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DATES TO REMEMBER
Aug. 19 – Village Board meets @ 6:30
Aug. 28 – Seasoned Citizens meet
Aug. 31 – Strasburg Hog Roast
Sept. 3 – Nomination for Volunteer of the
Year due, see p. 7 for form
Sept. 9 – MOPS Meeting, 9-11 a.m., see p. 7
Sept. 16 – Shelby Co Health Dept. – Flu
shots @ Community Building
Sept. 16 – Village Board meets @ 6:30
Sept. 27 – Community Weiner Roast
Sept. 29 – SCAN Meeting @ 3 p.m.
Oct. 26 – Annual Strasburg
Halloween Celebration
Send your news, pictures, dates and info
to [email protected]
Memos from
Mayor Mike!
As Village President, I
have come to appreciate all of the people
who contribute to our
Village. I am taking
the privilege to highlight our employees and the trustees of the
Village in the coming editions.
Our first employee is someone most of
you already know, our Village Clerk Linda
Oakley. Linda has been employed with us
since June of 2011 and is the one most of
you see when you pay your water bills or
come into the office.
Linda is originally from Strasburg, the
daughter of Rip and Lila Storm. She attended Stewardson-Strasburg High
School and graduated in the Class of
1968. She attended Eastern Illinois University and graduated with an elementary
teaching degree in 1971.
Cont. P. 2
Strasburg Junior
Miss Olivia
Telgmann and
Miss Strasburg
Baylee Quast
August 2013
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The Village Corner
August 2013
Memos from Mayor Mike cont. from page 1 ...
She taught first grade in Florida, worked for WSHY Radio Station in
Shelbyville and a radio station in North Carolina and was employed fulltime with the Regional Superintendent of Schools Office for 32 years and
part-time for 2 years. She began her career with the ROE in Shelbyville
serving under Dave Anderson and Lloyd Elam. Following 2 years, the
office consolidated with the Charleston Office and that became her base
for the rest of her employment. She ended her career as Administrative
Assistant to then Regional Superintendent (and former SSHS principal) Nik Groothuis.
Current Village Board
Mayor: Michael Antonacci
She is the mother of four lovely daughters, Bobbie Jo, Diana, Dawn and Jamie. She and her
Trustees: Shane Corley, Tom
husband Joe will be celebrating their 31st wedding anniversary in December. After living in MatGrove, Sara Kramer, Anita
toon for 26 years, they moved back to rural Strasburg (into her home place) in 2003, where they
Renshaw, Dawn Schlechte and
could be closer to their four children and 10 grandchildren!
Chuck Wade
She has been a member of the Strasburg American Legion Auxiliary for 56 years, serving as
Village Fiscal Clerk: Bridget Polk
president of the Unit for over 10 years and serving at both the District and State level as an officer
Village Clerk/Treas: Linda Oakley
or chairman. She volunteers at the VA Outpatient Clinic in Mattoon and has been a member of
Public Works Superintendent:
SCAN since its creation. We don’t know what we would do here at the
Chris Daniels.
Village without her!
The Village Board has changed
Our first Trustee that I would like to introduce is Chuck Wade. Chuck
their meeting night to the third
Monday of each month. Meetings was born and raised in West Virginia, residing most of the time in Wharbegin at 6:30 p.m. and are held in ton, West Virginia. Chuck moved to Chicago at age 16, when his father
the Community Building. Commu- got a job at Continental Can Company in Chicago, which later became
International Paper. Chuck graduation from Lakeview High School in
nity members are invited to attend. If you wish to address the
Chicago in 1963
board, please contact the Village
Chuck began working for International Paper on the line in 1965
Office the week prior to the meet- when he was 19. He became a supervisor in 1978 and Head of Mainteing to be placed on the agenda.
nance in 1981. He was transferred to Shelbyville in 1996.
Individuals who wish to reserve
He and his wife of 47 years, Janice, moved from Chicago to Mattoon at that time. They lived in
the park’s pavilion should contact
Mattoon until 2005 when they moved to Strasburg.
the Village Office.
Chuck continued working until 2008 when he retired after 43 years with the company. He now
works part-time for Kull Appliance where he puts his ability to fix practically anything to good use.
He has been a Trustee of the Village since late 2011. Chuck’s background in management has
been very useful in his input to the Village’s decisions/discussions. He and Janice have one son,
Eric, who lives in Romeoville with his wife Katie.
Finally, I would like to say that the community enjoyed a great Homecoming last month. The Lions
Club really outdid themselves this year. Friday’s Pork Chop dinner and music, along with the Kiss
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the Pig contest were outstanding and on Saturday the 5K Run, the Strong Man competition, Kids
Games and Pedal Pull all had great participation. The food tent and tractor pull were appreciative
as always. Community participation is what Strasburg is all about.
Reminder - There is a long
Our upcoming Hog Roast on Saturday, Aug.31 offers a great variety of events for everybody as
standing ordinance in the
well. From beauty queens to home run hitters and farmers rodeo, there’s an activity for everyvillage against the burning
body. Crafts, bean bags, raffles, beer garden and volunteer firemen recognition will all be going
of garbage at any time, and
on. And of course, there is food all day culminating in the Hog Roast and the band 5 Gone Mad
the burning of leaves and
that night. This year’s parade will feature a Grand Marshall for the first time.
branches is only to be done
Add to your calendar Friday, Sept. 27 for the Annual Community Wiener Roast at the park.
until 3:30pm. Thank you for
your cooperation.
Come on out and keep the community spirit going. Let’s keep STRASBURG RIGHT! in the
Middle of Everything!
105 E Commercial St.
PO Box 385
Strasburg, IL 62465
Phone 217-644-3007
Email: [email protected]
Need information on
Concealed Carry?
Sheriff Mike Miller will be speaking at the Strasburg Lions Club
regular meeting on Aug. 22 and
presenting information on Concealed Carry. The meeting will be
held at the Strasburg Community
Building and begins
at 7:30 p.m.
The public is invited
to attend.
Hog Roast Parade is Aug. 31! Get your lawn chair! Route is as follows:
The parade route begins at the northwest corner of town by water tower then goes south on
Elizabeth to Franklin, East on Franklin (crossing Route 32) to Spruce, North on Spruce to
Commercial and west on Commercial to fire department. Disband north of Fire Department
at Grace Church.
Contact Jodie Quast 644-3093 to pre-register. The Grand Marshall will be Wayne Wirth and
his lovely wife Connie. Registration form can be found at www.strasburgil.com
Do you own a golf cart? A reminder that individuals who drive an electric golf
cart in the Village need to have a permit. This is means ALL golf carts driven on village
streets! Contact Clerk's Office for an application.
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Article #7 Tracking through Strasburg’s history
By Brad Friese
THE WABASH BEGINS "PRUNING" THE BEMENT-ALTAMONT BRANCH
To expand the Wabash Railway system, Jay Gould began acquiring many
of the short line railroads in Illinois, including the purchase of the Chicago
and Paducah Railroad which ran through Strasburg in the 1870s. Gould, a
much reviled "robber baron" of the railroad building era, was a Connecticut native, born in
1836. He worked as a surveyor and prepared maps of a number of counties in his native
state, as well as New York and Michigan in his younger years. From then until his death in
1892 he bought and sold railway stocks and securities, almost always leaving the properties
he sold in bankrupt or nearly bankrupt condition. With the possible exception of Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt, no other individual in American railway history had such a reputation for
Jay Gould
dishonesty.
By 1884 the Wabash was overextended, overcapitalized, and unable to meet fixed charges. A number of the lines,
main and branch, had never been brought up to standard, especially the 8th District, Bement-Altamont. While Gould's
additions to the Wabash line gave it much of the look it was to bear for many years ahead, his practice of milking the
road for cash while neglecting maintenance had produced a classic bankruptcy. The money that should have been used
to maintain track and roadbed and upgrade the locomotive fleet was instead used to help build other lines or acquire
more roads. The financial carnage caused by Gould triggered a lengthy period of court-supervised reorganization and
court-managed receivership.
Also during the early 1880s the Wabash adopted the name, "The Banner Route." This was the origin of the "Follow
the Flag" motto that appeared on the company's equipment and letterhead for many years. The official Wabash Railroad flag was copyrighted as a trademark in 1884, with a red, black and white design. The color scheme continued until
World War I, when it was pointed out that those were the colors of Germany. The black was quickly changed to blue,
according to the DECATUR HERALD in 1954.
In December 1906, Wabash management announced that they would be a changing the District 8 schedule. Effective January 1, 1907 the Wabash passenger train would run to Altamont instead of Effingham and that the ten miles of
track between Shumway and Effingham would be temporarily and perhaps permanently abandoned. Between the two
towns the quarter of a mile wooden trestle over the Little Wabash River bottom was in bad condition and would require
the Wabash a great expenditure to place it in condition fit for safe rail traffic.
The city of Effingham threatened to take the Wabash to court for not meeting its obligations to hold on to the tracks
and to run trains over it. By the end of January 1907, the Wabash reconsidered and announced that it would repair the
trestle, but reneged when they gave out the reason that they did not consider the business being gotten by replacing the
trestle worth the expenditure. The people of Effingham and Douglas and Banner townships fought back. A mandamus
suit was started in the circuit court, but the Wabash and its attorneys were successful for several terms in having the
case continued and it looked as though it was going to be a perpetual affair. However the people of the city and townships got up in arms over the way they were treated, as the road had been built on money raised through bonds furnished by the people of these places.
Finally, on October 26, 1909, over two and a half years later, an agreement was reached in circuit court for the railroad to be put back in running shape and train service to be started again by October 1, 1911. Seventeen years later it
would be Strasburg, Stewardson, Windsor and the eight other towns on District 8 fighting the Wabash and its attorneys.
Beautiful weather graced the
2013 Strasburg Lions Club
Homecoming .
Good food! Good
Entertainment! Great
crowds!
********
Thank you to the Lions Club!
Pictured above from left are Lions members Justin Krile and Jane Giertz, fun during the kids games and the Dance, Etc
performance. Pictured on the bottom from
the left is the start of the 5K race and the
Kiss the Pig ―lucky‖ winners. See page 6
for more info on this year’s Homecoming!
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August 2013
Farmers Rodeo/Corn Hole Tournament/Home Run Derby planned during Hog Roast—Loads of fun is to be had on Saturday,
Aug. 31 at the park. The Corn Hole Tournament is scheduled for noon/registration at 11 a.m. Teams will compete in a blind
draw, double elimination bracket. It is a $20 entry for two-person teams with cash prizes to be awarded to top three teams.
Corn Hole is sponsored by Stew-Stras Post Prom. Contact Jennifer Burton 821-1180 or Jodie Quast 644-3093 for information.
Watch www.strasburgil.com for entry info for the Home Run Derby! And finally—Can you milk a cow, hang up wash or guide a
blind folded driver? You never know what chores you will have to do for the Farmers Rodeo which will begin at 6 p.m. The
winning team will receive a fun prize. The contest is limited to 10 male and female teams with a $10 registration fee per team.
To enter your team, contact Carolyn or Tony Reed at 217-690-2360 or [email protected].
This was taken from the Aug. 17, 1967 issue of the Stewardson Clipper.
The Story of My Home Town by Larry Renshaw
Following is a history of Strasburg written by Larry Renshaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Renshaw of Strasburg. The
history was first published in the Stewardson-Strasburg High School’s paper, ―The Cometeer‖ in May, 1967.
Some towns lie nestled in the hills, others sprawl in the noon-day sun, but Strasburg, Illinois just stretches for a mile
along Illinois Highway 32 and then is seen no more. According to the population sign there are 450 people in Strasburg, but the latest Compton’s Encyclopedia (1966 edition) gives the population as 467. There is no big industry there. No oil wells spew out their
wealth. No great statesman ever spoke at this town. Why, then, did I choose to write about Strasburg? Because it is my home town.
I like it. How did Strasburg come to be settled? According to legend a salt lick was to be found where Nippe’s Tavern is now located. Animals from miles around came to feast on the salt. Herdsmen driving their animals to market stopped at this salt lick to refresh their animals. The Renshaw Brothers were driving a large group of hogs from Kentucky to a northern market. It was their habit
to stop at this salt lick. Charles, one of the brothers decided to come back and make his home near here. This was one of the first
settlers in Richland Township.
The town itself came into existence when the Wabash Railroad was being built. A gentleman by the name of Ostermeier donated
the land with an understanding that the town should be named for his home city in Germany. Accordingly, they named the town
Strasburg. As time went on the town grew and prospered. The business district was located about what is now Route 32. West of
this fence was country territory. Young men would come to town on Saturday night, drink a little too much and become unruly. The
town constable would start chasing them. With a whoop and a holler they would jump the fence, and then they would be safe out of
town territory. Later this zone of safety was added to the town.
For many years there was no harmony between the people who lived in the north part of town and those in the southern part. So
great were their differences in matters of religion and politics that they became known as the North Burgers and the South Burgers.
The North Burgers wanted to incorporate. The South Burgers did not. Many times the different factions held secret meetings to determine how to win the rest of the town to their beliefs. Finally the North Burgers hit on a plan for incorporation. By having two rural
youths move into town, rent a room, and have their laundry done here they could become voting citizens. The town incorporation
referendum carried by two votes. To this day the people who live south of Theodore Von Behren do not live in Strasburg. They have
never been incorporated, because of their original antagonism toward incorporation.
You will still find family names of many of the early settlers in and around Strasburg. Some of these were: Rincker, Kull, Renshaw,
Doehring, Schlechte, and Ulmer.
During the ninety year period of Strasburg’s existence, fire has often wrecked havoc. William Foster, one of the oldest living residents in Strasburg, and a retired postmaster, tells of a fire when he was a child (somewhere in the late 1980’s) that swept through
the business district and destroyed over half of it. In 1948 another major fire destroyed two large buildings where Nippe’s Tavern is
now. Within the last ten years four more buildings were destroyed by flames.
A large hotel once stood where Max Weber’s insurance building is. Bustling salesmen would get off the train (they called the
salesmen drummers back in those days) engage a room, hire a rig at the livery stable and conduct his business. A buggy assembly
plant was over what is now Renshaw’s Store. Time went on, and Strasburg didn’t grow much, but it was growing. Times changed.
The hotel was no longer busy. The railroad was removed. The drug store closed. The newspaper (Strasburg Herald) sold its press to
another town. The town started to decline. Still there was a spark of life in the town. After World War II Strasburg shook a bit,
gasped for breath, and came up breathing. Three car agencies were to be found, Dodge, Ford, and Kaiser. There were two hardware
stores, five grocery stores, two restaurants, three taverns, a lumber yard, two barber
shops, drug store, a bank, a physician, and a funeral home.
Its struggle for revival was short, however. Old political and religious factions refuse
to remain buried. The big cities lured people away to work and trade. Fires destroyed
buildings, old business men retired; some new business ventures failed. True we have
gained seventeen people in the last ten years, but what is the future of my home town,
Strasburg?
Does anyone recognize this bike rid-
The Shelby County Health Department will be sponsoring a flu clinic at the Strasburg Community Building on Monday, September 16 from 1-2 p.m. This is for
adult vaccines. Cost is $35 which can be billed to Medicare and Medicaid.
er? He has tanned legs and his feet are
white. Post your guesses on ―I know
where Strasburg, IL is!‖ on Facebook!
It’s fun!
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Contestants vie for Junior Miss Strasburg and Miss Strasburg pageant during annual Hog Roast
Reigning Miss Strasburg Baylee Quast and Junior Miss Strasburg
Olivia Telgmann invite the community to attend the third annual Miss
Strasburg pageant and second annual Junior Miss Strasburg pageant.
The event will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Strasburg and in
conjunction with the village’s Hog Roast on Aug. 31 at 3 p.m. for the
junior miss and 4:30 p.m. for the miss pageant. Quast, right, 17, is the
daughter of Jodie and Doug Quast and Telgmann, left,14, is the
daughter of Kim and Don Telgmann.
Thank you Baylee and Olivia for
serving Strasburg for the past
year!
Miss Strasburg contestants are selling raffle tickets and junior miss candidates are collecting money now
through Aug. 28. Junior Miss Strasburg contestants have collection cans out at the Strasburg Short Stop. The
Miss Strasburg candidates also are judged in categories of speech/introduction, interview, modeling and pop
question.
Miss Strasburg Contestants: Brittany Ballinger, left, 17,
Strasburg, daughter of Ryan Ballinger and Alicia Ballinger;
Sarah Locke, middle, 17, Strasburg, daughter of Scott and Natalie Locke; and Brittani Tabbert, right, 17, Strasburg, daughter of Chris and Karla Tabbert.
Junior Miss Strasburg Contestants are pictured from left
to right: Nikita Burry, 14, Strasburg, daughter of LaRue and Amy Burry; Marcail Clark, 15, Strasburg,
daughter of Jack and Pam Clark; Mariah Robbins, 13, Strasburg, daughter of Don and Donna E. Cook; Hannah Schumacher, 13, Strasburg, daughter of Gary and Julia Schumacher; and Courtney Van Matre, 12, Stewardson, daughter of Lena and Quentin Roley. All proceeds of the events go towards improvements to the village of Strasburg!
Miss Strasburg contestants are selling raffle
tickets and junior miss candidates are collecting money now through Aug. 28.
Jr. Miss Strasburg contestants have collection
cans out at the Strasburg Short Stop
Looking to give back to your community? There are many ways to get involved in Strasburg! The Strasburg Community
Action Network (SCAN) is looking for volunteers to help with the Beautification and Marketing committees. These groups
can use people with talents in anything from watering flowers to those who use various software programs and are
experienced with Publisher and Word. Email [email protected] if you are interested!
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Stewardson-Strasburg School News
Stewardson-Strasburg School District welcomes
Michele Lindenmeyer as the new Superintendent for the district. She is not
a stranger to the area as she served as our high school principal from 2007
to 2011. Prior to returning to the Stewardson-Strasburg District as superintendent she served as Assistant Regional Superintendent at the Regional
Office of Education in Charleston.
Mrs. Lindenmeyer is married and has three children and one grandchild. She and her husband, Mitch currently reside in Arcola. The staff is excited to have Mrs.
Lindenmeyer return to Stewardson-Strasburg School District where she will work to carry out
the schools traditions and improve education opportunities for our students.
School begins on Tuesday, August 20th.
School will be dismissed @ 2 p.m. each day Aug. 20 through Aug. 30. (Due to heat)
United Methodist Church
plans celebration
Come one, come all…help
us celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Strasburg
United Methodist Church
on Sunday, Aug. 25 with an
ice cream social. Come join
us for ice cream, pie and
cake anytime from
4:30-7:30
p.m.
Any questions
please call Patti Laue 618487-5886.
SCAN Beautification updates and green thumbs needed
Thank You all who have helped plant care for the town’s flowers! The town flowers were planted
by Jane Giertz, Mark Wildman and Pam Clark. Esther Becker is tending the south town sign flower
pots and Linda Oakley is tending the flowers at the Community Building. Volunteers are needed to
take care of the remaining flowers. Flowers are at the following locations are North town sign,
Bolt's corner, Lincoln Sign, planter boxes at park flag pole. If you cannot adopt a pot for the summer, you can volunteer for a week or two at a time.
Please contact Pam Clark at 644-2402 if you can help this summer with the town’s flowers.
Strasburg Homecoming is a success!
We don’t usually kiss and tell, but at the ―Kiss the Pig‖ contest at this year’s Homecoming the ―lucky‖
winners were: Nate Wascher of Stewardson and Brittany Bowers of Strasburg. The event raised more
than $425 for community improvements. See pictures on page 3. The annual 5K and 1 mile run/walk
overall male and female winners were Grant Tice, left, from Sullivan at 19:22 and Meredith Kull, right,
from Effingham at 23:18. Strongman winners – group 1 (195 pounds and under) 1st Josh Packer,
Effingham, 2nd Rob Brown, Watson, and 3rd JT Friese, Stewardson. Strongman winners – group 2
(196 and over) – 1st Jack Oye, Arthur, 2nd Tom Grove, Strasburg, and 3rd Cameron Hall, Decatur.
For a complete list 5K of winners and more info visit www.strasburgil.com or join ―I know where
Strasburg, Il is!‖ on Facebook. Congrats to all!
Sarah Locke represented Shelby Electric Cooperative during
―Youth to Washington‖ tour
and Selected as YLC Representative for Illinois
Sarah Locke, daughter of Scott and Natalie Locke, represented Shelby Electric Cooperative in
Washington, D.C. during the annual ―Youth to Washington‖ Tour, held June 14-21. This
event, sponsored by the electric and telephone cooperatives of Illinois since the late 1950s,
is an introduction to our democratic form of government and cooperatives for rural youth.
She was one of 65 Illinois students selected and joined more than 1,520 young leaders from
across the country to meet with their Congressional representatives and tour historical sites
and museums while in Washington, D.C.
During the trip Sarah was chosen by her peers to represent Illinois on the Youth Leadership
Council (YLC) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The YLC is a year-long
appointment and Sarah will represent all Illinois cooperatives at national and state meetings and events in the year
ahead. She returned to Washington, D.C. July 20-24 for the YLC Conference and will be making a speech at the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperative’s Annual Meeting on Aug. 1.
August 2013
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Each September at the Community Weiner Roast. a member of the community whose volunteer activities
have benefited the Strasburg Community, has been presented the ―Volunteer of the Year‖ award. The Village
Board is asking that members of the community nominate an individual that they think is deserving of this award.
Eligibility - Any individual, group, business, or organization whose volunteer activities directly benefit the
Village of Strasburg and/or its residents is eligible.
Nominee Criteria
Nominees must:
 Demonstrate exceptional commitment to volunteerism by helping with a special project or ongoing
activities
 Demonstrate exemplary leadership, creativity, cooperation, and hard work in their service to others
 Serve as role models by inspiring others to serve
A letter of nomination citing the points or reasons the nominator feels like the candidate deserves to be
named Volunteer of the Year should be submitted to the Strasburg Village Office prior to September 3, 2013. A
committee will review the nominations and will select the winner. The Volunteer of the Year award for 2013 will be
presented at the Community Weiner Roast on Friday, September 27 at the Village Park.
Previous winners of the award are: 2007 Larry Giertz, 2008 Gary Kull, 2009 Linda Oakley, 2010 Patsy
Lenz, 2011 Karen Kull and Lisa Shelton, and 2012 Chris Daniels.
Strasburg Seasoned Citizens meet in June & July
Information provided by Nancy Shiels
JUNE: Nineteen Seasoned Citizens braved a rainy downpour to arrive at the Corps of Engineers Visitor Center on time for a
luncheon and fellowship at noon on Wednesday the 26th of June. Wayne Wirth shared about upcoming activities in the area.
It was announced that logs 6 to 8 inches in diameter are needed for the painted log
Santas. .One senior shared a tip for the day: "Life is tied up with a bow....but it is a
gift to use.. So enjoy it!"
Jerry and Debra Maddox toted the drinks to the visitor center and everyone else
brought sandwiches and a favorite dish. The program concluded with a talk and
demonstration by Eli Dollarhide and Sarah Randall from the Corps of Engineers. They
spoke on Terrific Turtles and Snakes. Eli handled a lizard that was found on the Shelbyville Dacey Trail. It was determined that it was not native to our territory. The group
was treated to a tour of the building and its exhibits. Group pictures were taken.
At Lake Shelbyville with Eli Dollarhide
JULY: Twenty four folks, including a few first-timers, attended the SC luncheon
at the Strasburg Community Building on July 31, at noon. Mark Wildman was the lucky recipient of the door prize donated by
Chuck and Janice Wade. Nancy Shiels shared a few ―tips of the day‖. Six celebrating August birthdays were recognized. The
group is expecting good weather for the Village annual Hog Roast on August 31.
Several volunteered to help at this annual event. A lunch buffet of favorite foods
was enjoyed. Some folks stayed to wrap tableware for the upcoming Hog Roast
event.
The group is invited to be guests of the Stewardson Senior Citizens Wed., October
2 at the Stewardson Community Building. The menu is soup+ at noon. Christie
Gordon of Shelby Manor will be the featured speaker.
Next Seasoned Citizens Meeting - Age 55+
Everyone Welcome!
When: Wed, August 28 at Noon. Bring your favorite
dish to share and have fun playing Bunco.
Where: Strasburg Community Building
The Shumway Faith Lutheran Church chapter of Mothers of Preschoolers is open to moms of children birth to
kindergarten. They provide babysitters, snacks and have informative
Bible based lessons for moms to enjoy and meet the second Monday of
the month from Sept.-May. The first meeting of the year will be Sept. 9
from 9-11 a.m. For more information on MOPS in Shumway, please
contact Amber Schnarre 618-977-3104 or visit www.mops.org.
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