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By Frank Prager Big Z Media The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. The organization provides after-school, teen, sports and summer programs for youth, providing a safe place for them to learn and grow.

Local Boys & Girls Clubs are located in both Bethalto and

Alton.

The Bethalto Boys & Girls Club is now in its 54th year. Kathy Wilson has been executive director since 2002. She has a social education degree and has worked extensively in nonprofits throughout her career. She notes her parents helped start the Bethalto Boys & Girls Club in 1968.

The Alton Boys & Girls club is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

Executive Director Al Womack, Jr. has headed up the organization since its inception in 1997. He says his degree in business administration helped prepare him for running the organization and he has always been interested in helping area children.

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The Alton Boys & Girls Club is located at 2512 Amelia Street in Alton. Extensive information about the club activities and events can be found online at bgcalton. org. The club can also be contacted by phone at 618462-6249.

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Piasa Motor Fuels continues to grow a strong business in volatile times

By Mike Adams Big Z Media It’s no secret that the motor fuel industry has taken some strong hits in the past several years and the pain of that pressure can definitely be seen at the pump. Although many of the drivers of this volatile market are out of the hands of local business owners, Piasa Motor Fuels has continued a legacy of serving the local community and surrounding area with integrity, excellence, and dedication.

In 1932, E.W. Schrimpf and Charles Marsh were employed by the OwensIllinois Glass Company.

When the Great Depression hit, the two began looking for different opportunities.

That’s when the two determined that they would branch out on their own and found Piasa Motor Fuels.

What started as a very small operation in Alton has continued to grow over the years under the leadership of the Schrimpf family. E.W. passed the business to his son, Robert, who understood the need to plan for the long-term success of the company. He developed a succession plan and early on passed the company to his three children Bill, Anna, and Mark. Bill’s son Matt, the current President of Piasa Motor Fuels, joined the company in 1995 after graduating from the University of Illinois with a BS degree in marketing.

He joined Piasa and assumed responsibilities of dispatching delivery trucks, rebuilding the transport business, and managing the road oil division.

Two years later in 1997, Bill’s brother Mark expressed a desire to pursue

other opportunities and was bought out by Bill and Bill’s daughter Ann Davis. Matt Schrimpf and his sister Ann bought out their Aunt Anna in 2000, and their dad Bill in 2010.

According to Matt, it is essential that you have people in line that have a true interest in the business and who are willing to have the hard discussions in preparation to pass it off to the next generation.

That willingness to hand over the reins and continue the growth with fresh ideas and creativity has been essential to the long-term success of Piasa Motor Fuels.

Piasa Motor Fuels business involves selling diesel fuel and gasoline to end-users.

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flow through per month to pay the mortgage. At that point, Piasa Motor Fuels was already in the transportation, convenience store and lubrication business.

Adding the terminal was an aggressive move but paid off in the long run.

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Barrels of crude oil go from the ground to the refinery, where it is refined into various gasoline and diesel products, which are then shipped via pipelines to a terminal and off-loaded into tank trucks, delivered to gasoline stations, and pumped into your car.

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A few weeks ago, I heard a piece of music trivia that stated the album “1999” by Prince turns 40 years old this year. The title track of the album was a solid hit for Prince and can still be heard on the radio today. I remember hearing it at the time, and in the years after, and thinking the year 1999 was so far away and getting to 1999 meant I’d be soooo old! Well, it’s 2022 and I’ll be 51 in a few weeks. Not that 51 is old. It’s not…now. In 1999, maybe, but not now.

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By Bill Roseberry Big Z Media I took a trip to a hidden gem on the western edge of Madison County for my latest meal.

This place is only open for breakfast and lunch Wednesday-Sunday so it might be tricky for some to get there, but trust me, it’s worth the trip.

It is popular, so be aware there could be a wait. The restaurant is hidden in the back corner of a strip of businesses. Though it’s a little hidden, there is plenty of parking in the enormous paved lot in front of it and the sign is very visible once in the lot.

Enter through a small vestibule into the open dining room. Once inside you’ll get that homey diner feel. There’s blue carpet with two-tone blue and tan walls decorated with food art, tan square tables are situated throughout the dining room with tan-padded metal chairs and there are tan booths along the walls. A small stage area housing a couple of tables in the front corner of this place stands out. A blue railing helps accentuate the stage, too.

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I ordered the southwest skillet with sunny side up eggs, which was accompanied with four slices of wheat toast. I also went with milk for my drink and got a cinnamon roll to put an exclamation point on my experience.

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We were all super satisfied with our selections and of course extremely full. Like I said, it’s well worth the visit.

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‘Giving To Others’ comes full circle PATIENT RECEIVES KIDNEY FROM PREVIOUS EMPLOYER Alphonso and Natascha Harried have traveled a path the past few years few can imagine as Alphonso has struggled to surmount numerous health issues.

In the face of sometimes seemingly insurmountable challenges, they have maintained hope and optimism and recently reached a major milestone when Alphonso successfully received a kidney transplant.

Alphonso currently works at Alton Middle School and previously worked at Youth In Need in St. Louis, counseling homeless youth for 17 years there. Natascha is a social service manager for the Salvation Army in Alton. The couple has been married for 20 years and have three children. They lived in Alton for 17 years before moving to Florissant, Mo., in 2020.

Alphonso has long struggled with high blood pressure and diabetes and knew his issues could eventually lead to kidney problems. Black Americans are four times as likely to experience kidney failure as white Americans.

While making up more than 35 percent of people with kidney failure in the United States, they comprise just 13 percent of the population.

Alphonso knew his chances were even higher because of his family history. Both his grandfather and his uncle passed away from kidney failure while on dialysis.

He noticed symptoms developing several years ago when he started experiencing swelling and began going to the bathroom less frequently. Currently 47 years old, he says he tended to ignore the symptoms when they first started.

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His diabetes doctor recognized Alphonso’s growing kidney problem as his creatinine level kept progressively increasing.

Creatinine is a waste product made by muscles as part of regular, everyday activity.

Normally, the kidneys filter it from the blood and send it out of the body in the urine.

If there is a problem with your kidneys, creatinine can build up in the blood and less will be released in urine.

In April of 2020 Alphonso’s lethargy and lack of mobility had increased to a point where he was finally hospitalized, diagnosed with stage 4 kidney failure and required to go on dialysis. At the same time, he, Natascha and one of their daughters became severely ill with COVID. “It was right when we were trying to move to Florissant,” he says.

The Harrieds explain the combination of Alphonso’s illness, the COVID and trying to relocate made for an almost impossible

situation and credit friends with helping them get through it.

Once dialysis was begun, it in itself was a formidable challenge. “Three nights a week for four and a half hours each night,” explains Alphonso. “I would work during the day and then have dialysis at night.” He says the routine was exhausting and notes many people requiring it go on disability but he wanted to keep working.

Once Alphonso was on dialysis and the family made the determination to get him on the transplant list, they discovered there were further challenges ahead.

“There are racial disparities in how African-Americans are scored to get on the list,” says Natascha. Economic and financial factors along with social and family support are factored in and she notes that systemic factors in American culture often put blacks at a disadvantage in the scoring.

Alphonso was finally approved for the transplant list in late 2020.

The challenge then became one of finding a donor and again several obstacles presented themselves. Over 100,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant in the U.S. and every year. Of that number, 5,000 die waiting.

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Pat Holterman-Hommes is CEO of Youth In Need where Alphonso had previously worked. In June of 2021, she reached out to the Harrieds to see if she might be able to donate. After undergoing tests, she was told by doctors that her filtration level was not high enough to allow her to do so. She told Natascha and Alphonso she would not be able to do it.

However, unknown to the Harrieds, HoltermanHommes researched what she could do to improve her filtration level and three months later contacted Natascha to let her know she had qualified. Natascha told Alphonso to come to her work location because she wanted to surprise him with his Christmas present.

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Still there were more obstacles ahead. The surgery was originally scheduled for January of 2022 but Alphonso developed an infection on one of his toes. “The anti-rejection medicines required after the transplant prohibited the surgery from being performed in the presence of any type of infection,” he explains.

He could try to treat the infection or have the toe amputated. He elected to move forward by having the toe amputated.

The kidney transplant was finally successfully completed at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis on April 26. Alphonso is grateful for his progress and is looking forward to getting back to many of the things from which he has been sidelined for so long. He pursues music and photography and he and Natascha are both also active in their church and ministry. Throughout the entire journey of successes and setbacks, the two remained hopeful and say their faith played a large role in sustaining them throughout it.

The Harrieds say they have always had a life philosophy of simply giving back to others. “All those years I was helping people at Youth In Need, I wasn’t thinking it could lead to the gift of a donor kidney,” says Alphonso. “But I strongly believe that if you help people, it eventually comes full circle.”

The couple want people to know the facts about kidney donations and transplants.

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Editor’s note: During a recent Let’s Talk interview on The Big Z, SSPP Pastor Father Jeff Holtman and Ryan Hanlon of Route 3 Films discussed a planned film to help capture the history of the Old Cathedral on State Street in Alton and a subsequent fundraising campaign that launched on June 29. We asked Father Jeff to share a little history about the parish. Hanlon also shared a few photos for this article of some of the damage that needs repair inside the church.

Submitted by Rev. Jeff Holtman, OFS - pastor, Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Alton After meeting in homes in Upper Alton since 1838 and constructing a temporary church, the Catholics of Alton and Fr. Michael Carroll, pastor, built a new stone church in 1843 on the north side of Third Street between Alby and Easton Streets named St. Matthew.

The building was destroyed by fire 10 years later. For the next three years, masses were offered in a large hall over a livery stable. On April 7, 1854, property at 717 State Street was purchased from Peter and Harriet Wise for the grand price of $600.

The current church building, constructed with local native limestone, was begun in 1855 and completed two years later. One can see the date carved in stone at the pinnacle of the wall above the main entrance and rose window. The architecture of Ss. Peter and Paul is a beautiful specimen of pure Gothic. The interior of the church, with its graceful arches, clustered columns, and capitals and hood-molded windows and spacious choir loft attracts many lovers of art. The church is 125 feet long and 60 feet wide and includes two sacristies with attics.

A most significant part of the church’s history occurred while the church was under construction. On January 9, 1857, the Episcopal See was transferred to Alton from Quincy. The diocese comprised the southern half of the state while the Diocese of Chicago comprised the northern half of the state. Rt. Rev. Henry Damien Juncker became Alton’s first bishop. Rt. Rev. Peter Baltes became the second bishop of Alton in 1870 at the death of Bishop Juncker. Bishop Baltes, died in 1886, and both are buried in a crypt below the church.

The third and last Bishop of Alton was Rt. Rev. James Ryan, who died in 1923 and is buried in St. Patrick Cemetery.

On July 21, 1949, a terrific lightning bolt struck the belfry, shattering the Hook and Hastings pipe organ. A valiant effort by the Alton Fire Department saved the church from complete destruction. A fire resulted in over $75,000 in damage.

Unfortunately, 2 of the 3 original bells were lost in the fire. The smallest bell in honor of St. Brigida, cast in 1871, was saved only by recasting. Two larger bells were obtained and now complete the ringing trio. They now sound the Angelus and the announcements for daily Mass, funerals, and weddings. It was at this time the installation of new space-age steeples appeared to top off the towers! On September 25, 1950, mass was offered in thanksgiving for the reconstruction of the church.

At the present time we have begun a capital campaign to restore the structure of the church with much needed repairs in stonework and tuckpointing. The project will cost $800,000.

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By Mark Ellebracht Big Z Media Paul Militzer has been leading the Community Hope Center in Cottage Hills for eight years and recently visited the Big Z for a chat with me during Let’s Talk. You can hear the full interview at advantagenews. com under the “Listen” tab.

What did you do before you came to the Community Hope Center (CHC)?

My wife and I moved here from Chicago in 1991 and for 16 years I was pastor of Cherry Street Baptist Church. I stepped away for a while and this job opening presented itself and I was encouraged to apply. I felt like God called me to this role and it has been a good fit for me. I knew a lot of other area pastors and I had some gifts to share to lead the center and partner with the pastors and churches and so far, it’s been a wonderful experience.

How did the CHC get started?

Crystal and Leameal Davis began the ministry in 1988 out of their garage to help people in need, providing food and clothing and praying with people. It later moved into an old fire station and over the years continued to grow until 1997 when the Bethalto School District gifted the old Forest Homes grade school to the center. Lyn Cloninger was the first executive director in 2008 and helped get things organized and

expand our services.

items and clothing if people need that, but that’s been the biggest change.

How many people does the CHC serve?

In May we served … 466 households and 1,300 individuals. We are a large food pantry, in fact so large that we allow people to come every other week while some pantries may only be able to serve clients once a month.

What changes have been made to CHC services over the years?

We like to say we are more than a food pantry, although the main thing we do is food.

I think the biggest change that’s been made in the history of the CHC, aside from the move to our current building, is going to a model that many other groups like ours follow which is called Client Choice. When I came on board in 2014, we were handing out boxes of food to people who would come to us for help, and that’s not the most dignified way to distribute food to people.

When COVID hit, we were getting ready to make the change to Client Choice and that pause allowed us to adopt it more quickly, do a little remodeling while we were shut down and then reopen allowing people to make appointments and shop in what we call “the store.” The clients get to choose what they want to eat which is what everyone likes to do. We’ve found there’s less waste when people can choose what they want. We also still offer household

You said the CHC would like to find a new home? Do you know where and when that might happen?

Our current building is old, and when it rains, we are usually patching the flat roof, so we’d like to find a new home and feel God is calling us to go in that direction. Where and when is not up to us, but I imagine it will be in the Alton, Cottage Hills, or Wood River area. It would also help more people if we could be on the bus (MCT) line, because right now we’re not. While people are still able to find us (on Culp Lane), it’s not the easiest place to get to. I think a building or property with 25,000 square feet and the ability to set it up like we need, including our store and a loading dock or place to easily unload food would be great and then space to meet with clients would be wonderful.

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Dr. Elsayed Abo-Salem is board certified in Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Echocardiology, and has special interest in congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, preventive cardiology and telemedicine.

The AMH School of Nursing opened March 1, 1938.

A graduate nursing staff provided instruction across a range of subjects. Students were rated and needed to meet the maximum requirements of the Illinois State Department of Education and Registration. Tuition at the time for three years (RN degree) totaled $150. A total of 626 nurses, including nine men, graduated from the school in its 35-year history.

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More information about the RiverBend Growth Association and all these events can be found at growthassociation.com Reservations are requested for all of our events so that we have adequate accommodations for our members. Call us at 618-467-2280.

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of its community. Little Knights sponsors soccer, T-ball, and baseball teams through the Godfrey Parks and Recreation Department.

Their preschool program partners with SIUE gardeners to help plan and learn about flowers at nearby Homer Adams Park. And their school-age children enjoy activities with the residents at Cedarhurst of Godfrey and San Gabriel Memory Care, including special holiday activities.

Little Knights Inc. has been selected as the June 2022 RiverBend Growth Association Small Business of the Month award recipient. Located at 1100 Airport Road in Godfrey, at the Godfrey United Methodist Church and just behind Walmart, the statelicensed child care facility is led by Shannon Knight. She serves as its president and director.

Operating at its current location for nine years now, since May 2013, Knight had first opened the child care service in her home in 2010.

A much-needed expansion due to the increasing need in the community moved the facility to where it is today.

Little Knights serves children from 6 weeks to 12 years old, and with a current staff of 12. They have five classrooms and are licensed for up to 50 children. “Most of the Little Knights staff have been with us for over five years, and most of the children we care for here start as infants and stay until school age,” said Knight.

At Little Knights, the mission is to provide a stimulating environment for children with consideration for the needs of working parents. The facility staff takes immense pride in the

To learn more about Little Knights Inc., visit online at knightsdaycare.com or call 618-208-0426. They are open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Appointments are required for visits and tours.

From left, Megan Ricketts, Raven Eckert, Shannon Knight, Crystal Younger, and Jessica McKaig focused attention they can give each child individually while continuing to provide safe, quality, and reliable child care services to families.

“Little Knights offers the opportunity for children to develop physically, socially, and cognitively, according to their individual learning styles. Our center considers each child unique, and adjusts to their temperament and rate of development,” their website notes.

The average waitlist time for admission at Little Knights is about 15 months. “This is

Knight noted.

15 hours of learning each year. We also have monthly learning activities from a local nurse. And for staff looking to obtain or add to their degree, we offer scholarship opportunities where they can get their schooling covered up to 100 percent,” Knight said.

because our class sizes are small and we have a very low turnover rate,” Knight explained. “Most of our children stay in the program from Infant to Preschool.

And when a family adds another child to their home, those children get added to the top of the wait list so that we can keep the family together at the same day care center.”

Each classroom has at least one lead teacher who has completed a degree in Early Childhood, and all staff must maintain up-to-date training in CPR and First Aid. “Every employee completes at least

And as the center’s president and director, Knight has a master’s degree in Early Childhood and is also car seat certified. “All of this is to make sure we can help each family with all their child’s needs, no matter if they are an infant, toddler, preschooler, or school age,”

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“Finding staff that really enjoy working with children has been harder than originally thought,” she added. “We want to make sure all the staff here are enthusiastic and caring. So, we are always looking for more enthusiastic and caring teachers and assistants.”

Little Knights actively partners with area high schools and colleges to provide opportunities for those considering Early Childhood as a career path.

The center also enjoys being an active member

RBGA’s Small Business of the Month Committee recognizes a different member business each month for its outstanding efforts and leadership in the community. Committee members include Brenda Eardley, Adrianna Lock, Kristen Ryrie, Leslie Schobernd, Martha Schultz, Amy Smith.

Do you know a small business worthy of this honor? Nominate them here: growthassociation.com/ recognition-awards

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS July 13 Member Mingle, 4-6 pm, Andy’s Automotive July 19 LET’S TALK radio show with WBGZ, 10 am Two long-time members celebrated their 10-year anniversaries recently.

Olive Oil Marketplace, located at 108 W. Third Street in Alton, had a celebration on June 3, 2022, with family and friends.

The Green Tree Inn, located at 15 Mill Street in Elsah, celebrated with fellow Elsah residents on June 21, 2022.

The RiverBend Growth Association team congratulates both businesses.

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Last relay standing to support ACS the dedicated teams and numerous local businesses and the East Alton Wood River school district for keeping the spirit of the event alive. The event raised $14,700 but fundraising for this year continues through the end of August with a

While the event is open to the public, many who attended this year were part of the participating teams, their friends and family. Some have been participating for years as this was the 22nd year for the Riverbend version of

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By Mark Ellebracht Big Z Meida The Relay for Life Riverbend returned to an in-person event on June 11 at East Alton Wood River High School. It’s a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, but due to the pandemic had been a drivethru event near Roxana Park the last two years. The heat and humidity began to build as the event got going for the 2022 edition but that didn’t stop about 20 teams from taking part.

local goal of $80,000. So far, the group has raised a little more than $61,300 so if you’d like to donate go to Relay for Life Riverbend on Facebook and follow the link. 3

the relay. In the past, the event has been held at Civic Memorial High School, Public School Stadium in Alton, Glazebrook Park in Godfrey, the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater, Roxana Park and at East Alton Wood River High School. The Riverbend Relay is one of the last traditional relay-style events in the region as many others have shut down due to lack of volunteers and participating teams.

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was an overnight event, but has been scaled back in recent years following feedback from teams made up of busy kids and adults.

The Relay for Life Riverbend still had a survivor’s dinner a few days before the event, local business sponsors, music, team games, and people walking the track to represent the fight of cancer patients. The theme “There’s No Place Like Hope,” brought out many decorations with a Wizard of Oz theme. Organizers credit

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Bethalto news you can use It’s shaping up to be a great summer in Bethalto! Bethalto Spirit is hosting summer Concerts in the Park every Thursday this summer.

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a variety of musicians in our beautiful, shaded Central Park. Concerts start at 7 pm and are free, with concessions available for $1 each. What a great way to spend a summer evening!

Also, come out to the park on Sunday mornings for our weekly Farmers Markets — a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, baked goods, crafts and other delights await you each week! The market runs from 9 am – 1 pm each Sunday through the beginning of October. Follow Bethalto Spirit and Bethalto Farmers Market pages on Facebook for more details and weekly updates. We appreciate all that this group does to help make Bethalto a great place to live, work, and play!

Looking for a place to take the kiddos to cool off this summer? Our Splash Landing splash park is open daily from 10 am - 5 pm and admission is FREE! Concessions are available as well. The park can also be reserved for parties through

our online reservation system. For more information, visit our website Bethalto.com and follow the link from the home page to the Splash Pad. Wondering what the status is on our Central Park pickleball courts? We’re on the waiting list for equipment installation — like everything else it seems, there have been some delays.

But we anticipate the courts to be ready for use very soon!

Watch our Facebook page for updates. Bethalto has several other parks ready for your enjoyment — Bryant (Culp Lane) Park has a playground, walking path, pavilions, grills, and a catch-andrelease fishing pond. Central Park is also home to tennis courts, our Splash Pad, our gazebo, walking path, picnic pavilion and bandstand.

Playground equipment outside our Splash Landing has been upgraded this year and the park is full of new fun surprises. The Arboretum has a walking path shaded with a variety of trees, shrubbery, and benches.

Come on out and enjoy the great spaces Bethalto has to offer!

Road construction along Prairie Street is nearing completion, with just some dirt work, striping, and a final inspection to be completed.

We are pleased with how this

project progressed as it was completed well before we expected. The Friedel/Albers Lane Bridge is progressing nicely as well, and we anticipate the concrete roadway to be poured within the next couple of weeks.

We appreciate everyone’s patience as we make these necessary improvements— and we thank our contractors for a job well done.

with colorful blooms, we have banners honoring our veterans and local businesses on our vintage light posts throughout the Arboretum, Central Park, and downtown, and we are in the process of painting, re-landscaping, and sprucing up Village Hall and our village bandstand.

Thanks to a generous donor, handicapped-accessible doors are now functional at the north and south entrances to Village Hall.

Construction is nearly complete on our new water office, which will be housed inside Village Hall across from our Administrative offices. Watch for future correspondence on when the move to the new location will take place.

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This year’s event will run September 2-5 in Central Park.

Our Bethalto Volunteer Fire Department sponsors and organizes this event annually, and vendor applications are now available.

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How should I store important files?

There are a multitude of ways to effectively store important documents.

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Family-owned and operated company since 1946, St. Peters True Value Rental currently operates a hardware and rental store in Alton, and a rental and Stihl dealership in Edwardsville.

Current owners of the business are brothers Dale and Doug St. Peters, along with Dale’s son, Daniel St. Peters. Owner Dan St. Peters said, “Making the move to Breese felt right. We have always been a local, small-town hardware store whose focus is providing the best service to our customers. We want to bring our family to Breese.”

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