Jack Lee Lehman, 81, of Bunker Hill passed away at 6:59 pm on Sunday March 13th at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL. He was born June 20th, 1929 in Hartford, IL, son of the late George and Glenna Lehman. He married Pauline Maxine (Roberts) Lehman on December 12, 1953, in Woodburn, IL. He served […]
GHS Boys Soccer Trivia Night Attracts 100+
GHS Boys’ Soccer hosted a Trivia Night at the Gillespie Civic Center last Saturday. Boys’ Soccer is one of the last athletic programs at Gillespie High School that is still parent-funded. This means the program has to raise their own proceeds to support their program. Kent Tarro, fundraiser organizer, said 100 or more turned out […]
‘Guys & Dolls’: Immense Success!
Cast and Crew of Guys & Dolls 4 Shows, 4 Unbelievable performances The play ‘Guys & Dolls’ presented by the GHS Choir and hosted at the Canna Theatre in downtown Gillespie turned out to be an awe-inspiring performance. With three sold out performances, this could possibly be the best turn-out the choir has had in […]
‘Guys & Dolls’: Immense Success!
Cast and Crew of Guys & Dolls 4 Shows, 4 Unbelievable performances The play ‘Guys & Dolls’ presented by the GHS Choir and hosted at the Canna Theatre in downtown Gillespie turned out to be an awe-inspiring performance. With three sold out performances, this could possibly be the best turn-out the choir has had in […]
Death of Mike Frinsko
Mike Frinsko, 91, of Benld died at 1:35 a.m., Sunday, March 13th at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL. He was born January 6th, 1920 in Benld, IL, son of the late Michael Frinsko and Anna (Kolotila) Frinsko. He served in the US Army during WWII with the 2nd Armored Division under General Patton and […]
GHS Girls Soccer 2011 Season Preview!
For a lot of athletes in our area the thaw of spring means hitting the soccer field! At a time when most only dare to begin to venture out doors with the faint glimpse of summer coming, somewhere around 40 girls and 2 dedicated coaches are running around in the still almost frozen mud! Running […]
Death of Lena Kathleen Pinkston
Lena Kathleen Pinkston, 49, of Gillespie died at 7:40 a.m., Thursday, March 10 at her 亚洲真人娱乐视讯home. She was born July 6th, 1961 in Litchfield, IL, a daughter of the late Glen Chapman and Carol Schoefield Chapman. She was a 亚洲真人娱乐视讯homemaker. Surviving relatives include mother Carol Chapman of Nilwood, IL; companion Gary Mondhink of Gillespie, IL; […]
School Board Elections are right around the corner!
The article below was featured in the upcoming issue of the South County News. Editorial comment: The upcoming school board election is probably one of the most important school board elections in the last 10-15 years. There’s a multi-million dollar school being built in Gillespie that not only affects the parents and children of CUSD […]
Drew Ford Inc. Customer Appreciation Pancake Breakfast Thursday, March 17th!
On Thursday, March 17th from 7:00am-10:00am Drew Ford in Gillespie will be hosting their 9th annual Customer Appreciation Pancake and Sausage Breakfast. The event will be held at the dealership and catered by Chris Cakes. The Drew Ford crew would like to invite everyone to come out and enjoy a flapjack or two with them. […]
All Weather Track Mouse Races a Huge Success!
Event organizers Kim Burns, Aaron Cooper, and Mike Bertagnolli say “the event was a huge success.” Over 300 hundred people attended this year’s Mouse Races. The event featured 10 mouse races, mouse roulette, door prizes, raffles, beer, and music. Cooper goes on to say that “the All Weather Track Committee has been hosting the mouse […]
St. Patrick’s Day Dance for the BenGil Boosters is quickly approaching
The St. Patrick’s Day Dance it’s less than 2 weeks away and tickets are selling quickly– Tickets can be purchased at Ageless, DeeDees & UCB in Gpie and Fema’s & The Library in Benld-the money raised by the Boosters’ will be used towards playground equipment and technology-We are rebuilding our children’s future! We are still […]
J.O. Kelly, Johnny Ronald, Tyler Link, Klayton Buhs, Josh Ross Shave Heads for Charity!
A group of local men shaved their heads for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. According to J.O. Kelly “I think there were over 400 people getting their heads shaved at the event, which was at Helen Fitzgerald’s in St. Louis. The Gillespie crew was lead by Joe Profaizer, and relative of Michael […]
Gillespie Fire Department Dance a hoot!
With over 500 tickets sold, the annual Gillespie Fire Department Dance was an event not to miss in Gillespie. And once again, it did not disappoint. Plenty of friends, dancing, and laughs made it a memorable night! Test.. Test. Test.. Test
Snow and Ice blanket BenGil
No, we didn’t get 21″ of snow, but the 1/4″ of ice was just as bad. Local business, schools, and churches were all affected. Test. Test. Test. Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown […]