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Election 2021: By The NumbersMUNICIPAL

Armington

VILLAGE PRESIDENTERIC J. BOESDORFER (IND) ..............24

VILLAGE TRUSTEE 4-YEAR TERMTHERESA FUNK (IND .......................22JAMES W. KISNER (IND) ..................19

VILLAGE TRUSTEE 2-YEAR TERMROBERT A. KEITH (IND) ....................23

PARK DISTRICT COMMISSIONERWILLIAM McDANIEL (TAZ) ..............49WILLIAM McDANIEL (LOG) .............10

Atlanta

CITY MAYORADAM McVEY (REP) ......................167

CITY CLERKKENNETH R. MARTIN (REP) ...........164

CITY TREASURERVICKI MARTIN (REP) ......................164

WARD 1 ALDERMANAMBER FINCHUM (REP) ..................41

WARD 2 ALDERMANANNA J. CATTERSON (DEM) ........... 11KEITH WAYNE EIMER (REP) .............54

WARD 3 ALDERMANCHRISTINE THOMAS (REP) ..............56

Danvers

VILLAGE PRESIDENTCHRISTOPHER T. SISCO (IND) .........127

VILLAGE CLERKVICKIE L. GLENN (PEO) ..................133

VILLAGE TRUSTEEMICHAEL DEAVERS (PEO) ...............78EDWARD D. BELCHER (PEO) ............84WILLIAM E. LALLY JR. (PEO) ............78JODY CASSEL (IND)..........................96

Hopedale

VILLAGE PRESIDENTAUGUST C. (ACE) EILTS (PEO) ..........51

VILLAGE TRUSTEE 4-YEAR TERMLARRY MANESS (PEO) .....................46JOSEPH SPRINGER (PEO) .................56

VILLAGE TRUSTEE 2-YEAR TERMKEVIN MOHR (PEO) .........................57

Mackinaw

VILLAGE PRESIDENTJOSH SCHMIDGALL (IND) ..............127

VILLAGE TRUSTEEJERRY PETERSON (IND) ...................96CANDY HAYNES (IND) .....................99TIMOTHY E. SEVERT ..........................0

McLean

VILLAGE PRESIDENTAARON HAMMEL (IND)................... 53PHILLIP D. NEVIUS (IND) .................. 34

VILLAGE TRUSTEE 4-YEAR TERMJEFFREY VAN DYKE (IND) ................62BONITA R. SHIFFLET (IND) ...............66MEGAN N. BELMAR (IND) ...............51VIRGIL L. ISRINGHAUS (IND) ...........34

VILLAGE TRUSTEE 2-YEAR TERM GRANT BREAKVILLE (IND) ............... 75

Minier

VILLAGE PRESIDENTNEILL KENEIPP (C) ........................... 91

VILLAGE TRUSTEEJOE DIAL (C) ....................................92AMANDA RICHARDS (C) .................70ANNIE TARBUCK (C) ........................70

Stanford

VILLAGE PRESIDENTBRANDON CIASNOCHA (IND) ......... 85

VILLAGE TRUSTEE SARAH HUGHES (IND) ..................... 66LISA ADAMS (IND) ...........................62NORMADEE MILLER (IND)...............76

Tremont

VILLAGE PRESIDENTTODD R. BONG (IND) .....................200

VILLAGE CLERKDAVID A. LUCAS (IND) ...................179

VILLAGE TRUSTEE SHERENA J. SMITH (IND) ...............153DREW SCRANTON (IND) ................171JOHN D. REPLOGLE (IND) ..............178

Waynesville

VILLAGE PRESIDENTPAUL WIGGINS (CIT) ........................ 29

VILLAGE TRUSTEE JAMIE CUMMINGS (CIT) .................27CHANNEN SETTLES (CIT) .................27DAWN SMITH (CIT) ..........................27DAVID LOWERY (CIT) .......................26

TOWNSHIPAllin Township

SUPERVISORSHAWN A. DESCH (REP) ................156

CLERKLINNETTE DESCH (REP) .................155

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERRICKY LAMBERTI (REP) .................125JOHN E. DODGE (WRITE-IN) ............27

TRUSTEESJ.C. BECKER (REP) ..........................122DAVID GLENN (REP) ......................133BLAKE GRIEDER (REP) ...................133SCOTT FREITAG (REP) ....................135

Atlanta Township

SUPERVISORJULIE OSBORN (REP) ....................204

CLERKGREGORY FUITEN (REP) ................175

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERWESLEY H. GREEN (IND) ...............200

TRUSTEESBECKY BRANDT (REP) ...................196JOHN CHAMBERS (REP) ................132GEORGIA GREEN (REP) .................158MICHELLE REED (REP) ...................138

Danvers Township

SUPERVISORCINDY GILLIS (REP) ........................174

CLERKLORI MERRICK (REP) .....................172

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERAARON W ELGIN (REP)..................172

TRUSTEESMICHAEL LEMONS (REP) ...............134MIKEL OTT (REP)............................154CURT GLASER (REP) ......................147RANDY MESEKE (REP) ...................138

Hittle Township

SUPERVISORBRUCE LINDENFELSER (DEM) .........50

CLERKNANCY LINDENFELSER (REP) ..........56

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Sunday Worship ..................9:15 AM also on Facebook LiveSunday School ................. 10:30 AM also on ZoomWednesday Bible Study .......8:30 AM

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HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERJ. JEFF SCHNEIDER (REP) .................55

TRUSTEESAL HORNER (DEM) ..........................46DONALD L. MILLER (REP) ................52ELLIOTT ROGERS (REP) ....................52JOHN BOUDEMAN (REP) .................53

Hopedale Township

SUPERVISORJESSE W. SLAGER (DEM) ................119

CLERKSHEILA D. SNOW (REP) ..................132

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERBRIAN WALKER (REP) ....................143

TRUSTEESRONALD D. HOPKINS (REP) ...........103DARYL BIRKEY (REP) .....................130BRANDON GALE (REP) ..................103ERIC S. LACEFIELD (REP) ................118JUNE A. COGGINS (DEM) ................54

Little Mackinaw Township

SUPERVISORCHAR DIAL (REP) ...........................128

CLERKHOLLY McGINNIS (REP) .................119

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERDUSTIN MUGLER (REP) .................132

TRUSTEESBURT BRENNEMAN (REP) .............121GLENN SCHMIDGALL (REP) ..........114EUGENE GLUECK (REP) .................103TIM FINCK (DEM) ............................94

Mackinaw Township

SUPERVISORDAVID J. HAENSEL (DEM) ..............234

CLERKETHEL FESLER (DEM) .....................220

ASSESSORJON THETARD (REP).......................230

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERMICHAEL D. RANKIN (REP) ............234

TRUSTEESJOSEPH ENGLAND (DEM) ..............132H. MICHAEL GRESHAM (REP)........211CHRIS NUNLEY (REP) ....................191JOSEPH WARRICK (REP) ................218RODERICK ARMS (REP) .................127

Mt. Hope Township

SUPERVISORDARREN DAVIS (REP) ....................105

CLERKRANDALL STRUBHAR (REP) ...........110

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERTODD LYNCH (REP) ........................103

TRUSTEESTODD RUNGE (REP) .........................91GREG RUTHERFORD (REP) ............101

TRAVIS DEMLING (REP) ...................73CURT ALEXANDER (REP) .................84JOHN H. WILLE JR. (DEM) ................24KEVIN L. BOTTLES (IND) ..................31

Tremont Township

SUPERVISORKIMBERLY M. MARRON (REP) .......245

CLERKGERALD B. MADSEN (REP) ............243

ASSESSORMATT GOSSMEYER (REP) ..............240

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERLARRY BOLLIGER (REP) .................236

TRUSTEESVICTOR C. IMIG (REP) ....................231ALAN B. JOHNSTON (REP) .............196RONALD G. KOCH (REP) ................211ROBERT UHLMAN (REP) ................221

Waynesville Township

SUPERVISORCATHY CISCO (REP) ......................... 39

CLERKJAMIE PRESTEGAARD (REP) ............38

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERDAVE FINFROCK (REP)..................... 39

TRUSTEESJOHN PERRING (REP) ......................36RORY SETTLES (REP) ........................34CINDY WHITE (REP) .........................37DEBBIE ADAIR (DEM) ......................31

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TRUSTEES

KRYSTAL PRINCE ...........................124JANETTE MOORE ...........................134BRENDA H. LAZOEN ......................125

Atlanta

TRUSTEES - FULL TERMSTEVEN DREYER ............................172CONNIE F. WERTHEIM ...................145ROSCOE V. EMBERY .......................122TRUSTEE - 4YR UNEXPIRED TERM

DIANE M. DeVORE.........................210TRUSTEE - 2YR UNEXPIRED TERM

BRENDA JOHNSON ........................237

Danvers

TRUSTEESDEAN MILLER ................................125ELIZABETH WOOD .........................148ANDREA D ZIMMERMAN ..............145MELINDA MALONE .........................23

H.A. Peine

TRUSTEESKATHY KAUFMAN .........................103KAREN GRABER ............................127ASHLEE FINCK .................................99MATT STEINKAMP ...........................96

Mackinaw

TRUSTEESMARY PIRTLE .................................204JULIE SCHEUERMANN ...................216TRACY BURDETTE .........................192JOHN EMBRY .................................261

Mt. Hope-Funks Grove

TRUSTEESSCOTT A. SHELDON .......................106PATRICIA K. TILTON........................109MICHAEL FITCHHORN ...................113

Tremont

TRUSTEE - 6YR TERMCHRISTY DOERING ........................365

TRUSTEE - 2YR TERMLINDA L. ABTS ................................339

Waynesville

TRUSTEESSHAWN BRISTOW ............................ 36MARGIE CRAIG ............................... 34ASHLEY RICH ................................... 36

SCHOOL DISTRICTDeer Creek-Mackinaw

TOWNSHIP 24N RANGE 2W

JOSHUA GILLESPIE ........................265KELLY GILLESPIE BURMASTER ......233

TOWNSHIP 24N RANGE 3WERIC STAHL ....................................151MINDY SALZER ..............................260ASHLEY DIXON .................................. 0

Tremont

RENEE KAISER ...............................309MICHAEL HENDERSON..................136JEFF REYNOLDS .............................140TODD KILGUS ................................301VOLKAN SUMER ............................297

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Atlanta

Bus Stop Change

Starting April 8th, 2021 Olym-pia South bus drop off and pick up for the Middle School and High school will be on Vine Street between 5th Street and 6th Street. Vine street will be closed from 7:30 am - 8:00 am, and from 1:50 pm - 2:15 pm.

This will only be temporary from April 8th until further no-tice, because of water lines be-ing put in on 6th Street. Morn-ing drop off and pick up at the half circle will continue as usual in the morning and afternoon for grade school kids.

Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help

The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in identifying this vehicle, in rela-tion to theft of vehicle parts. If you have any information, please

contact the Logan County Sher-iff’s Office Criminal Investiga-tions Division at 217-732-4159.

If you wish to remain anony-mous, please contact the Logan County Crime Stoppers at 217-732-3000. Your information will be kept confidential and you may remain anonymous.

Danvers

Are You Missing Your Bike?

If the bike in the picture is yours, please see the Danvers Po-lice Department.

Multi Family Garage Sale

The Danvers Township Com-munity Room is hosting a multi family garage sale on May 8th to coincide with the townwide sales. Space is available for anyone who is interested. Nominal fee to cov-er rental cost to be determined once there is a final count of sell-ers. The building will be open on Friday for set up. Please contact Lori Merrick at 963-6065 if you are interested.

Story/Craft Time at the Library

On the third Tuesday of every month during the school year, join the Danvers Township Li-brary for a themed based short story and craft geared towards ages 5 and under, but we wel-come all ages.

The next Story/Craft time is scheduled for Tuesday, April 20, between 10 AM and 10:30 AM.

Mackinaw

In Need of 10U Softball Girls

We are in desperate need of 10U softball girls. We need ap-

LOCAL NEWS

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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

April 11, 1951: U.S. President Harry S. Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his command of United Nations and U.S. forces during the Korean War.

April 12, 1981: NASA launched the first space shuttle, Columbia, which was designed to orbit Earth, transport people and cargo to and from orbiting spacecraft, and glide to a runway landing on its return to Earth.

April 14, 193: Septimius was declared emperor of Rome by his troops, and he went on to convert the government into a military monarchy.

April 15, 1912: The British luxury passenger liner Titanic sank en route to New York City from Southampton, Hampshire, England.

April 13, 1870: The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City, and it became one of the leading art museums in the world.

April 16, 2003: At age 40, Michael Jordan, widely regarded as the best player in the history of basketball, played his last game in the National Basketball Association.

April 17, 1951: American baseball player Mickey Mantle made his MLB debut, as an outfielder for the New York Yankees.


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proximately 7-8 more girls who would like to play softball at the recreation level, so if you missed sign ups now is the time. If you would like to sign up your 10U girls please contact me at [email protected] to make this happen.

Stanford

Good Old Days Committee

Anyone interested in serving on the Stanford “Good Old Days” committee should contact:

Ron Dubbelde309-261-2567

Tremont

Miss Tremont Pageant

It’s that time again for the

Miss Tremont pageant.We will be having an moth-

er daughter meeting for Trem-ont Junior and Senior ladies on Sunday, April 11th at 5:00 PM in the High School Cafetorium. The purpose of the meeting is to dis-cuss the details of this event.

Livestock Judging Contest

Joliet Junior College hosted a livestock judging contest on Fri-day, April 9.

The results are not yet known, but great a job by Tremont FFA team members: James Wagen-bach, Luke Sauder, Brady Uhl-man, Jesse Wagenbach, Dixie Mi-chel, and Kenzie Michel.

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Olympia

BOARD MEMBER 4-YEAR TERMTOWNSHIP 22N RANGE 3W

MARY SPRINGER ...........................881TOWNSHIP 21N RANGE 1W

DOUG MARIS ................................824TOWNSHIP 23N RANGE 2W

SHAWN HOHULIN .........................821JUSTIN DIETRICH ...........................859

BOARD MEMBER 2-YEAR TERMSTEVEN MATTER (WRITE-IN) ........... 28


S ometimes we have a wall that just needs something! Maybe a fresh coat of paint

or trim. In our case we had to take a wall out to make our room look bigger and more open. We knew we wanted to have a pass through or take it out completely. After contacting a contractor to remove the wall (there are somethings I won’t even attempt), we found out that it was not load bearing wall and we were able to take it out completely without a header! Score, right! Luckily, our contrac-tor is also my sister’s Dad, Norm! He is always there for me and will-ing to listen to my endless ideas! I’m truly happy to have him in my life. He teaches me the tricks of the trade, while trying my way on occasion.

Now that we have made sure the wall is not supporting our house, it was a go for demo! I love demo! Best rule of thumb is to go slow and clean up as you go. In this case I followed beside Norm and cleaned up. Carried out dry-wall and removed cabinets. While stopping here and there to be an apprentice. Be careful to avoid any electrical wires, plumbing and gas lines. I’m not going to go into too much detail on the wall remov-al or the build of the new pony wall. Most wainscoting is applied to an existing wall.

Once our pony wall was put in place and stable, we installed dry-wall and our cabinets and stove. This was a huge step for our little kitchen! I love to bake and needed my oven. This made the pony wall even more sturdy. Now it was time to make it pretty!

I went to my local hardware store to gather supplies. I need-ed to get a piece of underlayment lumber that was painter’s grade.

You can definitely use the cheap-er ones, this just saved me a few extra coats of paint. You could also use a bonding primer before you paint. That will do the trick as well. I also got primed pine trim. I chose primed pine over MDF trim because I was putting it the kitchen and MDF isn’t for rooms with moisture. I got both 1x6 and 1x4 boards in 12-foot lengths. I al-ready own a air compressor and nail gun (thanks to my mother in law!). I also picked up some liquid nails and 2-inch nails for the nail gun. I measured my wall for the underlayment and had the hard-ware store cut it to size for me. This a great way to do home proj-ects without buying all the tools. They are not always 100% accu-rate, but for this project it was good enough. I also picked up a nice 1x8x1 piece of oak board. I picked this so it matched our oak floors and butcher block count-er tops. I save on stain and poly-urethane since we had it from the countertops!

Assembly is a little tricky. Fol-low the old rule of measure twice and cut once. After getting your tools arranged and the compres-sor started, I was ready to go. I laid my underlayment on the floor and applied several snake squig-gly lines. I was able to see my stud lines from installing the dry-wall. I marked an additional line on the top of my wood for a guide, this way I knew where to nail my trim. Place the underlayment

flush against the wall and nail it in place. If you have a wall that is smooth you can skip this step. You can simply apply the trim and paint between the pieces.

I measured my wall (again) and cut two pieces for the top and bottom. My underlayment wasn’t perfectly plum, so I want to be sure the wall was lined up and even (like I was saying about our local hardware stores cut job). Grab a level and make sure both pieces are level. I attached them with the nail gun and a squiggle of liquid nails for good measure. Af-ter they are in place, measure and cut the 4(or however many you like) vertical boards. Attach us-ing the previous method. I spaced them out evenly and stepped back and made sure they looked good before attaching. Follow the same for the sides. I used 1x6 boards for the sides. You may need 1x8 boards, depending on your wall. You may not need them at all if you have existing trim.

Finishing the wall is pretty ba-sic caulking and painting. I found a few really great tutorials online for the questions I had. You want to fill the holes with a white hole filler that is paintable. I used my finger for tight spots and a small flexible metal putty knife for the flat surfaces. You can use any white caulk for the long seams, apply a thin line and follow be-hind with a caulking tool or a fin-ger. One of the online videos said to place painters’ tape on the seam

to create a channel. The apply caulk and smooth. Remove tape for a clean reveal. I was going to be painting my entire wall white, so I wasn’t worried about the little pieces. Once the caulk had dried, I did a little clean up. I took a small sanding block to the hole filler that I missed. After wiping up the debris with a baby wipe and let-ting it dry, I was ready to paint. I then applied the painter’s tape to my floor and tile area to protect them. To ensure a good cover-age on the exposed wood under-layment, I painted that first with a cabinet approved paint roller. I let it dry completely they painted ev-erything again, this time a painted the trim pieces. Since they were already primed, it went smoothly. I did some touch ups with a one inch brush.

Once the paint is dry, attach your decorative oak board or any countertop you would like. I at-tached my board with 2-inch-long nails and used liquid nails. Then I filled the holes with an oak hole filler. Sanded and sealed with wa-ter-based polyurethane. I like a brush for this, the roller can add bubbles to the polyurethane and make your finish less attractive. Also, don’t shake your polyure-thane, always stir it.

I absolutely love the charac-ter this added to our home. Like I said, some walls just need a little more! It doesn’t hurt if you have a contractor around either!

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Tonia LoyContributor

Do It Yourself

Wainscoting an Island or Wall


Chris JonesContributor

T his film will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish and that’s

in the best way possible. It’s not often that a film comes out that catches me off guard like this. I love that 2021 has started as such a fantastic year for me. Even though this was released origi-nally last year, COVID delayed the wider release of it.

The tone is such an underrat-ed and underappreciated aspect of film, a lot of movies can keep you entertained, and then 20 minutes later you often move onto some-thing else. A truly great film will move you; it will take you into the world of the film and let you expe-rience the characters’ emotions.

Anxiety reigns Supreme in this film, the lead actress Rachel Sen-nott plays Danielle and as a col-lege student, she truly makes the role her own. Molly Gordon, Dan-ny Deferrai, and Fred Melamed all turn in fantastic performances as the supporting cast as well. The way the characters play off each other is so important in the film.

I need to point out that this is not a film for children, it cov-ers sensitive topics about sexual-ity, as well as adult relationships. While the topics are very adult-themed, the story itself is very in line with the dilemmas that high school and college students go through, especially in the mod-ern world. The director pointed out that women begin to “decode sexual messaging at a young age” I feel that she truly brought this to the screen in a way that lets you have a small glimpse into a young woman’s life. A lot of films get the title “coming of age film” I would say that this is the epitome of that definition!

I can’t focus enough on the brilliant job that Sennott does

throughout this film. Coming in at only 77 minutes, she sells ev-ery level of pain, fear, anxiety, and stress that you could imag-ine. There wasn’t a single scene throughout the film that I wasn’t locked into every emotion she was struggling with. There is one scene specifically that stood out to me that I won’t ruin, but it was captured perfectly on screen. The moment of pure and utter anxiety is such a hard emotion to show on the screen, but this simple effect accomplished it perfectly! Power-ful is an absolute understatement!

One of the most intriguing parts of this year has been some

of the incredible first-time direc-tors creating amazing and mem-orable films. This film added to that list, with first-time director Emma Seligman bringing beauty to the screen that let you see this story unfold in real-time. The film itself is based on a short that Se-ligman wrote and directed as well. I hope that this film gets the love that it deserves. I would love to see what else she’s able to bring to the screen!

If you enjoy ‘Shiva Baby,’ I would suggest ‘Thoroughbreds,’ ‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘La-dybird,’ ‘My Salinger Year,’ and ‘Booksmart’ (While these films

may differ, the story of struggle, and watching these characters journeys make me feel instant-ly connected by each in a simi-lar way.)

Where to watch:

Or anywhere you can rent vid-eos online.

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OBITUARIES

Gary D. Bristow, 73, of Bloom-ington, formerly of Waynesville, died Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Carle BroMenn Hospital in Nor-mal.

His funeral service will be held April 12, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Funks Grove Church in rural McLean, with visitation one hour before the service.

Gary Duane Bristow was born March 2, 1948, in Bloomington, son of Ansel and Biddy Sue Rich Bristow. He graduated from Mc-Lean-Waynesville High School in McLean and attended Illinois State University.

Gary married Linda Stubble-field Marvel on December 20, 1974, in McLean.

He is survived by his wife; children, Jason Marvel and Eliz-abeth (Corey Wright) Bristow; grandchildren Jack Marvel, Ella Marvel, and John Marvel; one brother, Ron (Linda) Bristow; one sister, Patty (Phil) Miller; and special niece, Tabby Miller.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and by his special aunt and uncle, Colene and Gene Fisher.

He served in the Illinois Na-

tional Guard and was a member of the Burger-Benedict Ameri-can Legion Post #573 in McLean. Gary retired from Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Decatur in 2004, but he was first and foremost a farmer, starting as a child with his father.

He was strong for so long. Memorials may be made

to Mt. Hope-Funks Grove Fire Department, Sugar Grove Na-ture Center, or Burger-Benedict American Legion Post #573.

Final arrangements are en-trusted with Quiram-Peasley Fu-neral Home of Atlanta.

Gary D. BristowLarry G. Morr, 84, of Trem-

ont, passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

He was born July 20, 1936 in Peoria to Curtis and Helen Ray-burn Morr. He married Lucy Schmidgall on August 11, 1957 in Groveland, and she survives.

Also surviving are one daugh-ter, Kim (Robb) Bong of Meta-mora; four sons, Bud (Kathy) Morr and Ron Morr, both of Tremont, Curt (Allison) Morr of Bloomington, and Todd (Han-nah) Morr of San Diego, CA; 14 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one brother, Le-land Morr of Groveland; and two sisters, June (Keith) Stoller of Morton and Marge (Don) Sabin of Sydney, NE.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Marilyn Ingold.

Larry was a plastering con-tractor for over 45 years.

He enjoyed fishing, garden-ing, and goose and duck hunt-ing.

He attended Groveland Mis-sionary Church, where his fu-neral will be at 11:30 am Mon-

day, April 12, 2021. Pastors, Marvin Claassen and Tim Claas-sen will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:15 am Mon-day at the church. Burial will be in Groveland Evangelical Men-nonite Cemetery. Davis-Oswald Funeral Home in Tremont is handling the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Groveland Mis-sionary Church.

Larry G. Morr

Ralph D. Morrow, 64, of Atlan-ta, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at OSF Saint Francis Med-ical Center in Peoria.

A Celebration of Ralph’s life will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 12:00 Noon until 3:00 p.m. at the 217 Roadhouse in At-lanta. Cremation Rites have been accorded.

Ralph Dean Morrow was born on September 12, 1956, in Spring-field, the son of Richard Dean and Yvonne Henry Morrow.

He is survived by two his sons: Josh (Cathy) Morrow and Nick (Michelle) Morrow; his compan-ion of several years: Lisa Baker; four grandchildren: Emma, Mack, and Otto Morrow; and Addy De-terding; one brother: Tim (Jill) Morrow; and two sisters: Martina Morrow and Nancy (Daryl) John-son. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Ralph graduated from the Paw-nee Community High School in

1974. He retired from Holland Trucking in Atlanta in 2019 and was employed at Wade Farms in McLean.

His hobbies included golfing, watching Cardinal Baseball, and the San Francisco 49ers.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Quiram Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Breezy Bluff Riding Acade-my started in 1983 with 4 neigh-borhood kids as the custom-ers with only word of mouth to grow the business. The busi-ness has grown to 35 to 50 stu-dents per week. Betty Broadfield is the owner of the business and she has been instructing since the business began. She is the author of any material provid-ed with the lessons given. At the academy, they teach western to eastern on the flat style, and to use verbal cues and natural aids while riding. The youngest rid-ers are 4 years old, and their old-est student is in her 70s. They can take riders up to 285 pounds, which is more than other stables typically take. They have been in business for almost four decades and Breezy Bluff Riding Acade-my still has a perfect safety re-

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SPORTS PAGE

by CHLOE SCROGGINSMAIL CORRESPONDENT

This week was an exciting week of sports for the Olympia Spartans! Boys soccer, volleyball, and football all played a thrill-ing week of games. On Monday, boys soccer had a rough start to the week at Central Catholic, los-ing 7-0. Although it was a rough start for the Spartan boys, they bounced back quickly and had strong appearances the rest of the week.

On Tuesday they defeated St. Joseph Ogden on senior night, winning 3-2. The seniors recog-nized were Justin Siebert, Dylan Smith, Payton Carroll, Jake Mitchell, Noah While, and Dami-an Bagby. It was their fourth win of the season. The varsity under-classmen were great role players, with assists from Edwin Hohulin, George Martin, and Gannon Wille during the game. Also on Tues-day, volleyball played at Central Catholic. The Spartans dominated the first set winning 25-11. Unfor-tunately, they ended up losing in 3

sets to the Saints.Wednesday presented anoth-

er chance for boys soccer to get a home win, but they faced a solid Pekin team and lost 5-1. The one goal from the Spartans was by Justin Siebert who completed a header pass into the goal to score.

Just like they did Monday to Tuesday, the boys soccer team had an impressive appearance af-ter a loss to a very good team. On Thursday, they were away at Ran-toul and won 7-2. Justin Siebert had 2 assists, while Jake Mitch-ell, Payton Carroll, Dylan Smith, and Matt Van Dyke also had as-sists. Back at Olympia, volleyball was home versus Tolono Unity, and lost in three sets with a heart-breaker third set loss 31-29. Kait-lin Dean broke the school record for kills during the second set of the game! The current record was 598 and Kaitlin finished the night with 609 kills.

To conclude the week football was away at Rantoul and dominat-ed, winning 47-0! Landen Alcorn scored, Evan Rademaker had 3

touchdowns, Ethan Davis scored once, and sophomore Reygan Sit-ton had an 82-yard touchdown. Af-ter the game Hayden Stork stated, “It felt really good to go out there and play to our potential. We had guys in spots they haven’t played before and they stepped in and

did a great job.” Hayden Stork had a well-played game, and so did Hunter Berges. Hunter had an ex-citing, highlight-reel diving catch from a perfect throw from quar-terback Ethan Davis. The win at Rantoul moved the team to 3-1 on the season!

Olympia High School Weekly Sports Recap

by HAYDEN STORKMAIL CORRESPONDENT

AnElyse Sweeney is a thirteen-year-old gymnast from Armington with a very bright future. When she started at nine years old, AnE-lyse knew she would love doing gymnastics. It took her a couple of years at the start to find a gym where she would really be able to excel. Two years into her gym-nastics journey, she found Gym Corner in Washington, IL, where she and her mother, Stacey Swee-ney, felt she would truly be able to grow as a gymnast.

AnElyse’s competitive gym-nastics career began around three years ago. She has been competing in the Xcel Program, a gymnastics program that runs alongside the Junior Olympic gymnastics program. The Xcel Program has different divisions, bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond, compared to the Junior Olympics’ different levels, 1-7. So,

the Xcel Program’s divisions cor-relate with the Junior Olympic lev-els. Last year, AnElyse had her first competition last year in the Xcel Program’s Gold Division, which corresponds to the require-ments of the Junior Olympics’ lev-el four. During this competition she ended up qualifying for state, which was unfortunately canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. This year, she also competed as a gold and performed very well. In her first meet this year, she placed 4th on beam. In her second meet of the year, she placed 2nd on beam, 3rd on floor and vault, 4th on all around, and 5th on bars. At her third meet of the year, the Midwest Open, she placed 4th on beam and bars. For her final meet of the year, at state, she placed 4th on beam. AnElyse’s talent has been on full display over the last year. Her mother, Stacey, said “She loves gymnastics and is hop-ing to move to the Junior Olym-

pics team for the next season.”Almost as important as the

competition itself, are the expe-riences that AnElyse has got-ten from her gymnastics career. When I asked Stacey what her fa-vorite part of watching her daugh-ter compete was, she said, “The smile on her face when she does well. Not necessarily when she wins or beats her best score, but when she completes the routine and knows it was her person-

al best. The smile she gets then is priceless.” Stacey also told me that gymnastics has improved AnElyse’s confidence “a ton”. She said that gymnastics has helped her “become less shy and more confident all around.” She also has learned how to “cheer for her competitors, how to accept that she won’t always win, and learned to be proud of doing her best, re-gardless of the results.”

Armington Gymnast Places 4th at State

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