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Area News

  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    Critter Corner
    Certain Birds of a Feather…
    …seem to be returning, or at least some of them are.
    When I was a kid, seeing red-winged blackbirds was a common thing as we would be driving along the roads, but the last few years, we hadn’t been seeing them (although Dee Dee Diveley had mentioned she saw them in her neck of the woods).
    We had never seen them on the Homestead since we moved here, about 27 years ago. Then, in the last two weeks, we have seen them along our lane.

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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Wednesday, May 23
    • Royal Neighbors of America, 1 p.m., Phillips Building.
    Thursday, May 24
    • The St. Elmo Unit of Home and Community Education, 1:30 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
    Saturday, May 26
    • The St. Elmo Alumni Banquet, 6 p.m., high school gym. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Those attending are to go in the south doors of the gym to pick up the tickets and name tags.
    Sunday, May 27
    • A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. at the Old Loogootee Cemetery.
    Monday, May 28

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  • DAR meeting held

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Benjamin Mills Chapter, met for its monthly meeting on May 9 at The Glenwood in Greenville.
    Special guests were sisters Jane Hubbert and Ann Hunter, long-time members of the Benjamin Mills Chapter and residents of The Glenwood.
    Jennifer Dunkley from the Greenville campus of Kaskaskia College presented the program on literacy and discussed the Reading Link program, which she heads on the Greenville campus.
    After the business meeting was adjourned, refreshments were served.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    A Funny Thing Happened…
    …as friend, Flo Allen , and I were having a telephone conversation.
    All of a sudden, in mid-sentence, she exclaimed, “Oh My!,” in a rather distressed voice.
    Fearing some terrible happening, I asked what was the matter and she replied, “A big mother ‘possum just went past my window with six baby opossums on her back.” I asked her to be merciful towards them, because, after all, we just observed Mother’s Day.

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  • Frogtown News

    Visits Daughter
    Belinda Harpster of St. Peter spent the weekend with her daughter, Mahala Harpster of Gray Summit, Mo.
    On Friday evening, they went to Chesterfield and dined at the Old Spaghetti Factory and then shopped at Chesterfield Mall.
    On Saturday, they shopped and visited area wineries.
    On Sunday morning, Mahala took Belinda out for Mother’s Day brunch.
    Birth
    Adam and Molly Braun of Vandalia are the parents of a son, born on May 7, 2012.
    He has been named Harrison Randal.

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  • St. Elmo News

    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Thursday, May 17
    • Friendship Manor Nursing Home Week activity – Olympics and ballpark snacks, 2 p.m.
    • Vit-Em-In Sunday school class potluck, 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
    • Friendship Quilt Club, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
    Friday, May 18
    • Students are to pick up their grade cards this morning.
    • Friendship Manor Nursing Home Week activity – Carnival Day, 2 p.m.
    Saturday, May 19

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  • Golden Circle

    Thursday, May 10 – Pork loin w/cranberry sauce, baked potato, layered salad, roll, pie & ice cream.
    Friday, May 11 – Chili, cole slaw, peaches, crackers, cinnamon roll.
    Monday, May 14 – Salmon patty, scalloped potatoes, peas, cinnamon applesauce, whole grain bread.
    Tuesday, May 15 – Turkey w/dressing, lima beans, ambrosia, whole grain roll.
    Wednesday, May 16 – Barbecue ribette on bun, mac & cheese, baked beans, birthday cake.

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  • Surprise Party

    Lucille Fisher was surprised to see so many friends waiting for her at Mary Ann's Restaurant in St. Elmo recently to celebrate her 99th birthday.

    She was greeted by her friends from her breakfast club, Sefton Home and Community Education Unit, Golden Years Club and her bunco club. Seated, from left to right, are Shirley Klitzing, Edna Wright, Sandra Braasch and Carolyn Grames. Standing are Lucille Fisher, LaVonne Kramer, Joyce Fisher, Flo Allen, Helen Klitzing, Ellen Willms, Lavern Buff, Sally Behrends and Panzi Blackwell.

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  • Brownstown-Sefton News

    National Pet Week …
    …is in progress and some of our reader’s pets are starring in this week’s  “Critter Corner”

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  • Frogtown News

    Birth
    Kyle and Dawn Urban of St. Peter are the parents of a daughter born on May 2, 2012. She has been named Olivia Kay.
    She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 19½ inches long.
    Grandparents are Larry and Sue Urban of St. Peter, and Vickie West of Kinmundy.
    Baptism
    Dexten Monroe Lotz, infant son of Nathan and Jessica Lotz, was baptized on Sunday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. His sponsors were Bryan Lotz, Garrett Bartels and Joshua Bartels.
    Baptism

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