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VOL. 177, NO. 41
Council OKs new fire truck
request from the Quincy By BETH ZUMWALT Salvation Army to have a Pike Press bucket blitz in Pittsfield the The Pittsfield Fire week of Dec. 2. The counDepartment will be get- cil was conflicted about the ting a new fire truck after request because they had gaining the Pittsfield City refused a similar request Council’s blessing at the from the Pittsfield Lion’s Tuesday, Oct. 1 meeting. Club a few years ago. The PFD was not look“The police chief we had ing for any financing from at the time was opposed to the city, only the council’s it,” John Hayden, mayor, approval. said. “Our new chief is not “We have been saving opposed but wants some money for the past six or regulation.” seven years,” Jason White, Police Chief Michael PFD chief, said. “We have Starman said he would like enough to pay for it.” a pre-determined location, The Texas fire depart- approved by the council, ment selling the truck and that those collecting was asking $125,000 but wear reflective vests. has lowered the price to All agreed the $110,000. The Texas FD square was not appropriate has also repaired the driv- nor any highway location. er’s seat, installed new The corner of Jefferson and brakes and added Memorial was a Krusmaul decided upon, charging system. “We have if the Crossroad White said he enough to Center or and fellow PFD Christian Church member Josh pay for it.” has no event Klatt, a mechanscheduled that ic with the city, day. flew to Dallas, Jason White Although no Texas, to look at definite date was PFD chief the 2006 truck, announced by the which he described as Salvation Army, they have being in great shape, minus confirmed they will be cola few cosmetic flaws. lecting between 10 a.m. “This truck checks all of and 3:30 p.m. our boxes except for havAs for an agreement to ing foam,” White said. “ help with repairs to the lake We can install foam for road on the north side, the about $15,000, but, at this council reaffirmed its origitime we are thinking we nal offer to help Newburg would run the truck and Township with repairs adapt to see what is needed to the road. The original as we learn how it affects agreement stated the counour response. It does have cil would pay $20,000 pump and roll capacity and toward the project with the we can use it for auto fires township picking up the and to back up or extradi- rest of the cost. tion.” “The Civil War re-enacThere is a possibility a tors use that road and a grant could be applied for lot of fishermen use that and if approved it would road to get to the boat add $35,000 to the depart- dock,” Hayden said. “With ment’s coffers to pay for the other side of the lake’s the truck and there is anoth- roads being oil and chipped, er department interested in more people are out driving buying the 2001 truck that around the lake. I think we the new truck will replace. should help them with our The council also original offer we made last approved a zoning ordi- spring.” nance change for Gary and Hayden did say he was Deana Jones at their prop- open to contributing more erty on the corner of Perry money toward the project and Memorial streets. They closer to budget time when would like to add a one- the city has a better understory building with insula- standing of how it is going tion which will be self- to end the year. supporting. The setback Also passed was an ordifor the structure would be nance defining a residential 5”6’ instead of the required property from a commer20 feet for the front yard, cial property. 11”6” for the back yard Residential properties instead of the required 25” have three or less separate and four feet instead of the units – bed and breakfasts required six feet for the etc; while four or more side yard. Address of the units constitutes a commernew structure will be 123 cial zoning and require1/2 Perry Street. ments. Also approved was a
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CAMPFIRE KIND OF NIGHT
The 2019 Perry Community Cookout was held at the Perry Park Sunday, Oct. 6. Hotdogs and drinks were provided by the Perry United Methodist Church. Chips and cookies were provided by community members. A hayride provided by Rick and Barb Webel followed the meal. Clockwise around the fire from left are Fiona Kelly, Renae Mountain, Jennifer Bingham, Raven Martin, Nikki Mountain, Kendra Phillips, and Kirstie Fencik. More photos from the event are on page A7.
Schultz on path to treatment for Parkinson’s disease By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press A treatment for Parkinson’s disease may be on the horizon and former Griggsville-Perry graduate Jordan Schultz is on the team working to prove that the medication works. “We have found a medicine that is normally used to treat enlarged prostate and high blood pressure may also help to slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease.” Schultz said. Schultz and his team are working at the University of Iowa but have collaborators from China, Spain and several U.S. cities. Schultz and his wife and child live near Iowa City where he attended pharmacy school at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, graduating in 2013.
“This drug has been around for decades. But it has never been used in patients with Parkinson’s.”
Jordan Schultz Medical researcher “I’ve been at the University of Iowa ever since I graduated from Griggsville-Perry in 2006,” Schultz said. “After I graduated in 2013, I stayed on and did a two-year residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.” After his residency, Schultz began working as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Neurology helping patients with neurological disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and Huntington’s disease. “I worked in neurology from 2015-2018. I developed a special interest in patients suffering with progressive neurodegenerative diseases,
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Jordan Schultz stands with his wife, Robyn, and their son, Jack. Schultz is working on a cure for Parkinson’s disease at the University of Iowa. He is a graduate of Griggsville-Perry High School.
with a particular focus on Huntington’s disease. The University of Iowa Huntington’s Disease Clinic has a robust clinical and academic record, and I was able to learn from some of the top providers in the world,” Schultz said. “This allowed me to become more involved in research, and I had the chance to publish a number of papers. I was also able to use my skills as a pharmacist to learn more about the conduct of clinical trials.” Schultz was eventually hired at the University of Iowa College of Medicine as an assistant professor of psychiatry, where he was able to focus more on research while still providing clinical (See, SCHULTZ, A2)
Obituaries in this issue: Benjamin, Fowler, Fox, Mathews, Smith, Woods.
Rep. Davidsmeyer pays visit to Western Middle School
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AFRICA
The Pittsfield Nazarene Church hosted an evening of Operation Christmas Child activities Tuesday, Oct. 2. Athen Reel and Leah McClain work packing shoeboxes with items intended for young men ages 10-14 living in African nations. Boxes include school supplies, hygiene items, clothes, and toys.
By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press C.D. Davidsmeyer of the Illinois House of Representatives wanted to see what it would be like to be “principal for a day” at Western Middle School on Friday, Oct. 4. Davidsmeyer spent the day speaking with administration, faculty, and students to get a feel for issues facing public schools. “I wanted to try and get an all around quick view of what’s happening in our schools,” Davidsmeyer said. Representative Davidsmeyer heard about school-specific issues, like the need for a band room, as well as broader issues facing many schools. Principal Brandi Pennock and Davidsmeyer indicated that one of the issues rural schools are dealing with is unfunded legislative mandates. “We want to fix unintended consequences passed on to the schools, like burdensome reporting requirements,” Davidsmeyer said. “We talked about response to intervention reporting requirements and
the lack of funding,” Pennock said. Rural Illinois schools are also in the midst of a worsening shortage of teachers. Pennock and Davidsmeyer pointed to the retirement age, teacher/staff certification requirements, and the challenging nature of the teaching profession as contributing factors to the shortage. “Retirement age is an issue,” Pennock said. “It’s 67 in Illinois and 52 in Missouri.” According to Representative Davidsmeyer, teacher certification requirements may be unnecessarily onerous, as well. “Having higher teacher standards doesn’t necessarily equal better student outcomes,” Davidsmeyer said. The representative also referenced a need to streamline the process of certified teachers from neighboring states being able to transfer their teaching certificates into Illinois. Both Pennock and Davidsmeyer discussed the fundamental difficulty of being a teacher or school counselor (See, DAVIDSMEYER, A2)