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.
With a 21 to 20 win over the host Pretzels, the Virginia Lady Redbird 8th grade girls’ basketball team won the New Berlin Tournament. The win brought the 8th grade squad’s record to 7 and 1 on the season.
Beardstown Christian Academy third grade students spent the afternoon Friday with the Beardstown Fire Department. The purpose of their field trip was to honor first responders responsible for assuring the citizens of Beardstown are safe.
Liam Hymes is headed to the Illinois Elementary School Association State Cross Country Meet. He will run on Saturday, October 14 at Maxwell Park in Normal, Illinois.
Boasting an offensive and defensive line averaging around 230 pounds and sporting several backs and receivers at or over the 200-pound mark, the Mendon Unity Mustangs put their size and strength to good use in a dominating 35 to 0 win over Beardstown on homecoming.
Busy was an understatement for the kind of week the Triopia volleyball team had last week as the varsity team played eight games in five days. The odyssey began with a very tough three-set loss to
A very young Beardstown High School boys’ soccer team rolled to three wins last week to push their season record to 10-4-3 with regional play set to begin this Friday, October 13 at East Side Center in East Peoria.
The Tiger defense is in hot pursuit of a Panther from Camp Point in the final junior high football game of the season.