February 17, 2021
University of Illinois Extension’s 4-H program in Fulton County announces college scholarships being offered to Fulton County 4-H members.
Several scholarships, in various amounts, will be awarded to county 4-H members at his or her high school graduation or awards program. One group of scholarships is given in memory of Hilda Rock, by her family. Mrs. Rock was a beloved 4-H leader in the Cuba area for many years.
The family of Gary Eathington will sponsor a $500 scholarship to a member who has been enrolled in Beef and/or Crops 4-H projects, pursuing an Animal Science or Agriculture degree, preferably a student attending the University of Illinois. Gary was a 40-year 4-H leader from Avon, who passed away in 2012.
Fulton County 4-H announces college scholarships being offered to Fulton County 4-H members.
Several scholarships, in various amounts, will be awarded to county 4-H members at his or her high school graduation or awards program. The scholarships are sponsored by individuals or groups, and are listed as possibilities, pending funding decisions by the grantors.
One group of scholarships is given in memory of Hilda Rock, by her family. Mrs. Rock was a 4-H leader in the Cuba area for many years.
The family of Gary Eathington will sponsor a $500 scholarship to a member pursuing an Animal Science or Agriculture degree, preferably a student attending the University of Illinois. Gary was a 40-year 4-H leader from Avon, who passed away in 2012.
Alleging unfair valuation, Sullivan homeowners sue
By Rebecca Alley and Jennifer Osborn
SULLIVAN The Hancock County Commissioners were served notice last week that Sullivan property owners Deb and James Knowlton have filed suit in Hancock County Superior Court seeking property tax relief.
The suit comes after commissioners on Nov. 3 denied a property tax abatement request for a Sullivan property the Knowltons purchased in June 2019.
While the commissioners indicated that they agreed that the property was assessed too highly for tax purposes, they said neighboring properties were assessed similarly.
The couple’s property assessment was “grossly wrong but it wasn’t unfair,” Chairman Bill Clark said. “Everybody else’s was grossly over assessed.”
Lori Piestewa
2003: First American Indian woman to die in combat on foreign soil From Army.Mil, American Indians in the Army
One Sunday morning, Percy Piestewa received a call from her daughter Lori, a Soldier with the 507th Maintenance Company stationed on Fort Bliss. “Mom, we’re deploying tomorrow,” Lori said.
It was the day after the Hopi Powamu, or Bean Dance Ceremony, in which the Hopi people pray for an abundance of water, food, good weather and peace in the coming year. Percy’s husband Terry had been preparing for weeks. He’d run himself ragged with last-minute details in the four days preceding the event and had been up all night participating in the traditional dances. “I’m not sure I can go,” he told his wife. “I’m too tired to drive.” It’s several hours by car from Tuba City, Ariz., to El Paso, Texas, and one of them would have to return with Lori’s car while the other returned in the Family car.
Nadean Michael Smith Whitten, 84, of Lexington, AL, passed away December 17, 2020. Visitation will be Sunday, December 20, from 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. CST at Spry-Williams Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 1:30 p.m. CST in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Pettus Cemetery.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Elwood and Emma Michael; brother, Royce Michael; sisters, Frances Richardson and Mattlean Simpson (Dee).
Survivors include her daughter, Cathy Phillips (Eric); granddaughter, Amanda Eileen Hale (Austin Earl); great-granddaughter, Autumn Everly Hale, who is expected to arrive on her great-grandmother’s birthday; sister-in-law, Earline Michael; brother-in-law, Thomas Richardson; and many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.