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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Who is the most famous reindeer of all?

Well, this Christmas its not Rudolph, at least not locally – it’s a four-year-old sleigh-puller named Campbell Publications Hermey who made his acting debut in a Christmas offices will be closed commercial for DeKalb Asgrow Seed Company.

Hermey “works� for Ed Nolan, owner of Ed Wednesday, Jan. 1 Nolan’s Petting Zoo and he and three other reindeer in observance of the travel throughout the surrounding area during the New Year holiday. holiday season providing an opportunity for folks Deadline for news to get their picture taken in a sleigh being pulled by real reindeer and ads for next “I guess they (Dekalb) saw our Facebook page week’s edition because we try to post pictures from wherever we is 5 p.m., take them,� Nolan said. “They called us up and said they were looking for a gentle reindeer for Friday, Dec. 27. a commercial they were doing and asked if we Marketplace would come up to Waterloo and bring one of our classifieds and public reindeer.� notice deadline is It was an opportunity that Nolan said he couldn’t pass up.

Friday at noon. “To have a major seed company call you and ask you if they could use one of your reindeer in a commercial is an honor,� Nolan said. “Just the fact that they knew about us shows you the impact social media can have.�

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father walks in from doing chores and hangs up his hat for the evening. His son then grabs his hat and runs out to the shed. The father looks down and sees the boy has left a plate of cookies and a note for Santa.

Inside the barn, the boy grabs a bunch of feed, takes it out and dumps it in the yard. That night, as he is sleeping, he hears footsteps. He goes outside and there is the reindeer, eating the food he had left for him. A big smile breaks across the boy’s face and the message of the commercial is then displayed. That message – “Keep Believing.� “It is a simple commercial and doesn’t promote their product in any way,� Nolan said. “It’s just a message about the holiday season seen through the eyes of a child.�

Nolan’s Petting Zoo is located at Haypress Falls in Haypress and the reindeer are joined by a variety of other animals throughout the summer at various events. Children can pet and feed dozens of baby goats, a camel, llamas and an albino baby wallabee.

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Ed Nolan earlier this season stands with Hermey, one of his four reindeers that spend the holiday season posing for photos with Santa and his sleigh. Hermey became a celebrity recently by being asked to appear in a Dekalb Asgrow Christmas commercial.

Carrollton moves to online registration next year semester courses for students in grades 10-12. “Adding these classes is going to open up our curriculum options,�

Halwachs said. “These classes may not make it, but it could be courses we could use to open up some of the other classes and give the students a wider variety to choose from.�

Despite the district spending $2.7 million this summer to renovate the high school, they are looking at spending more money in the very near future to replace one of the two boilers at the high school that went out last week.

Halwachs said he has gotten some ballpark estimates as to the cost of replacing the boiler, but those numbers are no where near each other. “The preliminary figures I’ve received range from $25,000 to $35,000 so there is a big gap there between those prices,� he said. “I’m concerned about how much work they are going to have to do to install it.�

The boilers were not even considered in the renovation because they are only 12 years old.

Heck, who is also the FBLA sponsor, discussed taking a large group of students to the State FBLA Competition on April 3-4 in Springfield.

Board member Vicki Schnelten talked about things that were going on at Four Rivers. “They are going to building a $1 million addition to the Garrison School in Jacksonville, which is part of the

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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Registration for existing students in the Carrollton School District will be simplified next school year as the school board discussed moving to an online registration system Thursday night. New students and transfer students will still have to come to the school to register, though. “Our Technology Director Andy Thomas shared some information in a presentation on going to an online registration system for the district,�

Carrollton Superintendent Mark Halwachs said. “It is going to be much more efficient for the parents, because they can do it anytime at home and don’t have to take off work to come in and register their children. We think it is going to be a big convenience for our families.�

There will be no cost to the district to implement this new registration system. “We can use our existing information software, Skyward, to do it,�

Halwachs said. “It is a feature that is already built into the system that we just have to activate to utilize.�

The district will be adding three new classes next year, which also won’t cost the district any money as current teachers will be utilized to teach the courses.

Those courses are Adobe CC Software class taught by Jenna Heck and two classes of Introduction to Engineering taught by Luke Spainhoward. They will each be half-

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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Christmas will be much brighter this year for those living in the Carrollton School District thanks to Operation Christmas and the many volunteers who make the program possible.

Operation Christmas provides food and necessities, along with Christmas presents for those families with children, to the less fortunate residing within the Carrollton School District, which includes Eldred and part of Kane. Names of families in need are obtained through the schools and churches in the area.

Different churches take turns hosting the program, and this year the Carrollton Presbyterian Church was the host church. On Dec. 20, two and three large boxes of food and other necessities, such as toilet paper, filled the tables of the Methodist Fellowship Hall waiting for the recipients to come pick them up. “The Carrollton community has been so giving this year,� Program Coordinator Andrea Schnelten said. “There are some in this community who struggle just to pay their bills, much less provide pres-

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Greenfield School Board went through its summer 2020 summer maintenance program during the Dec. 15 regular board meeting.

The district will have a little extra money to spend this year thanks to the state. “The State, through the Illinois State Board of Education released a grant opportunity for school districts to apply for,� Superintendent Kevin Bowman said. “It will be for $50,000 and is a matching grant so that means the district would have to also put in $50,000.�

The board discussed it during the December meeting because the application is due into the state by Feb. 14. “If we are going to meet this deadline, we need to start talking now about some of the projects we would like to do with this money and prioritize them,� Bowman said. “We have three roofs in the district that need attention, and we have two fire alarm system that need to be updated amongst a whole list of other things.�

The district will be retiring some Health, Life Safety bonds, so Bowman said the district is looking at what they can afford without driving up the tax rate. “The big thing is trying to keep the

tax rate level or have it go down,� he said. “Our board is real conscientious of that so we should be able to do some work and still keep the tax rate level if not reduce it. “Property values in the districts have been going up every year for the past few years, so we realize more money at the same rate. The best opportunity to do some work is when you have bonds getting ready to go off which can reduce the tax rate while doing something for the district at the same time.�

Other projects to be considered is replacing all of the windows in the high school. “We updated the auditorium windows the summer before last,�

Bowman said. “However, the rest of the windows date back to the early 1980’s and they are past their lifespan. The new windows will also be more energy efficient and save the district in energy use.�

The roofs have also served their purpose. “The roofs being considered are the high school roof, gym roof and elementary school roofs,� Bowman said. “We have gotten 30-plus years on all of the roofs in the district because we have maintained them well, but it is just a matter of time before they will start to leak.�

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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press With negotiations beginning way back in the spring, the North Greene School Board has found common ground regarding the contract with North Greene Education Association Local 380. “We have a tentative agreement with them but we do not have a signed contract yet,� North Greene Superintendent Mark Scott said. “We have been working on it since this spring and have finally reached an agreement we can both agree on – we just don’t have the signed contract yet.�

Scott said the agreement will have to be drawn up with the changes agreed to on both sides and should be ready by the January meeting.

“We have been working on it since this spring and have finally reached an agreement we can both agree on – we just don’t have the signed contract yet.�

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Joel Rosentreter and Darrin Grizzle from Carrollton High School help load boxes for Operation Christmas Friday morning at the Carrollton United Methodist Church Fellowship Friday morning. More than 100 boxes were delivered to residents in the Carrollton School District.

ents for their children. Then there are the elderly, some of which have no relatives around anymore. It is a bless-

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ing to be able to make their Christmas a little bit brighter.�

The Illinois State Board of Education is offering a 50/50 matching maintenance grant to districts for up to $50,000. This means that the district will receive $50,000 if they agree to match that amount with their own $50,000.

North Greene intends to use their grant to resurface the parking lot at the high school as well as the playgrounds at the elementary school in Roodhouse.

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Ridge Runner Chronicles: Bill Hoagland

Imposing Daylight Savings all year may not be great

Recently, the Illinois Senate passed Senate Bill 533, which provides that Illinois will switch to permanent daylight savings on March 8, 2020 if approval is given at the federal level.

Illinois is not the first state to legislate a switch to permanent daylight savings; there are at least 8 other states where legislation is being enacted to make daylight savings permanent.

The underlying reasons for this legislation are many: daylight savings conserves energy; there is a reduction in crime during daylight savings; it improves retail commerce; and there is clinical evidence that having to switch clocks twice a year causes health issues including heart attacks and strokes.

This bill has a long way to go before it could become a reality; not only must it be approved by the Illinois House and the Governor, but it also would have to be approved at the federal level.

But before it becomes law in Illinois, maybe we should reconsider the threshold question of whether we really would be healthier —and happier — if we had daylight savings all year long. Sure, some folks are inconvenienced by having to switch their biological clocks twice a year, and perhaps there is some undue stress associated with that, but what about the folks who would now have to

get up and go to work three hours before sunrise in the middle of the winter?

There is medical evidence to suggest that that is not healthy either. Dr. David Avery, a psychiatrist at the University of Washington Medical School, says that having daylight early in our daily routine —meaning when we first wake up — is very important for our wellbeing and that without it, we suffer seasonal depression and other issues.

Think about how you feel when you haven’t seen the sun for 10 days.

Putting aside the controversy over the health issues, would we really be happy with the change to full-time daylight savings?

A brief history lesson about daylight savings time may be helpful.

Prior to 1883, we did not have any standardized time for the entire country. In 1883, there was a fatal train crash caused by inconsistent time zones. At that point, railroads began implementing uniform time zones for the entire country, but it was not until the federal Standard Time Act of 1918 that all states were required to conform to a national time schedule.

It was at that point that daylight savings was instituted all year long so as to conserve energy because of our entry into World War I. Once the war was over, permanent daylight savings was repealed because it was

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unpopular.

Then in January 1942, to conserve energy during World War II, the War Time Act imposed permanent daylight savings until the war ended in 1945, at which time daylight savings was abolished at the national level because it was, again, unpopular over the long haul. For the next 20 years, each state was free to impose its own choices as to daylight savings; within each state, some counties and even some cities were allowed to have their own time zones different from the rest of the state.

This, of course, led to tremendous confusion and ridiculous situations. For example, during that era, to drive from Wheeling, West Virginia to Steubenville, Ohio—a distance of roughly 35 miles—a traveler would go through seven time changes.

Finally, in 1966, the Uniform Time Act of 1966 was enacted to make time zones consistent and to make daylight savings mandatory for six months every year.

More recently, the daylight savings time requirement has been increased to eight months of the year.

Registration (Continued from A1) Four Rivers system,” Halwachs said. “Another cool thing they are doing is they have a four-month-old dog that is going to school to become a service dog for the school.”

Senior Hunter Flowers was acknowledged by the board for being All State in football this season.

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The Uniform Time Act does allow individual states to become exempt from the act, but so far, only Arizona and Hawaii are exempt.

Is switching to permanent daylight saving really a good idea? Suppose Illinois is allowed to have daylight savings all year but Missouri, Kentucky or Iowa does not want it. Wouldn’t we ultimately be back into the hodgepodge of confusing time zones?

And is everyone going to love having to get up an hour earlier every day in the middle of winter? Maybe not. We have tried it before, and it was repealed twice.

Many of us, including me, are fine with the way things are right now. And if it ain’t broke, why fix it?

––––––––––––––––––– Q Bill Hoagland has practiced law in Alton for more than 50 years, but he has spent more than 70 years hunting, fishing and generally being in the great outdoors. His wife, Annie, shares his love of the outdoor life. Much of their spare time is spent on their farm in Calhoun County.

Bill can be reached at billhoagland70@gmail.com.

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(Continued from A1) While Operation Christmas purchases the staples such as the meat, milk and bread, various churches and organizations collect canned goods to go in the boxes. This year the schools, both the high school and grade school as well as St. John’s, went above and beyond.

“All three schools combined collected around 4,000 cans of food,” Schnelten said. “Some of the classes made it a competition and some of the teachers offered extra credit to the students for making donations of canned goods.”

Area churches provided the presents for the children with each church responsible for a specific age group and gender.

“We don’t want to forget the local businesses and community members who either made a donation to the program or provided manpower to get the items too us, help us pack the boxes and in some cases did both,” Schnelten said. “We are very fortunate to live in such a wonderfully caring community.”

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(Continued from A1) The fire alarm systems are also still working but past their useful lifespan.

“Part of our fire systems are from the 1960s era,” Bowman said. “That’s a long time for a fire alarm system but we have gotten a lout of good out of them.”

Other items are also being considered but are not top priority. These include locker room renovations at the high school, tuckpointing on the north side of the high school, some concrete work done on the east side of the high school and replacing the football field lights.

“We will probably wait until we build money up in the County One Cent Sales

Tax Fund before we tackle most of those projects,” Bowman said. “However we might look at using some of the maintenance grant money to replace the lockers.”

Board member Elliott Turpin announced the annual Greenfield Foundation for Educational Excellence will be held on March 22.

The board approved a change in coaches in high school baseball. Current head coach John Goode is switching with assistant coach Jacob McEvers with McEvers assuming the head coaching position while Goode takes over as assistant coach.

Agreement (Continued from A1) “This grant gives you the opportunity to do some things you wouldn’t normally have high on your priority list,” Scott said. “We have done two big renovations in the last several years so there really wasn’t anything we could think of that needed done that wouldn’t cost much more than what is being offered. We hope that we can do both projects with this $100,000 as well as address some drainage issues at the high school.”

Scott said that currently when it rains the water drains off the building and builds up in the parking lot.

“If there is enough money left we are going to work on redoing some of the storm drains in that area to make the water flow better,” he said.

The board also approved a school improvement plan for the junior/senior high for 2020. This was required because of this year’s test scores.

“We had a subgroup of special education students at the junior high level who had poor attendance and

low math performance so we received an underperforming designation,” Scott said. “When you receive this designation, they require you to have a plan in place to discuss about how you are going to address those issues.”

The board approved two requests for maternity leave – one from Elementary School Principal Jackie Kuchy and one from Sami Dixon who is a speech/language pathologist at the elementary school.

They also approved several coaching assignments.

Drew Bell was approved as volunteer assistant high school boy’s basketball coach; Josh Jones, volunteer assistant junior high volleyball coach; and Stephanie Todd, volunteer assistant junior high volleyball coach.

The district hired Tracey Dirksmeyer as a one-on-one paraprofessional beginning Jan. 7.

Graduation dates have been set. The eighth-grade promotion will take place on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. and high school graduation will follow on Friday night, May 22, also at 7 p.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of White Hall will be picking up Christmas Trees (wood only) after the Holidays.

If you would like your Christmas tree picked up please put your tree along the side of your road/ curb.

You may also call the phone numbers 217-2485557 or 217-883-2052 to have your tree picked up.

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Carrollton Elementary School Student Council members Annabelle Howard, Maggie Bland and Halle Webb help load boxes for Operation Christmas last week. Boxes were ready for pickup on Friday, Dec. 20. School students from the three schools in Carrollton collected over 4,000 canned good to be put in the boxes.

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Henrietta Hartman

Henrietta Catharine Hartman, 94, of Carrollton passed away peacefully at 5:58 p.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Jerseyville Manor with her loving family by her side. Henrietta lived a life full of love, good humor, and devotion to her family.

Henrietta was the daughter of Henry and Mary (Behnen) Steinacher and was born at her parents’ home in Carrollton on April 26, 1925.

Henrietta had five brothers, Joseph, Jerome, Henry Carl (her twin), John, and Robert.

She also had two sisters, Cecilia and Clara.

After graduating from St. John’s High School in 1945, Henrietta married the love of her life, Herbert Hartman, on Wednesday, June 1, 1949, at 8:00 in the morning at St. John’s Catholic Church in Carrollton.

Henrietta and Herb enjoyed 66 happy years of marriage before his passing on May 21, 2016.

They were blessed with four daughters, Marietta, Barbara, Susan, and Sandy. Barbara was born on June 2, 1953 and passed away on July 29, 1955.

Henrietta was a homemaker and also worked beside her husband on the farm. Henrietta was a lifetime member of St. John’s Catholic Church. Henrietta enjoyed baking angel food cakes, Texas cakes, apple rolls, playing cards and croquet, putting puzzles together, going “on the boat”, and watching her grandchildren

and great-grandchildren excel in academics and sports. Henrietta will be remembered for her kind and gentle spirit. She was a very loving and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who always had a sense of humor.

She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

Henrietta is survived by three daughters and sons-inlaw: Marietta and Bob Walker, Susan and Steve Reynolds, and Sandy and David Evans, all of Carrollton. Her surviving grandchildren and their spouses are: Robyn and Travis Klingler of Carrollton, Tina and Rick Schrock of Chatham, Hart Walker of Jerseyville, Bobette Walker of Springfield, Chas Walker (fiancée Tiffany Van Hoose) of St. Louis, Katelyn and Levi Petzoldt of Chatham, and Kea Evans of Morton.

Surviving great-grandchildren are: Grant, Marley, and Layna Mullink, Nash Klingler, Emma and Brady Schrock, and Landen Petzoldt. Henrietta’s surviving brother and sister-in-law are Robert and Verna Mae Steinacher. Also surviving are sisters-in-law Bonnie Steinacher, Ethel Steinacher, and Lorna Hartman.

Survivors also include many nieces and nephews.

Preceding Henrietta in death were her parents, her husband, her daughter, Barbara Kay Hartman, her brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Dolores Steinacher,

Jerry Steinacher, Henry Carl and Imogene Steinacher, and John Steinacher, and her sisters and brothers-in-law, Cecilia and Andrew Kirbach, and Clara and Charles Lake.

Also preceding Henrietta in death were her brothersin-law and sisters-in-law, Charlie and Pat Hartman, Joe and Virginia Hartman, Jim and Evelyn Hartman, Fred Hartman, and Hank and Freda Kirbach.

Visitation was from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 23rd at St. John’s Catholic Church in Carrollton with a prayer service at 3:45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 24th at St. John’s Catholic Church in Carrollton with burial at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. John’s Catholic Church, School, or Cemetery. Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be left online at www.airsmanhires.com.

Sarah Heberling Sarah Lou Phares Heberling, 80, of White Hall, IL, entered into eternal rest on December 17, 2019.

Sarah was born March 1, 1939, in White Hall, IL, to Robert Lee Phares and Thelma Fern Guthrie Phares, and lived with them and her brother James Phares on the family farm until she married Donald Eugene Heberling of White Hall on March 26, 1957. They were blessed with four beautiful children, Lou Ann, Jay, Hank, and Dana.

Sarah and Don lived in Tempe, AZ, while Don pursued a graduate degree and thus began a lifelong love of the state. The family settled in Macomb, IL, where Don taught at Macomb High School and Sarah was a secretary and bookkeeper for the Macomb Community Unit School District and Cooper Power Systems until her retirement.

After retirement, Sarah and Don enjoyed traveling throughout the country, creating beautifully painted carved wooden ducks which they sold under their business, The Duck Shop. Sarah made many lifelong friends at the Illinois State Fair, where she and Don had a tent in the Conservation World section of the fairgrounds. During their yearly stays as “snow birds” during winters in Arizona, they loved their communi-

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ty of friends at Greenfield Village in Mesa, AZ, where Sarah helped friends with sewing projects, worked in the computer lab, and helped coordinate and run the weekly “pot luck” dinners. She was a member of the Orchid Society of Arizona and loved helping with the yearly orchid show in Phoenix with Lou Ann. Sarah was a wonderful cook and baker known coast-to-coast for her cinnamon rolls, which would put retail bakeries to shame.

When told how wonderful they were by anyone blessed enough to enjoy them, she would just smile slyly, beaming with pride.

Her dinner rolls, lemon pie, and squash pie ran a close second, but the cinnamon rolls were legend.

Sarah was a wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother filled with infinite love, compassion, and kindness. Her only goal in life was to share her time with family and friends. Her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren were the joys of her life and she never hesitated when asked to help with any project, program, or attend concerts, games, or graduations. The guidance and positive outlook she provided to help her family through life’s struggles will be an inspiration to help family and friends cope with this immeasurable loss.

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“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”

1 John 4:11-12 NIV

Barrow Baptist Church news Our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship with nursery service and children’s church available. Everyone is welcome to either or both services.

On Sunday, Dec. 22, we had 23 attending Sunday school and 27 attending morning worship.

Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our nation in your prayers. Others to remember include Gerald and Junia Day, Dan Seely, Lloyd Eldred, Rich Caskey,

ow that Christmas has finally arrived, we might be thinking “what next?” While many of us are probably looking forward to the New Year and getting back into the “swing of things,” perhaps we should pause and reflect on the meaning of Christmas. Christmas, of course, means many things to many people, and in truth it is so full of meaning that it is no exaggeration to say that it means something different to everyone. But at its most fundamental level, Christmas is an expression of God’s love for us: “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

(1 John 4:9-10 NIV) What better expression of God’s love than a tiny baby, completely helpless, and born under trying circumstances, but loved and nurtured by caring parents so that he might grow up and fulfill his mission, which is to show us how to love one another, as God has loved us. The message of Christmas is love. Consider how you might spread that message, now and in the year to come, and for the rest of your life.

–Christopher Simon

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to Maddie Hester, Dec. 24, and Matthew Jackson, Dec. 28.

During morning worship several shared Christmas readings.

On Sunday evening, we held our annual Christmas program. A nice crowd enjoyed piano solos, skits, readings and songs. It was a very enjoyable evening.

Don’t forget Sunday, Dec. 29th we will be sharing Christmas memories.

That’s all for this week. Merry Christmas and remember the “Reason for the Season.”

Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle: It’s Sunday afternoon and almost 4 p.m., and as I look out the window of my study at home the sun is shinning, there is a light breeze.

It looks more like an early spring day than threeplus days to Christmas. I never was one to like cold weather or snow and ice.

Being born on a farm in the early forty’s, I can remember cold days and nights and deep snow drifts. Needless to say the weather outside today is okay with me.

This Sunday morning worship service, we were blessed with a number of visitors and a great attendance. Everyone enjoyed singing the Christmas songs and the brightly decorated worship area. Our children along with Miss Judy and

Miss Ashley gave us smiles and laughter as they really got into the songs of the season.

Our scripture this morning was from Matthew 1:18-26 and Matthew 2:115. The Christmas story never gets old or over used and the part where the wise men travel to find “The King of the Jews”, Verse 2 and in Verse 11; “When they came into the house and saw the young child, they fell down and worship him.”

After long days and nights their first response was to fall down and worship the newborn king and then presented gifts to Him. Aren’t we guilty sometimes of coming into church after a long week at work or school, tired and worn out and just go through the

motions of worship. These men had traveled many miles, yet they fell down and worshiped the new born king. There is a lesson here for us.

Our recent prayer requests are Ray and Patty Travis, Ava’s sister grandson who was in an accident near Lake Michigan-JodyLyda.

After the service was dismissed, the children all received a nice bag of gifts and the adults each a bag of goodies. As Christmas Day and New Years Day each fall on Wednesdays, there will be no Wednesday evening Bible study until Jan. 8, 2020. We invite you to join us each Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. for our worship service and at 6:30 p.m. for Wednesday evening Bible study.

Hillview Baptist Church news Birthday: Lester Dawdy Announcements: The automatic handicap door has been repaired. The baptistery heater has also been fixed.

Due to the bad weather last Sunday the Children’s Christmas Program was postponed until this morning.

After the program Bro. Isaac delivered a short sermon about the “Amazing

husband of 62 years, Donald Heberling; her four children, Lou Ann Remeikis (Gary) of Gilbert, AZ, Jay Heberling of White Hall, IL, Hank Heberling (Jill) of Macomb, IL, and Dana Heberling (Karla) of Godfrey, IL; four grandchildren, Chesi DeWeese, Joshua Heberling (Mandy), Devin Heberling and Madeleine HeberlingDroste (Nick); and 10 great-grandchildren, Jakob, Zander, Eve, Emily, Chance, Ella, Brooks, Elizabeth, Macon, and Sam. Visitation was held Saturday, December 21, 2019, from 9-11a.m. at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home, 234 N Main Street, White Hall, IL 62092, funeral services followed at 11a.m. Burial was at Pine Tree Cemetery in Patterson, IL. To honor Sarah’s lifelong love of all animals, memorials may be made to 5-A’s Humane Shelter in Alton, IL or Riverbend Humane Society & Animal Shelter in Jerseyville, IL.

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part of Christmas”.

After the service Christmas treats of oranges and candy bars were passed out to everyone attending.

At the evening service Waylon Craigmiles and Kayla McCaherty brought special numbers. Kayla sang “The Little Drummer Boy” and Waylon sang “Silver Bells”.

This is the Christmas sea-

son and we should celebrate the real reason for the holiday; the birth of Jesus. Without Him we would be lost forever but with Him we can spend eternity in Heaven if we only believe and confess our sins and ask forgiveness.

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Just a little fun in the snow The heavy snowfall in Greene County last week provided plenty of picture opportunities for parents. From building snowmen to making snow angels in the snow – the kids were having fun. Some of them experienced their ďŹ rst snow and others did some sledding up and down the hills of Greene County.

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Oliver Reeves, Amelia Pohlman and Meah Gernigan are so proud of the snowman they made that they had to give him a big hug.

He might be young, but Oliver Steinacher of Carrollton decided he would use his bulldozer to help remove the snow from the driveway.

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Anlyn Flatt gets ready to let loose with a snowball while her sister, Behlyn, just enjoys the ride as the girls are pulled around their yard on a sled.

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Braxton Thornton decided to taste a cold treat following this latest snowfall.

Isabell Armold, 3, is all smiles as she carries her sled on the top of her head waiting to be pulled around the yard.

Fire officials stress safety when celebrating holidays The holidays are here and that means many will be decorating their homes.

Hanging up decorations is fun, but keep in mind, holiday decorations can increase your risk for a home fire.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) more than two of every five home decoration fires occur due to decorations being placed too close to a heat source. More than one-third of home decoration fires are started by candles. “More than half of home decoration fires in December are started by candles,� said State Fire Marshal Matt Perez. “The top three days for home candle fires are Christmas Day, New Year’s Day and New Year’s Eve. Before you head to bed or out for the evening, blow out all lit candles,� says Fire Marshal Perez. “Turn off all light strings and decorations before leaving home or

going to bed.�

Here are some tips to keep in mind to stay fire safe when decking the halls this holiday season: Be careful with holiday decorations.

Make sure decorations are either flame retardant or flame resistant.

Keep lit candles at least 12 inches away from decorations or anything that can catch fire.

Keep children and pets away from lit candles.

Check to make sure your lights are rated for indoor or outdoor use or both.

Replace any light strands that have worn or broken cords. Make sure to read the recommendation for number of light strings you can string together.

If you have a real Christmas tree, make sure to check water levels daily!

It is not unusual for a tree to drink two gallons of water the first day it is in

the stand.

Keep real Christmas trees away from a heat source. It can dry out the tree quickly.

After a busy cooking day on Thanksgiving, before firing the oven back up preparing the next holiday meal, make sure to clean it! In case of an oven fire, turn off the oven and keep the door closed until it is cool.

Clean cook tops as left-over grease can catch fire. Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, but Christmas and Christmas Eve follow closely behind.

If you are planning to host family and friends during the holidays, make sure they are aware of your fire escape plan. Show them where all the exits are in your home and make sure they are aware of the meeting spot’s location.

Mandate for Real ID approaches within year

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding Illinoisans that the federal Real ID mandate takes effect on Oct. 1, 2020.

For Illinois residents who fly domestically, effective Oct. 1, 2020, the federal government will require you to use a valid U.S. passport or obtain a Real ID from the Illinois Secretary of State’s office.

It is important to know the following key points: You have a choice. You do not need a Real ID if you have a valid U.S. passport, military ID or other TSAacceptable form of identification.

These documents will be accepted for domestic air travel. For a complete list of acceptable documents, please visit: tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/ identification.

You do not need a Real ID if you do not fly domestically or visit secure federal facilities.

If you want to apply for a Real ID, come prepared with the necessary documents.

Customers are encouraged to visit RealID.ilsos.gov and use the interactive document checklist to help ensure they bring the proper documents to the facility, making the process more efficient.

Customers are asked to please be patient at facilities as the process to apply for a Real ID takes longer due to the multiple documents required by the federal government.

Customers are also encouraged to take advantage of the many online services offered allowing patrons to conduct business from home. Some online transactions include: obtaining a duplicate driver’s license or ID

card, renewing a vehicle registration, obtaining a driver record abstract or renewing a standard driver’s license with the Safe Driver Renewal Program.

Illinois Real ID cards are now a permanent option for Illinois residents.

Current Illinois driver’s licenses or ID cards will be accepted for domestic air travel or to enter secure federal facilities until Oct. 1, 2020. According to the federal government, a valid U.S. passport, passport card and military ID are some acceptable alternatives to a Real ID card. “Our goal is to continue raising awareness about Real ID so Illinoisans can make an informed decision on whether they want to apply for a Real ID or keep their current driver’s license or ID card,� said White. “We are asking Illinoisans who choose Real ID to come prepared with the necessary documents and to please be patient at the facility because the process takes longer due to the multiple documents required by the federal government.�

The Real ID Act is a federal mandate by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that sets standards for state-issued DL/IDs by making identification documents more secure to combat fraud and identity theft.

Real ID cards meet security requirements set by the federal government and have a gold star marking in the top right corner. Standard DL/IDs that do not comply with requirements of the federal Real ID Act are marked with the phrase “Federal Limits Apply,� as called for by the federal law.

Based on federal guidelines, to obtain an Illinois Real ID card, all

applicants — including those who currently hold a standard Illinois DL/ ID — must provide: ‡2QH GRFXPHQW SURYLQJ LGHQWLW\ (examples: a certified U.S. birth certificate, a U.S. passport, an employment authorization document, a permanent resident card or a foreign passport with an approved I-94 form).

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One document proving signature (examples: a credit/debit card, a canceled check or a current Illinois DL/ ID).

A full list of approved documents is available at RealID.ilsos.gov. Residents are encouraged to use the interactive checklist at realid.ilsos.gov/ checklist to determine what documents are required to bring to the facility in order to apply for a Real ID. For more information on Real ID, visit RealID.ilsos.gov. For more information on the Real ID Act, please visit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s website at dhs.gov/real-idpublic-faqs.

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Business opportunity on riverfront property with daily traffic count of 12,600 ~ newly renovated in 2018 with updated plumbing and electric, interior walls, restrooms, bedroom and office space along with large retail space. Ample parking in asphalted lot with 20+ parking spaces. Sale includes large open front building to rear of property. Over head door at front of building. Coolers stay. This business had formerly been a convenience store that offered deli and liquor sales.

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For Bidding & More Photos Go To: Gary Niemeier - Auctioneer Live.LegacySells4U.com (618) 781-3814 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PIKE COUNTY, PITTSFIELD, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Jeremy D. Para; et. al.

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NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on the Call (217) 430-2881. tfn land in Batchtown owned by Marcy Klockenkemper, Judy Lamer, Jeremy Russell, Bonnie 1300 Stepanek and Cindy Mezzos. Violators will be WANTED prosecuted. 8.5.20 WANTING LAND to lease for family hunting.

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Please call Greg at 903-736-5779. 1.29.20

900D NO TRESPASSING Pike County MAYFAIR FARMS ground North of Highway 10 East of Nebo is private property. Trespassing is forbidden. Violators will be prosecuted.

CATERPILLAR D-5K construction dozer with 1.2.20 cab. Air/heat, 1900 hours. For more info, conNO TRESPASSING and no hunting of any tact 217-491-1042. 1.1.20 kind, is permitted on any property owned by Double Creek Farms. Can be prosecuted.

900A NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on NO TRESPASSING my land in Pearl and Spring Creek township Calhoun County owned by Timothy Brinkmann. Violators will NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on the be prosecuted. 10.21.20 land in Batchtown owned by Steve and Cindy READ THE classifieds every week for the best deals around!

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This Day In History

Dec. 25 Q 1776 - Gen. George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River for a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, N.J. Q 1818 - "Silent Night" was performed for the first time at the Churchof St. Nikolaus in Oberndorff, Austria.

Q 1998 - South Carolina proceeded with the U.S.' 500th execution since captial punishment was restored.

Q 1939 - "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens was read on CBS radio for the first time.

NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 08/09/2019, the Sheriff of Pike County, Illinois will on January 10, 2020 at the hour of 8:45 AM at Pike County Courthouse 100 East Washington Street 2nd Floor Courtroom of courthouse 3LWWVÂżHOG ,/ RU LQ D SODFH otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Pike and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

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Carrollton, Illinois

Chilling out in Greene winter weather

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Three are better than one so Wayne Weber, Annabell Taylor and Jason Weber got in a row and made a row of snow angels.

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Preston Bradford, 12, of Roodhouse is caught red-handed taking a bite of snow.

There is a first time for everything. And for 11-month-old Collins GIllingham, her first experience of snow was a pleasant one judging from the smile on her face.

Greene County police and traffic The following police reports were filed between Dec. 13 through Dec. 19.

These reports are public information and are obtained from the Greene County Circuit Clerk’s office. All individuals have been arrested and charged, or cited in the case of traffic violations. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The following individuals were charged with a felony: Calvert, Mary E., dob 10-08-1961, possession of meth in amount less than 5 grams.

Cunningham, Erica D., dob 09-30-2987, possession of meth in amount less than 5 grams.

Cummins, Hannah Jo, dob 06-24-1989, possess amount of controlled substance.

Smith, Korbin A., dob 12-28-1971, felony possession/use of weapon/firearm.

The following individuals were charged with a misdemeanor: Sprague, James D., dob 12-22-1960, child restraint vio/child less than 8.

Langdon, Michael T., dob 08-22-1982, reckless conduct.

The following individuals were charged with traffic violations: Moore-Kossman, Shirley K., dob 11-09-1945, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Ramsay, Ona R., III, dob 03-05-1967, no valid registration/1st and 2nd; notice/address/name change.

Little, Brayden A., dob 10-20-2002, reckless driving.

Melendez, Joshua T., dob 08-15-1985, driving on suspended license.

Gettings, Angel J., dob 01-09-1993, operate uninsured motor vehicle; driving on suspended license.

Holtz, Gregory L., dob 06-02-1969, operate uninsured motor vehicle; drivers license expired more than a year.

Meyer, Kevin S., dob 04-05-1987, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Bertman, Jessica R., dob 06-25-1999, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Calvert, Abby C., dob 06-15-1989, driving on suspended license.

Edgell, Paul E., dob 09-201947, fail right-of-way/intersection.

Spencer, Cole C., dob 09-03-2002, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Woodfork, Steven L., dob 01-25-1972, seat belt required/driver.

Raymond, Adam L., dob 07-17-1981, driving on suspended license.

Smith, Bruce W., dob 12-10-1946, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Smith, Amy S., dob 12-18-

1972, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Stoneburner, James A., dob 11-21-1968, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Rose, Jaquelyn R., dob 06-17-2001, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Bunner, Kathryn E., dob 06-17-2001, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Essen, Austin C., dob 06-27-2003, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Cox, Brady J., dob 03-072003, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

King, James R., dob 09-221968, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Cervantes, Michael J., dob 10-23-1970, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Cox, Maggie A., dob 04-11-

2000, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Cummins, Hannah JO, dob 06-24-1989, improper traffic lane usage; driving on suspended license; operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Antos, Jonah D., dob 12-17-1994, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Brogdon, Jenna E., dob 12-16-1988, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Meyer, Courtney A., dob 08-25-2003, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Manley, Craig W., dob 08-29-1970, truck spilling load/1st and 2nd.

Beck, Haley A., dob 02-111983, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Evans Barrett, Tasha L., dob 09-29-1988, unlicensed.

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While some kids were out playing in the snow, some of them, such as Jase Goben of Roodhouse, was using the snow as a way to help others. Jase went around and cleaned off the steps and walks of the elderly in his neighborhood.

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The Annual meeting of the Commissioners of the Housing Authority of Greene County will be held on the second Wednesday of June, at 1:30 p.m. in the Les Springman Board Room, 325 N. Carr Street, White Hall, IL. 62092. Meetings are open to the public.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Carrollton will hold a public hearing to discuss its intentions to complete water system improvements and to provide the public with the opportunity to present comments.

The project consists of: New Water Treatment Plant & Appurtenances Booster Pump Station Rehabilitation New Elevated Water Storage Tank, water main, and appurtenances TIME: 6:45 pm DATE: January 9, 2019 PLACE: City Council Chambers Carrollton City Hall 621 South Main Street Carrollton IL 62016 Information related to the proposed water improvements consisting of a Water System Facility Plan prepared

by Benton & Associates, Inc., consulting engineers, and the Preliminary Environmental Impacts Determination prepared by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) are available for reYLHZ LQ WKH &LW\ &OHUN¶V RI¿FH at City Hall. There will be a 10-day comment period subsequent to the public hearing to receive comments from interested and affected parties.

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Getting a crowd fired up The Greenfield-Northwestern cheerleaders fire up the crowd during a timeout at the North Greene Spartan Classic Tournament a couple of weeks ago. From left to right: Evelyn Gerdanc, Adalinn Lamb, Breanna McMillen, Patty Walch, Hailea Conrad and Courtney Meyer. The ‘flyer’ on top is Emma Kallal.

IDNR Newsbits – December 2019 Archery Deer and Fall Turkey Permits: Illinois Archery Deer and Illinois Archery Fall Turkey seasons are open through Jan. 19, 2020 (archery seasons are closed during the final weekend of Firearm Deer Season, Dec. 5-8, in counties open to firearm deer hunting). Permits are available over-the-counter at DNR Direct license and permit vendors.

Find a vendor near you at https://bit. ly/2sBAKIl. Archery, Firearm, Muzzleloader, and Late-Winter/CWD Seasons CWD Sampling: Deer hunters statewide are encouraged to allow samples to be taken from adult deer they harvest for chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling. Check the IDNR website at this link for locations that are serving as CWD sampling stations, taking samples from entire deer or deer heads through Jan. 19, 2020: https://bit.ly/2Rjt87w.

Late-Winter/CWD Season Information: For details on the upcoming 2019-20 Late-Winter Antlerless-only and Special Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) deer seasons, visit https:// bit.ly/34ILQcO. For a map of LateWinter season and Special CWD season open counties, visit https://bit. ly/35WcM97.

Holiday Tours at Jarrot Mansion: Check out a special holiday season treat with a chance to learn the story of St. Nicholas and tour the beautiful Jarrot Mansion in Cahokia.

St. Nicholas – or Père Noël, as he became known to the French – will visit the Jarrot Mansion State Historic Site in Cahokia Saturday, Dec. 7

from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to greet families and share treats with children amid candlelight and traditional holiday decorations. The Jarrot Mansion, one of the oldest brick homes in Illinois, was built around 1810 by merchant Nicholas Jarrot, one of many French settlers who prospered in early Illinois. It will be open for free tours during the event, with St. Nicholas scheduled to stay frin 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The Jarrot Mansion State Historic Site is located at 124 East First Street in Cahokia. For more information, call 618-332-1782.

Youth Goose Hunt: Youth interested in participating in the annual Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt, sponsored by the IDNR, may register now for the hunt scheduled for Jan. 19-20, 2020. To register for a drawing to participate in the hunt, youth hunters must phone in to the IDNR at 217785-8060 by the registration deadline of Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The youth goose hunt will be held at private waterfowl hunting clubs in the Canton area in Fulton County. A lottery drawing involving all youth who phone in to register will be conducted Jan. 6, 2020, and youth hunters selected will be notified by mail. First-time applicants will be given a priority over previous participants in the drawing.

The hunt is open to youth ages 10-17 at the time of the hunt.

Spring Turkey Applications: Hunters may apply from Dec. 3, 2019 through Jan. 13, 2020 for the second lottery for 2020 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season permits. Visit https:// bit.ly/37T5oxb for more information.

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IRAP Spring Turkey Hunting: Youth and adult hunters can apply now for 2020 spring turkey hunting sites through the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP). IDNR has leased more than 16,000 acres of private land for the upcoming 2020 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season through IRAP, and sites are available free of charge to successful applicants during the spring youth turkey hunt and during the third and fourth segments of the spring turkey season. To participate as a youth hunter (age 17 and under), hunters and their supervisors must fill out an IRAP application and send it in by Feb. 22, 2020 to be eligible for the IRAP youth drawing. A total of 180 sites are available in 38 counties for the two-weekend youth season (March 28-29 and April 4-5, 2020). More IRAP sites are available for spring turkey season segments 3 and 4 to youth and adult turkey hunters. These sites are open on a first-come, firstserved basis. To be eligible, a hunter must first apply for his or her spring turkey permit through the IDNR lottery for an IRAP-eligible county (see the map on the IRAP webpage). Once a hunter receives his or her spring turkey permit, he or she may apply for an IRAP turkey site in the county for which he or she received their turkey permit. Preference is given to youth hunters and first-time adult hunters.

IDNR spring turkey hunting information can be found at https://bit. ly/35PD390. Applications for IRAP Turkey Hunting sites can be found online at https://bit.ly/34JShfA.

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