Longtime
Red Bud businessman passed away
A prominent Red Bud businessman passed away last
Wednesday. C. Richard “Dick” Schrieber, 85, of Red Bud
died June 17, 2009 at Red Bud Regional Hospital.
He was the owner and
operator of H. Schriebers and Sons store in Red Bud, and
worked there his entire life.
He was also a member
of: St. John’s Lutheran Church, St. John’s Men’s Club,
Red Bud Lions Club and the YSLST Association. He was a
director and past president of First State Bank of Red
Bud, a former member of the St. John’s Lutheran School
Board and was a Boy Scout Treasurer for 35 years. He was
a World War II veteran.
Schrieber was born
Feb. 28, 1924 to Oliver Louis and Erna (Plate) Schrieber
at Red Bud. He married Marjorie Boutinghouse on March
22, 1953 in Phillipstown, and she survives.
Surviving besides his
wife are: his sons: Thomas (Barbara) Schrieber and
Curtis (Barbara) Schrieber, both of Waterloo; and his
grandchildren: Joy, Tim, Annie, Alexis, Dustin and Devin
Schrieber. He was preceded in death by: his parents; his
brother: Oliver Lee Schrieber; and his sister-in-law:
Florence Schrieber.
The funeral was held
on Saturday, June 20 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Red Bud with Rev. Mark Nebel and Rev. Rusell Koen
officiating. Burial was at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation was held at Koch-Liefer Funeral Home in Red
Bud.
Update on the district’s summer projects given to school
board last Thursday
Randy Battas, Director of Building and Grounds for
School District 132, presented an update on the
district’s summer projects to the Board of Education at
their June 18 meeting.
“Summer projects are
moving along well,” he stated. So far, the new ceilings
for the high school restrooms and library have been
completed and the floor tiles at the elementary school
have been replaced.
The topic then turned
to the issue of removing and replacing the asbestos tile
in the back gym at the high school.
Battas had received
two bids for the removal and the board approved of the
bid from Tri-State Companies for $11,762.50. The removal
will take three to five days to complete.
He then wanted to know
what the board wanted to replace the tiles with. So far
the options are for 12 inch vinyl composition tile (VCT)
or rubber incapsulated flooring. Battas added that the
incapsulated flooring option would be more permanent and
costly to remove if they ever wanted to modify the gym
into additional classrooms.
The board leaned
towards the VCT flooring, but Battas has so far only
received one bid on that from BT Floor Design. Board
member Pat Bunte expressed that she would prefer that
they had other bids to compare to.
Superintendent Steve
Harsy reminded the board that they can’t take too long
on making their flooring decision, or it will interfere
with the fall sports.
The board decided to
have Battas get a second bid on the tiles and they would
approve one of them at a special meeting scheduled
within the next few weeks.
Travis Bushue from
Bushue Human Resources, Inc. was on hand to discuss the
district’s insurance package renewal. Bushue and the
insurance committee’s recommendation to the board was
for: Eccher and Associates/Indiana Insurance for
property and liability, commercial auto, umbrella and
school board liability; M and M Insurance/PSIC for
worker’s compensation; and Nixon Insurance/Travelers for
treasurer’s bond.
Harsy and board member
Rick Stenzel stressed how they are getting better
coverage with significant savings with this plan.
The board approved of
the Total Employer Rate of 12.34 percent for the 2010
fiscal yaer for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.
From the building
committee, Bunte reported that among the topics they
discussed they approved of a single batting cage. The
board also approved of the batting cage.
In his report to the
board, Elementary School Principal Larry Lovel asked for
approval of a one year contract with Club’s Choice for
fundraising in the 2009-2010 school year.
“It’s quality product
and we have a wonderful working relationship with them,”
Lovel added. The board approved.
He then reported that
after considering and narrowing down the choices, the
Reading Textbook Adoption Committee chose the Story Time
series from Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt. The books won’t
be purchased until 2010 and Illinois Textbook Loan Money
and district funds will be used for the purchase.
Red
Bud Firemen’s Picnic is this weekend
This weekend will mark the 81st Annual Red Bud Firemen’s
Picnic. The picnic will span three days, Friday, June 26
through Sunday, June 28.
Friday night will have
the fish fry starting at 4 p.m. On the menu is cod
cut-ups and river fish, with plates, sandwiches and
carryouts available. The entertainment for the evening
is Out of Focus and they will be on stage from 8:30 p.m.
to 12:30 a.m.
The menu for Saturday
features fried chicken dinners. The chicken will be
served from 4 to 9 p.m. That night’s entertainment is
Johnny Rocket from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
The annual parade will
be held on Sunday, starting at 4 p.m.
Fried chicken dinners
will also be available on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Also available that day are margaritas. The evening’s
entertainment will be Smash Band from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
All three days,
hamburgers, bratwurst, butterfly pork chops, fish, onion
rings, french fries, potato salad and slaw will be
available for purchase.
American Banner Rides
will be providing the rides for children of all ages
again this year.
This year’s raffle
prizes are: $1,000 for first place, $250 for second,
$150 for third and $100 for fourth. The winners will be
drawn Sunday night at 10 p.m.
Please support the
local volunteer fire department by attending the
picnic.
Rally
held in hopes stopping budget cuts
On Thursday, June 18 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn spoke
at a rally held outside the office of LINC, Inc. in
Belleville.
The purpose of the
rally was to discuss the state budget, budget cuts and a
possible increase in income tax. Quinn announced to the
crowd that with the budget shortfall, he would like to
increase the income tax from three percent to four and a
half percent. This is to avoid making drastic budget
cuts that would affect social service programs.
Many attending the
rally sported signs opposing the budget cuts with
phrases like “cut your own benefits, not ours.”
Several different
social service providers spoke out at the rally about
how devastating a cut in their budget would be to the
thousands of people they serve in the area.
Erica Edwards, the
executive director of LINC was one of the rally
speakers.
“The cuts are
absolutely devastating. While cuts on a line item of a
budget seem insignificant for some in Springfield, those
dollars are attached to people and families who will be
forced to undergo drastic cuts in services that so many
need to live independently.”
She went on to
elaborate that the proposed $91,594 cut to LINC’s base
funding would result in 1,100 people losing their
services.
Edwards then pointed
out that LINC’s services actually save the state money
by keeping people out in the community and paying taxes
as opposed to staying in a nursing home “on the state’s
dime.” Despite being currently underfunded, in ten
years, they have moved 1,351 people back into the
community saving the state $138.5 million.
She, like Governor
Quinn, urged all in attendance to contact their
legislators and let them know that the budget cut will
hurt many and is not supported.
In it’s 20 year
history, LINC has assisted 50,000 individuals in St.
Clair, Monroe and Randolph Counties. Their service
averages 2,500 a year with the number increasing with
demand.
LINC is a
not-for-profit agency that empowers persons with
disabilities to live independently, while providing a
voice for disability issues and a point of contact for
those living with disabilities. |