January 2009

Anna-Jonesboro recorded two first place finishes in its junior varsity high school wrestling match Saturday, Dec. 19.

Andrew Adams and Forrest Palis had first-place finishes for the Wildcats.

Adams, wrestling in the 112- pound class, decisioned Carmi’s Matt Brown, 13-3; pinned Mount Vernon’s Tom Hippen in 3:09; and decisioned Carmi’s Cody Stanton, 25-8.

Palis, 125 pounds, pinned Mount Vernon’s Jeremiah Keel in 4:28 and decisioned Carmi’s Miles Glavin, 18-4.

Second place efforts were recorded by Austin Noble and Brandon Crosser.

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The Anna-Jonesboro Women’s Club had its November meeting in the conference room at Bethany Village in Anna. 

The club “showered” the local food pantry with packaged food items. 

Club members present  were Betty Coffman,Goldie Petraitis, Millie Hankla, Debbie Sadler, Ann Michels, Judy Smith, Clara Nell Butler, Jane Bauer, Maxine Williamson, Lillian Milam, Betty Dodd and Barbara Bauer.

Bethany Village director Wally King also was present.

A project of the Federated Women’s Clubs is domestic violence education and prevention. 

(Editor's note: The following item is reprinted from the website for the Newseum in Washington, D.C.)

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps.

“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.