Veterans Day parade coming to Breese
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- Written by: Matt Wilson - Breese Journal Reporter
Sons Of American Legion member David Deutsch informed the Breese City Council that the Veterans Day parade will be Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Breese.
Lineup will be at 2 p.m. at Mater Dei Catholic High School, and the parade begins at 2:30 p.m.
Deutsch spoke during the public comment portion of the city council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15. He asked for a little bit of help from the city for the parade.
He wants to move the two bleachers from the park and put them on the parade route. He does not think any barricades would be needed, and they will just put orange cones up.
The guest speaker will be Shawn Campbell, a brigadier general from Arlington, Virginia. He is retired from Scott Air Force Base. His family has relatives and friends in the area.
"I just thought I would go after somebody with a little bit of brass for America's 250th birthday," Deutsch said.
There is a 50/50 chance there will be a flyover during the parade route.
As of the city council meeting, there were 23 floats registered for the parade. There are typically a little over 100 parade entries each year.
City of Breese Mayor Kevin Timmermann signed a proclamation making Friday, Oct. 9, candy day for the Lions Club. Pictured are, FROM LEFT, Breese Lions Club member Joe Heinzmann, Timmermann, and Breese Lions Club President Larry Spirek. Photo by Matt Wilson Joe Heinzmann from the Breese Lions Club also spoke during public comment. Breese Mayor Kevin Timmermann signed a proclamation making Friday, Oct. 9, candy day for the Lions Club. The donations from the day go to the sight and hearing impaired as well as community needs.
The second Breese Nature Amphitheater town hall meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Sept. 30 at the Breese American Legion. It will be the second of three town hall meetings as part of the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant.
Bench at dog park dedicated in Tull's memory
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- Written by: Matt Wilson - Breese Journal Reporter
Attendees blow bubbles at the dedication of the Sadie Tull memorial bench at the Carlyle dog park. Photos by Matt Wilson A large group attended a dedication for a memorial bench for Sadie Tull at the Carlyle dog park on Saturday, Sept. 19. Tull passed away on March 3.
The memorial bench was made by Dale Hohman. The bench is placed in the tall fountain area of the dog park.
The ceremony was led by Cheryl Brinkmann.
Brinkmann said several people got together and wanted to do something that would honor Tull's memory in a fun and pet-friendly way.
Cheryl Brinkmann speaks to the crowd during the memorial bench ceremony for Sadie Tull at the Carlyle dog park. Brinkmann said she hopes that everyone who brings their pets to the park will enjoy it. There is a pet book library at the section of the park so children can read books.
The Carlyle Parks Department got the grass trimmed in the area and Premier Landscaping finished the area up.
Carlyle Mayor Judy Smith said she was glad to see such a good crowd at the dedication. She said it is sad why the group had to gather, but the area will be an amazing spot for people to come and sit.
Mater Dei and Central put on a great show in Lady Knights win
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- Written by: Jeremy Chawgo - Breese Journal Sports Editor
Split ‘em — Mater Dei sophomore Keelyn Miller delivers an attack across the net with Central defenders Madelyn Luebbers (3) and Abigail Leezer putting up a double block. Miller had a pair of kills in the 25-23, 25-20 win over the rival Cougars on Saturday. PHOTO BY JEREMY CHAWGO Both the Mater Dei and Central volleyball teams had strong weeks with them cumulating in a Pink Out match on Saturday afternoon at a sold out Stan Eagleson Gymnasium.
The Lady Knights emerged victorious on the day with a sweep over the rival Cougars with MD moving to 13-1 on the season. They are ranked #2 in the Class 3A State rankings and #6 in the overall IHSA rankings.
They were in action at Chatham Glenwood who came into the match with a 15-1 record and a #16 ranking. They play Incarnate Word on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Central won a pair of Cahokia Conference matches before the loss to Mater Dei and they sit at 9-4 overall and they are ranked eighth in Class 2A according to maxpreps.com.
CHS plays St. Thomas More on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Set-Tember Fest at Champaign Central. They play a talented St. Ignatius team at 8:30 p.m.
Put it down — Mater Dei senior Avery Patton splits Central defenders Lana Kraeger (12) and Allyson Sellers in the Lady Knights’ 25-23, 25-20 win over the Cougars on Saturday afternoon. Patton had three kills and two blocks in the victory for MD. PHOTO BY JEREMY CHAWGO Mater Dei 25-25, Central 23-20: The Lady Knights got a tough battle from the Cougars in front of a packed house at Stan Eagleson Gymnasium on Saturday.
Both teams had 28 kills and they each kept the errors to a minimum with Central posting 13 and Mater Dei had 12.
The MD depth at the net was the difference with six players with at least two kills and three more having multiple blocks.
After a Haley Becker kill started the match with a 1-0 lead for Central, Mater Dei got two kills from Liv Goebel and another from Adrienne Rakers.
Central answered with a 5-0 run on Madi Redman’s service with the help of three kills from Bailey Gebke and two more from Becker for a 6-3 lead.
Mater Dei chipped away from there with two blocks from Avery Patton and single attacks from Goebel and Rakers to tie the game at 10-10.
Two errors from Mater Dei and a block from Gebke got Central back going with a 13-11 lead before Rakers and Hailey Klostermann put down kills to retie the contest at 14-14.
Mater Dei used two hitting errors and a double hit from the Cougars while Klostermann tipped one down for a 16-15 lead.
In air adjustment — Central senior Haley Becker sends a cross-court attack against Mater Dei senior Liv Goebel in the first game of the Cougars’ two-game loss to the Knights on Saturday. Becker had five kills. PHOTO BY JEREMY CHAWGO Central took the lead back with a 4-1 run of their own with two kills from Madelyn Luebbers and single shots from Aspen Hollenkamp and Lana Kraeger to lead 20-19.
After a pair of side outs, Mater Dei took the lead for good with two Cougars’ errors and kills from Klostermann and Goebel to set up game point.
Gebke smashed one down before Kraeger tipped one down to get within 24-23. Goebel ended the game with a strike to the ground for a 25-23 nail biter.
The second game went much the same way with several ties and lead changes.
Austyn Benhoff started the game with an ace before MD got four of the next five points with kills from Rakers and Klostermann and a block from Goebel to lead 4-2.
The game went back and forth again with two kills from Marlie Haag from the left side giving Mater Dei an 11-9 cushion.
Two hitting errors and an ace from Luebbers gave Central a 12-11 lead. Another kill from Haag got the Knights going again along with two kills from Patton to lead 16-15.
Luebbers answered with two more kills while Gebke smacked one down as well to get the Cougars the lead at 18-17. A kill from Patton and another from Luebbers gave the Cougars their last lead of the match at 19-18.
Mater Dei scored seven of the final eight points of the match with three kills and a block from Rakers before a smash from Goebel ended the match in favor of MD.
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