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JERSEY COUNTY JOURNAL Births Local students
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Wedding Announcement
Blair Meredith Steinacher Josh “PJ” and Lindsay Steinacher of Portales, N.M., Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, N.M., welcome a daughter, Blair Meredith Steinacher, 8 lb. 4 oz., 8:42 p.m. March 2, 2014, Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis. Grandparents are Don and Donna Lawrence of Rosewood Heights and PJ and Kelly Steinacher of Carrollton. Great-grandparents are Ronald and Joyce Bright of Bethalto and Jerry and Bonnie Steinacher of Carrollton. Keira Ann Perkinson Mike and Christi Perkinson welcome a daughter, Keira Ann Perkinson, 6 lb. 14 oz., 8:27 a.m. April 14, 2014, Alton Memorial Hospital. Elder sibling is Katie, 4. Grandparents are Gary and Janet Kallal of Jerseyville and Chet and Vickie Perkinson of Delhi. Greatgrandparents are Robert and Mary Kallal of Dow and Verna Robinson of Shipman.
Crockett-Meske wedding Melissa Ann Crockett and Kevin Lewis Meske were united in marriage on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at a 5:30 p.m. ceremony at Pere Marquette Lodge in Grafton officiated by the Rev. Michelle Spies, with a reception following in the Lodge’s banquet center. The bride is the daughter of Mary H. Loy of Jerseyville and the stepdaughter of the late Frank E. Loy. She is a 1986 graduate of Jersey Community High School, a 1999 graduate of Greenville College, and a 2003 graduate of University of Phoenix. She is a self-employed freelance writer and site photographer operating as Studio Sixpence. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member of the business department at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey. The groom is the son of Kenneth
and Barbara Meske of Vermilion, Ohio, and the late Patricia Meske. Serving in the U.S. Army and as a municipal police officer previously, he has been employed by Penn National Gaming for the past 12 years in the security department at Argosy Casino Alton, but with a recent promotion and transfer, he is now working at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia. The couple’s attendants were their three sons, Jeremy Shipley and Reid Mustain of Alton, and Matthew Meske of South Carolina. The couple honeymooned at Pere Marquette Lodge and enjoyed day trips to St. Louis, Mo., and Springfield. Currently residing in Alton, the couple will soon make their new home together in the Charles Town, W.V. area.
Smay awarded certificate of achievement May 10
Eight-year-old Cade Smay of Wood River was awarded a certificate of achievement from the Madison County Regional Superintendent, Dr. Robert Daiber, on Saturday, May 10 in recognition of his story for the Illinois State Sponsored 2014 Young Authors Competition. Each year, students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade are encouraged to write, illustrate and submit an original book, which are judged in their local respective schools. The County Level winners from each school are invited to attend the Madison County Young Authors Conference in Edwardsville hosted by the Madison County Regional Office of Education. Cade’s book was one of seven total winning county level submissions from Central Elementary this year. During the conference, students had the opportunity to share their books, participate in literacy based activities and listen to accomplished award winning Children’s Author Jennifer Ward speak about the importance of writing. Students are also presented with a certificate by the Regional Superintendent of Education. This is Cade’s second time achieving this honor as a county representative; the first time was while he was in kindergarten at just six years old. His story for this winning submission is titled “The Bulldog and the Eagle.” It is a story about the two Roxana Elementary Schools mascots and his imaginative backstory involving a fire and these two brave animals saving children, explaining how they came to be deemed official mascots.
Cade Smay Cade loves to read, write and create; when he grows up, Cade wants to be a video game designer and own a DeLorean. He is the son of Nathan and Christy Smay of Wood River and is a second grade student at Central Elementary School in Roxana. He has a four-year-old brother, Leyton (who he has inspired to create his own picture books) and a 1-year-old brother, Lairn, to whom he enjoys reading stories. His grandparents are Martin and Melissa Smay of Kane, Deb and Dave Droege of Jerseyville, and the late Kevin Hatcher, formerly of Hardin. His surviving great-grandparents are Leslie H. Smay and Hubert Droege each of Jerseyville, and Gordon Cooley of Grand Junction, Colo.
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Elijah Paul Kraushaar Dennis Kraushaar and Mandy Margadonna, both of Jerseyville, welcome a son, Elijah Paul Kraushaar, 8 lb. 6 oz., 4:29 p.m. May 6, 2014, Alton Memorial Hospital. Elder siblings are Brian, 21, and Devin, 18. Grandparents are Ron Kraushaar, Flora Stephens and Paul Margadonna, all of Jerseyville. Great-grandparent is Kathryn Stephens of Fieldon.
Card of thanks Thank You Teachers are a treasure and JCHS will be losing one of the best. Erica Smith is a wonderful teacher and those kids as well as the school are gong to miss her so much. I just wanted to take a moment to personally thank Erica for being so kind and inviting me back to her classroom to demonstrate pie making. I loved all of the kids and especially their questions. I had a lot of eager helpers that loved to roll the pie crust and enjoyed taste testing. I had such a fun time with the students and Erica made me feel so welcome. I won’t ever forget it. Erica, I would like to wish you luck and much success in your next journey wherever it leads. I know you will succeed. Franny Fosha
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from McKendree University McKendree University in Lebanon is pleased to announce the following local students are among its Class of 2014 graduates: Kayla Fessler of Dow, BSN in Nursing. Leslie Funk of Godfrey, MAED in Educational Administration/ Leadership. Bethany Huelskoetter of Brighton, BSN in Nursing. Ciara Laubscher of Brighton, BSED magna cum laude in
Elementary Education. The university held its 174th commencement exercises on May 10 at the Lebanon, Illinois campus. Graduates at the Louisville and Radcliff, Kentucky campuses receive their diplomas on June 7. The Class of 2014 includes 908 graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education, and School of Nursing and Health Professions. They hail from 16 states and four countries.
McKendree University in Lebanon recently inducted the following students into its Honor Society of Nursing on Academic Excellence Day: Sheri McDuffie of Dow. Zachery McDuffie of Dow.
The society recognizes superior achievement and the development of leadership qualities, fosters high professional standards, encourages creative work, and strengthens commitment to the ideals and purposes of the nursing profession.
Smith McKendree University’s graduates Honor Society of Nursing from welcomes new members Marquette High Hickey College announces spring graduation list Hickey College in St. Louis is proud to announce that the following students from Jerseyville recently graduated from their respective programs: Kimberly Haag, Administrative Assistant Diploma; Ashley Purcell, Bachelor of Applied Management Program; Aimee Skinner, Administrative
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Assistant Diploma; Hickey College congratulates the individuals who reside in your community for their accomplishments, and for helping to continue a great tradition. Hickey College has served the community for over 75 years by matching its diploma and degree graduates to quality employers.
Elaina Smith, daughter of Tom and Julie Smith of Jerseyville, will graduate from Marquette Catholic High School in Alton. She plans to attend Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., where she will take an interest in Deaf Education and golf.
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