Track

Beardstown Junior High Track action

The Beardstown Tiger Junior High team was on the track competing twice last week.  

On Monday they were at Rushville for the six-team Big 5 Conference meet with the seventh-grade boys placing second and the eighth graders taking third. The seventh and eighth grade girls’ teams both placed fifth. Thursday the Tigers traveled to Williamsville for a four team meet with the boys bringing home second place as a team on both levels and the girls taking second in the eighth grade and fourth in the seventh grade.

Xixi Marquez scores for BHS despite four Riverton defenders and the goalie between her and the goal.

BHS Soccer Seniors recognized

In a testament to just how quickly the spring sports season and time in general goes, the Beardstown girls’ soccer team celebrated senior day last Saturday.  

Lady Tigers Noemi Munoz, Xixi Marquez, Gaby Lucha, Ashley Gil-Molinero, Saray Chaparro and Estefani Ayala were recognized at halftime of the Riverton game for their contribution to Beardstown Soccer. In the game, the Tigers took out a week’s worth of frustration on the Hawks, winning 10 to 1.  Beardstown scored five goals in each half of the much-needed win. Senior Xixi Marquez poured in four goals while fellow senior Ashley Gil-Molinero had two. Junior Brandy Mendoza also had a monster game, notching four goals of her own.  Gil-Molinero had two assists and Leslie Sanchez, Marquez and Mendoza all had one.

A gaggle of geese sun themselves beside the water next to the soccer fields at the Beardstown Park District. Photo by Nick Krohe

Geese in the sun

A gaggle of geese sun themselves beside the water next to the soccer fields at the Beardstown Park District. Photo by Nick Krohe

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Bits & Pieces – Telephone evolution: from landlines to cellphones

Phone technology has changed so much since I was a youngster that it’s unbelievable.

I grew up in an era when we had telephone operators that would say, “number please.” And we also had party lines, which meant you shared a line with another person. You weren’t supposed to listen in to another person’s conversation, but....... sometimes you just couldn’t help it.

Hands on the bible

Focus on Faith – Gift giving on a whole new level

2 Timothy 1:5-6 “I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, is in you also. 6 Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.”  

Burglary at solar farm

Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting Information to assist the Morgan County Sheriffs Department in their investigation of a recent burglary.

Sometime between 6 p.m. April 16 and 8 a.m. April 17: Unknown person(s) damaged a lock to make entry into a worksite trailer at a Solar Farm located in the 1800 block of Concord-Arenzville Road. A large amount of ‘Milwaukee” brand tools was then removed. Among those were batteries, drills and hole saws. All of the tools have “Michels” inscribed on them.

Nathan Theis

Theis new Gard School Principal

Beardstown School Board hired Nathan Theis as the new Gard Elementary Principal at its regular meeting held April 17. Current Principal Lori Young has accepted a position as a superintendent in another district.Theis started teaching in Beardstown several years ago as a Special Education teacher at Gard Elementary School for 3rd and 4th grade students. He said he fell in love with teaching here because of the staff, students, and community and the sense of belonging and family that exists.

Ashland Fire Station

Crisis Management to assist Ashland firefighters

Ashland Fire Protection District Chief Shane Hall reported at last week’s meeting of the district board that Crisis Management Services would be on hand to assist firefighters dealing with emotional trauma. Several of the district’s firefighters responded to the tragic death of Ethan Mahoney the day before the meeting and crisis counselors were being made available to firefighters needing them. At the suggestion of former fire chief Tylor Latham, a moment of silence was held for Mahoney.

Superintendent explains grants

Beardstown Superintendent Brent O’Daniell reported to the Board of Education April 17th the situation of the grants received by the district. Some of the grant distributions run on the fiscal year ,January 1 through December 31st, while others run like the school year, June 1 through May 31st. He tried breaking these grants down to show what is left in each and where the money is going or is slotted for. He hopes to have a better spreadsheet developed soon to show this break down better in the near future. Superintendent O’Daniell also noted that different staff have control over different grants.

A-C ball diamond may get water line

The A-C Central school board discussed running a water line to the school’s baseball diamond at last week’s meeting. The discussion was prompted by a request from the Ashland Youth Association to purchase the dugout bleachers at A-C for the AYA’s baseball diamond. The A-C trustees expressed they would rather have the AYA play more games at A-C’s ball diamond so they did not vote to sell the bleachers and instead decided to see if a water line could be run to the school’s field.