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The Scoop NEWSLETTER
THIS NEWSLETTER IS A WORK OF LOVE BY A COMMITTEE
OF FOLKS IN ASHLAND. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE PUB-
LISHED SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH. IDEAS OR ITEMS FOR THE
NEWSLETTER? DROP OFF OR CALL NANCY HEATHER AT PRINTERS INK AT 217-
476-3764, OR GIVE THEM TO NANCE BRYANT, LINDA DEVLIN, JUDY FULTON, CYN-THIA GUTMANN, BOB HEATHER, OR LIZ WALLBAUM. ITEMS CAN ALSO BE E-
MAILED TO MATT HOBROCK,
DEADLINE WILL BE THE 25TH OF EACH MONTH
FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH’S NEWSLETTER. YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS NOVEMBER 2011 — Volume 4 - Issue 11
Dawn
Stremsterfer
Realtor®,
Broker
Associate
Office:
217-787-7215
Direct:
217-741-1865
312 N. Yates
Ashland
$59,900
Nice updated home situated on 2 lots with an affordable price tag! Majority of the home
was remodeled in 2009 including all new thermopane windows, bathroom, wiring,
plumbing, drywall, insulation, carpet, light fixtures, etc. The large basement offers
plenty of space for storage.
2475 West Monroe Springfield, IL 62704 (cell) 217-741-1865
PROFESSIONALS
Veteran’s
Day
November 11,
2011
CHURCH DIRECTORY
BEREA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Minister Edward J.Moretto [email protected] www.bereachristianchurch.com Sunday Christian Education Hour - 9:30 pm Sunday Worship - 10:30 am Wednesday Eve. Prayer Mtg. - 7:00 pm
We’re Open On Sunday!!
CHURCH OF CHRIST Minister Howard Chartier Sunday School - 9:00 am Sunday Worship - 10:00 am
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Rev. David L. McHenry 476.3678 Sunday School - 9:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:30 am
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH Father Chris Brey 476.8856 Ashland Sunday Mass - 9:00 am Beardstown Sunday Mass - 11:00 am Sunday (Spanish) - 12:30 pm Virginia Saturday - 5:00 pm
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Pam Hoffman 476.8858 www.ashlandunitedmethodist.com Sunday Worship - 8:45 am Sunday School - 10:00 am Wednesday- Choir Practice - 7:00 Youth Second Saturday - 10am - 2pm
NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, s.b.c. Pastor Terry Beauchamp www.newbeginningschristianfellowship.net Sunday’s 1st Service @ 8:00 am Sunday School for all ages@ 9:10-10:00 am New Adult Singles Ministry @ 9:10 - 10:00 am at 308 West Washington, Ashland 2nd Service - 10:15 am YOUTH4TRUTH @ 6:30-7:30 pm Tuesday Corporate Prayer @ 7:00 pm
Saturday’s Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ 8:00 am
Smith Chiropractic Clinic
Dr. Kathie G. Smith
111 North Hardin Ashland, IL 62612 (217)476-3547 Office Hours by Appointment Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
DINNER FOR ASHLAND SENIORS
Don’t forget the Senior Citizens Dinner sponsored by the
Ashland United Methodist Women. It will be on Thursday
at noon, the 17th of November, at the St. Augustine
Catholic Hall.
This will be the 33rd year we have been able to offer the
dinner as a gift to the Seniors of the community. (In most
cases this will be Seniors serving Seniors!!) We use a cap-
ital “S” on spelling Seniors because they are important to
our Village in every way.
Reservations are not necessary but are requested. Please
call Pat Houser at 476-3460 or Eleanor Cosner at 452-
3409. Carry-out service is available if you are unable to
come to the hall. If a ride is needed ask when you make
your reservation.
The Cass County Health
Dept. will be there again
this year to do blood
pressure checks and flu
shots. We do want to
thank them for the ser-
vices they provide and
also offer thanks to the
Catholic Church for the
use of their handicapped
accessible building.
220 N. Yates - Ashland Office: 1-866-225-8126
Garrett Savage - Bob Savage
Ron Ahlers - Salesman cell: (217)691-9631
**GIVE US A CALL**
LLC Propane
Illini
Cayla Boensel & Brett Keyes of Springfield announce their en-gagement. The future bride is a 2000 graduate of Virginia High School and obtained her bachelor degree in Business Admin-istration, Management at Robert Morris University. She is cur-rently employed at Illinois National Bank in Pleasant Plains as a personal banker and retail lender. She is the daughter of Robert & Cathy Boensel of Virginia.
The future groom is a 1998 graduate of A-C Central High School and received his bachelor degree in finance, with a minor in ac-counting at Culver-Stockton College. He is currently employed as Vice-President at the First National Bank of Barry in Virginia, Illinois. He is the son of Leslie & Cheryl Keyes of Ashland.
A wedding date of June 19, 2012 at Negril, Jamaica is planned with a reception in Springfield, Illinois upon their return as husband & wife.
The Ashland Scoop Committee would like to offer the newsletters by subscription. This would be great for out-of-town people who can’t make it in to pick one
up. It also would be make a great gift for those rel-atives who have moved away and want to keep up
with local news. Cost is $20.00 per year. Newsletters will be mailed out the first week of each month.
Please send requests
to:
Ashland Scoop c/o Printers Ink
PO Box 193 Ashland, IL 62612
217-476-3764
Hours: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday - Saturday Closed Sundays & Mondays
217.741.3874
NEAL’S BARBER SHOP
Ashland, IL 62612
The middle school students at A-C Central
would like to thank Brandt Consolidated for donating bags for the students to use to
help protect their new computers. All stu-dents are now required to carry the machine
in a bag this donation donation made it pos-sible for all students to have one. This cinch
sac type of bag is also useful for their calcu-lators, pens, pencils, wireless mouse, and
power cords. All of the electronic supplies should be better taken care of, thanks to
this generous donation by Brandt. The teachers and students appreciate it!
BC Carpentry
Handyman Service
416-5424
Serving Ashland for 12 years
All aspects of carpentry
Decks - Replacement Windows
and Doors
Pressure Washing
NO JOB TOO SMALL
Prentice Farmers Elevator
2303 Elevator Avenue
Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3516 or 1.800.255.8659
prenticeelevator.com
James R. Blakeman, Manager
4 locations to serve you: Prentice, Philadelphia, Strawns Crossing, and Tallula.
Dealers in Grain, Seed and Kent Feeds.
MATT GREER
President
Located at West Central Bank 400 East Buchanan, PO Box 467
Main: 217-476-3653 - Fax: 217-476-3342 Email: [email protected]
The A- Central Ag Program is growing again this year. There are nearly forty students enrolled in horticulture classes alone - that's nearly 1/3 of the school! Our students in this class will be learn-ing about landscaping, greenhouse production, plant science, gardening and food preservation. Therefore, we need your help securing enough supplies. If you have any canning supplies (jars, lids, bands/rings, etc.) that you are not using we would love to put them to use as we make apple butter and salsa. We will also take any houseplants, cuttings, annuals or perennials you might have as you do you fall yard clean up. Mrs. Waters is on maternity leave but donations can be dropped off to Jan Kirby at the high school. Thank you for your continued support of our students, agriculture and the FFA.
Ag Class Looking for Donations
THE WOMEN OF NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP ARE OFFERING
FANCY PECAN HALVES AND PECAN BITS
FOR SALE All funds raised go
toward missions work.
Fancy Pecan Halves $8.25
Pecan Bits $8.00
(1 lb. bags)
Contact: Lana Pfaffe
217-415-0558
Foundation Created for A-C Central School District #262
On September 15, 201I seven directors were seated on the board of the A-C Central Schools Foundation. The Foundation is classified a SA 501(3Xc) which is a tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Tax exempt status has been granted both for the founda-tion and its donors. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide financial or other resources in support of the curricular and co-curricular activities of A-C Central Community Unit District #262 and to aid and assist in general the cause of education, extra-curricular and interscho-lastic programs in the school district. Appointed as officers for the Foundation were Scot At-wood/President, Homer Rieker/Vice-President, Mathew Greer/Treasurer and J.R. Blair as Secretary. The other board directors seated were V. Todd Jokisch, Milton Edge and Harold Hoagland Jr. An ex-officio member of the board is the current superintendent Rebecca Canty. President Scot Atwood stated, that schools across the nation are faced with increasing demands and diminishing resources and we have seen an explosion in foundations created to assist their local schools. This project has been in the planning stages for the last year and we as a board would like to thank West Central bank of Ashland for Donating $2500.00 to the Foundation. It is because of their generous donation that we were able to get this project off the ground. We are committed to seeing a vibrant and financially secure education environment in the A-C Central School district. We are in the process of contacting alumni, community members, businesses, corporations and anyone who has an interest in helping the school in Ashland and Chandlerville.
POTTERY SALE AT
JOHN COSNER’S!
MARK THE DATE OF NOVEMBER 5TH ON YOUR CALENDAR
Tim & Pam Cosner Fry will hold a pottery
Sale at John Cosner’s garage on
Saturday November 5th , 9:00am - 4:00pm
Come do some of your Christmas shopping
or just browse and visit.
A-C Central High School will present two one-act plays on Friday, November 18 and Saturday, Novem-ber 19.
Show time will be 7:00 pm both nights.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL WITHOUT REAL-LY TRYING will show how to make it through the grueling abyss known as high school. A group of student agents infil-trate an assembly to demonstrate their secret tips and tricks. These tips range from legally changing your name to get around roll call to using Tom Cruise to help memorize science terms. High school will never be the same. SATURDAY MATINEE looks at a movie audience that may
be as entertaining as the film itself. This comedy takes place during the waiting period before a movie begins, of-fering a rare look at the personalities and idiosyncrasies of typical teen audience members. Alice only wants to enjoy the movie alone but someone’s always invading her space. Kent doesn’t know how much he wants to flirt with his date Maria, and she is shocked at her reactions. Mindy is a social outcast and just ripe for snotty Laura’s tricks. Meanwhile, Ben continues to chow down while two latecomers vie for seats. Everyone will recognize these and other characters in
this hilarious slice of life. Cast members are: Carrie Allen, Kayla Anderson, Megan Anderson, Molly Betters, Alexis Brewers, Cerys Boston, Lindsey Cole, Austin Fields, Cheyenne Gain, Chrystal Haselett, Hoaby Hoagland, Kristin Irlam, Ty Kesselring, Hannah Miller, Lyndzie Pinney, Allyson Quick, Parrish Smith, McKenzie Stephens and Faith Widdows.
Prairie Skies Public Library District would like to
announce that starting Monday, October 3, 2011
we will have new hours for both our locations. They
are: Monday – Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and
Saturdays 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Upon researching our statistics over the past two
years we realized very few patrons were utlizing
the 9:00 am time slot; however there was a great
demand for us to stay open past 5:00 PM. We
have a lot of youth coming in who may not have
WiFi available at home and need this service for
their school laptops, as well as group study.
Library Director, Robin Krone says: “Prairie Skies
Public Library District staff and board strive to meet our patrons needs.”
Prairie Skies Public Library District is located in the old Ashland School District and the Pleasant Plains School District (not including the recently annexed territory to Springfield.) We serve a population of 7166. Internet computers are provided to the public, free WIFI, movies, music cd’s, books on cd and MP3 players as well as books, newspapers and magazines. Public use of fax machines, copy machines and printers, with staff asstistance (small fee required). Prairie Skies Public Library has an online card catalog, available from any internet access. Your ac-count can be accessed online, smart phone app and text messaging. You renew your items, check your status, put books on hold, update your personal information and more. We also provide E-books and audio books online for our patrons through Overdrive. It can all be found on our website at http://prairieskieslibrary.com.
Junctions 123 & 125 - Ashland, Illinois 62612 Monday - Saturday 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sundays and Holidays 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Allen’s Market Since 1960
Thank You for 51 years of business!
Kyle is on a roll. New items for fall.Check him out.
Robin S. Krone Library Director/Administrator
Prairie Skies Public Library District 125 West Editor, Ashland, IL. 62612
http://prairieskieslibrary.com/
Our FFA members are off and running by competing in judging competitions. On Thursday September 15, six FFA members kicked off the year by traveling to Delevan to participate in the Section 14 Horse Judging Career Development Event. The team did a wonderful job at the contest and received 3rd place. Kayla Farmer also received 3rd place individually. Other team members included Parrish Smith, Rachel Smith, Caseelynn Johnston, Stacey Eskew, and Carmen Savage. We would like to thank Mr.
Williams for helping coach the team and Mr. Waters for driving us to the competition. Everyone had a great time and we were very excited with our success! The livestock judging team consisting of Caseelynn Johnston, Lane Wegs, Jordan Keyes and Zach Fields competed in the Western Illinois University Livestock Judging Career Develop-ment Event on October 1st in Macomb. Zach finished 7th overall in the FFA division. We would like to thank Liz Smith for taking us to this event!
On September 19, Lauren Pfaffe and Carmen Savage attended a Reporter’s Work-
shop at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. While there, they learned about the roles a reporter plays and practiced some of these skills. They also enjoyed
working with members from around the state and met a lot of new people. The girls hope to bring back what they learned at the workshop to the FFA Chapter at A-C Cen-tral.
Forty-one FFA members attended the Prairieland Steam Show in Jacksonville on September 23rd to learn more about the heritage of agriculture in our area. Everyone had a wonderful time and already cannot wait for next year! While there we had a little fun
too with activities including riding the train, finding our way through the corn maze, shopping with the ven-dors, speaking to owners of antique tractors and even riding a bouncy wagon! This was a great activity to kick off our FFA year!
The Ashland vol. fire dept. along with
Mecca trained on a school bus accident. The scene was set up on the corner of
York and Richard streets. An AC Central school bus was struck in the back by a city dump truck. There were multiple in-
juries including walking wounded to sev-eral DOA’s. The injured were school stu-
dents, bus driver, and the city worker. All patients were triaged on the bus, re-moved by back boards and treated on
the scene. This was a joint effort from the AVFD, Mecca’s BLS crews from Ash-
land, Chandlerville, and Virginia. This is the 2nd time we have trained for a mass causality accident of this size. The fire
department would like to thank Ron Cave, Larry Cave, Mike Donnan, and all
of the students that helped with our monthly training required by all fire
members and BLS crew.
AVFD TRAINING
October 5th, 2011
Norm Bryant Enterprises
Distributor of Fine Quality Vacuums
Carpet Cleaning Furniture Car Interior
Cell (217) 741-3758 Phone: (217) 476-3508
608 W. Franklin Ashland, IL 62612
Gardner Construction Co.
2878 Panther Grove Road Ashland, IL 62612
Cell: 217-341-3415 Leave Message
217-476-8135
Remodel Kitch-en & Baths
Replace Roof & Room Additions
Email us: [email protected]
Richland
3090 Richland Elev. Rd.
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
217.626.1551
Ashland 220 North Niagara
Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3318
Pleasant Plains 300 N. Washington
Pleasant Plains, IL
62677
217.626.1331
RPA Farmers Co-op
The A-C Central PTO is asking the community mem-
bers of Chandlerville and Ashland to start clipping
Box Tops for Education. This is a great way to bring
additional funding to our schools. The money
earned from Box Tops goes straight into A-C Central
classrooms!
You can help by clipping Box Tops from products
you purchase and dropping them off at the following
locations:
A-C Central Jr./Sr. High School Office – Ashland
A-C Central Elementary Office – Chandlerville
Allen’s Market – Ashland
West Central Bank – Ashland
Peoples State Bank – Chandlerville
Cheryl’s Best Cafe – Chandlerville
The A-C Central PTO appreciates your support!
A Full Service Bank
400 E. Buchanan St.
P.O. Box 467
Ashland, IL 62612-0467
PH. 217.476.3325 FX. 217.476.3342
Designed by David Zulawski Son of Teresa McClure and Fred Zulawski
Mrs. Petfish’s 5th Grade Class
Adventure
Club
November
7-10
Branson
”COON HOLLER
CRYSTAIL”
JUST IN TIME FOR THAT
“HARD-TO-BUY-FOR-PERSON”
OR
“THAT PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING”
BEAT THE HOLIDAY RUSH
CALL LIZ WALLBAUM 217-971-1296
Pleasant Plains Community Club Fall Card Party will be on November 3 from 11:30 –
3pm. Call Patti at 626-1623 to reserve your ta-ble. Bring your card/game playing friends to play your game of choice. The card party will be held
at the Pleasant Plains Community Building. The Pleasant Plains Community Building is
available to rent for meetings, parties, family reunions, etc. Please call Shirley at 415-2976 for availability and fees.
THANK YOU… There are no words to express the gratitude I feel
for all the acts of kindness during this difficult time in the loss of my love, Jesse Boner. Your thoughtfulness has touched my heart. Thank you
for the cards, notes, flowers, phone calls, visits, food and prayers. A special thank you goes to the Ashland Rescue Squad and to Cheri, Joette,
Gloria, my family and friends for their love and support.
-Judy Reiser-
BITS-N-PIECES SR. SAINTS… Sr. Saints are having a catered meal November 15th at 6:00pm at the Baptist Hall. Cost is $11.00 per per-son and must have money & reservation in by Novem-
ber 9th. Call Donna at 476-8848 to make reserva-tions. ASHLAND VFW POST 3546… Meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 498... Meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse. ASHLAND U-HELP...
Any student may apply for up to $500 loan with an
interest rate of 3%. Applications are available at West Central Bank in Ashland. YOGA CLASS BY KAREN FITZGERALD... Yoga class every Wednesday from 5:30 - 6:30 pm at Pleasant Plains Community Building. Starting Sep-tember 14th; beginners welcome. $5.00 per class.
Bring your own mat if you have one, but mats are available for use. Call Karen at 626-1697 for more information. COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION MEETING… Community Transportation Meeting to be held Thurs-day, November 3rd, at 6:30pm at the Baptist Hall.
HYMN SING... If you enjoy singing the “good old hymns,” join a group from the Ashland area at Walker Nursing Home in Virginia on Monday, November 28 to sing for the residents. Songs will begin at 6:30 p.m. with
a short, dutch treat, time of fellowship after at the Depot. All are welcome! WOMEN’S CLUB HARVEST… Women’s club Harvest Luncheon is November 1st at 12:00 pm. Program will be musical treat.
The Cass County Food Pantry extends the love of the community and of Christ to those in need. We pro-vide boxes of food for more than 300 families in the county each month. Summer is a difficult time for the food pantry, donations are low and it can be diffi-cult to find help packing boxes. But, you can help! Watch for food drives and other opportunities to donate to the food pantry, or create your own op-portunity. Call Joanne at 217-473-5638 to make a food or money donation, or to get more details about offering your time and talents to the food pantry.
November Anniversaries
02 - Norman & Nance Bryant
07 - Chuch & Spring Selby
17 - Marshall & Julie Jokisch
24 - Bob Phyllis Sutphin
24 - Wayne & Phyllis Stevens
November Birthdays
04 - Bridgett Bell
05 - Kayla Farmer
09 - Denny Keeney
17 - Kramer Wilder
18 - Tonya Wallbaum
21 - Mick Keeney
24 - Lonnie English
26 - Dacia DeGroot Grimm
27 - Marshall Jokisch
28 - Kay DeGroot
29 - Kent Keeney
30 - Phyllis Stevens
30 - Chris Devlin
30 - Christopher Devlin
BELATED 80th Birthday wishes to Grace Barnes (Oct. 10)
Mark Anthony Reiser, 40, of Safety Harbor, Florida,
died in his sleep from a massive heart attack on
September 25, 2011, at his home. He was born
September 8, 1971, at Fort Gordon, Augusta, Geor-
gia, to Jack and Marilyn (Norris) Reiser. He was
preceded in death by his mother Marilyn, and his
grandparents, James and Beatrice Norris of Virginia,
IL. Mark married Natalie Gutierrez in Florida
on April 16, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Natalie; his father and step-
mother, Jack and JouAnn (Utley) Reiser, San Antonio; sisters Michelle
(Bruce) Motto of Schweinfurt, Germany, Marsha Reiser and Amber Large,
both of San Antonio; Grandparents John and Alice (Conkey) Reiser, Ash-
land; and nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Mark attended 6th grade in Ashland while he was staying with
his grandparents. Perhaps, some of the 40 year olds that attended Ashland
Elementary at that time would remember him. He would often visit with Mr. Gregory on his trips back to Ashland.
He received his education from schools in Ashland, IL, San Anto-
nio, Texas, and he was a 1991 graduate from Frankfurt American High
School in Frankfurt, Germany. During his last two years in high school in
Frankfurt, he was the American High School European Pole Vault Champi-
on.
He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Ponce (LPD-15) and
was the Captain’s cook. Upon his discharge from the service, Mark was trained in the Plumbing trade in San Antonio. He moved to Tampa, Florida
and was employed by a commercial plumbing company as a Master Plumb-
er.
Mark was an avid Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, and
San Antonio Spurs fan. He enjoyed good times with friend and adored his
nieces and nephews. His wife Natalie is an elementary school teacher and
Mark was a frequent visitor to her classroom. Her students looked forward
to his visits and stories. He will be greatly missed by all. A Celebration of Mark’s life was held September 29 in Safety
Harbor. More than 200 of his friends and relatives participated in telling
fond memories of Mark throughout the evening. Mark found much joy in
his life. His final resting place is in Florida.
Walter Jesse Boner, Sr., 64, of Ashland, Illinois, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at his residence. He was born January 28, 1947, in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Pirdie M. and Ethel M. Mowry Boner. He is survived by three children, Walter Jesse (Teresa) Boner, Jr. of Glendora, New Jersey, Shelley (Robert) Streahle of Cherry Hills, New Jersey, and Tammy Boner of Glendora, New jersey; six grandchildren, Jesse C. Boner and Abigail Grace Boner, both of Glendora, New Jer-sey, Robert Michael Streahle, Jr. and Aydan James Streahle, both of Cherry Hills, New Jersey, and Jacob C. Frombach and Jolene Lynne Tohanczyn, both of Glendora new Jersey; two sisters, Barb Farmer of Springfield and Donna Finney of Virigina; and his longtime compan-ion, Judy Reiser of Ashland. Mr. Boner was a 1965 graduate of Ashland High School. Following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He was a Vietnam War veter-an, and had served on the USS Boxer. Following the service, he spent thirty years of his life in Audubon, New Jersey raising his family with his former wife, Marion Wright-Boner. He was a long haul truck driv-er, retiring from Jevic Transportation in Delran, New Jersey. Following his retirement, he returned to his hometown of Ashland. His best days were spent farming and enjoying time with his family and friends. He especially enjoyed being with his children and grandchil-dren. Military services and burial will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The family will meet friends from 6-7 p.m. Monday at Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Ashland, followed by at 7 p.m. Celebration of Life service. Condolences may be left at www.buchanancody.com
Sarah Jane Smock, 48, of Ashland, passed away on Thursday,
October 6, 2011 at Maple Ridge Care Center in Lincoln, IL.
She was born on December 15, 1962 in Fairbury to Raymond
and Susie (Moore) Smock.
She is survived by her mother, Susie Smock of Ashland;
brother, Richard L. Smock of Springfield; two sisters, Karen
(Robert) Harris of Waverly, and Janet S. (Kevin) Hillyer of
Petersburg; two nephews, Raymond L. Gray and Harley E.
Gray; two nieces, Amber M. Hillyer and Kelly J. Hillyer; and
God son, Wyatt Prater.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Sarah was a member of New Beginnings Church in Ashland.
She loved animals and cooking. She collected frog figurines
and stuffed animals. Cremation rites have been accorded.
A memorial service was held Saturday, October 8, 2011 at
noon at the Atterberry Community Baptist Church.
Online condolences may be left for the family at
www.hurleyfh.com
Hurley Funeral Home in Petersburg is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Walter Jesse Boner, Sr. Jan 28, 1947 - Oct 6, 2011
Calvin K. Kelly
Apr. 22, 924 - Oct 23, 2011
Calvin K. Kelly, 87, of Ashland went to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday morning, Oct. 23, 2011, at Heritage Health in Jacksonville. He was born April 22, 1924, in Centuria, Wis.; the son of Glen and Alice Gilliand Kelly. He
married Joyce Jeannette Carroll on Sept. 16, 1948, in Plainfield, Iowa, and she survives. He is also survived by four daughters, Marcia Lynn Abeln (husband, Dennis L.) of Salisbury, Mo., Patsy Carroll Kelly (husband, Dr. Harvey D. Mack) of Jacksonville, Melanie Jean Tim-merman (husband, Kevin K.) of LaCrosse, Wis., and Lana Jo Pfaffe (husband, Jeff C.) of Ashland; a son, Timothy Grant Kelly of Ash-land; 15 grandchildren, Justin A. Locke and Kendall Locke, both of Glasgow, Mo., Jeremy B. Locke of Salisbury, Mo., Jonathan C. Locke and Jodie Locke, both of Macon, Mo., Shawn Kelly Mack and Patrick Kelly Mack, both of Jacksonville, Maura Jayne Timmerman of Tem-pe, Ariz., Kelly Vaughn Timmerman of LaCrosse, Wis., Michael F. Copley and Sarah Copley, both of Athens, Haley Catherine Pfaffe and Lauren Alyse Pfaffe, both of Ashland, Grant Thomas Kelly and Erin Leigh Kelly, both of Ashland; 5 great grandchildren, Ainsley, Paisley, Rafe and Emma Locke and Wesley Copley; a brother, Boyd Kelly of Waverly, Iowa; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Elaine Kelly; and three brothers, Emery, Alton and Wayne Kelly. His last few months were spent at the Barton W. Stone Home in Jacksonville and he leaves many friends and wonderful caregivers there. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Friday, Oct 28, 2011 at the Ashland United Methodist Church in Ashland with burial at Yatesville Cemetery, west of Prentice.
Mark Anthony Reiser Sept 25 1971 - Sept 8 2011
Sarah Jane Smock Dec 15, 1962- Oct 6, 2011
By the time you read this, Halloween will have come and gone, but I am trusting nevertheless that it won’t be too late to make a connection between pumpkins and following Jesus. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the United Method-ist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas has been known to say that we humans are like a pumpkin that is des-tined to become a jack-o-lantern. If you’re confused, bear with me here just a bit. It will all become clear in a mo-ment. We all know that there are no perfect pumpkins. The trick is to envision what any given pumpkin can become and make use of its imperfections as you carve your design. Once you get a picture in your mind of what that pumpkin can look like, you draw a face on its surface. But before you can begin the carving, you have to cut the top off first and endure what is surely the messiest and perhaps most unpleasant task of all, which is scooping out all the nasty, smelly, slimy stuff hidden inside. Only then can you begin to carve what you envision into the surface of the pumpkin. If a pumpkin had feelings, the whole process might be pretty painful. But when the carving is finished, you put a light inside to illuminate the pumpkin from within. That, says Hamilton, is a picture of what God desires for us. His wish is that all that nasty, smelly, slimy stuff in-side our hearts...the jealousy and fear and greed and bitterness and all the rest are tossed aside and replaced by the light of Christ. That is his intention for those who follow him. What we were before we met Jesus is to be re-placed by something new. As Paul said in his letter to the Colossians, “Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly...you must get rid of all such things -- anger, wrath, malice, slander and abusive language from your mouth.” Paul adds that we who follow Christ have stripped off the old self and have clothed ourselves with the new self, “which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator.” It can be a painful process. Casting aside all that stuff that has become such an integral part of our lives is never easy. But oh what a glorious thing it is to behold someone who has left behind that which does not belong and whose face now bears the light of Jesus shining out from within. May Jesus shine through his people. Rev. Pam Hoffman Pastor, Ashland and Peter Cartwright United Methodist Churches
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We Plant to begin services in October of 2011 The system is a “curb to curb” demand response system
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SOWING SEEDS OF FAITH… By: Larry Davies - Cumberland, VA.
‘Oops!’ And Calculators “Oops” is one of those extraordinary sounds
that can stir up joyous laughter and gut-
wrenching fear all in the same historic
movement. For example: During the cold
winter night a light rain covers the ground,
which soon freezes.
Early the next morning you step out with
two dogs eager to do their morning busi-
ness. As Molly and Honey eagerly yank on
their leashes your right t3ennis shoe comes
in contact with the slippery ice on the front
step… “Oops!” Do you get the idea? (“Oops,”
may not have been the only word I used.)
The picture of you collapsed on the ground
with two yelping dogs running all around
can be quite funny to anyone… but you.
“Oops,” is that kind of sound.
Here is another example. You are inside a
hospital operating room, heavily sedated but
awake. The surgeon is standing over you
issuing instructions to the nurse.
*”Scalpel.” “Check.”
*”Swab.” “Check.”
*”Oops…:” “What the…”
Would you stay calm and serenely ask:
“Doctor, did you just say… Oops?” (Right!)
You would more likely say, “Where’s the
phone? Get me a lawyer!” Or, how about a
good old-fashioned loud scream for…
“Help!!??”
“Oops,” is that kind of word.
Have there been any major “Oops” in your
life? Missed opportunities? Ruined relation-
ships? Something said in anger that hurt a
dear friend? Perhaps someone has commit-
tee and “Oops” against you? A fellow worker
stabs you in the back? A trusted friend be-
trays you?
Maybe your “Oops” was against God. You’ve
blown it… big time and now you need help.
The answer could be as close as a calcula-
tor. I’m no whiz at arithmetic so a calculator
is always nearby. I crunch a series of num-
bers and the calculator works perfectly but
often in haste I hit the wrong key.
“Oops!” (There’s that word again!) No prob-
lem… I just push the button marked “C.”
You can’t miss it. Mine is marked in red.
Instantly, everything is erased and I can
begin again.
God promised to forgive our “Oops” in life
the same way. There is a “C” button on
God’s calculator unmistakably marked in red
just for you. The “C” stands for Jesus Christ
and the red is a vivid reminder of the cost
Jesus paid to clear all of your “Oops.” con-
fess your mistakes before God, then push
the “Red C” button and everything is erased
so that you can begin again.
Can seeking forgiveness from God be that
straightforward? Ask a woman about to be
punished for adultery. Jesus said to her ac-
cusers, “All right, stone her. But let those
who have never sinned throw the first
stones!” Jesus then forgave her. (John 8:1-
11) Ask the criminal beside Jesus on the
cross. “I assure you, today you will be with
me in paradise.” (Luke 23:24) Ask Peters,
the disciple who denied Jesus, received for-
giveness and became a leader of the church.
This could be your opportunity to hit “Red
C” button God’s calculator and clear some
major “Oops” in your life. God’s calculator is
ready… Don’t wait! Go ahead and push that
button!
Speaking of “Oops.” I need to stop writing. I
think my dogs just did an “Oops” on the
kitchen floor.
A-C Central Band Members
selected for All-District Hon-
ors
Several members of the A-C
Central Band participated in
the audition process in order
to be selected as members of
the Illinois Music Educators
Associations All-District
Band. Students prepared
several selections as well as
basic skills like scales and
auditioned for judges on
Monday Oct. 10. Results
were received that 3 stu-
dents from the A-C Central
band program were selected to participate. Those
students are: Allyson Quick on French horn, Kirby
Cowman on trumpet and Alex Brue on flute.
The students will prepare several more pieces of mu-
sic and travel to the campus of WIU in Macomb on
Saturday November 5 to rehearse and present a con-
cert to the public along with the best of the best band
students in west central Illinois. The will have the
privilege of working with well known directors and cli-
nicians.
Congratulations girls – job well done!!!!
A-C MARCHING KNIGHTS AT IC HOMECOMING
The Marching Knights of A-C Central competed in the Illinois Col-
lege Homecoming Parade on Saturday October 8 at 10AM. The
band competed in the 1A class along with Payson Seymour,
Meredosia Chambersburg, & VIT. Class 2A had competitors
from PORTA, Rushville, Auburn, West Central and Athens and the
competition was rounded out with Springfield HS in the 3A class.
There were 2 bands in the non competition class including Jack-
sonville High School and Johnathon Turner Junior High.
Results of the competition were as follows:
The Marching Knights will continue on the competition trial with a
performance in the Quincy October Fest Parade on Oct. 15 and
end up the season on Oct. 29 in the Pinckneyville Mardi Gras
Parade.
A-C CENTRAL MARCHING KNIGHTS COMPETE IN QUINCY
The A-C Central Marching Knights competed in the Quincy Octo-
berfest Marching Band Invitational on Saturday October 15. The
2 PM parade went straight down Maine Street in Quincy for a
beautiful parade. The weather was great and the Marching
Knights did a great job.
Bands in the parade competition included: Canton MO Senior
High School, Mark Twain High School from MO, Highland MO
Senior HS, El Paso-Gridley IL HS, Scotland County MO R-1 HS,
Unity HS, A-C, Quincy Notre Dame HS , Liberty Senior High
School . Clark County MO R-1 HS and Troy Buchanon High School
from Missouri. Quincy Senior High School and Quincy Junior High
School were also participants in the parade as non competing
bands.
The A-C Central Marching Knights won a gold trophy for musi-
cianship, the small school category and the Novice division. It
was a good day to be a Marching Knight!
Members of the Marching Knights include: Banner Carriers: Lisa Jennings & Taylor Hamblin Drum Majors: Cali Edwards, Taylor Koch & Lauren Pfaffe
Guard: Tracy Mitchell (captain), Natane Butler, Katie Devlin, Maddie Elder, Stacy Eskew, April Leinberger, Lak-yn Rives, Krissy Simmons & Shelbi Thornley. Percussion: Zach Parrish, Dariel DeGroot, Baylee Smith, Mat Bobbitt, Briah Koch, Robert Ratliff & Eric Stroisch Band Members: Jennifer Adkins, Carrie Allen, Maggie Allen, Quinn Allen, Kayla Anderson, Megan Anderson, Courtney Bedtka, Molly Betters, Cerys Boston, Lindsey Cole, Riley Cowman, Will Edge, Val Escudero, Austin Fields, Hoaby Hoagland, Craig Houchin, Kristin Irlam,
Caseelynn Johnston, Grant Kelly, Ty Kesselring, Hannah Miller, Sisley Nicholas, Joey Petefish, Allison Quick, Joseph Ratliff, Sabrina Reek, Carmen Savage, MacKenzie Ste-phenson, Lane Wegs, Faith Widdows, Kyle Winkelman & Ryan Woodard. Director: Kim Webster
Class 3A 1st – Springfield HS
Class 2A
1st – PORTA 2nd – Rushville 3rd – Auburn
4th - West Central 5th – Athens
Class 1 A 1st - A-C
2nd – Meredosia 3rd – VIT
4th – Payson/Seymour
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST - TBA G V Volleyball vs. Sectional - 6:15PM G JH Basketball vs. ST. AGNES SCHOOL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD - 6:15PM G JH Basketball vs. ILLINI- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH - TBA C V Cross Country @ STATE BOYS/GIRLS/
Detweiller Park/Peoria (Travel Day) - TBA B V Football vs. IHSA Play-offs 2nd Round (Nov 4-5) 6:15PM G JH Basketball vs. PAWNEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH - TBA G JH Basketball @ Athens Jr/Sr High School (Athens tourney cont.) - TBA C V Cross Country @ STATE BOYS/GIRLS/
Detweiller Park/Peoria - TBA G V Swimming @ NORMAL UNIVERSITY HIGH SC (NORMAL U-HIGH INVITE) - TBA G V Volleyball @ SUPER-SECTIONALS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH
- 6:00PM G JH Basketball @ SCHUYLER / INDUSTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH - 6:00PM B JH Basketball @ ST. AGNES SCHOOL - 6:15PM G JH Basketball @ AUBURN JR. HIGH SCHOOL
(Auburn at Divernon) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH - 6:00PM B JH Basketball vs. GREENVIEW JR. HIGH SCH - 6:00PM G JH Basketball vs. LEWISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH - TBA B V Football vs. IHSA Play-offs Qt-finals (Nov 11 or 12) - TBA G V Volleyball vs. State Finals - 5:00PM BG K-12 Activities Thespians Fall Play:
DePatis: Auditorium SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH - TBA G V Swimming @ SECTIONAL GIRLS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH - 6:00PM B JH Basketball vs. ILLINI CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL - 6:15PM G JH Basketball @ WILLIAMSVILLE JR. HIGH
SCHOOL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH - 6:00PM B JH Basketball vs. PLEASANT PLAINS JUNIOR HS - 6:00PM G JH Basketball @ MID-WEST CENTRAL MS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH - 6:15PM B JH Basketball @ JACKSONVILLE OUR SAVIOR H
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH - TBA G V Basketball vs. Taylorville Tournament
(Nov 18,19,22,25,26) - TBA G FS Basketball vs. Lincoln Fresh/Soph Tourney - TBA B V Football vs. IHSA Semi-finals (Nov 18-19) - TBA G V Swimming @ STATE GIRLS (Nov 18-20)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH - TBA G JH Basketball vs. Regionals (19,21,22,23) - TBA G FS Basketball vs. Lincoln Fresh./Soph. Tourn. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST
- TBA B V Basketball @ Athens Tournament Nov 21-29 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND
- 6:00PM B V Wrestling @ Lincoln and Limestone at Limestone
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH - TBA B V Football vs. IHSA State Finals SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH
- TBA B FS Basketball @ Fulton Co. Tournament MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH - TBA B JH Basketball vs. Big Five Tournament 8th grade - TBA G JH Basketball @ 8th Grade Regional (28,29,1) - 6:15PM G V Basketball vs. HAVANA HS - 7:30PM G V Basketball vs. HAVANA HS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH
- TBA B JH Basketball vs. Big Five Tournament 8th grade - TBA B JH Basketball @ 7th Grade Big Five Beardstown
NOVEMBER 2011 PETERSBURG PORTA HS SPORTS SCHEDULE
RED = AWAY BLUE = HOME
November, 2011
Beginning Saturday, November 5th, you will be able to dispose of brush out at the old wells. This is available for Ashland residents only. Disposal hours will be 8:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. the 1st Saturday of every month, weather permitting. The Village will continue to pick up brush for Spring cleaning and in the case of severe weather, but will no longer pick up door to door during regular week days. The recycle bin will be unavailable the week of November 7th through 13th for repair - please hold on to your recyclables for that week. We now have a bin through Best Value Recycling for clothing and shoes. Unlike other recycle programs, the clothes you deposit will not be resold, but recycled into fabric products (such as auto upholstery). Proceeds will go to an anti-domestic violence organization. The November Board Meeting is scheduled for the 9th at 7:00p.m., Village Hall. A reminder; Board Meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month at 7:00p.m., Village Hall. Meetings are always open to the public and provide a great opportunity to voice your opinion. Six Ashland residents attended the October Board Meeting to discuss the water rate increase and related issues. A Public Meeting to continue this discussion is scheduled for Wednesday, November 16th at 7:00p.m., Village Hall. In a related note, you may pick up a copy of Board Meeting minutes at Village Hall. An Ashland Village web site is also in the works so you can access on-line the minutes, Village ordinances, forms or any other information from Village Hall. If you haven’t already paid, dog tag renewals are due. The cost, per dog, is $5.00 for a renewal or $7.50 for a tag and registration. Your payment can be made at the Village Office. If you see a street light out, the Village office (217/476-3317) and we will contact CIPS for repair. Utility Rates:
Water Sewer
First 1,000 gallons $27.50 $10.45 Per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 $14.75 $ 4.40 EPA Testing Fee $ 1.05 Minimum monthly charge $39.00
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YACKER'S & YARNERS MAKE COMFORT
DOLLS AND STOCKING CAPS FOR AFRICAN ORPHANS.
Our group of all ladies so far,( men can come to)
have been working so hard to make Christmas a
little better for some African Orphans. The Na-
tionwide Charity of Comfort Doll Project patterns
can be found on the internet. You can knit or
crochet them. If you want to be a part of this
charity you can stop by the library and pick up a
pattern, make one, two or three, or even more
and drop them off at the library, or you can
come to Yackers & Yarners the first Thursday of
the month from 10:00- 12:00, or you can come the second Thursday of the month from 6:00 pm-
8:00pm. We would love to have you in our group. We are hoping to have at least 100 dolls to send over
to Africa.
Shown here are a couple of the
dolls that we already sent over to
Africa and you can see the joy on
the faces of the children that are
so use to playing with nothing.
COMFORT DOLLS MADE FOR AFRICAN ORPHANS WITH A.I.D.S.
Yacker's & Yarner's, are making Comfort Dolls as a project for our Knit/Crochet group that meet at the library twice a month. Our children have so much, we tend to forget the less fortunate. These children play with rock and sticks, there are no toys for them to play with. If you are interested in joining our group, we meet the 1st Thursday of the month at 10:AM and again the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm. If you are not interested in joining, but like to knit/crochet, pick up a pattern at the library
and help out by making as many as you want, even 1 will help out.