May 8, 2014 Volume 140, Issue 18 'Kickstart' Mobile at Newman Grade
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Volume 140, Issue 18 May 8, 2014 ‘KickStart’ Mobile at Newman Grade Junior Beta Hosts Annual Senior Citizen School Luncheon at Shiloh School The Junior Beta organization of Shiloh event. Terry Sullivan and Amy Neimerg Jr. High provided a luncheon for the are co-sponsors for the Junior Beta senior citizens of the communities that program. The students filled in as hosts included a pasta entree with three side for the event, served the drinks and dishes. That was followed by a special meals to the guests and cleared the fruit dessert prepared by Mrs. North’s tables after the meal. They also Family and Consumer Sciences classes. organized the decorations and table During the meal, the Junior High displays. Everyone in attendance was Chorus, a vocal duet and a trumpet solo well pleased with the event. photo by were perfomed as entertainment for the Dana Hales Mrs. Silver’s Pre-K class took part in a Sarah Bush Lincoln Healthy Kids event at the grade school Monday morning doing different fun exer- cises at the the direction of SBL staff members. Pam Julian, Librarian, coordinated the activities that also included the Kindergarten and 1st Grade classes also. Physical activites organized in a fun way encour- age children to exercise as a way of life. photo by Dana Hales Some of the Senior Citizens in attendance at the Junior Beta Luncheon. th 100 Anniversary of Mother’s Dayby CharlotteWax May 11, 2014 will be the 100th Jarvis campaigned to establish Newman’s Relay For Life Team Anniversary of Mother’s Day. On May Mother’s Day following the death of her 20, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson mother. Carnations have come to Sponsors Saturday Noon Meal signed a bill recognizing Mother’s Day represent Mother’s Day since Anna as a national holiday to be celebrated Jarvis delivered 500 of them at the first the 2nd Sunday in May. It recognizes celebration in 1908. She chose the mother, motherhood, and maternal carnation because it was the favorite bonds as well as possible contributions flower of her mother. Florists invented that they make to society. The the idea of wearing a red carnation if dictionary defines Mother as the origin your mother was living or a white one if of anything, the original, to adopt as she was dead. one’s own, and the source of life. On this day we honor all mothers, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt in particular our gold Star and Blue Star approved a stamp commemorating the Mothers. American gold Star Mothers, holiday in 1934. Inc. is an organization of mothers The first attempt to establish whose sons or daughters served and Mother’s Day came from Women’s died while serving their nation in times Peace groups with meetings of mothers of war or conflict. The last Sunday of whose sons had fought or died on each September is Gold Star Mother’s opposite side of the Civil War. Anna see 100th cont. on p. 3 Pictured at the serving line are Cindy Hawkins, Judi Pollock, Laurie Bruce Rauner Holmes, Teresa Hawkins, Samantha Hutchinson and Kendra Carroll, members of the Newman team. Their goal is to help fund cancer candidate for Illinois Governor research. During the 2 hour event, the group sold over 150 lunch to visits Douglas County for Meet and Greet Events meals for their fund-raising event. Glen Hawkins and nephew Travis Hawkins were cooking the pork chops for the event. photo by Dana 8:00 AM Korner Cafe in Chesterville Hales 8:30 AM Yoder Buffet in Arthur - COOP Meeting - 9:15 AM Amish Red Barn in Tuscola Newman Rehabilitation and TRI-County Titans Health Care Center to Celabrate - Kansas-Oakland-Shiloh - National Nursing Home Week Monday, May 12th at 7:00PM in May 11 - 17. Mon., May 12th is May 15th is 8th Grade Graduation and May 16th is High School the Oakland High School Multi- Balloon Launch at 10:00 AM Graduation. The special addition of the Independent that will purpose Room. All three School followed by a reception. include the Seniors and the 8th Graders will be the week of May Boards will be present to allow 12th. If you would like to place a congratulatory ad insert for your the public to see the format of Independent Newman City Council Meeting special student or the class, please contact the at an all-school athletic program 837-2414 or email at [email protected] for information on the at the Newman City Hall presentation. Questions from the May 12th at 6:30PM insertions by Fri. May 9th. Thanks. The editors. audience will be addressed. Page 2 The Newman Independent May 8, 2014 Peace Meals FROM THE NEWMAN someone else. Pray for more strength THANK YOU COUNCIL OF CHURCHES for yourself. Look at the creation around you and see the Creator in His A Big Thank YOU to the Menus Jim Allen work. Newman First Responders. Thu., May 8: Salisbury beef pattie, Wesley Chapel Pray more, because make no mistake You’re an awesome group of scalloped potatoes, black-eyed pea about it, Satan is at work in this world. The events in our lives and the news Put on the full armor of God. You may expedient Professionals. salad, whole grain bread, Graham that we receive through paper, tremble at Satan before you, but he is Through out the years you cracker, fresh fruit television, and radio ore often enough trembling at the God who has your have always been there in my Fri., May 9: 2 MEALS DELIVERED to make us lose hope that we can back. times of need. ON THURSDAY. NO MEALS SERVED change things. We have a constant It’s great knowing that ON FRIDAY. drumbeat of war, famine, amazingly Thanks for reading, Newman has such a well trained incompetent and lawless government so Tue. May13: Chicken a la king w/celery, Jim team of dedicated individuals that we can’t see a way out. At the onions and peas; Mexi-corn w/black same time, every believer should, and serving the community. beans, applesauce, biscuit, cake does know that all things will be good LETTER TO EDITOR Wed., May 14: Roast Pork, mashed at the end of time. What are we to do Dear Editor: Stanley Victor Paskavich potatoes w/gravy, Nantucket until then? Newman, IL – Saturday, May 10th marks Vegetables, roll, five cup salad 2Chronicles 8: 14-15 records this the 22nd anniversary of one of America’s Thu., May 15: Ham or Turkey and promise from God. “Then if my people great days of giving – the National Shiloh School cheese sandwich, pasta salad w/ who are called by my name will humble Association of Letter Carriers Stamp themselves and pray and seek my face Schedule vegetables, fruit cocktail, wheat bun, Out Hunger Food drive. and turn from their wicked ways, I will fresh fruit Letter carriers make their rounds hear from heaven and will forgive their through the community every day, often May 8: 4:00PM CO V TRK @ Arthur High Fri., May 16: 2 MEALS DELIVERED sins and heal their land”. We coming face to face with a sad reality School th ON THURSDAY. NO MEALS SERVED underestimate the power of prayer, and for too many, hunger. So, each year on May 9: Final Exams for 8 Grade & ON FRIDAY. likely more often than that, we the second Saturday in May, letter Seniors; 2:30PM Jr. High Awards Program overestimate the time we spend I prayer. carriers across the country collect non- Grades 7-8; 4:30PM B V BB @ Heritage I know that there are prayer warriors, High School; 4:30PM G V SB @ Villa In Newman: perishable food donations from our and I also know that any of us can be Grove High School Served Mon, Tues, Wed customers. Your donations will go prayer warriors if we will use discipline May 10: Class of 2014 to Indianapolis; Call Betty Hopkins at 837-2037 directly to the Murdock food pantry to in our lives 9:00AM CO JH TRK @ Catlin Jr. High In Hume: help people in our area. We turn to prayer when we are in School To Make Reservations, Last year, we collected over 74 million need. We pray when a loved one has a May 12: 3:30PM CO V TRK @ Arcola please call Jeri at 887-2442 pounds of food nationally, feeding an grave illness or when we have lost High School In Brocton: estimated 30 million people. Over the someone dear to us, but we don’t pray May 13: FFA Ag Mechanics State To Make Reservations, please call course of its 21-year history, the drive enough in our daily lives—maybe I’m Competition at Parkland; 10:00AM Jr. Beta Christie Cox at 276-3126 has collected well over one billion just talking about myself. The Bible to Newman Health Care, 10:00-1:00; 24 hours in advance pounds of food thanks to a postal tells us to pray unceasingly. I know 4:30PM B V BB Cerro Gordo High School; Served Mon-Fri service universal delivery network that that I can’t or won’t do that, but I spans the entire nation, including 4:30PM G V SB Cerro Gordo High School certainly can pray much more often than Puerto Rico, Guam and U.S. Virgin May 14: 4:30PM B V BB Paris High School th I do now. I do pray a lot for those who Islands. May 15: 7:00PM 8 Grade Promotion Just a reminder have suffered loss, those who are The need for food donations is great.