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Honor Flight up to double capacity; veterans needed By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press
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hat started out as a plan to send an Frisbee golf All-Pike County Honor coming to Flight to Washington D.C. Pittsfield. this coming season, has See page a3 doubled. Instead of sending 35 veterans, enough money has been raised to send 70.
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“We are so excited about this,” Ryan Lowe, who spearheaded the drive, said. “The Honor Flight people have been down and talked to us and say they will get two buses and double up on everything.” The flight is scheduled for October to give more veterans a chance to sign up. “Seats are filling up fast,” Lowe said. “We have spots for 70 veterans and we have 55 signed up.” Although the bulk of the fundraising has been done in the Pleasant Hill-West Pike area, the flight is open to any and all veterans who served in the Vietnam era or before.
Applications may be picked up at either Western High School in Barry or Pleasant Hill High School or accessed online at the WGEM website. At either of the high schools, help is available
“We are so excited about this. The Honor Flight people have been down and talked to us and say they will get two buses and double up on everything.”
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Story time Pittsfield High School senior Ali Moffitt shares a story she wrote for Saturday’s Pikeland English language arts (ELA) event, “Being an Illinoisan and our Midwestern Values.” Her class, taught by Callie Sears, had recently completed the book “Canterbury Tales” in class, and their stories mirror the Chaucer classic in that it depicts a journey and its colorful cast of characters, except that in the seniors’ version, the destination is Springfield. Students in sixth grade through high school presented poems and other work they completed for the event, which featured a keynote address by guest speaker Ken Bradbury. Saturday’s event was the third in a series of events intended to showcase the talents of Pikeland’s students in the English language arts. A fourth event, a poetry night, will cap the series in April, the ELA department announced Saturday. For more photos from Saturday’s event, please turn to page D1.
Ryan Lowe Honor Flight organizer with the application process. Anyone wanting to take the Honor Flight, but who has special needs – oxygen, wheel chairs, walkers etc. - those things are taken into consideration and in some cases provided. (See, honor flight, A3)
Rain eases burn ban; risk remains Suicides, attempts By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The burn ban for a portion of the county has mostly been lifted after the county received a varying amounts of rain. “The Pleasant Hill-Nebo area got about 3/10 of an inch Monday night and I heard up around New Canton – Rockport, they got a half an inch,” Josh Martin, director of the Pike Emergency Service Agency, said. Martin said to his knowledge only Pleasant Hill, New Canton,Spring Creek, Barry and East Pike had issued burn bans. New Canton Fire Chief, Andrew Walker said he planned to lift the burn ban officially late Tuesday. Trent Crane of Spring Creek and Shannon Smith of Pleasant Hill have lifted their burn bans. Tom Moore of East Pike and Jason Fee of Barry were unavailable for comment, but Martin expects them to lift theirs as well. The county’s 11 fire departments continued last week and through out the weekend to answer fire calls for grass and brush fires, even in the five districts which had declared burn bans, “I think over the weekend we had eight or so calls in the county,” Martin said. According to experts in the agricultural community, the water table is nine inches below
where it should be this time of year, resulting in extremely dry conditions. This plus several windy days have made fire conditions volatile. “There is a lot of dead grass and brush out there,” Paul Petty, Pike County sheriff, said. “And
“There is a lot of dead grass and brush out there.”
Paul Petty Sheriff with these warm days and the extended growing season we have seen over the past few years, farmers want to get started.” Petty said a lot of farmers prep the burn area and think they can control it. “But no matter how good you are, you just don’t realize how fast it can get away from you,” he said. “It just has to jump a plowed or previously burned area and the next thing you know it has raced across a field, into a creek bottom and up a bluff into trees.” Petty said he believes that is why the southern and western fire departments have issued burn bans. (See, Ban, A2)
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peak during week By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press A suicide and three attempted suicides kept the Pike County Sheriff’s Department busy Thursday through Sunday. The Department assisted the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, Thursday, Feb. 16 in a well-being check on a missing 19-year-old male from Mt. Sterling. The call was received at 10:50 p.m. Following an investigation, Thomas EJ Hamilton was located in a 2007 Chevrolet which was located on the McGee Creek Drainage District levee approximately three miles southeast of Chambersburg with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene following several minutes of life saving measures by EMS and onscene officers. The call mirroring the Brown County situation was repeated less than 20 hours later when a female with a gun was threatening herself. That call came from Perry township and ended without incident. Saturday night a man at a residence in Pittsfield was reported to have opened a acetylene tank inside his home and also had a knife, threatening suicide. The situation also ended without any harm.
Law enforcement was called to an area in rural Pearl late Sunday evening for a gentleman with a gun. The man was able to be subdued before anyone, including himself, could be harmed. “The National Sheriff’s Association has met with President Trump in the last two weeks and the number one topic was to address jail and mental health issues,” Paul Petty, Pike County Sheriff, said. “For the past two decades, that has been the push. The funding that used to be there for mental health is no longer available and it has fallen on the jails.” Petty says he currently has two prisoners on suicide watch in the Pike County Jail. “I don’t know if there is a reason for the increase,” Petty said. “It’s the culture we live in and it has encroached into the rural areas. There are guns, knives, all are readily accessible.” The investigation into Hamilton’s death is ongoing. Funeral services were held Sunday in Mt. Sterling. Hamilton had several Pike County relatives. Pike County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by Pike County EMS, Pike County Coroner, Meredosia EMS, and Brown County Sheriff’s Department.
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Future Tornadoes The Griggsville-Perry High School cheerleaders held a mini cheer camp last week and the future cheerleaders performed between the junior varsity and varsity boys basketball game Friday night. Showing off what they learned at camp were left to right: Jaci Kirk, Milee Flowers and Laynee Shoemaker.
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Joel Cook, a junior Pittsfield Saukee wrestler competing at 160lbs. ,received the traditional Saukee send-off and fire truck ride Wednesday morning. Cook participated in the state tournament Thursday but was plagued by health issues and lost in the first round.
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Pikeland takes a look at 10-year plan By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The Pikeland School Board took a look at the list of Life, Health, Safety projects on the district’s 10-year plan at the Feb. 15 meeting. The list was approved on a unanimous vote by the board. Total cost of the projects is $575,000. “This includes some violations that were found and some things we just want to do, that need to be done,” Paula Hawley, superintendent of the district, said. “We levy for these projects and some can be paid for with the one-cent sales tax money.” At South School projects include: fixing the tiles on the gym floor, which are not adhering to the floor; replace or repair a water softener; fix the lighting in the kindergarten rooms; remove the portable building behind the school; fix the concrete walkway and pad in the front of the school; and officially close in the old ticket booth. Total cost of the projects is $118,000. “The old ticket booth is just as you walk in the door,” Hawley said. “It’s been closed in for several years but it is deemed a fire hazard. It needs to be closed in properly so it is up to code.” At Pikeland Community School, projects include some water around the foundation; roof panels that have come apart; flashing along the roof; some repair work to the outside of the building; removal of stains on the outside of the building; and replacing the carpet in the band and chorus rooms. “PCS is 20 years old,” Hawley said.
“That is the original carpet.” Total cost of repairs at PCS is $109,000. Pittsfield High School will receive new lockers in all hallways; fix the showers in the locker rooms and coaches office; repair/replace the water softener; replace covers on the junction boxes; fix the front of the school so water won’t get behind the bricks; add new gutters; fix the basketball goals to keep them from coming down from the ceiling if their original anchor points would ever come loose; and do some repair work to the back part of the roof, over what is now the alternative school. “The backboards on the sides already have straps,” Hawley said. “The main floor baskets do not.” The list will be sent to the state for approval. Total cost for PHS is $384,000. “Anything they do not approve, we will have to pay for ourselves,” Hawley said. Some of the violations are As and some are Bs. You have three years to fix the As, five to fix the Bs and Cs are always optional.” Hawley said her main priority was the concrete work at South School. “It is pitted out, holds water which freezes and poses safety concerns,” she said. “Concrete work outside is not considered a safety issue. It needs to be done, regardless.” The board also heard about new lead testing regulations. “We have to have the water tested at South School by Dec. 31 of this year and water at PCS tested by the end of 2018,” Hawley said. “The high school
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does not have to be tested because there are no children fifth grade or below.” Hawley said regardless of the two deadlines, the school would probably try to get the testing done at the same time. The district is also looking at a new Internet provider. Adamsnet is puling out of Pittsfield. “We have to find a new provider,” Hawley said. “They say running fiber to Pittsfield is not cost effective.” Hawley said two companies have indicated they will submit a proposal and the board will choose one. Adams has agreed to stay on until a new provider can be found. With no money coming from the state, the district is still waiting on $582,000 in aid, with the most critical being the approximately $200,000 missing payment for transportation. “If we do not get some money this month or next, we will probably have to borrow from another account to make it through the year,” Hawley said. The rest of the money is general state aid and early childhood monies. After a closed session the board hired: Rachel Gereck as a first grade teacher at South; Ed Ehlers as a bus driver for the Baylis route; and Jason White as assistant softball coach at PHS. Adam Lee was approved as a volunteer coach for boys baseball at PHS. Also following the closed session, graduation dates were set for Thursday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at PCS and the following Saturday, May 20 at 7 p.m. for the high school.
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(Continued from A1) “Geographically, those areas have a lot tougher terrain to fight fires. Up around Griggsville, there is not the bluffs and the wooded areas like in the south,” Petty said. “We’re dealing with extremely dry conditions.” Petty said the burn ban is advisory only. No penalties exist for violating the ban. “We have wanted the county board to do something, add penalties, especially reimbursements to the fire departments, for those that burn against advice not to burn,” Petty said. “But the Farm Bureau has opposed the measure saying farmers have to burn off their fields. It is a necessity this time of year.”
Petty said the brush, grass and timber fires can be very hard on fire fighting equipment, not to mention all the manpower required to fight those fires. “But it is a hard crime to prove,” Petty said. “I tried an experiment the other day. I lit a cigarette and dropped it in some brown grass. It took 11 minutes for it to catch. So a cigarette thrown out the window of a car could start a fire and no one would have any idea who started it.” Even though the county has received a small amount of rain, officials warn it won’t be long until the area dries out and the hazardous conditions return, unless more rainfall occurs. Everyone is urged to use caution.
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Rotarian Bill Durall, right, introduced Steve Hopper, left, who gave a program on his travel to Mexico City for the Heart 2 Heart Project at the Feb. 8 Pittsfield Rotary Club meeting. Hopper is the immediate former District Governor and has retired as administrator of the Macomb Hospital.
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It's time to celebrate boys basketball regionals. Left to right, Tara Hubbard, Kate Hubbard, Randa Lippincott and Wolfie, the Pleasant Hill mascot, exchange good luck hugs recently. Boys regional action started Monday and Griggsville and Western played each other last night in the Western regional. Pleasant Hill plays tonight at Western versus Payson Seymour and Pittsfield plays tonight at Riverton versus Auburn.
G-P expands high school math options By JUSTIN A. COBB Pike Press Griggsville-Perry School District expanded its array of options for high school mathematics courses following geometry when the school board met Feb. 15. “What we’re going to do, basically, is we’re going to add statistics and discrete math,” district superintendent Dr. Janet Gladu said by phone Friday morning. The proposal, which board members voted to accept, was presented to the board by high school mathematics teacher Kevin Duffy, who had first presented the proposal to Gladu, she said. “We were working on our curriculum alignment, and he said, ‘I think it will help with what we are doing,’” Gladu said. “It gives our kids different options after geometry instead of Algebra 2. For our higher-level kids, it gives them two more classes they can take in math.”
Gladu said she hopes the additional two courses will entice students to continue taking math beyond what is minimally required for graduation or postsecondary enrollment. In other business, according to Gladu via email Thursday morning, the board: n Accepted bids for renovation of the high school boys restroom over summer. The plumbing portion will be completed by Kevin McCann Plumbing of Pittsfield for $11,047.52, the drywall portion by Wilson Restoration of Pittsfield for $412.65, Gladu said Friday. n Learned the architect was preparing to issue a request for proposals for middle school HVAC work in Perry to be completed over summer. This had been delayed by storm damage to the roof at the Griggsville facility, Gladu said Friday. n Learned Tim King of Kings Financial Consulting of Monticello would speak
“It gives our kids different options after geometry instead of Algebra 2.”
Dr. Janet Gladu Superintendent, Griggsville-Perry School Board to the board about working cash bonds at the April meeting, King having already been booked for the month of March. n Opted not to replace the high school classroom doors as part of the district’s summer work due to high cost, estimated approximately $23,000. n Learned the state as of Feb. 15 owed the district $260,266.51 and had made no mandated categorical payments for the current fiscal year. n Announced the board and administrators would have a team in the donkey basketball fundraiser March 18. n Approved the meeting
agenda, Jan. 18 open and closed session minutes, financial reports, and payment of bills. Six minutes into the meeting, according to Gladu, board members voted to go into closed session to discuss specific employee matters and individual student matters and to review minutes of previous closed sessions. After one hour and eight minutes in closed session, the board returned to open session and extended the contract with Carl Spath as middle school principal for one year, through June 30, 2018, according to Gladu. The meeting lasted one hour and 35 minutes, according to Gladu.
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Steve Hopper, introduced by Rotarian Bill Durall, gave the program at the Feb. 8 meeting of Pittsfield Rotary Club. Hopper is the immediate former District Governor of Rotary and has retired as administrator of the Macomb Hospital. He is very active in Rotary and took a trip to Mexico City last November for the Heart 2 Heart Project. This group has been active for 13 years and includes clubs from 26 districts. Hopper presented slides from his trip, where the group toured two to three projects each day. The first project visited was the Neurological Rehab Center, which has been supported by Rotary for eight years. The Mexican culture does not accept epilepsy as a disease. The next project visited was a rural school where the group donated a water tank and school equipment. Eighty percent of Mexico has no access to clean water. Hopper was able to get a picture with an eight-foot statue of Paul Harris. The next project was the Hospital De Las Americas, where equipment was donated. This hospital includes three delivery suites and averages 600 births per
month. There is no privacy in the hospital for patients. The next project was an elementary school, where a water tank was donated. The Mexican government provides two loads of water per week to this tank, where it is filtered. There is a lot of traffic in Mexico City and no logic when it comes to driving. It would take a long time to go short distances within the city. The group visited the District Office, where they had a project review and were given 10 additional projects for consideration. The next project visit was at Metepec Cleft Palate Program, which is a rural hospital. There are two to three cases of cleft palate per 1,000 people in Mexico. It is cause from a lack of folic acid and vitamins. This hospital provides patient care for the patient’s lifetime. Hopper provided pictures of a car show fundraiser. The next project was Benito Juarez School, where materials were provided to build an addition to the school building. Another project is the Kidney Transplant Program, where $2,000 is donated toward each transplant. The Gus Loehr Rehab Project was also visited.
Correction Griggsville-Perry Middle School principal Carl Spath was among the local educators who recently graduated in the first cohort of the West Central Illinois School Leadership Initiative sponsored by the Tracy Family Foundation.
His name was inadvertently omitted in a story in the Feb. 15 issue of Pike Press listing educators from Pike County who had graduated from the program. Pike Press regrets the error.
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Prescription costs out of pharmacies’ control By Robert Lyons Pike Press Since taking office just a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump has moved swiftly in the direction of fulfilling various campaign promises. While campaigning, Trump said he would push pharmaceutical companies to reduce the cost of prescriptions. One specific plan he mentioned is to begin importing medicines from other countries. That particular idea does not sit well with some pharmacists, including Byron Berry who has been in the industry since the 1970s. He said there are several things alarming about that idea, including the possibility that sources of the medicines produced in other countries may not be as safe as those made in the United States. “Our drug supply right now has to have a pedigree. If I buy something from any source, it has to have a pedigree that says it’s safe,” Berry, who owns and operates the Pharmacy Plus stores in Barry, Carrollton, Roodhouse, White Hall and Winchester, said. “I know where all of my drugs are coming from.” He said it’s not just the chemical compounds that could differ in other countries. Other factors, such as packaging, shipping and storage methods, affect the quality of the drugs. “In Mexico, there are open-air pharmacies with
no air conditioning,” he said “We have to maintain our inventories below 76 degrees, so I think you can see the differences you can get from different countries.” There are better alternatives, Berry said, than bringing in drugs from other nations. “If you want to allow importation from Canada, why don’t you just tell the drug companies that they have to sell things in the United States at the same price as they do in Canada, instead of adding extra cost by having to re-import stuff,” he said. One concept along those lines that the President campaigned on was allowing Medicare to negotiate pricing directly with drug companies. However, it is the pharmacy benefit management firms that are largely responsible for negotiating drug prices in the pharmaceutical industry, Berry said. Based on the profits those companies are seeing, it would be a hard sell to get those entities to push for lower prices. Berry said he read in a newsletter that OptumRx, which is the pharmacy benefit management arm of United Health Care, posted profits of $1.8 billion in the most recent quarter for UHC. “These benefit management companies suck more money out of the middle of healthcare than you can imagine,” Berry said. “It’s the truth and nobody’s really delving into it.”
While the benefit management firms, and their parent drug companies, continue to post strong earnings, Berry said the money he makes on each prescription filled has gone down over the years. He said he was receiving a minimum of $1.80 in profit for each prescription when he started in 1972. Now, he sees less than $1 on many scripts, and some below acquisition cost. Berry provided documentation for two prescriptions filled recently that show the amount he paid for the prescription, the amount he is paid and the total net profit. An inhaler for which he paid $52.18 brought in a total of $53.14, netting him a $0.44 gross profit on the transaction. That does not include Pharmacy Plus’ cost to fulfill the prescription, such as the cost of paying employees, which Berry estimates is $10 to $11 per prescription. There has been movement in the past on the national level to help remedy the situation faced by pharmacies like Pharmacy Plus. However, Berry said those efforts have been stalled at the federal level as politicians are influenced by lobbyists interested in protecting those making the largest profits. Berry remains hopeful meaningful change will come with new leadership, but is still skeptical. “I just can’t see that the influence of money in Washington is going to change,” he said.
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A kick off of sorts was held Friday morning at the Crop Production Services offices in Pleasant Hill. CPS recently donated money to a flag project that aims to provide every veteran in Pike County with a flag and flag holder. Charles Worthington was the first veteran outside of the Pleasant Hill area to receive the gift. The holders are made by Ron White of Pleasant and most all Pleasant Hill area vets have one. On hand for the kick-off were, left to right, Ryan Lowe, Geoffery Giles, Charles Worthington, Scott Campbell, Weston Richards.
(Continued from A1) Veterans, whether attending the Honor Flight or not, will also have the opportunity to receive a flag and a flag holder made by Ron “Gomer” White of Pleasant Hill. Recently, Crop Production Services in Pleasant Hill (CPS) donated funds for approximately 35 flags and flag holders. White has made more than 250 of the PVC pipe flag holders and furnished a flag. All known veterans in the Pleasant Hill area have one and the recent donation by CPS has allowed the program to reach out into the county.
Charles Worthington of Pittsfield was the first veteran outside the Pleasant Hill area to receive a flag and holder. Any veteran wanting a flag and holder should contact White or Lowe to have their name put on the list. The first 35 flag holders and flags are in the process of being made and more will be distributed as funding becomes available. Anyone wanting to make a donation to fund the flag project may do so by sending a check, made payable to Pleasant Hill School; put “Flags for Veterans” in the memo line.
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The Pleasant Hill Scholastic Bowl team won the Pike County Conference meet last Wednesday evening for the third year in a row. Then Saturday, the team qualified for state by winning the Masonic Academic Tournament meaning they will head to state competition in March. Team members are, in front, Jeffrey Kidd and Makayla Leverich. Standing are: Peyton Anderson, Cade Riddle, Derek Dolbeare, Emma Dolbeare and Geoffrey Giles.
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Erin Miles of Griggsville was the winner of a 32-inch flat-screen television from County Market in Pittsfield, Frito Lay, and Refreshment Services Pepsi. The television was given away as part of a Super Bowl promotion.
Chamber supports entrepreneurs during National Entrepreneurship Week Pike County Chamber of Commerce is participating in National Entrepreneurship Week, a weeklong series of activities that celebrates the efforts and impact of entrepreneurs and small-to-midsized businesses. Led by Microsoft and supported by more than 100 companies including the Chamber, National Entrepreneurship Week will kicked off Monday, Feb. 20, and will conclude Friday, Feb. 24. Throughout the week, there will be a variety of opportunities for entrepreneurs to get involved, including a live broadcast of the National Entrepreneurship Week kick-off in New York City, informative webcasts and a Twitter chat. The official National Entrepreneurship Week website, entrepreneurshipweek.com, houses details on each of the week’s daily events and offers. In addition, the site features free articles and downloadable resources on topics like business technology, branding and best practices– all designed to help eager entrepreneurs launch a business and to enable established small businesses to grow and thrive. The Chamber lends expertise to help strengthen the small-to-midsized business
community with initiatives such as webinars, training, and marketing support. With encouragement from the Chamber and all participating community members in National Entrepreneurship Week, entrepreneurs can gain knowledge and guidance around business ownership to help them succeed. “National Entrepreneurship Week is a celebration of established business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs that want to make their dream a reality,” said Cindy Bates, vice president of small-to-midsized business at Microsoft. “We are eager to embark upon this week, and we’re encouraged by the collective impact we can make with the support of these various community influencers and those who are telling their inspirational stories.” During National Entrepreneur Week, the Chamber will be spotlighting local entrepreneurs on social media, hosting webinars, and sharing information from Microsoft, the Small Business Administration, and other resources. The Chamber encourages you to follow its Facebook Page, visit its website at pikeil.org, or call Kaye Iftner, Executive Director, for more information.
By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press The Pleasant Hill Quiz Bowl team had a week of heavy lifting last week. Heavy lifting of hardware, that is. Not only did the team claim the title of the Pike County Conference last week, the team earned first at the Masonic Academic Tournament in Winchester over the weekend. That wins earns the team an invitation to the Masonic State Bowl in Bloomington, March 4. “We are really excited,” Derek Dolbeare, captain of the team, said. “Last year we went to the Masonic Bowl and I thought we were power hitters, but we didn’t even place. This year we won it.” Dolbeare said the team’s strengths are math
and history. “So far this year, we haven’t seen many math and history questions,” he said. “But the Masonic Bowl had a lot of math and history questions.” The team will spend the next week preparing for the state meet. A regular season meet with Pittsfield Thursday night will help hone their skills. “And we have access to questions that have been asked at previous Masonic Bowls,” Beth Arnold, quiz bowl sponsor, said. “There are also ways online to prepare.” Arnold said all of the competition will be good for her team as the ISHA regionals will begin the first week in March. Western High School also competed at the Masonic Bowl and finished fourth.
Frisbee 'golf' coming to Pittsfield By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press
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esidents could be playing Frisbee golf this summer if construction plans get started. Braxton Lanier, physical education teacher at Pikeland Community School, applied for a $3,000 grant from the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The grant was announced last month. “It will be in the area at the back and side of PCS,” Lanier said. “It will be a nine-hole course.” Lanier said a gentleman from Quincy who designs golf courses has offered to help design the course. The $3,000 will go for supplies and hopefully volunteers with a knowledge
of concrete will help with the labor. “We hope to have it up and going by summer,” Lanier said. Frisbee golf can be as simple as taking a Frisbee that costs under one dollar or going all out and getting a “driver,” “putter,” and “midway” disc. Some professional Frisbees can cost upwards of $35. “Once the course is up and ready we hope to have some tournaments and use the money from those to help fund some new P.E. equipment,” Lanier said. “We hope it really catches on. We would like to see more people being active and outside. It is not a hard game to play once you get the rules down.” Lanier said he hoped people would use the course whether they opt to play in any of the tournaments or not.
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The “hole” for Frisbee golf sets about sixfeet off the ground and features a basket rather than a hole. The disc must land in the basket for the throw to count.
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Pike serves up double dose of patriotism It’s a great problem to have. And the solution is even better! When Pike County volunteers decided to roll up their sleeves and raise money to send local veterans on an all Pike County Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., they knew it was a tall order. Nevertheless, they dove right in – and the results have been nothing less than spectacular.
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Not only did the fundraising campaign hit its goal, it doubled it. That’s right, the volunteers now have enough money to send not one, but two airplanes filled with veterans to see the military memorials in our nation’s capital. The problem? Initially, the signups for the trip lagged behind the heart-warming success of the fundraising. At present, there is still room for a few more veterans. So, if you’re a Pike County veteran – or someone in your family is and you want more information – make the call. Forms and information are available at Pleasant Hill and Western high schools – there’s also assistance available for filling out the application form. Once again, thanks to all who have worked so hard to make the all Pike County Honor Flight a reality. Thanks to the veterans who will be making the trip. And thanks to all veterans, past and present, who have served so honorably to advance the cause of freedom in the United States of America and around the world.
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County Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. 1. I have taken an Honor Flight, either as a veteran or a guardian, and it is a tremendous experience. 2. I know someone who has enjoyed the Honor Flight trip. 3. I can’t wait to be part of the cheering section for our Pike County veterans! Share your answer at pikepress.com
Last week's poll results As President Donald Trump completes his first month in office, controversy continues to surround him. 50%
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C. I think this is the worst political climate I have ever seen. D. I find myself avoiding national news because I don’t want to hear any more.
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Threats to representative democracy W
ith so much turmoil in Washington and around the country these days, it’s easy to get caught up in the crises of the moment. These are, indeed, worth our attention — but so are longer-running developments that threaten the health of our representative democracy. First, it has become very hard to make our system work. Our country is so large, so complex — and, at the moment, so polarized and divided — that it’s tough to make progress on the challenges that beset us. And Congress has failed repeatedly to overcome its divisions and move the ball forward. Second, in the face of difficult problems, it has become
timid. Its members don’t like to make hard choices. So they don’t come close to living up to their responsibility to be a co-equal branch with the presidency. Which is why it’s not surprising that we face a third longterm crisis: people have lost confidence in the institutions of government. This is a serious problem for our government and for the democratic system it embodies. Restoring public confidence will take hard, sustained work; it can’t be regained through rhetoric, only through exemplary performance. But this won’t happen unless we address the fourth challenge: our elections system needs thor-
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and indifferent to the political process. As citizens, we have to learn how to solve problems in a representative democracy. We have to learn to work with people who hold different views, forge common ground with them, and hold our representatives to account — not alone for their political views, but for their ability to get things done. To make representative democracy work, we, as citizens, have to up our game, too. n Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.
Guest Column: By Jim Nowlan
Fiscal follies continue; Illinois suffers G
ird your loins for yet another column about the saga of the never-ending budget stalemate. I am as distressed as you are tired of reading about this, but hang in there—this is important stuff—and I’ll spare you most of the numbers. Gov. Rauner recently released his third budget, and it’s just as phony as his previous two efforts as well as those of his Democratic predecessors Blagojevich and Quinn. To summarize, Illinois continues to spend about $7 billion a year more than it takes in, on a general funds budget of $32 billion in revenue. Everyone from New York bond ratings agencies to scribblers out here like me say this cannot continue, but it does. The damage is mostly beneath the surface, yet devastating. Our high school graduates flee the state in droves for college across our borders, because of uncertainty over financial aid and the future of our colleges. Neighboring states gleefully offer our students “scholarships” that make going to Iowa City or Madison less expensive than in Illinois. Their universities, hurting for students, can do this because the marginal cost to them of an additional student is less than what they charge. Once our students leave, they are less likely to return. As you might well imagine, business is leery, to say
the least, of locating here because of the uncertainty and instability they fear like the plague. Further, I am told there is, for lack of a budget, a “die off” of important, small social service agencies that used to help the state serve the unfortunate. And, of course, our state reputation as a laughingstock, fueled by the corruption scandals going back more than a decade, is only “enhanced” across the country by our dysfunction. Governor, House Speaker Mike Madigan, and lawmakers of both parties are now so embarrassed (what took them so long?) that they are circling round a potentially real budget. But the mating dance that might deliver a product will take months. The game now is to create a budget without being splashed with the blame. This will prove impossible, though the pols are writhing in efforts to prove me wrong. Most voters are not discerning enough to let anyone off the hook. Most lawmakers have never had to make tough, politically life-threatening votes on tax increases and spending cuts. For example, no Republicans voted for the temporary tax increase in 2011, but this time Democrat Madigan will insist on many GOP votes, before he will put his own members on an increase proposal. Lawmakers need time to be conditioned to the idea of
walking the plank. In recent months, the state’s think tanks have been weighing in. The Civic Federation of Chicago and the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois (which I used to head), both business groups, have reported that significant tax increases are needed, though they rue saying as much. The right-wing Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) has declared the state can get by without a tax increase. IPI would do this largely by shifting (not eliminating) costs from the state to local governments, schools and universities, all the while eliminating the locals’ longstanding share of income tax revenues. The IPI makes some good suggestions, such as eliminating pay spikes at the end of educators’ careers, which also spike their pensions, and limiting state employee compensation. But for the most part, as a respected Republican lawmaker told me, the IPI budget is impractical balderdash, unhelpful to efforts to come up with a budget. In his budget address, Gov. Rauner said rather vaguely he would be open to tax increases, though he ruled out taxation of retiree pay. Doing so would, however, actually make sense. The federal government taxes retirement, exempting most Social Security, and so do nearly all states that levy an income tax.
And doing so could keep shave the rate of the overall tax increase. Yet the idea sends chills up the spines of Illinois voters, according to the polls, so will not be done. This is a good illustration that the little guy voter does matter in shaping public policy, even when wrong. To their credit, state senators of both parties have started serious talks about a budget, though governor and House speaker, who could scotch any Senate proposal, are playing coy. I think—envision turbaned swami Johnny Carson, head resting on his fingers, pensively looking into the future—that this summer there will be an income tax increase and some modest businessfriendly changes. The results will be about the same as those Rauner and the House speaker could easily have agreed to more than two years ago, if they had simply sat down man-to-man to address the problem. The increases will, I fear, not be enough to resolve our huge fiscal problems, so we will limp along into the future. n Jim Nowlan is a former state legislator and former senior fellow at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois. He has worked for three Illinois govenors.
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The Coonridge Digest: Freida Marie Crump
When you substitute fear for knowledge… Greetings from the Ridge I’ve thought a lot about Harry Donald this week. He was the first youth minister our church had ever hired. For years we’d gotten by with whatever volunteers we could talk into the job of wrangling our wayward little Methodists into line and it all worked out well, I guess. Then one day a sweet old soul died and left the church with an endowment to hire a youth minister and Harry showed up, ready to take on the job. I suppose he was a harmless enough guy until he got this job that was way over his head. Camping was a big thing back then in the days before kids had to have air conditioning and Wi-Fi. Nearly every month Harry would plan a camping trip to somewhere just remote enough to be a little exciting. Our church youth group usually jumped at the chance of getting away from home and the camping trips were well attended. The only problem was that Harry Donald knew nothing about camping and made no effort to learn. Setting up a tent was beyond his ability and his first attempt at building a fire brought out the resources of three local fire departments. On one infamous trip he camped his little group right beside a
creek when heavy rains were in the forecast. No one was hurt in the ensuing flood but the church lost all of its recreation equipment and the trustees had to foot the bill for six new tents. So to make up for his lack of knowledge or even any desire to acquire knowledge, Harry Donald came up with a plan. In order to keep his job and assure the loyalty of his group he’d scare them. Night after night Harry would end his Bible study with terrifying tales of campers lost in the woods, of bobcats big enough to drag off young Methodists, of one-armed convicts left to roam the neighboring woods in search of young believers. He knew that he had to somehow secure his position and make himself necessary to his young charges so he’d purposely set up fears in their young heads, and in each sordid tale of murder and bloodshed Harry would be the hero. It was his technique to take attention away from that fact that he had no idea what he was doing. Our neighbor girl Mindy told me that on one particular trip she’d poked a hole in her air mattress. She said, “I took the thing to Mr. Donald and he just looked at it. He didn’t have any idea how to fix it.” I asked her what she did. “Well, I sort of forgot about it when he told me stories
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o to make up for his lack of knowledge or even any desire to acquire knowledge, Harry Donald came up with a plan. In order to keep his job and assure the loyalty of his group he’d scare them. about little old ladies in Chinese factories who’d purposely poke holes in any air mattress that was labeled as coming to the United States. He said that it was part of a Chinese plot to destroy American youth groups.” Mindy slept in the church van that night, ignoring Harry’s incompetence but with a genuine dislike for foreigners intent upon destroying the American way of life. On one hot summer evening a group of our young lads decided they’d try their hand at trapping squirrels and went to Harry for advice on how to capture the things. Harry was clueless so he simply told them that trapping squirrels was illegal and punishable by forty years in prison, making the boys middle-aged by the time they’d be able to take their next camping trip. They’d always been taught to respect adults so they swallowed that alternate truth hook, line and squirrel bait. I guess the real damage that Harry did
to the kids was the way he eroded the respect for positions of authority. When he’d purposely manufacture fears to get them to rely upon him it forever made them question anyone in a leadership position. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of healthy skepticism, but when faced with a man who played so fast and loose with the facts they were forever leery of trusting anyone. When get them to settle down at night by telling tales of imaginary boogiemen in the woods instead of a calm understanding of the dark, Harry was substituting fear for knowledge. It’s been many years since I’ve thought of Harry Donald. I wonder what brought him to mind? You ever in Coonridge, stop by. We may not answer the door but you’ll enjoy the trip. ■ The imaginative commentary of Freida Marie Crump comes to us from Coonridge – a town that’s a lot like your own.
PICKINGS FROM PIKE’S PAST
FIFTY YEARS AGO: PIKE FARM BUREAU TO BUILD NEW BUILDING 150 Years Ago Feb. 21, 1867 The Belle of Pike is now making its regular trips on the Illinois River. Both the Illinois and the Mississippi are out of their banks and rising rapidly. Things are moving at Bedford. Chandler, Decker, and Baker are proposing to put up a steam-powered saw mill at that place. P.P. French is making preparations for building a steampowered ferry to run at that location. Arrangements are also being made to put the roads in good order on both sides of the river, and thus permit access to one of the best crossings on the Illinois. Such evidence of enterprise and energy on the part of our citizens we are glad to record. Grimshaw has about completed the internal improvements of his new drug store in Pittsfield. He offers prescriptions carefully put up. Dr. C. W. Rivers of Pike county has been elected president of the Western Dental Association. 125 Years Ago Feb. 24, 1892 Roads are almost impassable. Much rain has fallen, and the weather has been of the gloomiest character. Two young men recently went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCarter, who live west of New Salem. One of them dealt Mr. McCarter a heavy blow upon the head, and then the pair began to ransack the house. The men were apprehended the next day, and are now in jail, awaiting the April term of the court. The school exercises in Baylis in honor of Wash-
ington’s birthday were highly appreciated and well rendered. Quite a number of parents were present. George Washington still lives in the hearts of his countrymen. Charles H. Harder went to Mt. Sterling and made a full and thorough investigation of the electric light system of that city, and he returned to Pittsfield fully enthused to put a plant in this place. One of the most novel and pleasant social entertainments given in Pittsfield was a taffy pull at the home of Miss Ella Barrett last week. A county-wide petition against horses, mules and cattle running at large has been presented to the county clerk, and it will be voted on this spring. State Senator Harry Higbee went to Mt. Sterling to meet with the Brown county democratic committee. Congressman Scott Wike arrived home Tuesday evening, and will remain several days. He appears to be in good health and as ardent in the cause of tariff reform as ever. 100 Years Ago Feb. 21, 1917 Thousands of wild ducks recently made their appearance along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Their presence is unusual, because they don’t normally appear until late March or early April, and their coming is an indication of an early spring. The tuition for those outside of Pittsfield for attendance at the high school has been set at $50 for the year. The Milton high school team came to Pittsfield Sat-
urday morning and took the train for Hull, where the two teams met in the afternoon. Hull defeated Milton 19-18. The Milton second team and the Pittsfield eighth grade team met in a game at the high school gymnasium in Pittsfield Saturday evening. The game resulted in a victory for Milton 44-18. The second game was between Pleasant Hill and Milton high schools, and Milton won by a score of 38-31. The Detroit basket ball team is surely putting Detroit on the map. Last Friday a picked team went to Pittsfield ad defeated them 56-14 in the high school gym. The school team on the same evening defeated Toll Gate, 21-10. Next Sunday will be the banner day when the Detroit M.E. church will dedicate the remodeled building. 75 Years Ago Feb. 25, 1942 Ed D. Glandon, owner and operator of the Pike County Telephone company and one of the bestknown independent telephone men in the state and nation, died at his home on East Washington street at 6 o’clock Thursday morning. He started in business in Pittsfield in 1896. His funeral was at the Christian church, where he was chairman of the church board for many years, and sang tenor in the Vesper Singers for 43 years. The Glandon company rang 40 phones when he opened his exchange 45 years ago. Six residence and business numbers in the city have never been changed since the night William McKinley was
elected president in 1896. Alderman Delbert Irvin on Friday passed the mental and physical examination for aviation cadet training in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and will probably be called for training within ten days to Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. The first month of operation of Illini hospital has shown that 106 patients have been admitted. The Pittsfield Saukees lost a great basketball game to Quincy by the score of 39 to 37. 50 years Ago Feb. 22, 1967 The temperatures the past week ranged from a high of 65 to a low of 5 degrees, with four tenths of an inch of rain. East Pittsfield is going to get a new look in the form of a modern, one story Farm Bureau building to be built on U.S. 36-54, west of and opposite the Pittsfield nursing home, Robert D. Smith, executive secretary of the Bureau, has announced. Plans for the new office have been worked on for the past 18 months by a building committee consisting of Chairman Hayward Lowe, Gerald Fudge, Jesse Gleckler, and Carl Deemer, all of Pittsfield. Lew W. Cummings of Chambersburg is president of the Farm Bureau. Lyndle W. Hess, executive vice president of Libby, McNeill & Libby food packing company with headquarters in Chicago, has been named acting president of the company. Hess is a native of Milton and a graduate of Milton Community high school. East Pike high school en-
ters post season play with a record of 19 wins and 3 losses. The starting five are seniors John Hoover, Bob Pressey and Larry Manchester and juniors Randy Gress and Gale Bess. 25 Years Ago Feb. 19, 1992 The Pike County board is close to an agreement that could lead to a solid waste management plan in three years. With the help of the Two Rivers Council of Public Officials and Patrick Engineering, Pike may combine with five other counties for a two phase study which could lead to the management plan. Pittsfield Mayor Rick Conner helped the Pittsfield Manor celebrate its second anniversary Feb. 9. The Pike County Dance Club enjoyed dancing to the big band sounds of the 1940s at a dance at the Pittsfield American Legion hall for Valentines Day. J. H. Syrcle of Barry is president; Robert Dempsey, Pittsfield, is vice president, and Evelyn Ockerhausen of Milton is secretary-treasurer. Mary Jane Johnson scored her 2,000th career point in the Pleasant Hill Lady Wolves’ 75-55 win over Calhoun in the first round of the White Hall regional. According to IHSA records, Johnson is the first player from Pike county to surpass that mark. The Pittsfield Saukees will be represented at the Class A wrestling tournament for the second year in a row, a first for the program. Jamie Fox in the 125 lb class and Rhett Collver, 135 lb class, will be representing PHS at the Assem-
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his month, we honor all presidents, but here in Illinois we are especially fond of Abraham Lincoln, with whom I happen to share a birthday. If you grow up in Illinois sharing a birthday with our state’s martyred saint, expect to be thoroughly indoctrinated in Lincoln lore. When I was a kid, I read every Lincoln biography in the school library, had a picture of Honest Abe thumb tacked to my bedroom bulletin board and could rattle off Lincoln trivia the way other boys can recite baseball statistics. When I was 8, I wanted to go to Gettysburg -- not Disney World. Other states have nicknamed themselves after their crops, heritage or natu-
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ral attributes. Illinois, on the other hand, is the only one that identifies itself with a person - thanks to state Sen. Fred Hart of Streator who in 1955 sponsored legislation designating the state as the “Land of Lincoln.” Here in Springfield, Lincoln has been given almost messianic qualities -- Preserver of the Union, Liberator of the Slaves, the Great Emancipator. In many ways, Lincoln is the glue that holds together the state’s identity. Ask a Texan where she’s from and she’ll say “Texas.” Ask the same question of an Illinoisan and you more than likely will hear: “Chicago,” “the suburbs” or “downstate.” Illinois has long been a divided state
with a political heritage that would make Al Capone blush. And culturally the divide is even greater. Folks in the northeastern part of the state live like they are in New York City and down in deep southern Illinois it’s like rural Alabama. Lincoln has become the touchstone that joins the state. His life reflects the contradictions of Illinois. His most famous act -- the Emancipation Proclamation -- was the classic Illinois political move. It freed slaves only in areas controlled by the Confederacy -- but not in areas under union control. It looked high-minded and statesman like. But the proclamation’s immediate value was as a public relations ploy. Secretary of State William Seward said,
bly Hall in Champaign. Griggsville junior high school coach Ken Stauffer recently won his 300th eighth grade game. But basketball means a lot more to Stauffer than just wins and losses, because, in his own words, the court is his classroom. 10 Years Ago Feb. 21, 2007 Monday’s special meeting of the Perry village board did not resolve the liquor question in the village. “I know several of you say you know there was an election, and that the town was voted dry,” village board president Rex Olsen told the crowd of approximately 30 people who attended the meeting, “but the election was never certified. No records have ever been found. In the eyes of the state we are not dry.” Gwen Woods and others addressed the board members, including Bill Thiele, Harley Garrett, Brian White, Jason Bartlett, Mark Dickerson, and Marty Witham. With music, dancing, drama and a little bit of romance, Pittsfield High School is presenting “Anything Goes,” a musical set on a ship sailing to England. Pittsfield volunteer firefighter Ed Knight has returned from the National Fire Academy in Maryland. He was one of 100 firefighters from across the country to participate as a peer reviewer at the National Fire Academy. ■ Pickings from Pike’s Past is compiled by Michael Boren.
at the time, “We show our sympathy with slavery by emancipating slaves where we cannot reach them and holding them in bondage where we can set them free.” An Illinois politician motivated by public relations rather than public policy? Maybe the current members of the Illinois General Assembly are just following in the steps of Lincoln. Somehow, I don’t think history will be as kind. n Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse journalist. He works as a freelance reporter in the Springfield area and produces the podcast Suspect Convictions. He can be reached at ScottReeder1965@gmail. com.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Barbara A. Perry Barbara A. Perry of New Braunfels TX passed away on February 9, 2017. Barbara Frazier Anderson Perry was born February 20, 1920, to Ray and Edith Storck Frazier in Pittsfield, Illinois. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1936. Immediately after graduation she started working as a secretary the Pike County Abstract Office in Pittsfield. On October 27, 1944, she was married to Winthrop Bush Anderson, who was a young practicing attorney. At that time, she joined his law office as his legal secretary. Winthrop and Barbara were blessed with three sons, Ray Winthrop (born August 1, 1948, and who passed away in June of 1976) and William and Robert, twin sons who were born February 22, 1952. In 1963 Winthrop was elected Circuit Judge in the 8th Judicial Circuit of Illinois and Barbara became his court reporter and continued in that position until Winthrop’s death in 1968. From that time until 1973 she was a court reporter for the Judges of the 8th Judicial Circuit of Illinois, travelling to eight counties. During this time, she became associated with the Illinois Legal Secretary’s Association, holding the office of Illinois State President from 1971 to 1973. After that, she was elected as a Director of the National Association of Legal Secretaries and held that office until her marriage to William Perry on September 1, 1973. She then moved with him to Mobile, AL, where he was transferred by his employer, the Pillsbury Company. In Mobile, she worked for the law firm of attorney Vincent Kilborn. She continued in this position until she and Bill moved to Milwaukee in 1976, again as a transfer by Pillsbury. She then worked for the law firm of Whyte & Hirschboeck in Milwaukee until her retirement in 1985. At that time, Bill retired from Pillsbury and they moved to New Braunfels, TX where they had built a new home. They had a wonderful life in retirement, making many dear friends in New Braunfels and building another smaller home in 1998, when Bill became ill with cancer. They had only a year together in their new home when Bill passed away on December 29, 1999. Barbara continued to serve as a volunteer for Hope Hospice until
2008. Barbara remained in her home in New Braunfels until declining health necessitated her move to Longhorn Village in west Austin in November 2014. There she resided until her death. In New Braunfels she was active in the Comal Garden Club, where she served as President and Treasurer; she was also Director of the District VII Texas Garden Clubs, and continued to be active as long as her health allowed. She was Secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 846 from the time she joined in 1985 until 2008. She and Bill became affiliated with the Friedens United Church of Christ shortly after they arrived in New Braunfels and were active in that church and its choir until 1999, when they joined First Protestant Church. Barbara later joined Grace Memorial Church where she was a member until her death. Barbara is survived by her son William Anderson and his wife Carol Todzia, her son Robert Anderson and his wife Constance, her stepson William Perry and his wife Linda, her stepson James Perry and his wife Susan, and her brother Carl Frazier of Tucson AZ. She is also survived by ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Edith Frazier, her first husband Winthrop Anderson, her son Ray Anderson, her second husband William Perry, her brothers William Frazier and Frank Frazier, her sisters-in-law Virginia Frazier, Dorothy Frazier and Jean Frazier, all of Tucson AZ, and her stepdaughter Susan Hoon. There will be a memorial service for Barbara at the Grace Memorial Church, 3240 FM 725, New Braunfels TX, at 1 PM on Saturday, March 11, 2017. All who knew her are welcome. It is Barbara’s wish that any memorials to be made may be given to Hope Hospice or Grace Memorial Church of New Braunfels.
Earl Martin Earl Martin, age 81 of Barry passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy. Services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017 at Niebur Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tony Loyd officiating. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 at Niebur Funeral Chapel in
Barry. Burial was held at Park Lawn Cemetery in Barry, IL following the service. Niebur Funeral Chapel has been entrusted with the services. Memorials are suggested to the Barry First Responders. Online condolences can be left at www. nieburfh.com.
Glenn Turnbull Glenn Turnbull, 94, of Lacon, died on February 5, 2017 at Heartland Healthcare Center in Henry. Born May 22, 1922 in Griggsville, Illinois to the late Arthur and Gladys Glenn Turnbull, he married Mary Jean Warren on June 26, 1949 in Newton, Illinois. Glenn served his country in the Navy during World War II as a meteorologist. He attained the rank of lieutenant junior grade. Glenn was sent to New York University to study meteorology and after graduation he forecasted weather for the Navy in San Diego and later was based in Okinawa where he flew missions to track typhoons. He served on the Marshall County Board and the Marshall County Youth Services Board for several years. Glenn was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting and hiking well into his 90’s. His smile and good humor will be greatly missed.
Glenn was an educator and school administrator, employed by Sparland High School, Henry High School and the Regional Office of Education. Glenn is survived by: his wife Mary Jean; sons John of Mesa, AZ and Bob (Jan) of Downs; brother Norman (Ellen) and Frank both of Griggsville; grandson Jeffrey of Chicago; and granddaughter Lyndsey Turnbull of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was also preceded in death by his brother William. Cremation rights have been accorded and a memorial service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Lacon Congregational United Church of Christ. A visitation will be held on Thursday evening from 4-6 p.m. at Lenz Memorial Home in Lacon. Memorial contributions can be made to the Midland Education Foundation or his church. Online condolences can be left at lenzmemorialhome. com.
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Sandra Jo Angel Sandra Jo Angel, 80, of Quincy, formerly of Palmyra, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Home in Quincy. Funeral Services were held at 10:00 AM Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Madison Park Christian Church in Quincy. Rev. Keith Ehresman officiated. Burial was at Nebo Cemetery in Nebo, Illinois. Visitation was held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Friday at the Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra. There was also another visitation held from 9:00 - 10:00 AM Saturday at the Madison Park Christian Church. Mrs. Angel was born October 20, 1936 in Nebo, Illinois to Mayo C. and Vera H. Joslin Shelby. She was married to Ralph L. Angel on December 28, 1958 in Pleasant Hill, Illinois. He survives. Other survivors include sons, James(Julie) Angel, Champaign, IL, Paul Angel, Avon Lake, Ohio; grandchildren, Matt (Autumn) Angel and Michael Angel (fiancee Tajia Cummins) of Champaign, IL, Emily and Shelby Angel, Avon Lake, OH; and a great granddaughter, Clara Angel. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Jay Shelby. Sandra graduated from Nebo High School in 1955. She later graduated from Illinois State University in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in Home Economics. Sandra attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, to earn her elementary teaching certificate in the mid-1960’s. She taught kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades, spending a total of 10 years teaching in Ironton, Missouri. She later taught 2nd grade in
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Palmyra until her retirement. She was a former member of Palmyra United Methodist Church and a member of Madison Park Christian Church in Quincy. She was a member of P.E.O. Chapter I.E. and the Pierian Club, both of Palmyra. She also belonged to Christian Fellowship, Mississippi Valley Garden Club, and United Methodist Women. Sandra and Ralph were active in their Marriage Encounter group for many years. Sandra enjoyed gardening, genealogy and baking “Christmas Cookies” with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling, cruises and keeping in contact with friends, wherever they lived. In later years, she enjoyed going to the Quincy Community Theater and attending musical events by the Quincy Park Band. Memorial contributions may be made to Palmyra United Methodist Church and\or Madison Park Christian Church, or water. org an organization providing clean drinking water for third world countries. Pallbearers were Matt Angel, Michael Angel, Shelby Angel, Tom Wellman, Kevin Hillman, Al Kennett, and Jody Jacobs. Online Condolences: www.lewisbrothersfuneralchapel.com
Richard Glen Johns Richard Glen Johns, 78, of rural Rockport, IL passed away Saturday evening, February 18, 2017 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield, IL. Glen was born June 18, 1938 in Calhoun County, IL, a son of Allen Roy and Ruth Marie Martin Johns. He married Priscilla Jean Roberts on December 9, 1961 in Pittsfield and they were later divorced. He married Marilyn Faye Bradley on December 31, 1993 at the Pleasant Hill Christian Church. Marilyn died March 21, 2014. Glen was employed as a construction laborer for Union Local 231, formerly of Jacksonville. He recently received his 50 year membership card with the union. In earlier years, Glen worked as a commercial fisherman. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed all types of hunting and fishing. Survivors include three children, Regina G. Johns (David Colwell) of Pleasant Hill, Richard “Doug” (wife, Jean Ann) Johns of rural Pleasant Hill and Glenda Diann Johns (James Brooks) of Pleasant Hill, four grandchildren, Nickie Johns, Amber Reed, Katelin Johns and Shelby Johns, three great grandchildren, Jennie, Gwen and Tommy
Reed, a sister, Ethel (husband, Floyd) Scranton of Decatur, special friend and companion, Sue Helms of rural Rockport and numerous nieces and nephews. Glen was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Marilyn, a brother, Joseph “Joe” Johns, a niece, Lois Chervinko and a nephew, Steve Johns. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill conducted by Bro. Don Hannel. Burial followed at Crescent Heights Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. Visitation was held Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Crescent Heights Cemetery Association. Lummis Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill is handling the arrangements.
Phillip Dean Crowder
Phillip Dean Crowder, 68 of rural New Salem, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at Eastside Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield. Phillip was born on November 27, 1948 in St. Louis, Mo, a son of Cleo and Katy Foster Crowder. In 1967 Phillip and Chuck Lightle enlisted in the United States Marines Betty Ruble Wolfmeyer, maker, which she dearly serving during the Vietnam 73, of Keokuk, Iowa, passed loved. She enjoyed many War. Phillip served as a scout away with her family by things throughout her life to sniper and was very proud her side Monday morning, include cooking and baking, of being a Marine, earning February 20, 2017, at her traveling, gardening, ani- several medals during his home. She was born March mals, and collecting many time of service, including 10, 1943, in Martinsburg, different things. Her fam- a Purple Heart. After his Illinois to Leslie Ruble, Sr ily was most dear to Betty, discharge from the Marines and Edna Fay Woodeard. including the many nieces Phillip started working for She married Leroy J and nephews who were Art Crowder and George Wolfmeyer on October 29, so important to here. She Saylor as a truck driver. In 1966 in La Grange, Missouri enjoyed family get-togethers 1988 Phillip began working and he survives. where she was always the as an over the road driv Also surviving are her best hostess. Betty always er for Dot Transportation children, daughter Michele had a kind and encouraging earning awards for one and (Keith) Urbon of Quincy, word for others, even when two million miles driven. daughter Denise (Jason) she was not feeling her best. Phillip retired from Dot Meyer of Dewitt, Iowa, Her faith in the Lord sus- Transportation in 2012. Phillip enjoyed mowing and son Gregory (Kandi) tained her and was evident to Wolfmeyer of Sun Prairie, those around her. She will be his yard with his John Deere Wisconsin; grandchildren dearly missed by those who tractor. Most importantly, he enjoyed spending time with Claire Meyer-Dewitt, and knew and loved her. Sharon & Leah Wolfmeyer Funeral Services will be his grandkids. Phillip is survived by his of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; held at Noon on Saturday, siblings Kathy Ruble of February 25, 2017, at the caregiver, Cathy Lagemann Bluffs, Donna Folsom Airsman-Hires Funeral of Pittsfield; a step daughter, of Griggsville, Frances Home in Pittsfield with buri- Kelli Bonnett of Pittsfield; Megginson of Woodson, al to follow in the Burbridge two step grandchildren, Idabelle Ruble, Louise Cemetery. Visitation will be Megan and Lindsey Bonnett Cloninger, George, and Bill from 10 a.m. until the time Ruble all of Pittsfield, and of service Saturday at the Leslie Ruble, Jr of Pleasant funeral home. Memorials are Hill, as well as many niec- suggested to the Burbridge Beth Anderson, 52 of es and nephews. She was Cemetery or American Pittsfield passed away preceded in death by her Cancer Society. Online Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 parents, an infant daughter, condolences may be left to at Eastside Healthcare & and brothers Lee (Art) &Joe the family at www.airsmanRehabilitation Center in Ruble. hires.com. The AirsmanPittsfield. Betty attended Pittsfield Hires Funeral Home in There are no funeral serHigh School and after she Pittsfield is in charge of the vices scheduled. married Leroy, was a home- arrangements.
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and a step great grandson, Nolan Bonnett. Two brothers, Joey (Teresa) Crowder of Pittsfield and Paul (Joy) Crowder of Marietta, GA survive in addition to nieces, nephews and cousins. Phillip was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Angie Crowder on November 23, 2016 and a step son, Curtis Johnson in 1991. A Celebration of Life service for Phillip will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield with Chuck Lightle as officiant. Memorials are suggested to be made to Disabled American Veterans (DAV). Condolences may be sent to the family at www.nieburfh. com. The Niebur Funeral Home in Pittsfield has been entrusted with the service.
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Pittsfield Fire Department announces Fireman of the Year The Pittsfield Fire Department announced the department’s award winners, Feb. 10 at the annual Wife’s Appreciation Dinner. Thirteen firefighters were honored for milestone years of service. Members achieving milestones and their number of years of service, left to right, JasonWhite, 20, Jason Thomas, 15, Chad Knight, 15, Ed Knight, 25+ years, Jason Herren, 10 years, Bruce McKee, 25+, Bill Grimsley, 25+, Bill Irwin, 15, Tom Reinhart, 20, Brian Wade, 15. Other members not present at the award banquet who were honored were: Ed Eatock, 10, Dan Brennecke,10 and Jim Shade, 20.
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Jason White, fire chief, received 2016 Eric Siepker Memorial Fireman of the Year Award. White has served on the department since 1995 and as chief since 2010. Presenting him with the award was Jason Thomas, captain in the department. The award was presented at the annual Wives Appreciation Dinner, Feb. 10 at the Courtyard Cafe.
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GREGG GOBBLE
CNB Bank & Trust has announced that Greg Gobble has joined as the new Investment Professionals’ Financial Advisor for CNB Financial Services located at CNB Bank & Trust. “We are excited to have someone with Greg’s experience on staff who can offer a complete portfolio of financial products,” Shawn Davis CEO and President of CNB Bank & Trust, said “This will now make us a one stop destination for Trust and financial advisory services.” Gobble brings more than 25 years of experience as a financial advisor to CNB Financial Services. His practice focuses on longterm financial planning and education for investors. “I look forward to working with everyone in the CNB Bank & Trust community,” Gobble said. “I take a multi-strategy, risk-managed approach to financial and retirement planning. I seek to bring investments, insurance, education, retirement, estate and tax planning into one efficient plan to minimize gaps that can leave you under-prepared and under-protected.” Noble is a graduate of Illinois State University where he majored in accounting and was a member of the Division I soccer team. He is a registered representative/investment adviser representative and currently holds Series 7, 63, and 65 security licenses. In addition, he holds insurance licenses in the states of Illinois, Missouri, and Florida. Interested investors can contact Greg directly at 618-433-5120 or 217-8544219 to make an appointment.
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More than 20 girls and their “Daddy-dates” attended the Western YMCA Daddy-Daughter Dance, Sunday, Feb. 12. The theme was under the sea. The girls were all smiles when their favorite songs came on and they danced with Daddy. The Western YMCA focuses on strengthening the community. Providing quality family programming is a factor for making the community a better place to live and raise your children so the YMCA sees the Daddy Daughter Dance being a solid program moving forward.
Ameren Illinois to reward customers using less electricity during high demand
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Griggsville-Perry’s Chapter of the National Honor Society donated stuffed animals to St. John’s Women and Children Center in Springfield on Valentine’s Day. NHS did a fundraiser where people could build their own bear, and in addition build another to be donated toward this cause. Along with the plush animals, the elementary sent valentines for the kids staying in the hospital to enjoy. Courtney Wilhoit, left, the Child Life Assistant at HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital, and the GPHS Co-Presidents Kalli Goewey and Alexa Shoemaker attended the presentation.
Farm Bureau hosts nutrient stewardship meetings Monday On Monday, Feb. 27, the Pike and Scott county farm bureaus will host two meetings to review the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS) and nutrient stewardship efforts with farmers in Pike and Scott counties. The first meeting will be held at 9 a.m. at the New Canton United Methodist Church. Coffee and donuts will be served. A lunch session will be held in the Nimrod Funk building on the Scott County Fairgrounds in Winchester beginning at noon. Please reserve your place for lunch at scottcfb@scottcfb.org. Intended for those
farming in local watersheds, the meetings will focus on best management practices (BMPs) specific to west central Illinois. Lauren Lurkins, director of natural and environmental resources with the Illinois Farm Bureau, will lead the sessions. “These meetings will give farmers and others the opportunity to discuss how the state’s strategy will impact them at their local watershed level,” said Lurkins. “The presentation will arm them with information about on-farm BMPs they can use. Farmers also will learn all that is being done to reduce nutrient
losses and how to build on current successes.” The NLRS released in 2015, provides a framework for reducing nutrient losses, improving local water quality and improving the quality of water leaving the state and entering the Gulf of Mexico. Faced with raising more food while protecting natural resources, the Illinois agricultural community is taking on the challenge to voluntarily meet nutrient loss goals. Illinois farmers have the support of many organizations as they adopt voluntary enhanced nutrient stewardship and conservation practices.
Ameren Illinois customers are encouraged to enroll in a free program that rewards them for using less energy. The Ameren Illinois Peak Time Rewards program provides electric customers with a bill credit when they reduce their electricity usage during times of peak electricity demand – typically on hot summer afternoons. The deadline to register for the program is March 1, with opportunities to save beginning on June 1. On days when demand for electricity is expected to spike, Ameren Illinois will notify enrolled customers that it is calling a Peak Time Rewards “event.” Customers who take energy-saving actions during this pre-defined period can earn bill credits. Last summer, more than 8,000 Ameren Illinois customers lowered their energy use by approximately 47,500 kWh on two hightemperature days, earning a total of $72,000 in credits on their future energy bills. The average customer credit was $5.63; one customer earned $63. Ameren Illinois customers Tony and Judy, from Olney, were among those who participated. “When we received notification about the first event, we decided to make it a fun game for the family,” Judy said. “We turned up our thermostat a few degrees and delayed doing laundry. We were really surprised and pleased with how easy it was to save.” Other examples of energy-reducing activities during a Peak Time Rewards program include: Increasing the temperature on an air conditioner by three degrees Reducing TV and electronic usage Delaying use of an elec-
tric stove – grill outside instead Planning activities outside the home The program is available in Pittsfield as a customer benefit of advanced – or smart -- meters that Ameren Illinois has installed in the area. Unlike older models, the new meters measure electricity usage by the hour, making it possible to support hourly energy usage programs like Peak Time Rewards. “This program demonstrates the real power of
our efforts to upgrade our energy infrastructure,” said Richard Mark, President of Ameren Illinois. “A smarter grid makes it possible for our customers to realize cost-saving benefits.” To learn more or enroll, go to PeakTimeRewards. com or call 844-787-7874. There is no cost to participate – only the potential to save. Tips to reduce energy usage can be found at AmerenIllinois.com/ programs.
Quincy Saddle Club honors helpers The Quincy Saddle Club recently completed an upgrade at Siloam Springs State Park in the horse camping area. The group installed 25 new steel hitching rails. Approximately 24
groups and individuals contributed to the project including these donors from Pike County: BK Electric, Dan Medford, Rodney and Janet Woods and the Pike County Saddle Club.
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Pittsfield, Illinois
First Harvest Farm Management, LLC Opens in Pittsfield Joe Dierker, Accredited Farm Manager, Certified Crop Advisor and Certified Trust and Financial Advisor, has established a new business in Pittsfield– First Harvest Farm Management, LLC. The business will be located at 24582, 405th Street, Pittsfield, in the area north of the Old Orchard Country Club. The building, a former residence, is in the renovation process and should be completed by mid-March. Until then Dierker can be reached by his cell phone 217-248-1214 or e-mail: joe@firstharvestfarmmanagement.com With over 32 years of experience in agricultural production, agricultural and commercial finance, farm management and wealth management, Dierker is excited to offer local and absentee farm owners a variety of customized farm management solutions with a clear focus on profitability, productivity, conservation and land stewardship. “At First Harvest Farm Management, LLC, we work with farm owners on a full range of issues including cost-savings measures, tenant screening and selection, crop input analysis, grain marketing, budgeting,
conservation practices, hunting leases, and best use of government farm income support programs,” Dierker said. “Our goal is to provide landowners with optimal profitability from their land investment while, at the same time, being good stewards of the land itself.” In addition to his professional certifications, Dierker has a bachelor of science degree in agri-business from Illinois State University and a master of business administration from Quincy University. He is also a graduate of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program, a highly-recognized two-year curriculum designed to develop leaders in agriculture through its agenda of seminars, domestic and international travel and networking. Dierker also has more than 15 years of experience in facilitating IRS Section 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges, working with attorneys, title companies, and closing agents. Joe and his wife, Alicia, have been married 29 years. They have one daughter, Sarah. Joe is a member of the Pittsfield United Methodist Church and Pittsfield Rotary and he serves on the John Wood Community
Hull wins full-tuition award
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Joe Dierker has recently started First Harvest Farm Management in Pittsfield. Dierker’s bio says he has more than 32 years of experience in agricultural production, agricultural and commercial finance, farm management and wealth management.
College Foundation Board. He enjoys golf, biking and reading with a special interest in books about trains, barns and the history of American agriculture.
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early Although the month of March is about change, ten-yearold Xan Guthrie made a big change 11 days early. Guthrie donated nearly 10 inches of hair to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths wig program Friday. He had been growing his blond locks out since August 2015 with the idea of giving his hair away to someone who needed it. “I wanted to help someone with cancer,” he said. Hair stylist Amy Williams from the Hairloft did the honors. While Xan said it was fun to have long hair for awhile, he said that he doesn’t think he will miss it: “It’s really hard to brush!”
Nearly 65 potential Wildcats competed in the second round of the 33rd Annual Pillars for Excellence competition for a shot at winning a full-tuition scholarship to Culver-Stockton College. Out of the group a local student was accepted to the school in Canton, Mo. Thomas Hull, from Pittsfield, competed for the full-tuition award, and was granted admission into the C-SC Honors Program. He is the son of Jack and Kathy Hull of Pittsfield.
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FFA members testify before state ag committee Members of the Pittsfield FFA chapter gave testimony Feb. 15 before the Illinois House of Representatives agriculture and conservation committee in favor of legislation making corn the state grain. Introduced by state Rep. C. D. Davidsmeyer, left, as House Bill 470, the legislation passed in the committee unanimously the same day FFA members testified and it has been placed on the House calendar for second reading. FFA members included, from left, Riley Parsons, Cody Collins, John Scranton, Will Heavner, Eli Grammer, Julia Turnbaugh and Wesley Bradshaw. Joining the group is state Sen. Sam McCann, right.
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Pittsfield Rotary Club welcomed Western High School student Joshua Phillips at its weekly luncheon meeting Feb. 8. The son of Anita and Mark Phillips, Joshua plans to join the U.S. Marine Corps and then attend college.
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NEW LISTING - Pike County 54 acres +/- Atlas TWP. Great hunting farm with 16 acres tillable and nice pond. NEW LISTING - Pike County 110 acres +/- Atlas TWP. Excellent hunting farm with big timber and secluded food plots. NEW LISTING - Calhoun County 75 acres +/- Crater TWP. Nice recreational farm with 35 acres tillable and 38 acres timber with beautiful 3BR home with 2 car attached garage. Adams County 10 acres +/- Richfield TWP. Located minutes from Barry on blacktop. Would make a great building site. PRICE REDUCED - Calhoun County 390 acres +/Hardin TWP. Huge hunting farm with 70 acres tillable, secluded on dead end road with older home and outbuildings. Calhoun County 310 acres +/- Hardin TWP. Huge hunting farm with 55 acres tillable and the balance in timber located at the end of a dead end road. Calhoun County 80 acres +/- Hardin TWP. Excellent hunting farm with 15 acres tillable. PRICE REDUCED - Pike County 166 acres +/- Spring Creek TWP. Big timber hunting farm with 3BR ranch home. Pike County 162 acres +/- Montezuma TWP. Beautiful investment farm with excellent tillable dirt, awesome deer hunting, and an older farmhouse and barn. Pike County 135 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Awesome hunting property with 35 acres tillable in secluded location. Pike County 113 acres +/- Pleasant Hill TWP. 3BR 2BA
house sitting on 7 acre lake with great hunting and nice mix of timber, tillable and CRP. PRICE REDUCED - Pike County 54.93 acres +/- New Salem TWP. Secluded hunting farm located at the end of a dead end road surrounded by big timber with a major creek. Pike County 40 acres +/- New Salem TWP. Nice hunting property with big timber, creek and 7 acres CRP. PRICE REDUCED - Pike County 15 acres +/- Montezuma TWP. Awesome hunting farm with spring fed creek and 2BR cabin. SALE PENDING - Pike County 80 acres +/- Derry TWP. Great hunting farm with CRP income. In cooperation with Whitetail Properties. SALE PENDING - NEW LISTING-Brown County 159 acres +/- Versailles TWP. Nice farm that runs along McKee Creek with 123 acres tillable. SALE PENDING - Pike County 117.83 acres +/- Hadley TWP. Nice investment farm with 110 acres tillable. SOLD - Pike County 94 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Great hunting and recreational property with 2BR ranch home. In cooperation with Whitetail Properties. SOLD - Pike County 93 acres +/- Pittsfield TWP. Nice hunting farm with 60 acres tillable. SOLD - Adams and Pike County 400.77 acres +/-. Great investment opportunity with over 70% tillable. SOLD - Pike County 93.03 acres +/- Pleasant Vale TWP. Great hunting farm that has been in the same family for over a century!
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Pittsfield Rotary Club president Barb McTucker, right, introduced Dr. Kaydi Grote, left, as a new member when the club met Feb. 8. Grote is a dentist at Smiles Plus Dental Care of Pittsfield and also serves patients at the safety net dental clinic operated by the Pike County Health Department.
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1260 Mason Barry $42,000
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Robert “Bob” Garner and Rick Shover of the First National Bank of Barry present Andrea Copenhaver, of the Western YMCA with a donation check for the Western YMCA. The FNB has been a huge supporter of the YMCA since the doors opened in 2012. Because of the support of the bank and the volunteers the bank provides, the YMCA is able to offer so much more to the Western Community. The bank has employees who are willing to volunteer on program boards for the YMCA to help determine the needs of the community, raise money for the annual support campaign so that all families are able to participate in programs no matter their financial backgrounds, and provide their time to make sure the programs are memorable for the families who participate.
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NEW LISTING - Pearl - 47599 166th Ave. - 3BR 2BA brick home with 3 car attached garage sitting on 22.67 acres +/- with 2 acre pond is country living at its best! $300’s. NEW LISTING - Florence - 331 S. 2nd - 2.29 acres with timber and pond and 30’ x 48’ building that could be used for garage, storage, hunter’s cabin or house. $60’s. NEW LISTING - Pittsfield - 3 Pheasant Lane - Modern 3BR 2BA ranch home with finished basement with additional bedrooms and bath. Move-in ready! $100’s. NEW LISTING - Pittsfield - 10 Teal Lane - 2BR 2.5BA ranch home in a South subdivision with a beautiful family room and full basement with a walk-out. $200’s. Barry - 516 Lawrence St. - Nice 3BR 1BA home in great location with nice 1 car detached garage. Home has many updates and needs very little TLC to move into. $60’s. Barry - 1192 Rodgers St. - Great 4-5BR family home with lofted 2 car garage and beautiful woodwork! $100’s. Barry - 1211 Rodgers St. - 4BR 3BA home with 21 ft. pool with deck and 30’ x 40’ shed sitting on 1acre +/-. Very motivated Seller – will not refuse any reasonable offers!!!$200’s. Bluffs - 107 N. Rodgers St. - Spacious 4BR home with 2 car detached garage. Priced to sell!! $50’s. Griggsville - 201 N. Union St. - Large 4BR 2BA home with huge barn on nice lot. $70’s. Griggsville - 402 E. Walnut St. - Nice 3BR brick home with full finished basement and 2 car garage sitting on 4 lots close to school. $100’s. Hamburg - 407 Water St. - Old Post Office transformed into two workshops with a scenic view of the Mississippi River with separate 23 ft. riverfront lot included. Hamburg - 205 Washington - 3BR underground brick home with a beautiful Mississippi River view sitting on 5 lots. $80’s. PRICE REDUCED - Nebo - 515 E. Bridge St. - Very nice 2BR home with beautiful remodeled kitchen sitting on 3 lots with many updates. Motivated Seller!! $50’s. Pearl - 48186 166th Ave. - Nice 4BR 2BA manufactured home with large machine shed and small pond on 4 acres. Move-in ready! $90’s. Pittsfield - 3A Dove Lane - Newer very efficient 2BR 2BA duplex with a new enclosed 4 season room in a nice subdivision setting. $100’s. Pittsfield - 419 N. Jackson - Fantastic maintenance free 2BR home with 2 car attached garage and spacious sun room. $90’s. Pittsfield - 328 Crossman Lane - Nice 2BR 1BA home in great location on great lot with many updates. Move-in ready! $60’s. Pittsfield - 2.5 acres platted as 3 wooded residential building lots near Petty Place. Buy 1 or all 3. Call our office for more details! Pittsfield - Corner of N. Orchard and Oklahoma - 4 mobile home lots, three of which are rented. Call office for details! PRICE REDUCED - Pleasant Hill-16777 340th St. - 3BR 1BA home with large outbuildings on 22.6 acres +/- in a quiet country location. $200’s. SALE PENDING -Pittsfield - 220 W. North St. - 2BR fixer upper on large corner lot. SALE PENDING - Pittsfield - 303 S. Illinois - 3 unit apartment building. Great investment. SALE PENDING - Pittsfield - 315 W. Jefferson - 3 unit apartment building. Great investment. SALE PENDING - NEW LISTING - Pittsfield - #14 Hope Ave. - Modern 3-4BR 3BA home with 2 car attached garage sitting on 2 lots in rural subdivision. $200’s. SALE PENDING - New Salem - 500 Griggsville Rd. - 2 BR 1BA home sitting in a quiet location right on the very edge of town. In cooperation with DeSollar & Wessler Bros., LLC. SALE PENDING - Pleasant Hill - 102 5th St. - Nice 3BR 1BA ranch home with 1 car attached garage on corner lot. SALE PENDING - PRICE REDUCED - Perry - 36282 400th Lane - 3BR brick country ranch home 2 miles West of Perry with many updates sitting on 1.89 acres. Motivated Seller! $70’s. SALE PENDING - Pittsfield - 711 S. Memorial - One owner 3BR 2.5BA ranch home in nice South location. Move-in ready!! $90’s. SALE PENDING - Pittsfield - 3BR 3BA manufactured home in nice country setting. SOLD - Hamburg - Nice modern brick 3BR home. SOLD - Griggsville - 107 N. Union - Great storage or building site on a nice lot behind Jiffi Stop with privacy fence and 2 car garage with concrete floor and city water.
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Happy Birthday to my grandson, Nathan Nathan Pence had a birthday Sunday. He is the son of Kathy and Lyndle Baughman. Happy birthday from Grams! Wishes to remember the Goewey family since Bob past recently. My husband
and I have known him a long time. I am also asking for prayers for the new president. “He’ s done more in a month than our other president did in eight years.
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Milton Pinterest party this Saturday The ladies of Milton Christian Church are hosting a Pinterest Party/luncheon, Saturday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. in the church annex. All area ladies are invited to attend! Here’s your chance to try one of those party foods you’ve pinned but never completed. But here’s the catch.
Do not tweak or alter your recipe in any way. Prepare your selected recipe just as it is printed on Pinterest. The fun in this gathering is to share your treat and see if Pinterest is a win or a fail! We will also have Pinterest inspired crafts to make. Not a Pinterest junkie? That’s great, too! Come join us
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Great things going on at Pleasant Hill High School The PHHS quiz bowl team won the sectional in the Masonic Academic Tournament! Next month, they will advance to the state tournament which is in Bloomington. They competed against some very tough teams and prevailed. Pleasant Hill basketball player, Kaleb Root, reached a difficult goal this past week. He reached 1000 shooting points. He is one of several who have helped the team reach a level that they have not seen in years, they are seated second in the regional.They play Wednesday
night in Barry at 6 p.m. I am not positive of the time and could not get it confirmed before sending in my column. Russell Miller also received the WGEM prep athletic of the week award. There is going to be a Hunter Safety Course in Nebo, at the Doghouse, Feb. 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Feb. 25 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or to register please contact Dean Spann at 217-4912436 or 217-734-2867. The community sends sympathy to the family and friends of Glen Johns.
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By DEBBIE MILLER 217-734-2845 Our daughter-in-law’s father, Eric Lyon, had come from California to Bloomington on business, and he rented a car to come to our farm for the three day weekend. He was meet by Allison, Michael, Bernadette an Francine Miller from Leasburg, Mo. The men and Bernadette went deer antler shed hunting. Eric found his first shed.
and other area news Cabin Fever Jubilee this weekend in Manchester “Lawmakers should not be lawbreakers”. If you see any information that needs to be changed on the Birthdays and Anniversaries, please give me a call. BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES FOR THIS WEEK: Feb.24 -- Bruce Huffman Feb.25 -- Ethan Dixon, Steve McCaherty, Sadie Ward, Phyllis Grawe, Melinda Labby, Christina and John Brown Feb.26 -- Roseanne Craven, Duane and Brenda Borrowman Feb.27 -- Joe Yackley Feb.28 -- Georgia West, Walter Lamb Feb.29 -- Anna Mae Dean Prayer request list : Brother Joe Gammon, Christine Henthorn, Connie McFall, Dianna Ruble, Ed Thomas, Frances Larson, Ginger and George Whitlock, Jerry Gully, Josh Bennett, Kaitlyn Fletcher, Leroy Leonard, Mark Welch, Mike Peters, Mary Crane, Ona Ogle, Pastor Gary Dice, Radar Grim, Roger Robbins, Roger Bonnett, Roger Woods, Sue Yackley, Steve Manker, Teresa Manker, Ted Waddell, Tom Barger, Valerie Cooper, and United States’ President and other leaders. The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. Psalms 74:16, 17 Information please: The Lighthouse Baptist Church (formerly the Regular Baptist Church) in Griggsville is hoping for some help from the public far and near. They are wanting to compile information about the history of the church. If anyone has anything that could help them with this, please call 1-217-490-3443. “Success is never final and failure is never fatal”. Both quotes this week are from the book “8,789 Words of Wisdom”.
Cabin Fever Jubilee will be this Saturday evening, Feb. 25, at the Manchester Baptist Church in Manchester starting at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Heard from a very reliable source that Anticipation will be having a concert Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at the New Salem Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. One of the best singing groups out there locally is Hurricane Creek. They are available for outside and inside venues, and can be reached by calling 1-217-373-4913. They will be at the Bowlers’ Universe, March 17, from 7 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. The Buggs Family Opry will be starting up again with their first performance Friday, March 10, at 7:30 pm in Hillview. They perform in Hillview each month on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. Don’t forget to be collecting those General Mills Box Tops to benefit participating schools. East Pike Lending Library in Detroit is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Trivia Answers from Last Week: 1. What did God provide to get Paul and Silas out of restraints when they were in prison? (an earthquake) 2. From which group of people, the Africans, the Aztecs, or the Eastern Indians, did the Europeans first learn about chocolate? (Aztecs) 3. There are 604,800 of what in one week? (seconds) 4. Which character in the tv show portrayed the similarities of the late actor James Dean, and on which show was that? (Fonz -- Happy Days) 5. According to the Proverbs, how many things are an abomination to God? (7) Carl and Wanda Blacketer
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have had two busy Saturdays visiting family. Saturday, Feb. 11, they went to Tad and Hannah Blacketer’s and visited with them and their children Asa and Amos in Mt. Pulaski. Saturday, Feb.18, they went to their daughter’s Lawanda Blacketer in Ferguson, Mo., and visited. She took them to St. Charles where they enjoyed the different shops. Trivia Questions for This Week: 1. Who starred in the movies “East of Eden”, “Rebel Without a Cause”, and “Giant”? 2. Who in the Bible tried to buy the gifts of the Holy Spirit? 3. The star who is the answer of number one died in what year at what age? 4. What was the angel Michael’s title? 5. What was the age of the oldest living house cat at her passing? 6. How many times did the angel of the Lord speak to Abraham during the attempted sacrifice of Isaac? May God continue to bless you with His guidance, His love, and His forgiveness.
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Mr and Mrs Roger Frazier Roger and Ina Frazier will celebrate 60 years of marriage, Feb. 24. The couple was married Feb. 24, 1957. Their six daughters and their husbands are Gina and Mike Melbourne, Jonie and Mark Gerard, Jane Frazier, Jill and Steve Clement, Sandy and Brian Curless and
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Eat out Feb. 28; help the freshmen class Don’t forget to call the school office at (217) 8332352 to make your appointment to donate blood March 3 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.The blood drive is being sponsored by the Anatomy/Physiology and Health Occupation classes at G-P. Congratulations to last week’s Eagles in Action winner, Hailey McHatton! The mini spirit campers performed last Friday night at the G-P Tornadoes last home game. The girls done a fantastic job! Don’t forget to head over to Gianni’s Pizzeria in Pittsfield Feb. 28! Gianni’s will donate a percentage of sales on that date to the Griggsville-Perry Class of 2020! Faith Henthorn celebrated her birthday at her home Saturday, including a weiner roast that evening. Happy belated birthday, Faith! Sunday, the Wade family helped Diane Long celebrate her birthday at the home of her parents, Lew and Donna Wade. Marsha, Mairin and Hannah Weldon were here for the weekend to join in on the celebra-
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BARRY n Annual Soup Day on Saturday, March 4 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. Homemade chili, vegetable, chicken noodle, pimento cheese sandwiches, ham salad sandwiches, maidrites, and desserts. Carry outs and deliveries available. Call 335-2355. n Bring your old prom dresses to the Barry Apple Festival's Apple Quarters on March 1 & 2 from 4-6 p.m. and we will register you. You price your own dress. Sale Begins March 4 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. If you have questions or need a special drop off time call: Meleah Flynn 217-4400771 Melinda Johnson 217-257-6233 Sandy Kirgan 217-257-7126. GRIGGSVILLE n Everyone in Pike County is invited to Griggsville United Methodist Church on Shrove Thursday, Feb. 28. Dining room will open at 4:30-6:30 p.m. for our annual pancake and sausage supper (Carry outs available at 4 p.m.). Sausage and sausage gravy with biscuits will also be served. Free will donation with the proceeds going to charity. Contact Pastor Dave Kelly at 833-2575 for more information. n Griggsville Perry High School Blood Drive is being sponsored by the Anatomy/Physiology and Health Occupation classes on March 3 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. The blood drive will be held in the large gym at Griggsville Perry High School. Please call the office at 217-833-2352 to sign up for an appointment to give blood. NEBO n Spring Creek Fire Protection District Sausage and Pancake Supper on Feb. 25 from 4-8 p.m. at the Spring Creek Firehouse in Nebo. Cost is free will donation deliveries available call 734-9363. PEARL n Soup supper at the Pearl Community Center on Saturday, March 4, beginning at 4 p.m. Free will donation. Menu- Chili soup, veg-
etable soup, sandwiches, dessert,tea and coffee. Proceeds for Community Center. PITTSFIELD n Pre-K and PACT Head start programs in collaboration with Four Rivers Special Education District and the Pike County Health Department are offering: Free vision, hearing and developmental screening for all children between the ages of 2 1/2 to 5 (not enrolling in Kindergarten. March 6, 7, 8, and 9 at the Pittsfield Methodist Church. Parents should call South School to schedule an appointment at 285-2431. n John Wood Community College Community Based Outreach, in conjunction with the Department of Fine Arts and the JWCC Foundation, will host “Mardi Gras Murder Mystery”, a mystery dinner experience, in Pittsfield, Saturday, March 25, at 6 p.m. at the Courtyard Café. Space is limited. To make reservations or for more information, call Barb Woodyard at 217.641.4105 or woodyard@jwcc.edu. Proceeds will benefit programs and services at JWCC’s Southeast Education Center. n Charitable organizations interested in seeking grant funds from the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri’s annual competitive grant program are invited to attend one of our grant information workshops on Tuesday, March 7, 12–2 p.m. John Wood Community College Pittsfield Education Center: Room 103. Space is limited. Please register by calling 217-222-1237 or email www.outreach@mycommunityfoundation.org to register. n The Alzheimer ’s Association, Central Illinois C h a p t e r ’s educational program Understanding and Responding to Dementia-related Behavior will take place on Monday, March 6, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at the Pike County Health Department at 606 W. Adams St. To register for
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this program, call 217228-1111. n The East Pike Fire Protection District Ladies Auxiliary is asking for support for the new firehouse. The funds used to build this firehouse come from only tax dollars, generous donations and fundraisers supported by the community. Be a permanent part of the construction, by preserving your name, that of a loved one or Business with the purchase of a personalized brick paver to be placed in the sidewalk or around the flag pole of the new firehouse. To order a personalized brick paver contact Deb Moore at (217) 723-4228 or Mary Eustace at (217) 8294016 or any Auxiliary member. n The Pike County Health Department is offering an 8 hour Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager’s Certification Course at Findley Place Apartments. The course will consist of two class sessions with the first class being held Monday, Feb. 27 and the second Monday, March 6. Classes will run from 1-5 p.m. Completion of the class and successfully passing the class exam will satisfy the State requirements to become certified as an FSSMC. An online Food Service Sanitation Manager ’s course is also offered by Pike County Health Department. Please contact the Pike County Health Department, 217.285.4407 ext 116, or chayden@pikecoilhealth.org for registration forms. Registration forms may also be downloaded from the website at HYPERLINK "http:// w w w. p i k e c o i l h e a l t h . org"www.pikecoilhealth. org. n Whitetails Unlimited is sponsoring the Pike County Chapter Banquet on Saturday, March 4 at the Old JDL Building, highway 54 north. A WTU missionrelated grant from this event will go toward local youth and other conservative projects. The social hour begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will not be sold at the door. To order tickets locally, call Doug Pruett
in and around the Pike County Area at 217-242-1249 or WTU National Headquarters at 800-274-5471, or go online to www.whitetailsunlimited.com. n There will be a life line screening at the Pike County Senior Citizens Center on March 8. Pre Registration is required. So call 1-888-653-6450 for your Cardiovascular Health Screening. n Pike County Emergency Management is hosting a Severe Weather Spotter and Safety Class at the Crossroads Center Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Drinks and refreshments will be provided. n University of Illinois Extension is partnering with John Wood Community College to present a six-session farm management course called "Annie's Project",for farm women starting Feb. 28. This program will meet every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon for three weeks from 1-4 p.m. The final session will be held on Thursday, March 16. Sessions will be held in the John Wood Community College Center. Please register online at http://web. extension.illinois.edu/ abhps/ by Feb. 22 or contact Cheryl Westfall at the Pike County Extension Office at 217-285-5543 or cwestfal@illinois.edu n There will not be Country Music or Blue Grass Music for the month of Jan. or Feb. at the Pike County Senior Citizen center. They will resume in March. n 4-H Cake Decorating SPIN Club meets one Saturday a month through April. If you are between 8 and 18, (If you turned 8 before Sept. 1) and would like to know more, please e-mail dwelbour@ illinois.edu or call 217285-5543 and ask for Dorothy. ONGOING n 12 Step Al-Anon Family Support Group for alcohol and narcotic addiction every Monday at 8 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Pittsfield (Breezeway entrance). For more information, call Betty at 217- 285-6191.
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MOWING CONTRACT BIDS: The Nebo Village Board will be accepting bids for the contract mowing within the village. They will be excepting bids until the March 8, 2017 meeting.The bids will be opened at this meeting. You may leave your bid at the Village Hall or you may submit yours via mail to P.O. Box 277, Nebo, IL. 62355. Contact Village Hall for a copy of the map to show you where you will be expected to mow. We need proof of liability insurance if you get this contract. The Nebo Village Hall is open Mon., Tue. and Wed. from 9:15am - 12:15 pm or call 217-734-2094. If you are interested, you may contact the Village President, Dean Spann or any Village Board Member or contact the Village Hall as soon as possible. Tamara J. Neese Village Clerk 2.22.17
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n Exercise classes available at the Pittsfield Senior Center every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Strenuous enough to help, but easy enough for anyone to do. For additional information call 217-285-4524. n Liberty Village Hawthorne Inn will be hosting Senior Bingo the third Wednesday of every month from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Snacks and prizes will be provided. n Expect Extraordinary Community Gatherings are held every 4th Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. in the Findley Place Community Room. What if people with developmental disabilities lived, learned, worked, played and worshiped in all the regular places of our community? Join us to make it possible! People with developmental disabilities, their families and friends, caring neighbors, and all members of the community are invited. n Bright Star Methodist Cooperative Parish (Oxville, Florence, Detroit, Griggsville, Perry, New Salem and Baylis Methodist Churches) county wide Bible Study every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Griggsille United Methodist Church and every Tuesday evening at Perry United Methodist Church at 6:30 p.m. This is absolutely free and everyone in Pike County are welcome to attend. If you have questions, feel free to contact Pastor Dave at 217-833-2575 or 217-833-2457. n The Bible studies for 2016 will be held every Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Perry UMC and every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Griggsville UMC. n To learn more about the Catholic Church, Rev. Mark Schulte will be leading discussions covering the 10 Commandments, the Apostles Creed, The Sacraments, Prayer, Church History and Tradition every Monday evening at St. Mary's Parish Hall at 7 p.m. Members of all Faiths and Denominations are welcome to attend.
n Free meals served every third Saturday of each month at the Pittsfield United Methodist Church from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Carry-outs are available. n A non-denominational, Bible class meets for one hour on Tuesdays, 2:30 p.m., at the Findley Place Apartments, 400 W. Jefferson street. Dr. Calvin Warpula is leading a study of the book of Romans. Everyone is invited. n Liberty Village of Pittsfield Hawthorn Inn will be hosting Senior Bingo Day the third Wednesday of every month from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Snacks and prizes will be provided. n Set Free is a nontraditional recovery program for adults (ages 18+), based on doing life together. Join us for Set Free every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Pittsfield Assembly of God. There is free childcare, from birth-6th grade. Learn more: Set Free Recovery Group on Facebook.com. n The Pittsfield Masonic Lodge meets the second Monday of every month at the Masonic Lodge. n Meals Plus for Seniors serves lunch at noon, Mon. through Fri. at Findley Place. Over 60, meals are based on donations. Call Connie by 8:50 a.m. on the day you would like to make reservations at 217-285-6150. Milk and bread offered with every meal. OUT-OF-COUNTY Bluffs American n Legion Chicken and Fish Dinner on Wednesday, March 8 from 5-7 p.m. Menu also includes mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn, slaw, dessert and drink. Carry out available. n The Annual Bright Star Parish Round Robin Lenten Services begin this year at Oxville United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. March 1 with Solid Rock Ministries from the Winchester area. They feature a mixture of old and new gospel music that provides an uplifting service.
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A win/win for everyone By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Susan Shaw of Pittsfield says her weekly visits with her two dogs to Eastside Garden and Liberty Village equals a win/win for everyone. Shaw takes Sherman, a three and one-half yearold sheltie-collie mix, and Samantha, a two-year old purebred sheltie, with her on her visits. “The residents enjoy seeing us each week,” Ward said. “Sherman is just the right height for someone in a wheel chair to pet and Samantha is a cuddler. She likes to get up in the bed and cuddle with people. Sherman does, too,but he has to get up there on his own, he is too heavy for me to lift anymore.” Shaw said the residents faces light up when they see the trio coming. “Some of them don’t have visitors and they really look forward to it,” Ward said. “I try to go in every room but if someone is sleeping I don’t wake them. But when I miss them, I hear about it the next week.” Each nursing home visit starts about 9 a.m. and usually lasts until noon. Shaw says the sight of her two dogs often gets residents talking about dogs or pets they had in previous years. “I’ve heard stories about dogs that were pets 70 years ago,” Ward said. “With the memory of the pet, it often brings back memories of the
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Susan Shaw and her two companions, Samantha and Sherman, visit the two Pittsfield nursing homes once a week. Shaw, a former school teacher, said she had been talking pets the the centers for approximately 20 years but on an irregular basis. After her retirement she has made it a weekly event.
child, husband, or wife with whom they shared the pet.” Shaw said she started taking dogs to Liberty Village 25 years ago when her aunt was a resident. “I was still teaching then, so I only went every other
Saturday,” she said. “Now I go to both home twice a week. It’s something God placed on my heart. He showed me a need.” Shaw said she wished more people would take the time to visit the homes.
How to promote healthy kidneys Kidney disease is a widespread issue made all the more disconcerting by the fact that many people are unaware they have it. According to the National Kidney Foundation, 26 million American adults have kidney disease, and most don't know it. Healthy kidneys are something many people take for granted. But those who want to do everything they can to keep their kidneys healthy can consider the following tips: n Stay hydrated, but avoid overhydration. Many people are familiar with the benefits of drinking water each day, and adequate hydration definitely promotes healthy kidneys. But overhydrating has not been proven to enhance kidney function. The Cleve-
land Clinic recommends adults drink between four and six glasses of water per day n Exercise. Regular exercise benefits various parts of the human body, including the kidneys. High blood pressure and diabetes are two of the biggest risk factors for kidney disease, and regular exercise can reduce a person's risk of both conditions. However, overexertion can strain the kidneys, so adults who exercise, especially novices who need to improve their conditioning, should avoid going too hard at the gym. n Speak with a physician before taking vitamin supplements or herbal remedies. Vitamin supplements and herbal remedies have become very popular in the 21st century, but excessive
supplementation can harm the kidneys. Discuss any supplements or herbals remedies with a physician before taking them. n Quit smoking. Just as exercise benefits the body in myriad ways, smoking harms the body in myriad ways. Smoking decreases the blood flow in the kidneys, decreasing their ability to function at optimal capacity. Smoking also increases a person's risk of high blood pressure and cancer of the kidneys. n Get screened. Adults who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure or diabetes should make sure their physicians screen for kidney dysfunction during routine appointments. Learn more about kidney disease at www.kidney.org.
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“It doesn’t take any talent, any skill, just sit on the bedside and talk with them for a while,” she said. “You don’t have to have a dog or any gimmick, just talk to them. Volunteers are really needed.”
Some benefits of growing older Seniors are a rapidly growing segment of the population. In the United States, the Administration on Aging states that the older population - persons 65 years or older - numbered 46.2 million in 2014 (the latest year for which data is available). Statistics Canada reports that, in July 2015, estimates indicated that there were more persons aged 65 years and older in Canada than children aged 0 to 14 years for the first time in the country's history. Nearly one in six Canadians (16.1%) was at least 65 years old. With so many people living longer, it's time to celebrate the perks of getting older rather than the drawbacks. Here are some great benefits to growing old. n Higher self-esteem: The insecurities of youth give way as one ages, and older people have less negativity and higher self-esteem. A University of Basel study of people ranging in ages from 18 to 89 found that regardless of demographic and social status, the older one gets the higher selfesteem climbs. Qualities like self-control and altruism can contribute to happiness. n Financial perks: Seniors are entitled to discounts on meals, museum entry fees, movies, and other entertainment if they're willing to disclose their ages. Discounts are available through an array of venues if one speaks up.
Seniors also can enjoy travel perks, with slashed prices on resorts, plane tickets and more. The U.S. National Park Service offers citizens age 62 and older lifetime passes to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites for just $10 in person ($20 online or via mail). n Reasoning and problemsolving skills: Brain scans reveal that older adults are more likely to use both hemispheres of their brans simultaneously - something called bilateralization. This can sharpen reasoning skills. For example, in a University of Illinois study, older air traffic controllers excelled at their cognitively taxing jobs, despite some losses in shortterm memory and visual spatial processing. Older controllers proved to be experts at navigating, juggling multiple aircrafts simultaneously and avoiding collisions. n Less stress: As people grow older, they are able to differentiate their needs from wants and focus on more important goals. This can alleviate worry over things that are beyond one's control. Seniors may realize how little the opinions of others truly mean in the larger picture, thereby feeling less stress about what others think of them. Growing older may involve gray hair or wrinkling skin, but there are many positive things associated with aging.
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Devin Battefeld at the North Greene Lady Spartan Classic this season.
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Noah Mendenhall shoots for two as the Saukees went up against Liberty Friday, Feb. 16.
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Baylee Stain puts up two points at home when the Tornadoes went up against Carrollton this season.
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Korbyn Personett puts up two points for the Saukees Friday, Feb. 16 as the Saukees beat Liberty 49-23.
Saukees carry huge momentum into postseason
By Jacob Bradshaw Pike Press The Pittsfield Saukees capped off their regular season with a 24-2 record. Their first loss was dated back to the Macomb Tournament, losing to Illini West in overtime. Their next and last loss came to Quincy another Dame, a game that opened eyes and realized where they needed to be. They have won 13 consecutive games since then. Their highpowered offense combined with a tenacious defense got them where they stand now, and huge expectations lay on their shoulders heading into the postseason. During their last week of regular season play, the Saukees opened their week defeating Griggsville-
Perry 79-54. Ian Smith’s 24 points for the Tornadoes wasn’t enough to offset Nick Reel’s 18 points, and Korbyn Personett’s great night, scoring 28 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Their next win was another road game against the Calhoun Warriors. The game started out back and forth, but a 16-6 third quarter in favor of the Saukees helped out, and the Saukees controlled the game there on out. Personett had a game high 20 points, and Noah Mendenhall and Austin Ator both contributed double digit scoring, Mendenhall with 12 points and Ator with 11. The final score was 55-37, Saukee victory. Their last regular season game was also their senior night against Liberty, and
the energy and excitement was blatant, as the Saukees jumped out to an astonishing 19-2 lead after the first quarter, and kept that pace, leading 34-7 at halftime. Nick Reel led the way for the Saukees with 17 points, and Noah Mendenhall followed closely with 15 points. “It’s good to see us have what we have,” coach Brad Tomhave stated. “We’ve been working hard, and the guys realize which rolls they need to fill in order to be successful. They have bought in defensively, and when we are out there flying around, causing havoc, that’s when we are at our best. We have a job to do, and it’s been our businesslike approach that has kept our heads on straight.”
Devin Battefeld sets new scoring record
By Steven Spencer Pike Press The Lady Tornadoes ended their season with a record setting game against Payson. Senior Devin Battefeld finished the season by breaking the GriggsvillePerry all-time girls scoring record. Setting the record at 1385, Battefeld broke the previous record by three points. Battefeld averaged 17 points per game and finished the season with her free throw percentage at 78. Lady Tornadoes coach Troy Kennedy said that Battefeld was an important asset to the team because of her ability to shoot and score. “I coached the boys for
seven years before I started coaching the girls,” Coach Kennedy said. “Devin is a really good shooter. She’s as a good a shooter as I’ve had. If she gets set she can really knock down the threes real well. Her free throw percentage this year was 78 percent which is really good. She is just a good ball player.” Senior Baylee Stain also had a record setting night against Payson. Making her 728 career rebound, Stain became the third all-time leader in Lady Tornadoes rebounding and seventh in the boys and girls combined. “There was games she got 15 or 16 rebounds a game,” Kennedy said about Stain. “She ended up aver-
aging 10 a game. When she wanted to she could rebound real well and she played hard.” With both girls graduating after this season the Lady Tornadoes are going to have to replace Bettefeld’s scoring ability and Stain’s rebounding strength next year. “We’re bringing back Lauren Kennedy, who has been a three year starter. Jordan Brite is coming back next year and she plays as hard as anyone I’ve ever coached.” Coach Kennedy said. “But losing those two girls is going to be a big loss. Devin and Baylee will definitely be missed. They’re good kids and they will be hard to replace.”
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Pease in final stage of wrestling career By BETH ZUMWALT Pike press After 15 years of wrestling, Coltyn Pease can see the end of his career. After a successful career as a Saukee Youth Wrestler, a Saukee Wrestler and a collegiate wrestler, Pease, now a senior at McKendree University, will compete this weekend in the Moorehead, Minn. superregional, one of the toughest in the nation in Division II. “If he places in the top four, he will advance Birmingham, Ala, in two weeks for nationals,” Sherry Pease, his mother, said. Being the number two wrestler in the nation should guarantee Pease a trip to nationals “Not true,” Pease said. “There are 10 wrestlers rated nation wide and four of them are in the Moorehead super-regional.” Coltyn, a 2012 graduate of Pittsfield High School, finished his varsity career as a heavyweight with the Saukees at 79-14. He recorded 31 pins and finished second at state his senior year. He was two-time allconference honoree and was named Midwest Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Year, his senior year. His collegiate career began at Rend Lake where he was 28-17 and a national qualifier. After transferring to McKendree, Pease was redshirted the 2013-14 season. His 2014-14 season he posted an overall record of 20-10 and finished in third place at Greyhound Open and in fourth place at Battle of the Rockies Open. The 2015-15 season he
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Colton Pease, in the white singlet, is in the final stages of a wrestling career that has spanned 15 years. Pease will wrestle this weekend in Minnesota and if he finishes in the top four will advance to nationals in Birmingham, Ala.
went 33-16 against a tough schedule. He won heavyweight championship at Central Missouri Open, placed third at Battle of the Rockies Open, fourth in the gold bracket at Joe Parisi Open, and fifth at NCAA Central Regional, in the elite bracket at Kaufman/Brand Open, and the Midwwest Classic and led the team with 12 falls and was third with 33 wins. In this, his senior year, he is 23-10 and is in his second
year of being captain of the wrestling squad. Now that the end is near, no matter what happens this weekend or in two weeks, Pease says it is a weird feeling. “Since I was eight, I have always looked forward to next season,” he said. “There is no next season.” Following graduation this spring with a degree in sociology with emphasis in criminal justice, Pease plans to move to San Antonio
and pursue a career in law enforcement. He has been participating in an internship with the U.S. Marshalls in East St. Louis, this year. Always humble, the 6-5 heavyweight said his success in the past 15 years has been possible because of the love and support of his family, friends and the community. “I can never thank them all enough,” he said. He is the son of Ralph and Sherry Pease.
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To encourage Pike County High School seniors to dream big, Whitetail Properties Real Estate is proud to offer the We Grow Dreams Scholarship for seniors pursuing a career in agriculture, conservation, real estate or wildlife biology. “As a land company, it’s important to use to help educate the next generation of farmers, realtors and land managers,” said Dan Perez, Whitetail Properties CEO. “We’re also proud to be headquartered in Pittsfield and we want to invest in our local area whenever possible.” The We Grow Dreams Scholarship is a one-time award of $1,000 to be used toward cost-of-living and tuition. Applicants must possess a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher. The scholarship will be a one-time award of $1,000 and will be disbursed prior to the start of 2nd semester once proof of 1st semester GPA from college and 2nd semester class schedule have been provided to the scholarship committee. This scholarship is to be used towards one or a combination of the following: Room & Board/Supplies/Tuition The applicant’s GPA must be 3.0 or higher to apply. Application due date is March 1st. Applications can be picked up at your local high school guidance office or the Whitetail Properties office
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Tornadoes lose in overtime By Ashley Miller Pike Press The Tornadoes had a rough week of play, losing to Pittsfield Monday, Triopia in overtime Tuesday, and Calhoun Friday finishing off their regular season. They go into Regionals with a 7-16 record. Monday the Tornadoes took on the Saukees at home where they lost 79-54. G-P kept lose for the first quarter but soon lost their momentum and went into the half down 44-23. Ian Smith had 24 points followed by Max Stinebaker with 11. The Tornadoes went 13 for 19 at the line. Tuesday GP traveled to Triopia to take on the Trojans where they lost 80-68 in
overtime. The Tornadoes went into halftime down by eight but quickly came back in the third quarter behind the leadership of Smith who had 10 of the Tornadoes 26 points. Going into the final quarter up 47-42 the Trojans made it closer by sinking their free throws. Down 60-58 with seconds left Smith went up for a shot, missed, but was able to sink the second attempt sending the game into overtime. The Tornadoes, whose bench continues to fill with injuries, was worn down and it showed. Triopia was able to out score GP 20-8 in overtime sealing the victory. Smith had 27 points for the team while Stinebaker had 17. The Tornadoes went 8 for 9 at the line.
Friday the Tornadoes took on Calhoun at home for their final regular season game where they lost 72-70. GP went into the half up 32-30 but came out and soon trailed 45-44 going into the final quarter. The Warriors sunk a free throw giving them the advantage with seconds left. The Tornadoes maneuvered the ball down the court where it ended up in the hands of Sheldan Martin who put up the last minute shot that bounced off the backboard, giving Calhoun the victory. Smith lead the team again with 28 points followed by Stinebaker with 17 and Ryan Kelley with 11. They went 10 for 12 at the line. Tuesday the Tornadoes will face Western at Barry to kick off Regionals.
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SELLING COUNTRY home to downsize, just outside of Pittsfield, on Highway 54. 2.9 acres $20,000 below appraisal. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2125 sq. ft., new windows, roof, and wiring. 68x40 detached garage. $195,000. Call 217-6533700 or 217-285-6520. 2.22.17 2002 INT'L Tandem Grain Truck. International 4900. 22' aluminum Kann bed. Int'l DT 530 engine with 214,000 miles. Great truck. Asking $36,000. 217-473-1343 call or text. TFN 1990 PRESTIGE double wide mobile home, 22x40. 3 BR, 2 BA. Call 217-370-2629. TFN
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615 HUNTING LAND FOR lease 315 acres with house. Northern Calhoun County. Will lease for entire hunting season. Call 314-2584824. 3.29.17 PIKE COUNTY deer. Archery/ Shotgun. About 230 acres timber/CRP. Need QDMA. Hunt club insured. No outfitters. $10,000 firm. 217-336-2191. 3.1.17
LOOKING FOR land to lease for hunting. Please call 217652-7233. 3.15.17 LOOKING FOR ground in Northern Calhoun or Southern Pike to lease short term or long term. No size too big! 618-5509406. 3.15.17
900A 600 NO TRESPASSING HELP WANTED Calhoun County NO HUNTING or Trespassing allowed on 315 acres property in Batchtown Illinois owned by Jim and Carol Squires. All violators will be prosecuted. 8.30.17 NO TRESPASSING no hunting on property owned by Martha Knight (also known as Marty Aderton), Lincoln Valley Road, Hardin. 12.6.17 NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on the land in Batchtown owned by Steve and Cindy Meszaros. Violators will be prosecuted. 5.24.17
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900A NO TRESPASSING Calhoun County NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on the land in Batchtown owned by Marcy Klockenkemper, Judy Lamer, Jeremy Russell, Bonnie Stepanek, and Cindy Meszaros. Violators will be prosecuted. 5.24.17
900C NO TRESPASSING Pike County NO HUNTING or trespassing on the Linda Bennett farm, rural Griggsville. Violators will be prosecuted. 11.2.17 MY LAND located in Section 18 SW of Pearl is private prop erty. Hunting, fishing, trapping, trespassing, for any purpose, with out the writ ten, signed per mis sion of the own er, is strictly forbidden. Violators will be prosecuted. Timothy Brink man. 5.20.17 ABSOLUTELY NO trespassing on any ground owned by Double Creek Farms, Inc. 10.18.17
1100E REAL ESTATE Scott County TWO ADJOINING buildings located near a busy intersection in Winchester, Illinois. Ideal for new business and storage. The north building is 2170 square feet with: Two offices (16 ft x 13 ft and 10.5 ft x 13.5 ft) A bath and storage room (9.5 ft x 8.5 ft) Gas forced-air furnace, Central air, 200 amp breaker box, Double doors in back for easy loading and unloading. The south building is approximately 1175 square feet; it is great for a new business or for use as a storage room. Two buildings for one price! The vacant lot to the north could possibly be purchased, making a great addition to the property. Darrell Moore darrellm@worrell-landservices. com (217) 473-5486 Worrell Land Services, LLC 2240 West Morton Jacksonville, IL 62650. Office: (217) 245-1618 Fax: (217) 245-5318 info@worrelllandservices.com TFN
1200 SERVICES NORTH SCOTT Park District in Bluffs, IL is accepting bids for mowing and weed eating for the park and ball diamond on a weekly basis. Applicants must provide proof of insurance. For requirements and a description of work to be completed please send letter of interest to North Scott Park District, PO Box 112, Bluffs, IL 62621 or emailed to northscottparkboard@gmail. com. by March 1, 2017. Bids must be received by March 13, 2017. North Scott Park Board reserves the right to refuse any bids. 2.22.17 MOWING SEASON is just around the corner. If you are looking for someone to mow your yard, give us a call at 1-217-320-8390. TFN NEED YARD work done? Cutting Edge Lawn Care serving Pike County & northern Calhoun County. Big or Small mowing/weed-eating jobs. Call Lacy Brown or Ethan Brown at 217-248-8158. 4.26.17 FORESTRY MULCHING. Boom spraying. Call Long Forestry. 618-639-TREE. www. longforestry.com. 6.28.17
1300 WANTED STANDING TIMBER R. McKinnon Logging buying. Walnut, White Oak, etc. No yard trees. Not affiliated with Pleasant Hill McKinnons. 217-242-5401. 8.18.17
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Ryan R. Culton aka Ryan Culton; Carrie B. Boyd aka Carrie Beth Boyd aka Carrie Beth Culton aka Carrie Boyd aka Carrie Culton; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.
ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Pike County.
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on January 6, 2017, I, Sheriff, Paul Petty of Pike County, Illinois, will hold a sale on March 31, 2017 , commencing at 9:15am, at the Pike County Courthouse, 100 East Washington Street, Pittsfield, IL 62363, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, towit: Commonly known as: 254 South Monroe Street, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363 P.I.N.: 54-033-06; 54-033-01A
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765
16-080207 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CALHOUN COUNTY, HARDIN, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSETBACKED SECURITIES 2005-4 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-4 PLAINTIFF, -vs- 16 CH 5 THOMAS C. TEPEN A/K/A THOMAS TEPEN; DELTA TEPEN; DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on October 7, 2016; William Heffiington, Sheriff, County Road, Hardin, IL 62047, will on March 17, 2017 at 10:00 AM, at Calhoun County Courthouse, 101 North County Road, Hardin, IL 62047, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Calhoun County, Illinois. Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.
Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 151 East Main Street, a/k/a P.O. Box 151, Batchtown, IL 62006 Permanent Index No.: 07-12-08-201115 Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. The judgment amount was $44,553.46. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I715157 2.22.17, 3.1.17, 3.8.17
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY - JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association PLAINTIFF Vs. 16 CH 00028 Matthew W. Campbell; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/14/2016, the Sheriff of Jersey County, Illinois will on 3/22/17 at the hour of 8:15AM at Jersey County Courthouse, 201 West Pearl Jerseyville, IL 62052, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Jersey and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 04-570-001-00 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 522 W. Spruce Street Jerseyville, IL 62052 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-16-07606. I714205 2.8.17, 2.15.17, 2.22.17
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY - JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS Federal National Mortgage Association PLAINTIFF
This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. R410 2.15.17, 2.22.17, 3.1.17
the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
Vs. 16 CH 00016 Donald A. Davis; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/30/2016, the Sheriff of Jersey County, Illinois will on 3/22/17 at the hour of 8:15AM at Jersey County Courthouse, 201 West Pearl Jerseyville, IL 62052, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Jersey and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 07-075-013-00 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: Teney Hollow Road Brighton, IL 62012
Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale.
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Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-24272. I714193 2.8.17, 2.15.17, 2.22.17
If the property is a condominium and IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY - JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. 16 CH 00036 Emin Alimi; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/12/2016, the Sheriff of Jersey County, Illinois will on 3/22/17 at the hour of 8:15AM at Jersey County Courthouse, 201 West Pearl Jerseyville, IL 62052, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Jersey and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 04-211-024-52 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1203 Megan Street Jerseyville, IL 62052 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-16-08385. I714208 2.8.17, 2.15.17, 2.22.17
The People’s Marketplace Classifieds IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY, ILLINOIS WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR HILLDALE TRUST Plaintiff, -v.- 16 CH 22 BELINDA Y BOREN, GREG S BOREN, CAPITAL ONE BANK, USA NA Defendant NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 12, 2016, the Sheriff of Jersey County will at 8:30 AM on March 14, 2017, at the Jerseyville County Courthouse, 201 WEST PEARL STREET, (South Door), JERSEYVILLE, IL, 62052, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 17754 OTTERVILLE RD, Grafton, IL 62037
property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in AS IS condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
Property Index No. 0612300100 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment $104,093.31.
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Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS First Bank d/b/a First Bank Mortgage PLAINTIFF
For information, contact Plaintiff s attorney: MARINOSCI LAW GROUP, P.C. , 134 N LaSalle St., STE 1900, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 940-8580. Please refer to file number 16-01745. E-Mail: mlgil@mlgdefaultlaw.com 2.8.17, 2.15.17, 2.22.
the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).
Vs. 16 CH 00029 Jason A. Ingold; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 10/12/2016, the Sheriff of Jersey County, Illinois will on 3/22/17 at the hour of 8:15AM at Jersey County Courthouse, 201 West Pearl Jerseyville, IL 62052, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Jersey and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 01-250-306-00 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: Lake Drive Elsah, IL 62028
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
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Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-16-06535. I714203 2.8.17, 2.15.17, 2.22.17
If the property is a condominium and IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JERSEY COUNTY - JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. 16 CH 00018 Adam Blankenship; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/30/2016, the Sheriff of Jersey County, Illinois will on 3/22/17 at the hour of 8:15AM at Jersey County Courthouse, 201 West Pearl Jerseyville, IL 62052, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Jersey and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 04-404-002-00 Improved with Residential COMMONLY KNOWN AS: Snedeker Street Jerseyville, IL 62052
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Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.
If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-16-04632. I714195 2.8.17, 2.15.17, 2.22.17
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF PIKE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NO. 2016-P-73 WALLACE B. RENOUD, DECEASED.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE ZONING COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD ON APPLICATION FOR ZONING REQUEST Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of March, 2017, at 5:45 o’clock p.m., in the City Council Chambers of the City of Pittsfield, at 215 North Monroe Street, Pittsfield, Illinois, the Zoning Committee of the City of Pittsfield will hold a public hearing on the application of Michael G. Evans for a zoning request. At that time and place all interested persons and citizens may appear and be given an opportunity to speak in support of or in opposition to the application.
Hiring in Mt. Sterling, IL. Apply now at DotFoods.com/careers or call 800-366-3687. F15070111 WELLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PIKE COUNTY- PITTSFIELD, ILLINOIS
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Lot Fifteen (15) in Wills Subdivision of a part of Lot Four (4) of Caswells Subdivision of the South half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, in Township 5 South, Range 3 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, in Pike County, Illinois, the plat of said Wills Subdivision being recorded at page 442 of Deed Record 100, and the Plat of said Caswells Subdivision being recorded at page 154 of Chancery Record A, in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder of Deeds of Pike County, Illinois, situated in the County of Pike and State of Illinois. The property is commonly known as 550 East Griggsville Street in Pittsfield, Illinois, and is currently zoned R-4, Mobile Home Dwelling District.
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Ryan R. Culton aka Ryan Culton; Carrie B. Boyd aka Carrie Beth Boyd aka Carrie Beth Culton aka Carrie Boyd aka Carrie Culton; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.
AS FOLLOWS: TAKING A POINT 240 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF OUT LOT 26 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW CITY OF PITTSFIELD, IN PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING, RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 160 FEET, THENCE EAST 160 FEET, THENCE NORTH 160 FEET, THENCE WEST 160 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PIKE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 254 South Monroe Street, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363 P.I.N.: 54-033-06; 54-033-01A
Property Address: 254 South Monroe Street, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363
First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $235554.49
NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Pike County.
Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on January 6, 2017, I, Sheriff, Paul Petty of Pike County, Illinois, will hold a sale on March 31, 2017 , commencing at 9:15am, at the Pike County Courthouse, 100 East Washington Street, Pittsfield, IL 62363, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: TRACT 1: THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, OF TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 4 WEST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: TAKING A POINT 160 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF OUT LOT 26 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW CITY OF PITTSFIELD, IN THE COUNTY OF PIKE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR A PLACE OF BEGINNING, RUNNING THENCE WESTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 160 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 80 FEET, THENCE EAST 160 FEET, THENCE NORTH 80 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD, COUNTY OF PIKE, AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. TRACT 2: THE NORTH 20 FEET OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF REAL ESTATE, TO-WIT: THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25, OF TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH OF RANGE 4 WEST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS
The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. R410 2.15.17, 2.22.17, 3.1.17
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Rylee Martin, left, looks on as her classmate Kearson Booth presents an acrostic poem celebrating the state of Illinois and its rich history and heritage. They were two of several sixth-grade students in Renita Ten Eyck’s class who prepared and read poems during the Pikeland ELA event Saturday titled “Being an Illinoisan and our Midwestern Values,” the third in a series of events highlighting the talent of the English and language arts students of Pikeland School District. Justin A. Cobb/Pike Press
Ken Bradbury pauses as he tells the story of how he became a writer. A native of Perry, currently residing in Jacksonville, Bradbury is the author of “The Coonridge Digest” column appearing each week on the op-ed page of Pike Press, as well as in 13 additional newspapers in the Midwest. He was the guest speaker at the Pikeland ELA presentation Saturday morning titled “Being an Illinoisan and our Midwestern Values.”
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Stone Wintjen, a seventh-grade student in Jacklyn Feldpausch’s English class at Pikeland Community School, recites one of several poems students penned on the various regions of Illinois and exploring the diversity of Illinois as a state during the Pikeland ELA event Saturday titled “Being an Illinoisan and our Midwestern Values.” Behind Stone are, from left, eight-grader Abby Springer, seventh-grader Karley Bogatzke, and eight-grader Noah Shannon.
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Eighth-grader Abby Springer scans the audience at Saturday morning’s Pikeland ELA event, “Being an Illinoisan and our Midwestern Values,” as she reads her poem, one of several written by Jacklyn Feldpausch’s seventh- and eight-grade students at Pikeland Community School exploring the geographical, economic, and cultural diversity within the state of Illinois. Behind Abby is seventh-grader Karley Bogatzke.
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Police Beat Judge finds probable cause in two abuse cases
By BETH ZUMWALT Pike Press Preliminary hearings for two Pike County men accused of sex offenses were held Friday in the Pike County Courthouse with Judge Frank McCartney presiding. After hearing testimony from the investigating officers in both cases, McCartney found there was probable cause to proceed in both cases. The cases are unrelated. The first case alleges Sidney Ballenger, 23, Nebo, made inappropriate contact with two children last summer. John Pennock, a deputy with the Pike County Sheriff ’s Department, testified the case came to the attention of law enforcement after one of the children admitted to the mother that the contact had been made. The mother immediately took both children to Illini Community Hospital for examinations and law enforcement was notified. The incident had occurred months prior to the admission. Ballenger was known to the children, who were able to tell authorities who the suspect was. A series of text messages, as well as some conversations with Ballenger’s co-workers, seems to back up the children’s stories, according to testimony offered by Pennock. It was also testified that under questioning by the Children’s Advocacy Counsel, the children’s testimony was consistent with that of a child who has been abused. After hearing approximately 45 minutes of testimony from Pennock, who was questioned by Leecia Carnes, Pike County Assistant State’s Attorney, and by defense attorney Anthony Cameron, McCartney ruled there
was probable cause in the case. McCartney set Feb. 28 for the state to provide all discovery in the case and the possibility of a plea offer. The next hearing will be March 14 for arraignment. The next jury trial calendar is set for April with the next jury after that to be seated in July. Ballenger is being held on $300,000 bond. He is officially charged with six counts of predatory criminal sexual assault with a victim under 13. The second case involves John Pope, 46, Pearl. Pope is charged with seven counts of predatory criminal sexual assault. Pope appeared not only for his preliminary hearing on the charges but to have a motion to lower his bond heard. Pope is also being held on $300,000 bond. He is the road commissioner of Pearl Township and an elected official, meaning he cannot be fired. Julia Hatcher, supervisor for Pearl Township, testified Pope was a candidate for re-election but was the lone, full-time employee of the township for road maintenance and administration of the office of road commissioner. Cameron, a Quincy attorney who is also serving as defense counsel for Pope, asked Hatcher who would be in charge of submitted bills for payment. Hatcher said the Pearl Township board meets the first Tuesday of the month and Pope was able to submit bills this month. Also, an emergency worker has been appointed to take care of the roads should a snow or other emergency occur. The motion to reduce bond was put on hold while the preliminary hearing was held. Zachary Boren, Pike County State’s Attorney, called Deputy Steven
Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week Pike County Sheriff’s Department responded to a residential burglary on Feb. 19 at the 400 block of Main Street in Barry. Sometime during the past two days, suspect(s) entered the residence and stole one handgun and one shotgun.
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Lowry to the stand. Lowry testified the investigation into Pope began when Pope’s wife, Minnie, called Pike County 9-1-1 dispatch to report her suspicions. Pope was interviewed by deputies; also interviewed were the alleged victims. The victims also were questioned by the Child Advocacy Center separately and their stories seemed consistent with each other’s as well as with those of a child who has been abused. Lowry also said Pope had opportunity to be alone with the alleged victims on occasion. Cameron cross examined Lowry but mainly wanted additional details to the incidents Lowry had testified about under Boren’s questioning. McCartney stated the state had met the burden of proof needed to proceed with the case and since Cameron is the attorney for both defendants, set Pope’s dates of appearance the same as Ballenger’s. As far as the bond reduction, McCartney ruled against lowering the bond, saying that the charges were serious, that Pope had been advised not to have contact with the victims while the investigation was ongoing and violated that request from the court. Cameron said Pope had turned himself in when he realized charges were being filed, that he was an honored veteran and would not do anything that could be construed as unlawful interference. McCartney said for the safety of the community as well as the alleged victims he was going to deny the motion. “Given that the sentencing in this case could be natural life, I’m going to deny the motion,” McCartney said. “The charges are just too serious.”
Disposition MISDEMEANOR Jerad L. Heavner, Pittsfield, DOB 4/10/1997, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, $371 costs only.
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The police records released by the Pike County Sheriff’s office include the following arrests and bookings. The records state that these are accusations and each individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
BOOKINGS Justin E. Kindle, 30, Pittsfield, was arrested Feb. 13 on a Pike County traffic warrant alleging failure to appear or make payment on no insurance and a no seatbelt charge. He posted $200 and was released pending court appearance. Mark A. Moody, 46, Pittsfield, was arrested Feb. 13 on a Adams County felony warrant alleging failure to appear. He was also arrested on misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and obstructing identification. Moody was released on his own recognizance on the two misdemeanor charges and the Adams County Court ordered him released on the felony charge. Sherry S. Riley, 35, Hannibal, Mo., was arrested Feb. 13 on a felony Pike County warrant seeking to revoke or modify bail bond. She remains lodged in lieu of $1,200. Jarrod L.Holtz, 44, White Hall, was arrested Feb. 13 on a felony charge of failure to appear on a charge of aggravated fleeing of police. He was released on $300 recognizance bond. Ervin L. Shaw, 40, Hannibal, Mo., was arrested Feb. 13 on a misdemeanor Morgan County warrant and a felony Pike County warrant seeking to revoke probation. He remains lodged on the Morgan County warrant. Michael P. Taylor, 45, Pittsfield, was arrested Feb. 14 on three felony in-state warrants. He posted $4,000 and was released pending court appearance. Dara J. Fulmer, 39, Pittsfield, was arrested Feb.14 on a felony charges of possession methamphetamine and aggravated battery of a
police officer. She was also arrested on misdemeanor charges of failure to keep records of a hypodermic needle, resisting, obstructing or attempting to disarm a police officer and possession of drug paraphernalia.Traffic charges include: failed to stop at a stop sign, no valid registration, operating of an uninsured motor vehicle, no valid driver’s license, illegal transportation of alcohol. She remains lodged in the Pike County jail in lieu of $800 bond. Leah R. Westemeyer, 30, Pleasant Hill, was arrested Feb. 14 on a Pike County felony warrant alleging failure to appear. She remains lodged in lieu of $3,000 bond. John J. Bridgewater, 32, Rockport, was arrested Feb.15 on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, obstructing justice, traffic offenses, a Pike County warrant and an in-state warrant. He remains lodged with bond on the Pike County warrant $300, bond on the possession charge, $6,000 and bond on the instate warrant, $2,000. David A. Burgess, 28, Pleasant Hill, was arrested Feb. 15 on a misdemeanor Pike County warrant alleging failure to appear on a possession of drug paraphernalia charge. He was released on $400 recognizance bond. Craig J. McCloughan, 47, Springfield, was arrested Feb. 15 on a Pike County traffic warrant alleging failure to appear on a driving while suspend and speeding charge. He was released on $300 recognizance bond. Mary K. Miller, 36, Beardstown, was arrested Feb. 16 on a Pike County traffic warrant alleging failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge. She posted $250 and was released pending court appearance. Travis M. Shoemaker 24, Perry, was arrested Feb. 16 on a misdemeanor in- state warrant alleging failure to
appear at arraignment. He posted $300 and was released pending court appearance. Devon L. Wagner, 18, Nebo, was arrested Feb. 16 on a misdemeanor contempt of court charge. He remains lodged. Elizabeth M. Shonhart, 43, Nebo, was arrested Feb. 17 on a small claims body attachment. She posted $200 and was released pending court appearance. Patrick M. Brown, 21, Westchester, was arrested Feb. 17 on a misdemeanor possession of cannabis charge and possession of drug paraphernalia. He posted $150 bond and was released pending court appearance. April D. Meyer, 45, Hull, was arrested Feb. 18 on a felony charge of residential burglary, criminal damage to property, and theft under $500. She remains lodged with no bond set. Skylee M. Lathem, 20, Griggsville, was arrested Feb. 18 on a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass to a residence, felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond on the felony is $600. She remains lodged. Zachary E. Hawk, 28, Vandalia, was arrested Feb. 18 on a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass to a residence, felony possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond on the felony is $600. He remains lodged. Derek A. Faler, 28, Hannibal, Mo., was arrested Feb. 19 on an Adams County traffic warrant. He remains lodged in the Pike County Jail in lieu of $750. Has your charge been amended, reduced or dropped or have you been found not guilty? Email ppnews@campbellpublications.net to be considered for a status update on your court proceeding. Please include name and case number.
Traffic SPEEDING VIOLATIONS ($120 total unless otherwise posted) Arianna N. Smith, Barry, DOB 10/29/1999, 15-20 mph above limit. SEATBELT VIOLATIONS ($60 total unless otherwise posted) Alison M. Harrison, Pleasant Hill, DOB 3/12/1989, driver, nolle prosequi. Nena M. Lothridge, Pittsfield, DOB 2/11/1988, driver. Stephanie A. Shelton, Pleasant Hill, DOB 8/15/1977, passenger. MISCELLAENOUS VIOLATIONS Carrie A. Anderson, Kinderhook, DOB 9/27/1971, operating uninsured motor vehicle, nolle prosequi. Dina K. Evans, Pittsfield, DOB
10/4/1969, window treatment violation, nolle prosequi. Travis B. Fusselman, Baylis, DOB 4/16/1979, driving on suspended license, charge amended or reduced; unlicensed, $197 costs only, one month supervision. Alison M. Harrison, Pleasant Hill, DOB 3/12/1989, operating uninsured motor vehicle, $437 fine, six months supervision. Tina M. Myers, Barry, DOB 12/25/1968, reckless driving, nolle prosequi; failure to reduce speed, nolle prosequi. Kimberly R. Robbins, Barry, DOB 11/14/1976, operating uninsured motor vehicle, $437 fine, six months supervision. Jessica L. Syrcle, Pittsfield, DOB 4/19/1992, window treatment violation, $383 fine.
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Pike-Scott Ag in the Classroom recently presented six elementary schools in the two-county area with Bee Smart School Garden Kits. Focusing on pollinating insects, kits will increase students’ understanding of the role of pollinators growing our food. Receiving kits at Western Elementary School are, from left, third-grade teachers Michelle Rennecker and Gayle Hoskins and principal Connie Thomas. The kits were purchased with funding from the IAA Foundation, Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation, and the two county farm bureaus.
IPPA scholarships available for 2017-18 More than $15,000 in scholarships are available through the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) this year. Each year, IPPA offers scholarships to students pursuing a higher education degree (at a two or four-year institution) who have a background in the pork industry. Recipients are selected based on activity involvement, GPA, and an essay detailing how the student plans to contribute to the pork industry in the future. Also available is the Ryan & Friends Scholarship sponsored by the Illinois Purebred Swine Council. This scholarship will award a total of four - $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must be attending a university, college, or community college for the 2016 Fall semester. Appli-
cants must also have been a 4-H or FFA member. In addition, students can apply for the Ryan Fesser Scholarship sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Pork Producers Association. This scholarship will be for $1,000. Applicants must be attending a university, college, or community college for the 2016 Fall semester. Applicants must also have been a 4-H or FFA member and an Illinois resident. The deadline for all scholarships is April 1. All scholarship applications, along with more information on each, can be found on www.ilpork. com under the Producers, Pork Youth tab. Any questions about scholarships should be directed to Mike Borgic (mike@ilpork. com).
Access food program has successful year The Access Food program conducted by Access Illinois Outdoors contributed more than 10,000 pounds of processed meat to the Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials food pantry and Barry Food Pantry for distribution to families in need. This program would not have been a success without collaboration on several levels. Success of the program critically depends on hunters, both resident and non-resident, who are willing to donate deer, food pantry workers who help distribute the meat, foundations that provide grants to supplement the program and individuals and service organizations that help pick up the tab for the processing costs. “We want to express our sincere and deep appreciation to everyone who helped make this program a success this year,” Brenda Middendorf,
Access Illinois Coordinator, said. “It would not be possible without all the partners working together to make this happen. It is a much needed and greatly appreciated program for our families in need and it is wonderful to see so many organizations, businesses and individuals work together to meet that need.” Middendorf said community support was vital to the program. “We are extremely fortunate in Pike County to have grant support from the Health & Wellness Foundation, DOT Charitable Foundation and Walmart,” she said. “Along with support of the Rotary, Lion’s, Jeep Club , Quail & Upland Management Association and Whitetails Unlimited organizations. Illini Hospital and many other private individuals and businesses also helped with the processing costs.”
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JWCC board hears update on program revisions The John Wood Community College board of trustees, meeting in regular session in Quincy Feb. 15, heard a report on the college’s efforts to modify and create career, technical and health education programs to meet rapidly changing industry and community needs. In the last two years, JWCC modified six technical programs, introduced a new healthcare assistant certificate and created laddered career pathways to help students earn stackable certificates on the path to a degree. The college is also in the early stages of developing a one-year diesel technology certificate in partnership with the Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center. “We are working hard to engage all industries in our district through 19 advisory councils to deliver relevant, high quality programs that
will help our students be successful in today’s rapidly changing workforce,” William Stuflick, JWCC dean of career, technical and health education, said. “Students also need to have options within the many career, technical and healthcare pathways that lead to head-of-household jobs. Our stackable certificates provide an efficient way to earn a valuable credential in less than a year on the path to an associate degree,” Stuflick said. In the current academic year, 32 percent of JWCC’s total credit hours are in career, technical and health programs, which is a 4 percent increase from two years ago. New or proposed programs include Healthcare Assistant (HCA) and Diesel Technology. Modifications made to existing technical programs include the following:
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) A customer service course was added to the existing CNA certificate program based on needs expressed by healthcare providers. CNA courses were also aligned with JWCC’s medical office certificate and are stackable into a new healthcare assistant program. Industrial Maintenance Technology JWCC blended existing electrical courses into an industrial electrical technician certificate that students can stack with an industrial mechanical technician certificate as part of an associate degree in industrial maintenance technology. Nursing To make best use of community public and private resources, JWCC renewed its consortium agreement with Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences to jointly deliver
The best time to buy a new car and other cost-saving tips Shopping for a new car can be an exciting and sometimes stressful process. A vehicle is one of the largest purchases a person will make in his or her lifetime, so choosing an automobile requires careful research and some comparison shopping. According to IHS Automotive, there are more than 250 million registered passenger vehicles in the United States. In Canada, 33,168,805 vehicle registrations were reported by Statistics Canada in 2015. With so many cars and trucks on the road, it's important for drivers to get a vehicle that meets their needs and fits their budgets. The following are some pointers for prospective buyers looking to save some money on their next vehicles. Wait for model changeover Pay attention to news regarding which vehicle models will be retired or redesigned, as this may indicate which vehicles might be offered at the best deals. The model year should also be considered when looking for a new car. Many buyers are naturally attracted to the newest model year, feeling that if they're going to pay a lot for a car or truck, they want to do so for the newest available model. Buyers who don't need the newest model available may find a better deal than those who do. Choose a different body type The National Automobile Dealers Association advises that
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pickup trucks and SUVs continue to command high prices. Shoppers who look at sedans, compact cars and even luxury vehicles may be able to get a better price than those looking for trucks or SUVs. Buyers should assess their needs and see if a different body style or category of car fits their needs and their budgets. Shop the end of the month No matter the month, waiting until the last week of the month may be a good time to buy. Sales managers and dealerships in general have a monthly quota to meet and are compensated accordingly. Negotiating at this time means shoppers can get a good deal, while salespeople can move vehicles. Choose the right day of the week According to a study by TrueCar.com, an automotive pricing and information website, Sunday is the best day of the week to purchase a vehicle. Buyers can expect to pay as much as $2,000 more for the
same vehicle on Friday than those who shop on a Sunday. Monday is also a good day, as there is less foot traffic and it may be possible to wrangle a better deal. Waiting until the end of the day can be advantageous, too. Salespeople may be anxious to close out sales so they can get home at quitting time. Get financing ahead of time Knowing your budget ahead of time and prearranging financing can put shoppers in a better position when it comes time to negotiate. Strong credit scores and decent down payments make certain buyers better prospects for dealerships. It also may mean their purchasing power can translate into better deals. Shopping for a new car can be challenging and exciting all at once. Purchasing at the right time can save drivers money and get them in the car of their dreams.
JWCC’s associate degree in nursing program. Medical Office Technology JWCC redesigned its medical office certificate program to help medical insurance providers upskill existing employees. Welding New course content in welding was developed to help students obtain nationally recognized American Welding Society (AWS) credentials as part of JWCC’s certificate program. Students may earn a one-semester basic welding certificate with AWS credentials and stack the first certificate with additional coursework to earn advanced AWS credentials and another certificate from JWCC in industrial welding. Truck Driver Training To respond to industry needs and provide student access to federal financial aid to fund tuition costs,
JWCC incorporated logistics courses into its truck driver training certificate program. In other business, the board: n Accepted the WIPFLi Certified Public Accountants and Consultants bid proposal and awarded a three-year contract with an option of a two-year extension to provide independent audit services. n Approved submission of four Protection, Health and Safety project completion reports to the Illinois Community College Board. n Approved changing the Board of Trustees meeting date from April 19 to April 25, 2017. n Authorized submission of a $145,190 recurring grant to support Retired and Senior (RSVP) programming in Adams, Brown and Pike counties. Trustees also approved submission of a recurring grant in the range
of $30,000 to $40,000 from the Illinois Department of Aging to support coordination of RSVP volunteers in Adams, Brown and Pike counties. Both grants support personnel and programming to coordinate 800 volunteers who provide 110 non-profit organizations with at least 94,325 hours of service each year. The volunteer time has an estimated $2,165,702 value for the communities JWCC serves. n Authorized submission of a grant application of $16,500 to the United Way of Adams County to operate medical transportation and shoe fund programs coordinated by the Retired and Senior Volunteer program hosted by JWCC. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at JWCC’s Mt. Sterling Education Center.
Legislation to expand organ/tissue donor registry moves forward Secretary of State Jesse White’s legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to register for the state’s First Person Consent Organ/Tissue Donor Registry when they receive their driver’s license or identification card passed the State Senate Public Health Committee Feb. 15. Senate Bill 868, sponsored by state Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago), now goes to the full Senate for consideration. “Our goal is always to save lives,” White said. “Thousands of Illinoisans are waiting for an organ. Many of those who wait are someone’s mother, father, daughter or son. This legislation, which the vast majority of other states have implemented, is an important step in reducing the number of those on the waiting list.” The legislation amends the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act allowing 16- and 17-yearolds to join the First Person Consent Organ/ Tissue Donor Registry. Under current law, an individual must be at least 18 years old to join the registry. Those who join the registry will receive a letter from the Secretary of State’s office thanking them for joining. White encourages 16- and 17-year-olds to use this letter as a basis for discussing their decision with their parents. By joining the First Person Consent Organ/Tissue Donor Registry, 16- and
17-year-olds will be giving consent to donate their organs and tissue at the time of their death, with a single limitation. The procurement organizations, Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Network and MidAmerica Transplant, must make a reasonable effort to contact a parent or guardian to ensure that they approve of the donation. The parent or guardian will have the opportunity to overturn the child’s decision. Once the 16- or 17-year-old turns 18, his/ her decision would be considered legally binding without limitation. There are 47 states that have enacted this legislation. In 2016, 121,553 16-year-olds and 132,852 17-year-olds were issued driver’s licenses, as well as 41,250 16-yearolds and 54,362 17-year-olds were issued identification cards. Approximately 4,700 people are on the waiting list and about 300 people die each year waiting for an organ transplant. One person can improve the quality of life for up to 25 people. Currently, 6.1 million Illinoisans are registered with the state’s registry. Illinoisans can register with the Secretary of State’s Organ/Tissue Donor Registry at LifeGoesOn.com, by calling 1-800-2102106 or visiting their local Driver Services facility.
Steps to take before an appraiser's visit Homeowners unfamiliar with the appraisal process might not know if there is anything they can do to make the process go more smoothly. While certain variables involved in the appraisal process, such as location of the home and the value of surrounding homes, are beyond homeowners' control, the Appraisal Institute recommends homeowners take the following steps before an appraiser visits their home. n Clean the house. A dirty home that is full of clutter will not make the best impression on appraisers. Dirty homes may be vulnerable to insect infestations that can lead to structural problems with the home. While a dirty home is not necessarily an indicator of
infestations or a reflection of a home's value, a clean home will create a stronger first impression with the appraiser. n Make any necessary repairs ahead of the appointment. Homeowners who have been putting off repairs should make them before the appraiser arrives. Homes with repairs that still need to be made will likely be valued less than similar homes with no such repair issues. Though repairs can be costly, investing in home repairs will likely increase both the appraisal and resale value of the home. n Obtain all necessary documents before the appraiser arrives. Homeowners who have certain documentation at the ready can speed up the
appraisal process. Such documentation may include a survey of the house and property; a deed or title report; a recent tax bill; if applicable, a list of items to be sold with the house; purchase history of the home; and the original plans and specifications of the home. n Inform the appraiser about recent improvements. Homeowners can inform appraisers about any recent improvements to the home and the cost of those improvements. The value of home improvements with regard to a home's appraisal value vary depending on a host of variables, but having such information at the ready can help appraisers make the most informed appraisal possible.
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