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Inviting 3BR 2BA 18 yr old ranch on a quiet street. Step into the spacious living room with gas fireplace and newer laminate flooring. Bright kitchen with ceramic tile & a slid-ing glass door onto the large back deck. Huge walk-in closets in two of the bedrooms with a lot of extra storage space. New furnace 11/4/2009 & Water Heater 01/25/2007. Beautiful French doors leading from the mas-ter bedroom to the back deck. Call for your showing to-day! OPEN HOUSE 8/10/2014 from 1:00-2:30.
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August 2014 Volume 8 - Issue 8
Dawn Stremsterfer Realtor®, Broker Associate
Direct: 217-741-1865
2475 West Monroe Springfield, IL 62704
(cell) 217-741-1865
PROFESSIONALS
2014 Cass County Queen Fair Pageant
1st Runner-Up Shelbi Thornley, Queen Audrey Brauer
2nd Runner-Up Lauren Pfaffe.
Congratulations, Ladies!
Kendra Swain
Realtor
Office:
217-245-9613
Direct:
217-248-5665
Home:
217-243-7183
Fax:
217-243-7183
Pride of ownership is excellent in this ranch! Updates in-clude new furnace/ac, new flooring throughout, updated baths and kitchen, nice sunroom is a plus and much more! Must see! Move right in! Call Kendra for a showing.
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1046 West Morton Jacksonville, IL
62650
501 South Charles Street, Ashland- $118,000 536 N. Clay, Ashland, IL - $129,999
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 Jimmy Coyle Sunday School - 9:00 am Sunday Worship - 10:00 am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor 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 NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, s.b.c. Pastor Darin Peterson Ph. 815-355-2083 www.newbeginningschristianfellowship.net Sunday School for all ages @ 9:15-10:15 am Worship Service @ 10:30 am YOUTH4TRUTH - Monday evening @ 6:30 pm Saturday’s Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ 8:00 am
CALLING ALL REDNECKS!
The Robertson Family from Duck Dynasty invites you to attend
Willie’s Redneck Rodeo Lassoing Five Values from the Parable of Jesus
New Beginnings
Christian Fellowship E. Washington, Ashland, IL
August 3-7, 2014
6:15 - 8:30pm for Children ages 4-12
For more information, contact:
Gloria Rhoads at 320-9685
400 E. Buchanan St. P.O. Box 467 Ashland, IL 62612-0467
PH. 217.476.3325 FX. 217.476.3342
A Full Service Bank
220 N. Yates - Ashland Office: 1-866-225-8126
Garrett Savage - Bob Savage
Ron Ahlers - Salesman cell: (217)691-9631
**GIVE US A CALL**
Illini
LLC Propane
108 W. Editor Street Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3354
Jeffrey A. Donnan - Kay Handy Ora Lee Campbell - Kristen Arthalony
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE WEST CENTRAL BANK E-mail: [email protected]
Other Locations:
116 State Street Beardstown, IL 62618
217.323.3018 Debbie Jones
815 W. Clinton Rushville, IL 62681
217.322.6230 Kala Peacock
3600 West Wabash Springfield, IL 62704
217-726-9885 Stacey M. Hester
ADVENTURE CLUB
Annual Cookout First Christian Church
Cafeteria September 13, 2014
Dinner will be at 5:30pm,
with entertainment to follow.
No charge for the cookout, but would appreciate everyone calling to make reservations.
Time to get those feet into “flip-flop” shape!
Call for a pedicure
Appointment TODAY!!
Amity Nail Spa
116 N. Yates
Ashland, IL
217-415-0558
Lana J. Pfaffe,
Nail Technician
1-800-252-1799
Prentice Farmers Elevator
2303 Elevator Avenue Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3516 or 1.800.255.8659 [email protected]
prenticeelevator.com
James R. Blakeman, Manager
4 locations to serve you: Prentice, Philadelphia, Strawns Crossing, and Tallula.
Dealers in Grain, Seed and Kent Feeds.
Marguerite Hager
1923 - 2014 Marguerite Hager, 91, of Sher-man, formerly of Tallula, passed away on Saturday, July 12, at Memorial Medical Center. The family received guests on Thursday, July 17, at Sher-man United Methodist Church, 2336 E Andrew Rd., Sher-man, IL 62684, from 9 a.m. until the time of service at 10 a.m. Burial followed at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The Rev. Craig Sweet officiated the service. Those who wish to may leave memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association. Please share in Marguerite’s online “Life Remembered Story” at www.bischandsonfuneralhome.com.
Gilbert Mowry
1916 - 2014
Gilbert Mowry, 98, of Virginia and formerly of Ash-land died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Walker Nursing Home in Virginia. He was born April 6, 1916 in Pleasant Plains, the son of Walter X. and Clara Etta Gardner Mowry. He married Mary Jane Richards on September 3, 1939 in St. Charles, MO and she preceded him in death on July 27, 1997. He is survived by a son, Ronald Mowry (wife, Mary Ann) of Ashland; a daughter, Mary Louise Crouch of Jacksonville; two grandsons; five great grand-children; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Walter Lee Mowry, and three sisters, Emma Rust, Ethel Bon-er, and Mary Alice McMillan. Gilbert farmed for over 30 years and later worked for Hagen Plumbing and Heating. He retired from the maintenance department of the Village of Ash-land. He was a member of the Pleasant Plains Church of Christ. Funeral services were held 11:00 am Tuesday at Pleasant Plains Church of Christ with burial at Pleasant Plains Cemetery. The family met friends at the church from 10:00 am Tuesday until the time of services. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Pleasant Plains Church of Christ. The Buchan-an & Cody Funeral Home in Ashland is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.buchanancody.com.
Gardner Construction
Co.
2878 Panther Grove Road Ashland, IL 62612
Cell: 217-341-3415 Leave Message
217-476-8135
Remodel Kitchen & Baths Replace Roof & Room Additions Decks & Garages
Wilma Frances Dalton Bast
1926 - 2014 Wilma Frances Dalton Bast (neé Plunkett), 88, of Cottage Grove, Minn., passed away peacefully on June 29 in Has-tings, Minn., surrounded by her loving family. The family wishes to thank the wonderful people who gave such wonderful care for Wilma in her time of need at the Au-gustana Health Care Center of Hastings, Minn. A private, family life celebration will be held at her daughter Fran’s home in Marengo, Ill. The date to be announced.
Your Annual Water Quality Report is now available at http://www.ilrwa.org/CCR/Ashland.pdf This report
contains important information about the source and quality of your drinking water. To speak to someone
about this report or to have a copy of it mailed to you, please call (217) 476-3317.
Spring brush pick-up has been completed.
Please be aware that no unauthorized ATV’s can be driven on the streets of the Village.
As a reminder to dog owners, please pick up the droppings, especially those in the parks. Not cleaning up
after your pet is in violation of Village Ordinances and can result in a fine.
The building formerly known as “Extra Innings” was purchased by Donnie Gorbett and he is in the process of
rehabilitating it and will then be offering it for lease. If you are interested in leasing the building, please call Mr.
Gorbett at 217-306-6929.
Please make sure your home has a house number that is visible from the road.
If you are in possession of a stray dog, please call the county sheriff’s office (217/452-7718) and ask them to
contact Jim Birdsell.
If you see a street light out, call the Village office (217/476-3317) and we will contact Ameren CIPS for repair.
Water Sewer
First 1,000 gallons $27.50 $10.45
Per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 $14.75 $ 4.40
Maintenance Fee $ 1.05
Minimum monthly charge $39.00
E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: Village of Ashland
Village of Ashland Board Members & Staff:
Terry Blakeman, Mayor
Jim Birdsell, Chief of Police
Ron Cave, Public Works Director
Phyllis Sutphin, Village Treasurer
Vanessa Doellman, Village Clerk
Kitty Mau, Deputy Clerk
Kelly Sutphin-Gutmann, Trustee
Fadra Birdsell, Trustee
Stan Fulton, Trustee
Greg Pettit, Trustee
Frank Wallace, Trustee
Dave Troxell, Trustee
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. SENIOR SAINTS MEET… Senior Saints will meet at the Dairy Queen in Pe-tersburg for their meeting on August 24th @ 5:00pm. Meet at Ashland Baptist Church @ 5:00pm if you need transportation. Call Linda Spradlin @ 475-3927 to make reservations. FALL CITY-WIDE YARD SALE… Ashland’s Fall City-Wide Yard sale will be September 20, 2014. LADIES PRAYER BREAKFAST… The Ladies Prayer Breakfast will be Saturday, September 6th at 9-00 am. We will meet at St. Augustine Hall.
Piano Lessons & Private Tutoring
Still Available
Call Deb Gruen @ 741-1112
Join the Ashland Woman’s Club
Upcoming programs for the 2014-2015 year:
September 2 – The Vintage Pinney – new store in town
October 7 – Governor Tanner – Jim Atwood
November 4 – Harvest Noon Luncheon – reservations required
December 2 – A-C Central Band Students
May 5 – Spring Noon Luncheon – reservations required
Other monthly programs for February, March, and April, 2015 to be determined.
The club meets the first Tuesday of every month (September to May), 1:30 p.m., First Baptist Church hall. A cultural program is followed by light refreshments. Membership is only $10 for the year. The club was organized in 1898 and supports many local
organizations and charities. Please contact Judy Mills (476-3469) or Eleanor Cosner (452-3409) regarding membership.
The ladies play bridge and pinochle throughout the year. The bridge players meet on the 3rd Tuesday and the 4th Monday of each month, September to April, 10:30 a.m., Ashland United
Methodist Church basement, contact Lucile Johnson 476-3503. The pinochle players meet at various times during the day and
evenings, contact Cynthia Gutmann 476-8817. COME JOIN US – BRIDGE & PINOCHLE PLAYERS & SUB-
STITUTES NEEDED
Phone: (217)476-3595
115 W. Freemont St. PO Box 136
Ashland, IL 62612
We Do It All In Just 1 Call!
Jim - Todd - Travis
Plumbing - Heating Air Conditioning Backhoe - Trenching
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
1 - Betty Noel 1 - Bob Briggs 3 - Jean Briggs 4 - Steve Aggertt 6 - Shirley Edwards 11 - Bill Gardner
13 - Tom Votsmier 18 - Wendy Rhoads Prather 21 - Irene King 30 - Ada Virginia Bloomfield 30 - J.R. Blair 30 - Larry Dodds 31 - Kay Handy
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
1 - Royce & Sue Kesselrring 5 - Bill & Deb Gruen
7 - Dale & Donna Edge 10 - Paul & Wanda Williams
11 - Joe & Gloria Rhoads 12 - Bill & Mary Gardner 17 - Dale & Virginia Deihl 20 - Larry & Judy Dodds
23 - George & Margery Jokisch 31 - Jerry & Diane Nickel
Organization Statement
Blessings in a backpack is a results-orientated program, designed to feed elementary school children whose families qualify for the federal Free and Reduced Price Meal pro-gram, and have little or no food on the weekends. Better test scores, improved reading skills, positive behavior, improved health and increased attendance have all been attribut-ed to the success of this program. $80 feeds an American school child in the program for an entire 38 week school year. A passionate volunteer elects to start the Blessings in a Backpack program in a local school. S/he fundraises to support the number of children in the program and partners with a near by grocery. Blessings in a Backpack donates the backpacks for the program, so 100% of the money raised by the program coordinator goes directly to food purchased for the back-packs. Every Friday, students receive their backpacks with staples that require little to no preparation. They return with their backpacks on Monday ready to learn. Blessings in a Backpack experienced explosive growth during 2012. As of September 1, 2012, we are feeding nearly 62,000 children throughout the United States and in three countries. The organization could not have achieved this milestone without our tireless vol-unteers, dedicated school personnel, or valued public, corporate, athletic, and celebrity sponsors. We hope that we can continue to grow into 2013 and beyond. Together, we are Feeding the Future of America, one school at a time. ADOPT A CHILD IN THE AC CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR $80.00 A Year, $2.10 PER WEEK! ANY DONATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! ALL MONEY RAISED STAYS IN COMMUNITY. SUPPORTED BY AREA CHURCHES!
NAME: / ADDRESS: / DONATION: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK OR GO ON-LINE AT: blessingsinabackpack.org, charge card is acceptable.
Be sure to check: AC Central Elementary.
Send checks to Kendra Swain @ 2048 Wheeler road, Alexander, IL. 62601
or call 217-248-5665
New Construction
Remodeling
Gutters
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
111 North Hardin Ashland, IL 62612 (217)476-3547 Office Hours by Appointment Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Smith Chiropractic Clinic
Dr. Kathie G. Smith
At the recent passing of longtime Ashland resident, Nancy Heather, memorials were donated by friends and family to the Prairie Skies Public Library District. Nancy was an avid reader and visited the library of-ten. The pictured items were chosen by the family and purchased in memory of Nancy. Shown are 2
children’s bean bag chairs, an Elephant named Em-erson, a cow named Chloe, and a modular lounge
chair with a tablet arm for books or e-readers. Thank you to everyone for the donations and please stop in
at the library anytime. Thank you for being our faithful patrons.
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
RCM Farmers Co-op
www.rpafarmers.com
Upcoming Wedding Benivia Lee Forester and Patrick Allen Sapp, togeth-er with their families, are pleased to announce their upcoming marriage. Benivia is the daughter of Edward and Sammie McClellan of Jacksonville, Florida. She is a Navy Veteran, a cancer survivor and the proud mother of Imani, her daughter who is headed to Florence, Italy with Syracuse University as a first year college student. Patrick is the son of Patty and Dean Smith of Ash-land, IL and Kenneth Sapp of Jacksonville, IL. He has lived in Jacksonville, Florida since 2004 and has been employed at Availity, LLC for the past 10 years. Benivia and Patrick will exchange their vows on Saturday, August 9, 2014 in the Historic Riverside Park in Jacksonville, Florida. They have been friends
for almost 10 years and because of their friendship and commitment to love and respect one another, there couldn't be a better union.
Below is the annual “State of the School” for A-C Central which highlights the major accomplishments of the school, its staff and students for the 2013-14 school year.
State of the School
2013-14 CURRICULUM
Several Novels purchased to update the MS and HS English material Science Fusion Curriculum in MS funded by Cargill Grant
MAP testing implemented for tracking student achievement New Long Range Strategic Plan Developed and Adopted
Offered Korean in the Foreign Language dept.
FINANCES Interest from QZAB saved taxpayers $82,000
$125,000 Revenue in County Sales Tax to abate bonds 2 maintenance grants received totaling $41,500 (Chandlerville Bleachers, Doors and Rest Rooms)
Moved to HPS for our Cafeteria purchases for lower cost Will own buses to end/lower lease payments and transportation costs
TECHNOLOGY
Built a new Server room Installed a new Server
Improved internet reliability Purchased a new Promethean board for elementary through a Foundation donation and grant. Moved to TeacherEase Student Management System allowing better parent communication
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
After School Programs in both Chandlerville and Ashland Developed a new Long Range Strategic Plan with a Teacher/Board/Administrator/Community committee
FACULTY/STUDENT INITIATIVES
Elementary Jump Rope for Heart raised over $4000 for Heart Association & Physical Education Department MS Math-A-Thon raised a record $2800 for St. Jude Research Hospital
Jenna Kesselring won 3rd place in the Young Author's Writing Talent Award Contest sponsored by the ROE Cass County Soil and Water Essay Contest Winners:
3rd Place: Skylar Arthalony, 2nd Place: Allison Roberts, 1st Place: Maggie Merwin Overall Cass County Winner: Maggie Merwin
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Poster/Prose Contest: Top 50 Poetry/Prose: JT Donnan, Maggie Merwin
Regional Science Fair Winners: 1st Place: Lexi Carlock and Grace Sinclair
Outstanding: Cheyenne Kesselring; Ally Simmons; Emma Kesselring and Izeyar Lincoln; Hannah Ratliff and Destinee Jones Outstanding Project in Consumer Science: Hannah Ratliff and Destinee Jones; Lexi Carlock and Grace Sinclair
Top 10 Jr. High School Project: Cheyenne Kesselring One gold and one silver rating at the IJAS State Science Exposition.
State Science Fair: Silver Award: Hannah Ratliff and Destinee Jones; Ally Simmons
Gold Award: Lexi Carlock and Grace Sinclair; Emma Kesselring and Izeyar Lincoln; Cheyenne Kesselring Our HS Scholastic Bowl took 2nd in Regionals
JH Student Council named Honor Council for Illinois Our ISAT and PSAE scores were well above the West Central area averages.
A-C Staff donated $ for various charities during jean days Rushville Smiles Day – Band 2nd
Beardstown Fall Fun Festival – Grand Champion – Dian Hoagland Memorial DM award Barry Apple Festival – Band – 1st, DM, 1st – Percussion – 1st, Guard – 1st
Barry Apple Festival – Drumline Competition – 1st IC Homecoming – Grand Champion
Quincy October Festival – Gold Medal Musicianship, Band – 1st. Guard -1st Pinkneyville Mardis Gras – Band- 1st, DM – 1st. Guard – 1st, Percussion – 1st
Bradley Honor Band – 3 students participated IMEA All District – 4 HS students selected, 3 JH students selected
IMEA All State – 3 students selected IESA Organizational contest – Band Division 1 – Best of Day Award
IHSA Solo Ensemble contest – 4- II, 8 - I IHSA Organizational contest – Band Division I – Superior
Cass County Solo Ensemble Contest – 35 – I, 3 – II Senior Class eligible for over $830,000 in scholarship money.
FACILITIES
Repairing the Chandlerville Bleachers Repairing the Chandlerville Rest Rooms
Replacing Doors in Chandlerville Pursuing a grant to replace the Chandlerville Gym Lighting