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Editor’s notes
By Tara L. CaLe
Managing ediTor/owner
WOW! Our last issue of our sixth year
and it’s the biggest issue ever. I have struggled to meet press deadline before, but
I seriously thought this one was going to do
me in for sure! I have to thank Tony for really being there for me . Not just being patient and understanding while I’ve been
extremely stressed during production but
really stepping up and doing whatever was
necessary to help out around the house, or
with the magazine. He even helped with the
writing of a few stories. And I can tell you
he makes excellent Beef Stroganoff!
Another big thanks to Deverie Rudd,
writer, cat lover and photographer extraordinaire. The name may sound familiar to you.
Deverie used to live in Palmyra and contributed frequently to The Prairie Land Buzz
Magazine. Though she currently resides in
Burlington, Iowa she saw my post on Facebook that I was in urgent need of someone to
put together the calendar of events for me.
You see, the calendar of events takes and
entire day and sometimes part of a second
day to prepare for the magazine. I did not
have that much time left. She agreed to help
me out and not only did she do it immediately, she did it fantastically too and made
my life so much easier. Had she not done it,
and done it so well, I would not have met
press deadline with this issue.
To make matters even worse I have been
having horrible allergy problems, which
I have never had before. I have not been able
to wear my contacts for over a week.
Doesn’t sound like a big deal? I do have
glasses. But they do not correct my vision
as well as the contacts and when I am sitting
in front of this computer 18 hours a day for
7 days straight... vision is very important. So
forgive me if there are more errors than usual
in this issue. I couldn’t see them!
As I mentioned, next month will mark
our SIX YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Has it
really been that long? Yes it has! We will
talk more about that next month though.
This issue is packed with ads from local
businesses telling about their upcoming sales
and events. I urge you to always consider
local business before going out of town to
buy. Not just on Small Business Saturday
(November 28th, but every day of the year.
And if you are going to the big cities to shop
(I shudder at the thought myself), please, do
NOT shop on Thanksgiving Day. By doing
so you are sending a message that it is okay
for stores to be open on this holiday. That
means someone has to work when they
should be home with their family, giving
thanks.
On the subject of giving thanks, this
month Dave Nunnally has submitted a wonderful writing about being thankful on every
day of the year OTHER than Thanksgiving.
His story reminded me of holidays when
I was growing up. Yes, family always gathered but we also knew that most likely there
would be someone else there. That someone
varied from holiday to holiday, and year to
year. It could be an elderly person from
church that had no family near, a young couple that had just moved to the area and didn’t
know anyone, and in years long past, even
traveling motorists that had broken down
along the road. We are a bit more careful now
who is invited to join us but still, my parents
always open their home to those in need.
And usually that need is to just not be alone
on a holiday. So I encourage you to read
Dave’s story on page 9, and accept his challenge.
I am out of space and out of time. Anything important you can find within these
pages. Thank you for reading The Prairie
Land Buzz Magazine!
~ TLC
For Halloween the kids were (L-R) Madison
as a “Creepy Cheerleader,” Kaiden as “Red Ranger” and
Bayleigh, “Scary Panda.” I hope they save me some Tootsie Rolls!
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giving Thanks the
other 364 days of the year
BY davE nUnnallY
When I think about things which occur
only once each year, like holidays, I am challenged to identify any activity or event which
a reasonable person would consider enduring
or rewarding.
I am not writing about holidays involving
gift giving or receiving, because an unexpected, unsolicited gift from the heart can
change the course of a life or a relationship.
I should know because my wife gives generously and unexpectedly and randomly.
I wish I could see the world through her eyes.
I am not underplaying the importance
of Valentine’s Day or Veteran’s Day, but
I believe most annual holidays come and go
like clockwork. Folks are just too distracted
with their busy lives nowadays to do much
more than enjoy a few extra hours of sleep
or catch up on house or yard work. That’s
life as we know it in the fast-paced, Internet
connected world we live in.
Other holidays - let’s call them convenience holidays - appear with little forethought and a lot of irony on Mondays and
Fridays. Columbus Day is a great example.
No one celebrates Columbus Day, unless you
are employed by the government or a bank.
You don’t have a Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria
centerpiece for your Columbus Day dining
table. Let’s be honest: Columbus Day
observes the random Western hemisphere
landfall by a small group of diseased and
influenza-infected European sailors. Can
you imagine if the same sailors staggered
ashore in downtown St. Louis today? They
would be immediately quarantined until
determined to be of sound mind and health,
which probably would never happen. Our
forefathers were more trusting (or in hindsight, really naïve).
What else occurs once a year? Taxes.
Enough said. Medical check-ups. Those
aren’t fun after the age of 40 for anyone.
Birthdays. Birthdays matter at 16, 21, 30,
and 62. Some of my friends now celebrate
the XXth anniversary of their 30th birthday which is simply their way of rationalizing
they probably have less time remaining on
Earth than they have already enjoyed. For
my friends over 62, they are just excited for
the opportunity to get back a little of their
money before the Social Security trust fund
goes belly up (… in 2034 if you are marking
your calendars).
My point is our lives are punctuated by
events and holidays. And it is how we understand those events and holidays, or, more
accurately, how we embrace those events and
holidays, which define us as human beings.
Since is it November, I want to apply this
theory to Thanksgiving. To be fair, as an
adult, I am not a big fan of Thanksgiving.
I learned about the deep and enduring
friendship forged at Plymouth Rock between
the Pilgrims and the Indians about 40 years
ago in elementary school. In high school,
I learned the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
special was historically inaccurate. In college, I was taught Europeans pretty much
killed (through warfare) or debilitated
(through infectious disease) native populations throughout the hemisphere. As an adult
I lived near the Jamestown Settlement in
Virginia, where I learned all of these histories, and none of these histories, was completely accurate. The truth, like everything
else, was somewhere in between and
depends on the eye of the beholder.
Today, I feel a little let down by Thanksgiving, less the concept of being thankful,
but the manner and frequency in which we
demonstrate our thankfulness with friends,
families, and communities.
Theoretically, Thanksgiving is a time of
gratitude for the bounty we enjoy in our
lives, but I am concerned an ever-growing
number of people stuff all their gratitude into
one Thursday every November. Not because
they choose to, but because they don’t know
how to express thankfulness otherwise. In
other words, we permit ourselves a few hours
each year to be thankful, but only once we
achieve the perfect feast… in the perfect
home… surrounded by a perfect family.
I am only half-kidding. Gratitude isn’t
found in the marathon cleaning sessions
before family arrives, unless one defines
thankfulness by counting the number and
value of things you make sparkle for others.
That seems really shallow and materialistic.
Bounty is definitely not found in the compartmentalization some folks do around their
relatives - the kind where some topics are
open for discussion, but others are not. That
seems two-faced. I suspect this compartmentalization gets tougher for those who
enjoy a few cocktails or glasses of wine on
the holiday. Alcohol drowns inhibitions, so
perhaps some of the most honest holiday
conversations (and best holiday fights) occur
when folks’ truth filters are lubricated with
alcohol.
The contentment of a bountiful life isn’t
measured by how cold the potatoes and
dressing got because everyone had to wait
for those relatives who always arrive dramatically late… even though everyone says they
don’t mind waiting and are just glad the family is all together (refer to the previous discussion of compartmentalization). In the
same school of thought, convenience, not
gratitude, is found in a store-bought pumpkin
pie. Cooking is meant to be an accomplishment, like a passing a test. Ask my wife, she
bears a burn scar on her hand from our first
holiday together. Buying pre-made holiday
food is like cheating on an exam. You might
pass, but you didn’t learn anything. Then
again, you might not get burned by the stove
either.
Do you offer prayers of gratitude for your
bounty and good fortune every day before
every meal, or is your before-the-Thanksgiving meal prayer just a mechanical check-inthe-box? Just sayin’.
We all agree a belly full of tryptophan
will provide a contented post-meal nap during the annual Thanksgiving football broadcast, but on the other hand, the current Dallas
Cowboys losing season is nothing to be
thankful about. While the fall of America’s
Team is something to chuckle about, folks
who are struggling with depression, poor
health, unemployment, or any number of
other unspoken troubles find little to be
grateful for this holiday season.
And anyone who thinks Black Friday
sales or, even worse, stores which now open
on Thanksgiving evening, are contributing to
a spirit of gratitude on the holiday needs professional counseling.
So what happened? When did things get
so complicated?
Thinking back to my childhood, I remember enjoying Thanksgiving at my grandparent’s house with dozens of folks. Some were
relatives, many were friends, and I have
come to learn some of them were just
passers-by who needed a place to go on
Thanksgiving.
My grandparents lived in a tiny, tinroofed country home and received government assistance each month, but if you could
measure gratitude and love, they were
wealthy beyond measure. The house wasn’t
dirty, but it sure wasn’t clean either. Storytelling, visiting, and laughing were more important than scrubbing baseboards or lining
up linens in a guest bathroom (they only had
one bathroom, which didn’t have running
water until the early 1970’s). None of the
dishes matched and food was served out of
Tupperware. Folks weren’t late or early
because there wasn’t a schedule. People just
flowed in and out all day and you got there
when you got there, but there was always
a big plate of food and an even bigger smile.
Never once was an unkind word uttered
about anyone, including those absent.
Prayers were offered before every meal and
usually a few more times each day when different groups broke into hymns of praise at
the out-of-tune upright piano. There wasn’t
a television to distract people from each
other, instead we played board games and
told stories. And naps were encouraged.
Compared to the really complicated
preparations folks make for Thanksgiving
today, my grandparents celebrated Thanksgiving every day of their lives. They focused
on really connecting with friends, family and
community. They celebrated all the things
which make life worthwhile. Just like folks
today, many of the people they touched suffered from poor health, sadness, or even
worse, but my grandparents’ bountiful gratitude wasn’t a once-a-year occurrence.
Instead, folks felt genuine care and thankfulness every time my grandmother swung open
that old rusty screen door in Washington,
Oklahoma and embraced her visitors with a
heartfelt, “How do?”
Thinking about the differences between
childhood and adult Thanksgivings made me
realize something: it is less I am not a fan of
Thanksgiving, and more of I am not a fan of
what Thanksgiving has become. And, no
matter how hard I try, I can’t turn the clock
back and return to those simpler, more genuine times.
Instead, what I can try to achieve is a
rediscovery of Thanksgiving by boldly sharing my gratitude (and bounty) with those
around me. If you agree with this idea, then
make a commitment to share your thankfulness with others on the 364 days other than
Thanksgiving. Even better, challenge yourself to create and foster environments which
help others become more thankful for the
bounty in their lives.
Tall order, right? Here is what I will try
to do: I vow to give generously of my time
and resources to those less fortunate. Even
help [gasp] strangers. Do things anonymously - recognition is for those requiring
validation. Donate stuff I don’t need; others
will treasure what I take for granted. Be
humble. Judge less and care deeply about
others. Sincerely listen to folks when they
tell their stories, instead of focusing on my
replies and responses. Recognize our time is
finite, so fill it with happiness instead of negativity. Stop taking people for granted,
especially family and friends. Love unconditionally and when least expected. Ouch!
I have a lot of work to do.
It may be a little cliché, but whoever suggested folks practice random acts of kindness
got it right. If everyone was a little kinder,
a tad more generous, a lot less judgmental,
and focused on others more than themselves… well, we would all have something
to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and
every other day of the year.
Are you up to the challenge?
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Christmas
for a Soldier
Shop Local First (SLF) and Macoupin
County Military Support Group (MCMSG)
are co-sponsoring a pre-Christmas mailing
of non-perishable food, clothing, and accessories to Macoupin County soldiers serving
overseas again this year. The 2015 drop-off
campaign in Carlinville will run from Monday, November 2 through Friday, November
13.
Drop-off sites include: Abella’s Restaurant, Ace Hardware, Advanced Eye Care,
Carlinville Area Hospital, CNB Bank &
Trust, Edward Jones (Cheryl Beanblossom)
on S. Broad, Fitness-A-Go-Go (in MC Farm
Bureau Bldg.), Guthrie Insurance, Magnuson
Grand Hotel, My Sister’s Closet, Plaza Truck
Service, Remarkables, the Shell service stations in Brighton, Girard and Carlinville/
East, Subway, U.S. Bank, and Vape Easy.
“We had a wonderful response from the
community last year in terms of donating,
and an even more heart-warming response
from our grateful soldiers abroad who received our packages,” said MCMSG campaign coordinator Sandy Smith. “The
military does a good job of providing for our
young men and women, but there’s nothing
like personalized packages from home to
boost morale, especially at Christmas time.”
“Shop Local First got involved in this
campaign last year because it just seemed
like the right thing to do,” said SLF President
Beth Toon. “But it also ties in to one of our
organization’s goals, which is to urge people
to shop locally. Most what the Military Support Group receives in Carlinville will likely
be bought here in Carlinville. That keeps
spending local, which benefits the entire
town, as well as retailers who sell the items.”
As an added incentive, anyone who drops
off a donation at one of the listed businesses
can enter a drawing for a $50 SLF gift card
by writing their name and phone number on
an entry slip and dropping it in the red SLF
shopping bag.
There is a wide range of packaged, nonperishable food that can be shipped, including but not limited to: breakfast bars,
squeeze cheese, chocolate, crackers, coffee
and tea, sausage sticks, beef jerky, trail mix,
gum, breath mints, packaged candy, throat
lozenges, etc.
“We want to stay away from canned
goods simply because they’re very heavy
and increase our mailing costs,” Smith explained. “We’d rather put that money toward
additional consumable items.”
Useful, practical clothing and accessories
include: towels and washcloths, bug repellant (in small, light containers), women’s toiletries, hand and foot cream, foot powder,
socks and gloves, watch caps, shoe insoles,
DVDs, hand-warmer packets, and hand-held
games, among many other items. Soldiers
also have said they enjoy getting Christmas
decorations and related items. For a more extensive list of suggested items visit
www.shopcarlinvillefirst,
www.facebook.com/Macoupin, or www.face
book.com/MacoupinMilitary Support Group.
On November 14, MCMSG volunteers
will collect all of the donated items from all
of the drop-off sites. They will sort the
items, pack them accordingly, and then ship
them to arrive around the world before
Christmas. For further details, contact Sandy
Smith at 217-836-6162.
“It’s tough being away from home, especially for those who are separated from their
families and home towns for the first time,”
said Smith. “It’s even tougher at Christmas.
So we want to bring a touch of home and
family to them, wherever they are during the
holiday season.”
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Buzzin’ Around the Kitchen
a Butternut Squash Side
dish for Thanksgiving
By BarBara STuffingTon
It is time once again to plan the biggest
family meal of the year! Let’s play with a
slightly less utilized member of the gourd
family… butternut squash! This will be a
nice Thanksgiving vegetable addition to your
menu and it will be a lovely and easy item
that will leave you more time for the turkey
basting and potato smashing!
ingredients
2 butter nut squash (2-3 lbs ea)
1/4 cup softened butter
4 oz softened cream cheese
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
preparation
Wash the outsides of the squash and cut
them in half from top to bottom. Use a spoon
to clean out the seeds. Now place the halved
squash on a baking sheet, cut side up, and
season with salt and pepper. Set them aside.
Next place 4 ounces of softened cream
cheese into a mixing bowl. Add butter and
brown sugar and mix until blended. After
blended add a half cup of chopped pecans
and mix until blended again.
Add this filling to the open cavities of the
squash and bake at 3500 for 20-30 minutes,
until the squash is tender and you have a little
brown color on the filling.
The holiday twist will be in the presentation of this yumminess. Place these little
gems on a nice platter with one fat side
against the others thin side, so they nestle together. Maybe garnish with a little paprika
for color and lay a large spoon on the platter.
Lastly, direct your guests to mix the filling
with their roasted squash and enjoy!
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The Prairie Land Gardener
Choosing Plants for
winter Landscapes
By aBBy diLLon
Canadian Hemlock is a dark green and has a more sophisticated look than white pine.
Winter interest is often overlooked when
homeowners are considering plants for their
landscapes. Instead, most people look for
plants that serve a function throughout the
months that they spend the most time in the
back yard. They look for color in flowers
and foliage, shade, texture and privacy.
While those characteristics certainly are important in creating a well-rounded garden for
most of the year, try adding a few plants that
can bloom through a layer of snow or some
that provide interest, texture or even color
throughout the season’s dreariest months.
Characteristics that I look for when choosing
plants for the winter are:
berries. Some plants that produce
berries can be used in holiday décor, but even
more importantly, they provide food for
birds. This is great for those who like to
observe birds in their natural habitat.
Silhouette. Deciduous plants that exhibit
a nice silhouette are a treat in the winter, once
their leaves have fallen. This is a feature that
is overshadowed during a season of lush
foliage. A good winter silhouette beckons
accent lighting.
Color. The most obvious source of color
in the winter is the blue and green hues of
evergreen shrubs and trees. But occasionally, you can find a surprising contrast in
plants that have bark that turns shades of red
and yellow.
Here is a list of my favorite plants for the
winter landscape. Install them in November,
before the ground freezes. You’ll be inclined
to bundle up and enjoy the garden outside
rather than hibernating in the stale air inside.
hellebores: This evergreen perennial
flower blooms in late winter, typically February. It is only about 15 inches tall. The
flowers come in an array of color and droop
downward, although a few newer introductions do have upright blooms. I find that the
flowers hang on quite a while for a perennial.
A light snow will not affect the blooms.
red twig dogwood: This four to five
foot shrub is rather inconspicuous for most
of the year. But in winter the bare stems turn
vibrant red. It looks spectacular in a garden,
complimentary to natural grasses and evergreens. Plant them toward the back of
a perennial bed where there is plenty of room
and they can be camouflaged by summer
blooming border plants.
Japanese Maple: These versatile deciduous trees create a beautiful silhouette,
whether it be in an upright specimen at
12-20’ tall or a cascading tree that ranges
from 2-12’ tall. Coralbark Maples are an upright Japanese Maple that don a crimson bark
when the leaves fall. The bark holds onto
this color until leaves reemerge and then it
becomes grayish-green. Very intriguing!
Cranberrybush viburnum: This viburnum is truly a plant with year-long interest.
It’s a 4-5’ shrub that blooms late spring, has
a nice fall color and produces berries in the
winter.
birch: Of all the medium-sized trees,
I like the birch best. The trunk of Whitespire
birch is a vibrant, crisp white. River birch
trees have a tan-colored bark that exfoliates!
Corylus contorta: Better known as
Henry Lauder’s Walking Stick, this plant
comes in either shrub or a grafted tree form.
The branches are wonderfully twisty. When
the plant is fully leafed out, it is difficult to
see its spectacular shape. But when the
leaves drop, all that is left is a tangle of
branches unlike any other plant species.
holly: Hollies always come to mind
when I think of Christmas décor. There are
more than 400 species of hollies out there,
but not all are suited for our climate. Keep
in mind that many hollies require a male and
a female variety to be planted in somewhat
close proximity in order for berries to be produced. ‘Winterberry’ is a lovely variety that
produces LOTS of bright red berries, perfect
for use in winter container gardening.
grasses: Grasses can be found in many
different heights. I tend to prefer the more
manageable grasses that max out at 4-5’ tall.
But many times I look for taller grasses to
create privacy or block the view of something not so aesthetically pleasing. During
the winter months, grasses go dormant, leaving a dried form of what had previously been
a lush, thick mass of leaves. The dried up
version looks rather pretty, especially when
paired up with evergreens and the few plants
that provide color in winter, like the red twig
dogwood.
goldthread Cypress, Canadian hemlock and blue Spruce: These evergreens go
a little further when it comes to visual appeal
in comparison to the commonly seen boxwood, yew or pine. A gold thread cypress
can be vibrant yellow if it gets adequate sunlight. Blue spruce is a soft baby blue that is
not found in any other landscape plants.
I like to use a pricey variety of spruce, called
‘Fat Albert’ in home landscapes. It only gets
12-15’ tall compared to a traditional blue
spruce that reaches 40’. Canadian Hemlock
is a dark green. It’s a much more sophisticated look than the white pine. I wish I’d
planted one in my yard many years ago, to
provide a place for my kids to hide in when
they are playing outside.
Abby Dillon is the owner of La Bella Fiori
Greenhouse and Garden Center in Staunton.
217-313-1001 • www.labellafiori.com. They are
currently closed for the winter.
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Burl ives Trail
BY CIndY ladagE
Anyone of any age that lives in the United
States has most likely seen Rudolph the Red
Nose Reindeer can sing along to the classic
songs within that movie, “ Rudolph the Red
Nose Reindeer” and “Holly Jolly Christmas,” to name a few. The crooner, actor and
editor of folk music that sings those songs is
Burl Ives, and he is from Illinois.
Burl Icle Ivanhoe was born on June 14,
1909, in Hunt City just a hop, skip and a
jump from Newton, Illinois. Today the town
honors the Jasper County resident with a
huge Ives statue and memorial that sits in
downtown Newton’s Memorial Square. The
statue is life sized and features Ives sitting on
a bench holding his guitar. The statue was
placed in October of 2014.
Besides his statue he there is a second
tribute in Newton, the Burl Ives Bridge. Located on Highway 130, a plaque was erected
on the bridge by the Illinois Department of
Transportation honoring the famous folk
singer. While in Newton I drove across the
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bridge several times, but didn’t stop to see
the plaque. Ives was a large man and a large
talent that left his mark not only in Illinois,
but all over the world.
Burl Ives was one of six children born to
a Scottish-Irish tenant farmer. Biographies
on Ives said he started singing at a young age
and started singing in public for money with
his brothers and sisters when he was four
years old. One of the first public events mentioned was a soldiers reunion. Many of the
songs the Ives children sang originated in the
British Isles and were taught to them by their
grandmother.
In high school Ives learned how to play
the banjo and was also a fullback on the
football team. His initial plans after graduation, was to become a football coach. He enrolled at Eastern Illinois University’s State
Teacher’s College in nearby Charleston, Illinois in 1927.
Ives attended two years at EIU then
dropped out in 1930. Like many during the
Depression, Ives hit the road and wandered
about the USA hitching rides, doing odd
jobs, and sometimes literally singing for his
supper. While traveling, he picked up folk
songs that would later help on his rise to
fame.
After being on the road, Ives ended up in
Terre Haute, Indiana, again attending a State
Teachers College. From Terre Haute Ives
headed for New York and studied with vocal
coach Ekka Toedt, before enrolling in music
training at New York University.
Although classically trained, it was the
folk path Ives loved. He went on to sing and
perform in plays. Summer stock theatre led
to a job with CBS radio in 1940. His radio
debut was so popular that he soon had his
own show, “Wayfaring Stranger,” where he
had the opportunity to popularize many of
the folksongs he had collected in his travels.
Ives was drafted into the US Army in
1942 and while in the service sang in Irving
Berlin’s military musical revue This Is The
Army, both on Broadway and on tour. In
1944, after medical discharge from the
forces, Ives played New York’s Cafe Society
Uptown nightclub, and appeared on Broadway in Sing Out Sweet Land, a ‘Salute To
American Folk And Popular Music’. For his
performance, Ives received the Donaldson
Award as Best Supporting Actor. Although
he was on stage and screen many times over
the years, he is best known for his role as
“Big Daddy” in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,
which he played both on Broadway and in
film.
In 1948, Ives charted his first chart hit,
‘Blue Tail Fly’. By the 1960s, he had hits on
both popular and country charts. In 1964 Ives
served as both singer and narrator of the popular Christmas show for children Rudolph,
the Red-Nosed Reindeer. During his career,
he recorded hundreds of songs and touched
the lives of many.
Ives was active with Boy Scouts of America and was a dedicated free mason achiev-
ing the rank of 33rd degree mason. As a
youngster he became a DeMolay in 1927.
Ives was married twice and had one adopted
son from his first marriage to Helen Peck
Ehrich. After their divorce he married
Dorothy Koster Paul and gained three step
children.
Ives’ career lasted beyond his official
retirement date when he turned 80 in 1989
and settled in Anacortes, Washington. After
retirement, he continued to do frequent benefit performances.
Ives died in 1995. The Masons provided
his final tribute, his memorial service was
held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Los Angeles, then his cremated remains were taken
to Jasper County where he was interred.
His gravestone states, “One of America’s
Legendary Entertainers, whose career
spanned more than half a century and crossing all international borders. Equally at home
before the royalty of Europe and the farm
folk of the Midwestern USA, performer
whose unique style adapted to all media. Literary. Music. Radio. Movies. Recordings,
Night Club. Broadway and concert stage.”
Carl Sandburg called him, “The mightiest
ballad singer of this or any other century.
He lives on through his art.”
I was fascinated by all I learned about this
small town boy that went on to both national
and international acclaim. You can learn
more about Ives by visiting both the memorial statue in Newton and his lovely carved
granite monument at Mound’s Cemetery. To
find out how to get to this remote location,
visit www.thetourismbureau.org/member_
details.cfm?memberer=2859.
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Because
of ashley...
“Freaking Fabulous Cancer Girl” is the
Inspiration behind Sweet Ashley’s Cottage in Bethalto
BY Tara l. CalE
Ashley Brown was a very animated and
active young lady and looked at life as a celebration. If indeed there was a true reason
for a party - a holiday, birthday, shower,
wedding or other event - she was there,
organizing, planning and making sure it
came off without a hitch.
Ashley, and her mother Kelli, planned
and dreamed about opening a business
together one day. They often looked at the
older buildings in downtown Bethalto, their
hometown, and imagined the unlimited
possibilities that awaited them.
Ashley’s active life included being
a cheerleader. So when she was tired all the
time it did not seem out of the ordinary. The
bruises on her body were easily explained by
her active lifestyle as well. But then Kelli,
a nurse, discovered petechiae (pinpoint spots
on the skin) on her daughter’s legs and the
tops of her feet. She immediately took
Ashley to her pediatrician.
The doctor was confident that the condition was not indicative of anything alarming,
as petechiae is not uncommon and most
causes of the rash-like condition are not
serious. To alleviate fears however, he ordered bloodwork for the 13-year old.
The results of the blood word shocked the
family. Ashley had leukemia.
“It definitely sucked, but Ashley did not
let it get the best of her,” her mother explained. “She never felt sorry for herself she said that was wasted emotions. She just
kept moving forward.”
The onslaught of chemotherapy, both oral
and intravenous, lasted for three years, but
once complete, Ashely’s prognosis was good.
She graduated from high school and started
college at Murray State University in Kentucky where she double majored in Organizational Communications and Journalism.
“Ashley was always doing something for
someone,” her mother smiled. “It was not
unusual to find a basket of home baked goodies outside your door for your birthday, or for
no reason at all. She loved doing things for
others and helping people in any way she
could.”
Ashley often made cake balls for friends
at Murray and those that were fortunate
recipients of the treats found them so amazing, it wasn’t long before they were asking if
they could order them from her. So, while
working to complete her degree, Ashley
Brown started her first business, Sweet-Ash
Delicacies.
“It was crazy how quickly the little busi-
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ness took off,” Kelli exclaimed. “Sometimes I
would go down and help
her because the orders
were so plentiful and she
couldn’t keep up.”
Life was good for Ashley Brown. That is, until
the summer just after her
freshman year at Murray,
when Leukemia reared its
ugly head once again. And
once again the treatments
began. Once again Ashley
Brown fought for her life and
handled the medications, the hair loss, the
fatigue, the nausea and everything that goes
along with cancer with dignity and defiance.
Once again, she won the battle.
Ashley continued on with her college
education, throwing herself into life, giving
110% in everything she did. She became
a member of the Alpha Gam sorority and was
voted “sweetheart” of the Sigma Chi Fraternity two years in a row. She was offered an
internship in California with a huge company
that specialized in event planning for celebrities. She would head there as soon as she
graduated.
“She really looked forward to that internship because she knew it would help her become the entrepreneur she wanted to be,”
Kelli commented.
Then, in the middle of her senior year,
Ashley relapsed for the third time. The only
treatment option at this point was a bone
marrow transplant. Ashley started a blog
(freakingfabulouscancergirl.blogspot.com) to
keep friends and family updated on her
renewed effort to defeat this monster. Ever
the optimist, she intermingled her sense of
humor and positive outlook among the
reports of intense therapy and other treatment
details, including the efforts to save some of
her eggs so she could one day have a family,
since the treatment would cause her to
become infertile.
But Ashley only got to make two entries
into that blog. Because even though her bone
marrow donor was a perfect match, Ashley
developed Graft vs. Host Disease - when the
donated bone marrow views the recipient’s
body as foreign, and the donated marrow
attacks the body. Sometimes Graft vs. Host
is not that critical - Ashley had one of the
worst cases imaginable.
Ashley Brown lost her 10 year battle with
cancer on November 22, 2012. She was 23.
Above: Ashley utilized her baking finesse each year, along with help
from her sorority sisters, to raise money for the fight against cancer.
Left: Ashley Brown with her mother Kelli during one of her remissions.
“We had seen Ashley very, very sick
before and watched her turn around. Not just
once, but twice. In our minds, that was what
would happen again,” Kelli remembered.
“The doctors did a totally inadequate job of
communicating with us about what was
going on. They didn’t prepare us even for
the possibility of her not making it, so her
death was just absolutely devastating.”
So devastating in fact, that Kelli quit her
job as a nurse.
“When you lose someone you love,
everything changes. Nothing matters for
awhile,” she said. “But we lost her at the
very hospital I worked at for 30 years. There
was no way I could go back there.”
Attendees at the funeral had to wait in
line for 3 hours to enter the funeral home,
a testament to the number of lives Ashley had
touched in her short life.
“So many people said, ‘She was my best
friend,’ and that is how Ashley was, everyone
loved her” her mother said. “Through it all
she was brave, she was valiant, she always
saw the bigger picture. I often told her
I wanted to be just like her when I grew up.”
Eventually Ashley’s parents began renting booth space at the Alton Exchange where
they sold antiques, refurbished furniture and
other things that Ashley had a fondness for.
The booth quickly gained popularity and in
just seven months the Browns had expanded
to three booths, and they were getting ready
to add a fourth to accommodate the high
demand for their products.
About that same time the property at 130
W. Central Avenue in Bethalto became available - a storefront similar to what Kelli and
Ashley had dreamed about owning and operating together one day - even in the same
area they had imagined.
“After Ashley died we had a five-year
plan to eventually open a store,” Kelli said.
“It had only been a year but it all fell into
place when this property became available.
It was meant to be. We had to snatch it up.”
Sweet Ashley’s Cottage, inspired by
Ashley Brown’s entrepreneurial spirit and
giving heart, opened in May of 2014.
Though Ashley cannot be there in body, she
is certainly there in spirit and is the inspiration behind the popular retail shop.
Attendees at the grand opening included
fellow classmates from high school and
college, coming from as far away as Kansas
City, and Kentucky.
The name of the store is a constant
reminder of the sweet girl that everyone
loved, but it is not the only reminder. Amid
primitive home decor, beautifully refurbished
furniture and eclectic gifts, Ashley’s picture
hangs on the wall. Chalk boards scattered
throughout the shop read “smile” and “be
happy,” tributes to Ashley’s fun and outgoing
personality. The line of candles sold at the
cottage include a favorite scent of many
customers, Sweet Ashley’s Cupcake, developed as a reminder of Ashley’s love of baking for her friends. The label on that candle
is printed in a font made from Ashley’s own
handwriting by one of her friends.
The store is a tribute to her daughter, and
the dream they had of one day owning a business together, but Kelli explains that the real
purpose of Sweet Ashley’s Cottage is to
allow them to do something for others in
need.
“Every act of kindness, regardless of how
big or small, matters, that I do know,” Kelli
emphasized. “Right now we are doing as
many small things as we can, and hopefully
one day it can turn into something big.”
Some of the things that Sweet Ashley’s
Cottage has done includes raising money for
a young woman that was critically injured
and had a baby to take care of, donating
dressed to The Cinderella Affair, where girls
can borrow formal dresses and get made up
for homecoming and prom if they can’t afford the means to do it on their own. They
also donate money from all candle sales to
help others that are battling cancer. Kelli
hopes to one day be able to offer a scholarship in Ashley’s name also, because education was very important to her.
On November 4th if you order any pizza
from Roma’s in Bethalto, dine in or carry
out, mention Sweet Ashley’s Cottage and
10% will be donated for medical costs for
two little local boys battling cancer, Noah
Rogers and Corbin Pruitt. Sweet Ashley’s
Cottage features a blended mix of antiques,
vintage treasures, retro and rustic home
decor, repurposed furniture, custom refinished furniture and a large selection of
unique gifts. It’s the perfect store for Christmas shopping and in doing so you will help
make the holidays a little sweeter for yourself, and for others.
Sweet Ashley’s Cottage will be holding
their Christmas Open House on Saturday,
November 21st, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with
door prizes, sweet treats, gifts galore and
special discounts.
Located at 130 W. Central Avenue in
Bethalto, Sweet Ashley’s is open Wednesday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon until 5 p.m, or by appointment. For more information, including
details on their recently added painting
classes, call 618-791-7048, visit www.sweetashleyscottage.com or find them on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
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you Can Make Money
or you Can Make excuses
But you can’t do both!
BY Tara l. CalE
What if I told you that you can start your
own home based business with no inventory
to worry about, no deliveries to make, and
you don’t even have to worry about collecting any money. You can set your own hours
and earn unlimited income. It sounds too
good to be true, right?
You may be thinking this is just a scam,
but it’s not. It’s Ambit Energy and they offer
an amazing, legitimate opportunity to do
what I just described - start your own business without having to worry about inventory, deliveries or collections, while earning
unlimited income.
Have you heard of Ambit Energy?
Chances are that you have. Chances are you
have told someone you are not interested in
saving money on your electric bills because
you don’t understand or think it is a scam.
Do the research. And I don’t mean just
Google it. You can find anything, positive or
negative, on Google. You will even find
“Ambit Scam” there. But don’t just read the
first comment, read them all,research it some
more, then decide for yourself.
how do you save money
with Ambit Energy?
It’s really very simple. Most homeowners
and businesses in this area will save money
if they switch to Ambit simply because their
per kilowatt hour rate is cheaper. The more
kilowatt hours of energy you use, the more
you save. But you don’t want to switch from
your current energy provider? You don’t
have to. Nothing changes except how much
you pay for your energy. You are still billed
by your current provider. If your power goes
out, you still call your current provider. All
it takes is for you, or your Ambit Consultant,
to fill out an online form and then you complete a verification call. Now you are saving
money!
Let me give you an example of how simple this is: You are in line at the grocery
store. When everything is totalled and
bagged the cashier says, that will be $100.
Or you can just pay me $80. Are you going
to say “I’ll just pay the $100”?
Let me reiterate - do the research and you
will find that Ambit Energy is the largest 3rd
party provider of energy in the WORLD.
Inc. Magazine named Ambit as the #1 Fastest
Growing Private Company in America
(2010). Ambit is #12 in Direct Selling News.
JD Power and Associates have recognized
Ambit Energy three times: Highest Retail
Electric Provider Satisfaction in New York
Region (2013), #1 in Positive Recommendations to Friends, Family and Co-Workers
(2011) and Top 5 Electric Providers in Texas
(2011). They have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Ambit Energy has
reached a BILLION dollars in revenue in just
under 7 years.. joining only TWO other companies that have ever accomplished that GOOGLE and GROUPON. Does that sound
like a scam to you?
how do you make money
with Ambit Energy?
To make money with Ambit you become
a consultant. As with any business this does
require a small financial investment, and you
have to work the business as well. You will
have a monthly fee of $25 which covers the
managing of your website which contains excellent learning and marketing tools. A joining fee of $429 is required but DON’T STOP
READING JUST YET! Until November
20th, Ambit is waiving that $429 joining fee!
So what next? You just sign up other people - friends, family and others - to use Ambit
for their energy provider, as well as sign up
others to become consultants. Just like the
example of the grocery store - you are offering a product that people are already buying,
at a lower price than they are currently paying. It’s that simple. You don’t have to be a
salesperson, you don’t have to have a college
degree, you just have to want to earn money
and build your business at your own pace.
Can you quit your current job? Not at first,
maybe eventually. And while you are build-
ing your business you are making commissions and bonuses, working towards a residual income check you will get every month
for the rest of your life, all just for helping
people save money on their energy bills!
You AND the people you sign up can even
get your energy FREE by signing up others.
Now you’re probably saying, “Yeah, that
sounds great, but I just don’t have the time.”
Sounds like an excuse to me. I know, because I used the same excuse.
You can make money, or you can make
excuses, but you can’t do both.The first time
I heard that saying it came from the lips of
Debbie Atkinson. Whether it was her original thoughts or she was repeating a quote that
should be attributed to someone else, I do not
know. I know that it spoke to me. Debbie
Atkinson is a national consultant for Ambit
Energy and one of their top income earners.
I was approached to switch to Ambit and
to be a consultant. I was intrigued and briefly
looked over the opportunity, but just really
didn’t have “time.” You know, putting out
The Prairie Land Buzz Magazine each month
takes a LOT of time. How could I possibly
start another small business? But the person
trying to sign me up, another small business
owner, was persistent - he was working the
business and doing well and was excited to
share it with others. I did the research on the
company. Then I called a few other people
that I know are involved with Ambit, and
consistently got positive feedback. Still, I
kept putting him off - I just didn’t have time.
One day he called and told me Ambit was
running a promotion and waiving the $429
joining fee for a short period of time. What
was I waiting for? I could make money or I
could make excuses, but I couldn’t do both.
I joined the Ambit Energy Team as a Marketing Consultant.
I wish I could say that as soon as I signed
up I hit the ground running, but I didn’t. I let
“not having time” prevent me from getting a
lot of bonuses and other money I could have
earned. But with help from others in the
business, I finally got on track and yes, I AM
making money, by helping others save
money. Does it get any better than that?
So am I going to get rich quick? No, and
neither will you. But the potential to earn unlimited income is there. You determine how
much you make but how much you work it.
You can only spend two hours a week working it - no problem. Just understand that the
person that works it 15 hours a week will
make more money, faster. And that’s okay.
You set your own hours, you determine the
pace.
Another great thing about this business is
the support you get from the rest of the team
support. They are always just a phone call
or text away to answer questions or help you
out. Have someone on the fence about signing up? Make a call to a team member and
let them take over. Your objective is to build
a team and help everyone on that team succeed.
This may sound a bit confusing at first
and you may still be saying, “This can’t be
true.” But it is. You pay $25 a month for
your own personal website which gives you
all the tools you need to run your own legitimate home-based business. There are no
contracts, no get-rich-quick schemes. You
work at your own pace, set goals, and work
to reach them.
I decided to do this story because I have
done my research, because I am now a Regional Consultant for Ambit Energy, and because I believe in this business. I am making
money myself and see how this is changing
the lives of many, many people who are involved. Consider this, when an Ambit consultant has earned more than $1 million, they
become a member of the Millionaire Club complete with a tailored yellow sports coat.
Sound unattainable? Currently, the Millionaire Club has 24 very happy members. What
other business can say that?
I often hear people say “not interested,”
when they really don’t even know what they
are “not interested” in. I watch people pay
more for their energy then they need to. I
watch them let an amazing opportunity slip
through their fingers.
Since energy deregulation began, Ambit
has consistently been acknowledged as an industry leader. The business is about helping
people. Ambit strives to be the best, do right
by their customers and be the finest and
most-respected retail energy provider in
America. I’m proud to be a part of that.
So the next time someone asks you if you
have heard about Ambit Energy, you can say
YES! And if you haven’t already signed
up, I encourage you to do so.
Now let me end this story with another
one of my favorite quotes: The great dividing
line between success and failure can often be
summed up in five words: I didn’t have
enough time.”
If you want to know more about
Ambit and this amazing opportunity visit
www.teamtnt.energy526.com.
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Brick Streets Still Linger
in Some illinois Towns
BY TOM EMErY
Historic Route 66 has a well preserved 1.5 mile stretch
of brick highway between Chatham and Auburn
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Americans are dependent on their
cars, and some spend several hours a
day winding their way through asphalt
jungles of gray. Every so often, however, those roads turn red.
Brick streets, remnants of a bygone
era, are still scattered across many Illinois towns. In many cases, emotional
attachments and maintenance needs
are at odds.
“A lot of people grew up and played
on these brick streets, and there are
a lot of memories attached,” said Taylorville mayor Greg Brotherton. “But
they have four times the maintenance
costs as asphalt, and that’s something
we just can’t afford.”
Taylorville boasts more brick
streets than many places, as much of
Washington Street, West Adams, West
Vine, and others still have brick.
Brick was one of the earliest materials used to pave roads, and was used
on both city streets and highways.
A well-preserved 1.5-mile stretch of
Route 66 between Chatham and
Auburn, in Sangamon County, is an
outstanding example of brick highway.
The first Illinois community to line
streets in brick was Bloomington, in
1877. Sixteen years later, bricks were
first used for a rural road, near Monmouth. The oldest state road in Illinois, near Oregon in Ogle County, is
made of brick. Opened in 1915, it is
still open to traffic today.
The Dutch are credited as the first
to use brick as a paving material. It is
believed that the first American city to
build brick streets was Charleston,
W.Va., in 1870. Brick streets were
particularly prevalent in the Midwest.
As brick became more popular, it
was determined that shale clay made
the best paving brick, and in 1890, the
Purington Paving Brick Company
opened in East Galesburg. With an annual output of 75 million bricks from
Knox County blue clay shale, it was
the largest shale paving producer in the
world, and supplied bricks to hundreds
of American municipalities and as far
away as Bombay, Panama City, and
Paris. Between 1890-1930, some 60
miles of Galesburg streets were laid in
brick.
Today, many rolling side streets of
Alton are brick, while traces of brick
streets are also found in downtown
Springfield. In Petersburg, a town
known for its Victorian charm, brick is
found on the town square, while in
tree-lined Greenville, a few remaining
stretches of brick street add to the
visual appeal.
Bricks are found on several
Nokomis side streets, some of which
help line the city park. Scattered
blocks of brick are also near the industrial sections of downtown Litchfield,
as well as on Pearl Street in Staunton.
The bricks on West Main Street in
Carlinville, are believed to be the originals that were first laid on town streets
in 1892-93. The town square is also
brick, as is a one-block stretch adjacent
to the Macoupin County courthouse.
“A lot of people here still have
a soft spot for brick,” said Carlinville
mayor Deanna Demuzio. “It’s historic,
aesthetic, and one of the things we’re
known for.”
Unlike other communities, Carlinville’s brick streets are fairly smooth
to drive. Part of the reason is that Illinois Route 108 runs through Carlinville on West Main, giving the town
a special advantage.
“That’s a state route, and falls under
state maintenance,” Demuzio said.
“The brick streets in other towns aren’t usually on state highways, and that is a big reason we’re able to have smoother brick
boulevards.”
Elsewhere, driving comfort on brick
streets is hard to find. Though North Broadway Street, one of several brick throughways
in Shelbyville, features some of the grandest
Victorian homes in town, the drive is tortuous due to uneven bricks from age and wear.
Weather is a key deterrent to brick roads.
“Salt is the worst thing,” said Dave Steiner,
a former Carlinville alderman. “That just eats
up the brick.” Steiner and others also point
to trucks and other heavy traffic as factors in
wearing down brick.
Replacing brick streets is a heated issue
in some communities. In November 1984, a
“Save the Brick Streets” march was held in
Downers Grove, and in recent years in Albion, residents were at odds over whether to
keep brick streets or lay pavement over them.
The laying of new bricks on the Carlinville
square in 1995 dragged on for months,
snarling traffic and leaving merchants up in
arms over perceived loss of business.
In Montgomery County, parts of eighteen
streets in Hillsboro, including large stretches
of Fairgrounds and Main, are brick. Much of
the brick is from the original project, which
began in the spring of 1907 and continued in
five phases until 1917.
Jim May, a local historian who is employed by the city of Hillsboro, says that residents are divided on preservation. “There’s
a faction of people that like the brick streets,”
he remarked. “Then there are other people
that say they hate them. You ask why, and
they say, ‘well, they’re rough.’”
“But if asphalt streets were rough and
were not maintained properly, they would
say the same thing,” continued May.
“Because people are on the fence, I think it
has kept the streets from being maintained as
they should be.”
Nearby, the Illinois Department of Transportation has proposed replacing part of West
Main in Carlinville with asphalt. “The traffic
from the state route has taken a huge toll,”
said Demuzio. “We’ll still have part of the
brick street. But we’ve got some mixed feelings about the prospect of doing this.”
Taylorville refers to its “tree-lined brick
streets” in its promotional literature, though
Brotherton says that it is increasingly difficult to replace patches that are taken up for
infrastructure upgrades, like sewers.
“In many cases, we’ve poured concrete or
other material in those places, instead of putting brick back in,” said Brotherton, reflecting a common practice in many towns. “It’s
really been an ongoing process for the last
twenty or thirty years. Laying brick like that
is really something of an art form, and it’s
hard to just find workers with that type of
skill these days.
“Replacing the brick is not something we
really want to do,” continued Brotherton.
“There’s a certain nostalgia for brick streets.
But in the real world, maintaining it is a challenge that’s increasingly hard to deal with.”
Tom Emery is a freelance writer and historical researcher from Carlinville, Ill.
He may be reached at 217-710-8392 or
[email protected].
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Along Route 66
historic hospitality
in Litchfield
wriTTen By CheryL eiChar-JeTT
Virtually every city along Route 66 developed a line-up of hospitality businesses. Here
are some that were established along Litchfield's stretch of Route 66. Only one of these
is still in operation and by the same family.
The Overhead was famous for its Chicken
in the Basket. It was established by Charles
A. Aikman and Truman L. Felts and opened
on July 1, 1948. Felts sold his interest to
Francis “Lum” Fleming two years later. The
building, originally a downtown grocery
store, moved to a site on Route 66 north of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
overpass.
Lorman and Dorothy Mansholt purchased
the 66 Hotel Courts from the McBride family
in 1963, and they operated it until the mid1980s. The court consisted of five modern
brick buildings with a total of 20 rooms. The
court was demolished in 1999, and the site
became the Route 66 Car Wash. Some items
from the motel are on display at the Holiday
Inn Express.
In 1946, Lowell “Hydie” Orr tore down
the original Saratoga Cafe, which had been
built as the Sunset Inn in 1937 by Charles
and Harold Morgan. Orr's New Saratoga
Club was described as the most beautiful
restaurant between St. Louis and Chicago.
The exterior was covered in vitrolite, and the
interior featured chrome and leather fixtures
as well as seven murals depicting hunting
scenes.
In 1924, Greek immigrant Pete Adam
opened the Ariston Cafe in Carlinville. Adam
and partner Tom Cokinos relocated the Ariston to Litchfield in 1929, and the current
structure opened on July 5, 1935. Cokinos
sold his interest in the Ariston in 1936 and
went on to run the Blue Danube and the
Ranch Inn. The Adam family still owns and
operates the Ariston and is in its third generation of management. On May 5, 2006,
it was listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Albina and Vincenzo Cerolla opened a
tiny gas station on Route 66 at Litchfield in
1929. By 1936, they had constructed a new
home, a new station, a cafe, and a four-room
motel. Their daughter Edith and her husband,
Lester “Curly” Kradich, took over the
Belvidere Cafe and Motel in 1950. The complex thrived until Interstate 55 opened.
Russell “Ruts” Brawley ran Rut's Corner
Tourist Camp and Cafe, established in 1928.
A larger tavern and restaurant was constructed after a 1936 fire. William Bahr ran
the complex from 1947 to 1951 and then sold
to the partners who constructed the Annex.
The tavern is now Shaw's Club 66 Bar and
Grill.
Rut's Corner Tourist Camp was remodeled and reopened as the Annex in May 1951
by Joseph Roseman and Estell R. Felts, with
Eugene Kozuk as manager. The complex included a gas station, and the ultramodern
lobby and lounge was added in 1953. The
Annex advertised itself as “on the airport
beacon,” as it was across from the airport
runway. Only the motel units remain.
CC and Opal Simpson moved from the
Subway Cafe to open the Gardens Cafe and
Lounge in 1954. The bar was demolished
after a 1963 fire, and a new motel opened in
1964. The Mansholt family bought the Gardens in 1978 and operated it until 2003. The
motel became The Gardens—Best Value Inn,
but the restaurant was razed to make way for
a Walgreens location.
Cheryl Eichar Jett is the Miles of Possibility Route
66 Conference Director and tourism advocate.
She is the author of five books about Route 66 all available on Amazon and in area book stores.
She can be reached at cheryl eicharjett@
gmail.com. You can also follow her travels at
www.route66chick.blogspot.com.
Orr's New Saratoga Club was described as the most beautiful restaurant between St. Louis and
Chicago. The exterior was covered in vitrolite, and the interior featured chrome and leather fixtures
as well as seven murals depicting hunting scenes. Photo courtesy of David A. Jackson Collection.
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The Ariston Cafe - then and now.
Photo courtesy of Nick Adam.
The Gardens Cafe and Lounge in 1954.
The Belvidere Cafe and Motel
in 1950. The complex thrived
until Interstate 55 opened.
Photo courtesy of Russell Olsen.
The Overhead was famous for its Chicken in the Basket.
Photo courtesy of Joe Sonderman.
Above: Russell “Ruts” Brawley ran Rut’s Corner Tourist Camp and Cafe.
Photo courtesy of David A Jackson Collection. Below: Rut’s Corner Tourist Camp
was remodeled and reopened as The Annex in May 1951 by Joseph Roseman and
Estell R. Felts. Photo courtesy of Sangamon Valley Collection.
Lorman and Dorothy Mansholt purchased the 66 Hotel Courts from the McBride family
in 1963, and they operated it until the mid-1980s. Photo courtesy of Joe Sonderman.
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The Book Buzz
Timely and
Timeless
By BarBara adaMS
The passage of time allows authors to
write about, explain and portray events, with
the benefit of perspective, reflection and understanding. The stand-up comedian's one
liner "What, too soon?" thrown back at audiences booing ill-timed jokes about deaths
and tragedies that are too recent, rarely
occurs in the world of books. Writers of great
non-fiction only pick up the pen long after
the dust has settled on historic events and a
larger perspective has formed and readers are
ready for intelligent commentary. But the
writers of fiction can steal plotlines from
headlines and run with them to bring us
page-turning "oh my gosh this could really
happen" thrillers. The Timely versus The
Timeless. This month, we're buzzing about
both.
Our best entry this month for the timely
category belongs to The Crossing by C. Ed
Traylor. Traylor, a native of Macoupin
County, retired Illinois State Police, spent his
career in law enforcement at all levels. Those
many days and nights watching the flow of
traffic on Interstate 55 in Illinois early in his
career must have been the seed for this story
- how a seemingly simple traffic stop can set
in motion events with larger consequences.
Taking that routine traffic stop and adding
the hot button issues of today's world - our
border with Mexico, drug-smuggling, 9/11
and terrorist attacks, Traylor brings us this
timely "oh my gosh this could really happen"
thriller. In The Crossing, that routine traffic
stop in Illinois leads to the discovery of a
huge cache of drugs in the vehicle, and the
driver, a confidante of a ruthless Mexican
drug cartel leader, is arrested. To help himself, the driver becomes an informant for the
FBI Anti-Terrorism Task Force and a much
larger terrorist plot is uncovered, as the cartel
leader is assisting a Pakistani man, bent on
revenge against America for the deaths of his
grandfather and sister in an American drone
attack, smuggle the terrorists and supplies
across the border for synchronized attacks.
It's a race to stop those attacks, and, as is typical in real life, nothing ever goes quite the
way you planned. This local author's first effort is a winner! Congrats Eddie!
Another timely thriller worth reading is
One Year After, the just released sequel to the
2009 bestseller, One Second After, by
William R. Forstchen. One Second After was
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the apocalyptic thriller in which we saw the
country attacked by an EMP, an electromagnetic pulse weapon - a nuclear device detonated above the atmosphere that knocks out
the entire electrical infrastructure, causing
chaos and death everywhere. Where One
Second After showed us the absolute devastation that such an attack would cause, One
Year After illustrates the challenges of survival, and, after finding that you were one
who managed to survive, addressing the
"what do we do now" question. The first
story thrills and the sequel makes you think
about the unthinkable.
As to our timeless stories, those reflecting
on significant events of our past, two recent
non-fiction releases are worthy of consideration. For readers who grew up in the era of
the Kennedys in the Sixties, and of Watergate
in the Seventies, enough time has passed to
allow thoughtful and insightful works on
episodes involving each. The Kennedy family suffered many very public tragedies, for
which their strength and resolve is well documented. But a quiet Kennedy tragedy is just
now being revealed fully in Rosemary: The
Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford
Larson. Rosemary is much more than just the
simple story of the Kennedy daughter that
was hidden from public view by her father,
the controlling Joseph Kennedy, and his decision to subject her to a lobotomy at age
twenty-three, the rumors of which were
heard throughout the coverage of the
Kennedy family for years. But many never
knew what ever happened to Rosemary after
that, that she was in a Wisconsin institution
for years, and that the first time brother Jack,
the future president, ever visited her was
while campaigning for that office. This
detailed and thoroughly researched book
does not point fingers but shows in historical
perspective how the upbringing of both Joe
and Rose Kennedy, her parents, the accepted
practices at the time of Rosemary's birth
which is a disturbing revelation in itself, and
how society viewed individuals with limitations at the time, all lead to the sad and unfortunate result of this young woman's life.
This gentle and revealing look at another
Kennedy tragedy could only have been written with the benefit of sixty years perspective
on society and is really worth reading.
And as to another reflection on Richard
Nixon and Watergate, Bob Woodward's next
installment in his series of investigative
works, and a sequel to All The President's
Men, is the newly released The Last of the
President's Men. So timely during this presidential election season, Woodward's book
centers on Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon
aide who revealed the details of Nixon's
secret taping system that ultimately proved
his downfall and lead to his resignation.
Through hours of interviews with Butterfield
and access to countless documents, some
never revealed before, Woodward brings to
the life disturbingly paranoid and foulmouthed Nixon, and makes the reader and
the student of politics wonder how did we
ever elect such a man? And while Nixon is
the obvious central character of this book,
Woodward also makes the reader wonder
about Butterfield himself and what made him
come forward and disclose that which
brought down a president? With Woodward's
insight and dogged efforts over the last forty
years, we all can have a better understanding
of the Watergate era and the lessons to be
learned from it.
An even longer passage of time, that of
almost a hundred years, takes us back to the
1920's and the age of Spiritualism in this
country and Europe. Everyone knows who
Harry Houdini was, legendary magician and
escape artist, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
author of the Sherlock Holmes books, but not
everyone is aware that both men were deeply
involved in the Spiritualism movement that
gripped the two continents after World War
I and the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1919. With
no satisfactory explanation as to how God
could allow the horrors of so much death that
came with both historic events, people turned
their energy to trying to "reach" loved ones
"on the other side". The British author deeply
believed that if he could find a "real" psychic
medium, he would be able to reach his dead
son (who survived the war but died in the flu
epidemic), and the American magician who
firmly believed it was all trickery after trying
to reach his beloved dead parents and spent
part of his career debunking the fake mediums and exposing their tricks. All of this and
much more comes to life in The Witch of
Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini
in the Spirit World by David Jaher. Much like
the work of Erik Larson (The Devil in the
White City,Thunderstruck, Isaac's Storm and
Dead Wake), Jaher has an uncanny way to
make history come alive and make reading
non-fiction a joy. The reader is transported
to a distant time and place and this trip is
really enjoyable!
And what would our “buzz” be if we didn't have a shout out to the newest Wimpy Kid
entry - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by
Jeff Kinney. Can it really be that this is the
ninth book in the series? Every kid between
the ages of 8-12 will enjoy another tale of the
hapless Greg Heffley - this time, his town decides to "unplug" and go "old school". No
electronics! You're kidding me! Will Greg be
able to survive? Get your kids to consider the
possibilities of going "unplugged" by bringing home the old-fashioned hardback version
of this charming book! No fair reading a
book about being unplugged on an eReader!
Have them read it for fun but make it a life
lesson as well.
November is a great month to get caught
up on your reading. Neither the Cards nor the
Cubs made the Series; we've got some time
before the Christmas season gets in full
swing. We've turned the clocks back and it's
just a great time time to curl up with a book
and a kid (or a cat) and read. Whether it's the
Timely or the Timeless, fiction or not, pick
up a great book - at your local independent
bookstore, of course - and read, learn, enjoy.
And, of course, Give Thanks for it all!
Barbara Adams is an attorney and the
owner of Books & Moore in Hillsboro,
the only independent bookseller of new
books in Montgomery County.
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Maryville Parks and Recreation Department will host its 11th Annual 5K Run & 1M
walk on Saturday, November 14th in Drost
Park, which is just off Route 159 and Vadalabene Drive.
Registration is from 7:30-8:45 a.m. and
both races start at 9 a.m. The pre-registration
entry fee for the 5K race is $20 without
shirt/$25 with long sleeve T-shirt. On race
day the entry will be $25/without shirt or
$30/with shirt.
The 1Mile Accuracy
Walk/Run is FREE!!
Also featured will be the High School
Senior Participation Scholarship drawing.
A minimum of $300 will be awarded to one
senior student that participataes in the event
and is planning to attend school in the fall.
A drawing will be held after the race.
A Team Participation Award, Overall and
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Overall Master male & female winners and
division winners will receive medals and
prizes.
To pre-register download the entry from
from www.vil.maryville.il.us. Return the
form with your check to the Village of
Maryville, Parks & Rec, 2520 N. Center,
Maryville, IL 62062 by November 5 at 4
p.m. For the 1M Walk/Run, simply come the
day of the race and sign up.
For more information for the 5K call
Michelle at 618-401-1490. For the 1M
Accuracy Walk/Run call Sharon at 618-7728555. Proceeds benefit local cross country
teams and scholarship.
Visit www.vil.maryville.il.us photo
gallery for pictures and results from last
year’s event.
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Follow My Fitness
healthier options
for the holidays
By Tara L. CaLe
It is said that most people gain weight between Halloween and New Years Day, which
is easy to imagine. Candy for Halloween, the
huge Thanksgiving meal with leftovers for
days, or even weeks. Holiday parties both
before and after Christmas, Christmas itself
and then New Years.... be extra cautious for
the next couple months or you will be one of
the many resolving to lose weight and get fit
come January 1st!
I’m going to keep this column short and
sweet this month (if you read Editor’s Notes
on page 5 you know why!) and just tell you,
eat more cauliflower! Personally I love cauliflower, especially steamed together with
broccoli. I especially like it with cheese
sauce too, and that’s okay if you are on a low
carb diet. But I am also trying to watch my
caloric intake, so cheese sauce is not so good.
The graphic to the left shows all of the benefits of cauliflower, some you may know already, some may be new to you. Regardless,
cauliflower is good for you and you can often
substitute it for potatoes. Now I know that
mashed potatoes and gravy, candied yams or
sweet potatoes might be your starch of
choice for Thanksgiving, but... consider the
recipe here for Loaded Cauliflower Casserole instead. It’s a bit high in calories but
very low carb and even kids love it.
Healthier options for appetizers, hors d-
oeuvres and snacks this holiday season ...
take thin sliced meats and thin sliced cheeses
and roll them up. They look very appealing
all lined up and stacked on a serving tray.
Want to add a little extra flavor to them?
Spread cream cheese with chives on top of
the cheese slices before rolling it up. Put a
little twist on this by adding low carb tortillas. Spread the cream cheese the tortilla,
add meat and cheese, roll them up and then
slice and arrange on a platter. These little
“pinwheels” can be intermingled and displayed nicely on the same tray as the meat
and cheese roll-ups. Both are low carb options and both are loved by adults and children alike. You can add some color by
mixing up the meats and cheeses used, add a
spinach leaf... use your imagination.
Fresh veggies are great to munch on any
time (don’t forget the cauliflower!). If you
MUST dip, dip sparingly. Ranch dressing is
usually low carb but you may opt for low fat
as well. Or try some of the flavored oils and
balsamics for yet another dipping option
(Vintage Station in Staunton has a very large
selection of these). They are very low calorie, especially considering a little bit goes a
long way. They are great on salads and in
other recipes too!
Olives, nuts and flavored pickles are
healthier choices than chips.
Loaded CauLifLower CaSSeroLe
ingredients
2 lbs cauliflower florets
8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
8 oz shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
8 oz block cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons heavy cream
2 bunches green onions, sliced (1 1/2 C)
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 clove garlic, grated
Salt & pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Steam cauliflower florets until tender. While cauliflower steams, cream together 6 oz of the
shredded cheddar, 6 oz of the Monterrey
Jack, cream cheese, and heavy cream.
Stir in sliced green onions, chopped
bacon, and garlic. Set aside. Drain any
liquid from steamed cauliflower and add
to cheese mixture. Stir cauliflower and
cheese mixture together.Taste for seasoning, and add as necessary. If you want a
finer texture, give a few mashes with the
potato masher. Pour into a 2-3 quart
casserole and sprinkle on remaining
cheddar and Monterrey Jack cheese.
Cover dish with foil and bake for 25 minutes; remove foil and continue to bake
until cheese is brown and bubbly.
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geneaLogiCaL aSSiSTanCe PrograM ConTinueS
The Madison County Historical Society
will hold their last from 1-4 p.m. on November 7th. Held at the Madison County
Archival Library, individual genealogy assistance will be provided for patrons interested in researching their Madison County
family trees.
Among the resources available are
books, photos, family histories, city directories, cemetery inventories, maps, newspaper clippings, and much more. While the
MCHS collection focuses on Madison
County, it also has information from many
of the surrounding counties.
Whether just starting out, or in the
process of expanding a family tree, area
residents are encouraged to stop by to work
on their family tree or explore resources
at the MCHS Library or Museum. For
additional information, call 618-656-7569.
Regular hours for the Madison County
Archival Library and Historical Museum
are Wed-Fri, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sun,
1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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Pumping up
the adrenaline
Indoor Soccer Team Delivers
Excitement the Fans Crave
By JaSon SiBerT
Excitement sells tickets and keeps sports
spectators coming back for more.
And Jan Dolinsky - the new coach of the
Metro East based professional indoor soccer
team FC Adrenaline - feels that indoor soccer
delivers the goods to fans not interested in
its’ outdoor cousin. “This
really
offers
lots
of
action,” Dolinsky said. “Fans see lots of
shots on goal and lots of physical play in
indoor soccer. This is really what the
American spectator wants to see. The
outdoor game is sometimes labeled boring
by those who don’t understand it and it
sometimes takes three seconds (indoor
soccer) for the ball to go from one side of the
field to another and for a team to get a shot
on goal. You’ll sometimes see each team
with 30 shots on goal, that’s 60 shots on goal
in a match - lots of action for the fans.” Outdoor soccer is played on 100-yard
fields, just like American-style football, but
indoor soccer usually takes place on fields
approximately 60-yards long and this makes
scoring easier. In addition, the ball goes out
of bounds more frequently in the outdoor
game, as a rectangular line defines the
playing space, just like in American football,
and the ball must be placed in bounds by
a player after it goes out of bounds.
However, in the world of indoor soccer the
ball only goes out of bounds when it flies
over the glass that separates the players from
the crowd - speeding up the pace of the
game. The Adrenaline are one of two
professional indoor soccer teams in the St.
Louis region, the other being the St. Louis
Ambush in St. Charles County. In playing
a version of the sport more pleasing to fans,
players must develop certain skills. “It’s a fast paced game and you have to
be ready to play short shifts, this involves a
lot of anaerobic running,” Dolinsky said on
indoor soccer. “To be successful you have to
have excellent skills and reactions,
reflexes. It’s very different than the outdoor
game.” This year marks Dolinsky’s first year as
head coach, but his storied career goes back
several decades. He earned all-American
honors at Lewis University at Romeoville
and then went on to play 15 years of
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professional soccer before a long
stint coaching professional indoor and
outdoor teams.
Dolinsky said his ideal practice involves
as little solitary time as possible and solid
activity from beginning to end. The FC
Adrenaline, who first competed in the 20072008 season, play in the Premier Arena
Soccer League with other pro indoor
soccer teams around the country. The team
plays its’ home matches at the Field Sports
Complex in Pontoon Beach. Field Sports
Complex is a focal point for indoor soccer in
the Granite City/Pontoon Beach area, as the
facility houses amateur men’s and women’s
leagues for all ages and also serves as a site
for soccer clinics. The PASL is divided into four divisions
based on geographic region: Midwest,
Rocky Mountain, Northwest and South
Central. Chicago, Detroit, Mich., Tulsa,
Okla., Wichita, Kan., Denver, Colo., Seattle,
Wash, and Austin, Tex. are among the cities
with teams in the league. The FC Adrenaline finished their last
season with an impressive 9-1 mark, the best
in the team’s history. They play five home
matches and five away matches in a season.
Jorge Gaona, Steven Niera, Juan
Romero, Dawan Saeed, RekanIbrahim, Scott
Pratte, Bagy Bargarie,Emir Kandzetovic,
Semir Dergie, Francisco Arguellez,
Kelvin McKissie, Ross Dever, Manuel
Gomez, Tomas Tostado, Chris Nicholson,
Joseph Holliday, Jose Castizo, Allen
Cox, Zach Scamell, Dylan Ritchie,
Aaron Moxey,
Renato Gudino,
Zacks Cammel, Niko Salvino, Jacob Grate,
Matthew Fellhauer Ahmed Alfalahi and
Danny Schrader are on the FC Adrenaline’s
roster at this time. However, Dolinsky is
unsure as to who will play in what position
at this early time in the season. Tostado hails
from Granite City, but the team has an
international flavor with many players from
Europe and Latin America. The FC Adrenaline will compete in
exhibition matches in the next few months
and will start its regular season in December.
No schedule has been released at this
time. Anyone interested in tickets for
upcoming matches can call 618-219-1197
The FC Adrenaline after a win in last year’s 9-1 season.
The FC Adrenaline’s mascot with a young fan.
The Pride of
Being a Coal Miner
Part Four of a Five Part Series
By roger KraToChviL
Miners came a long way in the develpment of lights for their hats to see where they
were working, to lessen the danger. The earliest miners actually had a lighted candle in
place on the fornt of their hats to guide them.
If they ran into black damp gases like
methane, the open flame on the hat would
immediately alert the miner to the presence
of that gas. Of course they would have to
keep an eye on the cage with the parakeet in
it, as some of the earlier miners used these
parakeets to detect gas. Later it was not
much better as carbide lamps were used and
they also had an open flame. Carbie was a
rock substance that when mixed with water
would form a gas and with a flint to stike it,
would become a bright flame like a flahslight
with an open light. Carbide was also valuable as a cleaning material for open commode toilets that some folks had in their
homes for use so that they did not have to go
ouside at night to the outhouse. Mothers
would put the little carbide dust in the tilet
water to clean it and of course the water and
the carbide would mix and form a small
pocket of gas in the bowl. There is an old
story about an east end coal miner sitting on
his pot with the carbide/water mix in the
bowl and he was smoking a cigarette. Well,
he mistakenly tossed it under him to the bowl
and it blasted him off the pot. H had to have
stitches you know where, and he probably
learned a valuable lesson. At least going outside you were only concerned with the cold
in the winter and the spiders in the summer.
Many yaes ago new coal miners had to
ghrough a “rite of passage” or more commonly known as initiation. Young coal miners were given a “greasing” on their first day.
You can use your imagination as to what
body part the greasing took place. They do
not do that anymore, but at one time it was
sort of looked forward to, because after that,
you were “one of the boys.”
Young boys were expected to go into the
mine as soon as they could get their miner
papers. It was an opportunity where fathers
and sons could work together and maybe
bond a little bit. In that way, it was good as
it was difficultto find quality time with your
father. This way you were providing something for the family and that was good.
YOung men were expected to give 90% of
their income to the family and keep onl 10%
for themselves. My father told me he had to
do that until he got married at the age of 25.
It was expected. Of course, every family
was not the same, so the expectations sometimes varied.
There was a great camaraderie between
the miners. Besides working in the mines,
they had pit committees and a lot of social
activities that were all locally based. Often
the local tavern provided a newspaper and a
place to play cards. Dances, weddings and
other social activities usually did not involve
invitations, but it was accepted that everyone
was invited. Local nationality clubs in the
neighborhoods provided many of these ac-
tivities. In White City, it was the Pokrok
355 Lodge of the Czech Society of America,
and insurance company. In other towns they
had the same type of groups and that was the
major part of their social life.
Many of the coal miners had nicknames
acquired as children. There are some people
I have known all my life and I still don’t
know their real first name. Every nickname
has a history of its own and many of those
are interesting. Some sounded like nicknames but were actually their nationality
name for their American proper name. My
good friend Pauda Vuckovich use to refer to
many of his friends from White City by their
nicknames, and he was frustrated when
someone not from White City did not know
who he was talking about. I was born and
raised out there and I am still learning some
of those names. Anne Zupsich Morris, formerly of White City and now from Taylorville, once wrote a small book listing all
of those names like a dictionary of nicknames.
Some of those nicknames go back nearly
100 years since these ethnic areas go back
that long.
Read The Buzz next month for the final installment, Part 5, of “The Pride of Being a
Coal Miner. “
Roger Kratochvil was born and raised in
White City. He has a Masters Degree in Secondary Education, History and Educational Administration. A social studies teacher, high school
football coach, basketball and baseball coach for
the Mt. Olive High School. for 34 years. He also
served as a St. Louis Cardinal Scout for over
20 years. Roger is now a speaker specializing
in sports, labor history, education and local
history. You can contact Roger via email at
[email protected].
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holding free health and
education Sessions
Through end of the year
Grassroots Grocery, a non-profit grocery
store in Alton that just opened in August (see
story in the September issue of The Prairie
Land Buzz Magazine at www.thebuzzmonthly.com) is offering free health and
education sessions until the end of the year.
Grassroots Grocery is located in a USDA
designated “food desert,” meaning the neighborhood is low-to-middle income without
access to affordable healthy food. The store
is open to everyone interested in shopping
for healthy food and/or participating in workshops/seminars based on a healthy life
through positive social interactions, and
growing and eating healthy food.
The free health and education sessions
will be led by certified health coach Shirlie
Canup, and last about 15 minutes each.
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The sessions will take place on Wednesdays at 5:30, 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. Remaining
topics are: Intuition & Digestion on November 4th, Healthy on the Go (snacks) on November 11th, Relationships & Nurturing the
Self on November 18th, Eating for your
Body Type on December 2nd, Food & Mood
on December 9th and Desire & Self Expression on December 16th.
Space is limited so please RSVP for the
classes you want to attend by calling 618208-4999 or email [email protected]
Grassroots Grocery is located at 415A
Ridge St in Alton. Find out more at
www.grassrootsgrocery.org. You can also
find them at www.facebook.com/ Grassroots
Grocery.
for The
Love of Bats
Indiana Bat and Hibernacula Caves
By roLLie Lorenz
Weighing in at just 0.2-0.3 ounces with a
wing span of 9-11 inches, the Indiana Bat,
myhotis sodalist, is the bat we will examine
this month. The Indiana Bat is very small
and their population has been almost completely decimated within the last 15 years
due to the White-nose Syndrome (WNS) that
we discussed in previous issues of The
Prairie Land Buzz Magazine.
Our mother bat mated last fall and wintered in one of only nine sutiable caves that
are located from the North Eastern United
States down to the Florida panhandle. The
hibernaculas sought by these bats have an average temperature of 38-43 degrees Fahrenheit. The relative humidity must be between
66-95 percent in order for the bats to retain
moisture within their bodies, which prevents
extreme dehydration. Droplets of moisture
cling to their dense fur. They hibernate from
late October until early or mid April.
The female is the first to leave the cave
where several thousand males and female Indiana Bats, along with other bat species, have
spent the winter. She flies out and immediately begins foraging to build up her energy
levels for her journey to her summer nesting
site.
The summer roost of the male Indiana Bat
is often near the maternity roost sites. Other
males stay near the hibernacula cave during
the summer months as they roose in trees or
crevices of rock formations.
When pregnant, the female enjoys feeding
on soft bodied insects such as mosquitos,
flies and knats. She eats moths when lactating and after lactating consumes moths, beetles, and hard bodied insects. One pup is born
to her in June. She nests in trees and close
to a water source. She hides her pup bhined
the bark of trees or in vacant holes of woodpecker nests. She forages in the evening as
the sun sets and will usually feed over the
same food route for several hours. She
drinks from local lakes and streams. She returns to her nest site to feed her pup, then
preens the pup, and herself. At 2 a.m. she
settles down, wraps her winged hands about
her growing pup and sleeps. She is ever vigalant for predators from above or below her
nest site.
Within 5 weeks the pup is able to hunt
with her mother. Her small wings grow
stronger each night. Now that she has ceased
nursing she enjoys her varied diet of both
hard and soft shelled insects.
The mother bat will mate again in fall at
her cave of choice for winter hibernation, but
the pup will not mate until she is two years
old. The females carry the male’s live sperm
in her body until spring when she uses it to
fertilize a single egg. Most Indiana Bats
have a lifespan of around 14 years, as documented by banding.
Only 5% of all caves in North America
are suitable as hibernacula. Of these 5%,
only nine are suitable for the Indiana Bat. A
constant temperature is required to keep
them from waking during hibernation. Waking a bat takes up to an hour, as their body
temperature rises at 1 degree Celcius every
two minutes. This arousal from hibernation
mode burns a large amount of fat reserves
that are necessary for the bat’s survival over
the winter. The reduction of fat reserves
forces the bat to either leave the cave seeking
food to replenish the fat reserves, or die because the reserves are depleted.
Disturbance by humans during hibernation is a real problem. It’s extremely necessary to protect these seven caves from people
entering and disturbing the sleeping bats.
Jim Kennedy of Bat Conservation International is a biological scientist who specializes
in bats and caves. He states that movment
west by European populations, the Indiana
Bat populations among other bat species,
began shrinking as settlers moved and nad
made many caves unusable to bats. All bats
need shelter from the weather and predators.
Bats are not equipped for defense. They are
mostly shy and one of the most non-aggressive of all the mammal families. Disturbance
by humans also affects nursery caves. Thes
caves need to be warmer or made warmer
with the bats’ body heat. Some interior tem-
The Indiana Bat is very small,
weighing between 0.2 and 0.3 ounces,
with a wingspan of only 9-11 inches.
Babies are so tiny they are
often hidden by their mother
beneath the bark on trees.
peratures of nursery caves can exceed 100
degrees Fahrenheit. Mammoth Cave National Park is an excellent example. As many
as 20 million bats once lived and hibernated
in this cave. Two hundred years of mining,
other underground disturbances by man and
355,000 tourists a year have made Mammoth
Cave unlivable for bats.
Kennedy is “gating” Laurel Cave. Gating
stops people but not bats. The bats enter between the stell slates and can winter there or
it can be summer nursery for many species
of bats. A few slats can be unlocke as needed
to allow field people to explore the cave
when it is safe for the bats. This gating system will be initiated in other caves to help
protect the endangered bats and allow the
species to not only survive, but increase in
population.
Our early pioneers in the 1500s to 1700s
moved west and frequently visited and
stayed in bat caves. These caves were resting
places or hibernacula for many bat species.
At that time there were over 200 million Indiana Bats that lived in thes special caves,
among other bat species. In 1999 bat specialists like Kennedy stated that there are
fewer than 350,000 bats with 85% hibernating at only nine locations, making them extremely vulnerable to extinction. Despite
specisl people like Kennedy, these bat populations continue to decrease.
Rollie Lorenz offers classes on bats from around
the world to area schools and organizations in an
effort to increase knowledge and reduce fear of
these incredible creatures. A retired Ameren
employee, he lives in Worden, IL with his wife.
Rollie can be reached at [email protected]
or by calling 618-558-2814.
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Golden Advice
Silver Bells...
Silver fails
By JeSSe gernigin
October was an amazing month. I was
ahead of the game and wrote my article for
this month three weeks ago. But between
then and now, I have had a number of customers come in with problems that I thought
it important to cover. Pay close attention because I share a number of unusual markings
you will see on silver. If you have any other
weird markings feel free to reach out to me
before you purchase your product.
Last week I had two different customers
come in with products that were not what
they thought they were. One couple thought
they had a rare form of silver because the
marking on the bottom read ‘German Silver’. German silver is not rare and it is not
a specialized marking. German silver is not
silver. German Silver is nickel.
Another couple of unusual markings to
avoid in jewelry and flatware are: silver
plate, heavy silver plate, sterling plate, sterling treated, silver treated, triple plate, silver
foil and silver rolled. Each of these markings
are designed to hide that what you have is
not silver. Sterling silver is marked one of
two ways. Either the marking will read .925
(because sterling silver is 92.5% silver) or it
will read ‘sterling’ or ‘sterling silver’.
People ask me about maker’s marks. My
advice is to avoid trying to buy based on
a maker’s mark. What is a maker’s mark?
A maker’s mark is a stamp that would be embedded into a piece of jewelry, flatware, etc.
Maker’s marks are prominent in older truly
antique silver pieces. You see these marks in
early gold working too. Maker’s marks are
an incredibly interesting field of study.
Maker’s marks tie you not only to the history
of a time and place but they also reveal a lot
about the company or person that made
them.
If you are interested in maker’s marks
I suggest you pick up reference material
before you start buying up everything with
an unusual stamp. Silverware and pocket
watches are easy places to start learning
about maker’s marks.
Another issue I dealt with multiple times
this month is Mexican sterling jewelry. I’ve
found most jewelry (rings, earrings and pendants) from Mexico that are marked ‘sterling’ are fake. How can you tell if your
jewelry is fake? You can do a scratch test. If
the silver acid doesn’t change the color of the
scratch you have fake sterling. You can
check the sterling mark. A lot of times Mexican counterfeiters will leave one or two letters out of the word sterling. Finally you can
check the price. Larger pieces of coral and
turquois, especially raw pieces, are not
cheap. If your purchase seemed to be an over
the top bargain, it probably was.
In better news, silver has gone up and held
a little. We have escaped, for now, the low
$14 valuation. Should you buy a horde of silver right now? I would hold off. I think there
will be another dip in the market. I also
believe the dip will last a medium length of
time. This means the savvy buyer will be
able to watch the market’s prices correct
itself to the market value. In plain English,
if you can wait for it, the deals will come.
Here is a hot tip for the flea market vendor, swap meet maestro and eBay tech guy.
The first three weeks after Christmas you
will see a surge of kids selling their old video
game stations, tablets and laptops. If you are
interested in capitalizing on the used electronics market I would start doing your price
research on second and third generation
consoles, laptops and tablets. There will be
a market and if you know the profit point
going in you could add profit to the start of
next year’s bottom line. My suggestion, if
you do this, make sure you know how to tell
if a product works or not. Last year I had
a customer come to me who bought seventy
iPads only to find out the screens had quit
working because they were all left out in the
heat. Know what you are getting in to before
you invest.
Another hot tip is to keep your eyes
peeled for Hallmark ornaments with the
boxes. The next two months eBay will see
swift growth in the buying and selling of
Hallmark ornaments. I learned this last year
when I purchased a Harry Potter estate at a
flea market. One of the boxes in the pallet
was filled with Hallmark ornaments with
their boxes. They sold fast!
A final warning for the people in Madison
county. There has been a group of people
counterfeiting silver and gold jewelry. Be
careful. I have had a handful of trusted customers come in the last two months with
counterfeit precious metals. Their stories are
always the same and serve as a warning.
They all bought their stuff from a person
they knew from an auction or a flea market.
The person selling it didn’t want to sell but
needed the money. It has all been fake. Let
this be a warning. Do not buy from sources
you don’t trust. If a deal seems to good to be
true it probably is!
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
I look forward to talking with you all again
in December. Until then stay dry, stay warm,
and get out and make some deals!
Jesse Gernigin is the owner of Ken’s Coins in East
Alton. If you have questions for Jesse, email [email protected] (please put Golden
Advice in the subject line).
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Bingo every Tuesday and Friday, 1-3 pm, Main
Street Community Center, 1003 N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300 for information,
www.mainstreetcc.org.
Street Community Center, 1003 N. Main,
Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300 for information,
Story Time every Monday and Tuesday at 10 am,
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. Glen Carbon Library,
198 S. Main, www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
Quilting, 9-11 am, every Tuesday at Jarvis Township Senior Citizens Center, 410 Wickliffe St.,
Troy. Quilting for all, beginners through seasoned,
www.troymaryvillecoc.com.
Sit-n-Sew meets every Tuesday from 10-4. Stay
for an hour or stay all day! Bring your machine
and your UFOs (unfinished objects) Main Street
Mini Mall Quilt Shop, 124 East Main, Staunton,
618-635-5509, [email protected].
Emotions Anonymous meets every Tuesday at
6 pm at the Louis Latzer Library, 1001 9th Street,
Highland (Contact Jackie at 618-654-9351 or
email: 16bjschu@email) and at 6 pm at the Locust
Street Resource Center in Carlinville (Contact
Larry Madorin, [email protected] or 217272 -4560). Free and open to anyone in need of
emotional support for any reason.
Sew and Show Stitchers meet the 1st Tuesday of
every month at 6 pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church, 103 N. Main, Hillsboro.
Craft Beer Night, the 1st Tuesday of every month,
6 pm, at Milo’s Cigars and More, Hwy 159
Maryville, 618-288-1343, www.milostr.com.
Grief Support Group, 6:30 pm, no fee and no registration needed. Topics include how to better understand the grieving process, developing coping
skills, improving communication and stress management. For anyone that has experienced a loss
of any kind. Meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of
every month, at the First Baptist Church of Litchfield, Harrison Street entrance. For more information, call Joyce Weatherford, RN/Case Manager
at St. Francis Hospital, head of the support group,
at 217-324-8544.
wednesday, november 4
Roma’s Pizza Fundraiser all day. 10% of all dine
in and carry out orders will go towards the medical funds for two local cancer kids, Noah Rogers
and Corbin Pruitt, when you mention Sweet
Ashley’s Cottage when ordering,
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Duplicate Bridge is played every Wednesday,
9 am-noon, Main Street Community Center, 1003
N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300 for
information, www.mainstreetcc.org. Dance Fitness Exercise Class, every Wednesday,
1-2 pm. $5/session (First visit FREE). Main Street
Community Center, 1003 N. Main, Edwardsville,
618-656-0300, or by email: [email protected].
Lions Club Bingo, 7 pm, every Wednesday at Trimor Bingo Hall, 3701 Nameoki Rd, 618-8777771. We play 27 games including 3-$500 bingo
games, 2-$500 raffle games and 4-$1000 raffle
games. Our mission is to assist folks in Pontoon
Beach, Mitchell, Granite City, Madison and
Venice who have sight & hearing problems,
www. granitecity.illinois.gov.
Quilt Club meets the 1st Wednesday of every
month at 10 am and 7 pm. Admission of $1 to attend this educational show-and-tell group. Event
includes free pattern. Main Street Mini Mall Quilt
Shop, 124 East Main, Staunton, 618-635-5509,
email: [email protected].
Thursday, november 5
Open Play at Riverbend Community Center, 200
W. 3rd St, Alton, every Thursday & Friday night,
6-10 pm. Open to members and non-members,
just $5 a person or $15 a family. Members get in
FREE on Thursdays! Come for dinner at Prinvicalli’s Cafe located on the second floor of the
community center and then watch a movie or play
games all night! All ages welcome. For more information contact John at 618-465-9850, email:
[email protected] or visit
www.riverbender.com/communitycenter.
Pinochle is played every Monday from 12:30-3
pm and every Thursday from 12-3 pm at the Main
Edwardsville. For information call 618-656-0300,
www.mainstcc.org.
Bible Study every Thursday, at 9 am at the home
of Teresa Abert. Ladies in the area are welcome
to come for Bible study, prayer time and fellowship. Teresa Abert, 208 N. Duncan St., Marine.
Email: [email protected], 618-531-2746 or
facebook.com/teresakayabert for more information.
Write Your Own Story class, 9:30-11am, every
Thursday. Resources and writing prompts available for $30 which entitles you to attend the
Thursday a.m. writing sessions, also a useful
guide if you want to work on your own. You may
start the class at any time and attend as many
classes as you like. Main Street Community Center, 1003 N. Main St., Edwardsville. Email:
[email protected] or call 618-656-0300 for more
info. www.mainstcc.org.
Services Department to sign up. Glen Carbon
Library, 198 S. Main, Glen Carbon,
www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
Bible Study every Thursday at noon at the
Women’s Ministry Center, 555 E. Bethalto Dr.,
Bethalto. Call 618-803-9078 for more information.
Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry, Alton, presents A Nice Family Gathering. Nov. 5-8 and 1215, Thurs-Sat, 7:30 pm, Sun, 2 pm. Tickets, $17
adults, $10, 18 and under. Buy tickets online,
www.altonlittletheater.org, 618-462-6562
Bingo, 12-3 pm, every Thursday at the Knights of
Columbus Hall, 1 Columbus Plaza, Collinsville.
$1/card. Great lunch menu, changes weekly,
www.discovercollinsville.com.
An Evening With John Sebastian, Thursday, 8 pm,
Wildey Theatre, 252 N. Main St., Edwardsville.
For information or to purchase tickets, 618-3071750 or www.wildeytheatre.com.
Alateen Meeting, for young people whose lives
have been affected by someone who has a drinking problem. No fees, no memberships, ages 919. Held at 2 locations every Thursday: First
Christian Church, 310 S. Main, Edwardsville
from 7-8 pm and Gillespie Library, 210 W. Chestnut from 8-9 pm (use side door). For more information call 618-463-2429 or 618-401-9836.
Thursday, nov 6-Saturday, nov 7
Annual Holiday Open House at Lula Bells, 519
S. State Street, Jerseyville. Refreshments and door
prizes, plus a free gift with in-stock purchase of
$25 of more, while supplies last. For more information call 618-639-1200 or find them on Facebook.
Police Bingo, every Thursday night, 7 pm. No
games under $110. Paper cards & mates, full
snack bar, bingo supplies, no smoking, plenty of
parking. Proceeds benefit the programs supported
by the Granite City Police Dept. including youth
athletics. Knights of Columbus Hall,
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www.granitecity.illinois.gov.
FREE SQUARE DANCE LESSON, 7-9 pm with
Hoedowners Square Dance Club. Wood River
Roundhouse, 633 N. Wood River Ave., Wood
River. Roundhouse entrance and parking lot are
located on Whitelaw Ave. near Aquatic
Center. Held every Thursday, starting 2nd week
classes will be just $5/person. Contact Bo or
Agnes Smith for more info, 618-288-9838, email:
[email protected], www.hoedowners.com.
Emotions Anonymous 12 Steps for Christians
meets every Thursday at 7 pm at the St. Paul
Lutheran Church on the frontage road 2 miles
north of Hamel. Free and open to anyone in need
of emotional support for any reason. Contact
Larry Madorin, email: [email protected]
or 217-272-4560.
Ladies Book Club, 6 pm, the 1st Thursday of
every month. The Women’s Ministry Center, 555
E. Bethalto Dr., Bethalto. To register call 618-8039078.
Thursday, nov 6-Sunday, nov 8
Holiday Vintage Market at My Treasure House,
4230 State Route 159, Glen Carbon. Over 50
vendors. No entry fee. Call 618-288-2140 or find
My Treasure House on Facebook.
Country Christmas Festival at Rusty Star Marketplace, Interstate 55 to Auburn/Pawnee Exit 82.
Home for the Holidays displays, door prizes, refreshments and holiday specials. For more information call 217-628-1122 or find them on
Facebook.
Holiday Open House at Beyond the Backyard
Gate Home Collectibles and Antique Mall, 203 N.
Jefferson, Jerseyville. Special pricing storewide,
call 618-498-7800 or find them on Facebook.
friday, november 6
Fish Fry every Friday, 5-7 pm, 9 oz. catfish filet,
fries, slaw and dessert/$7.00, fish sandwich/
$4.00. Carryout available for 25¢ extra. VFW
Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder, Litchfield.
Craft Beer Night, the 1st Thursday of each month,
6 pm, Milo’s Cigars & More, 2921 N. Center St.
(Route 159), Maryville, 618-288-1343,
www.milostr.com.
Fish Fry, 5-8 pm, every Friday at V.F.W. Post
1300, 3401Century Dr., Granite City. Kitchen
open to the public. Eat in, call in and carry out.
Cod, fried shrimp, jack salmon & chicken strips.
Plate includes 2 sides for $7.50. Sandwiches are
$5. Catfish fillets plates include 2 sides for
$8, sandwiches are $5.50,
Junior Friends of The Glen Carbon Library, 1st
Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. Visit the Youth
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Fish Fry, every Friday 4-8 pm. Choice of fried
cod, catfish, jack salmon and baked salmon or
tilapia, cod cut ups, shrimp and chicken strips.
Dinners include 2 sides: choice of cole slaw, potato salad, French fries, macaroni and cheese,
baked beans, hushpuppies, mushrooms and onion
rings. Eat in or carryout. 618-667-8387, Troy
VFW, Troy, www.troymaryvillecoc.com.
Eagles Bingo, 7 pm, every Friday and Saturday
at Tri-mor Bingo Center, 3701 Nameoki Rd.,
Granite City. Great Prizes and great fun!
The Bethalto Church of God Monthly Southern
Gospel Concerts has moved to River of Life Family Church 3401 Fosterburg Road in Alton and has
been changed to the first Friday of the month instead of the first Saturday. November;s concert
will feature The Allen Famil" from Branson, MO,
www.allenministries.com Also Fred Church has
revived "Fred Church and The Spirituals" after 30
years. An offering will be taken. For more information contact Tom and Sheron @ 618-616-2815
or Fred Church @618-377-9816.
Alton Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry, Alton.,
Presents A Nice Family Gathering. Nov. 5-8 and
12-15, Thurs-Sat, 7:30 pm, Sun, 2 pm. Tickets,
$17 adults, $10, 18 and under. Buy tickets online,
www.altonlittletheater.org, 618-462-6562.
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Friday, 7:30 pm,
Saturday, november 7
Rummage Sale for Rescure, 8-1, Lincoln Land
Community College Arts Building, Litchfield.
$1.00 entry fee will be entered into a drawing.
Proceeds benefit Paws Care of Montgomery
County Animal Rescue, www.mcpawscare.org.
Hammer In, 9-noon, Blacksmith Shop, Macoupin
County Historical Society grounds, sponsored by
the Illinois Valley Blacksmiths Association.
Lunch and auction to follow For more information email [email protected] .
Saturday Story Time, every Saturday at 10:30 am.
Interactive program of stories, crafts, songs and
fun for all ages. No registration required.
Maryville Community Library, 8 Schiber Court,
Maryville, www.maryville.lib.il.us.
Alateen Meeting, every Saturday, 8-9 pm, Gillespie Library, 201 W. Chestnut (side door). For
young people (ages 9-19) whose lives have been
affected by someone who has a drinking problem. No fees, no membership. For more information call 618-463-2429 or 618-406-9530.
Raptor Awareness Day, 2-3 pm. Learn about
Native Birds of Prey through a demonstration and
flight show by the World Bird Sanctuary. Cahokia
Mounds State Historic Site, 30 Ramey St.,
Collinsville. For more information, 618-3465160 or www.cahokiamounds.org.
Peanuts Party, Saturday, from 2-4 pm at
Collinsville Memorial Library Center, 408 W.
Main St., Collinsville. Children up to age 10 will
participate in a scavenger hunt, crafts, Peanuts
Bingo and view “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.” Free to the public. Seats are limited and advance registration is required. Register by visiting
the children’s floor or by calling the library at
618-344-1112.
Partners for Pets Trivia Night, Saturday, doors
open at 6:30. $15 per person or 8/$120 (includes
draft beer and soda). St. Gregory Armenian Community Center, 3501 Century Dr., Granite City.
Prize money, auction, raffle. For more information,
www.granitecitygossip.com/PFPTrivia
Night.html or 618-540-7387.
6th Annual Beer Pairing, Saturday, 6 pm, K of C
Hall, 11198 IL-185, Hillsboro. Silent Auction.
$50 per person/$400 for table of 8. 217-532-3711
or www.hillsborochamber.net.
An Evening with ROGERS & NIENHAUS and
Friends, Saturday, 7:30 pm, Wildey Theatre, 252
N. Main St., Edwardsville. For information or to
purchase
tickets,
618-307-1750
or
www.wildeytheatre.com.
Sunday, november 8
Old Country and Bluegrass Music Jam, every
Sunday, 5-9 pm. All artists welcome, all audiences welcome. Millersburg General Store, 613
Route 143, Millersburg (E. Pierron), 618-6692155.
City of the Sun 5K Trail Run/Walk, 9 am-5 pm,
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, 30 Ramey
St., Collinsville. Entry fee required. For more information, www.cahokiamounds.org or 618-3465160.
Litchfield Route 66 Half Marathon. Multiple
run/walk events included, registration at 6 am, at
Litchfied SkyView Drive In Theatre, Litchfield.
For route and fee information or to register online,
www.racemaker.org/route66/.
Monday, november 9
Bingo every Monday, 7 pm. Food and drink available. VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder, Litchfield.
Emotions Anonymous meets every Monday night
at 8 pm at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 504
North 7th St., New Douglas. Free and open to
anyone in need of emotional support for any reason. Contact Larry Madorin, [email protected] or 217-272-4560.
Tales for Tails every Monday night from 6-7 pm.
Students in grades K-5 can practice reading to a
furry friend. Niedringhaus School, corner of 29th
and State, Granite City. For more information call
618-452-6238 or visit www.smrld.org .
Street Community Center, 1003 N. Main, Edwardsville. For information call 618-656-0300,
www.mainstcc.org.
S.T.A.R.S. With Dogs, 6-7 pm. Read your favorite stories to CHAMP therapy dogs the second
Monday of every month. This event pairs dogs
with both emerging readers and readers who love
to read to dogs. Registration is required and available online. Glen Carbon Library, 198 S. Main,
Glen Carbon, www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
Sierra Club Speaker Series: Sandhill Cranes Migration, 7:30 pm, at the First Unitarian Church,
110 E. Third Street, Alton. Attendees and friends
are invited to have dinner and meet the speaker at
Princivalli's Restaurant, 602 E 3rd St, Alton starting at 5:30 pm.
Tuesday, november 10
Book Club for Adults, held 2nd Tuesday of every
month, 6:30-8 pm. New members always welcome. Books are provided at the Help Desk, so
stop in for the next selection! Glen Carbon
Library, 198 S. Main St., glencarbonlibrary.org.
Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300 for information,
Troy. Quilting for all, beginners through seasoned, www.troymaryvillecoc.com.
Emotions Anonymous meets every Tuesday at 6
pm at the Louis Latzer Library, 1001 9th Street,
Crochet My Way Class-Slouch Hat, 6-8:30 pm at
Serendipity Creations, 207 Suppiger, Highland.
Beginner and refresher class. You will need $25
class fee plus 1 skein, medium weight yard and
size L or J hook. Reservations recommended. For
more information call 618-651-4213.
THE GOONIES ($2 Tuesday Movie), 7 pm,
Duplicate Bridge is played every Wednesday, 9
am-noon, Main Street Community Center, 1003
N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300 for information, www.mainstreetcc.org.
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Dance Fitness Exercise Class, every Wednesday,
Venice who have sight & hearing problems,
www. granitecity.illinois.gov.
Knee-High Naturalist at The Nature Institute,
2213 S. Levis Lane, Godfrey. Morning session,
10-11 am, afternoon session, 1-2 pm. A nature
program just for the little ones, 3-5 years old. The
group meets the second Wednesday of every
month (Sept-Nov & Jan-April) at Talahi Lodge.
Young naturalists go on an interpretive hike (as
weather permits), enjoy a craft and snack and get
to take home a book at the end of the day. Parents
must register by phone no later than the Friday before the Wednesday sessions. The cost is $5 per
child, which can be paid when you arrive. Walkins cannot be accommodated. Older siblings are
welcome to attend, but may not be able to participate in all activities. To register or for questions,
please call 618-466-9930 or email: info@The
NatureInstitute.org, www.thenatureinstitute.org. Thursday, november 12
facebook.com/teresakayabert.
www.mainstcc.org.
games all night! All ages welcome,
or 217-272-4560.
Alton Little Theater Presents “A Nice Family
Gathering.” Nov. 5-8 and 12-15, Thurs-Sat, 7:30
pm, Sun, 2 pm. Tickets, $17 adults, $10, 18 and
under.
Buy
tickets
online,
www.altonlittletheater.org, 618-462-6562. Alton
Little Theater, 2450 N. Henry, Alton.
It’s A Wonderful Life with appearance by Karolyn
Grimes (Zuzu), Thursday, 2 pm and 7 pm shows,
Comedy Night featuring Marc Pierce, aka
“Skippy” from Family Ties, 8 pm, State Street Bar
& Grill,118 S. State St, Jerseyville. For more information call 618-639-FOOD.
friday, november 13
Bridge is played the 2nd and 4th Friday of each
month, 12-3 pm, Main Street Community Center,
1003 N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300
for information, www.mainstreetcc.org.
Electronics Recycle Benefits Miner’s Theatre,
12-6 pm. Bring your electronics and appliances
on the 2nd Friday of each month to the public
parking lot at the corner of Main and Seminary
across the street from Spirito’s Italian Grocery in
Collinsville. Proceeds from the recycling are donated to the Miner’s Institute Foundation for the
preservation, restoration and reopening of Miner’s
Theatre! Recycle computer related items, electronics, appliances, televisions and batteries,
Growing Up Wild: Spiders, Friday, 9:30-11 am,
for children 3-5. Fee: $5/ Members $3. Come
learn about frogs and toads through stories, creative movement, science activities and a marsh
walk. Watershed Nature Center, 1591 Tower Avenue, Edwardsville. For more information, 618692-7578 or www.watershednaturecenter.org.
affected by someone who has a drinking problem.
No fees, no membership. For more information
call 618-463-2429 or 618-406-9530.
$5. Catfish fillets plates include 2 sides for $8,
sandwiches are $5.50, granitecity.illinois.gov.
Troy VFW Steak Fry, 5-8 pm, every second Saturday of the month. Menu includes a 12 oz. New
York strip or ribeye steak ($12), 8 pc. butterfly
shrimp ($8), 6 pc. chicken strips ($7). Entree includes hand-cut fries, baked potato or onion rings
and salad with ranch or Italian dressing.
VFW Hall, 123 W. Market St, Troy,
Police Bingo, every Thursday night, 7 pm. No
games under $110. Paper cards & mates, full
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Lego Club, 1-3 pm, the 2nd Saturday of every
month at the Glen Carbon Library, 198 S. Main,
www.glencarbonlibrary.org.
River Bender Community Center Kids Night Out,
the 2nd Saturday of every month, 200 W. 3rd
Street, Alton, 6-9 pm. Gives parents the opportunity to take the night off with their 2nd-5th graders
and concentrate for those hours on themselves.
With all the amenities of the facility the children
are sure to have a great time. $10 per child, if registered in advance, or $15 at the door. Larger families (3 or more children) may call in advance for
special rates. Includes dinner, movie, and various
age appropriate activities. Additional concessions
available for purchase. For information call 618465-9850
ext.
212,
email:
www.riverbender.com/ communitycenter.
Come join us the second Saturday of every month
to learn more about the theater! Professionals
from around the area will present workshops to
help you audition and perform better on the stage.
Whether you’re looking to hone your skills or just
learn something new, these classes are for everyone. This month’s class features guest, Diana
Enloe on auditioning. Classes run from 10:3011:30 am, $5 per class. Alton Little Theater, 2450
N. Henry, Alton, 618-462-3205, www.altonlittletheater.org.
www.altonlittletheater.org,
618-462-6562.
Chickasaw Nation Cultural Event, 10 am-4 pm.
Chickasaw Nation Dance Troupe performs. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, 30 Ramey St.,
Collinsville, www.cahokiamounds.org or 618346-5160.
CHS STEM Club Trivia Night & Silent Auction,
Saturday from 7-10 pm. Collinsville V.F.W. Post
#5691, 1234 Vandalia, Collinsville. $10 per person/ Max of 10 people per table. For reservations,
contact Tom Withee at 217-851-0122 or
[email protected].
City Temple Assembly of God Food Pantry
Fundraiser, craft and vendor fair, 9 am-3 pm, 4751
Maryville Rd., Granite City.
Highland Community Chorus Fall Frolic, Saturday, 6-10:30 pm, Lindendale Park Ballroom,
Highland. Dinner and auction included. Proceeds
benefitting the Highland Community Chorus.
Tickets, $40person or $300/table of 8. To purchase tickets, highlandcommunitychorus.org.
Habitat Restoration Day, Saturday, 8 am-noon.
Join us and help improve local habitats. Our focus
is removing invasive species, replanting when
possible & trail maintenance. Long pants, sturdy
shoes required, and long sleeves recommended.
Bring gloves & loppers if you have them. Watershed Nature Center, 1591 Tower Avenue, Edwardsville. For more information, 618-692-7578
or www.watershednaturecenter.org.
Sunday, november 15
Bethalto Knights of Columbus Buffet Style Benefit Chicken Dinner, 11:30 am-2:30 pm.Adults
$10, Children (5-10 yrs old) $5. Dinner served in
OLQP Church lower level at 132 Butcher St.
Bethalto. Carry Outs Available. Public Welcome.
All you can eat menu includes fried chicken,
chicken strips, mashed potatoes & gravy, maccheese, vegetable, applesauce, dessert and drink.
Proceeds go to Council’s Scholarship program
and Thayer Family to get a wheelchair-capable
van. Contributions can also be made directly to
the Thayer Van Fund at Cornerstone Assembly
Church, 196 S. Moreland Rd., Bethalto, IL.
62010. For more information contact John Wagner, KC Publicity Fundraiser Director, 618-3776956, [email protected].
Route 143, Millersburg (E. Pierron), 618-6692155.
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Sewing Circle, 1-3 pm. Free. Meets each month
on the 2nd and 4th Sunday (schedule may change
due to holidays or special events). Bring any period sewing or needlecraft project to share and/or
work on in a relaxed setting. Period sewing instruction and help are available to those wanting
to advance their skills in the production of period
garments. Both ladies and gentlemen are welcome
to participate. This is an informal gathering to
share skills, ideas, and new information.
The Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House,
409 S. Buchanan, Edwardsville,
www.stephensonhouse.org.
Monday, november 16
IMPACT Center for Independent Living offers
Low Vision and Blind Support Group meetings
on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from
10 am noon at the Jerseyville Public Library. IMPACT can help you achieve or maintain your independence though many of our programs.
Call Kathy Stiles 618-474-5302 or email:
[email protected] for more information,
www.impactcil.org.
Euchre is played the 1st and 3rd Monday of each
month, 9:30-11:30 am, Main Street Community
Center, 1003 N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618656-0300 for information, www.mainstreetcc.org.
NARFE Alton Chapter 575 meeting, Senior Services Plus Center, 2603 Rodgers Ave, Alton. 11:00
- 12:00, lunch in the School Room Grill, 12:001:00 Business meeting in the Conferece Room.
President will present topics discussed at the recent NARFE meeting in Mt. Vernon. We need
your input on some of the possiblechanges in the
NARFE organization. For more information call
618-377-1242.
Bingo every Monday. Doors open at 5:30 pm,
bingo starts at 7 pm. Food and drink
available. VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder, Litchfield.
618-452-6238 or visit www.smrld.org.
www.mainstcc.org.
Emotions Anonymous meets every Tuesday at
6 pm at the Louis Latzer Library, 1001 9th Street,
Sip and Paint Class-snowman wine glass, 6-8:30
pm at Serendipity Creations, 207 Suppiger, Highland. $30 class fee includes all supplies needed.
Proceeds go to Siteman Cancer Center for research. Reservations recommended. For more information call 618-651-4213.
Grief Support Group, 6:30 pm, no fee and no registration needed. Topics include how to better understand the grieving process, developing coping
skills, improving communication and stress management. For anyone that has experienced a loss
of any kind. Meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of
every month, at the First Baptist Church of Litchfield, Harrison Street entrance. For more information, call Joyce Weatherford, RN/Case Manager
at St. Francis Hospital, head of the support group,
at 217-324-8544.
Wilderness Walk, Tuesday, 9:30-10:45 am. Join
us for a narrated hike and explore the 1-mile trail
around the Watershed Nature Center. Bring your
curiosity, questions, and keen eye for observation
as we enjoy the wetland, prairie and forest habitats. Watershed Nature Center, 1591 Tower Avenue,
Edwardsville,
618-692-7578
or
www.watershednaturecenter.org.
Duplicate Bridge is played every Wednesday, 9
am-noon, Main Street Community Center, 1003
N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300 for information, www.mainstreetcc.org. Dance Fitness Exercise Class, every Wednesday,
Venice who have sight & hearing problems, www.
granitecity.illinois.gov.
FREE Caregivers Support Group, 6 pm, the 2nd
& 4th Thursday of each month at The Women’s
Ministry Center, 555 E. Bethalto Dr., Bethalto.
Call 618-803-9078 to register.
games all night! All ages welcome, www.riverbender.com/communitycenter.
or 217-272-4560.
www.mainstcc.org.
Taste of Downtown, guests can sample a variety
of local flavor from their favorite dining establishments. Tickets, $15, 5-8 pm at Argosy Casino’s
Music Hall. Tickets on sale at Alton Visitor’s Center, 200 Piasa St., Alton, 800-258-6645.
facebook.com/teresakayabert.
Finding Your Roots at the Collinsville Library,
Thursday from 6-8 pm at the library, 408 W. Main
St., Collinsville. New and experienced genealogists are invited to join the History and Genealogy
Club of Collinsville. For more information, 618344-1112 or www.collinsvillelibrary.org.
Birding with Friends, Thursday, 8:30-10 am. Registration requested. Fee: $5 / free for WNC members. Join local birding experts as they lead a
morning walk searching for bird species along the
1 mile loop trail. Watershed Nature Center, 1591
Tower Avenue, Edwardsville. For more information, 618-692-7578 or www.watershednaturecenter.org.
Police Bingo, every Thursday night, 7 pm.
No games under $110. Paper cards & mates, full
425 Old Alton Road, Granite City,
Monthly TNI Astronomy Association Meeting,
7 pm, Talahi Lodge at the Olin Nature Preserve The Nature Institute, 2213 South Levis Lane,
Godfrey. Held every third Thursday of the month.
Participants will navigate the preserve with naturalist Eddie Agha to observe and record constellations. No telescopes are needed. Guests will also
receive short, instructional lessons about activities
and workshops associated with the program and
find out how to join the TNI Astronomy Association. Free. For more information or to make reservations
call
618-467-252
or
email:
[email protected],
www.greatriverroad.com.
friday, november 20
$5. Catfish fillets plates include 2 sides for $8,
sandwiches are $5.50,
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Alton 21st Annual Tree Lighting at Lincoln-Douglas Square. Event runs from 6-10 pm. For more
information, www.altonmainstreet.org or 618463-1016.
Tommy Halloran’s Guerrilla Swing - Winter
Concert, Friday, 7 pm, Wildey Theatre, 252 N.
Main St., Edwardsville. For information or to purchase tickets, 618-307-1750 or
TRAIN SHOW: The Metro East Model Railroad
Club will be hosting Holiday Open Houses from
10 AM to 3 PM on the following Saturdays: November 21, December 12, and December 26,
2015, and on Saturday, January 2, 2016. The club
is located in the old Glen Carbon Fire House, 180
Summit Street in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Visitors
are welcome to view the club's 18 x 27 foot HO
scale model railroad in action. Admission and
holiday snacks are FREE. For more information,
please call Bob at 618-476-9228 or Bill at 618254-6596, or visit www.trainweb.org/memrc.
Christmas Open House at Feather My Nest, 4137
Pontoon Rd, Pontoon Beach. Door prizes, gift
certificate drawings, refreshments and special
sales. Mini photo sessions with photographer
Kristen Fulton will also be available. Call for details, 618-219-2072.
Christmas Open House at Sweet Ashley’s Cottage, 130 W. Central, Bethalto, 10-6. Door prizes,
special discounts, sweet treaats and gifts galore,
ww.sweetashleyscottage.com.
call
618-463-2429
or
618-406-9530.
Video Game Tournament, Call of Duty: Black
Ops 3, Saturday, 2-4 pm, Collinsville Library, 408
W. Main St., Collinsville. For more information,
618-344-1112 or www.collinsvillelibrary.org.
HOWIE DAY (With opening act Lisa Bouchelle),
Saturday, 8 pm, Wildey Theatre, 252 N. Main St.,
Edwardsville. For information or to purchase tickets, 618-307-1750 or www.wildeytheatre.com.
Living History- A Walk through Time, Saturday,
10 am-noon. Join us for a hike to learn about the
well known and more obscure history of the Olin
Nature Preserve and surrounding areas. The Nature Institute, 2213 South Levis Lane, Godfrey.
For more information, 618-466-9930 or
www.thenatureinstitute.org.
Sunday, november 22
Thanksgiving Revival with Adventureland Puppet
Ministry, 2 pm at First General Baptist Church,
1332 Miland St, Wood River. Everyone is invited!
For more information visit
facebook.com/adventurelandpuppets.
Route 143, Millersburg, 618-669-2155.
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Bingo every Monday. Doors open at 5:30 pm,
bingo starts at 7 pm. Food and drink
available. VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder, Litchfield.
Venice who have sight & hearing problems, www.
granitecity.illinois.gov.
Moonlight Hike, Wednesday, 7-8:30 pm. Join TNI
members and friends on a night hike along the
woodland trails through the Mississippi Sanctuary
or Olin Nature Preserve, illuminated by a full
moon. Terrain is light to moderate. The Nature Institute, 2213 South Levis Lane, Godfrey. For more
information, 618-466-9930 or www.thenatureinstitute.org.
618-452-6238 or visit www.smrld.org.
FREE Caregivers Support Group, 6 pm, the 2nd
& 4th Thursday of each month at The Women’s
Ministry Center, 555 E. Bethalto Dr., Bethalto.
Call 618-803-9078 to register.
www.mainstcc.org.
Emotions Anonymous meets every Tuesday at 6
pm at the Louis Latzer Library, 1001 9th Street,
Duplicate Bridge is played every Wednesday,
9 am-noon, Main Street Community Center, 1003
N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300 for information, www.mainstreetcc.org.
Dance Fitness Exercise Class, every Wednesday,
www.mainstcc.org.
facebook.com/teresakayabert for more information,
Bethalto. Call 618-803-9078 for additional information.
Police Bingo, every Thursday night, 7 pm.
No games under $110. Paper cards & mates, full
425 Old Alton Road, Granite City,
or 217-272-4560.
Thursday, nov 26-Thurs, dec 31
Woburn Christmas Display, 1481 Woburn Road,
Woburn. Weekdays 5-9 pm, Friday & Saturday,
5-10 pm, www.greenvilleILchamber.org.
friday, november 27
BLACK FRIDAY SALE, 10-5, at Lula Bells, 519
S. State Street, Jerseyville. Super specials you
don’t want to miss plus $10 gift certificates to first
10 customers in the door. For more information
call 618-639-1200 or find them on Facebook.
Bridge is played the 2nd and 4th Friday of each
month, 12-3 pm, Main Street Community Center,
1003 N. Main, Edwardsville, Call 618-656-0300
for information, www.mainstreetcc.org.
1300, 3401 Century Dr., Granite City. Eat in, call
in and carry out. Cod, fried shrimp, jack salmon
& chicken strips. Plate includes 2 sides for $7.50.
Sandwiches are $5. Catfish fillets plates include
2 sides for $8, sandwiches are $5.50,
VFW, www.troymaryvillecoc.com.
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Native American Holiday Market. A unique holiday shopping event featuring over 25 Native
American artists selling their Arts and Crafts. Friday noon-5 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 9 am-5 pm.
St., Collinsville, www.cahokiamounds.org.
Black Friday Special, half price admission for all
visitors. Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower, 435
Confluence Tower Dr., Hartford. For more information, www.confluencetower.com.
Christmas Candlelight Tour at the Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House in Edwardsville, Friday
and Saturday, 6-9 pm. $10 adults, $5 children 612, 5 and under free. For more information,
www.stephensonhouse.org/events.asp.
Highland Annual Lighted Christmas Parade, Saturday, 6:30 pm, Downtown Square, Highland.
Noah Hunt & Mato Nanji, Friday, 8 pm, Wildey
Theatre, 252 N. Main St, Edwardsville,
friday, nov 27-Sat, nov 28
Holiday Open House, 9-3 both days, The Silver
Owl, 514 N. Side Square, Carlinville. Find them
on Facebook.
friday, nov 27-Sun, nov 29
Annual Holiday Open House at Lighthouse Antique Mall, Interstate 55 to Exit 60. Refreshments
and specials sales throughout, visit them on Facebook for more information.
Small Business Saturday Sale, special discounts
plus food sampling, Wildflower Patch, East side
of downtown square in Virden, 217-965-5224.
CASH BACK SATURDAY at The Craft and Antique Mall, 5705 Godfrey Rd, Godfrey and 60
Airport Plaza, Bethalto. Receive a $5 voucher
for every $50 purchased, good towards future purchases made by Dec 5th. Call 618-466-9997.
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SALE, 10-4,
at Lula Bells, 519 S. State Street, Jerseyville.
Super specials you don’t want to miss. For more
information call 618-639-1200.
Come Home for Christmas, downtown
Greenville, 5:30-9 pm. Santa arrives, carolers,
food, shopping & more, greenvilleILchamber.org.
call
618-463-2429
or
618-406-9530.
Green Gift Bazaar. Find Earth-friendly, one-of-akind gifts that are handcrafted, recycled, upcycled,
made in the USA or Fair Trade. Held at YWCA
of Alton, 304 E. 3rd St., from 10 am-4 pm. For
more information, contact Sara McGibany at 618463-1016 or [email protected].
Great Train Expo, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29.
Gateway Center, One Gateway Dr. Collinsville.
Tickets $8 in advance, trainshow.com/collinsville.
Mission of Moms Trivia Night, Saturday, 6:30-8
pm, Collinsville KC Hall, One Columbus Plaza,
Collinsville. Proceeds support our American
troops serving overseas. $15 per player with 10
player max. Reserve your table, 618-345-1492.
Christmas Candlelight Tour at the Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House in Edwardsville, Friday
and Saturday, 6-9 pm. $10 adults, $5 children 612, 5 and under free. For more information,
www.stephensonhouse.org/events.asp.
Discovery Day - Get Outdoors! Saturday, 10 amnoon. Join our educators and investigate what’s
happening outdoors! Open House from 10:00 am
to 12:00 pm. All ages welcome! Free event; all
ages. Registration requested. Watershed Nature
Center, 1591 Tower Avenue, Edwardsville,
www.watershednaturecenter.org.
Sunday, november 29
Route 143, Millersburg, 618-669-2155.
Sewing Circle, 1-3 pm. Free. Meets each month
on the 2nd and 4th Sunday. Bring any period
sewing or needlecraft project to share and/or work
on in a relaxed setting. Period sewing instruction
and help are available to those wanting to advance
their skills. Both ladies and gentlemen are welcome. This is an informal gathering to share skills,
ideas, and new information. The Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House, 409 S. Buchanan, Edwardsville, www.stephensonhouse.org.
Great Train Expo, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29.
Gateway Center, One Gateway Dr. Collinsville.
Tickets are $8 in advance. For more information,
www.trainshow.com/collinsville/.
Monday, november 30
Bingo every Monday,7 pm. Food and drink available. VFW Post 3912, 215 W. Ryder, Litchfield.
618-452-6238
or
visit
www.smrld.org.
www.mainstcc.org.
The wife made me a pair of hunting
coveralls, but I don’t think she fully
understood the concept of ‘camouflage’...
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the classifieds
BUsInEssEs OPPOrTUnITIEs
El rAnChErito AuthEntiC MEXiCAn
rEStAurAnt in Litchfield has immediate
openings for experienced waters/waitresses.
Apply in person at El Rancherito, 1403 W. Ferdon, Litchfield - in the strip mall next to WalMart.
loCAtion, loCAtion, loCAtion! On
high traffice IL Route 4 in the heart of downtown
Gillespie, this commercial property is currently a
used furniture store but could be anything. Double building features over 3,700 sq feet of retail
space on the lower level PLUS 4 2-bedroom
apartments upstairs that are all rented! All apartments were remodeled in 2000 and have new windows in front and back, water heaters are 2-3
years old, and electrical boxes new this year. Inventory of the retail store can be purchased separately. Motivated seller is only asking $160,000
but will entertain offers. For more information or
a private showing contact Brenda Campbell at
Firm Foundations Realty, 217-899-7136 or email
[email protected].
EXCEllEnt loCAtion - this business been
operating profitabley as a resale shop with summer icee drink stand for 18 years but the location
would make it perfect for ANY business. Sits on
high traffic count Route 127 right on main route
through Greenville. Sale includes business, fixtures, building and land. For more information
contact Lester at Bond County Realtors, 618-6644232 or visit bondcountyrealtors.com.
proFitAblE buSinESS For SAlE Lighthouse Antique Mall which has been operating
profitably for the past 7 years is now for sale.
55 booths, currently all rented. High visibility to
Interstate 55 with easy access. For information
call 217-324-6111.
Do you hAvE thE DrEAM? Historic
Restaurant, built circa 1875, in Highland, IL for
sale. Turn-key business with friendly ghosts included in price is less than 5 miles from I-70. Serious buyers only can call for more information:
618-277-4400. Ask for Michael Pierceall,
BARBERMurphy Group.
HOMEs/aPTs FOr salE/rEnT
propErty For SAlE - industrial or residential site with city utilities. Various plots to choose
from. Two hay crops a year. Virden, IL. Call
217-965-3551. (ufn)
FurniShED 1 br ApArMEnt for rent in
Highland. Full bath, eat-in kitchen, living room.
Inside historic building just one block off the
downtown square. $550/month includes trash,
cable and wi-fi. No smoking, no pets, no exceptions. First and last month’s rent plus security
deposit required. Call 618-654-4711.
rooM For rEnt - with private bath.
$250/month, includes utilities. Near SIUE in
Edwardsville. Female preferred. Call 618-6710150 for more information. (ufn)
niCE houSE For A niCE priCE - Well
built 2/3 BR, 2 BA brick ranch. Hardwood floors,
remodeled bathroom, 1958 sq ft. 112 Midway
Ave, Cottage Hills, IL. Good value for $86,900.
Call for appointment. 618-604-9723. (ufn)
2003 handicap Dodge grand Caravan, 56,xxx
miles, $18,500 or best offer. 217-259-6948.
1992 Chevy Sports van, 111,xxx miles, $3500
OBO, 217-259-6948. (UFN).
FUrnITUrE
FurniturE For SAlE: Cream and Floral
Flexsteel Sofa and Tiger Oak Secretary Cabinet.
For more information call 618-377-0452.
Antique walnut Dresser , with lamp shelves and
glove drawers. Antique China Cabinet, tall, 4
doors and 2 small drawers, Both in excellent condition. Reasonably priced. Call 217-324-4811 for
information.
wAnting to buy WWII, WWI, Korea, and
Vietnam military relics. Cash paid by collector for
uniforms, helmets, medals, swords, leather flight
jackets, scrapbooks, etc. 217 851-3177. (UFN)
wAnting to buy old comic books, magazines and books. Call 314-351-1302.
houSE For SAlE - Updated and move-in
ready! All new 2 1/2 ton central air, new BR carpet, new windows, new kitchen cabinets, countertops, sink, vinyl floor. New weatherhead (elec
service). Newly finished basement family room,
2nd BR and storage room. Water heater, furnace
& roof not 5 years old. One car garage with workroom, bench & cabinets. Granite City. $56,450
OBO. 618-656-8571 or 618-250-9632.
king wood headboard with mirror, 2 years old,
excellent condition. Benld 217-710-3387.
wAnting to buy OLD Boats, OLD boat
motors, 1900’s to 1960’s, wood or aluminum runabouts, any unusual boats, motors, outboard racing. Cash paid. Call Mark 314-602-5368. (UFN)
1 br ApArtMEnt for rent. Water/heat/trash
included for $450/month. Security deposit and
1 year lease required. Staunton, 618-444-7222.
Dining room table with 6 chairs, 1 leaf and
china hutch. $450 OBO. 618-791-8109 or 618791-2025.
wAntED license plate 1911 Illinois, or ... what
do you have? 618-931-7527.
2 br ApArtMEnt for rent with washer/ dryer
hookups. Includes water/heat/trash. Security deposit and 1 year lease required. $600/month.
Staunton, 618-444-7222.
AMiSh MADE walnut wall-mount drop lid
desk 24” x 31” x 7” in Sorento. $200 OBO. 217272-4481. Leave message if no answer.
wAnting to buy Sheet music and records
33 lps, 45 rpm, 78 rpm, must be in very good
shape. Call Jim at 618-304-7188 or 618-6543049.
aUTOMOTIvE
1950'S CASE trACtor rADiAtor and
nose...red..make an offer. Call 217 891 1600
Also 1 Pair high bACk with hEADrESt
/rED vinyl CAr SEAtS, on adjustable slide.
$150.00 for pair, 217-891-1600.
2012 kAi kAi SCootEr 150 cc with only 20
miles on it. Owned by senior citizen that cannot
ride. $1195 or best offer, 217-320-3311.
2007 yamaha 650 cc Silverado Dark Blue
w/ Saddle Bags and Helmet, 500 miles, $3900
OBO located near Mt. Olive, 217-246-4868 .
1979 holiDAy MotorhoME, class C,
22’ Dodge 360 - 4 barrel-automatic, good shape.
Asking $2,000, 618-477-7297 or 618-656-0310.
2000 hArlEy DAviDSon motorcycle, 1200
CC, Excellent condition, $4,500, 618-477-7297
or 618-656-0310.
1978 gMC CAbAlAro, 350 - 4 barrel 4 bolt main Chevy, 80,000 original miles, Excellent condition, $4,000, 618-477-7297 or 618-6560310.
1984 DuMp truCk, (rock, sand, gravel bed
on it), $1,000, 618-477-7297 or 618-656-0310.
2001 Dodge ram 6cyl 116,000 miles
new brakes, ball joints, bedliner, remote stereo
radio. $2500.00. Call 217-324-5943 leave message.
For SAlE: Small blue/green swivel rocker,
Modern burgundy club chair. Call 217-324-4811
for information. (UFN).
oAk trEStlE tAblE with 4 straight and 2
captain chairs, plus 2 leaves to expand to 83”. All
sturdy and solid. Asking $700. 618-656-9388.
anTIQUEs/COllECTIBlEs
35 glASS inSulAtorS both clear and green,
$100 for all, 217-324-3869.
vEnDor booth SpACE available at Wayside Antique Mall, Highway 127 between Hillsboro and Greenville. Call 217-537-3900 for more
information.
ShAwnEE pottEry I’m downsizing my collection, have over 200 pieces for sale. Will sell
individual or as many as you want. Jerseyville
618-498-2747 for information.
AntiQuE toyS wAntED: private collector
pays cash for old toy trucks, cars, trains, pedal
cars, bicycles, Tonka trucks, etc, pre-1970. Always buying. Please call 618-420-3684 (UFN)
wAntED to buy: antique pie safe, jelly cupboard, flat and stepback cupboards, dental cabinet and unique antiques. Even if in poor
condition. 618-377-0432 (UFN)
wAntED to buy... old postcards, photographs, stereoviews, posters, WWII and before
military items, old toys and trains, glass lantern
slides, advertising items, documents, letterheads
and billheads, most any vintage paper items and
ephemera, collections and accumulations okay. If
it is unusual and old I am interested in looking at
it! Please call Mike Finley, 314-524-9400 or 314341-2389, or email: [email protected].
Chevy 409 Engine, complete rebuilt, all new,
Muncie 4-speed, $6,000. Call 618-567-6060.
wE buy EStAtES , full or partial houses,
sheds, barns, etc. Call Village Square Antiques
for more information, 618-669-2825, www.antiquesvillagesquare.com.
2005 honda 750 Shadow, approx. 8000 miles.
With windshield, light cluster bars, rider seat and
back rest, leather saddle bags, whole bike cover.
In good condition. Only $3400. Please call 217710-7957 after 7PM.
Antique Child’s roll top Desk with matching
swivel chair. Excellent condition. Call 217-3244160 for information. (UFN)
wAnting to buy old records, blues, rock,
jazz. Call 314-821-7466. (UFN)
wAnting to buy OLD postcards, Civil War
photos and vintage paper items. Always paying
cash. Call Jerry for details at 618-410-6879.
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MAStErbuilt ElECtriC turkEy
FryEr $75.00, Craftsman 10" radial arm saw
$200.00, Ertl John Deer pedal tractor stock#520,
$200, 60's era original school desk, bottom portion blue, flip up top, storage below, swivel seat
$40.00. Call 618-836-7572.
SMAll rubbErMAiD StorAgE bin
Opens at top/front, good condition. Tan, $45
grEEn turtlE ShApED plAy pit holds
sand/water, has lid, $25, lArgE MArlboro
log hAMMoCk with carrying bag. Good
condition, $65, Call 217-324-3869.
plAStiC gAS CAnS lot of several, no lids,
make offer. Several 5”-6” push mower tires, $4
each, 217-324-3869.
EMErgEnCy CAnDlES 100% food grade
soy/hypo-allergenic with over 80 hour burn time.
Made great employee recognition gifts. Also
great for fundraisers with low minimum order of
only 12 candles and you earn up to 50% profit
with every sale! Call Mike at 618-688-7144.
CoSCo bAby bAth SEAt, good condition,
$25, “Daisy” pink rocking horse, very good condition, $40. Call 217-324-3869.
CASino Slot MAChinES-Two authentic
slot machines, one $.25 and one $1.00 in good operating condition. Uses coins or tokens. Call 618978-8606
hAnDMADE CuStoM birD houSES, All
shapes, sizes and prices. For more information
call
217-899-7491,
or
email
[email protected]. Can email photos.
Fruit JAr CollECtion For SAlE
618-259-4621.
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lAwn rollEr - $50, Heated water bucket,
$10, Gun cabinet, $50, 2 dog carriers, 1 XL, $45,
regular $25, 618-789-4227.
tiME ShArE For SAlE - 3 BR in Kissimmee, Florida just 5 minutes from Disneyworld.
Taxes and maintenance fees already paid for
2015, Four 7-day trips coming this year. Don’t
miss out on this opportunity, 618-610-4798.
1967 Massey Ferguson 36” riding Mower to
restore - no motor. Deck and transmission okay,
$150. Call 217-324-3869.
nEw 32’ Aluminum peligro ladder. Used once.
$275. Call 217-965-3551 (UFN)
42" Front blade for John Deere LX Series Lawn
Tractor. All brackets, Very good condition.
$200.00 217-324-3994.
nAturAl bEEF For SAlE, sides, split quarters, and 91% lean hamburger patties. No antibiotics or added hormones, pasture/hay fed. Order
at www.backyardbeef.com or 618-973-7699.
Jerry James 22 ft. utility trailer with all steel
floor and electric brakes. Excellent tires. Each
axle rated for 7000 lbs. Loading ramps included.
Asking $2100 OBO. Call 618-692-6082.
Selmer Alto Saxophone, made in USA, with
pearl keys and Bundy case. $500. Leave message
if no answer. 618-659-2061. (UFN)
Sears & roebuck rug loom - 2 harness loom.
$500 OBO. Located in Bunker Hill. Call 217556-9428. (UFN)
JAZZy-SElECt powEr ChAir, new batteries, new controller, 217-324-3592 .
Custom teddy bears hand made from your old
fur coats, other articles of clothing, neckties, baby
clothes, quilts, blankets, etc. Perfect for remembering family members, or as gifts. Bears are 5way jointed, glass eyes, hand sewn noses, stuffed
with polyester filling. Sizes and prices vary according to your choices. Samples and pictures on
hand. 25 years experience, Alton, 618-462-8326.
nEw rED ADult triCyClE (3-wheel)
built special by Workman Cycles of New York, all
steel construction, heavy duty, wide tires. Has
large basket, chrome fenders, mirror, special large
seat and safety flag. Selling because I am unable
to ride. Paid $1200, including assembly and shipping, must have $900 firm. Call 217-532-6298.
MoviE poStErS, cardboard stand-ups and
more for sale. Cleaning out video store! Item and
price list available by emailing: costalotless@
hotmail.com.
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1951 Farmall Cub tractor has cultivators, snow
plow, 42” belly mower, disc, one bottom plow,
cycle bar mower, wheel weights and tire chains.
$5,000 for all. Call 618-362-6468.
SpAniSh intErprEtEr & translator. 15
years experience, medically certified interpreter.
Available for legal, law enforcement, social services, healthcare. Translation of certificates and
documents. Email [email protected].
Carlinville area. (3/16)
german translation Service by experience
speaker/translator. Genealogical documents,
church records, letters, diaries, journals, etc. Reasonable rates. Email: [email protected].
(UFN)
Stud Service: Long haired German Shepherd,
registered, level-headed and proven. Mt. Olive
636-399-1300.
gEtting MArriED? Consider our historic
country chapel for your wedding or even just your
reception. This quaint church sits on 1.87 acres
close to Lake Carlyle and is available for rental
year ‘round. Call 618-654-4711 for more information/reservations.
MEnDing & Minor AltErAtionS done
by Marilan in Staunton. Call 618-635-2102.
Regional artist seeking FEMAlE MoDEl who
is at least 21 and comfortable in her own skin.
Muse will be well paid for hours worked. Mail
questions and contact information to: Gary Netzler, c/o Body Armor Art & Woodsmithing, 287
Timber Lane, Sorento, IL 62086.
ArtiStS wAntED to sell their art, especially
looking for stained glass, oils and acrylics. Also
looking for antiques and upscale resale items.
Visit Serendipity Creations, 207 Suppinger #200,
Highland (behind McDonalds) or call 618-6991802.
in nEED oF CASh? Expert private collector
paying cash for antiques, musical instruments,
GOLD & SILVER jewelry, costume jewelry, old
coins, pocketwatches. Paying top $$$ in CASH.
Just paid one person over $2,000 for old unwanted
broken jewelry. Will travel to you! Call Anthony
at 740-808-4878.
wAntED to buy: antique pie safe, jelly cupboard, flat and stepback cupboards, dental cabinet and unique antiques. Even if in poor
condition. 618-377-0432 (UFN)
wAntED good used semi box trailer 45’-50’ or
shorter at reasonable price for storage. Call 217324-3869.
Discover how to get FrEE pampered Chef
products call Pam Schaefer, Independent Consultant for The Pampered Chef, at 217-556-9390
or email [email protected]. (UFN)
Diabetic test Strips wanted Unexpired, any
type, any brand. Will pay up to $10/box. Call
Ron @217-556-3398. Please leave call back
number. (ufn).
wAnting SoMEonE to Do AltErAtionS in the Litchfield area, 217-324-3869.
FrEE deed to lovely Gardens At West Maui,
Hawaii timeshare. For more information call or
text 636-233-1620 in Litchfield, Illinois.
Classifieds for individuals are FREE. Businesses may advertise in the classifieds for 50¢ per word, 10 word
minimum, and must be paid in advance unless account is already established. One exception is Help Wanted
ads - these are free to businesses. Display ads that run in the classifieds are placed at the same rate as display
ads placed anywhere within the magazine. Email to: [email protected].
Can you give us our fur-ever home?
CAptAin
is just a baby but he is already neutered and litter box trained.
Please consider him or any of the many,
many other cats and kittens we have adoption. Find more out about all of our adoptable animals at partnersforpetsil.org.
upCoMing FunDrAiSErS:
trivia night, Saturday, November 7th, 7 pm
at St. Gregory Armenian Community Center,
2501 Century Drive, Granite City. Tickets
are available on our website.
Abby
is a large Shepherd mix left
abandoned in a cabin but was found and
brought to the shelter. She is an older dog
but still enjoys going for walks. She
would prefer staying inside in a mature
household with loving people that understand she is a bit timid. She is a very
friendly and sweet girl and oulw love a rug
to lay on at your feet. Visit her at the shelter, any afternoon, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, Adopt
A Pet, 807 Stewart, Benld, 217-835-2538,
www.benldadoptapet.org.
triggEr
is a purebred male Yorkie
about 4.5 years old and is very tiny at only 5
lbs. He is a very fun dog that loves to run and
play. He is good with all children but because of his small size we are recommending
a home that does not have small children.
He is also good with cats and other dogs. If
you are interested in Trigger complete an
adoption application at mcpawscare.org.
wArD came to us with a litter of 6 kittens
when he was only a few weeks old. Now he is
5 months and all his siblings are gone. Now
it’s this lovable boy’s turn. Online adoption applications are on our website at MEhS.org.
Metro East Humane
Society • 618-656-440
8495 State Rt143 • Edwardsville
OPEN: Mon-Sat • 11:30-5 & Sun • 11:30-3
upCoMing FunDrAiSErS:
Wednesday, Nov 4th. 10% of all sales between
2-9 pm at Cleveland heath Restaurant in Edwardsville will be donated to MEHS.
Saturday, November 14th, trivia night, 7 pm,
Edwardsville Moose Lodge. Call for details
and reservations.
Partners For Pets
Rescue and Rehab Animal Shelter
Troy, Illinois
(618) 540-PETS (7387)
www.partners4pets.petfinder.com
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