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October 2014 Volume 8 - Issue 10

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Bob Heather

July 30, 1945 September 2, 2014

Bob Heather, 69, of Ashland, IL died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. He was born July 30, 1945 in Breese, IL, the son of Thomas W. Sr. and Alta M. Parsons Heather. He married Nancy Jo Clemons on June 19, 1966 at the Ashland United Methodist Church in Ashland and she preceded him in death on February 10, 2014. He is survived by two daughters, Melissa “Missy” Eskew (husband, Shannon) and Tammy Eskew (husband, Shawn), all of Ashland; two grandchildren, Stacey Eskew and Brandon Eskew, both of Ashland; five brothers, Edward Heather of Bethalto, Jim Heather and Tom Heather, both of Ashland, John Heather of Virginia, and Timothy Heather of Springfield; three sisters, Carolyn McDonald and Mary Kenney, both of Daven-port, IA and Diane Boehme of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Patty Heather and Judy Heather; and a brother in infancy, Charles Heather. Bob was a 1963 graduate of Ashland High School. He was cur-rently employed with the Teachers Retirement System where he has served on their staff for 15 years. Bob was also a tal-ented printer having formerly worked for Rudin Printing and The Printing Center, both of Springfield. In his spare time, he owned and operated Printer’s Ink of Ashland where he edited and pub-lished “The Ashland Scoop”. He was a member of the Ashland United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Ash-land Jaycees. Funeral services were held 10:00 am Saturday at the Ashland United Methodist Church in Ashland with burial at Ashland Cemetery. The family met friends at the church from 5:00 to 7:30 pm Friday. Memorial gifts are suggested to Ashland United Methodist Church or Ashland Volunteer Fire Dept. The Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Ashland was in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.buchanancody.com.

It is with deep sadness that due to the passing of Bob Heather who was the owner/operator of Printer’s Ink, this will be the final edition of The Ashland Scoop Newsletter. Bob edited, printed and mailed the newslet-ter out of his business with the donations, yearly sub-scriptions and advertisement income that was received. Bob generously donated all expenses that exceeded the income, as well as his time to make this small town newsletter happen every month for over 8 years. The volunteers that have helped Bob publish and dis-tribute. The Scoop would like to thank each and every one of you that have contributed information and have paid to advertise. If anyone has any questions or concerns regarding the Ashland Scoop Newsletter or Printer’s Ink, please contact Missy Eskew by phone or text at 217-652-6127 or by email at eskew11@casscomm.com.

The Scoop Newsletter

“Thank you for all of the community’s support through the years”

CHURCH DIRECTORY

BEREA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Minister Edward J.Moretto bereacc@casscomm.com www.bereachristianchurch.com Sunday Christian Education Hour - 9:30 pm Sunday Worship - 10:30 am Wednesday Eve. Prayer Mtg. - 7:00 pm We’re Open On Sunday!! CHURCH OF CHRIST Minister Jimmy Coyle Sunday School - 9:00 am Sunday Worship - 10:00 am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor David L. McHenry 476.3678 Sunday School - 9:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:30 am

ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH Father Carlos Martin Buhorquez 476.8856 Ashland Sunday Mass - 8:00 am Beardstown Sunday Mass - 10:00 am Sunday (Spanish) - 11:30 am Virginia Saturday - 5:30 pm UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Pam Hoffman 476.8858 www.ashlandunitedmethodist.com Sunday Worship - 9:00 am Sunday School - 10:00 am NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, s.b.c. Pastor Darin Peterson Ph. 815-355-2083 www.newbeginningschristianfellowship.net Sunday School for all ages @ 9:15-10:15 am Worship Service @ 10:30 am YOUTH4TRUTH - Monday evening @ 6:30 pm Saturday’s Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ 8:00 am

LADIES PRAYER BREAKFAST 2014-2015

October 4 Richland Creek November 1 New Beginnings December 6 First Baptist January 3 St. Augustine February 7 Church of Christ March 7 Methodist April 4 New Beginnings May 2 Richland Creek

*Where two or three come together in My name, I am there with them.

- Matthew 18:20

06 - Bill & Helen Blair 16 - Bill & Wanda Schutz 21 - John & Eleanor Cosner 22 - Dustin & Kristen Fulton 22 - Dave & Mary McHenry

October Anniversaries

02 Krista Throgmorton

03 H.A. Votsmier

04 Mark Stice

05 Jeff Roberts

06 Amy Hultquist

06 Allyson Quick

10 Grace Barnes

10 Brooke Weber

10 Joyce Robinson

12 Les Hultquist

13 Elaine English

14 Linda Barrow

16 Egenia Koch

16 Greg Pettit

17 Kaye Parsons

17 Jane Clemons

20 Gretchen Throgmorton

20 Roni Gardner Wallner

20 Bill Schutz, Jr

22 Sharon Robinson

23 Lil Hultquist

23 Kim Scholes

23 Lois Yancy

24 Bill Betters

26 Bob Scott

28 Katlyn Davin

28 Todd Wallbaum

29 Phoebe Betters

30 Riley Gilbreth

31 Bailey & Sydney Wallbaum

31 Bill Schutz, Sr.

31 Edgar Robinson Jr.

October Birthdays

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Organization Statement

Blessings in a backpack is a results-orientated program, designed to feed elementary school children whose families qualify for the federal Free and Reduced Price Meal pro-gram, and have little or no food on the weekends. Better test scores, improved reading skills, positive behavior, improved health and increased attendance have all been attrib-uted to the success of this program. $80 feeds an American school child in the program for an entire 38 week school year. A passionate volunteer elects to start the Blessings in a Backpack program in a local school. S/he fundraises to support the number of children in the program and partners with a near by grocery. Blessings in a Backpack donates the backpacks for the program, so 100% of the money raised by the program coordinator goes directly to food purchased for the backpacks. Every Friday, students receive their backpacks with staples that re-quire little to no preparation. They return with their backpacks on Monday ready to learn. Blessings in a Backpack experienced explosive growth during 2012. As of September 1, 2012, we are feeding nearly 62,000 children throughout the United States and in three countries. The organization could not have achieved this milestone without our tireless volunteers, dedicated school personnel, or valued public, corporate, athletic, and celebrity sponsors. We hope that we can continue to grow into 2013 and beyond. Together, we are Feeding the Future of America, one school at a time. ADOPT A CHILD IN THE AC CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR $80.00 A Year, $2.10 PER WEEK! ANY DONATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! ALL MONEY RAISED STAYS IN COMMUNITY. SUPPORTED BY AREA CHURCHES!

NAME: / ADDRESS: / DONATION: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:

BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK OR GO ON-LINE AT: blessingsinabackpack.org, charge card is acceptable.

Be sure to check: AC Central Elementary.

Send checks to Kendra Swain @ 2048 Wheeler road, Alexander, IL. 62601

or call 217-248-5665

PRAIRIE TALES

Prairie Skies Public Library is planning to print a newslet-ter called “PRAIRIE TALES” that will be information of

Library news from both locations of Ashland and Pleasant Plains. If one has a computer just log onto our Web site,

http://prairieskieslibrary.com/ to read the article. If you are one whom doesn’t have a computer, we will be putting printed pages around the two communities for you. We add new reading materials on a monthly basis, so those items will be listed. We will have news to inform the com-munities of upcoming events: Book Clubs, Library Board Meetings, Library Staff Meetings, Story Hour for the chil-dren, seasonal closings and also let the public know of

any important dates to mark on your calendars at home. If one has information they want in our “PRAIRIE TALES”,

call or bring the information to either library.

125 W. Editor, Ashland, Illinois 217-476-3714 or fax 217-476-8076

555 Buckeye Road, Pleasant Plains 217-626-1553

or fax 217-626-2433.

We are limited on what we can print. Basic dates and times for reminders will be accepted.

We are now accepting applications for immediate part-

time employment at the Pleasant Plains location.

Larry A. Million

Born: July 03, 1945

Died: September 14, 2014

Larry A. Million, 69, of Ashland, IL died

Sunday, September 14, 2014 at his resi-

dence.

He was born July 3, 1945 in Morgan

County, the son of Harold and Helen Rock-

stad Million. He married Sharlie McGee on

May 20, 1966 in Roodhouse and she sur-

vives.

He is also survived by a son, Rick Million (wife, Regina) of Virginia; a

daughter, Lisa Ratliff of Ashland; four grandchildren, Joseph Hayden, Ma-

rissa Johnson, Shaunn Ratliff, and Erica Million; four great grandchildren,

Charlee, Hanna, Bentley, & Jaxstin; three brothers, Ernie Million (wife, Al-

vina) of White Hall, Lawrence Million of Roodhouse, and Andy Million

(wife, Sandy) of Jacksonville; three sisters, Barbara Wallbaum of Murray-

ville, Betty Cardwell (husband, Sonny) of Roodhouse, and Joyce Coplea

(husband, Bob) of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Charles, Roger

and Duwayne Million.

Mr. Million was a farm hand for the John Cosner Farms for 11 years prior to

joining Philadelphia Farmers Elevator for several years. He was retired after

several years with Excel in Beardstown. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in

his spare time.

Graveside funeral services will be held 3:00 pm Wednesday at Ashland

Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorial gifts may be given to the

family. The Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home of Ashland is in charge of the

arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family online at

www.buchanancody.com .

Justin and Jenny Leinberger are delighted to

announce the birth of their daughter.

Presley Mae

Leinberger

August 16, 2014

1:36p.m.

8 pounds, 1 ounce

20 inches

Big Brother , Cooper Leinberger

Grandparents

Kenny & Debbie Greer & Eldon & Dena Leinber-

ger

Great Grandmothers

Judy Henry & Doris Leinberger

The PORTA/A-C Lady Jays Volleyball Team won the Championship of the North Fulton Tournament on Saturday. Attached is a picture of the team and a picture of the 2 ladies that made All Tournament Team. If you are able to put this in your next publication that would be great! Scores from the tournament: PORTA/A-C def North Fulton 25-13, 26-24 PORTA/A-C split with Farmington 25-11, 18-25 PORTA/A-C def Canton 25-20, 25-11 The cutline from the team pic goes like this: Front: Ava Umbach, Hannah Ratliff, Chenoa Butler, Brooklyn Kesler, Serena Nicholas Back: Claire Schafer, Skylar Bumgardner, Emily Koch, Grace Danner, Izeyar Lincoln, Cassidy Smith, Grace Ryan All Tourney Team: Chenoa Butler, Emily Koch

A-C Marching Knights started their competition season on 9/19 at the Rushville Smiles Day parade.

The band performed the marching band classic Trooper Salute. Competing with several bands in the small school class – AC ended up in 2nd p lace behind Liberty. Also in the small school class

were Payson Seymour and Meridosia-Chambersberg. The large class included 3 bands that finished: 1st – Camp Point Central, 2nd – Beardstown and 3rd – PORTA.

The weekend continued with a performance at the Petersburg Harvest Festival on Saturday 9/20. This non competition paraded hosted the hometown favorite PORTA, and A-C Central, Jackson-

ville & Havana. It was a beautiful day and all the bands were welcomed and performed well.

Members of the Marching Knights under the direction of Kim Webster are:

Upcoming parades for the Marching Knights include:

Oct. 4 – Barry Apple Festival

Oct. 11 – IC Homecoming Oct 18 – Quincy October Fest

Oct 25 – Pinkneyville Mardi Gras

Drum Majors: Kenzie Stephens, Sabrena Reek & Bailie Devlin;

Guard:

Sidney Donnan, Brittney Smith, Lexi Brewers, Lexi Carlock, Cassidy Smith, Erin Kelly,

Destinee Jones, Jaycee Harris & Kaitlin Thompson

Banner: Taylor Miller & Logan DeFord

Flutes:

Carrie Allen, Alex Brue, Carlee Critchelow, Hallie Greer, Kristin Irlam, Cheyenne Kesselring,

Emma Kesselring, Samantha Koehler, Izeyar Lincoln, Serena Nicholas, Hannah Ratliff, Ally Simmons, Christian Warden & Alex Watkins

Clarinets:

Emily Koch, Alexa Waters, Brit Beddingfield, Danielle Ratcliff & Kayla Moffitt

Alto:

Jennifer Adkins & Briley Eilers

Tenor Sax: Ryan Woodard, Eric Savage & Jared Curry

Bari Sax:

Quinn Allen & Adam Hoffman

Trumpet: Riley Cowman, Kirby Cowman, Kyle Winkelman,

Quinlan Mahoney, Paul Price, Jim Ushman, Kayla Witerell & Andrew Gleason

Trombone:

Megan Anderson, David Miller & Tanner Stephens

Baritone: Molly Betters, Dalton Johnston & Lane Newell

Tuba:

Hoaby Hoagland &Jackson Allen

Percussion: Kolby Vandenbergh, Brock Pettit,

Christopher Nicholas, Phillip Wessel, Zach Kays, Bailey Smith, Ellen Force, Mat Bobbitt, Colton Bradley,

Austin Cuba, TeJay Crumley & Trey Bradley

ASHLAND VFW POST 3546… Meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Firehouse. AMERICAN LEGION POST 498...Meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd Monday at the Fire-house.

Piano Lessons & Private Tutoring

Still Available

Call Deb Gruen @ 741-1112

Join the Ashland Woman’s Club Upcoming Programs for the 2014-2015 Year

October 7 – Governor Tanner – Jim Atwood

November 4 – Harvest Noon Luncheon – reservations required

December 2 – A-C Central Band Students

May 5 – Spring Noon Luncheon – reservations required

Other monthly programs for February, March, and April, 2015 to

be determined.

The club meets the first Tuesday of every month (September to May), 1:30 p.m., First Baptist Church hall. A cultural program is followed by light refreshments. Membership is only $10 for the year. The club was organized in 1898 and supports many local

organizations and charities. Please contact Judy Mills (476-3469) or Eleanor Cosner (452-3409) regarding membership.

The ladies play bridge and pinochle throughout the year. The bridge players meet on the 3rd Tuesday and the 4th Monday of each month, September to April, 10:30 a.m., Ashland United

Methodist Church basement, contact Lucile Johnson 476-3503. The pinochle players meet at various times during the day and

evenings, contact Cynthia Gutmann 476-8817.

COME JOIN US – BRIDGE & PINOCHLE PLAYERS & SUBSTITUTES NEEDED

ASHLAND SENIOR SAINTS UPCOMING EVENTS/TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

10/19/2014 - Sunday - 5:00 p.m., wiener roast at Nancy Klein's,

Pleasant Plains, with Carroll and Imogene Cline, meet at the Ashland Baptist Church to carpool

11/22/2014 - Saturday - 5:00 p.m., dinner at VFW, Jacksonville,

Hostess - Linda Spradlin with Betty Connor, Sue Pschirrer and June Foreman, meet at the Ashland Baptist Church to carpool

12/21/2014 - Sunday - at 5:00 p.m., Dessert and coffee/drinks at

Ashland Baptist Church, Hostesses - Sandra Burch and Donna Wester

January, February, March 2015 - no events planned due to

possible inclement weather

4/19/2015 - Sunday - 5:00 p.m. - dinner at Hollywood Café,

Chandlerville, Hostesses - Glenda Schleyhahn and Frances Nordsiek, meet at the Ashland Baptist Church to carpool

5/31/2015 - Sunday - 5:00 p.m. - Subway sandwiches, Ashland

Baptist Church - Hostesses - Judy Mills and Rita Kofoed

6/21/2015 - Sunday - 5:00 p.m. - dinner at the Naples Boatel, Hostesses - Jeanne McDonald and Sandra Burch, meet at the

Ashland Baptist Church to carpool

7/19/2015 - Sunday - 5:00 p.m. - pizza party at Ashland Baptist

Church, Hostesses - Judy Mills and Rita Kofoed

Thank you so much to each of you who

have prayed for me, send cards, calls or

text messages, food and visits before,

during and after my hip replacement

surgery! I am doing well and am truly

thankful and grateful to you all!

Deb Gruen

St. Augustine Card Party

will be held on

Wednesday, October 22.

Please mark your calendars.

Games include “the jail”. Halloween Bingo, pumpkin bowling, gold fish ping pong

(yes, win a real fish!), basketball shoot, football toss, spider bean bag toss, and much

more.

Walk through the “friendly” graveyard to find a bag of candy.

Cake raffle featuring cakes from local bankers.

Special thank you to the entire A-C Central school for their help and donations.

All proceeds go back to the School and School organizations.

New Construction

Remodeling

Gutters

Prentice Farmers Elevator

2303 Elevator Avenue Ashland, IL 62612

217.476.3516 or 1.800.255.8659 prenticeev@casscomm.com

prenticeelevator.com

James R. Blakeman, Manager

4 locations to serve you: Prentice, Philadelphia, Strawns Crossing, and Tallula.

Dealers in Grain, Seed and Kent Feeds.

Norm Bryant Enterprises

Distributor of Fine Quality Vacuums

Carpet Cleaning Furniture Car Interior

Cell (217) 741-3758 Phone: (217) 476-3508

608 W. Franklin Ashland, IL 62612

111 North Hardin Ashland, IL 62612 (217)476-3547

Office Hours by Appointment Monday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Smith Chiropractic Clinic

Dr. Kathie G. Smith

Richland 3090 Richland Elev. Rd.

Pleasant Plains, IL 62677

217.626.1551

Ashland 220 North Niagara Ashland, IL 62612

217.476.3318

Pleasant Plains 300 N. Washington Pleasant Plains, IL

62677

217.626.1331

RCM Farmers Co-op

www.rpafarmers.com

Phone: (217)476-3595

115 W. Freemont St. PO Box 136

Ashland, IL 62612

We Do It All In Just 1 Call!

Jim - Todd - Travis

Plumbing - Heating Air Conditioning Backhoe - Trenching

Gardner Construction Co.

2878 Panther Grove Road Ashland, IL 62612

Cell: 217-341-3415 Leave Message 217-476-8135

Remodel Kitchen & Baths Replace Roof & Room Additions Decks & Garages

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST

In conjunction with the

Halloween Carnival

A-C Central High School Parking Lot

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Please join us by

decorating your vehicles and filling your

trunk with goodies to hand out to the kids

TRUNK OR TREAT

A-C Central’s Beginning of the Year Business….

September 5, 2014

NEW STAFF… Allow me to introduce myself! My name is Kristy Franzoni, and I am the new school counselor at A-C Central CUSD #262. I am starting my 5th year as a counselor in a school setting. Prior to work-ing in a school, I worked as a mental health counselor at Methodist Medical Center for a total of 6 years. I cannot even put into words how excited I am to be a part of the A-C family and the Ashland community! I am surrounded by supportive and appreciative board members and administration, teachers and staff who will go above and beyond to help me out, and students who are polite and respectful. I can honestly say I am excited to come to school every morning! Favorite Quote: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt Hello! I’m Melissa Stone and I’m the new Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor for A-C Central. Although I come from an agriculture background and have been working in the ag industry for many years, this is my first year teaching. I’m looking forward to working with students, parents, FFA Alumni and community members to keep A-C’s Ag program going strong. We’ll be looking to the community for support in our upcoming Labor Auction. Favorite Quote: “Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations.” - Ray Wylie Hubbard I’m Jarrod Davenport. I’m an A-C alumnus and a graduate of Western Illinois University. Last year I worked in the school’s library as an RtI aide, but this is my first year as a full-time teacher. I teach high school social studies, a middle school speech class, and the 5th graders come to me for Study Skills. I’m also the sponsor of the high school Natural Helpers Club and the Weightlifting Club. Favorite Quote: “It is better to create than to learn. Creation is the essence of life.” -Julius Caesar Hello! I am Chris Eilers and I am the Title I Aide and Jr. High cheerleading coach this year. I am an A-C Central graduate of 1998. I have been attending Lincoln Land Community College, for the past 3 years, working on my degree in nursing. I have lived in Chandlerville for 18 years. I have been married to my husband, Brad Eilers, for 14 years, and we have 4 children: Kyson-13, Jaelyn-12, Landon-8, Mariah-6. On our spare time we like boating in the summer and racing dirt bikes. We have a dirt bike track and trails that we operate January through September called Midwest Moto Cross. I have been given an opportunity to work here in the district and didn’t want to pass it up. I love this school and community and am so excited to be working here with the faculty, students, and the cheer squad. I am looking forward to great year! Favorite quote: “ The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” - Confucius Hello! My name is Michael Rubert, and I have moved over to the Ashland building to teach 5th grade math and science. This is my 7th year here in the district, but my first in Ashland. I just recently bought a house in New Berlin with my wife Jennifer, my 11 month old son Clay, and my Boston Terrier named Dozer! I grew up in Tennessee and then moved to Jacksonville when I was 15. I am a HUGE sports fan. I root for the Cubs, Spurs, and any team from Tennessee. I am excited to be here in Ashland and look forward to working with all the great teachers and students here! Favorite Quote: “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to is.” - Vince Lombardi Hello! My name is Allison Green and I teach 6th-8th Grade Math. This is my first year teaching in Ashland. Last year I taught second grade in Chandlerville. I am very excited to be teaching math this year! I graduated from Illinois College in 2013 with a degree in Elementary Education with Middle School Math Endorsement. I enjoy reading, shopping, and doing crafts. I have enjoyed my time here and am looking forward to this year! Favorite Quote: “Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.” -Lou Holtz Hello! I am Nicole Hackney and I will be teaching High School English and Speech this year! This is my third year teaching and I am happy to be in a community that supports education! I live in McLean with my husband and 9 year-old stepson, Gabe. I graduated from ISU in 2011 with a degree in English and Theatre. I am looking forward to taking over coaching the Junior High Speech team and hope to start a High School Speech team! So far, I am very impressed with AC Central students and look forward to getting to know them throughout the year. Favorite Quote: “The book to read is not the one that thinks for you, but the one which makes you think.” - Harper Lee Hello Ashland-Chandlerville school district family! My name is Melissa Nichols and I'm the Art Teacher for 6-12th grade students. This is going to be a great year because we have some amazing kids and staff! Look forward to art students bringing home lots of beautiful works of art. After I get them displayed for the student body to see of course. Favorite Quote: “Art is Life and Life is Art” Hello! My Name is Darin Peterson and I am the new Library Aide. Over the past 3 years I worked as a sub in 3 districts. I am originally from Johnsburg, Il. I graduated from Ouachita Baptist Univer-sity in 1994. In addition to my responsibilities here at A/C I am starting my second year as the Pastor of New Beginnings Christian Fellowship and my 25th year of ministry. My wife Doris is a 1 on 1 aide here at A/C. We have been married for 25 years. We have 4 children, three girls and one boy. Yes, he is the youngest. We also have 2 grandchildren. I like to fish, play softball and any other outdoor activity. I am an avid Chicago Sports Fan – Bears, Black Hawks, and Cubs. I am glad to be a part of the A/C Central family. We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. -Charles R. Swindoll Hi! My name is Abby Dodd and I am a 4th grade teacher at A-C Central Elementary. This is my first year teaching and I love it so far! In May, I graduated from Illinois College with a degree in Ele-mentary Education with a Math Endorsement. I also have a Spanish minor. I love to travel- I have been to Spain, Italy and almost half of the 50 states! I enjoy shopping, reading and doing crafts especially scrapbooking! I am so excited to see what the coming year will bring at A-C Central! Favorite Quote: “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” -C.S. Lewis Hello, I am Amanda Maaser. I am the 2nd grade teacher here at the Elementary. I am very thrilled to begin my first year teaching for A-C Central CUSD #262. I am a 2014 graduate of Illinois College where I received a degree in Elementary Education with a Science Endorsement. I am excited to become involved with the Ashland/Chandlerville community and look forward to getting to know all the teachers and staff this year! Favorite quote- “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” –Mark Twain Hey everyone! My name is Lindsey Emmons, and this will be my first year managing a classroom of my very own. I will also be coaching the 5th & 6th grade girls basketball team this year. I gradu-ated from SIUE in 2012 and decided to sub in Havana(where I am from) District #126 while I began raising my daughter, Blakelynn, who just turned 1. I am an avid outdoorswoman :). I love to fish, hunt, run, and cook. I also enjoy DIY projects, and spending a significant amount of my free time with my family. Favorite Quote: Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence--Vince Lombardi Sarah Marr who is our half day (am) pre-k teacher. She taught previously at Mt. Olive. She lives in New Berlin and is a graduate of Illinois College.

ATTENTION PARENTS / GUARDIANS…

It is SO important for us to open lines of communication all throughout the school year to ensure that we are doing all we can to provide your child with the best education possible! One of the most important tools we use to communicate here at A/C Central is our Teacher Ease program. Please, please, please make sure your contact information is updated in our system so you receive all of the important phone calls and emails from the administration, teachers, and staff. If you need any assistance in updating this information, please do not hesitate to call the office. We would be happy to help! Thank you!!

WHAT’S NEW IN THE CLASSROOMS…

We are proud to announce that we now have LCD projectors in EVERY classroom!! What are LCD projectors you ask? Our new Casio projectors are a great addition to our classrooms. These projectors are referred to as a DLP(digital light proc-essing) projector type. According to Casio, "By combining a laser, a fluorescent element and an LED Casio has created an original mercury-free hybrid light source capable of generating high brightness.". This new DLP type of projector lasts ten times longer than a traditional projector type. Plus it never requires lamp replacements or a cooling down period for the light source. By providing a lamp free solution Casio saves our district money, time, and helps to protect the environment. All of those things are features we try to look for in all the products we choose. -Brendon DeJaynes

THIS NEXT STEP IN TECHNOLOGY IS BIG FOR US! HERE IS WHAT SOME OF OUR TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THEM…. For the first time, I have an LCD projector in the science lab!!!! I am very excited about this!!! This will allow me to show the lab procedure as I am explaining the procedure to the students. We can discuss the lab questions. I have a microscope that I can hook up to my computer and then display the object being viewed on the screen. This allows me to show the students what they should be viewing. -Mrs. Dena Leinberger At the July board meeting, I spoke up in favor of purchasing these projectors because all the core middle school teachers had some sort of smart board in their classrooms but fifth grade had nothing. When it passed, I was so excited and I already had an idea of how to use it right it away. That initial idea has blossomed into others and I have been able to enhance my teaching so much. I have shown power points and videos, have projected assignments so that I can exemplify a lesson, and have been able to explain how to navigate a new website as well. Next week, I am looking forward to sharing an interactive timeline of 9/11 that should stimulate a discussion and writing assignment on the topic of Patriot Day. I want to thank the school board for purchasing these projectors. -Mrs. Diane Sieving

Picture to the left (Hoagie Hoagland and Bob Parlier

installing the LCD projector)

Picture to the right (Brendon De-

Jaynes, Hoagie Hoagland, and Bob

Parlier)

Vote November 4th

for

* 28 years of experience

*proud life-long resident of Cass County

On Saturday, October 18th, the A-C Boosters will be

hosting a brown bag lunch for $5.00. It will include a pork chop sandwich, chips and a soda. We will be located at the Ashland Farmer's Eleva-tor. This will begin at 11:00

a.m.

Fond Farewell

In 1978 the Ashland United Women decided they’d like to serve the senior citizens of Ashland community a Thanksgiving dinner – only

with roast beef and all the trimmings. So the Thursday before Thanks-giving was the date we chose.

In 1982 we asked the Catholic’s if we could use their hall as it has no

steps. The graciously let us use their hall and we thank them.

The Cass County Health Department always came and took blood pressures and sometimes gave flu shots and we thank them.

After 36 years, it was seniors serving seniors and all good things

come to an end. Thanks for the memories!

Ashland United Methodist Women

Annual Holiday

Open House

Saturday

November 8th, 2014

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: John Cosner’s Farm 4 miles west of Ashland on Rt. 125, fourth house on the right.

Hope to see you there! Frye Pottery, Pam and Tim Frye, (217) 868-5583

LOCAL CHEERLEADER/DANCER TO PERFORM IN THE

PHILADELPHIA THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE

Abigail Vandenbergh from A-C Central Jr High in Ashland, IL is one of over 500 junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the U.S. who will perform in the 92st Annual Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade, the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade in the nation.

The individuals invited to perform in the parade are cheerlead-ing and dance All Americans selected from Varsity camps around the country, including camps organized by Universal

Cheerleaders Association (UCA), Universal Dance Association (UDA), National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) and National Dance Alliance (NDA). All Americans will be in Philadelphia from November 20 through the 23rd, practicing their routine and visiting Philadel-phia landmarks. All Americans are selected via tryout based on either superior cheerleading or dance skills. Only the top 12% of the cheerleaders and dancers who attend Varsity camps earn the chance to march in a holiday spectacular of

this caliber.

Abigail Vandenbergh, daughter of Bob and Beth Vandenbergh, will perform with the All-American group in the annual Thanksgiving Day festivities through the heart of historic Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event is televised in the Philadelphia area and syndi-cated throughout the United States. If you would like to make a donation to help Abigail with this once in a life time experi-ence please contact her at 217-476-3693 or mail checks to 1289 Cannon Rd., Ashland, IL. 62612.