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Roodhouse repeals idle meter fee

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press A little over a year after the city of Roodhouse put into effect an idle meter fee for water meters, the council voted Wednesday night, July 24, to repeal the ordinance and go back to charging the minimum water and sewer charge for houses that are unoccupied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is something we put into effect last year, and we have basically had problems with it ever since it was implemented,â&#x20AC;? Roodhouse Mayor Tommy Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came up with

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is something we put into effect last year, and we have basically had problems with it ever since it was implemented.â&#x20AC;?

Tommy Martin Roodhouse Mayor this because our guys were always running to houses to either turn the water off or on, especially the rental properties.â&#x20AC;?

The idea behind the idle meter charge was simple. If a person was, say, vacationing in Florida and was gone for three months, rather than have

the city come down and shut off their water, thereby paying a shut off fee and then another fee when it was turned back on, they would pay half of the cost of the minimum water and sewer rate per month which comes to $32.50. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to do away with this idle meter fee and just go back to the way it was,â&#x20AC;? Alderman Charlie Huffines said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest reason being is that every property benefits from water, and we have a huge loan to pay for the water plant. By allowing (See, METER FEE, A2)

Roodhouse Council addresses abuse of utilities in city

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press

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ome in the city are skirting paying utility bills or finding alternatives to using the services in the city, and city officials said they plan to address.

The Roodhouse City Council spoke on the issue of people using generators to provide electricity to their homes when their utilities have been shut off at the July 24 meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find anything in our ordinances that say they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that,â&#x20AC;?

Mayor Tommy Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not talking about someone who uses one when the power goes off â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we are talking about people who shut their utilities off to avoid paying a bill or because we have shut them off because they have not paid their bill.â&#x20AC;?

Many times, a person has moved out of a residence in another town owing a big bill. The city checks this and will not turn on utilities to anyone who owes a utility bill in another town. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What it comes down to is they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the utilities turned on in their name so then they go out and buy a $1,000 generator and pay $3 for a gallon of gas to run it,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it very long, because it gets very expensive.â&#x20AC;?

Still, the city wants to update its ordinance to cover this instance.

Also at the meeting, council members approve a motion to transfer up to $20,000 from the Electric Fund to the General Fund. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We might be okay this month, but since there are three payrolls this month, I wanted to be on the safe side and get the approval of the council should we need to move some funds,â&#x20AC;? City Comptroller Suzanne Roundcount said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By putting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;up toâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in the motion, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to move the full amount â&#x20AC;&#x201C; only the amount we need.â&#x20AC;?

Part of those funds will be used towards the purchase of a new backhoe. The city

purchased a 2012 John Deere backhoe with an extra bucket at a cost of $41,096.50.

The city financed the purchase itself taking funds from several different accounts, including the General Fund. Total for each fund was around $7,000. They city also sold their old backhoe and received $6,500 for it.

Also at the meeting, Martin said the city of Greenfield has been in contact with them about supplying water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greenfield is going to have their water plant shut down for anywhere from 9 months to a year, and they are going to need water,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The plan is Rural Water is going to feed them and White Hall is going to have us feed the prison so they will have enough water to feed Greenfield, but they are still going to need extra water off of us.â&#x20AC;?

Martin said this is merely in the talking stage at this point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing has happened as of yet,â&#x20AC;?

Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just wanted to know about the water â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they (Rural Water) are either going to get the water from us or Carrollton. This is going to be a good test for us to see how it is going to be feeding the Scott Morgan Greene Rural Water.â&#x20AC;?

Martin said the proposed date would be Aug. 9 if the city agrees to the deal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give us much time to get our ducks in a row, but I think it can be done,â&#x20AC;?

Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is much easier for them to get the water off of us than it would be to get it from Carrollton.â&#x20AC;?

One thing that will have to be discussed is the price. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are looking at $3.29 per 1,000 gallons,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk price yesterday at all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they just said they were wanting to do this. But this is something we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to lose money on.â&#x20AC;?

Martin said it would require putting in a valve at the prison but that White Hall had agreed to split the cost with the city.

It was announced that Roodhouse will have a full slate of events during Greene County Days this year.

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Briella Chapman, 2, finds a colored piece of chalk and looks for an empty space on the sidewalk to draw a picture. See more photos on A6.

Chillinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with the police

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The Roodhouse Police Department sponsored an evening event on Wednesday, July 24, for the children in the area called Chillinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with the Police. The police department, in conjunction with the Ice Cream Depot, provided each child with a free cone or cup of ice cream. The Roodhouse

Fire Department brought a fire truck that sprayed water for the duration of the two-hour event to cool the children off give them something to run through. There was also chalk for the children to draw with and games for them to play. Officers from Carrollton, White Hall, Greene County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department were also in attendance as well as members of Two-Rivers Crime Stoppers.

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Thien named Triennial Homecoming Parade Marshal

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Carrollton Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market in full swing Mike Presley from Roodhouse brought his mother, Mary Presley, over from Greenfield to buy some fresh produce at the Carrollton Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market. The farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market is underway this year in a new location. Formerly located next to the car wash in the parking lot of the United Methodist Church, this year, they are located in the vacant lot across from Buckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crossing. They are set up every Monday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. and feature vendors selling a wide variety of garden vegetables and fruit, homemade pies, jams and jellies. One vendor even sells frozen meat. There is usually also a vendor selling fresh plants and flowers.

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Greenfield Triennial Homecoming will be honoring one of their own this year with long-time Triennial Homecoming Committee member John Thien being named this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade marshals.

Thien, 74, and his wife of 54 years, Betty, are longtime members of the Greenfield community. Thien said he became involved with JOHN THIEN the Homecoming when he started working for the city in 1983. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was born in Carrollton and my family moved to Greenfield when I was around two or three years old,â&#x20AC;? Thien said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was working for Freddy Bauer, and then my wife and I moved into town when I got a job with the city. They asked me if I wanted to help with the Homecoming, and it all kind of got started from there.â&#x20AC;?

The first couple of homecomings he did just about anything that was needed, but in the 1990â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he started focusing his efforts on the cooking for the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did a lot of cooking for them in the early 1990â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s until Classic Iron took it over,â&#x20AC;? Thien said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then, in 1992, they asked me to be a part of the Parade Committee and I have headed up that committee ever since.â&#x20AC;?

Thien said he has always enjoyed being a part of the Homecoming Committee but recent health issues made him realize that it was time he stepped (See, THIEN, A2)

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Talk about being ankle deep in the stuff

You know the old saying – crap happens.

OK, so it’s not the original saying but, in the newspaper, it is the case.

Well, it not only happened to me once – but twice now. Yep, you guessed it – sewer backed up in my basement— again.

I thought it was bad the first time it happened – this time it was three times worse. I opened my basement door to about 3 inches of murky, pungent liquid. You guessed it – I was ankle deep in pretty much raw sewage.

First time it happened was in March of 2018. I had an old toilet down there and sink that I never used. The sewer line got stopped up and backed up into the toilet and sink. Since it was so close to the heat pump – it seeped under it and that was how I realized I had a problem – the heat came on and this horrific smell began to permeate the house.

In case you haven’t tried lately, plumbers are extremely hard to get.

They are few and far between and very much in demand so I ended up going four days with no water, used a Tidy Cats bucket as my toilet and the house got down to 43 degrees because I didn’t want to use my heat and bring the smell up into the house more so than it already was.

Fast forward a year and a half. Unfortunately, when I finally turned on my AC, there was still a faint smell from the last episode so I became used to it – very faint so nothing so noxious that it would cause you go gag or anything.

However, Monday, which was a very cool morning, I worked out on the porch for about four hours. I came in the back door and the smell seemed

extreme. I try to go down to the basement just to make sure nothing like this happens fairly regularly, but it had been probably 10 days since I was last down there.

I opened the basement door and my heart stopped when I saw what was down there. This time the sewage had come up out of the drain in the floor. It was a lot. Lucky for me, it was on the other side from the heat pump so there wasn’t much over that way.

Actually, the last time the plumber came, he told me that since I have a high efficiency toilet and washing machine that very little water was going through the line to push the waste out to the street. So once a week, I should fill up my tub and drain it just to push whatever waste was in there out.

I did that about five days prior and the day before I also did a load of laundry. Well, turns out all that water had emptied into my basement. I bet I had at least 100 gallons of water and sewer waste down there this time.

Nothing I could do but clock out of work and set to cleaning up the mess.

My first call was to the plumber who said he had three other jobs before me but would try to get down. This was about 1:30 p.m.

I immediately got the shop vac out and set about cleaning up the muck.

After about my fifth 3 gallon bucket of sewage that I walked through the basement, up the basement steps and out to the ditch, I knew I could not do this alone.

I put the call out on Facebook and within five minutes, I had someone offer to help me. They came down, brought their own shop vac as well along with their two kids. We vaccumed

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up the crap, and they toted it to the ditch. Much Ado They were a life About saver; however, they Nothing had to leave after a couple of hours. BY CARMEN That left the rest ENSINGER to me. I ended up spending about five hours down there sucking up water till I was finally so tired I couldn’t do it any longer. I had not had anything to eat that day at all.

After a short break, I went back and spent another couple hours down there working. I had stuff in boxes that the sewer water had soaked so they had to be emptied, boxes thrown away and more water sucked up.

Finally around 9 p.m., I gave up and called it a night. The plumber didn’t make it down, and I had sewer water all over me.

I reeked so I ended up going out to a friend’s house to take a shower.

Plumber came early the next morning and had it open in about an hour and a half. He has no idea why my sewer keeps backing up.

I still have one section I have to empty of boxes and clean up – I just didn’t have the strength to do it after he left. Actually, my legs were so sore from bending down to clean up that I could barely move.

I estimate that that stuff must have been down there for at least a week because I have black mold all over the concrete down there. You can bet that I will be going down to that basement on a daily basis from now on.

––––––––––––––––––– Q Carmen Ensinger is a pet-lover and a reporter for Campbell Publications.

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Outdoor Truths: Gary Miller

Nothing should be wasted, even waste It seems, years ago, I simply reacted when hunting season came.

The preparation phase lasted only about a month. The reason was because I hunted area farms. Unlike many hardwoods areas, farm-land hunting is fairly predictable.

The deer are basically going to be there from year to year.

I know this cuts out the need for a lot of scouting articles, but the truth is the truth.

For instance, I have heard all my life that oak trees only produce acorns every three years or so. Now, I’ve not studied this, so don’t send me mean emails.

What I have discovered, however, is this. If there is an oak tree on the side of a field, and that field is fertilized by

the farmer every year, that tree will have acorns every year. I have also noticed this if this same farmer has several cows and those cows fertilize around that oak tree every year (if you know what I mean), that tree will have acorns every year as well.

Things just are a little different on the farm.

And what about that wonderful spring gobbler. I’ve hunted them in the deep woods and on the farm, and I can tell you, once again, if that farmer has cows and he feeds those cows a little sweet feed, he is creating one of the best management areas for turkeys. What each hunter needs to realize is that each cow pie is a natural bait pile a turkey will eventually find.

Somehow, I just can’t see this technique being given print space in Field and Stream; but again, that’s life on the farm; a little different and, in my opinion, a lot better.

The farmer has learned nothing is wasted – even waste. He has learned what the rest of the world sees as worthless and even unmentionable, are the catalyst for growth and the medium for consistency. He has learned that waste is not waste, it is fertilizer!

What all of us need to remember is there is nothing that happens in our life that is useless or worthless. God never looks at something we have done and says, “I can’t use that.” He uses everything and has promised that

even the things we consider of no use, He will use to grow our life into one that is consistent in bearing spiritual fruit year after year.

What looks like cow pies to you, is fertilizer to God. ––––––––––––––––––– Q Gary has three books that are compilations of the articles he has written for nearly 15 years. He also speaks at game dinners and men’s groups for churches and associations. You can contact him at gary@outdoortruths.org.

And now, to introduce myself...

Hello, Greene County.

You might have already noticed another name among the regulars you see in your newspapers every week. I am sure there are those of you that comb through every inch of newspaper, and spotted it immediately. I applaud you for it.

Don’t worry, though. It wasn’t a misprint, although according to some it is spelled wrong.

My name is Jarad Jarmon. I started Monday of last week as the regional editor with Campbell Publications, taking over for Rachel McGlasson, who I was told had cemented herself in the community for a number of years as reporter and then editor.

These have been my first steps back in the St. Louis area in eight years, and I have to say: I am pretty excited.

Most of my early life was spent in O’Fallon, Ill., continually lamenting with friends that there was nothing to do in the area — you know — the normal adolescent diatribes.

I then moved to Charleston in Central Illinois where I pursued a degree in Journalism at Eastern Illinois University. They had a daily newspaper, The Daily Eastern News. I grew to love the medium and what it could offer in high school. It had to take part.

I would be lying if I said I remember

much from those days. It was a blur of hitting deadlines at 10 p.m., 11 p.m. and even midnight and a lot of Gatorade and Mike and Ike’s. There were a few breakdowns in the newsroom I am sure, as well as a promise that the next semester would be my last.

It wasn’t, though. It never was. It never could be. I loved news. As much as I tried, I could not see myself doing something else.

So, I rose at the student-run paper where I eventually started designing pages and editing copy. It was always a scramble, but I think the rush is what drove me in.

Out of college, I landed a position at the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier as a reporter, where I spent four years covering an area I had already learned to know through my time at the college paper— Charleston.

Here, I got to tell interesting stories about some truly fascinating people, an ilk, I posit, that is in every community ready to have their stories told. For better or worst, I got experiences I will never forget such as seeing high school students in tears embrace when they found each other after a school shooting or watching a student invite an impactful elementary school teacher of his to his high school graduation.

In those four years, I got to share locals’ passions, put a spotlight on the impacts the

state impasse had Staff on the area and photograph kids doing Column cute things at fesBY JARAD tivals.

JARMON It was truly a memorable four years.

That brings me to today. These are my first steps in the area, and it is invigorating, and that is not only because St. Louis Cardinals merchandise already adorned the walls of my office before I even opened the door. There were an alarming and overwhelming amount of Chicago Cubs fans in Central Illinois.

No, it wasn’t only that.

Although, I come from an area not far from here, this particular region is new to me. The people. The places. All of it. I am truly enthusiastic about all that I have learned and yet to learn about the ins and outs of this place and all of the stories yet to be told in the county.

I am altogether ready to dive into the community, and meet you and, hopefully, have the opportunity to tell your stories.

If you see me in town, say hi. I will be the one with more freckles than there are people on the planet (probably).

––––––––––––––––––– Q Jarad Jarmon is southern group regional editor for Campbell Publications.

he experienced in the 12 homecomings under his belt.

“I can’t remember if it was during one of the homecomings or another event, but I would have to say the most memorable time for me was when the singer Helen Cornelius came to town,” he said. “I have never seen such a large crowd gathered around the square to hear her concert. At the time, I was doing the food stand, and I couldn’t get from the northeast corner of the square to the store on the other side to get more bread.”

Thien said he was very thrilled that the rest of the committee chose to honor him by making him parade marshal.

“I was pretty proud of the fact that they chose me for this honor,” he said.

“There have been several people who have been on several of the homecoming

committees over the years ,and when they stepped down, they didn’t get such an honor so it is quite special to me.”

In addition to his service to the Homecoming Committee, Thien has an extensive list of volunteer service to other groups in the Greenfield area.

He has served 40 years as St. Michael’s Men’s Club president, 18 years as trustee for FIllager Memorial Clinic where he also served as president for six years, 20 years as a volunteer firefighter and 12 years as trustee for Rockbridge Township.

He is also a 28 year member of the Greenfield Lions Club and continues to serve with perfect attendance. He was club president from 1992-93, was Lion of the Year from 1996-97 and served in multiple capacities over the last three decades and received many awards for his service.

Thien (Continued from A1) down and let someone else take over.

“I had cancer two years ago, and it was giving me some problems, and I just didn’t want to worry about not being able to fulfill my duties in the future,” Thien said. “There just comes a time when you realize it is time to hand the reigns over to someone else.”

That is not to say that Thien won’t be there for future homecomings if needed.

“I could never say no if they ever needed my help,” he said. “This homecoming has been a part of this community for many, many years and been a part of my life for more than three decades, so I am more than willing to step in and assist them anytime.”

Looking back, it was easy for him to pick out the most memorable moments

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Meter fee (Continued from A1) these people to pay just half, we are cutting ourselves short.”

Landlords with rental properties in Roodhouse benefitted most from the idle meter charge.

“It is a nightmare trying to keep track of it with these rental properties,” Huffines said. “Right now, when a renter leaves, it automatically goes to idle but that doesn’t mean there won’t be another renter in there right away. It should default to the minimum charge.”

If a homeowner or landlord is going to have a house vacant for an extended period of time, they always have the option of having the city shut off the water, at a cost of $50. Then, there would be an additional $50 to turn it back on. Or, they have the option of leaving the water on and paying the minimum charge for water and sewer of $65 per month.

Mayor Martin said the idle

meter fee was put into place for efficiency. The city was going out often to turn water off, especially at rental properties, and then having to go back and turn it back on when another renter moved in.

However, there are other instances when the water might be shut off temporarily at a residence, such as someone going into a nursing home for an extended period of time, someone being incarcerated, etc.

“Right now we are not collecting the money contractually to pay for that water plant,” Huffines said.

“Contractually, we need to be charging the minimum.

I’m in favor of scraping the whole thing and make everyone pay the minimum.

Otherwise, they pay $50 to turn it off and another $50 to get it turned back on.”

A new ordinance to this effect will be drawn up by the city’s attorney and presented to the council next month for approval.

Roodhouse (Continued from A1) Since there is no longer a park board, a group of individuals have taken over the task of organizing Roodhouse Greene County Days this year.

“These people have been out and already raised enough money to pay for some bouncy houses for the kids along with a rock climbing wall,” Martin said. “They also have raised enough to have two bands in the beer tent and two more performances by individuals in the bandstand on the square.”

So far, North Greene’s own Peyton Tucker and Winchester’s Isiah Christenson are slated to play in the bandstand on the square.

The bands scheduled for the rented stage have yet

to be named. Martin said, however, that the committee has secured a deal on the beer tent.

“By committing to a three-year contract with the company, they secured a 10 percent discount,” Martin said. “Last year they paid $1,200 to rent the stage and this year they got it for $935.

That is for a 30x60 foot tent.”

There will also be a dog pageant and a pageant to name a Little Miss, Jr. Miss and Miss Roodhouse. A book sale for the library and numerous vendors will be set up on the square.

“It sounds to me like they have got quite a bit of things going on this year,” Martin said. “Getting volunteers to help is a big thing and it seems like they have it.”

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Healthy Community Grant offers opportunities for NG students

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press When North Greene School District learned that had received a $35,000 Health Communities Grant in late Spring, they were scrambling trying to figure out how they were going to spend the funds.

Per the grant, the funds had to be spent by Aug. 31.

The Health Community Investment Grant is administered through the Illinois State Board of Education. The State allocated $15 million in general revenue funds to be distributed to school districts and community organizations for after-school programming as well as other programming outside of the normal school day.

The money was divided between programs and events at both the elementary and Jr./Sr. high schools. Also the money went to programs that are of benefit to the entire community.

“We didn’t find out we had qualified to receive this grant money until late in the game,” Superintendent Mark Scott said. “So, we really had to scramble to find ways to use the money, but I thought everyone did a really good job in implementing programs to utilize the money which ultimately benefitted the students.”

One of the first uses of the money was for a STEM program and Art Camp at the grade school. STEM is a curriculum

based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics “We had a great turnout at the STEM camp, and it was a really wonderful opportunity to introduce those students to the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs they will take part in in the future,” Elementary Principal Jackie Kuchy said. “We ended up having 8 to 10 students each day at the camp and Jennifer Russell with the University of Illinois Extension came out every day.”

Also through the grant, the elementary school was the site for a program, which involved taking 24 students in kindergarten through second grade to Decatur to the Children’s Museum and then to the zoo.

“You would have thought we had gone to Disney World by the reaction of those little kids,” Kuchy said. “It was just a great experience for all of the kids and we are very thankful to have that extra money to do something like this for the kids.”

At the high school, three different field trips were scheduled to different colleges to allow students the opportunity to view the campuses.

“We have several students sign up for all three trips, but then they realized they either had to work or just couldn’t make all of them,” High School Principal Amanda Macias said. “Most of them managed to make at least two of the three

trips.”

On Aug. 1, the grant is also paying for the Mad Science program to be offered for everyone in the community.

“I think this program is geared for those students up to around the 8th grade,” Principal Mark Scott said. “But anyone and everyone in the community is welcome to come out for the program.”

For the community as a whole, the grant has gone allowed for the opportunity to offer yoga classes and open up the gym for use by the general public.

In addition to paying the salaries of the instructors for these programs, the grant has also paid transportation costs for the field trips as well as busing students to the school for the STEM and art camps.

As for the materials used in the camps, the district will get to keep including the little robots and cubelets used in the STEM camp. The district was also able to purchase a couple of iPads from the grant.

“This grant has been great for our district but what people don’t understand is that it has been kind of hard to manage from a financial perspective,” Scott said.

“In addition to the materials, we also have to factor in the salaries and benefits, transportation costs and anything else associated with the programs offered through this grant.

“We have to have all the money spent

by Aug. 31.”

Barrow Baptist Church news News from the church and Bro. Gerald Day: Our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship with nursery service available. Everyone is welcome to either or both services.

On Sunday, July 28, we had 19 attending Sunday school and 29 attending morning worship.

Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our nation in your prayers. Others to remember include Lloyd Eldred, Connie Sturgeon, Judy Cannon, Janet Coonrod, Michael Ryan, Brenda Lawson, Bob

Hoots, Dean Howard, Dana Bushnell, Edna Layne, Harold Jefferson, Angie Schoondyke, Bob Lawson, Bill McNeece, Norma Jean McPherson, Sandy Bruns, Sandra Edwards, Ron Beams, Vicky Fry, Doug Norris, Lyn Campbell, Gary Coates, Gayla Jones, Eric Murphy, Tom Caskey, Vernon Dunlap, Cookie Smith, Sandy Griffin, Don Neil, Sheila Bettis Heitbrink, Karla Cannon, Kelsie Manley, Savannah Robinson, Connie Riggs, Calvin Jennings, Willy Hatchel, the families of Larry Northrop, Ludwig Dech, Barb Dean and William Bruns.

There are no birthdays or anniversa-

ries to report this week.

During morning worship, Bro. Mancel Day filled in for Bro. Gerald Day. Bro. Bill Martin sang “Till the Storm Passes By” and Lauren Vestel and Libby Clifton sang “Spirit of God.” Several others shared with us.

Several from our church attended Judgment House in Greenfield Friday evening.

Many from our church attended the birthday open house for Bro. Bill Martin who turned 95 July 24.

That’s all for this week. Have a good week and share a smile with everyone you meet.

Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle.

Good Sunday afternoon from Walkerville Baptist Church. We were so blessed by our gracious lord and savior with such beautiful weather this Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday afternoon, family and friends of Betty Newman gathered at Walkerville Baptist Church for a reception and dinner in honor of Betty’s 90th birthday. Cake and punch, family and friends, food and music

was the order of the day. This Sunday morning, we sang “Happy Birthday” to two of our ladies, and no, I did not ask them their ages.

Our scripture this Sunday morning was found in Acts 20:7-12 and First Corinthians 11:23-29. I invite you to read these scriptures and see the joy that filled the room when Eutychus was thought to be dead but was declared by the Apostle Paul to be alive.

In observing the Lord’s supper, we should fill the

room with joy as we declare that Jesus is alive, he is alive by defeating death, hell and the grave for all mankind who put their trust in him.

Our Wednesday evening Bible study will resume on Aug. 7 at 6:30 pm. All are welcome to attend. We will be studying the women of the Bible starting with Rebekah . Our recent prayer requests are: Robert and Marjie, Ray and Patty, Betty, Jackie, Dorothy’s brother, Gladis, Debbie, Dianne and

Hillview Baptist Church news Praise God! We met at Hillview this morning. We still have a lot to move back into the building, but it was good to be home.

Special Music: Janden Kuykendall sang for us.

Message: James 2: 14-26, “Faith without works is dead” No one is greater or less than anyone else.

James wants them to know that a group has come to church saying they understood that we believe we can have eternal life, but they wanted it to end there. They didn’t want to do anything. True faith in Jesus Christ shows change. If you aren’t changed then what

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good is faith. If you see a person hungry or in need and just tell them “God Bless You.” Does that help them? No, you need to do something to help their need. God can and does move mountains through prayer and faith. James said to prove your faith. Faith shows action. God showed his love for us by giving his son to die for our sins. We need to fear God, who has wrath against sin, but he always loves us and will discipline us. We are held to a higher account because we have the scripture to read and follow. Salvation comes through faith. Faith needs action.

Are you working for the Lord? Invite someone to church next Sunday.

Joy “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Nehemiah 8:10 NIV

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ur lives should be filled with joy if we truly believe the message of the Gospels. That is, if we believe that God loves us, despite all of the sins we have committed, and will commit, and that he has saved us and promised us eternal life in heaven, we should have a joy that overflows. There is often no reason to be unhappy, and the negative emotions of sadness and anger keep us from a life of joy. Joy is a gift from God, and joyfulness correlates very closely with holiness. Holy men and women of all faiths almost always exude a sublime joyfulness. Even in their quiet moments, you can sense that these people are happy. Saints are not dour souls. Sorrow that leads to repentance for sins committed, however, is not necessarily a bad thing, but the holy joy that comes from a devout life is the state of body, mind and soul that we should strive for.

When you find yourself in a melancholy

state, turn to prayer and ask God for deliverance, as the psalmist advises: “My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.” (Psalm 119:28 NIV) The solace that we find in prayer, in reading God’s word, and in singing hymns will often deliver us from that dark night of the soul that every saint and sinner occasionally experiences. Finally, don’t be too hard on yourself when you’re feeling down. The guilty feelings that often come with anxiety and depression separate us from the joyful love of God. Be joyful and know that you are loved.

–Christopher Simon

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her mother, one unspoken and the lost in our church family. We invite you to join us each Sunday morning for our 10:30 a.m. service and at 6:30 p.m. for our Wednesday evening Bible beginning on Aug. 7.

OBITUARY Mary Gimmy Mary Gimmy, 93, of Greenfield, died Saturday July 27, 2019 at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jerseyville. Pri-

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Midwest Avenue stands by a barn for a photo. The band recently got back together after several years.

Several of Richard Gillespie’s brothers and sisters were on hand July 19 for the rededication of the marquee that was erected in his honor following his death in 1973 in a car accident. (Left to right) Doris Feltes, Bill Gillespie, Marysue Nettles, Walt Gillespie and Kay Gillespie.

Midwest Avenue back together with new material

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Midwest Avenue is back with new material for fans.

Former White Hall native Scott Phares announced the band is back together and has released new stuff.

“This is our first release in more than five years,” Phares said. “We split up about five years ago, and I started off on a solo career, but after doing a reunion show last November, the response we received was so great we thought we might give the band another shot.”

Midwest Avenue was born back in 2002 when Phares was still in high school.

“At this point, it was an all-family band,” Phares said. “It was me, my dad, uncle and cousin in the band, and we recorded a five song EP called ‘Unique.’ We also did a lot of shows off of it.”

Midwest Avenue dissolved over time until Phares revived the band in 2011.

“We probably had our biggest run from 2011 to 2014,” Phares said. “We must have played probably 500 shows during that time frame, and then we kind of split up, and I started out on my solo career.”

That solo career resulted in Phares changing his name to Scott Wyatt and recording under that moniker.

“I’m still doing my solo career as well as the band,” Phares said. “I’m kind of doing two separate things right now, but they are two totally different styles.”

Current members of Midwest Avenue in addition to Phares are his father, Scott Phares, on drums, Steve Farmer, on bass and Carl Aikers on lead guitar.

Their first performance back as a band was the headlining act for the Fourth of July Blast at Nichol’s Park.

A full 12-song album will be coming out in mid-August but until then, the band has been releasing singles from this album at a rate of about one every three weeks.

“The reason we decided to release them one at a time is so that each song can get promoted a little bit on its own,” Phares said.

He explained a band produce a 12-song album and only a couple would get attention.

The first single off of the album, “Cowboys Say Goodbye” was released on June 21. It was followed by “High Roads” and then “You Tell Her.” “That song (Cowboys Say Goodbye) was actually written about five years ago, but we broke up before we got the chance to record it,” Phares said.

In addition to the band and his solo career, Phares has a fulltime job as a liason for two skilled nursing nursing facilities in St. Louis.

He got married last year and just recently bought a house in Troy.

Phares not only wrote all the songs on the album, but he also recorded them and produced the album.

“Through my time traveling and working in the Nashville scene and getting to know people, I have learned a lot,” he said. “Some of the people I worked with in Nashville have helped with some of the mixing and different things like that. It’s been a fun learning process, but you might say I have been doing this almost my entire life. But this is the first time I have recorded and produced an album so it has been really fun.”

Phares said he takes a unique approach to his song writing.

“Sometimes I set aside a time to write songs, but most of the time I do my writing while I’m watching wrestling on television,” Phares said. “I’m a big professional wrestling fan so I always try to watch Monday Night Raw and Tuesday Night Smackdown.

I’ll have my guitar with me, and usually I will write during the commercials or if an idea hits me, I roll with it, mute the TV and watch along while I’m writing.”

Like most artists these days, Phares is relying on social media to promote the band’s work.

Midwest Avenue will be playing at 7 p.m.

Aug. 3 at George’s Local Brew in Jerseyville.

They are also scheduled to play at 2 p.m.

Aug. 31 at Evandy’s Boatel in Naples and 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at Freddy’s in Greenfield.

“There will be more local shows, we just haven’t announced them as of yet,” Phares said. “Everyone can keep track of where we will be by following our Facebook page.

They can also watch the music videos from our Facebook page as well.”

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Steppin’ up, cookin’ out The young ladies from Steppin’ Up Dance Company held a cookout Saturday morning in the parking lot of Kroger in White Hall. While the grownups did the cooking, these young ladies, (from left to right) Mya Forrester, Payten McCurly, Karsyn Monroe and Ella Ford, urged folks to come try some ribeyes and hot dogs.

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Greenfield rededicates town square marquee

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press More than 40 years ago, the classmates of Greenfield graduate, Richard Gillespie, sought to remember their fallen classmate by erecting a marquee on the Greenfield Square in his honor.

That marquee was recently refurbished and rededicated in Gillespie’s honor with many family and friends on hand for the occasion.

Richard Gillespie was a young man in his prime when his life was abruptly snuffed out in an auto accident in Rockbridge less than a year after he graduated from Greenfield High School in 1972.

“Richard was killed just three days prior to his 19th birthday,” fellow classmate Jon Wright said. “He was such an inspiration for all of us in the graduating class of 1972 that we wanted to do something to remember him by.”

Following the passing of their fellow classmate, the Greenfield High School Class of 1972 decided to immortalize their classmate by erecting a marquee on the Greenfield Square for the high school to post upcoming events.

However, 40 years later, the marquee had become, more or less, obsolete. With the age of social media, there was no need to post upcoming events at the school on the marquee, and it was largely unused.

Many of Richard’s classmates still live in Greenfield and remember their friend and decided it was time the marquee was updated. A committee was formed, appropriately called the Greenfield Marquee Committee, and

they set out to raise funds to update the marquee.

“We went around to all the various groups and committees here in Greenfield and asked them to provide a member to or committee,” Wright said. “Then, we set about raising the money needed to update the marquee.”

With social media taking over in the area of upcoming events, it was decided to make the marquee a permanent welcome to Greenfield sign.

“The structure itself was still in pretty good condition so what we did was have a professional-type sign that welcomes everyone to Veteran’s Park made,” Wright said. “We also had a gold name plate made to go under the sign so everyone will remember Richard.”

Indeed, a large group,

mostly from the Gillespie family gathered in Veteran’s Park on Friday, July 19, to dedicate the new sign.

“He was from a large family with 10 brothers and sisters, and while some of them live out of state, many of them still live locally and were at this dedication,” Wright said.

The dedication coincided with the announcement of the events of the upcoming Greenfield Triennial Homecoming.

“I know, in this day and age that almost everyone has social media to keep updated on events but I hope this sign will be a welcome for those who don’t,” Wright said.

“The Triennial Homecoming is the single biggest event we hold in this community and we hope everyone will stop in and view our new marquee.”

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Joleigh Jansen of Roodhouse take the opportunity to paint a picture during the event.

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Generations can bond over hobbies enjoyed together, such as playing video games.

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Grandparents and seniors can share wisdom and a lifetime of experience with the young people in their lives. Expressing gratitude for such lessons is a great way to show the seniors in your life, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a grandparent, mentor or family friend, how much theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re appreciated.

Some seniors live alone, while others may be living with their adult children and grandchildren, offering care and support to help make the household function.

Whether grandparents, aunts and uncles or older friends live close by or elsewhere, there are many ways for their loved ones to show them how much theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re appreciated.

1. Become pen pals. Seniors may have limited mobility or opportunities to get out of the house. Receiving mail is one way to connect with the outside world. Regularly send letters to a grandparent or other senior, sharing tales of daily life and key moments that will bring them joy. Chances are theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll return the favor with a letter of their own.

2. Explore technology together. Younger generations can introduce seniors to available technology that can bring them closer.

This may include digital assistants that

enable them to share videos, tablets to send email or access social media, mobile phones for calling and texting, and anything else families can customize to their needs.

3. Offer companionship. Spending time with younger generations can motivate seniors to stay active and engaged. Have games and activities at the ready or simply provide a listening ear.

4. Shop and run errands. Help aging loved ones perform the tasks that they may not be able to tackle on their own. This can include picking up groceries or prescriptions or taking them to appointments.

Simple work around the house, like doing laundry or light clean-up, also can be a big help.

5. Start a hobby together. Develop a hobby that seniors and young people can enjoy together. Watching classic movies, painting ceramics, going to sporting events, or gardening are just a few of the many hobbies that seniors can enjoy with their young loved ones.

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Greene County police and traffic The following police reports were filed between July 19 and July 25. These reports are public information and are obtained from the Greene County Circuit Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. All individuals listed have been arrested and charged, or cited in case of traffic violations. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The following individual was charged with a felony: Tucker Jr, Wayne L., dob 03-19-83, meth delivery in an amount between five and fifteen grams, possession of meth in an amount between five and fifteen grams, possession of a controlled substance except a/d.

The following individuals were charged with traffic violations: Jones, Haley R., dob 02-05-90, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Edwards, Robert L., dob 08-28-00, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle.

McQuade, Dana K., dob 03-13-70, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Isringhausen, Christa E., dob 10-13-95, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Waltrip, Joshua L., dob 04-04-02, driving 15-20

mph above limit.

Hutchenson, Brannon W., dob 03-20-69, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Reardon, Jared W., dob 04-24-94, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Meritt, Danny R., dob 08-12-47, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Thompson, Brent A., dob 02-19-00, driving 11-14 mph above limit.

Waters, Kyle D., dob 02-07-00, failure to reduce speed, leaving the scene, driver failure to give notice of accident.

Braucht, Morgan S., dob 12-30-77, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Hayes, Johnathan W., dob 12-21-94, driving on a suspended license.

Tobin, Benjamin R., dob 05-24-82, disregarding a stop sign.

Wallis, Donna J., dob 01-06-50, driving on a revoked license.

Perez, Jorge L., dob 05-0600, driving 15-20 mph above limit.

Jones, Kevin Howard, dob 05-09-77, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Andrews, Scott A., dob 11-27-62, driving on a revoked license.

CLASSIFIED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY CARROLLTON ILLINOIS 1ST MIDAMERICA CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs.

MONTY M GARDNER AKA MONTY GARDNER, Defendant.

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For information contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee PROPERTY ADDRESS: shall have the duty to pay the 632 5TH STREET CARROLLproportionate share, if any, of TON, IL 62016 the common expenses for the PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby giv- unit which would have become en that pursuant to a Judgment due in the absence of any asof the above Court entered in sessment acceleration during the above entitled cause on the 6 months immediately preJuly 3, 2019, the following de- ceding institution of an action to scribed real estate, to-wit: enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unPermanent Index Number: paid by the owner during whose 03-92-23-301-001 possession the assessments Commonly known as: 632 5th accrued. If the outstanding asStreet, Carrollton, IL 62016 sessments are paid at any time will be offered for sale and sold during any action to enforce at public vendue on August 19, the collection of assessments, 2019, at 9:30 AM, the south end the purchaser shall have no of the Greene County Court- obligation to pay any assesshouse Lobby, Carrollton, Illi- ments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this nois. property is a condominium unit The Judgment amount is which is part of a common inter$54,025.74. est community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale The real estate is improved other than a mortgagee shall with a single family residence. pay the assessments required Sale terms: 25% down of the by the Condominium Property KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW $FW ,/&6 J

the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Greene County. ,I WKH VDOH LV QRW FRQÂżUPHG IRU No third party checks will be ac- any reason, the Purchaser at cepted. The balance, including the sale shall be entitled only to the Judicial sale fee for Aban- a return of the purchase price doned Residential Property paid. The Purchaser shall have Municipality Relief Fund, which no further recourse against the is calculated on residential Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or real estate at the rate of $1 for the Mortgageeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. each $1,000 or fraction thereof IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGof the amount paid by the pur- OR (HOMEOWNER), YOU chaser not to exceed $300, in HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU MAIN IN POSSESSION FOR is due within twenty-four (24) 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF hours. No fee shall be paid by AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, the mortgagee acquiring the IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECresidential real estate pursu- TION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLIant to its credit bid at the sale NOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOor by any mortgagee, judgment SURE LAW. creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt whose rights in and to the mort- Collection Practices Act you are gaged real estate arose prior to advised that the Law Firm of the sale. The subject property Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is subject to general real estate is deemed to be a debt collector taxes, special assessments attempting to collect a debt, and or special taxes levied against any information obtained will be said real estate, and is offered used for that purpose. for sale without any representa- Veronika L. Jones (#6313161), tion as to quality or quantity of Its Attorney title and without recourse to the Of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condition. The Sale is further subject Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) HEAVNER, BEYERS WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH &RXUW & MIHLAR, LLC Upon payment in full of the Attorneys at Law amount bid, the purchaser shall P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 UHFHLYH D &HUWLÂżFDWH RI 6DOH which will entitle the purchaser 6HQG 1RWLFH 3OHDGLQJV WR to a Deed to the real estate af- Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) WHU FRQÂżUPDWLRQ RI WKH VDOH 7KH Email: Non-CookPleadings@ property will NOT be open for hsbattys.com inspection. Prospective bidders Telephone: (217) 422-1719 are admonished to check the Facsimile: (217) 422-1754 &RXUW ÂżOH WR YHULI\ DOO LQIRUPD- I3126442

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1ST MIDAMERICA CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs.

MONTY M GARDNER AKA MONTY GARDNER, Defendant.

19-CH-5 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 632 5TH STREET CARROLLTON, IL 62016 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on July 3, 2019, the following described real estate, to-wit: Commencing at the Southwest corner of Lot Numbered Nine (9) Outlots, Carlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Survey in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty-three (23), Township Ten (10) North, Range Twelve (12) West of the Third Principal Meridian, as described in Deed Record â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zâ&#x20AC;? on Page 387, thence East 187 1/2 feet, thence North 60 feet, thence West 187 1/2 feet, thence South 60 feet to the place of beginning, situated in the County of Greene, in the State of Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 03-92-23-301-001 Commonly known as: 632 5th Street, Carrollton, IL 62016 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on August 19, 2019, at 9:30 AM, the south end of the Greene County Courthouse Lobby, Carrollton, Illinois.

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For information contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

,I WKH VDOH LV QRW FRQÂżUPHG IRU any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price The real estate is improved paid. The Purchaser shall have with a single family residence. no further recourse against the Sale terms: 25% down of the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or KLJKHVW ELG E\ FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV DW the Mortgageeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney. the close of the sale payable to IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGThe Sheriff of Greene County.

OR (HOMEOWNER), YOU No third party checks will be acHAVE THE RIGHT TO REcepted. The balance, including MAIN IN POSSESSION FOR the Judicial sale fee for Aban30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF doned Residential Property AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, Municipality Relief Fund, which IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECis calculated on residential TION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLIreal estate at the rate of $1 for NOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOeach $1,000 or fraction thereof SURE LAW. of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt FHUWLÂżHG IXQGV RU ZLUH WUDQVIHU Collection Practices Act you are is due within twenty-four (24) advised that the Law Firm of hours. No fee shall be paid by Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, the mortgagee acquiring the is deemed to be a debt collector residential real estate pursu- attempting to collect a debt, and ant to its credit bid at the sale any information obtained will be or by any mortgagee, judgment used for that purpose. creditor, or other lienor acquirVeronika L. Jones (#6313161), ing the residential real estate Its Attorney whose rights in and to the mortOf Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC gaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) is subject to general real estate HEAVNER, BEYERS taxes, special assessments & MIHLAR, LLC or special taxes levied against Attorneys at Law said real estate, and is offered P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 for sale without any representaSend Notice/Pleadings to: tion as to quality or quantity of Veronika L. Jones (#6313161) title and without recourse to the Email: Non-CookPleadings@ Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? condihsbattys.com tion. The Sale is further subject Telephone: (217) 422-1719 WR FRQÂżUPDWLRQ E\ WKH &RXUW Facsimile: (217) 422-1754 Upon payment in full of the I3126442 amount bid, the purchaser shall 7.24, 7.31, 8.7 The Judgment amount is $54,025.74.

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1500-GREENE CO. YARD SALES GARAGE SALE: Flatt/Grafford.

Lots of everything! Lots of bargains! Come check it out on Friday, August 2nd from 5-8PM and Saturday, August 3rd from 8AM-? at 670 Cemetery Road (formerly Dr. McNearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home) in Carrollton, IL

1500-PIKE CO. YARD SALES PITTSFIELD: 545 W. Grant St. Huge walk-in estate sale. Aug. 1, noon-7 p.m. Aug. 2, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Aug. 3, 8 a.m.-? Don Martin's shop tool sale. Tools new and old. Professional equipment - drill press, table saw, radial saw, lathe, belt sander grinder, all Craftsman, lots of hand tools, drills, screwdrivers, saws, wrenches and many more household items. Small appliances, furniture, glassware-old and new, lots of jewelry, purses, collectibles, Avon Hummingbird pattern, much more.

PITTSFIELD: 244 S. Madison St. Yard sale. Friday, Aug. 2, noon-6.

Saturday, Aug. 3, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Girls sizes 6-14/16, boys 4-14/16, 3 boys' bikes, misc. items and toys.

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Kids dive into reading, crafting at library

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Nine-month-old Elliot Evans sits in the new bumbo seat at the Carrollton Public Library.

It and several other pieces of furniture and games were purchased through a grant from Dot Foods earlier this summer.

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Sophia Bushnell is concentrating intently on making a bookmark during the craft portion of 0-5 story hour at Carrollton Public Library last week.

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Joel Duiguid was the guest speaker at the 0-5 story hour at Carrollton Public Library last week reading a story about a dog, “This Book Just Ate My Dog!” Sitting at his feet, listening intently, is his daughter Gaia along with a handful of other children as well.

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Nine-month-old Elliot Evans gets a little help from Kennedy Eckert during playtime at the Carrollton Public Library last week.

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One-year-old Ella Rimbey gets a lift up to pin a paper banana on a monkey as one of the games for the 0-5 story hour last week at Carrollton Public Library.

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Carl Moran Jr. retires after 43 years

Welcome baby Jaxon Amber Buchanan and James Hillman of Fidelity welcomed a son, Jaxon Lee Hillman, 8 lbs., 11 oz., at 12:11 p.m.

July 16 at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Jaxon has two siblings, 10-year-old Carter and 6-year-old Ethan.

John D. Ford Reunion The 66th John Daniel Ford Reunion was held July 21, 2019, at the Masonic Lodge building in White Hall with 47 in attendance.

A bountiful lunch was served around noon. Guest, Pastor Isaac King asked the blessing on the food.

A business meeting followed with President Ben Ford, presiding. It was decided to make a donation to the Likely cemetery, the burial place of John D. Ford, to help with mowing.

Dan Ford reported that he had made a new sign and put it up at the entrance of the cemetery since the old one was so worn that it was unreadable.

It was reported that within the last year there had been six births & one adoption, seven marriages and two deaths.

The same officers were retained for next year. Ben Ford, Pres., Alice Ford, Sec/ Treas. & Amy Snyder, Vice Pres.

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It was decided the meet next year at the Mason Hall on the third Sunday in July.

Attending were: Pauline & Glenn Mullen, Virginia, IL, Susan Seaton & Hazel Mae Ford, Frank, Seaton of Greenfield, IL, Tony Ford & family of Alton, IL; Chris, Trisha & Tristen Ford; Desnee Ford & Mary McGee of Roodhouse, IL; Sam Ford of Alsey, IL; Will & Mandy Hatchel of Winchester, IL; Harold & Becky Gathard of Edenburg, IL; Mike & Barb Edwards of Quincy, IL; Neil & Julie Maul, Ben, Tahnya & Guen Ford, Jim & Jeanne Ford, John Ford, Linda Ford, Jim & Joanne (Ford) Leeds, and Marvin Ford, of Jacksonville, IL; Isaac, Abby & Elizabeth King of Hillview, IL; Brad & Oren Ford, Nick Ford, Rhonda, Donnie & Kayla McCaherty, & Waylon Craigmiles, Dan & Janice Ford, Scott Dawdy and Alice Ford, of White Hall, IL.

Peoples Bank & Trust congratulated Carl Moran Jr, Community Bank President of the White Hall Branch on his retirement from Peoples Bank & Trust.

Carl has had a rare career in banking. He began his career as a teller with White Hall Bank in 1976. Carl was promoted to assistant cashier in 1983, assistant vice president in 1991, vice president & cashier in 1999, Chief Operating Officer & Cashier in 2002, Chief Executive Officer in 2003, President in 2004 and Community Bank President in 2012.

43 years is impressive, but even more impressive considering it was all in the same building. It is hard to imagine how many customers he has helped, counseled and served.

When asked why he decided to go into banking, Carl said, “I’m not sure whether I chose to go into banking, or it chose me.”

Carl reflected that banking is drastically different today than it was when he first became involved, and is for the most part a constant change in one aspect or another, largely in part due to an ever changing regulatory environment. Technology and automation have played a key role, going from the days when we manually posted tickets to a daily journal, then to the ledger and finally to the daily statement. Most of this is now pretty much accomplished with a keystroke. Something we don’t want to change is a great customer base consisting of good friendships, trust and the importance of community banks.

Carl is well known in the White Hall community. He is a member and Vice-President of the Greene County

Economic Development Committee and the North Greene Chamber of Commerce. He has served as Master, Secretary and held other offices of the White Hall Lodge #80 AF& AM. He is also involved as a member of the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, the Volunteers in Police Service in Morgan County and an FBI Springfield Citizens Academy Alumni.

Carl and his wife, Linda, live in Jacksonville. In his spare time, Carl is an avid traveler and can always tell you the best places to visit and eat.

He enjoys spending time at the campground at Lake Jacksonville during the summer months.

We would like to express our appreciation for Carl and the many years of dedicated service, he has given to the Bank. We congratulate Carl and wish him a wonderful retirement.

Peoples Bank will be hosting an open house for Carl in the lobby of the White Hall facility from 11:00 to 3:00 P.M. on Friday, August 2, 2019. Please stop by to visit with Carl and wish him well in his retirement.

Greene County Health Department Monday, Aug. 5: Nutrition Ed Class 9 a.m., Blood Pressure Screening from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Free Pregnancy Testing – 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 6: WIC Clinic Wednesday, Aug. 7: WIC Clinic Thursday, Aug. 8: Immunizations from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Parent or legal guardian must be present at time of immunization.

Due to changes in VFC requirements, not all Medicaid plans can be accepted.

Also, proof of no insurance must be provided before vaccines will be given. To check eligibility or to ask any other questions, please

call 942-6961. Blood Pressure Screening – 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Free Pregnancy Testing – 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 9: WIC Clinic For more information visit our website at: www. greenecountyhealth.com.

NOTE: Skilled nursing home health care visits and home health aides visits are available on a daily basis, including Saturdays and Sundays. Physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy are also available. Our office hours are 8 am. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 1-800942-6961.

Carl Moran Jr. Peoples Bank & Trust is a locally owned and managed independent community bank with ten offices located in Pana, Taylorville, Altamont, Tower Hill, Charleston, Springfield, Morrisonville, Palmyra, Waverly and White Hall. Peoples is a full service bank offering outstanding customer service to consumers, small business, and farmers in Central Illinois. People First Bancshares, Inc., with corporate offices in Pana, Illinois, is the holding company for Peoples Bank & Trust.

WHAT’S HAPPENING Monday through Sunday, Aug. 5-11: Revival Services at The Hillcrest Holiness Camp Meeting, at 7 p.m., Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and missionary service at 1:30 p.m. Ted Lee, Olivet Nazarene University, will bring the message each evening. Leading in music worship, Mark N. Murphy, Murphy Ministries. Missionary speaker is Holly Muehleisen of Japan, World Gospel Mission. Located 4 miles west of Kampsville on Route 96. Please contact Carol Freesmeyer at 618653-4680 for more information, as well as contacting

us on Facebook.

Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16-17: Gospel Fest hosted by The Chosen Ones, at the Scott County Fairgrounds, 401 N. Walnut St., Winchester. Rain or shine, bring lawn chairs. Free admission and love offerings will be received. Camping available at the fairgrounds. Call 217-587-2671 for reservations. Music by The Bowling Family, The Bowling Sisters, Diplomats Quartet, Keystone Voices, Tim Lovelace, The Lesters, Endless Highway, The Gibson Girls, The Redemptions.