E-Newsletter - October 23, 2010

 

 

Valmeyer Volleyball Team Goes Undefeated In Conference Play

The Valmeyer Pirates volleyball team finished their regular season atop the Kaskaskia Conference with a perfect 10-0 conference record (19-7 overall). On Thursday evening they defeated the second place Lebanon Greyhounds in two sets, 25-16-, 25-16. The Pirates are now gearing up for the New Athens Regional Tournament which begins next Wednesday, Oct. 27. If they win, they will compete in the championship game on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Pirates senior Michele Bivins, 14, goes up high to score a point for Valmeyer in their game Thursday against Lebanon.

 

Valmeyer’s Caitlin Nappier goes up for a kill as Laura Berry, left, and Corine Inman, right, look on.

 

The Waterloo Bulldogs volleyball team soared past Collinsville Thursday evening and won a home match in two sets, 25-23 25-12. The Lady Bulldogs are 21-7 and open play next Thursday in the Waterloo Regional against Mascoutah.

Waterloo’s Amanda Muehlberg, right, soars over the net to spike the ball past the Collinsville blockers as WHS won the home match Thursday evening in two sets, 25-23 25-12.    - photo by Bob Haentzler of Gateway Photography. Match photos online at www.gatewayphoto.net.

Waterloo High School senior volleyball players Alex Rohlfing, left, and Tia Kelly were honored Thursday before the varsity match against Collinsville.      - photo by Bob Haentzler of Gateway Photography. Match photos online at www.gatewayphoto.net.

 

Columbia’s volleyball team lost their home Senior Night game to Wesclin on Thursday evening in three sets. CHS’ record fell to 11-12. A highlight of the game was when senior player Amanda Krebel, who has not been able to play much because of an injured knee, was allowed to start the game during the game’s first point. Krebel was then subbed out to a standing round of applause. The Eagles finish their regular season next Thursday, Oct. 28, against Gibault, 17-16.

Columbia senior volleyball players recognized before the start of Thursday evening’s game are, left to right, Krista Baker, Lauren Hausmann, Taylor Mytyk, Mattie McDermott, Jordan Chamberlain and Amanda Krebel.    – photo by Debbie Roediger / http://www.roedigerphotos.com/

 

Bulldogs Win First-Round Soccer Playoff Game: The Waterloo Bulldogs easily defeated Cahokia by a score of 13-0 in the first round of the Waterloo Class 2A Regional. Waterloo plays Althoff on Saturday for the championship. Kick-off is at 6 p.m.  The winner of that game advances to the Triad Sectional.

Waterloo’s Lance Kohler, right, drills in a goal as the Bulldogs easily defeated Cahokia 13-0 Wednesday evening during a first-round game of the Waterloo Soccer Regional.          - photo by Bob Haentzler of Gateway Photography. Match photos online at www.gatewayphoto.net.

 

Columbia Soccer Defeats Alton Marquette To Advance To Sectional Title

Columbia soccer team is scheduled to play in the championship of the Metro East Lutheran Sectional in Edwardsville. They are set to go against Rochester High School on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. In the semi-final game Thursday against Alton-Marquette, the Eagles won 3-1. Scoring goals for CHS were Seth Aycock, Michael Bequette and Andrew Dossett. 

The 2010 Columbia High School soccer team is headed to the championship game of the sectional tournament.

 

The Monroe County Health Department is currently offering seasonal flu shots on a walk-in basis at the department’s office located in the County Annex at 901 Illinois Ave. in Waterloo. Adult flu shots or the nasal mist are $20 or $10 for those under 19 years of age. The Health Department mobile office will offer flu shots Saturday, Oct. 23 and 30 at the Columbia Market Place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and at Immaculate Conception School in Columbia on Oct. 25 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. For additional information, call 939-3871 or visit the website at www.monroecountyhealth.org.

 

Friday Night Football:

The playoff-bound Waterloo Bulldogs (6-2) at home tonight against an equally-tough squad from Quincy Notre Dame (6-2). A win would give Waterloo some light as to having hopes of a home playoff game.

Columbia’s playoff chances are on the bubble even with a home victory Friday night over the favored Nashville Hornets (6-2). The Eagles (4-4) would have to upset the Hornets to have any chance of qualifying for a playoff berth.

In their final regular season game, Red Bud (7-1) heads to Sparta to take on the 1-7 Bulldogs. The game will be bittersweet for Sparta players and fans as their head coach, Phillip Watson, 50, apparently took his life Monday by being struck by a train in Belleville. As a tribute to his contributions to the school and football team, a life celebration ceremony will take place during halftime of tonight’s game. Memorials to Coach Watson can donated to the Philip Watson Children’s Benefit Fund, in care of The Bank of Edwardsville,  P.O. Box 899, Edwardsville, IL., 62025.

 

The employees of the First National Bank of Waterloo wore pink this week in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

FNB of Waterloo employees going pink in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness month are, left to right, first row, Bonnie Unterseh, Cathy Whelan, Cindy Heusohn, Jill Singleton and Sarah Deutch; and second row, Judy Wild, CEO Gary Hemmer, Lori Falkner, Gina Lenhardt and Shirley Muskopf.  

 

City Finalizes Lease Pact With Columbia Legion
by Joe Leicht

At its Oct. 17 meeting,  Columbia City Council on a 7-1 vote agreed to sign a lease agreement that will keep the American Legion athletic fields maintained and in public use for at least two more years. No Legion members were present at the meeting, but City Administrator Al Hudzik said he presented the agreement to the council with the understanding the Legion membership had approved it. The city will pay the Legion $25,000 per year and maintain lot two, which includes the ball fields but not the other lots and building.

"Under this agreement, the city should have no liability for the fields. We have asked to be included under the Legion's liability insurance, and the language (of the agreement) holds the city harmless," Hudzik said. Some aldermen felt the city should have met officially with some of the groups - Columbia Khoury League, Blue Jay Football and local schools - that have used and will continue to use the fields. Mayor Kevin Hutchinson said the Khoury League is the primary user of the fields, "and they are well aware of what is going on." Alderman Brad Oberkfell cast the only "no" vote, but did not elaborate on his objection to the agreement.

In other Columbia city government news:
- Planning Commission member Mike Hemmer reported to the council the commission has recommended to the zoning board approval of a rezoning request from Stuckmeyer's to revert 10.6 acres of their property off Illinois 3 to A-1 (agriculture) from R-5 (residential). Hemmer said the request was made to expand the business;
- The city agreed to lease its 130 S. Rapp building to the White/Raney dental practice for $19,692 per year. The city will in turn pay for improvements to the parking lot and some interior issues. The initial bid the city has received to improve the parking lot is about $34,000;
- The city finalized plans to put a metal roof and other exterior improvements on the historic Miller-Fiege home. The council - with Alderman Candace Henja dissenting - agreed to amend the 2010 budget to accommodate the $42,200 cost of the project. It appears likely most if not all of the cost will be picked up by city benefactor Charles Todd.

 

SIUC Informational Meeting At SWIC-Red Bud Campus: An informational meeting by Southern Illinois University Carbondale for individuals interested in the bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education will be Monday, Nov. 1, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Auditorium at SWIC’s Red Bud Campus.

Faculty and representatives of the elementary education program at SIUC will be present to describe the courses to be delivered on-site at SWIC-Red Bud during the academic year 2011-2012. The plans for the evening and Saturday off-campus delivery of SIUC courses at SWIC-Red Bud Campus and the procedures for application to SIUC will be explained. Local students currently taking SIUC Elementary Education courses at SWIC-Red Bud Campus will talk with prospective students. Academic advisement representatives from SIUC for Elementary Education will be available to meet individually with potential students. Representatives from SWIC-Red Bud Campus will also speak at the meeting. 

SIUC presently has two cohorts of students working toward a degree in elementary education at the SWIC-Red Bud Campus. This informational meeting is to recruit a third cohort of elementary education students currently being formed to begin in August 2011. 

Provisions to accommodate public school paraprofessionals to attend classes while working will be explained. Prospective students, parents and interested individuals are invited to attend the meeting without obligation or expense. For further information contact:  Mr. Ron Hood, site coordinator, recshood@yahoo.com,(618.520.8196) or Kristin White at SIUC, whitek@siu.edu, (618.453.4233).

 

Monroe County Coroner Julie Gummersheimer’s condition has stabilized as she recuperates in the hospital from a case of pneumonia. Her family and friends are very appreciative of all the response of concern they have received from friends and acquaintances in the past couple days, but are now just requesting prayers. When the area newspapers and television reporters picked up on the story, the family and hospital staff were a little overwhelmed with the attention it garnered. The family is now requesting a little peace and quiet as they patiently wait for Julie to fully recover. They said they have plenty of flowers and care provided for both Julie and themselves at the hospital and simply ask for everyone who knows Julie just to say a prayer for her speedy recovery.

Julie Gummersheimer

 

Area United Church of Christ congregations have organized a concert to benefit the people affected by the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The fundraiser will be Sunday, Oct. 24, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Trost Plastics parking lot between Waterloo and Columbia. The rain location is St. Paul UCC of Waterloo.

 

Route 158 Bridge Undergoing Replacement: Work continues by the Illinois Department of Transportation on the replacement of the bridge at the Route 158 interchange at Route 3 on the south end of Columbia. IDOT is expected to have the project complete by the Fall of 2011. While the work continues, motorists are asked to be patient during some temporary lane closures.

Excavators work to demolish the bridge decking at the Route 158 interchange at Route 3 on the south end of Columbia.

 

Local rock band Father Jack will play this Sunday afternoon, Oct. 24, at J. Fires’ Market Bistro in Waterloo.

 

The Waterloo Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops will participate in a food collection drive for the areas’ needy. The scouts will place reminder hangers on doors in Waterloo and Hecker on Nov. 13. They will return to the same neighborhoods on Nov. 20 to pick up any items left on doorsteps, including non-perishable, food items in non-glass containers. All donations will be given to the food pantries at Hope Christian Church and Western Egyptian.

 

Columbia’s Art On The Bluff committee is thanking all those who participated and attended their second annual event. The People's Choice winners from the Student Gallery were: High School, Eddie Schorn of Gibault; Middle School, Ashley Myers of Columbia Middle School; Elementary, Madison Schoellhorn of Immaculate Conception Grade School; and Adult, Blanche Jessen of Columbia Convalescent Center. Each winner received a $25 gift certificate to an art store. The scarecrow winners were Dorothy and Dennis Vasquez (headless horsemen), first place - $75; Gibson and Mary Boser (fortune teller), second place - $50; Courtney Steibel, Sam Smith and Allie Terveer (Cookie Monster), third place - $25; and Liam McGonigle (Scream), honorable mention - $10.

 

WHS To Honor Veterans: The Waterloo Schools are planning an evening of music honoring our local Veterans and their families on Veteran’s Day, Thursday, Nov. 11 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the WHS auditorium. Refreshments will follow.   

 

Children trick or treating in Waterloo on Halloween night are invited to make their way to downtown Waterloo between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. for two events. There will be a Trunk or Treat around the Courthouse Square and also a Candy Checkpoint at the Waterloo Fire Station.

 

A Memories of Elvis show Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Waterloo VFW Post 6504 will benefit the Fischer House, which provides free accommodations for family members of patience at area Veterans Hospitals. For tickets, call 939-4371.

 

FNB Having Military Supply Drive: First National Bank of Waterloo is organizing a drive to collect supplies for those currently serving in the military. Items are being accepted through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. For a list of recommended items to donate, visit the bank’s website at www.fnbwaterloo.com and click on News and Events.

 

Cold War era veterans will be recognized during the upcoming Waterloo Veterans Day program on Saturday, Nov. 6, beginning at 10 a.m., at the Waterloo VFW Hall. Those serving in the Armed Forces between in the years between the Korean War and the Vietnam War (1955 and 1959) are asked to contact City Hall and let them know you are planning to attend. To RSVP, call 718-939-8600, ext. 200 or send an email to Mayor Tom Smith at mayorsmith@waterloo.il.us. Those who have already registered to attend are Harry Breitenstein, Clyde Busche, Robert Collette, Roy Henke, James Hern, Marvin Hitzemann, John Huetsch, Clay Kloess, Perry Koch, Frank Kohler, Rich Kohler, John Kopp, Richard Maske, Butch Phillips, Bill Reheis, Robert Reinhold, James Scheibe, Donald Schmitt, Dale Schutt, Barbara Schackelford, Robert Sliment, Richard Walker, Bud West and Charles Wiegreffe.

 

The Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 is accepting resumes from district residents who are interested in filling Board Member Chuck Pittman’s anticipated board vacancy effective Dec. 20, 2010. The appointee will serve the remainder of his term – through April 9, 2013. After reviewing the applications, the board will invite the prospective candidates for personal interviews. Interested candidates are to submit a Letter of Inquiry and resume. Applications will be taken through Nov. 10, 2010 at the District Office, located at 219 Park Street in Waterloo.

 

In preparation for the Nov 2. General Election, the Monroe County Courthouse will be open for early voting on Saturday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

 

Recent Obituaries

Louis Andrew Davis 85 of Smithton, died Oct. 20, 2010 at the Freeburg Care Center. He was born Jan. 10, 1925 in Gorham, the son of the late Hiram Osborn and Minnie (nee McClure) Davis. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary (nee Skidmore) Davis; children Edith “Kathy” (Danny) Eggemeyer of Sparta, Raymond Louis (Gail) Davis of Belleville, William Thomas (Shirley) Davis of Waterloo and Michael Andrew (JoAnne) Davis of Waterloo; grandchildren William Thomas (Jennifer) Davis Jr., Robert Davis, Angela (Robert) Flake, Andrew James Eggemeyer, Joshua Eggemeyer, Brittany Davis, Aaron Williams and Stephanie Davis; great-grandchildren Carlie, Sydnee and Alexandra Davis and Taylor Davis; a brother, Donald (Zella) Davis of Mountain View, Mo.; special niece, Betty (Melvin) Mueller; and caregiver, Connie Zorn; along with nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandchild, Kevin Andrew Davis; four sisters; and two brothers. Louis served in the United States Army during World War II. He retired as a material handler for the Union Pacific Railroad.  Louis was a member of the Millstadt VFW Post 7980. Visitation is Saturday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Strauss-Leesman Funeral Home in Millstadt. A funeral will immediately follow at the funeral home with Pastor David Harbison and Andrew Eggemeyer officiating. Mr. Davis will be buried at the Valhalla Gardens of Memory in Belleville. Memorials may be made to Victory Family Church in Belleville, the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.