Weekend Wrap-Up - November 24, 2008

Town and Country Burglarized: Thieves broke into Town and Country Auto Supply store on South Market Street in Waterloo over the weekend. The Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit is assisting Waterloo police officers investigate the incident. Additional details have not yet been released.

Red Bud Welcomes Christmas Season With Holiday Happenings

The St. John Lutheran Church Choir provided a lively mix of Christmas songs during Sunday’s Red Bud Holiday Happenings. The event was sponsored by the Red Bud Chamber of Commerce to kick-off the holiday shopping season in the “Blossom City.”

A crew  from St. Peter UCC served up their popular steak sandwiches for the Red Bud Holiday Happenings.

Ben Manning, center, turned in a 140-pound, 9-point buck to the Red Bud Deer Fest. Weighing in the buck are Devin Palmer, left, and Brian Guebert.

Allen Mueller of Waterloo, with the help of his son, Jacob, turned in the biggest buck in the men’s division at the Red Bud Chamber of Commerce Deer Fest. It weighed in at 217 pounds. Other winners at the Deer Fest were Alex Grohman, $1,000 drawing; Donna Theis, 50/50; E.J. Roscow, biggest doe I the men’s division, 126 pounds; Shari Heller, biggest buck in the women’s division, 175 pounds; and Mary Bauer, biggest doe in the women’s division, 105 pounds.

Middle Schoolers Join CHS In Production Of Play

Students from Columbia Middle School joined Columbia High School drama students this past weekend in their production of the play “Inherit The Wind.” It is based on the 1925 Scopes Trial which dealt with teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution versus the traditional creationism.

Valmeyer Drama Department Performs Seussical The Musical

During the closing performance Sunday of "Seussical" at Valmeyer High School, cast members thank their teacher Andrew Cowell for his guidance throughout the production. They presented Cowell with a scrapbook of the play as a thank-you. The students also recognized Anna Glaenzer, Sandy Baum and Marcia Braswell.       – photo by Carol Floarke

Hope Christian Church Distributes Food to Area Needy

Hope Christian Church youths Cameron Whitlock, left, and Jake Pigg help put together the food baskets on Saturday.

Hope Christian Church distributed on Saturday enough food to feed 1,450 people on Thanksgiving. The 275 baskets they handed out to area needy included 160 frozen turkeys and 200 chickens.

“We are so thankful to all those who donated food and money to provide this bountiful feast to those in the community who need it the most,” said Mary Esker, one of the organizers of the annual event.

Also serving on the food pantry committee with Esker are Melissa Clark, Dick Eiskant and Jane Wood.

“When the program was started in 1997, we only had enough food to serve 30 people,” said Esker. “But it has grown to help so many more.”

Cub and Boy Scouts from Columbia collected 1,300 bags of food on Saturday during the annual Scouting For Food Drive. The items were distributed to the St. Paul Lutheran and Hope Christian Church food pantries.

The Columbia Police Department’s Click Or Ticket seat-belt enforcement zones will continue through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
 

The String Connection band will perform Sunday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m., at Peterstown House in Waterloo. The instrumental quartette from Prairie du Rocher dresses in late 1700s costumes. Refreshments will be served.

Former Firemen And Police Chief Laid To Rest

Columbia firefighter Dennis Fassel, left, stands along Cherry Street today and salutes as the CVFD Studebaker leads the funeral profession to the Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery for the recently departed James Juengling.

The funeral for former Columbia firefighter and police chief James “Ding Dong” Juengling was held today at Immaculate Conception Church in Columbia Juengeling, 73, died Nov. 21 at his home in Columbia following an extended illness. Following the service, the Columbia Volunteer Fire Department’s antique Studebaker and new 100-foot platform truck led the procession to the church’s cemetery.

Juengeling married Iona (Gummersheimer) Juengling in 1954 in Columbia. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and was a retired driver with Churchill Freight of St. Louis, Mo. He was on the Columbia Volunteer Fire Department from June 1, 1956 to Dec. 1, 1981. He served as first assistant fire chief from 1960 to 1965 and as second assistant fire chief from 1972 to 1979. He served on the Columbia Police Department from 1959 to 1967, retiring as the chief of police. Mr. Juengling was a member of the Columbia Gymnastic Association (Turners) for more than 50 years.

Island Paradise Dinner Auction Raises Funds For YMCA

George “Skip” Weber auctions off an items Saturday night at The Falls during the second-annual Island Paradise Dinner Auction. Proceeds were donated to the YMCA of Monroe County - HTC Center.