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VOL. 177, NO. 37

Sullivan to attend Logan Ag Field Day

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Illinois Director of Agriculture John Sullivan will attend Logan Ag Field Day Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m.

The annual event will be held in the seed building at Logan’s Ag on the southwest side of Griggsville.

Sullivan, a former Illinois state senator in this area, was appointed to the director’s position by Gov.J.B. Pritzger following Pritzger’s 2018 election.

Sullivan was heavily involved in agriculture while in the state senate, spearheading the drive to retain the sales tax exemption on parts and crop inputs.

Logan Ag is excited to welcome Director Sullivan to Griggsville and encourages all to attend and meet him personally and listen to his comments on Illinois agricultural issues. There will

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Illinois Director of Agriculture John Sullivan will be the featured speaker next Tuesday, Sept.

17 at a field day event in Griggsville.

be information about new corn and soybean varieties available for 2020 planting plus other discussion topics.

RSVP for the event to the Logan Ag office,1-800-LOGAN AG or with a local Logan Ag crop specialist no later than Friday, Sept.13 for meal and seating preparations.

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Work continues on a new fertilizer storage plant at Logan Agriculture in Griggsville. The hoop structure measuring 80x55 will have a concrete floor and supports and should provide 1,500 ton of new fertilizer space. Project manager John Kelley anticipates a late September/ early October completion date. Those attending Logan’s annual field day, featuring Illinois Director of Agriculture John Sullivan, will have an opportunity to view the building.

Threat causes concern at PCS

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press

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threat by a student caused concern last week at Pikeland Community School.

MIchael Starman, Pittsfield police chief, said he received information Sept. 4 from a concerned parent about alleged violent threats that a student from Pikeland Community School had been making to friends and classmates.

“At no time were any students or faculty in danger.”

Michael Starman Pittsfield police chief “The alleged threats were made during after-school hours but referenced the school,” Starman said.

School Resource Officers and members of the Pittsfield Police Department continued the investigation and made contact with the student before he arrived on school grounds Sept. 4. The student was transported to the Adams County Juvenile Detention Center.

A court hearing was held on the matter

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Ethan Elledge, Drake Schild and Jeff Butler of the North Pike Fire Department go through training exercises Monday night on Main Street in Perry.

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Pleasant Hill aggressively fighting drugs

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The Pleasant Hill Police Department made four drug-related arrests last week.

The first was on Tuesday, when the PHPD was looking for a subject who had eluded an officer earlier in the day. A tip indicated the wanted person was working in Wildcat Hollow and when police arrived, they found the person in question.

After an investigation, police arrested the suspect and also arrested his co-worker, James Shadowens, 52, of Waltonsville. Shadowens had an active Richland County, felony warrant for unlawful possession of methamphetamine.

Shadowens was taken into custody without incident. (For more on this story, see page B6.)

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“We have our K-9 and he has been a big help in making some of these arrests.”

Zack Orr Pleasant Hill police chief

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A vehicular malfunction resulted in the downing of power lines and three power poles along Illinois Route 106 near the Pike County Farm Bureau office Monday, Sept. 9. The boom of a Pike Feeds truck driven by Timothy Ionson, 38, extended while driving down the highway, snagging power lines and pulling down power poles. No citation has been issued. The highway was closed to traffic for approximately an hour while crews cleared the downed power lines. Three poles were replaced. Power was out in the area for approximately eight hours.

During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized suspected methamphetamine and methamphetamine-related drug paraphernalia. An investigative report regarding the possession of methamphetamine will be forwarded to the Calhoun County State’s Attorney’s Office for formal review.

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City of Pittsfield celebrates Prentice’s 37-year career

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press Retiring City Clerk Cindy Prentice has spent 37 years in service to the city of Pittsfield.

Before becoming city clerk, Prentice served as deputy city clerk since 2001 and as office help at city hall prior to that. “I’ve spent two-thirds of my life here, and you guys are like my family. It’s hard to say goodbye,� Prentice said of the strong connection she feels with fellow city employees.

Her decades-long contribution to the city was recognized by Mayor John Hayden. “I can’t say enough about what she’s done for me,� Hayden said. “She made my job easy, to be honest.�

The outgoing city clerk said she wished her father, Charles Gratton, who had worked as the Pittsfield gas and water superintendent for 35 years, could have been present for her retirement. Gratton passed away in March 2018.

Prentice plans to spend her retirement traveling, picking up new hobbies, and spending time with her grandchildren and family.

In fact, Prentice said she would be picking up her grandchildren from school as soon as her first day of retirement.

Prentice, a lifelong Pittsfield resident, was quick to reassure the City of Pittsfield employees in attendance

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From left to right, Janet Rohn, Kim Flessner, and Pittsfield Mayor John Hayden honor retiring city clerk Cindy Prentice, right, at Pittsfield’s firehouse on Monday.

at her retirement ceremony that she would not be too far away if they needed her assistance. “If you have any questions, I’ll still be around,� Prentice said to her colleagues.

Griggsville nixes marijuana sales

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press The September Griggsville city council meeting was held Wednesday, Sept 4.

Council members reviewed a contract proposal from Maguire Iron for maintenance of the Griggsville’s

water tower. The contract has not been accepted by the council.

Also taken up by the council was the matter of marijuana sales within Griggsville. The council decided marijuana sales will not be allowed within the city limits of Griggsville.

A similar party was held last week for Bruce McKee, who also retired this year after 30 years of service to the city. McKee was the gas and water foreman. His retirement was official Sept. 5.

Pleasant Hill Board purchases equipment, hires staff

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press Two items were approved at the September Pleasant Hill School Board meeting.

The board approved the purchase of a 2018 3038E John Deere compact utility tractor with a loader. The

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equipment will be used for construction, maintenance, and landscape applications at the Pleasant Hill school campus.

Also approved at the meeting was the hiring of one employee.

Jim Erke was approved as a new part-time custodian at the school.

Changes at industrial park; more law enforcement at lake >>>Cameras will be installed to monitor the city’s burn/brush pile.

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The Pittsfield City Council has agreed to modifications at the industrial park for two tenants and asked for extra patrol at the lake and the city’s brush pile.

Steve Welbourne had asked the city at the council’s Sept. 3 meeting to allow him to purchase a partial property in the industrial park for the placement of a shed. The partial property is next to property Welbourne already owns and has road frontage. The council agreed to allow the purchase.

Cintas, another resident of the industrial park, had also made a request from the council. “They wanted a bigger sign,� Ann Moffit, city clerk, said. “The rules call for a 1x8 and they wanted a 3x8.�

The council agreed on that, also.

At the lake, Mayor John Hayden asked Chief of Police Michael Starman to step up patrols after someone used their vehicle and cut doughnuts in grassy areas.

Starman said one individual had been identified and the report sent to the state’s attorney’s office with the recommendation that criminal damage to property be the charge as well as asking for restitution.

The mayor also said unacceptable and even unsafe items have been discovered in the city’s burn/brush pile.

This a free service to city residents to discard brush and other yard waste at the

site. No other items are allowed, not even cardboard boxes or garbage bags that are used to carry the waste.

Workers recently found a half-full propane tank in the pile.

The Illinois EPA monitors the site frequently and if they discover any infraction, have the authority to close the site.

The council instructed Starman to install cameras at the site and also to increase surveillance. The site is near the Pittsfield Lake.

The council also agreed to impose a three cent sales tax on cannabis sold in the city limits, but still have not made a decision on whether to allow sales. The declaration asking for the tax money had a deadline earlier than the declaration on whether to allow sales.

The council also agreed to let Justyce Carsey operate a massage therapy business at her home in the 800 block of West Adams. The council instructed city attorney Mike Hollahan, to write an ordinance including massage therapy as an accepted use. Once the ordinance is passed, Carsey can apply for a variance to allow the business.

The council agreed to a new agreement with Pikeland Unit 10 regarding, the school resource officer.

Under the old agreement, both the city and the school district would pay $25,000 to fund a part-time officer (SRO). Now the two will split the cost of a $50,000 full-time officer.

Michael Gangloss of Texas will be moving to Pittsfield in the next few months and will be the fulltime SRO. He is a retired police officer and will be hired upon him passing the training and background requirements.

Pike County Economic Development Corporation hires new Americorps intern

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press The Pike County Economic Development Corporation (PCEDC) has hired a new Americorps intern, who started Sept. 3, to assist the organization over the course of this year.

Intern Dallas Thueringer’s scope of work is primarily focused on business retention, new business development, and workforce development activities.

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From left, Rosemary Waters, Genita Reese and Mark Dickerson record sales at the annual Dexter Picnic Saturday. Dexter School is a historic one room school house west of Perry. Residents raise money at the annual Dexter Picnic to maintain the building and grounds. Meetings and programs are held at the school on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

Concern (Continued from A1) Friday, Sept. 6 but due to the alleged suspect being a juvenile no other information can be released.

Since the student was intercepted prior to arriving at school, the school was not locked down,� Starman said. “At no time were any students or faculty in danger.�

School Resource Officers and Pikeland staff made presentations to the 6-8 grade students about what is and what is not acceptable to say. Chief Starman asks that parents talk to their children about

making sound decisions and explain that any threat against the school, faculty or students will be taken seriously. “We live in an era in which all threats must be taken serious, even if they are not intended to be an actual threat,� he said.

Paula Hawley, superintendent of Pikeland Unit 10, agreed. “Kids are growing up in tough world,� she said. “I wouldn’t want to be a kid in today’s world with social media and all the other pressures. They say it takes a village to raise a child and

“Providing assistance to existing or emerging businesses is a top priority.�

it does. We as a community need to navigate through the world today.�

Hawley said typically a student who makes a threat towards the school will receive a suspension and the length of the suspension would be determined by the severity of the threat.

This is the second threat involving Pikeland Schools in two weeks. Dalton Parker, 20, not a student at the school, was arrested Aug. 26 after reports he allegedly posted threats against Pittsfield High School. He is out on bond with a Sept 24 court appearance.

PCEDC director “Providing assistance to existing or emerging businesses is a top priority,�

PCEDC Director Brenda Middendorf said.

Thueringer will also work closely with PCEDC’s work ready program. The program is designed to build employability skills in high school students starting sophomore year.

Students graduate from the work ready program if they satisfactorily demonstrate behaviors and personality traits expected in the work place. In turn, some local businesses favor job applicants who possess the work ready credential. “We originally started with seniors, but we realized we needed to start much earlier,� Middendorf said.

The Americorps intern will also be working closely with the Picture Pittsfield initiative and its three subcommittees — tourism and life, parks and recreation, and marketing.

Thueringer brings a wealth of academic and practical experience in community development with him to PCEDC. He is a Peace Corps Fellow at the Western Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and pursuing a master’s degree in commu-

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Dallas Thueringer began working as an Americorps intern with the Pike County Economic Development Corporation Sept.

3. Thueringer is a Peace Corps Fellow with the Western Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, pursuing a master’s degree in community and economic development at WIU.

nity and economic development at WIU. Thueringer has also spent time working to build literacy skills among Ugandan youth through work in the Peace Corps. “I worked on organizing spelling bees, on library development, and worked to train teachers in Uganda,� Thueringer said.

A native of Washington state, Thueringer looks forward to bringing his skills and experiences to his new position and to learning more about rural development strategies. “I’m learning a lot about the midwest and issues facing rural America,�

Thueringer said.

Thueringer has relocated to Pittsfield for the duration for his internship with PCEDC. “So far it’s been a warm and welcoming place,� Thueringer said. “And there’s already a lot of positive momentum.�

Drugs (Continued from A1) Sept. 6. when the PHPD announced the arrest of Roger E. Pace, 57, of Grafton, on a federal indictment for a charge of unlawful possession with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or more of methamphetamine. Pace has been incarcerated in the Pike County Jail since his initial arrest April 5, in Pleasant Hill. Pace will now be in custody of the US Marshal’s Service.

The case began when Pleasant Hill Police Officer Ryan Crowder arrested Pace after Pace was found to be in possession of approximately 70 grams of methamphetamine.

The West Central Illinois Task Force and Pike County Sheriffs’ Department assisted with the investigation.

The other incident Friday involved a driver driving under the influence of drugs.

Law enforcement was contacted Friday morning about a blue 2016 Buick with the driver suspected of being driving under the influence.

The PHPD stopped the vehicle on 5th Street and arrested Teresa L. Hammitt, 56, Barry, on a charge of driving under the influence of any amount of drug. Hammitt was arrested and lodged in the Pike County Jail.

Sunday, Sept. 8, the PHPD

stopped a 2002 Pontiac near the 4-way in Pleasant Hill. Following an investigation and a consent to search, Wesley A. Lewis, 41, of Louisiana, Mo. was arrested on charges of unlawful possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lewis was arrested without incident and lodged in the Pike County Jail.

Police Chief Zack Orr said his

department will continue to aggressive seek to control the use and sale of methamphetamine in the Pleasant Hill community.

Orr said many of the arrests are people who are just traveling through but for every one caught, several others go through undetected. “We have our K-9 and he has been a big help in making some of these arrests,� he said.

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JWCC invests in ag education

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Pike Press Last year was the first year that all of JWCC’s agriculture classes were offered exclusively at the Perry Ag Center. Previously, agriculture classes were split between the Perry and Quincy campuses.

Faculty chair Mike Tenhouse believes the move created a better learning environment for all of JWCC’s ag students. “It allowed us to better utilize the resources that are here,� Tenhouse said. “It makes a nice blend of students, a better mix.�

Tenhouse indicated that enrollment has been on an upward trajectory over the last several years in the ag program. In fact, there are currently over 60 full-time ag students attending classes at the Perry campus.

Due to growth in the ag program, JWCC hired an additional faculty member, Justin Lewis, this year.

Lewis attended Lake Land Community College and the University of Illinois.

In addition to teaching, Lewis is charged with overseeing the livestock evaluation club, ag club, and is heavily involved in high school recruiting activities.

JWCC’s 15th annual Ag Alumni Association Invitational Livestock Judging Contest on Friday, Sept. 20.

Registration will be held from 8-8:45 a.m. with the contest starting at 9 a.m. at the John Wood Community College Agricultural Education Center. Contact the JWCC Ag Center at 217641-4558 or ag@jwcc.edu to register or regarding any questions.

“It allowed us to better utilize the resources that are here.�

Mike Tenhouse JWCC ag faculty chair “We’re ramping up the livestock evaluation club,�

Lewis said. “There’s a lot of student interest.�

Tenhouse said the ag program is constantly adjusting its curriculum to respond to the needs of the agriculture industry.

Due to industry demand, the program plans to add an option for students to earn a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) as a part of

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JWCC agriculture department faculty chair Mike Tenhouse discusses beef production at the Orr Beef Research Center.

the JWCC ag program. “Employers hire students with a CDL right away,�

Tenhouse said.

Tenhouse indicated most students want to stay on the farm after graduation. Due to the nature of the agriculture industry, however, many students ultimately find employment within the crop services or swine industry.

Approximately a third of ag program students go on to transfer to four-year ag programs, while two-thirds generally seek employment in the ag industry directly after graduation.

According to Tenhouse,

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JWCC and the University of Illinois — which owns the Perry campus property — are invested in growing agriculture education at the Perry site.

In fact, plans are underway to transfer five additional acres from the University of Illinois to JWCC and to build an approximately 16,000 square foot building to house animal science classrooms and an exposition hall to host livestock evaluation events. “The college has made a commitment to the facility to grow our ag program,�

Tenhouse said.

Poor in court Sept. 10, coming back Nov. 4

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press William Poor, the man accused of murdering Josh Witherbee in March of this year, was in court Tuesday afternoon in Pike County, accompanied by his two attorneys, Ryan Schnack and Barney Beir.

Poor, who is lodged in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a previous charge, once again asked the court to lodge him in the Pike County Jail while he awaits trial.

Judge Frank McCartney’s answer was swift and firm – No. “Our jail is full,�

McCartney said. “It’s overbooked as is.�

Purpose of the appearance was Poor’s arraignment which was continued on the request of the defense.

Also to be heard were motions regarding Poor’s criminal history, a motion to preclude use of prior convictions for impeachment purposes and to suppress evidence seized from Poor’s residence. Schnack also indicated he was not ruling out more motions

being filed as the case proceeds.

McCartney agreed to continue all matters to Nov. 4 but only after notifying the defense that once the October jury calendar is skipped, the next available jury setting will be in January.

Bier, co-counsel on the case, said he would be unavailable after Jan. 16.

Jury trials are scheduled to begin Jan. 13 but others are on the docket ahead of Poor and no one is sure how long the trial will take.

The consensus was made to continue everything until Nov. 4 and at that time it will be clearer how much time the trial will take and what dates might work for the court as well as the attorneys.

Schnack asked if Poor could be brought to Pike County in order that he might be able to meet with him before the Nov. 4 date.

Again, McCartney’s answer was No. “You will just have to go to wherever he is,�

McCartney said. “I will ask that IDOC bring him an hour early so you can meet with him.�

Careers Expo to focus on healthcare at JWCC John Wood Community College will sponsor the Healthcare Careers Expo for area high school juniors and seniors on Friday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Paul Heath Community Center on the JWCC Quincy campus, located at 1301 North 48th Street in Quincy.

The event is free of charge.

JWCC anticipates 250 high school students will attend the event. The expo will feature mannequin demonstrations, suture stations and emergency service simulations, and will provide students an opportunity to learn about medical careers and healthcare programs offered by JWCC.

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Students were on hand for the check passing between Saukee Nation and Zane Phillips last week. Phillips is hoping to raise money to go to Brazil as a foreign exchange student. Left to right, Stacey Helms, Tara Hammitt, Phillps, Beth Musgrave, all Saukee Nation members, and students Alexis Groom, Lexi Ebbing, Cherise Anderson.

Phillips raising money to be foreign exchange student

By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Zane Phillips is a senior at Pittsfield High School and would like to go to Brazil as a foreign exchange student.

Phillips said he learned about the Rotary Youth Exchange program this past spring at a Rotary Youth Leadership Academy. “I can’t wait to experience Brazil as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student,�

Phillips said. “It’s such an amazing opportunity to represent the United States and Pike County, specifically.�

Phillips is currently the vice president of Pittsfield High School’s Rotary Interact Club. He will be leaving sometime in January and will spend a year in Sao Paulo, a state in Brazil.

He is currently raising funds for the opportunity. He is having a Saukee gear sale and a 50/50 drawing with additional prizes, as well.

Soon, he will be hosting a few dinners to help raise money.

He has a Facebook page and everyone is encouraged to “like� Zane’s Trip. The page will keep updates on his fundraising events and let everyone know which one is coming up next. “The community and Saukee Nation have been so kind,� Phillips said. “I appreciate all of those who have helped so far.�

Picture Pittsfield will ‘Cash Mob’ two shops Sept. 12 Picture Pittsfield is hosting a Cash Mob event at The Picket Fence and Pike County Collectibles on Thursday, Sept. 12.

This will be Picture Pittsfield’s sixth Cash Mob and will kick off at 5:15 p.m. and go until 7:15 p.m. This event is open to the public and antique lovers are encouraged to attend.

Picture Pittsfield is showcasing local businesses to highlight the goods and ser-

vices here in Pittsfield; the event helps keep dollars in local communities.

Cash Mobs started in 2012 as a way to unite communities and support local businesses, according to the website cash-mobs.com. Cash Mob participants are encouraged to spend at least $25 locally and meet at least three people they’ve never met during the event. In return, Picture Pittsfield and the host shops will have refreshments,

giveaways, special offers and more.

Local Cash Mobs have already been held at J. Roberts Jewelers, Backroad Lace Boutique, Casteel’s, Stryke Ryte Outdoors and Bowler’s Universe earlier this year.

Businesses interested in participating in a Cash Mob can contact Picture Pittsfield at picturepittsfield@gmail.com.

Picture Pittsfield is a group of volunteer citizens, organized with the help of the

Western Illinois University Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs MAPPING program, who are working to improve the quality of life for the city of Pittsfield, IL, residents and guests, through its parks, festivals, attractions, retail businesses, dining experiences, business development and more.

For more about Picture Pittsfield, find them on Facebook, Instagram or at PicturePittsfield.com.

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Students wishing to attend are advised to contact their guidance counselor or teacher for approval to use an excused visit day, or attend with a group from their high school. For more information, contact Kathleen Rodgers, manager, career services and community based outreach, at 217-641-4152, email krodgers@jwcc.edu or visit www.jwcc.edu/healthcareexpo.

The event is sponsored by Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences, West Central Illinois AHEC Memorial Hospital, SIU Medicine-Office of Regional Programs and Quincy Medical Group.

Illinois Pork Producers internship applications due for review Oct. 31 The Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is accepting applications for the Illinois Pork Ambassador/Intern program. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for a young person to serve for one year as the official youth representative of the of IPPA and to work for the organization through the summer.

Applicants must be an Illinois resident between the ages of 18 and 23 (must be age 18 by Jan 1, 2020), exhibit strong communication and leadership skills, and exhibit a genuine inter-

est in the Illinois pork industry and be able to speak on behalf of it. It is also recommended that applicants have attended the Illinois Livestock Leadership Institute.

Applicants must be a member (or become a member) of the Illinois Pork Producers Association, have reliable transportation and be willing to travel to out-ofstate trainings and functions.

Any questions may be directed to Jenny Jackson at jenny@ilpork.com or 217529-3100. The application is available at https://ilpork. com/youth/state-ambassador-internship.

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Everyone can help Pike County can take a great deal of pride in last week’s announcement of increasing tourism numbers and revenues in the area.

Official kudos went out to the many local organizations that promote recreational, historical and general tourism. But in a larger sense, virtually every Pike Countian deserves a pat on the back.

People may well schedule a sidetrip, or even a destination journey, to our area based on advertisements or brochures. But the encouraging, word-of-mouth recommendations, so valuable to a thriving tourist economy, are often based on the positive experiences that travelers have in a particular location.

That friendly smile and efficient service in our retail establishments make a difference. People who are courteous and don’t drive like maniacs – that helps. Even if you’re the guy who sees a bit of trash by the side of the road and stops to pick it up‌well, you’re helping, too.

People who visit Pike County often want to come back. Some bring their friends. Some even want to move here.

So, Pike Countians, keep doin’ what you’re doin’. It’s working. Tourism dollars are an important part of our economy.

And as the word keeps spreading, we’ll be glad to welcome even more people to enjoy the county we call home.

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Poll Question Week of Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Cardinals and the Cubs are Q: The heading into the homestretch with the Redbirds in the lead.

A) The Cards are going to fold.

B) The Cubs are going to surge.

C) The Cubs finally got their title; now it’s the Cards’ turn again.

D) Doesn’t matter. I don’t follow baseball.

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4. I’ve never been close to a hurricane and hope I never am.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Update on county CEO program The next generation of young people are the lifeblood of this, and any community, and Pike CEO is dedicated to investing in their future success.

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This is what our community calls experiential learning - the CEO way.

The CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program is a communitysupported, investor funded class that will take place in Pike County local businesses over the next 9 months. It is not funded by the local schools, though, participants do receive school credit for their time commitment.

The program is a time commitment for students which includes getting up before school each day to visit area businesses, interacting with business leaders in the community to learn business basics, and, for each student, ultimately conceptualizing and creating their own legal, functioning business.

Because it is not funded by the school system, this program utilizes partnerships in the community (i.e. local investors and businesses) to provide students with business process and development education and to encourage the soft skills that will be necessary when entering the business world, all while shedding light on the businesses and opportunity that this community has to offer.

The effects that CEO has on students is remarkable. The program encourages responsible, entrepreneurial thinkers who contribute to their communities.

Pike CEO is grateful for its investors and for their role in making CEO a reality in our community. In this way they are keeping the spirit of entrepreneurship alive and investing in the next generation.

Are you interested in getting involved?

Whether it’s in hosting a business visit, investing in the class itself, or simply in visiting a class, your inquiries are welcome!

Please contact Shawn Rennecker for more information.

SHAWN RENNECKER Barry, Ill.

Supports expanded ‘Be careful for what you wish’ eligibility for membership In an ideal world, pure socialism works very Everybody contributes to the pie and in American Legion well. everybody gets an equal piece of the pie and

Saw on TV news that Congress has changed the dates for eligibility to be a member in American Legion. I and just about every member of that organization am grateful for this, albeit perhaps just a little bit past due.

While I was commander of Post 222, I attended several meetings up the chain from Barry Post and am aware that many smaller posts have, like our own and many smaller schools, had to combine with other posts, because of dwindling membership. The new eligibility rules mean anyone who has served since Pearl Harbor is now eligible!

Hopefully, this will get thousands of new members all around the country, because we need new, young, active members.

TOM MILLER Baylis, Ill.

Lots of work behind the scenes at annual festival Congratulations to my husband, Darwin Feenstra, for receiving a Pride of Pike &RXQW\ $ZDUG DW WKH 3LWWVÂżHOG )DOO )HVWLval. I appreciate David and Cindy Forshey and the Fall Festival committee for recognizing Darwin for all he does.

Here is an example of how well he stays on top of things - just after receiving the award, he noticed the lights that shine on the courthouse dome hadn›t come on yet.

He climbed up to the attic and made several trips up and down the stairs until he got the lights working again. He works hard to make sure that the courtyard is mowed and cleaned up before the festival starts and that there is power for the rides and the vendors.

Up until this year he also had to keep the restrooms stocked and cleaned, which wasn›t easy considering the terrible condition they would be in. Darwin monitors the courthouse to make sure that no unauthorized individuals enter to ensure the safety of the contestants and the courthouse itself.

He works to make sure the trash is cleaned up.

When the vendors need help with an issue he makes sure it is resolved. Darwin is at the courthouse during the entire festival and handles these responsibilities and so many more. He is a humble, kind, and generous man and our sons and I are so very proud of him!

LISA FEENSTRA PittsďŹ eld, Ill.

complaints are few or nonexistent. There is very little difference, if any, from the top tier to the bottom tier.

In an ideal world, pure capitalism works very well, also. Those at the top tier are willing to share and shore up those at the lower tiers.

Those at the top tier do not attempt to gain more wealth just for the sake of having more wealth and power.

In the real world, pure socialism doesn’t work because there are always a few, and sometimes more than a few, who ascertain to have more wealth, material goods, and power than others. Before long, a select few gain control of government, create an autocracy, and society becomes such that the masses at the bottom tiers work to support the elite few at the top tier.

In the real world, pure capitalism struggles, also. Many of those at the top tiers, if not most of them, are driven to seek more wealth, material goods, and power for the sake of having more wealth and power. They gain control of government programs though the use of their ZHDOWK LQĂ€XHQFH DQG SRVVLEO\ FRHUFLRQ 7KH\ help create a system they are able to manipulate to their advantage. Again, it becomes those on the lower tiers that provide the work to support the lifestyles of those in the top tiers. Those on the lower tiers are usually not enumerated at high levels for the work that they provide.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and John P. Morgan were all men credited with moving America forward as an industrialized nation in the mid-to-late 1800s and early 1900’s. They made fortunes in the railroad and shipping industries, petroleum industry, steel and iron industry, electricity and power plants. They took turns being considered the most wealthiest people in the US. However, the people that did the physical work in their factories, mines, on their structures, or for their shipping lines had working days of 10 to 16 hours and the work week was typically six days a week. The work was hard and lacking in safety procedures. The enumeration the workers received was substandard at best. &DSLWDOLVP LQ LWV ¿QHVW KRXU If you dread the term socialism, remember that Social Security, Medicare, and farm subsidies are all forms of socialism. Mr. Trump and several of his conservative Congressional supporters have already suggested making monetary cuts to Social Security, Medicare, DQG 0HGLFDLG LQ RUGHU WR UHGXFH WKH GH¿FLW RI the federal budget. It could lead to a slippery slope. Reductions of these and other programs that help those on the lower and middle tiers, then further reductions, maybe even elimination and for what you support. You might get it.

GLEN PHILLIPS PittsďŹ eld Ill.

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PICKINGS FROM PIKE’S PAST 75 YEARS AGO: NEW CLARK THEATRE OPENS IN BARRY

150 Years Ago Sept. 16, 1869 For four hours Monday the dust was driven through our streets in a manner distressing to all. The air was full, eyes and throats full, and business houses fuller than all. In the afternoon came a nice rain lasting until night, which, we’re glad to learn, was general throughout the county.

The equalized valuation of Pike County has only increased three millions in twenty years.

We are aware that because other counties have assessed low heretofore to avoid paying an undue proportion of the state debt, Pike has done the same.

It is in the interest of our community that our assessments should give a better statement of our actual wealth since the State Board of Equalization is supposed to regulate inequalities of that nature.

The citizens of Pleasant Vale Township met at the store of P. H. Davis in New Canton, to devise means for the construction of a macadamized road from New Canton to Cincinnati Landing.

A coroner’s inquest determined that there was no foul play in the death of a man camped at the foot of the Gardner Hill near Chambersburg. It was determined that he died of consumption. The deceased and his companions had been employed to drive two teams to Kansas from Kokomo, Ind.

125 Years Ago Sept. 19, 1894 We have had a variety of weather the last week. Saturday and Sunday were extremely warm; with temperature in the 90s, last night we

had an electrical storm, with a temperature drop of at least 35 degrees, and today it is cold enough for an overcoat.

Corn cutting, which commenced this week, is somewhat knocked out by last night’s rain.

The public schools are moving along very pleasantly, and the enrollment now numbers 600. There are in the high school 77. From out of 3LWWVÂżHOG FRPH HLWKHU VHQW in or brought in by their parents moving in to avail themselves of the excellent school taught.

The announcement that the Ringling Brothers’ World’s Greatest Shows, the largest and most extensive exhibition ever seen under canvas, is to be in 3LWWV¿HOG 0RQGD\ 2FW VW ZLOO be gratifying news to thousands who will welcome the opportunity to see it in all its completeness. This great aggregation requires three railroad trains to transport it from city to city.

A murder at Cincinnati Landing last Saturday created quite an excitement. The man was killed on an island in the river.

noon, it was decided to hold a one day meeting the last week LQ 6HSWHPEHU DV 3LWWVÂżHOGÂśV Welcome Home Coming to the Pike County soldiers.

Elmer Benson has bought out has partner, Dan Rose, and is now sole proprietor of the Benson Garage on the south side of the square.

Barry schools opened Sept.

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The Chautauqua held in Rockport last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was indeed a success and a rare treat to the people of this community. We hope it may become an annual event.

Miss Flossie Praul and Hershal Gay of Rockport are atWHQGLQJ WKH 3LWWVÂżHOG +LJK School.

75 Years Ago Sept. 13, 1944 The new Clark Theatre in Barry will have their opening 100 Years Ago Friday night of this week. The Sept. 10, 1919 The good weather still con- theatre has just been completed, tinues. The wheat that was in and replaces the building that the shock in this county has burned in March. The theatre is practically all been threshed, owned by Clark Armentrout of and the corn is ripening rapidly. 3LWWVÂżHOG 7KH 3LWWVÂżHOG &LW\ &RXQRain is badly needed to put the ground in order for plowing cil met in Mayor Charles A. and to lay the dust on the roads. +RRSHUÂśV RIÂżFH DW 7KXUVThe real problem for a water- day morning and completed the ZRUNV V\VWHP LQ 3LWWVÂżHOG LV DQ letting of the contract for the adequate supply of pure, palat- new water tower.

Fred W. Smith, secretary able water.

The big three day fall festi- of the Pike County Rationing val and home coming has been Board, tells us they will mail dropped for this year, and at RXW JDV VWDPS ERRNV WRa meeting held Sunday after- day and the balance as fast as

Guest column: Jim Nowlan

IS PRITZKER TAX PLAN A GOOD WAY TO ALLOCATE WEALTH IN ILLINOIS? G

ov. J. B. Pritzker has proposed a graduated income tax for Illinois (higher rates for higher incomes), which prompts these fundamental questions: How should society allocate wealth?

How should government redistribute it? And, of course, should we vote for or against the graduated tax at the 2020 election? (Whew, talk about big topics for 800 words!)

Life is, at the core, about the struggle for wealth and power. I tell my students that political science is the study of who gets what, why, and how?

Kings and rulers used to allocate wealth by taking as much of it as they could for themselves without fomenting SHDVDQW UHYROWV 8SULVLQJV LQ WKH PHGLeval centuries by charismatic peasant leaders like Wat Tyler in England usually ended with guys like Wat and his followers dangling from gibbets. Those with the wealth (known otherwise as power) generally prevailed.

Plagues in the same period wiped big chunks of the peasantry off the countryside, which increased demand for the remaining workers — and thus wages.

So, the market plays a role, though imperfectly.

(QOLJKWHQPHQW WKLQNHUV RI WKH WK Century proposed that people other than royalty should have a say in budgeting and taxation; the idea took hold in England and here.

6R WRGD\ LQ WKH 8 6 FDSLWDO WKH wealthy) and labor duke it out for bigger shares of wealth in the marketplace as well as in government taxation and distribution policies. Though we have graduated income tax rates at the national level, the rich seem to be getting a lot richer, and the poor, poorer. Not good.

Which brings me to the question of how should wealth be allocated? I have thought that wealth should ideally be distributed on the basis of how much value a person adds to society, in both the short and long term.

I have a friend who is a world-renowned scientist at the Mayo Clinics in Minnesota. Her discoveries over the years continue to save lives. She is wellpaid but, to my mind, should be among the very top earners, based on the value she has added. I also think, for example, that plumbers and those who maintain our sanitation and drinking water systems should be even better paid than they are.

2Q WKH RWKHU KDQG , WKLQN WKH KLJK À\LQJ ¿QDQFLHUV ZKR EURXJKW WKH ZRUOG economy to its knees a few years back, with their greed-driven mortgage fraud, should be stripped of their wealth, instead of getting off scot-free as they did.

I’ll bet readers have their own lists of who should be better and lesser compensated. But as you can see, such “analy-

sis� of who should get what doesn’t even rise to the level of loosey-goosey.

Government, which is to represent our collective thinking, began redistributing wealth with land grants to veterDQV RI RXU 5HYROXWLRQ ,Q -RKQ ) Cogan authored a well-researched book about government redistribution of ZHDOWK +H IRXQG WKDW WRGD\ SHUFHQW of nonelderly-headed households, from single mothers to farmers and many othHUV UHFHLYH HQWLWOHPHQW EHQHÂżWV 7KUHH ÂżIWKV RI DOO FKLOGUHQ DUH JURZLQJ XS LQ families that receive some government assistance.

Ironically, if we gave nearly all wealth just to those who add value, our economy would collapse. That is, the many of us who don’t add much value would lack the money to buy the technology and other non-essential doo-dads produced with the capital owned largely by the wealthy.

So, back to Pritzker’s proposal to tax more heavily those with $250,000 plus in annual income. If I were selfish, I would say, let’s do it, as my central Illinois home area would be a big EHQHÂżFLDU\ 0RVW RI WKH LQFUHDVH LQ WD[ revenue would come from Chicago and the suburbs. That is where most highearners reside, and much of the revenue would end up in school aid and social programs for downstate. (The “separatistsâ€? of the moment, who would strip Chicagoland from the state, are true know-nothings. Much as I hate to admit it, the northeast of Illinois supports the rest of the state big time through the redistribution of tax revenue.)

I have no issue with graduated rates per se; my problem is that taxing highincome value-adders and job creators more than the rest of us might result in net negative economic consequences for our state. Illinois already has a poor perceived business climate — high taxes, especially property taxes; corruption; more regulations than competitor states like Texas and Florida. Thus, imposing even more taxation on the creator class, which can create wherever LW ZDQWV PLJKW FDXVH LQFUHDVHG ÀLJKW from our state.

Based on what I sense at the moment, I would vote against the Pritzker proposal. I am, however, reaching out to economist friends on this issue. Maybe they will convince me otherwise. We should all stay tuned to the arguments SUR DQG FRQ WKDW ZLOO ¿OO WKH PHGLD RYHU the coming year. –––––––––––––––––––– Q Jim Nowlan is a retired professor, former state legislator and senior aide to three unindicted governors.

He is president of Stark County Communications, a member of the Illinois Press Association. He can be reached at jnowlan3@gmail.com.

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The Pike CafĂŠ will reopen IRU EXVLQHVV 6DWXUGD\ 6HSW according to the announcement made by Eddie Knight yesterday. The cafĂŠ has been closed for several months undergoing complete renovation.

Seaman Alvin T. Brant, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Brant 6 -DFNVRQ 6W 3LWWVÂżHOG LV now stationed at Great Lakes, Ill. His wife, the former Wilma Riley, and their little sons Jerry DQG 7RP OLYH LQ 3LWWVÂżHOG Sgt. Howard Blackwell left Saturday to report to Fort St. Johns, British Columbia Canada, after spending a two-week furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Blackwell of Nebo.

There are 325 students enUROOHG LQ 3LWWVÂżHOG &RPPXQLW\ High School, the same number as last year. There are 360 JUDGH VWXGHQWV IHZHU WKDQ 40 years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard McAlOLVWHU RI 3LWWVÂżHOG 5RXWH DUH the parents of a son, born Sept.

7. The mother was the former Lillian Edmonston. He has been named Philip Gay.

will be in a cast for about four weeks. Anyone who has local items is asked to call or bring WKHP WR WKH RIÂżFH Taverns of Pike County will be closed during voting hours next Tuesday, the same as for any election.

Pfc Donald G. Kelley, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren .HOOH\ RI 55 1HER ZDV recently assigned to duty in Vietnam after completing six weeks of training at Fr. Lewis, Washington.

Airman First Class Ellis Kendrick Craig, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Craig of New Canton, is among the thousands of personnel from Keesler AFB, Miss., who have joined the massive effort to help nearby communities recover from the devastation of Hurricane Camille.

25 Years Ago Sept. 14, 1994 Jim Graham of rural Milton hit a 33 million to one shot.

Make that two shots. He had a hole in one on the 7th hole at WKH 2OG 2UFKDUG &RXQWU\ &OXE QHDU 3LWWVÂżHOG 0RQGD\ $XJ 29, and had a hole in one on the same hole Saturday, Sept. 3.

50 Years Ago That’s two holes in one in the Sept. 17, 1969 The architect’s tentative same week, same place, same drawing for remodeling and en- hole. Graham said he used a larging four attendance centers VL[ LURQ ERWK WLPHV RQ WKH RI WKH 3LWWV¿HOG 8QLW VFKRRO yard par three hole. Both times system were unveiled last week his golf ball hit the green, rolled at a meeting of the board of ed- a bit, and ended up in the cup. ucation. The schools involved Fortunately, Graham had witare South and East elementary nesses both times.

7KH 3LWWVÂżHOG 6DXNHHV UROOHG LQ 3LWWVÂżHOG %D\OLV (OHPHQWDU\ VFKRRO DQG 3LWWVÂżHOG +LJK over Petersburg Porta 46-6. Junior running back Justin Noble School.

Miss Ruth Caughlan sus- UXVKHG IRU \DUGV RQ VHYHQ tained a broken right arm in a carries and scored three touchIDOO DW WKH 3LNH 3UHVV RIÂżFH ODVW downs.

Rose Daniels was crowned Wednesday morning. Her arm

queen of the Milton Corn Carnival. The new Little Mr. and Miss are Garrett Howland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Howland, and Kristen Bess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Bess.

The babies crowned at 3LWWVÂżHOGÂśV )DOO )HVWLYDO ZHUH Adam Ruble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ruble and Whitney McCaherty, daughter of Shari Steve McCaherty.

Megan Waggoner, daughter of Randy and Nancy WaggonHU ZDV FURZQHG %D\OLV Queen.

10 Years Ago Sept. 16, 2009 Lewis Theodore Dell, 89, died at Liberty Village in 3LWWV¿HOG 6XQGD\ 6HSW 2009. He was born at his grandmother Caughlan’s home LQ 3LWWV¿HOG )HE WR 2ULHQ DQG 0DU\ &DXJKODQ 'HOO He graduated from New Salem +LJK 6FKRRO LQ DQG EHJDQ his life career on the family farm. He devoted his entire life to farming, family, church and FRPPXQLW\ LQFOXGLQJ \HDUV as Farm Bureau Director and four years as president.

Eutha Grimes of the Calhoun Community Care Center, formerly of Pleasant Hill, celebratHG KHU WK ELUWKGD\ 6DWXUGD\ Sept. 5, with many friends and family gathering for cake and punch.

7KH 3LWWVÂżHOG 6DXNHHV VZHSW past the West Prairie-La Harpe Cyclones Friday in dramatic fashion, winning 58-6. Devon -RKQVRQ KDG \DUGV UXVKLQJ RQ FDUULHV %UDG :DVsell had eight tackles, three of which were for losses.

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Finish Your Story: John Ottwell

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rowing up in a small town, your choices for employment were limited. I was thankful I got a job in Pearl, Illinois at Jones Poultry, icing and cutting up chickens. We received them from the southern part of the United States from states like Arkansas or Mississippi.

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The business was started by Cecil Jones and is still in business today but owned by someone other than the Jones’.

Cecil worked hard. It was a hard job lugging around 80 lb. boxes. There were no easy jobs.

2XU JURXS DW WKH IDFWRU\ ZDV D EXQFK RI FKDUDFWHUV and we laughed a lot and some chicken liver got tossed DURXQG 2QH RI WKH ZRUNHUV ZKR ZDV DVVLJQHG WR VRUW chickens, hated what he called “rittle� chickens and he would often throw the small birds against the wall in a way that was amusing.

:H WRRN D FRIIHH EUHDN DW DURXQG D P DQG 9DQHWta, the secretary, was nice enough to prepare the coffee.

She once said to me, “John, you want your coffee like you like your girls?� “How’s that, Vanetta?� was my reply. “Blonde and sweet� was her answer. That means with cream and sugar for you non-coffee people.

Two or so of the guys yelled, “black and strong.�

That was how I use to drink my coffee. I never heard coffee described like girls. That wasn’t something I took into consideration when picking a wife although my wife loves coffee.

I’ve never forgot that day or Vanetta saying that. It was funny to me. What’s really funny is I now drink my coffee “blonde and sweet.�

I married a brunette, if you’re wondering. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Q John Ottwell graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1984 and lives in Shrewsbury, Mo. His website is www.Finishyourstory.com.

Guest column: Scott Reeder

FINDLEY AND THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL

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here is power in names.

That is something of which former Illinois Congressman Paul Findley was keenly aware. Findley, a Republican from Jacksonville, died last month at age 98. )LQGOH\ ZKR VHUYHG LQ WKH 8 6 +RXVH IURP XQWLO ZDV an early critic of American military involvement in Vietnam. “We were looking for a way to send a message of our opposition,� said Stephen Jones, a former aide to Findley. “He had voted against extending the draft and reappointing General (Earle) Wheeler as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But then we came up with the idea of putting the name of every servicemen killed in action into the Congressional Record.�

More than 35,000 names were initially entered into the record, throwing the Government PublishLQJ 2IÂżFH LQWR GLVDUUD\ DQG IRUFing the Congressional Record to be published a day late for perhaps WKH ÂżUVW WLPH LQ PRGHUQ KLVWRU\ “It had an impact. More than FRSLHV ZHUH SULQWHG DQG LW became one of the most requested LWHPV IURP WKDW RIÂżFH 7R WKH EHVW RI RXU NQRZOHGJH LW ZDV WKH ÂżUVW time all of those names became publicly available. Every six months, Paul would add names of additional people killed in action to the record.â€?

The printed names were read aloud at anti-war demonstrations, treasured by families of those slain and stood as a silent testimony to the horrible cost of war.

In the years following the conĂ€LFW WKH OLVW WRRN RQ QHZ VLJQLÂżcance. “My father always believed

that the architect for the Vietnam Memorial, Maya Lin, drew her inspiration to list all of the names on the memorial from the work he had done with the Congressional Record,� the congressman’s son, Craig Findley told me this past week.

What is known, is that Lin used the list Findley had the Pentagon compile to inscribe the name of every American killed in Vietnam onto to the memorial, Jones said.

The black granite wall, with the QDPHV RI IDOOHQ VROGLHUV carved into its face was completed LQ ODWH 2FWREHU DQG GHGLFDWHG LQ 1RYHPEHU 7KH ZDOO LV 9 shaped, with one side pointing to the Lincoln Memorial and the other to the Washington Monument.

Lin’s conception was to create an opening or a wound in the earth to symbolize the gravity of the loss of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.

The memorial is now the most visited site in Washington.

0DU\ 2Âś0DOOH\ %UDJJ RI 0DQVÂżHOG ÂżUVW YLVLWHG WKH PHPRULDO with her mother to see her brother Freddy’s name. “It was so emotional. There were people just like us standing there crying. Each name on that wall represents a whole universe.

Each person on the wall is loved and is connected with others and each name represents its own tragedy.â€? $ UXEELQJ RI )UHG 2Âś0DOOH\ÂśV name is framed and hanging in her home. “It’s so nice that when friends visit Washington, DC, they trace his name and share it with us. It reminds us that he is remembered and honored. I keep all of them.â€?

For Steve Watts, of Galesburg, visiting the wall is a means of coming to terms with a tumultuous era. “The name of my cousin, Gale Vogler, is on that wall. He was ÂżYH \HDUV ROGHU WKDQ PH DQG ZH weren’t close. But it was a controversial time. I remember being worried about being drafted. I don’t like the word ‘closure.’ For me, going to the wall and seeing his name was like putting a period at the end of a sentence.â€?

Vogler was a standout athlete at 8QLWHG 7RZQVKLS +LJK 6FKRRO LQ East Moline. )RU WKLV ZULWHU ZKHQ , ¿UVW VWRRG in front of that black granite wall, I was a senior at Galesburg High School visiting our nation’s capital with a dozen of my classmates in $SULO RI Although the war had ended only eight years earlier, for a teenager it was ancient history. It might as well have been the Romans and &DUWKDJLQLDQV ¿JKWLQJ LQ %& Vietnam seemed a distant time, unrelated to me.

As I reached out and touched the EODFN JUDQLWH DQG P\ ÂżQJHUV WUDFHG a random name, a National Park ranger sidled next to me. “Do you know the average age on this wall?â€? she whispered. I VKRRN P\ KHDG DQG VKH VDLG Âł ´ I looked again into the wall and VDZ P\ \HDU ROG VHOI UHĂ€HFWHG back among the names. A chill passed through me. These were men and women my age. The war became real. –––––––––––––––––––– Q Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse journalist and a freelance reporter. ScottReeder1965@gmail.com.

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Relna Bernadine Shaw

Relna Bernadine Shaw, 91 of Griggsville passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 4, 2019 in Quincy. She was born September 9, 1927 in Detroit the daughter of the late Bert and Edith Blanche Blacketter Main. She married James Robert Shaw June 5, 1948 in Pittsfield and he preceded her in death September 5, 2007. Also preceding her was her sister Jenny Vinyard and four brothers Eugene Main, Lyndle Main, Leland Main and Bill Main (surviving wife Aline of Louisiana).

Bernadine attended Pittsfield schools; she worked for Brown Shoe factory in Pittsfield, Capital Records in Jacksonville, and Trio Manufacturing in Griggsville until her retirement. She was a member of the Griggsville Christian Church for 60 years. She was an amazing cook and loved caring for her family, always putting their needs before her own.

Surviving is her daughter Sheila (Bob) Moran of Jacksonville, granddaughter Bethany Howard of Griggsville, grandson Eric Moran (Brittany Kruger) of Murrayville, great granddaughter Brinley Kruger, sister in law Mary Ann Haney of Pittsfield, many nieces and nephews and grand dog “Scout�.

A funeral service was held at 3 pm Sunday September 8, 2019 at the Airsman-Hires Funeral Chapel in Griggsville Pastor Gary Clevenger offici-

ating. Special music included “On The Wings Of A Dove�, “The Old Rugged Cross�, “How Great Thou Art�. Visitation with the family was from 1 until the time of the service. The pallbearers were Lewis Freed, Eric Moran, Jeff Groom, Mitch Main, Brock Main, Steve “Shag� Shaw, Scott Shaw. Honorary bearers were Troy Main, Dwight Dunham, Roger Main, Lynn Main, Donny White, Kerry Groom, Robert Main, Randy Main, Ray Davenport, Mike Ehlert, Randy Howard, Steve Shaw Jr. Bill Buchanan. Burial was in Griggsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Tails, Scales, and Feathers Animal Rescue in Pittsfield, PAWS in Jacksonville, Griggsville Christian Church or Blessing Hospitality House.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.airsmanhires.com The Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Griggsville is in charge of the arrangements.

Gary Hinch Sr. Gary Hinch Sr., 78, of Barry, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Graveside funeral services were at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7 at Park Lawn Cem-

etery in Barry with Pastor Kent Hillesland officiating.

Memorials are suggested to the Barry Fire Department.

The Niebur Funeral Chapel in Barry is handling the arrangements.

Pike Press

Roy Hobson Roy E. Hobson, age 100, of Griggsville, and formerly of Versailles, Ill. died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Liberty Village in Pittsfield.

He was born November 30, 1918 in Pike County, son of the late Harvey Luther and Laura Ethel Linn Hobson.

He married Dorothy Marie Westfall on January 2, 1943 in Bowling Green, Mo. and she preceded him in death on July 18, 1995.

He later married Bessie Grace Tipsword DeJaynes March 9, 1996 in Griggsville. and she preceded him in death on July 17, 2016.

Surviving is a daughter, Ethel Tholen of Griggsville; 10 step-children, Don (Velma) DeJaynes of Hannibal, Carolyn (Richard) Beard of Sebastian, Fla., Frank (Carolyn) DeJaynes of Springfield, Ill., Patty (Don)Dehart of Springfield, Ill., Rose (Larry) Defend of Nashville, Tenn., Marvin (Becky) DeJaynes of Griggsville, Lora Bush of Pittsfield, David (Theresa) DeJaynes of Custer Park, Ill., Charlie (Leeann) DeJaynes of Mt. Sterling. Viki (David) White of Chambersburg; several grandchildren and several great grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wives; one

son, Carroll “Beaner� Hobson; son-in-laws Buddy Tholen and Mark Bush; three step-grandchildren; and siblings Roy farmed east of Griggsville for most of his life and was Valley City Road Commissioner for many years. He was a Christian and loved attending church. He loved to read the Bible, fish, do word searches, eat sweets, and spend time with family and friends.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Airsman-Hires Chapel in Griggsville. Burial will be in Griggsville Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the chapel. Memorials may be made to Lighthouse Baptist Church c/o Airsman-Hires Chapel, Box 513, Pittsfield, IL 62363. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.airsmanhires.com.

Lois Yahne Lois R. Yahne, 66, of Barry died Sept. 6, 2019 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

Graveside services were held Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Park Lawn Cemetery in Barry with Rev Polly McWilliams

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Ben Todaro Ben L. Todaro, 81, of Dorsey, Ill. passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019. Ben was born November 25, 1937 in Alton, Ill. to John and Talma (Aulabaugh) Todaro. They preceded him in death.

He was also preceded in death by his sister, Phyllis Sorensen and his brother, Gary Todaro.

Ben is survived by his children, Sheri (husband, Mark) Hellmuth of Caseyville, Ill., Michael (wife, Ilse) Todaro of Houston, Texas, Mark (wife, Lee) Todaro of Corpus Christi, Texas, Lisa (husband, Andy) Hockenberry of Wentzville, Mo. and Stacy Todaro of Bethalto, Ill.; six grandchildren, Emily, Molly, Adam, Jordan, Benjamin, Emmah; and two greatgrandchildren, Alaina and Benjamin; and siblings, Sharon Cooper of Phoenix, Ariz. and Sandra (husband, Don) Gissler of Atlanta, Ga.

Ben proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1956-1959. He worked as a manager for McDonald Douglas for 33 years. Ben will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Memorial donations may be made to The Salvation Army. Additional condolences may also be sent to the family through this online guestbook. Additional condolences may also be sent to the family through an online guestbook at https:// www.herrfuneral.com/obituary/ben-todaro A Memorial service was held at Green Pond Church and Cemetery on Saturday, September 7, 2019 which was attended by friends and family.

Benny will be remembered by many Pike County residents as a student at East Pike, a good basketball player and a wonderful man who will be missed.

Starr McDaniles Starr E. McDaniles, 72, of Pearl, died Monday Sept. 9, 2019 at St John’s Hospice in Springfield.

Funeral services are pending at the Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill.

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Mondays they are closed.

Mostly the hours have stayed the same. On Thursdays The Hook is now staying open until 8 p.m. This started around Labor Day. Broeckling says this isn’t the only change. New menus for both breakfast and lunch were created. Lots of new items were added. In addition to menu items, home cooked meals are offered every day for lunch, changing as the special. The only exception is Saturdays. “I enjoy cooking and meeting new people,�

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Pittsfield seniors Quinn Phillips (right) and Cherise Anderson (left) attended the Sept. 4 Rotary meeting. Quinn is the daughter of Josh and Kindra Phillips of Perry. Quinn plans to become a surgical tech then a physicians’ assistant. Quinn is unsure of the college but is leaning towards Western Illinois University. Cherise Anderson is the daughter of Calvin and Charlene Anderson of Pittsfield. Cherise plans to attend medical school to become a pediatrician and work with deaf children.

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By SHELBY STROEMER Pike Press After purchasing the former Fat Boys restaurant located on the highway in Kinderhook, Maggie and James Broeckling transformed the business into their own. The restaurant is now called The Hook. The restaurant is family oriented as the owners are married and a couple of Maggie’s sisters help out.

The Hook opened up in May. The hours at the establishment were TuesdaySunday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Pittsfield’s Gauge Gratton tries to fly over an Auburn defender in Friday’s night’s Saukee football game at Pittsfield, while #25, Wade Howland tries to clear a path.

Bowling Results Bowling Results Women’s bowling at Bowler’s Universe in Pittsfield Tuesday afternoon: Aug. 27 Gray House B and B 3-1 Road Runners 3-1 Fashion Flowers 3-1 Rolling Pins 3-1 Gutter Gals 1-3 Pin Pals 1-3 Loose Cannons 1-3 Bowling Bags 1-3 Individual high game: Kay Taliaferro, 178; Janice Cox, 163; Beth Wade, 159 High individual series: Kay Taliaferro, 484; Beth Wade, 437; Marilyn Heins, 422 Team high game:Gray House B and B, 691; Road Runners, 657; Rolling Pins, 644 Team series: Gray House B and B, 1984; Road Runners, 1901; Fashion Flowers, 1834 Women’s Wednesday night bowling: Aug. 28 Bowler’s Universe 8-0 Belles of the Ball 8-0 Five of a Kind 4-4 Jokers Wild 4-4 Gianni’s 4-4 It’s All Fun & Games 4-4 Shoulda Beens 0-8 Livin’ on a Spare 0-8 High individual game: Kate Ward, 183; Tammy Betts, 175; Susan Pitchford, 174 High individual series: Beth Wade, 481; Kate Ward, 478; Susan Pitchford, 442 High team game: Five of Kind, 697; Bowler’s Universe, 688; Belles of the Ball, 685 High team series: Bowler’s Universe, 1979; Belles of the Ball, 1945; Five of a Kind, 1942;

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Individual high game: Beth Wade, 183; Kay Taliaferro, 166; Beryl Richards, 165 High individual series: Patsy Miller, 453; Donna Stephenson, 443; Kay Taliaferro, 429.

Team high game: Gray House B&B, 691; Fashion Flowers, 650; Road Runners, 645 Team series: Gray House B&B, 1956; Fashion Flowers, 1923; Road Runners, 1923 Women’s Wednesday night bowling: Sept. 04 Jokers Wild Bowler’s Universe Gianni’s It’s All Fun & Games Five of a Kind Belles of the Ball Shoulda Beens Livin’ on a Spar

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High individual game: Joanne Dexheimer, 204; Kristy Jeffers, 187; Mandi Springer, 186 High individual series:Kristy Jeffers, 514; Laurabell McConnell, 495; Mandi Springer, 490; High team game:Five of a Kind, 732; Jokers Wild, 713; It’s All Fun & Games, 712 High team series: Jokers Wild, 2069; Five of a Kind, 2018; It’s All Fun & Games, 1963

Sept. 3 Volleyball Meredosia 25, 25, Griggsville-Perry, 9, 21.

Digs, Kaylee Spencer, 4, Renae Martin, 6, Sophie Bennett, and Fiona Kelly, 3, Brianna Dobson, Jenna Kelly, 2 Ashley Waters, Madi King, 1; Points, Katlyn Lennerts, Bennett, 3, Waters, 4, Jenna Kelley, 6, Dobson, 2; Blocks, Madi King and Jenna Kelley, 1 each; Kills, Martin and Dobson, 1, Waters, 2; Assists, Lennerts, 3, Bennett, 1.

Triopia, 25, 25, Griggsville-Perry, 12, 9.

Digs, Martin, 3, Lennerts, 2, Assists, Lennerts, 2, Blocks, Lennerts, 2; Kills, Dobson and Bennett each with one, Blocks, Dobson, 1, Waters, 3.

Southeastern, 25, 25, Western, 23, 23 Aces, Haley Flores, 3, Sadie Abney and Olivia Campbell, 2; Kills, Abney 5, Campbell, 3; Digs,Haleigh Conkright, 4, Flores, 3, Blocks, Abney 2, Campbell, 1.

Calhoun, 25, 25, Pittsfield, 22, 22 Aces, Katie Cox, 5, Josie Marable, 1, Raegan Smithers, 4; Kills, Abigail Cox, 4, Marable, 5, Chloe Lemons, 3, Katie Cox and Smithers, 2, Kate Hoover, 1; Assists, Hoover, 1, Marable with 7, Lemons, 9, Sept. 4 Rushville, 25, 25, Western, 12, 13.

Kills, Sadie Money, 3, Katie George, 2; Digs, Montanna Smith, 7, Haley Flores, 4; Blocks, Abney, 1.

Sept. 5 Carrollton, 26, 25; Pittsfield, 24, 22 Sept. 6 Football, Unity-Payson, 47; Pleasant Hill, 22 Stats for Pleasant Hill,Rushing; Kodiak Rogers, 19 carries for 146 yards; Conner Heatherly, 9 carries for 59 yards, Kelly Ham, 15 carries for 15 yards; Passing, Kelly Ham, 11 attemps, 1 interception, 132 yards, 1 touchdown. Scoring touchdowns were: Hams, Heatherly, Rogers. Rogers ran for two, two point conversions.

Clarification The Lady Saukee volleyball game scheduled for Monday, Sept. 16 with West Central will be at Bluffs and will start at 6 p.m.

Auburn, 41, Pittsfield, 20 Rushing: Bobby Stout, 11 carries for 66 yards; Jakob Freeman, 14 carries for 57; Wade Howland, 8 carries for 65 yards; Gauge Gratton 14 yards for 78; Cade Corgiat, 1 carry 20 yards. 270 total yards rushing.

Passing; Stout, 5 of 13, two interceptions, 27 yards.

Scoring: 2 yard, TD in the fourth by Stout, kick by J.J. Petty, good; 1 yard TD run in the fourth by Howland, kick by JJ Petty, good; 25 yard TD run by Holland in the fourth.

Receiving: Gratton, 3 catches for 15 yards; Howland, two catches for 12 yards.

Penalties, 6 for 40 yards.

Sept. 7 West Central 25, 25; Griggsville-Perry, 8, 7 Digs, Kaylee Spencer, 2; Assists, Katelyn Leenerts, 4 Brianna Dobson, 1, Jenna Kelley, 1; Kills, Sophie Bennett, 2, Madi King and Jenna Kelley, 1; Blocks, Sophie Bennett, 2, Madi King, 3, Jenna Kelly, 1.

Pleasant Hil, 24, 26, 15; GriggsvillePerry, 26, 25, 11 Scoring for Pleasant Hill: Renae Martin, Kaitlyn Leenerts, Brianna Dobson, Ashley Waters, Mya Kattelman, Sophie Bennett, all with 3, Madi King, 1; Blocks, Martin and Bennett, 1 Waters, 2; Kills, Leenerts, Bennett, King, each with 1; Dobson, 2; Assists, Lennerts, 2; Bennett, 2; Digs, Spencer, Dobson, Bennett, each with 1; Martin, 4, Kattelman, 3.

Brown County, 25, 16, 15; Western, 16, 25, 8.

Kills: Sadie Abney, 6; Kylin McQuay, 3; Digs, Montanna Smith, 15, Haley Flores, 13; Blocks, Sadie Abney, and Natalie Harris, 1each; Western, 25, 25, South Fulton, 21, 15 Kills, Abney, 5, Harris, 6; Digs, Smith, 6, Flores, 13; Blocks, Harris, 1;

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Q Meals Plus for Seniors serves lunch at noon, Monday through Friday at Findley Place. Over 60, meals are based on donations. Call Connie by 8:50 a.m. on the day you would like to make reservations at 217-285-6150.

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Q The Griggsville Apple Festival Committee is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win four tickets to the Sept. 28 Cards vs Cubs game with a one-night stay at The Marriott St. Louis Grand. A limited number of tickets will be sold sold. Winner will be drawn Sept. 21 at the festival. Need not be present to win. See any festival committee member to purchase a ticket or send a FB message to the Griggsville Apple Festival page.

PITTSFIELD Q Jen Smith, a PTA (physical therapist assistance), from Blessing Home Care, will be speaking on Fall Prevention Education Thursday Sept. 12 in the Findley Place Community Room at 11 a.m. This is open to the public.

Q Pike County Historical Society and Pike County Senior Citizens Center at 220 W. Adams St. in Pittsfield will be hosting a countywide birthday party for any senior with a September birthday Friday, Sept. 13 from 1-3 p.m. The party consists of eating birthday cake from County Market, enjoying flowers/decorations from Fashion Flowers, watching a comical video, playing Bingo with small prizes and more. Every birthday attendee is welcome to bring a guest of any age.

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Q The Pittsfield High School Class of 1957 will have a luncheon Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. at the Courtyard Cafe. All are welcome.

Q Pittsfield High School class of 1994 reunion Oct. 19 at Bowlers Universe.

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Q Activities for children who are 5 and under in the next 6 weeks will be Sept. 23 at 5 p.m. Also at 10 a.m. on these Saturdays Sept. 14 and Sept. 28 and for children who are 3 and under on Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. The Rubber Ducky Club continues indefinitely for children from birth until they enter Kindergarten. CHESS Club is starting back up Saturday, Sept. 14 at 10 a.m.

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Q Pittsfield High School class of 1955, will have a get together Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. at the Cardinal Inn. All are welcome.

Q PCS cheerleading squad will be having a car wash behind Moose Lodge Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Q The Nancy Ross Chapter of the DAR invites the public to hear Gabrielle Davis talk about her experiences as a Rotary Exchange Student to Denmark Sept. 11 at the Cardinal Inn in Pittsfield. Meeting time will be at noon (Dutch treat lunch) and Gabi will speak at 1:00 p.m.

Q The Garden Unit of HCE will meet Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Hall. Kay Dunham will give the lesson. Bring a medium or large roll of toilet paper if you want to make a stuffed pumpkin craft project.

SUMMER HILL Q Benefit Corn Hole Tournament, Sept. 14 at Hopewell Winery, 19048 U.S. Highway 54. Standard rules apply. Proceeds go to Matthew and Mindy (Moore) Williams. Matthew is facing a liver transplant and his insurance does not cover the cost. Mindy Moore Williams is a Pittsfield native.

Other activities that day include: bands, food, and auctions.

NEBO Q The Nebo Church of the Nazarene will celebrate its 90th anniversary Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. Special music will be brought to us by Adam’s Voice, and Smokin B’s will dial up the meat for the afternoon meal. There will be a 1:30 p.m. informal gathering of memories. Everyone is invited to attend and be a part of the celebration! Questions call 217-734-2803.

Q Pleasant Hill Oct. 12: Great Outdoor Banquet, First Baptist Church at Pleasant Hill. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Free will donation.

Adult grand prize, Mission sniper elite crossbow; 5-15 year prize; Matthews Mission Hammer Bow, Guest speaker will be Mark Rose. Door prizes and silent auctions. Proceeds go to missions.

ONGOING Q Nazarene's Samaritans Closet 117 S. Memorial. New hours: Wednesday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. . Every 3rd Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Q The East Pike Lending Library is open Saturdays from 9 a.m.- noon.

They offer a huge selection of books to loan and a wide variety in the free pile. No fees of any kind are associated with the library. Stop in and see what the fuss is all about. Enter as a stranger, leave as a friend.

Q The Pittsfield High School Class of 1955 will meet the third Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. at the Cardinal Inn. Order from the men.

Q Area senior adults are invited to a Bible study with David and Charlotte Hamilton on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 10-11 a.m. in the Shaw room at the Pittsfield Senior Center, 220 W. Adams St., Pittsfield. Bible-based studies focus on senior adult needs. A free printed study guide is available each session. Join David and Charlotte in celebrating their 12th year of bible study, singing favorite hymns and praying for each other.

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Q Calvary Baptist Church of Pittsfield's Helping Hands is held every 3rd Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m.

Q Pike County Senior Citizens Center Widows Support Group meets in the Shaw room every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. There also is a monthly card party/luncheon scheduled for every 2nd Wednesday.

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Q The Ken Bradbury Foundation in partnership with Triopia High school presents a one-day-only musical performance Saturday, Sept. 28 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Triopia small gym. The show feature songs that were written by Ken for the stage productions at Triopia during his tenure there.

Many of the original performers return to the Triopia stage to reprise their high school roles.In-between the performances, there will be a silent auction of various memorabilia from past Triopia shows. All proceeds benefit the Ken Bradbury Foundation. Tickets can be purchased at The First National Bank of Arenzville and CNB Bank and Trust in Chapin.

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Attention ’54, ’55, ’56 and 57 Pleasant Hill classes reunion Arenzville burgoo provides a good time your wheelchairs, walkers, and best friend, please come and attend a class reunion dinner at Pittsfield Cardinal Inn Saturday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. You can order from menu or have buffet.

Please call Jean Ann Crader at (217)491-7252 for your reservation. Let’s keep the good memories going!

Bob Maricle, a longtime resident of Nebo and farm hand of Jerry Cress has passed away. He had been staying with his son during illness. Deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

This is Remembrance Day Sept. 11. It has been 18 years since terrorists tried to destroy our great

Hello to one and all.

Sure hope your September has started off well, looking like change of season right at our noses-crickets churpin’, heavy dew, corn stalks rustlin’, and leaves are turnin’ and fallin’, also some very beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Let the Reap of Harvest Begin!

Nebo Nazarene Church is having a 90 Year Anniversary Celebration Sunday, Sept. 15 starting at 10 a.m. Adam’s Voice(group) will be singing and Smokin B’s BBQ will be serving noon meal. Everyone is welcome.

You folks from classes of ’54, ’55, ’56, and ’57 grab

By MARSHA HILL 217-437-2903 bmklh94@

yahoo.com nation! Let us not forget those many whom perished at the hands of evil. Bless also those public personnel, civilians and many others for giving of themselves selflessly to help fellow man! We are so grateful for our military yesterday, today, and tomorrow for their sacrifices and keeping you and me out of harm’s way every day! “It Takes the Best in Each of Us to Make the Best World for All of Us.�

We attended the Arenzville Burgoo Saturday and had a really good time. The burgoo was good and we got to hear Shenandohah. They were really good.

Brenlee Damon and Brian Black attended a wedding this weekend in Gulf Shores, Ala. Missy Damon is in Colo-

rado this week for her job.

Nathan’s wife, Kathy Lee Pence, works for Target and shes in Minnesota for her job.

Looking at the weather, I guess were going to have more hot weather this week.

We still need prayers for my son-in-law, Lyndell Baughman. He is continuing

BY FRANCES PENCE 217-242-3511 with radiation and will start his second round of chemo next week.

God bless you all and have a good week!!

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AND OTHER AREA NEWS Come and enjoy fish Thursday at the Senior Center

Birthdays and anniversaries for This Week: Sept. 12 -- Jayna Verastique, John Brown, Monica Geiselman, Lonnie and Marsha Triplett Sept. 13 -- Dan Blacketer Sept. 14 -- Cathryn Myers, Creighton Ruble, Jerome York, George and Kim Gregson, Jacob and Alta Mast Sept. 15 -- Amy Roland, Ryan Dice, Imogene and Russell Harris Sept. 16 -- Diana Gregory, Pam Myers, Robin Blacketer Sept. 17 -- Nolan Baker, Thomas Brown Prayers take just a few minutes to say, and have such tremendous power! And so very much appreciated. Take time to read the following requests, praying over each one. And if you have a few minutes out of your day, do that again.

Prayer requests: Barb Ward, Bonnie Prudoehl, Chris Sitton, Cooper Lemons, Connie Vermillion, Christine Henthorn, Connie McFall, Diane Garner, Frances Larson, Greg Ketterman, Ginger Whitlock, Helen Mays, Jenny Fox,

Jerry Gully, Josh Bennett, Lois Thomas, Lisha Fee, Luetta Swartz, Linda Schnabel, Mark Vermillion, Melinda Chandler, Milo Klein, Pastor Gary Dice, Pat and Tim from Minnesota, Roger Straus, Radar Grim, Roger and Sue Robbins, Roger Bonnett, Steve Davis, Susie Fudge, Susan Shaw, Ted Patton, Tom Ruble, Wayne Robbins, several unspoken prayers, the country Israel, and United States of America with all her leaders.

Sympathy is extended to Jim Carroll over the loss of his dear wife Millie.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall reap of the Spirit life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:7-9 This Thursday, Sept. 12, will be the fund raiser fish fry at the Pike County Senior Center in Pittsfield from 4:30-6:30. Come on out and

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enjoy a good meal (or take it to go), and help with this worthwhile cause.

Trivia Answers from last week: 1. Where does the Mississippi River begin? (Lake Itasca, Minnesota) 2. Who was Bathsheba’s first husband? (Uriah) 3. Who in the Bible “was not� and God took straight to heaven? (Enoch) 4. What seven states does the Missouri River flow through? (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri) 5. What is the longest river in North America? (The Missouri River) 6. How many books are there in the King James Bible? (66) Would appreciate news for this column.

God bless each and every one! Look closely for the miracles in every day living.

GRIGGSVILLE Time for the Griggsville Apple Festival Boden Amusements from Bushnell, will be returning to the 2019 Griggsville Apple Festival! Pre-sale tickets are available at Farmers National Bank in Griggsville during banking hours. Each carnival ride will take one ticket. Get your tickets now!

The Griggsville Apple Festival Committee is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win four tickets to the Sept.

28 Cardinals vs Cubs game with a one night stay at The Marriott St. Louis Grand.

Tickets are $10 each with a limited number of tickets being sold. Winner will be drawn Sept. 21 at the festival.

You don’t need to be present to win. See any festival committee member to purchase a ticket or send a FB message to the Griggsville Apple Festival page. “Run Your Apple Off� 5K is Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Griggsville Apple Festival.

The race begins at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. The rout begins on the Griggsville square and winds through the streets of town, leading bak to the square for the big finish! Entry fee is $20/Individual, or $50/ Family. Registrations received by midnight on Sunday, September 9 are guaranteed a T-shirt.

Registration is online. (Note: Payment accepted by cash or check at the time of registration.

The Griggsville Apple Festival baby contest will be held Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m.

To preregister, you may call or text Bethany Dunham at (217) 779-0431, or you can simply register that morning at 9:30 a.m. There will be an $1 entry fee.

The Apple Blossom and Johnny Appleseed contest is open to kids ages 4-6 who reside in the original Griggsville school district. Contact Becky Turnage at (217) 8332737 or Angie Vinyard at (217) 257-5233.

The Apple Festival Car Show is proud to announce that they will also have antique tractors on display this year, along with cars, trucks, and rat rods. Registration will be on Saturday morning, September 21 beginning at 9 a.m. on the east side of the square with judging to be around noon.

Any questions about the show or anyone wanting to donate items for door prizes can call (217) 653-4427.

Registration for the Apple Festival apple pie baking contest will begin at 9 a.m.

Sept. 21. Bring your pies to the west door of Rumors.

Judging will begin at 10 a.m.

Junior division will be for ages through high school senior, and senior division begins the year after high school graduation. Winning pies will be auctioned off during the Cake and Cookie basket auction later that evening.

The Griggsville Class of 1974 will have a class reunion Saturday, Sept. 21 during the Griggsville Apple Festival.

Classmates will meet in front of Teddy’s Bar and Grill at 6 p.m. Come enjoy the band Southern Rail and catch up with schoolmates, as several other classes are meeting there too.

Mark your calendars!

GPHS Volley for Hope will be Tuesday, Oct. 15 at our game against Liberty. Volley for Hope T-shirts are $15 each for sizes Youth small through Adult XL and $18 for sizes 2XL and 3XL. Order forms are available in the school office. Orders are due by Thursday, Sept. 19 at noon.

Word has been received of the death of Roseland (Newman) Jones of Plainville.

Roseland grew up in Perry, the daughter of Joe and Billie Jean Newman. She was a 1965 graduate of Perry High School. Among her survivors

By NADINE KESSINGER 217-407-4502 kessy@casscomm.com are her sisters Linda Sutton of Loraine and Jo Jean Blackburn of Pottersville, Mo.. Roseland’s full obituary can be seen at www. smithfuneralhomeandchapel. com.

Congratulations to Clay and Meg Deeder on the birth of their son! Kelton Michael Deeder was born on September 5. He weighed 7 lbs. and was 19 inches long. He was also welcomed home by his big sister, Reese.

Elliott Mae Koltveit, daughter of Cory and Kyra Koltveit of O’Fallon, Illinois celebrated her first birthday with a party at her home with lots of family and friends.

Her Griggsville grandparents are Steve and Jeannie Kessinger, great-grandparents Dewayne and Nadine Kessinger, and great-great grandmother, Thelma Butler.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Bernadine Shaw who passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4 in Quincy.

Zane Phillips needs your help! He is part of the Pike County Christian Mission Team and very active in the Perry United Methodist Church. He is raising money for a student exchange trip to Brazil in January. He is selling raffle tickets. First draw50/50 amount, Second drawWave petunia planter, Third draw- Wave petunia planter, Fourth draw- homemade afghan, Fifth draw- homemade afghan, Sixth draw24 block T-shirt quilt, and Seventh draw- a mini family shoot by Fishhook Creek Photography.

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These three lovely ladies celebrated their September birthdays at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center. Left to right are Joyce Webb, Heather Manwell and Doris Armstrong. Doris turned 99 this month...the others are keeping mum!

October’s birthday dinner will be Monday, Oct 7. Sept.

30 the Seniors will be treating the fifth grade class from the PH grade school to a “Show and Tell� where they will bring an item from the past to show the kids. A weinie roast is planned for Monday, Oct. 14 at Jerry and Marilyn Hougland’s at 11:30 a.m. Don’t forget your lawn chair. As always, new faces are always welcome!

Check out our Briday Registry at casteelcolorwheel.com

WEDDING REGISTRY Rachel Smith and Jesse Poor Sept. 21, 2019 Natalie Kirk and Dustin Miller Oct. 5, 2019

Borrowman reunion The descendants of Andrew Borrowman held their 82nd annual potluck picnic on Labor Day, at the New Canton Park. A total of 60 family members, spanning four generations, came from as far as Kansas City to the west and Nashville to the east. The oldest was 96 years and the youngest was 18 months.

Andrew Borrowman was 18 and the oldest of nine when he came to America

Briana Kattelman and Jeremy Mallinckrodt Oct. 13, 2019

in 1838. He married Sarah Hunter in St. Louis, in 1845.

By 1849, he and his brother, John owned a quarter section of Farmer’s Ridge in Calhoun County. Andrew and Sarah had eight children, six of whom survived adulthood. Andrew was drafted into the Union Army and saw action in southern Louisiana as the war was winding down in the East. Andrew died in 1886 and is buried in McConnell Cemetery.

Katie Hull and Alex Sidwell Oct. 19, 2019 Courtney Sealock and Kyle Johnson Nov. 2, 2019 Payton McKinnon and Christian Dean Dec. 31, 2019

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Wade reunion The descendants of Raymon and Ellen Wade met on the river bank in front of the family’s home place Sunday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. for fried fish and all the trimmings. Everyone brought something delicious to share.

Those attending were Leonard and Beth Wade, Brian, Holly, and Peyton Wade, Lyndle and Marge Wade, Larry and Tammy Lind, Bryce, Ashley and Rylee Lind all of Pittsfield; Tanner Leedy of Griggsville; Scot and Terri Wade and Seth Wade of Hanni-

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bal, Mo.; Lisa and Ashley Wade of Jacksonville; Lynn, Rachel, and Kelsey Farmer of Mattoon; Rhett Farmer and Shelby Tate of Alton; Jim and Vicki Lynn, Amanda Lynn, and Sue Farmer all of Arenzville; Cole and Megan Street of Pleasant Plains; Beth Ryan of Alsey; Richard Taylor of Winchester; Ron and Nancy Broaddus of Florence; and Zac and Dori Broaddus of Chatham.

After the meal, Seth Wade and Zac Broaddus got out their guitars and entertained the group for awhile.

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This Day In History Sept. 11

Q 1789: Alexander Hamilton was appointed by U.S. President George Washington to be the first secretary of the treasury.

Q 1842: 1400 Mexican troops captured San Antonio, Texas. The Mexicans retreated with prisoners.

Q 1883: The mail chute was patented by James &XWOHU 7KH QHZ GHYLFH ZDV Ă&#x20AC;UVW XVHG LQ WKH (OZRRG Building in Rochester, N.Y. Q 1936: Boulder Dam in Nevada was dedicated

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FUND OPERATIONS FOR ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES AND PROPRIETARY FUND TYPES: CASH BALANCE, MAY 1 , 2018 ....... $1,653,759 CASH RECEIVED FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES ....................................................... 1,055,522 CASH EXPENDED FROM ALL FUNDS......... ...........................................................(779,695) CASH BALANCE, APRIL 30, 2019... $1,929,576 I, SHAREN HAWKINS, treasurer of Village of Pleasant Hill do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct report of all monies received and disbursed by PH DV VXFK WUHDVXUHU IRU WKH ÂżVFDO \HDU beginning May 1, 2018 and ending April 30, 2019.

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Dated this 3rd day of September 2019. /s/Sharen Hawkins Treasurer, Village of Pleasant Hill Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of September 2016. /s/Addie Rodhouse Notary Public ....................... (SEAL) ANNUAL REPORT FOR VILLAGE OF PLEASANT HILL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING MAY 1, 2018 AND ENDING APRIL 30, 2019 COMBINED FUNDS BEGINNING BALANCE............... $1,653,758.54 RECEIPTS General Fund .................................. $248,220.80 Gas Fund .........................................$400,114.11 Water Fund ..................................... $214,636.65 Sewer Fund ..................................... $152,024.91 Energy Assistance Fund .................... $14,264.00 Motor Fuel Tax Fund.......................... $26,261.60 Working Cash Fund .................................... $0.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS .................. $1,055,522.60 DISBURSEMENTS General Fund................................... $258,538.32 Gas Fund ......................................... $221,719.06 Water Fund ...................................... $189,405.30 Sewer Fund ....................................... $75,668.20 Energy Assistance Fund .................... $10,961.95 Motor Fuel Tax Fund.......................... $23,402.25 Working Cash Fund .................................... $0.00 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ........ $779,695.08

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Replacement Tax ................................. $2,988.57 Sales/Use Tax.................................... $85,647.47 Drug/Dui ................................................. $257.50 Fines .................................................. $14,235.14 Franchise Fees .................................... $4,390.00 Interest on Investments ....................... $2,708.57 Misc Income ........................................ $4,225.37 Rent Income ........................................ $6,000.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS ..................... $248,220.80 DISBURSEMENTS Ameren ............................................. $14,587.95 Area Disposal ...................................... $2,730.83 Arnold, Behrens, Nesbit & Gray .......... $9,413.00 Clendenny, Leanne.............................. $1,911.24 Crowder, Ryan ................................... $17,865.28 Daniels, Josey ............................................ $7,965.19 Dolbeare, Billy ..................................... $1,049.55 Feenstra, Jason ................................... $1,306.40 Frontier ................................................ $2,748.82 Greening, Silas ....................................... $289.03 Halls, Kennels...................................... $3,200.00 Hannel, Lee ......................................... $2,631.98 Hannels Service .................................. $2,615.28 Hawkins, Sharen ................................. $7,813.64 Hill, Carol ............................................. $1,569.95 Hobbs, Lisa............................................. $144.07 Houghland, Jerry ................................... $138.56 IL Department of Revenue .................. $4,504.65 IL Municipal Retirement Fund.............. $4,402.08 Internal Revenue Service .................. $26,706.22 John Deere Financial........................... $7,683.01 KCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home & Hardware ...................... $3,919.27 Kendall, Kasey..................................... $1,385.24 Leeds, James ...................................... $5,834.59 Menke, Wyvetta ................................... $6,859.78 Orr, Zachary...................................... $22,904.81 PH Fast Stop ..................................... $10,635.63 Piper, Dylan .............................................. $76.90 Pike County Animal Control ................. $2,898.00 Quill Corporation.................................. $2,516.48 Rammelkamp, Bradney ....................... $2,746.87 Robinson, Craig ................................... $3,093.72 Roodhouse, Addie ............................... $5,061.07 S.S.S. Inc............................................. $7,891.97 Scranton, Allen .................................... $3,171.44 Squier Insurance Agency..................... $3,000.00 Starman, Michael................................. $3,728.18 Thomas, Michael ................................. $2,308.74 86 3RVW 2IÂżFH ..................................... $3,205.10 Zumbehlen, Eyth, Surratt, Foote & Flynn ............ ............................................................. $8,427.00 Transfer to Sewer Fund ....................... $3,882.04 Transfer to Water Fund........................ $2,796.04 All other disbursements under $2, 500 ................ ........................................................... $30,918.75 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ........ $258,538.32 GENERAL FUND ENDING BALANCE............... ......................................................... $216,616.27

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BEGINNING BALANCE................... $226,933.79

RECEIPTS Gas Sales ........................................ $375,604.68 Customer Penalties ............................. $8,431.70 Interest on Investments ..................... $15,177.73

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Meter Deposits ....................................... $900.00 Misc Income ............................................... $0.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS ......................$400,114.11 DISBURSEMENTS Borrowman Farms ............................. $21,259.10 IL Department of Revenue ................ $10,703.44 IMGA................................................ $152,276.74 Leeds, Jim .............................................. $500.00 Robinson, Craig ...................................... $340.98 Sensit Technologies............................. $3,036.47 Squier Insurance Agency..................... $9,902.00 US Cellular .......................................... $2,620.63 Utility Safety & Design ....................... $11,752.74 Transfer to General Fund ........................... $0.00 All other disbursements under $2,500 ................. ............................................................. $9,326.96 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ........ $221,719.06 GAS FUND ENDING BALANCE .. $1,170,283.28 WATER FUND BEGINNING BALANCE..................... $88,261.19 RECEIPTS Water Sales ..................................... $203,998.98 Customer Penalties ............................. $5,794.72 Interest on Investments .......................... $771.41 Meter Deposits ....................................... $400.00 Misc Income ........................................... $875.50 Transfer from General Fund ................ $2,796.04 TOTAL RECEIPTS .................... $214,636.65 DISBURSEMENTS Ameren ............................................. $14,656.38 Brotcke Well & Pump......................... $13,680.00 Hawkins, Inc. ....................................... $8,439.95 IL Electric Co-op .................................. $4,202.63 IL Municipal Retirement Fund ................ $4,974.17 Imco Utility Supply ............................... $5,437.95 Internal Revenue Service .................... $7,291.58 Knight, James .................................... $24,467.08 Klinger & Associates .......................... $11,652.95 Richards Electric................................ $71,492.68 Squier Insurance Agency..................... $9,902.00 Steve Smith Painting ........................... $3,800.00 Transfer to General Fund ........................... $0.00 All other disbursements under $2, 500 ................ ............................................................. $9,407.93 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS ....... $189.405.30 WATER FUND ENDING BALANCE .................... ......................................................... $113,492.54 SEWER FUND BEGINNING BALANCE................... $217,625.83 RECEIPTS Sewer Sales .................................... $139,934.68 Customer Penalties ............................. $4,740.62 Interest on Investments ....................... $3,467.57 Transfer from General Fund ................ $3,882.04 TOTAL RECEIPTS ..................... $152,024.91 DISBURSEMENTS Ameren ................................................ $3,266.40 Clendenny, Jason .............................. $32,410.76 IL EPA, Fiscal Services........................ $2,500.00 IL Municipal Retirement Fund.............. $5,990.78

Internal Revenue Service .................. $12,565.14 Robinson, Craig ........................................ $38.74 Squier Insurance Agency..................... $9,902.00 Transfer to General Fund ........................... $0.00 All other disbursements under $2,500 ................. ............................................................. $8,994.38 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS .......... $75,668.20 SEWER FUND ENDING BALANCE.................... ......................................................... $293,982.54 ENERGY ASSISTANCE FUND BEGINNING BALANCE....................... $3,500.24 RECEIPTS Two Rivers ......................................... $14,264.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS ....................... $14,264.00 DISBURSEMENTS Gas Fund ........................................... $10,961.95 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS .......... $10,961.95 ENERGY ASSISTANCE FUND ENDING ...........

BALANCE ............................................ $6,802.29 MOTOR FUEL TAX FUND BEGINNING BALANCE................... $125,549.26 RECEIPTS Tax Allotments ................................... $24,594.77 Interest on Investments ....................... $1,666.83 TOTAL RECEIPTS ....................... $26,261.60 DISBURSEMENTS Calhoun Unit Road District ................ $19,565.00 All other disbursements under $2,500 ................. ............................................................. $3,837.25 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS .......... $23,402.25 MOTOR FUEL TAX FUND ENDING BALANCE .. ......................................................... $128,408.61 GROSS SALARIES ..............May 18 thru Apr 19 Clendenny, Jason .............................. $44,721.12 Clendenny, Leanne.............................. $2,186.80 Crowder, Ryan ................................... $20,625.80 Daniels, Josey ................................... $10,054.00 Dolbeare, Billy ..................................... $1,315.28 Feenstra, Jason ................................... $1,600.00 Greening, Silas ....................................... $322.00 Hannel, Lee ......................................... $2,850.00 Hawkins, Sharen ................................. $9,323.85 Hill, Carol ............................................. $1,700.00 Hobbs, Lisa............................................. $156.00 Hougland, Jerry ...................................... $150.00 Kendall, Kasey..................................... $1,500.00 Knight, James .................................... $32,492.75 Leeds, James ...................................... $7,000.00 Menke, Wyvetta ................................... $8,600.44 Orr, Zachary....................................... $30,959.78 Piper, Dylan .............................................. $88.00 Robinson, Craig ................................... $3,350.00 Roodhouse, Addie ............................... $5,584.00 Scranton, Allen .................................... $3,505.00 Starman, Michael................................. $4,941.84 Thomas, Michael ................................. $2,500.00 TOTAL PAYROLL ............................ $195,526.66 9.11

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Help Wanted - Probation OfďŹ cer Pike County has a position available for a Probation OfďŹ cer. The successful candidate will be working closely with the Court System as well as the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce and other related agencies. A Batchelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree is required. Some duties include supervising various caseloads, preparation of reports for the Court, and drug testing. Starting salary $34,500.00. Deadline to apply - September 20, 2019.

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Request for Proposal Fee Accounting Services Pike County Housing Authority (PCHA), a recipient of federal assistance through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), hereby gives public notice of its intent to utilize a competitive negotiations process, in accordance with 24 CFR 85.36, for the procurement of a Fee Accounting Services Contract, the scope of which shall include those fee accounting services associated with the operation and management of all housing programs administered by PCHA. 7KH PLQLPXP TXDOLÂżFDWLRQV DUH D WKH VSHFLDOL]HG NQRZOHGJH of, and previous experience with Federal, State, and local housing and development programs of the type and scope administered by 3&+$ E SULRU H[SHULHQFH DV D IHH DFFRXQWDQW ÂżQDQFLDO FRQVXOWDQW WR D 3XEOLF +RXVLQJ $XWKRULW\ 3+$ F OLFHQVHG UHJLVWHUHG DV D &3$ DQG DELOLW\ WR SUDFWLFH LQ ,OOLQRLV G WKH DELOLW\ WR SHUIRUP DOO RI WKH UHTXLUHG VHUYLFHV RQ D WLPHO\ EDVLV DQG H WKH DGHTXDF\ RI WHFKQLFDO and physical resources.

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Any questions pertaining to this RFP for Fee Accounting Services, or proposals for a Fee Accounting Services Agreement, shall be submitted to Chris Bruns, Executive Director of the Pike County Housing $XWKRULW\ DW Pike County Housing Authority P.O. Box 123 Barry, IL 62312 Phone: 217-407-0707 Fax: 217-407-0708 PCHA is an Equal Housing Provider and Equal Opportunity Employer.

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By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press A Waltonville man who refused to stop for the Pleasant Hill police department is in jail and so is his co-worker, also from Waltonville.

The incident occurred Sept. 3 at 8:42 a.m., when Zack Orr, chief of police in Pleasant Hill, attempted to stop a silver 2012 Honda motorcycle on Quincy Street, near Bay Street. The driver refused to stop and drove through a residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yard and the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church yard.

Orr said the speeds of the pursuit were in excess of 70-80 mph. He also said the driver of the motorcycle did not stop when crossing Quincy Street southbound on Bay Street.

Orr indicated he had already identified the driver of the motorcycle and due to the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speeds terminated the police pursuit.

Orr received information from the owners of the Stagecoach Inn that the driver of said motorcycle hid the motorcycle behind the restaurant. The motorcycle was located and seized.

Chief Orr said due to the

driver currently being on mandatory supervised release (parole) from the Illinois Department of Corrections, currently out on bond for a previous felony in Pike County and the fact that the driver was now on foot, he contacted Pleasant Hill School Superintendent Ron Edwards and requested him to lock-down the schools.

It was later determined the suspect was working on a property in Wild Cat Hollow Road, near Nebo in Calhoun County. Orr said he and other law enforcement officers went to the property where Brett A. Gregory, 59, of Waltonville, was taken into custody without incident.

While at the property in Calhoun County, Chief Orr encountered another subject, James D. Shadowens, 52, of Waltonsville.

Shadowens had an active Richland County felony warrant for unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Shadowens was taken into custody without incident.

During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized suspected methamphetamine and methamphetamine-related drug paraphernalia. An investigative report

BRETT GREGORY regarding the possession of methamphetamine will be forwarded to the Calhoun County Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office for formal review.

Both Gregory and Shadowens were transported to the Pike County Jail.

Shadowens has bonded out but Gregory remains lodged.

Gregory is charged with the following offenses: aggravated driving while license revoked, aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer (speed), aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer (traffic control device), disobeying a traffic control device (130th Avenue at Parkview Drive), disobeying a traffic control device (Bay Street at Quincy Street), failure to signal when required (130th Avenue at Parkview Drive), fail-

JAMES SHADOWENS ure to signal when required (Quincy Street at Bay Street), operating an uninsured motor vehicle, reckless driving, speeding 35+, IDOC parole violation warrant.

Chief Orr praised the Pleasant Hill community for aiding in locating Gregory.

Without the help from the community, Gregory would not have been taken into custody as quick as he was, Orr said.

Chief Orr said he previously arrested Gregory in Pleasant Hill July 4 for the offenses of aggravated driving while license revoked and obstructing justice. Chief Orr said in that incident, Gregory provided a false name.

Chief Orr said the school lockdown was just a precaution due to the incident occurring near the school grounds.

Dispositions Traffic Speeding ($120 unless noted): Jonathan R. Hayes, 1/5/94, Pittsfield, $357.

Dylan M. White, 4/18/94, Griggsville, $387, 24 months supervision.

Casey L. White, 1/5/80, $400, 4 months supervision.

Seat belt violations ($60 unless noted): Dylan White, 4/18/94, Griggsville, $387.

Miscellaneous traffic: Linda Lanzone, 12/29/55, Pittsfield.

Stephanie Lestage, 12/22/71, Pittsfield, driving on a suspended license, $532, 24 months supervision.

Sydney P. Little, 8/3/88, Pitts-

field, illegal transportation of alcohol by a minor, $407.

Rodney B Parsons, 4/16/77, Pittsfield, unlicensed, $253.

Casey L. White, 1/5/80, Griggsville, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, $353, 3 months supervision.

Dylan White, 4/18/94, Griggsville, driving on a revoked license, $1,019, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle, $965, Illegal transportation of alcohol by a diver, $384, leaving the scene, $1,019.

Misdemeanors: Dustin M. Crawford, 4/28/82, Griggsville, violation of an order of protection, $900, 24 months conditional discharge and 60 days in jail.

Alicia K. Niffen, 4/17/90,

Pleasant Hill, domestic battery, bodily harm, $1,517, 24 months probation, 50 days in jail.

Felonies: William T. Fulmer, 5/31/65, Griggsville, possession of methamphetamine, less than 5 grams, $3,174, 180 days in jail and 24 months probation.

Stephanie Vestige, 11/29/85, Pittsfield, criminal trespass to residence with person present, criminal damage to property, 24 months probation, $4,039, 30 days in jail with credit for 9 days served.

Jesse S. Moore, 4/28/71, Barry, fail to report change of address and/or employment, $2,042, 90 days periodic imprisonment with credit for one day served.

Alicia K. Niffen, 4/17/90, Pleasant Hill, revocation of probation, 24 months probation, 100 days in jail.

Kimberly R. Spann, 11/14/76, Barry, possession of methamphetamine, $3,159, 24 months probation 28 days in jail, with credit given for 14 days served.

Dylan M. White, 4/18/94, Griggsville, aggravated fleeing, $2,272, 24 months probation, 3 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, credit for 115 days served, 180 days of electronic monitoring.

Dalton R. Yokem, 9/25/93, Pleasant Hill, possession of methamphetamine, $4,1192, 24 months probation, 30 hours community service.

The police records released by the Pike County Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office include the following arrests and bookings. The records state that these are accusations and each individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Jason T. Schlieper, 41, Pittsfield was arrested Sept. 2 at 8:22 p.m. on felony charges of predatory criminal sexual assault.

He remains lodged with no bond posted.

Skyler G. Heatherly, 19, Pleasant Hill was arrested Sept. 2 at 12:19 a.m. on a misdemeanor charge of battery. He posted $100 and was released Sept. 2 at 3:50 a.m.

Brett A. Gregory, 59, Waltonville, was arrested Sept. 3 at 12:24 p.m. on felony charges of driving while suspended or revoked, two counts of fleeing or attempting to elude police and traffic charges including, two counts of disobeying traffic control device, failure or improper signal, operation of uninsured motor vehicle, reckless driving and an Illinois Department of Corrections parole warrant. He remains lodged.

James D. Shadowens, 42, Waltonville, was arrested Sept. 3 at 12:24 p.m. on a felony in-state warrant alleging failure to appear.

He was released by an order of the court.

Tyler L. Clinging, 20, Barry, was arrested Sept.

4 at 9:13 a.m. on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant. He posted $200 and was released Sept. 4 at 10 a.m.

Brandon L. Capps, 32, no address given, was arrested Sept. 5 on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant alleging failure to appear. He remains lodged in lieu of $300.

Jacob L. Holtz, 23, Pittsfield, was arrested Sept. 5 at 10:11 a.m. on a felony Pike County warrant alleging failure to appear with a bond of $1,500, a felo-

ny in-state warrant, with a $5,000 bond, a second in-state felony warrant with no bond, a third in-state felony warrant with no bond and a Greene County traffic warrant alleging failure to appear with a bond of $300.

He remains lodged.

Russell D. Wallis, 47, Camdenton, was arrested Sept 5 at 6:25 a.m. on a felony Pike County warrant. He posted $1,000 and was released Sept. 5 at 9:15 p.m.

Teresa L. Hammitt, 56, Barry, was arrested Sept. 6 at 12:50 a.m. on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs. She remains lodged with no bail set.

Zachary P. Banfield, 26, was arrested Sept. 7 at 10:48 p.m.on a Pike County traffic warrant charging failure to appear. He posted $200 and was released Sept. 9 at 8 a.m.

Amanda M. Martin, 40, Pittsfield, was arrested Sept. 8, at 9:36 p.m. on a charge of violation of an order of protection. She remains lodged.

Ernest A. Douglas, 22, Quincy, was arrested Sept.

8 at 12:49 p.m. on a felony Pike County warrant alleging failure to appear. He remains lodged in lieu of $300 .

Melissa L. Watts, 20, Pittsfield, was arrested Sept. 8, at 9:45 p.m. on a Pike County traffic warrant alleging failure to appear.

She posted $200 and was released Sept. 8 at 10 p.m.

Wesley A. Lewis, 41, Louisiana, Mo., was arrested Sept. 8 at 10:07 p.m. on a charge of felony methamphetamine possession and misdemeanor drug possession. He remains lodged with no bond set.

Has your charge been amended, reduced or dropped or have you been found not guilty? Email ppnews@campbellpublications.net to be considered for a status update on your court proceeding. Please include name and case number.

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MTGLQ Investors LP to Dreams Imagined LLC, Block 4, Lot 5, Perry.

Tamie B. Ragan to Bobbie Jo Grote, Lot 13, Greens SD of Browns SD, Barry.

Sherri Hathaway to Rebecca L. Davis, Lot 2, Assessors SD., Barry; Part of the SW 1/4, Sec. 25, Barry.

Pike County Historical Society to Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Block 15, Lot 5, Pittsfield.

Caseys Retail Company to Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Block 12, Lot 4, Pittsfield.

SOKO LLC to Niebur Funeral Home INC, Lot 3, Hicks & Fishells SD., Pittsfield.

Ryan Bland to Katlin T. Whitlock, Part of the NE 1/4,

Marriages Izack Lee Hively of Barry, Illinois to Amber K. Platt of Barry, Illinois.

Shannon T. Jones of Pittsfield, Illinois to Elizabeth Ann Butler of Pittsfield, Illinois.

Sec. 25, Spring Creek Township; Part of the NE 1/4, Sec. 25, Spring Creek Township.

Wanda Bernice White and Erma Grace Hill to Gary Ralph Edwards, SW 1/4 / 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Sec. 14, Pleasant Hill Township.

Joellen Wade Co Executor, Bradley C. Wade Co Executor and Courtney V. Wade estate to Chris Little and Sonya D. Little, Lot 31, DC Johnson SD., Pittsfield; Lot 12, Worthingtons SD., Pittsfield.

Joellen Wade Co Executor, Bradley C. Wade Co Executor and Courtney V. Wade Estate to Tami McDonald, Lot 48, Bates 2nd Addn., Pittsfield.

Lloyd Lawber to Lloyd Lawber Irrevocable Trust,

Lot 6, Wades Blue Creek SD, Pittsfield; NE 1/4 / 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Sec. 6, Newburg Township; NE, NW 1/4 / 1/4 of the SW 1/4, Sec. 5, Newburg Township; SW 1/4 / 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Sec. 5, Newburg Township.

Lloyd Lawber to Lloyd Lawber Irrevocable Trust, Lot 7, Wades Blue Creek SD., Pittsfield; NE 1/4 / 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Sec. 6, Newburg Township; NE, NW 1/4 / 1/4 of the SW 1/4, Sec. 5, Newburg Township; SW 1/4 / 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Sec. 5, Newburg Township.

David R. Ottwell and Brenda J. Ottwell to Michael E. White, Block 2, Lot 3, Pringles SD., Pittsfield; Block 2, Lot 2, Pringles SD., Pittsfield.

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Q When stored in an airtight container, honey can last indefinitely. The substance is naturally acidic and low in moisture, which means it is an inhospitable environment for bacteria.

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