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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Wednesday, Jan. 18
    • The monthly birthday party at the Friendship Manor Nursing Home, 2 p.m.
    Thursday, Jan. 19
    • At the St. Elmo Public Library, an Excel computer class will be held at 10 a.m., and the eBay/Craig’s List class is at 6:30 p.m.
    • The Vit-Em-In Sunday school class will have a potluck at noon in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church. All interested persons are invited to attend the potluck.
    • The Friendship Quilt Club, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.

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  • Legion Provides Military Publications to Evans Library

    Crawford-Hale American Legion Post 95 in Vandalia has begun donating weekly issues of newspapers covering all four branches of the armed services to Evans Public Library in Vandalia.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    By Panzi Blackwell

    Blackie & Rhonda (hens) Declare Truce on the Chicken Roost
    As our faithful readers know, Blackie, the bereaved hen, would not accept Rhonda, the red hen, as a friend, perhaps out of loyalty to Anita, her childhood playmate and mature hen, best-girl friend and confidant (who met a horrible fate when a devious Red Fox took her “out for breakfast”).

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  • Frogtown News

    By Belinda Harpster

     

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  • St. Elmo News

    By Anna Jean Rhodes

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Wednesday, Jan. 11
    • The U of I Extension will host a workshop, “Finding Your Get Up and Go,” at 1:30 p.m. at the Effingham Extension office. There is no fee, but those interested need to pre-register by calling 217-347-7773. The workshop will introduce strategies for getting motivated and taking action and will cover optimism, attitude, social involvement and positive outlook.

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  • Golden Circle Menus

    Thursday, Jan. 5 – Beef stew, lettuce salad, cherry crisp and biscuit.
    Friday, Jan. 6 – Barbecue ribbettes on bun, succotash, rosemary potatoes, and strawberries and  bananas.
    Monday, Jan. 9 – Pepper steak w/oriental vegetables, rice, butter beans, fruit for salad and whole wheat bread.
    Tuesday, Jan. 10 – Barbecue chicken, baked potato, mixed vegetables, plums, cookie and whole grain bread.  
    Wednesday, Jan. 11 – Meatloaf, au gratin potatoes, gourmet carrots, apple fruit crisp and whole wheat bread.

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  • HCE Donates to Lighthouse Pregnancy Center

    Patricia Farris (left), executive director of the Lighthouse Pregnancy Center, accepts a donation from the chairwoman of the HCE Vandalia Day Unit, Debbie Segrest, and a member of that unit, Carrie Hill.

    The HCE members voted to each make a $5 donation in lieu of a Christmas gift exchange.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    Winterizing the Chicken Roost
    With the temperatures taking a dip well below freezing, snowflakes drifting down and around, and the strong, cold, winds penetrating the surrounding timber, it was time to turn the heat on (not the oven or roaster), for the girls, Blackie and Rhonda (hens).
    Papa Bear Bill bought them a brand new heat bulb and the roost is now much warmer.  
    The other outdoors critters seem to be making it OK, with new, fresh bedding put down in their barn.

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  • Frogtown News

    St. Peter Church
    New Year’s Eve attendance was 94. Organist was Scott Gercken.
    Sunday morning worship attendance was 107.
    The organist was Jamie Lotz.
    Elders were Reggie Grandt and Kevin Wodtka.
    Acolyte was Dakota Bockstruck.
    Remember in Your Prayers
    • Those with health concerns:
    -Glenn Bergmann
    -Chuck Dunaway
    -John Stedlin
    • Those serving our country
    • Our shut-ins
    Birthdays
    • Richard Dorr
    • David Harmeier

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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Thursday, Jan. 5
    • This is the deadline for enrolling in the Master Gardener program. See the information following the announcements.
    • The St. Elmo Business Association, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
    • The Wheatland Unit of Home and Community Education, 1:30 p.m., Marilyn Sproat’s home.
    • The St. Elmo Women’s Civic Club, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
    Saturday, Jan. 7

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