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Banks of the Okaw

There is no photo this week.
Last week's photo: Amanda Habing Jerden. It was incorrectly stated last week that Amanda works for AirEvac; she works for ARCH. We apologize for the error.
Identifying her were: Rick and Brenda Yarbrough.
This week’s Scrambler: dimosw teismteonf sotscnsi fo wkingon awth ot od xent.
Can you unscramble it? If so, call The Leader-Union, 283-3374, by 5 p.m. next Monday.
Last week’s Scrambler: Pessimism never won any battle.

Volleyball

The Lady Vandals improved to 16-9 on the season on Tuesday with a three-game win against Effingham St. Anthony, 19-25, 26-24, 25-17.
Vandalia – McNary 1 dig, 3 points; Hall 2 aces, 7 digs, 6 points; Younker 3 kills, 3 digs, 4 points; C. Wilkerson 1 ace, 5 kills, 4 digs, 10 points; Stewart 1 ace, 6 points; Austin 1 ace, 3 digs, 9 points; Miller 2 kills; Tarkington 3 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs, 4 points; Kern 2 kills, 2 blocks; Jackson 1 kill, 1 block.
The JV Lady Vandals won in two games, 25-20, 25-14, and the freshmen won in three games, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15.

Tennis

Jaden Johnson picked up the lone win as the Lady Vandals tennis team lost at Shelbyville on Tuesday.
Singles – Stacey Hudson lost to Amber Rezinas 0-8; Lora Hedgpeth lost to Rachel Bly 4-8; Aleia Beckman lost to Hannah Hicks 5-8; Allysin Ward lost to Kat Martin 5-8; Alexis Beckman lost to Owens 3-8; Jaden Johnson defeated Meliah Hennings 8-1.
Doubles – Hudson/Hedgpeth lost to Owens/Hicks 3-8; Aleia Beckman/Ward lost to Rezinas/Martin 1-8; Johnson/Rylee Valezquez lost to Bly/Miller 2-8.

Soccer

The Vandals lost, 7-0, at Raymond-Lincolnwood last Wednesday.
Daniel Durbin-Flack had 10 saves in goal for Vandalia.
 

Baseball

South Central won the consolation game at the National Trail Conference Tournament in Effingham on Saturday, defeating Neoga, 11-3.
The Cougars scored two runs in the first inning and five more in the second to jump out to an early 7-1 lead and closed out their scoring with one run in the fourth and three more in the fifth.
Trent Geiler got the win, allowing three runs on five hits while striking out four and walking four. He also went 3-for-3 with a home run and scored three times.

Volunteers, support needed

It was just last week in this space that we noted the number of volunteers that made for a successful homecoming week in Vandalia. Now, we note the need for volunteers and support for upcoming projects and events in the community.
For example, we have learned that volunteers are badly needed for Second Chance Animal Rescue. That program has been successfully adopting dogs with families and individuals for more than a decade.

California man jailed for heroin

A California man is in Fayette County Jail on $100,000 bond after being arrested on Sunday for possession of heroin.

A surplus county budget

The Fayette County Board voted to open for public viewing a proposed budget that has a small surplus in the general fund at the end of the next fiscal year.
That surplus is being made possible because of a decision involving past loans to the general fund from the capital improvements fund.
Cat Lange of Bellwether, an operations consultant hired by the county board in July, told board members on Tuesday that in past year’s, the county has “tried to run a tightly-balanced budget” or one with a substantial deficit.

Haunted house opens Friday

This year’s edition of the haunted house provided by the Vandalia Swimming Pool staff makes its debut this weekend.