In their first year in the West Central Conference, the Beardstown Tigers were well represented on the winter sports’ All Conference Teams. A total of eleven Tigers received All Conference honors in girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, and wrestling.
Earning a First Team selection in girls’ basketball was sophomore Camila Salazar. Her sister, senior Delma Salazar, was named Honorable Mention.
Although the Tigers were not directly represented at the recently completed IHSA State Basketball Tournaments, the road to glory did travel through Beardstown for three State Tourney teams.
In the Class 1A State Tournament, as has happened many times in the past, a team that played in the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic had a chance to win the State Title. The Illini Bluffs Tigers lost in the championship game of the LTC to Abingdon-Avon. They would get sweet revenge in the Sectional Championship game at Bushnell, knocking off the Tornadoes 44-37 to advance to the final eight. In the Brimfield Super-Sectional, the Lady Tigers outlasted number one ranked Galena 47-41 to move on to Bloomington-Normal and the state finals. A 60-48 win over Altamont in the semi-finals put them one win away from a State Championship. In the title game they would face off against defending champion Okawville and the Lady Rockets would prove to be too much, winning 48-36, ending Illini Bluffs season with a record of 32-5.
Congratulations go out to three members of the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejay basketball team for receiving statewide recognition of their efforts following their outstanding 30-2 season.
1.) Bacon and Cabbage
This dish consists of sliced back bacon boiled with cabbage and potatoes with some of the boiling juices added on top. The bacon is sometimes smoked instead of boiled and occasionally is served with a white sauce, which consists of flour, butter and milk, with an added flavoring of parsley or other herbs.
This dish is most traditionally associated with the working class of Ireland. Since most farmers grew their own vegetables and raised their own hogs, the ingredients were cheap and easy to come by.
2.) Barmbrack
Barmbrack is a bread made with fruit, raisins and spices. The most common fruit used is sultanas, which is a white or pale green seedless grape that is usually soaked in tea or whiskey overnight before being added to the bread.
Following a shooting in Beardstown Saturday night, it was a little tense for residents when the suspect was not immediately captured. But following a night of consistent searching by Beardstown Police and Cass County deputies, the man was apprehended at 5:05 a.m. Sunday.
Andrew J. Wright, 41, 406 East 5th Street, was charged with one count of attempted first degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery.
At the March 5th Beardstown City Council meeting, members heard from Benton & Associates Representative Ben Spreen about getting a proposed plan in place by April 15th regarding replacing all lead service lines in Beardstown water lines. This is mandated by the EPA to be done.
The Cub Scouts (and families) of Pack 125, with members from Ashland, Virginia, Chandlerville, and Philadelphia would like the thank the volunteer firefighters of the Ashland Fire Department for hosting the group on March 5.
The scouts learned about safety equipment, explored vehicles, raced through the tunnel, and tried their hand at using the Jaws of Life and spraying the fire hose. (They even let scouts run the siren!)
Once Isaac French graduated from the Triopia where he served the teachers their daily coffee, Isaac’s mom, Jill Roegge, decided since the day training program in Beardstown had closed, Isaac needed daily activity. Isaac has Down syndrome. And going with Isaac’s love of serving the teachers their coffee, Jill opened a small coffee shop with Isaac. It all began in July of 2021 in a pull behind trailer for Isaac to continue to bless his teachers with his special coffee.
I believe that every legal USA citizen still has freedoms. Our country’s founders all had personally experienced repression and no rights under the King George III regime. The first ten amendments in the Constitution guarantees us, “We the People” our rights in the Bill of Rights.
How many times daily do you look at your watch? I’m guessing quite a few. We live in the day and age where time seems to be slipping away and we get so impatient about everything. Patience is so difficult in our culture because we feel like we have so many things to do. We are always trying to figure out how to cram more and more things into less and less time. And that means that we allow less and less time for things that are important. We don’t want to waste time because we feel the pressure of all we think we have to get done.