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The rainy weekend did not dampen the fun that was found at the annual Routt-Our Saviour Dreams Weekend. The $100,000 prize winners for the 2009 Routt-Our Saviour Dreams Campaign drawing were John and Barb Farrar of Jacksonville. The second prize, a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was awarded to a group of 20 Our Saviour faculty members who purchased their ticket together. The $10,000 prize winner was Thomas McCarthy of Jacksonville. In the history of the event, "This was the first time all of the top three winners were able to come to to event to claim their prize. It made it very exciting for everyone," 2009 Chairwoman Amy Peters said. Peters went on to say, "It was a great year for the drawing, and we are thankful to everyone that supports this campaign and to all of the people who come out over the weekend to share their time with us.” The OSS Faculty celebrate around the car they won at this weekend’s Dreams Campaign Festivities. Photo by Amy Wilson. (More pictures on pages 8 and 9, story on pg 16.)

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COMMENTARY FROM THE PUBLISHER My children did not grow up in Jacksonville. We lived on the west side of Springfield and therefore, they attended school in the Pleasant Plains School District. Pleasant Plains students went to school on Veterans Day. I am a Veteran. My husband is a Veteran. My grandfather, my children’s grandfather, my brother-in-law, my uncles, they were all Veterans. Of course I did not understand why they would make kids go to school on such an important day. I figured it out the first year, when my young son brought home his home made invitation to me, the Veteran, to attend a ceremony in honor of Veterans. That day, so many years ago, is filled with memories. On that day I was honored, by my name being called, and my son proudly being allowed to walk me to the front of his classroom. Like all of the Veteran guests invited by the other students, we were given a flower and each student honored us by shaking our hand and thanking us for our service to our country. The same assembly was held each year. Each year the theme changed, depending on the age of my children. Sometimes it was cookies and visiting about the military, other times it was the high school band and choir performing a concert that included playing the music from all branches of the service. Other times it was hearing an older veteran speak or preparing cards and gift packages for service members. The common theme for this event was the same; me, my husband, or whatever relative, neighbor, or friend that my kids invited were honored and treated with respect. They were thanked by each student for the service they had provided to our country. Today, if you were to ask anyone that attended school with my kids to list three things about Cody & Melissa’s mom; “She is a Veteran” would be one of the things on the list. It is something they learned, they remembered, and they are proud to know this about me. During these years, I also found that anytime the national news mentioned any military activity, we received regular calls from our young friends from Pleasant Plains wanting to know if it would have an impact on our life, if it was someone we knew, if there was anything they could do to help with the situation. So while the argument over Veterans Day school attendance is settled for now, for me, one Veteran, this worked. I would argue that the kids at Pleasant Plains learned more during school on Veterans Day than they would have taking the day off. As a parent, I dropped the ball. On Columbus Day, I did not take the time to learn about Columbus with my kids. Probably we would stay up late watching movies and spend the day sleeping late and playing games. This option was not available for Veteran’s Day and therefore, provided them an education about this very important subject, that I, as a parent, would have failed to teach them.

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FOOTBALL HAS BEEN GOOD FOR TRIOPIA FOR HALF- CENTURY

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To say that football had something The first season ended with a 3-4-1 only time I can remember in Triopia football district would have been. Winning in athletof an unimpressive beginning at Concord record - nothing to get excited about. But the that fans got the goal posts, at the north end, ics, especially football, makes everything go Triopia High School 50 years ago is easy to finale that year was a 25 - 6 victory over after the game. That was the turning point in better.” prove. Routt Catholic High School which was Triopia football.” Kershaw has more than just playing To say that Triopia closed its first unbeaten coming into the contest. Triopia played its football games at for Kemp in his memory. He and his wife, half-century of play on the gridiron in an That started one of the most noted Arenzville, until the new school opened Faye, rented a room in their home to Kemp in ultra-impressive fashion is also there to exam- rivalries in this area, with the Triopia-Routt between Concord and Arenzville, in 1969. Arenzville for over 25 years. Son-in-law ine, with the Trojans claiming the little game always a season highlight for both The field, older fans and players will recall, Andy Phelps played for Kemp and his grandschool’s second Class 1A state championship teams. They have met 52 times (twice in play- was narrower at one end than the other and son, Kellan, was a key member on last years’ last fall. offs), with Triopia holding a 34-16-2 edge. sandburs were very evident. The lights state championship run. To mark the 50 previous years of That first-year win over Routt was weren’t the brightest. It didn’t take long for Kemp’s style football (the current season is the team’s 51st important for more reason than one, accord“The kids took to Coach Kemp’s of play and demands to start paying diviyear), the Triopia community will recognize ing to a player on that Triopia team. style, but I don’t know if you could do that dends. Always a strong disciplinarian who the first Trojan team prior to a game against Ron Kershaw, who had played for today with all the offenses spread out. He stressed basic run-oriented offense and a stiIllinois Deaf Friday, Sept. fling defense, Kemp’s 11. Alumni players, cheersecond team went 8-0 leaders, and others associwell over a decade before ated with Triopia football post-season playoffs who attend the game are became a reality. Kemp, asked to sign up and be who was a mover and recognized. Most all of the shaker in the Illinois seniors on the first team Football Coaches are expected to attend. Association, fought for Triopia, which the playoffs and his team has had a football co-op was second, first and secarrangement with nearby ond in the first three years Meredosia-Chambersburg when the playoffs became in recent years, began its a reality, from 1974-76. glorious football tradition After the below in the fall of 1959, when .500 mark in Triopia’s the small communities of first season, the school Arenzville, Concord, and did not have another losChapin consolidated their ing season for 26 years. school districts at a time Kemp had a 205-64-7 when consolidations were record in 30 years before just starting around the he retired in 1989. When state. he retired, Kemp’s overall Arenzville and football record was 254Chapin had previously 79-9, in the top ten in been strong rivals in all Illinois for career wins. sports and their athletes Football was his favorite, were suddenly asked to but he also posted a career put rivalries aside and mark of 564-236 in basbegin a new era. It wasn’t ketball, also one of the an automatic success. top all-time wins levels in Don Kemp, who the state. spent over 40 years on the Triopia, going into this sidelines, was given the season, had a 72.4 percent assignment of putting winning percentage, one together a program. With Triopia High School captains, l-r, Brian Carriger, Kellan Phelps, Jacob Millard, and David Arendt celebrate a 42-7 victory over Stark County as the Trojans captured the of the tops in the state. By strong feelings, especially Class 1A state football title last fall at the University of Illinois in Champaign, the school’s 50th year on the gridiron. comparison, Routt has won evident among some parents, players didn’t two years under Kemp at Arenzville, recalls liked to line up the team toe-to-toe and run the 64 percent of its games since the school took quickly fall in love with Kemp, the new the atmosphere that first season. ball almost every time. He always said that he up the sport in 1922. Pittsfield, which set a school, nickname, or colors. Kemp was one “That first year, some of us thought never had a team that couldn’t get (at least) state record with 64 straight victories in the of the most demanding coaches around for the Chapin boys were a ‘little different’ but three yards running every play,” Kershaw late 60s and early 70s, has won 60.9 percent many years and it was his way only. everything went pretty well as a whole,” he said. of its games, according to Illinois High The newly-named Trojans with the said recently. “There wasn’t much negativity, Kershaw doesn’t hesitate to express School Association figures. Columbia-blue-and-white colors opened with especially from the kids. They got along pret- the importance football has played in the There have been only six coaches in a 7-0 loss to VIT (Vermont-Ipava-Table ty well, but some of the parents may have development of one of the area’s most Triopia’s football history. Todd Pence folGrove), followed by a 13 - 0 defeat at the been questioning some things. When we start- respected school districts for over 50 years. lowed Kemp for one year, long-time Kemp hands of nearby Virginia. Next was a 14 - 14 ed winning, especially the win over Routt, “I would say that’s what makes the assistant Gene Farmer was the head coach for tie with Industry and the school’s first win there weren’t too many negatives. That night, district what it is,” he said. “If we had failed (continued on pg. 4, see Kemp) was 28-0 over Petersburg. everything just seemed to click. That is the the first couple of years, who knows what the

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Legendary coach Don Kemp started the Triopia High School football program in the fall of 1959 when the Arenzville, Concord, and Chapin districts consolidated. He guided the Trojans for 30 years and retired as one of the winningest football and basketball coaches in Illinois. The football field in Concord is named for him. He passed away in 2006.

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four years and former star player Jay Wessler served for 12 years until retiring. Andy Phelps was head coach one year before voluntarily turning over the top spot to current coach Rich Thompson three years ago. Thompson’s teams have gone 25-2, including last season’s 14-0 run, before Fridayís game. Andy Phelps is another former Trojan who has a unique viewpoint on Triopia football. He played for Kemp, as did his father, Ken, and his son Kellan was a varsity standout before graduating last season. “We might be the first three-generation family to play at Triopia,” Andy said. “We always thought football was pretty special at Triopia. The young kids on the

sidelines can’t wait to play.” Thompson likewise goes back a ways when it comes to Triopia football. He grew up just outside the Triopia district and played at Virginia. He later returned to coach at Virginia and Beardstown before taking over at Triopia. “At Virginia, it was always seen as a big rivalry, and the guys older than me, including my brother Steve, were the guys I looked up to. It was very much a hated rivalry then. I almost lived in the district, and I was always impressed with their teams. “We didn’t beat them when I played, but we beat them two or three times when I coached. Since I have been here, it is so impressive how important football is at Triopia. It is just a combination of things, the success, the tradition, and the big following they have always had. “I also think it is a belief in each other, and, one big thing, the boys don’t want to let the community down. The following has always been here. The people turn out on a weekly basis and if you need anything, they are willing to help. “From my experience, I don’t know how much better it can get. And last year was so great. It was a highlight for me and for the community and what it meant to me and my family, as well as people like Bob Winstead and Bob Long (Thompson’s high school coaches). Hopefully, a piece of them felt like they had accomplished something as well.” Kemp, whose name is on the football field, passed away in 2006 after a career that put him in numerous halls of fame and earned him a national coach of the year honor, but he is still revered in the community and across the state. That name and the Triopia prowess in football is not likely to diminish as the Trojans begin the second half-century playing the game that put the community on the map. Buford Green can be reached at 245-6023 or [email protected].

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Haiti: A Journal Excerpt I read last Friday morning that Ban Ki-moon, head of the United Nations, is suggesting the peacekeeping force in Haiti reorganize to do a betBy Rick Wade ter job of monitoring this impoverished Caribbean island nation’s coastline and border areas to improve security. Ban believes that better security will help the fragile, near-death economy of Haiti stabilize as its new police force is developing from basically the ground up. Ban appointed former U.S. President Bill Clinton as his special envoy to Haiti last May. In March of this year, Clinton made a whirlwind trip there, in hopes of attracting the attention of international investors. For people who are interested in the fate of Haiti, that is good, albeit cautious, news. I was sent to Haiti for a week in 1988, as a reporter for the Catholic Times in Springfield, to accompany a man who helped Catholic parishes hook up with Haitian Catholic parishes for a mutually rewarding (physically for the Haitians, spiritually for the Americans) ongoing relationship. Ban’s comments sent me to my personal archives to remind me of what happened to me while I was there. Here is an excerpt from my journal. Unlike human residents, the spiders of Haiti seem to eat quite well. Especially the ugly bloated creature I saw each day as I walked the outdoor balcony from my room to breakfast. While in Gonaives, we were guests of a Haitian Catholic bishop. One particular morning, I watched with morbid fascination as the spider left the center of its vast silken web and greedily scuttled across its sticky strands toward the fat, frantic buzzing fly trapped there. There was something very Third Worldish about this scene I thought. Sort of a metaphor for the everyday life and death struggle in this living hell just a puddle jump from Miami’s glistening towers of empire. North American visitors like us, sent to the poorest country on Earth to

observe, ate well, too, much to our own discomfort. That’s because guests – no matter how hungry our hosts might be – were given platters heaped with food. If we didn’t eat, we’d insult the kerchiefed women who prepared it on their charcoal-powered stoves. It was never the amount, however, that made the food hard to swallow. Instead it was yesterday’s memories. Of the nurseries filled with strangely silent infants with swollen bellies and stick legs and arms, suffering malnutrition and diseases spread by the contaminated water of Haiti. Of gaunt old/young adults with AIDS or tuberculosis who lay in wait for death in the small comfort of Mother Teresa’s clinics for the dying. Of truckloads of well-fed soldiers rumbling through the pot-holed streets, rifle muzzles pointing skyward in a silent reminder that the people are not in control of their own destiny. These sights and sounds gave what should have been an ethnic feast the flavor of ashes. But breakfast at least was simple enough not to haunt the conscience of a wellfed North American such as myself: just that delicious Haitian bread, bananas, and big, yellow citrus fruits. That morning the French priest introduced the young Haitian woman who politely waited until we all buttered our bread and peeled our bananas before helping herself. The rag of a dress she wore contradicted the dainty, even elegant way her stubby calloused fingers with the broken nails deftly wielded the knife as she spread her butter. The woman had been a cowering orphan who appeared at the bishop’s gate one morning several years ago, the bearded priest explained. She would only eat when food was tossed to her on the ground. This day, she ate at the bishop’s table with the visiting people, using all the proper etiquette of civilized society. The woman’s big, toothy smile when I asked her in broken Creole for the butter said more than words could ever fully (continued on pg. 23, see Haiti)

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the back of the audience is a long, long way from the stage. I couldn’t possibly get to the actors, choke every one of them, and throw their lifeless bodies into the nearby woods before someone in our 400-member audience caught on. I was ready to kill every one of them…with the love of God, of course. That is, until the darned number actually worked. Worked? It was fantastic! The audience never knew the difference as each singer somehow found his pitch and Charlie banged away on the stage. They came offstage talking about how much fun it was to do the song that way. God forgive me, I still wanted to slap somebody. Live theatre. Some people purposely attend opening nights for the same reason they go to the stock car races. They secretly hope someone crashes. I’ve been blessed to live a life in theatre where all the crashes happened on the far turn, well away from the crowd’s eyes. My fondest crash came during Act I of Man of La Mancha. I’d hurried offstage for a quick costume change and found one of my cast members who in his 20 seconds offstage chose to run to the dressing room and check his text messages. I’d warned the cast that I would actually eat any cell phone I saw during the run of the show, and Andrew was checking his text messages while Don Quixote was singing about his impossible dream onstage. In a gesture reminiscent of Charlton Heston parting the Red Sea while bringing down the wrath of God upon Pharaoh, I grabbed the cell phone and smashed it against the back wall of the Sophie Leschin auditorium. I’m sure I’ve felt that good at some time in my life, but I can’t remember when. Andrew said nothing. He knew he’d sinned and that only the grace of God and the need for a muleteer in Act II had spared his life. There’s an old adage: never appear onstage with a dog or a child.

Both will steal the audience’s attention because of the sheer naturalness of their performance. Dogs and little tykes can’t act and that’s what makes them such good actors. We needed a dog for our Triopia production of L’il Abner. Bruce Surratt had what appeared to be a 1200-pound beagle named (inappropriately) “Action.” Jay Wessler as Pappy Yokem was to lead Action across the stage. That’s all the blasted dog had to do...walk across the stage. On opening night Action suddenly got himself an agent, I guess, and refused to walk across the stage. He saw the 600 folks packed into the Triopia gym and decided to watch the show from there. Although Jay went on to set several state records in carrying the football, his Kemp-trained muscles were sorely tested by Surratt’s dog and Jay had to lean backwards on his rope and drag the corpulent pup across the stage backwards. (Jay was going backwards…Action was simply sitting there being dragged.) Bruce said that he took Action home that night after the show, the dog ran away, and he never saw him again. The dog was no trouper. I was playing Henry II in Lion in Winter when I exited the stage and caught my leg on an errant screw sticking out of a door jamb. Running backstage I found the director and showed him how the King of England’s next entrance would be with a twelve-inch slash in his black tights. Jon Robb, the director, grabbed a can of black spray paint and began attacking the kingdom of my thigh. The good news: it worked. The less-thangood-news: oil based spray paint takes about six weeks to eventually wear off. I vaguely remember Lady MacBeth muttering something about “Out, damned spot!” If my memory serves me, she was less successful than I was.

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If you have children at home, you’re no doubt aware that it’s the traditional back-to-school time. But even if your days of parent-teacher conferences are in the past, or even in the future, you can still find a place in your life for education — and you might want to start by educating yourself about investing. To get the most out of your investment education, ask yourself these questions: What are my goals? Your financial goals should drive your investment decisions. You probably have short-term goals, such as making a down payment on a home or paying for a vacation, and long-term goals, such as saving for your children’s college education or building resources for your retirement. Once you’ve identified your goals, you can create an investment strategy to help achieve them. What is my risk tolerance? Self-awareness is important in every aspect of life — including your approach to investing. As you create your investment portfolio, you need to understand your own views on risk. Would you consider yourself an aggressive investor — that is, someone who can accept a relatively higher degree of investment risk in exchange for potentially higher returns? Or are you a more conservative investor — someone who is willing to take lower returns in exchange for lower potential risk? Or perhaps you’re a moderate investor, less risk-averse than some but less aggressive than others. However you’d characterize yourself, it’s essential that you factor in your risk tolerance when choosing investments. Otherwise, you’ll likely end up causing yourself needless worry over your investment portfolio’s performance. When should I make changes to my investments? Once you’ve built an investment portfolio, you shouldn't leave it on “autopilot.” Over time, you most likely will need to add new investments or sell others. However, try to avoid selling quality investments just because their share price has dropped — they may still have good long-term prospects. In general, you should sell an investment under certain circumstances. For example, if your goals have changed, you may find the need to sell some investments and purchase others. You may decide to sell an investment if it’s no longer what it was when you purchased it. For example, maybe you’ve invested in a company whose products are less competitive than they once were, or perhaps the company belongs to an industry now in decline. And finally, if your portfolio has become “overweighted” with certain types of investments, you may decide to sell some of them to bring your holdings back into balance, based on your goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon. Whom should I consult for help? You can do a lot to educate yourself about investing — but when it comes to making the right choices for your future, you may need help. A professional financial advisor who is familiar with your family situation, short- and long-term goals, and investment preferences can help you build and maintain a portfolio that can help meet your needs. The investment world can be complex, so the more knowledge you have on your side, the better off you’ll be. Take the time to learn as much as you can about investing. It’s an education that can pay off in the long run.

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Jacksonville Area Senior Center Schedule - Community Park Open Tue Thu 9:00 am - 4:00 pm handicapped accessible. Jacksonville Fire department raffle tickets for a pink fire hat with proceeds to benefit the Mia Ware Foundation. For more info, please call 245-2174. red Cross Training for September 2009 CPR and First Aid Training in September. Pre-registration and payment is required prior to the training date. For more info, please call 243-6641.

Amy Dietrich shows her enthusiasm over winning a car that will be split with the other 19 faculty members whose names appeared on the winning ticket. Photo by Amy Wilson.

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The Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville will stage its annual Peanut Day on Saturday, Setpember 19. Members of the club will be stationed at the following locations: the intersections of College & Mauvaisterre and College & Sandy; the entrance to Lincoln Square Shopping Center; the exit at Festival Foods; and the entrances at Wal-Mart. Kiwanians will be handing out peanuts to the public. Those who wish to make a donation to support the Kiwanis mission are encouraged to do so. Kiwanis donates around $30,000.00 annually to programs, agencies, non-profit agencies, and organizations that specifically benefit the children of Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, and the central Illinois region. Peanut Day is one of the ways the public can be a part of accomplishing this mission. Donations of any size will be greatly appreciated.

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Members of the Powder Puff Girls team (yes, that is really the name the boys picked) participate in the Dodgeball Tournament. Photo by Marcy Patterson.

Members of the boys Powder Puff Girls dodgeball team, placed second in the tournament. Photo by Marcy Patterson.

The girls, while not successful in their bid for dodgeball domination, did have the most Our Savior's kindergarteners eagerly take their turns at drawing tickcreative shirts. Photo by Marcy Patterson. ets. Photo by Amy Wilson.

John and Barb Farrar are all smiles as they arrive to claim the grand prize of $100,000. Photo by Amy Wilson.

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Kim is a registered nurse in the Oncology Clinic/Emergency Department. She splits her time between the Oncology Clinic and the Emergency Department. Her nomination form read, “Kim is kind, energetic, sympathetic, knowledgeable, confident, enthusiastic, and skilled. She is a joy for Passavant, and its patients and their families. Kim treats all with dignity and with respect. She is always giving them an encouraging word. She’s a great Kim Mountain patient advocate. Some patients will ask, 'Is Kim working today?' when they check in for treatments. Kim is one of the best nurses in our facility.” Kim and her husband, Mark, reside in Perry. They are the parents of five children, Brayden, Lance, Kyle, Brant, and Shon. In her free time, she enjoys watching her sons play sports and scrapbooking.

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in common – quiet. Quiet is the key to this sudden, and mysterious serenity. A home has a certain volume about it, ever present, though the pitch may change and the composition vary. The throbbing pulse of the washing machine, the tweeting of cell phones, perhaps a television shifting tempo, or a stereo maintaining it. The doorbell rings, the dog barks, feet clip clop across the floor. And above it all are the voices; in concert or solo, rising and falling, sweet or sad, but always heard. What a sound engineer would dismiss as noise or distortion, a parent cherishes as a symphony. The home is a concert hall, the family an orchestra; we may lose the melody now and then, and harmony is often hard to hear, but the tune is dear nonetheless. It is the music of life at home. But there is no music today. I hear a simple steady hum from the dishwasher alone, but beyond that, nothing. The typical sounds are gone, and with them the children as well. The kids have vanished, which explains the quiet, the calm, and the lack of clutter. With this enlightenment, the mystery is solved; school is back in session! YES! Oh sweet September, it is lovely to see you again! When the kids’ summer vacation is over, it often feels as if mine is just beginning. Routine becomes their order of the day; they are back on a schedule, complete with alarm clocks and responsibilities and homework. Wonderful, time-consuming homework! Once the kids get past

by Patrick Grace the frantic 6:30 to 7:30 AM dash out the door, it is classes, activities, homework, more homework, and in bed at a decent hour. Day after day after glorious day. I can drop by the house in the middle of the day and find…no one. No debating how to fill the time off from school. No arguments over who did not do which chores, and no accusations about who did what to whom. No demands to fix this, find that, or fetch anything. The little pool can be folded away, the scooters and skates stored, and the sports net collapsed. No one will ask for my help with the latest hobby or for my advice on the latest interest. I can allow the wood supply to dwindle as campfire evenings are now past. No one will inquire if I want help in the yard or garage. I no longer have to remember softball on one night and soccer on another. No one will need me to put air in their tires, string their line, or teach them to not throw like a girl. No more lounging around before bedtime, just being silly and talking of random things. Above all, no one will need me to spend extra time with them, to lift their spirits when they are bored with nothing to do. Come to think of it, when school is in session, the kids do not need me for much of anything. I am, for the better part of the next nine months, free of them. Oh sweet June, I long to see you again. *

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10 September - 16 September 2009 Freeman Seeds, one of the largest seed stock dealers in the area, is not new to the business. Through four generations, they have served customers from many local counties with retail and wholesale seed. After that long, their commitment to quality coupled with the relationships made over the years has kept customers coming back, generation after generation. Jon Freeman, owner of Freeman Seeds, is the third generation in his family to take over the business. In 1947, his grandfather Howard Megginson began the seed company. Later, Jon’s father, Paul Freeman, later took over the business and Jon claimed responsibility for the company in the mid 70s. The business conditioned and cleaned their products at the Woodson Elevator and made many wholesale deals through the elevator. Then, in 1983, Jon relocated Freeman Seeds to its current location on County Highway 967 between Murrayville and Woodson to fill a void of seed sales in the community. When they moved, Jon and his wife, Sue, decided to be retail and wholesale seed dealers. Their son Jacob will graduate from college in December and is the fourth generation of the family to work at the business. Although he worked there for a few years, Jon laughed and said that his son wanted to, “go see the world and work for someone else,” but that he might be back eventually. At Freeman’s, they boast a large stock of seed at their place of business and an even bigger variety they can order. One local farmer, who has been a long time customer with Jon and Sue, said, “It’s strange if Freeman’s don’t have what you want in stock. It doesn’t matter if you’re seeding your lawn

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www.myjacksonvillesource.com or planting 300 acres, if Freeman’s doesn’t the business, they sell seeds for lawn grass, have it, they’ll get it quick.” native grasses, fertilizer, mulch, and some In the last five to ten years, Jon has simple chemicals. They boast carrying brands seen lots of like Stone changes in the S e e d , seed he orders. Syngenta, They now A g r i P r o carry private Wheat, Stine, varieties in and America’s addition to the Alfalfa. public variThe eties of wheat company may and soybeans be located they used to near Woodson carry. a n d He is Murrayville, an associate to but their seeds lots of compaare grown all nies because over the area he orders in surrounding directly from counties like certified seed G r e e n e , growers, then Macon, Scott, processes and Morgan, westsells the seed e r n at his business. Sangamon, As the local Cass, and farmer stated Mason. Jon above, he has a says there is huge variety of no limit on seed types and where the can fit almost business will any need. “We go to serve a normally have customer. In what cus- Jon Freeman, owner of Freeman Seeds. Photos by Amy Wilson. their earlier tomers are years of busilooking for,” Jon stated, “but if not, we ness when they sold seed wholesale only, they always know where to get it.” serviced four states. To farmers, Freeman Seeds can Right now is a busy season for the supply seeds for planting corn, soybeans, business, along with the spring of the year. wheat, alfalfa, and clover. In the lawn part of Jon estimated that he has sold about two tons

PAGE 11 of lawn seed in the past two or three weeks. On top of all their other jobs, Freeman’s is currently supplying a large amount of native grass seed for the nearby pipeline project. Besides the limitless seed needs that can be met at Freeman Seeds, customers appreciate the personalized service and relationships they are able to have with the Freemans. The family has their hand in lots of local organizations and help out in the community in numerous ways. Farmers also feel they can trust Jon and Sue because they are grain farmers themselves and have knowledge that comes firsthand. “We have lots of knowledge on our products and can give advice on what to plant and tell you all about what you’re buying,” Jon stated. “The quality of product you get here is excellent and I have a good relationship with people in the industry, so I can get things that maybe others can’t.” In order to keep his knowledge current, Jon is constantly continuing his education and being involved in farm organizations so that he can better serve his customers. He just returned from the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, recently was recognized for being a 50 year member of the Illinois Crop Improvement Association, and was the past president of the Illinois Seed Trade Association. Driving down the road in rural Morgan county, you are sure to see crops growing as a result of seed bought at Freeman Seed. No matter what field or yard you are needing to plant in, Jon and Sue either have what you are looking for or the means to get it. As their business continues after over 50 years, they strive to keep their quality service and local relationships growing.

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The Donut Place Inside the Donut Place at 218 West Morton Avenue, you will be overwhelmed by the sights and smells of donuts, breads, pastries, cakes, and cookies all skillfully prepared under the watchful eye of Clinton Dobbins. Clinton and Phyllis Dobbins opened the doors of the Donut Shop in 2001, since that time, it has become the premier location in our community for a delicious donut, a great cup of coffee, and a welcoming spot for reading the paper or catching up with the members of the coffee clutch who are there each morning. Clint Dobbins is a treasure to the Jacksonville Community. From a family of bakers, Clint has been inside of a bakery since he was days old. His Grandfather, Howard, opened the first family bakery, Fullerton Bakery, in Tuscola in 1916 and provided baked goods to the soldiers of World War I. His father, Sherman, was the successor to that business. His shop, filled with huge ovens and frying vats in the back, and glass counters filled with fresh desserts in the front, served by ladies in matching uniforms. While Sherman ran a successful business with his 8th grade education, he pushed his son to another level of baking expertise. After high school, Clint attended the American Institute of Baking (AIB). AIB is a corporation founded by the North American wholesale and retail baking industries in 1919. The original mission of the organization was to "put science to work for the baker." AIB is headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, home of Kansas State University. He graduated from their program in 1953 having studied the chemistry of baking. He immediately found himself employed as a formulator for Pillsbury Labs and then Archway Cookie Company. During the late 1950s, he finally returned to Canton, Illinois to work with his father at the

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Dobbins Family Bakery. In 1959, Clinton opened his first bakery, in Jacksonville. In 1972, he and Phyllis relocated to the Quad Cities and worked in the mobile home business. After many years, four children, Diana (Rees), Sherry, Mike and Shawn; and a few states, Illinois, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Missouri; in 1985 Clinton went back to the business of his ancestry, as a baker for a National Baking Company in Oklahoma and then transferred to St. Louis Missouri as a National Sales Rep for Unilevel Bakery Division and later to the Evans Bakery Company. Having his hands back in the dough reminded him that Illinois was his home and being a baker was what he was born to do. In 1999, Clinton and Phyllis returned to their family farm in Meredosia. Once back in Morgan County, the Dobbins realized there were not any jobs available to them. They had always owned a business or worked in management, and there was nothing available for them to do. They started the plan for the Donut Place in Jacksonville. The donut process starts at about 7:00 at night when they begin to make the dough. Over the next ten hours there is a process of rolling, rising, heating, frying, filling, and frosting. While the shop has limited hours, the actual process of making the donuts is ongoing at the Donut Place. Anna Bland is the full-time night shift leader, along with Alex Lamb, and Bryan Novello. They have learned the secrets of baking from Clinton. Anna explained, her love of baking was second only to her love and respect for Phyllis and Clinton. The baking talent of Clinton Dobbins, is hidden in this small shop on Morton Avenue. He has formulated recipes, baked, bought, and sold for Pillsbury, Archway Cookie Company, and other nationally known baking leaders. Now, as

Clinton is making changes in his business, he, or at least his family, is happy to share his extensive history. Shawn and Becca Dobbins have recently located to the Jacksonville area from Texas, to assist with the family business. Shawn, fourth child of Clinton and Phyllis, From L - R: Lawrence Cmicks McDonald, Ray Adas, Mush Tackett, Darrell Miller, Charlie Black, Arson Moorehead, William Full moved to Texas Mirle Kettle, Jack Hageman, Clarence Tresenriter, William B. Howard, Myrorn Fullerton, and Jay Langley. in 1988, and ed, "the time was not right for things; including a new neon like his father, worked in properPla me." And then recently, he real- light that you can see when you ty maintenance. In 1992, he bu ized he wanted to spend more are driving West on Morton began working with computers. and time with his parents, and help Avenue. Shawn, like his father, is The fascination came with using hav them maintain the dream that watching everything and everya computer to do his homework, are they had built. No one defined one. In his "training" process, while attending college. It inc for me what Shawn and Becca’s they laughed that he was at the became apparent to him very Ka role in the new store is. But he dough stage. However, that was quickly that he enjoyed learning als definitely has some ideas about a few weeks ago. the workings of computers more wh than he enjoyed the classroom. As an employee of a plastics company, he became the go to guy for computer technology involving DOS (disk operating system) based programs. This turned into a full time job as a computer technician. In 1997, he met Becca. They married in 2000. Clinton asked Shawn to consider moving here about two years ago. Shawn respond-

Dobbins’ Family Bakery, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Dobbins. Black and white photos courtesy of the Dobbins Family.

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Donut Shop Owner, Clinton Dobbins, and employee, Anna Bland, work hard, but also enjoy having a laugh here and there.

Inside Fullerton Bakery.

The Donut ace has always been a family usiness. Their daughter Diana d all three of her daughters ve worked there. Today they e staffed with their family, cluding their granddaughter aity. Brenna and Melissa are so employees. Barb Mitchell, hile not a relative, has been

with the Donut place since the day it opened in 2001. Clinton, while not planning retirement, said he might enjoy a few days off now that Shawn is learning the business. All of the Dobbins family explained they are going to increase the amount of baked goods they provide. They are increasing production of home-

made bread, rolls, cookies, and decorated cakes. If you have a need to satisfy your sweet tooth, need a quick breakfast, or a cake, stop into the Donut Place on West Morton, while the pastries are definitely worth your time, Clinton and his family, Phyllis, Shawn, Becca and Kaity are the treasures of the shop.

Anna Bland of the Donut Shop, making Apple Fritters. Photo by Marcy Patterson

The Family from L - R: Clinton Dobbins, Phyllis Dobbins, Rebecca Dobbins, and Sean Dobbins. Photo by Marcy Patterson.

Clinton Dobbins uses his knowlege of baking from life experience and the American Baking Institute to make delicious pastries and donuts. Here he is putting glaze on the donuts. Photo by Marcy Patterson.

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I was chatting with a friend recently about a toy store that used to exist on the square downtown. Later that day I passed a few vacant buildings and empty lots that used to serve as home for various long-vanished local concerns. It was like looking at spider webs in the rain - whatever had been there had vanished as completely as a campaign promise. I'm not of sufficient years to recall many of Jacksonville's more notable events and businesses, but a fair number of once-popular establishments have gone the way of the Thanksgiving turkey during my lifetime. As a child my family rotated through Sunday eating places such as the Blackhawk Smorgasbord and The Ranch House, with an occasional visit to the buffet line at the Virginia Country Club. These days we generally opt to eat at home or run through McDonald's because there are so few places we can afford to take a family of five, and those we can usually have lines backing up to Lebanon, Kansas. It seems like Jacksonville has always had a Wal-Mart, but that's not so. Before the Super Center, we can all recall hitting Wally World on the old Red Farm property at Lincoln and Morton. But how many remember WalMart was formerly located at the south end of Westgate where the Goodwill and Pets Supply are now? And who recalls before the marquee said WalMart the name over the door was Mohr Value? And before that it was called Carp's. The five and dime stores which landmarked the old square have disappeared with the capability of a nickel or a dime to purchase anything. Many was the time my mother would take the family shopping in Kreske's or Woolworth's. In my high school years the latter was a major hangout for me. I spent my noon hours gobbling up the succulent icebox cheesecake at the lunch counter and checking out the hot music singles in the racks of wax 45's. One might need a program to keep up with the property just east of Sonic on West Morton. For years the old Holiday Inn proudly served our region as its' premiere hotel. Later it remodeled as the the Holidome, then became the Jacksonville Inn, then the Ramada, and finally a pile of rubble that was moved out in order to build an

Applebee's in its place and a Hampton Inn behind it. Remember when the 67 Drive In was out of town to the south? When Kordite was the name that preceded Mobil Chemical which came before Tenneco that eventually became Pactiv? When a similarly lengthy chain of name changes morphed Anderson Clayton into AC Humko, and Elliott State Bank into US Bank? After all these years, the old Dairy Queen is still there at Main and Michigan. But Pat's Dream Cream on Walnut, the Pine Cone Shop at Lafayette and Prairie, the Mound Cone Shop at Mound and College, and Baskin-Robbins on Main are now only scooping up smiles in our memories. For so many years our town was famous for the intersection of Church and State Streets where each of the four corners boasted a church of its own. And I remember with vivid clarity the night that distinction was snuffed out as a local arsonist dubbed "The Fire Bug" set the First Baptist Church ablaze. This is starting to sound like the Statler Brothers song, "Do You Remember These?" Let's go with that. Music, Maestro: Lane's Book Store on East State Street and Burger Chef on Clay The Ferris Wheel at Nichols Park and Miles Chevrolet Black's and Parker's Service Stations, all those great elm trees Man, I sure remember these. Godfrey's store on East and Greenwood, Waddell's on the Square City Garden's tasty soup, Mel Akers cutting hair Spatz ice cream, bread from Sunbeam, McKinley killing fleas Wow-do I remember these! They say it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. In this light, I feel nothing but sorrow for my children and their generation because they missed out on so many of the wonderful faces and places which have helped make Jacksonville such a rich and special place to live the past two centuries. But I consider myself double blessed: I knew each one, and I remember them all.

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Florence’s Philosophy: As One Door Closes, Another One Opens by Trev Florence Webster’s Dictionary defines the following: SymBOLISm: 1: the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous representations b. artistic imitation or invention that is a method of revealing or suggesting immaterial, ideal, or otherwise intangible truth or states As I thought more and more about what direction I wanted to take with this philosophy, I became fixated on the symbolism of doors. You know….those things that open and close. There are back ones and front ones. They’re everywhere….on houses, vehicles, businesses, game shows, reality television….well, there’s even an iconic rock band that bares the name. Doors provide security. They provide parameters and/or boundaries, if you will. Sometimes doors are such an important and focal part of a “locale,” there is an individual appointed to “guard” that door. Hence, a person can be greeted at the door, ushered through a door, or thrown out of one. dOOr: 1: a usually swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened b. a similar part of a piece of furniture 2: a means of access or participation OPeN: 2: being in a position or adjustment to permit passage: not shut or locked b. having a barrier (as a door) so adjusted as to allow passage 3: completely free from concealment: exposed to general view or knowledge b. exposed or vulnerable to attack or question 5: not restricted to a particular group or category of participants

1: to move so as to bar passage through something b. to block against entry or passage c. to deny access to 3: to bring to an end or period b. to conclude discussion or negotiation about Reverting to my childhood years, growing up here in Jacksonville, I remember playing “knock-knock” jokes. “Knock knock…Who’s there?” As I remember further, the responses to those jokes used to be pretty corny, but as kids, we thought they were so funny. Following that thought, I remember sitting at home with my Papa on Clay Street and watching the original game show, Let’s Make A Deal. As an aside, I called my mom to verify this, as I was sure she could confirm the information. Mommy Dearest even went as far as to point out the host of that show was Monty Hall; Thanks, Mom! Ultimately, the contestants accumulated prizes and in the end, they were given an opportunity to trade in all they had won for a chance to win one of the big prizes behind door #1, door #2, or door #3. The “catch” was that they could only choose one door. Some contestants were content with what they had already won, and chose not to exchange their “winnings” for a chance at the doors. Others did not hesitate at the chance to sacrifice it all for that opportunity to win it big. To me as a child, it was somewhat intriguing to see the dualism at the finale. For those who had executed the “correct strategy,” or made the “correct decision,” the response was joy, excitement, and pure elation. On the other hand, it was a kind of “in your face, loser” type moment when a contestant chose the “wrong door,” or even chose not to choose at all. When the door was finally opened to reveal the amazing prize he/she would have won, the response was often sadness, disappointment, anger, and regret.

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$140,000, with the other 20 prizes similar to that of today’s event. From the second year on, the committee went with the $100,000 grand prize with vehicle and other cash prizes to follow. Each year 4,000 tickets are sold at $100 a piece to people in this community and all over the country, including as far away as Hawaii! And it is not uncommon for them to sell out every year…this year it happened on Wednesday, September 2 at about 4:30, according to Gibson. The money that the schools raise through this fundraising event totals right around $240,000 each year, when

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The Question Man What do answers tell us? (What kind of question is that?) Recently, I was released from a company where I had worked for 23 years. I can’t begin to describe the shock, but that’s not the purpose of this note. I applied for some jobs and went to an interview with a professional head-hunter -- a person who does applicant screening for a large company. I have been to a number of interviews in my life, and all of them were predictable: “Tell me about yourself.” “Where do you want to be in five years?” “Why do you want this job?” I often wondered how much the candidates differed in the answers, and whether the interviewer could really distinguish between applicants. The object of any type of screening process is to get the applicant to talk, to answer questions. The answers to those questions are supposed to provide critical information for decision making. The more a person talks, the more we learn about them. I’m afraid I wasn’t very well prepared for what happened. Oh, I answered all the questions, but I fear some weren’t very well thought out. Here are a few that I remember. You may want to try this on yourself. Answer out loud and see how you think you sound. What are the traits of people you like?

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Properties (continued from pg. 5) numerous and can range in severity. Some of those problems can include trash/junk accumulation, dilapidation, sanitary issues, structural integrity troubles, uninhabitable homes, and tall grass, to name a select few. Employees at Jacksonville’s Community Development Office in the Municipal Building are constantly dealing with properties that are less than acceptable. The current list has 222 Hardin, owned by Fred and Betty Still. 18 full pages of code violators. If of Jacksonville citizens are very cooperative codes are not met, property owners are notiwith his office and most situations are fied that they are in violation of city codes resolved. If, however, a property owner does and are required to make the appropriate not make an effort to make the necessary repairs to correct all violations in a timely repairs or ignores the notices, fines can be manner. given. If the owners continue to ignore notiThe city does enforce the codes, fications or do not comply, they must appear but they realize that each situation is unique in municipal court. and are willing to work with owners to find In all, Hall and the Jacksonville solutions that coincide with their abilities and Property Maintenance Department are strivschedules. The economy is also taken into ing to ensure that all citizens are able to live consideration, understanding that some may in a nicely maintained town with acceptable not have the means to do what they must or properties. Using the Most Improved want to do with their property. Property award as an initiative to work hard Hall and his two inspectors, who on properties, the city of Jacksonville is lookhe stresses are proactive and reactive, get ing better each day. information about these properties from vari“We want to recognize people who ous sources, from phone complaints to drivwent above and beyond to fix up their proping by themselves. Property owners are first erties, not just repair them,” stated Hall. “We warned that their areas are not in compliance have had very good cooperation from the with codes, but if that does not work, other general public and the city of Jacksonville. measures are taken. We are trying to target the positives.” Hall pointed out that the majority

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Doors (continued from pg. 15)

The funny thing is, as residents living in this community, we encounter doors everyday…. some familiar, some unfamiliar. Sometimes we walk through doors voluntarily and sometimes we are forced into a position where we must venture beyond a door that we, for whatever reason, have not opened before. Perhaps, it is a situation in which a particular door

head). The best thing to do would be to talk to them in a civilized manner, but we know that doesn’t always work so we might instead try to ignore it, or do a lot of praying about it. Last week I got to see first hand just how different a child’s solution is to an adult’s solution. My children and I were at McDonald's having a wonderful time eating yummy ice cream cones. Now of course we all know that the ice cream melts a lot faster than our children’s tongues can keep up with, so things can get quite messy. Well, my son started to struggle to keep the ice cream from dripping all over his hands. He started licking faster and faster to no avail, when a big clump of ice cream fell off his cone and landed on his shorts. Most of us would have taken the napkin that was either right on our leg or off the table and wiped it up. But instead my son bends his head down as far as he possibly could, lifted his shorts up to his mouth, and licked the ice cream off. Before I even got the "n" sound out to say no the ice cream was gone. So yes, our children have different ways of dealing with problems and might see situations in a different light, but there are some things children do and believe that we could take pointers from them. Children dream big! Most adults need to go back where we left our big dreams as a child, pick them back up, and start believing again. God placed dreams inside of us not to fall by the wayside, or let someone or ourselves talk us out of pursuing them. He put them there for a purpose. We also need to have child-like faith in God, and look to Him as our Father who can and will take care of us. Finally, we need to be more child-like when it comes to loving people. Most young children do not care what color a person is, what church they go to, how much money they do or don’t have, or how skinny or plump they are, they just love! How much better our world would be if adults also looked past color, denomination, social status, physical attributes, and decided to just LOVE!

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AGrICULtUrAL SUMMAry - Continued cooler temperatures and above average rainfall this past week slowed the crop maturity rate. This weather pattern is enabling white mold to become more prevalent in soybean fields throughout the state. There were only 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork reported. Topsoil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 8 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 16 percent surplus. Corn in the dough stage is at 78 percent with dented at 26 percent. Corn was rated at 62 percent good to excellent and 27 percent fair and 11 percent rated as poor or very poor. Soybeans are 91 percent setting pods, compared to 95 percent in 2008 and 98 percent for the five-year average. Soybeans were rated at 60 percent good to excellent with 30 percent rated as fair and 10 percent rated as poor or very poor. Temperatures statewide averaged 67.2 degrees, 6.3 degrees below average. Statewide precipitation averaged 1.32 inches, 0.52 inch above average.

Crop Progress Percents August 2nd

Weather Information table District

Precipitation Growing Degree Days Temperature average Departure Total Departure Since May 1 Departure

northwest northeast West Central East W. Southwest E. Southeast Southwest Southeast

64.1 63.9 67.1 66.4 66.5 68.2 69.0 69.8 70.8

-7.0 -7.5 -6.5 -6.5 -5.8 -6.3 -5.5 -6.0 -5.2

3.11 2.87 1.42 1.30 1.44 0.43 0.44 0.21 0.24

2.13 1.95 0.78 0.60 0.60 -0.22 -0.39 -0.56 -0.62

2,026 2,011 2,334 2,286 2,294 2,484 2,567 2,746 2,786

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Corn - Percent dough - Illinois 8/30

This Week 8/30 last Week 5-Year average 2008

Corn: Dough Dent Mature Harvested

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64 12 1/ 1/

90 45 2 1/

96 73 16 1

Soybeans: Setting Pods Turning Yellow Shedding leaves

91 1 1/

72 1/ 1/

95 4 1/

98 20 5

Sorghum: Headed Coloring Mature

80 23 3

56 4 1/

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Corn - Percent dented- illinois

Soybeans - Percent Setting Pods - illinois

Weather data provided by the Midwestern Regional Climate Center visit their home page at http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/

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Cottage Delights The Little white Cottage’s Georgia Stout Shares Her Stories and Recipes

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Quiche Lorraine Single crust pastry ¾ lb. sliced bacon (I substituted ham) ½ lb. sliced swiss cheese (I substituted cheddar and frozen chopped broccoli that had been thawed) 4 eggs 1 tbsp. flour ½ tsp. Salt Dash cayenne pepper (I left this out) Dash nutmeg (I left this out too) 2 c. milk 1 tbsp. butter

His quiche recipe is another one from the “Peek in our Pantry” cookbook compiled by the our Saviour’s Altar and Rosary society. you can change up the ingredients to make a whole different quiche by using bacon, swiss cheese, mushrooms, spinach, etc.

1. Line a 9-inch pie pan (deep dish type) with pastry.

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