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Scott County reaping the benefits of IDOTs proposed five-year plan

By BETH ZUMWALT Scott County Times The people of Scott County may soon find themselves driving on smoother, maintained roadways.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has allocated $2,586,200 for projects in Scott County.

Included in that is $1,525,00 for bridge replacement with an additional $130,000 for

engineering fees for a bridge over Mauvsaise Terre Creek on Chapin Road. “We have been working on this for three years,� Matt Coutlas, superintendent of highways for Scott County, said. “And I think this project will be later in the five year plan, closer to 2025.�

The five-year plan also calls for approximately $85 million dollars for a new bridge at Florence. The entire

project is listed as Scott County project.

The allocation includes: $77 million for the construction of the new bridge, $325,000 for the archeological survey, $3,850,000 for consultant plans; $700,000 for land acquisition,$350,000 for utility adjustment and $2 million for construction engineering.

Also included in the plan is $1,800,000 for maintenance

SPORTS Cougars finish season on a win.

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on the existing bridge until the new one is completed.

The county will also benefit from several millions dollars of over projects that are maintenance on state highways, including a new bridge deck on the Old US 36 overpass over I-72, a $3,200,000 project, and various maintenance projects that will affect Pike and Scott at $318,000 and another with Pike, Scott and Cass at $182,000, cul-

vert replacement and ditch cleaning on Old U.S. 36 near Riggston $450,000. And a $165,000 bridge replacement over Walnut Creek, north of Winchester, also on Old U.S. 36.

Coultas said the money raised by the increase in gas tax has booster the county’s Motor Fuel Tax fund by around 60 percent, making more projects possible in the future.

Winchester Home Tours scheduled for Nov. 10

Pre-K visits Winchester Fire Department.

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Lady Cougars win final home game for seniors.

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Anna Thomas, Samara White and Jordan Price operate the coffee cart last week at Winchester Elementary School for the Hug A Mug CafĂŠ, which delivers hot, fresh coffee to the staff in the morning. It is operated by the junior high special education students who take turns taking orders, making the orders and delivering them.

Hug A Mug CafĂŠ opens up at Winchester Elementary

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times The staff at Winchester Elementary have the opportunity to purchase a variety of different coffee flavors in the morning after school starts thanks to the junior high special education class which opened Hug A Mug CafĂŠ.

A $500 grant from the Regional Office of Education allowed the class to purchase two Ninja IQ coffee makers, a cart and supplies which allows them to offer a variety of different coffee flavors. “This grant was specifically to be used for helping kids learn career skills,� Special Education teacher Tamaque Ator said. “We had thought about doing something like this so this grant came at just the right time so we didn’t have to save up for the project.�

The program is more than just offering teachers an extra shot of caffeine I the morning – it is teaching the kids a variety of customer service skills in the process.

Three or four students operate the cart each day making the coffee when they get to school in the morning, then going around taking orders and then delivering those orders and taking the money and making change. “Its really good experi-

ence for these kids because they learn a lot of different skills through it,� Ator said. “It helps them with their math skills by making change but more importantly it is helping them with their socialization skills. Just learning how to ask people nicely if they would like some coffee and then telling them thank you – customer service skills that they might need down the road should they enter the food service industry.�

They also keep track of how much money is made off of the coffee cart. “They count up all the money and deposit it and then we are also tracking how much we have to spend on it,� Ator said. “So they are doing like a balance sheet to see what kind of profit we are making on it.

It’s kind of like running their own little business.�

On an average morning the students fill, label and deliver around 30 regular and special orders. In addition to the regular coffee, they also serve pumpkin spice, caramel apple and caramel macchiato flavored coffees and a spiced cider. “One of our machines we make just a regular pot of coffee and we usually end up making three of those every day,�

Ator said. “The other machine is kind of like a Keurig so it

makes individual cups from 12 to 20 ounces but you use regular coffee instead of having all that waste from a K-cup.

Both of them have the capability of doing specialty drinks like lattes and ice coffees. We haven’t started that yet but hope to in the very near future.�

While they only serve to the staff right now, they are working on perhaps offering it to students in the future. “We are hoping to be able to offer a hot chocolate or special cider that would be okay to serve to the kids – anything without the caffeine,� Ator said. “Maybe it could be a special reward day where they can buy a drink on that day and enjoy it in the classroom. We haven’t worked any details out on that yet.�

In the meantime, the kids are enjoying themselves while learning new skills. “The kids love it and actually fight over who is going to get to do it, even though we have a set schedule they get upset when it is not their turn,� Ator said. “In addition to the socialization skills they get from interacting with the staff getting the orders, they also learn valuable hygiene lessons like wearing an apron and washing their hands and wearing gloves – things they would probably be required to know anyway.�

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times Seven magnificent historic structures are included in this year’s Winchester Home Tours which will be held Nov. 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Included in this year’s line-up are the Old School Museum, formerly the Winchester Grade School, Winchester Public Library, Winchester Depot, along with four private residences – the Carpenter-Grout Home, Ballard Home, McIntire Home and Vortman Home.

The event is being sponsored by the Scott County Historical Society and funds raised from the event will be used towards the repair and upkeep of the Winchester Depot and train station “It has been several years since we held the home tours but in the past we have had as many as 700 people take the tour,� Winchester Historical Society member Stevie VanDeVelde said. “We feel that the draw this year is that we have a variety of homes that are historical – some have been recently remodeled and one of them is newly built but in an old style.�

“...in the past we have had as many as 700 people take the tour.�

Stevie VanDeVelde Winchester Historical Society member VanDeVelde and Sonnie Hoover are in charge of this year’s event with several other Historical Society members assisting. “Our grandmother, Audrey “Queenie� Peak was one of the founding members of the Historical Society,�

VanDeVelde said. “She was also an instrumental part of the original restoration of the Depot.�

The Old School Museum is located at 110 East Cherry St. and was dedicated July 4, 1900. It was built after the previous school building was destroyed by fire in 1898. This building was designed in the Romanesque or Italianate style and served as the elementary school housing kindergarten through 8th grade until 1959.

The building was then purchased by Fred Evans who used it as a furniture, appliance and carpet store for many years. Unfortunately, the building was left vacant for many years and fell into a serious state of disrepair until it was purchased by Andy and Tricia Wallace.

The Wallaces’ restored the building keeping the building’s architectural features as original as possible.

The five upstairs classrooms are now loft apartments and the first floor has been converted into local history museum.

The Winchester Public Library, is a Carnegie Library and is located on North Main Street and its history goes back to 1903 when the Winchester Women’s Club began a library with 112 books located in the home of J.M. Overton.

As the library grew, it was clear a new space would be needed so philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was (See, TOURS, A3)

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LITTLE SNOOPY Payton Gieseke, 4, of Winchester, plays around with the Peanuts fall face board located in the middle of the Winchester Square. The Winchester Civic Group decorated the square for fall and one of the decorations was this one. Payton took turns putting her face on each character but Snoopy was her favorite.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

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Winchester, Illinois

WGS first grade students enjoy party for reading

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times Students in the first grade at Winchester Grade School were rewarded for their reading efforts last Friday with an end of the semester party in their classrooms.

This is the first year that the students have participated in the Accelerated Reading Program.

“The accelerated reader program is a program schools use to monitor the reading practice and progress of each individual students,” First Grade teacher Megan Hurrellbrink said.

“It helps us guide kids to books that are on their individual reading levels and most of the books in my room are on their level.

Students take short assessment after reading a book to see if they understood and comprehended it.”

This was the end of the first semester and all of the students in Hurrellbrink’s class completed their goal of obtaining two points. To get points for the books they read, the students read the book three times for comprehension and then do

an assessment and a log is kept on how many points they have throughout the semester.

“Because it was their first taste of the program, the goal was very low,” Hurrellbrink said. “They just had to read and do an assessment on four books to get their two points,” Hurrellbrink said. “Next semester the goal goes up to four points. We increase it each quarter once they get used to it. Really we are just trying to encourage them to get used to the process and encourage them to read ore at home after that.”

As a reward, the students were treated to lunch in their room and the movie of their choice. After the movie, they enjoyed ice cream floats.

“The party will change every semester – next semester we might have a pajama party for them where they get to wear their pajamas to school,” Hurrellbrink said. “We try to keep it low cost because we just don’t have the money for anything fancy.”

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Halloween craft time at library

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First grader Ruby Ballard unpacks her lunch in her classroom at Winchester Grade School last Friday. The entire first grade class was treated to a party for successfully meeting their goals during the first semester of the Accelerated Reader Program. In addition to eating lunch in their classroom, they were also treated to a movie.

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Ezra Barber, a first grader at Winchester Elementary, enjoys his lunch in his classroom last Friday. The special occasion was an Accellerated Reader party for the end of the first semester. Barber and all 16 of his classmates successfully met their goal in the program and were rewarded with lunch in their classroom followed by a movie.

Chloe Brown proudly shows Tami the Art Lady her creation last week during a Halloween Craft session at the Winchester Public Library. Tammy Winters, AKA Tami the Art Lady, holds many different art sessions at local libraries.

TIMELYMatters

Q The West Central boys’ basketball team will host the 7th annual Coach Sager Trivia Night Nov. 2 at the Winchester EMS Building.

Trivia will start at 6:30 p.m. with being served started at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $10 per person with a maximum of 10 players to a team.

For more information or to register a team, you can call West Central boys’ basketball coach Ryan Sichting at (217) 742-3151, extension 205 or Kent Coultas at (217) 5773335.

Q The Winchester Chapter of National Honor Society invites all area VETERANS and the public to attend a ceremony Monday, Nov. 11 to honor all who have served our country in any branch of the service both here and abroad.

All veterans and guests are invited to have coffee and donuts from 8:15 a.m.-8:40 a.m. in the Winchester Elementary School cafeteria prior to the ceremony which will begin at 8:45 a.m. in the gymnasium. For additional information, please contact the high school at 217-742-3151.

Q Winchester United Methodist Women Soup and Sandwich Luncheon Tuesday, November 5, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Sibert Hall 20 N. Walnut St., Winchester Soups $2.50, Sandwiches $2.00 Pie $2.50 Big selection of soups and Sandwiches Questions call: 217-7423610

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Doing what they do best Sadie Fundel and Keira Dahman stand ready to serve during the monthly food give away at the Outreach Community Center last Saturday. The two young ladies have been helping out at the center since they were little girls and they continue the tradition as they get older.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Cougars finish season on a win

By KENT COULTAS Scott County Times Landon Barnett caught a pass for a touchdown and kicked a field goal as West Central beat Triopia 19-6 Oct. 25 at Concord.

The two teams combined to lose nine fumbles in the game, including five by West Central. Both teams finished the season with 2-7 records.

West Central went 60 yards on the first possession of the game but lost a fumble at the Triopia 3-yard line.

The Cougars forced Triopia but lost another fumble on their second possession of the game at their own 47-yard line.

Triopia drove to the West Central 20-yard line before Lathan Barnett recovered a fumble at the 16-yard line.

West Central lost another fumble at its own 26-yard line. Triopia would score on an 11-yard pass play and take a 6-0 lead with 9:26 remaining in the second quarter.

The Cougars forced Triopia to punt later in the quarter and take possession at its own 20-yard line.

Andrew Kaufmann had a 17-yard run, and Lathan Barnett had runs of eight and seven yards in the possession. Barnett caught a 24-yard pass from Wes Hughes to tie the game with 1:40 remaining in the first half. Kaufmann ran for the conversion to give West Central the lead.

After a short kickoff, Triopia came a yard short of taking the lead at halftime.

The Triopia receiver caught a 21-yard pass but was knocked out of bounds at the 1-yard line as time expired.

Triopia drove 33 yards on its first possession of the second half, but Hunter Coultas recovered a fumble at the West Central 15-yard line to stop the drive.

Neither team scored in the third quarter before West Central was able to score 11 points in the fourth to seal the win.

Kaufmann scored on 53-yard line on the first play of the quarter. He also ran for the conversion to give West Central a 16-6 lead with 11:51 remaining in the game.

West Central drove inside the Triopia 5-yard line later in the quarter and appeared to score on second down. The runner was ruled down inside the 1-yard line.

The Cougars could not score on third down after a procedure penalty, and they had a penalty for many players on the field on fourth down.

Landon Barnett kicked a 26-yard field goal with 4:25 remaining in the game to give West Central a 13 point lead.

Dylan Fox and Carson Smith each recovered Triopia fumbles to end drives in the final 4 minutes.

Triopia finished with 221 yards and 14 first downs in the game. The Trojans rushed for 160 yards on 38 attempts and had 61 yards passing. They lost four fumbles.

The Cougars gained 402 yards and had 17 first downs. They gained 367 yards rushing on 53 attempts and threw for 35 yards.

West Central was able win despite losing five fumbles and committing 15 penalties for 120 yards.

Kaufmann rushed for 206 yards on 23 attempts to lead the winners. Lathan Barnett rushed for 87 yards on 13 attempts.

Coultas rushed for 48 yards on 12 attempts, and Hughes rushed for 26 yards on five attempts.

Hughes completed three of five passes for 35 yards. Landon Barnett caught one pass for 24 yards, and Coultas caught two passes for 11 yards.

Lathan Barnett had 13 tackles and recovered a fumble to lead the Cougars’ defense. Eli Crews had 10 tackles. Fox had eight tackles and recovered a fumble.

Kaufmann and Landon Barnett also had eight tackles. Adam Ehlenbeck had seven tackles. Coultas and Carson Smith each recovered fumbles.

WINCHESTER

BY IRENE TREECE 217-371-1386

Hello Scott County When we read about so many children being abducted I would like to know why parents are not more careful when out and about with their children. I saw a mother bring her small daughter to a play area. The child was a beautiful little girl maybe three years old. The mother turned the child loose and went over to the bench sat down for a solid 45 minutes. She never laid eyes on her child she was too busy on her cell phone texting. The child could have disappeared and the mother would never have known where she went. Why is the phone so much more important than our family?

Play areas are not safe from

child molesters when they are looking for a victim.

Wake up parents and baby sitters please pay attention to your children.

I see women in a store still leave their purse open, wallet sticking out of the open purse and walk away from their cart to look at a product. What is wrong with people? They are the ones that cry the loudest when they discover their wallet has been stolen.

With Halloween here already I hope everyone keeps close watch on their children. We all know the dangers lurking everywhere. never think it will not happen to you because you never know.

Last Week`s Trivia - -

-The Greek philosopher Plato described it in 360 BC but it was thought by many to be a mythical island. However fairly recent research reported by an archaeologist journal called Antiquity claims that Atlantis may lie in a salt marsh region off Spain`s southern coast near port of Cadiz. Satellite images show ancient ruins that seem to match Plato`s description of Atlantis. It seems the lost city may have existed after all.

Next Week`s Trivia - - What Causes Ocean Tides?

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BY PEGGY STURGEON CLEMONS, 742-3822

Hello from Alsey- The weather has been a mix but the weekend for the color drive was beautiful. The trees are starting to get some color. My humming bird is gone.

Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our country in your prayers.

Harold Jefferson, Connie Sturgeon, Keith Jefferson, Birdie Sturgeon, Dean Howard, Gracie Fearneyhough, Judy Cannon, Dallas Lashmett, Judy Bigley, Michael Ryan, Gary, Lloyd Eldred, Bill McNeece, Angie Schoondyke, Keith Wells, Karla Cannon, Norma Jean McPherson, Bill Brockhouse, Bob Hoots, Elma Redman, Edna Layne, Jim Simmons, Tyrah Timmerman, John Janis family.

Happy Birthday to Retha Anders on November 1- Max Fryman and Dale Sturgeon on November 2- Konner Fryman and Chaney Parker on November 3- Kenny Savage on November 4- Jonathon Hallas on November 6- Don W. Slater, Dakota Crowder and Heather Smock on November 7.

Happy Anniversary to Tom and Tammy Steelman on November 3- Walt and Karen Layne on November 3.

On Monday evening Royal Neighbors Chapter 3190 members Judy and Josh Cannon, Linda Mueller, Janet Ingram, Pat brown, and Peggy Clemons hosted bingo at Scott County Nursing Center. 19 residents played bingo and all received treats.

Judy and Josh Cannon were guests at the home of Peggy Clemons on Sunday evening. Several games of yahtzee were played.

Benefit for Tyrah Timmerman- November 2, 2019 at 2 p.m., food, live music, silent auction, raffles at Old Moose Lodge, 901 West Superior Ave., Jacksonville, IL. Tyrah was diagnosed with stage 4 Gastric Cancer earlier this year- see you there!

Judy and Josh Cannon and Peggy Clemons enjoyed lunch at Main Street in White Hall on Sunday.

On Monday, Royal Neighbors Chapter 3190 members Judy Cannon, Janet Ingram, Pat Brown, and Beth Clevenger provided cupcakes and

brownies and helped Cornerstone C h u r c h serve free lunches to 123 high school students.

A l s e y School building Renovation Committee will be holding Trivia Night on November 16. Anyone interested in entering individual or team, please contact Kathy at 3701398 or Birdie at 883-9010.

Food will be available at 5 p.m. Games start at 6 p.m.

Gals from Winchester Class of “59” met at McDonalds in Jacksonville for lunch on Wednesday. Present to catch up on news (not gossip) were Sonie Smith, Peggy Clemons, Betty Jefferson, Linda Oswald and Virginia Carghlin.

A thought for the week.

“Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.”

Thats all folks. Have a good week.

Be a friend to someone in need this week.

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Winchester, Illinois

Lady Cougars win final home game for seniors

By KENT COULTAS Scott County Times Whitney Kunz had 20 service points to lead West Central to a 22-25, 25-17, 25-15 win over Brown County in volleyball Oct. 22 in Winchester.

It was the last regular season home- match for seniors Kunz and Halie Daniel. West Central hosts the regional at Bluffs this week.

Brown County jumped out to a 4-0 in the third set before the Lady Cougars scored seven straight points.

Morgan Hoots had two consecutive and two hitting errors by Brown County tied the set. Daniel had a kill to give West Central the lead, and Brown County committing two more hitting errors.

The Lady Cougars extended their lead to 16-10 on a block by Hoots, but Brown County got within 16-15.

Daniel had a kill to stop Brown County’s run. Calista Fox had a bump, Anna Sellars had a tip and Hoots had a kill to give West Central a 20-15 lead.

West Central led 23-15 before Hoots had a block and a serving ace for match point.

Brown County led 18-13 in the first set before the Lady Cougars scored eight straight points.

Emma Slagle had a kill, Daniel had a block and Hoots had consecutive kills to give West Central a 19-18 lead. Madi DeJaynes had a service ace, and Hoots had a kill that gave West Central a 22-18 lead.

Brown County rallied with seven straight points to win the first set.

The Lady Cougars trailed 5-4 in the second set. Kayde Gregory had a service ace that gave West Central a 6-5 lead. Brown County tied the set before Slagle had consecutive kill to give the Lady Cougars an 8-6 lead. Fox had a service ace to extend West Central’s lead to 10-6.

Hoots had a kill that gave the Lady Cougars a 20-11 lead, and Slagle later had a kill for set point.

Hoots had 12 kills and four service points.

DeJaynes had nine service points, and Daniel had eight. Fox had five points, and Gregory had one.

West Central needed two sets to beat Beardstown 25-16, 25-23 Oct. 21 at Beardstown.

Daniel, Fox and Gregory each had six points to lead the winners. Hoots and Lily Little each had five points. Summer Davis had two points.

Triopia beat West Central 25-17, 23-25, 25-23 Oct. 24 at Concord.

Tours (Continued from A1) approached and gave a gift of $7,500 to build a library.

The land was donated by Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Grout who lived in the large house south of the library.

The community raised an additional $1,500 to complete and furnish the structure and it was dedicated in June of 1910.

Over the years, the interior lighting has been historically restored using the craftsman era as a model. It was made handicap accessible by adding a ramp and handicap accessible restroom thanks to state library grants.

In the fall of 2015, renovations were begun to make the library more accessible to patrons and the children’s programs. Thanks to grants from the Tracy Foundation and memorials, new shelving was installed, carpet laid and a colorful mural was added.

The Winchester Depot is located on West Cherry St and is typical of the midwestern rural train depots of the 1860’s. There has been only one major alteration to the original design during the years – the bay window near the southwest corner was added and some of the loading docks were eliminated.

The Burlington Route eventually abandoned the railroad the depot fell into disrepair. In 1984 the Scott County Historical Society made an offer and acquired the depot for $500 with the goal of restoring it into a community Center and county museum.

Project Life provided a $55,000 grant to help with the restoration with the stipulation that the depot be used as a senior meal site for 10 years. The meals program continued at the depot until August of this year.

Extensive research was done to insure the authenticity of the restoration. The only major interior modification was the conversion of the old baggage room to provide a kitchen, storage, handicap entry and restroom facilities. The baggage cart is original and the three millstones to the east are from the old Mader Mill.

The depot received the Governor’s 1987 Home Town Award in the Senior Citizen Involvement Category and is listed on the National Register of Historic

Places.

Fundraisers such as the Home Tour are assisting with upgrading the depot and maintaining the structure which is now available for rentals.

The Carpenter-Grout house is located at 151 North Main Street and was built in the Greek Revival-Italianate style shortly after the Civil War. Originally built with two stories, the third story and front porch were added around 1910.

This home is listed on the National Register of Historical Places as the J.C. Carpenter House with Carpenter as the first owner of the home.

The home passed to Temple Irwin Grout and finally to Joan Grout Leiner who left it to her sons, Frederic and John Leiner, current owners of the home.

The home has many interesting outside features including the long porch, tall windows, including the curved glass bay above the entry plus the bay window on the north side and the carriage house and summer kitchen in the rear.

Inside attractions including the dining room with its oval table and unique buffet, built in to its own niche with natural top lighting and leaded glass which enhances the coffered mahogany ceiling and paneled walls.

The library contains the original glass bookcases and impressive fireplace designed to burn coal for heat. The antique ceiling lighting fixture is original in this room.

The McIntire Home is located at 327 North Main St. This beautiful two story brick home was purchased

by Rex and Caryl McIntire from the Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coon estate in the fall of 2002. The Coon’s had lived in the home since the mid50’s.

The home was constructed around 1887 by John Coons and originally consisted of nine rooms and one and onehalf baths and a utility room.

In 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Coon added a first level bedroom with adjoining bath which has since been converted into a family room.

The carpeting was removed by the McInstire’s in the original part of the home to expose the beautiful ornate hardwood floors in three rooms and the main foyer.

Several pieces of original artwork done by local artist the late Betty Jean Coats Dahman are among the numerous paintings and photos displayed throughout the home.

The Vortman Home is located at 1300 Hubbert Lane. This new home was built by Leo Anslyn in 2015 in a style that dates back to the early 1900’s.

The home incorporates historic details such as a 1913 claw foot tub, unique transom window, repurposed doors and a wall apron sink.

Many architectural pieces were collected from the Bean family home in rural Scott County prior to its demolition.

The front door of the Beam home is now located in the Vortman kitchen. French doors have been separated and given a new purpose as a pocket door in the bathroom.

All bathroom vanities have been bought as second hand or refurbished from antique pieces. One vanity is made from hand hewn barn wood, accented with a copper sink.

It also has modern technology with solar panels and a geothermal heating and cooling system.

The Ballard Home is located at 422 West Cherry St. and was built in 1895

by Richard Milhouse, a Quaker. There was a newspaper found in the wall of the home from that year. The home is currently owned by Bill and Alice Ballard The home has seen tragedies in the past, such as a fire that must have happened many years ago. There are burn markings in the attic which resulted in knocking down of the fireplace in the front room. The wall had to be removed and large beans were hand crafted to support the ceiling.

The kitchen had huge wood burning stove sitting on a brick semi-circle hearth which the family used to trip on daily. Because of this, a beautiful old fireplace surround that was found in a barn owned by Betty Dahman, was stripped and refinished and is currently a beautiful asset to the kitchen.

Over the years, the following people have had a hand in making this beautiful home over the years: Chalmer Herring, Barb Lashmett, Jim Kirkpatrick, Harry Lair, Chuck Jordan and Mackenzie Brown Gieseke.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Assembly of God Church

Glasgow Baptist Church

27 West Cherry Street Pastor Cindy Colbert 217-742-3311 Sunday School – 9:30 am Morning Worship – 10:30 am Everyone welcome

217-473-4110 Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship - 6 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study - 6 p.m.

Office open 3rd Wednesday of each month from 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Alsey Baptist Church Sunday School-9:30 a.m.

Worship Service-10:30 a.m.

Youth Group-7 p.m. on Wednesday Grades 6th-12th Pastor Jeff Daak

Bloomfield Baptist Church

Grace Baptist Church Terry Beauchamp- Pastor 224-326-4551 Corner of Cherry and Maple Winchester, IL 62694 Sunday Services 9:30 a.m. and worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Mark Norris 217-473-1967

Manchester Baptist Church

Bluffs Baptist Church

404 East Street Manchester, IL 62663 Pastor Shawn at 217-587-2761

112 S. Rodgers St. P.O. Box 231 Bluffs, IL 62621

Christ Lutheran Church 125 W. Jefferson 217-742-3919 Rev. Richard Harre, Vacancy Pastor Sunday, Nov. 3: Divine Service, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 6: Confirmation Classes at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bluffs: 2nd Year-2:30 p.m.

3rd Year-4:15 p.m.

1st Year-5:30 p.m.

Cornerstone Baptist Church 226 Cornerstone Drive Winchester, IL 62694 Church Phone: 217-742-8000 Pastor Ted Rhoades: 217-742-5841

First Baptist Church of Winchester Pastor Bill Baughman Church: 217-742-3480 Email: fbcwinchester@gmail.com Website: fbcwinchester.com Office hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Sunday, November 3 9 a.m. Sunday school 10 a.m. Morning Worship & Communion

New Song Ministries 1465 Exeter Road Bluffs Pastor David VanGiesen 217-754-3718 Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Childrens Church - 10 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Route 106 - One mile south of Alsey Pastor Eric Kirgan 217-742-3202 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m.

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St. Mark’s Catholic Church Winchester, IL

Winchester United Methodist Church at Work!

Tuesday, November 5 6:30- p.m. Awana Club

Thursday, October 31, 2019 9 a.m. Candy Distribution for WGS Parade

20 N. Main 8JODIFTUFS *- t fccwin@irtc.net Pastor Alan Bradish First Sunday Fellowship with coffee and donuts 9 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School during service Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Obituaries Clarence Hester C. E. “Corky� Hester Clarence Everett “Corky� Hester, age 83, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, died September 26, 2019.

He was born December 22, 1935, in Glasgow, Ill., the son of the late Archie and Iva May (Young) Hester, and graduated from Winchester High School.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the Air National Guard, attaining the rank of colonel. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., was a member

of Mt. Juliet Masonic Lodge #642 F&AM, and was heavily involved with Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Hester was an avid Oklahoma Sooners football fan and enjoyed working in his yard and fish pond.

Mr. Hester was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Sally “Anne� (White) Hester; brother, David Hester, and sister, Ellen Lucille Hester, in infancy.

He is survived by two daughters, Susan (Billy) Clark, of Baton Rouge, La., and Carol Humphrey, of Mt.

Juliet, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Angela Kaye McHone, Stephanie Clark, and Stacy Clark; great-granddaughter Kahlan McHone; three sisters, Dorothy Kyllo, of Dutton, Ala., Roberta Ryder, of Glasgow, Ill., and Charlene Boyd, of Granite City, Ill., and one brother, Dean Hester, of Glasgow, Ill. Funeral services were conducted on Monday, October 21, 2019, at Bond Memorial Chapel with Rev. Paul Gunn officiating. Memorials may be made to Wounded War-

rior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516.

Charlene Boyd Charlene H. Boyd of Granite City and formerly of Glasgow, Illinois passed away at 7:10 a.m. on Friday, October 25, 2019 in Granite City.

She was born February 21, 1934 in Glasgow, a daughter of the late Archie and Iva May (Young) Hester. She married Jerry M. Boyd on October 25, 1958 at the Glasgow Baptist Church and he passed away on April 28, 1983.

She had worked several years with Central Bank and Preferred Finance in Granite City and retired as a business manager from NSY Warehouse in St. Louis. Following her retirement, she worked with the Department of Aging and loved volunteering with the adult literacy program at the Granite City Library through S.W.I.C.. She served many years as an election judge

with Chouteau Township and also volunteered with FIGS. She had a passion for reading and helping others to do the same.

She had a love for nature and enjoyed her plants and flowers. She cherished her grandchildren and will be remembered for the love and special times shared with her family and friends.

She is survived by four children and their spouses Cynthia St. Clair of Overland, Missouri, Kevin and Gena Boyd of Granite City, Beth Boyd of Granite City and Jeffrey and Ann Marie Boyd of Granite City; seven grandchildren, Brittany St. Clair, Corey St. Clair, Kayla Albertina, Kiersten Smith, Conner York, Riley York and Nicole Boyd; eight great grandchildren, Brooklynn, Sammie, Carson, Hadley, Harper, Hensi, Kruz and Cooper; two sisters, Doro-

thy Kyllo of Alabama and Roberta Ryder of Glasgow; a brother, Dean Hester of Glasgow; many nieces; nephews; other extended family and friends. In addition to her beloved husband and parents, she was preceded in death by an infant sister, Ellen Hester and two brothers, David and Corky Hester.

In celebration of her life, visitation will be at Irwin Chapel, 3960 Maryville Road in Granite City on Friday, November 1, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Visitation will continue at Coonrod Funeral Home, 107 East Cross Street in Winchester on Saturday, November 2, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend George Cowper officiating. Burial will follow at the Glasgow Cemetery in Glasgow.

In lieu of floral tributes, memorials may be made to the Six Mile Regional Library District in Granite City, 2145 Johnson Road, Granite City, Illinois 62040 or support your local library system. www.irwinchapel.com.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.airsman-hires.com.

The Coonrod Funeral home is in charge of the local arrangenments.

This Week’s Opportunities Wednesday, October 30, 2019 6 p.m. Disciple Bible Study 7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

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Monday, November 4 Free Lunch for High School students provided by Alsey Baptist

Wednesday, November 6 2:15-4 p.m. after school walk-in ministry for 6th-12th graders

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Saturday, Novemeber 2, 2019 11:30 a.m. Rev. Robin @ District COM Meeting at Griggsville UMC 6:30 p.m. WUMC Trivia Team @ EMS, Sager Memorial Match Turn your clocks back 1 hour before you go to bed!!!

Sunday, November 3, 2019 7:30 a.m. United Methodist Men Breakfast 8 a.m. Methodist Women meet 8:15 am. Coffee Fellowship 9 a.m. Worship - All Saints Sunday 10:05 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Rev Robin at Manchester UMC Tuesday, November 4, 2019 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Soup and Sandwich Luncheon COMING EVENT 11/10 Fall Charge Conference @ 4:30 p.m.

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New Beginnings Church 742-3459 Winchester United Methodist Church Rev. Robin Lyons Church: (217) 742-3610 Home: (217) 742-3320

IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR CHURCH NEWS LISTED PLEASE CALL US! 742-3313 Manchester Methodist Church Rev. Robin Lyons 217-742-3320 First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) First Baptist Church Church: (217) 742-3480

St. Mark’s Church 742-5224

East Union Baptist Church

Winchester Assembly of God Pastor Cindy Colbert 217-742-3311

Grace Baptist Church Terry Beauchamp

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Glasgow Baptist Church (217) 742-3680

Christ Lutheran Church 742-3919 Church of the New Song Church 217-754-3617

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“But godliness with contentment is great gain.

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.�

1 Timothy 6:6-8 NIV

hen reduced to its bare elements, life is really quite simple, and yet we often make it complicated. We need food and water to live, and not much more, other than perhaps a roof over our head and a few items of clothing. Have you ever looked around your house and asked of everything there whether you could live without it? Most of us could probably get rid of ninety percent of the stuff in our house and be just fine without it. In fact, we might find a huge burden lifted from us by giving it all away. As Mother Teresa said, “The less we have, the more we can give. The more we have, the less we give. There are no complications, and yet we complicate our lives so much, by so many additions.� Likewise, in the ethical and spiritual realm, we tend to complicate things, when it’s really quite simple: love God and love your neighbor. We sometimes use the word “simple� pejoratively, suggesting that someone who is simple is a bit dull, but perhaps we fail to realize that even the “simplest� among us can fulfill the requirements of being a good and godly person. And it may be that there is a special place in God’s heart for these simple souls. – Christopher Simon

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Keeping you growing with good ideas s University of Illinois Extension

Caterpillars donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t predict winter severity

Wooly bear caterpillars are hurriedly crossing the roads this time of year. I have always been fond of the wooly bear caterpillar.

As a child, the name wooly bear reminded me of the Muppet Fozzie bear. I imagined the wooly bear caterpillar has the same loveable optimism as Fozzie despite being a terrible comedian telling groan-worthy jokes.

I know it may seem to be an odd comparison, but I thought of this as a child and to this day, it still pops into my head every time I see a wooly bear caterpillar.

Okay, so Muppets and childhood aside, one the biggest rural wivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tales is how the colors of the wooly bear caterpillar (or wooly worm to some people) can predict if we will have a cold winter or a mild winter.

Before we get to debunking this old myth, we need to back up a bit. There are several species of caterpillar that are commonly called â&#x20AC;&#x153;wooly wormsâ&#x20AC;?. The wooly worms that are at the center of the winter forecasting legend are black at each end with a reddish-brown band in the middle. And it is the width of this orange band that folks say can predict the oncoming winter. Legend says the coming winter will be cold if the woolly bear has a narrow, orange middle

hair.

This would be a neat classroom science project, but instead of predicting future weather, you can see a record of past weather.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry if I deflated your image of the wooly bear caterpillar.

Keep in mind these insects never wanted to be weather forecasters. They never even went to school for meteorology! Wocka Wocka!

Good Growing Fact of the Week: Most people know few insects by name.

One of the more popular, at least this time of year, is the wooly bear or wooly worm caterpillar. This caterpillar is the larval form of the Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia Isabella). A white to orange to yellow moth that frequents lights at night in the midsummer.

band, and the winter will be warm if the band is wide.

So is this myth true? Fortunately, entomologists were also curious if this little fluffy caterpillar could be a seer of winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate. And after several rigorous scientific studies, where they measured the width of the orange band on the caterpillarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s middle and then compared that to the ensuing winter records it was discovered the colors on the caterpillar have no bearing at all on forecasting weather. In other words, the wooly bear cannot predict the severity of the winter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But wait,â&#x20AC;? said the entomologists.

The colors of the wooly bear may be an indicator of how long and cold the previous winter had been. All wooly bears start with a body of black hair in the spring. As the year progresses the black hairs start to turn that characteristic reddish-brown in the center. The longer the summer, the more brown hairs, the shorter the summer, the fewer brown hairs. (If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wondering, yes, there may be multiple generations per growing season.)

Based on our long, cold winter and what seems like a short autumn in 2019, it makes sense to find many of the wooly bear caterpillars this year are mostly black with narrow bands of brown

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