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Fairfield Memorial Hospital will open a Horizon Healthcare clinic in Grayville September 24th.

FMH Will Open Horizon Healthcare
Clinic In Grayville Later This Month

Fairfield Memorial Hospital (FMH) serve,” she added.

has announced the expansion of Ho- The team comprised to care for those who make this their medical home

rizon Healthcare, a primary care prac- includes:

tice, into the community of Grayville.
The office will officially open Sep- Christopher Ballard, MD, DABFP
Dr. Christopher Ballard, a native of Mount Carmel who has been with
tember 24th.
“Living in the healthcare spec- FMH for over ten years, will serve as the Medical Director for the Grayville
trum, we have decided that now is the Clinic. He will also see patients there on a part-time basis, as well as continu-

right time to expand our services in Continued On Page 8

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Myles & Remi Claim Crowns
At Johnsonville Ruritan Days

Winners of the Little Miss & Mister Pageant at Johnsonville Days
were selected in early August.
They were Myles Lane, king, three-year-old son of Denny and
Jessica Lane of Geff, and Remi McCune, queen, eight-year-old
daughter of Aaron and Ivy McCune of Fairfi eld.
Division winners were:
Toddler-3 Girls—Lydia Atwood, three-year-old daughter of Josh
and Whitney Atwood of Mt. Erie, fi rst; Adley Hyder, 14-month-old
daughter of Ronnie and Hannah Hyder of Cisne, second.
Toddler-3 Boys—Myles Lane (king), fi rst; Brandley Jay, two-year-
old son of David and Alicia Jay of Wayne City, second.
Girls 4-6—Abigail Simpson, four-year-old daughter of William
and Ashley Simpson of Fairfi eld, fi rst; Alia Hilderbrand, fi ve-year-old
daughter of Kelsey Hilderbrand and Richard Waldron of Johnsonville,
second.
Boys 4-6—No contestants.
Girls 7-10—Remi McCune (queen), fi rst; Alexia Casolari, eight-
year-old daughter of Rachel and Eric Porter of Johnsonville and A. J.
Casolari of Flora, second.
Boys 7-10—No contestants.

PARADE WINNER——Alijah Tennyson, 16, of Johnsonville, was the overall
winner at the Johnsonville Ruritan Days Parade in early August. Represent-
ing Milner Seed and Agronomics, he dressed up as an ear of corn on a deco-
rated trailer.

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Geff Frontier Days Growing;
Scheduled September 7th-9th

While retaining its unique old- 7 p.m.—Little Miss Frontier Days pageant and Adorable Grandmother

fashioned atmosphere, the Geff Fron- contest.

tier Days is growing.
There have been a few things Saturday, Sept. 8th
added to this year’s event, set for Fri- All day—Sandwiches served in Ruritan Building (hamburgers, hot dogs,
day, September 7th through Sunday, barbecue ham, pie, etc.).
All day—Tractor show (north side of park; White Memorial Trophies to
September 9th. They are:
• Inflatables will be set up for ‘Best Before 1950’ and ‘Best After 1950’).
the kids! They will include an obsta- During the day—Blacksmithing by Marty Ewing and Eldred Simpson.
cle course, slide, and bounce house. 8:30-10 a.m.—Car & truck show registration.
Inflatables will be set up most of the 10 a.m.—Inflatables open.
day Saturday and Sunday afternoon. 10 a.m.—Frog races.
For the price of one arm band, you 10:30 a.m.—Turtle races.
can play both days! Cost for an arm 10:30 a.m.—Diaper derby.
band is $10 at the park, but if you buy 11 a.m.—Sawdust pile.
one early, it’s only $8 (for pre-sale, call 11:30 a.m.—Apple-bobbing.
Noon—Ham & bean feed in Ruritan building.
Sherry Barnfield at 599-6948).
• Most Adorable Grandmother 1 p.m.—Car show awards.
Contest. Handsome young fellas will 2 p.m.—Parade.
escort grandmas to the stage between 3 p.m.—Basketball shoot.
segments of the Little Miss Frontier 4 p.m.—Pedal pull.
Days Pageant. Contestants should 5 p.m.—50/50 drawing.
wear something that reflects their per- 7 p.m.—DJ Bruce Scott.

sonality and will be asked a question Sunday, Sept. 9th
on stage. There’s no age limit or entry 10:30 a.m.—Church in the park featuring Bro. Daniel Lewis, speaker.
fee; the only requirement is that you’re 11:30 a.m.—Chicken dinner served in Ruritan building ($10; includes
a grandma! If you’d like to enter (or en- sides, dessert, drink).
ter your adorable grandmother!), call 1 p.m.—Music (Gruen Vocal Studio, FCHS Show Choir, local praise &
Sherry Barnfield at 599-6948. worship).
• Food vendors are being

booked this year, as well as some
fund-raising food booths. Some of the
treats you can expect to buy will in-

TT Nails & Tanzclude nachos, Italian beef, pulled pork
barbecue, and more.

• Merchandising booths will be

expanded from the park into the Ru-

ritan Building as well as the old town

hall.

Here’s the schedule for Geff Fron-

tier Days:

Friday, Sept. 7th 9-8 Mon.-Fri., 9-6 Sat. ~ 12-5 Sun. (tanning only)
Sandwiches served in Ruritan
building (hamburgers, hot dogs, bar- 3
becue ham).
Afternoon—Blacksmithing by
Marty Ewing and Eldred Simpson.
5 p.m.—Children’s games (sack
races, three-legged races, watermel-
on-eating contest).

Little Miss Geff Candidates

EMERSYN BARBRE, 6 TAYLANN KOVACICH, 7 CHELSEY WILSON, 7 BRISTOL HARVEY, 7
Chad & Jessica Barbre Bryce & Lori Kovacich Tracey & Leslie Wilson Patrick & Jennifer Harvey

MADDELYNN HALL, 8 AVERY CURRY, 7 VADA LAMBERT, 6 CARLYNN SCHAFER, 6

Terry & Julie Hall Brian & Geri Oliver & Justin Curry Shannon & Andrea Lambert Kayla Iverson

Car & Truck Show Set At Geff Frontier Days

The Geff Ruritan Frontier Days Car & Truck Show will 1 p.m. They will include Mayor’s Pick, Ruritan President’s
be held Saturday, September 8th at the Geff Park (west Pick, Fire Chief’s Pick, 1974-Older, and 1975-Newer.
side). Dash plaques will be presented to the first 30 entries.
Entry fee is $10 and registration is from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Proceeds will benefit Ruritan community service proj-
Judging will start at noon with awards to be presented at ects.

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Sports Commission Gets Footing,

Takes Initial Steps Toward Growth
Fairfi eld Attorney Ryan Rice recently announced his der the second tier of the district’s facility rental policy.
vision to make this area a hub for the travel ball circuit. • An agreement facilitated by Williams to Park
His reason: local kids have been going out-of-town to
play travel ball for years, and since it has been so suc- Board President Jay Fyie to develop a fi eld usage policy/
cessful (and lucrative) for other communities, why not procedure for utilizing the newly-remodeled Veteran’s
utilize local athletic facilities to bring out-of-town teams Field (formerly known as the Lakeside Park diamond).
here? Podolsky brought thoughts to the table that involved
Well, his vision has caught fi re. While still in its infancy, his work in redeveloping Atkinson Forest. In addition,
the Greater Fair fi eld Area Sports Commission (GFASC) these committees were established:
has taken shape, with some of the community’s most no-
table movers and shakers having gotten on board. Baseball—Carter, Gilbert, Rush.
Boys basketball—Gifford, Newman, Rice.
Rice has accepted the president’s role on the Com- Girls basketball—Halbert, Kent, Newman, Rice, Rob-
mission and is joined on the Board by Carrie Halbert, vice bins.
president; Jonathan Farmer, treasurer; Luke Harl, secre- Volleyball—Conard, Harl, Robbins.
tary; Andrew Gifford, Bryan Williams, Chris Conard, Dana Softball—Harl, Newman, Rice.
Wilson, Fred Gilbert, Jeremy Carter, Kristi Hornung, Mike Marketing—Gifford, Harl, Wilson.
Podolsky, Paul Stauder, Ralph Barbre, Shaun Rush, Sta- Community relations—Barbre, Halbert, Hornung, Wil-
ci Robbins, Tommy Kent, and Tommy Newman. liams.
“There is a gross under-utilization of our facilities in Recreation and beautifi cation—Podolsky, Stauder,
a town that desperately needs commerce. We can use Wilson.
what we already have to bring people into our communi- Finance/fund-raising—Conard, Farmer, Rice.
ty,” Rice told Outlook in March. “This will not cost a lot of
money, but will make a lot of money.” 5
Nationwide, kids sports leagues have turned into
a $15 billion industry. There were over 3,100 Exposure
events held this past spring and summer, and that’s just
for travel basketball. Many organizations hold tourneys
year-around in several sports, drawing tens of thousands
of par ticipants and multiple more family members, fans,
and college coaches, who often recruit from the travel
circuit.

When the local Commission met recently, members
heard a presentation from Brandon Benton, head coach
of the Frontier College baseball team. He spoke about
scheduling showcases with colleges and club/legion tour-
neys, as well as facility rental (of FNB Field on the Fron-
tier campus).
“Brandon said that there will not be an issue with us-
ing FNB Field, (although) there is a facility rental usage
fee for the baseball fi eld,” Rice said, adding that Benton
recommended that the Commission research the story of
Franklin, Texas, which converted its dying community into
an active sports town.
As of Outlook’s deadline, the following agreements
were in motion, but had not yet been approved by their
respective boards of directors:
• An agreement facilitated by Conard to Dr. E.
Scott England, Superintendent of Fairfi eld Public School
District, to utilize Center Street Grade School’s facility un-

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Fairfield Prepped For 50th Annual
Fall Fun Fest September 12th-15th

This year marks the Golden Anniversary of the Fairfi eld
Fall Fun Fest, as the 50th annual event will run Wednesday,
September 12th through Saturday, September 15th in down-
town Fairfi eld.

You can celebrate by purchasing a 50th anniversary t-
shirt, but the deadline to order is September 4th! Pricing starts
at 12 bucks and it must be paid at the time of the order. You
can pick up order forms at the Wayne County Press, Carnaby
Square, and Fairfi eld Printing & Graphics.

As usual, a great lineup of entertainment and attractions

has been scheduled. Highlights include Church Night, the Miss

Fall Fun Fest Pageant, concerts, contests, food, rides, crafts

and much more! Those who have planned the Fest are com-

mittee members Stan Garner, JoAn Sons, Brad Jesop, Christy

Pearce, Vickie Leonard, Kristi Hornung, Amy Vaughan, Libby

Lingafelter, Chasity Fry, and Elizabeth Gonzalez.

New events to this year’s slate include a talent show and a

fi shing tourney, both for youth. Here’s the design for this year’s Fall Fun Fest t-shirt.
Some details may not have been fi nalized before Outlook’s Deadline to order a shirt is September 4th.
deadline, so if you don’t fi nd the information you’re looking for

in this issue, check out the Facebook page: Fairfi eld’s Annual 6:30-7:30 p.m.—Roasted Chestnuts perform
Fall Fun Fest.
(main stage).

Wed., Sept. 12th 8 p.m.—Miss Fall Fun Fest (main stage).

6:30 p.m.— Gospel night featuring music by local church Fri., Sept. 14th
groups and a message by Pastor Chris Vandergraph of the
Church of God (entertainment tent). 9:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.—Tech fest for Wayne Coun-
ty fi fth graders.
6-8 p.m.—John Spicer performs (main stage).

Thurs., Sept. 13th 6:30 p.m.—Gruen Vocal Studio performs (enter-
tainment tent).
9:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m.—Tech fest for Wayne County fi fth 8-10:30 p.m.—Van-Dells perform (main stage).
graders.

4:30 p.m.—5K run/walk registration (corner of Court & Sat., Sept. 15th

Fourth streets). 7 a.m.—Yoga in the Park (Leo French Park am-
6 p.m.—5K run/walk (corner of Court & Fourth streets; phitheater).
awards after). 7-10 a.m.—Fishin’ at the Fall Fun Fest (Leo
6:30 p.m.—Prince & princess contest (entertainment tent).
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Horizon Healthcare, Grayville Clinic

Continued From Page 1 Marisa Wood
ing to see patients in the Fairfield office. A native of Grayville, Marisa Wood will serve as the
Registration Clerk/Phlebotomist at the clinic. By having
Sherry Funkhouser, PA a Phlebotomist on staff, patients will be able to have lab
Sherry Funkhouser will be the Physician Assistant at work drawn at the Grayville Clinic. This service will be
the new clinic. She studied Athletic Training and Health open to anyone with a physician order for lab work, not
Education at Eastern Illinois University. Her goals are to just patients being seen in the Grayville Medical Clinic.
work in a family practice setting and incorporate educa-
tion into her medical efforts. Hollie Barrett, RN, BSN,
Director of Physician Practice
Kayla Bell, PA-C Hollie Barrett, RN, BSN, has worked at FMH for sev-
Kayla Bell is a physician assistant who sees patients en years. She has been part of the Horizon Healthcare
of all ages. She will work part-time in the Grayville of- team since 2011 and has been in management there
fice. She graduated Cum Laude from the PA Program at since 2013. With nearly eight years of nursing experi-
SIU-C in 2004 and joined Horizon Healthcare in 2011, ence and five years of nurse management experience,
bringing years of clinical practice with experience in the she now serves as Director of Physician Practice, leading
pediatric, orthopedic and emergency departments. Bell, and directing the management of business and nursing
who grew up in Grayville, resides in Albion with her hus- at Horizon. She collaborates with medical providers in or-
band, Joshua, and children Rosen and Holland. der to maintain an efficient, welcoming atmosphere for
patients, and deliver the best medical care possible. Bar-
Misty Stone, RN rett is also experienced with the Patient Centered Medi-
Misty Stone will serve as the RN at the Grayville Med- cal Home (PCMH) program, and led the clinic to achieve
ical Clinic. She has been a nurse for over 15 years and is PCMH recognition by the National Committee of Quality
ACLS- and PALS-certified. She will assist patients with Assurance (NCQA) in Februar y 2018. Her of fice will re-
medication questions and refills, referrals, and nurse visit main at Horizon’s main campus in Fair field, but she will
injections for allergies, vaccinations and more. work closely with the Grayville team.

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Miss Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Candidates

Fifteen beauties are planning to seek the Miss Fall Fun
Fest crown in a pageant to be held on the main stage in
downtown Fair field Thursday, September 13th, star ting at 8
p.m.
The retiring queen is Abbigail White, daughter of Rick and
Sara White. A junior at FCHS, Abbigail is a member of Stu-
dent Council, the varsity tennis team, FCA, and Yearbook
Production. She’s also a model at Gray Area and enjoys vol-
unteering at Kingdom Kids and singing at the Fairfield C. P.
Church.
After high school, Abbigail plans to pursue a degree in
Special Education and become a youth leader in a local
church.
Here are this year’s candidates, listed in order of appear-
ance (based on number they drew). All are students at FCHS:

Aaliyah Turner, 16, jr.
Aaliyah has brown hair and blue eyes and stands 5-3.
She’s a member of the ‘Be the Change’ club and is part of
the youth group at First Christian Church. She is a Humane
Society volunteer, and this year her family is hosting a foreign
exchange student—a girl from Germany. Aaliyah wants to
become a photographer with her own studio.

Kayli Kohn, 15, so. Retiring Miss Abbigail White
Kayli’s parents are Jessica and Stephen Vaughan and
Jeremy and Andrea Kohn. She is 5-8 with brown hair and
hazel eyes. At school, she’s involved in FCCLA and Art Club.
Kayli is considering attending Greenville College to study
Psychology.

Continued On Next Page

Aaliyah Turner Kayli Kohn Kylee Young 9

Miss Fun Fest Pageant September 13thMaddison Oliver
Alexia Gonzalez Shelby Shelton

Continued From Last Page school, then plans to attend USI to study Psychology.

Kylee Young, 15, so. Shelby Shelton, 15, fr.
The daughter of Angel Wyatt, The daughter of Fred and Jacque Shelton, Shelby is 5-7 with light brown
Kylee is 5-9 and has blonde hair and hair and hazel eyes. She hopes to someday become a Veterinarian.
blue eyes. She’s a member of FC-

CLA, Beta Club, and History Club. Lenze Lane, 16, jr.

After high school, she plans to study Lenze is 5-7 with blonde hair and brown eyes. At school, she’s a cheer-

Cosmetology. Continued On Next Page

Maddison Oliver, 15, fr.
Maddison is 5-3 and has blonde
hair and blue/green eyes. She’s an
FCHS cheerleader and is a member
of the Move Ministries Youth Group
and the Diamond Explosion travel
softball team. She plans to be quite
active in school, and hopes someday
to attend college in Florida and play
softball. Her parents are Tony and
Jessica Oliver.

Alexia Gonzalez, 16, jr. Lenze Lane Addison Seifert
Alexia’s folks are Rafael and Eliz-
abeth Gonzalez and Amber and Mark
Tew. She’s 5 -2 with brown hair/eyes.
She’s involved in music and scholas-
tic bowl at FCHS. Alexia volunteers at
the Humane Society and is enrolled
in courses at Frontier College. She in-
tends to have her Associate’s Degree
by the time she graduates from high

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Savanna Neuman Karlie Taylor Cadie Devous
To Crown Miss Fairfield Fall Fun Fest

Continued From Last Page sic department puts on. Karlie volunteers at the Humane
leader, volunteer office worker, class secretary, and a Society, and attends Bethel United Methodist Church.
member of FBLA. She also volunteers at Kiddie Kollege’s She plans to attend Frontier College then transfer to a
Family Literacy Fest and Family Fun Nights, and works four-year university. Her parents are Jala Taylor and Ken
at Studio H, helping kids learn to tumble and cheer. She Taylor.
plans to attend Frontier College, become an RN, and lat-
er become a Neonatal Nurse. Cadie Devous, 16, jr.
Cadie’s parents are Dan and Kathy Devous. She is
Addison Seifert, 17, sr.
Addison’s parents are Jamie and Bobby Walker and 5 -2 and has blonde hair and green eyes. She’s a mem-
ber of FBLA, FFA, FCLA, ‘Be the Change’, and Student
Jason and Nikki McKitrick. She is 5-6 with blonde hair Council. In addition, she’s a cheerleader, a Humane So-
and blue eyes. Her activities include FFA (Sentinel), class ciety volunteer, takes Honors classes, and works at Mc-
treasurer, golf, honors classes, baton, Studio H dance Donald’s. She plans to attend college and become a Der-
instructor, National Honor Society, baseball manager, matologist.
and S & K Fitness Instructor. She also works at Farm-
ers Packing and is a model for Gray Area Boutique. She Jaylee Vaughan, 16, jr.
hopes to earn a golf scholarship and wants to major in Ag The daughter of Josh and Patty Vaughan, Jaylee is
Engineering in college. 5 - 4 with brown hair/eyes. She is a cheerleader who en-
joys babysitting her nieces and nephew, modeling at Gray
Savanna Neuman, 17, sr. Area, and working at her family’s business, Vaughan’s
The daughter of Shane and Heather Neuman, Savan- Diesel Repair. She plans to attend Frontier College and
eventually become a Pediatric Nurse.
na is involved in Show Choir, FCCLA, FBLA, First Chris-
tian Church Youth Group, Scholastic Society, and Math Chandra Lee, 16, jr.
Club. The hazel-eyed brunette plans to attend SIU-C and Chandra is 5-4 with chestnut brown hair and green
become a Counselor. eyes. She is involved in FCCLA, cheerleading, choir, pag-
eants, modeling, and youth group, and enjoys photogra-
Karlie Taylor, 16, jr. phy. The daughter of Shawna Naney and Tonie Lee, Jr.,
Karlie is 5-9 with brown hair and green eyes. She’s a she intends to earn a degree in Cosmetology.

member of the Math Team, Math Club, Scholar Bowl, and Continued On Next Page
Show Choir, and is involved in everything the FCHS mu-
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New To Fun Fest: Jaylee Vaughan Chandra Lee
Youth Talent Show
Mikinsi Noble Torrence Garrison
A new event has been
added to the Fairfield Fall Fun Miss Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Hopefuls
Fest: a talent show for people
between the ages of six and Continued From Last Page
Mikinsi Noble, 15, so.
18 years old. Mikinsi’s parents are Debbie McDaniel and Troy Noble. She is 5-5 with
The contest will be held at 1 brown-to-blonde/amber hair and green eyes. She’s involved in ‘Be the Change’
p.m. Saturday, September 15th and FCCLA, and plans to pursue a career in Visual Arts.
at the Entertainment Tent. Cash
prizes will be awarded to first Torrence Garrison, 17, sr.
and second place finishers in Torrence is 5-6 with dirty-blonde hair and green/blue eyes. She is involved
each age group (6-12 and 13-18); in ‘Be the Change’, FCA, and the Canaan Bridge youth group, dances at Studio
judges will be from out-of-town. H, and works at Kingdom Kids. The daughter of Jason and Amy Meeks, she
The Talent Show is open to plans to study Photography after high school.
soloists, duets, trios, or groups.
All types of talent are welcome:
singers, dancers, musicians,

and more!
You can download an entry
form from the ‘Fairfield’s Annual
Fall Fun Fest’ Facebook page
or pick one up at the Chamber
office. You may also sign up by
calling Elizabeth Gonzalez at
812-483-3608 or by sending her
a private message via Facebook.
There’s no entry fee, but
you must be signed up before
5 p.m. Wednesday, September
12th. Also, if you will be utilizing
backup music, Elizabeth will
need your music ahead of time.

Miss Fun Fest
Photos By

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Gospel

At The
Fun Fest

The Peyton Sisters
(right) of Enfield and The
Bradshaws of Carmi (below)
will each bring a Gospel
concert to the Fairfield Fall
Fun Fest Saturday, Septem-
ber 15th, performing on the
same stage under the En-
tertainment Tent. The music
will start at 6:30 p.m.
Riley Peyton, 15, and
her sister Rachael, 13,
have been gaining notori-
ety since they started sing-
ing together nine years ago.
They are regulars with Mark
Lowery and The Gaithers,
and recently performed at
Kingdom Bound in New
York, with artists including
TobyMac, Mandisa, for King
& Country, We Are Messen-
gers, and more.
The Bradshaws are a
veteran quartet out of Carmi
whose influences include
The Cathedrals, The Per-
rys, Gold City, Greater Vi-
sion, Kingdom Heirs, Trum-
phant Quartet, and The
Bradshaw Brothers & Don.

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50th Fairf ield Fall Fun Fest Slate
Continued From Page 7 3:30 p.m.—Outrageous Dog Contest registration
(main stage).
French Park lake). Age brackets 5-8, 9-12, 13-16. 4 p.m.—Outrageous Dog Contest (main stage).
7 a.m.—Rib cook-off signup (lot east of post offi ce). 6-8 p.m.—Arview On Country performs (main stage).
7-10 a.m.—Community breakfast (Masonic Lodge). 6:30 p.m.—Gospel music by The Peyton Sisters and
9 a.m.—Classic Car Show registration (Lemond’s The Bradshaws (entertainment tent).
Chrysler west lot). 6:30 p.m.—Chuck-A-Duck (lot east of post offi ce).
9:15 a.m.—Jonathan Lee Memorial Kiddie Parade 8-10 p.m.—The Hootz perform (main stage).
registration (North Side School).
10 a.m.—Kiddie Parade (North Side School to Hi-
Rise).
10 a.m.-2 p.m.—Hanna House Museum open (corner
of First and Center streets).
11:30 a.m.—Cornhole Tourney registration (lot east
of post offi ce).
Noon—Cornhole Tourney (lot east of post offi ce).
1 p.m.—Classic Car Show awards (Lemond’s Chrys-
ler west lots).
1 p.m.—Fairfi eld’s Got Talent (youth talent contest,
entertainment tent).
2 p.m.—Kiddie Tractor Pull (FNB drive-through).

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The Hootz will bring their fun, energetic act to the
Fairfi eld Fall Fun Fest Saturday, September 15th,

taking the main stage from 8 to 10 p.m.

Have Opened For Major Acts

The Hootz At Fun Fest Sept. 15th

A Nashville, Tennessee band that while ‘Angel-LA’ plays bass and also sings lead. ‘Johnny Blossom’ is on fi ddle,
has accompanied some of the music mandolin and occasionally the spoons, and ‘J-Bone’ keeps pace at the drums
industry’s biggest stars will close the and adds to the visual aspect of their show with his specially-designed elec-
Fairfi eld Fall Fun Fest with a concert tronic drum kit with lasers.
on the main stage Saturday, Septem-
ber 15th, 8-10 p.m.
The Hootz will offer a high-energy
performance composed of a unique
blend of rock, pop, country, western
and hip-hop. They describe their mu-
sic as modern, fun country/rock.
Currently on their ‘World of Fun’
tour, The Hootz—who moved to Mu-
sic City after starting out in New
York—have performed in Tennessee,
Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylva-
nia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas,
Michigan, Oklahoma, New York and
Florida, and that tour slate is grow-
ing. They’ve opened for a wide range
of artists including Carrie Underwood,
Brad Paisley and Bret Michaels, for-
mer lead singer of Poison.
The group is led by the husband/
wife duo of Luke and Ange Marino.
‘Mr. Luke’ plays guitars and sings lead

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Van-Dells Bringing 50’s-60’s Show To Fun Fest

Since 1974, the Van-

Dells have been enter-

taining audiences across

the country with what

has become the nation’s

#1-rated 1950’s and

60’s rock-and-roll show,

and they’re bringing that

show to the Fair fi eld Fall

Fun Fest!

The Van-Dells—

whose show is a mix

of The Three Stooges

meets Danny & The Ju-

niors meets The Beach

Boys—will perform on

the main stage Friday,

September 14th, 8 to

10:30 p.m.

“We have a fi ve piece

band backing us, and our

shows are broken into

segments like a two-act

play. In our fi rst show, we

take on the personas of

the fi nal graduating class The Van-Dells will bring comedy, choreography, and hit songs from the 50’s and 60’s to the Fair-
of Van-Dell High School field Fall Fun Fest September 14th. Frontmen for the group are (from left) Steve Ricks, Stacy Todd,
(1958). Dressed in letter and Mark Barnett.
sweaters, we combine

comedy with songs from the Rock and an Elvis tribute.
Roll era of the 50’s,” said Stacy ‘Duke’ The trio’s band included Jeff Stevens, guitar/voicals; Cody Campbell,
Todd, an original member of the group. keyboards; Matt Gandenberger, bass, and Josh Kline, sax. Kasey and Kyle
“In our second show, we take the au- Todd share drumming/vocal duties.
dience on a nostalgic trip through the

Glitter and Gold period that made the

60’s famous.”

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16

Multi-Talented
John Spicer &
Band Will Play
Fairf ield Fest

Hailing from Patoka, John

Spicer couldn’t be more country

than he already is.

Loves huntin’, fi shin’, and

baseball (even played for Patoka’s

IHSA Class 1A Sectional Champs

in 2010).

But this ordinary country boy

becomes extraordinary when

it comes to music. He took up

stringed instruments when he was

four years old, and by age 13 he

was profi cient at guitar, bass, do-

bro, and mandolin, and was so

good at banjo that he was teaching

it at MacDaddy’s Music in Salem.

Spicer and his band, the

Fightin’ Side, will bring their mid-

west-based country/rock music to John Spicer, who has churned out a #1 Independent Country song, will take to the
Fairfi eld Fall Fun Fest’s main stage Fairfield Fall Fun Fest spotlight with his band September 14th.
from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, September
major infl uence on the modern country songs he writes and produces today.
14th.
He sings, writes, plays, and Spicer’s fi rst single, ‘Pretty Good At Loving You’, went to #1 on the Indepen-
produces music, and has made dent Country Music charts. His album, ‘Crossing Over’, is for sale at all major
a living doing it since he was 17. online stores including iTunes and Amazon.
Spicer has done sessions and/or The band includes some of the most sought-after musicians in Southern Il-
played with legendary artists from linois. Spicer (guitar/vocals) is joined by Dug Drenckpohl (guitar/vocals), Nick Sz-
Los Angeles to Nashville, includ- wedo (keyboards/vocals), Adam Burtch (bass/vocals), and Dave Weidenhoffer
ing George Clinton (Parliament (drums/percussion). They are currently working on their fi rst group studio project,
Funkadelics), Mark Farner (Grand recording a mix of traditional and modern country paired with southern rock and
Funk Railroad), Merle Haggard, blues.
and more. By the age of nine, he Established in late 2016, the band has opened for Lee Brice, Easton Corbin,
was playing banjo with some of the Blackhawk, and Gary Allan. They’ve played venues throughout the Midwest and
nation’s top bluegrass musicians East Coast and currently perform around the Southern Illinois and St. Louis ar-
and considers his country roots a eas, with plans to expand regionally through 2018-19.

17

Arview On Country
To Play At Fun Fest

A family whose musical heritage
spans four generations will perform at
the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest Saturday,
September 15th.
‘Arview On Country’ will play at
the main stage from 6 to 8 p.m., per-
forming classic country, some classic
rock, and Gospel music.

The family’s musical roots can be

traced back to its patriarch, Cecil Ar- Arview On Country will perform at the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest from 6 to 8 p.m.

view, who worked in the Chicago area Saturday, September 15th. Band members are (from left) Joe Arview, Jay Arview,
during the late 1920s. When work be- Sarah Arview, Jeff Stoffell, and Shannon Arview. Not pictured is Mike Arview.
came scarce, he took a job as

a musician for gangster Al Ca-

pone, but after Capone’s con-

viction in 1931, Cecil—who had

just become a dad—moved his

family back to Southern Illinois.

In the years to come, near-

ly all of Cecil’s children learned

to play instruments and sing,

and it became common for the

neighbors to come by to sit

on the porch and listen to the

Arview family play. His chil-

dren passed the heritage on to

theirs, and now the fourth gen-

eration is also taking up music.

Leading ‘Arview on Coun-
try’ is Joe Arview, who began
playing country music in clubs
around Southern Illinois when
he was 15, gaining a reputation
as a lead guitar player. In 1984,
after placing his faith in Jesus
Christ, he discovered he had a
knack for singing and songwrit-
ing.
In 1993, when he was 30
years old, Joe began to preach
and over time has fulfilled roles
as an Associate Pastor, Interim
Pastor, and Senior Pastor.

Arview has preformed at
the Illinois State Fair, DuQuoin
State Fair, Troubadour Theatre
(Nashville, Tenn.), Circle Cross
Rodeo (AgriCenter Showplace
Arena in Memphis), ‘Conquer-
ing the Beast’ Pro Bull Riding
League (DuQuoin), several
NASCAR events, festivals, and
of course. churches.

18

Dreith Brings A Fresh, But Nostalgic

View To The Hill As Radio Station GM
The way Mike Dreith sees it, you some-

times have to reach into the old stuff to come

up with something new.

That’s one of his platforms now as the

General Manager at WFIW Radio on Rt. 15,

east of Fairfield. Or, as some of the veteran

journalists call it, the hill. “While I can give a

fresh look to where the station has been over

the last five years,” he said, “the key is to re-

touch some of the chords that made it so pop-

ular over the last 50 years.”

Dreith’s hiring over Memorial Day Week-

end put him back where he started his career

in the early 1980s, but more on that later. His

hiring by The Original Company—which has

owned the station for the last five years—

came after he moved back to Fairfield from

St. Louis. He was at a Rotary meeting when

his good friend, former radio station owner

Dave Land, asked him what he planned to do.

“I said ‘I think I’d do a pretty good job of

managing the radio station’.”

And that was that. Land texted the owner,

Mark Lange, and within ten minutes, Dreith’s

first meeting with Lange was scheduled. They

met in Vincennes, Indiana, where The Origi-

nal Company is headquartered, and it went

so well that Lange invited him back to meet

his wife and kids. After the third meeting, they

sealed the deal. Mike Dreith, named General Manager at WFIW in late May, has insti-
“I wanted control of programming, sales, tuted some changes on the hill.
and the four radio signals,” Dreith said, re-

ferring to AM 1390 and its duplicated signal the first month, but news director, as well,” Dreith said. “There couldn’t

at 103.3 FM, WOKZ 105.9, and the flagship have been a better thing to happen; no disrespect to Len, but it forced

station, WFIW 104.9. “He agreed to those me to reach out, meet people, and deal with perceptions of the radio

terms.” station immediately. It was a crash course, and for that, I’m grateful.”

Dreith came to the station about six Dreith learned that some serious changes had to be made, and

months after the community was surprised at fast.

a parting-of-ways between the station own- “We needed to reconnect with the community, and focus on news

er and veteran sports/morning show broad- and sports, and while I don’t think we could ever replicate the original

caster, Bruce Dickey (and his wife, Dodie, a humor of the past that was on the radio station, we could become

veteran sales rep). There was even an online interesting,” he said. “And I thought if we were interesting in our pro-

petition to bring Bruce back, with about 450 gramming, we would bring people back.

signatures, but it didn’t happen. “Everything revolves around news, and if we’re good with the

When Dreith came on board, another news, everything will fall into place.”

popular voice split from the hill: veteran news- Immediately, Dreith vowed to update news three times daily, which

man Len Wells. Contrary to reports, Dreith has drawn more listeners as well as website traffic. If news happened

said that Wells wasn’t fired, but chose to on a Saturday morning, he reasoned, he didn’t want to wait ’til Monday

leave after they could not agree on terms of to have it ready for public consumption.

his employment under Dreith’s management. He still had help from veterans Mark Turner, Derek Dunn, and Tom

“That led me to not only being the GM for Continued On Next Page 19

New GM Brings Renewal To WFIW Radio
Continued From Last Page Saturday Morning Sports Talk. This will include in-
Lavine (“there’s nothing about the station that Tom terviews recorded from the previous night’s action, but
doesn’t understand, and that makes him incredibly valu- will be hosted live in the studio. “It could go as long as
able,” Dreith said). But, pulling multiple duties early, he an hour,” Dreith said. “We will focus on Fairfield and Ed-
had his hands full. Lucky for him, he was able to snag wards County in football, then in basketball we will cover
Jeff Vaughan, former Outlook TV broadcaster who had Cisne, Wayne City, Fairfield, and Edwards County. And,
recently left Outlook to join the Wayne County Press. He for example, if we play Carmi, we may talk to Carmi’s
went to WFIW a month or so ago. broadcaster to get their perspective as to what’s going
“We were fortunate to be able to attract a very tal- on.”
ented young man to write and read our news, that being
Jef f Vaughan. That was a big score early for us,” Dreith Mystery Voice. This was a popular program back in
said. the days of the late Gil Wallace, and it’s been resurrected.
With Vaughan’s arrival, the station brought not only a This show was due to start in late August, and gives lis-
news man to the crew, but a 1-2 punch to sports broad- teners a chance to “guess who they think the voice be-
casting. Well, make that 1-2-3. longs to,” often for a prize.
“Mark stepped in during the middle of basketball last
season (after Dickey’s departure). I listened to him on Sports Instant Replay. On Tuesdays starting after
weekends, and I thought he did a remarkable job,” Dreith the first football game, this will be a re-broadcast of an ex-
said. “We have teamed him with Jeff; they will take turns citing/significant play using audio from the station’s play-
doing play-by-play during the course of football and bas- by-play broadcast.
ketball, and we will also have a sideline reporter, Rob Lin- In addition, Dreith is working toward making the 6-9
gafelter, with a wireless mic. a.m. time slot just talk and entertainment Monday through
“You’ve got a great product there (in Mules football),” Friday; no music.
he noted. “They were 9-0 last year, so you’d better do it Mike Dreith grew up in Bethalto and graduated with
right.” an Associate’s Degree in Radio and Broadcasting from
Dave Rigg, who for years hasn’t called Edwards Lewis & Clark Community College. His first paying job
County sports for the station, has returned to do so.
Here are some other new things they’ve been broad- Continued On Page 26
casting (everything is podcast, also):
• Morning Coffee from 8 to 9 a.m. Dreith and Turn- Open At LeMond Chevrolet
er host people from the community for “coffee table” style
chats. *Oil & filter changes
• Community Connection, hosted by Lavine, airs
Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 8 a.m. on AM 1390 *Tire rotation w/ brake
and FM 103.3. inspection
• Dreith’s daily commentary, ‘Talk Isn’t Always
Cheap’, which runs at 7:10 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. daily and *Multi-point checkup
averages 1,000 hits a day on the WFIW website.
But that’s just a drop in the bucket. Here are some of *Wiper blade
the things on the way (soon, if not already implemented): replacement

Beefing Up Social Media. “Derek Dunn is home- *Battery test
grown, and what he’s done on social media is incredible.
We have over 10,000 likes on Facebook and it’s all be- SERVICE See me, Jay Hiett at...
cause of the work Derek has done. The company uses AVAILABLE
him as the example of how to use social media,” Dreith 8-5 Mon.-Fri. LeMond Chevrolet
said, adding the headline page on the website was get- 7:30-2 Sat. 412 E. Main
ting 20,000 hits a day, but will grow a ton since they’ve Fairfield, Illinois
started updating news thrice daily. “And it’s amazing the No Appointment 842-2147
amount of news tips Derek comes up with. Needed!
“He brings people to the radio station from the web
page,” Dreith said. “I always thought it was the other way
around.”
If you don’t catch the special programming ‘live’, you
can find it on the website and listen later.

20

FCHS Graduates Break State,
National Powerlifting Records
As it turns out, graduating from FCHS
did not signal the end of competition for
two outstanding athletes.

Softball star Kyle (Stanley) Reel, class
of 2004, and football player/state wrestling
qualifier Jordan Griffith (2011) have been
conquering state and national records in
powerlifting.

Powerlifting involves three lifts: the
squat, bench, and deadlift, none of which
are directed vertically overhead. It dif-
fers from weightlifting, which involves two
overhead movements: clean and jerk, and
snatch. Here’s what they’ve been up to:

Kyle (Stanley) Reel Kyle (Stanley) Reel broke four national records in powerlifting this summer.
During her school days, it was easy
FPF) in Henderson, Kentucky, scoring a 331-pound squat, 187-pound
to see that the former Kyle Stanley had a bench, and 374-pound deadlift. Each lift set state and national records,
combination of strength and quickness. as did her total of 892 pounds, and she qualified for the World Meet in
She was a regional champ in the shot Scotland in November.
put in fifth-through-eighth grade, placing
fourth at state her eighth grade year, and “Considering the cost of the trip across the pond, I will probably wait
was on the state-winning 400 relay team another year until the World Meet is held in the United States,” she noted.
in seventh and eighth grades. “That will also give me more time to build strength and work on my lifts.”

Once at FCHS, she focused on soft- Kyle has performed well in other events, too. Every year, the CrossFit
ball, where she was a catcher. Kyle earned open is held, with everyone in CrossFit doing the same workout each
MVP honors her last two years and was week for five weeks. Afterwards, participants are given a regional rank-
named co-captain of the BDC East as a ing, and this year, Kyle placed 232nd from a field of about 10,000.
senior, but admits that she was inactive
for some time after she graduated, and She graduated from FCHS in 2004 and earned her Associate’s De-
picked up some weight. gree from Frontier College in 2007. She and her husband, also named
Kyle (he’s a 2003 FCHS grad) have four sons: Vega, 13; Judah, ten; Ezra,
With the arrival of her youngest son
three years ago, she decided to make a Continued On Next Page
change.

“I was always very self-conscious
about working out in front of people, so I
started my fitness career by watching You-
Tube videos, then doing the workouts in
private,” she said. “After about six months
of that, I worked up the courage to join
CrossFit (in 2015), and it was truly life-
changing.

“CrossFit is a tightly-knit community
where everyone is very supportive, and
that’s where I fell in love with fitness and
realized that I might be a little bit stronger
than the average woman.”

That’s an understatement. This sum-
mer, Kyle competed at the American
Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation (AD-

21

Powerlifting Jordan Griff ith is shown in the deadlift. He established three state records in July.
Records Set

Continued From Last Page
five, and Isaiah, three. She’s
a stay-at-home mom; he is a
repairman for AT&T.

Jordan Griffith
Jordan, 25, established

state records in late July in
an event held at The Gym in
Flora. Weighing in at 219.5
pounds, he made the 220
weight class and competed
in three lifts: deadlift (he lift-
ed 605 pounds), squat (565
pounds) and bench press
(365). His squat and bench
were personal records, and
all three lifts broke state re-
cords. His three-lift total of
1,535 pounds was the best of
every competitor in the meet,
regardless of weight class.

Prior to that meet, Jordan
competed in a Next Genera-
tion Powerlifting Federation
(NGPF) event in New Castle,
Indiana. It was a deadlift-on-
ly match, and his lift of 650
pounds placed first in his 220
weight class, and established
a national record.

“My favorite event to
compete in is a deadlift-only
competition. It’s my favorite
lift,” he said.

He has a hard time de-
scribing his love for and dedi-
cation to the sport.

“I started weight train-
ing when I was a fresh-
man in high school as part
of the football program. It’s
something that I fell in love
with and I’ve done it every
since,” said Jordan, who
played football and wrestled
all four years of high school.

He was a state quali-
fier in wrestling his junior
and senior year. “Powerlifting
gives you the opportunity to
prove to yourself how far you

Continued On Next Page

22

World powerlifting qualifier Kyle (Stanley) Reel is shown Powerlifting champ Jordan Griffith is pictured with his
in the gym...copy-catted by two of her sons. wife, Morgan, and their daughter, Kayler.

Powerlifters Win
Continued From Last Page

can push yourself.”
Jordan’s immediate goal is to enter a deadlift-only

meet and pull 700 or more pounds in the 220 class. As
for the future, he hopes to improve with every training
session and stay injury-free.

“I would love someday to have a 2,000 pound total,”
he said. “I would also like to help younger kids or people
who are unfamiliar with the sport get to know it.”

After graduating from FCHS, Jordan graduated from
Olney Central College with a degree in Criminal Justice.
He is now employed with Morgan Distributing, Inc., in Ter-
ritory Sales. He and his wife, Morgan, have a three-year-
old daughter, Kayler.

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Six Categories For Outrageous Dog Show

The 16th annual Outrageous During the event, ARF’s $30 spay/neuter coupons, memberships, and dona-
Dog Show is set for Saturday, tion incentives will be available. Also, there will be a ‘Cooler for Critters’ giveaway.
September 15th at the Fairfield
Fall Fun Fest, with six cash prize The location is the main stage area and all entries should arrive no later than
categories set. 3:45 p.m. to pre-register so that the show can begin at 4 o’clock. You can print a
pre-registration form online at arfcares.org.
Those categories are Best
Groomed, Best Costume, Best New Nurse Practitioner At CCH
Trick, Best Rescued, Best Pooch
Smooch, and Best Dog/Guard- Clay County Hospital (CCH) has an-
ian Look-A-Like. Prizes will be
$50 cash and a gold medal for nounced that Derek Storck, Nurse Prac-
first place and $25 and a second-
place medal for second in each titioner, is a new addition to its group of
category; participants may enter
up to two categories. providers.

Each dog must be socialized, He sees patients by appointment (and
friendly, treated kindly, and have
its own handler. Each dog must works at the walk-in clinic) at the Flora
also have its rabies tag attached
to its collar (vaccination receipt clinic.
acceptable).
Storck grew up in Farina, helping on
Rib Cook-Off
At Fall Fun Fest his family’s farm. He originally attended

Cash prizes are up for grabs SIU-C for civil engineering and worked
at Save-A-Lot’s 2018 Rib Cook-
Off, set for Saturday, September for a couple of years in St. Louis for an
15th at the Fairfield Fall Fun Fest.
engineering firm before switching to a ca-
The entry fee is $20 per team,
and each team will get three slabs reer in sales. After spending nearly eight
of spare ribs to prepare on-site at
the parking lot east of the Fairfield years traveling the midwest, he decided to
Post Office. The first place team
will win $300, with second place switch to a career in healthcare.
claiming $150 and third, $75.
Upon switching to healthcare, Storck
Contestants can begin cook-
ing as early as 7 a.m. the day of graduated from Saint Louis University and
the event, and ribs will be col-
lected for judging at 4:30 p.m. No took a job in an emergency room in Lin-
more than 15 teams will be al-
lowed to enter, although an alter- coln before moving to his wife Melissa’s
nate list will be made in case of a
cancellation. hometown of Sterling Heights, Michigan, DEREK STORCK
where he spent almost two years.
Applications can be picked up
at the Chamber office, or down- He seized the opportunity to move
loaded from the ‘Fairfield’s Annu-
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They must be turned in (along
with the entry fee) to the drop box a two-year-old son, Drew.
located inside the Fairfield Save-
A-Lot. The deadline to enter is 5 “I always had the intention of practicing in a rural setting similar to the one I
p.m. September 7th.
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New Leadership At Radio Station

Continued From Page 20 Mayor Mickey Borah. That opened the door to occupa-
in his mid-20s was as WFIW News Director, but he left a tional education, such as electric lineman and automotive
year later (1983) to become a legislative correspondent classes.
and announcer for WMAY in Springfield.
They also added the Library during that time, with help
He later co-owned a station in Alton, earned both his from state funding, and added what became Bob Boyles
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (in the field of Media), Hall (the late Bob Boyles was one of Dreith’s closest col-
and taught Radio and Broadcasting at Lewis & Clark, leagues).
greatly increasing its enrollment. That’s when he decid-
ed he wanted to be an educator, and he later became For awhile, Dreith’s wife had desired to live in Tex-
Dean at Louis & Clark, earning his Doctorate by attending as (to be closer to George Strait, he jokes). He applied
school in Chicago on weekends. for work at a few places and was offered a position at
Western Texas College, where they spent “five wonderful
“When I was in my early 40s, I saw an ad that Frontier years.” But then grandkids started popping up around the
College in Fairfield was looking for a President. It was like St. Louis area, drawing their hearts back closer to home.
‘wow, this is incredible’!,” he said. “When I came here, He accepted the presidency at John A. Logan College,
there were people around the table that I knew from being “and that was not a positive experience,” Dreith admitted.
the News Director in ’83, and this was in 2001. That gave
me an advantage because I’d often seen Fairfield as a They then relocated to Wildwood, Missouri, where he
cultural island that has its own customs. I was aware of worked at St. Louis Community College for two years. But
that, spoke of that, and was offered the job.” when they had what he calls “a God moment (both were
stuck in traffic jams while heading in opposite directions
When Dreith arrived at Frontier College, he had been on the same highway)”, they mutually decided to move
recently divorced and got custody of his sons: Andrew back to Fairfield, where Dreith intended to retire.
(now a property manager in Bethalto), Douglas, who
led the Mules basketball team in scoring as a senior (he Instead, he went to work on the hill.
works for the U. S. Postal Service in Bethalto), and Alex,
who attended FCHS all four years and was a golf MVP
(he works for Ralston-Purina in Little Rock, Arkansas).
While working at Frontier, he met the former Carol May-
field, to whom he has been married for 13 years. Her chil-
dren are Rachel Parsley of Fairfield and Ryan Medder of
Abilene, Texas.

At the time Mike met Carol, she was working at Airtex,
“and was smart enough to see what was coming (with
Airtex’s closure),” Dreith said. She got her Associate’s
Degree at Frontier then was accepted into the Occupa-
tional Therapy Program at USI, earned her Master’s De-
gree, became a Licensed Occupational Therapist, and is
working in Flora.

Dreith’s six years at Frontier went well. During his ten-
ure, they doubled the square footage of the campus and
added the Workforce Development Center with help from
once-FNB Bank President and Illinois Eastern Communi-
ty Colleges Board Member Larry Rost and then-Fairfield

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Cheap And Easy

Pilgrimage: A journey to a holy site as

part of religious observance. A Hajj, peregri-

nate, or trek. An enlightening spiritual jour-

ney costing tangible secular money.

Last week, grandpa’s little tax deduction

went on vacation with our daughter and her

friends, formally known as ‘The Nerd Pack’.

The world’s oldest teenagers pooled

their funds and rented a condo in Florida so

they could be nerdy somewhere else. They short of the Louisville highway labyrinth. Without the pulled payload,

graciously took the kid because they wanted we could have been to Louisville 4 times on the same bucket of fuel.

to be nice. Just kidding. They needed him We filled up and got back on the sinter-state for a microsecond and

along so he can interpret things like compass the trailer tire exited the rim.

directions and orienteering information. You Louisville natives are not empathetic to a Geezer limping along
could say he kept them alive because I don’t on the highway, and they act really rude with all the honking and hand
think any of them could find their way around gestures. I had to pull over to change the $100 tire. A meager hour
the block without a GPS and an obvious trail later my knuckles were bleeding and my favorite golf shorts were
of glutton-free, caramel-latte flavored bread grease-soaked, but the tire was changed. I got back in the pulling
crumbs, but enough about them. machine without getting smashed like a bug and we ferried on to our
cheap and easy vacation.
The guardian of my last request and I de-
cided to take a vacation, too. As free-range In a bit I remembered I’d left my new jack and chrome tire tool on
vagabonds, we needed to get away from get- the side of the road. That’s another hundred bucks down the driving
ting away. I decided to go cheap and easy drain.
so I picked the place she chose. That place
is eastern Kentucky near the Cincinnati The cheap and easy trip to the Big Bone RV Park and Center
area. You know that city. It’s where the show for Unsupervised Plague-Carrying Carnivorous Child-Packs took 12
WKRP was supposedly staged. It’s where hours. That’s about 3 times the 4 hours we planned. Then again, it’s
they defy all that’s good and noble by putting not the getting there, it’s the journey. To top off that journey, the camp-
weird seasonings and spaghetti in their chili. site was about an inch wider than the RV and on the side of what
It’s also the locale of the new Ark Encounter. we flatlanders call a ‘cliff’. Two hours and a lot of cussing later we’d
The venue is fairly close to Geezer Rock and backed in for our cheap and easy vacation.
Pie Palace so it fits as a cheap and easy trip.
Continued On Next Page

We connected the travel-trailering

device to the GMC Gas-Guzzler and

then unconnected it. She-Who-Boss-

es noticed that the tires on the GMC

had grown a nice head of wire. To the

uninformed, that means we needed

tires. Six hours and $900 later we re-

assembled the sojourning convoy and

pulled out.

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99th ANNIVERSARY EVENT--Fortress will sing at the First General Baptist Church in Fairf ield Sunday, September 23rd in cel-

ebration of the church’s 99th anniversary. The service starts at 10 a.m., and everyone is welcome. Fortress has been Illinois’ most

Geezer Rock enduring Southern Gospel group for 30 years. Current members are (from
left) Paul Lowe of Cisne, tenor; Doc Horsley, bass and founding member;

Continued From Last Page Jon Lamb, baritone, and Rich Sanders, lead.

The next few days were easy if not cheap.

We did all of the touristy things. We took the

Grand Hajj to the Ark, we ate chili with pasta,

and we drove in ever-widening circles looking

for free parking in Cincinnati. Incidentally, the

word Cincinnati is an old Algonquin word for

‘Move along or you’re getting a ticket”’.

To sum up our heavenly endeavor, it wasn’t

heavenly. In the first place, a pilgrimage isn’t

part of Christianity and spending a fortune to

go in a commercialized prehistoric theme park

does nothing for the faith.

Cheap and easy RVing isn’t, and I’ve

learned that it may never be. My cheap and

easy trip cost over $1,000 in tires and tools,

$450 in gas, $85 to get in the maybe-accurate

Ark, and $24 in really bad chili.

Oh yeah, there was the $54 in camping

fees and the new $8 prescription for nerve pills.

In the plus column, I didn’t have to pay for a

hotel. That’d set me back up to $189. That may

have been easy but not cheap at all.

You may email Charlie at geezer.rocker@

gmail.com or write him at P.O. Box 378, Norris

City, IL. 62869. Writing is cheap, easy, and fun.

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A hot country band out of St. Louis will entertain at Wayne City Bean Days at 7 p.m. Friday, September 21st, prior to the
fireworks show. ‘Wildfire’ will bring its high-energy arrangements of songs from the fields of Country Pop, Classic Country,
Southern Rock and Top 40 . With male and female vocalists, they offer music for everyone, covering songs from Carrie Under-
wood and Luke Bryan to Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash.

Busy Bean Days Schedule Includes
St. Louis ‘Wildfire’ Band, Fireworks
The 57th annual Bean Days celebration is set in Fri., Sept. 21st
Wayne City, with the main events happening the week- 5-9 p.m.—Carnival and food vendors open.
end of September 21st. 5:30 p.m.—Pinochle at the Community Building.
6 p.m.—5K Color Run/Walk (old school parking lot;
Highlights this year include a performance by ‘Wild-
fire’, a smokin’ hot country band out of St. Louis, followed registration 5:15-5:50 p.m.).
by fireworks on Friday, September 21st. 7 p.m.—IWA Wrestling (road by Boyd Furniture).
7 p.m.—Wildfire performs (main stage).
Other events will include the queen and little miss 9 p.m.—Fireworks.
contest, wrestling, a 5K, laser tag, music, a corn hole
tourney, and much more. Sat., Sept. 22nd
7-9 a.m.—Tractor Show at school parking lot.
Grand Marshal honors this year go to Janette Cul- 8-9 a.m.—Parade lineup.
lins, and the theme for the parade is ‘200 Years of Illinois 8 a.m.-4 p.m.—Flea market with multiple food ven-
Pride’.
dors (Mill Street; contact Misty, 618-231-3312).
If you want to keep up with Bean Days plans, visit 9 a.m.-3 p.m.—Quilt Show at Baptist Church Fellow-
their Facebook page: The Official Wayne City IL Bean
Days. Here’s the schedule (some events are detailed in ship Hall.
separate stories). 9:30 a.m.-Noon—Car Show (entry fee $10).
10 a.m.—Parade (Theme: “200 Years of Illinois
Sat., Sept. 15th
6 p.m.—Bean Queen and Little Miss Pageant Pride”; contact Darla, 618-599-7350).
10 a.m.—Laser tag (front of school).
(school)). Outlook reached deadline before candidates 11 a.m.—Free ham and beans (by community build-
were able to be gathered for photos. Watch the October
issue for post-pageant pictures. ing).
11 a.m.—Lions Club Train (by community building).
Thurs., Sept. 20th 11 a.m.—Music by ‘Don’t Mind Us’.
6 p.m.—Church night (Christian Church).
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Quilt Show To Feature Past Winners
‘Remember When?’ is

the theme of this year’s Bean

Days Quilt Show, set for Sat-

urday, September 22nd, 9

a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wayne

City Baptist Church’s fellow-

ship hall.

All 30 past winners of the

annual show will be honored,

with all previous winning quilts

being displayed if they can

be found. If you were a win-

ner, contact the PieceMakers

Quilt Guild at 618-895-7126

(if no answer, leave a mes-

sage). Also, call if you have

a Mother’s or Grandmother’s

(antique) quilt, as organizers

wish to showcase the history

of quilting with these entries.

The 2018 PieceMakers

Raffle Quilt is on display at the Last year’s big award winner at the Bean Days Quilt Show was the ‘Heritage’ entry by Sue
Bean Capital Bank in Wayne Green of Fairfield. She won the People’s Choice Award, as well as gold and white ribbons. The
City. It’s a ‘log cabin’ quilt us- quilt was composed of colorful browns, dark green, burgundy, and cream-colored pieces, and
ing various colors of green. was custom-quilted by Elizabeth Karnes of Beecher City.
The log cabin quilt first
made its appearance in the U. S. in the 1860s during the ner. The 2018 winner was Remington Henson.
If you have any questions about the quilt show, call
Civil War era. Early log cabin blocks were hand-pieced
using strips of fabric around a central square, in the tra- Louise at 618-895-7126.

ditional log cabin blocks (one half is made of dark fabric,

the other of light fabric). The center square was often a

red fabric representing the hearth or fire…the heart of the

home which was the source for cooking, keeping warm,

and providing light.

The Raffle Quilt will be on display at the bank until

September 20th, with tickets being available there for $1

or six for $5.

Everyone is welcome to tour the Quilt Show, with ad-

mission being $1 each. All proceeds will go toward com-

munity projects and to the Piecemakers Scholarship win-

Bean Days Schedule

Continued From Last Page This year’s PieceMakers Quilt Raffle Quilt, a ‘log cabin’
11 a.m.-4 p.m.—Carnival and food vendors open. quilt, is on display at Bean Capital Bank in Wayne City. Tickets
1 p.m.—Music by ‘Revelation’. are available there, too.
1 p.m.—FFA Farm Follies (on grass by Baptist
Church).
1 p.m.—Corn Hole Tourney (Wayne City Park; con-
tact Brandon at 618-231-3313).
1:30 p.m.—Car Show Awards.
2 p.m.—Ruritan drawings (Ruritan tent).
2 p.m.—All-Class Reunion (community building).
4 p.m.—Bingo (community building).
7 p.m.—Rodeo (Wayne City Saddle Club).

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FMH SUPPORTS BEAN DAYS—-Fairf ield Memorial Hospital CEO Katherine Bunting-Williams (center) recently presented a
check for $5,000 from the hospital to the Wayne City Ruritans for Bean Days expenses. “Bean Days provides entertainment
to families; FMH is proud to be supporting a wonderful event like this,” said Bunting-Williams, adding that FMH appreciates
the opportunity to serve patients from near and far. Ruritans shown with Bunting-Williams are (from left) Roy Evans, Brandon
Thomason, Jim Smith and Sue Meyers.

31

WCHS Grad Claire Miller Moves
Up To NCAA DI Level In Softball

A former Wayne City High Claire Miller was 21st in the entire NCAA for fewest hits allowed per nine innings this
School softball star will suit up past spring at Southwest Baptist University. Her performance at the DII level prompted DI
this coming school year at the SIU to come calling.
NCAA Division 1 level.
In high school at WCHS, Miller was a three-time Midland Trail Conference Play-
Right-handed pitcher Claire er of the Year, was twice named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State First
Miller—after playing for two Team, and finished 19th in IHSA history in career strikeouts with 1,121. Her junior
seasons at Southwest Bap- year, the Lady Indians rode her arm to the IHSA Class A Semifinals; the following
tist University (NCAA D2) in spring, she capped her high school career by holding batters to a stunning 0.10 ERA
Bolivar, Missouri—has been over 135 frames—the 11th-lowest ERA for a single season in IHSA history.
signed by Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale. She’s Prior to college, her success extended beyond IHSA competition. She helped her
a junior. summer travel team, the St. Louis Chaos, to many tourney championships, including
a seventh place finish among a field of 64 at the 2017 USA Softball Junior Olympic
“We are excited to have Cup.
Claire join the Saluki softball
family,” said Saluki Coach Kerri
Blaylock. “She has experience
at the collegiate level and has
been successful at every level
she has thrown at. She is a
competitor, and that is what we
love on the mound.”

Coach Blaylock had hoped
to add two pitchers for the
next season, which will start
in February 2019. Miller and
Holly Marousek (called up from
Lakeland College in Mattoon)
give the Salukis “quality on the
mound,” she said.

As Southwest Baptist’s top
pitcher, Miller was twice named
to the All-Mid American Inter-
collegiate Athletics Association
(MIAA) first team, and this past
season led the league in shut-
outs and strikeouts. She also
rated among the top five in the
conference in ERA (1.97), op-
posing batting average (.190),
innings pitched (195), and few-
est hits per nine innings (4.85).

Miller played in 61 games
throughout her two seasons at
Southwest Baptist, starting in
47 of them. Enroute to record-
ing a 26-19 record, she issued
365 strikeouts and 14 shutouts,
and managed a 1.92 ERA. As
a sophomore, she was 21st in
the entire NCAA for fewest hits
allowed per nine innings and
was 23rd in D2 for strikeouts.

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JAMMING AT BEAN DAYS—-Don’t Mind Us, a classic rock band, will perform during Wayne City Bean Days at 11:30 a.m. Sat-
urday, September 22nd. The group includes (from left) Jake Boger of Wayne City, bass, and from Mt. Vernon, Jabo Wilson on

drums and Mike Greenwalt on guitar.

Bean Days 5K Color Rodeo September 22nd
Run/Walk Sept. 21st
The 27th Annual Bean Days Rodeo will be

The WCHS 5K Color Run/Walk is set to take place held at the Wayne City Saddle Club Saturday,
Friday, September 21st during Bean Days. September 22nd, starting at 7 p.m.

The event will start at 6 p.m. at the old school park- Events will include bull riding, mini bull rid-

ing lot (area of the current school), and the course cov- ing, team roping, and barrel racing. Admission
ers city streets/blacktop. Entry fee is $20, and if you are is $10 (age 6-under, free). Call entries to 618-
registered before September 14th, you are guaranteed a 349-8336 on Monday, September 17th from 5 to
t-shirt. Race-day registration runs from 5:15 to 5:50 p.m. 10 p.m.

Awards will be given to the overall male and female The saddle club is located three miles south
runner. Everyone is welcome to bring their flashlight for of Wayne City, just off Rt. 242.
extra fun, and there will be lots of other things going on,

so be sure to look through this issue to see what else is If you have any questions, call Daniel Ste-
happening! phenson at 618-231-2832 or Jessica Stephen-
son at 618-237-2022.
You can download a registration form on Facebook
(The Official Wayne City IL Bean Days).

1306 W. Center Drive, Fair eld

Gi

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BEAN DAYS SHOW--Come rain or shine, the Wayne City Bean Days Car & Truck Show will be held Saturday, Septem-
ber 22nd, in the parking lot of the Wayne City Attendance Center. Registration is from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the school
and the entry fee is $10. Dash plaques will be given for the first 100 vehicles registered. Awards will be presented at
1:30 p.m. for Top 50, Specialty Awards and Best Of Show (car and truck). For more information, call James Burrell at
618-731-6610.

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Karis Visits Ethiopia, Shares Funds

Raised From Jars Of Hope Ministry

A 2018 graduate of Karis Hortin (second from right) is pictured visiting her nativeland of Africa with her adopted
Edwards County High mother, Mary Hatfield; her grandmother (who raised Karis until she was seven years old), and her
School who was ad- cousin, in front of the grandmother’s house.
opted from an Ethio-
pian orphanage in 2009 35
returned to her native
land over the summer,
donating money raised
through her own busi-
ness and seeing her
grandmother for the first
time since she left Af-
rica.

Karis Hortin, daugh-
ter of Mary Hatfield and
Doug Hortin, made the
trip in July with her mom
and brother, Lukas Hor-
tin, who was also ad-
opted from the Covenant
Ministries-operated or-
phanage.

As a senior at ECHS,
she launched a business
called ‘Jars of Hope’ (fea-
tured in a previous issue
of Outlook), which offers
easy-prep meals in a jar.
It’s a fund-raising minis-
try designed to make a
difference in the lives of
orphans, and while visit-
ing Ethiopia, was able to
donate $2,000 to the or-
phanage.

“They are renovating
their kitchen, which will
cost about $10,000 U. S.
dollars, so I put $1,000
toward that and anoth-
er $1,000 toward their
needs,” she said, adding
they were also able to
take the orphans out for
pizza and a movie.

“We watched Hotel
Transylvania 3 in Eng-
lish. I don’t know how
they understood, but

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2 Traditional meal. Down
7 Famous Gospel act.
8 For fifth graders. 1 McLeansboro headliner.
9 It's my 50th birthday! 3 Preaching in the park.
13 God bless the USA. 4 Museum.
15 Apple ___ at Geff. 5 Roasted...
16 Tasty contest. 6 We are blacksmiths.
18 Opened for Carrie Underwood. 10 We'll set these off.
11 Bean Days band.
36 12 It's outrageous!
14 ...Memorial Trophies
17 ...Duck.

“Jars” Ministry Exploding For Karis Hortin
Continued From Page 35 the age of seven—for the first time in nine years, and met
they seemed to enjoy it,” Hortin said. “One moment I’ll her seven-year-old cousin for the first time.
always remember is, a little girl turned to me and said
‘Karis, thank you for all you do’. With all the work I put into The actual orphanage is in a different location now,
my business, that really meant something.” but the family living in the original location allowed her to
visit. “Seeing it again brought back so many memories,”
Hortin was born on a military base, but her natural she said.
mother died unexpectedly when she was 22 days old (she
doesn’t know who her natural father is). Her grandmother Regarding the Jars of Hope business, Hortin is as-
took her in, but when Hortin was seven, her grandmother tonished at its growth. She launched it while participating
was diagnosed with HIV, which is not uncommon in Af- in ‘Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities (CEO)’ through
rica. ECHS. CEO is based in Effingham, is funded by business
investors, and is open to high school juniors and seniors.
“She was helping deliver a baby because there are Students are chosen to participate through a rigorous ap-
no hospitals where we lived. The lady giving birth had plication process, and earn two high school credits by
HIV, and my grandmother wasn’t wearing gloves. They’re taking part.
not very cautious there,” Hortin said. “She was sick for a
long time and we weren’t sure what would happen if she In May, the head of CEO selected Hortin as one
passed away, so they put me in the orphanage.” of only five students (from thousands) to have a video
filmed, showcasing her business. Knowing that the video
But her grandmother is still alive, thanks to medica- would be shown at the CEO National Trade Show in Eff-
tion provided through various health initiatives. ingham in June, Hortin made 300 jars to take—but only
sold 50 at the show.
“I got to see her for the first time in nine years, and it
was such a remarkable moment,” Hortin said. “We both “That was going to be the money I took to Ethiopia, so
cried for awhile. I can’t put into words how happy we were I prayed about it. The next day I had a call from a lady that
to see each other!” carries my jars (Backyard Markets in Mt. Carmel) and she

She also visited her uncle—who helped raise her to Continued On Next Page

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Young Leader

Pistol Shoot In

Carmi July 18th
For Adults, Youth

The Young Leader Committee of the White County

Farm Bureau will hold its fifth annual Young Leader Pis-

tol Shoot Saturday, July 18th at the Carmi Rifle Club in

Carmi.
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in the f ight against cancer. Gifts were given to the Clay Coun-

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lin, whose three-year term expired. Current officers are Ken
Hodges, president; Steve Lee, vice-president; Julie Duncan,

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In addition, an article that appeared about her in support her business and mission work.
the Prairie Post caught the attention of an official at the

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AT McLEANSBORO FEST--Sawyer Brown, legendary country band, will perform at the McLeansboro Fall Festival Saturday,
September 8th. Also appearing at the festival will be The Isaacs and Lee Greenwood (see story on next page).

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Legendary Acts At McLeansboro Fest

Three legendary acts—The Isaacs, Lee Greenwood, and Sawyer

Brown—will perform at the McLeansboro Fall Festival Thursday, Sep-

tember 6th through Saturday, September 8th, on the square.

Thursday’s performance will be by Gospel giants The Isaacs at 7:30

p.m. Known for their family harmonies and blend of Gospel, Bluegrass,

Country, and Folk music, the Isaacs are regulars on the Grand Ole

Opry, RFD-TV, and The Gaither Homecoming Concerts. Opening their

show at 6:30 p.m. will be The Phelps Brothers and Sisters.

Greenwood’s performance will start at

7 p.m. Friday. An icon of country music,

he has more than seven #1 hits (includ-

ing I. O. U.), 30 albums, and 25 charted THE ISAACS
singles. Greenwood’s accolades include

Male Vocalist of the Year and the CMA

Song of the Year for writing ‘God Bless the U. S. A.’—his signature song. At age 75, he

still maintains an active touring schedule.

Sawyer Brown will hit the spotlight at 7 p.m. Saturday. Fronted by dynamic vocalist

Mark Miller, the high-energy country band has charted 50 singles and has performed

4,500 shows while churning out 23 albums. Signature hits for the band include ‘Some

Girls Do’, ‘Betty’s Bein’ Bad’, and ‘The Race Is On’.

Besides music, there will be lots of festival food, rides, and more.

LEE GREENWOOD Bring your lawn chairs!

Cisne Reunion & Johnsonville Days
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focus on the Person, Power & Presence
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7R A C H A E L A N D R I L E Y A
Sept. 4 & 6
YC 8C N Power for Living (Holy Spirit)

L 9A M E R I C A N A OD Sept. 11 & 13
Power, Presence & Position
OL P10 R L
Sept. 18 & 20
U M11 I S S C I12 S N E R E U N I O N Overcoming Fear (With The Spirit)

S K N T FW Sept. 25 & 27
Shaking the Kingdom With Our
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Spirit-Driven Prayers
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Watch this space! New October morning
M13 U D B O G A N L classes will be announced next month!

O M TG D Teachers: Terra Milner & Valerie Brown

N E AZ SAFE HAVEN BIBLE CENTER

S BO 707 East Main, Fairfield, IL
EVERYONE WELCOME!
LO Tuesdays 6 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

E Pastor/Teacher
Melissa Garrison, 599-9314
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2 My name is my game. 1 One mile...
3 Get hit, get wet. 2 Co-presidents.
6 They're backing him up. 4 There's...
7 Singing sisters. 5 She's the marshal.
9 Style of music. 8 Type of mafia.
11 Hometown beauty. 10 Animals in the park.
13 I get people dirty. 12 I'm free!

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Priceless Steven Mitchell, MD

E For Everyone Marlissa Boyles, FNP Jed Jones, DO
Harry Carter, MD Elizabeth Sweet-Friend, MD

Linda Hungerford, MD

Pam Miller, DNP-BC Kallie Allender, FNP-C
Mike Cheesman, PA-C