It was a great night of raising money, recognizing cancer survivors and high school volleyball last Thursday in Concord at the Annual Volley for the Cure game between Triopia-Virginia and Beardstown.
With the rain ending just in time, it turned out to be a beautiful evening to honor our fall sports’ seniors and play a little football last Friday. The Tigers built a quick 24-0 lead and then held on for a 38-26
It looks like a little home cooking was just what the Beardstown High School volleyball team needed. Following a stretch where 9 out of 10 games were on the road and the Lady Tigers went just 2-8,
The Beardstown Tiger soccer team will ride a six-game winning streak into the Regional Championship game scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at East Side Center in East Peoria.
It was a tough week for the Virginia-Triopia Lady Redbird Junior High basketball team as they were only able to pick up one win out of four games between the 7th and 8th grade teams.
The PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejay volleyball team continues to play excellent volleyball, winning tournaments over back-to-back weekends at Beardstown and Waverly. Counting a win the week before the Beardstown Tourney and two wins between the tourneys, the Lady Bluejays are riding a ten-game win streak and sit at 24-6 on the season.
Although it was not the final result that he had hoped for, Beardstown eighth grader Liam Hymes did the town proud with his finish at the Illinois Elementary School Association Class 2A Cross Country State Championship Meet last Saturday.
Americans always have had a special interest in “firsts,” including firsts related to the president of the United States.Beginning with our first president, George Washington was the first to deliver what is now called the State of the Union address. Also, he was the first to issue a pardon, a veto and an executive order.Who was the first sitting president to ride in an automobile? That would be William McKinley.
One of my favorite children authors was Dr. Seuss or Ted Geisel. When you look back at his books it is easy to see that although Dr. Seuss never thought of himself as an exemplary Christian, his storytelling did have a Christian orientation.
There is so much stress in the world today. Trains are turning over with chemicals which start big fires, the weather has been so unpredictable and harsh in many places, and the conflicts between countries seem to be increasing. Maxine McQueen, a favorite columnist that I’ve quoted before, wrote this stress-free story about her two cats which I found to be entertaining. “Fortunately, I have my menagerie to focus my mind on happy things. I have two cats with enormous patience.