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Journal Gazette times-Courier Thursday, November 8, 2018 A3 1 SUBMITTED PHOTO mattoon Community Concert band members take part in an oct. 24 rehearsal at the Lake Land College theater in mattoon. ROB STROUD rob.stroud@lee.net MATTOON The new Mattoon Community Concert upcom- ing first concert will feature a medley of patriotic songs in honor of Veterans Day. The free concert is scheduled for noon Sunday in the Lone Elm Room at the Mattoon train depot, 1718 Broad- way following the Veterans Day parade at 10 a.m. on Broadway and a ceremony at 11 a.m.

at Peterson Park marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Band director Jessica Closson said the band will extend a special invita- tion for veterans at the parade and cer- emony to join other community mem- bers in watching the concert at the depot. Band member Deb Berkheimer of Trilla said they look forward to per- forming the concert as a way to give back to veterans and to the community. The Mattoon Community Concert Band formed in early October to pro- vide an opportunity for musicians of all ages and abilities from Mattoon and the surrounding area to perform shows together. Closson, who is a music teacher with the Mattoon school district, said the band has been drawing approximately 25 musicians per rehearsal.

She said these musicians have ranged in age from 11 to 97. She said they include current and former school band mu- sicians from Mattoon, Charleston, Effingham and Sigel. Berkheimer said she played French horn as a student musician in Mattoon school bands and then in the Eastern Illinois University Wind Symphony in the late 1970s. Since then, Berkheimer said she has periodically played her French horn on her own to stay in practice. As a member of the new concert band, Berkheimer said she has enjoyed getting to perform alongside other mu- sicians again.

She said her bandmates include acquaintances from the com- munity that she had not realized were former student musicians too. like it. It brings back a lot of mem- Berkheimer said of being in the band. She added that, just soothes my The formation of the concert band has been made possible with the help of a $6,000 grant from the Mattoon Foundation for Academic Excellence. After the Veterans Day concert is performed, Closson said the rehearsals will focus on preparing for a Christmas season concert at 2 p.m.

Dec. 16 at the Luther Student Center theater at Lake Land College. She said the band will then take a winter break and resume rehearsing in the spring for a summer concert series. Closson said musicians who wish to join to band are welcome to attend the rehearsals, which are held p.m. every Wednesday at the Lake Land the- ater.

She said they should bring their instruments, plus a music stand if they have one. More information is avail- able by contacting Jessica Closson at or 217- 343-1060. Contact rob stroud at (217) 238-6861. Follow him on Twitter: Veterans Day concert planned JG-TC MATTOON A passenger needed medical attention after a two-vehicle accident on Loxa Road near Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Tuesday morn- ing. One driver received a citation fol- lowing the head-on accident involving a pickup truck and a minivan, according to the Coles County Office.

A news release from the office said the accident took place about 11 a.m. Tuesday when the vehicle driven by John Bennett II, 18, 16503 E. County Road 1700N, was turning left off of Loxa Road. vehicle then collided with the one driven by Bradley W. White, 27, 5355 Lerna Road, the release said.

A passenger in vehicle, Bon- nie S. White, 59, of the same address was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. She was still hospitalized there and listed in fair condition Wednesday morning, according to a Carle represen- tative. The news release said Bennett was cited for failure to yield. Passenger injured in accident near SBLHC JARAD JARMON jarad.jarmon@lee.net MATTOON Part of the uniform of a local World War I veteran, Lawrence Riddle, will be on display at during the Mattoon High Veterans Day as- sembly Friday.

Riddle was a decorated first sergeant in the 131st Infantry Regiment in WWI who died hours before an armistice was signed between the nations involved. Riddle was an alum of the high school, and his family was one of the first to set- tle in Mattoon. The Mattoon High School yearbook was named in his memory, as well as Mattoon American Legion Post. Riddle Elementary School was built on Riddle land and named for the Riddle family, including Lawrence. On Friday, tunic and medals, normally at the Mattoon American Le- gion, will be on display during the high school assembly, said Carolyn Cloyd, who is researching the figure.

Notably, this year marks the 100th anniversary of his death and the signing of the armistice in WWI. At the assembly, the Junior Reserve Training Corps (JROTC) Bat- talion Commander will introduce and MC the event. Major Douglas Peterson will be the featured speaker at the event. Performances from the JROTC Color Gaurd and Drill Team will also be a part of the assembly, according to school of- ficials. The high ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.

in the gymnasium. Veterans can be recognized by contacting Mattoon High School at 238-7800. Several other events are taking place across the district to commemorate vet- erans in honor of Veterans Day. Many of these events will take place on Friday, like at the high school. Kicking off the day, Williams Elemen- tary School will be hosting a Veterans Day Assembly from a.m.

Friday. McLain Schaefer, principal, said veterans who called by Friday last week will be recognized at this assem- bly. State Senator Dale Righter, R-Mat- toon, will be the ceremony director at the event. The high JROTC will present the Colors, and music will be performed by Williams students. Devid Hennard, Vietnam Veteran and author of will be the keynote speaker.

The assembly will be followed by a breakfast for attending veterans and their guests. At Riddle, there will be a Veterans Day parade at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Amanda Gib- son, Riddle assistant principal, said the second-grade students will be singing patriotic songs in the cafeteria beginning at 2 p.m. until the time of the parade.

She noted veterans wishing to walk in the pa- rade should check in at the main office between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m to join the parade. Mattoon Middle School will present their Veterans Day assembly beginning at 8:40 a.m. Monday at the school. Of- ficials ask visitors to check in to the main office and get visitor passes.

veterans are encouraged to attend and be our guests at the said Angi Dallas, choir director at MMS. Contact Jarad Jarmon at (217) 238-6839. Follow him on Twitter: WWI veteran to be recognized at MHS DAVE FOPAY dave.fopay@lee.net CHARLESTON The Charleston school exploration of a pos- sible school resource police office is including input from the public. A five-question survey that can be accessed on the school web- site asks about the impact a resource officer might have, where the officer should work, how the program should be funded and more. District Superintendent Todd Vilardo said the survey is part of vestigating the factual context and the impact of implementing or not the program.

Last month, the Charleston school board gave Vilardo an informal go- ahead to investigate a possible school resource officer program. If put in place, the program would have a Charleston Police Department officer be assigned to the district during school hours to provide secu- rity and other services. The survey online address is www.surveymonkey.com/r/ HGV39MJ and the website, with a link to the survey, is www. charleston.k12.il.us. Vilardo said the survey would be available until Wednesday of next week.

open to students and par- ents, school district residents who have children in school and school district teachers, staff, admin- istrators and board members. The survey also includes space for thoughts about the not specifically covered by its other ques- tions. Possible advantages to a school resource officer program the board discussed last month included ad- dressing safety issues and building relationship between police and stu- dents. The study being conducted will ad- dress such questions as how to fund the program. With some other school resource officer programs, the school district reimburses the police for the all or part of the salary for the time assigned to schools, the board heard at last meeting.

Vilardo indicated that the study will likely be done in time for him to make a formal recommendation to the board this spring. If the board and the Charleston city council both approve the program, it could be in place by the start of the 2019-20 school year, he said. Contact dave Fopay at (217) 238-6858. Follow him on Twitter: Charleston school district doing survey on school resource officer Events set across district NOTE: This is one of several profiles of United Way of Coles County 2018-19 partner agencies. The United Way funding goal this year is $235,000 and this will assist 30 organizations.

For more information, con- tact the United Way, 114 N. 16th P.O. Box 868, Mattoon, IL 61938, at 217-234-8022; email or log on to www.colesunited- way.org. Mattoon Area Family YMCA Provides before and after school child care at Mattoon elementary schools, membership and programs that strengthen the spirit, mind and body of children, seniors and families with limited financial resources. 221 16th Mat- toon, IL.

217-34-9494. Email: org. Website: www.mat- toonymca.org. UNITED WAY OF COLES COUNTY Mattoon Area Family YMCA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pritzker wins over voters worried about budget, corruption SPRINGFIELD J.B. victory over incumbent Bruce Rauner was fueled by dissat- isfaction with the han- dling of a state budget crisis and by greater trust in the Democrat to erad- icate government corruption.

Pritzker, who used $172 million of his own money in the campaign, more than any gubernatorial candidate in U.S. history, said Wednesday that despite the labels with which his op- ponent tagged him, voters trust him to scrub Illinois politics of its shady reputation. The fiscal standoff, the longest endured by any state since at least the Great Depression, loomed large. Nearly two-thirds of voters in Illinois disapproved of handling of it and about three-quarters of them voted for Pritzker, according to results from AP VoteCast, a nationwide sur- vey of more than 115,000 voters and 20,000 nonvoters conducted for the AP by NORC at the University of Chi- cago. VoteCast found that 79 percent said corruption in government is a Pritzker apparently led among those who concurred with that assessment, 51 percent to 41.

Pritzker won 54 percent of the vote to 39.3 percent, according to unofficial election returns. That 14.7 percentage-point margin is the largest defeat of an incumbent Illinois gover- nor since at least 1900. STATE NEWS Harrelson Plumbing Heating Inc. Port-a-Pottys, Sewer Cleaning Septic Pumping. 235-0987.

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