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For the past 20 days I have been a patient at Montgomery Nursing and Rehab for the purpose of therapy following a left hip joint replacement on May 5.
Hannah, Nadine and Vickie were diligent and …
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Linda Hagood, Taylorville
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6/5/23
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Litchfield Elks Club was founded on Feb. 11, 1901, with 43 members. The Elks Club the community remembers was located at the corner of Monroe and Union, however the Elks actually met in two …
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6/5/23
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In all parts of Illinois, mental health awareness and treatment is a public issue like it has never been before. On behalf of frontline care providers, we welcome the attention and call for the …
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by Abdi Tinwalla, MD, and Andrew Lancia, MD
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6/5/23
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Every so often I pause to reflect upon myself–where I am in my life cycle; where I began; and how and why I navigated my path from its beginning to the present day. I’m sure most of us go …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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6/5/23
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As October begins, Grandma and Grandpa are still with Alberta and family in California. They finish their trip with a tour of Knotts Berry farm where Grandma may have been tempted to buy a monkey to …
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by Carole (Best) Brown
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10/30/23
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Sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste are best known as our five senses. Most of us learned about the five senses in kindergarten or first grade. We gave it more thought in our upper-level science …
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by Valeri Belusko
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10/30/23
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Dave Jackson, former editor of the Litchfield News Herald, had the following to say about Ted Simmons, who was his friend and coworker: “Ted Simmons, who wrote sports for the News-Herald for a …
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10/30/23
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It’s the most wonderf…busiest time of the year! December made its presence known with the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Chicago. Dec. 2-5. Members from around the state traveled …
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by Katie Wilson
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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12/18/23
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Follow the money.
Many of us who are in our senior years have been receiving endless calls about Medicare Advantage. We have been getting these calls all year–up to 15 a day. …
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12/1/23
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During WWII the temporary monument pictured above was erected on the north side of what was then Library Park. The monument listed more than 800 names of local men who were serving their country. The …
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12/11/23
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Harlow A. Yaeger was born on May 29, 1921, to Harlow and Roseanne Gibson Yaeger in Flagstaff, AZ. He lived in Litchfield with his uncle, Ben Yaeger, and graduated from Litchfield High School in 1939. …
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12/18/23
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December 1956 kicks off with the annual Helping Hand Oyster Supper. This event had begun in the late 1800s and continued for over a century. Grandma's remark about the courthouse basement brought …
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by Carole (Best) Brown
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12/11/23
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Back in the early to mid-1950s elementary and junior high teachers were likely to ask their students to write about exciting things they did over summer vacation. It was a frustrating question for me …
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by Ron Deabenderfer
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9/5/23
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What a great county we live in, where town and country meet. The best overall location in the state. Close to many major highways, hospitals, colleges, lakes, major cities, churches, and we have good …
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How to harness the abundant Illinois wind to improve rural life and farm production was a desire of John H. McDaniel of Windsor. In 1888, he successfully built the New Era Wind Mill and, along with …
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9/5/23
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September and early October was prime time for harvest lunch deliveries. I had the pleasure of working with Country Financial reps around the county to deliver lunches to farmers and their crews in …
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by Katie Wilson, Montgomery County Farm Bureau
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10/16/23
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Ray William Schalk, son of Herman Schalk and Hermine Sophie Caroline Brandt, both natives of Germany, was born in Harvel on Aug. 12, 1892. His family moved to Litchfield when he was a toddler. Schalk …
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10/16/23
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I’m not always much of a saver of things. Most days, I’m more of an “out with the old and in with the new” kind of gal.
As the girls have outgrown their clothes, I have …
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by Mary Herschelman
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7/31/23
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“Running in movies since 1981,” reads Tom Cruise’s Twitter bio. The simple five word statement is a remarkably accurate description of his incredible movie career.
Mission: …
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by Isaiah Atkins
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7/31/23
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Welcome back to Imagine Hillsboro Checks In! This column features a bi-monthly update regarding all things Imagine Hillsboro. Summer is well underway, which brings us to one of our busiest seasons of …
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by Lucas Altenberger
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7/31/23
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