Friends & Family

Julie Fanet with host Heidi Wersal
Julie Fanet is a foreign exchange student from France who is attending Springfield High School during this 2023-2024 school year.  She arrived in the Springfield area on September 2 and is living with Steve and Heidi Wersal in Sanborn.  She has two organizations that she works with to make the...
Donation to the Springfield Area Food Shelf.
  The Fides Lodge Foundation recently donated $2,000 to the Springfield Area Food Shelf.  Pictured during the presentation, from left:  Deb Rasset, Dave Carruthers, Dick Gransee (representing Fides) and Helen Rogotzke. 
Business of the Year and Spirit of Springfield
The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce has named Floyd and Sue Rogotzke as the Spirit of Springfield and St. John’s Circle of Care as the Business of the Year Award winners.  See complete story in this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press.
The graduates of the first local EMR class.
  The graduates of the first local EMR class to complete the course.  Kneeling, from left:  Jaden Hornick and Andy Renner.  Back row:  Amanda Gartner, Beth Osland, Aubrey Ruhr, Morgan Matter and Samantha Richert.
Caitlin Lang holds two of her print blocks she created at The Grand during her stay in the Artist-In-Residence program.
  For The Grand’s current artist-in-residence Caitlin Lang, being an artist has always been the goal. “I’ve always been super artsy my entire life,” she said. “I got into printmaking in college. It was a requirement for my degree, and I fell in love with it from there. I’m continuing it by using...
Keith Olson at the rural Springfield, Illinois finish line earlier this year.
  There is a club called Marathon Maniacs that I am a member. They track all the races its members have completed. There are rules to follow on what qualifies as a countable marathon in their bylaws. For instance, for it to count as a legitimate marathon, it must have at least 10 finishers. The...
  The Red Cross Bloodmobile held at the Springfield Area Community Center December 14 was a huge success.  The Bloodmobile’s goal was 51 units and 55 units were actually collected that day. “Thank you to everyone who donated and volunteered their time to help us out.  Special thanks to the American...
Jackie Roiger celebrates forty years as Runnings employee.
  Jackie Roiger was recognized last Wednesday for forty years of dedicated service at Runnings in Springfield.  Kent Johansen hired her on December 6, 1983 as part-time Christmas help and she stayed on for forty years.  She has worked for eight different managers during her career.  Former store...
  MAT Holdings, Inc. held food shelf drives at all nine US locations and collected 2,588 items for their local food shelves. Sanborn Mfg. in Springfield collected 543 items! Employees pictured above (l to r) are: Jodi Nachreiner, Victoria Bunn, Lana Domeier, David Allex, and Karen Wilhelmi.
Cast and crew of Footloose, the musical production by Springfield Community Theatre and Springfield Community Education.
  Song and dance come to the local stage this weekend when the Springfield Community Theatre and Springfield Community Education present Footloose.  Based on the story and motion picture about Elmore City, Oklahoma, the musical goes on stage at Springfield Public School this Saturday, November 18...

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