Predictions for the new Year

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From the Editor...
hAPPY NEw YEAR to one and all!
Did this past year seem to fly? Have you
heard that the older you get, the faster time
passes? Well, it doesn’t actually pass any
faster, but it does feel like it. The reason why
is that we tend to fall into familiar routines
as we age and that makes time appear to
move quickly. We perceive time something
like a stack of memories, so the less new
experiences you have, the less likely you are
to fill in those memories with interesting
things. And as the years go by, we encounter
fewer and fewer new experiences both because we have already accomplished a lot
and because we become slaves to our daily
routines. So if you want to make time at least
FEEL like it is not passing at the speed of
light... get out and try some new things!
One thing I want to do before I forget it,
is mention a few letters that we received this
past month. The first is from Nepute’s
Market in Mt. Olive. You may have seen
their ads or read the story we featured on
them recently. Well Vicki Nepute sent a nice
thank you card to us at The Buzz that said,
“Advertising in The Buzz has brought many
new faces to our store, thank you!”
So I thought I would share that with you. We
are always happy to hear from our advertisers
and readers, especially when it is great news
like that.
The second letter I want to mention is
from a reader from the Lake of the Ozarks in
Camdenton, Missouri! No, we don’t distribute that far away, but as I’ve mentioned before, many of our readers take their copy of
The Buzz to friends and family in other
towns, counties and even other states. And
that is what happened with this case. The
reader, Phil Bangert, emailed one of our writers, Roger kratochvil. Both men have
given me permission to print it:
“My wife is Melba Fogelman Bangert.
Her sister Cindy and her husband Ed
Saracco are visiting for some Christmas
shopping down here at Lake of Ozarks. They
brought us copies of The Buzz with your
articles. I will tell you that this afternoon
was made perfect reading all four issues with
names they remembered and laughed about.
And the pick up ball games were like those
we all knew, no matter the town. We went to
the park at night to watch whatever team was
playing. My Dad's tavern in Spaulding sponsored a team called Joe's Hot Dogs. Wish one
of those uniforms would have survived.
I remember the ice man and his horse drawn
wagon giving us kids ice chips. My grandma
still had an "ice box." I remember chewing
street repair tar and smoking corn silk.
I could go on. But the reason for this is to
relay the enjoyment we have gotten this
afternoon from your work.
Thanks.”
A large majority of our stories are reminiscent for the author and they always get a
fabulous response. Mr. Bangert is referring
the White City series that Roger wrote about
but as he said, you did have to grow up in or
around White City to be taken back in time.
Roger’s contribution this month is Dancing
to Our Stars: Remembering the Coliseum
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Even though Kaiden helped in the kitchen too, and I have photos to prove it (he has a camo apron), the girls enjoyed it more.
Kaiden on the other hand preferred to be outside in his “socerer’s den” (see the dog’s ball on top of the old bird bath stand?
That’s a sorcerer’s ball as per Kaiden) with his trusty den guardian, a.k.a. Cezar the Doberman Pinscher.
Ballroom in Benld (pgs 16-17). I know you
will enjoy it.
Readers also tell me often that they enjoy
reading about my grandkids and seeing their
pictures. They are one reason I have to apologize to the readers that follow my Follow
My Fitness column. It is missing from this
issue, One of those reasons is there is not
much to follow. I managed to not gain
weight over the holidays, a major accom-
plishment in itself. Especially considering
the grandkids came for a long weekend and
we made a BUNCH of Christmas goodies.
I wanted to share that experience with them,
but it was necessary to send the treats home
with them and give away the rest because
I really do like sugar and could have eaten
every last thing we made if it was within
reach! Plus their visit included an entire day
of working in the backyard (use the help
when you have it right?), a day at the St.
Louis Zoo and a trip to Santa’s Magical
Kingdom in Eureka. They even made us all
dinner one night (spaghetti and cheesy garlic
bread). So I just didn’t have much time to try
new recipes or write the column. It will be
back next month though and I hope to have
some exciting news to share with you! So
I hope you enjoy these photos also of their
most recent visit.
Fight
like a
Girl
Local athlete Victoria Francis
has hopes set on 2016 Olympics
Written by Tara L. Cale
Victoria Francis (in blue) is on top of her game and plans to stay there. Photo by John Sachs- Tech Fall.
When most people think of girls in sports,
they think of softball, volleyball, track or
soccer. For Victoria Francis of Litchfield,
her sport is wrestling.
Back in the early 1990’s, when international wrestling started to hold World Championships for women, there were only
a handful of girls who wrestled on the high
school level, less than 100 athletes nationwide. However, every single year since,
more girls begin wrestling in high school
than the year before. This annual growth
trend has been going on for more than 20
years.
Initially, girls who wrestled in high school
were on the boys wrestling team, as it was
the only opportunity offered, and so it was
for Victoria. Hawaii became the first state to
provide an official all-girls high school state
wrestling championship. The concept grew
to include other states, including Texas, California and Washington. Wrestling is now an
official high school sport for girls in New
York City.
In 2013-14, the National Federation of
State High School Associations (NFHS) reported 9,904 girls competing in high school
wrestling.
Victoria began wrestling when she was in
6th grade. She was the first girl to wrestle
for Litchfield Junior High and the 2nd to
compete for Litchfield High School.
Competing in a male dominated sport,
side-by-side with the boys, takes more than
just strength and courage.
“When I was in 7th grade one of the assistant coaches, who was male of course, told
me that I would never make it through high
school as a wrestler,” Victoria told me. “He
said the boys would get stronger faster than
I would and after so many defeats, I would
just quit.”
“There were times when practice was
really tough and tried to break me,” she continued. “But I just remembered him saying
that. And I enjoyed proving him wrong on
a daily basis.”
Not only did Victoria wrestle on the boys
team all four of her high school years, but
she did exceptionally well. In fact, her senior
year she places 1st in national competition.
“Wrestling involves so many things and
not all of them are strength, although that
certainly is a key benefit. It also takes technique, endurance, power and patience,”
Victoria said. “I am not a technical wrestler.
But I have endurance, and I’m aggressive.”
“I hadn’t planned on wrestling when
I went to college’” she continued, “But since
I did so well in high school I decided to keep
pursuing the sport.”
Victoria is attending Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, majoring in
mathematics and computer science. And
Lindenwood also has a women’s wrestling
team. The team is coached by Toccara Montgomery, a retired amateur American freestyle
wrestler who competed in the women’s
heavyweight category. She won four U.S.
national titles, scored two silver medals at the
World Championships in 2001 and 2003 and
finished 7th at the 2004 Summer Olympics,
the year women’s wrestling made its
Olympic debut.
Toccara is considered one of the most
dominant female wrestlers in United States
sporting history. Having her as a coach
could prove very beneficial, as Victoria has
her sights set on the 2016 Olympics.
“As far as I know, I’m the only one on the
Lindenwood team that is trying for the
Olympics,” Victoria explained. “So in addi-
tion to our regular practices which are for
2 hours a day, 5 days a week, I put in at least
another hour each day. I train hard. I am
focused. When I leave the gym I am
drenched with sweat.”
Originally Victoria didn’t share her goal
of going to the Olympics with anyone.
“You have to admit, a girl going the
Olympics for wrestling seems pretty far out
there,” she laughed.
But once friends and family found out,
they rallied support for her dream. And
Victoria is winning, and getting noticed.
During the school year Victoria competes
only for the Lindenwood team, but during
the summer she is part of the Junior World
Team and the Senior Pan Am Team. She
qualified for those teams by taking first in
specific tournaments and by being a top rated
college wrestler. Victoria has already traveled to Germany and Austria for competitions. In August of 2014 she took the bronze
at the Junior World Championships in
Croatia.
Important for any Olympic hopeful is
gaining sponsorship. Victoria is now backed
by the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club, based
in California. They approached her about
a sponsorship after her win record during the
2013 college season.
The Titan Mercury Wrestling Club’s
mission is simple: to assist the 2016 Olympic
Wrestling Teams to earn 18 medals in Rio.
Beyond that they hope to improve the
wrestling skills and mind sets of participants
and help mold development of the members
to make sure they have what it takes both on
and off the mat.
And although sponsorship is critical and
helps Victoria financially, she still faces the
same hardships that most Olympic hopefuls
face.
Sponsorships are not guaranteed. The
athlete has to consistently prove they are
worth of sponsorship by doing well in competitions and showing potential that will put
them on the Olympic podium eventually.
However, to perform well takes dedication
and it takes money - expenses for training,
equipment, coaches and facilities often come
at a high price, and that is not covered by
sponsors.
Injury can be more critical than financial
strain. It can end an athlete’s career.
“For the past two and half years I have
been dealing with a meniscus tear. It flips up
and locks my knee joint out until I can put it
back in place,“ Victoria explained. “I will be
getting surgery in early January and will
have a recovery time of 3 weeks to 3 months,
depending on what they find when they open
me up.”
Tryouts for the women’s Olympic
wrestling team is just a little over a year
away, in the spring of 2016, and Victoria is
fighting like a girl to get ready.
“After surgery and recovery, my
wrestling will not be restricted. I've been off
the mat too long already and it’s killing me,
so let me assure you, when I come back, I'll
be ready to rock!”
To find out more about Victoria, find out
more about fundraising events and track her
progress, ask to join her fan club page at
Facebook.com/VictoriaFrancisWrestling.
You can help support Victoria now by
purchasing a “Victoria’s Fan Club” t-shirt,
available at The Briar Rose Retail &
Consignment Shoppe located at, 217 N. State
Street in Litchfield.
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Finish
the Fight
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Relay for Life
Team Kick-Off Event January 20th
From providing $3.8 billion in funds for
groundbreaking cancer research to providing
free lodging for patients undergoing cancer
treatment, the American Cancer Society
(ACS) has made a difference in the
prevention and treatment of all forms of
cancers. Regardless of age or gender,
individuals with cancer and their families
can find the support they need through ACS.
ACS is seeking volunteers to
“Finish the Fight” by joining the
organization for Relay For Life of
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon on June 5, 2015.
All proceeds raised will help fund the ACS’
mission to create a world with less cancer
and more birthdays. This year, Relay
celebrates its 30th anniversary and honors
the 14 million Americans whose lives have
been saved in part to the generous donors
who walk for life.
The 2015 Relay For Life of
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon will be held at
Edwardsville High School on Friday, June 5
from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. While teams are
encouraged, individual walkers are also
invited to register. The goal of the event is to
keep at least one team member on the EHS
track at all times throughout the evening to
honor and symbolize an individual’s journey
through cancer treatment. Registration is
free, but participants are asked to commit to
raising at least $100 for ACS.
Community members are welcome to learn
more about Relay For Life of
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon and register their
teams at the Team Kick-Off event on
Tuesday, January 20, 2015. The kick-off
event will be held at Edison’s Entertainment
Complex, 2477 State 157 in Edwardsville,
starting at 6:30 p.m.
Your local American Cancer Society Relay For Life event is a great place to take action and
fight back against cancer. The Relay For Life movement features community and campus events
that offer an inspiring opportunity to honor cancer survivors, promote how individuals can reduce
their cancer risk, and raise money to help end cancer. Today, with the support of thousands
of volunteers, the American Cancer Society is helping save more than 400 lives a day.
The Team Kick-Off is a fun-filled event
for all teams to come together and learn
about fundraising and the mission of ACS.
There is no cost to attend. For more
information, email Relay For Life of
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon at rfledglen@
gmail.com or contact Erica Hunt, co-chair,
at 618-567-1178.
“Because of the generosity of the
Edwardsville
community
and
the
volunteerism of our participants, ACS has
been able to support our neighbors and their
families in their battles against cancer,”
remarked Hunt. “We invite anyone interested
in participating to join us for the Kick-Off
and hear about the strides Relay has made in
the fight against cancer since the fundraiser
began in 1985.”
In 2014, Relay For Life of
Edwardsville/Glen Carbon raised more than
$126,000 to assist the ACS in saving more
lives by helping people stay well and get
well. To learn more about ACS, including
relays in your area, visit www.cancer.org.
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Buzzin’ Around the Kitchen
soup Hits the spot
Easy Broccoli-Cheddar Soup Keeps You Warm
Written by Barbara Stuffington
Soup season is in full swing! Let’s take
a look at one this month that will stick to
your ribs and help keep you warm through
the coldest part of winter. This one ought
to do the trick!
Broccoli-Cheddar soup
1/2 stick (4 oz) of butter
One small onion small dice
2 cloves minced garlic
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups shredded cheddar
1 pound frozen broccoli florets
1 cup of cream
1 quart of chicken stock
Salt and pepper to taste
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Start off by melting the butter, with the
flame just below medium, and saute your
onion until the onion is translucent. Add
your garlic and 2 or 3 minutes later, while
stirring occasionally, add your flour. Now
you will need to stir well and get your roux
incorporated properly for another 2 or 3 minutes followed by adding the chicken stock
slowly. Keep stirring gently, letting your roux
thicken your soup. Reduce the heat a little,
add the cream and cheese, followed by salt
and pepper.
Once the cheese has melted and your
soup flavors are blending, add the broccoli.
At this point you could also get crazy and
add some chopped cooked bacon and or a little hot sauce but again, proceed with caution
on that one. Taste and adjust your seasonings
while stirring occasionally and giving your
soup about 10 minutes to blend.
This can be made a day or two in advance
and reheated.
Your soup would go nicely with some
toasted French bread too!
Notes and Tips:
• Turn this recipe into a low carb version by leaving out the flour- it will be a thnner soup though.
• Beef stock can be used instead of chicken stock for a different flavor.
• Velveeta Sharp Cheddar flavor melts better than real cheddar - try using half of each.
• Garnish with shredded cheddar and/or fresh onions.
The Book Buzz
Books to Help with
new Year’s resolutions
Written by Barbara Adams
The books are closed on 2014 and the
new year is here. It's the proverbial blank
slate, clean page, chance to start, start over
or start again. Whether it's the weight you
want to lose, the clutter you need to get rid
of or that "To Be Read" stack you want to
tackle, now is the time to do it. And here's
the help you need.
If it's the weight you want to lose, the
buzz word this year is "reset". Suddenly it's
not just about calories in and calories out. It's
all about a "nutritional reset" or an "adrenal
reset". We know by now that a "diet" just to
lose a given amount of weight is usually
going to be unsuccessful, unsustainable and
only a temporary fix. A permanent change in
lifestyle is the only thing that will get you
healthy and keep you that way, and to that
end, It Starts With Food: Discover the
Whole30 and Change Your Life In 30 Days
by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig, presents a
science based plan for a lifelong change in
diet that, they claim, has improved sleep,
mood and a myriad of different medical conditions (diabetes, eczema, Crohn's, asthma,
arthritis, depression, migraines and more).
By presenting an easy to understand analysis
of how the digestive system works in correlation with the adrenal system, and the effect
that certain foods have on the body, a cogent
argument is made for the diet plan they
propose. Beware, the ideal of eating the way
they advocate as compared to the reality of
food preparation in our society today are
vastly different. But, if what you glean from
this book makes even a small difference in
your relationship with food, it will be worth
the purchase price.
Also new on the diet book shelves is The
Adrenal Reset Diet: Strategically Cycle
Carbs and Proteins To Lose Weight, Balance
Hormones and Move From Stressed to Thriving by Alan Christianson, NMD and Sara
Gottfried, MD. Analyzing "global weight
gain" as a product of a combination of factors - more stress and more environmental
toxins, less exercise and less exposure to
sunlight, less sleep, more sugar and less
grains in our diets - their Adrenal Reset Diet
starts with an understanding of the adrenal
glands and their production of cortisol and
how that affects weight gain. By regulating
consumption of carbohydrates - both how
much and when - and regulating the consumption of fructose and toxic proteins, the
adrenal reset can take place and the "weight
gain switch" can be turned "off". The clearest
message of both these books is that we
should scrutinize everything we put in our
bodies and try to eat healthier with an understanding of how the food we eat affects us.
If it's the clutter in your life that has you
bogged down, and not your waistline, grab a
copy of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and
Organizing by Marie Kondo. A consultant in
Japan on decluttering and cleaning, Konda
has a three month wait list for her services.
Get past that, and the fact that someone can
describe tidying up as "life-changing", and
her approach is centered on the concept of
"keep what brings you joy", and less on
"what should I get rid of." This interesting
little book may be the thing that keeps you
from starring in your own episode of Hoarders. If it takes a different perspective to get
you to deal with the clutter of papers, clothes,
trinkets and whatever else that has taken over
your life, you may want to consider her
approach. If it doesn't work for you, it's just
one more thing to add to the stacks of stuff
you already own! Or just pitch it!
If this is the year to get the rest of your
house in order, and to get a handle on the
stress that finances, among other things, can
bring, then Living Well, Spending Less:
12 Secrets of the Good Life by Ruth Soukup,
may be the book for you in 2015. If you find
yourself caught up in the cycle of want more,
spend more - when in fact you didn't need it
or want it at all, Soukup's book is an outline
for the adage that life should be more about
wanting what you have, rather than having
what you want. She too speaks of decluttering, of taking control of your time and your
budget, and of improving relationships.
If you are sick of the stress of chasing what
is supposed to make you happy, and want to
live a simpler and less stressed life, the tips
offered here may help give you a better
perspective of the importance of a simpler
lifestyle.
And if you just want to read a sweet,
uplifting story for the fun of it - and not
because it will change your life or because
you want your life to be changed - The
Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
has just been released in paperback format.
Fikry is a loner and a bookstore owner and
his prized collection of Poe poems has just
been stolen. Cue the arrival of a mysterious
package and Fikry is given the chance to
make his life over. A moving and uplifting
story, this read may really be the one that
changes you in 2015 whether you like it or
not.
And for that “To Be Read” stack - you
know, that stack of books on the nightstand or coffee table that you just had to
have (and we love you for that) - this is
the year to tackle them. You only have so
much time left so make yourself read.
How, you ask? Find a time of day to set
aside to read. Maybe before you go to
sleep, maybe at the tail end of a lunch
hour. Maybe first thing in the morning
before the kids get up - or right after they
are off to school. Keep track of the books
you read. This serves as a motivator to read
more. (Seriously, when it's July and you've
only read two books? You can do better than
that!) Set a goal now for how many books
you'll read in 2015. At least one a month?
Why not one a week! Find a book reading
friend and try reading the same thing at the
same time. It's like discussing a good movie
with someone who also saw it - but it's
a book. Find...or start...a book club. But
remember, when you read those books in
your stack, it's ok to replace them with more!
No matter what you want to improve in
2015, you can find a good book to help you
or inspire you. Go browse the shelves or
tables at your favorite independent bookstore
and make 2015 the year to finally keep those
resolutions. Or, if you don't care to improve
anything or be inspired, just go grab a good
book and be entertained. Reading itself will
make you feel better.
Here's to a book-filled 2015- enjoy!
Barbara Adams is an attorney and the
owner of Books & Moore in Hillsboro,
the only independent bookseller of new
books in Montgomery County.
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Evergreen Gardens predated Route 66 by just a few years.
Photo Courtesy of Collinsville History Museum.
The Bluff View Super Service Station featured an art deco tower.
Fairmount Park Race Track opened in 1925 as the Fairmount Jockey Club.
The Southwestern-style old museum and interpretive center at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
was originally constructed as a ranger's residence. Courtesy of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.
Along Route 66
Forgotten route 66: Collinsville road
Written by Cheryl Eichar Jett
There is a two-and-a-half-mile section of
old Route 66 leaving Collinsville to the west
that held (and still does) many treasures.
Collinsville is a National Road city – in fact,
Route 66 and the National Road share this
segment, which sadly is not explored as
much as the popular Mitchell/Chain of
Rocks alignment.
The Giant Catsup Bottle is often the first
thing associated with Route 66 in
Collinsville. Interestingly, while the Giant
Catsup Bottle is a not-to-be-missed attraction, it never was on Route 66! Evergreen
Gardens, Bluff View Super Service Station,
Fairmount Park Race Track, Mounds Club,
and Cahokia Mounds itself, however, all
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were on this alignment of Route 66. In the
mid-1950s, US Route 66 was rerouted south
from Hamel. The new route skirted
Collinsville (from exit 15 at I-55 now) on
Vandalia/159, Belt Line, Bluff Road/157 to
Collinsville Road. (This route followed
through East St. Louis and then into Missouri
until US 66 was moved over onto the new interstate lanes in 1963.)
After turning off Bluff Road/157, a triangle of land on your left holds two interesting
buildings. The first is the Church of the
Nazarene, but it wasn't always a house of
worship. During the first half of the twentieth
century, this large building was the popular
Evergreen Gardens. The restaurant and ban-
quet center offered five spacious dining
rooms to accommodate wedding receptions
and banquets and its cabaret featured topname performers. In the late 1940s, it was
renamed “Katsina's Evergreen Cafe” for a
couple years. During the 1950s, the building
was used as offices for the G. S. Suppiger
company – the Brooks Catsup people who
built the catsup bottle water tower. Meanwhile, all those years, the Church of the
Nazarene, chartered in 1929, occupied
a location in East St. Louis. In 1964, the
church left East St. Louis and moved to its
present location in the Evergreen Gardens
building. And once upon a time, before Evergreen Gardens, the area was the site of an interurban car depot.
Just past Evergreen Gardens stood the
Bluff View Super Service Station, a small,
sleek building with a tall art deco tower with
a clock. The station was operated by Herbert
Maack and Lewis Kropp during the 1940s,
but by 1952 Kropp had gone to work as a
welder in Granite City. The Bluff View postcards advertised “best transient service in the
Middlewest.” Around 1970, Raymundo
“Ramon” Otero opened a restaurant in the
tiny gas station building, with just two tables.
Otero had grown up in El Salto, Mexico, and
learned to cook from his mother, who operated a restaurant there. Otero's business was
good and he expanded the building over the
years to what we now know as Ramon's
Eldorado Mexican Restaurant. The next time
you're there, take a close look at the front of
the building. The base of the art deco tower
of the Bluff View station can still be
identified.
A mile down the road to the west stands
Fairmount Race Track. It opened in 1925 as
the Fairmount Jockey Club. On the first day
of racing, about 9,000 people braved pouring
rain to attend. A horse named Seth's Alibi
won the feature race and paid $4.70 for a $2
“subscription.” Betting was illegal at that
time, but subscriptions could be made toward
the winner's purse. In 1950, for the first time
in the country's history, Fairmount offered
racing under the lights, which cost $100,000
to install. At its peak, the track employed 500
people, including jockeys, trainers, owners,
stable workers, concessionaires, and ticket
sellers. In 1969, Ogden Corporation of New
York purchased Fairmount as part of a multimillion dollar deal that included other racetracks and sports facilities. The facility
suffered a number of disasters over the years.
In both 1952 and 1953, tornados removed the
grandstand roof. A barn fire in 1972 took the
lives of 18 thoroughbred horses. Another fire
in 1974 caused an estimated $6 million in
damage to the grandstand and equipment
(www.fairmountpark.com).
In the late 1880s, Schmidt's Mound Park
was built just a quarter mile east of the landmark 100-foot-tall Monks Mound. Schmidt's
operated until the 1920s, when it was
replaced by the Mounds Country Club and
Garden. The new Mounds Club had an impressive list of partners. Original known
owners included East St. Louis bookmaker
Frank Waller, bootlegger Harry Murdock,
and East Side gangster William “Bow-Wow”
McQuillan, although Frank “Buster” Wortman, bootlegger and Shelton Brothers Gang
member, was also rumored to be a partner.
The club could accommodate 2,500 people
and boasted a huge dance floor and nightly
shows with big-name stars like Rudy Vallee
and Sophie Tucker. An article in the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch stated, “It was considered the
most elaborate and wide-open gambling
house south of Chicago. It was patronized by
society figures, businessmen, members of the
racetrack fraternity, prosperous bootleggers,
and the cream of the East Side underworld.”
The business closed in the 1950s and became
the site of a Grandpa's Discount Store. It was
razed a few years later.
In 1925, the State of Illinois purchased
144 acres of the Ramey family land to establish Cahokia Mounds State Park. It was
reclassified as Cahokia Mounds State
Historic Site in 1976, and in 1982, the site
was designated a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) World Heritage Site. A worldclass, $8.2 million interpretive center was
built and opened in 1989. The site, now
about 2,200 acres, was the home of a large
Native American city and the largest manmade earthen mound (14 acres) in the Americas (www.cahokiamounds.org).
The Mounds Drive-In was opened in
1949 by Louis Jablonow of the Jablonow and
Komm theater chain (which later became
Mid-America). It was renamed the Falcon
Drive-In in 1960 and later became known for
showing X-rated movies. Located at 7400
Collinsville Road, the site was part of the ancient Mississippian civilization we know as
Cahokia Mounds. The Falcon was torn down
after the State of Illinois acquired the land to
add to Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.
And so, if you're looking for a short but
interesting historical drive, some good food
(Ramon's), some thrills (Fairmount Park),
and a history lesson on our native peoples
(Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site), head
for Collinsville and turn west off SR
157/Bluff Road. And don't forget that's
Route 66!
The center section of the Mounds Country Club and Garden was the original
Schmidt's Mound Park two-story inn. Photo Courtesy of Collinsville History Museum.
The Mounds Drive-In (later renamed the Falcon Drive-In) had been built on the site of the ancient
Mississippian culture's civilization. Courtesy of Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.
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The Prairie Land Gardener
West Coast
Drought
Will affect
Vegetable Prices
So Why Not Grow Your Own!
Written by Abby Dillon
It’s typical for me to discuss vegetable
gardening in the month of January. Primarily, I do it because most seed companies
send out a fresh copy of their catalogs at this
time. It’s nice to cuddle up in a warm blanket with a hot beverage and plan the upcoming season. I look for a few items that are
not available locally and I read helpful tips
about growing vegetables while I have the
down time to do so.
Many times I’ve preached of the benefits
of growing vegetables in a garden, on a patio
or in the landscaping. The benefits range
anywhere from the rising costs of groceries
to the certainty of the quality of ingredients
that end up on the dinner plate. I’ve mentioned that gardening can reduce stress while
increasing physical activity and that growing
anything at home serves as an educational
tool for younger generations. I thought I’d
take the opportunity to share some tips and
tidbits relative to vegetable gardening that
might prove helpful this upcoming season.
But before I do so, there is an additional concern that I’d like to add to my rambling list
of reasons to grow your own groceries. Here
it is:
It is no secret that the West Coast has
been experiencing drastic drought conditions. Residents of California, and other
states have been issued tough restrictions in
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regard to water usage. Water is imported into
most of the state of California. The Colorado
River supplies water to Southern California
and the other states that it flows throughout.
Overall about 80 percent of the water supply
goes to the irrigation of agricultural crops.
What concern do we have with the status of
agriculture in California? According to the
California Agricultural Statistics Review
2013-2014 California produces the majority
of the nation’s fruits, vegetables and nuts:
99% of almonds, artichokes, walnuts, dates,
figs, sweet rice, olives, pistachios, pomegranates and clingstone peaches; 98% of garlic, 97% of plums, 95% of broccoli, 94% of
celery, 86% of cauliflower, 85% of lettuce,
81% of carrots and the list continues.
Currently there is no other state, or combination of states, that matches California’s output per acre for food. Bottom lineCalifornia feeds the nation (and other nations, like Canada). Consider how the vast
selection of produce items and their by-products (almond milk, juices, olive oil, etc.)
could be diminished if the drought condition
sustains. We are likely to see the costs of
these items increase and their availability to
possibly decrease-just another reason for us
to grow it at home. For many years I’ve
heard gardeners confess that they don’t grow
lettuce or carrots at home because those
found at the store are so darn cheap. Not so,
in the days to come.
On a lighter note, as promised, here are
some tips and tidbits about vegetable gardening that you may find helpful or interesting
or just plain amusing:
Beets do not like acidic soils. They can
tolerate less fertile soil, but demand constant
moisture.
Broccoli grows best when daytime temperatures are in the 60s, therefore can be
grown in spring and fall. Widely spacing
plants will produce larger central heads,
while closely spacing plants will produce
smaller central heads, but greater yield,
if you harvest the secondary heads.
Brussels Sprouts are so named because
they were initially developed in the low
countries of Holland and Belgium, where the
winters are much warmer than areas of similar latitudes, and the summers are cooler.
In this unique climate, Brussels Sprouts can
be grown year-round. When growing Brussels Sprouts, stake the plants as they grow
and pinch off the bottom leaves as they turn
yellow. This encourages the plant to grow
tall, resulting in more sprouts per plant.
Harvest the sprouts when they are 1”-2” in
diameter after the plant has experienced
a few frosts, as this sweetens the taste.
Babe Ruth reportedly placed a wet
Cabbage leaf beneath his ball cap to keep
cool. He changed it every two innings.
The shape of the Carrot is determined
within the first few weeks after germination.
If the taproot encounters obstructions, such
as rocks, or if it is damaged, the shape of the
carrot is compromised. Unlike most vegetables, carrots are more nutritious when eaten
cooked rather than eaten raw. Due to their
tough cellular walls, most of the nutrients are
undigestible. Cooking breaks down cellular
membranes, releasing the nutrients.
Corn is native to the Americas. The earliest evidence of domesticated corn places it
around 8000 B.C., in a region now known as
Rio Balsas, Mexico.
The inner part of a Cucumber can be up
to 20 degrees cooler than the outside air,
hence the expression “Cool as a cucumber.”
The Department of Agriculture reports that
on average, Americans eat 8.5 lbs of pickles
each year. Dill pickles are twice as popular
than sweet pickles.
Artistically enhanced Gourds have been
found that date back to 5000 B.C. A gourd
was used as part of the first known musical
instrument created by man, called the
musical bow.
Early archaeologists found Peas in cave
dwellings that date back to 9750 B.C. It is
believed that they were peeled and roasted
over a fire. Too much nitrogen in the soil
will produce lush growth, but poor yields.
Pepper seeds will not germinate in soils
that fall below 55 degrees, as they prefer 85
degrees. Additionally, the plant will be
reluctant to set fruit when night temperatures
are below 60 degrees, or above 75 degrees.
As with peas, nitrogen rich soils can produce
lush growth, but fewer fruits. Many people
believe that it is the seeds that give peppers
their “hotness,” but it is actually a substance
called capsaicin that is concentrated in the
veins of the fruit, rather than the seed.
Capsaicin stimulates the nerve endings in
your mouth and tricks your brain into feeling
pain. The brain then releases endorphins,
which results in a mild euphoria. Some
individuals find the peppers to be mildly
addictive due to this sensation.
In early colonial times, Pumpkins were
used as an ingredient for the crust of pies, not
the filling.
Rhubarb was used medicinally in China
over 4500 years ago. It was Marco Polo who
brought it to Europe.
“Squash” comes from the Narragansett
Native American word askutasquash, which
translates as “eaten raw.” The flesh of
squash is not the only part of the fruit that is
edible. The seeds of almost all squash are
edible, flavorful, and highly nutritious. They
are dried or roasted with salt and seasonings
to make a healthy snack or a garnish for
soups and salads. The seed can also be
ground and made into a butter, oil or meal.
Squash blossoms are edible, raw or cooked.
Gourmet chefs typically serve them battered
and fried. The term ‘winter squash’
pre-dates refrigeration, when squash harvested in the fall were considered winter
vegetables because they could be stored
throughout the winter months. As found
with peppers, squash seeds do not germinate
unless the soil temperatures are quite warm,
70 to 95 degrees.
To successfully grow Tomatoes, 8 hours
of direct sun is a daily requirement. Tomatoes are thought to have originated in Peru.
When it was introduced to Europe in the
1500s, the French called it the “apple of
love” and the Germans called it the “apple of
paradise.” Generally, cooked tomatoes are
better nutritionally than raw tomatoes. The
practice of cooking them releases more
lycopene. Likewise, more vitamin C and
beta carotene are found in an ounce of
cooked tomatoes than an ounce of raw tomatoes. The Guinness World Record for most
tomatoes harvested from a single plant over
one year weighed 1,151.84 lbs with 32,194
tomatoes harvested between May 2005 and
April 2006.
A Watermelon contains about 6% sugar
and 92% water by weight. Early explorers
used the fruits as a canteen.
These fun facts are some that I recently
found in the many seed catalogs that
I receive each winter, from companies like
Holmes Seed Company, Harris Seeds, and
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
Abby Dillon is the owner of La Bella Fiori
Greenhouse and Garden Center in Staunton.
217-313-1001 • www.labellafiori.com. La Bella
Fiori is closed for the season but will re-open in
May.
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audubon Center
Welcomes return of
Trumpeter swans
Viewing open through end of January
Written by Tara L. Cale
Photos by Lane Ritcher, Senior Ecologist at The Audubon Center.
Ritcher heads up the Trumpeter Swan monitoring program.
Last February we printed a photo of
Trumpeter Swans taken by one of our contributing writers, Shelli Wellen, and provided
a little bit of information on the birds.
Shortly after printing, we were contacted by
Debra McStay, Operations Manager at The
Audubon Center at Riverlands. The center
has been working hard to heighten awareness
about the Trumpeter Swans and were pleased
to see us do the same.
The Audubon Center at Riverlands is located within the Riverlands Migratory Bird
Sanctuary. The center provides visitors with
a wonderful view of the magnificent Mississippi River, and is a great place to become
oriented to the incredible natural resources
and birds of one of the most significant migratory flyways on earth-the Mississippi Flyway. The center serves as a starting point for
seeking to view the Trumpeter Swans in their
natural habitat as they migrate to the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary to overwinter. The swans rest and sleep in the ponds at
Riverlands and go out into the agricultural
fields to feed during the day. The center features 2-story windows showing a 140 degree
vista of Ellis Bay, one of the areas where the
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swans overnight. Visitors can see the swans
in the morning before they leave, or in the
late afternoon when they return to Riverlands… it’s quite a sight!
Last year the return of the swans coincided with the recent designation of the Great
Rivers Confluence as a globally significant
Important Bird Area (IBA). The Great Rivers
Confluence IBA was designated at the global
level because of its importance for overwintering Trumpeter Swans, a species which
nearly disappeared from the lower 48 states
by the early 1900s. The IBA also provides
habitat for species of concern (Bald Eagle,
Interior Least Tern), species in rare habitat
type (wetland birds), and supports exceptional concentrations of waterfowl, shorebirds and migrant land birds during various
times of the year. A global designation is
given to an IBA when it meets the highest
criteria level for supporting one or more
species of bird during the breeding season,
non-breeding season, or migratory period.
Starting with just five Trumpeter Swans
in 1991, the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary saw a record number of 960 swans on
January 24, 2014. The global designation
brings greater attention to the importance of
the Great Rivers Confluence area for birds,
and can be used to help leverage new
resources for bird conservation in the area.
“We were honored to receive this global
designation,” said Dr. Patricia Hagen, Executive Director of the Audubon Center at
Riverlands. “Our partners in the Corps of Engineers developed the perfect habitat for
overwintering waterfowl here in the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary. Our
Audubon staff and our Corps’ partners
welcome international and national visitors
to visit and see these beautiful Trumpeter
Swans in their natural habitat.”
Starting in November 2011, The Trumpeter Swan Society partnered with The
Audubon Center at Riverlands, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Rivers Project Office, St.
Louis Audubon Society and the Audubon Society of Missouri to begin a citizen science
monitoring program for Trumpeter Swans in
the Great Rivers region. The monitoring
project gathers data on the swans’ migration
to the Great Rivers Confluence Important
Bird Area. Monitoring provides crucial data
that helps us better understand the habitat
conditions that are important to these migrating birds.
Visitors of all ages are invited to view
overwintering Trumpeter Swans at the sanctuary through the end of January.
About The Audubon Center at Riverlands
The Audubon Center at Riverlands is
located on the banks of the Mississippi River,
in the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary,
near the confluence of the Missouri and the
Mississippi rivers at 301 Riverlands Way,
West Alton, MO.
The Center’s mission is to connect people
to the beauty and significance of the Mississippi River and the Great Rivers confluence;
to inspire conservation of the River’s rich
diversity of birds, wildlife and other natural
resources; and to support healthy, vibrant
communities.
The Audubon Center is open seven
days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. except on
select holidays. For more information visit
www.riverlands.audubon.org
or
call
636-899-0090.
Prairie Land Artists
MY PuRPOsE
There was a time when the warmth of your
love could be felt as surely as the touch of
your hands on my body, as gently as
the touch of your lips on mine.
A warmth that could penetrate
my soul in the darkest hours
when I was afraid and
alone, without you.
It pulled me through.
All I had to do was think of you and your
love, as real as the sun that rises and sets
everyday. That constant. That real.
That true.
But I can’t feel it anymore.
I close my eyes and stretch my arms,
up to the sky, to the heavens, willing
the heat to flow over me once again.
But I’ve served my purpose for you and
now am cast away, left to endlessly wander
with my frozen heart.
sNOw DAY
It has snowed all day, softly, like
flour from an endless sifter.
Birds, used to fending for themselves,
flock to the feeder.
Cardinals, titmice, juncos, blue jays,
their colors muted,
Feed quietly.
Beyond the dark slim trees,
their north sides powdered,
The plump curve of the next hill
swells under a thick white overlay.
Smoky purple silhouetts of further
trees are softened by the steady fall.
hE LOvEs ME NOT
He reaches for my hand,
our eyes lock together.
He loves me.
He whispers my name and
breaks the spell.
He loves me not.
I stand in wonder at the
gentle touch of his lips.
He loves me.
And then I realize,
as he turns and walks away.
He loves me not.
Written by Tara Cale
Litchfield, IL
As evening approaches the
sky is thinnking, turning pearly.
The burdened clouds are nearly empty.
Soon the fall with stop.
Tomorrow morning’s rising sun
will greet a still and pristine world.
And I feel I will never be warm again.
Written by Tara Cale
Litchfield, IL
Written by
Hulda Black
Staunton, IL
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The Coliseum Ballroom attracted some of the biggest names in music during it’s heyday. It served the area for nearly nine decades before being gutted by a fire in July of 2011.
Photos courtesy of Jim Marcacci.
Dancing to
Our stars
Remembering the Coliseum Ballroom in Benlda
Written by Roger Kratochvil
A few years back (July 30, 2011) an area
landmark burned down and it triggered many
great memories for people from all over.
Newspapers from afar and television and
radio stations covered its final ending as it
burned down.
The Coliseum or as we called it, Tarros,
was the place to be on a Saturday night. My
era only lasted 8 years from 1954 to 1962,
but my memories are lifetime memories.
Then as a three sport coach at Mt. Olive
High School, I found out that my athletes
went to Tarros too, and it was time for me to
end my attendance.
Friend Ed Ebert told me he was playing
drums there when it burned down and got out
just in time but not in time to save his whole
drum set. It was a sad occurrence for him
and for many memories.
Tarros was probably a small part of one’s
personal history, but for the years that you
danced and socialized there, it was a major
part of your social life. You could not wait
until Saturday night when you would enjoy
three hours of fun with people you sometimes only saw that one time during the
week.
My memories of Tarros goes way back to
the 1940s when as a young boy born and
raised in White City, I heard stories about the
famed dance hall. I can remember riding my
bike up to Route 138 and seeing band buses
getting off of historic Old Route 66 and traveling west toward Benld. I remember especially the Lawrence Welk tour buses
traveling through, as they were marked.
I could not wait until I was 16 (1954), to
get my driver’s license, borrow my family’s
1950 Chevy, work to get a few bucks, pick
up my buddies Bob Tun or Boob Dobrino,
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and go to Tarros. I always thought I was
doing my Dad a favor by putting a couple of
bucks of gas in the tank in order to get the
car. Of course I only had about five bucks in
my pocket and that was needed to get me
into the ballroom, buy a few Little Joes or
Little Buds, and eat something at Fazzios
after.
Tarros was a gathering place for all of our
friends from all area towns. I played football
and we would beat up on each other on
Friday nights. That continued through the
other sports too. Then on Saturday night we
would go to Tarros where we would be
friends, many, lifelong friends. Wes Cherry
was my first out of town friend from Benld.
As luck would have it, I threw the block that
injured his knee in a big Benld-Mt. Olive
football game in 1955. We won the game
7 to 6 as we won the South Central Conference. Injuring his knee bothered me a long
time especially since he would kiddingly
remind me of it. He was a good friend as
many of our toughest games were against the
Benld Indians.
Every town had their own section of the
dance floor at The Coliseum. The tables in
the southwest section were the Mt. Olive section, appropriately near the boys restroom.
We always sat with our group as a show of
support or force. We would visit other tables
of other towns, especially to talk sports and
enjoy bragging rights or eat humble pie, or
especially meet girls, but we always came
back to our section.
In the early days I was always with my
best friend, Bob Tun and in later years
I would bring my brother Don and friend
Paul Kaganich. We never got there early.
We would get there about 10 p.m. and pay
our 60 cents or 90 cents to get in. Interestingly, I taught all three to drive. Maybe my
motive for that would be for them to maybe
drive to Tarros and save me the two bucks
for my dad.
There were two bars on the ground level
of The Coliseum and I always use to kid
people by saying, “If you can reach the top
of the bar, you could get a Little Joe (Schlitz)
or Little Bud beer served to you.
In my short time going to Tarros,
I remember very few problems. Problems
might crop up if out of the area customers
would drink too much and want to fight.
It seemed that every town had at least one
“hothead” who, when he drank, he would
became more loud and combative. But,
calmer heads would always win out.
I was in only one fight there, but it was a
minor one. Some Springfield boys tried to
hit on a girl friend of one of our Mt. Olive
buddies. Bob Tun, Paul Kaganich, Pat
O’Neal and myself ended it very quickly.
Besides, I liked dancing much better
than fighting. Actually, it took more nerve
to ask a girl to dance than to fight. And dancing was a great way to meet girls. There
were a lot of girls to choose from and you
had an advantage if you could dance, expecially fast dance (the Jitterbug or Old Lindy
Hop). The bunny hop was always a fun
dance to do if you, as a boy, had the guts to
come forward. No matter how tough you
were or thought you were, dancing and especially asking a girl to dance, was always
tough. I guess you did not want to hear the
proverbial “no” as a response. I once asked
an attractive girl to dance who was sitting
down at a table. She said yes and when she
stood up she was several inches taller than
me. I took a beating from my buddies but
she was a good dancer and I definitely
looked up to her. It was fun.
We met a lot of adult people at Tarros
too. Many of these became friends there and
remained good friends forever. Two of these
people were Mr. and Mrs. Red Cavanaugh.
He was like a bouncer and she worked there
too. I also knew their daughter Kevin from
our ballroom experiences. Anytime we
played Gillespie in a sports event, they were
there. As a long time coach at Mt. Olive,
I think they always rooted for me except
against the Miners, because they liked me,
and I liked them very much, and had a lot of
respect for them. They were friends of kids
from all neighborhood schools, and they
remained so forever. They kind of watched
over the kids so that they would not get into
any trouble. I understand that sometimes
area students would come to their house after
Tarros closed. They cared about the kids.
Red always got to see many of these same
kids at Gillespie basketball games as he and
Mr. Hartweger were always at the scorers
bench as scorekeeper and clock runner.
Also, I think that Butch Lollie was
a bouncer there too if my memory is correct.
I remember a lot of great things going on
there as we met many people. Mt. Olive kids
were particularly close to Benld kids. Maybe
it was because we both had central European
roots and were coal mining communities.
Besides, they always had some of the pretti-
Johnny and the Torquays back up Chuck Berry
at the Coliseum Ballroom.
est girls. But that was really true of all of the
towns.
Male friends I remember during that
time: Wayne Massinelli, Bill Renner, Ray
Spudich, and his brothers, especially Moody,
Russ Schuette, and Russ Massinelli from
Staunton, Bud McCormick, John Kelley,
Larry Smith, Bob Fulton, and Stan Runta
from Gillespie, Paul Stephenson and Lefty
Reed from Litchfield, Buck Obertino, Jack
Povich, and Norm Ulakey from the Benld
school, Kenny Young and Stan Wallace from
Hillsboro, and Glenn Holiday, Lou Fornero,
Max Eldred, and Norm Bomkamp from
Carlinville.
We seldom brought a date to Tarros.
I don’t know if that was because we were
cheap and did not want to pay their way, or,
as we like to believe, there were numerous
good looking girls there. I am not mentioning
many girls names as I do not always know
their married names and - I am playing it
safe! You know who you are.
It was funny when you went to Tarros on
New Years Eve. At midnight, some of the
girls would hide in the bathroom to avoid
some of the more aggressive smoochers.
I was a little shy, but I did not hide out in the
bathroom to avoid an aggressive girl
smoocher.
It is interesting that some of the girls
would come in a car pool with their fathers
driving them and picking them up at 1 a.m.
closing time. I guess that was to insure that
they did not come home with “some boy.”
Cookie Tartar Dobrino and Elaine Spudich
Graiff have told me that this was true of
some of the girls and their fathers. Could we
see ourselves doing that today? How do you
say embarrassment and kidding in school the
next week? Maybe some of them remembered when they went to the dance hall when
they were younger. Anyway, it cut down our
chances of taking any of them home.
My favorite bands who performed there
were Fats Domino and Ike and Tina Turner.
I don’t think I ever missed a performance of
them during my 6 year era. We also use go
to Collinsville Park to dance during that era.
My buddies Ron Yurkovich, Bob Tun,
Harold Scheiter, Ken Calvin, and others
would go there to dance. In the lounge there
was a black band called Sammy Grimes and
he was a sound alike group for Fats Domino.
We liked him too and he would often sit with
us during the band breaks, especially if you
bought him drinks as my friend Ron
Yurkovich and I found out.
Most of us were slow dancers at Tarros.
I fast danced during the latter years and
I found out you had an edge over other guys
if you could fast dance. The best dancers
I ever saw at Tarros were Matt Seketa and
Evy Holden. I think Matt was from Benld
and Evy from Gillespie. Often when they
danced, others would step aside to watch.
Once it got to 1 a.m., we would trek to
Fazzios where we would rush to the section
waitressed by two favorite waitresses that we
all truly appreciated. Mrs. Cherry and Nota.
They worked there for years and they always
treated us with respect and we respected
them in turn. It always was a small pizza or
hamburger steak as our budget would warrant. Both were specials of the house, and
a great Italian salad came with it. The garlic
would live with you till the next day. It is
funny but when I came home, my mother,
Norma could always tell where I was by the
smell of the establishments on my clothes.
Finally what does Tarros mean to me?
Let me say it this way. A couple of summers
ago, my wife and I attended the Highland St.
Paul Church Kirchenfest. Father Edwards
sang two songs with the Jorrels 8 piece
50-60s band. Before his first song he
announced to the large crowd, “Stand up if
you remember the Coliseum in Benld.“
Many of us stood up. He wanted us all to
remember it. In just a moment, I remembered great friends from all the towns that
I still know, great bands that are still my
favorites, and of course meeting girls,
especially one. That would be my wife
Mary, 51 years ago.
Roger Kratochvil was born and raised in White
City. He has a Masters Degree in Secondary
Education, History and Educational Administration. A social studies teacher, high school football
coach, basketball and baseball coach for the
Mt. Olive High School. for 34 years, Roger is
now a speaker specializing in sports, labor
history, education and local history. He has authored numerous newspaper columns, like White
City History, For the Love of Trains, Pride of a
Coal Miner, Remembering the Class of 1956 and
others. Roger also served as a St. Louis Cardinal
Scout for over 20 years. You can contact Roger
via email at kratz@madisontelco.com.
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Brat & root Beer
Dinner Will raise Funds
for Developmentally
Disabled
Mark your calendars for January 17th
Pictured above is a photo of MCDD students and staff during a fall 2014 outing.
The Macoupin Center for the Developmentally Disabled (MCDD) will host its
first Brat and Root Beer Dinner on Saturday, January 17, 2015.
The affair will be held at the
Carlinville Elks Lodge and will be serving
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner tickets cost
$10.00 at the door or $8.00 in advance and
are available at Dimond Brothers Insurance, Tangles Salon, or Cheryl Bean
blossom’s Edward D. Jones office or by
calling MCDD at 217-854-3473. Part of
the fundraising fun will be a 50/50 raffle.
All proceeds from the fundraiser go
directly to MCDD.
“In the past, we’ve hosted a ham-andbean dinner in February, but we wanted to
do something new and fresh for the New
Year,” said Jeff Link, Vice President of
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MCDD’s board of directors. “So this time
we’re tempting people with brats, mashed
potatoes, corn, salad, homemade bread, an
array of desserts, root beer, tea, coffee, or
water.”
“We recently finished a survey of businesses and organizations in Carlinville to
determine their plans for January and February so we could decide when our dinner
would have the least number of conflicts
with other events. January 17 looked
pretty clear, so we’re hoping that a lot of
people will buy their tickets and come join
us for a very tasty dinner and socializing
with many of their friends and neighbors.”
The MCDD staff works, on average,
with 20 adult students age 18 and older
through their main program. They provide
transportation to and from the center each
day. The day begins at 9 a.m., ends at 3
p.m., and includes academics, life skills,
social skills, various exercises, a hot lunch,
large-group activities, hobby classes, arts
and crafts, and field trips. They also offer
a two-week overnight summer camp
program every July for 70 special campers.
In addition, MCDD hosts Mini
Olympics at Beaver Dam each fall, where
over 150 special athletes enjoy a fun-filled
day of activities. When funds are available, students also participate in MCDD’s
Job Coach Program and summer session.
According to Board Treasurer Scott Peterson, “We try to raise money in a variety
of ways, because no one source for us provides a constant flow of income. We do receive funding from the Macoupin County
Mental Deficiency Fund and the United
Way of Greater St. Louis, but the amounts
we receive vary according to the funds they
have available in any one year.”
“We also host our fundraisers and
receive some income from the modest
$100 monthly fee we ask of our students’
parents or caregivers. But what makes the
biggest difference for us are the contributions we receive from private individuals,
businesses, and organizations in Central
Illinois. Without their support, we would
not be able to continue serving these very
special individuals.”
For more information about the January
17th dinner, MCDD and its mission, or to
make a donation to the center, contact them
by phone at 217-854-3473, by e-mail at
contact@mcdd.us, or visit their web site:
www.mcdd.us.
Blackburn Graduate is assistant
Coach with Boston Celtics
By Tom Emery
Being faced with two dream opportunities in the NBA presented a challenge for
Jamie Young. But the Boston Celtics’ assistant coach knew where he wanted to be.
Young, a 1998 graduate of Blackburn
College in Carlinville, was offered a chance
to join his old head coach, Glenn “Doc”
Rivers, with the Los Angeles Clippers in
2013, but chose to stay in Boston for family
and professional reasons.
In a telephone interview from Orlando,
where he was helping coach the Celtics’
summer league team, Young acknowledged
the difficulty of the decision.
“Doc is a great coach and a great person
to work for,” said Young, now in his fourth
season behind the Celtics’ bench in 2014-15.
“He’s helped my career immensely, as he had
for all of his staff. It was extremely hard to
say no.
“There was a lot of appeal in Los Angeles, including the warmer climate,” laughed
Young. “But Boston is where I wanted to be.
My wife, Jaynene, has a career of her own in
the Belmont (Mass.) School District, and at
the end of the day, it’s the Boston Celtics. It
doesn’t get any better than that.”
After nine years as the head man in
Boston, Rivers was acquired by the Clippers
to be their head coach in June 2013. Of
Rivers’ five Celtics assistants, Young was
one of two who stayed and joined new head
coach Brad Stevens, who was named to the
position on July 3, 2013. Stevens spent the
previous six seasons as head coach at Butler
University in Indianapolis, where he won
166 games and led the Bulldogs to back-toback appearances in the NCAA national title
game in 2010 and 2011.
Though Young would like to be an NBA
head coach in the future, he is focusing on
the present. “I want to get better every year,”
he remarked. “I think about where I started
from, and how I’ve got to where I am, and
I want to keep progressing.”
Young has spent thirteen years with the
Celtics, including the first six as the team’s
video coordinator. He was named Boston’s
advance scout prior to the 2007-08 season,
when the Celtics won the franchise’s leaguebest seventeenth NBA title. Young was
appointed assistant coach in August 2011.
He broke into the NBA in the 2000-01
season, when he was hired to break down
video for the New Jersey Nets.
A native of Logansport, IN, Young was
a two-sport athlete at Blackburn, an NCAA
Division III school of some 500 students in
Carlinville, about 60 miles northeast of
St. Louis. He recorded 101 tackles for the
Blackburn football team in 1996 to earn firstteam all-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference honors and provided rugged
minutes in the frontcourt for the 1996-97
Blackburn men’s basketball team that
captured the SLIAC title.
Tom Emery is a freelance writer and historical researcher from Carlinville, IL
He may be reached at 217-710-8392 or
ilcivilwar@yahoo.com.
Jamie Young
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The George Holliday
Book Collection: Clues
to a Courthouse Mystery
By Tom Emery
Today, the Macoupin County courthouse
is a revered part of life in Carlinville and the
county it serves. However, its beginnings
were anything but reverent, as it was steeped
in corruption, crushing debt, and lingering
anger. Even now, mystery surrounds the
story of the courthouse.
Most mysterious of all is George H. Holliday, the Macoupin County clerk during the
construction of the courthouse. One of the
most well-known men in the county at the
time, Holliday endured a swift fall from
grace and left town under a cloud of suspicion that is not well-understood even today.
The current courthouse has its origins in
an 1867 act by the Illinois legislature, which
authorized the Macoupin County court to
raise money for construction of a new courthouse to replace the old one, a brick twostory, 50 X 50 structure built in 1840 in the
center of the Carlinville square. The sum of
$50,000 was authorized, but was not to
exceed $175,000. The county commissioners, who had full power of authority in
Macoupin County at that time, then ordered
Holliday, the county clerk, along with county
judge Thaddeus Loomis, county justice
Isham Peebles, and A. McKim Dubois to
oversee the erection of the new courthouse.
It was an elite panel, to be certain, and
reflected the Democratic leanings of the
county. Loomis, who was re-elected to
a second term in 1865, was a University of
Kentucky law school graduate and one of the
wealthier men in the county. Peebles, the son
of a noted pioneer minister, was also well-set
and well-read. Dubois was formerly the
Macoupin County circuit clerk, and although
no longer a county officer, he had a like
amount of power. He was a partner in Chesnut and Dubois, the financial agents for the
county, who handled the sale of the courthouse bonds.
Holliday was equally rich and influential.
The son of a Methodist minister, he graduated from McKendree College before coming to Carlinville, where he was a former
owner of the Spectator, a forerunner to
today’s Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat. Elected to the Illinois House in 1856,
Holliday was appointed Macoupin County
clerk to fill a vacancy in August 1858.
In 1860, he built a fine home in northwest
Carlinville, which still stands at the corner of
North Oak and Buchanan, and the next year
was elected to a full term as county clerk.
In 1865, he easily defeated Richard
Rowett, a recently-returned war hero, for
re-election. At the time of the courthouse
construction, he was also president of a
building and loan company. Described as
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a well-mannered gentleman, Holliday owned one of the largest
libraries in the Midwest – a collection that comes into play later on.
The court hired a 35-year-old
Springfield architect, Elijah E.
Myers, and construction commenced, although controversy soon
flared. A total of $24,800 alone was
spent for the land, a hefty sum that
also infuriated
residents for its
location, since most county residents wanted the new courthouse to
stand in the town square. Screams
of “taxation without representation”
began to resonate across the county
against the “Court House Clique,”
which only grew as construction
was wrapped in secrecy.
Despite overwhelming opposition and the
criticism of nearly every newspaper in the
county, the court pressed on, showing
remarkable indifference to the wishes of the
public. Meanwhile, Loomis and Holliday
embarked on the construction of a four-story
hotel on the Carlinville square, using the
same magnesium limestone employed in the
courthouse.
The Loomis and Holliday court retired in
the face of an angry public in 1869, but it was
too late to materially alter the outcome. The
courthouse, which should have cost no more
than $175,000, was finally completed in
January 1870 at the staggering cost of
$1,380,500. Although the building is called
the “Million-Dollar Courthouse” today, that
is actually an understatement. A subsequent
independent audit showed that the building
should have cost $643,867 - less than half the
actual cost.
Although some have attempted to place
all responsibility on Myers, whose architectural fame was just beginning, it should be
remembered that the court had the final say
on construction. To shift blame from the
court is simply shortsighted. They were some
of the most intellectual, well-educated men
in the county and had to be aware of the cost
and related implications. Records show that
the court voted themselves many questionable payments, including high travel
expenses. That the Loomis Hotel was built
at the same time - and with the same materials - raises obvious questions. Loomis and
Holliday bore much of the criticism. Loomis
lived a rather quiet life after the controversy
before his death in 1910. But Holliday
remains a legendary figure to this day - for
all the wrong reasons.
In March 1870, the Carlinville Democrat
reported that Holliday had shipped his
The Carlinville Courthouse
massive book collection to New York to be
refitted and rebound, possibly for sale. The
same paper reported on May 5 that he had
left for an Eastern business trip and, by June,
had not returned. Apparently, he had hopped
a Chicago and Alton train out of Carlinville,
never to be seen again.
The book collection may provide some
clues, if only because of its immense size.
The collection was, in fact, to be sold by the
New York City auction house of Leavitt,
Strebeigh, and Company. The sale was
scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Monday,
October 10, 1870 and each day thereafter,
with a one-hour break for dinner.
A review of the auction catalog is striking
indeed. A total of 2,443 titles composed the
Holliday collection, many of them multivolume works. Some were limited-run
editions and original manuscripts, while others pre-dated the mid-1600s. Biography, history, poetry, and fine arts were most common
selections, but fine literature, theology,
travel, reference, “antiquities,” and “astrology and witchcraft” also prevailed.
In all, the catalog spanned an incredible
247 pages. By comparison, the 1871 catalog
of the Illinois State Library, still in early
stages of its development, measured only
fifty-two pages. The catalog of the Holliday
auction could be purchased for fifty cents,
quite a sum for that era, and trumpeted the
collection as “comprising the best editions of
standard authors in every department of
literature.”
A “bookseller and importer” from New
York named J.W. Bouton compiled the catalog. In a one-page forward “notice” in the
catalog, Bouton glowingly wrote that “of the
many collections which have been offered
for sale in this country of late years, none, it
is believed, have presented greater attractions
to the general lover of literature” than the
Holliday collection. “It is seldom,” continued
Bouton, “that a private library is got together
on so comprehensive a plan.” Bouton also
noted that the collection was created “without regard to expense.” Obviously, the courthouse was not the only thing for which
Holliday had no regard for cost.
The shipment and sale of the fabulous
collection may be an indicator that Holliday
was already planning an escape from
Carlinville. It may be further inferred that
Holliday was liquidating the collection for
cash to be used later on, either by himself or
his family. The sale was held as intended, but
what happened to the proceeds is unknown.
Certainly, Holliday had faced a bleak
future if he had stayed in Carlinville. Shortly
after his disappearance, a grand jury returned
an indictment against him for larceny and
embezzlement in his role in the courthouse
construction. In subsequent terms of the
court, as many as fifteen separate indictments
were returned against Holliday, and in the
February 1872 term, a reward of $1,000 was
offered for his arrest and delivery.
The reward was never claimed, since no
one knows what happened to Holliday.
Theories abound as to his outcome, many of
them sensational. On July 7, 1870, the
Democrat reprinted an article from the New
York Herald that reported Holliday had
rented a room in New York and carried a
large amount of money, allegedly as much as
$25,000 on his person. The report claimed
that Holliday briefly visited a son in Philadelphia and eventually ended up in Niagara
Falls, followed all the way by criminals who
robbed him and threw his body over the falls.
Holliday’s family was contacted about his
disappearance, and a detail of Carlinville
residents - which, interestingly, included
Loomis and Peebles - was sent to investigate
the matter, apparently to no avail. It is worthy
to note that Holliday’s family had at least
some idea of where he had been, especially
since he had visited the son in Philadelphia.
But it is apparent that few believed the Niagara Falls episode was the end of the story.
In the early 1880s, word was received
that a man said to be Holliday had been
arrested in the state of Washington. A deputy,
Daniel Delaney, was sent to escort the
suspect back to Carlinville, where upon his
arrival he was housed at - of all places - the
Loomis Hotel. Some residents believed the
man, who identified himself as Hall, was
indeed George Holliday. Eventually, Holliday’s wide, Cinderella, was brought to identify the man. After looking at him closely,
she declared that he was not her husband.
The man was later released.
Adding additional intrigue was the speculation that Hall was, in fact, Holliday.
According to that version, Holliday and
Delaney were acquaintances, and somewhere
around Denver, Holliday persuaded Delaney
to release him. The pair then found another
man who resembled Holliday to complete
the trip back to Carlinville.
Still another story puts Holliday in western Missouri several years after the Hall
incident. Cinderella and the family remained
in Carlinville for a number of years before
moving to Clinton, southeast of Kansas City,
in 1883. In Clinton, she joined an older son,
George (likely the child Holliday visited in
Philadelphia), who landed there in 1880.
There, another former Carlinville resident
claimed that he was passing the Holliday
home and noticed that the curtains on all
sides of the home were drawn. Whether
curious or just nosy, the man walked around
to the back of the home, where he noticed
one curtain was slightly drawn up. There, he
claimed to have seen Holliday with his wife
and children in what he termed “a family
reunion.”
The younger Holliday enjoyed a successful business career in Clinton, although his
biographies state that his father “died in
1870.” Since he was eventually declared
legally dead, there was an element of truth in
that sentence.
But also the truth is that George H. Holliday’s whereabouts remain a mystery, over
140 years after his disappearance. Whether
or not the Holliday book collection offers
any definitive indication is unclear.
However, while the massive size of the
collection “speaks volumes” about his character, its sale may offer a less complimentary
“chapter” to the mystery of George Holliday.
For more information, see The Macoupin
County Courthouse: Scandalous Symbol by
Tom Emery. The publication is available at
Michelle’s Pharmacy in Carlinville, Cherry
Tree Treasures & Gifts in Carlinville, or by
calling 217-854-3010.
Emery’s other titles are also available at
Michelle’s Pharmacy and other area booksellers.
Tom Emery is a freelance writer and historical researcher from Carlinville, IL
He may be reached at 217-710-8392 or
ilcivilwar@yahoo.com.
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Golden Advice
Predictions for the new Year
Written by Jesse Gernigin
The holidays were incredibly busy for
Ken’s Coins and I want to personally say
thank you to everyone that patronized us this
holiday season. My predictions for popular
gifts turned out to be correct and I sold out
of everything I had stocked up on for the
holidays.
This month’s issue is the first of the New
Year. Can you believe it is 2015? Last year
was an amazing time. Looking back at the
markets I am humbled by all the people that
made money off my advice. I truly live to
serve people in helping them to learn and
make money. Last year we saw a big dive in
the silver and gold market (which was
predicted), a huge increase in profits off of
new e-Bay retailers and just about every flea
market I went to had readers from The
Prairie Land Buzz Magazine who said hello!
I want to make some predictions for 2015
but before I do, let me remind you. I am not
a certified investor, banker, stock market
analyst, etc. With that said remember to
research anything you are looking to invest
in and understand you can take a loss if you
aren’t careful.
Personally, I am excited about 2015! The
economy is doing well, unemployment is at
its lowest in years, inflation is down, the
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government has avoided shutting down,
manufacturing is up and small businesses are
beginning to grow! This is good news for
our future, but generally bad news for silver
and gold. The better our economy does the
lower silver and gold go. So my first prediction is that silver will drop into the fourteen
dollar range after Christmas. Manufacturing
will drop as the consumer economy rebounds from holiday spending. Gold will go
lower as well. I predict it will hover right
about $1100. I do see a raise in gold and silver prices in the eight to twelve month range.
The reason I predict this is that we have a
Republican held house and senate. Historically that leads to market de-regulation that,
in the past, caused silver and gold to take
quick drops followed by steady price hikes.
If you want to try and time the precious
metals market, be warned. I think silver and
gold will have a drop followed by a rise but
I don’t know how high the rise will become.
More so, a presidential election looms and
elections wreak havoc for price valuation in
the precious metals market. The prices of
gold and silver could sky rocket but they
could also dump in an election cycle. Keep
your eyes peeled and your resources open,
just in case. If you are looking to purchase
gold and silver be ready to pay higher
premiums. I have large purchasing power
with gold and silver sellers but even my premium has gone from $1.75 over an ounce to
almost $2.35 over an ounce. As a seller we
have to pass that along to the buyer so don’t
be frustrated if silver and gold have higher
premiums.
Other predictions I have for this year are
that there will be a huge increase in unusual
pieces released by the mint. I think there will
be a big push for commemorative silver and
gold coins. Their prices will go higher than
normal in response to the profits of 2014’s
baseball coin success.
I think 2015 will be a big year for people
who like to purchase 90% silver coins (half
dollars, quarters and dimes) which will drive
the price higher than the market should bear.
This spring I think you will see a lot of
people hitting the flea markets harder than
ever. Tax season will produce people with
refunds who will spend it on mid-sized
antique related items for decoration.
My most interesting prediction is that this
will be a great year to run a flea market stall
if you are selling smalls. A small is an item
that costs under ten dollars. I think sell of
smalls on e-Bay will dry up as shipping costs
continue to rise so you will see growth in the
flea market small sales in response to this.
Commercial rental space cost will increase
so flea markets will be an appealing place to
sell goods without having to make a large
investment.
I also think this will be a great year to
learn to run an e-commerce website. I know
this seems like a big reach but the cost has
never been lower and the ease higher.
I promote e-Bay quite a bit but you would be
smart to check out Etsy, and even Amazon.
They both offer easy to run online stores that
bring you hundreds of visitors for little cost
every day.
As the new year stretches out before us,
have you made the decision to profit from it?
I hope so. Be sure to check out past issues of
The Prairie Land Buzz Magazine online
www.thebuzzmonthly.com and read my past
articles to freshen up on how to run an e-Bay
or flea market business.
Make 2015 the year of profit and it will
be a Happy New Year indeed!
Jesse Gernigin is the owner of Ken’s Coins in East
Alton. If you have questions for Jesse, email mymagicalworld@hotmail.com (please put Golden
Advice in the subject line).
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Reno, Lucy, Julia, Teena and Nicholas.
nothing to do
in the Winter?
Written by Glenn Savage
as told by Julia Bressan
Julia Bressan of Imperial, Missouri has
led her family into a new sport that lets them
participate on an equal basis and even
includes the family pets!
Last summer, Julia’s husband, Reno,
a water fowler, and Julia’s godfather, Joe
Erkmann, suggested that Julia might enjoy
the sport of upland game hunting.
Joe Erkmann, a self-described “card carrying Pheasants Forever member,” made a
gift of two young, “started” Llewellyn setters
to the Bressans. Julia and Reno Bressan
were now host to Teena and Lucy, and ready
to learn about Upland Game Hunting.
Julia wrote, “My godfather (Joe Erkmann) wanted us to have Teena and Lucy
because he was not going to have the opportunity to hunt over them and he enjoyed hearing the interest and passion that my husband
had in wanting to take me and our boys
(Nathan and Nick Brandel) pheasant hunting
over these dogs.”
Although Julia now had hunting dogs, she
needed training for the dogs and instruction
on upland game hunting.
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Julia wrote, “Early in Sept 2014, we met
Chuck Martin who was promoting his book,
Bird Hunting Tales and Tips at Scheels
Sporting Goods in Springfield, IL. We
talked about pheasant hunting. We told him
we have these beautiful Llewellyn English
Setters who need to be trained and we would
like to hunt but not sure where to go. He told
us about CrannieMack Bird Hunting in Hillsboro. He had lots of great things to say about
CrannieMack and even mentioned that he
has info about CrannieMack in his book!
This news was very exciting for us! We
thanked Chuck and I am a proud owner of
his book!
Just a few days later, we were on the
phone with Dennis McCammack, owner of
Crannie Mack. His enthusiasm about having
the opportunity to train our dogs was the
icing on the cake. The following weekend,
we took Lucy and Teena to Dennis. He told
us about CrannieMack and how he trains the
dogs. We explained that Lucy was wild and
crazy and we could tell she had a deep passion to hunt. Teena on the other hand was
Julia with Teena and Lucy.
acting very timid and shy. We explained this
to Dennis and he seem confident he could
help her. We knew the “girls” were in great
hands so we left them for training.
While the girls were preparing to hunt,
we needed to prepare as well. On advice
from Dennis, my husband bought me a
Weatherby 20 gauge youth size shotgun.
Then an adult size Weatherby 20 gauge for
Nathan to use and he bought a used Ithaca
left hand 12 gauge from my godfather for
Nick. Nick and Reno are both lefties.
So now that we were all good on guns, off
to Cabelas we went and I bought everyone
including my hubby, new upland game 8 in
1 coats, button up shirts, shooting gloves,
briar pants (for me and Reno), and orange
Pheasants Forever hats from Gander
Mountain. In October, looking sharp, Nick and I set
off to Pheasants Forever 101 with Dennis.
He explained the safety aspects, then took us
out for some trap shooting and then off to the
field to “shoot up” some pheasants. It was
an awesome experience and I knew I was
hooked! My husband, Reno was very
excited to hear we both did well and we both
were ready for our next time in the field,
especially over our own dogs. Lucy and
Teena were not ready yet but Dennis took us
out to show us their progress. We were all
very impressed. In mid-November, as the weather was
getting colder, we decided to check in with
Dennis on the progress of the girls. Teena
had come a long way and as Dennis explained, “We had the best of both worlds.”
He said Teena hunts closer in and Lucy hunts
farther out. Something you couldn’t plan for
but we got with these 2 dogs. They both
honor each other’s points and are amazing.
What Dennis also often says about the girls
is: “Teena is doing great and then there’s
Lucy!” Lucy is just a wild thing and has lots
of energy but does a great job in the field.
Teena is very affectionate and calm. Their
personalities are so different from each other.
Reno and I decided to take them on a hunt
that weekend. We were scheduled to hunt
both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we
decided to take each dog out separately to see
them perform individually. They both were
great. Sunday, we took them out as a team
and a team they were. Beautiful dogs in and
off the field! We were very happy. Dennis
wanted them for one more week so again we
went back home without our “house” dogs.
Later in November I took Nathan up to
CrannieMack for his Pheasants Forever 101
with Dennis. Again, he explained the safety,
trap shoot, and then off to shoot some Pheasants. Nathan also did well and enjoyed the
experience. Nathan has deer hunted before
but this was a whole new experience and he
liked it a lot more than deer hunting. Nathan
and I brought the girls home with us that
evening.
The day after Thanksgiving, Nathan,
Reno and I set off with the girls to hunt.
Snow on the ground, it was a great setting for
what we were about to experience… a family
outing with the dogs. We played the game
of hide and seek with Pheasants and
Chukars. Saturday, the next day, Reno and
I went back to hunt again. Snow had melted
and it was a record setting warm day for that
time of year.
On December 7th Nick finly got the
chance on Dec 7th to hunt over the girls. All
he kept saying on the ride home was, “that
was awesome, thanks” We had a few issues
with Lucy acting up in the field but nothing
that Dennis can’t fix. Dennis said to just give
him 30 minutes with Lucy and she will be
good. She obviously just needs a few
reminders.
“That brings us up to date - but definitely
not the end! I am hoping to make Thanksgiving a family holiday tradition of pheasant
hunting for years to come and lots more family outings. Something we all love and can
enjoy together, even the dogs cause they’re
family too!”
Author’s note: Wingshooting 101 is a
Dog: the Montgomery County Hunter
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Nick Brendel and Julia Bressan with Tenna and Lucy
safety program that teaches beginning
hunters how to safely carry a firearm in the
field, evaluate “shoot, don’t shoot situations”
and the proper shoulder, safety, finger, and
shoot sequence. The program is taught by
instruction, practice at a shooting line, and
coaching in the field. The program is unique
because it is taught to mentors, co-hunters,
and parents as well as individual hunters and
hunters receive coaching in the field. The
program is paid for by Montgomery County
Pheasants Forever and Montgomery County
Whitetails. There is no charge to participants.
The program is meant for new hunters and
youth, You can arrange for Wingshooting
101 by calling Dennis McCammack at
217-556-1712.
Crannie Mack Bird Hunting offers many
services for beginning and experienced
hunters. Find out more on their website:
www.cranniemackbirdhunting.com.
Recently I had a young man ask me
about working with his 5-month old bird
dog, Sammy. He and his father had been
working with Sammy. When Sammy
smells a bird he can’t see, he freezes up
and won’t move. He also looks at his humans like he expects them to do something. The young man was wondering
what was going on.
Wonder no more - Sammy is pointing!
That is what he is supposed to do. When
he looks at his human, instinct is telling
him that either you should pounce or he
should pounce. Sammy is looking for the
leader to tell him what to do.
When a young dog freezes up, circle
around to his front and flush the bird into
the air. Reinforce that stopping, pointing
and holding is the dog’s job. Flushing is
your job. Do not let your dog flush. He
will start to think flushing is his job and
will start flushing without you. You won’t
have any time to bag the bird.
After the bird is shot, and on the
ground, you should approach the bird with
your dog at your side and say, “dead bird”
and encourage your dog to chase the bird
down and pick it up. Be patient at this
point if your dog doesn’t want to give up
the bird. After you say fetch a time or two
just walk away and call your dog to you.
If he brings the bird, say, “fetch.” If he
Written by Boomer Savage
lays the bird down, wait until he’s hunting
again and go pick up the bird. If he carries
the bird along side of you walk briskly
until he tires of carrying the bird and then
take it from him.
It’s also a good idea to join a local conservation group like Quail Forever or
Pheasants Forever and ask some of those
members to “take you under their wing”
and show you how a bird dog should
behave and show you how to train bird
dogs. Local groups often have “fun trials,” contests where dogs and hunters
compete to bag birds.
When you are training your dog on
live birds using firearms, remember that
firearm safety comes first. A human’s first
rule of gun safety should be, “Always
keep your firearm pointed in a safe direction.”
Boomer’s first rule is “Don’t Shoot the
Dog.”
Boomer is a registered German Wirehaired
Pointer owned by Glenn Savage of Litchfield,
IL. Boomer takes the Savage family hunting
and advises them on all subjects related to
dogs, hunting and hunting safety. In 2007
Boomer began writing in order to share a dog’s
view point on the world. Since his induction
into authorship, Boomer has been published in
Adventure, Sports, Outdoors and in the local
newspapers.
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calendar of events
Monday, January 5
Story Time every Monday and Tuesday
at 10 am, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.
Glen Carbon Library, 198 S. Main,
www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
Itch'n to be Stitch'n Quilt Club Meetings on
the first Monday of each month at 10 am and
6:30 pm. Held at the Staunton VFW Hall on
Henry Street. Meetings will be tips and techniques, quilting info, show and tell, projects
to make and project door prizes, and a free
block of the month. Refreshments and fellowship following the meeting! For more information email itchntobestitchn@ hot
mail.com or call 618-635-2429.
Jazzercise Classes every Monday and
Wednesday, 5:30 pm and every Saturday,
8:30 am. Main Street Community Center,
1003 N. Main, Edwardsville. See instructor
for fees. Call 618-656-0300 for more information or email info@mainstcc.org.
Bingo every Monday - doors open at 5:30,
bingo starts at 7 pm. Food and drink available.
VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder,
Litchfield.
Tales for Tails every Monday night from 6-7
pm. Students in grades K-5 can practice
reading to a furry friend. At the Niedringhaus
School, corner of 29th and State. For more
information call 618-452-6238 or visit
www.smrld.org.
Emotions Anonymous meets every Monday
night at 8 pm at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church, 504 North 7th St, New Douglas.
Free and open to anyone in need of emotional support for any reason. Contact Larry
Madorin, madorin@frontiernet.net or
217-272-4560.
Tuesday, January 6
Stretch And Move Exercise Class, 8-9 am
every Tue, Thur and Fri at Main Street Community Center, 1003 N. Main Edwardsville.
– Tue, Thu & Fri, 8:00-9:00, $1 suggested
Center donation. For questions on the
classes, contact the Community Center:
618656-0300 or email info@mainstcc.org.
Quilting, 9-11 am, every Tuesday at Jarvis
Township Senior Citizens Center, 410 Wickliffe St., Troy. Quilting for all, beginners
through seasoned,
www.troymaryvillecoc.com.
Story Time every Monday and Tuesday
at 10 am, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.
Craft Beer Night, the first Tuesday of every
month, 6 pm, at Milo’s Cigars and More,
Hwy 159 Maryville, 618-288-1343,
www.milostr.com.
Emotions Anonymous meets every Tuesday
at 6 pm at the Louis Latzer Library, 1001 9th
Street, Highland (Contact Jackie at 618-6549351 or email: 16bjschu@email) and at 6 pm
at the Locust Street Resource Center in Car(Contact
Larry
Madorin,
linville
madorin@frontiernet.net or 217-272-4560.
Free and open to anyone in need of emotional support for any reason.
Grief Support Group, 6:30 pm, No fee and
no registration needed. Topics include how
to better understand the grieving process,
developing coping skills, improving communication and stress management. For anyone that has experienced a loss of any kind.
Meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every
month at the First Baptist Church of Litchfield, Harrison Street entrance. For more information, call Joyce Weatherford, RN/Case
Manager at St . Francis Hospital, head of the
support group, at 217-324-8544.
Amvets Monthly Meeting, 7 pm, Repeats
monthly on 1st Tuesday of every month at
Amvets Auxiliary 204, 1711 Kennedy Dr.
Madison, IL. Interested in becoming a member? Please contact Carolyn at 618-4445069 or by email at cjg3028@charter.net or
Dixie at 972-9892 or bigmom47@att.net,
www.granitecity.illinois.gov.
Quilt Club meets the (1st Tuesday of the
month at 7 pm and) the 1st Wednesday of the
month at 10 am). $1 cost to attend this educational show-and-tell group event. Main
Street Mini Mall Quilt Shop, 124 East Main,
Staunton,
618-635-5509,
email:
minimallquiltshop@yahoo.com.
wednesday, January 7
Quilt Club meets the (1st Tuesday of the
month at 7 pm and) the 1st Wednesday of the
month at 10 am). $1 cost to attend this educational show-and-tell group event. Main
Street Mini Mall Quilt Shop, 124 East Main,
Staunton,
618-635-5509,
email:
minimallquiltshop@yahoo.com.
Dance Fitness Exercise Class,
every
Wednesday, 1-2 pm. $5/session (First visit
FREE) Main Street Community Center,
1003 N. Main, Edwardsville. 618-656-0300,
or by email at info@mainstcc.org.
Meals of Love served every Tuesday at
Grace Baptist Church, 2600 Edward Street,
Granite City. Sit down for a free, hot meal
and cold drink at 4:30 pm. For more information call 618-877-6672.
Story Time every Wednesday at 6:30 pm
plus every Monday and Tuesday at 10 am.
Sew & Show Stitchers meet the 1st Tuesday
every month at 6 pm at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, 103 N. Main, Hillsboro.
Lions Club Bingo, 7 pm, every Wednesday
at Trimor Bingo Hall 3701 Nameoki Rd,
618-877-7771. We play 27 games including
3-$500 bingo games, 2-$500 raffle games,
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and 4-$1000 raffle games. Our mission is to
assist folks in Pontoon Beach, Mitchell,
Granite City, Madison and Venice who have
sight & hearing problems,
www. granitecity.illinois.gov.
Starzz Karaoke every Wednesday night,
8-midnight, Chapps Bar, 119 W. Edwards,
Litchfield.
Thursday, January 8
Bible Study each Thursday 9am @ the home
of Teresa Abert. Ladies in the area are welcome to come for bible study, prayer time
and fellowship. Teresa Abert, 208 N.Duncan
Street, Marine.
Email
teresaabert@
gmail.com or call 618-531-2746 for more information,facebook.com/
teresakayabert.
Write Your Own Story class, 10 am (for
1 hour) every Thursday through November
15. You can start any time and attend as
many classes as you like ($1/class) but the
more you attend, the more content you will
have for your book. At the end of the classes
the books will be compiled for duplication
and binding. The books will make special
holiday gifts. Please bring a spiral-bound
notebook and a pen/pencil - or a laptop computer. Duplication and binding will be voluntary. Main Street Community Center, 1003
N. Main St, Edwardsville.
Email:
info@mainstcc.org or call 618-656-0300 for
more info. www.mainstcc.org.
River Ave, Wood River (Roundhouse entrance and parking lot are located on
Whitelaw Ave near Aquatic Center). Held
every Thursday, starting 2nd week classes
will be just $5/person. Contact Bo or Agnes
Smith for more info, 618-288-9838, email:
fsemith@aol.com. www.hoedowners.com.
Emotions Anonymous 12 Steps for Christians meets every Thursday at 7 pm at the St.
Paul Lutheran Church on the frontage road
2 miles north of Hamel. Free and open to
anyone in need of emotional support for any
reason. Contact Larry Madorin, madorin@
frontiernet.net or 217-272-4560.
Lions Club Bingo, 7 pm. Trimor Bingo Hall,
3701 Nameoki Rd, Granite City. We play 27
games including 3-$500 bingo games,
2-$500 raffle games, and 4-$1000 raffle
games. Our mission is to assist folks in Pontoon Beach, Mitchell, Granite City, Madison
and Venice who have sight & hearing
problems. www.granitecity.illinois.gov.
Thurs, Jan 8- Tues, Feb 17
SOULARD MARDI GRAS in St. Louis,
MO. The Gateway City celebrates its French
heritage with fun filled activities throughout
St. Louis and the historic Soulard neighborhood. Events include Twelfth Night (Jan 8),
a Snowman Softball Tournament (Jan. 17 18), a Family Winter Carnival (Jan. 25)
Wine, Whiskey & Beer Taste (Jan. 30), Crystal Cajun Cook-Off (Jan. 31), Southern Comfort Taste of Soulard (Feb. 7-8), Beggin'
Barkus Pet Parade and PetSmart Wiener Dog
Derby (Feb. 8), Bud Light Grand Parade
Police Bingo, every Thursday night, starts at
7 pm. No games under $110. Paper cards &
mates, full snack bar, bing supplies, no
smoking, plenty of parking. Proceeds benefit
the programs supported by the Granite City
Police Dept including youth athletics.
Knights of Columbus Hall, 425 Old Alton
Road, Granite City.
Open Play at Riverbend Community Center,
200 W. 3rd St, Alton, every Thurs & Fri
Night from 6-10 pm. Open to members and
non-members. Just $5 a person or $15 a
family. Members get in Free on Thursdays!
Come for dinner at Prinvicalli's Cafe located
on the second floor of the community center
and then watch a movie or play games all
night! All ages welcome. For more information contact John at 618-465-9850, email
communitycenter@riverbender.com or visit
www.riverbender.com/communitycenter.
Junior Friends Of The Glen Carbon Library,
6:30 pm. the first Thursday of the month.
Visit the Youth Services Department to sign
up. Glen Carbon Library, 198 S. Main,
Glen Carbon, www.glencarbonlibrary.org
FREE SQUARE DANCE LESSON, 7-9 pm
with Hoedowners Square Dance Club.
Wood River Roundhouse, 633 N. Wood
(Feb. 14), and Fat Tuesday Parade (Feb. 17)..
Admission to some events For more information call 314-771-5110 or visit
www.stlmardigras.org.
Friday, January 9
FREE LUNCH FRIDAY at Immanuel
United Methodist Church, 800 N Main,
Edwardsville (across from Madison County
Museum), 11 am - 1 pm. Everyone is welcome to enjoy a homemade meal made by
the women of the church, regardless of race,
age or denomination, For more information,
618-656-4648, www.immanuelonmain.org.
Bingo every Tuesday and Friday, 1-3 pm,
Main Street Community Center, 1003 N.
Main St. Edwardsville, www.mainstcc.org.
Fish Fry every Friday - 5-7 pm, 9 oz catfish
filet, fries, slaw, and dessert/$7.00, fish sandwich/ $4.00. Carryouts available for 25¢
extra. VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder,
Litchfield.
Fish Fry, 4-8 pm, Choice of Fried Cod, Catfish, Jack Salmon and Baked Salmon or
Tilapia, Cod cut ups, Shrimp and Chicken
Strips. Dinners include 2 sides: choice of
cole slaw, potato salad, french fries, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, hushpuppies,
mushrooms and onion rings. Eat in or carryout. 618-667-8387. Troy VFW, Troy,
Friday Night Fish Fry, 5-8 pm, every Friday
at V.F.W. Post 1300, 3401 Century Dr, Granite City. Kitchen open to the public- Eat in,
call in and carry out. Cod, fried shrimp, jack
salmon & chicken strips. Plate includes 2
sides for $7.50, Sandwiches are $5. Catfish
fillets plates include 2 sides for $8, Sandwiches/$5.50, www.granitecity. illinois.gov.
Eagles Bingo, 7 pm, every Friday and Saturday at Tri-mor Bingo Center, 3701
Nameoki Rd, Granite City. Great Prizes and
great fun! www.granitecity.illinois.gov.
night! All ages welcome. For more information call John at 618-465-9850, email
Winter Concert Series featuring Hudson &
The Hoo Doo Cats, 6 pm at The Wildey Theater, 252 N. Main Street, Edwardsville. Food
by 1818 Chophouse. For tickets and more
information visit www.wildeytheatre.com.
Collinsville Shrine Club Crazy Bowl, 7-10
pm at St. Clair Bowl, 5950 Old Collinsville
Rd, Fairview Heights. Proceeds benefit the
Children's Dyslexia Center Southern Illinois.
$10/bowler for shoes and games. Cash prizes
for winners of the regular bowl and crazy
bowl games. Silent Auction, 50/50 raffle, and
much more fun, discovercollinsville.com.
Rogers & Nienhaus in concert, 7 pm, presented by Alfresco Productions and Single
Rose Studios. Held at Alfresco Art Center,
2041 Delmar Ave, Granite City. Tickets $20$30. For more information visit www.brown
papertickets.com/event/104525.
Saturday Story Time, every Saturday at
10:30 am. Interactive program of stories,
crafts, songs and fun for all ages. No registration required. Maryville Community
Library, 8 Schiber Court, Maryville,
www.maryville.lib.il.us.
saturday, January 10
EAGLE MEET & GREET, Saturdays in
January from 10 am - 2 pm at the Alton Visitors Center, 200 Piasa Street, Alton. The
World Bird Sanctuary will be bringing a live
Bald Eagle for the public to view up close.
Be sure to bring your camera. After this
24th Annual Optimist-Scott Credit Union
Basketball Shootout, Highland High School
Gym, noon-9 pm. This event brings some of
the top basketball players and teams together.
The 2015 event will feature teams from Illinois & Missouri. Full schedule available on
website: highlandshootout.com.
personal encounter you can pick up an official All Around Alton Eagle Watcher's Guide
and set off along the Great River Road to see
eagles in their natural habitat. Then cross the
river to see a rehabilitated raptor and learn
how to spot bald eagles at the Audubon Center at Riverlands. For more information call
1-800-258-6645, www.greatriverroad.com.
Troy VFW Steak Fry, 5-8 pm, every second
Saturday of the month. Menu includes 12 oz.
New York Strip or Ribeye Steak ($12), 8 pc.
Butterfly Shrimp ($8), 6 pc. Chicken Strips
($7). Includes hand-cut fries, baked potato or
onion rings and salad with ranch or italian
dressing. VFW Hall , 123 W. Market St,
Troy, www.troymaryvillecoc.com.
BIRDS OF WINTER: RAPTOR SATURDAYS, 10-2 at Audubon Center at Riverlands, Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary,
West Alton, MO. It may be cold outside, but
it’s always 70 degrees inside the center. Two
story circular bay windows provide a 140°
grand vista of the Mississippi River, where
you may see eagles, trumpeter swans, and
other fascinating waterfowl. The TreeHouse
Wildlife Center will be at the Center with a
rehabilitated raptor. It could be an owl, hawk
or falcon – stop by the center to see who
shows up! Then cross the river to see a bald
eagle at the Alton Illinois Visitors Center. For
more information call 636-899-0090 or visit
www.Riverlands.Audubon.org.
Itchy Brother's Wood Carving demonstrations, 10-4 at Lewis & Clark Confluence
Tower, 435 Confluence Tower Drive, Hartford, IL. See the Itchy Brothers Chainsaw Art
carve a wood sculpture of the area's famous
wintering bird: the American Bald Eagle.
The Itchy Brothers Chainsaw have over 30
years of combined experience. Luke Harris
and Donnie Johnson are former Laclede
Steel employees. They start their demonstration with larger chainsaws to carve away the
spare wood. Then, the pair use feature saws
and sanders to get the full detail through.
Free admission, www.confluencetower.com.
LIVE MUSIC by Lanny and Julie, 6-9 pm,
The Winery at Shale Lake, 1499 Washington
Ave, Williamson, IL. www.shalewine.com.
Samantha Fish and Girls with Guitars, 8 pm,
Wildey Theatre 252 N, Main, Edwardsville.
Kansas City-based Samantha Fish has been
on a major roll ever since she teamed up with
Cassie Taylor and Dani Wilde on Ruf’s 2011
release, Girls with Guitars, and fueled by the
trio’s Blues Caravan tour of Europe and the
U.S., created an international buzz in the
blues world. Visit www.wildeytheatre.com
for ticket information.
sat, Jan 10-sun, Jan 11
EAGLE WEEKENDS Saturdays and Sundays in January from 10 am - 2 pm at TreeHouse Wildlife Center, 23956 Green Acres
Road in Dow, IL. View live bald eagles
being rehabilitated at the center. While you're
there, visit some of the other wildlife that call
the center home - hawks, owls, falcons and
more. Call 618-466-2990 or visit
www.treehousewildlifecenter.com.
The Pentecostals of Troy, 8965 Rt. 162, Troy
IL, will be offering a new service in 2015,
called Gospel Hour, which will be at 5 PM
on the second Sunday of every month. The
inaugural Gospel Hour will be January 11,
2015 at 5 PM, with Minister Jeremy Wells,
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youth Pastor from O'Fallon Apostolic
Assembly, as the guest speaker. These services are designed to bring racial harmony in
the St. Louis Metro area. For more information, please visit our online church at
www.pentecostalsoftroy.org, Like The Pentecostals of Troy on Facebook, Follow us
@PentecostalTroy on Twitter, email us at
revbb63@aol.com or call 619-667-6054.
sunday, January 11
Highland Area Scouts Pancake & Sausage
Breakfast, 8 am -1 pm, Knights of Columbus
Hall, 12454, IL Route 143, Highland.
Sausage breakfast with eggs, potatoes, biscuits & gravy...Yum!!! All You can eat and
carry outs available. Donation: Adults $9,
Children 4-10 $4.50 3 and under free, www.
highlandillinois.com..
Sewing Circle, 1-3 p.m. Free (meets each
month on the second and fourth Sunday.)
Bring any period sewing or needlecraft project to share and/or work on in a relaxed setting. Period sewing instruction and help are
available to those wanting to advance their
skills in the production of period garments.
Both ladies and gentlemen are welcome to
participate. The sewing circle will meet second and fourth Sundays (schedule may
change due to holidays or special events).
This is an informal gathering to share skills,
ideas,
and
new
information.
The Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House,
409 S. Buchanan, Edwardsville,
www.stephensonhouse.org.
Old Country and Bluegrass Music Jam,
every Sunday, 5-9 pm. All artists welcome,
all audiences welcome. Millersburg General
Store, 613 Route 143, Millersburg (E. Pierron). 618-669-2155.
Monday, January 12
Story Time every Monday and Tuesday at
10 am, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. Glen
Carbon Library, 198 S. Main,
bingo starts at 7 pm. Food and drink available. VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder,
Litchfield.
Tales for Tails every Monday night from
6-7 pm. Students in grades K-5 can practice
www.smrld.org.
S.T.A.R.S. With Dogs, 6-7 pm. Read your favorite stories to CHAMP therapy dogs the
second Monday of every month. Pairs dogs
with both emerging readers and readers who
love to read to dogs. Registration is required
and available online. Glen Carbon Library,
198 S. Main, www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
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217-272-4560.
Tuesday, January 13
through seasoned,
Bingo, every Tuesday and Friday, 1-3 pm.
The third Tuesday each month is color bingo.
Main S, Edwardsville, 618-656-0300,
www.mainstcc.org.
Alzheimer’s Support Group, 1:30-3:00 pm,
St. John’s Community Care located at 222
Goethe
Street
in
Collinsville.
Join others dealing with dementia and memory loss. Sessions are held the 2nd Tuesday
of each month. Complimentary care for
loved ones available with reservation. Call
618-344-5008, www.edglenchamber.com.
Grave Baptist Church, 2600 Edward Street,
at the Locust Street Resource Center in Carlinville (Contact Larry Madorin, madorin@
frontiernet.net or 217-272 -4560).
Free
and open to anyone in need of emotional
support for any reason.
Book Club For Adults, held 2nd Tuesday of
every month, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Night Road
by Kristin Hannah. Join the book club on the
second Tuesday of each month.
New members are always welcome, and it is
not necessary to attend every meeting.
Books are provided at the Help Desk, so stop
in for the next selection!Glen Carbon
Library, 198 S. Main St, Glen Carbon.
Knee-High Naturalist @ The Nature Institute, 2213 S. Levis Lane, Godfrey. Morning
session, 10-11 am, Afternoon Session, 1-2
pm. A nature program just for the little ones,
3-5 years old. The group meets the second
Wednesday of every month (Sept-Nov &
Jan-April) at Talahi Lodge. Young naturalists
go on an interpretive hike (as weather permits), enjoy a craft and snack, and get to take
home a book at the end of the day. Parents
must register by phone no later than the Friday before the Wednesday sessions. The cost
is $5 per child, which can be paid when you
arrive. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
Older siblings are welcome to attend, but
may not be able to participate in all activities.
To register, or for questions, please call 618466-9930 or email info@ TheNatureInstitute.org, www.thenatureinstitute.org.
puter. Duplication and binding will be voluntary. Main Street Community Center, 1003
Email:
every
Family Caregiver Support Group, 5:30 -7:00
pm, St. John’s Community Care located at
222 Goethe Street in Collinsville. This support group is intended for family caregivers
caring for loved ones with any type of disability. Light complimentary dinner. Session
held the 2nd Wednesday of every month.
Complimentary care for loved ones is available with a reservation. Call 618-344-5008,
www.edglenfamilies.org.
Story Time every Wednesday at 6:30 pm
plus every Monday and Tuesday at 10 am.
Litchfield.
Thursday, January 15
Bible Study each Thursday 9am @ the
home of Teresa Abert. Ladies in the area are
welcome to come for bible study, prayer time
Street, Marine.
Email
teresaabert@
gmail.com or call 618-531-2746 for more
information, facebook.com/teresakayabert.
notebook and a pen/pencil - or a laptop com-
smoking, plenty of parking. Proceeds benefit the programs supported by the Granite
City Police Dept including youth athletics.
Road, Granite City,
Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting,
7:30 pm. Come at 6:30 pm to help wash
artifacts. Cahokia Mounds State Historic
Site, 30 Ramey Street, Collinsville,
www. cahokiamounds.org.
reason.
Contact
Larry
Madorin,
madorin@frontiernet.net or 217-272 -4560.
games including 3-$500 bingo games, 2$500 raffle games, and 4-$1000 raffle
and Venice who have sight & hearing problems. www.granitecity.illinois.gov.
Thurs, Jan 15-sun, Jan 18 and
Thurs, Jan 22- sun, Jan 25
Alton Little Theater presents Alone Together,
a comedy writteny by Lawrence Roman.
For ticket information call the box office
at 618-462-6562 or visit www.altonlittle
theatre.org.
Friday, January 16
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www.edglenfamilies.org.
Litchfield.
salmon & chicken strips. Plate includes
2 sides for $7.50, Sandwiches are $5. Catfish
fillets plates include 2 sides for $8,
Sandwiches are $5.50,
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Eagles Bingo, 7 pm, every Friday, at
Tri-mor Bingo Center, 3701 Nameoki Rd,
Granite City. Great Prizes and great fun!
Friday, Jan 16-Sun, Jan 18
Gateway Spring Home Show, Gateway
Center, 1 Gateway Drive, Collinsville. Free
Admission! Friday, 11-8, Saturday 10-8,
Sunday 10-6, www.gatewayhomeshow.com.
Tri-Township Public Library Book Sale,
9-1, Tri-Township Public Library, 208 S.
Main St. Troy, www. troycoc.com.
American Girl (Girl Scouts Program), 9a.m.12p.m. $16 per girl. Limited to a minimum
of 12 and maximum of 15. Participating Girl
Scout troops earn the “Playing the Pasta”
badge as they experience the life in the
1820s. Troops tour the historic house and experience life for a girl in the 1820s with
hands-on activities. Cost includes badge, tour
of house, making a journal, and all activities
associated with the badge. Participants are
welcome to bring a sack lunch to eat on the
property after the program. Troops must register through Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois.
Call 800-345-6858 or 618-692-0692. The
Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House, 409
S. Buchanan, Edwardsville,
www. stephensonhouse.org.
Lego Club, 1-3 pm the 2nd Saturday of
every month at the Glen Carbon Library,
198 S. Main, www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
The Macoupin Center for the Developmentally Disabled will host its first Brat and Root
Beer Dinnerat the Carlinville Elks Lodge
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner tickets cost
$10.00 at the door or $8.00 in advance and
are available at Dimond Brothers Insurance,
Tangles Salon, or Cheryl Beanblossom’s Edward D. Jones office or by calling MCDD at
217-854-3473. Part of the fundraising fun
will be a 50/50 raffle. All proceeds go directly to MCDD. For more information
about the dinner, MCDD and its mission, or
to make a donation, call 217-854-3473,
e-mail
contact@mcdd.us,
or
visit
www.mcdd.us.
RiverBender.com Community Center Kids
Night Out, the 2nd Saturday of every month,
200 W. 3rd Street, Alton, 6-9 pm. Gives
parents the opportunity to take the night off
with their 2nd-5th graders and concentrate
for those hours on themselves. With all the
amenities of the facility the children are sure
to have a great time. Admission is $10.00 per
child, if registered in advance, or $15.00 at
the door. Larger families (3 or more children)
may call in advance for special rates. Price
includes dinner, movie, and various age appropriate activities. Additional concessions
will be available for purchase. For additional
information call 618-465-9850 ext. 212,
email communitycenter@riverbender.com or
visit www.riverbender.com/ communitycenter and follow the “events” tab.
JAKE’S LEG in concert, 8 pm at The Wildey
Theatrem 252 N. Main, Edwardsville.
Jake's Leg has been playing their own interpretation of Grateful Dead songs for more
than 38 years in the St. Louis area. Back at
the Wildey again as their last show before a
well deserved month long break, Jake's Leg
is ready to "tear this old building down,”
www.wildeytheatre.com.
sunday, January 18
Monday, January 19
National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Alton Chapter 575 Meeting at Senior Services Plus, 2602 Rodger
Ave, Alton. 11:00 - Lunch in the Schoolroom
Grill, 12:00- Business Meeting in the Conference Room- Install officers. Come join us.
You need NARFE and NARFE needs you.
Questions - Call 618 377 1242.
bingo starts at 7 pm. Food and drink available. VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder,
Litchfield.
www.smrld.org.
217-272-4560.
Tuesday, January 20
Township Senior Citizens Center, 410 Wickliffe St., Troy. For beginners through seasoned quilters, www.troymaryvillecoc.com.
Bingo, 1-3 pm, every Tuesday and Friday,
Main, Edwardsville. www.mainstreetcc.org.
Grief Support Group, 6:30 pm, No fee and
no registration needed. Topics include how
to better understand the grieving process,
developing coping skills, improving communication and stress management. For anyone that has experienced a loss of any kind.
Meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every
month at the First Baptist Church of Litchfield, Harrison Street entrance. For more
information, call Joyce Weatherford,
RN/Case Manager at St . Francis Hospital,
head of the support group, at 217-324-8544.
Street, Highland (Contact Jackie at 618-654-
9351 or email: 16bjschu@email) and at 6 pm
at the Locust Street Resource Center in Carlinville
(Contact
Larry
Madorin,
madorin@frontiernet.net or 217-272 4560). Free and open to anyone in need
of emotional support for any reason.
Relay For Life of Edwardsville/Glen Carbon
Team Kick-Off event, Edison’s Entertainment Complex, 2477 State 157 in Edwardsville, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Team
Kick-Off is a fun-filled event for all teams to
come together and learn about fundraising
and the mission of ACS. There is no cost to
attend.
For
more
information,
email Relay For Life of Edwardsville/Glen
Carbon at rfledglen@gmail.com or contact
Erica Hunt, co-chair, at 618-567-1178.
The Marine H.C.E. Unit will meet @ 7:30
pm. at the Marine Senior Citizens Center.
The Lesson for Living will be "Someday is
Today- Living Your Bucket List" presented
by Sandy Gentry and Dawn Dykes. All
ladies of the area to welcome. We meet the
3rd Tuesday of every month. For more information contact Teresa Abert @ teresaabert@
gmail.com & 618-531-2746 or Lou Strickland @ 618-789-6571.
every
Story Time every Wednesday at 6:30 pm plus
every Monday and Tuesday at 10 am.
Email:
Gateway Bridal Show, 5-9 pm. THE GATEWAY BRIDAL SHOW HAS THE AREA'S
MOST FABULOUS WEDDING PROFESSIONALS! Compare styles, options & pricing all in one place! Find ideas, inspiration
& information! Win Prizes, Find Discounts,
Free Swag Bags ALL BRIDES RECEIVE
FREE ADMISSION. (Pre-Registered or
Not) ONLY Brides that PRE-REGISTER
will receive one free admission pass for a
guest and a chance to vendor's win attendance prizes! Gateway Center, 1 Gateway
Drive, Collinsville. Regular Admission is
$5.00. Children 12 and Under receive Free
Admission, www. gatewaycenter.com.
Knights of Columbus Hall, 425 Old
Alton Road, Granite City.
Litchfield.
Street, Marine.
Email
teresaabert@
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Contact Larry Madorin,
reason.
madorin@frontiernet.net or 217-272 -4560.
ASTRONOMY ASSOCIATION MEETING, 7 pm, Talahi Lodge at the Olin Nature
Preserve - The Nature Institute, 2213 South
Levis Lane, Godfrey, every third Thursday
of the month. Participants will navigate the
preserve with naturalist Eddie Agha to
observe and record constellations. No telescopes are needed. Guests will also receive
short, instructional lessons about activities
and workshops associated with the program,
and find out how to join the TNI Astronomy
Association. Free, but reservations are
required. Reservations and information: 618467-2521 or email pbrown@TheNature
Institute.org.
Friday, January 23
Main St. Edwardsville, www.mainstcc.org.
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Fish Fry, 4-8 pm, Choice of Fried Cod,
Catfish, Jack Salmon and Baked Salmon or
at V.F.W. Post 1300, 3401 Century Drive,
Granite City. Kitchen open to the public- Eat
in, call in and carry out. Cod, fried shrimp,
jack salmon & chicken strips. Plate includes
2 sides for $7.50, Sandwiches are $5. Catfish
fillets plates include 2 sides for $8, Sandwiches/$5.50, www.granitecity.illinois.gov.
Chip Off the Block Ice Carving demonstrations, 1-3 pm at Lewis & Clark Confluence
Tower, 435 Confluence Tower Drive
Hartford. See artisans create one-of-a-kind
ice sculptures including the American Bald
Eagle. Watch Chip Off the Block demonstrate how to create an eagle ice sculpture.
The sculpture will be on display until melted.
For more information, call 618-251-9101.
Free admission, www.confluencetower.com.
non-members. Just $5 a person or $15
a family. Members get in Free on Thursdays!
www.riverbender.com/communitycenter
Fri, Jan 23-sun, Jan 25 and
Fri, Jan 30-sat, Jan 31
The Hardroad Theater presents Drinking
Habits, Fri-Sat at 7:30 pm and Sunday
matinee at 2 pm. Held at the Highland Highschool Kennel . A portion of all ticket sales
will benefit the Highland Food Pantry. For
more information visit ww.hardroad.org.
Winterfest 2015, 8 am - 1 pm. Join the St.
Louis & Suburban Radio Club Inc. for one
of the Midwest's Largest Amateur Radio
Hamfest. Advance Admission Ticket $7.00
($8.00 at door) Talk-in 146.760 (146.940
Back Up). Gateway Center, 1 Gateway
Drive, Collinsville, www.slsrc.com/event/
icalrepeat.detail/2015/01/24/104/-/
winterfest-2015.
Nia Dance for Kids, 10 am the third Saturday
of every month, Glen Carbon Library, 198 S.
Main, www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
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Starzz Karaoke the third Saturday of every
month, 8-midnight, at The Magnuson Grand
Hotel and Conference Center, Insterstate 55
to Exit 60, www..magnusongrandhotel.com.
LIVE MUSIC by Butch Moore, 6-9 pm, The
Winery at Shale Lake, 1499 Washington Ave,
Williamson, IL. www.shalewine.com.
sunday, January 25
Midwest Bicycle Expo & Swap Meet, 10-4
at Gateway Center, 1 Gateway Drive,
Collinsville. Pre-registered guests can get in
at 9:30 am. Cost: $5/person, children 10 and
under are FREE. This is the biggest and
longest running bike expo and swap meet in
the Midwest! New bikes, old bikes, exceptional deals, drawings, kids corner. There is
even a classic bike show with prizes! 40,000
square feet of exhibition space, www.trail
net.org/calendar/bike-expo.
Monday, January 26
bingo starts at 7 pm. Food and drink available.
VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder,
Litchfield.
www.smrld.org.
Sewing Circle, 1-3 p.m. Free (meets each
month on the second and fourth Sunday.)
Bring any period sewing or needlecraft project to share and/or work on in a relaxed setting. Period sewing instruction and help are
available to those wanting to advance their
skills in the production of period garments.
Both ladies and gentlemen are welcome to
participate. This is an informal gathering to
share skills, ideas, and new information. The
Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House, 409
S. Buchanan, Edwardsville,
www.stephensonhouse.org.
217-272-4560.
Tuesday, January 27
through seasoned,
Bingo, every Tuesday and Friday, 1-3 pm.
The third Tuesday each month is color bingo.
Main S, Edwardsville, 618-656-0300
www.mainstcc.org.
at the Locust Street Resource Center in
Carlinville (Contact Larry Madorin,
madorin@ frontiernet.net or 217-272 4560). Free and open to anyone in need of
emotional support for any reason.
every
Story Time every Wednesday at 6:3o pm plus
every Monday and Tuesday at 10 am. Glen
Carbon Library, 198 S. Main, www.glencarbonlibrary.org. Lions Club Bingo, 7 pm,
every Wednesday at Trimor Bingo Hall 3701
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and Venice who have sight & hearing problems, www. granitecity.illinois.gov.
Starzz Karaoke every Wednesday night, 8midnight, Chapps Bar, 119 W. Edwards,
Litchfield.
Email
teresaabert@
Street, Marine.
Email:
Road, Granite City.
Paul Lutheran Church on the frontage road 2
miles north of Hamel. Free and open to anyone in need of emotional support for any
reason. Contact Larry Madorin, madorin@
frontiernet.net or 217-272-4560.
Friday, January 30
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salmon & chicken strips. Plate includes 2
sides for $7.50, Sandwiches are $5. Catfish
fillets plates include 2 sides for $8, Sandwiches/ $5.50,www.granitecity.illinois.gov.
Litchfield.
non-members. Just $5 a person or $15
a family. Members get in Free on Thursdays!
night! All ages welcome. For more information call 618-465-9850, email communitycenter@riverbender.com
or
visit
Native American Tribute to the Bald Eagle,
10-2 at Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower,
435 Confluence Tower Drive, Hartford, IL
Celebrate the elegance and significance of
the American Bald Eagle and its impact on a
variety of native cultures.Listen to Native
American folklore and watch an authentic
Eagle Dance performed every hour. Free
admission, www.confluencetower.com.
American Girl Club, 1-3 pm, the 4th
Saturday of every month at the Glen Carbon
Library, 198 S. Main,
www.glencarblonlibrary.org.
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heLP WaNTed aNd
BusINesses oPPorTuNITIes
APPLICATIONs/REsuMEs now being accepted for all positions (cook, hostess/server, dishwasher) to accomodate upcoming expansion.
Bring your resume by in person or mail to Gasperoni’s Italian Restaurant, Grocery and Deli,
416 Livingston Ave, Livingston, IL.
NEEDED IMMEDIATELY - local contractor
looking for EXPERIENCED workers to start immediately. Call or text 217-556-8471.
EXCELLENT LOCATION - this business been
operating profitabley as a resale shop with summer icee drink stand for 18 years but the location
would make it perfect for ANY business. Sits on
high traffic count Route 127 right on main route
through Greenville. Sale includes business, fixtures, building and land. For more information
contact Lester at Bond County Realtors, 618-6644232 or visit www.bondcountyrealtors.com.
PROFITABLE BusINEss FOR sALE Lighthouse Antique Mall which has been operating
profitably for the past 7 years is now for sale. 55
booths, currently all rented. High visibility to
Interstate 55 with easy access. For information
call 217-324-6111.
DO YOu hAvE ThE DREAM? Historic
Restaurant, built circa 1875, in Highland, IL for
sale. Turn-key business with friendly ghosts included in price is less than 5 miles from I-70. Serious buyers only can call for more information:
618-277-4400. Ask for Michael Pierceall,
BARBERMurphy Group.
PROPERTY FOR sALE - industrial or residential site with city utilities. Various plots to choose
from. Two hay crops a year. Virden, IL. Call
217-965-3551. (ufn)
LIvE IN ThE BACk, RENT OuT ThE
FRONT or run your own business. 4100 sq ft
lodge type structure with huge stonre fireplace, recently remodeled interior, large dining area with
bar and kitchen and attached 2 BR/1BA living
quarters with separate entrance on 4 acres m/l near
Lake Carlyle/Keyesport/Hazlet State Park access.
Ample parking for RVs, boats, etc. ENDLESS
POSSIBILITIES! You can’t buy a 2 BR/1BA
home at this location for the price of $127,500
plus you get the bonuses! Call for more information today, 314-346-0516.
hoMes/aPTs for saLe/reNT
ROOM FOR RENT - with private bath.
$250/month, includes utilities. Near SIUE in
Edwardsville. Female preferred. Call 618-6710150 for more information. (ufn)
hOusE FOR sALE IN whITE CITY 3 BR
with 1 remodeled bath, very nice kitchen cabinets,
unfinished basement. Roof 2 years old, newer siding and windows, central air, nice cedar front
porch, 2 car garage on 1 acre m/l lot. Asking $49,
500, call 618-830-8099. (UFN)
NICE hOusE FOR A NICE PRICE - Well
built 2/3 BR, 2 BA brick ranch. Hardwood floors,
remodeled bathroom, 1958 sq ft. 112 Midway
Ave, Cottage Hills, IL. Good value for $86,900.
Call for appointment. 618-604-9723. (ufn)
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ready! All new 2 1/2 ton central air, new BR carpet, new windows, new kitchen cabinets, countertops, sink, vinyl floor. New weatherhead (elec
service). Newly finished basement family room,
2nd BR and storage room. Water heater, furnace
& roof not 5 years old. One car garage with workroom, bench & cabinets. Granite City. $56,450
OBO. 618-656-8571 or 618-250-9632.
1 BR APARTMENT for rent. Water/heat/trash
included for $450/month. Security deposit and
1 year lease required. Staunton, 618-444-7222.
2 BR APARTMENT for rent with washer/dryer
hookups. Includes water/heat/trash. Security
deposit and 1 year lease required. $600/month.
Staunton, 618-444-7222. (UFN)
auToMoTIve
COOPER BLACkwALL TIREs set of
4 195/65/R15 in good condition. No plugs or
damage. $160, 217-324-3869.
50 MILEs PER gALLON! 1985 VW Golf
Diesel, 5 speed. in fair condition. All recoreds,
owned sinced 1992. NADA guides pricing $2200.
Serious inquiries only please 217-324-3869.
2011 harley Factory Trike, 16,xxx miles, call
618-610-4798. (UFN)
1968 Ford galaxy XLT with new upholstery and
top, 139,xxx miles. Call 618-407-2869 (UFN).
2001 Dodge Ram 6cyl 116,000 miles
new brakes, ball joints, bedliner, remote stereo
radio. $2500.00. Call 217-324-5943 leave
message.
Chevy 409 Engine, complete rebuilt, all new,
Muncie 4-speed, $6,000. Call 618-567-6060.
1985 Chevy silverado 4wD, new built 350 engine with less than 3,000 miles on it! Also features power windows/locks, AM/FM stereo,
tilt/cruise and includes camper shell! Ideal for
farm, daily driving or mudding! Asking $5,000,
call 314-346-0516 or 314-524-9400.
1999 Corvette, Automatic- Magnetic Red,
61,000 Miles, $17,500, 314-604-2768.
2005 honda 750 shadow, approx. 8000 miles.
With windshield, light cluster bars, rider seat and
back rest, leather saddle bags, whole bike cover.
In good condition. Only $3400. Please call 217710-7957 after 7PM.
2003 handicap Dodge grand Caravan, 56,xxx
miles, $18,500 or best offer. 217-259-6948.
1992 Chevy sports van, 111,xxx miles, $3500
OBO, 217-259-6948. (UFN).
2005 Dodge Magnum sXT, black with gray
leather, styled wheels, original tires, 34,000 miles.
This is a beautiful automobile. Hurry, it will sell
fast. $13,500 cash. 618-406-1806.
furNITure
LA-Z-BOY upholstered chair in nice condition,
even has arm rest over. Brown/gold/green. No
tears or stains. $75, 217-324-3869.
Large Lift and Recline Chair purchased at Short
Furniture in Litchfield. In very good condition.
Asking $800 OBO. Call 217-851-5487 for
details.
Rotation Carousel Coffee Table with glass top,
Call 618-377-0452 (12/14).
Amish Made Dresser with mirror. Cedar Lined.
shelves. Call 618-377-0452 (11/14)
FOR sALE: Small blue/green swivel rocker,
Modern burgundy club chair. Call 217-324-4811
for information. (UFN).
king wood headboard with mirror, 2 years old,
excellent condition. Benld 217-710-3387.
Dining Room Table with 6 chairs, 1 leaf and
china hutch. $450 OBO. 618-791-8109 or 618791-2025.
wANTINg TO BuY OLD postcards, Civil War
photos and vintage paper items. Always paying
cash. Call Jerry for details at 618-410-6879, (ufn)
wANTINg TO BuY Sheet music and records 33
lps, 45 rpm, 78 rpm, must be in very good shape.
Call Jim at 618-304-7188 or 618-654-3049. (ufn)
Antique ‘EXCELLO’ Brand Mower 1956 reel
mower with 2 HP Briggs motor. Pull start/self
propelled, as is, $185. Call 217-324-3869.
MIsc for saLe
wILsON gOLF CLuBs and page. Mostly putters. Good condition. $100 for all, 217-324-3869.
AMIsh MADE walnut wall-mount drop lid
desk 24” x 31” x 7” in Sorento. $200 OBO. 217272-4481.
Leave message if no answer.
BROThER INTELLIFAX - fax/copy machine,
$35, 217-324-3869.
OAk TREsTLE TABLE with 4 straight and 2
captain chairs, plus 2 leaves to expand to 83”. All
sturdy and solid. Asking $700. 618-656-9388.
LAwN ROLLER - $50, Heated water bucket,
$10, Gun cabinet, $50, 2 dog carriers, 1 XL, $45,
regular $25, Call 618-789-4227 (UFN).
aNTIQues/coLLecTIBLes
TIME shARE FOR sALE - 3 BR in Kissimmee, Florida just 5 minutes from Disneyworld.
Call 618-610-4798 (UFN).
ANTIQuE TOYs wANTED: private collector
pays cash for old toy trucks, cars, trains, pedal
cars, bicycles, Tonka trucks, etc, pre-1970. Always buying. Please call 618-420-3684 (UFN)
wANTED TO BuY: antique pie safe, jelly cupboard, flat and stepback cupboards, dental cabinet and unique antiques. Even if in poor
condition. 618-377-0432 (UFN)
wANTED TO BuY... old postcards, photographs, stereoviews, posters, WWII and before
military items, old toys and trains, glass lantern
slides, advertising items, documents, letterheads
and billheads, most any vintage paper items and
ephemera, collections and accumulations okay. If
it is unusual and old I am interested in looking at
it! Please call Mike Finley, 314-524-9400 or 314341-2389, or email: paper-boy@charter.net.
wE BuY EsTATEs , full or partial houses,
sheds, barns, etc. Call Village Square Antiques
for more information, 618-669-2825,
www.antiquesvillagesquare.com.
Antique Child’s Roll Top Desk with matching
swivel chair. Excellent condition. Call 217-3244160 for information. (UFN)
Antique walnut Dresser , with lamp shelves and
glove drawers. Antique China Cabinet, tall,
4 doors and 2 small drawers, Both in excellent
condition. Reasonably priced. Call 217-324-4811
for information. (UFN).
wANTINg TO BuY WWII, WWI, Korea, and
Vietnam military relics. Cash paid by collector for
uniforms, helmets, medals, swords, leather flight
jackets, scrapbooks, etc. 217 851-3177. (UFN)
wANTINg TO BuY old comic books, magazines and books. Call 314-351-1302. (UFN)
wANTINg TO BuY old records, blues, rock,
jazz. Call 314-821-7466. (UFN)
wANTINg TO BuY OLD Boats, OLD boat
motors, 1900’s to 1960’s, wood or aluminum runabouts, any unusual boats, motors, outboard racing. Cash paid. Call Mark 314-602-5368. (UFN)
wANTED license plate 1911 Illinois, or ... what
do you have? 618-931-7527.
wANTINg TO BuY Sheet music and records 33
lps, 45 rpm, 78 rpm, must be in very good shape.
Call Jim at 618-304-7188 or 618-654-3049. (ufn)
1967 Massey Ferguson 36” Riding Mower to
restore - no motor. Deck and transmission okay,
$175. Call 217-324-3869.
NEw 32’ Aluminum Peligro ladder. Used once.
$275. Call 217-965-3551 (UFN)
Lawn Boy Mower, 2 cycle, self-propelled, aluminum deck. Parting out $75, 217-324-3869.
Tractors for sale: Farmall 1945 B Tractor, new
pain, motor overhaul, good tires $1900 OBO.
Farmall 1948 H Tractor, runs good, good tires.
$1500 OBO. Call 217-532-3444 or 618-977-1792.
Hillsboro area.
42" Front Blade for John Deere LX Series Lawn
Tractor. All brackets, Very good condition.
$200.00 217-324-3994.
NATuRAL BEEF FOR sALE, sides, split quarters, and 91% lean hamburger patties. No antibiotics or added hormones, pasture/hay fed. Order
at www.backyardbeef.com or 618-973-7699.
Direct Tv Plus Digital satellite Receiver
(Model HDVP2), including remote control, complete with Satellite Dish Antenna, stand and
cables. Great for RV application. Includes access
card and owners manual. $150 OBO. Call 618692-6082.
Jerry James 22 ft. utility trailer with all steel
floor and electric brakes. Excellent tires. Each
axle rated for 7000 lbs. Loading ramps included.
Asking $2100 OBO. Call 618-692-6082.
selmer Alto saxophone, made in USA, with
pearl keys and Bundy case. $500. Leave message
if no answer. 618-659-2061. (UFN)
Thane h2O steam Cleaner, for floors or carpets.
Very reasonable. Also 3 large red linen tablecloths, Red Hat hats, memorabilia, door wreath
and t-shirts (size M) - like new. 618-635-2477.
sears & Roebuck Rug Loom - 2 harness loom.
$500 OBO. Located in Bunker Hill. Call 217556-9428. (UFN)
Custom Teddy Bears hand made from your old
fur coats, other articles of clothing, neckties, baby
clothes, quilts, blankets, etc. Perfect for remembering family members, or as gifts. Bears are
5-way jointed, glass eyes, hand sewn noses,
stuffed with polyester filling. Sizes and prices
vary according to your choices. Samples and pictures on hand. 25 years experience in bear making. Located in Alton 618-462-8326.
NEw RED ADuLT TRICYCLE (3-wheel)
built special by Workman Cycles of New York, all
steel construction, heavy duty, wide tires. Has
large basket, chrome fenders, mirror, special large
seat and safety flag. Selling because I am unable
to ride. Paid $1200, including assembly and shipping, must have $900 firm. Call 217-532-6298.
If no answer, leave message. (UFN)
LIkE NEw large, white porcelain bathroom
pedestal & basin, very nice, $100 cash. 618-4655240. (UFN)
JAZZY-sELECT POwER ChAIR, new batteries, new controller, 217-324-3592 (UFN).
MOvIE POsTERs, cardboard stand-ups and
more for sale. Cleaning out video store! Item and
price list available by emailing: costalotless@
hotmail.com.
Cemetery Plots, Roselawn Cemetery, Bethalto.
Complete pkg: 2 lots, opening/closing, vaults,
marker. Asking $10,000. Call 618-830-8187.
MIsc ads
gETTINg MARRIED? Consider our historic
country chapel for your wedding or even just your
reception. This quaint church sits on 1.87 acres
close to Lake Carlyle and is available for rental
year ‘round. Call 618-654-4711 for more information/reservations.
stud service: Long haired German Shepherd,
registered, level-headed and proven. Mt. Olive
636-399-1300.
ARTIsTs wANTED to sell their art, especially
looking for stained glass, oils and acrylics. Also
looking for antiques and upscale resale items.
Visit Unique Designs & Decor, 207 Suppinger
#200, Highland (behind McDonalds) or call
618-699-1802.
IN NEED OF CAsh? Expert private collector
paying cash for antiques, musical instruments,
GOLD & SILVER jewelry, costume jewelry, old
coins, pocketwatches. Paying top $$$ in CASH.
Just paid one person over $2,000 for old unwanted
broken jewelry. Will travel to you! Call Anthony
at 740-808-4878.
vENDORs BOOTh sPACE available at Wayside Antique Mall, Highway 127 between Hillsboro and Greenville. Call 217-537-3900 for more
information.
MANY NEw hARLEY DAvIDsON items, still
in box. $150 for everything. Call for details.
217-324-3869.
wANTED good used semi box trailer 45’-50’ or
shorter at reasonable price for storage. Call 217324-3869.
1951 Farmall Cub Tractor has cultivators, snow
plow, 42” belly mower, disc, one bottom plow,
cycle bar mower, wheel weights and tire chains.
$5000 for all. Call 618-362-6468.
Discover how to get FREE Pampered Chef
Products call Pam Schaefer, Independent Consultant for The Pampered Chef, at 217-556-9390
or email pschaef4@yahoo.com. (UFN)
german Translation service by experience
speaker/translator. Genealogical documents,
church records, letters, diaries, journals, etc. Reasonable rates. Email: zwickau32@yahoo.com.
MENDINg & MINOR ALTERATIONs done
by Marilan in Staunton. Call 618-635-2102.
WaNTed To Buy
Diabetic Test strips wanted Unexpired, any
type, any brand. Will pay up to $10/box. Call
Ron @217-556-3398. Please leave call back
number. (ufn).
WANTED TO BUY: Good used gas stove.
618-635-2102 (UFN)
LOOKING FOR A VERY SPECIFIC DOG Small, young, long-legged black and white with
stand-up ears. Can’t be more than 14” high at the
shoulder when full grown. Will take male or female but cannot be spayed or neutered. Will provide loving farm home with fenced yard but dog
would be inside house at night. Will pay reasonable amount. Call Jack at 217-324-6635 (after
dark) or leave message at 314-680-3886.
Classifieds for individuals are FREE.
Businesses may advertise in the classifieds
for 50¢ per word, 10 word minimum, and
must be paid in advance unless account is
already established. One exception is Help
Wanted ads - these are free to businesses.
Display ads that run in the classifieds are
placed at the same rate as display ads placed
anywhere within the magazine. Email
to:thebuzzmonthly@yahoo.com.
all We Want for Christmas is a Fur-Ever Home
BAMBOO is a 7 month old chocolate
lab. He had a bad eye infetion as a pup
that was not treated and his eyes did not
develop, so he is blind, but he still gets
around well and is a happy guy, loving
everyone he meets. Bamboo would benefit from having another dog to follow like
he is doing in his foster home. He rides
great in the car and walks well on a leash.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING, GO TO OUR HOME PAGE AT
www.partnersforpetsil.org. Bamboo’s
adoption fee is $225.
wILsON is a Rat Terrier mix approximately 6 years old. He has been passed
over for adoption due to his age and special needs (his vision is impaired due to
cataracts) but he is a friendly, loving little
guy. He would do best in an adult home
as an only dog. Visit him at Benld AdoptA-Pet Shelter, 807 Stewart, Benld, Il., we are
open from 1:00 to 5:00 pm daily for adoptions, 217-835-2538,
www.benldadoptapet.org.
LEXIs is a 1-year old Plott Hound mix
with beautiful eyes and coloring. She is
housebroke, good with kids, dogs and
cats. She is about medium size at 35 lbs.
To make this young girl part of your
family please complete an adoption application on our website at mcpawscare.org.
Like us on facebook and keep up with our
success stories and current and upcoming
events. kIkI
is a small female Yorkie mix
approximately 3 years old. She just arrived
at MEHS so we don’t know a lot about her
yet. Online adoption applications are on our
website at www.MEhs.org.
Metro East Humane Society • 618-656-440
8495 State Rt143 • Edwardsville
OPEN: Mon-Sat • 11:30-5 & Sun • 11:30-3
Partners For Pets
Rescue and Rehab Animal Shelter
Troy, Illinois
(618) 540-PETS (7387)
www.partners4pets.petfinder.com
PlEasE sPaY & nEUTEr YOUr PETs
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