A very successful boy’s track and field season continued for PORTA-AC Central as the Bluejays placed second as a team in the Class 1A Rushville Sectional and will be sending a host of athletes to the IHSA State Finals starting Thursday, May 23 at Eastern Illinois University.
Dance team members from the AADM Dancettes Team attended their forth and final regional competition with Applause Talent in Davenport, IA. on May 10th-12th. The studio dance team performed 15 routines choreographed by AADM teachers, Laura Evans, Emery Maliongas, and Ciara Hibbs.
“Safe!” A Royal baserunner beats the Cardinal defender to second base in Minor League Baseball action at Bill Cowen Field. --- “Out!” The Yankee first baseman tags out an Oriole runner.
The best season in quite some time for the PORTA-AC Central baseball team ended with a 5 to 3, Regional Semifinal loss to the New Berlin Pretzels. The Bluejays lost to the Pretzels 12 to 1 on April 22 which spurned PORTA-AC onto a great finish to the season. They end the year with a mark of 21-10.
4th grade - historical figures, 5th grade - recycling projects, and 6th grade -Rube Goldburg inspired machines
The Village of Chapin recently received a Derecho Reimbursement grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) with the proceeds split between departments.
The Sewer Department received just over $6,000, the Water Department, $4,000 and the General Fund just over $11,000. The fire Ddepartment also received $1,000 from the grant.
American Legion Post #498 will hold Memorial Day Service at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 27 at the Pete Gutmann Memorial Gymnasium in Ashland.
Master of Ceremonies will be Scot Atwood, Commander of the George H. Pettit Post #4670.
Posting of the U.S.A. Flag will be by Boy Scout Troop 125/Cub Scout Pack 125. Speaker will be Pastor David Elmore.
Lincoln Land Community College recognized students with academic, leadership and special awards at the Student Recognition Ceremony May 8.
Ashland: Callum Smith, Natural & Agricultural Sciences Department Honor Graduate; Kassidy Upchurch, Social Sciences & Business Department Honor Graduate, were recognized.
With speech, language, and swallowing disorders common in adults following stroke, head and neck cancer, and a variety of other illnesses and injuries, Culbertson Memorial Hospital’s speech-language pathologist Jenna Patterson encourages residents to learn the signs—and seek an evaluation—if they have concerns about themselves or a loved one. This is a timely message, as May is recognized as National Speech-Language-Hearing Month.
shland Mayor Kitty Mau brought up the issue of solicitors in the Village of Ashland at last week’s board meeting, calling it a “nightmare” problem.
According to Mau and Police Chief Martin Fanning, the solicitation is being driven by the Illinois Solar Panel Program. Fanning said that when he has dealt with them, the solicitors are professional and courteous. He said most of them are young people, many from out-of-state, on their first job with bosses telling them everything had been taken care of for them to go into the village when the employer had not done the work to get a daily permit. They also had not been advised of the village’s 10 a.m.-5 p.m. hours. Still, Fanning acknowledged that the solicitors make residents nervous because they are “not used to it.”