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Outreach Community Center helps to keep people fed

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times The Outreach Community Center in Winchester is doing their part to keep the people of Scott and the surrounding counties fed with their free food giveaway which, since March, has fed more than 1,500 individuals. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we have gone to more than just our once a month giveaway,�

Outreach Community Center founder Marsha Mayner said. “We realized that a lot of families might have lost one or both incomes and therefore the need for food was greater. So far, since April, we have done nine food giveaways.�

While most food pantries only serve the people in their community and those within certain income guidelines, the Outreach Community Center serves anyone, regardless of the volunteers. Instead of just lining where they live or what their income the food up on the tables and having is. shopping carts full of produce, milk, “The reason we welcome anyone meat and cheese, now all of these and everyone is because we operate items had to be carried out to each on donations and not all of those individual vehicle. donations come from Scott County,�

This past Saturday, there were 60 Mayner said. “We families served. They have some very genreceived a huge box erous benefactors “We realized that of food that includfrom all over the area ed a variety of items and we feel we should a lot of families that was taken to not deny anyone just might have lost the car by one volbecause they are not unteer. Another volone or both from Scott County.� unteer took out the Normally, the incomes and meat. Another one the last Saturday of the produce and another month, a long line therefore the one the bag of chips. would form outside need for food Two more volunteers the Center waiting worked in the backfor the doors to open was greater.� ground making sure where they would go the huge boxes of in with their boxes or food were at the backMarsha Mayner baskets and go down a door for delivery.

Outreach Community line where volunteers “Before Saturday, Center founder would fill their conour volunteers spend tainers from the rows hours unloading the of food items stacked on tables. trucks, and then boxing and bagging The pandemic, however, with the the items to get ready for Saturday,� limit of 10 people or less allowed Mayner said. “There is so much that to gather, put a kink in their smooth goes on behind the scenes and we are running operation. so thankful for our volunteers.� “All of a sudden we had to change At the last minute, DOT foods the way we gave out the food,� donated 30 huge boxes of individual Mayner said. “We started having bags of chips which Mayner was hurpeople drive their vehicles to the rying to bag up Saturday morning to backdoor where we take the food out be taken out to the line of cars that to their cars.� had strung around the block.

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Debbie Rhoades works in the walk-in cooler getting blocks of cheese to add to the produce box before Saturday’s food giveaway at the Outreach Community Center in Winchester.

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Marsha Mayner, of the Outreach Community Center, makes up a bag of a variety of chips to add to the monthly food giveaway. The Center was donated 30 boxes of different types of chips to be distributed to those who come to the free food giveaway. Each bag had about 20 packs of everything from pretzels to corn curls. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center has given away multiple boxes of food each month instead of the single end-of-the-month normal giveaway.

for more than one family. A record is kept of how many families are served, but this information only contains the town the family is from, how many is in the household that will be eating the food and how many of those family members are under the age of 18.

“Since March, we have made 19 trips to the Central Illinois Food Bank in Springfield and DOT Foods in Mt. Sterling,� Mayner said. “With all the changes we have had to implement during this pandemic, our volunteers have gone above and beyond to make sure our families are served.�

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Nate Davis, with Country Financial, presents a $1,500 check to Scott County Sheriff Tom Eddinger. The money will be used to provide safety equipment for the officers.

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County TImes It might be a little late starting but the Winchester Farmer’s Market will be up and going this Thursday on the Winchester Square from 4 to 6 p.m. with a wide variety of items to choose from.

There will be vegetables, blackberries, jams, jellies, blackberry pies, cinnamon rolls, fruit rolls and homemade bread available from the three vendors signed up.

The Farmer’s Market is sponsored by the Civic Group but Loree Herring, who is not a member of the Civic Group, has stepped up to keep the market going this year. “The Civic Group has found it so hard to get vendors during the month of June and I have done it for three years and I wanted to see it continue,� she said. “The Civic Group wanted to keep it going as well.�

Herring said for the month of June, she held it in her own front yard. She sells homemade baked goods. “Now that we are starting to get some vendors, it was time to bring it back to the square,� she said. “We only have three vendors this

week, but as the growing season progresses, we are going to see more and more backyard farmers bringing their produce up to sell.�

The vendors are coming from all over. “I have a vendor from White Hall coming up now that the blackberries are out,� she said. “I also have a girl from the Carrollton/Eldred area who I hope is going to have some fresh flowers. Next week, I hope to have a young man with produce that is all grown organically.�

Social distancing guidelines will be observed. “I do the farmer’s market in Bluffs and we have no problem with the social distancing aspect of it,� she said. “Our tents are more than six feet apart and there is really never enough traffic at one time to cause any kind of issue.�

Noticeably absent this year will be Mueller Family Farms. “They could not commit to do the farmer’s market this year,� Herring said. “But their produce is always readily available in the Great Scott Community Market for those who want it.�

Winchester Public Library to open July 6

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times Winchester Public Library patrons will be pleased to know that the library will open, with limited hours, on July 6. “We know the public is anxious for us to get back to some kind of normalcy,� Librarian Darlene Smith said. “While we won’t be back to 100 percent normal yet, we will be open for people to come in during certain

hours.�

The library has continued to offer a porch pickup of books for their patrons but now, they may come in and browse the selection of books and magazines on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between the hours of noon till 5 p.m. and on Thursday from noon till 6 p.m. They will be closed on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Children are encouraged to come in and sign up for the Summer Reading

Program even though they will not be meeting in a group as usual. “The summer reading kids will keep track of the minutes they have read and then turn those timesheets in when they have at least 100 minutes and receive a McDonald’s coupon or when they read 300 minutes they will get to choose a book to keep,� Smith said. “We will also have a drawing each week for those participants with a special gift.�

The reading program will run from

July 6 through Aug. 7. “We have always had a lot of participation in our Summer Reading Program and didn’t want to let the summer go by without having at least something for the children,�

Smith said. “Hopefully, this will give the kids an incentive to continue to read.�

Masks are required when entering the library and the library will have extra masks available for those who might not have one.

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NEWS/OPINION

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Ridge Runner Chronicles: Bill Hoagland

JWCC brings students REMOVING THE PRESIDENT FOR INABILITY COULD GET COMPLICATED back to campus U

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Scott County Times John Wood Community College Board of Trustees heard plans for the fall 2020 semester that will include in-person classes during its regular meeting Wednesday, June 17. The meeting was conducted virtually as permitted by the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“JWCC will offer face-to-face classes with options that utilize a mixture of in-class instruction with virtual learning and online classes for the fall 2020 semester. This plan provides a quality education with the most flexible and safest opportunity to have some traditional classroom experience while adhering to social distancing practices,” JWCC President Michael Elbe stated.

All JWCC’s campuses, including Pike County centers, are open for business for in-person and virtual appointments for assistance with admissions, registration and other college services. JWCC continues to adhere to all social distancing practices and mandates issued by local, state and national government bodies.

“The plan is to open and provide oncampus classes,” Agriculture Department faculty chair Mike Tenhouse said. “We’ll be minimizing the danger by reducing class sizes. A class the might’ve been 30 will be 15.”

Tenhouse said that the Perry Ag Center will use both additional sections of courses and increased online instruction to create a safe learning environment for JWCC ag students.

“An animal science course for example — we might meet with half the students in-person on Tuesday and half on Thursday, and increase online access to learning materials,” Tenhouse said. “We’ll try and move labs outdoors. Crops and soil science labs can be outside” As the College approaches the August semester start date, Tenhouse indicated that registrations have been slower than in recent years in the wake of COVID-19 concerns.

“I don’t know that our numbers will be down, but people seem to have a wait-andsee attitude about registering,” Tenhouse said. “Everybody is about two or three paces behind where they want to be. We’ve had 30 students in previous years. We may be closer to 20 this year, but we may have some late registrations.”

JWCC Southeast Education Center (SEC) manager Diane Vose said that the

SEC is also making preparations to open for face-to-face instruction this fall, while maintaining appropriate precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

“We’ll be maintaining social distancing with masks,” Vose said. “We are following all Illinois Community College and Illinois Department of Public Health guidelines. We are looking forward to seeing our students again.”

Tenhouse also said that the Ag Center is in close contact with state agencies and peer institutions regarding best practices for delivering face-to-face instruction.

“We’ve been in contact and are sharing ideas among community colleges about how to deliver coursework and labs,” Tenhouse said.

In other board business, the Trustees approved a tentative $15,991,005 balanced budget for the next fiscal year. Although the budget is $451,131 higher than last year, it does not include an increase in tuition or institutional fees for in-district, out-ofdistrict and online instruction. This is the fourth straight year JWCC has frozen tuition for students. State budget information being received anticipates that funding will remain flat for FY21.

“Our Board of Trustees continues to balance its conservative approach with progressive investments in strategic initiatives,” Michael Elbe shared. “Continuing to hold the line on tuition as much as we can should help more students access higher education at an exceptional value. The investment in funding plans to boost enrollment, especially in programs that lead to key workforce sectors, will help us experience positive growth in a very challenging environment.”

In addition to the tuition freeze, the budget increase is based on strategic planning investments, enrollment initiatives and College contractual obligations. Several enrollment initiatives are part of the 2021 proposed budget, including the expansion of JWCC’s athletic department to include Esports through the National Junior College Athletic Association, a new Sports Management associates degree program, the Automation and Robotics Technician certification program and the continuation of the Missouri Plus Scholarship to attract students into career and technical programs and building partnerships with Missouri businesses to attract adult students.

The 2021 budget will remain on display for 30 days for public review. The budget will be formally adopted during the July Board meeting.

nless things change between now and November, we will be electing a U.S. president who will be either 74 or 78 years old at the time of the inauguration.

Both candidates are old enough that either one could quickly become physically or mentally unable to perform the duties of the presidency by reason of a stroke, dementia or some other physical or mental issue. If the president dies or agrees to resign, then the procedure for moving the vice president into the presidency is pretty clear. But what happens if the president is physically and/ or mentally unable to continue and he refuses or is unable or unwilling to officially resign?

The 25th Amendment to the US Constitution, enacted following the assignation of President Kennedy, was intended in part to establish procedures for the removal of the president during his term if he becomes incapacitated. This procedure and the issues justifying removal under this Amendment are different than, and should not be confused with, the provisions for impeachment.

Under Section Four of the 25th Amendment, the president can be removed from office, assuming he is unwilling to voluntarily resign, if the Vice president and a majority of the members of the president’s cabinet agree that the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.”

The 25th Amendment does not clarify what would constitute being “unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office.” While other provisions of the 25th Amendment have been invoked in the past, Section Four has never been used; thus, there are no historical references or court decisions to rely on.

Instead, this is a subjective issue that the vice president and a majority of the president’s cabinet need to decide on their own. It seemingly would

Outdoor Truths: Gary Miller

CHILDHOOD WAY BACK WHEN OFFERED MANY FREEDOMS T

here is no doubt the freedoms I enjoyed as a child are no longer around.

If a parent lets their child do today what I could do back then, he or she would be brought before Social Services. It was not just my parents; every parent in my neighborhood was the same way. For instance, I can remember getting to ride my bike to school every day when I got into the sixth grade.

That’s unheard of today.

The trip was approximately a three-mile ride that led beside the foundry, by the old ice plant and across the railroad tracks at the train station. I can still remember how cool the early morning air felt on my skin, on that first day.

I think that was the only day in my life I actually looked forward to going to school.

In those days, no one thought about someone kidnapping a child. Nobody I knew even locked the door to their home!

But that bicycle was my transportation to the world.

I rode it to school, baseball practice, the swimming pool, the roller rink, the movies, friends’ houses and to the best fishing holes all over my little city. I’ve carried bats and gloves, fishing poles and even stringers of carp while maneuvering my way in and out of every shortcut. In my day, it was banana seats, sissy bars and one gear. And, the handlebars were so long and tall, a friend could always come along.

Sometimes that bike took me to places I had never been, but it always brought me back home. Every kid in that day was an expert bicycle mechanic and custom rod builder. We had to be if we were going to be able to travel

— and boy did we travel.

Today is so different — better in many aspects and worse in some.

Today, we have better education, better technology and more skills. And these are why I will never long for the “good ole days.” What is worse is mankind — not individually, but collectively.

The sheer number of people added to our propensity to sin, equals more sin in the world

and thus a more sinful world.

For followers of Jesus, we can either bemoan the new sinful days and complain about this new Godless world, or we can realize the opportunities to share the good news of the gospel has never been better. Don’t think a more sinful world hurts your purpose.

It actually makes it easier to find those who need a message of God’s grace.

Timothy F. Campbell President “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”

-- Thomas Jefferson, 1787

to the speaker of the house and the president pro-tempore of the Senate, declaring simply that he is able to discharge the powers and duties of the office.

That’s it.

The next step in this procedure is to then send the removal issue back to the vice president and the cabinet to further respond within the next four days. And if that does not resolve the issue, it falls to a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate to be held within the next 21 days.

It sounds like an ongoing ping-pong match, doesn’t it?

I don’t have room in this column to outline the procedures in more detail but suffice to say that the entire process could take a month to conclude; that is why Section Four seems to be dreadfully inadequate (and dangerous) if we need someone in permanent authority immediately.

Let us hope that Section Four will never have to be invoked, regardless of whom is elected, because in my view, the drafters did a lousy job on this amendment.

Note, I have admittedly used only the male pronoun in referring to the president and vice president. I recognize the president and/or vice president could be female and this omission is not to suggest otherwise. I simply have a space limitation.

––––––––––––––––––– Q Bill Hoagland has practiced law in Alton for more than 50 years, but he has spent more than 70 years hunting, fishing and generally being in the great outdoors. His wife, Annie, shares his love of the outdoor life. Much of their spare time is spent on their farm in Calhoun County. Bill can be reached at billhoagland70@gmail.com.

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include disabilities resulting from a stoke or dementia but could also include an ongoing pattern of behavior that convinces these men that the president is “unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office”; as a legal matter, it technically could be anything. So right there we have a potential controversy—just a handful of people making a subjective but important decision that affects all of us.

And there appears to be a further potential controversy with this procedure: Section Four reads as if the vice president must agree that the president needs to be removed in order to invoke Section Four. If the vice president is not willing to remove the president, then Section Four arguably cannot be used even if a majority of the cabinet thinks he should be removed. The amendment does empower Congress to enact some other procedures to remove the president in addition to those set forth in the amendment but to date that has not been done.

This requirement that the vice president must concur in order to activate Section Four seems odd when you consider that the vice president generally is nominated to run for that position with the recommendation of the presidential candidate.

Could loyalty block the removal? Perhaps. And looking at it from another perspective, does the vice president have an inherent conflict of interest if he has the opportunity to remove the president and put himself in charge? Perhaps.

If the vice president and a majority of the president’s cabinet officially recommend removal, Section Four provides an opportunity for the president to respond and thereby preserve his position. All he has to do is to send a letter within four days

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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 Pastor Mark Norris 217-473-1967

Bluffs Baptist Church 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, July 5: Divine Service, 10:30a.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: fbcwinchesteril@gmail.com Website: fbcwinchester.com Office hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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

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Bible Study 2nd-5th Sundays 9:15 (while interest continues)

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Obituaries Kathleen Ann Goforth A Celebration of Life in honor of Kathleen Ann Bishop Goforth 70 was held on Saturday, June 20th, 2020 at the home of her daughter Catina and Michael Bartelmay. Kathleen was born in Taylorville, Illinois on Dec 29th, 1949 to Barbara (Tootsie) McQuade Bishop and Arthur (Whitey) Bishop. She was the middle child and only girl between two brothers William and Dale. She married her high school sweetheart Leonard Ray Goforth on March 26, 1966. They raised 3 children.

She died at home surrounded by family on June 5th, 2020. All memorials should be sent to Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehab. in Jacksonville Illinois where Kathleen lived for a time before moving in with her daughter. She is survived by 1 brother, William Bishop (Connie) of Winchester, and her 3 children, Robert Goforth (Rhonda) of Alton, Catina Bartelmay (Michael) of Jacksonville ,and William Goforth (Elizabeth) of Winchester. She has 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years Leonard Goforth, her mother Barbara Bishop, her father Arthur Bishop, and her younger

brother, Dale Bishop. Kathleen enjoyed Bingo, family gatherings, cross stitch and crocheting, and other crafts.

She was also a St Louis Cardinals fan, sharing this love of baseball with her family and friends. Please join us in remembrance of our loving mother, sister, wife, cousin and friend at 250 E. Vandalia Rd, South Jacksonville, IL. Services will begin at 5 pm to be followed by a cookout at Kathleen’s wishes. Please bring lawn chairs and wear your Cardinals attire in honor of our beloved family member. Committal will be in Winchester Cemetery at a later date.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.airsman-hires.com The Coonrod Funeral Home in Winchester is assisting the family.

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A graveside service will be held at 10 am Thursday July 2, 2020 in the Winchester City Cemetery where military honors will be conducted. Visitation will be held Thursday morning from 9 am until 9:45 at the Coonrod Funeral Home in Winchester. Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church. Condolences may be left at www.airsman-hires. com.

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William M. “Bill� Milliken, 100 of Winchester passed away early Monday morning June 29, 2020 in Winchester.

He was born September 18, 1919 in Scott County the son of Ben & Pearl Hester Milliken.

Bill was a 1937 graduate of Winchester High School, and Gem City Business College in 1939. He worked for an oil well supply company in Salem until he was inducted into the US Army in 1941 and served honorably in the south pacific until the end of war. He began his career with Illinois Rural Electric as a lineman in 1945. He retired in 1981 as a Breaker Maintenance Supervisor. He was a member of the Winchester First Baptist Church and the Winchester American Legion. Bill enjoyed spending time visiting and sharing stories with his friends.

Preceding him in death were his four sisters Veda Milliken,

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“Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.�

Billy Graham

W

hatever else we might think about the Covid-19 pandemic, we can be thankful that most people are showing more love and kindness. Deprived of physical closeness and contact with our friends and family, we are moved to show our love in other ways. And while we cannot be thankful for the virus itself, or the pain and suffering it brings, we can be grateful for the salutary effects it has on communities in general and individuals in particular. Besides people expressing their love and tenderness in myriad ways, people are slowing down and finding peace in their solitude.

Speed and noise, those anxietyproducing hallmarks of the modern world, have been replaced by a muchneeded slowing of the pace and a quieting of the noise. How ironic that during the period of Lent, the quarantine that was imposed on many of us provided its own type of Lent.

(The word “quarantine� comes from the same word which our Hispanic friends

use for Lent, namely, “Cuaresma,� both deriving from the Latin word for forty.)

Some of us find comfort in the austerity and simplicity that is forced upon us. But most of us also feel a gnawing anxiety, and in some of us this rises almost to panic, for which prayer and following the guidelines are perhaps the only remedies. But most of all it is the love that comes to the fore, the love we see in the healthcare workers practicing their professions, and all the “essential� workers, but also the love that we see in people simply treating each other with tenderness and solicitude. – Christopher Simon

These religious messages are published each week in the Scott County Times as a service to our churches and are sponsored by the listed business firms.

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LOCALS/NEWS/PUBLIC NOTICE

Gov. Pritzker announces guidelines for Illinois Education Institutions to safely return to in-person instruction as state advances to Phase 4 of Restore Illinois Plan Administration to Provide 2.5 Million Face Masks to Every K-12 Public School District for Students, Sta Financial Assistance Available for Students Returning to Colleges and Universities

Governor JB Pritzker has announced guidelines that will allow K-12 schools, community colleges, and higher education institutions to safely resume in person instruction for the upcoming academic year. To help schools meet these guidelines and prevent the spread of COVID19, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will provide public K-12 districts in Illinois with 2.5 million cloth face masks, allowing K-12 schools to provide a cloth face mask to all students and staff.

The governor was joined by Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Director Dr. Carmen Ayala, Illinois Association of School Boards Executive Director Tom Bertrand, Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) Executive Director Ginger Ostro and Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) Executive Director Dr. Brian Durham for today’s announcement. This guidance follows the release of industry-specific guidelines for Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan, announced yesterday. “Classroom learning provides necessary opportunities for our students to learn, socialize, and grow. The benefits of in-person instruction can’t be overstated,� said Governor JB Pritzker. “Today ISBE, IBHE, and ICCB are issuing guidance that will serve as baseline public health requirements and expectations for the return of in-person learning this fall in P-12 schools and higher education, including all public school districts, nonpublic schools, colleges and universities.

In close consultation with IDPH, infectious disease experts at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and other public health professionals, the guidance focuses on keeping students, teachers and families healthy and safe. It recognizes that Illinois is a diverse state, and school districts and institutions of higher education across Illinois will face unique challenges in how they’ll operate within their communities.�

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) received $569 million in federal

funding from the CARES Act for K-12 education, approximately $512 million of which will go directly to school districts to address local needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. IBSE will use the remaining $54.1 million to provide additional funding to schools in six categories: laptops and tablets, internet connectivity, virtual coaching for teachers, professional development, and support for entities who cannot receive direct funds due to ineligibility for Title I. Local education agencies must apply to ISBE to receive funding from the CARES Act and the amount received will be based on the number and percentage of low-income students they serve. ISBE has already received applications from 580 local education agencies for this funding, with the goal of purchasing a variety of tools and resources, including technology devices, WiFi hotspots, and health and safety equipment for schools in need.

Local school districts also plan to use funding to hire mental health support staff to provide services for students, families, and staff. ISBE has approved 534 applications thus far and distributed nearly three million dollars in funds.

GUIDANCE FOR K-12 SCHOOLS The guidance released by ISBE and IDPH today allows schools to bring students back to school buildings in the fall while ensuring the health and safety of students and staff remains the top priority.

The guidance was developed in collaboration with 56 educators, superintendents, social workers, nurses, and other stakeholders from across the state. View the guidance here. “Nothing compares to face-to-face interactions between students and their teachers,� said State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen I. Ayala. “The dedication of Illinoisans to social distancing over the past several months has allowed us to plan to bring students back to classrooms this fall while keeping health and safety our number one priority. School will look a bit differently than we are accustomed to, but our focus remains on

ensuring each and every child receives a high quality education. As much as possible, we have tried to provide common and clear requirements, while preserving the flexibility of each school and district to develop a reopening plan that meets the needs of the community and the children that they serve.

Each school district will determine how to implement the guidance based on its unique student enrollment, school facilities, staffing, transportation, and technological capacity. ISBE strongly encourages schools and districts to provide in-person instruction for all students, especially those under age 13, to ensure children have rich instructional environments.

The IDPH requirements for schools to reopen in Phase 4 are: Q Require use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including face coverings; Q Prohibit more than 50 individuals from gathering in one space; Q Require social distancing whenever possible; Q Conduct symptom screenings and temperature checks or require self-certification that individuals entering school buildings are symptom free; and Q Increase schoolwide cleaning and disinfection.

Q Require social distancing be observed as much as possible; Q Require that schools conduct symptom screenings and temperature checks or require that individuals self-certify that they are free of symptoms before entering school buildings; and Q Require an increase in schoolwide cleaning and disinfection.

To ensure Illinois school districts are able to obtain the necessary supplies to resume in person instruction safely, ISBE and the Chief Procurement Office Bureau of Strategic Sourcing have secured several joint purchase agreements that K-12 can utilize to obtain supplies at prices that may be more competitive than purchasing on their own. ISBE will continue to expand the number of purchasing agreements in the coming weeks.

“In developing this guidance, we have put a focus on making sure in-person instruction is done safely and in an equitable way,� said Brenda Calvin, principal of Sauk Elementary School in Richton Park and a member of the Transition Advisory Workgroup. “As a principal, I am looking forward to seeing students and teachers back in the classroom, and this document provides administrators across the state with the guidance and support they need to plan for the fall, no matter what their school looks like. I thank ISBE, IDPH, and Governor Pritzker for continuing to emphasize equity as we return to in-person instruction and for continuing to care for the well-being of all students in the state of Illinois.� “The Phase 4 guidance for schools focuses on the unique context of the 852 school districts in the state of Illinois,� said Dr. Jennifer Garrison, superintendent of Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 and a member of the Transition Advisory Workgroup. “We acknowledge and thank the Governor’s Office for the emphasis on local control. We must focus on the safety of our staff and students first and foremost and at the same time be creative in how we return to learning in-person, specifically in Vandalia Schools. The opportunity to have a seat at the table and bring the downstate rural voice to the table is greatly appreciated.

As educators, we have had many challenges before, and now is our time to turn the challenges before us into a unique opportunity to innovate with a laser-like focus on equity.� “I am grateful that ISBE reached out to a variety of education stakeholders in developing this transition plan,� said Lindsey Jensen, 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year, member of the Transition Advisory Workgroup, and teacher at Dwight Township High School. “In these unprecedented times, we are each other’s greatest resource. Having a variety of voices at the proverbial table ensures that we are considering all facets of education so that we can equitably meet the needs of all students when they return to our buildings.�

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SCOTT COUNTY

WINCHESTER

BY IRENE TREECE

Hello Scott County Nice to see businesses opening up a little at a time.

Certainly good to go inside and eat a decent meal with a friend.

Buck and Jo`s restaurant took advantage of their shut downtime and improved their facility.

It is really nice the way things look inside now. The floor inside is very nice as well as the outside dining.

WOW, quite a change.

Perhaps with everything starting to open a little at a time tempers will not flare as often as they have been and there will be less vio-

lence toward one another.

Too much of anything can be bad for a person and too long of a shutdown has gotten to a lot of people with short fuses.

July Fourth holiday will be in a few days with fireworks please handle them with care and keep them out of the reach of small children. Let`s have a happy and safe 4th with no lost fingers, burns, or any other injury. Stay safe and enjoy your holiday.

During their regular Senior Step class at the Senior hall, Jan said to Laura, “You do know I

admire your attitude. You never let anything get you down. “Of course not,�

Laura replied. “At my age, I might never get back up.�

Sounds about right to me.

Last Week`s Trivia - -France.

Next Week`s Trivia - - -In 1501, Michelangelo used a block of white marble to create a famous statue that now stands in the Galleria dell`Accademia in Florence Italy. What Biblical hero does the statue represent?

A word of wisdom.

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Hello from Alsey. We welcomed a little rain lately— much welcomed.

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

Others on our prayer list include Elma Redmon, Edna Layne, Harold Jefferson, Rod and Connie Sturgeon, Keith Jefferson, Don Jefferson, Albert and Gracette Benton, Angie Schoondyke, Gerald and Junia Day, Cheryl Chadwell, Claudine Ferneyhough, Maxine Ghrist, Bob Hoots, Lynette Shafer, Lois Hart, Judy Begley, Michael Ryan, Billy Rueter family, Angie Madden and family.

Happy birthday to Chris Little on July 1, Kailey Whicker, Grace Baird, Rochelle Moore, Kenny (Hoss) Garrett and Caleb Jefferson on July 2, Dan Hatcher, Sherry Carrigan and Erika Teaney on July

3, Brittany Anders on July 5, Jim Cox, Albert Benton and Janet Miller on July 6, Grant Foster Moore, Harold Jefferson, Bobby Sellars and Johanna Mae Churchill on July 7.

Happy anniversary to Jason and Heather Smock on July 3, Mike and Laura Lemons on July 5, John and Cheryl Cooper on July 7 and Marty and Kim Davidson on July 7.

Remember July 11 on Saturday 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.— free ice cream at Alsey Park Hamburger Stand.

Thanks to Alsey Picnic Committee and Alsey Village Board. See you then.

Queen of Hearts drawing sponsored by Scott County Dog Rescue. The winner on June 18 was Cheryl Waid. Cheryl won $35. The jackpot is $1,200 plus. See you there. The drawing is held at Rose’s Cantina 129 Main St. at 7 p.m. each Thursday.

A couple more facts about US Postal history.

Before the eagle, a winged god and a horse and rider symbolized the US Postal system. Mercury, the winged messenger of the gods was used in the official postal seal until 1837 when it changed to feature a post rider. The horse and rider remained on the official seal until the eagle was adopted in 1970.

George Washington was featured on one of the first postage stamps issued on 1847. Washington has appeared on more than 300 different stamps, more than any other person.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

The Scott County Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for Parking and Walk Upgrades at Projects 01 3-Muntman Drive Apartments. Bids will be received in a single lump sum proposal until 3:00 p.m., prevailing time on the 21st day of July 2020, at the RI¿FH RI WKH 3XEOLF +RXVing Authority, 143 S. Walnut, Winchester, IL 62694. Bidders will be required to follow all procurements polices set by the Scott County Housing Authority, this shall include a Bid Guarantee. For additional information about bid requirements and to obtain a complete bid solicitation contact Amy George, Executive Director for the Scott County Housing Authority at (217) 7423174 or obtain documents from the Architect, Eggemeyer Associates Architects, Inc., Herrin, Illinois; (618) 988-2380 or the Architect’s website: www.eaarchitects.com.

The Scott County Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for Site Improvements and Utility Pole Replacement at Project IL-73-3/Winchester.

Bids will be received in a single lump sum proposal until 2:00 p.m., prevailing time on the 21st day of July 2020, at WKH RIÂżFH RI WKH 3XEOLF +RXVing Authority, 143 S. Walnut, Winchester, IL 62694. Bidders will be required to follow all procurements polices set

by HUD and the Scott County Housing Authority, this shall include a Bid Guarantee. For additional information about bid requirements and to obtain a complete bid solicitation contact Amy George, Executive Director for the Scott County Housing Authority at (217) 7423174 or obtain documents from the Architect, Eggemeyer Associates Architects, Inc., Herrin, Illinois; (618) 942-2380 or the Architect’s website: www. eaarchitects.com.

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This Day In History July 1 - In New York City, the U.S. Post Office issued its first adhesive stamps. The two stamps available were a 5-cent Benjamin Franklin and a 10-cent George Washington.

- The U.S. Congress established the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

- During the U.S. Civil War, the first dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fighting at Gettysburg began.

- The Philadelphia Zoological Society zoo opened as the first zoo in the United States.

- Three years after the first issue of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billboard Advertisingâ&#x20AC;? was published, the publication was renamed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Billboardâ&#x20AC;?.

- During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt and his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rough Ridersâ&#x20AC;? waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba.

was opened to traffic. The bridge collapsed during a wind storm on November 7, 1940.

- British troops landed in Kuwait to aid against Iraqi threats.

- Robin Yount (Milwaukee Brewers) got the 1,800th hit of his career.

- Bulova Watch Company sponsored the first TV commercial in New York City, NY.

- The first community air-raid shelter was built.

The shelter in Boise, ID had a capacity of 1,000 people and family memberships sold for $100.

- John Kevin Hill, at age 11, became the youngest to fly across the U.S. when he landed at National Airport in Washington, DC.

- The U.S. postmaster introduced the five-digit ZIP (Zoning Improvement Plan) code.

- The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty, went into effect. It limited the production of ozonedestroying chemicals.

- German troops captured Sevestpol, Crimea, in the Soviet Union.

- The U.S. Government began automatically withholding federal income tax from paychecks.

- New York established the New York State Commission Against Discrimination to prevent discrimination in employment because of race, creed or natural origin. It was the first such agency in the U.S. - U.S. President Harry Truman signed Public Law 476 that incorporated the Civil Air Patrol as a benevolent, nonprofit organization. The Civil Air Patrol was created on December 1, 1941.

- The USDA Forest Service was created within the Department of Agriculture. The agency was given the mission to sustain healthy, diverse, and productive forests and grasslands for present and future generations.

- The U.S. exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

- Thomas Edison began commercially manufacturing his new â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? type alkaline storage batteries.

- American ground troops arrived in South Korea to stem the tide of the advancing North Korean army.

- The massive Allied offensive known as the Battle of the Somme began in France. The battle was the first to use tanks.

- In Washington, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge

- The price of a subway ride in New York City was increased from 5 cents to 10.

- Somalia gained its independence from Britain through the unification of Somaliland with Italian Somalia.

- The Medicare federal insurance program went into effect.

- Court TV began airing.

- The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was signed by 60 countries. It limited the spreading of nuclear material for military purposes. On May 11, 1995, the treaty was extended indefinitely.

- The Warsaw Pact dissolved.

- Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prince Charles was invested as the Prince of Wales.

- The sovereignty over Hong Kong was transferred from Great Britain to China. Britain had controlled Hong Kong as a colony for 156 years.

- Isavel Peron became the president of Argentina upon the death of her husband, Juan.

- Susan B. Anthony was commemorated on a U.S. coin, the Susan B. Anthony dollar.

- Sony introduced the Walkman.

- U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed legislation that provided for 2 acres of land near the Lincoln Memorial for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that candidates for federal office had an â&#x20AC;&#x153;affirmative rightâ&#x20AC;? to go on national television.

- Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organization visited the Gaza Strip.

- The U.S. Justice Department released new regulations that granted the attorney general sole power to appoint and oversee special counsels. The 1978 independent-counsel statute expired on June 30.

- In Hong Kong, thousands of protesters marched to show their opposition to anti-subversion legislation.

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ACTIVITIES

Horoscopes ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, your finances will be hard to corral until you get a firm grasp of your spending and saving patterns. It is easy to find yourself in financial quicksand, so act soon.

VIRGO Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, a shock will hit you midweek. An event unfolds in a way you did not anticipate, and you must go with the flow. Things will settle down soon enough.

AQUARIUS Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, count your blessings in the days ahead. Doing so will help you look at things through a new perspective that will help you in the short- and long-term.

TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 Career concerns have been on your mind lately, Taurus. It may seem like the opportunities you thought were out there have vanished. Opportunity is there if you look.

LIBRA Sept 23/Oct 23 Hitting a creative wall can certainly derail your plans, Libra. But only if you let it. Instead, enlist the help of others for some creative inspiration that can put you back on track.

PISCES Feb 19/Mar 20 You may reevaluate your plans when a bit of shocking news comes your way, Pisces. The nature of this news is positive, so look forward to it.

GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 The desire to make big changes in your life may not be possible right now, Gemini. Rather, focus on small things you can change immediately and easily.

SCORPIO Oct 24/Nov 22 You may find it very challenging to see eye-to-eye with someone close to you. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to let things escalate.

Agree to disagree and recognize you each have a point.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

CANCER Jun 22/Jul 22 Insecurity about the future could put a bit of a damper on daily life, Cancer.

No one really knows what is around the corner, so try to take things one day at a time.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, professional matters may require further investigation this week. If you desire stability, it may be time to find a different career path.

LEO Jul 23/Aug 23 It may be time to have a heart-toheart conversation with someone you deeply care about, Leo. You may need to surround this person with positivity right now.

CAPRICORN Dec 22/Jan 20 Finding time to do something for yourself can be tough when everyone seems to be relying on you. But you have to set aside moments for personal pampering, Capricorn.

Coloring

JUNE 28 Elon Musk, Entrepreneur (49) JUNE 29 Nicole Scherzinger, Singer (42) JUNE 30 Mike Tyson, Boxer (54) JULY 1 Missy Elliott, Rapper (49) JULY 2 Margot Robbie, Actress (30) JULY 3 Elle King, Singer (31) JULY 4 Mike Sorrentino, Reality Star (39)

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Winchester, Illinois

Jefferson retires after 47 years

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times The First National Bank of Winchester loses 92 years of experience this week with the retirement of Norene Jefferson and Sharon Brown, who have been with the banking facility 47 and 45 years, respectively.

This week, we focus on Norene Jefferson, of Winchester, with nearly half century at the institution.

Jefferson graduated from Winchester High School in 1972 and the following year began her lifelong association with the bank.

“At the time, I was looking for a full-time job and my dad heard from a friend that the bank was looking to hire someone fulltime,” Jefferson said. “I put in my resume and got the job.”

Her first job with the bank was to post the checks that came through the bank to the individual accounts.

“This was before computers took over so everything had to be done by hand,” Jefferson said. “It was very time consuming.”

She became secretary to the bank president for a few years and then moved back into the loan department. She became a loan officer in 1990.

Jefferson said the hardest thing she had to get used to was when the bank went to computers.

“It was definitely a change – not only for me but for everyone else,” she said. “Probably the biggest advantage I had was I was younger back then and you adapt better when you are younger.”

But the advent of computers took away one thing that Jefferson loves – people.

“Back when I started, there was no internet banking like there is today – there wasn’t even a drive up,” she

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The First National Bank of Winchester gave a retirement party for Norene Jefferson and Sharon Brown last week. Their last day is June 30. Jefferson stands next to the cake dedicated to the long-time duo.

said. “If you wanted to do banking you had to come into the lobby and see someone. I knew my customers – all about them and their lives. You could put a face to

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a name. You can’t do that now and I miss that.”

Jefferson said there were several reasons she stayed in banking for so long.

“First of all, I love working with numbers,” she said. “Secondly, I was close to home. I didn’t have to travel far to get to work and I was close by while my children were growing up should something happen to them at school. Plus, I have liked the people I have worked with over the years and the bank has been very good to me.

Jefferson and her husband raised one son, Matthew who works for the University of Illinois. She has two grandchildren which she says she hopes to now be able to spend more time with.

“I really want to spoil my two grandchildren, Henry and Eliza, after I retire,” she said. “Plus, I want to be able to spend more time with my family in general and my friends.”

She also said in all the spare time she will have after her last day at work on June 30 she plans to work in her yard and do some things around the house. Plus, maybe do a little traveling.

“Sharon (Brown) and I have a trip planned to Graceland next year – hopefully the pandemic will be over by then,” Jefferson said. “I have been there once before a long time ago but she has never been so it will be a fun trip for both of us.”

When asked what the one thing she would miss the most about retiring, Jefferson said it was the people.

“I am going to miss the customers but I am really going to miss my co-workers,” she said. “I see my coworkers five days a week and they are like a second family. Sometimes we spend more time with our coworkers than we do with our own families.”

Kunz presented scholarship Winchester Mayor Rex McIntire presented a $500 scholarship to Winchester graduate Whitney Kunz.

Kunz plans to attend the University of Illinois to major in community health.

This is the eighth year that

McIntire has presented a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior. This year he was able to present a second scholarship thanks to the generosity of a local citizen who wished to remain anonymous.

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Daniels presented scholarship

Winchester Mayor Rex McIntire presents a $500 scholarship to Winchester graduate Halie Daniels. She plans to enter the United States Air Force. This is the eighth year that McIntire has presented a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior. This year he was able to present a second scholarship thanks to the generosity of a local citizen who wished to remain anonymous.