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Geff’s Hope Ministries
Observing Tenth Year

Hope Ministries in Geff will celebrate ten years of

service to the community on October 20th, having given

away between 1.5 and 2 million pounds of food since its

inception.

“That’s a lot of groceries,” said Richard Brown, who

launched the ministry with his wife, Valerie.

In conjunction with the anniversary, an addition has

been completed, bringing more much-needed space to

the outreach.

“We already had a 36’ x 81’ building, and we added

a 20’ x 81’ addition to the side,” Richard said. “We spent

more money than we had, but…our budget is $35,000

a year, and somehow God provides that (via donations

from churches and the community).”

The ministry began about the time that the Geff Unit-

ed Methodist Church was getting ready to close.

“We told them about our vision (for the outreach), and

they gave us the whole half-block to use,” Valerie said.

“There was the church, parsonage (a double-wide trail-

er), and a family life center.”

Since then, they’ve been giving away food the third

Saturday of every month, providing 70-80 pounds of food

for each of the estimated 150 families (400-500 people)

they assist. Families leave with canned goods, beans,

three kinds of meat, juices, potatoes, fruit, snacks, chips, Richard and Valerie Brown are shown in front of the ex-
and drinks. panded building at Hope Ministries in Geff, which they found-
ed.
“We have between 30 and 40 volunteers that help,
people in the front and back to make sure every-

thing is done,” Valerie said. “As people (needing
food) come through, they talk with them and build

Pumpkins? Cider? Mums?friendships, and when they come outside, differ-
ent volunteer groups help carry out the food.
“We are the hands and feet of Jesus.” Fall Baking?
Work on the addition began about eight

weeks ago and was finished in time for the Octo-

ber 20th giveaway.

While Hope Ministries has been a huge suc-

cess from the outset, the Browns weren’t sure

how it would be received when it began.

“I wasn’t even sure if people would believe in

it,” Richard said. “But at the beginning, a lady—

Patricia Hayes—believed in it and gave me a

$500 seed offering. That’s what we began with.”

If you’d like to donate to or want to know more

about the ministry, you can call Richard at 618-

237-3208 or Valerie at 618-237-2113. Bullard’s Farm Market & Bakery

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Fairfield Fall Foliage Paint Out Oct. 2-6

Artists from Illinois, Wisconsin,
Florida, Tennessee and Missouri are
coming to Fairfield to participate in
the 7th Fall Foliage Paint Out October
2nd-6th, painting in the community
through noon Saturday.

The artists welcome people to
stop by to visit with them as they paint.
Headquarters this year will be Bob
Boyles Foundation Hall on the Frontier
Community College campus.

Besides the new headquarters,
additions include a day trip for ten ear-
ly-registered artists to Garden of the
Gods, and a Chalk Walk for commu-
nity participants.

Here’s the agenda:

Tues., Oct. 2nd Dr. Patrick Molt (right, green shirt), a supporter of the Paint Out, is shown visit-
Artists will arrive in Fairfield during ing with guests at last year’s event.
p.m.
the afternoon and will begin painting Fri., Oct. 5th
upon their arrival. You may find them
painting in and around Fairfield and A new event, Chalk Walk, will be held from 4 p.m. to dark on the east
are welcome to stop to visit with them parking lot at Frontier College. It’s open to the community to participate. Reg-
as they paint. istration will begin at 3 p.m.; participants will be provided one-half of a parking
space to create their own artistic work with sidewalk chalk. Some chalk will be
Wed., Oct. 3rd available to use.
Painting by several artists will
Categories will be youth-eighth grade, with the winner receiving a paint
continue in and around Fairfield. Art- kit, and adult, with the winner receiving $50 in Chamber Bucks. There will also
ists will begin to turn in their work at 5
p.m. at Bob Boyles Hall. Kelly Meagh- Continued On Page Four
er-Pratt of Virtually Curated Services
will make a presentation at 5:30 p.m., Doug Aman
sharing how her business helps artists
and other business people improve Agent
their virtual presence with FaceBook,
Pinterest, and other online methods.
Paintings for the day may be viewed
from 6 to 7 p.m.

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Artists will return to the Albion area Bus. 618-842-6334
Res. 618-842-5534
this year to kick off Albion’s Bicenten-
nial celebration. Several of the artists Toll Free 866-842-6300
will be in Albion during the day to paint Fax 618-842-6023
landmarks there. Works completed in
Albion will be on display at Jack of Arts www.dougaman.com
Studio from 5:30-7 p.m. Bob Boyles [email protected]
Hall will also be open all day for brows-
ing of paintings. Closing time will be 5

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Tree Farm Field
Day At Strattons

The Gary and Debbie Stratton Tree

Farm, east of Fairfield, will host a Tree

Farm Field Day Saturday, October 20th

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the public is in-

vited.

Activities will be centered around a

cabin and small pond located on the Strat-

ton property, which also includes native

timber. Lil Buddies BBQ from Wayne City

will have lunch available, and there will be

a birdhouse-making event for the kids, as

well as a kids fishing tourney with prizes for

winners. Speakers for the day will include

experts in fields covering topics of interest

to woodland owners, wood workers, and Gary and Debbie Stratton are pictured on their land east of Fairfield. They
will host a Tree Farm Field Day October 20th, and the public is welcome to at-
hardwood lumber. Topics will include: tend. of says 545, but that doesn’t work on
• Forest management. North (the road sign
the GPS).
• Portable sawmill (sawing different species

logs).

• Exotic plant identification and control.

• Benefits of controlled burning in woods.

• Demonstration on current techniques for felling

trees.

• A timber buyer will discuss tree quality, prices,

and what various species are used for.

Throughout the event, there will be drawings for free

prizes, and the sponsoring Illinois Tree Farm Committee

will raffle a Stihl chainsaw.

The Stratton site was voted 2017’s Outstanding Il-

linois Tree Farm. It’s located 5.5 miles east of Fairfield

(Rt. 15) to County Road 2450 East (follow the signs). To

find the location on GPS, code in 2459 County Road 525

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Fall Foliage Paint Out Oct. 2-6

Continued From Page 2 the Mason Building. Group size is limited to 20 partici-
be a Peoples Choice Award, with the winner getting $50 pants; pre-registration is required at Eventbrite.com. On
in Chamber Bucks. Chalk artists of all ages are encour- the website, search for ‘Kids Paint Out in Fairfield’ to reg-
aged to participate. ister. There is no cost to participate in the Kids’ Paint Out;
Fairfield Kiwanis will provide supplies.
Friday will culminate with a premier showing of all art-
work completed during the Paint Out. Final submissions Awards will be announced at noon and paintings will
from the artists will be accepted at 4 p.m. Purchase Award be released at 1:30 p.m. Those who purchased paintings
Sponsors will have first option to buy paintings from the on Friday evening may pick up their purchases at that
artists at 4:30 p.m. time.

The Premiere Showing of the paintings will be held Again this year, artists have been asked to submit a
Friday from 5:30 to 10 p.m.; admission is a $5 donation 6” x 6” painting to the show. Tickets will be offered at $1
per person, at the door. With that donation, appetizers each or 6 for $5 for these smaller paintings. Proceeds will
will be provided, and each person will receive a ticket to be used to help offset costs for the Paint Out. Drawings
win an original painting provided by local artist, Spencer for these paintings will be conducted Saturday.
Meagher.
Bob Boyles Foundation Hall on the Frontier campus
Sat., Oct. 6th will be the Paint Out headquarters this year. The public is
Saturday is the closing day of the Paint Out. Bob invited to view the artists’ daily works each evening from
6 to 7 p.m.
Boyles Hall will be closed to the public from 8 to 10 a.m.
for judging of artwork. Renowned artist John P. Lasater For more info, go to www.fairfieldpaintout.com., like
IV will judge paintings, and will offer a demonstration of the Fairfield Paint Out Facebook page, or call any com-
his work at 10 a.m. mittee member: Melinda States, Jeff Lyon, Kristi Hor-
nung, Mary McCulley, Carrie Halbert, Spencer and Cindy
The Kids’ Paint Out is returning this year, as well, led Meagher, Dena Griswold, Amy Vaughan, and Janet Kent.
by Janet Kent. It will be held at 10 a.m. in Room 23 of

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Lance Miller has become one of Nashville’s
top songwriters, with his credits including two
#1 country hits.

23 Years In Music Biz, Miller

Enjoying Fruits Of His Labor
When Lance Miller takes the stage in an acoustic set by Grammy award-winning writer L. E. White (who wrote
at the Albion Bicentennial Celebration Saturday, Octo- hits for Conway Twitty), and when Sony A & R rep Cliff
ber 13th, he will do so as a seasoned and accomplished Audretch heard it, he called Lance.
Nashville songwriter.
“Cliff said ‘I heard your voice and you need to think
Miller, who will perform at 6 p.m., has lived in the Mu- about coming down here’,” Lance recalled. “That was a
sic City area for 23 years. Besides working on contract as big encouragement, but Cliff didn’t have signing power.
a songwriter, he has scored a couple of #1 country hits as The powers that be have to sign off on it (and they didn’t).
well as many album cuts. But his long journey to the top I’ve had lots of those kinds of experiences through the
began long before he moved to Nashville in 1995. While years.”
he was still toddling around, he learned the ropes while
visiting there with his dad, Melvin, who sang with a band. Having graduated from FCHS in 1988, Lance had
Lance grew up hearing Melvin nail Haggard and Jones completed a degree in Radio and TV from SIU-C; he
“and I got bitten by the bug really hard,” he said. played music with the Carmi-based Jackson Junction
band and substitute-taught while wrestling with the notion
Melvin had connections in Music City. He worked of moving to Nashville. One day while performing with fid-
with Bill Walker, who did orchestration for the Statlers dler Jack Little (of Porter Waggoner fame), Little told him
and the CMA Awards, and was well-acquainted with Bar- if you’re gonna pick blackberries, you’ve gotta be in the
bra Mandrell through her family connection to the McGills blackberry patch. So in August of 1995, he married his
in Fairfield. Lance began to squeeze his foot in the door sweetheart, the former Melissa Lingafelter, and moved
when he was still living at home. He had recorded a song
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Miller Discusses Road To Music Row
Continued From Last Page for Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Joe Diffie, and Randy
south the same week. Travis. Williams urged him to sit tight and set up a meet-
ing with Woody Bomar, who was running Sony Records
The newlyweds settled in Hendersonville, 20 miles at the time.
from Music Row, and for the next nine years, both worked
day jobs while Lance also recorded demos and beat the “Kim asked him if he was interested, and he asked
bushes. Kim if I could write. Kim said ‘I think he will be able to’,”
Lance said. “Woody was more interested in signing writ-
“Dad knew what show business was all about, so I ers, and I think Kim saw something in me. He said ‘you’re
was groomed when I got there,” he said. “And I was a better than you think you are’.”
nerd in every way, shape and form about country music. I
knew everything about it.” So that’s the direction he went, working with Sony as
a songwriter for the next three years. “It was a great intro-
That was a good thing. And bad, too. duction into the town,” Lance said. “Kim Williams, Jerry
“When I was young, I was hanging out with people Salley, and (songwriter) Gerald Smith got me to another
who were already in the Hall of Fame. My contacts were level.”
people who had done tremendous things in the business,
but—this happens to everybody and it happened to me, He also landed a production deal at Sony, recording
too—they weren’t on the radio anymore.” songs with producers Laurel Wilson and Buddy Cannon.
Through patience and networking, he eventually ran They shopped the tunes and had some interest, but were
into people who were active and had songs on the charts. never able to land a label deal. He remained with Sony as
But his interests were divided, because he was also do- a writer, but went back to singing demos again and play-
ing well at his day job, moving up the ladder at an office ing shows with Jackson Junction.
furniture manufacturing business.
“I got into the job so much that I was losing track “That went on for most of 2002 and 2003. I was run-
of what I came to do. We were driving to Fairfield and
Melissa said ‘there’s nothing wrong with this, but it’s not Continued On Next Page
why you came here’,” Lance recalled. “So in February
1998 we decided I would jump ship. I quit my job in 1998
and by 1999 signed a publishing deal with EMI (a mu-
sic publishing company).” The average staff writer makes
$40,000-$50,000 per year, with pay considered an ad-
vance against future royalties. Royalties can amount to
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
While at EMI, Lance approached hit writer Jerry Sal-
ley, asking to demo some of his songs. Salley used him
on five demos and turned the session in to EMI. Producer
Chris Latham heard it, liked it, and met with Miller. But
by that time, Lance knew Kim Williams, who wrote hits

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Lance Miller recently signed a songwriting deal with Still Working Music, a partnership with StyleSonic Music and BMG.
Pictured are (from left) Shannan Hatch (VP of Creative Services, SESAC), Sara Beal (Director of Publishing, Still Working),
Chuck Fleckenstein (COO and General Manager, Still Working), Tim McGraw (StyleSonic Music), Lance Miller, Roy Orbison,
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Miller Enjoying Life In Music City
Continued From Last Page going on behind the scenes that ended up being part of his success today. Singer

ning up and down the road hard to Chris Janson’s wife, Kelly Lynn, heard him on the show and called Tracy Gallimore

play on weekends, singing demos, (wife of producer Byron Gallimore) and got his attention. Then the Warren Broth-

anything I could,” Lance said. “I Continued On Next Page

knew if I went back to work (at a

regular job), it was over.”

But along came Nashville

Star, a reality TV singing competi-

tion that aired from 2003 to 2008.

The show picked him up in 2004

after an audition, and that put him

back into the Music City loop. He

made it to the final four, with a TV

crew coming to Fairfield to film

Lance’s ‘welcome home’ visit and

a concert he played to a packed

house at the FCHS gym.

That film didn’t run on TV, be-

cause Lance was eliminated that

next episode. But besides building

a strong fan base during his weeks

on the show, with his traditional

country sound, a lot of things were

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Tim McGraw Has Played Role In Miller’s Success
Continued From Last Page ericks guitarist Eddie Perez and came close to a record
ers, songwriters and judges on the show, were waiting in deal with RCA. “But then something flipped with me, and
the wings. I can’t tell you exactly how it happened,” he said. “When
I was on the road with the Warren Brothers, on tour with
“Brad (Warren) came up behind me and said ‘man, Tim, we were playing basketball backstage. McGraw
you’d better get voted off, because there’s people wanting asked me what I was doing with publishing. At the time, I
to work with you’. Then I found out about Byron,” Lance was still writing for Sony, but was on the Warner Brothers
said. “Me and the Warren brothers went to lunch with him label (as a singer). I told Tim that if my record didn’t come
and talked about doing some things. Then Bret (Warren) out, Sony was probably going to drop me. Tim said if they
contacted (A & R Rep) Renee Bell and we met with her. dropped me to give him a holler, and he’d sign me.”

“We did showcases, the whole song and dance for About six months later, that’s exactly what happened.
RCA, but didn’t get signed,” he said. “They couldn’t get “I called Tim and ended up writing for him (StyleSonic
everybody on board.” Music Publishing) in 2010, and wrote there until 2015,”
Lance said, noting “If Tim hadn’t done that, there’s a
It could have been another major letdown, but Tracy chance that would have been it. He kept me in the busi-
Gershon—a Sony executive who was getting ready to ness.”
move to Warner Brothers—happened to be at the RCA Recently, Lance signed a deal to write for Still Work-
showcase, and she loved what Miller was doing. As soon ing Music, a partnership between StyleSonic and BMG,
as she got to Warner Brothers, she signed him to a la- an international firm that manages publishing, recording
bel deal and “really went to bat for me,” Lance said. “The rights, and music distribution. Roy Orbison, Jr. is co-pres-
failure at RCA led me to getting an actual record deal, ident of the business.
which is something I always wanted. I got to do some cool “We are grateful to our friends at Still Working to be
things (for example, he became pals with Tim McGraw, partnering with a great writer like Lance. He is such a
meeting him through the Warren Brothers), and it led me
to making a living in this business today.” Continued On Next Page

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it in 2014. Miller sang on a side stage prior to McGraw
and Hill taking the main stage.

“I had done some road experiences with Nashville
Star, but nothing like this,” he said. “I wouldn’t trade it for
anything.”

After Soul 2 Soul, Lance did a band project with Mav-

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#1 Hits For Miller By Thomas Rhett, Jarrod Niemann
Continued From Last Page radio, you feel like you should buy a lottery ticket the same

multi-faceted and talented songwriter and musician; we day,” he said. “Luckily, some people around town still put

are honored to have him writing songs for us,” Orbison their money down so I can go chase my dreams. It’s really

said. “He brings an everyday positive attitude, pro ethic, that simple. Hopefully it keeps going for awhile.”

and cutting edge skill.” If not, Miller hinted at venturing into music publishing

BMG’s Kos Weaver agreed, adding: “I’ve wanted to or possibly even starting his own record label. But right

work with Lance for a long time and am thrilled for Tim now, he’s still got a year or two left on his writing contract.

McGraw to join us in championing this talented writer.” “I can write and produce, and am looking to expand

“‘Still Working’ is a company owned by Roy Orbison’s my horizons. It’s a matter of putting it out there,” he said.
family, and BMG and McGraw are part of the deal. With “I’d really like to help people that I think have a shot at
three different companies, you get a lot of support and something, and I would enjoy it if I could stay in country
work with a lot of good, young song pluggers,” Miller men- music.”
tioned. “Kim Williams once told me that the name of the
game is writing for the artist, so I try to stay connected to The business still deals Miller an occasional punch
young artists; people you maybe haven’t heard of yet. in the gut. For example, he thought for the past year that
a song he co-wrote would be on Cole Swindell’s new al-
“You need eight or ten in the stable, because most bum, ‘All Of It’, released this summer. It debuted at #1, but
won’t make it.” Miller didn’t learn that his song wasn’t one of the cuts until
he saw the CD for himself.
Miller’s been able to do that, as he’s become good
friends with top-name singer/songwriters like Craig “That caused me pain, but the suffering’s on me,” he
Campbell, Chris Stapleton, Randy Houser, Rick Huckaby, said, noting a Music City veteran taught him that early
and more. The biggest songs he’s co-written so far have in his career. Everybody gets hurt in this business. How
been: much suffering you experience is your own fault.

2010—‘Beautiful Every Time’ by Lee Brice, which So Miller’s crossing his fingers about a new song he
peaked at #30. wrote with Niemann (a release date hasn’t been set yet).
It’s a patriotic tune whose spirit he compared to that of
2012—‘Beer With Jesus’ by Thomas Rhett, which
went to #1. Continued On Next Page

2012—‘Shinin’ On Me’ by Jarrod Niemann, which

went to #17.

2014—‘Drink To That All Night’ by Jarrod Niemann,

which went to #1 and was voted SESAC Song of the Year

(Miller co-wrote eight songs on that album).

2015—‘Real Men Love Jesus’ by Michael Ray, which

peaked at #17.

Miller’s songs have also been recorded by McGraw,

Luke Bryan, and Justin Moore.

“It’s something I still love to do and am thankful to do,

but I still fight hard to stay in it. If you get a single on the

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Miller Enjoying Fruits Of His Labor
Continued From Last Page three millions records when they’d come out, and if you
singer John Rich’s outspoken urge that people boycott had an album cut you could stay in your songwriting deal
Nike after it’s new ad campaign came out featuring Na- because money was coming in and you were staying
tional Anthem-kneeling quarterback Colin Kaepernick. recouped (with the ‘draw’ you made ahead of time),” he
said. “But now there’s nothing to recoup from if you don’t
“If I get the single like they say I’m going to, me and get something on the radio.”
John will be on the same page,” Miller said. “Fifty percent
of the people will love it, and fifty percent will hate it.” The problem for songwriters is unfair regulations of
live streaming. Whoever owns the master track makes
As his career rolls on, Miller has a couple of other good money, as does the artist (say, $5,000 per million
focal points in the business: 1) he’d like to see the music streams, so if they get 50 million streams, they’re doing
change, and 2) there’s a business aspect that’s hurting well). But songwriters don’t make one thin dime off live
songwriters that he also is out to alter. streaming, which is why Miller is among those backing
the Music Modernization Act on Capitol Hill.
“I can’t go into a room (to write) and look back, be-
cause younger artists today are mostly in the moment. In the meantime, he’s genuinely having a good time
We were always the story tellers, but now it’s all about doing what he loves and enjoying time with his wife and
tailgating, drinking, having a good time. What’s interest- children (Presley was born in 2006, Jake in 2010).
ing to me is that pop music is doing better. Their songs
are a little bit better, and I think country needs to flip that,” Read Outlook for free online:
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Secondly, while radio is still king when it comes to
making money, it killed the songwriting community when
records stopped selling.

“SheDaisy and groups like that were selling two or

Bicentennial Celebration of
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SUNDAY, OCT. 14th, 10 a.m.

First United Methodist Church
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Worship with Bishop Frank Beard

Time Capsule
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RSVP for dinner by Oct. 5
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44 Tractors Roll Along 35-
Mile Route In Tractor Drive

Antique tractors from three states joined the Wayne County Farm
Bureau for its tenth annual Wayne County Antique Tractor Drive held on
Labor Day, September 3rd.

Forty-four tractors participated in this year’s drive, which began and
ended at the Nutrient Ag Solutions plant (formerly CPS) in Johnsonville.
Proceeds from the Tractor Drive support the Wayne County Ag in the
Classroom program.

This year, tractors headed north of Johnsonville and made their

first stop at Smith Mill near Rinard. Drivers toured the historical grain

mill press and blacksmith forge. They then went east and south to the

Jack Fearn farm for lunch. After lunch, the tractors headed east to the

Wabash Valley Service Company plant at Cisne for a tour of their new

fertilizer building.

Tractors then headed west to the home of retired farmer Bob Reed

for homemade ice cream and a cowboy shoot demonstration put on

by Jack Fearn and Clarence Cooper. The final stretch took the tractors

west and north back to Johnsonville. The length of the route was around Oren Dale Laughlin, 84, of Rinard was pre-

35 miles. sented the Earl Smith Memorial Award for being
the oldest driver at this year’s Wayne County An-
All of the winners received a 1/16 scale antique toy tractor. Awards tique Tractor Drive.
presented were:

Oldest Driver (Earl Smith Memorial Award)—Oren Dale Laughlin,

84, Rinard. Bob and Karen Reed for hosting drivers

Youngest Driver—Kaleb Smith, 16, Johnsonville. for ice cream, the Wabash Valley Service

Oldest Tractor—Jackie Knackmus, Jr., Vincennes, In., 1936 Allis Company for opening the Cisne plant for a

Chalmers RC. tour, Walt Townsend for donating the award

Most Original/Unrestored Tractor—Darin Hopper, Fairfield, 1949 for the most original tractor, Sheila Walker

Ford 8N. and Hayden Byars for taking pictures of the

Farthest Driven To Participate—Bill and Kathy Owens, Sturgis, Ky., event, and all of the drivers, volunteers, and

87 miles. their families for participating in the Tractor

The Wayne County Farm Bureau extended thanks to their spon- Drive.

sors: 4-R Equipment, Albion Equipment, Herschel Johnson Implement, Pictures and video from the event, includ-

LeMond’s Carter Ltd., Outdoor Energy LLC, and William Nobbe & Co., ing all of the driver photos, are available on

as well as Fairfield Bank Company for providing donuts and drinks dur- the Wayne County Farm Bureau Facebook

ing registration. page. Information on the Wayne County Ag

They also expressed appreciation to Bob and Marleen Smith for in the Classroom program can be found at

giving them a tour of Smith Mill, Jack and Carol Fearn for hosting lunch, www.waynecfb.com.

Jackie Knackmuhs, Jr. from Vincennes, In. (left) drove the oldest tractor, a 1936 Allis Chalmers RC, at the Wayne County
Antique Tractor Drive. The Youngest Driver Award was presented to 16-year-old Kaleb Smith (right) from Johnsonville.

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TRACTOR DRIVE WINNERS--Darrin Hopper of Fairfield (left) was voted to have the Most Original/Unrestored Tractor at this
year’s Wayne County Antique Tractor Drive. Hopper drove a restored 1949 Ford 8N. Winning the award for Farthest Driven were
Bill and Kathy Owens (right) from Sturgis, Ky., who drove 87 miles to participate.

Johnsonville Elementary Halloween Carnival Oct. 26th

The Johnsonville Elementary Halloween Carnival is need to be there to win.
set for Friday, October 26th starting at 6 p.m., featuring • Many games will be available, including Bingo,
food, games, a cake walk, costume judging, and more!
with the Penny Pitch being a new one.
Food will be prepared in the kitchen, with carry-outs • A haunted house will be available to walk through.
available by 3:30 p.m. (concessions will open at 5 p.m.). • Kids’ costume contest with judging starting at
Here is a list of events, as of Outlook’s deadline:
6:05 sharp. All kids are invited, ages birth to fourth grade.
• 50/50 tickets go on sale October 12th. Previous Make sure your child is in their age group by 6 o’clock.
winners have claimed as much as $1,415.50. You don’t
• Silent auction, including theme baskets from
Car Show October 13th each class at school, as well as donations by many indi-
viduals and businesses.
The Wayne County Historical Society and the Fair-
field Banking Company will co-sponsor a classic car, For more information, call Terry Hall at 618-838-3010
truck and motorcycle show Saturday, or Karen Ellis at 618-237-0939. Listen to the WFIW Morn-
October 13th at the Hanna House Mu- ing Show for updates.
seum in Fairfield.
TT Nails & Tanz
Registration will begin at 10 a.m. 308 E. Main, Fairfield, IL
Donations to the Wayne County His- 9-7 M-F, 9-5 Sat. (12-5 Sun., tanning only)
torical Society will be accepted.

Door prizes, dash plaques for the
first 50 vehicles, and trophies for the
Best of Show will be awarded, with
judging around 1 p.m.

Music and food will be available on
the grounds of the museum, which will
be open to the public until 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Mike
Mossburger at 599-2328 or the Society
at 842-3544.

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Employees of Fairfield Memorial Hospital who were recognized for years of service recently are pictured. They are (front,
from left) Emily Rush, Carla Dunahay, Kelli Locey, Steve Balding, Kathy Bunting-Williams, Mary Knight, Merri Corbett-
Mercer, and Berlene Bakos. In back, Regina Grubb, Amy Frymire, Staci Atteberry, April Best, Kayla Hough, Wendy Utley, Eliza-
beth Squire, Jennifer Smith, Kathy Cropper, Amber Morton, Laura Witherspoon, and Whitney French. Not pictured are Timothy
Brown, Ashley Carson, and Barbara Davis.

FMH Honors Staff For Years Of Service

Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH) recently hosted a Carla Dunahay, PTA, Therapy Services.
luncheon to honor staff members for their years of ser-
vice. 15 Years
Regina Grubb, Business Office.
“Among these 24 employees, there is a cumulative
total of 300 years of service in our facility,” said FMH CEO Ten Years
Katherine Bunting-Williams, Ph.D. “These dedicated em- Emily Rush, RN, Surgical Services.
ployees sacrifice so much to work in healthcare, day-in Laura Witherspoon, CST, Surgical Services.
and day-out, and provide their best for this community. Wendy Utley, Laboratory.
Amber Morton, CRT, Cardiopulmonary.
“I am so thankful and proud to have such a hard- April Best, MS, CCC, SLP, Therapy Services.
working, dedicated, and skilled staff here at Fairfield Me- Staci Atteberry, Business Office.
morial Hospital.” Kayla Hough, Payroll.
Amy Frymire, RN, Horizon Healthcare.
Honored were:
Five Years
35 Years Timothy Brown, RN, Med/Surg.
Kathleen Cropper, Housekeeping. Jennifer Smith, RN, Med/Surg.
Elizabeth Squire, RN, Med/Surg.
25 Years Whitney French, RT(R)(CT), Diagnostic Imaging.
Merri Corbett-Mercer, EMT-P, Emergency Depart- Kelli Locey, PTA, Therapy Services.
Barbara Davis, Housekeeping.
ment. Ashley Carson, MSW, Social Services.
Steve Balding, MT, Laboratory Services.
Berlene Bakos, Business Office/Admitting.

20 Years
Katherine Bunting-Williams, Ph.D., LNHA, CEO.
Mary Knight, Executive Assistant.

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Lance Miller Among
Those To Entertain
At Albion Bicentennial

Lots of events and entertainment, includ-

ing a performance by Fairfield native Lance

Miller (acoustic set) and a hot country group

out of Springfield called The Lick Creek Band,

are planned in observance of the Albion Bi-

centennial Celebration, set to run Friday, Oc-

tober 12th through Sunday, October 14th.

A half-dozen concerts are planned to

help the community celebrate its 200th anni-

versary. Besides lots of food and other attrac-

tions, artisans will be on hand to demonstrate

crafts such as basket-weaving and taffy-pull-

ing; also, makers of brooms, pottery, jewelry,

sorghum, etc.

In addition, historical buildings will be

open (see schedule below). Caroline Kisiel, a

George Flower and Morris Birbeck historian,

will be at various buildings throughout the The Lick Creek Band of Springfield will perform from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
weekend to offer insight into the founding of Saturday, October 13th at the Albion Bicentennial Celebration. Their style
is a mix of bluegrass, southern rock, and 90’s-style country. The group has
Albion. the Little Prairie Christian Church lots of original music and has been well-received, as illustrated by a heavy
Also, performance schedule and regional radio play.

has invited folks in who were part of the Ed-

wards County Purpose Singers 1 and 2, and the Sojourn-

ers Youth choirs from 1970 to 1985.

Concerned about finding a place to park and walking

to the town square? Rides Mass Transit District has do-

nated shuttle service for the entire weekend. Their route

will be from the Senior Citizen’s Center to the square and

back. Routes will be run as needed, about every 15 to 30

minutes.

Events are still being added to the schedule; you can

stay updated on Facebook: City of Albion Bicentennial.

The schedule:

Friday, Oct. 12th Christmas sessions
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.—Albion Post Office will cancel open November 9-10
(by appointment only)
stamps with a special Bicentennial postmark. All outgo-
ing mail for the day will also bear this special postmark.

All day—Street art created by artists from the com-
munity and students of Jack of Arts Studio (will be mostly
interactive, allowing visitors to take their picture with the
art).

4 p.m.—Vendors open.
4:30 p.m.—Opening ceremony with Mayor Wesley
Harris at the Memorial Arch on the square, with 4-H rais-
ing the flag.
5-8 p.m.—Historical buildings open (Washington

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Painter House, Historical Museum, Library, Courthouse).

6 p.m.—The Honey Vines (singer/songwriter style)
on main stage.

8 p.m.—Jerome Thomas providing DJ services.
9-11 p.m.—Jason Bishop and Michael Obermeyer
on main stage (70’s-90’s rock with a little country).

Saturday, Oct. 13th Tony Booth (left) and Dennis Stroughmatt will perform at
8 a.m.—All-day volleyball tourney starts at ECHS. the Albion Bicentennial.
9 a.m.-3 p.m.—English Prairie Quilters Quilt Show
Visitors are welcome to purchase from vendors or bring a
at House of Prayer, North 5th Street (free admission; 50 picnic lunch.
vintage quilts, hand-quilting demos, hands-on activities,
vintage quilting tools on display). 1 p.m.—Local talent on main stage.
2 p.m.—Community Birthday Cupcakes served.
9 a.m.—Historical buildings and most churches in
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10 a.m.—Food/craft vendors open around the
square.

11 a.m.—Chowder served on the square (sales bulk
or carry-out only; drive-through available).

Noon—Registration for corn hole tourney ($10 indi-
vidual, $20 team); double-elimination; 100 percent payout
to the top two places.

1 p.m.—Corn hole tourney starts.
1-3 p.m.—Tony Booth and Dennis Stroughmatt on
main stage.
3-4 p.m.—Bailey Alka & Band on main stage (coun-
try/pop).
4 p.m.—Community Band & Choir
and ECHS Band & Choir on main
stage.
6 p.m.—Lance Miller on main
stage (acoustic set by Nashville singer/
songwriter).
7:30-11 p.m.—Lick Creek Band on
main stage.

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Randy and Renee Feather are shown
harvesting grapes at Feather Hills

Vineyard and Winery, which they own.

WCHS Grad & Wife, Both Medical Doctors,

Working In The Vineyard & Winery Business

Editor’s note: The following feature is the first of Winery.
four planned articles detailing phases of wine-making in Both are also full-time MDs in family medicine with
southern Illinois. Wayne City native Randy Feather and
his wife, Renee, are part of the state’s $7 billion wine in- Integritas (he also has an emergency room fellowship).
dustry as owners of Feather Hills Vineyard & Winery near Randy works ERs in small hospitals across southern Il-
Carbondale. This article covers Phase #1: Harvest, which linois, generally doing nine 24-hours shifts per month,
usually runs from late August through part of September. while Renee is employed at the Marshall Browning Hos-
pital in DuQuoin, seven days on/seven days off. When
When Randy Feather picked up Renee Barnes for they’re not practicing medicine, they are hard at work at
their first date in 2013, while both were in medical resi- Feather Hills, where they started living in an already-built
dency training in Memphis, he brought her a bottle of his home after the deal was finalized in June 2017. They shut
homemade wine. their doors for the month of January 2018 to renovate and
rebrand everything, then reopened in February.
He enjoyed making wine as a hobby while he was in
medical school, and while cruising in his Jeep with the top While Randy had some wine-making knowledge go-
down on that date, he told her that he’d someday own a ing into the venture, he said it’s been a learning experi-
vineyard. ence for both of them.

“I didn’t take myself seriously,” he said. “It was some- “The types of grapes I was more familiar with was
thing that I thought would maybe be a retirement gig.” the well known Vitis Vinifera grapes, like Chardonnay,
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. In the midwest, due to
At 36 years old, he’s far from retired. But Randy and the hot, humid summers and the extremely cold winters,
Renee, 34, who were married in October 2015, are run- most vineyards grow French-Hybrid grapes like Cham-
ning their own vineyard on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail. bourcin, Chardonel and Vidal. These grapes are much
They bought the Makanda-based business from the Or- better adapted for the climate of Southern Illinois,” he
landini family and renamed it Feather Hills Vineyard &
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After harvesting grapes, Renee Feather (left) is shown shoveling clusters
into bins, which are then placed into a crusher by her husband, Randy (right).
There, the grapes are gently crushed and separated from the stems at the
same time before being put into a press.

Feather Hills Vineyard & Winery
Continued From Last Page Trail are between five and 20 acres, and while the Feath-
said. “Some Vinifera is grown in this region, too, but we’re ers own 60 aces (30 tillable), they have only four acres in
making some really good, nationally-recognized wines grapes at this time.
using our hybrids.”
“We harvest mostly by hand. We literally go to each
They did not get rid of the Orlandini wines. vine, and get from 20 to 40 clusters per vine. We clip ‘em
“We kept all the same wines they were making, then off, and put the clusters into a bin,” he said.
we’ve been adding on,” Renee said. “We like dry wines,
so that’s what we’re adding, but we try to appease the From there, they enter the ‘de-stemming and crush’
masses, so we do some sweet wines, too. Southern Il- phase. The crusher is like a small auger that pushes the
linois, in particular, has the Chambourcin grape. It’s hu- clusters of grapes through steel wheels that gently crush
mid- and cold-tolerant, a very versatile grape, so it grows the grapes and removes them from the stems at the same
very well here. You can make a dry red wine out of it or time. From there, grapes are shoveled into a press. A
a sweet red, Rose’, blush; lots of options. You can also large ‘bladder’ in the center is filled with water, crushing
blend it with other wines.” the grapes as it expands, and the juice drains out the bot-
Feather Hills is a small operation compared to vine- tom.
yards in, say, Napa Valley, California, where mechanical
harvesting of grapes is done on hundreds of thousands “Our press holds 400 to 500 pounds of grapes and it
of acres. Most of the sites on the Shawnee Hills Wine takes close to an hour to press them,” Randy explained,
adding they expect their vines to yield about five tons of

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Feathers Part Of State’s

$7 Billion Wine Industry Randy Feather, a Wayne City graduate, is shown dumping
Continued From Last Page grapes into a press at Feather Hills Vineyard & Winery, which
he owns with his wife, Renee.
grapes per acre by next year. “We’ve already expanded
and are planning to grow, but unless we plant varieties
that don’t exist yet in this region, it’s better for us to buy
grapes from other people (because it takes new vines
three years to yield a harvest).”

During this current season (harvest), all of the grapes
are processed and fermentation of converting juice to
wine begins. The next phase, to be covered in a later ar-
ticle, will include making the wines and either bottling or
aging them, as well as winter pruning.

The Feathers actually have three businesses with-
in one: the vineyard itself (growing grapes), the winery
(where they make and process wine), and the commer-
cial side (tasting room, social media, and live entertain-
ment every weekend in the summertime).

“This area was a prime spot for the solar eclipse last
summer, and that was good for business,” Renee noted.
“We threw together a pretty spectacular weekend, throw-
ing an Eclipse Ball with a fully-catered dinner and danc-
ing.”

You can see a film of the event on YouTube: ‘Travel
Does The Heart Good: Total Solar Eclipse’. It was still
referred to as Orlandini at the time, because the Feathers
hadn’t yet changed the signage.

Randy graduated from Wayne City High School in
2000 and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology
from Louisiana State University in 2005. He worked in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana for three years as a loss preven-
tion and safety manager for Lowe’s, but had a change of
heart about his career and in 2008 enrolled in an acceler-
ated pre-med program in Nevis, West Indies.

He graduated from there in 2012 and did his residen-
cy at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, where he
met Renee, who grew up in New Hampshire (she, too,
was a resident). Then in 2016, he completed his Emer-
gency Room Fellowship in Memphis, before they moved
back to Randy’s native southern Illinois.

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Wayne City
Royalty

Royalty at Wayne City Bean
Days included Little Miss Bean
Queen Kynlie Rightnowar and
Miss Bean Queen Reneki Em-
bry (right), who were crowned at
a pageant held September 15th.

Pictured below is their court
(front, from left): Little Misses
Miss Rightnowar; Tessa Miller,
second runner-up, and Char-
lie Loss, Miss Congeniality. In
back, Misses Libby Williams,
Jayden Bailey, second runner-
up, and Miss Congeniality Mick-
enzie Smith. Other “best” win-
ners were (Bean Queen) Leah

Marvel, hair; Alivia Dillman,
eyes; Williams, personality;
Jayla Pendleton, smile; Embry,
dress, and Bailey, interview; and
(Little Miss): Charlotte Chatman,
eyes; Harper Buchanan, hair,

and Tessa Miller, smile.
Photos by Twilla King

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Mt. Erie PTO Auction, 12 Days Of Christmas
Chili Supper Oct. 20th Tickets Now On Sale

The Mt. Erie Elementary PTO will host its annual fund- The FCHS After Prom 12 Days of Christmas Tick-
raising auction Saturday, October 20th at the school. ets are on sale now, with a total of $2,600 to be given
away between December 10th and 21st.
Serving of a chili supper will start at 5 p.m., with the
menu to include chili, hot dogs, chili cheese dogs, pretzels, Money raised will be used to help fund the FCHS
and desserts. The auction will begin at 6 p.m. After Prom celebration.

Giveaways will include 50/50 (tickets available from any Cash awarded will be in amounts of $500, $250,
Mt. Erie Elementary student), theme baskets (tickets sold $200, $150, and $100 depending on the day of the
only at the live auction), and drawing of a bid number for an drawing. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased
Amazon Echo. from FCHS senior parents.

The list of items to be auctioned was not complete by Those selling tickets as of Outlook’s deadline are
Outlook’s deadline, but here are some of them: ten ton of Aimee Zurliene, Alisha Lewis, Amy Pollard, Callie
rock, one pair Fossil sunglasses, Big Splash tickets, Holi- Doty, Carrie Newman, Cheri Norton, Christy Simp-
day World tickets, AMC tickets, Britton’s Bullpen lesson, Pa- son, Cindy Hayes, Daphne Pruitt, and Darrin Rice.
parazzi set, Matilda Jane backpack, handmade quilts, barn
quilt, free DoTerra membership, class projects, hair care/ Also, Heather Newman, Heather Trent, Heidi Hof-
tanning products, tools, home decor, homemade crafts/des- fee, Jamie Kunce, Jamie Walker, Joanna Cline, Kristin
serts, and gift certifi cates to area businesses. Clark, Lachelle Thompson, Loretta Enochs, and Matt
Kinney.
Throughout the event, child care will be provided for K-4
students. Also, Michelle Combs, Mitzie Cantrell, Raychel
Simms, Renee Williams, Rhonda Clark, Sherri Lee,
Funds raised will be used for the students this school Tammy Estes, Tiffany Isle, and Tonya Conrad.
year. Here are some things the PTO provided for students
and staff last year: bought school supplies as well as cook- You can keep up with related news on Facebook:
ies and punch for programs, bussing to Cisne rehab for stu- FCHS 2019 After Prom.
dents to sing Veteran’s Day songs to residents, shirts for
students/staff, took students to the Possum Patch in Olney,
Christmas and Easter gifts for kids, Mommy/Son Game Day,
Daddy/Daughter Dance, helped with fourth grade New Har-
mony trip, all-school trip to Walther’s, blackboard connect to
all families, bussing to visit a petting zoo and to the Char-
lotte’s Web play in Effi ngham, quarterly funding for class-
room purchases, and much more.

CORRECT BEAN DAYS FACEBOOK PAGE

The link to the official pages for Wayne City Bean Days was incor-
rectly listed in last month’s Outlook. Here are the official pages,
which organizers hope to link into a single page in the near future:

w w w.facebook.com / T heOfficialWayneCit yBeanDays /
www.facebook.com/Wayne.City.Bean.Days/

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First UMC To Observe 200 Years Of Methodist Worship

Members of Fairfi eld’s First United Methodist Church, 109 Circuit. In 1843, it was recorded that 23 locations were included
South First Street, will celebrate 200 years of Methodist wor- on the Fairfi eld Circuit. This involved the appointed circuit rider
ship in Wayne County on Sunday, October 14th. preacher to travel not less than 300 miles each month on foot
and horseback to serve and preach to the many small groups
The community is invited to the 10 a.m. worship service of Methodists scattered throughout the countryside.
followed by the dedication of a time capsule and a luncheon.
Bishop Frank J. Beard, presiding Bishop of the Illinois Great The early Methodist Societies were strict and austere. Long
Rivers Conference, will preach during the morning worship ser- sermons were given against, ‘indulging in the drinking habit, sin-
vice. His preaching will remind members of their heritage as ful amusements, timber cutting on government land, defrauding
‘shouting Methodists’. creditors through the use of bankruptcy law (which was new at
the time) and voting immoral men into of fi ce. Preachers were
The luncheon will be catered by Matt Kinney with the menu given an allowance of $100 a year plus another $100 if they
to include pork loin and chicken, cheesy potatoes, corn, green were married, with another small stipend given per child.
beans, salad, rolls, dessert and drink. Cost is $12 per adult
with dinner for children 12-and-under provided by the church. Most circuit riding pastors during this time didn’t live much
Please RSVP for dinner by October 1st to the church offi ce at past the age of 30 due to the harsh and demanding conditions
618-842-2129. of traveling so many miles to care for their fl ocks and reach
First United Methodist Church has its roots intertwined with the lost. Services in the early days of the Fairfi eld community
those of other Methodist congregations throughout the 200 were not held at a regular time, but a bell was rung 30 minutes
years or so of Methodists meeting in the Fairfi eld area. The fi rst ahead of the preacher starting whatever day and time he came
Methodist preacher known to have come to Illinois was Joseph to preach. It was the only means available to get the word out.
Lillard in 1793 and he was possibly the fi rst to preach in Wayne In 1852, the Fairfi eld Circuit had 287 members with 44 of
County. those at Fairfi eld and 42 at Ebenezer (with other small groups
around the county). The log meeting house was used until
Class meetings in homes in Wayne County were known to 1876. The second church building was completed in that year
have gone on in several places years before 1818. The Wayne- on the southeast corner of the intersection of Delaware and
County History of 1884 states: ‘within a few weeks after the South First Street (present location of the Masonic Hall). The
fi rst settlers had come, John Harris, the Methodist circuit rider, cost was over $14,000 for the 101’ x 45’ structure. Sunday
came in 1816 and preached at the home of Alexander Hamil- School was held at 2:30 p.m. The monthly Temperance Union
ton to a congregation of fi ve persons’. History then tells us that meetings were started and held there. Rev. J.A. Baird offered
in 1817, ‘Archy Roberts, a talented local preacher, settled and the following resolution which was adopted by this group: ‘Re-
organized the fi rst Methodist Society at his home’. That same solved: That we will use our infl uence in favor of the execution
year, ‘Daniel McHenry…established preaching at the John Gil- of our excellent temperance law, and against the sale and use
lison family home and the Hugh Stuart home’. of intoxicating drinks as a beverage in our town’.

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Ebenezer, which met in homes until 1840. They built a log build-
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Fairfi eld attempted to build a church house during these early
years, but were unsuccessful until 1851 when they built a 32’
x 45’ building, which was used for about 25 years with more
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Youth/Ladies Wingshooting Clinic In McLeansboro

A free wingshooting clinic is set for Saturday and Sunday,
October 27th-28th at Ten Mile Creek
FWA in McLeansboro for all females
age ten-up (women included) and males
age 10-15.

Supplies are free and will include shotguns,
shotshells, clay targets, traps, clay target throwing
machines, and eye/ear protection. Participants can attend
one day or both (hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), but there is a
limit of 24 people per day, so you need to make a
reservation by calling Jim Eaton at 618-643-2862
(if no answer, leave a message).

The Certified National Sporting Clays Association will pro-
vide instructors, and Trotter Farms will provide free lunch. Spon-
sors are the IDNR, Illinois Conservation Foundation, NWTF,
QUGA, and local and area businesses.

Women’s Conference October 27th In Fairfield
The First General Baptist Church, 1601 West Main run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The $10 donation to attend
Street in Fairfi eld, will host its 9th Annual Women’s Con- includes a soup, salad, and dessert luncheon as well as
ference Saturday, October 27th. gift bags and door prizes. All proceeds will go to the Mid-
west Food Bank and Hope Ministries.
‘Through His Eyes’ is the theme of this year’s event,
with keynote speakers being Ruby McDowell and Melissa If you have any questions, call Shirley Edgington at
Garrison. Valerie Brown and Virginia Witter will lead wor- 842-3980.
ship, and the Peyton sisters will also sing.

Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., with the conference to

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13 God bless the USA. 6 We are blacksmiths.
15 Apple ___ at Geff. 10 We'll set these off.
16 Tasty contest. 11 Bean Days band.
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Continued From Page 22 Meals on Wheels ministry, operating a Mobile Food Pantry for
There were no hymnals in the pews, at first. A good song area residents who are elderly and disabled, reaching out to
leader would sing a line with the congregation singing it after those in financial need (in par tnership with Wabash Area De-
him. In 1877, cards with hymns on them were given out, and in velopment Inc.) and continually seeking to be the hands and
1884 song books became a fixture when new book racks were heart of Jesus to those in need. Bible Studies, children and
placed on the back of the seats. youth ministries, men’s groups and women’s ministries, plus
Sunday School classes for all ages are provided. The church
In 1886, through a donation of land by Robert Hayward, the sponsors and/or assists with other ministries such as the bi-
congregation opened a Methodist college named Hayward Col- annual formal dress giveaway for young women, summer fan
legiate Institute, where Center Street School now stands; it was giveaways, a school supply ministry, and the Twigs summer
destroyed by fire in 1898 after having educated over 10,000 lunch ministry for children.
students. Attempts were made to continue with classes being
held in the church and area homes, but efforts to raise funds to Everyone is invited to the special 200-year service on Oc-
rebuild were unsuccessful. tober 14th. Nursery services will be available during worship.

The identities of circuit riders and preachers in the early Melissa Garrison (teacher) at 6 p.m. Tuesday;
years are not all known. Many were appointed for one year or 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Thursday.
less. But since 1842, church records show that at least 82 have
served the congregation. When the Methodist Church began Oct. 2 & 4: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
using itinerant pastors instead of circuit riders, the length of Oct. 9 & 11: Battling Low Self-Esteem
time pastors have been appointed to the church has increased. Oct. 16 & 18: Who Am I Really
The church has owned and provided a number of parsonages
for pastors and their families since 1855. The Fairfield church’s Oct. 23 & 25: Words Determine Our Future
first woman pastor, Donna Blythe, was appointed in 2014. Oct. 30 & Nov. 1: Going Forward In Victory

In the 1890’s, the Methodist church along with other ALSO STARTING IN OCTOBER
churches in the community operated a mission school on the
west side of Fairfield. A girl named Ellen Moore died at the age * A four-week class on Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m., taught
of seven on Dec. 30th, 1900 after a long illness. During her ill- by Valerie Brown. “Who’s Talking To Me: Learning To
ness, as she watched other children walking to Sunday Schools
on the east side of town, she remarked to her mother: “I wish Hear The Voice Of God Even In The Midst Of Your
I could build them a church.” The idea caught on and dona- Battles” will be taught October 2, 9, 16 & 23.
tions came in. First Methodist helped with the construction of
Fairfield’s second Methodist Church, which formally became a * A four-week class on Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m.,
separate congregation in October 1909. taught by Terra Milner. “Life Changing Principles For
Today’s World” will cover freedom, self-discipline, for-
Throughout its history, the church has provided worship, giveness & surrender & will meet Oct. 3, 10, 17 & 24.
Christian discipleship and leadership in the community. The Also joining us will be Pastor Dean West. Times/
church has changed as the times have changed. Electric lights
were added in 1898. The church grew in membership and the dates TBD. Classes are open for anyone!
need for a larger building was recognized in the 1920’s. The
present sanctuary was completed in March 1924. Grace Sul- Safe Haven, 707 East Main, Fairfield, IL
livan is the only current member who worshiped in the old build- Pastor/Teacher Melissa Garrison, 599-9314
ing. She remembers at the age of seven the church moving to
the new building and sitting with her family throughout her life
in the current structure. The building was built to last 100 years
and has ser ved First UMC well throughout the past 96 years.
The present Educational Building was completed in 1962.

The congregation is known for benevolent acts and leader-
ship in ministries that have served the needs of the commu-
nity. The church has a 50-year history of coordinating the local

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