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Rich, black soil draws farmers...

While leafing through a back issue of the genealogy quarterly of the Montgomery County Genealogical Society, headquartered in Litchfield, a series of letters written by Jacob Cress and Daniel Ludwick in the 1830s caught my attention.
Addressed to family members still living in  Cabarrus County, N.C., the men, who were brothers-in-law, wrote letters encouraging their family to leave the “old wourn out red fields” of North Carolina and come to Illinois, were the land “is as rich and black as you wold want it.”

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Lady Vandals sweep DH against...

VANDALIA – The Lady Vandals got their first win of the summer on Tuesday, sweeping a doubleheader against the alumni.

Rising senior Megan Godoyo tossed a shutout in an 8-0 win in game one, and Kelsey Swain scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure a 6-5 win in game two.

A team of different alumni players had swept the Lady Vandals in a doubleheader one week prior.

Brownstown-Sefton News

Poor Smoky, (the Adorable) Little Donkey …
… is beginning to look bedraggled and rather woeful as it rained yet again on his yard. He likes to lie on his side in the sun, but now, even if the sun is shining, his “sunning place” is muddy.
He doesn’t like to get his pretty ears wet, let alone get mud on them! A suggestion was made to put Astroturf on his portion of the outdoors “play & romp” place, but it was quickly vetoed.  
The Underground Critters, Moles …

College News

EIU
Tori Hagy graduated magna cum laude with departmental honors from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston on May 4.

St. Elmo News

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, June 13
• Lunch Bunch, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• The St. Elmo District Library Board, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
• The Fayette County Extension Foundation, 7:30 p.m., Extension Office, Vandalia.
• The Effingham Chapter #110 Order of the Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Effingham Masonic Temple.
• The Fayette County Livestock Committee, 8 p.m., Extension Office, Vandalia.
Friday, June 14

Honor Roll

BROWNSTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH
Second Semester
Seniors
High honors-Kayla Black, Brittany Kistler, Hannah McDonald, Kristen Pontious, Matthew Sefton and Kaitlin Yorde.
Honors-Tara Johnson, Austin Rhodes and Ashton Smith.
Juniors
High honors-Katie Carson, Lakin Evans, Bethany Oberlink, Jacob Rolfingsmeier and Michaela Walk.
Honors-Danielle Austin, Ashley Holmbert, Alissa Lange, Dustin Lawson, Jill Schilling, Lauren Shelton and Jeffery Taylor.
Sophomores
High honors-Katie Kroll, Audriana Pruett and Corie Sasse.

The Way We Were

20 Years Ago

1993 – A children’s activity area was added to the schedule for the Grande Levée. The area was sponsored by Baroque Folk, and was staffed by members of Vandalia Girl Scout Troop No. 381.
Tonya Cox was valedictorian of the class of 1993 at Vandalia Community High School, and Arpad Walker was salutatorian.
Tiffany Slater was valedictorian of the graduating class at Patoka High School, and Jennifer Britt was salutatorian.

Facelift at Arthur Young Inc.

“After 53 years, I thought we were due for a facelift,” said Dennis Young, general manager of Arthur Young Inc. in Vandalia

Strobel – Shurtz

Tiffany Strobel and Chad Shurtz, both of Vandalia, have announced their engagement and upcoming marriage.

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