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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Of all the things COVID took away from residents, perhaps one of the most significant things was the ability to say goodbye to family, friends and loved ones in a proper way.

Funerals, if allowed at all, were limited to just the immediate family, and most of the time, there was no gathering at the grave site and there was certainly no gathering after the funeral.

As a result, many non-family members never had the opportunity to pay their last respects to those who passed away or to their families.

Soon after COVID hit and the world turned upside down, Carrollton Alderwoman Bernie Faul came up with the idea of holding a Celebration of Life

to honor all of those who could not be honored during the height of COVID. “A couple months before COVID got really bad, Rick Hires (funeral director) was over at my cousin’s house, and I walked over and told him I wanted to do some kind of community celebration of life to honor those who had passed away that couldn’t have the proper funeral and visitation,” Faul said. “He said that sounded good, so I originally set it up for June, then October and then the health department kept putting me off.”

Winter set in, and Faul didn’t want to have an outside event in the bitter cold, so the idea was put on hold until spring.

“I called the health department in March about having it, and they asked me if I could wait until June to have it,” Faul said. “So, I have it planned for June 26 and, plain and simple, I am not going

to cancel it.”

Faul began keeping track of those who died, beginning in March of 2020, regardless of whether they died of COVID or not. She has a total of 62 people in the Carrollton and Eldred area who have died and will be remembered during the Celebration of Life.

“I want to stress that this is not just for those who died of COVID. This is for anyone who didn’t get the proper recognition they deserve,” she said. “I want the families to know that even though we weren’t there that we thought of them, and we are thinking of them now.

Everyone who lost a loved one during this time will get an invitation to this event.”

The event will be held on the Carrollton football field and will begin at 10 a.m. The public is invited, and Faul hopes to see a big crowd attend.

“This won’t be a really religious ceremony,” Faul said. “I will welcome everyone and then we will have Beaver Martin say an opening prayer followed by the playing of the song, ‘Lean on Me.’” After the song, Stephanie Krempasky will play “Amazing Grace” in the background while Hires reads the list of names of those who have passed away in the surrounding area. After that, there will be a 21-gun salute followed by the playing of “Taps” by Todd Steinacher for those military veterans who have passed.

Following Taps, the song “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler will be played.

“At the end of this, we will release 100 helium-filled balloons,” Faul said.

“The Carrollton Chamber of Commerce bought the helium and the balloons, so they are sponsoring the event.”

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Tigers are WIVC baseball champions

The Greenfield-Northwestern Baseball Tigers defeated Routt on Saturday morning, May 31, to take sole ownership of the WIVC championship. Front row, left to right: Brady Pembrook, Brayden Roberts, Kohen Vetter, Griffin Roberts, Jacob Lansaw and Connor Bettis. Back row: Assistant Coach Austin Bishop, Assistant Coach John Goode, Gavin Roberts, Drake Stuart, Brody Reif, Clayton Woods, Jimmy Stewart, Blake Woelfel, Coach Jacob McEvers and Assistant Coach Cary Lansaw.

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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press

etween Mother Nature, who saw fit to drop the temperatures into the low 50s Friday night, and the vandals who decided to bust up the bathrooms, the opening of the Carrollton Pool on Saturday, May 29, was not a great one.

The vandalism was discovered on Saturday, May 22, when the building was opened up for cleaning in preparation for the upcoming pool season.

“We really don’t know when the vandalism happened – it could have happened anytime between the time we closed last September and now,” Pool Manager Natalie Frye said. “No one has been in the building since we closed last season.”

The scene when they opened the doors was one of shock and dismay.

“It looks like they had brought something with them to bust up the toilets because they smashed every one of them to pieces, along with the sinks,” Frye said. “They also pulled all of the shower pipes from the wall, busted the toilet paper and paper towel holders and started a fire in both restrooms with the paper towels and toilet paper.”

As for how the vandals gained entry, Frye said it looks as if they scaled the outside wall that leads into the shower room. From there, they busted the locks and gained entrance and proceeded into the bathrooms to do the damage.

Newly-elected Carrollton Alderwoman Bernie Faul was named chairman of the Pool Board, taking the reins over from Sharon Butler at the last city council meeting, and Faul was not sure the pool would be able to open since they had no toilets and no showers, both requirements to open.

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Memorial Day salute Eldred American Legion member Dave Lehr salutes the American Flag during the playing of Taps Monday morning during Memorial Day ceremonies on the Carrollton Courthouse lawn. Ceremonies were held all over Greene County to honor those men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice – their own lives – so that residents may be free. More photos of Memorial Day activities can be found on A8.

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The Greene County Historical Society (GCHS) will be hosting a book signing with the author of “Growing Up in Eldred”, Jack C. Woods on Saturday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The GCHS had the book published and is selling it as a fundraiser for their organization.

Woods, 92, lives in Belleville with his wife of almost 70 years, Carrol, who was also his high school sweetheart.

When asked what made him decide to write a book at his age, Woods said the idea isn’t a new one – it was actually a visit to Eldred with one of his grandsons in the mid-80s that made him want to put his memories down on paper.

“My grandson, Bryce, accompanied me on a short trip to Eldred when he was 10 or 11 years old, and as we drove along the bluff road, I was pointing out the caves I had explored, the great bluffs I had climbed and where the floodwaters came during the great flood of 1943,” Woods said. “I also showed him where the railroad had been with steam engines and Hurricane Creek with three swimming holes.

Finally, he said to me, ‘Gosh Papa Jack, you just lived kinda like Tom Sawyer.’”

Fast forward to the year leading up to the Carrollton Bicentennial in 2018. Because the family also lived in Carrollton for a time, Woods was also asked to submit a memory.

“When his article for the Bicentennial book came in, I thought it was a good story, and we should put it in book form,” GCHS Vice President Larry Gillingham said. “My fellow officers and directors agreed, so we asked Jack if he would expand the text, get some pictures with captions and

put it in book form.”

The pandemic of 2020 gave Woods the perfect opportunity to focus on the project and get it completed.

Woods lived in Eldred from the age of 8 to the age of 18, and the book covers this time period.

“Eldred was much different then than it is now,” Woods said. “It was a booming town and there were so many businesses that employed so many people.”

Woods recalled there being five grocery stores, a post office, two barber shops, a hardware store, a general store, two garages, a machine shop, lumber yard, elevator, train depot, two taverns, rock quarry and a blacksmith shop. They even had a movie theatre located above the hardware store that showed features every Thursday night.

Growing up in the Depression was not easy on the Woods’ family, but the family had it a lot easier than many others in the small community.

“There was just me and my sister but a lot of other families had a lot more mouths to feed so they had it a lot rougher than we did,” Woods said. “I remember one year for Christmas all I got was a pair of overalls and a pack of eight crayons.”

But while many men were out of a job, his father was gainfully employed – he owned one of the two saloons in Eldred.

“I guess you could say we were a little better off than a lot of the people during that time – at least we thought we were,” Woods said.

“I remember some of the less fortunate families coming to us and asking to borrow a cup of sugar or something. They never said ‘can you give me some sugar’ – it was always ‘can I borrow’ though we never expected to ever get it back.”

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What can we expect from government UFO disclosures

By BILL HOAGLAND I wrote a column recently about the fact that the US government, including the various intelligence agencies working on behalf of the US government, must disclose to Congress and presumably to the public everything in their possession regarding the presence of UFOs – now referred to as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena – in our atmosphere.

These disclosures must be made on or before June 25.

The only disclosures that do not have to be made are those that must remain classified for current national security reasons—meaning situations in which China, Russia or some other earthly adversary may be potentially involved.

Maybe it is my imagination, but it seems as if every few days now, a new UFO sighting is declassified and released to the public. Just in the past several weeks, we have learned the following:

Four Navy pilots personally saw a UFO on the surface of the ocean, offshore from San Diego, hovering and stirring up the surface of the water; Ryan Graves, another Navy pilot, revealed that he saw a UFO almost on a daily basis for two years in a restricted air space off the Virginia coast; and David Fravor, another Navy pilot, while in flight saw a UFO disappear into thin air. We have also seen videos of a UFO diving into the ocean and a swarm of UFOs “harassing” a Navy ship near the California shoreline recently.

You have to wonder if the government, by slowly leaking these episodes to the public, is “softening us up” for some kind of major disclosure—something more than just some ill-defined lights streaking across a radar screen. I am suggesting something perhaps as tangible as wreckage from an

alien spacecraft or (gulp!) an alien body or two. That would definitely “change the landscape.”

As to what the government knows, I keep coming back to that interview between President Obama and Jimmy Kimmel on March 12, 2015, on Kimmel’s show, when Kimmel persisted in asking Obama what, as president, he learned about UFOs. After joking around and trying to avoid answering, Obama in a serious tone said, “I can’t reveal anything.” If there were nothing to reveal, he would have said so. His response and his demeanor

at the time suggests that there is something significant and tangible to reveal—presumably something more than just unidentified lights in the sky.

Let’s just assume for a minute that the government is

preparing to reveal something much more tangible than lights in the sky. If that were to happen, it might be the most significant event in our lifetime. It would also confirm that the creatures responsible for these UFOs know much more about us than we know about them.

And consider this: think of all the people who over the years were ridiculed because they revealed that they had a personal UFO experience — even as simple as seeing a UFO overhead — that they reluctantly disclosed to

others. We would certainly have a lot of apologizing to do, wouldn’t we? Stay tuned.

June 25 is not that far away.

––––––––––––––– 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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Memorial Day not a day of melancholy but of remembrance Memorial Day has always symbolized more than its original purpose.

It is supposed to allow us to reflect on the lives of those who died while serving in the armed forces in the United States. We would do well to both remember that and to take a moment to actually do it in some fashion.

I, personally, do not believe this is meant to be a somber day whereby one cannot enjoy all that the long weekend has to offer, but that we remember the price that was paid which gives us the freedom to have all of this fun. I think those who died defending freedom would delight in a sense of satisfaction in knowing that Americans feel secure on this day.

This day has also always marked the beginning of summer. As a youngster, this was the day the public swimming pool opened. It was a day for baseball, barbeque and bicycles. It was the time my momma unpacked the summer clothes and packed up the winter ones. (I can still remember opening those bags of clothes

as if I were getting something new.) And of course, perhaps the most important marker that Memorial Day provided was knowing that school was officially out for the summer.

The name Memorial Day really does fit. It is a day of lots of remembrances, but because of this, we must be cautious.

Over the years monuments and markers have been built just to keep us from forgetting those who gave their lives in order that we might enjoy ours. Without these, we might lose focus on the real purpose of this day. We might forget the heroic acts and even the bleak moments when it seemed that the worst had come. We have to remember these times and the best way to do that is by building these monuments. We learned this in the Bible.

God was always telling his people to build an altar or to stack up stones, or even to write something down. It was mainly for one simple reason – so they would not forget; so that each time they passed by these monuments, they would remember how God had delivered them or provided for them

in a difficult time.

We too would be wise to do the same.

Perhaps you are going through a time right now where it seems there is no way out. It may look as if the worst has come, or the end is near. It may seem, as it did to Moses, that you have an enemy that is behind you and a vast sea in front of you. Remember, just as God made a way before, he will make a way now. But this time, after he has parted your Red Sea, build a monument so you and others will remember the next time you think victory will never come.

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Mike McCartney said he is working on the case and should have something to report soon.

Faul noted that three years ago, the council had discussed getting security cameras for the city hall, parks and pool.

The discussion took up several months of meetings, but never came to fruition because of the cost, which was determined to be in excess of $50,000, since Alderman Tim Reif said the city would have to have internet at all of those sites which

would have to be connected by line of sight.

Faul suggested it should be brought up again and perhaps a portion of the $104,000 of the COVID money that the city received and the additional COVID money they will again receive can be used to purchase the cameras to prevent something like this from happening again in the future.

McCartney added that he actually wrote a grant for cameras at the park but was turned down.

Pool (Continued from A1) However, thanks to Carrollton plumber Jamie Flowers, the obstacles preventing the opening were taken care of in record time.

“I don’t know how he managed to do it so quickly, but he got in there and he got the stuff replaced,” Faul said. “There was over $2,000 in damage, they said. I can’t believe it wasn’t more than that because it looked like so much more.”

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Relay for Life scaled back again this year going on,” Whitehead said. “So, I think it is just a case of everyone being so busy these days.”

These struggles with volunteerism are not specific to the ACS. This scarcity in volunteerism is being voiced across the litany of non-profit organizations that rely on volunteer efforts.

“I do think that a lot of what is happening, especially in the volunteer spectrum, is not specific to the American Cancer Society,” Whitehead said. “I work with a lot of other non-profit groups, and I think everyone is kind of feeling that burnout and that fatigue...We have all gone through a lot over the last 18 months.”

Whitehead explained that COVID was not the reason for the loss in volunteer support, but it certainly exacerbated the issue.

“Unfortunately, volunteerism is usually the first thing that people have to cut out of their lives when they are overwhelmed or they have just too much going on,” Whitehead said. “So, I don’t think it is completely because of COVID, but I do think COVID accelerated what is happening in the non-profit (space) right now.”

And right now, volunteers are more important than ever.

Last year, COVID hit just around the ACS’s fundraising season, in which Relay for Life plays a heavy role.

“Relay for Life obviously took a hit last year,” Whitehead said. “Really, the pandemic started in the middle of our fundraising season, so we had a hit on fundraising last year.”

Specifically at the event in Greene last year, the attendance was slight in comparison to what organizers hoped to see. In this area, Relay for Life is a co-op event between those in Jersey and Greene counties, with the location switching between both counties each year. Last year, Relay for Life took place in Carrollton.

“We went ahead and tried to do a drive-thru,

By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal Although things have largely gotten back on track, speaking specifically of summertime events, there are some like the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life for Jersey and Greene counties that the timing was simply not right to go back to how they had been doing it.

Last year, because of COVID, organizers had to pivot how they had been doing things, this time around offering a Luminaria Drive-Thru Display, and they are set to do it again this year, allowing a little more freedom to walk around.

Sheena Whitehead, senior development manager with the American Cancer Society (ACS), explained these events are planned months in advance, and earlier this year, it was unclear how open the summer would look for event organizers.

The decision was made to scale back efforts as they did last year.

“We decided that we would just keep our June event date and just still do a drive-thru event this year,” Whitehead said.

Volunteerism in the area, or lack thereof, was also a consideration in the decision.

“We actually have a very, very small committee,” Whitehead said. “We have lost a lot of committee members over the years. We are actually kind of struggling to keep this event alive, because we haven’t had a whole lot of volunteer support, so this year, we decided to keep it small.”

Aside from fundraising, organizers and Relay for Life leaders have been calling on people to take part, to ensure such an event does not go away in Jersey and Greene as it has done in other areas across the country.

“Events across the country – some of them are no longer even in existence, because the volunteers stepped away and just had too much else

and we just did not have a lot of people come out.

I feel like people were still wary of going out – even outdoors,” Whitehead said.

A lack of support all around impacted the organization as a whole, requiring more support from volunteers.

“Now more than ever, we are really leaning on our volunteers to take charge of their events, because they are the ones that live in their communities, and they are the ones who work in their communities,” Whitehead said. “They have the local connection, and they are really the ones who are out there putting these events and the fundraisers together in honor of their loved ones.”

Thankfully, those volunteers in the area that continue to support the local events are a committed group.

“The volunteers that we do have are extremely dedicated,” Whitehead said.

The hope is that the upcoming event will draw more people, especially more than last year. This time around, they will be hosting their Relay for Life event as a Luminaria Drive-Thru Display on Friday, June 4, at Marshall Chevrolet Buick GMC in Jerseyville.

The Pig on a Wing food truck will be onsite from 5-7 p.m. Luminaria will be on display from 6-9 p.m. with a ceremony at 8:30 p.m. where the names of survivors and those lost to cancer will be read aloud. The ceremony will be live-streamed on their Facebook page at Relay For Life of Jersey & Greene Counties. More information about purchasing luminaria can be found on the ACS website or on the previously mentioned Facebook page.

Luminarias honor every life touched by cancer. One can dedicate them to a loved one lost, someone currently battling, or anyone who’s overcome it. When an individual attends a Relay event, they’ll see the luminarias decorated with

names and sometimes messages to the people they’re dedicated to.

After dark, Relay participants share an emotional moment when each Luminaria is lit in remembrance of a life touched by cancer. Together, they take a moment of silence to remember the loved ones they’re dedicated to.

“It is a really powerful demonstration that gives people the opportunity to grieve, but also offers comfort and hope,” Whitehead said.

Although it is a drive-thru, people can still walk to find their luminaria. They can also be purchased on-site at the event.

When one makes a donation for a Luminaria, it helps fund the American Cancer Society’s mission to help save lives.

“Our mission is important now more than ever,” Whitehead said. “We have seen a lot of new cancer instances are going to happen this year, because people skipped their screenings last year, either because their office is closed due to COVID or because they did not feel comfortable going back, so ACS is doing a really big push to get people back to their cancer screenings, because that is the number one tool we have in cancer prevention is finding it early.”

Of note, the ACS is also the No. 1 cancer research fundraiser aside from the government.

In tandem with the luminaria display, the photo scavenger hunt will be ongoing. They are kicked off this photo scavenger hunt fundraiser May 1, and it is set to end June 6. Teams of four can register and receive a list of photos to “hunt” for around our communities, some of which will be at the Friday event. Although the response has not been great, organizers are still pushing for people to participate. People can contact Molly Cannon at m_cannon87@hotmail.com or 618946-1063 to register and receive rules and a list of photos.

Carrollton reinitiates workshop meetings

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Carrollton Council held its first workshop meeting in a very long time, followed by a special council meeting on Tuesday, May 25.

Newly-elected Mayor Mike Snyder decided to start having the workshop meeting for the council’s three new members.

“We are going to go back to having these workshops, for at least the first few months, because we have three new people sitting up here, and we have a lot going on in the city right now,” Snyder said. “I think having these workshops is a good way to help them get familiar with the things we have going on.”

One of the items on the agenda for discussion was an ordinance amending the Carrollton city code regarding employee benefits.

The change amends the article to read that after 25 years, the three members of management, including the city treasurer, police chief and public works director, would receive a 1.5 percent step increase.

“It is in the contracts of both the police and the steel workers unions,” Snyder said. “And we decided at the last council meeting to follow it for these three as well.”

Alderman Tim Reif further explained.

“It is being added to the employee code – not the contracts,” he said. “It is only for management and not for any-

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one else.”

Another item on the agenda concerned the formation of committees.

“I haven’t put together the committees yet,” Snyder said.

“But I will have them ready before the next council meeting. I am thinking we are going to combine some of the committees.”

Snyder said he is thinking of combining the sidewalks and ditches with the streets and alleys and the finance with the personnel.

“This is basically putting it back to where it was,” Snyder said. “It was that way forever, and I just think it served us well for all that time, and those two things are talked about at the same time most of the time.

Otherwise, I don’t see any other big changes I’m going to make.”

Alderman Larry Gillingham said he had a couple of com-

ments to make about the committees.

“I think we should have something on technology,” he said. “I think we should be forward looking when it comes to technology. We should be looking to make Carrollton a destination place and be working with our square, parks and pool because we need to try to attract people to Carrollton. We need to be forward looking. We don’t just need to react – we need to be proactive.”

Gillingham said the other thing they need to consider is oversight.

“There should always be someone looking over our shoulder on whatever committee we are on,” he said. “I think this is a way to involve citizens into our city government so that ideas can come from them as well as from us.”

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should know how the city is doing, financially.

“When we come up here and we pass a motion for a job or a piece of equipment or something, I always have to scratch my head and say to myself ‘how are we doing financially,’” he said. “Are we okay to do this? I know that the approved capital equipment concept is good and we accrue money every month but maybe we should have a committee look into this and consult Sheffel Boyle to find out just where we set.”

New City Treasurer Diane Hendricks asked the council if they wanted her to pursue a State Farm Neighbor Assist Grant.

“Apparently you applied for it last year for a digital message

board for the library,” she said.

“You didn’t get the grant, but they have the same grant this year in the amount of $25,000.

The submission starts on June 2 and they only accept the first 2,000 applications.”

Apparently, last year, the city sent off their application at 8 a.m., and the 2,000 applications limit was reached by 8:10 a.m. It was never known if the city even made the cut last year.

If the city does make it into the list of applicants, a panel of judges will pick 200 of the best causes, and those 200 applications will be entered into a voting competition that will run from Aug. 18 to Aug. 27. The winner will be determined by the amount of votes they get.

Everyone can vote for their

finalist 10 times per day. The top four finalists with the most votes will each win a $25,000 grant from State Farm.

Snyder asked for a consensus from the council to allow Hendricks to apply for the grant. Alderman Tim Reif said he didn’t see any problem in applying for any grant as long as there was no cost to the city.

At the special meeting, in addition to passing the amendment amending the city code, the council approved the salary for the city treasurer. The salary for newly-appointed City Treasurer Diane Hendricks was set at $56,160 per year along with the standard benefit afforded to other department heads. She will receive three weeks vacation per year as well.

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Hannah Theivagt receives a scholarship from Dr. Kevin Bowman during Greenfield High School graduation. Theivagt earned the class salutatorian award and also served as the president for the Class of 2021.

Remarks given by Greenfield High School principal, Beth Bettis, thanking her teaching staff for their dedication and endurance during the Covid-19 crisis, brought the Class of 2021 to their feet, turning to the teachers and awarding them with a standing ovation for sticking with the students and getting them through the school year. Greenfield kept their doors open all year with only a few weeks of remote learning as a precaution after the Thanksgiving break.

Barrow Baptist Church news News from Bro. Mancel Day and Barrow Baptist Church: Our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship with kids church and nursery service available. Everyone is welcome and we are handicap accessible.

On Sunday, May 30, we had 22 attending Sunday school

and 25 for 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, Connie Sturgeon, Lois Hart, Judy Cannon, Ronnie and Mary Jane Killebrew, Zebediah Leonard, Jennifer Hoots, Birdie Sturgeon, Chuck

Roberts, Brad Fundel, Lloyd Leonard, Kelly Fisher, Delores Cannon, Marsha Kline, Julie Bolanger and Pam Taylor.

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Bob Krempasky June 9 and Lynnette Eldred June 10.

There are no anniversaries to report.

During morning worship, we had our fifth Sunday hymn

song. Lots of good songs were requested. George Rogers sang “I’ve Got a Mansion” and “Peace in the Valley.”

Don’t forget Barrow Baptist Churches bible school June 25, 26 and 27 nightly from 6-8:30 p.m.

Hopefully, everyone has had a safe Memorial Day holiday.

Have a good week.

White Hall Calvary Baptist Church news On May 15, Pastor Carl opened with prayer and announcements. Several are mentioned for prayer requests.

Brother Brad did the singing.

Sermon: We Shall Reign Scripture: Revelation 20:116, other scriptures: Romans 8:18, I Peter 5:8-11, I Thessalonians 4:3, John 16:33 and Proverbs 27:17.

We are delivered and rescued if we are in Him. We will reign with Jesus on Earth.

Every knee will bow and confess Jesus Christ is Lord.

If I truly believe what I say I believe, would live like I do?

To live in Christ, to die is gain.

We should be helping others grow and be strengthened in Him. We are to love, pray for and strengthen others. Go into this world and make a difference. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.

We cannot make it a second without God. I cannot imagine

an eternity without him. Jesus should be evident in our lives.

If you truly know Jesus, there will be a change in your life.

Jesus paid the greatest price for your salvation.

We should be ready for Satan to be cast into the lake of fire for an eternity. Allow God to fight your battles. When we fight them, it only makes them worse, and we lose. At this time, more people are celebrating sin. Just look around at

the world and the people in it.

They are lovers of themselves and not lovers of God. So, I say repent for the Kingdom of God is nigh. Jesus is coming soon. Are you ready?

Will your eternal home be Heaven?

Morning worship is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting 6 p.m. Children’s Church is on Sunday morning during worship. Come be a part of God’s work at Calvary.

Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle – 217-473-1892: It has been said “if you don’t like Illinois weather, tomorrow will be different.”

This past Friday and Saturday was definitely true to the saying.

We welcomed visitors, but they are actually Walkerville church family, we know them that well. We are getting closer to our Walkerville Baptist Church Southern Gospel Fest – rain or shine – Saturday, June 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with free admission and free food. The groups are Serenity

Sound, Our Servants Hearts, Riven and Stacie & Larry.

We do ask you to bring nonperishable canned goods to benefit the North Greene Food Bank. Bring your lawn chairs and spend the day. Those with any questions, please call Pastor David Slagle at 217-4731892.

Our recent prayer requests are for Vera for relation in a car accident and for the family who lost a newborn. Praise God’s love will see us through

these times.

Our message this morning asked the question, “What will it be like when we get to Heaven?”

In our Wednesday evening Bible study, we are in the book of Revelation, where we have discussed Chapters 5, 6 and now into 7. The scriptures tell us some of what we can expect when we enter Heaven.

I invite you to read and search Revelation, and as you do, ask God to open your eyes

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nger is an insidious thing. It usually starts small, with some minor irritation or a slight bruising of our ego and then it grows insidiously into an obsession that we just cannot get over. Maybe someone is playing their music too loud or they have said something which bothers us, and instead of asking them to turn it down or telling them they hurt our feelings, we stew in it.

And the minor irritation of the loud music or the thoughtless remark grows into something resembling rancor, or even rage. How should we deal with this? The Biblical advice is to “be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” (James 1:19) By asking the person who offended us what is going on, and really listening to them, we can often resolve the issue peacefully. Perhaps we misunderstood them, and by being slow to anger, we often find that the anger dissipates on its own.

Dealing with your anger while it is in its incipient stage is good advice, because then you can treat it as something minor. At that point you can ask nicely if they can turn the music down, whereas if you wait too long and the anger grows, you are likely to explode and blow the thing out of proportion. But if it really is something minor, you might be better off waiting to see if your anger passes. Dealing maturely with anger often comes down to emotional intelligence and self-control. Even when you are justifiably angry, it is always best to keep your temper under control.

–Christopher Simon

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and your heart and allow God to lead you in the wonders of Heaven and what awaits believers when we go there.

We invite you to join us each Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. and each Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm. See you Saturday, June 12. God bless.

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Greenfield High School co-valedictorians, Courtney Meyer and Jessa Vetter, deliver their combined address to the Class of 2021 during commencement exercises in the Greenfield High gymnasium. Cool temperatures in the high forties and a drizzle of rain moved the event indoors for the evening.

OBITUARY Arthur ‘AJ’ Wiser Arthur “AJ” Wiser, 48 of Roodhouse passed away Monday, May 31, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Funeral services will be held 6:00 p.m. Friday, June 4, 2021 at Calvary Baptist Church in White Hall.

Visitation will be from 2

p.m. until the time of services Friday at the church.

Memorials may be made to the Roodhouse Fire Department. Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Roodhouse is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be left online at www.airsmanhires.com

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NG grads walk across stage to next stage of life North Greene High School had their graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 28, in the high school gym with no limitation on the amount of guests a gradu-

ate could have attending their graduation. Originally scheduled to be on the football field, the threat of rain moved the ceremony indoors.

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Selected as this year’s Valedictorian was Kyla Hurt, who followed her Salutatorian, Sarah McEvers, on the stage.

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Above: The smile on Kaitlyn Bradford’s face says it all as she returns to her seat after accepting her diploma.

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Left: Each year, some of the seniors do their best to outdo each other when it comes to decorating their caps.

This one may be in the running as one of the best.

North Greene senior Dalton Mitchell is all smiles as he accepts his diploma from Board Member Kevin Nichols.

Carrollton summer lunch program up and running

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The Carrollton “Lunch on Us” program began in its fifth year serving a free lunch to anyone in the Carrollton community on May 25.

While most lunch programs focus on serving only school children during the summer months, the Carrollton program serves anyone and everyone, no matter their age, income or any other factor.

The program is the brainchild of First Baptist Church member Janice Roberts, who started it five years ago serving a sack lunch just one day a week. The following year, other churches took a leap of faith on the program and jumped on board, and the program was expanded to five days a week.

Since then, the program has run like a well-oiled machine with workers from a different church showing

up each morning to prepare the lunches, sack them up and then sit outside the church and wait for the children and adults to come and pick them up.

The lunches are served from 11-11:20 a.m. at the First Baptist Church and then from 11:30-11:45 a.m., they are located at Boyd’s Closet on the other side of town to serve those residents.

Roberts’ sidekick in the program has been Bernie Faul, now Carrollton Alderwoman Bernie Faul, who was talked about the first week of the program.

“Our first week has started out slow, but that is normal because it takes awhile for people to realize that the program has started up again,” Faul said. “I think we had one little boy come up the first day. But, we took the lunches around town and handed them out, and two little boys saw us and yelled out, ‘hey, it is the lunchable ladies.’ Friday, we had a lot more people show up, and I’m sure

this week we will have a lot more.”

With the COVID pandemic last year, Faul was asked if the pandemic affected the program in any way.

“No, not really, other than we had to follow a lot stricter protocols in the kitchen in preparing the meals,” she said. “Other than that, we served just as many people as we did the year prior to that.”

Faul said they served a total of 3,733 lunches last year. Based on serving five lunches a week for 12 weeks, that averages to more than 60 lunches a day.

Faul said the reason they do not limit the lunches to just the children is because there are also the elderly who could use a meal at lunch time.

“We know there are elderly who might not feel like cooking a meal just for themselves, so we wanted to make this available to them as well,” she said. “Even some of the workers uptown, they might not have time to

go out and get lunch. They are welcome to come back here and grab a quick lunch. We had one lady just stop in here out of curiosity to see what we were selling. I told her it was a free lunch. She wanted one and offered to pay us for it, and I told her ‘No, this is our way of giving back to the community and doing something good.’”

Perhaps the reason the lunches are so popular is because they are not just sandwiches – they serve a variety of different meals.

“We serve such things as pizza rolls, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, macaroni with hamburger, spaghetti, pizza bread, tacos, sub sandwiches, etc.,” Faul said. “Plus, they always get fresh fruit and vegetables, some kind of dessert and a drink. There are usually four or five things in the sack.”

The items are purchased through donations and some come from the White Hall Food Pantry.

“A lot of our items come from the

food pantry in White Hall, who get their stuff from the Central Illinois Food Bank,” Faul said. “A lot of our snacks and smaller items come from them.”

One thing that Faul and the rest of the group were always proud of was using the donations to shop local for the food and produce that were used in the lunches. With Kroger closing, that is no longer possible. The store closing is going to have a major impact on the program.

“It is really going to affect how we operate the program because before, if we were making sandwiches and ran out of meat or bread, we could just run down to Kroger and buy some more, but now that isn’t possible,” Faul said. “We always tried to shop local and now we can’t. Monday, I made a trip to Sam’s Club, and now, we are having to go to Sinclairs in Jerseyville for our food and Steckel’s for our produce.”

North Greene approves summer work program

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The North Greene School Board approved paying their vocational/tech teacher’s salary over the summer to be supervisor over a summer work program paid for through the Job Center. The program will offer North Greene students up to 29 hours of work a week at $11 an hour for doing work around the North Greene community in a variety of different jobs.

High School Principal Amanda Macias explained at the May 19 school board meeting.

“This is a summer work program for students through the Job Center, and they say there is a lot of money out there for students who want to work and earn money,” she said. “I announced the program over the loudspeaker at school and ended up passing out 20 applications, so there is a lot of interest in it.”

The only stipulation is that the student must be receiving free or reduced lunches, but since all students at North Greene receive free lunches, every student qualifies for the program.

“The only thing they require from us for our students to be able to participate is a supervisor,” Macias said. “Chuck McEvers has said he would be willing to act as their supervisor but the district would have to pay him his salary for 7 and a half hours per day, five days a week.”

McEvers would earn his pay. In addition to supervising all of the students and going from site to site, every two weeks he will have to fill out a two-page evaluation on each student in addition to making out the schedules and doing a progress report on each student.

Prior to the start of the program, an orientation will be held which the student must attend with their parent or parents Macias said she had contacted the mayors of both White Hall and Roodhouse to see if they had any projects in the community that the students

could help with. But Scott said since the district would be paying for McEvers salary that the district should be the primary focus of any work that is done.

“Since we are paying for Chuck to supervise, I think we should focus on our own priority list before we start sending them out into the different communities,” he said. “I’ve got quite a few things they can do around here.”

It would also be a learning experience for the students.

“They would also have the opportunity to incorporate some job skills over the summer,” Macias said.

“Plus, they will learn about filling out applications and the process of a good interview. And, if we have more than 20 kids who want to work – she said that is okay too because there is so much money out there right now.”

There is another plus for the students who participate in this program and who also

join into the school program at the job center.

“If they get into this job program and stay in this job program, all they have to do is make contact with the Job Center and keep in touch with them and they are considered still in the program,” Macias said. “Then, after they get out of school, they will pay for any kind of test they might have to take, like if they want to be an electrician or plumber – they will pay for those tests.”

The program will run from June 7 through Aug. 13 or 10 weeks. If a student works the full 29 hours for each of the 10 weeks, they will have the opportunity to earn almost $3,200 before taxes this summer.

The board unanimously approved granting McEvers the additional salary over the summer months to supervise the program.

In other discussion, a resolution was brought before the board regarding mask wear-

ing for students in the 2021-22 school year.

In essence, the resolution states that the district disagrees with the State of Illinois guidance for grades pre-k through 12 wearing masks in class and athletes being forced to wear masks in competition. Student mask wearing and the liability involved should fall on the parents and not the school district and the district maintains the parents right to choose the best health measure for their own children.

Board President Stacy Schutz introduced the resolution to the board for approval, but Scott advised against adopting the resolution.

“Do I agree with the mask mandate? I think everyone who knows me knows how I feel about that,” he said. “I think you make a statement doing something like this and I don’t think it is a very smart decision on your part. You can show your solidarity and do what you want, but to put your own

personal liability on the line because of it – do you want to do that? I can tell you what my thoughts are on it – don’t do it.”

Schutz didn’t understand what the big deal was.

“It is just saying that the liability is on the parents and not the school district,” she said.

“It is saying we don’t agree with the mask mandate and that the parents should make the choice.”

Board member Casey Nell saw it as a politically motivated resolution.

“The way the resolution

reads right now, it has a political connotation,” he said. “I’m not so sure it would be appropriate for us to go with it.”

Scott said at the end of the day, it comes down to who signs your paycheck.

“ISBE (Illinois State Board of Education) sends us our funding so whatever ISBE guidance says is what we are going to do,” he said.

“I don’t care what the CDC says or what the IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) says. We are going to follow what ISBE says.”

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- U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the first swimming pool to be built inside the White House.

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- In South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) won a major victory. ANC leader Thabo Mbeki was to succeed Nelson Mandela as the nation’s president.

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Calhoun Entertainment Company announces cast of “Grease”

By CONNOR ASHLOCK Greene Prairie Press The Calhoun Entertainment Company (CEC) is gearing up for its 2021 season, which promises to be a busier one for the company, but nonetheless excellent.

This year, the CEC will be delivering its production of “Grease,” which will take place on the big stage at the Calhoun fairgrounds, just like last year’s production of “Peter Pan.” The performance dates are slated for the weekend of July 30 through Aug. 1.

Though COVID’s presence is gradually lessening, it was still taking a big toll on Calhoun County over this past winter, which is normally when the CEC begins preparations for its annual spring musical.

The early preparations were conducive to a relaxed environment and limited practices throughout the week, which was a great format for families, working adults and students.

“Normally, we go from January all the way to the end of March so most people, like the

chorus itself, wouldn’t meet but once or twice a week. Those with leads would meet another two times, but everyone’s in school, people are working, I’m working— so we stretch it out longer so you’re not there five nights a week,” Jerry Sievers, president of the Calhoun Entertainment Company and director of Grease, said. “But this summer we have to push it.”

Sievers shared that the CEC has never planned a musical production in this short span of time before, with only about a month and a half to get everything ready to roll for the performance.

“Choreography is going to be the hardest thing to get going, but once we get that learned, it starts flowing,” Sievers said.

Sievers also noted that Grease is a shorter musical that runs about two hours, which will be a big help for the company as members rehearse their moves and numbers.

Despite the short span of time, Sievers is confident in his cast and crew’s ability to stay on the ball.

Regardless of the short times-

pan before opening night, Sievers notes that it’s still a better outlook than last year, when the CEC’s spring production of Peter Pan took place in the late fall.

“The pandemic started two weeks before we opened,” Sievers noted. “We started it and then we had to stop it. When things started opening up, we felt like we could do it outside, and then everything had to be torn down because it was already set up in Kampsville. We couldn’t use all our sets because the size of the stage was different, so we had to simplify it.”

There were other hiccups along the way, including having to account for social distancing in the bleachers, as well as rehearsing with the new format posed by the stage.

“It was kind of like we had to relearn it all over again,” Sievers said.

But, as Sievers added, the show ended up going very well.

As followers of the CEC will note, productions usually take place in the Centers for American Archeology auditorium, the old grade school gym in Kampsville,

Carrollton to offer summer program

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press With a portion of the approximately $900,000 of the third round of stimulus money that the Carrollton school district will be getting sometime this summer, one of the things they will be doing is offering a summer program.

“We are planning to do a camp this summer for improving reading and math at the grade school for those kids who might need some extra help,” Superintendent Mark Halwachs said after the Monday, May 17, school board meeting. “We will also be doing things during the school year to try to get the kids back up to their grade levels such as an after school program, except to reach as many kids as possible, it will be held sometimes during the morning before school, sometimes after school and sometimes maybe on a Saturday.”

Halwachs said the ultimate goal is to try to help the kids make up for the

learning they missed out on since last March when they were forced to go remote.

The third round of stimulus money is more than double what the district received in the second round.

“We received $408,000 in the second round, and that went towards upgrading the HVAC in the 1960's wing at the grade school,” Halwachs said.

“We are not sure exactly how much we will be getting, but they say between $900,000 and $910,000.

We won’t know 100 percent until they open the grant up. It was supposed to open in May. Then, they said June, and now I’m hearing after July 1.”

The board approved the contract with the teacher’s union. The state has mandated that within three years, all districts must raise the starting salary for a teacher up to $40,000.

“This is an unfunded mandate, and it is going to be very hard on this district,” Halwachs said.

“In fact, it is going to be

hard on most rural districts.”

The board accepted the resignation of Dylan Griffiths as Civics Club sponsor, social studies teacher, class sponsor for 2024 and jr. high track coach. Griffiths accepted a position with Jersey's school district.

In other action, the board: Q Hired Scott Swisher as middle school social studies teacher and Eric Childs as high school social studies teacher.

Q Hired Tony Rhoades as the boys varsity basketball coach.

Q Approved the cross country co-op with North Greene.

Q Hired the following as class sponsors: Tiffany Flowers and Blaine Hartwick, Senior Class of 2022; Katie Durham and Delsie Eads, Junior Class of 2023; Shane Feltes and Angie McAdams, Sophomore Class of 2024 and Chelsie Racie and Jim Caldwell, Freshman Class of 2025.

Q Hired Dylan Barnett as summer groundskeeper.

Greene County police and traffic

The following police reports were filed between May 21 and May 27. 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: Newingham, Tanner D., dob 03-12-1992, criminal damage to property between $500-10K, battery/cause bodily harm.

Ballard, Christopher J, dob 04-07-1987, possession of meth less than 5 grams.

Newingham, Rebecca L., dob 11-22-1985, possession of meth less than 5 grams.

The following individuals were charged with a misdemeanor: Farris, Kayla M., dob 11-21-1988, criminal trespass to land.

Shenberger, Brenden, dob 02-29-1996, 2 charge of violate order of protection.

The following individual was charged with a DUI:

Bingeman, Casey M., dob 03-26-1982, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence/blood alcohol concentration 0.08.

The following individuals were charged with a traffic violation: Flowers, Katie Joann, dob 05-20-1991, electronic communication device.

Pohlman, Grant David, dob 08-22-2003, seat belt required/driver.

Wyman, Carrie Deane, dob 06-12-1988, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Phillips, Dawn M., dob 12-18-1979, driving 11-14 mph above limit.

Gilleland, Gaige G., dob 02-07-2001, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Holloway, Jonathan Peyton, dob 11-14-1998, reckless driving.

Siar, Jody L. Jr., dob 11-24-1987, unlicensed.

Bingeman, Casey M., dob 03-26-1982, 2 charges of improper turn signal, improper traffic lane usage, not driving on right side of road.

Booth, Vincent R., dob 06-13-1978, disregard official traffic-control device, seat belt required/passenger.

Allison, Alfred E., dob 04-09-1963, driving on suspended license, operate

uninsured motor vehicle.

Shanks, Madison S., dob 12-01-2000, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Reno, James K., dob 06-11-1959, driving 11-14 mph above limit, driving on revoked license.

Barnett, Blake K., dob 06-19-1998, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Robeen, Andrew M., dob 05-31-1995, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Meyer Matthew G., dob 05-07-1998, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Reveles, Montalvo Jesus, dob 03-04-1985, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Stutz, Michael B., dob 11-12-1969, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Albrecht, Abra K., dob 08-04-1983, driving on a suspended license, speeding 26-34 mph over limit, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Brown, Matthew J., dob 07-29-1999, reckless driving, speeding 35+ mph over limit, unlicensed.

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but that room does not have air conditioning, which explains why the company is hosting their production at the fairgrounds again this year.

“We’ll be starting the shows later on in the evening— about 8:30 p.m.— that’s usually when the Muny starts. We’re trying to catch as much darkness as we can and it’s a little cooler at that time,” Sievers explained.

Throughout the rehearsal period, to keep cast members safe and healthy, members will practice at Lindsey Taul’s dance studio in Hardin when the weather gets too hot.

This year’s cast promises an exciting show and reflects growing regional interest in the CEC’s efforts to keep the arts flourishing in Calhoun County.

“We have between 20 to 30 cast members and at least a half dozen crew members,” Sievers said.

The cast includes: Q Sydney White as Sandy Dumbrowski Q Dean Arendt as Danny Zuko Q Emma Godar as Betty Rizzo Q Jackson Cotner of Carrollton

as Kenickie Q Lindsey Watters as Marty Q Ellie Nolte as Frenchy Q Kathryn Tepen of Carrollton as Jan Q Ethan Schobernd as Doody Q Jolene Fanning as Patty Simcox Q Dalton Schumann as Roger Q Kerry Friedel as Gean Angel Q Scott Browning as Vince Fontaine Q Lindsey Taul as Cha Cha Q Joshua Knight of Carrollton doubling up as Sonny LaTierri and Johnny Casino As of yet, there has yet to be an individual cast to play Miss Lynch, but Sievers notes that he’ll have that squared away soon.

As Sievers works to get the rest of the cast filled and crew assembled, the CEC is also gearing up for their annual Jamboree, which will take place on Saturday, June 5, starting at 5 p.m.

This year’s Jamboree will be hosted at the Calhoun County fairgrounds. In the event of inclement weather, the Jamboree will be moved inside one of the buildings on the fairgrounds.

North Greene offers summer food program The North Greene Unit District No. 3 is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.

Free meals, which meet SFSP federal guidelines, will be made available to all children in the community 18 years of age and under and to persons over 18 years who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for the mentally or physically disabled.

Free meals are made available to all eligible participants without charge and are the same for all in accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, gender identity, status of being homeless, immigration status, order of protection status, actual or potential marital or parental status, including pregnancy or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large

print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the agency where they applied for benefits.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800)877-8339. Additionally program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD3027) found online at: http:// www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html. Also at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-6329992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by mail to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 202509410, fax at 202-690-7442 or email at program.intake@ usda.gov.

Meals will be provided and must be eaten in the school cafeteria at the site and times as follows: Q North Greene Elementary School, 403 West North Street, Roodhouse, breakfast will be served from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m.

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Q North Greene Jr.-Sr. High School, 546 North Main Street, White Hall, breakfast will be served from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon on the following dates: June 7-10, 14-17, 21-24, 28-30 and July 1.

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Annual Treasurer’s Report for Patterson Township & Road District Fiscal Year Ending March 31 , 2021 Township Revenue Summary: Property Tax-46,455; Replacement Tax -2237; lnterest-572. Total Revenues: $49,264.

Township Expenditure Summary: TOIRMA-3004; Ameren lllinois-7425; US Treasury Social Security-2915. All other disbursements less than ($2500)-4295. Total Vendors: $17,639.

Township Compensation Summary: Range: Under $25,000: Susan Langellier; Erma N Howard; Mary Linn Coonrod; Leara E Newingham; Alice Kraushaar; Mary Jane Killebrew.

Range: $25,000-49,999: Troy Hazelwood. Total Compensation: $38,100.

Road District Revenue Summary: Property Tax-51, 149; Replacement Tax-3091; lnterest-737; Motor Fuel tax-45,000; FEMA-74,038; Misc.-3285. Total Revenues: $177,301.

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Greene County comes out to remember those who have fallen Memorial Day services were held all over Greene County Monday morning. Each community had its own special ceremonies, and some actually had several ceremonies – one in town and also one at the local cemetery. Cool temperatures and a light rain

welcomed those who attended the Carrollton service, but the rain subsided before the start of the ceremony. Following the ceremony, the American Legion invited everyone to the Legion in Eldred for a meal of sloppy joes, bratwurst, potato salad and baked beans.

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Tiger Tales Congratulations to the Greenfield-Northwestern Tigers baseball team on their victory over Routt, which clinched the first ever WIVC Conference Title for the Tigers. Best of luck to the Lady Tigers softball team, Tigers Baseball team and Lady Tigers track teams – all of which head into post-season play this week. The track team has its sectional next week.

Graduation ended up being a cool affair in the gymnasium, and we wish the very best to the Class of 2021. Have a great week. Go get ‘em, Tigers!

Athletic events this week include: Q June 4 – Baseball Regional @ Greenfield, 6 p.m.

Q June 11 – Boys’ Track Sectional @ Gillespie, 4:30 p.m.

Local students named to Greenfield U Dean’s List Greenfield University announced their Dean’s List for Spring, and among that list include a couple of locals.

The following students were placed on the Dean’s List at Greenville University for the Spring 2021 semester: Seniors Hope Henson, of Carrollton, and Bailey

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Greenville University is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students. Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville.

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Carrollton American Legion Post 114 Commander Mike Varble prepares to lay the wreath during ceremonies Monday morning on the Carrollton Courthouse lawn.

Each year, the Eldred and Carrollton American Legions hold a joint ceremony to honor America’s veterans. In the background is fellow Legion member Carl Edwards.

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Part of the program includes one eighth-grade student from St. John’s and one eighth-grade student from Carrollton reading an essay on Memorial Day. Henry Rawe was chosen from St. John’s to read his essay.

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While services were taking place in Carrollton, they were also taking place at White Hall Cemetery. Two of White Hall’s oldest World War II veterans, John Neece and Bill Martin, take cover under a tree from the spitting, intermittent rain that was falling briefly Monday morning.

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North Greene fell to Carrollton, 14-0.

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