December 2009

Cartridge World, the largest retailer of cartridge refilling services in the $60 billion printer cartridge industry, has announced the opening of its newest partnership with Postal Pal in Anna.

Postal Pal, located at 1155 E. Vienna St., entered into an agreement with Cartridge World in Carbondale in December to bring the cartridge refilling concept to consumers and businesses in the Anna community.

A fish fry is planned this week for the benefit of a Union County landmark.

The fish fry is set for Friday, Jan. 15, in the parish hall at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cobden. Serving is planned from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday’s event will help to raise funds for restoration work at the Cross of Peace on Bald Knob Mountain near Alto Pass.

This will be the second year that area churches have cooperated to have a fish fry for the benefit of the cross.

Frank Venus, 86, formerly of Marion, died at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Franklin Hospital in Benton.

He was born on July 13, 1923, in Creal Springs, the son of Vernie Frank and Rhoda M. Gilley Venus.

He married Geraldine Edwards on Sept. 4, 1946, in West City. She preceded him in death on May 5, 1996.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He received the World War II Victory Medal.

He was a member of the Apostolic House of Worship in Marion for many years.

Former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School softball coach Bob Shoemaker will be inducted into the Illinois Coaches Association Softball Hall of Fame at a banquet scheduled in Bloomington on Feb. 22.

“It’s quite an honor,” Shoemaker said. “I’m up there with a lot of very good coaches.”

Shoemaker coached a A-J from 1979 through 1996. He was an assistant coach the first year and took over head coaching duties the next season. He was off for four years and came back to coach again in 2000 and held the post until his retirement from teaching in 2008.