The weather turned out beautifully last Wednesday for the annual Beardstown Junior High Tiger Relays. With seven teams making up a very competitive field, Beardstown finished in fourth place as a team in both the boys’ and girls’ contests.
Monday - Chicken penne pasta, buttered beets, three-bean salad, melon, garlic bread, milk. Tuesday - Porky Buger on bun, baked beans, tossed salad with dressing, tropical fruit, milk. Wednesday - Bratwurst on bun, potato salad, sauerkaurt, sugar free fruit, milk. Thursday - Roast chicken, garlic potatoes, corn, pineapple upside down cake, bread, milk. Friday - Sweet & sour chicken, brown rice, cole slaw, peaches, fortune cookie, bread, milk.
The Alzheimee’s Support Group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19th at the old Washington School, 1008 East 5th Street, Beardstown.
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The Kirsta Anderson Benefit will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 18th at the Round House Event Center in Beardstown. There is a small cover charge that includes a meal and kids’ activities.
Pastor CJ Monroe and wife, Kirsten, have been married for 4.5 years now and we have two children, three years and 16 months old. He said he has been in full-time ministry for over 15 years now.
He has served as a Youth Pastor in Lubbock, TX, Youth & College Pastor in Washington, D.C., and the Middle School Pastor in Jacksonville, IL before transferring to his new role as lead pastor in Beardstown.
Get ready for the annual Redneck Fishing Tournament, returning to the waters of the Illinois River on the first weekend of August. It’s a showdown between man and invasive species, all for the sake of fun and fundraising for veterans’ charities.
An A-C Central High School senior was among 14 winners from throughout the state to receive an Illinois High School Activities Foundation (IHSAF) scholarship. This is the second class of recipients in the IHSAF Scholarship Program
Jayce Privia, A-C Central High School, is one of the winners who is among 14 seniors at IHSA member high schools and will receive a $1,000 scholarship towards their future education. To be eligible for the scholarship, the candidates must be seniors at IHSA schools who plan to:
CASSCOMM, a leading fiber internet provider, has joined Fiber Gaming Network (FGN), a nationwide gaming platform that connects fiber internet users across the country for weekly community game nights and tournaments.
After falling at home to the Havana Ducks in a close one to start the week, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team reeled off three straight wins to improve to 9-14 on the year. The Trojans beat North Greene and South Fulton on the road, then took down Rushville at home to finish the week in style.
The Beardstown Lady Tigers lost twice last week, including a heartbreaker to New Berlin on Wednesday, when the Pretzels scored to win in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the seventh. On Tuesday, Beardstown fell by the ten-run rule to Augusta Southeastern.
The Beardstown Tiger Track team had a nice showing in their first adventure in the West Central Conference Championships including conference champions in Marcos Laurencio, Georgia Brown and Laetitia Kanda. As a team the girls finished fourth and the boys finished fifth out of seven teams.