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Revenge is a dish best served...with tacos?

The Karma train made it’s stop in my office
today. Since I have, over the course of the
last 11 months insisted upon placing pho-
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paper, I was forced at the behest of my You’ve been flocked by PUBLISHERS
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The Who, What, When, and
Where of the Wares by Curtis Heideman
Family History
Most residents of Jacksonville either
know someone in the Ware family, or at least
have been customers of the Wares at some
point in their life. The Wares have been a pil-
lar in the community for nearly 50 years. Their
contributions to the life and culture of the town
go well beyond what most of their neighbors
will ever know.
Members of the Ware family first
made Jacksonville their home in 1960, but
their story started long before. In 1930, Claude
Ware opened his first gas station in
Springfield, at the intersection of 9th and
Laurel. Despite the merciless economy of the
Great Depression, Claude was able to success-
fully grow his company, Wareco gas stations,
and soon convenience stores spread across the
Midwest and Florida to 124 different locations.
Running a large company wasn’t
Claude’s first claim to fame. It is said he was
a wonderful athlete, playing basketball for
Atwood High School. In 1923, his team
placed second in the state tournament, and
Claude was chosen as captain of the all-state
team. He later earned four letters during his
freshmen year of college. In 1928, Claude
married Dorothy Smith and they had three sons
together, who all inherited Claude’s athletic
genes and profession. Following his wife’s
passing in 1964, Claude went on to marry
Dorothy Bartelheim in 1965.
The eldest of their three sons,
Richard (Dick), was the first to move to
Jacksonville, followed shortly thereafter by his
younger brothers, Jon and William (Bill). Jon
says when they moved to Jacksonville he did-
n’t know anything about the town and had only
been there once. By 1961, the Ware family
was officially established in town, and Wareco
had moved its offices from Springfield to
Jacksonville. Richard had instigated the
change in search of a place to raise his family,
and, 50 years later, still says it was a wonder-
ful move.
All three brothers worked for
Wareco; Richard eventually became CEO and
Chairman of the Board, Jon became the com-
pany’s President, and William was the
Secretary and Treasurer, as long as President of
Ware Farms. Their father, Claude, remained
involved with the company until his death in
1983, at 79 years of age.
Basing their enterprise in
Jacksonville isn’t the only reason the Wares
have had a large influence on the community.
The family has always been involved with var-
ious political, social, cultural, and humanitari-
an organizations. Their involvement goes
beyond giving monetary contributions; they
have also dedicated their time and energy to
improving the community they live in and the
lives of those around them.
Serving the Community
Richard has served on the Board of
Directors for MacMurray College for 35 years,
in addition to serving on the Elliot State Bank
(now First Bank) board for four years, and the
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Burgoo
hospital board for one term. Richard and Jon
have served together on the Illinois Petroleum
Marketers Association Board. Jon has also
served on the Illinois College Board of
Trustees, the Board of Agricultural Advisors,
as Chairman of the Airport Authority, and
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President of the Petroleum Marketers of
America. William, who passed away in 2001,
served as President of Ducks Unlimited, a
national organization aimed at conservation of
Schedule of Events
wetlands. Members of the family have been
avid supporters of the Jacksonville Symphony
Society, the Jacksonville Theatre Guild, the
Friday, September 11th
United Way, and have made contributions to 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm Stephanie Foster
political campaigns. As Beverly Ware, widow
of William Ware, describes it, they “have sup- 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm PRAIRIE ROSE
ported all kinds of charitable organizations and
participated in all aspects of the community.”
The Mia Ware Foundation Saturday, September 12th
Perhaps their most personal charita-
ble influence in the community was the estab-
10:00 am Kid’s Contest
lishment of the Mia Ware Foundation for
11:00 am Tractor Pull
Cancer Research and Education (www.remem-
bermia.org). The charity was founded in 2004, 3:00 pm Kid’s Parade
after the death of Mia Ware, who married Jon’s
son Brad in 1995. Mia displayed the same pas-
4:00 pm Frog & Turtle Races
sion for community involvement and giving.
She was a member of the Arcadia Women's 5:00 pm Triopia Varsity ChEERlEadERS
Club, the Pilot Club, the Passavant Hospital with little Campers
Auxiliary, and the Salvation Army Women's
s B e st
’
World
Auxiliary Board. She was very active with the 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm anjanel Folkens
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American Cancer Society Relay for Life, and
was a member of the American Cancer Society
Western Division Regional Board.
The Family to Date
6:45 pm - 8:00 pm
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
ala Mode
MOE BANDY
Bu r g
During their 50 years in
Jacksonville, the Ware family has grown.
Richard, with his first wife Maysel, had three
children; James, Robert, and Vicki (Brooks).
Now having been married to his second wife,
September 11th, 12th & 13th Entry Deadline September 4th
Ann, for 22 years, together they claim six chil- Men’s Slowpitch Softball TOURNAMENT
dren, eleven grandchildren, and 16 great-
grandchildren. Jon and his wife June have two
sons; Brad and Todd. They also have one
September 12th & 13th Entry Deadline September 4th
grandchild. William and his wife Beverly have CO-ED VOLLEYBALL
three children; Scott, Teri, and Tom. Tom is
known for owning Party House Liquors, The
Smoke House tobacco shop, and the Wareco
Car Wash. Teri is a realtor with Grojean Real
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grandchildren.
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“America’s Yodeling Sweetheart.” Taylor
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I was very
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on an issue she felt
strongly about.
Honest, I am
By Rick Wade not writing this col-
umn to make my wife
look good as recompense for her ability to
overlook my out-right “stupid, stupid, stu-
pid,” slap-the-forehead repeatedly
moments.
I write today because I am proud
of her. And she has a good idea.
Karen got up in front of the
mayor, the Pekin City Council, and fellow
citizens during the regular Monday night
meeting.
And she said her piece.
She’d read in the newspaper that
the city council was going to appoint new
members to the human rights committee,
which was replacing the existing human
rights commission.
What caught Karen’s attention
was the familiarity of many of the nomi-
nees. Most of them served on at least one
other board, commission, or ad hoc task
force. Few of the nominees had any experi-
ence in the field of addressing human
rights.
It got her thinking about who gets
picked to serve.
In our town, and perhaps others,
there is a perception that the same people
serve on all the various civic committees.
It does seem that most of those
citizens were white-collar professionals or
upper management types, with advanced
degrees and higher than average income.
True or not, it’s what some people
believe. So they don’t bother to step for-
ward. Or at least it gives them an alibi for
never going to a city council meeting.
Why aren’t more regular citizens
tapped to serve?
I understand that in a time when a
lot of average people have a hard time just
making ends meet, committing to a cause or
government service isn’t high on the priori-
ty list. Maybe it should be, though.
With all these community groups
out there looking for volunteers, sometimes
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Wade & Fellow Travelers by Ken Bradbury

Dowland We’re More ThAn
jusT sTAPles.
travelers who will take bottled water
on their journeys. I mean, if there’s
PushinG the limits anything that’s more wide-spread than
on quAliTY office Nike and McDonalds, it’s bottled
supplies, to exCeed water. This has happened a dozen
times. We’re in the middle of London
your exPeCTATions
and one of my fellow travelers will
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“You know, you really shouldn’t drink
the water in foreign places.” There we
Sometimes you travel for stand in the middle of eight million
1002 West Walnut - Jacksonville adventure. Sometimes you take the Londoners who drink the water every
adventure with you. day, and this fellow thinks he’s about
deal until the plane took off and saw
that she’d passed out all her coloring
books and Crayolas to the other equal-
ly nervous passengers on the plane. (I
now take the same equipment with me
to quell any flight-fraught nerves.)
Sometimes I hope that The
Source newspaper doesn’t reach much
out of the county, for this lady is still
a bit humiliated about the call she
made to me two weeks before our
departure to Ireland.
“Ken,” she said, “I’ve looked
everywhere and I can’t find an Irish
dictionary!”

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I’ve been taking groups
overseas since 1979, and although I
tend to “profile” my fellow travelers a
bit, a few eccentricities often slip
to be poisoned. “Uh..they speak English. I
I once signed up an older mean, yes, there is technically an
couple for a trip to Australia, and only older dialect, but everyone will be
after they’d paid their fee did I learn speaking English.”

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through my security check.
The lady who took two cases
of Diet Coke on our trip to Alaska…
Summer Silks she knew she couldn’t do without it
and was afraid that it wouldn’t be
217.245.6134 available “outside the United States.”
Think about it.
The young girl who after two
Rid-All weeks touring France, England,
Spain, and Italy made a desperate call
Pest Control Co., inc.
from Parisian airport, instructing her
mother to bring two bags of Oreo
cookies to the St. Louis airport imme-
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searching for her chocolate and goo
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less.
www.ridall.com The well-organized
Jacksonville wife who took three
umbrellas to New Zealand . . . she
realized it was the rainy season, and
that the man owned one of the foulest
mouths in Morgan County. His lan-
guage could peel the paint off the
gazebo in Community Park. They’d
be traveling with one other couple of
their age, both quiet, church-going,
mild-tongued folks, and it was obvi-
ous that these four would be spending
a great deal of time together. I crossed
my fingers, said my prayers, and
introduced them at the St. Louis air-
port. After about a week’s traveling in
the bush and on the beach, I went to
the hotel room of the quiet couple and
gingerly asked how things were
going. “Oh fine! We’re having a great
time!” I asked about the other fellow’s
language. The quiet lady replied,
“Ken, I’d heard about him before we
left Illinois. Every time we sit down to
dinner I pray, ‘Lord, shut his mouth!’
“Oh. That’s really dumb. I’m
sorry.”
I assured her that it would all
be okay. Then she called back later
that night asking, “What about a
Scottish dictionary?”
Then there was the
Wandering Widow. She’d inquired
about our trip to Germany, Austria,
and Switzerland, told me she’d spent
her life traveling, and would be no
trouble. She was right about that…she
was no trouble. In fact, she was
nowhere to be found. We landed in
Frankfurt, found our hotel, and that
was the last I saw of her until our train
left for Munich. Every day had been
tightly scheduled with sightseeing,
meals, museums, and cathedrals, but
although she’d make an occasional
appearance at breakfast, she was a

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also knew that she tended to leave
umbrellas wherever she went. The
third was for any forgetful fellow trav-
eler who might also lose track of his
bumbershoot. (She used all three
before the trip was over and some-
where there’s a Maori tribesman with
a bright yellow J.C. Penney umbrella.)
I never cease to be amazed at
the otherwise intelligent American
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and you know what? It’s worked!”
Sometimes our oddities turn
out to be assets. One young lady on a
trip to the British Isles was terrified of
flying. Frankly, I admire anyone who
fights such a phobia and gets on the
plane anyway. Her therapy? Coloring
books! Lots and lots of coloring
books, and a flight bag crammed with
crayons. I kidded her about it a great
ghost for most of the trip. To this day
I have no idea where she went. You
might wonder why I didn’t ask her.
The gal came onto our tour with one
of those I-know-what-I’m-doing-so-
don’t-mess-with-me-Bubba looks in
her eyes so believe me, I didn’t.
Next summer? Back to
Alaska! I’m stocking up on Diet
Coke.

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Staying the Course Can Pay Off
for Investors Submitted by Brent Bordentkircher
While stock prices
were going through
their dizzying descent,
some people gave up on investing and
decided that, from now on, they would
put all their money in savings accounts,
piggy banks, under their pillows — any-
where but in the market. Another group
took a “wait-and-see” approach and told
themselves they’d start investing again
when they were sure that things had
turned around. But a third group quietly
decided to “stay the course” and contin-
ued investing.
In fact, from March until early
August, the stock market, as measured by
the S & P 500, rose about 45 percent. But
the fortunate investors who kept their
money in the market weren’t just playing
a hunch — they also had history on their
side. Why? Because the stock market has
followed recessions by rising in nine out
of ten cases, both six months and 12
months after the recession ends, accord-
ing to Ned Davis Research. (Keep in
mind, though, that what’s happened in the
past can’t necessarily predict future
results.) Furthermore, the U.S. economy
is now expected to grow at an average 1.5
percent pace from July through
December, according to a recent
Bloomberg News survey of economists.
Of course, no one is suggesting
that boom times are right around the cor-
ner, either. A 1.5 percent growth rate,
while obviously better than the negative
rates found in a recession, is still not par-
ticularly robust, and a market correction
can happen at any time for any reason.
However, even a slow move
into positive territory is a good sign for
investors. If you were one of those who
had confidence in the long-term
prospects of the American economy and
our financial markets, your faith likely
has been rewarded in recent months.
And a stay-the-course approach
remains a better way to invest than, say,
Wares (continued from pg. 3)
community. Due to Wareco’s presence in
Florida, the family has grown ties to the area.
Beverly chooses to spend much of
her time in Bradenton, Florida, enjoying
charity work, golfing, playing bridge, and
spending time with friends and family.
However, she still feels “Jacksonville is a
wonderful place to live and raise a family.”
Richard and Ann also take pleas-
ure in escaping to their home near Naples,
Florida in the winter. They spend their time
in Florida volunteering at a local aquarium.
Richard majored in Zoology in college, and
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Labor Day was born of the
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it simply as an extra day off. Labor Day
marks the end of summer, the beginning
of the school year, and the start of the
NFL season. I’ll leave it to the reader to
decide which of those is the most signif-
icant, but if you seek guidance, I sug-
gest you tune in to AM radio. If it is
important, someone is discussing it on
AM radio; I listen to a great deal of AM
radio, but have not heard much about
the end of summer or the beginning of
the school year (go Bears!).
Radio is a convenient compan-
ion, and for those who prefer talk radio,
the AM dial has universal appeal.
Conservatives tune in to fuel their anger
at liberals, liberals tune in to feed their
frustrations with conservatives, and
independents tune in to confirm they are
still justifiably fed up with everybody.
There really is something for everyone,
as long as everyone is not looking for
encouragement. For hope and cheer,
switch to FM, and dial in whatever
qualifies as music to your ears. As an
alternative, wiring your earbuds directly
to your car horn is probably less annoy-
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talk radio, which might explain why it is
so disturbing. Whether your political
preference is left, right, or center, from
each angle the view is strikingly similar;
there is clearly a growing chasm
between our government and the gov-
erned. What is dictated in the nation’s
capitol reflects less and less what is
desired on the nation’s Main Streets.
Candidates for office somehow con-
vince us we have much in common, we
optimistically confirm them at the ballot
box, and then it seems their common
sense vanishes into the same black hole
that swallowed our campaign donations.
Something crazy happens on the way to
Washington.
Courtesy of AM radio, I heard
one of our elected officials admit that
Washington is borrowing six billion
dollars a day. What? Yes, he said six
billion dollars a day! Once I recovered
my senses, I realized that explains a lot,
primarily why the United States is
plagued by a national debt fast
approaching the neighborhood of…how
much? Does anyone even know? I
think I heard a gazillion dollars. Or is it
a googalapillion dollars? Who knows?
Once we are into cartoon numbers, it
makes no difference what they are,
because we are truly lost in fantasy
land. I dread the day when I will prop a
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3 September - 9 September 2009
future grandson on my seasoned citizen
knee and rasp, “I remember when we
only owed the Chinese 50 trillion dol-
lars. Yep, sonny, those were the good
old days.”
Though our elected officials
ignore this truth, what makes this coun-
try great is not the government, but the
governed. Our founders crafted an
ingenious system of checks, balances,
and laws that acknowledged both our
God-given rights and our God-ordained
responsibility to protect them. Just
because that system is currently popu-
lated by crooks and con artists does not
mean that it must remain so. When
truly noble politicians are an ineffective
minority caught in an infernal machine
eschewing excellence in favor of con-
formity, we need to clean the slate top to
bottom. Management wantonly abdi-
cated its core responsibility to promote
the best interests of the company, so it is
incumbent upon labor to organize and
insist on new management. The analo-
gy fits well; is not the U.S. govern-
ment’s treatment of hard-working
Americans much the same as an
unscrupulous company that squanders
the profits generated by its workers?
We are the most talented, most powerful
union on the planet, and we want our
own Labor Day.
As labor unions are organized
into local chapters, so must our Labor
Day celebration start locally. Look at
the character and ingenuity of those
around you, in your neighborhood, or in
your town. Obviously not everyone is
extraordinary, but enough are. Multiply
the extraordinary examples by the thou-
sands of U.S. towns/cities, and collec-
tively, we make an excellent pool of
potential candidates. With such impres-
sive capability, why can we not have
excellence in Washington? After all,
according to our Contract, we own
Washington. It is ours, we need it to
represent us again, and we are excep-
tional!
Columnist Charley Reese
wrote of the damage that a mere 545
politicians in Washington inflicted on
our nation. Please seek his essay out,
post it on your refrigerators and savor
the empowering knowledge that there
are 300 million of us with skin in this
game. Each election cycle, we hear the
cliché “Throw the bums out!” Why not
give it a try? The sitting politicians will
undoubtedly call this concept naïve and
foolish, and perhaps it is simplistic, but
is it any more foolish than borrowing
six billion dollars a day?
3 September - 9 September 2009 PAGE 9

Your 15 Minutes by Mindy Farmer

If you were to meet Georgina
Marks for the first time, your first ques-
tion would most likely be, “Where’s your
accent from?” Begin a conversation with
this delightful woman and you’ll soon be
engaged by her quick smile and the
warmth of her laugh. Open and animated,
this New Zealand native loves good con-
versation, sharing recipes, and spending
time with her family. A stay-at-home
mom of three, Georgina enjoys the peace
and quiet of her Woodson area home and
often fills it with the sights and smells of
Greek cooking.
Georgina didn’t spend much
time cooking with her mother, Sophia, as
a child, but recalls watching her mother
cooking and baking. She remembers see-
ing and tasting Sophia’s delicious Greek
dishes, and not wanting the “normal”
food other kids ate. When Georgina left
New Zealand to settle in the United
States with her husband, Sophia bought
her daughter “The Greek Cookbook” by
Tess Mallos as a gift. All of Sophia’s
cookbooks were in Greek and it was the
most authentic she could find in English.
Sharing this piece of her heritage was
important to Sophia, who also left her
native home to settle in another country
with her husband.
As a young woman from
Chania, Greece, Sophia Daskalakis trav-
eled to New Zealand during World War II
on a work permit. New Zealand needed
workers and offered employment to for-
eigners if they agreed to stay for two
years. Sophia found a job at a boarding
school in Christchurch and met Gregory
Juriss. A local tailor raised in New
Zealand, Juriss’s parents were Greek
immigrants. Gregory and Sophia fell in
love and married. Although Sophia
raised her family in New Zealand, she
ensured that her children had a connec-
tion to their Greek heritage through
cooking, visits to Greece, and family
connections.
Years later, Georgina uninten-
tionally followed in her mother’s foot-
steps. During the mid ‘90s, she left New
Zealand for a 6-week holiday to visit a
friend in Los Angeles and also found
love unexpectedly. Georgina’s friend,
Toni, decided to set Georgina on a blind
date during her stay to help her see the
sites. When Georgina arrived and heard
of this plan, she said in no uncertain
terms, “I’m not doing it.” Toni, not easi-
ly deterred, simply went to a nearby
phone booth with Georgina’s sister,
Deanna. They proceeded to pretend to be
Georgina and arranged a blind date with
the unsuspecting Herman Marks. Upon
their return, they told Georgina she had a
date on Wednesday. She continued to
protest, but eventually gave in.
From their blind date on,
Georgina and Herman spent virtually
every day together. Georgina still resis-
ted romance and “tried to get rid of him”
by making weekends off-limits. At the
end of her vacation, Georgina returned to
New Zealand and Herman finished the
remainder of his service in the Navy.
They stayed in contact for about eight
months until one day Georgina thought
Herman sounded odd on the phone and
she decided to break things off. Toni was
instrumental in getting them together
once again upon her return to New
Zealand. Toni called Herman to explain
the situation and he said, “I’ll be out in a
month” and, to Georgina’s delight, he
came. As Georgina looks back at their
romance, she thinks, “So, it’s fate, isn’t
it? God’s plan.”
Georgina and Herman married
and have spent the past sixteen years
enjoying life together. Where ever
they’ve lived, be it New York, Kansas,
Missouri, or Illinois, Georgina’s brought
“The Greek Cookbook” along. She loves
to make recipes from her childhood, and
often calls her mother for special ingredi-
ents and instructions to make dishes such
as stuffed tomatoes, spinach pies, and
baklava more authentic. Her oldest
daughter, Sophie, shows interest in cook-
ing with her mom and carrying on the
tradition. And, one day, as Georgina’s
daughters head off to build their own
homes, she’ll surely send them with their
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Last Rites for a Tenderloin by Roger Deem

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“President Kennedy has been
“The Challenger shuttle just
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“Terrorists have flown two
planes into the World Trade Center.”
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years later as we inquire, “Where were
you when....”
Though it is certainly not on
the devastating scale of the events list-
ed above, I suspect I will always
Fresh remember that I was sitting at a table in
the break room at my office one morn-
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which commanded my attention like a
wasp inside the car.
After almost 50 years in busi-
ness CR’s Drive-In is closing its doors.
The part of me that has been expecting
this for some time was submerged by
driveway rock the feelings of loss at the passing of
Burger Chef. We never ate there -
instead we’d get our order to go and
head for Nichols Park, or some other
equally exotic location, and picnic our-
selves into a stupor. The day continued
with some adventure on the road to far
off and enchanting lands such as
Alexander or Loami.
In my high school days I
would often take my lunch there. The
food was always good, but it was the
floor show that usually peaked my
interest. Carl had installed a window
so diners could watch the food being
cooked. I suppose they were inspired
by the arrangement at Steak N’ Shake.
Watching those burgers ride the con-
veyor belt, with the searing flames
attacking it from above and below, I
did not realize I had entered early train-
ing for life as an American voter.
Years later came the name
changed to C.R.’s Drive-In, to repre-
sent the owners: the legendary Carl &
Ruthie Coultas. Their friendly, outgo-
ing management style has been
matched locally only by Denny Hayes
over at Hardee’s. They did not see
what he did!
Since the Coultas family
entered into a well-deserved retire-
ment, the establishment has suffered
some hard times through no fault of
their own. With employment reduc-
tions at Pactiv and the closing of the
AC Humko plant, traffic on the roads
east of Main Street has greatly
reduced. When the folks at C.R.’s
decided to close down during the
evenings I was concerned. By the time
they started serving liquor I knew their
days were numbered.
Of all the fast food places that
have come and gone in this town, the
only two I have missed are the old Dog
N’ Suds and the Silverfrost. Many,
many years after their passing, my
mind’s taste buds can still embrace
those cold root beers in frosty mugs
both establishments served up.
I feel as if the closing of CR’s
brings down the curtain on one of the
more pleasurable wings in the mansion
of my childhood. Though the building
may be dark and the lot deserted, the
final chapter is yet to be written. I am

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those days. Before there was actual or potential. a tear of recollection, I will ask that
McDonald’s or Hardee’s (which had As an implacable creature of Carl Coultas bring me one of those
been Sandy’s before that), the burger stubborn habit, I have eaten pretty magnificent tenderloin sandwiches
joint that kept Jacksonville flipping much the same meal every time I have which, the truth be known,
ruled the roost at the corner of Clay gone to a fast food restaurant since the were always just a little too
hardwood and Morton. Johnson administration (that would be good for Earth food.
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Production Press, Inc. has been
functioning in the Jacksonville area since
1920, and has gone through a number of
ownership changes. Although the company is
in the small town of Jacksonville, they print
for customers nationwide as well as locally.
Very few people in town know the big things
that happen at the Press.
Many things about Production
Press’s early history are fuzzy or unknown.
The company was originally owned by the
Rowe family and was sold to Raoul Soomre
sometime after it’s opening in 1920. In 1989,
Joe Racey bought the business from
Soomre’s widow and ran it for about a
decade.
In 1998, Racey sold the business to
Cenveo Corporation. In the mid 2000s,
through UPS and FedEx. There, they tend to
do local, and smaller scale printing jobs as
opposed to the bigger business generally
handled by the press operation.
The Production Press, Inc. building
at 307 East Morgan Street encompasses
33,600 square feet of space for a broad range
of printing needs, no matter how small or
large the job is.
Although about 45% of their busi-
ness is done nationally for the Federal
Government, Joe Racey stresses that local
businesses are very important to his business.
“We market to all the local companies,” he
stated. “There’s hardly a business in
Jacksonville that we don’t print something
for.”
The 35 highly skilled employees at
Raceys purchased a high-tech, four color
digital press. Jobs are delivered from the pre-
press area to the digital press through an
Ethernet wire. The finished product comes
out faster and requires less physical work
done by employees.
This digital press is not the only
way that new technology is used at
Production Press, Inc. In the pre-press divi-
sion, employees typically do not design the
jobs, but rather they use desktop publishing
on their computers to manipulate jobs that
are already designed to fit what the customer
is wanting, postal rules, sizes, etc. Then, a
proof of the job is sent to the customer to
ensure satisfaction, and later is prepared for
printing and finishing.
The computers are also used to
Marketing and Sales Manager, Tony Hall is
the Controller, and Brad is the General
Manager. Brad is also the President of Wood
River Printing, and Joe is the President of all
three businesses. The Press is open to cus-
tomers from seven a.m. to five p.m. Monday
through Friday, and Production XPress is
open from eight a.m. to six p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Being a locally owned and operat-
ed business is not easy in today’s world, but
the business is keeping up, despite the 18%
drop nationally in printing sales due to the
economy. The reason for this is no doubt the
expert employees that produce quality prod-
ucts that leave Production Press, Inc.’s doors
each day. For all your printing needs, you can
always count on this Jacksonville business.

Production Press, Inc. is located at 307 E Morgan St in Jacksonville. Photos by Father and son, Brad and Joe Racey take time out from their busy day to Above: Chris Cook shown working at an automated booklet maker.
Amy Wilson. pose for a quick photograph. Below: Mike Moore working at the digital press.

Cenveo decided they wanted to either close
or sell the Press, so Joe and his son, Brad,
teamed up to purchase the business back in
January, 2006. About 40 local jobs were
saved in this purchase.
About one year later in December
of 2007, Joe and Brad purchased Wood River
Printing in Wood River, Illinois. It was
founded in 1931, and was up for sale by the
originally founding Wilson family.
Production Press, Inc. now owns and oper-
ates the printing company with about 17
employees.
In Jacksonville, Production Press
has a smaller branch of the business located
on Morton Avenue called Production XPress.
They specialize in high speed black and
white copies, color copies, posters, banners,
blueprints, office supplies, lamination,
graphic design services, faxing, and shipping
the Press specialize in printing high quality
and big quantity jobs with presses that can
use up to four to six colors which are manip-
ulated to make millions of colors. Those col-
ors are usually cyan, magenta, yellow, and
black.
The Press typically makes things
like brochures, catalogs, booklets, maga-
zines, quarterlies, etc. It also has the capabil-
ities to do it’s own mailing, foil stamping, die
cutting, scoring, shrink wrapping, and bind-
ing.
The large building has numerous
machines that are run by skilled staff to make
a perfect product. Many printing jobs are
going on at once in the building with each
press having it’s own operator and job to
print. One of the presses even has the capa-
bility to produce 12,000 pieces per hour.
About a year and a half ago, the
track jobs that have been
received, are in the process of
being printed, or are finished.
This, Joe says, sets Production
Press, Inc., apart. “We know
exactly what we’re doing with
each job. We do a nice job of
keeping track of it’s progress
and what needs done,” he said.
Another part of the
business that is using high end
technology is their web-based
advertising and sales. A new
way of ordering, called “web to
print,” is a way that companies
can send in their ideas electron-
ically to be printed. This option
is growing in popularity.
At Production Press,
Inc., Cara Heller is the
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A New Lease on Life

realized he had nothing to fight with. reduce the bleeding and get Krista into the
by Cori Pate “I ran back to my truck to get any- ambulance.
thing I could beat them off with. The first “I felt so relieved when the EMS
For most of us, July 24th was just her. All the neighbors were gone, including thing I found was a trailer hitch,” he said. arrived. They did everything that needed to
like any other summer day, but for one local her husband, daughter, and son-in-law, so the “When I got over there, Krista was choking be done,” Krista said. “If it wasn’t for them
family, that day changed them forever. After situation seemed hopeless. the Boxer by the collar and she was able to I would have bled to death, and that’s not an
a brutal dog attack that afternoon, Krista As the attack carried on, Rachel let go so I could hit it. She knew to choke the exaggeration. They arrived in seconds. I
Hall’s family had no idea what challenges and Rebecca heard their grandmother’s dog, and that’s probably what kept her Scott wouldn’t have made good choices and
the coming days and weeks would bring. screams from the next block, but stayed in alive.” did what he did, I wouldn’t be here today. We
Now, over a month later, this strong woman the house as they had been instructed. Rachel The Boxer ran toward it’s house are so fortunate to have the EMS team here
is beginning her long road to recovery. grabbed Krista’s cell phone and called her after being hit, followed shortly by the in Murrayville.”
The day began as a typical one for grandpa John, saying “get here fast, the dogs Boston Terrier. Before it ran off, the Terrier The EMS workers were ready to
Krista and her granddaughters,
Rachel, age nine, and Rebecca,
age seven. The girls had walked
across the street to their grandma’s
house to play, while their mother
and grandpa John were helping to
organize a nearby summer church
retreat and their father was deliv-
ering mail in a rural location.
While in the kitchen,
Krista glanced out her front win-
dow and saw two dogs on her
front porch. She told the girls to
stay inside while she headed out-
side to have a look at the pair and
find out where they belonged.
She exited the house
onto her front porch and saw a
Boxer and a Boston Terrier there.
“They were both very polite and
pleasant,” she stated. She had a
good knowledge of dogs and their
behaviors due to being a dog lover In 2008, Krista visited the Tallest Man in History’s Home. She is posed with granddaughter Rebecca in a monumental chair. Photos Krista Hall on the day of the Turtle Races at Murrayville-Woodso
her entire life. Krista had worked courtesy of the Hall family. Gradeschool
at a kennel, showed dogs, had
dogs in her home, and was the
Kennel Club President, all at dif-
ferent times in her life.
Although she had never
seen these two dogs before, she
knew they were from the house
diagonally across the street with
the tall wooden fence. This was
the pair that barked at her and her
husband often as they walked
down the block.
She knew their names,
Harley and Davidson, from hear-
ing them called through the fence,
so she began to walk toward their
home. The dogs happily trotted
along with her across and down
the street. The Boxer ran ahead
into the home’s driveway while
the Boston Terrier stayed behind
with Krista.
In the Fall of 2008, Krista toured the St. Louis Zoo with grandson
As she edged her way Christmas of 2008 was spent cooking with granddaughters, Rebecca and Rachel.
Owen.
closer to their home, the Boxer
rushed out of the driveway, running back are attacking Nana.” She then called 911, bit John’s leg as well. At this point, Krista get on the road to the hospital, but not with
toward her. With no warning barks or followed by a phone call to her father. had a severed artery in her left arm and was out Krista taking care of some business first
growls, like Jekyll and Hyde, the Boxer John was the first to arrive at the quickly bleeding out. She made sure that arrangements were made
attacked her, tearing into her left arm. The scene of the attack, after speeding into town Soon after John got there, the for her granddaughters, still alone in the
Boston Terrier soon joined in on the assault, from the rural Murrayville retreat center. He Murrayville Emergency Medical Services house, and that John could ride along in the
gnawing at her legs and feet. jumped out of his truck and instinctively ran (EMS) team arrived on the scene in their ambulance with her; she thought he had no
Krista was soon knocked to the toward his wife, who was still laying in the ambulance. Local volunteers Scott business driving in that state of mind. “She
ground, crying out to anyone who could hear ditch being mauled by the dogs, but then Fitzgerald and David Hall were quick to was her typical self,” laughed John, “worried
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e about everyone else.”
Upon arriving at the hospital, no
S one could have guessed the whirlwind of
o events to come. Her family is a large one, all
m, of which are nearby and full of support.
n Randy and Gina Edwards, son-in-law and
If daughter, and granddaughters, Rachel and
d Rebecca, live right across the street. In near-
We by Franklin, Jason and Aleece Ford, son-in-
e law and daughter, live with their three chil-
dren, Kaylee, Alaina, and Carson. Their son
o and daughter-in-law, Brexton and Christine,
on Krista received many visits from friends and family offering support including grandchildren, (from L to R) Rebecca, Connor, and
Rachel.
n Kaylee, Krista, and Alaina play together on the
On her road to recovery, Krista spends time with grandchildren, Rachel, Owen, Connor and Rebecca
h- have two boys, Connor and Owen, and live
t. in Jacksonville.
e Krista persevered through many
e obstacles in the past weeks, such as nerve
e damage, five surgeries, numerous reactions
o to medications, physical therapy, occupa-
e tional therapy, rehabilitation, about 150
d stitches throughout her entire body, and the
ultimate amputation of her left arm above the
elbow. She made it through all of this with
the support of her friends, family, communi-
ty, and help from above. “I knew God was
there with me,” she stated.
She and her family were grateful
through their entire stay for the outstanding
care she received in the hospital. Two of the
nurses were her former students at
Murrayville-Woodson Elementary. She was
never limited on the number of visitors she
could have and had at least one guest every-
day she was in the hospital.
She spent most of her stay at St.
John’s Hospital in Springfield. Krista moved
to the rehabilitation area at Memorial
Medical Center on Thursday, August 6th and
began walking again, but was hindered by
vertigo, the loss of her glasses, and a chunk
gone from her heel. Despite all of this, Krista
promised herself she would be home by the
following Friday for her granddaughter
Alaina’s birthday.
“I was not going to have my grand-
daughter celebrate her fourth birthday in a
hospital,” Krista said, smiling. “I also need-
ed to get home so that the kids could go back
to school with their lives being normal
again.”
Krista’s stay lasted from the 24th of
July until the 11th of August. She was happy
to finally be able to go home, and she feels
Krista posed with grandchildren from (L to R) Alaina,
Carson, and Kaylee shortly after her release from
the hospital.
Krista enjoys her garden with husband John Hall.
swings at her grandchildren’s home.
fortunate that her husband is able to stay at
home to care for her.
Without John, she would not have
been able to be at home for her recovery. He
aides her in any way he can around the house
and “will probably have his CNA license
when this is all over,” laughed Krista.
The dog owners were constantly
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calling, sending cards, and praying for Krista
through her stay. They even mowed her yard.
Friends and family are still aiding her and
her family now that they are home by bring-
ing enough food that they have not yet had to
cook. Local people are helping her by com-
ing to her home to do her hair and nails as
well.
Other friends from many nearby
communities and churches contributed to the
huge box of cards she has collected through
this time and the twenty-something bouquets
of flowers she received in the hospital.
Doctors even joked that she needed to open
the door to her room because the plants were
sucking up all the oxygen. John has been
keeping other more distant friends and fami-
ly aware of updates via email.
Krista worked for 23 years as the
head lunch lady and cook at Murrayville-
Woodson Elementary School, so being home
during the school day is taking some getting
used to. Although she can dress herself,
shower, go to the dinner table, walk around
her house with a cane, and write (with con-
centration), Krista still has a long road to
recovery.
Healthcare nurses, occupational
therapists, and physical therapists are still
visiting her at home for the time being, but
her recuperation has already begun. Doctors
estimate that the nerve damage in her right
arm and feet should be healed in six months,
but the damage in what is left of her left arm
could take up to a year to repair.
Although these dogs were normally
locked in the fence and had somehow
escaped on their own, Krista stresses that all
dog owners should think before letting their
dogs outside unleashed. “There is a leash
law. Even though we are in a small town,
dogs should be on a leash,” she stated.
“Maybe the dogs won’t hurt someone physi-
cally, but it could be a fearful situation for
some. My granddaughters are now scared to
go outside because they think a dog might be
loose.”
After the biggest time of trial Krista
and her family have ever faced, they are still
keeping their heads high and looking to the
future as a new beginning. John spoke about
his wife, saying, “She has a really good atti-
tude about it all; she’s the toughest woman
we know.”
In Krista’s eyes, the attack was just
another turn in the road, something that will
move her on to a new chapter of life. “I look
at it as God closing a door, but opening a
window,” she said. “He has a new path for
me. I don’t know what it is yet, but I’m ready
to follow.”
A note from Krista, John, and fam-
ily: We would like to thank our community,
faithful family, and friends for their loving
support and prayers. The road to recovery
will take about a year, but with them by our
side, and us in their prayers, we are sure to
make it.
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Drea2009mEvents rawing Before The Colors Fade: God Bless America
by Bob Bradney

Bob Bradney is a lifelong resident of Jacksonville and sometimes looks back

Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Sunday, September 6th, 2009 over a lifetime of memories.
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10:00 am (Martha Routt Room) Jacksonville. The papers were rolled for per was a supporter of “The America
11:00 am - Silent auction Continues delivering at the Engleman News Agency First” movement, and came close daily to
8:00 am Runner/Walkers Begin 5K 3:00 pm on West Morgan, just down the street calling Roosevelt and the supporters of
from the main office of the Jacksonville involvement persons guilty of treason.
8:00 am - Book Fair Routt lobby 11:00 am - Book Fair Routt lobby
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12:00 pm - Game Tent/Inflatables Open story from the Associated Press ticker 1940s. These emotions were at such high
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Tournament Now that didn’t happen very often. I ed as it was in the debate over slavery 90
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6:00 pm 5:00 pm ever one was doing and read the story, With this background there was
usually consisting of bulletins from the a popular singer who appeared with her
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9:00 pm Queen did happen (like when the Lindberg baby week by the name of Kate Smith. Kate
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5:00 pm (Martha Routt Room) would gather to read the bulletins. when she was 30 years old, but she could
11:00 am - Game Tent/Inflatables Open Remember, this was 1939; no television; sing, and because she couldn’t be seen
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5:30 pm n’t been around too long. not hold back her career. Entertainment,
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The stop was indeed warranted. being limited pretty much to radio, Kate
9:00 pm Queen 5:30 pm live auction (dream Stage)
The lead article started with something was probably listened to by everyone who
like this. “At five a.m. this morning had a radio. Her impact cannot be over-
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12:00 am several weeks, with another earth shaking the sea,
8:30 pm - Family Style Street dance in front of OSS story coming up. If the devastation com- Let us swear allegiance to a land that’s
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Russia deserted France and England and Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
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much was known of these crimes until From the mountains, to the prairies,
much later, but enough became known, To the oceans, white with foam
Doug Birdsell that a bitter debate developed in America God bless America, My home sweet home.
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Florence’s Philosophy: Birds
of a Feather... by Trev Florence
Webster’s defines the following:
Flock:
1. a group under the guidance
of a leader
Together:
2. a large number
1. a- in or into one place, mass,
collection, or group b- in or
into association or relationship
2. a- at one time
b- in succession
3. a-by combined action
b-in or into agreement or
harmony
4. a- with each other
b- as a unit, in the aggregate
c-considered as a whole
Whenever I’m in the mood to
take a relaxing drive and indulge in some
calm and peaceful scenery, one of my
first choices is often Nichols Park in
South Jacksonville. I remember my
grandmother would gather our fishing
poles and tackle boxes in the back of the
brown Oldsmobile and take me and my
cousin Travis to Nichols Park for fishing
expeditions, all summer long.
Something else we used to do back then
was to take some slices of “old bread”
with us so we could feed the ducks and
geese. Now that was a BLAST!!! The
water was calm and the sky was bright
and open. As I would look up, I was
totally fascinated at the many birds that
flew in formation, overhead.
Now I am by no means what
could be considered as a “bird watcher.”
I am a Sociologist, and so, am better
qualified to watch people. Nonetheless,
I always thought it was pretty neat to see
all those birds, flying straight, in a trian-
gular formation. There was always one
bird in front, at the top of the
triangle….at the tip of the
iceberg…leading and directing the oth-
ers to destination unknown. I would
often wonder what made all the other
birds follow that “head bird in charge.”
How did the other birds in the formation
know that particular bird was THE bird
to follow?
I recollect the geese and ducks
were not so much different than the other
birds. The main difference was that I
observed their formations, as they were
in water. Boy…I wonder what level of
discipline it took for them to hold their
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respective places in line. Their distinct
paddling motions would leave the most
intricate circles in the water…big…then
p re s e nt s :
small.
Birds of a feather flock togeth- Community
er. The entire notion reminds me a lot of
people- not only people in Jacksonville,
Illinois, USA, but people all over the
world. It’s very simple, yet very com-
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There is a secret about And we were amazed.
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(Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif,
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John Carpenter and Debra
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(1978). In 2007, Rob Zombie revised
Carpenter and Hill’s vision of terror
with a re-imagined version of their
original classic. In 2009, Zombie
brings John Carpenter’s Michael
Myers (Tyler Mane) back to life in
Halloween 2.
I tried to be objective with
this review, but I am a huge fan of the
original Halloween 2 (1981). Rob
Zombie’s Halloween 2 just didn’t
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As I look back on my time at
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Rutledge. I knew her about as well as
anybody because New Salem was a
small place where we both lived,
although she was older than I. Also, I
went to school with her until about 1831.
In 1831, she must have been 16 or 17 and
I was ten.
We attended school in the small
one room log cabin that had been built
for that purpose in the southwest corner
of the village. There were only 10 – 15 of
us in school and it was hard to count
because the number changed almost
daily. The younger kids, like me, attend-
ed almost every day it was in session, but
the older ones often had chores and other
things to do, so they showed up when
they wanted to, or when their parents
made sure they did. I guess the thing that
I remember most is that Ann Rutledge
was the only girl in school. Her father,
James Rutledge, was one of the founders
of New Salem and had a pretty good
education and wanted his children … all
of his children … to be able to read and
write. All of the other girls in the village
stayed at home and helped their mothers
with the many demands of keeping a
home going.
Ann had eight or nine brothers
and sisters. I didn’t rightly count them,
but there was a passel. She was the third
oldest. At the time I thought she was the
most beautiful girl in the world, and I
guess, in my world, she was. She had
dark hair and fair skin and a sweet smile.
Maybe if I had seen a lot of girls at the
time she would not have been better than
everyone else, but to a ten year old boy,
she was all that a girl should be. The
older children in school had to help teach
the younger ones, and I was always nerv-
ous, always wanted to get all my answers
right when she helped me.
I especially remember one day,
before school started, we were all outside
waiting to go in, and Ann said to us,
“Alright, everyone smile and have a
good time because this is the last chance
you’ll have until school is out.”
Our teacher, a thin fellow
named Mentor Graham, was about as
stern as a teacher could be. He was
always very serious and I don’t think I
ever saw him smile, certainly he never
laughed. He had no formal training as a
teacher and at the time I didn’t know
that, but it does explain why he often had
trouble with some of the lessons, espe-
cially with the older students. In later
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years he was required to take certifica-
tion to be a teacher and only qualified for
the very early grades. He was not
allowed to teach any math that had frac-
tions or more difficult concepts.
Ann also worked helping with
the family business. James and Mary
Ann Rutledge, Ann’s parents, had turned
their home into an inn and tavern. One
of the ways to draw travelers and settlers
to the village was to have a place for peo-
ple to eat and sleep. The arrangements
were not as we think of today, like a
hotel and restaurant. There were no spe-
cial facilities, just their log house. For a
small fee, travelers could have some-
thing to eat. There was no such thing as
a menu, the food was whatever Mrs.
Rutledge had cooked for the family. For
another fee, a traveler could spend the
night by finding an empty place on the
floor if the rope beds and straw-stuffed
quilts were all taken. The Rutledge house
had four rooms on the lower floor and a
couple of rooms on the second story. It
was the only two-story house in the vil-
lage. One of the upstairs rooms was a
rather large sleeping area. This was a
sleeping room for the travelers and the
locals who rented a place to sleep.
Abraham Lincoln and John McNeil were
two of the people who roomed and
boarded at the Rutledge Inn. It was com-
mon for men to live at the home of a
local resident, and necessary for those
who did not have their own property.
Abraham Lincoln did not have
his own home because he was young and
poor. Mr. John McNeil was not poor. He
was a single man who moved to New
Salem about 1830. He purchased land for
a house and bought some farm property
from James Rutledge. McNeil was a
business partner in the McNeil-Hill store
that sold groceries and necessary items.
It was at the Rutledge Inn that
Ann and John McNeil became acquaint-
ed, then soon engaged to be married. It
seems to me that it was 1831 or 1832 that
Mr. McNeil announced that he was going
back east, to Ohio, I think, to assist his
family, and that he would return when
the family matters were settled. There
were some people that knew his name
was not McNeil. Some people knew that
but Ann wasn’t one of them. She was
surprised to learn that his real name was
McNamar and he was going under an
assumed name. He said it was to protect
his family back east but Ann never knew
what to believe.
One day I was standing outside
the Rutledge Inn when Miss Ann
(continued on pg. 19, see Ann)
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ipate in its 27th annual homecoming parade on Saturday, An external hard drive is a good investment for peo-
October 24, 2009. This year’s theme is “Feelin’ Groovy.” ple who want to backup or store large amounts of files. Large
There is no charge for organizations to participate, music, video, and photo collections take up lots of room on
but registration must be in advance to guarantee a place in your hard drive, and storing the material off the computer
the lineup. Prizes of $100, $75 and $50 will be awarded for makes good sense.
the three winning entries in the marching band competition. An external hard drive is a piece of equipment that
The deadline for the parade entries is October 16, plugs into a power source and into your computer’s USB
2009. For more information regarding parade registration, port, the small rectangular openings. There are hand-held
please contact Beth Ham in Student Life, email: models and larger desktop sizes. Common volumes range
beth.ham@mac.edu or by calling (217) 479-7123. You can from 80 GB to 500 GB and are priced from $60 to $150. Of
also go online to download the registration form at course, the price will vary depending upon a number of fac-
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ory stick that you have used to back up important files. When
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we look at the computer screen it appears that the files trans-
attained the designation in the inaugural year.
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“The Tree Campus USA program will have a long-
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communities for people to enjoy for decades to come,” said
removable drive is not in use. Click the “Safely Remove
John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day
Hardware” icon and select your removable drive. A window
Foundation, in making the announcement.
will tell you when it is safe to remove the drive.
“Illinois College will benefit from exceptional tree-
Often, you must restart your computer to use the
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Lesson #1: Drink pure H2O At least 8 glasses per day. Water is required for every biochemical process Lisa Talton
in your body to occur! Dehydration is a major contributor of many diseases. today, we need humorous book. We can hang out with
Lesson #2: Exercise. The animal kingdom requires movement. It’s important for muscle tone, lymphat- laughter more than funny people or goof around with our chil-
ics, toxin elimination and calorie utilization, etc. The human species is a dynamic, vibrant, powerful ever. dren. And we can always share a funny or
creature designed for athletic prowess, not a couch potato. Sometimes we need to lighten up humorous story from our own personal
Lesson #3: Breathe. Breathe in the air. Humans require O2. >O2 = <CO2. Cancer and free radical dam- and enjoy the laughable moments that are archives. So to start the ball rolling I am
age is less likely to occur in an oxygenated, nutrient dense environment. Aerobic exercise oxygenates
around us amidst our friends, family, and going to share a story that I found humor-
the body.
Lesson #4: Eat Foods Appropriate to the Species. You don’t feed your dog corn chips, coke, candy, co-workers. The Bible tells us in Proverbs ous especially after the fact.
French fries and burgers, because Fido will DIE. So do Homo Sapiens! Don’t believe me? Look at the that a merry heart (laughter) does good like Here goes:
American statistics on obesity, cancer, heart attacks, and strokes. If the zoo fed their orangutans and medicine. And guess what? This priceless One day my husband and I were
gorillas the Standard American Diet (SAD), they would be fined and closed for inhumane treatment to medicine is fun, free, and easy to use. at his mom's house and our children were a
animals. Most foods consumed by Americans today did not exist 100 years ago and if they did they did Laughter is a powerful antidote couple houses down the street playing.
not exist in this altered, refined and nutrient deficient state. Do your foods have nutrients?
Lesson #5: Elimination. Take in nutrients-eliminate waste. Toxin build up is poison to the body. Do you
to stress, pain, and conflict. Humor can After we were done visiting we got in the
want your inner body full of fresh nutrient dense life enhancing fluid? Or do you want your internal lighten our burdens, inspire hopes, connect car to leave. As I was halfway in the car
being full of excess waste product that can’t be voided out through the urine, bowel, or sweat? This us to others, and keep us grounded, my husband says to me, "Is that a real frog
occurs when you are producing and ingesting too many poisons faster than you can excrete them. focused, and alert. We are always looking in the back seat of the car?" I immediately
Remember what doesn’t come out of the body stays in your body. for resources to improve our lives, but we stepped or better yet hopped (no pun
These are indeed bare basics that are imperative, but all too often neglected. If you analyzed
all have this wonderful resource called intended) out of the car before even glanc-
your own basic care of your physical element are you administering proper care? Think.
Vibrant health is available for all of us. Health, vitality, energy, and a body you love is your laughter that a lot of us overlook every day. ing towards the back where the frog in
birthright. As the flowers in the field are clothed with beauty beyond the garments of kings, and as We can get ourselves so bogged down with question was. [I am not very fond of hang-
homeostasis occurs and keeps us constantly functioning despite all of the self inflicted abuses, we have work or responsibilities that we miss the ing out with frogs in big open spaces let
a right to be here. How we choose to flourish and at what level is based upon each and every choice funny things people are saying around us alone in the confines of a car.] So I slow-
you make. Your physical well being is based upon your accumulative decisions (so is our mental, spir- or the humorous situations that are taking ly peep my head in the car to look in the
itual, and emotional well being and evolution). Choose growth, vibrancy, and longevity. Reach for the
stars - they truly are yours.
place. back seat to get a better look, to find out if
Laughing is also contagious. the frog was in fact a real frog.
Have you ever walked into a room and Well, the frog was not only real
www.holistichealthcarealliance.com people were hysterically laughing and you but was also very big which made me all
did not even know why they were laugh- the more cautious. It almost appeared fake
ing, but their laughter caused you to start because it was so still. Usually when I see
Ann sweeping the country. She was 22 years laughing? Or do you know anyone who a frog it is hopping, but this frog was sit-
(continued from pg. 17) old. It was reported that Abraham has a contagious laugh? I have had sever- ting very quietly and patiently like he was
Lincoln was grief-stricken by her pass- al people come across my path who have waiting to take a ride with us. Needless to
approached Abraham. ing. I know that is true because I was blessed me simply with their laugh. say he did not take a ride with us that day,
“Abraham Lincoln” she said, grief-stricken. In fact, everyone I knew at Hearing them laugh brought a smile to my but instead got shooed out of the car by my
“Did you know his name isn’t McNeil? New Salem was covered with a deep face every time. husband while I waited FAR away.
There are social benefits of On our way to pick up the chil-
Did you know that?” depression. Miss Ann was nice and kind
humor and laughter as well. When we dren my husband was commenting that
Abraham kicked at the dirt, then to everyone. It was not just because she
laugh with one another, a positive bond is there was no way that frog could have got-
said, quietly, “Yes. I was witness to a was the prettiest young girl in the village created that helps against stress, disagree- ten in our car without some assistance. We
land sale when he signed his real name, that everyone liked to talk with her. She ments, and disappointment. My family had a feeling one of our children provided
McNamar.” always had time to help, to visit, and to loves to watch America’s Funniest Home that assistance. And sure enough when we
“Well, why didn’t you tell me? be a friend. I was 17 at the time and when Videos together. When we are watching questioned them our son told us he put the
Why didn’t somebody tell me? I heard the news, it was one of the few this show and laughing together, I never frog in the car so he could go home with us
“I figured that he told you. Or times I have cried. have to worry about the children bickering because frogs need homes too!
else, I would have.” I have since read reports that with one another or complaining about this If anyone has a humorous story
She was in a fit. “How can I … said Abraham and Miss Ann were or that. Everyone is too busy smiling, to share or would like to make a comment
how can anybody be engaged to marry engaged to be married and they were in laughing, and enjoying. The problem with please email me at lisa.talton@yahoo.com.
someone and not even know their real love with each other. That is not my today is we do not have as many funny or
name? Answer me that.” opinion. I never heard Abraham or any-
“I don’t know,” Abraham one else at the time, make such a claim. Tree (continued from pg. 18) national recognition of the College’s com-
mitment to a sustainable and beautiful envi-
responded. “I’m sorry, Miss Ann. I’m It is my firm belief that those stories designation. He praised the members of the
ronment.”
truly sorry.” were started by family members to make campus landscaping committee who were
More information about the Tree
John McNeil (McNamar) was their family seem more important, once instrumental in developing plans that ulti-
Campus USA program is available at
mately won the endorsement of the Arbor
gone a long time. His father was in fail- Mr. Lincoln became President. I think www.arborday.org/TreeCampusUSA.
Day Foundation.
ing health and John stayed in Ohio to the Miss Ann would have married John About the Arbor Day Foundation:
“We are fortunate to have local
assist. Rumor was that he didn’t even McNamar if he had returned to New The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit
alumnae and alumni from around our nation
write to her. In 1833, the Rutledge fami- Salem. conservation organization of nearly one mil-
who have supported the college’s campus
lion members, with a mission to inspire peo-
ly moved to the farm they owned with Ann’s father, James Rutledge, beautification efforts,” the President
ple to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees.
McNamar. On August 25 of 1835, Miss the founder of New Salem, died that remarked. “The dedication of Illinois
More information on the Foundation and its
Ann died of a typhoid epidemic that was same year, in December of 1835. College students, alumni, friends, and staff to
programs can be found at arborday.org.
plant and care for the College’s many trees
deserves much of the credit for this latest
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AGriCulTurAl suMMArY - Several days of rain and cooler temperatures this past week slowed the crop maturity rate. This weather pattern has also allowed for
white mold to set up in some soybean fields, a mold rarely ever seen in Illinois. There were only 4.0 days suitable for fieldwork reported. Topsoil moisture was
rated 1 percent very short, 7 percent short, 78 percent adequate, and 14 percent surplus. Corn in the dough stage is at 64 percent, with dented at 12 percent.
Corn was rated as 61 percent good to excellent and 39 percent poor to fair. Soybeans are 72 percent setting pods, compared to 89 percent in 2008 and 94
percent for the five-year average. Soybeans were rated at 60 percent good to excellent, while 40 percent was rated at poor to fair. Temperatures statewide aver-
aged 70.4 degrees, 3.2 degrees below average. Statewide precipitation averaged 2.25 inches, 1.56 inch above average.

From the Fields

Crop Progress Percents August 2nd
This week brought the beginning of cooler tempera-
Corn - Percent dough - illinois 8/23
tures. Did receive a few little showers during the
Crop Type This Week 8/ last Week 5-Year average 2008
nights, but it didn't amount to much. Next week
sounds like it will be near perfect weather for the Corn:
Farm Progress Show. We will attend on Tuesday as Dough 64 46 80 91
there are a few after hour events we are to attend. Dent 12 6 27 58
One in particular will be with Dr. Rob Fraley of Mature 1/ 1/ 1/ 7
Monsanto, who is always very informative as well as
entertaining. Soybeans:
Blooming 98 99
94 89
Took another crop tour from the air this week. Setting Pods 89 94
72 58
Things didn't get any better as far as crop condi- Turning Yellow 1 7
1/ 1/
tions go. Went up into Cass County and saw a lot of Shedding leaves 1/ 2
1/ 1/ soybeans - Percent setting Pods - illinois 8/23
down corn from the storms that went through a few
Sorghum:
weeks ago. A friend of ours with us said the damage
Headed 54 54 84 94
looked worse than it appeared from the ground.
Coloring 4 2 30 53
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Mature 1/ 1/ 1/ 4
it had alot to do with varieties, planting dates, and
tillage practices. A flight over last weeks tornado
alfalfa:
area showed alot of down crops and all sorts of
3rd Cutting 68 43 74 78
damage. Interesting to see the path when we were
at 2000 ft. We are generally at lower altitudes.
1/ less than 1 percent.

Soybean fields are showing more SDS. Really

showing up in the air more than you can see on the
ground. As usual we are yet to see a pattern of
infestation. What looks to be the culprit in one field
is not true in the next.
Attend field days and the meetings and learn some-
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week!
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COOk NEEDED for full

Mobile Home 1,2,& 3 Br
$345.- $355. each.
Water and Trash included. AUTOMOBILES
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS

Musical instruments
Please call 217.479.0297 1. Conn Trumpet
$300-$1500 service kitchen. Must be
reliable. Various days, 2001 CHEvROLET $225.00
To fill in the extra gaps? 1500 SQ. FT pRiME SiLvERADO 1500 long 2. Holton Trumpet
nights, and weekends.
office/retail 1122 Veterans bed, black, 130,000 miles, $250.00
Apply in person at
Dr. 1750 SQ. ft Prime 5 speed. $3,300 OBO. 3. Conn 22m Alto Sax
There is no recession in Shepp’s Bar and Grill 111
space Morton Ave. Please Call 217.415.9391 $750.00
this company! E. Illinois, New Berlin
call for more info. 4.Vito Alto Sax
We are looking for people 217.243.8000 2002 gREY FORD $650.00
u-noW!
like
WANTED FOCUS ZTS. Many 5. Conn 22M Tenor Sax
LOCATE YOUR BUSi- options, new tires, 93k $1,250.00
Call 217-430-0147 NESS or office in miles. $3700. Call for 6. Buescher Oboe
COLLECTOR pAYiNg
Historic Downtown more info, 217.370.7855 $495.00
CASH for quality wrist
Jacksonville. Storefront 7. Vito Flute
watches, pocket watches,
space for rent or sale @ $275.00
gold, silver and jewelry.
Also looking for old toys,
206 E State Street. $300 MOTORCYCLES 8. Wood Noble Clarinet
per mo + utilities. $350.00
military items and
Hardwood floors, original 9. Wood Noblet Clarinet
other antiques one piece
tin ceiling, and finished 1986 HONDA $350.00
or whole house full. 217-
basement. 217.245.4414 gOLDWiNg. 77k miles. 10. 3/4 size Oscar
371-6232.
Loaded. $4900. Runs Schmidt Guitar $350.00
PETS excellent. Please call 11. Yamaha 5 piece Drum
RENTALS 217.473.4614 Set $495.00
12. Conn Tenor Sax
FOR RENT 1 Bedroom 1999 HARLEY $550.00
Apartment. Please call SpORTSTER 883. Red Over 200 New
217.371.8275 and white, screaming & Used Guitars
eagle package, windshield
Full-time Community Youth Services position Basses & Amps in stock
BUSiNESS OR and bags included. 5500
available. Individual will interact and coordinate miles - Excellent Daves Music Winchester
services with community groups, schools, and BUiLDiNg for lease.
Condition. $5000. Firm. 217-742-9255
other social service agencies, within the counties 403 E Morton Rd. Call
217.491.1479 for more Please call 217.791.7884
of Brown, Cass, Morgan, Scott, and Schuyler
counties. Send resume to 2001 W. Lafayette info.
BiCHON FRiSE pUp-
Ave., Jacksonville, IL, 62650 piES 7 weeks old. Ready
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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

Garage
sale
Cardinal tickets for sale
special
for Sept 14, 15, 16. Four
tickets for each game. 5 lines For $5
$200.00 1st base line five
rows back from field. or 15 lines
Last set of tickets avail-
able for this season. for just
Please call 217.491.6227 $15

217.243.3857

Life Home Car Business

pATRiCk L. vANDEvELDE
Peak Insurance Agency, Inc.
16 S. Hill - Winchester, IL 62694
P: 217-742-9595
F: 217-742-9413
pat@peakinsuranceagency.net
“Providing Safety, Security, and
Peace of Mind.”

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ProFessionAl
AuTO
deTAiling
$
69 .00 $
or
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20
DETAiL OFF any other
detail package

1005 S. East St. next to Car Wash

Please schedule an appointment at
Wareco Car Wash or call 217-245-9119.

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Bill’s West State Street
Stop in for
wednesday night Tacos!
315 w. State Street
217.245.8021

www.grojeanagency.com Reese Family
Chiropractic
Helping Create
217-245-4151
Health and welness
now welcoming new Patients
217.245.4810

Dunlap Liquors
new Home for Mel-o-Cream
Donuts
NormA m. HerroN
exclusive Agent
448 South main Heinl Florist
Jacksonville, IL 40% off Summer Silks
P: 217.243.7667
Stop in and see the beautiful
F: 217.243.1452 showroom
a091244@allstate.com
1002 w. walnut
9:00am-6:00pm
Auto, Home, Business, Life
order your Burgoo from
Be Sure to Bring thiS AdvertiSement in
for Your free gift Charlie’s Coffee and
Cones
Available Saturday,
FREE ESTIMATES!!! September 12th
Bob Hawks To enhance the beauty and value of your lawn 217.243.1888
Auto Body, Inc.
2189 Old State Road - Jacksonville - 217-245-0504 and landscape while exceeding your expecta-
tions every step of the way!
“Complete Collision Repair

Y ou never have a second

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l Computerized Color Matching
l Yearly Lawn Care
Programs
l Tree & Shrub Care
l Lawn Renovations
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Slit-Seeding
Mole Control
l and Much More..
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Don’t miss
Air Conditioner Charging
impression.
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Featuring Car-o-liner Frame
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& Measuring Equipment

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Call Carol at September 9, 2009
perkins Homestagers 7:00 pm
217.370.1949 or 217.243.2354 1918 Southbrooke Road 473.7667 Public Library
Jacksonville, IL 243.0525
201 w College Ave
Lower Meeting Room
www.Simply Unique Styles.com Sponsored by
407 s. 6TH - springfield, il 62701 205 E. Morton avenue, Suite #9
League of women Voters
Weekly specials In-Style Fashion at Reasonable Prices of Morgan County
pHil frOmme Business Day Wear Casual Formal
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Store Manager
Don’t Forget...
Phone: 217.522.7741 Wed, september 2nd sat, september 5th
Cell: 217.306.5641
The Dreams Campaign
All purses $2.99 Closed for labor day!
festivities at R.H.S. this
We will beat AnY Thu - Fri, september 3rd - 4th weekend see ad on pg. 14
Mon, september 7th
tire pricing around. Bring in a can or box of food Closed for labor day! for a full listing of events,
and receive 20% oFF contests, tournaments and
(Food goes to J’ville Food Bank) Tue, september 8th
great family fun!
Buy 1 get 1 Free!
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217.371.7660