Jersey County April 2023

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Doctor’s buggy on display at Grafton Museum

A buggy owned by Dr. Frank Brecht arrived at the Edward Amburg History Museum, 950 E. Main St., Grafton and is now on display for the

Dr. Brecht was educated in Chicago public schools before attending St. Louis University in St. Louis. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 1895. He

and his family resided in Brussels and Grafton for most of his professional

Dr. Brecht used the buggy as he visited his patients

in Jersey and Calhoun Counties. He died in 1942 and is buried in Scenic Hills Cemetery in Grafton.

Dr. Brecht’s buggy was driven in the 1965 Dedication of the River Road parade and was also driven in the 1968 Sesquicentennial of Illinois parade in Grafton. The buggy was completely restored by the Amish Yoder

Trailer camping is for all ages and lifestyles

COLMAN’S COUNTRY CAMPERS SELLS WIDE VARIETY OF MODELS AND STYLES

By Frank Prager Big Z Media

The arrival of spring and warmer weather is an incentive for many who love the outdoors to head for their favorite camping spot or simply travel across the country to explore. There is no better way to pursue these activities than in a travel trailer. Colman’s Country Campers in Hartford offers a selection of camping vehicles to fit anyone’s budget or feature preferences.

Brian Campbell and Matt Diamond have owned and operated Colman Country Campers since January 2019. Both grew up in the local area and have extensive backgrounds and experience in travel campers. They explain they can help both new and existing customers find exactly the right vehicle for their needs.

The business carries a wide variety of travel trailers, expandables, fifth wheels, toy haulers and pop-ups as well as preowned trailers. Travel trailers are bumperpulled and hook up to a receiver on the back of a truck or other vehicle. Fifth wheels attach to a hitch in the bed of the truck itself. Expandables provide a

smaller form factor but allow owners to add extra living space once they are parked.

Toy haulers provide not only living space but also additional room for carrying four-wheelers, motorcycles and other recreational vehicles people may want to take with them to their destination.

Diamond explains the sales staff can assist buyers in understanding how to have their vehicles set up properly so they do not experience a lot of wear and tear on them.

“We’re a full-service sales and repair facility,” he says. He notes they can help customers understand not only what type of vehicle they will need to tow the trailer in which they are interested but can also provide all services and maintenance for the trailers after the sale.

“When we sell a unit, we prep that unit,” Diamond says. “We go through that unit and make sure all operations work properly. We go through everything with the customer and make sure they thoroughly understand all of it before they leave here.”

The pair explain that the demographic for trailer sales

has gradually changed. “It used to be retired couples but more and more younger people and families are now buying them,” says Diamond. He notes they have become popular with all ages. He also points out camping has become extremely affordable.

The comfort and convenience of modern campers surprises many people. Amenities include refrigerators, microwaves, bathrooms, showers, beds, sinks and televisions. Campers are also available with air conditioning and full wi-fi connectivity. Many campers accommodate full size beds and can comfortably sleep up to eight people.

“When a customer leaves here, they are fully ready to go camping,” says Campbell. “They get a starter kit. We fill their propane. We put a new battery in their camper. They’re ready to go camping when they leave.”

Colman’s Country Campers carries numerous brands of campers, including Flagstaff, Puma, Avenger, Salem, Salem FXS, Salem Cruise Lite, Sandpiper, Crusader and Crusader Lite. The company also offers full financing on all the trailers they sell.

Part of the business is also a campground adjacent to the sales lot. The campsite can be used for trailer parking not only by people traveling across the country but also by workers who are temporarily in the area such as construction and refinery workers as well as traveling nurses. The business is hosting an open house April 21, 22 & 23. The public can come see the latest camper models, walk through demonstration units and find out about the latest features and accessories available. Free food, games and giveaways will be featured as well as activities for kids.

Colman’s Country Campers is at #2 Fun Street in Hartford. Business hours for their sales are Monday through Friday from 9am until 6pm and Saturday from 9am until 3pm. Hours for their service department are Monday through Friday from 9am until 5:30pm. The business also has a complete parts center where customers can walk in to purchase anything they need.

Additional information is available on their website at colmanscampers.com and on their Facebook page. The business can be reached by phone at 618-254-1180. 3

Matt Diamond and Brian Campbell have owned and operated Colman’s Country Campers in Hartford since 2019.

[photo by Frank Prager]

Even Exchange by Donna Pettman

Each numbered row contains two clues and two 6-letter answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MA STER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.

By Bill Roseberry

Long tradition, excellent menu worth a visit

Visiting a landmark restaurant in north central Madison County recently, I decided to try the masterpiece on their menu for the first time and I definitely wasn’t disappointed.

It’s hard to miss this place, sitting along the main drag through town as it has since 1942. The large paved parking lot wraps around the gray stone building.

There have been some upgrades to this place in recent years, including an outside deck for dining in good weather. A ramp leading up to the patio area also offers an entrance into the back of the restaurant.

On my recent visit I entered through the bar, which has just always been the entrance I have used. There is a tiny vestibule with large wooden doors which lead you into the bar area. The bar is situated on the right side of the room, with several tables in the middle and booths along the left wall. Walk straight back and you’ll see the entrance to the kitchen, another entrance from the backside of the parking lot and then a hallway to the right leading to the restrooms and more seating.

This joint is big and it needs to be, because it stays busy. The business is from that long tradition, but also of course the excellent menu.

I’ve eaten here many times through the years, but this time I wanted to order their heavyweight menu item which I had actually never tried previously. That all-star is the 10-ounce pepperloin which I’ve heard bragged about locally forever, so I had to finally see what all the fuss was about.

Accompanying my steak I got a side of green beans and also ordered an appetizer of fried mushrooms. I added grilled onions to my steak, too. We’ll start with the fried mushrooms. They were definitely GBD (golden brown delicious) and plump as heck. They were popping in flavor and so plentiful. I had to get a to-go box for a big portion of them. They were just as good the second time around also.

As for my pepperloin, just looking at it I was stoked. I ordered it medium and it was cooked to perfection. It was perfectly pink and oh-so succulent. The pepper on the steak added a slight kick, but nothing overwhelming, just adding to the overall flavor. All of the boasting and bragging I’ve heard through the years are well warranted, this steak is worth the visit.

If I had one complaint, it’s the amount of onions they threw on top. Flavor-wise they were scrumptiously caramelized and added another level to the experience, but I did have to discard a few to the side. I asked for steak sauce just in case, too, but quickly realized there was no need for that. This treat just melted in my mouth and didn’t need any assistance.

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Not to forget the green beans, they were big ole honkers mixed with bacon and very good. My dining companion ordered a small bacon and black olives pizza for her meal and was satisfied. I pilfered one piece and it was good and totally driven by the taste of bacon, which you can never go wrong with in my opinion. Bacon is king. If steak and pizza aren’t your bag, there are plenty of other options here also. There’s goodies like the brown sugar pork chop, fried chicken, burgers, the pepperloin sandwich, a pork tenderloin sandwich, a horseshoe, pastas, salads and their famous strombolis to name a few choices. 3

TRIVIA TEST

By Fifi Rodriguez

1. AD SLOGANS: What company advertises its clothing with the ad slogan, “Quality never goes out of style”?

2. SCIENCE: What is the tallest grass in the world?

Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!

3. MOVIES: What is the name of the camp in “Friday the 13th”?

4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the term when two water streams join to form a larger stream?

5. INVENTIONS: What is Tim BernersLee credited with inventing?

6. ANATOMY: Where are the quadriceps located?

7. LITERATURE: Which poet wrote a six-volume biography of President Lincoln?

8. TELEVISION: Timothy Lovejoy is a minister on which animated TV series?

9. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Yaks are native to which region?

10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Before he was elected president, which of the founding fathers attended the coronation of Napoleon at Notre Dame Cathedral? (answers in puzzle solutions)

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FLASHBACK

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1. Who released the English translation of “Seemann (Deine Heimat ist das Meer)” in 1960?

2. Who topped the charts with “The Way You Make Me Feel”?

3. Which artist wrote and released

“Lean on Me”?

4. Roger Daltrey is the lead singer of which band?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “I’ll go it alone, that’s how it must be, I can’t be right for somebody else if I’m not right for me.”

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Illinois spring trout fishing season opens April 1 at 58 locations statewide

The 2023 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 1, at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state.

An early opportunity at selected trout sites – the spring catch-and-release fishing season – will open March 18. No trout may be kept during the catch-andrelease fishing period, but anglers can keep trout after the opening of the regular season beginning April 1.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year in bodies of water where trout fishing is permitted during the spring season.

An additional 80,000 trout will be stocked for the fall trout fishing season, which begins in October.

The Illinois Catchable Trout

Program receives funding support from those who use the program through the sale of Inland Trout Stamps.

For the 2023 spring trout season, no trout may be taken from any of the stocked sites from March 13 until the season opens at 5am April 1. Anyone attempting to harvest trout before the legal harvest season opening will be issued citations.

All anglers, including those who intend to release fish caught before April 1, must have a fishing license and an Inland Trout Stamp unless they are under the age of 16, blind or disabled, or are an Illinois resident on leave from active duty in the Armed Forces. The daily harvest limit for each angler is five trout.

For more information on

trout seasons and other Illinois fishing opportunities, check the website at ifishillinois.org.

Illinois 2023 fishing licenses and Inland Trout Stamps are available now at IDNR license and permit locations, including many bait shops, sporting goods stores, and other retail outlets. For a list of locations, visit exploremoreil.com/ agentlocator. Fishing licenses and trout stamps also can be purchased online.

For information about all site regulations, anglers should contact individual sites that will be stocked with catchable-size trout. Not all sites open at 5am on opening day. Anglers are reminded to check the opening time of their favorite sites prior to the open date. 3

MOMENTS IN TIME

The History Channel

• On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens more than 1,500 years after the last Games, which originated in Olympia in southwestern Greece. Two hundred and forty-one athletes from 14 countries took part.

• On April 5, 1955, Winston Churchill, who was

instrumental in initiating the alliance between the U.K., the U.S. and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany, resigned as prime minister of the U.K. His political career spanned half a century.

• On April 3, 1973, Motorola employee Martin Cooper made the first public mobile telephone call, on a Manhattan sidewalk, to Joel

Engel of Bell Labs.

• On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron, aka “Hammerin’ Hank,” of the Atlanta Braves struck his 715th career home run, smashing Babe Ruth’s legendary record of 714 homers. Over the preceding winter, Aaron had endured death threats and hate mail from people who didn’t want to see that record broken by a Black man. 3

Two honored by Alton Godfrey Rotary Club

Jackson Pranger of Marquette Catholic High School and Summer Collman of Alton High School were honored as Students of the Month of March at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of AltonGodfrey held at Gentelin’s on Broadway Restaurant.

Jackson Pranger is the son of Rick and Sara Pranger of Jerseyville. He is a senior at Marquette Catholic High School and plans to attend Lewis and Clark Community College and then transfer to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Ag Accounting.

While attending Marquette, Jackson has been a member of the National Honors Society for two years. He has earned High Honor Roll all four years while taking honors, AP, and dual credit classes and holds a GPA of 4.4. As a part of Jackson’s Infinity Engineering class, he and two of his classmates created a device that helped workers with disabilities at their job. Also, while at Marquette, Jackson played basketball, soccer and tennis.

Jackson has accumulated over 175 service hours while attending Marquette. These hours consist of volunteering at his church and former grade school, serving mass and assisting with technology. It also includes hours of volunteering at Marquette Catholic High School, surrounding communities, and donating blood to the Red Cross. He

also works as a lifeguard throughout the year at the JCH Wellness Center and Donor Pool.

During his free time, Jackson enjoys playing tennis, pickleball, and indoor soccer with his friends. In the fall, he enjoys visiting and helping his relatives during harvest season at Turner Farms. Jackson is looking forward to his last tennis season at Marquette, playing alongside his

friends.

Summer Collman is a senior at Alton High School and works at Asbury Village as a server after school. She currently has a 4.1 GPA and has taken multiple Honors and Dual Credit classes. Summer was recognized this year as an Illinois State Scholar. She was also recognized as a High Honor Roll student and named to Lewis & Clark’s President’s List for the fall semester. 3

It may take a little time

DEAR DAVE: I’ve having some problems with my parents, and I’m hoping you can help. Last summer I borrowed $2,500 from them, and it is taking me longer to pay them back than we agreed. Since the pay back date passed, they have made several comments about money when we’re together, and our relationship seems strained. I have taken steps in the last couple of months to become more financially responsible. I am now doing things like living on a budget, and putting something from each paycheck into a savings account. How should I approach this issue with them? -- Remi

DEAR REMI: Loaning money to, or borrowing money from, relatives or friends often leads to bruised feelings. I’m sorry you’re going through this, but I hope it will teach you and your folks a valuable lesson going forward.

There’s nothing wrong with giving money in a situation like this, as long as you’re not enabling bad behavior by doing so. But a loan between friends or family is something I never recommend.

If they choose to hold a grudge there’s really not a lot you can do, especially if you took longer than agreed upon to pay them back. It just takes more time with some people—and in some cases even parents—for those kinds of things to heal. You have to remember, in their minds there’s an element of responsibility and trust involved here. But considering it’s your mom and dad we’re talking about, I’d say they’ll lighten up and become a little easier to be around with time.

Until that happens, though, maybe you could look for chances to mention your new approach to finances during conversations with them. Letting them know you’re actively working to change your ways and gain control of your finances could mean a lot to them.

Sometimes helping means more than just giving

DEAR DAVE: How do you handle a situation where someone needs financial help, but has misspent money you’ve given them in the past? My wife and I have been trying to help a young man we recently met. He told us he was trying to get his life together after a divorce and job loss, and he just needed a little money for groceries and household items. He has asked us a couple of times since for more money, but we discovered he was buying alcohol with most of the cash we gave him. We learned from friends what he said about losing his job and being divorced was true, but we are unsure what to do next. -- Andrew

DEAR ANDREW: This young man’s problem sounds as much like a

mismanagement of money as it is a lack of money. He seems to have an issue with lying, and possibly an addiction problem, too.

I’ve never been against helping people who have good hearts and just need a break. But if someone is bold enough to ask for your money, you have every right to attach requirements to the help you give—especially when it’s for their own good. If he really needs food or household things, you can just buy them for him. At least that way, you’d know you were providing necessities.

But in many cases, truly helping someone is a lot more work than just giving them money. Sometimes, you have to get down in their mess, get real with them and walk with them. If you haven’t been put off by what has already happened, and you still really want to help, I’d suggest getting to know this young man and his situation a little better. Be straight with him, and let him know you’ve learned he hasn’t been honest with you in the past. Hopefully, as a result he’ll apologize and start making better choices. If he does, you might even offer to arrange for him to talk to a good pastor or counselor.

This whole situation is much bigger than helping someone with a little cash. This guy needs someone who cares enough to help him get his life back together.

I wouldn’t do it that way

DEAR DAVE: I have an uncle who wants to gift some property to one of his sons, myself and my sister. The property is about two-and-a-half acres, and

it’s probably worth around $125,000. My wife and I are trying to pay off debt in Baby Step 2 of your plan, and we’re not sure how we feel about the situation. What do you think? -- Dave DEAR DAVE: If your uncle asked me if he should do this, my answer would be no. The thing is, you’ve got three different sets of people with different lives and very different situations. Not only that, but these three

potential co-owners probably have differing ideas about the land and what should or shouldn’t be done with it. To me, the whole thing sounds like a big family fight just waiting to happen.

If I were in his shoes, I’d just sell the property and split the money equally between the three of you. It’d be a lot easier that way, and you’d avoid the chance of hard feelings between you and your relatives down the road.

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Don’t get me wrong, your uncle sounds like a kind and generous man. He’s trying to be a blessing to all three of you, but it has a very real possibility of causing unintended problems he may not see coming.

That’s the way I’d handle it, Dave. A couple of acres of dirt split between three

people isn’t worth all the squabbles and bad feelings it could cause. 3

Dave Ramsey is a seventime #1 national best-selling author, personal finance expert, and host of The Ramsey Show, which airs from 6-9pm weeknights on WBGZ 107.1FM / 1570AM

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Applications may be obtained at the o ce of the Housing Authority of Greene County, 325 N. Carr St., White Hall, IL, or you may call 217-374-2128 between the hours of 8am and 4pm, Monday-Friday.

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Flashback 1. Anne Shelton, who had a Top Ten version with “Sailor (Your Home is the Sea).” Then Anne Murray released a chart topper with her own version.

2. Michael Jackson, in 1987. The song first appeared on his album “Bad.” 3. Bill Withers, in 1972. It came in at No. 208 on The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in 2010. The list has been updated periodically, most recently in 2021.

4. The Who. Daltrey made his first guitar when he was 13 years old and modeled it after a red Stratocaster.

5. “I’ve Gotta Be Me,” by Sammy Davis Jr., in 1968. The song was used in the musical “Golden Rainbow.” In more recent years the song has been used in soda and vehicle commercials.