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First Calhoun County home connected to fiber internet By JARAD JARMON Calhoun News-Herald Illinois Electric Cooperative has hit another big milestone in the endeavor to connect Calhoun County with high speed internet using fiber optic lines. The cooperative has been planning and working on this project for several years, and Tuesday last week, they connected their first residential Calhoun fiber internet consumer. Albert and Cindy Jenkins were the first to have fiber installed near Brussels, and both they and leaders with the cooperative are excited. “We’re thrilled to have fast and reliable internet service finally,” Cindy said. “It will be great for when family comes to visit. Everyone will be able to get on the internet with their devices without it being slow or not working.” Cindy is also looking forward to the positive impact this will have on her staying in touch with friends and family as well as her crafting business. Both she and Albert are thrilled they’ll no longer face long periods without internet service like they did when it went down in the past. “I like watching Youtube, and now I won’t have to worry about it taking forever to load,” Albert shared. The Jenkins are excited about the possibility of replacing their current TV provider with an online TV streaming service. “This is way faster and half the price of what we’re

currently paying, so we’re happy,” Cindy said. Although there is much more that still needs to be done in the county, for those with the cooperative, this served as a big moment, highlighting the effort put into the project. “We are delighted to connect Albert and Cindy as the first residential members today.” Randy Long, general manager of Illinois Electric Cooperative, said. “Over six years ago, we started the process of bringing high-speed internet service to Calhoun County. Today is a milestone in that effort, and we look forward to providing service to all Calhoun over the next few years.” The co-op first began its journey to bring fiber optic internet to Calhoun County in 2014. That year, the FCC announced the Rural Broadband Experiment, which was a $100 million funded program that looked for rural areas in which they could establish and test new technologies, such as fiber internet, to better understand the technological divide faced by rural areas. The co-op applied for funding fiber internet in Calhoun County, but unfortunately, the co-op was not awarded a grant. In 2016, the Connect America Funds (CAF) II auction was announced. This was a reverse auction where funds were distributed to internet service providers for broadband projects across the country. It was a two-year process that included conducting

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studies, doing groundwork and preparing bids. The co-op made bids for blocks across the county in 2018, but again, the co-op was not awarded funds for Calhoun County. With co-op members in Calhoun at a technological disadvantage, Illinois Electric continued to look for opportunities to bring reliable, highspeed internet to the county. One specific opportunity was the FCC’s E-Rate program. The E-Rate program’s goal is to bring affordable broadband to schools and libraries. (See, FIBER, A2)

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Rivers see minor flooding after rainfall By JARAD JARMON Calhoun News-Herald It is that time of the year again. Spring has sprung and with that has come consistent rains, and for this area, flood warnings. The riverbend area saw some high waters over the weekend following sustained rains in the latter half of the week, but the surge only resulted in very minor flooding, and according to local indicators, flooding is expected to be negligible in the upcoming spring season to the relief of a community struck by heavy flooding one year and a pandemic the next. At its height, the Illinois River

at Hardin surged to 26.9 feet, about two feet above flood stage, midday Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. On the other side of the county, the Winfield Lock and Dam station on the Mississippi River reported 27.83 feet water levels Saturday. The flood stage there is 26 feet. “The reason we had this last high water was because of the amount of rain that we got,” said Gene Breden, Calhoun County Emergency Services Disaster Agency coordinator. “We got quite a bit of rain. I know I had over 4 inches in my gauge. Matter of fact, my gauge was running over.” At both stations, the water levels then dropped precipitously from those

points back to more normal levels by Monday and Tuesday. And it is forecasted that this type of flooding should be the most the riverbend area sees, if at any at all. “They (The National Weather Service) are estimating that there is just going to be minor flooding on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers,” Breden said. “There is no big snowpack in Minnesota or up north. The snowpack that there is is in Iowa and Wisconsin, and it is supposed to be melted off and through here by the third week in April. It is going to be a slow release it looks like, so it is just going to be minor flooding.” This will be a welcomed reprieve

from recent experiences, Breden said. “I hope so. We are due for a good year,” he said. “2020 was a rough year – lot of things went wrong in the country...We are starting off better this year than we did last year. That is for sure.” This, however, does not preclude the area from getting any major flooding. “I do not know of any major flooding we are going to have, but you never know,” Breden stressed. “We could get 7-8 inches of rain a few times or get a cycle of rain that doesn’t clear – gets held in by high pressure, and we could end up with a major flood, but it is not predicted.” (See, FLOODING, A2)

Lite up Kampsville lights Vaccines clinics open in tri-county area up the Kampsville sign up IDPH expands shot eligibility By /8&$6 *$5'1(5 Calhoun News-Herald The Village of Kampsville recently got solar lights for the town signs through a donation from a couple of locals. With the help of Robert Parmenter, James Palmer recently installed the lights to light up the sign for those passing by at night. Several years ago, the Kampsville Board discussed the possibility of getting solar lights for the village signs, but there were other more pressing matters to attend to. At the time, solar lights were new and the technology was expensive, and the board could not afford to get the lights. Now, since that technology isn’t as new and fresh as it was back then, James Palmer and Wade Gibson were able to purchase the lights and donated them to the village to “light up” Kampsville. “When I was previously mayor, the board voted to do new signs, and we wanted to light them up, but it probably wasn’t financially feasible. Now, with modern technology, and with the way they illuminate, it was very affordable. It was something that our

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little committee being ‘Lite Up Kampsville,’ thought was appropriate,” Wade Gibson said. Now, the Kampsville sign by the ferry and the sign facing Hardin are lit up with two solar lights each. Palmer and Gibson, along with the “Lite Up the Village of Kampsville” committee have spoken about new plans to brighten up Kampsville when the weather warms up a bit. “We are going to do more stuff this spring and summer. We have talked and might do some flower boxes and other things to make it look nice in Kampsville,” Palmer said. But, it doesn’t stop there. The Lite up Kampsville com-

mittee has discussed plans to clean up Kampsville after April, which entails cleaning and painting the grills, redoing the gazebo and helping the town as much as possible. But all these ideas come with a lot of work, so the village leaders are hoping there will be a strong volunteer base to take on this work load. “Anything that we do is self-supporting. It has nothing to do with the Village of Kampsville. Everything we do is by donation or coming out of pocket. We purchased a lot of this stuff, and the local businesses have donated. We just want to help the community as much as we can. We love Kampsville and want to see it succeed,” Palmer said.

ules around who to give COVID19 vaccinations to have loosened, and local health departments have expanded the times in which people can get vaccinated. The Calhoun County Health Department, along with departments in Jersey and Greene counties have been offering weekend COVID vaccination clinics. As previously reported, the effort to move vaccination clinics to the weekends was made to better serve those who work a traditional five day week.. Also, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that more groups of people will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of April 12 when everyone over age 16 will become eligible. As of March 22, higher education staff, government workers and members of the media are eligible to receive shots. A week later, on March 29,

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restaurant staff, construction trade workers and religious leaders will become eligible. “As more vaccines become available in the coming weeks and months, we will continue to make sure we are reaching people who are at greater risk of exposure to the virus or from suffering severe illness due to COVID-19,” IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said in a news release. “While we will continue to prioritize individuals who are 65 years and older, as well as health care workers and individuals with underlying medical conditions, we want to maintain our momentum going forward and continue to increase our march towards herd immunity.” Vaccines first became available in Illinois on Dec. 15. At that time, only frontline health care workers and the staff and residents of long-term care facilities were eligible. (See, VACCINES, A2)

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Calhoun News-Herald

Now is the time to see “Snake Road” By BILL HOAGLAND Check out the photo that accompanies this column. Yes, there really is a road named “Snake Road,” and it is not because this road has lots of curves like a snake; rather, this “Snake Road” is a straight, onelane gravel road 2.5 miles long that has no resemblance to a snake. This “Snake Road” is so named because — you guessed it — there are lots of live snakes on this road. In fact, there are so many snakes crossing this road at specific times of the year that it is closed to vehicular traffic from March 15 to May 15 and again from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 every year so that the snakes don’t get run over as they migrate. As far as we can tell, this is the only road in the country that is shut down for extended times so that snakes can have safe passage. “Snake Road,” also known as US Forest Service Road No. 345, is located in the La Rue Pine Hills Research Natural Area in Union County, roughly a three hour drive from here. “Snake Road” is uniquely positioned between some high rocky bluffs on the east side of the road and a huge swamp on the west side of the road. Every spring, snakes migrate from the bluffs on the east side to the swamp on the west side; in the fall, these snakes migrate back to the bluffs from the swamp and this means they cross “Snake Road” in mass twice a year. Obvi-

Fiber

(Continued from A1) Calhoun and Brussels school districts each applied for E-Rate funding through the FCC and the Illinois State School Board of Education. Both school systems were awarded funds, and Illinois Electric Cooperative was chosen as the contractor. After a ground-breaking at Calhoun School last fall, fiber internet became active at the schools in February of last year and Brussels School in August. Over the years, the co-op continued to work on ways to get fiber internet to its full membership in Calhoun. While preparing for the CAF II auction in 2016, Illinois Electric Cooperative engineer Kurtis Weber and contractors designed a countywide build-out plan for fiber internet. In 2019, the co-op launched CalhounFiber.com to collect interest for fiber internet from residents in Calhoun County. The website uses a platform called Crowdfiber, which allows the organization to gauge where within the county the most interest is. The county is divided up into 25 zones, and each zone has a specific number of sign-ups needed to greenlight construction. Since, the goal has been to branch out from their main 56-mile fiber line going up and down the county and reaching homes. Albert and Cindy’s home serves as the first in a long line of homes

Flooding

(Continued from A1) Slightly farther down the river, Grafton also experienced some flooding that reached the boat launches and past the recently sculpted turtle and frog. They were slated to see 23-foot high waters. Instead, the water surge crested at 21.86 feet. More than a foot above the flood stage in Grafton. Grafton Mayor Rick Eberlin said there is always some concern about how high the water will go in these situa-

ously, these are the best two times of the year to go there if you would like to see for yourself why it is named “Snake Road.” On a warm spring day, it is likely that you will encounter plenty of snakes as you walk this road – sometimes as many as 20 to 30 in a day’s time if it is sunny; a few people have even counted as many as 70 snakes on or near the road in a single day. And make no mistake about it: most of these snakes are venomous; the cottonmouth water moccasin is by far the most prevalent. But in addition to the cottonmouth, there are 35 other species of snake, including timber rattlesnakes, copperheads, king snakes, garter snakes and grass snakes to name the more common ones in this habitat. This is not as dangerous as it might sound. These snakes are not interested in you. They are just trying to get from their winter home to their summer home or vise versa. If you have any doubt about this, check out “Snake Road Illinois” on YouTube, and you will readily see that as long as you keep your distance and do not attempt to pick these snakes up, there is very little risk involved. In fact, people walking

to have fiber installed and live. With Illinois Electric Cooperative’s first home installed, the co-op will be reaching out to those signed up in areas where the fiber is already built and active. Co-op leaders stressed there is still a lot to do, though. Although external forces like COVID-19 have not really impacted the timeline, it is still a multi-year project. “There will be a steady progression of getting our members connected, but the real work is ahead of us for the next three to five years to continue to build infrastructure throughout the county,” Long said. “That will be a little bit slower process. So, as exciting as it is, it does not mean everyone is going to have it this year.” The Jenkins couple were in a good place to be the first online. “They were fortunate enough to live right on that main route – that main 56 miles,” Long said. …Over 100 of our members on that route will be eligible now. So, that will continue on a somewhat regular basis, and in the meantime, we will be building in other places where cables, of course, aren’t active at this time.” The focus will first be on Brussels, which should see construction in the next few months. “That (bidding) will start sometime in the next two months, and we will build

tions, but forecasts showed the water levels trailing off fairly quickly. “This would be what we call the nuisance type floods that get you think about it and hangs around a little bit, but there is really no damages,” Eberlin said. From his conversations with forecasters and other officials, Eberlin is also of the understanding that this will be a calm year along the riverside. “All signs are pointing toward a mild year,” he said.

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the road are prohibited from bringing with them any snake hooks, burlap bags, plastic containers or anything else that might enable someone to catch these snakes. For obvious reasons, you should leave the family dog at home. So why in the world would anyone want to go there? Well, if you are going to scream if you see a snake 10 feet away — I certainly know people like this, then you probably shouldn’t go. But frankly, if you really enjoy nature, this is a great opportunity for you, your kids and your grandkids to see snakes in the wild, to learn how to identify them and to watch their behavior in their natural habitat. I don’t have adequate space here to give detailed directions on how to get there other than to say it is just off of Illinois State Route 3, about half-way between Chester and Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Brussels, and then we will progress from there – probably to Hardin,” Long said. “It will depend from that point on where we have the easements in place.” Per a Connect Illinois grant the co-op was awarded, they will have three years to do the work connecting Brussels, Winneberg, Hardin, Batchtown and Kampsville. “The remaining part of the county will be contingent on easements and sign up rates, and we will build those as we get sufficient easements and sufficient sign up rates to build those,” Long said. Easements are the major hurdle of the entire project, though. “That has been a monumental task, and the people of Calhoun have been really good about that. We are making a lot of progress on it, but before we can install that cable, we have to have those easements,” Long explained. “That has been most of the work over the last seven years… We have a lot of easements in place, but we continue to work on them. We will continue over the next several years to be able to get enough easements to run fiber in the home everywhere in the county.” There will be 421 miles of fiber optic cable run in Calhoun once construction is completed. To learn more about the project and signup, people are encouraged to visit calhounfiber.com.

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You can get adequate directions by googling “LaRue Pine Hills Research Natural Area” or even “Snake Road Illinois,” and if that is too confusing, send me an email if you have a genuine interest in going. I will say parking can be limited on weekends and it would be preferable to go during the week if you can do so. If you enjoy seeing wildlife truly in a natural setting and not behind a glass window at the zoo, it is worth the trip. ––––––––––––––––––– Q Bill Hoagland has practiced law in Alton for more than 50 years, but he has spent more than 70 years hunting, fishing and generally being in the great outdoors. His wife, Annie, shares his love of the outdoor life. Much of their spare time is spent on their farm in Calhoun County. Bill can be reached at billhoagland70@gmail.com.

(Continued from A1) That list was officially expanded Jan. 25 to include all individuals over age 65 as well as frontline essential workers, including first responders, K-12 teachers and other public-facing industries. It was expanded again on Feb. 25 to include anyone age 16 and over with certain high-risk conditions or disabilities. As of Thursday night, according to IDPH, a little more than 4.5 million doses of vaccine have been administered in Illinois, including 359,850 for long-term care facilities. During a news conference in Belleville on Friday, Gov. JB Pritzker said a little more than 60 percent of seniors age 65 and over had received at least one vaccine dose. Under a plan announced earlier in the week, when that number reaches 70 percent, and as long as certain other metrics are met, the state will enter what he is calling a “bridge phase” to full reopening of the economy that will allow for larger capacity limits in public gatherings. More Calhoun County residents have finished off their second dose of the vaccine. So far, in Calhoun County, 814 have been fully vaccinated, representing 16.95 percent of the county’s population – not a drastic increase week to week. More counties have surpassed Calhoun on this front. Adams County continues to be at the top of the list in the state with 28.51 percent fully vaccinated in their county. In total, 2,126 vaccines have been administered in Calhoun, a piece of the 5.1 million administered across the state. Efforts by health officials to inoculate the community over the past few months have been extensive and consistent, and

now, officials are looking at general populations. Last weekend, the Calhoun County Health Department hosted a COVID19 clinic at the Calhoun High School. This was a first dose clinic only for Calhoun residents aged 18 and up. Recently, the health staff have been vaccinating first- and second-dosers separately; generally dealing with first-dosers at the old Lutheran church in Hardin and second-dosers at the health department, an idea that has worked out great, according to local health officials. Lately, Calhoun health officials have been calling on the general populace to call in to be put on the list of people set to be vaccinated, as they have been effective at getting through the priority populations – older individuals or those with pre-existing conditions. Those interested in receiving the vaccine are urged to call the health department office at 618-576-2428, Option 2, and Option 2. They will also be offering an online link to register for appointments in the near future. According to the latest update March 19 from the Calhoun health department, there were six new positive cases that day. Health officials noted that cases are increasing in our area. “It is very important that we all take a second look at the proactive measures we are taking to keep cases down and our students in the classroom,” a post on their social media page read. In total, there are 14 active cases in the county. Spanning the pandemic, five have died and 494 have recovered from the virus in the county. Q Peter Hancock of Capitol News Illinois contributed to this article.

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BILL BURDETTE CLENDENNY Bill Burdette Clendenny, age 96, passed away on March 2, 2021 at his home in Grafton, Illinois where he and his wife Dalene resided for the past 11 years. Bill was born in Mozier, Illinois on April 19, 1924, the second of three sons, born to Gilbert & Marie Clendenny. He grew up in Calhoun County, graduated from Pleasant Hill High School, and briefly attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois before being drafted and serving in the U.S. Army. Bill often expressed how much he enjoyed the Army, and experiencing different parts of the world, especially his time in India. After WWII, Bill returned to Mozier and joined the family business, G.A. Clendenny & Son General Store, which became his life work. On February 24, 1951, Bill married Dalene Quiller and together they raised three children, Joe, Robin, and Jay. The family lived in Mozier until 2009. Bill devoted himself to running the store. He was a natural businessman and believed in good customer service; catering to locals as well as travelers just passing through. Among his responsibilies, Bill serviced all the televisions & appliances that he sold as well as being the only meat butcher. The Short Stop was always the locals first choice for Bill’s

lunch counter burgers and homemade soups. All his life, Bill’s passion was boating on The Mississippi River with family and friends. He had a reputation as an accomplished water skier and held that title well past middle age. Bill served on the Calhoun Unit 40 School Board for many years, and was a member of the Kampsville American Legion. He also served as both Chairman and Treasure at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Kampsville. Bill was an avid runner. He spent countless mornings jogging from Mozier up to Rip Rap Road and back, often with his daughter Robin. He also qualified and participated in several Senior Olympics in various locations throughout the country. During retirement, he & Dalene continued to enjoy being on the river and taking vacations with good friends. A dedicated Christian family man, faithful friend, and trusted businessman, Bill was a pillar within the community for decades. Kind and generous, he was loved by many and respected by all who knew him. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. Bill is survived by his wife Dalene; son Joe (Pat) Clendenny and daughter Robin (Raymond) Stottler; grandchildren, Patrick Clendenny, Michael (Eva) Stottler,

Kayla (Kevin) Gauntt, and Clay (Beth) Clendenny; step-grandsons Chris, Tim, David, and Kevin Deck; and great grandchildren, Reegan and Kaden Stottler, and Leah and Sadie Gauntt; brother Terry Don Clendenny and family. Bill was preceded in death by son Jay Clendenny, and brother Durlin Clendenny. A drive by funeral was held for the public at Summit Grove Cemetery on Friday, March 5th between 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Private Graveside Service and Burial for family followed. In Lieu of flowers, memorials are to be made out to: St. Johns Lutheran Church 316 St. Louis Ave Kampsville, Il. 62053 St. Matthews Lutheran Church Brussels, Il. 62013 Kampsville American Legion Second St. Kampsville, Il. 62053

Calhoun Warriors at every level get to play Lucas GARDNER Calhoun News-Herald The Calhoun football field was busy this Saturday after the long hiatus. In general, the most wild thing that happened was the Warriors being able to play. “We came very close to not being able to play due to COVID,” Head Football Coach Aaron Elmore said. Over the weekend, the JFL and highschool teams got to get their cleats, jerseys and football pads dirty against Pittsfield and West Central. The offense looked good at points during the game for the varsity boys, but the Warriors had a tendency to “shoot themselves in the foot” throughout the game, Elmore said. The Warriors were put in several bad positions because of offensive miscues. Thankfully, the Warriors defense was able to hold the line against West Central throughout the four quarters. The defense wasn’t allowing West Central to get too far ahead of the Warriors. By the end of the game, West Central was only up two touchdowns to the Warriors' one, which Sage White scored. As for the JFL, they did excellent. The JFL light and heavyweight teams played Pittsfield and really piled on touchdowns against them. The light weights won by 34 points, scoring six touchdowns and getting four points after the touch downs throughout the game. The heavy weights played a shutout game against Pittsfield. The heavy weights got six touchdowns with no points after the touchdown. The

Birth Welcome, baby Maxwell Kayla Shaw and Nick Simpson of Jacksonville welcomed a baby boy, Maxwell Otis Romeo Simpson, at 1:39 a.m. Feb. 12, 2021. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. Maxwell has two siblings, Mya Simpson and Macy Simpson. Grandparents are Greg and Kathy Simpson of Jacksonville and Gary and Belinda Shaw of Hardin.

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Sage White scores the first touchdown of the season for the Calhoun Warriors last weekend.

heavy weights ended the game with 36 points to Pittsfield’s zero for a shutout game. Afterwards, the teams were tired, but no more than usual, Elmore said. The weather was nice, and humidity wasn’t a factor, which helped the players out a lot. “Besides a couple breakdowns, our defense was solid all day,” Elmore said.

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25 years ago March 27, 1996 April 1 is the 81st anniversary of The Calhoun News, all under the same family ownership. The News was started on April 1, 1915 by the late C.C. Campbell and Arthur B. Greathouse and it has been in the Campbell family ever since. That distinction makes the News one of the oldest continuously owned family newspapers in the state. Prior to The Calhoun News, the Calhoun Leader was being printed in the late 1800’s. in 1894, Thomas D. Bare purchased the Leader and ran it under that name until 1902 when the name was changed to the Calhoun Republican. In 1910, the paper was taken over by a stock company which was headed by Charles Temple and continued to print until the paper was purchased by Campbell and Greathouse. They changed the name to The Calhoun News. In 1936, Greathouse retired because of ill health and Campbell bought his interest. James F. Campbell, son of the founder, is the current publisher and Bruce Campbell, grandson of the founder, is editor and general manager. 50 years ago March 25, 1971 An emergency telephone system whereby the caller need dial only three digits, 911, to reach help will be tried in either Calhoun or Jersey counties if plans made recently are completed. Calhoun is the most desirable county, according to John R. Hanke, director of the West Central Law Enforcement Commission, except it does not have a 24-hour base station to receive incoming calls. The county did have such a setup last year but found it too expensive to continue. The county commissioners are seeking ways to reinstate the 24-hour station and if they are able to do so, Calhoun would most likely be a prime testing area for the new 911 system. Under the 911 program, anyone needing emergency help or service, such as police, fire or ambulances, would simply dial 911 on the phone, and the call would then be channeled to the right place by the 24-hour base station. This eliminates the need to memorize or write down emergency numbers. Two goals discussed at a recent meeting between West Central Law Enforcement

Saturday, April 3: Easter Egg Drive-By, 1:30 p.m. by the Village of Batchtown Park, hosted by the Batchtown Woman’s Club. Saturday, April 24: Cash For Roadside Trash redeem date, payment for collected bags, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at County Highway Building in Hardin or St. Mary’s parking lot in Brussels.

100 years ago March 24, 1921 The following good news was taken from the Jerseyville Democrat of last week under the head “Road to Hardin will be Built:” “The reason we say this is that Supervisor Frank Rowden, residing in Fieldon, has his fighting clothes on and is camping on the ‘powers to be’ at Springfield with a determination to have this road surveyed and, if possible, built from Jerseyville to Fieldon in 1921. As is well known, Mr. Rowden was a very strong Len Small advocate and the western part of the county went strongly for Mr. Small in the primary. In addition to this, Mr. Rowden is well acquainted with Director of Public Works and Buildings Miller, and has been up to see the Governor and Mr. Miller two or three times and told them he asked no favor whatsoever except the building of this road which was so necessary to the western part of this county and to Calhoun County, and we believe Frank will land the plum. He surely has right on his side for the reason it was especially stated that county seats should be connected by this hard road system first and as Calhoun has no outlet during the winter, it is more necessary than ever that this road should be builtjust where it goes down to the Drainage District from Fieldon is immaterial to the property owners as they all say they are willing it should go any route providing they get the road surveyed down into the bottom and from there into Hardin.” Mr. Rowden will meet with the Jerseyville Advertising Club one evening this week and will present a resolution regarding the building of this road and if the citizens of Hardin will all swing in and work shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Rowden and the Jersey County citizens, this road from Jerseyville to Hardin will sure enough be built. Come on now, you hard road pushers, let’s get into the harness and pull with might and main for this road. It’s rightly coming to us and we should have it at once. Other counties are getting their slice of the state hard roads, why not get ours? Somebody start something, we’ll fall in line.

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75 years ago March 21, 1946 Lewis Richard Talbert, 99-year-old Civil War veteran of Calhoun County and father of Emil Talbert of Hamburg, has a record number of descendants serving in World Wars I and II. The nonagenarian served as a private with Company A, 48th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War and participated in Sherman’s March. He observed his ninety-ninth birthday anniversary last Jan. 22 and is the only surviving Civil War veteran in Calhoun, Jersey, Greene and Pike counties. The aged man’s son, Everett Talbert of Wood River, served in World War I. He was overseas for eighteen months and remained in Germany for a year following the termination of the war where he guarded Germans. During World War II, nineteen of Mr. Talbert’s grandchildren and great grandchildren served in the armed forces. Of this number, only one great grandson, Pfc. Thomas H. Everson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Everson of Pine Lawn, Mo. was wounded. Pfc. Everson, who was recently discharged, served overseas ten months with the 94th Infantry Division of the Third Army. He was in England, France and Germany and was wounded on Feb. 7, 1945. He now lives in Normandy, Mo., with his wife and daughter. Mrs. Everson, Sr., is spending some time in Jerseyville at the home of her father, Mr. Val Jacobs. Mr. Talbert is the father of fourteen children, six of whom are living. He has forty-four living grandchildren, thirtynine great grandchildren and twenty great-great grandchildren. He now resides with his son, Emil Talbert, and family, at Hamburg.

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he heart has its reasons, which reason does not know. We feel it in a thousand things. It is the heart which experiences God, and not the reason. This, then, is faith: God felt by the heart, not by the reason." -Blaise Pascal Our intellects are tools for navigating our way through the world. When material objects cease to function, or function well, the intellect goes to work seeking solutions to our problems. But when applied to the most important things, the eternal things which faith and hope deal with, the intellect can often lead us astray, or convince us that we know things which we really do not and cannot know. The intellect cannot tell us decisively whether there is a God or a future life. In matters of faith, it is always what the Bible calls the heart which rules, something in the core of our being which contains the seeds of religion and a sense of the divine. The heart feels that there must be

a God (or gods) simply through the works of creation. Who does not feel a sense of awe when contemplating the starry heavens above or any of the spectacles of nature which we rightly say are awe-inspiring? It is these experiences of the heart which cause religious folks to think that their irreligious brethren are culpable for their unbelief. The agnostics and atheists among us answer that they are only relying on their “God-given” intellects, to which the theists respond that that is precisely the problem. Your intellect can only give you sound advice and counsel in worldly matters, as it were, and for the other-worldly, you just have to rely on your heart. –Christopher Simon

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Spring has officially arrived. We are still having cool mornings but upper 60-70 degree weather during the day. Everything is suddenly greening up, and spring hyacinths, daffodils, etc. have buds ready to open. It is my favorite time of the year! Congratulations to Jean (Held) Payne of Bloomington on her upcoming retirement on March 31 as president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association. Her recent interview with Jim Taylor of RFD Radio Network, was on RFD on March 12. Sounds like she has had a very rewarding career, beginning with a human resource job at Growmark. Then moved into the regulatory area at Growmark and joined an IFCA committee, In 1998 she left there and became IFCA’s Regulatory Affairs leader. Six years later, she replaced Roy Burling, who was retiring and became president of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association. Jean’s husband, Rae Payne, retired last year after 44 years with the Farm Bureau. Best wishes to both of them in the years ahead! My visitors on Friday were Dennis and Shelly Scherer of Wright City, Mo., great grandson Sam Holdinghausen of Festus and Cyndi Axford of Chesterfield, Mo. The Scherer’s had bought me a beautiful kitchen faucet for Christmas and on Friday Dennis installed it. At noon, we all enjoyed a

delicious fish luncheon at A.J.’s. Afterwards back to my house, they came to help with several other indoor projects and later cake, strawberries and ice cream. Many thanks to all of you, enjoyed your help and especially your visit. On Saturday, my visitor and helper on the farm was John Carnes of Edwardsville. Oil and filter changed in lawnmower, newly sharpened blades installed, grub control and also fertilizer spread, etc. So much to do now that spring has arrived! He even grilled steaks for us for dinner, while I finished the sides. Now with the time change and longer days, we can work even more outdoors. Many thanks for all your help, John! Julie Carnes and Caleb spent the afternoon and evening with Francis and Liz Toppmeyer. Annie Hagen and Debbie Kamp of Brussels and Lisa Williams of Hardin attended a baby shower drive-thru on Sunday at the home of Mark and Susan Cappel in Alton for their daughter Carey. Afterward, the ladies enjoyed lunch at Red Lobster and a bit of shopping before returning home. The Brussels Girl Scouts will again be taking donations this Friday night at the Brussels Legion Fish Fry. This money will be used to erect a flagpole in Heritage Park in Brussels. Anyone that would like to make a donation please contact one of the Girl Scouts or one of the leaders, Debbie Kamp,

Nancy Robeen or Diane Tepen. Thanks in advance for your help! Birthday blessings this week to John Ohlendorf, Paul Kuhn, Chris Kuhn, Walter Dixon, Mark Ohlendorf, Paul Droege, Haley Rose, Eric Robeen, Cheyenne Pohlman, Piper Adams and all others celebrating their natal day this week. Calhoun residents were indeed saddened to learn on Monday morning of the passing of Mark Baalman of Hardin on Sunday night. Mark was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and son, as well as a teacher at Calhoun High School and owner of Baalman’s Produce. To his wife Kristy and family and his parents, Dr. Bernard and Joan Baalman of Jerseyville, you are all in our thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time. With Palm Sunday fast approaching, my prayer this week is for that day, March 28: Dear Jesus, with the heavenly host we honor You with our praise as we say “Hosanna! Hosanna in the Highest!” As those of long ago laid palm branches at Your feet, may we show deep, abiding love and respect as we submit our lives to You. You are most worthy of our respect as we move forward into the week of Your Passion. Keep our eyes focused on the joy and blessings received through Your resurrection. In Your holy name we pray, Amen.

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If things seem a little brighter as you come into Kampsville, it’s because the Lite Up Kampsville committee installed new lights on all of the “Welcome to Kampsville” signs. Thank you, James Palmer, Wade Gibson and Marcia Agney. They look great. Pointer Electric has been busy here in Kampsville updating the electric at our village campground. This is part of the 2019 Flood Mitigation project. We also have beautiful new doors installed on the St. Johns Lutheran Church. Bill Bailey and Richard Lehr donated their time to install them. The doors were purchased from the Gale “Sonny” Bailey Memorial. Thank you, Ellen Voight for donating eggs and candy for the egg hunt and Amy McBride for donating the Big Grand Prize Bunny. Also thank you so much Wade Gibson for donating filled eggs, door prizes and refreshments. The Easter egg hunt is Saturday, April 3, beginning at 3 p.m. Anyone wanting to donate eggs, candy, pre-packaged refreshments or door prizes can send me a message or call me 618-535-5915. They are usually the “Boys of Fall,” but the Calhoun Warrior Foot-

ball team kicked off the first day of spring Saturday with their first football game at home. I saw several sunburned spectators after the game. You don’t usually sunburn at football games, but nothing should surprise us this year. The Calhoun Warrior Marching Band also performed. Such a nice step toward getting back to normal. Social distancing was observed. The Lady Warrior volleyball team also began their season last week. My daughter, Lindsey, and I spent our Saturday morning participating in the Sham Walk 5K in Eldred in Memory of Amy (Garner) Jilg. Bev Mosbarger has started a new job as director of the Hardin Senior Center. I’m sure she will do great. Best wishes on this new adventure Bev. Mark your calendar for Friday, April 1. Kampsville American Legion Post 1083 fish fry beginning at 5 p.m. These guys sure fry some delicious fish. You don’t want to miss out. Saturday April 24 is Calhoun Warrior Band Trivia at Straight Home. Get your team together for a fun night and show off your knowledge. Moe Gardner was the guest of honor at a surprise 80th birthday party Satur-

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day at Straight Home. Many of his family members from Iowa came for the event. They also enjoyed a family breakfast with him Saturday morning at the Landing. Happy Birthday also to Hinley Hayn who turned 9, and Sami Angelo on the 18th and Luke Waters on the 21st. As I was just finishing up my column, I received word on the passing of Mark Baalman. Please keep his wife, Kristy, son Drew, daughters Kendal and Allie as well as his parents, Doc and Joan, his sisters and his brothers in your prayers. There is so much more I want to say about such a great guy that has had such an impact on our community and all the students he’s taught over the years. Next week my column will have a fitting tribute to Mr. B. Sympathy to Scott Kuhlman and family on the loss of his dad, Jack. Please keep them in your prayers and continue prayers for Amy Roth, Joe Gress, Jim Hill, Joyce Blumenberg, Darren Kress, Mathias Baker, Eileen Gardner, Chasity Wickenhauser, Mary Jo Kress, Jerry Crader, Mark Bowers, Raymond Sievers, Cathy Taul, Bob Smith, Joanne Newman and Mark Becker.

The weather has been beautiful and, with daylight savings time, the days are long and bright. Many of us are getting outdoors. We are approaching the Easter season. The Batchtown Woman’s Club will celebrate the traditional Easter Egg Hunt in a different way. We are still social distancing and limiting crowds. This year, the woman’s club members will give a bag of candy to the children at a table at the Batchtown Park at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 3. They will distribute bags of candy to all the children who traditionally come to the park for this special day. The Woman’s Club members look forward to giving the children their surprise. Be sure to come. Roy and Helen Sievers had company last Sunday. Mindy Snider, Missy Rowlings and their son, Paul, and wife, Audrey, came by to visit. Birthday greetings to Stacey Grimes on her special day on March 25. A special greeting to Carol Brangenberg on her birthday March 21. Happy Birthday to Alexis Klocke, who celebrated her 20th birthday March 20 with parents, Brad and Cindy, and

the family. Bonnie Stepanek celebrated her birthday with Bob and the boys, Austin and Michael, on March 10. Birthday greetings to Scott Lamer, who celebrated his birthday with Jill and boys Sam and Shane on March 30. Bernie Snyders attended the Calhoun Warrior football game at Calhoun High School Saturday with her family. Bernie was proud that four of her grandsons are on the team and her granddaughter is on the cheerleading squad. Robin Hillen enjoyed working outdoors at her mother, Mary Ann Bailey's, home on Saturday. Sunday, Bernie and Robin entertained Travis and Alison and their family for supper. The Methodist Church is having a Bible class at the Riverdock Restaurant on Wednesday beginning at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcome. The St. Vincent DePaul Society helps with rent, utilities, mortgage, GED and contacts with other agencies. Call the volunteer hotline at 1-800-310-1141. The community is saddened to hear that Mark Baalman passed away March 21. He is the husband of Christy Baalman, and she survives.

CALHOUN COUNCIL FOR SENIOR NEWS Hello everyone. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Beverly Mosbarger and I am the new director of the Calhoun Senior Citizens Center. I am a native of Calhoun and very happy to be able to work back in the county and help our community. Please give me a call if you are needing assistance with anything and I will be happy to help! Business hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call the senior center at 618-576-9567 for any assistance that can be provided. I am taking in-house appointments as well as curb-side, over-the-phone, and via internet assistance as needed. Lunch, Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. – noon: Curbside carry-outs only because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. For those over 60, donate what you can afford. For those under 60, you must pay $7, the full cost of the

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48178 160TH AVE. - PEARL, PIKE COUNTY

100 QUAIL VALLEY DR. - GODFREY

TBD MORO RD. - MORO

[ $815,000 ] 3BR, 2BA, 118.8 ACRES, RECREATIONAL, DETACHED GARAGE, TILLABLE [ $1,340,000 ] 3BR, 3BA, 11 ACRES, LUXURY [ $1,347,500 ] 53.9 ACRES, DEVELOPMENTAL

6694 SHAMROCK RD. - TAMAROA

[ $1,200,000 ] 3BR, 4BA, 160 ACRES

[ $795,000 ] BOWLING ALLEY/BAR & GRILL, UPDATES, TURN KEY, 4.5 ACRES

[ $234,900 ] 3BR, 3BA, 1.4 ACRES, SPACIOUS

15511 MACOUPIN LN. - MEDORA

1110 EDGEWOOD AVE. - JERSEYVILLE

16774 BEECHWOOD LN. - CARLINVILLE

48178 160TH AVE. - PEARL, PIKE COUNTY

CROSS CHURCH RD. - PINCKYNEYVILLE

790 SHAWNEE COLLEGE RD. - ULLIN

16280 INDIAN LAKE RD. - JERSEYVILLE

117 WINDSOR DR. - ALTON

EAST MAIN ST. - GRAFTON

309 NORTH STATE ST. - JERSEYVILLE

207 KRAUSE DR. - JERSEYVILLE, JERSEY COUNTY

[ $224,000 ] 4BR, 2BA, CORNER LOT

[ $172,900 ] 5BR, 2BA, WATER-FRONT

[ $452,790 ] 111.8 ACRES, INCOME PRODUCING/TILLABLE, SECLUDED, 2 PONDS, WILDLIFE [ $588,000 ] 140 ACRES, TILLABLE/HUNTING [ $234,000 ] 60 ACRES, DEER HUNTING, TILLABLE [ $200,000 ] 20 ACRES, TIMBER, WILDLIFE

14800 WENDLE RD. - GODFREY, JERSEY COUNTY

[ $295,000 ] 4BR, 3BA, 5.82 ACRES, UPDATED/REMODELED, POLE BARN

32751 IRISH LANE - BRIGHTON, JERSEY COUNTY

[ $249,900 ] 3BR, 2BA, 7 ACRES, FIREPLACE, DECK, POOL, POND

[ $134,500 ] 18.66 ACRES, RECREATIONAL [ $590,000 ] 9.8 ACRES, RIVER ROAD COMMERCIAL

409 SOUTH MCGILL ST. - JERSEYVILLE

[ $205,000 ] WAREHOUSE/OFFICE SPACE

301 WEST MAIN ST. - CARLINVILLE

[ $29,990 ] COMMERCIAL, LARGE SHOWROOM

TBD POWERLINE RD. - GRAFTON

[ $1,200,000 ] 260.5 ACRES, TILLABLE, CRP

134 NORTH MAIN ST. - WHITE HALL

[ $136,500 ] 5BR, 3BA, HISTORIC, UPDATES

TBD CLARK ST. - GILLESPIE

[ $180,000 ] 24 ACRES, RECREATIONAL

18 LASALLE - ELSAH

[ $499,000 ] RENOVATED, TURN KEY

[ $225,000 ] RESTAURANT / APT.

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19329 STATE HWY 109 - JERSEYVILLE

511 N WASHINGTON ST. - BUNKER HILL

1BR, 2BA, 20 ACRES

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SALES STAFF Chris Nichols ..................................... 217-473-3777 Nate Sagez ........................................ 618-980-9664 Cyndi Borrowman Kamp ................... 217-779-1861 Nikki Fish ........................................... 217-371-2858 Richard Smith .................................... 217-473-3286 Sonya Little ........................................ 217-653-2943 Tere Boes ........................................... 217-491-2267 Roger Hall .......................................... 217-248-0231 Chris Little.......................................... 217-653-3697 Ryan Bland ........................................ 618-535-5611 Elaine Smith ....................................... 217-473-3288 Stacey Wallendorf ............................. 618-946-0001 Todd Smith......................................... 217-285-4720 Jason Duke ........................................ 217-430-2985 Lacey Hoagland................................. 618-535-3800 Caleb Goode...................................... 314-575-2721 Robert Evans ..................................... 217-491-2391 Gary Nation ........................................ 217-242-7786

REDUCED 13765 383RD ST., PLEASANT HILL 3 BED-1 BATH $178,000

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* 2034 PLEASANT DALE ROAD, KAMPSVILLE 3 BED-1 BATH $145,000

207 TEMPERANCE ST., PLEASANT HILL 2 BED-2 BATH $94,000

3772 BELLVIEW HOLLOW RD., NEBO $55,000

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REDUCED 109 HANKS LANE, HARDIN HOME AND 5 ACRES $265,000

205 BELL ST., JERSEYVILLE, IL 0 BED-0 BATH $25,000

401 DAVIS ST., HARDIN, IL 3 BED-2 BATH $66,000

108 NORTH MAIN ST., PLEASANT HILL 3 BED-1.5 BATH $72,500 507 N. WASHINGTON ST., JERSEYVILLE $75,900

REDUCED 811 STATE HWY 96, KAMPSVILLE 2 BED-1 BATH $27,000

100 ACRES 1 COLD CREEK RD., PLEASANT HILL 0 BED-0 BATH $400,000

0 BROADWAY, KAMPSVILLE 0 BED-0 BATH $11,000

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* 1 N. MISSISSIPPI RIVER RD., BATCHTOWN HOME AND 5 ACRES $480,000

401 BOTTOM ST., PLEASANT HILL $23,000

* 803 S. MAIN ST., PLEASANT HILL 2 BED-1 BATH

217 S. ILLINOIS ST., PITTSFIELD LOT $11,500

BESS HOLLOW RD., KAMPSVILLE 63 Acres $260,000

$19,000

REDUCED 2388 PLUMMER HILL RD., HARDIN LOT 6 $44,170

206 FRANKLIN ST, HARDIN 4 BED-2.5 BATH $96,000

* 213 PLEASANT ST., HAMBURG 4 LOTS-0.46 AC $20,000

NEW 307 EAST MOZIER, PLEASANT HILL, IL $65,000

NEW 7040 N. MISSISSIPPI RIVER RD, BATCHTOWN 3- ACRES $24,000

2251 PLUMMER HILL RD., HARDIN LOT 13 $30,520

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1 LIM LONG, NEBO, IL 110 ACRES $462,000

401 Timber Ridge Dr #15, Grafton - $189,000 Gorgeous second ﬂoor unit, close to elevator. 3 bed, two bath, open ﬂoor plan, great room open to kitchen with bar seating. Fantastic covered deck w/ awesome views. This unit offers a corner garage (one of the largest).

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SALT SPRING ROAD, HARDIN 81 ACRES $202,419

2144 Plummer Hill Rd., Hardin 9.57 Acres $66,990

259 KINTOWN HOLLOW RD., HARDIN 3.41 ACRES $23,870

1039 E St Rt 108, Rockbridge - $225,000 Hard to find hobby farm on 7.24 acres. Offers a nice ranch home, a 27 x 45 Morton building w/ 31470 Bartlett Rd, Brighton - $425,000 three horse stalls, loft, electric and water. Stocked Searching for privacy? Here is 5.7 ac. in a secluded fishing pond. Home offers 1260 finished sq. ft., country setting. Spacious Home with over 4,000sf of Selling Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Madison, open kitchen to dining/ living, Two bedrooms, living living space, two car garage, whole house generator, circle Macoupin & Surrounding Counties room w/ gas fireplace. Unfinished basement. drive and 35 x 50 Quonset style outbuilding with electric

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2070 PLUMMER HILL RD. HARDIN 7.13 ACRES -LOT $49,910

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510 Snedeker Jerseyville-$35,000 Built in 2005, 24 x 24 and 2 half lots. Ameren electric, concrete ﬂoors, heated and cooled.

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107 W Vine, Brighton $78,500

552 Dogwood Dr. Carrollton

Darling 2 to 3 bedroom. Updated kitchen & bath with newer flooring throughout. Spacious living room, Den or home office can be utilized as another bedroom, Main floor laundry, covered patio and detached garage. Wendi Mielke 618-535-2930

4 bedroom 3 bath Over 3000 sq. ft. ﬁnished Come see this beautiful home! $185,000 Wendi Mielke 618-535-2930

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This turn of the century home is waiting for someone to love it and make it their own. Like stepping back in time. All wood floors throughout. Beautiful countryside views. No restrictions here! The main floor has been gutted to the studs and ready for you to finish as you like.

551 NW 650th St, Eldred $49,000

PERFECT for your Hunting or Recreation Needs. This 68.79 acre property offers you the opportunity to build a nice cabin, or take your camper and enjoy hunting, dirt bike or 4-wheeler riading and much more. Property has a spring that runs through it in several places.

299 Maple St, Kampsville- $125,000 Move in condition home on 4 level lots located at the West edge of town. From the front entry you see nice hardwood ﬂoors, front formal living room w/ french doors, a Queens kitchen with appliances included.

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00 Dark Hollow Rd, Fieldon $378,345

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3115 Ray St, Alton $70,500 Start Here! Sturdy 2 bedroom bungalow just waiting for you. Upper level offers space for expansion. CALL: Pam Roady 618-535-2914

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105 E Exchange, Jerserville 1202 Sumner, Jerseyville 307 E Main St, Grafton 702 Locust, Carrollton

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662 Broadway Kampsville $125,000 3 bedroom ranch w/ 2 bath & basement. 45 x 54 Machine shed w/ car lift 1.2 acres

315 E Main St, Grafton - $189,900 1204 Beatty Mound Rd, Jerseyville $450,000 Very nice commercial building. Opportunity for a Great location at east end of town. variety of business uses. 10880 SF offers a 20T on 100 ft M/l of road frontage. Suited for rail (52’ x 180’) crane. Also includes 3T and 2T jib re-sale and wholesale. cranes, paint booth and 2 ofﬁce spaces. CALL: Pam Roady 618-535-2914 Call Charlene Morgan 618-535-0071

16 Lots in Joywood Farms, Elsah-$24,000 Level building site at the end of the lane. Wendi Mielke 618-535-2930

Great location and priced to sell 6 lots available in Miller’s Park Estates. Water and sewer at street. PICK YOUR LOT and BRING YOUR BUILDER. Lots #44-49 priced at $12,900 Lot #50 priced at $14,900 Call Charlene Morgan 618-535-0071

Megan St, Lots 44 to 50, Jerseyville

Devin Brown 618-581-6658 Stan Groppel 618-535-4137 Thomas McKee 217-491-4320 Kynan Mielke 618-535-2914 Wendi Mielke 618-535-2930 Charlene Morgan 618-535-0071 Pam Roady 618-535-2914 Elaine Rhodes 618-578-8772

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360 ACRES HADLEY TWP, PIKE COUNTY $1,692,940

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Calhoun News-Herald

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Hardin, Illinois

St. Norbert's students decorate the Calhoun nursing home By LUCAS GARDNER Calhoun News-Herald Recently, St. Norbert’s School students – Rachael Friedel’s sixth, seventh and eighth grade classes – took a trip to the Nursing and Rehab Center in Calhoun to decorate the windows for the residents in the facility. Over the seasons, the students and teachers of St. Norbert's have been sup-

porting the nursing home. For various holidays, the students have walked to the nursing home and decorated windows among other things for the residents. The students often help with Mass, send the residents gifts and visit the elderly. One could imagine the smile on residents’ faces, especially as the tremors of the COVID-19 pandemic still shake everyday life.

Just a short time before St. Patrick’s Day, the students made the short venture to the nursing home to continue the tradition of decorating for the residents. The students laminated four leaf clovers and stuck them on the windows. The various greens brightened up the residents day a little bit. “The students walked from St. Norbert’s to

Calhoun Nursing and Rehab. Then, they put St. Patrick’s Day Decorations on each of the residents’ windows. The residents were excited, and they always love seeing the students,” Lea Miller, Calhoun Nursing and Rehab’s activity director, said. Miller said the students always know how to cheer up the residents that reside there. Even before COVID,

Brussels scouts raising money for project in town The Brussels Girl Scout Juniors are on a mission to add a little more to the village park. They met with the Brussels Village Board on Monday, March 8, and presented a request to add a 25-foot flag pole with American and Illinois flags, solar lighting and landscaping in the town park for their Bronze Award project. The board OK’d the project. On March 26, Troop 405 junior scouts will be at the Brussels American Legion fish fry collecting donations as well as setting out donation cans in the area. The scouts are asking for any donations toward this project. The project is to be completed in April.

The Bronze Award is the highest-ranking award a junior scout can earn. These scouts first attended a STEM journey in Du Quoin. They explored their community for opportunities to make a difference and decided on a plan for their project. The project requires 20 hours of work, which the scouts will exceed. Girl Scouts are always looking for ways to make a difference in the world. Scouts will learn and grow in leadership, communication skills and problem solving as well as build character and confidence with these types of community-building projects, according to a press release.

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To apply for this position send a letter of interest to mrmartin@brussels42.net or Mark Martin, P.O. Box 128 128 School Street, Brussels, Illinois 62013. Deadline for applications is March 26, 2021.

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TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUBCHAPTER f: NOXIOUS WEEDS PART 220 ILLINOIS NOXIOUS WEED LAW SECTION 220.ILLUSTRATION B PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO THE “ILLINOIS NOXIOUS WEED LAW” to the owners, occupants, agents and public of¿FLDOV LQ FKDUJH RU FRQWURO RI any land in Calhoun County that they are required to control or eradicate all NOXIOUS WEEDS growing upon land under their control prior to the blooming, maturing of seed or other propagating of such weeds. NOXIOUS WEEDS: Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.); Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia WUL¿GD / ZLWKLQ WKH FRUSRUDWH limits of cities, villages, and incorporated towns; Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) within the corporate limits of cities, villages, and incorporated towns; Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense); Perennial Sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis); Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans); Perennial members of the sorghum genus, including johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense), sorghum almum, and other johnsongrass X sorghum crosses with rhizomes; and Kudzu (Pueraria labata). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if the persons responsible for the control of any lands in Calhoun County fail to comply with the provisions of the Illinois Noxious Weed Law, the Control Authority of Calhoun County or the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois will take any necessary action to control or eradicate such weeds and the cost thereof will be assessed against the owner of the land involved. If unpaid for 6 months or longer, such assessment shall become a lien upon the property. Questions or comments should be directed to: Weed Control Superintendent, 301 S County Rd, Hardin, IL 62047 Signed and dated at Calhoun County, Illinois, this 15th day of March 2021. /s/ Charles A. Lanczkowski Charles A. (Chuck) Lanczkowski Weed Control Superintendent

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BRUSSELS SCHOOLS MONDAY: (Breakfast) Pancake & Sausage. (Lunch) Corn Dog, Baked Beans, Romaine Salad, Tropical Fruit. TUESDAY: (Breakfast) Waffles. (Lunch) Hamburger on Bun, French Fries, Romaine Salad, Apple Sauce. WEDNESDAY: (Breakfast) Scrambled Eggs. (Lunch) Grilled Cheese or Chicken Salad, Green Beans, Romaine Salad, Peaches. THURSDAY: (Breakfast) Biscuits & Gravy. (Lunch) Pizza, Corn, Romaine Salad, Pears. FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL.

CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY: (Breakfast) Pancake Sausage on Stick, Clementine, Milk. (Lunch) Pulled Chicken Nachos, Romaine Lettuce, Corn, Mandarin Oranges, Milk. TUESDAY: (Breakfast) Cereal, Juice, Milk. (Lunch) Meatball Sub, Seasoned Sliced Potatoes, Green Beans, Pineapple, Milk. WEDNESDAY: (Breakfast) Cherry Frudel, Apple, Milk. (Lunch) Baked Sliced Turkey, Dinner Roll, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Peas, Applesauce, Milk. THURSDAY: (Breakfast) Cereal, Juice, Milk. (Lunch) ChickenBacon-Cheese Wrap, Romaine Lettuce, Broccoli, Peaches, Milk. FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL.

CALHOUN ELEMENTARY & JR. HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY: (Breakfast) Pancake Sausage on Stick, Clementine, Milk. (Lunch) Pulled Chicken Nachos, Romaine Lettuce, Corn, Mandarin Oranges, Milk. TUESDAY: (Breakfast) Cereal, Juice, Milk. (Lunch) Meatball Sub, Seasoned Sliced Potatoes, Green Beans, Pineapple, Milk. WEDNESDAY: (Breakfast) Cherry Frudel, Apple, Milk. (Lunch) Baked Sliced Turkey Slice, Dinner Roll, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Peas, Applesauce, Milk. THURSDAY: (Breakfast) Cereal, Orange, Milk. (Lunch) Chicken Bacon & Cheese Wrap, Romaine Lettuce, Broccoli, Peaches, Milk. FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL.

ST. NORBERTS SCHOOL MONDAY: Pancakes, Sausage Patty, Hash Brown, Pears. TUESDAY: Hot Ham & Cheese, Baked Chips, Carrots Dip, Peaches and Cottage Cheese. WEDNESDAY: Grilled Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Pears. THURSDAY: NO SCHOOL. FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL.

/s/ Terry Woelfel Terry Woelfel Calhoun County Board Chairman Calhoun County Weed Control Authority 3.24

CALHOUN COUNTY CLERK ANNOUNCES EARLY VOTING Rita Hagen, Calhoun County Clerk, announces hours for Early Voting for the upcoming Consolidated Election, April 6, 2021.

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