Scouts BSA Troop 127 & Cub Scout Pack 127 assist VFW with Memorial Day service. Back row, pictured left to right: Cubmaster Phillip Hadden, Lucas Pherigo, Carsen Hammack, Scoutmaster Randy Pherigo. Front row: Nina Cortes, Bryce Mann, Carter Hammack, Layla Cortes. Photo submitted.
Monday -Fried chicken, fluffy potatoes & gravy, coleslaw, apricots, bread, milk
Tuesday - Hot ham & cheese on bun, baked beans, tomato salad, pineapple, milk
Wednesday - Chicken-broccoli & rice casserole, peas, pears, dinner roll, milk
Thursday - Roast pork & gravy, boiled potatoes, red cabbage, apple crisp, bread, milk
Friday - Chicken salad, potato soup, pickeld beets, melon, bread, crackers, milk
I recall a conversation I had with my father about war. I was around 12 years of age when I began to realize that war was more than playing with my green army men in the back yard sandbox. We had stayed up late one night to watch the 1955 classic, “To Hell and Back,” starring Audie Murphy, playing himself in the title role, as the most decorated Army soldier during WWII.
A Show & Tell Antique Farm and Car exhibit will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Bethel Church Park, 13068 Bethel Church Road, Arenzville. It’s located three miles south of Bluff Springs. There will be a free lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
As most of you know, I like to write. I’ve always liked to write for pleasure, but when I was in high school there were certain subjects I didn’t like to write. History was one of those subjects.
I had one of the greatest history teachers ever and that was Adele Hegener. Adele knew her history backwards and forward and she loved sharing what she knew. The problem was I simply didn’t like history. It wasn’t until I was an adult and started studying the Bible that I realized the importance of history and how it affects all of us.
Garfield is a handsome, two-year-old who loves his food. He is affectionate, rambunctious, but also calm. Due to being FIV positive, there is no adoption fee; we would just love to see him go into a great home and find his forever family! FIV is an immouno-suppressing virus. FIV typically spreads from cat to cat by bite wounds. FIV is not transmittable to other species, and cats with FIV typically live full, happy lives. This goofy boy, along with all other animals at SCHS will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet Garfield and all pets at Schuyler County Humane Society, 17000 County Farm Road in Rushville. Visitor hours are Tuesdays from 4-7 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon, and Sundays from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. You can also make an appointment by calling (217) 322-2220. Applications are available online at https://schuylerhs.com/adopt/application/.
Friday, June 7th: 6:00 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies. 6:30 p.m. - Little Miss/Jr Miss/Queen Pageant | Aileana Rawlins Band (Following the Queen Pageant.) | Saturday June 8th: 8:30 a.m. CCHD Fun Run (Sign up from 7:45-8:15 a.m.)9:00 a.m. Baby Contest9:30 a.m. Parade Lineup (Starts on Illini St. Look for signs.)10:30 a.m. Parade
In boy’s Little League 9- and 10-year-old action on Monday, May 20th, Beardstown’s AC Jones Trucking Red Sox beat the Brown County Wolfpack 8 to 4.
For the Red Sox, Jrue Gaffney pitched two innings and gave up one hit and one run while striking out six. Rawlings Colwell and Acen Schaver combined to finish the last three innings, allowing three runs while striking out four Wolves each. Gaffney went 2 for 2 at the plate with a double, a triple, a walk, and an RBI. Trance Savage, Miguel Montoya, and Isaiah Hernandez all added hits for the Red Sox who improved to 6-0.
This one is fouled off by the batter in coach-pitch softball action. | The pitcher fields a high chopper in coach-pitch softball action. | A Rushville player slides safely into home.
The Beardstown girls’ and boys’ track and field teams recognized several athletes at the season ending awards banquet.
According to girls’ coach Jacki Kelly, “this season the girls track team finished with 14 athletes. The girls had a great season, with individuals bringing home hardware from every medal meet we competed in. Although we were bumped to 2A, the girls tied for 10th place out of 16 teams at sectionals. They were a team of fourteen girls competing with schools that had rosters with up to seventy-five athletes.”