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Welcome two cartoon character balloons to Balloon Fest 2019 Thanks to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital and SSM Health Medical Staff you are in for a treat when these two popular look alike cartoon balloons inflate in Foundation Park during the 30th Annual Balloon Festival on August 16, 17 & 18. Adults and kids alike will enjoy seeing Puddy Cat and Yellow Bird side-by-side. Puddy Cat was built in February 2019 and has only appeared at 3 balloon festivals so far this year. He has a 6 foot long yellow feather hanging from his mouth that he plucked right off of Yellow Bird. That’s as close as he has ever come to eating Yellow Bird. Yellow Bird is a 77,000 cubic ft. envelope and Puddy Cat is a 90,000 cubic foot envelope. Bring your family, friends, lawn chairs and cameras to Foundation Park for Balloon Fest 2019!
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St. Mary Catholic Church held its annual vacation Bible school July 22 –July 25. The program taught this year was The Groundskeeper. Each evening began with a Bible story and discussion of what was read with the children. In another part of the program, the children completed a craft project based on the story of the day. Then the children participated in games outdoors. The children practiced each evening a song that they sang to their parents and grandparents on the last evening of VBS. At the end of each evening the children enjoyed a snack. The children were given goodie bags to take home on the last evening.
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Love is in the air! In celebration of Centralia Balloon Fest’s 30th anniversary, Castle Ridge — a new lakefront wedding and event venue being built in Centralia — is looking for a lucky couple to offer an over-the-top proposal filled with romance and adventure. On the morning of Friday, August 16, Centralia Balloon Fest and Castle Ridge will send one person ready to propose and their soon-to-be fiancé on an exhilarating flight* to help
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The Centralia Rotary Club met on Monday, July 22 at noon at the Elks Club. President Jay Luse began the meeting. President Luse held a short business meeting and then introduced Nancy Peoples as the speaker. Nancy did a “Classification Talk.” This
is a talk where members talk about themselves and their lives. It is designed to let everyone get to know all of the members better. The meeting ended with the Four Way Test, Pledge and Prayer. A group of members then proceeded to Rotary
Park to look at the new batting cages that were the project of last year’s President, Tina Suarez. Pictured (L to R) Left to right are Becky Ault, Scott Allan, Tina Suarez, Jay Luse, Jim Shain, Chris Lyons, Ben Stratmeyer, and Tom Kasten.
Volunteers needed for cleanup evening in Centralia A cleanup evening in Centralia is being planned on Wednesday, August 14. “Since we will be having thousands of visitors for the upcoming Balloon Fest, we want our city to look it’s best,” said Bev Virobik, who is organizing the cleanup event.
Everyone who wants to help is invited to pick up litter, especially on the top east and west roadways which the balloonists will take from the new motel to the park. The more people who help, the less time the project will take. Volunteers will meet at
Centralia City Hall at 6:00 p.m. Bags, tongs and gloves will be provided. If you are interested, just show up at City Hall by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. For more information please call Bev Virobik at 5328430.
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Skewered Beef and Corn 4 lb. boneless chuck roast Unsalted meat tenderizer Pineapple-Wine Marinade 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted 1/4 cup salad oil About 5 medium-size ears corn, husked and cut into 2-inch lengths Pineapple-Wine Marinade: 1½ cups canned pineapple juice 1½ cups dry red wine 1½ T. instant minced onion 1½ tsp. Worcestershire 1½ tsp. thyme leaves
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Cut meat crosswise into steaks about 1½" thick. Then apply tenderizer according to package directions. Cut meat into 1½" cubes and place in large bowl. To prepare PineappleWine Marinade, in bowl, stir together all marinade ingredients. Pour marinade over meat; stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or until next day, stirring occasionally. In small bowl, stir together butter, oil, and 1/3 cup of marinade drained from meat; set aside. Discard remaining marinade. On long, sturdy metal skewers, thread meat alternately with corn, bell peppers, onions and pineapple. Brush all over with butter mixture. Place skewers on lightly greased grill 4 to 6" above a solid bed of hot coals. Cook, turning and basting frequently with butter mixture, until meat is done to your liking; cut to test (about 15 minutes for medium-rare). Makes about 8 servings.
East-West Grilled Steak 1 to 2 T. salad oil 4 beef tenderloin steaks (8 to 10 oz. each), cut about 1½" thick 1/4 tsp. coarsely ground pepper 1 T. minced parsley
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Rub oil on both sides of each steak to coat evenly. In small bowl, combine pepper, parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme; rub mixture into both sides of each steak. In 9" square pan, stir together soy, oyster sauce, sugar and brandy until sugar is dissolved. Turn steaks in soy mixture, one at a time, coating evenly. Set steaks side by side in pan; cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 4 hours. Place steaks on lightly greased grill 4 to 6" above a solid bed of medium coals. Cook, turning as needed, until browned on both sides and done to your liking; cut to test (about 20 minutes for rare). Brush any remaining soy mixture over steaks as they cook. Makes 4 servings.
Skewered Beef with Apple and Lettuce 1 piece fresh ginger (about a 1" cube), minced 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 T. each dry white wine and firmly packed brown sugar 1 T. sesame seeds 1½ tsp. sesame oil
1 to 1½ T. chili oil or 1/2 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne) 2 lbs. boneless beef chuck, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1½" cubes 1 large apple, cored and sliced Butter lettuce leaves
In bowl, stir together ginger, soy, wine, sugar, sesame seeds, sesame oil and chili oil. Add beef and stir to coat evenly with soy mixture. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours. Lift meat cubes from marinade and drain briefly (reserve marinade); thread meat equally on 4 sturdy metal skewers. Place skewers on lightly greased grill 4 to 6 inches above a solid bed of hot coals. Cook, turning as needed and basting often with marinade, until well browned on all sides and done to your liking; cut to test (about 15 minutes for medium-rare). Push meat off skewers onto platter. To eat, wrap meat and apple slices in lettuce leaves; eat out of hand. Makes 4 to 6 servings. *** If you have a favorite recipe and want to share it with us, just send it in c/o The Shopper's Weekly, P.O. Box 1223, Centralia, IL 62801 or email to: info@theshoppersweekly.com, (Subject - ATTN: Lizzie) Also, if you have a household problem, like a stubborn stain or a kitchen conundrum, drop us a line, our readers just might have your solution! I'm also interested in your general decorating or household tips. Send your message in a bottle and we might just publish it and enlighten our readers! Until next week, Au Revoir! —Elizabeth Fenton
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Balloon Fest 2019 Major Sponsors Every year the Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce and the volunteer Balloon Fest Committee members work hard to bring Balloon Fest to our community, but they can’t do it alone. Along with all the hard work that comes with organizing an event of this size, someone has to step up to the plate and donate products, services, and money to support it. Some donors sponsor balloons, balloon pilots, or specific activities; some
make small monetary donations; others make very large donations. It all adds up, but the sponsors are critical to the success of the event. Pictured here are some of the major sponsors of Balloon Fest 2019. Be sure to thank them for their contribution to this year’s edition of the annual funfilled family-oriented festival we know as Balloon Fest. Bayer Crop Science is the major sponsor of the Friday night fireworks at Centralia Balloon Fest.
Photographed are Balloon Fest First Vice Chair Mandy Albers (left), Balloon Fest Second Vice Chair Brad Haege (right), Bayer Crop Science Plant Manager Jason Wildman, and Bayer employees. Centralia Dairy Queen is a major sponsor of Centralia Balloon Fest. Photographed are Balloon Fest Chair Marcus Holland and Dairy Queen owner Kelley Gerber. Centralia Elks is a major sponsor of Centralia
Balloon Fest. Photographed are officers of the Centralia Elks, Exalted Ruler Blake Freels (center), and Balloon Fest Chair Marcus Holland (right). C e nt r a l i a S u bw ay Restaurants and Best Wester Plus Hotel and Suites are partnering as a major sponsor of Centralia Balloon Fest. Photographed are owner Rachel Wallace (Center), Marcy Jones (left), and staff of Subway. See Major Sponsors, page 5
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Up first, the Mueller Show. If it had been a real TV show it would have been canceled right after the first episode... nothing but a poor performance for the main character and poor rating for lack of viewers. The producers, the House Democrats, are still crying in their beer. The national media even graded the day with an “F.” If you did watch part of it yourself, you saw the Republicans tear apart Mueller and the 440+ page book he personally didn’t write. “The book” was divided into Volume 1 — Russian Collusion and Volume 2 — 180 pages of rambling on possible obstructions of justice. Republican congressmen Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, John Ratcliffe, Louie Gohmert and others drilled Mueller on “his” or someone’s report, page by page. Jordan noted from the “book” that charges for lying were filed against everyone interviewed and connected to the President, but no charges were filed for lying three times to the M u e l l e r Te a m b y Christopher Steele, who released the original dossier that started this whole thing. Mueller claimed he d i d n’t k n o w G l e n n Simpson, co-founder of the research firm who created the dossier and Mueller appeared to not know of Simpson’s firm, Fusion GPS that created the dossier. Mueller claimed that investigating the origin of the dossier was not in his purview. Really? Congressman Ratcliffe, the new nominee for director of national intelligence, pointed out that it was not
in the special counselor’s purview to exonerate or not exonerate but to provide a report, because in our justice system forever is the presumption of innocence u nt i l prove n g u i lt y. “The President is not above the law, but he’s also not below it.” According to many Rep u b l i c a n s , At t or n e y General William Barr is now pursuing those who created, released or lied about the infamous dossier. Next up, the next series of Democratic debates. Let’s see how “equal time” is given to the minor candidates! Previous debates, although there was little debating, gave everyone the chance to present their policies. Lacking was “the how” their ideas could be enacted. One of Bernie Sanders’ ideas is for the government to pay off all student debt ($1.6 trillion). When asked recently why he would pay off the debt of those who could afford it, he deflected the question and said that most student debt is from the struggling working class or those who simply can’t pay it themselves. Read this Sanders idea as “Can I buy your vote?” Okay, so how about these giveaways from the other candidates: 1) Anyone who paid off their debt in the last 10 years will receive a full refund. 2) Everyone that travels mass transit daily, instead of driving a car, will be entitled to a $5,000 yearly government bonus, since they aren’t polluting the environment. 3) Perhaps the universi-
ties and colleges in the U.S. can forgive some of the debt and receive a government subsidy. Okay so I made these vote-getting propositions up. Enough about buying votes, let’s move on to Trump’s Inflammatory Tweet of the Week! A President Trump outspoken nemesis, Elijah Cummings condemns Trump on a daily basis. This time the President shot back that Cummings, through his many years in Congress, could have and should have helped his home district (Baltimore area) improve. Up next, the two year budget deal. $320 billion over budget caps. Did anybody mention the new budget deal worked out between Democrats and Republicans before they went on a six-week vacation? Sorry, they call it recess, and that fits because many times you would think a bunch of kids are running our government. Their budget deal says they won’t spend more than $320 billion over their previous cap, and funding for what and how much is still to be decided. According to Karl Rove, expect at least 13 appropriations bills in the coming months as everyone tries to grab their share of the money. It should make for some good TV. Until next week. To comment on this or any column in The Shopper’s Weekly, please mail to: Editor, P.O. Box 1223, Centralia IL 62801, email to info@theshoppersweekly.com or drop it off at the office on 301 E. Broadway. In order for your letter to be considered for publication, you must provide your signature and an address and phone number where you can be reached. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published.
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Major Sponsors from page 4
City of Centralia is a major sponsor of Centralia Balloon Fest. Photographed are City Councilman Sp an ky Smit h, Cit y Councilman Howard Jon e s , May or He r b Williams, City Councilman Andre Marshall, and City Councilman David Sauer.
Clarkson Eyecare is a major sponsor of Centralia Balloon Fest. Photographed are Dr. Troy Johnson and staff. ConAgra is a major sponsor of Centralia Balloon Fest. Photographed are Balloon Fest Chair Marcus Holland (left),
Plant Manager Steve Bray (center left), Human Resources Director Kevin Elko (center), supply Chain Manager Charles Mattmiller, and employees of ConAgra. Greenview Golf Club is a major sp ons or of Centralia Balloon Fest. Photographed are Second Vice Chair Brad Haege, owners Mel Whritenour and Steve Whritenour. Kaskaskia College is a
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Salem Community High School has released the following information concerning the opening of school. Students new to the district, excluding pre-registered freshmen, should call the Student Services Office at 548-0727 starting August 2 for an appointment. Students who dropped out of school and would like to re-enter should have their parents call for an appointment. A meeting will need to be s che du le d wit h t he student, parent, counselor, and Principal. Important: All freshmen, all other students new to our district, and students who have moved since August 2018 are required to provide proof of residency at registration. This is a requirement of the Illinois State Board of Education. Save time at registration, have your forms filled out ahead of time. Registration forms and information are available at SCHS or online at www. salemhigh.com • August 7 is All Class Registration Day from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. School nurse available to approve all freshmen required by The Illinois School Code to provide a physical examination and up-to-date immunization records before they can register and seniors who must show proof of receiving two doses of meningitis vaccine. The second dose must be administered on or after 16 years of age. If the first dose was administered on or after 16
years of age, then only one dose is required at twelfth grade entry. • August 8 is Registration Day from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sophomore, junior, and senior students; along with pre-approved freshmen cleared by the school nurse. School pictures are taken at registration. Please follow the school dress code. All students will need to have their photo taken so an identification card can be made and the picture can be included in the yearbook. Senior pictures will be taken with the drape/tux provided by Williams Photography. Yearbooks will be on sale during the registration days for $50. Order early and take advantage of the $10 savings. Registration fees are $100 per student. Also, students will be required to pay the iPad partnership fee or complete iPad partnership hours. Students may deduct either $20 or 4 iPad hours if either paid in full or hours are completed at registration ($60 or 12 hours). If not fulfilled at registration, students will be required to pay the $80 iPad partnership fee or complete 16 iPad partnership hours. Students will need to pay a minimum of $20 or have completed 4 partnership hours before an iPad will be issued. A list of partners and iPad hour forms can be found online at www.salemhigh. com or at SCHS. All student parking at SCHS is reserved. Parking
permits are available for $30.00. Students must possess a valid driver’s license and have all fees paid before being eligible to purchase a permit. Payment to SCHS may be made with one cash, check, credit, or debit transaction at registration for iPad fees, meal accounts, parking permits, registration fees, and yearbooks. Freshman Orientation will be held on Tuesday, August 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Bus transportation will be provided from the following grade schools: Kell (pick up time at 8:20 a.m.); Iuka, Raccoon & Selmaville (pick up time at 8:30 a.m.); and Franklin Park (pick up time at 8:40 a.m.). Freshmen who attend will earn 4 iPad hours. Open House will take place on Thursday, August 15, starting in B.E. Gum Gym at 6:30 p.m. The first day of school for students is Friday, August 16, starting at 8:00 a.m. and dismissing at 2:15 p.m. Students may purchase physical education uniforms (shirts $7.00 & shorts $13.00) from their P.E. teachers on the first full day of their P.E. class. All students are required to purchase a P.E. lock ($2.00). Salem Community High School offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.75 and lunch costs $3.25. Students may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. Reduced price is $.030 for
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All forms can be found at the Centralia Recreation Complex for your convenience. Registration forms and Hold Harmless Release forms are needed. Anyone registering after August 31st will be charged a $5.00 late fee and will be placed on a team as needed, or in a player pool. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES TO WHAT TEAM YOU WILL Be PLACED ON IF LATE Volunteer coaches are needed and appreciated, although, coaches must pass the background check. Questions: Please contact Scott Allen at scottallan.crcpc@gmail.com or Call: (618) 532-3214
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We strongly recommend arrival at the park 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to published times. Balloons may not be present all day. The optimum flying times are dawn and dusk. All times and events are subject to change. Adverse weather may prevent the balloons from flying.
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FRIDAY: 6:00 P.M. • SATURDAY: 6:30 A.M. & 7:30 P.M. • SUNDAY: 6:30 A.M. & 6:00 P.M.
For Information: Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce 618.532.6789 • Toll Free: 888.533.2600 • www.balloon-fest.com
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Jack Harting and Melissa Roach Southern Illinois Networking Association met at the Centralia Recreation Complex on July 25. President Mike Chambers called the meeting to order with the P l e d g e a n d p r ay e r. Members spoke about upcoming events in the community. President Chambers introduced both Jack Harting and Melissa Roach as the featured speakers. Harting began the presentation by speaking about the Gary Gaetti Sports Academy. Harting spoke on all of the features that the Academy will have. It will feature state-of-theart baseball equipment for the public to use. He answered questions the members had for him. He
said with weather permitting, the expected date of c o mp l e t i o n w i l l b e September, 2019. Roach spoke to the group next on the features that Castle Ridge will have. It will have an event center that can be rented for many d i f f e re nt f u n c t i on s . Another feature will be a restaurant that will have gourmet chefs. The restaurant will be open to the public. Other things to look for are both cabins and kayak runs. This is going to be amazing for the city of Centralia and the surrounding communities. For more information about SINA please contact Tina Suarez at tsuarez2@ hotmail.com or call 618214-0836
KC Blue Devils Basebal Program To Hold Open Tryouts The Kaskaskia College Blue Devils Baseball Program, under head coach Mitch Koester, will hold an open try-out for prospective players on Tuesday, August 13 at 10:00 a.m. at the college baseball field. Players throughout the area are welcome to attend. All
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Residents of the City of Centralia who own a dog or cat are required to purchase a city tag for each animal. They can be purchased at City Hall. Failure to purchase this tag can result in a $150.00 fine. If you are interested in a Pet of the Week, or any animal, call 5337647 or visit the Centralia Animal Shelter. Directions to the shelter are as follows: Turn south at the intersection of Hwy. 161 E. (McCord) and Airport Rd. Go 1-1/2 miles, then turn left on Copple Rd. Go 1/2 mile to Woods Lane, turn left to shelter on left. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
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