Jersey County October 2023

Animal rescue organization finds homes for mustangs and burros

By Frank Prager Big Z Media

As iconic as mustang horses are in United States culture, few understand the background and the importance of the breed. The line is descended from horses brought to the Americas by the early Spanish explorers. Known for being surefooted and durable, free-roaming herds have populated the western United States for centuries. Capable of subsisting on a sparser diet than traditional domesticated horses, the animals can feed off grass and brush found in western environments, allowing them to survive in the wild.

In recent years, the United States Bureau of Land Management has determined what areas of land the horses can be sustained upon as free-roaming populations. As a consequence, thousands of the animals have been brought in from the wild and are in need of permanent homes.

Shawn and Kathy Lewis run the Legendary Mustang Sanctuary in Alhambra.

The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization rescues

mustangs and burros and finds permanent homes for them. The 35-acre farm just outside of Alhambra is home for anywhere up to 50 animals at a time. Kathy Lewis says they find homes for 100 to 200 animals every year. She notes people are often interested in the burros as protection for their cattle.

“Mustangs are very misunderstood animals,” she explains. “People tend to think they are wild and unmanageable but the reality is they are extremely intelligent and can be trained to do just about anything. She says when they acquire an animal, the first thing they do is let it decompress, settle in and get to know them. She notes they heal any sickness or effects of abuse the animal may be experiencing and then once they have won the animals’ confidence and trust, they begin training them. “Once they feel at home, we take care of them and find them a home,” she says.

The sanctuary is a licensed horse rescue organization in the state of Illinois and is Bureau of Land Management approved. The Lewises are also humane investigators

and are certified trainers through the bureau. The operation also provides college internships for students studying Equine Science and Veterinary Medicine. The sanctuary is staffed entirely by volunteers.

The Legendary Mustang Sanctuary conducts an ongoing program for veterans called the Sanctuary and Veterans Equine program (SAVE). The SAVE program allows veterans to come to the sanctuary and interact with the horses. Kathy Lewis says it serves as therapy for veterans and a place where they can connect with these remarkable animals. The program is free for any veteran.

Families interested in adopting an animal learn much about their horse and the ownership of these special animals before an adoption is approved. Lewis says participants are informed about the life of these magnificent animals and their resourcefulness and legendary historical significance. Lewis notes that because of the horses’ endurance and versatility, the Pony Express and Wells Fargo used the breed

exclusively in the 1800s. The sanctuary offers educational seminars to groups such as 4-H, scouts and school classes.

Events are periodically hosted for the purpose of raising funds, educating people about the breed and raising awareness around the importance of these unique and historic animals. On October 27, a music trivia blast will be held at the Moose Lodge at 730 Wesley Drive in Wood River. Doors open at 6pm. The music trivia contest begins at 7pm. Portions of the proceeds from the event will be donated to support the SAVE program.

The sanctuary’s website contains pictures and information about the animals available for adoption. It also has an online store where items and apparel can be purchased. Lewis notes they are always interested in donations and volunteers to help the organization and its mission. Anyone interested in donating to the organization or in volunteering can find information on the website or call the sanctuary at 618-616-8875. 3

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TRIVIA TEST

By Fifi Rodriguez

By Bill Roseberry

Mom & pop burger joint packs big flavor

While this central Madison County community has been taking on a lot of corporate and chain restaurants as of late, this mom and pop burger joint has snuck in and made a good impression.

Nestled on the main drag through the older part of town, it sits right on the street, but can be easily missed if not paying attention.

It features street parking only and the sidewalk stretches right past the entrance of the small establishment. A wooden sign hangs out front showcasing the name of the place and can be seen from the road. Windows along the front of the restaurant allow you to peek in and analyze the ambiance.

When you enter you’ll see it features concrete floors and brick walls. The bar stretches across the front wall and offers a decent amount of draught beer selections. It’s a black bar with padded metal stools lining the front. That’s where my dad and I sat on our visit.

Several long black topped wooden tables with metal chairs fill the main dining room around the bar. There is also a blue bench along the wall with tables in front of it and chairs on the opposite side. Sitting here allows you to peer out the picture windows to the bustling downtown of this community.

There is also a bricked archway that leads into a second dining room with high and low tables and a fireplace on the far wall. Behind the bar you’ll notice a wooden sign hanging displaying all of the draught

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beer choices in colorful chalk writing with the alcohol contents listed. To the right are liquor shelves with an array of spirits.

The menu is small but mighty. They know what they’re doing here and that’s focusing on burger excellence. Everything is served 100 percent Wagyu, unless you choose to go vegetarian style with plantbased impossible burgers. You can also go with a gluten-free bun, but the norm is a delicious potato bun.

I ordered one of the quirky choices — The Dingus — and went with the Wagyu and potato bun. The Dingus featured a burger topped with bacon, cream cheese, peanut butter and blackberry jam. My sidekick for this bodacious burger was sweet potato tater tots. Starting with the tots, they were popping with a sensational sweet-potato flavor and super tender to boot. They were really small though; bite size. I wished they would have been slightly larger.

Now to the main course, The Dingus. It might be the creamiest burger I’ve ever eaten. I know that sounds weird, but the amalgamation of the peanut butter, cream cheese and blackberry jam just made the meat melt in my mouth.

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What was odd is that the peanut butter was the overwhelming flavor, even over the bacon and that’s not normally the case. In past experience with peanut butter on hamburgers I haven’t even tasted it, it just totally transformed the texture. There was a lot of peanut butter on this bad boy though, which was the likely explanation. My only complaint is, while it was big on taste, it was small in stature and left me wanting more.

Some of the other intriguing burger toppings on the paltry menu include pimento cheese, jalapenos, fried green tomatoes, goat cheese, miso mushrooms and cherry compote. They also offer a grilled cheese sandwich if burgers aren’t your thing. 3

by Donna Pettman

1. U.S. STATES: Which state is home to a giant sequoia tree named General Sherman?

2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Is a rhinoceros an herbivore, omnivore or carnivore?

3. GEOGRAPHY: Which city in India is home to the Taj Mahal?

4. MOVIES: What is the title of the first James Bond movie?

5. TELEVISION: What was the product featured in the first TV advertisement?

6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which French fashion designer is credited with inventing the Little Black Dress?

7. FOOD & DRINK: What does it mean to julienne vegetables?

8. GOVERNMENT: What does the acronym GDP stand for in economic terms?

9. LITERATURE: What is the cat’s name in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”?

10. SCIENCE: Who is considered the father of the atomic bomb? (answers in puzzle solutions)

FLASHBACK

By Mick Harper

1. Who wrote and released “I Can See Clearly Now”?

2. What was Billy Paul’s only No. 1 single?

3. What are the names of the Bee Gees brothers? Which one was never part of the musical group?

4. Who released “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea, To the open arms of the sea, yeah, Lonely rivers sigh wait for me, wait for me.” (answers in puzzle solutions)

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The Nature Institute now offers parties

The Nature Institute is now offering birthday parties to families in the Riverbend area. TNI is a favorite location for many families! Now, with the addition of staff-led birthday parties, you can even come out to celebrate in nature.

With a variety of themes to choose from, our naturebased birthday parties are sure to be a hit for your outdoorsy child.

Your party will take place completely outdoors with an experienced educator to assist you. Each party consists of 1 hour of staff led activities, 1 hour of self-led time (cake, gifts, playground, etc.), lodge seating for up to 30 people,

and a birthday gift from TNI for the birthday child. Themes will adjust with the seasons, with winter parties taking place in our indoor classroom. Customize your birthday party by adding on a cozy campfire or s’mores experience. Birthday parties are offered mostly on Saturdays and Sundays. Check the booking calendar on the website to find dates that are available.

Our adult friends that want a fun excuse to get some friends together can do so with our Outdoor Escape Room. Our Outdoor Escape Room is ideal for the adventurous group of friends that like solving puzzles together. This exciting

program will take a group of 6 friends between 3-4 hours to complete and groups will walk roughly 3 miles over the course of the activity. Looking for even more opportunities to get together with friends outdoors?

Try our Private Guided Hikes with our education staff. These are the perfect option for family reunions, a learning opportunity for a group of friends, or just a fun way to get outside and experience nature. Private guided hikes can now be requested year round. Call 618-466-9930 for more details and to schedule your hike. 3 thenatureinstitute.org

Call for stories and pictures from the Great Flood of 1993

The next National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) newsletter will be a special edition featuring a collection of personal accounts and photos of the Great Flood of 1993 from community members.

Please share stories, memories, or anything related to the flood you would like to share. Entries should be sent to rsender@lc.edu with the subject line “Great Flood ‘23” and will be accepted until October 15.

NGRREC is dedicated

to the study of great river systems and the communities that use them, facilitating the efficient implementation of science into policy and to practice.

Founded in 2002 as a collaborative partnership between the University of Illinois at Urbana-

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Champaign and Lewis and Clark Community College, the center aspires to be a leader in scholarly research, education, and outreach related to the interconnectedness of large rivers, their floodplains, watersheds, and their associated communities. 3

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Fall foliage tours available in October/November

Calling all leaf peepers and history buffs: the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau is once again offering a series of guided Fall Color and River Road History Tours in Grafton and Elsah starting in late October and running through early November.

The Fall Foliage and River Road History Tours are 20-passenger guided shuttle tours that will highlight the stunning fall colors found on the river bluffs flanking the mighty Mississippi River and include visits to the historic Village of Elsah, Principia College and Pere Marquette State Park. The three-hour tours will kick off Thursday, Oct. 12 and are scheduled to run Friday, Oct. 13, Thursday, Oct. 19, Friday, Oct. 20, Thursday, Oct. 26, Friday, Oct. 27, Thursday, Nov. 2, Friday, Nov. 3, Thursday, Nov. 9 and Friday, Nov. 10.

“These are one-of-a-kind tours that can’t be found anywhere else in southwest Illinois,” Cory Jobe, President/CEO of the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau said. “We want to be able to give people the chance to drink in the beauty of the region and learn more about our local history at the same time.”

Tours will begin and end at the Grafton SkyTour in downtown Grafton. All tours start at 1pm. Tickets are $27.50 per person and must

be purchased in advance. Tickets are available online at riversandroutes.com/ things-to-do/buy-tickets.

Tours will include a fall color drive along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway between Grafton and Elsah showcasing one of the top Fall color drives in the U.S. There will be a stop in the Historic Village of Elsah with the opportunity to stroll through the village and visit the Elsah General Store which has vintage sodas and candy among other local delights. The tour also includes a drive through

acclaimed Principia College and will include a photo stop at the college chapel with jaw dropping views of the Mississippi River from a scenic overlook. The tour will then continue to Pere Marquette State Park, north and west of Grafton. Pere Marquette is the largest state park in Illinois and home to brilliant fall colors. There will also be a photo stop in the park.

Following the shuttle tour, visitors can enjoy a ride on the Grafton SkyTour on their own or explore the historic community of Grafton. 3

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STRANGE BUT TRUE

By Lucie Winborne

• More people from nudist colonies play volleyball than any other sport.

• New York’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, whose entire membership is homeless or living in shelters, has sold more than $1.6 million worth of Girl Scout cookies since 2017, earning not just national recognition, but money to benefit about 2,500 women and girls in more than 20 shelters throughout the greater New York area.

• Competitive trash collecting is a sport in Japan.

• Just in time for global warming, scientists have developed a paint that reflects the sun’s rays, potentially reducing the need for air conditioning by up to 40%.

• The oldest known photograph, taken by French photographer Nicephore Niepce in 1826, took eight hours to expose.

MOMENTS IN TIME

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• On Oct. 2, 1614, Louis XIII of France was declared an adult. His mother, Marie de’ Medici, continued to act as his Regent, however, as she had begun upon the assassination of his father, King Henry IV of France, in 1610, until Louis turned 16.

• On Oct. 3, 1967, singer/ musician/activist Woody Guthrie, lauded by Bob Dylan as “the true voice of the American spirit,” died from complications of Huntington’s disease at age 55. His music focused primarily on American socialism and anti-fascism, influencing numerous other artists ranging from Johnny Cash to Jerry Garcia.

• On Oct. 4, 2006, the widows of two war veterans brought a lawsuit against the United States government for the right to include Wiccan religious symbols on graves in military cemeteries. While the religion is recognized by the military, its followers were not permitted to display a Wiccan pentacle on such markers until the following year.

• In 5th-century Greece, handshakes were done to make sure that the other person wasn’t carrying a hidden weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty, and shaking it was meant to “shake out” any weapons hiding in the sleeve.

• Farm-raised salmon are fed carotenoids to give their flesh its trademark pink color.

• If a woodpecker goes too long without food, it will pin down other birds and peck at their heads until it can eat their brains.

• Holy flipping flapjacks! In 2012, Brad Jolly of Australia set the Guinness World Record for the most tosses of a pancake, with an astonishing 140 flips a minute. 3

3. Agra.

4. “Dr. No.”

5. Bulova watch.

6. Coco Chanel.

7. Cut into short, thin strips.

8. Gross domestic product.

9. Grimalkin.

10. J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Flashback

1. Johnny Nash, in 1972. The reggae sounds are likely due to Nash having worked with reggae master Bob Marley.

2. “Me and Mrs. Jones,” in 1972. Legend says that when Paul served in the Army, he was stationed with Elvis Presley.

He tried to get Presley to join a music group he was forming, and Presley turned him down, preferring to be a chauffeur.

3. The brothers were Barry, Robin, Maurice and Andy. Baby Andy was born after the group was already active.

4. Culture Club, in 1982.

5. “Unchained Melody,” by The Righteous Brothers, in 1965. It was released as the B-side to “Hung On You” but DJs preferred to play “Unchained Melody.”

• On Oct. 5, 1999, torrential rains caused flooding and mudslides that completely buried 80 homes in the small Mexican city of Teziutlan. Authorities estimated the village received nearly half the amount of its annual rainfall in just three days. 3

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It’s not a good long-term plan

DEAR DAVE: My girlfriend’s parents are divorced, and they’re both in their early seventies. We talked the other night, and she’s thinking about buying them each life insurance policies. The only coverage her dad has is through his employer. Her mom has remarried, and she doesn’t have any life insurance at all. On top of this, her dad is worried he might have to pay her mom’s funeral expenses if she died, and he’s not in good enough shape financially to do that. Do you have any advice? -- Joshua

DEAR JOSHUA: If the only life insurance her dad has is furnished through his employer, then he probably

won’t have it anymore once he stops working. I suppose it’s fine if she wants to buy them each a small policy, but it’s liable to be pretty expensive at their age.

Now, she can do this, but I don’t think it would be a good long-term plan. I’d tell your girlfriend she needs to start saving money and building up her own wealth. If she had just $20,000 in savings, that’d be more than enough to bury two people.

Please understand, I don’t mean to sound insensitive. We’re talking solely about the economics involved in this kind of situation.

The other thing your girlfriend should do is have a discussion with her mom to find out if the stepfather has the money to handle that

kind of thing. When it comes right down to it, any final expenses for her mom would be his responsibility now— not her dad’s. She should have a discussion with her dad about preparing for things, too. But if her dad’s got insurance through work, and the stepdad is ready to pay for her mom’s burial, then they’re covered for the immediate future.

In short, I wouldn’t do it unless they absolutely don’t have this sort of thing covered. Even then, I’d prefer she just covered it with cash, because all we’re talking

about is enough to cover burial costs. No matter what anyone else says, Joshua, a nice funeral doesn’t have to be crazy expensive. 3

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, a certificate was filed in the Off ice of the County Clerk of Greene County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-off ice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting, and transacting the business known as:

SUN LEISURE TRAVEL

508 CLAY STREET ROODHOUSE IL 62082

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Dated this 5 day of September, 2023

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Now accepting applications for 2 and 3 bedroom homes in Carrollton, IL, close to hospital, grocery store and restaurant. Mini-playground area, nice neighborhood. Rent varies based on income.

Homes include: Large landscaped lots, Paved driveways, One (1) car attached garage, Patios in back. Washer/dryer hook-ups, Fully equipped kitchens (stove, refrigerator & dishwasher), Central air & Garbage removal furnished.

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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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Now accepting applications for brand new 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom homes in Roodhouse & Greenfield, IL. Homes include: Large landscaped lots, with front & backyards. Paved driveways, Two (2) car attached garage, Patios in rear of home. Washer/dryer provided, Fully equipped kitchens (stove, refrigerator & dishwasher), Central air & Garbage removal furnished.

Rent is based on income. In addition, you may be eligible for rental assistance.

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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Now accepting applications for 2 and 3 bedroom homes in Carrollton & White Hall, IL. Mini-playground area, nice neighborhoods. Rent varies based on income. In addition, you may be eligible for rental assistance.

Homes include: Large landscaped lots, Paved driveways, Two (2) car attached garage, Patios in back. Washer/dryer provided, Fully equipped kitchens (stove, refrigerator & dishwasher), Central air & Garbage removal furnished.

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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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONs FOR HOUSING

The Housing Authority of Greene County will be accepting applications for 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments

• Rent based on 30% adjusted monthly income

• All utilities furnished

• Lawn mowing & garbage removal furnished

• Stove & refrigerator furnished

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