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Katie Champion of the American Cancer Society is shown presenting the traveling luminaria plaque for the Tri-County Relay for Life to Sandra Pekarek of the Central Christian Church Team. The team has received the award five out of the past six years for selling the most luminaries. This year the team sold over 300 luminaries and raised over $8,100.00 for the American Cancer Society. Photo courtesy of Rodger Fox.

Pictured above is (L) Salvation Army Captain Amos Shiels with (R) Danielle Philips. A Touch of Creation Salon recently held a Donation Day for school supplies in exchange for haircuts. The items contributed were given to the Salvation Army. Hairstylists Danielle Phillps and Rachel Werner were the participants from A Touch of Creation Salon, both stated “We would like to thank everybody who particpated.” Photograph courtesy of Danielle Phillips.

Crime Stoppers of Morgan and Scott Counties is seeking information to assist the Jacksonville Police Department into their investigation into a recent Criminal Damage to State Supported Property and a recent residential burglary. Sometime between Sunday, August 16 at 8:00PM and Monday, August 17 at 8:00AM, unknown person(s) caused several hundred dollars worth of damage to the restrooms and gazebo at Community Park in Jacksonville. A toilet seat in the restroom was damaged and will have to be replaced. Several sections of the wooden railing on the gazebo were damaged or missing. The replacement pieces will have to be custom made in order to match the original railing pieces of the gazebo. On Monday, August 17 between 12:30PM and 1:00PM, someone entered a residence in the 400 block of S. Mauvaisterre by forcing open two doors on the back (east) side of the residence. Items removed were a Nintendo Wii video game system and 16 Wii games, an X Box 360 video game system, and the following X Box 360 video games: Halo 3, Fallout 3, and Guitar Hero. The police are asking that anyone who has information concerning these crimes, 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. A cash reward of up to $1000 will be paid for information leading to an arrest.

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The last time I did this, which Doug Brady, who attended Westfair who was listed at 5-11, 165 pounds, was assistant coach the past two seasons at was almost 30 years ago, I spent quite a Christian Academy before finishing high called up to the White Sox in September MacMurray College. Now living in few days going page by page through school in Las Vegas, then moving back to of 1995 and got in 12 games while hitting Chatham, he and his wife run a summer .180. He was released the following year camp in Springfield for Baptist churches. The Baseball Encyclopedia, then virtual- the city during his professional career. ly the only source of information on Born Nov. 23, 1969, he was and went on to play one season for the They have three sons who are entering every man who had ever suited up for at drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the Lotte Giants in the South Korean baseball playing ages. least one game in the Major Just before Brady made it, Brett Leagues. Merriman pitched in 1993 and The task was to find 1994 for Minnesota, finishing Jacksonville ties to everyone who with a 1-2 mound mark. He was had played in the big time of our born in Jacksonville July 15, 1966 National Pastime. Then, we looked before the family moved away. He for anyone born in this city, as well still has relatives in the area. as the nearby area, and the search Before the 1990s, there was a provided some interesting tidbits gap of almost 40 years going back about natives who made it to the to the last native Major Leaguer. top for varying periods. George O’Donnell was born Most of those found had here, but grew up in Winchester only the proverbial “cup of coffee” and spent most of his life there in the Major Leagues, dating back before moving to Springfield in to shortly after the Civil War when recent years following retirement. baseball began on the professional O’Donnell spent a number of level. There is surely a story behind years in the minor leagues before each one, but research on those and after the 1954 campaign when sidebars was not then available and he was called up to the Pittsburgh is still left to historians with a lot Pirates. more time and resources than I The pitcher who featured a have. knuckleball spent much of the Jacksonville is the birth1954 season with Pittsburgh durplace for at least six, and maybe ing an era when there were only seven, former Major Leaguers, the eight teams in each league. He two local colleges each have two had a 3-9 record with an ERA of former players who “made it,” and 4.53 in 87 innings. The 6-3, 175there are several others from area pounder twice beat the New York towns who got in at least a game Giants in a season in which the and have their statistics listed in at Giants went on to sweep least one of several available Cleveland in the World Series. In sources. five of O’Donnell’s nine losses, This time, I found that the Pirates were shut out. there are a half dozen or so Internet He had a highlight of cracking a sites available: baseballtwo-run homer to the second deck almanac.com, baseballof the Polo Grounds in New York. reference.com and mlb.com are He spent 12 seasons playing properhaps the most complete. By fessional baseball before returnhometown, one of the sites lists 998 ing to Winchester and playing current or former Major League amateur ball in the area. born in Illinois and even includes a The other Jacksonville natives Doug Brady, born in Jacksonville in 1969, went on to play part of the 1995 season with the Chicago White Sox. He appeared in 12 games list of those who died in each town and hit. .190. He later played in South Korea and had several minor league seasons as a second baseman and retired after the 1999 who reached the pinnacle present in the state. an interesting and unclear picture. season. He was a teammate of basketball great Michael Jordan while playing for AAA Nashville. My research includes Charles “Red” Dorman played finding that one player born in 12th round of the 1991 amateur draft. He Professional League, taking the 16-hour in only the 1928 season, for Cleveland, Jacksonville has a .364 lifetime batting moved up the ladder to play at Triple-A plane ride one way for what he described and hit a lusty .364. There is surely a average and another who won 136 Nashville, where he was a teammate of as more money than he could make in the story as to why he did not surface again. games, but those marks are a bit of a basketball great Michael Jordan when minor leagues in the U.S. After one year Jim “Sunny Jim” Hackett, tease. Jordan made a brief hiatus from basket- in the Atlantic League, he retired in 1999. played in the 1902 and 1903 seasons for The most recent Jacksonville ball. Brady coached for three years at St. Louis, with the first baseman leaving native who played at the top level is The switch-hitting infielder, Calvary Baptist in Springfield and was (continued on pg. 4, see Majors)

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Space-Time Continium Back when I was an editor and these fresh-faced kids barely out of college came in looking for a job, it freaked me By Rick Wade out. I mean, their parents were my age (or younger), for gosh sakes. Way before any of these youngsters in adult bodies were born, I had already grown my hair past my shirt collar. By the time these twenty-something children were weaned, I had dropped out of college twice and graduated once, visited the slums of Port au Prince, Haiti, and shot a man, just to watch him die (OK, OK, that last one I made up, with apologies to Johnny Cash!). These kids don’t remember where they were when JFK was shot in Dallas (I was in Mrs. Freeman’s first grade class at John J. Pershing School), MLK assassinated in Atlanta (I was at home playing baseball in the back yard), or Neil made a giant leap for mankind onto the Moon (right there in front of the TV, like everybody else in America). The Vietnam War, Charles Manson, Richard Nixon and Watergate – all mere names in history books to them. To me, they were the evening news (on three channels only). Of course, you can’t blame these fresh-faced pups because they were not yet born when any of those events took place. They were still just tiny bits of genetic code on the recombinant DNA of their parents – while I was going out on my first date, learning to drive, and sneaking into drive-in movies in the trunk of Chuck Taylor’s parents big Buick. You see, although we all share the common experience of the present, each human being is traveling on a different space-time continuum. Each has learned through their experiences a slightly different idea of what is right,

wrong, and acceptable. I developed this understanding of the way the universe works from many years in the news writing business, working with and meeting the members of diverse age groups, each with their own stories, each seeing the world through the lenses of their own particular experiences. Each of them is a time traveler, slipping through his/her world as others move through their own. Me, I’m mid-20th Centuryearly 21st Century American History, 1957-2009. When two travelers from the same era meet, it’s a comforting feeling to know there is somebody out there who sees the world from a relatively similar perspective. It makes me feel secure, as if we are tethered together with a life line as we drift through the universe. It’s when worlds collide, however, that things can get interesting. It can be good or it can be disaster. Depends on the individuals involved, and the situation. I guess this concept is no big revelation to all those people who as kids we called uncool or old fashioned. I bet, back then, these people I thought of as old were about the age I am now, wondering what the heck was wrong with the younger generation. These old folks had survived the Great Depression. They remembered Pearl Harbor. They had saved the world from the greatest evil ever to rise up from the depths of Hell. They put that man on the moon. They are the ones Tom Brokaw called the “greatest generation.” As I continue my journey through time and space, I wonder what judgment future historians will hand down about my generation, the children and grandchildren of this honored group of men and women. As it is written, only time will tell.

“Pardon My Shorts,” a new play by Ken Bradbury with “brief” music by Roger Wainwright, will premiere in Jacksonville on the weekend of November 6-8th as a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Morgan County. Performances will begin at 7:30 on Friday and Saturday nights with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. The Jacksonville Theatre Guild (245-1402) is handling ticket reservations. “It’s really not naughty,” said Bradbury. “The show is an evening of very short plays, none running more than ten minutes in length. A couple of the scripts are serious, most aren’t, and Wainwright has even written a tenminute opera and a ten-minute musical. It’ll be an unusual evening.” The two-act play is sponsored by the Source newspaper and the Jacksonville Theatre Guild. “It is an honor to be the beneficiary of such a wonderful event. The proceeds will assist us to make the much needed improvements to the Jefferson Community Resource Center, which is

owned by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois.” said Jennifer Reif, Director of Operations, Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Illinois. Although faces familiar to Jacksonville theatre audiences will be appearing onstage, “Pardon My Shorts” also features some relative newcomers to the local stage including the director of Jacksonville’s Chamber of Commerce Ginny Fanning, alderman Tony Williams, and Lincoln Land WREC Director Jan Terry. Other local theatrical notables include Brad Barnes, Jodi Heitbrink, Travis Deaver, Cori Pate, Barb Gatlin, Grant Estes, Cathy Doyle, Katie Phelps, J.B. Meier, Jessica Manker, and Bradbury. “It’s an evening perfectly designed for short attention spans,” said Bradbury. “Having taught Jr. High kids for 35 years, I’ve found great value in that.” Tickets will be available in October by calling the Theatre Guild office. (See the ad on pg. 17)

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First Grade Ken Bradbury I wanted the school day to last forever and that, alone, made me unique among my first grade classmates in Perry Grade School, 1954. I didn’t like school that much, but I was terrified of walking home with two vicious black spaniels on my route. I could have easily crossed to the other side of the road or taken the back alley, but Dad had said to stay on the sidewalk, and when you’re five years old you take orders. He was the same guy who told me that if I stuck three sticks of gum in my mouth at one time I’d blow up. How can you doubt an expert like that? We all have memories of our first weeks in school, and every August many of us relive those early days as we watch the

kids cruise by on the school bus. I was born in the pre pre-school days and we didn’t even have the benefit of kindergarten in Pike County. I wonder how we ever made it without the advantage of today’s kids who are jerked out of the maternity ward straight into American Public Education? My teacher was Mrs. Walker. She was 212 years old and stood a bit over twelve feet tall. (I’m just going on memory here.) On the first day she taught us how to avoid tornados, floods, earthquakes, and Nikita Khrushchev dropping a bomb on top of Perry. It was simple. Get under your desk. 200 mph winds streaking across the Illinois landscape with the air full of flying witches, Auntie Em, and an obnoxious dog? Get under your desk. I miss that desk. It offered a world of protection. And Mrs. Walker was my hero because she would never get under hers, instead standing watch to make sure no burr cut head popped out to see the effects of the Russian nuclear program. It never occurred to me that at 212 and twelve-feet high, she probably couldn’t have gotten to her knees, much less crawled under a desk. And the beans. We learned biology by each planting a bean in a plastic drinking cup then waiting for it to sprout. The beans were kept in a windowsill and we were instructed to gently water it only once a day. No bean drowning. Whenever Mrs. Walker left the room I’d run to my bean to see if it had sprouted in the last five minutes. In fact, I was the most ardent bean-tester in class.

Other kids gave their legume an occasional daily glance, but I was a constant checker. When the class’s beans finally came up, mine didn’t. I suspect my buddy Gary of peeing on my bean during recess, but have no proof of this and since he’s now a respected businessman in Rushville, I’ll let the matter rest. When you are in first grade everything is alphabetical. You sit alphabetically, you go to lunch according to your last name (Merle Waters nearly starved), and you tinkled according to the name your ancient ancestors took as their own. I became fast friends with Billy Curry and Bonnie Garrett simply because there were no A’, D’s, E’s, or F’s. This was done we were told, to teach us the alphabet. It did teach us to hate everyone with an earlier initial. Music was the highlight of my week. Mrs. Smith, the traveling music teacher, would come into our classroom with her assortment of tiny cymbals, castanets, triangles, and kazoos, then try vainly to get us to clang and bang out “Yankee Doodle” together. Our sound was less than patriotic, but it did instill in me a life-long love of music… it was the thing that for 30 minutes got me out of math and science. And of course what student from any time period doesn’t count lunch as one of real joys of the educational day? We marched (alphabetically) through the basement of the high school building (terrifying) to that little garden of gastronomy we called the lunchroom. Grabbing our plastic trays

we slobbered with anticipation as the school cooks laded on piles of mashed potatoes (actually peeled on site), fried chicken (cooked in lard), fresh-made dinner rolls (from scratch), and butter (genuine, full-fat). According to the nutritional guidelines given to today’s schools I expect to be dead by four o’clock tomorrow. (Oh yeah. We were too poor in Perry to afford refrigerated delivery trucks, I think. We had to settle for cobbler made on the spot and still warm from the ovens.) P.E. was a bit angst-filled for a round little first grade boy, since we followed that still-used and still-horrific “choosing teams” method. Besides, in first grade there’s a good chance that the girls can hit the ball further than the boys, and both Margaret and Roberta were chosen before any of us “men;” especially the little round ones. Then the day would end and I’d find I’d not heard a thing said all afternoon. Instead, I’d been planning on how to get by the two terriers. Sometimes I’d wait until Mrs. Walker would go home and I’d ask her for a ride. Other times I’d pick up a handful of rocks to defend myself from the little ankle-nippers, but as soon as I’d see them coming at me I’d drop the rocks, scream, and take off running. I assume that only the details have changed in the ensuing 45 years, but as I see the new patterns in American education I think a lot about my bean. I think I may have tested it to death.

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Can You Invest for College and Retirement? Submitted by Brent Bordentkircher You most likely need to save and invest for retirement. But if you have children, you also may want to put money away for their college education. Are these two goals mutually exclusive? They don’t have to be — but achieving them both can be challenging. Over the past generation, the responsibility of paying for retirement has largely shifted from the employer to the employee. At the same time, college prices have skyrocketed and show few signs of slowing down. Consequently, you face a delicate balance when it comes to preparing and saving for both college and retirement. Perhaps you may be facing large college bills in your prime retirement savings years. Or if your child graduates with college loans and you plan on helping to pay for them, your cash flow may fall short of the amount needed to meet your monthly bills during retirement. But as you think about the college vs. retirement issue, keep one overriding fact in mind: You have less time to save for retirement than your children have to pay for college. If your children do take out some loans, they will likely have decades in which to repay them. Ultimately, the amount of financial assistance you provide for your children's college education is a personal and emotional decision, as well as a financial one. Still, you can take steps to help out your children without shortchanging yourself. One possible strategy is to contribute to your 401(k) and your IRA, and then use whatever money you still have available to fund a college savings plan. If your employer offers a match for your 401(k) or other retirement plan — such

as a 403(b) or 457(b) — you should, at the very least, contribute enough to earn the match. And if at all possible, you’ll want to “max out” your IRA, which offers significant tax benefits. Your contributions to a traditional IRA may be tax-deductible, and your earnings grow on a tax-deferred basis. Depending on your income level, you may be able to contribute to a Roth IRA, which provides tax-free earnings, provided you meet certain conditions. In 2009, you can contribute up to $5,000 to your IRA, or $6,000 if you’re 50 or older. Once you’ve earned your employer’s 401(k) match and then, if possible, contributed the maximum amount to your IRA, you can begin looking more closely at college savings vehicles, such as a Section 529 plan or a Coverdell Education Savings Account, both of which offer tax-free earnings and withdrawals as long as the money is used for qualified education expenses. (Withdrawals for other types of expenses may be subject to federal and state taxes plus a ten percent penalty.) Also, Section 529 plan contributions may be tax-deductible in certain states for residents who participate in their own state’s plan. To make sure you understand the tax ramifications of a Section 529 plan, you’ll want to consult with your tax advisor. By committing yourself to regular investing, and by taking advantage of the various investment accounts available, you can make progress toward your retirement goals while still tackling the high costs of higher education. That’s a “win-win” situation.

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Despite Economic Times Local Retailer Expands With the economy in shambles, the unemployment rate at an alltime high, and mass retailers all over the country filing for bankruptcy, it comes as a bit of a surprise to hear that a local retailer is expanding their operation. WestSide Hobby, a Jacksonville, IL based hobby and toy retailer, announced today that they will be moving to a location that will more than double their size and increase their visibility immeasurably. WestSide’s current location at 1835 W. Morton Ave is about 1,300 square feet. Ben Ribble, WestSide’s manager, stated, “This has been a great location for us, but over the last eighteen months we have been expanding and quickly realized that we needed

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The fly-in lunch was in conjunction with the Taylorville EAA fundraiser. Hungry pilots along with many other people traveled to Taylorville for breakfast and then flew or drove to Jacksonville for lunch. The day before the fly-in lunch, five EAA pilots volunteered to give any child between the ages of 8-17 a free airplane ride. At their first fundraiser of the summer, the pilots gave rides to 13 kids. Saturday, they put 95 children in the air. The flights were in conjunction with a program called Young Eagles. The volunteer pilot goes through the pre-flight checklist with each child explaining the various parts of the airplane and teaching them about flight in general.

Jacksonville’s Chapter 137 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) held one of their three flyin/drive-in fundraisers of the year on Sunday, August 16th. The group held a get-together for anyone who wanted to have a delicious meal in one of the Jacksonville Municipal Airport’s hangers to benefit the EAA. The EAA lunch featured delicious butterfly pork chops with two sides and a drink, or hotdogs and chips with a drink for a very reasonable price. Brownies and homemade ice cream were provided for dessert. About 100 pork chops were cooked and eaten on Sunday. Airplane rides were available to anyone for $15.

Making an Impact by Marcy Patterson Recently, three officers from the Jacksonville Police Department completed a Narcotics Investigations Course in Des Moines, Iowa. The two week class, attended by Sergeant Sean Walker, Detective Brad Rogers, and Patrolman Kyle Chumley, is a class taught at National level that is paid for through federal grants and funding, therefore there is no cost to the Department. Detective Rogers, a twelve year veteran of the Jacksonville Police Department explained, “We requested permission from Captain Ginder to attend this program over a year ago. He was 100 percent in support of it. Unfortunately, it has taken this long, on the waiting list, for our group to be able to attend.” Detective Rogers said, “Good officers should continually be

going to training and making those requests to attend.” The class, taught by seasoned narcotics officers from across the nation, is designed to meet the immediate training needs of law enforcement personnel who are assigned to drug enforcement units, divisions, or task forces. The basics of drug investigations are emphasized, along with implementing new ideas for combating the drug problem that we, as a nation, face. Walker, Rogers, and Chumley, along with Patrolman Olivia Brune, are all part of a team of officers assigned to devote extra time to the drug problems in our community. Chumley, with three years on the job, explained, “There are four of us assigned to different parts of the department, each having various views of

lease makes it very difficult to pinpoint an exact date that we will open for business in our new location.” With definite excitement he said, “Rest assured, when we do re-open, it’s going to be a celebration. There’s going to be a huge grand re-opening bash. There will be prizes, drawings, and so much fun the party may never end!” For now, WestSide’s store will continue to be open at it’s current location with little down-time anticipated. Questions or comments about WestSide Hobby’s expansion can be directed to Mr. Ben Ribble, (217) 2452304 or [email protected]. For more information on WestSide Hobby visit online at www.WestSideHobby.com.

Chapter 137 President Jack Stewart tried to make each ride unique for his passengers. “When the kids got in, I would ask them where they lived and try to fly them over their houses. For some of them, it was the first time they had seen their house from the air,” he said. After the flight, the child was presented with a certificate of completion. A great weekend at the airport was had by all who participated in the EAA Young Eagles flights and fly-in lunch. The group tentatively plans to have one more fly-in this year, probably the third weekend in October. Whether you are a pilot or just curious about airplanes, be sure not to miss the next flyin! what is going on in the City. We, as policemen, see the impact of drugs every single day. Car thefts, robberies, and most crimes, can be linked to drugs when you follow them back to their origin. Our networking is helping to identify those areas and focus on a way to correct them. Together, we are able to have all elements of patrol, supervision, and investigations. Our group is a small networking program. Sending us to this class emphasized the things that we are doing right and offered new ideas, specifically designed for a community our size, with limited manpower. It is networking on a huge scale.” Sergeant Walker, an eleven year member of the force, lauded the class as a great benefit for the Jacksonville Police Department. “All (continued on pg. 17, see Police)

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The Way We Were

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by Curtis Heideman

As David and Joan (pronounced jo- 1977. Eventually David and Joan took over ann) Ridings prepare to celebrate their 55th the management of the ice cream shop, and it wedding anniversary on August 29th, they remained open seasonally within their took some time to reflect on their nearly six Waverly store until it was moved closer to the decades living and working together as one. highway in 1990. In the 80s they also ran Over the years they have definitely made another location of the Bumblebee Ice Cream their mark in Morgan County. High school sweethearts, David and Joan dated for four years before being married in 1954, while David was attending the University of Illinois. In 1956 David graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and began working in Peoria for the overseas division of Caterpillar. During their time in Peoria the couple welcomed their two children, Kathy (Caruthers) and Mike, into the world. After spending four years working for Caterpillar, David decided to follow in the footsteps of his father and open his own general store. In February 1961, David and Joan moved to Waverly and opened their first store, Ridings Dry Goods. It was a general store that flourished in a small town. The Ridings sold shoes, clothing, jewelry, and greeting cards, among other merchandise. In addition to the variety of products offered, they provided the community with many servic- 1978, David Ridings with Dorothy Elliott. Photo courtesy of es such as dry cleaning, tuxedo rentals, and the Ridings. telephone and electric bill collection. David followed advice from his father and kept the store open until 9 p.m. on Saturdays. His reasoning was that the farmers would be in town getting their hair cut at the barber shop and their wives would take advantage of the opportunity to do some shopping. His father was right, and they got a lot of business that way. David came up with another idea to boost business when he initiated the first “sidewalk sale” in Waverly. Soon other local merchants joined in and enjoyed the increase in business. Originally the Ridings leased their building in Waverly. In 1967 they purchased the 110 X 40 foot space and the adjoining building to expand their store to 110 X 60 feet. The expansion continued the following year when they opened their second store in Greenfield. Eventually this led to the opening of a third store in White Hall in 1978. The Ridings found it more cost 1980, David Ridings with his granddaughter Sierra Caruthers Photo courtesy of the Ridings. effective to purchase items in bulk and divide the merchandise among the three stores. However, this meant taking weekly Shop in Pawnee for four years. trips to St. Louis to load up their station During the 80s the Ridings started wagon with merchandise. With gas prices at closing the Ridings Dry Good stores. In 1980 the time being as low as $0.23 to $0.39 per they closed the Greenfield location, followed gallon, they were able to save money by driv- by the White Hall location in 1983. In 1989 ing back and forth rather than having the mer- they had a successful going-out-of-business chandise shipped. Twice a year they would sale in Waverly and closed the doors on their also go to the main fashion market in St. original location that had been open for nearLouis, Chicago, or Kansas City, to search out ly 30 years. The Waverly Bumblebee Ice clothing items for the three stores. Cream shop continued to offer ice cream While their son Mike was a teenag- treats to the local community until 1997. er, the Ridings decided to allow him to run an David and Joan have found ways to ice cream shop within their store. The remain active in the community since their Bumblebee Ice Cream Shop was opened in (continued on pg. 23, see The Way)

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Blindfolding the Mind’s Eye by Roger Deem

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starts at Noon Kid Karaoke Contest - Sign up 12:00 - 1:00 Tri/Bike Decorating Contest - judging at 2:00 Washer Tournament - Sign up at 12:00 - 1:00 Flea Market - Set up 8:00am Dunk Tank Food Provided by NB Fire Dept. Kids Games by NB EMS

live music Caprice 5:00 - 9:00 (outside) Suns of Circumstance 9:00 - 1:00 (inside)

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$1,000 Donors: The Farmers State Bank & Trust Co. l H&R Block l Brahler’s Truckers Supply l Premier Bank of Jacksonville l Select Denture Labs - Joel & Kellie DuPre l Green Chevrolet Buick Pontiac Cadillac & GMC, Inc. l Jacksonville Savings Bank l Robert Johnson Grain Co. Inc. l In Memory of Aaron Ferenbach - Connie & Barb Bonjean Hanley l The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy

$500 Donors:Ameren l Brandt - Evelyn Brandt l Cors Electric - Bill & Sandy Cors l Easton’s Services Doug & Wendy Easton l Edward Jones Investments - Brent Bordenkircher - John Bordenkircher - Will Whalen - Tom Hill l First National Bank l ILMO Products l Jacksonville Knights of Columbus l Leach -Remmers Heating & AC l Screen Tek - Glen & Patty Goodin l US Bank Williamson-Airsman-Hires Funeral Home and Creamatory $250 Donors: A. Gaudio & Sons, Inc. l AGI AGrivest, Inc. l All Occasions Flowers & Gifts - Bob & JoAnn Chumley l Beard Implement Co. l Bob & Carolyn Bonjean l Diversified Services l Ralph & Evelyn Gonzalez l Langdon Financial Management - Greg Langdon, CPA, CFP l Langdon Insurance - John Langdon l Lincoln Land Animal Clinic, Ltd. - Joe & Colleen Kock, DVM’s l The Links Golf Course l Mason Sound - Mike & Barb Mason - Dave & Keri Mason - Todd & Kim Spangenberg l Morgan County State’s Attorney - Chris Reif l Muggsy’s/Brickhouse l Passavant Area Hospital l Turner Insurance Agency - Tom Turner & Steve Turner State l Farm Insurance - Jeff Mossman l State Representative Jim Watson l Thomson, McNeely, Crews, Hurst & Thielen P.C. l Whalen Trucking, Inc. l Worell-Leka Land Services, LLC l Zumbahle, Eyth, Surratt, Foote & Flynn, Ltd. tickets are $100 each. to purchase a ticket mail check to dreams office, our Saviour parish, 453 e. State St. , jacksonville, il 62650 or Call 217.243.1632 with credit card info.

I am an ardent fan of old-time radio shows. More than any other broadcast medium ever created, its enjoyment required the extensive use of imagination. It is a tool I fear that is eroding more rapidly than the number of consumers who can afford gasoline. Jack Benny faced a real dilemma when his program transitioned from radio to television. "The concept of an alligator is funnier than a real alligator," he once said, encapsulating the difference between inspiring the imagination through stylized audio versus attempting to tickle America’s collective funny bone through visual creations. Radio allowed us to enjoy westerns without horses, tropical paradises with neither sun nor seas, policemen without squad cars, and dancers who never had to leave their chairs. The sets, make-up, props, and costumes were all created in the minds of the listeners. Flash forward the better part of a century and we find ourselves in a time where the news and entertainment media do everything for us except apply Charmin as needed. Our only vigorous use of imagination these days is to try and dream up ways to pay for everything. Through the use of digital technology, almost anything can now be realized by computers. They have brought dinosaurs back to life, created stadiums full of cheering crowds where only green screens originally stood, and given us a whirlwind tour of galaxies that are rumored to have existed a long time ago and far, far away. Almost anything people could look up in their Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia (remember books?) can now be created and portrayed on any screen, be it wall-sized or Lilliputian. We truly live in a world where we can no longer believe anything we see. I never thought I would long for the days when the "National Enquirer" or "The Star" would splash photos of ominous BatMen from the Moon across their front pages - grainy, pasted-together images which exuded all the authenticity of a denial by President Clinton. Perhaps I am seeing my childhood through rose-colored eyeballs, but I don’t recall my summers being one long attack of nuclear boredom. To me, the luxuries to be utilized included my bicycle and tennis shoes--both could whisk me away to adventures that played out mostly in my mind and occasionally flat on my face in a ditch. Today young people have access to video games, cable television, recorded movies, the internet, and the ability to talk and/or text to a legion of their closest friends and other strangers over their own personal telephones. I was doing good just

finding batteries for my walkie talkie which had just enough power to communicate with a friend at the other end of the bathtub. Yet the most consistent sentence I hear from just about every child over the age of two nowadays is, "I’m bored. There’s nothing to do." That is about as plausible a complaint as someone standing in the middle of the local Ponderosa and screaming there’s nothing to eat. My friends and I often played with the little green plastic soldiers. Those forlorn statuettes suffered all kinds of ignominies at our hands--everything from being tied to bike tires and being slammed repeatedly into asphalt as we wheeled down the street to being turned into piles of spare parts after being strapped to packs of firecrackers. Our imaginations were cranked up big time as we engaged in these shenanigans, perhaps a little over-inspired by the antics of the week’s guest villain on "Batman." Indeed, modern movies and television have reduced the need for human beings so drastically because computers can do almost everything we do. I never thought the day would come when people would watch the legendary clip of a wall falling on Buster Keaton in "Steamboat Bill, Jr." only to inspire a "So what?" reaction. We have all become so accustomed to seeing the impossible depicted before our eyes that the seemingly impossible accomplished in real life sparks all the adrenaline rush of a play-by-play broadcast at a chess tournament. The only area where humanity still has the upper hand is in the voice. Computers are still unable (so far, at least) to mimic the varied facets and tenets of human speech capabilities. They cannot sigh like Marilyn Monroe, intone like Orson Welles, or grab those high notes like Slim Whitman. The ability to originally create and modulate speech is still uniquely at our command. The axle on which humanity turns is the imagination. The less our collective population exercises that gift, the more slowly the wheel rotates. A quick look in the rearview mirror shows the tortoise is gaining on us and the rabbit is already home nuking a carrot casserole in the microwave. By the time another decade joins the ranks of days past, the only people who may have jobs are those computer geeks who live in their parents’ basements and survived the humiliation of being told by William Shatner to "Get a life!" I’m sure Mr. Shatner had no idea those folks might very well take his advice and that the life they would get would be ours. *

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Business Feature MORTHOLE MASONRY

27 August - 2 September 2009 Take a drive through Jacksonville, and you’re sure to see work done by Steve Morthole Masonry. Swing past Jacksonville Savings and Loan on South Main and view the rounded brick work on the North and South ends. Drive past Illinois College and you’ll see a campus that was once divided by Mound, now seamlessly connected, due in part to Steve Morthole Masonry. Make your way to the new Medicine Shop on Morton and you can view some of the company’s more recent work. Bump into lifelong Jacksonville resident Steve Morthole at the bank, post office, or at one of his grandsons’ baseball games, and he’ll gladly talk with you about the town and projects he loves. During summers and long Decembers off from Jacksonville High School in the 1960s, Morthole worked as a bricklayer with Crabtee Neff. The son and nephew of bricklayers, masonry work was a natural summer job. When breaks ended, he’d return to JHS to study and play football. After graduating from JHS in 1966, Steve attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale, to pursue an associates degree in architectural design. His dedicated work hours from high school also enabled him to obtain his union bricklayer’s card in 1968. After graduation from SIU, he put his degree to work as an estimator and draftsman for Paul Pieper Construction Company. Morthole enjoyed using his education to contribute to federal housing projects, especially the building of high rises, throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. Traveling with the architects on this project was, “a great learning experience,” as he witnessed them put their engineering knowledge into practice. Shortly after the government pulled funding for these federal housing projects in the early 1970s, Pieper found it necessary to reduce his staff. Paul Pieper turned to urban renewal projects to renovate downtown Jacksonville, and he offered Steve Morthole two choices that would allow him to continue work on urban renewal. He could stay on with the company as a bricklayer or start his own business and bid on the masonry work for the four quadrant buildings in the project. Twenty-six years old, with little money, and two small children at home, Morthole took a leap of faith by opting to go into business on his own and bid on the masonry work. He recognized an amazing opportunity before him to start his career with four buildings under contract. He also wanted to contribute to the urban renewal project on the Jacksonville square that he remembers so fondly. This successful contract for the Quadrant Buildings led to future projects and a thriving business. Ask Steve about the various projects his company’s worked on since the Quadrant Buildings and his eyes light up. His business has worked with a variety of contractors, homeowners, and businesses throughout the Jacksonville community over the years. After 35 years serving Morgan County, Morthole is gratified when he visits with a homeowner and discovers that his company completed projects on their parents’ homes as well. This continuity of service and recognition of quality has helped create an enduring company. For Steve, the joy in his work comes from “the relationships that I’ve built over the years with friends and continuing customers.” This pleasure in building relationships in the community is echoed by long-time Morthole employee, Larry Knous. While talking to Knous at his Jonathan Turner Junior High School worksite, his humility and genuine interest in customer satisfaction came through. According to Knous, masonry work allows him to “meet a lot of really nice people, work on their homes, and hopefully do a nice job for them.” He enjoys the variety found in his work, from pouring concrete, to working on

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new home additions, to brick work, to preparing chimneys. At the North Jacksonville Elementary School site, brothers Chris and Bryan Richardson discussed how work on new construction, such as the recent Medicine Shoppe project, is especially interesting for them. For Morthole’s employees, masonry is also a family affair; Knous’s father, uncle, and brother were bricklayers. Chris is Steve’s son-in-law and chose the masonry profession after encouragement from his father-in-law. Bryan was “talked into” joining the profession by his brother, and Chris jokes that Bryan has “hated Steve Morthole in his office proudly displaying pictures of his grandchildren. Photos by Mindy Farmer. me ever since.” Morthole and his employees take pride in providing quality, professional services to the Jacksonville community. Whether it’s working on an elevator shaft, winter snow removal for the school district, improving a drive-way, or laying a concrete floor, customer satisfaction is their main priority. For Steve, the focus is not on making money, but instead on “giving my customer the best job possible.” To meet this goal, the company focuses on respecting homeowner property and leaving it looking new, “like Chris Richardson works to waterproof brick around we’ve never been there,” after Bryan Richardson grinding and tucking around winwindows through grinding and tuck pointing at North completing work. Larry is truly dows at North Elementary School. Elementary School. satisfied with a job when “you can see it in a homeowner’s eyes that they’ve got just what they wanted or expected.” When Steve takes a drive through Jacksonville, his work connects him to his home town. A drive on Walnut takes him past the Elm City Center addition, where he recalls the foundation and masonry work. A trip on Vandalia brings him to Perma Bound, where his company built a concrete block warehouse. Driving on Morton, Morthole sees the ornamental and brick work completed on the RidAll building. And taking a drive through residential neighborhoods in Jacksonville reminds Larry Knous working on new concrete to improve the entrance at Jonathan Turner Junior High. him of the many homeowners he’s connected with over the ects, Steve Morthole looks forward continuing to be a part of years. Steve especially loves remembering the masonry work Jacksonville’s future, serving new and returning customers. He contributed to the Illinois College campus and the way new says he’s proud to have been in business in Jacksonville for so additions honored the integrity of the older structures. long. Thirty-five years later, Morthole still loves to “get up As much as he enjoys reminiscing about past proj- every morning and go do what I love to do.”

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North Morgan Water Co-op The North Morgan Water Co-op was incorporated in March of 2001, after just over a year of planning. Numerous citizens on the north side of Morgan County had a common problem: the lack of a good source of water. The group wanted to work hard to provide treated water service to rural households in the

by Cori Pate

Highway 36 west of Jacksonville (not including the Illinois River Bottoms). The area includes, but is not limited to the following areas: Bethel, West Point, West Point North, Literberry, Mount Zion, Prentice, Marnico Village, Sandusky Acres, Valevue Acres, Portuguese Hill, Gravel

wife agreed. “It was hard to get people to sign up and get started,” she said. Water had been promised to these citizens before, so most were skeptical to sign on again. The process also included getting about 630 easements from property owners to install the piping. The Co-op buys their treated water from the city of Jacksonville and pumps it out to the 575 homes it is intended for via 83 miles of pipeline. The city and previous, Mayor Ron

fee of $1500 to cover putting a pipe and meter to their property. Once on the property, it is the homeowner’s responsibility to get the water into their own house and set up their own plumbing. Although the process was a long and hard one, the Co-op knows that it has made a difference in many citizen’s lives by allowing them to have running, treated water. According to Alex, before the piping was started, contami-

Alex Cole places the North Morgan Water Co-op sign at the master meter site. The master meter is a guage utilized by the co-op to measure how much water is purchased from the city. Photos courtesy of Alex Cole.

A Trencher was used to dig a four and a half foot deep track to place piping.

83 miles of pipe were required to complete the project. That’s 50 tractor/trailor loads of piping.

From front to back: Alex Cole, Pat Johnson and Bill Taylor install pipe along the Old State Road.

county. Heading the group were Alex and Mary Cole, a retired couple who decided they had the time and dedication to lead the group. The Co-op is a member-owned, not for profit organization. Each March, the members get together to elect board members to lead the Co-op; Alex is the current President. It includes all of the area north of I72 east of Jacksonville, around the north city limits of Jacksonville, and north of old U.S.

Springs, Edlin Estates, Woodland Lakes, Leland Lake, Arcadia, and Regent Estates. When this movement began, it took from March of 2001 to September of 2007 to get the project started physically. Between that time, the Coles and the rest of the North Morgan Water Co-op Board were hard at work with Benton and Associates, Inc. and attorney Brad Wilson. “It took years of planning, design, financing, and permits,” Alex stated, and his

Tendick, have been a huge help to the group. The gallons of water the Co-op must buy is not cheap. In July alone, customers in the Co-op used 2,193,000 gallons of water. “We got funding from the USDA for rural development, some grant money, and loans. Thus far, the project has cost about $4.6 million dollars, plus about a $6000 water bill per month,” Alex laughed. When a nearby customer signs up to be a part of the Co-op, they pay a connection

nated water was a huge issue in the area. “We, in cooperation with the EPA and Morgan County Department of Public Health, tested 850 water sources. Of those, 85% of them were contaminated with bacteria, nitrate, or both. Doctors were telling people not to bathe their babies in this water,” he said. “Four to five percent of the wells exceeded the E. coli contamination that the test can measure, and the test we used can measure up to 200 times what is acceptable.”

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27 August - 2 September 2009 Mary agreed with him, saying that having clean, running water was liberating for her and others who used to catch every drop let out of the faucet to be used for additional water needs, like watering plants or when they never knew if they had enough water in the well to do a load of laundry. During the most recent ice storm, one customer told the Coles that although they were cold and had no electricity, they were

further north, which would include 119 more customers. Also, they are planning to get water piped to the community of Ashland before the end of the year. As the North Morgan Water Co-op continues to provide treated, running water to surrounding communities, they hope that more people will sign up. The USDA is aiming for 80% of people on piped roads to take the leap of faith and sign up for water.

After the pipe installation was completed, backfilling of the trenches commenced.

News Flash: There’s A War On! by Patrick Grace

“Food will win the war,” W.E. Oder said. “The old farm must produce this year as it never produced before…I ran the farm alone last year and I can do it again…if the boys on the front line can fight and die, I ought not complain about the extra work – after all it is victory we want, and that’s all that counts.” Those stout words, relayed by Ralph David Westfall in the March 2009 edition of Aviation History, came from a father who knew sacrifice firsthand. Mr. Oder owned a farm large enough to require the help of six sons, all of whom were drafted into service. Farmer Oder confronted this challenge in the classic American way; with gritty self-sacrificing determination. His boys had their missions, and he had his, period. My reference to a military draft reveals that Mr. Oder’s quote is not current. Our war in Afghanistan has not required a return to the draft. In fact, aside from the obvious exceptions of our military and their families, our war in Afghanistan has not required anything of us, not even our attention. Contrast Mr. Oder with my vehemently anti-military good friend. Raised by a draft-dodger and a Vietnam War protester, my friend is truly the product of his upbringing. I care for him because he’s been a true and loyal friend for twenty years, living proof that even radically-left parents cannot undermine all that is noble in their offspring, but the military is a sore point between us. When asked to consider allowing his son to pursue a military career, he replied, “Absolutely not. I don’t want him to have anything to do with the military.” “But what if the country was really threatened?” I pressed, advancing to a hypothetical extreme, “What if we were invaded? Would you really expect other people’s kids to defend yours?” Without hesitation, he answered yes. I wanted to know how he could justify that attitude. “There are better ways of serving,” he said, “Like earning money, creating wealth.”

Alex Cole digging by exterior of his house in order to prepare for the installation of rural water.

thankful for being able to take a hot shower. Other people have realized that they can use the time, energy, and money that was spent hauling water on other, more important things. The group was also told by one local doctor that health in the area has drastically improved. The doctor even called the North Morgan Water Co-op the “best thing in recent years local for public health.” In the near future, the Co-op is hoping to add an additional 33 miles of pipeline

Although not all customers who have signed up have been able to get water at this point, they are still waiting patiently and believing that their dream will become a reality. Although all the work done by the Coles and the Board is completely volunteer, they are just happy to help their neighbors and community. “This is so rewarding,” Mary said. “These people needed water, wanted water, and now they have water. It really means a lot.”

Huh? Farmer Oder and my friend are physically separated by only a couple of generations, but are philosophically worlds apart. Farmer Oder would likely have no patience with my friend and would certainly waste no time with him, unless of course it was on a sharp lesson behind the barn. The contrast is crucial,

however, because friends like mine seem to be in ample supply these days, Farmer Oders are getting scarcer, and the harm in our military’s way is on another upswing. It seems the Taliban missed MSNBC’s proclamation that Hope & Change was the new world order; they’ve co-opted “Yes We Can!” in Afghanistan, thrown together a surge of their own, and are fighting as if they believe a super-power is actually vulnerable in their quaint little hostile territory. Ah, those silly Talibanis; where do they get such ambitious ideas? (Altogether now: from history. See Soviet Union, circa 1989.) More importantly, and more tragically, where do they get their confidence? Altogether now: from us. See apathy, circa today. Some believe popular media reflects popular interest. If that is the case, the glare is blinding. With the myriad of news outlets available to us, news is literally thrust at us constantly. All we have to do is open our eyes or ears and receive it. Every now and then, if we pay close attention and block out the sheer volume, we may pick up a glimpse or a whisper of the war in Afghanistan. Stories that go beyond sound bites must be actively sought out, which of course explains why there are so few; it is because so few are searching. Others say popular media drives popular interest, a phenomenon that began with the “reporting” on the Vietnam War. Our soldiers and airmen battled a tough entrenched enemy overseas while flanked by an even tougher entrenched media back home. Defeating our adversaries among the jungle network of trails and tunnels was difficult, but possible; however, against the network of wires and antennas reaching every American home, our military was defenseless. The media led, the nation followed, and our boys limped home. With the Iraq wars, the media went back to the same playbook, but failed. So today they are testing a new method of national opinion manipulation: rather than lose a war by opposing it, they hope to lose this war by ignoring it. That strategy requires our compliance, of course, which is exactly why it too will fail. The Farmer Oders of America are still here, waiting to inspire us when we finally decide to pay attention. It may require a stern lesson out behind the barn, but when that time comes, I suggest a history lesson: see Soviet Union, circa 1989.

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Florence’s Philosophy: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same by Trev Florence Webster’s defines the following: Change: 1. to become different 2. to put or take one thing in place of another, to exchange Same: 1. in no way different 2. the same person or thing Okay, summer is over. It’s back to homework, back to books, back to teacher’s dirty looks….LOL. I was having a conversation with a dear friend of mine the other day, and I was somewhat surprised to learn this young woman was having some anxiety. “Over what?” - you might ask. Well, it was anxiety over the fact that her five year old daughter (who is also my niece) was starting kindergarten. I can hardly imagine what she was thinking could possibly happen at the “dreaded kindergarten.” Hence, I tried my best to console her based on my experience at the same school. I am proud to say that I am an original Washington Wildcat! Yes….I attended Washington Elementary School and can honestly say, per personal observation, not much has changed there. I can remember packing up my books and backpack every morning. Then, I’d hop in the

back seat, buckle myself in, and it was off to Kosciusko Street from Clay Street, via my grandmother’s brown Oldsmobile. My grandfather, Roy, swore by an Oldsmobile. Once I arrived in front of the school (or back, depending on where I got dropped off that day), it was look both ways before I crossed the street, stop and chat with some friends on the playground, then down the stairs and into what was (and still is) the kindergarten room. I couldn’t wait to be assigned a desk so I could put all my new school supplies in it. All my pencils had to be sharpened and I had to have a BIG eraser….COOL!!! I remember how we all stood in a straight line as we transitioned through the hallway and made it up the stairs to the library (which was one of my favorite places). And it seems I recall having choir in an area not far off from the library. There used to be a huge globe that rotated on an access, and it was so fun to point at the other continents to which I hoped to one day travel. Then came lunch time when I looked forward to getting my “hot pack” and “cold pack.” My grandmother was always sure I had an extra 15-20 cents so I

could buy a carton of chocolate milk. At the end of the day, the school bell would ring and it would appear like small scale mayhem as all the kids “escaped” for the remainder of the day, as their families’ vehicles lined the square block, waiting to assist the kids with their “getaway”. As I parked my car on Kosciusko Street last Wednesday and walked up to the school to meet my dear friend and wait for her daughter, my niece, to emerge from the “dreaded kindergarten,” I smiled. I smiled because my dear friend had finally been put to ease by my niece, who at five years old, reassured her mother that school was fun and she liked going. Alright, so we…like many other concerned parents, guardians, and loved ones…made it over that hurdle. Might I add, I am very pleased to know it will be several years before we have to jump the next one...the “dreaded high-school.” LOL. Ladies and gentlemen, this is one of my philosophies. I invite you to have your own. Peace & Blessings.

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This should have been an original item on my list of places to go, but it was beyond my scope…out of the Morgan County landscape. However, I can now say that I have experienced its wonders…in all their deep-fried glory. My trip to the State Fair happened last Wednesday, in honor of one of my “new-to-Jacksonville” friend’s birthdays. Her first birthday gift was the severe thunderstorm and tornado business that happened upon our arrival, which made for an exciting start to the overall adventure. Though everyone’s State Fair experience varies, depending on one’s interests…I will be taking you on our little trip for the purposes of this column. I would fully anticipate being chastised for not trying the pretzel dog-on-a-stick, the pizza-on-a-stick, and/or the alligator-on-a-stick. However, I will say that my first fair food was a hard-boiled egg-on-a-stick, accompanied by an apple-cider slushie, which were being sold at the Farmer’s Market tent. And the foodson-sticks didn’t end there. (*On a side note, I should mention that this trip to the fair lasted about seven hours, to explain for the seemingly incessant eating that occurred…there was a lot of walking in between the rounds of food and beverages!) One of my best discoveries at the Fair was the Ethnic Village, which consisted of a wide range of foods from may different countries around the world. I was a bit adventurous with my stop at the Venezuelan booth, where I tried Pasticho, which is, essen-

tially, that country’s version of lasagna…usually made with penne noodles and white sauce, rather than the traditional Italian lasagna noodles and red sauce. My friends sampled foods from both the Italian and Polish booths, as well as imported beers from around the world…and beers from pretty nearby. With stops at least four different beer tents and pavilions, we sampled our way through drinks and music from several live bands. I also learned things like what blue-ribbon winning produce and a statue of Abraham Lincoln made entirely out of butter looks like. And the answer is amazing. You have not seen anything until you’ve seen more than 1200 pounds of butter molded into the form of a cow and a young adult version of Illinois’ own Abe Lincoln. However, as impressive as all of those things might be, in my opinion, the “Fried What?!?” booth takes the cake…and the cookies, and the twinkies, and the pickles! Upon arriving at the fair, I had made it very clear that I wanted to try some fried dessert…whether it was a candy bar or cookies, I didn’t care. Towards the end of the night, before the last pavilion stop, I got my hands on some deep fried Oreos…and they were everything I had dreamed they would be. As we drove away that night, full of the kind of food that you can only find this time of year (not that your body should consume it much more often than that!), the fireworks display lit our way out of the gates and back to reality. Until next year…Cadence.

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“Star light, star bright. First black-hole dwarf nebula I see tonight …” Recently, astronauts made a fifth and final trip to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. As part of the space mission astronauts replaced a 460 pound battery pack used to power the mechanism when it is away from the sun, replaced a guidance sensor and some thermal insulation. The current configuration should keep the unit operating until 2014. A new telescope is scheduled to replace the Hubble. The 19 year old project has provided dramatic and informative data since the inception. Dazzling stuff is captured by the galaxy-reaching telescope. Named for astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), the massive venture was launched in 1990 to provide pictures never captured with earth-bound equipment. Information provided by www.hubblesite.org indicates that the satellite is 44 feet long (about the size of a bus) and weighs 24,000 pounds. The primary capture mirror of the satellite is a reasonable seven feet in diameter but

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Last week we found out that my mom was not in remission as we had thought. We were told that the cancer was still there hiding in her body. My family decided to get together and have a time of prayer before she had to go into the hospital for 28 days. We had an opportunity to be strong for her, to love on her, to encourage her, and most importantly pray for her. It is during difficult times like these when we are given a chance to grow closer as a family and even more importantly a chance to grow closer to God. My mom has spent her whole life praying for her family, and now it is time for us to pray for her. She has always been the one to encourage and lift us up, but now is the time for us to encourage and lift her up. She has spent her whole life doing good things for us and now it is time for us to do good things for her. Before closing I wanted to put a letter in here that my ten year old daughter wrote for my mom. She told me she had something she wanted to say to grandma, but didn’t get the chance. I told her she could write a letter to her and we could make sure she got it. This letter made me realize that not only can our children learn from us but we can learn from our children:

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Dear Grandma, I didn’t get to say what I wanted to say to you because you left early in the morning for the hospital. So I was going to say don’t be scared because fear is not of God. God has it all planned just wait and see. I know you have the courage to keep going. Like my pastor said, don’t walk by sight, walk by faith. So say these words - Say it is so, when it is not so, so it will be so. I love you so much and you are the best grandma ever. God bless you.

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AgriculturAl summArY - Much needed rain fell this past weekend, while warmer weather earlier last week aided in crop development. There were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork reported. Mowing, scouting, spraying and visiting the State Fair were included in last week’s farm activities. Topsoil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 20 percent short, 70 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus. Corn is 96 percent silked compared to 99 percent last year. Corn in the dough stage is at 46 percent, still 17 percentage points behind last year. Corn was rated 62 percent good to excellent. Soybeans are 58 percent setting pods, compared to 68 percent in 2008 and 87 percent for the five-year average. Soybeans were rated 60 percent good to excellent. Temperatures statewide averaged 74.5 degrees, 0.8 degree above average. Statewide precipitation averaged 0.33 inches, 0.58 inch below average.

from the fields This week brought our area a severe tornado. Started in the Alsey area and went clear to the Mt. Pulaski area. We were spared as it was about 1/2 mile south of the far south farm. There is a lot of completely flat corn and broken off beans. In some areas the ears were sucked off of the stalk. One of the damaged farms had been hit in 2002. When one sees the devastation of a tornado it makes you respect Mother Nature. Thankfully no one was hurt. Out of all this we received about 4" of rain for the week. I am seeing more SDS and White Mold this week in the beans. Anthracnose is showing up more everyday. This makes a concern for stalk deterioration so watch those fields. Attended a friend's son’s wedding over the weekend. Very interesting to visit with their relatives from Mississippi and hear that they were in corn harvest until they were rained out over the weekend. They reported yields were off about 30 to 40 bushels on what they had done with the worst to come. This was an area from just north of Louisiana on the Arkansas side. Good time had by all with some excellent southern style BBQ and cold refreshments to take it down. Let's hope the markets rebound as I hear there are more unsold bushels than those sold. There are times when I feel I am the world’s worst marketer until I talk to some others and find out we are all in the same boat.

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¼ c. brown sugar 2 tbsp. cornstarch ¼ c. vinegar 1 tbsp. soy sauce 1 medium green pepper, cut in strips my husband mark is an active participant at the cottage. His titles include: father, co-owner, "fix-it" man, meat carver, errand boy, computer operator... you get the idea. the great thing about him is that we can call him, ask for something in a hurry and he will drop everything to get it for us. the recipe this week is one of mark's favorites. it is Sweet and Sour pork. this recipe came from a cookbook entitled, Peek in our Pantry. it was the work of the ladies from the altar and rosary Society at our Saviours church dating back to the 70s. there are a lot of good old-fashioned recipes in this book if you can get your hands on one. i found one at a garage sale in good condition a few months ago and gave it to a friend. mine is stained from so much use but it is still readable! you can serve this recipe over rice or on hard chowmein noodles. it takes a little time, but it is worth it.

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Hot cooked rice or hard chinese noodles 1. Brown pork slowly in oil. add 1 cup water and bouillon cube. cover and simmer until pork is tender. 2. meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice. combine brown sugar and cornstarch. add reserved pineapple juice, vinegar and soy sauce. (a wisk works great for this) cook over medium heat and stir until thick and bubbly. 3. remove from heat. add sauce to pork. (you may want to drain off some of the liquid from the pork because it will "water down" the thick sauce mixture when you combine the two) 4. mix well. Stir in drained pineapple, green pepper and onion. cover and simmer on low heat a few minutes. Serve over cooked rice or hard chowmein noodles. makes 4 servings. 5. the original recipe by chris Fulker calls for fresh tomatoes to be added right at the end. this is up to your personal taste.

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GARAGE SALES

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talent for photography projects. Must be over 18. No Tattoo. E-mail contact information to [email protected].

314 WeSTWInDS, Fri 8am -4pm & Sat 8am12pm. Name brand clothes, boys 2T clothing and toys, crafts, glassware, and misc.

1 Conn Trumpet $225.002. Holton Trumpet $250.003. Conn 22m Alto Sax $750.004.Vito Alto Sax $650.005. Conn 22M Tenor Sax $1,250.00 6. Buescher Oboe $495.007. Vito Flute $275.008. Wood Noble Clarinet $350.009. Wood Noblet Clarinet $350.0010. 3/4 size Oscar Schmidt Guitar $350.0011. Yamaha 5 piece Drum Set $495.00 12. Conn Tenor Sax $550.0013. Over 200 New & Used Guitars,14. Basses, & Amps in stock15. Daves Music Winchester 217-7429255

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GReAT OffICe SPACe for rent! 880 sq ft, $585 per mo, 368 sq ft $330 per mo, 840 sq ft $395 per mo, and 527 sq ft $349 per mo. 20 yards off Morton Ave The Courtyard. Call Andy for more info, 217.370.2969

SeLf STARTeR for parttime janitorial supervisor. Strong work ethic, promptness is a must. Criminal background check required. Please call 217.787.6335 for more information on the application process and to learn specific details about this position.

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COLLeCTOR PAyInG CASH for quality wrist watches, pocket watches, gold, silver and jewelry. Also looking for old toys, military items and other antiques one piece or whole house full. 217-371-6232.

RENTALS bUSIneSS OR bUILDInG for lease. 403 E Morton Rd. Call 217.491.1479 for more info.

www.APlusProperty.net Apartments 1 Br $345. Mobile Home 1,2,& 3 Br $345.- $355. each. Water and Trash included. Please call 217.479.0297

LOCATe yOUR bUSIneSS OR OffICe In HISTORIC DOWnTOWn Jacksonville. Storefront space for rent or sale @ 206 E State Street. $300 per mo + utilities. Hardwood floors, original tin ceiling, and finished basement. 217.245.4414

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MOTORCYCLES 1986 HOnDA GOLDWInG. 77k miles. Loaded. $4900. Runs excellent. Please call 217.473.4614

FOR SALE Moving like new furniture hutch/desk $50., kitchen table/chairs $50., glass tables $50., new couch $100., 3 piece solid maple bedroom full size set with mattress $450., 4 piece French Provincial cream twin bedroom set never used sealy mattresses $350. Call 217.899.6317.

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REAL ESTATE fOR SALe: 3 beDROOM 2 1/2 baths, good location, completely remodeled. For more info please call 217.243.6947 leave message.

MISCELLANEOUS WICCAn MenTOR neeDeD. Serious written inquiries only. C/O Source Box 1H, 205 E. Morton Suite 6, Jacksonville, IL 62650 MODeLS WAnTeD. Photographer seeking new

Winchester EMS Picnic

saturday, August 29th Scott County fairgrounds

Celebration Starts at 10:00am Parade 10:00am BBQ Cook Off Live Entertainment

Kids Games Fireman’s Rodeo Sand Volleyball

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AUCTIONS

Restaurant equipment AUCTIOn Held at: Palmyra Auction Barn 189 Mill Street Palmyra IL 62674

Saturday, Aug 29 10:00 a.m. 7'6" x 2' - Three Hole stainless steel sink; 19-Light Fixtures; Traulsen 7' x 30" two Door Cooler; 2-Stainless Steel Prep Tables 5' 7" x 32"; True Freeze3 Two Door Freezer 4' 6" Wide x 6' 6" Tall; Fry Master Double Fryer 32" x 32" Gas with Electric Timer; 2-30" x 6' and 1-30" x 7' Stainless Steel Tables; 8' x 30" Salad Bar with Sneeze Guard; 2-Deep Feezers (one 4'); Four Door Chest Cooler 5'; Single Fryer-gas 16" x 31"; True Three Door Cooler 6'6" Wide x 80" Tall x 30" Deep; Delfield 4' Pie Cooler Case; 2 Door Cooler 4' 5" Wide x 7' High; 6' x 32" Viking Grill; 24 Matching Light Oak commercial Chairs, 1-4' Round Table, Booths and tables, Mop Sink, 53 Black Stackable Chairs; 2 soup warmers; Shelf Rack for Trays; 10 Pedestal Tables; Clean and Dirty Table for Dishwasher; 3 hole hot table; General Slicer Meat Slicer; Ticket Holder; 2' x 30" Stainless Steel Top Table; Aluminum Pans; Toasters; Waffle Maker; Kitchen Utensils; Restaurant Dishes; 2 stainless steel shelves; Lighted sign.

Owner: burim Deva Auctioneers note: All Equipment came of out a working restaurant in Springfield, IL. Doors open at 8 AM for viewing before the auction. Please be on time as there are not a lot of small items.

houcheNs AuctioN service Phone: 217/436-2219 - Pictures at www.hasauction.com Bill houchens lic: 441.000796, Box 286 palmyra il 62674 Term: Cash or good check w/proper ID. Not responsible for accidents. Announcements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. No BuYer premium

David and Joan Ridings now spend their time traveling and .visiting with their three grandchildren. Photo courtesy of Joan Ridings.

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retirement. David has spent the last 20 years working part-time in Public Relations for the Airsman-Hires Funeral Homes. He has also presided as President of the Chamber of Commerce a few times, in addition to being on the Board of Directors for Wemple State Bank for 33 years. The couple has enjoyed travelling extensively over the years. Their adventures have taken them to all 50 Unites States, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, and other parts of Europe. The one trip David admits was probably not a wise decision to take involved driving to Mexico City. Along

with seeing the world, the Ridings have enjoyed spending time with their three, now grown, grandchildren: Sierra (Foster), Brock (Ridings), and Lauren (Ridings). Looking back on the years managing their stores and raising their children in Waverly, the Ridings have pleasant memories. They are happy they were able to raise their children in a safe, small town. Joan misses the daily conversations she would have with their customers. She loved getting to know them personally. The face of small towns across America has changed greatly over the years. The days of “ma and pa” shops may be behind us, but the Ridings will always be a part of Morgan County history.

morgan county speedway 8/21/09 race results

legals coming soon! the source newspaper will publish legal ads in the classified section of the paper soon!

sprint invaders, winged sprints: Ideal Ready Mix 25-lap A main Finish (started): 1. 80x, CJ Houseman, Norwalk, IA (1) 2. 65, Jordan Goldesberry, Springfield, IL (6) 3. 8H, Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL (10) 4. 3, Matt Sutton, Macomb, IL (3) 5. 15, Bobby Mincer, Burlington, IA (7) 6. 1m, Jim Moughan Jr., Springfield, IL (16) 7. 51J, Ryan Jamison, Mediapolis, IA (9) 8. 16HD, Donnie Steward, West Burlington, IA (15) 9. 29x, Russ Hall, Des Moines, IA (18) 10. 29, Matt Rogerson, West Burlington, IA (8) 11. 4J, Justin Parrish, Oquawka, IL (2) 12. 53H, Matt Harms, Morton, IL (11) 13. 40, Andy Huston, Roseville, IL (12) 14. 99, Jimmy Davies, Oquawka, IL (13) 15. 83, Dave Feese, Saybrook, IL (5) 16. 4m, Mark Tischer, Hannibal, MO (14) 17. Y2, Mike Houseman Jr., Des Moines, IA (4) DNS - 14P, Kaley Gharst, Decatur, IL; 3D, Tony Davis, Monmouth, IL; 84, Ben Wagoner, Emdel, IL. Lap Leader: CJ Houseman 1-25. Hard Charger: Jim Moughan Jr. ump modified: 17z Wendell Zulauf Jr., 72 Brian Lynn, 18 Randy Myers, 05 Dave Wietholder, 3l Jeff Leka, 7 Jake Seets, 36 Steve Theivagt, B5 Brandon Sheppard,k 33 Arron Lomelino, 1x Travis Griffith, 13 Tommy Sheppard Jr., 64 Robbie Weder, 3z Mark Zimmer, 93v Mike VanPreter, 9c Russ Coultas, 5 Michael Fox, 38l Ryan Little, Tommy Sheppard Sr. (DNS) street stock: 99 Chad Day, 46 Chad Myers, 44g Brian Gaines, 26b Mike Bulpitt, 34x Cleatus Coats, 91 Jordan Peek, 42 Todd Wallbaum, 55 Craig Anders Sr., 68 Grover Pruett, 82 Luke Cookson, 25 Tim Hughes, 11g Sean Garrison, 19a Roger Smith, 73 Jim Ippensen, 77 Brandon Bechtel, 49 Curt Rueter, 12 Mickey DeOrnellas (DNS) ump pony: 25 Jake Traeger, 2s Rich Mueller, 53 JD Smith, 64c Cook Crawford, 71 Todd Rush, 73m Michael McKay, 9w Cory Well, 20 Terry Lyons, 7l Logan Smith, 27 Will Tannahill, 17 Jonathan Painter, 96 John Lear, 7b Rob Brummett, 5 Josh Osborne, 2 Mike Stephens, 30 Eric Wisher (DNS)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS routt class of ‘84 saturday, sept. 5th 6:30 pm K.c. Hall (casual dress) Cr’s is ClosiNG Be sure to stop in for one last meal 403 e. morton ave. winchester eMs Picnic Saturday, august29th Scott county Fairgrounds Dawn Beckman 5th annual dice run Saturday, august 29th noon at don’s place

grand opening beach Party

volleyball courts open all Day! 2pm-5pm bikini carwash (proceeds go to support our troops) 8pm - 12 am captain geech & the shrimp shack shooters in mango bay DJ inside all night

10:30pm bikini contest Winner announced at 12:30am grand Prize: 3 Day trip to vegas or $500 gas card 2nd Place: $100 3rd Place: $50

enjoy drinks served by the lovely ladies of the Pulse with Free Food and giveaways all night!

upcoming events:

9/4 8pmadd-12aHoss Jackson 9/5 8pthe-12aooh’s 9/11 8pmoses-12alemen