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Sketching Has Become
A Tool Of Recreation
For Machinist Toombs

Since 1994, the owner of Gordy’s Machine & Gordy Toombs is shown with one of his favorite sketches, of his broth-
Tool in Fairfield has done all kinds of mechanical er, Duaine Toombs of Barnhill.
sketching as part of his business.
Senior Citizens
You might say that the pencil has been the
main tool of his trade. Reservations not Soup Lunch!
necessary, but
But now, it has become his tool of recreation, appreciated! Sunday, April 28
as well. Even when he’s not working, Gordy 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Toombs will sit down to do some recreational Call 673-2131
sketching. Since he first tried his hand at it three Cisne Community Center
years ago, when he was 64 years old, he’s found
that he’s got a knack for it.

“I wanted to sketch and was talking to (local
artist) Jan Kent. She said they had a class at
Frontier College that involved graphic design.
I didn’t know anything besides ‘get your pencil
and start’,” said Toombs. “She taught me about
some of the shading and different methods,
what to look for in a sketch, and how to give it
some background and dimension. These were
all aspects of sketching that I didn’t know.”

The more he did it, the more he liked it. Even
after logging hours in at his business, he found
sketching to be relaxing.

“Whenever I’m sketching, it’s all I think about.
I’m not thinking about the shop. It’s really thera-
peutic; mellows me out,” he said. “Sometimes I’ll
get to doing one and my wife (Diana) will look at
it. I think I’ll throw it in the trash, but she tells me
to keep working on it.

“Sometimes I’ll have a sketch started, and if I
get up at three o’clock in the morning, I’ll sketch
for a couple of hours.”

Kent hasn’t been his only influence along the
way. Another friend, Jane French, used to teach
art.

“I asked her about it and she said ‘what’s the
darkest pencil you’ve got in your set’? I said ‘6’,
and she said I needed to get some 7s, 8s, and
9s. I didn’t even know there was such a thing!”
he grinned. “But they give your picture more
depth and contrast.”

He began to draw faces in 2016—folks like
Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, “freehand stuff,”
he said. “As I look back on them now, I’d like to

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In the image at the left, Brooklyn Hazel of Albion (her mom, Sara, works at the Fairfield Post Office) is pictured showing a
horse. Gordy Toombs’ sketch of the picture is on the right.

Gordy Toombs Sketches For Work And Recreation

Continued From Last Page square, they end up with a complete drawing). Toombs
burn ‘em!” then moved into sketching cartoon characters, then to
more complicated pieces, mostly viewing a picture and
But he kept at it and got better. He began working with sketching the image.
Lucas Gifford (a local artist previously featured in Out-
look), who showed him the grid method (the artist draws “As I progressed, I saw that shading is the key,” said
a grid on a reference photo, then draws the same grid on Toombs, who has done about 300 sketches. “It’s like a
drawing paper. The subject is drawn square by square. magazine where you get two pictures and wonder what
When the artist finishes drawing what appears in each
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Gordy Toombs

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the difference is between them. When I get to the
end, I look at the picture I’m drawing, then the
sketch, and I might notice a line here or a wrinkle
there. When I get all that done, it looks more like
a person.”

The most difficult parts of sketching faces are
the eyes and ears, he said.

“I’ve noticed how everybody’s ears are dif-
ferent. You have to put detail inside the ear,” he
mentioned. “And if you can get the eyes right, the
sketch looks really good.”

He encourages people who are interested in
art to take an art-related class at Frontier to ex-
plore options that are available. Will painting be
your thing? Watercolors? The key is finding what
works for you, he indicated.

“The pencil is for me, I guess due to my trade,
because we’re just so meticulous. When you build
stuff, it’s gotta be right, and with a pencil, I can put
it right on the money.”

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Are You Ready?
Seminar To Help Senior Citizens Adapt To Changes Going Ahead

Are you in your 60s, or in your 50s but close to transi- when it’s appropriate to start using them, etc.
tioning into retirement? Craig Scott, First Christian Church pastor—Service

If so, you may be interested in attending a seminar opportunities churches offer to retirees.
at First Christian Church in Fairfield on Saturday, March Amy Doty and Beth Wilson, Parish nurses—types
30th.
of care, living situations, resources, and more. They will
‘Balancing Life Today With Plans For Tomorrow’ is a also describe the difference between palliative care and
seminar designed to help senior citizens balance smart hospice care as well as the differences between services
decisions today while planning for the future, set up fi- available through assisted living, skilled care, and nursing
nancial and legal plans, and discover services and other home care.
ways to serve others as the years roll on.
Most sessions will last no more than 30 minutes with
The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the the exception of estate planning. That segment will in-
church, located at 100 West Center in Fairfield. It’s free clude an American Nursing Association specialty called
(lunch provided), but you should sign up in advance either FAME (Fellowship of Associates of Medical Evangelism).
online, bit.ly/fccss19, or by calling the church at 842-4311. In this portion, guests will be given a packet they can take
with them, fill out, then return via an appointment to go
The event is being sponsored by First Christian over their questions. Topics covered in the packet will in-
Church in cooperation with the Parish Nurse Program, clude power of attorney, trusts, living wills, etc.
through which registered nurses work within religious or-
ganizations and use their nursing knowledge to help the “They will then have a list of local people they can get
organization’s people address physical, mental, emotion- in touch with to talk to, or they can talk to their own attor-
al, and spiritual health. Parish nurses involved with the ney or financial advisor with this packet of information in
seminar are Amy Doty and Beth Wilson. their hands,” Doty said. “It will act as a guide addressing
their financial needs.
“The seminar will give people the basis for planning,
and will offer things to think about to talk to their family, “There are many considerations—financial, spiritual,
minister, funeral home, whoever they want preparations emotional, and physical—that need to be addressed as
made with,” Doty said. “It will not all be about end-of-life you age. It’s easier to plan these and make sure your fam-
issues, but when a person turns 65 or 70 and retires, they ily understands the plan before it happens.”
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Newman Inks Full Scholarship Deal
To Play Softball For Wabash Valley

With pitching skill ranging from an average 62 mph fast- FCHS senior Chloe Newman’s versatile pitching skills
ball (66 tops) to a 45 mph changeup, Coach Paul Schnarre and powerful punch at the plate have earned her a full schol-
thinks FCHS senior Chloe Newman is a perfect fit for his arship to play softball next season at Wabash Valley College,
NJCAA Division I team at Wabash Valley College. which fields one of the country’s best junior college pro-
grams.
That’s why he gave her a full scholarship to attend
there, winning her services over five other schools that coach. If you aren’t doing something right he will let you
made offers and another half-dozen or so that had asked know, but he will also follow it up with how to fix it,” she
her to visit. added. “He has always told me what I needed to hear,
and there were many times I didn’t want to hear it.
“The offers made were very generous and they all had
strong programs. I didn’t meet a coach or a team that I “I think I have grown a lot as a player because of
wouldn’t have liked working with,” said Newman, who also him. I have a ton of respect for my dad. I’m grateful for
had offers from Missouri Baptist, St. Mary of the Woods, my parents pushing me and for the opportunities they
Lincoln, Parkland, and Olney Central. “But I was probably have given me.”
most excited to hear from Coach Schnarre because I knew
he had a really competitive program and a history of suc- Newman’s accomplishments are a testament of all
cess. He showed interest in me as a pitcher, but also want- her time devoted to the sport. She was All-BDC East as
ed to use me as an everyday player. a freshman, All Conference 1st Team and Lady Mules
MVP last year, and last season put up some stellar num-
“He was interested in me as a hitter, which I was really bers: she hit .434 with five homers, 63 RBIs and a .690
excited about.” slugging percentage for FCHS while her summer work
with Xplosion was equally impressive with a .471 batting
It’s no wonder. Schnarre knew she was a good pitcher, average, two homers, and 20 RBIs.
but last year he watched Newman—then a junior—smack
a homer off Pinckneyville senior Mariah Clark, a Wabash It’s just the kind of success that fits into Schnarre’s
recruit. Continued On Next Page

“She played against one of the area’s better teams 5
when I watched her last year and hit one of our better pitch-
ers,” Schnarre said. “That was a big plus in helping us see
what she can do against good, quality competition.”

Newman started pitching in the summer league at the
age of ten.

“I can’t say that I was good at that point, but I realized
I had a passion for pitching that day. I knew it would take
work, but I wanted to be successful with it,” said Newman,
who played for the Fairfield Force from age ten to 14, and
by the age of 11 was suiting up for the 14-u Diamond Xplo-
sion. Then she moved up to the 18-u league, mostly pitch-
ing but also playing first base and left field.

The daughter of Tommy and Carrie Newman, she has
received most of her instruction from her dad, who assisted
and coached some of her summer league teams then was
the assistant her first year with the Xplosion. He took over
as head coach the last two campaigns.

“When I was younger, he would work with me outside
in the yard and take me out to the diamonds,” Newman re-
called. “We went to a few pitching coaches over the years,
but since I played multiple sports it was hard to find time
to go on a regular basis. He would…help me make adjust-
ments during games. Pitching coaches taught me mechan-
ics, but dad taught me how to pitch; when to throw which
pitch in what situation. He encouraged me to go after bat-
ters and not to ever pitch scared.

“It wasn’t always easy to hear criticism. Anyone that
knows my dad knows he doesn’t sugarcoat, especially as a

Chloe Newman, FCHS senior who has signed a scholarship agreement to play softball at Wabash Valley College next season,
is pictured (back row, center) with her Diamond Xplosion teammates.

Newman Inks Full Scholarship Deal
Continued From Last Page
program. Under his guidance in the and add more movement to her pitches.
last 36 years, Wabash has a 1,363- “It’s a big jump from high school, where you can dominate with a good fast
313 record (51-10 last season), has
won 22 Great Rivers Athletic Con- ball,” Schnarre pointed out. “But at this level you’ve gotta be more strategic in
ference Championships (including what you’re doing, think about the location, keep the hitter off-balance.”
the last three seasons), and has ap-
peared in ten NJCAA Division I Na- Newman is ready for the challenge.
tional Tourneys, finishing seventh in “I feel like I can learn a lot from Coach Schnarre, and Wabash has the kind
2015.
Continued On Page 12
Schnarre’s record ranks #1
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cans (just since 2000). Most of Wa-
bash’s players move on to play at the
next level—a feat he thinks Newman
can accomplish.

“She’s a hard-nosed kid who en-
joys playing softball. I think she has
the ability to play well and excel at our
level,” he said, noting that Newman
already has a good variety of pitches.
“Not many can throw a ball in the 60s,
so that’s a great start. She’s got a lot
of potential to be a very good player;
we just need to refine some things

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Shari (Staley) Gifford is shown (left) riding shotgun with her brother, Ed Staley, in the 1951 Chevy pickup truck that Ed drove
when he was a teenager. She was an eighth grader when this picture was taken in April 1977. At the right, Shari is shown now in
the same truck, which came into the hands of Jim “Jibber” Musgrave, who rebuilt it.

Story About Old Truck, Once Driven
By Brother, Answered Shari’s Prayer

About a month ago, Shari Gifford was going through Gerald Staley, her dad, who had fixed it up for Ed to drive.
a difficult time, missing her folks and her brother, who “February 26th arrives, my brother’s birthday, so I
have passed on.
was thinking about him, remembering fun times and how
It was a typical February day, cold and gloomy, and things would be if he was still here,” Shari said. “The mail
she was recalling the February birthdays of her dad and came and I noticed the Outlook had the story of the lin-
brother that they had celebrated in years gone by. She’d eage of the truck. I took a minute before I started work to
been praying for an encouraging word--then something glance at the article, to see if it was my brother’s truck.
unique happened.
Continued On Page 9
Shari picked up her mail and saw Outlook’s cover sto-
ry about a 1951 Chevy 3100 pickup truck that had come
full circle, back into the hands of Jibber Musgrave, whose
dad Jim, sr. was one of the original owners. She’d seen
the truck being worked on at Jibber’s shop (Jim’s Cus-
tom Automotive in Fairfield) while having her own vehicle
worked on weeks earlier, and thought it looked like one
her brother, Ed, once drove. But could it be the actual
truck?

Then she saw Outlook’s cover story about the truck in
the March issue, which arrived in her mailbox on Febru-
ary 26th. Reading through the chronology of truck own-
ers (Jibber is #9), Shari ran across Owner #7:—the late

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FMH believes that good-quality screening mammog-
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Truck Story Answered Prayer

Continued From Page 7

“So there it was—it was his truck; a fun story about
my dad and brother. I couldn’t believe it!” she said, not-
ing Ed was killed 21 years ago in a motorcycle accident.
“That was divine timing, getting a memory shared about
my brother on his birthday.”

Jibber took her for a 45-minute drive in the truck,
cruising down Memory Lane and through Leo French
Park, where she took laps with Ed when they were kids.
“It was a complete gift of feeling that memory,” Shari said.
“And when I got in the truck, there was Jibber’s old Bible
sitting there on the seat. It was like (the Lord said) ‘I’m
here’. I was on Cloud Nine. I felt blessed beyond mea-
sure! It was an answered prayer. Only God could pull that
off!”

Shari and Ed were very close. “He could give me a
rough time, but no one else could. If somebody bothered
me, they’d have to deal with him,” Shari said. “He was my
protector.”

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A representative from Hot Wheels got in touch with Tim White about creating a mini racer that looks just like his ‘67 Camaro
RS. He’s holding the latest prototype they did (with the hood scoop). “They asked if we wanted the hood scoop steel or with the
blower; we decided to do the blower since that’s what we’re going to be running,” White said. “It’s pretty cool. They’re even doing
the purple roll bars in it.”

Hot Wheels Building Prototype

Of Tim White’s ‘67 Camaro RS
Last summer, Tim White of TLC Performance put having replicas of his hot rod for sale in stores.
his hometown of Fairfield on the map of the street racing In the meantime, the business at TLC Performance
world when he drove his 1967 Camaro RS right onto the
Discovery Channel’s ‘Street Outlaws: Memphis’. has nearly doubled since he got on the show (by the end
of March, he will have appeared on either Street Outlaws:
Now, less than a year later, his impact is significantly Memphis or Street Outlaws No Prep Kings seven times).
greater. His car has a new name (Intimidator), a bigger
engine (2,800 horsepower compared to 1,600 last year), “This time last year we had only one customer keep-
and (get this) a prototype with Hot Wheels. ing us afloat. We lost him, but you know how God closes
one door and opens another? We’ve got like 19 engines
Yes, Hot Wheels is making a version of Intimidator. At we’re working on now,” he said, noting his customers
this point, White has no idea what that will mean for him, are mostly hobby guys building hot rods and race cars.
but a promotor from Hot Wheels approached him, not the “We’ve been astronomically busy working on that stuff
other way around. and trying to work on our car, too.”

“We’re really getting excited,” he said, noting his wife, Look for Intimidator to get even faster this year with
Misty, is by his side in the journey. “They had three guys a new 600 cubic inch Big Block Chevy (blown alcohol
fighting over who would do the prototype. It’s probably 60 injected) engine powering it. The last engine was a little
to 75 percent done right now, and when it is, we’ll find out under 1,000 hp on the motor with two kits of nitrous push-
what it’s going to take to reproduce a bunch of them. We’ll ing it to 1,600.
know then what our next step is.”
“It was a natural progression to our new engine. We
He’s hoping Hot Wheels will come on board as one of just didn’t have the time or the money to put into it (be-
his racing sponsors, but even if they don’t, it’ll be big just
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Tim White’s “Intimidator”

White’s Car In Hot Wheels Spotlight

Continued From Last Page Things have picked up in that department. Suncoast
fore now). We ran the small engine last year to get our Transmissions in Florida has come on board to help White
feet wet and get our foot in the door of the Street Outlaw on the transmission end—an investment of $12,000 to
stuff,” White said. “But our expectations are bigger this $14,000.
year. We’re gonna try to win at least one big race.”
“Before, we were just gonna tear the transmission up
If so, that will go a long way toward pulling in major and hope for the best, and we were good for 1,800 horse-
sponsors. power,” White said. “But now it’ll be good for 3,000.”

“Sponsorship is a tough deal because all the big guys Stay tuned to Outlook for occasional updates about
have the big fish nibbled up,” he observed. “We have to White’s racing.
find somebody to have faith in us to make a positive im-
pact.” Ready for sun season?

Chloe Newman So are we!

Continued From Page 6
of program that I want to be a part of, athletically,” she
said. “My major is undecided, but I want to succeed aca-
demically and train and improve all-around as a player.”

But first things first, like her senior season as a Lady
Mule.

“Our goal as a team is to win conference, win regional,
and make it to state! Personally, I want to be a role model
for future players, on and off the field,” she said. “Being
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respect to each other, and being accountable for your ac-
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Jasper students involved in the production of High School Musical Jr. include (front, from left) Brooke Thomas, Annalise
Mourey, Alexis Cline, Jailyn Gonzales, Kloe Draper, and Rebecca Harwell. Row two, Reily Titzer, Baylee Biggs, Avery Stence,
Caleb Meeks, Jacob Combs, Caleb Caldwell, Sarah Ruhl, Hayden Lingafelter, and Nic Masterson. Row three, Mae Gruen, Ma-
dalynn Edwards, Ella Thompson, Briley Easton, Ella Grace Mayes, Lorann Garrett, and Holt Gilbert. In back, Walker Clevenger,
Jackson Mills, Joshua Basnett, Logan Auvil, Kris Young, Emilee Cline, Kaleb Gonzales, and Dawson Stewart.

Jasper Choir Will Present
Musical At C. P. April 12-13

Jasper Grade School’s junior high choir will present
Disney’s High School Musical Jr., Friday and Saturday,
April 12th and 13th in Fairfield, and it’s open to the public.

Showtime will be at 6:30 p.m. nightly at the CP Church
Christian Life Center. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for
students (kids five-under, free) and can be bought from
any cast member or at the door. Desserts will be available
for a donation.

“Our choir has been working since the end of Febru-
ary to bring to the stage a Junior version of ‘High School
Musical’. This is going to be a fun adaptation of the Dis-
ney Movie that has captured fans for years!,” said Direc-
tor Roberta Biggs.

Continued On Page 16

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Health Department Promotes Protecting
Infants From Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

When the National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) in an iron lung, completely paralyzed. Some people lived
was established in 1994, immunization programs were and learned to walk again with few complications, but oth-
facing significant changes: the nation was in the midst of ers were severely disabled or died from a disease that
a serious measles outbreak and communities across the can now be prevented with vaccinations.
U. S. were seeing decreasing immunization rates among
children. Milestones reached among infants since NIIW was
launched include:
Since then, local and state health departments, na-
tional immunization partners, healthcare professionals, • Vaccines have drastically reduced infant death
community leaders from across the United States, and and disability caused by preventable diseases in the Unit-
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ed States.
have worked together through NIIW to highlight the posi-
tive impact of vaccination in the lives of infants and chil- • Through immunization, infants and children are
dren, and to call attention to immunization achievements. now protected from 14 vaccine-preventable diseases be-
fore the age of two.
As the NIIW marks its 25th anniversary April 27-May
4, the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-pre- • Routine childhood immunization prevents an
ventable diseases continues to be promoted, as they play estimated 381 million illnesses, 24.5 million hospitaliza-
a critical role in promoting overall health and protecting tions, and 855,000 early deaths over the course of their
children, communities, and public health. lifetimes, at a net savings of $360 billion in direct costs
and $1.65 trillion in total societal costs.
Wayne County Health Department Communicable
Disease Nurse Kim Skaggs, RN, BSN noted that, for ex- You can learn more by contacting the Wayne County
ample, there were recent measles outbreaks in Washing- Health Department or by looking up National Infant Im-
ton, New York and a few other states, as well as cases munization Week online through the CDC. In addition,
in Champaign-Urbana, all linked to travelers who brought you can learn about the Wayne County Health Depart-
measles to America from other countries. The people di- ment’s comprehensive immunization program by visiting
agnosed with measles are no longer contagious, but the wchdil.com and clicking on the Immunizations link.
story illustrates how immunizations in the U. S. prevent
such outbreaks from occurring.

“Before the measles vaccination program started in
1963, an estimated three to four million people got mea-
sles each year in the United States,” said Skaggs. “Of
these, approximately 500,000 cases were reported each
year to CDC; of these, 400 to 500 died, 48,000 were hos-
pitalized, and 1,000 developed encephalitis (brain swell-
ing) from measles.”

Another example is that polio has basically been erad-
icated from the U.S.; however, it is still in other countries
and it takes just one person to bring it here. Most people
who contracted polio before the vaccination endured life

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Jasper Jr. High Choir Plans Musical

Continued From Page 13 Caleb Meeks as Ryan Evans.
She said the storyline of the production will be similar Lorann Garrett as Kelsi Neilsen.
to the movie, but in a shorter format. Hayden Lingafelter as James.
“The kids play the same roles and use the same Emilee Cline as Cyndra.
songs, with the addition of a song that is the Broadway Mae Gruen as Susan.
version of the play,” she said. “All the songs are really Briley Easton as Cathy.
catchy and fun.”
It’s been a challenging but fun journey, she indicated. The Brainiacs
“As a group, we are being stretched in so many new Avery Stence as Gabriella Montez.
ways!,” Biggs mentioned. “Kids who never thought they Baylee Biggs as Taylor McKessie.
would have to sing a solo are leading and singing out, Sarah Ruhl as Martha Cox.
whereas kids who have never danced are learning chore- Holt Gilbert as Kratnoff.
ography and having a blast doing it! Caleb Caldwell as Jack Scott.
“The other super part about being in a musical is the
teamwork and accomplishment you feel when it all comes The Skater Dudes
together!” Kris Young as Ripper.
Cast members include: Nic Masterson as Mongo.

The Jocks The Adults
Kaleb Gonzeles as Troy Bolton. Madalynn Stewart as Ms. Darbus.
Reily Titzer as Chad Danforth. Dawson Stewart as Coach Bolton.
Logan Auvil as Zeke Baylor. Kloe Draper as Mrs. Tenny.
Jacob Combs, Holt Gilbert, Ella Thompson, Briley Playing cheerleader roles will be Jailyn Gonzales,

Easton and Emilee Cline as team members. Brooke Thomas, Rebecca Harwell, Annalise Mourey,
Kloe Draper, and Lexi Cline. Lights will be handled by
The Thespians Jackson Mills and Israel Sargent, while the stage crew
Ella Grace Mayes as Sharpay Evans. consists of Walker Clevenger and Josh Basnett.

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Puzzle

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ANGEL
BURIAL
CONQUEROR
CROSS
CRUCIFIXION
DEATH
FAITH
JESUSCHRIST
LAMBOFGOD
MARYMAGDALENE
MOCKED
PASSOVER
PETERANDJOHN
REDEEMER
RESURRECTION
SAVIOR
SCOURGED
SEPULCHRE
SONOFGOD

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The Wayne County Select 8th grade travel basketball team is shown at a tourney in Paducah, Kentucky. The squad includes
(front, from left) Branten Stockton, Chase Smith, Jonny Durham, Grant Hess, and Ashton Hess. In back, Clayten White, Preston
Long, Jaxon Rice, Justin Durham, and Coach Ryan Rice. Not pictured is Russell Best, who was unable to play that day due to an
injury.

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Fairfield Memorial Hospital has been awarded the American College of Radiology Gold Seal of Accreditation in mammog-
raphy. Pictured are the hospital’s board certified mammography technologists (from left) Melinda Bunting, R.T.(R)(M)(RDMS)
(RDCS), Rhonda Grinols, R.T.(R)(M)(CT), and Melanie Perkins, R.T. (R)(M)(CT)(RDMS).

FMH Receives 3D Digital
Mammography Accreditation

Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH) has been awarded
a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as
the result of a recent review by the American College of
Radiology (ACR).

Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that
uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A
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Show April 6 Fairfield Memorial Hospital
(FMH) has donated an Automated
Mammography External Defibrillator (AED) to the
Accreditation Oblong Children’s Christian Home
in Fairfield. The Home is a ministry
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highest level of image quality and pa- of Christ, housing abused and trou-
tient safety. It is awarded only to fa- bled children, providing them with
cilities meeting ACR Practice Guide- a family-style group home. AED’s
lines and Technical Standards after a make it possible for more people
peer-review evaluation by board-cer- to respond to a medical emergency
tified physicians and medical physi- where defibrillation is required. Pic-
cists who are experts in the field. tured with host parents Mark and
Marlene Hunt is FMH Marketing
Image quality, personnel quali- Director Shauna Williams (left).
fications, adequacy of facility equip-
ment, quality control procedures, Fri., April 12 ~ Sat., April 13
and quality assurance programs are
assessed. The findings are reported 6:30 p.m. nightly
to the ACR Committee on Accredi-
tation, which subsequently provides Adults $8
the practice with a comprehensive Students $5
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“(FMH’s) Registered Mammog- Tickets available from any choir
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Radiologists at FMH are dedicated
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FMH Chief Executive Officer Kath-
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Tax: It’s Supposed To Hurt
I’m a bad citizen. I guess I’ve been verbally abusive

to Illinois. I feel horrible, and I’m going to change my be-

havior right now. I’m going to be inclusive, loving, and

supportive of my state. I’m going to celebrate my trans-

common-sense State. Illinois is coming out and wants us

to be proud of its insanity. I can do this.

I’m going to make my state better by doing what I’m

told and giving them all of my money. Correction, I’ll give

the State all of my money after Wal-Mart takes what they The biggest source of income for Illinois is totally
want. neglected. I’m talking about everyone that’s not living or
working in Illinois pays absolutely no Illinois taxes. There
Here’s the deal: Illinois needs to make more money. are literally billions of freeloading non-resident people
They can’t spend less because they don’t want to. That that pay no taxes to Illinois. They’re in the other 49 states,
means they have to make more. It would be too hard to every other country on the planet, and even off of the
have a lot of rummage sales to bring in money. Selling the planet. The tax-avoiding astronauts on the International
capital, Madigan’s Minion’s Mansions, and the governor’s Space Station laugh at Illinois as they fly over it thou-
mansion takes time. That leaves more taxes as the only sands of times without giving us a cent. That has to stop.
way to make more money. The can pay a charge per mile to the “Moon and Stars
Tax”.
The newest way to tax was by charging us for the
miles we drive. The flat rate that was proposed was $450 Continued On Next Page
or so. Sadly, that fell through the cracks and won’t be hap-
pening anytime soon. It’s been replaced by a proposed

plastic bag charge of just one thin nickel per bag. I’m not

sure that’ll work, because at a nickel-a-bag I have about

a million dollars worth of Wal-Mart bags in the kitchen. If

I get to return them like we did with the old soda bottles,

I can put the state under. Maybe the nickel won’t be re-

fundable.

Here at Geezer Rock, we’ve brainstormed and come

up with a few ideas that we feel could really help the State

while being inclusive:

Why not tax the miles we walk? The data’s out there

just waiting to be collected. Many of us have pedometers

on our phones that tax authorities can hack into. If we

get our 10,000 steps a day, we’ll be

healthier and can work more and make

more money. Paying taxes on it should

be no problem. We could call it “The

Healthy Heart-A-Tax”. Get it, Heart-A-

Tax? That’s funny right there.

Grow a garden? Of course you do.

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LIFE MASTERS CELEBRATE—-Clay County Hospital (CCH) Life Masters Club members recently celebrated their three-year club
anniversary. Members celebrated with finger foods and heard a guest speaker, Sally Wilson, RN, who is CCH’s Med Surg Case
Manager. She offered information about CCH’s Swing Bed Program, Discharge Planning, and Medicare benefits. For more in-
formation on the club, which is open to residents over the age of 55, visit www.claycountyhospital.org or call Emily Milner at
618-844-3162. Members meet on the first Thursday of each month in the hospital conference room, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Geezer Rock be able to get the outhouses pumped out at the state
Continued From Last Page parks. The road kill along our highways can finally get
For the ground travelers we can put automated toll a decent burial. Mrs. Teacher can finally get new chalk
booths on every border crossing and on every river. and replace some inkwells.
We’ll have to have a “free” lane for illegal immigrants
because we’re a sanctuary state. Now that I think about While we’re at it, millions of you love the TV shows
it, the illegal, I mean “undocumented” lane needs to give “Chicago Fire”, “Chicago Med” and “Real Imprisoned
money to immigrants. We’ll be more in line with our pri- Governors of Illinois”. You’re all going to pay to unlock
orities. I’m sure they’ll also add a free express abortion the show. Make sure you have a valid credit card num-
lane as well. ber on file for your viewing pleasure.

How will we tax other non-residents? This is how: See, I feel better about the state already. I feel more
we copyright or register the name “Illinois” and images like a loving citizen. You can do it, too. Just think about
of the State of Illinois. Anytime anyone uses anything helping, not hurting. We can get Madigan’s minions to
to do with Illinois, we get a fee. Use a map that shows feel good about themselves. We can celebrate Trans-
a picture of the state? Pay a fee. Have a quarter with common sense and be inclusive of crazy, evil, and
our state on it? You’d better send us a nickel. Googling greedy politicians.
directions that cross, go near, reference, or terminate in
Illinois? Have your credit card or bitcoin ready. I can’t be- Helpful hint: Voting in Illinois: How will you vote after
lieve nobody else has thought of this. It’s genius. Billions you’re dead? Decide now.
and billions of dollars will pour into the state. We’ll even
Email Charlie at [email protected] or write
him at PO Box 378, Norris City, Il 62869. Include the 8%
email tax.

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Jerry Best Is Back Well-known local mechanic Jerry Best is back working on
Under The Hood At cars after recovering from a heart attack that forced him to
Dan’s Modern Auto close his business in 2016.

A well-known Fairfield mechanic who was sidelined
from working on vehicles for a period of time due to a
health issue is back in the shop.

Jerry Best is working in the mornings for Dan’s Mod-
ern Auto, 204 Northeast Second Street in Fairfield. He
hopes to go full-time there soon.

Best was forced to close his business, The Auto
Clinic in Fairfield, after suffering a heart attack in Janu-
ary 2016. He had triple bypass surgery, and after gaining
strength returned to work in the maintenance department
at Xenia Manufacturing—where he remains for the time
being.

In the past several months, Best has been helping
Dan Devous at Dan’s Modern Auto as he has eased back
into the work that he loves.

Best began his career under the hood in the 1970s,
working on cars as a hobby while being employed in the
maintenance department at Champion Lab for over 27
years. In 2004, he operated a Shell station in Fairfield
and worked on vehicles there, then opened The Auto
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How Immunizations Strengthen
Babies, Keep Others From Illness

While babies are born with immune systems that can common in other parts of the world. Even if your family
fight most germs, there are some deadly diseases they does not travel internationally, you could come into con-
can’t handle. That’s why they need vaccines to strength- tact with international travelers anywhere in your commu-
en their immune system. nity.

Not only do vaccines help babies, but by vaccinating Q: Don’t infants have natural immunity? Isn’t natural
healthy individuals, others who can’t get vaccinated (due immunity better than the kind from vaccines?
to being immunocompromised from illnesses like cancer)
are protected. A: Babies may get some temporary immunity (protec-
tion) from mom during the last few weeks of pregnancy,
Vaccines use very small amounts of antigens—parts but only for diseases to which mom is immune. Breast-
of germs that cause the body’s immune system to go to feeding may also protect your baby temporarily from mi-
work—to help a child’s immune system recognize and nor infections, like colds. These antibodies do not last
learn to fight serious diseases. Three decades ago, vac- long, leaving your baby vulnerable to disease. Natural
cines used 3,000 antigens to protect against eight dis- immunity occurs when your child is exposed to a disease
eases by age two; today, vaccines use 305 antigens to and becomes infected. It is true that natural immunity
protect against 14 diseases by age two. usually results in better immunity than vaccination, but
the risks are much greater. A natural chickenpox infection
It’s natural to have questions about your child’s vac- may result in pneumonia, whereas the vaccine might only
cines. Below are answers to common questions to learn cause a sore arm for a couple of days.
more about vaccine safety, the recommended schedule,
how vaccines protect your child from 14 diseases by age Q: Do I have to vaccinate my baby on schedule if I’m
two, and more. breastfeeding him/her?

Q: Are vaccines safe? A: Yes, the immune system is not fully developed at
A: Yes, very safe. The U.S. has the safest vaccine birth, which puts newborns at greater risk for infections.
supply in its history. Millions of children safely receive Babies who are breastfed have a lower risk of ear infec-
vaccines each year. tions, respiratory tract infections, and diarrhea. However,
Q: What are the benefits of vaccines? breast milk does not protect children against all diseases.
A: Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases that
once killed or harmed many infants, children, and adults. Q: I got the whooping cough and flu vaccines during
Without vaccines, your child is at risk for getting seriously my pregnancy. Why does my baby need these vaccines
ill and suffering pain, disability, and even death from dis- too?
eases like measles and whooping cough. The disease-
prevention benefits of getting vaccines are much greater A: The protection (antibodies) you passed to your
than the possible side effects for almost all children. baby before birth will give him/her some early protection
Q: Is there a link between vaccines and autism? against whooping cough and flu. However, these antibod-
A: No. Scientific studies and reviews continue to show ies will only give him/her short-term protection.
no relationship between vaccines and autism.
Q: What do you think of delaying some vaccines or April Topic
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U.S., while other diseases vaccines prevent are no longer
common in this country because of vaccines. However, if
officials stopped vaccinating, the few cases diagnosed in
the U.S. could quickly become hundreds of thousands of
cases. Even though many serious vaccine-preventable
diseases are uncommon in the United States, some are

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