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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press There was good news and bad news last week out of Springfield.

The bad news was the state gas tax going up 19 cents, doubling the cost to 38 cents per gallon.

In signing the bill, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said the gas tax had not been raised since 1990 and if smaller increments had been added on throughout the last 30 years,

the tax is now where it would have been.

Gas stations and convenience stores were swamped Sunday, June 30 as drivers filled up their tanks before the increase took effect July 1.

“We were crazy busy yesterday,” Karen Griggs, manager of Haymakers in Pittsfield, said. “The gas sales were unbelievable. Much more than we are on a usual Sunday.”

But the good news is that some of that money will be coming back to the area in the form of a new, much-needed bridge at Florence. The bridge has closed for extended periods of time over the past few years for mechanical failures, structural issues and barge strikes. It was closed for a week last month, June 20-27,

after being struck by runaway barges.

“We were crazy busy yesterday. The gas sales were unbelievable.”

Karen Griggs Haymakers in Pittsfield The bridge is included in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s five-year plan but work will hopefully begin before that time.

Jeffrey Myers, project engineer for the Florence Bridge,

said IDOT Is currently studying alignments and the environmental impacts with the Phase I Study.

“We anticipate an advisory group meeting in the next couple of months, and a public hearing to present a preferred alternative this winter,” he said.

Illinois State Senator Steve McClure said funding for a new bridge was in his top priority list for the newly-passed capital funding bill which provides money for infrastructure projects such as bridges and roads.

McClure said the money for the $84.2 million project will be placed in a motor fuel tax “lock box” and the funds (See, NEW, A2)

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The Pittsfield McDonalds was expected to open today, Wednesday, July 3. The Pittsfield Fire Department was out Sunday evening washing off the lot of the new McDonalds’s in preparation for the scheduled re-opening. Jason Thomas mans the hose while washing gravel off the new concrete surfaces. The new store sets directly north of where the previous store was located and is bigger in size and more efficient in usage of space. Firefighters were treated to sodas and ice cream cones for their efforts.

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press A 19 cent increase in the state gas tax will provide money for some muchneeded projects in Illinois, especially roads and bridges.

But the gas tax is not the only increase Illinois drivers will see in the future The cost of license plate fees and registration fees will (See, FUNDING, A2)

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press After 29 years of being on the west edge of town, Wright’s Auto Body will be moving to the downtown area.

“I’ve bought the Heaton Building,” Peter Wright, owner of the business, said. “I bought the building and all the equipment, the lifts, the computer system, the diagnostics. I even bought the soda machine.”

Wright said he was scheduled to close on the property, Monday, July 1 and will begin the moving process a little at a time, hopefully being established by August, the 29th anniversary of his business. He would like to keep his current business open during the move.

“We will still do everything we always have, the body work, sales, my 24-hour towing,”Wright said. “I would like to expand into service work, oil changes and that kind of thing.”

Although there is a plan for most of the property, Wright says he is not sure about the former showroom area.

“I’d like to get another 4-wheeler franchise in there,” Wright said. “I just need to get everything else going first.”

Wright said he is excited about the move and said Peter Heaton was great to work with in his securing the property.

Wright said once he is established at the corner of Adams and Memorial, he will sell his current property.

Dedication for new Champ Clark to be Aug. 3 sons.

By BETH ZUMWALT “The date was contingent on when Pike Press the bridge could be completed, as The old adage “Lord willing and the well as when James Beachamp Clark’s creeks don’t rise” is coming into play great-grandson, Benjamin Clark, could for completion of the Champ Clark participate, and we are pleased he Bridge at Louisiana. is available,” Missouri Department A dedication cerof Transportation emony is planned for Northeast District Saturday, Aug. 3 and “We have to build Engineer Paula Gough the bridge may or the roadway over said.”The bridge may may not be open at not actually open to the Sny Levee that time. traffic that day; it “We are waiting and then rebuild a could be later in the for the water to go month depending on down more,” Keith section…” when work to the Sny Killen project engiLevee can be comneer of the bridge, pleted.”

Keith Killen said. “We have to The bridge project build the roadway Project engineer to replace the 90-yearover the Sny Levee old bridge began with and then rebuild a studies and plans in section of the Sny Levee. Continued 2015 and started actual construction of high water is preventing us from doing the project in the fall of 2017 with an that.”

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A new wider bridge, right, carrying U.S. 54 over the Mississippi River is opening earlier than expected and will have a dedication ceremony Aug. 3. The bridge replaces a 90-year-old bridge that was not only structurally deficient but had to be closed during flood events.

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Jaclyn Kirk of Griggsville makes galaxy soap at the Griggsville library Monday, July 1. For more about the library’s summer programs for students, see page A2.

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Paul Petty, father of Noah Petty, sums it up like this: “It’s hard to believe the worst day of your life and the best day of your life could come within a week of one another.”

Paul Petty had accompanied his third son, Noah, to Bloomington last week, so Noah could attend Illinois State’s Big Man Camp. Paul Petty is also the Saukee varsity coach. Noah suffered a cardiac arrest Tuesday, June 25 and the rest

of the week became a tense, emotional time for the Petty family.

“The team had broke for lunch at 11:30 and they eat lunch together,” Paul Petty said. “I ate my lunch and was sitting in my car which was probably four or five parking spots from the stadium entrance.”

Petty said he usually films Noah when they are conducting drills or going one-on-one but when the session resumed at 1:30 p.m., Petty knew they were having a team meeting, (See, PETTY, A2)

Tax bills coming next week

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Pike County real estate tax bills will be mailed July 8 with the first installment due Aug. 12. The second installment will be due Sept. 30.

For convenience of payers the following banks will accept tax payments: United Community Bank (Pittsfield), Farmers State Bank (Pittsfield and Hull), 1st National Bank (Barry and Pittsfield), Farmers National Bank (Griggsville, Pittsfield) CNB (Pittsfield) Bank of Kampsville (Pleasant Hill),Central State Bank (Pleasant Hill and Kinderhook), Bank of Liberty (Barry), Prairie State Bank & Trust (Perry).

Payment stubs must be included with your payment.

Credit card payment is offered via MuniciPay with a service/convenience fee of 2.45% with a $3 minimum at the Pike County Treasurer’s office. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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By BAILEY SCOGGINS Pike Press The North Pike District Library of Griggsville has a summer full of events.

The library hosted the first session of “Make-It Monday,� July 1 and kids were able to come in and get crafty. The next session is July 8 at 2 p.m. and is for 4th grade and up. “My favorite part was making the bath bomb because we got to mix a lot of different ingredients. I put it in a big bowl after it set.

It was neat to watch,� Lucas Sidwell said.

Sidwell participated in the July 1 session.

The kids were able to make their own bath bombs using supples supplied by The North Pike District Library. Kimber Martin, director of library services, was in charge of the event. “I liked making the scrub the most. It was fun melting the coconut oil and mixing Bailey Scoggins/Pike Press everything together,� Logan Sidwell said.

Check out the library’s Facebook page for Jennifer Fulmer attended the first session a calendar of events. of Make-it-Monday at the Griggsville library.

Robert Reed was the first customer at Bob's in Pleasant Hill to purchase alcohol. Craig Robinson, president of the village board, said he started issuing liquor licenses June 26 and has had four applications so far. Bob’s Red Fox and the Fast Stop have asked for a pour license while Jiffi Stop has asked for a package liquor license and the Pike County Fair is requesting a special event license.

Robinson said to date, those are the only applications he has received.

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Lucas and Logan Sidwell of Griggsville get their craft on during the first session of Make-it-Monday.

Patches for Landon

By SHELBY STROEMER Pike Press A thirteen-year-old boy from Pittsfield is welcoming community support.

Landon Davenport is the son of Chris and Christy Davenport; siblings are Seren Davenport and Jessey Bruce.

Landon has recently been diagnosed with leukemia on top of his pre-existing medical conditions. Davenport’s attitude remains upbeat, however.

His love and desire to be a firefighter is keeping his spirits high. He has made a public request for people to send him fire fighter patches for his blanket.

Patch donations can be mailed to 306 East Washington Street, Pittsfield, IL 62363. “Multiple patches have been received, but we’re waiting until the weekend to open them with him,� Jessey Bruce said. “A couple of stations have visited him, too.�

LANDON DAVENPORT The family would like to thank Linda Whitmore for volunteering her services to sew the patches on the blanket.

Davenport has had several chemo treatments this year.

Dedication (Continued from A1) estimated completion date of Fall 2019. “We said Fall 2019 to give us a little flexibility,� Killen said. “Massman has done a really good job. They have been aggressive with their plan and the key was getting the foundation work done during the winter of 2017-18

so they were out of the water during times when the water was higher.�

The committee is working diligently on putting together unique plans to make this ceremony memorable and hopes to include significant dignitaries as guest speakers, besides Mr. Clark. “Since we just established

the date for the ceremony, we will continue to work with all those involved in its planning to finalize details,�

Gough said. As soon as those details are finalized, they will be posted on the Champ Clark Bridge website at www.champclarkbridge. com, as well as on its Facebook page.

New (Continued from A1) cannot be used for any other project. “Most of the projects in the capital bill are downstate projects,� McClure said. “The majority of the money is for downstate projects.�

McClure said he was pleased with the money he was able to procure for his district. “I’ve known about the Florence Bridge for a while now,� he said. “But I couldn’t say anything until the bill was signed. There are other projects in the area, also, but I can’t comment on those yet.

But West Central Illinois did well.�

McClure attributes the windfall of money to the area of the state once referred to as “Forgottonia� due to his willingness to cooperate with Democrats who have a super majority in the senate. “It’s 40-19, Democrats over Republicans,� he said. “I couldn’t have stopped the gas tax if I had tried. What we did do was negotiate with the Democrats.�

He said originally the gas increase was scheduled to be as much as 30 cents instead of the 19 cents and also proposed were taxes on bottled water, streaming services, cable television, rental cars, a bag tax, beer and wine, and cigarettes. ‘We were able to keep all of those except the gas tax and the cigarette tax from being

imposed by negotiating,�

McClure, who voted for the capital bill, said. “I worked with the Democrats and my district got hundreds of millions of dollars while keeping some of the taxes out,� he said. “One of my colleagues did not and his district got only 57 million, total.�

McClure said he didn’t like the gas tax either, as someone who drives a lot to cover his district and go to Springfield. “But, I’m going to get as much money as I can for this district,� he said.

McClure also used money from his member initiative fund, a pocket of money legislators have to fund smaller projects in their district, to pay for the Winchester Public Library to redo its parking lot, $5,000; the Pittsfield Public Library to install new carpet and get new computers, $7,000; and $8,000 for New Philadelphia to make a mortgage payment.

Money from McClure’s discretionary spending is guaranteed although at times the funds can be up to six months arriving.

The $84.2 million for the Florence Bridge is not guaranteed money, but the fact it is in the capital bill is far better news that if it were not. “But I have people come up to me all the time and say their community was promised money for a school or some

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increase $50 Jan. 1, 2020, making them $151 and a $100 increase to truck vehicle registrations which vary according to vehicle weight and class.

Electric cars will have a $100 additional fee for a total registration fee of $251. That fee increase is also scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2020.

And with the newly legalized recreational marijuana usage, there will also be taxes from that change.

There will be a seven percent tax on cultivators, a 10-25 percent tax on the purchase of cannabis, up to a 3 percent excise tax by municipalities, .75 percent for counties and up to 3.75 for unincorporated areas.

That tax will go into effect Jan. 1, 2020.

Cigarettes have also gone up in cost due to a tax increase. The tax on a pack of cigarettes raised $1 July 1 and e-cigarettes will rise 15 percent on the wholesale price. other project which they went ahead with. And then no funds were forthcoming and they were having to pay for it themselves,� McClure said.

By SHELBY STROEMER Pike Press With a short agenda for the Monday July 1 meeting, the Barry City Council had a couple of old issues to deal with.

Updates for a new business coming to Barry was delivered by city administrator Jeff Hogge.

Hogge announced to the council that American Fisheries is set to have a job fair July 11 from 10 a.m.2 p.m. and July 12 from 5-7 p.m.at the Barry YMCA. The fishery is hoping to hire 12-15 people from the event.

Eventually the fishery would like to add another shift and up the employee count to 30 people per shift.

The fishery is estimating an opening day around the end of July. Fish will be coming from the neighboring two rivers as well as Kentucky Lake.

At a previous meeting TIF awards for business facades were made. However, the estimated cost of Debbie Harshman’s building had been quoted short by one door. That door will cost an additional $650. The council approved to add the additional money to cover the door replacement.

During public comment, a concerned Barry citizen stepped in to discuss his current predicament.

Andy Woods, who lives on Williams Street, owns around 25 show rabbits and received a letter from the city on his violation of the ordinance.

The current standing animal ordinance is that the animals must be kept within 100 feet of any inhabited structure.

At Woods’ home, he does not meet the required footage. Several residences have received a similar letter in the mail regarding the animal pen distance. “This was discussed heavily in closed session last month,� Mayor Shawn Rennecker said.

Woods suggested permits for the animals, but Rennecker stated that some people won’t feel justified if they don’t receive the permit.

As it stands, the city council is sticking with the current, in place ordinance.

During the public comment time, Alderman Steve Schultz presented a possible new idea for an ordinance to help with the vacant building issue.

The ordinance Schultz presented was an active one from out in California. The

&LWL]HQV ZDUQHG DERXW VFDPV At the Barry City Council meeting July 1, officer Steve Lowry delivered the police report.

After his report, he stated that there had been several scam calls occurring in the area. He warned that anyone who receives a call about Social Security or that a house has been won for money each month, to be wary and not buy into the scam.

Lowry stated elderly people had often been targets of this type of scam.

council agreed the ordinance was a good idea and wanted to check with the city attorney on how they can adopt something similar.

Currently the city has a fix or flatten system for vacant buildings.

Debbie Harshman brought to the council’s attention that there will be an Apple Fest fundraising event during the fireman’s fish fry July 27 at LaFayette Park.

The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m.

Petty (Continued from A1) would be doing warm-ups and getting ready for the afternoon practice.

It was shortly after 1:30 when his phone rang. “It showed a call from Bloomington. I thought to myself, ‘I don’t know anybody in Bloomington,’� Petty said. “I answered it and a voice asked if I was Noah’s father. I said yes and the caller said ‘Noah has gone down.’’�

Petty said his first thought was it was Noah’s knee and when he inquired about that, the caller simply repeated, “Noah’s gone down.�

Petty said he entered the stadium and saw offensive players at one end of the field and defensive players at the other, but it was the group of 20 individuals in the middle of the field that caught his eye. “I walked up there and they were pounding his chest, I could tell by looking at him, he was gone,� Petty said.

Petty said an AED defibrillator was brought from a nearby squad car and finally a girl said, “I have a pulse.� “The ambulance had arrived at the same time I did,� Petty said. They loaded him and eventually he was airfreighted to Champaign.�

Noah was placed in ICU at Carle Hospital in Champaign while tests were ran. “It was determined he had hypertropic cardiomyopathy,� Petty said. “It is a thickening of the heart muscle. My oldest son, Seth, has it but his thickening was minuscule, like two millimeters. Noah’s was 18.�

According to Petty, the disease is heredity and shows up in puberty. After puberty, it doesn’t get worse, but it doesn’t get better. “There is no cure,� Petty said. “They could go in a shave some of the muscle away, but that leaves scar tissue where you need elastic, flexible heart muscles.�

Instead, Noah was fitted with a cardioverter-defibrillator that should prevent future episodes pending other limitations on his physical ability. “Since Noah has it and Seth has it, there is a good chance I have it,� Petty said. “I’m sure 50 percent of the people in my family have it and just don’t know it. My brother Jonas has it. Heart attacks are a matter of your heart’s plumbing and cardiac arrests are a matter of the electrical functions of the heart. This one

causing the other.�

Petty said no external factors caused Noah’s episode. “The temperature was 77 degrees and a good breeze,� Petty said. “He had just come off a two hour break. This could have happened to him at any time, in his sleep, driving a car, playing sports, anytime.�

Noah Petty was discharged from the hospital Saturday and will spend the next two months recuperating. “I don’t call this a miracle,� Petty said. “But it was a Godsend to have Noah returned to us.�

Meanwhile, the Pettys have had some eye opening decisions to make. First, Paul and Gretchen’s youngest son, Javon, was born with a heart murmur and already had a cardiologist. The Petty family will be updating the cardiologist about the family’s newlydiscovered medical history.

Petty says the most important lesson he learned is how ill-equipped to handle a similar situation our schools are. “This camp was prepared,� Petty said. “They had a procedure and they followed it exactly. If not, Noah wouldn’t be alive today.�

Petty said he is already looking into getting an AED machine that will be kept with the football team’s equipment and will travel with the team.

PHS had an AED in the gym at the high school but Petty is looking into acquiring one that will be readily accessible. “I couldn’t live with myself if I knew there was a life saving tool out there and we lost a player because we didn’t have one,� Petty said. “They are very simple to use, basically self-explainatory.�

In addition to acquiring an AED, Petty said he has talked with all of his coaches about the necessity of being prepared in an incident like this. “ISU was prepared,� Petty said. “We will be, too.�

Meanwhile, Petty and his family are extremely grateful to the community who prayed for and made hundreds of offers of assistance to the family during the five days of Noah’s hospitalization. “We are forever grateful,� Petty said. “It’s a debt of gratitude we will never get repaid, but we will spend every day trying.�

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Gabrielle Davis just returned home to Pike County after an 11-month stay in Denmark as part of the Rotary youth exchange program. And while she says she is glad to be home, able to see how much her brother has grown and other changes in the area, she is ready to get back out there. “I want to go to John Wood for a semester or two and work and save some money,� Davis, the daughter of Kent and Tasha Davis, said. “Then go to a university and get a degree in something international. I want a job where I can travel.�

“I want a job where I can travel.�

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Gabrielle Davis Rotary exchange student Davis left last summer for Denmark, forgoing her senior year at Pittsfield High School. She returned home June 11 with lots of memories and experiences. “I was scheduled to divide my time among three host families,� she said. “The first one was great and I felt very comfortable. The second one was harder but the third one was the best. They had a daughter who was an exchange student in New York and another who had been a student in Florida. My host father worked at Lego Land.�

Davis tried to experience the culture of the country while she was there, but said the language was very hard to learn. “There are a lot of sounds and a different alphabet,� she said. “I am fluent in understanding Danish and some-

Gabi Davis takes a break from looking at what is considered Denmark’s most famous statute, The Little Mermaid.

Sculpted by Edvard Eriksen and unveiled in 1913, the statue is based on the fairytale The Little Mermaid, which was originally written by the Danish author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen. It’s a lovely statue of a wistful mermaid, but it’s hard to say why it became so famous.

It’s certainly not because of its size — the mermaid is just over 4 ft tall.

what fluent in speaking it.�

Danish people eat a lot of rye bread and potatoes and Davis said she developed a taste for rye bread, even bringing some home with her.

She said the Danes celebrated Christmas, but not the way it is celebrated here. “They are more into traditions than we are here,� she said. “They are not a religious county, but they are traditional.�

While in Denmark, Davis attended a school that focused on music. Schools are divided into areas of interest and are called gymnasiums. “We performed a lot of different places,� Davis said. “We went to Italy for six days and performed there. That

was a great experience. We went up more than 400 steps in a church and then were able to look out on Florence.

It was amazing.�

Davis says she met students from Denmark as well as others who were involved in exchange programs, also. “I am learning Portuguese now so I can communicate with my friend in Brazil,� she said. “She knows English but wants me to learn her language.�

Davis said she is grateful to the Pike County Rotary Club for helping her go abroad and also to the Danish Rotary for helping her. “They paid my way to go to Italy,� she said. “I met with them three times when I was there. They were very nice.�

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press After hearing a presentation from Alison Dokey, the Griggsville-Perry guidance counselor, the G-P school board approved a Capstone Project for the high school.

The presentation and the approval were at the June 19 meeting. “The CapStone Project will allow students to experience career and college choices earlier,� Kent Hawley, superintendent of the district, said. “We will be giving them information and experiences to help prepare them for the choices they are going to be making.�

Hawley said the school will be taking students on college visits as freshmen and sophomores. “It’s not to replace the college visit they will take with their parents,� Hawley said. “It will most likely connect to some activity the same day that they are attending.�

The students will be exposed to a four-year school, a trade school, a community college, a state school and a private school.

Hawley said G-P offers a lot of the same services currently, but the CapStone Program just puts more focus, more structure on the experiences and information. “At the end of the session, the students will have to do a job interview with someone in the community and also do a reverse interview, where they will tell what they have learned, what goals they have set and how they hope to meet those goals,� Hawley said. “College and career readiness is what we do. It’s our focus.�

The board also upped the pay for substitute teachers at the meeting by $10 per day.

The rate will now be $90. “Subs are hard to find and we are hoping this makes it a little easier, plus we have great substitutes and we want to show them we value them,� he said.

The board made sever-

al decisions based on the unknown factor about pre-K. G-P did not receive pre-k funding last year so planned to halt the program after the fall semester.

“The CapStone Project will allow students to experience career and college choices earlier.�

Kent Hawley Griggsville-Perry superintendent A fundraising effort by the community funded a second semester for the program, but changes in funding at the state level means G-P might have its state funding restored. “The PTO came to us and asked to refurbish an asphalt area east of the ag shop into a more useable play area,� Hawley said. “While the board thought it was a good idea, the board deferred approval until the fate of pre-K is known. The PTO may be asked to help fund pre-K if state funding is not available.�

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to know later in July if the district is approved for pre-K funds. “Applications had to be in by June 10 and they said they would let us know after July 1 if we received the grant,� Hawley said.

Covering their bases, the board reduced the employment status of Laura Gregson, who served as the parent educator/pre-K coordinator. “If we get the grant, then she will resume her position with her regular hours,�

Hawley said. “If we don’t and the program has to be funded by the district and the community, the position will be eliminated and Greyson will become a paraprofessional.�

Marina Bradshaw was hired as pre-K teacher because the district plans to have pre-K one way or another.

In other personnel matters, Garret White was rehired as junior high boys basketball coach and athletic director; Courtney Sergeant was hired a junior high volleyball coach; Jeff Bourne, principal at Perry Middle School, was granted a contract for both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.

Jillian Theis was granted a one-year contract for the 2019-20 school year and Hawley was rehired though the 2021 school year.

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The Milton Christian Church has begun its summer Lunch Bunch program for the community, church and youth. The program is hosted on every Wednesday at noon.

The program is ran by volunteers. From left to right, Dale Howland, Erika Cleveland, Carolyn Bollman and Brenda Ottwell helped host the program Wednesday, June 26.

FSA extending prevented plant reporting deadline The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is extending the prevented plant crop reporting deadline for Illinois producers affected by spring flooding and excessive moisture.

Producers in Illinois now have until July 15, to report acres they intended to plant this spring but could not due to weather conditions. The new deadline coincides with the July 15, FSA crop acreage reporting deadline that is already in place. “Producers need to report prevented plant acres to retain eligibility for FS program benefits,� William Graff, state executive director said “In many areas of the state, excessive moisture has made it challenging for producers to get into their fields to plant and deadline extension provides reporting flexibility.�

Normally, the prevented plant reporting deadline is 15 calendar days after the final planting date for a crop as established

by FSA and the Risk Management Agency (RMA). The prevented plant reporting extension to July 15 only applies to FSSA and does not change any RMA crop insurance reporting deadline requirements.

However, the extension does not apply to crops covered by FSA’s Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP). Producers should check with their local FSA office regarding prevented plant provisions for NAP- covered crops.

Producers are encouraged to contact their local FSA office as soon as possible to make an appointment to report prevented plant acres and submit their spring crop acreage report. To locate your local FSA office, visit farmers.gov/service-locator.

For information regarding RMA crop insurance, contact your approved insurance provider. To find your provider, visit rma. usda.gov/information-tools/agent-locatorpage.

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Scott Dunham, our president, for keeping everything going smoothly. Brian White and front gate crew, Gregg Scott and Rick Miller for the beer pavilion, school bus sponsors, Queen directors Beth White, Hannah Maberry-Pate, Trish Maberry and our 2019 Queen Mallory Erickson and Princess Briella “Breezy� Sorrell. Thank you to our retiring Queen, Michaeleane Mays and Little Princess, Carley Peterson, Pike County 4-H Director Dorothy Welbourne, 11th Hour Events for our sound. Thanks to Mike Brown and his crew for making our demolitions a huge success and Brian Shoemaker for being our Emcee for Queen Pageants, Talent Show and Demo Derbies. Also we need to thank Brittany Peterson for being our Talent Show director. Lynn Freeman for all the hours you spend keeping our grounds looking great and many other jobs you do, B-K Electric, and special thanks to all our patrons and volunteers who supported us at our 2019 Fair. We could not have a Fair without these dedicated people.

Also very important thanks to all the volunteer firemen from Griggsville, North Pike, Pittsfield and Baylis and the Pike County Ambulance Service. We could not have our demos without you guys!

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Our View INDEPENDENCE DAY

Why others would love to join us Many Pike Countians are patriotic all year long.

In fact, it would be a safe bet to say that the majority of Pike Countians find a way to exhibit love of country throughout the year. If it’s not a flag atop the corn bin, it’s the stars and stripes dÊcor of the den or the red, white and blue T-shirt or cap.

Yes, in Pike County we’re not embarrassed to express our love of country. And that’s never more true than on the Fourth of July.

Independence Day. Perhaps we don’t think often enough of what life would be like if we endured the opposite of independence. Many people around the world could tell us what it’s like. These people have no real voice in the direction of their lives. Powerless, they must submit to the whims of whatever government has hacked its way to the top of the pile.

Oppressed peoples are dependent for the very essentials of life.

Compare this with our system of government – liberty and self-determination. Only when you take a moment to consider the incredible blessing we have in the United Stated can you begin to appreciate the reason many people in the world are willing to sacrifice to join us here. They long to experience the simple joys of being an American.

That, of course, is what will be happening in Pike County this Independence Day holiday – barbecues and watermelons, fireworks, food and family reunions. A celebration of our many simple, sweet freedoms.

It’s no wonder that so many people work so hard to get into the United States while so few Americans ever seek to give up U.S. citizenship for allegiance to another country.

In Pike County, we aren’t afraid to wave the flag and celebrate freedom. Perhaps we need to do more. On this Independence Day holiday, resolve to focus on all the things that are right about America. Figure out what you can to do make it even better.

Then let the fireworks begin!

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y the time this column appears, a new Illinois law will be in effect that is a further attempt to stop Illinois drivers from texting while driving. The new law is actually an amendment to an existing law that was passed in 2014. That law essentially prohibited the use of handheld devices while driving but it also proYLGHG WKDW ÂżUVW WLPH RIIHQGHUV ZRXOG EH JLYHQ D EUHDN WKH ÂżUVW RIIHQVH ZRXOG EH regarded as a non-moving violation. This QHZ ODZ SURYLGHV WKDW D ÂżUVW WLPH YLRODWLRQ will now be regarded as a moving violation. And as most people in Illinois know, three moving violations within a year for an adult or two moving violations within two years for a minor will mean a suspension of driving privileges.

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that cell phone text or call. Then we have “Drivemadeâ€?, which is a device that will read your text messages to you out loud, thereby eliminating the need to read what has been sent while you are driving; and ÂżQDOO\ ZH KDYH Âł'ULYHVDIH O\´ ZKLFK LV designed to reduce distractions when it is necessary for business reasons to have a cell phone in use while driving.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The American Red Cross is always very appreciative of the support they receive, not just at blood drives, but from supporters who realize all of the services the American Red Cross provides to millions of people $Q RSHQ OHWWHU WR WKH 3LWWVÂżHOG each year.

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However people heard about home in a timely fashion.

The American Red Cross the drive, there was an overalso holds classes for First Aid, whelming, positive response Babysitting, Lifeguarding and to the number of people who CPR. showed up wanting to Give The We have been serving the Gift Of Life to help those who United States in a variety of are in need.

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Again, we thank all of you their day to come to the blood who made it to the most recent drive and make the decision to blood drive and we hope you donate.

Overall, the blood drive col- will continue to support our lected 45 units. One unit (or cause at future blood drives in what some consider a pint of and around Pike County.

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ther proof, just google “Faces of Distracted Driving�, a series of videos provided by the US Department of Transportation to emphasize the dangers of texting while driving.

Of course, teenage driving while texting is an ongoing problem but adults texting while driving ain’t so great either. According to a recent survey, 77% of adults claim they can safely handle texting while driving. Really? And how safe do you feel when you are driving on a crowded Interstate 270 around St. Louis and you see adults all around you—driving 60 miles an hour and one car length behind the car in front of them—texting and talking on that cell phone? Sort of takes the fun out of commuting, doesn’t it?

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of us: should mean we will take care of ourselves, so every time we asked for favors we are asking ourselves. The politicians do not manufacture goods, grow crops, work in factories or other employment. So how Preamble of the Constitu- do they pay for all this stuff?

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PICKINGS FROM PIKE’S PAST 75 YEARS AGO: ELDON FESLER JOINS PHS FACULTY

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He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Virginia Ruzich; two children, Fred (Jennifer) Ruzich of Pittsfeld and Cindy (Paul) Stevenson of Danville, as well as a daughter-in-law, Resa Ruzich of Pittsfield; eight grandchildren, Chad (Brandi) Ruzich, Jonathon (Tara) Ruzich, Leigh Anna (Eric) Boivin, Tyler (Laura) Ruzich, Sarah (Sam) Bugajski, Mackenzie (Greg) Neukomm, and Bryce Stevenson; and fourteen great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Anna Ruzich; a son, John L. Ruzich; a granddaughter, Lynnae Ruzich; and his siblings, Joseph, Fred, George, Michael, Rose, and Mary.

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 29, at 11 a.m. at the Pittsfield Church of the Nazarene.

Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery in Pittsfield.

Visitation was held Friday, June 28, beginning at 1 p.m with family to greet friends from 4-7 p.m. at the church.

Memorials are suggested to Pittsfield Church of the Nazarene. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com.

Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Mrs. Ella Jean Freesmeyer Fenton, 97, died Wednesday, June 26, at Eastside Nursing Home, in Pittsfield. Ella Jean is survived by her six children; daughter Sharon Ramazzini (Robert) of Alton; son Phillip (Carol) of Hamburg; son William (Melodye) of Pittsfield; daughter Linda Shotts (William) of Estes Park, Colo.,; daughter Nina Green (Stan) of Wheaton; and son John (Rebecca) of Pittsfield. She is also survived by sixteen grandchildren: Floyd, Duane, Denise, Jeff, Jason, Jeremy, Brendon, Lori, Bradley, Bryan, Christopher, Melanie, Micah, Alissa, Melissa, and David.

She also had several great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her three brothers: Tracy (Kathryn), Lowell (Mary), and Keith (Laura) all from the Pekin/ Peoria, area.

Ella Jean was born February 20, 1922, at the family home in rural Nebo.

Her parents were Harry T. and Inez Weaver Peck.

Ella Jean graduated valedictorian of her high school class in 1939 and married Floyd Freesmeyer, Jr., June 8, 1940, at the Church of the Nazarene in Nebo. They resided on the Freesmeyer family farm where they built a family home while farming and raising their six children. Floyd and Ella Jean farmed together with Floydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father and mother for many years, and the farm remains in the family to this day.

They actively participated in the Nebo Church of the Nazarene in many capacities including music and worship. Ella Jean served as choir director and missionary president for fifty years.

Legal cannabis to come in 2020

By SHELBY STROEMER Pike Press Illinois made history June 25 when legislation approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. Illinois is the eleventh state in the country to legalize. The law will start Jan. 1 as well as the sales.

Illinoisans will be able to legally possess 30 grams, or about an ounce, of cannabis flower. The legal limit for cannabis concentrate is five grams. Illinois visitors will be allowed to possess half of those amounts.

The house bill that made the recreational legalization is also going to expunge the convictions of 800,000 residents in the state who possessed or purchased up to 30 grams of cannabis.

As with any new item, a taxation will be put on marijuana. A 10 percent tax will be added to products containing less than 35 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). A 25 percent tax will be added to products with higher concentrates of THC. With the new law doing a full legalization, this opens a new window for the medical patients that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t qualify in the medical marijuana

program.

Buyers of recreational marijuana must be 21 years or older. Only Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 20 existing licensed medical marijuana cultivation facilities will be licensed to grow marijuana initially. This means that for Pike County, the Ascend facility in Barry will be a source grower. The closest dispensary is located in Quincy.

Medical marijuana was legalized back in 2013 signed in under Governor Pat Quinn. Conditions in which one qualifies are very limited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recreational gives patients who deal with chronic pain or debilitating conditions a chance to be free from taking narcotics and risking a chance of becoming dependent on them,â&#x20AC;? said Caitlin Lee, a medical marijuana patient.

Cannabinoids, the active chemicals in medical marijuana, are similar to chemicals the body makes that are involved in appetite, memory, movement, and pain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It (medial marijuana) has been life changing for me in terms of pain and quality of life,â&#x20AC;? Lee said.

Out of 50 states, 33 have some sort of marijuana legalization.

JWCC announces fall orientation schedule for new students John Wood Community College will hold its first orientation session for new students beginning fall classes Wednesday, July 17, at 9:30 a.m. on its Quincy campus located at 1301 S. 48th Street.

Additional sessions will be held throughout July and early August. Fall classes begin Aug. 19.

The orientation will give students an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming fall semester. Students will finalize financial aid, receive a copy of their schedule, get a student ID, set up student email accounts and learn how to access online classes. Student ambassadors will provide students direction to classrooms and help familiarize them to the campus.

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John Ruzich

John Ruzich, 90, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, June 26, at Eastside Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield surrounded by his family.

He was born on August 4, 1928 in Johnston City, to Fred and Anna Fak Ruzich.

He married his high school sweetheart, Virginia Seagle on February 26, 1948 in Johnston City, and she survives.

John graduated from Johnston City High School, where he played basketball and football and was chosen All State and Most Valuable Player. He went on to attend Southern Illinois University of Carbondale, continuing his love of sports and was awarded Player of the Year in basketball and football. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion changed from sports and working on cars when he gave his heart to the Lord, becoming an ordained minister in 1965. He pastored at many Nazarene churches, including Springfield Trinity, Anna First, Pittsfield, Mattoon First, and Winchester, IN. He also served on all the camp boards and was very active and faithful with the youth on the District.

After leaving the Pastorate, John worked as Administrative Assistant to the District office. His greatest mission in life was to bring others to Christ. John loved his children and grandchildren, and knowing they were following the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path brought him his greatest joy. He also greatly appreciated Don Kirk and Cleve Curryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday morning services at Eastside. John was a good and faithful servant, who loved unconditionally and was always passionate, supportive and consistent.

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Additional orientations at the Quincy campus are scheduled for July 25 at 1 p.m., August 1 at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

August 12 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., extended orientation hours are available for students to complete various items in an open house format.

Students attending JWCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southeast Education Center in Pittsfield may attend orientation on July 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in an open house format.

Registration is required to attend any orientation session. Students may stop by enrollment services at the Quincy campus or visitwww.jwcc.edu/orientation to register. For more information, call 217.641.4337.

At the Belleview Community Church, Floyd served as Sunday school superintendent for many years and Ella Jean directed the choir, taught adult Sunday school classes and played the organ.

Following the death of Floyd in 2003, Ella Jean married Norman L. Fenton of Granite City in 2006. Norman preceded her in death in 2016.

She was truly a partner in their lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, while raising their family; she was deeply devoted to the care of her family, unselfishly raising them, attending to their every need, including sewing their clothes, canning and preserving garden produce.

The entire family did and continues to participate in musical activities with Ella Jeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s encouragement, training and teaching the children in musical activities.

Her legacy continues to live on through the lives of her children and grandchildren through their spiritual lives serving as pastors, pastorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wives, musical directors, board members and faithful laymen.

Visitation for Ella Jean was held at the Lummis Funeral Home Sunday, June 30, from 2-6 p.m. with the celebration of Ella Jeanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life held at the Nebo Church of the Nazarene at 11 a.m.

Monday, July 1, that was followed by interment at the Hillcrest Cemetery southeast of Belleview, close to the family farm. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to be donated to the Nebo Church of the Nazarene, Hillcrest Cemetery, Nazarene World Missions Society, or a charity of the donorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice

Norma K. Pryor Norma K. Pryor, 86, formerly of Rockport, died Thursday, June 27, at the Pittsfield Manor. There was a graveside service Saturday, June 29, at 4 p.m. at Samuel Taylor Cemetery in Rockport, Illinois.

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Larry B. Harshman

Larry B. Harshman, 71, of Pearl, passed away Thursday, June 13, at Eastside Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield surrounded by his family. He was born on April 5, 1948 in Pittsfield, to Loren and Lillian â&#x20AC;&#x153;Louiseâ&#x20AC;? Daniel Harshman.

Larry attended Pittsfield High School. He went on to join the United States Marine Corp, serving for 4 years as Sergeant in the 7th Engineer Battalion (Rein) 1st Bridge Company 1st Marine Division III MAF and earned many medals.

After his honorable discharge from the USMC, he worked various jobs until 1980 when he began over the road truck driving until his retirement in 2014. He was a member of the Pittsfield American Legion Post #152. Larry was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He enjoyed tinkering in the garage, putting things together, and woodwork-

ing. He was very outgoing and never knew a stranger.

He is survived by his daughter, Angela Harshman of Beardstown; two grandchildren, Whitney Long and Wade Long, both of Beardstown; two brothers, Loren Hayes of Freeport, Tx., and Roger Harshman of Pittsfield; and three sisters, Sherry (Tim) Hoots of Bluffs, Marion (Mike) Peters of Shawnee, Okla., and Julie Meeks of Atlanta, Ga. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister in infancy.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 6, at 10 a.m. at Blue River Cemetery near Detroit.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials are suggested to Blue River Cemetery or Blessing Hospice. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Delbert Richard Rennecker Sr Delbert Richard Rennecker Sr, 77, of New Salem, died July 1, at Barry Community Care Center in Barry.

Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, July 5, at the Niebur Funeral Chapel in Barry with Pastor Brent Joy officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30

a.m. until the time of service at noon. Burial will be at Kinderhook Cemetery following the service. Memorials are suggested to the family. On line condolences may be left at nieburfh.com.

The Niebur Funeral Chapel in Barry is handling the arrangements.

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Austin Zimmerman, a 2019 graduate of Western High School, accepts a $1,000 check from Nevin Grigsby, Farmers State Bank president. FSB has branches in both Hull and Pittsfield in Pike County along with branches in Scott and Greene.

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Kameron Smithers, a 2019 graduate of Pittsfield High School accepts a $1,000 check from Nevin Grigsby, president of Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State Bank. The check was for the Pittsfield High School Achievement Scholarship.

Farmers State Bank awards two $1,000 scholarships Austin Simmerman and Kamero Smithers are the 2019 recipients of the Farmers State Bank Achievement Scholarship in Pike County.

Simmerman is a 2019 graduate of Western High School. He will be attending Quincy University this fall, majoring in Mathematics â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Secondary Education. He is the son of Anna Zimmerman and Jason Simmerman, Smithers is a 2019 graduate of Pittsfield High School. She will be attending the University of Alabama in the fall, majoring in Economics on the Pre-Law track.She is the daughter of

Jason Smithers and Noelle Flesner of Pittsfield.

The Farmers State Bank Achievement Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior of any Pike County high school. Selection requirements for this scholarship are based on the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character, academic achievement, and perseverance toward further education, extra-curricular activities and good works. Recipients can be planning to attend any college or university, pursuing any field of study. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young people are our most important asset. We feel supporting students

in furthering their education is an investment in the future of our community,â&#x20AC;? Nevin Grigsby, Farmers State Bank President said in presenting the awards.

Farmers State Bank awards scholarships in all of the market areas it serves, with $6,000 in scholarships being awarded this year. The amount of scholarships awarded in 2019 will bring the total amount of scholarships funded to $147,000 since the bank began awarding scholarships in 1989 to commemorate the bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100th anniversary.

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AND CONVERSATION IN ATLAS

Known for its home-cooked meals and friendly service, Atlas Cafe is the place locals come for food and conversation. The cafe is open seven days a week, MondayFriday 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Left, Brandy Richards, server, chats with Casey Myers. The cafe offers a new special every day.

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LEMONADE FOR WESTERN

Summer baseball games are being held at the Holy Redeemer Park ball field near the YMCA in Barry. June 30 the school opened a lemonade stand for nonprofit operation to benefit the Western school district. Illinois is one of 14 states that allow lemonade stands without permits. Sophie Rennecker, Stefanie Rennecker, and Sloane Rennecker were in charge of the lemonade stand.

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During Pig Days, Friday, July 12 on the courthouse lawn Open to boys ages 3-5 who live in Pike County, Illinois Registration deadline is July 8, 2019 There is a $10 registration fee and an application will have to be ďŹ lled out prior to the July 8 deadline.

Applications are located at: Pike Press, Free Press, Cardinal Inn, Star Cleaners, Pike County Express, Sharonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Town & Country Daycare/Preschool. Check the PittsďŹ eld Lions and Pig Days Facebook page for more information

Little Miss Piglet Contest for little girls with pigtails

During Pig Days, Friday, July 12 on the courthouse lawn Open to girls ages 3-5 who live in Pike County, Illinois Registration deadline is July 8, 2019 For more information, contact Sharon Springer at 217-473-5834 or email: ronandsharon@outlook.com

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By BETH ZUMWLT Pike Press Jacob Maag, a Calhoun County native, has joined Ghrist Veterinarian Clinics as a veterinarian.

Magg grew up in Golden Eagle and graduated from Brussels High School in 2011. He attended Blackburn College in Carlinville, graduating in 2015 before heading to the University of Illinois College of Veterinarian Medicine and graduating this past spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived on a hobby farm and had beef cattle all my life,â&#x20AC;? Maag said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I am interested in all types of animals. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m OK with a good mix of both small and large animals.â&#x20AC;?

Magg said he chose Ghrist Veterinarian because he wanted stay close to his home in Golden Eagle where he still has cattle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know a lot of folks in this area and know my way around quite a bit,â&#x20AC;? he said.

JACOB MAAG Ghrist Veterinarian has clinics in both Carrollton and Pittsfield. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I live in White Hall,â&#x20AC;?

Maag said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of in the middle.â&#x20AC;?

Magg said he will be in the Pittsfield facility Mondays and Saturdays and in Carrollton Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

He is single and he and his dog, Angus, enjoy being outdoors gardening, doing lawn work, hiking, and fishing in addition to raising cattle.

Fray competes in Miss Florida competition

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Juliana Fray, who has held the title of Miss Quincy and Miss Pike County, competed last week in the Miss Florida contest. She was Miss Winterhaven, Fla., which gained her admittance to the Miss Florida competition.

She was one of 35 contestants competing to wear the Miss Florida tiara. Miss Florida is one of 50 titleholders who compete for the title of Miss America. She finished in the top 15, won the preliminary interview portion of the contest, and the non-finalist interview.

Contestants were judged on a private interview, red carpet evening wear, an onstage interview and talent competitions. In addition, the end of each of the three preliminary nights, winners of the talent and on stage interview competitions are announced. The interview accounts for 20 percent of the titleholders preliminary score. Red carpet evening wear makes up 15 percent of the preliminary score, onstage interview is another 15 percent, while talent now accounts for 50 percent of the preliminary score.

The competition ended Saturday, June 29, at the RP Funding Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Youkey Theater, 701 Lime St., in Lakeland, Fla. Fray is a 20-year old sophomore at the University of Tampa, where she is pur-

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Students who visited Washington D.C. through an Illinois Electric Cooperative program and visit with Rep. Darin LaHood, were, William Killion of Rodhouse, Ethan Rucker of Western, Congressman Lahood, Rilee White of Pleasant Hill, Jennifer Bingham of Griggsville and Jadon Harris of Franklin.

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Mixing a wry sense of humor with her skills as a dancer, Pittsfield native Juliana Fray wowed the crowd at the Miss Florida competition Thursday evening dancing to Barbara Streisandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the Greatest Star.â&#x20AC;?

suing a bachelor of arts in political science, while minoring in law, justice and advocacy.

She is the daughter of Gary and Jennifer Fray of Pittsfield.

Her career plans include the platform of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Vote, Your Voice,â&#x20AC;? which encourages youth voters to perform their civic duty and vote, as well as become educated voters to facilitate discussion and participate in public discourse.

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What do you get when 62 students from 26 Illinois electric and telephone cooperatives join 1,800 of their peers across the United States? You get the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth to Washington Tour.

Five students from Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) service territory were selected from a diverse group of applicants to represent their cooperative and enjoy an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. from June 14-21 as part of the annual Youth Tour.

The 2019 Youth Tour delegates from IEC included Jennifer Bingham of Griggsville, Jadon Harris of Franklin, William Killion of Roodhouse, Ethan Rucker of Barry and Rilee White of Pleasant Hill.

The students toured Capitol Hill and met with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and U.S. Representatives Rodney Davis and Darin

LaHood. They also visited historical and cultural sites including Arlington National Cemetery, the Supreme Court, President Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cottage at First National Cemetery, a variety of memorials and the U.S. Capitol. Among fun activities the students enjoyed were an assembly of more than 1,800 Youth Tour participants from across the nation and a special farewell event at the Newseum, scheduled to close later this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youth Tour is a great opportunity that changes these studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives,â&#x20AC;? says Bruce Giffin with IEC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This experience helps prepare them for their futures. After touring our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital, meeting congressional representatives and learning firsthand how our government works, they return home with valuable knowledge and memories that will last a lifetime.â&#x20AC;?

Since 1964, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooperative electric utilities have sponsored more than 60,000 high school students

to visit Washington, D.C., talk oneon-one with their U.S. congressional delegations and learn from energy and grassroots government education sessions. NRECA is the national service organization representing the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than 900 consumer-owned, notfor-profit electric cooperatives, which provide service to 42 million consumermembers in 47 states.

Illinois Electric Cooperative is a member of Touchstone Energy - a national alliance of local, consumerowned electric cooperatives providing high standards of service to members large and small. More than 730 Touchstone Energy cooperatives in 46 states are delivering energy and energy solutions to more than 32 million members every day. Touchstone Energy cooperatives serve their members with integrity, accountability, innovation and a longstanding commitment to communities.

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The Pike County Girls 11 and 12 year olds are headed to state after winning the Mt.Sterling District tournament Tuesday, June 25. Team members are: left tonight, Brinley McQuay, Rachel McMullen, Harley DeCamp, Emma Henry, Madison Daniels, Calli VanStrien, Grace Henry, Carley Kilgrove, Hannah Hill, McKley Walston, Taylor Peebles, Ava Wombles and McKenna Winchell. Coaches in back are, Jeremy Wombles, Jim Erke and Brian Winchell. The girls will play in Brookfield, July 11-13.

7th annual Missouri vs. Illinois all-star baseball game will be July 13 Event organizers Kevin Peters and Aaron Peters have announced the rosters for the 2019 Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star Baseball Game, sponsored by Benson Financial Group of Hannibal, Mo., Shottenkirk Toyota, and Refreshment Services Pepsi both of Quincy.

The game is scheduled for Saturday, July 13, at 7 p.m. (rain date July 14 at 7 p.m.) at Veterans Field in Hannibal, Mo. Gates open at 6:00

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The game will feature the top 46 seniors representing 25 high schools from Hannibal, Quincy, and the surrounding areas.

The Illinois roster includes: Bryce Bergman, Brown County; Eric Jones, Hayden Neisen, Kollen Hughes and Lane Ippensen, Central; Carter Boyer, Nick Vorhies, Kellen Dysert and Michael Lord, Illini West; Cole Hanlin, Liberty; Isaac Shaw, Pitts-

field; Donovan Prost, Kade Zanger and Trevor Wiemelt, Quincy; Ben Whittaker, Dylan Foley and Nick Schwartz, Quincy Notre Dame; Logan Voth and Luke Jansen, Unity; Jadon Bryant and Trevor Tipp, Western/Griggsville Perry; Korey Vanfleet and Logan Rockhold, West Hancock. Illinois head coach will be Pittsfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John Schultz and assistants Brigham John and Adam Lee, Liberty; Jordan Tenhouse, Central.

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Playing in All-Academic Achievement game Tatum Trotter, daughter of Nick Trotter and Dr. Tarah Sweeting-Trotter of Chatham and the granddaughter of Terry and Judy Sweeting of New Hartford and Ken and Joyce Trotter of Mt. Zion. has been selected to participate in the Classic Softball All Academic Achievement Games in Chicago, Illinois July 9-10.

She will play under college coaches from all over the country including coaches from Columbia, Loyola, and Harvard universities.

Trotter is a honors soph-

omore at Glenwood High School in Chatham, where she pitches for the Glenwood Titans Varsity softball team. She plays year-around travel softball for the Peoria Sluggers 14U Elite based out of the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, under head coach Nick Trotter.

Trotter and Sluggers teammates will compete in the PGF Platinum Nationals in Huntington Beach, Calif. in August. In the future, she hopes to major in biomedical engineering with an emphasis in prosthetics.

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DANCING WITH DADDY Reegan Sealock of Rolling Meadows took part in Megleoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Dance â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dancing Under the Seaâ&#x20AC;?

Recital 2019. She was in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jellyfish Ballet,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Saw Her Standing Thereâ&#x20AC;? tap routine and her favorite, the Daddy Daughter Dance to â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Loved Her First.â&#x20AC;?

She has taken dance lessons for five years so she also received a Five Year Dance medal.

Reegan, shown her with her father, is the daughter of Chad and Callie Sealock and the granddaughter of Kay Sealock of Pittsfield.

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Narup turning 90 Martha Narup is celebrating her 90th birthday.

Friends and family are invited to attend a 90th birthday celebration open house honoring Martha Narup, Saturday, July 20 starting at 1:30

p.m., with music to follow, at the Calhoun Knights of Columbus (KC Hall),19899 Illinois River Road, Hardin.

Refreshments will be served. Martha requests no gifts.

birthday is Wednesday, July 3. Happy Birthday from your mother-in-law.

Addie Damon, daughter of Mason and Jody Damon, was three Monday. She is my great-great granddaughter.

Remember the 4th of July and what it means.

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Mary Ann Compton,left, and Mildred White celebrated their July birthdays at the Pleasant Hill Senior Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly birthday dinner held the first Monday each month. Next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday dinner will be Aug 5.

Senior Day at the Fair will be July 16 at the Pleasant Hill Lyons Club. Dinner is at noon and Liberty Village will be providing the meal. Bingo games will follow with prizes given to the winners! A luau is being planned for Aug. 19. Come and enjoy the festivities!

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Vivian Francine Morris

A daughter, Vivian Francine, was born May 29, to Brian and Julie Morris of Sherman, Ill. The baby weighed 7 pounds and 20 inches long. She was wel-

comed home by big sister Chloe. Grandparents are Donald and Dianna Foster of Pittsfield and James and Christine Morris of Oak Lawn.

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Card of Thanks THANK YOU We would like to thank everyone who helped us celebrate our 50th Anniversary, with calls, gifts, and cards.

A special thanks to our children and grandchildren for the open house. They made it very special.

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Reels to celebrate 60 years A.C and Norma Reel will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday, July 21, 2-5 p.m. at the 4-H building in Winchester.

They were married July 26, 1959 at the Detroit United Methodist Church. A.C worked at Pike County Farm Service for 42 years. Norma worked at Pittsfield Schools and Ranftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairy Delite. She then ran Reelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dairy Delite for six years.

They are the parents of William Rodney (Billy) Reel; Rebecca Jean (Becky) Thomas, husband Berlyn; Rhonda

Beth Miller, husband Russell; Robert Clay (Bob), wife Gena. Grandchildren: Amber Poor, husband Justin; Ashley Goetze, husband Charlie; Lila Martin, husband Bryan; Lucy Gordon, husband Ronnie; Delaney Miller; Reed Miller and Skyler Reel. Great grandchildren: Aidan, Landon, and Lucas Poor; Emerson (Emmy) and Everly (Evie) Goetze; Renae and Raven Martin, and Kaleb Gordon.

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Charity in this verse means love. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 1 Corinthians 13:8 The fundraiser for the youth of Grace Baptist Church is still going strong to help pay for the youth to attend church camp in Iowa. They are selling Amish Country Popcorn. If you would like to purchase some popcorn to help with this good cause, contact anychurch member.

Water Aerobics Classes are in full swing and are Mondays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. - noon and 5 - 6 p.m., at King Pool in Pittsfield.

Not too late to make sure your address is on the planning committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mailing list for the Reunion of East Pike High School graduating classes of 1965-1972 that is to be held Saturday, September 7th. Please contact Elaine Guthrie at 518 North Orchard Street, Pittsfield, 62363 or email at jandeg@ casscomm.com.

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IDNR adds more archery hunting sites The Illinois Department of Natural Resources today announced applications are being accepted for archery deer hunting on private land this October through the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP). The application deadline for IRAP archery deer hunting opportunities is Aug. 23.

IRAP has more than 20,600 acres of private land leased for public access. At least 200 sites are available to the public for archery deer hunting for the month of Oct. through IRAP in 30 counties, including Adams,

Bureau, Calhoun, Christian, Clay, Coles, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Jasper, Jersey, Johnson, Lee, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, McDonough, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Pope, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, St. Clair, Wayne, Whiteside, and Williamson.

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choose whether they prefer to hunt Oct.1-15 or Oct.1631. IRAP is open to both resident and non-resident hunters. Youth hunters are encouraged to apply and are given preference in the lottery when sites are assigned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are grateful to the landowners who allow public access on their property through the Illinois Recreational Access Program and realize the importance of Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hunting heritage,â&#x20AC;? said IDNR Director Colleen Callahan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;IRAP is a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with pri-

add your address to the planning committee's mailing list, contact Elaine Guthrie at 518 N Orchard St, Pittsfield, 62363 or e-mail at jandeg@casscomm. com

DETROIT Q Detroit Methodist Ă&#x2021;hurch (Route 106 in Detroit) invites everyone in Pike County to join us for Vacation Bible School to be held on Monday through Friday, July 8-12, from 6:308 p.m.. If you have any questions, feel free to call Pastor Dave at 833-2575.

Q Anyone that is receiving DOA services (homemaker) must pick a plan off the Health Choice Illinois plans.

There is a deadline to pickthe plan that you want or you will be automatically enrolled into a plan. If you have any questions or need assistance, call Pike County Senior Services, 217-2856150.

NEBO Q Save the date for the 2019 Heroes at Heartland event, Saturday, Aug. 3 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Harpole's Heartland Lodge, 10236 393rd St in Nebo. Join us for off roading, archery, trap shoot, and other outdoor activities.

Lunch will be provided. Event is free for veterans, military personnel family members. Registration is required.

Volunteer registration is also open, for volunteer drivers there is a fee. To participate and volunteer, go to www.

HeroesAtHeartland.us or contact 217223-4313.

PITTSFIELD Q The Pittsfield United Methodist Church will host a Mega Sports Camp for vacation bible school for children ages 4 years to fifth grade. The camp will take place on Sundays in July with lunch beginning at noon and camp ending at 2 p.m. Children will participate in high-energy rallies, sports training, small groups, response times and a whole lot of fun. Contact Maggie Martin at 217-371-6997 or Jenna Morrow at 618-535-0283 with any questions.

Q King Park Pool, 100 E Benson St, Pittsfield, is hosting "Art in the Park".

It will be on Tuesday, July 9, from 9-11 a.m.

Q Pike County Senior Citizens Center at 220 West Adams St, Pittsfield, will be hosting their monthly fundraiser Fish Fry Thursday, July 11, from 4:306:30. Meal includes a choice of catfish fillet or buffalo, a choice of 2 sides, bread, tea, and a choice of dessert for a cost at the event. Carry outs are available and all ages are welcome.

Q Pike County Historical Society and Pike County Senior Citizens are teaming up to throw a birthday party for all seniors with a birthday in July that live in Pike County. The party will be held on Friday afternoon, July 12, from 1-3 p.m. There will be cake served provided by County Market and the floral arrangements by Fashion Flowers. There will also be activities.

Come and get to know your birthday neighbors at the Pike County Senior Citizens Center at 220 West Adams St, Pittsfield. Any questions please call the center at 217-285-4696 or the society at 217-491-2391.

Q The East Pike High School graduating classes of 1965-1972 are planning a reunion Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. To

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BARRY Q The First Baptist Church of Barry is hosting an "In the Wild" event, July 15-19, from 6-8 p.m. with a family feast and picnic Friday night. It is for children from Pre-K through Grade 6.

To register you can email jjschafer@ att.net or send a Facebook message to Marynel Corton, includ your name and the names and ages of attending children. Registration will also take place the first night, July 15, from 5:30-6 p.m., at the church. Offerings collected will benefit the Barry Fire Department.

GRIGGSVILLE Q Four Rivers Special Education District and Griggsville-Perry School District are sponsoring development screenings Thursday, Aug. 15 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., for all children between the ages of 2 ½ and 5 (not entering kindergarten in the fall). This screening helps to determine eligibility for the pre-kindergarten program. Parents should call the school at 217-833-2352 to schedule an appointment.

vate landowners to provide for much-needed access for hunting and assist with improving the habitat on these private properties.â&#x20AC;?

Applications for IRAP Archery Deer Hunting sites can be found online at https://www.dnr.illinois. gov/conservation/IRAP/ Pages/Archery-Deer-Hunting.aspx Successful applicants will be notified by mail approximately three weeks before their assigned hunting period. The notice will include the location of their hunting site, a site map, and an IRAP site permit.

Q Pittsfield High School class of 1989, 30-year class reunion, Saturday Aug. 17 at The Moose Lodge. Contact Kim Ator for more info at ator4@irtc.net Q Findley Place in Pittsfield is looking to start up a men's card game. If interested, call 217-285-6150.

Q Kids "Paint in the Park", July 16, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Lowery Park, Pittsfield. Kids will do a 5 color fluid art painting on a 16 x 20 canvas. All ages welcome, snacks served on behalf of a monetary contribution made at the event. Sign up at "Rustix" on Facebook or call 217-602-8695. Two time options available. Spots are limited.

PLEASANT HILL Q Vacation Bible School at the Pleasant Hill Christian Church will be Sunday, July 7, Wednesday July 10, from 6-8 p.m., for kids entering 1sy-7th grade.

Wagon rides, singing, crafts, games, Bible stories, and food! Expereince the Ride of our Lifetime with God. For more information call Bev Henry at 217-285-9729 or leave message at 217-734-9280.

ONGOING Q Nazarene's Samaritans Closet 117 S. Memorial. New hours: Wednesday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Friday 3 - 6 p.m. Every 3rd Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Q Area senior adults are invited to a Bible study with David and Charlotte Hamilton on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 10-11 a.m. in the Shaw room at the Pittsfield Senior Center, 220 W. Adams St., Pittsfield. Bible-based studies focus on senior adult needs. A free printed study guide is available each session.

Join David and Charlotte in celebrating their 12th year of bible study, singing favorite hymns and praying for each other.

Q Barry Public Library is in need of a continuous supply of empty ink cartridges of all kinds including toner canisters. The library is able to recycle them to Staples in exchange for their office supplies. They can pick up in Pittsfield. Please call 217-335-2149.

Q Do you have an old cell phone you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use anymore? We will take all donated phones, even if they are damaged. They can be left at the Quanada in Pike County office at 941 W. Washington in Pittsfield. For further information, call 285-6119.

Q Calvary Baptist Church of Pittsfield's Helping Hands is held every 3rd Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m.

Q Pike County Senior Citizens Center Widows Support Group meets in the Shaw room every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. There also is a monthly card party/luncheon scheduled for every 2nd Wednesday.

The players play Pitch and Bridge and if you are interested please call the center at 217-285-4969.

Q Home and Community Education (HCE) board meets the first Monday of each month. Visitors and members of HCE are invited to attend the 10 a.m. meeting at the Farm Bureau

building.

Q Water aerobics classes at the King Park Pool in Pittsfield each Monday and Thursday (weather permitting) from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. 6.pm. Class is free but there is a small pool entry fee. Any questions, call Helen at 217-285-4524 Q The Springfield Vet Center is now offering Readjustment Counseling in Pittsfield. We are currently at the American Legion Post 152 every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Veterans and their families can schedule an appointment by calling 217-492-4955 during normal business hours and asking for John Mizer LSW. Q Bursting Bubbles foundation emotional support group on the first Wednesday of the month from 6-7 p.m. at the Pike County Housing Authority Community Building and at Illini Hospital on the second Thursday of the month from 6-7 p.m. For more information call 217-335-2961.

Q 12 Step Al-Anon Family Support Group for alcohol and narcotic addiction every Monday at 8 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Pittsfield (Breezeway entrance). For more information, call Betty at 217- 285-6191.

Q Set Free is a non-traditional recovery program for adults (ages 18+), based on doing life together. Join us for Set Free every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Pittsfield Assembly of God. There is free childcare, from birth-6th grade.

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OUT OF COUNTY Q Mt. Sterling YMCA is partnering with QMG to offer Fit To Fight Cancer program â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for those fighting cancer or those who have beat cancer.

Individuals will participate in exercise regimens catered to their individual needs from the Y's personal trainer.

During the 16-week course, individuals will work to gain strength, increase flexibility and endurance and improve energy levels and self-esteem. April 30-Aug. 16. Registration starts March and ends April 23. The class is limited to 10 and there is no fee. Program is Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.12 p.m.

Q The Mt. Sterling Community Center YMCA and MacMurray College Highlander Volleyball Program will be offering a Youth Volleyball Camp July 16 and 17. The camp will take place in the Mt. Sterling Community Center YMCA gym. We will be offering the camp for two separate age groups. 6-8 year olds will meet from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 9-12 year olds will meet from 1-4 p.m. Instruction will be focused on the basic fundamentals of volleyball including passing, setting, serving and hitting and will include instruction from current MacMurray coaches/players and coaches/players from the BCHS volleyball team. Registration is open from May 14-June 25. There is a cost.

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The West Central Service Agency, which served people with developmental disabilities, closed June 30 in Pittsfield. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The state combined territories and made this one so big, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even bid on it,â&#x20AC;? Roberta Grawe, manager of the agency, said.

The Pittsfield office served Pike, Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock and Schuyler counties. The new territory

includes areas much further east and will be located in Lincoln.

West Central had six employees and three will remain in this area, working out of their home and making home visits to those affected by cerebral palsy, autism, an intelligence level below 70 and other developmental disabilities. Services are offered from birth through adult.

The facility in Lincoln is called Central Illinois Service Access and can be reached at 217-732-4731.

New smart boards coming to Western schools

By SHELBY STROEMER Pike Press The June 19 meeting of the Western school board was moved to the superintendentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office due to summer projects of roof and window replacement at the Barry campus.

The board opened the hearing on its amended budget.

Justin Martin, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tech person, started off the meeting by informing the board about new smart boards in the district. These boards are more modern and advanced versions of the current tech in the schools. These boards are 75 inches.

The boards are touch interactive and communicate with the iPads the school is using for interactive learning. The boards come with a three-year warranty. The estimated lifespan for the boards is 7-10 years, which the current boards have had the same lifespan.

Existing computers at the school will be updated to Windows 10.

The boards require little to no maintenance.

The proposed lease for the smart boards is a four-year payback. For the Kinderhook campus to have boards replaced it will cost $30,000 and be the only initial payment made on the boards. The replacement of all the Barry campus boards will be $110,000. The board approved to lease the smart boards.

Since band was reintroduced this school year, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a huge interest. At the current time, the high school does not have the option for band.

That will be phased in during the 2020-2021 school year. Thirty-plus seventh and eighth grade students were interested, as well as 25 sixth graders. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approximately half of the junior high.

A suggestion was made by a parent to have a spe-

cial price for veterans to attend basketball games.

The veteran price was requested to be the same as the student price, which is two dollars. The board agreed it was a good idea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like that. I think veterans should get a deal,â&#x20AC;? board member James Broeckling said.

President Inky Shover closed the hearing for the amended budget and the board went into closed session at 7:06 p.m. The board returned from closed session at 7:46 p.m.

A personnel addendum was then approved. Liz Seals resigned effective June 27. Virginia Lister retired.

Allison Matlock was hired as fourth grade teacher. Callie Bushmeyer was approved as RTL teacher.

Darin Powell was hired as junior high math teacher.

Gayle Johnson was hired as junior high special education teacher. Chris Simonson was hired as part time junior high counselor.

Kellie Schwartz was hired as PreK 1:1 paraprofessional. Chevi Guthrie was hired as a high school paraprofessional. Jacob Kaufmann was hired as junior high paraprofessional.

Stefanie Rennecker was hired as freshman class sponsor. Alicia Smith was hired as high school student council sponsor.

Shea Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien was hired for high school girls basketball coach. Alexis Kennedy was hired as the assistant junior high girls basketball coach. Chevi Guthrie was hired as cheer sponsor.

Justin Puterbaugh and Doug McCallister were hired as junior high boys baseball coaches. Craig Lister was hired as assistant junior high boys baseball coach.

Lacey White was hired as junior high softball coach. Christon Bryant was hired as additional summer help.

The school board adjourned at 7:49 p.m.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The City of PittsďŹ eld will be accepting job applications for a full-time position at the City Gas Department.

Applications will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on July 22, 2019, at PittsďŹ eld City Hall 215 North Monroe Street

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State begins implementing $10 million Critical Access Care Pharmacy Program

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois Independent pharmacies that serve Medicaid patients in small communities in Illinois will soon start receiving additional payments from the state.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services confirmed Monday that it has begun implementing a program lawmakers established in 2018 known as the Critical Access Care Pharmacy Program, which provides up to $10 million a year in additional reimbursements for independent, brick and mortar pharmacies located in counties with fewer than 50,000 people.

Under the program, qualifying pharmacies receive quarterly payments from the state, based on the number of prescriptions they fill that are reimbursed by the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Medicaid program.

A spokesperson for DHFS said Monday the agency does not have data reflecting how many Illinois pharmacies qualify for the program.

The program was included as part of the budget package that lawmakers approved during the 2018 session. It will be funded for a second year in the budget that takes effect July 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This administration worked aggressively to launch this vital program as rapidly as possible, and we are pleased to help support local pharmacies that are so often critical to our members and to communities throughout Illinois,â&#x20AC;? said John Hoffman, DHFS director of communications and public affairs.

State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, who pushed for funding of the program, said in a statement Monday that the program is intended to help small, independent pharmacies in small towns stay in business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This funding is going to be a major boost for rural pharmacies and will help

keep them open while we find ways to combat the rising cost of prescription drugs,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad to see that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finally leaving the gridlock of the past behind and bringing this needed program to communities that are at risk of losing their local pharmacies.â&#x20AC;?

Manar was the lead Senate sponsor of another bill this year, House Bill 465, that he said is intended to help independent pharmacies compete with larger retail chain pharmacies. That bill, which passed both chambers and is awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature, would bring pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, under regulation by the Illinois Department of Insurance.

PBMs are companies that negotiate drug prices on behalf of health insurance plans, often resulting in steep discounts that only large chain pharmacies can afford to provide.

Lawmakers considered several other bills this session that were aimed at addressing the rising cost of prescription drugs, none of which made it through the General Assembly.

House Bill 2880, sponsored by Rep. Will Guzzardi, D-Chicago, would have imposed a tax on prescription drugs whenever their prices rose more than the rate of inflation. It was never reported out of its committee.

House Bill 3493, also sponsored by Guzzardi, would have established a state board to regulate prescription drug prices in Illinois. It also failed to come out of committee.

House Bill 156, sponsored

by Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago, would have required insurance companies to report certain prescription drug pricing and spending information to the Department of Public Health. It passed out of the House but died in the Senate.

And House Bill 1441, filed by Rep. Anna Moeller, D-Elgin, would have authorized a program through which the state of Illinois could import prescription drugs from licensed, regulated Canadian suppliers. The bill stalled in its committee.

SEEKING APPLICANTS Pike County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department is seeking applications to ďŹ ll Part-Time Corrections and/or Dispatch positions. Must have a High School diploma and agree to a criminal background check. Corrections applicants need to be 21 years of age and positions could lead to full time positions. If interested please ďŹ ll out Job Application which can be downloaded for printing at www.pikecountysd.org. All applications can be dropped off or mailed to Pike County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department 204 E Adams St, PittsďŹ eld IL 62363.

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by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not ÂżOHG RQ RU EHIRUH WKDW GDWH LV EDUUHG &RSLHV RI D FODLP ÂżOHG with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days DIWHU LW KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG Ryan K. Pickens Independent Executor of the Estate of Stanley D. Pickens, Deceased Jeffrey L. Terry of Schmiedeskamp Robertson Neu & Mitchell LLP Attorneys for Representative 525 Jersey Street Quincy, IL 62301 Telephone: (217) 223-3030 Fax: (217) 223-1005 E-mail: jterry@srnm.com Website: www.srnm.com

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS CNB Bank & Trust, N.A., PLAINTIFF, V. William F. Lothridge, Amanda L. Lothridge, Nonrecord Claimants, and Unknown Owners, DEFENDANTS. No. 2018CH30 Notice of Foreclosure Sale Notice is hereby given pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 22, 2019, and entered in Case No. 2018CH30 of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for Pike County, Illinois, wherein CNB Bank & Trst, N.A. is Plaintiff, and William F. Lothridge and Amanda L. Lothridge are Defendants. The property described below, or so much of it as shall EH VXIÂżFLHQW WR VDWLVI\ WKH MXGJment, shall be sold to the highest bidder. Further notice should be taken of the following: 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information concerning the property is: Bryan J. Schrempf, Schrempf, Kelly & Napp Ltd., 307 Henry, Suite 415, Alton, Illinois 62002, 618465-2311.

2. The common address and other common description, if any, of the property is: 31601 415th Street, Griggsville, Illinois 62340, Real Property Tax Parcel Number(s): 43-018-11 3. The legal description of the property is: A tract of land situated in the South One-half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township Four (4) South, Range Three (3) West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, situated in the County of Pike and in the State of Illinois, and being more fully described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the Northeast Corner of the South Onehalf of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, running thence South 565 feet to the place of beginning, running thence West 295 feet, thence South 275 feet, thence East 295 feet, thence North 275 feet to the place of beginning.

Also, a strip of land One (I)

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foot wide running East and West beginning at a point 399.5 feet South of the Northeast Corner of the South One-half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township Four (4) South, Range Three (3) West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, running thence South 600 feet, thence East 1 foot, thence North 600 feet, thence West 1 foot to the place of beginning, all situated in the County of Pike and in the State of Illinois.

4. The time and place of the sale is: July 26, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Pike County Courthouse, Lower Court Room, 100 ( :DVKLQJWRQ 6WUHHW 3LWWVÂżHOG Illinois 62363.

5. The terms of the sale is a down payment of ten percent (10%) of the sale price shall be required. The balance shall be payable within 24 hours.

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The sale will not be complete until payment in full is made and received 6. Title will be conveyed subMHFW WR DOO JHQHUDO UHDO HVWDWH taxes for the year 2018 and subsequent years, special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

7. A description of the improvements on the property â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a residential home.

I hereby certify that a true copy of the foregoing Notice of Foreclosure Sale was furnished by mail this 20th day of July, 2019, to: William F. Lothridge 106 W. Highway Street Perry, Illinois 62362 Amanda Lothridge 31601 415th Street Griggsville, IL 62340 Dated: July 20, 2019 /s/Bryan J. Schrempf Bryan J. Schrempf, #6311366 Schrempf, Kelly & Napp, Ltd. 307 Henry Street, Suite 415 Alton, Illinois 62002 E-Mail: bschrempf@sknlawyer.com (p) 1.618.465.2311 (f) 1.618.465.2318 Attorney for Plaintiff 6.26, 7.3, 7.10

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CASA WELCOMES NEW FACES

Pike County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) swore in its latest group of CASA volunteers.

Volunteers were sworn in by Judge Frank McCartney at the Pike County Courthouse June 27. Standing, left to right, Pollee Craven, Brenda DeSpain, Judge McCartney, Tammy Booth and Karolina Anton, Pike County CASA Coordinator. CASA volunteers are trained community volunteers appointed by a judge to speak up for abused or neglected children in the court system. The newly sworn in volunteers received 30 hours of training which included courtroom procedures, working with social service agencies and the special needs of abused and neglected children.

These trained volunteers will represent abused and neglected children in the Pike County court system. For more information, you can visit the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.advonet.org.

Police Beat

The police records released by the Pike County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office include the following arrests and bookings. The records state that these are accusations and each individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Charles C. Masterson, 37, Pleasant Hill, was arrested June 24 at 7:14 p.m. on a Pike County body attachment alleging failure to appear. He posted $300 and was released June 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Victor B. Stephens, 29, New Canton, was arrested June 24 at 3:45 p.m. on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant seeking to revoke probation. He posted $800 bond and was released June 25 at 3:55 p.m.

Martin L. Grisham, 20, Baylis, was arrested June 24 at 1:38 p.m. on a felony Pike County warrant seeking to revoke probation. He posted $1,500 and was released June 24 at 2 p.m.

Robert S. Bricker, 38, New Canton, was arrested June 25 at 2:05 p.m. on a felony Pike County warrant. He posted $500 and was released June 28 at 2 p.m.

David K. Bennett, 55, Springfield, was arrested June 25 at 12:57 p.m. on a felony Pike County warrant. He

remains lodged in lieu of $500 bond.

Dustin M. Christison, 34, Barry, was arrested June 25 at 5:58 p.m. on a felony Pike County warrant. He remains lodged in lieu of $1,200 bond.

Kalab M. Capps, 29, was arrested June 25 at 8:40 p.m. on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant alleging failure to appear on a battery charge. He posted $300 and was released June 25 at 9 p.m.

Kaylee D. Martin, 20, Pleasant Hill, was arrested June 25 at 7 p.m. on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant alleging failure to appear on theft charges and traffic charges of driving while suspended. She posted $200 on each charge and was released June 25 at 7:45 p.m.

Charles J. Akers, 40 Griggsville, was arrested June 25 on a misdemeanor charge of resisting or obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct. Bond is $150 and he remains lodged.

Stacy E. Little, 35, Pleasant Hill, was arrested on a small claims body attachment. She was released.

Kasey J. Waggoner, 35, Quincy, was arrested June 27 at 8:09 p.m. on a misdemeanor petition for revocation. She remains lodged in lieu of $500

bond.

Diabolique D. Benton, 21, Quincy, was arrested June 27 at 9:09 p.m. on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant. He remains lodged in lieu of $200 bond.

Glenn D. Christison, 55, Barry, was arrested June 28 at 10:17 on a Pike County misdemeanor warrant alleging failure to appear on a criminal trespass and deceptive practice charge. He posted $300 and was released June 28 at 11 p.m.

Melissa A. Hack, 39, Hull, was arrested June 28 at 7:22 p.m. on a felony Pike County petition for revocation. She remains lodged in lieu of $1,500 bond.

Devon T. Johnson, 27, Pittsfield, was arrested June 28 on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant. Bond is $2,000 and he remains lodged.

Timothy M. Cox, 34, Monroe City, Mo., was arrested June 28 at 9:32 p.m. on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine. He posted $1,200 and was released June 29 at 4:45 p.m.

Cody W. Tipton, 25, Pearl, was arrested June 29 at 2:59 a.m. on aggravated battery charges. He remains lodged.

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Joshua P. Bowman, 27, Quincy, was arrested June 29 at 1:40 p.m. on a misdemeanor in-state warrant from Adams County. He posted $300 and was released June 29 at 2:45 p.m.

Nathan J. Embree, 21, Pittsfield, was arrested June 30 at 8:24 p.m. on charges of criminal damage to property and domestic battery. He remains lodged with no bond set.

Curtis, J. Cunningham, 39, Hannibal, Mo., was arrested June 30 at2;50 a.m. on Pike County traffic warrant alleging failure to appear on no insurance charges. He posted $150 and was released June 30 at 3:15 a.m.

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Anthony Kirkwood, 5/23/98, Pittsfield, battery, makes physical conduct, $1,582, 30 days in jail and 24 months supervision.

Christopher D. Wood, 1/21/85, Barry, domestic battery, $1,532, 24 months probation, two days credit time served.

Stephanie Wood, 9/12/92, domestic battery, charges dismissed.

Felonies: Ashely N. Bolen, 3/29/91, forgery, make or alter a document, $1,847, 24 months probation, 10 days in jail.

Anthony D. Little, 7/12/82, Griggsville, possession of methamphetamine, obstruct justice, destroy evidence, $5,788, 24 months probation, 26 days in jail with credit for 12 served.

Jennifer Perkins, 7/29/85, Pittsfield, possession of methamphetamine, less than 5 grams, $863 24 months probation, 186 days in jail with credit for 93 served.

Traffic Speeding ($120 unless noted): Madison E. Freelove, 1/19/02.

Seat Belts ($60 unless noted): Tracy L. Hidalgo, 12/19/69, Griggsville.

Jacob L. McNulty, 2/25/90, Baylis.

Miscellaneous traffic: Robert Dereak, 4/17.65, Rockport, illegal transportation of alcohol by a driver, $120.

Martin L. Gresham, III, 4/19, 99, operate uninsured motor vehicle, $442.

Jordan M. Hudson, 12/24/98, Pittsfield, squealing/screeching tires, $120.

Kenneth F.E. Jackson, 8/26/92, Pittsfield, operation uninsured motor vehicle, $442.

Conservation violations: Jon T Voiles, Nebo, 4/2/1993, failure to keep record of catch, $120.

Misdemeanors: Dylan L. Baughman, 7/26/95, Pittsfield, disorderly conduct, $857, 12 months

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good GROWING Keeping you growing with good ideas s University of Illinois Extension

The unseen menace...chiggers!

Chris ENROTH U of I Extension How can something so small cause so much agony?

This thought, along with several other expletives ran through my mind as I clicked from webpage to webpage searching for a cure to my constant itching. What was the source of my anguish?

Chiggers! My entire body (mostly the more private parts) was covered in chigger bites.

Through the blinding itching hysteria of the next couple days, I found lots of so-called curatives on the internet and realized there is a vast amount of false information out there about chiggers. So in an attempt to ease another poor souls pain, or at least keep you from doing something really foolish to relieve itching, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start by dispelling some of these myths.

Q Chiggers are insects that only feed on mammals. FALSE First, chiggers are not insects; instead, they are classified as a Trombiculid mite, a relative of spiders and ticks. According to Dr. Phil Nixon, retired Extension Entomologist, â&#x20AC;&#x153;nymph and adult chiggers are predators on insect eggs, other mites, and insectsâ&#x20AC;Śand decaying organic matter.â&#x20AC;? It is their younger stages that feed on any hapless passerby. These guys are very difficult to see with the naked eye at about 1/50th of an inch across,

about the size of a pinpoint.

Immature chiggers feed on a variety of animals including birds, reptiles, and mammals.

Q If you wear long pants tucked into your socks you will not get chiggers.

FALSE While wearing protective clothing is a hindrance, chiggers are quite inclined to climb around the host to find a suitable feeding site. The thinner the skin the easier it is for the invader to insert its piercing mouthpart, which is why you typically get bites around ankles, behind the knees, in the groin and armpit area and around beltlines.

However, through my own experience over the years, I have found that chiggers typically stop at a spot where clothing is restrictive, such as sock and belt lines. Once, when venturing in the tallgrass prairie in Kansas I came home with the emblazoned outline of the vest I was wearing in chigger bites on my chest and back.

Q A chigger burrows into your skin, so you have to suffocate them using nail polish, or bleach, or alcohol, or turpentine, or fire, etcâ&#x20AC;Ś FALSE! This seems to be one of the top misguided thoughts out there on chiggers. They do NOT burrow into our skin, so you can at least remove that unpleasantry from your mind. Therefore, you have no reason to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;suffocateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; them and certainly no reason to be pouring bleach

on your skin or heaven forbid hold a flame to the bite.

In reality, chiggers use their piercing mouthparts to inject digestive fluids into the top layer of your skin.

These juices react with your skin cells and form a strawlike welt, that the chigger uses to suck up your liquefied skin cells. When exposed to air the fluid oozing out of the bite will solidify into a hard cap, which distinguishes chigger bites from others.

Q Chiggers can transmit disease. FALSE None of our North American chiggers have ever been reported to spread any type of disease.

Q Chiggers can bite you several times. FALSE A chigger will only bite once. After that, they remain attached unless the host either scratches them off or washes them off with warm soapy water. Phil Nixon points out, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chiggers drop off of the host after a day or two to molt into the next stage. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay on the host for very longâ&#x20AC;?.

Additionally, some satisfaction can be taken in that once you scratch or wash these pesky guys off, they die.

So if you are a poor soul suffering from a terrible case of chigger bites reading this and screaming â&#x20AC;&#x153;Okay I know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true and false, but how to get rid of the bites?!â&#x20AC;?

Well, my answer is, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. You simply have to let the irritation run its course.

I know your heart just sunk,

but let me continue. There is no cure-all medicine for chigger bites, the best strategy is once you have been in areas you suspect to harbor these nasty guys or you actually start seeing bites, wash any clothes you were wearing during exposure and take a warm shower. This will remove any chigger that may have made it in on your clothing or you. Once the itching begins, there are various products available to relieve your discomfort at drug stores or from your physician.

Take solace that usually the itching subsides within a week. During this time try to scratch as little as possible and keep your hands and bites clean to avoid secondary infection.

What can you do to protect yourself? Because never leaving my house is an absurd option, I usually have a can of insect repellent containing DEET in my bag. My dislike of chiggers is overridden by my need to be outside. Perhaps I am my own worst enemy.

Q Good Growing Tip of the Week: Take heart that many, many living things feed on and within you without leaving any sign of their presence. However, when it comes to temporary, itchy, agony, chiggers are the worst. Next time you head out for a hike or picnic in grassy areas, products containing DEET have shown to reduce the number of chigger bites.

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OF VALOR PRESENTATION

Robert Horstmeyer of Kinderhook was presented a Quilt of Valor in his home June 26 by the Quilt of Valor representatives, Harry and Shirley Kingery.

Horstmeyer served in the U.S. Air Force as an air craft mechanic in Japan and Taiwan during the Vietnam War, 1966-68.

Scouting in the garden

Ken JOHNSON U of I Extension Jacksonville, IL June 24, 2019: As summer kicks into high gear we often start to see more pest problems. An important and often overlooked part of pest management is scouting. It can help you figure out what is going on in your garden/landscape and help you determine if you need to take any action to manage any pests that are present (particularly if you are going to be using pesticides). Take a stroll through your landscape at least weekly and be on the look-out for pests and diseases.

While you are scouting, one thing to keep in mind is are there enough pests for it to be worthwhile to treat and is the damage they are causing going to be detrimental? For example, if you have some pests eating your tomato leaves you can wait longer to control them compared to if they are eating the fruit. Some ornamentals may be in a more visible location (by the front door)

where damage is less tolerable than to plants in other areas (in the backyard tucked away in a seldom used corner).

Start by scanning your landscape as a whole. Look for any plants that look out of the ordinary and start by inspecting them a little more closely.

A magnifying glass or hand lens may be helpful, especially when looking for smaller pests, but arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessary.

Often timeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insects will hide on the undersides of leaves, so going out and flipping over leaves is a good way to scout for insects. Many pest insects like to feed on young, tender growth, so make sure to take a little extra time when inspecting new shoots. Insects and diseases will also build up on older leaves of plants as well so make sure to check them out too.

After you have gone out and looked in your garden or landscape at the pests, you need to figure out what they are.

Pest identification is important because it will help determine potential management techniques. Some pests may not

cause much damage and management may not be warranted if they are found.

Others can cause quite a bit of damage and will need to be managed. In some cases, the issues you are seeing may not be pest damage at all. Properly identifying pest will help determine what kind of management strategies should be used or if any are even needed.

If you need help determining what a pest is or if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something you need to think about managing, you can bring samples into any of our extension offices. You can also send samples to the University of Illinois Plant Clinic. Their website can be found at web.extension. illinois.edu/plantclinic. There you will find instructions on how to submit samples as well as any fees that may apply.

Good Growing Tip of the Week: When we scout we often do it during the day. If you want to change things up a bit grab a flashlight and head out at night. Some pests such as cutworms, slugs, and snails are most active at night.

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