In God We Trust
The Altamont News
Community Service Since 1881
Altamont, Illinois - Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014
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Event
Calendar
If you have an event you
would like included in the
Altamont Community Calendar, call The Altamont
News at 483-6176 or drop
it off at the ofﬁce located
at 7 Do It Drive, Altamont.
Monday-Friday
11 a.m. - Golden Circle
Nutrition Program at
Municipal Bldg.
Tuesday,
Nov. 4
7 p.m. --Altamont
Opry at Living Museum
Wednesday,
Nov. 5
5 p.m. -- TOPS at
Altamont Library
Thursday,
Nov. 6
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Lions Club at Methodist
Church
Saturday,
Nov. 8
The Altamont Junior High Marching Wildcats glide-step their way through the annual
Altamont Halloween Parade held on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Ghosts, Goblins
Annie Cutler, 5, collects candy as she watches the parade.
and
Games!
1-4 p.m. -- Christmas
Trees at Dr. Wright's
house
Sunday,
Nov. 9
1-4 p.m. -- Christmas
Trees at Dr. Wright's
house
4-8 p.m -- St. Paul Blue
Point Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid Soup Supper
Monday,
Nov. 10
7:30 p.m. -- West
Township monthly meeting
Tuesday,
Nov. 11
7 p.m. -- Altamont
Opry at Living Museum
8 p.m. -- Mason Township meeting
Wednesday,
Nov. 12
5 p.m. -- TOPS at
Altamont Library
Friday,
Nov. 14
4:30-6:30 p.m. -Altamont Sports Boosters Tailgate Party at
Altamont High School
Sunday,
Nov. 16
11 a.m.-2 p.m. -- Mason Civic Center Thanksgiving Dinner
Monday,
Nov. 17
7 p.m. -- Eﬃngham
County Fair Board
As part of the Halloween parade, a costume contest was held with prizes awarded
across age divisions. Here the 10-14 year old participants await their opening to enter
the parade. Pictured from left to right, Ada Tappendorf, 10, Lauren Walker, 11, Ellie McManaway, 11, and Ciara Hankins, 10.
Dr. Nanci Huels Elected
LLC Foundation President
The Lake Land College
Foundation Board of Directors elected Nanci Huels of
Altamont as its president for
the 2014-2015 academic year.
The foundation held
its annual meeting and
celebrated raising nearly
$523,938 and awarding nearly $350,000 in total gifts to
Lake Land College students
for the 2013-2014 academic
year. The foundationʼs now
total $8.2 million.
During the past year, the
foundationʼs assets grew
from $7.4 million to $8.2 million, according to the audit
presented at the meeting.
“More than 24,964 students were enrolled at Lake
Land College last year with
40.8 percent of all area high
school graduates attending
the college,” said Bob Pancoast, outgoing president of
the Lake Land College Foundation. “That is a lot of lives
being improved through
education in east-central
Illinois and more opportunities for all of us to grow and
prosper.
During the past school
•see HUELS pg 9
Hayden Summers, 7, dressed as a minion from the "Despicable Me" ﬁlms, takes aim at the soda bottles in the
ring toss.
City Council Discusses
$25K Grant Possiblities
Uses for a possible
$25,000 grant was one of
the major topics of conversation during the Altamont
City Councilʼs regular
meeting on Monday, Oct.
27. The availability of the
funds must ﬁrst be veriﬁed, but using the funds
toward an upcoming manhole project or combining
the funds with additional
monies to complete the
Second Street project was
discussed.
In other business:
--The city is also facing
an issue with unused and
uncapped sewer lines on
residential lots as they be-
•see GRANT pg 9
Tuesday, November 11th
7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
All Holiday Decor on Display
20% off All Merchandise!
Excluding November sale ﬂyer items
Refreshments and drinks will be served throughout the day
Drawings for Gift Certiﬁcates
Do NOT have to be present to win
The Home Center
(618) 483-3648
4 Do It Drive - Altamont • Exit 82, Just
South of I-70 1/4 Mile