Editor:
A rock star gave me the best advice that has kept me out of trouble and reminds me to keep my humility. It is a simple statement: “I don’t go anywhere that I am not invited.” I was invited by Mayor Walters to dust off the old city website and keep people informed of what was going on during the recent flood situation.

Editor,
As of this writing, it appears Beardstown has escaped again the rampaging Illinois River.
I?remember well the floods of ‘22, ‘26-’27, ‘43, and now 2013.
In the flood of ‘22 our family lived in an old shack at 306 W. 7th Street, with no facilities. Thank goodness the old shack is gone, and I?think the lot is still vacant.
I remember Mom and cousin Mae Thompson hurriedly packing dishes, and other kitchen gear in wash tubs.

Again this year, the Cass County Food Pantry is participating in the Feinstein Challenge to increase awareness of hunger in our midst and to raise funds for the purchase of food for those who require assistance in providing this basic need.     The Cass County Food Pantry is presently serving over 360 families each month. Your support will help them receive a share of one million dollars which Alan Shawn Feinstein will divide among anti-hunger agencies nationwide.