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THANK YOU Want to thank everyone involved at Passavant Hospital when I had my recent knee replacement. The flowers, cards, notes, phone calls, and visits were very much appreciated. I received excellent treatment during my stay at Passavant. Thanks Again, Daisy L. Brunk.

From the Fields This week was a great week for harvest if you could get rid of the grain. Lines everywhere with many running short hours. Also with the condition of some of the corn as far as damage and moisture added to the challenge. Our operation is very fortunate to have a good local elevator and trucking company to keep our harvest moving very smooth. Bean harvest is in full swing with many about finished. Yields have been very good as well as most corn yields. Good thing as a lot of corn is running in the 10-30% damage range. Tied with high moisture really brings on a large dock. We finished bean harvest as well as double crop beans. Double crop beans were in the high 20's and seemed that all the rain was not very beneficial to them. On the wheat side the "early" planted wheat received the 6-7" of rain and never emerged as it rotted in the ground from all the moisture. I guess if you planted a corn or soybean crop the same would also happen. Watch your corn fields as we are seeing more deterioration every day

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Crime Stoppers of Morgan and Scott Counties is seeking information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department in their investigation into a recent battery and a recent retail theft. On Wednesday, October 28, a 15 white male victim reported that he was battered while walking in the 700 block of S. Diamond at approximately 7:30PM. The victim reported that he was attacked by six or seven assailants. The victim reported that the attack was unprovoked, and that after he was knocked to the ground, he was struck with a baseball bat. The victim was unable to identify his assailants, but stated that the group contained both white and black males. The victim was taken to Passavant Hospital for treatment of his injuries. A computer valued at $599.98 was stolen from Staples sometime between October 22 and October 27, 2009. The computer is described as a 15” Dell laptop model number IL545-USE010ST. The police are asking that anyone who has information concerning this crime, or any other crimes within the two county area, submit a tip online by going to www.tipsubmit.com or calling Crime Stoppers at 243-7300. Tips may also be submitted by texting 274637 (CRIMES). The first word of the text tip must be “payout”. More information can be found at www.morganscottcrimestoppers.webs.com.

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BOB BR ADNEY IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF JACKSONVILLE AND SOMETIMES LOOKS BACK OVER A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES. 12 November - 18 November 2009 A recent article in The Source concerning a trip by World War II veterans from Beardstown to Washington DC was indeed touching when it described the cheers from airport passengers when the veterans disembarked from the airplane. I suspect there were tears, and justifiably so, all over the place. It brought back memories of a sunny Thanksgiving day in 1944, when the United States Army moved the 76th Infantry Division from Ft. Myles Standish, located near Taunton Green, Massachusetts to Boston Harbor, 40 miles away. Among the men being transported was this writer, all 170 pounds of him. Taunton Green is located not only 40 miles from Boston but also 18 miles east of Providence and 25 miles west of Plymouth. It is well served by a number of railroads. Ft. Myles Standish was a holding area for troops awaiting the trip across the Atlantic Ocean on Liberty Ships. (Presently, there is the frame of a Liberty Ship in a park in Portland, Maine. They were manufactured there during the War. If you are ever near there and are curious as to their size you will see that they were not exactly competitors with the Queen Mary, but that is another story.) Just exactly why the Army would choose to move fourteen thousand men from Ft. Myles Standish to Boston Harbor on Thanksgiving is something that only those who make such decisions can possibly answer, and by this late date they are all dead, so we shall never know.

But that was the chosen day. I don’t know how many trains were involved, but there must have been quite a few. I don’t know at what hour the 40 plus mile trip started, but it must have been early. Nor do I know how many trainloads there were after our regiment loaded, but I suspect a number more. A great number more. There are a lot of crossroads between Taunton Green and Boston Harbor. A lot. I thought the ride would be uneventful, 40 miles through the Massachusetts countryside. I was wrong. When the train passed through the first crossroads, there were crowds of women dressed in their beautiful Sunday clothing. Women in hats and finery waving at us; smiling at us; communicating their support and their commitment. I thought, “That was touching.” I had no idea as to what was coming. Remember, the trains started moving early in the morning and probably continued all day. This was Thanksgiving, a time when families gather around the table and the hearth and enjoy the pleasures of this particular day. It was probably three o’clock in the afternoon when the Fourth Platoon of Company E, 385th Regiment of the 76th Infantry Division made the trip. Shortly we came to another crossroads, and were met with the same scene. It never stopped. How many crossroads? How many women? How long had they been standing there when we passed? How long did they stay as

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I was born with ten fingers, ten toes, and a seemingly inbred respect for the military. It was a decidedly healthy respect, the kind that inspired my brothers to serve in the wakes of our father and uncles, but not an indoctrination; military service was encouraged, but not demanded, so when my sisters and I chose civilian lives, we did so with the same level of support and encouragement as our military siblings. As I aged and gained more life experience, my genetic respect for the military found validation in what I observed. My brothers excelled, as did other service members, both active-duty and retired. There was, of course, an exception now and then, but far more often I saw the military produce outstanding citizens. As a result, when I hit that early-adult threshold where the world becomes less what we are taught and more what we assess it to be, my concept of the military was firm; the armed services took those willing to serve the rest of us and helped them excel at it. I assumed this was common knowledge and, thus, that my confidence in and approval of the military was shared by all. I maintain my beliefs yet today, with a couple of alterations. Law enforcement, public safety, and humanitarian disaster and relief personnel now share the military’s top slot in my personal respect hierarchy. But while I choose to believe my thinking still reflects that of the majority, I am long past the misconception that my respect for the military is universal. Many Americans regard the military with disdain, and they have been very vocal in recent years. My concern is not with those who disagree with the mission; our elected representatives are responsible for what our military does, so aim the discontent at the politicians and fire away. Nor am I bothered by pacifists who simply, if unrealistically, yearn for a world where the military is just not necessary. And I will not even bother to engage suggestions that the United States does not need defending, or accusations that the military attracts and fosters war-mongerers; in both cases, the few disciples of those views need to seek counsel or, at the very least, better education (try History 101 and The ABCs of Human Nature). My antipathy, instead, is with the elitists who disregard the men and women in uniform as sub-par. Those who see service as beneath them, those who can-

not fathom why anyone would “waste” their potential, their pedigree, or their talents on the military: in short, the “betterthans.” The so-called cultural elite is ripe with examples, but none summed it up more succinctly (or more publicly!) than Senator John Kerry in 2006, “You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart…you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.” The political damage control effort started immediately after Kerry’s comment, of course, but it fell short because the average American has heard this type of condescension from Kerry and his ilk before, enough so that we recognize it for what it is. And we are not idiots; after all, according to Kerry, the idiots were in Iraq. The Kerry quote is old news, but the arrogance remains prevalent in much of the reporting on military recruiting. With two ongoing wars stretching our military readiness to the limit, the recruiting standards have necessarily been lowered to meet demand. Rather than acknowledge that this is simply a natural response in any talent pool (say, for example, the job market), and that lower standards do not automatically equate to the dregs of society, the talking media heads cry alarm. After years of telling us that our soldiers, sailors, and airmen were drudged from the bottom of the barrel, now they want us to believe the Pentagon has resorted to scraping up whatever is found underneath. Amidst all the criticism, I was happy to find this silver bullet from TIME’s M.J. Stephey, “Even so, the agency recently found that 75% of Americans ages 17 to 24 are ineligible to enlist – largely because of either a lack of education, a criminal record, poor fitness or all of the above.” Normally a description like that, such a pathetic portrait of young Americans, would disturb me. But for now, as Stephey goes on to explain, I cheer the military’s response: upping enlistment bonuses in order to continue culling the cream of the crop. I have always known that those who serve are the most noble among us. That they continue to be our best and brightest is no surprise. "Wisconsin-based Patrick Grace is tall, dark, handsome, and unavailable. He's also known for stretching the truth, but he really is unavailable."

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Florence’s Philosophies: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave Webster’s defines the following: Tangled: 1. existing in or giving the appearance of a state of utter disorder Web: 1. the net of fine threads made by a spider 2. an intricate pattern or structure suggestive of something woven Weave: 1. to form cloth by intertwining threads 2. to interlace especially to form a texture, fabric, or design So, we recently celebrated Halloween in the small town of Jacksonville, Illinois. As I rode through the different neighborhoods and looked at the different decorations, I was absolutely delighted to see all the pumpkins, ghosts, and ghouls. One very common decoration I like the best is the thick, dense, white, silky stuff people use to create the illusion of a spider web. Some of these web decorations might stretch over a very small portion of a particular area, whereas some span the entire height or length of the structure to which they are secured. I’ve seen that silky stuff in the package and once it is removed there is a potential for it to become a tangled mess. The kind I have purchased before comes all bundled together and the decorator must pull it apart and stretch it until it begins to take on an eerie appearance, similar to that of a web. What is it about spider webs, or cob webs (as I often heard my grandmother refer to them), that equates them to fright? The web itself is a beautiful thing. I’ve never seen a work of art so intricate as I did when, one day, I walked out my back door and came face to face with a huge

web that had been constructed on my garage door. My first instinct was to get a rake and knock it down. But, once I took the time to really observe the web I though, “whoa! How long did it take that one spider to do this?” I mean, there were like a hundred spirals, patterned and positioned almost perfectly. Each section was evenly spaced and the web was sturdy. Not to mention, the architect of that web was sitting right in the middle of it, just waiting for his next catch. OOOO WEEEE, it would have been a really bad day for me if I would have accidentally walked face first into that web. I probably would have hurt myself by trying to slap that spider off of me! Having said that, I have reached a conclusion that it’s not so much the spider web itself that is frightening. But more so, it’s the idea that the eight eyed, eight legged, ugly creature that created this tangible illusion could be lying in awaiting somewhere within the web. That, my friends, is what makes the web so frightening. Likewise, I realize that these finely woven webs can be spun by people, too. However, unlike the spider (who is naturally inclined to do so), people tend to spin webs of intricate and ugly falsehoods that give the illusion of being the truth. Like a time spun web, a well worked and convoluted lie can also entrap an intended prey. Therefore, an intended victim should always look closely before taking the next step, in order to avoid being caught in a trap that will ensnare the victim and place an extremely negative “spin” on that victim’s life. Happy Holidays, Ladies and Gentlemen! This is one of my philosophies. I invite you to have your own.

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makes it ideal for emergencies, which is why Alaska’s Department of Transportation owns some. The damage to Alaska's bridges during the 1964 earthquake was extensive, especially on the Kenai Peninsula. One Bailey bridge was airlifted from Elmendorf Air Force Base to Soldotna in C-119's, C-123's and a C-124. According to the Air Mobility Command, it took 60 sorties over five days to fly the 520,000-pound bridge – but it could be flown. "We always have emergencies of some kind (or) like this," said Earl Ratliff, Fairbanks Northern Region bridge maintenance. "I just think (the training) was a good deal... we have these things stacked in our yard in Fairbanks too, but we never have the time to do it. This exercise with the military gave us the time and the opportunity. "The people who came up from Fort Leonard Wood are just really sharp, and this is what they do – we could've figured it out eventually looking the book... a lot of times it's better to hear an answer live," Ratliff continued. Hearing answers from experts and having the ability to tap into their experiences allowed the participants to get tailored information. (continued on pg 13, see Engineers)

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Community News & Bulletins Amy Wilson was recently honored for ten years of service at International Eyecare Center. Teresa Carter, IEC President and Kris Bentley, Director of Operations presented the award at the annual IEC Optometric Educational Conference held at the Country Inn & Suites in Quincy, IL. Amy Wilson is a patient service representative in the Jacksonville office.

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Birthdays by Camber Carpenter Birthday. The same word that sends children into fits of zeal can drive the middle aged into fits of depression. Birthdays are of monumental importance during the teenage years. At 15, you get a driver’s permit. 16—a license. 18—now you can buy your own cigarettes, vote, be tried in court as an adult, and enlist in the US military. 21—alcohol is legal. Then the biggest one: 25. You can now rent a car. After a pinnacle like car rental, there’s not much left, unless you want to run for President, in which case, I should hope other issues are of more concern than counting down the days until you turn 35. To celebrate my first birthday in Hong Kong, my friends took me out for a traditional Chinese meal with a special birthday twist. The first requirement was to eat long noodles. The length of noodle consumed directly corresponds to the length of life to be enjoyed by the celebrant. It’s science. Another core element of a Hong Kong birthday is the Birthday Bun—rotund bread steamed and sprayed with festive hot pink coloring, then filled with lotus seed paste. Before moving to Hong Kong, I did not know what a lotus seed was, much less that it is common practice to make an edible paste thereof. I still have no idea what it is. All I can report with any accuracy is that I have consumed a fair amount of it and I continue to live. Of course, for this I really must credit all those long noodles I’ve been eating. Gift giving is just as popular for Hong Kong birthdays as it is in the U.S. (This does not hold true for Hong Kong weddings, which I learned the hard way by carrying

PAGE 9 around a stupid present—since there’s no gift table—and trying to pass it off as my miniature cubic purse). At a Hong Kong birthday, you are under no circumstances, to give the celebrant a clock as a gift. The Chinese word for “clock” and “death” are very similar, so to receive a clock is to receive death. And just in case you think shoes would be a good gift, think again. To say the word for “shoes” in Chinese, it requires a big sigh at the end of the word. People equate this sigh with the last breath of life, so shoes also equal death. Moreover, the number “four” resembles “death,” so if at all possible, you should try not to be born in April (the 4th month) or any day containing the number four. In Vietnam, everyone celebrates his or her birthday on New Year’s Day. Interesting concept. Everyone is a year older on January 1st. This would never work in the US, where individualism is so ingrained in the culture. I definitely enjoy having my own day and was so disappointed to learn recently that I share it—October 10th—with Taiwanese National Day. No one ever brought this fact to my attention when I lived in the US. In Hong Kong, all I hear about on my birthday is Taiwan this, Taiwan that. A friend of mine in the Mongolian Peace Corps says that people there calculate age starting not from the day of birth, but from conception. In other words, if I go to Mongolia and I need to tell someone how old I am, I add nine months to the number. Introducing this concept in the United States would be disastrous. Imagine the chaos when thousands of people aged 24 years 3 months suddenly think they can rent a car.

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Falling Leaves by Sherry Hopkin Fall has always been my favorite time of year. I love the cool mornings, the smell of burning leaves, watching the combines making their paths thru the dried corn fields and sitting by the first fire of the fall burning in the fireplace while drinking apple cider. The crown jewel of fall would be the leaves. When you look out the window or drive down the street and see the vibrant orange, red and yellows it brings about such a warm and cozy feeling. Have you ever seen the glistening sun through a bright orange tree? It looks as though it has 1000 little bonfires burning inside of it. It is so brilliant. In just a few days, you will drive by that same beautiful tree and it will no longer be a majestical sight. The wind will have taken away all of the leaves, never to be seen again. I wonder how that can happen in what seems to be a blink of an eye? This, my favorite season, has become the most difficult for me to view. For me, the change was watching my mother, in just a little more than a month go from being a majestic beauty to disappearing, never to be seen again. I never fathomed a time, when my mother would not be here on this earth. Not even as I sat by her bed, holding her hand and watching her beauty, color, and breath leave her body. To lose your mother right in front of your eyes, and not be able to stop it from happening

is heartbreaking. I lost my mom November 2, 2006 at about 5 AM. During the fall, it feels like yesterday. All the things I love about autumn trigger the grief, pain and loneliness of my mother's passing. My mom was such a huge part of my world that I figured even with her passing, I would still feel her presence. Unfortunately that has not occurred and that leaves my heart with an emptiness that cannot be filled. Just like those colorful leaves, we so easily take for granted, a loved one can be swept away so quickly. For those that have lost parents. They understand the black cloud of sadness that never seems to stray too far from our hearts and the craving to just hear the sound of your loved one’s voice, to feel the warmth of a hug from them. There is a need, no matter the age, to be someone's child. This just never seems to go away. While you might think the holidays are the worst for us orphans, for me, they are no problem. The holidays allow me to keep myself busy and focused with the tasks at hand. The moments that feel like you've been punched in the stomach are those tricky ones. Like when you go to pick up the phone to call your mom to tell her good morning, or see a car like she drove and start to wave. These are the moments that make me relive the early fall morning of watching my beautiful mother's life wisp away from me like one of those vibrant, brilliant yellow leaves in the wind. I miss and love you mom. In peace and light.

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My father often talked about his experiences during World War II, and he did so with justifiable pride. He enlisted in the army after graduating high school and spent most of his tour as an aviation mechanic stationed in several stateside bases. Like millions of other ordinary Americans, he left civilian life behind to serve his country in time of war. With every military engagement since, it seems those who serve our nation do so to appalling levels of diminishing respect. My uncle fought in the Korean conflict. My brother served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Countless friends toured the battlefields of Kuwait and the current engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq. And, if one were to believe reports from a fair number of media and e l e c t e d sources, these honorable men and women are worthy mostly of our distrust and disgust. The way some people are talking about our soldiers these days is as off base as a preschool staging a sumo wrestler-tossing contest. The claim that, “I support the troops but not the war,” makes about as much sense to me as bathing the cat in turpentine and being irritated that his fur fell out. One of my former theatre kids, Chapin’s Courtney McCormick, is stationed in a military unit right now in Afghanistan. Courtney is about as far as I can imagine from the kind of person those critical naysayers are portraying our military personnel to be. She is strong, dedicated, unselfish, compassionate, and extremely intelligent. I would have no problem whatsoever if God plucked her out of our hemisphere of humanity, placed her before the world and said, “This is the best America has to offer.” It’s hard to say who is more to blame for the increasing

perception of our troops as villains in this ongoing spectacle. Many of the so-called mainstream media outlets who continue to trowel out cherry-picked facts, distorted half truths, and outright lies are certainly deserving of whatever Karma has in store for them. But perhaps too many of us have earned our own ticket to ride the Stygian Ferry because we hear these reports, know the truth, and fail to speak out against the falsehoods being spread around. As Veteran’s Day is celebrated this year, why don’t we jettison our usual acts of self service and return to the original purpose. I propose that we citizens of Jacksonville commit ourselves to making November 11 “Thank a Veteran Day.” Everyone knows at least one other person who has served honorably and sacrificially on our behalf. How about taking five minutes away from the loathesome fare on television or the latest doings on Jon and Kate Gosselin on the internet, and offer a tangible expression of appreciation to one of these American heroes? It will take no time at all to make a phone call, send an e-mail or pen a note to let someone know their contributions were valued. For those who really get with the program, visit a veteran’s home or take one out for lunch, that would really show appreciation. Of course, no one has to take part in this project. After all, it’s a free country. However, it would be nice if, at least for a moment on November 11, we would remember the only reason our nation is still that way is because of the exceptional American men and women who served in our military forces. God bless all our Veterans!

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Reese Family Chiropractic is a Doug continued going to school well-known name in the Jacksonville area and working at the hospital with Greg while because of its positive connotation. When the Dee Dee used her degree and worked in a Reeses moved here in 1989, they had no idea large office. They soon found out they were that they would be calling Jacksonville their expecting, but a surprise came when they permanent home. The town’s warm, inviting heard they were having twins. atmosphere and citizens were enough to make On August 22, 1988, their twin the family want to stay and serve the commu- daughters Emily and Erica were born. Doug nity with whom they quickly fell in love. and Greg soon graduated with their Doctoral When owner Doug Reese was in Degrees. After graduating, most chiropractors high school in Pennsylvania, his older sister, do a one to three year associate job with Lori, headed off to college and met her future another office to get hands-on experience husband, Neal. He was studying to be a chiro- with other doctors. practor and the profession interested Lori, so Since Doug was married and had she began to talk with Doug and their younger just started a family, he didn’t feel this was for brother Greg about their future school and him. “I needed to dive in headfirst,” he stated. career paths, pointing out that chiropractic “I couldn’t take a low paying associateship could be a good choice. with a family to take care of.” Doug decided on graduating high school and going into the field while Greg wanted to focus on respiratory therapy. They both enrolled in undergraduate programs; Greg finished and obtained his degree in June 1986 and Doug finished his prerecs to enter chiropractic college in September of 1986. The two then decided to transfer to Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, where their brother-in-law had gotten his degree. Both brothers decided to Lacey Jones move straight through the program, taking a full load of classes even in the summer. The summer of 1987, however, since Greg had begun Palmer College of Chiropractic one quarter early, he decided to take take a quarter off so that he and Doug would graduate together. Doug worked at UPS overnight while Greg was employed at a local hospital. Soon, Doug got a job Dr. and Mrs. at the hospital as a cardio technician. The two were obviously very close all the way through school, doing everyKristen Lane thing together from lab work to working at the hospital, the two were inseparable. Doug and a friend he graduated During school, Doug met a girl with became partners and decided to look for named Dee Dee, the “girl of my dreams,” he a retiring chiropractor so that they could take smiled. She worked at the lab at Doug’s over his business. They looked in many school. Dee Dee began to attend Palmer states, including Tennessee, Wisconsin, College of Chiropractic Technicians in 1986, Michigan, and Illinois. after the two decided they wanted to be marDuring this time, Doug and Dee ried. Dee were staying with her Aunt in the Quad She would become certified Cities. They heard that a Chiropractor in Chiropractic Technician and in the future be Jacksonville was planning to retire, so after able to manage her husband’s office and assist finding out where Jacksonville was, the couhim with his work, from insurance paperwork ple and their business partner traveled to to patient care and exams. She would be the Jacksonville to see the clinic, and meet Dr. M. key person in his office. Dee Dee finished her Nolan Smith. schooling in 1987, and the two were married Dr. Smith opened his business in on February 14 of that year. 1953, on East State Street. Doug, Dee Dee,

and his colleague thought the business was just what they were looking for and decided to take it over in the summer of 1989. Just before they were planning to move to Jacksonville, Doug’s friend and colleague changed his plans and left the couple with a difficult predicament - to continue the move alone or to forgo the entire idea. Doug and Dee Dee decided to take the opportunity in front of them, so after the two rented a duplex over the phone (without seeing it) and packed up their young family (including two 14 month-olds), they headed to a new town to begin their adult lives. “Every time we reached out for a resource (in the Jacksonville community), it was so easy. We had no problems!” Doug stated. Dr. Smith stayed at the practice for

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time employees. Kristin Lane is the office manager at Reese Family Chiropractic. She was originally hired as a receptionist and gradually took over Dee Dee’s place as a chiropractic assistant. Lacey Jones is the business’ licensed massage therapist. Ashleigh Mason was recently hired as a Certified Nurse’s Assistant. Courtney Daniels, a Lincoln Land Community College student, worked parttime at the office in high school and has continued that into her college career. As far as office visits go, Doug stated that, “90% of my clients have a muscoskeletal need and require some type of conservative treatment.” When a new client comes to Reese Family Chiropractic, the staff evaluates their intake history with a spinal exam and diagnostic testing, assesses the patient, and establishes an individual treatment plan and goals. For acute injuries, the business offers treatment modalities like hot/cold, ultrasound, and electric treatments. They also give homecare and stretching exercises. However, the primary emphasis in treatment is the chiropractic adjustment. Other types of injuries are assessed in a case-by-case manner and reassessed often with the Ashleigh Mason set goals in mind. Other offerings at Reese include vitamin and supplement counseling, custom pelvic stabilizers for arch and foot support, and a new eight-piece core strengthening circuit to educate clients on the proper way to strengthen their backs in order to prevent future injuries. Doug also is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. “I constantly try to stay diversified Douglas Reese in my approaches, but my basis is to keep it simple,” Doug stated. “We try to change the way that our clients Courtney Daniels approach life and guide them not to about a month, introducing Doug to the prac- rely on drugs, but to change their lifestyle and tice and the patients, before entrusting the the way they think. If the body is healthy and business to him on November 1st of 1989. the spine is aligned, it will heal and regulate Dee Dee ran the office alone for itself.” several years, computerizing the entire sysTwenty years ago, the Reese family tem. She then trained employees as they were never would have imagined that they would needed because business began to grow still be living in the small town of immensely. She then was able to go home to Jacksonville. The state facilities, schools, colcare for her daughters and younger son, leges, industry, and citizens really impressed Elijah. the two and made them want to stay and raise Since 1995 would mark the 100th their family here. With 36 years of previous anniversary of chiropractic care, Doug felt clients and nearly 20 years of experience that something big should be done. He made under their own belts, Doug and Dee Dee at a goal to have a new office built on Westgate Reese Family Chiropractic can’t wait to see Avenue. The business has continued growing what the future holds! through the years and now has several full-

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Clifford Kays US Navy

Robert Kays

Karmy Kays US Navy

Joseph Kays US Navy

Amos W. Viera US Army

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B. Russell Wilson US Navy

Terry W. Fletcher US Navy

Elbert H. Luttrell US Army 1942 - 1945

Ronald E. Luttrell US Army 1969 - 1971

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Joseph Emerson Grey US Navy

John Grey US Army

Albert Slavens US Navy

Mark Slavens US Air Force

Vick Sievings US Army 1969 - 1971

Richard “Gail” Wright US Army 1952 - 1954

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Gerard King US Army

Raymond Colbert US Army 1952 - 1955

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Thomas L. Mussatto Navy 1944 - 1946

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Richard L. Luttrell US Army 1972 - 1974

Ryan Burg and his USMC unit in Iraq

Memorial Day March: Middle Chuck Roberts, Karsyn Wardlow, Matt Lawson.

Verlin E. Magelitz US Army 101st Airborne Vietnam

John A. Farmer US Army 1946 - 1948

James Bryan Welch US Army 1987 - 1991

Engineers (continued from pg. 6) "The most difficult part is site preparation. If the site's not properly laid out, you're going to have a lot of problems when you actually try to launch the bridge across – you'll have stuff binding," said Sgt. Daniel Schwab, 56th Engineer Company site noncommissioned officer in charge. "Another big key is the site layout. If you try to take shortcuts you'll screw yourself over in the end. You'll have a bad bridge build or someone's going to end up getting hurt." Pvt. Adam Beard (of Jacksonville) said he never thought he’d build bridges in the Army. "(It was) a lot more complex than I thought it’d be," Beard said. "I thought cranes would bring in large pieces and we would just connect them. I had no idea they were smaller pieces all put together one at a time." Adam Goodey Army - Infantry 2004 - 2007

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Capt. John Lockman Returns from Afghan Duty Tour Written and photographed by G.Q. Spaulding One day last September, John Lockman left his home in Jacksonville and went to work. When he left, his son, Carter, was six and his son, Sam, was two. When he returned home a year later, Carter was seven and three or four inches taller, and Sam – who knew only a few words the last time he saw his daddy – was now three and now speaking in complete sentences. John Lockman’s job isn’t a normal, everyday, run-of-the-mill kind of job. Lockman is an Illinois Army National Guardsman, and last September, the citizensoldier who works in Springfield and normally spends his off-duty hours home with his family, joined thousands of other guardsmen from across the state and nation on federal active duty in support of the war on terror in Afghanistan. And now, after nearly a year in Afghanistan, he’s readjusting to life at home, and adjusting to driving again. Capt. Lockman is assigned to the 634th Brigade Support Battalion headquartered in Sullivan, and his unit, a part of the Illinois National Guard’s 33rd Brigade, was mobilized and deployed to Camp Phoenix, a U.S. installation just outside Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. “Over there, every day was like groundhog’s day,” Lockman said referring to the Bill Murray film about a reporter who woke up every day only to learn it was groundhog’s day over and over again. “Duty days were anywhere from 12-18 hours long, every day, seven days a week.” The unit’s mission was to provide training and logistical support for the Afghan army and national police, as well as supporting Camp Phoenix’s garrison command. As the battalion’s supply officer, Lockman’s job was to deal with U.S. government contractors and local vendors to meet operating needs. For Capt. Lockman, his job in Afghanistan was not a lot different from his fulltime job as a logistician at Illinois Guard Headquarters at Springfield’s Camp Lincoln. According to Lockman, he was treated well by the Afghan citizens he met and with whom he dealt. “Every now and then there were some local language issues, but for the most part, they treated us well. They were trying to make a living off the government selling goods and services to the base, so they tended to be very courteous and polite.” The Illinois guardsmen had plenty of time to prepare for their deployment since they received notice the brigade would be called-up nearly 18 months ahead of their mobilization date. For Lockman, though, his job as a battalion staff officer meant he was heavily involved in the planning stages and it meant a lot of extra duty days away from home as the unit prepared for mobilization. “There was a lot of travel, and a lot of extra duty days and weekends, so it was almost like being on active duty for two years instead of one.” Even with the advance notice, Lockman said it doesn’t help you prepare for

things like being away from home for the holidays, for birthdays, and celebrations. After the unit was called up, they were sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for additional predeployment training. When it came time for the Thanksgiving holiday, John’s wife Julie and his sons joined him for a last holiday gettogether at Myrtle Beach S.C. The Lockmans said that helped ease the stress of the long deployment to come. Christmas, on the other hand, was a different story. With their families now half a world away, Lockman said he and his fellow soldiers tried to treat Christmas as just another work day. “We tried not to think about it,” John said. He was at least able to phone home and talk with his family.

denly found myself having to find someone to watch the boys.” “Besides working, I found myself having to do two jobs. I had to be both Mom and Dad, but we got through it. I had a good support system…a lot of people who came together to help me through the year.” Asked if she had any advice for Guard wives who may one day face a similar situation, she offered these words: “Take it day by day. There’s only so much you can plan for, only so much you can do. But there’s definitely a learning curve.” difficult for little ones Too For young Carter Lockman, the life without dad at home was hard. “I was very sad when Dad left,” he said. And with a line

After a year long deployment John Lockman (far right), returned home to son Carter (L), wife Julie (Middle), and son Sam (on Julie’s lap).

On this side of the globe, Julie and the boys decided to change their normal Christmas routine. “It was definitely different,” Julie said of the holiday. “We spent Christmas Eve at my parents’ house so it wouldn’t be just the three of us waking up on Christmas morning.” They also Serve Who Stand and Wait Serving a tour in a combat zone is stressful enough for soldiers, and while the issues they face are vastly different, the tour is also difficult for the deployed soldiers’ families. “It was definitely stressful,” Julie said of the changes that came with her husband’s call to duty. “I wouldn’t wish single parenthood on anybody.” Julie said once John’s unit had deployed, things that used to be easy to deal with suddenly became more difficult. “Child care was suddenly an issue,” she said. Julie, who is a manager at Famous Footwear in Jacksonville’s Lincoln Center, and John used to work their schedules out to make sure there was always someone available at home for the boys. “Without having John around, I sud-

that seemed right out of the movie “Field of Dreams,” he added “I really missed my dad playing baseball with me.” (Three year-old Sam Lockman’s sentiments were probably the same as his older brothers, but he had to “go nite-nite” and was unavailable for comment.) a Time to come Home During their time in Afghanistan, Lockman said he and a lot of other soldiers tried not to pay attention to how long they’d been in the country or how long they had left before they came home. “We didn’t spend a lot of time counting days,” he said. “We paid attention to certain bench marks, like we’re inside 100 days to go, or 60 days to go. But once we got inside 30 days to go, it seemed like time really slowed down. I tried not to even look at a calendar once we got inside 30 days.” Finally the time came for the plane ride home, and Lockman said there was a lot of anticipation for the “wheels up” feeling when the plane left Kabul. “That was a good feeling,” Lockman said of the take-off. “But

the best feeling was when the pilot came on the intercom and said “We have just cleared Afghani airspace. “We were on a military aircraft, and at that point we all got to take off our combat helmets and body armor…and that’s when we knew we were done. Then it was just a matter of getting home.” a Welcome Homecoming “Probably one of the best parts about coming home was marching into the armory with the unit” Capt. Lockman said. “When we marched through the door, the crowd was screaming and cheering, and I kept trying to find Julie and the boys….and when I finally found them in the crowd – well, that was a real treat.” On the other side of things, Julie and the boys were nervous too. “Mom and I were excited to see Dad again, but we were nervous too. Really, really nervous,” Carter said. “I don’t know why, but we were.” “I was definitely nervous,” Julie said. “I didn’t know how John would react when he saw us, or how he would react when he saw how much weight I’d lost while he was gone.” (The captain and his wife made a bet to see who could get in the best shape while he was deployed. The Lockmans agreed Julie’s 40 pound weight loss made her the winner.) dismissed At the end of a year-long deployment, after all the pomp and circumstance of the welcome home ceremony, there was only one word everyone in the crowd, soldiers and family members alike wanted to hear. That word was “Dismissed.” “Once they said “dismissed,” that was great,” John said with a broad smile. “I got a big hug from all three of them…that was something special.” For Carter, it was something special too. “I got to help Dad carry his bags to the car, and into the house,” he said. “We even had a big sign in the house for him.” Moments later he appeared holding the large red, white & blue banner he helped make to welcome his dad home. And since his dad has come home, he admits he’s tended to follow him around the house quite a bit. Mission accomplished While the words “mission accomplished” have been battered about by people ranging from reporters to comedians since they appeared on a banner behind President George W. Bush, they remain words service members are proud to say at the end of a tour of duty. For Capt. John Lockman and the rest of the 634th Brigade Support Battalion, the tour of duty is over, and they believe they accomplished what they set out to do. “I think we did a lot to improve conditions at Camp Phoenix,” he said. “We left it in better condition than we found it, and we prepared the unit that followed us for success.” Mission accomplished.

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Last Saturday night, while sitting at the Irish Toad, a few members of The Source staff took a moment to really think. To think about the weeks behind us and those to come, but most importantly, about just how crazy that Ken Bradbury might be. We had just witnessed for ourselves what some might call “a brief glimpse into the mind” of that local celebrity, and what a glimpse it was. At the risk of offending or misinterpreting him, KB, the creator and director of Pardon My Shorts, (a series of short plays, with music by Roger Wainwright, put on this weekend in order to support the Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois) and/or any of the cast, which was, by the way, chock full of Jacksonville royalty of sorts and an amazing piano player…I will attempt to review it with all of the justice it deserves. The opening “short” and those to follow were not only well performed, entertaining, and in most cases as laugh-out-loud funny as I am sure was the intention, but they said something, taught a lesson, or, at the very least, made you open your eyes and take a look around you. In the beginning, during “Do Not Delete,” we were given what I can only imagine was to be a peek into the mind of writers everywhere. Whether they be playwrights or other types of authors, we had a chance to witness the inner struggle that goes on, when you are choosing whether to keep writing…or to delete those characters and scenes in your mind. This opener set the stage and prepped you for just under two hours of

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thought-provoking humor…dotted ever so carefully with several community members who graciously stepped out of their comfort zones to support a noble cause. The rest of the first act included three additional shorts, one a look into life post death, with subtle religious undertones, another a hilarious two-man rendition of the “History of Mankind,” and an alltoo-true “Ten Minute Musical” that gently showcased the redundancy and predictability of the typical three hour musical. Act two continued in the same light, with another, more thoughtful, two-man performance, an animated rendition of Hansel and Gretel (with all of the accoutrements), a lesson in the costs of life’s varied “adjustments, and an opera portraying the angst of two ancient museum busts who never quite have the opportunity to have the love they deserve. In a sense, one might even agree that the idea of “brevity” was a theme throughout the night. Whether it be musicals, looks back in history, operas, or self-analysis and awareness of the world around us…perhaps KB’s hope would be that we would realize that life is too short to spend too much time on any one of these, or in the case of the latter, that we take a brief amount of time to get to the point where we can take into account the needs of others maybe even first and foremost to those of our own. Normally, I would say “If you missed this, then catch it next time,” but sadly for you, this was a one weekend show. So until next time… (hint, hint, Ken Bradbury)

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illinois College by Lauren Ridings

One of Illinois College’s most important aspects is that it focuses on enhancing the liberal arts in every student. IC prides itself on the fact that it remains one of the few liberal arts colleges in the United States. I have been attending IC for almost four years now, and I don’t think I knew the true meaning of liberal arts until just recently! Even though I feel like I should have known this long ago, I don’t think I’m alone. I polled some of my fellow classmates and came to discover that only about one out of every five students knew the true meaning, even though we all currently attend a liberal arts college. I probably would not have even thought twice about this until I began taking my Rhetorical Tradition class, taught by professor Adrienne HackerDaniels. Throughout the semester we have learned all about rhetoric and how it stemmed from the seven original liberal arts. These seven arts were grammar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, arithmetic, music, and astronomy. It’s really interesting how these have developed into the ones that we consider modern liberal arts today. Liberal arts, according to the ever-popular Wikipedia.com, is a curriculum that imparts general knowledge and develops the student’s rational thought and intellectual capabilities, unlike the professional, vocational, technical curricula emphasizing specialization. The contemporary liberal arts include the study of literature, languages, philosophy, history, mathematics, and science. According to Illinois College’s website, “Academic courses teach the skills students take with them to jobs and graduate programs. As part of a liberal arts education, these courses also prepare students to think. The ability to identify and solve problems is a hallmark of liberal arts graduates, prized by employers everywhere.” I agree with these statements because I feel like it’s important to be knowledgeable about many different areas of study. Employers are starting to look at how well a possible employee can adapt to change and if they are skilled in many different areas, instead of focusing on specialized skills. Now that I know a little bit more about the liberal arts, I can definitely appreciate the education that I am receiving from Illinois College. Liberal arts has allowed me, personally, to develop skills in math, science, art, speech, management, business, literature, and philosophy. Hopefully I can take these skills with me and use them to ensure a successful future.

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All the blood, sweat, tears, memorizing, rehearsing, and overall stressing finally paid off this weekend with our production of Arsenic and Old Lace at MacMurray. The entire cast worked very hard this past week, and for numerous weeks before, and this weekend we gave it our all. This show was hilarious and the audience loved it. Each night was different; laughs depended on how we delivered lines and the dynamic of the audience. All the nights were fantastic though. Not to say there were no bumps in the performance, which there were, but we smoothed them over nicely and the play continued. I would like to say a special thanks to all the cast members who worked together for this play and also to all the people who came out to support us. Playing the role of Abby Brewster, I had to age many years by wearing a wig and adding a few wrinkles to my face. This was a fun experience for me also because my roommate and friend played my sister Martha Brewster. MacMurray’s fall production was a success and fun for everyone involved, including cast and audience members. Other things happened on campus this week besides our production, though it did not feel like it because of my busy schedule. Frederick Winters came to campus on Friday night and entertained all the students who attended. He is a trained hypnotist and took some student volunteers to be hypnotized. The entire audience enjoyed watching their classmates and friends be entranced for a while. Sports teams have been busy this past week. The football team played their last home game of the season on Saturday. Men’s basketball season had an exhibition game versus Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and the ladies played against Knox College for their game. Tuesday night an esteemed alumnus came back to MacMurray for a special lecture. Dr. Richard Hackman spoke about “What makes for a great team.” Hackman has written and co-written numerous books about leadership in teams and organizations. He has been a professor at both Yale and Harvard Universities. It was a wonderful opportunity to hear about leading from a true leader who was once a student at MacMurray like me. After this week, the countdown to Thanksgiving truly begins. I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel of exams and projects in the upcoming weeks.

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Illinois hunters and fisherman will presumably pay more for their sport next year. I previously wrote about Illinois Senate Bill 1846 which outlined details for increasing fees for hunting and fishing. Illinois SB 1846 is now on Governor Quinn’s desk awaiting his signature. The increase in fees was originally his idea so there should be no question that he signs it into law. The Illinois House and Illinois Senate voted 41-15 to raise fees on a variety of hunting and fishing issues. Senator John Sullivan of the 47th district was one of the bill’s primary sponsors. Senator Deanna Demuzio and Representative Watson were yes votes for the bill. The bill is projected to bring in an additional $3.5 million more. If passed the fee increases would take effect January 1, 2010. Here are a few of the increases SB 1846 effects: Hunting License $12 Fishing License $14.50 Combination $25.50 Lifetime License 30 x the current fee Deer Permit $25 State Waterfowl Stamp $15 -25% of the fund used for projects attracting waterfowl and improving public waterfowl areas. -25% of the fund will be turned over to non-profit organizations for the development of waterfowl areas within U.S. and Canada specifically for the Mississippi Flyway.

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217.243.3857 STaTe of illinoiS in THe circUiT coUrT of THe SeVenTH JUdicial circUiT MorGan coUnTY, JackSonVille THE FARMERS STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff,

) ) ) ) vs.) No. 2009-CH-78 ) STEVEN E. SANDERS, SR., ) LISA A. SANDERS, ARROW ) FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC., ) UNKNOWN OWNERS and ) NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants.) noTice BY PUBlicaTion Notice is given you UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, towit: TRACT I: Lot Two (2) in the Original Town of Lynnville, Morgan County, Illinois. TRACT II: Lot Seven (7) in the Old Plat of the Town of Lynnville, Morgan County, Illinois. PARCEL NO. 12-05-200-034 Commonly known as 21 North Street, Lynnville, IL 62650 and which said mortgage was made by Steven E. Sanders, Sr. and Lisa A. Sanders, husband and wife, to The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Morgan County, Illinois as Document No. 481494 and for other relief. Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Teresa Lonergan, 300 W. State Street, Jacksonville, IL 62650 on or before December 14, 2009 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. WITNESS: November 3, 2009. TERESA LONERGAN, Clerk of the

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MORGAN COUNTY, JACKSONVILLE THE FARMERS STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

) No. 2009-CH-75

LARRY A. SMITH, also known as LARRY ALAN SMITH, TERYL J. SMITH, DAVID PAUL GRAVES, TERRI LYNN WHITE, CAPITAL ONE BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. noTice BY PUBlicaTion Notice is given you UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage on the premises described as follows, to-wit: TRACT I. Lot One (1) in Masters’ Addition to the Village of South Jacksonville. Situated in Morgan County, Illinois. PARCEL NO. 09-33-100-002 Commonly known as 1828 South Main, Jacksonville, IL 62650 and which said mortgage was made by Larry Alan Smith to The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Morgan County, Illinois as Document No. 526374, and for other relief. TRACT II. The East Fifty-five (55) feet off of the West One Hundred Twenty-five (125) feet of Lot Six (6) in Gallaher’s Addition to the City of Jacksonville, now located within the Corporate Limits of the Village of South Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. PARCEL NO. 09-29-413-006 Commonly known as 115 West Pennsylvania, Jacksonville, IL 62650 and which said mortgages were made by Larry Alan Smith to The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Morgan County, Illinois as Document No. 531348 and 547065, and for other relief. Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Teresa Lonergan, 300 W. State Street, Jacksonville, IL 62650 on or before December 16, 2009 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. WITNESS: November 4, 2009.

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TERESA LONERGAN, Clerk of the Circuit Court FLYNN & FLYNN Attorneys for Plaintiff 222 West State Street Jacksonville, IL 62651 217 245-2181

12 November - 18 November 2009 STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MORGAN COUNTY, JACKSONVILLE In Re the Marriage of: STEPHANIE JANE CROAK, Petitioner vs ROBERT MICHAEL CROAK, Respondent No. 2009-D-57 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, ROBERT MICHAEL CROAK, that Petitioner, STEPHANIE JANE CROAK, has filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. UNLESS you appear in Court at the Morgan County Courthouse, 300 W. State St., Jacksonville, Illinois, before the Honorable Judge Tim P. Olson on December 23, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE PETITION. Theresa Lonergan Clerk of the Court

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MORGAN COUNTY, JACKSONVILLE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE ) OF ) NO. 2009-P-100 MAE C. EVANS, DECEASED. ) NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION - CLAIMS Notice is given of the death of MAE C. EVANS, of Murrayville, Morgan County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on October 23, 2009, to Rex D. Evans, 1868 Midway Road, Murrayville, IL 62668, whose attorney is Rammelkamp Bradney, P.C., 232 West State Street, P.O. Box 550, Jacksonville, Illinois 62651. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Morgan County Courthouse, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the 12th day of November, 2009, being the date of first publication of this Notice. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it is filed. Dated this 3rd day of November, 2009. Rex D. Evans, Independent Executor of the Estate of MAE C. EVANS, Deceased,

Michael A. Hankins Attorney for Petitioner 611 E. State St., Suite 202 Jacksonville, IL 62650 (217) 243-3434

BY: RAMMELKAMP BRADNEY, P.C.

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MORGAN COUNTY In the Estate of WANDA L. REYNOLDS, Deceased. ) No. 09-P-101

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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION – CLAIMS Notice is given of the death of Wanda L. Reynolds, of Jacksonville, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on October 29, 2009, to Patricia Desyllas, P.O. Box 110, Alexander, IL 62601, whose attorney is Eddie Carpenter, 305 West State Street, P. O. Box 871, Jacksonville, Illinois 62651. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Morgan County Courthouse, 300 West State Street, Jacksonville, IL 62650, or with the Executor, or both, on or before May 5, 2010 and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Executor and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Dated: October 29, 2009. PATRICIA DESYLLAS, Executor Eddie Carpenter Attorney at Law 305 West State Street P.O. Box 871 Jacksonville, IL 62651 (217) 245-7015 Probate2009/ReynoldsWanda-NOP.lj

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MORGAN COUNTY, JACKSONVILLE - in ProBaTe IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) ) NO. 2009-P-102 MARY J. DARWENT, DECEASED ) noTice for PUBlicaTion -claiMS Notice is given of the death of MARY J. DARWENT of Jacksonville, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on November 5, 2009, to MARK S. DARWENT, 406 James Creek Lane, Jacksonville, Illinois, whose attorney is THOMSON, McNEELY, CREWS, HURST & THIELEN, P.C., 226 West State Street, P. O. Box 970, Jacksonville, Illinois 62651. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at the Morgan County Courthouse, 300 West State Street, Jacksonville, Illinois 62650, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 31st day of May, 2010, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. MARK S. DARWENT, Executor of the Estate of MARY J. DARWENT, Deceased

By: Bradley W. Wilson, Attorney Attorneys for Estate: Rammelkamp Bradney, P.C. Bradley W. Wilson 232 West State Street; P. O. Box 550 Jacksonville, IL 62650 Telephone: (217) 245-6177

THOMSON, McNEELY, CREWS, HURST & THIELEN, P.C., Attorneys for said Estate

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MORGAN COUNTY, JACKSONVILLE THE FARMERS STATE BANK AND) TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, ) vs. ) No. 2009-CH-72) WAYNE MORRIS HARBOUR, ) DARLA DYANNE KING, HRI ) JACKSONVILLE, INC., D/B/A ) AIRESERV, UNKNOWN OWNERS, ) HEIRS, LEGATEES AND DEVISEES) OF BRUCE W. DAVIS, DECEASED, ) HEIRS OF JEREMY WAYNE DAVIS,) DECEASED and NONRECORD ) CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given you UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage on the premises described as follows, towit: Lot Sixty-three (63) of the Plat of MarNiCo Village, a Subdivision located in Section Nine (9) in Township Fifteen (15) North and Range Eleven (11) West of the Third Principal Meridian, Morgan County, Illinois. PARCEL NO. 08-09-202-008 Commonly known as 230 N. MarNiCo, Jacksonville, IL 62650 and which said mortgage was made by Bruce W. Davis to The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Morgan County, Illinois as Document No. 559055, and for other relief. Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Teresa Lonergan, 300 W. State Street, Jacksonville, IL 62650 on or before December 2, 2009 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. WITNESS: October 19, 2009. TERESA LONERGAN, Clerk of the Circuit Court

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h1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinics (Injectable and nasal Spray)

Saturday, November 14th

9:00am - 3:00pm MacMurray College Gymnasium, Hardin St., Jacksonville, IL provided by the Morgan County Health department

These clinics will serve the following individuals listed on the Center of Disease Control’s Priority List: l Pregnant Women l Children Age 4 - 24 years of age for Injectable (shot) vaccine l Healthy Children Age 2 - 24 years of age for nasal Mist vaccine. l Healthy adults who live with or care for infants younger than 6 months of age. l Adults Age 25 - 64 with chronic health conditions. l Health Care or Emergency Medical Personnel.

An Additional Baby Clinic (injectable only) will be held at Lincoln School, 320 W. Independence on the following Monday, november 16th, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm l Babies - Age 6 months to 35 months of age.

Mary Franz keeps the first letter she ever received from Edgar in the freezer. She figures this precious keepsake, along with her letter in reply, is safest there in case of fire. The letter contains no declarations of love and the two didn’t even know each other well when Edgar sent it. But, as Mary explains, the letter “set the tone for the rest of our lives together.” Little did Edgar know that his decision to write a girl in his hometown for a favor during WWII would lead to 62 happy years of marriage. One day in June of 1942, Mary Jennings received a letter with an odd request. Edgar Franz, a soldier serving in the US military, wrote and asked if she would do him a favor. He needed someone to arrange for two baby chicks to be delivered to Margaret Kelb at the local bank and wondered if Mary would do this for him. Mary remembered Edgar from violin lessons as a girl, as one of the intellectual boys who carried satchels at Alton High School, and for his love of reading at Shurtleff College. E d g a r ’s quirky letter amused Mary and she decided to fulfill his odd request. He later explained his reason for the avian delivery. He wanted to be sure to have a chicken dinner waiting for him when he returned to Alton on leave, so he came up with a creative way to make this happen. Years later, Mary finally remembered to ask Edgar if his clever idea had the desired result. Edgar, of course, got his chicken dinner. Mary read excerpts from Edgar’s letter at his recent funeral because it is such a delightful representation of his eccentric nature. In his letter, he nonchalantly asked a casual acquaintance for this favor, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. She shared the letter because it so represented Edgar’s personality and future letters that were “unpredictable,” never mushy, and always Edgar. Mary responded to his letter with a report of the delivery and they began a twoyear correspondence, never once seeing each other. The two shared a love of music and

Edgar was able to attend some of the top musical productions, operas, and plays because, according to Mary, “a uniform could get you anywhere in London.” Edgar would share his experiences and send Mary programs from performances. She loved reading about his adventures because, although she was a music major at Shurtleff, he knew more about music from his experiences than she did. After Mary joined the Waves (a women’s division of the US Navy) in 1944, she wrote to Edgar every night, even if it was a few lines. Mary found writing to Edgar “easy” because she knew he’d be interested in whatever she wrote. Edgar, in turn, was adventurous and always wrote interesting letters. Sometimes people tell Mary they wrote because of “chemistry,” but she says, “How do you have chemistry when you’re not even together?” Whatever you call it, the two clearly enjoyed getting to know each other through letters. Mary must have sensed they were something special at the time because she kept all of Edgar’s letters. Of discovering love with Edgar, Mary says, “When you find each other, it’s fun, to say the least.” When the military discharged Edgar, he headed to the East coast to find work and to see her for the first time. He would visit her often and proposed to her in Philadelphia in February while she served in a military hospital there. Edgar wanted to be married as soon as they were both officially discharged in April. The two returned home with barely a month to plan and were married in May. They’d waited a long time, like so many couples during the war, and were eager to begin their new life together. Looking back, Mary laughs because she and Edgar grew up in Alton together and had a lot of connections, but she says, “The war – and God – brought us together.” Her eyes shine as she speaks of Edgar and recalls their full life together. And all because of “that funny, funny letter.”

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