may 2012 - ashland scoop newsletter
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May 2012 Volume 6 Issue 5
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A-C CENTRAL SCHOOL MAY CALENDAR
May 7 - Elementary Spring Concert in Chandlerville;
7th & 8th Grade Classes will be hosting a pulled pork dinner before the concert. Money raised is going to-wards their class trip to Six Flags. May 8 - HS Spring Concert, 7:00 pm
May 9 - Academic Awards Night, 7:00 pm May 10 - Spring Concert - 7:00 pm May 12 - A-C Central Prom Walk-in at 4:30 Coronation at 5:15. The public is invited to these events at the A-C Central High School May 20 - HS Graduation, 2:00 pm
May 24 - Last Day - Dismiss @ 11:30 am May 24 - JH Graduation, 7:00 pm
CHURCH DIRECTORY BEREA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Minister Edward J.Moretto [email protected] 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 Howard Chartier Sunday School - 9:00 am Sunday Worship - 10:00 am
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Rev. David L. McHenry 476.3678 Sunday School - 9:30 am Sunday Worship - 10:30 am
** Prayer Breakfast meets on the first Saturday morning of the month from September - May @ 9:00 am with the host
church providing breakfast and devotions. If your group has a conflict in schedule, please arrange to trade dates with
another group and notify the rest.
May 5 Ashland Church of Christ
LADIES’ PRAYER BREAKFAST
Schedule 2012 “Where two or three come together in My name, I am there with them.”
Matthew 18:20
Ashland United Methodist Church Mother-
Daughter Banquet
May 5, 2012, 5:30pm
Potluck with meat and drink
furnished by Jenny James Circle.
Reservations due by May 3 to any Jenny
James Circle member.
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH
Father Chris Brey 476.8856
Ashland Sunday Mass - 9:00 am
Beardstown Sunday Mass - 11:00 am
Sunday (Spanish) - 12:30 pm
Virginia Saturday - 5:00 pm
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Pam Hoffman 476.8858
www.ashlandunitedmethodist.com
Sunday Worship - 8:45 am
Sunday School - 10:00 am
Wednesday- Choir Practice - 7:00
Youth Second Saturday - 10am - 2pm
NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, s.b.c.
Pastor Terry Beauchamp
www.newbeginningschristianfellowship.net Sunday School for all ages@ 9:10-10:00 am
2nd Service - 10:15 am
YOUTH4TRUTH @ 6:30-7:30 pm
Tuesday Corporate Prayer @ 7:00 pm
Saturday’s Men’s Prayer Breakfast @ 8:00 am
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Prairie Skies Public Library District will be starting their Summer Reading Program,
“Reading is so Delicious”. The library will host a range of free programs on Mondays at 10 am in the main library at Ashland and
again at 1 pm a the Pleasant Plains branch library. Kick-off is with the “Mad Science of
Peoria” by Carrie Healy on June 4th, the en-chanting marionettes of the DePriest Puppets on June 11th, Dulcimer Guy Mike Anderson,
has stories and songs to satisfy your appetite on June 18th, the St. Louis Hoop Club will get you moving on June 25th, Mr. E. Rod
Erdmann will perform on July 2nd, and the grand finale is M & K Parties on July 9th.
Thanks to our sponsors and friends prizes will be awarded for reading. Grand prizes to
be announced. The programs are free and all are welcome to come.
Prairie Skies Library District - 125 West
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Foundation Created for A-C Central School District #262
On September 15, 201I seven directors were seated on the board of the A-C Central Schools Foundation. The Foundation is classified a SA 501(3Xc) which is a tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Tax exempt status has been granted both for the foundation and its donors. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide financial or other resources in support of the curricular and co-curricular activities of A-C Cen-tral Community Unit District #262 and to aid and assist in gen-eral the cause of education, extra-curricular and interscholastic programs in the school district. Appointed as officers for the Foundation were Scot Atwood/President, Homer Rieker/Vice-President, Mathew Greer/Treasurer and J.R. Blair as Secre-tary. The other board directors seated were V. Todd Jokisch, Milton Edge and Harold Hoagland Jr. An ex-officio member of the board is the current superintendent Rebecca Canty. President Scot Atwood stated, that schools across the nation are faced with increasing demands and diminishing resources and we have seen an explosion in foundations created to assist their local schools. This project has been in the planning stages for the last year and we as a board would like to thank West Cen-tral bank of Ashland for Donating $2500.00 to the Foundation. It is because of their generous donation that we were able to get this project off the ground. We are committed to seeing a vibrant and financially secure education environment in the A-C Central School district. We are in the process of contacting alumni, community members, businesses, corporations and anyone who has an interest in helping the school in Ashland and Chandlerville.
JACOB TURNER NAMED
STUDENT OF THE MONTH AT A-C CENTRAL
Congratulations to Jacob Turner for being selected Student of the Month for March at A-C Central High School. Mr. Turner is the son of Steve and Lori Tuner of Chandlerville.
Jacoba is a leader both in and out of the classroom as evidenced by his involvement in various school activi-ties. He is a member of the FFA. Away from school Jacob is a member of the Fairview
United Methodist Church and a member of the Cass/Morgan Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee. Mr. Turner plans on attend-
ing Lincolnland Community College in Springfield, IL., majoring in Agribusiness then transferring to West-ern Illinois University in
Macomb, IL. Congratulations to Jacob Turner on this significant honor!
WILL EDGE NAMED
STUDENT OF THE MONTH AT A-C CENTRAL
Congratulations to Will Edge for being selected Student of the Month for March at A-C Central High School. Mr. Edge is the son of Stan and Kim Edge of Springfield. Will is a leader both in and out of the classroom as evidenced by his involvement in various school activities. He is a mem-ber of the FFA, STAR, Spanish Club, Natural Helpers, March-ing Band, Concert Band, and Pep Band. He is also on the Golf team and Basketball team where he was the Captain for both teams. Will has also served as the Class Secretary/Treasurer.
Away from school Will has volunteered at Clayville His-torical Area and at Walker Nursing Home. He has worked at Edgecorp as a farmhand
and at Crane Creek Golf Course as a grounds crew worker. Mr. Edge plans on attending the University of Iowa, major-ing in Business with a minor in International Business.
Congratulations to Will Edge on this significant honor!
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Ashland, IL 62612
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CHANDLERVILLE CITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE
Saturday May 12th 7am till ???
If interested in having your sale advertised,
please call Verna at 217-458-2311 by Saturday, May 5th, as the deadline
for the paper is Monday May 7th by noon!
There will be spaces in the park , you must provide your own tables.
HONORING THE WOMEN
IN OUR LIVES
Sunday, May 6th at 2 pm, the Baptist Women will hold
an afternoon “tea” for any ladies who would like to at-
tend --with or without their mothers or daughters.
Drinks and deserts will be
served. “Main Attraction”, which is Gina Sommer and three
other gals, who are all members of the Sweet Ade-lines International, will en-
tertain with their humor and barbershop-style singing.
Sunday, May 13th, at the regular 10:30 service at the
First Baptist Church, Mrs.
Marilyn Oaks will be speak-ing. Many of you will re-
member her, as her hus-band was the interim pastor
here a few years ago. Mari-lyn will bring a message en-titled, “Seize the Day”.
All are welcome.
A-C Middle School attends Math Contest
A-C Central Middle School sent 15 seventh and eighth graders to a Math Contest in Payson Sey-mour on Saturday, April 21st. The contest consists of an individual timed test and a team timed test. There is a combination of multiple choice and open ended questions on the tests. There were 8 schools with a total of 155 students participating. Brittani Beddingfield, 8th grader, was chosen to compete in a one minute mental math competition among 5 students. She finished in 2nd place and won a $25 iTunes gift card. The winner received a lap top com-puter. Serena Nicholas, 7th grader, had her name drawn for an iPod shuffle. Erin Kelly, 7th grader, won a calculator. Adam Hoffman, 7th grader, won a flash drive. All students had a great day!
Front (7th Graders): Phillip Wessel, Emily Peters, Adam Hoffman, Quinlan Mahoney, Serena Nicholas,
Emily Koch, Erin Kelly, Jared Curry
Back (8th Graders): Brittani Beddingfield, Hailey Allan, Kendra Escudero, Alex Brue, Cadence Smith,
Briley Eilers, Jewel Reed and math teacher Carrie Jo Donnan.
Junctions 123 & 125 - Ashland, Illinois 62612 Monday - Saturday 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sundays and Holidays 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
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ATTENTION ASHLAND AREA RESIDENTS
The Ashland Methodist Church has made an agreement with the Prairie Council on Aging that the church would be a site as a possible information and assis-tance site if there was to be a local disaster. Prairie Council staff would assist clerically in the filling of form and coordination of disaster victims with relief. - Robert Briggs Board Chairman
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Six students from A-C Central High School participated in the Illinois Jun-ior Academy of Science region X Sci-ence Fair held at Lincoln Land commu-nity College on Saturday, March 24th. The student’s projects were judged on scientific knowledge, following the method to develop a conclucion and data interpretation. Students were reguired to present the information using a visual project board, written paper, and oral presentation. Four stu-dents receiving first place ratings were Valerie Escudero, Ty Kesselring, Alli-
son Quick, and Maggie Allen. Zach Parrish and Parrish Smith each re-ceived an outstanding rating and will advance to the State Science Exposi-tion held on May 5th at the Assembly Hall on the U of I campus. Ty Kessler-ing also was awarded the Naval Sci-ence Award and Zach Parrish was awarded the Army Outstanding Award. Zach also was judged to be the 2nd place Best of Show and will advance to the Intel International Science and Engerneering Fair held in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania May 13-18. This is the first time an A-C High School student has ever qualified for such an honor. Parrish Smith is sponsored by Mr. Pritchett and Zach Parrish is spon-sored by Mr. Jeff Pfaffe.
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A-C CENTRAL JR. HIGH REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR
WINNERS
At the Regional Science Fair, two projects from A-C Central Jr. High qualified to go to the State Science Fair which will be held at the Assembly Hall at the
University of Illinois on Saturday, May 5th. The quali-fying projects were by Gretchen Throgmorton and Brittney Beddingfield and by Briley Eilers. Both pro-jects received Outstanding ratings. Briley’s project was also recognized as one of the top 15 jr. high pro-
jects at the Regional Science Fair. Her project was nominated to compete as a Broadcom Master. Other projects that received First Place ratings were: Ken-dra Escudero, Sidney Donnan and Lauren Pinney,
Lindsey Zulawski and Kayla Moffitt, Quinlan Mahoney and Bailie
Devlin. Congratula-
tions to all! The jr. high science fair sponsor is Dena Leinberger.
Right to Left: Gretchen Throgmorton, Briley Eilers, Brittany Beddingfield
“Pick up the Park” event will be held on May 5th. We will meet at James Park at 9:00am. Bring your gloves and help make our parks beautiful. This is a rain date as the first event was cancelled. Ordinance 2012-67 was passed on April 11, 2012. This Ordinance revises an Ordinance pertaining to the sales, use and possession of tobacco products by minors. The full Ordinance is available for viewing at City Hall. The following is a brief overview. It is unlawful for a minor to purchase, accept and be in possession of any tobacco product. It is unlawful for any person to sell, buy for, or furnish any tobacco product to a minor. A violation of this Ordinance is punishable by fine per violation. Congratulations to Kelly Sutphin-Gutmann who was appointed to the position of Village Trustee on April 11th. If you see a street light out, call the Village office (217/476-3317) and we will contact Ameren CIPS for repair.
Water Sewer
First 1,000 gallons $27.50 $10.45 Per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 $14.75 $ 4.40 EPA Testing Fee $ 1.05 Minimum monthly charge $39.00
E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: Village of Ashland
Village of Ashland Board Members & Staff:
Dave Handy, Mayor Jim Birdsell, Chief of Police Ron Cave, Public Works Director Alicia Hager, Village Treasurer Vanessa Doellman, Village Clerk Kitty Mau, Deputy Clerk
Kelly Sutphin-Gutmann, Trustee Fadra Birdsell, Trustee Stan Fulton, Trustee Seth Thornley, Trustee Frank Wallce, Trustee
Terry Blakeman, Trustee
BITS-N-PIECES SR. SAINTS… Sr. Saints will not have anything for the month of May.
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 Firehouse.
THANK YOU… To the Family and many friends of the late Delores “Sis” Edwards, we wish to extend our sincere thanks for your kindness, prayers, food, and the
support that we have received. We send our thanks to Ashland MECCA, Virginia MECCA, Walker Nursing Home, Cass-Schuyler Hospice Area, and to Pastor Marcia Forman for a very special service.
- The Edwards Family Rich, Shirley, Jim, Tom, Rob, Cali
HOUSE CLEANING…
Cleaning for residential or a business call 476-8204. Linda Lueck THANK YOU…
The Cass County food Pantry wants to thank the Ashland community for their generous giving in our canisters for the Feinstein Challenge. Your giv-ing made a diference.
- Thank you again!
ASHLAND COMMUNITY DAYS
JUNE 22, 23, & 24
Friday Nite Entertainment
Little Mr. & Mrs. Contest & First Citizen Award
Leaving Ashland on stage 8pm-11pm Beer Garden 6pm-11pm in James Park
Saturday Morning Parade 9:30am - Theme: “Honoring All Veterans”
Kids Games and Inflatables 11 am in James Park Food Venders all day in James Park
Saturday Night Entertainment 6:00 pm - Devon Clemons Band
8:00 pm - Confederate Railroad Beer Garden 6pm-11pm in James Park
Sunday
Volley Ball Tournament James park Local Entertainment / Food Venders / Drawing
THANK YOU…. The family of Phyllis Aggertt wish to express a sincere thank you to our relatives, friends, and neighbors for
the many prayers, visits, flowers, cards, food, and meals during Phyllis’s Illness and passing. We also wish to thank everyone for their generous memorial donations to the Ashland
United Methodist Church, St. John’s Hospice, and Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice. Your kindness, support, and thoughtfulness will al-ways remain in our hearts. Steve Aggertt and Family
ASHLAND U-HELP... Any student may apply for up to $500 loan with an interest rate of 3%. Applications are available at
West Central Bank in Ashland. COMMUNITY DAYS GROCERY RAFFLE…
Drawing will be for two $150 gift cards. Drawing will be on the Sunday of Ashland Community Days. Tick-ets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. For ticket infor-mation, call Printers Ink at 217-476-3764.
COMMUNITY DAYS PARADE...For information and to register please call Nancy at Printers Ink-476-3764
MAY BIRTHDAYS
MAY ANNIVERSARIES
5 – Robin Pettit 7 – Hoaby Hoagland
10– Randy Christison 13 – Brody Pettit
13 - Amber Blair 14 - Judy Mills 15 - Floyd “Tip” Pettit
16 - Dan Devlin 17 - Matt Hobrock
20– Wanda Schutz
22 - Jim Savage
24 - Angela Cosner
25 - Yarvo Roberts
26 - Beth Cosner
27 - Eileen Devlin
29 - Nancy Heather
29 - Mary Rose
29 - Emily Thornley
30 - Shannon Eskew
14 - Darren & Victoria DeGroot
22 - Chuck & Jenny Green 25 - Claude & Donna DeCamp
25 - Mick & Marie Keeney 25 - Dale & Joan DeGroot (62nd)
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Enjoy delicious, refreshing soups and salads on the third Thursday of the month at the
Ashland First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (221 W. Washington St., Ashland IL)
A delicious soup and salad bar will be offered to individuals 60 years of age or older from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Reservations are highly encouraged but not necessary (217) 479-4619.
A suggested donation of $4.00 is asked to cover the cost of the meal. No person will be denied a meal due to a monetary contribution less than the suggested donation. More of
a donation is also welcome!
Sponsored by: Prairie Council on Aging’s Bread of Love Program (217) 479-4619
Proceeds to benefit the
American Cancer Society,
via the Tri-County Relay For Life Event,
on behalf of team CGMS
Michelle Romine
217-473-7481
Phyllis Jean Aggertt (1944 - 2012)
Phyllis Jean Aggertt, 67, of rural Ashland, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at St. John's Hospice in Springfield. She was born June 7, 1944, in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter
of Darryl and Mary Neal Farrens. She married Charles Ste-phen Aggertt on March 9, 1975, in Ashland, and he sur-vives. She is also survived by two sons, John Aggertt (wife, An-drea) of Mahomet and Colby Aggertt (wife, Hillary) of Wash-ington, Ill.; a grandson, Bennett Aggertt of Mahomet; a brother, Rich Farrens (fiancée, Diana Kirkpatrick) of Wash-ington Courthouse, Ohio; a sister, Pat Brush (husband, Lar-ry) of Secor; and several nieces and nephews. She was pre-ceded in death by her parents; and a sister-in-law, Cheryl
Farrens. Mrs. Aggertt was a graduate of Eureka High School and Illi-nois State University. She was a devoted elementary teach-er in Pleasant Plains School District for 34 years prior to her retirement. She was a member of the Ashland Women's Club and the Illinois Education Association. Phyllis enjoyed vacationing and travel experiences. She valued time spent with her family and friends especially her grandson.
Dolores C. "Sis" Edwards
ASHLAND - Dolores C. "Sis" Edwards of Ashland, IL died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the Walker Nursing Home in Vir-
ginia, IL. She was born in Prentice, IL; the daughter
of Theodore Sr. and Dollie Shortridge Donovan. She married Thomas B. Edwards and he preceded her in death on Sep-tember 25, 1980. She is survived by two sons, Rich Edwards (wife, Shirley) of Ashland and Jim Edwards of Ashland; two grandsons, Rob Edwards (wife, Lori) of Mayer, MN and Tom Edwards (wife,
Margaret) of Fowler, IN; a great granddaughter, Cali Ed-wards of Virginia; two brothers, Ted J. Donovan Jr. (wife, Charlene) of Jacksonville and Ellsworth Donovan of Quar-ryville, PA; a sister, Beverly Meadows of Colona; and sever-al nieces and nephews. Mrs. Edwards was employed for 12 years at Brownback Drug Store in Ashland. She was a faithful member of the former Ashland Church of God. She enjoyed writing stories for the Ashland Sentinel. She loved stories about history and often wrote about Yatesville School. She was thrilled to
be asked to help dedicate the replica of Yatesville School at the Prairieland Heritage Museum, which was built by her brother, Ted. She also wrote articles about "The Barn" in Ashland that was the home of Zeller, Allen and Edwards Truck Lines. She was interviewed by Greg Olson of the Jacksonville Journal-Courier regarding "Yatesville School students who learned more than the three R's".
New Construction Remodeling
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It has been an extraordinary start to the se-cond semester! We have students who have shown outstanding achievements: A-C Central had 4 Illinois State Scholars this year! What an achievement for a school this size! Con-gratulations to Maggie Allen, Elizabeth Quick, Bennett Smith, and Zach Parrish—we are very proud of these accomplishments! Additionally, Zach Parrish will represent A-C Central in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair. He and Mr. Pfaffe will be traveling to Philadelphia where Zach’s Science Fair Pro-ject will be on exhibit in an International Com-petition with 1,500 entries. Congratulations are also in order to Jackson Allen who was chosen by the state-wide Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) as the winner of the Scholar Attitude Award. He was chosen as only one of 30 out of all the elemen-tary schools and students in the state. Again, truly an outstanding honor! Congratulations are in order to these students, parents, and the teachers who care about them and teach them!
The Boy ScoutsTroop 125 and Cub Scouts Pack 125 would like to thank everyone who donated food for the scouting for food we collected 344lbs this year for the local food bank. Cub Scouts had there pinewood derby race and Drew DeGroot placed 1st, Tyler Trissel-2nd, Alex Trissel -3rd, Cole Fanning-4th and Callum Smith 6th. These boy went on to the District Pinewood Race in Jacksonville where Drew DeGroot finished 1st, Alex Trissel placed made it to the 3rd round. Tyler Trissel and Cole Fanning made it to 2nd round and Callum Smith made it to first round. The weekend of April 20-23- we had 6 boys from Troop 125 and 4 adults went and camped at the Klondike Camp grounds in Missouri and 3 boys and 2 adults rode there bikes 52 miles on the Katy Trails. The weekend of the April 28-29 is the 20 mile hike from New Salem into Springfield then on Sunday the Lincoln Pilgramage Richard Gutmann also won the Silver Beaver Award this year.
Ashland Memorial Day Service Monday, May 28, 2012 - 10:00 a.m.
Pete Gutmann Memorial Gymnasium A-C Central High School
Master of Ceremonies - Scot Atwood, Commander George H. Pettit Post #498
Prelude - A-C Central H.S. Band-Kim Webster, Director Invocation - Rev. Ed Moretto, Chaplain, Post #498
Welcome - Scot Atwood, MC Posting of the Flag - Boy Scouts- Dick Gutmann, Scout Leader
(Everyone please stand and remain standing for Our National Anthem and Pledge) The National Anthem - Amanda Hoffman
Pledge of Allegiance - Everyone Special Music - Cerys Boston and Ty Kesselring
SPEAKER - JOHN BUCHANAN, FUNERAL DIRECTOR Flags to Fallen Comrades - Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts
Cub Leader Leader - Lesley Winkleman - Boy Scout Leader - Dick Gutmann
WORLD WAR I William Hanning George Pettit
WORLD WAR II
Clarence Anderson Stribling Boynton John Davis Lester Flynn Glen Lathom Russell Settles Dean Winner
KOREAN CONFLICT
John Garvin Delbert Hickman Donald Loeffler Raymond Wardell
VIETNAM
Ronnie Davis Donald Lynn
Firing Squad - American Legion Post #498, VFW Post #3546 Taps - Cerys Boston and Riley Cowman
Special Music - Amanda Hoffman Benediction - Rev. Ed Moretto
Thank you for coming to honor those who made the supreme sacrifice! Remember and keep in your prayers all of our Service Men and Women!
CHICKEN DINNER Sponsored by the Ashland American Legion and VFW Posts
Serving from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. in the Cafeteria - Donation
Ashland High School Alumni Association
“All About Ashland”
The annual Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 26, 2012. A social hour will be held from 5:00-6:00
pm, with dinner served at 6:00. The cost is $15 per person. All AHS Alumni and teachers are invited to attend.
Please send your reservation by May 12. In an effort to “go green” we are not sending out 50/50 tickets this
year. If you would like to purchase tickets, please indicate the number you want on your reservation form and
we will enter your name into the drawing for you. You do not need to be present to win.
This year, we will also have several items on display for you to bid on in a silent auction. We have such items
as a Bunn coffee maker, Cardinal baseball tickets, assorted gift baskets and more. Please come prepared to
bid. All funds raised will benefit the Alumni Association.
Classes being honored this year are 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982 and 1987.
Plan to join friends, classmates and teachers as we share memories of our days at AHS and catch up on your
life now. We look forward to seeing you at the banquet!
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PLEASE RETURN RESERVATIONS BY MAY 12, 2012
AHS Alumni Association, PO Box 251, Ashland, IL 62612
or email us at [email protected]
PLEASE PRINT!
Name ________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________
City ___________________________________State___________Zip Code ________
Email address __________________________________________________________
___ I would prefer to be contacted by email in the future.
Dinner reservations # __________ X $15 = $_______________
50/50 tickets # __________ X $1 = $_______________
Donations $ _______________
Total enclosed
$ ________________
Thanks to: West Central Bank
Allen’s Market Brandt’s
RPA Elevator
Antique Ranch Cass Vet Services
Crock Pot Café Neal’s Barber Shop Prairie Skies Library
Land Guy’s West Central Insurance Steve Johnson Farms
Dollar General United Methodist Sunday
School Illini Propane
Anderson Automotive Country Companies
Steve Allen
Wallbaum Development Inc.
Beck Seed/Dave Newell Atwood Tree Service Scot & Kim Atwood
Beard’s
Dawn Stremsterfer Prentice Elevator
Lamar Hager Creative Glamour/Suzanne
Elmore
It’s All About You Salon Lyndsey Parks Ronnie Cave
Ashland Antiques Shadow Tree Service
Prentice Machine Shop Ashland Volunteer Fire
Department Chuck & Jenny Green Randy & Donna Green Bob & Phyllis Sutphin
Kelly Sutphin Krissy Gardner
Jonathon & Riley Green Fadra Birdsell
Midwest Building &
Composting, Inc. Kim Manley
John & Jacob Carville Sue Werner
Extended thanks to the following for donating and/or helping with the Easter Egg
Hunt at James Park. Congratulations to all of the kids that won prizes and to Vicky Farmer (winner of the tailgate toss raffle) and Ann Schaddel (winner of the $50
Dollar General gift card and donating it back to AVFD) It was a huge success and we hope everyone had a good time. We are looking forward to having another one next
year.
THIRD QUARTER AWARDS ASSEMBLY FOR
HONOR ROLL & OUTSTANDING EFFORTS