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Julie Travers, Cardiopulmonary Nurse Manager at Jersey Community Hospital, is the first to get the COVID vaccine in Jersey County.

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Local front line worker gets first vaccine in the county By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal Even for many of the more disciplined individuals in the community, it may be hard to claim that the initial resolve regarding masks and social distancing during this COVID-19 pandemic is as strong today as it was roughly 10 months ago when the virus first made its way into the Jersey area. This was not the case though for Julie Travers. From day one, Travers was staunch in her resolve to wear a mask and make those important adjustments to make sure the people in her life, whether they be her family, a community member or even herself, are safe. Many times she said, “Not until there is a vaccine.” So, it seemed only fitting that Travers, who is the Cardiopulmonary Nurse Manager at Jersey Community Hospital, would be the

By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal Grafton leaders are hoping to bring the explosive energy often seen in July to the new year. For the first time, Grafton will be host to a fireworks display on New Year’s Eve. Mary Lillesve, Grafton tourism committee chair and city alderwoman, said the idea came from an interest in inspiring people to come into the city, originally coupled with the Loading Dock balloon drop that has since been canceled. “We were sitting around talking and saying what could we do that could bring people to Grafton on New Year’s Eve,” Lillesve said. Namely, leaders were interested in sparking more interest in overnight stays in the city. Local leaders landed on fireworks. The effort was only possibly though because of the business support. Cheryl Pfieffer and Dan Ebbing called local businesses about contributing to the display. “It is mostly the businesses in town that have contributed – and some individuals – to make this happen,” Lillesve said. “It is not coming out of city money. It is from donations.” The display will probably not be quite as long as that of the Fourth of July celebration in the city. Still, it is expected to be a roughly 15-20 minute show. The fireworks are set to blast off at 10 p.m. at the Grafton Lighthouse Park. “As far as I know, they just need to come and plan to sit in their own cars,” Lillesve said. Outside of generating local business, local leaders also hope this serves as a bright end to a tumultuous year for many people. “Grafton is glad to put 2020 behind us, and we are celebrating by shooting fireworks... Goodbye 2020,” Lillesve said.

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first in the county to get the vaccine for the COVID-19 virus, and early Thursday, Dec. 17, she did just that – and with a smile on her face when getting the shot. “She is in charge of the respiratory therapists that work with COVID patients every day,” Julie Smith, RN-MSN Chief Nursing Officer and Infection Prevention Officer at JCH, said of the decision for Travers to be the vaccine’s first local recipient. “She was instrumental in getting our ventilators updated and ordered very early in the COVID scene. “She has been a rocket in regards to keeping her mask on, never touching it. She has changed all of her schedule to adapt to our growing patient need. She is very sincere when she says there is hope for her and her family in getting the vaccine. Other people are like, ‘Yeah, I will take it. No problem.’ Julie is, ‘I want it. I want that vaccine.’” (See, VACCINE, A2)

By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal The next steps have been taken on the the drainage project in Jerseyville. The Jerseyville City Council OK’d at their meeting last week a purchase of Lot 6 and part of Lot 7 of Burke’s Addition along with an agreement with the Jersey Community School District regarding that property. “This is a part of the larger Pleasant Street drainage improvement project that will ultimately go all of the way toward Snedeker,” Bob Manns, director of Public Works with the city, said. “It benefits over 50 households in the region. It is a unique site. It is right where we need detention to be for this entire drainage basin, so it will help us long term. “In our initial assessment, it looks like we will also be able to downsize some of the downstream piping, which will help save us some money. In this particular case, there is a house and a garage on part of the project that school districts will demo as part of their cost.” Manns noted the city has the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) money in hand to cover the construction at this site. “So this becomes a logical first step [on the project],” Manns added. The purchase cost of the property is $35,000. Also in the meeting, three city employees’ retirements at the end of the year were OK’d by the coun-

cil. They first accepted a retirement letter from Jeff Wilson as code enforcement officer. “I am excited about my upcoming retirement and wanted to take this time each and every one of you for the opportunities you have afforded me while working for the City of Jerseyville,” Wilson’s letter read. “I have genuinely enjoyed my many years with the city and wish nothing but the best for the City of Jerseyville and its employees.” Jerseyville Mayor Bill Russell commented on his retirement. “Jeff was always someone in the community that we could count on going out into the public and knowing how to handle the public,” he said. The second was Jack Metcalfe from his position as public property superintendent. “I appreciate this opportunity to serve this great community for so long. I have made many friends over time which I will miss,” he said. “Thanks again for this opportunity.” “Jack always did what the city asked of him and carried it far beyond,” Russell said. And lastly, John Miles announced his retirement as street superintendent. “I am excited about my impending retirement, but wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the opportunities that I have experienced working for the City of Jerseyville,” Miles said. “I have genuinely enjoyed my employment with the street department and will miss employees of my department and other city employees.”

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Equipment clears away a formerly wooded area along Stagecoach road in preparation for the four-lane highway in view of where the Breitweiser Barn once stood. Stagecoach Road, named in honor of the stagecoach stop once located on the road, is slated to remain in existence and is to be used as a frontage road.

By MEAGAN MCGLASSON Jersey County Journal As the Christmas spirit makes its way across the tri-county area, locals are facing a Christmas that won’t be quite like any in recent memory. In a year where much of the season’s visiting traditions will have to be halted, traditions of a tastier sort are being embraced as a way to share love and spend time – at least that’s the hope of Jerseyville resident Elizabeth Schwab. To mark the season, Schwab agreed to share her family’s Bavarian Christmas cookie recipes with readers in the hopes that they would bake them and reflect on the people and circumstances that truly make the season worth celebrating. At the same time, she shared the story of the sacrifices and lives that made the season possible for her family. Though Schwab is a resident of Jerseyville now, she was born and raised in Greene County, the daughter of a first-generation American, Agnes Rawe, born to a German mother, Anna Hirt Frank. Hirt came to the United States in March of 1904 from Kalmünz, a Bavarian region near the Austrian border.

“They (another family) brought Grandma back, and I’m sure they brought her back to marry my grandfather, who was Kilian Frank,” Schwab said. “I am a second-generation American. My mother’s parents came directly from Germany. My mother actually did not speak a word of English when she started school. She was six years old, and she was still speaking German.” Schwab’s German heritage is shared by many in the area, as the tri-county region is largely occupied by German immigrants and their descendants. In fact, according to the 2010 census, 46.2 percent of residents in Calhoun, 42.8 percent in Jersey and 30.7 percent in Greene County reported German ancestry, the majority group in each respective county. What’s a little more unusual is Schwab’s connection to her ancestry and the ways in which it has affected her and still affects her life today. Though Schwab cannot remember her grandmother, who died when she was 1 year old, she always felt connected to her through her recipes, passed down by Schwab’s mother. “Well I always helped my mother, and we always loved them (the cookies) so much it

was just a foregone thing (that I would learn how to make them), ” she explained. The Bavarian recipes come in two varieties, springerle and lebkuchen, which have been tweaked and tested with time to reflect the way the family has grown and changed since they were first written down by Schwab’s grandmother. With each generation comes new stories of the cookies and the ways they have brought the family together during the holidays. Of the two recipes, Schwab says the lebkuchen are much more time (and space) consuming. “My first time, I made the nine-cup-of-flour version. I had cookies all over the place. I never will forget it,” Schwab said with a laugh. “I was at it all day long! It was an all-day deal. That’s why I prefer to make the springerles.” Ultimately, Schwab’s family was forced to leave the house in search of supper that night, as there was no space left after making so many cookies. The springerles are much simpler, and according to Schwab, the preferred recipe amongst her family members. (See, BAKING, A2)

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MEDFORD’S LEND A HAND TO JPD Ron and Eldon Medford of Medford’s Food Mart and gas station in Jerseyville recently donated $300 worth of gas cards to the Jerseyville Police Department that will be distributed throughout the new year. The Medfords’ donation will be utilized by the police department to express their appreciation and gratitude to the community for its support of the department through 2020 and previous years. Pictured, from left to right, are Major Scott Woelfel, Eldon Medford and Jerseyville Police Chief Brad Blackorby.

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(Continued from A1) Travers has a pre-existing condition herself and she, along with her team, care for patients who are among the highest risk populations for contracting and experiencing complications from the virus. She is also a member of the hospital’s rapid response team, which means she cares for the hospital’s most acute inpatients if the need arises. The pressure has been on since the beginning to ensure she did not contract the virus. It was concern for her family, though, that really drove her excitement in getting the vaccine. “[I wanted] to protect my family, to protect my children, who rely on their parents to protect them from it – to protect my parents and my in-laws, and to protect the patients, the higher risk patients that we are around, to make sure and care for the staff and the community,” she said. Like many across the country, daily life had to change for her when the virus made it into the community. “For the last 10 months, we have done everything we can to prepare for COVID, to educate the staff, to make sure we had all of the equipment we need and provide the highest quality of care for patients in our community,” Travers said. It was an adjustment on the homefront, too. “My family canceled all of our vacations. We have been trying to stay home as much as possible. We took our children out of daycare and worked a lot more,” she said. “My husband is also in the healthcare industry, so he has been working this

whole time as well and was not able to stay at home and work from home.” With the advent of these vaccines, there has been a flurry of excitement or concern regarding the virus, but Travers was confident in her decision. “I feel like I have done a lot of research on it and was able to make the best decision for me and my family, so I am confident in my decision, and I am just trying to trust in science,” she said. For Travers, the needle in her arm Thursday meant more than just a shield to the virus that has been plaguing the global community for a year. It meant hope. “It is the first time in 10 months that it feels like there is light at the end of the tunnel,” Travers said. It was not only exciting for Travers, though, but everyone that got to see what many consider the first sign of a return to normal, hopefully. “We have all been going through the motions, I feel like, since March. What is going to change today? What is going to change this minute? What is going to change this hour, and what are we going to do next,” Kevin Goss, vice president at JCH, said. “I feel like we have been on the defense this entire time, and today, this morning with Julie’s arm, that needle going into her arm, we are finally the offense for the first time. “It was a very good feeling to see that happen.” The Jersey Health Department received the first shipment of vaccines, 125 “Pfizer-Biontech COVID-19 vaccines to prevent the coronavirus disease from 2019” to be precise, and the health department chose to offer all

of them to the hospital staff first – a gesture Smith said was worthy of thanks and recognition. “We have been working with the health department all along in a super fabulous way, and they offered us all 125 vaccines because we have frontline workers,” Smith said. “They did not take any of it for their own employees... We appreciate it – really a lot.” There are still many left to get vaccinated even in the hospital. While Jersey got 125 doses, the Jersey hospital has 420 employees. “Not everybody was able to get the vaccine, but we did get 125 ‘yeses’ and that is exciting to us… We were able to give every dose away.” The vaccines were administered over the next two days following Travers’s vaccination. Once the vaccine is more readily available for the community, the goal will be education, because at the end of the day, it is still a choice. “We still have to be aware that individuals are going to make their own decisions, their own choices, but we need to try and lead by example,” Goss said. “As Julie said, we are going to let science do the talking for us. We are going to try and give all of the resources we can to our employees and our frontline workers and hopefully, eventually members of the community. “We are going to be here for support, answer questions and do anything we can to help them make the decision. Ultimately, obviously, it is going to be up to them what they feel like is best for them and their families.”

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Baking (Continued from A1) “It is a German Christmas cookie also, but it has nothing in it but eggs, and sugar, and flour and grated rind of lemon and anise seed. So it gives it kind of a licorice flavor and I think that’s what my kids like,” she said. “In Germany they have a special rolling pin that they roll it out with that has special designs on it. But we never did own one and Mother never did either. So, we just use cookie cutters… and it works!” Now, Elizabeth’s daughters are carrying on the tradition of baking the traditional Christmas cookies, though in smaller batches, bringing the total to four generations of women baking the family’s recipes. It seems fitting since Schwab fondly remembers the way the cookies brought people together in her childhood. “[The cookies] were shared with lots of people and we used to have a lot of company. People used to go back and forth and neighbors and the family were together more than they are now,” she remembered. “We had to get around to all the cousins’ houses at Christmas time because we had to sample all these cookies that they’d all made. Mother and her three sisters all actually did all of this, but we had to go taste each others’ goodies.” Like the cookies, the language and the stories also connect the latest generations of Schwabs to their heritage. In fact, some of the family has even learned German to help reclaim some of the history that has been lost or forgotten. “I wish Mother would have kept on being able to speak German,” Schwab said. “My daughter, Suzanne, she has learned how to speak some German and she can read it, and I can to a certain extent, but I’m not proficient at it of course.” Still, that little bit of German ability must have come in handy as the family sought to connect with their relatives across the ocean. “Grandma never lost track of her people over there. She was the only one of her immediate family to come to the States,” she said. “I’ve been told that’s been very unusual.” Not as unusual, though, as what happened when Schwab and her husband, Martin, decided to make the journey back to her grandmother’s homeland to meet their relatives for the first time. “When I went over to Ger-

many, one cousin that met us at the train station in Ulm – we had never seen each other before, but you know what? We recognized one another because we looked alike. Isn’t that strange,” she said. “I didn’t recall my grandmother because she died when I was one year old, but I know I look exactly like her. My mother looks exactly like her. So when we look in the mirror, we can see each other.” Schwab takes both pride and comfort in the fact that she knows exactly where she came from. That’s especially true now, since August marked the three-year anniversary of when Schwab was first able to host her secondgeneration German family at her home in Jerseyville. At the end of the day, she said, it all comes down to knowing who and where she came from. “I’ve been there. My husband and I were lucky enough to be able to travel over there and we are still in touch with

Springerles Elizabeth’s grandmother’s recipe from Germany (Elizabeth’s family’s favorite recipe) 4 eggs 1 lb. sugar (2 ½ c.) 1 lb. flour (4 c.) Grated rind and juice from 1 lemon 1 t. baking powder 1 t. salt 1 t. anise seed Work the dough and let it stand overnight in the refrigerator. The next morning, take it out, roll it and cut it. Be careful not to roll too thin, about ¼ in. thick, or they’ll be too hard.

the relatives in Germany. And we’ve been to their homes and I’ve seen where my great grandparents are buried,” she said. “Yeah, I know where my grandma came from.”

Lebkuchen Elizabeth’s grandmother’s recipe from Germany (Unless feeding an army, halve this recipe) 2 c. sugar 2 c. lard or shortening (never margarine) 2 c. dark molasses (Elizabeth adds honey) 2 eggs 2 c. sour milk (buttermilk/milk w. vinegar) 2 ½ T. baking soda 1 T. nutmeg 2 T. cinnamon, cloves, allspice (mixture) 1 t. salt 1 box seeded raisins (most raisins are seeded nowadays) 1 lb nuts (Elizabeth uses walnuts) 9 c. flour ½ lb. citron (candied fruit for fruitcakes) 1 lb. figs or dates Extra flour for rolling/dusting 7-MINUTE FROSTING 1 c. sugar ½ c. water 2 egg whites Mix all cookie ingredients. Roll out and cut into bars and bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Let cookies cool completely before frosting. Let icing dry completely before storing cookies in an airtight container. They will keep for a long time.

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Tri-county Christmases of long ago

By CONNOR ASHLOCK Jersey County Journal In today’s modern world, many folks shy away from anything that might be considered traditional, viewing traditions as stringent, stuffy or impractical in our fast-paced society. But, traditions can serve wonderful and beneficial purposes. In fact, many of the traditions of the past might be well worth the effort to bring back, as they seemed to provide quite the memorymaking experience for our ancestors, who were exposed to far lesser modes of entertainment than we are today. Here in the tri-county area, originally known as “Illinois Country” by many early settlers, our ancestors brought with them their cultural distinctions, which included such things as food, music, clothing and more. While several hopped off the flatboats and steamers as they traveled up the mighty Mississippi from the Port of New Orleans, others came from the colonies via horseback, schooner or on their own two legs. With them, they brought that which lived on in them from the Old Country, which included the way they celebrated holidays like Christmas. But, before you stop to think about those traditions that may have been practiced around here, first you have to close your eyes and go back in time. It’s eighteen hundred-and-something in the tri-county area, and folks are about to celebrate the Christmas season. The winter is cold and the sting of the chill has been felt more than likely since late September, as it used to be much colder in those days. The “Little Ice Age” is said to have made its way out by 1860 or 1870, but the folks who had to brave the Illinois winters would probably disagree with that estimate. One element of the holiday season that you would see would be candlelight, and plenty of it. For millennia, cultures associated winter with darkness and other dismal motifs, and this sentiment was no doubt shared by our early Illinoisan forefathers and foremothers. In fact, no matter what time of year, those more secluded settlers could succumb to melancholy, or more aptly put, depression. Couple loneliness with cold and ice and you’re bound to get a recipe for mental disaster. But, the light banished the darkness, painting a room in warmth. If it wasn’t for the light, we’d be in darkness, and even though this is an obvious fact, if we had to experience it like our ancestors had to, we’d probably understand just how much a candle’s light meant on a dreary winter night. Now, candles were lit all year long, not just at Christmastime, but part of what makes candles at Christmas special is the symbolism ascribed to them. Today, many people still place candles on their window sills, but for Irish Catholics, a lit candle held an important meaning. Throughout the 1700s, a series of laws known as the Penal Laws were enacted in Ireland and targeted Roman Catholics. For a priest to give the Roman Catholic Mass was dangerously deadly business. Placing a candle in the window on Christmas Eve signalled to a priest that there was a family in that home that would welcome him and desire for him to say a Mass in secret. Early Irish Catholic residents of the region would have remembered learning about those days and carried on the tradition of keeping the candle lit in their window. Some Irish families might have left their doors unlocked, as was the custom in Ireland,

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An evergreen wreath with a red bow graces the front door of the Lone Star School in Jerseyville on the Jersey County Historical Society grounds.

in order to participate in the custom of the laden table. After the evening meal was finished, the table would have been set again should a traveling stranger wander in. To let the traveler know he was welcome, a candle would remain lit in the window. Thus, the lit candle had additional significance in Irish homes. This act of hospitality served to remind practitioners of the journey of Mary and Joseph as they made their way into Bethlehem, only to find that the only available shelter was a stable. In Northern European countries, from which many immigrants traveled and settled in our region, the festival of St. Lucia Day would also harness the motif of light. St. Lucia, or St. Lucy, was an early Christian martyr. Her feast day is commemorated on Dec. 13 and could have very well been a custom observed by some families in the early years of settlement in the region. St. Lucia Day is still widely observed in countries such as Norway, Sweden and Finland, with whole communities joining the celebration with the election of a young woman to represent St. Lucia. Schools will even close early so families can prepare for the celebration. Early in the morning on Dec. 13, the oldest daughter of the family will wake up, don a white robe with a red sash, place a special crown upon her head that secures an evergreen wreath and several lit candles and serves her family coffee and pastries such as the traditional Lussekatt. Other families probably even kept the holiday in this region by celebrating St. Nicholas Day. A man of significance in the history of Christianity, Nicholas was a bishop and theologian who lived in the third and fourth centuries and has been celebrated throughout history for his generosity. His legacy lived on in the tradition of keeping your shoes out before you went to bed on Dec. 5. When children woke up on Dec. 6, they might find money, small toys, fruits, nuts and candies in or around their shoes. Even today, St. Nicholas Day is still celebrated, especially in area parochial schools. When students walk into their classrooms, they can expect to find brown paper bags filled with an orange, pencils and chocolates. There are numerous other traditions that our ancestors may have celebrated in centuries past that wait to be explored.

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Norman partially resigns from Unit 100 By LUCAS GARDNER Jersey County Journal Keith Norman, now the Jerseyville fire chief, announced his partial exit from the school district at the Dec. 16 Jersey School Board meeting. In July of 1996, Norman found his way to Jerseyville as the director of technology when the school district just started using dial up and computer aided systems. Norman has held that position until now. He will be leaving the school district and becoming full-time fire chief for Jerseyville at the first of the new year. But Norman isn't just leaving the district high and dry. He will be working part time with the district until the new technology director, Matt Derrick, joins the school district full time. “I have all of the emotions. I am happy about what we were able to accomplish in that 25 years and the changes we made to empower kids in rural Jersey County to compete in a global marketplace,” Norman said. “...I’ll miss the people I’ve worked with and the friends that have been through it with me.” In the recent school board meeting, Norman stated that they had met every goal they had in 25 years. The state required every district to write a technology integration plan using a gap analysis, which entailed plans identifying goals, current state of technology and use of technology in instruction. While it was initially a five-year plan, it ended up taking longer because of funding and personnel challenges. “Being a 30-year-old kid, it was frustrating knowing what it could do as a tool for teaching,” Norman said. One of Norman’s first goals as the technology director was figuring out

KEITH NORMAN how to get the schools connected to the internet with a 5:1 ratio, meaning the district need at least one computer for every five students. Norman also had goals for the curriculum. “We had goals for a 5:1 ratio for every five kids we had a computer they could use. We had goals of integrating the curriculum so that it was a seamless transition from teaching to teaching and utilizing technology, not teaching it as a vocational,” Norman said. The school was able to leverage the last few years of their digital conversion to make it possible for digital learning and e-days. The school has partnered with GTI and several others to make these things possible. There are locations in Dow, Fieldon, the firehouse in Elsah, Grafton and Pere Marquette State Park where students that have school computers can go and automatically have high speed internet. Norman, along with the district, has had a hand in all of this. “Kids learn differently now; kids live in a multimedia infused environment. If we tried to teach the way we did when I was in school kids would be disinterested in what they are doing. With technology, it allows the teacher to teach the same thing, differently. It’s more engaging and visual,” Norman said. Norman has high hopes for Matt Derrick, who will be taking over the position

part-time in January 2021. “My hope for him is that he receives the same support I got from the administration, curriculum, teachers and parents in the things he is trying to do. They won’t miss a beat – he is sharp,” Norman said. Norman has left the district in good condition for Derrick. Over the last few years, the department has refreshed some of the core infrastructure. The servers and systems that are in place are fairly new and there are a few items on the list to get renewed such as the wireless technology. The virus software and scanning are up to date and in the industry standard. “So, he is in good condition,” Norman said. On another note, during the meeting, school board members approved various items. The school sports complex has been reviewed by a sub committee in the district to improve the lighting for the track and football field. The lights currently are housed in aluminum wire, which can cause issues with illumination. “We are doing some great things,” Jersey Superintendent Brad Tuttle said. Changing the housing will allow the light to push inward so the lights aren’t shining out of the area around the field. The change will improve lighting for late-evening, highstakes sporting events in the future. The board also had another sub committee look at the grade school freezer and ultimately decided to get a new one for the school. The freezer will be moved to an area just outside of the cafeteria to make more room for kitchen space. The committee partnered with a school food-managing company called OPA to make this happen for the kitchen.

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This newspaper article ran in a local newspaper in December 1872. n Germany, many years ago, when the houses were decorated with evergreens of the Christmas tide, it was the custom to select a large bough for a conspicuous place, and on it were hung the presents for children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After a time, the bough became a tree dressed with symbolical ornaments, adorned with gifts for the household, of which the children had much the largest share. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The custom was imported into England and this country and has now become almost universal, and each year adds fresh marvels und delights to the magical fruit of this tree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mystery of its preparation is half of its charm. The bright eyes of the little ones turn wistfully toward the locked door of the room that contains the wondrous tree; they long to take a peep, and yet they would not for the world. Not they. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some still retain the Christmas tree in it old form - that is, after the ornaments are on, space is left for the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presents. Others place all the family gifts on or under the tree, and after those of the children are distributed, the little ones discover and present the gifts of the older members of the family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Others make of their Christmas trees mere show pieces, on which to arrange artistically the glittering baubles, the stars, angels, etc., and these are often accompanied by such costly ornaments that such a tree,

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Mary Neal

Mary (Fitzgibbons) Neal, 65, died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at St. Lukes Des Peres Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. She was born in Jerseyville on January 30, 1955, the second of four children born to Edward Leo and Mary Louise “Lois” (Young) Fitzgibbons. She was a 1973 graduate of Jersey Community High School, and previously had worked at BP Amoco Refinery in Wood River. Her passion, however, was that of being a devoted, loving and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She was the perfect farmers wife, working alongside her husband Randy, on the family farm, with no chore being unaccomplished. She was there for her family in every way imaginable, and later in life, assumed the role of Grandma, like no other. She married Randy Neal on August 25, 1973 at the Hope Lutheran Church in Jerseyville, and together they have been blessed with 47 years of marriage. Surviving are her husband, Randy Neal of Jerseyville; a son, Joshua Neal of Jerseyville; a daughter and son in-law, Amber and Nathan Wilson of Jerseyville; five grandchildren, Marcus and Andrew “AJ” Neal and Lily, Drake and Lucy Wilson; a sister, Theresa Fitzgibbons of Jerseyville; and two

brothers and a sister in-law, Michael and Kim Fitzgibbons and Mark Fitzgibbons all of Jerseyville; along with nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her father in-law and mother in-law, Clifford and Vera Neal. A drive thru visitation took place at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, on Monday, December 21, 2020 from 4 to 6 p.m. A private funeral service was conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Hope Lutheran Church in Jerseyville. Family and Friends were invited to attend graveside services at approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Noble Cemetery in Otterville. Memorials may be given to the Jersey Community High School FFA program in care of Crawford Funeral Home. Memories may be shared at crawfordfunerals.com.

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Gordon A. Metzler, 85, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jerseyville, Illinois. He was born on September 17, 1935 in Herman, Nebraska, the only child of Clifford and Evelyn (Andersen) Metzler. Gordon graduated with the class of 1953 from Tekamah High School in Tekamah, Nebraska and served our country honorably with the United States Army, stationed in Germany, from 1953 to 1956. After studies in Kansas City, he joined Lake Central Airlines as a customer service representative. On September 29, 1957, he married Beverly Sinclair at First Presbyterian Church in Jerseyville. Their 63 years of marriage was blessed with the joys of raising two sons and the excitement of two grandchildren that followed. Gordon joined Sinclair Food Markets, becoming a coowner and working along side Norman & Kathryn, Beverly, and Stanley & Shirley, prior to his retirement in 1999. Gordon thoroughly enjoyed the friendships he made through the years serving the community. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Jerseyville for many years

as well as Westlake Country Club, where he enjoyed daily rounds of golf and taking nickels and dimes from his golfing buddies. He enjoyed his membership at the JCH Wellness Center and made sure to never miss a day of working out. His family and friends were the center of his world, and he enjoyed watching his grandchildren compete in their athletic events and traveling with his close knit group of friends. Surviving are his wife, Beverly; sons, Richard & his partner David York, of Long Beach, California and Scott; grandchildren, Logan & Isabella; brothers in-law and sisters in-law: Stanley & Shirley Sinclair, Jim & Sue Sinclair of Godfrey, Jane & Scott Hilk of Naples, Florida, Mary Kaye & Tim Pohl of Chicago; along with many nieces and nephews as well as great nieces and nephews; cousins, Marty & Barb (Arnold) Kirbach and David & Mary (Wittman) Kirbach, and their children. Gordon is survived by his Nebraska cousins: Helen (Andersen) Christenson, Virgene (Schmidt) & Ronald Stricklett, Gaye (Schmidt) Moseman, Keith & Pat Andersen, Kaylene (Andersen) & Bruce Krueger. In addition to his parents,

Roy Edward Foster, 93, passed away at 12:24 p.m., Thursday, December 17, 2020 at his residence. He was born on May 1, 1927 in Jerseyville and was the last surviving of eight children born to the late Joseph and Freda (Liffets) Foster. Roy served our country honorably with the United States Army during World War II, stationed in Germany. He was a loyal member of Peace United Church of Christ in Jerseyville as well as the local VFW and the former Moose Lodge in Jerseyville. Never one to shy away from a hard days work, Roy worked tirelessly to provide the best life for his wife and their children, often times working various side jobs in addition to his position as a Tools and Parts Specialist with McDonnell Douglas. He married Virginia F. Wheeler on July 3, 1948 in Alton. Their 64 years of marriage was blessed beyond measure and they thoroughly enjoyed spending time with one another and their large family, prior to her passing on February 6, 2012. Shortly after their marriage, on Virginia’s 16th birthday, December 6, 1948, they purchased their home on Baxter Avenue in Jerseyville. Within their home they lovingly raised their children and welcomed with open arms their grandchildren that followed. In many ways, the home on Baxter Avenue was considered to be “The House that built me” for the entire family over the past

72 years. Roy was truly a jack of all trades and there was no project too big or small that he wasn’t willing to tackle and complete with ease. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed tending to his garden as well as fishing and hunting and was quite proud of his vast coin collection as well. His entire life was spent working to provide a stable and welcoming home for his family and they all, most especially his grandchildren, provided him with the most treasured moments of his life. Surviving are six children and their spouses, Angela Gibson of Jerseyville, Alan and Janet Foster of Otterville, Adam and Lisa Foster of Jerseyville, Alex Foster of Jerseyville, Acinda and James Eschbach of Jerseyville and Andrea and Terry Roach of Jerseyville; a son in-law, Steven Brunaugh of Jerseyville; 17 grandchildren and their spouses, Tamara and Robert Shaffer, Christina and Steve Smith, Jeremy and Jennifer Gibson, Lyndsey and Zach Devening, Hope and Greg Johns, Jason and Gwen Brunaugh, Joshua and Katie Brunaugh, Emily and David Fry, Rodney Foster, Ethan Foster, Hunter Foster, Cassandra Foster, Jenna Eschbach, Janie and Brenton Hill, Zachary and Heather Wilschetz, Hanna Roach and Michael Roach; 20 great grandchildren, Andrew (Gabby) Shaffer, David Shaffer, Jayme Shaffer, Ginny Shaffer, Kaylynn Smith, Coby and Caroline Gibson, Gunner and Gracie Devening, Sarah Hart-

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Wayne King Virgil Wayne King, 73, went to meet his Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. He was born on June 20, 1947 in Springfield, Missouri and was the son of the late Virgil Lee and Evelyn (Wright) King. Wayne grew up in Springfield and graduated with the class of 1965 from Parkview High School. After graduation, he relocated to Jerseyville, obtaining employment with Olin Corporation at the age of 18. In total, his career would span 40 years and he received the distinguished honor of having a test facility named after him, The Wayne King Certified Product Test Facility, in recognition of his tenure of service and uncompromising integrity and steadfast dedication to quality, prior to his retirement as Ballistics Manager on March 11, 2006. He married the love of his life, Judy Steckel, on September 16, 1967 in Jerseyville. Their 53 years of marriage has been blessed beyond measure, and they relished in the memories shared with one another raising their two sons. Wayne was a loyal and faithful member of the First United Methodist Church in Jerseyville, serving as an usher and on various church boards and committees throughout the years. He led a life of service to others, volunteering his time as an Auxiliary Deputy with the Jersey County Sheriff Department as well as many hours of volunteer service with the Riverbend Humane Society in Jerseyville. He enjoyed shooting, and

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earned the title of Marksman in his shooting competitions and was also a gifted workworker and craftsman. One of his most priced processions was his Mustang, and He and Judy enjoyed the memories and friendships that they were able to make with another on the cruises they participated in with the Jersey County Street Machine Association. Surviving are his wife, Judy King of Jerseyville; two sons and daughters in-law, Kenny and Melissa King of Alton and Sean and Beth King of Jerseyville; four grandchildren, who were his true pride and joy – Ethan, Emily, Katelyn and Kiley King; as well as a sister, Karen and Ken Fonville of Battlefield, Missouri. Private visitation was held at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends and family were invited to attend graveside services at 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville with Rev. Bob Taylor officiating. In lieu of flowers or plants, memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church in Jerseyville or to the American Cancer Society.

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Paul August Wheaton, 85, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born April 12, 1935 in Fieldon, Illinois to August John and Georgiana (Kanallakan) Wheaton. He married Peggy Jo Jackson December 30, 1954 in St. Mary’s Westwood Catholic Church; she preceded him in death December 7, 2018. Paul attended the one room school house at St. Mary’s Westwoods and graduated from Jersey Community High School in 1953. He was an Air Force Veteran. He worked as a police officer in Jerseyville for 5 years and as a security guard at Boeing and McDonnell-Douglas for 41 years before retiring in 2008. Paul also worked as an Ambassador for the City of Wood River Compost Facility and was a member of the Wood River Knights of Columbus Council 2944. He coached three sports at St. Bernard School from 19691979. He was an Oilers baseball and basketball fan. He is survived a son, Bradley Paul (Linda) Wheaton of Godfrey; daughters, Kelly K. (Tom) Hebel of East Alton and Paula Jo (Steve) Bollini of Godfrey; five grandchildren, Andrew and Christopher Wheaton, Timothy (Haley) Wiemers, Justin and Shane Bollini; one great grandchild, Emerson Wiemers; sister, Judy (Donald) Scheffel of Jerseyville; two brothers in law, David

(Laura) Blackorby of Athens, TX and Harold Blackorby Jr. of Edwardsville; numerous nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his parents, wife; a sister, Alberta Devening; sister-inlaw, Donna Blackorby and nephew, Dean Scheffel. Visitation was Thursday, Dec. 10 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton from 9 a.m. until Father Jeremy Paulin celebrated a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Covid-19 guidelines for churches were followed, including crowd restrictions, distancing, and the requirement of face coverings. Burial followed at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Fieldon. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the Oilers High School Sports Program at Wood River High School. Professional services entrusted to Paynic Home for Funerals in Rosewood Heights. Online guestbook available at www.paynicfh. com.

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he was preceded in death by his father in-law and mother in-law, Norman and Kathryn (Stanley) Sinclair; an aunt, Betty (Stanley) Knowles; aunt and uncle, Clem & Virginia (Stanley) Kirbach; uncle and aunt Alfred & Marie Andersen; uncle and aunt Arthur & Edna Andersen; aunt Florence (Andersen) Schmidt Glasner. A memorial service will take place at a later date when it is safe to gather. In lieu of flowers or plants, memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church in Jerseyville or to the Activity Department at Jerseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in care of Crawford Funeral Home, 1308 State Highway 109, Jerseyville, IL 62052, who has been entrusted with arrangements.

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man, Jaxon and McKenna Brunaugh, Clayton and Tanner Brunaugh, Easton, Bodhi and Alicia Fry, Ayden and Caleb Wilschetz; a great-great grandson, Braxton Shaffer; along with a sister in-law, Joan Foster of Jerseyville. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by an infant son, Rodney Foster; a daughter, Alicia Brunaugh; a son in-law, Bruce Gibson; two brothers, Ernest and Bill Foster; five sisters, Florence Russell, Agnes Woosley, Dorothy Russell, Doris Irene Shaw and Anna Haneline. Private visitation took place at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. Friends and family were invited to attend graveside services at 2 p.m., Monday, December 21, 2020 at Kane Cemetery with Rev. Wilbur Cain officiating. Jerseyville American Legion Post #492 conducted full military honors. In lieu of flowers or plants, memorials may be given to Alzheimer’s Association or to the American Diabetes Association.

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Substitute teacher shortage strains local districts By CONNOR ASHLOCK Jersey County Journal Substitute teacher availability has been an ongoing issue in the state long before COVID19 arrived on the scene, but the virus certainly has exacerbated the issue, especially in the tricounty region. “Like everybody in the state, we are experiencing a very low number of substitute teachers for various reasons,” Calhoun Unit 40 Superintendent Andrea Lee said. “Every district has their tried and true substitute teachers, whether they’re retired teachers or members of the community, but for various reasons, in addition to the pandemic, we just don’t have availability of them.” Lee continued by expressing there are more reasons than just COVID-related issues that have contributed to the substitute teacher shortage, but the pandemic certainly hasn’t made it better. Lee is still learning to navigate the waters as the Unit 40 superintendent, but she isn’t unaccustomed to the issue of substitute teacher shortages. “I experienced it in Jacksonville when I was the principal and I experienced it in Litchfield. Education, for quite some time, has been beat down for various reasons,” Lee said. Lee partly credits the substitute shortage due to the changing nature of education. “Sometimes, I think for our older retired teachers, education looks very different today. Discipline, suspensions- a lot of people, when teaching, handled things differently back then than they do today. School looks very different than what it used to.” Lee noted. The economy has also contributed to the shortage of substitute teachers, as substitute teaching does not often provide for a sustainable income,

which is a deal-breaker for most people, especially when financial resources are strained because of the virus. “It’s not a high-paying job,” Lee said. “I think the lack of substitute teachers is also partly due to the pay. Some people are forced to find more permanent jobs.” For Unit 40, the size of the community as well as the distance it takes to make it to the high school or grade school also factors into the equation. “When you’re from a smaller community, obviously your pool of people isn’t big. And as far as traveling here, it’s a little ways to get to Hardin. It’s out of the way, and that’s why a lot of districts try to hold onto retired teachers, and those who have been able to help out have been extremely helpful.” As Lee perceives it, it is a combination of factors, not merely one alone, that has contributed to the lack of substitute teachers throughout the region. But, more generally, the issue regarding substitute teaching is a drop in the bucket of the endemic issues in the education system. “It’s been a long time coming in education. There’s the fact that colleges have to drop programs because students aren’t enrolling in education. It’s just very bleak across the board,” Lee said. Lee shared that the implications that arise from limited substitute teachers, and thus limited help, include having to pull away individuals from their normal jobs, be they secretary or counselor, and have them step in to keep the classroom on task. Other times, teachers will have to combine classes, thus increasing the difficulty of ensuring each student remains on task and understands the lesson. Other times, certain classes have to be canceled for the day in order to keep students in their core education class-

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es, so classes such as STEM are canceled at the expense of making sure other courses, like algebra and English, are still being taught during the normal school day. This, of course, means that students receive less exposure to broader realms of learning that prepare them for later careers. Another way in which the students are adversely affected is by the increased work load on teachers because of strained resources in the sub department. “Teachers put a tremendous amount of stress on themselves,” Lee explained. “Meeting guidelines, doing what they’re asked to do, taking in more kids or filling in to supervise lunch duty- everything else gets pushed off until they take their work home with them. It sounds so easy to do, but the demand on the teachers when they come back the next day trying to teach 20 second graders or having 20 more kids in your room because the other teacher couldn’t find a sub puts an extreme toll on them mentally and physically. Not to mention they’re still trying to educate kids and its a shuffle for them.” Jersey Unit 100 Superintendent Brad Tuttle is also aware of how strained resources can become when you have a limited amount of substitute teachers, and even bus drivers. “We are struggling to find bus drivers and bus driver subs, and really we’re also struggling to find any sub for the district,” Tuttle said. “It was tough prior to COVID and now it’s really, really tough.” The Jersey County school district is large enough to have several physical education teachers, and since PE at Jersey

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Community High School is not going on right now, those instructors are internally subbing. “We wouldn’t be able to stay open if we weren’t doing that,” Tuttle said. Tuttle echoed Lee’s sentiments when asked why finding substitute teachers is so hard to do. “It’s not an easy job. Everyone wants to say that teachers have it made but I don’t know a ton of people that want to get in front of 25 teenagers and be in charge,” Tuttle said. “It’s not a full-time job and the pay and benefits aren’t great.” The issue of a lack of substitute teachers was large enough that Unit 100 decided to do something about it. “This year, we hired a fulltime substitute teacher. So that’s one person every day we know can sub somewhere,” Tuttle said. Not many districts, though, are afforded the same opportunity, so most make do with what they have. The issue of making do, though, is that student education is negatively impacted. Lee pointed out that there are benefits to being a substitute teacher that go beyond pay, and even though they might not be economical in nature, those benefits go much deeper- into the heart of the community. “I think some of the benefit of substitute teaching, especially in your community, is more of an opportunity to get to know your community. It’s an opportunity to make a connection with them,” Lee said. “You get to take part in something bigger. You are helping to educate kids.” (See, SUBSTITUTE, A7)

By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal The weather outside is frightful, and that can only mean one thing, significant snowfalls are just on the horizon. This year, though, there has been a question posed among educators across the state and even the country: What will happen to school snow days? This is the question school administrations across the state have been answering including in the Jersey Community School District. This year, schools have had to adapt because of COVID-19, bolstering their remote learning capabilities, and in doing so, have made the need for snow days technically obsolete. Whether the roads are hazardous or not, these students still don’t need to miss a day of learning. Even with the capabilities to do so, utilizing remote learning days in place of snow days would not be possible with the governor’s executive order. Gov. JB Pritzker put in an order in March that allowed all public school districts in Illinois to offer remote learning as long as his executive order is in place. It is up to the district whether to use them, though, and Jersey 100 has its plans for the winter. In an open letter addressed to parents and guardians, the Jersey administration said the ability to use remote learning days saves the district from using snow days, which do not count as attendance days for the district. “The plan is that instead of having a snow day as we used to do, the district will instead utilize a remote learning day,” the letter read. The district still has five “snow days” built into their calendar; however, the district will likely not use them. “More than likely, we are going to attempt to use remote learning days on a day that we know that inclement weather could be a factor,” Superintendent Brad Tuttle said. Tuttle said the district would rather these students not have to lose a day of instruction if they did not have to. Although schools are annually allotted five snow days, districts often need to utilize them more frequently than that, meaning lost days of instruction.

Jersey is not alone in this plan. This remote learning option is one that many other districts are considering in the case of inclement weather, Tuttle said. There is still hesitancy among some administrations in the state that this neglects the staff who then have to go in whether the weather is inclement or not. Tuttle said, though, that snow days did not ever preclude staff from having to go in – such as the maintenance staff that clears the entrances and pavement of the schools. Some also like the tradition of the “snow day,” and do not want these students to miss out on that. In the case of Jersey, these students will essentially get this experience, though. Each school is different, but these remote learning days are not “full” days. These days will operate a lot like the district’s Friday remote learning days. In their current hybrid system, the district is in-person Monday through Thursday, and remote Friday. This will be a bit different in the case of a snow day, but Tuttle said they “will intermingle this into the same system” being used today. The letter read: “This obviously will look a bit different for middle and high school students than it will for the younger students. On those days, teachers of younger students will communicate with their students and parents what the students will be responsible for those remote learning days. “Please expect to receive communication from your child(ren)’s schools and teachers regarding expectations for remote learning. Teachers will be asked to send out some form of communication with all students/parents/guardians in a timely manner as soon as they hear that a remote learning day has been determined. “For specific instructions from your child’s teacher, please log into SeeSaw and/ or Google Classroom; middle school and high school students should also check email. “District 100’s goal has and always will be for all students to learn in-person. However, the student’s and staff’s safety is of utmost priority here at Jersey 100. We will work hard to make the best possible decision regarding everyone’s safety on those days we are faced with inclement weather.”

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For the week of 12/16/2020. Felonies: Speaker, Lloyd L., dob 11-06-1985, was found guilty on a charge of possession amount controlled substance except (A) / (D), 2 years probation, drug treatment, probation terminated, a charge of possession hypodermic/syringe/ needles/1st was dismissed; $200 fine. Turner, David A., dob 09-231991, a charge of burglary was dismissed; was found guilty on a charge of theft between $500-$10k/school/worship, 1 year probation, drug treatment, probation terminated; $500 fine. Witt, Collie L., dob 12-211995, was found guilty on a charge of possession of meth less than 5 grams, 2 years Department of Corrections, a charge of possession hypodermic/syringe/needles/1st was dismissed; costs only. Griffith, Franklin Chase, dob 08-03-1995, was found guilty on a charge of burglary, 3 years probation, 120 days in county jail; a charge of theft/ unauthorized control between $10k - $100k was dismissed; costs only. Willmont, Katherine E., dob 04-04-1990, was found guilty on a charge of meth delivery less than 5 grams, 1 year probation, 120 days county jail; a charge of meth delivery less than 5 grams was dismissed; $30 fine. McCabe, Corbin K., dob 12-14-1976, a charge of felony possession/use weapon/firearm was dismissed, a strike/ leave to reinstate disposition was entered on a charge of fire-

arm/FOID invalid/not eligible. Lockhart, Tyler D., dob 10-27-1994, a charge of theft control intent less than $500 prior was dismissed; was found guilty on a charge of criminal damage to property less than $500, 2 year conditional discharge; $300 fine. Carter, Mark A.T. Jr., dob 11-27-1988, will not prosecute deposition was entered on 2 charges of aggravated battery/ peace officer; will not prosecute deposition was entered on a charge of resisting/peace officer/corrections employee/ firefighter.

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Misdemeanors: Lee, Jessica L., dob 09-171991, a charge of disorderly conduct was dismissed. Mackelden, Lacey N., dob 06-05-1992, a withheld judgement/supervision disposition was entered on a charge of domestic battery/bodily harm, 1 year supervision; $200 fine. Wilfong, Kelly G., dob 09-09-1957, a charge of criminal trespass to land was dismissed. Vandygriff, Michael J., dob 04-19-1970, a charge of domestic battery/bodily harm was dismissed; a charge of criminal damage to property less than $500 was dismissed. Carter, Mark A.T. Jr., dob 11-27-1988, will not prosecute deposition was entered on a charge of criminal damage to property less than $500. Webb, Caleb C., dob 11-281999, a withheld judgement/ supervision deposition was entered on a charge of unlawful display title/certificate/plate - 1st; $300 fine

OBITUARIES

Mary Godar Marian Frances “Mary” Godar, 66, died suddenly at 1:11 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in the emergency room at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville. Visitation was from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Monday at the Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville. A Mass of Christian

Burial took place at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville, with Father Hyland Smith officiating. Burial was in the St. Norbert’s Catholic Cemetery in Hardin. Memorials may be given to the St. Norbert’s Catholic School in Hardin.

Lloyd Edward Maulden Lloyd Edward Maulden, 63, of Medora, died on Monday, December 14, 2020, at Jerseyville Community Hospital. Visitation was from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12:00 p.m. on Satur-

day, December 19, 2020, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Medora. Condolences may be left online at http://www.andersonfamilyfuneral.com

Donna F Morris

Donna F. Morris (nee King), 78, of Jerseyville, Illinois, passed on to be with Jesus and other family members on the 14th day of December 2020. She was the third of six children born to Ebert and G. Lucille (Bushnell) King. Donna married Bennie D. Morris on New Year’s Eve, 1960, in the Kane Baptist Church in Kane. This marriage was blessed

with three children; Rhonda (Mark) Wilson, Randall (Amy) Morris, and Rickie (Shirley) Morris. To date there are 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. There will be no visitation services. There will be a private graveside Christian burial at Eldred Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements By Alexander Funeral Home.

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(Continued from A6) Lee and Tuttle’s feelings on the matter are shared by many superintendents in the region and express the difficulties that teachers have been enduring for years now. The Illinois Board of Education has heard the concern and has attempted to alleviate the burden by relaxing some of its standards for substitute teacher qualifications, but still, it’s difficult to find individuals who can, in this economy, dedicate time to serving as substitute teachers. “Education is just a different beast,” Lee said. “An upside is it’s great for people to come in and see what educators are experiencing. We’re pretty beat down, but I don’t know if people see what’s really going on and what these challenges really are.” Though Tuttle wasn’t able to determine how big of a pool of substitute teachers would be needed in Unit 100, which includes schools throughout Jerseyville, as well as Grafton Elementary School, Lee believes that if Unit 40 had a solid group of 10 individuals, the district would be set as far as subs go. “I say 10 on a regular basis because you have some that will take sub calls elsewhere first,” Lee said. Substitute teachers are a hot commodity, so it’s not uncommon to find a substitute teacher employed by multiple districts and receiving calls to sub every day. Without a good-sized number

of substitute teachers during the pandemic, many districts have experienced the hassles brought on by the pandemic. All it takes is for one person to come into contact with a handful of teachers, who in turn come in contact with more teachers and in a day’s time, quarantine a large percentage of the faculty and staff, causing the school to go into strict remote learning mode. Tuttle noted that the pandemic has helped sharpen Unit 100’s remote teaching skills, which will, in time, be utilized by more districts to ensure learning is happening on snow days or when other issues impede a school’s ability to meet inperson. “We’re substantially better at teaching remotely because of this,” Tuttle said. “If we have a teaching in quarantine, we can put a non-certified teacher in a particular classroom as a sub as we can have that quarantined teacher instruct the class from home.” Despite this, it can’t be denied that teachers are at their wits' end, as well as all those individuals whose lives have been drastically affected by COVID. But, many administrators and instructors felt this way even before the virus hit. Those interested in considering substitute teaching are encouraged to contact the Regional Office of Education to learn more about the steps to take to pursue a substitute teacher’s license, which is valid in the state for five years.

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By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal It does not look like City of Grafton will be pursuing a grant that was mentioned during their meeting last month to help with the cost of the fuel dock repairs at the Grafton Marina. Grafton city leaders investigated the potential of applying for grant funds to assist in the costs associated with repairs to the fuel docks, but it appears to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;dead horseâ&#x20AC;? at this point, Grafton Mayor Rick Eberlin said. The fuel docks at the marina leased by DeSherlia Marina Management have been a hot-button issue raised in the Grafton City Council meetings for several months now. As previously reported, repairs to the fuel tanks at the marina were called for over the summer. These tanks were said to have had 16 compliance issues written following a state fire marshal inspection. Ultimately, the city is the owner of the fuel docks, and therefore is responsible for enforcing compliance and having DeSherlia Marina Management, who operates the marina, do the repairs necessary. It was noted that the numerous repairs would cost around $100,000 to get

the fuel tanks back into compliance. In previous meetings, it was argued whether the repairs were the responsibility of the city or DeSherlia Marina Management. Then, Alderman Jim Spencer proposed a grant, which he urged the other city leaders to look into. It was a grant he said Shari Albrecht of Jerseyville Economic Development Council mentioned. During the most recent foray into the topic, Eberlin indicated information he said Shari Albrecht relayed to him made it appear that the city would likely be unqualified for the grant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of criteria that we have to meet,â&#x20AC;? Eberlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of information that has to be submitted, and there are some things that seem to disqualify us from even applying.â&#x20AC;? The purpose of the grant program is to provide investment assistance to help communities and regions devise and implement long-term recovery strategies addressing economic challenges in areas in which a presidential declaration of a major disaster was to be issued. Grafton was issued a flood declaration, but because of the timing, the fuel dock repairs likely would not qualify. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This all pertains to the Flood of

2019,â&#x20AC;? Eberlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, based on the fact that this was requested for assistance in the help of the fuel docks and the fact that both fire marshals that have been involved with this have stated categorically that the damages were addressed and identified in October 2018, it would be hard for the city to put on a application that the flood caused these damages.â&#x20AC;? It also needed to be shown that it â&#x20AC;&#x153;has a long term economic benefit for applicants and that mitigation will be improved as a result,â&#x20AC;? Eberlin said. The grant also does not include a cost for the writing of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My feelings are that it would be a long shot at best,â&#x20AC;? Eberlin said, before elaborating that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;dead horseâ&#x20AC;? measure would require them to falsify the application. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not going to put ourselves in that predicament,â&#x20AC;? he said. Regarding the information about the grant relayed during the meeting, Eberlin indicated emails were sent out to those on the council. Spencer and Alderwoman Linda Tolle indicated they did not see it ahead of the meeting, but it was understood when they did look at it, that they would get in touch with the mayor, should they have further inquiries into the grant.

Currently, the city leaders continue to work on seeing to it that the fuel dock repairs are done. Also in the meeting, it was announced that the city may be in the black by the end of the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did take a look at where we currently are financially or to date, and I tried to do a projection out to the end of the year,â&#x20AC;? Grafton Treasurer Joe Soer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course, with the new mitigations, we are not sure what thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to do, but I am thinking we might end the year actually with a surplus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even though it has been a pandemic year." Soer noted it would not be a big surplus, but a surplus nonetheless. Eberlin applauded that news. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all worked together with the businesses to allow them to use good common sense judgement while implementing a lot of the requirements that the health department were mandating,â&#x20AC;? Eberlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at the successes of the majority of businesses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if not all the business in Grafton â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in addition to the ferry and the record year that they had bodes well for us to continue down a good path. I think that the future for Grafton is extremely extremely bright.â&#x20AC;?

Honeysuckle aerial spraying conducted at Pere Marquette In an effort to control the further spread of the invasive plant Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) at Pere Marquette State Park, an aerial spray treatment operation was conducted at the park on Nov. 12-13, 2020. An aerial application contractor, utilizing a specially-equipped helicopter with boom sprayers, applied an approved herbicide over carefully selected sections of the park, covering about 1,000 acres during the two days with weather conditions ideal for the application. Pere Marquette hiking trails and the Scenic Drive were closed to the public on those days while the aerial application was conducted. The herbicide used was based on a ratio recommended by the Department of Agriculture and chemical manufacturer, and it was combined with a substance to ensure that the herbicide would not drift from the targeted application area. The invasive and highly aggressive honeysuckle has taken over natu-

ral communities at Pere Marquette. Honeysuckle, along with other invasive plants such as tree-of-heaven, and Sericia lespedeza can completely overwhelm naturally occurring plants and prove harmful to wildlife. These invasive plants do this by competing for resources (sunlight, water, nutrients) with our native species. As of Nov. 18, 2020, visitors could drive through Scenic Drive at Pere Marquette and note that if they see green along the roadside, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honeysuckle. There is a blanket of honeysuckle covering many areas. Honeysuckle is a particularly aggressive invasive species because the plant is active for a longer period than native bushes. Birds also like to eat the berries of the honeysuckle and spread the seeds, furthering the difficulty of managing this plant. It should also be noted that the berries hold little nutritional value for the birds when compared to native berries. That is why Illinois DNR land managers are working to better control the

spread of honeysuckle and other invasive plants. At Pere Marquette State Park, there is more than 10,000 acres to manage, and the staff is not able to devote as much time as they would like to eradicate honeysuckle. The aerial spraying effort was an effective option to help tackle this massive problem. Honeysuckle aerial spraying efforts require coordination and need to be done when weather conditions allow. Favorable conditions include no rain, no or little wind and days that coordinate with the pilotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule. Pere Marquette officials said they look forward to seeing how successful aerial spraying was and have also set up control points that received no herbicide spray for comparison purposes. They will compare the control area to the areas that were sprayed and will adapt their land management strategies accordingly. For further information on areas sprayed or for specific questions, please feel free to call the park.

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DAR American History Essay Contest winners announced Beverly Metzler, American History Chairman for Dr. Silas Hamilton Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announced the chapter winners of the American History Essay Contest 2020-2021. They are fifth-grader Ronin Mapue, son of Maribeth and Dr. Renan Mapue; sixth-grader Islee Hileman, daughter of Erinn and Josh Hileman; seventh-grader Taylor Woodring, daughter of Laura and Terry Woodring and Reese Lorton, daughter of Allison and Laef Lorton. This is the second time Terry and Reese have won at the chapter level, and Reese also won the District V level in 2019. All attend St. Francis/ Holy Ghost schools. Students were to imagine they were living in Boston and, after witnessing the events of March 5, 1770, were to describe the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion about the Boston Massacre and what role it played in organizing the colonists against the British king and Parliament. The essays have been sent to District V for judging at that level.

TRI-COUNTY REAL ESTATE TOUR IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS PennyMac Loan Services, LLC PLAINTIFF Vs. Sara Carpenter; et. al. DEFENDANTS No. 2020CH15 NON-RESIDENTIAL NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

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These are the chapter winners of the American History Essay Contest 20202021 by the Dr. Silas Hamilton Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. From left to right: Islee Hileman, Taylor Woodring and Reese Lorton. Ronin Mapue was absent from the photo.

Grant recipients announced support issues vital to Illinois Reinforcing its commitment to bringing practical, research-based solutions to residents of Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 102 counties, University of Illinois Extension announces an investment of nearly $1 million in 17 projects through the 2020 Extension Collaboration Grant which fosters collaborative relationships between Extension and other units and academic departments across the university. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extension is delighted to support these grants that facilitate the critical work of making research advancements that matter to the lives of Illinois residents and business owners,â&#x20AC;? Shelly Nickols-Richardson, associate dean and director of Illinois Extension, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mission of Extension

is to translate scientific findings from the university into practice, and we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that without our campus partners.â&#x20AC;? The 2020 Extension Collaboration Grants receive financial support from University of Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Office of the Provost Investment for Growth Program and Illinois Extension. The program focuses on supporting research and partnerships that address critical issues in five key areas: food, economy, environment, community and health. Of 50 proposals submitted for the 2020 to 2022 program, 17 will move forward with research and outreach that increases food availability, fosters health and wellness, addresses critical

environmental issues and generally enhances the lives of Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; diverse populations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grant recipients represent a wide variety of timely and relevant topics that align with Extensionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand challenges,â&#x20AC;? Nickols-Richardson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moreover, about one-third of the awarded proposals address issues of inclusion, diversity, equity and access.â&#x20AC;? Team members for each of the 17 approved proposals will conduct research and share outcomes and deliverables over a two-year span. Each team also works with Illinois community members, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s through citizen science for pollinator conservation, new tools for teachers or health at home for families.

Marriages October 2020 Danielle Marie Pazero, of Jerseyville to Travis Ryan Haun of Bethalto. Cassidy Abigalle Tallman to Kyzick Lee Bell, both of Jerseyville. Danny Joe Wood, Jr. to Mindy Amorette Weber, both of East Alton. Tyler Henry Gresham to Samantha Marie Durham, both of Jerseyville. Catherine Jennifer Norman to Margrett Mae Winslow, both of Jerseyville.

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Harrison Dwayne Jackson to Jan Marie Rose, both of Alton. Amber Nicole Militello to Jacob Leslie Fickle, both of Godfrey. Chelsea Shannon LeClair to Tanner Jonathan Libbra, both of Belleville, Ill. Tiffany Nicole Van Hoose, of Jerseyville to Chas Garrett Walker of Carrollton. Kayla Mae Logan to Christopher Todd White, both of East Alton. Joshua Steven Adcock, of Carrollton to Lauren Rachel

Pace of Grafton. Ashley Nicole Kiel to Patrick Robert Snyders, both of Batchtown. Shawn Henry Baldwin to Kristyn Alexandra Brown, both of St. Louis. Sara Nicole Woolsey to Joseph Manacop, both of Jerseyville. Joshua David Robinson to Dana Marie Stagner, both of Godfrey. Kyle Allen Coop to Lesley Jo Coats, both of Troy, Ill. Sara Marie Schwarm, of

Vandalia to Rachael Ann Beccue, of Brownstown, Ill. Darrin Ray Arnold, of Dow to Rebecca Ann Oisten, of Wentzville, Mo. November 2020 Hilary Suanne Grothaus to Harry Nigel Mielke, both of Fieldon. Andrew Gerald Woelfel to Rebecca Marie Eckert, both of Fieldon. Taylor Michelle Hoylman to Christian Allen Vineyard, both of St. Louis.

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. JUSTIN K. ROBINSON AKA JUSTIN ROBINSON, Defendant. 18-CH-44 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 23437 WOODSVIEW POINT ELSAH, IL 62028

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, ,/&6 J

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The following police reports were filed between December 11 and December 17. These reports are public information and are obtained from the Jersey County Circuit Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 have been charged with a felony: Baker, Russell Allen, Jr., dob 4-06-1980, possess firearm w/defaced serial number, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon/vehicle. Freeman, Donna J., dob 10-06-1971, possession of meth less than 5 grams, possess drug paraphernalia. Howard, Troy E., dob 11-201972, possession of meth less than 5 grams, driving on a revoked/ suspended DUI/SSS 3rd, posses drug paraphernalia.

The following individuals were charged with a misdemeanor: Williams, Austin K., dob 3-12-1998, battery/cause bodily harm. Whitten, Shauna M., dob 12-10-1975, criminal damage to property less than $500, criminal trespass to residence. Holtorf, Lee D., dob 01-031979, reckless conduct. Calvert, Joshua T., dob 5-09-

1978, cause circumstance/ endanger child, guardian allows child truancy. Hendy, Patrick D., dob 12-23-1994, interfere report domestic violence, domestic battery/bodily harm. The following individuals were charged with a conservation violation: Baily, Daniel A., dob 12-271968, use license issued to another, deer hunting permit violation. Bland, Justin E., dob 1-071990, hunt others land w/o permission. Mundy, David S., dob 2-111982, hunt others land w/o permission. McCoy, David A., dob 11-23-1963, hunt others land w/o permission. Ontis, Tanner J., dob 7-251991, take/possess/sell/ wild bird/animal. The following individuals were charged with an ordinance violation: Emnett, Richard I., dob 8-08-1977, careless driving. Ambrose, James J., dob 7-05-1997, careless driving. The following individuals were charged with a traffic violation: Lott, Christopher J., dob 7-27-1998, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Freeman, Donna J., dob 10-06-1971, fail to reduce

speed, leaving the scene, driver fail to give notice of accident, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Howard, Troy E., dob 11-201972, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Holmes, Kelly L., dob 4-111972, fail to reduce speed, improper traffic lane usage, transport/carry alcohol/liquor by driver, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Bone, Joshua L., dob 3-022001, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Gleason-Grayson, Brenden L., dob 9-01-2001, speeding 26-34 mph over limit. Boyle, Jessy A., dob 7-241990, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Kuithe, Samuel L., dob 12-13-2000, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Baker, Russell A., dob 4-061980, driving 11-14 mph above limit. Daiker, Jennifer D., dob 4-04-1979, speeding 26-34 mph over limit. Bollinger, Alexis F., dob 12-17-2000, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Reinhardt, Kristin N., dob 1-16-1986, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Calvey, Steven L., dob 9-221969, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Sadler, Alexis M., dob 8-062001, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Edmiston, Tiffani D., dob

10-26-1994, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Howland, Douglas A., dob 3-11-1969, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Staples, Barry J., dob 5-141976, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Ames, Elizabeth M., dob 2-26-1996, speeding 26-34 mph over limit. Smith, Mitchell B., dob 4-05-2002, speeding 26-34 mph over limit. Fuqua, Charles D., dob 2-19-1992, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Tucker, Jessica N., dob 4-12-1992, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Tuey, Jeffery D., dob 7-241988, speeding 26-34 mph over limit. Sansone, Annah W., dob 1-06-1982, speeding 35+ over limit. Kelley, Nicholas W., dob 5-15-1997, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Fester, James R., dob 1-031971, operate uninsured motor vehicle. McPike, Anthony D., dob 6-24-1988, driving on suspended license, registration expiration. Kane, Gary L., dob 1-061996, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Busch, Kenna R., dob 2-241989, driving 21-25 mph above limit. Tinker, Anthony W., dob 2-14-1987, registration expira-

sess hypodermic/syringe/ needles were dismissed. Greeling, Stephen A., Jr., dob 7-24-1975, a withheld judgement was entered on a charge of possess amount controlled substance; two years probation with thirty days in county jail; drug treatment; $1,790 in costs only. Richey, Brent H., dob 7-23-1990, was found guilty on a charge of possess drug paraphernalia; one year conditional discharge; $1,000 fine. Charges of possession of meth less than five grams and possess amount controlled substance were dismissed. Robertson, Michael V., dob 10-20-1993, a withheld judgment was entered on a charge of possession of meth less than five grams; two years probation with 61 days credit time served; drug treatment; $3,028 fine.

Bockholdt, Jack A., dob 1-16-1985, a charge of felon fail/return from furlough was dismissed. Weimer, Timothy E., dob 6-25-1976, was found guilty on a charge of meth delivery between five and 15 grams; two years probation with 60 days in county jail; drug treatment; $3,415 fine. A charge of possess drug paraphernalia was dismissed.

Dispositions Misdemeanors: Griggs, Pamela R., dob 11-27-1984, was found guilty on a charge of resist peace officer/correctional employee/firefighter; one year conditional discharge; $1,250 fine. Mercurio, Joseph D., dob 9-26-1956, a charge of domestic battery/bodily harm was dismissed. King, Michelle L., dob 1-09-1979, a charge of guardian allows child truancy was dismissed. Wedding, Jamie N., dob 1-06-1982, was found guilty on a charge of criminal damage to property; one year conditional discharge; $739 fine. Shenberger, Brenden M.S., dob 2-29-1996, was found guilty on a charge of battery/ cause bodily harm; one year conditional discharge. He was also found guilty on a charge of criminal damage to property less than $500; one year conditional discharge. $739 in fines for both charges. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANITA D. ASSAR, DECEASED NO. 2020-P-65 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Anita D. Assar. Letters of 2IÂżFH ZHUH LVVXHG RQ 1RYHPber 24, 2020, to Sabina Assar, ZKRVH DWWRUQH\ LV /RUUDLQH . Cavataio, Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C., 475 RegenF\ 3DUN 6XLWH 2Âś)DOORQ ,OOLQRLV &ODLPV DJDLQVW WKH (VWDWH PD\ EH ÂżOHG LQ WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH &OHUN RI WKH &LUFXLW &RXUW -HUVH\ &RXQW\ &RXUWKRXVH :HVW 3HDUO 6WUHHW -HUVH\YLOOH ,/ RU ZLWK WKH UHSUHVHQWDWLYH RU ERWK E\ -XQH ZKLFK LV VL[ PRQWKV IURP WKH ÂżUVW GDWH RI SXEOLFDWLRQ of this Notice or, as to a creditor RI 'HFHGHQW ZKRVH QDPH DQG SRVW RIÂżFH DGGUHVV DUH NQRZQ WR RU DUH UHDVRQDEO\ DVFHUWDLQDEOH E\ WKH UHSUHVHQWDWLYH WKH ODWHU RI -XQH RU WKUHH PRQWKV DIWHU WKH GDWH RI PDLOLQJ RU GHOLYHU\ RI WKLV 1RWLFH WR VXFK NQRZQ FODLPDQW DQG DQ\ FODLP QRW ÂżOHG RQ or before said date is barred. &RSLHV RI D FODLP ÂżOHG ZLWK WKH &OHUN PXVW EH PDLOHG RU GHOLYHUHG WR WKH UHSUHVHQWDWLYH DQG WR WKH DWWRUQH\ ZLWKLQ WHQ GD\V DIWHU LW KDV EHHQ ÂżOHG 7KH HVWDWH ZLOO EH DGPLQLVWHUHG ZLWKRXW FRXUW VXSHUYLVLRQ XQOHVV XQGHU ,/&6 Â&#x2020; RI WKH 3UREDWH $FW DQ\ LQWHUHVWHG SHUVRQ WHUPLQDWHV LQGHSHQGHQW DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ DW DQ\ WLPH E\ PDLOLQJ RU GHOLYHULQJ D SHWLWLRQ WR WHUPLQDWH WR WKH FOHUN 7KLV QRWLFH LV SXEOLVKHG SXUVXDQW WR ,/&6 Â&#x2020; SABINA ASSAR INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR THIS DOCUMENT PREPARED BY: /RUUDLQH . &DYDWDLR Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. 5HJHQF\ 3DUN 6XLWH 2Âś)DOORQ ,/ )D[

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NOTICE The City of Jerseyville wishes to advertise for sale by sealed bid the following vehicles and equipment: 1) 2002 Ford F350 V10 with dump bed with 40,028 miles; 2) 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 with 75,758 miles; 3) 2006 Chevy 3500 with toolboxes and crane attachment; 4) 2005 Chevy half ton; 5) 2001 Ford F150 with 111,653 miles; and 6) Knight 350 rear discharge spreader box. No minimum bids are required for consideration. A copy of vehicle and equipment VSHFLÂżFDWLRQV FDQ EH SLFNHG XS DW WKH &LW\ +DOO GULYH XS ZLQGRZ 115 East Prairie, Jerseyville or send a request for copy to denisehayes@jerseyville-il. us. Vehicles and equipment can be viewed by appointment, E\ FDOOLQJ WKH FHPHWHU\ RIÂżFH DW DW 6SUXFH Jerseyville, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Bids should be submitted to WKH &LW\ &OHUN ( 3UDLULH 6W Jerseyville, IL 62052, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Bids will be opened at the City Council meeting on Janu ary 12, 2021 which begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Cham bers. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 12.23

tion. Law, Alexis D., dob 5-211998, driving 21-25 mph above limit, seat belt required by driver. Stocks, Jacob R., dob 12-072001, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Griffin, Kenneth P., dob 6-02-1983, driving on suspended license. Sanders, Kyle A., dob 4-011985, operate uninsured motor vehicle. Summers, Keith Scott, dob 9-09-1995, driving 15-20 mph above limit. Barnes, Michelle R., dob

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GTI active in effort to bring fiber to rural Jersey By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal It had taken some time to actually get the go-ahead from the state to move on the project, but Grafton Technologies, Inc. (GTI) has, within the past several weeks, been finally able to get on the ground and start work on expanding fiber into the rural sectors of the county. It was in June when GTI announced it was to be awarded $1.4 million of State of Illinois grant funds to assist the Jersey-based company in putting 106 miles of fiber optic cable in the ground to serve approximately 500 homes in Jersey County. The total project is projected at 3.9 million, and roughly two-thirds of the cost was to be covered by GTI. Since June, GTI had been gearing up to bring higher-speed connections to those rural areas in the county desperate for better internet, but hold ups with the grant process prevented them from doing on-the-ground work. Once they got the go-ahead though, they were able to move forward and tackle those underserved areas as stipulated in the grant. “We submitted an area that was unserved that we have been awarded the grant to serve,” Susan Hamilton, Grafton Technologies manager, said. “So, the grant isn’t for Jerseyville. It is for those rural areas that we have selected.” Those include communities like Otterville, Dow, Fieldon, Nutwood and McClusky. Currently, they are in Fieldon working to bring lines to homes in that community. The work GTI is doing with support from the state is a relatively recent effort by leaders to bolster the internet in communities that do not have much of an infrastructure for high-speed internet, a commodity that has grown in necessity over the years – especially this year with the needs of remote learners or those working from home. “Some of those people from Fieldon have been driving into Jerseyville to hot spots before for remote learning or something like that,” Hamilton said. “You are looking at a 15-minute drive. The more we can get strategically placed throughout the community and to the home, the less they have to be on the road.” Notably, GTI did put a hotspot in the Fieldon park, but the goal is to see these communities have reliable internet at home. “Hopefully, as the project goes forward, they can just stay in the house and get everything done that they need to,” Hamilton said.

It is a struggle, though, not only in the county but across many rural communities across the country. “Some people in Jersey County don’t have anything,” Mike Arnold, vice president and general manager at GTI, said. “Their options are very few.” Among the options available to these communities is satellite-based internet that in some cases is not really an option at all. “In Jersey County, we have hills and valleys and rivers and bluffs to contend with,” Arnold said. “Sometimes satellite is not an option for them.” Instead of that or traditional cable, GTI will be putting in fiber lines. Of note, fiber connections have been lauded as a futureproof means of getting high speed internet access to these areas. Calhoun County is also getting the fiber treatment. “The beauty of fiber optics is that it can expand with technology. You don’t have to change it out, whereas the old copper cables, it was only capable of providing so much bandwidth, and technology passed it by,” Arnold said. There is no doubt that something needed to change, though. The need for high-speed internet has become more vital, but the infrastructure is not in place because of the costprohibitive nature of putting lines in these communities with few customers. “You put in a mile of cable in the rural area, and you might only have four or five houses to go by. You put a mile in Jerseyville, you are picking up 300 customers.” Arnold explained. “The expense is so much greater in the rural [areas].” The dilemma inspired state leaders to “Connect Illinois” and incentivize internet service providers like GTI to bring reliable high-speed internet to these communities more quickly than they would have done without such support. “It is what the state wants – to connect the rural areas that don’t have anything,” Hamilton said. With or without grant funding, GTI has consistently worked to expand their network – but using their own funds, exclusively. “That allows us to grow, but we don’t grow as fast as we could,” Arnold said. “This is going to help us to do 106 miles three times faster than we probably could have done on our own. We were building fiber out as a company, before the grant came, to the Fieldon area. This just helped push things along.” Currently, the hope is to get line to homes by the end of the year.

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“We hope to see those home lines being placed in before the year is out – weather permitting,” Arnold said. “From there we can do installs.” Weather is a big factor though. “If we get lots of snow and lots of frozen ground, we can’t bury fiber,” Arnold said The project is set to take three years, but if variables like weather play in the favor of GTI linemen, the project could get done sooner – maybe even within two years. Arnold stressed patience though, noting it is a process. After they put the network into the community, which must be done a mile at a time, they then need to splice the fiber. “Splicing fiber is a very tedious and long process, because the fiber optic cable – the glass – is actually smaller than a human hair, so it takes environmentally-controlled trailers, splicing equipment and special splicers,” Arnold said. Once all of that is done, the network is in place, they have then got to get it to the home.

“Just because we pass you, doesn’t mean we put that drop on to the house,” Arnold said. “That is your property. We have to ask you permission to come up and install services into the home. “It is not as easy as throwing something in the ground and then you got it. I wish it was.” Hamilton said people would be notified when GTI would be ready to have fiber internet installed in their home – namely through letters. Following Fieldon, Arnold teased they might go on to Dow next, “and basically fill in the gaps as we go.” When all is said and done, fiber should be an option in many communities in the county offering a gigabit of internet to pull from. “Normal homes don’t need a gigabit,” Arnold said. “That is just like what a city would use, but the capacity sitting in your home is that much. What they choose or what they need is dependent on what their family does.”

Jerseyville PD has successful can drive

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(Top) Left to right, Jamie Damm, Rich Portwood, Mike Ufer, Pat Davis and Mitch Reynolds load up canned goods in the back of Angie Laird’s vehicle to be transported to local food pantries in the community. The officers and staff of the Jerseyville Police Department were eager to earn an extra month of casual dress and no shaving – something they’ve grown accustomed to during the month of November. Office staff have earned the privilege of being able to wear jeans for the rest of December and likewise, the officers will be able to keep their beards a little while longer. Officers, dispatchers and office staff collected cans to help meet the desperate need of local food pantries, which are being battered by the effects of COVID, similar to other organizations in the community and region. (Right) Jamie Damm, left, and Mitch Reynolds, right, are all smiles as they load up cans to distribute to local food pantries in the community.

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Wisper internet expansion project coming along By JARAD JARMON Jersey County Journal They are still in the relatively early stages of the process, but Wisper is continuing to move forward on their expansion in rural Jersey County with the help of federal grant dollars. It was in February when Wisper, a local internet service provider, was awarded a Connect America Fund (CAF II) grant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were large winners in that, and we are building out,â&#x20AC;? Nathan Stooke, Wisper CEO, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We won in six states â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mostly Missouri and Illinois.â&#x20AC;? In that area, Wisper received funds to expand in Jersey County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did win funds in Jersey County to build out our network to get to some of the really, really underserved areas of Jersey County, which are, according to the FCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s map, mostly on the eastern side of the county and the western side of the county,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. Wisper already does have service in Jerseyville and Dow, and the goal is to expand further out into the county â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a feat that would have still happened, but at a slower rate without the funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This program is definitely a catalyst for us to build out,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Would we build out in Jersey Count without the program? Absolutely. We already have services in several of the towns. Could we have afforded to build out to some of these more remote areas where we got funding? Probably not, because reality is, we did not have enough cash to do that.â&#x20AC;? The scarce customer base in these regions often makes it difficult to justify expanding out to these regions whether internet service providers (ISP) wanted to reach out to that customer or not. Still, the want for service is there among these providers and the customers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to build to everybody who needs broadband,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;...Us providing service to the rural market allows you to live where you want to live. Not everybody wants to live in the city. Not everybody wants to live in the suburbs. Not everybody wants to live in the small town. They want to live on the family farm. They want to live on a piece of property just outside of town.â&#x20AC;? And in a way, this expansion from Wisper and others will be a key factor in the survival of these small communities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The older generation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; maybe it does not affect them as much,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;...But that younger generation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to keep the rural markets and the rural areas alive, we have to have younger people moving into those areas or staying in those areas. And without internet, they leave as fast as they possibly can.â&#x20AC;? Wisper will have six years to do the build, but will see funding for 10 years as a means to cover some operating expenses. Despite the grant parameters, Stooke said he hopes they build within four years, even with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s setbacks. Like with many other industries, COVID19 has strained the beginning steps of the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, it hit at the same time we started getting funding,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. This complicated the expansion, namely the training and hiring process. It was already in the plans to spend about six months hiring and ramping up the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations.

Over 100 have been hired, more than doubling the size of the company, and Wisper has since gotten back on track, according to its CEO. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been able to work through that, though, and now we are starting to kind of hit our stride,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have equipment coming, the supply chain has kind of leveled back out, and now, we can start our build process that we have.â&#x20AC;? Among other things, Wisper has upgraded their equipment on the Jersey grain elevator where many of the signals come from, and Stooke said it is a night and day difference. Time still needs to be spent on the plan for the build. In laying out out the plan for the build, Stooke called on communities in need to reach out to them, so that they might be able to gauge where they should hit first and last. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the things COVID has shown us obviously is the internet is super, super important. There is a difference between those who need internet and those who need, need internet,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are people that have no cell service and have no internet options, and there are others that have poor internet. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get me wrong, we want to fix the ones that have poor internet as well.â&#x20AC;? But, the focus is tackling those areas with the most need, which is why they are calling these communities to reach out to them and let them know about this need. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we look at the map of where we have to build, kind of all areas are equal if you will,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But then when the communities come forward and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, we have a water tower we would love you to get on,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We have a grain elevator in town, and here is how many people need your service and here is how we can work together,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; we are really interested in that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;... Let us know where the demand is so that we can make sure we are building out to the most people that need it the most.â&#x20AC;? Unlike wired expansions with things like fiber, the build is different for Wisper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are just like cable and DSL except we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require a phone line and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require a cable. We install a cable an antenna on the outside of your house or office and then we run a cable down inside and then we do a wireless router from there,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. Because of the wireless nature of providing internet service, the build will be fairly quick when they get out in the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we come into Jersey County and the surrounding counties, it will kind of all be doneâ&#x20AC;Ś all at once. And all at once means it might take us a month or two to build out the whole area,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. After this build, there might be holes and pockets where service canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be reached. Then is when they will put up small cells or repeaters to bypass obstructions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for the most part, we are looking at not a very long time to build, physically build, the network,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. Much of the work is in the plan for where to build, which is why they are calling on people to reach out to the company to gauge where to go. More information about their expansion can be found at https://wisperisp.com/expansion/ or by calling 800-765-7772. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just because you live in a rural area, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have just as good of internet as somebody in the suburbs,â&#x20AC;? Stooke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we provide that service.â&#x20AC;?

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Staff at the Jerseyville Public Library were overjoyed with the response on Saturday, Dec. 19 to the Sweet Treat From Santa Pete program. Families were encouraged to drive through the library parking lot bringing baby items, diapers, and food, among other essentials. The children then got to enjoy seeing a favorite storybook character, Pete the Cat, and a bag of goodies. Pictured is Pete the Cat and Chris Maness with a mound of gifts for local babies. Items were donated to the Salvation Army Food Pantry and Angel Ministries.

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