Today's News

There were a lot of stories shared at the Ponderosa Steakhouse at noon on Monday, May 2, when former telephone operators, linemen and guests who worked for Illinois Bell attended their fourth annual luncheon.
After the meal, everyone introduced themselves and told when and where they worked.
Gloria Ledbetter read some humorous quotes.
Donna Chrisman read a poem that was written by Mary Dewald.
In the poem, Dewald recalls her days as an operator and later as a commercial employee. She had been with Illinois Bell for 25 years.

Andrew Scott Reynolds
Scott and Shelly Reynolds of Hudson are the parents of a boy born at 11:49 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Bromenn Hospital in Bloomington.
He weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19¼ inches long. He was named Andrew Scott.
Grandparents are Russ and Bev Schwarm of Loogootee and Paul and Beth Reynolds of St. Peter.
Great-grandparents are Madonna Schwarm of Loogootee and Ray and Ruth Reed of St. Peter.
 

Carol Reuscher of Vandalia and Kyle McCollum of Charleston have announced their engagement and upcoming wedding.

By Pat Rhodes
We were excited to see the sun shining on Monday as we arrived at the First United Methodist Church for Evergreen Outreach. The warmth from the sun was delightful, despite the cool breeze. We have experienced such a variety of temperature highs and lows here lately. You know what they say about Illinois, “If you don’t like the weather today, stick around, it will change tomorrow.”