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VOL. 178, NO. 18

County asking employees to take voluntary furloughs

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press At the Monday, April 27 meeting of the Pike County Board, the group approved asking county employees to take voluntary furloughs due to anticipated budget shortfalls tied to the COVID-19 economic downturn.

Board chair Andy Borrowman said that the county aims to furlough 11 employees from departments which draw their payroll from the county’s general fund. Departments that may furlough employees are the circuit clerk, county clerk, treasurer, supervisor of assessments, and state’s attorney. The ambulance and highway departments, according to Borrowman, draw their

budgets from separate funds and will not be affected by furloughs at this time.

“The duration of the furloughs depend on the duration of the state’s stay at home order,” Borrowman said.

Board members also heard the county’s fiscal year 2019 financial audit report — which revealed a mixed bag of findings. Borrowman reported that while the audit is typically an effective tool in revealing financial trends and issues for the county, this year’s COVID-19 economic downturn will dramatically alter this year’s financial numbers.

“In some ways we were better than the prior year, and in some ways we did worse,” Borrowman said. “The audit can be a good ruler to use to look at for

the rest of the year, but all that is out the window with the coronavirus and the lack of revenue.”

The board went on to approve an anticipation note for the Pike County Health Department, which allows the department to borrow against anticipated real estate taxes.

Board members also approved a qualification and release of accommodation tax funds. The move is intended by the board to provide financial relief to hotel/motels and places of lodging, which have been impacted by the state’s stay at home order.

The county’s economic and community development committee recommended providing almost $11,000 for a Picture Pittsfield led marketing cam-

paign designed to promote Pittsfield and Pike County, $1,000 to sponsor a Lake Pittsfield trail run, $2,000 for Pittsfield’s annual Civil War reenactment, $24,000 to replace signage on Pittsfield’s talking houses, and $22,000 in matching funds for online and print marketing materials at the William Watson Hotel.

In addition, the board appointed Gary Wombles as a trustee of the Miller Cemetery, located between Atlas and Rockport.

Treasurer Scott Syrcle also reported that, in accordance with state statute, expenditures not in line with the approved budget would not be paid without a two-thirds majority vote from the board.

Social distancing substitute for hugs and kisses Rotary grant supports JWCC GED program during COVID19 distance learning.

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Left to right, Western 5th grader Asher Guthrie, 7th grader Nicholas Moyer, and teacher Penny Moyer decorate Moyer’s van prior to a staff/faculty parade through the Western School District.

On Friday. April 24 over 60 vehicles made their way past students’ houses in Barry. Kinderhook, Hull, New Canton, and El Dara.

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Virginia Sparrow, a resident of Griggsville Estates, had a car full of family in Sunday’s parade at the facility. Sparrow’s daughter, Jenny Fox and her husband, Steve, and other family members showed Sparrow the have not forgotten her, even though they can not visit.

10 Pike County residents under mandatory quarantine

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Ten Pike County residents are under a Illinois Department of Public Health mandatory quarantine.

“That does not mean the residents have tested positive, it means they have been in close contact with someone who tested positive for the virus,” Sharon Bargeman, RN, BSN of the PCHD, said, via press release. “All current individuals under quarantine, in Pike County, were in close contact with someone who tested positive in another county and are voluntarily complying with the quarantine.

March 20, Governor Pritzker signed an executive order for residents of Illinois to “Stay at Home” and to maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet while conducting essential business.

That was to continue until April 30. April 23, the governor extended the “Stay at Home” order until May 30, with modifications that will start May 1.

Pike County Health Department (PCHD) has had several questions from Pike County residents regarding the difference between quarantine and isolation.

Quarantine: A person, or group of people,

who have had close contact with someone who has tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is placed under Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) mandatory quarantine.

Those under this type of quarantine are monitored by their local health department to ensure their health and safety, answer questions, and provide support and guidance. Quarantine is discontinued after 14 days if the person displays no signs or symptoms of COVID-19.

Under monitored quarantine, individuals are asked to avoid public places, stay home, don’t go to work; wear a protective mask, use a separate bathroom that other household members, wash hands after using the bathroom or touching respiratory secretions, monitor body temperature and record results and time; sleep in room separate from other family members, be aware of the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, fever, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of taste and/or smell and stomach upset.

Another reason someone would be asked to quarantine is if that person had been tested for COVID-19 by their physician and are awaiting results. Those individuals are NOT under IDPH mandatory quarantine and will NOT be con(See, QUARANTINE, A2)

Although no cases, Illini remaining vigilant in pandemic

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Although Illini Community Hospital has had no cases of COVID-19, the Pittsfield hospital is remaining vigilant.

Hospitals across the state have treated thousands of corona virus patients and at least 4,672 are currently hospitalized with 763 requiring ventilators. The number of patients needing ventilators continues to drop from a high of 29 percent of diagnosed cases April 6 to 23 percent as April 27.

“When this started, we didn’t know what to expect,” Kathy Hull, CEO at Illini, said. “We were preparing for the worst, hoping for the best.”

Hull said the hospital staff immediately began planning, inventorying supplies, creating areas for people who had tested positive, checking our capacity in the event of a surge.

“Fortunately, that wasn’t utilized,” Hull said.

“We were blessed with the stay-at-home order or it could have and probably would have been

worse.”

Hull said the former IHS Pharmacy Building was converted in a “Covid Station” with exam rooms and space for potential patients.

“As of Friday April 24 at 7 p.m. we shut that down,” Hull said. “We were seeing so few patients, we will now see them in the emergency room.”

Hull said Illini has suffered no real shortages of supplies.

“We have some personal protective equipment on back order from our suppliers,” she said. “But, we have been able get adequate supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile and regional sources. We have never been without anything. We are very conservative with our supplies. We don’t have ‘all you’d ever want’ but we have what we need. We inventory them every day and report our numbers to incident command.”

Hull said in the beginning the situation was so fluid and changing at rapid speed and the staff at Illini had to adjust very quickly.

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Pittsfield square receives quarterfinalist status for America’s Main Street

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Pittsfield is in the top 25 of cities trying to be the winner of the Independent We Stand powered by Stihl.

Jessica Guthrie, president of Picture Pittsfield, who nominated the town for the competition said she is thrilled with the status.

“We were in the top 25 of 160 entrants,” Guthrie said.

“There were 610,000 votes cast.”

The move to the top 25 means Pittsfield needs votes more now than it did before.

“Pittsfield is the only town in Illinois besides Jacksonville that made the top 25,” Guthrie said. “The second wave of voting started Monday, April 27 and continues through May 25.”

A person can vote up to 25 times per day.

“If you go to Facebook and vote, then hit your back button, you can vote up to 25 times,” Guthrie said. “We are urging people to vote their 25 times every day on all of their devices. To vote 25 times takes about two to two and half minutes.”

The grand prize is $25,000 to enhance the downtown Pittsfield area.

The top 10 semifinalists will be announced May 25 and the winner announced June 2, followed by a “Main Streets Make Us Better” celebration on or near the 4th of July when the winner will announce how the prize money will be used.

Guthrie said Picture Pittsfield has a number of projects on the drawing board and one is to use areas where buildings have been destroyed turned into green areas or places where people can gather.

“Maybe they can go to a restaurant, order a meal to go and take it to the space to eat. Maybe husbands who are waiting for their wives to shop could hang out there,” she said. “There would also be the opportunity for yard games, music, any number of uses.”

Other than the grand prize: STIHL Equipment Certificate for $1,000 worth of STIHL equipment good at any STIHL Dealer in the U.S.; Do it Best Corp. $500 shopping spree; Free One Day Downtown Assessment from Flip This Town; Nationwide Marketing Group $500 shopping spree; PPG Paints $500 shopping spree; Public relations and social media recognition; A special plaque for the winner to display.

Independent We Stand is a nationwide movement of independent small business owners whose mission is to inspire other small business owners to better understand and celebrate their locally owned status while educating consumers about the importance and strong economic benefits of supporting them. The Independent We Stand movement is sponsored by STIHL Inc. STIHL products are sold through more than 9,000 authorized local STIHL Dealers from coast to coast – not big box stores. Associate sponsors include Nationwide Marketing Group, PPG Paints and Do it Best Corp.

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Cave holds clues to Pike County history

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press A large man-made cave located behind Perry’s “Thompson House� reveals a history of beer brewing in the community.

According to a history of the Perry community compiled by Gwendolyn Woods and Miriam Rocke in 1984, farmer Benjamin Hull erected the building in 1863 and dug caves to accommodate the storage of beer brewed at the site. “In 1863, Benjamin Mull, who had been farming on section 19 since 1848 erected a building and made two caves in which he ran a brewery,�

Woods and Rocke wrote. “This was the Thompson house west of McCord Cemetery.�

Woods and Rocke go on to write that the presence of a brewery in Perry is at odds with the community’s history as a dry town. “Perry has been a dry town most of the time however,�

Woods and Rocke wrote. “One lady says, ‘The women always burned down all the saloons.’�

In fact, however, in the same history of Perry, Woods and Rocke reported that there was also a vineyard and winery near Perry Springs operated by the Appenheemer family, who had moved to Pike County from New York state in the

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With some departments at the hospital shut down or on limited availability, staff has been moved to other areas of the hospital to help cover the additional tasks. “All elective surgeries are on hold,� Hull said. “So that staff has been loaned out to other departments.�

Hull said radiology is operating at less than capac-

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Current owner of Perry’s “Thompson House,� David Sisson, displays a man-made “cave� dug behind his house. The cave — which measures 13 feet wide, 31 feet long, and approximately eight feet high— was reportedly used to store beer brewed at the house in the nineteenth century and later to store ice for Perry’s Thompson Meat Locker. The cave is built out of local stone.

1850s.

An article in the defunct Perry Citizen newspaper published in the early 1900s corroborates the presence of a brewery at the Thompson House, although the newspaper indicated the building was constructed in 1867, not 1863.

In a letter written to the Citizen, F.M. Van Pelt, recollects his role as a laborer who helped construct the building.

Van Pelt wrote in great detail regarding the process of constructing the “grout� building. “I helped, as a boy build that building in the summer of 1867, working for Ben Mull, at 50 cents a day,� Van Pelt

reported. “We used very wide boards for the forms, putting in mortar and small rock inside these forms and raising them when the mortar became fully ‘set.’�

The exterior masonry walls of the Thompson House were finished with white stucco.

Perry mayor Jake Bartlett said that the caves at the Thompson House were later used to store ice used at the Thompson Meat Locker, which was located on Perry’s Main Street.

The Thompson House is currently owned by David Sisson, who graduated from Perry High School in 1976.

ity and there are no visits in the visiting physicians clinics. “A lot of them are doing tele-visits and that seems to be working out very well,�

Hull said.

Hull said a lot of policies and procedures have been implemented and those may stay in place once the pandemic is over. “For those needing blood collected, we have been using a drive-by system where people don’t even have to get out of their car,� Hull said.

“Blood pressure checks and other routine treatments are being done the same way.�

Hull said administratively the staff is using teleconferencing much more than before and it is much easier to get 40-50 people together for a call than in the same room. “There will always be a mix of the old and the new,� Hull said, adding she didn’t think things would ever return to exactly the way they were before the COVID-19 hit.

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Pittsfield obtains line of credit in anticipation of need

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The Pittsfield City Council has obtained a $400,000 line of credit from United Community Bank at 2.2 percent interest.

The motion was approved at the April 21 meeting. “We are receiving our checks from the state now,� Ann Moffit, city clerk, said. “But with the uncertainty of tax revenue, the council has decided to be proactive.�

The $400,000 will also make up for a short-fall in the insurance fund. “We are self-insured,� Moffit said. “We’ve had several claims this year and are taking steps to remedy that but until that fund is built back up, it will need some extra money.�

Moffat said no one expected the council to use the entire amount of the money but with the unknown factors, decided to ask for a larger amount.

A line of credit is ability to draw funds from that amount and only pay on interest on what is used rather than the entire amount.

The council also addressed the lake issue. Camping grounds at the lake will remain closed but the road from the north boat dock to the Boy Scout Camp will

open once the road is repaired. “The council is trying to open up as much fishing area as possible, while keeping the camp grounds closed during the shelter-in-place,� Moffit said.

Fishing tournaments will also pay a flat fee instead of per boat launching fee. The tournament fee will be $30. There were approximately 10 tournaments scheduled for the city lake this season but one has already been cancelled.

The council also voted to advertise the position of airport manager, making it a part-time position instead of a full-time job.

An unregistered, inoperable plane is being kept in one of the airport hangers.

Jeff Galle, one of the owners of the plane, attended the meeting via phone, and said they are in the process of getting the plane registered. A mechanic is scheduled to come look at the plane engine and the known repair/replacement of the propeller has been put on hold because it has to be done by the manufacturer, which is shut down due to the health crisis.

The council voted to extend the deadline on the plane being registered and operable until July 1. Original deadline was May 1.

708 board offers Emergent Grant Opportunity

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press In an effort to better respond to mental health and substance abuse issues in the county, the Pike County 708 Board recently announced the Emergent Grant Opportunity.

According to the 708 Board’s Christie Mendenhall, the Emergent Grants are minigrant opportunities to be used for one-time events or short-term projects in Pike County that address the areas of mental health, substance abuse prevention/intervention, and or intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Mendenhall said the new grant is intended by the board to reach a broader group of constituents and to more quickly respond to pressing mental health and substance abuse needs in Pike County. “We’ve been wanting to do more to directly benefit the community,� Mendenhall said. “These emergent grants are more broadly available — to mayors and school boards for example.�

Because the Emergent Grants are intended to respond to time-sensitive projects and events, Mendenhall made clear that applicants may apply for Emergent Grant funding any time of

the year, and there is no deadline to apply. “What we’re trying to do is create a line item in our budget for specific last minute things,�

Mendenhall said.

Mendenhall stressed that the 708 Board serves the mental health and substance abuse issues of all of Pike County. “We definitely want to hear from all of Pike County,� Mendenhall said. “We really just want people to use the services and know this resource is available.�

Applications are limited to amounts of up to $5,000. Applicants/Agencies do not need to be currently funded by the Pike County 708 Board. Mendenhall said that the Board reserves the right to negotiate with providers for all or part of the application components. “Everything to apply is on the county’s website,� Mendenhall said.

Information about the 708 Board and the grant application process can be found at https://www.pikecountyil.org/boardscommissions/708-mental-health-board/.The 708 Board will review grant applications at each quarterly meeting. Awards will be announced following the quarterly meetings.

According to Mendenhall, the next 708 Board meeting will be held in July.

Quarantine (Continued from A1) tacted by the health department unless there is a positive test result.

Isolation: When a person tests positive for COVID-19, they are

placed in isolation, either at home or in the hospital depending upon their current health condition. That isolation is very similar to quarantine in that the health department will con-

tact the person, usually by phone, to ensure their health and safety, answer questions, and provide support and guidance. The person remains in isolation for a minimum

of 7 days from the onset and can be released after fever is gone (without fever-reducing medications) for at least 72 hours.

As of April 24, 50 Pike County

residents have been tested for the COVID-19 and only one postitive case has been found. That person has recovered and been released from quarantine.

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Bob Norris passed away Monday, April 20 at Liberty Village in Pittsfield.

Sympathy is extended to his family, which includes Vicki Norris of Griggsville, Emily Brown and children, Bob Norris of Pittsfield and Marc Norris, Jr of Baylis. Bob was laid

to rest at Griggsville cemetery on Friday morning.

Dewayne and Nadine Kessinger enjoyed a little social-distancing visit on their front porch with Bob and Cheryl Maas of Jacksonville Monday evening.

Donnie and Linda White traveled to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. last week where Donnie had some tests. He was scheduled to have some treatments this week. If you are the

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Illinois Valley senior citizens menu Wednesday, April 29: Meat loaf, oven browned potatoes, buttered corn, mandarin oranges.

Thursday, April 30: Baked pork chop, scalloped potatoes, butter beans, peaches with whipped topping, whole grain bread.

Friday May 1: Beef Goulash, Italian blended vegetables, side salad, fruit crisp.

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Local restaurants still ready to serve you Hello cooped up community folks, hope you are all fairing well with this new extension of social distancing. In all of this turmoil and trying times aren’t you glad you do live in this rural community and not the middle of a city where you truly are more quarantined. We are really quite fortunate to be able to move about somewhat freely and should not let the constant depressing news bring us down!

But now don’t forget your required masks now after over a month of social distancing we are required to do this, little behind times..

I know all of the local restaurants are still offer-

ing curbside pickup, please don’t forget to keep these fine establishments on your list ~PH Fast Stop 734-2100, Pam’s CafÊ 734-9403, Atlas CafÊ 4372121, and Watts Up CafÊ 734-2154 and the Pony Express at the Stage Coach Inn, 217-734-2763. Also our fine folks Rob and Sheila at Bob’s Red Fox and Spring Creek Market are keeping their shelves stocked for our needs.

Thank you all.

Deepest sympathy to family of Charles Fletcher.

He was long time resident of Nebo and was an Army Veteran. “This is my wish for you; comfort on difficult

By MARSHA HILL 217-437-2903 bmklh94@ yahoo.com days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.� Ralph Waldo Emerson

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AND OTHER AREA NEWS Social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t be friendly-wave "The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to take the stairs...one step at a time". From the Change Your Life Quote book Birthdays and Anniversaries for Last Week and This Week: April 30 -- David Ballinger, Jake Gosnell May 1 -- Jim Ottwell May 2 -- Levi Huckstep May 3 -- Margaret Jennings, Emily and Brad Rhodes May 4 -- Helen Roland May 5 -- Kathy Bennett Prayer Requests: Bob Hull, Bonnie Prudoehl, Carl Blacketer, Chris Sitton, Christine Henthorn, Darold Garner, Diane Garner, Erma Garner, Greg Ketterman, Ginger Whitlock, Helen Mays, Jamie Reel, Jenny Fox, Jerry Gully, Jim Kaiser, Josh Bennett, Judy Dockhorn, Justin Blacketer, Lois Thomas, Luetta Swartz, Pastor Gary Dice, Rhonda Grim, Roger Straus, Roger Bonnett, Steve Davis, Tom Ruble, the end of this Corona Virus throughout the entire world, and God's wisdom in decisions made

by President Trump.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9 Trivia Answers for This Week: 1. What two countries have square flags? (Switzerland and the Vatican City) 2. What is the second largest island in Europe?

(Iceland) 3. By area, what is the smallest continent? (Australia) 4. What is the driest continent? (Antarctica) 5. What country has the largest number of islands?

(Finland) 6. What country has the most forest land? (Russia) 7. What country has the most lakes? (Canada) Sure could use some news for this column. I realize going places and having company are nono's but have you talked to family members far away?

How about receiving a handy tip? Read any good books? Would appreciate your news.

This week's Trivia Questions are from the Old Tes-

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Trivia Questions for This Week: 1. What group of people did Joseph's brothers sell Joseph to when they were envious of him and his dreams?

2. Who in the Bible was Joseph put under as second in command?

3. What three things was Joseph given when he became second in command?

4. How many children did Joseph have?

5. How many brothers of Joseph's went to Egypt to buy corn?

6.

Which brother of Joseph's was not along with the rest to buy corn in Egypt?

Just because you are required to wear a mask (as of May 1st), doesn't mean you have to be unfriendly.

Waving does not require you to be up close.

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Tuesday, May 5: Chicken enchilada casserole, fiesta corn, pinto beans, spiced apples; Wednesday, May 6: Baked ham, macaroni and cheese, carrots, tossed salad, cinnamon applesause.

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Rebuilding burnt hog confinement hits snag

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press A March 14 fire devastated two hog buildings south of Time.

The buildings were part of a complex on the property and two other buildings were unharmed.

The confinement buildings were owned

by Maschoffs LLC and had 2,000 animals on site. Not all were in the buildings that were destroyed.

Recently, Maschoffs have started the rebuilding process but has hit a snag.

According to Greg Wyatt, zoning administrator for Pike County a portion of one of the buildings on the property is in a flood plain. The original permit, applied for in the early 2000s, should not have been allowed. “The Maschhoffs applied for a building permit in which part of the proposed structure lies in a Zone A along the floodplain of Bay Creek. By the Pike County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance any development that occurs in a flood plain must have a permit and the proposed development must meet the requirements of the ordinance,�according to Wyatt. “The definition of Zone A is an area subject to inundation by the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event generally

determined using approximate methodologies. Because detailed hydraulic analyses have not been performed, no Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) or flood depths are shown. Mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements and floodplain management standards apply. The Pike County Zoning office and the ordinance for regulating development in the floodplain hope to accomplish and promote and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Pike County from the hazards of flooding and make federally subsidized flood insurance available to everyone in Pike County who qualifies.�

Wyatt said the area where one of the burned buildings sets is in a 100-yearflood plain.

He said he is working with Maschoffs to find an alternative solution for their project. “I have just been in contact with them and helping them obtain information from other government agencies in order to be compliant with our standards,� Wyatt said.

Maschoff’s spokesperson, Josh Flint, said the company is anxious to comply with all zoning regulations and intends to hire an independent surveyor to resurvey the property.

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Each year our country focuses on the issue of alcohol awareness and being ‘drug free’ in the month of April. In a recent telecast of a White House Press Conference on the corona virus, our U. S. Surgeon General strongly advised the listeners: Don’t drink! Don’t Smoke!

Don’t do drugs! This no doubt was an urging to Americans to keep their bodies strong so the immune system can work properly in this time of attack from the corona virus. I am thankful for a leader who cares enough to speak out.

May the Surgeon General’s message

‘hit home’ all over America. Our country needs alert citizens ready to combat all things that would damage our health, and that would compromise the welfare and freedom of American families, and families all over the world.

The easy access to alcohol and other drugs is a threat to the stability of the family, and therefore of great concern.

As the month of emphasis on being “drug free� closes, may our prayers for victims of the corona virus also include those who are addicted to unhealthy substances. The addictions to prescription drugs as well as illegal drugs have become very serious in their magnitude, almost like a

pandemic of its own. Bad habits weaken not just the individual, but when widely accepted in society, weaken the very fabric that holds a civilization together.

If we love one another, we will encourage one another to adopt safe behaviors.

I believe our talented African American Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, hit the nail on the head with his caring words of caution in the recent press conference.

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PICKINGS FROM PIKE’S PAST

50 YEARS AGO: PITTSFIELD CITY COUNCIL OPPOSES DEMOLITION OF EAST SCHOOL.

150 Years Ago May 5, 1870 Noye’s tobacco factory is again open in Pittsfield for the season’s work. We are glad of it. The business employs a large number of hands, and circulates a great deal of money in our community.

The Pittsfield woolen mills are to start in a few days. The superintendent and manager employed is a Mr. Sargent of North Andover, Mass., who has experience of over 20 years in the business, during two of which he was superintendent of the Alton Woolen Mills.

125 Years Ago May 8, 1895 Monday night there was another heavy rain, just oceans of it, and the ground is thoroughly saturated. Those who finished corn planting before the heavy rains are happy. But wasn’t it hot last week! Eightyeight and ninety above in the early days of May would indicate that Madam Summer has cast the Maiden Spring adrift before she could put on her beautiful spring clothes.

If anyone thinks that Pittsfield isn’t a live business city, let him drive in on a Saturday and try to hitch his horse at the public park railing, which measures over 1,400 feet.

Chapman and Co. have commenced running their mill night and day to its fullest capacity to fill the large orders they have for flour from the foreign markets.

Twenty students graduated from Pittsfield High School, including Georgia Smith, the first colored pupil to graduate from the high school.

100 Years Ago May 5, 1920 Pittsfield will open the base ball season at Pleasant Hill, next Sunday, May 9 at 2:30 p.m. The Pittsfield club has secured the grounds and park at the J. L. Dutton field near his home west of town. The diamond is rapidly being put in shape for the first game at Pittsfield May 16, with Griggsville as the opposing team.

Remember the P. H. S. Junior play, “The Doctor in Spite of Himself,� next Friday night at eight o’clock at the K.P. opera house.

The ladies of the Rockport M. E. Church will be entertained at the home of Mrs. E. D. Gay on Thursday afternoon, and Mrs. Ernest McCallister will assist in entertaining.

75 years Ago May 9, 1945 T/5 Loraine Wade of Griggsville recently suffered a knee injury in action in Germany, according to word received by his wife, Mrs. Margery Wade.

He had also been wounded last Oct. 31 in France.

T/4 Claude H. Holder, hus-

band of Mrs. Trula W. Holder of Pearl, has been killed in action in the European theater, according to information from the War Department.

T/Sgt. Neal Fielder has been missing in action over Germany since April 10, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fielder of Nebo.

Lt. Lewis M. Grigsby of the 12th Troop Carrier Squadron, 60th Troop Carrier Group, has landed in Italy, according to letters to his wife, Juanita Zimmerman Grigsby, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grigsby.

So far, 68 Pike County men have been reported as killed in action, or dying from wounds so far. Nineteen have died of other causes. In World War I only eight Pike County men were killed in action, 24 died of the flu in Army camps. Pike County had 1,235 men in World War I, and approximately 2500 so far in World War II. Charles Russell Gates, husband of Mrs. Nellie Marie Gates of New Salem, is receiving his initial naval indoctrination at the U.S. Naval Training Center at Great Lakes.

Seaman Wynn Dean spent a 72 hour leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dean of New Salem, returning to Great Lakes Naval Training Center Sunday evening.

50 Years Ago May 6, 1970 The Pittsfield City Council went on record Tuesday night that it intends to serve notice to the Unit 10 board of education that the city will enjoin the school board from demolishing the East school building.

The decision drew a round of applause from some 20 citizens who were on hand for the meeting. Their spokesman was Warren Winston.

Pittsfield merchants are beginning to “ really hurt� from the extended truck strike now in its fifth week for parts of the Midwest.

Two public meetings concerning school consolidation have been announced by the steering committee of the combined boards of education of Griggsville and Perry.

Zeke’s Discount Store at Pike Station was broken into some time last Wednesday night, and many items were stolen.

25 Years Ago May 3, 1995 Pike County officials believe that the CIE will soon be designated as an interstate, and they think it will pave the way for good things to come.

The Pike County/Pittsfield Kiwanis are working on the third annual woodsplitters fest to be held at Pittsfield Lake.

Members pictured are H. Todd

Evans, Don Kirk, Don Barr, Mark Meleski, Kevin Dyer, Pat Callihan, Matt Pelligrine, Don Heightman and Rodger Hannel.

Mike Boren was the speaker at the Milton Christian Church Sunday. Next Sunday will be Jerry Edison’s first Sunday at the church.

10 Years Ago May 5, 2010 Casey White and Amber Lambeth of Griggsville were among the 2000 who got to see President Barack Obama at the Oakley Lindsey Center in Quincy last week. Several other Pike Countians, includ-

ing Brett Irving and Griggsville Mayor Kent Goewey were also in attendance.

As part of its continuing 50th anniversary celebration, the Pike County Historical Society held a packed house reunion at the Red Dome in Pittsfield last Friday with Dick Heitholt of Bloomington as featured speaker. Heitholt was principal of Pittsfield High School from 1957-1964 and basketball coach for two years before that.

Attending were two founding members of the society, Jim Sanderson and Warren Winston.

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Any third party candidate wanting to be placed on the ballot for the November election has had the criteria lessened. Third party candidates have until June 22 to file for elective office.

Pike County Clerk, Natalie Roseberry issued a press release Monday, April 27 with the new information.

Independent and new party candidates seeking placement on the Nov. 3 ballot will be required to submit only 10 percent of the normal number of nominating signatures and will file petitions six weeks later than originally scheduled under a court order issued Thursday by Chief U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer. The petitions are available now and must be filed the week of June 15-22, according to Dena Stinebaker, deputy clerk in the Pike County Clerk’s office.

The order was in response to a lawsuit by the Libertarian Party of Illinois, the Illinois Green Party and several independent candidates alleging that concerns over COVID19, including a statewide order limiting social contact, impaired their ability to gather sufficient signatures and meet the June

22 filing deadline for new party and independent candidates. Under the order, new party and independent candidates will file nominating petitions with the State Board of Elections from July 31-Aug. 7.

In addition to reducing the number of signatures required by candidates, the order allows the Libertarian and Green parties to place candidates on the November ballot without filing nominating petitions for any offices in which those parties fielded candidates in either the 2016 or 2018 general elections. This means both parties can place candidates for president and U.S. Senate on the November ballot.

The order also drops the requirement that signatures on nominating petitions be original, physical signatures. A physical “wet� signature would still be permitted but not required on the candidate’s petition.

Petition signers may physically sign a copy of a candidate’s petition, or they may electronically sign their handwritten signatures to the petition using a finger or a device such as a computer mouse or stylus.

Photocopies of signatures also will be permitted.

Established political parties have until June 1 to fill any vacancies on the ballot.

Jacksonville Rotary honors two Pike seniors

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Tucker Kunzeman of Griggsville-Perry and Will Guthrie of Pittsfield were chosen as the Jacksonville Rotary Club Scholar Athlete for the 2019-2020 school year.

According to the Rotary, both young men represents their senior class in a manner that exemplifies the impressive character of total excellence in academics, athletics, community and school involvement.

Recipients of this award received a plaque and were to be honored at a banquet April 23rd in Jacksonville.

Due to COVID-19, that banquet was cancelled.

Kunzeman is the on of Eric and Jill Kunzeman and Guthrie is the son of Rodney and Jessica Guthrie of Pittsfield.

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Calvin Lee Grimes Calvin Lee Grimes, 70, of Nebo, IL passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Friday, April 24, 2020. He was born on May 29, 1949, in Pittsfield to Velva (Benz) Grimes and the late Leo Grimes. He married Debra Lou Taylor on May 28, 1983 at Calvary Baptist Church in Pittsfield, and she survives.

Calvin graduated Pittsfield High School in 1967 and continued his education at Hannibal-LaGrange College. Calvin was a selfless man who always helped his family, friends, and neighbors. He was an avid outdoorsman with a mountainman demeanor and shared his love for the outdoors with anyone that was willing to learn. A few of his favorite things in life were hunting, fishing, birdwatching, and woodworking. He was a deer hunter since Pike County had a deer season and taught his friends and family, kids and grandkids, how to hunt. He spent many years at the Pittsfield Lake where he conducted the Creel Survey for the IDNR and made hollow log birdhouses that posed as a natural habitat for his favorite birds. His most favorite thing of all was to tell a tall tale or give a history lesson to his friends and family.

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Debra Lou and his mother, Velva, of Pittsfield, IL; two sons: Levi and Ashley Grimes and their children, Raeanna, Natilee, and Jathan; and Luke and Jennifer Grimes,

and their children, Kaitlyn, Josie, Jesse, Jake, and Jack; three stepsons: Jeremiah and Marialyn Hawkins of Bluffs, IL and their children, Shella, Cheylene, Amber, and Shia and their grandchildren, Amiah, Shaylyn, Elijah, Karter, and Kayden; Jason and Jenny Hawkins of Birmingham, AL and their children, Erica, Jordan, Justin, Emma, Isabella, and Bailey and their grandchild, Kamila; and John Hawkins of Pittsfield, IL; three sisters: Beverly (David) Dawdy of Jacksonville, IL, Zona (Stephen) Taylor of Mobile, AL, and Wava (Jim) Riley of Vonore, TN; and seven nieces and nephews, Jeff, Belinda, Tina, Jackie, Brandon, Emily, Jared.

He was preceded in death by his father, Leo Grimes.

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date and cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials are suggested to be made to City of Pittsfield Lake Donation. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.nieburfh.com. Niebur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Robert ‘Burly’ E. Norris Robert “Burly� E. Norris, age 81, of Griggsville died April 20, 2020 at Liberty Village in Pittsfield. A graveside services will be held privately at Griggsville Cemetery in Griggsville, IL. In lieu of flowers, donations

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Walter Lee Sutton, 69, of Barry died April 26, 2020 at his home.

Graveside service will be held privately and interment will be at Park Lawn Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to be made to the family. Online condolences

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In addition to renewing vehicle registrations online, other essential services available at www. cyberdriveillinois.com include: renew a driver’s license through Safe Driver Renewal, obtain a duplicate driver’s license or ID card, obtain a driving record abstract or change your address.

White also reminded the public that the federal government extended the REAL ID deadline by one year. The deadline is now October 1, 2021.

Charles Lee Fletcher, 72, of rural Nebo, IL died April 23, 2020 at the Eastside Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield.

As per his wishes, Charles was cremated. Private burial will be in the Mason Cemetery near Pleasant Hill.

Memorials may be made to the Mason Cemetery or to the Pleasant Hill American Post 1048.

Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill handled the arrangements.

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Jesse White urges residents to renew vehicle registration online Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is urging the public to renew their vehicle registration online at www.cyberdriveillinois. com instead of waiting for Driver Services facilities to reopen. Since midMarch, more than 400,000 people have renewed their stickers online, an increase of approximately 50 percent from last year. “Don’t wait, renew online,� said White. “By renewing your vehicle registration sticker now, you won’t have to visit a driver services facility once they reopen. This will save you time and will also help alleviate the rush of faceto-face transactions at facilities once they are reopened.�

To renew vehicle registrations online, residents need their registration ID and PIN, which are located on their renewal notice and registration card – which most people store in their vehicle’s glove compartment.

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Irma J. (Scott) Kuhn Irma J. (Scott) Kuhn passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2020 at Calhoun Nursing and Rehab. She was born on September 14, 1944 in Pearl, IL to the late Francis and Marie (Rhodes) Scott.

Irma was a licensed practical nurse for many years and she also owned and operated a flower shop. Irma enjoyed life to the fullest and loved being around people. She was an active member at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Brussels.

She first married Donnie Waggoner and to this union they were blessed with three daughters, Sandra (Kenneth) Odelehr of Brussels, Vickie Nation of Brussels and her daughter Kya (Clay) Hall of Springfield, IL, and Melinda Pohlman of Brussels and her daughters, Brianna (Trevor) Bennentt and great granddaughter Emery Mae of Godfrey, and Brooke Pohlman (Felix Viera) and great granddaughter, Violet Monroe.

She later married George Kuhn and then spent over 30 years together. They loved sitting on the front porch watching the river go by with their dog Buddy. George preceded her in death.

To this union with George she was blessed to call his children as her own: Emil (Cindy) Kuhn of Golden Eagle, Cindy (Albert) Jenkins of Golden Eagle, Fred (Debbie) Kuhn of Golden Eagle, Gretchen (Mike) Stoltz of Washington, Charlie Kuhn of Golden Eagle, Florence (Greg) Rose of Golden Eagle, and Paul (Sheree) Kuhn of Golden

Eagle; grandchildren, Dan (Megan) Jenkins, Sherri Jenkins, Ashley (Cody) Affholder, Matt Kuhn, Michell Stoltz, Chris Kuhn, Marissa Kuhn, Brittany Wallendorf, Tony Rose, and Ryan Kuhn; great grandchildren, Lucas Jenkins, Alyssa Kress, Haylee Kress, Barret Kuhn, and Donoven Stoltz.

Irma is also survived by 4 sisters, Joan (Ron) Halsey of Pittsfield, Verna Jean (Al) Koch of Liberty, Carolyn McCann of Pittsfield, and Tina (Tony) Owen of Liberty; three sisters-in-law, Irma Jean Scott of Pittsfield, Phyllis Scott of Kampsville, and Alice Marshall of Kirkwood, MO, and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husbands she was preceded in death by her stepfather Vernon Jones, three brothers, Lyndell Scott, Harold Scott, and Garry Scott, and one grandson, Nick Kuhn.

Services will be private.

Celebration of life will take place at a later date.

Memorials may be made to Family’s Choice.

Gress, Kallal, and Schaaf Funeral Home are handling the arrangements.

Joyce Kramer Joyce Kramer, 76, formerly of rural Nebo, IL, died April 23, 2020 at Pittsfield Manor.

Private graveside services will be held at the Douglas

Cemetery near Milton.

Memorials may be made to the family.

Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill is handling the arrangements.

Carol McCarter Funeral Arrangements are pending at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield for Carol McCarter of Pitts-

field, IL. Carol passed away Monday, April 27, 2020 in Jacksonville, IL at her daughter’s home.

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fourth time, to the position of manager for the New York Yankees. : Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox set a major-league baseball record by striking out 20 Seattle Mariner batters. : The Baltimore Orioles set a new major league baseball record by losing their first 21 games of the season. : Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev promised more religious freedom. : The destruction of the Berlin Wall began. : Exxon executive Sidney Reso was kidnapped outside his Morris Township, NJ, home by Arthur Seale. Seale was a former Exxon security official. Reso died while in captivity. : Rioting began after a jury decision to acquit four Los Angeles policemen in the Rodney King beating trial. 54 people were killed in 3 days. : Israel and the PLO signed an agreement in Paris which granted Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. : Former CIA Director William Colby was missing and presumed drowned after an apparent boating accident in Maryland. Colby’s body was later recovered. : Staff Sgt. Delmar Simpson, a drill instructor at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, was convicted of raping six female trainees. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and was dishonorably discharged. : Astronaut Jerry Linenger and cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliyev went on the first U.S.-Russian space walk. : The U.S., Canada and Mexico end tariffs on $1 billion in NAFTA trade. : Brazil announced a plan to protect a large area of Amazon forest.

The area was about the size of Colorado. : Kelsey Grammer and his production company, Grammnet Inc., were ordered to pay more than $2 million in unpaid commissions to his former talent agency. : Mr. T (Laurence Tureaud) filed a lawsuit against Best Buy Co. Inc., that claimed the store did not have permission to use his likeness in a print ad. : NATO expelled two Russian diplomats from NATO headquarters in Brussels over a spy scandal in Estonia. Russia’s Foreign Ministry criticized the expulsions. : The White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 at Camden Yards. The game was played without a crowd present due to the ongoing riots and protests in Baltimore. This was the first time a Major League Baseball game was played in front of an empty house. https://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/ thedays/alldays/apr29.htm

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The Pleasant Hill Police Department assisted Missouri officials in the apprehension of a fugitive, also assisted McDonough County officials with a known sex offender and have a suspect in a two year old burglary investigation.

April 14, at 2 p.m. , law enforcement officials from the Pleasant Hill Police Department, Pike County Sheriff’s Department, and Pittsfield Police Department executed a court-authorized search warrant at a residence in the 100 block of Randall Drive in Pleasant Hill.

Subsequent to the execution of said search warrant suspected methamphetamine and other controlled substances were recovered and seized.

Arrested as a result of the search warrant was Brandon J. Knight, 20, of Pleasant Hill, on a felony Pike County, Mo. warrant for forgery. Knight

was arrested and transferred to Missouri officials.

More arrests are pending confirmation from the Illinois State Police Crime Lab. The Pleasant Hill Police Department concluded a week-long investigation April 17 after arresting Spencer A. Miller, 21, of Macomb, Miller, a registered sex offender in Macomb, McDonough County, was unlawfully staying at a residence in Pleasant Hill. Miller was arrested and charged with failure to register as a sex offender. The Macomb Police Department assisted with the investigation.

A two-year criminal investigation has resulted in charges being sought against a subject who is already wanted by law enforcement.

During the evening hours of April 17, 2018 into the early morning hours of April 18, 2018, the suspect unlawfully

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entered numerous vehicles and sheds stealing a multitude of property throughout the Village of Pleasant Hill.

An investigation by the Pleasant Hill Police Department and Pike County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in 14 counts of burglary being filed against Austin W. Mooney, 36. Mooney who is already wanted for failure to appear on drug charges in Pike County, is considered missing

and at large.

Chief of Police Zack Orr said the case was made by using DNA evidence.

Most of the items reported stolen with the exception of cash and a few other items have been recovered.

Chief of Police Zack Orr said if you know the whereabouts of Mooney to contact Pike County Crimestoppers at (217) 285-1500.

Pike County GOP, Dems hold biennial reorganization meetings

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press The Pike County Republican and Democratic central committees each met separately on Wednesday, April 15, as required by law, 29 days after the primary election, to reorganize each county convention.

Each meeting was held in compliance with social distancing guide-

lines as described by Governor Pritzker’s executive order.

The Republicans elected John Birch as Pike County Republican Chairman; Michael Boren was reelected vice chairman; Cheri Myers was re-elected secretary; and Reta Hoskin was elected treasurer.

Democrats elected Kevin Duesterhaus as Pike County Democratic Chairman; Jeff Gerard

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was elected vice-chaiman; Jason Shireman was elected secretary; and Danny Durrell was elected treasurer.

Duesterhaus reported that each Democratic officer was uncontested.

The Democratic Central Committee plans to meet in May, again in compliance with the governor’s social distancing guidelines, to slate candidates for elected county positions.

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The City of PittsďŹ eld is accepting applications for Part-Time Airport Manager/Maintenance Personnel. Job description and applications may be obtained by contacting City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Applications must be received at City Hall, 215 North Monroe Street in PittsďŹ eld on or before 4:30 p.m. on May 11, 2020.

A month-long criminal investigation has led to the arrest of Clayton G. Watts, 21, of Pittsfield on a Pike County,warrant for the original offense(s): criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony.

The arrest is a result of an investigation where Watts allegedly had sexual contact with a person under the age of 18-years-old.

As the investigation progressed, additional victims have come forward. The incident remains under investigation and additional charges are likely.

Watts was arrested after a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle Watts was

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driving in Pittsfield April 27 at 5:28 P.M. Watts was found to be in possession of a suspected controlled substance.

The controlled substance charge is pending confirmation by the Illinois State Police Laboratory.

Watts is currently lodged in the Pike County Jail on a $120,000 bond.

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Rotary grant supports JWCC GED program during COVID-19 distance learning

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press When the Rotary Club of Pike County drew up its annual literacy grant proposal last year, it had no idea the extra impact its vision would have in 2020.

The grant originally proposed making it possible for students studying for the GED at John Wood Community College in Pike County to have take-home materials to reinforce in-class lessons, but now that the GED program has transitioned to distance learning due to COVID19 concerns, the hands-on study materials have proved indispensable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our classes are normally offered Tuesday and Thursday mornings, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve transitioned online due to the circumstances,â&#x20AC;? Monica Foster, manager of adult education at JWCC, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks to the Rotary funds, we are able to give our students without internet access packets of material.â&#x20AC;?

While JWCC offers GED prep classes throughout the whole of the community collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s district, Foster said that the Rotary grant is used specifically for Pike County students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These funds are totally used for materials at the Southeast Education Center in Pittsfield,â&#x20AC;?

Foster said.

Foster added that the grant-provided materials are designed to strengthen reading, social studies, science and math skills for students seeking their high school equivalent (GED) certification. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have study material in all four subject areas,â&#x20AC;? Foster said.

Elizabeth Boren, an instructor in the GED program and JWCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Southeast Education Center in Pittsfield, said the resource books are useful to students who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have reliable internet access for online learning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, some students prefer a more traditional approach,â&#x20AC;?

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During the duration of the COVID-19 shutdown, students are unable to take the GED test

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A grant sponsored by the Rotary Club of Pike County is providing local students with study materials as they continue their GED preparations at home due to COVID-19 concerns. Here Monica Foster, manager of adult education on John Wood Community College, unpacks the shrink wrapped bundles of books.

in order to earn the credential, but Foster said, JWCC staff are doing all they can to ensure students are equipped for the test once it is made available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time is of the essence for most of our students,â&#x20AC;? Foster said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal is to help our students study as much as possible for when the testing center is open â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which will be June 1 or later.â&#x20AC;?

Students needing the study books receive them by mail and keep in touch with their instructors through phone calls, texts and emails, Boren said.

The literacy grant of $3,000 through Rotary District 6460 was supplemented by an additional $500 from the Rotary Club of Pike County, according to Megan Vose, club president. The literacy program is one of the many community service projects the club completes each year, Vose added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The GED opens doors,â&#x20AC;? Foster said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It allows residents to go on to college classes, training, and employment.â&#x20AC;?

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