Gibson City Courier from Gibson City, Illinois • 1

rrtTTTTTTTITTTTTTTTnTTrTTrTTT' WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1993 50s: no ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIFTH YEAR GIBSON CITY, ILLINOIS 60936 NO. 32 8 PAGES SDQglOBllGDgO3 mj 4 which involves spending many hours taking people to local doctor and hospital appointments and other commitments in the area. He is host for Monday evening recreation at the Senior Center and is a member of the Senior Citizen Club. Noellsch concluded her description of the honoree by saying "He has devoted a lifetime of service to the-Gibson City community and he continues to perform the kind of service that in any year would merit his selection." Gramley, the junior citizen of the year is a member of the Science Club, Pep Club, German American Partnership Program and has been inducted into the National Honor Society. She is listed in "Who's Who Among American High School Students" and has.

been Robert Crossman of Gibson City was honored April 2 by the' Gibson Area Chamber of Commerce as Gibson City's 1997 outstanding citizen. Stacey Gramley, senior at GCMS High School, was named junior citizen of the year. In making her presentation to Crossman, chamber president Jean Noellsch said, "The person we honor tonight has been, and is today, one of the most involved citizens in making Gibson City a better place to live." His interests are varied and have touched the lives of many. Crossman is a member of Community Action, serves on the Gibson Community Hospital advisory board, and is a long-time member and volunteer who serves as president of the Gibson Beautification Foundation. The honored cit- i v- OVJ) v.

-N OJ coc 1 xr in pace Fata tdran-gulai kjow e6 it izen is a longtime Th norcnn i named a member and leader nK Pe'" WfS Tandy of the Gibson City honor tonight hdS She is also a Coin Club, and is, member and active in the Rural been, ana 18 today, treasurer of Development pro- np nffcp mnst the GCMS gram. The veteran ne ine mOSt ffigh ofWoridWariihas involved citizens in Band and for many years i. Lifesayers. been a member of making LrlOSOn Llty a 1 the Veterans of 1.11 other interests Robert Crossman was recognized by the Gibson Area Chamber of Commerce as the 1997 Outstanding Citizen while Stacey Gramley, right, was the recipient of the Junior Citizen of the Year Award. Presenting the awards were Chamber President Jean Noellsch, center.

yt i is New officers named at the annual Gibson Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on April 2, front from left, are: Jean Noellsch, immediate past president; and Chuck Mane, newly installed president. In back are: Cathy Walker, director; Craig Jesiolowski, third vice president; Jerry Donley, director; and Ellen Lee second vicfe president. LdBsal ireSuGM odd pp Kisiiiiisrs to cSsan up sileptef EiigSitjay April II 0 1 about the different parts of the camera and the different kinds of cameras. Bedel's talk was titled "Water the Necessary She informed the group how much water to give horses and cattle and how often to give it. Dillon talked about cleaning horses, telling the steps one should take in cleaning the horse and how often you should dean it.

A note to 4-H members that on May 1 horse identification and certificate of ownership is due. For more information contact the Ponderosa Club leader Traci Young at 217-784-5844. -i i Culletin Board. Letters to the Editor Obituaries Senior Citizens News2 Sports ..............................6 Ridgeview to put on 'Pajama Game' The musical, "The Pajama Game" with music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Rossbook by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 at Ridgeview High School.

The play is directed by Dan Snell and Richard N. Vance and it stars Sarah Stump, Robert Hartley, Kirstin Butler, Greg Hahn, Maranna Bonnell, T.J. Schertz and Michael Retter. "The. Pajama Game" is a fun-filled story of a potential clash between labor and management that is alleviated by a timely love story.

Subject matter is suitable for the entire family, but if you are con-i cerned about content, call Snell or Vance with questions. Tickets may be purchased at the door of through cast member. Lions Club Easter egg hunt Saturday The Gibson City Lions Club will sponsor its annual Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 11 beginning at 10 a.m. at the North Park in Gibson City. Children of the area are invited to attend the Easter egg hunt to be held regardless of weather conditions.

Parents are asked not to bring their children to the park prior to 9:50 a.m. Participants will be divided into four age groups while searching for the eggs hidden throughout the park. The groups consist of under age four; four, five and six year-olds; six, seven and eight year-olds and eight-to twelve year-olds. As in the past, in each group, a "Special Egg" will be hidden. The finder of that "Special Egg" in each group will receive a prize.

Chairman of this year's Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt is Dan Hill. Community Good Friday services The annual Community Good Friday services will be at 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 10 at the United Methodist Church in Gibson City. The Gibson City Ministerial Association will sponsor the Good Friday services with the Reverend Rebecca Zelensky, pastor of the First Christian Church in Gibson City as the featured speaker. Area ministers will also participate in this community Good Friday service.

The public is encouraged to attend this special program. v- The 'service will be carried on WGCY radio station in Gibson City. Sibley e2 hunt The Sibley Easter egg hunt will.be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 11 at Sibley Park. This event is sponsored by Sibley Depot and the Comers tore, both located in Sibley.

include play ing piano for weddings and school musicals. At church she participates in church musicals -and helps teach Bible school. She also helped plan the St Jude's Bike-a-thon. Upon graduation, Gramley plans to attend Illinois College in Jacksonville and study secondary math education. After teaching a few years, she plans to get a degree in education administration to become a principal.

As an employee of Moyer Library, Gramley was described by her supervisor as "a self-starter with good leadership abilities, an employee every employer wishes they had." The dinner was held at Kruse Center. Ron Dentinger, a humorist, was featured speaker. New officers elected in January were installed: Chuck Marx, president; Jeff Volker, first vice president; Ellen Lee, second vice president; and Craig Jesiolowski, third vice president. Directors are Mark Spafford, Cathy Walker and Gerry Donley. David Kramer is secretary.

band's first gig was at the Blind Pig in January 1996 and Horvath left the group in August of that year to enter the teaching world. That is when Romanski joined the group. Elmore said he writes most of the songs and the band wanted to move away from the pop-punk thing. That is why they got Cramer in the band. Many of Elmore's songs deal with relationships, unrequited love, getting together, betrayal and breaking up.

1 school bj 5 p.m. Friday, April 10. Students were instructed to follow the rules and were given specific times for waking up, dressing and arriving for breakfast as well as early night bed-checks throughout the trip. The trip was arranged throvh Taylor Tours of Madison, led. Foreign Wars.

Crossman is well-known in his church where he is a much-appreciated fixture in the choir and has taught Sunday School. He has served as a trustee and an elder for a number of terms. A past member of the Gibson City Council, Crossman led the Trailblazers 4-H Club for many years. He puts up booths for Gibson City's polling places each election, is a blood donor and regularly attends chamber meetings. Noellsch said, "It is difficult to say what has been the most important service to our community made by this citizen, as there have been so many times that in the words of one nomination, Tou ask him to do a job and he is willing to do it'." Noellsch explained that most recently that service has probably been his dedication to Gibson City's Senior Center and his volunteer work as Telecare's director which kept the service to Gibson City area senior citizens alive and well during lean financial times.

Crossman is a volunteer driver for Telecare's Health Express, been intact since November and it will be on the road tirelessly promoting their new album. The band will be on tour through May 2. After that, they are hopefully planning to book a tour to the West Coast. "The Glass Intact" is a melodic rock album with crunching guitars and elements of pop and punk. The voice of Elmore holds it all together.

"Sarge" has been in existence since September 1995 when Elmore, Switzky and the original drummer Russ Horvath got together. The 1 group is to travel to the Kennedy Space Center and the beach. Disney's MGM Studios will be the next scheduled stop on Thursday, April 9 with students bidding their goodbyes to Disney. Following their dinner; on Thursday evenicg, the -band will begin their journey back to Gibson City, arriving at the high When the band Sarge had an apening for a second guitarist, it didn't have to draft Pat Cramer, a graduate of Gibson City High School. He volunteered.

There are four musicians who are in the band "Sarge" including Cramer, Elizabeth Elmore, Rachel Switzky on bass and Chad Romanski on drums. -It is a new line-up and a new more robust sound. The band's newest album, "The Glass Intact" is on Urbana's Mud Records. Actually, Sarge's lineup has 4 on Monday woke the students to their day at Disney's Magic Kingdom where they were to march in the parade. A visit to Disney's Epcot Center was on the itinerary for Tuesday, April 7 where the students were to spend a long day, relaxing and enjoying their visit to Florida.

Oa Wednesday, the The Ponderosa 4-H Club has planned to clean up their adopted highway on April 18. They will meet at the end of Danny Borders' lane at 9 a.m. and will go up and down the highway picking up trash. The club has planned an ice skating trip. The group will meet at Dan en Joy's parking lot.

at 10:30 a.m. Afterwards they will take a tour of Pizza Hut and make their own pizzas. At the April 5 meeting, talks were given by Andy Young, Kalee Bedel and Dayle Dillon. Young's was on photography, talking CI3ssri3liiiii FUsrido Members of the GCMS High School Marching Falcons, chaper-ones and band director Frank Titus left for Florida at approximately 9 a.m. Saturday.

The long-awaited trip finally arrived with students arriving at the GCMS High School at 7 a.m. Saturday to begin the loading procedures to travel the distance. Many hours of hard work have helped to make this dream of a trip to Florida a reality for the band director as well as the students. Once the students were on the road, they were to make have a buffet dinner at the Old Country Buffet in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 6 p.m. The Peoria Chartered Coaches were to be the road throughout the night, stopping to charge drivers daring the night On Sunday the students as well as the adults would receive a "Florida, here we The GCMS High School Marching Falcons stand in front of their tour buses shortly before leaving for Florida early Saturday morning.

The students, directed by Frank Titus, were scheduled to perform during a parade at the Magic Kingdom on Monday, April 6. The group is expected to arrive in Gibson City by 5 pjn. Friday, April 10. welcome break from the travel as they were scheduled for a day at the Wet Wild park for day of fun in the water park. Throughout their stay in Florida, the band members and chaper-ones will be staying at the Arssa in Orlando, Florida.

An early-morning wake up call.