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A first of its kind attraction for Illinois is coming to Grafton in 2022. Aerie’s Resort is announcing the construction of a new Alpine Coaster, with plans to be open by the end of summer. Behind the scenes work has been going on for several years, but recently all permits were approved for the attraction and the announcement was made that construction would begin soon.

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Quick ER diagnosis saves Elsah resident’s life William McAnulty thought he might just be having an anxiety attack when he came to the Alton Memorial Hospital Emergency Department on Sept. 3.

Had he known then what it actually was, his anxiety would have gone even higher.

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by Dr. David Burnside, an ER physician at AMH, the 36-year-old McAnulty was sent to Missouri Baptist Medical Center immediately and underwent a six-hour open heart surgery the following day, which likely saved his life. The Elsah native is thankful for the work done by Burnside and all the AMH Emergency Department team.

“I actually don’t remember a lot of what happened at Alton Memorial because I was out of it for much of the time,” McAnulty said. “I had shortness of breath and just didn’t feel very good at all.

Most were thinking it was just a panic attack, but Dr. Burnside noticed something and ordered a CT scan.

There was a hole in my heart wall and an unusual amount of fluid leaking from my heart, and he recommended that I get sent to MoBap.” At Missouri Baptist Medical Center, McAnulty was

diagnosed with an infection and an aneurysm based on the CT scan done at AMH, which led to the surgery.

It’s not the way William and his wife, Joanna, would have preferred to spend their Labor Day weekend. But without Burnside’s diagnosis and the surgery performed Sept. 4 by Dr. Joshua Baker, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Missouri Baptist, it likely would have been William’s last weekend.

while he recovers. He had a few weeks of receiving antibiotics at the AMH Infusion Center before some physical therapy targeting his cardiovascular system.

as poorly as I did that Friday night when I came in. They have me on a heart-healthy diet for a while. It’s bland, but it’s nothing that I can’t do. It beats the alternative.”

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By Bill Roseberry Big Z Media This hidden treasure inside another business in northwestern Madison County should be emphatically embraced by its community, in my opinion.

I don’t know if I’ll call this joint underrated, but I will say underappreciated. I have never been dissatisfied when visiting here.

You’ll find the building that houses the restaurant and the business it is paired with along a main road through town. Pull into the large paved parking lot in front of the building and enter through the main entrance, walking straight back to find the dining area.

It’s slightly hidden, but a sign is visible for the restaurant.

Turn right to enter and you’ll come face to face with the large dining room. There are large windows peering out from the restaurant, too. It’s low-lit and offers an eloquent atmosphere.

The ceiling is black with inset lighting and small hanging lights dangling.

Lots of booths are situated throughout, with black benches and white backs featuring dark wooden tables. The benches have very high backs, shielding you from your neighbors and offering a quiet, secluded experience.

Tables continue going back through the elongated dining room design. They are wooden with metal chairs situated around them. The walls are painted red and

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gray. A long bar stretches across the front of the restaurant, featuring shelves with a plethora of liquor.

There are also a couple of TVs hanging behind the bar and another TV hanging on an adjacent wall for entertainment. The hallway behind the bar leads to the kitchen and past a selection of draught beers.

There is a small gaming area in the front of the restaurant with a small partition wall and glass to the ceiling for seclusion. There is also a small stage next to the gaming area where they offer karaoke entertainment at the bar on the weekends. There are stools along the bar for additional seating, too.

But without good food a great atmosphere goes out the window, in my opinion, and the food is why I was here. I visited with my mom during lunchtime and it wasn’t overly busy. We set up shop in a booth and I got us started with some pierogies off the appetizer menu.

For my main course I selected the three sliders, while my mom ordered a cheeseburger with Swiss and bacon with a side of plank fries.

Let’s start with the pierogies.

These little Polish pastries from heaven are done up right here. They taste like makeshift mini baked potatoes, featuring bacon bits, caramelized onions, chives and sour cream on top of the fried, tender potato pastry. They are artistically displayed and taste delicious.

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Next, my sliders arrived.

They were all phenomenal.

Again, they were artistically displayed on my plate, making them look even more mouthwatering. There was a bison slider with garlic butter, white cheddar and onion confit aioli, a chicken slider with bacon and gouda and finally a Polish reuben with Polish sausage, sauerkraut, Swiss and Thousand Island dressing.

The chicken slider was the best. It was super tender and the artisan bun was so doughy and delicious. It all practically melted in my mouth. The Polish sausage and sauerkraut went together like peanut butter and jelly on my palate and the bison was so tender, lean and flavorful and made almost creamy from the onion aioli. It only had a hint of onion, but more of a blast of sweetness. To reiterate, the trio of sliders were amazing.

As for mom, she really enjoyed her loaded burger, which was served on a potato bun with Swiss and bacon. The plank fries were fantastic too; thin and

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There’s plenty of other creative cuisine on the menu here. Some of the other sliders include a lamb sausage, a fried panko shrimp and a pizza featuring an Italian sausage patty, if that’s your thing. You can also get pizza here on imported Italian flour, or order shrimp and grits, a t-bone steak or honey basil glazed salmon, if that’s your fancy.

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Principia mediation team defends championship ranking The Principia College International Academy of Dispute Resolution Mediation Team successfully defended its international championship ranking last month by capturing first place in two of the four categories of competition.

Led by co-captains Olivia Burbee and Delaney Gatine, the team sent everyone into the final round, a rare feat. This resulted in two first-place

finishes and Top 10 finishes in every competition category. All members contributed to a formidable final points total, with freshmen Avery Smith and Louisa Longshore scoring like veterans.

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Savvy Tech awarded façade grant The Jersey County Business Association (JCBA) is excited to announce Savvy Tech as a recipient of its Façade Improvement Program. Owner Ricky Threet will be awarded a $640 matching grant from the JCBA. The JCBA began this program towards the end of 2020. The Façade Improvement Program enables JCBA members to apply for a matching grant of up to $1000 to improve the front or rear façade of their buildings. The JCBA will award a matching grant each quarter to its members with qualifying projects.

Steve Goetten, who Chairs the JCBA Façade Improvement Program said, “We want to help improve investment in our local building stock, which research shows is good for business. We are thrilled to award Savvy Tech this grant, and they are a new business in our downtown area.”

Savvy Tech will be using their Façade Improvement Program grant to fund the installation of new signage and window decals at their

premises at 205 N. State Street.

Ricky Threet explained, “While Savvy Tech has been a company for over two years now, we had the misfortune of opening our first storefront in Springfield, Illinois right as the pandemic began. I am from the area, and after that experience we were ready to move home and to try again to establish brick and mortar premises. Joining the JCBA has been great for our business, and the grant assistance to help us to improve our curbside appeal is fantastic.”

He continued, “We offer professional technology assistance and IT services and are very proud of the work that we do. We wanted to make sure that our premises gave the correct impression of our business and our skill and expertise.”

JCBA Director Beth Bear said that helping businesses to put their best foot forward was exactly why the JCBA’s Façade Improvement Program was started.

“While our grants are often hundreds of dollars, not

thousands, we hope that it is a helpful incentive for a business to invest in professional signage, the upkeep of their building, and generally improving their curbside appeal. We all know that first impressions count. But studies show that first impressions are made within the first 17 seconds of meeting someone new, and 55% percent of that impression is based off of appearance. There is also a tendency for an impression created in one area to influence opinion in another area – so if a storefront leaves you with a good impression, you’re more likely to think highly of the business inside too.’

A full list of services that Savvy Tech provides can be found at savytechusa.com.

They are located at 205 N. State Street in Jerseyville, and can be reached at 618639-8324.

Further information, as well as an application for JCBA members, can be found at jcba-il.us/fig. If you would like to become a member of the JCBA, please contact Beth Bear at 618-639-5222 or beth@jcba-il.us.

Use your JCBA gift certificates!

Have you ever received a gift certificate for a birthday and then forgotten to use it? A forgotten store card or certificate that lurks in the bottom a purse or vehicle console? The Jersey County Business Association is urging you to dig those out and use them, particularly if they are the JCBA’s own branded gift certificates. The JCBA annual issues $35,000 in its gift certificates, and December is always a busy month for the program. JCBA Director Beth Bear wanted to remind you that using these gift certificates is not only fun, but important for local businesses as well.

a participating business. We don’t take a cut – we don’t even collect interest on the balance. Every dollar goes to local businesses.”

Bear explained that the JCBA Gift Certificate Program is regulated by the State of Illinois. Gift certificates never expire, and any monies from unclaimed gift certificates cannot be used for any other purpose. It can only be returned to the State of Illinois as unclaimed property or redeemed. Bear said that even gift certificates with the old blue JCBA logo on them are still valid and do not expire.

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“I love that this program supports our members as well as our local sales tax revenues – but only when they’re spent. Find those unused certificates and order carry out, cross an item off your Christmas list at a local retailer, or purchases food and drinks for the holidays.

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For over a decade, the Jersey County Business Association (JCBA) has sold a universal gift certificate for its members.

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then spent at any one of the nearly 50 participating businesses in Jersey County. A full list of participants can be found at jcba-il. us/gift-certificates. Participants include grocery stores, restaurants, gift shops, bars, salons, and many others.

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gift anytime of year. “For me, they are perfect for teachers, neighbors, couples and those that are tough to buy for.” The JCBA is open every day from 9-1pm and in the afternoon via appointment. If you have any questions about using old certificates, or would like to purchase new ones, please contact Beth at 618-639-5222.

The JCBA is the chamber of commerce for Jersey County and has been since 1955. It is a coalition of approximately 250 area businesses, not-for-profit organizations and individuals who pool their talents and resources to improve the local economic environment.

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But Vice President and General Manager John Roberts wasn’t always enthusiastic about working in the family business.

He planned a career in electronics, but changed his mind during a class at Lewis and Clark Community College.

“The teacher says, ‘This is what you’re going to be doing the rest of your life,’ and I hated it,” he said.

Roberts had already worked part time at the dealership, mowing grass and cleaning out grease pits. He realized selling cars might help him overcome his childhood shyness.

store and got to know the late Bill Roberts — no relation — who owned a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in Wood River.

Bill Roberts moved his business to Broadway on Alton in 1963, and Sam went to work for him in 1965. Sam Roberts eventually bought the stock from the original Roberts family and became sole owner of the business.

As he did with Sam, Bill took John under his wing.

John recalls when Bill told him he didn’t think John would succeed as a sales representative. Later, Bill took him out to lunch and told him he was wrong.

“I really don’t think he ever meant that I would fail; I think it was a challenge,” John said. “He laid that out there for me to test me.

John’s dad, Sam, also wasn’t always involved in automotive sales. Sam was working at an A&P grocery

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• In 2002, Saddam Hussein’s campaign theme song for re-election was Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.”

they’d always be there to pull you back up. To me, that’s how you learn.”

technicians is just one of the challenges, John says.

“No matter how good you are, you’re only as good as the people you surround yourself with, and we think we’ve got a great team up there,” he said.

Sam Roberts said that approach has paid off for Roberts Ford.

“You do it because you don’t want them to fail,” he said.

John said working in Alton has made him emphasize a straightforward approach to selling vehicles.

“John is a hard worker, and I’ve got to be real honest: we wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for him,” he said.

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“We love our repeat, loyal customers — those are really important to us — but we don’t treat anybody differently,” he said. “If they come to our store, they’re going to get good service, they’re going to get good honest treatment. We don’t play games.”

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Customers do most of their research online before arriving at the dealership.

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If it’s not, they’re probably not coming.”

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Rotary Club of Alton-Godfrey honors Students of the Month Clancy Maag of Marquette Catholic High School and Paige Ontis of Alton High School were honored as Students of the Month for November at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Alton-Godfrey at Gentelin’s Restaurant.

Maag, daughter of Shannon and Vicky Maag of Jerseyville, is taking on a plethora of extracurricular activities, including varsity golf all four years of high school, winning regionals each time and going to state three out of those four times; Breast Cancer Awareness, Student Council, Students for Soldiers, Students Offering Support, and National Honors Society with her 4.3 GPA out of four.

She was named first team for golf this year as well. She also played basketball her freshman and sophomore year.

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Clancy plans to attend a college close to home on a golf scholarship, but is undecided on what she wants to do.

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She has a 4.55 GPA and is the treasurer of National Honor Society. She has also competed in the Excellence Math competition and is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, the math honor society.

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Ontis’ primary extracurricular activity is the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, or FCCLA. Alton High School consistently has one of the largest chapters in the state and she has been an officer for each of her four years. She is currently the president. Through this organization, they have the opportunity to compete with their projects at the section, state and national levels.

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• On Dec. 30, 1803, Francis Lewis, signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies in New York City at age 90. Lewis’ patriotism came at a high cost: The British army destroyed his Long Island estate and took his wife prisoner in 1776.

• On Jan. 1, 1863, farmer Daniel Freeman submits the first claim under the new Homestead Act for a property in Nebraska. By the 1890s, many homesteaders found that farming 160 acres of such dry land was nearly impossible, and at least half the original claims were abandoned.

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I’m proud of you for trying to create better relationships within your family.

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-- C.M. DEAR C.M.: The first thing you and your wife need to do is sit down and have a loving, but serious, talk with these kids. If they’ve asked for money before, and this is something that has turned into a habit, you have every right to know more about their spending and other circumstances.

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Dumping Syndrome and Obesity DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend was given a test to see how long food stayed in her stomach after eating. She was told that it stayed only a short time before continuing its journey, a much shorter time than the average person. This was given as a reason for her obesity, that she experienced hunger sooner than most people.

Does this really happen, and is there a way for her to manage it so that she can lose weight? -- G.J. ANSWER: A gastric emptying study is usually used to look for delayed gastric emptying, also called gastroparesis. It can be the result of several different types of nerve diseases, but especially diabetes. An abnormally rapid gastric emptying is also called dumping syndrome, and is often a problem after some types of gastric bypass surgeries.

I did find a paper from the 1980s suggesting that obese people have shorter gastric emptying times. This was confirmed in a trial from 2015 looking at the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta), which is sometimes used to help people lose weight, even if they do not have diabetes. Interestingly, exenatide was more likely to cause people to lose weight if they had faster gastric emptying times.

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I do not mean to suggest that fast gastric emptying is the only reason for your friend’s (or anyone else’s) weight problems. Obesity is a complex problem with no single cause or solution in most people. I am glad you wrote. I did not know about this research before, and it may be worth it for your friend to discuss a trial of exenatide with her doctor.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have thin skin on my arms and lower legs due to aging, sun damage and blood thinner (warfarin). My skin is constantly bruised and unattractive. Is there a body lotion you can recommend to help reduce the impact of trauma to my skin? The slightest “thump” leaves its trace. I’m very active, so I always look as if I’ve been in a wrestling match and lost!

-- J.M.A. ANSWER: Easy bruising is a common problem with many potential causes.

Warfarin, which prevents the body from making some blood clotting proteins, is certainly a cause, but many older adults have this problem. Occasionally it can be a serious issue, so it is worth a discussion with your doctor, who may get some blood tests to help eliminate

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concern of leukemia and von Willebrand’s disease, among other diagnoses. Fortunately, it’s much more common for problems to be benign.

As people age, they do get drier, thinner skin, which can bruise more easily. If your bruises are found most often on the tops of your forearms, that’s a common place for senile purpura.

“Senile,” in a medical context, just means older.

The term “senile dementia,” a nonspecific term formerly used to mean Alzheimer’s disease, was sometimes shortened incorrectly to “senile.” “Purpura” are dark, purple/brown marks on the skin.

If there is no specific cause

the program as well as the crafters.”

A holiday shopping mecca greeted visitors to Alton High School on Dec. 4.

The fair raises money for ABOB to buy and repair instruments for the school district’s instrumental music program, including the Marching 100 and orchestras. Paula Fritz, Dave’s wife and a Eunice Smith Elementary School teacher, said ABOB serves an important role in the district.

The Olde Alton Arts and Crafts Fair, canceled in 2020 amid the pandemic, returned for the first time in two years. It was mostly a return to normal for the Alton Band and Orchestra Builders fundraiser, organizer and Alton School Board President Dave Fritz said.

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for the bruising, and the appearance of the skin is consistent with senile purpura, then this advice may be helpful: Keeping the skin out of the sun can prevent future damage. Regular moisturizers can help with dry skin. An oral supplement of bioflavonoids was successful in one study. For more severe cases, some dermatologists use topical vitamin A derivatives to combat the skin atrophy (these are by prescription). 3 Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual questions, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Email questions to toyourgoodhealth @med.cornell.edu.

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Flashback 1. Karen Chandler, in 1952. However, it was Mel Carter’s 1965 cover that topped the charts, spending 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

2. The Tymes, in 1975. The song was a hit in the U.K. while not getting much notice in the U.S. -- until it was discovered by Carolina beach shag dancers and became a popular staple.

3. None. “Down in the Boondocks,” however, reached No. 1 in Canada.

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