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Climate change may

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Questions or comments regarding this section? Contact Life Editor Jeana Matherly at 421-6974

March 1 birthdaysActor Robert Clary, 85; singer

Harry Belafonte, 84; former U.S.Solicitor General Robert H. Bork, 84;actor Robert Conrad, 76; rock singerMike D’Abo (Manfred Mann), 67; for-mer U.S. Sen. John Breaux, D-La.,67; rock singer Roger Daltrey, 67;

actor Dirk Benedict,66; actor Alan Thicke,64; actor-director RonHoward, 57; actressCatherine Bach, 57;country singer JanisGill (aka Janis OliverCummins) (Sweet-hearts of the Rodeo),57; actor Tim Daly, 55;singer-musician JonCarroll, 54; rock musi-cian Bill Leen, 49;actor MauriceBernard, 48; actorRussell Wong, 48;actor John David Cul-lum, 45; actor George

Eads, 44; actor Javier Bardem, 42;actor Jack Davenport, 38; rock musi-cian Ryan Peake (Nickelback), 38;actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar, 37; actorJensen Ackles, 33; TV host DonovanPatton, 33; rock musician SeanWoolstenhulme, 30; rhythm-and-blues singer Sammie, 24; pop singerJustin Bieber, 17.

Attic treasuresAn antique and fine arts appraisal

event, “Treasures from the Attic,” willbe heldfrom 10a.m. to 2p.m. Satur-day, March5, in theMaconCounty His-tory Muse-um, 5580North ForkRoad.

Edwin Walker, chairman of the Mil-likin University Art Department anddirector of the Birks Museum, will bethe appraiser. There will be a limit oftwo items a person to receive a ver-bal appraisal for $20. Call 422-4919.

Pet of the WeekBella, a beautiful long-haired kitty,

is available for adoption at theMacon County Animal Control andCare Center, 2820 E. Parkway Drive.

Bella is spayed, is super-friendlyand gets along with other cats. Theadoption fee is $94.50 and includesvaccinations, de-worming and AVIDmicrochip.

Visitinghours arenoon to 5p.m. Mon-daythroughFridayand noonto 3 p.m.Saturday.

Formore

information, call 425-4508.To seemore pets awaiting homes, visit www.petfinder.com/shelters/IL425.html.

First Call for HelpFirst Call for Help connects people

who have a service or item to donatewith individuals who need a serviceor item. This week, requests include:

NEED

A woman who is the sole caregiverof her elderly mother is in need of achair lift for the stairs in her home. Ifyou or your organization is able toassist her in getting this, she would

greatlyappreciateit.

If youhave a“Need” or a“Have,”please con-tact FirstCall for

Help at 475-2255, by e-mail [email protected] or by post-ing on the Web at www.firstcalldecatur.org.

First Call for Help, a United Way ofDecatur and Mid-Illinois program, isan information and referral servicesponsored partially by The HumanService Agency Consortium.

Daly

Bieber

Kristyn Barrett

Perry Biddle

Elyse Bielser

Alyssa Burgard

Kyla Cary

ConnorDalzell

Nathan Douglas

AmandaEversole

Jenny Bentley

SarahO’Brien

DillonPrice

PatrickHayes

JohnathanHettinger

CatherineHixson

Boswell Hutson

Kalyn Miller

ChanceBaker

MadalynBozdech

AllisonDawkins

Jason Haarmann

StephanieLankford

Daniel Lechman

AudreyMajors

DanielleMichalek

KathrynMiller

Derek Minor

Anna Percival

MeghanScott

Usman Shah

MatthewPalla

Alex Romine

AndrewSchumacher

RebekahSeevers

Carrie Wilson

Blake Woolley

NicoleWeedman

JesekWest

Area schools

Cerro Gordo

Illinois State ScholarsThe Illinois Student Assistance Commission recognized

17,335 students from 749 high schools from across the state as

2011-12 “Illinois State Scholars.”

The winners rank in the top 10 percent of high school sen-

iors. Selection is based on SAT, ACT and/or Prairie State

achievement exam scores and/or class rank at the end of the

junior year.

While the prestigious recognition does not include monetary

award, recipients are encouraged to cite the honor on applica-

tions for college admission and scholarships, in addition to

completing the application for federal student aid.

Students from Effingham, Piatt, Richland and Shelby coun-

ties are recognized today.

Nichole Weedman Jesek West

Bement

AlyssaDukeman

TylerO’Hara

Atwood-HammondAlyssa Dukeman Tyler O'Hara

Monticello

Kristyn Barrett Perry BiddleElyse Bielser Alyssa Burgard Kyla Cary Connor Dalzell Nathan Douglas

Amanda Eversole Patrick Hayes Johnathan Hettinger Catherine Hixson Boswell Hutson Kalyn Miller Matthew Palla

Alex Romine Andrew Schumacher Rebekah Seevers Carrie Wilson Blake Woolley

Chance Baker Madalyn Bozdech Allison Dawkins Jason Haarmann Stephanie Lankford Daniel Lechman Audrey Majors

Danielle Michalek Kathryn Miller Derek Minor Anna Percival Meghan Scott Usman Shah

West RichlandLindsey Drewes

WindsorTorey Leasher

Elayna Brewer

Trenton Duncan

Ryan Gant

AndersonHimes

Emily Miller

Breck Seitz

Central A&M

Elayna Brewer Trenton Duncan Ryan Gant

Anderson Himes Emily Miller Breck Seitz

Jenny Bentley Sarah O'Brien

Dillon Price

Alyssa Casner

Cowden-HerrickAlyssa Casner

Logan Carlson

MatthewChaplin

DaffneyGomendoza

TimothyHahn II

Ryan Kermicle

KellenKocher

MackenziePool

Marissa Runyon

Keon Stallard

Shuo Zheng

East Richland

Effingham

Shelbyville

Kelsey Byars Rachael Croy

Matthew Durbin Sara Reber

Matthew Thompson

Stewardson-StrasburgPatrick Braden Lucas Helton

Cody Locke Luke Rincker

Gabriel Wascher

Logan Carlson Matthew Chaplin Daffney Gomendoza Timothy Hahn II

Ryan Kermicle Kellen Kocher Mackenzie Pool Marissa Runyon

Keon Stallard Shuo Zheng

Kelsey Byars

RachaelCroy

MatthewDurbin

Sara Reber

MatthewThompson

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011No sitting

around for

oldest

U.S. female

vet/D6


Art auction to benefit

area residents with

medical bills

Wednesday


Feb. 22 birthdaysAnnouncer Don Pardo, 93; actor

Paul Dooley, 83; Hollywood “ghostsinger” Marni Nixon, 81; movie direc-tor Jonathan Demme, 67; actor JohnAshton, 63; actress Miou-Miou, 61;actress Julie Walters, 61; BasketballHall of Famer Julius Erving, 61;

actress Ellen Greene,60; former U.S. Sen.Bill Frist, R-Tenn., 59;White House adviserDavid Axelrod, 56;actor Kyle MacLach-lan, 52; World GolfHall of Famer VijaySingh, 48; actress-comedian RachelDratch, 45; actor PaulLieberstein (TV: “TheOffice”), 44; actressJeri Ryan, 43; actorThomas Jane, 42;actress Tamara Mello,41; actress-singer LeaSalonga, 40; actor

Jose Solano, 40; International TennisHall of Famer Michael Chang, 39;rock musician Scott Phillips, 38;actress Drew Barrymore, 36; actressLiza Huber, 36; singer James Blunt,34; rock singer Tom Higgenson(Plain White T’s), 32; actor ZachRoerig (TV: “The Vampire Diaries”),26; actor Daniel E. Smith, 21.

Memorial fund growingThe proposed World War II Memo-

rial Fund was boosted with a $1,000contribution from John and BarbaraMcCoy of Decatur.

The memorial is scheduled to bebuilt on the Decatur Civic Centergrounds. Funds are being acceptedat the Veterans Assistance Commis-sion of Macon County, 141 S. MainSt., Decatur, IL 62523.

Pet of the WeekIndy, a 9-year-old domestic short-

hair with unusual markings, is avail-able for adoption at the MaconCounty Animal Control and CareCenter, 2820 E. Parkway Drive. Helikes to cuddle up and still likes to

play. The

adoptionfee is$94.50 andincludesneutering,vaccina-tions,dewormingand anAVID

microchip.Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday

through Friday and noon to 3 p.m.Saturday.

For more information, call 425-4508. To see more pets awaitinghomes, visit www.petfinder.com/shelters/IL425.html.

Photo exhibitA photography exhibit, “An Endur-

ing Vision: Illinois Nature Preservesand Land and Water Preserves,” isbeing displayed through February inthe Rock Springs Nature Center.

The 22 images were chosen fromsubmissions to Outdoor Illinois mag-azine.



NEED

A 14-year-old girl, who is hearing-impaired, is in need of American

Sign Languageclasses. Sheand her mothercannot affordthe $65required forclasses. If youor your organi-zation would

be able to assist the young lady withsign language classes or scholarshipfor the courses, contact First Call forHelp.

If you have a “Need” or a “Have,”contact First Call for Help at 475-2255, by e-mail at [email protected] or by posting on the Web atwww.firstcalldecatur.org.

Dratch

Higgenson

RobertAndrews

Dylan Casey

NatalieEarnest

NatashaEarnest

Mark Fehrenbacher

JordanKocher

Eric Lemay

Dalton Pickens

NatashaOpfer

Taylor Parrish

Jenna Telger

Daniel Bell

Stan Hackman

HannahHans

MichaelProbst

AubreyRichards

ElizabethTaylor

AdamWoods

Derek Deters

Kara Esker

BrookeGoldstein

NicholasHeuerman

BreanneIffert

WilliamJansen II

Hunter Jurgens

MaryNiemerg

Joshua Seibert

Blake Thoele

Dana Westendorf

BenjaminZuber

Brigette Ealy

Cole Ohnesorge

Area schools

Teutopolis

Beecher City

Illinois State ScholarsThe Illinois Student Assis-

tance Commission recog-nized 17,335 students from749 high schools from acrossthe state as 2011-12 “IllinoisState Scholars.”

The winners rank in thetop 10 percent of high schoolseniors. Selection is based onSAT, ACT and/or PrairieState achievement examscores and/or class rank atthe end of the junior year.

While the prestigiousrecognition does not include

monetary award, recipientsare encouraged to cite thehonor on applications forcollege admission and schol-arships, in addition to com-pleting the application forfederal student aid.

Students from Douglas,Edgar, Effingham, Fayette,Jasper, Logan, Montgomeryand Moultrie counties arerecognized today. Othercounties will be recognizedon the following Tuesdays.

Brigette Ealy Cole Ohnesorge

KatherineSaxton

Kansas

KatherineSaxton

JulieSchilling

Brownstown

JulieSchilling

Vandalia

Eric Douglas

ClaytonMetheny

Alex Mitsdarfer

Casey Quinn

Darrin Wax

Villa Grove

Emily Dickinson

Erica Smith

ArcolaEmily Dickinson Erica Smith

HannahAllen

Haley Casper

Patrick Bree

SamanthaNichols

Ethan Cline

Mount PulaskiMorgan Barrick Jared BergerKatherine Boss Patrick Carroll Reiley Davis Brock Endres Sarah Fuller Ryan Huffer Audra Krusz Kathryn Langdon Bethany Last Stephen Oney Catrice Parke Stacy Ashley Paulus Joshua Sager Shanna Sheen Nathaniel Smith Tanner SmithNikki Taylor

Derek DetersKara EskerBrooke GoldsteinNicholas Heuerman Breanne IffertWilliam Jansen II

Hunter JurgensMary Niemerg Joshua Seibert Blake ThoeleDana Westendorf Benjamin Zuber

Newton

Robert Andrews Dylan Casey Natalie Earnest Natasha Earnest Mark Fehrenbacher Jordan Kocher

Eric Lemay Dalton Pickens Michael Probst Aubrey Richards Elizabeth Taylor Adam Woods

ArthurDaniel Allen Christian Rose

Michael Rosenbaum Myranda Tabb

RamseyAllison Bigelow Nicholas Rainey Caitlin Rochkes

South CentralDanielle Hall Carissa Lotz Beau Manuel

AltamontAustin KopplinAlyssa Mehl

Jason Smith

DieterichJordan Boerngen Taran Bohnhoff

Kelly FlachKatelyn Hartke

Lincoln

Hillsboro

ElizabethJansen

MichelleJansen

KellyMcHugh

MichaelMcHugh

AnnaMitchell

Marilyn Sudkamp

Aaron Wall

MakenzieWeishaar

St. Anthony

Elizabeth Jansen Michelle Jansen Kelly McHughMichael McHugh

Anna MitchellMarilyn Sudkamp Aaron WallMakenzie Weishaar

Daniel Bell Stan Hackman

Hannah Hans Natasha Opfer

Taylor Parrish Jenna Telger

Eric DouglasClayton Metheny

Alex Mitsdarfer Casey Quinn

Darrin Wax

Hannah Allen Patrick Bree Haley Casper Ethan Cline Samantha Nichols

William Bader Alyssa Billington Brooke Dean Olivia Ervin John Fogle Mitchell Jarman Ashley Jones Evan Malloy Sydni Wilson

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By BOB FALLSTROM H&R Community News Editor

VANDALIA — At age 103,Mildred McDowell can’t sitstill.

As a resident of the Van-dalia Rehabilitation andHealth Care Center, she foundthere was no place to walk. “Ihaven’t been outside for threemonths,” she said. “I’vewalked all my life, I misswalking.”

Accordingly, the perky for-mer school teacher and AirForce veteran transferred lastweek to the Quincy VeteransHome, where she had livedpreviously. “There are plentyof places to walk in Quincy,”she explained.

Her 103rd birthday wasThursday.

McDowell is believed to bethe oldest surviving femaleU.S. military veteran. “That’snot confirmed,” she cautioned.

She had an early start inwalking as a student, goingtwo miles to school and twomiles back to her farm homenorth of Bingham in Fayette

County. She graduated fromRamsey High School, studiedone year at Illinois State Nor-

mal School (today’s IllinoisState University) and becamea teacher in one-room school-

houses in the Vandalia area. McDowell yearned to serve

in World War II and, at theage of 35, decided to enlist inthe Women’s Army Corps.

Because she had signed acontract to teach the followingyear and always kept herword, her departure wasdelayed. “Papa always told uskids (eight in the family) tokeep a contract once you signit,” she said.

She wanted to be shippedoverseas. When she received aletter from her mother ques-tioning such a move, she gaveup the idea and wound up at anairfield in New Mexico packingparachutes and, later, as anairplane parts supply clerk.

In December 1945, she wasdischarged. “I couldn’t find ateaching job,” she said, so afew months later she re-enlist-ed and was transferred to theAir Force. This time, there wasno question about going over-seas. “Except Japan — I didn’twant to go there,” she said.

A clerical job in Wiesbaden,Germany, suited her. “I want-ed to travel, and Germany was

it,” she said. “When I had leaveand money, I’d take off to allparts of Europe.” The down-side was a water shortage inWiesbaden. “Men shaved withbeer,” she recalled.

Discharged in 1949, McDow-ell continued to travel. “I’vebeen to Alaska, Africa, Chinaand Australia.” she said.

She served in the Reservesuntil she reached the 20-yearretirement mark.

She never married. “I wastoo busy traveling,” she said.“I could take care of myself.”

McDowell’s family includes17 nieces and nephews and 30great-nieces and nephews.

Physically, she weighs 90pounds, is blind in the left eye,making it impossible to read,and has an ailing shoulderand a swollen tongue.

Like all of us, she is eagerto see the first robin and thefirst violet of spring.

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Illinois State Scholars

Devin Bauman

Sierra Hamlin

Kenzie Howell

MackenzieO’Malley

David Wise

Devin Bauman Sierra Hamlin Kenzie Howell

Mackenzie O’Malley David Wise

Seth Harshman

Erik Scott

Wesley Seitz

Okaw Valley

Seth Harshman Erik ScottWesley Seitz

Nokomis

HeatherClements

ZacharyRighter

StephenRyherd

AndrewSparrow

Dalton Whetsell

Heather Clements Zachary Righter Stephen Ryherd

Andrew Sparrow Dalton Whetsell

Sullivan

MORE SCHOLARS NEXT WEEK

We want your storiesWhether it has something to

do with your job, home, schoolor community, people of allages in Central Illinois are look-ing toward the future. We wouldlike to know what you believethe future has in store for youand share it with us in an essay.

The newspaper is planningits annual Outlook special sec-tions on March 20 and 27 andthe theme is "Building for theFuture." We plan to report aboutthe hopes and dreams of thepeople in the community whereyou live, work and learn. How-ever, we would also like you totell us about your future in yourown words.

Send your stories to Manag-ing Editor Dave Dawson by e-mail at [email protected] or conventional mail at 601E. William St., Decatur, IL62523. Essays should be lessthan 300 words and they shouldbe in our possession by 5 p.m.Friday, March 11.

Please include daytime andevening phone numbers. Thestories do not have to be limitedto individuals. If your communityor business has a vision of thefuture, share that, too.

No sitting around for America’s oldest female vet

Herald & Review/Lisa Morrison

Mildred McDowell, 103, was 35 when she enlisted during World War II.

BOB FALLSTROM

Guild gives

a boost to

youth musicHere’s a salute to the Sym-

phony Orchestra Guild ofDecatur for supplementingmusic education in the publicschools.

That’s the mission of theGuild’s Education Committeeled by Marilyn Mertz, theretired public schools musiccoordinator. Helping her areThelma Martin, Carol Gra-ham, Anne McCord, JeannieRade, Kay Villarreal, LarryWade, Paul DeBruine andMarilyn Davis.

Encouraging young musi-cians and supporting musiceducation are key componentsof the Symphony Guild’s mis-sion. Here’s how:n Musical instruments: In part-

nership with the Decatur Pub-lic Schools Foundation, theGuild collected used instru-ments and purchased addi-tional instruments for under-privileged children in gradesfour through six to check outas loaner instruments.n Instrumental “petting zoo”: At

Franklin School and BrushCollege School, children havehad the opportunity to pickout an instrument and make asound on it. More than 88 per-cent of the students involvedexpressed an interest in play-ing an instrument. Supportedby numerous studies, theGuild’s education committeefeels that students who play amusical instrument are moresuccessful in academic learn-ing and in developing self-dis-cipline, self-esteem, self-confi-dence and music apprecia-tion. n Live performances: The guild

offers in-school live perform-ances by area musicians forelementary and middle schoolstudents. On Feb. 18, theGamelan Ensemble fromIndonesia performed atStevenson, Our Lady of Lour-des and South Shores schools.

In December, a trio of Edu-cation Committee members —Rade, piano; Villarreal, violin:and McCord, cello — playedat the Lutheran School Asso-ciation and Holy FamilySchool. In January, KarenMeece, piano, and Jim Walk-er, clarinet, performed atStevenson School, Oak GroveSchool and Parsons School. n Decatur Youth Symphony

Orchestra: The guild buysmusic, provides music librari-ans and assistants, providestransportation needs, supple-ments the director’s salaryand works with Millikin Uni-versity to provide rehearsaland performance facilities forthe youth orchestra. Theorganization of students ingrades seven through 12meets once a week in Kirk-land Fine Arts Center andperforms under the directionof Neal Smith. n Bus transportation: The guild

pays bus transportation forDecatur public schools third-graders to attend PASS con-certs by the Decatur YouthSymphony Orchestra. PASS isa Decatur Area Arts Councilprogram, the Performing ArtsStudent Series. n Scholarships: The guild

offers music camp scholar-ships and private lessons tostudents in grades five through11. About 15 scholarships worth$500 to $600 are awarded eachyear. This year, auditions willbe March 11 and 12 in the Mil-likin School of Music. n Opportunities: For the past

five years, the guild has paidfor chamber music opportuni-ties for students who aremembers of the youth sym-phony. Chamber music coach-es have been hired to workwith small ensembles such aswind quintets, brass quintets,string quartets or trios andpercussion ensembles.n Rehearsal help: For the first

time, the guild is fundingmusic rehearsal help for sec-ondary instrumental musicstudents. Decatur publicschools instrumental musicstaff can register for hourlyclass time help by contactingVillarreal, 875-4114. Millikinmusic faculty and advancedMillikin students will teachplaying techniques and musicinterpretation during the ses-sions.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011Kenney

salutes John

Regan on

100th

birthday/D2


What does it take to

keep a relationship

healthy?

Wednesday


Feb. 15 birthdaysActor Allan Arbus, 93; former Illi-

nois Congressman John Anderson,89; former Defense and Energy Sec-retary James Schlesinger, 82;actress Claire Bloom, 80; authorSusan Brownmiller, 76; songwriter

Brian Holland, 70;rock musician MickAvory (The Kinks), 67;jazz musician HenryThreadgill, 67; actressJane Seymour, 60;singer Melissa Man-chester, 60; actressLynn Whitfield, 58;

“Simpsons” creator Matt Groening,57; model Janice Dickinson, 56;actor Christopher McDonald, 56; reg-gae singer Ali Campbell, 52; actorJoseph R. Gannascoli, 52; musicianMikey Craig (Culture Club), 51; Col-lege and Pro Football Hall of FamerDarrell Green, 51; country singerMichael Reynolds (Pinmonkey), 47;actor Michael Easton, 44; rock musi-cian Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool),40; actress Renee O’Connor, 40;actress Sarah Wynter, 38; rocksinger Brandon Boyd (Incubus), 35;rock musician Ronnie Vannucci (TheKillers), 35; actress Ashley LynCafagna, 28; actress Amber Riley(TV: “Glee”), 25.

Show choirs to competeThe 25th annual Sullivan Show

Choir Invitational will be Saturday,Feb. 19, starting at 7:30 a.m. in Sulli-van Hugh School.

Show choirs will compete in fourdivisions: junior high school, unisex,prep varsity and high school mixed.There also will be a solo competition;winning male and female soloists willperform at 7:30 p.m. before the finalcompetition.

Schools entered are Troy, Mo.;Elletsville, Ind.; Hanover, Ind.; MountZion, Manteno, O’Fallon, Watseka,Franklin Middle School, Herscher,Springfield Southeast and Crete-Monee.

The Sullivan Singers, New Gener-ation and Sullivan Singers Jr. willperform, with the Sullivan Singers Jr.at noon, the New Generation at 5:30p.m. and the Sullivan Singers at 11p.m.

Pet of the WeekBrutus, a wirehaired terrier mix, is

available foradoption atLove at FirstSight inHickoryPoint Mall,Forsyth.

Born Nov.12, Brutushas beenneutered, is

current on vaccines, has haddeworming and flea prevention treat-ments and has an identification chip.

The fee is $273. Call 877-5683.



NEEDS:n A home being renovated was

recently burglarized, and the waterheater and all fixtures were stolenfrom the kitchen and bathroom. Thetenant cannot afford to buy replace-ments. If anyone could offer rebatesfrom hardware stores, assistance orany unwanted/gently used fixturesplease contact First Call for Help.

n An elderly lady needs a wheel-chair. Shehas had 14surgeriesand is usinga cane, butshe can nolonger getaround aseasily as sheused to.

If you havea “Need” or a “Have,” please contactFirst Call for Help at 475-2255, by e-mail at [email protected] or byposting on the Web at www.first-calldecatur.org.


Seymour

Sarah Bower

MichaelaCline

QuintinDavis

Erin Emmett

Ryan Endsley

Abby Esker

Nathan Fritz

Faith Haugh

JonathanHawkins

TimothyHiser

Geri Lanham

Brianna RoyRankin

Aleta Smith

AshleySmith

Alexa Wagner

SamanthaWatson

JessieWheeler

JustinWright

JoannaBrewer

DeannaPhipps

Area schools

Charleston

KatelynHosselton

Clay City

Mulberry Grove


tance Commission recog-nized 17,335 students from749 different high schoolsfrom across the state as 2011-12 “Illinois State Scholars.”

The winners rank in thetop 10 percent of high schoolseniors. Selection is based onSAT, ACT and/or PrairieState achievement examscores and/or class rank atthe end of the junior year.

While the prestigiousrecognition does not include

monetary award, recipientsare encouraged to cite thehonor on applications forcollege admission and schol-arships, in addition to com-pleting the application forfederal student aid.

Students from Bond,Clark, Clay, Christian, Coles,Crawford, Cumberland andDeWitt counties are recog-nized today. Other countieswill be recognized on the fol-lowing Tuesdays.

Joanna BrewerDeanna Phipps

Katelyn Hosselton

Kimberly King

Kayla Connelly

Cara Cribelar

MartinsvilleKayla ConnellyCara Cribelar

BrandonBeckham

Joy Gorrell

KristenPoole

James Rinehart

Clayton Henson

KelsieHostettler

Flora

Brandon Beckham Joy GorrellClayton Henson Kelsie Hostettler Kristen PooleJames Rinehart

Brett Amling

Trevor Gullett

QuintanMiller

MariahSchoonover

MarissaKircher

David Kirkbride

Pana

Brett AmlingTrevor GullettMarissa KircherDavid KirkbrideQuintan MillerMariah Schoonover

StefanieBorntreger

Jesse Clifton

Stefanie BorntregerJesse Clifton

Kelsey MausTabitha Songer

Oakland

Oblong

Logan MorecraftWhitney Stepp

MarshallMorganHealy

Natalie Yates

Jonah Zink

North Clay

Morgan HealyNatalie Yates

Jonah Zink

Jared Abshire

Austin Bottrell

Cassandra Burton

Louis Cella

Kelsi Champley

Alexander Driskell

Kenneth Engeling

Erynn Hendricks

Matthew Hooper

John Hutson

Paul King

Alexandra Knight

Kirsten Marucco

Cortney McKinney

Shannon Mitchell

Lanae Ringler

Margaret Shride

Justin Southworth

Robert Spurling

Matthew Steele

Sarah BowerMichaela ClineQuintin DavisErin EmmettRyan EndsleyAbby EskerNathan FritzAllison Hart

Faith HaughJonathan HawkinsTimothy HiserGeri LanhamTaylor LesterNicholas OlsenBrianna Roy RankinAlena Shelton

Aleta SmithAshley SmithAlexa WagnerSamantha WatsonJessie WheelerJustin Wright

Taylorville

South Fork

ColtonAdamick

ChelsieEvans

AbbigailFlamm

LaurenKarnowski

Logan Lippert

KatelynnMollett

KatieHolzhauer

Greenville

Colton AdamickClair BrendelChelsie EvansAbbigail FlammIsaac GilmoreAshley HoldenKatie HolzhauerAshley HorsfallPeter Huston

Lauren KarnowskiLogan LippertKatelynn MollettCaitlin NanceMelissa PhillipsAlexander SimmondsMallory SmithNori StoneKevin Wade

MorganDavidson

Jordan Hanners

DakotaStrange

Jerald Worthington

Casey-Westfield

Morgan DavidsonJordan Hanners

Dakota StrangeJerald Worthington

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HannahAustin

KaitlynBradd

Lauren Buck

Paul Calio

Rex Colgrove

Lauren Cox

ChristopherHavlik

MichaelHeller

Doug Henness

Jenna Jackley

Dalton Lee

WilliamLeitch

ShannonLowry

AnastaciaPeadro

Emily Rardin

Tiffany Wolf

Micah Wolfe

Philip Zike

LindsayQuick

Mattoon

Hannah AustinKaitlyn BraddLauren BuckPaul CalioRex ColgroveLauren CoxChristopher HavlikMichael HellerDoug HennessJenna Jackley

Dalton LeeWilliam LeitchShannon LowryAnastacia PeadroLindsay QuickEmily RardinTiffany WolfMicah WolfePhilip Zike

Laura Baker

DianeBridges

TimothyCooper

Dylan Etayo

Abbie Higgins

Chloe Morris

Jessica Tarbox

Haley Westfall

Tallulah Gill

Laura BakerDiane BridgesTimothy CooperDylan EtayoTallulah GillJordan Good

Patrick GrimmAbbie HigginsChloe MorrisJessica TarboxHaley Westfall

Dakota Czerwonka

Tyler Ingram

Alison Kimble

Sara Stone

Cumberland

Dakota CzerwonkaTyler Ingram

Alison KimbleSara Stone

Olivia Deters

KristinaKastl

Tyler Pikowski

Neoga

Olivia DetersKristina KastlTyler Pikowski

Clinton

Kelsey AtteberryJoshua AveryCurtis BakerSamuel BuercklinDeena CondreyEmily Jenkins

Andrew ScottCassidy SowleBrendan ThompsonLindsey WattsEmily WilliamsEllen Wilson

Robinson

THE DISHH&R news service reports

LIZ STILL HOSPITALIZED: Eliza-beth Taylor’s treatment forcongestive heart failure willlikely cause her to spendanother few days in a LosAngeles hospital, a spokes-woman for the actress said.She said Taylor was resting

comfortablyand had beenreceiving fami-ly and friendsin her roomthroughout theweekend atCedars-SinaiMedical Center.

Taylor, 78,was admitted late last weekand was being treated forsymptoms caused by conges-tive heart failure, a conditionshe disclosed in 2004. “At thisstage, with her history,they’re going to want to keepher in for a while just to makesure they’ve fixed what theyneeded to fix,” Morrison said.

Taylor has appeared inmore than 50 films and wonOscars for her performancesin “Butterfield 8” (1960) and“Who’s Afraid of VirginiaWoolf?” (1966).

Her diagnosis for conges-tive heart failure, compound-ed with spinal fractures andthe effects of scoliosis, lefther nearly bedridden. She hasalso battled pneumonia,ulcers, amoebic dysenteryand bursitis, and she had abenign brain tumor removedin 1997. In recent years, shehas had to use a wheelchairwhen out in public.

PACEMAKER FOR MUTI: Doctorsat Northwestern MemorialHospital say a common heart

rhythm distur-bance causedChicago Sym-phony Orches-tra music direc-tor RiccardoMuti to faintduring arehearsal.

CardiologistBradley Knight said doctorshave implanted a standardpacemaker to help ensure itdoesn’t happen again.

Knight says the 69-year-oldMuti has superb heart func-tion overall and that the pace-maker should correct theproblem.

Muti suffered a broken jawand facial fractures when hefell from the podium Feb. 3,and he has been hospitalizedsince then.

NEW MUSIC DUE: Bluegrasslegend Ralph Stanley isreleasing a collection ofhymns and spirituals.Nashville’s Rebel Recordssays the album, called “AMother’s Prayer,” will be out

April 19. Considered

the foremostartist ofAppalachianmusic, the 84-year-old Stan-ley will draw onstark balladsand the church

music of his youth. Some ofthe selections will be a cap-pella, while the Grammy-win-ning Clinch Mountain Boyswill back him up on others.

Stanley is best known forhis music in the Coen Broth-ers film “O Brother, WhereArt Thou?” in 2000. His song“O, Death” on the soundtrackearned him two Grammyawards.

Taylor

Muti

Stanley

We want your storiesWhether it has something to

do with your job, home, schoolor community, people of allages in Central Illinois are look-ing toward the future. We wouldlike to know what you believethe future has in store for youand share it with us in an essay.

The newspaper is planningits annual Outlook special sec-tions on March 20 and 27 andthe theme is "Building for theFuture." We plan to report aboutthe hopes and dreams of thepeople in the community whereyou live, work and learn. How-ever, we would also like you totell us about your future in yourown words.

Send your stories to Manag-ing Editor Dave Dawson by e-mail at [email protected] or conventional mail at 601E. William St., Decatur, IL62523. Essays should be lessthan 300 words and they shouldbe in our possession by 5 p.m.Friday, March 11.

Please include daytime andevening phone numbers. Thestories do not have to be limitedto individuals. If your communityor business has a vision of thefuture, share that, too.

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DTHE BUZZ


Tuesday, February 8, 2011Fallstrom:

Despite some

letdowns,

Cubs still No. 1

for fan/D2


Heart Month:

Tips for staying

on the healthy

track/Wednesday


Feb. 8 birthdaysComposer-conductor John

Williams, 79; former ABC Newsanchor Ted Koppel, 71; actor NickNolte, 70; comedian Robert Klein,69; actor-rock musician Creed Brat-ton, 68; singer Ron Tyson, 63;actress Brooke Adams, 62; actress

Mary Steenburgen,58; author JohnGrisham, 56; actorHenry Czerny, 52;rock singer Vince Neil(Motley Crue), 50;rock singer-musicianSammy Llanas (TheBoDeans), 50; actressMary McCormack, 42;rock musician KeithNelson, 42; retiredNational BasketballAssociation playerAlonzo Mourning, 41;actor Seth Green, 37;actor Josh Morrow,37; rock musician

Phoenix, 34; rock musician JeremyDavis (Paramore), 26; rock musicianMax Grahn, 23; actor Ryan Pinkston,23; actress Karle Warren, 19.

Spay Day setThe Humane Society of Decatur

and Macon County, 2890 N. MartinLuther King Drive, will hold its sev-enth annual spay/neuter clinic onTuesday, Feb. 15, for dogs and catsweighing under 50 pounds. Theevent is targeted for low income andunemployed pet owners.

For applications, call 876-0000. Petowners are asked to pay $20. Strayand feral cats can be brought in atno cost. Proof of vaccinations arerequired.

About 30 volunteers and 25 staffmembers from Northgate Pet Clinicwill be involved. Dogs weighing morethan 50 pounds, will be spayed orneutered at a later date.

Pet of the WeekHannah, a 2-year-old boxer-terrier

mix, is available for adoption at theHomeward Bound Pet Shelter, 1720E. Huston Drive.

Hannah weighs about 40 poundsand loves tobe walkedand playedwith. She isshy at firstmeeting,then warmsup to you.

Hannah’sadoption feehas been

waived. She is spayed, up to date onvaccines and flea and heartwormprevention, and has an identificationchip.

Hours are noon to 3:30 p.m. Tues-day through Friday and 11 a.m. to3:30 p.m. Saturday. For more infor-mation, call 876-1266 or [email protected].



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With the recent inclement weather,it has become a priority to make sureseniors are able to get in and out oftheir homes after bad weather hits.To help us in this effort, if you or your

organizationis able toshoveldrivewaysfor thoseseniors whocould besnowed in,please con-tact FirstCall for

Help with your contact information tobe kept on file for future reference.

If you have a “Need” or a “Have”please contact First Call for Help at475-2255, by e-mail at [email protected] or by posting on theWeb at www.firstcalldecatur.org.


Neil

Green

TemitopeAdeoye

Jacob Boline

NicholeBook

SydneyCaldwell

CarissaCraven

James Curlin

SydneyDavis

WilliamGrindy

Erik Harm

Daniel Hinze

Maleah Holloway

Taylor Hull

CharlesLong

AlexandraLutz

Ethan Miller

CourtneyMiner

Taylor Morthland

Alicia Priyatmo

Claire Van Natta

Emily Villarreal

Ariel Spengler

LindsayTipsword

Decatur-Macon County schools

MacArthur

ChristianSlifer

DecaturChristian

LSA


tance Commission recog-nized 17,335 students from749 different high schoolsfrom across the state as2011-12 “Illinois State Schol-ars.”

The winners rank in thetop 10 percent of high schoolseniors. Selection is basedon SAT, ACT and/or PrairieState achievement examscores and/or class rank atthe end of the junior year.

While the prestigious

recognition does not includemonetary award, recipientsare encouraged to cite thehonor on applications forcollege admission and schol-arships, in addition to com-pleting the application forfederal student aid.

Decatur and Macon Coun-ty students are recognizedtoday. Other Herald &Review area students will berecognized on the followingTuesdays.

Ariel SpenglerLindsay Tipsword

Christian Slifer

MichaelBirch

MaxwellCollins

Blake Durbin

SavannahHicks

LindsayStenger

Eisenhower

Michael BirchMaxwell Collins

Blake DurbinSavannah Hicks

Lindsay Stenger

Dakota Alger

KalebDamery

Ethan Johnson

MilesMeador

ZacharyRambo

Argenta-Oreana

Dakota AlgerKaleb Damery

Ethan JohnsonMiles Meador

Zachary Rambo

MitchellGillen

Joel Grabiel

JesseYounger

Myra Kaufman

Emily West

Meridian

Mitchell GillenJoel Grabiel

Myra KaufmanEmily West

Jesse Younger

Casey Acree

JohnathonFranklin

SabrinaHartwig

JohnathanKraft

Patrick Sullivan

Sangamon Valley

Casey AcreeJohnathon Franklin

Sabrina HartwigJohnathan KraftPatrick Sullivan

Aidan Chamberlain

SamuelGooding

Austin Miller

MichaelPearson

Ryan Scribner

EvanThompson

MatthewMiller

St. Teresa

Aidan ChamberlainSamuel Gooding

Austin MillerMatthew Miller

Michael PearsonRyan Scribner

Evan Thompson

DerekahWilliams

Colin Chastain

Tanner Clawson

Kelsey Claypool

BridgetOllesch

MaryTomlovich

Rachel Vandermyde

Taylor Coit

MahmoudElrakhawy

Nabeel Khan

Mitchell Lancaster

John Nevill

Maroa-Forsyth

Colin ChastainTanner ClawsonKelsey ClaypoolTaylor CoitMahmoud ElrakhawyNabeel Khan

Mitchell LancasterJohn NevillBridget OlleschMary TomlovichRachel Vandermyde

Temitope AdeoyeJacob BolineNichole BookSydney CaldwellCarissa CravenJames CurlinSydney Davis

William GrindyErik HarmDaniel HinzeMaleah HollowayTaylor HullCharles LongAlexandra Lutz

Ethan MillerCourtney MinerTaylor MorthlandAlicia PriyatmoClaire Van NattaEmily VillarrealDerekah Williams

More Macon County Scholars on D6




MARY HUNT

Everyday Cheapskate

Don’t get

stuck with

lifelong debtThere’s a lot of misunder-

standing going on when itcomes to student loans. Most-ly, I believe, it’s because 18-year-olds starting out theircollege careers in the finan-cial aid office are naive,believing that somehowthey’ll make so much moneyupon graduation that repay-ment will be both quick andeasy.

If I could meet with thesestudents and their parentsbefore they start taking onstudent loans, here’s what Iwould advise:

1. Borrow the very least youabsolutely need to squeak by,not the most. Stick with feder-al loans, not private educationloans. That means getting ajob, maybe two, while you arein college so that as much aspossible, you are paying asyou go. This may be hard.Really hard. But that will bechild’s play compared withhow hard it will be to repaystudent debt after you gradu-ate.

2. The minute you sign thatstudent loan, begin to makemonthly interest payments.Yes, I know you are notrequired to make any pay-ments until six months afteryou graduate, but that is thefoolish way to go. Unless youhave a subsidized loan (rarethese days), interest begins toaccrue the minute you signthe paper. When you’re notpaying, that accrued interestis added to the principal, sonext month you’ll be accruinginterest on the interest. Thatis called “compounding,” andit’s a killer when you are theborrower. I think the word“avalanche” should give you avisual illustration of what canhappen. By making the smallinterest payments from theget-go, you’ll keep thingsunder control.

3. The minute you graduate,begin making your scheduledpayments. Don’t wait for sixmonths, and do not look intoforbearance or deferment,even if you think you mightqualify. Delaying only makesthe pain of repayment worse.Infinitely worse. Come upwith your own three-year pay-ment plan, not the lender’s 30-year plan.

4. Do not buy a new car. Donot rent a fancy apartment.Do not do anything that wouldincrease your debt load whileyou are carrying student debt.Do not believe you are enti-tled to a life of ease becauseyou’ve just spent four yearsas a starving college student.You are not. In fact, you mayneed to consider moving backhome to keep your cost of liv-ing low. Once freed of thedebt, you’ll be in a position toget on with your life.

If this all sounds scary, con-sider this alternative beforeyou start borrowing money topay for college: Opt for com-munity college for the firsttwo years. You’ll get the samebasic general education cours-es that you’d take at a univer-sity, but for a fraction of thecost. Work as much as youcan in those first two years tosave up to pay for your lasttwo years at a four-year col-lege or university. That’s howyou avoid student loans forlife.

[email protected]|EverydayCheapskate, Box 2135 Paramount, CA90723.

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RebeccaBoorstein

Ashley Byers

BaileyClaussen

Laura Downing

ChristinaEgbert

Tara Gogerty

Dylan Graff

ChristopherGrimestad

Qixin Han

Alan Hogan

Krista Jesek

JenniferKappenman

Hannah Lake

Anna Locke

SamanthaLynch

SloaneLynch

KathrynMcDaniel

MclaineParkinson

Jacob Smith

GrantStoecker

DavidTaschner

GregoryMiller

HeatherBlythe

Drew Dunn

Macy Harre

Adam Hatcher

ThomasPelikan

Alyssa Riley

Dalton Van Fleet

Colton Zinn

EricHollinden

Mount Zion

Christopher AmesRebecca BoorsteinAshley ByersBailey ClaussenLaura DowningChristina EgbertTara GogertyDylan Graff

Christopher GrimestadQixin HanAlan HoganKrista JesekJennifer KappenmanJack LairHannah LakeAnna Locke

Samantha LynchSloane LynchKathryn McDanielGregory MillerMclaine ParkinsonJacob SmithGrant StoeckerDavid Taschner

Heather BlytheDrew DunnMacy HarreAdam HatcherEric HollindenThomas PelikanAlyssa RileyDalton Van FleetColton Zinn

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Jack Lair

Pvt. Andrew Y. Barber graduat-ed from theMarine CorpsRecruit Depot,San Diego,Calif.

He is the sonof Charles andCarol Barberof Frankfort,formerly ofMount Zion,

and is a 2010 graduate of Lin-coln-Way East High School,

Frankfort.n o n

Spc. Adam F.Gist graduatedfrom basic mil-itary trainingat FortLeonard Wood,Mo.

He is the sonof Dan andRhonda Gist ofDecatur and is

a graduate of Eisenhower

High School.n o n

Air NationalGuard AirmanZachary S. Morga-son graduatedfrom basic mil-itary trainingat Lackland AirForce Base,San Antonio,Texas.

He is the sonof Scot Morgason of Peoria

and Angelique Fairbrother ofDecatur.

n o n

Air Force Reserve Master Sgt.Rachel E. Reed has been pro-moted to the rank of mastersergeant in the Air Force.

She is the daughter ofRoger and Sue Songer ofCharleston and a graduate ofCharleston High School.

n o n

Army Pfc. Jakeb D. Ault gradu-ated from basic combat train-

ing at Fort Jackson, Colum-bia, S.C.

He is the son of HerbertAult Mattoon and RamonaWoodard of Decatur and is a2010 graduate of MattoonHigh School.

n o n

Army National Guard Pvt. TommyLee D. Wright graduated frombasic combat training at FortJackson, Columbia, S.C.

He is the son of BeverlyCripps of Salem.

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The Herald & Review pub-lishes military news free ofcharge. Information is pub-lished as space is available inthe order it is received. Sendinformation, with a contactname and phone number forverification, to: Militarynews, Herald & Review, 601 E.William St., Decatur, IL62523, fax 421-7965 or [email protected].

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