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Spotlight
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Editor’s Note
2
A Note from
the President
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Tips & Tidbits
4-5
Bank News
6
Fraud Alert
7
Around TheBANK
7
Around the Community 8
People You Know
& Trust
9
Merchant Discount
Program
10-11
Merchant Coupons
11
You’re Invited
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TheMUNY
13
Out & About
13
Money Matters
14
Cougar Banking
15
The Fishin Hole’
16
Winning Websites
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Top Reads
17
Kids Korner
18
What’s Cookin?
Brain Teaser
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E D I T O R ’ S
Dear Friend,
As we look forward
to spring, we
think “green” and,
speaking of green, I
wanted to remind you that we are striving to do
our part in making our planet environmentally
better. So don’t forget (1) that each magazine
you receive in the mail is FSC rated which
means that the paper we use is of mixed sources
from well-managed forests and other controlled
sources. If you are interested in finding out
more about FSC, please go to their web site
www.fsc.org. Also (2), please remember if you
wish to receive TheCLUB Quarterly magazine
online and be a part of making our tree (page
6) grow green, it’s very simple! Just go online to
www.4thebank.com/theclub and choose to
receive the magazine online to be Green Smart.
As you view the magazine online, listen for the
pages “whish” when you turn them!!! Be sure
and let me know (kdickmann@4thebank.com)
what you think about this new feature.
Be sure and check out the recipe section this
quarter. The recipes are all about pizza! Yum!
We have included optional cooking methods of
pizzas and using different ingredients (apple pie
anyone?). I have never grilled pizzas before, but
I will try it this spring. I have added a web site
following the recipes that gives you additional
N O T E
pizza options. Of course it’s your pizza, dress it
up or down with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
When it’s springtime my mind naturally drifts
outdoors. Hopefully you are getting ready to
plant a garden of vegetables and herbs. If so,
you will have fresh vegetable toppings for those
pizzas and other dishes. It’s definitely time to
get digging! Also, you might want to plant some
flowers to uplift your spirits as they bloom!
Enjoy the warm sunshine and milder weather
and get out there and take a good long walk.
Don’t forget to check out our upcoming
TheCLUB events and trips as well as the
various community events in your area. I’m
trying to have something for everyone. The
MUNY has some wonderful shows and dinner
is included for some evenings. There is our
Cardinal Baseball evening, Movies-in-theParks, local produce markets with a variety
of items to enjoy, plus all of our Discount
Merchants with their specials.
Enjoy every day and thanks for reading
TheCLUB Quarterly magazine.
I’m always happy to hear from you.
Best Regards to you,
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Dear Customer;
A Note from the President
As we enter into the spring and summer months we all look
forward to the wide assortment of outdoor activities generally
associated with this time of year. Whether you participate in sports
activities yourself or attend your children’s or grandchildren’s
games; plan on taking a short trip or well-deserved vacation; or
are preparing to spend needed time in the yard or on other home projects…the next
several months will be a busy time.
During this time, and throughout the year, please keep in mind that the many
products and services that we offer are designed to save you time and add
convenience to your life--like our new Mobile Banking.
Mobile Banking allows you to access your account at TheBANK anytime, anywhere
using your mobile phone. With this innovative new product, you have the option
to view your account balances, monitor financial activity and transfer funds
between your accounts. Mobile Banking is a handy and secure way to manage
your financial transactions right in the palm of your hand. Combined with all of
the other convenient services you receive as a member of TheCLUB such as our
popular MagicCheck debit card, free online banking and bill pay services, as well
as available ATM rebates on all U.S. ATM fees, Mobile Banking is the perfect
banking companion for people on-the-go.
In-Store Center Shop’n Save
Felicia Rees 618/659-0011
Alton Center/M.L. King Drive
Sarah Deperto 618/659-6673
Alton Center/Ridge
Kim Lair 618/659-6461
Belleville Center/
West Main Street
Mary Jones 618/234-5541
Belleville Center/
South Green Mount Road
Erica Kingery 618/257-3239
Bethalto Center/Rt 140
Sara McCoy 618/659-4354
Collinsville Center
Kathleen Luczak 618/659-4104
Glen Carbon Center/
Route 159
Collin Perry 618/659-4234
Glen Carbon Center/
Route 157
Kyle David 618/659-4391
Helping to make your experience with TheBANK more convenient is just another
way for us to say thank you for being our customer.
Granite City
Center/Nameoki
Chris Harbinson 618/659-4125
Best Regards,
Granite City
Center/Maryville
Stephanie Asaro 618/659-6373
Highland Center
Jennifer Lercher 618/651-3508
O’Fallon Center
Kevin Welch 618/622-5451
Treasury Securities that have Stopped Earning Interest Do you have savings bonds
that have matured and stopped earning interest? If so, it’s time to cash them in or reinvest them. Check your savings
bonds periodically to determine if they’re still earning interest. Use the tables below to determine whether your E or
EE Series Bonds have stopped earning interest, or for how long you can expect them to earn interest.
The following savings bonds no longer earn interest:
Series
E
EE
How long bonds earn interest based on issue date:
Series
Issue Date
E
EE
Troy Road Center
Dawn Schmidt 618/659-6282
So while you fill your days with your favorite pastimes and enjoy the fun things in
life with your family and friends, you can also enjoy the peace-of-mind of knowing
that you can do your banking on your own time—anywhere you want, whenever
you need to.
Thomas E. Holloway
Main Office
Kathy Dickmann 618/659-6202
Kim Kinsey 618/659-5697
Donna Rezabek 618/659-6263
Online Center
www.4thebank.com
Patrick Hack
onlinebankingcenter@4thebank.com
Pontoon Beach Center
Erin Janek 618/659-6318
Issue Date
SIUE Cougar
Banking Center
Eboni McKenney 618/655-0780
May 1941 through February 1980
January 1980 through February 1980
Swansea Center
Mary Jo Hanvey 618/222-7707
Troy Center
Ginny Shup 618/659-6663
Number of Years Bond Earns Interest
May 1941 - November 1965
40 years
December 1965 - June 1980
All issues
30 years
30 years
Wood River Center
Marlene Cruthis 618-258-4171
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tips & tidbits
TIDBITS
You can forget about Prozac or
St. John’s Wort. A genuine smile
increases the production of serotonin,
the happy hormone.
• It’s a bonding agent. Smiling builds
bridges to other people around us. It
keeps us from remaining aloof and
separate from one another. Babies as
young as three weeks
old even recognize smiling as a
bonding behavior.
• What a workout! One smile uses
more than 16 muscles.
Call it the Milk of
Human Kindness
It works in the office, so why not on
the farm? Great Britain’s Newcastle
University found that cattle treated
with care and a “more personal touch”
tend to produce more milk for farmers.
Newcastle’s School of Agriculture
studied over 500 farmers across the UK
and found that cows given names by
their owners gave over 50 percent more
milk than cattle who were nameless.
14,000!
It may not be a world record, but
one Orange County, Calif. , teenager
reportedly sent and received more
than 14,000 text messages in a month,
according to her somewhat stunned
father, a writer for the Orange County
Register. (Fortunately for them, her
family had unlimited text messaging.)
The complete bill, available to the family online, was 400 pages long.
The father’s call to AT&T uncovered the
fact that cell phone users in the 13-17
age bracket text more than any other
age group. The average, according to a
Neilsen survey, is about 1,700 texts
a month.
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One More Reason
to Brush Your Teeth
The Benefits
of Smiling
HEALTH
Mom was Right… Brushing your teeth regularly is good in
all sorts of ways. Doctors now theorize that it may help prevent
heart attacks. Poor oral hygiene can lead to gum disease, which
increases the amount of high-sensitivity C-reactive-protein
(hs-CRP). Whether increased levels of hs-CRP is a danger signal or
risk factor is unclear, but scientists have found that people with
gum disease are twice as likely to suffer from coronary artery
disease as those who don’t. So start brushing.
Success:
You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
– Vernon Howard
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
– Unknown
TIMELY
National Park Week
April 17-25 America’s national parks
are examples of our magnificent natural
landscapes and our varied yet interrelated heritage. Parks provide recreation,
exercise, opportunities to learn and grow,
and places of quiet refuge. Take time this
month to visit a national park near you.
Astronomy Week
April 19-25 A grass-roots movement conceived to “Bring Astronomy to
the People.” Astronomy clubs, science
museums, observatories, universities,
planetariums, laboratories, libraries, and
nature centers host special events and
activities to acquaint their neighbors with
astronomical resources and facilities.
Dairy Alternative Month •
June If you’re vegan, lactose
intolerant, or just don’t like milk, there
are lots of options for maintaining good
health while avoiding dairy products.
Visit Web sites such as
www.godairyfree.org.
National Cancer
Survivors Day • June 1
“The National Cancer Survivors
Day Foundation defines a ‘survivor’
as anyone living with a history
of cancer —from the moment of
diagnosis through the remainder of
life.” For information on supporting
survivors and helping find a cure,
see www.ncsdf.com.
tips & tidbits
TIDBITS
SCIENCE
Origins of the
Easter Bunny
What Did
One Plant Say
to the Other?
Next to Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny
is probably the most beloved bringer
of gifts to small children. This famous
symbol of spring was originally
associated with Eostre, a German
goddess of fertility who was often
depicted with a rabbit companion.
The bunny as a symbol of Easter was
first mentioned in German writings
during the 16th century, and edible
bunnies made of pastry and sugar
were made in Germany during the
19th century. The Easter Bunny was
introduced to American children by
German settlers in the Pennsylvania
Dutch region in the 1700s.
Plants obviously can’t talk, text, or send
e-mail, but they can communicate—in
their own ways.
Here’s how some of our leafy friends
manage to get their message out:
• Researchers at Pennsylvania State
University have found that some
plants, when being gnawed by caterpillars, quickly generate chemicals
that spread through the air and
attract dragonflies, which eat the
caterpillars. The chemicals also entice
small parasites to infect and
kill the hungry caterpillars.
TIMELY
Good Signs & Bad Omens
for Your June Wedding
The month of June was named for the
Roman goddess Juno, known as the
goddess of marriage (among other divine duties). That’s probably why June is
considered the most popular month for
weddings, even though the Hallmark
greeting card company notes that most
people get married during August (June
comes in second).
The thought of getting married makes
many brides and grooms nervous.
Beware of these common wedding
superstitions noted by Snopes.com:
• Sisters shouldn’t get married on
the same day, or they’ll both have
unhappy marriages.
• Women shouldn’t get married in the
same church they were christened in.
• A widow at the wedding ceremony
is bad luck.
On the other hand, Snopes also mentions a few signs of good fortune to
watch for:
• A sneezing cat on the day of one’s
wedding is a sign of good luck.
• A baby crying during the service may
be annoying, but it’s also a positive
omen for the marriage.
• Crying during the ceremony foretells
happiness later.
NUMBERS
Robots on the Rise
They may not be poised to revolt
against their human masters, but
robots are becoming more and more
common in the workplace. Some
1 million industrial robots are at
work around the world, according to
high-tech journal IEEE Spectrum. A lot
of them are in Japan, which has 295
robotic workers for every 10,000 manufacturing workers—a proportion
nearly twice that of the No. 2 nation,
Singapore. The U.S. has 86 industrial
robots per 10,000 human workers, but
regionally Europe is the most heavily
roboticized, with 50 robots per 10,000
human employees (as opposed to 31
for the Americas as a whole).
Video Gamers Break
Some Stereotypes
Slightly over half of all U.S. adults
(53 percent) play video games, according to a study from the Pew Internet
& American Life Project. Twenty-one
percent play daily (or almost daily).
Although kids under 18, not surprisingly, are the most common players (97
percent), 23 percent of people 65 years
and up report playing games, too. But
stereotyping the player as a geeky guy
may be dying out: 50 percent of video
gamers are women, compared with 55
percent of males.
And they’ll have lots of
games to choose
from. Research firm
Parks Associates
predicts that video
game revenues will
reach $4.4 billion
by 2010, up from
revenues of $1.1
billion in
2008.
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Above & Beyond
Several of our employees are recognized
during the year for going Above and
Beyond their job descriptions. Joe
Harris, a truly exemplary employee, and
a greater humanitarian, was presented
the Award in January.
Joe took over the responsibility of collecting the recyclables at TheBANK.
When he makes his rounds and empties
all the waste and recycle bins, he sorts
the items and recycles as much as possible. After his workday and on his own
time, Joe takes the newspapers to the
Boy Scouts or to a local church that participates in a paper recycling program.
He takes the plastic bottles to a recycling
center in
Alton, and
the aluminum cans are donated to
a man in Alton who has cerebral palsy
and who supports himself on his income
from aluminum. Our ink cartridges
that cannot be refilled are donated to
a church group that in turn sells them,
using the proceeds to support various
groups within the community.
Joe is a true Steward of the Earth.
Thank you, Joe, for caring enough about
our world to take your personal time and
make the extra effort to help your fellow
man through the goodness of your heart.
Service Award Recipients
Many of our employees have made working at TheBANK their life careers. Each
year we honor at an Awards Ceremony.
Carolyn Detchman, AVP/Deposit
Account Services, was recognized this
year for 40 Years of Service.
25 Year Recipients: Grady Ambuel,
Charlie Berkel, Mike Cruz, Tom
Degroot, Barb East, Barb Loyd and
Kathy Pfeiffer.
Our 20 Years of Service recipient
was Kathy Dickmann, TheCLUB
Services Officer.
15 Years of Service: Dan Abegg, Barb
DeWitt, Sue Nelson, Clint Ringering and
Dale Smith.
10 Years of Service: Deb Bauer, Robert
Cahill, Andee Duuncan, Maryann
Frueh, Diana Hargis, Kara Johnson,
Julie Leopold, Anna Margherio, Tawnya
Parmley, Emily Richardson, Tony
Sammis, Candace Schmitt, Kristy
Shelton, and Carol Wellen.
5 Years of Service: Mike Angle,
Tricia Beard, Mary Dettmer, Whitney
Dickerson, David Fink, Melinda
Hawkins, Jessica Henke, Justin Huneke,
Kristi Huneke, Linda Klaus, Ted
Luebbert, Karen McAtee, Sara McCoy
and John Schlecht
Congratulations to all!
IBA Pays Tribute to Wetzel
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Recently, Bob Wetzel was inducted into
the Illinois Bankers Association (IBA)
50-Year Club with a presentation by the
President and CEO Linda Koch of the
IBA. The 50-Year Club is made up of
an elite and prestigious group of Illinois
bankers who have seen the banking
industry change dramatically over the
last several decades.
serving
President
during its
142-year
history. He
has been on
the Board of
Directors for
TheBANK since 1974.
Bob Wetzel, who has served his entire
career at TheBANK of Edwardsville, began as a Teller/Bookkeeper in 1960. He
later served as Cashier, Vice President
and Senior Vice President prior to being
named President of TheBANK in 1981.
He was TheBANK’s 10th and longest
An active supporter of the IBA, Bob has
served on a number of IBA committees and boards, and in 2003, he was
presented with the Illinois Banker of
the Year Award, the highest award the
Illinois Bankers Association can bestow
upon one of its members.
Bob & Carol Wetzel
Fraud Alerts
Disaster Relief Fraud Alert
With all the web sites,
organizations and
individuals asking for
contributions for DISASTER
RELIEF, how are you going to
know if they are legitimate?
We’d like to remind internet users who receive these appeals in
the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and
to investigate these before responding. Past tradegies and natural
disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit
contributions purportedly for a charitable organization and/or a
good cause.
Therefore, before making a donation of any kind, consumers should
adhere to certain guidelines, to include the following:
• Do not respond to any unsolicited (spam) incoming e-mails,
including clicking links contained within those messages.
• Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as surviving
victims or officials asking for donations via e-mail or social
networking sites.
• Verify the legitimacy of nonprofit organizations by utilizing various
Internet-based resources that may assist in confirming the group’s
existence and its nonprofit status rather than following a purported
link to the site.
Note: Since this article was
printed, sadly there have
been additional disasters
occur around the world.
Please remember that these
alerts and information to
prevent fraud apply to all
events that may pull at one’s
heart strings and encourage
donations to the cause.
• Be cautious of e-mails that claim to show pictures of the disaster
areas in attached files because the files may contain viruses. Only
open attachments from known senders.
• Make contributions directly to known organizations rather than
relying on others to make the donation on your behalf to ensure
contributions are received and used for intended purposes.
• Do not give your personal or financial information to anyone who
solicits contributions: providing such information may compromise
your identity and make you vulnerable to identity theft.
Anyone who has received an e-mail referencing the above
information or anyone who may have been a victim of this or a similar
incident should notify the Internet Crime Compliant Center (IC3) via
www.ic3.gov. Or, you may go to http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/
escams.htm for more information.
Most Centers will celebrate Easter (April 2),
Memorial Day (May 28) and Independence
Day (July 2) with lots of treats! Please join us!
Relay for Life Walks • American Cancer Society
Cougar Banking Center – SIUE
Morris University Center • April 16-17
Alton Center
May 11 • Customer Appreciation Day
Troy Center • Tri-Township Park • June 11-12
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon
Edwardsville High School • June 18-19
Wood River Center • EAWR High School • June 25-26
Movie Nights
Edwardsville City Park • July 10
Troy Tri-Township Park • TBA
American Red Cross Blood Donation
Main Office • May 19
Highland Center • Highland High School • July 9-10
Belleville Centers
Belleville West High School • July 16-17
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Alton
Go to www.visitalton.com for more info for Alton,
Godfrey, Grafton, Elsa.
Die Laughing Dinner Theater:
All in the Mafia Family
Wed. • April 14 • 11:30 am
Prescription Bunker
Fri. • June 11 • 6:30 pm
Lucy Loves Ricky
Tues. • June 22 • 11:30 am
CSI Alton
Tues. • June 23 • 11:30 am
A Night at the Museum
Sat • April 17 • 7:30 pm - 11 pm
LIVE at Jacoby: Last Saturday Nights
Sat. • April 24 • 7 pm - 9 pm
Alton Little Theater: Little Shop of Horrors
May 14 - 23 • Evening Shows Tues. - Sat. • 7:30 pm
Sun. Matinee • 2 pm
Alton Muny Band Concert
May 27 - Aug. 1 • 8 pm
Jazz in the Park
Wed. • June 16, July 14 & Aug. 11 • 7 pm
Belleville
Breakfast with the Bunny
Eckerts & the Easter Egg Citement April 3
Flea Market at the Fairgrounds
April 17 – 18 & June 19 - 20
Antique Show at the Fairgrounds April 24
Gun & Knife Show at the Fairgrounds
May 2 & June 26 - 27
Art on the Square May 14, 15 & 16
Memorial Day Parade May 31
Shriner’s Parade June 4
Shriner’s Circus at the Fairgrounds
June 5 - 6 • 888-567-1870 for tickets
Antique American Glass & Pottery Show
at the Fairgrounds June 12 - 13
Bethalto
50th Annual Memorial Day Parade
May 25 - 10:15 a.m.
Bethalto Jaycees Country Fair
Bethalto Central Park
Zion Lutheran Old Fashioned Church Picnic
June 14
Bethalto Village Benefit Golf Tournament
Clover Leaf • June 26
Spirit Summer Concerts in the Park
The Diz Strohman Big Band
June 28 • 7:30 pm
Firework Show by Cornerstone Church
June 28 • Regional St. Louis Airport
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Collinsville
Senior Fair Collinsville Township Senior Center
April 6 • 10 am -2 pm • For info call 344-7787
Fabulous Fifties
Gateway Center • April 16
Auction/Dinner/Entertainment
Ticket info www.troymaryvillecoc.com
Anderson Hospital Baby Fair
Gateway Center • Sun. - May 2 • 1 pm - 4 pm
For info visit www.gatewaycenter.com
“Kids’ Day” Cahokia Mounds
May 16 • 11 am - 4 pm • 346-5160
Splash City
Open Memorial Day Weekend • 346-4571
International Horseradish Festival
June 5 & 6 • Woodland Park • 344-2884
Edwardsville
Route 66 Festival July 11 • 4:30 – 11 pm
July 12 • until 11:30 pm • Edwardsville City Park
Enjoy fun, food from local vendors, local art, and a
children’s area, plus a Classic Car Route 66 “Cruise”.
Col. Benjamin Stephenson House Activities
Muster of Col. Stephenson’s Militia
April 24 & 25 • General Admission
View a militia encampment, soldiers’ daily routine,
and preparations for the expedition led by Col.
Stephenson during the War of 1812. Other events
and tours of the Stephenson House
Family Fun Day: Marbleizing Paper
June 5 • General Admission + $2 for supplies
Make marbleized paper. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
Story time at the Stephenson House
June 19 • 1-2 pm • Free
During the months of June thru September storytellers will entertain children with stories of the past.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Garden Talk: Fruit Trees
June 26 • 9:30 am • Free
This 30-minute talk introduces participants to the
basics of growing fruit trees. Weather permitting.
Family Fun Day: Laundry
July 3 • General Admission
Learn how to clean your clothes the old-fashioned
way with lots of elbow grease, water and lye soap.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
City of Edwardsville’s Park & Recreation Movies in the Park: Movies will begin at dusk in
the Edwardsville City Park
June 5 • Tales of Desperado
July 10 • TheCLUB Night!!! • Annie
August 7 • TBA
September 4 • Princess and the Frog
Join us for these fun-filled evenings with family and
friends while watching a movie outdoors.
Glen Carbon
2nd Annual Senior Health Fair
Eden Village Retirement Community
April 9 • FREE & open to the public • 9 am - 1 pm
Grafton
Easter Egg Hunt April 4 • 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Piasa Winery Mushroom Festival
April 25 • 1 pm - 4 pm
Hummingbird Festival May 16 • 11 am - 3 pm
Grafton’s Music In The Park
June 3, 10, 17 & 24 • 7 pm
Fishing Fair and BBQ Expo June 12 • 11 am - 3 pm
Great Rivers Towboat Festival
Sat. & Sun. • June 19 & 20
Sat. 10 am - 5 pm • Sun. Noon - 5 pm
Godfrey
That Mancini Magic! Sun. • April 25 • 3 pm
BIG Truck Day Wed. • May 12 • 10 am - 1 p
Bark in the Park Sun. • June 6 • Noon - 4 pm
Movie Night Fri. • June 11 • Dusk
Granite City
Hungarian Luncheon Sts. Cyril & Methody
Church Hall • April 18 • 2 – 4 pm • $10 per person
Reservation required. Hungarian foods & pastries
All- American Potluck Picnic
Sun. • June 13 • Lincoln Place Community Center
A celebration of our American heritage.
Bring your favorite picnic food and pictures.
O’Fallon
Miracle League Kick Ball
Every Sunday in April • 3 pm
Moody Longacre Park • Fairview Heights
Special needs Kids - weather permitting
H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group)
June 3 - 5 • Regency Conference Center
Salute to Scott AFB Family Picnic
June 12 • 11 am - 3 pm • O’Fallon Community Park
Swansea
Farmers Market
June - Oct. • Thurs. • Mel Price Park
Troy
Troy Family Summer of Fun
May 28 • Tri Township Park
Relay for Life June 11 • Tri Township Park
Troy City Wide Garage Sale June 12
Golf Scramble Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob Chamber
of Commerce • June 18
Wood River
Easter Egg Hunt
March 27 • 251-3100
Animal Inoculation Day
April 14 • Dogs: 6:15 - 7:15 pm
Cats: 7:15 - 7:30 pm • Info 251-3100
Camp du Bois Rendezvous
May 1 & 2 • Info 251-3100
JoEllen Wernsing was recemtly
promoted to AVP/Assistant Center
Manager/Retail Banking of our
Main Office. She has been an
employee of TheBANK for 33
years. JoEllen says, “I enjoy assisting
our customers and staff in solving
problems. I am detail oriented and
love a challenge!” She has earned numerous certificates
from the Center For Financial Training from Teller
Operations to Supervision. JoEllen is the Treasurer of
the SHARE Breast Cancer support group and CoCaptain of TheBANK’s Relay for Life team. She loves to
spend time with her family, read a good book and travel
whenever possible. She and her husband Nelson live in
Edwardsville and have adopted Callie, an older Calico
cat last year from one of her customers who passed away.
Leslie Jellen, a
Teller in our Main
Office, was named
Teller of the Year
for Exceptional
Teller Performance. Two other
Tellers, Chrissy Maul from the Bethalto Center
and Mary Jo Hanvey from our Swansea Center,
were also recognized for their exceptional
teller performance. Congratulations to all for a
job well done!
Ray Trost has been promoted
to Senior VP at TheBANK. He
has been here for 17 years. Ray
reviews and assigns risk ratings
to loans and develops work-out
strategies for borrowers experiencing
difficulties. Ray states that “Helping
a customer work out of a problem
situation is very gratifying.” He previously worked as a
bank examiner with the Comptroller of the Currency
and the FDIC for 9 years. Ray has a BS in Economics
from SIUE, and he and his wife Helen currently reside
in Litchfield. Ray has 3 children, Raymon, Elizabeth,
and David and 2 grandchildren, Eliza and Joseph. He
has been a member of the Staunton Volunteer Fire
Department for 18 years, served as President for 11 years
and currently serves on the color guard. He enjoys golf,
boating and home remodeling.
Chelsey Dubson
(Banking Services
Consultant, Main
Office) received
her Master of Arts
(M.A.) in Speech
Communication
with a concentration in Organizational/
Corporate Communication from Southern
Illinois University-Edwardsville. Chelsey
has been with TheBANK since 2007.
Congratulations, Chelsey!
Terry Dooley, located in our
Alton Center on M.L.King Drive,
has received a promotion to Vice
President. He works in Loan
Administration and as an Appraiser.
Terry says, “TheBANK is a great
place to work and offers great
opportunities for younger people
interested in the field of finance. “ He has worked
here for 17 years. Terry and his wife Carolyn live in
Alton and have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. He is
on the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City
of Alton, Finance Committee at St. Mary’s Church,
a licensed appraiser/real estate/insurance broker and
belongs to the following Professional Organizations:
SRA (Senior Residential Appraiser); CRA (Certified
Review Appraiser); RMU (Residential Mortgage
Underwriter); and IFA (Independent Fee Appraiser).
Jennifer Lunsford
recently passed
the Certified
Information
Systems Auditor exam and
is now a CISA.
Since 1978, the Certified Information Systems
Auditor (CISA) program, sponsored by ISACA,
has been the globally accepted standard of
achievement among information systems (IS)
audit, control and security professionals. The
CISA consists of a 4-hour, 200 multiple choice
exam. Jennifer has been an employee of
TheBANK since 2000 and a member of
the Audit department since 2001.
Congratulations, Jennifer!
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Merchant
Discount Program
The following merchant discounts
are available exclusively to our
club members. Club Card must be
presented to receive offer.
Apparel
• BJ’s Printable (Edw) – FREE embroidered name with
jacket purch.
•Chick Pea’s (Glen Carbon) – 5% off all purchases
•Designs ‘n Stitches (Troy) – 10% off first purchase
up to $50
•Glik’s (E. Alton & Edw.) – 10% off on Wednesdays
•IMBER’S Men Wear (Edw.) – 20% off reg. priced items
•Iris (Alton) – 10% off purchase
•Kambe Original Brides (H’land) – “Sixpence” with
the purchase of a bridal gown
Auto Service & Supplies
•Auto Body X-Perts, Inc. (Fairmont) – 5% discount
•Burian’s South Side Auto, Inc. (Edw.) – 20% off
mechanic labor
•Mark Muffler Shop (Edw) – FREE brake inspection
•McKay Auto Parts (H’land) – 10% off merchandise
(except sale items & paint) ; FREE instal of wiper blades.
ALL STORES
•Speed Lube SLC (Bethalto) - $2 off any service
•Ted’s Motorcycle World (Alton) – 10% off all
merchandise (except motorcycles & ATV’s)
•The Last Detail (Troy) - $10 off detail work
•Ziebart / Speedy Auto Glass/ Rhino Linings (Edw.)
10% off detailing or window tinting; $50 off Rhino
Bed Liner
Books & Movies
•Words of Wisdom (Swansea) – FREE Bible with purchase
•Peace of Mind Books (Edw.) – 10% off purchase
Electronics
•Communication Concepts (Glen Carbon) – 25% off accessories
•Dellamano Electric Repair (C’ville) – 20% of first repair
•Dennis Technology (Edw.) – 10% off accessories
•Intec, Inc (St Louis) – 314-454-9899 -$5 off dial-up
Internet access, available in all cities listed in this section
•Laser Cartridge Service, Inc (Troy) – 10% off nonsale items
•Midwest Security & Sateliite (Granite) – 10% off all
accessories. Full service DISH Network retailer.
•X-treme Nations Computers (Belleville) - 5%-15% off
sales over $25-$75
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Florists & Gifts
•Bill’s Montclaire Florist (Edw) – 10% off Cash &
Carry (excluding wire)
•Carol’s Forget Me Knot Florist (H’land) – 10% off
Cash & Carry (Wed. only)
•Four Seasons Flowers & Gifts (Troy) – 15% off
(excluding wire service)
•Krupp Florist (Belleville) – 15% off cash & carry
(excluding wire service)
Food & Beverage
•Alfonzo’s Restaurant (Maryville) – 10% discount
•Bindy’s Bar & Grill (Granite) – $2 off order chicken wings
•Blimpie Subs and Salads (Edw.) Buy 1 reg. priced 12”
sub & 32 oz. drink & receive 6” sub free
•Caffé Avanti (Belleville, O’Fallon & Edw.) 10% off any
purchase (excluding delivery)
•ColdStone Creamery (Edw. & Shiloh) – 10% off purchase
•Crushed Grapes (Edw.) – 10% off any item on Tues.
only (excludes custom made baskets)
•Dippin Dots (Edw.): 15% discount
•Edwardsville Frozen Foods (Edw.) – 10% off
purchases of $15 or more (Wed. only)
•Farmer’s Restaurant & Bakery (H’land) $5 off CarryOut Family Meal and FREE Toasted Ravioli with an
Adult Entree meal purchase in the dining room
•The Hen House (Pontoon Beach) – Large drink with
meal purchase
•Joe’s Pizza & Pasta (Edw.): Free breadsticks with
purchase of regular meal.
•LaFonda’s (Edw.) – Free large soft drink with lunch entrée
•McDonald’s (Alton/Broadway, Alton/Homer Adams Prkwy,
Bethalto, Godfrey) – 35¢ coffee or soda
•McDonald’s (C’ville, E. Alton, 2 Edw. locations, Granite City/
Madison Ave-Johnson Rd, Pontoon Beach) – Buy 1 Big Mac
or Egg McMuffin, get 1 FREE
•McDonald’s (Troy) – Buy 1 large sandwich, get 1
sandwich FREE
•Novacich Meat Market (C’ville) – Buy 9 lbs. ground
beef, get 1 lb. FREE
•OMI’s Frozen Custard (Edw.) – Buy 1- 16” pizza &
receive 2 reg. cones FREE
•Outlaw Blues Restaurant & Saloon (O’Fallon) $5 off
Carry-Out Family Meal and FREE Toasted Ravioli with
an Adult Entree meal purchase in the dining room
•Quizno’s (Glen Carbon) – 10% off everyday & 20% off Wed.
•Pizza World (Granite City – Johnson Rd.): 20% off entire
purchase, good any time.
•Ravanelli’s (Granite & C’ville)$5 off Carry-Out Family
Meal and FREE Toasted Ravioli with an Adult Entree
meal purchase in the dining room
•Taco Bell (Troy) - 10% off any purchase
•Uncle Linny’s Family Restaurant (Pontoon Beach) –
FREE dessert with dinner purchase; 10% Senior Discount
All You’ll Ever Need
Garden, Landscape & Supplies
•Delmore Design (Shiloh) – 10% off any landscape
drawing (by appointment only)
•ECO-Scapes Midwest LLC (Glen Carbon) – FREE tree &
installation with every $250 spent in services
•The Garden Kingdom (Glen Carbon) – 10% off any
purchase
•Stone Landscaping (Edw.) – $50 discount for every
$1,000 in landscaping
•Treb’s Lawn & Garden Services (Edw.) – 10% off
services over $40.
Golf
•Pro-Tee Golf Center (Wood River) – Buy 1 game of
miniature golf, get 1 FREE
• STL Give Away Golf.com (Glen Carbon) - Visit our
website for FREE weekly and monthly give-aways!
Health & Beauty
•A Signature Hollywood Salon (O’Fallon) FREE $20
value take-home product with a “COLOR Experience
•All About You – Hair on Wheels (Belleville) - 1 FREE
consultation, haircut & blow style.
•Back & Neck Pain Center (Glen Carbon) – FREE exam.
•CURVES (E. Alton, Edw., Maryville, Troy) – 60% off Entry Fee
•Hendrickson Hair Design (Edw.) - Free Redken Color Extend
or Blonde Glam & conditioner with a hair color service.
•Joseph Mathews Salon (H’land) - $3 off haircut.
•LA Nails (Glen Carbon) – $3 off any service over $20
•Lynne’s Hair Care (C’ville) – $5 off new customer.
(Walk-ins welcomed Wed. – Sat.)
•Mane Attractions Hair Studio (C’ville) – $3 off cut & style
•Our Health Club & Spa (Glen Carbon) – 7-day FREE
trial; 25% off first Spa serv. – new clients; 25% off
new serv. – current clients
•Sun Catchers Tan / Pick-A-Video (Wood River) – 10%
off tanning package; rent 1 movie, get 1 FREE
•The TAN Company (Glen Carbon) – 10% off packages
Hobbies
•Alton Stained Glass Works (Alton) – 10% off stained
glass supplies (excluding discounted or sale items)
•Belleville Sportscards (Belleville) – 10% off all
regular priced items with mention of this ad.
• The Quilted Garden (Edw) - www.quiltedgarden.com
15% off on Wed. & Thurs. (Excludes class fees, Hinterberg
frames & consignment items.)
•Hometown Comics (Edw) 10% off or $5 off any
purchase over $30. Includes comic books, graphic
novels, posters, card games, toys & t-shirts.
refurbishing or upholstery
•Aztek Cleaning Systems (Granite City) - Residential
carpet special – 3 rooms for $99
•Bio-Fresh Carpet Cleaning (C’ville) - Call for details on
special rates
•Buhrmester Wallpaper & Paint (Edw.) –
15% off purchase - 30% off wallpaper.
•Cherry Hills Properties (Edw.) – FREE credit check
•Daech and Bauer Roofing. (C’ville) – 10% of retail;
Free verbal roofing inspection
•Decorative Design (Edw.) – 10% off (Wednesdays only)
•Felty Photography (Fairmont City) – 25% off session
fee and $75 off portrait package of $200 or more
•Frames By 3 (Edw. & H’lan) – 15% off all framing orders
(excluding Flower Press Creations & Gold Canyon Candles)
•Home Furniture (C’ville) – 35% off reg. priced items
•Lepchenske Construction (WR) 5% off Labor.
•Midwest Security and Satellite (Granite City) 10% off
all accessories. Full service DISH Network retailer.
•Miss Bailey’s Poppy Patch (Glen Carbon) – 10% off purchase
•Patriot Sunrooms (Edw.) – Free engineering & design
consultation up to $425
•Randy Leitner Building & Remodeling (Edw.) –
10% off labor for jobs of $5000 or more
•Rammer Clean-Rite (H’land) – 10% off washing of vinyl
siding or wood fence or deck being prepared for treatment
•Simplify 101, Inc. (Edw.) – 20% off initial consultation
•The Art Loft Gallery, LTD – 20% off baskets,
candles, floral & other accessories (NOT valid with other
sales, P. Buckley artwork and merchandise not listed)
•The Galleria Hearth & Home (Edw.) – 10% off
regular priced merchandise (excluding Vera Bradley)
•The Galleria Hearth & Home (Edw.) – Vera Bradley
Exclusive; FREE gift with purch. from Vera Bradley collection.
•TO-DO’s – 10% off all regular priced merchandise
(excluding costume rentals & balloons)
•Woods Home Improvements, LLC (Sorento) 10% off
siding, soffit, facia and roofing.
Independent Merchants
•Home Interiors & Gifts (Pontoon) – 618-406-7068 Additional $50 in Free merchandise for hosting a party
OR 40% off Individual orders of $25 or more
•Pampered Chef/Carol Pigg (Troy) - 618-972-9131
Free gift with $60 order
•Premier Design Jewelry / Sue Parkin (Edw.) –
618-656-2325 - 20% off regular priced item
•Seeds of Blessing/Jan Denby (Edw.) –
618-363-5866 - 50% off 1 item for hosting a party
•Seeds of Blessing/Beth Buenger (Granite City)
618-960-4540 FREE GIFT for hosting a party or
individual order of $75 or more.
•Silpada Designs Sterling Silver Jewelry / Kathy
Wehling (Edw.) – 618-656-8259 - Additional $20 in
FREE hostess jewelry when hosting a party
•Biegert’s Jewelry (C’ville.) – 15% off purch.
(Excluding Class rings, Bingham collection merch. & sale items)
•Elliott Fine Jewelers (Edw.) – 15% off jewelry repairs
•L E Smith Jewelers (C’ville) – 10% off (excluding
Featured
Discounts
certain sale items)
Medical
•Keith A Bryant, DMD, PC (Glen Carbon) – 10% discount
•Errick L. Cameron, DMD, MA, PC (Glen Carbon) –
5% discount
•David W. Hyten, DMD (Edw.) – $50 off 1-hour
whitening ($500 value) ; $500 off Invisalign (4000 value)
•Integrated Medical Group (Edw.) – Headaches,
neck or back pain? FREE Consulation and exam.
•Kristen M. Jacobs MD-PC Family Medicine &
Aesthetic Medicine (Maryville) - $50 off Botox
treatment. $150 or $50 Revederm Dermal Filler.
•James F. Strieter, ODPC (C’ville) – 15% off material
(NOT available with other sales)
•Medicine Shoppe (Alton) – 10% discount
•Metro Eye Care P.C. (Edw.) – 20% off on all prescription
glasses, selected sunglasses & contact lenses
•Unger Eye Care (Troy) – FREE eyeglass cleaner kit
Free Redken Color Extend or Blonde Glam &
Conditioner with a Hair Color Service ($25 value)
Offer valid for TheCLUB Members only.
Please present coupon or membership card for offer.
Offer valid with coupon; no other discounts apply.
Coupon valid thru 6/2010.
26 Glenonly.
Ed
Offer valid for TheCLUB Members
Professional
Park
Please present coupon or membership
card for offer.
Glen
Carbon
Offer valid with coupon; no other
discounts
apply.
Coupon valid thru 1/2010.
618.656.4011
COUPON
10% off service calls & 5% off new equipment
•Alton Landing Antiques – $25 off complete
Jewelers
with exam; $10 off fames & lenses
Miscellaneous
•AAdvantage Insurance Group (Glen Carbon) –
FREE annual reviews and consultation services for
home, auto, business, health & life insurance.
•Airport Rides R Us (Pontoon Beach) – $5 off roundtrip transportation
•Bilbrey Farms, Inc. (Edw) – Weekday (non-holiday)
FREE Spumante or Sparkling Juice &$5 room discount
•Catherine Photography (Edw.) Free proofs with all pkg.
•ExacTime Watch & Clock (Glen Carbon) $4 watch
batteries (unlimited) & 15% discount on any in-stock clock
•GRIZZLIES GMC Stadium (Sauget) – Buy 1 ticket &
get 1 FREE (Mon. – Thurs only)
•Highland Pool & Spa – $50 off new pool table
•Jackson Hewitt Tax Services (Alton) - $31 off Tax
Preparation (Alton, East Alton, Wood River & Edwardsville)
•The Mail Box Store (Collinsville) 15% discount off
any purchase (excludes USPS)
•Milo’s Tobacco Road (Edw) – 15% off reg. box price
of cigars
•Pak Mail (C’ville) – 10% off shipping (excludes postage)
•Premier Combat League (Alton): $5 off Cageside tickets
•Safe-N-Secure Self-Storage, LLC (Alton & H’land) –
5% off monthly rental
•Voegele Studio (H’land) – 50% off session fee
Pets
•LaBest, Inc & Dog Watch Hidden Fence
Systems (Edw.) – $100 off Hidden Fence System.
Stay 3 days & 4th day is FREE.
•Shiloh Veterinary Clinic (Shiloh) - Get 15% off all
office visits
15% off Custom Framing Orders
Offer valid for TheCLUB Members only.
Please present coupon or membership card for offer.
Offer valid with coupon; no other discounts apply.
Coupon valid thru 6/2010.
Caffé Avanti
COUPON
•A.C. Products (A.C. Heating Service & repair) (Edw.) –
COUPON
Home
10% off Any Purchase
Offer valid for TheCLUB Members only.
Please present coupon or membership card for offer.
Offer valid with coupon; no other discounts apply.
Coupon valid thru 6/2010.
Merchants: If you’d like to give customers a special
offer and be featured as our “Special Merchant” for
upcoming quarterly issues of this magazine, please
contact Kathy Dickmann at 659-6202 or your local
TheCLUB Representative (list on page 3) and watch
your business grow!
Customers: If you have a favorite merchant that you
would like featured with a special coupon in the future,
please contact Kathy a 659-6202 or your local TheCLUB
Representative and we’ll try to make it happen!
New Merchant
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Invited
You’re
May 12
For group
travel
reservations
or detailed
information,
contact Kathy
Dickmann
at 659-6202,
or your local
TheCLUB
Representative.
Progressive Tea Party
& Shopping Trip
Grab your shopping bag and make a date to join
us for our 4th Annual Progressive Tea Party.
Reservations have been made for you to
enjoy a day full of delicious food, fun, flowers,
friendship and shopping. A light breakfast with
tea or coffee will start our annual Progressive
Tea Party, followed by a little or perhaps a lot
of boutique shopping. Need more energy for
the day?… wait no longer because a delicious
lunch has been planned at a favorite local
eatery. Following lunch there will be more
delightful shops to visit full of beautiful spring
items and flowers. As in years past the last stop
will be fun and memorable….a visit to indulge
in your favorite flavor of ice cream!
Date:
May 12
Time:
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Price:
$60 per person. Payment in full is
due with your reservation.
RSVP:
April 29
Cardinal vs. Cub Getaway
Sorry, we had to cancel
this trip this year because
we were unable to get any
tickets. We’ll try for 2011!
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June
14-19
Visit Vancouver
& Victoria
Day 1 After arriving in Vancouver, enjoy dinner
at the Cloud Restaurant. Accommodations this
evening are at the Rosedale Hotel. (D)
Day 2 Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, followed
by a city tour with a local step-on-guide. This
afternoon, experience British Columbia’s west
coast rain forest and standing 450 feet above
the Capilano River at the Capilano Suspension
Bridge. Dinner this evening at the hotel. (B, D)
Day 3 Depart Vancouver onboard the Whistler
Mountaineer for a three-hour premier train
journey that includes breakfast as you enjoy a
waterfront route. Transfer to the Delta Whistler
Hotel for overnight accommodations. (B)
Day 4 Travel south to Vancouver by coach and
then board a Ferry to journey to Victoria. As the
big boat winds it’s way among the small islands,
delight in the changing scenery. Dinner this
evening is included at the Royal Scot Hotel. (B, D)
Day 5 Following breakfast, a local guide will
board the coach for a tour of the elegant city
of Victoria and surrounding area. A special
stop will be made at the historical Craigdaroch
Castle. This afternoon take an optional “Walking
Tour” which includes the Empress Hotel as well
as strolling along the harbor and shopping at
boutiques. Optional Whale Watching is also
available this afternoon. Tonight enjoy dinner
and entertainment at Blethering Place. (B, D)
Day 6 Say “Cheerio” to Victoria as you travel
back to the mainland and then transfer to the
Vancouver Airport for your flight to St. Louis. (B)
Time:
June 14-19
Price:
$750 per person deposit is due at time of reservation.
For a Group of 20 Guests:
Single: $3,135 per person
Double: $2,800 per person
For a Group of 30 Guests:
Single: $2,879 per person
Double: $2,525 per person
Price includes: Shuttle service, Luxury motorcoach
in Canada, All transfer fees, Roundtrip Airline
Tickets, BC Ferry to/from Victoria, Sightseeing
tours, 10 Meals, and Gratuity for Motorcoach
Driver and Step-on Guides.
RSVP: May 7, 2010
June 28
St. Louis Cardinals vs.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Reserve tickets on the Coca-Cola Patio including
an All-You-Can-Eat buffet for your pleasure
while you collect lasting memories cheering
our St. Louis Cardinals to a win over the Arizona
Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium.
Treat yourself to the excitement and energy of
our 2010 St. Louis Cardinals in a casual picnic
setting. The Coca-Cola Patio combines your
favorite picnic food (Hunter Hot Dogs, tender
BBQ brisket, boneless breast of chicken, nachos
with all your favorite toppings, baked beans,
Coca-Cola beverages, water and Bud Light &
O’Doul’s plus brownies and cookies for dessert)
and patio-style seating during the game.
Date:
Time: Price:
June 28, 2010, Monday
St. Louis Cardinals vs.
Arizona Diamondbacks
5:30 pm from the Main Office Customer Parking Lot, Edwardsville.
$114 per person.
Price includes: Roundtrip Deluxe Motorcoach
transportation, Reserve Seat Tickets (4 per
table, chair seating), All-You-Can-Eat Buffet &
Beverages at the Coca-Cola Patio.
RSVP: May 19, 2010
Note: Changes to
Passport Requirements
Passports required for
travel to/from Mexico and
Canada. This applies to
ALL passengers, including
children and newborns.
Please make sure to bring
required documents for
your outbound and
return flights.
2010 l TheMUNY
With a terrific 2010 Season planned at
THEMUNY, please plan on joining us for wonderful dancing, toe-tapping songs, great music and
memorable evenings under the stars.
Beauty and the Beast
June 24 • $40 per person
The Beauty and the Beast story is a “tale as old as
time.” Belle becomes the prisoner of the Beast and
kept in his spell-bound castle with the singing and
dancing silverware conspiring to bring the two
together. So travel with us from “once upon a time”
to “happily ever after,” BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is a
bewitching musical for children of all ages.
Titanic • July 7 • $40 per person
It was a cold, dark midnight at sea, and passengers
were dancing in the grand salon until one man at
the stern saw disaster looming straight ahead…a
huge iceberg. Everyone called the RMS Titanic
unsinkable and more than 2,000 passengers bet
their lives on it.
Damn Yankee’s • July 15 • includes Backstage Tour and Buffet Dinner • $60 per person
DAMN YANKEES is the tempting, tantalizing musical
that simply sizzles from the first musical note to the
final bow! It’s the story of Joe, a middle-aged man
who still holds on to his dreams of playing professional baseball.
Cats • July 19 • $40 per person
Tonight is the night of the Jellicle Ball and cats of every
description will gather in a back alley, slinking around
the refuse cans and cast-offs of the human world. It’s
a purr-fect show for the whole family to enjoy.
Sound of Music • July 27 • $40 per person
The Sound of Music has been called “the loveliest
musical ever written”. Tonight the hills of Forest Park
will come alive with THE SOUND OF MUSIC!
Footloose • August 3 • $40 per person
The lifestyle in Bomont is quiet and very predictable, until the arrival of Ren, the bad boy from the
“Windy City”. Ren knows that that life in a small
farm town will be quite different but he certainly
isn’t ready for all of the local laws, especially the
one that bans dancing in public.
Show Boat • August 9 • $60 per person,
includes Backstage Tour and Buffet Dinner
SHOW BOAT’s comin’! Make sure you are there
when Cap’n Andy’s floating palace, the Cotton
Blossom, docks at The Muny. This show is the most
performed and most demanded musical ever to be
performed at TheMUNY.
Time: 6:45 pm Departure for Show only
evenings. (5)
5:45 pm Departure for Backstage Tour, Buffet Dinner & Show evenings. (2)
RSVP: 2 weeks prior to show dates.
Magical!!!! That’s how The Variety
Show for Relay for Life can be
described. Written, directed and
performed by bank employees, family
and friends TheSHOW generated close
to $9,000 for this very worthy cause.
The depth of talent that exists among
employees of TheBANK and their
families was truly on display that night!
The night included a Fried Chicken
Buffet, music from TheBAND, the
comical routine of the Unknown
Comic, Cancer Testimonials that
brought tears to the crowd, a lot of
talented acts, a Costume Contest,
and Silent Auction. Thank you to the
employees and merchants that donated
items for the Silent Auction, which
raised over $2,000! A total of 58
employees participated as performers
or volunteers at TheSHOW, with 10
family members and friends offering
their assistance, as well.
Thanks to the Master of Ceremonies
Mark Cruse, whose hilarious antics
kept the crowd roaring with laughter,
Bob O’Rourke (Leader of TheBAND),
Diane Balke & Gerri Chappell
(Kitchen Coordinators), Joyce Biegert
(Silent Auction Coordinator), Becky
Yarbrough (Volunteer Coordinator),
Nikki Turner (Stage Manager) and
her assistant Amber Hallows, Joan
Howard and Barb Pajares (Ticket
Sales), and Janice Rushing (Cashier).
A special thanks to Laura Balster and
Danielle Smith as the Directors of
Entertainment, who created a monster
of a show.
Thanks to all who performed, volunteers and especially our audience for
being so generous!
We recently held our Annual
Antique Show & Tell event at the
Main Office with our antique
guru, Edward Wentz. Everyone had
wonderful, beautiful, interesting and
unique items for all of us to enjoy and
hear the owner’s story.
Each year I learn something new
from this event and this year was no
exception. I didn’t know that on the
bottom of china the “crown” was of
each country’s royal family where the
piece was made. Thanks to everyone
who came to this event and shared
your “treasures” and stories with all
of us. This is an annual event and we
look forward
to 2011! Start
thinking
about what
“treasure” you
want to know
more about
and we look
forward to
hearing
your story.
money matters
Robb Treat
Financial Consultant
Unique Home
Loan Opportunity
USDA Guaranteed Rural
Housing Loan Program
n
100% Financing.
n No Monthly
Mortgage Insurance.
n Competitive Fixed
30 Year Interest Rates.
n No Maximum
Purchase Price Limit.
n Normal Timeframe
for purchase contracts
and closings.
n Generous Income Limits
to Qualify for Loans.
n No Recapture.
n
Homes must meet
Rural Development
standards which are not much different than
traditional conventional property standards.
You can start the
process by calling
any one of TheBANK
of Edwardsville’s
mortgage loan
originators and
determine if you and
the property you are
looking at qualify.
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When someone is looking for
home financing, whether they are
a first-time homebuyer or own a
home currently, one of the most
overlooked loan programs is the
US Department of Agriculture’s
Guaranteed Rural Housing Home
loan program. The first reaction by
most people is that “I am wanting
to live in town and not a rural area.”
When they are told that homes in
communities like Bethalto, Troy,
Lebanon, Mascoutah, and Millstadt
qualify for the Rural Development
Housing Loan Program they are
amazed. People are also amazed
that the loan is a 30 year fixed rate
mortgage that is competitive with
conventional loan rates. There is no
maximum purchase price but there
are income limits by household size
to qualify so this program is not
for everyone. The loan process
takes no longer and only has a
little bit more paperwork than a
normal conventional home loan.
The Guaranteed Rural Housing
Loan Program also has some
unique characteristics as well: 1)
repairs can be rolled into the loan
amount in certain circumstances;
2) alternative credit histories are
accepted; (3) gifts from family
members are acceptable; and 4)
newly constructed homes are
allowable. Remember because there
is no monthly mortgage insurance
premium that means you can
qualify for “more home” and have
the same monthly payment as other
loan programs.
Excellence
SIUE has
made a
distinct
difference in
our region’s
quality of
life for
more than
50 years.
As an important
cultural and
community
resource, the
Arts & Issues
Visit siue.edu/artsandissues or call the SIUE
Fine Arts box office, (618) 650-2774, for
performance and ticket information.
Malashock Dance
7:30 p.m. • April 1
SIUE’s Dunham Hall theater
The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra
directed by Bill Hughes
7:30 p.m. • May 1
SIUE’s Morris University Center
Meridian Ballroom
UMO Ensemble Zen Tales
2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. • May 15
SIUE’s Dunham Hall theater
In cooperation with SIUE Xfest
University
Exploration
Empowerment
Theater & Dance
All of the performances below will take place
in SIUE’s Dunham Hall theater. Visit siue.edu/
THEATER or call the SIUE Fine Arts box office
(618) 650-2774, for more information.
Mainstage
Intimate Apparel
7:30 p.m. • April 21-24 & 2 p.m. • April 25
Student Experimental Theater Organization
The Faculty Room, directed by Anna Skidis
7:30 p.m. • April 1-3
2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. • April 4
Student Dance Concert by the University
Dance Organization
7:30 p.m. • April 14-17
2:30 p.m. • April 18
provides a wealth
of opportunities
for excellence,
exploration and
empowerment.
We hope you
will join us on
campus soon.
Relay for Life • April 10
Giant Banana Split Canoe • April 22
Stop by and have a treat on TheBANK.
Held in conjunction with Springfest.
Visit our Web site at www.siue.edu for
information on more classes, activities and
performances that are open to the public.
Looking forward to seeing you on campus!
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The Fishin’ Hole
By Bob Richardson
TV host of Outdoors in the Heartland
My Fishing Friends!
My famous last words, “Trust Me,” spring will arrive in 2010, I think!?! For me and my
fishing friends, this past winter was really tough, not only just catching fish, but to even
get out there with the unpredictable bad weather. Now, my words of wisdom predictions,
HIGH WATER - HIGH WATER and more HIGH WATER. 2009 was one of the wettest years for
decades. This past fall brought us 12 inches of additional rain in October, then we ended
up with more ice and snow from St. Louis to Minneapolis on the Mississippi River. And
the fact is, all that snow and ice will flow our way sooner or later. If we get a wetter than
normal spring, we may be thinking that the floods of 1993 and 1995 were nothing. Let’s
hope not! But a little water here or there won’t stop us fishermen, right!
Both states of Illinois and Missouri are blessed to have incredible numbers of small lakes
and ponds. Also, the state of Missouri has literally thousands of state conservation lakes
and ponds that are “open to the public.”
Now my point is, April, May and June bring some of the very best pond fishing of the year
and with a little luck they may not be flooded.
A few tips for spring time pond and/or small lake fishing:
•
Bass are usually found in the most shallow part of the waters (it’s spawning season).
•
Fish the north shores, normally the most direct, longest exposed part of the lake to
the sun (warmer water).
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If the sun is out, I like to throw a small white silver, single blade spinner bait.
•
If it is cloudy, I’ll throw chartreuse skirted, gold blade willow spinner bait.
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Then I will tie on a black/blue 3/8 oz. jig with a blue trailer, and concentrate on a
little deeper water.
•
Always look for structures, a stick in the water, a tree, a ledge from a ditch that runs
into the lake or pond, anything that makes an irregular bottom.
Normally the hot water lakes are slowing down at this time of year, but with high waters
they also can be a great place to fish. A great place to find fishing reports is in the St.
Louis newspaper on Friday. It has a fishing section that covers most of the Midwest area.
Also, the local bait shops can be a great source of current fishing and lake information.
This is the best time of the year to catch one of the biggest bass of your life, along with
the easiest times of the year to catch fish. So take a kid fishing or someone new to the
outdoors, they too may find “fishing is fun.”
For those of you who want to catch my TV show, Outdoors in the Heartland, we’re
on every Sunday at 8:30 on Fox Sports, plus on Saturday mornings on Versus network,
nationally. Be safe and catch fish!
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Winning
Web Sites
How would you like to make things
a little easier at home, up-date your
menu and save a little money? Try
these web sites.
• www.STLtoday.com/
recipeexchange
• www.pillsbury.com/recipes
• www.kidshealth.org/kid/
recipes/index.html
• www.howtocleananything.com
• www.springcleaningtips.org
• www.mybargainbuddy.com
• www.shopathome.com
• www.print.coupons.com
Want to know what’s going on
around the world – right now?
This web site tracks up-to-the second
figures on world population, births
and deaths, government expenditures, tons of fish caught, etc.
Go to Worldometers.com
You’ll find some helpful tips on
keeping your kids safe while they are
online at this web site:
http://staysafeonline.org/
content/whats-available
Ever wonder what everyone else is
looking at on the internet? The following is a list of the top 10 visited
web sites as of March 2010:
1. www.yahoo.com
2. www.google.com
3. www.youtube.com
4. www.live.com
5. www.msn.com
6. www.myspace.com
7. www.wikipedia.com
8. www.facebook.com
9. www.blogger.com
10. www.yahoo.co.jp
Children’s Book
Recommendations
From PBS ‘Between the Lions’ Show.
When you’re at the library or bookstore, staring at shelf after shelf of
titles, how do you choose something
your child will enjoy? Here is a good,
all-purpose book list with alphabets,
fairytales, poetry and rhymes, songs,
story collections, biographies and
other non-fiction.
• The 20th Century Children’s Book
Treasury edited by Janet Schulman.
Celebrated children’s picture books
to read aloud.
Folk and Fairy Tales
• The First Strawberries by Joseph
Bruchac. A Cherokee myth of how
strawberries came to be.
• Moon Rope by Lois Ehlert. How Mole
climbs up to the moon.
• Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs.
A tall tale about the girl who grows
up to be “the greatest woodswoman
in Tennessee.”
Non-fiction
• The Big Book of Dinosaurs by Angela Wilkes. A really big book about
those really big creatures.
• From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy
Pfeffer. Discover the stages of a
frog’s life.
• Home: A Journey Through America by Thomas Locker. Take a very
special trip across the country.
• The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons.
An easy-to-read book of information.
Poetry and Song
• Read Aloud Rhythms for the Very
Young edited by Jack Prelutsky. Easy
poems for reading together.
• This Land is Your Land by Woody
Guthrie. A beautifully illustrated version of the well-known folk song.
Editors’ Picks
2009 Teens’ Top Ten
More than 11,000 teen voters chose
Paper Towns as their favorite book
in the 2009 Teens’ Top Ten The Young
Adult Library Services Association
(YALSA) Teens’ Top Ten:
1. Paper Towns by John Green (Penguin/Dutton)
2. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie
Meyer (Little, Brown Books for
Young Readers)
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins (Scholastic)
4. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
(Simon & Schuster/Margaret K.
McElderry)
5. Identical by Ellen Hopkins (Simon
& Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry)
6. The Graveyard Book by Neil
Gaiman (Wake by Lisa McMann
(Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse)
7. Wake by Lisa McMann (Simon &
Schuster/Simon Pulse)
8. Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast
(St. Martin’s Griffin)
9. The Disreputable History of
Frankie Landau-Banks by E.
Lockhart (Disney-Hyperion)
10. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Harcourt/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Library Staff’s
Recommendations for
Adult Leisure Reading
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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by
David Wroblewski
The Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins
Rachel’s Secret by B.J. Hoff
Assassination Vacation
by Sarah Vowell
Three Little Words by Ashley
Rhodes-Courter
National Library Week,
April 11-17. A week to raise
appreciation and support for
libraries, and to promote the
practice and pleasure
of reading.
Read-aloud stories for
parents and kids
• Bluebird’s Nest,
by Dorothea Deprisco
• Galoshes, by Kit Allen
• The Happy Day,
by Ruth Krauss
• In the Small, Small Pond,
by Denise Fleming
• Mud, by Mary Lyn Ray
• Rabbit’s Good News,
by Rut Lercher Bornstein
• Spring Song,
by Barbara Seuling
• Waiting for Wings,
by Lois Ehlert
For more book lists, go to
www2.scholastic.com
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Kids Korner
Kidoku
Fill in the blank squares so that
each row , each column and
each 3-by-2 block contains all
of the digits 1 thru 6. If you use
logic you can solve the puzzle
without guessing!
6
1
5
3 6
6
4
5
1 2
just kidding
Q: Where would you put an injured insect?
A: In an antbulance!
Q: Why did the firefly get bad grades in school?
A: He wasn’t very bright!
Q: What would you call a very nervous insect?
A: A jitterbug!
Q: How do snails fight each other?
A: They slug it out!
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I found these pizza recipes and thought I’d share them
with you. Hope you enjoy them! I am excited to try grilling
pizzas. If you want to be creative with pizza making, visit
www.midwestliving.com/food/ethnic/14-sizzling-pizzarecipes for more ideas. Submitted by Kathy Dickmann
Ike Sewell’s Original Chicago-Style
Deep-Dish Pizza
Olive oil or cooking oil
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 c. warm water
3 - 3-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. cooking oil
1/2 tsp. salt
6 oz. mild Italian sausage
12 oz. sliced mozzarella cheese
1 (14-1/2-oz.) can Italian-style tomatoes (drained & cut up)
1 Tbsp. snipped fresh oregano (or 1 tsp. dried - crushed)
1 Tbsp. snipped fresh basil (or 1 tsp. dried - crushed)
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese
Sliced mushrooms or chopped green sweet pepper (optional)
Generously grease a heavy 10x2-inch round cake pan or a
10-inch springform pan with oil & set aside.
Crust: In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast package in
the 1 cup warm water. Let stand for 5 minutes. Then stir
in 1-1/2 cups of the flour, 1/3 cup cooking oil, and salt.
Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds,
scraping the bowl constantly. Beat for 2 minutes on high
speed, scraping the bowl frequently. Using a wooden
spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.
Cover; let rise in a warm place until double (50 to 60 minutes). Punch down. Cover; let rest for 5 minutes.
Turn dough into prepared pan. Using oiled hands, press
and spread the dough evenly over bottom and 1-1/2
inches up the side of the pan. Cover; let rise in a warm
place until nearly double (30 to 35 minutes).
Meat filling: In a medium skillet, cook Italian sausage
until meat is brown. Drain off fat and pat sausage with
paper towels to remove additional fat.
Assemble: Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over dough; then
spoon meat filling and cut-up tomatoes over cheese. Top
with oregano and basil. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Optional items to add are sliced mushrooms, sliced peppers or your favorite pizza toppings.
Bake at 500° for 20 - 25 min. or until edges of crust are
crisp and golden brown and the filling is hot. If using a
springform pan, remove side of pan and cut into wedges
to serve. Cover crust with foil the last 10 minutes of
baking to prevent overbrowning. Cool on wire rack 10
minutes before cutting. Serves 6-8.
Gouda & Red Onion Pizza
Preheat oven to 400° F
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 c. red onion (halved lengthwise and sliced thin)
1 Tbsp. snipped fresh thyme (or 1 tsp. dried - crushed)
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. fresh ground pepper
1 Tbsp. cornmeal
1 pkg. (10-13 oz.) refrigerated pizza dough
2 c. (8 oz.) shredded Gouda or Edam cheese
In a large skillet, heat 1 Tbsp. oil. Add onion and cook 5-7
minutes or until tender but not brown. Remove from heat
and stir in thyme, salt and pepper; set aside.
Grease a baking sheet and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place
pizza dough on baking sheet; pat dough into a 12” x 8”
rectangle and brush with remaining olive oil. Sprinkle
cheese over pizza dough and then spoon the onion
mixture over cheese.
Bake at 400° for 12-15 min. or until crust is golden brown.
Caramel Apple-Pie Grilled
Dessert Pizza
1/2 of a 17.3 oz. pkg. frozen puff pastry (use 1 sheet per pizza)
1/4 c. brown sugar (packed)
1-1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp. butter
2 -1/2 c. Granny Smith (peeled, cored & cut into wedges)
3 c. vanilla or cinnamon ice cream
1/3 c. caramel ice cream topping (optional)
Thaw pastry sheets at room temperature (about 10
minutes). Using heavy duty foil, cover entire 12-inch pizza
pan. Grease foil-lined pizza pan; set aside.
Crust: Unfold pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface.
Roll gently to flatten creases (you should have a 10-1/2
inch square). Cut 10-inch circle from pastry. Place circle
on pan. Prick with a fork; set aside.
Topping: In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon, set aside. In a large skillet, melt
butter over medium heat; stir in sugar mixture and add
apples. Cook for about 3 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Remove
from heat and spoon over pastry.
Charcoal grill: Arrange hot coals around edge of grill.
Test for medium-hot heat over center of grill. Place pizza
pan on rack in the center of grill. Cover; grill for about 30
minutes or until apples are tender and pastry is puffed
and golden brown.
Gas grill: Preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Adjust
for indirect cooking. Place pizza pan on grill. Grill as
above. Remove and let stand for 10 minutes.
When pizza is cooked, cut into 6 wedges. Place wedges
in serving dishes; top each slice with a scoop of ice cream
and drizzle with caramel ice cream topping. Serve immediately. Recipe makes one 10-inch pizza.
Mother’s Day
The mothers who raised us (virtually). Match the TV
mother with her words of wisdom. Mail or bring in your
completed puzzle by April 30. Good luck!
n 1. Marge Simpson (“The Simpsons)
n 2. Clair Huxtable (“The Cosby Show”)
n 3. Marion Cunningham (“Happy Days”)
n 4. June Cleaver (“Leave it to Beaver”)
n 5. Laura Petrie “(The Dick Van Dyke Show”)
n 6. Lois Griffin (“Family Guy”)
n 7. Joyce Summers (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”)
n 8. Carol Brady (“The Brady Bunch”)
Words of Wisdom:
a.
“Once a boy always a boy.”
b.
“I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about…where you’re coming from, how to relate to you…and I’ve come to a very simple conclusion: I don’t get it.”
c.
“Six kids and no noise. That’s what’s the matter with that. I’ve never heard such a loud silence.”
d.
“You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head.”
e.
“Oh no, I’m not angry . . . I’m MAD!”
f.
“If you kids don’t quiet down we’re not going to
McDonalds after church!”
g.
“Life would be so much more pleasant if we just had more closet space.”
h.
“Let me put it this way: I have a happy, semi-well-
adjusted husband who comes home and greets me with a smile and a kiss—and I’d rather have that than all the money in the world.”
Gift cards will be sent to the winners within the
3 months of this issue.
Last quarter’s winners are:
Norma Jean Havlin – Belleville
Meg Oberlag – Edwardsville
Arthur Schuetz – Highland
Linda Hoffman – Wood River
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