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October 2013 Volume 7 - Issue 10
405 West
Washington St.
Ashland, IL
$75,000
Dawn Stremsterfer Realtor®,
Broker Associate
Office: 217-787-7215 Direct: 217-741-1865
Kendra Swain
Realtor
Office:
217-245-9613
Direct:
217-248-5665
Home:
217-243-7183
Fax:
217-243-7183
1046 West Morton
Jacksonville, IL 62650
PROFESSIONALS
420 W. EDITOR ST ASHLAND, IL
Price Reduced
$75,000 Motivated Seller
Large home to raise a family, located in a
small commu-nity. Abundance of
character greets you as you walk on the large wrap around porch and enter the foyer. Massive living room with brick wood burning fireplace. Huge formal dining
room with fireplace. Home needs some updating but with some work, it could be quite a showcase. Newer roof,
siding and hot water heater. Call Kendra for a showing!
Call if you would consider selling a home that meets the above criteria!
BUYER NEEDS…
Buyer A: $≤100,000, Springfield, garage and basement
Buyer B: $≤200,000 ≥2 acres, Pleasant Plains School District.
Buyer C: $≤50,000, Springfield, ≥ 2BR, ≥1000 sq. ft.
Buyer D: $≤115,000 Ashland, 3BR, w/large garage
Buyer E: $≤400,000 w/acreage in Cass, Sangamon or Menard County. ≥4BR, ≥2BA
Buyer F: $≤120,000 Springfield, 3BR (large master preferred),
≥2BA, garage.
Buyer G: $≤150,000 Ashland, 3BR, w/basement
A-C Central FFA Labor Auction
When: Oct. 2nd Where: A-C High School Cafeteria Time: A-C FFA Alumni is hosting a fundraising dinner for their organization at 6 p.m. Labor Auction will start at 7 p.m. The A-C Central will be hosting their annual labor auction for the community. Many of our members will be auctioned off to help raise money for our club. We are excited to be able to help our com-munity and help support our organization.
2475 West Monroe Springfield, IL 62704 (cell) 217-741-1865
soldby-
Solid 3BR 2BA ranch with over 1500 sq.ft.! Home is situated on a nice corner lot offering a large living room with a wood burning fireplace, formal dining room with built in corner cabinets, break-fast bar overlooking the family room with a sliding glass door exit-ing to the patio and a partial unfinished basement. The 2.5 car garage is attached making it convenient. Beautiful wood trim throughout. Laundry could be in basement or kitchen. A few up-dates will go a long way. Home warranty offered! Please keep the buyer’s needs box.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
BEREA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Minister Edward J.Moretto [email protected] www.bereachristianchurch.com
Sunday Christian Education Hour - 9:30 pm Sunday Worship - 10:30 am Wednesday Eve. Prayer Mtg. - 7:00 pm We’re Open On Sunday!! CHURCH OF CHRIST Minister Jimmy Coyle
Sunday School - 9:00 am Sunday Worship - 10:00 am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Rev. David L. McHenry 476.3678 Sunday School - 9:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:30 am ASHLAND COMMUNITY ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY Tuesday Eve. Baptist Church Hall - 7 - 8:30 pm
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH Father Chris Brey 476.8856
Ashland Sunday Mass - 9:00 am Beardstown Sunday Mass - 11:00 am Sunday (Spanish) - 12:30 pm Virginia Saturday - 5:00 pm UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Pam Hoffman 476.8858 www.ashlandunitedmethodist.com
Sunday Worship - 8:45 am Sunday School - 10:00 am NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, s.b.c. Pastor Darin Peterson Ph. 217-675-2124 www.newbeginningschristianfellowship.net Sunday School for all ages @ 9:15-10:15 am Worship Service @ 10:30 am YOUTH4TRUTH - Monday evening @ 6:30 pm Saturday’s Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ 8:00 am
The Pleasant Plains Community Club will host the Fall Card Party on Thursday,
October 17 from 11am – 3pm. Call Patty at 626-1623 to reserve your table. Bring your friends and your favorite game or cards for a fun filled afternoon. Good fellowship, good times. The Pleasant
Plains Community Building is located next to the Village Hall, across from the park in
Pleasant Plains.
Ashland Woman's Club
Thanks to all the ladies who purchased Pampered Chef products at the
recent Woman's Club fundraiser. If not already picked up, Items will be available at
the October 1 meeting. This was a good fundraiser for the club. Besides the money
received from the company, Rita Brooks, the consultant, did not accept her program
fee. These monies will be used for donations the club makes within the Ashland
community
A Trio from the state of Georgia
Known as the Gospelaires will be
performing at
The United Methodist Church
on October 12th, 2013 at 7 pm.
The lady in the group is the daughter of
Grace Barnes, of Ashland.
Trick-or-treating hours will be 5:00pm to 8:00pm on October 30th & 31st. If you would like to receive trick-or-treaters, please turn on your porch lights. Sealed bids are being accepted for a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria. 110,800 miles. All bids are to be submitted to the Village office by 4:00pm on October 8, 2013. We reserve the right to refuse any or all bids. Vehicle is sold as is. Yearly dog tag renewals were due on October 1, 2013 and are $5.00 per dog. For those needing to register dogs for the first time, the cost is $7.50 per dog. Not registering your dog or renewing your current tag will subject you to a fine. If you are in possession of a stray dog, please call the county sheriff’s office (217/452-7718) and ask them to contact Jim Birdsell. If you see a street light out, call the Village office (217/476-3317) and we will contact Ameren CIPS for repair. Fall brush pick-up will be on Monday, October 14th.
Water Sewer
First 1,000 gallons $27.50 $10.45 Per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 $14.75 $ 4.40 EPA Testing Fee $ 1.05 Minimum monthly charge $39.00
E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: Village of Ashland
Village of Ashland Board Members & Staff:
Terry Blakeman, Mayor Jim Birdsell, Chief of Police Ron Cave, Public Works Director Phyllis Sutphin, Village Treasurer Vanessa Doellman, Village Clerk Kitty Mau, Deputy Clerk
Kelly Sutphin-Gutmann, Trustee Fadra Birdsell, Trustee Stan Fulton, Trustee Greg Pettit, Trustee Frank Wallace, Trustee
Dave Troxell, Trustee
Open House at the Cass County Food Pantry
The Cass County Food Pantry is hosting an Open House at our NEW locations, 210 S. Main Street, Virginia, IL. This is located just across the street south from our old building. Join us on Saturday, October 12th, from 10 am to 2 pm. We will be serving cookies and punch, and giving tours of our new facility.
Casey’s Helps the Cass County Food Pantry
On Thursday, October 17th from 10 am to 4 pm there will be area volunteers, and employ-
ees from Casey’s and West Central Bank pumping gas and washing windshields at the
Ashland Casey’s Convenience Store located at 103 E. Washington Street. Tips from the first
annual “Pumping Gas for Tips” day will help fill the shelves at the Cass county Food Pantry. You are invited to stop in, buy some gas, get your windshield washed, and help the food
pantry on Thursday, October 17th.
Pictured are team members: Front: Kaycee Turasky, Ashleigh Smith, Sidney Don-nan, Kirby Cowman. Back: Coach Alexis Henry, Brit-
tany Smith, Briley Eilers, Gretchen Throgmorton, Quin-lan Mahoney, and Hallie Greer.
The Porta/A-C Central Lady Jays Volleyball team got 2nd place at the North Fulton Tournament. Brittany Smith and Kaycee Tu-rasky made the All Tournament Team. The matches for the day went as follows: North Fulton def Porta/A-C 15-25, 17-25. Porta/A-
C def Farmington 25-9, 25-10. Porta/A-C def Canton 25-18, 25-16.
CLIFTON “GROUCH” ENGLISH Clifton “Grouch” English, 69, of rural Havana, IL and formerly of Ashland, IL died Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 19, 1943 in Centertown, KY, the son of Bloomer and Edna Lewis English. He married Elaine Jones. He is survived by two children, Dana Spengler of Havana and Lonnie Eng-lish (wife, Marni) of Ashland; six grand-children; 2 great granddaughters; a sister, Faye; four brothers, Frank, James, Oscar and Clayton; and sev-eral nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Denny; and his beloved dog, BJ. “Grouch” served with the US Army from 1966-1968. He owned and operated a CB radio shop in Ashland prior to joining Coca-Cola Bottlers in Springfield where he was employed for 22 years. He later owned and operated the Country Gas Station in Ashland before relocating to Fair-banks, Alaska where he worked with United Van Lines for several years prior to his retirement. He was a member of several Masonic organizations including the An-sar Shrine and their parade unit, “The Jeepsters”. He was a member of Teamsters Local 916 in Springfield and was formerly active with the Ashland Jaycees. An adventurer at heart, “Grouch” dreamed of owning and living on a houseboat and accomplished that feat for two years in St. Charles, MO. He enjoyed flying and owned his own ultralight aircraft. A lover of nature, “Grouch” enjoyed travel experiences, fishing, camp-ing, and bluegrass music. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorial services and military honors was held 11:00 am Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Ashland.
Food for Fines - November
Story Hour - Mondays @ 9:30 am
400 E. Buchanan St. P.O. Box 467 Ashland, IL 62612-0467
PH. 217.476.3325 FX. 217.476.3342
A Full Service Bank
October 25th, 2013 Pere Marquette Mystery Dinner
$95.00 per person (final payment for this trip is October 14th)
ADVENTURE CLUB
220 N. Yates - Ashland Office: 1-866-225-8126
Garrett Savage - Bob Savage
Ron Ahlers - Salesman cell: (217)691-9631
**GIVE US A CALL**
Illini
LLC Propane
A-C Central High School and Eldridge Plays will be presenting No Signs of Intelligent Life Novem-ber 8 and 9 at 7pm at the high school. This comedy by Bryan Starchman ex-amines awkward human habits from the perspec-tive of aliens that are liv-
ing among us. If you think you’ve suffered too many awkward moments or been in the dark in conversa-tions, just think how poor, innocent aliens feel! Hungry to fit in, they do and say things that we humans aren't allowed to. Join in the laughter as these extraterrestri-als meet all kinds of humans -- teenagers, rednecks, survivalists and the most enigmatic, tech support nerds. Will these hapless aliens be able to figure out the daily rituals of dating, gossiping at the water cooler, camping, or even fixing our computers? The aliens have the knowledge to increase food production, create alternative energies, and achieve world peace. Are Earthlings the intelligent life they seek to bestow these gifts? More important, could Earthlings help the aliens get home again?!
10/12 and 13 Haunted House 10/19 and 20 Haunted House 10/26 and 27 Haunted House 11/19 PP Historical Society Meeting 7:00 p.m. 12/1 Wine Testing Event 12/7 Clayville Christmas
111 North Hardin Ashland, IL 62612 (217)476-3547
Office Hours by Appointment Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Smith Chiropractic Clinic
Dr. Kathie G. Smith
Norm Bryant Enterprises
Distributor of Fine Quality Vacuums
Carpet Cleaning Furniture Car Interior
Cell (217) 741-3758 Phone: (217) 476-3508
608 W. Franklin Ashland, IL 62612
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in our newsletter?
Call 476.3764 or
stop by Printers Ink
at 112 N. Yates.
Cost of ads
per issue.
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YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE
AVAILABLE - MAILED TO YOU
FOR ONLY $25 PER YEAR.
Amity Nail Spa
116 N. Yates
Ashland, IL
415-0558
Lana J. Pfaffe,
Nail Technician
Enhance your natural nails with one of the 14-day wear
gel polishes! Beautiful Hands, Beautiful Feet, Beautiful You!!
108 W. Editor Street Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3354
Jeffrey A. Donnan - Kay Handy Ora Lee Campbell - Kristen Arthalony
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE WEST CENTRAL BANK E-mail: [email protected]
Other Locations:
116 State Street Beardstown, IL 62618
217.323.3018 Debbie Jones
815 W. Clinton Rushville, IL 62681
217.322.6230 Kala Peacock
979 Clocktower Drive Springfield, IL 62704
217-726-9885 Stacey M. Hester
TRUNK ‘OR’ TREAT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IS SPONSORING A
TRUNK OR TREAT NIGHT WHERE YOU CAN
COME AND HAVE A SAFE FUN NIGHT FOR YOUR
CHILDREN
CAR TRUNKS FULL OF GOODIES TO GIVE
FUN GAMES TO PLAY
POPCORN AND KOOL-AID
OCTOBER 30, 2013
5 TO 7 P.M.
ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, ASHLAND, IL.
Prentice Farmers Elevator
2303 Elevator Avenue Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3516 or 1.800.255.8659 [email protected]
prenticeelevator.com
James R. Blakeman, Manager
4 locations to serve you: Prentice, Philadelphia, Strawns Crossing, and Tallula.
Dealers in Grain, Seed and Kent Feeds.
Email us: [email protected]
Richland 3090 Richland Elev. Rd.
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
217.626.1551
Ashland 220 North Niagara Ashland, IL 62612
217.476.3318
Pleasant Plains 300 N. Washington Pleasant Plains, IL
62677
217.626.1331
RPA Farmers Co-op
SR. SAINTS… Sr. Saints are having a wiener roast Oc-tober 13th at 4:30 pm at Nancy Klein’s house. Bring a covered dish and a lawn chair. ASHLAND VFW POST 3546… Meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse. AMERICAN LEGION POST 498...
Meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse. LADIES PRAYER BREAKFAST… No September Breakfast. Next one will be October 6th, at St. Augustine’s Hall.
06 - Bill & Helen Blair
16 - Bill & Wanda Schutz
21 - John & Eleanor Cosner
22 - Dustin & Kristen Fulton
22 - Dave & Mary McHenry
October Anniversaries
02 Krista Throgmorton
03 H.A. Votsmier
04 Mark Stice
05 Jeff Roberts
06 Amy Hultquist
06 Allyson Quick
10 Grace Barnes
10 Brooke Weber
10 Joyce Robinson
12 Les Hultquist
13 Elaine English
14 Linda Barrow
16 Egenia Koch
16 Greg Pettit
17 Kaye Parsons
17 Jane Clemons
20 Gretchen Throgmorton
20 Roni Gardner Wallner
20 Bill Schutz, Jr
22 Sharon Robinson
23 Lil Hultquist
23 Kim Scholes
23 Lois Yancy
24 Bill Betters
26 Bob Scott
28 Katlyn Davin
28 Todd Wallbaum
29 Phoebe Betters
30 Riley Gilbreth
31 Bailey & Sydney Wallbaum
31 Bill Schutz, Sr.
31 Edgar Robinson Jr.
October Birthdays
DUPLEX APPARTMENT FOR RENT
604 S. Sylvan, duplex for rent. 1-bedroom, updated. $475 per month.
No Pets. OR buy entire duplex for $300 per month. Call Julie or Donn
at 217-652-1449 for details.
Gardner Construction Co.
2878 Panther Grove Road Ashland, IL 62612
Cell: 217-341-3415 Leave Message 217-476-8135
Remodel Kitchen & Baths Replace Roof & Room Additions
Phone: (217)476-3595
115 W. Freemont St. PO Box 136
Ashland, IL 62612
We Do It All In Just 1 Call!
Jim - Todd - Travis
Plumbing - Heating Air Conditioning
Backhoe - Trenching
WALLBAUM DEVELOPMENT
INC. ASHLAND, IL
New Construction
Remodeling
Gutters
ASHLAND WOMAN'S CLUB
WOMEN OF THE ASHLAND
COMMUNITY & SURROUNDING AREA
Are you bored? Are you looking for a little
fun?
Are you in need of some intellectual stimulation in your life?
Join the Ashland Woman's Club
The club meets the first Tuesday of every month (September to May), 1:30 p.m., First Baptist Church hall. A cultural program is fol-lowed by light refreshments. Membership is only $10 for the year. The club was organized in 1898, provides scholarships to area stu-dents and supports many local organizations and charities. The ladies play bridge and pi-nochle throughout the year.
Some of the upcoming programs will be:
October 1
The Tin Man - Graham Curtis
November 5
Harvest Luncheon - Noon (reservations required)
December 3
Winter Olympics
February 4
Your Health - Cass County Public Health Educator & Nurse
May 6
Spring Luncheon - Noon (reservations required)
The first meeting of the upcoming year will be
September 3, 2013. Please plan to attend. Contact Judy Mills 476-3469
if you have questions.
by Kris Gardner
A-C CENTRAL SCHOOL CALENDAR
OCTOBER 11
NO SCHOOL - Teacher’s Institute
OCTOBER 14
NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day
OCTOBER 18
End of 1st Quarter—Early Dismissal, 1:45 / 1:50 (Elementary),
2:11 (Middle School / High School)
OCTOBER 24
Early Dismissal, 1:45 / 1:50 (Elementary), 2:11 (Middle School / High School)
Parent / Teacher Conferences
OCTOBER 25
NO SCHOOL - Parent / Teacher Conferences
Large Number of Citizens Sign School Consolidation Petition
In a single week of gathering petitions, supporters of the A-C Central and PORTA school consolidation gathered six times the
number of signatures necessary to put the proposal on the March 18, 2014 ballot. State law requires that a minimum of fifty
voters in each district sign the petition. The Committee of Ten representing both school districts had hoped to submit double the
required number; instead their supporters gathered 231 signatures of registered voters in the A-C Central School District and 403
signatures of PORTA voters.
One of the petition circulators was Rich Edwards, an interested Ashland resident and school consolidation supporter. He collected
signatures in Ashland and said, “Consolidation is a ‘no brainer’. It will help our kids, save money and cut taxes. I like all three.”
Committee of Ten member Laura Richard of Chandlerville was elated with the support for the petition, “My friends and I talked to
our neighbors and got the necessary signatures after a few hours of knocking on doors. Most people agree consolidation needs to
be on the ballot.”
Kevin Thomas from Oakford is a PORTA representative on the Committee of Ten. He circulated the petition and found that people
were happy to sign the petition in order to get the issue on the ballot. “I think most people understand that a larger consolidated
school would offer students far more academic programs than either of our individual school districts does today. Consolidation
would be more efficient and save money.”
On September 4, the Committee of Ten voted 10-0 to petition the Regional Superintendent of Schools to place the consolidation
question on the ballot. Because the A-C Central School Board has refused to meet with the Committee of Ten and not agreed to
put the question before the voters, the law requires that fifty signatures must be gathered from both school districts. The petition,
along with 634 signatures, was submitted to Regional Superintendent Jean Anderson on Monday, September 16. The petition
must be approved by the Regional Superintendent and the State Board of Education for it to be put on the March 18, 2014 ballot.
A-C Central has about 450 students and PORTA has 1050. If consolidation is approved by voters in both school districts, the new
consolidated district would be formed on July 1, 2015.
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Photo Caption
The photo above shows Laura Richard of Chandlerville and Kevin Thomas of Oakford who helped
circulate petitions last week to put the school consolidation issue on the ballot. With the necessary
number of signatures, supporters hope voters will have the opportunity to vote next March on the
proposed consolidation of the A-C Central and PORTA school districts. Supporters gathered six times
the number of signatures required for the petition.
217.741.3874
NEAL’S BARBER SHOP
Ashland, IL 62612
Tuesday - Friday: 7:30 am - 1:00pm
Closed: Saturday, Sunday & Monday
BLACK & WHITE COPIES - 10 CENTS EACH COLOR COPIES - 30 CENTS EACH
A-C Central marching knights marched in
the Beardstown Fall Festival parade Satur-
day September 27 bringing home a first
place trophy in their division.
The drum major award was also won by A-
C again this year. This award is in memory
of Diane Hoagland and is presented by her
family.
The marching knights began the year at the
Petersburg Fall harvest parade on Saturday
September 20. They also participated in
the Rushville Smiles Day Parade and re-
ceived a second place trophy.
WEST CENTRAL BANK EARNS 5-STAR RATING
West Central Bank of Ashland, is recognized as one of the strongest banks in the nation by
BAUER-FINANCIAL, Coral Gables, Florida, the nation’s leading bank rating and research
firm. West Central Bank has earned its highest rating of 5-Stars for the most recent 26 quarters.
The latest rating indicates that West Central Bank significantly exceeds all federal capital
requirements and maintains a low level of delin-quent loans among other benchmarks.
West Central Bank was established in 1933 and has been committed to providing the best of
banking to its community for 80 years. It cur-rently has six convenient locations, four full-
service and two with limited services. West Central Bank (www.westcentralbank.com) is a
member of the FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender.
