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A dental mission of mercy Dr. Robert Dawe offers his services By Ken Schroeder
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GRANVILLE — According to the Journal of the American Dental Association, perhaps the greatest phobia in America is the fear of visiting a dentist. As many as 75 percent of all adults, on some level, are afraid of going to the dentist. Dr. Robert Dawe of Granville would argue that.
Dawe just participated in the Illinois Dental Association’s Third Mission of Mercy on June 21-22 at the Peoria Civic Center, and he was pleased at the turnout to say the least. “It was fantastic. It’s so gratifying. Everyone who has been there as a dentist or as a volunteer has the same feeling,” Dawe said. “The people who receive the care are so grateful. People come out waiting overnight to be the first
ones served. It’s firstcome, first-served.” Mission of Mercy provides free dental services for two days in areas where residents might not normally have access to dentists for economic reasons. “I’ve gone to this each time since they started it. It’s held every two years, and this is the third time we’ve done it,” Dawe said. “The intent this year was to serve about 1,000 people over the two days and provide about $1 million in free dental care;
extractions, fillings, root canals, cleanings. There’s no paperwork, just a brief medical screening. Patients get evaluated on what they need, and we get a brief health history. If they need a procedure that requires anaesthesia, there’s an anaesthesia section.” Dawe said the Mission of Mercy has been very successful and is beneficial, but it’s not a replacement for regular dental care. “This isn’t health care. This is just a Band-aid,”
Dawe said. The dentists and hygienists were not paid for their services for Mission of Mercy, and any expenses they incurred — including motel expenses — were their responsibility. The doors opened at 6 a.m. June 21, and the days are broken into a morning and an afternoon session for the volunteers, although Dawe said some people volunteer for both. Supplies and technical assistance for the Mission of Mercy are donated as well from Patterson Dental
Dr. Robert Dawe Company, including the loan of X-ray machines. “It’s a huge undertaking,” Dawe said. “You’ve really got to see it to believe it.”
HUMC says good-bye Button, button ... who’s got the button? to Stufflebeam Bill Faletti does! By Ken Schroeder
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HENNEPIN — Hennepin United Methodist Church is waving good-bye to its spiritual leader. Pastor Carol Stufflebeam is heading south this summer for another position. “That’s part of how the United Methodist Church works,” Stufflebeam said. “We’re an itinerant church, and we go where the spirit leads us. And the spirit is leading me to Virginia United Methodist Church. In this case the spirit is our bishop and a cabinet of 10 individuals who discern where pastors move. It’s been that way since John Wesley founded the church.” Virginia is a small town of just more than 1,600 people in Cass County, northwest of Springfield, and although Stufflebeam looks forward to the new challenges, she leaves with some regret. “It’s going to be very difficult to leave you because home is where you hang your heart,” Stufflebeam said. “Putnam County is an amazing group of people, and we’ve done a lot for the glory of God. I’m blessed to have been chosen to serve here.” Stufflebeam has been involved with the Methodist church since 1997, but only recently attended seminary to become a pastor. Hennepin was her first assignment when she came in 2010. Her last day was June 29. Vol. 146 No. 44 One Section - 32 Pages
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Carol Stufflebeam Stufflebeam is an Illinois native with a genuine Illinois sense of humor. “I grew up in Glasford, which is between Peoria and Canton. We were so far out in the country, they pumped sunshine to us,” Stufflebeam said. “I went to a two-room country school; one of the last in the state. One room was first through third grade and the second room was third through sixth. When I graduated from sixth grade, there were 28 kids in the school. When I entered junior high, there were over a thousand kids.” As Stufflebeam leaves, she takes a lot of great memories, although her favorite one is very recent. “We just finished a mission trip to the Quad Cities. I’ll never forget that. It was life-changing for some of the kids,” Stufflebeam said. “Everyday, we did something different. On Monday we went to a nursing home and played Bingo and read poetry to the residents. The trip was a blessing for all of us. It was fun; it was meaningful; and it accomplished so much on so many levels.”
GRANVILLE — Political campaign buttons have a long history. The first mass-produced pins for a presidential candidate were made for William McKinley for the 1896 election. Nearly 120 years old, you might think the odds of ever seeing a McKinley campaign button would be rather slim, but not for Bill Faletti. He owns one. In fact, he owns hundreds of political pins from McKinley on. Faletti started collecting in 1964, and over time he has collected buttons from almost every presidential election since 1896. “Truman’s are hard to get,” Faletti said. “After he finished the rest of Roosevelt’s term, they didn’t think he was going to win. So they put out very little on him.” Faletti’s inspiration to start collecting buttons came from an odd source: His son. “My oldest son and Reed Wilson were interested in politics, and they started collecting. At the time, my wife was going to a lot of garage sales,” Faletti said. “She started picking them up, and I started going with her. Then I got interested and started collecting for myself.” Since he started collecting pins, Faletti learned quite a bit about the hobby, including how to
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Bill Faletti of Granville has been collecting political campaign buttons since 1964 and over time he has collected buttons from almost every presidential election since 1896. tell the difference between an authentic button and a reproduction. “Someone found some at a garage sale and knew I collected them,” Faletti said. “There’s no union label on them. All your buttons that are authen-
tic have a union label either around the edge or inside.” Faletti’s collection includes not just the winners — John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman and Richard Nixon — but the losers as well — John Ander-
son, Hubert Humphrey and Nixon. Presidents who were popular share table space with less loved presidents; “I Like Ike” sits next to a button endorsing Warren Gamaliel
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