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Rainey – Ice

Melissa “Missy” Rainey of Vandalia and Feron Michael Ice of Salem have announced their engagement and upcoming marriage.

Area Prep Roundup (May 11)

TOURNAMENTS
A pair of tournaments featuring local teams will take place on Saturday.

In Greenville, the Ish Smith Classic will feature the Vandalia baseball team with two games at Greenville College’s Robert E. Smith Field.

The Vandals will face Pinckneyville at 10:30 a.m., and then take on Red Bud at about 12:30 p.m.

In St. Elmo, the Egyptian-Illini Conference softball tournament will be running all day.

PTA Pinning at KC

Kaskaskia College held its annual pinning ceremony recently for the physical therapist assistant program class of 2013.

Vandals fall short in 12-inning...

CARLINVILLE – A day after returning to Carlinville to resume a regional quarterfinal game in the 12th inning, the Vandals got right to work.

Unfortunately for them, Carlinville was just as ready to play.

Junior Carson Smith doubled and scored on an error in the top of the 12th inning, but a Vandalia error in the bottom of the inning allowed the winning run to score in a 6-5 loss.

Three area teams make regional...

Three teams from the area have made regional championship games.

SOFTBALL

On Friday, (2) Mulberry Grove will battle (1) Altamont at St. Elmo at 4:30 p.m.

On Saturday, (2) Ramsey will battle (1) Nokomis at Ramsey at 11 a.m.

BASEBALL

On Saturday, (2) South Central will battle (1) Altamont at Lions Field in Kinmundy at 11 a.m.

IHSA regional softball, baseball...

The Illinois High School Association baseball and softball regional tournaments begin on Monday.

All games that are played on Monday will be played at the higher-seeded team's school. There is no play-in game at the St. Elmo softball regional.

Games scheduled for any day later in the week will be played at the regional host's school.

Godoyo shines in return to Lady...

VANDALIA – It was a long time coming.

Junior Megan Godoyo made her first appearance for the Lady Vandals since she was a freshman last Wednesday and immediately showed why she has been missed so much the past two seasons.

Pitching at about 80 percent of her full strength, Godoyo struck out six over five innings of work to put Vandalia in position to take a 2-1 South Central Conference win from Hillsboro.

New CPAs

Two employees of the Vandalia accounting firm of Luallen, Cearlock, Barth & Burnam Ltd. have earned their certified public accountant’s credentials.
Tyler Osborne and Amy Palecek successfully passed the Uniform CPA Exam.

St. Elmo News

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, May 9
• Lunch Bunch, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.

Sefton HCE holds Mother's...

Fifteen members were present for the May 9 Mother’s Day potluck and meeting of the Sefton HCE Unit. Chairman  Flo Allen welcomed those present, and Panzi Blackwell asked the blessing for the meal. Following the meal, Sally Behrends and her kitchen helper cleaned the area.

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