A Farming Class Hero is Something to Be*

May 9 was St. Isidore the Farmer day in Spain, but we Americans don't have any farmer heroes, except perhaps John Deere or the old McDonald's dude before he started selling burgers. Well, here are two nominees: Patrick Sweeney and Steve Smith--with 40 years combined experience in organic farming in Southern Illinois between them. They both migrated to here from large metro areas in the seventies--and both have grown to love their work here in Little Egypt.

This week was slim pickings at the market, but Patrick had some lettuce the size of a cheerleaders pom-poms and Steve offered spinach, rhubarb and asparagus.

*apologies to John Lennon

A good location for a public outdoor swimming pool

The CCHS School Board is advertising for bids on two tracts of property (A & B) across from the gymnasium, on Oakland Avenue. Tract A includes two tennis courts, a practice field and Bleyer Field. That is where the Public Outdoor Swimming Pool should go, in the opinion of POOL (People organized against only lakes).

You can more about the School Board's plans in Linda Rush's article ... here.