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RLC Golf Outlet Super Demo Day set for Saturday, April 22

April 17, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

ReAnne Palmer -Rend Lake College Public Information

MT. VERNON IL, – Get back into the swing of things at the Rend Lake College Golf Outlet’s annual Super Demo Day, set for 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at the RLC MarketPlace and Cherry Creek Golf Range in Mt. Vernon.

Attendees to the free event can take advantage of visiting with a dozen major brand representatives and trying out the newest drivers and irons – such as Callaway with the GBB Epic driver, Cobra with the F7 driver and irons, JPX with the 900 Hot Metal irons and 900 driver, Titleist with the 917 driver, and TaylorMade with the 2017 M1 & M2 drivers and irons – for free fittings and free range balls to test products on the driving range, located a short walk north of the Golf Outlet.

Corey Phillips, Director of the RLC MarketPlace, said the event is returning this year by popular demand because of the exclusive opportunities it provides local golfers.

“The Super Demo Day is a very unique event to Southern Illinois,” said Phillips. “This event provides a great opportunity for passionate golfers to get one-on-one customer service and product advice from industry experts. We hope to see everyone on Saturday, April 22 for a fun-filled day of excellent customer service and huge savings.”

There will also be big savings on in-stock clubs, balls, apparel, and much more. Specifically, shoppers will receive $20 off all putters, 25 percent off all golf shoes and junior clubs, 30 percent off golf bags, and up to 60 percent off select clothing items. Golfers can also take advantage of price cuts to several drivers from last year.

The Cherry Creek Golf Range is operated by the RLC Golf Outlet and is the only range on the west side of Mt. Vernon. The range is open for players year-round, dependent on weather, and tokens for range balls can be purchased from the Golf Outlet. Range balls will be free during Super Demo Day.

For more information about Super Demo Day, contact Danielle Kaufman, Golf Outlet Store Manager, at 618-242-3001. To check out the RLC Golf Outlet, visit www.rlcgolfoutlet.com or the Rend Lake College Golf Outlet Facebook page.

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Cardinals’ Carpenter scratched from lineup due to bruised finger

April 17, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

Greg Garcia, is getting the second start in a row at 3B for the Cardinals. This is him making a diving catch against the Reds at Busch Stadium earlier in the year. (Chris Lee – St. Louis Post Dispatch)

ST LOUIS, MO – (Max Gelman – St. Louis Post Dispatch. Please click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt.) A bruised ring finger on his right hand caused Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter to be scratched from the lineup before Monday’s series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jose Martinez will start at first and hit fifth in the lineup. The updated lineup has been posted below. Cardinals Lineup 1. Dexter Fowler, CF 2. Aledmys Diaz, SS 3. Stephen Piscotty, RF 4. Randal Grichuk, LF 5. Jose Martinez, 1B 6. Greg Garcia, 3B 7. Eric Fryer, C 8. Kolten Wong, 2B 9. Lance Lynn, RHP Pirates Lineup 1. Adam Frazier – LF 2. Starling Marte – CF 3. Andrew McCutchen – RF 4. David Freese – 3B 5. Josh Bell – 1B 6. Francisco Cervelli – C 7. Josh Harrison – 2B 8. Jordy Mercer – SS 9. Ivan Nova – P

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Charles Bartoni: 2017 Old King Coal

April 17, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

by Marcia Raubach – Old King Coal Festival Publicity Director

Eighty year old, Charles A. Bartoni Jr of West Frankfort has been named 2017 Old King Coal and will reign over the Old King Coal Festival May 11^th thru the 14^th in downtown West Frankfort. Bartoni will be officially crowned Old King Coal during the Princess Flame pageant, Saturday, April 22^nd beginning at 7PM at Paschedag Auditorium at Frankfort Community High School in West Frankfort.

Old King Coal President Steve Sawalich (left) is shown congratulating 2017 Old King Coal of West Frankfort, Charles A. Bartoni, Jr. in front of the Coal Miners Memorial monument at Coal Miners Memorial Park in downtown West Frankfort.

Coal was the primary financial support for the Bartoni family from 1940, when Bartoni’s father began mining coal for Old Ben #8. After 10 years, the elder Bartoni took a position at Orient #2 in 1950, when his young son was 13. The following year, just before Christmas, Charles Bartoni Sr was one of the 119 miners who lost their life in the Orient #2 mine explosion. Although the family was devastated by this loss, and his mother was against, the junior Bartoni followed in his father’s footsteps and became a coal miner 25 years later.

Bartoni began his mining career above ground working for Consol shop as a mechanic. Two years later he found himself underground working for Freeman Coal Company where he spent the next 10 years as repair boss. After 10 years with Freeman Coal, he began working for Kerr-McGee Galatia mine in 1987. In 1995 he received the General Manager Award in appreciation of his positive attitude, work ethic and his dedication to the safety and success of Galatia Mine. During his mining years he witnessed injuries of co-workers while underground and understood the dangers that were present daily. He volunteered to obtain his license as an Emergency Medical Technician in order to be of assistance if needed. Bartoni had a total of 20 years in mining, two years on top and 18 underground. In 2007, some 12 years post-retirement, still with mining in his thoughts, he wrote a poem entitled “The Deep Black Hole” about the experience of working in the coal mines.

In his nomination letter, submitted by his children, Mike, David and Jodi Bartoni Croslin, they stated “Coal is forever deeply rooted within our family and especially in our father’s mind. Coal fed his family, paid his bills and gave him a sense of a job worth doing. We are so very proud of our dad and believe that Charles Bartoni Jr. would be an excellent representative of the Old King Coal Festival. Bartoni and wife Dotti reside west of West Frankfort and attend First Christian Church where Charles serves as a deacon.

The crowning of both 2017 Old King Coal and Princess Flame will highlight the Princess Flame scholarship pageant where over $4500 in scholarship dollars will be awarded. The 2017 festival events include Luehrs’ Ideal Rides on the midway, Coal Miners Memorial Service, Old King Coal Grand Parade, and lots of free entertainment each night on the main stage with headliners Blue Suede Crew, Blend, Lew Jetton 61 South, Johnny Cash Tribute Band, The Brat Pack and Cadillac Jones Band. For a complete schedule of events go to www.oldkingcoalfestival.org or visit Old King Coal Festival on Facebook.

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Special weather statement issued by National Weather Service

April 16, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

The national weather service issued the following special weather statements. We will keep you informed if any of the cells will pulse up and a warning is issued.

…Local wind gusts 35 to 45 mph expected thunderstorms this afternoon… As thunderstorms continue to increase in coverage during the peak heating of the day…some of the thunderstorms will produce wind gusts between 35 and 45 mph as they dissipate and rebuild with time. Some thunderstorms may gather together into short lines.

These groups of thunderstorms may produce higher wind gusts, ranging from 45 to 55 mph at times. The stronger winds will cause some tree limbs to break and toss around loose outdoor objects.

Weakened trees may topple and brief power interruptions may occur where tree limbs hit power lines. In addition to the stronger wind gusts, rainfall amounts between three quarters of an inch to one and a half inches will be possible where multiple thunderstorms develop and move across the same location.

Frequent and dangerous lightning and small hail will also be possible, so be sure to seek shelter indoors away from the storms. The vast majority of the thunderstorms should continue to move east, northeast around 30 mph this afternoon. The coverage and intensity of the thunderstorms will gradually decrease toward sunset.

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A giraffe is born

April 15, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

New York Daily News photo

HARPURSVILLE, NY (Jessica Shalderbeck and David Borof- New York Daily News – Please click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt)April the giraffe finally welcomed her fourth calf Saturday morning. After weeks of waiting, the giraffe gave birth at Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y. A zoo official said it was a “perfect deliverly” and that the newborn calf was doing well. They promised to announce its gender shortly and are planning a contest to name the zoo’s newest resident. While the baby is April’s fourth calf, it’s the first baby giraffe for Adventure park. The family is rounded out by a 5-year-old giraffe named Oliver, the newborn’s father.

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On April 15th Think Of Jackie Robinson Instead Of Taxes

April 15, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

On this Sept. 28, 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson stole home under the tag of New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra in the eighth inning of the World Series opener at New York’s Yankee Stadium. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)

KNOXVILLE, TN (Kate Vitasek- Forbes Magazine Please click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt) Today — April 15th — marks what most U.S. citizens think of as “Tax Day.” However, it is also Jackie Robinson Day, which honors the legendary baseball player. Major League Baseball adopted the annual tradition in 2005 in which every player on every team wears Robinson’s number, “42” on April 15th. Robinson is the only player in any pro sport to every have his number retired universally by the sport. While Robinson is celebrated for his extraordinary skills in baseball (he was inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1962), he is most known for breaking baseball’s “color line” when the Brooklyn Dodgers started him at first base 70 years ago, on April 15, 1947.

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Transcript of President Trump’s weekly address

April 15, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

My fellow Americans,

This is a season of great hope.

This week, Jewish families across our country, and around the world, celebrate Passover and retell the story of God’s deliverance of the Jewish people. The story of the Exodus is a story of freedom. It is the story of an incredible people who were liberated from oppression and raised up the face of humankind.

Down through the centuries, the Jewish People have lived through one persecution after another–and yet, they persevered and thrived and uplifted the world beyond measure. And now, the State of Israel stands as a monument to their faith and endurance.

Another day of faith and celebration is also upon us.

This Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ and the promise of eternal salvation. It is a holy day of reverence and worship; it is a sacred time that fills the spirit of our Nation with the faith of our people.

America is a Nation of believers.

As families gather in houses of worship across the Nation, we are grateful for the tremendous blessings of this land, our home. We have a beautiful country, an abundant countryside, and an amazing people with a truly bright and wonderful future.

From the beginning, America has been a place that has cherished the freedom of worship. That is the promise the first settlers saw in our vast continent—and it is the promise that our bravest warriors have protected for all of our citizens in centuries since, a long time ago.

Sadly, many around the globe do not enjoy this freedom—and one of the gravest threats to religious freedom remains the threat of terror.

On Palm Sunday, as Christians around the world celebrate the beginning of Holy Week, ISIS murdered at least 45 people and injured over 100 others at two Christian churches in Egypt.

We condemn this barbaric attack. We mourn for those who lost loved ones. And we pray for the strength and wisdom to achieve a better tomorrow—one where good people of all faiths, Christians and Muslims and Jewish and Hindu, can follow their hearts and worship according to their conscience.

With God’s grace, life always triumphs over death, freedom overcomes oppression, and faith extinguishes fear. This is the source of our hope—and our confidence in the future.

I also want to give a special message to those struggling Americans who have felt for too long the bitter taste of hardship. I want you to know: this White House is fighting for you. We are fighting for every American who has been left behind. We are fighting for the right of all citizens to enjoy safety and peace—and to work and live with the dignity that all Children of God are entitled to know.

As long as we have faith in each other, and trust in God, we will succeed.

Thank you. Have a Happy Easter, and a Happy Passover. God bless you. And God bless America.