Beardstown Soccer Club Youth League
July 1 Results
BASA competes at State Track
Beardstown Area Special Athletes (BASA) competed this past weekend in Bloomington/Normal at the Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games 2025 with four competitors bringing home gold medals. Winning gold for BASA in the 400-meter walk (division 4) was Matthew Bradbury and Christopher Evans (division 5).
Virginia Masons support Virginia Day Care
Virginia Masonic Lodge Past Master Billy Reynolds recently presented donations totaling $1,200 to Amy Fritsche, director of the Virginia Community Day Care. The donations were funded by the Masonic Lodge Cook-Out of June 14 and the Illinois Masonic Children’s Assistance Program.
Queens crowned
Cass County Junior Show Queen for 2025 is Kenzie Meyer of Arenzville. The 2025 Miss Cass County Fair Queen is Kaylee Beck of Arenzville.
Cass County government, school meetings
A-C Central School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 at the Board Conference Room, Unit Office, 501 W. Buchanan Street, Ashland.
CLIA taking fresh produce donations
Do you have extra produce from your garden this year?
Beardstown's Bicentennial needs community support
The City of Beardstown was chartered in 1829, that means in just three and a half short years, the community will enter its Bicentennial year. An event celebrating the city’s 200th birthday will require extensive planning and coordination and, at this point, there is no committee.
Star-Gazette wins IPA awards
Once again, the Cass County Star-Gazette won several awards at the Illinois Press Association (IPA) Convention in June.
Not wired for sound, but a sleep study
Last week I had a sleep study done in Springfield. Allow me to clarify something right now.
We are safe by His still waters
Psalm 23:2-4; ”He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” Once in a while we have emergencies pop up and that happened to this week’s scheduled Focus on Faith writer.