Focus on Faith – God works through obedient servants
There are those preachers who have had great success in ministry. One only need to look at the ministry of Billy Graham to see what was a hugely successful ministry.
Kaitlyn Copley
Save-A-Lot earns Niemann Award
The Beardstown Save-A-Lot was recently awarded a trophy for Best Store Brand Presentation by parent company Niemann Foods Inc. according to Regional Director of Operations Owen Miller.
Community Calendar
Beardstown Grand Opera House will present “Little Shop of Horrors” on July 19 through July 21 at the Beardstown High School Auditorium. Times for the show are Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7p.m.; and Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
College News
Augustana College
Augustana College announced more than 1,100 students were named to the Dean’s List for the 2023-2024 spring semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.
Iratze Aceves, a Psychology, Public Health, Classics major, of Beardstown.
Bread of Love – July 22 – July 26
Monday - Chicken penne pasta, cauliflower, apricots, dinner roll, milk
Tuesday - Roast pork sliced in gravy, garlic potatoes, red cabbage, peach crisp, bread, milk
Wednesday - Ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, pineapple, bread, milk
Thursday - Maid-Rite on bun, pickles, pickled beets, tropical fruit, milk
Friday - Egg salad, potato soup, 3-bean salad, mandarin oranges, milk
Bits & Pieces – Celebrating many years in the newspaper business
Happy Birthday to Beardstown’s one and only newspaper! This week’s edition is number 180! That’s 180 years. However, after doing a Google search, it said the newspaper was established as the Beardstown Gazette and the first issue appeared on August 15, 1845. That comes out to 179 years. I’m not going to argue over one year, but the conclusion is this newspaper is old. And it’s still going strong.
Day of Peace held in Beardstown
The Congolese Communty held a Day of Peace on Saturday, July 6 in Beardstown.
Men, women and children walked from JBS, on Arenzville Road, to Art Zeeck Park in downtown Beardstown, holding signs and waving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) flags.
Paris bound! Tiger 9/10 All Star Baseball headed to State
Ahh, Paris! A wonderful place to visit in July. Having spent over a week there myself in the summer of 1983, I can personally verify that to a large contingent of Beardstown residents who will soon be headed east to that very city. My advice, make sure to soak in everything possible because it may be
Cass Board approves several appointments
Cass County Board approved several appointments to the Cass County Health Board at its July 8th meeting. Board member Eric Snellgrove brought up that he has asked several times for an itemized budget from the health
Tri-County eliminates Tigers
A rough first game of the tournament against Tri-County sent the Beardstown 9/10-year-old all-star softball team into the loser’s bracket. From there they picked up a nice win over Brown County before getting a rematch with Tri-County.