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Indianola High School Alumni hold 38th banquet
    The 38th annual Indianola Alumni Banquet was held on June 13 at the Indianola Methodist Church.

First-ever Jamaica High School Bass Club off and running
    When Tim Prunkard of Fairmount was serving on the Jamaica school board he was often teasingly asked when he was going to coach a sport. Prunkard always replied, “Whenever they make bass fishing a sport!” Well, just before leaving the board in November, Superintendent Janesky informed him that the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) had sanctioned a state bass fishing tournament for high school students for May 2009. True to his word, Prunkard became one of the coaches for the first-ever Jamaica High School Bass Club.

Visit Lincoln at Sidell Library
   The Sidell District Library will have a Lincoln exhibit on display from July 6 through 18.

JHS ‘89
    The Jamaica Class of 1989 has changed the date for their reunion. The reunion will be Sept. 19 at the Jamaica High School and the Beef House.
    For more information, contact Jodi (Forbis) Kindred at jodicrko3@yahoo.com or 217-808-0218, Heidi (Almy) Goetting (log onto facebook) or Justin Martin at 217-714-9037.

Wedding

Donna Harvey of Sidell and Raymond Berlin of Hume were married June 21, 2009

Birth

ZIEGLER—Tonya Erp and Ryan Ziegler of Danville wish to announce the arrival of Kristopher Ryan Ziegler, born on June 23, 2009, at 9:05 a.m. He weighed 6 lbs., 1 oz., and measured 20 inches long.
Kristopher was welcomed home by sisters Cassandra and Andrea Ziegler.
Paternal grandmother is Peggy Ziegler of Danville.
Maternal grandparents are Orval and Doris Erp of Indianola and Marty and Shirley Mullen of Westville.

 

Deaths

Darline (Mosier) Fehr, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., formerly of Indianola, died June 21, 2009.  For complete obituary, click here.