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Greenfield getting new firehouse in near future By JARAD JARMON Greene Priaire Press The duties of a firefighter have expanded well beyond the role often associated with fire departments: fighting fires. And with that, there has come a need for these fire departments to have a lot more equipment ready and a space to put that equipment. For fire protection districts with smaller budgets and smaller spaces, it can prove to be quite challenging to find room for these additional necessities. This has been no less true for those with the Greenfield Fire Protection District, prompting the construction of a new firehouse catty corner from United Community Bank on Walnut Street. It is hoped the construction of this firehouse, which is going on currently, will alleviate the issues that have risen over the years from a lack of space to fit the fire district’s vehicles and other equipment. For those a part of the district, it has been a long time coming. As of now, there is a fire station in Greenfield, just down the road from the site of the new station set to replace it, and there is a substation in Rockbridge, which will not be affected following the construction of the new firehouse. At one point, the current Greenfield fire station may have been enough to take on the calls the fire district had

decades ago, but it is a different world now. “In the beginning, we — basically all of these protection districts — handled fires: house fires, grass fires, combine fires. We do a lot of agriculture fire type stuff,� Mike Weller, Greenfield Fire Protect District Board President, said. “Now, it has expanded into rescue and what we call firstresponders calls.� With these additional responsibilities have come more calls, naturally. “In the mid '70s, we had nine calls. Last year, we had 130,� Weller said. As a result, more was needed of the department both from a manpower and equipment perspective. Simply put, in a very literal sense, the fire district has outgrown its old home. Weller said when he came on, the district had three fire trucks. That has since been bumped up to eight. Nowadays, the Greenfield station, which was built 50 to 60 years ago, is not cutting it. Weller said it takes a lot of space to hold the gear they need, and that the firehouse is ready to be retired. In recent years, it has taken a lot of creativity and maneuvering to squeeze all of the equipment they need in the station. Weller explained they, at one point, needed to cut into the meeting room, used as a center of trainings, to fit the gear and trucks, and even still, not much wiggle room was available to move throughout the station.

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Contractors work at the site of what will be the new Greenfield Fire Protection District Firehouse later this year.

It was a problem that needed solved eventually, but it was one fire district leaders needed money for, and a new station is costly. In fact, the new station is set to cost roughly $600,000. “We wanted to expand our firehouse situation for many, many years. We just didn’t have the money to do it,� Weller said. “The first and most important thing in fire protection districts is the manpower. The second problem is you have to have modern day equipment. A new first

Drag-O-Way a success in spite of coronavirus By CONNOR ASHLOCK Greene Prairie Press Its been 45 years since the third and final Drag-O-Way strip closed for good, but from that seemingly unhappy experience, there since has come nearly 20 years of continued memory-making for the organization. “The last strip closed for good in 1975,� Drag-O-Way club member M.B. Williams said. Though the days of burning rubber every Friday night have passed, the organization carries on the legacy once a year with its annual White Hall Drag-OWay reunion, which hosted its 18th annual event on Sept. 20 at the White Hall Lion’s Club Park. “Everybody is local,� Williams explained. “We have one fella from Des Plaines who’s a member, but he grew up in White Hall. It’s mostly Greene County boys who raced here and

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Zia Giberson, daughter of Sam and Arleen Giberson, was rocking it in her V8 Magnum ride with cheetah-print interior at the annual White Hall Drag-O-Way Reunion at the Lion’s Club Park on Sept. 20.

started this as something to give back to the community.� It’s not a bad deal if one can combine their interests with something that makes their local communities better, and as the drag strips of yesteryear are

seared into members' memories like backfire too close to the pavement, a passion to better their community was irrevocably seared into the Drag-O-Way crew. (See, DRAG-O-WAY, A2)

Numbers show support for NG switch to in-person By JARAD JARMON Greene Prairie Press he North Greene School District has just recently returned to in-person learning, and it appears a majority of the district’s families are in support of the move based on their choices. In last week’s school board meeting, district leaders went over the current enrollment numbers. The current total is 793, and North Greene Superintendent Mark Scott said 73 percent are registered for in-person learning, 21 percent will be remote learning and contact has not been made as of Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 1 p.m. with 6 percent. Scott said these numbers roughly reflected what district leaders saw when the district intended to have in-person learning in August. The only slight change was that the amount of those who chose remote learning dropped from a third to a fourth today. Before Tuesday, the entire district had been on remote instruction. After a boom in COVID-19 cases broke out in the North Greene area, district leaders made the decision to stick to remote for a while. Even still, their important work continued, Scott said. “All of our students have been remote including my own, and I have been exceptionally pleased with providing the remote instruction. I don’t think it replaces in-person learning, but overall, it has been pretty successful and pretty effective in my opinion. I have my own two children on remote learning right now, and they stay busy all day long.� Remote learning is not without its faults. The goal, like in districts across the state, is still to reintroduce in-person learning entirely to the North Greene students, who have not had in-person instruction for a while.

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“I also want them to get back in contact face-toface with the teachers and their peers,� Mark Scott. “There is no replacement for that, but we are going to be doing it as safe and efficiently as possible.� In the school board meeting last week, board members adopted the budget for fiscal year 2020. Overall, there will be some deficit spending in the district, due in large part to additional expenses associated with COVD-19. The budget estimated 9.9 million in revenue and 10.3 million in expenses. Scott noted though that carryover amounts will cover costs and ensure the budget is positive. These are only estimates, though. “There is no doubt that budget will have to be amended next spring,� Scott said. “The unknown costs of what we are going to incur during this COVID-19 pandemic — a lot of those are just estimates.� State funding will be a major factor in what their funding situation looks like. Scott said districts are being informed they will be getting the flat funding from the previous year. “That is what I prepared for in my budget — flat funding,� the superintendent said. “But whenever I hear flat funding — I have been in this business long enough to (anticipate) some type of proration.� The Illinois State Board of Education allocated partial payments to districts through across-theboard percentage cuts, called “proration.� In the meeting, the board approved school leaders to purchase a lot across from the school for additional parking. Also in the school board meeting, the board OK’d the White Hall Lion’s Club to use the Jr./Sr. High School parking lot for parade.

class pumper truck today costs a half a million and a million dollars. That is a lot of money for small fire protection districts that are in low population areas like we have such as in Greene County, so we just never had the money.� For the district’s board of trustees, including Mick Pembrook and Jeff Wright, imposing additional taxes was not a favorable option. (See, FIREHOUSE, A2)

COVID-19 claims several additional lives in Greene By JARAD JARMON Greene Prairie Press There have been several more COVID-19 related deaths in the county, according to the Greene County Health Department. The health department Monday reported four additional COVID-19 deaths in the county, all of which were related to the long-term care facility outbreak. White Hall Nursing and Rehab is the only long-term care facility in the county. “The Greene County Health Department would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and loved ones of the individuals,� a social media post from the health department read. This news comes after word from Greene health officials Friday and Saturday that two had died of COVID-19, also related to the long-term care facility outbreak. The health department did not detail the age and gender of the individuals who had died. In total, the virus has claimed 10 lives. Also Monday, the health department reported that there were three new cases in the county, all community acquired. There are a total of 40 active cases in the county. According to the health department, 158 in the county have recovered. Greene County is still considered a warning level county for COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 24 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators that measure the amount of COVID-19 increase. Twenty-four counties are currently reported at a warning level – Bond, Bureau, Cass, Clinton,

Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Edwards, Effingham, Greene, Jasper, Jo Daviess, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Rock Island, St. Clair, Shelby, Washington, Wayne, Williamson, Wabash and Union. Although the reasons for counties reaching a warning level varies, some of the common factors for an increase in cases and outbreaks are associated with university and college parties as well as college sports teams, large gatherings and events, bars and clubs, weddings and funerals, long-term care facilities, correctional centers, manufacturing plants, schools and cases among the community at large. General transmission of the virus in the community is also increasing. Notably absent from the list of warning counties this time around was Jersey. It was initially designated as a warning level county, but was recently back to “blue,� or good status, relatively speaking. COVID-19 is still very much an issue in Jersey as well. The Jersey County Health Department Monday reported six new active cases in the county since their last update Thursday, Sept. 17. All were community acquired. These individuals join a list of 86 active cases in the county. A total of 13 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the county and 276 have since recovered from the virus. In other neighboring counties, health officials are reporting: Q Calhoun County — 12 active cases with 35 recovered as of Tuesday; Q Scott County — 77 total cases as of Tuesday; Q Pike County — 110 total cases as of Tuesday; Q Macoupin County — 319 active cases and 202 recovered and nine who have died as of Monday.

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Carrollton, Illinois

Mountain Lion started making trouble in the neighborhood By BILL HOAGLAND About four weeks ago, there was an adult male mountain lion roaming around a subdivision in Godfrey, about a quarter mile from my house. There were several eyewitnesses, and one of them had the presence of mind to film this “kitty” on their cell phone. I saw a copy of the video shortly after it was taken. The odd thing about this “kitty” was that it was roaming around in someone’s back yard in the middle of the day. Normally, they do their prowling at night. About a week later, we found a mountain lion track near Annie’s horse barn, and we assume it is the same mountain lion as in the video. This mountain lion is probably long gone now, but the fact that it had been here just hanging out here in the neighborhood raises some issues — such as, are we safe? Sightings of mountain lions in the Midwest are

not that uncommon these days. Did you know that in Missouri, several have been killed attempting to cross either Interstate 70 or Interstate 44? And here in Illinois, one was killed by police within the city limits of Chicago several years ago. They are here for the deer. And who can blame them? What a smorgasbord it must seem to them with all these fat whitetails running around in our neighborhoods and subdivisions with no natural predators other than automobiles. DNA studies suggest that these mountain lions migrated here from the Black Hills of South Dakota. They are young males who have been pushed out of traditional mountain lion country by other mountain lions and by encroaching civilization. But once they relocate here in the Midwest, and they get settled in, one mountain lion will claim

a “territory” that might cover as much as one hundred miles in circumference. That is why the mountain lion that was seen here in Godfrey four weeks ago could well be a hundred miles north of here today “running his traps.” So, do these mountain lions pose a significant threat to us? Not as much as you would think. Normally, they prefer to avoid humans. Based on reasonably current statistics, mountain lion attacks on humans are rare. Over the past five years, for example, there have been approximately 10 verified attacks on humans in the United States, and all of those attacks occurred in western states, such as Colorado and California, where encounters between mountain lions and humans are much more likely to occur simply because there are more mountain lions. Of those attacks, two were fatal and the rest

Drag-O-Way (Continued from A1) “This is all for charity,” Williams said. “We’re a non-profit organization, and this money that we make is fed back into the area counties, going toward food pantries, churches, schools, hospitals — wherever the need is at. We also donate to specialty classes at the high school.” The Drag-O-Way draws in crowds from not only Greene County, but Jersey, Calhoun and other areas as well. “There are 24 or 25 members in the club, but the event attracts enthusiasts from all over the region. They’re from Missouri, Illinois and even Iowa,” Williams noted. The annual reunion, which was postponed from its original Sept. 12 date because of weather, has been known to host as many as three hundred vehicles. This year, they counted around 230 some-odd vehicles on the grounds. Despite the presence of COVID-19 in Greene County, visitors and old Drag-O-Way pals were not deterred in the slightest. “We went through the health department and

triggered by having a pet along. If you do get attacked, you should aggressively fight the mountain lion rather than acting in a passive manner, as you are supposed to do if attacked by a grizzly bear. If you see a mountain lion in your neighborhood, the best advice would be to promptly contact the Illinois Department of Natural Resources directly and let them deal with the issue. Under Illinois law, as of Jan. 1, 2015, mountain lions are protected animals. This means they cannot be killed by civilians unless there is an imminent threat to lives or

property. There is no point in complicating things by taking matters into your own hands and firing off a few rounds down the cul-du-sac. The only thing worse than a live mountain lion is probably a wounded mountain lion. ––––––––––––––––––– 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.

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If there’s one thing gear-heads like to talk about, it’s engines, and at the White Hall Drag-O-Way reunion, there was plenty of discussion to be had.

checked with the mayor,” Williams said. “We stay our distance. We’re spread out and we’re not in an enclosed space.” When it comes to car shows of any kind, the only time you ever have to worry about purposeful close-up interaction is when someone comes in for a closer look at your engine. But, as any good car enthusiast knows: You can look, but you can’t touch. Through the years, the club has given tens of thousands of dollars away to worthy organizations, contributing to the need wher-

ever it may be, all while providing a great event for the community to enjoy. Today, though the strips no longer rumble or roar, plenty of folks are still around to recall the good old days of the Drag-OWay. Now, those same people get to sit back and enjoy an easy-going day at the Lion’s Club Park, strengthening friendships and watching the younger generations become attached to the Chevelles, Camaros and Mustangs that the older folks came to appreciate all those years ago.

The new station is set to be just that: a dream come true. Weller said the firehouse under construction is four times bigger than that of their current station down the road and features plenty of space for equipment and affords Greenfield firefighters some features they are eager to utilize in the future. They will be able to wash the equipment inside with the wash rack that will be installed; they will have much more room to do trainings; and they will have four drive through bays with the capacity to house two vehicles per bay. “Right now, we have to hold up traffic and back in,” Weller said. “This one is a drive through were you come through and drive in through the back, and go out the front.” Beyond the practicality of the new firehouse, Weller said he hopes the firehouse becomes a point of pride in the community. “We wanted to do something that would not be the

showpiece, but something that would stand out in the community, something that would help showcase our community,” Weller said. “And, it needed to be put in a place where people can see it." So this time around, the firehouse bays will be glass to allow community members to see the modern equipment their fire district has at their disposal. Currently, the frame of the firehouse is up and construction is set to be done in the next couple of weeks. Weller said they should have the capability of moving in within 30-40 days with hopes that this new house will be a home for Greenfield firefighter for a long time to come. “If it lasts as long as this other does, it will be here long after you and I are gone,” Weller said. The Greenfield Fire Protection District has 30-40 firefighters and is said to be the largest volunteer fire district, by square mile, in the state.

Firehouse (Continued from A1) “We were never willing to raise the taxes to build a firehouse or to buy an additional piece of equipment,” Weller said. Even still, it appeared the stars had aligned. All of their equipment was paid for, the late Jack and Mary Owens had donated a lot for a new building, and the money was there. So, the decision was made to pull the trigger on the project. “We decided that it was time to do this if we could work it out in a way that we did not have to raise taxes to our constituents, and that in fact is the case,” Weller said. “We’ve not had to nor will we have to raise one penny to build this new firehouse. That is a testament to the trustees, number one, but also the firemen themselves and the community to get us in a position where we could do this.” “That dream of his (Jack) and ours is finally coming true,” Weller later said.

involved confrontations with a variety of injuries for the victim. Many of the non-fatal attacks involved small children who fortunately were with adults at the time or else there might have been more fatalities in these confrontations. If you do encounter a mountain lion in a remote area, you are to let it become aware of your presence by yelling at it. Make yourself look as imposing and formable as you can, with direct eye contact, as opposed to crouching down in a submissive posture, or worse yet, running in the opposite direction. If a mountain lion has been seen repeatedly in your neighborhood, it is probably a good idea to put off your nightly jog or that walk after dark until the dust settles. And keep the pets at home. Looking at the attacks that have occurred over the past few years, they often appear to be

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Locals in Carlinville Clay Busters place at national championship The Carlinville Claybusters had several athletes, a couple of which are from Greene, earning honors at the 2020 Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) National Team Championships in Marengo, Ohio. Brady Cox of Carrolton finished fourth individually in the Senior Varsity division in Trap Singles with a 199/200. Cox was also named to the

All-State team in Skeet, Sporting Clays and Trap. The Illinois All-State Trap team finished second out of 37 states in the All-State Team Race. Gavin Rynders of Greenfield finished fifth individually in the Junior Varsity division in the Trap Singles with a 197/200. Ben Warwick of Auburn was named to the All-State team in Sport-

ing Clays. The Illinois All-State Sporting Clays team finished fifth out of 37 states in the All-State Team Race. Cox and Warwick were also selected for the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) 2020 All-Scholastic Team. The All-Scholastic Team recognizes the top student-athletes in the SSSF’s Scholastic Clay Target Program for

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By JARAD JARMON Greene Prairie Press Shortly after it was announced that Chuckles the fox was diagnosed with kidney failure, the regionally renowned fox died. The announcement was made on the TreeHouse Wildlife Center Facebook page over the weekend. “This week, we lost a much loved and long time permanent resident, Chuckles the Red Fox,” a post of the TreeHouse Facebook page read. For the past 12-plus years, Chuckles, a famous permanent resident fox at the TreeHouse Wildlife Center, has been happy to serve her role at the center as a foster mom to incoming fox kits. This last year, Chuckles saw off her last batch of five red fox kits. It was last fall, when staff noticed her health was declining. It was previously reported that her appearance was more ragged. She appeared to slow down a little bit. And

this spring, those at the center noticed her coat was declining, and monitored and did blood work to discover her kidneys were failing. Since she became an adult in 2008, Chuckles has helped raise approximately 60 orphaned foxes for release back into the wild. When her health started deeclining, Utah, Dorian, and Vixey, their three new resident foxes, spent this past year learning from Chuckles and helping her care for this year’s orphans. “They will carry on her legacy,” a social media post read. Chuckles became one of the center’s more popular residents early on. Chuckles came to TreeHouse as a young fox kit from St. Libory on April 7, 2007. She had been attacked by a dog and severely injured. Over time, it became apparent that, though her physical injuries were healing, she had sustained permanent neurological and vocal injuries. One of the

ways this was expressed was her trademark “laugh” when excited, which she became famous for. In celebration of Chuckles’s life and to honor her service in wildlife rehabilitation, the staff has invited visitors to participate in their Chuckles Memorial Fence Project. They will have pieces of raffia ribbon and markers for visitors to write thank you’s, prayers or other comments, and tie them to the fence through November of this year. In November, staff will collect and burn them to release all of the messages. People can message the center on Facebook as well with a message they would like to be on the fence. There is also a donation fund in her honor that will go toward the care of the foxes at the center. Any donations received will go to help care for future sick, injured and orphaned foxes. A video memorializing the life of Chuckles can be seen on the TreeHouse Wildlife Center Facebook page.

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Our pastor is Bro. Mancel Day, and our service times are 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, followed by 10:30 a.m. morning worship with kids church and nursery service available. Everyone is welcome to either or both services. We do wear masks and practice social distancing. Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our nation in your prayers. Others in need of prayer include Gerald, Junia and Mancel Day, Connie Sturgeon, Debbie Grable, Judy Caskey, Lois Hart, Judy McCurley, Judy Cannon, Hunter Carriger, Brooke Ves-

tel, Skylar Forrester, Shirley Roberts, Pete Young, Don Fearneyhough, Claudine Fearneyhough, Brad Fundel, Dave Sanders, Tom Caskey, Sandy Griffin, Shari Selleck, Rosemary Camerer, Len Campbell, Dan and Dave Pohlman, Eric Murphy, Vernon Dunlap, Judy Goodall, Mary Grizzle, Doug and Mary Jane Norris, Kevin Kaegy, Karla and Delores Cannon, Norma DePue, Keith Jefferson, Brenda Lawson and Carol Crotchett. We also want to continue praying for all of those affected by the forest fires and the tropical storms and hurricanes that continue to affect the United States.

OBITUARY Happy birthday wishes go to Maci Farris Sept. 25 and to Judy Forrester Sept. 28. There are no anniversaries to report. Don't forget movie night, Friday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. starting with pizza. During morning worship Julie Day played "In the Garden" on the piano and Rich Caskey sang "Touring that City." Several shared testimonies. We all are lucky to be able to attend our churches freely. That's all for this week. Have a good week and be aware of the farmers as they start their fall harvest.

White Hall Calvary Baptist Church news Pastor Carl opened with prayer and announcements. Bro. Brad led singing, with Bro. Kirk leading the song, “Majesty.� The message was titled, “Majesty Around the Throne of God,� with the Scripture passage being taken from Revelation 4:1-3. The majesty around the throne of God is splendid. The rainbow was a sign to us that God will never again destroy the earth with water, as in Noah’s time. There is a rainbow around the throne of God in

Heaven. We should rest in our Father, because He holds all in His hands. We should not worry over anything. Rest in Him. We should always live for an audience of one. It does not matter what others think, as long as your relationship is with God, nothing else matters. In faith we must worship and honor God. The majesty of God’s nature has been and always will be. All authority belongs to Him. And all the creation we see

belongs to Him. Our God is the creator and the sustainer of all. All was created by Him for Him. We should always be obedient to Him and His calling. We are fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. Jesus thought you were to die for. Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand. Sunday morning worship is 10:30 a.m. Ephesians 6, Ezekiel 1, Exodus 33:20, 1 timothy 6:16, Ezekiel 1:1-25.

Hillview Baptist Church news Yes, we are having church services in Hillview. Come join us. Masks are not required, but if you want to wear one, it is fine to do so. Message: Exodus 16: 1-35. God continues to work in the Israelites. These people had come through many hardships, but as long as they keep His statues, He will bless them. Now, they are moving again, and they are hungry. They didn't seem to remember how God had

helped them before. God tells Moses how He will help them. He shows them His power and gives them instruction on how to use it. They had all. They needed, but no more. Then, on the sixth day, He told them to gather enough for the seventh day because it would be the Sabbath, a day of rest. This is a reminder to us to keep the Sabbath day as a holy day of rest. Jesus Christ was born, lived a few short

years, then died for our sins. He rose again and sits on the right hand of God making intersession for us. If we will only confess our sins and believe, then He is willing to forgive us, so we can live forever with Him in Heaven. As God provided for the Israellites, He will provide for us who are faithful. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The worship service is at 10: 30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

Terry Lee Cordes Terry Lee Cordes, age 63, of Roodhouse passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He was born October 6, 1956 in Wood River, the son of Neil SR. and Nancy Mayberry Cordes . He married Jackie Brogan September28, 1998 in Fulton, MO and she survives. He is also survived by two sons, Brian Cordes of Carrollton, Casey Cordes of Vancover, WA, a daughter, Laurin Brogan of Roodhouse, four brothers, Neil “Butch� (Shirley) Cordes Jr. of Copperopolis, CA, Steve (Tamra) Cordes of Cloverdale, CA, Bill (Shari) Cordes of Cotati, CA, Roger (Linda) Cordes of Cloverdale, CA, a sister, Peggy (John) Clough of Carrollton, five grandchildren, Sidney and Dakota Cordes, and Haylie, Hannah, and Malcolm Brogan, his father Neil Cordes Sr. of Roodhouse, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, and an infant sister, Martha Cordes. Terry served in the Unites States Army from 1973-

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Walkerville Baptist Church news From the desk of Pastor David Slagle, 473-1892. What a great God we serve. From hot humid weather to cool days and evenings. God is in control, and I enjoy watching the changes of the seasons. What a great worship service we enjoyed this morning. It is wonderful to come together as the family of God and sing praises to His name. Being totally deaf in one ear and having a hearing aid in the other, I love to listen to our folks sing the church hymns sung from our hymnals. While on this subject, let me go out on a limb and say there are many churches removing the song books from the pews and showing the music on the walls or on big screen TVs. That’s not Walkerville Baptist Church. We are a country church that sings,

teaches and preaches the words of our Lord and Savior. Our text this morning was from Daniel 6:1-28. I titled this message: “Living in a Lion’s Den without Being Eaten.� As I read these verses over and over, it came to me how similar what was going on in Daniel’s life is happening today. I invite you to read this chapter several times and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself to you. Our recent prayer requests begin with praises from our church family. Harold and Jane returned for the first time since March when Harold had open heart surgery. He is getting his strength back great and is able to drive. Denny shared his praise for his recovery and able to drive already. Praise for Bud as he has now found a job. Our

1979 during the Vietnam Era. He enjoyed fishing, spending time with his friends, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a member of the White Hall Pentecostal Church. Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the White Hall Pentecostal Church. Memorial donations may be made to the family or the White Hall Pentecostal Church. Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left online at www.airsman-hires.com

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Self-Pity Is a Deep Pit “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.� Matthew 11:28-30 NIV

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e all indulge in self-pity from time to time. Sometimes it seems like we’ve been dealt a lousy hand. I recall a counselor once saying, as I was lamenting some problems I was having, “it’s tough to be you,� which seemed to actually give me license to pity myself even more. But what I think he was really saying was to not be so hard on myself. What I was suffering from was the tyranny of all the obligations I was placing on myself. And sometimes we do indeed feel sorry for ourselves because of all the obligations placed on us, by ourselves or others. Perhaps we need to learn how to say no to others, and change the “shoulds� to “coulds.� That is, every time you find yourself saying “I should do x,� switch it to “I could do

x.� So instead of saying “I should call my mother,� why not instead say “I could call my mother�? That slight change of wording changes the whole tenor of how it feels. To get back to the morass of self-pity that we often find ourselves in, the problem with indulging self-pity is that it takes us down a rabbit-hole that can be hard to get out of. Sure, life is tough, but it’s also beautiful, and full of opportunities. Thank God for the aspects of your life which make it hard; they are sometimes the very things that allow us to grow. –Christopher Simon

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This Day In History - The first commencement at Harvard College, in Cambridge, MA, was held. - John Paul Jones, commander of the American warship Bon Homme, was quoted as saying “I have not yet begun to fight!� - John Andre, a British spy, was captured with papers revealing that Benedict Arnold was going to surrender West Point, NY, to the British. - The Corps of Discovery, the Lewis and Clark expedition, reached St. Louis, MO, and ended the trip to the Pacific Northwest. - Victoria Chaflin Woodhull was born. She became the first female candidate for the U.S. Presidency. - The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York was formed by Alexander Joy Cartwright. It was the first baseball team in America. - Astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune. - “Keystone Comedy� by Mack Sennett was released. - Flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier. - The first transcontinental telecast was received on the west coast. The show “Crusade for Freedom� was broadcast by CBS-TV from New York.

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- The first Pay Television sporting event took place. The Marciano-Walcott fight was seen in 49 theaters in 31 cities. - Richard Nixon gave his “Checkers Speech�. At the time he was a candidate for U.S. vice-president. - “The Robe� premiered in Hollywood a week after its premiere in New York. The 20th Century Fox movie had been filmed using the Cinemascope wide screen process. - Nine black students withdrew from Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas due to the white mob outside.

- The Reagan administration announced its plans for what became known as Radio Marti.

- Iraq publicly threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and to attack Israel if any nation tried to force it from Kuwait. - U.N. weapons inspectors find documents detailing Iraq’s secret nuclear weapons program. The find in Baghdad triggered a standoff with authorities in Iraq. - The Israeli parliament ratified the Israel-PLO accord.

- “The Jetsons� premiered on ABC-TV. It was the first program on the network to be carried in color.

- Jamie Lee Curtis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

- Overthrown Argentine president Juan Peron was returned to power. He had been overthrown in 1955. His wife, Eva Duarte, was the subject of the musical “Evita.�

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- Japanese newspapers quoted Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone as saying that minorities lowered the “intelligence level� of America.

- New York’s Philharmonic Hall opened. It was the first unit of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. The hall was later renamed the Avery Fisher Hall.

- The new ceiling painting of the Paris Opera house was unveiled. The work was done by Russian-born artist Marc Chagall.

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Greene County Board approves two grants Greene County Scott, $90,427; Pike, $230,398; By CARMEN ENSINGER Relief Fund using dollars allo- and social distancing. police and traffic cated to Illinois through the Q Expenses for establish- Madison, $2,348,205 and Greene Prairie Press Greene County Board members recently approved two grants from the state – one for the election and one for coronavirus relief. The council approved a grant in the amount of $200,242 from the Local Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (or Local CURE) Support Program. “This is something like our Hazard Mitigation Plan,� Greene County Clerk Debbie Banghart said. “It is similar to the Hazard Mitigation Plan in that you have to have one so you can go out and apply and get grants.� According to the Department of Community and Economic Opportunity, the local CURE program is a local government assistance program, which applies to all units of local government outside of Cook, Lake, Will, Kane and DuPage counties. The program is federally funded from the Coronavirus

CARES Act. It will reimburse the county for costs that: Q Are necessary expenditures incurred because of the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19. Q Were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020, which was the date of the enactment of the CARES Act. Q Were incurred during the period beginning March 1 and ending Dec. 30. Eligible costs include: Q Medical expenses such as establishing temporary public medical facilities and other measures to increase COVID19 treatment capacity, costs of providing testing and emergency medical response expenses. Q Public health expenses such as expenses for communication and enforcement by local governments of public health orders related to COVID-19 including the purchase of media for public health message related to mask wearing

ing public health programs like one to reimburse businesses for public health measures such as personal protection equipment, installation of plexiglass barriers, touchless hand sanitizer stations in public places and other such expenses. Q Payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services and similar employees whose services were substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to COVID-19. Q Expenses for actions taken to facilitate compliance with COVID-19 related public health measures. Q Any other COVID-19 related expenses reasonably necessary for the county to respond to the public health emergency that satisfies the local CURE program eligibility criteria. Counties did not need to apply for this money. Other counties received the following amounts: Calhoun, $136,589; Jersey, $510,960;

Macoupin $638,391. Local health departments also received funding from this program based on the Illinois Department of Public Health Protection Grant formula. Under this formula, Greene County will receive $76,011; Calhoun, $75,245; Jersey, $76,854; Scott, $75,261; Pike, $76,264; Madison, $493,694 and Macoupin, $160,717. The other grant the county received is in the amount of $11,564, which is to be used for election security. “This money will be used to get an electrician to put up some more cameras and get things more secure around the courthouse,� Banghart said. “After that, we will see what else needs to be done, and we will probably add some more bandwidth, but that probably won’t be ’til after the beginning of the year.� Also, the board approved the purchase of a new ambulance for the county at a cost of $158,523,82.

'Pumpkin Man' to sit out fall season By MEAGAN MCGLASSON Greene Praire Press The residents of the tri-county area are blessed with an abundance of roadside produce stands, farmers markets and local vendors selling their colorful fruits and vegetables for much of April through October. Though most have preferred produce stands or family farms they like to do business with, in Jerseyville and the surrounding area, perhaps no one has as much of a profile or a following as “the Pumpkin Man� Frank Abbott. This year, because of injury and concerns regarding COVID-19, Abbot says he will not be selling pumpkins this fall. “I want to be down there for the public and their kids — I mean I get a kick out of it,� Abbot said. “But there’s nothing I can do about it, between two things: COVID19 and what I did to my wrist has stopped me in my tracks.� The decision to sit out this year wasn’t easy. What started as a wait-and-see approach to coronavirus and its toll on the community was compounded when a wrist injury was slower to heal than Abbot had hoped. “I couldn’t lift the pumpkins to load them,� said Abbott, who has spent nearly six months in physical therapy for the wrist injury. “And it’s not too safe to be out right now anyway. I’m 80 years old.� Abbott is perhaps a surprising celebrity. A private man who lives on a 65-acre family farm dating back to the 1800s, he didn’t start out his career locally. Rather, he and a cousin initially took pumpkins and other produce up to Chicago to sell at an ill-fated

year-round produce stand near Chicago. “He had a big mouth and that put an end to that,� Abbott recalled with a laugh. So the business moved further and further south until one year when Abbott found himself with wholesale pumpkins that weren’t picked up by an expected transport, and he decided to bring them into Jerseyville to sell for wholesale prices. “I got such a turnout of people, there was no going back,� he said of that first year. “There’s so many people that can’t afford to buy that kind of thing for their families. I get a joy out of doing things like that for other people, so that was the end of that (traveling to sell pumpkins).� Abbott can recall many of the regulars and even some of the one-time buyers he’s helped across the years including a grandmother who was able to give a pumpkin to each of her grandchildren for the first time and numerous workers who were down on their luck and just needed a way to earn some cash. “I end up giving a lot of them away, actually,� Abbott admitted. “And if I don’t have what they’re looking for, I tell them where they can go get it.� Abbott’s pumpkin trailer has popped up at many different locations across Jerseyville throughout the years, including the lot next to the former 518 South Restaurant and in later years the parking lot outside the old Medicine Shoppe on State Street. Abbott was forced to move a few times by anonymous complaints that he believes stemmed from the low cost of his pumpkins compared to others around town. “They were trying to run me off of there because they knew I was selling lower

than they was,� he said. Still Abbott recalls always telling people where to go to get the best deal on pumpkins, even if it wasn’t from his stand. For many though, the price of a free pumpkin just can’t be beat. “This little guy was about three-foot tall, and he was eyeing up this 35-pound pumpkin, and I said, ‘If you can get it off the ground it’s yours.’ He was trying to lift it. He got it off the ground, his daddy said, ‘You put that back!’ I told him, ‘No, he picked it out of the grass, it’s his.’ He surprised me. I couldn’t believe he lifted that pumpkin off the ground!� he recalled, laughing. For just about every year and pumpkin, there’s a story, whether it’s about the schoolteacher who gifted Abbott a plaque that hangs above his piano after he donated a pumpkin for every kid in her school or about the pumpkin painter who used to sell her art outside his stand. Across all of them, the narrative always turns back to kindness and connection between Abbott and the community he loves. “You can see people and help people all over the place-- you can see their struggle. So I just help them out. A lot of them’s got more money than I got by far, but that’s not what it’s about,� he said. And Abbott fully intends to return next year, should his wrist, and the pandemic cooperate. He even hopes to be able to sell more produce at wholesale prices, truly helping out the people who need it most. “I’ll have a lot of upset people this year. I've been worried about that,� he said. “But, there’s no way I’ll stop (and miss next year) as long as I got my health.�

The following police reports were filed between September 11 and September 17. 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 individual was charged with a felony: Gresham, Sara R., dob 11-19-1990, possession of meth less than 5 grams. The following individuals were charged with a DUI: Kraushaar, Kyle N., dob 07-15-1981, driving under the influence of alcohol. Graham, Keith A., dob 08-23-1960, driving under the influence of alcohol. The following individuals were charged with a traffic violation: Gilbert, Craig D., dob 11-10-1972, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Turnipseed, Kahlyah A., dob 05-17-2001, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Smith, Dylan L., dob 04-09-2001, squealing/ screeching tires. Pollard, Christopher D., dob 02-06-1999, unlicensed, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Kraushaar, Kyle N., dob 07-15-1981, improper traffic lane usage. Talkington, Robert L., dob 09-27-1996, driving on suspended license. Dodd, Mathew L., dob 07-23-1980, driving on suspended license. Phelan, Janice L., dob 09-25-1952, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Dahl, Adam R., dob 02-15-1986, unlawful possession of cannabis/passenger. Blurton, Andrea Marie, dob 11-27-1965, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Crum, Brian T., dob 05-17-1978, transportation/ carry alcohol liquor/driver. Niklewski, BillyJo A., dob 10-28-1974, transportation/ carry alcohol liquor/driver. Jimenez, Jose, dob 03-131985, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Pegram, Trenton C., dob 03-06-2000, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Stuller, Robert W., dob 11-16-1989, disregard stop sign.

Museum exhibit celebrates suffragettes By CARMEN ENSINGER Greene Prairie Press Last month was a very historic month for women as the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote in the United States was passed on Aug. 18, 1920. Today, women have as much say in the elections as men, but that was not always the case. However, in the State of Illinois, and especially Greene County, the monumental occasion went relatively unnoticed. In scanning the local newspapers from 1920, there is nary a mention of the women’s suffrage movement, nor the passage of the 19th Amendment. There is a good reason for that – because in the State of Illinois, women gained the right to vote in 1913. Actually, it was only a partial right to vote. An article in the June 12, 1913 edition of the Carrollton Patriot announced that “Illinois women will vote for the next president of the United States, and those who live in cities and towns will have a voice in the government of their municipalities.� The suffrage bill passed the lower House by a vote of 83 to 58 after having previously passing the Senate. Women and the right to vote has an up and down history in the United States. Women had the right to vote in the latter part of the 1770s, but gradually, state by state, these rights were revoked individually with New York being the first state to take the vote away from women in 1777. Massachusettes followed in 1780, New Hampshire in 1784, and in 1787, the United States Constitutional Convention placed voting qualifications in the hands of

the individual states. Women in all states except New Jersey lost the right to vote. New Jersey was the last state to revoke women’s right to vote in 1807. In Illinois, the women’s suffrage movement began way back in 1860. An attempt to grant women the right to vote as part of the 1870 Illinois Constitution failed. In 1873, a small concession was made when a statute was passed giving women the opportunity to run for any school office not created by the Illinois Constitution. There is a big difference in being allowed to run for an office and being allowed to select those who represent us. It would be almost two decades before women were finally given the right to vote for school officers in 1891. It was one small step for women, but it was just the beginning. With the continued work of several organizations, including the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Chicago Political Equality League, in 1913, women secured the right to vote for the president. But it was still a far cry from equality in voting for women. The Illinois Suffrage Act allowed women to vote for the president, but they were still unable to vote for legislators on both the state and federal level. Full women’s suffrage was not realized until the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920. The Illinois Suffrage Act was signed into law by Gov. Edward Dunne on June 26, 1913 and made Illinois the first state east of the Mississippi to give women the right to vote for the president.

On May 21, 1919, the House of Representatives passed the Susan B. Anthony Amendment followed by the Senate two weeks later on June 4. Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the amendment on Aug. 20 the amendment was adopted as the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Susan B. Anthony, for which the amendment was originally named, was arrested for voting in the 1872 election in Rochester, N.Y. for “being a person of the female sex.� She was one of several women arrested for illegally voting and fined $100, which she never paid. It would be almost 50 years before her dream of seeing women given the right to vote was achieved. But her arrest proved to be beneficial for the cause as it angered many people and brought national attention to the suffrage movement. Anthony was a pioneer crusader for women’s suffrage in the U.S. She was president of the National Women’s Suffrage Association from 1892-1900. She was such a staunch supporter of women’s suffrage that she approached Congress to ask for an amendment for women’s suffrage every year from 1869 until her death in 1906 at the age of 86. She never lived to see her dream realized. But Americans, both male and female, realized the importance and sacrifice that Anthony made made during her lifetime. The U.S. Post Office issued its first postage stamp honoring Anthony in 1936 on the 16th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. A second stamp honoring Anthony was issued in April of 1958. In 1950, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame

for Great Americans. That was followed in 1973 by her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. In 1979, the U.S. Mint began issuing the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin – the first U.S. coin to honor a female citizen. The place where Anthony voted in 1872 and was subsequently arrested for doing so, now has a bronze sculpture of a locked ballot box flanked by two pillars, was dedicated in 2009 on the 89th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The U.S. Treasury Department announced on April 20, 2016 that an image of Anthony would appear on the back of a newly designed $10 bill. The original plan was for a woman to appear on the front of the $10 bill with Anthony under consideration for that position. The final plan, however, calls for Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to retain his current position there. Designs for the $5, $10 and $20 bills are supposed to be unveiled in 2020 in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. On Aug. 18, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned Anthony for her arrest in 1872. The Old School Museum in Winchester is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with a Smithsonian Exhibition display called “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence� based on the National Portrait Gallery exhibition of the same name. The exhibition is a compelling exploration of the women’s suffrage movement and its relevance to American’s lives today. It tells the history of the struggle of women to gain

the right to vote through an array of early photographic portraits, paintings, engravings, works on paper, lithographs, video, newspapers, postcards, books, ballots, banners, fliers and pennants. Visitors to the exhibit will be able to see authentic objects, including original banners from the National Women’s Party, a late 18th century ballot box and original writings by influential suffragists, including Anthony. The goal of the exhibition is to deepen the understanding of women’s contributions to the nation and the world. The Old School Museum is located at 110 East Cherry in Winchester and there is not charge for admission to see the display. The museum is open on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

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COMPENSATION SUMMARY: UNDER $25,000.00 BERRY, STEPHEN C. - BUTLER, SHARON - ROTH, ALBERT A. - MESEY, ASHLEY N. - BUCHANAN, JAMES M. McEVERS, SARAH A. - GOODE, JOHN A. - FLOWERS, HUNTER B. - MORROW, AUSTIN LEE - FLOWERS, ZACHARY JAMES - ROGERS, MALLORY C SHARROW, JOSEPH P. - GIBSON, CALEB I - COX, ISAAC E. - CARTER, SHANE - CARTER, NICHOLAS D - BRANNAN, ETHAN T. - REIF, TIM F. - SCOGGINS, KEVIN W. - COX, MARIA L - WADE, MACY E. - FREAND, DEWAIN - GILLINGHAM, LARRY J. - JACOBS, KYLE L. - HENSON, HANNAH SETTLES, CHRISTIE HENSEN, REBECCA L. - BELL, DEELANY R. - HINDERHAN, MICHAELA J - SCOGGINS, ROBERT B. - PRUITT, KAREN - COX, BRADY J. - VANDERSAND, DANIEL J. - KUYKENDALL, PATRICK - KIRBACH, KAREN J. - FAUL, JESSE L. - MONTANEZ, JOSEPH L. - VALENTIN, DAVID A. - FRYE, NATALIE - BYLAND, EVA JOANN - DRIVER, KEN - MOSS, LAURA L - WEST, MICHAEL R. - MARIENTHAL, CHRISTOPHER M. - Between $25,000.00 and $49,999.99 CUSTER, ANGELA - HENSON, MATTHEW - STEINACHER, DAVID - PRICE, PHILLIP - REED, KEVEN - GROSS, MARTY - ROSENTRETER, STEVE Between $50,000.00 and $74,999.99 MEHRHOFF, AARON - KALLAL, KENNETH - DUNLAP, DEBRA - BUCHANAN, DONALD - McCARTNEY, MICHAEL - GOANS, RICKY POHLMAN, EDWARD - LOVEL, MICHAEL - GROSS, TERRY - SNYDER, MIKE - MIKE GOODE - REIF, JEFFREY - TOTAL COMPENSATION: $1,122,394.15.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CARROLLTON, GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF GLADYS P. CRAWFORD, DECEASED. NO. 2020-P-27 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given to creditors of the death of GLADYS P. CRAWFORD, of White Hall, Illinois. LetWHUV RI RIÂżFH ZHUH LVVXHG RQ September 4, 2020 to John (GZDUG 6QLGHU 6RXWK Carr Street, White Hall, Illinois, 62092, as Independent ([HFXWRU ZKRVH DWWRUQH\ LV Thomas H. Piper, Attorney, 6RXWK 0DLQ 6WUHHW 3 2 Box 334, White Hall, Illinois, 62092. Claims against the estate PD\ EH ÂżOHG LQ WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH &LUFXLW &OHUN RI WKH &RXUW DW WKH *UHHQH &RXQW\ &RXUWKRXVH 1RUWK 0DLQ 6W &DUUROOWRQ ,/ RU ZLWK the above representative, or ERWK RQ RU EHIRUH 0DUFK 2021, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the represenWDWLYH LV UHTXLUHG E\ 6HF RI WKH 3UREDWH $FW RI DV DPHQGHG 6 + $ ,/&6 WKH GDWH VWDWHG in that notice. Any claim not ÂżOHG RQ RU EHIRUH WKDW GDWH is barred. Copies of a claim ÂżOHG ZLWK WKH &OHUN PXVW EH mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative DQG WR WKH DWWRUQH\ ZLWKLQ GD\V DIWHU LW KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG Dated this 4th day of September, 2020. -RKQ (GZDUG 6QLGHU (Representative)

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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REAL ESTATE

Carrollton, Illinois

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162 E Patterson Rd, Roodhouse - $575,000 Looking for quality? Space? Acreage? Outbuildings? Ponds? This property checks all the boxes!! 2 story brick home on 33.59 acres with 2 stocked ponds. This gorgeous home has quality craftsmanship throughout. Kitchen features custom cabinetry, Corian counter tops, pantry, & all appliances stay. Master bedroom suite on main level plus 4 more bedrooms on upper level. Lower level has huge family room, bath, laundry and bonus room. 2 car attached garage. Enormous 60x224 commercial outbuilding heated with 2 propane heaters, 4 overheads doors, loading dock, motorized garage door opener, plus attached 2 FDU JDUDJH 6HSDUDWH RI¿FH EXLOGLQJ +RUVHV OLYHVWRFN ZHOFRPH 162EastPattersonRoad.c21.com Call Charlene Morgan – 618-535-0071 Directions: US Highway 67 through White Hall, turn onto Route 106, then turn left onto Patterson Road, go 1.5 miles. Home on the right.

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409 S MCGILL ST. - JERSEYVILLE

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TBD OAK REST RD. - BRIIGHTON

309 N STATE ST. - JERSEYVILLE

[ $149,900 ] 5BR, 4BA, 2 ACRES

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[ $425,000 ] 67 ACRES, TILLABLE, REC.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

GREENE PRAIRIE PRESS

Jax’s Patch opens in White Hall By CARMEN ENSINGER

Greene Prairie Press What better way to honor your first grandchild than to create a huge pumpkin patch and name it after him? That is exactly what Eric and Vicky Cox of White Hall did for their first grandson, 1-year-old Jaxon Cox. Located on the west edge of White Hall, Jax’s Patch had its grand opening to the public this past Labor Day weekend with food and entertainment. It is not like the Coxes are new to growing pumpkins. “We have had a small patch of pumpkins for about 10 to 15 years, but never anything this big,� Eric Cox said. “After my dad passed away a couple of years ago, we ended up buying his farm and decided to see what would happen if we went big this year.� Cox said they planted almost four acres of pumpkins. “I’d say we have maybe 4,000 to 5,000 pumpkins and gourds out here for people to choose from,� he said. “There are around 26 different varieties so there is something for everyone.� Despite the size of their stock, it is by no means an indication that growing pumpkins is easier than it looks. “We have had to do a lot of hoeing since we planted them,� he said. “We have also had to spray them every week, so it’s not like you just put the seeds in the ground and let them grow.� Variety is the spice of life, especially when it comes to picking out pumpkins. “We have pumpkins of all sizes from small, decorative ones to a couple of ones that we estimate weighed over 200 pounds each,� Cox said. “They were so big, they had to be taken out of the field with a tractor.�

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The Cox family gather around the entrance to Jax’s Patch in White Hall. The pumpkin patch is named after 1-yearold Jaxon Cox, who is being held by his grandfather, Eric Cox. Back row, left to right: Vicky Cox, Erica Cox. Front: Cody Cox and Samantha, who are the parents of Jaxon.

The weather on the patch's opening day was rainy, but that didn’t stop opening day from being a success. “We had a very good turnout on both days,� Cox said. “Even in the pouring rain, people were still coming out. My wife and Choppy Brown were collecting the money, and they were soaking wet but they kept right at it.� Cox estimates they sold around 1,500 pumpkins Labor Day weekend. “It is safe to say that White Hall is fully decorated with pumpkins now,� he said. “Up and down Main Street, there are literally pumpkins everywhere.� The event wouldn’t have been possible were it not for Cox family and friends who rose to the cause and helped cook the food, pick the pumpkins, etc. “Let’s just say we owe a lot of favors now to our family and friends who came out and helped,� Cox said. “We had a group of kids that all day all they did was pick

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

GREENE PRAIRIE PRESS

BACK TO SCHOOL

Carrollton, Illinois

SEE MORE PICTURES IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE!

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Third-grader at North Greene Elementary School Philip Kallal of Patterson is ready to take a bite out of his first day of school.

Eighth-grader Hannah Meldrum is the picture of cool and collected before her first day back to North Greene Junior High.

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These gals sure are grateful to be back to school. From left to right, Korissa Woolsey, senior; Hannah Edwards, senior; Kaylie Woolsey, sophomore and Kourtney Woolsey, senior, at North Greene Jr./Sr. High School.

Sophomore Emma, seventh grader Leah and second grader Mara are perky and ready (with the help of coffee in some cases) to start their year in the Greenfield school district.

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It may not be edible, but the apple highlights Koen Williamson of Roodhouse on his first day as a firstgrader at North Greene Elementary.

Sixth-grader Courtney Waldheuser is ready to learn at St John’s in Carrollton.

North Greene Elementary Kindergartener Jayden Reagor and first-grader Mason Proffer, both of Roodhouse, are geared up to crush this school year in spite of COVID-19.

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Corbin Sethaler, who is taking on his first year of Pre-K, and sixth grader Adison Lewis, attending Carrollton Elementary, are ready to head back to school.

Larsen and Charlotte Pruitt of Carrollton are starting off their sixth and third grade year at St John’s School in style.

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North Greene Freshman Lauren Ralston of White Hall was clearly over the moon about going back to school.

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Third grade student Dustin Phillips looks delighted to start his first day at North Greene Elementary.

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Jayden Reagor and Rhyan Rushton, both of Roodhouse, are all smiles ahead of the first day of kindergarten at North Greene Elementary and eighth grade of North Greene Jr. High, respectively.

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The Martin girls, sixth grader Alexis and fourth grader Khloe, have their masks up and their thinking caps on before their first day back at St. John’s.

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The force is strong with Jason Hoots from Greenfield as he heads into fourth grade at Greenfield Elementary.

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Sixth grade e-learner Tristen Ford looks a little apprehensive before his first day at North Greene Elementary.

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Kindergarten Raylan Juhl of Eldred makes sure to show off his yellow game with a Crayola Yellow mask on the first day of school at Carrollton Grade School.

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Above: Weller, Weller, Weller, look who’s back at school. It’s the Weller siblings, sixth-grader Kalynn, third-grader Corbin and kindergartner Kenlea. Submitted photo

Left: Taking a bike to school certainly makes social distancing easier for eighth grade student Keyton Wollenweber of Carrollton.

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With a smile and a giant backpack, Pre-K wonder Emma Bull is ready to take on remote learning through North Greene.

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The classroom may have been different, but these two White Hall girls are excited and ready still to start off new year. Left: Third-grader Keylei Lopez does remote learning from Roodhouse Elementary School. Right: Maci Lopez in second grade is all smiles for remote learning at Roodhouse elementary.

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Seventh-grader Jack Cressy of White Hall enjoys remote learning at North Greene Jr. Highschool in the comfort of his pajama pants.

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