waltriprealestate.com
BUSINESS OFFICE space next to Waltrip
Real Estate on S. Main. (217) 243-2000.
This 3 bedroom home was built in 1998
and has 1854 sq. ft. on both levels. Living
room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, half
bath and the master suite with its own bath
and walk-in closet on the main level. 2
bedrooms & bath up.
NEW LISTING
OPEN TODAY 1-3 P.M.
Beautiful hardwood floors in this
4 or 5 bedroom 3 bath home on
West State. In move-in condition.
Newer shingles, furnace and
central air. Several replacement
windows. Basement and garage.
Very nice home.
Wes Cook
248-5720
Great home for a large family. Up to 4
bedrooms, 1.5 baths, basement and a nice
sun porch. The vinyl siding is only 5 years
old. Some newer windows. Very nice 3 car
garage and a 18 ft. above ground pool.
413 GREENWOOD
An ideal South Jacksonville
home! Updates in the past 3-4
years include roof, furnace and
C/A, water heater, ceramic tile,
wood floors, kitchen, patio and
more! Nice family room
addition great location.
Only $79,900.
Jim Waltrip
243-3109
Waltrip
REAL ESTATE
1853 SOUTH MAIN • JACKSONVILLE
243-2000
NEW LISTING
Waltrip Real Estate
Welcomes Wesley
Cook, who recently
completed the
Illinois Real Estate
Licensing with the
Illinois Association of Realtors.
He is a graduate of Jacksonville
High School where he was very
active in basketball, baseball,
and golf. He is an assistant Golf
Professional at the Links Golf
Course and has been for the last
nine years. Wes welcomes the
chance to assist you in your
Real Estate needs.
1611 S. MAIN
Nice bungalow located in South
Jacksonville. New siding,
laminate floors, large fenced in
back yard & 1 1 ⁄2 car
garage. Must see! Visit
Kendra. $69,000
Kendra Swain • 248-5665
23A APPOMATOX
WOW! Great room opens to large
kitchen and sunroom. Spacious
master bedroom with walk-in cedar
lined closet. All appliances and
window coverings stay. 5.5 crawl
space with sump pump. Full
fire wall between 23A and
23B. Stunning. Call Casey!
Casey Collins • 245-4985
Gale Waltrip
243-1001
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
Cute bungalow new on the market with 2
bedrooms and 1.5 baths. There is also a
fireplace. The basement is partially finished
with a family room. The shingles and
guttering are 6 years old. Nice yard.
Nice family home on Prospect
Street with 3 bedrooms and 1.5
baths. Basement, garage and
large deck for your summer
outings.
Looking for a new location on West Morton?
This is the property! It has it all. Large
building in top condition, 2 lots with a total
of 276 frontage feet M/L and an acre of
ground. Lots of parking.
11 NEWLAND
This home could be yours,
3 bedrooms, ready to walk
into, wonderful floor plan,
full waterproof basement
with lots of potential.
Has a beautiful Sun
Porch. Visit Sue Ann
and see it today!
Sue Ann Mullen•473-3619
1616 HIGHWAY 78 NORTH
An acre lot with all you need for
country living close to town. Spacious
4 bedroom, 2 bath, with lovely oak
kitchen open to dining room. Large
living room with fireplace and deck
access. Enjoy outdoor living
with 4-6 car garage, patios,
guest house, garden space.
Call Mary.
Mary Gray•473-4098
SUNDAYCROSSWORD
Sport Utility Vehicles
Nissan
PRICE
REDUCED!
2009 MURANO SL
AWD, V6 engine,
18” wheels, wine
color-Merlot, leather
package, dual moon
roof, XM Satellinte
radio, power and
heated seats with
lumbar support,
power windows,
back up camera, tire
pressure monitoring
system, child safety
locks, AM/FM/6CD
and more. 34,400
miles. $26,125 or
best offer.
(217)496-2823.
*Trucks
2003 FORD F350,
diesel, crew cab,
4x4, $14,500.
2003 Ford F250, diesel,
extended cab
4x4-$13,900.
2004 Ford F350,
crew cab, pull that
equipment, $11,900.
2003 Ford F350, flat
bed, 7.3 diesel, low
miles, $10,900 or
best offer.
1995 Mazda pickup,
4 cylinder, stick,
economy, runs super,
$2295.
2001 Ford Explorer
$2995.
2001 Jimmy 4x4
$4500.
1998 GMC Safari
conversion van,
clean, $3650 or best
offer.
1988 Suburban, low
miles, pull that trailer
$3150 or best offer.
2001 Jeep Laredo
$4995.
Jim Long’s Used
Cycles & Cars
15207 State
Highway 111
Brighton, IL 62012
(618)946-1928
(618)372-7700
OPEN 1:00 - 3:00
11 VALEVUE ACRES DRIVE
What a find! 5 year old large ranch
with a great floor plan! Beautiful oak
kitchen with breakfast bar and table
area, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, nice
master suite, huge lower
level family room and 2 lots!
Now only $229,500!
Mike Oldenettel • 248-9613
NEW LISTING! NEW LISTING! NEW LISTING!
1403 FRANKLIN
ALEXANDER ROAD
Immaculate ranch home in Franklin
School District. Everything new in
2007, roof, furnace, AC. Open
kitchen, LR, DR. with lots of
storage. MB/bath
combination and first floor
laundry. Call Mary.
Mary Gray•473-4098

*Trucks
Chevrolet
PRICE
REDUCED
2001 Silverado
81,700 miles, one
owner. $6500 or
best offer.
(618)514-1261.
Chevrolet
2010 SIL-
VERADO LT Z71
extended cab 4x4,
9500 miles, excellent
condition, rhino
liner, tonneau cover,
Westin step bars,
Loaded! $29,900.
Call for more information.
217-374-6806.
Dodge
CHECK THIS
OUT!!!
2000 LAMIER SLT
half ton, 4x4, power
windows & locks,
30,000 miles on remade
transmission.
$4000. Call
217-473-5534.
Classifi eds
217-245-6121
Find it in the
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NEWLY LISTED
Child Care
LICENSED DAY-
CARE has openings
for all ages. Call
Patty at 243-3020.
Firewood
LITTLETON’S
SPLIT seasoned
hardwoods. Delivered.
(217)473-9810
Hauling
B&B CLEANING &
Hauling, free appliance
hauling,
(217)371-7998.
HAUL AWAY junk
items from houses
and garages. Call
Dennis at 243-3244.
Home
Improvement
CHIP’S HANDYMAN
SERVICE. Decks,
doors, windows, siding,
garages & all
other home improvements.
(217)245-2849
Home Services
HOUSE TO Lawn
Residential & Commercial
Cleaning.
Flower Bed Maintenance.
248-2041.
Lawn & Garden
GARDEN TILLING
Get your garden tilled
& ready to plant!
(217)341-1906
GARDEN TILLING
Get your garden
ready NOW! Call Jeff
at 217-899-4097.
Dodge
*Trucks
CUMMINS
DIESEL
2003 2500 quad cab
4x4, SLT, Cummins
diesel, power windows,
power seat,
cruise, tilt,
AM/FM/CD, automatic
transmission,
Myers snow plow.
$16,850.
(217)370-4225.
Ford
FOR PULLING
OR HAULING!
1995 F350 1ton,460
motor, 5 speed,
steel utility bed with
trailer hitch,
donohue hitch, runs
good, drives good.
120k miles. $2900.
(217)243-3894.
Kia
*Vans
GREAT MPG!!!
2005 Sedona sport
utility van, black,
four door, gray interior,
seven passenger,
power sun roof,
V6, EX series,
leather seats with
heated driver’s seat,
power reclining
seats, three glove
boxes in dash, center
console, CD
player & cassette,
rear air & heat, one
owner. List $8950
will sell $6555.
(217)248-4145.
Dianne Steinberg 473-2040
Paula Fry 473-1889
Tina Moore 370-3172
Pamela Olson 371-9748
- Winchester’s most historical
street, filled w/ “gems” from the past and this
gorgeous home is ready for the next generation,
filled with oak floors, oversized rooms with
windows that are “streaming” w/ natural light.
The living area on the main level has been opened
to kitchen, dining & front room, very inviting,
updates on kitchen & bath, huge porch on south
and west has screened porch. The bonus is the 3
room living quarters att. to gar. for parents,
college student, office or studio.
What more could a family ask for - this has it all -
4 bedrooms up w/ hardwood floors, 3 1 ⁄2 baths,
beautiful updated maple cabinets in kitchen,
fireplace in main level family room, formal dining,
formal living room, family room down w/ bedroom
& bath too! Wooded back yard, great deck, pool and
the street that’s tree-lined w/great sidewalks and
just steps from Eisenhower School!
- A little bit of country but
so close to town! A definite place for a “boys
toys” - garages, shop, 2 buildings 24x48 w/
heat & water, new 30x22 that’s insulated &
finished. The house will impress you w/ 2
full newer baths & kitchen too, the covered
porch is 24x12 - it says summertime party,
quiet setting, city water, excellent
condition. N. Jax Grade School!
Lawn & Garden
• Garden Tilling
• Aeration
• Lawn Over Seeding
• Landscape Renovation
• Yard Rolling
• Snow Plowing
• Shrub Trimming
• Gutter Cleaning
• Spring & Fall Clean-up
Licensed Insured
Gutter & Lawn
5’’ & 6’’,
all colors available.
Mowing
BOB’S MOWING. Retired
vet looking for
lawns to mow. Free
est. “I will care for
your lawn like it’s my
own”. 370-3671.
*Vans
Oldsmobile
GREAT DEAL!
2003 SILHOUETTE
sports van, 7 passenger.
$3500.
(217)243-8533.
*Motorcycles
CYCLES &
BOATS
1986 Honda Aspencade,
$2995.
2003 Honda 750
Shadow, equipped,
$3500.
2005 Yamaha 650,
V-Star, clean,
equipped - $3500.
2008 J.P. 300cc,
highway ready. Almost
new! $2200.
2007 Honda Recon
4x4, big, powerful,
low miles - $5500.
2008 Yamaha YFZ
450, 4x2, fast, low
miles, $3550 or best
offer.
2007 Yamaha Majestic
scooter, highway
ready, $3900.
2002 Suzuki 400 4x4
low miles $2100
2007 Kawaski Ninja,
low miles. $2995.
10 other bargains
$995 & Up!
--BOATS--
2001 Bryant 18’ I.O.,
walk through, like
new, low time,
books $8900,
now $7600
Fishing boat, motor &
trailer only $1500
Jim Long’s Used
Cycles & Cars
15207 State
Highway 111
Brighton, IL 62012
(618)946-1928
(618)372-7700
Honda
PRICE
REDUCED
2007 ELITE scooter,
80cc, excellent condition,
garage
stored, extra trunk,
helmet, less than
500 miles. 80+ miles
per gallon. $1450.
(217)491-0625.
Honda
ATV’’s
RACING 4
WHEELER
2008 TRX 7000,
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4 wheeler.
$3900.
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Boats
Campers
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TRAILERS
$7,995- $12,995
2 with slides
1 with bunk beds!
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Cycles & Cars
15207 State
Highway 111
Brighton, IL 62012
(618)946-1928
(618)372-7700.
Crossroads
ROAD READY
2001 FIFTH wheel,
33’, deluxe model, 2
slide outs, all aluminum
structure, no
pets or smoke, large
storage, hide a bed,
large bedroom/bath
area, vanity, sleeps
4, 2 chairs,
daytime/nightime
window shades,
very neat and clean.
$16,500.
(217)473-2793,
(217)245-1177.
Mowing
GTS MOWING, free
estimates, good
rates. 371-1730
WANTING YARDS to
mow, free estimates.
(217)473-3393
for Toni.
Painting
ask
MAHAN’S PAINTING,
roofing, power washing.
Interior & exterior.
Bins, metal
buildings, houses.
Free est. 675-2770
or 473-4608.
Roofing
Reasonable
Roofing
Siding
Gutter
Since 1997
243-0694
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MAHAN’S ROOFING
& Siding. Insured &
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675-2231 /473-4608.
Tree Trimming & Removal
TREE B GONE
Tree Removals
Fully insured
Call Chris 473-5386
Boats
Campers
Forest River
NEVER USED!
2007 Cardinal 30ft
fifth wheel with 3
slides. Brand new,
never used due to
illness. Call for price
and specifics.
(217)225-3207
Swift
LOOK AT THIS!
1973 JON BOAT,
New seats, new wiring,
new battery,
9.5hp Evinrood,
trailer with new wiring,
new spare rims
and tires. $1,200 or
best offer.
(217)883-3177
Toyota
MUST SEE TO
APPRECIATE!
1991 MOTORHOME,
6 cylinder, 22’. Good
condition. 40k miles.
$9000.
(217)245-9401.
Trailcruiser
2006 26QBS travel
trailer. 26', queen
bed, slide out sofa,
double door refrigerator,
rear bath,
awning, sleeps 6,
lots of storage! Excellent
condition!
$8,895. Delivery
possible, call for
more information.
217-374-6806.
Winnebago
GREAT DEAL!
1978 22FT. Motorhome.
318 engine,
runs good, refrigerator,
stove, microwave,
bath with
shower, good awning.
Odometer
54,908 miles.
$1800. Call
(217)587-2042
Real Estate
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NOTICE*
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in this
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to the Fair
Housing Act which
makes it illegal to
advertise “any preference,
limitation or
discrimination based
on race, color, religion,
sex, handicap,
familial status or national
origin, or an
intention, to make
any such preference,
limitation or
discrimination.” Familial
status includes
children under 18
living with parents or
legal custodians,
pregnant women
and people securing
custody of children
under 18.
This newspaper will
not knowingly accept
any advertising
for real estate which
is in violation of the
law. Our readers are
hereby informed that
all dwellings advertised
in this newspaper
are available on
an equal opportunity
basis.
ARENZVILLE: 4 bedroom,
3 bath, 5
years old, 2600+ sq.
ft., 2 car garage. 3
quarter acre yard.
Open House 04/10
1-5pm, 733 Countryside
Drive.
. (217) 997-2382.
BEAUTIFUL CUS-
TOM built 2 bedroom,
2 bath duplex,
great location. Spacious
open floor
plan, oak cabinetry,
plush new carpet
and fresh paint, 2
car garage, redwood
decking. Appliances
stay. $113,900.
(217)370-7608,
(217)370-7609.
COUNTRY HOME,
Triopia School district,
5 acres, Morton
shed, 3 bedroom, 1
bath, new roof.
(217)741-9715.
Classic Properties
Working with buyers in all price ranges,
call today!
Beautiful 4 bedroom home with 80 A. Bonus.
1/2 tillable, close to Jacksonville, just 10 mins
South. Fabulous views! Call Jim 473-4355.
NEW
Real Estate
MANCHESTER
TWO BEDROOM, 1
bath, 2 car garage,
$49,900. Possible
contract for deed.
(217)370-8830.
MORGAN COUNTY,
Ashland area, 9
acres, 6.8 acres tillable,
great building
site on Rt. 123. Will
have county water.
Tillable acres presently
cash rented.
Handy Land Services,
LLC.
(217)341-5309.
THREE BEDROOM,
3 bath, 1800 sq. ft.,
finished basement
1200 sq. ft., updated,
fenced yard,
oak cabinetry, 16
Terry Court.
$153,000.
(217)370-8622.
Comm. Real Estate
FULLY EQUIPPED
Family restaurant
ready to go on
square in Franklin
$79,900.
217-473-7526.
Mobile Homes
1993 Skyline Mobile
home for sale. 230
Rolling Acres. 2
bedroom, 1 bath and
shed. New air, furnace
and water
heater. text
(217)381-4899 or
call: (217)883-2044.
SOUTHLAND
MFG. HOMES INC.
Dutch-14x44
1 bedroom, 1 bath, thermal windows,
snack bar, oak cabinets.
Regular $25,900 $ 23,900 * SALE
Dutch-28x48
3 bedroom, 2 bath, patio door, island kitchen,
appliance package, glamour bath, oak cabinets.
Regular $49,900 $ 47,900 * SALE
Dutch-28x64
3 bedroom, 2 bath, patio door, fireplace, 8’ side
walls, 5/12 roof, appliance pkg., all finished
drywall, snack bar kitchen, glamour bath.
Regular $67,900 $ 64,900 * SALE
* SALE PRICE STOCK HOMES ONLY
Mon.-Thurs. 9-5; Fri. 9-4, Sat. 9-3;
Sun. by appointment.
Rental/Duplex
TWO BEDROOM
townhouse with
basement, west, no
smoking/pets, lease,
deposit, references.
(217)245-4945.
Rental
Apartments
**KING RENTALS**
One and two bedroom,
$365 & up.
No pets.
(217)416-9288.
EASTLAWN
APARTMENTS
Starting at $375.
(217)245-1116
GREENBRIAR
APARTMENTS
Two bedroom units
$445-$470 plus
deposit.
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JACKSONVILLE
AFFORDABLE
Housing, LP
200 Labor Drive
Jacksonville, IL
62650
Accepting application
for our newly remodeled
1 and 2 bedroom
units.
*Full Size Units with
Washer & Dryer
Hookups
*Clean, Affordabe &
Energy Efficient
*Actuve Tenant
Council
*Computer Lab &
Library on Site
Call Lori or Jessika at
(217)243-4942
today!!
Office Hours 8:00 am
to 4:00 pm
Monday-Friday
NICE 1 BR in Franklin,
range, frig, patio,
quiet area, no pets.
$375. 217-473-7526
ONE Bedroom apartment
upstairs, very
clean. $300. 513 N.
Church. 243-2852.
ONE BEDROOM,
heat, water & trash
paid, no pets. $365.
243-6901.
ONE BEDROOM,
lower level, attached
garage, 865 E.
State. $425/month.
(217)370-8909..
Nice 3 BR ranch tucked back on a dead end
street. Sits on a double lot with lots of trees & a
large back deck. Call Steve 491-1890
“An independently owned and operated member
of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.”
Rental
Apartments
WEST END, 2bedroom
duplex, attached
garage.
Available now! Depsit
required, rent
$650
(217)473-7108.
Rental/Houses
ARENZVILLE: 2 bedroom,
stove, refrigerator,
carport, no
pets. $450/month,
$450 deposit.
(217)754-3929.
FOUR BEDROOM, 3
bath, finished basement,
2 acre lot 406
Country Club Rd.
$1500 per month
(618)954-9099,
(618)954-9414.
TWO BEDROOM,
1.5 bath house and
townhouse, garage,
no pets. $635.
(217)243-6901.
TWO OR 3 bedroom,
C/A, refrigerator,
stove, washer,
dryer, furnished.
$475/month, deposit.
Smokers and
some pets okay.
1034 N. Clay.
(217)673-4023.
Rental/Commercial
1500 & 2040 SQ. ft
prime office/retail
spaces. 1050 W.
Morton.
(217)243-8000.
BUSINESS OFFICE
space next to Waltrip
Real Estate on
S. Main.
(217)243-2000.
OFFICE SPACE/retail,
Wall Street,
close to Morton,
950-1450 square
feet. (217)473-6996.
Legal
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE
SEVENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
MORGAN COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
In the Matter of the
Estate of Anneliese
S. Cline, Deceased.
No.: 2011-P-35
NOTICE TO HEIRS
AND
NOTICE BY
PUBLICATION OF
CLAIM DATE
Notice is given of
the death of ANNE-
LIESE S. CLINE, of
Jacksonville, Illinois.
Letters Testamentary
were issued on
March 24, 2011, to
Carolyn R. Jackson,
2460 Jackson Road,
Jacksonville, Illinois
62560, as Independent
Executor,
whose attorney of
record is DELANO
LAW OFFICES,
LLC, One Southeast
Old State Capitol
Plaza, Springfield, Illinois
62701.
Notice is given to all
known and unknown
heirs of Anneliese S.
Cline of the entry of
the Order as set
forth above and of
the entry of an Order
declaring that Anneliese
S. Cline left no
heirs at law.
The estate will be administered
without
court supervision,
unless under 28-4 of
the Probate Act, 755
ILCS 5/28-4, any interested
person terminatesindependent
administration at
any time by mailing
or delivering a petition
to terminate to
the Clerk.
Claims against the
estate may be filed
in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit
Court, Morgan
County Courthouse,
300 West State
Street, Jacksonville,
Illinois, or with the
representative, or
both, within 6
months of the first
day that this Notice
is published, and
any claim not so
filed within that period
is barred. Copies
of a claim filed
with the Clerk must
be mailed or delivered
to the representative
and to the
attorney within 10
days after it has
been filed.
Theresa Lonergan
Clerk of the Circuit
Court
Sarah Delano Pavlik
6269250
DELANO LAW
OFFICES, LLC
Attorneys for Executor
One Southeast Old
State Capitol Plaza
Springfield, Illinois
62701
Telephone:
217-544-2703
Fax: 217-544-4664
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Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, Ill., Sunday, April 17, 2011 19
Grady Oathout, 3, embraces his mom Tara Oathout,
as they play together on an iPad. Tara says her son,
who has autism, was trapped in a world to himself,
unable to communicate his desires to his parents.
With the use of the iPad, Grady can tell them what
he wants and how it feels.
Ill. mom says
iPad big help
for autistic child
BY SCOTT HILYARD
(PEORIA) JOURNAL STAR
PEORIA — Tara Oathout couldn’t believe it. Her son,
Grady Oathout, who will turn 4 in August, was asking for
fruit and they had just gotten back to grandma’s house after
lunch at Avanti’s, where he had eaten more than anybody at
the table.
“He’s always hungry,” said Tara Oathout as she walked
into the kitchen to fetch him something to eat. “Amazing.”
Actually, it was amazing, but not only because he wanted
more food so soon after a big lunch. Grady, who has autism,
didn’t ask his mommy for a banana in the conventional way
by activating the anatomical mechanisms that produce human
speech. Grady doesn’t talk. He asked by using his Apple
iPad.
“How about a banana?” Tara Oathout asked, offering a
chunk to Grady.
He smiled, pushed the banana into his mouth and instantly
returned to the electronic device that has, in ways both
large and small, opened lines of communication that those
who love him once feared were closed off for life.
“From the moment you know you’re pregnant, you have
a dream for your children. What they will experience. What
they will accomplish. Autism takes a huge chunk out of that
dream,” Tara Oathout said. “For us, the iPad brings some of
that dream back. It’s as much for me as it is for him.”
The profound transformation in the Oathout household,
as Grady slowly began to reveal his thoughts and feelings
through his iPad and its software, triggered a transformation
in Tara Oathout herself. She is now dedicated to getting
the same device in the hands of other families like her own
— families who are struggling with the often overwhelming
burdens, challenges, costs and mysteries that a child with autism
brings into a home.
“I want other people to experience what we have experienced,”
Oathout said.
She has created an online support group called Loud
Mommy (loudmommy.com, “A Loud Voice for a Silent
World”).
It has been a tumultu-
“Before the iPad, he was
nonverbal and showed little
emotion,” Oathout said. “Now
I get hugs and kisses.”
ous five years for Tara
and her husband, Floyd
Oathout.
Grady was born nine
weeks prematurely on
Aug. 6, 2007, weighing 3
pounds, 14 ounces. When
Tara first saw her son,
the ignition turned on her
newly developed mother’s
intuition and a thought
she wouldn’t share flick-
ered in her mind:
Months passed and his development stalled. At 18
months, he was still not speaking and he was exhibiting several
classic traits of autism: spinning, flapping his hands, staring
for long periods at lights and ceiling fans. The couple had
Grady assessed, and the word “autism” crept into the conversation.
The day after his second birthday, Grady was diagnosed
at Easter Seals with autism , a complex developmental
disorder of varying severity that now affects on average one
child out of every 110 births in the United States.
Oathout, who recently turned 25, immersed herself in
treatments and therapies and in loving a child who would not
love her back. Through her research, she learned that families
were having success communicating with children with
autism with an iPad, a hand-held computing device. Oathout
wanted one, but the cost, about $800 with the software she
wanted, was prohibitive. The family was living paycheckto-paycheck,
yet Floyd was earning slightly more than the
cut-off to qualify for an iPad from a national program that was
subsidizing the cost for needy families.
Undeterred, she posted a picture of Grady and her story
on a fundraising Web tool run by Facebook. She received
enough money to buy an iPad in 48 hours.
“Money came from across the United States and around
the world,” she said. “It was incredible.”
With the iPad in hand, Grady’s vocabulary moved almost
immediately from zero words to 10 with the use of software
called iCommunicate. The program is an electronic version of
a therapy regimen called Picture Exchange Communication
System or PECS. It’s a series of simple drawings; iCommunicate
offers more than 10,000 different images that can help
people who have trouble communicating locate and point to
an image on the touch screen. The pictures illustrate a feeling,
a need, or any of a wide range of other expressions.
Grady is already expert at navigating the touch screen,
too expert in one area — they had to disable the YouTube
app because he was fixated on looking at Mario of Super Mario
Bros. video games. Somehow, the 3-year-old learned how
to spell M-A-R-I-O to access videos.
“Before the iPad, he was nonverbal and showed little emotion,”
Oathout said. “Now I get hugs and kisses.”
Oathout was asked by the Peoria Center of Easter Seals, a
place she knows well because Grady receives therapy there,
to train other families on the use of the iPad as a communication
tool.
Though no study has been completed on the value of the
iPad for people with autism, anecdotal reports abound.
“Children with autism usually love electronics, so it makes
sense that an iPad would be interesting and fun for them,”
said April Leopold, the director of developmental and autism
services at Easter Seals in Peoria and Bloomington.. “There’s
not been research, but it seems like it’s a valuable tool.”
The Illinois Assistive Technology Project has iPads that
it loans to families for about a month to see if it is something
they would like to purchase. Currently, there is a 43-family
waiting list, Leopold said.
“What Tara is trying to do is get them to people who otherwise
couldn’t afford them,” she said.

20 Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, Ill., Sunday, April 17, 2011
BACKPAGE
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Chesney Turner, 3, signals that she’s safe at home plate as work continues to prepare the Jacksonville
Pony League fi eld for the summer season. Tryouts for the league, which is for ages 13-15, are being
held on May 23, and opening day is on May 29.
OPEN
LINE
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Editor’s note: To join the
discussion, call the number
above or submit a comment
through myjournalcourier.
com.
ROAD RAGE
A sure sign of spring’s arrival
Spring has sprung.
You can tell. Open Line
has complaints about the
farmers.
Just stay home ... and hungry
If you don’t like driving
behind farmers, stay
home. When you sit down
to eat, think about the farm
that’s in your way. Take
the food off the table and
throw it away. You don’t
deserve it.
Exercise just a little patience
Yes, the farmers are on
the road, but if people can’t
see something as big as
a tractor and have a little
patience, they don’t need
to be on the road.
CHILDREN
Strictness teaches nothing
Why are we so strict
on children, and when
they make a mistake,
they are made to pay for
it? But when adults make
a mistake, it’s all right.
Children learn by example.
If the children have to pay,
the adults should have to
pay, too.
ENTITLEMENTS
Link card pictures ‘brilliant’
Putting pictures on Link
cards is brilliant.
Must break the ongoing cycle
Let’s face it, we live in a
society of entitlement. Everyone
wants something
for nothing. Welfare, Social
Security disability, food
stamps, unemployment
benefi ts. For those who
say they would gladly work
instead of get the benefi ts,
you can start by applying
for a job.
PUNISHMENT
There should be some lesson
Maybe the man in Waverly
should have stayed in
his car, but the kids should
be reprimanded. They
need to do community
service or something. It
sounds to me like they’re
just bullies.
10 YEARS AGO
The Society for Environmental
and Educational
Development is cleaning
up the Town Brook and
Community Park this
week.
20 YEARS AGO
The Jacksonville Plan
Commission approved a
request to use vacant land
on Hoagland Boulevard as
an Illinois College practice
soccer fi eld.
LOOKING BACK
50 YEARS AGO
One of America’s foremost
writers, WALLACE
STEGNER, is lecturing at
Illinois College this week.
75 YEARS AGO
Morgan County Democrats
and Republicans
together polled the largest
primary vote in history
Tuesday, according to the
tabulations of the county
clerk’s offi ce. The total
number of ballots was
14,186.
T H O U G H T F O R T O D A Y
“I think America is richer in intelligence than any other country in the world;
and that its intelligence is more scattered than in any country of the world.”
— Will Durant, American historian (1885-1981).
C
K
M
Y
100 YEARS AGO
The Jacksonville Driving
Association is a new
sporting organization
being promoted by local
horsemen.
150 YEARS AGO
JOHN A. MCCLER-
NAND, our representative
in Congress, delivered
an eloquent and patriotic
address to our citizens
gathered at Strawn’s Hall.
— compiled by Greg Olson
and Alisia McCowan
MAKING HISTORY
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
IN HISTORY:
On April 17, 1961,
some 1,500 CIA-trained
Cuban exiles launched the
disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion
of Cuba in an attempt
to topple Fidel Castro,
whose forces crushed the
incursion by the third day.
More than 1,000 invaders
were captured; about
100 invaders and 150 of
Castro’s defenders were
killed.
On this date:
In 1524, Giovanni da
Verrazano reached presentday
New York Harbor.
In 1861, the Virginia
State Convention voted to
secede from the Union.
In 1911, the town of
Palm Beach, Fla., was
incorporated.
In 1941, Yugoslavia
surrendered to Germany in
World War II.
In 1961, “The Apartment”
won the Academy
Award for best picture
of 1960; Burt Lancaster
was named best actor for
“Elmer Gantry,” while the
best actress award went to
Elizabeth Taylor for “Butterfi
eld 8.”
In 1969, a jury in Los
Angeles convicted Sirhan
Sirhan of assassinating Sen.
Robert F. Kennedy. The
First Secretary of Czechoslovakia’s
Communist
Party, Alexander Dubcek,
was deposed.
In 1970, Apollo 13
astronauts James A. Lovell,
Fred W. Haise and Jack
Swigert splashed down
safely in the Pacifi c, four
days after a ruptured
oxygen tank crippled their
spacecraft while en route to
the moon.
In 1975, Cambodia’s
fi ve-year war ended as the
capital Phnom Penh fell to
the Khmer Rouge, which
instituted radical policies
Cuba’s Prime Minister Fidel Castro speaks with
prisoners from the ‘Bay of Pigs’ invasion at the
Sports stadium in Havana, Cuba. The Bay of Pigs
Invasion was an unsuccessful CIA-sponsored invasion
of Cuba by Cuban exiles.
that claimed an estimated
1.7 million lives until the
regime was overthrown in
1979.
In 1986, the bodies
of kidnapped American
Peter Kilburn and Britons
Philip Padfi eld and Leigh
Douglas were found near
Beirut; they had been slain
in apparent retaliation for
the U.S. raid on Libya.
At London’s Heathrow
Airport, a bomb was
discovered in the bag of a
pregnant Irishwoman about
to board an El Al jetliner to
Israel; she’d been tricked
into carrying the bomb by
her Jordanian fi ance.
In 1991, the Dow Jones
industrial average closed
above 3,000 for the fi rst
time, ending the day at
3,004.46, up 17.58.
Ten years ago: By a
nearly 2-1 margin, Mississippi
residents voted to
keep the Confederate emblem
on their state fl ag. San
Francisco Giants slugger
Barry Bonds became the
17th major leaguer to reach
500 career home runs.
Five years ago: A
Palestinian suicide bomber
struck a Tel Aviv restaurant
during Passover, killing
JOURNAL-COURIER/ROBERT LEISTRA
nine people; in a sharp departure
from the previous
Palestinian government’s
condemnations of bombings,
the Hamas-led administration
said the attack
resulted from Israel’s “brutal
aggression.” Former
Illinois Gov. George Ryan
was convicted of corruption
(he was later sentenced to
6 1/2 years in prison).
One year ago:
Some 100,000 Poles fi lled
Warsaw’s biggest public
square, joining together
for a memorial and funeral
Mass for the 96 people
killed in a plane crash a
week earlier. (A thickening
cloud of volcanic ash over
Europe caused some world
leaders — including President
Barack Obama — to
cancel plans to attend a
state funeral the next day.)
Today’s Birthdays:
Composer-musician Jan
Hammer is 63. Actress
Olivia Hussey is 60. Actor
Clarke Peters is 59. Rock
singer-musician Pete Shelley
(Buzzcocks) is 56. Actor
Sean Bean is 52. Singer Liz
Phair is 44. Actress Jennifer
Garner is 39. Singer Victoria
Adams Beckham (Spice
Girls) is 37.
WEATHER
National forecast
Forecast highs for Sunday, April 17
Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy
Fronts Pressure
Cold Warm Stationary Low High
-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s
Showers
Rain
T-storms
Flurries
Snow
Ice
Weather Underground/AP
TODAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10
to 15 mph.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows in
the upper 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
TOMORROW NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
Alonna Matlock, North School
Kiley Jackson, Triopia Grade School
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CUT WITH CAUTION
Very real hazards
of lawn mowing often
go unheeded
BY MARY BETH
BRECKENRIDGE
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
Roxy Kimberlin describes
herself as an
overprotective mother,
the one her friends make
fun of.
But even her attentiveness
wasn’t enough to protect her son,
Conner, from a lawn mower accident
that nearly amputated his leg
a little more than a year ago.
Conner was 5 when he was
playing in his Doylestown, Ohio,
yard with his siblings and neighbors
on St. Patrick’s Day 2010,
with his mom outside watching.
In the adjoining yard, a neighbor
was mulching leaves with a riding
mower.
Suddenly two of the children
ran out in front of the mower. Conner
jumped off the glider where he
was sitting to try to run after them,
but he slipped. The mower blade
caught his foot and pulled his entire
body under the machine.
By what his mother insists was
God’s grace, his sturdy sneaker
jammed the blade and saved
his life. Nevertheless, the damage
was extensive. Before it jammed,
the blade cut nearly all the way
through Conner’s right leg, caused
a spiral fracture of the femur and
also broke bones in his foot and
toes, Roxy Kimberlin said.
“I just never thought it would
happen to us,” she said. “I was
right there.”
CONNER IS ONE of about
9,400 people age 20 and younger
who are injured by lawn mowers
each year, according to a study
published in 2006 in Pediatrics, the
journal of the American Academy
of Pediatrics.
At about 11 injuries for every
100,000 children, mower accidents
are hardly common. “But talk to
the families that have had this happen
to them. It’s devastating,” said
Mark Adamczyk, a pediatric orthopedic
surgeon at Akron Children’s
Hospital.
And it’s almost always preventable,
he said.
Adamczyk believes one of the
contributing factors is the casualness
with which many of us regard
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Travails of travel arrive at a less than leisurely place
Traveling began as a leisurely
activity. People wanted
to temporarily escape from
their everyday stress.
This defi nition remains to this
day, but many people also travel for
work or other less enjoyable reasons.
No matter the motive, more
emphasis is often placed on the
traveling rather than the actual
destination.
If traveling by car, one must
deal with ever-rising gas prices
and bothersome tollbooths. Even
worse is traveling by plane.
Ever since the 9/11 attacks, air
travel security has been at its peak.
While these precautions are all for
the passengers’ safety, it really is
such a nuisance.
Before even arriving at the airport,
one must make sure all liq-
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uid items in their carry-ons
are in small
amounts and in a small
Ziploc bag. If not, one
will have to pack them
with his or her other
luggage or simply
throw them away.
Once at the airport,
one has to wait in
sometimes unfathomably
extensive lines to
check baggage and receive
boarding passes.
After that, one must undress
— well, not entirely — and have
carry-ons scanned by X-ray while
shuffl ing in socks under a metal
detector. Sometimes, there might
be a lucky, random someone who
gets either a personal pat-down
by a security employee or a possi-
MCT/KAREN SCHIELY
ABOVE: Evan Kerr, 4, sits with his parents Brianne Kerr and Jon Kerr in their home in Akron, Ohio.
Evan lost three toes on his left foot when his father accidentally backed over Evan’s foot with a
riding lawn mower last year. BELOW: Roxy Kimberlin sits with her six-year-old son, Conner, holding
his bloodied jeans and slashed shoes as a reminder of the horrible experience that occurred
last year involving a riding lawn mower in Doylestown, Ohio.
lawn mowers. Most people use
them for years without a problem,
he said, so it’s easy to forget how
hazardous they can be.
But in fact, mowers are dangerous
— even potentially deadly —
for children and adults alike. Hot
surfaces can cause contact burns.
Mower blades can hack limbs.
Gasoline can catch fi re or explode.
Objects thrown by spinning blades
can hit people with the force of a
gunshot.
What troubles Adamczyk is
that the number of injures remains
about the same year after year. To
him, that indicates that word isn’t
getting out about mower hazards,
that nothing’s being done to improve
the situation.
MARY KESINGER
bly more intimate Xray
scan. After all that
nonsense, there is a
scrambling of shoes
and personal belongings
to leave and fi nd
the terminal.
To reach a particular
terminal or gate,
one must make their
way through a variety
of other airplane
passengers. There
are the solemn businessmen quietly
but quickly marching, the large
families moseying along with the
children touching anything and everything
in sight, the audacious divas
with luggage matching their attire,
the lone person behind schedule
sprinting to their fl ight, and
then the normal people like you
C
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M
Y
and me.
It’s not often one is fortunate
enough to depart when planned,
but either way it’s only more time
to be sitting around other people,
all of whom are antsy and bored.
On the fl ight, one must endure
the kicks from behind and the crying
babies and wait for the complimentary
beverages. If you want a
snack theses days, you pay for it.
After retrieving all — or hopefully
most — of one’s belongings,
there better be pre-arranged transportation
to your next destination.
If not, there is one more thing to
worry about, along with repeating
the same routine on the return trip.
While the subsequent destination
may be for vacation or business,
the journey to and from
should be the last of our worries.
One common scenario is people
failing to see children behind them
when they’re backing their riding
mowers, Adamczyk said.
That’s what happened to Ellet,
Ohio, resident Evan Kerr, who lost
three toes when his foot was run
over by a mower driven by his father,
Jonathan.
When the accident happened
last May, Jonathan Kerr was mowing
his parents’ lawn in Hartville,
Ohio, while they were out of town,
his wife, Brianne, said. Evan, then
3, was on a bench on the front
porch with his aunt.
When she went inside to get
him a drink of water, Evan headed
for the backyard with the hope
of getting a ride on the mower, Bri-
I suppose everyone could fl y via
Airbuses with the latest relaxation
technologies, but I doubt smaller
planes will be bumped out of business
that easily.
Safety procedures and other
airport or airline mechanisms are
constantly improving with time.
But until teleportation is possible,
I along with probably many others
will continue being impatient, even
while traveling at speeds of several
hundred miles per hour. Nevertheless,
air travel will remain vital
for all types of travelers throughout
the world.
Mary Kesinger is a junior at
Jacksonville High School and co-editor
of the Crimson Times, the high
school newspaper. Her column appears
every other Sunday in the
Journal-Courier.
anne Kerr said. His father didn’t
know he was there. He looked behind
him when he put the mower
in reverse, but Evan was so small
that Jonathan couldn’t see him.
He heard a noise and thought
he’d run over a tennis ball. “When
he looked back, he found his (Evan’s)
shoe,” Brianne Kerr said. “He
saw it just in time” to stop the mower
from backing completely over
the boy.
Her voice quavered as she recalled
the accident. She tries to remind
herself that the results could
have been much worse, she said.
And she hopes the experience
will save other families from the
same heartache. She echoes Adamczyk’s
caution to make sure
children are inside when a mower
is in use and are supervised so
they don’t wander outdoors unnoticed.
Even if they don’t approach
the mower, they’re at risk of being
hit by projectiles from the mower
blades if they’re in the vicinity, Adamczyk
noted.
“I would just not let my kids outside,
period,” Brianne Kerr said.
“Ever.”
LETTING CHILDREN ride on
mowers is another common problem,
Adamczyk said. If you hit a
bump or the child squirms, the
child can fall off. He or she could
be hit by the blade or run over
by one of the tires, and that force
could break a leg or crush a chest
or head, he said.
And as Evan Kerr’s story
shows, letting kids ride on a mower
can make them regard it as
something fun rather than as power
equipment that only grown-ups
should go near.
Luckily, both Evan and Conner
Kimberlin have healed from their
injuries. Evan can run, kick a ball
and do pretty much anything other
kids can, Brianne Kerr said. Conner
favors his injured leg, but otherwise
his mother described him
as “completely fi ne.”
Roxy Kimberlin keeps Conner’s
ripped and bloodied jeans and his
mangled sneaker as a reminder
of that day. She’s passionate about
telling everyone she can to keep
children inside when a mower is
in use and to make sure they wear
sturdy shoes outdoors.
Still, she said, she cries over her
son’s injuries every night.
She knows he could have died
— should have died, she said, given
the way he ended up under the
mower.
“People don’t take this seriously,”
she said. “... It’s completely
preventable. It’s preventable.”

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announce the marriage of
their children, Lisa Marie
Grummel and Keith Bradley
Meisenheimer. The
wedding was Nov. 6 at St.
John’s Catholic Church in
Carrollton.
The bride is the 2004
graduate of Carrollton High
School and received her
bachelor’s degree in marketing
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agricultural science from
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He works for the family
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Following their honeymoon
in Maui, Hawaii, the
couple resides in Palmyra.
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of color is often underestimated.
If you’re not sure where to begin with color in your
home, experiment in a bathroom, hall or accent wall. If
you’re doing your own painting, pick an area that’s quick
to do so you can see your results sooner, and be happy
with it or change it. Look at the process as an adventure.
To get started, select a favorite color drawn from artwork,
a rug, dishes and an accessory or furniture piece as
a main color or accent.
When selecting a color, consider the mood of a room.
In a bedroom, do you want the feeling to be restful and
soothing, or dramatic and intimate? Soft, cool colors and
neutrals usually create a quieter feeling while stronger
colors are for drama.
Do you want a dining area to feel sociable and stimulating,
or appear formal and quiet? Warmer, contrasting and
somewhat brighter colors add to a sociable atmosphere;
deeper blue-greens and neutrals will give a more formal
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GENEVA, Fla. — James
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celebrate their 60th wedding
anniversary with their
daughter and family and son
and family, all of Geneva,
Fla., including their grandchildren
Tyler and Travis.
Grandson Ryan, a U.S. Marine
serving overseas, will
not attend.
James Halligan and Margaret “Peg” Stubblefi eld were
married April 8, 1951, in Jacksonville.
Brunk 50th
LOVELAND, Colo. —
Charles and Bonnie Brunk
will observe their 50th wedding
anniversary Friday.
Charles Brunk and Bonnie
Sue May were married
on April 22, 1961, in the Baptist
Church in Walkerville.
They lived in Virginia until
October 1983, when they
moved to Loveland, Colo.
They have one son,
DeWayne (wife, Ann) of
Loveland, Colo. They have three Bichon “grandpuppies,”
Pepe (deceased), Kodi and Grizz.
While in Virginia, Mr. Brunk worked for Hiermans
Home Appliance; Mrs. Brunk worked for Cass Meats and
also had a cake decorating business.
Mr. Brunk worked at Big Thompson Appliance in
Loveland until his retirement in 2005, and Mrs. Brunk
worked at Cattail Creek Bed and Breakfast until 2004.
Both worked part time from then until 2010 when they retired
fully to do some traveling in their RV. They are planning
more travels, with maybe another cruise later for
their anniversary.
Dyer 40th
Linda M. and Gayle
A. Dyer Sr. of 1670 Portuguese
Hill Road celebrated
their 40th wedding
anniversary last month
with an open house at the
Moose Lodge.
They were married
March 2, 1971, at the Baptist Church in Roodhouse.
Mrs. Dyer is the daughter of the late Fran and Frank
Holman, and Mr. Dyer is the son of the late Adrian and
Ester Dyer.
They are the parents of one son, Gayle Jr. of Jacksonville.
They have two granddaughters, Dariann Renee and
Delainey Rose, also of Jacksonville.
Mrs. Dyer retired after 25 years of employment at Passavant
Hospital. Mr. Dyer retired from the State of Illinois
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Holliday 50th
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
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celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary with a family
dinner.
Tom Holliday and Virginia
Hitchings were married
April 23, 1961, at the
Raymond Methodist Church
by Rev. E.O. Allen.
They are the parents of
four children, Rodney (wife,
Connie) Holliday of Springfi
eld, Rhonda (husband, Tony) Wehmhoff of Owaneco,
Rae Ann (husband, Wes) Richardson of Jacksonville and
Risa (husband, Bob) Davidsmeyer of Sherman.
There are six grandchildren, Luke and Sarah Wehmhoff,
Elaine Richardson, J.R. Davidsmeyer, Greg (wife,
Dawn) Grafton and Josh Gill, and three great-grandchildren,
Samantha, Kara and Tyler.
Mr. Holliday retired from LaCrosse Lumber Co. after
30 years and from Altamont Wholesale Co. after eight
years. Mrs. Holliday retired from Perma Bound Books after
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Steckel 50th
WHITE HALL — Mark
and Joyce Steckel of White
Hall will observe their
50th wedding anniversary
Wednesday.
Mark Steckel and Joyce
McCaherty were married
April 20, 1961, at St. John’s in Carrollton.
Mr. Steckel is a retired farmer, and Mrs. Steckel is a retired
schoolteacher.
Their children are Julie Steckel of Jerseyville and Kara
Steckel, deceased.
The couple will celebrate their anniversary with a family
dinner.
Huff 30th
CHAPIN — David and
Vicki Huff of 418 French St.
in Chapin will observe their
30th wedding anniversary
Monday.
David Huff and Vicki
Pratt were married April 18,
1981, at Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville.
Mr. Huff is the son of John and Gladys Huff, and Mrs.
Huff is the daughter of the late LeRoy and Vervia Pratt.
The Huffs are the parents of two children, Rebecca
Huff and Leia Huff of Chapin. They also have one granddaughter,
Katherine Williams.
Mr. Huff is employed as assistant manager at Ace
Hardware. Mrs. Huff is a licensed practical nurse employed
at Barton W. Stone Home.
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Scott 95th
WINCHESTER — Millie Scott will
celebrate her 95th birthday on Saturday,
April 23. An open house will be
held from 2-4 p.m. that day at the Nimrod
Funk Building (Monument Park)
in Winchester.
Mrs. Scott is the mother of seven
children, Bill (wife, Lonna) of St. Helena,
Calif., Jim (wife, Jane) of Michigan City, Ind., Randy
(wife, Patricia) of Austin, Texas, Dan (wife, Lois) of
Phoenix, Ariz., Pat (wife, Jayne) of Scottsdale, Ariz., David
(wife, Vickie) of Barrington and Mary White (husband,
Rick) of Winchester. She has 20 grandchildren and
21 great-grandchildren.
Clark 93rd
OTTUMWA, Iowa — Catherine Clark celebrated her
93rd birthday at her residence in Ottumwa, Iowa.
She was born April 6, 1918, in Jacksonville, daughter
of Howard and Ruth Jackson Stevenson. Her siblings are
Jane McGinnis of Chesapeake, Va., and the late Anna Louise
Bealmear, Ruth “Betty” Schell and Jack Stevenson.
She married Sterling B. Martin of Chariton, Iowa,
on May 31, 1941. They had three sons, Robert, Ronald
“Steve,” and Randall “Randy.” They are all deceased, as
is Ronald’s wife, Marilyn Martin. Robert’s widow, Linda
Martin, lives in O’Fallon, Mo., and Ronald’s daughter, Allison
Haw, and her two children live in Ottumwa, Iowa.
She married William N. Clark of Chicago on June 21,
2003, at her home in Ottumwa. He passed away on April
2, 2009.
Mrs. Clark graduated from Jacksonville High School
in the class of 1936. She attended MacMurray College for
two years, then transferred to Iowa State College in Ames,
graduating with a degree in home economics. She taught
home economics at Staunton after graduation. After her
marriage, she taught in Monmouth and in Iowa until her
retirement.
She has remained active in several groups, including
PEO, Shakespeare Club and a gourmet dining club for
couples. She is a member of the Methodist Church in Ottumwa.
Werts 80th
VIRGINIA — Darlene Werts will
celebrate her 80th birthday with an
open house given by her children on
Saturday, April 30, from 2-4:30 p.m. at
the Virginia Masonic Hall on the corner
of Route 78 and East South Street.
She was born April 22, 1931, in Peoria,
the youngest of 13 children of Earl
and Irma Mayall McMullen. Her formal
education began at Oak Grove
Grade School in Bartonville and ended
at Manual High School in Peoria.
She married Orville Werts on Sept.
16, 1950, at Bethel Lutheran Church in
Bartonville. He passed away in March
1998.
Mrs. Werts has three children,
Norman (Rosemary) Werts and Vickie
(Bill) Bell, all of Virginia, and Connie Werts of Jacksonville.
She has two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Werts has lived in Virginia since 1951. She is a
member of Grace Lutheran Church, the Adah Robinson
Order of the Eastern Star and the Cass County Home Extension.
She also is co-coordinator of Bread of Love. In
her spare time she enjoys reading romance novels, playing
pinochle, shopping and spending time with her family.
Mrs. Werts requests no gifts, but cards would be welcome.
They may be mailed to her at 262 S. Morgan St.,
Virginia, IL 62691.
The 63rd Farmer-Moss reunion was
held Sunday, Aug. 15. A potluck dinner
was held at 12:30 p.m. at the McGee-
Spaulding Pavilion in Nichols Park. Brenda
Matthews gave the blessing.
Those present were Mary Farmer,
Frances Stephenson, Glenn and Kay Preston,
Frances Lange, Roger Moss, Eddie
and Rebecca Mallicoat, Kevin Brockhouse,
Lori Brockhouse, Mary Brockhouse,
Cindy Brockhouse, Cecil and Mary
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Crossin-Scheerer
The engagement of Lucy
Scheerer of Jacksonville and
Keith Crossin of Loami is being
announced.
The future bride is the
daughter of Paul and Mary
Scheerer of rural Jacksonville.
She graduated from
Jacksonville High School and
MacMurray College. She is
a registered nurse employed
at Passavant Area Hospital.
The future groom is the
son of Lynn and Barbara
Crossin of Loami. He graduated from New Berlin High
School and serves in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort
Polk, La.
Garner-Dahman
The engagement of
Melinda Renee´ Dahman
and Trussell Robert
Garner, both of Bluffs, is
being announced.
The future bride is the
daughter of Michael and
Deborah Wise of Bluffs.
The future groom is the son
of Brad and Tracey Garner
of Jacksonville.
They both work with
his family’s business, Metz
Plumbing and Heating Inc.
They are planning an
April 29 wedding at Wesley Chapel United Methodist
Church.
Harris-Baker
The engagement of
Tabitha N. Baker and Jason
A. Harris, both of Jacksonville,
is being announced.
The future bride is the
daughter of Viola Bowman of
Littleton, Colo., and Jessie C.
Baker Jr. of Woodson.
The future groom is the
son of Geneva and James
Harris of Jacksonville.
They are planning a June
25 wedding in Jacksonville.
Keithley-
Watkins
The engagement of
Becky Stuart Watkins of
Jacksonville and Dennis
Michael Keithley of
Carlinville is being announced.
The future bride is a teacher at Garrison School, and
the future groom is a senior buyer at Bunn Inc.
They are planning a May 28 wedding at the Church of
the New Covenant.
Stephenson, Betty Lair, Norma Charlesworth,
Rene Strubbe, Martha Aring, Wendell
Jr. and Mary Stephenson, Penny, Kallie
and Mackenzi Matthews, Reggie Stephenson,
Don and Shelley Shive, Eva Mc-
Neese, David and Debbie Decker and family,
and Dick and Brenda Matthews.
The 64th reunion will be held Sunday,
Aug. 21, with a potluck dinner at 12:30
p.m. at the McGee-Spaulding Pavilion in
Nichols Park.
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Fry-White
Sharlene Breault and
Kevin White are pleased to
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Lyndsay M.
White of Southbury, Conn.,
to Lt. W. Jacob Fry, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. Luke Fry
of Jacksonville.
The future groom is a
graduate of St. Louis University
and the Naval Post Graduate
School. He serves as a
nuclear submarine offi cer in
the U.S. Navy.
The future bride is a clinical
speech language pathologist
with degrees from the University of Connecticut and
Northeastern University.
The couple is planning a July 29 wedding at Mystic
Seaport in Mystic, Conn.
Hansen-
Helmich
The engagement of
Jessica Helmich of Jacksonville
and Jeffrey
Hansen of Vancouver,
Wash., is being announced.
The future bride is the
daughter of Jeremy and
Caren Helmich of Jacksonville.
She graduated from Jacksonville High School
and has attended Lincoln Land Community College.
The future groom is the son of Kathy Hansen and Jeffrey
Hansen Sr. of Vancouver, Wash. He graduated from
Kauai Bible College and is employed by Night Hawk Security
Agency.
They are planning an Aug. 19 wedding at Westfair Baptist
Church in Jacksonville.
Hayes-Barton
The engagement of Kami
Marie Barton and Shawn
Michael Hayes, both of Jacksonville,
is being announced.
The future bride is the
daughter of Tom and Judy
Barton of Jacksonville. She
graduated from Jacksonville
High School and is employed
at the West Morgan Depot.
The future groom is the
son of Mark and Terry Kindred
and Bo and Debbie
Hayes. He graduated from Jacksonville High School and
is employed at Diamond Grove Cemetery.
They are planning an Aug. 13 wedding at Wesley Chapel
near Jacksonville.
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Sunrise Rotary
The Jacksonville Sunrise
Rotary Club met in the Grierson
Room at the Comfort Inn in
South Jacksonville on Tuesday,
April 12. President Deb Hughes
called the meeting to order at 7
a.m.
Barb Baker led the Pledge of
Allegiance, and Sonie Smith gave
the invocation. Jay Jamison gave
recognitions. Bob McLin was a
guest Rotarian from the Jacksonville
Noon Rotary Club.
Gordon Jumper announced
that club members were to be at
the Gamble Center on the Mac-
Murray College campus at 7 a.m.
Saturday to help with registration
and other duties for the district
assembly.
The special Rotary intra-district
fundraiser at the Cardinals-
Cubs ballgame at Busch Stadium
is scheduled for June 4.
All Sunrise Rotarians are
urged to contact their hole sponsors
for the club golf outing
scheduled for May 27.
Terry Denison gave the program
about the FutureGen Project
in Morgan County.
The meeting was adjourned
by President Hughes.
Nancy Ross
Chapter of NSDAR
The Nancy Ross Chapter of
the NSDAR met April 13 at the
Red Dome Inn in Pittsfi eld. Bettie
Harrison offered grace before
the meal.
Following the luncheon Regent
Julie Kremer opened the
meeting with the DAR Ritual. Alice
Cripe led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Vice Regent Barbara
Bartlett led the American’s
Creed.
Brenda Middendorf presented
a program on agri-tourism in
Pike County.
Eileen Syrcle, recently deceased,
was remembered as an
outstanding person, friend and
DAR member.
Alice Cripe gave the secretary’s
report, and Kathy Zimmerman
gave the treasury report.
Registrar Jackie Orr reported
she is working on two applications
for membership. Alice
Cripe gave the fl ag minute.
Everyone paused to observe
the 150th anniversary of the beginning
of the Civil War April 12,
1861.
Mrs.. Zimmerman gave a report
on the genealogy workshop
to be held at Pittsfi eld High
School on April 30. The cost of
the workshop includes a noon
lunch. Also included is all research
done by computer
and books. Polly Meyer, a nationally
recognized genealogist,
will be conducting the workshop.
The date for registration
has been changed to April 25.
The workshop is for anyone who
is interested in their family history.
The Abe Lincoln project with
members from Nancy Ross DAR
will present a living history May
6 at the Lake Pittsfi eld. All students
of junior high schools in
Pike County will be guests. Beef
stew will be served from a large
kettle. Several members will be
in period costume.
Plans are being made to commemorate
Flag Day, June 14.
The mission of the NSDAR is to
promote historic preservation,
education and patriotism. It was
decided to start a program where
one junior high class of Pike
County will be chosen each year
to receive information concerning
fl ag etiquette.
Kathy Zimmerman presented
the book “American Heroes 911”
to the chapter. This Sept. 11 will
be the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
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VFW Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary to Morgan
County Post 1379, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, held its regular
monthly meeting Wednesday,
April 6, at the post home.
Department General Orders
5 was read with details of activity
coming up at the convention in
June and forms for delegates for
district and national.
It was reported Mary Jane
Hauser obtained 38 entries in the
coloring contest from Our Saviour
School.
Community Service showed
43 projects, 60.5 hours, $94 credit
and 32 members for March.
Courtesy reported on three
cards sent. Youth Chairman
Mendy Leonard reported $82.82
spent with six hours.
All offi cers accepted their
same offi ce with Mickey Watkins
in as three-year trustee, and June
Frields accepted one year.
Delegates elected to serve the
10th District convention in May
were Mendy Leonard, Delores
Renard, Mickey Watkins, Connie
Simon, June Frields, Barbara
Floyd, Mary Hauser, Pat Fish,
Claribel Brown, Karen Young,
Betty Moore, Martha Upchurch,
Betty Pruden, Pauline Newport
and Poochie Noecker.
The auxiliary voted to share
in the love gift for Department
President Beverly Byer for presentation
during the department
convention in June in Springfi eld.
Due to the absence of the
treasurer, no prizes were drawn.
Refreshments were served by
Connie Simon.
The next meeting will be
Wednesday, May 4, with installation
of offi cers for 2011-12 at 7
p.m.
Nortonville
Ladies Club
The Nortonville Ladies Club
held its monthly meeting on
Tuesday, April 12, at the home of
Brenda Chaudoin. Others present
were Lynn Sellers, Melissa
Vedder, Bonnie Orris, Chelsea
Phillips, Shawn Crow, Betty Clayton
and Janet Hansen and guest
baby Spencer Vedder.
The hostess led the Pledge of
Allegiance. Betty Clayton led the
club collect and then gave a reading,
“Inner Peace.”
Starting in the fall the club’s
meetings will start at 2 p.m.
Janet Hansen read the minutes
of the last meeting, and
Shawn Crow gave the treasurer’s
report.
For roll call members named
something that is grown in Illinois.
The club still has cookbooks
for sale for $15 each.
Offi cers for 2011-12 were
elected: president, Betty Clayton;
vice president, Bonnie Orris; secretary,
Janet Hansen; treasurer,
Brenda Chaudoin; reporter, Janet
Hansen; trustees, Bonnie Orris,
Brenda Chaudoin and Betty
Clayton.
The committee chairs are:
programs, Bonnie Orris and
Janet Hansen; ways and means,
Shawn Crow and Brenda Chaudoin;
and fl owers, Betty Clayton.
Bonnie Orris led recitation of
the club prayer.
Brenda Chaudoin had the program,
“Friends and Enemies of
the Farmer.”
Brenda Chaudoin also held
the social hour. Everyone played
a game called “Color Language,”
with Betty Clayton being the winner.
Next they played a word
search game, “Spot and Circle
30,” with Shawn Crow winning
this game.
The next meeting will be the
club’s annual surprise trip on
Tuesday, May 10, with hostesses
Melissa Vedder, Bonnie Orris
and Shawn Crow. Those attending
should meet in Nortonville
between 9-9:15 a.m.
Clubs/Organizations
Morgan/Scott
RTA/AARP
The Morgan/Scott RTA/
AARP met April 7 at Kottage
Kafe in South Jacksonville.
The Pledge of Allegiance was
followed with an invocation offered
by Larry Taft.
Bob Pinkerton gave the group
information concerning bills under
consideration in Springfi eld.
He stated that membership numbers
are critical now, considering
some of the actions taking place,
and urged all to use Voter Voice
whenever receiving a notice.
Tom Lenz presented the program
on the history of the Lenz
Field complex. Several members
expressed appreciation for his
endeavors.
Kay Tompkins, Region 14 director,
was introduced. The secretary’s
report was accepted as
printed. The treasurer’s report
was heard and accepted.
Helen Baldwin reported that
there are 113 members of RTA
and/or AARP. She also offered
Jacksonville School Foundation
raffl e tickets for sale.
Mr. Taft said that the chapter
had received a thank-you from
the food bank for the $100 donation
from each organization. He
also shared that Bob Nicolet is a
new member of the IRTA Area 4
Finance Committee. Bob Pinkerton,
Area 4 representative, will be
nominated as vice president of
the state group at the fall convention.
The Area 4 conference will
be held May 10 in Springfi eld,
and any member interested in
going was invited to sign up. The
cost for attending is covered by
the organization.
Door prizes with the theme of
“Life is like…” were won by Roger
Ezard, Paul Hubbard and Helen
Baldwin.
The next meeting will be May
5 with the program to be presented
by The Ambassador Quartet.
Chapin Historical
Society
Members of the Chapin Historical
Society met Monday, April
4, at 1:30 p.m. at the History
House. Those present were Alice
Mattes, Wilma Williams, Inez
Putnam, Max Edlen, Ann Anderson,
Wilma Kolberer and Ann
Hymes. Minutes of the March
meeting were read by Wilma
Williams and approved.
Ann Hymes presented the
program, “The History of Railroads.”
Some members had special
memories of trains.
The meeting adjourned at 3
p.m.
The next meeting will be
Monday, May 2, at 1:30 p.m. at
the History House. Everyone is
welcome.
American Legion
20th District
American Legion 20th District
Commander Wilbur Boehs
was in charge of the 20th District
meeting which began at 1 p.m.
March 20 at Waverly Post 262.
There were 17 members present.
The meeting opened with
prayer by Chaplain Jim Mackey.
Recent deaths and illnesses
of Legionnaires from the district
were noted.
As part of the committee reports,
Senior Vice President Joe
McElfresh reported that the district
has 90 percent completed
membership, which places the
20th District in the top 10 in the
state.
The meeting closed with
prayer by Chaplain Mackey.
The next 20th District meeting
will be at 10 a.m. May 15 at
Winchester Post 442.
to right: Chamber Board Chairman Paul White; City Treasurer
Ron Smiljanich, ABC Autoglass owners Mike and Tina Cooper,
Precision Auto Collision Repair owner David Collins, Precision
associate Bubba Painter, ABC Autoglass associate Kyle Plogger, The
Farms State Bank and Trust Company Senior Loan Officer/VP Bob
Myers; Chamber President Ginny Fanning.
Trinity LWML
The quarterly meeting of the
Trinity Lutheran Women’s Mission
League of Arenzville was
held Thursday, April 7, in the
church basement. Pastor Bishop
conducted opening devotions on
“History of the Burial of Christ.”
This was followed by prayer and
singing of a hymn by those present.
President Althea Carls led
the repeating of the pledge and
called the business meeting to
order. Twelve members and Pastor
Bishop were in attendance.
Secretary Marie Paul read
minutes of the Jan. 6 meeting,
which were approved as read.
Treasurer Joy Schnitker gave
her report. It was accepted. She
announced she would be taking
orders for Easter lilies and collecting
dues.
Letters from the two seminary
students and seminary president,
Dale A. Meyer, were read.
Pastor and Deanna Bishop,
Althea Carls, Shirlee Wessler
and Pat Schnitker attended the
CID convention April 2 in Peoria.
They gave highlights of the
convention and announced mite
box mission grants for the coming
year.
The society will participate in
the citywide garage sale on May
28 and will also serve a dinner
following services on June 5. Proceeds
will be applied to new cabinet
tops for the church kitchen.
Rose Schone had a mite box
Lenten wreath devotion and
closed with The Lord’s Prayer.
Refreshments were served by
hostesses Millie Beard and Kay
Lippert.
Noon Rotary
President-Elect Lori Hartz
called the Jacksonville Rotary
Club meeting to order at noon on
April 8 at Hamilton’s. Greeters
were Phyllis Lape, Diana Olinger,
Jean Hembrough and Rick
Kluge. Taking notes was Mike
Schneider.
President-Elect Hartz led announcements:
Polio Plus funds
were at $2,409.80; Keith Lape announced
that the bass tournament
was to be April 10; he also
announced that following this
meeting the Jacksonville Rotary
Club Foundation would hold its
quarterly meeting, and all members
are invited; Ryan Byers reminded
the club that the scholar
athlete banquet will be April
28 and table hosts are needed,
with the meal cost at $12.50 in
advance; the GSE team from Peru
would be at the Rotary social
at Warmowskis’ on April 14;
Dave Fisher spoke of the upcoming
Rotary Day at the Ballpark
with the fi rst cutoff for ticket
sales on April 15; the Rotary
Leadership Institute will be May
14 in O’Fallon, and all new leaders
are encouraged to attend;
Anne Jackson informed the club
that Keith Toby and Debra Helton
are on the mend; and David
Fisher passed around the Ferris
wheel sign-up sheets.
The Pledge of Allegiance was
recited followed by the singing
of “America.” The invocation was
given by David Fisher. John Hill
was the song leader accompanied
by Sharon Zuiderveld.
Mike Schneider brought
Christine Banks as his guest.
The Rotary Minute was given
by Glenn Olinger; he explained
the beginnings of the singing tradition
in Rotary. Recognitions
were presented by Craig Albers.
Rotations were made by Phyllis
Lape, Kristen Heaton, Judy
Tighe, Renee Tearney, Fred Osburn,
Axel Steuer, Penny Mitchell,
Ron Tendick and Craig Albers.
Keith Lape introduced Les
Huddle, superintendent of District
117, who gave the program..
Mr. Lape drew unsuccessfully
for the 50/50. The meeting was
closed with the Four Way Test.
Kiwanis Club
Hamilton’s hosted a hearty
group of Jacksonville Kiwanians
on April 7. Members were greeted
cordially by a whole host of
Kiwanians. President Tom Frederick
struck the bell to call the
meeting to order, and all gathered
sang “My Country ’Tis of
Thee” and recited the Kiwanis
Flag Salute. Bob McKelvey led
the invocation.
David Hannel introduced his
son Brandon Hannel and family
friend Wade Gregory as guests.
Bruce Surratt reported that
the 0.5k Run/Walk/Stumble
raised $5,800 for The Salvation
Army. President Frederick reminded
members of the trivia
night. He also thanked Roger
Deem for all his help deciphering
the super secret Kiwanis database.
His work has allowed for
quarterly membership bills to be
distributed in a timely manner.
Diana McCutcheon invited
members to attend the Chamber’s
Business Education Partnership
breakfast on April 20.
Tom Frederick asked members
to complete a survey regarding
the perception of crime
in downtown Jacksonville. The
survey is being conducted by
Jacksonville Main Street in conjunction
with Illinois College.
Bob Large announced the job
shadow event on April 28 and encouraged
members to participate.
He also said that Kiwanians
continue to read at North School.
President Frederick said
there will be no changes to meal
costs until July. Harry Coop is
planning an Interclub meeting
in Decatur. Tom Frederick noted
that the community prayer
breakfast will be May 5 at Illinois
College.
Tom Glossop reported on
birthdays.
Offi cers will be elected April
21.
Nancy Orr led the singing.
Those who contributed Good
News included Jerry Symons,
Bob Large, Paul Reither, Steve
Warmowski, Tom Glossop, Roger
Deem, C.J. Flynn, Bruce Surratt
and Dorothy Amaré.
The president introduced
guest speaker Mary Rowe Henry,
director of the local YMCA.
Ms. Rowe Henry outlined the Y’s
services and activities. She also
urged the Kiwanians to back
away from the buffet and take advantage
of personal training available
at the Y. A comical demonstration
ensued involving inept
attempts by various Kiwanis dignitaries.
President Frederick brought
the meeting to a close with the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Lady Landowners
The Lady Landowners met at
1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at
the Jacksonville Extension building.
Betty Reel opened the meeting.
The Pledge of Allegiance
was recited.
The minutes were not available
to be read.
The treasurer reported.
Aaron Dufelmeier was introduced,
and he explained that the
reorganization of Extension areas
should be concluded by July.
Five counties are consolidated,
those being Cass, Morgan, Scott,
Greene and Calhoun, with the
center at Jacksonville. Dufelmeier
is the center’s director.
Dufelmeier introduced
Dwayne Friend, originally from
Mason County, who spoke primarily
on land rent. He gave out
sheets showing average rents for
past years with only gradual increases.
The next meeting will be April
28 at 11:30 a.m. at Reichert’s,
1852 S. Main St. in South Jacksonville.
The program will be given
by Devonna Dugan of Family
Gardens.
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Beaux
Arts Ball
Senior
Gentlemen
These young
men will participate
in the
Art Association of
Jacksonville’s 2011
Beaux Arts Ball on
Saturday, April 30.
This year’s event,
“Meet Me at the Crossroads
at Midnight,” will
begin with the coronation
ceremony at 7:45 p.m.
at the Jacksonville High
School Bowl. A reception
at the David Strawn
Art Gallery will follow,
and the evening will conclude
with the dance at
the Jacksonville Country
Club from 9:30 p.m.-12:30
a.m.
The ball is a major
fundraiser for the Art Association
of Jacksonville.
Tickets will be available
at the JHS Bowl prior to
the coronation.
Patron tickets are $35
and are for the coronation,
reception and dance.
General tickets are $10
for adults and $5 for students;
they are for admittance
to the coronation
and reception.
Harlan Paine
Anderson
Parents: Patty and
Dorian Anderson, Jacksonville
Grandparents: Mrs.
Robert H. Caldwell, Jacksonville,
and Mrs. Robert
A. Anderson, Arlington,
Texas
School: Jacksonville
High School
Future college: University
of Toledo, College
of Engineering
Major: bioengineering
Career goal: to be a
bioengineer
Joseph Dean
Standley
Parents: Fred and Linda
Standley, Winchester
Grandparents: Gloria
Standley and the late
Charles Joseph Standley,
Jacksonville, and Dorothy
Floreth and the late Robert
Dean Floreth, Jacksonville
School: Routt Catholic
High School
Future college: Kendall
College, Chicago, or
Johnson & Wales University,
Denver, Colo.
Major: Business administration
with a concentration
in culinary arts
Career goal: to own
and operate a restaurant
someday
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Quinlan Thayer
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Parents: Mr. and Mrs.
Kirk S. Fernandes, Jacksonville
Grandparents: Peggy
Fernandes and the late
Billie Fernandes, Jacksonville,
and Jim and Patsy
Deck, Jacksonville
School: Jacksonville
High School
Future college: Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale
Major: industrial design
Career goal: to work
for a large marketing fi rm
in a big city
Donald Todd
Thorsen
Parents: Todd and
Nancy Thorsen, Jacksonville
Grandparents: Dr.
Richard and the late Dolores
Carrabine, Fountain
Hills, Ariz., and the late
Donald and Harriett Thorsen,
Jacksonville
School: Jacksonville
High School
Future college:
Maryville University, St.
Louis, Mo.
Major: occupational
therapy
Career goal: to be an
occupational therapist
Daniel Paul
Quarterman
Gregory
Parents: Jon Gregory,
Chapin, and Amber Gregory,
Jacksonville
Grandparents: Mr. and
Mrs. Bernie Gregory, Jacksonville,
and Don and Linda
Roehrs, Jacksonville
School: Jacksonville
High School
Future college: Lincoln
Land Community College
Major: accounting
Career goal: to be an
accountant
Nolan Michael
Tighe
Parents: Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel L. Tighe, Jacksonville
Grandparents: Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Tighe,
Jacksonville, and the late
Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Taylor
School: Jacksonville
High School
Future college: Lindenwood
University
Major: criminal justice/
law enforcement
Career goal: to be a
U.S. marshal or work for
the FBI
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Levi Connor
Haley
Parents: Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Haley, Jacksonville
Grandparents: Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Havlin,
Bluffs, and Warren Haley,
Jacksonville
School: Jacksonville
High School
Future college: Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale
Major: wildlife biology
Career goal: to be an
Illinois State Police trooper
or federal law enforcement
agent
Chase Weston
Vaughan
Parents: Ruth Blackburn
Vaughan, Safety Harbor,
Fla., and the late Gary
R. Vaughan
Grandparents: Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Vaughan,
Palatine, and the late Mr.
and Mrs. Buell Blackburn
School: Clearwater
Catholic High School
Future college: Presbyterian
College, South
Carolina
Major: business administration
Career goal: to obtain
an MBA and work at a major
corporation
Frank
Mackenzie
Spaulding
Parents: Frank E. and
Phronsie L. Spaulding,
Jacksonville
Grandparents: Hazel
I. McDannald, Shirley A.
Werries and the late Frank
P. Spaulding, all of Jacksonville
School: Routt Catholic
High School
Future college: a
state university
Major: criminal justice
Nolan David
Whalen
Parents: Barb and
Mark Whalen, Jacksonville
Grandparents: Josephine
Whalen, Franklin,
and the late Joseph
Whalen, Leo Woods and
Shirley Day
School: Routt Catholic
High School
Future college: Illinois
State University
Major: business and
psychology
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Lauren Leigh
Sellars celebrated her
10th birthday April 10.
She is the daughter of
Andrew and Jennifer
Sellars of Winchester.
She has one brother,
Noah, 12, and one sister,
Anna, 6. Her grandparents
are David and Jo
Ellen Cherry and Robert
and Carol Sellars,
all of Winchester. Her
great-grandparents are
Virginia Blackburn, Dee
Cherry and Julia Sellars,
all of Winchester.
Ethan Eldon
Magelitz celebrated
his 2nd birthday April 7.
He is the son of Jeff and
Brenda Magelitz of Vienna.
His grandparents
are Verlin and Linda
Magelitz of Jacksonville
and Jack and Beverly
McNeece of Woodson.
His great-grandmother
is Sylvia Scanlan of
Woodson.
Baleigh Elizabeth
Coffey celebrated her
6th birthday April 14.
She is the daughter of
Jeff and Lindsay Coffey
of Jacksonville. She has
two siblings, Ryan and
Kayd. Her grandparents
are Susan Boblitt of
Springfi eld and Tom
and Joyce Winner of
Jacksonville.
Gavin M. Hermes
celebrated his 7th
birthday April 14. He
is the son of Donnie
and Tammy Hermes
of Waverly. He has
one sister, Payton. His
grandparents are Don
and Shirley Hermes of
Waverly, Patty Carrigan
of Auburn and Rick
Stewart of Carlinville.
Brooke Jillian
Brannan celebrated
her 6th birthday March
11. She is the daughter
of Steve and Lea Ann
Brannan of Jacksonville.
She has one sibling, Joe,
13. Her grandparents
are Darrell and Jo Ann
Mansfi eld of White
Hall, Ann Brannan of
Roodhouse and the late
Gordon Brannan.
Elijah James Cook
celebrated his 4th birthday
April 14. He is the
son of Jared and Patty
Cook of Jacksonville.
He has fi ve siblings,
Brandon, 18, Bryan, 16,
Hannah, 9, Noah, 7, and
Olivia, 5. His grandparents
are Larry and
Pricilla Cook and Ima
Price, all of Jacksonville,
and the late George
Duke.
MAKING GRADE
THE
NOTES ON EDUCATION
Calendar
BLUFFS DISTRICT 2 PRESCHOOL SCREENING
REGISTRATION will be held 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 26, in the superintendent’s offi ce.
Screening registration is for children ages 2 1
⁄2 to 4 years
residing in the district. Screenings will be held Tuesday,
May 3, in the basement of the Bluffs United Methodist
Church.
Parents should bring the child’s social security number,
immunization records and a certifi ed birth certifi cate
to the registration. If you are unable to attend the registration,
call the superintendent’s offi ce at 754-3714.
WINCHESTER DISTRICT 1 VISION, HEARING AND
DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS for children ages 2 1
⁄2 to 4
years will be held Tuesday, April 26, and Wednesday, April
27, in cooperation with Four Rivers Special Education
District.
This free screening, along with the parent questionnaire,
will help determine eligibility for the pre-kindergarten
program provided through the local school district.
Parents may register their child by calling 742-9551,
ext. 344.
A-C CENTRAL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION AND
SCREENINGS will be held 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 27, through Friday, April 29, at A-C Central High
School in Ashland and A-C Central Elementary in Chandlerville.
Parents should bring their child’s certifi ed birth certifi -
cate, completed preregistration form and eye, dental and
physical examination forms. Make appointments by calling
the A-C Central Elementary offi ce at (217) 458-2224.
Local and area teens may now apply to participate
in PASSAVANT AREA HOSPITAL’S FIRST SUMMER
NURSING CAMP. The camp is limited to 12 students,
ages 14-18. Applications are available from the Nursing
Administration Department at Passavant, (217) 245-9541,
ext. 3120, and are due Sunday, May 1.
The four-day camp will be Tuesday, July 19, through
Friday, July 22, is free and will give teens an idea if nursing
is a career they’d like to pursue.
Abigail Claire
Janus celebrated her
1st birthday April 14.
She is the daughter of
Carrie and Sam Janus
of Roodhouse. She has
two sisters, Julia, 4, and
Sadie, 3. Her grandparent
are Bob Steelman
and Barb and John
Janus, all of Roodhouse,
and Mary Jane Steelman
of White Hall.
Xander Isaac
Howe celebrated his
3rd birthday April 1.
He is the son of Ike and
Erin Howe of Jacksonville.
He has one brother,
Ryker. His grandparents
are Chris and Betty
Howe of Jacksonville
and Bob and Debbie
Gobbel of Chapin. His
great-grandparents are
Trussler and Mary Margaret
Howe of Jacksonville
and Alma Gobbel
of Chapin.
Ian Daniel Hayes
celebrated his 9th birthday
April 9. He is the
son of Brian and Marcy
Hayes of Jacksonville.
He has one sister,
Danielle Megginson.
His grandparents are
Ronnie and Jeanne
Coffman of Chapin and
Jerry and Linda McGinnis
and Dan Hayes, all
of Jacksonville.
Cayden Lane celebrated
his 2nd birthday
April 15. He is the son of
Chris Lane and Meghan
Cockerill of Chandlerville.
His grandparents
are Marty Cockerill
of Jacksonville, Terry
Cockerill of Orleans
and Ronnie and Cheryl
Lane of Chandlerville.
His great-grandparents
are Donna Cockerill of
Jacksonville, Leonard
and Bea Smith of South
Jacksonville and Imogene
Eilers of Chandlerville
and Doris Lane.
Kaleb Rheed
Stock celebrated his
8th birthday April 9. He
is the son of Patricia
Stock of Jacksonville
and Kevin Stock of
Blackstone, Va. He has
one sister, Kaylee. His
grandparents are Larry
and Pricilla Cook of
Jacksonville and Kenny
and Vicki Stock of
Woodson.
BIRTHDAY PARADE
Age limit is 12
years. Only the child
celebrating the birthday
will be pictured.
Birthday must
occur within one
month before or
one month after
the Sunday they
are to appear in
the paper. Photos
will be returned if
a self-addressed,
stamped envelope
is included; otherwise
they may be
picked up in the
newsroom after they
appear in the paper.
Every effort will
be made to get
birthdays provided
by noon
Thursday into the
Sunday paper.
However, information
must be verified
with a parent
and that can
sometimes delay
publication.
Jacob James
Hinsey celebrated
his 5th birthday April
13. He is the son of
Jason and Jodi Hinsey
of Roodhouse. He
has one sister, Jaci, 8.
His grandparents are
Connie Jones, Jim and
Susan Jones and Jim
and Simona Howe, all of
Roodhouse, and Tammy
Howe of Jacksonville.
Addison Adaire
Taylor will celebrate
her 2nd birthday April
20. She is the daughter
of Dustin and Marcie
Taylor of Murrayville.
She has one sister,
Emma. Her grandparents
are Donald and Susan
Headen of Jacksonville
and Bill and Susie
Taylor of Murrayville.
Her great-grandparents
are Charles and Betty
Burgess of Chapin,
Kenny and Anita Megginson
of Murrayville
and Dean Taylor of
Jacksonville.
Carl S. “Scotty”
Day celebrated his 10th
birthday April 4. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald E. Day Sr. He
has several brothers
and sisters. His grandparents
are the Mr. and
Mrs. Carl E. Day and
Sofronioa Mieciano.
Katera Ulery
celebrated her 2nd
birthday April 14.
She is the daughter
of Richie and Tricia
Ulery of Carrollton. Her
grandparents are Steve
and Pam Chambers
of Jacksonville, Linda
Ulery of Carrollton and
the late Richard Ulery.
Her great-grandparents
are Jennie Hester of
Jacksonville, Dorothy
and Elsworth Williams
of Louisville, Ky., Ralph
and Carolyn Chambers
of Sherman and the late
Bill Hester.
Chelsea Grace
Bell celebrated her 4th
birthday April 15. She is
the daughter of Ben and
Cara Bell of Virginia.
She has three brothers,
Christian McNealy,
16, and Matthew and
David Bell, 5 weeks.
Her grandparents are
Bill and Vickie Bell of
Virginia and Steve and
Carol McNealy of San
Jose, Calif. Her greatgrandmothers
are Patsy
Bell and Darlene Werts,
both of Virginia, Myrtle
Horney of Jacksonville
and Kathleen McNealy
of Mount Vernon.
Ethan Andrew
Keller celebrated his
5th birthday April 8.
He is the son of Drew
and Teresa Keller of
Springfi eld. He has one
sister, Felicity, 2, and
one brother, Grant, 6
months. His grandparents
are Pam Keller of
White Hall, Craig and
Brenda Keller of Murphysboro
and the late
Thomas and Elizabeth
Healey of Springfi eld.
His great-grandparents
are Twink Allen and Gib
Keller, both of White
Hall.
Sophia Jade
Withee celebrated her
2nd birthday April 16.
She is the daughter
of Adam and Jessica
Withee of Woodson.
She has one brother,
Breckin. Her grandparents
are Tod and
Jean Sanders and Tom
and Debi Withee, all of
Jacksonville, and the
late Stephen Fulkerson.
Her great-grandparents
are John and Alice
Farmer of Murrayville,
Carl and Sandy Sanders,
M.M. Withee and Joyce
McKean, all of Jacksonville,
and the late Ralph
Withee.
Alyssa Kennedy
celebrated her 8th
birthday April 11. She is
the daughter of Charley
and Magen Kennedy
of Franklin. She has
one sibling, Lane, 19
months. Her grandparents
are Charley and
Brenda Kennedy, Jack
Stewart of Franklin and
Jack and Theresa Spradlin
of Jacksonville. Her
great-grandparents are
Jean Stewart and Tom
and Judy Courier, all of
Franklin. Her greatgreat-grandparents
are Clifford and Marie
Large of Jacksonville.

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