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14 Trees planted around Edwards County Courthouse in Massie’s Memory 14 trees were recently planted around the Edwards County Courthouse in memory of Dwain and Maxine Massie. The trees were donated anonymously. “Maxine Roosevelt graduated from Lockyear’s Business College in Evansvillle, Indiana, prior to her various business positions held during the upcoming decades. Prior to her marriage Maxine was employed with the Illinois Public Aid office in Albion for ten years. Dwain Massie and Maxine Roosevelt were married February 4th, 1951, at the Albion First Methodist Church. Maxine’s parents were Jim & Fannie Roosevelt. Dwain’s parents were Grover & Laura Massie of Mt. Erie, Illinois. Dwain enlisted in the Army in 1939, earning the rank of sergeant. During 1941 he transferred into the Army Air Corp where he was promoted to technical sergeant. He spent time in Texas, Guam, Okinawa, and Saipan. On one of the islands he climbed a tall coconut tree, broke off a coconut, and brought it down. He then preceded to write his mother’s name, and Mt. Erie, Illinois, on it and mailed it. After he returned home his mother proudly showed him the coconut he had sent. Dwain was honorably discharged in 1945. All through their married life in Albion they regularly attended, and held offices in the First Methodist
Church, later the First United Methodist Church. Dwain held various positions such as church treasurer and chairman of the administrative board. Dwain and Maxine were Sunday school teachers many different times through the years. Maxine also held leadership roles during her many years of membership. She was an active teacher for many years of Bible school. She was President of the Women’s Society of Christian Service for four years. Maxine was a wonderful mother, homemaker, and cook. She served as a room mother at school for both daughters plus special events worker, PTA member, and Brownie leader. Through the years Maxine & Dwain were both famous for cooking, canning, and making pickles from scratch with garden cucumbers. During her busy mid years Maxine found time for embroidery, some crafting, fishing, golfing, card playing, being a member of the Twentieth Century Book Club and travel. Maxine and Dwain traveled extensively after Dwain’s retirement. Trips were taken to many states including Alaska, and Hawaii. They also took great trips. A cruise through the Panama Canal, Germany, Switzerland, Thailand and Hong Kong, Canada, and Scotland. Card games especially Rook, bridge, and pinochle were a major source of enjoyment with family and friends for both. Dwain & Maxine belonged to a card club, along with seven other couples named the T & C (Town & Country ) Club who met monthly at each other’s homes to play pinochle. The joy and friendship of this group was immeasurable! The group met monthly for over fifty years! Dwain’s hobbies over the years were gardening, flowers, landscaping his yard, fishing, Rotary, bowling, golfing, and traveling. After Maxine’s death Dwain traveled to many dif-
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ferent countries--China, India, Kenya, Tanzania, Syria, Greece, and Turkey Over a timespan of many years Maxine & Dwain hosted many artists, musicians, and historians to the Albion area. They hosted many exchange students in their home. One of these students, Peter Leung from Hong Kong, came for a visit. He was a student at S.I.U. Peter returned often, and became a member of the family. As he graduated, married, and had his own family they were part of the Massie family. Dwain & Maxine loved, and shared Edwards County with so many. Dwain & Maxine were the parents of two daughters, Lynn and Lesa. Eventually they were blessed with four grandsons. Lesa Bennett (Chip) lives in Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Lynn Massie-Southerland ( Neil Southerland) resides in rural Albion; and Peter Leung (Emy) lives in Overland Park, Kansas. During her working years Maxine worked a few days a month at Citizens National Bank, served as secretary for the First Christian Church of Albion, volunteered at many blood drives, and was secretary for the Edwards County Health Improvement Association (Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance). Dwain was employed at Citizens National Bank of Albion in some capacity over seventy years. He first began in August, 1947. He officially retired in August,1997. He continued to serve as a bank director. In fact he was still serving as a director when he passed away. He was active in banking associations, and enjoyed the business of banking, He formed so many long, beloved friendships with bank employees, and others in the banking industry. Dwain often decorated for Christmas, with the assistance of others. When the bank moved to its present location he would often plant the primary flower bed. Dwain prepared, and cooked the best chowder in Albion for the Bank along with other dedicated bank employees for decades! The Bank’s chowder was always the most highly sought after, and the large 50 gallon kettle was emptied within minutes! Over the decades the bank employees were truly Dwain’s second family. Maxine suffered a serious stroke in summer,1994 The stroke left her with impairments she dealt with the remainder of her life. Later she was diagnosed with liposarcoma and underwent radiation therapy. She died October 12, 2004, after a stroke following a brain surgery. (The brain surgery was to relieve pressure,) At the age of ninety-seven Dwain was still actively maintaining his house, gardening, canning, making jellies and pickles, traveling, and playing pinochle up until a few months of his death. He observed his 98th birthday at Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana, and passed away from heart and kidney failure at Premier Health Care, New Harmony, Indiana, on November 20th, 2017.”
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Edwards County High School
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Edwards County High School
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AGS raised $12,108.96 this year to help the children at St. Jude. Since they began in 1986, AGS has collected $147,425.20. Pictured top left: Lane Smith raised the most money in the K-3 division for the AGS St. Jude Math-a-thon. Lane raised $1,500 and won an IPad donated by Wabash Valley Service Company. Above middle: Timothy Young placed 2nd in the 4th-8th grade division raising $460 and Abbigail Young placed 3rd in the K-3 division raising $460. They both won a drone donated by Darlene Williams, Jan Kuykendal, Tracy Shepherd, and CarQuest, Doug Hortin, and Leroy Speir Above right: Isabel Cooper was 4th place in the K-3 division raising $430. She won a pair of Apple Airpods donated by Herschel Johnson Implement.
Above: Evie Hardy placed 2nd in the K-3 division raising $600 and pictured below Rylan Nix placed 3rd in the 4th-8th division raising $200. Both won bikes donated by Bent Spokes of Browns, BNC of Mt. Vernon, Illinois and Citizens National Bank of Albion.
Above left: Amber Willis raised the most money for the AGS St. Jude Math-a-Thon. She won an Ipad donated by Wabash Valley Service Company. This year she collected $2,151. Over the last 6 years, Amber has collected $9,352.19 for the children at St. Jude. Above right: Grace McCarty placed 4th in the 4th-8th division raising $150. She won a pair of Apple Airbuds donated by Albion Equipment Company.
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Planting season is more than putting seeds in the ground By: Rebecca Perry, FBCM, Edwards County Farm Bureau and Carol Jo Beadles, Manager, Wabash County Farm Bureau “Planting season” is a term those in the agricultural industry refer to all year round. To those not involved in agriculture, these words are taken literally- putting seeds in the ground that will grow into plants. However, those involved in agriculture know that these words mean a lot more than just that. They mean spreading fertilizer, spraying, applying anhydrous, picking up chunks, reshaping land from water damage, fixing field tiles, working land as needed, AND putting seeds in the ground. That’s right, planting season is a season on the farm. A season that has many twists, turns, and items that need done. It can be compared to a season on the yearly calendar that has many months and many types of weather. Planting season typically starts the end of March and ends around the middle of May in Southeastern Illinois. One of the first activities that will be seen is spraying. Farmers use sprayers to kill the weeds that are growing in their crop fields. The weeds must be killed so they will not compete with the crop for nutrients.
Above: Brent Strine takes advantage of the sunshine one cool spring day to plant soybeans near his family farm in Wabash County. Spreading fertilizer is also an essential item during planting season. Winter wheat will have fertilizer spread on the growing crop with 4-wheelers and buggies. This is done with small equipment to reduce damage to the crop. Baron fields will have fertilizer applied with large spreader trucks. These trucks are equipped with lots of technology that helps the applicator apply the right amount and in the right location. Thus, allowing the farmer to be a good steward of the land. A lot of ground in Southeastern Illinois floods from rivers and creeks. These waterway floods leave behind wood and other debris. Farmers then need to pick up chunks or remove these items from their fields. If these items were not removed, they would damage the equipment farmers use on the ground. A farmer never knows what they are going to find- logs, boxes, dead fish, bottles, rocks, or even someone’s shoe! Sometimes the flood waters have caused erosion damage to the fields. If this has happened, the farmer must fix the damage using graders and other land leveling tools prior to starting the planting process. Field tiles are an important part of many fields in Southeastern Illinois. At left: On one of the coldest days in April 2020, Wabash County farmer, Chad Broster, plants yellow food-grade corn that will be sold to Azteca Milling.
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Planting season is more than putting seeds in the ground Field tiles help with poorly draining ground or highly erodible ground. The tiles serve many purposes, such as draining away excess water and preventing large puddles from occurring, flooding out the field, and rotting the growing crops. These tiles can become clogged or broken. Once a crop is growing, it is a lot more difficult to fix a tile. Therefore, field tiles are checked and repaired during planting season. A lot of ground is never tilled before the seeds are planted, but some ground is. If the ground is going to be tilled, a disc or another piece of tillage equipment is used over the ground before the seeds are planted.
Leveling Ground: Lynch Farms, Inc based in West Salem, Illinois uses graders and other leveling tools to return some of their farm ground to farmable conditions. The reshaping of the ground must be done because of damage to the ground from flood waters. Anhydrous ammonia (NH3) application is another part of farming season. These are the large white tanks being pulled by trucks or tractors on the roads right now. Anhydrous ammonia is a liquid form of nitrogen under pressure. Nitrogen is an essential nutrient to help corn grow. Anhydrous ammonia is the most cost-effective way to apply nitrogen. It is knifed into the ground and can be done prior to planting or after the crop has emerged. Planting season, a season where farmers check their fields for flood damage, remove chunks, check field tiles, spread fertilizer, apply anhydrous, spray fields, work the land, AND put the seeds in the ground to grow! Fertilizer Spreading: A fertilizer truck operated by Wabash Valley Service Company spreads fertilizer on a field in Southeastern Illinois.
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Wells Elementary Schools students make horse puppets with Edwards County Ag in the Classroom
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WSGS Staff works together to feed WSGS students At left: Mark Beckel and Shane Carter load prepare to load coolers full of lunches for delivery. Below Shauna Clodfelter and Tammy Goble prepare meals.
The Wabash County Chamber Golf Outing is rescheduled for Friday, June 5th, 2020. We are asking each team to pre-register this year so we will not have any congregations of participants. https://www.facebook.com/events/611920956315617/ As restrictions change updates will be made at www.facebook.com/WabashCountyChamber
Above Marlee Cowles from Wells Elementary School shows off the horse she made during the Edwards County Ag in the Classroom lession.
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AGS raises money for Nashville school
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Even though they only had a couple of days before COVID-19 hit AGS staff and students raised almost $1,000 to purchase school supplies for West Wilson Middle School in Nashville. West Wilson Middle School and Stone Creek Elementary school were both destroyed in the March tornado that hit Nashville. 1st grade teacher Francie Ellis’ sister lives in Nashville and her niece attends the school. Almost 2,000 students were displaced.
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Cindy Graef, 1st grade teacher at Mt. Carmel Elementary School is retiring after 34 1/2 years. At left Cindy is shown with her replacement Zach Holtz. Zach has previously taught at Fairfield and Lawrenceville. Cindy said she is going to really miss her students and fellow teachers. In the bottom two pictures the small gang of teacher friends pose for one last group picture with their “Queen Bee”. As Queen Bee Cindy imparted her teaching wisdom to her younger gang members! Other members of the gang are: Kristi Applebey, Megan Holcomb, Trisha Mobley, Kristi Wright and Kelly Sanders. Below Cindy says goodbye COVID-19 style to one of her students, Camryn DeLong.
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IECC launches new tutoring platform Mt. Carmel, Ill.— As of today, across the district, students have access to a new tutoring and e-learning platform developed by Brainfuse called TutorMatch. TutorMatch allows students to schedule their own tutoring appointments through Canvas. Tutors and students can communicate via a chat function or with audio. The program enables tutors and students to exchange files and share their screen while they work. Students will simply need to enter a class in Canvas, scroll down and click on the blue tutoring link on the bottom left of the screen. Students can choose the time and subject when scheduling a tutoring session. Then, when it is time for the session, they will go back into Brainfuse the same way, hover over their username in the top right corner, and under the dropdown menu choose My Calendar to enter the tutoring session. For further assistance with accessing tutoring sessions on TutorMatch, this brief video tutorial walks through how to access the platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9ejPKEi540. Along with TutorMatch students will have access to several other learning tools through the Brainfuse platform, such as SkillSurfer, a comprehensive library of captioned video lessons and practice tests prepared
by the Brainfuse Academic Team in a variety of core academic skills, and Flashbulb, a versatile, comprehensive learning tool that features an extensive library of flashcards and easy tools for students to create their own flashcards and games. Brainfuse also has two unique collaborative tools: MEET and Brainwave. With MEET, students use an online classroom as a personal virtual study session to work together with peers. Students use Brainwave to record their activity on the Brainfuse whiteboard for later playback. Brainwave is an ideal note-taking tool for recording solutions to math or science problems, class projects, or any other concept involving motion, sequence, or animation. For more information about Brainwave and the many tools the platform offers, visit www.brainfuse.com. The implementation of this platform and all of its tools is part of Wabash Valley College’s ongoing mission to deliver exceptional education and services to improve the lives of our students and to strengthen our communities. The employment of the Brainfuse platform is one way WVC is reaching out to empower students during these uncertain times.
Stop by Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm and Saturday 8 am to 12 pm and check out the new fresh cut meat case and frozen food we have available. You’ll never know what you will find!
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AGS Staff works together to feed AGS students
Above Linda Gayer preps pretzels for the lunch sacks and below Kim Kroll and Kim Cullison pack the sack lunches.
The Edwards County Housing Authority is accepting applications for income based apartments in Albion and West Salem. Utilities are included with charge for electric overage. Applications are available at the ECHA Office located at 125 W. Cherry St., Albion, IL
Above Becca Brinkman packages strawberries for the sack lunches and below Jane Harper and Valerie Murbarger prep veggies.
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WVC Bass Team reschedules Invitational to June 20th Mt. Carmel, Ill.— Wabash Valley College’s bass team has rescheduled the high school bass fishing invitational at East Fork Lake in Olney, Illinois, originally planned for Saturday, March 21 to take place on Saturday, June 20. Teams that were registered for the originally scheduled date will be contacted to determine if they still intend to participate on June 20. Once all teams have been confirmed, the WVC bass team will make an announcement as to how many more openings we have available. The tournament is limited to 30 boats. Once we have determined the number of teams coming, we will likely re-open registration to fill the field as there will likely be teams that cannot come that date. This is a two-angler team tournament. The cost is $30 per team; additionally, East Fork Lake requires an Olney boat sticker, which can be purchased on a daily or annual basis. The tournament will run from 5:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. with team check-in running from 4:30 a.m. until 5:15 a.m. A pre-tournament meeting will take place at 5:15 a.m. Boat take off will be determined by a draw either at check-in or the evening prior if the tournament field is full. There is a five fish limit per team, with a 12” minimum length per fish. Awards will be given to the top three teams and to the individual with the biggest bass. The top finishing senior will be awarded a scholarship to fish on the 2020–2021 bass team at Wabash Valley College. Those teams that were originally registered can send an e-mail to WVC bass coach Todd Gill at gillt@iecc.edu or by phone at 618-263-8633. Once it has been determined how many new teams can be accepted, a registration link will be available at
https://wvcwarriorathletics.com/sports/fishing/index. To stay up to date, follow the Wabash Valley College bass team on Facebook at WVC Bass Team or on Instagram at wvcbassteam.
Registration for summer and fall semesters at WVC now in progress Mt. Carmel, Ill.— With spring semester coming to a close, now’s the time to register for summer and fall classes at Wabash Valley College! WVC is now scheduling registration appointments for the upcoming summer and fall semesters. At this time, all advisement appointments will be via phone or other virtual meeting programs per the Illinois shelter-in-place order. WVC will make an announcement when face-to-face advisement is available. Students who register during the shelterin-place order are welcome to meet with an advisor again after the order is lifted. To make a registration appointment, call WVC Student Services at 618-262-8641 or email wvcregistration@iecc.edu. Current students can also contact their advisor to register:
Tim Zimmer- Academic Advisor: zimmert@iecc.edu 618263-5024; Patrick Harris- Academic Advisor: harrisp@iecc. edu 618-263-5025; Tanya Smith- TRIO Student Support Services Advisor: smithta@iecc.edu 618-263-5041; Michelle Woods- Nursing Advisor: woodsm8@iecc.edu 618263-5105; Jenifer Stroughmatt- Retention Coordinator: stroughmattj@iecc.edu 618-263-5013 Summer and fall schedules are available at www.iecc. edu/schedules. Most summer classes will begin on June 2, with a few starting in mid-May. Fall classes will begin on Aug. 20. For WVC’s response and updates concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, go to www.iecc.edu/covid. Wabash Valley College is here to support you and your educational goals
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Think on These Things by Meghan Fearn
Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think on these things.” The yard needed mowed, it was getting tall and unruly. I did not feel like mowing. In fact, I had about a thousand other things that I wanted and needed to do, and mowing was not one of them! However, it was time. I put my newborn and my toddler down for a nap, gave my two boys the chore of cleaning out the vehicle and my older girls were finishing up on their school assignments. I headed out and fired up the mower. I started the first trip around the yard, admittingly with a bad attitude. I noticed the weeds were needing sprayed again, there was trash that had been spilled on the ground, and the potted plants needed watered. The paperwork is piling up in the office and my floors need a good cleaning. “Why am I mowing this yard, I have too much to do!” I thought to myself. I started round two on the mower. I drove past the front window of the house to see the toddler peeking out the curtain, NOT asleep. I made a grouchy face and sternly pointed back towards the bed. “Why am I mowing this yard, I obviously need to be in the house child-training!” I thought. Round three, I just realized that anyone driving past the house can see straight into the front window to the mounds of unfolded laundry on the couch. “Now that is embarrassing! Note to self, buy black out curtains!” were my frustrated thoughts. Round four, hubby is waving from the shop with a big smile and a wink. “Why are you so happy? I’m out here sweating!” Now, my bad attitude had gone from bad to worse and my thoughts were now completely unreasonable. Round five, I hear a still small voice saying, “Remember Philippians 4:8.” Hmmmm…. Round six, I need to redirect my thoughts. Whatever is true –I do like to mow. Whatever is honorable – Hard work brings amazing rewards and I am thankful that I can do this work. Whatever is right – I am so thankful for those two girls doing their schoolwork joyfully. Whatever is pure – that newborn sleeping inside has completely stolen our hearts. Whatever is lovely – Wow! That toddler is so adorable when she peeks out of the window like that. Whatever is admirable – How sweet of my husband to take that minute to wave and wink when he himself has a lot to do. Whatever is excellent – those boys are doing a great job of cleaning the car and having the cutest water fight in the process. Whatever is praiseworthy – Our God is a great God and worthy to be praised! I finish the yard with a much lighter step. I am reminded that while we cannot always control our circumstances, we can control our reaction and our thoughts. While we as a country are in a time of confusion, disappointment, quarantine and frustration, I hope that we can remember Philippians 4:8. I pray that I do a better job of thinking of things that are true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. Then, I pray it spreads to the people in my home and from there to those around us with a speed Covid-19 is incapable of competing with!
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Endless Possibilities in 4-H By: Ava Anderson Diversity is the art of thinking independently together. 4-H is a family made of people who are all unique and share different passions, but unite as one in their 4-H careers. Hi, my name is Ava Anderson and I am a 4-H Ambassador of Edwards County and the President of the Ellery Panthers 4-H Club. I have been in 4-H for 9 years now and never once have I felt like I didn’t belong. There are numerous projects, workshops, and leadership opportunities for everyone. When most people hear about 4-H, they think livestock, cooking, or sewing. I am here to tell you that there is so much more to 4-H than you could ever realize. Some of the available projects that I personally find interesting include Citizenship, Communications, Leadership, Sports Nutrition, Swine, Photography, Diversity & Cultural Awareness, and Passport to the World. Some other projects include Shooting Sports, Video Programming, Small Pets, Outdoor Adventures, Vegetable Gardening, Journalism, Food Decorating, Vet Science, Woodworking, Junk Drawer Robotics, and so much more. As you can see, there is a diverse group of projects allowing anyone and everyone to be at home in 4-H.
4-H is much more than completing individual projects and records. The individual projects a member completes are judged and showcased at the General Show, Food & Clothing Show, or during Fair Week. Each of these shows allows members from all of Edwards County to come together, discuss their projects, what they learned, etc. In addition, there are opportunities to improve your skills for your individual projects by attending workshops. All throughout the year, workshops are held to increase the knowledge of life skills. Some workshops held throughout the year include Nine-Patch Pillow Making, Scrumptious Science, Swine Showmanship Training, Livestock Judging, Photography Skills Lab, Woodworking: Birdhouse Lab, Winter Art Creation, etc. The opportunities are limitless. In 4-H, kids roll up their sleeves and do with their hands. Their experiences grow the curiosity they need for life and career. 4-H is America’s largest youth development program-empowering nearly six million young people with the skills to lead a lifetime. Based on their interests and guided by adult mentors, youth develop their own path in 4-H. To learn more about 4-H, join 4-H in Edwards County or attend a 4-H event, please contact Edwards County 4-H Program Coordinator, Debra Collier at djc@illinois.edu or the Ellery Panthers 4-H Club at ellerypanthers4h@gmail.com.
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Mr. Michael Gordon, English Teacher at MCHS was the recipient of a Claes Nobel Education of Distinction Award by The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). He is recognized among educators for outstanding efforts in supporting and growing both the academic and personal successes of students to make a positive impact in the global community. Wabash Community Unit School District #348 is proud and grateful to have his talents.
Carli Merritt, Freshman at MCHS, was the 1st place winner of the Americanism Essay contest for her age division in Wabash#348, District 23 winner, and the Fifth Division winner. She received a $50 check.
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Sophia Discher- Part 2 by Daisy Roser Meet the Author
Daisy is the 13 year old daughter of Tim and Angela (Hawkins) Roser. Daisy is a homeschooler who lives on a farm near Enfield, IL. She spends a lot of time tending animals, but she enjoys most a beautiful horse named Hondo. She loves to draw and read and plans to be a best selling author some day.
“So, when does he return?” asked my mother politely, speaking of the mysterious Mr. Insby, as she munched on a thick slice of fresh bread. “Oh,” Sophia paused, as if trying to remember something. Her face clouded and her bright, blue eyes seemed to dull for a second. Her delicate eyebrows scrunched as she stared into space. “I…” she trailed off and instead of looking embarrassed she looked puzzled as her words faltered. Was it my imagination or did her voice crack strangely as she spoke? “He will return… Soon…” Sophia said softly, after a moment’s pause, “Yes, soon.” she added hurriedly. I hadn’t noticed it before, but yes, her voice was strangely older-sounding than it ought to be. “How long have you been waiting?” my mother asked, interrupting my thoughts. “I mean,” she added quickly, “how long has he been gone?” Sophia frowned again and bit her lip, “I… I don’t exactly remember,” she said slowly, as a frown again clouded her countenance, “I’ve lost count of the days,” she said softly, as her eyes slowly drifted over to where the collie, Susie, rested beneath the bench. When Susie saw her mistress looking at her, she rose and trotted over to Sophia, licking her hand gently and wagging her tail so violently her whole hind-quarters shook with the effort. Sophia gently patted the dog’s head, seemingly lost in thought, and they both just sat there a moment before Sophia spoke again, “I know it has been a long, long time…” Sophia said, suddenly looking tired, worn, and much older than her beautiful face suggested. “Yes, it must have been at least years,” she added, her frown deepening. “Yes,” mother said sagely, somehow nodding and wagging her head at the same time. Mother liked to think of herself as a sort of comfort and guidance to younger women. “Yes, it always seems so long when we are waiting for our loved ones. “Why,” she said, “My George has been gone for only a week and it feels like years.” Father was away on a business trip. “Hmmm,” Sophia said, nodding distantly.
I gave a slight smile when I noticed my mother’s frown, she gave Sophia a searching glance then turned back to her food. “May I say, Sophia… this food is absolutely delicious.” I expected Sophia to say something like, “Yes, why thank you, this is one of my favorite recipes, passed down to me by my mother’s grandmother’s, grandmother’s grandmother...” But instead she just nodded and mumbled a quiet ‘thank you’ as she stared down at her plate. I wanted to get out, I wanted to skip all the niceties and just leave, this house gave me the creeps, no matter how delicious the food, and it was. But everything was so strange... I rubbed my temples for a moment, feeling the beginnings of a headache. This dinning room was too hot. Mother was too nice, and this so-called ‘Miss Discher’ was too unusual. Emma made a face at me as mother went on and on about various subjects, I only caught snatches of the conversation as my gaze wandered about the room. “Yes it is,” Or, “Isn’t this just grand?” Or, “I just adore this furniture, where did you get it?” Or, “Used a toothbrush to comb his hair,” my ear perked continued on page 29
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Sophia Discher- Part 2 by Daisy Roser
continued from page 28 up, did I hear right? I wondered to myself. But they had already switched to a different subject, and I felt it would be impolite to interrupt. Emma made some more faces at me, grimacing as she looked at mom and Sophia, then smiling the next second and pointing to a dark hallway. I shrugged my shoulders, pretending I didn’t know what she was trying to say. “Excuse me, Miss Discher,” Emma said, clearing her throat and giving me a pointed glare as she spoke, pretending to be embarrassed, “I’m sorry to interrupt, but could you tell me where the bathroom is?” she asked, making her voice sound extremely soft and innocent. “Oh…” said Sophia, sounding surprised. “Of course,” she said after a short pause, “It’s just down that hallway, second door on the left, I can show you if you want.” “Oh, no need,” Emma said, the picture of innocence. “Liam and I can find it just fine ourselves, can’t we Liam?” she asked very pointedly. I swallowed, and slowly nodded. I’m gonna regret this, I thought as I rose from my seat. “You two can just keep talking, enjoy your conversation, we’ll be right back.” Emma said, a smile slowly spreading across her face at the thought of adventure. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes, though allowed myself the pleasure of a small, annoyed sigh. Mom glanced at us sternly, she knew something was up, and she didn’t approve. “Hurry right back,” she said, looking directly at Emma, who gave another innocent smile before turning and hurrying down the hallway without even waiting for me to follow. “Stick with her Liam,” mother said, leaving the other unspoken words still hanging in the air, who knows what kind of trouble she’d get into on her own. I nodded and followed swiftly after Emma. By the time I caught up with her she had already passed the bathroom door and was hurrying down the deserted hallway toward the back of the house at a moderate trot. “Where are we going?” I asked as I caught up to her. “Oh, I don’t know,” she said, a grin splitting her face. “Exploring I guess.” Yes, of course, I thought grimacing, exploring. She had always been the adventurous one when we were younger. Always climbing trees, or dragging me out into the middle of the woods to play bandits. And now she was going to drag me straight into trouble. I frowned, “You know it’s not polite to explore someone’s house without permission?” More like a punishable crime than a rude gesture, I thought. “I know,” Emma replied, joyously, “but I don’t think Miss Discher would mind. She seems perfectly normal and very nice. Unlike her mother-in-law, or whoever that
other lady is that lives here, I wonder where she is…” suddenly Emma’s eyes lit with an idea, “I think we should find her.” “No,” I answered, “we should keep our noses out of everyone else’s business.” Emma smirked, “Then why are you following me?” she asked. I growled quietly, “Because I’m supposed to keep you safe, now I really think we should turn around.” “You can’t stop me,” she taunted gayly with a wide smirk as she sauntered up to a closed door and opened it, the door slid outward on quiet hinges, hardly making a noise. I grimaced, “Why do you always have to be like this?” I hissed as she peered through the open door. “Because at least one of us has to be a little bit...” Emma trailed off as she stared into the dark room, looking slightly dazed.“What is it?” I asked softly as I moved closer and stared through the open door. It took a moment for my eyes to adjust to the dim interior, then I gasped in surprise. The room appeared to be a study, of sorts, bookshelves lined the interior walls and piles of papers were stacked high on an antique desk. That was perfectly normal, but what surprised me was the tall man who stood in the middle of the room, back turned to us, seemingly intent on a pile of papers stacked on the desk. He was dressed in a dark suit and his hair was black but for a few streaks of grey. As he ruffled through the stacks of books and papers stacked all over the desk, he gave a surprised grunt once or twice, before sorting through the untidy stacks of paper once more. After a moment he restacked the papers and readjusted several books on the shelves. We just stood there too shocked to move. Our mouths must have dropped clear to the floor, we were witnessing a robbery! Well a robbery or a person looking through someone else’s stuff, which is certainly illegal as well. After a moment the man straightened and slowly started to turn, Emma and I jumped back from the door frame in continued on page 30
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Sophia Discher- Part 2 by Daisy Roser continued from page 29 the same instance, tripping over each other in the process. I stumbled over Emma’s foot and slammed a shoulder against the wall as Emma gasped a quiet, “shhh!” The man apparently heard us, because he turned swiftly, his dark eyes, the color of milk-chocolate widening as he saw us, he gave a quiet gasp. “Who are you?” he asked, his voice, though quiet, seemed to echo through the halls. “What are you doing here?” he questioned, frowning as he looked down at us from over his long, pointed nose. For a second neither of us spoke, we just stood there too shocked to speak. Finally Emma spoke up, “W-we could ask the same of you,” she said boldly, though her voice trembled slightly as she spoke. “What are you doing here?” she asked. The man’s expression slowly softened, “This is my house,” he chuckled, “Last I checked it’s perfectly legal to be in your own house,” his soft smile widened to a grin at our surprised expressions. “I just have to wonder, what are you doing in my house?” his eyebrows raised just the slightest at his half-sarcastic question. “This is Miss Discher’s house,” Emma said loudly, her confidence returning at the man’s non-threatening countenance. “We are her guests, she invited us to come, though... she made no mention of you!” The man suddenly frowned, “and what are Miss Discher’s guests doing wondering all about her home?” he asked. “Ahh,” Emma said, cutting in swiftly, “you said her home that time.” The man rolled his eyes and I felt a smidgen of pity for him, “My name is Crispin Insby,” he sighed, apparently ready to change the subject, “What is your’s?” “Emma,” Emma replied stiffly, as she stared at the man from under lowered eyebrows, “and this is-” she paused for a moment. “Wait,” she said, her voice now sounding horribly curious, “did you say your name was Crispin? Crispin Insby?” “Yes, that’s what I said,” the man replied, sounding almost sarcastic, once again, “and what is your name?” he asked, now turning to me. I opened my mouth but before I could answer Emma was talking again, “The same Crispin Insby who is engaged to Miss Discher?” she asked, her eyes somehow growing even wider as she spoke. “Yes,” Crispin said, smiling in an annoyed sort of way, “and if I can please get the name of your friend here?” “He’s Liam, my brother.” Emma said hurriedly, almost before the man finished speaking. “And you’re really Crispin Insby?” she asked. “Yes,” Crispin replied, his voice now sounding a tad bit
irritated. “I think we’ve established that.” “But… but,” Emma stammered, “But, you’re too old!” Now it was my turn to roll my eyes. Way to be blunt Emma, I thought. But it was true. Though the man was tall his back was slightly bent. There was even more grey in his hair than I had originally thought, while his face creased in what seemed a thousand places. But, instead of looking insulted at Emma’s comment Crispin just started laughing, he started laughing so hard he couldn’t seem to stop, his rich, booming voice echoed through the house and seemed to fill every nook and cranny in the hallway. I couldn’t help but wonder if mother and Sophia would suddenly come running through the halls to our rescue having heard the commotion. But it was only Susie who bounded into the room and straight to the side of Crispin Insby, tail wagging wildly. She looked up at him with hero-love shining clearly in her bright, dog-ish eyes. “Ah hello there Susie,” he said as he grinned down at the rambunctious collie. As he spoke Susie’s tail started wagging even more vigorously and her whole body started quivering with unsustained joy as she bounced up and licked the man’s face. “Who’s a good girl?” he asked, holding her furry head with his large calloused hands as she tried again to lick his face. He grinned, “you are so disgusting girlie, yes you are!” he laughed. When the dog had calmed down a bit he turned to us again. “I’m not as old as I look,” he said, “and Sophia is much older than she looks.” He grinned, but then the smile slowly faded from his wrinkled face and turned to a scowl. “You see,” he was now almost glowering, “I’ve been looking around in this house without anyone knowing for almost two weeks, trying to find out if this could possibly be the same woman who I’m engaged to. Quite frankly, it’s not that I am too old, it’s that she’s too young.” He paused to let his words sink in, “You see,” he said slowly, as if explaining to children, “I’ve been gone for almost forty years.”
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Mt. Carmel High School
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Mt. Carmel High School
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Mt. Carmel High School
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