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In God We Trust
The Altamont News
Community Service Since 1881
Altamont, Illinois - Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014
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Volume 133- Number 51
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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 Building
Tuesday,
Dec. 23
10-11:30 a.m. -- Prairie Christmas at Ballard
Nature Center
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Opry at Living Musuem
7 p.m. -- American
Legion GrobengiserFisher Post 512 at 111 N
2nd Street
7 p.m. -- American
Legion Post 512 Auxillary
at 202 N 2nd Street
AGS elementary kids perform
annual winter program
Thursday,
Dec. 24
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday,
Dec. 30
10-11:30 a.m. -- "All
About Hibernating" at
Ballard Nature Center
5 p.m. -- TOPS at
Altamont Library
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Opry at Living Museum
Thursday,
Dec. 1
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Lions Club at Methodist
Church
Tuesday,
Jan. 6
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Opry at Living Museum
Wednesday,
Jan. 7
5 p.m. -- TOPS at
Altamont Library
Tuesday,
Jan. 13
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Opry at Living Museum
The Altamont Grade School kindergarten through third graders performed their annual winter program under the direction of Mrs. Beth
Lawler on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
The children filled the packed high school gymnasium with song.
Here Chase Beebe tells the crowd of his favorite winter family traditions.
Altamont Christmas light
winners announced
Judging for the City of
Altamont Christmas Light
Contest was completed on
Thursday, Dec. 18. Winners
and their respective prizes
are as follows:
Religious category
1st place – Brad and
Linda Smith, 5 North Bond.
Awarded $25.00 in Chamber
Bucks
2nd place – Charlie and
Candy Stuemke, 304 South
Tenth
3rd place – Kreed and
Barb Smith , 900 South
Edwards
Non-Religious category
1st place – JD Veteto, 7
Sherman Drive. Awarded
$25.00 in Chamber Bucks
2nd place – Mary Ann
Meeks, 302 South Main
3rd place – Richard and
Debby Frailey, 212 Meadows
Lane
Overall
1st place – Jesse and Pat
Heischmidt, 111 Oak Street.
Awarded free electricity for
month of December and
$50.00 in Chamber Bucks.
2nd place – JD Veteto, 7
Sherman Drive. Awarded
50% electric discount for
month of December.
Wednesday,
Jan. 14
5 p.m. -- TOPS at
Altamont Library
Tuesday,
Jan. 20
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Opry at Living Museum
The Altamont FFA donated the extra fruit from their fruit sales to the Altamont
Backpack Program. Pictured from left: FFA President Ben Kuhns, Altamont custodian Doug Culver, AGS Secretary Leslie Wendling, and FFA member Brady Conner.
The Altamont FFA would like to thank the Altamont community for their continued
support through their fundraising.
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The Altamont News
will have an early deadline for the Dec. 30
edition. All editorial and
advertising must be in by
Dec. 24 by noon.
Altamont FFA makes donation to
Altamont Backpack Program
Nathan Scholes
Financial Consultant
6:30 p.m. -- Altamont
Opry at Living Museum
The Altamont Garden Club met at Joe's Pizza on
Tuesday, Dec. 9. Instead of a gift exchange as held in
previous years, the club members purchased presents for less fortunate children in the Altamont school
district. The members then competed in a wrapping
contest. This year’s champion gift-wrappers, shown
with their packages are, from left, Lynn Wolff, Patti
Niehaus and Joan Fitzwilliam.
If you have questions about the schools gift program,
please contact Amy Ruckman at Altamont Grade
School.
2001 S Banker - Suite B • Effingham, IL 62401
Office: (217) 342-1099 • Fax: (217) 342-1096
Tuesday,
Jan. 21