25 Years Ago This Week

Connie Carlyle will retire from her position as cook at the Bethany Junior-Senior High School.  Carlyle has cooked at the school for 24 years.

Keena Baumgartner, a Sullivan alumni and U of I grad, will appear on College Jeopardy along with 14 other college students from around the country. The taping was in February, but Baumgartner was told not to talk about it until the airing of the show. Rumor has it she made more than one appearance on the show, but she has not been seen driving around in a new convertible.

Bethany High School senior Leah Matheson received one of the top scores in the  FHA  State Proficiency Event Conference in Peoria to qualify for the FHA National Event in July. Matheson competed in the Star Event-Job Interview at the state level and received the top score with an outstanding rating. Trisha McManmie and Brooke Gregory also won awards at the conference. Gregory won first place in the Total Image competition, and McManmie took second place in the Fashion Display competition.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.