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August 2016
Vol. 65, No. 8
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Thank you very much for the grant monies you
awarded to the Illinois Veterans Home
Memorial Garden. It will enable us to
renovate two additional gardens. We will
be able to purchase mulch and several
plants to go into the area adjoining the
Healing Garden.
Our Veterans have given so much. Our hope is that all
who visit will leave with an appreciation of their sacrifices.
It will also serve as a teaching tool
for the many that do not know or
understand the cost of freedom.
We invite you to visit any time.
Please know that a garden is a
work in progress. This spring we
have accomplished a great deal
but we do have a long way to go.
Best Regards,
Janet Enroth and Cathy Shanks,
Master Gardeners University of Illinois
Extension Unit 14
I can’t thank you enough for giving me this amazing
opportunity. This week in Washington D.C. has been without
a doubt the BEST week of my life. Having this incredible trip
will impact my life forever. I’m honored to have been selected
as the YLC. I’m happy to represent Illinois and my local
Cooperative, Adams Electric. Thank you again for letting me
represent you, while experiencing the greatest trip of my life!
Thank you again,
Sophia Marcolla
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Thank you for all you do to make the Youth Tour trip a great
experience for the kids that have the opportunity to go. It was
a great experience for me, as well as everyone else. I made a
lot of new memories and friends.
Thank you,
Sam Brinkman
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity of going
to Washington D.C. Without the Youth Day in Springfield, it
wouldn’t be possible. I had an amazing week with some pretty
awesome people. I am so blessed to have had this opportunity.
Thank you,
Madison Galloway
Penny Power
I just wanted to personally thank you for awarding Arts
Quincy a $200.00 Penny Power Grant for our classroom
“Instant Arts” program. It is our goal to sponsor 125
classrooms this year and your donation is a big Help! We
sincerely appreciate the support.
Thank you,
Laura Sievert
Exec. Director AQ
Office hours:
Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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President
Lyle Waner.......................... Loraine
Vice President
Roger Busen......................Timewell
Treasurer
Bob Willis.................... Mt. Sterling
Secretary
Rebecca Barlow.................. Clayton
Director
Alan Acheson................... Rushville
Director
Kris Farwell..................... Plymouth
Director
John Kestner......................... Payson
Director
Jim Benz............................... Quincy
Director
Laura Meyer......................... Liberty
General Manager
Jim Thompson PE................ Quincy
Attorney
Charles Burton................. Rushville
Adams Electric Cooperative provides safe,
reliable service to over 8,400 members in
Adams, Brown, Schuyler, Pike, Hancock,
McDonough, and Fulton counties. Adams
Electric is member-owned, not-for-profit
and overseen by a board of directors elected
by the membership. This institution is an
equal opportunity provider.
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Cover photo by: Kraig Street
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Concern for Community
by Jim
Thompson PE
Internship programs for students
wanting further education in line work,
accounting, and engineering have been
General Manager
popular. This program is a win-win
One of Adams’
for the students and the Cooperative.
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Students get real life job experiences. It
principles is
also allows the Cooperative to hire the
Concern for
best of the best.
Community. The
The IEC Memorial Scholarship
Cooperative is an
program has also helped many of our
integral part of our
member youth. Over the years we have
communities and is involved to make
had several winners. This year Danielle
west central Illinois a great place to
Moss won a scholarship.
live. This area is our home. Members
Starting at the end of 2015 and
are our friends, neighbors and
continuing in 2016, the Cooperative
families. If our communities thrive,
has been very active in first responder
the Cooperative thrives. We have a
training. The team of Charlie Rossiter,
full range of involvement from youth
education, economic development, and Kraig Street, Mike Olson and Laura
Dotson are meeting with all fire
community enrichment.
In our most recent member survey, departments, ambulances, IDOT,
police departments, etc. to help first
we scored a 93% in being involved
responders stay safe when responding
in our community. This score was the
to emergencies involving electricity.
highest in the State of Illinois.
Youth Education:
We sponsor the Youth to Washington
Program. This year one of our local
participants, Sophia Marcolla, won
the youth leadership award and will
represent all Illinois Cooperatives.
This program allows youth to learn
about government, the Cooperative,
and help transition younger members
into active member-owners.
The annual 4-H electricity school
continues to be a favorite with over 60
participants this year. The Cooperative
remains active in judging electricity
entries at county fairs and sponsors the
Grand Champions Electricity Trophy.
To educate young adults, the
Cooperative sponsors the Live Line
Demo at area schools. Lives are
saved because of this program. For
smaller venues such as individual
classrooms, scouts and Ag day, the
Cooperative uses the Power Town
Safety Display that teaches electrical
safety principles.
We are also active in Career
Days to help educate area students on
potential career paths, to encourage
young people to pursue higher
education, learn future employment
opportunities in their communities and
hopefully bring their education, skills,
and talents back to the communities. Economic Development:
The Cooperative believes we can create
strong communities through economic
development. We need to be a catalyst
for economic development in the rural
areas to keep it thriving. We want to
do our part in creating jobs. Economic
development helps increase the tax
base and helps keep electric rates lower
for all members. The Cooperative
has a revolving loan fund to help with
low cost financing for businesses. The
Cooperative also sits on the boards
for the Rural Adams Development
Corporation (RADC), River Valley
Community Development Corporation
(RVCDC) and Great River Economic
Development Foundation (GREDF).
What is good for our members is good
for the Cooperative and good for our
communities.
Community Enrichment:
The Cooperative is in a unique position
to help facilitate member dialogue
and identify community goals and
well-being. This position allows
the Cooperative to be a catalyst for
improving the quality of life in our area.
The Cooperative receives a constant
stream of requests for non-electricrelated support for our area. Many
employees donate their time to fulfill
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these requests. They do it because
it is the right thing to do. It is
difficult to find a sports field that the
Cooperative has not played a role in
building or maintaining. Employees
donate their time as volunteer
firefighters, coaches, mentors, and
in many other ways.
The Penny Power Program
helps provide needed funding to
organizations. Member involvement
is the key to this program. Three
members from the Advisory
Committee and three staff members
determine the allocation of the
funds. The Cooperative wants to
provide a high quality of life by
improving schools, creating more
recreational opportunity, nice and
safe surroundings, and civic pride.
The pictures below are from a
project the Cooperative did on
Saturday, June 25 to re-conductor
and improve the electric distribution
facilities at the Brown County
Fairgrounds. The fairground owns
these
facilities
and asked
if we could
help them
out. The
employees
donated
their time
and the
Cooperative
donated the
vehicles to
help with
this project.
We know a
lot of our
members come and enjoy
the Brown County Fair and
we wanted to do our part to
help out. (903927-001)
Pictured: (back) Mike DeWitt, Kevin
Knight, Eric DeWitt (McDonough
Power), Gary Wagner, Chad Reische,
Mike Olson, Duane Jones, Austin
Aschemann, Nate Smith and (front)
Will Metz and Jon Metz.
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2002 Freightliner FL70 Derrick
24 valve, 5.9 liter manual 5 spd., A/C, P/S,
A/B, cruise control, Terex - Telect Commander 4047, 139,241 mi., 10,845 engine
hours, 3,210 PTO hours.
1996 Ford E250
5.8 liter V8, automatic, A/C, P/S, P/B,
152,085 mi. as of 7/12/16.
Adams Electric Cooperative
Director Candidates for Districts 1,2&3
Pursuant to the Cooperative’s Bylaws, any 25 or more members acting together
may make nominations by petition ninety days prior to the date of the Annual
Meeting. At the 2016 Annual Meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 7,
directors for District #1, District #2, and District #3 will be elected. The following members submitted petitions for candidacy:
District #1 – Alan Acheson of Rushville
District #2 – Lyle Waner of Loraine
District #3 – Laura Meyer of Liberty
The qualifications of each director candidate were reviewed and approved at the
June 28, 2016 board meeting.
Lyle Waner, Board President
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Becky Barlow, Board Secretary
2003 Ford Windstar SE
3.8 liter V6, A/C, power seat, power
windows, AM/FM/CD/cassette player,
7 passenger, cruise control, tilt wheel,
169,537 mi.
All vehicles will be sold as is. The Cooperative is accepting sealed bids through
August 31. If interested, please contact
Tim Brecht at (217) 509-7740.
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What does
“risk management”
mean?
with
Director
Jim Benz
You often hear the term “risk management”
but what does that actually mean? At Adams
Electric that term means each identified risk is
evaluated for the potential for its occurrence, the
magnitude and/or impact of the loss and the cost of
mitigating (lessening) the loss. Old timers used to
say “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” implying that by using several egg containers you could
experience the loss of one or two egg containers
but you lessen the risk of losing all your eggs.
By spreading the risk you lower the potential
loss. Simple strategy but quite effective in risk
management.
Let’s look at some examples. In the electric
cooperative world many millions of dollars are
required each year for building new lines and other
capital improvements. A portion of those dollars
are borrowed. The board and AEC management
decided to lower the risk of borrowing by utilizing
a risk management grid they developed to utilize
for borrowed funds. The grid spreads the risk by
utilizing more than one lender and by employing
a blend of short and long term loans and a mixture
of variable and fixed term rates. Sometimes it’s
tempting to utilize the very lowest rate coming
from one lender but that is like putting all your
eggs in one basket.
Another major issue is obtaining a competitively priced power supply. To minimize risk,
Adams uses a blend of owned generation assets
and purchased power contracts. Most of Adams
energy needs comes from its ownership share of
Prairie State Energy Campus. We also own natural
gas, wind, solar generating assets for a diversified
mixture of generation resources. We believe this
strategy is the best way to secure and provide rate
stability over a long period of time. We will continue this strategy working with our power supplier,
Prairie Power, Inc.
A power outage is one of the biggest risks we
face. To lessen that risk we utilize a well proven
line and pole maintenance program, employ rapid
response teams to address storm caused outages,
and utilize redundancy (design the system so
electricity can be back fed from other substations
in the event one substation is knocked off line).
In the board room, issue after issue is addressed
with this same risk management process. The
ultimate goal is to consistently provide reliable,
quality electricity at a reasonable price over a long
time. Utilizing solid, time proven risk management
tools and concepts will help the board and management achieve that goal.
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Pictured from left: Sophia Marcolla, Sam Brinkman, Emma Hildebrand,
Congressman Darin LaHood, Amber Shupe and Madison Galloway.
Sam Brinkman of Payson,
Madison Galloway of Mt. Sterling,
Sophia Marcolla of Quincy, Emma
Hildebrand of Mendon and Amber
Shupe of Ursa represented Adams
Electric Cooperative and Adams
Telephone Co-Operative in Washington, D.C., during the annual
“Youth to Washington” Tour, June
10-17. This event, sponsored by the
electric and telephone cooperatives
of Illinois since the late 1950s, is an
introduction to our democratic form
of government and cooperatives for
rural youth.
The students met with Congressman Darin LaHood and were
among 64 rural Illinois youth leaders selected for the trip. The Illinois
students joined 1,691 young leaders
from across the country. In addition to the Capitol, they also visited
Arlington National Cemetery, the
Washington National Cathedral,
several Smithsonian Museums, the
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
the World War II Memorial, memorials to Presidents Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington and Roosevelt,
the National Archives, the Royal
Embassy of Saudi Arabia, the Newseum and a number of other historical sites.
During the trip,
Sophia Marcolla was
chosen by her peers
to represent Illinois
on the Youth Leadership Council of the National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association.
The YLC is a year-long appointment
and Sophia will represent Adams
Electric and the state’s cooperatives
at national and state meetings and
events in the year ahead.
Sophomores and juniors in high
schools that are within the service
area of Adams Electric Cooperative
and Adams Telephone Co-operative
are eligible to participate in the annual program. To learn more about
the “Youth to Washington”
Tour go to www.youthtour.coop
or www.facebook.com/ILYouthtoWashington.
Interested
in Youth Tour?
Students must be a sophomore
or junior in the fall of 2016 to be
eligible for the 2017 Youth Tour
contest.
Send his/her name and
address to: Attn: Laura, Adams
Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box
247, Camp Point, IL 62320, by
email at: ldotson@adamselectric.
coop, or include a note with your
electric bill! We will add his/her
name to our mailing list.
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Denny Milfs bought his first
Model A Coupe for five dollars. He
says, “It was running but I wasn’t old
enough to drive it. All I could do was
drive it around the yard.” His next car,
a 1940 Ford 2-door was purchased a
year later from a lot for only $65. “I
drove it home and ran it for a couple
years in high school.” That car is the
reason Denny now owns five circa
1940 Fords. Somehow those first car
memories are what sparked an interest
in collecting. Denny Milfs has been a
member of the Early Tin Dusters since
1982 and is currently the Rod Run
chairman. The Early Tin Dusters
will celebrate their 41st Color Run
this fall.
About 800-900 pre-1949 cars and
trucks from about seven or eight
states gather every October in
Quincy for the Early Tin Dusters Color Run. The event
is hosted by the Early Tin
Dusters Club.
A charter member
of the Early Tin Dusters Club, Jerry Stone says,
“Most of the original cars were built
as hot rods.”
Club president, Richard Chapman
explains, “Guys were coming back
from World War II. They went to junk
yards and made their own hot rods.”
“Dad and all my brothers were
into cars so my interest came from
family,” says Jerry who bought his
first 1948 Ford 2-door coupe when he
was about 15 years old. “I repainted it
and built it like a hot rod.”
As most club members are now
in their 60s and 70s, their focus is on
a nice, safe car with power steering,
power brakes and air conditioning.
There’s still a fascination with
old cars but many club members are adding the modern
comforts behind the scenes.
Denny’s current ‘40
Ford 2-door has a ‘96
Chevy engine, all fuel
injection and gets 2627 miles to the gallon.
Yet, he says,
“The grill, dash
and tail lights
are what sold it
for me.”
The first Tin
Dusters show
started out on Quinsippi Island as a chili
dinner and carry-in called the
Rod Run & Picnic. It grew from 40
cars to the Color Run’s biggest year
with about 960 cars in attendance. The
Tin Dusters event is only open to cars
and trucks that are pre-1949. The look
changed quite a bit after 1948. Some
shows are allowing newer cars but the
Tin Dusters have stuck to these guidelines partly due to local hotel accommodations. “As long as we are filling
the hotels with owners of the older
cars, we’d like to keep it at pre-1949,”
says Denny.
“Younger guys seem to be buying
newer cars like the ‘57 Chevys and
‘70 Novas. There are some though that
buy the older cars,” explains Denny.
“We are trying to recruit new
members, especially the younger guys
to our club,” says Richard. “So, this
year we’re adding a special class for rat
rods.” With the rule being pre-1949 and
because rat rods are made up of parts
from various cars, the year is based on
the title.
Richard has been hard at work on
his own 1931 4-door late model Ford,
chopping the top 4 inches and sectioning the middle another 6 inches.
Richard’s wife, Dana, saw the car midprocess and asked if he was planning to
scrap it because she never expected him
to get it put back together. Chopping the
Rick Chapman with his chopped
Jim Benz with
his 1947 Chevy
First Series.
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top takes guts but it goes back to the
early days and gives the car a hot rod
look, lowering the profile to increase
the speed. Richard was successful
and has been continuing his restoration. Richard’s love comes from his
first car, a 1931 Vicky (Ford Victoria)
which he bought at age 14 by mowing
yards and cleaning kennels for three
summers.
Currently, 22 families are members of the Early Tin Dusters Club.
Most members are from Quincy
but some are
from as far as
Pittsfield and
Fort Madison.
Denny Milfs
with his 1940 Ford
4-door sedan.
1931 late model Ford.
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Jerry’s wife, Karen, describes when
they started out as club members. “We
all had little kids. Our kids grew up
together. Ours grew up in the back of
a ‘48 Ford and the rumble seat of a
Model A. They always knew we were
going to a rod run on the weekends.
We’ve met a ton of nice people from
the Midwest and across the U.S.”
During the Color Run, cars have
come from as far as Minnesota and
Florida. However, Denny adds, “Car
owners have come from England and
Australia. They didn’t bring their
cars, of course.”
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The Color Run
is held over a three day
period. A Wine Tour is held
Friday night for participants. Typically, the club organizes a tour of a
local winery along with another local
attraction. Adams Electric Director and
Tin Dusters Member, Jim Benz, heads
up the tour. He says, “For instance,
one year, we toured the Round Barn
and visited Spirit Knob Winery. This
year, the club will tour Ten Acres Tree
Houses in Nauvoo and visit Lakeview
Winery in Carthage.”
The big Show & Shine event is
held Saturday in downtown Quincy
around Washington Park with auto parts
vendors, craft booths, food and drink
stands. A Quincy Preserves Home Tour,
a Go for the Gold jewelry contest, and a
dinner and dance complete the day.
Sunday is the Poker run followed
by the cars on display at Moorman
Park. Food and craft vendors continue
with an awards presentation in the
afternoon.
The show includes a swap meet at
both the Hampshire location on Saturday and at the park on Sunday. Building
cars from scratch is becoming more
popular as parts are now being manufactured. However, Denny says, “It’s
still cheaper to buy a finished car. A
1932-33-34 and 40 are the most popular
and are sometimes the most expensive.”
The Early Tin Dusters is probably
the only free run in the Midwest
but it is one of the largest
events in terms of revenue
for Quincy. The city and
Adams County have been
big supporters of the
event.
The club holds
a 50/50 raffle
which provides
a generous donation to Camp Callahan.
Camp Callahan has been in operation
for over 60 years providing a safe summer camp experience for physically and
mentally disabled children and adults.
The Tin Dusters club has been one
of the largest supporters of the camp
bringing in well over $150,000 over the
years. “Outside clubs will have their
own fundraisers to support us in our
donation,” says Denny. In addition, club
members have provided labor and materials for bridges and boardwalk trails
from the cabins to the mess hall.
In addition to the Early Tin Dusters Color Run, the club holds cruise-ins
every fourth Saturday at the HyVee on
Harrison. The cruise-ins run from April
through September. The club travels to other car shows
including the Good Guys show in Des
Moines at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
where attendees will see about 4,500
cars and trucks. Other popular events
include Springfield, Missouri, Evansville, Indiana, Nauvoo and Barry.
The Early Tin Dusters Club meets
the second Saturday of every month. A
$5/month membership fee covers their
membership in the National Street Rod
Association (NSRA) and the cost of
their Christmas dinner.
This year’s Early Tin Duster’s
Color Run will be held October 1416, 2016. For more information about
the Color Run, contact Denny Milfs at
(217) 430-0662. To learn more about
the Early Tin Dusters Club, contact
Richard Chapman at (217) 257-0482.
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48 x 56 x 14
Gray & Charcoal
Roasted Cauliflower
40 x 48 x 15
Stone & Burnished Slate
Submitted by Laura Dotson
1 head of Cauliflower
Olive oil
Salt & pepper
3 Tbsp. Butter
Parsley, chopped
Cast iron skillet (or any oven safe pan)
Snow Ball Cake
Submitted by Pat Dopheide
2 pkgs. Knox gelatin
4 Tbsp. water
1 cup boiling water
1 can crushed pineapple with juice
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 box angel food cake, white or lemon
2 (12 oz.) containers Cool Whip
Coconut, optional
Bake angel food cake mix as directed.
In medium size bowl, dissolve 2 envelopes of Knox gelatin in 4 Tbsp. water.
Add 1 cup boiling water (stir well to
dissolve gelatin). Add crushed pineapple with juice, sugar, salt and lemon
juice. Cool until mixture is jelled.
Meanwhile, line a large bowl with
waxed paper. Set aside. Tear the cooled
angel food cake up into bits and put it
into another large bowl.
When the first mixture is jelled,
mix it together with the 12 oz. of Cool
Whip. Fold into the bits of angel food
cake. Mix well, then pour into large
bowl lined with wax paper. Refrigerate
for at least 4 hours.
After the cake mixture has chilled,
turn it out onto a plate, remove the wax
paper and then cover it with the whipping cream or cool whip. Optional -sprinkle coconut over top.
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Heat oven to 400 degrees. Trim bottom
of cauliflower and remove all leaves
and hard stem but without breaking
apart the cauliflower. Rinse and pat dry.
Generously drizzle olive oil on top.
Add salt and pepper. Using your hands,
spread oil, salt and pepper all around
the cauliflower. Put in oven safe pan
and cover with foil, without any gaps.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, depending
on the size of your cauliflower. Check
with a knife. If it slides in easily, then
it’s cooked. Remove foil and allow to
roast an extra 5-10 minutes until golden
brown. Melt 3 Tbsp. butter. Mix in
parsley. Brush on butter mixture while
cauliflower is still hot.
Breakfast Burritos
Submitted by Kristy Dearhoff
6-8 eggs, scrambled
1/2 lb. cubed hashbrowns, fried
1 tomato, cubed
4 soft tortillas
Shredded cheese of choice
Sour cream
Optional: bacon, ham, mushrooms or
other omelet toppings
Fill tortillas with eggs, hashbrowns,
tomato, cheese and other toppings.
Wrap and close tortilla. Sear in skillet
or using a Lean Green Machine. Top
with sour cream.
We also offer building
packages and metal sales
to the contractor and
do-it-yourselfer.
Taco Pie
Submitted by Danny & Janet Hanning
1 can crescent rolls
1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 sm. bag Taco flavored Doritoes, crushed
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Optional: Tomatoes & onions
Roll out crescent rolls and place in a pie
pan or 9x9 pan. Bake for 8 minutes at
350 degrees or until golden brown.
Prepare ground beef and taco mix using
only 1/2 cup water. Spread ground beef
mixture on bottom of pan. Layer with
1/2 of crushed Doritoes. Spread sour
cream as next layer, then add rest of the
chips. Top with cheese (and tomatoes
and onions, if desired). Bake at 350
degrees for 20 minutes.
Do you have our app for outages?
Download our
outage app for your
phone or tablet!
Download the free app from your
app store to get started. Search for
“Power Pal” or “Adams Electric
Power Pal” in the app store and
click install. Once you enter your
account number in the new app,
you’ll be able to report outages,
receive outage updates and
notifications for planned outages.
Use the “View Outage Map” to
identify areas out of power. Check
the “News & Info” section for
special news updates.
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Meet Your
Employees
Almost, Maine
Sept. 8-11, 16-18, Quincy
Community Theatre. Play. For
tickets, call (217) 222-3209
We’ve featured our directors. Now,
let’s feature our employees! Watch
for this new column each month!
Summer Fun
Paint Your Own Pottery
Mike
Ohnemus
Calendar of Events
GIS Mapping
Technician
Working for you
since 2010
Tell us about yourself!
I’ve been married for 9 years
to my wife Tara. We have two
children, Lucas (7) and Bella (5)
and our dog Snoopy (7). I like to
be outside as much as possible
and enjoy spending my time with
my family at the many parks and
recreational areas around here.
I follow the NFL closely, especially my Minnesota Vikings, and
I enjoy playing in a few fantasy
football leagues.
Describe the best vacation you
ever took?
I hiked down the Grand Canyon
with my brother. The views were
so astounding and made such an
impression on me that I would
close my eyes, days later, and I
would see it.
If you had a starring role in one
film already made, which movie
would you pick?
Sherlock Holmes because
I like the idea of being a
detective.
What modern convenience
could you not live without?
The microwave. I remember my
parents getting their first one and
all six kids standing in front of it
to watch a cup of water boil.
What are you most talented at?
Strategy games.
Name one thing that few people
know about you:
I’m a decent tennis player.
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Payson
Old Settlers Picnic
Aug. 5-7, Payson Park, Payson.
Entertainment, queen & baby
contests, food, and craft vendors.
Church service on Sunday.
Movie in the Park
Aug. 5 (8:45pm), South Park,
Quincy. Showing: Dolphin Tale 2.
Mark Twain Corvette
Club All-Corvette Show
Aug. 6, Main Street, Hannibal.
Blocks of Corvettes in downtown
Hannibal.
St. Paul Ice Cream Social
Aug. 7 (2-6pm), St. Paul United
Church of Christ, 1319 N 1720th
Ave., Fowler. Homemade ice
cream, toppings, chicken salad
sandwiches, hot dogs, pie & cake.
Free will donation. (217) 224-1273
VBS - Studio Go!
Game Show
Aug. 8-10 (6-8pm), St. Peters
Lutheran Church, Coatsburg. Ages
4-6th grade. Light dinner served
starting at 5:30pm. No charge.
(217) 257-8829
Medications Reviewed
Aug. 9 & Sept. 13 (9am-4pm),
Quincy Senior Center. Medication
interactions and duplications are
a leading cause of death. Get
your medications reviewed by a
pharmacist. Sponsored by HyVee
Pharmacy.
Round Barn Museum’s
Kids’ Day
Aug. 14 (1-5pm), Round Barn
Area, Adams Co. Fairgrounds.
Petting zoo, rope making, kids’
games. Entertainment by Obert
Sisters. Kettle korn served. (217)
222-0412
Sept. 10 (10am-noon), Quincy Art
Center. Bowls and platters available
that can be turned into tasty fruit
designs. Paint with glaze. Prices
range from $5-20 and are first
come, first serve. (217) 223-5900
Round Barn Museum’s
Log Cabin Day
Sept. 11 (1-5pm), Round Barn Area,
Adams Co. Fairgrounds. Displays
and activites in the log cabin. Exhibit
by wood sculptor Michael Morrow
from Hawaii. Homemade cookies &
lemonade. (217) 222-0412
Cook’s Night Off
First Christian Church
Concert Series
St. Mary School
Chicken Fry
ArtFest
Aug. 18 & Sept. 15 (4pm), Quincy
Senior Center, 639 York. Enjoy
fried chicken or roast beef w/2
sides plus dessert for $7. Dine in
or try the fastest drive thru in town.
Aug. 21 (11am-1pm), KC Hall,
Mt. Sterling. Fried chicken meal,
raffle items. Adults $9, Children
$4, 5 and under are free. (217)
779-7682
First Christian Church
Concert Series
Aug. 21 (Dinner starts at 4:30pm,
Concert at 6pm), First Christian
Church, 117 West Washington,
Mt. Sterling. Pulled pork supper.
Lineage of David performs.
(217) 773-3247
St. Brigid Sunday Sundae
Ice Cream Social
Aug. 28 (11am-4pm), St. Brigid
Hall, Liberty. Sandwiches, chips,
desserts, drinks, ice cream &
toppings. Free will offering.
Sept. 11 (Dinner starts at 4:30pm,
Concert at 6pm), First Christian
Church, 117 West Washington,
Mt. Sterling. Lasagna supper. The
Lesters perform. (217) 773-3247
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Sept. 17 (Noon), Quincy Art
Center. Annual fall arts festival on
the lawn. Hands on activities &
demonstrations.
10th Annual BBQ Blast
Sept. 24 (Noon-4pm), St. John’s
Cathedral, 3728 Payson Rd.,
Quincy. BBQ teams compete for
$1900 in prize money. Chicken,
pork, ribs & meatless. Live music,
beverages, silent auction, bake sale,
kids activities. $6 adult/$3 child to
sample contestants’ BBQ and vote
for People’s Choice. Under big tent
rain or shine. Call (217) 223-7130 to
compete.
Smiles Day
Sept. 30, Rushville. Parade,
vendors, food, activities for the
whole family.
Puppy Love & Dog Days
Paint Your Own Pottery
Aug. 13 (10am-noon), Quincy Art
Center. In celebration of National
Dog Day, we will have dog and cat
bowls available for you to glaze!
Prices are $5-20 and are first
come, first serve. (217) 223-5900
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