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Meredosia, Pearl plants on environmental watchdog list 

BY CODY BOZARTH 

JOURNAL-COURIER 

An environmental watchdog 

group has identifi ed 20 new sites 

around the nation threatened by 

coal ash pollution, including westcentral 

Illinois power plants in 

Meredosia and Pearl. 

The Environmental Integrity 

Project recently released a report 

that says the amount of arsenic 

and other chemicals in ground 

water near Meredosia Power Station 

and Pearl Station exceeds 

TRIOPIA 

More than 

trophies, 

more than 

plaques 

Concerts raise funds 

for The Wheelchair 

Foundation 

BY JAKE RUSSELL 


Triopia music director Jeremy 

Bartunek wants children to 

understand that trophies may be 

fun, but it’s more important to 

change lives. 

That’s why all the money 

raised at Triopia’s concerts goes 

to the Wheelchair Foundation. 

The concept began at Bartunek’s 

first holiday concert in 

December 2009. 

“When I came here, I noticed 

a whole bunch of plaques for 

sports and speech but nothing 

for the music department,” Bartunek 

said. “I thought we needed 

some decorating.” 

For each wheelchair, the 

school receives a certifi cate with 

a picture of the recipient. The 

TRIOPIA, see Page 9 

Blagojevich 

gets extra 

month before 

prison term 

BY NOMAAN MERCHANT 

ASSOCIATED PRESS 

CHICAGO — A federal judge 

is allowing Rod Blagojevich an 

extra month of freedom before he 

must start a 14-year sentence for 

corruption and, at the ousted Illinois 

governor’s request, recommended 

that he be sent to prison 

in Colorado, 1,000 miles away 

from his Chicago home. 

Blagojevich’s attorneys told 

James Judge Zagel on Tuesday 

that he needed extra time to 

help his family move into a new 

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federal and state standards. While 

the Environmental Protection 

Agency does not yet regulate this 

kind of pollution, some are calling 

for stricter regulations, including 

lined ash ponds that would prevent 

chemicals from leaching into 

groundwater. 

The presence of hazardous 

chemicals come from coal ash 

ponds located upgrade from sample 

sites. Coal ash — also known 

as coal combustion residuals — 

are the materials that remain af- 

A home for the holidays 

JOURNAL-COURIER/NICK TURNER 

Eva Brooks stands in front of her new home in Jacksonville with her three sons, Anthony (from left), 10, Terison, 2, and 

Terry, 13. 

Salvation Army helps out Brooks family 

BY JAKE RUSSELL 


A picture of 5-year-old Isaiah Brooks hangs 

on the wall in the living room of Eva Brooks’ 

new house. 

It’s been tough since fi re displaced the family 

from their house on North Fayette Street 

and claiming the life of Isaiah just days before 

his sixth birthday, but the generosity of the 

community has helped the family start to get 

back on its feet. 

The Salvation Army paid a month of Eva 

Brooks’ rent and many businesses and people 

have donated furniture and clothing. 

“I’m so blessed for everything that’s been 

donated,” Brooks said. “It’s been an adventure. 

If it wasn’t for The Salvation Army, we wouldn’t 

have anything.” 

It’s on and off, though. 

“We miss our little baby,” she said. “Every 

day I think about him and I start bawling but I 

think I’ll be OK.” 

It’s not even been a month since the family 

moved so they’re still getting adjusted. 

“It’s been all right,” 10-year-old Anthony 

Brooks said. “I still miss the old home. Some of 

the photos make me cry.” 

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100% chance of rain. Highs 

in the 50s. Lows in the upper 

40s. Strong south winds. 

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ter burning coal for electricity. 

These fi gures do not estimate 

exposure to drinking water, but 

high amounts of toxic chemicals 

can have an effect on wildlife and 

raise costs for water treatment. 

The EPA it is pursuing two different 

plans for regulation. One 

would regulate it as hazardous 

material, requiring special rules 

for transportation, handling and 

disposal. Another would have it 

regulated much like household 

garbage which would limit some 

of EPA’s responsibility. 

It wasn’t until after the 2008 

coal ash spill in Kingston, Tenn. 

— where cleanup is still ongoing 

— when the agency began 

to take steps to regulate ash impoundments. 

In Meredosia, the power 

plant has fi ve unlined ash ponds, 

though three are inactive. Five 

wells were sampled last year 

which found high levels of arsenic, 

boron, manganese and chromium 

that exceed both federal 

With 1 1 

⁄2 weeks left on the its Red Kettle 

campaign, The Salvation Army has 

met $28,000 of its $78,000 goal. 

“It doesn’t look very promising right 

now,” Capt. Terry Selvage said. 

The funding raised during the holiday 

generally mounts to about 30 percent of 

The Salvation Army’s annual budget. 

“It’s an important chunk because 

that’s what funds all the programs in the 

social services area and keeps us active 

in meeting the needs of the community,” 

Selvage said. “If we don’t make our goal 

or come close to it, it leads to the possibility 

of cuts and that’s one thing this community 

really can’t handle at this time.” 

The Salvation Army helps with utilities 

assistance, rental assistance, food orders, 

clothing vouches, after school programs 

and many other services. 

The overall total goal for this year is 

$155,000. About $58,000 has been raised. 

“Ideally, we should be around 50 to 60 

percent at this time of year,” Selvage said. 

and state guidelines. The amount 

of arsenic found was 14 times 

over the maximum contaminant 

level. 

Pearl Station has one active, 

unlined ash pond where five 

downgrade wells were tested. 

High levels of arsenic were found 

in all fi ve wells but high levels of 

chromium, boron, manganese, 

sulfate, iron and lead were also 

found. 

COAL ASH, see Page 9 

Among the donations were a Wii gaming 

system and Blu-ray player, Anthony Brooks 

said. 

Eva Brooks would like to eventually give 

back by starting a benefi t in Isaiah Brooks’ 

name to help victims in fi res. 

“I’ve been helped a lot by the Salvation Army,” 

she said. “That’s why I want to try to give 

back. They’ve been wonderful. Alan [Bradish] 

is the greatest man I’ve ever met.” 

As far as Christmas goes, it may be light on 

Christmas gifts but one thing’s certain — it’ll 

be strong on family. 

“I’m having a hard time with the Christmas 

thing,” Eva Brooks said. “I’m trying to push 

myself. I still have four more kids. It’s just really 

hard when you lose one and I’m doing it by myself. 

I have to be strong for my children. We’re 

trying to put our family 

back together like it’s 

supposed to be.” 

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2 Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, IL, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 

Morgan County 

Sheriff 

ARRESTS, CITATIONS 

• John A. Vignone, 64, of 717 Serenity Lane was 

booked into the Morgan County Jail about 10:50 p.m. 

Monday on a charge of driving while license revoked or 

suspended. 

Jacksonville Police 

ACCIDENT 

• Richard M. Yampanya, 41, of 113 W. 4th St., Apt 3, 

Beardstown, was cited about 6:55 p.m. Tuesday on charges 

of following too closely and operation of an uninsured 

motor vehicle after a two-vehicle accident at Westgate Avenue 

and Westfair Drive. 

No injuries were reported. 

ARRESTS, CITATIONS 

• Tyrone D. Quinn, 32, of 655 W. 117th St., Chicago, 

was arrested about 11:40 p.m. Monday on a charge of driving 

while license suspended. 

• Gerald D. Jackson, 19, of 320 E. Wolcott St. was arrested 

about 12:25 a.m. Tuesday on a charge of driving 

while license suspended and operating an uninsured motor 

vehicle. During the traffic stop, a 17-year-old passenger 

was arrested on a charge of obstructing identification and 

on an Illinois Department of Corrections warrant accusing 

him of violating parole. 

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home before he goes to prison. The Chicago house, 

where federal agents woke up Blagojevich in December 

2008 to arrest him on corruption charges, has 

been on the market for months. Its listing price was recently 

reduced, and Blagojevich’s attorneys said Tuesday 

that they think it can be sold soon. 

The former governor held many impromptu news 

conferences and meetings with supporters outside the 

home after his arrest, but his family announced they 

would sell it after he was convicted on almost all charges 

at his second trial earlier this year. 

Zagel also agreed Tuesday to recommend that 

Blagojevich be sent to the low-security Englewood federal 

prison in Littleton, Colo., outside of Denver. Federal 

prison offi cials have the fi nal say on where Blagojevich 

goes. 

The prison is one level of security above a minimum-security 

camp like the one where Blagojevich’s 

predecessor, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, is serv- 

ing a 6 1 

⁄2 year sentence for racketeering and fraud. Felons 

with a sentence longer than 10 years typically are 

placed in low-security facilities, Federal Bureau of Prisons 

spokesman Chris Burke said. 

Attorney Sheldon Sorosky said Blagojevich’s wife 

and two daughters had “absolutely no plans” to move 

to Colorado if Blagojevich is sent there. He wouldn’t 

say why Blagojevich did not ask for a closer prison. 

“That was his personal choice,” Sorosky said. “I 

don’t know why he chose it.” 

Blagojevich, who turned 55 on Dec. 10, was sentenced 

last week on 18 corruption-related counts, including 

charges that he tried to sell or trade the U.S. 

Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama. Blagojevich 

was also convicted of trying to shake down hospital 

and racetrack executives for campaign donations, 

and of lying to the FBI. 

Inmates are typically placed within 500 miles of 

their home to make family visits easier, Burke said. 

The length of an inmate’s sentence is “one of the biggest 

factors that we consider, but there are many, many 

Morgan County 

property transfers 

Property transfers recorded in Morgan County 

Nov. 22-Dec. 6: 

JACKSONVILLE/SOUTH JACKSONVILLE 

Matthew W. Long, aka Matthew T. Long, to William 

W. and Karen S. Long, 1180 Minor Drive, $125,000. 

Charles E. and Catherine Graham to Francine L. 

Borrowman, 19 Harmony Drive, $65,000. 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Bruce Schrieber, 

1491 Passavant Drive, $26,900. 

Benjamin T. and Rachel A. Jackson to Scott A. and 

Kristin Spears, 1488 Vasey Lane, $131,500. 

Ronald L. and Jaye A. Hinds to Brent E. Penner, 

1848 Plum St., $110,000. 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Michael 

and Lezlie Fuhr, 1648 S. East St., $55,000. 

Carolyn A. Heriford, fka Carolyn Lyman, to Michelle 

L. Deweese, 331 Lake St., $79,500. 

Angela Busch and Richard Hymes to Amber Graham, 

741 W. Railroad St., $6,000. 

Jonathan M. and Brooke Braner to Michael Chavez, 

1215 Maple St., $78,000. 

Charles E. Birdsell to TM and JM Commercial 

Properties, 08-24-404-038. 

ASHLAND 

William W. and Karen S. Long to Matthew W. Long, 

2045 Crazy Horse Road, $95,000. 

FRANKLIN 

Florence Colvin, Bradley W. Colvin, Stacy A. Lemon, 

Anita K. Colvin-Barth and Robert A. Lemon to Nathan 

Ray and Mary Renee Steelman, 137 N. Waverly 

Lake Road, $18,500. 

LYNNVILLE 

REGIONAL RECORD 

POLICE BEAT 

FROM OFFICIAL REPORTS OF PUBLIC RECORD 

FOR THE RECORD 

• Mark A. Franklin, 22, of Chicago was arrested about 

5:50 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of cannabis 

and possession of drug paraphernalia. 

• A 16-year-old boy was arrested about 8:35 a.m. Tuesday 

on charges of possession of cannabis and possession 

of drug paraphernalia. 

• Michael J. Fox, 21, of 183 S. Grand Ave. was arrested 

about 9:35 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of drug 

paraphernalia and possession of cannabis. 

2 arrested on meth charges 

(J-C) — Two Jacksonville residents were arrested 

Tuesday on meth charges following a wellbeing 

check. 

About 9:40 a.m. Jacksonville police officers accompanied 

Department of Children and Family 

Services personnel to a home at 814 Spates St. 

where methamphetamine precursors were found. 

The Illinois State Police Meth Task Force was 

called to conduct an investigation. 

After the investigation, Dennis L. Louge, 40, 

and Bobbie Jo Ransom, 30, were both arrested 

on charges of participation in methamphetamine 

manufacturing and methamphetamine related 

child endangerment. 

BLAGOJEVICH: Colorado prison recommended 

Zagel also agreed Tuesday to 

recommend that Blagojevich be sent 

to the low-security Englewood federal 

prison in Littleton, Colo., outside of 

Denver. Federal prison offi cials have 

the fi nal say on where Blagojevich goes. 

others,” he said. 

If offi cials decide to place Blagojevich in a low-security 

prison, other facilities in nearby states might be 

more diffi cult for his family to visit. A low-security prison 

in rural Milan, Mich., is about a 4 1 

⁄2-hour drive from 

Chicago. Other facilities in Minnesota and Kentucky 

are much longer drives. 

The Englewood facility, meanwhile, is close to Denver 

International Airport, a 2 1 

⁄2-hour fl ight from Chicago. 

Englewood prison is home to another high-profi le 

inmate, former Enron Corp. president Jeffrey Skilling. 

Burke said federal prison offi cials would not disclose 

where Blagojevich is headed until he arrives at 

prison. 

Zagel gave Blagojevich a sentence close to the 15 

to 20 years sought by prosecutors. Blagojevich’s attorneys 

asked for a lesser sentence, and he repeatedly 

apologized at his sentencing hearing for what he called 

“terrible mistakes.” 

“I caused it all. I’m not blaming anybody,” Blagojevich 

said in court. “I was the governor and I should have 

known better and I am just so incredibly sorry.” 

According to federal rules, felons must serve at least 

85 percent of the sentence a judge imposes, meaning 

that Blagojevich wouldn’t be eligible for early release 

until he serves nearly 12 years. 

Karen S. Beach, Jodi M. Lessman, Mary J. Mumford 

and Elizabeth A. Kovach, aka Elizabeth A. Coats, 

to Martin W. and Anne M. Smerz, 32 North St., 

$35,000. 

MURRAYVILLE 

Harvey Clayton Schofi eld, Stella Marie Jones, 

Lloyd Steven Schofi eld, Brenda Louise Cundiff and 

Wesley Earl Schofi eld to Robert Ray Schofi eld, 17-26- 

400-001, Sheriff Road, $6,561. 

WAVERLY 

John R. Mitchell to Paul J. and Rachele L. Alexander, 

220 W. Elm St., $40,000. 

WINCHESTER 

Dianne S. Selwood to Clark S. Dodsworth Jr., Kelly 

B. Dodsworth and Curt W. Dodsworth, 1003 Lynnville 

Lane, $13,122. 

COUNTY 

Mary R. Smith to Mary R. Smith, as trustee of the 

Mary R. Smith Trust, 10-08-300-009, 11-04-200-003 and 

06-33-400-002. 

Clark S. Dodsworth Jr., Kelly B. Dodsworth and 

Curt W. Dodsworth to Wilfred Earl and Joy S. Clayton, 

part of Section 8, Township 14 North, Range 11 West. 

Dean R. and Lois Jean Hubbert to H. Andrew and 

Delores J. Mason, 12-08-100-004, $448,000. 

Clark S. Dodsworth Jr., Dianne S. Selwood, Kelly 

B. Dodsworth and Curt W. Dodsworth to Dean R. and 

Lois Jean Hubbert, 12-08-100-004 and part of 12-08- 

300-002, $1,320,787. 

Mark B. and Melissa M. Vedder to Sally J. Plunkett, 

17-31-200-005, 17-31-400-002, 17-15-100-001 and 17-16- 

200-003, $1,898,780. 

Alberta Kobialka to Austin J. Tomhave, 09-10-300- 

018, $81,600. 

To search property listings in Morgan County fi led since 

November 2009, go to InfoCenter at myjournalcourier.com. 

HOAGLAND, JOHN W. 

10:30 a.m. today, Buchanan 

& Cody Funeral 

Home in Jacksonville. Memorial 

Lawn Cemetery, 

south of Jacksonville. 

VORTMAN, RICHARD 

10:30 a.m. today, Coonrod 

Funeral Home in Win- 

T O D A Y ’ S 

obituaries 

JANET CAROL BELVILLE, 70, of Beardstown, died 

Monday morning, Dec. 12, 2011, at Culbertson Memorial 

Hospital in Rushville. Cremation rites will be accorded. 

Memorial services will be held 7 p.m. Thursday at 

Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville. Visitation will be 

from 5 p.m. until time of services Thursday at the funeral 

home. 

LOUIS FREITAG, 86, of Carbondale, died Monday 

morning, Dec. 12, 2011, at Memorial Hospital 

Of Carbondale. Funeral services will be held 3 

p.m. Thursday at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Carbondale. 

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until time of services 

Thursday at the church. Inurnment will be at Pleasant 

Grove Memorial Park Mausoleum at a later date. Crain 

Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home in Murphysboro 

is in charge of arrangements. 

pending 

BRUCE ARMSTRONG, 59, of Mattoon, and formerly 

of Virginia and Metropolis, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, 

at the Palm Terrace Nursing Home in Mattoon. Arrangements 

are pending at Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in 

Virginia. 

CAROLINE HUTTON, 86, of Bluffs, died Tuesday, 

Dec. 13, 2011, at the Scott County Nursing Center in Winchester. 

Arrangements are pending at Mackey Daws Funeral 

Home in Bluffs. 

GERALD MALLORY JR., 59, of Jacksonville, died Saturday 

evening, Dec. 10, 2011, at St. John’s Hospital in 

Springfi eld. Arrangements are pending at Williamson Funeral 

Home in Jacksonville. 

Louis Freitag 

1925 - 2011 

•CARBONDALE• 

Louis Freitag, 86, of Carbondale, died at 5:20 a.m. Monday, 

Dec. 12, 2011, in Memorial Hospital Of Carbondale. 

Louis was born Nov. 3, 1925, in Jacksonville, the son of 

Louis and Gladys (Hayes) Freitag. 

After attending Arizona State and George Williams College, 

Louis graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College with 

a B.A. in Physical Education with minors in Psychology 

and Sociology in 1953. Louis then completed coursework 

at Springfi eld College and George Williams College toward 

YMCA certifi cation. He received his M.S. in Forestry 

from Southern Illinois University in 1970. He proudly 

served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps 9th and 

12th Armies from 1944 to 1946 during World War II. 

Louis married Doris Freitag on March 17, 1949. She 

survives. 

From 1954-1968, Lou served as an administrator for 

the YMCAs in Chicago, Clinton and Decatur. He then 

worked as Program Coordinator for the Southern Illinois 

University Outdoor Laboratories from 1968-1973. In 1973, 

he became probation offi cer for the First Judicial Circuit 

of Illinois. He worked briefl y as a civil service employee at 

Southern Illinois University before his retirement. 

Louis was a member of many civic and fraternal organizations 

over his lifetime: Illinois Probation and Court 

Services Association, Illinois Academy of Criminology, Illinois 

and National Association for the Mentally Retarded, 

United Fund, Jackson County YMCA Board, member 

of National Recreation and Parks Association, Carbondale 

Foundation for a Better Environment, Lions Club, various 

YMCA organizations, Pan-America Games Committee, 

Red Cross water safety volunteer, Mental Health Association, 

Labor, Operating Engineers Union and Machinists 

Union. He was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church 

of Carbondale. 

Louis was a passionate man with various hobbies and 

interest. He enjoyed a rousing debate on politics or current 

events, all the while hoping to persuade his audience 

to his point of view. He loved to play golf and enjoyed following 

football. He contributed generously to a number 

of environmental and political organizations. His collections 

were numerous. His favorite collection was probably 

clowns, which supported his fascination with the circus. 

Most of all he loved the visits from his grandchildren and 

great-grandchildren. He was so proud of their activities 

and accomplishments. 

He is survived by his wife and four children, Pamela 

(Gordon) Lindsey of Carbondale, Karen Freitag of Carbondale, 

David (Pamela) Freitag of Hot Springs, Ark., and 

Wendy Russell of Ben Lomond, Calif.; grandchildren, Andrew 

(Heather) Lindsey, Ryan Cheperka, Nick Steffan, 

Michelle (Michael) Kephart, Alicia Felan, Louis Freitag, 

Megan (Schyler) Donohue, Justin Russell and Jared Russell; 

great-grandchildren, Courtland Lindsey, Sarah and 

Ethan Kephart and Alexis and David Felan; and his sister, 

Betty Abel of Burlington, Iowa. Louis was preceded in 

death by his parents; brother, Warren Freitag; and stepgrandson, 

Josh. 

Services will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Epiphany Lutheran 

Church, 1501 W. Chautauqua, Carbondale, with Pastor 

Chris Repp offi ciating. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. preceding 

the funeral at the church. Louis will be cremated. 

Inurnment will be at Pleasant Grove Memorial Park Mausoleum 

at a later date. Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral 

Home in Murphysboro is in charge of the arrangements. 

Memorials may be made to Epiphany Lutheran 

Church, SIRSS or Anna Veterans Home. To leave online 

condolences please visit www.crainsonline.com. 

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Cemetery. 

DELANEY, HELEN JOAN 

11 a.m. Thursday, Buchanan 

& Cody Funeral 

Home in Jacksonville. 

Arenzville North Cemetery. 

The family will meet friends 

from 5-7 p.m. today at the 

funeral home.

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STATE&REGION 

Tax breaks could trigger demand for more DAILY 

UPDATE 

BY CHRISTOPHER WILLS 

AND DAVID MERCER 


Under the threat of losing 

thousands of jobs to other states, 

Illinois offi cials are on the verge 

of approving a tax-relief package 

meant to keep Sears and the Chicago 

Mercantile Exchange from 

leaving. Now they face another 

question: Who’s next? 

As state senators sent the tax 

package to the governor’s desk 

Tuesday, economic development 

experts said other companies are 

likely to threaten to move as well 

unless Illinois offers them more 

financial goodies. More than 

100 companies, including Deere 

& Co. and Abbott Laboratories, 

have incentive packages expiring 

in the next three years — and 

may want better deals. 

Businesses thinking of moving 

to Illinois could demand even 

bigger incentives or play Illinois 

against other states in a bidding 

war, experts said. 

“Once it becomes known that 

you’re giving incentives, other 

Chicago’s ban 

on ‘synthetic 

marijuana’ 

to begin 

BY CARLA K. JOHNSON 

AP MEDICAL WRITER 

CHICAGO — A mother whose 

19-year-old son died after smoking 

“synthetic marijuana” applauded 

Chicago for a ban on such products 

at a news conference Tuesday, starkly 

underlining the dangers of a new 

trend among youth. 

Sold in convenience stores and 

gas stations under names such as 

“K2” and “Head Trip,” the products 

mimic the high of marijuana but 

have more dangerous side effects including 

seizures and dangerously elevated 

heart rates. The smokeable 

herbal products are typically made 

of plant material that’s been spiked 

with research chemicals — synthetic 

cannabinoids — that were developed 

to study brain receptors activated by 

marijuana. They products are sold, 

with a wink, as incense or potpourri. 

In Chicago, businesses selling the 

products will face fi nes from $500 to 

$1,000 and could have their business 

licenses revoked when the law goes 

into effect Wednesday. A new state 

law, taking effect Jan. 1, goes even 

further, making possession or sale of 

the products a felony with penalties 

ranging from 1 to 60 years. 

While some researchers oppose 

criminalizing the compounds because 

it could slow research on possible 

pharmaceutical uses against 

disease, many states are enacting 

bans and the U.S. drug agency 

took emergency action to categorize 

them alongside heroin as Schedule I 

drugs. 

Max Dobner, of Aurora, died June 

14 after smoking what he thought 

was a safe product, said his mother, 

Karen Dobner. He suffered a panic 

attack and crashed his car into a 

house. The Chicago ordinance is 

named Max’s Law in his honor. 

“He went to the mall one day with 

his friend. They saw this stuff and 

(the friend) said they had a conversation 

that it must be safe because it’s 

legal,” Karen Dobner said. “His conclusion 

was wrong.” 

At least 40 states have passed 

laws or written departmental rules to 

ban synthetic marijuana, according 

to the National Conference of State 

Legislatures. 

In March, the U.S. Drug Enforcement 

Administration took emergency 

action to control five chemicals 

used in making synthetic marijuana, 

citing an imminent threat to public 

safety. The DEA’s action made the 

substances illegal for a year, with a 

possible six-month extension, while 

federal health officials study them 

and make recommendations. 

The DEA cited an increase in poison 

control center calls and emergency 

room visits related to abuse of 

synthetic marijuana. Side effects include 

convulsions, anxiety attacks, 

dangerously elevated heart rates, 

increased blood pressure, vomiting 

and disorientation. 

At the Chicago news conference, 

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan 

said Chicago’s law and the new 

state law are both needed steps. Mayor 

Rahm Emanuel issued a statement 

in support of the new city law. 

companies are going to ask for 

them. Why wouldn’t they?” said 

Judith Stallmann, a professor at 

the University of Missouri-Columbia 

who has studied economic development. 

The tax package includes $100 

million in incentives for Sears 

Holdings Corp. and CME Group 

Inc., which runs the Chicago Mercantile 

Exchange and the Chicago 

Board of Trade. A smaller fi - 

nancial company, CBOE Holdings 

Inc., would also share in the tax 

relief. 

To help reduce anger over the 

aid for those companies, the package 

also includes roughly $120 

million in more general tax breaks 

for all businesses and about $110 

million in relief for poor and middle 

class families. 

The business measures passed 

the Senate 44-9. The cuts aimed 

at families passed 48-4. 

Economic development experts 

said states often have little 

choice when major companies 

threaten to depart. Losing 

companies as prominent as Sears 

GARY REIF MOVES a stack of tangelos into place 

for the Jacksonville Lions 35th annual fruit sale at 

the rear of the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired 

Tuesday morning in Jacksonville. Lions 

Club President Jim Barber said the fruit can be 

Jacksonville man thrown from 

truck recovering from injuries 

(J-C) — A rural Jacksonville man was injured early 

Sunday morning when a pickup truck in which he was 

riding overturned near Lebanon in St. Clair County. 

Zach Meier, 20, a sophomore at McKendree University 

in Lebanon, suffered multiple injuries when he was 

thrown from the truck bed. Meier, the son of Kent and 

Pam Meier of rural Jacksonville, is recovering at St. Louis 

University Hospital. 

Kent Meier said his son suffered a severe concussion, 

facial fractures, broken ribs and fractures of the spine. 

“He is recovering very well. He has full use of his legs 

and arms and Zach’s doctors expect him to make a full 

recovery,” Kent Meier said. “We are very thankful that 

Zach will be here to celebrate his 21st birthday [today].” 

Passavant Area Hospital named 

in negligence lawsuit 

(J-C) — A lawsuit fi led Monday against Passavant Area 

Hospital claims negligence caused the death of a patient 

in March. 

The lawsuit, which presents only one side of a claim, 

said patient Raymond Gilmore was at a high risk for falls 

and a doctor ordered that he have assistance in getting to 

the bathroom. Gilmore rang a bell several times March 3, 

but went to the bathroom himself after no one answered, 

according to the lawsuit. 

Gilmore fell and hit his head against a wall, which 

caused bleeding on the brain. He died at St. Francis Hospital 

in Peoria the next day, according to the lawsuit. 

The lawsuit was fi led by an attorney for Gilmore’s 

daughter, Theresa Mills. It contends Passavant nursing 

aides, assistants and technicians were negligent by failing 

to respond to a request for help and failing to provide assistance 

as ordered by his physicians. 

The two-count lawsuit seeks in excess of $100,000 in 

damages. 

Benton & Associates merged with 

engineering fi rm in Rolla, Mo. 

(J-C) — The Jacksonville-based engineering fi rm of 

Benton & Associates and Morris & Munger Engineers of 

and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 

particularly without making 

a bid to keep them, can be a 

major blow to a state’s business 

reputation. 

“When you think of Illinois, 

you think of both of these companies,” 

said Tim Monger, former 

executive director if the Indiana 

Department of Commerce 

and part of a real estate brokerage 

that works with companies on 

site selection. 

Illinois offi cials, even ones who 

support the tax relief package, acknowledge 

that more businesses 

are likely to come forward with 

their hands out. They say the requests 

will have to be considered 

one by one, at least in the short 

term. Down the road, Republicans 

and Democrats are likely to 

battle over cutting income taxes 

— which were increased in January 

— or making other changes 

designed to improve the state’s 

overall business climate. 

A site-selection consultant in 

Park Ridge said he’s already hearing 

from businesses that feel ne- 

Fruit mover 

IN BRIEF 

glected and want state help. 

“One of the unintended consequences 

of this whole thing 

is you are going to see a lot 

more midsize businesses feeling 

like they’re getting screwed 

by the state,” said Brent Pollina. 

“They’re carrying the tax burden. 

The state doesn’t care about them 

at all.” 

Experts say generous incentive 

packages aren’t particularly 

effective in creating new jobs or 

retaining old ones. 

A paper by Stallmann, from 

the University of Missouri, notes 

one study found that only 10 percent 

of new jobs that are attributed 

to economic incentives actually 

were created by the incentives. 

Another study found that companies 

often don’t hire as many people 

as they promised when the 

state aid was handed out. 

In the case of Illinois, CME 

Group isn’t promising to keep its 

operations in the state even if receives 

the tax cut. Sears wouldn’t 

directly answer the question either. 

picked 8 a.m.-7 p.m. today and Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 

p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday (if needed). 

Extra fruit is available at $17.50 a box. The 

public may come to the garage at the north end of 

the school or call 883-2168. 

Rolla, Mo., have merged. 

Together, the fi rm will continue to provide general 

and specialized civil engineering, consulting and surveying 

services to both municipal sectors and private markets. 

Morris & Munger Engineers specializes in hydrologic 

and hydraulic engineering and stormwater management. 

Morris & Munger will continue to operate from Rolla. 

Benton & Associates now has offi ces in Jacksonville 

and Macomb, as well as Rolla, Mo., Kirksville, Mo., and 

Macon, Mo. 

Illinois EPA: 2010 air quality 

down over 2009 

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — The Illinois Environmental 

Protection Agency says some air quality measures 

in 2010 were slightly worse than the year before. 

The EPA issued its annual report Monday. It says 

air quality measured at the agency’s 80 monitoring 

sites overall was good or moderate 91 percent of the 

time throughout Illinois. That’s compared with 96 

percent in 2009. 

There were 32 days in 2010 when air quality was 

considered unhealthy for sensitive groups in certain 

areas, compared to 13 days in 2009. 

EPA offi cials saying overall air quality is still 

good, especially with good or moderate ratings in 

the 90 percent range. 

Student from Ill. dies in fall 

at Ohio state park 

LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — A man who fell to his death 

in an Ohio park has been identifi ed as a student from 

Illinois who had met up with a high school girlfriend 

and her family. 

Hocking County Coroner Dr. Dave Cummin said 

Tuesday that 18-year-old Purdue University honors 

student William Beinlich died Sunday from a head injury. 

Hocking Hills State Park Manager Chris Grupenhof 

tells the Logan Daily News the teen from Gurnee, 

Ill., wandered off a trail and slipped, tumbling 60 feet 

into a shallow pool at a waterfall. 

Beinlich was pronounced dead at the scene. 


WEDNESDAY 

u SCHOLASTIC BOOK 

FAIR, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at 

Crispin Hall Lecture Hall, 

1205 W. College Ave. 

Sponsor: Illinois College’s 

Kappa Delta Pi. 

u COOKIE AND CANDY 

WALK AND CHRISTMAS 

ORNAMENT SALE, 9 a.m.- 

4 p.m. at Jacksonville Area 

Senior Center, Community 

Park Center. 602-0426. 

u STORYTIME, 9:15 a.m. 

and 4 p.m. at Jacksonville 

Public Library, 201 W. College 

Ave. 243-5435. 

u BOOK SIGNING BY JIM 

PROFFITT, 1-3 p.m. at Illinois 

College Bookstore, 

Abraham Lincoln Hall. 

Book: “Manchester Bluff: 

A Civil War Novel.” 245- 

3444. 

u CHRISTMAS SING-A- 

LONG, 1 p.m. at Grace 

United Methodist Church, 

400 W. Morgan St. Hosted 

by the Older Adult Ministries 

at Grace UMC. 

u SPIRIT OF FAITH SOUP 

KITCHEN OPEN, 4:30-5:30 

p.m. at Spirit of Faith Soup 

Kitchen, N. Main St. 

u ORIENTATION FOR 

HMR PROGRAM OF 

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, 

5:45 p.m. at Passavant 

classroom A, 1600 W. Walnut 

St. Free orientation. 

Gives basic information 

and explains the different 

levels of this diet program 

sponsored by Passavant 

Area Hospital. Preregistration 

required, 479-5836. 

u BINGO, 6:30 p.m. at 

Jacksonville American Legion, 

903 W. Superior Ave. 

u ARENZVILLE: BINGO, 7 

p.m. at Town Hall building, 

201E. Main St. 

u BLUFFS: CHICKEN 

AND FISH DINNER, 5-7 

p.m. at Bluffs American 

Legion Hall, 120 E. Oakes 

St. Adults, $9; children 10 

and under, $4. All-you-caneat. 

Carryouts available. 

Wheelchair accessible, 

high chairs. 

THURSDAY 

u COOKIE AND CANDY 

WALK AND CHRISTMAS 

ORNAMENT SALE, 9 a.m.- 

4 p.m. at Jacksonville Area 

Senior Center, Community 

Park Center. 602-0426. 

DAILY UPDATE, see Page 4 

STATE LOTTERY 

Pick Three-Midday 

8-5-9 

Pick Three-Evening 

1-4-1 

Pick Four-Midday 

5-6-1-1 

Pick Four-Evening 

8-0-3-7 

Little Lotto 

4-17-19-20-35 

Estimated Little Lotto 

Jackpot 

$225,000 

Estimated Lotto 

Jackpot 

$2.25 million 

Estimated Powerball 

Jackpot 

$78 million 

Mega Millions 

5-6-22-26-41 

Mega Ball 

6 

Estimated Mega 

Millions Jackpot 

$16 million


A D V I C E 

Mother-in-law’s scanty clothes 

get dressing-down from wife 

DEAR ABBY: 

I 

am an educated woman in my late 20s. I have been married for several years to 

a wonderful man, and we were recently blessed with our fi rst child. Since our 

wedding, my relationship with my mother-in-law has been an evolving one. 

Since the inception of “Desperate 

Housewives” on TV, 

she seems to believe she’s a 

character on the show. She 

trots around in revealing clothing 

looking like a streetwalker. 

She spends most of her time 

gossiping with her newfound 

buddies who are half her age, 

and who seem to delight in 

dressing her up to make her 

the talk of the town. 

As a little girl, when I 

dreamed of how my life would be as a 

married woman, it was never like this. My 

dreams never included a MIL who enjoys 

seeing people look at her in disbelief as 

she struts across the room. I don’t want 

this to be an example for my daughter. 

Confronting her doesn’t work — she responds 

with guilt and mockery. In other 

words, she always wins. I’m at a loss and 

have given up trying to figure her out. 

Please help. — DESPERATE HOUSE- 

WIFE 

DEAR DESPERATE: As an educated 

woman, it’s time for you to smarten up and 

accept your mother-in-law for the “character” 

she is — warts and all. You were 

wrong to expect her to fulfill the fantasy 

role you created for her. She’s not ready to 

do it -- and she may never be. 

The way she dresses will not influence 

your daughter; you will do that. Your 

mother-in-law’s attire is a reflection only 

on her, not you. Remember that. If she is 

so youthful in spirit that she has been accepted 

by a younger group of women, stop 

judging her and perhaps even learn from 

it. She’s not over the hill yet. So stop trying 

to push her there, and you’ll both be 

happier. 

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Joe,” and 

I have been married for 12 years. I have a 

DEAR ABBY 

daughter from a previous marriage 

and he has a son from 

a previous relationship. My 

daughter is married and lives 

in another state. 

My 22-year-old stepson, 

“Junior,” lives with us. He has 

a history of drug and alcohol 

abuse and has stolen from us. I 

recently discovered that another 

item of mine was missing. 

I told Joe it has to stop — that 

I can’t live like a prisoner in 

my own home. Joe will not kick Junior out 

of the house. Joe said he would leave, but 

that he won’t put Junior out on the street 

like a dog. 

Our marriage was solid until Junior’s 

problems started a year ago. I’d never 

ask my husband to make a choice. Junior 

is his son. I, on the other hand, feel like 

a stranger in my own home. We barely 

speak now and have been sleeping in separate 

rooms. I am at a loss. Abby, have you 

any advice? — STRANGER IN MY OWN 

HOME 

DEAR STRANGER: Yes. You and your 

husband should consult a therapist who 

specializes in treating addictions. Your 

husband loves his son, but he is enabling 

him to continue using by turning a blind 

eye to his stealing and not enforcing 

consequences. Sometimes love has to be 

tough. Because your marriage has deteriorated 

to the point that you no longer 

speak or share a bedroom, recognize that 

you must look out for your own welfare 

because your husband seems unwilling or 

unable to. 

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, 

also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was 

founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. 

Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or 

P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. 

H E A L T H W A T C H 

WHO sets new goal in 

fi ght against malaria 

BY MARIA CHENG 

AP MEDICAL WRITER 

LONDON — Health offi cials hope to virtually 

eliminate malaria deaths in the next 

few years — despite having failed to meet 

an earlier goal of cutting the disease’s incidence 

in half by 2010. 

In a report released Tuesday by the 

World Health Organization, experts said 

they only managed to reduce malaria by 17 

percent since 2000. Last year, there were 

about 216 million cases of malaria worldwide, 

with about 81 percent of those in Africa, 

mostly in children under fi ve. 

But those fi gures come with a big margin 

of error since WHO did not have 

enough data for more than two dozen African 

countries to accurately track malaria’s 

spread. 

Dr. Robert Newman, director of WHO’s 

malaria program, said it is disappointing not 

to have reduced malaria by 50 percent by 

last year. But, he said, it was “truly signifi - 

cant progress” that the parasitic disease’s 

death rates fell by more than one-third in Africa. 

He described the current goal of cutting 

malaria deaths to “near zero” by the 

end of 2015 as “aspirational,” but added 

that it wouldn’t be accomplished unless every 

person at risk has access to a bed net 

and suspected cases are properly diagnosed 

and treated. Newman also said it would cost 

$6 billion a year — about three times more 

than the world currently spends — to be 

successful. 

“It is unacceptable that people continue 

to die from malaria for lack of a $5 bed net, a 

50 cent diagnostic test and a $1 anti-malarial 

treatment,” Newman said in an email. 

Some experts questioned if WHO should 

be setting such lofty goals, especially at a 

time of declining funding. 

“I understand why people want these 

big, audacious targets, but it may undermine 

malaria (control) in the long term,” 

said Richard Tren, director of the nonprofi t 

Africa Fighting Malaria. 

Health offi cials tried in the 1950s to eradicate 

malaria, but gave up about a decade 

later. That failure prompted donors to lose 

interest, allowing the disease to surge. 

“It may be reckless to overreach,” Tren 

told The Associated Press. 

The fi nancial crisis won’t help matters. 

The world’s top funder of public health 

programs — the Global Fund to Fight 

AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — recently 

announced it has run out of money for its 

next round of grants. 

Dr. Tido von Schoen Angerer, an executive 

director at Medecins Sans Frontieres, 

warned the cash-fl ow problems at the Global 

Fund could mean delays in getting new 

bed nets and money for new treatment programs. 

“We really risk losing some of the 

hard-won (gains) in malaria control,” he 

said. 

WHO’s Newman said other major donors 

— including the Bill & Melinda Gates 

Foundation, Britain and the U.S. — are not 

expected to trim their donations. Gates has 

previously called for malaria to be completely 

wiped out, a goal Newman says might be 

possible in several decades. 

Malaria is a potentially fatal disease 

caused by parasites spread to people via 

mosquito bites. It is most serious in young 

children and pregnant women. 

Newman said there are new tools being 

developed that could eventually help stop 

the disease, including longer lasting bed 

nets, a vaccine, and new medicines. 

DATEBOOK 

MEETINGS CALENDAR FOR CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS 

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 

Meetings are nonsmoking. The only requirement 

is a desire to stop drinking. 

“Open” meetings are open to anyone. 371- 

0638 or www.jacksonvilleaa.org. 

JACKSONVILLE LOCATIONS: 

n FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1701 

Mound Ave. Wheelchair-accessible. 

n CLUB HOWS, 638 S. Church St. 

n WELLS CENTER, 1300 Lincoln Ave. 

Wednesday 

n CLOSED DISCUSSION, noon at Club 

Hows. 

n CLOSED DISCUSSION, 8 p.m. at Club 

Hows. 

n WHITE HALL: CLOSED BIG BOOK, 7 

p.m. at First Christian Church, Main and 

Bridgeport streets. Far west door, classroom 

upstairs. 

Thursday 

n CLOSED DISCUSSION, noon at Club 

Hows. 

n CLOSED DISCUSSION, 8 p.m. at Club 

Hows. “Newcomers Group.” 

n BEARDSTOWN: CLOSED DISCUS- 

SION, 8 p.m. at Merritt Hall, 1301 Monroe 

St. 

n RUSHVILLE: OPEN DISCUSSION, 7 

p.m. at Schuyler County Jail, 204 W. Lafayette 

St. Go in front door. 

AL-ANON 

Meetings are nonsmoking and open to anyone. 

The only requirement is that there be 

a problem of alcohol with a loved one or 

friend. 883-1227. 

Wednesday 

n AL-ANON, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Centenary 

United Methodist Church, 331 E. State St. 

(use Morgan St. entrance). 

Thursday 

n AL-ANON, noon-1 p.m. at Wells Center, 

1300 Lincoln Ave. (use northwest entrance). 

Brown bag family group. 

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 

All meetings are nonsmoking and open to 

anyone. 

Wednesday 

n THE STICK AND STAY GROUP, 8 p.m. 

at 104 Finley. Enter through back door. 

883-1975. 

SENIOR CENTER 

9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Community Park Center, 


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Wednesday 

n 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. cookie/candy walk and 

Christmas ornament sale; 9 a.m. bridge; 

11:30 a.m. potluck, bring an appetizer to 

share; 12:30 p.m. 50/50 drawing; 1 p.m. 

bingo. 

Thursday 

n 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. cookie/candy walk and 

Christmas ornament sale; 9 a.m. bridge 

and bingo; 11:30 a.m. Bread of Love 

Baked Potato bar; 1 p.m. pinochle, Phase 

10. 

OTHER MEETINGS 

Wednesday 

n NANCY ROSS CHAPTER OF NSDAR, 

noon at Karl’s Cardinal Inn in Pittsfield. 

Hostesses: Mary Lou Chamberlain and 

Wanda Hutter. 

n “REMEMBERING” GRIEF SUPPORT 

GROUP, 6-8 p.m. at Springfield Family 

Counseling Center, 305 E. Court. Ted 

Harvey, 473-8117. 

n WEIGHT WATCHERS, 5:30 p.m. at Fitness 

World Health Club, 1521 W. Walnut. 

Weigh-in 30 minutes before meeting. 

(800) 651-6000. 

n WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS LEATH- 

ERNECKS MARINE CORPS LEAGUE 

MEETING, 7 p.m. at VFW Post 1379, 903 

E. Morton Ave. 

n MOUNT STERLING: EXPLORER’S 

BIBLE STUDY, 5:30 p.m. at First Christian 

Church, 117 W. Washington. 997-5920. 

Thursday 

n “REMEMBERING, TOO” GRIEF SUP- 

PORT GROUP FOR TEENAGERS, 6-8 p.m. 

at Springfield Family Counseling Center, 

305 E. Court. Ted Harvey, 473-8117. 

n TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY), 

5 p.m. weigh-in, meeting at 5:30 p.m. at First 

Baptist Church, 1701 Mound Road. $26 annual 

fee. $3 monthly dues. 243-9683. 

n VET-2-VET, 6-7 p.m. at the American 

Legion, 903 W. Superior Ave. A veteran-led 

group. 243-6144. 

n WEIGHT WATCHERS OPEN HOURS, 

7:30-9:30 a.m. at Fitness World Health Club, 

1521 W. Walnut St. (800) 651-6000. Time 

to sign up, weigh in, buy product, talk to 

leader. 

n WOODHAVEN STROKE SUPPORT 

GROUP, “Christmas Party,” 2 p.m. in Passavant’s 

meeting room 4. 245-9541, ext. 3296. 

n WHITE HALL: WEIGHT WATCHERS, 

5:30 p.m. at First Christian Church, 201 N. 

Main. Enter through side door. Weigh-in 30 

minutes before meeting. (800) 651-6000. 

Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu shaves off his beard 

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Citybased 

Hasidic reggae superstar MATISYA- 

HU (ma-tis-YAH’-hoo) is on a new religious 

path, but it’s unclear which one. 

The Jewish singer shaved off his beard 

and posted the bare-faced photos Tuesday 

Passavant OB-GYN 

Alexander Hrynewych, M.D. 

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on Twitter. He says on his website he once 

felt the need for lots of religious rules so 

he wouldn’t fall apart. Now he says he’s reclaiming 

himself. But it’s unclear whether 

he’s leaving Orthodoxy. He says he’s still 

going to synagogue each day. 

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States should ban all 

cellphone use, texting, 

emailing by drivers, U.S. 

safety investigators say 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Texting, emailing 

or chatting on a cellphone while driving 

is simply too dangerous to be allowed, federal 

safety investigators declared Tuesday, 

urging all states to impose total bans except 

for emergencies. 

Inspired by recent deadly crashes — including 

one in which a teenager sent or received 

11 text messages in 11 minutes before 

an accident — the recommendation 

would apply even to hands-free devices, a 

much stricter rule than any current state 

law. 

The unanimous recommendation by the 

fi ve-member National Transportation Safety 

Board would make an exception for devices 

deemed to aid driver safety such as GPS 

navigation systems. 

A group representing state highway safety 

offi ces called the recommendation “a 

game-changer.” 

“States aren’t ready to support a total ban 

yet, but this may start the discussion,” Jonathan 

Adkins, a spokesman for the Governors 

Highway Safety Association, said. 

Belgium attack leaves 

5 dead, 122 wounded 

LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — Summoned for 

questioning by Belgian police, a man with 

a history of weapons and drug offenses left 

home armed with hand grenades, a revolver 

and an assault rifl e. Stopping at a central 

square fi lled with holiday shoppers, he 

lobbed three grenades into the crowd, then 

opened fi re. 

Four people were killed, including an 18month-old 

toddler, and 122 were wounded 

in the assault Tuesday that brought tragedy 

to the pre-Christmas season of students 

reveling in exam results and preschoolers 

enchanted by brightly lit trees and holiday 

stalls. 

Authorities said the shooter also died, 

but they were at a loss to explain the reason 

for the onslaught. The prime minister said it 

was not related to terrorism. 

In a second burst of deadly violence in 

Western Europe on Tuesday — attacks rare 

for the continent — a man shot and killed 

two Senegalese vendors at a market in Italy. 

The midday attack in the eastern Belgian 

city of Liege sent hundreds of panicked 

shoppers stampeding down the cobbled 

streets of the old city, fl eeing explosions and 

bullets. 

With voting near, social 

issues becoming more 

of a factor in Republican 

presidential race 

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mitt Romney 

is forced to defend his opposition to 

same-sex marriage. Newt Gingrich endorses 

a pledge to be faithful to his wife. Rick 

Perry runs an ad noting he’s against gays 

serving openly in the military, and abortion 

may take center stage today. 

Three weeks before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, 

cultural issues that have been virtually 

dormant in this Republican presidential 

campaign are bursting to the forefront as social 

conservatives — who make up the core 

of GOP primary voters and haven’t rallied 

behind any one contender — search for a 

candidate who shares their views. 

“Everyone knows what Iowans want to 

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WORLD&NATION 

hear and they will be willing to say those 

things,” said the Rev. Brad Cranston of Burlington, 

who is backing Minnesota Rep. Michele 

Bachmann. “But I think it’s important 

that we examine their records.” 

Almost daily now, GOP front-runners 

Gingrich and Romney are answering for records 

and backgrounds that are fl awed in 

the eyes of these voters. And Republicans rivals 

looking to revive their struggling campaigns 

— like Perry — are turning ever 

more to topics that resonate strongly with 

this powerful segment of their party’s primary 

electorate in hopes of becoming their 

preferred candidate. 

“There’s something wrong in this country 

when gays can serve openly in the military 

but our kids can’t openly celebrate 

Christmas or pray in school,” Perry, the 

Texas governor, says in a TV ad blanketing 

Iowa ahead of the state’s Jan. 3 caucuses. 

Atheist messages displace 

most of California park’s 

nativity scenes after 

lottery for spaces 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Jesus, 

Mary, Joseph and the three wise men are 

being crowded out by atheists. Most of the 

Christmas nativity scenes that churches 

had placed in a Santa Monica coastal park 

for decades have been displaced by non-religious 

displays — and the churches are crying 

conspiracy. 

The Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee, 

a coalition of 13 churches, and the 

Santa Monica Police Offi cers Association, 

has traditionally claimed 14 of the 21 display 

spaces, which are vandal-proof, cage-like areas 

surrounded by chain-link fencing. 

The coalition displays have featured lifesize 

depictions of the story of the birth of Jesus 

Christ. 

But atheists got all but three of the spaces 

this year because of a new lottery system. 

The coalition got two spots to display 

Jesus, Mary and the wise men. The third 

went to Isaac Levitansky of Chabad Channukah 

Menorah. 

Adding to the loss, the atheists have 

used only three of the display areas to promote 

their message. 

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on Sunday, December 18th, at 2 p.m. 

Bring your camera for pics with Santa! 

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Mexico: Captured Zetas 

cartel leader may be linked 

to abduction of marines 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities 

said Tuesday that an alleged founder of 

the Zetas drug cartel had an arsenal of 169 

weapons when he was captured Monday, 

and may have been linked to the abduction 

of nine Mexican marines. 

Navy spokesman Jose Luis Vergara said 

suspect Raul Lucio Hernandez Lechuga 

oversaw Zetas operations around the Gulf 

coast state of Veracruz, where nine marines 

disappeared earlier this year. 

Vergara said a suspect was killed and a 

marine wounded in a fi refi ght that erupted 

during Hernandez Lechuga’s capture Monday 

in the Veracruz state city of Cordoba. 

The bust was the result of a yearlong intelligence 

operation, Vergara said. 

Marines found 133 rifl es, fi ve grenade 

launchers, 29 grenades and 36 pistols at the 

scene of the raid near a highway. Marines 

also found bulletproof vests with the letter 

“Z”, the zetas symbol, on the front. 

Vergara said Hernandez Lechuga was 

one of Mexico’s 37 most wanted drug 

traffi ckers, and that with his arrest, 22 of 

those 37 have either been killed or detained. 


A military police officer walks near Army vehicles Tuesday near where two U.S. Army helicopters crashed Monday 

night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Four Army aviators were killed in the crash. U.S. Army 

officials said it remained unclear Tuesday whether two helicopters that crashed Monday, killing four soldiers, 

collided during their training flight in Washington state or crashed separately. 

Cyberspace tycoons 

look to space travel 

SEATTLE (AP) — The tycoons of cyberspace 

are looking to bankroll America’s 

resurgence in outer space, reviving “Star 

Trek” dreams that fi rst interested them in 

science. 

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen made 

the latest step Tuesday, unveiling plans for 

a new commercial spaceship that, instead 

of blasting off a launch pad, would be carried 

high into the atmosphere by the widest 

plane ever built before it fi res its rockets. 

He joins Silicon Valley powerhouses 

Elon Musk of PayPal and Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com 

Inc. in a new private space race 

that attempts to fi ll the gap left when the 

U.S. government ended the space shuttle 

program. 

Musk, whose Space Exploration Technologies 

will send its Dragon capsule to 

dock with the International Space Station 

in February, will provide the capsule and 

booster rocket for Allen’s venture, which is 

called Stratolaunch. Bezos is building a rival 

private spaceship. 

Allen is working with aerospace pioneer 

Burt Rutan, who collaborated with the tycoon 

in 2004 to win a $10 million prize for 

the fi rst fl ight of a private spaceship that 

went into space but not orbit. 

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Judge OK’s Lee 

Enterprises 

bankruptcy fi nancing 

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) 

— Newspaper company Lee Enterprises 

Inc. has won approval 

to borrow up to $40 million as it 

works through its prepackaged 

bankruptcy case. 

Lee, publisher of the St. Louis 

Post-Dispatch and more than 40 

other daily newspapers, filed for 

bankruptcy protection Monday 

with the support of lenders and 

note holders holding more than 

95 percent of its debt. The case in 

U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington 

is designed to force the remaining 

lenders to go along. 

Lee has said it is requesting a 

$40 million credit line to ensure 

that it has enough funds to last 

through its restructuring, though 

it doesn’t expect to need it right 

away. The judge overseeing the 

case approved that Tuesday. 

iTunes Store 

launches in Lat Am 

SAO PAULO (AP) — Apple has 

launched its iTunes store in Brazil 

and 15 other Latin American countries, 

the company said Tuesday, 

making available for sale more 

than 20 million songs in a region 

where music piracy is rampant. 

One top Brazilian music industry 

official said he thinks the 

launch of the online iTunes store, 

along with expectations that Taiwanese 

manufacturer Foxconn 

will soon produce iPods, iPads and 

iPhones in Brazil, will put a dent in 

piracy in Brazil. 

Oil prices up on 

economic news, 

Mideast tension 

(AP) — Oil prices jumped 

about 2 percent Tuesday as tensions 

rose in Iran and strong retail 

sales put a rosier glow on the U.S. 

economy. 

Benchmark crude rose $2.37, 

or 2.4 percent, to end the day at 

$100.14 per barrel in New York. 

Brent crude, which is used to 

price foreign oil imported by some 

U.S. refineries, rose $2 to finish at 

$109.08 a barrel in London. 

Analysts said traders were reacting 

to more saber-rattling by 

Iran reacting to accusations that it 

is building nuclear weapons. 

Iranian leaders said the country’s 

navy plans to run drills to 

practice closing the Strait of Hormuz 

at the mouth of the Persian 

Gulf. About a third of the world’s 

oil tanker traffic passes through 

the strategic waterway, and even a 

brief closure could crimp oil supplies 

around the world. 

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STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST 

ADM 27.84 

ALTRIA GROUP 28.99 

AMEREN 32.18 

APPLE 388.81 

AT&T 29.04 

CASEY’S GENERAL STORE 47.85 

CATERPILLAR 90.98 

CISCO SYSTEMS 18.47 

COCA COLA 66.48 

COMPUTER SCIENCE 24.93 

CONAGRA FOOD 25.35 

CVS CAREMARK 37.69 

DEERE CO 75.22 

DELL INC 15.19 

DINEEQUITY (APPLEBEE’S) 42.49 

DYNEGY 2.72 

EXXON MOBIL 80.53 

FAMILY DOLLAR 56.65 

GENERAL ELECTRIC 16.42 

HOME DEPOT 39.51 

HARLEY DAVIDSON 36.62 

IBM 191.15 

INTEL 23.56 

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NYSE most active 

NEW YORK (AP)–Sales, 4:30 p.m. price and net change 

of the 15 most active New York Stock Exchange issues, 

trading nationally. 

Name Volume Last Chg. 

S&P500 ETF 220,123,336 123.05 – 1.16 

Bank of Am 214,782,892 5.32 – .13 

SPDR Fncl 118,899,375 12.61 – .18 

GenlElec 72,464,077 16.42 – .04 

iShRus2K 69,492,286 71.94 – 1.53 

Pfi zer 68,022,011 20.76 + .37 

FordMot 66,606,040 10.48 – .37 

iShEMkts 57,581,516 37.54 – .35 

Citigroup rs 54,606,275 26.90 – .32 

vjAMR Corp 48,337,767 .61 + .05 

JPMorgChse 48,104,604 31.29 – .75 

SprintNextel 41,993,535 2.39 + .02 

MorganStan 38,924,895 15.17 – .21 

DrxSCBear rs 36,829,239 29.67 + 1.70 

DirexSCBull 35,372,526 41.20 – 2.79 

Nasdaq summary 

NEW YORK (AP)–Most active Nasdaq issues. 

Name Volume Last Chg. 

Intel 77,227,955 23.56 – .44 

PwShs QQQ 60,138,999 55.76 – .62 

Microsoft 53,448,380 25.76 + .25 

Cisco 46,785,154 18.47 – .06 

SiriusXM 43,423,303 1.80 + .03 

ApldMatl 26,134,701 10.50 – .02 

Oracle 24,700,139 30.83 – .49 

RschMotn 24,312,903 15.48 – .73 

Dell Inc 20,301,218 15.19 – .23 

MicronT 20,083,230 5.61 – .21 

Grain futures 

CHICAGO (AP) – Futures trading on the Chicago Board 

of Trade Tue.: 

Open High Low Settle Chg. 

WHEAT 

5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel 

Dec 580 597 574 1 ⁄4 591 3 ⁄4 + 16 1 ⁄4 

Mar 601 3 

⁄4 609 593 1 

⁄4 600 1 

⁄2 + 6 1 

⁄4 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 

U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday 

agreed to delay the closing of 252 

mail processing centers and 3,700 

local post offices until mid-May. 

In a statement, the cashstrapped 

agency said it would hold 

off on closings by several weeks to 

give Congress more time to pass 

legislation that would give it more 

authority and liquidity to stave off 

bankruptcy. The Postal Service, 

which is expected to default Fri- 

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day on a $5.5 billion payment to the 

Treasury, is forecast to lose a record 

$14.1 billion next year. 

Last week, the Postal Service 

said it was moving forward on cutbacks. 

It had planned to begin closing 

processing centers as early as 

April, and shutter some post offices 

early next year. 

“There continues to be extreme 

urgency, and our financial crisis 

continues,” said postal spokesman 

David Partenheimer. “But we’re 

hoping by 

working with 

senators and 

all members of 

Congress that 

they can pass 

comprehensive 

legislation 

that allows the 

Postal Service 

Stock gains fade 

as Fed warns of 

market strains 

NEW YORK (AP) — A late afternoon 

slide pulled stock indexes 

lower after the Federal Reserve 

held off on any new steps to boost 

the economy. The Fed cautioned 

that strains in global financial markets 

still pose a danger, a nod to Europe’s 

debt crisis. 

The Dow Jones industrial average 

fell 66.45 points, or 0.6 percent, 

to close at 11,954.94. The Dow 

dropped more than 70 points in the 

last hour of trading and had risen 

as high as 126 points earlier Tuesday 

after two strong auctions of European 

debt. 

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index 

fell 10.74 points, or 0.9 percent, 

to 1,225.73. The Nasdaq composite 

fell 32.99 points, or 1.3 percent, to 

2,579.27. 

The Federal Reserve portrayed 

the U.S. economy as slightly healthier 

but cautioned that it remains vulnerable 

to the European debt crisis. 

“Strains in global financial markets 

continue to pose significant downside 

risks to the economic outlook,” 

the Fed said. Stock indexes turned 

lower after the Fed released its policy 

statement at 2:15 p.m. 

Stocks had been higher for 

most of the day after the Spanish 

government was able to sell shortterm 

debt at much lower interest 

rates compared with a month ago, 

a signal that markets are becoming 

less fearful about the government’s 

ability to repay its debt. 

In its first sale of short-term 

bills, the European Financial Stability 

Fund raised 1.9 billion euros 

($2.6 billion) from investors at an 

average rate of 0.22 percent. That’s 

below the rate Germany pays for 

the similar bills. “This is an amaz- 

to return to profitability.” 

The agreement by the Postal 

Service also means that cuts to 

first-class mail that would slow delivery 

and, for the first time in 40 

years, eliminate the chance for 

stamped letters to arrive the next 

day, would not occur before May 

15. Previously, the post office said 

it had hoped to implement the cuts 

to first-class service in April. 

Last Thursday, a group of 21 senators 

from mostly rural states led 

by Bernie Sanders, an independent 

from Vermont, signed a letter to 

congressional leaders asking them 

to add language to legislation that 

would halt closings for six months. 

The closures could cost 100,000 

postal employees their jobs. 

“What I feared very much is 

that the post office unilaterally 

would start making drastic cuts to 

Market watch 

Dow Jones 

industrials 

Nasdaq 

composite 

Standard & 

Poor’s 500 

Russell 

2000 

Dec. 12, 2011 

-12.25 

733.15 

NYSE diary 

Advanced: 642 

Declined: 2,409 

Unchanged: 75 

Volume: 

Nasdaq diary 

Advanced: 

Declined: 

Unchanged: 

-162.87 

12,021.39 

-34.59 

2,612.26 

-18.72 

1,236.47 

ing success,” Carl Weinberg, chief 

economist at High Frequency Economics, 

wrote in a note to clients. 

The Dow sank 162 points Monday 

when Moody’s and Fitch 

warned that the fiscal agreement 

reached last week among European 

leaders fell far short of what 

was needed to contain that region’s 

debt crisis. 

Barring any big news out of Europe, 

stocks are likely to be stuck 

in a range for the rest of the week, 

said Tim Hoyle, director of research 

at Haverford Investments. 

Trying to guess which way the 

market is going to go any day is a 

“fool’s errand,” he said. 

processing plants, rural post offices 

and slow first-class mail service 

before Congress can pass postal reform,” 

Sanders said. “So it’s a step 

forward in terms of giving us time 

with certainty that rural post offices 

won’t be closed.” 

In all, roughly 100,000 postal 

employees could be cut as a result 

of the various closures, resulting in 

savings of up to $6.5 billion a year. 

The Postal Service, an independent 

agency of government, does 

not receive tax money, but it is subject 

to congressional control on major 

aspects of its operations. 

Separate bills that have passed 

House and Senate committees 

would give the Postal Service more 

authority to reduce delivery to five 

days a week, raise stamp prices 

and reduce health care and other 

labor costs. 

“We admit regardless of race, color, age, nationality, ethnic origin or handicap” 

3.6 b 

632 

1,913 

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Volume: 1.5 b 

Postal Service to delay cutbacks until mid-May 

AP


Republicans muscle tax cut bill through House 

BY DAVID ESPO 

AP SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 

WASHINGTON — Defiant Republicans 

pushed legislation through the House 

Tuesday night that would keep alive Social 

Security payroll tax cuts for some 160 

million Americans at President Barack 

Obama’s request — but also would require 

construction of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline 

that has sparked a White House veto 

threat. 

Passage, on a largely party-line vote of 

234-193, sent the measure toward its certain 

demise in the Democratic-controlled 

Senate, triggering the fi nal partisan showdown 

of a remarkably quarrelsome year of 

divided government. 

The legislation “extends the payroll tax 

relief, extends and reforms unemployment 

insurance and protects Social Security — 

without job-killing tax hikes,” Republican 

House Speaker John Boehner declared after 

the measure had cleared. 

Referring to the controversy over the 

Keystone XL pipeline, he added, “Our bill 

includes sensible, bipartisan measures to 

help the private sector create jobs.” 

On a long day of fi nger pointing, however, 

House Democrats accused Republicans 

of protecting “millionaires and billionaires,” 

and Senate Majority Leader Harry 

Reid, D-Nev., derided the GOP-backed 

pipeline provision as “ideological candy” 

for the tea party-set. 

After the House vote, the White House 

urged Congress on in fi nishing work on 

extending the tax cuts and jobless aid. 

Press Secretary Jay Carney issued a statement 

that didn’t mention the pipeline but 

renewed Obama’s insistence that the legislation 

be paid for, at least in part, by “asking 

the wealthiest Americans to pay their 

fair share” in higher tax levies. 

Lawmakers “cannot go on vacation before 

agreeing to prevent a tax hike on 160 

million Americans and extending unemployment 

insurance,” he said. 

Republicans mocked Obama’s objections 

to their version of the bill. 

“Mr. President, we can’t wait,” said 

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of 

Virginia, employing a refrain the White 

House often uses to criticize Republicans 

for failing to take steps to improve an economy 

struggling to recover from the worst 

recession in decades. 

Voting in favor of the legislation were 

224 Republicans and 10 Democrats, while 

179 Democrats and 14 Republicans opposed 

it. 

At its core, the measure did include 

key parts of the jobs program that Obama 

asked Congress to approve in September. 

The Social Security payroll tax cuts approved 

a year ago to help stimulate the 

economy would be extended through 

2012, avoiding a loss of take-home income 

AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE 

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, accompanied by fellow Republican leaders, meet with reporters on 

Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday before a crucial vote on a GOP effort to renew an extension of the payroll-tax 

cut. (From second from left are) Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Rep. Renee Ellmers, 

R-N.C., Cantor, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif. 

for wage-earners. An expiring program of 

unemployment benefi ts for the long-term 

jobless would remain in place, although at 

reduced levels that the administration said 

would cut off aid for 3.3 million. 

A third major component would avert a 

threatened 27 percent cut in payments to 

doctors who treat Medicare patients, a provision 

Republicans added to appeal to conservatives 

but one that the White House 

and Democrats embrace, too. 

While the tax and unemployment provisions 

were less generous than Obama 

sought, he and Republicans clashed principally 

over steps to cover the estimated 

$180 billion cost of the measure, and on the 

proposed 1,700-mile Keystone XL oil pipeline 

from Canada through environmentally 

sensitive terrain in Nebraska to the Texas 

Gulf Coast. 

Obama recently delayed a decision on 

granting a permit for the pipeline until after 

the 2012 election. 

The payroll tax legislation was one of 

three major bills that Congress was strug- 

gling to fi nish before adjourning for the 

year, and by far the most contentious. 

A measure covering Pentagon spending 

was ready for passage, and, separately, negotiators 

said they were close to a deal on 

a $1 trillion measure to fund most government 

agencies through the end of the budget 

year. 

That deal was in limbo, though, with 

Obama and congressional Democrats using 

it as leverage to keep House Republicans at 

the table negotiating a fi nal compromise on 

the tax and unemployment measure. 

It was the fi nal showdown of a year that 

once brought the government to the brink 

of a shutdown and also pushed the Treasury 

to the cusp of a fi rst-ever default. 

Those confrontations produced lastminute 

compromises. 

This time, leaders in both parties 

stressed a desire to renew the unemployment 

tax cuts and jobless benefi ts that are 

at the core of Obama’s jobs program. 

Obama and most Democrats favor an income 

surtax on million-dollar earners to pay 

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for extending the Social Security tax cut, but 

Republicans oppose that, saying it is a violation 

of their pledge not to raise taxes. 

Instead, the House bill called for a oneyear 

pay freeze and higher pension costs 

for federal workers, higher Medicare costs 

for seniors over $80,000 in income as well 

as other items to cover the cost. 

Obama’s veto message focused on economic 

issues — which unite Democrats — 

accusing Republicans of putting the burden 

of paying for the legislation on working 

families “while giving a free pass to the 

wealthiest and to big corporations by protecting 

their loopholes and subsidies.” 

Republicans drew attention at every 

turn to the pipeline, which is backed by 

some lawmakers in the president’s party 

as well as by the blue-collar unions representing 

plumbers, pipefi tters, electricians, 

carpenters and construction workers. 

Estimates of the jobs that would be produced 

by pipeline construction vary widely 

but are in the thousands in a time of high 

national unemployment. 

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8 Journal-Courier, Jacksonville, Ill., Wednesday, December 14, 2011 

COMMENTARY 

Congress: 

Patch the 

fi nancial 

regulation 

holes 

LEONARD PITTS 

fl eet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. A 

nation that had endured 12 grinding 

years of economic catastrophe was 

now plunged into a maelstrom of 

worldwide war. It was Christmas in 

time of turmoil, a season of brotherhood 

and peace under the shadow 

of genocide and war — and it fell to 

these two men to help the nation and 

the world make sense of that. 

These times, thank God, are not 

like those. Though the nation fi nds 

itself mired in the worst economic 

disaster since the Depression of the 

1930s, though it fi ghts multiple wars, 

though terrorism is an ever present 

menace, America faces no existential 

danger, no threat to its very survival, 

as it did 70 Christmases ago. 

Which is not to say these are 

easy times. If America’s continued 

existence is not in doubt, there is, 

nevertheless, fear of the shape that 

existence will take. America seems 

diminished by her woes. Besides 

the wars, besides the economy, 

besides the terror, there are the 

schools which are not educating; the 

infrastructure, which is cracking; the 

North Greene Salvation 

Army begins fundraiser 

To the editor: 

This past week North Greene 

Salvation Army began their Tree of 

Lights campaign. 

This is the only fundraiser we 

have. We have our red kettles out at 

Meehan’s and Kroger. Canisters are 

out in local businesses, and our donation 

letters are being mailed. This 

is our ninth year for this campaign. 

The people and businesses in 

our area have been very good to 

us in past campaigns, and though 

times are tough for everyone now, 

we are counting on you to make 

this campaign as successful as the 

Misplacing $1.2 billion 

is not a problem 

for most of us, at 

least in the circles in which we 

circulate. 

But there was John Corzine 

before a congressional committee 

explaining that $1.2 billion of his 

customers’ money had vanished, 

seemingly overnight, and “I simply 

don’t know where the money 

is.” 

Apparently the congressional 

rewrite of the fi nancial regulatory 

laws intended to prevent Wall 

Street from making investors’ 

money disappear still has a few 

holes. The lawmakers should put 

aside that “job killing” nonsense, 

at least long enough to patch 

them. 

Christmas in time of turmoil 

Athin fragment of moon stood watch that Christmas Eve as the president of the 

United States and the prime minister of Great Britain came out onto the South 

Portico of the White House. They were there to light the national Christmas 

tree — and to speak a holiday greeting to an uncertain world. 

Two and a half weeks before the Japanese had devastated the American Pacifi c 

debt, which is ballooning; the anger, 

which is boiling; the divisions which 

are widening. 

And there is the hope, which is 

fading. In May, a Gallup poll found 

optimism for the future has fallen 

to record lows. Just 44 percent of 

Americans believe today’s youth will 

have better lives than their parents. 

Is there anything more redolent 

of America than optimism? When 

it is lost, something essential to the 

nation’s character is, too. 

No, these times are not like 

those. In that America, people girded 

for sacrifi ce and sang new Christmas 

carols that rang bittersweet 

with uncertainty. “I’ll be home for 

Christmas,” went one, “if only in my 

dreams.” Another said, “Someday 

soon we all will be together — if the 

fates allow.” 

In our America, people pepper 

spray or trample one another to 

get deals on video games and DVD 

players. 

But both Americas were challenged, 

both shaken, both reached a 

year’s end in the shadow of a future 

FROM OUR READERS 

rest have been. 

We have many people in our 

community that need just the basic 

needs of life. We help with gas to an 

out-of-town specialist, for a trip to 

the hospital for tests, food vouchers 

for those whose budget doesn’t 

cover food for that week, rent if 

the car breaks down and there’s no 

extra money, and utilities when the 

current utility bill is just too high 

for their income. 

We have been blessed as most 

of our Saturdays for bell ringing 

have been fi lled by our churches 

and clubs. We do still have quite a 

few Fridays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. or 

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. that are still open 

both at Meehan’s and Kroger. The 

number to call for bell ringing is 

(217) 204-1040. 

Corzine was CEO of MF Global 

Holdings and hardly an innocent 

on Wall Street. He is a former 

governor, U.S. senator and CEO 

of Goldman Sachs. 

He learned the money was 

missing only the night before 

the broker-dealer was to fi le for 

bankruptcy. Corzine said he was 

“stunned,” as who wouldn’t be, 

and asked his staff to recheck 

their work. They did and, indeed, 

the customer’s money was gone. 

The root of the problem was a 

$6.3 billion bet on European debt 

that was going bad. How they 

came to make that bet should 

make interesting reading when 

the details come out. (The Great 

Wall Street Flop of ’08-’09 was a 

bonanza for fi nancial writers.) 

The Washington Post hints at 

one explanation: When the fi rm’s 

chief risk offi cer questioned the 

that loomed foreboding and grim. As 

we wait to see how this America will 

respond, it is good to recall how that 

one did. 

“Against enemies who preach 

the principles of hate and practice 

them,” said Roosevelt, “we set our 

faith in human love and in God’s care 

for us and all men everywhere.” 

“Let the children have their night 

of fun and laughter,” said Churchill. 

“Let the gifts of Father Christmas 

delight their play. Let us grown-ups 

share to the full in their unstinted 

pleasures before we turn again to 

the stern task and the formidable 

years that lie before us, resolved 

that, by our sacrifi ce and daring, 

these same children shall not be 

robbed of their inheritance or denied 

their right to live in a free and decent 

world.” 

Radio carried their words around 

the globe. Thousands more were 

there in person, standing beneath 

the shining tree. 

Under a rind of moon in a time of 

war, they gazed up, and were bathed 

in Christmas light. 

We are so grateful for those who 

give of their time and the comfort 

of their home to go stand by our 

kettles to help raise money for the 

campaign. 

And to those who have received 

a donation letter, you can either 

send it to the return address or 

drop it in either kettle. 

Once again, we want to thank 

you so much for all that you do and 

the generosity we see in our community. 

[With] Christmas just weeks 

away, we pray that the Lord will 

bless all of you with the best 

holidays ever. And remember it 

wouldn’t be Christmas without 

Christ. 

Cathy Hunnicutt 

Roodhouse 

investment in European debt, the 

board of directors got another 

chief risk offi cer. 

The law prohibits broker-dealer 

fi rms from using the customers’ 

money to trade on the fi rms’ 

behalf. Nonetheless, MF Global 

employees breached the fi rewall 

between the fi rms’ accounts and 

the accounts of its customers, 

apparently in a desperate bid to 

cover its bet on European debt. 

Corzine insisted, “I never 

intended to break any rules.” 

His only explanation was that 

his staff may have misconstrued 

his instructions on the eve of the 

bankruptcy: “Someone could 

misinterpret, ‘We’ve got to fi x this’ 

— which I said the evening of 

Oct. 30 — ‘We’ve got to fi nd the 

money.’” 

That kind of a misunderstanding 

seems a considerable stretch, 

Should be The 

Unpatriotic Act 

Ashortened pledge of 

allegiance to our fl ag 

may soon be in vogue. 

The new version should delete 

the closing words “with liberty 

and justice for all.” 

FINDLEY The change is a logical 

response to bad decisions by 

President Barack Obama and alarming pledges by all 

Republican candidates for the presidency except U.S. 

Rep. Ron Paul. 

All but the Texas congressman endorse the misnamed 

Patriot Act. Truth in packaging requires it be 

renamed the Unpatriotic Act. It breeds domestic spying, 

injustice and fear — not patriotism. 

Enacted in the panic caused by the horror of 9/11, 

the bill has spawned thousands of violations of civil 

liberties prohibited by the U.S. Constitution. Initiated 

by the George W. Bush administration and embraced 

by Obama, it authorizes the president to trash constitutional 

protections of privacy, free speech, and free assembly. 

It has led to cruel and unusual punishment and 

lengthy detention without due process of law. Under it, 

Obama orders extrajudicial executions and rendition. 

The unpatriotic law begat a vast army of domestic 

snoopers. They fi ll offi ce space equivalent to three 

buildings the size of the Pentagon and coordinate 

domestic spying through 10,000 local offi ces. Just one 

of the federal groups, NSA, stores tapes of nearly 2 

billion private messages every day. It invites candidate 

pandering to Israel that is shameless, transparent and 

dangerous. 

Despite all this, leading GOP candidate Newt Gingrich 

wants the act made tougher, meaning further ravaging 

of civil liberties. No one seems to remember this 

Republican dictum: “Those who sacrifi ce civil liberty to 

gain security deserve neither.” 

How soon we forget! 

Ignoring our costly disaster in Iraq, a war initiated by 

our government mainly at the behest of Israel, Gingrich 

and second place Mitt Romney commit themselves to 

another U.S.-initiated war, this time against Iran. Romney 

promises, as president, to keep Iran from getting 

nuclear weapons and warned he would immediately 

“prepare for war.” Gingrich alluded warmly to explosions 

days earlier that killed Iran’s senior offi cial at a 

nuclear facility. The Georgia candidate said his presidency 

would expand this “taking out” [killing] of Iran’s 

nuclear scientists. 

The risk that Tehran would send a nuke against Israel 

is zero, because the certain Israeli response would 

poison, if not destroy, much of Iran. 

As everyone knows, Israel is well supplied with 

nukes and the missiles to deliver them. If Iran builds 

nuclear bombs, it will be only for national prestige and 

deterrence. Nukes have no other value. 

At the presidential campaign level, only Rep. Paul 

resists shameless pandering to Israel. All others seem 

oblivious to the fact that 9/11 was bloody payback for 

U.S. complicity in Israel’s 1982 massacre of 18,000 civilians 

in Lebanon and its illegal, decades-long humiliation 

of Palestinians and conquest of their land. 

Anti-American passions will not recede until a wise 

and resolute president ends U.S. complicity in Israeli 

crimes. 

America’s political process is awash in jingoism. 

Who will end this nightmare? 

Paul Findley of Jacksonville is author of six books, 

the latest being “Speaking Out.” He served 22 years as a 

Republican representative in the U.S. House. 

Kent A. Kilpatrick 

Publisher 

but considering the bonuses Wall 

Street pays and the price of arguing 

with the boss, maybe not so 

much. 

Corzine, perhaps optimistic to 

a fault, said, “My own expectation 

is that even at these late hours the 

money will be recovered.” 

Betting on the banks and 

counterparties who erroneously 

received MF Global customers’ 

money voluntarily returning it 

may be an even worse wager than 

European debt. 

The FBI, federal regulators and 

a whole host of plaintiffs’ lawyers 

are on the case, and out of those 

investigations there should come 

useful recommendations. Congress 

should act on them and quit 

bleating about the perils of federal 

regulation. 

For some people, $1.2 billion is 

real money. 

Jacksonville 


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David C.L. Bauer 

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and independently for what is in the best interest of the city, 

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COAL ASH: EIP criticized lawmakers’ pace 


The Environmental Integrity Project has also criticized 

the federal lawmakers over the Coal Residuals Reuse and 

Management Act. It says this legislation would limit EPA 

control and allow states to create their own plans that 

could be easily ignored without fear of enforcement. 

Jeff Stant, director of The Environmental Integrity Project’s 

coal combustion waste initiative, told reporters as the 

pollution report was released Tuesday that “we are frustrated 

with the pace of action from the Obama administration.” 

Stant said EPA administrator Lisa Jackson and the 

agency’s leadership “have run into opposition” from industry 

groups that oppose coal ash regulations. 

Stant said the main concern is Congress and members 

who favor “trying to take away the EPA’s right to ever enforce” 

such regulations. 

The proposed coal ash rule is among environmental 

regulations targeted by Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., 

A report by Environmental Integrity Project adds 20 locations 

that the group contends are sites with groundwater 

or soil contaminated by coal ash. 

Illinois: Dallman Power Station operated by City Water, 

Light and Power; Joliet 29, Powerton Station and 

Waukegan Station operated by Edison International; 

Joppa plant operated by Ameren and others; Meredosia 

Power Station operated by Ameren and Pearl Station operated 

by Prairie Power. 

South Carolina: Cross Station and Winyah Station 

operated by Santee Cooper; McMeekin Station operated 

by SCANA Corp. 

Texas: Coleto Creek Power Station operated by International 

Power; W.A. Parish Station operated by NRG 

College at South East, Jacksonville 

Invites you to Celebrate: 

CHRISTMAS EVE 

7:00 P.M. - Family Service with Holy Communion 

11:00 P.M. - Festival Candlelight Service with Holy 

Communion 

CHRISTMAS DAY 

8:00 A.M. & 10:00 A.M. - Festival Service 

Service Broadcast on WLDS (1180) AM 

at 10:00 A.M. Christmas Day 

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH 

1385 West Walnut St., Jacksonville 

(Corner of W. Walnut & Finley Streets) 

245-8919 

Sun., Dec. 18 - 9:30 a.m. 

Sunday School Christmas Program 

Advent Services 

of Lessons and Carols 

Christmas Eve - 7 p.m. 

Candlelight Service of 

Lessons and Carols 

Christmas Day - 9:30 a.m. 

Holy Communion Service 

set to the tunes of Christmas Carols 

www.faith-lutheran.com 

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 

Missouri Synod 

Pastor David Knuth • Assistant Pastor Alvin Schmidt 

405 Massey Lane • Jacksonville 

HOLIDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE 

CANDLELIGHT 

CHRISTMAS EVE 

DIVINE SERVICE 

5:30 pm.. 

CHRISTMAS DAY 


With Communion 

9 a.m. 

NEW YEAR’S EVE 


With Communion - 5:30 p.m. 

Are you away from 

family this Christmas? 

Please come worship 

with us. 

Let us put Christ back in Christmas. This is not just 

a gift giving time or a holiday season. This is the 

time when we celebrate the greatest gift ever 

given...the gift of Jesus Christ - the Lamb of God 

which bore the sins of the world. Come and join us 

on Saturday, December 24th at 6:00 p.m. for the 

celebration of the birth that changed the world at 

1465 Exeter Road, Bluffs, IL 

6:00 P.M. 

in a memo to House Republicans months ago. A Housepassed 

measure would apply the same regulations to coal 

ash that are used for municipal garbage. 

Opponents of hazardous-waste classifi cation include 

companies who recycle coal ash, which can be safely used 

in concrete, drywall, bricks and other materials. The industry 

has said that even a federal solid waste classifi cation 

would create a stigma that would cost jobs and raise 

energy bills. 

The Environmental Integrity Project is a Washington, 

D.C.-based nonpartisan, nonprofi t group organized in 2002 

by former EPA enforcement attorneys to advocate for effective 

enforcement of environmental laws. 

cbozarth@myjournalcourier.com 

Some portions of this story were taken from Associated 

Press reports. 

E I P : 2 0 S I T E S W I T H C O A L A S H C O N T A M I N A T I O N 

Energy. 

Iowa: Fair Station operated Central Iowa Power Cooperative; 

Prairie Creek Generating Station operated by 

Alliant Energy. 

Tennessee: Allen Fossil Plant operated by Tennessee 

Valley Authority. 

Kentucky: Paradise Fossil Plant operated by Tennessee 

Valley Authority. 

Georgia: Plant Yates operated by Southern Co. 

Florida: Plant Crist operated by Southern Co. 

Nevada: North Valmy Generating Station operated 

by NV Energy/Idaho Power. 

Indiana: Former CSX rail corridor at Bloomington, 

Ind. 

St. Peter’s 

Lutheran Church 

9876 St. Peter’s Rd., 

Arenzville 

217-997-2289 

Candlelight 

Service 

Dec. 24 

7 p.m. 

Christmas Day 

10 am 

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TRIOPIA: Charity work 


certifi cates line the hallway outside Bartunek’s room. 

“The kids really jumped on board with it,” he said. “If you 

give them a little push they’ll take it a mile. They’re really eager.” 

They’re up to 23 certificates; wheelchairs cost $150 

each. 

In just 10 concerts, the students have raised more than 

$3,500. The most recent concert on Dec. 7 brought in $358. 

A concert on Nov. 7 collected $188. 

The Wheelchair Foundation is an international organization 

that makes wheelchairs for anyone in need. Bartunek 

has pictures of people not only from the United States, but 

from Africa, Asia and South America. 

“It’s really nice for the kids to be able to see where the 

money’s going and who it’s going to,” Bartunek said. 

Concerts are free, but students collect donations in a 

bucket afterward, Bartunek said. 

Bartunek plans to continue raising money, though he’d 

eventually like to move on to bigger things, like Habitat for 

Humanity houses. He student taught at New Trier High 

School in Winnetka, a “big, very rich” high school outside 

Chicago that gave students an opportunity to do a lot of philanthropic 

work. 

But for now, he’ll use the music to raise the awareness. 

The next concert will be a movies and musicals theme at 

6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in the grade school gym. 

“I’d mainly like the kids to know that the trophies are 

great to win and it’s great to have your school do good, but 

what really matters is changing people’s lives and helping 

others,” Bartunek said. 

jrussell@myjournalcourier.com 

“The kids really jumped on board with it.” 

— Jeremy Bartunek, Triopia music director 

Community 

Christian Church 

405 Finley 

Candlelight Service – Dec. 24, 6:00 pm 

Christmas Service – Dec. 25, 10:30 am 

Pastor Sam Rosa • 217-245-0307 

www.jacksonvillecommunitychristianchurch.com 

First Presbyterian Church 

College at Westminster 

Sunday ~ Dec. 18 

9:00 Sunday School 

10:00 Worship 

with Children’s Christmas Pageant 

11:30 Chili & Soup Luncheon 

Saturday ~ Dec. 24 

Candelighting Service 

7:30 p.m. 

The Lessons & Carols 

of Christmas 

In the tradition of King’s College, Cambridge 

Sunday ~ Dec. 25 

Christmas Day Service 

10:00 a.m. 

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H O L I D A Y S 

Pot pie, only small 

The chicken dish is re-imagined as a party appetizer 

BY J.M. HIRSCH 


It’s chicken pot pie, only 

smaller, easier, faster and 

more party-friendly. 

I took this classic winter 

comfort food and reimagined it as 

a holiday party appetizer. Because 

when facing down party after 

party of relatives and dullards (you 

know who I’m talking about), a 

bite or two of comfort can help get 

you through the night. 

To keep this simple, I started 

by using preformed pastry shells 

made from phyllo dough. These 

are widely available in the grocer’s 

freezer section. And because they 

are precooked, all you need to do 

is fi ll and heat them. 

About that fi lling. Because the 

cups are small, the fi lling needs to 

be simple. So I stuck with carrots, 

peas and chicken. For the creamy 

base, I opted for cream cheese 

(use low-fat if you prefer) thinned 

with just a bit of egg white. 

The result is deliciously creamy 

and totally do-ahead. To get a jump 

on things, make the fi lling up to 

a day in advance and refrigerate. 

The cups can be fi lled a few hours 

before the party, then quickly 

popped in and out of the oven as 

needed (bake them a dozen or 

so at a time so you always have a 

fresh batch coming). 

CHICKEN POT PIE 

PARTY APPETIZERS 

If you like, these miniature pot 

pies can be topped with a layer of 

puff pastry. To prepare the tops, 

thaw a sheet of prepared frozen 

puff pastry according to package 

directions. Use a 1-inch round 

cookie cutter to cut circles, then 

bake them on a baking sheet at 

350 F for 15 minutes. Set one 

baked round over each fully baked 

pot pie just before serving. 

Start to fi nish: 25 minutes 

Makes 45 appetizers 

POT PIES, see Page 19 

Puff pastry makes for simple, elegant tart 

BY ALISON LADMAN 


The fl avors of warm 

Mediterranean sunshine 

come through in 

this easy vegetarian tart that is 

perfect for a holiday celebration. 

The addition of golden raisins 

may seem a bit odd, but they add 

a sweet touch to the otherwise 

savory fl avors. We’ve opted for 

an easy pre-made puff pastry 

dough as our shell, but homemade 

or purchased pie crust 

would work, too. 

This tart works equally well as 

an appetizer or a vegetarian main 

course. If you need the tart to be 

vegan, simply use a vegan pastry 

and leave off the cheese. 

v INSIDE v 

SENIOR NOTES 

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COMICS & HOROSCOPES 

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These miniature chicken pot pie party appetizers can be topped with a layer of puff pastry. 

MEDITERRANEAN 

VEGETABLE TART 

Start to fi nish: 45 minutes (25 

minutes active) 

Servings: 16 appetizers or 8 

entrees 

2 tablespoons olive oil 

1 small yellow onion, 

sliced 

2 cloves garlic, chopped 

1 small eggplant, peeled 

and cubed (4 cups) 

2 tablespoons tomato 

paste 

2 tablespoons white wine 

12-ounce jar roasted 

red peppers, drained and 

chopped 

3 tablespoons chopped 

fresh oregano 

1 

⁄2 cup golden raisins 

Salt and ground black pepper 

17.3-ounce package 

frozen puff pastry, thawed 

(each package contains 2 

pastry sheets) 

1 

⁄2 cup grated ricotta salata 

or feta cheese 

2 tablespoons pine nuts 

Heat the oven to 400 F. Coat 

2 baking sheets with cooking 

spray. 

In a large skillet over mediumhigh, 

heat the oil. Add the onion 

and garlic and saute until tender, 

4 to 5 minutes. Add the eggplant 

and cook until softened, about 8 

to 9 minutes. 

In a small bowl, whisk 

together the tomato paste and 

wine, then add to the pan. Add 

the roasted red peppers, oregano 

and raisins. Cook until almost all 

the liquid has evaporated, about 

1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt 

and black pepper. 

On a lightly fl oured counter, 

roll out each pastry sheet to a 

rough circle 12 inches in diameter. 

Place each pastry sheet 

on one of the prepared baking 

sheets. Spoon half of the fi lling 

into the center of each pastry, 

leaving 2 inches uncovered 

around the edges. 

Fold the 2-inch edge of the 

pastry up over of the fi lling. 

Sprinkle the exposed fi lling 

with the cheese and pine nuts. 

Bake for 20 minutes, or until the 

pastries are golden brown. Serve 

warm or at room temperature. 

Refrigerate any leftovers. 

Nutrition information per serving 

(based on 16 servings) (values 

are rounded to the nearest whole 

number): 200 calories; 110 calories 

from fat (54 percent of total 

calories); 12 g fat (4 g saturated; 

0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 

19 g carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 2 g 

fi ber; 300 mg sodium. 

243-7255 

Americans 

feeling extra 

bubbly about 

Champagne 

BY MICHELLE LOCKE 


The economy may be in 

a funk and consumer 

spending in a slump, 

but there’s one glass that 

seems to be more than half 

full — fl utes of Champagne to 

be precise. 

After seeing sales tumble as the 

recession hit, Champagne shipments 

were up nearly 22 percent 

comparing the fi rst six months 

of this year to the same period 

in 2010, with a total of 7.5 million 

bottles shipped to the U.S. as of 

June, according to the Washington-based 

Champagne Bureau. 

From July 2010 to June 2011, 

18.3 million bottles were shipped, 

about a 20 percent increase over 

the July 2009-June 2010 period. 

The trend may be due to people 

spending more, between $30 

and $50 on a bottle of wine, says 

Gwendolyn Osborn, wine expert 

for online retailer Wine.com. Since 

there are some good Champagnes 

to be found in that range, “people 

are buying them, since it is viewed 

as a luxury,” she says. 

Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow 

Label, which sells for about $45 on 

the site, was No. 6 on Wine.com’s 

Top 10 sellers for 2011. 

Bargain-priced bubbles were 

popular too, of course. The No. 2 

wine on the list was a cava from 

Spain, Jaume Serra Cristalino 

Brut Cava, which goes for $7.99. 

Still, there was defi nite interest in 

Champagne. Dom Perignon 2002, 

which has a price tag of around 

$160, jumped from 67th place last 

year to No. 27 on the list this year. 

No need to sell author and wine 

expert Leslie Sbrocco on the joys 

of Champagne. She’s such a fan 

she had a glass of pink bubbly tattooed 

on her calf. 

Sbrocco, author of “Wine for 

Women” and founder of the website 

ThirstyGirl.com, likes all kinds 

of sparkling wine, including cava 

from Spain and prosecco from 

Italy. “But Champagne is the icon, 

it is the mother ship, if you will, of 

CHAMPAGNE, see Page 19 


This easy Mediterranean 

vegetarian tart is perfect for 

a holiday celebration.


Church of Our Saviour 

500 E. State Street Jacksonville 

4 p.m. Children’s Choir 

6 p.m. Adult Choir 

Midnight Adult Choir 

9 a.m.* Contemporary Choir 

*Interpreted for the deaf. 

For more information or if you need a ride 

call: Pastor Kenneth Sanders at 217-584-1724 

Centenary 

United Methodist Church 

331 E. State • Jacksonville 

245-8417 

jaxcentenary.com 

Saturday, Dec. 24 

Candlelight & Christmas Eve Music 

Interpretation Provided for the Deaf 

7 p.m. 

Christmas Day 

8:15 a.m. Service 

St. John’s 

Lutheran Church 

112 W. Walker, Bluffs 

Candlelight Service 

5 p.m., Dec. 24 

EPISCOPAL 

359 W. State 

Christmas Eve 

Holy Eucharist • 11 p.m. 

Christmas Day 

Holy Eucharist • 10 a.m. 

Brooklyn 

United 

Methodist 

865 South East St., Jacksonville 

Join us for a family-friendly 

celebration of Christmas 

Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. 

Pastors Elke Sharma and 

Jean Hembrough 

C 

K 

M 

Y 

Church of the 

New Covenant 

520 Nazarene Road (just north of JHS) 

www.ncjax.org 

The Chosen Ones 

26th Annual 

Family Christmas Eve 

Concert Celebration 

7:00 pm • December 24 

Manchester Baptist Church 

Contact The Chosen Ones @ (217) 587-2671 or 

w w w.thechosenones.org 

Everyone is welcome to attend this special 

evening of music and celebration in honor of the 

true meaning of Christmas. Seating is limited so 

please make arrangments to come early. May we 

experience the love of JESUS as we celebrate 

together the reason for the season. 

WESLEY CHAPEL 

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 

“Point Church” 

3 miles west of Jacksonville on Old Rt. 36 

(straight out Morton Ave.) 

Family Candlelight Service – 5 PM 

Traditional Candlelight Service – 9 PM 

Bring a Christmas gift you received 

to have it blessed. 

Rev. Bob McKelvey - Pastor 

www.wesleychapelum.org 

Holiday Schedule 

CENTRAL 

CHRISTIAN CHURCH 

359 West College Ave., 

Jacksonville, IL 

& Senior Minister, Rex. D. Kibler, Jr. 

welcome you. 

Cantata “Ceremony of Candles,” 

by the Chancel Choir. 

Christmas Eve Candelight and 

Communion Service. 

Blessing of the Toys 

Christmas Day Worship 

Open Communion practiced every service 

Phone 217-243-7461 

Handicapped Accessible. 

Nursery Available

Calendar 

The Pike County Senior Center, 220 S. 

Adams in Pittsfi eld, will host a CHRIST- 

MAS DANCE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS 

AND THEIR FAMILIES 7-10 p.m. Saturday, 

Dec. 17. 

Music will be provided by Diamonds inthe-Rough 

and We Three. 

The evening will include a Christmas 

snack and dessert buffet. The cost will be 

$8 at the door. For further information, 

call (573) 221-7952 or (660) 676-1386. 

Bread of Love 

MONDAY, DEC. 19 

Hot ham and cheese on bun, pit beans, 

tossed salad, tropical fruit. Cold supper No. 

11. 

TUESDAY, DEC. 20 

Chili, carrot raisin salad, pineapple, 

crackers. Cold supper No. 

12. 

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21 

Roast turkey, fl uffy 

mashed potatoes, seasoned 

green beans, cranberry salad, 

pumpkin cake, sage 

dressing, dinner roll. Cold 

supper No. 14. 

THURSDAY, DEC. 22 

Ham and potato casserole, 

brussel sprouts, apple 

crisp, whole wheat bread. 

Cold supper No. 1. 

FRIDAY, DEC. 16 

Closed for the holiday. 

For diabetics, fruit is always 

available as a substitute 

for dessert. Milk provided 

with each meal. 

Congregate meals are 

served Monday-Friday at 

these locations: 

u Beecher Plaza, 

Jacksonville, 243-5921 

u Turner Apartments, Jacksonville, 

243-4798 

u Laborers’ Homes, 1335 S. Diamond 

St. 

u Winchester: Depot, (217) 742-9042 

u Beardstown: Golden Age Center, 

(217) 323-2355 

u Bluffs: Senior Citizens Center, (217) 

754-3499 

u Concord: Village Hall, (217) 457- 

2512 

u Virginia: United Methodist 

Church, (217) 452-3974 

u Waverly: Senior Building, (217) 

435-3611 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 

u Franklin: United Methodist 

Church. 

For transportation in Jacksonville, call 

the Senior Citizens Bus at 245-9122. 

Soup and salad bar menu served 

Tuesdays and Thursdays at: 

u Jacksonville Area Senior Center, 

1309 S. Main St. 

Traveling soup and salad bar 4-6 p.m.: 

u Virginia: United Methodist Church, 

fi rst Thursday 

u Balsam Terrace, 1215 Lincoln Ave., 

second and fourth Thursdays. 

u Ashland: First Baptist Church, third 

Thursday. 

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Learning to help the elderly handle illness, live better 

BY ANN M. SIMMONS 

LOS ANGELES TIMES 

LOS ANGELES — At first it was easy 

enough to escort her mother to doctors’ 

appointments, make sure her fridge was 

stocked and help her buy clothes. But as 

Nansea Clendenen’s mother grew sicker, 

“it became very complicated,” the daughter 

said. Were there enough oxygen tanks? Was 

there a stock of nebulizers? 

By the end, the chores stretched from 

morning until night. She cared for her mother 

until she died in 2004 and promised her 

she would continue working with aging 

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INSIDE 

NHL HOCKEY 

Scores 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 

BY JASON FARMER 


PALMYRA — Playing without 

leading scorer Scottie Thoele 

Tuesday night, the Franklin boys’ 

basketball team was held to its 

lowest point total of the season. 

But Franklin still managed to beat 

Greenfi eld-Northwestern 46-34. 

Franklin coach Joe Kuhlmann 

wouldn’t say why he didn’t play 

Thoele. 

“Tonight was a coach’s decision,” 

Kuhlmann said. “Honestly 

it was. I decided not to play him. 

The other guys stepped up and 

fi lled his shoes for him. Obviously 

we missed him. He is a heck of 

a player, but the rest of the kids 

really played well and I am happy 

to get the win.” 

With Thoele out, Franklin (5- 

1) had to fi nd its points elsewhere 

(Thoele averaged 20 points a 

game over Franklin’s first five 

games). The Flashes decided 

that not letting the other team 

score was a good way to make up 

the difference. 

“Very low scoring,” Kuhlmann 

said. “That was part of our strategy. 

They really get out and run 

and they push the ball. We wanted 

to slow them down some and 

we wanted to pack it in so we 

made sure we rebounded the ball 

well.” 

Kollin Keltner and Tanner 

Knox combined for 21 points. 

Jagger Bergschneider hit three 

SPORTS JOURNAL-COURIER 

& RECREATION 

3-pointers and scored a seasonhigh 

11 points. 

“We went out there and 

weren’t really hitting our shots 

early,” Keltner said. “We weren’t 

getting too many transition buckets 

and were having a slower 

half-court game. We didn’t score 

as much as we usually do, but 

played pretty solid defense in the 

second half and made up for it.” 

Caleb Gerdes started in place 

of Thoele and matched his season 

high of four points. He also 

pulled down fi ve rebounds. 

“Coach talked about all of us 

stepping as a team,” Keltner said. 

“Not just trying to have one per- 

son do it all and pick up Scottie’s 

slack. So, everybody stepped up 

tonight and it was a good team 

win.” 

Greenfi eld scored fi rst to open 

the game, but Bergschneider hit 

the fi rst of his treys to give Franklin 

a 3-2 lead. The Flashes never 

trailed after that. Keltner followed 

Bergschneider’s trey with a 3pointer 

of his own and the Flashes 

were quickly up 6-2. Keltner 

then blocked a Greenfield shot 

and got the ball to Nick Tillery, 

who gave the Flashes an 8-2 lead. 

“Our execution wasn’t as good 

as we would like,” Greenfield- 

Northwestern coach Joe Pem- 

Beardstown’s Gus Vermillion pulls in a rebound Tuesday in Concord. Triopia won 34-26. 

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COLLEGE SPORTS 

Vote on ‘Fighting Sioux’? 

• PAGE 15 

Flashes beat Tigers without Thoele 

TATE L I N E S 

UI set for 

Final 4 

“Coach Hambly knows a 

lot about girls. It is surprising 

that a guy coach can relate to 

us so well.” 

— UI senior Michelle Bartsch 

“He recruited me, and Kevin’s 

wife (Mary, then an assistant 

coach) was heavily involved,” 

said the Collinsville product. “We 

knew throughout the recruiting 

process that he would take 

over. During my freshman year, 

Don Hardin had really stepped 

aside and let Kevin do a lot of 

it. He was really more of a head 

coach that season. It is awesome 

for Don to do that because it is 

always hard for a head coach to 

give up that responsibility.” 

For Colleen Ward, it was different. 

A Naperville All-American 

with Top 10 status, she didn’t 

even consider Illinois. When, afterhelpingFlorida 

reach the 

Sweet 16 as a 

sophomore, 

she let it be 

known that 

she intend- 

ed to transfer, 

Hambly 

took another 

shot. 

BY LOREN TATE 

SPECIAL TO JOURNAL-COURIER 

•CHAMPAIGN• 

When Michelle 

Bartsch was a 

freshman, she was 

fully briefed on the fact that 

Kevin Hambly was going to 

be her future volleyball 

coach. 

“The volleyball world is small, 

and I contacted her club coach 

to determine her interest,” said 

Hambly. “I sent her an email and 

it went from there. I don’t normally 

like transfers, but I felt 

she was the missing piece we 

needed. That made sense to me. 

Would it make sense to her?” 

Ward didn’t clarify her exact 

reason for transferring, referring 

to a “disillusionment with the culture 

and a search for something 

more than volleyball.” 

Said Ward: “Kevin was exactly 

the kind of coach I was looking 

for when I transferred. He 

makes sure you’re focused on 

your career path. We talk about 

that as much as we do our volleyball 

skills. And he really knows 

volleyball.” 

TATE, see Page 16 ➤ 

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LOREN TATE 

JOURNAL-COURIER/ROBERT LEISTRA 

journalcourier 

VARSITY 

myjournalcouriervarsity.com 

Franklin star sits out 46-34 win over Greenfi eld-NW 

brook said. “Credit (Frranklin), 

they came in with a game plan 

and put it together. I though the 

kids got a little hesitant and we 

didn’t attack it as much as we 

would have liked to.” 

Greenfi eld (3-3) battled back, 

cutting the lead to 10-6 by the end 

of the first quarter. Kaleb Boston 

got the Tigers within two at 

10-8 to begin the second quarter. 

Greenfield went on to outscore 

Franklin 9-8 in the second quarter. 

An Isaac Masters 3-pointer 

cut the Flashes’ lead to 18-15 at 

the break. 

“We held it tight at halftime,” 

Pembrook said. “It was close 

and we made a little run to open 

up the second half. But, then we 

West Central boys move to 10-0 


The West Central boys’ basketball 

team improved to 10-0 with a 

59-46 road victory over WIVC rival 

Calhoun. The Cougars gradually 

built a 13-point lead through 

the fi rst three quarters and held 

fi rm in the fourth to secure the 

win. 

West Central’s Jordan Boehs 

led all scorers with 20 points. 

Teammate Corey Barnett was 

close behind with 19 points. Parker 

Day chipped in with 11 points. 

Andy Nelson led Calhoun with 14 

points. Austin Malley was next for 

the Warriors with 10 points. 

Calhoun fell to 2-2 on the season. 

PLEASANT PLAINS 67, 

NORTH GREENE 63 

North Greene made a run 

at Pleasant Plains in the fourth 

quarter, but fell four points short 

Tuesday in White Hall. The Spartans 

outscored the Cardinals 18- 

10 in the fourth after Pleasant 

Plains built a 57-45 lead through 

three quarters. 

North Greene’s Kaiden Davis 

hit four 3-pointers and led all 

scorers with 20 points. Sam Wear 

drilled three 3-pointers and recorded 

18 points. Dalton Tucker 

also had three 3-pointers and 

scored 11 points. 

BROWN COUNTY 83, ISD 23 

The Hornets blanked the Tigers 

in the fi rst quarter en route 

to a resounding victory Tuesday 

in Mount Sterling. Brown County 

led 27-0 after the fi rst and held 

a 51-8 lead at the half. Justin Volk 

recorded 21 points for the Hornets. 

Rick Logsdon was next with 

12 points. Lorenzo Turner led 

• PLAYER OF THE DAY• 

Rachel Williams 

Carrollton’s Rachel Williams is the J-C 

Player of the Day for Monday, as chosen 

by those who voted at myjournalcouriervarsity. 

com. Williams scored 20 points in a WIVC 

win over Triopia-Meredosia. 

L O C A L R O U N D U P 

ISD with 9 points. Brown County 

improved to 3-3 while ISD fell 

to 1-6. 

CARROLLTON 60, 

BUNKER HILL 36 

A huge second quarter propelled 

Carrollton to a 24-point victory 

Tuesday over Bunker Hill. 

The Hawks outscored Bunker 

Hill in every quarter, but the major 

damage was done in the second 

when Carrollton outscored 

the Minutemen 17-4. Tyler Watson 

led the Hawks with 19 points 

and three 3-pointers. Mike Fraley 

was close behind with 15 points 

for Carrollton. 

WEST HANCOCK 62, 

GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY 43 

Griggsville-Perry got off to a 

slow start and was unable to recover 

in a 19-point loss to West 

FLASHES, see Page 16 ➤ 

Hancock. The Tornadoes scored 

only 13 points in the first half 

and trailed by nine at halftime. 

Griggsville was outscored 40-30 

in the second half. Dryden Craven 

led the Tornadoes with 13 

points. Levi King was next with 9 

points. 

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 

ROCHESTER 42, 

JACKSONVILLE 33 

Jacksonville led 24-19 after the 

third quarter, but fell to Rochester 

Tuesday in Jacksonville. The 

Crimsons let the lead slip away 

by being outscored 23-9 in the 

fourth quarter. Jacksonville’s Jaelyn 

Keene led all scorers with 22 

points. 

Andriana McGee was next for 

the Crimsons with 5 points. Jacksonville 

fell to 4-7 overall and 0-3 

in the CS8. 

Cards sign Schumaker to 2-year deal, cut Theriot 

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Second 

baseman Skip Schumaker has 

agreed to a $3 million, two-year 

deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, 

who did not tender a contract 

offer to infielder Ryan Theriot 

before Monday night’s deadline. 

The 31-year-old Schumaker 

batted .283 in 117 games for the 

Cardinals this year and then.381 

in the postseason with the lone 

RBI in a 1-0 victory over Philadelphia 

in Game 5 of the NL division 

series. He made 89 starts at 

second base and fi ve in the outfi 

eld. 

He gets $1.5 million in each of 

the next two seasons and can 

make $200,000 more annually in 

performance bonuses. He made 

$2.75 million last season, completing 

a $4.8 million, two-year 

deal. 

Theriot hit.271 with one 

homer and 47 RBIs. He was the 

starting shortstop until St. Louis 

acquired Rafael Furcal at the 

trade deadline. Furcal and the 

Cardinals have agreed to a $14 

million, two-year contract. 

Theriot now becomes a free 

agent. 

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HOCKEY 

NHL 

EASTERN CONFERENCE 

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 

d-Philadelphia 29 19 7 3 41 106 82 

d-Boston 29 19 9 1 39 97 59 

d-Florida 31 16 9 6 38 84 80 

N.Y. Rangers 28 17 7 4 38 83 61 

Pittsburgh 31 17 10 4 38 95 79 

Toronto 30 16 11 3 35 93 95 

Buffalo 30 15 12 3 33 81 82 

New Jersey 30 16 13 1 33 79 86 

Montreal 31 13 11 7 33 79 80 

Winnipeg 30 14 12 4 32 84 93 

Ottawa 31 14 13 4 32 94 107 

Washington 29 15 13 1 31 89 94 

Tampa Bay 30 12 16 2 26 79 101 

N.Y. Islanders 28 9 13 6 24 65 93 

Carolina 32 9 18 5 23 80 110 

WESTERN CONFERENCE 

GP W L OT Pts GF GA 

d-Minnesota 31 20 8 3 43 80 66 

d-Chicago 30 18 8 4 40 99 92 

d-Dallas 29 17 11 1 35 74 78 

Detroit 29 19 9 1 39 93 63 

Vancouver 30 18 10 2 38 98 73 

St. Louis 29 17 9 3 37 71 62 

Nashville 30 15 11 4 34 79 80 

Phoenix 29 15 11 3 33 77 76 

San Jose 27 15 10 2 32 75 64 

Edmonton 30 14 13 3 31 83 80 

Calgary 30 14 14 2 30 74 82 

Los Angeles 30 13 13 4 30 65 70 

Colorado 30 13 16 1 27 78 91 

Columbus 30 9 17 4 22 73 100 

Anaheim 29 8 16 5 21 67 95 

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point 

for overtime loss. 

d-division leader 

Tuesday’s Games 

Columbus 2, Vancouver 1, SO 

New Jersey 3, Florida 2, SO 

Boston 3, Los Angeles 0 

Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, OT 

Toronto 2, Carolina 1, OT 

Dallas 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 

Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 1 

Philadelphia 5, Washington 1 

Montreal 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 

Nashville 2, Calgary 1 

Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 1 

San Jose at Colorado (n) 

Wednesday’s Games 

Boston at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. 

Chicago at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. 

Phoenix at Anaheim, 9 p.m. 

BASEBALL 

Major League 

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS 

NEW YORK (AP) — The 45 free agents 

who have signed, with name, position, 

former club if different, and contract. The 

contract information was obtained by The 

Associated Press from player and management 

sources. For players with minor 

league contracts, letter agreements for 

major league contracts are in parentheses: 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

BOSTON (2) — Announced David 

Ortiz, dh, has accepted salary arbitration; 

signed Kelly Shoppach, c, Tampa Bay, to 

a $1.35 million, one-year contract. 

CLEVELAND (1) — Re-signed Grady 

Sizemore, of, to a $5 million, one-year 

contract. 

DETROIT (3) — Signed Gerald Laird, c, 

St. Louis, to a $1 million, one-year contract; 

re-signed Ramon Santiago, ss, to a 

$4.2 million, two-year contract; signed 

Octavio Dotel, rhp, St. Louis, to a oneyear 

contract. 

KANSAS CITY (2) — Re-signed Bruce 

Chen, lhp, to a $9 million, two-year contract; 

signed Jonathan Broxton, rhp, Los 

Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, oneyear 

contract. 

LOS ANGELES (2) — Signed Albert 

Pujols, 1b, St. Louis, to a $254 million, 

10-year contract; signed C.J. Wilson, lhp, 

Texas, to a $77.5 million, fi ve-year contract. 

MINNESOTA (3) — Signed Jamey Carroll, 

of, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $6.5 

million, two-year contract; signed Ryan 

Doumit, c, Pittsburgh, to a $3 million, 

one-year contract; re-signed Matt Capps, 

rhp, to a $4.75 million, one-year contract. 

NEW YORK (1) — Re-signed Freddy 

Garcia, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year 

contract. 

TAMPA BAY (1) — Signed Jose Molina, 

c, Toronto, to a $1.8 million, one-year 

contract. 

TEXAS (1) — Signed Joe Nathan, rhp, 

Minnesota, to a $14.5 million, two-year 

contract. 

TORONTO (1) — Announced Kelly 

Johnson, 2b, has accepted salary arbitration. 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

ARIZONA (5) — Re-signed John 

McDonald, inf, to a $3 million, two-year 

contract; re-signed Henry Blanco, c, to a 

$1.5 million, one-year contract; re-signed 

Willie Bloomquist, inf, to a $3.8 million, 

two-year contract; re-signed Aaron Hill, 

2b, to an $11 million, two-year contract; 

re-signed Lyle Overbay, 1b, to a $1 million, 

one-year contract. 

CHICAGO (1) — Signed David DeJesus, 

of, Oakland, to a $10 million, twoyear 

contract. 

COLORADO (1) — Signed Ramon Hernandez, 

c, Cincinnati, to a $6.4 million, 

two-year contract. 

LOS ANGELES (4) — Re-signed Juan 

Rivera, of, to a $4.5 million, one-year 

contract; signed Adam Kennedy, 2b, 

Seattle, to an $800,000, one-year contract; 

signed Chris Capuano, lhp, New 

York Mets, to a $10 million, two-year 

contract; signed Jerry Hairston Jr., inf-of, 

Milwaukee, to a $6 million, two-year 

contract; signed Aaron Harang, rhp, San 

Diego, to a $12 million, two-year contract. 

MIAMI (3) — Signed Heath Bell, rhp, 

San Diego, to a $27 million, three-year 

contract; signed Jose Reyes, ss, New 

York Mets, to a $106 million, six-year 

contract; signed Mark Buehrle, lhp, Chicago 

White Sox, to a $58 million, fouryear 

contract. 

MILWAUKEE (2) — Announced Francisco 

Rodriguez, rhp, has accepted salary 

arbitration; signed Alex Gonzalez, ss, 

Atlanta, to a one-year contract. 

PHILADELPHIA (4) — Signed Jim 

Thome, 1b, Cleveland, to a $1.25 million, 

one-year contract; signed Jonathan 

Papelbon, rhp, Boston, to a $50,000,058, 

four-year contract; re-signed Brian Schneider, 

c, to an $800,000, one-year contract; 

signed Laynce Nix, of; Washington, 

to a $2.5 million, one-year contract. 

PITTBURGH (5) — Signed Rod Barajas, 

c, Los Angeles Dodgers, to a $4 million, 

one-year contract; signed Clint Barmes, 

ss, Houston, to a $10.5 million, two-year 

contract; signed Nate McLouth, of, 

Atlanta, to a $1.75 million, one-year contract; 

signed Erik Bedard, rhp, Boston, to 

a $4.5 million, one-year contract. 

SAN DIEGO (1) — Signed Mark Kotsay, 

of, Milwaukee, to a $1.25 million, oneyear 

contract. 

WASHINGTON (1) — Re-signed Chien- 

Ming Wang, rhp, to a $4 million, one-year 

contract. 

JAPAN PACIFIC LEAGUE 

SOFTBANK HAWKS (1) — Signed OF 

Wily Mo Pena, of, Seattle to a two-year 

contract. 

BASKETBALL 

Boys 

FRANKLIN 46, GREENFIELD- 

NORTHWESTERN 34 

Franklin 10 8 14 14 — 46 

Greenfi eld 6 9 8 11 — 34 

Scoring: Franklin – Kollin Keltner 4 3-4 

12, Jagger Bergschneider 4 0-0 11, Tanner 

Knox 4 0-0 9, Nick Tillery 3 2-2 8, 

Brian Watson 0 2-4 2, Scott Crim 0 0-2 

0,Caleb Gerdes 2 0-0 4, Totals 17 7-12 

46; Greenfield-Northwestern – Kaleb 

Boston 2 0-0 5, Brenden Stults 1 0-0 2, 

Dakota Settles 2 2-2 6, Isaac Masters 3 

2-2 9, Gabe Rothe 2 2-2 6, Mason McEvers 

1 0-1 2, Colby Walden 2 0-0 4, Totals 

13 6-7 34 

3-pointers: Franklin 5 (Bergschneider 

3, Knox, Keltner), Greenfi eld-Northwestern 

2 (Masters, Boston) 

Fouls: Franklin 12, Greenfi eld-Northwestern 

15 

Records: Franklin 5-1, Greenfield- 

Northwestern 3-3 

WEST CENTRAL 59, 

SCOREBOARD 

CALHOUN 46 

West Central 17 11 14 17 — 59 

Calhoun 13 8 8 17 — 46 

Scoring: West Central — Day 4 3-8 11, 

VanDeVelde 1 1-6 3, Devlin 1 0-0 2, J. 

Boehs 7 5-6 20, C. Barnett 7 4-4 19, 

Lomelino 1 2-2 4, Totals 21 15-26 59; 

Calhoun — Johnson 2 0-0 6, Eberlin 2 

0-2 5, Malley 3 3-4 10, Sievers 1 1-2 4, 

Nelson 3 7-8 14, T. Baalman 3 0-0 7, 

Totals 14 11-16 46 

3-pointers: West Central 2 (J. Boehs, C. 

Barnett), Calhoun 7 (Johnson 2, Eberlin, 

Malley, Sievers, Nelson, Baalman) 

Fouls: West Central 16, Calhoun 18 

Records: West Central 10-0, Calhoun 

2-2 

JV: West Central 66, Calhoun 46 

PLEASANT PLAINS 67, 

NORTH GREENE 63 

Pleasant Plains 18 17 22 10 — 67 

North Greene 13 17 12 18 — 63 

Scoring: Pleasant Plains — Gustafson 

7 5-6 19, Staff 5 0-0 14, Haveus 4 0-0 12, 

Cameron 3 1-2 8, Sabo 3 0-0 6, Gebhards 

2 0-0 4, Larson 1 0-0 2, Venturini 0 2-4 

2, Totals 25 8-12 67; North Greene — 

Kaiden Davis 7 2-2 20, Sam Wear 7 1-2 

18, Dalton Tucker 4 0-0 11, Adam Knox 3 

0-0 6, Tanner Guthrie 2 0-0 4, Donivyn 

Hawk 1 0-0 2, Justin Roesch 1 0-0 2, 

Totals 25 3-4 63 

3-pointers: Pleasant Plains 9 (Staff 4, 

Haveus 4, Cameron), North Greene 10 

(Davis 4, Wear 3, Tucker 3) 

Fouls: Pleasant Plains 9, North Greene 

10 

BROWN COUNTY 83, ISD 23 

ISD 0 8 2 13 — 23 

Brown County 27 24 11 21 — 83 

Scoring: ISD — Blackert 1 0-1 2, Esper 

2 1-2 7, Bernal 1 1-2 3, Turner 3 3-4 9, P. 

Johnson 1 0-0 2, Totals 8 5-9 23; Brown 

County — Volk 8 3-4 21, Logsdon 5 2-2 

12, Taylor 2 0-0 4, Shoopman 2 0-0 5, 

Kitchell 2 0-0 5, Sheppard 2 0-2 4, Winner 

2 0-0 5, Crank 4 1-2 9, Gooding 2 1-2 

5, Henricks 2 1-1 7, Gragg 2 0-0 4, Garrett 

1 0-0 2, Totals 34 8-13 83 

3-pointers: ISD 2 (Esper 2), Brown 

County 7 (Volk 2, Henricks 2, Shoopman, 

Kitchell, Winner) 

Fouls: ISD 10, Brown County 13 

Record: Brown County 3-3 , ISD 1-6 

CARROLLTON 60, 

BUNKER HILL 36 

Carrollton 9 17 14 20 — 60 

Bunker Hill 7 4 13 12 — 36 

Scoring: Carrollton — Tyler Watson 8 

0-0 19, Mike Fraley 7 0-1 15, Joey Coonrod 

4 4-4 12, Cody Kraut 2 2-4 6, Luke 

Palan 2 0-1 4, Jordan Harr 1 0-0 2, Cody 

Leonard 0 2-3 2, Totals 24 8-13 60; Bunker 

Hill — Allen Marshall 3 7-8 14, Nick 

Allen 4 1-2 10, Brandon Kruemmelbein 2 

2-2 8, Kevin Clark 1 2-2 4, Totals 10 12- 

14 36 

3-pointers: Carrollton 4 (Watson 3, 

Fraley), Bunker Hill 4 (Kruemmelbein 2, 

Allen, Mansholt) 

Fouls: Carrollton 16, Bunker Hill 16 

JV: Carrollton 42, Bunker Hill 33 

WEST HANCOCK 62, 

GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY 43 

Griggsville 6 7 11 19 — 43 

West Hancock 13 9 22 18 — 62 

Scoring: Griggsville — Craven 6 0-0 

13, King 3 2-3 9, Myers 3 2-3 8, Smith 1 

1-2 4, Kennedy 1 0-0 2, Butler 1 0-0 2, 

Rumple 0 2-4 2, Westfall 0 2-2 2, Whitaker 

0 1-2 1, Totals 15 10-16 43; West 

Hancock — Harmon 12 5-9 31, Ferguson 

2 7-8 12, Hardy 2 3-4 8, Gibbs 2 1-3 5, 

Dorothy 1 0-2 3, White 0 1-2 1, Totals 19 

19-32 62 

3-pointers: Griggsville 3 (Craven, King, 

Smith), West Hancock 5 (Harmon 2, Ferguson, 

Hardy, Dorothy) 

Fouls: Griggsville 19 (Kennedy), West 

Hancock 17 (Hardy) 

Girls 

ROCHESTER 42, 

JACKSONVILLE 33 

Rochester 7 6 6 23 — 42 

Jacksonville 9 4 11 9 — 33 

Scoring: Rochester — Matsen 1 5-6 8, 

Lacy 1 0-0 2, Perry 1 1-1 3, Nuding 4 3-3 

13, Hart 1 1-1 3, Drewenski 2 0-2 5, Petty 

1 3-6 5, Cavapetto 1 1-2 3, Totals 12 14- 

21 42; Jacksonville — Saxer 1 1-2 4, 

McGee 2 0-0 5, Keene 10 2-8 22, Smith 1 

0-0 2, Totals 14 3-10 33 

SPORTS 

3-pointers: Rochester 4 (Nuding 2, 

Matsen, Drewenski), Jacksonville 2 

(McGee, Saxer) 

Fouls: Rochester 14, Jacksonville 14 

Record: Jacksonville 4-7 (0-3 CS8) 

Junior High 

BOYS 

7th Grade 

TURNER 61, OUR SAVIOUR 5 

Scoring: Turner — Johnson 22, Sexton 

10, Oldenettel 10, Albers 9, McGiles 4, 

Bates 2, Flynn 2, Roegge 2; Our Saviour 

— Beckman 3, Bonjean 2 

8th Grade 

TURNER 27, OUR SAVIOUR 6 

Scoring: Turner — Haggerty 6, James 

6, Wilson 6, Pagel 3, Greene 2, Singleton 

2; Our Saviour — Ruppel 4, Welch 2 

7th Grade 

VIRGINIA 32, ISD 29 

Scoring: Virginia — S. Bell 11, Corson 

6, Bacher 6, Moore 5, Snow 2, Fox 2; ISD 

— Townsell 13, Woods 8, Darmin 5, 

Sexton-Ruiz 2, Bruhn 1 

8th Grade 

ISD 37, VIRGINIA 23 

Scoring: ISD — Deluna 26, White 7, 

Woods 2, Towsell 2; Virginia — Shade 

10, Grimsley 6, Coats 4, Bacher 2, Carson 

1 

7th Grade 

WAVERLY 37, WINCHESTER 29 

Scoring: Waverly — Couturiaux 19, 

Timmons 11, Jennings 4, Jackson 3; 

Winchester — Burk 18, Hurrelbrink 4, 

Hartley 3, VanDeVelde 2, Kilver 2 

Record: Winchester 10-7 

8th Grade 

WINCHESTER 46, WAVERLY 28 

Scoring: Winchester — Hoover 10, 

Strohecker 8, Slagle 7, Weder 6, Shipley 

5, Shelts 4, Neff 3, Whicker 2; Waverly 

— Curtis 11, Keller 6, Maher 4, Manion 

3, Pasley 2, Woodruff 2 

Record: Winchester 14-0 

FOOTBALL 

College 

BOWL SCHEDULE 


New Mexico Bowl 

Wyoming (8-4) vs. Temple (8-4), 1:30 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 

Utah State (7-5) vs. Ohio (9-4), 4:30 

p.m. (ESPN) 

New Orleans Bowl 

Louisiana-Lafayette (8-4) vs. San 

Diego State (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN) 

Tuesday, Dec. 20 

Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl 

Marshall (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 7 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Wednesday, Dec. 21 

Poinsettia Bowl 

TCU (10-2) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 7 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Thursday, Dec. 22 

MAACO Bowl 

Boise State (11-1) vs. Arizona State (6- 

6), 7 p.m. (ESPN) 


Hawaii Bowl 

Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi 

(11-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN) 

Monday, Dec. 26 

Independence Bowl 

North Carolina (7-5) vs. Missouri (7-5), 

4 p.m. (ESPN2) 

Tuesday, Dec. 27 

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 

Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6- 

6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) 

Belk Bowl 

North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Louisville 

(7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN) 

Wednesday, Dec. 28 

Military Bowl 

Air Force (7-5) vs. Toledo (8-4), 3:30 

p.m. (ESPN) 

Holiday Bowl 

Texas (7-5) vs. California (7-5), 7 p.m. 

(ESPN) 

Thursday, Dec. 29 

Champs Sports Bowl 

Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8- 

4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) 

Alamo Bowl 

Baylor (9-3) vs. Washington (7-5), 8 p. 

m. (ESPN) 

TATE: Wild ride so far for Illinois volleyball team 

Continued from Page 15 

RINGLEADERS 

These two seniors, one from the St. Louis area and the 

other from suburban Chicago, were ringleaders last weekend 

in propelling Illinois into the Final Four in San Antonio. 

Illinois plays Southern Cal at 8 p.m. Thursday. 

“We were nervous on Friday,” said Hambly, “because 

we had to beat a good Ohio State team for the third time. 

We felt like we had to win. Colleen didn’t play particularly 

well, our block was sloppy and we didn’t serve well. I 

thought Michelle stepped up and carried us. 

“In returning to Gainesville, Colleen wanted it badly, 

more than anyone on the court. She got used to the 

surroundings Friday, calmed down and was successful 

on 50 percent of her kills Saturday against Florida. 

The crowd was giving her a hard time and she really responded. 

She had nine straight kills at one point. She 

was tremendous.” 

Ward credited her teammates, explaining they “gave 

me high feeds on the outside, and Florida had to focus on 

the middle because they were hitting high numbers, too. 

That made it easier for me.” 

Said setter Annie Luhrsen: “We got accustomed to the 

gym Friday and we were better prepared to play Saturday.” 

Hambly agreed that the Illini were fortunate to have a 

game under their belt there before meeting the host team. 

That’s Hambly. He speaks his mind. Some examples: 

• “From the beginning, we’ve had our eye on the national 

championship. That’s our goal. I thought we had the 

best team last year until we lost (All-American) Laura De- 

Bruler. We were 12-0 when she was with us.” 

• “Being No. 1 for so long helped us deal with the distractions 

we’re facing now.” 

• “I’m learning a lot about them, and they’re learning 

a lot about themselves. I’ll be sad when it’s over. I want to 

keep coaching them.” 

• “Sometimes the game is boringly simple. We had 

fi ve hitting errors in the last three sets Saturday, and Florida 

had 14. It’s as simple as serve and pass.” 

THE SEASON 

The UI season evolved in three distinct segments: (1) 

Six nerve-racking fi ve-set wins sparked a 20-win streak 

that carried Illinois to No. 1 in the nation; (2) four losses 

in eight Big Ten matches raised questions; and (3) the Illini 

recovered to string seven clutch triumphs in a 31-4 season. 

“We were 20-0,” said Hambly, “but we had three new 

players out there, and we as a staff felt the team had 

played only one standout match. But in the six matches 

that reached the fi fth set, we didn’t have a single deuce. 

We played those fi fth sets well because we had to.” 

“Early this season,” said Ward, “we didn’t always play 

great. But those early wins helped our confi dence in realizing 

that, no matter what happened, we could fi nd a way 

in the fi fth set. 

“As for the slump, it happens every season. I think it 

benefi ted us to lose those matches in the middle. We realized 

that we had to play at a certain level.” 

Bartsch has an interesting take. It is basically this: 

When the Illini won, some of it was poor play by the opposition. 

And when they lost, it was often because the home 

team was red-hot (the UI lost only to Minnesota at home). 

“Those losses were frustrating,” said Bartsch. “Those 

Big Ten teams were good. We learned some lessons that 

prepared us for tournament time.” 

The irony is that several Big Ten teams peaked early 

and hit a wall in the tourney. Champion Nebraska suffered 

a rousing upset at the hands of Kansas State. Six Big 

Ten teams made the round of 16, and fi ve were immediately 

eliminated. Only Illinois advanced. 

Disregarding gymnastics, which has a different format, 

this is the UI’s strongest playoff run since the men’s 

basketball team took second in 2005 and the men’s tennis 

team won the NCAA title in 2003 and bowed in the semifi - 

nals in 2004. 

SPORTS MENU 

Wednesday, December 14 

HIGH SCHOOL 

Girls’ Basketball 

ISD at Calhoun, 6:15 p.m. 

TELEVISION 

6 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball 

Cincinnati at Wright State. 

6:30 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball 

Florida International at Maryland. 

7:30 p.m. (GOLF) Golf JBWere Masters, 

First Round. 

8 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball 

Tennessee at College of Charleston. 

12:30 a.m. (GOLF) Golf Asian Tour: 

Thailand Championship, First Round. 

SPORTS BRIEFS 

E-mail your briefs to: sports@myjournalcourier.com. 

Wisconsin holds off UW-Milwaukee 

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jared Berggren scored 17 

points to help No. 14 Wisconsin fend off a second-half 

surge from in-state rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee for a 60- 

54 victory on Tuesday night. 

Jordan Taylor had 14 points for Wisconsin (9-2), 

including a critical 3-pointer with just over 40 seconds 

left to help put the game away. Ryan Evans scored a 

career-high 16 points for the Badgers, who have won 

three straight to recover from consecutive losses earlier 

in the season. 

Tony Meier scored 15 points, playing a key role in a 

second-half comeback for Wisconsin-Milwaukee (8-3). 

Phillies give 1-year deal to Willis 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the 

deal says the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a oneyear 

contract with lefty Dontrelle Willis. 

The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on 

condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the deal is 

pending a physical, says Willis will make about $1 million. 

The 30-year-old Willis was the 2003 NL Rookie of 

the Year with Florida and fi nished second in Cy Young 

Award voting in 2005. He was 1-6 with a 5.00 ERA for 

Cincinnati last year. 

Willis is expected to pitch out of the bullpen for the 

Phillies, who’ve won fi ve straight NL East titles. He’s 72- 

69 with a 4.17 ERA in nine seasons with four teams. Willis 

has made just three relief appearances in 205 career 

games. 

Steelers’ Harrison 

suspended for hit 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker 

James Harrison has carved out a niche as one of the NFL’s 

most feared defenders over the last five years by straddling 

the line between clean and dirty play. 

After one dangerous hit too many, the league apparently 

has seen enough. 

The NFL suspended Harrison for one game following 

his helmet-to-facemask hit on Browns quarterback Colt 

McCoy last Thursday, making Harrison the first player to 

miss game time as a penalty under the league’s revamped 

policy on such collisions. 

Harrison’s agent Bill Parise said Tuesday afternoon 

Harrison has already filed an appeal and expects it to be 

heard later this week by Art Shell or Ted Cottrell, jointly 

appointed by the NFL and the players’ association to hear 

such cases. 

They’ll have to determine Harrison’s intent when he 

laid out McCoy late in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s 

14-3 victory. The 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year 

was penalized for roughing the passer on the play and said 

Monday he believed the hit didn’t warrant further punishment. 

NFL Executive Vice President Ray Anderson disagreed, 

pointing out the violation marked the fifth illegal hit on a 

quarterback by Harrison in the last three seasons. The 

four-time Pro Bowler has also been fined on two other occasions 

for unnecessary roughness over the same period. 

Though Harrison hasn’t been fined for such a hit in over 

a year, he was considered a repeat offender under the 2011 

League Policies for Players manual, leading to the suspension. 

Harrison, who has been highly critical of the league’s 

crackdown on vicious hits, thanked his fans for their support 

on his Twitter account after the suspension was levied, 

adding, “I’m just going to move on from here and get 

ready for my next game.” 

FLASHES: Beat Tigers 

Continued from Page 15 

didn’t have some shots go down for us, and credit (Franklin). 

They made a few more plays than we did tonight.” 

Franklin pushed its lead to 20-15 to begin the third 

quarter, but a Masters jumper and a Colby Walden layup 

got the Tigers back within one at 20-19. 

“They caught a little fi re there and made some easy 

baskets,” Keltner said. “They got it real close, but we just 

broke it open from there.” 

But the Flashes responded with a 12-4 run to open up 

their lead. 

“It was a group effort and a group win,” Kuhlmann said. 

“We had everybody step up and play well. It is a big win for 

us on the road.” 

Keltner gave the Flashes their biggest lead of the game 

late in the fourth quarter, hitting three of four free throws 

to make it 43-31. Keltner fi nished the night with a gamehigh 

12 points. 

Masters led the Tigers with 9 points. Dakota Settles and 

Gabe Rothe chipped in 6 points apiece for Greenfi eld. 

“From a hustle standpoint, I thought we did an excellent 

job,” Pembrook said. “We pretty much stuck to our 

game plan, and anytime you hold a team that is that explosive 

to under 50 points, you have got to happy with your 

defensive effort.”

Triopia-Meredosia’s Jansen Joehl shoots in the lane Tuesday in Concord. 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two campaigns began Tuesday 

that would let voters decide whether the University of 

North Dakota should keep its Fighting Sioux nickname in 

spite of penalties by the NCAA, which considers it offensive 

to American Indians. 

One referendum would repeal the North Dakota Legislature’s 

decision last month to allow UND to drop the contentious 

nickname, which its teams have used since 1930. 

The second initiative would change the North Dakota 

Constitution to require UND to continue using the Fighting 

Sioux name. The proposed amendment is one sentence: 

“The University of North Dakota and its intercollegiate athletic 

teams shall be known as the Fighting Sioux.” 

Continued use of the moniker would expose the Grand 

Forks school to NCAA penalties, including a ban on hosting 

postseason tournaments, and may complicate its efforts 

to join the Big Sky athletics conference next year. 

North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s approval 

of the ballot measures Tuesday allows supporters of the 

Fighting Sioux nickname to begin gathering petition signatures. 

The measures will go to a statewide vote if nickname 

2 men sue Syracuse, 

coach for defamation 

BY RACHEL COHEN 


NEW YORK — Two men sued Syracuse men’s basketball 

coach Jim Boeheim and the school for defamation 

Tuesday, saying they were vilified as liars out for money after 

they accused his longtime assistant of molesting them. 

Former Syracuse ball boys and stepbrothers Bobby Davis 

and Mike Lang said they were molested by Bernie Fine, 

who has since been fired and has denied the allegations. A 

third man also has accused the 65-year-old Fine, who had 

been Boeheim’s top assistant since 1976. 

“It really hurt me to learn coach Boeheim had accused 

me of lying,” Davis said, reading from a statement at a news 

conference after the lawsuit was filed in New York State Supreme 

Court. 

When the allegations surfaced Nov. 17, Boeheim 

staunchly supported Fine, saying the accusations were lies 

to capitalize on the Penn State child sex abuse case. 

“The Penn State thing came out, and the kid behind this 

is trying to get money,” Boeheim told the Syracuse Post- 

Standard. “If he gets this, he’s going to sue the university 

and Bernie. What do you think is going to happen at Penn 

State? You know how much money is going to be involved 

in civil suits? I’d say about $50 million. That’s what this is 

about. Money.” 

And in an interview with ESPN, which broke the story, 

Boeheim said: “It is a bunch of a thousand lies that (Davis) 

has told. You don’t think it is a little funny that his cousin is 

coming forward?” 

Lang said that when Boeheim suggested “my little 

brother and I were lying,” he “felt sick to my stomach.” 

University spokesman Kevin Quinn declined comment. 

The U.S. attorney’s office is investigating. 

Victim advocates reacted angrily to Boeheim’s initial 

comments and called for him to resign or be fired. He later 

said he was wrong to question the motives of the accusers. 

That’s not enough, said attorney Gloria Allred, who is 

representing the stepbrothers, and whose recent clients 

include a woman who accused presidential candidate Herman 

Cain of making unwelcome sexual advances. 

“Boeheim’s statements impugning the veracity and motivations 

of Mr. Davis and Mr. Lang were particularly disturbing 

given his 35 years of opportunity to observe Fine 

at close quarters, and at least seven years of opportunity to 

see Fine with Bobby Davis on trips, at practices, in Manley 

Field House and at games,” Allred said. 

Boeheim softened his stance in the weeks since the accusations 

became public. 

“Although Boeheim eventually acknowledged that he 

‘misspoke,’ those words came too little too late,” Allred 

said. “One of Syracuse’s most respected individuals had already 

told the world repeatedly that Bobby Davis and Mike 

Lang were nothing but liars and out for money and nothing 

else. 

“Boeheim has not suffered any consequences in his employment 

for using his position of power within the university 

to make these false, inflammatory and injurious statements 

about Bobby and Mike.” 

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Campaign begins to keep ND Fighting Sioux name 

backers collect enough names. 

Under the repeal initiative, if nickname supporters turn 

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The constitutional initiative requires supporters to collect 

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2012 general election. If the change is approved, 

UND would have to keep the Fighting Sioux name unless 

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As long as UND keeps the Fighting Sioux nickname, 

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postseason play with the nickname or a logo that features 

the profile of an American Indian warrior. UND has supported 

retiring the nickname. University spokesman Peter 

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Sandusky waives 

hearing on charges 

BY MARK SCOLFORO AND MARYCLAIRE DALE 


BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Former Penn State assistant 

football coach Jerry Sandusky stunned a packed courtroom 

and backed out of a preliminary hearing at the last 

minute Tuesday, avoiding a face-to-face confrontation with 

accusers who his lawyer said were just trying to cash in by 

making up stories of child sex abuse. 

Sandusky pleaded not guilty and vowed afterward to 

“stay the course, to fight for four quarters.” 

His lawyer, Joe Amendola, then took the defense to the 

courthouse steps and spoke before dozens of news cameras 

for an hour, saying some of the 10 men who accuse Sandusky 

of molesting them as children were only out to profit 

from civil lawsuits against the coach and Penn State. 

A prosecutor said about 11 witnesses, most of them alleged 

victims, were ready to testify at the hearing. 

An attorney for one called Sandusky a “coward” for not 

hearing his accusers’ testimony and derided the arguments 

that they were out for money, saying many were too old to 

sue Sandusky under Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations. 

“It makes my blood boil,” said Harrisburg lawyer Ben 

Andreozzi, who read a statement by his client, identified in 

a grand jury report as Victim 4, who was said to have become 

a fixture at one point in the Sandusky household. 

“All the money in the world isn’t going to bring them 

back to where they were before the sexual assaults.” 

Sandusky, 67, faces 52 criminal counts for what a grand 

jury called a series of sexual assaults and abuse of 10 boys 

dating back to the 1990s, in hotel swimming pools, the 

basement of his home in State College and in the locker 

room showers at Penn State, where he coached football until 

his retirement in 1999. 

The charges devastated the university and its storied 

football program and led to the departures of coach Joe 

Paterno and the university’s president and charges against 

two administrators accused of lying to a grand jury and failing 

to report the suspected abuse. 

Amendola told reporters Tuesday that Sandusky is an 

emotional, physical man — “a loving guy, an affectionate 

guy” — who never did anything illegal. The lawyer likened 

Sandusky’s behavior to his own Italian family in which “everybody 

hugged and kissed each other.” 

The lawyer accused the unidentified victims of seeking 

to cash in through false accusations and said the preliminary 

hearing would not have allowed him to delve into the 

witnesses’ credibility. 

Amendola said he decided to waive the preliminary 

hearing late Monday after concluding that the evidence 

would be one-sided, and after prosecutors agreed to give 

early warning of any further charges and to keep Sandusky’s 

bail at $250,000. 

A spokesman for the prosecutors said Sandusky’s bail 

conditions were adequate, but made no other promises. 

“Sandusky waived his rights today. We waived nothing,” 

said Nils Frederiksen, a spokesman for the state attorney 

general’s office. 

Amendola and state prosecutors confirmed that no one 

had started plea bargain talks. “There will be no plea negotiations,” 

Amendola said. “This is a fight to the death.” 

Sandusky also waived a January arraignment and requested 

a jury trial, his lawyer said. A pretrial conference 

was set for March. 

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3 packages (each package 

contains 15 cups) frozen phyllo 

cups 

8-ounce package cream 

cheese, softened 


Banish dull shrimp cocktail for something zestier 

BY ALISON LADMAN 


Is shrimp cocktail a mainstay of 

your holiday party table? And are you 

a little bored with the same old dish? 

This year, try something different. 

We start with the same easy, precooked 

shrimp, but this time they get 

tossed with a zesty Jamaican-style seasoning 

blend and skewered with cubes 

of tangy mango and cool, crunchy cucumber. 

Add a touch of zippy pepper 

and nobody will suffer from yet-another-shrimp-cocktail 

syndrome. 

CARIBBEAN SHRIMP SKEWERS 

Start to finish: 30 minutes 

Makes 24 skewers 

1 teaspoon garlic powder 

1 

⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice 

1 

⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon 

1 

⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg 

1 

⁄2 teaspoon dry ginger 

1 

⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme 

1 

⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 


This Nov. 14, 2011 photo shows glasses of Champagne in Concord, 

N.H. The economy may be in a funk and consumer spending 

in a slump, but there’s one glass that seems to be more than half 

full, flutes of Champagne to be precise. 

CHAMPAGNE: Trends 


bubbles,” she points out. “So when 

I think of bubbles I immediately am 

drawn to Champagne.” 

To be called Champagne, the 

wines have to be made with grapes 

from the Champagne region of 

France. Sparkling wines are believed 

to have originated as a happy accident: 

Grapes were fermented and barreled 

during a cool harvest, which made the 

yeasts that turn sugar into alcohol go 

dormant. A warm spring then woke 

up the yeasts, restarted fermentation 

and, in the process, created bubbles. 

Just where and when that happened 

is unclear, but records show 

that sparkling wines were produced 

in the Languedoc region of southern 

France decades before the Champagne 

region became renowned for its 

sparkling wine. 

At fi rst, winemakers saw bubbles 

as a fl aw, and a dangerous one at that 

since the re-fermentation could cause 

the weak glass bottles of the era to explode. 

The advent of better corks and 

stronger bottles helped turn Champagne 

into a reliable product, one 

that was taken up by the French royal 

court. 

These days, sparkling wines are 

available from all over the world, including 

many that are made the same 

way as Champagne. Still, Champagne 

has maintained its cachet, not least 

because of a robust name protection 

campaign waged by French producers 

who have reached agreements 

with wine regions and governments 

around the world to stop referring to 

sparkling wines from elsewhere as 

Champagne. U.S. offi cials signed an 

agreement in 2006 to stop new producers 

from using the name. However, 

existing brands were grandfathered 

in, though they are required to 

put the origin on the label, i.e., “California” 

or “American.” 

French Champagne tends to be ex- 

2 egg whites 

1 

⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme 

1 

⁄8 teaspoon paprika 

1 

⁄2 teaspoon salt 

1 

⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper 

3 

⁄4 cup petite peas 

1 carrot, fi nely grated 

2 cups fi nely chopped cooked 

chicken 

1 

⁄4 cup grated Parmesan 

cheese 

Heat the oven to 350 F. Arrange 

POT PIE: Bites 

1 teaspoon ground black pepper 

1⁄2 

teaspoon salt 

10 ounces peeled and deveined 

cooked medium shrimp 

6 Peppadew peppers, quartered 

2 mangoes, peeled and cubed 

1 1 

⁄2 English cucumber, cut in ⁄2 

moon slices 

In a medium bowl, stir together 

the garlic powder, allspice, cinnamon, 

nutmeg, ginger, thyme, cayenne, black 

pepper and salt. Pat dry the shrimp 

(this will help the spices stick), then 

toss in the spice mixture. 

On 4-inch skewers or picks, place a 

piece of pepper, then a piece of mango, 

a piece of cucumber and finally 3 

spiced shrimp. 

Nutrition information per serving 

(values are rounded to the nearest 

whole number): 30 calories; 5 calories 

from fat (10 percent of total calories); 

0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 

20 mg cholesterol; 4 g carbohydrate; 3 g 

protein; 1 g fiber; 85 mg sodium. 

pensive, with some bottles commanding 

hundreds of dollars. But there are 

values to be found. Sbrocco advises 

looking at non-vintage blends offered 

by some of the big houses, including 

the Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label and 

Louis Roederer Brut Premier. 

Another emerging trend is “grower 

Champagnes,” made by smaller 

producers who mostly grow their own 

grapes, as opposed to the big Champagne 

houses that buy grapes from 

all over the region. One way to identify 

a grower Champagne is if it has the 

initials RM on the label, which stands 

for Recoltant-Manipulant, literally, harvester-handler. 

At Commonwealth, chef Jason 

Fox is known for experimental dishes 

with unexpected fl avor combinations 

or textures, like vinegar foam served 

with nori-fl ecked potato chips, and Elliott 

fi nds that “bubbles are a lot of fun 

with his food.” 

Another change on the Champagne 

front is renewed interest in drier 

style wines that have had very little 

or no sugar added after the in-bottle 

fermentation. Some examples are 

Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut and Pol 

Roger Pure, which Sbrocco would pair 

with “oysters or goat cheese or anything 

salty.” 

About that tattoo: It’s based on a 

glass of Billecart-Salmon rose (ro- 

ZAY), and was documented on the reality 

TV show LA Ink. 

Like Sbrocco, Osborn, the Wine. 

com expert, likes to drink pink, citing 

a Canard-Duchene Brut Rose on the 

website that sells for about $45 she 

says is “really fantastic.” 

True Champagne “has a taste unlike 

any other,” says Osborn. “It 

brings all of these wonderful assets together, 

beautiful packaging, beautiful 

to look at. I would rather have one 

beautiful glass of Champagne that 

a few glasses of just about anything 

else.” 

the phyllo cups over 1 rimmed baking 

sheet (or several baking sheets if 

you want to bake them in batches). 

In a medium bowl, whisk together 

the cream cheese, egg whites, 

thyme, paprika, salt and pepper. Add 

the peas, carrots and chicken, mixing 

well. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of 

the fi lling into each cup, then sprinkle 

with Parmesan. Bake for 15 minutes. 

Serve immediately. 

Nutrition information per piece 

(values are rounded to the nearest 

whole number): 50 calories; 30 calories 

from fat (56 percent of total calories); 

3 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans 

fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 3 g carbohydrate; 

3 g protein; 0 g fi ber; 70 mg sodium.


Helping hands 

BACK PAGE 

Lions Club President Jim Barber sorts through boxes of oranges and grapefruit Tuesday morning 

for the Jacksonville Lions 35th annual fruit sale at the rear of the Illinois School for the Visually 

Impaired in Jacksonville. 

CORRECTIONS 

•JeNelle Rainen 

Crawford was misidentifi 

ed in a birth 

announcement in the 

Dec. 3 newspaper. 

•Elliott Turpin of 

Carrollton is a Democratic 

candidate for 

Greene County state’s 

attorney. His name 

was omitted from a 

story Tuesday. 

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Editor’s note: To join the 

discussion, call the number 

above or submit a comment 

through myjournalcourier. 

com. 

CONCEALED CARRY 

Basic right is to protect self 

I support conceal carry. 

It is right for law-abiding 

citizens to be able to protect 

themselves and their 

families from people who 

want to do them harm. If 

the lady downtown would 

have had a weapon when 

she was attacked, there 

would be one less criminal 

in the world. 

Judges would be out of work 

The lawyers and judges 

will never support concealed 

carry because they 

will be out of work when 

citizens protect themselves. 

ILLNESS 

Food workers, take cold home 

When is the Morgan 

County Health Department 

going to start checking restaurant 

employees for infectious 

diseases? If you hear a 

cook or waiter hacking and 

coughing then leave, and 

tell the manager why. Why 

don’t they send these sick 

people home when they 

show up for work? 

CHRISTMAS 

Scholars say birth was earlier 

Don’t worry about being 

able to give presents 

this time of year, because 

this is not the season Jesus 

was born in. Biblical scholars 

say most likely he was 

born in mid to late September 

or early October, not 

on Dec. 25. Dec. 25 is the 

pagan and Roman Catholic 

churches’ day they set 

aside for the celebration in 

order to benefi t businesses 

and it still does today. 

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READERS 

Don’s Place • 207 W. Morgan 

Retro Wed. with J Byrd. Retro music 

9-close. Prize drawing 10-11pm. 

PBR pitcher & shot special. 

LIONS CLUB FRUIT IS IN! 

Call 883-2168 for pickup 

New Year’s Resolution 

Adult Degree Completion program 

Online classes with 2 Sat. per month 

www.mac.edu • 479-7116 

Twyford’s BBQ & Catering 

Order hams, prime-rib & barbeque 

for the holidays. Order online at 

www.twyfordbbq.com or 370-2274. 

Weatherby’s Cafe • 320-4820 

Now accepting credit cards! 

1000 N. Main 

10 YEARS AGO 

The Our Saviour eighthgrade 

girls’ basketball 

team defeated Normal 

Metcalf 35-19 to take third 

place in the Class 8A state 

tournament in Wenona. 

20 YEARS AGO 

The Greenfi eld City 

Council recognized the 12 

years of service of retiring 

Police Chief CURTIS 

COONROD. 

LOOKING BACK 

50 YEARS AGO 

Led by CHARLES 

RIGOR’s 22 points, Triopia 

downed White Hall 69-43 

in basketball action. 

75 YEARS AGO 

Nearly 200 members 

of the American Legion 

attended the annual 20th 

district commanders’ and 

adjutants’ meeting at the 

Dunlap Hotel in Jacksonville. 

C 

K 

M 

Y 

100 YEARS AGO 

EDGAR GOTSCHALL 

of Pisgah got a black eye 

during a mix-up with a 

mule. 

150 YEARS AGO 

Col. JOHN M. PALM- 

ER of Carlinville was 

appointed a brigadier 

general. 

MAKING HISTORY 

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: 

On Dec. 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald 

Amundsen and his team became the fi rst men to reach 

the South Pole, beating out a British expedition led by 

Robert F. Scott. 

On this date: 

In 1799, the fi rst president 

of the United States, 

George Washington, died 

at his Mount Vernon, Va., 

home at age 67. 

In 1819, Alabama 

joined the Union as the 

22nd state. 

In 1861, Prince Albert, 

husband of Queen Victoria, 

died at Windsor Castle 

at age 42. 

In 1936, the comedy 

“You Can’t Take It 

With You” by George S. 

Kaufman and Moss Hart 

opened on Broadway. 

In 1946, the United 

Nations General Assembly 

voted to establish U.N. 

headquarters in New York. 

In 1961, a school bus 

was hit by a passenger 

train at a crossing near 

Greeley, Colo., killing 20 

students. 

In 1975, six South 

Moluccan extremists surrendered 

after holding 23 

hostages for 12 days on a 

train near the Dutch town 

of Beilen. 

In 1981, Israel an- 

nexed the Golan Heights, 

which it had seized from 

Syria in 1967. 

In 1985, Wilma 

Mankiller became the fi rst 

woman to lead a major 

American Indian tribe as 

she took offi ce as principal 

chief of the Cherokee Nation 

of Oklahoma. 

In 1986, the experimental 

aircraft Voyager, 

piloted by Dick Rutan and 

Jeana Yeager, took off from 

Edwards Air Force Base in 

California on the fi rst nonstop, 

non-refueled fl ight 

around the world. 

Ten years ago: 

Hundreds of U.S. Marines 

occupied the Kandahar 

airport, carefully picking 

through unexploded weaponry 

and debris left by the 

Taliban as the U.S. military 

relocated its main base 

in southern Afghanistan. 

George O’Leary resigned 

as Notre Dame football 

coach fi ve days after being 

hired, admitting he’d lied 

about his academic and 

athletic background. 

Five years ago: South 

— compiled by Greg Olson 

and Alisia McCowan 

T H O U G H T F O R T O D A Y 

“The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.” 

— Paul Valery, French philosopher (1871-1945). 


Korea’s Ban Ki-moon was 

sworn in as the eighth 

secretary-general of the 

United Nations. A British 

police inquiry concluded 

that the deaths of Princess 

Diana and her boyfriend, 

Dodi Fayed, in a 1997 

Paris car crash were a 

“tragic accident,” and that 

allegations of a murder 

conspiracy were unfounded. 

Atlantic Records 

founder Ahmet Ertegun 

died in New York at age 83. 

Actor Mike Evans, who’d 

played Lionel Jefferson 

on “All in the Family” and 

“The Jeffersons,” died in 

Twentynine Palms, Calif., 

at age 57. 

One year ago: The 

White House insisted 

the implementation of 

President Barack Obama’s 

landmark health care law 

would not be affected by 

a negative federal court 

ruling, and the Justice 

Department said it would 

appeal. Gunman Clay A. 

Duke fi red at school board 

members in Panama City, 

Fla., but hit no one before 

fatally shooting himself. 

Italian Prime Minister 

Silvio Berlusconi scrapped 

through two parliamentary 

votes of no confi dence. 

Today’s Birthdays: 

Jazz musician Clark Terry 

is 91. Singer-actress Abbe 

Lane is 80. Actor Hal Williams 

is 73. Actress-singer 

Jane Birkin is 65. Actress 

Patty Duke is 65. Pop singer 

Joyce Vincent-Wilson 

(Tony Orlando and Dawn) 

is 65. Entertainment executive 

Michael Ovitz is 65. 

Actress Dee Wallace is 63. 

Rhythm-and-blues singer 

Ronnie McNeir (The Four 

Tops) is 62. Rock musician 

Cliff Williams (AC/DC) is 

62. Actor-comedian T.K. 

Carter is 55. Rock singermusician 

Mike Scott (The 

Waterboys) is 53. Singermusician 

Peter “Spider” 

Stacy (The Pogues) is 53. 

Actress Cynthia Gibb is 48. 

Actress Natascha McElhone 

is 42. Actress-comedian 

Michaela Watkins is 40. 

Rhythm-and-blues singer 

Brian Dalyrimple (Soul For 

Real) is 36. Actress KaDee 

Strickland is 36. Actress 

Tammy Blanchard is 35. 

Actress Sophie Monk is 32. 

WEATHER 

National forecast 

Forecast highs for Wednesday, Dec. 14 

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: Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 50s. Breezy. 

South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of 

precipitation near 100 percent. 

TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the 

upper 40s. Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 

around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. 

TOMORROW: Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Temperature 

falling into the 40s in the afternoon. West winds around 15 mph with 

gusts to around 25 mph. 

TOMORROW NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid-20s. Northwest 

winds 10 to 15 mph. 

EXTENDED FORECAST: Friday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. 

Friday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid-20s. 

Claire Gass, Washington Elementary 

NOTE: Please submit drawings on paper no bigger than 8.5-by- 

11 inches. Please do not fold paper and do not write heavily on 

the back. Horizontal pictures work best. 

TEMPERATURES 

High Tuesday ..........46° at noon 

Overnight low ......................40° 

Record high ........... 67° in 1948 

Record low ............. -5° in 1932 

Year ago high ......................25° 

Year ago low .........................4° 

PRECIPITATION 

To 4 p.m. Tuesday ........... 0.01” 

So far this year ..............37.24” 

Last year by this date .....48.11” 

Normal year to date .......35.87” 

So far this month ..............0.22” 

Normal month to date ......0.86” 

Weather statistics provided by WLDS/WEAI 

IN THE SKIES 

Twilight begins .......... 6:44 a.m. 

Sunrise .................... 7:14 a.m. 

Sunset ..................... 4:37 p.m. 

Twilight ends ............ 5:07 p.m. 

Moonrise .................. 8:57 p.m. 

Moonset................... 9:59 a.m. 

Mercury rises ........... 5:39 a.m. 

Mercury sets ............ 3:38 p.m. 

Venus rises ............... 9:28 a.m. 

Venus sets ................ 6:48 p.m. 

Mars rises ............... 11:05 p.m. 

Mars sets ................ 12:07 p.m. 

Jupiter rises ............... 1:46 p.m. 

Jupiter sets ............... 3:04 a.m. 

In the evening twilight Venus is 

in the SW and Jupiter in the ESE. 

In tomorrow’s morning twilight 

Mercury is in the SE, Saturn in 

the SSE and Mars in the SSW. 

RIVER STAGES 

Peoria ...............12.3 .......+0.1 

Beardstown .........9.9 .........0.0 

Meredosia ...........4.1 .........0.0 

Oakford ...............3.2 .......+0.1 

Hannibal............10.4 .........0.0 

Louisiana ..........11.7 ........ -0.2 

M = Missing information 

Last Quarter 

Dec. 18 

MOON PHASES 

New Moon 

Dec. 24 

CLOSE TO HOME 

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First Quarter 

Jan. 1 

The Community 

Dining Club 

gives you a 

*FREE MEAL 

with the purchase 

of a meal at area 

restaurants! 

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