<strong>Mr. Richard Lee “Rib” Davis, age 86 of Cobden, died at 8:02 a.m. Monday, September 17, 2012 at the Illinois Veteran’s Home in Anna. He was born May 17, 1926 in El Paso, Texas, the son of John Wesley and Hattie Alzada Davis. He married Allie-Jane Miller on September 13, 1953 in Cobden.</strong>
The seventh annual Union County ColorFest Pageants are planned Friday, Oct. 12.
The pageants will take place in the gymnasium at Jonesboro School.
All Union County girls ages 3-10 are welcome to sign up.
Two pageants are planned: 5-6-year-olds are in the Little Miss Pageant and 7-10-year-olds are in the Miss Pageant.
No pageant dresses are needed; the girls will wear casual fall attire.
Registration Planned
Registration is planned from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Jonesboro Fire Department.
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School District 81 Board of Education recently approved the employment of persons to fill seven positions.
The action came at the board’s regular monthly meeting for August.
The following persons were employed:
Krystal Emrick as physical education department head. Leslie Neitzer and Courtney Garner as science department co-chairpersons.
Cindi Eidson and Dave Sullivan as blood drive co-coordinators. Michael Goins as bus driver (on probation for one year). Geoffrey Bond as clerical aide/transportation.
The Anna-Jo Garden Club celebrated its 60th anniversary during a monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at the United Methodist Church in Anna.
Judy Casper, Marsha Burke and Susan Sherwin coordinated the celebration and each gave a segment about the history of the club.
The club was organized on Sept. 29, 1952. A booklet was made to show how the present meeting was planned to closely parallel that of the first club meeting. Present and past officers were stated, as was the past and present program.
Hundreds of people visited a u-pick pumpkin patch near Anna when it opened for the season Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22.
The pumpkin patch is a project sponsored by the high school youth group at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Anna. The patch is located along Illinois Route 146 about 1 mile east of the Walmart supercenter store in Anna.
Organizers say that each year, the pumpkin patch expands its appeal to young people and adults. A free corn maze is a popular addition for 2012.
Nick Crane had a game-winning hit in the 12th inning to lift visiting Shawnee to a 4-3 victory over Cobden in high school baseball action Thursday, Aug. 30.
Crane drove in Aiden McMahan, who began the inning by hitting a triple.
Brandon Pind led the Redskins by going 2-for-2 at the plate and Gavyn Ellet was 3-for-6.
McMahan hit a home run on the first pitch of the game and was 2-for-5. Crane was 1-for-6 and Adam Pennington was 1-for-5.
The Downtown Anna organization is planning to sponsor a chili cookoff Saturday, Oct. 13.
The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Anna.
The cookoff will be taking place during the 2012 Union County ColorFest celebration.
Trophies will be awarded to chili cookoff winners for first, second and third place. Trophies will be donated by Down Home Do-Dads.
Votes to select the winners will be cast by those who visit downtown Anna and taste chilis entered in the competition.
<strong>Mr. Ralph E. Stroehlein, age 88 of Cobden, died at 3:01 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at his home in Cobden. He was born October 22, 1923 in Cobden, the son of Louis and Ruth Lence Stroehlein. He married Wilma Helen Livesay on December 16, 1952 in Wolf Lake. She preceded him in death on November 5, 2011.</strong>
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