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North Greene to resume practices

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By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press The Illinois High School Association (IHSA), in association with local and state health departments, has released their Return to Training protocols that will allow high school athletes to begin strength and conditioning training in small groups. “Our high school coaching staff has collaborated to create training groups of nine or less and will be in the process of contacting members of their groups,� North Greene Athletic Director Brett Berry said. “We have created a full-body training regiment that will focus on power, agility and speed development that will benefit athletes in all sports.�

Berry said these trainings are voluntary to North Greene athletes but will be extremely important to building their bodies back into shape after a long layoff because of COVID19. The school year ended on March 17 and never resumed.

Athletes missed out on all spring sports training, and the baseball and softball seasons were canceled. “We are awaiting school board approval before we commence trainings,� Berry said. “All trainings will be outdoors with speed and agility on the football field and power training in the parking lot of the high school.�

All safety protocols will be taken to ensure the safety and well being of the athletes and coaches. More information can be obtained on the North Greene web page or by contacting Berry at coachberryng@gmail.com.

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fter two months of adhering to social distancing and meeting in the courtroom, the Greene County Board resumed their seats in the board room for their meeting on June 10. “I asked them if they wanted to have a Zoom meeting like we have had for the past two months, and they said they thought they could just hold a regular meeting,� Greene County Clerk Debbie Banghart said. “I asked them if they were going to have it in the courtroom, and they didn’t feel like they needed to hold it there, so we just held our regular meeting in the board room.�

The meeting was very brief with just a

few items on the agenda.

The board approved the appointment of James Uhles to the Greene County Health Department Board along with approving a bid on a compact truck loader. The bid was from Caterpillar in the amount of $70,596.

Also approved were easements for IRTC to install internet or telephone lines along a stretch of land near Woody Road called Lyn Lake. The lines will be coming from Calhoun County.

Also, Banghart reminded people that the courthouse is now open for regular business. “I don’t think a lot of people realize that they can now come into the courthouse,� she said. “We have seen very few people come in over these past two weeks, but we are open, and you can come in and conduct your business in person.�

Carrollton native participates in Taps Across America

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Since all Memorial Day celebrations and gatherings were canceled do to COVID-19, a nationwide movement was started called Taps Across America to allow veterans to be honored by the playing of Taps.

“It is still important to do a little something for those men and women who fought for our freedom whether it is putting a flag on a grave or playing taps for them.�

Todd Steinacher Taps Across America participant Carrollton native Todd Steinacher took part in this event, playing Taps on the courthouse steps. “The idea was born on social media and asked for the entire country to come together at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day and play Taps,� Steinacher said. “They asked you to film it and upload it to social media, so you could be a part of the larger group that spread across the country.�

Steinacher has been playing Taps for most of his life. “When I was in third grade, my grandfather, Joe (See, TAPS, A2)

Carrollton Council appoints new alderwoman

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Carrollton City Council members unanimously approved the appointment of Sarah Thatcher to the alderperson seat in Ward II. Thatcher replaces Kevin Scoggins, who submitted his resignation last month after moving out of the ward. “After our last meeting, I reached out to see if anyone was interested in coming on board as a member our city council,� Carrollton Mayor Joe Montanez said. “However, there were no takers at the time. I kept hearing the name of Sarah Thatcher, who had expressed an interest in becoming an alderperson. I talked to several who knew her, and they said she would be a good fit. I reached out to her, and she accepted the position.�

Also, the council received a letter of resignation from Director of Public Works Mike Snyder, effective June 30.

Snyder has been with the city for the past 36 years.

Following a closed session, the council appointed Steve (Rosie) Rosentreter to fill Snyder’s position.

Rosentreter has been a member of the

street department with the city since April of 1989.

Regarding the Safe Routes To School grant the city received last year, the council approved an engineering agreement with Benton and Associates in the amount of $20,400 to oversee the work.

The grant in the amount of $200,000 will redo sidewalks and make travel to school more safe for children. The city let the project out for bids in April, but the low bid was $268,000 — well over the $200,000 grant. “We rejected those bids, and Benton and Associates redid the scope of the work and reduced the areas to be done,� City Collector Debbie Dunlap said. “We are going to resubmit the bids with the changed scope of work for the Sept. 18 letting of bids at Illinois Department of Transportation.

Hopefully, those bids will come in at a lot less.�

Dunlap said the goal now is to have $180,000 worth of construction with the remaining $20,000 going towards the engineering work done by Benton’s and Associates.

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Carrollton Mayor Joe Montanez, right, welcomes Sarah Thatcher as the newest alderperson on the Carrollton City Council. Thatcher takes over the seat in Ward II, vacated by Kevin Scoggins after he moved out of the ward.

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Television has become time machine for me For the past three months, there has been very little for me to do since everything has been canceled because of COVID-19.

So, my rear has been sitting on the couch watching TV for most of that time.

Don’t get me wrong – I love television – have since I was a little kid. I have a DVR, so I tape my favorite shows every day and then skip through the commercials. I think that is what most people do these days.

It is the type of programs that I like that makes some people turn their heads.

I do not like new programming at all – I prefer things prior to 1990. My favorites are: “Golden Girls,” “Diagnosis Murder,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Hart to Hart,” “Mannix,” “Barnaby Jones,” “Matlock,” “Cannon,” “Hazel,” “Beverly Hillbillies,” “Andy Griffith,” “I Dream of Jeannie,” “Bewitched,” “Maude” and “Perry Mason.”

I go through binges on shows, too. I might watch 10 episodes of Golden Girls one day and 10 of Mannix the next day. I think I prefer these older shows because it takes me back to my childhood and younger days.

It was a much simpler time back then – no cell phones, no computers, etc. Detectives didn’t check Google for answers — they did gritty leg work to find out their information. Stopping at a pay phone to call into their office gave them a perfect opportunity to get shot at.

But what I think I love most is the style of things back in the ‘60s and ’70s, especially the cars.

Cannon and Barnaby Jones – they drove cars much like my mom did. When I see those cars, I am instantly taken back to those simpler days.

Our first car was a 1964 Chrysler, and my mom drove it forever. The one thing I remember was that it was always breaking down. I think half of my life was spent in garages while waiting on the car to get fixed.

There was this one tiny little service station in my hometown that was no bigger than a single room. It was called Beldo’s,

which was the name of the owner. Everyone just called him Beldo. That was the dirtiest, grimiest place I have ever seen.

But, notice one thing — I remember it.

The floors had oily grime from the ’30s on them and there was one dingy bay with the car lift on the outside because it wasn’t big enough to lift the car inside.

I loved seeing our car go up on that lift, especially the shiny pole that was kept underground so it was clean. The sound of the hydraulic lift was also memorable.

Beldo and my mom were good friends, and even when she went to get gas there, she always stayed and talked for quite a while.

He had a small glass candy counter, but I can never remember my mom buying me anything out of it because I’m sure it was at least 10-years-old. It was more or less just there for show I think.

Thinking back, I pity the poor stranger driving through town that needed gas and decided to get a Zero bar to snack on – yuck.

On the left hand side, Beldo had a soda machine. For you younger folks, this machine served bottles. I can still hear the sound of pulling that glass bottle out of the machine and the next one falling into place.

It was around Christmas time when I was in first or second grade, and we had to collect bottle caps to make a Christmas tree. My mom went to Beldo and asked him if he had any. I think he sold about as much soda as he did candy, but he opened up the machine and emptied out the caps that were collected when the soda was opened.

By this time, the inside of the caps were lined with little plastic discs which had replaced the cork lining. Well, about half the bottle caps that he gave me had cork lining – they were that old.

Beldo never married so he didn’t have a lot of expenses, and sometimes, I think he didn’t even charge my mom for a lot of the work he did on our car.

I remember one time my mom was

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in the kitchen making all of these pancakes. Much Ado She must have made About 50 of them. I asked Nothing her what they were for, and she said they BY CARMEN were for Beldo. We ENSINGER took them down to his house and left them.

We didn’t have any chickens to trade for services, but we did have those pancakes.

She was always making a big stack of pancakes.

I can still taste her pancakes, and try as I may, I cannot recreate that flavor. I can see why Beldo loved them so much. However, this was long before the microwave, so I have no idea how he reheated them.

The second car I remember was a big green Plymouth, like the one Barnaby Jones and Cannon drove. It was probably 8-years-old when we got it, and it broke down just as much.

Beldo retired so my mom had to find someone else to work on her car. I think I sat for at least two hours in almost every service station in the county at one time or another. They didn’t work for pancakes though, so we were always short of money.

I don’t know why I prefer to think back to the old days through these shows other than the simple innocence of the day. We were poor as church mice. There were no extras. There were no vacations other than going to my brother’s house in Arkansas where my mom spent two weeks cleaning to earn the gas money to go down there.

Yet, I look back on those times with fond memories. Sometimes I think less is better. You don’t really miss what you never had. Now, however, with the internet and everything, one can see all the things they can’t afford to do.

Television takes me back, if only for a few hours, to a time that I remember fondly. As long as those shows stay on, I think I shall be able to manage the present day.

––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Q Carmen Ensinger is a pet-lover and a reporter for Campbell Publications.

It is important to know what “Black Bloc” means r e n n u R e Ridg

By BILL HOAGLAND In the past several weeks, I heard a number of terms that I had never heard before, such as “Antifa,” “Anarcho-Communism,” “Anti-Globalism,” “Woke,” “DPD (defunding police departments)” and so on.

These terms seem to have come out of nowhere and obviously relate to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the resulting protests and riots that followed Mr. Floyd’s death. I figured it would behoove me to find out what these terms mean, so I did some research. The term that really got my attention during this research was the term “Black Bloc,” which keeps coming up in reference to riots and riot control.

“Black Bloc” does not mean what I assumed it meant.

First of all, Black Bloc is not referring to a specific group of people. Instead, it refers to a multitude of confrontational tactics being employed by anarchists and other groups who believe that direct confrontation, including violence, is the only way they can achieve their political objectives. In other words, these groups generally believe achieving their

goals through the ballot box is a waste of time and that physical confrontation is the only way to get the political changes they want.

Perhaps you remember the riots in downtown Seattle, Wash., during the World Trade Organization meeting in 1999. There was a group of protesters, all of whom were dressed in black riot gear and wearing black motorcycle helmets, rioting outside the place where the WTO was meeting. They were in direct, physical confrontations with Seattle police, and things got violent for no apparent reason. I had no clue as to why they were rioting, but I clearly remember thinking how well prepared these protesters seemed to be with their helmets that hid their faces and the protective clothing they were wearing — plus the military maneuvers they seemed to be employing. This group, in short, was utilizing Black Bloc tactics.

Black Bloc tactics include wearing motorcycle helmets, goggles and face masks to hide the identities of the rioters. The helmets protect against batons. Scarves, goggles and masks help protect against pepper spray, tear gas and other riot control tactics.

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All Black Bloc rioters are to wear black—the world-wide symbol for anarchy—so as to show solidarity and to suggest that the group looks more organized and larger than it really is. These groups are often armed with clubs or other instruments that enable them to break storefront windows and attack cars. They are also trained in tactical maneuvers, such as the use of fireworks, arson, and Molotov cocktails.

Secondly, despite the name, participants in Black Bloc tactics tend to be young, white and from middle-class and upper middle-class backgrounds. The groups utilizing Black Bloc tactics include anti-fascists, anti-capitalists, anarcho-communists, and other anti-establishment groups who advocate the violent overthrow of the government and the elimination of private property.

Groups utilizing Black

Bloc tactics are more common in Europe than the US, but they were involved in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement in 2010, the riots in Washington, D.C. during the President Trump inauguration, and confrontations at the University of California (Berkeley) to block commentator Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking on campus in 2017.

It is highly likely we will see Black Bloc tactics again here in the US, and if we do, the implications are serious.

––––––––––––––––––– 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.

Taps (Continued from A1) Steinacher, asked me to learn how to play the trumpet so I could play Taps,” he said.

“He said he wanted someone in his family to be able to play Taps at his funeral.”

Before their passing, Joe Steinacher and his twin brother, Jerry, were both World War II veterans and active members of the VFW and Honor Guard.

“My grandfather helped with the Legion for as long as I can remember, and that is how I got involved with it,” Steinacher said. “They used to come pick me up at high school to play taps at a funeral and then bring me back to school.”

Steinacher said, when he went to college, he would come back to the area to play Taps at special funerals. He has played for funerals in Greene, Calhoun and Jersey counties performing it hundreds of times.

“I have probably been to more funerals than a priest,” he said. “I enjoy doing it because it is a good way to give back to the military person who sacrificed so much for us. It’s just my way of helping out. I will do it anytime someone calls and requests it as long as my schedule is free.”

COVID-19 has prevented any graveside services for the past two months, but Steinacher said he did a special playing of Taps for his recently deceased uncle, Bobby Steinacher.

“I basically volunteered to go do it and went to the cemetery and played Taps for him,” he said. “There was no 21-gun salute or any of the other military rituals found at a veteran’s funeral, but at least I was able to do that for him.”

There have been several veterans who died during the past two months who did not receive military rites, but Steinacher said they might be recognized later this

year.

“Later this summer or fall, they are talking about having an event for all the military people who passed during this pandemic since we weren’t able to officially recognize them,” Steinacher said. “I think they are talking about the community hosting one for everyone and doing it the proper way like it was supposed to have been done. I’m looking forward to being a part of that.”

Steinacher said it is very important to him to be able to do something for the veterans.

“The veterans did a lot for us, and a lot of times I think it gets overshadowed in our modern era of things,” he said. “It is still important to do a little something for those men and women who fought for our freedom whether it is putting a flag on a grave or playing taps for them. I think we should still respect our veterans.”

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I met Mike and some of my North Carolina friends for a day of fishing.

Mike is a striper guide, and I have been with him many times when he has put everyone on top of a school of these fighters. I’ve also noticed one of his best tactics for finding fish is not mounted to his boat. It’s held in his hand. It’s his phone.

When the fish are not biting, he simply picks up the phone and calls another striper guide, and the other guide shares this helpful information with Mike. Many times, there have been three different guides fishing within a few yards of each other.

No selfishness. Nothing hidden. Just different guides trying to help each other be better guides, for the benefit of their clients. In all of fishing, this is really unique in how they work together. I wish I had seen this in other areas of my life when I was growing up.

In the church world, I was raised in a time where it seemed we weren’t allowed to help one another. After all, the Methodists are not as good as the Baptists, and the Pentecostals have so much more of God than the Presbyterians – so, we were all told. Surely God cannot bless those who don’t speak in tongues or who believe baptism is essential to salvation, or someone, God forbid, that doesn’t believe in the premillennial return of Christ! And as a result, we kept fishing in the same dry hole, because it was better to fail than to partner with the beer-drinking Catholics. And as a result, we all missed out on so much.

One of the most amazing truths that has rocked my world in the past few years is how just hours before Jesus was crucified, (yes, hours) he joined twelve men in an upper room and gave them one final commandment. It was to love people. Jesus said it this way.

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.” (John 13) Read that again if you need to. It’s crazy good. He didn’t say people will know we are followers of Christ by our affiliation, but by our affection.

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t r u t h you may not have r e a l ized…

God is tenseless. That means God does not refer to or live in the past, present or future. Everything is now. Everything is present.

Everything is happening in real time with God. What a tremendous thought. Let me tell you why.

Our world is in a mess today, and the question is, if Jesus were in the upper room today, what would God tell him to tell us? But he is in the upper room today, and he is telling us the same thing. You see, it would be easy to say God was looking ahead when he told Jesus to give us this one commandment of love. But God was not looking ahead. He was looking around. He was looking around at pandemics and racism.

He was looking around at genocide, homicide and suicide. He was looking around at injustices. He was looking around at the hungry and the homeless and the prisoner.

And while he was looking around, he said, Jesus tell them this: “By this everyone will know you are my disciples if you love one another.”

So simple, yet so tremendously hard. Why? Because I must love the one I’m standing against. You see, as Jesus looks around today, know that he didn’t come to take sides. He came to make a new side. He didn’t come to stand with a party.

He came to make another party.

This new party is the party of lovers. The platform is love and those who affiliate with it will be people who are known for love. Because by this one thing, everyone will know we are followers of Jesus.

Not by our denomination or our differences, but by that one thing all followers share. Love.

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White Hall Calvary Baptist Church news Pastor Carl opened with prayer and announcements Sunday, June 7. Bro. Brad led the singing.

Sermon title: Eyes open to God’s sovereignty Scripture: Ruth 2: 14-23 We need to come to the Savior just as we are. God meets our needs long before we come to Him. We cannot

fix ourselves before we come to Him. Grace, love and forgiveness are given by the Heavenly Father to extend to others.

It’s not our testimony we should worry about; it’s Jesus’ testimony and his church that we are hurting.

When asked to pray for someone, pray for them in front of them. They will see the Father works in a good way. He will

answer our prayers.

It’s so much easier to pull someone out of the church than to pull someone out of the world. It’s our place to be strengthened and to grow for His glory.

Our kinsmen redeemer is Jesus. He paid our debt. Blood poured out on the cross for all our sins. There is nothing we can do to earn Heaven.

Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle — 473-1892 It was certainly good to be in the house of the Lord this morning.

Again, we enjoyed a good group of the family of God. We enjoyed singing the praises of our Lord and Savior.

Our text this morning was from Matthew 14:22-33 and Luke 10:38-42. The heading of the message was: “Don’t let distractions cause you to miss your blessing.” Webster defines distractions as confusing or great mental distress. I think it would be safe to say that we all at one or another have asked the ques-

tion, “Why didn’t God help me?” “Why didn’t God answer me?” “Where was God when I needed him?”

But, have we ever stopped and thought that the answer to theses questions is that we allowed ourselves to become distracted from the Lord our God? Some may say, “No, not me. I prayed long and hard. I sought after God. I did what I was supposed to do and nothing changed.”

My question to myself and others is “What made us stop seeking God?” The word is “distractions.” We miss so many blessings by taking our eyes and

hearts off of Jesus. I invite you to read the scriptures listed and ask yourself: “What distracts me from Jesus?”

We enjoyed as several shared praises to answered prayers. Our recent prayer requests are for the Coffman family in the loss of a loved one, Dorothy, Harold/Jane-Tina/Amber, Jody/Farrell, Marcy/Paul, Judy, Dan and Pastor David.

Our doors are open, and we welcome you to worship with us on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. The church is wiped down. Masks, handshakes, social distance — your choice.

Catholic Daughters of America news

Court St. Joan #522, Carrollton, the local Catholic Daughters of America (CDA) will be celebrating their 100th anniversary on June 20, 2020.

It was chartered with 49 members.

Current membership is 61 including honorary members. Their chaplains are Pastor Emeritus Father Henry Schmidt and Father Mariadas Chatla of the parishes in Greene County: St. John the Evangelist in Carrollton, St. Michael in Greenfield and All Saints in White Hall.

National CDA Day is held in October each year.

Every year, the Daughters attend church as a group taking part in the mass as lectors, cantors and Eucharistic ministers. There is a breakfast served afterwards at the KC Hall served by the Knights of Columbus and each milestone member is recognized.

Over the years, the Daughters have enjoyed many educational speakers and various craft projects at their monthly meetings. These women have

taken part in many civic activities in the community, utilizing their time and talent to help the Boy and Girl Scouts and taking part in Centennials and parade.

They also had a bowling team and sponsored bloodmobiles. In 1951, a Glee Club was organized as was a Hill-Billy Band. Both entertained at many functions whether in or out of the county. The Hill-Billy Band was brought back just a few years ago for a short time. Both times, it was orchestrated and directed by Betty Carrico.

Among the local CDA membership is Bonnie Flowers, Recording Secretary Alice Massey, Vice Regent Tammy Isringhausen, Financial Secretary Theresa Strahan, Pastor Emeritus Father Henry Schmidt and Father Mariadas Chatla, Betty Witt, Kathy Kaiser, Sue Ellen Houseman and granddaughter Raynee Houseman, Connie Barnard and Betty Mullink.

Also, there is Regent Denise Sanders, Treasurer Mary Dawdy, Kathy

Peters, Carol Nord, Stacy Vandersand, Joyce Talley, Donna Lurton, Becky Reed, Mary Lou Kraut, JoAn Benz, Suzanne Steinacher, Kathy Carter, Carol Bishop, Nancy Telzrow, Elaine Bugos, Treasurer Mary Jane Schofield, Vi McGuire, Carolyn Howland, Mary Gillingham, Donna Flatt, Mary Helen Isringhausen, Marge Shade, Mary Loyet, Andrea Evans, Phyllis Didier, Bev Lakin and Melissa Palen.

The membership also includes Martha Angle, Amber Brannan, Loretta Carmody, Marjorie Cordes, Linda Davidson, Dorthy Godar, Addie Gramelspacher, Debbie Grueter, Liz Killion, Wanda Klunk, Jill Osborn, Terry Parcon, Mary Louise Parks, Elaine Pohlman, Martha Price, Kathleen Rawe, Roberta “Posie” Roth, Anna Mae Schmidt, Peg Schnelt, Barb Scroggins, Betty Sethaler, Melia Sibley, Jeanette Wildhagen and Mary Ann Young.

The oldest member is Barbara Rawe age 101.

Alderwoman (Continued from A1) A new classification of liquor license was approved by the council that will allow convenience stores to have video gaming.

The new AC1 Retail Liquor License will allow convenience stores, such as Buck’s Crossing, Moto and Jiffy, to install video gaming machines if they meet the criteria spelled out in the ordinance.

According to the ordinance, the gaming terminals must be located in a separate room. Those who wish to play must scan a valid ID card to gain entrance and will be equipped with video surveillance that will be monitored by the clerk on duty.

Alcohol can only be consumed in the gaming room at a rate of no more than one per hour. No alcohol can be consumed outside of the gaming room.

The cost of the license will be $550 per year with an additional $450 added for a Sunday license.

Currently, the State of Illinois requires establish-

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ments to have a “pour” license and be able to sell alcohol to be consumed on-site to have the gaming machines. Carrollton is one of the few communities in the area that does not already allow video gaming in convenience stores.

Following the closed session, it was announced that the city will purchase a five-acre tract of land west of Main Street Tire for $35,000 in order to erect the new water tower.

Mayor Montanez announced new appointments to the various committees within the council.

The first name listed shall be the chairman of that specific committee. The appointments are as follows: Q Finance – Maria Cox, Sarah Thatcher and Shane Carter.

Q Personnel – Shane Carter, Maria Cox and Dewain Freand.

Q Water and Sewer – Dewain Freand, Maria Cox, Sarah Thatcher and Tim Reif.

Q Park and Recreation Board – Shane Carter,

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

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f you’ve never heard the American folk song Wayfaring Stranger, you owe it to yourself to look it up. My favorite version is the one sung by Charlie Haden, but there are many beautiful versions. The song is very meaningful for anyone who is facing death or who has ever lost someone who they love. The first verse laments “I am a poor wayfaring stranger, wandering through this world of woe. And there’s no sickness, toil, or danger in that bright world to which I go.

I’m going home to see my father.

I’m going there no more to roam.

I’m only going over Jordan, I’m only going over home.” You can’t hear this song and not be moved, for those we’ve lost we long to see again, and this is the great hope for

all of us, to see our families once more. Would any of us really want to go to heaven if we wouldn’t see our families there? This song also reminds us of how many poor wayfaring strangers there are in the world today! And how many of them are kept from seeing loved ones because of borders and barriers set up by governments, who often seem to not consider the human cost of keeping families from seeing each other.

–Christopher Simon

These religious messages are published each week in the Greene Prairie Press as a service to our churches and are sponsored by the listed business firms.

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Q Sidewalks, Ditches and Streets – Larry Gillingham, Tim Reif and Dewain Freand.

Q Pool Board – Sharon Butler, Barb Wilson, Kay Ogden, Glenda Roth, Leah Henson, Albert Roth, Jamie Allen and Tim Reif.

Doris L. (Sanders) Jouett, 95, of Greenfield, died Sunday, June 14, 2020, at the Heritage Health Care in Carlinville. She was born March 16, 1925, in Kemper, to Charles P. and Freda B. (Rathgeber) Sanders. She married John L. Jouett, Sept.

2, 1943, in St. Charles, Mo., and he preceded her in death July 25, 2006.

Surviving is a son, John L. (Fern) Jouett, of Monument, Colo. and a daughter, Jan Rollins of Greenfield, three grandchildren, Jennifer (Chet) Seward of Denver, Colo., Kim (Tim) Runkle of Jacksonville, and Kraig (Erin) Rollins of St. Charles, Mo., four great grandchildren, Jack and Ella Seward, Tessa Runkle and Graham Rollins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a son-in-law, Keith Rollins and a sister, Deane Spencer.

Known as “Goggy” to her family, she was a member of the Greenfield United Methodist Church. She was a supervisor for Colorcraft

in Jacksonville and an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, watching Wheel of Fortune and golf, sewing and crocheting. She was an excellent pie maker.

Private family services will be held and burial will follow at the Medora Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Greenfield United Methodist Church or BJC Hospice and can be mailed to the Shields-Bishop Funeral Home at 604 Walnut St. in Greenfield. Please leave a memory or condolence at http://shields-bishopfh.com/

Ethel Louise Atchison Ethel Louise Atchison, 90, of St. Charles County, Mo. (formerly of Jersey and Greene County, Ill.) died on Sunday morning June 14, 2020.

Born in Woody, Ill. on Aug. 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Delbert John and Catherine Mae (Frech) Richards. She married William D. “Bill” Atchison on Aug. 24, 1946 in Jerseyville and he preceded her in death on Aug. 10, 1998.

Surviving are her children: Kay Sexton of Franklin, Ill., Steve (Cheryl) Atchison of Edwardsville, Ill., Gary (Kathie) Atchison of Wentzville, Mo., Brian (Tonya) Atchison of Jackson, Mo., Christy (Terry) Lowrance of Moscow Mills, Mo., Jeffrey (Lynda) Atchison of O’Fallon, Mo. and grandchildren: Lisa (Brent) Allen, Brad (Jen) Atchison, Jaime (Werner) Schopfer, Robin Woods, Jennifer (Wil Delaney) Tapscott, Danielle

(Doug) Finn, Casie Atchison, Nick (Mindy) Atchison, Christopher (Mikayla) Atchison, Zachary (fiancée Emily Galik) Atchison, Lucas Atchison and Matthew Atchison. Also surviving are 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, a brother Bill Richards and a sister Helen “Liz” McGuire.

Louise was a homemaker who loved to watch the St. Louis Cardinals and golf.

She selflessly raised her kids and was a fabulous cook. She will be dearly missed but remembered fondly by all who knew her.

Due to the current conditions in our country, private funeral services will be held at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton, Ill. with burial to follow in Kane Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at: www.airsman-hires.com.

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Making soap Kenna Brannan, helps her grandmother, Sharon Albrecht, make a batch of goat’s milk soap. The milk used is from the family goats, and Albrecht has been making it for years.

Kenna plans to take over for grandma one day.

Postponement: The White Hall High School Alumni Association annual meeting has been postponed until September.

Postponement: The Greene County Historical and Genealogical Society canceled the May 17, 2020, meeting. Also scheduled

for the May meeting was the election of officers and directors. This action will be postponed until the July 19, 2020, meeting; if that meeting is canceled, the election will take place by electronic voting, which the details of will be announced at that time.

Full closure for second stage of I-255 rehab starts The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the second and final stage of the Interstate 255 rehabilitation will begin, weather permitting, at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, June 13, with a full closure of all lanes in both directions between Interstate 64 and Illinois 15 for approximately five months.

With the closing of the new section of I-255, IDOT will reopen the rebuilt section between Interstates 64 and 55/70, which has been under construction since February.

“We are very proud to reach the halfway point of an important project that will improve safety and make a vital region of our state even more attractive for economic growth,” Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman said.

“If you rely on I-255 or regularly drive in the surrounding area, start thinking about other routes. Expect longer travel times, especially the first few days. We appreciate your patience and look forward to wrap-

ping up this fall.”

A posted detour will direct traffic to I-55 and I-64 while the new section of I-255 is shutdown, though local traffic is encouraged to seek alternate routes on secondary roads.

A project webpage with maps and fact sheets can be viewed by clicking here or visiting idot.illinois. gov.

Motorists traveling in the I-255 corridor can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to avoid all distractions and pay close attention to signs and traffic controls, obey the posted speed limits and be on the alert for workers and equipment.

“The Missouri Department of Transportation appreciates the collaboration and communication with work zone signage and messaging on the detour routes and continued efforts to maintaining regional mobility,” MoDOT District Engineer Tom Blair said.

The I-255 project, one of the first under Gov. JB Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program, is making repairs quicker, safer and cheaper by closing the work zone to all traffic.

The overall project, which will cost $67 million, consists of rehabilitating and resurfacing approximately 7 miles of I-255 from Collinsville Road to Illinois 15 in two sections separated by I-64, with significant bridge repairs, safety improvements and drainage upgrades, is anticipated to finish in November.

By removing traffic from I-255, the necessary repairs can be completed in one construction season instead of the four years if construction was staged. Additionally, the project will cost about $14 million less than completing the work in multiple phases. The safety risk to workers and motorists is eliminated by removing live traffic from the active construction site.

Prior to construction starting, I-255 was notorious for being one

of the worst roads in the state due to the lack of investment. Most of the pavement dated back to when the interstate was built in the 1980s.

Emergency repairs that inconvenienced motorists were frequent because of multiple pavement failures and large potholes.

Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital program is investing $33.2 billion into the state’s aging transportation system, creating jobs and promoting economic growth. Rebuild Illinois is not only the largest capital program in state history, but the first one that touches all modes of Illinois transportation: roads and bridges, transit, waterways, freight and passenger rail, aviation, and bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.

For news on this and other projects in IDOT’s District 8, follow @ IDOTDistrict8 on Twitter or sign up to receive email alerts from IDOT in Motion. You also can follow IDOT on Facebook.

Online preregistration launched for Driver Services facilites Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that his office has launched an online driver’s license and ID card preregistration application program to reduce the processing time of transactions at Driver Services facilities. It is a proactive approach that will save customers time during their facility visit.

Customers may go to www. cyberdriveillinois.com to access the preregistration application for driver’s licenses and ID cards and input specific information regarding their upcoming transaction. As a result, once the customer visits a Driver Services facility, the clerk will not have to enter all of the data like a change of address or a change of height and weight into the electronic application form

because the customer has already updated the information. This will improve the efficiency of these transactions.

“This is a forward-thinking program using technology to reduce wait times at the counter and speed up transactions at Driver Services facilities,” White said. “The program is easy to use and can be accessed on a computer, iPad or smartphone.”

With preregistration, customers will be prompted to: Q Choose a license type (REAL ID or standard driver’s license/ID card); Q Choose an application type (renewal or corrected); Q Input designations (organ donor or veteran); Q Choose any corrections to

be made to the information on file (examples: address, date of birth, eye color, gender, hair color, height, name, Social Security number or weight); Q Choose the type of required documentation and enter data from those documents (i.e., certified birth certificate for a REAL ID); Q Print receipt with barcode, which should be brought to the facility.

Customers using the preregistration application must still bring all of the required paperwork to the driver services facility for verification. In addition, they are encouraged to bring the printed preregistration receipt to the facility for the clerk to scan the barcode. However, if the customer does not bring in the receipt, the clerk can enter

Two arrested on sex-related charges

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Two men in Greene County have been charged on sex-related offenses.

Two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse were filed on Eddie Swan, 49, of Carrollton, on May 19. The first count alleges that Swan knowingly committed an act of sexual conduct with a family member who is under the age of 18 in that he touched the sex organ of the minor with his hands.

The second count alleges that Swan committed an act of sexual conduct with the same victim who was at least 13 years of age but under 17 years of age when the act was committed. The charge alleges he touched the sex organ of the victim.

Both charges are Class 2 felonies and

are alleged to have taken place from April 2018 through April 2020.

Kennan S. Ballard, 21, was charged on June 8 with one count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, a Class X felony.

The charge alleges that on or about January through June 2018, Ballard, who was 17 years of age or older at the time, committed an act of contact, however slight, between the sex organ of one person and the part of the body of another for the purpose of sexual gratification. The victim was under the age of 13 when the act was committed. Ballard is alleged to have placed his sex organ in the mouth of the victim for his own sexual gratification.

Both men have preliminary hearings scheduled in Greene County Circuit Court on June 24.

the customer’s driver’s license/ID card number to access the preregistration application information.

To qualify for the preregistration application process, a customer must have an Illinois driver’s license/ID card that is not suspended, canceled or revoked and has not been expired for more than one year.

As a reminder, driver services facilities statewide are open to serve only new drivers, customers with expired driver’s licenses/ ID cards and vehicle transactions through July 31. White also reiterated to the public that expiration dates for driver’s licenses/ID cards and vehicle registration stickers have been extended until Oct. 1, 2020 so customers do not need to rush into a facility.

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On Saturday, May 16, 2020 Holly Jones of Greenfield graduated Magna Cum Laude from Blackburn College with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

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Greene County police and traffic The following police reports were filed between June 5 and June 11. These reports are public information and are obtained from the Greene County Circuit Clerk’s office. All individuals have been arrested and charged, or cited in the case of traffic violations. All are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The following individuals were charged with a felony: Davidson, Daniel J., dob 08-26-1981, aggravated battery/peace officer.

Ballard, Keenan S., dob 07-07-1998, predatory criminal sexual assault/victim less than 13.

Gunnin, Heather A., dob 09-28-1980, possession of meth less than 5 grams, possession

amount controlled substance.

The following individual was charged with driving under the influence.

Kaiser, Logan J., dob 01-11-1998, driving under influence of alcohol, driving under the influence/blood alcohol concentration.

The following individuals were charged with a traffic violation: Bushnell, Anthony J., dob 07-13-1992, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Gunnin, Heather Ann, dob 09-28-1980, driving on suspended license.

Holtz, Jarrod L., dob 01-05-1973, driving on suspended license.

Shelor, Savannah K., dob 11-03-1989, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Webb, Christopher M., dob 08-11-2001, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

Taylor, Robert L., dob 09-07-1986, driving on suspended license.

Hansbrough, London L., dob 10-20-1989, driving on suspended license.

Gleason, Randy L., dob 12-07-1994, driving on revoked license, operate uninsured motor vehicle.

McDonald, Jarrod E., dob 10-02-1977, failure to reduce speed, seat belt required/ driver.

Ingram, Hope D., dob 10-20-1975, seat belt required/passenger.

Barnes, Darla K., dob 05-31-1970, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Hillis, Terry R. Jr., dob 11-29-1983, display plate attachment.

Zumwalt, Aubrey B., dob 05-08-1988, driving 21-25 mph above limit.

Ruyle, Donald E., dob 12-25-1962, mufflers.

Kaiser, Logan J., dob 01-11-1998, improper traffic lane usage.

Arutyunov, Artem, dob 11-07-1991, speed 26-34 mph over limit.

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Family fighting for access to Thompson cemetery in Roodhouse

By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press

Back in the 1800s, it was fairly common for families to have their own cemeteries on the family land. Many generations were buried in some of these cemeteries, including the Thompson Family Cemetery, located between Barrow and Roodhouse.

The Thompson Family no longer owns the land, and the Thompson Family Cemetery Association is waging a legal battle in Greene County Circuit Court to be allowed to visit and take care of graves of family members, including a Revolutionary War soldier that is buried there.

David Thompson lives in Cape Cod, Mass., and is currently the chairman of the cemetery association. “The Thompson Family owned this land and in 1865 one of the Thompson’s gave the half acre cemetery to my great-great-grandfather, David Thompson, John Taylor and Zebulon Baird,� Thompson TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 201600150

said. “He gave the cemetery in trust to those three men and their successor trustees.

So, the Thompson Cemetery Association is the successor trustee and we own the cemetery.�

Thompson said in 1865 the Thompson Family sold the property to the Doyle Family in 1919. They farmed the land for many years and then left the property to Floyd and Gene Coffman who then sold the property to Martin Smith. “For 100 years, there was never any problem of the family visiting or taking care of the graves,� Thompson said. “Martin Smith died three years ago, and all the people that knew him said he was a wonderful person and helped them out whenever needed.�

Things changed after Martin Smith died. “When Martin died, his widow, Melisa Smith, led us to believe that she owned the farm after he died,� Thompson said. “In fact, he left the cemetery in trust so that his daughters owned the cemetery, not his wife. For months, she led us to believe that she owned all the farm land around the cemetery.�

A year ago, Melisa Smith put up a gate with a lock on it and a no trespassing sign preventing any of the family from visiting the graves of their PUBLIC NOTICE

TO: DEBORAH BANGHART, Greene County Clerk; Occupant; Heather Martin; April Fry;Cavalry SPV I,L.L.C.; Blitt and Gaines, P.C.; Ryan Scott; Rebecca Sue Farge a.k.a Becky Byrd Scott; Carolyn Sue Phelps; and unknown owners or parties interested.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premises described below has EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ WKH &LUFXLW &RXUW of Greene County, Illinois,as case 17TX21.

The real estate is described as: 3FR JC 536 ROODHOUSE THIRD ADD S PT 47 (46X65.1) Parcel #: 08-22-18-119-013 Said property was sold on 11/17/2017 for the General Taxes for the year 2016.

The period of redemption will expire on 10/27/2020. On 11/3/2020, 10:30 AM, the petitioner will make application to such court in said County for an order for Tax Deed should the real estate not be redeemed.

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Smith did eventually open the gate to allow a professional restoration company to come in and do repairs on the headstones last summer. “This company basically spent last summer putting grave stones back together and cleaning them and got the cemetery in really nice shape,�

Thompson said. “We thought everything was fine, and then earlier this year, she put the gate back up preventing us from even taking care of the cemetery by mowing it.�

The Smith family view the situation differently, though.

Nick Graham of the law firm of Strang, Parish and Graham in Carrollton made a statement on behalf of the Smith family: “The Smith family has always recognized the existence of the cemetery and its rich history. Family members of those buried in the cemetery enjoyed unfettered access for years without issue until the passing of the land owner, Martin Smith. Only then did Dave Thompson, a resident of Massachusetts claiming to act on behalf of the Thompson Cemetery Association, take advantage of the situation by unilaterally extending the size, use and character of the cemetery without the knowledge or consent of the Smith family. “Even a cursory glance at IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS In Probate IN RE THE ESTATE OF PEGGY J. ASH DECEASED No. 20-P-18 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Peggy Ash, of Rockbridge, Greene County, Illinois, who died on the 1st day of April, /HWWHUV RI 2IÂżFH ZHUH issued on March 21, 2019 to Patricia J. Ringhausen of 28424 Ruyle Rd., Medora, Illinois 62063, and Ricky A. Ash of 20591 Lax Cemetery Rd., Jerseyville, Illinois 62052, whose attorney is Wittman and Lorton, P.C., 123 W. Pearl St., P.O. Box 190, Jerseyville, Illinois 62052.

Notice has been given to all heirs and legatees named in the petition by mail and is being given by this publication to any other heirs and legatees unknown to the executor whose names or addresses are therefore not stated in the petition to appoint an executor, that an order was entered by the Court on March 21, 2020, appointing the above named independent co-executors, requiring notice and publication, was entered on that date.

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the public records show that ownership of an access to the cemetery is in serious question. While the Thompson Cemetery Association asserts ownership of the cemetery, as if believing it makes it true, the record is unclear. To date, no written documents grant the Thompson Cemetery Association, or any other party, a right to use the private roadway to access the cemetery, let alone park on the Smith’s land while visiting the cemetery. “To be clear, the Smith’s have no desire to restrict access to the cemetery once the outstanding issues (parking, maintenance, etc.) are resolved. We simply require assurances that the Smith Family, farm tenant and other lawful users are protected.�

The cemetery association hired the law firm of Wittman and Lorton, P.C. of Jerseyville and took the matter to court and asked for a preliminary injunction on April 30 to be able to access the cemetery.

The court refused this injunction after oral argument on May 7.

The Mandie C. Whitlow, Trustee of the Melisa M. Smith Family Irrevocable Trust, hired Nick Graham of Strang, Parish and Graham in Carrollton and Josh Evans of the Unsell Law WHITE HALL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING Notice is given that a public hearing will be held on the 16th day of July at 9:00 a.m., at the White Hall Fire Protection District Fire +RXVH DQG 2IÂżFH ORFDWHG DW 120 Drummond Street, White Hall, Illinois with reference to the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the White Hall Fire Protection District. The Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance is posted at the White Hall Protection District Fire +RXVH DQG 2IÂżFH ORFDWHG at 120 Drummond Street, in White Hall, Illinois for public inspection and will remain so posted for at least thirty (30) GD\V SULRU WR ÂżQDO DFWLRQ RQ the annual budget.

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Firm, P.C. of East Alton to handle the case. Whitlow is the daughter of Smith.

Greene County Circuit Judge James Day denied almost every allegation made in the injunction citing â&#x20AC;&#x153;lacks sufficient information, denies and demands strict proof.â&#x20AC;?

On May 24, the cemetery association filed a motion to reconsider the denial of motion for the preliminary injunction.

Thompson said the last thing they want to do is to abandon the cemetery, but if they are not allowed in to take care of it, there is little choice left.

Different states have different laws regarding allowing family to visit graves in a cemetery on a property owned by another person.

According to the Illinois Historic Preservation Society, while some states have ingress and egress laws allowing for descendants and genealogists to visit abandoned cemeteries, there is no such law in Illinois.

Should a cemetery become abandoned, it is not the responsibility of the land owner to maintain it nor allow access to it.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF KATHERINE LYNN BONNER, DECEASED. NO. 2019-P-3 NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONSALE OF REAL ESTATE To: Fredrick Bonner You are hereby given Notice that a hearing on Jadrich Bonnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Petition To Sell Real Estate has been set for Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom A before the Honorable James W. Day at the Greene County Courthouse, Carrollton, Illinois, 62016.

The property to be sold is described as follows: Part of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section Two(2), in Township Nine (9) North, Range Twelve (12) West of the Third Principal Meridian, commencing at the State Road From Alton to Carrollton on the North line of said Tract of land, thence East 10 Rods, thence South 8 Rods, thence West 10 Rods, and thence North 8 Rods to the place of beginning.

PIN#: 04-140-2-7 Address: 349 S. U.S. Highway 67, Carrollton, IL 62016 8QOHVV \RX ÂżOH DQ $QVZHU RU RWKHUZLVH ÂżOH \RX DSSHDUance on or before July 5, 2020, a Judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief asked in the Petition.

Shirley Thornton Circuit Clerk of Greene County, Illinois Richard N. Gillingham, Attorney at Law 220 Sixth Street, Carrollton, Illinois 62016 Phone: (217) 942-5244 Registration #6189435 richardgillingham@usa.net 6.3, 6.10, 6.17

â&#x20AC;&#x153;While laws exist in Illinois to protect cemeteries, there are no legal requirements for landowners to maintain abandoned cemeteries, nor do they have to allow access to them,â&#x20AC;? the IHPS said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some landowners welcome families to visit and care for their ancestorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graves while others do not. We encourage landowners to keep an open mind about allowing family members to visit old cemeteries on their property for this simple act of kindness can bring much satisfaction to families.â&#x20AC;?

Failure to maintain a cemetery can create future problems to landowners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As cemeteries become abandoned and neglected, they are no longer visible and people forget their exact locations,â&#x20AC;? the IHPS said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A consequence of this is that future land developments can become costly when an abandoned cemetery is found, and the landowner or developer must bear the financial responsibility to either preserve it or relocate it.â&#x20AC;?

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TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 201600153 TO: DEBORAH BANGHART, Greene County Clerk; Occupant; Brian Reagor; and unknown owners or parties interested. A Petition for Tax Deed on premises described EHORZ KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG LQ WHK &LUcuit Court of Greene County, Illinois, as cas 17TX21.

The real estate is described as: 3FR JC 536 BATES & MORROWS ADD 9-10 & N 1/2 11 (120X150) Parcel #: 8-22-18-206-001 Said property was sold on 11/17/2017 for the General Taxes for the year of 2016. The period of redemption will expire on 10/27/2020. On 11/3/2020, 10:30 AM, the petitioner will make application to such court in said County for an order for Tax Deed should the real estate not be redeemed.

P-Tax Securities, L.L.C. Petitioner 6.3, 6.10, 6.17

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HOUSING AUTHORITY OF GREENE COUNTY AGENCY AND CFP PLANS The Housing Authority of Greene County (HAGC) is required by HUD to hold a Public Hearing in compliance with 24 CFR 905 to discuss HAGCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Draft FY 2021 Annual Housing Agency and CFP Plans. However, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) the state of Illinois and local health agencies have mandated a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shelter in placeâ&#x20AC;? policy thereby eliminating any public gatherings. Therefore HAGC is posting its Draft FY 2021 Annual Housing Agency and CFP Plans with attachments online at HAGCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page Housing Authority of Greene County. Upon. written request a copy of the plans can be emailed or mailed to you. The Public Hearing will be held online at FreeConferenceCall.com at 1:30 PM on Tuesday July 7, 2020. Please contact Jackie Beasley at (217) 374-2128 or jbeasley@gchousing.org to learn how to participate in the online Public Hearing.

If you prefer you can submit your comments in writing or request copies of the Agency and CFP plans by contacting Shelly K. Mason, Executive Director, Housing Authority of Greene County, 325 N. Carr Street, White Hall, IL 62092, email smason@gchousing. org, or phone (217) 3742128. All comments must be submitted by July 7, 2020.

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NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on the land in Batchtown owned by Steve and Cindy Meszaros. Violators will be prosecuted. 8.5.20 NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on the land in Batchtown owned by Marcy Klockenkemper, Judy Lamer, Jeremy Russell, Bonnie Stepanek and Cindy Mezzos.

Violators will be prosecuted. 8.5.20

NO TRESPASSING and no hunting of any kind, is permitted on any property owned by Double Creek Farms. Can be prosecuted. 4.7.21

900D-NO TRESPASSING PIKE COUNTY NO TRESPASSING, fishing or hunting of any kind on the Buckhorn Farm located in sections 14, 15, 22 and 23 of Woodville Township. Violaters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 2.5.21 MAYFAIR FARMS ground North of Highway 10 East of Nebo is private property. Trespassing is forbidden.

Violators will be prosecuted. 1.2.21 NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on my land in Pearl and Spring Creek township owned by Timothy Brinkmann. Violators will be prosecuted.

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This Day In History June 17 - Emperor Julian issued an edict banning Christians from teaching in Syria.

- Sir Francis Drake claimed San Francisco Bay for England. (California) - The British took Bunker Hill outside of Boston.

- The Third Estate in France declared itself a national assembly, and began to frame a constitution.

- Napoleon Bonaparte incorporated Italy into his empire.

- Charles Goodyear received his first patent. The patent was for a process that made rubber easier to work with.

- Austrian General Alfred Windischgratz crushed a Czech uprising in Prague.

- The Red Turban revolt broke out in Guangdong, China.

- The Republican Party opened its first national convention in Philadelphia.

- U.S. President Abraham Lincoln witnessed Dr. Thaddeus Lowe demonstrate the use of a hydrogen balloon.

- George M. Hoover began selling whiskey in Dodge City, Kansas. The town had been dry up until this point.

- General George Crookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s command was attacked and defeated on the Rosebud River by 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne under the leadership of Crazy Horse.

law. It placed the highest tariff on imports to the U.S.

- Thomas Edison received an honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the trustees of Rutgers College in New Brunswick, NJ.

- The U.S. Senate defeated the bonus bill as 10,000 veterans massed around the Capitol.

- The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere.

- The German Zeppelin SZ 111 burned in its hanger in Friedrichshafen.

- British authorities in China arrested Indochinese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh.

- The Soviet Union occupied Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

- France asked Germany for terms of surrender in World War II.

- U.S. Marines set sail from San Diego to protect American interests in Mexico.

- WNBT-TV in New York City, NY, was granted the first construction permit to operate a commercial TV station in the U.S.

- The Russian Duma met in a secret session in Petrograd and voted for an immediate Russian offensive against the German Army. (World War I)

- Yank, a weekly magazine for the U.S. armed services, began publication. The term â&#x20AC;&#x153;G.I. Joeâ&#x20AC;? was first used in a comic strip by Dave Breger.

- The Fascist militia marched into Rome.

- â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suspenseâ&#x20AC;? debuted on CBS Radio.

- Spain threatened to quit the League of Nations if Germany was allowed to join.

- Amelia Earhart began the flight that made her the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean.

- The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill became

- French troops landed on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean.

- The republic of Iceland was established.

- Dr. Richard H. Lawler performed the first kidney transplant in a 45-minute operation in Chicago, IL.

- Soviet tanks fought thousands of Berlin workers that were rioting against the East German government.

- The U.S. Supreme Court banned the required reading of the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prayer and Bible in public schools.

- Twenty-seven B-52â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hit Viet Cong outposts but lost two planes in South Vietnam.

- Boris Spasky became chess champion of the world after checkmating former champion Tigran Petrosian in Moscow.

- North Vietnamese troops cut the last operating rail line in Cambodia.

- Former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon was interviewed by Diane Sawyer on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The CBS Morning News.â&#x20AC;?

- Judy Norton-Taylor was photographed for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playboyâ&#x20AC;? magazine.

- The Parliament of South Africa repealed the Population Registration Act. The act had required that all South Africans for classified by race at birth. https://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/jun17.htm

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Bland gets summer internship at CMFB The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau (CMFB) welcomed their summer intern Liz Bland. Bland is the daughter of Steve and Julie Bland of Eldred. She looks forward to spending her summer in the office, assisting with Ag in the Classroom as well as the CMFB Young Leaders Program, and developing skills in agricultural communications.

Liz will be a senior at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale this fall. After receiving an associate degree from Lincoln Land Community College, she transferred to SIU to major in Crop, Soil, Environmental Management

LIZ BLAND with a minor in Agriculture Systems and Education. Her plans after graduation are to have a career in an agricultural advocacy position, in order to educate consumers on family farms and food safety.

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Future Swings place second The Future Swings 14U team took home second place in a USSSA tournament this past weekend in Jackson, Mo., Future Swings Fastpitch is based out of Jamison Swings in Jacksonville but includes several locals from Greene.

Front row, left to right: Mya Greenwell, Rebecca Neupauer, Elaina Schreacke, Evie White of Greenfield and Halle Webb of Carrollton. Back row: Head Coach John Neupauer, Ashlee Brown, Hannah Uhles of Carrollton, Liz Waymire, Megan Camden of Carrollton, Mackenzie Gerard, Daci Walls of Carrollton, Assistant Coach Chris Webb of Carrollton and Assistant Coach Amelia Uhles of Carrollton.

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Khaos gives all on the field The Greene County Khaos 8U team traveled to House Springs, Mo., this past weekend to play two great games and improve their record over last week. They collected 32 hits, scoring 20 runs and allowing just nine runs from their opponents. Only one run stood between them and a first place finish in their pool group.

They ended up bringing home second place medals. Front row, left to right: Emma Vetter, Nola Steinacher, Brooklyn Steinacher, Harper Hill and Bailey Eilerman.

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