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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, February 14
• Happy Valentine’s Day!
• Lunch Bunch, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• The St. Elmo Library District Board, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
• The Effingham Chapter #110 Order of the Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Effingham Masonic Temple.
Friday, February 15
• The St. Elmo Educational Foundation’s annual soup supper, 5-7 p.m., St. Elmo Jr.-Sr. High cafeteria. The menu includes chili or vegetable soup, peanut butter sandwich, chicken salad or hot dog, dessert and drink or hot dog, chips, dessert and drink. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12. All proceeds are for scholarships.
Saturday, February 16
• MaryEllen Lovett will observe her 99th birthday. Cards can be sent to her at RR2, Box 197-E, St. Elmo, Illo. 62458.
• The Summer Breeze Wine House Wedding Show, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, February 17
• The Summer Breeze Wine House Annual Wedding Show, 11 a.m-5 p.m.
• The Wolf Creek Cluster of United Methodist Churches Lenten services begin. This Sunday, it will be held at 4 p.m. at Trinity Chapel and the pastor will be Don Thomas of Brownstown.
Each host church is responsible for order of worship and music, as well as finger foods, desserts and drinks for the fellowship time following the service. The offerings will be divided 50/50 between Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House, and Altamont, St. Elmo and Vandalia food pantries.
Monday, February 18
• Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parish Hall.
• Historical Vandalia Inc. annual meeting, 6:30 p.m., Fayette County Museum, Vandalia. The regular meeting will follow the annual meeting.
• St. Elmo Board of Education meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 25.
Wednesday, February 20
• Reverb Youth, 6:30 p.m., St. Elmo Christian Church.
• Kids’ Klub, 7 p.m., First Church of God S.H.E.D.
Thursday, February 20
• Vit-Em-In Sunday school class potluck, noon, First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
Fayette County Museum February Exhibits
Special exhibits during February at the Fayette County Museum are on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
Two hundred and sixty-five historical items were donated to the Museum during 2012 and 2593 visitors from 42 states and seven foreign countries registered in the visitor book. Twenty-eight group tours were given in the museum, and two programs were taken to local organizations. An open house was held in April.
The museum has one part-time employee, Patty Marler, and 42 individuals donated 2,363 volunteer hours.
The museum is operated by Historical Vandalia Inc., a not-for-profit corporation. Funds for operation and restoration of the building come from memberships, donations and fund raising.
The annual meeting of Historical Vandalia Inc. will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, in the museum. The regular monthly meeting will follow.
The Museum is located at 302 W. Main St. in Vandalia and is open Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The phone number is 283-4866.
Extension Foundation
The Fayette County Extension Foundation had a meeting Feb. 4 at the Vandalia Extension Office, with the following present: Extension adviser Rachelle Hollinshead, and Brian and Kyra Willenborg of Vandalia; Mary Ann Rhoades of Ramsey; Lynn Tappendorf and Anna Jean Rhodes of St. Elmo; and representatives of the 4-H clubs-Marsha Wright, Loudon Bunch; Kevin Payne, Southside Kids; and Jo Stine, St. James Hornets.
The business of the meeting was to discuss fundraisers that have to be done before July to raise funds necessary to meet the full budget agreement.
Two dinners are being planned, and information on them will be given after the next Extension Foundation meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Vandalia office.
Prior to the meeting, the 4-H trophy committee met with Hollinshead to talk about the 4-H awards that will be given this year. They were Rhonda Howard of Brownstown, Wright and Payne.
Friendly Neighbors
After the pledge of allegiance, R. W. Smith gave the meal blessing for the Friendly Neighbors monthly potluck held at noon on Feb. 5 at the Phillips Building. Others present were Shirley Smith of Altamont, and Ina Abendroth, Rosemary Owen, Irene Reed, Marjorie Sarver, Mary Smith and Laverne and Leona Wright, all of St. Elmo.
There was no program, but a short business meeting followed the meal.
CCW
Present for the Council of Catholic Women that met the evening of Feb. 5 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parish Hall were Karen Denning, Mona Durbin, Lucille Koeberlein, Pat Porter, Ann Rowland and Natalie Stout.
After a short business meeting, the hostesses, Stout and Lisa Niemeyer, who was unable to be present, furnished chicken salad sandwiches, little rolls, two kinds of potato chips, heart-shaped decorated cookies, valentine candy, coffee and sodas.
Wright’s Corner HCE
All but one member was present for the meeting of the Wright’s Corner Unit of Home and Community Education held the afternoon of January 6 at the Loudon Town House: Ina Abendroth, Carol Austin, Janice Garrison, Kate Jennings, Rosemary Owen, Irene Reed, Mary Smith, Una Tish, Helen Wright and Leona Wright.
After the meeting opened with the pledge of allegiance, roll call was answered with “What is your favorite bird?”
Austin gave the January lessons: The special feature was “What is the Best Laid Plans,” and the major lesson was “In the Kitchen with Whole Grains.”
Helen Wright gave the February lessons: The special feature was “Mrs. Clean,” and the major lesson was “Grandparents have an Important Role in a Child’s Life.”
All lessons had input from the members.
Wheatland Unit HCE
Wheatland Unit of Home and Community Education met the afternoon of Jan. 7 in the home of Ethelyn Williams. Roll call, “What is your favorite bird?,” was answered by Williams, Karen Hyde, Erna Koontz, MaryEllen Lovett, Joyce Moore and Marilyn Sproat.
Koontz gave a report on fashion updates. Lovett gave some quotes and quips.
Sproat gave the January major lesson, “In the Kitchen with Whole Grains.”
Williams gave the February special feature, “Mrs. Clean.”
Hyde gave the February major lesson, “Grandparents have an Important Role in a Child’s Life.”
Williams served strawberry dessert, strawberry lemonade and coffee.
The March 7 meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, at the Phillips Building.
St. Elmo Women’s
Civic Club
The St. Elmo Women’s Civic Club opened the Feb. 7 meeting held at the St. Elmo Public Library with the club collect and pledge of allegiance.
President Pat Porter announced that club member Joyce Drees died in January and a memorial of $25 is being made in her memory to the St. Elmo Public Library.
Anita Pagel announced that there will be a program at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11, at the junior-senior high cafeteria for the public and the three St. Elmo candidates for mayor. The candidates will answer questions submitted ahead of time.
Norma Engeljohn reported on attending the SEBA meeting held at noon on Feb. 7 and told about some of the Labor Day activities that were discussed.
Red Cross blood drive chairman Karen Denning reported that the next blood drive will be from 1-6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, and she asked that five club members donate homemade cookies for the drive. Volunteering were Neva Carter, Norma Engeljohn, Sheila Himes, Ann Rowland and Carolyn White.
A check for $250 was written for the St. Elmo Education Foundation to help with the scholarships that will be given at the May graduation.
Hostesses Carter, Peggy Stolte and White served refreshments of red velvet cake, nuts and small boxes of chocolates.
After the refreshments, the members made for Valentine’s Day for Friendship Manor Nursing Home 48 decorated bags that held several small wrapped chocolate candies, a small tissue bag and a red rose bud.
Those present at the meeting were Susan Belden, Neva Carter, Karen Denning, Norma Engeljohn, Sheila Himes, Debbie Hough, Libby Kessel, Anita Pagel, Pat Porter, Anna Jean Rhodes, Ann Rowland, Peggy Stolte, Elizabeth Stoner and Carolyn White.
The March 7 meeting of the St. Elmo Women’s Civic Club will be at 7 p.m. in the St. Elmo Public Library.
It will be a club fundraiser – Greg Hissong will be with Tupperware, which will donate 40 percent of the profits to the club. This will be followed by Scentsy with Bev Crawford.
The public is urged to attend to help the Women’s Civic Club raise funds for the next year’s budget – almost the entire budget is for community projects.
Scout Sunday
Cub Scout Pack #444 and Boy Scout Troop #444 observed Scout Sunday during the Feb. 10 morning worship at First United Methodist Church.
After the church prelude, several of the Scouts presented the colors and led in the pledge of allegiance. A leader led in the Scout Law and read a scripture, which was followed by a Scout telling what a Scout is and several Scouts participated.
Exodus 20:15 was followed with “A Scout is trustworthy.” Luke 16:10 was followed with “A Scout is loyal.”  Deuteronomy 15:11 was followed with “A Scout is helpful.” Psalm 133 was followed with “A Scout is friendly.” Ephesians 4:29 was followed with “A Scout is courteous.”
Proverbs 12:10 was followed with “A Scout is kind.” Ephesians 6:1-3 was followed with “A Scout is obedient.” Proverbs 15:13-15 was followed with “A Scout is cheerful.” Proverbs 6:6-8 was followed with “A Scout is thrifty.” Deuteronomy 31:6 was followed with “A Scout is brave.” Psalm 24:3-5 was followed with “A Scout is clean.”
Mark 12:30 was followed with all of the Scouts reciting: “A Scout is reverent, he is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religion duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion.”
Congratulations went to Jacob Giffin, St. Elmo’s newest Eagle Scout. Other Boy Scouts present were Gene Adams, Ethan Lamar and Nicholos Warner.
Others present were Cub Scouts Zephaniah Johnson, Caleb LaMar, Jimmy Logue, Nate Miller, Derrick Moore, Conner Reynolds, Aidan Schoenhoff and Gen Yagow; and leaders Kelly Booher, Kim Logue, Mandy Miller, Chris Moore and Marea Yagow.
The chancel choir anthem was “I Have Decided.” The morning message by the Rev. Dan Laack was “Praying in the Spirit.”
The Scouts meet Tuesday evenings in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
 

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