Lebanon Advertiser Feb 26, 2014

VOLUME 103 NUMBER 33 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014 75¢

Society seeks ideasfor time capsuleThe Lebanon Historical Society wants yourhelp in deciding what should go into a timecapsule being placed in observance of the city’sbicentennial. Lebanon pegs its origin to 1814 when a set-tlement located in Section 19 of LebanonTownship. An earlier settlement (1804) northof the city included land that is now part ofMcKendree University.The Society has not yet determined whereto place the time capsule, but suggestions forthings to put into it include statistical recordsof the city for 2014, a computer “thumb drive,”the last issue of the Advertiser under owner-ship of the Church family and the first issueunder new ownership.Suggestions may be sent to Harrison Churchat Prairie Dog Press, 309 W. St. Louis St., inLebanon, or mailed to P.O. Box 6, Lebanon, IL62254-0006.The Historical Society meets the thirdThursday of the month February through No-vember at the Mermaid House.Free pancakes Fat TuesdayIf you missed the recent community pan-cake meals offered by various clubs, or you justcan’t get enough of the griddle cakes, markMarch 4 on your calendar. Yep, that’s Fat Tues-day.This pancake and sausage event is a littledifferent. For one, it’s free for anyone whowants to attend. Second, it’s an evening mealfrom 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the First UnitedMethodist Church. It’s sponsored by GodlyMen, a Saturday morning men’s group.If you’d like to help with the dinner – callthe church at 537-6622 or email [email protected] ahead in MarchDon’t forget to turn your clocks ahead anhour on Sunday, March 9, for Daylight SavingsTime. Also, Lebanon City Council meetings willstart at 7 p.m. beginning in March instead of7:30 p.m.Golden reunion July 10The Lebanon Community High School willcelebrate its 24th Annual Golden Reunion hon-oring the Class of 1964 on Thursday, July 10,2014, at Bellecourt Manor in Belleville. Thisdate coincides with the Lebanon Firemen’s Pic-nic in order to allow more out-of-towners toattend. Additional details will follow with let-ters, fliers, email, etc. Organizers promise anexciting event. For more information or to vol-unteer your services, please call Brian Poole at(501) 834-1131 or Ted Mauck at (618) 934-7231.

JOSÉ GORDON FRIES pancakes at the Emerald Mound Grange Saturday. The weather knockedout power to the building, but the club persevered with the use of a generator. Area residentsenjoyed pancakes, sausage and a choice of banana bread or zucchini bread. Photo by DavidPorter.

A school designed for the home cookis opening Feb. 27 in Lebanon as part ofthe Fezziwig’s Marketplace. An adults-only Open House is set for Thursdayfrom 6 p.m. till 8 p.m.Fezziwig’s is known for its extensiveselection of loose-leaf teas, gourmetfoods, balsamic vinegars, extra virginolive oils, fine wines and decorating es-sentials. “The Culinary Experience”classroom seeks to help people creategreat meals at home.Co-owner Ellen Leaf-Moore stressesthat the school is not designed for chefs.“Our goal with our Culinary Experience

room is to give ourcustomers an op-portunity to learnhow to make greatculinary withouthaving to be a chef,”she said. “Ourclasses are not forchefs but for thehome cook who wants to prepare greatmeals and create wonderful experi-ences. As we develop classes, we willbring on special guests and speakers toteach classes, too.Leaf-Moore is one of 100 tea educa-

tor specialists certified by the SpecialtyTea Institute in New York. The Culinary Experience is a sepa-rate room next to Fezziwig’s inLebanon’s historic downtown. It will beused for culinary classes, tea schoolsand wine schools as well as tea partiesand wine-pairing dinners.The quaint new teaching space cancomfortably seat 20 students. The newspace will now not only accommodateafter-hours classes but also daytimeclasses. French doors separate the Culi-nary Experience from the Tea and Gour-met Market store. In the past, special

events forced Ellen and her staff tomove merchandise displays and disruptstore operations in order to properlyaccommodate students. Now, businesscan continue in the Tea & Gourmet Mar-ket while a class is in session in the Culi-nary Experience room.Store associate Julia Jensen joinedFezziwig’s in the summer of 2011 andreceived her degree in the Culinary Artsafter receiving a bachelor’s degree incommunication from Bradley University.Ms Jensen and Ellen develop the culinary

Fezziwig’s opens culinary school downtown

Leaf-Moore

Huddle House,travel centeropen on I-64

See FEZZIWIG’S on page 7

By David PorterMayor Rich Wilken was criticized bya few City Council members Mondaynight for exceeding his spending au-thority. He reportedly approved emer-gency work at the police department,and the bill came to $7,200.The department’s facility was re-ported to the Department of Labor forunsafe working conditions. An inspec-tion revealed exposed, live wiring in thebasement as well as other problems in-cluding, outlets near water withoutground-fault protection, uncoveredjunction boxes, an unlit exit sign, inop-erable smoke detectors and a damagedfloor joist. The city was given 15 days torepair the electrical problems and 35days to fix other problems.

“That’s my fault,” Wilken said of thespending decision. “I felt it needed im-mediate attention. … The Department ofLabor is not someone you want to messwith. I’m willing to take the chastisingon that.”Alderman Stephen Hagan said thenature of the repairs “doesn’t excusecircumventing the procedures we justput into place.” He noted that Wilkenwas involved with the discussion to in-clude the Council committee chairs insuch decisions.

He said the mayor’s decision to actalone “makes us look silly” and sug-gested that the Council could censureWilken.“We have to work together,” saidAlderwoman Cheri Wright. “I think weneed to make sure the committee chairsare aware.”Wright later voted against the newpolice chief’s contract. After the meet-ing, she said she has nothing against thenew chief but that she didn’t like thatthe contract was negotiated and signed

by the mayor before it was brought tothe Council.Alderwoman Mary Alice Koriathvoted for the contract but publicly ques-tioned why the contract was signed be-fore it came to the Council. She said thevacation and pension benefits were notdiscussed by the Council. “I’m not ob-jecting; I just don’t understand why itwas done before it came to the Council.”As for the emergency repairs, Wilkensaid he was contacted on a Friday aboutthe Department of Labor findings andthat police officers were not allowed inthe areas of the building that needed at-tention. That included the area whereofficers typically enter and exit thebuilding, he said. By acting quickly, re-See CITY COUNCIL on page 4

Mayor takes the blameHagan to Wilken: ‘You don’t

have to make a martyr of yourself.’

Eddie’s Travel Center,just south of Lebanon onRt. 4 at I-64, is holding itsGrand Opening Saturday.The festivities begin at1 p.m. with food and bev-erage specials includingsampling of pizza, pop-corn and beer. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is setfor 2 p.m. with Fredbird,the mascot of the St.Louis Cardinals. Alsoscheduled to appear isthe Monster EnergyDrink jeep and one of the“Bud Girls.”Eddie’s is a combina-tion restaurant, conven-ience store, gas stationand truck stop featuringrecreational vehicle serv-ices and a puppy park. Itsanchor restaurant is aHuddle House, known for

See HUDDLE HOUSE on page 3

WORKERS INSTALLsigns for the new Hud-dle House and Eddie’sTravel Center nearLebanon.

Steinhoff:Lebanon

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Enyart announces digital lab onheels ofBiden’s visit

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March 4 — Hot Turkey Sandwichor Soft Taco, Corn, Chocolate Pud-dingMarch 5 — Cheese Broccoli Soupor Tomato Soup, Grilled CheeseSandwich, Salad, PearsMarch 6 — Breakfast, Hot Apples,Orange JuiceMarch 7 — Cheese Pizza or Ham-burgers, French Fries, PeachesMarch 10 — Nacho Deluxe orChicken Parmesan, Corn, Pineap-pleMarch 11 — Chicken & Rice orHamburger Potato Casserole,Glazed Carrots, Mixed FruitMarch 12 — Beef Stew or Crispi-tos, Peas, PeachesMarch 13 — Chicken Alfredo orBeef & Noodles, Green Beans,Mandarin OrangesMarch 14 — Chicken Patties orFish Sandwich, French Fries,PearsMarch 17 — Breaded Pork Pattie

or Chicken Fajita, Corn, CherryCrispMarch 18 — Spaghetti with Gar-lic Bread or Super Subs, Salad,PineappleMarch 19 — Baked Potato Bar orChicken Patties, Salad, PearsMarch 20 — Pork Roast, MashedPotatoes with Gravy, Green Beans,ApplesauceMarch 21 — Hamburgers orCheese Pizza, French Fries, VanillaPuddingMarch 24 — Ham & Beans orBeef & Rice, Slaw, Corn Bread, Ap-plesauceMarch 25 — Salisbury Steak orGrilled Ham & Cheese, Glazed Car-rots, PineappleMarch 26 — Chicken Strips,Cheese Potatoes, Green Beans,PeachesMarch 27— Chicken Pot Pie orSoft Taco, Corn, Mixed FruitMarch 28 — Fish or Corn Dogs,Tator Tots, PearsMarch 31 — Spicy Chicken orCrispitos, Corn, Chocolate Cake

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Donald D. Walthes,48, dies in St. LouisDonald D. Walthes, 69, of ruralTrenton, died Monday, Jan. 20,2014, at St. Louis University Hospi-tal.He was preceded in death by hisparents, Harold and Marie (neeFrench) Walthes.Mr. Walthes honorably servedhis country in the Army Infantry

from 1964 to 1968 as a field com-munications wireman. During hisservice, he was awarded a NationalDefense Service Medal and aSharpshooter (Rifle) Badge. Hewas a proud member of theLebanon Singer Society, theLebanon Gun Club and the Na-tional Rifle Association.Mr. Walthes enjoyed the friend-ship of many in the Lebanon com-munity and was always an eagervolunteer for organizations or in-dividuals in need of help. Mr. Walthes formed a specialbond with Ronnie and Joan Christand their family. He lived at thefarm with them for over 20 years.He loved all the animals, big andsmall, and called them “the littledarlins.” He spent countless hourswith his ride-around buddy, JohnFeltrop, and his fishing buddy,Lawana Feltrop.He will be greatly missed bymany with whom he shared specialtimes and will be remembered al-ways.Graveside service is set for 11

a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2014, atCollege Hill Cemetery, Lebanon.Meyer Funeral Home inLebanon is handling arrange-ments.Larry Faust, 48,dies in BreeseLarry Faust, 48, of Breese, bornMarch 6, 1965, died Saturday, Feb.22, 2014, in Breese.Mr. Faust was a lifetime farmerand owned his own mowing busi-ness for 25 years. He was an aviddeer hunter. He enjoyed spendingtime with his family and hisbeloved puppies. He loved farmingand mowing.Surviving are his wife, Kathy(nee Wallin) Faust, whom he mar-ried on Jan. 14, 1989, in St. Louis;his father, James Faust, Lebanon;brothers and sisters, Sandy (Dean)Nichols, Summerfield, Ron (Wendi)Faust, Chandler, Ariz., Dennis(Becky) Faust, Trenton, Misti(Chuck) Sherman, Siletz, Ore.; his

mother-in-law,Jenny Wallin,L e b a n o n ;brother-in-law,Tom (Julie)Wallin, Mas-coutah; manynieces andnephews; 1great-niece; aunts,uncles and cousins.He was preceded in death by hismother, Joyce (Nee Ellison) Mintonand his father-in-law, Dutch Wallin.Memorials may be made toMasses at St. Joseph Church,Lebanon, or Clinton County Hu-mane Society.Visitation was Monday, Feb. 24,2014 at Meyer Funeral Home inLebanon.Mass of Christian Burial wasTuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at St.Joseph Catholic Church, Lebanon.Clergy: Fr. Jim VoelkerInterment: St. Joseph CatholicCemetery, Lebanon.Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon,handled arrangements.

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IN OBSERVANCE OF National Children’s Dental Health Month, Dr. Joseph A. Cioni, DMD (holding toothbrush), and Carly Vanzandt (farleft) visited Kelly Rutherford’s second grade classroom February 13 at Lebanon Grade School. Dr. Cioni discussed good nutrition anddental hygiene and demonstrated the proper brushing technique during the visit. He also provided the students with goodie bags that in-cluded a brush, mirror, pencil and coloring book. Photo by Kelly Rutherford.

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its pancakes and other breakfastfoods as well as a variety of burg-ers. The travel center includes 24-hour video gaming.The convenience store includesa deli and pizza with drive-throughwindow service.Co-owner Don Schomaker saidhe and his business partner settledon the name “Eddies” because bothof their fathers were named Eddie.

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pairmen were at work the follow-ing Monday. “Am I guilty of usurping the sys-tem? Yes,” he said. “I’m prepared totake the punishment. … I offer noapology.”Hagan said all it would havetaken was a phone call to Wright,whom he suggested would haveagreed to the repairs. “You don’thave to make a martyr of yourself,”he told the mayor. He indicatedthat he was most bothered that themayor was “extremely unapolo-getic.” He said it was “disrespect-ful” to the Council.“Then I do apologize,” Wilkensaid. “I hope [an emergency situa-tion] doesn’t come up again.”Alderman Bruce “Bart”Bartholomew suggested that themost egregious repairs could havebeen approved as emergency itemswith less pressing items brought tothe Council.Chief discussesdispatch feesIn other police matters, ChiefScott Abbott said he was in discus-sion with O’Fallon authorities toswitch dispatching duties to theminstead of Cencom, which chargesthe city $14 for every incident.Even minor incidents, such as re-ports about dogs barking, arecharged if they are routed throughCencom.Abbott said whether the cityswitches or not, he wants to get

away from the “per incident” fee.He said he doesn’t want officers tohesitate running a license plate ifthey think they should. “Lebanon isa great area; we want to keep itthat way,” he said.Library updateThe library’s restroom projectwas again discussed. There wassome discussion that the Councilhad approved spending up to $300,but Wright said it was her under-standing that all materials andlabor would be paid for throughdonations and that the Council’smotion authorized the work butnot the expense.The materials reportedly cost alittle more than $400 and dona-tions were short by about $100.She said the library had not turnedover $250 in donations it had col-lected.Hagan, who already donated to-ward the project said he was will-ing to donate his aldermanicpaycheck to make up the differ-ence. “For the love of God, let’s getthis over with,” he said. AldermanFrank Almeter said he was willingto forego Council pay for the proj-ect, too.Susan Meister, library boardpresident, said the library wouldturn over the $250 it had collectedas soon as possible. She thankedthe Council for its support of the li-brary and said patrons were ap-preciative of having a restroom touse. Some of them spend a lot oftime in the library filling out jobapplications, researching health in-surance and filing insurance

claims. They need a restroom touse, she said.Wright, who has been an out-spoken proponent of weaning thelibrary off of city services, said shehas been meeting with Meister towork out the issues. City to start payingPPRT to libraryThe Council discussed the Per-sonal Property Replacement Taxthat the library has been entitled tofor some 30 years but never re-ceived. When the personal prop-erty tax was eliminated by theIllinois constitution three decadesago, the PPRT was established tohelp taxing bodies that had reliedon personal property taxes. The li-brary should have received 22 per-cent of the city’s annual PPRT,according to John Long, city attor-ney.The City Council agreed to startpaying the library’s share to them.Long said it did not require a votebecause state statute requires thepayment. He said the city shouldkeep a record of the paymentsmoving forward. There was little discussion re-garding the PPRT arrearage the li-brary now wants from the city. Itamounts to about $27,000. “We’reworking on that,” Wright said.Approve annexationThe city annexed about 65acres south of the city following abrief public hearing during whichthere was little discussion. The an-nexation is the first of several

parcels that will create a 300-foot-wide strip leading to a larger areaending at Faust Road near the I-64interchange. The goal is to extend water andsewer lines to that area. Some ofthe sewer work is already in place.The plan will put some of the fu-ture development near the inter-change inside the Lebanon citylimits.The $100,000parking lotThe Council approved spendingup to $2,500 from a utility tax fundfor an appraisal of the former Brad& Deb’s building on St. Louis Streetdespite concerns that the costseems high. Wilken said he hadtalked to a couple of appraiserswho do not do commercial work.The $2,500 estimate came fromCollier Appraisers, he said. He saidthe appraisal needed to “stand upto the requirements of eminent do-main.The city is trying to obtain theproperty to raze it for a parking lot.Part of the roof has reportedly col-lapsed.Koriath asked whether the citycould ever sell the property if it istaken by eminent domain.Long said it could. If the city de-clared it to be surplus property, itcould be sold.Koriath said she had “seriousconcerns” about spending whatcould be $100,000 to build a park-ing that could hold only 12 cars.“That’s a lot of taxpayer money,”she said. “I want that noted.”She and Jack Wise voted againstthe appraisal.Propose demopermit and feeA new demolition ordinancewas turned over to Long to draft.Koriath said there have been a cou-ple of demolitions where the con-tractors failed to contact the cityregarding water and sewer linesmaking it harder to locate themafter the buildings came down.The proposed plan would re-quire a checklist of things thatmust be done prior to demolition.It also would require a $50 fee.There was some discussionabout whether the permit wouldbe needed for sheds. The consen-sus was that it would not. Jody McNeese, street and alleysupervisor, said he wanted to addthat vehicles with track wheelsmay not be unloaded onto citystreets.Almeter noted that the permitshould go to the county so prop-erty taxes could be properly ad-justed.

Koriath said the ordinanceneeds to be finalized and approvedas soon as possible because thereare two pending demolitions in thecity.Zoning restrictionlifted for someThe City Council approved azoning change to waive some re-strictions on home daycares andhouses converted to office space bya university. Under the previousrules, such business use was con-fined to 300 square feet or 50 per-cent of the main floor, whicheverwas less. That has not been en-forced on homes used for offices byMcKendree University, she said,but it became an issue in a recentdaycare application.Wise said he thinks each specialuse of a residential structureshould be decided on a case-by-case basis. He voted no on the zon-ing change; all other Councilmembers voted yes.Cemetery contractWise, who had advocated re-bidding mowing of College HillCemetery, said a review of the pre-vious contract noted that it in-cluded 2014 and 2015. TheCouncil determined that no votewas necessary to maintain thecurrent contract.Painting towerWilken reported that AT&T,which leases space atop the city’sold water tower, has agreed topaint the structure at a cost of$143,000. That does not includepainting the town’s logo on it. Hesuggested seeking help from thestate’s Historic PreservationAgency for the logo.Koriath said painting a logo onit might be counterproductive. Shesaid the city fought to preserve theright to take the tower down. Put-ting the logo back on it might in-crease its historical significantmaking it more difficult to raze if

the city should want to at a latertime.The city no longer uses thetower for water. The Council agreed to giveAT&T another six months to com-plete the repainting pushing thetimeline to December. Hagan saidthe logo issue should go to the pub-lic property committee.Pro planningWilken said the city’s planningcommission will meet at 7 p.m.March 4 to hear a presentationfrom a professional planner. Heasked the Council members to at-tend.Ice rink updateKoriath asked about a plan tolocate an ice rink near Lebanonusing tax increment financing(TIF). Wilken said the city was still inthe running for the project but thatthe land would have to meet TIFcriteria and some of it would needto be annexed into the city. He saidhe is working on another develop-ment proposal that could be a goodfit for the same property. Questioning legal feesKoriath brought up the topic oflegal fees. At a committee meeting,it had been suggested that onlycommittee chairmen should con-tact the city’s lawyers about issuesregarding their committees to helpkeep fees down.She said she went through thebills and that it was clear that thefees were not being driven up byaldermen. “The inference is not ac-curate,” she said.She noted that some of the feeswere regarding the Good Energycontract previously discussed. Shesaid the Council was told that therewould be no cost to the city andsuggested that Good Energy shouldpay those fees. Wilken said hewould call the company.

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On Feb. 17, Congressman BillEnyart, D-Belleville, welcomedVice President Joe Biden to theMetroEast during an event at aport warehouse in Madison. The speech marked the fifth an-niversary of the American Recov-ery and Reinvestment Act that putmore than $642 million into infra-structure in Illinois’ 12th congres-sional district which includesLebanon. Four days later, Enyartjoined other lawmakers in an-nouncing that Illinois had landed a$320 million public/private digitaldesign institute.The Digital Manufacturing andDesign Innovation Institute will belocated in Chicago with a $70 mil-lion Department of Defense grantand $250 million in funding by pri-vate partners.The institute will be managedby UI Labs, a nonprofit offshoot ofthe University of Illinois. In a press release Sen. DickDurbin, D-Illinois, said the digitallab “has the potential to revolu-tionize the way the United Statesapproaches manufacturing.According to the Chicago Trib-une, the lab will focus “on projectssuch as producing a faster andcheaper next-generation aircraftengine, drastically reducing theamount of scrap material associ-ated with small manufacturingruns and speeding the design

process among far-flung suppli-ers.”The Tribune quoted Chicagomayoral advisor Michael Sacks assaying the institute is not a thinktank. “This is an industry-led part-nership between business and ac-ademia, which will solve realmanufacturing problems and de-liver goods to loading docks acrossAmerica faster and cheaper,” Sackstold the newspaper.Enyart noted that Southern Illi-nois will benefit from the institute.“Southern Illinois has a proud tra-dition of manufacturing, particu-larly for our national defense,”Enyart said. “The consortium of ed-ucation, research and industry as-sembled by UI Labs will ensure allparts of Illinois will be on the cut-ting edge of the next generation ofmanufacturing. From the researchthat will be conducted at the SIUsystem to the collaboration withlocal manufacturers like GeneralDynamics and Boeing, every part ofour state will benefit. Most impor-tantly, the Digital Lab will createmore opportunities for high-skilljobs for our nation and our regionfor generations to come.” At the Madison event, Enyarttouted the work that has beendone in his district through theAmerican Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act. “We repaired our roadsand bridges. We invested in high

speed rail lines that run rightthrough here connecting two ofour nation’s great cities. Andmajor investment at this port pro-vides access for our exports to theworld,” he said.Enyart continued, “These in-vestments in American infrastruc-ture are like investing in yourhome by putting on a new roof. Byinvesting in America, we have

made our country stronger, we’vecreated jobs and we’ve bolsteredour economy. America still haswork to do. Wall Street has recov-ered, but we can’t rest until everyMain Street in Southern Illinois hasrecovered.”In welcoming Biden to Illinois,Enyart told the hundreds of peoplegathered in Madison how he hadfirst met Biden while he was com-

mander of the Illinois NationalGuard. Biden’s son Beau was a sol-dier serving in Iraq. “Annette [En-yart’s wife, retired St. Clair CountyJudge Annette Eckert] and I havebroken bread in their home. I havestood by, blinking hard, while JillBiden wrapped her arms aroundthe weeping teenage daughter ofone of my soldiers, one of our sol-diers, who suffers PTSD [post-

traumatic stress disorder]. “Her empathy, her soundlesstouch, her love for that woundeddaughter of a silently wounded vet-eran told me more than any speechJoe has ever made. Any man who isgood enough to be Jill Biden’s hus-band deserves to be our vice-pres-ident.”He said Biden is a champion ofworking people and veterans.

Enyart announces digital lab instituteon heels of Biden’s visit to MetroEast

CONGRESSMAN BILL ENYART addresses a crowd in Madison last week that came out to see Vice President Joe Biden. Biden told thecrowd that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act implemented five years ago was working and had held off an economic depres-sion. From left are former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (hidden behind the microphones) Enyart, Secretary of Transporta-tion Anthony Foxx (behind Enyart’s shoulder), Vice President Biden and Governor Pat Quinn.

THE LEBANON CITY COUNCIL wants to acquire the former Brad& Deb’s building above and raze it for a parking lot.

THE OLD WATER TOWER seen in the background is a fixture in downtown Lebanon. It is scheduledto be repainted this year, but the City Council is discussing whether the city’s logo should be included.

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Rants &Raves

For all the talk about limited government and personal freedom, thestory changes when your neighbor’s choices start impacting your pursuitof happiness. Park a junk car in a lot next to a limited government personand see how long it takes for him to petition the local zoning board. That’s sort of what it boils down to with the current debate inLebanon over how many unrelated people can live in one residence. It’snot about the number of people in the house; it’s about the number ofcars parked on the street.If parking is the issue, then deal with the parking. Put up “no parking”signs or “one-hour parking” signs. Limiting the number of unrelatedpeople in a house in order to limit the number of cars parked there is aheavy-handed approach to regulation.For one thing, if the people were all related, the city’s code would notapply. Three or four related families with kids could all live together.That’s arguably worse than four college students bunking together in afour-bedroom house.There are eight people in my family growing up; at one point therewere as many as six of us with driver’s licenses living there. The codewould not outlaw that.Currently, I live alone in a four-bedroom house with two bathrooms.There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to house three college stu-dents in the empty bedrooms. I choose not to, but the local governmentshould not prohibit me in a zone that allows apartment living. It certainly would be no worse than the situation that exists in myneighborhood. Each morning, high school students line my street andwalk a block to the school. Every available parking space on the street isfilled throughout the day, leaving none for use by residents. TheLebanon residency code could do nothing about that.The point is, limiting the number of unrelated people in a house pun-ishes some people and not others for the same basic behavior.There are reasonable ways to deal with the parking issue – no inoper-able or unlicensed vehicles parked on the street, reserved spaces forresidents in front of their own homes or the aforementioned no-park-ing or limited-time restraints.Too many people in a house can create a health and safety issue, soit’s reasonable to establish residency limits on a square-footage basis.It’s also reasonable to enforce noise and garbage regulations. But if youhave a big house with plenty of room, it makes sense for a lot of peopleto share space, especially in this economy.Plus, family units don’t always fit a traditional model. If an unmarriedcouple lived downstairs and another unmarried couple lived upstairs,you might call that an apartment and allow it under the zoning laws.But if they shared the kitchen or any other space, that would make it il-legal under the limit of three unrelated people in a house.There are all kinds of scenarios where multiple, unrelated peoplemakes sense. A fraternity house or sorority house come to mind. Or ahome for foster children.At the very least, there should be a high-density zoning designationor special use permit so unusual circumstances worthy of exception canbe permitted. I can see where a subdivision with single-family zoningmight not be the best place for a frat house, but an area that has multi-ple apartment buildings or caters to college students could be zoned forhigh density without altering traditional neighborhoods in other partsof town.A city-wide limit of four unrelated people would cover most potentialscenarios. More than that would create a boarding house, which shouldrequire further scrutiny. A limit of three unrelated people seems unrea-sonable to me. — David Porter

Civilization. Being civil. Civicduty. All of those things have acommonality other than the lettersequence “c-i-v-i.” Unfortunately,civility and civic duty aren’t ascommon as they used to be. I suppose you can be a good cit-izen without performing a civicduty. If you don’t steal from othersand you pay your taxes, that’sbeing a good citizen. Civic dutydoesn’t end there, though. Votingis the most basic civic duty. Partic-ipating in community organiza-tions, showing up for jury dutyand standing and taking your hatoff during the national anthem areall elements of civic duty. But Ithink democracy, our Americancivilization, requires more. I think we have a duty to edu-cate ourselves and to try to under-stand civic issues withoutpartisanship. I’m not suggestingthat it’s wrong to be a Republicanor a Democrat or to promote a po-litical agenda, but if your informa-tion diet is fed by a single ideology,then you have assigned your per-sonal responsibility to someoneelse. That begs the question: Whois manipulating you?Holding a strong, political beliefwithout being able to articulatewhy you think that way indicatesyou have weeds growing in thegray garden inside your head. Idon’t blame the media for this. I

blame you. Letting someone elsedo your thinking for you is on you.Conservatives can blame theliberal media and liberals canblame Fox News. Maybe we’ve be-come so disenchanted with poli-tics that we have just given up ontrying to sort it all out, so we votewith our party if we vote at all.Or, maybe our education sys-tem has not prepared us to be dis-cerning consumers of information.Perhaps we lack the tools to sort itall out. After all, Illinois does nothave a civics education require-ment in our schools. The schoolsteach U.S. history and social stud-ies, but civics is more than that.On Feb. 21, a governor’s taskforce on civic education met forthe first time to look at how civicsis taught in other states and howit might be taught here. As scary asit may seem to many of you, I wasappointed as the media represen-tative on the task force, which in-cludes educators and legislators.

My goal for the task force is toensure that civic education leadsto civic engagement. While weneed a broad policy that preserveslocal discretion for schools, I thinkwe need specific tools that schoolscan use to boost civic engagement,and we need to be able to evaluatethe effectiveness of civic educa-tion.This may seem like a ho-humtopic to some folks as there are farmore pressing issues for legisla-tors, such as pension reform,spending issues, tax relief andbasic services for roads, police andfire protection and job growth. Butwe are never going to develop thebest solutions to our problems ifour young people do not becomecivic-minded and -engaged adults. © Copyright 2014 by David

Porter who can be reached [email protected]. If youhave thoughts about civic educa-tion, please share them with me.

Our Opinion

City should not useresidency issue to abate parking woes

Editor’s Note: Last week’ssubmission from Conrad Stein-hoff was lost somewhere in cy-berspace. We are reprinting thecolumn in its entirety this week. Last Wednesday, about 500people gathered at Fischer’sRestaurant in Belleville for the49th Annual Mayor’s PrayerBreakfast. I made an amazing dis-covery there that may explain alot. Did you know that God isIrish? On the back of the programwas printed a responsive reading.It began, Leader: O’Lord, whomade of us one community…” andfollowed by: People: Unite usO’Lord…” And so it went. GarrettHoerner, Belleville City Attorney,was Master of Ceremonies. In hisopener, he talked about the grow-ing diversity of Belleville and howthe city is welcoming all. The in-vocation was led by Keith Cook,who delivered an eloquent prayer,ending with “In the name of JesusChrist our Lord, Amen.” I was at the Beacon Ministriestable with co-workers and boardmembers. John Laker, boardmember and I chatted. I com-mented on the unabashedlyChristian prayer offered by Mr.Cook. John agreed, and said, “If Iwas giving that prayer, it wouldn’tend that way.” He is a member ofthe Swansea Rotary Club and isoften asked to give the invocation.He is careful to make his prayersinclusive so anybody can partici-pate. (I think he forgot about athe-ists, but I didn’t bring that up.) Ithought about Lebanon Rotary,where I am the designated in-voker. I haven’t figured out how toinclude atheists, nor do I try veryhard to do so, but my prayers arelikewise inclusive. (How do youinclude an atheist in a prayer?Don’t pray, I guess.)All this praying was followedby the Fire Department honorguard marching down the centeraisle to post the colors. We duti-fully recited the Pledge to the Flag,hands over hearts, and listened toa solo rendition by a sopranonamed Kristine Mueller of theStar Spangled Banner accompa-nied on an astoundingly out-of-tune piano. After breakfast, there wereBible readings for the Old and

New Testaments, leading into an“Inspirational Message” by LynnClapp, Superintendent ofBelleville District # 118 Schools.Mr. Clapp was indeed inspiring.He was raised in Catholic schools,including seminary. His talk wasabout being agents of God’s lovein both our work, and as citizens.He was witty, passionate, and elo-quent. He got a standing ovationwhen he finished.Ms. Mueller sang again, thistime “On Eagle’s Wings,” one ofmy favorites. “And God will bearyou up, on eagle’s wings” shesang. The piano had not improvedin the interim. The benedictionwas pronounced by Brian Buel-horn, Chaplain at BJC hospital. Hedid not invoke the name of Jesus.That would be a tough call for achaplain from Barnes JewishChristian. Finally, we all sang ahearty “God Bless America,” led byMs. Mueller; and yes, the pianowas still abominable. As an ardent advocate of theseparation of church and state, Ifound the event fascinating. I amopposed to the display of theAmerican flag in church sanctuar-ies, including my home churchwhere it stands to the left of thealtar, the “Christian” flag to theright. The American flag has noplace in the sanctuary. It is not therole of the church to be in bedwith ‘the state.” It is the role of thechurch to stand in judgment of thestate, of how the state treats “theleast of these,” “the other” andmore. John Laker said there is noAmerican flag in his parishchurch. “If one appeared, I wouldobject strenuously,” he said.Somehow, however, in this set-ting the blend of religion and gov-ernment made a certain sense.First, it wasn’t a government func-tion. It was a community functionsponsored, as the printed pro-gram explained, by “a voluntarycommittee of concerned citizens.”

The printed program states,“Serving as a time of rededicationof ourselves and our nation toGod, it is hoped this event willserve as an inspiration to all. Byreaffirming our beliefs and de-pendence toward our creator, wehope to rededicate our everydayliving in honor and service toHim.” One cannot avoid, it seems,an element of the celebration ofour “chosen” status as God’s spe-cial emissary to the nations inevents of this kind. But the muchclearer message was the call forus as people of faith to exercisethat faith in our dealings with oneanother as citizens. That’s a goodmessage for all of us.Back in the days when GeneRhoden served on the LebanonCity Council, he was called uponat the beginning of each meetingto pronounce an invocation. Henever failed to include the words,“God, help us to disagree withoutbeing disagreeable.” There was noquestion but that this invocationhad its effect on the proceedingsthat followed. But ultimately, theagitation over church-state sepa-ration and sensitivity to religiousdiversity caused the invocation tobe dropped from the proceedings.I wonder if some of the lack of ci-vility in the more recent CityCouncil proceedings would havebeen dampened by Gene’s admo-nition. But some of the spirit of GeneRhoden’s prayer might be re-ig-nited by a Lebanon Mayor’sPrayer Breakfast. I recall vividlyMayor Wilken’s talk at this year’sMartin Luther King birthday cele-bration at Greater Mt. Olive Mis-sionary Baptist Church. He waspassionate and eloquent. He chal-lenged us all, in the spirit of Dr.King, to be participants in makingour community a better place. Ithink he could inspire us all at thefirst annual Lebanon Mayor’sPrayer Breakfast.

Lebanon could benefitfrom prayer breakfast

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Best solutions depend on civic engagement

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10 Years AgoFebruary 25, 2004Students in Lebanon and Sum-merfield grade schools and in Free-burg heard presentations by Dr.and Mrs. B.F. McClerren last week.The McClerrens are Lincoln “pre-senters” who portray the 16th U.S.President and his wife, Abrahamand Mary Todd Lincoln.Horner Park commissionershave scheduled their annual Easteregg hunt for the usual time-frame,Saturday, April 3, 2004, the day be-fore Palm Sunday, to allow a raindate on Palm Sunday. Ten acres of land lying west andsouth of the location of theHardee’s Restaurant alongsideSouth Madison Street in Lebanoncould become a residential, recre-ational, and business park under aplan unveiled at the Feb. 23, 2004,session of the Lebanon City Coun-cil.Current and expected develop-ments in trash disposal, includingthe need to dispose of yard wastewithout burning it, are leadingLebanon city fathers to again con-sider the prospect of retaining a

single collector of trash and banall others from operation inLebanon.The city of Lebanon has to dis-pose of a large stock of swept-uproad gravel and is willing to deliverit to anyone upon request.30 Years AgoFebruary 29, 1984At long last we are on our wayto resolving our seat problem atthe theatre, but we are, once again,asking for your help. We have beengiven 400 theatre seats in excellentcondition, but we must removethem by this weekend in order totake advantage of this offer.Craig Virgin qualified on Feb. 19for the upcoming world crosscountry championship race, win-ning third in the national crosscountry championship in EastRutherford, N.J. … Virgin is the onlyAmerican ever to hold the title,which he won for two successiveyears, 1980 and 1981.Lebanon Township has been as-signed the distribution of “free”food, upon the closing of the McAl-lister Center in Lebanon.

50 Years AgoFebruary 28, 1964The Lebanon Grade SchoolBoard of Education, with John God-win, president, presiding andHarold Campe, secretary, keepingthe minutes, convened in the gradeschool Monday evening. Other

board members present were asfollows: Ralph Mueller, FordyceSmith, and Jack Pfeffer, as well asGeorge Wolfslau, who is the schooltreasurer. … Anticipated kindergarten en-rollment of 85 to 90 for next yearwas of concern to the board, al-

though it is yet too early to makeconcrete plans. Mr. Simmons is toexplore, with Mrs. Lamar Renfro(kindergarten teacher) the possi-bility of using church connectedbuildings for temporary additionalspace. The possible need for an-other teacher is also being consid-ered.Since the Community Survey re-port last Saturday evening, it hasagain been suggested that Lebanoncould present a better appearanceif merchants would not extendtheir displays to the sidewalks. An-other suggestion is for better sani-tation; among the practices to beimproved is that of washing handsbetween the handling of packagedgoods and the handling of rawitems.Lebanon outscored O’Fallon 71-58 Wednesday evening in theO’Fallon district tournament to winthe opportunity to play Waterloolast evening. In previous encoun-ters this year the Greyhounds lostto Waterloo 62-67 early in the sea-son, and more recently won fromWaterloo 72-69.Leon H. Church accompanied

nine members of the McKendreeCollege Review staff to the 11th an-nual newspaper conference atMacMurray College, Jacksonville,last Friday and Saturday. Studentsattending were Mr. and Mrs. JimWilliamson, Dave Philip, Bob Billig,Leon Cammon, Jack Frick, BenArmbruster, Judy Vogt, and MaryReinhardt.Mrs. Scott Williams was hostessto a group of friends Fridayevening honoring her husband, Lt.Col. Williams, on his birthday an-niversary. The party took place inthe Williams home following thepresentation of Mrs. Williams’ play,“Saddle-Bag Religion” at McK-endree College.Mary Elizabeth Putt, a senior atSIU, Carbondale, and daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Dwight Putt, made afive point grade average (straightA) for the fall quarter. This is thefifth time she has achieved this dis-tinction.Arlene Nies, editor of the Grey-hound, has been selected as the re-cipient of the DAR GoodCitizenship award.

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I have been preparing a tra-ditional Italian vinaigrette formany years. It is made with redwine vinegar, garlic, olive oil,and salt and pepper. Many cooks use lemon as avinegar substitute, so I finallytried it, and it was awesome! I use the zest of half a lemon,and then use the juice of halfthe lemon for 2-3 servings. Youneed to experiment with theamounts of all ingredients toget it to your taste. Enjoy!!

zest of ½ medium lemonjuice of 1 to ½ lemon1 clove garlic, minced2 or more T olive oil1/8 t kosher saltblack pepperWhisk all ingredients well,and pour over salad. This dressing is wonderfulwhen added to grilled egg-plant. Add a smidge of hot pepperflakes for added drama!

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My evergreen southern mag-nolia tree’s leaves are turningbrown. Is it dying? Can you tell mewhat to do to keep it from dying? Your evergreen magnolia (Mag-nolia grandiflora) is showing signsof leaf scorch as a result of theharsher than normal winter wehave experienced this year. This is what is happening. Thedark green leaves intercept sun-light that assists in the photosyn-thetic process. The sunlight alsoelevates the temperature of the leaftissue. With the leaf tissue warmedup water vapor is lost from the leafmore rapidly, particularly if the hu-

midity is low, as it often is on cold,sunny winter days. If the soil is frozen or dry fromlack of rain, the water is lost morerapidly from the leaves than it canbe replaced by the roots. Strongwinter winds that continuallycarry away the warmer, moister airnear the leaf surface make thingsworse by promoting even morewater loss. When the leaf tissue dries to thepoint of no return the leaves turnbrown starting along the edgeswhich gives them a scorched appear.If your tree is healthy it willdrop these leaves and new ones

will bud out in the spring to re-place them. Evergreen magnoliasnormally do shed old leaves inspring but you may not notice be-cause it is a gradual process as thenew ones are budding out. Take a close look at one of thebranches that has the brownleaves. At the place where a leaf isattached to the branch thereshould be a tiny auxiliary leaf bud.

If these look plump and not driedout your tree should recover. To help your tree recover makesure you give it additional water ifwe have a dry spring. Feed it withsome Tree and Shrub Food fertil-izer, at the recommended amountfor the size of your tree, in mid-April to provide nutrients to pro-mote the new leaf growth. Next fall, if your tree is smallenough; spray it with an anti-des-iccant (Wiltpruf). This productputs a waxy coating on the leavesthat helps prevent water loss thatcauses the leaf scorch. Until nexttime, Happy Gardening.

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In the Garden

classes, tea class schedules andwine pairing dinners. Co-owner,Tim Moore, oversees the marketingaspects of the business and has de-veloped an online calendar ofevents along with the ability forcustomers to make reservations online. Tim is also in charge of thestore’s wine buying and will coordi-nate the Wine Schools and WineTasting calendar with special guestspeakers and wine aficionados. Customers may relax with aspot of tea and a scone, a cup ofcoffee or a glass of wine and somecheese in the Culinary Experienceroom when no events are sched-uled. Another exciting addition willbe the return of the Alfresco Court-yard. The courtyard space will be

redecorated and shared betweenFezziwig’s and the new art and pot-tery studio that will be openingnext door on May 1. When eventsare not in session by either store,customers may relax with friendsin the peaceful tranquility of thecourtyard with tea, coffee or wine. An adults only Open House isscheduled for Thursday, February27th from 6pm until 8pm. Thepublic is invited to attend.

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Miller criticizes county’shigh-speed rail studyThe St. Clair County Board votedthis month to approve a resolutionthat would spend $500,000 to con-duct a feasibility study to see if ahigh-speed rail station could be builtin East St. Louis. Board Member NickMiller (R-Lebanon) said he believesthat’s an insult to taxpayers.“In November, Chairman [Mark]Kern asked the County Board toraise fees on residents and busi-nesses because the county couldn’tmeet its budget. In December,Chairman Kern first asked resi-dents to vote for a sales tax in-crease to fund a jail renovation he’sknown we’ve needed for years.Meanwhile, Mid-America Airport isprojected to have a $1.4 millionbudget shortfall in 2014. Yet some-how Chairman Kern can conve-niently find a half million dollars tostart the process of building a trainstation in East St. Louis,” NickMiller said in a press release Mon-day.The $500,000 will come fromthe St. Clair County Transit Districtand will be used to aid the state'sDepartment of Transportationwith the design and planning of thestation. The proposed stationwould be adjacent to theMetroLink on River Park Drive.Miller said that the proposed high-speed rail system has proven con-troversial and that many stateshave looked at creating a similarsystem but decided against it. Therail line would run from St. Louis toChicago.“Numerous non-partisan ex-perts who have looked at the ‘high-speed’ rail plans, and who do nothave a political agenda, have saidthis idea will, pardon the pun,never leave the station. The engi-neering is unproven, there are toomany stops, the ridership numbersare illusionary, and the costs are

out of control. It can’t be paid for, itwon’t reach high speeds, therearen’t enough people willing to payto use it, and the designs are still intheir infancy,” Miller said.“The only thing Chairman Kerndoes at high-speed is raise taxesand spend money, and the people Ihear from on a daily basis are get-ting really tired of it,” Miller said. The board voted 22-5 in favor ofthe study, according to Miller’spress release.

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McKendree fresHMan HannaH scHneider scored five goals in a 12-11 win over shorter University (Georgia). Bearcat lacrosse isnow 1-1 overall heading into a series of road trips, returning to home play on March 29. photo by Jim Michalak.

McKendree's clinton Happe tries to shoot through the talltrees in the season's last home game against Maryville. clintonscored a game high 18 in a tough 75-72 loss. McKendree is 9-15with two games left to play. photo by Jim Michalak.

Freshman attacker HannahSchneider (Ellisville, Mo.) scored acareer-high five goals and fresh-man goalie Amy Porta (Ellisville,Mo.) snagged a school-record 18saves for the McKendree Univer-sity women's lacrosse team Feb. 21in a 12-11 win over Shorter Uni-versity (Ga.). The Bearcats improve to 1-1overall this season and will travelto Fort Wayne, Ind., on Saturday,March 1 to play Indiana

Tech. Schneider's five goals led allplayers, while she also recorded anassist. Her five goals are tied for sec-ond for the most in a single gamein school history, while her sixpoints in the game is also tied forsecond. Freshman midfielder VictoriaLelo (Auckland, New Zealand) wasthe other lone Bearcat with multi-ple goals in the contest with two. Senior Kahlyn Slominsky (O'Fal-

lon), sophomores RianneHolzmeyer (Hazelwood, Mo.),Shirley Boland (St. Louis), JanelleWoods (Hazelwood, Mo.), andfreshman Ellen Kilkenny (Man-chester, Mo.) also each had singlegoals in the victory. Porta improved to 1-1 overallwith the victory in the cage andeclipsed the previous schoolrecord for saves in a game by three.It was Porta's second career startin only her second collegiate

game. McKendree started offquickly and built a 3-0 lead in thefirst six minutes of play. The Hawks battled back andtied the game with just over 18minutes to play in the first half, butthe Bearcats answered with twogoals 21-seconds apart to regainthe lead, 5-3. Shorter cut its deficit to one fourtimes through the remainder of thecontest, but McKendree always an-swered to hold on for the win.

Schneider and Porta lead McKendree to win over Shorter

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