Author and poet Brian P. Cleary visited  Washington-Monroe School yesterday morning. In the picture Cleary talks to the kindergarten through second-graders and special needs class. 

The grant to have Mr. Cleary come was given by the Illinois Reading Council and was written by three teachers from Washington-Monroe: Bev Wunderlin, Gail Zimmer and Mary Clark. Cleary spent the day teaching students the magic of words.

 

Picture and information from Mary Clark  (Click on picture for larger image.)

FARM SAFETY SPECIAL SECTION

The harvesters are finally able to be in the field this week bringing in the corn and bean crop.  It's a good time for a reminder about farm safety!  Click here for this year's crop of farm safety tips, and take our quiz "CAN YOU NAME THAT ELEVATOR" (pages 8 & 9)  Work hard, do good work, & above all, be safe.
 

The Central State Eight Conference game between Jacksonville and visiting Lincoln has been postponed until 6 p.m. Monday due to unplayable conditions at Kraushaar-Rosenberger Field.

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