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1. In 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers set a record by winning their � rst

13 home games of the season. Who had held the modern-day mark of 12?

2. In 2015, Eduardo Rodriguez (22) became the youngest Red Sox starting pitcher since 1967 to win his major-league debut on the road. Who was it in '67?

3. Name the last NFL de-fensive lineman before

Houston's J.J. Watt in 2014 to have at least � ve touch-downs in a season.

4. When was the last time before 2015 that the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team won an NCAA Tournament game?

5. Name the last NHL goalie before Montreal's Carey Price (2014-15) to win the Hart (MVP) and Vezina (top goaltender) tro-phies in the same year.

6. When was the last time a CONCACAF Gold Cup men's soccer � nal did not have either Mexico or the U.S. as one of the teams?

7. In 1976, the U.S. Olympic team featured Michael and Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard, but another American won the award for top boxer. Who was it?

Answers1. The Detroit Tigers, in

1911.2. Billy Rohr, at 21 years old.3. Chicago's Connie Mack

Berry, in 1944.4. It was 2001.5. Montreal's Jose � eodore,

in the 2001-02 season.6. It was 2000.7. Lightweight boxer

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I Will Not WatchYou Nae-Nae

One day, during the Reagan administration, my father put on a college foot-ball game. � e quarterback was a hotshot by the name of Boomer. Boomer was tossing touchdowns, cheer-leaders were flinging all about and the stadium was going accordingly wild.

"� at's why you want to go to a big college," my great, successful father, told me.

Not one ever to quarrel with any edict passed down by my parental guidance, I made them proud by at-

tending just such a school, attaining mediocre heights. And I remember my very first football game as a member of the student section.

I remember the � rst key play of the game. Why? Because there was this one dude standing on a riser in plastic shades shaking his car keys, admonishing us through megaphone tech-nology to go ahead and shake our own keys! � at cheer, I am guessing, would have been made more ef-fective if we had, indeed, more than one solitary key and a flaccid, laminated dining card on our keychains.

� en, as we made annoy-ing little fwappy � apping

sounds with our key and card combo, we were o� ered this cheer: "Four and four is half of sixteen ... all for [the team], do the lean, lean!" And then we all leaned to the right and then we leaned to the le� . We did this for little apparent reason or e� ect, because whatever we were doing wasn't helping the team we leaned for, unless our game plan was to get destroyed by Florida State.

But that was then, and it was nothing a little Winona Ryder flick on the VHS couldn't cure. Fast-forward to today, and it's a whole new world. Student sec-tions are all the rage, and while that's kind of cool in theory, in practice it o� en is not.

We get it. You're young and enthusiastic. You need things to occupy your time 45 minutes before tipoff and 4.5 years before you occupy Wall Street. Nobody begrudged you that one week you all went viral and poured milk on your heads or did the Harlem Shake. But come on, lighten up a

bit. When ESPN does a

remote from your presti-gious college home court four hours before tipo� and you're screaming like a banshee in face paint, you do not have to keep claim-ing that you're No. 1. First of all, you're not No. 1. Put your � nger down. Secondly, you're freaking out as if you took the brown acid every time the camera cuts to you. It's high time (no pun) to reassess.

Can't you let up on the throttle a bit and just enjoy the game? Cheer like crazy, sure, but if you are cheering full force for six hours on a Sunday at a Catholic uni-versity, you've got to be either o� -your-meds crazy or on crazy meds. You're at least suspect.

I'm tired just watching you whip, but watching you nae-nae, too? I'd rather watch the game.

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� e � rst baby girl born during Girl Scout Week to parents living in Je� erson County was: Mariam Francis Engel, born at 3:12 AM on March 7, 2016.

Parents are Caleb and Abby Engel and this is their � rst child. � e Engel family lives in Woodlawn, IL.

Grandparents are: Tom and Beth Hassler of Woodlawn, IL and Harold and Shana Engel from Kirksville, MO.

Abby (Hassler) Engel was a Girl Scout in Je� erson County and her mother, Beth Hassler, was her leader. We had a strong

Girl Scout presence in Woodlawn at the time and Beth Hassler was part of the reason why.

Looks like we will have another generation of Girl Scouts from this fine family!

FIRST GIRL BORN DURING GIRL SCOUT WEEK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

(Front row, L to R): Caleb Engel, baby Mariam Francis, Abby Engel. (Back): Sheila Jolly-Scrivner, Jeff Co Girl Scout Coordinator; Senior Girl Scout Lexi Scrivner, Girl Scout Leader Deb Hibdon & Lifetime Girl Scout Ruthie Alexander.

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NEWScommunity� e tournament � shing

season in Illinois will be busy again in 2016, as angling groups in the state have applied for more than 2,100 tournament permits to date.

� e Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Divis ion of Fisheries is now using an online application system through the www.i� shilli-nois.org website for � shing clubs and tournament or-ganizers to apply for tour-nament permits, and is providing up-to-date tour-

nament schedules through the website.

“The Division of Fisheries appreciates the cooperation and compli-ance by our tournament anglers in setting up their online accounts and sub-mitting tournament dates through the online system,” said Dan Stephenson, IDNR � sheries chief. “� is program wouldn’t be pos-sible without their help. � anks to the tournament anglers of Illinois.”

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Tournament organizers will also use the online system to register fish harvest data from tourna-ments to assist fisheries management e f for ts throughout the state.

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� e University of Illinois Extension Local Govern-ment Information and E duc at ion Net work (LGIEN) will host a free webinar on � urs., March 17 from noon to 1 p.m. – Strategic Priorities for L o ca l G over nments Dealing with the Current Fiscal Climate.

County administrators from Champaign County and Peoria County will discuss strategies their counties are implementing to make local government more e� cient and cost ef-fective. Presenters Deb Busey and Scott Sorrel will discuss collaborative com-mittees; joint ventures; county board restructur-

ing; improved financial reporting systems; and other cost- saving mea-sures local governments can implement now to conserve resources while still providing quality gov-ernment services.

Deb Busey is the County Administrator of Cham-paign County and began working for Champaign County Government in August 1975. She has worked directly with the County Board – � rst as a County Co-Administrator (1998 to 2009) charged with Finance and HR Man-agement, and then as County Administrator.

Scott Sorrel was named the Peoria County Admin-

istrator in May 2015. Prior to that, he spent more than 22 years with Peoria County. Sorrel started his career in the Planning and Zoning Department, and has been in the County Administrator's o� ce since 2002.

� ere is no cost to attend the webinars, however pre-registration is required. Register online at go.illi-nois.edu/LGIEN or for more information contact Pam Schallhorn, Commu-nity and Economic Devel-opment Educator for Uni-versity of Illinois Extension a t 6 1 8 - 3 2 7 - 8 8 8 1 o r [email protected].

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Zoe Merriman and Emijha Butler made Bandana purses � lled with motivational/spa supplies for moms and baby bags filled with baby care for teen moms at Angel Cove and the Mt. Vernon High School.

� e girls had to each put 60 hours of time into their project to earn their Silver Award, which is the highest award one can earn as a Cadette.

P i c t u r e d a b o v e : Lamanda Brookman With Mt. Vernon High School, Emijha But ler, Z o e Merriman.

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• Bernie support surprises• Super delegates• Trump dominates media• All about protests• North Carolina, etc.• Rubio done?• Cruz hangs in• Kasich rising• Washington out• Who's dressing Hillary?F i r s t u p , B e r n i e .

Shockingly, Sanders won the Michigan primary last Tuesday night, a� er the polls showed him recently at 20 points down, but climbing.

This could be "the shot heard round the world" for the Hillary camp. How will Bernie do now in other mid-western states like Illinois, Ohio and more on this Tuesday? (Our press time was Monday.)

Hillary isn't worried about Bernie catching her because she's got the super delegates locked up (currently 465 to Bernie's 25). If the super del-egates (the Democrat Party's concept to make sure no "candidate of the people" could win over the party's chosen candidate) were not in play, the race would now be 766 Hillary delegates to Bernie's 561. What a di� er-ence the super delegate makes!

I wonder is this really the American way? More on Hillary later.

But who dominated the media news all last week? Of course the answer is: Trump, Trump, Trump.

First, last Tuesday, except for Idaho he won all the state primaries and as he would say "By a lot." Also, Ben Carson came out in support of Trump, and then starting in North Carolina the pro-testers at Trump rallies esca-lated. What has always struck me as odd is that protesters think it's their right to disrupt

a political rally. Let me give you an example to relate to. If the Centralia Orphans were having a pep rally to support their team, do you think the Mt. Vernon Rams would think it was okay to enter the rally and protest the Orphans? I'm sure both sides wouldn't think it appropriate, no matter whether it was an Orphans rally or a Rams rally. And, of course, doing so would only lead to prob-lems.

Back to the North Carolina rally. As protesters were being lead out of the area, and which the media fails to repeatedly mention, one pro-tester raised both arms and gave the booing crowd "the dreaded � nger." You know the gesture that usually leads to violence, and it did. He was sucker punched by a 78 year old man, who obvi-ously didn't appreciate "the � nger." I don't condone that action, but it does better explain what happened. � en the protests grew at the St. Louis rally and then in Chicago the rally was shut down because of safety reasons according to Trump.

Trump, with his rhetoric at previous rallies, has also escalated the violence and needs to tone down this rhetoric for the safety of all at future rallies. On to other Republican candidates.

Marco Rubio continues his scripted attacks on Trump, but by all indica-tions will probably lose his home state of Florida and will withdraw from the race a� er Tuesday.

Ted Cruz continues his attorney-like attack on Trump, trying to discredit him for asking his support-ers to pledge their votes to Trump. Cruz attempts to make it seem the voters are "pledging allegiance to Trump" the monarch.

In actuality, Cruz, as always, wants to make sure he is the alternate to Trump and will pick up supporters when "Trump fails."

Me a nw h i l e , O h i o Governor John Kasich has risen in the polls and has continued to take the high road in this election. Polls now show he will probably win his home state of Ohio, but a� er that, then what? Trump and Cruz will take most future states.

In this election, we must remember that the major-ity of our citizens are fed up with the last 30 years of Washington politics. � at is why Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and somewhat John Kasich are on the wave they are.

� ey do not represent what the majority of Washington has been doing TO US. Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush (by his name) and other candidates who have dropped out do.

On a � nal lighter note, Hillary appeared on CNN Sunday night Town Hall. Her wardrobe choice throughout the race has been mentioned, but at the town hall she appeared in a distracting blue pant suit w i t h G I G A N T I C POCKETS with white piping. I had to laugh out loud because I couldn't' � gure out if it signi� ed her "deep pockets in this elec-tion" or if she was trying to get the Captain Kangaroo vote.

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Spring Is About To Spring!Spring is beginning to tease us with the daffodils and other Spring blessings

popping out. It won't be long and the trees will start budding. With the few warm days recently I find myself so ready for Spring, but I haven't packed the sweaters away yet.

Easter comes early this year so it's time to pull the menu together for family and friends.

Honey Glazed HamThis ham is so moist and delicious that each slice practically melts in your

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1 (6 to 8 pound) smoked, fully cooked bone-in ham half

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove hard outer skin from ham, leaving a thick layer of fat; place ham, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. With a sharp knife, score fat in a diamond design; insert meat thermometer into ham, making sure it does not touch fat or bone. Bake ham for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove ham; leave oven on.

Combine the sugars and spices, stirring well. Brush ham generously with honey. Pat brown sugar mixture over honey, coating ham thoroughly. Return ham to oven, and bake at 325°F for 30 to 40 minutes, or until meat thermom-eter registers 140°F. Yields 12 to 14 servings.

Garden Club Perfection Salad2 envelopes unflavored gelatin 1/2 cup cold water2 cups boiling water 1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup cider vinegar1/4 tsp. salt 1 cup grated carrots3/4 cup finely shredded cabbage 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper1 (2-oz.) jar diced pimiento, drained1 (15¼-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

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Gently fold carrot, pineapple, cabbage, green pepper, and pimiento into gelatin mixture. Pour gelatin mixture into a lightly oiled 5-cup mold. Cover and chill until firm. Unmold to serve. Yields 6 servings.

New Potatoes in Cream Sauce12 new potatoes 3 T. unsalted butter or margarine3 T. all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. white pepper 1 cup milk1/2 cup half and half Garnish: 1 T. chopped fresh chives

Wash potatoes; pare a 1-inch strip around center of each potato. Place pota-toes in a large saucepan; cover with water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender; drain well.

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, salt, and pepper, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk and half and half; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Pour over potatoes; sprinkle with chives. Yields 4 servings.

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� e AnointingAt Bethany

It’s been said that love isn’t love until it’s given away. True love must � nd an expression. Mary, the sister of Lazarus, who Jesus had raised from the dead, loved Jesus with all her heart. Mary expressed her love with a remark-able, sel� ess, extravagant act. The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John record this event, with John telling us that it was Mary. “And being in Bethany at the house of Simon, the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came bearing an alabas-ter � ask of very costly oil of spikenard. � en she broke the flask and poured it on His head. But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, ‘Why was this fragrant oil wasted? For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.’ And they criticized her sharply. But Jesus said, ‘Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me . . . She has done what she could. She has come be-forehand to anoint My body for burial. Assur-edly, I say to you, wher-ever this gospel is

preached . . . what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” (Mark 14:3-11)

Jesus was greatly touched by Mary’s ex-travagant act. What lessons can we learn?

AN EXTRAVAGANT LOVE. � e fragrant oil that Mary poured out on Jesus was very costly. � ose present assessed its value at over three hundred denarii – equiv-alent to a year’s salary today! He who is forgiven much loves much. To Mary it was an act of worship. � e essence of worshiping Christ is to regard him with utmost love, respect, and devo-tion and to be willing to sacri� ce to him what is most precious. � is type of extravagant worship will always have its critics. This woman was criti-cized sharply. But costly worship pleases God. Abraham willingly laid his son Isaac on the altar of sacri� ce. (Genesis 22) We must do no less.

(Romans 12:1-2)AN ELEMENTARY

PRINCIPLE. Jesus told the woman’s critics to leave her alone. “She has done what she could.” (Mark 14:8) Have you given your best to Jesus in worship and witness? I met a woman in a mo-torized wheelchair. She lives in a low income, high-rise apartment building. She can’t do much but she makes and passes out Jesus rocks. This young lady in a wheelchair takes smooth, round pebbles puts a cross sticker on it and on the back with a marker pen writes, “Jesus loves you.” I found another one of her Jesus rocks yester-day on a newspaper box. She engaged an elemen-tary principle in worship and witness. “She has done what she could.” Mary had her critics but Jesus praised her. What about you? Are you doing your best to worship and witness for Jesus?

AN EXPRESSION OF THE GOSPEL. Jesus re-vealed the spiritual ap-plication of Mary’s self-less act. “She has come beforehand to anoint my body for burial.” This anointing of Jesus’ body happened just a couple of days before Passover

when the paschal lamb would be slain and the blood sprinkled on the mercy seat. Jesus came to die on the cross for the sins of the world. (Romans 5:8) In the Last Supper, Jesus demon-strated the gospel at the Passover meal: the bread - His body; the cup – His blood. (Mark 14:22-26) Paul makes it clear that Jesus died, was buried, and on the third day arose. (I Corinthians 15:1-8) � is is the essen-tial essence of the gospel – you must believe. (I Corinthians 15:9-11)

AN EMBLEM FOR ETERNITY. Jesus pro-claimed that wherever the gospel was preached, Mary’s sel� ess act would be told as a memorial to her. She left a lasting legacy by her extravagant worship and witness. Men like Jacob and Cor-nelius le� a lasting me-morial. (Genesis 18:10-22; Acts 10:4) Follow Mary’s example of ex-travagant worship and leave a lasting legacy that pleases God. Worship the Savior who died for our sins.

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� e tour began at 1 p.m., and the above people plus over 20 parents/guardians toured the Community Building, visiting class-rooms and the Bistro. � e Bistro is a small restaurant at the center where sta� and individuals are able to pur-chase small meals and snacks. Several individuals who live at Murray Center are the waiters and wait-resses at the Bistro. A� er visiting this building the group toured Fir Cottage, and Center Director Mary Ann Smith explained the many di� erent services the center provides: occupa-tional therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy and recreational therapy are just some of the services. � e group then toured Elm Cottage, a cottage where the most medically fragile indi-viduals live. The cottage director, Misty Diehl, ex-plained the many medical issues the individuals deal with and how the nursing sta� serves these individu-als. Phil, a Murray individ-ual, welcomed the group using a speech communica-tion device that he uses by pressing it with his cheek. During the visit to Elm, parents/guardians shared stories of the success their

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loved one had living at Murray Center, and Monica Sobczak explained that her sister Madonna, age 58, is the second longest living individual with Rett's Disease. She credited the fantastic nursing care Madonna has received at Murray for this longevity.

� e group continued the tour, seeing the therapeutic swimming pool and the outdoor recreational areas. The group then met and they were able to discuss the reasons why Murray Center is so important not just to Centralia, but to all of central and southern Illinois.

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Paul Schimpf: No one can see from pictures how wonderful this place is. It is the love that is over� owing here that makes all the dif-ference. It is just like two plants. The plant that is

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Mark Decker represent-ing John Cavaletto: Rep. Cavaletto has supported Murray Center for over forty years. He regrets not being here today to share this special place with ev-eryone.

Mike Hall representing John Shimkus: John's parents are from Centralia. Murray Center has been part of his life for over 40 years, and he has always supported the center and fought to keep the center open. Murray is a home to these individuals.

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