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The Board of Education for Jasper County Community Unit School District #1 has a vacancy on the school board to serve until the next regular school board election to be conducted in April of 2021 and is currently accepting applications from district residents interested in serving on the school board. Applicants must
Cinderella’s Threads offers young ladies (and now young men) the opportunity to have an affordable rental option for prom and other formal events. Cinderella’s Threads is now located at 431 Whittle Ave. With the move, there is double the space from the old location providing the opportunity to expand and offer
Pastor’s Choice 20 Garrel Knight 1961 Chevy Impala Best of Show 11 Curt Justice 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria Best Truck 32 Gary and Jackie Huddleston 1932 Ford Truck Best Youth Under 16 31 Grace Kuhl Special Interest 12 Rick Chidden 1950 Chevy Old Skool Custom Motorcycle 19 Don and Marie
The Masonic Lodge 216 held a spaghetti lunch to help the Embarras River Tourism Council raise money for the new gator which is used to water the flower pots on the Newton square. A free will donation lunch consisting of spaghetti, salad, garlic bread and dessert was offered to those
Jasper County School District will be offering student registration for the 2019- 2020 school year completely online. The online registration “window” will be open from Wednesday, July 17, 2019 to Wednesday July 31, 2019. You will be able to register your students by going to TeacherEase and entering your username
Happy 40th birthday on Jul 29th Have a Great day ! Jennifer Burns Love, Family and Friends
If you ordered from the online store pickup will be this Wednesday evening 5:30-6:30 Front of the high school, junior high entrance. If you can’t make it Wednesday we will have your order at Media Night.
The Cork and Pork Festival was held in Ste. Marie on Saturday, July 13. Eight wineries attended the event including: Lasata Wines, Fox Creek Vineyards, Kite Hill Vineyards, Irene’s Vineyards, Castle Finn, Lincoln Heritage Winery, Homestead Vineyards, and Vahling Vineyards. Entertainment for the day included: Jake Martin, The Smoke Rings,
The Queen of Hearts Jackpot moves onto Week 32 with a new total of $130,170. The drawing will be on Saturday, July 20th at the West Side Lounge. Tickets will be available this week at Newton Animal Health Center, MVP, The Gas Station in Ste. Marie, and Marathon One Stop
Annual Staley Reunion will be held Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the Sunrise Community Center in Newton, Illinois. A potluck carry-in meal will be held at noon. Table service will be provided. All friends and family are welcome. Hope to see you there!