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Birthday open house
Evelyn Cox will celebrate her 95th birthday with
an open house from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the
Wellington Park Shelter.
She would also enjoy hearing from those unable to
make it. Her address is P.O. Box 192, Hoopeston IL
60942.
Rossville Christmas parade
Rossville will kick off the Christmas season with
the annual Light Parade at 6 p.m. Saturday. The parade, sponsored by Rossville Community Organization, will go down Rt. 1 from grade school to Christman Park, which will be lighted from Saturday
through January 1, 2014.
The annual Winter Carnival, sponsored by RCO
and Rossville-Alvin Grade School PTO, will be held
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday at the grade school.
Food for Fines
Hoopeston Public Library’s annual Food for Fines
program has started. During December, the library
will accept canned goods and nonperishable food
items within their expiration dates, along with household paper products, as payment of overdue fines.
Each item or package equals $1 toward the fine.
(Some single items or packages may not qualify.) All
items will be donated to Grant Township Food Cupboard.
Needed items include Jello, Jiffy cornbread mix,
bath soap, toilet paper, canned fruit, cake mix and
frosting, laundry soap and Hamburger Helper.
For more information, call the library, (217) 2836711.
Police News
Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident
reported at 1:03 p.m. Monday at Hoopeston Carle
Hospital, 701 E. Orange. An unknown vehicle hit a
parked 2011 Ford Fusion owned by Aleta Cable of
Lafayette, Ind.
No tickets or injuries were reported in an accident
at 2:37 p.m. Monday in the 300 block of East Lincoln. Police said Amelia N. Young, 18, of Hoopeston, was eastbound in a 2008 Chrysler when she lost
control and struck a street sign.
No injuries were reported.
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Hoopeston Area wrestlers start season with losses to Urbana, Westville; take down Rantoul, Dwight in Saturday action
Cornjerker grapplers kicked off their wrestling season
November 25, losing to Urbana and Westville at home.
Urbana 63 Hoopeston Area 15
120- C. Chism (U) FFT
126- B Williams (U) FFT
132- B Martin (U) dec. I. Simpson 10-6
138- C. McQueen (U) fall I. Bell 3:08
145- D. Jackson (U) fall E. Zamora :38
152- C. Chandler (HA) FFT
160- J. West (HA) FFT
170- F. Imbaga (U) fall D. Ashby 3:08
182- B. Simon (HA) dec. A. Lenow 9-6
195- J. Luffman (U) fall B. Gaddis :34
220- C. Hamilton (U) fall A. Linares 3:58
285- D. Rowlen (U) fall G. Herron 1:00
106- A. Engler (U) fall C. Hughes 3:00
113- Holmes-Mitchell (U) FFT
Westville 40 Hoopeston Area 33
132- I. Simpson (HA) FFT
138- K. Carrell (W) fall I. Bell 2:12
145- B. Rivers (W) major dec. 12-0
152- C. Chandler (HA) fall C. Rice 2:30
160- K. Pilcher (HA) FFT
170- D. Ashby (HA) dec. C. Nichols 6-3
182- B. Simon (HA) fall N. Benson :52
195- A. Ellery (W) fall B. Gaddis 1:23
220- J. Munoz (W) fall A. Linares 1:10
285- G. Herron (HA) fall H. Marsh 3:24
106- M. McBride (W) fall C. Hughes :30
113- Wise (W) FFT
120- Bunt (W) FFT
126- Double FFT
On Saturday, Hoopeston Area faced off against Rantoul, Unity and Dwight, coming out on top of Dwight
and Rantoul but losing to Unity.
HA 47 Rantoul 30
120- L. Johnson (R) FFT
126- J. Swiney (R) fall :57 J. Powell
132- R. Castillo (R) fall 3:08 I. Simpson
138- I. Bell (HA) fall :28 T. Pierce
145- Smith-Terhune (R) Fall 1:32 E. Zamora
152- C. Chandler (HA) tech fall 3:16 B. Ramm
160- D. Ashby (HA) fall 1:09 C. Hesterburg
170- B. Simon (HA) fall 3:37 K. Wilson
182- M. Newman (HA) FFT
195- B. Gaddis (HA) fall 1:09 J. Curtis
220- A. Linares (HA) fall :27 S. Sprandel
285- G. Herron (HA) fall 3:00 M. Williams
106- D. Richardson (R) FFT
113- Double FFT
HA 18 Unity 42
126- D. Daniels (U) Fall :27 J. Powell
132- C. Hinton (U) fall :28 I. Simpson
138- C. Wiggins (U) fall 2:26 I. Bell
145- J. Frost (U) dec. 13-7 C. Warner
152- C. Coon (HA) FFT
160- M. Traxler (U) dec. OT 4-2 D. Ashby
170- B. Simon (HA) default C. Branson
182- T. Traxler (U) fall 1:30 M. Newman
195- C. Reed (U) fall :43 B. Gaddis
220- D. King (U) fall 1:45 A. Linares
285- G. Herron (HA) FFT
106- Double FFT
113- Double FFT
120- Double FFT
HA 48 Dwight 18
132- I. Simpson (HA) FFT
138- J. Tyner (D) fall 2:26 I. Bell
145- E. Zamora (HA) fall 1:42 N. Ford
152- C. Chandler (HA) FFT
160- D. Ashby (HA) fall :47 D. Flood
Obituaries
GOCKEN - Margaret A. (Sauter) Gocken, 95, of
Milford, died Sunday, Nov. 30, at Gilman Health Care
Center. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until the 11 a.m.
funeral Wednesday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Crescent City. Burial will be in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery,
Crescent City. Memorials are suggested to donor’s
choice. Knapp Funeral Home, Milford, is in charge of
arrangements.
NAUGHTON - Amber Garrison Naughton, 35, of
New Lenox, formerly of Hoopeston, died December 1,
2014. Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. Friday at Lawn Funeral
Home, 17909 S. 94th Ave., Tinley Park. Funeral will be
at 3 p.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church, 1900 E.
Lincoln Hwy., New Lenox.
WISDOM - Laurie Ann (Coon) wisdom, 52, of
Hoopeston, died at 7:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at
home. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral
Thursday at Anderson Funeral Home, Hoopeston. Burial will be in Floral Hill Cemetery, Hoopeston. Memorials are suggested to Hoopeston Animal Shelter, 901 W.
Main St., Hoopeston IL 60942.
ZBINDEN - Imogene M. (Koester) Zbinden, 72, of
Cissna Park, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, at home. Visitation was 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Knapp Funeral Home
and will be 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral Wednesday
at Living Word Church, Roberts. Burial will be in
Cissna Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to
Cissna Park Fire and Rescue Department, Iroquois Memorial Hospice, or donor’s choice.
Weather
Chance of snow today, tonight. High 35, low 23. Tomorrow, partly sunny. High 30, low 20. Friday, partly .
170- B. Simon (HA) FFT
182- B. Gaddis (HA) FFT
195- J. Tyner (D) FFT
220- A. Linares (HA) fall 2:37 K. Henson
285- G. Herron (HA) fall 5:09 K. Gallantine
106- Double FFT
113- Double FFT
120- Double FFT
126- G. Watson (D) fall 1:29 J. Powell
Classifieds
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
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to leave a message for appointment.
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