Jim Meares Serving Chili

EUREKA -  Councilman Jim Meares, sporting a 2010 Census “Be Counted!” ballcap, responds to good-natured ribbing from his workmates and customers alike at the St. Luke’s Catholic Church chili supper. Meares spent his birthday evening along with an all-volunteer crew preparing and then serving a long line of hungry guests.

--Photo by Jerry Riley

President Ronald W. Reagam

A Eureka College-hosted trip to Southern California in February will include a private tour of Rancho del Cielo, Ronald Reagan’s home for 25 years.

--Photo courtesy of Eureka College and the Reagan Presidential Library

EUREKA - Ronald Reagan’s alma mater will host a trip to Reagan-related sites in Southern California this winter. The trip titled “Discovering Ronald Reagan’s California: An Insider’s View” will be Feb. 17 through 21 and will feature tours of the USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego; the Reagan Ranch Center and the Reagan Ranch, both in Santa Barbara; and the Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley.

Free steel drum band concert to cap off activities

EUREKA - Eureka College’s homecoming, with the theme “Time Warp,” will take place Oct. 4 through 10. Capping off activities will be a free public performance by steel drum band OD TAPO IMI from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Rinker Open Air Theatre.
Other activities that are open to the public are:

Terra and Rachel

Terra Kern (interviewing Rachel Bradshaw in the upper photo) and Cathy Blunier (observing the judging in the bottom photo) coordinated the Fair. 

EUREKA - The annual 4-H Fair at Farm Bureau Park has once again drawn thousands of visitors to see the exhibits, pet the animals and taste the food available.

Exhibits of 4-H projects entered in competition included those in aerospace, electricity, photography, floriculture, computer science, clothing and textiles, food, journalism, woodworking, natural resources, creative writing, cake decorating, foods, visual arts entomology/beekeeping, forestry, geology, geospatial, health, intergenerational, leadership, robotics, small engines, tractors, welding and a wide variety of agriculture and animal raising/showmanship categories, including horses, dogs, poultry, rabbits, beef, swine, and sheep. 

Rockets entered in the Aerospace division competition.

Karen and Brandon Examine First Book

EUREKA - Karen Fyke, (left) secretary of the Woodford County Historical Society and Brandon Bressner, publisher of the Woodford County News Bulletin, examine the first copy of Eureka: Celebrating 150 Years, the official pictorial history of the Eureka 1859-2009 Sesquicentennial, as it comes out of the shipping carton. The books were inventoried and local distribution to those who pre-ordered them has begun. Those who asked for copies to be mailed will be receiving them in 4-7 days. Fyke anticipates only about 125 copies will be available for purchase (at $45.00 each) after delivery of 330 copies already purchased. The Historical Society is open Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.                    

--Staff Photo.