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Volume 150 — Number 25
Purple Rider tailgate
Come out and support the Riders
before the last home game. Tailgate starts
at 5:30 p.m. and game time is 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 21. Bring your own drink and
chair. Go Riders!
Alumni banquet deadline
The deadline for the High School
Distinguished Alumni banquet is Oct. 22.
Time’s a-wastin’. The honorees this year
are Robert E. Smith, D.D.S., class of 1955;
Thomas F. “Tim” Monahan, class of 1957;
Charles Edward Harshbarger Jr., Ph.D.,
class of 1959; Capt. Benjamin J. “Jim”
Binford, class of 1959; David J. Ellison,
Ph.D., class of 1959; and Nancy K. Van
Cleave, Ph.D., class of 1971.
The Alumni Association also is seeking
banquet sponsors. Forms and donations
received by Oct. 15 will allow sponsors to
be included in all listings for banquet program booklets, the PowerPoint presentation, website and in the Arcola RecordHerald.
Banquet reservations and sponsor
forms are available at www.arcolaalumni.org or by calling Dr. Robert Arrol at
268-4404 or Sue Stout at 268-3190.
Alumni basketball
to honor Coach Stiff
Don’t forget, the alumni basketball
game celebrating Coach Nancy Stiff’s
career will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
15, at Arcola High School. There will be a
dinner celebration that evening. For more
info and to RSVP, contact LadyRiders
Basketball@gmail.com or find AHS Lady
Riders Basketball Alumni or Facebook. Tshirts will be available for all players.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016
WEIU in Charleston plans to
feature Arcola in its television
series, “Our Story.” An informational meeting will be held at
10 a.m. today (Oct. 13) at City
Hall.
“We are looking for individuals
to become a part of a ‘champion
group’ to help spread the word
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and recruit storytellers,” said
Ke’an Armstrong of WEIU. “From
previouos ‘Our Story’ communities that have partnered with
WEIU, it has been helpful when
the media, chamber/tourism and
interested folks jump on board to
take part on behalf of their community.”
The meeting is expected to last
about an hour. Information will
include details of the program,
dates and timelines and promotional flyers will be distributed.
The goal is to “showcase and preserve the history” of Arcola and
what makes it amazing.
To get an idea of what has been
done
in
the
past,
visit
http://www.weiu.net/ourstory to
learn more about the series and to
watch programs told by storytellers in Effingham, Mattoon and
Charleston, Paris and Marshall.
Armstrong and Jana Johnson
are managing the project for
WEIU.
IT’S THE FINAL countdown for The Great Pumpkin Patch between
Arcola and Arthur. The patch closes Oct. 31 for the season. At left,
Landon Gentry, 5, of Newton, picks out his pumpkin while his cousin
Samuel Briscoe, 6, below, selects his. Above, Heather and Corey
McDaniel of Effingham discuss their selections with sons Brody, 8, center, and Ian, 5. Photos by David Porter.
Potluck for seniors
The next senior potluck dinner will be
held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at the
Arcola Center. Sounds delicious.
Fire department
wins grant
Illinois American Water announced that
it is giving more than $48,000 to fire
departments. The Arcola department is
one of 70 to receive a grant this year.
Check your detectors
Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9-15.
Sounds like a good time to check the batteries in your smoke alarms. If they’re
older than 10 years, replace ’em.
City seeks grants for
local home improvement
The City of Arcola is working with
Coles County Regional Planning toward a
homeowner occupied housing grant. The
city has received funding previously and
was able to rehab two homes. They are
wanting to help out with three homes this
year.
The program can help with roof
replacement, window replacement, insulation, electrical wiring, handicap accessibility and lead paint remediation.
Homeowners applying for grant assistance must meet income eligibility criteria
based on the number of people living in
the house. If you think you might qualify
or if you have questions about the program, contact Kevin McReynolds at Coles
County Regional Planning, 348-0521.
THE ARCOLA POLICE DEPARTMENT held an open house Friday to introduce the community to its three new officers — including Nas,
a 14-month-old Dutch shepherd. Nas is shown with his handler, Officer Nick Suding, during a search demonstration. The new two-legged
officers are Sebastian Rivera, left, of Arcola and Chandler Jaques of Mattoon. Both men graduated in September from the Illinois State
Police Academy, Chief Michael W. Phillips said. Nas and Suding completed the Macon County Sheriff’s K9 Training Academy on Oct. 7. Nas
is certified in narcotics detection, tracking and article searches. The K9 program is made possible with donations from Arcola
Foundation, Libman Company, JBH Inc., Monahan Partners, McDonald’s Pizza Man Inc./Monicals, All About Blanks/Susan Mars and Arcola
Post Prom 2016. Photos by Roberta Porter Brennan.