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G i l l e s p i e
Gillespie, Illinois - Macoupin County Illinois, - State of Illinois - United States Of America

 


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Due to lack of interest, this page will not have any further updates.
for current information for the City of Gillespie - contact Gillespie, IL. City Hall at 217-839-2919
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June 2009
2009 Illinois
Law Enforcement Officers
Torch Run for Special Olympics


Illinois Law Enforcement Officers, many from the Illnois State Police,
joined by members of the Carlinville Long Distance & Cross Country teams

Kickoff at Gillespie Muncipal Building at 7:00 A. M. on June 10, 2009
Leg 17 goes from Gillespie to the Sangamon County line on Illinois Route 4.

Black Diamond Days 30th Anniversary Parade
June 7, 2009

          

          

 

Weeds
THANK YOU

      Very impressive and appreciated is the "Clean-Up" of Gillespie's main street (Macoupin Street) by Mayor John Hicks, Mrs. Hicks, and the dozen or so volunteers that joined them in removing weeds and debris from the business district.
      The landscaping for the beautification of the downtown area causes areas that have weeds growing at the base of the trees and unfortuantely a place to accumulate trash.
      In an unselfish act, Mayor & Mrs. Hicks provided tools and labor to begin the clean-up process on Sunday afternoon (May 31, 2009). In a short period of time they were joined by other volunteers, who provided their own tools, to assist them in the effort. A lot of improvement was acccomplished in only three hours.
      I must say Thank You and hope others will join in thanking them for this much appreciated endeavor.

   

            An often heard comment from passersby was "I didn't think the Mayor had to work like that."
Mayor John Hicks reply was "I don't think it matters who does it, as long as it gets done."

      Mrs. Hicks comments : "We Do Live In A Great Community". She adds that "We even had one business owner call and ask if she could 'buy' a tree to replace the one that was removed from her store front!"

      Anyone wishing to add their Thanks to this article can e-mail me and I will place it here.

My editorial of August 19, 2008 on this subject may be seen at : Onset of a Ghost Town

 

 


May 2009
     
Storm Damage
A Tornado and Straight Line Winds
      Storm Damage shuts down Gillespie's Business District and damages the High School at approximately 11:30 PM May 13, 2009

      In the aftermath of the School District's Elementary School in Benld, Illinois closed due to mine subsidence recently, Thursday morning the entire school district had to be closed due to last night's wind damage. The High School lost a major part of the roof, and the Middle School has to be inspected for damage. In a split schedule, the buildings were being used for all elementary, middle and high school classes. The school buildings are about eight blocks west of the business district that also received extensive damage.
      Fortunately at 7:00 AM, Thursday morning there was not any report of any persons receiving serious injury. About two dozen people were displaced from their homes. A lot of the city is without power and the crews are busy at work to restore service. Illinois Route 4 which goes through the business district was shut down until around 7:30 AM on May 14, 2009.
      Clean-up crews, with many volunteers have been busy for the better part of the night to try to get the highway open and to bring back some sense of the normal life. Many days of clean-up and repair work will be necessary to restore all of the functions of the city.
      The Fire Department has been busy answering calls and trying to assist the citizens in any way possible.

    

 


April 2009
Annual Pet Parade - 2009 Winners
 

Unofficial
Election Results
April 7, 2009
 

Local Offices
that were up for election

The race for Mayor
was the only contested one

 

 

 

   Mayor    (1)
2 Candidates
John HICKS - 476
Dan FISHER - 470

City Clerk    (1)
1 Candidate
Mary DAVIS - 738

City Tresurer    (1)
1 Candidate
Jim ALDERSON - 746

   Ward 1 Alderman    (1)
1 incumbent Candidate
Jerry DOLLIGER - 191

Ward 2 Alderman    (1)
1 Candidate
Frank BARRETT - 155

Ward 3 Alderman    (1)
1 Candidate
Brian WEIDLER - 124

Ward 4 Alderman    (1)
1 Candidate
John RONALD - 228

 


March 2009
Stray Cats
      Does the general population really need to put up with the mess and health hazards created by allowing this to continue?

My editorial of March 31, 2009 on this may be seen at :
Ugh !!! Stray Cats 		    
Why ?

 

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September 2008
Weeds & Grass, anyone?
      Is it in the best interest of the city and its residents for grass and weeds to be allowed to grow in yards and in the curbs and gutters of any neighborhood.
      I heard of a recent comment that grass clippings do not create a storm sewer problem. Common sense shows us that these clippings and debris do clog storm sewers.    Supposedly this was in response to an alderman's statements at a recent city council meeting.
      Complaining about an alderman that is bringing this problem into a public forum is not any help, but appears as if someone is trying to justify their apathy and lack of pride in the city and possibly showing their laziness in just sitting back and watching the grass grow. Residents could help by cleaning up near their own property instead of denouncing an alderman for trying to make it known that this is a REAL problem that needs attention.
Weeds, debris, and a general apathy situation around the business district.
My editorial of August 19, 2008 on this may be seen at :
Onset of a Ghost Town

 

     
Autumn is a beautiful time of the year !    or is it ?

 

 

 

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