The Masonic Scholastic Bowl started out in 1983 as a small project in northern Illinois. Decades later it has grown to be one the largest of its kind. It has over 330 registered schools to compete from all over the state of Illinois. This high-level academic competition has united thousands of students across this state in their pursuit of intellectual excellence.
At the Beardstown School Board meeting held Wednesday, February 21st, Superintendent Brent O’Daniell announced that the Illinois State Superintendent Dr. Tony Sanders along with Dr. Patterson and Director Clyde will tour Gard Elementary along with the Middle/High School and participate in some activities with the students and staff at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 26th. They will also meet with the administrators, board of education members and the migrant staff for a time of questions.
On February 14th we embarked upon the period known as Lent. During Lent Christians all across the globe sacrifice something to symbolize what Christ gave up in His desert testing.
Scriputre says in Luke chapter 4 that Jesus was “led by the Spirit” to go into the wilderness immediately after His baptism.
Luke’s gospel also says he was tempted by the devil for 40 days and he ate nothing during those days. At the end of those days, he was hungry and exhausted and now we find beginning in the 3rd verse of Luke chapter 4 the devil engages in a time of severe testing of Jesus.
I was glad to see Democrats and Republicans working together at the Cass County Board safety committee meeting Monday night. Most board members were present due to a contentious ordinance on busing, which was passed on to the full board for consideration at the March 11 meeting.
Congratulations to our Virginia Sr and Jr High students of the month. The students are Lindy Parlier, Cristian Provo, and Donnie Eveland.
Lindy is a Junior who is involved in volleyball, softball, student council, NHS, and FFA. Her biggest accomplishment in school is making NHS as a sophomore. Her goals for this year include making high honor roll in all quarters. After High School she hopes to attend a four-year university and enter a pre-med program.
Adrian DeLoche is completely wrong about the Cass County Board proposal. No one wants busloads of migrants dropped off here. The board is trying to stop this practice before it comes to Cass County. DeLoche starts off his arguments with complete misinformation and goes downhill from there.
A-C Central Jr. High 8th Grade Student of the Month for January is Savannah Guillou. Savannah is the daughter of Jen Guillou and Tom Guillou. She is described by her teachers as a kind friend and a hard-working, capable leader. She is positive, polite and smiles at everyone; jumps to help out and tries to do good whenever she can, whether in the halls, the classroom, or extra-curricular activities. Her talent and knowledge are beyond her years. We are proud to call Savannah an A-C Central Knight!
Monday -Fried chicken, mashed potatoes & chicken gravy, peas, pears, dinner roll, milk.
Tuesday - Ham & beans, carrots, mixed fruit, cornbread, milk.
Wednesday - Salsibury steak, baked potato, asparagus, peaches, bread, milk.
Alzheimers Support Group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10 at the old Washington School, 1008 East 5th Street, Beardstown.******Cass Lodge #23 A.F & A.M. will hold a Ham & Bean Supper from 4 - 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at the lodge, 305 Garden Ave., Beardstown. Dine-in and carry-out are available.
Here I am, humbly eating my crow. Yep, I did it again!
Last week I wrote a column about a mysterious electric toothbrush that had been living at my house for a few weeks. Checking all my sources, I decided it belong to my grandson, Mason. Mason and Tarra were here a couple of weeks ago and I reminded Mason to take it home. That’s when he announced to me that it wasn’t his.