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Page 4C Thursday, September 12, 2002 Breese Journal COUNTY LINES by Lynn Venhaus AROUND THE COUNTY: Girl: Scouts is more than cookies, you know. Girls who join scouts can make new friends. go hiking, help out others, and have exciting new adventures. Area local Girl Scout leaders are spearheading a fall enrollment drive. so if you know a girl who's interested in joining.

come to a sign-up session this Saturday at any of the following locations: Aviston Elementary School Library. 1 to 3 p.m.: Bartelso Village Hall. 1 to 3 p.m.: Breese Public Library, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (for Beckemeyer residents. too): and Germantown Public Library.

11 a.m. -to Bring your child's immunization record and $7 for membership fee. Carlyle and St. Rose residents should check out information Array of Craftsmen To demonstrate show crafts at Ingram's Pio. Log Cabin Village Near Kinmundy.

Illinois 3 Big Weekends This Year Sept. 21st Sept. 22nd Sept. 28th Sept. 29th Oct.

12th Oct. 13th 10 a.m. 5:00 p.m. All food craft items for sale! Adults: $2.00 Jr. High a grade 6 -81 High School: $1.00) Kindergarten thru grades 5.

25c Civil War Soldier Living History 1st 3rd Weekends No alcohol or dogs allowed' FALL QUILT BINGO Thursday, Sept. 19 8 p.m. St. Cecilia Parish Center S. Washington St.

Bartelso, IL Hand-Made Quilts Cash Awards for Ties Attendance Prizes Refreshments Bring your Bingo chips (No Paper Cards) SPONSORED BY LADIES SODALITY License BL50014 ALBERS AMERICAN LEGION Pancake, Sausage Ham with Eggs and Potatoes BREAKFAST SUNDAY, SEPT. 15 SERVING FROM 8:00 11:30 a.m. call ep To be held prior to the Dei Milk Bowl football game! Sept. 20th Starting at 6 p.m. Central High School Football Field! Food to be sold: Chili Chili Dogs Hot Dogs Chili Cheese Nachos Nachos Soda Sponsored by Central P.A.W.S.

organization! sent home from school, and anyone in Albers or Damiansville should call Lesa Vaughn of the Girl Scouts of Shagbark Council at '1-888-317-6353. If you have any questions or need more information. other contact numbers are: Jackie Chiarolanza of Aviston, 228-7113: Stacey Albers of Bartelso, 765-2406; Norma Knebel of Beckemeyer. 227-8623: Robbin Tedeschi of Breese, 526-0368; Kim Hempen of Carlyle. 594-4298: Cheryl Kennedy of Carlyle, 594-3748: Deb.

Beckmann of Germantown, 523-4305: and Tammy Albers of Germantown. 523-4927. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the MakeWish Foundation, an orientation meeting will take place on Monday. Sept. 23, at 7 p.m.

in the first-floor conference room at St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese. To make a reservation or for more information. call 343-0480. The Make-a-Wish Foundation grants wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses.

They seek volunteers to help grant wishes, raise funds, do marketing and communications work, and provide office support and volunteer services. Anyone planning to participate in the city-wide garage sale sometime during the Harvestfest Days set for Oct. 4. 5 and 6 in Breese must register by Sept. 20 with the Harvestfest Committee.

A fee of $6 is being charged. Stop in First Bank. Creations Galore, or Equity Fifty- -Five to preregister. For more information, call Barb Richter. president of the Breese Chamber of Commerce.

at 526- 0048 (work) or 526-7040 (home), If you get your paper early Wednesday evening, there's still time to give blood at' the Community Blood Drive from 2 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Sept. 11 at the Breese American Legion. Other Red Cross community blood drives include one set for Wednesday.

Sept. 18. from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Market Center in New Baden. Donors will receive a free gallon of milk.

The Shattuc United Methodist Church will be the site of a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m, on Saturday. Sept. 21. 00 00 00 PEOPLE CHATTER: Mater Dei's homecoming.

"Rock 'n Roll Knights." will be held the last week of September. Senior queen and king candidates include Jill Albers. Anne Hawley, Nicky Huels. Amanda Koch. Jenna Koopmann.

Andrew Beer. Kyle Henss. Eric Mueller. David Smith and Randy Venhaus. Freshman attendants are Shanna Wedekemper and Aaron Venhaus, sophomore attendants are Katrina Niemeyer and Ben Pingsterhaus, and junior attendants are Jessica Henrichs and Joel Koentz.

Congratulations to Jolanda Durbin of St. Rose. who was one of 27 state finalists in the 4-H Photography Display competition at the recent Illinois State Fair. Best wishes to Carla and Jeff Vonder Haar of Carlyle, who celebrate their ninth anniversary on Sept. 18.

Happy second anniversary to Heather and Brian Luitjohan of St. Louis. Happy birthdays to: Ricky Jankowski of Damiansville. Sept. 12: Kristi Striker of rural Breese.

17 on Sept. 16: Jackie Boeckman of Breese. Sept. 17: twins Emily and Amy Krebs of Breese. Sept.

11. DO Do 00 SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: This year's Clinton County League baseball championship series pits the Aviston Aces against the Centralia Buds. with the final game of the best-ofthree contest this Sunday. The grand finale will take place at 1 p.m. at the Aviston Park.

So far. Aviston and Centralia are tied at one win apiece. The Aces won the first game. 8-3. while Centralia won the second one.

12-3. So come out and see some great baseball and enjoy some fine concessions. Congratulations to players who distinguished themselves on Clinton County League teams this season. notably league coMVPs Jason James of Carlyle and Jason Rakers of Aviston. league Most Valuable Pitcher Brian Klostermann of Aviston.

and team MVPs Darrin Baer of Trenton. Jason Guest of Beckemeter. Neil Budde of Bartelso and Justin Knolhoff of Centralia. Rakers was also batting champion. The Benny Rakers Memorial Coed Softball Tournament kicks off at 7 p.m.

Thursday. Sept. 19. and will continue through Sunday. Sept.

22. at the Aviston City Park. with the championship game at 6 p.m. Fifteen teams are participating. -It also coincides with the village's Fall Fest.

which includes a car show. kids' activities and a disc jockey all dav. All makes and models of motorcycles are welcome at the second annual Motorcycle Ride and Show on Saturday. Sept. 21.

at McGinles Kawasaki in. Highland. Registration and a "Show and Shine" will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. at which time people can vote for their favorites in numerous categories.

It will be followed by a ride from 12:30 to 2:45 p.m. Participants will have a choice of several routes. which end in a gathering for awards. McGinles -terrain vehicle demonstration track will also open at 10. a.m..

and helmets are required. The Highland Lions Club will serve lunch at 11:30 a.m. The event is a benefit sponsored by the. Friends of St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland.

Entry fees are $15 per single or $20 per couple. and include a continental breakfast. ATV track. lunch. route maps.

prizes and music. Those not riding can attend at no charge. To register or for more information, call event Coordinator Justin Scholl at 654-2277. The annual Milk Bowl Game between Mater Dei and Central is set for Friday: Sept. 20.

at Central High School. Beforehand. the Central PAW'S organization is sponsoring a chili supper starting at 6 p.m. at the football field. with chili.

hot dogs. nachos. and assorted combinations to be served. You can sign up for a Fall Dart League at All Around Outdoors in Carlyle. For more information.

call 594-2800. The second annual Braggin' Rights Tractor Pull will be Saturday. Sept. 21. at the Clinton County Fairgrounds in Carlyle.

sponsored by the Bartelso Pullers Club. For more information. call Jason at 765-2160. The Fish for Dillon Bass Tournament will take place this Saturday and Sunday at Carlyle Lake. sponsored by the Southern 7 BASS Club.

The tourney is a benefit for Dillon Stockmann. an Aviston toddler with athetoid cerebral palsy. whose family plans a trip to Poland for him to receive treatment. Registration for the largemouth bass tourney will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the KVS Club.

near the Tamalco Boat Ramp. There will also be a chicken buffet for S4 a plate, and a drawing and product raffle from 5 to 6 p.m. The tourney on Sunday will be at the Keyesport Ramp. For more information. call tournament organizer Frank Bixver at 749-5706 or Duane Stinnett at 749-9999.

State Rep. Kurt Granberg's annual Golf Outing is this Saturday at Carlyle Lake Golf Course. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Four-pe person teams are wanted. Call Carol at 526-2500 or Ferdie at 523-4732 for more information or to sign A coed kickball tournament is being sponsored by the High- Week BE National Assisted Living Week is recognized the week of September 8-14.

Villa Catherine Assisted Living is proud to have been serving the community for the past 5 years. Come celebrate with us, join an activity or just stop by for a visit. Winner of our quilt raffle Sunday, September 8, 2002, was Regina Klostermann. Villa Catherine Assisted Living A division of Carlyle Healthcare Center, Inc. 491 Clinton St.

Carlyle, IL 62231 618-594-8363 Check us out on the Web at http://www.cartylehealthcare.com/ land Jaycees on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Pierron Park. To sign up, call Tricia B. at 977-4386. 00 00 00 BUSINESS BRIEFS: Dr.

Polly Hediger has joined the chiropractic office of Dr. C. Marc Smith in Breese. The new chiropractor will work from the Breese office, which has expanded office hours to five days a week, with evening appointments on Monday and Wednesday. office is also open from 8:30 to 11 a.m.

on Saturdays. Dr. Hediger is a recent graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, and specializes in family practice and nutrition. To reach them, call 526-7732. The local Breese business, Food and Things, will again participate in the 11th annual Best of Missouri Market Oct.

5 and 6 at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Co-owners are Lois Garcia, who developed a meat marinade and seasoning called Request," and Diane Hummert. One hundred vendors have been selected for the market at the Garden, which is located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in south St. Louis.

Kaskaskia has a new website address on the Internet www.kaskaskia.edu. The spiffed up site now features the college catalog and all course offerings. Students, past and present, can also add or drop courses, cheek grades and account balances, and get other information through a pin number and proper identification. If you're interested in finding out more about the interactive site, call the Admissions and Records office at 545-3040. Second Street Studio in Breese has new classes starting on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

This new session will end Nov. 23. There is a new For Relaxation class from 8 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call 0777.

Tonnies True Value in Albers is celebrating its 90th anniversary this Thursday through Saturday. On Friday, a StanleyBostitch representative will be on hand to provide free repair on Bostitch air tools, and some special deals. Store hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Saturday. 00 00 00 NEWS 'N NOTES: Kaskaskia College is partnering with Eastern Illinois University to offer a new teacher's education bachelor degree program at the Centralia campus. Students will be able to complete a major in elementary education through a combination of courses offered by both institutions locally. An informational meeting is planned for 2 p.m.

on Monday, Sept. 30. in Room HB154 at Kaskaskia College. For more information, call Mary Finley at 545-3044. Crafters are being sought for Highland's Fall Festival Oct.

4. 5 and 6. For more information, call the Highland Chamber of Commerce at 654-3721. 00 00 00 THINGS TO DO: St. Augustine's Parish Center will the site of a quilt bingo this Sunday at 2 p.m., sponsored by the St.

Ann's Sodality. There will be 24 quilt games and raffle, with cash for doubles and a game. No one under 18 years old can play. A fried chicken lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and carryouts will be available.

The Ladies Sodality of St. Cecilia Parish is hosting a quilt bingo on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m. at the parish center in Bartelso. There will be attendance prizes and refreshments.

You should bring bingo chips. The Albers American Legion will host a breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. this Sunday at the Legion Hall. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, ham, eggs, and potatoes. The 54th annual Okawville Fair takes place this weekend.

with a queen judging this Friday at 7 p.m. in the Luechtefeld Gym. and music by Still Kickin' outside from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Community Club Park. On Saturday, a horseshoe tournament will begin at noon, an antique tractor pull at 2 p.m., a talent show at 3:30 p.m..

bingo from 5 to 10 p.m., and music by Midnight Drive from 8 p.m. to midnight. On Sunday, a parade is set for 2 p.m.. bingo from 4 to 10 p.m. and the Heritage Band from 6 to 10 p.m.

Rides. concessions, kids activities, and school bands will play throughout the weekend. 00 so. -00 00 NOTABLE QUOTABLE: "Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up." -the Rev. Jesse Jackson 00 00 00 RANDOM THOUGHTS: Irma Deimeke sent me this e-mail called "Historical Look at Presidents." It's a history lesson that's certainly thought-provoking and, yes, a tad eery: Look what happens when a President gets elected in a year with an the end.

Also notice it goes in increments of 20 years. 1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office) 1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated) 1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated) 1900: William McKinley (assassinated) 1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office) 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (dies in office) 1960: John F.

Kennedy (assassinated) 1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt) 2000: George W. Bush Can a history teacher explain- these coincidences between Kennedy and Lincoln? Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in the White House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents were shot in the head. Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy: Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln. Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson. Andrew Johnson.

who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. John Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. Both assassins were known by their three names.

Both names are composed of 15 letters. Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford'. Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford'. Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials. 00 00 00 CONTACT: Deadline for column information is Monday afternoon.

Submissions are always welcome please contact me by e-mail at: by phone at 394-4582 or 394-4583, or by dropping a note in the mail or at the Breese Journal office. Thank you. 00 00 00 Friday, Sept. 13th You Sing 'Em With The Music Man 8 p.m. Midnight Kay orner 189 North Main, Breese 526-7784.