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Two Spring Creek firefighters and a firefighter from Pittsfield work to strip the outer tin off the Maschhoff hog confinement building Friday during the fire. Firefighters from six different departments battle the blaze that consumed the office area and the farrowing sections of the facility.
Firefighting was treacherous Friday morning at a Maschhoff hog building near Indpendence. Pittsfield Firefighter Jason Thomas gets a hand from fellow firefighter Bruce McKee after Thomas fell on the ice. Temperatures were around 15 degrees at the time of the fire. Firefighters from Pittsfield, East Pike, Spring Creek, Pleasant Hill, Griggsville and North Pike were called to the facility around 11 a.m. Smoke could be seen as far away as the junction of Il.106 and U.S. 54.
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By beth zumwalt Pike Press A mid-morning fire at a hog confinement facility owned by Maschhoffs near Independence resulted in six of Pike County’s 10 fire departments being utilized to help fight the fire. The fire caused major damage to the facility which housed sows and newborn piglets. Temperature at the time of the fire was approximately 15 degrees and areas around the structure were ice
covered from an earlier ice storm, making conditions less than ideal for firefighters. “We lost close to 200 sows and their piglets,” Julie Maschhoff, vice president of public relations for Maschhoffs, said. “The Maschhoffs suffered significant damage to the farrowing barns at that site.” The loss was substantial but no injuries were reported. Four employees were on site at the time of the fire. Maschhoff said the facility will be rebuilt but has no timeline or cost esti-
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Julie Maschoff Maschhoffs Vice president of public relations Pikeland Community School. “We are appreciative of the responding fire departments in Pike
County for their quick response and efforts to prevent the fire from spreading further in our animal operations,” Maschhoff said. “Although the fire has temporarily disrupted water, feed and ventilation systems, maintenance crews and production staff are actively working on site and expect services to be restored soon.” Maschhoff said the primary concern now is for the health and safety of the remaining animals on site and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure their well-being.
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mate of the loss. Firefighters were on the scene from approximately 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and recalled at 7 p.m. and again around midnight. Maschhoffs said employees are working with local authorities to determine the cause of the fire. Firefighters in the outlying areas were called in for extra water capacity and manpower. Tankers were rotating trips to Pittsfield to fill and one of the trips upset the water pressure in the lines resulting in a false alarm at
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Sadie Abney, left, and her brother Jed Abney took advantage of the snow day to play on a giant pile of snow in Pittsfield Thursday, Feb. 6. School was cancelled last week Tuesday Feb. 4 through Thursday, Feb. 6.
As the weather appears to be nearing more normal winter temperatures, the last few weeks of single digit and below zero temperatures have taken their toll on Pike County. All area food pantries have seen a rise in clients although the numbers are not as high as they might be. “We’ve have seen an increase,” Rachel Baker of the Two Rivers Food Pantry in Pittsfield said. “We are seeing more younger people who may have had to spend more on heating costs, so need help with food. But some of the older people we normally see, haven’t been coming in. We think it is just too cold for them to get out.” The Barry Food Pantry reports the same. The pantry served 110 families the week of Jan. 27 but said they feared with the road conditions many clients weren’t able to get to the facility. They were closed Friday, Jan. 30. The Crossing in Pittsfield reports serving 70 families or 250 people at its monthly outreach program. All food pantries say they are able to keep up with the need, at least for the time being. “People have been really generous,” Baker said. “We are getting a lot of donations and we still have deer meat available.” Baker said in the Reachout Center, there have been a lot of requests for warm clothing and warm blankets. “Fortunately, we have had people donating these items and
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Richard Baker, a worker at the Barry Food Pantry, stocks shelves last week. The pantry has been busy, serving 50 families last Monday, Feb. 3 and 60 families Feb. 6. Organizers suspect numbers would be higher but poor road conditions in the rural areas may prevent people from getting to the pantry.
have been able to meet a lot of those needs,” Baker said. The cold weather has taken a toll on the economy, as well. With the cold weather people aren’t going out to eat, shop, buy gas, or avail themselves of services. “Last Thursday, I had my whole day full of appointments,” Diane Miller, owner/ operator of Just Di’s beauty salon in Pittsfield, said. “All of them cancelled but three. I’ve been doing hair for 35 years and that has never happened.”
Mail has been going but, according to Kim Bray, postmaster at Pitttsfield, the routes have been long and challenging. “We have had mail every day,” Bray said. “But the routes are taking so long to complete.” Bray asked that those with in-town delivery have a path shoveled for their mail delivery and rural customers, with roadside boxes, have enough area cleared of snow for the delivery driver to pull the vehicle in next to the box. (See COLD, A2)
New program teaching students ‘soft skills’ By beth zumwalt Pike Press As manager of the Pittsfield County Market, Jim Brown sees a lot of applications, especially from teenagers wanting work. As a manager and president of the Pike County Economic Development Corp. (PCEDC), he sees a lot of need for improvement. “A lot of them do not fill out the application completely, there is an overall lack of neatness,” Brown
said. “And there is the mentality that they want to tell you when they will work, not that they will work when you need them.” Brown and Gina Sherman, along with the rest of a PCEDC workforce committee, decided to try to change the mentality of those applying for work. “We piggybacked the program off of one used in Brown County for the past two years,” Sherman said. “We are using money from a grant from the Tracy Foundation.”
The Pike County program started at all four county high schools the second semester. Teachers and other staff members give points to students based on their “soft skills.” Sherman said not just teachers, but lunchroom workers, custodians, everyone who sees how a student performs in social interactions “Soft skills can be a lot of things,” Brown said. “A firm handshake, somebody who will look you in the eye, attendance, social
skills needed to get and keep a job.” According to Brown, many students lack social skills for a variety of reasons and pointed to technology. “Kids today have Facebook, the Internet and text messaging as a way to communicate,” he said. “They don’t get to hone their social skills that way.” Sherman said the job market is an ever-changing landscape and future employees don’t have to believe they have to move to a C
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metropolitan area to achieve their dreams. “Fewer students are going to four-year colleges,” she said. “The tech and skills sector is where the jobs are and they are high paying jobs. And not all of them are in a big city. There are opportunities here.” Sherman pointed to the recent rise in employers offering employees the opportunity to work from home, eliminating the need for a (See PROGRAM, A2)
Facebook page to help IEP parents By JEANETTE WALLACE Pike Press Parents of children with IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) often feel alone and frustrated trying to understand special education law and get the most appropriate education for their children. Parents in Pike County can now find support and connection through a Facebook group called Pike IEP Parents. An IEP is a document containing information about a child and the educational program designed to meet the student’s needs. Any student who takes special education courses must have an IEP. “This is the ideal way to connect parents in Pike County,” Michele Westmaas, founder and administrator of the group, said. “We have tried face-to-face support group meetings which just didn’t work. Online, we can be available to one another 24/7 and easily share links to relevant information and resources.” The Facebook page was created as a way for parents to share what works and what doesn’t so that they can all learn. It is also a place for parents to show each other support and encouragement. Westmaas explained that it’s often very difficult for parents to find the information or resources they need. “It can be overwhelming,” Westmaas said. Because of privacy rules, schools cannot tell parents the names of other parents of children with IEPs. “It’s very hard for us to know about the resources that are available,” Westmaas said. Pike IEP Parents is a closed group to maintain confidentiality and allow free expression of concerns and sharing of information. To join, a parent should send a request with information about the child with an IEP. Only parents of children with IEP will be admitted to the group. As of Monday, the Facebook group had 31 members. (See IEP, A2)
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Students at Western who have chosen to participate in the Workforce Readiness program are: Tanner Smith, Jeff Bainter, Brian Johnson, Connor Beardsley, Shannon Gates, Levi Hiland, Evan Colston, Izack Hively, Kailee Jeffers, Nekoda Gerding, Deniz Raif, Kellie Schwartz, John Schnepf, Ashley Ayo, Matt Smith, Garret Smith, Shawnee Irvin, Dustin Kirgan, Craig Hall, Zach Sydney, Jessica Grammer, Josh Sally. Other seniors are always welcome to participate in the program, as well.
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(Continued from A1) big building to house their employees. “And the family structure has changed,” Sherman said. “We have children living in single parent households, children being raised by grandparents and in some cases they aren’t learning the skills needed to get and maintain a job.” Once a student receives enough points
Implementing the program The workforce readiness program is being utilized by administrators at all four Pike County High Schools. Some schools say they have been slow to get the program up and running due to the unexpected number of days school has been cancelled due to weather. Western finalized its plans Monday and held a meeting for students who were participating. Students will be given one point for attendance if they are in school more than 90 percent of the time, two if their attendance is 80-90 percent of the time and three or four points depending on attendance after that point. One unexcused tardy will also be one point, two, two points and three, three points. Also on the point scale are discipline referrals, organizational skills, respectfulness, team work, willingness to learn, positive attitude, work ethic, communication. Students will try to accumulate as few points as possible enroute to getting their certificate.
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(Continued from A1) “It’s critical that it be parents only so that they know that they can say anything they need to get the information they need,” Westmaas said. Susy Woods, public policy and education liaison with the Illinois Assistive Technology Program, has joined as an expert member of the Pike IEP Parents. Parents can access Woods directly for help with specific special education questions. She is able to assist parents by phone or email. In addition, she can attend meetings with parents in person or by conference call. Woods can be reached at 217-638-8411 or swoods@ iltech.org. This educational advocacy support is available at no charge to parents through the Illinois Assistive Technology Program.
from those on the validation committee, that student will receive a certificate stating they have received recognition. “We have talked about incentives to make getting the certificate more lucrative,” Sherman said. “One of our members suggested maybe a higher starting wage for a hiree, if they have the certificate.” Currently the program is available
only to high school seniors. Next year the goal is to add juniors to the program and eventually expand it through all four years of high school. “We just want to help get students ready for their next path after high school,’ Sherman said. “Whatever that path is, college, vocational school, the workforce, soft skills will be necessary in all fields.”
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(Continued from A1) Donna Wade of the Griggsville United Methodist Church said numbers may have been down due to the weather and church was even cancelled one week due to the weather. “We did cancel church one Sunday earlier in the year,” Wade said. “Last week we had church, but did cancel some workshops we had scheduled.” Griggsville has also battled frozen water mains. The city has had 12 since the first of the year. Some have affected only certain neighborhoods, while others have affected the city as a whole. The latest one was Monday.
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Obituaries Virginia Knotts The family of Virginia R. Knotts, a long time resident of Pittsfield, are sadden to announce her death Jan. 20, 2014 two days short of her 92nd birthday.She died at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, N.M. After acute kidney failure she had been residing with her son and daughter-in- law in Las Cruces since late April of 2013. Virginia was the youngest and last survivor of four children born to Walter and Edith Johnson of Alexandria, Ind. Virginia attended schools in Alexandria area and graduated from Alexandria High School in 1940. She immediately entered the workforce and worked at the local Perfect Piston Ring Factory followed by a brief time working at the local Aladdin Lamp Factory. It was at this time she met a young, good looking 1940 Harrison High School graduate, Ralph E. Knotts. They dated and were married in a simple marriage ceremony held in the minister's home Dec. 20, 1941. At the time of Ralph's death in 2011, they had been married 70 years. For Virginia factory work became housework and farm work supporting her tenant dairy farmer husband. There were a couple of moves to bigger and better farming situations before their first son was born Dec. 29, 1946. In 1948 Virginia and Ralph along with her oldest sister and her husband went on a camping trip to Colorado. They took US36 west and after stopping to take movie pictures of the Florence lift bridge in action, they passed through Pittsfield without a clue that in a few short years it would be their home and they would own and operate a successful drive inn restaurant and roller skating rink. For Virginia and her young family 1949 proved to be a watershed year, a year joy, sadness, and change. Her second son arrived Sept. 15. With in a week or two Ralph's mother died after a loosing her battle with colon cancer. In November Virginia's father was killed and her mother was critically injured in an auto accident on their way to Thanksgiving dinner. It was in the midst of this when Ralph had given up farming, bought a home in Eaton, Ind. and became a door-to-door salesperson selling coal fired central heating systems for the Holland Furnace Company. Through a series of transfers and promotions Virginia and family moved to Vincennes, Ind., St. Louis, Mo., and Quincy. It was in Quincy a decision was made to invest the family nest egg in a root beer and hot dog stand like a good friend of theirs had done. Ralph's Drive Inn was born on the west edge of Pittsfield in 1955. Virginia would have consideredw herself just a housewife, but she was always a working partner and secretly the driving force of the business. She cooked she cleaned, she did the books, she did the payroll, she painted, she decorated, she bossed, she worried the most and at the same time maintained everything on the home front. She did all of this and more for 29 years. She was a long time member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Pew sitting was not her style. She was very active in CWF (Circle IV), Beth-
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any, served many years on the funeral dinner committee either as a member or as chair or co-chair. She provided adult leadership and support when her sons were active Chi Rho and CYF, provided transportation to church camp and other youth events. She was the driving force behind the coffee shop at he annual church Christmas bazaar. She supported the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts along with her long time commitment to the Interested Mothers' Club. She actively supported PTA, Band Boosters, and Athletic Boosters. Virginia more recently has been very active in Pittsfield Woman's Club, Sorrossis, the Griggsville Christian Church, and volunteer work at Eastside Rehabilitation Center. Virginia would consider her family her one best life achievement. She never missed one opportunity to tell anyone who asked about her family how great they all were, how proud she was of them and their achievements. She also knew why, “They are all true-breds!” Her sons and grandchildren would probably attribute it to her encouragement, support, love and demand for excellence. She is survived by her two sons Rev. Dennis Knotts (wife Jeanne) of Las Cruces, N.M., Marcus Knotts (wife Karen) of Parker, Co. Five grandchildren, Ashley Spencer (husband Brian) of Iberia, Mo. Travus Knotts (wife Gen) of Hudson, Colo., Luke Knotts (wife Katherine) of Evanston, Dr. Nathan Knotts (wife Tara) of Pacifica, Calif., and Morgan Knotts (wife Rachelle) of Henderson, Nev. She also is survived by great-grandchildren. Virginia would also include Dr. David Noriega among her surviving sons. He was a foreign exchange student from Barranquilla, Colombia who was with the Knotts family from the fall of 1964 till the end of the school year in 1965. Currently, David lives with his family in North Haledon, N.J. Virginia chose cremation and, in accordance with Ralph and her wishes, want their ashes mingled and scattered in the Rock Mountains. The family is planning a family union in June to share their memories of their mother, and grandmother and to celebrate her long life so well lived.
Colleen Kaylor Donald K. Evans Donald K. Evans, 73, of Springfield died Thursday Jan. 23, 2014 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was born in Bedford April 19, 1940, the son of Oscar S. and Marguerite Walk Evans. He married Ruth Ann Niffen, June 12, 1964 and she survives. He is also survived by his children; Donald (wife Veronica) Evans of Rio Rico, Ariz., Dennis Evans of Live Oak, Fla., and Kathy Jo (husband Brent) Radtke of Springfield. He has seven grandchildren; Alex (husband Travis) Pocklington, Brittany Evans, Courtney Evans, Drake Evans, Cheyenne Radtke-Dunn, Hayden and Rylan Radtke, one great-grandson Colton Pocklington, two brothers and three sisters. There are several nieces, nephews and cousins. His parents and a sister preceded him in death. Don served his country in the United States Army. He then served in the Illinois National Guard and worked as a security guard at Camp Lincoln until his retirement in 2000. He was a member of the 3637th Maintenance Company at the Illinois National Guard. Arrangements were under the direction of Bisch and Son Funeral Home 505 E. Allen, Springfield where the family received friends Jan. 28 until the time of services noon. Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Radtke officiated. Burial with full military honors followed in Camp Butler National Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Donald K. Evans Memorial Fund c/o Security Bank 3001 Chatham Rd.Springfield, 62704
Colleen Kaylor, 84, of Hannibal, Mo. Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 at Beth Haven Nursing Home in Hannibal, Mo. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 25 at the James O’Donnell Funeral Home in Hannibal. Dr. Brian Kaylor officiated. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Hannibal. Colleen was born Dec. 31, 1929, in Pittsfield to Ed and Wilma Ruble Moore. She was married to Lloyd D. Kaylor Dec. 25,1948 in Pittsfield. He preceded her in death May 16,1997. Survivors include three children, L. David Kaylor of Montgomery, Ala., Doug Kaylor (Carol) of Jefferson City, Mo., Larry Kaylor of Hannibal, Mo., three sisters, Donna Triplett of Pittsfield, Mardell Harris of Florida, Karen Woolfolk (Richard) of Quincy. Also surving are six grandchildren, Alex Kaylor (Heather), Amy Niffen (Shane), Bobby Kaylor, Brian Kaylor (Jennifer), Cristina Early (Nathan) and Michael Kaylor. She is also survived by four great-grandsons and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She is preceded in death by one daughter; Joyce Dixon. Mrs. Kaylor previously worked at Hannibal Senior High School for many years as a cook. In her retirement Mrs. Kaylor worked part time at the Hannibal Public Library. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Kaylor was a very active member of 5th Street Baptist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society in care of the James O’Donnell Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made and video tribute viewed at www.jamesodonnellfuneralhome.com
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Louise Jones, 91, of Pittsfield, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois. She was born Aug. 18, 1922, to Joseph F. and Minnie (Hoerlein) Jones in Pittsfield. She lived in the same house where almost her entire life, with the exception of the past four years, when she resided at Hawthorne Inn, in Pittsfield. In high school, she worked delivering the Quincy Herald-Whig newspapers to earn money for the purchase of her first bicycle. She graduated from Higbee High School in 1940. She was employed by the Pittsfield Public School system (Higbee School and Unit No. 10 Administrative Offices) for 16 years, after which she worked in Bloomington for four years from 1962-1966. She then returned to Pittsfield and worked for 31 years in general assistance for township supervisors in township welfare. She also spent many wonderful years working with the Pittsfield United Methodist Church and beyond in district and conference levels; youth work, missions, and as annual conference delegate, page and volunteer. Louise also enjoyed working with the Wesleyan Service Guild, women’s groups, Sunday school teacher, and sang in the choir. Louise enjoyed volunteering through Work Activity, Church, Senior Citizens, R.S.V.P. She loved organizing family reunions, and enjoyed travel, reading, knitting and genealogy. She was the youngest and last surviving of four children, Harry (Thelma) Jones, Paul (Trudy) Jones, and Joseph (Doris) Jones, Jr. Surviving are two sisters-in-law, Trudy Jones, of Jacksonville, and Doris Jones, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is also survived by four nephews, Phillip Jones, of Indianapolis, Ind., Stephen (Cynthia) Jones, of Jacksonville, Jim (Linda) Jones, of Jacksonville, and Mike (Debra) Jones, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and three nieces, Patricia (Larry) Maddux of Lincolnton, N.C., Sharon (Ed) Craig, of Seguin, Texas, and Barbara Hoyer, of Lenexa, Kans. A niece, Jennifer Shoop, predeceased her Feb. 1, 2013. Nine great-nieces and nephews, 13 great-great nieces and nephews, and one great-greatgreat niece also survive. Funeral services will be held at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Pittsfield at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, with visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. Burial will be in Pittsfield West Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Pittsfield United Methodist Church. A luncheon will be held at the church following the committal at the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.airsman-hires.com The Airman-Hires Funeral Home in Pittsfield is in charge of the arrangements.
Fred L. Stickman, 81 of Pittsfield, IL died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Fred was born in Pike County, Nov.1, 1932, a son of George Elmer and Lottie Fern Ransom Stickman. He married Leila Mae Crowder and she survives. Fred was a veteran of the United States Army and served in Germany as a tank operator. He was a member of the Pittsfield United Methodist Church, Pike County Farm Bureau, Masonic Lodge #790 A.F. & A.M., Pike County Shriners, Pike County Farm Bureau and Country Couples. Fred and Leila loved to square dance and belonged to the Pike Prominators Square Dance Club. For 20 years Fred and Leila had enjoyed wintering in Mission, Texas. Fred loved farming and loved to be on the farm. He greatly enjoyed going to 9 a.m. coffee at the Cardinal Inn to visit with his many friends. He is survived by his wife Leila; son, Gene (Julie) Stickman of Pittsfield; daughter, Vickie (Jay) Stickman Bloch of Southlake, Texas; two grandchildren, Arie (Drew) Bloch Smith of Ft. Worth, Texas and Jacob Bloch of Denton, Texas. Fred was preceded in death by his parents, and one grandson, Cole Stickman. Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield with Rev. John Ruzich officiating. Visitation was held Saturday evening, Feb. 8, at the funeral home. Masonic services were conducted by Masonic Lodge #790 A.F. & A.M. Interment was in the West Cemetery in Pittsfield with military graveside honors accorded by Pittsfield American Legion Post #152 and Military Funeral Honor Guard. Memorials are suggested to be made to the Pittsfield Fire Department, Shriners Hospital for Children or West Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www. nieburfh.com. The Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield has been entrusted with the service.
Ricky “Rick” Lee Lister, 55 of rural Griggsville, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 at his residence. Rick was born in Hillsboro, Nov. 1, 1958, a son of Paul Douglas and Donna Mae White Lister. He married Vanessa Hull Nov. 19, 1977 in Griggsville and she survives. Rick had been employed as a safety/trainer coordinator at the Celanese Chemical Plant in Meredosia. Rick loved the outdoors and wanted to be outside all the time.He loved deer hunting and fishing, gardening and working in the yard with his grandkids help. He enjoyed going to the Pittsfield Lake to camp and other campgrounds within the area with a group of friends. Rick dearly loved his grandkids and loved to watch their sporting events and greatly loved the time he spent with them. He is survived by his mother, Donna Lister of Griggsville, his wife, Vanessa and two children, Eric (Amy Forshey) Lister of Perry and a daughter, Kayla Lister of Griggsville; two grandsons, Bradyn and Dean Lister and a granddaughter, Ashton Wainman. Additional survivors are three special nephews, Kevin Harris, Jeff Harris and Tommy Rowden; two sisters, Sheri (Leon) Clark of Beardstown and Debbie (Joe) Browning of Perry and numerous nieces and nephews. Rick was preceded in death by his father, grandparents, Elmer and Alice Lister and Raymond and Dorothy White. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield with Bro. Josh Ottwell officiating. Visitation was held Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, 2014 at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Griggsville Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be made to the Rick Lister Sports Memorial Fund which will be distributed to various Pike County Youth Sports Programs. Condolences may be sent to the family at www. nieburfh.com. The Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield has been entrusted with the service.
Donald Ray Pine, 74 of Baylis, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 at his residence in Baylis. Don was born Nov. 29, 1939, in Pike County, a son of Orie C. and Marie Rigg Pine. He married Donna Claudine Dorsey May 24, 1968 and she preceded him in death in 1997. Don had been a grain and livestock farmer most of his life near Baylis. He had served in the Army Reserves in his earlier years. He had attended and was a member of the United Brethren Church in Baylis and a member of the Pittsfield Moose Lodge #420 and a member of the National Rifle Association. He purchased “The Pantry” restaurant in the mid “80’s” and was active in the restaurant for more than 15 years then continued to farm and raise livestock. He enjoyed shooting pool and played in a local league for several years. He loved to hunt and fish and ride his motorcycle. Don greatly loved to be with his grandkids out on the farm. He is survived by one son, Khris (Petrea) Pine of Baylis; three daughters, Kim (Steve) Zeiss of Steelville, Mo.; Kay (Randy) Jennings of Pittsfield and Lyn (Robin) Thompson of Wisconsin and a companion, Sue Lindsay. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, five great grandchildren and a brother, Orie Eugene (Barb) Pine of Quincy survive in addition to several nieces and nephews. His parents, his wife, Donna and a sister, Marcella Johnson, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at Monday, Feb. 10, at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield with Pastor Jim Jacques officiating. Visitation was held Sunday evening at the Niebur Funeral Home. Interment was in the Baylis Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be made to the Baylis Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.nieburfh.com. The Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield has been entrusted with the service.
“Like” Us Celebration of life to be held A celebration of life will be held in memory of Michael Todd Willard Sunday, Feb. 16 from 2-4 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center, located at 220 W. Adams St. in Pittsfield. All are welcome to join in sharing memories of Mike with his mother, Catherine Willard Capps, stepfather, Harold “Putter” Capps, and
family and friends. Light refreshments will be served. In honor of Mike’s daughter, memorials may be directed to the Shelby Grace Willard Education Fund, Farmers National Bank, 201 W. Washington Street, Pittsfield, Il 62363.
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Cleo C. “Skip” Inskip Cleo C. “Skip” Inskip, 96, of Collinsville, died Jan.19 at the Relais Bonne Eau in Edwardsville. He was born, Aug. 19, 1917, in Pearl, the son of Ray and Lillie Buchanan Inskp. Skip was a World War II Army veteran serving in the Aleutian Islands. He worked for 45 years and retired from the National Cash Register Company. He belonged to Masonic Order 712 in Collinsville and was an avid bowler and golfer. He was a member and enjoyed volunteering at the Copper Creek Christian Church and Faith In Action. Skip was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and a friend to many. He was dearly loved by his family and friends and will be truly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Lillie, nee Buchanan, Inskip; his beloved wife of 51 years, Frances nee Miller; his brothers, Earl and Basel Inskip; and a sister, Vera Sibley. Cleo was the loving father of Linda (Wayne) Powers of Collinsville; grandsons, Brian (Elizabeth) Feig of Collinsville and Brent (Melissa) Feig of Fenton, Mo.; and beloved greatgrandchildren, Samantha, Austin, Ethan and Hannah. Memorials may be made to Copper Creek Christian Church or Hospice of Southern Illinois. : Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at the funeral home with Rev. Larry Bowling officiating. Internment was in St John Cemetery in Collinsville. Visitation was held prior to the funeral service.
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You don’t have to look any further than your latest utility bill, or the ice clinging stubbornly to the front walk, to know that the winter of 2014 is taking a toll. Schools are scrambling to meet the educational needs of students during a run of on-and-off days of instruction. Food pantries are realizing that many are needing more of the family budget to keep warm, leaving less for food. Frozen pipes and frozen autos have added to the costs Pike County residents have faced. But looking to the future, there is good news. Warming temperatures are forecast for the weekend and, one of our happiest holidays, Valentine’s Day, is Friday. We recommend you follow the cue put forth by the Pike County Chamber of Commerce. Take this opportunity to shop locally. While budgets have been stretched due to the harsh winter, local businesses have taken a hit. When travel is hazardous, local stores and restaurants find that some customers opt to wait it out, conserve cash and stay in. Valentine’s Day with its pleasant weather forecast is a huge opportunity to break out of this cycle. Typically, many dollars are spent on Heart Day gifts and treats. This year, let’s spend them locally. We have wonderful sources of flowers, cards and candy, all available locally. And if the special friend or neighbor you’re thinking of isn’t the flowers and candy type, think of all the goods and services you could offer by way of a gift card. That guy on your list may think an oil change and tune-up is the perfect heartfelt remembrance! Spring is on its way, no doubt. Let’s celebrate with both warm thoughts and locally spent dollars.
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Guest Column: Roger Campbell
Love and marriage
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upid’s arrows are flying through the mail again and I’m somewhat of an authority on the subject of the season. I’ve been in love with the same woman since we were teenagers and we’re heading toward our sixty-fourth wedding anniversary. Add to that the many weddings at which I’ve officiated and you’ll see there’s a case for my claim. One of the tenderest times in the sequence of events leading to marriage is the first appointment with the minister. Two young lovers enter the pastor’s study, hand in hand, with stars in their eyes, to talk about getting married. For this important occasion, I settled on a plan that I thought would help them throughout their life together. First, I asked the prospective groom why he wanted to marry this woman. His answer was always essentially the same: because he loved her. “Why do you love her?” I then asked. An awkward period of silence often
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who were soon to be married how to build a lasting relationship by focusing on their strong points, the positive characteristics that had brought them together. Ruining a marriage is easy. All you have to do is accentuate the negative. Those who build on faults shouldn’t be surprised when earthquakes come. An unhappy woman thought there was no way to save her marriage. Sitting across the desk from me, she told the reasons for her pessimism and unfolded a bitter story about her husband’s faults. He was neglectful, unloving and unspiritual. “Is there anything good about him?” I asked. She hadn’t thought about that in a long time. After a few moments of silence, she started naming a few redeeming qualities in this scoundrel and before she left my office her attitude had changed. He wasn’t so bad after all. Looking for the best in others is not a denial of their shortcomings. On the con-
trary, it simply recognizes their faults and then acts in love. This is exactly how the Lord responds to our failures. In spite of our blunders and mistakes along the way, He loves us, meets us where we are and offers us forgiveness. That’s why grace is so amazing: it’s extended to the undeserving. There are no perfect people and therefore no perfect marriages. But there is hope: those who respond in faith to God’s love will discover the secret that makes love and marriage last. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ■ Roger Campbell is an author, a broadcaster and columnist who was a pastor for 22 years. He can be reached at rcministry@ameritech.net
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To all Republicans and conservatives: 1. What exactly is your message? 2. What do you truly believe in? 3. What do you truly reject? 4. Don’t dwell on how we as a nation got in this mess. Acknowledge the fact, then shut up about the how. Then answer “we the people” what is your vision for our nation? Or, to put it in business terms, what is your mission statement? 5. Can you put your mission statement into clear, concise, understandable written form, using words that carry much meaning but are few in number? Words that don’t require a dictionary? 6. Can you/will you present to “we the people” a business plan as to how your mission statement will be accomplished? 7. Are you already or are you willing to become flexible enough to make many course corrections as the implementation of your plan dictates? 8. Are you grown up enough to admit when something in your plan just won’t work and never will work, then be willing to scrap whatever it is? 8A. Or, are you going to be like Obama et al and ramcharge full speed ahead into the clearly visible iceberg? 9. Do you fully realize that one of the hallmarks of a good to great leader is the ability to delegate authority to those who are qualified to handle the responsibility? 10. Conversely, are you willing, will you be mature enough to admit when you have asked more of someone than they can deliver, then quietly replace that person all the while preserving that person’s dignity and self-worth? Such action is highly desirable for the very simple reason that most people learn from their past, especially their mistakes and failures. The person you have to dismiss now may very well be the person you call back later after you both have had time to grow up. These guiding principles are not only for national leaders but need to be applied to state and very much to local leaders. And, “we the people” must be the ones who apply these principles with polite force. I’m not saying it will be easy; I’m saying it must be done. JANET KELLY Pittsfield, Ill.
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followed that question, during which I felt sorry for the bride-to-be whose future husband couldn’t think of anything to say. One answered, “Well, it’s not because of her looks!” I’ve often wondered why we didn’t lose that one. Finally, after time to think about his answer, this man who was soon to pledge his love for life would come up with some reasons for doing so. Then I asked the same question of the intended bride, who often quickly volunteered several reasons for her love. Following this, I asked both of them to enlarge on their love lists and bring them to our next appointment. At our second meeting, I carefully went over both lists and returned them, saying, “You are each marrying an imperfect person. You both have faults that will begin to show up after you’re married and that will be the time to review your lists again. What was I trying to do? I was making an effort to teach these
125 Years Ago Feb. 9, 1889 We do not believe that weather prophet groundhog saw his shadow Saturday, for the sun shone out so clear and strong that it would have shone right through him and not made a particle of shadow. A cold wave came down from the north Monday and Tuesday and the mercury played down around zero. Those tulips and crocuses that commenced to swell and burst out of the ground have gone back in a hurry. The first number of the Barry Sun, a new paper started in that city by the veteran editor and publisher, W.T. Lakin, is before us and presents a creditable appearance. We will be happy to add it to our list of exchanges. Lakin said that “politically the Sun will be democratic,” and “in local matters on the side of the people.” The business of cigar making has grown into importance in Pittsfield since started but comparatively a short time ago by L. D. Hirsheimer & Bro. Already the payroll runs up to $150.00 per week. The original Fisk Jubilee Singers of Nashville have been engaged to give one of their inimitable concerts at the Congregational church in this place this month. The levee is beginning to loom up in New Canton, with construction work planned. We think the “Papa of Waters” will have to get a move on him if he overflows this spring. Wood is selling at Nebo at $2 per cord. 100 Years Ago Feb. 11, 1914 The banks in Pittsfield will be closed on the Monday after Washington’s birthday, February 23. The twice postponed Possum banquet will be held Thursday evening, Feb. 19 at the Pittsfield Christian
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church. Some time since the members of the city council were indulging in some little talk of abandoning the arc lighting system in Pittsfield and in its place substituting the small incandescent lights at the ratio of two for one. The change, it strikes the Democrat, is a step backward and a long one at that. While the change would mean twice the number of lights (but much smaller) it also means twice the number of unsightly light poles planted in the street. The little cold spell of Friday night, Saturday and Sunday with the mercury reported at from two to eight below, made ice about five and one half inches thick. For the first time in Illinois, all women over 21 years of age and having lived in the state one year, the county 90 days and the election district 30 days, can participate and vote in caucuses and all annual and special meetings in the township. Mumps, chicken pox and colds are raging among the school children. 75 Years Ago Feb. 8, 1939 Earl C. Smith of Detroit, Friday began his fourteenth consecutive year as president of the Illinois Agricultural Association. He was elected at the annual meeting held in Chicago last week. During the year of 1938 an average of 59,254 pounds of surplus commodities have been distributed each month by the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission in Pike county to approximately 1500 families. Charles William, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Foster of New Canton, became New Canton’s first Eagle Scout in an impressive ceremony at the annual Saukee Council banquet last Friday evening, Feb. 3 in Quincy. The 62nd annual meeting of the Phone: (217) 285-2345 Fax: (630) 206-0320
Pike County Education association was held in the Coliseum in Barry, Friday, with President George Johnson of Hull presiding. There were 344 teachers registered. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Bradbury of Perry entertained directors and faculty of school districts 172 and 57 at their home Monday evening. Chinese checkers were played, and delicious refreshments were served. Mr. Bradbury is president of the Perry community high school board.
50 Years Ago Feb. 12, 1964 Tom Coulson will return to Pittsfield March 9 and take over the duties of managing editor of the Pike County Democrat-Times. Coulson was employed 1959-1962 with the Pike County Republican as advertising manager and sports editor. A delegation of three Pittsfield Dist. 10 teachers representing the teachers’ salary schedule committee appeared before the February board of education meeting Tuesday afternoon and presented their case for a pay increase. Members of the delegation were James Sanderson, Mrs. Zona Hack and Mrs. Frances Willard. They had a chart showing that Unit 10 pays its teachers less than other districts in the area and in the state as a whole. A crowd of over 150 gathered at the Farm Bureau hall Tuesday evening for the annual meeting of the Federal Land Bank Association of Pittsfield. A baked ham dinner was served by ladies of the Homemakers Extension. Entertainment consisted of two solos by Pittsfield’s accomplished young vocalist, Helen Apps, who was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Donald Apps. The report of Manager Walter Lamb showed that the association had enjoyed a very successful (Pickings CONTINUED ON A5) Mail: 115 West Jefferson P.O. Box 70 Pittsfield, IL 62363
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The Coonridge Digest: Freida Marie Crump
Without the facts, we’re all bird brains Greetings from the Ridge In the annals of the great romantics, you won’t find the name of Herb Crump listed anywhere, and when it comes to sentimentality he doesn’t even rate a footnote. We always try to buy each other a little something for Valentine’s Day and as we’ve aged our gift exchange has turned from roses and chocolates to support hose and thermal socks, but this year the man actually showed just the barest hint of creativity and bought me a bird feeder. I enjoy birds and every winter I try to purchase a feeder that won’t be completely destroyed by squirrels within a week. Our local squirrel’s name is Marvin. I named him after a cousin I couldn’t stand, and Marvin’s been around for about 30 years. I may be wrong on this. Maybe squirrels don’t live that long but whatever critter sits there and laughs at me through my bedroom window as he mangles every bird box I buy looks suspiciously like last year’s terrorist. So for the rest of the winter I content myself with tossing out a handful of bird stuff every morning and, although Marvin feasts even more mightily on this lawn buffet, at least he destroys no more feeders. But Herb, God love his Valentine soul, went out and
bought a squirrel-proof bird feeder last week. It looks like a small Chamber of Horrors, so wired and spiked that no squirrel alive could possible get his paws inside it. Of course, the downside is that it’s so well protected that the birds can’t use it, either, so I just toss the seeds onto the ground again. However, it’s the thought that counts and for Herb to actually have a useful thought is the occasion for great rejoicing around the Crump household. But watching those feathery little rascals every morning I’ve noticed that among all the creatures in the animal kingdom, birds must be the most skittish. Anything will set them off and cause them to fly away . . . an off-colored sparrow, the shadow of a cloud, a gust of wind. And when one bird takes flight they all follow suit, all returning ten seconds later to nibble, peck, scare, and then return again. Their fear surely burns more calories than flying south in the winter. If just one little wren would say to himself, “You know, everybody else just flew off in a panic but I see nothing fearful here. I think I’ll just stick around and have all these seeds to myself!” then I’d deem him the smartest bird in the flock. But he doesn’t. They never do. One bird jumps into the air and others spook and fly. I laugh at the stupidity of birds, then I sometimes look around and see this bird-brained behavior in crea-
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And when one bird takes flight they all follow suit, all returning ten
seconds later to nibble, peck, scare, and then return again. Their fear surely burns more calories than flying south in the winter.”
tures lacking feathers and wings. If I only had a nickel for every time I’ve sat around the local café and heard someone quote someone quoting somebody else then proclaiming it all to be fact. And then before anyone can actually get a fact in, someone else agrees. One sparrow spooks and they all take flight. Joe only watches news on the conservative cable network and Margie only listens to the liberal talking heads. Neither of them has read the front page of a newspaper for years. Neither of them bothers to check their facts against anything resembling an objective source. They’re both following the noisiest birds in the flock whether or not the head bird actually has any idea what he’s doing. Last week an alarm went out across the Internet, forecasting two feet of snow for our area. Within minutes the panic spread across cyberspace and by the time I went to buy groceries that afternoon the store was filled with rumors of the upcoming storm. It is not hard to obtain a legitimate weather forecast but none of the
pickings (continued from A4) year in 1963, and a dividend of 5% was paid on the outstanding stock. Fred Walch and Philip Hamilton were re-elected as directors for a three-year term. The Pleasant Hill Wolves increased their record to 17-1 with victories over the weekend, downing Southwestern 73-65 Friday night and Payson 77-54 Saturday night. Bob Robertson, Bill Franklin and Randy Hubbard led the Wolves in scoring both nights. 25 Years Ago Feb. 8, 1989 Effective Thursday, Feb. 9, the Pittsfield-Penstone Airport will be under new management. The city council voted unanimously to award a new three-year contract to KGK Management Services. Members of the KGK partnership are Kent, Gregg, and Kevin Carnes. While Illini Community Hospital lost more money than anticipated in operations during December, the picture was much brighter for the first quarter of the fiscal year. Also, to promote family bonding, Illini now allows
grandparents and siblings to visit the newborn in the mother’s room. Previously siblings and newborns only had been allowed to visit the mother. As part of the special sesquicentennial emphasis of the Pittsfield First United Methodist Church, former pastors and leaders of the Pittsfield church will be speaking at Lenten worship services beginning Sunday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. The PHS Saukees lost to Quincy Notre Dame 67-60 Saturday night in a slick Voshall Gym. The Saukees were led in scoring by John Hill with a game high 22 points. Hill is rumored to be close to the 1,000-point career mark. The Saukee coaching staff is not releasing actual figures to protect the talented senior from undue pressure. 10 Years Ago Feb. 11, 2004 Sometime between now and May 30, the Illinois Legislature will consider adding more than 2,000 out-of-state deer permits to potential hunters.
Pittsfield High School dominated the Pike County Conference Scholastic Bowl tournament, which was held at Pleasant Hill High School. PHS was first, Griggsville-Perry was second, Pleasant Hill third, West Pike fourth, and Liberty High School finished in fifth place. The Griggsville-Perry Eagles claimed their regional title last week with a 60-39 win over West Pike. Perry Bonds poured in 39 points for the Eagles, breaking the school record of 33 set by Bruce Brawdy in 1979. Both the Barry Tigers and the Pittsfield Saukees lost on last second shots Saturday in the area’s first ever SuperFan Shootout. Barry broke into the state rankings and maintained its 16th spot despite the one point loss to Lovejoy over the weekend. The Saukees lost by one point when Carthage’s Ashton Gronewald hit two free throws with .03 seconds showing on the clock. ■ Pickings from Pike’s Past is compiled by Michael Boren.
spastic birds had bothered to do so. I have a theory that the bread guy and the milkman started the rumor. It’s an interesting little convocation of fowls that gathers around my pile of bird seed every evening and I’ve come to know a few of the birdish personalities . . . the bully Blue jay, the nonchalant Cardinal, the hyped up little wrens and the skittish sparrows. They’ll nibble away without a threat in the world until one woodpecker decides to check out the next tree. Without bothering to check the facts, the other 80 birds skitter away because of false information. George Bernard Shaw said, “Beware of false knowledge. It is more dangerous than ignorance.” George knew his birds. You ever in Coonridge, stop by. We may not answer the door but you’ll enjoy the trip. ■ The imaginative commentary of Freida Marie Crump comes to us from Coonridge – a town that’s a lot like your own.
Outdoor Truths: Gary Miller
What can you trade in?
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he bass fishing tournaments are getting ready to start with a vengeance. Once they begin, each weekend will offer another opportunity to fish for money. All bass tournaments have pretty much the same rules; two fishermen; one boat; the five biggest fish by weight, win. Some men will literally come to blows in pursuing first prize. And first prize can be worth lots of money even in the smaller tournaments. As I have said before these types of events touch both the competitive and outdoorsy side of men. It’s enough fun to fish but add in beating somebody in the process and winning cash to do it, makes it an addictive potion. Most of the time each team will spend the first few hours on the water just trying to catch any size fish. The immediate goal is to get five fish in the boat. After (or if) that
is accomplished, the goal changes. Now it’s time to cull the smaller ones that are already in the live well for bigger replacements. Remember, it’s the five heaviest fish. Sometimes the technique changes just for the purpose of perhaps catching less fish but bigger ones. Again, the lesser ones get tossed back in when a better quality one is caught. And there are occasions when some good fish are thrown back because a great one is caught. Our life is somewhat like these bass tournaments. We know that we only have room for so many things in our lives, as well. Each one of these can be of little or great importance. Our life’s pursuit and God’s desire for us is to constantly add something that has a greater value than what we already have. What we have to remember, however, is sometimes we must get rid of
something that is of great worth in order to add something else that is priceless. This decision always comes with a mixed sense of both loss and excitement. As we mature we understand that it just has to be that way. It’s just like that exercise shirt that you once wore that said, “No Pain; No Gain.” This is so true… But never forget that what you give up now will not seem so great a sacrifice when you get to the weigh-in. These types of sacrifices will always put you in the money. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– ■ Gary Miller is an outdoorsman from Harrowgate, Tenn. gary@outdoortruths.org
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Bradshaw’s Custom Pumping - Matt Bradshaw Buckeye Creek Outfitters - Sam, Tim & Bill Ferguson Church’s Tree Farm - Bob Church Mario Vitale BTC Farms - Travis & Jessica Lawson Non-Typical Wildlife Services – Ryan Bland Central State Bank – Mike Kinscherff Kitchen Seed Company – Rex Syrcle Kevin Waters Aaron Lipcaman Seed Sales - Aaron Lipcaman Brice & Carol Lawson Bret Lipcaman Seed Sales - Bret Lipcaman Larry Krusemark Pike County Real Estate - John Borrowman Pike Feeds – Mark Greger Whitetail Properties Real Estate – Wes McConnell Frank’s 4X4 – Frank Smith Farmers National Bank of Griggsville – Doug Smith Wayne & Edna Baughman Dean Farms - Brenton Dean Dean High Performance - Christian Dean
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We would like to thank all the businesses and individuals who purchased Sponsorships, the businesses who gave financially to underwrite some of the cost of raffle items and banquet expenses, and thanks also go out to the businesses who generously donated items for raffles, auctions and door prizes. We especially want to thank a few of the people who made this year’s banquet possible: David & Susan Chenoweth Pam Hausmann
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PoleShed Open this weekend By beth zumwalt Pike Press It’s not too late to get a team in the PoleShed Open. “We have room for more teams,” Heather Hayden, one of the organizers of the event, said. The activity is designed to provide ag scholarships for Pittsfield High School students. “We will take teams that day if we can.” Early-bird registration deadline has passed and any team registering now will pay the $125 entry fee. Pike County’s version of the traditional barstool open is being held in agricultural buildings and will benefit the local FFA with ag scholarship money. The event will be Saturday, starting at noon, in various ag businesses and farms around Pittsfield and surrounding areas. “The Pole Shed Open is a traveling four-person team putt-putt golf tournament open to the general public and hosted by the Pittsfield Ag Alumni,” Hayden said. “Its purpose is to help fund an ag scholarship that the alumni has created to assist local ag students who wish to pursue an ag education or ag related degree.”
Each putt-putt hole is designed and run by a volunteer who sponsors/builds the hole at their home or place of work. Hole locations include: Hole 1, Prairieland FS; Hole 2, Gerard Farms; Hole 3, Eagle Valley Farms; Hole 4, Bauer Farms; Hole 5, Moffit Farms; Hole 6, Lipcaman Seed Sales Hole 7, Daniel Farms; Hole 8, Hayden Farms; and Hole 9, RS Farms. The concept is simple. Golfers will sign in between noon and 1 p.m at the first hole, PrairieLand FS. At sign-in the team will receive a score sheet and map. The team will need to fill out the scorecard with each team member’s name. The teams will be given a rundown of the day’s events and then released to the first hole. Once the team reaches each hole, they will need to give their score sheet to the people who are running that hole. Their sheet is placed on the bottom of the stack and once it is their turn, their name will be called and they will putt. After the team is finished putting, they will take the filled out card and move on to the next hole. “Travel to and from holes 2-8 are at your leisure, and you are
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responsible for your own travel and meals throughout the tournament other than the evening meal,” Hayden said. “Each hole host has created a challenging and creative mini golf course in their building at their expense and will help guide you through their course. Be sure to show your gratitude for their generosity.” At the end of the day, scorecards can be left at the last hole for final tallying. The winner of the tournament receives free entry into next year’s event.
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The Pittsfield FFA Poleshed Open will be held this weekend with proceeds going to fund an ag scholarship for Pittsfield High School ag students. The putt-putt event will be held in various locations and the team winning the event will receive a traveling trophy and free entry into next year’s event.
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Council braves the weather By beth zumwalt Pike Press Pittsfield City Council members braved the blizzard Feb. 4, meeting as scheduled. The agenda was short as the council voted to reimburse the taxing bodies affected by the TIF 1 district three percent of the collected real estate taxes. Taxing bodies receiving a portion of the $8,736 were: Pikeland Schools, John Wood Community College, Bay Creek Water Shed, Pittsfield Township, Pittsfield Road and Bridge, Newburg Township, Newburg Road and Bridge, Pike County and the City of
Pittsfield. The same entities also split a check from TIF 2 but that check was for only $1.84. The council also voted to apply for a USDA grant to cover the cost of the new tornado warning sirens. The low bid for the siren was $16,985. The council also learned the town started the winter with 150 tons of salt and is down to 75 tons of salt. The council went into an estimated five-minute closed session to discuss pending litigation regarding the EMC lawsuit. The closed session lasted 17 minutes and no action was taken following.
Annual quail banquet March 8 The Pike County Quail and Upland Management Association will hold their annual fund raising banquet March 8, at the former JDL Building, Highway 54 North, Pittsfield, beginning at 6 p.m. with a social hour, games and viewing of the many auction and raffle items. All monies raised will be kept in Pike County and directed towards the conservation, preservation, management, and habitat development relating to quail and upland game. It is also recognized that contributing to the welfare of upland bird populations and their habitat provides benefits for many other forms of wildlife. Dinner will be provided by Catering and More at 7 p.m. and will be followed by the auction and raffles at 8 p.m. Auction items will include a unique Terry Redlin bookcase, lodge box, and wine rack, coffee table with quail mount, clock, coat rack, original artwork, collector’s prints, hunting trips including Argentina and Costa Rica, a purebred German shorthair, and other collectible items. Inside raffle items will include guns, collector prints, hunts, gift certificates, hunting clothes, gun cases, duck calls and other merchandise. The outside raffle ticket includes four guns and a Stack On Elite 48 Gun Safe – winner takes ALL!! Guns are a Savage Axis, XP, 22-250 Cal.; Winchester Model SXP, 12 ga. 3 1/2; Ruger 10-22, 22 cal. Rifle; and a Ruger Mark III, 22 cal. Target. Tickets are $10 each or 6 for $50. A special raffle for the youth has been expanded to include 5 youth
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guns, several hunts and Pike Co QUMA T shirts for every youth attending. All youth attending will be eligible for a free pheasant hunt at Heartland Lodge. Advance tickets are $30 for a membership and dinner. Student tickets (18 and under) are $15 and a couple ticket is available for only $50 which includes one membership and two dinners. Children 5 and under are free. Tickets need to be purchased by Feb. 23 to be eligible for the early bird drawing. Tickets purchased at the door will cost an additional five dollars. Tickets are available by calling 285-2464 or from any Pike County QUMA director, Pikeland Motors on the square and The Archery Shop, Pittsfield. Last year funds from the banquet were used for the following: n The equipment, a brillion seeder and trailer, and John Deere no till drill and tractor were available to any landowner to plant food plots or establish wildlife habitat. Seed for habitat plantings were provided. n Free youth hunts and held a youth pheasant hunt. n Helped sponsor the Access Food project which encouraged hunters to take a doe and covered all processing costs to have the meat donated to local food pantries. n Provided a conservation mowing video to all FFA Chapters, 4-H clubs and similar organizations for education on how to mow to promote quail habitat. n Funded a Habitat Coordinator position and supplied equipment, seed and chemicals to increase habitat opportunities.
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The Western annual variety show, presented by the Western Music Booster will be Saturday, Feb.22 at the high school. Performances start at 7 p.m. Brendan Raftery and Caitlin Lee rehearse one of their two numbers for the upcoming talent show. The two will perform twice, once singing “Home” and “Stairway to Heaven.”
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BARRY n A supper will be held at the Barry American Legion Feb. 13 for those interested in going or to state. Barry American Legion is interested in sending two Western High School Junior boys to Boys State. Legion membership is not a requirement. Supper is at 6:30. Meeting is at 7 p.m. n Barry American Legion will have their monthly stag supper & meeting Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Planned menu is homemade vegetable soup, compliments of Raymond Anderson. n A bake sale will be held at the First National Bank of Barry Friday, Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Barry United Methodist Women. n The Barry UMC high school and college students/FROG class will sponsor a baked potato lunch Sunday, Feb. 16 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Barry UMC. The proceeds go to the Heifer Project, an organization that provides extensive training to families and individuals about animals, fish and trees so they can become independent and improve their quality of life. The trained individuals then train others as well. n The First Baptist Church of Barry annual Soup Day will be Saturday, March 1 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Soups will include chili, vegetable soup and chicken noodle soup served with sandwich, dessert and drink. A free will offering will be taken. For carry out and deliveries, call 217-335-2355. The First Baptist Church is located at 900 Main St. in Barry. n The Barry Community Chorus will begin rehearsals for its annual Easter cantata Monday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Barry United Methodist Church. This year's cantata, The Day He Wore My Crown, will be performed on Palm Sunday, April 13. Further questions can be directed to Judy Steers at 3352665. All interested singers are welcome to join us. HULL n Hull Service League’s annual biscuit and gravy breakfast will be Sat., Feb. 22 from 7 a.m. - 11 a.m. at the Hull Lion’s Club. NEBO n Spring Creek Fire Department’s pancake and sausage supper will be Feb. 15 from 4 p.m. until meals are sold out. It will be held at the Spring Creek Fire House in Nebo. Everyone is welcome. PEARL n There will be a soup supper at the Pearl Community Center Saturday, Feb. 15, beginning at 4 p.m. Chili, vegetable soup, sandwiches, dessert, coffee and tea will be served. Donations will be accepted. Proceeds will go toward a Shelter House. PITTSFIELD n The Pittsfield High School class of 1969 is planning their 45th class reunion for this summer and needs help with addresses or contact information for the following classmates. If anyone can help, please contact Helen Earls at 312 S Walnut St., Pittsfield orå Karen Fox at 220 Fair St., Pittsfield or 285-5481. Art Bradley, Marsha Cannon, Linda Cannon, Grant White, Virginia Cheek, Sherrill Cox, Jim Dejaynes, Barbara Malone, Patricia Strong, Marjean Schmidt, Barbara Dietzman, Patricia Wright, Dave Herget, Roger Hull, Mike Wagner, Kathy Mays, Billie Odell, Martha Hart, Bill Oakley, Chris Pali, Jack Ruble, Don Myers, Jodi Moody, Joan Shade, Wayne and Peggy Cawthon, Paul Staley, Michael Scheibe, Janet Shaw, Steven Smith, Thelma Haughey, Dale Johnson, Roger Loyd. n The Pike County Illinois Relay for Life has been moved from June 28-29 to June 21-22. It sill still be held from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The next meeting will be Feb. 12 a the Cardinal Inn in Pittsfield. The committee will meet at 6 p.m. and team captains will meet at 7 p.m. If you are interested in signing up for a team or have any questions, please contact Brandy Allred at 217-779-9297. n The Pike County Senior Center monthly fish fry will be Feb. 13. Serving starts at 4:30 p.m. Menu is buffalo, catfish, potato salad, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, dessert and drink. Carry outs are available by calling 217-285-4969. n Ladies of Nazarene Church will be holding a clothing giveaway Feb. 14, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The giveaway will be held on South Memorial St. nexxt to the Red Cross. Everyone is welcome. There will be winter coats, hooded sweatshirts and nice clothing. For more information, call Della at
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217-285-5284 or Doris at 217-2852689. n Lunch and Learn for Gardeners will be presented by the University of Illinois Extension Unit 14 - Pike County Tuesday, Feb. 18 from noon - 1 p.m. at the U of I Pike Extension Office located at 1301 W. Washington. The topic will be “Growing Small Fruits in Your Backyard.” Miek Roegge, Extension Education, Local Food Systems/Small Farms, will discuss site selection, how to plant, suggested varieties, and more. Lunch will be available for purchase or you may bring your own. Reservations must tbe made by Feb. 12. To reserve a spot, call the Extension Office at 217-2855543 or register online at http:// web.extension.illinois.edu/abhps/ n Volunteers from the West Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging will provide income tax assistance Monday, March 24 at John Wood Community College in Pittsfield. This serrvice is offered through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and cosponsoeed by the Area Agency on Aging and the Internal Revenue Service. No farms or businesses please. Appointments are necessary. For further information or to schedule an appointment, call Connie at Pike County Senior Services, 217-285-6150. n Red Cross will hold a blood drive Feb. 24 from 1-6 p.m. at First Christian Church, 125 W. Jefferson St. in Pittsfield. n St. Mary's Catholic Church will be holding their Spaghetti dinner Feb. 22 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Free will donation. ON GOING n The Bright Star Methodist Cooperative Parish Bible Study for spring 2014 will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Perry United Methodist Church and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Griggsville United Methodist Church. Both are studying the book of Ezekiel. The Bible study is sponsored by the 7 congregations of the Bright Star Parish - Oxville, Florence, Detroit, Griggsville, Perry, New Salem and Baylis Methodist Churches. If you have questions, please call Pastor Dave at 217-833-2575 or 217-833-2457.
n Addicts Victorious support group meeting Tuesday nights 6-7 p.m. Church of the Nazarene Family Center. n Scrapbooking every third Wednesday per month 6-8 p.m at the Hull Community Center by Marie Woods. n Blood Pressure Checks Liberty Village of Pittsfield will provide free checks the last Monday of every month at the Hull Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free soup and sandwich will be provided by Liberty Village and transportation will be provided by the Western Public Transit for anyone to and from the center! n The Pike County Health Department is now offering IDPH approved on-line food service sanitation classes. Both the initial 15 hour “certification class” and the five hour “refresher” class are offered. Participants must have internet access and an e-mail address to sign up. The cost for the 15-hour certification class is $75 and $35 for the 5-hour refresher class. A registration form can be downloaded from the Pike County Health Department website at www.pikecoilhealth.org, Call Jane Johnson at 217-285-4407, ext 118 for more information. n Pittsfield Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star meets every fourth Monday at the Masonic Lodge at 7:30 p.m. n T.O.P.S. Meeting at the Milton Christian Church Annex every Tuesday, weigh-in 6-6:30, meeting 6:30 p.m. The group is open to the public. For information, call Shanna Edison 217-723-4092
n Breastfeeding Support Group, Pike County Health Department, monthly. First Tuesday, 10 a.m, third Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 285-4407.
n The Pittsfield Woman’s Club will meet every 4th Tuesday of the month at noon for lunch and a program at the Community Center. For more information or to become a member, call Sandy Henry, 2856480. All Pike County women are welcome.
n Pike County Health Department: Home Health visits by nurses, therapists, aides, and homemakers daily. TB skin testing 8:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. & 1-4:45 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Immunization clinics 1:30-6 p.m. on first and third Mondays. Family planning counseling Mon.-Thurs., except Tues. a.m. and Wed. p.m. when clinics are held. Blood pressure screenings Tues. 2-4 p.m. The health department is closed on Fridays, although essential services are available. For more information, call 217-285-4407. New WIC walk-in clinics: Monday through Thursday,-to 10:45 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Children’s group nutrition education available second and fourth Thursdays at 1 p.m. No appointments necessary. For more information call 217-2854407, x137.
n Puzzlebox: Autism Awareness/ Support Group meets the third Monday of every month from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 or 8 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Pittsfield. The group is designed to raise awareness of autism spectrum disorders within the community and provide support for those affected by autism. Anyone affected is welcome to attend. Upcoming meeting dates are: June 17 and July 15. For more information, please contact Taylor Sweeting at (217)370-8142 or email taylor.sweeting@yahoo.com. n The Crossroads Center is open for walking Monday through Friday, 8-10 a.m. and 12-1 p.m. Special events may alter the schedule and will be posted. This service will start Nov. 4. n The County Market Coupon Club meets Wednesday afternoons from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. weekly in the County Market Café. There is no charge to join and the coupons are traded each week and
Aubree and Bella Whitlock celebrated their second birthday,s Jan. 28, 2014. Parents are Brandon Whitlock and Stephanie Moesch of Pleasant Hill. Grandparents are Steve and Kelly Moesch of Pleasant Hill, and George Whitlock and Lynn Turnbull of Pittsfield. Greatgrandparents are Denny and Becky Kendall of Pleasant Hill, Karen Scott of Pleasant Hill and Donna Whitlock of New Salem.
n 12 Step Al-Anon Family Support Group for alcohol and narcotic addiction every Monday 8 p.m. at First Christian Church 225 N. Memorial, Pittsfield. (Breezway entrance). For more information, call Betty at (217) 285-6191.
n ‘Fill Your Box’ Card-making Class meets on the 1st Thursday of every month at 10:30 a.m. at 416 E. Chestnut St. in Griggsville with
n The Pike County Loss Support Group will be discontinuing their meetings until this fall. For more information, contact Larry at 217653-3700 or Vicki at 217-2856520.
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n Belleview Community Church “Teen Drop-In” every third Sunday night of the month for ages 12-18 at 5:30 p.m.
n Pittsfield Lions Club meets the first and third Thursday of every month at the Courtyard Cafe. For more information, please contact Mike Graham at 217-473-3791.
n The Pittsfield High School Athletic Dept. is looking for a way to get alumni of PHS addresses. If you are yourself, or if you know the person who is in charge of planning your class reunions, please contact Athletic Director Don Bigley at 217-285-6888 or email dbigley@ pikeland.org.
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several rebate forms are available each week. For more information, contact County Market 285-4453.
n Stamp Club Night every second Monday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Pike County Health Department in Pittsfield with Amanda Woodward.
n Exercises classes will be held at the Senior Center in Pittsfield Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:15-6:15. They are for both men and women. These classes are easy enough that most can do them. If you have any questions, feel free to stop by the Senior Center or call 217-285-4524.
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Cassaundra Joye Gunning and Alex Christopher Benz, both of Decatur, were united in marriage Saturday, Sept. 21, 2014 in Lincoln. The bride is the daughter of Chuck and Deb Gunning of Lincoln and the groom is the son of David and Mary Kay Benz of Pleasant Hill. Grandparents of the bride include Lynn Gunning and Irene Baily. The honorary grandmother of the bride is Sandra Hollenbeck. Grandparents of the groom are Edward and Willean Benz. The Rev. Tracy Thomas officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Matron of honor was Cara Ramlow, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids included Jeny Tribler, Kellye Saad, Ashley Alexander, Melinda Thomas, Emily Meginnes, all friends of the bride, and Danielle Benz, sister-in-law of the groom. Juliette Benz, niece of the groom, was flower girl. Jarrod Lummis and Jon Brent, both friends of the groom, served as Best Men. Ryan Benz and Adam Benz, brothers of the groom, along with Kyle Friederich, Nate Clarey, and Kie Layne, friends of the groom, were groomsmen. Ushers included Adam Ramlow, brother-in-law of the bride, Paul Adams, “brother” of the bride, and Josh Springer and Bryce Hubbard,
friends of the groom. Rolen Benz, nephew of the groom, served as ring bearer. Linda Storm, Lisa and Betsy Ramlow, all friends of the bride, provided the music. Caroline Gunning, cousin of the bride, Patty Busse, aunt of the groom, and Allie Brent, friend of the groom, did the readings. Programs were passed out by Kari Adams, “sister-in-law” of the bride, Cody Adams, “nephew” of the bride, and Emma Adams, “niece” of the bride. Lyndsey Ogle and Erin Thompson, cousins of the groom were at the guestbook. The bride’s personal attendant was Rachel Sievers, sister-in-law of the groom. A reception followed the ceremony at the American Legion in Lincoln. Hosts for the reception were Dennis and Michele Garrigus and Dean and Judy Kukuck, all friends of the bride. The Leavers, a band from Columbia, MO. provided the dance music. Dane Thompson, cousin of the groom, is the lead vocalist for the band. Following a honeymoon to the Dominican Republic the bride and groom are at home in Decatur. Cassaundra is employed as a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital. Alex is a structural engineer with the firm of Chastain and Associates in Decatur.
n Job Club will be open to the public every Tuesday from 2-3 p.m. No appointment necessary.Two Rivers Regional Council Office at 120 South Madison, Pittsfield. n The Pittsfield Meal Site located in the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 225 N. Memorial offers daily meals at noon, Monday-Friday. Please call Connie at 285-6150 the day before or by 8:45 a.m. the day of the lunch, or any time before the day you would like to eat with us. Donation only for seniors over 60. Those under 60 are required to pay the full cost of $6. Transportation available. The senior center is also collecting used cell phones for seniors. Your old cell phone may provide the critical link between law enforcement and someone in trouble. OUT OF THE COUNTY n The 11th Annual Civil War Ball will be held Feb. 15 from 1-4 p.m. in Quincy at the Lippincott Hall on the grounds of the Historic Illinois Veteran’s Home. Music will be provided by the Ralu Gerri Band and renowned caller/instructor Deborah Hyland. There will be a free door prize ticket with each entry. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Roger Leach at 217-2239879 or Rich Keppner at 217-7798003 or rkeppner@live.com.
Austin Kent Eigenman celebrated his first birthday Feb. 4, 2014. He had a great birthday party with close family. Eigenman has one brother, 5 year old Dominick. His parents are Brad and Christina Eigenman of Griggsville. His grandparents are Randy and Karla Masterson of Pearl, Mark and Trish Eigenman of Troy, MO., and Randy and Eileen Fitch of Frankford, MO. Eigenman’s great-grandparents are Sue VanTrease of Pearl, Charles Masterson of Pleasant Hill, and Chester and Margaret Eigenman of Troy, MO.
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Bowen To everyone who has supported us following the death of George A. Bowen, we would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation. Your many acts of kindness and sympathy continue to be a great comfort to us in our time of sorrow. Sincerely, Lillian B. Bowen George and Michelle Bowen family Phillip and Gloria Bowen, Jolie Ruth and Rachel Phillips, Andrew Dolbeare
Hansell We would like to thank everyone for cards, calls, prayers and kindness at our time of loss. It was very much appreciated. Special thank you to Darrin Workman of Nebo Nazarene Church for such a personal and heartfelt service, Airesman-Hires staff for your compassion and care during this time. We would also like to thank the staff of Eastside Rehab for the good job they did caring for our Dad the last couple of years and the nursing staff at Illini. The family of Elzo Hansell.
Suhling The family of Walter Suhling, Jr. wishes to express their sincerest thanks for the kind sympathy and support shown during his illness and passing. All the prayers, cards, visits, calls, food and memorials have been such a blessing to us and a testament to our communities. Thank you to Tracy and Jamie Hendricker of Hendricker Funeral Home for your kindness and caring with the services, to Kenny Bradbury and Keith Bradbury for the memorial service, to American Legion Post 1040 and the National Guard for the military services and to the Perry Methodist Church Monday Dinner Ladies for the wonderful meal. What a wonderful circle of family and friends surrounds us. Mary F. Suhling Walt III & Diana Suhling and family Roger Suhling Mary Ellen (Suhling) & Paul Craig and family Peggy (Suhling) & Ed Perry and family
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Macy Waters and Avery Wyatt recently placed eighth in the state at the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs state talent contest with an acrobatic dance. Waters and Wyatt competed in the junior division for ages 15 and under and were the youngest competitors to place in the top ten. Waters is the 5 year old daughter of Tim and Stacy Waters of Griggsville and Wyatt is the 6 year old daughter of Greg and Sara Wyatt of New Canton. They are students of Ashley’s Dance Company in Barry.
Reel makes the dean’s list Dylan Reel has made the College of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s list at Loyola University in Chicago. Reel’s parents are Mark and Penny Reel of Pittsfield. The College of Arts and Sciences’ Dean’s list is a semester-by-semester acknowledgement of those full-time students taking 12 semester hours or more who obtain at least a 3.5 grade point average in any given academic semester.
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Stay heart healthy by eating right By JEANETTE WALLACE Pike Press February is American Heart Month, which has a lot of people thinking about heart health. However, it’s important to always do everything you can to keep your heart healthy every month of the year. One way to do this is by eating heart healthy foods. According to Chris Geldernick, a registered dietician contracted by Illini Community Hospital, there are three things you should look for in foods to prevent heart troubles -- low fat, low cholesterol and low sodium. “People just have to make the right choices when grocery shopping,” Geldernick said. The ideal diet will have no more than 200mg of cholesterol, 2,000mg of sodium and 50-75g of fat. Try to stay away from foods
that have more than three grams of saturated fat. “Saturated fat can…clog your arteries,” Geldernick said. To keep cholesterol low, eat foods like nuts, oatmeal and fish such as tuna or salmon. Also try to use egg substitutes like Egg Beaters. Limit your intake of shellfish because they’re high in cholesterol. Lowering the amount of sodium you eat is also an important way to keep your heart healthy. One thing many people don’t know is that foods that are labeled as “low-fat” are often very high in sodium. The fat has to be replaced with something and it’s usually salt. Instead, read the labels and pick foods that are low in sodium and fat. Often foods labeled as “light” meet this criteria. “Try to stay away from a lot of processed foods,” Geldernick
said, explaining that boxed foods and microwave meals can have extremely high levels of sodium. When looking for foods that have less fat, choose leaner meats like turkey and fish. “Try to avoid the tubes of meat,” Geldernick said, meaning things like rolls of hamburger meat that can have a higher fat content. Geldernick also explained that it’s very important to eat fresh fruits and vegetables instead of canned. According to Geldernick, all of these foods can be found at grocery stores in Pike County, though it may take a little more preparation. “It’s very important that people be heart healthy,” Geldernick said. “Small changes can make a huge difference.”
Benefits of acupuncture explained WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE? Acupuncture is a primary health care modality that has flourished in China for over 2,500 years. It is considered one of the newest primary health care provisions in this country. Far more than a pain relief technique of inserting tiny threadlike needles along energetic points of the body, acupuncture’s complex system of diagnostic procedures take into consideration you as a whole, not just isolated symptoms. Acupuncture is practiced based on discerning the “root and branch” or the cause and symptoms, and treating accordingly. Acupuncture treats to strengthen your physical body, prevent disease, control pain, and achieve longevity. You will find the aim, as practiced in oriental medicine in general, is not limited to ridding or relieving symptoms. The larger picture is to increase both the quality of your life and your ability to function. HOW DOES ACUPUNCTURE WORK? Acupuncture is a therapy which uses natural laws and energetics with the application of needles and pressure to specific “points” on the body. These points are grouped along specific pathways or channels that cross the body. As long as the energy flows freely through these pathways, health is maintained. When the flow of energy is either absent, deficient, interrupted, excessive or blocked in an area, health is disrupted, resulting in illness or pain. By stimulating appropriate acupuncture points along these channels, the energy is released and regulated, and health is restored. Studies indicate that acupuncture influences the central and peripheral nervous system. Evidence shows it releases endorphins from the brain which makes acupuncture particularly effective in pain control.
Acupuncture works with the body, harmonizing and balancing energy. It improves circulation and allows the body to heal itself more quickly and more completely. WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT DURING TREATMENT? Most patients find the treatment very relaxing, which brings on a feeling of well-being. Most are surprised at how comfortable they are during treatment and how easily the needles are placed. Some people even go to sleep during treatment. A patient may feel a slight sensation upon entry and then pressure or a “dull” or “surging” reaction when the needle reaches the “chi” or correct point. The tiny thin needles are specifically designed to be virtually painless. Rest assured, the needles are far different from the hypodermic needles used in injections. HOW MANY TREATMENTS ARE NECESSARY? Each person is unique with an individualized treatment plan. No two conditions or people respond exactly the same. The length of treatment depends on the type, severity, and duration of the condition, as well as the physical state at the time of treatment. While a specific problem is addressed, you may need treatment once or twice a week. You may then be able to gradually reduce the frequency to once or twice a month. Once treatment goals are achieved, some individuals chose to continue receiving care to maintain good health. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS ACUPUNCTURE CAN HELP WITH? Musculoskeletal Conditions: Arthritis Back Pain
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With so many varieties of chocolate desserts available to tempt the taste buds, it can be difficult to decide on which treat to serve to that special someone. Cheesecake is versatile and works well with chocolate as the centerpiece. It also can be prepared in advance and enjoyed later on for the best taste and results. Cherry-Chocolate Cheesecake Pie Serves 6 to 8 3 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened 1 cup (8 ounce container) sour cream 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 to 5 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate 1 stick unsalted butter 12 to 18 chocolate sandwich cookies, like Oreos(R) 1 container cherry pie filling/topping Preheat the oven to 350oF. Prepare the crust by melting 1 stick of butter over low heat on the stove or by using the microwave. Do not overcook. Separate the halves of cookies and remove the cream filling. Put the chocolate cookies into a large zipper-top bag and use a rolling pin to crush the cookies into crumbs. You may also pulse the cookies in a food processor to create crumbs, if available. Mix the crumbs with the melted butter in a bowl until they begin to clump. Press the cookie crust into a 9-inch pie plate, coming a little bit up on the sides. Allow the crust to set in the refrigerator. Soften the cream cheese by leaving it at room temperature for a little while and massaging the unopened packages with your hands. Otherwise, microwave the cream cheese on low power until slightly warm and softened. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, eggs and vanilla to a large bowl. Using a stand or hand mixer, blend the cheese mixture until all ingredients are well incorporated. Then continue to mix for 2 or 3 minutes more to make the mixture more creamy. In a microwave-safe bowl, place the squares of baking chocolate and use low to medium power to melt the chocolate. Mix thoroughly until all the chocolate has liquified. Let the melted chocolate cool off before adding it to the mixture, so the hot chocolate will not curdle the eggs and cream when added to the cream cheese mix. Blend the chocolate with the cream cheese batter until thoroughly incorporated. (Note: If you prefer marble cheesecake, swirl the chocolate through the cream cheese instead of mixing thoroughly.) Pour the batter into the pie plate over the crust. Bake for around 1 hour, checking the cheese cake to see if it is firm and set. Place the finished pie into the refrigerator and allow to cool for 3-4 hours, or overnight. Do not worry if cracks have formed in the top. Use the cherry filling to top the pie. If desired, decorate with chocolate curls. Serve and enjoy.
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Papercrafting for Valentine's Day Millions of cards are exchanged each Valentine's Day, which, according to the Greeting Card Association, is the second most popular holiday to exchange cards, trailing only Christmas. While thousands of greeting cards perfectly express personal sentiments, many individuals still prefer to craft their own personalized valentines. Papercrafting creates something unique and worthy of saving. An art form in which paper is used to create three-dimensional objects, such as models or
sculptures, papercrafting's most widely known manifestation is origami, in which paper is folded and manipulated into various forms. Papercraft also can be used to make pop-up cards and other elaborate creations. Craft stores such as Michaels, A.C. Moore and Hobby Lobby also may offer tutorials on how to design and build various papercrafts. Visit a local store and inquire about classes. Such stores also may have books on papercrafting that often come with templates to help begin-
ners get started. Books worth investigating include "Paper + Craft: 25 Charming Gifts, Accents, and Accessories to Make from Paper," by Minhee and Truman Cho; "Paper Made!: 101 Exceptional Projects to Make Out of Everyday Paper," by Kayte Terry; and "Decorating with Papercraft: 25 Fresh and EcoFriendly Projects for the Home," by Clare Youngs. Papercrafting allows men, women and children to put personal touches on crafty Valentine's Day projects.
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Mangley’s Restaurant gets a Facebook page Sue Holcomb returns from hospital
Mangley’s Restaurant has a new Facebook page. I encourage you to “like” it. It’s a great locally owned restaurant with good food and friendly service. Come to Milton and check it out! There will be a baby shower for Matt and Whitney (Moore) Fuhler Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Milton Community Center at 2 p.m. Matt and Whitney will be having a baby girl. Everyone is invited to
attend. The Pittsfield FFA Alumni will be hosting the Pole Shed Open, a Putt Putt Golf Tournament that raises money for Agriculture Education. The tournament takes place in local Pole Sheds that have been opened up for this unique event! It takes place Saturday, Feb. 15. This event is a great way to have a good time while raising money for a great cause. The cost
By KARRIE SPANN 723-4262 for a four person team is $100. Contact Heather Hayden or check out the Facebook page, Pole Shed Open, for more information.
Nebo
Hunter safety course to be offered This Saturday, Feb. 15 the Spring Creek Fire Department will hold their annual Pancake and Sausage Supper starting at 4 p.m. and going until they run out. Adults are $7 and children 5 and under eat free. The volunteers at all of the county fire departments work very hard and put in many hours of training to help everyone in their community. So come and show your support to our local fire department. Your donations are greatly appreciated. There will be a hunter safety course at the Dog House in Nebo, Feb. 20 from 6-9 p.m. and Feb. 22 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 with lunch being served. Pre-registration is required and only the first 60 to register will be accepted due to space limitations. Potential hunters must be present for both sessions
and complete and pass the written test given Saturday, Feb. 22. Call Bill Graham at (217) 242-5589 or Scott Campbell, (217) 734-2395 to register. There is no cost for the class. State law requires all hunters born on or after Jan.1, 1980 to successfully complete the course before they can receive their first hunting license. The 10-hour course includes instruction in wildlife management, firearms safety, hunter ethics, game identification, first aid, survival techniques and regulations. There is no minimum age requirement, however students must be able to read the material and pass a written exam. Students are asked to bring a pencil or pen to the class. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Valentine’s Day is this Friday,
New Salem
By Lori Clendenny 217-734-1811 loriclendenny@gmail.com
don’t forget that special someone with a card, a hug, or just a “Happy Valentine’s Day” wish. You could also serve a Valentine breakfast of heart shaped French toast or pancakes to your family as a special treat. It’s the little things that are remembered most. Happy birthday this week to Angie Grammer, Sidney Ballenger, Nick Merryman, Mary Ellen Rutledge and Carl High! Quote of the week “No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” Abraham Lincoln.
and other area news
Here is some information on the Nebo High School Alumni Dinner. A few years back, Betty Garrison took over organizing the event. It is held every two years, usually on the Friday before Memorial Day. Initially it was started for the classes that graduated or attended Nebo High School during the years 19181955. It has since branched out to include anyone who attended Nebo Schools. The date has been tentatively set for May 23, 2014. It will probably be held in the New Cafeteria/Community Building. Open to suggestions on
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Leonard and family, Monica Ruble, Nikki Allen, Ona Ogle, Pat Kingery, Radar Grim, Randy Guthrie, Roger Bonnett, Ron Cooper, and pray especially for the United States of America, its leaders, its people, and let everyone remember how and why this great country was founded. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. Psalm 9:17-20 Recycling-Friday mornings from 9:30-1:30 out by Bowlers Universe. Turn in General Mills’ boxtops at participating schools by Feb. 27. Trivia answers from last week: 1. What lie did Abram say to Sarai to tell the Egyptians to save his life? (to say she was his sister) 2. In what year was the Avon Company founded? (1886) 3. When Abram left Egypt, what 3 things was he rich in?
As everyone knows this has been a very cold snowy winter. It’s hard for some people to get around in this weather so try to check on your neighbors to see if you can help with anything. Ethel Phillips is recovering from a hard fall. We hope you are feeling better soon. Home Extension, Little Blue Club and Ladies Aid have all been canceled this month due to the weather. Pike County schools are back in session after being out for the cold snowy weather. Those with birthdays for February are John Farrell Feb. 7, Jerry Pennock Feb. 8, Julie
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By WYVETTA DAVIS 285-4880
(cattle, gold, and silver) 4. What 2 counties in Illinois border two counties by the same name in two other states? (Pike County in both Illinois and Missouri and Vermillion County in both Illinois and Indiana) 5. How many servants did Abram have that were trained to fight the people who took Lot captive? (318) 6. In what year did Merle Cosmetics open and where? (1931 in Santa Monica, California) Trivia questions for this week: 1. How old was Mary Kay Ash when she started Mary Kay Cosmetics? 2. In what 2 books of the Bible did it say Jesus marvelled? 3. What office did Shadrach Bond get elected to in 1818? 4. How many books of the Bible did Moses write? 5. Who was the first settler in Pittsfield? “When you are down to nothing, God is up to something”.
Thoughtful Rockport citizens clean driveways I want to thank the ones that have come and cleaned my driveway for me. It is greatly appreciated to me. Want to wish Nichole Damon from Coreville a happy birthday. Happy birthday from grams. Ladies and gentlemen don’t
forget to remember your sweat heart as it is Valentines Day Friday. Want to remember everyone that is around and has been sick around us. Please say a prayer for them. That is all until next week.
By FRANCES PENCE 217-242-3511 Please have a safe week. May God Bless you all.
Griggsville
Griggsville-Perry Summer League to meet at City Hall The Griggsville-Perry Summer League will be meeting at the Griggsville City Hall Wednesday, Feb. 19 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in helping out this year is encouraged to come. We will be discussing the upcoming season, registration and projects. We will also be electing new officers. Please come and see how you can be a part of this organization. Playgroup will be held Thursday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. in Diane Vose’s room at the Griggsville school. Story Hour at the North Pike Library will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25 beginning at 10 a.m. Congratulations to our Eagles in Action winner: Hettie Kirchner! Congratulations to Dale Beaty, January’s “Outstanding Student!” Dale was nominated because he took the initiative to approach a community member about a job. His assignment was to just bring in an application, but he took it a step further and asked for a job. Dale’s bold move paid off,
because he was hired to scoop snow. Dale has been nominated in the past for “Outstanding Student” based on all the helpful things he does around school. He helps clean off the tables in the cafeteria, and is always willing to help staff with any task. Dale is loved by the student body, as well as the staff! There was a nice crowd for the G-P homecoming held on Saturday. Unfortunately, our Tornadoes fell short by two points, losing to Camp Point but it was an awesome game and we are so proud of our Tornadoes! Congratulations to the G-P homecoming royalty: Isaac Whitaker king and Allyson Bingham-queen. My goal is to have a nice big news column! Please help me out by emailing me at kessy@ casscomm.com or calling me at (217) 407-4502 and tell me what you and your family have been up to. We’d love to hear from you! Our deepest sympathy goes out
By NADINE KESSINGER 217-407-4502 kessy@casscomm.com
to the family of Rick Lister who passed away Friday, Feb. 7 at his home. Grant Hoehne is recuperating at home after having surgery on his foot last week. Grant was injured in an accident at work, resulting in serious injuries to his heel. We wish you a speedy recovery, Grant! Belated birthday wishes go out to my brother Tim Butler who celebrated his birthday yesterday, Feb. 11! “Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”-George Washington Carver
Ayerco program to benefit agencies
The Illinois Ayerco Convenience stores are sponsoring a “Food for Families” food drive to benefit selected charitable agencies’ food banks serving residents in the Central Illinois area. The collection points will be located inside the Ayerco locations in Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike and McDonough counties,
with food donations going to the pantries serving those specific areas. Utilizing this program, area residents can drop off non-perishable food items to participating Ayerco Convenience stores. In addition, for every two food items donated, Ayerco will also donate one dollar to that stores
designated food bank, with a total of $10,000 in charitable funding available for distribution within their service area. Additional information, including the food banks benefiting from the “Foods for Families” program, is available by stopping by local participating Ayerco Convenience store locations.
By DEBBIE MILLER 734-2845
IDNR Hunter Safety Course is being offered at the Nebo Dog House Thursday, Feb. 20 from 6–9 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22 from 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. You must attend both sessions and they need you to preregister. Call Bill Graham at (217) 2242-5589 or Scot Campbell at (217) 723-2395. I will give more details when it gets closer.
Several clubs cancelled due to weather
Boxtops due at schools by Feb. 27 Schmidt graduates from Mac “America needs to bless God as God has blessed America”. Read one of the very, very best books I have ever read called “The Reunion” by Dan Walsh. Those of us from the Viet Nam War generation would appreciate this book a lot. I certainly shed several tears while reading this. Birthdays and anniversaries for this week are: Feb. 13-Ruby Garner Feb. 14-Eugenia Manard, Krista Manard, Sarah Manard, James and Mary Davis, Ward and Phyllis Ehredt (their 60th) Feb. 15-Tom Dell Feb. 16-Kathryn Burrows, Ryan Motley, Joyce Fusselman Feb. 17-Derrick Hankins, Larry and Nancy Smith Feb. 18-MacKenzie (Welch) Martin, Shari Bush, Keith Davis Prayer requests: Angie Lin, Betty Collins, Bob Rue, Brenda Garner, Chris Schlieper, Clara and Bud Cawthon, Connie McFall, David Brawdy, Dianna Ruble, Durrell Chamberlain, Edward Thomas, Ervin Borrowman, Evelyn Ward, Ginger and George Whitlock, Jeanette Doran, Janet Shoemaker, Josh Bennett, Karen McCullen, Leroy Leonard, Missionary Mike
where, who to cook, the meal and anything else. Sue Holcomb is back in the hospital in Quincy. If you want to send her a card of encouragement, send it to her home address 34464 170th Ave. Pleasant Hill, IL. and someone will get it to her. I am sure if you want to join the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University that is being held at the Baptist Church you could still join. They are meeting Sunday evenings. Ane can purchase the kit and join so for more information, contact Rob Cox at (217) 242-2018.
Katherine Schmidt of Baylis graduated magna cum laude Dec. 12, from MacMurray College in Jacksonville with a double major in philosophy and religion and in psychology. She is the daughter of William Weible of Wichita, Kan., and Ester Hildred and Gabe DeFrancisco of Jerseyville.
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Hoover Feb. 11, Wanda Pennock Feb. 12, Loren Phillips Feb. 15, John Alvin Hoover Feb. 19, Abby Landoldt and Leona Lemons Feb. 22, David Hoover Feb. 23, Grace Ogle Feb. 25 and Sandy Farrell Feb. 28. Happy anniversary to Jerry and Wanda Pennock Feb. 14, and Dick and Nancy Lomelino Feb. 21. Bryon and Ida McAllister have had a house guest for the last three weeks. His name is Jerry Mathews and he is an intern at Ghrist Veteranary in Pittsfield. He attends Purdue University and will graduate in May. He is from Xenia, OH. Remember Friday is Valentine’s
By IDA MCALLISTER
Day. Send a valentine to someone in the service or at your local nursing home. The Pittsfield FFA is selling strawberries. A full flat is $25 and a half flat is $15. Orders are due by Feb. 15 and will be delivered March 10. If you would like to purchase some strawberries contact any FFA member or call the school. Remember 1 Corinthians 13-13.
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G-P celebrates homecoming with fun activities All photos by Leah Wilke/Pike Press
1. Freshmen, Lauren Hoehne and Kalli Goewey get points as dressing as twins during homecoming week at GPHS. 2. The trio of Kelsey Whitaker, Allyson Bingham and Mindy Miller decided that three is better than two as they chose to  dress as Dr. Suess characters for Twin/Duo Dress Up day. 3. Kenzie Flowers and Mikayla Smith show their sophomore pride during Twin/Duo day at GPHS. 4. Sporting their senior pride along with their pajamas and mud boots, Isaac Whitaker and Hayden Bradshaw set the standard for fashion during homecoming week at GPHS. 5. Alicia Evans dresses up as her co-sponsor for the sophomore class, Mr. Pat Apps.
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2011 JEEP Patriot Latitude. 38,478 miles, Blackberry Pearl color, heated leather seats, 4WD, asking $17,000, call 309-221-8245. 2.19
200 BUSINESS come see us at Valley View Bakery and Bulk Foods. Large selections of all natural foods, including flours, sugars, oils, spices, herbs and home canned products. Jams made by Valley View. 2.19
Baked goods on order until April 1. Hours: Mon. - Sat. 8-6. Closed Sun. Directions from Pittsfield: 7 mi. south on Hwy 11, /4 miles west. From Pleasant Hill. 6 mi. north on Hwy 11, 3/4 mi. west 36046 175th Ave. Pleasant Hill. Come and see us at Valley View Bakery and Bulk Foods. 2.19 THE TRADING POST 501 E. Prairie St., Jerseyville, IL. Open Monday Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Over 7,000 sq. ft. of clean furniture, appliances, sporting goods and tools. Plus 2000 smalls @ $2.00 or less! We buy full or partial estates/households of GOOD, CLEAN furniture and appliances. Why buy new when "slightly used" will do? For more information, call: 618-639-4569. TFN colman's country campers 2013's on sale. Big discounts. Sales, service, parts, propane. #2 Fun St. Hartford, IL 62048. 618254-1180. www.colmanscampers.com. TFN If you Need parts for your mowers and tillers, Dorsey's Hardware and Western Auto have a large selection of belts and parts service and new equipment sales available. Winchester. 217-742-9241. TF 2012 mobile home stimulus package: up to $25,000 for your trade in. Discounts for land owners. Financing available. Prequalify by phone 314-5627459. tf SELLBEST, 110 W. Quincy St., Griggsville: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Quality Used Furniture & AppliancesWashers, Dryers, Freezers, Fridges, Microwave, Electric Stoves, Twin, Full, Queen Beds, New Mattress Sets, Bedroom Furniture, Tables & Chairs, Upholstered Furniture, Tools, T.V.s, Stereos. Everything for the home and you! Call 217-2422252.TF DIAMOND TRAILER saleswe buy used campers new campers & toy haulers by Keystone RV Co. Pre-owned campers; RV parts & service. We also stock a large selection of RV accessories for all your camping needs. Located at 1117 N. Old Rt. 66, Litchfield. 217-324-2452, www.diamondtrailer.com. TFJCJ
300 FARM MARKET for sale alfalfa round bales, alfalfa hay, mixed allgrass, no rain. Call 217-4736774. 2.26 6-8 cattle pipe gates. 6-66 1/2 steels posts for sale. 217734-1811. TF heavy round bale grass hay. 6 ft. net wrapped. Also 5 bales round net wrapped straw. 2.19
400A FOR RENT Calhoun County 3 BR 2 BA house. Full basement, in the country outside of Kampsville, IL. No pets: call 217-370-7310. 2.26
Apartment for rent. Call Matt 618-576-2766 or 618576-2449. TFCNH commercial building for rent. Hardin, IL. Call (618)498-1234 and ask for Business Department. TF
For Rent: 3 bedroom, 2 bath house. Full basement in the country outside of Kampsville, IL. No pets: Call 217-370-7310. 2.19
400D FOR RENT Pike County home in country for rent. 3 BR, 2 BA, completely remodeled. No pets. Deposit and references required. 918-2237780. 2.12 2 br house for rent No smoking No pets. Security deposit required. 217-2854502. TF 1 and 2 BR apartments available. No smoking. No pets. Security deposit required. 217-285-4502 TF office space Prime location. Ample parking. West Washington St., Pittsfield. Call 217-285-2848 or 217285-5925. 3.19 Newly remodeled office space on the square in Pittsfield. For more information, call 217-473-8811. TF
2 bedroom trailer for rent in Pittsfield. Call 217-2854674, leave message, or call 217-491-0088. TF HOUSE FOR RENT or sale PC. North of New Salem. To buy or rent. 3 BR, 1 BA, new paint and carpet. No pets. Call 217-491-0316 for more information. 2.12 house for rent 2-3 BR, 1 BA, located in Rockport. No smoking, no pets. $375 month and $375 deposit. Available March 1. Contact Denise at 618420-6917. 2.19
400E FOR RENT Scott County FOR RENT storage building Winchester. all 618-4981234. Ask for Jane. TF
500 FOR SALE yukon gold potatoes, 15 lb. bags. $3.98. Breakfast cereal, candies, and more at discount prices. Valley View Bakery and Bulk Foods. 36046 175th Ave., Pleasant Hill. 2.19
assistant managers & shift managers: Pizza Hut in Pittsfield is seeking motivated individuals with management experience. Pay is very competitive. Excellent benefits including 401K with employer match and paid vacation. Apply online at jobs.pizzahut.com. 2.19 part-time cook Apply to West Pine Retirement Village. 508 West Pine, Jerseyville Monday through Friday, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. TFN assistant managers & shift managers. Pizza Hut in Pittsfield is seeking motivated individuals with management experience. Pay is very competitive. Excellent benefits including 401K with employer match and paid vacation. Apply online at jobs.pizzahut. com. 2.12 wanted: Licensed, experienced cosmetologist in established salon. Call 217-285-2730. Ask for Lisa. 2.12 DRIVERS: LOCAL, dedicated business. Great pay & benefits! Great home time, occasional overnights. CDL-A w/X&T End. Min. 2yoa w/2 yrs recent exp. Good MVR. 877-7114027. 2.12 1200/1600 a wk Team driving, tanker endorsement. Home on weekends. Benefits. Sign-on bonus. Safety bonus. 2.19
615 HUNTING FARM LEASE seekingup to 300 acres to lease in or near Pike County for hunting. Absolutely not an outfitter, just family and close friends. 601-466-4436. 2.19 searching for prime farmland to lease for deer and/or turkey hunting rights. Any size acreage considered. We are not an outfitter and only leasing for our own personal use. Ref. available. 937-2140460. 3.26.14 looking to lease hunting ground. Short term or long term. 618-550-9406. 2.27.14
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GOODYEAR T125/70D15 95M Temp. spare for 1998 Buick. Never used. $20. 217-285-4975. TF
Local Hunter looking to lease a farm in Pike County or Northern Calhoun County 217-4910181. TF
DON't pay high heating bills eliminate them with an outdoor wood furnace from Central Boiler Call Today. 217-236-3022.TF
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sheppard electronics 1402 Lakeview Heights, Pittsfield, IL. 217285-2893. Cell: 217-2481188. LG TV sales and service. 3D and smart TVs, Blu Ray DVD players,32-55" TVs. Metal detectors, new & used, very good prices, Whites and Garrets. New and used CB's & antennas, Uniden Police scanners also for sale. FREE DVD OR SOUNDBAR WITH EACH TV ABOVE 32". tf
Absolutely nO TRESPASSING on the property of Lloyd and Debbie DeSherlia in Batchtown. Violators will be prosecuted. 8.7.14
bed queen Pillowtop mattress set. New in the plastic. $175. Can deliver. (618)7722710. 5.7.14
Time Clocks, Acroprint 125 $100 and Acroprint 150 $125. Call Jane at 618498-1234. TFN
1100A REAL ESTATE Calhoun County MULTI-UNIT RENTAL property. Great income producing property. Priced to sell! Call Chris at the Bank of Calhoun. 618-5762211. TF
1100C REAL ESTATE Jersey County land for sale 0.51 acres in Elsah next to entrance of Joywood. NOT zoned in subdivision. Could be building lot or for a garage. $3,000 obo. Call Vince 618-223-0967. 2.26 clayton homes Single wide on acreage with pole barn. $400-600/month. Call for information. 636358-5996. 2.12
1100D REAL ESTATE Pike County large, new beautiful home near Summer Hill for sale with 19 1/2, acres, a finished basement, pond, in-ground pool, attached and detached garage with living quarters in the back of it, pull barn and much, much more. Please call 217-473-8811 for more information. tf house for sale: 4 Excellent starter home for a single person or a couple in a small rural community with excellent neighbors. 918 square feet cozy home is situated on a large lot. If interested, please call 1-217-242-7262. tf 3BR house with unattached garage w/ building.. 309 W. Congress, Griggsville. Call 217-2481958. 3.5
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1500D YARD SALES Pike County MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE St. Mary's Parish Hall, 219 N. Jackson St. Pittsfield. Sat. Feb. 15, 7:301:30. Housewares, baby & children's clothes & toys, home decor, small furniture. 2.12
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No trespassing On Jack and Mary Jeaen Aderton properety in Hardin. 5.1.14 no trespassing no hunting on property owned by Martha Knight (also known as Marty Aderton), Lincoln Valley Road, Hardin. 11.11.14
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private property No hunting or trespassing on any property owned by Gary Rothe, Teri Rothe Kirbach and Debra Rothe in Jerseyville, Illinois in Jersey County. Violaters will be prosecuted. 12.19.14
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Police Department Police Officer Testing
The Freeport Board of Fire and Police Commission is currently accepting applications for the position of Police Officer.
Police applications and information packets will be distributed
January 30, 2014 – February 26, 2014
Orientation, Physical Agility and Written exam held 3/15/14.
Police applications and information packets may be picked up in person at 320 W. Exchange, Freeport, IL 61032 or at www.cityoffreeport.org
The City of Freeport is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion, sex, age, national origin, color, ancestry, marital status, or mental or physical handicaps.
Questions may be directed to Janet Weber 815-235-8222.
Commercial Buildings For Sale Business Opportunity In Winchester
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Large Multi-Family Auction
AUCTION
PRESIDENTS DAY, MONDAY,FEB.17th - 10AM
Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 10:00AM
Community Building, 105 E. Masonic St., Edinburg, IL 62531 ***This auction will consist of personal property from Sun Set Lake in Girard, Rochester, Riverton and Taylorville*** 50 +/- GUNS * ASSORTMENT OF HAND, POWER & SHOP TOOLS MODERN & ANTIQUE FURNITURE * COLLECTOR ITEMS * REPRODUCTIONS HOUSEHOLD GOODS * LAWN & GARDEN EQUIPMENT * MUCH MORE!
thank you*
647 S. McKINLEY ST., HAVANNA, IL
ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, COINS, JEWELRY, ANTIQUE and MODERN SHOW CASES, ANTIQUE FURNITURE, OLD CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, OLD BOTTLES, PRIMITIVES, ASSORTMENT OF OLD COUNTRY STORE SCALES, HOT WHEELS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ELEC. GUITARS, AMPLIFIERS, MILITARY ITEMS, RETRO ITEMS, COMICS, 1900’S EMBALMING KIT, OLD WOOD BUTTER CHURN, KNIVES, DIGITAL CAMERAS, ELECTRONICS, OLD ADVERTISING ITEMS and SIGNS, ANIMAL MOUNTS, OLD LICENSE PLATES, HAND & POWER TOOLS, SADDLES, JD SALAMANDERS, OLD IRON WHEELS, ELEC. CEMENT MIXER, ELECTRICIANS WIRE MACHINE FOR RUNNING ELEC. WIRE (GREENLEE #686) WITH METAL STORAGE BOX, 1860 STAGE COACH, 25’ X 30’ PORTABLE BUILDING, (4) STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS, 2004 CHEVROLET WORK VAN W/TITLE, MORE!!! PARTIAL LISTING - JACOB PARSONS,OWNER
*We really appreciate the recognition by U.S.News & World Report that ranks us among Tier 1 National Universities. We share this recognition across the university, with every department and each program. It’s reflected in the research our faculty spearhead, the patents we earn, and the awards our students win. We don’t do any of these things for the accolades. We do them because we think there’s no such thing as too ambitious.
Terms: Cash, Check w/proper ID, Debit or Credit Card. All items sold “AS IS” No Warrenties Expressed or Implied!
Food and Comfort Station on Grounds!!
Cory Craig, Auctioneer - Edinburg, IL
Cory Craig, Auctioneer - Edinburg, IL
217-623-4441 or www.corycraig.com - IL License #040000440
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LIVE & ONLINE AUCTION
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH - 10AM • 2601 LAKELAND BLVD., MATTOON, IL
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COCA COLA ITEMS * ANTIQUES * BEAUTIFUL GLASSWARE * SHOP TOOLS * MORE!
THIS IS SIU.
HUGE COLLECTION OF COCA COLA ITEMS FROM THE LATE 1800’S TO 1900’S - (400+ Lots of Coca Cola items) 1800’s Horse drawn wagon, Coca Cola Bottling Co Mattoon, Il, completely restored; Lots of early Coca Cola & other Bottles, different colors & flavors from Mattoon, Windsor, Champaign, Murphysboro, Olney, Decatur, etc; Much more! ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, & GLASSWARE - Victorian Walnut settee; Lawyer’s bookcase; Heritage end table; Early Puss N Boots & other fairy tale books; Much more! BEAUTIFUL GLASSWARE & POTTERY - Weller vase; Sleepy Eye pitcher & two creamers; Jewel Tea pitcher & nesting bowls; Toby mug; Carnival & Northwood glassware; Much more! SHOP TOOLS, EARLY PARTS LISTS & MANUALS, AND MORE-1928 TO 1948 Ford service manuals; 1924 The Auto Electric Blue Print book; 1920 Henderson Four Cylinder Streamline model motorcycle parts list manual; Much more! PLUS…1800’s Two person horse drawn sleigh, all org w/whip holder!
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REAL ESTATE FARM LAND, MORGAN COUNTY 20 +/- ACRES, ALL TILLABLE.
Arcadia, Illinois * February, 26th 2014, 6 PM
Auction to be held at Play House On the Square 68 Central Park East, East Side of the Square, Jacksonville IL 62650.
Farm Located Southwest corner of junction Literberry-Triopia Road and Arcadia Rd. (next to 2185 Arcadia Rd., Anne’s current residence) 20 acres +/- Morgan County Farmland. All tillable and currently corn/soybean producing acreage. Successful bidder will honor the 2014 farming season contract and will be fully responsible for the 2014 real estate taxes. Buyer will receive 50% of the cash crop; (anhydrous, fertilizer, seed corn is already paid for). 5% buyers premium.
Anne Arthur, owner.
George McCurley Auction Co.
Farmers State Bank, PLAINTIFF,
217-243-6418. More info at www.auctionmc.com Call to consign. Visit us at Buy It Now & So. Jax Antique Mall, 1850 So. Main St. Jacksonville IL. 62650. Wanted: More farmland and real estate, entire estates and quality items
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTYJERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS
12 CH 55
ERIC OGLESBY; CYNTHIA OGLESBY A/K/A CYNTHIA A. OGLESBY A/K/A CYNTHIA A. ANDERSON;, DEFENDANTS. 25484 CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD JERSEYVILLE, IL 62052
WE ARE ALSO TAKING PHONE ORDERS FOR TICKECTS FOR THE GATOR. PEOPLE CAN CALL FOR DETAILS. Visit our web site at www.mweas.com for a list of auction items For more information or to Consign items: ED- 217-473-6854 • Eric- 217-473-6068 • Dave- 217-370-7550 • EMS Office- 217-882-3114
ABSOLUTE 2-DAY PIKE COUNTY, IL
LAND & MACHINERY AUCTION
Friday, February 21 • 11 AM
Auction Location: Crossroads Center 125 W. Jefferson St. Pittsfield, IL 547.37 AC m/l • 5 TRACTS 386 ac Productive Tillable Land • 52 ac CRP • 47 ac Pasture • Timber • 3-BR Brick Home • Buildings • 20K bu. Grain Storage • Great Opportunity!
Saturday, February 22 • 10 AM
NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 9, 2013, JERSEY COUNTY SHERIFF in JERSEY County, Illinois, will on March 17, 2014, in Courtroom A of the Jersey County Courthouse, 201 W. Pearl Street, Jerseyville, IL, at 8:30AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of JERSEY, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 42-04-243-007-00 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 25484 CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD JERSEYVILLE, IL 62052 Description of Improvements: ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH NO GARAGE The Judgment amount was $125,137.19. Sale Terms: This is an “AS IS” sale for “CASH”. The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certi-
Auction Location: 26870 305th St. Barry, IL at Tract 1 site Combine, Heads, Tractors: 02 NH TR99 combine 1726 hrs; NH 996 6-30 CH; NH 973 20’ Table; 04 CIH MX210 MFWD, 4270 hr; 94 JD 7200 MFWD, 740 ldr, 3741 hr; Ford 5000; Ford 8N parts. Equipment: JD 7200 12-30 No-till Planter; JD 750 15’ Grain drill; JD 960 21’ fc; CIH 496 18.5’ Disk; Tye 5-shank Para-till 3 pt; EZ-Trail 510 Grain Cart; DMI 300 bu auger cart; Westfield 100-71 Grain auger; BH 2615L 15’ Cutter; JD Gator 2WD 488 hr , JD 425 54” mower 859 hr and more! Consigned By Morrow Trust: JD 4630 9200 hr, QR; JD 5400 MFWD, 4200 hr, w/JD 540 loader, ROPS; JD 1508 Batwing; JD 709 7’ cutter. Pick-up: 04 Chevy Z71 4x4 ext cab, 123K mi, V8. Shop Equipment • Antiques • Nice BR & DR Furniture • Appliances • Piano PLEASE VISIT WEBSITE FOR FULL LISTING, MAPS, PHOTOS & INFO! Attorney for Sellers- Mark Cassens 506 Vermont St. Quincy, IL 217-224-2555
KENDRICK AND BETTY FESLER ESTATE Curless Auction – Brian Curless Auctioneer 217-285-5211 IL Lic. #440000013 www.curlessauction.com
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTYJERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC PLAINTIFF, VS
12 CH 00038
STEPHEN MELLAS; KATIE MELLAS; DEFENDANTS. 12 CH 00038 421 EAST SPRUCE STREET JERSEYVILLE, IL 62052 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 2, 2013, JERSEY COUNTY SHERIFF in JERSEY County, Illinois, will on March 10, 2014, in Courtroom A of the Jersey County Courthouse, 201 W. Pearl Street, Jerseyville, IL, at 08:30AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of JERSEY, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 04-382-006-50 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 421 EAST SPRUCE STREET JERSEYVILLE, IL 62052 Description of Improvements: YELLOW WITH VINYL SIDING TWO STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $62,180.99. Sale Terms: This is an “AS IS” sale for “CASH”. The successful bidder must
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS
fied funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce. com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1215729 Plaintiff’s attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. I586679 2.5.14, 2.12, 2.19
deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce. com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1207829 Plaintiff’s attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. I585541 1.29.14, 2.5, 2.12
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13 CH 00045
Louis I. Thompson; et. al., DEFENDANTS. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/13/2013, the Sheriff of Jersey County, Illinois will on 3/12/2014 at the hour of 8:15AM at Jersey County Courthouse, 201 West Pearl Jerseyville, IL 62052, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Jersey and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 04-886-001-00 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 515 Leavett Street Jerseyville, IL 62052 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, NA, PLAINTIFF, Vs.
12 CH 00054
Lance A. Fox; et. al., DEFENDANTS. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/19/2012, the Sheriff of Jersey County, Illinois will on 3/12/14 at the hour of 8:15AM at Jersey County Courthouse, 201 West Pearl Jerseyville, IL 62052, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Jersey and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 04-885-011-00 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 903 Sumner Street Jerseyville, IL 62052 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the property is a condominium
1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-14623. I586710 1.29.14, 2.5, 2.12
and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-22939. I586709 1.29.15, 2.5, 2.12
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Scott Gatewood 217-491-0181 David McCartney 217-491-1014 Mack Raikes 217-415-1235 Steve Albrecht 217-248-1269 Cory Wilkinson 618-535-7255 Shane Hunt 217-491-1299 Chris Comer 573-248-6461 Kyle Gehrs 217-691-4789 Keith Vaeth 573-517-2257 320 W. Washington St., Pittsfield, Illinois 62363 •www.midwestlandsales.com • Ph: 217-285-6000 PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS New Listing: 123 Acres Derry Township 80 Acres Tillable Call Scott New Listing: 360 Acres With Cabin Located In Southern Pike County Excellent Hunting!! Call Scott New Listing: 62 Acres Located in Western Pike County, 2 acre stocked pond, great area! $4,400/ acre Call Scott 80 Acres Excellent Tillable and Timber Call David 43 Acres Secluded Hunting Property with Creek Frontage & Food Plot Locations $3,690/acre Call Scott *broker owned 5 Acres All Timber, Located In Western Pike County, Prime Hunting Call David 2 Acres Great building spot located close to Kinderhook $27,500 Call Chris 43 Acres Excellent hunting and building site $3,650/acre Call David SOLD: 40 Acres With Home Excellent hunting property with nice home Call David SOLD: 68 Acres Almost 100% Tillable Land Located West Of Pittsfield $8,500/acre Call Scott SOLD: 15 Acres, Mostly timber, Nice Creek Located In Southern Pike Co. $3,590/acre Call Scott
SOLD: 41 Acres Awesome hunting 40 acres! $163,000 Call Kyle *in cooperation with Century 21 Simpson Realty
ADAMS COUNTY, ILLINOIS New Listing: 27 Acres Great hunting property, Creek, Timber, Pond, Comes with 5 year hunting lease on adjoining 13 acres $99,000 Call Scott New Listing: 58 Acres Great investment property! Well balanced property with 25 tillable acres! $3,890/acre Call Scott 40 Acres Located 15 minutes from Quincy on a dead end road, Proven farm, $3,650/acre Call Chris SOLD: 171 Acres Great tillable farm with excellent income potential! In cooperation with Pike County Real Estate
LINN COUNTY, MISSOURI: SOLD: 40 Acres Great Investment property with excellent hunting Call Keith *broker interest
CALHOUN COUNTY, ILLINOIS New Listing: 88 Acres Great Calhoun County recreational property! $3,200/acre Call Scott 550 Acres Unbelievable recreational property! Call Scott 64.5 Acres Located outside of Kampsville, Big timber farm $2,950/acre Call Chris SOLD: 68 Acres Big Timber Located Close To The Mississippi River, Great Food Plot Areas! Call Scott In cooperation with Whitetail Properties SOLD: 45.61 acres - Located in Northern Calhoun County, Solid timber, great hunting farm. $3950/ acre. Call Scott SOLD: 245.5 Acres With Home Perfect mix of timber and fields, located in great area $3,395/ acre Call Chris SOLD: 80 Acres Located at the end of a dead end road, Big timber farm In cooperation with Landguys LLC JERSEY COUNTY, ILLINOIS: New Listing: 41.5 Acres Great hunting & building location, $175,890 Call Kyle BROWN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SOLD: 138.5 Acres 47 Acres Tillable, Balance in timber, Call Scott In cooperation with Agrivest Inc. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS: New Listing: 21.5 Acres Pure Hunting! $73,100 Call Kyle
SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SOLD: 71 Acres 20 Acres Tillable, balance in timber, Great hunting farm! $3,490/acre Call Scott
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MONROE COUNTY, MISSOURI: SOLD: 50 Acres m/l Great hunting property with small hunters cabin! Call Chris PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI: New Listing: 48 Acres Hunting & Tillable! Call Chris SOLD: 26.16 With Home Call Chris SOLD: 40 Acres Hard to find small property Call Chris KNOX COUNTY, MISSOURI: New Listing: 160 Acres Excellent combination farm with great hunting! Call Chris
RANDOLPH COUNTY, MISSOURI: New Listing: 20 Acres Nice small tillable property! Call Chris RALLS COUNTY, MISSOURI: New Listing: 29 Acres Great Views of the Mississippi River! Call Chris New Listing: 30.5 Acres Tillable, Timber, Creek Call Chris New Listing: 79 Acres. Big Timber Farm Call Chris New Listing: 103 Acres Located Close To Center, MO Call Chris New Listing: 125 Acres Great hunting farm priced right! Call Chris SOLD: 22 Acres With Home. Great getaway farm located outside of Saverton Call Chris SULLIVAN COUNTY, MISSOURI: New Listing: 20 Acres. Nice affordable property Call Keith New Listing: 58 Acres Hunting farm with home Call Keith New Listing: 80 Acres Nice balance of timber & tillable Call Keith New Listing: 96 Acres Huge bordering timber & priced right! Call Keith SOLD: 166 Acres Nice all around property *In cooperation with Whitetail Properties
NEW LISTING 30548 290th AVE. BARRY $298,500
NEW LISTING 44709 SPRING CREEK RD. PEARL $119,000
REDUCED 328 CROSSMAN LANE PITTSFIELD $67,500
NEW LISTING 37379 185TH LANE PITTSFIELD $319,900
NEW LISTING 648 SOUTH WALNUT PITTSFIELD $89,900
NEW LISTING 117 SOUTH JACKSON PITTSFIELD $99,500
414 WEST FAYETTE PITTSFIELD $69,900
14026 395th AVE. NEBO $195,000
REDUCED!! 501 S. Madison PITTSFIELD $239,000
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SCOTLAND COUNTY, MISSOURI: New Listing: 50.77 Acres Offering great income! Call Chris LEWIS COUNTY, MISSOURI: New Listing: 68.30 Acres Great combination farm Call Chris New Listing: 164 Acres 127 Acres tillable, 37 acres brush Call Chris
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NEW LISTING-Pittsfield-405 N. Mississippi St.-Very well kept 2BR home with 1 car detached garage. $40’s. NEW LISTING-Pittsfield-345 South Illinois St.-3BR 1BA home in nice location. $70’s. NEW LISTING-New Hartford-21672 US Hwy. 54-3BR 2BA manufactured home with 30 x 40 garage/workshop with all utilities. Many potential uses!! $70’s. PRICE REDUCED-Barry-1285 Union St.-Cute 2BR home, all on 1 level, within walking distance to the golf course. $40’s. Barry-383 Main St.-Totally remodeled 3BR 2.5BA home with new oak cabinets in kitchen and lots of closet space. $80’s. PRICE REDUCED-Barry-870 Pratt St.-Older 3BR home in good condition with large porch and 2 car detached garage with attached barn sitting on 2 lots. $80’s. Barry-1403 Rodgers St.-Nice 3BR 2BA brick home in great location with nice covered patio and beautiful wood burning fireplace. $140’s. Barry-1300 Pratt St.-Very nice 3BR home on 3 acres +/- with new bathrooms, beautiful new carpet, oak cabinets in kitchen and 2 fireplaces. Very nice neighborhood. $150’s. Barry-1415 Mortimer St.-Quality 3BR 2BA home with 2 car attached garage and large 2 car detached garage with apartment sitting on 2.86 acres. $170’s. Baylis-350 Main St.-Nice 1-story home with 2bedrooms and 1 bath. $50’s. PRICE REDUCED-Griggsville-201 N. Third St.-Clean 2BR 2BA mobile home with many updates, newer paint, floor coverings and oversized 2 car garage. BrokerOwner interest. $30’s. Griggsville-116 S. Pearl-Nice remodeled 3BR 2BA home on corner lot. Motivated seller! $60’s. Griggsville-111 Congress St.-Very nice 3BR, 2BA home with detached garage. Nice backyard. Much remodeling has been done. Great woodwork! $70’s. Griggsville-814 W. Quincy-Very nice 3BR 2BA brick home with 2 car attached garage and nice deck. Move-in ready! $100’s. PRICE REDUCED-Griggsville-116 South Wall-Beautiful brick home on 2 lots. 2-3 BR 2.5BA with fireplace, heated 2 car garage & fenced back yard. MOTIVATED SELLER! $160’s. Griggsville-33998 St. Hwy. 107-Beautiful one of a kind 3BR 2BA log home sitting on 7.5 acres in a beautiful setting. $240’s. Milton-550 N. Lester-3BR 2BA trailer with new metal roof and garage sitting on double lot. $30’s. PRICE REDUCED-Mozier-Hwy. 96-Large brick home on 30 acres, all timber & brush with river frontage. $100’s. Mt. Sterling- R. R. #4, Box 167-CORNBELT WHITETAILS LODGE-3 state of the art hunting lodges, sleeps 40 people, sits on 13 acres. Highly motivated Seller! Nebo-13192 County Highway 7-Very good 3BR 2BA home on 1.5 lots with fenced-in yard and nice outbuilding. $70’s. Nebo-37090 115th Ave.-5BR 2BA country home sitting on 2.8 acres. Would make a great family home or hunting lodge. $90’s. New Canton-195 Mississippi-5BR 2BA home on corner lot with big yard located across from the park. $50’s. New Canton-125 S. Quincy-3BR two story home with newer roof and siding. Priced to sell! $60’s. New Canton-24021 255th Ave.-3BR 2BA home sitting on 0.59 acres with a nice machine shed and many updates in a quiet country location. $70’s. New Canton-23958 260th St.-Beautiful 3BR, 3BA brick ranch home with full basement. 40 acres of hunting with another small home & workshop also included! $300’s. PRICE REDUCED-Rural New Salem- 36236 Co. Hwy 2-2 story home with 3BR and closed in back porch sitting on 1 acre +/-. $50’s. Pearl-405 West Street-Nice 2BR modular home with garden shed, outbuilding and fully furnished. $40’s.
REDUCED BY $20,000 419 SOUTH MEMORIAL PITTSFIELD $265,000
414 N. MONROE PITTSFIELD $99,900
Pearl-48186 166th Ave.-Very nice manufactured home sitting on 29 acres with 22.5 acres tillable! Farm & home can be split!! $200’s. Perry-301 W. Main St.-2BR 1BA home on 1½ lots. Good starter or rental property. Priced right! Owner wants an offer! $20’s. Perry-101½ E. North St.-3BR 1BA ranch home. $50’s. Pittsfield-543 W. Kellogg-2BR mobile home with tip out, 1 1/2 car garage, storm cellar and shed on city lot. $10’s. Pittsfield-451 W. Adams St.-Spacious 1BR home with nice fenced in yard. Great starter home or rental property. $40’s. Pittsfield-703 N. Jackson-3BR home with new roof and some updates. Call office for more details. $50’s. Pittsfield-316 Spring St.-Nice 3BR 1BA ranch style home; would make great starter home or rental property. $50’s. Pittsfield-180 Washington Ct.-Nice 2BR home with 1 car detached garage on quiet street. Would make a great rental or starter home. $60’s. Pittsfield-605 N. Jackson St.-3BR 2BA home with deck, large fenced in yard and detached garage. $60’s. Pittsfield-430 W. Jefferson-Nice 3BR 2BA home with 1 car detached garage. $60’s. Pittsfield-420 N. Mississippi-Nice 3BR home in quiet location with one car garage, fenced rear yard, new tile, new appliances and new roof. $60’s. Pittsfield-521 W. Jefferson-Nice 4BR 2BA family home with 2 car detached garage and maintenance free exterior. $70’s. Pittsfield-332 Walnut-Beautifully decorated 2BR home with nice built-in’s in South location. Move-in ready! $70’s. Pittsfield-665 Clarksville Rd.-Very nice 2BR home with attached 2 car garage and full basement. Move in ready! $90’s. Pittsfield-967 Conroy St.-4BR 2BA home with attached tandem garage and many updates in a quiet neighborhood on the Northwest side of Pittsfield. $90’s. Pittsfield-723 Prospect-3BR home with screened-in porch and many updates on nice corner lot. Move-in ready! $100’s. Pittsfield-357 Cherry St.-Remodeled 4BR 2BA home with many updates and over 1,600 sq. feet of living space. $100’s. Pittsfield-39546 280th Ave.-Nice 4BR 3BA home in a beautiful rural setting with 2 car detached garage sitting on 1.5 acres +/-. $120’s. Pittsfield-1033 Sunset-Immaculate newly updated 3BR brick home with 1 car attached garage. Move-in ready! $140’s. Pittsfield-318 Piper Lane-Superb older 2 story 3-4BR home with exquisite wood working, staircase and foyer sitting on 2.25 acres. $140’s. REDUCED TO SELL-Pittsfield-429 E. Washington St.-A striking 3-4BR 2.5BA two story home with beautiful woodwork and closets galore! A must see! Motivated Sellers! $190’s. Pleasant Hill-305 E. Clay-3BR 1BA ranch style home with L-shaped family room, dining room, kitchen sitting on large lot. Many updates in 2006 and large shed. $50’s. Pleasant Hill-302 E. Mosier-Affordable 3BR 2BA ranch style home in a nice location. Some finishing required. $70’s. Pleasant Hill-104 Marion-Super clean 3BR 1BA updated home with beautiful covered deck. All appliances convey – includes additional lot located in nice subdivision. $90’s. Pleasant Hill-15005 383rd St.-Beautiful 20 year old 3BR 2BA brick ranch home with 2,100 sq. ft. sitting on 4.5 acres. $170’s. PRICE REDUCED-Pleasant Hill-112 Lyndel St.-Fantastic 3BR, 3BA home with in-ground pool & guest house sitting on 6 lots in the best location in town. $180’s. Winchester-834 Old Highway Road-Beautiful 5BR 3.5BA brick home sitting on 3.1 acres with large wooded lot. $800’s.
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Chambersburg-107 W. Columbus St.-Former post office for sale sitting on 5,500 square foot lot.
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PRICE REDUCED-Griggsville-706 N. Chandler-2 vacant building lots in good location with all utilities available. Pittsfield-S. Memorial St.-Nice 60’ x 232’ building lot on the South side of town. Pittsfield-Lot 7 Panther Creek Subdivision-Great building location in one of Pittsfield’s newest & best subdivisions. Lot size is 0.81 acres. Pittsfield-Bowlers Universe-Business opportunity – consisting of bowling alley, snack bar, lounge and new gaming machines. Call our office for more details!
HUNTING LAND & FARMS
NEW LISTING-Pike County 126 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Beautiful hunting farm with approx. 40 acres tillable. Absolutely loaded with wildlife!! NEW LISTING-Pike County 30 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Small farm that hunts big! Includes and older home needing work & a nice machine shed/workshop. NEW LISTING-Pike County 85 acres +/- Pittsfield and Derry TWP. 100% tillable farm with great income and good soils!! NEW LISTING-Pike County 661 acres +/- Spring Creek TWP. Breathtaking recreational farm with incredible Tennessee log home. Big timber, big deer, big opportunity!! Brown County 60 acres +/- Elkhorn Twp. Secluded hunting farm with 23 acres tillable providing good income. Calhoun County 390 acres +/- Bellview TWP. Very well managed big timber hunting farm with 2 homes. Pike County 534 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Large recreational farm with fantastic log home and incredible hunting with income. Pike County 303 acres +/- Spring Creek TWP. Fantastic recreational farm with 2 lakes, big timber, & 164 acres tillable! Pike County 167 acres +/-Martinsburg and Pleasant Hill TWP. Big timber hunting farm with good CRP income and nice lake. Pike County 156 acres +/- Pleasant Hill TWP. Awesome hunting farm with 76 ac. of tillable/CRP, 3BR 2BA cabin style home overlooking a 7 acre lake! Pike County 102 acres +/- New Salem TWP. Investment farm composed of 90 acres CRP that could easily be converted to tillable acres. Pike County 92 acres +/- Flint TWP. Excellent hunting farm with 24 tillable, creek, spring, big timber, huge bucks!! Pike County 80 acres +/- Barry and Hadley TWP. Hunting farm with 37 acres tillable and a 2BR cabin. Pike County 44 acres +/- Hardin TWP. Secluded all timber farm excellent for deer and turkey hunting. Pike County 40 acres +/- Newburg TWP. Nice farm located on the east edge of Pittsfield, half tillable and half timber. Serviced by City water and gas. Pike County 40 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP-Awesome hunting farm including 3BR, 3BA brick home, smaller home & workshop. Great secluded, quiet setting! Pike County 34 acres +/- Barry TWP. All timber hunting farm and high deer density area. Pike County 22 acres +/- Martinsburg TWP. Great farm with all timber, along Honey Creek. Excellent deer and turkey hunting. Schuyler County-187 acres +/- Birmingham TWP. PRICED TO SELL! Nice hunting farm enrolled in the CREP program. Over $18,000 income in 2014. Scott County 80 acres +/- Bloomfield TWP. Big timber hunting farm overlooking the Illinois River bottom. PRICE REDUCED-Scott County 84.5 acres +/- Glasgow TWP. Very nice recreational farm with good timber and excellent deer and turkey hunting.
MISSOURI PROPERTIES
Lewis County 10 acres +/- Lewistown. Rare small acreage timber tract great for hunting or building location. PRICE REDUCED-Scotland County 121 acres +/-Vest TWP. Beautiful investment farm with 97.5 acres tillable. Great income.
PENDINGS AND SOLDS SALE PENDING-Pleasant Hill-16113 338th St.-Beautiful 2BR home in great location with 3 car attached garage sitting on 40 acres. $300’s. SALE PENDING-NEW LISTING-Pittsfield-112 W. Perry-3BR home needs a little TLC. Good investment property or starter home. $20’s. SALE PENDING-NEW LISTING-Pittsfield-47203 St. Hwy. 106- Spacious 2 story 4-5BR family home in good condition sitting on 1acre with garage and outbuildings. $50’s. SALE PENDING-Griggsville-116 W. Liberty-2 story family home with large yard and close to school. $60’s. SOLD-Barry-28580 272nd Ave.-Very nice 3BR home with machine shed sitting on 2 acres +/- in a great country setting. SOLD-Pittsfield 20143 County Hwy. 11- 4 BR 3 BA newer home sitting on 2 acres +/- with a full finished basement, 2 car garage and new 40’ x 56’ machine shed. $200’s. SALE PENDING-Pittsfield-Great business opportunity on the square in downtown Pittsfield. Call our office for more details! SALE PENDING-Pittsfield-Good business opportunity in the downtown business district. Call our office for more details!
SOLD-Pittsfield-120 W. Fayette-Dock height warehouse with living quarters. SALE PENDING-NEW LISTING-Brown County 241 acres +/- Lee TWP. Very good hunting farm with 54 acres CRP and 17 acres tillable. SALE PENDING-Pike County 138 acres +/- Derry TWP. Excellent hunting farm with significant income. SALE PENDING-Hancock County 375 acres +/- Wilcox TWP. Fantastic hunting farm with 120 acres tillable earning great income. Big bucks & black soil!! SALE PENDING-PRICE REDUCED-Pike County 31 acres +/- Spring Creek TWP. Great hunting farm with mobile home. Big timber hunting. SALE PENDING-Pike County 83 acres +/- Hardin TWP. Nice investment farm with 72 acres tillable. SALE PENDING-Pike County 65 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Beautiful hunting tract and excellent deer management location. In cooperation with Wade Real Estate. SALE PENDING-Pike County 363 acres +/- Barry TWP. Big timber hunting farm with narrow ridge top fields, abundant wildlife.
SALE PENDING-Pike County 177 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Awesome secluded hunting farm on a dead end road. High deer density area!! SALE PENDING-Adams County 33 acres +/- Payson TWP. Tillable/investment farm with excellent income. In cooperation with Sullivan Auctioneers. SALE PENDING-Pike County 14 acres +/- Spring Creek TWP. 100% creek bottom tillable. Great investment farm with 13 tillable acres. SOLD-NEW LISTING-Pike County 40 acres +/- Pleasant Hill Twp. Small hunting farm with big timber and older house. SOLD-Pike County 64 acres +/- Derry TWP. Nice deer hunting farm with 12 acres tillable. SOLD-Pike County 100 acres +/- Derry TWP. Beautiful hunting farm with nice mix of tillable and 2 ponds. SOLD-Pike County 117.25 acres +/- Derry TWP. Big timber hunting farm and high deer density area. SALE PENDING-PRICE REDUCED-Louisiana-418 Mansion St.-Large older home in need of repairs. Good rental property.
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PRICE REDUCED! 15463 383rd St. Pleasant Hill -Newer home with updates on 20 acres +/-, Full finished basement, 30X42 detached garage. Beautiful home. Great location! 104 Randall Drive- 3 bed, 2 bath, large garage. Great location. 201 West Quincy Pleasant Hill - 1 1/2 story, 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, covered porch/gazebo. Very well kept house 203 W. Temperance Street Pleasant Hill- 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, nice house, good location, new furnace and air, great location! 13384 Hwy 96- Pleasant Hill- 3 BA,1 BA, full basement. good solid house. 5th and Orrill St Pleasant Hill- Good 45x60 Morton Building situated on 1 1/2 lots 104 W Thomas Street Pleasant Hill- 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, good well kept house. 560 E Park Street Nebo IL- 4 bedrooms 2 baths dettached garage, 2 covered porches, Great house. 102 East Clinton Street- Good 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 bath bungalow. 1100 sq. ft.
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PITTSFIELD
Blue Creek Subdivision - Pittsfield - On 2.52 acres, 35 yr. old, brick and frame contemporary, 2800 sq. ft. 9 rm, 4 br. 3 baths, finished full walk-out basement, 3 car det. garage and more. $250,000 CALL COURTNEY. NEW LISTING - PITTSFIELD - N. Madison St. - 3 storage blds. Masonry and metal constructed, 17,000 sq. ft. total storage area. CALL COURTNEY FOR INFO 317 W. Adams St. Pittsfield. - 2 story family home, 2800 sq. ft. 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, new heating and cooling, new electric, fireplace. Det. 28x66 building and more. $139,000. CALL COURTNEY. Downtown Pittsfield- 100-112 W. Washington. Built as the building of the Future. 2 story brick with 6 income units, Updated heating. cooling systems, electrical etc. CALL COURTNEY FOR DETAILS. 219 S. Clinton St. Pittsfield - 50 yr. old, 1 story, ranch, 6 rm. 3 br, full basement, gas furn. C/A, att. 2 car garage. Priced $72,500 CALL ROGER HALL PITTSFIELD - 347 S. Mason St. - 1 story ranch, 1056 sq. ft., 6 rooms, 3 BR. 1 bath, gas furn. C/A, vinyl siding, det. 24x24 garage, nice corner lot. CALL COURTNEY. Priced $68,500. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. NEW LISTING - 450 W. JEFFERSON ST. PITTSFIELD - 2 story family home, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, newer vinyl siding, metal roof, thermo windows. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. Priced in $60s. CALL TAMI 428 N. MONROE ST. PITTSFIELD - 2 story family home, 1800 sq. ft., 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, gas furnace, C/A, aluminum siding, shingle roof. IMMEDIATE POSESSION. Priced $62,000. CALL COURTNEY PITTSFIELD - 205 W. Fayette St. - 2 story frame home situated on great corner lot. 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1850 sq. ft. detached 2 car grage. Priced $59,000. REDUCED $56,000. $49,000 NEW LISTING - PITTSFIELD - 344 Piper Lane - 1 1/2 story frame home, 8 rooms, 4 BR., 1 bath, part basement, carport and situated on extra large lot. Priced $44,900. CALL BRIAN PENDING 517 N. Memorial St. Pittsfield - 1 story frame home, 2 Br. 1 bath, nice kitchen with appliances, fenced back yard. 945 sq. ft. CALL TERRY RUSH. PRICED $39,900. $34,500 Pittsfield - Building Lot On E. Adams - Approx. 155'x160'. Priced to sell. $15,000. CALL COURTNEY
BARRY
RR Barry- 3 miles Northeast of Barry- On 5 acres. 5 year old 2 story home, 10 RM, 5 BR, 4 BA, full basement with 2 car drive under garage, vinyl siding, thermo w/d, GEO heat and cooling. Priced $227,000. REDUCED $217,000. $195,000. CALL COURTNEY
GRIGGSVILLE/PERRY
EDGE OF GRIGGSVILLE - Situated on 15 acres MOL. approx. 83,000 sq. ft. of building space, numerous office etc. and building in good condition. For more info CALL COURTNEY at 285-2774. PRICE REDUCED NEW LISTING - GRIGGSVILLE - 801 E. Quincy St. - On 1 acre mol. 39 yr. old brick ranch style home. 7 rooms, 3 BR. 2 baths, full basement, 2 car att. garage. Immediate possession. CALL BRIAN New Listing - Perry - 403 E. Highway St. On 3 lots, very nice 3 yr. old 7 rooms, 3 BR, 2 bath manufactured home. 1250 sq. ft. with large det. garage. MOTIVATED SELLER at $78,000. CALL ROGER NEW LISTING - GRIGGSVILLE - 302 WALL STREET - 1 story ranch, 1200 sq. ft. 6 rooms, 2 BR. gas furnace, vinyl siding, newer roof, thermo windows. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. Priced $45,000. CALL COURTNEY SOLD New Listing - Griggsville - Investment Opportunity 4 unit apartment building & 3 BR mobile home selling as package deal, all units currently rented. For details call Tami Webel 217-242-5193. PRICED IN THE MID $30s.
PLEASANT HILL / ATLAS / SUMMER HILL
NEW LISTING - SUMMER HILL - 1400 sq. ft. home. 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, semi modern kitchen, gas furnace. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. PRICED $38,000. CALL COURTNEY
DETROIT
DETROIT - Just redecorated, 1 story frame home, 1300 sq. ft., 6 RM, 3 BR. 1 bath, new carpet, nice kitchen, det. 2 car garage. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION $59,500 CALL COURTNEY
NEW CANTON/ROCKPORT
NEW LISTING - Rockport - 1 1/2 story frame home, 1600 sq. ft., 9 rooms, 4 BR. 2 baths, full basement. IMMEDIATE POSSESSION. Priced at $35,000. CALL COURTNEY NEW LISTING - RR ROCKPORT- Situated on 1 1/2 acres mol. FIXER UPPER. 1 story frame house, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, attached garage.. Priced $30,000. Call Courtney. SOLD
ACREAGE
NEW LISTING - PLEASANT VALE TWSP - Section 36 - 65 acres with scenic view, 18 acres pasture with 47 acres wooded, also possible home site. $3,400 per acre. CALL TERRY RUSH PENDING 168 acres in Montezuma TWSP, Pike Co. Strictly recreational. River frontage with a great hunting future. Call Terry Rush. PENDING Atlas Twsp. - 53 acres m/l, 14 acres tillable, 2 acre stocked pond with some highway frontage. Call TERRY OR COURTNEY
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Lady Wildcats fall to BC By beth zumwalt Pike Press
A poor offensive showing in the first half led to Western Lady Wildcat loss to Brown County, 55-41. The game was played Friday. The Hornets held a 31-11 half time lead and despite a much beter showing, offensively, in the second half, the Western girls still fell short. Loren Melton led the team with 10, followed by Makayla Robbins, Alexis Bellovich and Shannon Gates, each with 8, Evan Colston with 5 and Alexis Christison with 2. Saturday, the Lady Wildcats were in Camp Point and fell behind early, trailing 34-18 at the half. “We battled back and tied it,” Jim Shields, coach of of the Lady Wildcats, said. “ But couldn’t hold on for the win.” Final score was 51-44. Melton had 17 points, Robbins added 8, Bellovich, 7, Gates, 5, Christison, 5 and Colston, 2.
Saukee G-P looks good vs. CP youth for homecoming crowd wrestlers at QND Doug Pool/Pike Press
Tornadoe’s Kaleb Braddshaw muscles in for two of his team leading 19 points Saturday in Griggsville-Perry’s homecoming game. G-P lost 53-51.
By beth zumwalt Pike Press The Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes looked good for the homecoming crowd but fell just short in their quest for a win, losing 53-51 to Camp Point. The game was close throughout with CPC leading most of the way. The Tornadoes put on a strong fourth quarter but wasn’t enough to
put the Panthers away. G-P relied on 9 point fourth quarter from Kaleb Bradshaw and Levi King, who had 7 of his 16 points in the final frame. Bradshaw finished as the team’s leading scorer with 19. Hayden Bradshaw added 6, Jospeh Myers, 5, Isaac Whittaker, 4 and Riley Bradshaw, 1. G-P is now 13-7. They were to have hosted Unity last night and will be in Payson Friday night for a rematch with the Indians.
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Griggsville-Perry’s Jodi Finney, left and Allyson Bingham hit the floor in a battle for the ball with an ISD player Saturday afternoon in homecoming action in G-P. The Lady Tornadoes won 51-12 in the game which was also senior night for the team.
G-P win homecoming victory By beth zumwalt Pike Press The Griggsville-Perry girls held the IDS Lady Tigers scoreless in the first quarter and cruised to a 51-12 win in front
of the homecoming crowd. Makayla Smith had 12 points in the game, Jodi Finney had 10, Baylee Stain and Allyson Bingham each had 8 and Kortney Harris and Francesca Craven had 6.
Willard continues to score points and accolades Monmouth College senior Marla Willard of Pittsfied helped the Scots avenge a pair of early season conference losses last week to earn the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week award in women’s basketball. Willard helped the Scots to a pair of wins over a three day period last week as Monmouth remained a game out of first in the Midwest Conference race. A 63-55 win over Illinois College Thursday was followed by a 69-52 victory over Ripon Saturday, reversing a pair of losses to open the league season. Thursday, Willard pumped in 13
points, but none were bigger than her five free throws in the final 80 seconds to break a 55-55 tie and then hold off the Lady Blues. She then poured in a season-high 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help Monmouth fend off Ripon just two days later. The senior led the Scots to a 22-2 run in the second half, scoring eight points to turn the tide. For the week Willard averaged 19.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 7.0 steals per game. An education major, Willard is the daughter of Bradley and Stacie Willard of Pittsfield.
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Katie Moore, #20, Rachel Clowers, #43 and #24 are fully extended waiting for a rebound. Brooke Killday, #24 is also in rebounding position in a recent Lady Saukee game. The Lady Saukees are in the Camp Point regional and play tonight versus Pleasant Plains in the 7:30 p.m. game.
Lady Saukeees head north for regional By beth zumwalt Pike Press The Pittsfield-Pleasant Hill Lady Saukees will head north to Camp Point tonight to play
the Lady Cardinals of Pleasant Plains. The Saukees finished up the regular season with a game against North Greene last Thursday in White Hall. Pittsfield lost 36-30.
Jaylee Clements lead the scoring for the Lady Saukees with 10. Cady Klatt had 5, Katie Moore, Maddie Palmer, and Rachel Clowers all had 4, Allie Hoover added 3.
By beth zumwalt Pike Press The Saukee Youth Wrestling Club competed in the QND Cyclone Scramble Feb. 9 Individual results were, 6 and under; Luke Archer—first, Beau Nash—first, Kyslyn Nash—second, Westin Leonard—second. 7-8:: Rebecca Neupauer—first. ReiKen Howard—second, Eli Leonard—third, JT Walston— third, Aiden Conley—third, Aaron Shaw—third. 9-10: Mason Davis—first, Aiden Conley—second, Grayson Cook— second. 11-12: Zane Phillips—third.
Wildcats hang tight with West Hancock By beth zumwalt Pike Press The Western Wildcatds gave the Titans of West Hancock all they wanted but the Titans were still able to salvage a 41-35 win Friday night in Barry. Izaac Hively was the Wildcats leading scorers with 14, followed by Weston Billings with 5, Conner Beardsley, 4, Evan Ehrhardt, 2, Donovan Schwanke, 4 and Nekoda Gerding with 6. Western was in Brown County last night and will be in Pittsfield Friday night. Their next home game will be next Tuesday versus Unity.
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Two Indian tribes met Saturday afternoon in QND’s Pit for the KHQA shootout. Cameron Herring and a player from Keokuk fight over the ball as if it were an unclaimed territory I the old west. The Pittsfield Saukees and Keokuk Chiefs played in the1:30 game with Keokuk taking the win, 63-46. The Saukees will host Western Friday night and Calhoun next Tuesday.
Show us YOUR life through YOUR lens The Pike Press is looking for reader submitted photos that show life in Pike County. Photos will be published in full color each week.
To submit a photo, email it to nliehr@campbellpublications.net, with the words “County life photo” in the subject line. You may also mail a photo to: Pike Press, 115 W. Jefferson St., Pittsfield, IL 62363 or drop it by our office Monday-Friday, between the hours of 8-5. Please identify everyone in the photo, and provide a short description of what is going on in the photo.
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Crime Stoppers The Pike County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of Christopher J. McCoy, 25, whose last known address was New Salem. McCoy is a white male who stands 6’ 2” inches and weighs 200 lbs., has brown hair, and brown eyes. McCoy is wanted on two Pike County warrants for battery and failure to appear on a failure to wear seat belt. If you have information on where McCoy can be located you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at (217) 285-
Christopher J. McCoy 1500 and leave an anonymous tip. If any tip is used in making an arrest, the caller will be eligible for a cash reward.
Traffic Speeding $120 unless noted John W. Maas, Hull, $309; Caleb D. Robbins, Pittsfield; Seat belt $60 unless noted James B. Decamp, Pleasant Hill; David W. Leavell, Milton; James W. Smith, Pleasant Hill; Thomas W. Vincent, Barry; Miscellaneous Ryan Griggs, Griggsville, transporting/carrying alcohol or liquor by the driver, nullified;
Ryan Griggs, Griggsville, stop/ stand/park/non-bus district, nullified; Ryan Griggs, Griggsville, driving under the influence of alcohol, $1,717; Ryan Griggs, Griggsville, driving under the influence of alcohol, nullified; Brian R. Miller, Perry, unlicensed, $188; Sarah Lynn Nulsen, Pleasant Hill, driving on suspended license, $532; Sarah Lynn Nulsen, Pleasant Hill, registration espiration/1st and 2nd, nullified; Kyler A. Phillips, Pittsfield, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, nullified;
Bookings Michael A. Courier, 48, Pleasant Hill, was arrested Feb.3 on three charges of felony possession of a controlled substance charges, three misdemeanor theft (under $500) charges and one felony charge of intimidation of a witness. Courier is free on courtauthorized release. Gregory L. Maske, 37, Nebo was arrested Feb. 4 on two instate misdemeanor warrants. He posted $250 and was released pending court appearance. s Bon J. Buffington, 21, Baylis, was arrested Feb. 5 on two in-
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Public Notice is hereby given that on 01/22/2014, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Pike County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as H and H outdoors located at 353 Cherry St. Pittsfield, IL 62363. Dated this 22 day of January, 2014. Donnie Apps County Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF DARRELL G. NEESE Deceased NO:2013-P-63 CLAIMS NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of Darrell G. Neese of Pleasant Hill, Illinois and that letters of administration were issued on December 17, 2013 to Matthew D. Neese, Administrator, 605 W. Quincy St., Pleasant Hill, IL 62366, whose attorney is Tyler M. Whitaker, 116 N. Monroe St., P.O. Box 127, Pittsfield, IL 62363. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 100 E. Washington St., Pittsfield, IL 62363, or with the representative or both, within six months from the date of issuance of letters of office and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, within ten days after it has been filed. Administrator BY: Tyler M. Whitaker 2.12 2.19 2.26
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APARTMENTS FOR RENT Pike County Housing Authority is accepting applications for our income-based apartments for rent in Barry, Baylis, Griggsville, Perry, New Canton, Pittsfield, and Pleasant Hill. 1-4 Bedrooms available. Please call 217-335-2616 or apply online at pikehousing.com. Singles, Disabled, Elderly, and Families welcome.
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2. Drawings and specifications may be obtained at the Architect/Engineer’s Office, Klingner & Associates, P.C., 616 North 24th St., Quincy, Illinois 62301, by depositing $50.00 in the form of a certified or personal check for each set of documents desired. Deposit will be returned when documents are returned in good condition within two weeks of Bid Date. 3. Drawings and specifications can be reviewed at the following locations: Architect/Engineer’s Office 4. For the purpose of providing additional information for bidders, a pre-bid conference will be held on Thursday, Feb 13, at 2:00 pm local prevailing time at the High School Cafeteria, 201 E. Higbee St., Pittsfield. 5. Bids shall be accompanied by a 5% Bid Security, and the successful bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in accordance with the specifications. 6. Bidders are notified that not less than the prevailing wage rate as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor shall be paid to all workmen performing work under this contract. 6. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to accept other than the lowest bid, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in bids received. PIKELAND CUSD #10, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 - END OF SECTION 001116
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Notice to Bidders Bids will be received until 2:00 PM Central Standard Daylight Time on Tuesday March 25, 2014 at the Pike County Health Department, 113 East Jefferson Street, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363 for the addition and construction of the Pike County Health Department Remodel Phase III project. The work will be completed in the Pike County Dental Clinic, and located at 606 West Adams Street, in Pittsfield, Illinois. Contractors shall submit bids with references for all work under contract, and list sub contractors. The Owner Pike County Health Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities. Final contract will be awarded by the Pike County Health Department after the bids are received and reviewed. The project consists of adding a 3600 square foot addition in order to convert it into a Pike County Public Health Department which will be operated by the Pike County Health Department. Work involved will include, (but not limited to):
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Prevailing Wage 1. All Contracts for the Construction of Public Works are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12). 2. The Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, Workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply With the requirements of the Illinois Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12). 3. This contract calls for the construction of a “public work,” within the meaning of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/.01 et seq. (“the Act”). The Act requires contractors and subcontractors to pay Laborers, workers and mechanics performing services on public works projects no less than the current “Prevailing rate of wages” (hourly cash wages plus amount for fringe benefits) in the county where the Work is performed. The Department publishes the prevailing wage rates on its website at http://labor.illinois.gov/. The Department revises the prevailing wage rates and the Contractor/subcontractor has an obligation to check the Department’s web site for revisions to Prevailing wage rates. For information regarding current prevailing wage rates, please refer to the Illinois Department of Labor’s website. All contractors and subcontractors rendering services under this Contract must comply with all requirements of the Act, including but not limited to, all wage Requirements and notice and record keeping duties. There will be a contractors meeting and walk through on Thursday February 27, 2014 from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the Pike County Dental Clinic at 606 West Adams Street, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363. Interested Bidders may contact the Architect: Stock Design-Architecture, 307 North 36th street, Suite 111 Quincy, Illinois 62301. Phone 217-223-1795 Fax 217223-2357 for plans and specifications. A non-refundable deposit of $35.00 per set is required. Plans Available February 27, 2014. February 7, 2014 Board of Health Pike county Health department 113 east Jefferson street Pittsfield, Illinois 62363 2.12.14, 2.19
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Whitetails Unlimited meeting March 1
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Allyson Bingham, daughter of Wayne and Kristine Bingham and Isaac Whitaker, son of Randy and Chontel Whitaker were chosen 2014 GPHS Royalty this past weekend.
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The new royalty were announced, and King Izack Hively and Queen Kristen Smith took center stage to receive their crowns. The homecoming was originally scheduled for Jan. 31 but had to be moved to Feb. 7 due to weather. The court consisted of members from all four classes with Samuel Oitker and Brynlee McQuay serving as Crown Bearers. Seniors were were Deniz Raif, Izack Hively, Kristen Smith, Josh Sally, Jessica Grammer and Nekoda Gerding; Juniors MaKayla Robbins, Noah Lynch, Ashlyn Constable, and Clark Koeller; Sophomores Emily Garner, Stephen Ragas, Kayley Vasquez, and Ethan Hart; Freshmen Sierra Schafer, Mathew Bradshaw, Skylar Fesler, and Avery Banks.
Al Salvi keynote speaker at Pike Lincoln Day Dinner
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Christina Hanna, center is joined by her family at her December graduatio from the U of I. On the left her parents, Larry and Debbie Coet Hanna and on her right, her brother, Robert and grandmother, Lorraine Coet of Springfield.
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Christina Denise Hanna graduated with honors Dec. 20, 2013, with a bachelor’s of science degree in animal science from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois, Champaign/ Urbana. She is the recipient of the Ensminger Scholarship given in recognition of scholastic achievements, promise as an outstanding student in Animal Sciences, and leadership in the animal sciences industries at the University of Illinois. Hanna was also awarded the Linda Fischer Scholarship Award for Community Service and Academia from the Miss America
The Pike C o u n t y Republican Lincoln Day Dinner will be held T h u r s d a y, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. at the Al Salvi Crossroads Center, 125 W. Jefferson, Pittsfield. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Al Salvi, former State Representative. He will share his ordeal with Lois Lerner as he ran for state-wide office. Salvi was first elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1992 and was re-elected to a second term in the Illinois General Assembly representing western Lake County. He was nominated by the Republican party for the U.S. Senate in 1996
and for Illinois Secretary of State in 1998. Al is married to attorney, Kathy Salvi. They live in Mundelein, Illinois, with their six children. Al specializes in all areas of personal injury law and also hosts the Al Salvi Show weekdays on WKRS Radio 1220 FM. Other scheduled guests include State Senator Sam McCann; State Repre-sentative C.D. Davidsmeyer; Scott Syrcle, candidate for County Treasure; Patrice Mills, candidate for Pike County Clerk; Carrie Martin, candidate for Pike County Board; and others candidates to be announced. Tickets are $25 per person or $100 for Event Sponsor (includes 2 tickets). Please make reservations by calling Robert Browning, Pike County Chairman, at 217236-7025 or 217-257-3001 or Kirby Hobbs at 217-491-2059.
Whitetails Unlimited is sponsoring the Pike County Banquet Saturday, March 1 at the former JDL Building, Highway 54 North, Pittsfield. The special event will feature a prime rib dinner, auction and prizes with a wide array of products such as firearms, outfitter packages, hunting and outdoor related equipment, art work and collectibles only available at WTU events. Proceeds from this fundraising event will go toward youth and other conservation projects. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 each, $20 for a spouse or $20 for children 15 and under. Ticket order deadline is Feb. 22 and tickets will not be sold at the door. To order tickets locally, contact Doug Pruett, 217-734-2651 or 217242-1249 or the WTU National Headquarters at 800-274-5471 or the WTU website, www.whitetailsunlimited.com Tickets are also available from Brian Hill at 217-617-2129 , bob McElfresh at 217-617-7967, Central State Bank, 217-734-2356 or The Archery Shop, 217-2851610.
Hobson named to President’s list
Rhea Hobson, junior psychology major from Griggsville, was named to Culver-Stockton's President's List for work done during the fall 2013 semester. To be named to the President's List, Culver-Stockton College requires students to meet high academic standards. President's List students have earned a 4.0 GPA and were enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours.
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Organization for exemplary promotion of her platform, “Cluck, Oink, Moo: Feeding the Body and the Brain with Agriculture Education”. She is employed as a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois Poultry Research Farm where she is pursuing a master’s of science in poultry nutrition and as a consultant at M2, The Place for Prom and Pageants. Hanna is a member of the University of Illinois Waterski Team and ACES Council. Hanna is the daughter of Debra and Larry Hanna of rural Pittsfield and the sister of Robert Hanna of Michigan City, Indiana, and the granddaughter of Lorraine Coet of Springfield.
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The Illinois Soybean Association congratulates Moss Family Farms on the opening of their hog barn. We’re proud to honor our leaders for producing safe and healthy pork. Hogs are the top consumer of Illinois soybean meal. Plus, Moss Family Farms will add to the $35.6 million in livestock sales from Pike County, as well as the $4.3 million in taxes collected from the local livestock industry, according to a University of Illinois study. For more information, visit ilsoy.org.
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Whitetail Properties Co-Founder Receives Mainstream Media Accolade The St. Louis Business Journal’s 2014 “40 Under 40” class is mostly what one would expect: global brands like Anheuser-Busch, Enterprise and Boeing and more are represented by talented, young business leaders. Among the bankers, lawyers and CEOs, you’ll also find a real estate entrepreneur whose company is centered around – of all things – white-tailed deer hunting. Paul Sawyer joins the other honorees in the 2014 class after spending the last seven years building the Whitetail Properties brand into a household name while helping expand operations into more than 20 states and counting. Sawyer is one of the founding partners of Whitetail Properties Real Estate – the industry leader in hunting, ranch and farm land. In his role as vice president of marketing, Sawyer spearheads the direction of the company’s national marketing efforts while building the local-level marketing strategy for more than 110 real estate agents. “I’m humbled to represent Whitetail Properties among these great brands and talented leaders,” said Sawyer. “We’ve grown very quickly since our start in 2007. The fast growth is a tribute to hard work by our headquarters staff and our nationwide team of land specialists.” The “40 Under 40” awards are presented annually by the St. Louis Business Journal to honor professional excellence, leadership and dedication to the community by those under the age of 40. Sawyer and the other winners were chosen from more than 400 nominees by a panel of 10 judges – previous “40 Under 40” winners.
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Paul Sawyer, one of the founding partners of Whitetail Properties real estate, has been named to the St. Louis Business Journal's prestigious 40 under 40 list.
The Feb. 7 edition of the St. Louis Business Journal included full stories and bios for all 40 honorees. “Our ultimate goal is to not only be a real estate company, but a respected, well-known brand among outdoor enthusiasts,” said Dan Perez, Whitetail Properties CEO. “Paul’s leadership is making that happen and more.” Since its founding in 2007, Whitetail Properties has exploded into North America's top place to buy and sell recreational hunting, ranch and farm land. This fact was cemented in 2012 with
nearly a quarter billion dollars in sales and being named one of “America’s Best Brokerages” by The Land Report. The growing staff of Whitetail Properties real estate agents in 20 states are hard-working, knowledgeable and passionate hunters and land managers. The team currently averages a property sold every day throughout the year. Whitetail Properties reaches more than 31 million households with Whitetail Properties TV, an award–winning show on The Sportsman Channel that showcases the benefits of owning recreational real estate.
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Several members of the PCS Student Council recently attended the IAJHSC Midyear Midwest District Workshop at Rankin Elementary School in in Pekin. Those attending were first row, left to right, Josie Place, Lainey TenEyck, Drew Welbourne. Second row, Anna Curless, Allie Plattner, Macee Borrowman. Third row, Kameron Smithers, Chandler Hayden, John Scranton and Joey Feenstra.
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32,948
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22,347
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4.223
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