THEThe G Talk AndAZETTE- Cobden Review • ServingD UnionEMOCRAT County Since 1849 Thursday, January 23, 2020 Anna, Illinois ©2020 Reppert Publications $1.00 Volume 171, Number 6 Another wetter-than-normal spring predicted News Stressful planting seasons could become routine, hurting Illinois farmers and the economy By Ben Orner after suffering through the State Climatologist Dr. For example, he says 20 on his farm east of St. Louis. Notes Capitol News Illinois wettest January to June in Trent Ford, who expects of the past 25 winters in “Our planters started roll- Items of interest borner@capitol- state history last year. wetter-than-normal condi- Peoria have been wetter ing on June 8, and it was not from throughout newsillinois.com Wettest of those months tions to become routine. than the city’s 120-plus- pretty,” he said. the Union County area SPRINGFIELD – The was May, which pushed After recent January rain- year average. Delayed planting causes state’s climatologist is pre- planting of Illinois’ top storms, Ford said all but “Preparing for wetter- delayed harvest, which can The National Weather dicting Illinois farmers are two crops into June and far northwest Illinois has than-normal conditions to lower end-of-year yields Service office in Paducah likely to endure more bur- July, when in an ideal year had above-average January be more common or happen like farmers saw in 2019. early this week was calling densome wet weather while they can be in the ground precipitation with half the more frequently is some- Late harvests also leave for the possibility of a “light they try to plant cash crops in April. month still to go. NOAA thing that farmers should be farmers less time for tilling wintry mix of precipita- this spring after suffering The result: Corn and soy- also projects a wetter- doing in Illinois,” Ford said. fields before it gets too cold, tion” late Wednesday night major losses as a result of a bean production dropped than-average February and Harm to Farmers and which breaks up compacted into Thursday, mainly over record-wet planting season 18 percent and 20 percent, March. Crops soil and deep field ruts that Southeast Missouri and last year. respectively, according to “The last couple of de- Continuous wet planting can hold too much water. possibly southwest Illinois. April through June is final yield numbers from cades especially we’ve seen seasons present a challenge Unfortunately for Meier, *** likely to be wetter than nor- the U.S. Department of our winters be wetter than to farmers, as late planting a lot of his tillage this fall A mobilization ceremony mal in Illinois, according Agriculture. previous decades,” Ford pushes back their entire “just did not happen.” was planned Tuesday af- to rainfall projections from “Farmers should expect said. “That doesn’t mean farm timeline. “Those factors will all ternoon, Jan. 21, at the the National Oceanic and to deal with an increased more snow necessarily, it Rep. Charlie Meier, R- go into next year’s crop,” Banterra Center (formerly Atmospheric Administra- the SIU Arena) in Carbon- frequency of wet winters just means overall more Okawville, grows 1,600 he said. tion, posing a challenge to dale for the Illinois Army and springs,” said Illinois’ precipitation.” acres of corn and soybeans (continued on page 2) National Guard’s 2nd Bat- corn and soybean farmers in talion, 130th Infantry Regi- the heart of planting season. ment. The unit is deploying Right now those farmers in support of Operation are calculating their losses Freedom’s Sentinel. *** Union County Clerk Flooding Lance Meisenheimer is making an Illinois State continues Board of Elections Code Flood warnings contin- of Fair Campaign Practices ued early this week for the available to candidates dur- Mississippi River at Cape ing the 2020 campaign. Girardeau and Big Muddy *** River near Murphysboro. The 2020 Cobden Peach The National Weather Festival, “with full Car- Service in Paducah reported nival,” is scheduled Aug. that water levels on both 14-15. The dates were an- rivers were falling as of Wet fields in Union County nounced by the Cobden Water was seen in fields along the State Forest Road near Wolf Lake on Saturday morning, Jan. 11. Monday night, Jan. 20. Heavy rain had fallen in the region during the night before. Lions Club on Facebook. The flood warning for the The Lions Club sponsors Mississippi River at Cape the Peach Festival. Girardeau was expected to *** end Wednesday evening, The Cobden Community Jan. 22. State police issue 2019 activity report and Business Association Illinois State Police Dis- the road. 847. Distracted driving, ists to reduce the speed of Board planned to have a The weather service re- ported that at 6:30 p.m. trict 22 has released a re- Officers made 210 crimi- 214. their vehicle, to yield the meeting Tuesday night, Jan. view of activities for the nal arrests. Scott’s Law right of way by changing 21. The association, which Monday, the river’s stage at Cape Girardeau was year 2019. The following citations District 22 continues to lanes away from an autho- has about 40 members, is The report was released were issued for what are remind motorists who trav- rized emergency vehicle kicking off another year of 33.7 feet. Flood stage is 32.0 feet. by Capt. Michael Alvey, termed as “Fatal Four” el on area highways about with emergency flashers activities. who is the commander of violations: Scott’s Law, “The Move activated and to proceed *** Minor flooding was oc- curring. Minor flooding was the district. DUI, 55. Speeding, Over Law.” with due regard to safety in the forecast. District 22 includes 2,785. Occupant restraint, The law requires motor- and traffic conditions. The river was expected Union, Johnson, Pope, to continue to fall to be- Massac, Hardin, Pulaski low flood stage by early and Alexander counties. Drug use, disease focus of project Wednesday afternoon. During 2019, District 22 Southern Illinois Univer- learn why rural opioid use services, and improve coor- A flood warning remains officers responded to 1,166 sity School of Medicine’s takes such a disproportion- dination for a continuum of in effect for the Big Muddy calls for service. Department of Population ate toll,” said Wiley Jenkins, care,” Jenkins said in a news River near Murphysboro Officers issued 6,112 Science and Policy, PSP, epidemiology and biosta- release. until Monday, Jan. 27. citations and 12,985 written and the University of Chi- tistics division chief at the “We can get those in need At 7:30 p.m. Monday, the warnings. cago have been awarded a SIU Medicine Department infectious disease screening, river’s stage was 25.8 feet. Fifty-five motorists were three-year, $5.1 million fed- of Population Science and referrals to care and better Flood stage is 22.0 feet. arrested for driving under eral grant from the National Policy. treatment. We’re extremely Minor flooding was oc- the influence, DUI. Institute on Drug Abuse of The state’s 16 southern- grateful to NIH for support- curring. Minor flooding was Officers handled 395 the National Institutes of most counties, referred to ing this research.” in the forecast. crashes (12 fatal). Health, NIH. as the Illinois Delta Region, The study will explore The forecast was calling A total of 3,932 motor The grant will fund a proj- share many of the character- how factors such as place of for the river to continue to carrier safety inspections ect which will focus on ad- istics of rural areas that have residence and local culture fall to below flood stage were conducted; 639 of the dressing infectious disease experienced recent HIV affect infectious disease An icy afternoon...icicles by early Monday morning, inspections led to either the transmission among rural epidemics. spread and treatment among were seen during a visit to Jan. 27. driver or the vehicle being residents who inject drugs. “Based upon PSP’s pre- people who inject drugs. the Trail of Tears State For- placed out of service for “People living in rural liminary work in 2017-19, Staff will work to coordi- est last Sunday afternoon. safety violations. areas are more vulnerable the project can substantially nate linking the individuals Weather A total of 1,286 motorists to the opioid crisis, and expand the volume and ac- to treatment and supportive Temperatures ranged were assisted on the side of this project will help us cessibility of harm reduction services. from a high of 59 degrees to a low of 16 during the period of Jan. 14-20 in Union County. The high temperature only reached 26 degrees on Jan. 20. Precipitation during the period included .01 of an inch of rain on Jan. 15, .27 of an inch of rain on Jan. 17, .78 of an inch of rain of Jan. 18 and a trace of snow and melted precipitation on Jan. 20. Snow flurries were seen in the area on Monday and Tuesday. Fog was recorded on Jan. 14 and 15. Following are tempera- tures for the period as re- corded by local weather observer Dana Cross in Jonesboro: H L Tuesday, Jan. 14 55 32 Chamber/economic development gala held in Anna Wednesday, Jan. 15 59 40 The annual Union County Chamber of Commerce/Economic Develpment gala was held Saturday night, Thursday, Jan. 16 48 27 Jan. 18, in Anna. The event was at The Davie School Inn in Anna. Five awards were presented at the Friday, Jan. 17 40 27 gala, including: Business of the year: Rendleman Orchards; new business: Shawnee Hills Real Estate; Saturday, Jan. 18 59 30 most improved: Union County Market; citizen of the year: Martha Ann Webb; and chamber MVP: Debby Sunday, Jan. 19 30 18 McKibben. The band Diamond Dog performed Saturday night at the gala. Photo by Benjamin Marxer. Monday, Jan. 20 26 16 Page 2 - Section A Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Gazette-Democrat

THE GAZETTE-DEMOCRAT Another wet spring THE TALK AND COBDEN REVIEW Serving Union County Since 1849 (continued from page 1) ture it can hold, increasing Impact on Bottom Line was last year at this time,” (USPS 215-280) precipitation. Decreases in crop pro- he said. “We are poorly 112 Lafayette St., P.O. Box 529 Now in winter, Meier and “The connections there duction not only hurt farm- poised to deal with that.” Anna, Illinois 62906-0529 other Illinois farmers are are pretty strong,” Ford said ers, but trickle down into Adapting to Wetter Fu- Phone: 618-833-2158 focused on getting tractors Fax: 618-833-5813 of wetter planting seasons other industries like corn ture Email: [email protected] Member and equipment ready for and climate change. elevators and trucking com- “There are strategies that Periodical postage paid at Anna, Illinois 62906-0529 planting season and hope “In wet regions such as panies, says Mike Doherty, can be taken to adapt to a they can better prepare their this, there’s abundant water PUBLISHED THURSDAY a senior economist at the wetter spring,” Ford said, fields in the spring. supply at the surface,” he Illinois Farm Bureau. including soil conserva- Jerry L. Reppert...... Publisher explained. “So as the at- Geof Skinner...... 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Grain Belt, is a volume ees of the Choate Mental $25,000, 10 percent applies State police issue “There is a legitimate Health and Developmental bond. business,” Doherty said. Center in Anna face offi- Barger was taken into concern here,” Doherty “You cannot make money activity report cial misconduct and other custody Jan. 14; he faced said, as to the ability of off bushels you don’t grow charges. two counts of official mis- some farmers to make debt or that you don’t have.” Illinois State Police Dis- crashes (one fatal). The Illinois State Police conduct and two counts of payments on capital invest- Being at the mercy of trict 22 has released a re- A total of 195 motor reported in a news release obstruction of justice with ments like machinery and Mother Nature, he said, will view of activities for the carrier safety inspections that they had arrived at a $25,000, 10 percent ap- land improvements. always be part of the job. were conducted; 29 of the months of November and Choate Mental Health and plies bond. “That percentage of “This is the nature of inspections led to either the December. Developmental Center on The state police also re- farmers is going to be a farming. You can’t control driver or the vehicle being The district includes March 22, 2018, to investi- ported that warrants for one higher percentage than it the weather.” placed out of service for Union, Johnson, Pope, Mas- gate allegations of the abuse count of official misconduct safety violations. sac, Hardin, Pulaski and of mental health patients. and one count of obstruc- A total of 108 motorists Alexander counties. After a comprehensive tion of justice had been is- were assisted on the side of November investigation, the Union sued for Jonathan C. Lingle, the road. District 22 officers re- County grand jury issued 29, of Goreville. Officers made six crimi- sponded to 126 calls for indictments on Jan. 6 for Union County State’s At- nal arrests. Happy Birthday service. Sheri L. Fish, Cody A. torney Daniel Klingemann The following citations Barger and Johnathan C. said that Lingle had turned Officers issued 496 ci- were issued for what are Lingle. himself in to authorities. tations and 909 written termed as “Fatal Four” Susan B. Sheri L. Fish, 49, of Lingle turned himself in warnings. violations: Sherman, and Cody A. to the Union County Sher- Four motorists were ar- DUI, four. Speeding, Barger, 25, of Grantsburg, iff’s Office in Jonesboro rested for driving under the 242. Occupant restraint, were reported by authori- over the weekend. Love, Jerry influence, DUI. 10. Distracted driving, five. 6GNC Officers handled 65 Scott’s Law ties to have been taken into The case has been turned custody. over to the Union County crashes (one fatal). District 22 continues to Fish was transported to state’s attorney. NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION, A total of 184 motor remind motorists who trav- ADOPTION AND USE OF carrier safety inspections el on area highways about NEW VOTING SYSTEM were conducted; 50 of the Scott’s Law, “The Move Adult-use cannabis sales Notice is hereby given that a new electronic inspections led to either the Over Law.” voting system, ExpressVote touchscreen ballot driver or the vehicle being The law requires motor- markers and DS200 ballot scanners and tabulators ists to reduce the speed of placed out of service for total $19,709,345.10 by Election Systems & Software, will be used at the their vehicle, to yield the safety violations. The Illinois Department initial tax payments from General Primary Election to be held on March 17, A total of 119 motorists right of way by changing of Financial and Profes- dispensaries are due. lanes away from an autho- 2020, in the County of Union and State of Illinois. were assisted on the side of sional Regulation, IDFPR, “Illinois had a far more Dated: January 16, 2020 the road. rized emergency vehicle on Jan. 13 announced that successful launch of can- Officers made seven and any vehicle with emer- statewide adult-use canna- nabis than many of the other criminal arrests. gency flashers activated, bis sales from Wednesday, states that have legalized, The following citations and to proceed with due Jan. 1, through Sunday, Jan. but this is about more than regard to safety and traffic Lance Meisenheimer, were issued for what are 12, totaled $19,709,345.10. money, it’s about starting a conditions. Union County Clerk termed as “Fatal Four” Dispensaries across the new industry in a way that state rendered 495,385 includes communities left and Recorder violations: transactions over the 12- behind for far too long,” 6G DUI, four. Speeding, Legislative day period. One of the said Toi Hutchinson, senior 341. Occupant restraint, survey dispensaries is located in adviser to Gov. JB Pritzker 29. Distracted driving, 11. Anna. for cannabis control. December available IDFPR announced the “Members of those com- CheCk out our seleCtion District 22 officers re- A 2020 legislative survey follow daily sales totals and munities will have the op- sponded to 91 calls for has been released by State transactions: portunity to apply for li- of sausage, steak and More! service. Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R- Jan. 1: $3,176,256.71; censes to open a dispensary, Officers issued 380 ci- Metropolis. 77,128. become a craft grower or tations and 803 written Windhorst said the survey Jan. 2: $2,252,586.51; infuser, or transport product warnings. gives constituents an oppor- 56,762. under the new law. Four motorists were ar- tunity to provide the 118th Jan. 3: $2,209,065.01; “Illinois is the only state rested for DUI. District state representative 55,161. in the country to take an Officers handled 35 with their thoughts on some Jan. 4: $2,004,019.43; equity-centric approach to of the most pressing issues 51,174. the legalization of cannabis facing the State of Illinois. Jan. 5: $1,189,252.18; and I thank all those who Open: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Sat. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Fatal Part of Union County is 30,954. worked hard to make the Route 146 E & I-57 Junction in the 118th District. Jan. 6: $796,005.71; launch a success.” 5565 St. Rt. 146 East • Anna, IL 62906 accident Windhorst says the top- 20,303. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the ics covered in the survey Jan. 7: $1,251,626.91; Illinois Department of Agri- 833-5986 19-52G include abortion, firearms, 31,560. culture opened the applica- Saturday pensions, government con- Jan. 8: $1,314,924.17; tion process for cannabis in- A single-vehicle traffic solidation, property taxes 33,270. fuser, transporter and craft accident early Saturday and legislative redistricting. Jan. 9: $1,334,605.13; grower licenses, including morning, Jan. 18, in Union “This year’s legislative 33,683. social equity applicants. County, claimed one life. survey is being made avail- Jan. 10: $1,689,682.73; IDOA will begin accept- Illinois State Police Dis- able online to maximize 42,822. ing completed applications trict 22 reported that the ac- access for my constituents,” Jan. 11: $1,617,198.64; on Friday, Feb. 14. All can- cident happened at approxi- Windhorst said in a news 41,033. nabis infuser, transporter mately 1:23 a.m. Saturday. release. Jan. 12: $874,121.97; and craft grower applica- The accident happened “I am very much inter- 21,535. tions must be submitted by on Illinois Route 127, ap- ested to know the opinion Total: $19,709,345.10; 5 p.m. CST on Monday, of my constituents on the proximately 1 mile south of 495,385. March 16, 2020. Licenses broad range of issues that Mountain Glen Road. As part of the state’s will be awarded to appli- are covered in the survey. State police reported that focus on equity, 25 per- cants by July 1, 2020. Taylor C. Tomazzoli, 21, “I urge everyone to take a few moments to provide me cent of cannabis sales tax Social equity applicants of Cobden, sustained fatal with feedback. This is an revenues will support the will receive additional injuries in the accident. opportunity to learn about Restore, Reinvest and Re- points on their application The accident involved the arguments for both sides new, R3, program, which and will have access to a 2011 Buick sedan. State of the issue on some key aims to address the impact technical assistance, grants, police reported that the legislative matters and a of economic disinvestment, informational workshops, vehicle left the highway unique way for residents to violence and the historical low-interest loans and fee on the left, went down an have their voices heard.” overuse of the criminal reductions and waivers. embankment, struck a tree, The survey can be found justice system. Additional information overturned several times online at RepWindhorst. The Illinois Department about the timing and loca- and caught on fire. com or at http://www. of Revenue expects to have tion of workshops will be An investigation into the ilhousegop.org/wind- a tax revenue estimate by available in the coming accident continues. horst_2020_survey. the end of February, when weeks. The Gazette-Democrat Thursday, January 23, 2020 Section A - Page 3 Cobden High School, Junior High Southern Seven Health Department School honor students announced reviews services provided in 2019 Cobden Junior-Senior jcok, Emily White, Sipriano Olvera Amezquita, Olivia Southern Seven Health WIC/FCM clinic visits (in- Chlamydia, 191. Gon- High School announces hon- Zamora, Joseph Brumleve, Schroeder, Madeline Shoe- Department issued more fants), 672. WIC/FCM clinic orrhea, 91. Total STD/HIV or students for the second Santiago Carmona. mate, Jocelyn Trevino, Aidan than 77,000 WIC program visits, 1,568. tested/counseled, 124. quarter of the 2019-2020 Jamison Cowart, Jessi- Tunison. food instruments during HealthWorks of Illinois, Tuberculosis Program Cobden Junior High academic year. lyn Estel, Victoria Fuhrhop, 2019. More than 6,400 WIC children served, 288. Blood Active TB cases, two. Cobden High School Christian Goins, Jenna Har- School clinic visits were reported. lead tests, 168. Inactive TB cases, one. TB High Honor Roll tline, Megan Hinkle, Jenni- High Honor Roll Last year, the health de- Head Start vision screen- skin tests administered, 913. Braden Bundren, Jesse fer Juarez, Brennan Kinsey, James Eagle, Alyssa Fabi- Carmona, Karleigh Ellis, Dylan Lewey. an, Natalie Franklin, Amelia partment also gave more ings, 467. Head Start hearing TB medication patients, one. Gracelynn Fisher, Tyler Cruz Lopez, Lauren Lyer- Long, Natalie Marks, Elias than 4,000 child and adult screenings, 517. Environmental Health Franklin, Leah Goins, Erick- la, Evan Pardee, Amy Pender, Miller, Ava Rothweiler, Dan- immunizations. Nutrition Services son Grimmer, Kirstin Guard- George Remsey, Hayphin iel Tomas, Sophie Barnhart, The health department WIC food instruments Food permits issued, 357. ian, Makenzie Hilliard, Jesus Sargent, Lauren Sweitzer, Garrett Basler. also tested more than 7,000 issued, 77,844. WIC clinic Routine inspections, 597. Lopez. Erin Wyant. Dustin Fisher, Serenity mosquitoes last year. visits, total, 6,487. Nutrition Follow-up inspections, 223. Mary Ann Pender, Mar- Cobden High School Graham, Lillian Hawkins, Statistics for 2019 were education contacts, 2,889. Temporary permits, 131. garet Poirier, Hailey Prieb- Honor Roll Chauncy Hilliard, Mackenzie highlighted in a review of (WIC, the Special Supple- Complaint inspections, 14. Gaines, Calley Sargent, Allison Benefield, Drake Jackson, Eden Kaszubski, the year which was released mental Nutrition Program Mosquito pools test, 155. Rhylee Sauerbrunn, Nicho- Campbell, Cresli Carrillo, Kohen Moore, Emma Rob- in late December. for Women, Infants and Total mosquitoes tested, las Sutliff, Jake Tally, Olivia Mirranda Eads, Noah Fry, erts, Ramsie Sauerbrunn. Southern Seven Health Children, provides federal 7,555. Brumleve, Jade Caraker, Aubrie Gibbons, Alex Guer- Lindsey Windings, Kaylie Department marked 40 years grants to states for supple- Septic permits issued, 93. Melissa del Aguila Beltran. rero Rivera, Azalea Horton, Adams, Steven Brown, Tess of service in 2019. The de- mental foods, health care Septic inspections, 88. Com- Maria Hernandez, Mak- Gustavo Juarez, Sophia Lin- Brummer, Lily Deschamps, partment serves Union, Al- referrals and nutrition edu- plaint inspections, 12. enzie Howell, Jon Ingold, gle. Kaylee Hall, Mitchell How- exander, Hardin, Massac, cation for low-income preg- Well permits, issued, 57. Caleb Kilpatrick, Callie Mc- Wendy Olvera-Amezquita, ell, Agent Inman, Emma Johnson, Pope and Pulaski nant, breast-feeding, and Well inspections, 57. Water Gee, Leslie Morales, Abigail Emma Phillippe, Alejan- Kilpatrick, Alexander Mei- counties in Southern Illinois. non-breast-feeding postpar- test kits sold, 37. Remsey, Halle Short, Molly dra Ramirez Zapata, Xacha- er, Grace White, Alejandro The department’s mission tum women, and to infants Animal bite investigations, Smith, Hannah Stillman. ry Roberts, Dawson Short, Zamora. is promote a safe and healthy and children up to age 5 who 29. Avigail Amezquita-Anaya, Kevin Webb, Jesus Zamora, Cobden Junior High environment by providing are found to be at nutritional Head Start, Early and Lucero Carmona, Mary Jane Tristan Brummer, Bryan Cal- School preventive health care, fami- risk.) Traditional Cavaness, Carlie Clausen, deron-Amezquita. Honor Roll ly support services and child Farmers market food in- Funded enrollment, 536. Brianna Eads, Aubrey Fish- Gabe Christ, Abby Clo- Charles Brown, Autumn development programs. struments issued, 800. Children served, 2018-2019, er, Noah Franklin, Andrew ver, Antonio Fabian, Cooper Ebersohl, Gabriel Evans, Ra- Southern Seven Health Maternal/Women’s 551. Home-based children Hawkins. Flamm, Johnathan Fuhrhop, leigh Ford, Gabriel Haynes, Department also offers the Health served, 36. Kennedie Marks, Lillian Kyle Hall, Colbey Hartline, Matthew Howell, Kingston Head Start program in the WIC clinic visits (wom- Current/former students Mason, Alyssa Penrod, Kate Connor Hartline, Lillian Hof- Kuhn, Madeline Merriman, area. en), 624. FCM home visits who were paid staff, 65. Staley, Anthony Stanczak-Ra- meister, Madison Pitts. Ana Olvera-Amezquita. “We have experienced a (women), 624. Persons providing volunteer Keaton Schemonia, Kate- Tommy Quertermous, lot of growth and develop- Prenatal depression services, 942. Blood drive lyn Shadowens, Victoria Cerriana Ward, Randy Cal- ment throughout the past screenings, 257. Post-par- Children transitioning to Bittle, Lilia Carmona, John deron, Brianna Flick, Beatrix year by planning to combat tum depression screenings, kindergarten, 167. scheduled Eck, Karina Flores, Reuben Genung, Cameron Golladay, the opioid epidemic, provid- 354. Genetic screenings, Cardiovascular Health/ Hawkins, Gage Lingle, An- Fredy Guerrero-Rivera, Des- ing fecal immunochemical 299. Chronic Disease at A-JCHS ayeli Munoz, Angel Olve- tiny Hickam, Maria Martinez. tests (FIT) to test for possible School Based Programs Blood pressure screenings, The community is invited ra-Amezquita. Omar Martinez, Madison colon cancer, implementing Adolescent health schools 134. Diabetes screenings, 22. to help support an upcoming Selena Rafael, Brook- Moreland, Benson Poirier, a community outreach plan participating, 12. Adolescent Cholesterol screenings, 40. American Red Cross blood lyne Wright, Tania Zamora, Jackson Rendleman, Camden complete with traditional health family life education FIT screenings, positive drive which is planned at a Nayeli Amesquita, Ryan Barr, Smith, Michael Tomas, Zit- and social media expansion, participants, 429. results, two. FIT screenings, Union County school. Landon Britt, Adriana Co- lalli Tomas, Andres Amezqui- negative results, 41. The blood drive is sched- com, Katherine Eck, Clayton ta, Kylie Baker-Hale. and a large conversion of the CATCH student partici- uled from 8:30 a.m. to 3 Flamm. Jack Eagle, Morgan Fred, Head Start grant to allow for pants, 3,931. CATCH main- Chronic disease/diabetes p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. Greta Grimmer, Jacob Dora Funes, Jada Furlow, more Early Head Start slots taining schools, 19. self-management workshops 19, at Anna-Jonesboro Hankins, Bobbi Hartline, Eric Guijon, Samuel Ingold, in sites where none were Reportable Communi- conducted, three. Partici- Community High School. Taylor Harvel, Amanda Jett Kuhn, Vanessa Rafael, before,” said Rhonda An- cable Diseases pants, 14. An appointment to be a Hawk, Ryan Meade, Carlos Isaac Reiman, Yanet Romero drews-Ray, the department’s Hepatitis A, three. Hep- Illinois Tobacco Free blood donor can be made Morales Amezquita, Jose Hernandez, Anna Staley, Jace executive director/public atitis B, acute and chronic, Communities Smoke Free online at redcrossblood.org. Murillo-Rafael, Andrea Wyatt. health administrator. nine. Pertussis, two. Illinois Quitline calls, 156. With a geographic service Rocky Mountain spotted Immunizations area of 2,003 square miles, fever, 15. Salmonella, 25. Total child/adult immuni- which is slightly larger Ehrlichiosis, seven. zations given, 4,627. Finding solutions for than the State of Delaware, Southern Seven is the largest health department in Illinois. Southern Seven shares your financial needs. The department serves more than 65,000 people Phillip R. McGrath living in the lower seven update on flu season counties in Illinois. Southern Seven Health illnesses for the state since Financial Advisor Southern Seven is one Department has shared new 2017. The majority of those 311 South Main of only a handful of health data about the flu season in departments nationwide Illinois. illnesses involved persons Anna, IL 62906 that offers Head Start, the Data about the flu season between 0 and 49 years of (618) 833-6999 edwardjones.com federally funded education was released by the Illi- age. Of the 263 ICU admis- 4GTF program. nois Department of Public sions in Illinois, 185 were As of July 1, 2019, South- Health, IDPH. for patients 50 and older. ern Seven Health Depart- As of Jan. 11, IDPH re- Since mid-December We are pleased to announce the ment and Head Start com- ported that 11,799 persons 2019, flu was considered bined employed 165 full and had gone to the doctor with widespread throughout the promotion of Stephanie Cox to part-time staff. flu-like symptoms in Illi- entire state. For those living down- Southern Seven has seven nois since the start of the flu public health clinics, one per state, most of Southern Compliance Officer. season in October. each county, and 11 Head Illinois has consistently Of those, only 956 have Start centers for children seen the fewest number of Stephanie ages 3 to 5. tested positive for flu, with flu-like cases throughout has been with In 2019, Head Start fund- 263 of those resulting in in- the entire season. ing was converted to expand fluenza-associated hospital Southern Seven Health A-J National the Early Head Start pro- intensive care unit, ICU, ad- Department reported in a Bank for over gram from four centers to missions. One influenza-as- Jan. 17 news release that 20 years and six. Early Head Start serves sociated pediatric death had as of the preceding week, children ages 6 weeks to 3 been reported. across the state, approxi- is also the years. The Illinois Influen- mately 4.4 percent of all BSA Officer Some of the highlights za-Like Illness, ILI, Sur- outpatient visits were for from the health department’s veillance indicated that this flu-like illness. and Branch 2019 annual report follow: season has continuously Southern Illinois showed Manager of Child Health Exams shown the second highest about 1 percent. Southern our Jonesboro Well Child exams, 376. number of reported flu-like Seven Health Department said that this is probably facility. She has due to reporting gaps be- held various cause people aren’t going to the doctor for flu-like positions symptoms. throughout her While flu activity has time with us. decreased over the past couple weeks in Illinois, Please join us there is still the possibility in congratulating Stephanie and wishing her the of another increase since the middle of this year’s flu best of luck in her new role. season has arrived. The health department advises that taking pre- ventive measures which include hand-washing, not drinking or eating after oth- ers, covering your mouth and nose when sneezing and coughing, staying in- Visit Us On The Web At: www.ajnational.com doors when symptoms arise and getting a flu shot can Serving you from four locations help reduce the severity of an illness and prevent its 201 S. Main Street 1002 Public Square 512 E. Vienna Street 151 Leigh Avenue spread to others. Anna • 618-833-8506 Jonesboro • 618-833-4547 Anna • 618-833-2922 Anna • 618-833-4546 To schedule a flu shot, contact Southern Seven For bookkeeping and account information, please call 618-833-4546 Health Department at 618- 6GP 634-2297. Page 4 - Section A Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Gazette-Democrat Wildcats score wins Cobden girls top Elverado, Sports Pope County, Marion Agape over Vienna, Sparta The Cobden High School Hartline led the way for Lady Wildcats record The Anna-Jonesboro “Those conference wins girls’ basketball team won Cobden with 19 points. High School boys’ basket- aren’t easy...you have to three games in recent action. Remsey added 17 points, ball team was 2-1 last week. earn them,” A-J coach Mike Cobden 47, Elverado Aubrey Fisher 12, Shadow- 16th victory of season A-J 57, Vienna 35: Trail- Chamness said. “I thought 41: After falling behind ens 5 and Rhylee Sauer- The Anna-Jonesboro 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 ing 10-7 after one quarter, our guys were a little slug- early in the game, the host brunn and Olivia Brumleve Community High School assists to lead A-J. the host Wildcats rallied for gish in the first half, but Appleknockers rallied to 2 apiece. girls’ basketball team post- Bundren had 9 points, 5 the win Saturday, Jan. 18. they really did a good job earn a South Egyptian Cobden 63, Christian ed a 2-1 record in action assists, 2 rebounds and 2 Blake Pena had 18 points in the second half forcing Conference win Thursday, Agape (Marion) 27: last week. steals. Hess had 9 points, 2 and 4 rebounds to lead the turnovers.” Jan. 16. Cobden pulled ahead A-J 39, Hamilton rebounds and 2 steals. Wildcats. Pena, who was 6 of 7 in Abby Remsey scored 12 early on its way to the County 26: The Lady Sydnie Ralls had 7 points Zach Overstreet had free throws for the game, points to lead Cobden. win over visiting Christian Wildcats came on in the and 2 rebounds. Cruse 14 points and 5 rebounds. sealed the win in the closing Jenna Hartline added Agape of Marion Monday, second quarter on their had 4 points, 2 assists, a Noah McFarland had 8 minutes with several free 11 points, Katelyn Shad- Jan. 13. way to the win at the Sally rebound and a steal. Ad- points and 7 rebounds. throws. owens 9, Aubrey Fisher 8, Hartline had 23 points to Niemeyer Classic at Ben- dison Denny had 4 points, Damareon Faust had Pena led the way with 19 Gracelyn Fisher 4, Olivia lead Cobden. ton Saturday, Jan. 18. 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 7 points and 4 rebounds. points and 4 rebounds. Brumleve 2 and Rhylee Remsey added 14 points, Trailing 11-10 after one assists. Maddox Thorpe had 5 Williford had 8 points Sauerbrunn 1. Shadowens 11, Brumleve 7, quarter, A-J fought back Nashville 43, A-J 30: points and 2 rebounds. and 4 rebounds. Faust had 8 Cobden 57, Pope Coun- Aubrey Fisher 4 and Grace- to pull ahead 23-14 at the The host Lady Wildcats Landon Trammel and points and 5 rebounds. ty 53: The visiting Apple- lyn Fisher and Ava Nance half and 30-20 after three couldn’t hold a first quarter Nate Belcher had 2 points Overstreet had 8 points knockers made a big run in 2 apiece. periods. lead in the Southern Illinois apiece. Ethan Carver had and 2 rebounds. McFar- the second quarter on their Cobden, 6-13, is sched- Kristin Edmonds led the River-to-River Conference a point and a rebound. land had 5 points and 7 re- way to the win on Wednes- uled to play this week in the way for A-J with 12 points, Mississippi Division loss Ta’Kevon Williford had a bounds. Juan Valencia had 4 day, Jan. 15. Elverado Tournament. 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 as- Monday, Jan. 13. rebound. points and 2 rebounds. sists and a block. Bundren had 8 points, The Wildcats were 16 of A-J was 18 of 34 in shot Appleknockers post Anna Hess had 8 points, a rebound and an assist to 33 in shot attempts from the attempts from the floor, 3 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 lead the Lady Wildcats. floor, 5 of 20 from 3-point of 14 from 3-point range assists. Raegan Cruse had Ralls had 7 points and range and 10 of 14 from the and 7 of 10 from the free win at West Frankfort The Cobden High Tyler Franklin 2 apiece. 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 rebounds. Cruse had 7 free throw line. throw line. School boys’ basketball Massac County 73, 4 steals. points, 2 rebounds and an The Eagles were 9 of 23 The Bulldogs were 17 of Cobden 58: Mikayla Bundren had 7 assist. Addison Denny had in shot attempts from the 30 in shot attempts from the team split in action last The visiting points, 2 steals, a rebound, 4 points, 5 rebounds and floor, 5 of 11 from 3-point floor, 3 of 16 from 3-point week. Patriots made eight 3-point- a block and an assist. Ad- an assist. range and 2 of 2 from the range and 5 of 6 from the Cobden 62, West ers in the opening quarter dison Denny had 4 points, Edmonds had 4 points, charity stripe. charity stripe. Frankfort 54: Cobden on their way to the win 7 rebounds, an assist and 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a A-J 52, Sparta 48: Trail- Century 75, A-J 72: The hadn’t played in Max Mor- Tuesday, Jan. 14. a block. steal. Hess had 6 rebounds ing at the half, the visiting visiting Wildcats let a first ris Gymnasium in West Noah McFarland had 22 A-J 44, Herrin 25: The and 2 assists. Wildcats came on in the quarter lead slip away in Frankfort since the 1964 points to lead the Apple- host Lady Wildcats pulled A-J, 16-9 overall and second half for the South- the loss Tuesday, Jan. 14. Appleknockers finished knockers. ahead early on their way to 2-4 in the conference, is ern Illinois River-to-River Overstreet had 23 points second in the state tourna- Lewey added 19 points, the win Thursday, Jan. 17. scheduled to play Thursday, Conference Mississippi Di- and 4 rebounds to lead A-J. ment. Brumleve 11, Remsey and Edmonds had 11 points, today, at Benton. vision win Friday, Jan. 17. Valencia added 16 points The Appleknockers re- Tyler Franklin 3 apiece. and a rebound. Faust had turned Saturday, Jan. 18, The Patriots finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds. and posted a win over the 12 3-pointers, while the 2020 edition of Old Farmer’s Pena had 10 points and a host Redbirds. Appleknockers countered rebound. Dylan Lewey led the with three, one each from Almanac features Snake Road McFarland had 6 points way with 20 points for Tyler Franklin, Lewey and and 9 rebounds. Williford Cobden. Remsey. had 6 points and 4 rebounds. Noah Franklin added 16 Cobden, 14-6, is sched- A-J, 6-12 and 2-3 in the oints, Joe Brumleve 11, uled to play this week at conference, is scheduled to Jose Lopez 6, Landon Britt the Superman Classic at play this week in the John- 5 and Alex Remsey and Massac County. ston City Tournament. “We needed those two Union County sheriff wins to give us a little momentum going in this week,” Chamness said. to award scholarship The Illinois Sheriffs’ As- 2020-2021 school year Dongola sociation will be awarding (excluding the summer more than $58,000 in col- session). outscores lege scholarships through- Applications are avail- out the State of Illinois to able at the sheriff’s office Shawnee students who are wanting in Jonesboro and on the Evan Treat scored 22 to pursue higher education Illinois Sheriffs’ Associ- points to lead visiting Don- during the 2020-2021 aca- ation’s website at www. gola to a 65-57 win over demic year. ilsheriff.org. Shawnee in South Egyptian The scholarships are to Students are to complete Conference high school be applied to tuition, books the application, answer an boys’ basketball Saturday, and fees only. essay question and return Jan. 18. Local landmark The student must be en- all of the documents to the Cameron Hogue add- rolled full-time at a certi- sheriff’s office in their per- The Snake Road at the LaRue Pines Hills Research Natural Area near Wolf ed 12 points for the De- Lake: at the time that the photograph was taken, the road was closed for the fied institution of higher manent county of residence mons. Joey Thomas had fall season migration of snakes and other creatures. File photo. learning within the State of by March 15, 2020 (materi- 11 points, Andrew Tarpley Illinois. als must be postmarked by A Union County land- “Cloaked in deep for- Snake Road...is closed 8, Colin Hall 6, Hunter Union County Sheriff this date). mark is featured in an an- ests interspersed with cool from March 15 through Freeman 5 and Hunter Scott Harvel will be award- A director sheriffs’ offic- nual publication which is ravines, these mammoth May 15 and from Sept. McCommons 1. ing one scholarship in the es also can be found on the distributed nationwide. rocks mark the southern- 1 through Oct. 30 for the Ryan Schaefer had 17 amount of $500. website. The Snake Road, located most extent of the great migration of reptiles and points to lead Shawnee. There will be no restric- More information about near Wolf Lake, is high- North American continental amphibians from the bluffs Koby McLane had 14 tion on any application by lighted in an article which glaciers of the Pleistocene to the swamp...and then points, Braden Freeman, the scholarship is avail- appears in the 2020 edition epoch (said to have begun back again. Justin Kaufman, Devin reason of race, age, creed, able by contacting the of The Old Farmer’s Al- some 2.6 million years ago “It is the only road in the Clendenin and Kaden Balt- color, sex or national or- Union County Sheriff’s manac. and ended 11,700 years United States that is closed zell had 5 apiece, Jesse igin. Office, the Illinois Sher- The article, with a head- ago). biannually for snake (and Camp 3, Caleb Nicholson The only limitations are iffs’ Association, a high line reading “Where Gla- “This area avoided burial other reptile and amphibi- 2 and Latham Holtman 1. as follows: school advising center ciers Stopped...and Traffic by glacial soil and rock de- an) migration,” the article Shawnee won the junior Applicants must be per- or a college financial aid Halts for Reptiles,” was posits that filled in much of stated. varsity game 52-26. manent Illinois residents. office. written by Michael Jeffords the landscape to the north” The authors concluded Dongola is scheduled to Scholarships must be and Susan Post. in Illinois. “As a result their article by declaring play Friday against Joppa utilized at institutions of Check out Jeffords and Post are geological diversity is on that LaRue-Pine Hills-Ot- at Egyptian. Shawnee is higher learning within the The Gazette- the authors of “Exploring display.” ter Pond “is truly Illinois’s scheduled to play against State of Illinois. Democrat online at Nature in Illinois: A Field After focusing on the version of the Garden of Joppa at home on Friday, Students must be en- Guide to the Prairie State,” Garden of the Gods Rec- Eden.” Jan. 31 rolled full-time during the annanews.com which was published in reation Area, the authors 2014 by the University of of the article turn to the Illinois Press. LaRue-Pine Hills-Otter Along with the Snake Pond Research Natural Road, the article features Area: “a 5x2-mile strip of the Garden of the Gods rugged forestland bordering Recreation Area near Har- a large swamp along the risburg. western edge of the Shaw- Your IRA & 401K Southern Illinois’ geolo- nee National Forest.” gy – “massive outcroppings LaRue-Pine Hills-Otter Rollover Headquarters of ancient sandstone, lime- Pond features limestone stone, and shale bedrock, bluffs, dense forests, a See us for: weather and exposed” – is wide range of plant species, Stocks • Bonds • CDs • Mutual Funds noted in the article. mammals, amphibians and “This area, extending reptiles. Simple & SEP Retirement Plans across the southern part “It’s the reptiles and Annuities • 401K Plans of the state from near the amphibians, however, that mouth of the Wabash River hold a special place of Tim McGrath, AAMS® in the east to the Mississippi honor,” the article con- Financial Advisor River in the west (approxi- tinued. 1000 Leigh Ave., Ste. C mately 80 miles), is known The road at the base Anna, IL 62906 as the Shawnee Hills and of the bluffs...officially (618) 833-6894 contains the 289,000-acre LaRue Road No. 345,

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The Authority has apartments Classifieds...... 30¢ per word uary 20, 2002. if subsidy is available at applicants must be at in Anna, Jonesboro, $6.00 minimum for each prepaid ad per week It has been 18 years since that time. least 62 years of age or you were called away, we will Dongola and Cobden. $3.00 additional if ad is charged For information, call drawing disability to Bold Face 35¢ per word never forget that day. We miss Our apartments range you, until we meet again. (618) 833-5129. qualify. in size from studio/ AD DEADLINE IS 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY Union County Housing Authority Rent is based on income. Sadly missed by is an Equal Opportunity For information, call efficiency apartments CLASSIFIED DISPLAY RATES family Provider. (618) 833-5129. to four bedrooms. 6gc Per inch...... $12.50 Union County Housing Authority Rent is based on income. CD 4P5GP6G is an Equal Opportunity For information, please Provider. call (618) 833-5129. Business a petition to terminate to the Union County Housing Authority Clerk of this Court. CD 4P5GP6G is an Equal Opportunity Wanted: Advertising Sales Rep DUCKWORKS LAWN Claims against the estate Provider. REPPERT Reppert Publications has an immediate CARE: may be filed in the Office of 205B N. Main St., Anna, (618)-201-5712 the Clerk of this court at the Illinois. CD 4P5GP6G opening for a sales representative. MOWING IS WHAT Union County Courthouse, Within 42 days after the Candidate must be self motivated, present WE DO! 311 W. Market St., Jonesboro, effective date of the original Free Estimates! Illinois, or with the Indepen- Order of admission, you may after it has been filed. R good appearance, be well organized and Other Services: dent Executor, or both, on file a petition with the Court Dated: January 14, 2020. PublicationsP Landscaping, or before July 16, 2020, or to require proof of the Will by have excellent people skills. No sales Power Washing if mailing or delivery of a testimony of the witnesses in DOUG EDWARDS experience necessary. To apply, please send resume www.duckworkslawn.com notice from the Executor is open Court or other evidence, INDEPENDENT gptfn required by Section 5/18-3 of as provided by Section 5/6-21 EXECUTOR to [email protected], mail to P.O. Box 529, the Probate Act of the State of the Probate Act (755 ILCS Anna, IL 62906 or come by the office at 112 Lafayette TREECE of Illinois, the date stated in 5/6-21.) CAMERON LAW FIRM, Backhoe & Hauling that notice. Any claim not You also have the right, LLC Street, Anna, IL 62906. A family friendly, teamwork Skid Steer filed on or before that date is under Section 5/8-1 of the ELVIS C. CAMERON Trenching barred. Copies of a claim filed Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8- ATTORNEY FOR atmosphere. INDEPENDENT CD 1GPTF Gravel & Sand with the Clerk must be mailed 1), to contest the validity of (618)-833-6197 or or delivered by the claimant the Will by filing a petition EXECUTOR (618)-697-0453 205B N. MAIN ST. FOR RENT: 4 bedroom, to the Executor and to the with the Court within six (6) gptfn attorneys within ten (10) days months after admission of the ANNA, ILLINOIS 62906 2-story house in Villa Ridge, PHONE: 618-833-2220 IL. $475.00 per month rent, after it has been filed. Will to probate. For Sale GROSS BUSTERS ARDC# 6244394 deposit required. No inside Dated: January 9, 2020. The estate will be admin- EXTERIOR CLEANING: 5-7g FIBERGLASS FOR SALE: pets. Call (573)-382-1307. istered without Court super- Corrugated, 26" wide, 5-6gpc House Washing RONNIE L. MAYS, SR. vision unless, under Section 8/10/12 ft. long, 8 ft. equals Roof Washing ALLEN R. MAYS, SR. 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. PUBLIC NOTICE $6.50. 12 ft. equals $10.00. Gutter Cleaning 5-7g Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, Large supply, all colors. Call Free Estimates. Par. 5/28-4), any interested Anna-Jonesboro Commu- (618)-827-4737. Call (618)-697-5968 IN THE CIRCUIT person terminates Indepen- nity High School District #81 gptfn Help www.grossbustersIL.com COURT OF THE FIRST dent Administration at any is soliciting bids for the provi- 45-8gpc JUDICIAL CIRCUIT time by mailing or delivering sion of the following service FOR SALE: 3-cushion, dou- Wanted UNION COUNTY, a petition to terminate to the for the 2020 calendar year: ble reclining sofa, light beige, HELP WANTED: CIL, Inc. ILLINOIS Clerk of this Court. • Mowing property located microfiber. $150.00 obo. is accepting applications for Claims against the estate on Brady Mill Rd. in Anna, Call (618)-658-8495, leave a certified DSP/CNA to work Notice ESTATE OF may be filed in the Office of IL (commonly known as message. full-time, from 10 p.m. to 8:30 BILL LEE EBLEN, the Clerk of this court at the the Union County Soccer 5-6gp n/c a.m. Also, part-time opening Shawnee Development DECEASED. Union County Courthouse, Complex) from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at 3-bed Council, Inc. IN PROBATE 311 W. Market St., Jonesboro, • Mowing softball and ladies CILA home. Must have is offering Extended Hours for Illinois, or with the Indepen- baseball fields located at high school diploma or equiv- LIHEAP energy assistance. NOTICE OF DEATH dent Executor, or both, on Jonesboro Elementary School For Sale alent to apply. (Staff must be No Appointment Needed, INDEPENDENT or before July 16, 2020, or (spring only) female). Competitive salary Just Walk-In. Contact 618- ADMINISTRATION, if mailing or delivery of a Bidders may need to visit Real with $1.00 shift differential for 634-2201 for Details. AND CLAIM DATE notice from the Executor is the school to determine the midnight shift. Apply in required by Section 5/18-3 of service requirements. Dead- Estate person at 201 East Chestnut NOTICE IS GIVEN to the Probate Act of the State line for bids is February 4, in Anna, IL (behind Hard- creditors of the death of Bill of Illinois, the date stated in 2020. Please contact Rob HOUSE FOR SALE: 416 ee's). EOE. Public Lee Eblen of Anna, Illinois. that notice. Any claim not Wright, Superintendent at N. Green Street, Anna. Call 4p-6g Letters of Office were issued filed on or before that date is Anna-Jonesboro CHSD #81, (618)-790-8422 or (618)- Notice on January 14, 2020, to Doug barred. Copies of a claim filed 608 S. Main St., Anna, IL 438-1721, after 1 p.m. JOB POSTING Edwards, 603 Pleasant Lane, with the Clerk must be mailed 62906 or call 618-833-8421 5-6gpc IN THE CIRCUIT Jonesboro, IL 62952, as In- or delivered by the claimant for more information. Anna-Jonesboro CHSD COURT OF THE FIRST dependent Executor, whose to the Executor and to the 5p-6g HOUSE FOR SALE: #81 is accepting applications JUDICIAL CIRCUIT attorney is Elvis C. Cameron, attorneys within ten (10) days Look up address to see for the following vacancies: UNION COUNTY, house online. Located on 2+ • Math Teacher ILLINOIS acres surrounded by fields. • Special Education Teacher $82,000.00. Private area • School Social Worker ESTATE OF American Cancer Society reports largest close to Shawnee National Interested applicants DWAYNE E. CAVITT, Forest and at the back door should pick up an application DECEASED. single-year drop in mortality on record of Trail of Tears State Forest. or print one from our website IN PROBATE The cancer death rate Continuing declines in treatments approved in The address is 1290 Clear at www.aj81.net and return, NO. 2019-P-44 declined by 29 percent from cancer mortality contrast 2011 that pushed one-year Creek Levee Road (hard along with letter of interest, with a stable trend for all survival for patients diag- NOTICE OF DEATH 1991 to 2017, including road), Jonesboro, (watch for resume and credentials to other causes of death com- nosed with metastatic dis- sign) which is located 2 miles Anna-Jonesboro CHSD #81, INDEPENDENT a 2.2 percent drop from east of Ware on hwy. 146. Attn: Brett Detering, Princi- ADMINISTRATION, 2016 to 2017, the largest bined, reflecting a slowing ease from 42 percent during Call or text (618) 697-1934. pal, 608 S. Main St., Anna, AND CLAIM DATE single-year drop in cancer decline for heart disease, 2008-2010 to 55 percent I will get back with you as IL 62906. Please contact the mortality ever reported. stabilizing rates for cere- during 2013-2015. soon as I can. Principal’s Office at (618) 833- NOTICE IS GIVEN to The news comes from brovascular disease, and This progress is likewise 8502 for more information. creditors of the death of Cancer Statistics, 2020, an increasing trend for ac- reflected in the overall mel- The deadline for applying is Dwayne E. Cavitt of Anna, Il- the latest edition of the cidents and Alzheimer's anoma death rate, which February 10, 2020. linois. Letters of Office were American Cancer Society’s disease. dropped by 7 percent per For Rent 5p-7g issued on January 7, 2020, to annual report on cancer Lung cancer death rates year during 2013-2017 in Ronnie L. Mays, Sr., 3125 rates and trends. have dropped by 51 percent people ages 20 to 64, com- NOTICE: All real estate HELP WANTED: The Vienna Boyd Road, Anna, IL 62906 advertised herein is subject Times is seeking qualified and Allen R. Mays, Sr., 320 The American Cancer (since 1990) in men and by pared to declines during to the Federal Fair Housing applicants for its bookkeeper Willow Lane, Anna, IL 62906 Society said the steady 26 percent (since 2002) in 2006-2010 (prior to FDA Act, which makes it illegal position. Potential candi- as Independent Co-Admin- 26-year decline in overall women, with the most rapid approval of ipilimumab and to advertise "any preference, dates must have knowledge istrators, whose attorney is cancer mortality is driven progress in recent years. vemurafenib) of 2 percent limitation, or discrimina- of Quickbooks accounting Elvis C. Cameron, 205B N. by long-term drops in death However, lung cancer to 3 percent per year in tion based on race, color, software, be a fast learner, Main St., Anna, Illinois. rates for the four major can- still accounts for almost those ages 20 to 49 and 1 religion, sex, handicap, pay close attention to details, FURTHER NOTICE IS cers: lung, colorectal, breast one-quarter of all cancer percent per year in those familial status, or national and be able to deal well with GIVEN to Jerry Farris, and prostate, although re- deaths, more than breast, ages 50 to 64. origin, or intention to make the public. Send resume to Jimmy Newman, and any cent trends are mixed. prostate and colorectal can- Even more striking are any such preference, limita- Lonnie Hinton, P.O. Box unknown heirs of Dwayne E. The pace of mortality cers combined. the mortality declines of tion, or discrimination." 457, Vienna, Illinois 62995, Cavitt, including siblings and reductions for lung cancer, The most rapid declines 5 percent to 6 percent in This newspaper will not or email to viennatimes@ children of siblings of Eugene knowingly accept any ad- frontier.com Cavitt and Clara Cavitt. the leading cause of cancer in mortality occurred for individuals 65 and older, vertising for real estate 6-7gp Within 42 days after the death, accelerated in recent melanoma of the skin, on among whom rates were which is in violation of the effective date of the original years (from 2 percent per the heels of breakthrough previously increasing. law. Our readers are hereby Order of admission, you may year to 4 percent overall) informed that all dwellings file a petition with the Court spurring the record one- advertised in this newspaper to require proof of the Will by year drop in overall cancer are available on an equal op- Wanted testimony of the witnesses in mortality. portunity basis. To complain WANTED: 20-40 acres of open Court or other evidence, Need some extra cash? of discrimination call HUD In contrast, progress pasture to rent in Union Coun- as provided by Section 5/6-21 slowed for colorectal, toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. ty. Can build or repair fence. of the Probate Act (755 ILCS breast and prostate cancers. The toll-free telephone num- Call Chuck Weilmuenster, 5/6-21.) Sell what you don't need ber for the hearing impaired (618)-303-4414. You also have the right, Overall cancer death is 1-800-927-9275. 5-6gpc under Section 5/8-1 of the rates dropped by an aver- Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/8- age of 1.5 percent per year FOR LEASE: Commer- WANTED TO DO: Retired during the most recent de- cial Property. Retail Space, 1), to contest the validity of in the classifieds. Nurse will sit with your the Will by filing a petition cade of data (2008-2017), 1,105 sq. ft. Available now. loved ones, clean house, or 125 Leigh Avenue, Suite B, with the Court within six (6) continuing a trend that be- run errands. For quotes, months after admission of the Anna, IL 62906. Call (618)- call (618)-615-7031. Leave gan in the early 1990s and 833-5636 for an appointment Will to probate. resulting in the 29 percent To Place Your Ad In message. The estate will be admin- to view. 5p-6gc drop in cancer mortality in gptfn istered without Court super- that time. DO YOU NEED YOUR vision unless, under Section The drop translates to 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. The Gazette-Democrat FOR RENT: 2 bedroom, 1 LAWN, POND, BANK OR approximately 2.9 million bath house. 506 E. Chestnut FENCES TRIMMED? Call Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, Par. 5/28-4), any interested fewer cancer deaths than Street, Anna. Call (618)-697- Howard's Lawn Care, (618)- would have occurred had 3734. 614-0006. person terminates Indepen- Call (618) 833-2158 5p-6gc 6-8gc dent Administration at any mortality rates remained at time by mailing or delivering their peak. Page 6 - Section A Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Gazette-Democrat Taylor Cheyanne Tomazzoli Phyllis Ann Goins Obituaries Taylor Cheyanne Tom- Phyllis Ann Goins, 81, of azzoli, age 21, of Cobden, Anna, died Thursday, Jan. 16, Illinois, passed away on Jan. 2020, at her home. Mary K. Loomis 18, 2020. She was born on Dec. 27, Mary K. Loomis, 57, of Clermont, Ga., died Wednesday, She was born on April 29, 1938, the daughter of James Jan. 15, 2020, at her residence following a long battle 1998, to Paul “Zee” Toma- “Boss” Ervin and Iva Ed- with breast cancer. zzoli Jr. and Lisa (Charles) monds Sadler. She married Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Tomazzoli in Murphysboro, Phillip Goins. chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home in Gainesville, Illinois. Mrs. Goins is survived by Ga. Burial followed at 2 p.m. in Milton Fields Cemetery. The visitation was held at her husband, Phillip Goins The Rev. Adrian Niles officiated. the First Baptist Church in of Anna; children Pam (Ed- She was born on Oct. 14, 1962, in Lansing, Mich., the Cobden, Illinois, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, from 11 a.m. to die) Peterman, Leona (Tim) daughter of Dr. Carroll O. Loomis and Nola Faye Finley 2 p.m., with the funeral immediately following and burial Bone, Jim (Lisa) Stone, Sue Loomis. at the Cobden Cemetery. Stone, Billy (Sheri) Stone She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Taylor was a 2016 graduate of Cobden High School, and Jennifer Stone; stepchil- Gainesville, and also attended Free Chapel Worship where she excelled in both sports and academics. dren Tim and Debbie Goins Center. Taylor was Captain of the volleyball team, Captain of and family, and Phillip Ray- She had a bachelor of arts degree in English literature the basketball team, and a pitcher for the softball team. mond and Leslie Goins and family; grandchildren Jamie and an associate of science degree in early childhood She was named Most Valuable Player in Volleyball and (Darla) Peterman, Chris (Dorothy) Peterman, Rick (Ang- education. Basketball and made numerous all-conference, all-tour- ie) Johnson, Wendy Short, Chris (Denise) Johnson, Cody She loved travel, music, animals, swimming, spending nament and all-state teams in both sports. (Dakota) Johnson, David Short, Ivy (Mike) Yana, Justin time with family and was a fantastic Scrabble player. Taylor went on to play volleyball on scholarship at Rend (Sonnia) Stone, Derick (Pam) Beasley, Jimmy (Alaina) She was very proud to be a member of Moms Demand Lake College, where she received two Associate’s degrees. Stone, Molly Stone, Tara Stone, Kristen (Josh) Tite, Action for Gun Sense, and won a national award for her She went on to attend SICCM, where she was studying Crystal (Bumper) Gurley, Michel (Shelly) Wright, Amy promotion of gun safety. to become a surgical technician. She had aspirations to Rae Pender and Mary Ann Pender; great-grandchildren She was always kind and funny and was a positive become a first assistant in surgery. Alexis Peterman, Makynzie Peterman, Skyler Peterman, influence on everyone around her. She adored her son Taylor enjoyed volunteering at several local nursing Cray Peterman, Stevie Peterman, Sarah Peterman, James, Nicholas and was a wonderful mother. homes, hiking, gardening, playing with her pup, Lacy John and Jacob Peterman, Madison Lingle, Lexie Lingle, She was preceded in death by her mother, and by two June, and spending time with family and friends. Liam Johnson, Halle Short, Dawson Short, Lydia Johnson, brothers, Mark Loomis and John Loomis. She was active in the First Baptist Church in Cobden Lorenzo Johnson, Elana Johnson, Daniel Johnson, Chey- Ms. Loomis is survived by her son, Nicholas Loomis of and was a junior volunteer with the Cobden Fire Depart- enne Roach, Drake Roach, Lily Yana, Holly Yana, Allie Clermont, Ga.; her father, Dr. Carroll Loomis of Illinois; ment. Yana, Naomi Stone, Valon Beasley, Eliza Reese Stone, a brother, Benjamin Loomis of Illinois; a sister, Rebecca She had a smile that would light up any room, and never Addy Coulter, Mikey Rossi, Gage Tite, Jaelyn Tite, Drew Loomis of Clermont, Ga.; a sister and brother-in-law, met a stranger. She was quick to offer encouragement to Gurley, JR Wright and RJ Wright; a sister, Judy Fowler; Sara Mack and Dan Mack of Grayson, Ga.; a sister and anyone in need. Taylor was mature beyond her years. nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends. brother-in-law, Kari Loomis and Mark Hedin of Atlanta; She is survived by her mother and father, Paul and Lisa She was preceded in death by her parents; daughters and a nephew, Thomas Hedin of Atlanta. Tomazzoli, of Cobden, Illinois; sisters Haley Tomazzoli of Missy Stone and Amy Goins; grandsons Kojak Johnson The family voiced its thanks to her oncologist, Dr. An- Jonesboro, Illinois, and Sara Budslick of Brandon, Miss.; and Stevie Goins; brothers Earl Sadler, Kenneth Sadler, dre Kallab and his staff; to Dr. Griffith and Lake and the paternal grandparents, Paul and Barbara Tomazzoli of Ervin Sadler, Don Randal Sadler, William Sadler, Leon radiation oncology staff; to the chemotherapy and infusion Hillsboro, Illinois; maternal grandfather, James Charles, Sadler and Sammy Sadler; sisters Juanita Miller, June staff at Northeast Georgia Medical Center; and also to of Jonesboro, Illinois; her loving boyfriend, Derrick Sadler and Pansy Sadler; and her first husband, Robert Hospice of Northeast Georgia for their care. Whisenant; Aunts and Uncles Sean and Michelle Toma- “Jumbo” Stone. Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society zzoli, of Germantown, Illinois, Dawn and Dave Stewart, She was a member of the Busy Hands Quilting Club. online at http://www.cancer.org/involved/donate.html of Buellton, California, James Bradley Charles and Les- Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Gainesville, Ga., was lie Knapp of Cobden, Illinois; and cousins Kylie Coco, Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, with in charge of arrangements. Alysha Charles, Cassidy Charles, Matthew Tomazzoli, the Rev. Carl Dillow officiating. Online condolences can be shared at www.memorial- Bradley Tomazzoli, Chase and Rece Schneider, and Will, Memorials can be made to the American Cancer Society parkfuneralhomes.com. Jackson, and Colton Stewart. or to the American Kidney Fund. She was preceded in her death by her paternal To view the obituary and to leave online condolences James ‘Jim’ Beisner Great-Grandparents, Margaret and Carl Eddington of for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. James “Jim” Beisner, 82, Witt, Illinois; her maternal grandmother, Phyllis Treece, Rendleman & Hileman Funeral of Anna, and formerly of of Anna, Illinois; and Great-Grandparents, Jerome and Home in Jonesboro was in charge of Hanna, Wyo., died at 8:40 Lova Treece, of Anna, Illinois. arrangements. a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted for the at his home. Taylor Tomazzoli Scholarship Fund and/or Camp Little Linda S. Clark He was born on July 24, Giant at the Touch of Nature Environmental Center. Linda S. Clark, 72, of 1937, in Ava, the son of Wil- To view the obituary and to leave online condolences Anna, died Saturday, Jan. liam August and Ola Mable for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. 18, 2020, at Baptist Health Nelson Beisner. Rendleman & Hileman Funeral in Paducah. He married Helen Riddle Home in Anna was in charge of ar- She was born on Sept. 6, on Nov. 13, 1959. rangements. 1947, in Cobden, the daugh- For 23 years, Mr. Beisner ter of Ethel Louise Kerr. worked for the Terminal She married John E. Railroad in East St. Louis. David Michael Hannan Clark Sr. on Jan. 14, 1967, While in Hanna, Wyo., he worked for Carbon County David Michael Hannan, in Makanda. He preceded her Coal. 41, of Metropolis, and for- in death on June 19, 2012. He loved riding horses, mowing the lawn, spending time merly of Vienna, died at Mrs. Clark is survived by with his family and antique John Deere tractors. 11:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, her son, John E. Jr. (Tammy) He is survived by his wife, Helen Beisner of Anna; 2020, at his home, surround- Clark of Cobden; a daugh- children James Jr. (Charlotte) Beisner and Steve (Tamla) ed by family. ter, Lisa (Shane) Murray of Beisner, both of Staunton, Debra (Duane) Stolns of Elk A memorial visitation will Anna; five grandchildren, Mountain, Wyo., and Bruce (Dana) Beisner of La Plata, be held from 4 p.m. to 7 Stephanie Gibson of Vienna, Md.; grandchildren James, Steven (Mindy), Aaron (Re- p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Sarah (Caleb) Burton of Tamms, Beth Murray of East becca), Daniel (Alyssa), Chelsea (Jon); great-grandchil- Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-Mc- Cape Girardeau, Jonathan (Chelsea) Murray of Anna, dren Sophie, Madison, Jaxon, Ava, Bryce, Derek, Caleb Manus Funeral Home in Me- Kimberly (Lloyd) Fox of Anna; 12 great-grandchildren, and Mason; siblings Alma White of Ava, Billie Ruth tropolis. A celebration of life Camie Jo Clark-Blake, Eyan and Trapper Burton, Mariah (Gordon) Gale of Gorham, Raymond (Grace) Beisner service will be held at 7 p.m. and Caleb Gibson, Madison, Maci and Maeleigh Park- of Havelock, N.C., Donna (Ronnie) Stone of Du Quoin, Mr. Hannan was a beloved er, Jon and Jaxon Murray, Sophia and Lily Fox; three Connie Morber of Campbell Hill, Lester Beisner of Anna music director for 18 years in brothers, Bill (Pat) Peterman of Florida, Bob Peterman and Dale Beisner of Ava; sisters-in-law Penny Beisner the Massac Unit No. 1 School of Simpson and Eddie (Pam) Peterman of Cobden; two of Anna, Barbara Beisner of Ava; many other relatives District. He loved music, sisters, Alice Miller and Joyce Peterman, both of Lebanon, and friends. teaching, his students, hiking, Ill.; many very special nieces and nephews; other relatives He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Do- spending time in the outdoors, and traveling. Most of all, and friends. ris Lunsford; and two brothers, Bob Beisner and Gary he loved his family. She was preceded in death by her mother and step-fa- Beisner. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Mandy Hannan; ther, Ethel Louise and William Peterman; and her husband, Per Jim’s wishes, there will be no services. Cremation two daughters, Katelyn and Allison Hannan; one son, Kyle John E. Clark Sr. will be accorded. Inurnment will take place at a later date Hannan; his parents, Xavier “Henry” and Julie (Anderson) Mrs. Clark was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in at Ebenezer Memorial Cemetery in Rockwood. Hannan; two sisters, Darla Waters and husband Cory and Cobden and attended the First Baptist Church in Anna for Memorials can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Lori Keeble and husband Bobby; his father-in-law, Jay several years. She loved reading her Bible and attending Hospital or to the Salvation Army. Boyd; his mother-in-law, Rita Kelley; a brother-in-law, church. Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro is in charge Dr.’s Michael Boyd and wife Bridget; a sister-in-law, She enjoyed traveling and vacationing with her fami- of arrangements. Carrie Harrell and husband Chris; nieces and nephews ly, and especially going to the shows when they were in To view the obituary or to leave an Jacob, Jenna and Julia Waters, Carson Keeble, Miles and Branson, Mo. online condolence for the family, visit Amos Boyd, and Avenlee and Jackson Harrell. She and her husband John enjoyed going for long drives www.crainsonline.com. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, in the country. She adored spending time with all her Mary and Lee Hannan; his maternal grandparents, Herman family during cookouts and family gatherings. and Evelyn Anderson; and one uncle, Dan Anderson. Creva Loretta Henson Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Memorials can be made to the David Hannan Memorial Creva Loretta Henson, 81, Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden. Inter- Music Scholarship Fund, 2841 Old Marion Rd. Metropo- of Anna, died Tuesday, Jan. ment was in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery in Lick Creek. lis, Ill. 62960. Online condolences can be shared at www. 14, 2020, at Union County Memorials can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com. Hospital in Anna. Hospital. She was born on Feb. 4, To view the obituary and to leave online condolences 1938, the daughter of George Richard Waltner for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. Phillip and Julia Elizabeth Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Richard Waltner, 72, of Cobden, died Flick. Home in Anna was in charge of ar- Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, at Saint Francis She is survived by her sis- rangements. Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. ter, Hazel Reichrath of Anna; He was born on June 20, 1947, the son other relatives and friends. of Clyde and Mary Pusich Waltner. She was preceded in death He married Jeannie Hudspeth on Nov. 6, 2016, in by her parents and by a son, Jonesboro. Roger Henson. Mr. Waltner is survived by his wife, Jeannie, of Cobden, Graveside funeral services were at 3 p.m. Jan. 16 at Obituaries and many of his great friends. He was preceded in death Ebenezer Hall Cemetery. Interment immediately followed. by his parents and by a sister, Linda Waltner. To view the obituary and to leave online condolences He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and he loved his two for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. pugs. He worked for Caterpillar for many years. He served Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Online in the U.S. Navy. Home in Anna was in charge of ar- There will be no services held. rangements. To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. at The Gazette-Democrat Serving Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Union County Since 1849 Home in Cobden was in charge of arrangements. annanews.com The Gazette-Democrat Thursday, January 23, 2020 Section A - Page 7 Robert Lee Gore Robert Lee Gore, 40, of Wolf Lake, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, near Whittington. Mr. Gore was born on July 2, 1979, in Kennett, Mo., the son of Larry and Vicki An Homage Dodson Gore. Mr. Gore is survived by his mother, Vicki (her husband Richie) Tweety of Wolf Lake; his father, Larry (his wife Tiffany) Gore of Anna; three sons, Dalton, Kaleb and to Hometown Happenings Tyler Gore, all of Anna; his brothers, Larry Gore Jr. of Dongola, Jimmy T. Gore of Anna and Samuel D. Gore of Harrisburg; a stepbrother, Willard Allen Blevins III of By Kate B. Jerome Anna; two stepsisters, Patsy Suzanne Blevins of Anna and Brittany Michelle Lence of Aurora, Colo.; his grand- mother, Roberta Wilcox of Van Buren, Mo.; and many No matter where my travels take me, I always seek out the local newspaper. nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Mr. Gore was a 1998 graduate of Dongola High School. I know. My smartphone easily provides more detail about a town than I will ever need. He was an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran. He was a truck driver and was the owner and operator But the local paper does so much more. That’s because it fits the many pieces of the of Gore Trucking in Anna. He enjoyed spending time community puzzle together. Where else can you get a glimpse of what a citizenry most with his family and particularly cherished time spent with his sons. values and fears – all within a few recyclable pages? He attended and encouraged his sons in their activities and sports events. He was a member of Connect Point In the tiny town where I grew up, the local paper was a powerful tool – no doubt for Church in Anna. many reasons beyond my young comprehension. However, I looked forward to the daily A memorial service honoring the life of Robert Lee Gore hosted by his church family was conducted at 2 delivery for two simple reasons. p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Connect Point Church in Anna. Pastor Steve Guined officiated. First, I loved to read the personal stories – from tragedy to triumph – about the people Military honors with a flag presentation were conducted in my own community. It was the first inkling I had that I might be part of something by the Illinois National Guard burial honors detail. Following the service, Mr. Gore was accorded a Truck- larger than the family who lived at 12 Parkview. er’s Last Ride Home at 4:30 p.m. from the church to his mother’s residence in Wolf Lake. Second, I couldn’t wait to hear the interesting dinner conversations that some tidbit in Memorials can be made to Connect Point Church in the paper was bound to spark. Of course, my favorites were the most heated discussions. Anna. To share a memory or to leave online condolences for And when my parents resorted to spelling out words? Well, let’s just say the training led his family, visit www.baileyfh.com. Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna was in charge of ar- to considerable success in my grade school spelling bees! rangements. Decades of educational publishing experience later, I know my hometown paper was Ronny L. Hancock Sr. just one arrow in the successful child-raising quiver my parents used. But it was an im- Ronny L. Hancock Sr., 71, portant tool, and the outcomes it helped produce are still of the utmost importance today. of Jonesboro, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at his home. You see, building a strong sense of place plays a key part in a child’s social and emo- He was born on Oct. 11, tional development. When children connect with the community around them, it helps 1948, the son of Gus and Dora G. Smith Hancock. them develop their own personal identity. An added benefit is the sense of stewardship He married Dora J. Davis. She preceded him in death on it often inspires. Nov. 18, 2005. And the value of generating meaningful conversations? In my view, it’s off the charts. Mr. Hancock is survived by his children, Danny (Car- Too often in our busy world, dialogue with our kids tends toward the practical (Did you ol) Hancock and Ronny (Tammy) Han- cock, both of Ware; 13 grandchildren; 13 pick up your toys?) rather than the profound (Keep trying even when it’s hard!). So any great-grandchildren; a brother, William tool that inspires discussion of such issues as friendship and community should be deeply R. Hancock, of Clarkston, Wash.; other relatives and friends. valued. Why? Because that’s when our own stories of personal grit and resilience begin He was preceded in death by his parents and by a son, Jeremy D. Hancock. to flow. Mr. Hancock was an over the road truck driver for many And aren’t those the kind of Hometown Happenings that we really want our children years. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He served in the U.S. Army. to remember? Funeral services were at noon Friday, Jan. 17, at Rend- leman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, with the Rev. Danny Jones officiating. Interment was in Busby *** Cemetery. To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Kate B. Jerome is the author and series creator of two new Read Together/Do Together Home in Jonesboro was in charge of children’s book series from Arcadia Kids that are designed to jump-start meaningful con- arrangements. versations between kids and their favorite adults. A seasoned publishing executive, an award-winning children’s book author, and a recent Fellow in Stanford’s Distinguished Reynoldsville News Careers Institute, Kate is a passionate supporter of intergenerational communication. By Sue Eudy Happy belated anniver- at Delmonico’s in Jackson, sary wishes to Sue and Mo., on Sunday, Jan. 19, Leon Rendleman of Anna were his wife Delores, Rod- who celebrated 56 years on ney and Vicki Reynolds, Jan. 18. Greg Reynolds, Jackie Congratulations to Ryan and Jay Jennings, Marissa, and Breanna Driscoll of Brady, Bryce and Brock The Gazette-Democrat Cape Girardeau on the birth Reynolds and Brady’s The Talk and Cobden Review • Serving Union County Since 1849 of a son, Wade Isaac, who friend Brooke, Justin, was born at Southeast Mis- Hunter, Gracie and Paxton souri Hospital on Tues- Wilson, Skylar Webb, Sara, P.O. Box 529, 112 Lafayette Street, Anna, Illinois 62906 day, Jan. 14, at 6:07 p.m. Luke and Adyson Choate, Wade weighed 8 pounds, 2 Lara and Titan Cobin, Jon- Phone: 618-833-2158 Fax: 618-833-5813 ounces, and was 19 inches athan, Betsy, Nash, Brylee email: [email protected] annanews.com long. He has a sister, Jade. and Kyndal Oxford and Grandparents are Kevin Cameron Wright. Joining facebook.com/gazettedemocrat twitter@gazettedemocrat and Jennifer Eudy of Cape them later in the afternoon Girardeau. Great-grandpar- at Jack and Delores’ home ents are Sue and Steve Eudy were Amy and Valley Reyn- of Anna. olds, and Andrew, Jessie Sunday, Jan. 19, Kevin and Rhiannon Livesay for and Emma Eudy of Cape cake and ice cream. Girardeau and Jessica Eudy You are invited to attend of Plano, Texas, were din- services at Reynoldsville ner guests of Sue and Steve Missionary Baptist Church. Eudy. Sunday School is at 9:30 Recent visitors of Max- a.m. Sunday morning wor- ine and Fred Pender of Fair ship service is at 10:30 a.m. Vertiflex Mobile File Cart City were Brad and Lori Sunday evening worship VRTVF50621 Pender and Gary Gibbs, all service is at 6 p.m. Rev. List $130.41 Ea. of Jonesboro. Jamie Bridgeman is the $ 99 Ea. Those enjoying lunch at pastor. SALE 99. the Golden Corral in Car- Lorell Electric Monitor Riser bondale on Thursday were Lorell 4-tier Desktop Organizer LLR99530 Ernie and Doris Rhodes List $565.00 Ea. of Jonesboro, Elva and LLR95251 List $53.00 Ea. $ 99 Dan Scantlin of Harrisburg, $ 99 Ea. SALE 299. Ea. Alma Linson of Anna, Joe SALE 29. Walker of Marion and Shir- ley Miller of McClure. Joe Schneider of Cape Girardeau visited Thursday with Shirley Miller. Home Office: 800-524-7911 Those helping Jack Fax: 618-833-5813 Reynolds of Reynoldsville Email [email protected] Order online at www.reppertsales.com celebrate his 87th birthday Page 8 - Section A Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Gazette-Democrat Art, FBLA achievements noted at A-J Board of Education meeting Anna-Jonesboro Com- works of art were submit- Jenna Watkins placed munity High School stu- ted for a Little Egypt Arts first in business communi- dents have received recog- Association competition in cations. nition in art competitions Marion. Trevor Cochran was sec- and at an FBLA conference. Katie Jo Kirk won a third ond in cyber security. Pey- The honors were noted place and best of show ton Otey received second in at a regular meeting of the honors. entrepreneurship. A-JCHS District 81 Board Students may receive Krishna Patel received of Education which was other special awards until third in cyber security. Au- held Jan. 13. a closing reception, which tumn Sisler and Ashlyn A-JCHS students had is scheduled Feb. 16. Voigt placed third in entre- art which they had created A-JCHS student artists preneurship. admitted into the Scholastic Katie Jo Kirk and Ana Mar- Other items of note pre- Art Awards competition at covic are competing in sented by the teachers in- Cedarhurst Center for the the One Great State Art cluded and noted in minutes Arts in Mt. Vernon. Exchange. from the Jan. 13 meeting Kyleigh Hamel won a This is a downstate com- include: 12 tornadoes in region on Jan. 11 Gold Key. Her self-portrait petition sponsored by the The school’s counseling A dozen tornadoes were reported on Saturday, Jan. 11, in Southern Illinois, will compete nationally in Art Institute of Chicago, department planned to be- Southeast Missouri and the Western Kentucky area. One of the tornadoes occurred New York City. which hopes to bring at- gin resiliency small groups in Ware, where the damage in the accompanying photograph was seen. Information Leah Dirden and Sydney tention to the citizen artist. on Jan. 15. posted on the website for the National Weather Service office in Paducah showed Waun earned Silver Key Students have been asked The groups are for stu- that one tornado occurred in Southern Illinois, two in Southeast Missouri and nine Awards. to address the First Amend- dents who lack resiliency in Kentucky. No injuries were reported. Structural damage occurred. The Scholastic Art ment in their art work. skills necessary to be suc- The tornadoes which occurred in the region were rated as EF-0, with winds of Awards show is on display Students who have entered cessful at school. 65-85 miles per hour; EF-1, with winds of 86 to 110 mph; and EF-2, with winds at Cedarhurst through Feb. this contest have attended The groups are sched- of 111 to 135 mph. 9, when a closing reception mandatory meetings, fo- uled to run for six weeks The tornado which struck Ware was rated as EF-1 and had estimated peak winds is scheduled. rums and critiques. and will teach skills such of 100 mph. The tornado lasted from 2:02 a.m. to 2:03 a.m. on Jan. 11, had a path Five A-JCHS students’ Students will be entering as identifying obstacles to length of 0.9 of a mile and a maximum width of 50 yards. The tornado snapped photographs of their work large tree branches. A large open storage shed was overturned and destroyed. Nu- success, positive and neg- merous trees were snapped and uprooted. Roofs were blown off several structures. Maci Murray online in February. ative influences and setting Photo by Benjamin Marxer. Up to 15 students from achievable goals. graduates from counties in Southern Illinois The counseling depart- may win an all-expense ment also plans to give Murray State paid, two-week summer the sophomore class the camp and college credit at Accuplacer test at the end the Art Institute of Chica- of January. go, along with their work The test determines the going on a tour which will students’ eligibility for be displayed in libraries Shawnee Community Col- throughout the state. lege courses, including A-JCHS FBLA members A-JCHS dual credit courses attended a regional con- and transitional English ference Jan. 9 at Southern courses. Illinois University Carbon- Scheduling for the 2020- dale. 2021 school year is slated to Twenty-six A-JCHS stu- begin in February. dents were in attendance. In other business at the This was the largest group meeting: of students attending from The board approved an A-JCHS since Michelle A-JCHS Art Club trip to Stevens has been FBLA Chicago. Maci Mariah Murray adviser for four years. An application was ap- High water on the Mississippi River Ellie Moore, Kiersten proved to apply for a school High water was seen on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau in March Maci Mariah Murray, of 2019. File photo. the daughter of Nick and Wright and Darrian Quick maintenance program grant Sarah (Keller) Murray and placed first in the business to replace the roof on the granddaughter of Larry and financial plan category. lower gym. 2019 second hottest year on record Melody Keller, graduated They each received $10 The purchase of an in- Last year’s river flooding among significant climate events from Murray State Univer- from local sponsors for door batting cage for the sity in Murray, Ky., on Dec. placing first. lower gym was approved. Earth’s warming trend was record flooding along tic and Antarctic oceans re- 14, 2019, with a bachelor of corded their second-small- continued in 2019, making the Mississippi, Missouri, science degree in Spanish est average annual sea-ice Lottery determines primary it the second-hottest year Platte and Arkansas rivers and organizational commu- in the National Oceanic in the United States from coverage during the 1979- 2019 period of record. nication. ballot order for candidates and Atmospheric Adminis- March through July. The Illinois State Board Amy Klobuchar, Deval December 2019 had Her honors included tration’s, NOAA, 140-year The record flooding, of Elections, ISBE, reported Patrick, Bernie Sanders, near-record warmth. The a Who’s Who Award, a climate record – just behind which impacted Union that ballot order has been Joseph R. Biden, Michael month was in fact Earth’s Scholar spotlight and Hon- 2016. County, was reported to be ors Focus. determined for presidential Bloomberg, Elizabeth War- The world’s five warm- the result of ice jams, rapid second-hottest December on record, logging an av- Maci is pursuing a mas- candidates who filed nom- ren, Pete Buttigieg, Tom est years have all occurred melting of snow and heavy erage temperature 1.89 de- ter’s degree in post-second- inating petitions for the Steyer, Andrew Yang. since 2015 with nine of the rainfall. grees F above the 20th-cen- ary administration. She’s a upcoming March primary Republicans Donald J. 10 warmest years occurring The very wet conditions tury average. Only Decem- graduate assistant in the of- election. Trump and John Schiess lSBE conducted a lottery both were eligible for the since 2005, according to along the rivers resulted in ber 2015 was warmer. fice of graduate education. on Jan. 13 to determine the lottery, ISBE reported. scientists from NOAA’s delayed planting of crops. Parts of central Europe, In the future, she hopes National Centers for En- NOAA added that 2019 Asia, Australia, southern ballot order for presidential Schiess was the winner in to work with students in a candidates who filed nom- the lottery. The state board vironmental Information, was also the 43rd consec- Africa (including the island university setting and help NCEI. utive year with global land of Madagascar), New Zea- inating petitions at 8 a.m. noted that Schiess filed only them to understand oppor- on Jan. 2. 10 nominating signatures of The climate update was and ocean temperatures, land, Alaska, Mexico and tunities they did not know posted on NOAA’s website. at least nominally, above eastern South America had The state board reported the required 3,000. were available to them and on its website that the fol- Because of that, his can- The update also featured average. record-high average land to make the most of their temperatures in 2019. lowing Democratic Party didacy faced a review of a map which showed signif- The average temperature time in school. icant climate events which across the globe in 2019 The annual globally av- candidates were eligible compliance with apparent Furthermore, she hopes for the lottery and will be conformity when ISBE is- occurred during 2019. was 1.71 degrees F above eraged sea surface tempera- to be able to help students listed on the ballot in the sued its amended ballot cer- One of those events the 20th-century average ture was the second highest on record at 1.39 degrees F find scholarships or intern- following order: tification on Friday, Jan. 17. and just 0.07 of a degree F ships, student study abroad cooler than the 2016 record. above the 20th-century av- Olivia Wilkins erage and just behind 2016. experiences, research with Ocean heat content, professors, being involved which describes the amount Northern Hemisphere snow cover was close to in clubs or whatever looks honor student of heat stored in the up- average in 2019, at 9.57 best for the individual stu- per-levels of the ocean, was million square miles. dent. the highest ever recorded. High ocean-heat content can contribute to sea-level rise. NASA scientists, who conducted a separate but similar analysis, concurred with NOAA’s ranking. NASA also found that 2010-2019 was the hottest decade ever recorded. Olivia R. Wilkins Scientists from the Unit- Olivia R. Wilkins of ed Kingdom Met Office Anna has been named to determined that 2019 was the fall semester dean’s list one of the top-three hot- at Texas State University in test years on record, and San Marcos, Texas. the World Meteorological Olivia is enrolled in the Honors College at Texas Organization also ranked State. 2019 second warmest for She is the daughter of the globe. Scott and Jamie Wilkins More NOAA findings and the granddaughter of for 2019 Jim and Sue Wilkins and Polar sea ice coverage Max and Jan Miller, all of continued its downward Anna. trend in 2019. Both the Arc- THEThe Talk G AndAZETTE- Cobden Review • ServingD UnionEMOCRAT County Since 1849

Thursday, January 23, 2020 ©2020 Reppert Publications Section B CEO program accepting applications for 2021 class The CEO program of for future business majors, The applications can be selection is a blind process. passions. Union County is ployment and related inter- Union County is accept- the class could be called completed on a phone or Students can contact any lucky to have CEO.” views. ing online applications for Adulting 101. This will be computer and are due Jan. Union County high school CEO exposes students to Members of the class of 2020-2021 high school ju- the sixth school year for the 31. counselor for more infor- business practices, connects 2018 received over $200,000 niors and seniors of Union class in Union County. Applicants then will have mation. them with leaders in their in scholarships, and those in County who are interest- The new digital appli- until Feb. 7 to have three Home-schooled or pri- community, and allows other classes have received ed in participating in next cation is accessed through references completed, also vate school students are them to practice commu- similar recognition of ex- year’s CEO (Creating En- unioncountyceo.org. online. welcomed to apply as well nication, problem solving, cellence. trepreneurial Opportunities) A click on “Student Re- While in the application and can contact UCCEO and networking in a variety Union County CEO is program. cruitment” sends potential program, the students may Board secretary Evelyn of settings. entirely supported by local The CEO program is a candidates a link to more stop and resume or edit. Bailey by phone at 618- Ultimately, CEO guides businesses and organiza- two-credit hour high school student-centered informa- Submitted applications will 867-4038 for more infor- each team member through tions as well as individual class that meets daily in tion, and then, instructions have all personal and school mation. starting and running their investors. local businesses. Not just on how to begin the process. information redacted so that Union County CEO own functioning small busi- The local program is a alumni recently were ness, all while cultivating chapter of the Midland In- asked to share some of essential skills and an ex- stitute for Entrepreneurship, their thoughts about the pansive, long-lasting net- which supports over 50 program after completing work of community mem- excellent CEO (Creating En- high school. bers and business owners. trepreneurship Opportuni- Jackson Laster, a mem- These skills and expe- ties) programs that are long ber of the CEO class of riences also assist with term economic development 2019, now at St. Louis Uni- scholarship applications, programs for nationwide for- versity, said: “CEO taught internships, pageants, em- ward-thinking communities. me so many skills that have proven to be invaluable since I have been at college. State Board of Education “The transition was seamless because I used recommends $760 million some of the communication skills that CEO taught me, and I was able to meet so increase in general funds many new people and make The Illinois State Board in FY 2021 to accelerate Team 16 on Banker Day: In the first row are, from left, Mackenzie Conway, of Education, ISBE, on the state’s progress toward Meghan Smith, Samantha Smith and Kaitlin McWhorter. In the second row plenty of new connections right away! Wednesday, Jan. 15, ap- adequately funding every are Logan Jerolds, Austin Besomcslki, Adam Jung and Austin Klasner. Photo proved its fiscal year 2021 “Things have been great! school district. provided. budget recommendation for I have joined the entrepre- The budget last year ex- public education statewide. ceeded the required mini- neurship club here at SLU ISBE recommends a mum investment in EBF. and have met a few other $760 million increase in Increases in EBF spending CEO alumni!” general funds for public largely go to districts with Bryce Osman, a sopho- education for a total invest- the greatest need. more at Milliken University ment of $9.64 billion. EBF accounts for 80.1 in Decatur and a member The request includes a percent of ISBE’s total FY of the CEO class of 2018, $100 million increase for 2021 general funds budget said: “The college expe- early childhood programs request. rience has been amazing, to build on the investments School districts have and the ability to create new in last year’s budget and flexibility to use EBF to friendships and continue help advance the goal of meet local needs, includ- my baseball career has truly making Illinois the best ing hiring and supporting state in the nation for fami- been a blessing. teachers and staff. lies raising young children. “Having the opportu- ISBE’s budget recom- ISBE will deliver its bud- Team 17 in Effingham at the CEO Experience: From left are Jessica Glasco, nity to represent the An- mendation also includes get recommendation to Julian Smith, Shad Turner, Aaron Lence, Jessa Bond and Erin Dillow. Photo na-Jonesboro community $3.3 million across FY provided. has become an amazing Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly. 2020 and 2021 for the agen- opportunity. cy to establish the Student “I appreciate that CEO ISBE’s request also in- cludes $43.75 million for Care Department, which gave us the ability to put will continue analyzing yourself out there and build high-impact investments in the teaching profession and investigating instances new relationships.” to elevate the recruitment of time out and restraint in Erin Dillow, a member and retention of diverse and Illinois schools. of the CEO class of 2017, effective educators. The department will be graduate of Shawnee Com- The Fiscal Year 2020 dedicated to receiving and munity College and junior budget included the larg- addressing any concerns at Southeast Missouri State est appropriation for early about student safety and University in Cape Gi- childhood in Illinois his- wellbeing going forward. rardeau, plans to complete tory. More than 350 submis- her degree in nursing. ISBE’s recommended sions from educators, par- “CEO has helped me so increase of $100 million ents, families, and commu- much as my professional for FY 2021 will allow nity advocates informed life has progressed,” she Early Childhood Block ISBE’s FY 2021 budget said. Grant programs to serve recommendation. Team 18 at Coad Chevrolet: Sitting, from left, are Bryce Osman, Alex “The values I learned approximately 10,775 more ISBE hosted four hear- Rogers, Alejandra Lopez, Grace Schroeder, Zoe Fuhrhop, Megan Rhine, in this course have helped children from birth to age 5. ings in East St. Louis, Cheyenne Thorn; standing are John Russell, Grace Pitts and Connor Allen. me become a determined The $43.75 million that Bloomington, Mt. Vernon, Photo provided. student, an employee that ISBE recommends for in- and Chicago to gather feed- exceeds expectations, and vestments in the teaching back. a lifelong learner. profession includes: The full budget recom- “The priceless connec- $15 million: Golden Ap- mendation can be viewed tions with others in my ple Scholars of Illinois, online at www.isbe.net/ community will last a life- which provides tuition as- budget. sistance for academically time, and I cannot thank this talented students, espe- amazing program enough Cobden Betas cially students of color, to for all it has gifted me.” earn teaching degrees; and collecting shoes Samantha Smith, a mem- Golden Apple Accelerators, The Cobden High School ber of the CEO class of which provides a path to Beta Club is conducting 2016 and a recent graduate teaching for career-chang- a shoe collection drive Team 19: In the first row are, from left, Amanda Smith, Zachary O’Neal and of Lindenwood University ers with a bachelor’s de- through Feb. 5. Katie Charles. In the second row are Gabe Thompson, Zach Griffin, Maddie in St. Charles, Mo., said: gree. The purpose of the proj- Bundren, Elle Mason, Olivia Schroeder, Conner Jerolds and Jackson Laster. “CEO inspired me to ma- $10 million: Career and ect is to raise funds for the Photo provided. jor in marketing and has Technical Education pro- Beta Club state convention. opened so many doors for grams that support high The Beta Club will earn me. school students in gaining funds based on the number “It has easily been the college credit and hands-on of pairs of shoes which are most impactful course I experience leading toward collected. have taken (including col- careers in teaching. Funds2Orgs will pur- lege). I feel that a lot of $9 million: High-quality chase all of the donated the skills I learned will teacher and principal men- items and redistribute them be especially helpful as I toring programs, which throughout their network, enter this next phase of job can reduce turnover by 50 which helps impoverished applications and interviews. percent. people in other nations. “I would encourage any In addition to target- A shoe collection drop incoming junior or senior ed investments in early off box is located at village to take advantage of the childhood programs and hall in Cobden. Team 20, Anna-Jonesboro National Bank, first week of class: In the first the teaching profession, For more information opportunity: it provided row are, from left, Addison Osman, Julia Lasley, Laura Brown, Drake Roach, ISBE recommends a $510 about the project, contact Reese Barrow, Jayclynn Presutti and Lauren Lyerla. In the second row are me with a great network, million increase for Evi- Diana Duty at Cobden High Alex Remsey, Sally Sims, Joseph Brumleve, Noah McFarland, Braden Benns helped build my confi- dence-Based Funding, EBF, School, phone 893-4031. and Michelle Wolford. dence, and discover my Page 2 - Section B Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Gazette-Democrat News from News from Walnut Grove Church Anna School District On the second Sunday den Elementary School Ac- Mt. Moriah Lutheran after Epiphany at Walnut celerated Reading Program, names honor students Grove United Methodist and to Brock for winning Church, Anna Anna School District Jackson, Tanner Powell, Church, Brock lit the altar second place with his essay No. 37 announces honor Asaiah Smith, Saige Street, candles while Johnathan for the DARE program at students for the second Bryan Wright. played the musical prelude the Shawnee Elementary quarter of the 2019-2020 7th Grade, High Honor on the piano and Jim col- School. academic year. Roll 5th Grade, High Honor lected the offering. A daily scripture read- Daylon Butler, Noah Roll Chotner, Mia DeHarpart, The gospel reading was ing list from the United Mackenzie Alonso-Ara- Brooklynn Eastman, Ry- from John about teaching Methodist Great Rivers gon, Revolution Chaput, lan Frazier, Cash Hodg- learning. Conference was distributed. Hunter Craft, Taylor Crews, es, Kaitlyn Matuszewich, Pastor Bobbi remind- After reading the suggested Tilman Dallas, Grayson Kayla Matuszewich, Luke ed everyone “how we scripture passages from the Garner, Elizabeth Hammer, Menees, Drew Sadler, Zoee learn from those who have Bible every day for a year, Tyler Haywood, Evan In- Sadler, Savanah Smith, Tess come before us. Our faith one would have read the man, Bodhi Laws, Daelan Wilkins, Ruby Yates. and knowledge of Jesus complete Bible. McNelly. 7th Grade, Honor Roll comes from the teach- The year-end financial Dillon Moreland, Joselyn Halsey Alonso-Aragon, ings of Christ’s followers report was given and the Navarro, Chloe Ridgel, Tristan Belcher, Jackson throughout the ages, and budget for this year posted Maxwel Ruddick, Jaron Brooker, Dalton Cobb, we will pass it on to oth- for review. The Hands of Faith group at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Taliseo, Brian Thompson, Kayma Dawson, Logan ers.” The next ladies’ lunch is Church in Anna enjoyed celebrating Sarah Hensch’s Beckett Thorpe, Connor Ebersohl, Allison Fowler, Prayers were requested planned Feb. 7 at 11:30 at birthday. Photo provided. Webb, Ethan Winn, Lizbeth Trevor Goins. for Duane G., Scott B., El Jalepeño. Zamora. Jacqui Harris, Riley Hen- Raja L., Jason Huckleberry, The Sunday service, 5th Grade, Honor Roll nis, Nick Lingle, Gavin Makenna (Pastor Bobbi’s which includes Sunday Levi Alvis, Lyra Casper, Moore, Kacey Pearl, Con- granddaughter) and the School for children, starts Joseph Edging, Jimena nor Richardson, Candria Tomazzoli family. at 9:30 a.m. Flores, Halle Haas, Spen- Rogers, Raegan Sanders, Congratulations were The church is located at cer Holland, Milla Hunter, Klayton Taylor. given for both Madge and 3195 Mountain Glen Rd. Camiah Howe, Zane Plum- 8th Grade, High Honor Gus for their reading ac- near Cobden, and near Illi- mer, Aries Sullens, Lucas Roll Wright, Holly Yana. Sam Allen, Elizabeth complishments in the Cob- nois Route 127. 6th Grade, High Honor Back, Addyson Bailey, News from Roll Emily Belcher, Callysta Jaylen Althoff, Drake Borders, Brianna Brunner, Bible, Presley Bierstedt, Payton Brust, Lakelyn Car- Camp Ground Church, Addison Bonner, Zoe Chen, ter, Eric Chen, Riley Cruse, Adam Clark, Kansas Craig, Tyler Cunningham. Community Justin Damian. Adriel Del Rosario, Pres- The Rev. Dee Ann Christ’s blood won’t cover Kaci Davis, Olivia Ed- li Garner, Drake Hartline, Mt. Moriah council members for 2020 are, in the Thompson’s sermon Sunday if we will turn to Him for dleman, Emma Edwards, Bree Hazelrigg, Zach Hen- first row, from left, Kristen Stegle, Joyce Crews, Jordan Gentry, Maggie ry, Alicia Hernandez, Angel was titled “Jesus, the Lamb forgiveness.” Liz Kelley and Sarah Hensch. In the second row Gooden, Alexa Hinkle, Hernandez, Ben Keller, of God,” with scripture from Addi Bonner and Addie are Todd Vincent, Mike Stegle and James Neisse. Alexis Houseman, Harmo- Carter Lannom. the Gospel of John. Bates received the offering. Kay Johnson could not be present for the picture. ny Key. Devon McNelly, Alay- The message shared that Karen Vaughn is the lead Photo provided. “sadly, today people seem elder for January. Sophia Lin, Natasha na Menees, Jossilin Nee- to interpret ‘lamb’ as a Belated wishes go to Martin, Mariel McGrath, dling, Victoria Perez, Jadyn fuzzy, warm, small, cute an- Deloris Pribble, whose Jake Menees, Madison Samuels, Peyton Samuels, imal; something that brings birthday was the 19th; and Moore, Danica Morgan, Kaitlyn Sullivan, Jason us joy and pleasant to touch. to Jennifer Herren, whose Layne Murray. Swink, Hannah Webb, Josh “To the Jewish commu- birthday was the 20th. Foster Needling, Ethan Williams, Elvira Zamora. Plott, Raelynn Sadler, Ally 8th Grade, Honor Roll nity, ‘the lamb’ meant so Camp Ground Church’s Simmons, Drue Teske, Yoselin Avila, Brooke much more. For centuries first fellowship meal of Logan Thompson, Kale Carmack, Jayci Hopkins, lambs had been the required 2020 is scheduled Feb. 2. Waller, Mason Yates. Kyle Kerr, Janie Ozment, offering for removal of sin, Camp Ground invites 6th Grade, Honor Roll Whitley Quick, McKayla and it’s blood used to pro- everyone to join them in Jayda Benefield, Hunter Treat. tect them from death. (The Bible study and worship. Brown, Dawson Brunner, Passover). Coffee and fellowship be- Myan Carter, Gabe Ed- “The lambs used sacri- gin at 9:30 a.m. Bible study Hess News dings, Elias Harner, Lauren By Glenn Heisner ficially had to be young, is at 10 a.m. Worship is Shane and Kathy Spur- male, and without blemish; at 11 a.m. The church is Owls featured lock and daughters came Jesus was young, male, and located at 50 Tunnel Ln., from Arizona to visit rela- sinless. There is no sin that east of Anna. at Giant City tives. His mother’s birthday News from Owls will be featured at a story time for children was the 19th. which is planned Saturday, Upward Basketball Anna Nazarene Church Jan. 25, at Giant City State started Saturday at Anna Heights with many players Congregational songs the loss of his aunt, Phyllis Park near Makanda. and spectators. during the Sunday morning Goins. The free program is A Baptist men’s wild worship service were led by Sunday School begins at After church on Sunday, the congregation helped scheduled from 1 p.m. to game supper will be the Pastor Randy Wright and 9:30 a.m. Worship services Virginia Housman celebrate her 95th birthday. 2 p.m. in the visitors center the worship team. are Sunday at 10:35 a.m. Photo provided. 24th at Anna Heights. Visi- at the park. tors are welcome. Ushers for the morning and 6 p.m. and Wednesday News from Park volunteer Lorie Al- worship service were Curly at 6:30 p.m. Young at Heart was len will read interactive planned Jan. 21, with Mike Ralls, Mark Smith, Jason Quizzing is at 5 p.m. stories about owls. A craft Chamness as the enter- Elkins and Robert Smith. on Sunday for children in First Baptist Church, with a nature theme will tainer. Special music was pro- grades 1 through 6. Youth follow the story. January birthdays: Josh vided by Abby Barlow and services and quizzing are at Jonesboro The program is open to Schlenker, 10th; Delores the worship team. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. On Sunday, Jan. 19, Pas- don, Jan. 24; Jerri Miller, all but will be geared to- Pribble, 19th; Holly Bar- The morning message, News from tor Perry Williams brought Jan. 25; Shirley Kohler, ward children ages 3 to 8. ringer, 23rd. “No Longer A Slave to the messages at both ser- Jan. 27. No registration is re- Harley and Patsy Rhodes’ Sin,” was brought by Pastor First Baptist vices. Dee Rose led wor- The schedule for worship quired. For more informa- 58th anniversary will be Randy Wright. ship. at the church for this com- tion, call 618-457-4836. Jan. 27. The Sunday evening Church, Anna Kim Benefield provided ing week includes Bible worship service was the In the Sunday morning special music. study at 9 a.m. on Sunday, "The Preaching Pen" church’s monthly mission- service on Jan. 19, Pastor Titus 2 Bible study is and worship services at 10 ary service, with a food Nick DiMauro’s sermon I'll Do It Later! scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. In Acts 24:25. Paul preached to Felix, “And as he drive for the You’ve Been was titled “Taking Up My a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. Dig-In Children’s Minis- Cross.” Scripture was from reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment Blessed Ministries. Hospitality Sunday is try for children from 3 years to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this Mark. Following the meal, planned Sunday, Jan. 26, of age through 6th grade is time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.” Mark Smith, local mission- In the Sunday morn- after morning worship. A planned from 6 p.m. to 8 Felix wanted to hear about Jesus because of Paul’s faith ary president, encouraged ing service on Jan. 12, the meal will be served. Meat p.m. on Wednesday. in him, but as soon as Paul started talking about the need everyone to be missionaries pastor’s sermon was titled and drinks will be provided. Youth meet from 6 p.m. to live a righteous life and exercise self-control, Felix said, in the community. “Self-Denial: Definition Those who attend are asked to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. “No way.” Then, when Paul started teaching him about Birthdays: Emily Wise- and Common Misconcep- to bring a side dish or des- An adult Bible study/ what will happen at the final judgment day it scared Felix man, Jan. 20; Joyce John- tions.” sert to share. prayer meeting is planned and he didn’t want to think about such things or change son, Trevor Treece, Jan. 24; Mary Knight was guest Birthdays: Jerri Tehan- at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. his lifestyle, so he procrastinated, and as far as we know, Larry Fuller, Jan. 25. music leader on Jan. 12 he never became a Christian. The Sunday morning ser- and 19. This is the typical attitude of many sinners today. They vice on Feb. 2 will include The church’s free meal put off obeying the gospel. They don’t want to be bothered Communion. for February has been can- with details, they just want to think that God will save them no matter what, but this simply is not the case. Paul Dan Bohi Ministries will celled. People can still come to stresses the importance of obeying the gospel call today be at the church Feb. 16-18. in II Cor. 6:2: “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, the church on Feb. 10 to A missionary service is now is the day of salvation.” planned Feb. 23. receive their commodity So, the question is, “How does a sinner obey the gospel The church extends sym- bags from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. call?” God’s Word has the answer. pathy to Leonard Sadler in in the fellowship hall. We must believe that Jesus is the son of God (Jn. 8:24), we must repent of sins (Luke 13:3), we must confess Jesus as our Lord (Rom. 10:9), and we must be baptized into Pastor's Corner by Pastor Don Cox Christ for the remission of sins. Peter makes it clear that “baptism doth also now save us” in I Peter 3:21. Acts 2:38: Judges have ultimate power, deciding “… Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins…” No baptism the fate of people's lives. But there is = no forgiveness of sins which = separation from God. one Supreme Judge who will confirm your Following immersion, we must be faithful unto death in order to receive the crown of life (Rev. 2:10). eternal fate . . . Heaven or Hell. TRUE! Friend, a person must be baptized in the name of Jesus for the remission of their sins or they will be lost. If you haven’t obeyed the Gospel, let us at the Anna church Congregational Church of Alto Pass of Christ study with you. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Worship-Message at 10:30 a.m. R.W. McAlister, Minister Anna church of Christ 6GP 6G The Gazette-Democrat Thursday, January 23, 2020 Section B - Page 3

Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people fol- lowed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jor- dan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him. He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, “You are the Son of God.” He warned them sternly not to make him known. From the Gospel of Mark Page 4 - Section B Thursday, January 23, 2020 The Gazette-Democrat Live music by Diamond Dog was enjoyed. Congratulations to our Anna News 2020 award winners: Busi- By Martha Ann Webb ness of the year Rendleman Please have news to me by Sunday night. Email Orchards. New business of me at [email protected], mail to me at 118 W. the year: Shawnee Hills Monroe St., leave news in the back of the green box Real Estate. Most improved at the right of my front door or call me at 833-5717. business: Union Coun- ty Market. Director MVP Union County Gala family. Many prayers for Debby McKibben. Citizen The Davie School Inn the Tomazzoli family. of the year Martha Ann had a full house for the gala. The invocation was by Webb. Union County Chamber of Brett Whitnel. Dinner was I would like to say a very Commerce and Economic catered by The Kitchen on special thanks to the cham- Development have joined Lafayette. ber and economic develop- A special thanks to Eric Massey and his band Diamond Dog for playing at for the fifth annual gala. Introduction of board of ment for honoring me with the Union County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development fifth Sympathy to the family directors for 2020: presi- citizen of the year. Thank annual gala. of Taylor Tomazzoli. Her dent Stephanie Cox, vice you all very much. Most of mother Lisa is the new vice president Lisa Tomazzoli, you who know me know president of the 2020 board secretary Shari Sadowski, what is most important to of directors. It was a sad treasurer Debby McKib- me: my faith, my family night because Lisa’s daugh- ben other board members and my friends. ter died in a car accident the Dori Bigler, Lance Meisen- The next most important night before the gala. Pres- heimer, executive coordina- thing to me, has always ident Stephanie Cox led in tors Tracey Smith, Justice been my community. I have a moment of silence for her Kostal. always worked hard to pro- mote what I feel will make our community the best it Ladies choir Sunday morning at the United Methodist Church in Anna can be for all our citizens. singing “His Eye is on the Sparrow”: Barbara House, Amanda Boreup, Carla Thank you for this award. Anderson on piano, Marilyn Sullins, Nancy Hooks, Kathie Watkins, Chris I regard it with honor, and Foster, Marcy Morris. am grateful for your confi- dence in me. Special guests at the gala were our State Rep. Terri Bryant and her husband Rick and Cliff Lindemann. A special thanks to ev- Little Egypt Red Hat Ladies Carol Gordon, Fern eryone who came to the Thompson, Ginger Bowman, Ann Wilcox were gala, (the theme was Super honored on their January birthdays. Heroes and Villains), ev- eryone who helped with the gala, and all the great sponsors. A very special thanks to Lyle and Tammy Martha Ann Webb was guest speaker on citizenship at the Lick Creek 4-H Woodrum, owners of the Club meeting at the Anna Extension building Monday night, Jan. 13. Davie School Inn. Anna Heights Baptist comed everyone and the Church call to worship, reading Saturday, the 18th Up- from Psalm. ward Basketball and Cheer- Leading the singing were leading started at Anna Barbara House and Nancy Heights Baptist Church Hooks. Playing the organ with over 200 girls and Carla Anderson, pianist boys enrolled. Marcy Morris. Choir spe- For the next seven Sat- cial was by the ladies choir Hostesses for the Little Egypt Red Hat Ladies urdays games start at 8:30 His Eye is on the Spar- dinner at Anna Pizza Hut were Janice Lewellyn, a.m. and last until 3:30 p.m. row with solo by Barbara Barbara McNeely, Carol Gordon, Peggy Grant and The gym was full Saturday House. Sandy Bush. with kids, parents, grand- Scripture reading from parents and other family Matthew. Children’s time members and fans. by Rev. David Reynolds Anna Heights is also was on don’t worry. Rev. sponsoring a new craft David gave each child a group called Mama Lou’s flower representing how crafters in memory of Lou- God takes care of every- ise Williams. This group thing and makes it grow. will be making crafts for the Rev. David Reynolds’ Baptist Children’s Home sermon was Don’t Worry, in Carmi, a mission that Be Happy. He told us God Mrs. Louise supported and would take care of us but loved. Their first meeting we were also to work and is on Jan. 30. Contact the help provide for ourselves. From Lynn Steveson: Martha, as author of this church office for more de- Home Town News column can’t toot her own horn, so I will toot it for her. She has been named as citizen of the year tails. Rev. David Reynolds of The CCBA men’s wild by the local chamber of commerce. She certainly Marion Sunday while he deserves it. Martha not only spends countless game supper is Friday, Jan. was guest pastor at UMC 24, at Anna Heights Baptist hours each week gathering news for her Anna told how when he was in News column, but she makes it a point to attend Church. seminary. The Billy Gra- almost every important event in Union County and Anniversary ham Crusades were in St. take pictures. She also serves Anna on the city Jan. 17 Kevin and Mar- Louis and he sang in the council. Martha truly loves the town and area she tha Clover. David and Kar- choir. was born and raised in, and raised her own family en Stanley. He met a woman beside in. Congratulations, Martha, you truly are the citizen Birthday Linda Clutts, interim Queen Mom of Little Egypt him and they discovered of the year. Jack Bigler celebrated they were both from the Red Hat Ladies, played her banjo while the ladies his 7th birthday Saturday, sang The Light House, He’s Got The Whole World same town. Jan. 18. in His Hands and God Bless America at their He was the new Meth- January meeting. United Methodist odist preacher in Marissa, Church, Anna and she attended a different Liturgist Terry Riley wel- church in the same town. He then told about how the next week the local newspaper in Marissa had a nice article on how two hometown people sang in the Billy Graham Crusades. Honor Wreaths for Vet- erans Wreaths given for our Dec. 19, 2020, 11 a.m. ceremony honoring our Happy 2nd birthday Maci Linton. veterans buried in our Anna Cemetery. Verna L. Full- er for Edgar Fuller Army be donated for veterans Karaoke will be at the post and 1 donated wreath by who do not have one by from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wreaths Across America. WAA. A-J Wildcat Wrestling Officer Jason Leek Joan Graves Edwards Jean Denny for her dad Boosters with Michael Shipley. for her son Maj. Louis Dr. George Casper one The A-J Wildcat wres- Michael’s mother Mindy Joe Wohlwend , and for donated wreath by WAA, tling team boosters are sell- said the 2nd graders John W, Bostian Marines From Carolyn Ury for a vet- ing delicious Kiwanis BBQ have been reading a 2 donated by WAA for Os- eran who doesn’t have one for the Super Bowl. Pick up story and studying car Graves II, Samuel M. about law enforcement and one donated by WAA, dates will be Friday, Jan. Cavaness. officers. For National Darrell and Carol Duke for 31, and Feb. 1. Prices are as Law Enforcement Sue Bauer for Curtis 3 wreaths for veterans who follows: Whole chopped (6 Appreciation Day, all L. Adams and one donat- do not have any one to buy pounds) $40. Half chopped 2nd graders were asked ed wreath by WAA. Gary for them. (3 pounds) $25. Whole to wear blue in support Dahmer for 2 veterans that Anna VFW bone-in (not chopped) $35. of all officers. Michael do not have anyone to buy Last Sunday, Brian Pend- If you know a high school went all out. He and for them and 2 donated by er played music at the post. wrestler, please support Cameron Bauer, grandson of Norm and Barbara Jason are best friends. WAA. Friday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. them. This is the wrestling Bauer, son of former A-J athlete Dave Bauer, who Michael wants to be Debbie Fitzgerald for is bingo with the veterans at team’s biggest fund raiser. has coached and supported Cameron and his teams a police officer when James A. Smith Navy the Illinois Veterans Home You are also supporting for many years. Cameron’s school is Northern Iowa he grows up. A special WWII and Adolph W. Wal- in Anna. the Kiwanis Club. The University. thanks to all our police. ter Army WWII then 2 will Saturday, Jan. 25, C.W. Kiwanis Club is a great The Gazette-Democrat Thursday, January 23, 2020 Section B - Page 5 organization that spends all Thanks to Fred and Linda Some of the ladies turned 7 p.m., and Sunday, March Military Prayer List Carolina the money they make on the Clutts for giving me credit in their quilt blocks to 1, at 2 p.m. Katelynn Williams, Joyce Shepard Owens, kids in our community. when they renewed their Queen Mom Joan Graves Both auditions and the Lucas W. Davis, James her children, Kim Newell All you have to do is subscription to The Ga- Edwards. play will be rescheduled if Sullivan, Lindsey Keene, and Tim Owens spent sev- drive through the Anna zette-Democrat. The next meeting will be weather is bad. (Snow or Jacob Schaefer, Jerod eral days in Union County City Park. Most of or all Red Hat Ladies Meet at El Jalapeno in Anna Feb. ice.) Rehearsals will be set Schaefer, Creighton Last- last week. the playground equipment, Hostesses for the Little 19 at 11 a.m. Hostesses will when the show is cast. er, Reagan Morrison, Josh Joyce grew up in Anna scoreboards etc. have come Egypt Red Hat Ladies din- be Brenda Lovelace and If you wish further infor- Steveson, Josh Williams, and graduated from from funds provided by the ner Wednesday, Jan. 15, Martha Ann Webb. mation, call Lynn Steveson Faith Odom, Jim Bonner, A-JCHS in 1953. Kiwanis Club. at Anna Pizza Hut were Anna VFW Spaghetti at 618-697-2334. Auditions Jennifer Ann Bishop, Arin They enjoyed visiting They partner with differ- Janice Lewellyn, Barbara Dinner are open to anyone inter- Whitemountain, James Anna and noted all the ent youth organizations and McNeely, Carol Gordon, A spaghetti dinner will ested. McWhorter, Nick Harvel, changes since she and her help them fund projects. Peggy Grant, Sandy Bush. be served at the post Friday, Friends of Stinson Nona Elizabeth Luke, Lu- children were here last. They are active with the The theme was light- Jan. 24. Serving will start Stinson Memorial Li- cas J. Strickland, William They lunched twice at local library reading pro- houses. Door prizes were at 5 p.m. Spaghetti, salad, brary Friends of Stinson Nathaniel Frankell, Ethan Goddard’s where Joyce had grams. These are just some lighthouses and baskets garlic bread, etc. for a $10 first book sale of 2020 is Maze, Lukas W. Davis, the opportunity to visit with of the things the Kiwanis Janice Lewellyn’s daugh- donation. coming in February. Tanner Anderson, Hayden old friends and acquain- organization does. ter-in-law made. Anna Arts Center Dates and times are: Young, Garrett Goines, tances. Guests There were 24 ladies The Anna Arts Center Friday, Feb. 7, Friends Kiefer Stull, Davis Jorden One classmate Shirley Terry and Barbara House present. Birthday ladies announces auditions for its appreciation sale, 4 p.m. Glasco, Ryan Hampton, West, her brother Ron and enjoyed several days with honored were Ann Wil- second play in The Year of to 6 p.m. Brittany Michelle Lence, wife Della Shepard had Barbara’s sister-in-law Al- cox, Ginger Bowman, Fern the Woman series. Saturday, Feb. 8, 8 a.m. Killian Jesse, Molly Noyes, lunch with her also at God- ice Gibson and Barbara’s Thompson and Carol Gor- Auditions for Women of to 2 p.m. C.J. Youngerman, Freddy dard’s. niece Carrie Gibson from don. Choice will be held Thurs- Sunday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Morse. Afterwards they toured Duluth, Minn., when they Janice Lewellyn gave day, Jan. 23, from 6 p.m. to bag sale. Celebrating Birthdays Heritage House, Kornthal were in Anna visiting. a talk on lighthouses. The 7:30 p.m. Youth Supper, United Willie and Terrie Rhymer Church, spent a couple of Birthday Celebration ladies won a lighthouse if Actresses may come any Methodist Church, Anna of Dongola celebrated with hours at Hebrewzs and had Hazel Reichrath cele- they could get an answer time during this period. You The youth will serve a their families the birthdays dinner in Cape Girardeau. brated her birthday with her right about her talk. may also come both nights dinner Souper Bowl Sun- of two of their grandsons. She also spent time with daughter Vickie Chamness. Michigan has the most if you wish. Materials day, Feb. 2. The menu will On Saturday they cele- her sister-in-law Carol Lee Oregon Trip lighthouses in the United will be provided, and no feature chili, grilled cheese, brated the 13th birthday of Shepard of Cobden. Peggy Rains visit her States. The ladies learned preparation is needed. One dessert and drink. Cost is their grandson Preston at Owens and her family daughter Amy and husband there was only one light- strong singer is needed. $6 plus cans of soup. Soup Lambert’s and on Sunday were pleased with Anna in Junction City, Ore., for house that was still run This play consists of the cans will be delivered to the 5th birthday of their and what they experienced. three weeks. They spent manually. There is a float- stories of 10 women of to- Shawnee Development grandson Miles Yates at But even more they were Christmas together. They ing lighthouse. day, who each have made a Council’s food pantry. the Anna Heights Baptist happy to have received the enjoyed a lot of good shop- Linda Clutts played her choice, or are in the process AFSCME Retirees Church. warm welcome from fami- ping. banjo and led in singing of making one. Union Meeting Guests ly, friends and past acquain- Visiting Anna songs The Lighthouse, He’s The play was written by Marsha Griffin of the Guest of Shirley West tances. Her great surprise Stephen Burns and Jacob Got the Whole Wide World David Rush of Murphys- attorney general’s office was her daughter Lisa from was the pink iced cookies of Pickering visited Anna to in his Hands and God Bless boro, and is being directed will be giving a presenta- St. Louis. Lisa attended her childhood are still being help Barbara Bauer with the America. by Dr. Lynn Steveson of tion regarding consumer Sunday School and church made every day. PAST House and attend the The ladies enjoyed rural Anna. fraud at the AFSCME state with Shirley at the United Mrs. Owens is married to chamber of commerce gala a great meal. They ex- Performances are sched- retirees meeting Jan. 28 Methodist Church in Anna Ralph Owens and they have at the Davie School Inn. changed gifts. A lot of great uled for Friday, Feb. 28, at at 1 p.m. at Anna Heights Sunday. five children living in North Special Thanks fellowship. 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29, at Baptist Church. 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Opinion and Please read this... By Geof Skinner Commentary Letter to the editor Participate in democracy To the editor, I would like to add my comments to the chorus regard- ing Pond Creek Mine (IL0077666). We, the people of Southern Ilinois, participated in A gaggle of gooses were seen in a field during a recent visit on a very wet Saturday morning to the Union democracy when we came out on a cold night just before County State Fish and Wildlife Area near Ware. The writer wishes he knowed what kind of gooses they were... Christmas to speak at a public hearing held by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. There were more than a hundred of us, with varied Google gaggle...and this is what you get... voices sharing the specifics of concerns on the same topic. This all started with what seemed like a pretty simple, written by a nun named Juliana Barnes, covered the topics We included farmers who are concerned about flooding maybe even silly, idea, and then quickly ended up going of hunting, fishing, and coats arms, and it also included the leaving residue on fields. down a rabbit hole. By the way, do you know the name first-ever list of collective nouns for every type of animal We included fishermen concerned about the poisoning for a group of rabbits? you could possibly imagine. of fish and the people who eat them. One day last week, your writer, who also takes an oc- The only thing I can figure is that Ms. Barnes must We included people who moved to this area as adults casional photograph or two or three, was looking at an have had a copy of one of Dr. Seuss’s first books to spark and people who have lived here all their lives. image of a whole bunch of gooses. The photo, by the her imagination. “One fish...two fish...red fish...blue fish” We included people who boat on the river, swim in the way, features some gooses which your writer could not perhaps. river and live on the river. immediately identify, except for the two on the left, who A group of fish, for example, is a school...and a draft... We, the people of Southern Illinois shared the same said they were Garfield and Gus. and a nest...and a run...and a shoal. request... Well, one thing led to another..the one thing being the Anyway, let’s just kind of run with this...have fun... Please do not allow Williamson Energy LLC to pour name for a group of gooses, which, as I am sure you know, A group of apes is a troop or shrewdness. A group of waste water from their mining operation into the Big is “gaggle.” Do a search on Google for gaggle and you bears is a sleuth, or a sloth. A group of sloths is a bear. Muddy River. could get something like 4,850,000 results. Not really. A group of sloths is a bed. Please do not allow a mining company with a long One of those results, Wikipedia, a wonderful little tool, A group of cats is called a clowder, a pounce, a glaring history of environmental violations to self-monitor the shared that “the collective noun for a group of geese on or destruction (if they are wild). However, the group of dumping of “acid and alkaline mine drainage” into the the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a cats at our abode (there are two of them) is called a nap. Big Muddy River. skein, a team, or a wedge; when flying close together, they Until they wake up. Then, they also are destruction. Please do not allow a mining company that may go are called a plump.” A group of gnus, as implausible as it might sound, is bankrupt and disappear to degrade our land and our water (For whatever it’s worth, during some of my daily called an implausibility. A group of hippotamuses is called forever. walkabouts in recent weeks, which often happen at night, a thunder, or a bloat, which actually seems plausible. Please do not allow the mining company to add toxic I have heard gooses flying overhead. Since it was dark, A group of kangaroos is called a troop, or a mob. A chemical waste to the Big Muddy River, with all the re- the geese really could not be seen well. Actually, they group of cattle is a mob. I always thought a group of sultant impacts on the environment... could not be seen. Period. So, I do not know if they were cattle was a herd. At least that’s what I’ve heard. I do Because this is where we, the people of Southern Il- a skein or a plump.) not know what a group of cattle which can hop would be linois, boat, fish, farm and live. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary echoed what called. A silly? Please, protect our environment and ask the IEPA to was discovered on Wikipedia, defining a gaggle as “a flock A group of narwhals is called a blessing. I suppose it deny the permit. of geese when not in flight.” actually might be a blessing if you happen to see a nar- Please participate in democracy and join the chorus The information about gooses was followed by ad- whal. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one in a local farm pond. of concern. ditional information which defined gaggle as “a group, A group of squirrels is called a scurry, or a dray (if it Signed, Julie O. Murphy, Cobden aggregation, or cluster lacking organization...a gaggle of happens to be a mommy squirrel and her babies in a nest). reporters and photographers.” Lately, we’ve had a scurry of squirrels at bird feeders in Goodness. Yours truly toils as a reporter...and a photog- our yard. They do like to eat. A Page from the Past rapher. Never thought of myself as being part of a gaggle. A group of sparrows is a host. Along with the scurry from the files of The Gazette-Democrat I can assure you that should the occasion arise any time of squirrels, we’ve had a host of sparrows at our bird soon, I will be doing everything possible to avoid being feeders, too. Thursday, January 22, 1970 part of a plump of reporters and photographers. We’re almost done here, folks...we’ll close with the County Clerk Fred Blaylock has announced that the Armed with all of this relatively useless information names of groups of some creepy crawlies...as in a group final date to register to vote in the March 17th primary about gaggle and gooses, a question popped up in my of rattlesnakes (a rhumba), toads (a knot), frogs (an army) election is Monday, Feb. 16. rather simple little mind: What are some of the names and worms (a bunch). Of all these names, a bunch of The Union County area awoke to a frigid eight below for other groups of various furry, feathered and finned worms seems to make the most sense of all. zero Wednesday morning, Jan. 21, the lowest recording creatures? Oh...a group of rabbits is called herd. Well, that’s what I for the area since January, 1963, when the recording was Merriam-Webster also was kind enough to let me know learned on the internet, which means that it has to be right. 12 below zero. that the first known use of the word “gaggle” was some- I don’t know if all of these names can actually be at- December 1969 was the snowiest December in 60 years time in the 1400s. That, dear readers, leads us to the next tributed to Ms. Barnes. Heck, I don’t even know if all of reports the Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service. step in our journey down the rabbit hole. By the way, I those names are real. But it would have been fun to be The average snowfall in Illinois this December was nearly was not working as a reporter, or as a photographer, in there when Ms. Barnes started compiling the list. 12 inches. This is the highest average since the almost 15 the 1400s. (P.S. This column makes reference several times to inches in 1909 and the second highest in the 80 years of Then, a fascinating website called owlcation informed “gooses” and also uses the word “knowed.” For all of you climatological summaries for Illinois. me that animal group names date back to medieval times grammar police: yes, I do know that the plural of goose A suit seeking to permanently enjoin the holding of a when a list of collective terms for animals first appeared is not “gooses.” The plural of goose is “geeses.” A silly giant Mayfest rock festival southeast of Carbondale was in ‘The Book of Saint Albans, printed in 1486. This book, goose told me...that’s how I knowed it.) filed last Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, Murphysboro. Gov. Richard Ogilvie signed a petition which urgently requested state officials to stop the proposed May Day Rock Fest planned for the Carbondale area. Southern Illinois University’s Carbondale campus vocalists made a clean sweep in the Southern Illinois auditions of the Metropolitan Opera Thursday night, Jan. 15, according to Marjorie Lawrence, director of the SIU Opera Workshop. Karen Mallams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Mallams, Anna, was the first place winner. The annual meeting of the Kornthal Union County Memorial Association will be held in the conference room of the Anna State Bank Building Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 7:00 p.m. The Illinois Health Department will give vision and hearing tests to all kindergarteners at the Lincoln and A group of vultures, also known as a committee, or maybe a kettle, or, a wake, if they happen to be feasting Davie Schools Wednesday, Jan. 28. on some sumptuous delicacy along the road. Members of the three local independent basketball teams, the Jones’s Standard Rebels, the Jonesboro Falcons and the Lyman Eudy State Farm Team feel it would be Statesmanship focus of program planned in Carbondale nice if about five more area teams could be formed and John T. Shaw, director of Southern Illinois Univer- Statesmanship is one of the institute’s three major a league organized. sity Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, is initiatives. From the Ware news: The Ware community had snow on scheduled to present a program about world leadership Shaw added that there are plans to discuss the book this the ground from December 21, 1969 to January 19, 1970. later in January. spring with audiences in Carbondale, Springfield, Peoria, From the Lockard Chapel news: The severe weather Shaw plans to present “Restoring Statesmanship to a Chicago and Washington, D.C. and some sickness has been responsible for very low at- Beleaguered World” at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Epiphany For more information about the program, contact tendance at Lockard Chapel the past two weeks. Lutheran Church, which is located at 1501 W. Chautauqua Pamela Umlauf-Brown, president of the United Nations From the Limestone news: We had 24 out for Sunday in Carbondale. Association USA, Southern Illinois Chapter, at 618-549- School Sunday, but on account of the furnace being out The program is part of the United Nations Association 8051 or [email protected]. of order we had no Sunday School. All gathered in the USA, Southern Illinois Chapter annual meeting. basement and had a short church service. The program is free and open to the public. Those who Veterans Plaza planned at Southeast attend are encouraged to bring a dish to share and are asked Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau to bring their own place settings to minimize cleanup. is planning to recognize the military service of veterans Political letters to the editor The potluck and annual meeting is at 5:30 p.m. and All letters to the editor endorsing, opposing or and their families with a new Veterans Plaza, which is set pertaining to political candidates must be published as Shaw will begin his program at 6:30 p.m. Shaw said his talk will preview “Restoring American to begin taking shape this semester. Ground-breaking for paid election letters. They will be subject to a publication the project is scheduled later in January. fee of $50. Statesmanship: A Citizen’s Guide,” that the institute is A paid election letter must be paid for by the planning to publish. The University’s Veterans Plaza will be located between writer. If the letter is paid for by another individual or The book is a 50-page report that “consists of a num- Academic Hall and Memorial Hall and will face the park- organization, that information must be stated, according ber of case studies of statesmanship drawn from recent ing lot along Academic Drive. to election laws. American history,” he said. The plaza will consist of commemorative engraved A letter must be signed and must contain the name Available March 1, the book will be free, and available bricks which donors may purchase through Jan. 17 to of the person who wrote the letter, the writer’s address in hard copy and online. honor the military service of alumni, friends, family and the writer’s telephone number. The telephone Shaw said he will discuss the need for restoring states- members and others. A ribbon cutting and dedication of number will not be published, but must be included for manship “as an ideal and an aspiration in public affairs the plaza is scheduled for May 1. verification purposes. in Illinois, the United States, and the rest of the world.” The deadline to submit a paid election letter, and “I’m delighted to preview this study to a passionate To learn how to purchase a brick or to donate to the payment for the letter, is noon on the Thursday prior to group of people from Southern Illinois who are deeply Veterans Plaza project, visit semo.edu/veteransplaza or publication of the letter. The newspaper reserves the committed to having the United States play a constructive contact the university’s alumni association office at 573- right to edit a letter for clarity, brevity and legal purposes. role in international affairs,” he said. 651-2259.