Arenzville - Christmas in the Village: Nov. 25, 1-4 p.m. - Santa Claus will be at Isaac's Coffee Shop. Hot chocolate bar and cookie decorating will be at Trinity Lutheran Church/School. Christmas activites and caroling will be at the Methodist Church. Snow Globe crafts with St. Peter's Church will be at Village Hall. Vendors will be on site through out the event. A Tree Lighting Ceremony will conclude the event at Burgoo Park.
It was a tough go for the Virginia Junior High boys’ basketball team with both the seventh and eighth grade going 1-3 in a busy last week. There was some consolation in the fact that the victory did come over Cass County rival Beardstown on Tuesday.
The Beardstown seventh and eighth grade boys’ basketball teams each picked up their first win of the season in an exciting night of basketball at home against AC-Central.
The younger boys jumped out to an early lead and cruised to the win. The Tigers led 10 to 3 after one an
Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: NONE Divorces: NONE Property Transfers Ceferino Cortes Altamirano, Quit Claim Deed to Pricila Cortes Tercero, Evelyn Cortes, Ceferino Cortes Altamirano for Lot 5 in Block 20 of Sch Comm Addn, Beardstown. Laura M. Wells, Warranty Deed to Jordan L. Barrett, Nicholas J. Cisne for Lots 7 & 8 in Exec of Francis Arenz Addn, Arenzville. Dylan Patterson, Warranty Deed to Blake A. Lawson
Taking the time to find God in our everyday lives isn’t as easy as it would seem. Because our lives our so busy, God often takes a back seat to everything else that is happening. After all, there is always someone or something demanding our time. Most of us seem to be in a constant state of alert there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the week to get everything done. It is so easy to get TOO BUSY to notice God, TOO BUSY to see God’s presence all around us.
The fall sports banquet circuit continues with delicious spaghetti and fellowship courtesy of the Beardstown Elks Club.
The latest honors went out to the dance, football, and soccer teams. Coach Amanda Maltby passed out the following to the Fall Dance Team: Leadership Award, Dario Santos; Most Dedicated, Joyce Lomponda; Most Improved, Ayelen Borjas.
Illinois electric cooperatives will award 16 scholarships in 2024 to financially assist deserving students in the electric co-op family attending universities, 2-year and 4-year colleges, vocational/tech schools and Illinois community colleges. Each scholarship is valued at $2,000, and all will be awarded through the Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperatives (IEC) Memorial Scholarship Program.
The application period for 2024-2025 Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Foundation Scholarships begins Nov. 15. Students planning to attend LLCC beginning in fall 2024 are encouraged to apply at llccfoundation.org/scholarships. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 15, 2024.
On the quest to raising good humans, I realize that most people tend to use the holidays as a teachable time for kids. We encourage the need to do good for others who might have less than we do as we donate food, toys, money and help in our communities and beyond. We do this on overdrive in November and December because these months are within the “season of giving.” And while I wish this more of a year-round notion; I still jump on board with my own three kids to embrace the season as a time to do for others with no expectation of gain. Many of the best ways to help others costs nothing at all, aside from some time and effort.
Two weeks ago, Illinois became the first state to abolish a major school-choice initiative. This was a moment of great sadness for my native state.
Thanks to seven Illinois Democratic members of Congress, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Democratic House Speaker Chris Welch, Democratic Senate President Don Harmon, and teachers unions, 10,000 low-income students will lose their school-choice scholarships provided through the Invest in Kids initiative.