Focus on Faith

Focus on Faith – Dr. Seuss and Sam-I-Am

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.

Trivia Too

Trivia Too – Cats make for great distractions

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.

The Virginia Redbird 8th Grade girls basketball team is pictured with their First Place Plaque from the New Berlin Tournament.

Lady Redbirds win tourney

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.

football

Mustangs shut out Tigers – BHS Football drops homecoming game

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.

Trojans Volleyball

Busy week for Triopia Volleyball

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

Defender Edwin Basaldua sends the ball out of the scoring zone for Beardstown.

Three wins for BHS Soccer

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.

Tigers Junior High Football

The Tiger defense is in hot pursuit of a Panther from Camp Point in the final junior high football game of the season.

Fire Prevention Week: Cooking causes most U.S. home fires

During Fire Prevention Week (October 8-14), the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, reminds everyone that cooking is the leading cause of home fires and issues safety steps to follow to help avoid one of these blazes.