Outlook 2013: Work

Herald Review& SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2013

LIVE LEARN WORK PLAYWhile it seems we spend a lot of time

complaining about going to work, it’s likely

that most of us enjoy what we do and many

of the people with whom we have contact.

This is especially true of the people

and businesses featured in this section.

For them — and for us too — their jobs

are an outlet for their creative spirit, a way

of giving back to the community and provide

a paycheck to support their families and,

if they’re lucky, have a little fun on their

days off.

DECATUR PLAZA INSIDE:

Kenny Carter could

not be happier to

be working after

trying to get off

disability for 15 years

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Clinton Auto Auction

was almost gone

before it started, but

determination has

business growing

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Black Sunshine

Motors has a global

reputation as the

place to restore

motorcycles

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Herald & Review photos/Mark Roberts

Jessie Bates, president and CEO of JRB Enterprises, stands outside the Small Business Expo which is part of the renovated Decatur Plaza.

Shanteal Lewis, left, and Pauline Cobb work at the Word of KnowledgeBookstore, a tenant in the Small Business Expo.

LeShawn Young, owner of Shawn’s Electronical Connections, works on acellphone. ‘Eventually, I’m going to have to have somebody else doingthe repairs, too, the traffic is so heavy,’ Young said.

By THERESA CHURCHILLH&R Senior Writer

DECATUR — The Rev. Jessie Batesled the Ambassadors for Christ streetministry for so long, it might surprisesome people to know he was an entre-preneur before he was a preacher.

But it explains why the minute hesatisfied his old business debts sixyears ago, he and his wife Janiceestablished JRB Enterprises to buyand renovate homes around hischurch, Abundant Life Christian Cen-ter at 1705 N. Maple St., so that “peo-ple who wanted to rent from us wouldhave a decent home to live in.”

With 21 properties under their belt,the Bateses have been working forthe past 15 months to breathe new lifeinto the strip mall formerly anchoredby Sattley’s office supplies.

The shopping center has a newname, Decatur Plaza, and a newanchor, a Small Business Expo offer-ing new businesses an easier way toget started.

Bates said God shared this withhim, starting when a special speakerwas at Abundant Life Christian Cen-ter teaching the congregation aboutmaking good investments.

“This was a God idea,” Bates said.“We were just in training on the resi-dential property for five years beforewe entered the commercial realm.”

Open since June 1, the Small Busi-

ness Expo is up to six tenants, thenewest of which is J-5 Shoes, a uniqueboutique opened by Edna Thomasearlier this month.

Thomas, like the others, appreci-ates the chance to limit her financialcommitment starting out with a four-month lease costing just $75 a week,with all maintenance and utilitycharges included.

LeShawn Young, owner of Shawn’sElectronical Connections, has done sowell repairing cellphones, computersand other electronics, he just expand-ed his business to a second kiosk.

“This location is real awesomebecause I’m right in the center oftown,” Young said. “Eventually, I’mgoing to have to have somebody elsedoing the repairs, too, the traffic is soheavy.”

Other tenants in the Small Busi-ness Expo are Word of KnowledgeBookstore, Reshaping U 4 Life,Lo’Chique Boutique and CA’s TaxEnterprise. Bunch of Fun, a chil-dren’s entertainment business rentingout bounce houses, is set to open thisweek.

Yet even this isn’t the full story onDecatur Plaza because it has alsobeen home since September to IlliniFadez, a barber/beauty shop ownedby Audrey Austin and Davida Fanniel

Pastor’s Small Business Expo shepherdsnew business ventures

‘A God idea’

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By THERESA CHURCHILLH&R Senior Writer

DECATUR —Sitting around has neverbeen Kenny Carter’s style.

The Decatur man was the kind of boywho’d mop up the water that splatteredwhile one of his baby sisters was gettinga bath in the sink.

Cleaning stuff came naturally to me,”he said.

A custodian for nearly 2½ years forJan-Pro, a division of Macon ResourcesInc., Carter still seems like a natural,whether he’s taking out the trash at a

rest area,mowingthe grassat a localbusiness orassistingtheagency’sclients —adults andchildrenwith devel-opmentaldisabilities— withtrainingdesigned tohelp themlive inde-pendently.

Unfortu-natelyCarter, 57,has notalwaysbeen ableto keepbusy doingthe kind ofwork heloves most.

In themid-1990s,after he’d

been working as a custodian for morethan 10 years, Carter suffered an illnessthat left him living on benefits fromSocial Security Disability Insurance farlonger than he would have liked.

He thought his case would be reviewedafter five years, but even after he maderepeated requests for one, it didn’t hap-pen for 15 years.

“I was sick and tired of doing noth-ing,” Carter said. “I wanted to go back towork.”

The state’s Division of RehabilitationServices helped him in his quest.

Jan-Pro Supervisor Dennis McClurehired Carter in October 2010 to fill in onthe night crew for an employee who hadsuffered a stroke, but his willingness towork quickly led to more hours.

He has officially been a full-timeemployee since June.

McClure said Carter is a versatileworker who fills in when co-workers goon vacation or take sick leave, works achanging schedule and does a variety ofjobs.

“His attitude is fabulous,” McCluresaid. “Anything you ask him to do, he’smore than happy to do it.”

Jan-Pro employs 30 people, a blend ofstaff and clients and of full- and part-time workers. McClure said the divisionnot only does all the janitorial and lawn

work at Macon Resources, but also hascontracts to do the same for two staterest areas and other local governmentoffices and businesses.

For his part, Carter couldn’t be happi-er with his work and with the variety ofpeople he meets while doing it.

“You learn something, I don’t care ifthey’re older or younger,” he said. “Itmakes life fun.”

Carter also finds it rewarding to helpothers in their own journey toward inde-pendence and is proud to be a part of themission of Macon Resources to help peo-ple with disabilities.

“We’re like one big happy family,” hesaid. “We have a good time together.”

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Happy to be working againFor 15 years on disability, Kenny Carter couldn’t wait to be back on the job

Carter cleans up the groundsat the rest area.

‘I was sick and tired of

doing nothing. I wanted to goback to work.’

Kenny Carter

Carter washes the men’s bathroom at the rest area.

Herald & Review photos/Jim Bowling

Jan-Pro custodian Kenny Carter laughs with a visitor while performing his duties at the Pride of the Prairie Rest Area on Interstate 72.Carter began working again in October 2010 after fighting to get off of disability for 15 years.

FROM OUR READERS

COMMUNITY PROFILE

When the Decatur AreaArts Council was founded in1967, its leaders decided thatarts education would be thecornerstone of its mission.

Concerned about deepen-ing cuts in school arts pro-grams, board member Mar-garet Fassnacht encouragedthe council to develop a finearts program for elementaryschoolchildren. Under theleadership of board presidentLouise Fathauer, what wouldbecome known as the Per-forming Arts Series for Stu-dents (PASS), was con-ceived. She would be pleasedto know that it is still a popu-lar and quality programmore than 40 years later.

As construction on theKirkland Fine Arts Centeron the Millikin campusneared completion in 1970,community expectations ranhigh for the new facility. Itturned out to be the perfectvenue for the PASS programand that partnership hasendured to this day.

Four concerts were sched-uled at Kirkland betweenOctober 1970 and March 1971,with performances by Mil-likin bands, choir and theMillikin-Civic Orchestra.Millikin University and theSymphony Guild of Decaturhave continued this partner-ship by providing ongoingtalent and support for thePASS program. Over theyears, scheduled performinggroups have grown to includeelements of theater, dance,history and even science.

The cost to attend thesefirst concerts was 35 centsper student, and the artscouncil absorbed the cost forchildren who could not affordto attend. In the past 40years, the cost has risen to $4per person, but the councilstill provides for those whocannot afford to attend.

If your children are fortu-nate enough to take a bustrip to see a PASS perform-ance at Kirkland, you can besure they will have an enter-taining, educational experi-ence provided by profession-al performing artists in aworld-class hall. A specialthanks to the vision of thoseearly Arts Council leaders!

—Jerry Johnson, Executive Director, Decatur Area Arts Council

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As a long-time resident ofSouth Shores, I would like tonominate South Shores busi-ness community for the Her-ald & Review’s “A BigThumbs Up.”

Every day as I leave home,the business district is in fullview. That scene has changeddramatically in the past yearor so — for the better.

Many thanks to Mark Allenand Tony Romano for theirvisions on new constructionand/or remodeling existingbuildings along First Drive.The Southlake Pharmacy andSpeed Lube buildings, withthe awesome retaining walland landscaping, started therenovation of this area. MattSites, new owner of theWharf, capitalized on the newwall to open a back patio fordining and fellowship. TheSouthtowne Plaza complex,including Kroger, offershealth care supplies, food andnail services. The Circle Khas a steady stream of cus-tomers for gas, coffee, snacksand lottery tickets.

Across the street, the newWalgreens construction

intrigued the locals to seehow it would fit. Well it doesblend in, and so does thereconfiguration to keep Mon-ical’s and Hickory PointBank in South Shores. TheDQ Grill and Chill looks dif-ferent inside and out withnew heated outdoor seating!Billingsley’s BP, probablythe senior business in thearea, is a full-service station,and I am so grateful to havethem as a neighbor. They,too, have repainted andadded plantings to their cor-ner.

Other additions to theSouth Shores business com-munity include Dollar Gener-al, Soy Capital Bank andDMH Imaging Center. Thisarea is now flourishing anddeserves an ultimate sign ofapproval south of the lake.Services of all kinds areavailable in a beautiful set-ting. With added traffic, wemust all do our part to keepthis newly renovated part oftown clean and litter-free. Itis a Decatur gem and muchappreciated by those wholive here.

—Deb Turner Trump, Decatur

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A big green thumbs up toall the people willing to helpothers learn to garden.

The University of IllinoisExtension master gardeners’motto is “helping otherslearn to grow.” This is donewith classes, short televisedsegments on WAND-TV andthe help desk that is avail-able to solve horticultureproblems. Master Gardenershave several gardens in thearea to help beautify MaconCounty or to produce vegeta-bles. They have providedthousands of pounds of pro-duce from the Heritage Gar-den and the WAND-TV gar-den for local food pantries.

Green Thumb gardenersgrow vegetables for their useand to donate. Green Thumbgardens are scatteredthroughout Decatur onvacant lots. When sweet cornis in season, Green Thumbhas supplied sweet corn tothe senior centers in Decaturand Mount Zion. Sweet cornhas also been donated toCatholic Charities foodpantry and the Good Samari-tan Inn.

The mission of Decatur isGrowing Gardeners (DIGG)is: “To enrich and nourish theDecatur-Macon County Com-munity by helping those whoare hungry and who want towork to grow their own food.”DIGG classes teach othershow to grow vegetables.DIGG has gardens throughoutDecatur and has donatedthousands of pounds of pro-duce to Decatur food pantries.

Richland Community Col-lege provides classes, and thestudents grow plants fromseeds for their annual plantsale. This is a two-day eventwhere the community is invit-ed to purchase flowers andvegetable plants that havebeen started and grown inRichland’s greenhouse. Rich-land also sponsors a FarmersMarket on Saturdays.

The Garden Club ofDecatur gives instructionsabout growing flowers. Theyhave a plant sale in thespring. I’m sure there aremore groups that I have failedto mention, but I want to give“A Big Thumbs Up” to all whohelp others learn to garden.

—Richard Zerfowski, Mount Zion

VILLAGE: Dalton City

COUNTY: Moultrie

POPULATION: 544

MAYOR: Joseph “Tim” Marshall

MAJOR HIGHWAYS: Interstate 57,

Illinois 128

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CITY: Witt

COUNTY: Montgomery

POPULATION: 903

MAYOR: Lenny Homa

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS: Witt

Labor Day Celebration

MAJOR HIGHWAY: Illinois 16

ON THE WEB: www.wittillinois.com

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VILLAGE: Bethany

COUNTY: Moultrie

POPULATION: 1,352

VILLAGE PRESIDENT: Barb Meador

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS:Bethany Celebration, Crowder Park


HISTORY: The land upon which

Bethany is situated was entered by

Robert Law, who built the first

house — a small log cabin erected

in 1834. Law was a farmer, and

also built mill. In 1837, Law sold

out to A.N. Ashmore; and he soon

afterward sold out to the Rev. A.M.

Wilson who built a large two-story

log house. This was all the building

done here until 1854, when Dr.

J.D. Livesay, who was the first

physician, erected a frame

dwelling and storehouse and, in

partnership with Thomas Sowell,

opened a general stock of goods

for sale. This was the first frame

building and is now used as a

wagon shop by Lantz and Mitchell.

There was no school taught in

the village proper until about 1871,

when Miss Snyder taught in the

private residence of Stephen

McReynolds. The present school-

house was built in 1874.

The old Bethany church that

stood on the village site, from which

it received its named, was built of

hewed logs in 1838. It was replaced

by the present frame structure in

1855, at a cost of $2,200. This is the

Cumberland Presbyterian church.

The Methodist church was erected

in the fall of 1872.

There was a post office estab-

lished in 1856 at Marrowbone, and

J.L. Livesay was made the first

postmaster. W.P. McGuire was next

appointed and through his efforts

the name was changed to Bethany.

Bethany was incorporated as a

village in spring 1877.

ON THE WEB: www.354.com/

bethany/

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CITY: Gays

COUNTY: Moultrie

POPULATION: 281

PRESIDENT: Ivan Dwayne Miller

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS: His-

toric two-story outhouse


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CITY: Charleston

COUNTY: Coles

POPULATION: 21,852

MAYOR: John Inyart

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS: Lincoln

Log Cabin State Historic Site,

Moore Home State Historic Site,

Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum,

Dudley House Museum, Thomas

Lincoln Cemetery, Five Mile House,

Greenwood School Museum,

Charleston Riot Historic Marker

MAJOR HIGHWAYS: Illinois 16,

Interstate 57

ON THE WEB: www.charleston

illinois.org, www.charlestontourism.

org

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CITY: Kinmundy

COUNTY: Marion

POPULATION: 796

MAYOR: James Mulvany

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS:Ingram’s Log Cabin Pioneer Vil-

lage, Illinois Central Railroad

Wooden Water Tower

MAJOR HIGHWAYS: Illinois 37

ON THE WEB: kinmundyil.com,

www.kinmundyhistoricalsociety.org

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CITY: Wapella

COUNTY: DeWitt

POPULATION: 650

MAYOR: Mark Miller

MAJOR HIGHWAY: U.S. 51

HISTORY: Wapella was founded in

1854, but settlers were arriving in

Wapella as early as 1829 due to the

dense timber and rich soil. The

name of the village comes from

Chief Wapella of the Musquakee

tribe. A group of settlers from Ken-

tucky were the first Europeans to call

Wapella home; then a substantial

Irish community came to Wapella to

build and work on the Illinois Central

Railroad. Wapella was laid out by

David Neil, vice president and a sur-

veyor of the Illinois Central Railroad

Line. The village population was

approximately 500 residents by the

beginning of the Civil War. The popu-

lation was 651 at the 2000 census.

Education took root in Wapella

around 1868 with the opening of a

grade school and two years of high

school. A third year was added

when a new building opened in

1913 to house both the grade school

and high school students, but that

building proved to be too small for

the growing high school enrollment.

The Wapella High School was

completed in 1922. A gym was

added in 1956, which was later

called the “Thunderdome”

because of its domelike roof by

members of the 1991-92 boys’ bas-

ketball team. The building would

be the home of Wapella High

School until it closed in 1994.

Wapella boasts some of the most

productive agriculture land in the

country, and is well-known for its

extensive drainage system maintain-

ing a rich agricultural economy. Pro-

duction of seed corn, field corn and

soybeans are large enterprises in

Wapella and surrounding townships.

ON THE WEB: villageofwapella.

org; www.illinoishsglorydays.com/

id127.html

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UNINCORPORATED: LaPlace

COUNTY: Piatt

POPULATION: 259 (as of 2010 cen-

sus)


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CITY: Dewitt

COUNTY: DeWitt

POPULATION: 184 (as of 2010 cen-

sus)

MAYOR: Cleo Newman

MAJOR HIGHWAYS: Illinois 54

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CITY: Nokomis

COUNTY: Montgomery

POPULATION: 2,256

MAYOR: Keith Hancock

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS: BRS

Baseball Museum, Nokomis

Homecoming Festival

INDUSTRY: Nokomis Quarry,

Ronk Electrical Industries, Route

16 Grain, Process Systems Inc.,

Material Service Corp.


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VILLAGE: Ramsey

COUNTY: Fayette

POPULATION: 1,037

MAYOR: John Adermann


Brad Hursh’s latestventure was bookedbefore band formed

By TIM CAINH&R Entertainment Editor

DECATUR — Brad Hurshhas a knack for and enjoy-ment of dancing along theledge.

Take the veteran Decaturmusician’s newest band proj-ect, Love & Vengeance.

“I booked shows at the Cas-tle (in Bloomington) and atthe Lincoln (Square Theatrein Decatur),” Hursh said,“and I didn’t have a band. Iknew the direction of theband, and had some ideas,and knew some people whowould do it.”

Via a connection at theCastle who offered “any showyou want — headlining, open-ing for a national act,” hebooked the gigs about 10weeks in advance.

“I was definitely question-ing myself,” he said. “I kindof did it as a way to light a

fireundermy(back-side), away tomake ithappen.Over asix-weekperiod, Iwaswriting,record-ingtracksandsendingthem toevery-

body. We had four rehearsalsbefore the first show.”

A different manner of oper-ation, certainly, but Hurshhas generally avoided the cus-tomary. From playing in barsin the late 1980s as a teen toleading a band that landed anational recording contractand release to the currentmember of four bands, Hurshhas music in his blood.

He’s managed to be a truerarity — a full-time, small-town musician, one who hasmade a career of performingand teaching music. It was alife dream.

“I wanted to” be a full-timemusician, Hursh said. “I wasnaive about it. I was so green.I learned by doing. Some kidsgo to college. I played bars

and was in a band.”The commitment seems to

have only one limit.“I wish I had enough time

be in 12 bands,” he said. “Idon’t think there’s a limit.Time is a factor. I don’t wantother bands to suffer.”

“He has a natural passionfor music,” said Vic Zientara,who’s worked with Hursh inassorted music projects formore than two decades.“That’s not very common inpeople, to have something thatspeaks to them for so long.

“The thing about what Braddoes is it may be commercialand it may not, but it’s all gota vibe, a certain thing that Ialways love. I like to listen tomusic that has substance.”

Hursh is content to workwith Love & Vengeance, theacoustic trio Lourash HurshPeoples, his own solo band andlong-time project The River-bottom Nightmare Band, theband that both predates andemerged from V-Shape Mind.

V-Shape Mind released“Cul-De-Sac,” its album onUniversal Records, in 1993, atime when the music industrywas in complete flux.

“Getting signed was mydream,” he said. “I was proudto be able to do it. Signingwith a label — well, thatseemed like a pipe dreameven back when the industrywas viable.”

But any number of issuesderailed V-Shape Mind’s run atsuccess. While the band wastouring, Universal dismissed800 employees, including theband’s publicist — but theband was never told. Promiseswere ignored. Tour support,media interviews, filming avideo, all were delayed and,ultimately, denied. The reali-ties of managers and lawyersand accountants ate up

Hursh’s time.“I was dealing with so

many things that had nothingto do with the music,” he said.

“There were times when Iwas thinking, ‘I write thesongs, and I’m the singer, andthe lead guitar player. Isn’tthat enough?’

“But I wouldn’t trade thatexperience for the world.”

The band dissolved in May2004 after a farewell show atthe Lincoln.

“When you have your lifedream come and gone in theblink of an eye … that hurt allof us,” Hursh said.

Years later, he may stillbear some scars from theexperience, but Hursh hascontinued to power through.One thing has helped himabove all others.

“Music — the same thingthat’s always been there,” hesaid. “I love music, whetherI’m listening to it or playing it.”


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Geoffery Turnbo cuts Michael Withers' hair at Illini Fadez which ispart of the Small Business Expo.

of Springfield.Manager Geoffery Turnbo

said the shop started withthree barbers and one stylistbut now has five barbers andthree stylists. “Everybodysees us driving by on WaterStreet,” he said.

Tickets-N-Trips alsoremains a key destination inthe shopping center, and man-agerStephanieRamsey saidshe appreci-ates thechanges thathave comewith the newlandlord.

“It’s nicehaving busi-nesses next to us and theplace looking busier,” Ramseysaid. “(Bates) has really donea good job fixing everythingup and keeping the placeclean.”

Until graduating fromEisenhower High School in1973, Jessie Bates said heworked at Red Carpet carwash from the time his familycame to Decatur fromBrownsville, Tenn.

He operated a variety ofbusinesses — including a

lawn service, a night club, aclothing and jewelry storeand a cellphone and pagerbusiness — in Decatur andelsewhere, until he felt thecall to ministry, studied atLincoln Christian College fortwo years then foundedAmbassadors for Christ inDecatur in 1997 and AbundantLife Christian Center in 2002.

Two spaces remain inDecatur Plaza, and Bateswants to attract a discountstore such as Family Dollaror Dollar General, along with

a thrift, pho-tography orgrocery store.

“For theeconomy, Ithink it’sgoing reallywell,” Batessaid. “Ourwhole intent

was to generate and createrevenue in the inner city.That’s where our heart is.”

He also believes he learnedimportant lessons from pastventures that will help himsucceed.

“Besides being a God idea, Iknow it’s important not to tryto grow too fast and make sureyou are financed,” Bates said.“You must also provide thevery best customer serviceyou can because your cus-tomers are partners with you.”

[email protected]|(217)421-7978

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MORE INFO

For more on Decatur Plaza of

JRB Enterprises, contact Prop-

erty Manager Renee Jones at

[email protected] or

(217) 791-6406.

A musician through it all

Herald & Review/Mark Roberts

Brad Hursh is a local musician who is part of four bands and teach-es guitar lessons in his home.

BAND

HISTORY

nMolotov Cocktail

1989-1999

n Riverbottom

Nightmare Band

1999-present

n V-Shape Mind

1999-2004

n Brad Hursh

Band 2006-present

n Lourash Hursh

Peoples 2006-present

n Love & Venge-

ance 2012-present

FROM OUR READ-

Starting high school wasvery exciting for me, as toany other high school new-comer. It’s the highly antici-pated moment in a teen’slife. I started high schoolwith a lot of excitement. Iwas very anxious. My gradeswere good, for the most part.

My ninth- and 10th-gradeyears were the best years Iexperienced in high school. Iwas involved in sports: basket-ball and volleyball. Volleyballbeing my strong field. I wasdoing relatively well in school;that was until my big move toa totally different town. Thatwas when my grades took adownward spiral. My junioryear was horrible, and at therate I was going, I wasn’tgoing to graduate on time. Iwas told my credits were notup to par, and I would be bet-ter off getting my GED. That

did not sit well with me at all.I was crushed. Then, I wasintroduced to Futures Unlimit-ed. It’s a school that ensuressuccess in receiving a highschool diploma. They get youcaught up with your creditsand help you along the way tomake sure that you succeed.Also, the teachers are amaz-ing; they’re patient, work withyou and help make sure youget the material. It’s not near-ly as fast-paced as a tradition-al high school.

Futures gave me hope,because I thought I wouldnever amount to anythingwithout finishing high school.It has changed my life, mypriorities and my future. Forthat reason, I would like togive Futures Unlimitedrecognition. They deserve “ABig Thumbs Up”!

—Jazmine Gibbs, Decatur


By DONNETTE BECKETTH&R Staff Writer

MACON — The White Zom-bies may have defined it —“400 horsepower of maximumperformance piercing thenight ... This is black sun-shine.”

But Brian Elliott brings theride to life.

“My main job is to restoreengine cases and frames, sopeople can restore the bikesthemselves or pass on tosomeone else,” said Elliott,who re-creates 1970s and olderHarley-Davidson motorcycleframes as part of his business,Black Sunshine Motors.

He also can re-create theentire bike, a task that cantake two months to over ayear to do. “I don’t like tobuild bikes, but I do it to fundthe other work.”

He searches for originalparts at swap meets and atother garages and shops. Ifhe can’t find the part, he willmanufacture it himself.“When you are restoring abike, you don’t want some-thing off the shelf, you wantan original part.”

Motorcycle buffs from allover the world, including Aus-tralia, England, France, Italyand Germany, where the olderHarley-Davidson culture isvery popular, have work done

by Black Sunshine Motors.Although motorcycle enthu-

siasts may dream of spendingevery day with knuckleheadframes and old Harley-David-son parts, the business start-ed from a nightmare.

The love of motorcyclesstarted when Elliott was 18years old and “tinkering”around. He started restoringa bike, but had to sell it afterhis first child, daughter Myia,was born in April 1998.

“I gave up a little when Ihad kids,” he said, with noregrets.

In January 2002, Elliott’sthen 2-year-old son, Brodin,was diagnosed with medul-loblastoma, a brain tumor atthe base of the brain that canaffect the spinal cord fluid.

“When he was goingthrough all of this, I couldn’tkeep my head straight,”Elliott recalls. “If you’rewatching TV, you’re stillthinking about it. So, I starteddiving into this.”

Elliott’s wife, Mary, left herjob at Bachrach’s clothingstore to be with their son.

“After I left Bachrach, wewent from two incomes toone,” she remembers. “Hisshop helped a little bit finan-cially.”

During the next few years,Brodin had two surgeries on

his brain. And the follow-uptreatments of radiation andchemotherapy took a toll onthe little boy’s body.

Through it all, Black Sun-shine Motors progressed.

The business started slowlyout of a shop at his home inOakley. By 2004, the workbegan to grow and he movedthe business to a shop on Per-shing Road in Decatur. Butafter two years, he found therent and other expenses ofowning a business to be cost-ly. “And it’s hard to run abusiness with only two peo-ple,” he said.

So he moved Black Sun-shine back to his home, whichis now in Macon.

Since then the dream hasbeen looking a bit brighter.Brodin, 12, has been cancer-free for five years and wasreleased from further medicaltesting last summer. He is astudent at Harris School.

Mary made the choice toreturn to work in special edu-cation.

“By putting myself in hisschool setting makes meaware of what Brodin needs,”she said.

This has allowed Elliott toslow down. “You know I’vegot a family,” he said.

But Brodin’s disease andthe treatment have had a last-ing effect on the boy’s body.He has scar tissue on hislungs that causes respiratoryproblems. He has two hearingaids, cataracts in one eye andhe doesn’t talk.

Because of Brodin’s contin-ued health concerns, hisfather works full-time for thebenefits as a railcar repairshop supervisor.

“I work here, and I moon-light there,” Elliott said,standing among half-assem-bled motorcycles and parts.

Several of Elliott’s bikeshave been photographed fornational magazines such as“Easy Rider,” “Full Throttle”and “The Horse-BackstreetChoppers,” in which he wasawarded Chop Off winner.Other awards include CycleSource’s Builder of the Yearand Best in Show. His bikeshave been displayed at manymotorcycle shows, including atthe Broken Spoke Saloon dur-ing the Sturgis Rally. His bikesalso have been on display dur-ing the Easy Rider Tour.

“Brian started the businessas a reprieve,” Mary said.“But it proved he was a realartist.”


Distraction

into success

Herald & Review photos/Mark Roberts

Brian Elliott of Macon shows his son Brodin how to use one of the machines at Black Sunshine Motors. Elliott started the business as away to keep his mind off his son Brodin’s cancer treatments. BELOW: Restored motorcycles are shown in the garage.

Black Sunshine Motors began as a wayto take mind off son’s cancer treatment

Elliott is seen with his two children, Myia and Brodin, in his motor-cycle repair business.

FROM OUR READ-

Six hundred folks at oneevent and one location indowntown Decatur? Therewas a time when we thoughtthat would never happen, buttimes have changed, and thatcalls for “A Big Thumbs Up”to the people of Decatur, theDecatur Area Arts Counciland, specifically, the AnneLloyd Gallery at the MaddenArts Center!

We’re coming up on the10th anniversary of councilopening the Madden ArtsCenter. From the get-go, thegallery established itself asone of Decatur’s gems. Con-tributing to the quality of lifefor the greater Decatur area,the gallery hosts an averageof 300 people every month atthe opening reception foreach new exhibit — a primeexample of the arts bringinglife and a social outlet to ourcity. The wide variety of art— from our hometown, theUnited States and countriesacross the globe — drawsabout 7,000 visitors annually.The surprise element: onemonth abstract paintings, thenext, sculpture or photogra-phy, textiles, glass, street art— always something new,always free to the public, forall ages and all walks of life.

Year-round area residentscan choose to simply appreci-ate art or make purchases.The gallery’s annual XmasARTicles shop benefits localartists and craftsmen as avenue for sales. Exhibits pro-vide a springboard for schooland youth groups to learnabout and create art. And, theInternational Arts Experienceprogram delivers art and arti-facts from a different cultureeach summer, enhanced byauthentic ethnic music, danceand cuisine.

The 600 folks at one event?Preschoolers through seniors,costumed characters and not,families and singles all cele-brating comic book art andenjoying last month’s ComicFest! So, “A Big Thumbs Up”to the Anne Lloyd Gallery andamazing exhibits that inspireclasses, special events and on-

going community enrichment.—Sue Powell, Gallery Director,

Decatur Area Arts Council MaddenArts Center

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“A Big Thumbs Up” to theFriends of Argenta, a smallgroup of residents who want tobring their community togeth-er and offer free family events.

Each month, the Friendshold a breakfast. Other eventsare scheduled throughout theyear, those being:

n A chili cook-off held inFebruary

n Music in the park, wheredonations have been given tothe band department forsheet music and other needs

n Safety day with manyeducational booths and gamesand food for the family

n Veterans parade andlunch where we have honoredthose who serve

n Santa day with the elvesassisting Santa with toy deliv-eries

n Haunted housen Lantern paradeAll these events have been

done by donations and withthe support of the community.The group gave back morethan $4,500 last year for e-readers, school supplies, sheetmusic for the school banddepartment and family assis-tance. A clothing room wasopened to assist families withnearly new clothing at give-away prices.

The group’s founders areDeena Bowman, Jeff, Ronand Brenda Grider, Polo Seev-ers, Ken and Sarah Smith andKarin Sykes. New membersare Bob and Carol Hagemanand Norm and Cindy Shafer.

I would like to give another“Big Thumbs Up” to BrendaGrider for all her hard workin staffing and maintainingthe Friends of Argenta cloth-ing room. Brenda spendsmany hours weekly sortingand arranging items that aredonated to the closet. She alsocontacts families who are inneed and makes time to helpwith their needs.

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EmploymentOpportunities

EIU’s RenewableEnergy Center cutscarbon footprint

By KATELYN IFFTFor the Herald & Review

CHARLESTON — EasternIllinois University is workingtoward becoming a greenercampus with the addition ofthe Renewable Energy Cen-ter, one of the largest bio-mass, renew-able energyprojects in thecountry.

This centerreplaces thecoal previouslyused to fuelEastern’s cam-pus with hard-wood chips, amore environ-mentallyfriendly choicebecause it does-n’t produce sul-fur emissions.The centerturns this woodinto fuel by aprocess called wood gasifica-tion.

James Gilbert, chief plantoperating engineer, said thesewood chips are introducedinto a low-oxygen environ-ment, where they produce asynthetic gas. This gas is putin a boiler, which turns into a

flame to heat the boiler.The two biomass boilers

produce steam, which is sentto the steam plant on campusand provides heat for Eastern.

“We produce steam 24hours a day, seven days aweek, 365 days a year. It’s a24-7 operation,” Gilbert said.

Senior Engineer ChadWeber said the campusdepends on this steam tofunction day to day.

“Without steam in the win-ter, this campus can’t contin-

ue its missionto educate stu-dents,” Webersaid.

In additionto the woodgasificationprocess, thecenter alsohouses twosolar panelsthat provideadditionalenergy.

Ryan Siegel,campus energyand sustainabil-ity coordinator,said the goal is

to reduce Eastern’s carbonfootprint by 80 percent, andwill do so when the RenewableEnergy Center is fully com-missioned.

Siegel said this center,which was built in October2011, replaced the old coalplant on Eastern’s campus.That plant was built in 1928.

Gilbert said the newest boil-ers at the old plant wereinstalled in 1969. Most of theparts had to be custom made,which was expensive. Siegelsaid the plant had experiencedseveral failures that were

occurring more frequently.The old plant will not be

entirely shut down. WhileGilbert said the plan is toremove the boilers to use thebuilding for student services,the basement will always be

used to receive steam andcondensate for the campus.

Weber said the next step forthe Renewable Energy Centeris the construction of the Cen-ter for Clean Energy Researchand Education. This centerwill include test plots of 5,000poplar trees, and will allowresearchers to experimentwith more local biomass cropsthan just the hardwood chips.

The Renewable EnergyCenter also is being used aseducational, too.

New this semester is amasters program in sustain-able energy. Weber said thisprogram provides mastersstudents with an integratedlearning environment thatexposes them to solar andsteam production. The pro-gram has five students.

The future

in mind

Photos for the Herald & Review/Katelyn Ifft

The Renewable Energy Center at Eastern Illinois University aims to power the campus while reducingthe university’s carbon footprint by 80 percent. It also offers a place for students to apply their knowl-edge in the sustainable energy masters program. BELOW: The center includes two large solar panels.

FROM OURREADERSI would like to show how

people in Moultrie County areworking together to help feedhungry families and supplyneeded items to families.

Each Friday, the New LifeMinistry Center on the Cad-well Road in Sullivan isstaffed by mostly senior vol-unteers. With their manhours, private donations, andthe generosity of the EasternIllinois Food Bank and theFood Bank in Bloomington, 70to 100 families are helped withfree food, clothing and neededhousehold items. Other food isdonated by the Salvage Store,the Pumpkin Patch Bakeryand an Amish truck farm.Clothing and household itemsare given to the center byindividuals. New Life Churchfurnishes the building andutilities, and church membershelp stock the shelves, sortthe clothing and other items,unload the trucks, etc.

You would never think thatso much goes on behind thebrown brick walls of thebuilding located there on theCadwell Road. And that aman and woman named Stanand Mary Dolan have helpedthousands of families in thepast for more than twodecades and given away tonsof food and clothing. Theyhave made a difference in thelives of children and adultsthat only eternity will tell.

(A secret note: They are 88and 87.)

— Debra Dolan, Sullivan

Wood chips have replacedcoal as the fuel at the ener-gy center.


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Opportunity Creators

By RYAN VOYLESH&R Staff Writer

DECATUR — When a tor-nado destroyed their nearly-opened business 10 years ago,friends of Lance and SusieSchmid suggested it was asign they should reconsideropening an auto auction inClinton.

They didn’t listen to them,and today, the Clinton AutoAuction is one of the largestpublic auto auctions in Illi-nois. It sold 6,000 vehicles in

2012. Auc-tions areheld at6:30 p.m.everyWednes-day and abiweeklyauction at10 a.m.Saturday.

It wasnot aneasy roadat first.Aftermore than20 years oftravelingacross thecountry asan auc-tioneer,LanceSchmidwanted tostart hisown busi-ness in hishometownof Clinton.So theygot towork, pur-chasingthe landand build-ing thefacility.But lessthan a

month before its grand open-ing, a tornado destroyed thefacility and forced theSchmids to start again.

“A friend told me, ‘That’sas good as a way for the goodLord to tell you to reconsideropening an auction in Clin-ton,’ ” Schmid said.

But they were determinedto open the business, viewingClinton as a perfect hub forCentral Illinois with Spring-field, Bloomington, Decaturand Champaign all within 50miles. The Schmids rebuiltthe auction house and had

their first sale within hours.Things have not slowed

down since.

The Schmids have expand-ed their auto auction severaltimes, and it now includes a

massive lobby that can holdmore than 100 people, a con-cession stand and up to three

lanes capable of running auc-tions on busy days.

The main building and auc-tion area is on 25 acres ofland owned by the Schmids,with more than half stillundeveloped. Additionally,the auction employs 42 full-and part-time workers,including the Schmid’s chil-dren, Abbey and Logan. Forcustomers, the auction pro-vides full-service after thepurchase, including perma-nent license plates.

The collection has grownlarger through a variety ofconnections and contractswith, among others, the Illi-nois State Police and U.S.Marshal’s Services to auctionvehicles and other items con-fiscated from drug arrests. Arecent contract with theChicago Police Departmentis expected to expand theirlot even more.

The items up for auctionhave grown beyond automo-biles to include boats andeven an airplane.

“As an auctioneer, whenev-er you get the chance to sellan item like an airplane or avintage BMW…. It’s almostlike getting an at-bat at theWorld Series,” Lance Schmidsaid.

It’s not just the buyersthankful for the auto auction.

Susan Fatheree, managerat the Shell Fast and FreshStation in Clinton, said herstation and other local busi-nesses see a big boom onauction day.

“(The Clinton Auto Auc-tion) keep us busy, busywhenever they have an auc-tion going on,” Fatheree said.

Giving back to the commu-nity is something SusieSchmid said is vital to thefamily.

“We try to keep everythingin the area and help giveback to the community,” shesaid.

Praise for the auto auctioncomes from more than thecommunity.

Max Portty, an auctioneerfrom Rensselaer, Ind., hasbeen coming to the ClintonAuto Auction for the pastyear. Unlike other auctions,Portty said the Schmids pro-vide a friendly environmentwhich goes out of its way tohelp buyers.

“Some of these places, theycouldn’t care less for youafter you make a purchase,”Portty said. “But this is thenicest family auction I’veever seen.”

It’s the family bond andnature of the business thatdraws Abbey and Logan tothe auto auction. Both haveworked with their parentssince the auction opened,when both were in their earlyteens. While they sometimesbicker as a family, AbbeySchmid said she wouldn’thave it any other way.

“We get along really well…it’s a great way to keep ineach other’s life,” she said.

The future is bright for theauto auction, with plans tocontinue expanding onto theundeveloped 13 acres and thechildren are dedicated tocontinuing the family busi-ness.

“We could have given up atfirst,” Lance Schmid said.“But we stuck through it andwe never thought we’d bewhere we’re at now.”

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Going, going, not gone ...Tornado didn’t stop auctioneer from dream of opening Clinton Auto Auction

Herald & Review photos/Lisa Morrison

Auctioneer Lance Schmid gets ready to sell another vehicle at Clinton Auto Auction. Schmid has grown his auction house to one of thelargest public auto auctions in Illinois. TOP LEFT: Another vehicle is driven into the auction area during a sale of 150 vehicles. TOP MID-DLE: Abbey Schmid checks with a bidder to see if they are willing to increase a bid. TOP RIGHT: Abbey and Lance Schmid communicatethrough a series of hand signals.

Logan Schmid looks to see if a bidder is willing to raise the bid.

‘As anauctioneer,wheneveryou get

the chanceto sell an itemlike an airplane

or a vintage

BMW….It’s almostlike gettingan at-bat

at theWorldSeries.

Lance Schmid, auctioneer

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