McKendree’s winningestcoach sets new recordThe McKendree University men’s basketballgame at William Jewell College Thursday night,Feb. 13, was an historic coaching tussle.The game set a college basketball recordpitting two coaches with the highest total ofwins in a head-to-head meeting. McKendree’sHarry Statham, the all-time wins leader inmen’s college basketball history with 1,077wins, while Larry Holley from William Jewellpicked up his 853rd career win. The 1,930combined victories for Statham and Holley sur-passes the previous mark of 1,914 wins, whichwas established back on Feb. 1 when Duke Uni-versity’s Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse headcoach Jim Boeheim squared off.William Jewell picked up the win, 83-79.Library continues author seriesNext up on the Friends of the Lebanon Li-brary’s Meet the Author series is Carolyn Mers.She is a Cahokia native and author of TheAlzheimer’s Roller Coaster, The Story of OurRide. She will visit at 7 p.m. March 27 at theFirst United Methodist Church, 603 W. St. LouisStreet, Lebanon. Mers follows a presentationby Joyce Standridge, who is scheduled to speakFeb. 27.Blood drive March 5The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Cen-ter is holding a blood drive from 10 a.m. till 4p.m. March 5 in Memorial Hospital’s audito-rium in Belleville. Photo identification is re-quired to give blood.For more information, contact the center at800-747-5401.

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TERRY GAGAIN OF T&J Construction marks a board at the Lebanon Librarywhile volunteer John Schoon stands by. Justin Lamar of T&J also volunteeredin the installation of walls and doors to make a restroom at City Hall accessibleto library patrons. Photo by Susan Meister.

Library restroom remains closed pending agreementA new hallway allowing restroomaccess by library patrons is com-plete, Alderwoman Cheri Wrightsaid Monday night. But the facilitywill not be open until the librarysigns and user agreement, she said.The agreement reportedlystates that the library will providesupplies for the restroom, will keepit clean and will pay for any non-structural, user-caused repairs. She added that donations to-ward the hallway project are stillabout $100 short. “We’re waitingon a bill from R.P. Lumber,” she said.Wright discussed other library-related topics during the regularlyscheduled City Council committeemeeting at City Hall. She expressed frustration thatthe city continues to provide serv-ices for the library, which has itsown levy through the city’s tax bill.Services include handling payrolland withholding duties.The library shares a buildingwith City Hall but apparently doesnot have a lease with the city.Wright said the library is now re-fusing to sign a lease until theyhave seen leases from the fire de-

partment and ambulance service,which also use space in city-owned buildings.Wright reported that city attor-ney John Long had noted that onelease would have nothing to dowith another. The library report-edly was directed to file a Freedomof Information Act request for thelease information they seek.In other discussion, councilmembers in attendance again de-bated whether to increase thenumber of non-relatives livingunder one roof from three to four.Parking seemed to be the biggestconcern as it was presumed likelythat non-relatives sharing livingspace would be adults with cars.Part of the discussion centeredon McKendree University stu-dents’ needs to room together. Alderwoman Mary Alice Ko-riath said she did not think therules should be different for vari-ous groups of people. “I don’t thinkMcKendree should be singled outas different,” she said.The council members also dis-cussed home-based businessesSee COMMITTEES on page 4

Lebanon residents may seetheir water bills go up by $5 to$6 in May following a rate in-crease approved Feb. 10 by theCity Council. Water users out-side the city limits who useLebanon water will see similarincreases although their per-centage increase may besmaller.These figures are based onan average daily use of 400 gal-lons of water and do not in-clude the sewer rate increasealso approved.Brief feedback from thecommunity indicates thatsewer rates being tied to water

rates is an issue for some resi-dents. William Sandretti saidhe uses water in his yard anddoesn’t think he should have topay a sewer charge on waterthat isn’t entering the city’ssewer system. Nor does hethink he should “spend thou-sands of dollars for a separatewater meter.”Tim Moore had the samecomplaint because he has aswimming pool and water usedto fill it up is not discharged tothe sanitary sewer. He saidthere are out-of-town compa-nies that buy water fromLebanon and fill their truck

tanks behind City Hall. “I’vebeen told they only pay forwater and not for sewer likethe rest of us do,” he said on aFacebook post. Pam Koshko, city clerk, saidthe rate increase was duepartly from an increase in ratesfrom the SLM Water TreatmentPlant in Mascoutah, whereLebanon buys its water. Shesaid the city hasn’t alwaysraised its rate when SLM hasraised its rates. She added that the city isplanning for a new sewer plantand installed a water tower afew years back. Those types of

capital expenses require addi-tional revenue, she indicated.The water rates used aboveas an example are for a stan-dard ¾-inch meter connection.Those with a 1-inch connec-tion will see a smaller increaseon the first 1,000 gallons con-sumed, and users with a 1.5-inch or 2-inch connection willsee their minimum rates de-

crease slightly this year.According to the city’s web-site, residents with a ¾-inchconnection were paying $8.33for the first 1,000 gallons ofwater and $4.20 for each 1,000gallons after that. The new rate,effective May 1, will be $8.75and $4.75. See WATER RATES on page 4

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The Lebanon School Board votedWednesday, Feb. 12, to sell up to $7.5million in general obligation bonds topay for the grade school being built onthe east end of the campus. Superin-tendent Patrick Keeney noted that tax-payers has approved the bonds and saidthat issuing them before March 1 willsave $400,000 to $500,000 in interest. He told the Board that the target com-pletion date for the school is December14. If the school can be occupied by thatdate, the district plans to move grade

school classrooms into it over Christmasbreak. Otherwise, the district would waittill summer to move, Keeney said.The final cost for the building is an-ticipated to be $8 million including$400,000 in contingencies, Keeney said.Builders plan to pour footings for theschool around March 3 depending onweather and soil conditions. Keeneysaid that about 600 truckloads of dirtwere moved onto the site to bring thegrade up where it needed to be. Some AN ARTIST’S RENDERING shows what the new Lebanon Grade School willlook like. See SCHOOL BOARD on page 4

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Library Board submits three names to mayor for Council approvalThree new board members were appointed toserve on the Lebanon Public Library Board ofTrustees at the regularly scheduled monthly meetingFeb. 10. Melissa Tinzmann will fill the vacated posi-tion of the Class of 2014, and Crystal Catchings andMichele Stacey-Doyle will fill positions in the Class of2015. The appointments will be submitted to Mayor RichWilken and the Lebanon City Council for approval, ac-cording to a press release from the library. The Classof 2014 includes Tinzmann and current Board mem-bers Luanne Holper and Samantha Rogers. The Classof 2015 includes Catchings, Stacey-Doyle and PaulaGross. The Class of 2016 – Sy Korte, Susan Meister, andMiranda Wright-Kauffmann – was submitted and ap-proved at the Jan. 13 Council meeting.The Lebanon Public Library Board of Trusteesmeets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each monthat the library, 314 W. St. Louis St. The agenda for themeeting is posted at the Library on the Friday prior tothe meeting.For more information about the Library, contact Di-rector Kelly Wilhelm or Library Board PresidentSusan Meister at 537-4504.

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Carl Smith diesin BellevilleCarl A. Smith, Sr., 93, of Mas-coutah, formerly of Lebanon, diedat 6:16 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014,at St. Elizabeth's Hospital inBelleville. He was born Dec. 1,1920, in Collinsville, the son of thelate Jesse E. and Ida May (Jones)Smith. He married Edna W. Rochellon Oct. 10, 1944. She preceded himin death on Aug. 29, 2010.He is survived by three children:Diana Marie Bohannon of Lebanon,

Patricia Ann(Robert) Mossof Ashville, N.C.and KathrynLee (Terry, Sr.)Rutherford ofL o u i s v i l l e ,Tenn.; 11grandchildren;21 great-grand-children; andone great-great grandchild. He waspreceded in death by a son, Carl A.Smith, Jr; one grandchild, James R.Smith; and seven brothers and sis-ters: Charles Floyd Smith, RuthHester Lindley, James Fred Smith,William Harold Smith, MildredMary Weber, Helen Maxine Jonesand Eva May Smith.

Mr. Smith was retired from Mid-west Rubber in Sauget. He was aU.S. Army veteran of WWII and wasa member of St. Paul United Churchof Christ in Lebanon. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 16, at Kalmer Memo-rial Services on Rt. 50 betweenLebanon and O'Fallon. Funeralservices will be held at 11 a.m.Monday, Feb. 17, at St. Paul UnitedChurch of Christ in Lebanon. Burialwill be in St. Joseph Cemetery inLebanon. Memorial contributionsmay be given to St. Paul UnitedChurch of Christ or to the Cam-bridge House in Swansea. Internetvisitors may register online atwww.KalmerMemorialServices.com.

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Jeff Nunn has been appointed tothe Horner Park District board ofcommissioners. He replaces for-mer member and board presidentSteve Knepper, who resigned re-cently.Yet another vacancy remains onthe board following the death of Dr.Kathy Mayberry.The regular monthly meeting ofthe Horner Park District commis-sioners is the first Wednesday ofeach month. The Feb. 5 meetingwas postponed due to the weatheruntil Feb. 12. That meeting did notadjourn but was continued an-other week due to a large volumeof business remaining to be dis-cussed.

World Day of Prayer is a world-wide ecumenical movement ofChristian women of many tradi-tions who come together to ob-serve a common day of prayer eachyear on the first Friday of March.World Day of Prayer wasfounded on the idea that prayerand action are inseparable in theservice of God’s kingdom. Services begin at sunrise in thePacific and follow the sun acrossthe globe on the day of celebration.Each year, a different country’scommittee serves as the writers ofthe World Day of Prayer worshipservice.

For 2014, the women of Egypthave chosen the theme “Streams inthe Desert.” They have written theworship service, which will be pre-sented by the ecumenical group ofwomen in Lebanon, meeting at theFirst United Methodist Church.The ecumenical committeeplanning the event consists ofwomen from the First UMC, the St.Paul United Church of Christ, theGreater Mount Olive BaptistChurch, the St. Joseph CatholicChurch and the Community Churchof God. All people are welcome toattend the World Day of Prayerservice.School Lunch Menu

Mike benneT, LeFT, president of the Lebanon Lions club, sharesa laugh with Lions District Governor Morris “Mo” ritzel fromokawville. The Lebanon club held its annual dinner last week at TheTapestry room. Members of the summerfield club also attended.

The johnny cash Trio performed Feb. 13 at the First UnitedMethodist church in Lebanon. The musicians are three members ofthe well-known area cash Tribute band, one More round. Thechurch offered free admission. Photo by susan Meister.

Airman Lyongraduates frombasic training

World Day of Prayer March 7

Air Force Reserve Airman 1stClass Christopher M. Lyon gradu-ated from basic military training atJoint Base San Antonio-Lackland,San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an inten-sive, eight-week program that in-cluded training in militarydiscipline and studies, Air Forcecore values, physical fitness andbasic warfare principles and skills.Airmen who complete basictraining earn four credits towardan associates in applied science de-gree through the Community Col-lege of the Air Force.Lyon is the son of Diedre Lyon ofFayetteville, N.C. and grandson ofCole Erma of Lebanon.He is a 2011 graduate of JackBritt High School, Fayetteville, N.C.Absentee voting openThe last day for absentee voting inthe St. Clair County Clerk’s office isMarch 17. Absentee voting is nowopen during regular office hours andfrom 8:30 a.m. till 12 noon on Satur-days Feb. 22, March 1, 8 and 15. Also, early voting will take placeMarch 3-15 for every precinct ex-cept East St. Louis. For more infor-mation, call the clerk’s office at618-277-6600.

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By Lindsay HansardDirected by Neil Jordon (1992),The Crying Game is a movie withsomething to offer everybody. Exploring topics as diverse assexual identity, political discord,and human nature, this film shedslight on the complexity of humaninteractions and the various forcesthat play a part in shaping howpeople think and act. If you are inthe mood to watch a movie thatwill challenge your beliefs andforce you to think more openly andhonestly about matters of race,politics, and sexuality, The CryingGame is the perfect choice for you. Winning the Academy Awardfor Best Original Screenplay, thereis no doubt that this picture willkeep you on the edge of your seatfrom start to finish. We start by witnessing theBritish soldier Jody (ForestWhitaker) being kidnapped bythree members of the ProvisionalIrish Republican Army (IRA): Fer-gus (Stephen Rea), Maguire(Adrian Dunbar), and Jude (Mi-randa Richardson). Quickly, Fergusbegins to identify with his captive,much to the dismay of Maguire andJude. Jody and Fergus occupy theirshort but significant time togetherwith laughing, storytelling, and dis-cussing Jody’s girlfriend, Dil (JayeDavidson). Upon Jody’s death, Fer-gus resolves to honor Jody’s lastwish and pay a visit to Dil to ensureshe is living happily. Fergus and

Dil’s encounter culminates in an in-tense love affair of their own, eventhough Fergus still feels guilt overJody’s passing. Although Ferguskeeps his relation to Jody a secretfrom Dil, viewers quickly find outthat there is more to Dil than meetsthe eye, as well. The Hett audiencewill be shocked to find out Dil’s se-cret, and terrified of what will hap-pen to Fergus and Dil whenMaguire and Jude reenter the pic-ture with a vengeance. Nominated for five AcademyAwards in addition to Best OriginalScreenplay, there is definitely moreto this film than its innovative plot.The picture, named after the song“The Crying Game,” marries sound-track and storyline seamlessly to-gether to produce a one-of-a-kindtale. Not only does the soundtrackcontribute to the film’s overall ef-fect, but the onscreen chemistry ofRea and Davidson, who was nomi-nated for the Academy Award forBest Supporting Actor, brings the

troubled romance of the two maincharacters to life. All the elementscome together in The Crying Gameto produce a unique film thatpushes boundaries and challengessocial norms about both race andgender. Audiences of any backgroundcan find something to identify within this complex tale of diversity.The Crying Game humanizes amember of a known terrorist or-ganization and questions the waysociety constructs gender norms.The film weaves a tale of romancetogether with a tale of politics anda tale of personal identity. At thebeginning of the picture, Jody tellsFergus a tale of the inevitability ofhuman nature dictating our ac-tions. By the end of The CryingGame, and even after, we as view-ers are left praising the positive as-pects of human nature that Fergusembodies, and we hope that those

positive aspects will ultimatelyprevail in ourselves, as well.Lindsay Hansard is from

Belleville, IL and is a Literatureand Philosophy major at McK-endree University.

The Crying Game will make you thinkKINDERGARTEN STUDENTS in Crissy Cook’s class demonstrate the Valentine Day spirit by spelling out “we love school” with red paper

hearts. Photo by Donna Wood.

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areas were as much as six feet toolow, he said.The weather worked to the dis-trict’s advantage, he said, becausethe dirt was moved in before thefirst heavy snow. The snow coverand subsequent thawing will helpsettle the dirt, which must sit for 6to 8 weeks.

In other news, the Board brieflydiscussed borrowing money fromits working cash fund for the edu-cation fund. Keeney said the educa-tion fund has gotten “healthier andhealthier” with less money beingborrowed each year and the bor-rowing taking place later in theyear. He said he hopes the districtwill get to the point where the ed-ucation fund does not have to bor-row from working cash. The Boardapproved a transfer resolution of$450,000 from the working fund tothe education fund.The graduation dates for high

school seniors and eighth-gradestudents were not set due to thepotential for more snow days.Board Member Paul Baer ex-pressed concern that additionalmissed days due to weather couldpush the end of the school yearback.The school administration hadscheduled for five snow days buthad used eight, making three ofthem “act of God” days that mustbe approved by the state. Two hadbeen approved and the third was inthe process of approval, Keeneysaid. The concern was that a firm

date for graduation could meanstudents would graduate beforethe school year was over.In other business, the Boardvoted to allow Lebanon Kids Inc.to again use the school for its sum-mer camp June 9 through August1. The Board approved the resig-nation of Brandi Sanchez effectiveFeb. 4. Adam Schwind was ap-proved as a title aide. Family Med-ical Leave was approved for AllisonMunton. Sabrina Good was ap-proved as a volunteer jr. high vol-leyball coach.and special-use permits. Numer-ous types of home-based busi-nesses were discussed in regard totheir nuanced needs. Part of the discussion for resi-dency and home businesses re-flects an effort by Terry Weil to getthe council to adopt a set of codesthat could help with enforcement

of building occupancy issues. Weiltypically does occupancy inspec-tions for the city.The city reportedly uses thecode but has never officiallyadopted it. There has been discus-sion that the codebook could helpthe city with its effort to obtainand raze the old Brad & Deb’sbuilding downtown.Alderman Jack Wise said he hadnot read the codebook but was

under the impression that therewere provisions in it that wouldnot be in Lebanon’s best interest.“I’m not for it right now,” he said.“… I’m going to look at it, but I’mnot going to vote for it tonight.”The committee also discussedmowing bids for the cemetery.Wise wanted to seek bids on anannual basis while others pre-ferred mowing contracts for twoor more years.

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For out-of-city users with thesame size connection, the rate willbe $12.90 for the first 1,000 gal-lons and $7.13 each 1,000 gallonsafter that.The ordinance includes in-creases each year through 2017. In2015, the base rate for a ¾-inchconnection will go to $9.25 for thefirst 1,000 gallons and $5.25 foreach 1,000 gallons after that. In2016, the rates are $9.65 and $5.50.In 2017, they are $10.05 and $5.75.Each new rate begins on May 1.For an in-city household using12,000 gallons of water per month,the current bill would be about$54.53 not including the sewerrate. Under the new rates, thatmonthly bill would go to $61 inMay. In 2015, that amount wouldgo to $67. In 2016, it would go to$70.15. In 2017, the amount wouldgo to 73.30. That’s a 34.5 percentincrease over the next four years.The percentage increase forout-of-city water users is less, but

the dollar amounts will be aboutthe same since the increases forthem virtually mirror the in-city in-creases on a dollar basis. The per-centage is less because out-of-cityusers already pay a higher rate fortheir water. While an average in-city userwill pay $61/month starting inMay, the same user-by-volume out-side the city limits will pay $91.33.The calculation is based on 12,000gallons of water consumed.The basic sewer rate in May willgo to $9.75 per month for the first1,000 gallons and $5.00 for eachadditional 1,000 gallons. That’s upfrom $5.95 and $2.57 listed in anordinance link on the city’s web-site. The old ordinance also in-cludes a debt service charge.In 2015, the sewer rates jump to$11.25 and $6. In 2016, they jumpagain to $12.75 and $7.00. In 2017,the rates are $14 and $7.75.Non-metered residential cus-tomers pay a flat rate that includesthe minimum service charge plus auser charge of $2.57 per thousandgallons.

Tap-on fees for new construc-tion also have been adjusted withnon-residential fees going to$3,000. For complete details on thenew rates, see Ordinance number1318 at City Hall. The rates were approved 6-1 bythe City Council. Ward 1 AldermanJack Wise voted against the ordi-nance. Mary Alice Koriath was ab-sent. Voting in favor of the newrates were Frank Almeter, StephenHagan, Landall Mack, Bruce “Bart”Bartholomew, Cheri Wright andJoe Diliberto.For those wanting to reducetheir water and sewer bills, the U.S.Environmental Protection Agencysuggests looking in the bathroomwhere a toilet alone can consume27 percent of a household’s water.A leaky toilet can waste 200 gal-lons of water a day.Shutting off the faucet whilebrushing one’s teeth can also save200 gallons or more of water eachmonth. According to the USEPA, abathroom faucet generally dis-penses 2 gallons of water perminute.

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By David PorterScott Abbott, Lebanon’snewly appointed police chief,said he had expected to enjoysix months in retirement fol-lowing his 25-year career withthe Illinois State Police. “I knewI would get another job,” hesaid. “I have a lot of energy. I liketo stay active.”But six months turned out tobe six weeks when LebanonMayor Rich Wilken recruitedhim. Abbott said he and his wifehad planned to remodel theirhome in Sorento, but that proj-ect got put on hold.It took some persuasion, butAbbott said the job in Lebanonintrigued him, and he becamemore excited as he thoughtabout it. He already had taughtclasses at McKendree Univer-sity, and his parents lived herefor a while after Abbott joinedthe Marine Corps in 1981.He was born in Missouri andhis family moved to Granite Citywhen he was young. While he andhis family now live in Sorento,their two middle daughters at-tend Mater Dei High School andthe youngest attends St. PaulCatholic School in Highland. Theireldest daughter is an emergencyroom trauma nurse at BarnesJewish Hospital in St. Louis.There’s really not one com-munity that the Abbott familycalls home, he said. He’s hopingLebanon becomes that place.“I’m hopeful Lebanon will adoptme,” he said.

When asked about his per-sonal life, Abbott quickly re-sponded, “I’m a man of faith.”His family attends St. PaulCatholic Church in Highlandwhere he serves as a hospitalityminister. He’s active in thechurch and the Knights ofColumbus.He revealed that he’s also amusician and played in a bandin the Springfield area for manyyears. “I still perform a one-manshow on occasion,” he said Mon-day night. He plays guitar andsings and tells jokes betweenselections. His genre is mostlycountry with a tinge of rock ‘n’roll. Think Pure Prairie League. Abbott also is a motorcycleenthusiast and created the Mo-torcycle Enforcement Bureau ofthe Illinois State Police. He saidhe and his wife Jan like to travelcross country by motorcycle. Healso hunts and fish. “I’m an out-door guy,” he said.Abbott was promoted toLieutenant Colonel with the ISPin February 2013 and played akey role in the implementationof Illinois’ new concealed carrylaw. Mayor Wilken said Lebanonis lucky to have an officer of Ab-bott’s caliber. Everyone hetalked to, he said, couldn’t be-lieve that Lebanon was able tolure Abbott here. In discussing his plans forthe department, Abbott talkedabout professionalism, leader-ship and communication.

“Ultimately, our mission is tomake the community safer,” hesaid.He said he plans to enhanceprofessionalism starting withofficers’ uniforms and to in-crease visibility within thecommunity. He said he wantsto develop a robust trainingprogram to help increase com-petencies among the officers.He also wants to improve co-operation with McKendreeUniversity public safety offi-cers and other agencies thatserve Lebanon. He said he has already put incalls to the federal Bureau of Al-cohol, Tobacco and Firearmsand the Drug EnforcementAgency to learn whether they

are working any cases in theLebanon area. He cited his well-established relationships withother agencies as a plus forLebanon. He said he has workedclosely with a program calledWAVE – Working Against Vio-lent Elements – in theMetroEast and that he expectsthat to continue.“I view the job as buildingleaders,” he said. He explainedthat he expects to give more re-sponsibility to the sergeantsand to get all of the officers“thinking beyond their paygrade.” He said he wants to seegreater “buy-in” among offi-cers, which he said is notachieved by passing man-dates. Abbott served as chiefof training for ISP in Spring-field and talked about lookingfor “teachable moments” withhis staff.“I don’t profess to be smarterthan anyone else,” he said, “butI’ve been exposed to a greatdeal of programs,” which he saidwill benefit officers here.He said he doesn’t suspectthat Lebanon has a lot of crime,but he wants to make sure anycrime is contained as quickly aspossible. Crime is “like a fireburning in a trash can,” he said.Once the fire reaches the cur-tains and spreads, “it’s a muchbigger entity to get under con-trol.” Once out of control, it “sus-tains long-term damage.”

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You’ve got your Gimmees, your Hippies, your Nimbys and your May-bees when it comes to economic development. Within those groups,you’ll have your reactors and your proactors except for the Hippies,which by nature don’t care one way or another.The Hippie attitude is “live and let live.” Don’t bother me and I won’tbother you. As long as you’re not infringing on them, they don’t reallycare. This approach to economic development results in a hodge podgeof businesses that don’t complement each other and can cause trafficand environmental nightmares. It may be the worst way to develop anarea – even worse than the Nimbys.Nimbys, of course, are the Not-In-My-BackYard set. They don’t wantany development of any kind; they’re happy with the way things areand they would just as soon see it stay that way forever. There is some-thing to be said for preserving farmland, woodlands and wetlands. The Nimbys generally become proactive when faced with an indus-trial development that might produce a foul odor, loud noises, brightlights or air pollution. These are generally the big-dollar job producersthat the Gimmees really love.The Gimmees are those who want everything they can get their handson, often without regard to consequences. They believe that somethingis better than nothing and that development breeds development. So,they’ll take every big-box store they can get their hands on. They’ll es-pecially go after manufacturing as rare as it is these days. Gimmees tendto be proactive with professional recruiters out looking for potentialprojects. They can’t wait to brag to their neighboring communitiesabout how many jobs they landed and what those jobs pay.Of course, those neighbors may be smiling at the fact that their resi-dents enjoy employment with the Gimmee project while their commu-nity is spared the noise, road wear, pollution and traffic congestion. The Maybees have a more cautious approach to development. Theyconsider what a big-box store might do to existing retailers. They con-sider whether the schools will benefit from increased tax revenue andnew students. They look at traffic patterns, per capita demographics,utility capacities, environmental concerns and wage needs. They are sometimes ridiculed for passing on projects – mostly by theGimmees. Whether you’re in the Gimmee camp, a Maybee advocate, a Hippietype or a Nimby, all of these approaches would benefit from planning. I don’t know what type of development attitude has prevailed inLebanon, but it appears to me that it would have benefitted from betterplanning. Even those communities that do not want economic develop-ment need to plan for how they will preserve their community not onlyfrom new projects but from the traffic and environmental concernswrought by neighboring communities.A good step toward planning is the annexation project the city isworking on. The area around I-64 is going to develop whether Lebanonannexes any of it or not. The difference will be whether Lebanon bene-fits from an increased tax base there and whether Lebanon has the abil-ity to control development through the zoning process.Without annexation there, Mascoutah will continue to grow towardLebanon, and the Mascoutah City Council would then be the ones to de-cide what industry or businesses could locate on our southern border.Lebanon residents would live with the consequences without any of thesay-so or tax revenue. Development will happen. It will happen faster through proactivity. Itwill happen better through planning. Lebanon is not in the position of having to be a Gimmee taking any-thing we can get. You cannot be in a position, though, to entice the kindof development you want if you don’t know what you want. Lebanon has everything going for it. It’s proximity to multiple inter-states is fantastic. MidAmerica Airport remains a key element in futuregrowth. McKendree University is a major selling point as is our quaintdowntown area. We’re close enough to St. Louis and the MississippiRiver to tap into their resources yet far enough out to maintain a ruralfeel. The next 10 years could see rapid growth in the Lebanon area. Weneed to be ready for it. — David Porter

I’ve been in a long-distance re-lationship for nearly six monthsnow. I’ve been wanting to tell youmore about Jennie but I’ve beenreluctant because I really like Jen-nie.That may seem like a reason towrite about her but I’m paranoidabout messing up a good thing. AsMark Twain said, and Jennie re-cently quoted, it’s better to remainsilent and let people think you’re afool than to open your mouth andremove all doubt.For instance, if Jennie did some-thing amusing but embarrassing,she might not appreciate me tellingthe world about it. Let’s say, theo-retically, that she heated up a dishof spaghetti and accidently flippedher fork in it sending hot noodlesinto the air and onto her face; thatwould be funny, right? But I couldnever tell that story because itmight embarrass her. Remember, Isaid “theoretically.”Plus, Jennie is a schoolteacher,so there is a level of decorum to beupheld. What would her studentsthink if she had splashed hot pastaall over her face? Fortunately, most5-year-olds can’t read that well,but their parents presumably can.They might laugh and discuss howfunny that would be to see theteacher theoretically adorned with

noodles in her hair. I can’t let thathappen.And if the tomato sauce was sohot that it actually left a blister onher face, that would be tragic andunbecoming. And less funny butstill a little funny. And if there was such a mess onthe floor that a janitor had to comein to clean the carpet, I’m prettysure she would not want everyoneto know it. It’s a good thing we’retalking theoretically. I could never tell that story,could I?No, I would need to stick to thefacts. Like how beautiful she is andthoughtful and smart and helpful.She is all of those things. Even if shehad sticky strands of spaghetti stuckto her face, she would still be themost beautiful woman you ever saw. She is so pretty, she doesn’tneed spaghetti noodle decorationto make her more beautiful. Al-

though it would be kind of cute.Theoretically.One of the things I like aboutJennie is her mystique. She is verymysterious. For instance, what is awoman like that doing with aslouch like me? That is the mysteryof the century.I know she could do worse thanme. Among the state’s prison pop-ulation, there are at least two orthree guys who are worse than me.But lets keep all this between youand me. She doesn’t need to knowwhat kind of poor choice she ismaking. I’m sure she can figure itout on her own when she’s notpicking spaghetti noodles out ofher hair. Theoretically.© Copyright 2014 by David

Porter who can be reached atporter@ramblinman.us. Thisentry has no relation to the satir-ical Church of the FlyingSpaghetti Monster.

Our Opinion

Planning vital elementto Lebanon’s growth

Last Wednesday, what lookedlike close to 1,000 people gath-ered at Fischer’s Restaurant inBelleville for the 49th AnnualMayor’s Prayer Breakfast. I madean amazing discovery there thatmay explain a lot. Did you know that God is Irish?On the back of the program wasprinted a responsive reading. Itbegan, Leader: O’Lord, who madeof us one community…” and fol-lowed by: People: Unite us O’Lord…” And so it went. Garrett Hoerner, Belleville cityattorney, was master of cere-monies. In his opener, he talkedabout the growing diversity ofBelleville and how the city is wel-coming all. The invocation was ledby Keith Cook, who delivered an

eloquent prayer, ending with “Inthe name of Jesus Christ, our Lord,Amen.” I was at the Beacon Ministriestable with co-workers and boardmembers. John Laker, board mem-ber, and I chatted. I commented onthe unabashedly Christian prayeroffered by Mr. Cook. John agreed, and said, “If I wasgiving that prayer, it wouldn’t endthat way.” He is a member of the

Swansea Rotary Club and is oftenasked to give the invocation. He iscareful to make his prayers inclu-sive so anybody can participate. (Ithink he forgot about atheists, butI didn’t bring that up.) I thought about Lebanon Rotary,where I am the designated invoker.I haven’t figured out how to includeatheists, nor do I try very hard todo so, but my prayers are likewiseinclusive.

Making prayer inclusive

Ramblin’ ManDavid Porterporter@ramblinman.us

Spaghetti not a necessarybeautification decoration

ViewpointConrad Steinhoff

Dear Editor: Studies show that children learnto read up until the 3rd grade, andread to learn thereafter. If theycan't read, they can't learn. Thisreading deficiency affects studentlearning, contributes to a higherschool dropout rate, and it ulti-mately will impact their own eco-nomic success as well as ourcountry’s ability to compete in aglobal economy.As educators and elected publicofficials grapple with this problem,there are many individuals whoare taking a hands-on approach,right in their own back yard. Thismonth, some 65 members of theIllinois Judges Association are vis-iting elementary school class-rooms to share their love of

reading and how it has impactedtheir lives.Their calling card? Abe Lin-coln’s Hat, by Martha Brenner, adelightful children’s book aboutour nation’s 16th President. Thebook portrays Lincoln as an ab-sent-minded frontier lawyer whonudged his memory by sticking let-ters, court notes, and contracts in-side his black top hat. Thevolunteer judge reads the bookaloud to students and engages

them in a conversation about read-ing, history and civics. The book isdonated to the school’s library.This project won’t end in February:it is part of the IJA’s ongoing read-ing and tutoring program called“Page It Forward.”Reading is so basic, so essential.We simply can’t afford to let ouryouth fail to master this crucialskill. We owe it to the next genera-tion to play a part, however small,in helping young students learn,graduate and ultimately becomeproductive citizens in society.Mary S. Schostok

Justice, Illinois Appellate Court,Second District

President, Illinois Judges Association

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Photo highlights from the lebanon high school’s ladygreyhounds Regional win — 1) Mallory schmitt was top scorerat 12 points in the regional semi against Valmeyer. the ladygreyhounds won 44-29. 2) Ellie Krumsieg scored 11 points inthat win, which sent lebanon to face Waterloo gibault in thefinal. 3) lChs senior Kiera Wagner got 10 points in the regionalchampionship against gibault. lebanon had beaten gibault 48-45 two weeks earlier in a regular season nail biter. 4) Play is usu-ally rough in the paint under the basket. here Amber Milcarekfights on to add 12 points to lebanon's total. 5) Ellie Krumsieggot a game high 14 points against gibault. Krumsieg's effort wasbacked up by solid team defense and scoring. 6) Freshman guardCasey Berberich added 12 more points. 7) the scoreboard hereshows a big lebanon lead at this point. gibault battled back with3 pointers to get within 9 with 2 minutes left but was unable tokeep the momentum. the final score was 62-46. Next step for theteam is the White hall sectional. 8) here, the coaches are flankingAmber Milcarek with the trophy. head coach Melody Evans isright and assistant Frank Evans is left. this is the first year ashead basketball coach for Evans but she has a long history oflebanon coaching. And she was once a top scoring McKendreelady Bearcat. Photos by Jim Michalak.

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The LaDy GReyhOUNDS pose with their championship trophy from the Illinois high School association’s Class 1a Regionals. They de-feated Gibault 62-46 in the final game. The next stop for the girls is the Sectional in White hall. The LChS win follows the jr. high girls’recent state championship win. Photo by Jim Michalak.

McKendree nipped by Maryville (Feb. 17)—The McKendree Uni-versity men’s basketball team wasedged in its final home game of the2013-14 season Monday night byMaryville University, 75-72.The Bearcats led by seven pointsat the half, but the visiting Saintsshot 56 percent from the floor in thefinal 20 minutes and withstood a po-tential game-tying three-point at-tempt at the buzzer to escape withthe win. McKendree slips to 9-14overall and 3-12 in the Great LakesValley Conference. The Bearcats willbe on the road for their final threeregular season games of the year, be-ginning with a 7:30 p.m. contest onThursday at the University of Wis-consin-Parkside.McKendree women’s basketballfalls against Maryville 77-67(Feb. 17)- Junior forwardDanielle Amann-Stewart (Mas-coutah) matched her season highwith 17 points in a 77-67 loss toMaryville University on Mondaynight. The Bearcats fall to 7-16overall and 2-13 in the Great LakesValley Conference with the loss andwill travel to Somers, Wis., onThursday, Feb. 20 to face Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Parkside at 5:30p.m. Amann-Stewart’s 17 pointsled McKendree in the loss, whilejunior guard Caty Ponce (Ed-wardsville) added 15 points. No. 13 McKendree wrestlingteam splits in duals(Feb. 16)- The No. 13 McK-endree University wrestling teamclosed out its regular season onSunday by splitting two dualmatches at the Dr. Mark Lom-bardi/Maryville University Duals.The Bearcats will travel to Tiffin,Ohio on March 1 to compete at theNCAA Regional Tournamenthosted by Tiffin University.McKendree was edged in itsfirst dual of the day by No. 1 NotreDame College 20-13. The Bearcatslost its first three matches to trail10-0 early, but picked up back-to-back major decision wins by No. 6Kyle Williams (Scott Air ForceBase) and No. 4 Josh Ballard (Troy)at 149 and 157 pounds to cut thedeficit to 10-7. The Bearcats lost itsnext two matches at 165 and 174pounds, but junior John Vogt (Fes-tus, Mo.) upset No. 7 GarrettLineberger in a 7-5 decision at 184pounds and No. 4 Julian Smith(Florissant, Mo.) defeated No. 3Barndonn Johnson, 6-4, at 197pounds to come within 17-13 withone match remaining. The Bearcatslost a 3-2 decision at heayweight tofall 20-13.McKendree picked up bonuspoints in four of its six wins to pushthemselves to a 23-14 win over No.20 Ouachita Baptist University inits final dual of the day. SeniorBrenden Murphy (Palos Park)upset No. 6 Nathan Rodriguez, 3-2,at 133 pouds to give the Bearcatstheir first win of the dual. Graduatestudent No. 6 Kyle Williams (ScottAir Force Base) earned a 15-0 techfall win over Zachary Matthews at149 pounds to give McKendree itsfirst lead of the match, 8-7. McKendree University softballdrops two to West Florida (Feb. 16)- The McKendree Uni-versity softball team lost its finaltwo games at the University ofNorth Alabama Invitational onSunday, 5-3 and 10-3, to Universityof West Florida.The Bearcats fall to 0-5 overallthis season and will open up GreatLakes Valley Conference play onFriday, March 7 in Kirksville, Mo.,at Truman State University.McKendree University women’slacrosse falls in season opener (Feb. 16)- The McKendree Uni-versity women’s lacrosse teamdropped its season opener on Sun-day, 21-4, to visiting Grand ValleyState University.The Bearcats fall to 0-1 overallon the season and will host ShorterUniversity on Friday, Feb. 21 at 4p.m.

McKendree men’s tennis earns6-3 win over Missouri Baptist(Feb. 15)- The McKendree Uni-versity men’s tennis team earned a6-3 win over Missouri Baptist Uni-versity on Saturday.The Bearcats improved to 6-1overall and will travel to Jack-sonville, on Thursday, Feb. 20 toplay Illinois College at 11 a.m.McKendree University womenstennis wins eighth straight(Feb. 15)- The McKendree Univer-sity women’s tennis team pushed itswinning streak to eight on Saturdaynight following an 8-1 win over Mis-souri Baptist University.The Bearcats improved to 8-0on the season and will host Lewis& Clark Community College onTuesday, Feb. 25 in Belleville, Ill., atKings Point Sports Club at 2:30p.m.Men’s volleyball team completes perfect weekend (Feb. 15)—The McKendreemen’s volleyball team won its sec-ond home match in as many nightsby sweeping a best-of-five contestSaturday against Culver-StocktonCollege at the Harry M. StathamSports Center. The Bearcats rolledto victory by scores of 25-21, 25-16and 25-19.The back-to-back wins boost theBearcats’ season record to 3-12. McKendree bass fishing teamhosts Winter Coffeen Open(Feb. 15)- The McKendree Univer-sity Bass Fishing team battled coldconditions on Saturday in their Inau-gural Winter Coffeen Open.The Bearcats will travel to Day-ton, Tenn., on March 14-15 to com-pete at the Cabelas BoatUSTournament Series Collegiate BassFishing Open on Lake Chicamunga.A field of 32 fisherman com-peted at the open tournament,with first place honors going toWesley and Hartnagel with aweight of 12.62 lbs., followed bythe team of Chandler and Kinkelwith 11.02 lbs, and third place hon-ors going to Peterson and Hancockwith a weight of 8.42 lbs. Chandleralso took home big bass honorswith largemouth weighing justunder five pounds.Four teams featuring McKendreefisherman also placed in the top 12at the event. Junior Dustin Pende-graft (Summerfield) and teammateJeremy Missey finished in fifthplace, and junior Phillip Ger-magliotti (Highland) and teammateShane Campbell were close behindin sixth place. Senior Adam Brook-man (Opdyke) and sophomoreReece Ellerbusch (Belknap) fin-ished in eighth place and the teamof freshman Trenton Robinson (Ha-vana) and his father Scott Robinsonfinished in 11th place.McKendree softball goes 0-3(Feb. 15)- The McKendree Uni-versity softball team went 0-3 in itsfirst day of competition in 2014 atthe University of North AlabamaInvitational.McKendree men’s b-ball teamdrops 88-83 GLVC heartbreaker (Feb. 15)—Rockhurst Univer-sity used a late scoring burst tosend the McKendree Universitymen’s basketball team to an 88-83loss Saturday in Kansas City.McKendree University Men’sTennis Team Suffers First De-feat Of Season To OlivetNazarene 5-3(Feb. 14)- The McKendree Univer-sity men’s tennis team suffered itsfirst defeat of the season on Friday toOlivet Nazarene University 5-3.The Bearcats fall to 5-1 overall.McKendree University Women’sTennis Stays Unbeaten With 5-3Win Over Olivet Nazarene(Feb. 14)- The McKendree Uni-versity women’s tennis team re-mained unbeaten following a 5-3win over Olivet Nazarene Univer-sity on Friday.The Bearcats improved to 7-0overall.

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