Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
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By: Jill Pertler A year ago today I woke up being someone’s wife and went to bed a widow. My life changed forever that day. And, I guess it’s been changing ever since. I honestly never contemplated being a widow. I don’t think many of us do. We don’t live life as though we are all potentially on the precipice of a fundamentally devastating change. We couldn’t function if we did. So we live life one day to the next, letting them link together, like the paper chain we used to make when we were kids at Christmas. We started somewhere around Th...
This week's Looking Back photo is the Livingston School built in 1907 and later enlarged in 1912. Problems with overcrowding in 1916 and 1917 caused the school to operate on half days. More attendance problems followed in 1918, with a smallpox outbreak that resulted in every adult and child being vaccinated and the Spanish influenza epidemic, which caused the school to be closed for two months. This building was used as a school until 1961....
Basketball season is opening now. This picture shows the Livingston High School team in 1946. Members of the team were (L to R) Rico Pellizaro, George Sawchak, Bill Augustine, Richard Fratick, Lawrence Isaacs, Richard Teeske, Paul "Moody" Spudich, David Allen, Robert Fech, and Leroy Marcuzzo. Frank Pedrotti and George Lesicko were the managers and A.W. Perne was the coach....
Welcome to the world of aphantasia By: Jill Pertler Ever feel lost? Welcome to my life. Quite literally. Ever since I can remember, I’ve had trouble with directions and all things spatial. I described myself as geographically challenged. I can’t find my way out of a paper bag. I used to routinely get lost in a familiar mall. I thought it was normal. I was right, and wrong, at the same time. I am normal, but not like most people. My normal involves living with a condition called aphantasia, which is the inability to voluntarily create a men...
Issue of Nov. 14, 1996 Twins, a girl and boy, were born to Jerry and Jamie Jeffers of Staunton on Nov. 3 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Bill and Eileen Rhodes will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 8. Susan Basso Adcock of Greenville and Jeffrey Swift of High Ridge, Mo., were married in Greenville on Oct. 5. Hebenstriet Furniture in Benld ran an ad that they will be closing their store on Saturday after many years in business. Diane Simberger (61) of Staunton died Nov. 11 at the family home. Leona Morgan (89) of Staunton...
Stories from the files of the Staunton Star-Times in years gone by. Thursday, August 18, 1966 -- GOCKEL DISCUSSES SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION -- Jack A. Gockel, local architect who is in charge of the new construction at the Staunton schools, was in charge of the program at the meeting of the Staunton Rotary Club, held on Monday evening at the Zion school dining room. Mr. Gockel projected slides of the architect's models of the school complex, showing additions planned, on which construction has started. These additions include six new classrooms for t...
By JIM NOWLAN The recent election of Republican Glenn Youngkin to be governor in Democratic stronghold Virginia displays emphatically that Trump conservatism fares better – without Trump. The conundrum for Republican Party leaders, a weak lot, is how to double down on this fact in 2022, and keep former President Donald Trump off the ticket in 2024. Youngkin upset former Democratic Virginia Governor and national Democratic Party leader Terry McAuliffe by capturing significantly greater percentages of independent as well as women voters than d...
Stories from the files of the Staunton Star-Times in years gone by. Thursday, August 11, 1966 -- REDIKULUS DAYS BRING BIG CROWDS -- The annual "Redikulus Days" promotion, sponsored by the Staunton Jaycee Chapter in cooperation with local stores, were attended by large crowds on Friday and Saturday of last week. Local merchants displayed many "Redikulus" bargains on the sidewalks in front of their places of business, as well as reductions on the prices of merchandise in the stores. The bargains were eagerly sought by the throngs which roamed thr...
Since statehood, and even before, Illinois has been well-represented in American wars. In many cases, Illinois was among national leaders in the number of men and women supplied to the service. Today, statues, monuments, and memorials stand silently in cities and towns across the state, honoring the hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans who fought for their country in various conflicts over the last 200 years. Though Illinois did not attain statehood until 1818, there were a surprising number of skirmishes across the state in the War of 1812....
To the Editor Find enclosed check for $32 for one year subscription. Clara and I enjoy all the news from Staunton and surrounding areas. We are enjoying the “Land of Pleasant Living” here in Maryland and feasting on blue crabs and oysters. Best Regards, Art Thimsen...
This could be a difficult time of year for me. It might be. A year ago, we were discovering my husband was gravely ill. We were on vacation when he entered the emergency room of the hospital - alone. It was during COVID. No visitors were allowed. Then, nine days later, we learned he could very well die. The doctor called me personally to tell me this news. She was kind. She didn't like being the messenger. But she vowed to smuggle me in that very night. And she did. I got to see him, for the fir...
Issue of Nov. 7, 1996 Alvin and Vera Prante of New Douglas will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 10. Anthony D. “Tony” Monti (66) of Staunton died Oct. 31 at Community Memorial Hospital. Lydia E. Beinke (85) of Staunton died Nov. 1 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Anna S. (Brashears) Wenner (79) of Staunton died Nov. 1 at Community Memorial Hospital. Herman J. Rosenthal (90) of Hamel, formerly of New Douglas, died Oct. 30 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Charline Kellebrew (74) of Staunton died Nov. 4 at Com...
