Fall Heating Tune-Up

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ILLINOIS VALLEY PEACH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 - 5

Alpha Insurance Services, Inc.

Toluca: 815-452-2290Washburn: 309-248-7112

www.alphainsurance.us

Come try a scrumptious variety of baked goods and cakes for any and all occasions.

Open Monday Through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

107 N. Broad - Ph. (309) 613-2304

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404 W. Main Street • McNabb815-882-2111 or 815-875-2540www.grassersplumbingheating.com32

5329 Heating

Cooling

PLUMBING & HEATING, INC.(State ID No. 58-100249)

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The Best

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w Autism is more common than childhood cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. w A bizarre dream in which can-nibals surrounded him and pre-pared to cook him as they waved spears helped inspire Elias Howe's invention of the sewing machine. When he awoke, he remembered that the spears had holes in their shafts and moved up and down. w "Bhang lassi" is an Indian milkshake whose main ingredient is marijuana. w According to British law, any unclaimed swan swimming in the open waters of England and Wales belongs to the queen. The law originated in medieval times when swans were a delicacy for the wealthy. w "Gingerphobia" is a fear of redheads. w The Russians arrived 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics because they were using the wrong (i.e., Ju-lian) calendar.

w In 1995 a woman in Sweden lost her wedding ring while cook-ing for Christmas. Understandably distraught, she looked everywhere for it and even pulled up her kitch-en floor, but didn't see it again until 16 years later, when, while gardening, she discovered it encir-cling a carrot that had sprouted in the middle of it. w The amount of copper on the Arizona capitol building roof is equivalent to nearly 5 million pen-nies. w Bumblebees can fly higher than Mt. Everest.

w Because he got a 25% profit share of merchandise, Elvis Presley manager Colonel Tom Parker was always in search of new ways to get fans to lay down some cash. One of the most notable was marketing to Presley's haters with badges that read "I Hate Elvis" and "Elvis is a Jerk." *** mThought for the Day: "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one." - J.D. Salinger

KENNY POIGNANTBULLDOZING & EXCAVATING

Ponds l Waterways l Dry Dams l TerracesConcrete Removal l Parking Lots & Roadways

Timber ClearingAll Types of Dozer Scraper & Excavator Work

FREE ESTIMATES l FULLY INSURED1530 Feazel Rd. Home (309) 246-3820Lacon, IL 61540 Mobile (309) 238-3820