The Scoop Newsletter THIS NEWSLETTER IS A WORK OF LOVE BY A COMMITTEE OF FOLKS IN ASHLAND. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH. IDEAS OR ITEMS FOR THE NEWSLETTER? DROP OFF OR CALL NANCY HEATHER AT PRINTERS INK AT 217-476-3764, OR GIVE THEM TO NANCE BRYANT, LINDA DEVLIN, CYNTHIA GUTMANN, BOB HEATHER, OR LIZ WALLBAUM. ITEMS CAN ALSO BE E-MAILED TO MATT HOBROCK, [email protected]. DEADLINE WILL BE THE 25TH OF EACH MONTH FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH’S NEWSLETTER. YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED. OUR WEBSITE: http://ashlandscoop.tripod.com June 2013 Volume 7 - Issue 06 ASHLAND SUMMER DAYS PARADE 2013 “SUMMER DAYS GOES RED, WHITE & BLUE” JUNE 15, @ 10:00 AM EVERYONE COME ON OUT IN YOUR RED, WHITE & BLUE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: - FLOATS - BICYCLES - PETS - Judging will be done during parade line-up and will be announced suring the Parade. To participate, register by 9:30 at the corner of Editor and Church Streets If you have questions, call Nancy at 476-3764 2475 West Monroe Springfield, IL 62704 (cell) 217-741-1865 soldby- [email protected]408 West Washington St. Ashland, IL Reduced to $139,900 Spacious brick ranch with 3BR 1.5BA in a small town environment. This home offers large closets throughout, 2.5 car attached garage that is heated with lots of storage cabinets, 2 gas fireplaces, large kitchen with tiled floor, a huge cedar coat closet, & screened in back porch. Partially fenced back yard with patio area is great for entertaining. Boiler was replaced in `04. Outbuilding and all appliances stay. Dawn Stremsterfer Realtor®, Broker Associate Office: 217-787-7215 Direct: 217-741-1865 PROFESSIONALS MISS SUMMER DAYS PAGEANT GIFT BAGS DONATIONS… If anyone would like to donate items for the gift bags for the Miss Summer Days Pageant contest- ants and/or the Queen and 1st Runner Up prizes, please call or text Missy Eskew at 652-6127. UPCOMING EVENTS Virginia BBQ June 7-9 Ashland Community Days June 13 - 15 Sangamon County Fair June 19 - 23
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The Scoop Newsletter THIS NEWSLETTER IS A WORK OF LOVE BY A COMMITTEE OF FOLKS IN ASHLAND. THE NEXT ONE
WILL BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH. IDEAS OR ITEMS FOR THE NEWSLETTER? DROP OFF OR CALL NANCY HEATHER AT PRINTERS INK AT 217-476-3764, OR GIVE THEM TO NANCE BRYANT, LINDA DEVLIN, CYNTHIA GUTMANN, BOB HEATHER, OR LIZ WALLBAUM.
ITEMS CAN ALSO BE E-MAILED TO MATT HOBROCK, [email protected]. DEADLINE WILL BE THE 25TH OF EACH MONTH FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH’S NEWSLETTER.
YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED. OUR WEBSITE: http://ashlandscoop.tripod.com
June 2013 Volume 7 - Issue 06
ASHLAND SUMMER DAYS PARADE 2013
“SUMMER DAYS GOES RED, WHITE & BLUE”
JUNE 15, @ 10:00 AM
EVERYONE COME ON OUT IN YOUR RED, WHITE & BLUE
AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE
1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
- FLOATS - BICYCLES - PETS -
Judging will be done during parade line-up and
will be announced suring the Parade.
To participate, register by 9:30 at the corner of Editor and Church Streets
Spacious brick ranch with 3BR 1.5BA in a small town environment. This home offers large closets throughout, 2.5 car attached garage that is heated with lots of storage cabinets, 2 gas fireplaces, large kitchen with tiled floor, a huge cedar coat closet, & screened in back porch. Partially fenced back yard with patio area is great for entertaining. Boiler was replaced in `04.
Outbuilding and all appliances stay.
Dawn Stremsterfer Realtor®, Broker Associate
Office: 217-787-7215 Direct: 217-741-1865
PROFESSIONALS
MISS SUMMER DAYS PAGEANT GIFT BAGS DONATIONS…
If anyone would like to donate items for the gift bags for the Miss Summer Days Pageant contest-ants and/or the Queen and 1st Runner Up prizes, please call or text Missy Eskew at 652-6127.
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 Howard Chartier 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 Terry Beauchamp www.newbeginningschristianfellowship.net Sunday School for all ages@ 9:10-10:00 am 2nd Service - 10:15 am YOUTH4TRUTH @ 6:30-7:30 pm Tuesday Corporate Prayer @ 7:00 pm Saturday’s Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ 8:00 am
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
MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST SCHEDULE
Jun 22 - Richland Creek Baptist
Peter Cartwright United Methodist Church
The Peter Cartwright United Methodist Women are having a bake sale at the Cartwright Community Center in Pleasant Plains on June 8, 2013 from 8 am to 1 pm. We will have fresh baked cinnamon rolls, and coffe. We also will have hot dogs for sale. There will be some garage sale items to check out also.
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
JUNE ANNIVERSARIES
1 - Chenoa Butler 2 - Eleanor Cosner 6 - Jacquline Jolly 6 - David Patrick Manswoki 7 - Krista Lueck 7 - Denny DeGroot ) 9 - Glenda Schelyhan 12 - Johanna Betters 13 - Ron"Hoagy" Hoagland 15 - Darren DeGroot
17 - Joanna Nicole Jolly 19 - Dorothy Newell 19 - Diane Newell 22 - Mary Gardner 26 - Alice Kern 26 - Eunice Watkins 26 - Kenny Walters 27 - Mary (Heather) Kenny 28 - Andrew Patrick Davin
9 - Jeff & Lana Pfaffe 10 - Elliot & Joette Thornley 13 - Colin & Alicia Arthalony 19 - Bob & Nancy Heather
19 - Rev. Wayne & Linda Mollohan 26 - Shannon & Missy Eskew
Congratulations to Terry Blakeman, Fadra Birdsell and Kelly Sutphin-Gutmann on your recent elections and to Phyllis Sutphin, Greg Pettit and Dave Troxell on your appointed positions. Thank you to those that serve our community in big and small ways. The annual appropriation ordinance is available for inspection at the Municipal Building. PDC Area Disposal has a program to aid in recycling efforts. The service would be curbside at residences. There is an additional fee of $2.00 a month that would be added to trash pick-up bills. Residents that sign up for recycling would have a recycling can at their home and it would be emptied twice a month. Before making this decision, the Village Trustees would like feedback from residents. Please contact any of the Trustees listed below or call the Village office with your feelings on this matter. Thank you to Bob and Phyllis Sutphin for their work on the entrance signs to the Village. 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.
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
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
The 4th of July will soon be here and the Pleasant Plains Commu-nity Club is gearing up for another Snap, Crackle, Pop fireworks ex-travaganza. From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of Ameri-can independence from Great Brit-
ain with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gath-erings and barbecues. We should all celebrate the freedoms America offers us and never take them for granted. Mark the 4th of July on your calendar and come view the beautiful display to celebrate America’s birthday. Bring lawn chairs to the Pleasant Plains High School and settled in for a wonderful evening lighting up the sky with beautiful colors beginning at dusk. There will be food and drink beginning at 5:30 pm. Ribeyes and hot dogs. Drinks and etc. If you would like to help defray the cost of this yearly celebration, please send any amount of monetary donation to Pleasant Plains Community Club, PO Box 385, Pleasant Plains, Il. 62677.
See you July 4th!!!!!!!!! Thanking you in
advance for your support.
EVELYN R. RESIDE SPRIINGFIELD, IL - Evelyn R. Reside, 82, of Springfield, passed away at 1:01 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at St. John's Hospital. Evelyn was born January 6, 1931, in rural Ash-land, IL, the daughter of Julia M. Jones and Clinton Jones. She married Donald Reside on November 23, 1950, at Ashland Baptist Church. He died April 28, 2012. Evelyn graduated from Ashland High School. She was a homemaker and later owned Eveyln's Bridal Shoppe. She was a member of the Red Hat Society. Evelyn was a member of West Side Christian Church and the Beau Knot Class. She enjoyed traveling, camping, painting, crafts and especially spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Evelyn is survived by four sons: Dennis (Kathie) Reside of Madison, AL, Brad (Karen) Reside of Bloomington, IL, Randall (Kim) Reside of Springfield, IL, and Gary (Cecelia) Reside of Paducah, KY. Evelyn has eleven grandchildren: Doug (Marilyn) Reside, John (Jackie) Reside, Rebecca Reside, Alison Reside, Andrea Reside, Eric Re-side, Alex (fiancée, Emily Maskey) Reside, Hanna Reside, Aaron Reside, Nicholas Reside and Rachel (Christian) Rea; and two great-grandchildren, Joshua and Abigail Reside. Evelyn is survived by a brother, Cecil Jones, of Springfield. She also has many nieces and nephews. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, Elza Jones; and sister, Christine Douglass.
TECUMSAY JOMO ROBERTS, SR Ashland, IL - Tecumsay Jomo Roberts, Sr., 89, of Ashland, died at 2:55 pm, Monday, May 6, 2013 at St. John's Hospice. He was born November 26, 1923 in Liberia to Sandy and Gbene Zoedch Roberts. He married Nettie Elizabeth Wil-liams on November 27, 1946 and she survives. Also surviving are four daughters Marian (Charles) Woelfel of Winston-Salem, NC, Elsie Lancaster of Silver Springs, MD, Gifty (Roosevelt) Smith of Flora, IL and Yarvo Roberts of Ashland; two sons, T. Markous (Teresa) Roberts of At-lanta and Sandy Roberts of Liberia; twenty nine grandchil-dren and fourteen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, one son, Tecumsay J. Roberts, Jr. and one granddaughter, Net-tie Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a member of Ashland United Methodist Church. He was a Master Mason. He enjoyed history and keeping up with the news and spending time with friends. Burial was at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Ashland United Methodist Church Food Pantry.
STATE SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS
Three students from A-C Central Jr. High participated in the State Science
Fair on Saturday, May 4th. Hannah Rat-
liff and Destinee Jones received a Silver rating on their project. Congratulations
to all!!! The sponsor is
Dena Leinberger.
BLACK & WHITE COPIES - 10 CENTS EACH COLOR COPIES - 30 CENTS EACH
MATT GREER President
Located at West Central Bank 400 East Buchanan, PO Box 467
Tickets $10 and all A-C Central students get in free w/school ID
Tickets available at Printer’s Ink or contact
Missy Eskew 652-6127 or Emily Wallbaum 415-4628
ASHLAND VFW POST 3546… Meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Fire-house. SENIOR SAINTS WILL MEET… The Senior Saints will meet Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Peters-burg, Illinois at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church at 5:00 pm. Meat, drink and table service will be furnished by Cline’s and Frieche’s. Please bring a dish to share. ANTIQUE TRACTOR CRUISE…… The American legion and VFW antique tractor cruise and poker run will be on Saturday June 15, 2013.
4 locations to serve you: Prentice, Philadelphia, Strawns Crossing, and Tallula.
Dealers in Grain, Seed and Kent Feeds.
THANK YOU… A sincere thank you to our family and many friends for your donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society walk in Springfield, Il. We turned in over $5000 on May 5, 2013. If you care to donate up till June 30, 2013, please contact Dorothy Newell at PO Box 42, Ashland, Il 62612 or Diane Newell at the same address You are all so appreciated. - Dorothy and Diane THANK YOU…. The Family of Mable Newton extend our thanks for the prayers during her illness and at the time of her death. We were very blessed to have her with us for 102 years. Thanks again for your presence at the visitation and the funeral ser-vice. It was very much appreciated. -Bob and Jean Briggs THANK YOU….. Many thanks to everyone for their prayers, cards, and con-cerns while I was in the hospital and at Walker Nursing Home. A special thanks to my family for all they have done and con-tinue to do for me. - Mary Gardner AMERICAN LEGION POST 498... Meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse.
Pleasant Plains 300 N. Washington Pleasant Plains, IL
62677
217.626.1331
RPA Farmers Co-op
217.741.3874
NEAL’S BARBER SHOP
Ashland, IL 62612
Tuesday – Friday: 7:30 am – 1:00pm
Closed: Saturday, Sunday & Monday
BBC Lawn Company
For all your spring clean up,
lawn mowing, and trimming
needs in Ashland, contact
Brock Pettit at (217) 370-6968.
400 E. Buchanan St. P.O. Box 467 Ashland, IL 62612-0467
PH. 217.476.3325 FX. 217.476.3342
A Full Service Bank
Circa “21” Dinner Playhouse “Menopause, the Musical
Rock Island, Il Saturday July 13th
Cost of trip is $99.00 A deposit of $49.50 is requested
when you sign up.
ADVENTURE CLUB
The Cass County Historical and Genealogical Society will have their annual meeting on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 109 S. Front St., Virgina at 2 p.m. The program will be given by Ralph Irish who works with many different kinds of gourds. He makes mu-sical instruments, rattles, bowls, baskets and many more different items. He has been featured on the PBS program Illinois Sto-ries. This is open to the public, need not be a member to attend. We will have a free will offering and some good refresh-ments. See you there!
Parsons-Heather Awarded Third Master’s Degree
SPRINGFIELD, ILL – Ashland native Timothy Parsons-Heather gradu-ated May 11, 2013 with his third Master's degree from the University of Illinois during commence-ment ceremonies at the Prairie Capital Conven-tion Center in Spring-field. He earned the de-gree of Master of Arts in Cultural Media and Public Leadership with a 4.0 grade point average through the Liberal and Integrative Stud-ies Program at the UIS College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He holds two addi-tional Master's degrees in Public Administration and Communication. His third Master's degree examines the effects of media culture and 21st century globalization on U.S. bureaucracy and government. He completed research in leadership messaging dynamics, the westernization of the People's Republic of China, ethical and stylistic media models, integration theory, and the effects of mul-ticulturalism on global communication patterns, social identity and public sector delivery systems. Timothy served from 1977 until 1991 as executive director of the Housing Authority of Cass County, Illinois. He is an Ashland High School graduate and son of the late Thomas and Alta Parsons Heather of Ashland.
Awarding of Diploma to Timothy Parsons-Heather
by Chancellor Susan J. Koch
Master of Arts Degree Media Culture and Public Leadership
University of Illinois Springfield
2013 Commencement Ceremony Prairie Capital
Convention Center May 11, 2013
Church Attendance by
Edward J. Moretto, Minister, Berea Christian Church
Is church attendance up or down? Google that question and you'll find over 15,000,000 "hits" on the subject. (At least I did.) Now stop for just a minute or two and let me indulge in what some might call a tangent. In last month's issue of the SCOOP, John Sheppard's very timely article entitled "Why Church?," asked the question "If Je-
sus was the guest speaker at Church this weekend, would we attend?" That's very interesting, and John is correct when he calls our attention to the fact that Jesus is always there when we are. He cites the Scripture passage from Matthew 18:20. "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." (NASB) Having been offered this segue, I cannot turn it down. So, allow me first to offer my answer to John's question. NO! In His day Jesus preached in the villages, on the hillsides of Galilee and Judea, and in their synagogues. Out of curiosity and in anticipation of the expected Messiah, people availed themselves of the opportunity to hear any speaker who it ap-peared could offer them hope of deliverance from the Roman yoke. Some thought Jesus was that military leader. And, af-ter He had fed the five thousand and then the four thousand, they came to Him in droves. Why? Their expectations were high but listen to Jesus' words to them in John 6:26. "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek Me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled." (NASB) He tells them not to seek the physical bread, but to strive for the spiritual. Later, in John 6:48, Jesus will tell them, "I am the bread of life." At the end of this discourse (called "the bread of life discourse"), John tells us, "As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him any-more." (John 6:66, NASB) And so it is today, many who called themselves His disciples (students, learners), searching for "what's in it for me," have left the assembly of Christians which we call "church," and are looking for fulfillment elsewhere. It comes as no surprise, to the one courageous enough to admit the obvious, that we are a society of "takers" instead of "givers." Maybe we always have been. (See John 6:26 again.) As a result, society follows the leader, at all political and social levels, who promises something tangible for nothing. How sad that they have either never heard the words of Paul in Ephesians 2:8-9, or have simply ignored them. (Look this one up. It'll stay with you longer.) Then there's another segue from Jesus in Matthew 24:12 (NASB): "Because lawlessness is increased, the love of many will grow cold."