5-17-2006 

WIN GRETCHIN TICKETS

Pocahontas-style redneck country is coming to the UMB Bank Pavilion this Friday. It's the Redneck Revolution tour with Gretchen Wilson and Trace Adkins.  Tune in Thursday for your chance to win a Fun Pack of four tickets courtesy of WGEL and 40th and Plum Furniture. 

Thursday during the 7am hour we'll announce our Gretchen song of the hour.  When you hear that song, be caller #10 and you'll win four tickets to see Gretchen in concert.  Then in the 4pm hour, we will again announce a Gretchen song of the hour.  When you hear that song, be caller #10 and you'll win the Fun Pack of four tickets.

You must be 18 or older and may only win once.  Only one winner per family.  Employees of 40th and Plum Furniture, WGEL, and their immediate family members are not eligible.  The Gretchen Song of the Hour…Thursday at 7am and again at 4pm…your chance to win a Fun Pack of four reserved seat tickets for Friday's concert at the UMB Bank Pavilion.

 


LAST ALLEGED ARMED ROBBER RELEASED ON BOND

The third man charged for his alleged involvement in the armed robbery of a Dairy Queen employee has posted bond.  19-year-old Jason T. McCullough had his bond reduced late last week in Bond County Court to $6,000 cash.  The bond was posted on Saturday and McCullough was released.  McCullough and two other men, 20-year old Barton S. Davis and 20-year old Brandon T. Stewart have been charged with allegedly robbing the Dairy Queen assistant manager as he left the business shortly past midnight on May 3rd.  The employee was carrying the night deposit bag which was taken during the robbery. McCullough was the last of the three to post bond and be released from the Bond County Jail.  He has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Robbery and one count of Aggravated Battery.  Greenville police reported that the DQ employee was allegedly struck in the face by one of the robbers.

UNIT 1 GRADUATION AND AWARDS DATES

Graduation for Mulberry Grove Unit 1 high school seniors is Saturday May 20th at 1PM in the gymnasium.  Graduation for Mulberry Grove 8th graders is Thursday the 18th at 7PM in the high school gym.  Unit 1 will also conduct its Awards Day on Monday with the junior high presentation at 1:10PM and the high school at 2PM.

FIRE ON RAILROAD TRACKS

The Greenville Fire Protection District received a call from a motorist Sunday evening around 8:15 that one railroad tie was on fire at the CSX Railroad between the Interstate 70 Bridge and Millersburg Road Bridge.  Firefighters were able to put the fire out and were back in service 30 minutes later.  Damage is estimated at around $100.

 



BCHS RECEIVES ASPCA AND BARKER FUNDING

The Bond County Humane Society has received a big boost in its effort to continue a spay and neutering program that began a couple of years ago.  With its initial funding from the ASPCA and the State of Illinois' pet friendly license plate fund, the Bond County Humane Society had offered low cost cat and dog spaying and neutering.  However the funding had been exhausted until earlier this year when a grant from Southwestern Electric Cooperative kept the program alive. 

Recently, the society learned that it had again been selected for ASPCA funding along with a grant from the DJ & T Foundation, better known as the Bob Barker Fund.  Barker, host of "The Price Is Right," has served for many years as a figurehead for spaying and neutering of pets. 

Rachel Hunsdorfer of the Bond County Humane Society shared some details on the Barker grant which is for dogs only.  She says that the Barker funding requires a lot of work to secure.  Representatives from the DJ & T Foundation called the Bond County Humane Society with specific questions about the organization and its programming.  Logs and detailed records must be kept and then the DJ & T Foundation reimburses the BCHS for its expenses. 

The cost for the pet owner is $15 co-pay per pet for either spaying or neutering and two local veterinary clinics cooperate with the BCHS.  For more information, call 664-4068.  Later this week in our news we'll feature a story on some of the group's upcoming projects. 



FORMER RESIDENTS RETURN TO GREENVILLE FOR VISIT

In 1979 with the assistance of the "Helping Hands program", the Phu and Lien To family came to Bond County from Vietnam.  The family had to learn a new language and culture, which they did during their stay in Greenville.  Phu, Lien and their children left in 1984 and have since settled in California.  On Sunday a reception was held at Greenville First Christian Church for Phu, Lien, their son Long and his toddler Christopher.  Long's wife is attending a conference in Orlando, Florida so he decided to take the opportunity to visit his former hometown with his parents.

WGEL talked to Long To about returning home and his busy life in California.  Long said after leaving Bond County he finished high school, attended college, and then began working a series of jobs in the engineering field.  He now works for a division of Boeing that creates solar panels for satellites.  Long acknowledged that it was good to be back in Greenville and admitted that he admits the quiet life, friendly people, and less traffic. 

Long added his thanks to Susan and Frank Watson for their friendship over the years and helping them when they first came to Greenville.  Working in Boeing's Aerospace division has given Long To the chance to work on some important projects.  One of those stopping by Sunday's reception was Long’s former elementary teacher Jerry Moyer, a man who has always had a love for the space program.  Moyer said he was impressed with Long's work on the solar panels for the international space station and the Mar's rovers. Long will be sending some solar cells to Moyer which he would probably incorporate into his 6th grade Astronomy class and 7th grade Chemistry class.

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FENCE DAMAGED IN HIT AND RUN

 

The Bond County Sheriff's Department is looking for a hit-and-run driver who damaged a rural Greenville man's fence.  Deputies report that sometime early Saturday morning an eastbound driver left Hastings Cemetery Avenue and struck a fence owned by Mike Cramerer.  The vehicle then went 80 feet into a field. 



EMERALD POINTE TO HOST OPEN HOUSE AT APARTMENTS

The community is invited to an open house at the Emerald Pointe Apartments, a development of Greenville Regional Hospital.  The open house will be today (5/17) from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. It is free and open to all community members and the Greenville Regional Hospital Food Services Department will provide refreshments.  Emerald Pointe is a retirement community for independent seniors age 55 and older.  Construction began on the Villas at Emerald Pointe in early 2005.  Four homes are now complete or near completion with both sides of two villas spoken for and one side of each remaining to be filled.  Additional villas are planned, and will be constructed on an as-needed basis.

MAN INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT

49-year-old Leonard Hill of Donnellson was seriously injured Monday night around 9:30 while he was driving on Route 16 about two miles north of Hillsboro.  According to the Illinois State Police Hill was westbound on Route 16 about 200 feet east of Seven Sisters Avenue when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a guardrail.  He then drove into the eastbound lane and then drove onto the left shoulder of the roadway and hit an embankment on the passenger side of his vehicle.  Hill's vehicle then rolled and came to a stop on all four tires.  Hill was thrown from the car and transported by ambulance to Hillsboro Hospital.  Shortly after being transported to Hillsboro Hospital he was airlifted to Memorial Hospital in Springfield in critical condition.  Hill has been charged with a DUI.

WEDNESDAY SPORTS

HS BASEBALL
The Mulberry Grove Aces won their opening Regional game 5-4 over Brownstown as they scored three runs in the 7th inning to grab the victory.  Josh Elam, James Lynch, Dustin Lindahl, and Aaron Kendall had RBIs.  Lynch was the winning pitcher.  The Aces will play Breese Central Friday at 4:30pm. 

Due to the wet field conditions here is the revised schedule for the Greenville baseball and softball regionals…

Softball
Vandalia vs St. Elmo at Mulberry Grove (Wednesday 4:30)
Odin vs Altamont (Wednesday 4:30)

Greenville vs winner of Game 1 at Greenville (Thursday 4:30)

Mulberry Grove vs winner of Game 2 at Greenville (Friday 4:30)

Regional Championship Saturday at 10am at Greenville

Baseball
Vandalia vs Patoka at Mulberry Grove (Wednesday 4:30)

Greenville vs winner of that game at Greenville (Thursday 4:30)

Breese Central vs Mulberry Grove at Greenville (Friday 4:30)

Regional Championship Saturday at 10am at Greenville


OBITUARIES

SHIRLEY CARTER

65-year-old Shirley A. Carter of Vandalia, formerly of Greenville, passed away Friday at Fayette County Hospital in Vandalia.  Funeral services for 65-year-old Shirley A. Carter will be Tuesday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m. at Miller Funeral Home in Vandalia. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery in Vandalia.  Memorials may be made to the family. 

RICHARD O. BARBEE SR.

79-year-old Richard O. Barbee Sr. of Fairview Heights passed away Tuesday at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville.  Funeral services for Richard O. Barbee Sr. will be held Tuesday at 11am at the Kassly Mortuary Chapel in Fairview Heights.  Visitation is Monday from 5-8PM at the Kassly Mortuary.  Memorials can be made to the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.  Richard Barbee Sr. was the father of Deb Keserauskis of Greenville. 

DOLLY VAUGHN LUCIUS

65-year-old Dolly Vaughn Lucius of Greenville passed away Friday, May 12 at Fair Oaks.  Funeral arrangements for 65-year-old Dolly Vaughn Lucius will be announced later by the Donnell-Wiegand Funeral Home in Greenville.

 

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