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Pastor Mark Emerson to be counselor for
Sherman Police Department
By Byron Painter
Editor
The Sherman Village Board on Tuesday was introduced to Pastor Mark Emerson of Living Faith Baptist
Church. He will be the new grief counselor for the Police Department. (more)
Sherman Police Department
By Byron Painter
Editor
The Sherman Village Board on Tuesday was introduced to Pastor Mark Emerson of Living Faith Baptist
Church. He will be the new grief counselor for the Police Department. (more)
Liquor ordinance amended by Village Board
By Linda Hughes
An ordinance amending the liquor ordinance got approval from the Williamsville Village Board during a
special meeting Tuesday. The amended ordinance says that anyone who holds a liquor license must
have at least 60 percent of its sales in food over a period of time. It sets out the punishment for violations.
Trustees also passed an ordinance seeking demolition of a dangerous and unsafe building. The
building is a house at the corner of Pine and Jones streets. Passage of the ordinance gives village
attorney Randy Segatto the go-ahead to begin the condemnation process.
The board has discussed the house during several meetings. Michael Johnson owns the house.
Trustee Norval Melton said last month that Johnson told him he was making repairs, but that the front
porch was still dilapidated. Trustees earlier gave Johnson until the end of April before starting court
action.
It was suggested that a stop sign at Conray and Vine streets be removed.
Several visitors said they want the sign to stay, because children walk the street to go to school and
there are many children in the neighborhood. The sign slows down traffic.
Mayor Bill McCarty said 20 applications for an entry-level public works position were received, and that
Director of Public Works Kent Thompson went through them. A special board meeting will be set for
interviews.
A visitor, Tom Yokley, said he would volunteer his services and water to help plant flowers along Main
Street, but he wants the help of someone with expertise. He said that when the village had flowers along
Main Street before, people would comment about how pretty the village is. (From May 29, 2008 edition)
By Linda Hughes
An ordinance amending the liquor ordinance got approval from the Williamsville Village Board during a
special meeting Tuesday. The amended ordinance says that anyone who holds a liquor license must
have at least 60 percent of its sales in food over a period of time. It sets out the punishment for violations.
Trustees also passed an ordinance seeking demolition of a dangerous and unsafe building. The
building is a house at the corner of Pine and Jones streets. Passage of the ordinance gives village
attorney Randy Segatto the go-ahead to begin the condemnation process.
The board has discussed the house during several meetings. Michael Johnson owns the house.
Trustee Norval Melton said last month that Johnson told him he was making repairs, but that the front
porch was still dilapidated. Trustees earlier gave Johnson until the end of April before starting court
action.
It was suggested that a stop sign at Conray and Vine streets be removed.
Several visitors said they want the sign to stay, because children walk the street to go to school and
there are many children in the neighborhood. The sign slows down traffic.
Mayor Bill McCarty said 20 applications for an entry-level public works position were received, and that
Director of Public Works Kent Thompson went through them. A special board meeting will be set for
interviews.
A visitor, Tom Yokley, said he would volunteer his services and water to help plant flowers along Main
Street, but he wants the help of someone with expertise. He said that when the village had flowers along
Main Street before, people would comment about how pretty the village is. (From May 29, 2008 edition)
Sherman's Redenius graduates from Bradley
Rachel Redenius graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in cell and
molecular biology and a psychology minor. Rachel was No. 1 of 1642 seniors and graduated Summa
Cum Laude.
While at Bradley, she was a member of the Honors Program, the Bradley Women’s Choir and sang in a
student led acapella group called Voce Femine. She was a member and vice president of Beta Beta
Beta, the Biology Honor Society, a peer tutor, a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and a
member of Bradley’s Track and Field team. She was a part of the relay team at Bradley that holds the
school record in the 1600 sprint medley and part of the team that received the highest GPA in the nation
of 291 Division I institutions in 2005.
She volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. She also worked part-time doing research in the Illinois
Neurological Institute Sleep Center at OSF St. Francis Medical Center and currently has three
publications in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the official journal of the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine. Rachel was a 2004 graduate of Williamsville High School. She is the daughter of
David and Paula Redenius of Sherman and will begin medical school at SIU School of Medicine in
August.
Rachel Redenius graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in cell and
molecular biology and a psychology minor. Rachel was No. 1 of 1642 seniors and graduated Summa
Cum Laude.
While at Bradley, she was a member of the Honors Program, the Bradley Women’s Choir and sang in a
student led acapella group called Voce Femine. She was a member and vice president of Beta Beta
Beta, the Biology Honor Society, a peer tutor, a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and a
member of Bradley’s Track and Field team. She was a part of the relay team at Bradley that holds the
school record in the 1600 sprint medley and part of the team that received the highest GPA in the nation
of 291 Division I institutions in 2005.
She volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. She also worked part-time doing research in the Illinois
Neurological Institute Sleep Center at OSF St. Francis Medical Center and currently has three
publications in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the official journal of the American Academy of
Sleep Medicine. Rachel was a 2004 graduate of Williamsville High School. She is the daughter of
David and Paula Redenius of Sherman and will begin medical school at SIU School of Medicine in
August.
Williamsville board
approves downtown
improvement program
By Linda Hughes
Williamsville wants to improve the look of its downtown.
To that end, the village board Monday approved the
Williamsville Downtown Improvement Program. (more)
approves downtown
improvement program
By Linda Hughes
Williamsville wants to improve the look of its downtown.
To that end, the village board Monday approved the
Williamsville Downtown Improvement Program. (more)
Williamsville School Board
hires new auditor, issues
more tax anticipation
warrants
By Byron Painter
Editor
The Williamsville School Board Monday night voted unanimously
to hire the auditing firm Mose, Yockey, Brown and Kull for a
four-year contract. (more)
hires new auditor, issues
more tax anticipation
warrants
By Byron Painter
Editor
The Williamsville School Board Monday night voted unanimously
to hire the auditing firm Mose, Yockey, Brown and Kull for a
four-year contract. (more)
Williamsville High School
Scholarship and Award
recipients
Below is a list of scholarship and award winners
recognized earlier this month at the Williamsville High
School Awards Night: (more)
Scholarship and Award
recipients
Below is a list of scholarship and award winners
recognized earlier this month at the Williamsville High
School Awards Night: (more)
Sherman Mayor Trevor Clatfelter reads from
a proclamation that honors new Village
Honorary Historian Donna Catlin Tuesday
night at the village board meeting.
a proclamation that honors new Village
Honorary Historian Donna Catlin Tuesday
night at the village board meeting.
Scott Winningham dances with
one of the honored guests at the
“Senior Prom” last month at
Sherman United Methodist Church.
one of the honored guests at the
“Senior Prom” last month at
Sherman United Methodist Church.
Possible new village hall
discussed at Sherman board
meeting
By Byron Painter
Editor
Sherman Mayor Trevor Clatfelter is a major proponent of getting
a new village hall. And then, when one of your meetings ends
prematurely because a tornado warning is in the area and the
village hall does not have a basement, Clatfelter’s argument
might have gotten easier. (more)
discussed at Sherman board
meeting
By Byron Painter
Editor
Sherman Mayor Trevor Clatfelter is a major proponent of getting
a new village hall. And then, when one of your meetings ends
prematurely because a tornado warning is in the area and the
village hall does not have a basement, Clatfelter’s argument
might have gotten easier. (more)
Sangamon County Fair June
18-22 in New Berlin
The 59th annual Sangamon County Fair will be held in New
Berlin Wednesday, June 18 through Sunday, June 22. (more)
18-22 in New Berlin
The 59th annual Sangamon County Fair will be held in New
Berlin Wednesday, June 18 through Sunday, June 22. (more)
WHS Jazz Band Director Dave
Pruitt readies another song to
be played.
Pruitt readies another song to
be played.
8th girls, 7th boys defeat Glenwood
Last Thursday, the Williamsville Bee Bees track team hosted a dual meet with Chatham Glenwood,
and two of the four squads went home victorious. (more)
Last Thursday, the Williamsville Bee Bees track team hosted a dual meet with Chatham Glenwood,
and two of the four squads went home victorious. (more)
Lady Bullets down Plains
The Williamsville Lady Bullets softball team rallied past Pleasant Plains 5-2 in a Sangamo
Conference game last Wednesday. The Lady Cardinals pushed across two runs in the first against
Jillian Hills, but did not score again. The Lady Bullets pushed across single tallies in the first and
third before scoring three times in the sixth. In the sixth, Lauren Hollinshead laced a single and was
bunted over by Morgan Fanale.
Hills drilled a double to right-center, and later in the frame, Brianna Fulginiti’s tailing liner to right
field eluded the right fielder and went to the fence, and Fulginiti scooted around the bases. Hills,
Hollinshead and Cora Jeffers (double) all had two hits.Hills had 10 punchouts and just one walk in
her three-hitter. Monday, the Lady Bullets blanked Petersburg Porta 3-0 behind Hills’ two-hitter. She
struck out 11 and walked one.
The Lady Bullets scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth and finished with six hits. Sarah
Hibbs had a double and Jenna Hansen a triple, and Hills had a two-run three-bagger. Tuesday, the
Lady Bullets, behind Casson’s four-hitter with three strikeouts, blasted host Athens 8-0. WHS scored
single tallies in the second, third, fourth and seventh, with a four-spot in the sixth. Fanale had three
RBI and finished 3-of-4 to lead the 10-hit attack. She had a triple. Hibbs had two hits, including a two-
bagger.
The Williamsville Lady Bullets softball team rallied past Pleasant Plains 5-2 in a Sangamo
Conference game last Wednesday. The Lady Cardinals pushed across two runs in the first against
Jillian Hills, but did not score again. The Lady Bullets pushed across single tallies in the first and
third before scoring three times in the sixth. In the sixth, Lauren Hollinshead laced a single and was
bunted over by Morgan Fanale.
Hills drilled a double to right-center, and later in the frame, Brianna Fulginiti’s tailing liner to right
field eluded the right fielder and went to the fence, and Fulginiti scooted around the bases. Hills,
Hollinshead and Cora Jeffers (double) all had two hits.Hills had 10 punchouts and just one walk in
her three-hitter. Monday, the Lady Bullets blanked Petersburg Porta 3-0 behind Hills’ two-hitter. She
struck out 11 and walked one.
The Lady Bullets scored twice in the fourth and once in the fifth and finished with six hits. Sarah
Hibbs had a double and Jenna Hansen a triple, and Hills had a two-run three-bagger. Tuesday, the
Lady Bullets, behind Casson’s four-hitter with three strikeouts, blasted host Athens 8-0. WHS scored
single tallies in the second, third, fourth and seventh, with a four-spot in the sixth. Fanale had three
RBI and finished 3-of-4 to lead the 10-hit attack. She had a triple. Hibbs had two hits, including a two-
bagger.
10th annual 'Senior' Prom a
success in Sherman
By Byron Painter
Editor
If it turns out to be the last ‘Senior’ Prom, it went out with a bang.
For the 10th year, the Williamsville High School Jazz Band, under
the direction of Dave Pruitt, and the WHS sociology class, under
teacher Dave Carter, combined to sponsor the event, held at the
Sherman United Methodist Church. (more)
success in Sherman
By Byron Painter
Editor
If it turns out to be the last ‘Senior’ Prom, it went out with a bang.
For the 10th year, the Williamsville High School Jazz Band, under
the direction of Dave Pruitt, and the WHS sociology class, under
teacher Dave Carter, combined to sponsor the event, held at the
Sherman United Methodist Church. (more)
Williamsville board approves
first application in Downtown
Improvement Program
By Linda Hughes
The first application in the new Williamsville Downtown
Improvement Program was approved Monday at the village board
meeting. (more)
first application in Downtown
Improvement Program
By Linda Hughes
The first application in the new Williamsville Downtown
Improvement Program was approved Monday at the village board
meeting. (more)
Over the first three weeks of this
month, Williamsville High School
basketball coach Eric Buerkett has
had camps, not only for younger
students but also for high
schoolers. In this photo, Mitchell
Owens fires up a jump shot.
month, Williamsville High School
basketball coach Eric Buerkett has
had camps, not only for younger
students but also for high
schoolers. In this photo, Mitchell
Owens fires up a jump shot.
North County Teen Court uses different tack for
offenders
By Byron Painter
Editor
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees a defendant the right to a speedy trial
with an impartial jury. It just does not say how old that jury has to be. The North County Teen Court, which
covers Buffalo, Dawson, Mechanicsburg, Riverton, Sherman, Spaulding and Williamsville, has for almost
three years been hearing cases while helping to alleviate the already overcrowded county juvenile court
system. (more)
offenders
By Byron Painter
Editor
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees a defendant the right to a speedy trial
with an impartial jury. It just does not say how old that jury has to be. The North County Teen Court, which
covers Buffalo, Dawson, Mechanicsburg, Riverton, Sherman, Spaulding and Williamsville, has for almost
three years been hearing cases while helping to alleviate the already overcrowded county juvenile court
system. (more)
School board approves insurance contract
By Byron Painter
Editor
For a district like Williamsville that is trying to eliminate a budget deficit, any time money can be saved,
that is a good thing. (more)
By Byron Painter
Editor
For a district like Williamsville that is trying to eliminate a budget deficit, any time money can be saved,
that is a good thing. (more)
Tougher 'final grade' ordinance debated at
Sherman Village Board meeting
By Byron Painter
Editor
Sherman Mayor Trevor Clatfelter at the village board meeting Tuesday night presented an
impassioned plea for tougher regulations on “final grade” inspections of property. (more)
Sherman Village Board meeting
By Byron Painter
Editor
Sherman Mayor Trevor Clatfelter at the village board meeting Tuesday night presented an
impassioned plea for tougher regulations on “final grade” inspections of property. (more)
Subway franchiser interested in Williamsville
By Linda Hughes
Residents of Williamsville can look forward to two new developments that will benefit them and the
surrounding area. (more)
By Linda Hughes
Residents of Williamsville can look forward to two new developments that will benefit them and the
surrounding area. (more)