To have your sale advertised in the map you must fill out the form and return it to me by Monday, April 25th.

If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch with me.

Doors open at 5pm for food- there will be a dinner of gondola sandwich, chips, and drink for $5 available, as well as an opportunity to purchase chances for our really great raffles. Bingo play starts at 6:30. All are welcome to come and purchase food, bake sale items, and raffle tickets, however due to the space, once Bingo begins we ask that all in attendance have a ticket. To guarantee your seat, purchase in advance by texting or calling Beth Hakes at 309-669-6354 or Sonja Frei at 309-287-2279. Last year we had a great time and raised over $11,500 for St. Jude! Let's do it again!

Our only complaint has been that the trash that blows into our yard or that accumulates behind the store.

Also, it would be fantastic if the city would replace the sidewalk in front of our house with a business across the street. It is unlevel and cracked with dips and ledges.

Thank you,
Mike & Lisa Zimmerman

Thanks again,
Corey Grosenbach
Grosenbach's Grocery
309-432-3465

If I recall correctly, during a school board meeting I attended, a statement was made by a District #6 school board member or the superintendent of the District, regarding a scheduled 10 year inspection by the Illinois Board of Education of all District buildings that would occur in 2016 to determine District #6's compliance in regard to the Illinois Board of Education building codes.

My question is this: What explanation did the District #6 school board present as to why the District #6 board voted to spend our tax dollars on hiring a private inspection of the district's buildings when the State of Illinois is scheduled to do the 10 year inspection free of charge this year?

Would you know if East Side of town have garbage pickup on Friday?

Thank you,
Mike Zimmerman

Editor's reply: City Hall confirmed that there will be garbage pickup on Good Friday.

Mitch Neely
High School Physical Education Teacher
Fieldcrest High School Head Girls Basketball Coach
Fieldcrest High School Football Defensive Coordinator

Shelly Barth 50/50 $350
Robert Sechrest 1/2 hog from Chenoa Locker
Laptop/tablet Wm. Bane
Kendle Fire Jibben
4000 watt generator Tami Coons

Congratulations to all of our winners!
Again thank you to all involved and a special Thanks to all of the Firemen, Board Members, Karate kids, Former
Firemen, their families that put in the many hours to put on a production of this scope.
Thank You All

Ricky Bane President of the Board
J. A. Seanard Fire Chief

Sincerely,

Fans can vote once per day from each platform at highschoolslam.com/mens/3pt. I think it would be nice to have an area boy selected to be involved in the national championship in Houston, especially since he is from a small school and will have a lot of competition and also because his great grandparents were from Minonk. So click on the above link and vote.

I read your article on Minonktalk about the Presbyterian Church. I am so saddened to see this beautiful building slated for demolition. I have such fond memories of church and Sunday School there. I hope and pray someone decides to buy the building and do something positive with it. It is to me part of what makes my childhood in Minonk wonderful and memorable.

Thank you.

Sonnie Moritz
Roanoke, IL

I recently read a "Letter to the Editor" by Gene Oncken asking why Fieldcrest would hire a private firm to conduct a 10 Year Inspection when the ISBE(Illinois State Board of Education) would do it for free. I am going to try and answer his question.

In 2009 I retired as Macon-Piatt Regional Superintendent of Schools (Decatur IL area) and one of the many duties of the office was to oversee all local school districts Health and Life Safety Code files and report our findings to ISBE.

Regional offices of education, ISBE and your local school district keep copies of Health/Life Safety information for all of your school buildings. They include annual inspections, 10 Year Inspections, requests by districts to ISBE to use funds for building improvements, additions, new construction, demolition, etc. The annual inspections are performed free of charge by your regional office of education but the 10 Year (Decennial) Inspection, required by the IL Administrative Code 180 must be conducted by a licensed architect. Please read below from the "23 IL Administrative Code 180" (Health/Life Safety Code for Public Schools):

Section 180.310 Decennial Inspections (10 Year Inspections)
Each school board subject to this Part shall have its school buildings surveyed in conformance with Section 2-3.12 of the School Code. No less often than every ten years, each school board subject to this Part shall have its school buildings surveyed by a licensed design professional in conformance with the provisions of Section 2-3.12 of the School Code.
a) In the course of his or her on-site inspections, the architect or engineer shall check the accuracy of the safety reference plans, verify the information shown on the facility inventory records, and make such corrections as are necessary.
b) The design professional conducting the survey shall prepare a safety survey report conforming to the requirements of Section 2-3.12 of the School Code and including the materials specified in Section 180.320 of this Part.
(Source: Amended at 29 Ill Reg. 15904, effective October 3, 2005)

I hope this information has helped clear up any confusion regarding your district hiring an outside firm to conduct such an inspection. If anyone has any further question(s) regarding Health/Life Safety Code for schools, just Google "23 Illinois Administrative Code 180" and you should be able to find most of your answers or contact your local regional office of education.

Richard "Dick" Shelby
MDR Class of 1970