The Henderson County Quill from Stronghurst, Illinois (2024)

January 28, 1987

Publication:

The Henderson County Quilli

Location:

Stronghurst, Illinois

Issue Date:

Wednesday, January 28, 1987

Page:

1

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in St3te Historical Library 1 OkLCtate Capitol I 0 Springfield Ill J52706 Henderson Bl 14 11 County Wy 1 I I I I JU the countvwlVol 95 January 281987 No 39 Stronger 71480 i Ph 309 9241 871 25 Par Copy 2 Accidents arm Bureau's Albert k1 4 The Red Cross Bloodmobile win be at the Oquawka Senior Center Wednesday eb from 12 noon until 6 pm Two separate incidents in volving single car accidents sent two to hospitals this week with major injuries Samuel Craig 31 of Big gsville is listed in stable con dition at the University Hospital in Iowa City after he was transferred from Burl ington Medical Center Craig is suffering from head injuries facial cuts possible neck and back injuries after a car he was driving left US 34 and crashed about 1 am Tuesday morning according to Henderson County Department Northbound on US 34 Craig was 1 miles west of the Illinois 164 intersection when his car crossed the highway went down the em bankment and struck a tree The Gulfport city ambulance responded to the call Charges are pending for im proper lane usage and driving with an expired license having a nursing home Henderson County The Henderson County Retirement Center is asking for the help on a level where we can all par ticipate The nursing home is scheduled to have its hearing before the State Board of Ex aminers to determine whether or not it receives its license on March 5th or 6th The hearing will be held in Chicago We would like to show the Board examiners the support that we have of the people in Hender son County We would therefore ask that each person who is interested in having a nursing home built here in Henderson County simply write a handwritten note to the ILLINOIS HEALTH ACILITIES PLANNING BOARD that you would like to see a nursing home in Hender son County The note does not have to be complex nor does it need to have any fancy wor ding It merely needs to ex press your desire to have a nursing home here in Hender son County Statistics show that over 90 of Henderson County residents have to be referred to nursing homes outside of the Henderson and Warren County area We are making the State Board aware ci this fact but we need to substan tiate that with your handwrit ten notes If you will give your letter to any member of the Board of Directors or drop them by the office of ort ort Hennenfent we will personally deliver it to the State Board This is your op Another incident occurred early Monday morning along US 34 3 mile west of the Car man blacktop Roger Olin 36 269 North Chambers Galesburg receiv ed major injuries and was taken to St Hospital in Galesburg after a 4:40 am in cident according to Ill State Police A 1976 Toyota pickup was eastbound on US 34 when it ran off the left side of the highway and came back across going off on the right hand side overturning at least once and coming to rest against a tree The vehicle was fnfalpd Olin has been charged by IllState Police for Improper Lane Usage Driving While License Revoked Improper Use Of Registration and No Seat Belt 8 I Chuck Glick who is very interested in historical covered bridges was highly pleased that John Allaman of rural Rozet ta and Ray Shafer of Biggsville builder had not chosen to let this bridge be only a memory of the past Mr Glick related the statement from a retired co worker in his office who had kept a diary of their work in running the district bridge projects The diary said once we did something right just because it was the right thing to Although John Allaman and Ray Shafer insist it was a com bined effort not from just their part in the project it took so meone to get the ball rolling The preservation of the templates of Mr great grandfather original builder of the covered bridge in 1866 made the project a possibility And it was Ray enthusiasm for wanting to take on the project of reconstruction that got Henderson County and their neighbors excited about the idea Tag from the Monmouth District Ill Dept of Transportation (DOT) (now retired) stood with Mr Shafer after the flood in 1962 looking at the two piles of shambles they had helped pull out of the flood waters really not going to try to do he asked Mr Shafer felt the ma jority of the pieces could be saved and if everything was numbered it could be reconstructed It did lode like a couple of brush piles he remarked The covered bridge had stood for 116 years with a lot carv ings of names and dates Most of them have been put back in to the bridge One date was in the up high in one of the cross besoms probably etched by one of the original builders of crew After 116 years the bridge was washed out in 1982 and in 1984 finished and rededicated during Heritage Trails The two years which the bridge did not set across Henderson Creek inspired most of the residents ato help when they could It was a sad loss and no one wanted to see the empty spot at the rest area Mr Chafer said Mr Allaman did a lot of footwork in help Nursing Home Noods Your Help portunity to truly impress upon the State Board that even though we are a small county we have a great deal of sup port and enthusiasm behind in On US 34 Injured Two The lllinois Department of Transportation received word from the federal government this past week that they had been selected as 1st place winners in the United States for their work in Preservation and Cultural The state engineer in charge of bridges for the Peoria district Glick immediately shared the honor with Ray Shafer (left) and John Allaman (right) for their endeavors that made the award possible He presented them each with a special award magazine that details the contest and shows a colored pictured which had been taken by Mr Glick for the contest Under the picture was the irst Place announcement and this wording: the Henderson Covered Bridge on State Route 164 was destroyed by flood waters the decision was made to restore it to its original appearance The timbers from the original bridge were salvaged from the creek Severely damaged ones were replaced 'and cut to shape using the original patterns saved by the great grandson The entubridge was reconstructed on the bank then moved into or over 10 years the ederal Highway Administration (HWA) has held annual award competition to recognize outstanding highway designs Judging for the Biennial Awards Excellence in Highway was held July 2325 in Washington DC Winning en tries were selected by a panel of judges with expertise relevant to the categories of competi tion Out of 211 eligible entires totaling 576 photographs showing multiple views of projects the judges evaluated the written descriptions and photographic views over a 2 day period The biographies of the 5 judges were quite impressive in itself ing anyway he could and in making things more convenient Mr Allaman said it was a combined effort from Historical Society members and supporters Clarence Neff in getting the state grant of 160000 to rebuild volunteer help from various carpenters equipment and man power from the Henderson County Highway Department and IDOT in help ing get the remains out of the water and hauled to their state building near Union High School They recalled that it was early work injhe House of Representatives that got a law passed to put Covered bridges under the care of the state as far as upkeep but once the bridge was destroyed it was out of their hands legally Mr Allaman said at first his only hope was to save the pieces and reassemble it in the park as a monument but know it would be possible to put it back across the creek It was the engineering help and landscaping help of Mr Glick and the IDOT along with the grant money and fun draisers of the historical society that enabled that dream to cometrue Bloodmobile At Oquawka Honored or Helping Secure 1st Place Award To Illinois sen mini rug and car vac from TV Dale Anderson Anti freeze from Stock Land Mary Lou Allaman RCA Dog from TV Ann Wetzel Hot and Cold Twin Thermos from Henderson County arm Bureau Elizabeth Vance Thermal Six Pack Carrier from Henderson County arm Bureau Mary Covert 4 steak knives from Henderson Coun ty arm Bureau Darlene Smith Hot and Cold Serving Dish from Ivan Jacobs Hard ware Neil Brokaw Decorated cup and plant from Paul the lorist in Galesburg muia ouiauu uecuraieu cup and plant from Paul the lorist in Galesburg from Stock Land Maxine A vwy Smith Turkey from Meeting was held and ad Jack and Jill Roger Harm Henderson County arm 67th Annual Meeting was held Saturday January 17 from 11:30 AM until adjourn ment at 3:10 PM Reverend and Mrs Ralph Van Rheenen of the Raritan Reformed Church was the guest minister for toe dinner invocation Karen Musser Tri County Cattle Queen led those in attendance in toe Pledge of Allegiance Presi dent John Evans presided over the meeting All the arm Bureau Directors were present John Evans Presi dent Richard Wyatt Treasurer Patrick Wilson Vice President Renken Secretary Charles Corzatt Dennis Melvin Lawrence Anderson Mitchell Cortelyou and Robert Meyer i jr MOBILE EOLXECTIfllt UNIT Raye Harmon arm Bureau Secretary and Darlene Smith registered members and guests Guests of the meeting were State Representative Kent Slater Past State Represen tative Clarence Neff and Mrs Neff Richard Heinz IPLA District 10 Director Mr and Mrs Larry Carlson Presi dent of Knox County arm Bureau Curt Eisenmayer Henderson County Extension Advisor Clarence Long War ren County arm Bureau President Mrs Hazel ritz IAA District 8 and State Committee Chair man Mrs Irene Allison Past District 8 and State Chairmen Ethel Huston Warren Committee Chairman and husband John Mr Ronald Landess Manager "of Stock Land Mr and Mrs Michael Stenger and Christopher CC Agency Manager of the Henderson and Warren Counties Mr and Mrs Tom Spreitler and Mr and Mrs James Spiker CC agents Mr and Mrs Roger Harmsen Doi Moeller Gus Wall Area Sales Managers for Stock Land Christopher Stenger assisted Irvin Galusha with I gifts and door prizes I Raye Harmon was given a stuffed teddy bear from the Board of Directors for extra i work for the Annual Meeting Albert Renken rolled top jewelry box from Bob TV Connie Harmsen abric Softener it? 4' 'A X' jm 7 ss "1Lr J'S 2.

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