 Youth
have been and will continue to be recognized
for achievement in other activities also,
such as Eagle Scouts have been recognized in
previous years.
Resolutions are prepared, identifying
values gained through the commitment and
experiences, and then presented to the
honorees during county board meetings.
February
Brandon Brawdy and Will Cross were
recognized this month for their
accomplishments.
Bowler:
Brandon Brawdy bowled a perfect 300 game
at Logan Lanes on Jan. 30, just a few days
after his 15th birthday. Brandon is the only
junior bowler in Logan County to have ever
bowled a perfect game.
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Bowling is one of the most popular
sports in the United States, with more
than 50 million players.
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Bowling is an enjoyable form of
recreation, but also a competitive
sport.
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A perfect game is a very rare occurrence
achieved by few bowlers.
The Logan County Board wishes Brandon
Brawdy continued success as a bowler.
Cross-country runner:
Will Cross took 18th place at the
Illinois High School Association
cross-country state finals in Class A on
Nov. 7, 2009, running the three-mile course
in 15:41.
Will made this achievement as a junior at
Hartsburg-Emden High School on a co-op
cross-country track team with Delavan High
School. He has been dedicated to
cross-country running for more than two
years, training with seniors when he was a
freshman. He runs year-round in all kinds of
weather.
- To excel in an individual sport
requires a high degree of
self-motivation and commitment.
The Logan County Board wishes Will Cross
continued success throughout his high school
sports career.
December
The board recognized two young people,
Katherine Hepler and Jordan Nelson, for
special achievements.
Hepler and Nelson accomplished golfing
feats in 2009 that no one recalls ever
having been achieved before.
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Jordan Nelson finished as runner-up as
an individual contestant in the Class AA
high school golf championship. To reach
this, Jordan led his team through
regional and sectional competition. He
played on the highly challenging and
unfamiliar golf course at ISU in
inclement weather and finished just one
shot out of first place.
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Katherine
Hepler won the Illinois Women's Open in
late July. IWO is a premier event for
women professional golfers, as well as
select amateur players from Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. Katherine
tied for third place, with no Illinois
woman professional or amateur player
ahead of her.
A few days later, at 15 years old, for
one day Katherine became the youngest
winner of the Illinois Girls State
Championship, the ending season event
open to any Illinois girl under the age
of 19.
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Hepler's
proud father, board member Dave Hepler, read
the resolution that identified values in
golfing:
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Athletic accomplishments.
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Sports and recreation are part of a
healthy lifestyle.
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Sports and
activities can be engaged in for a
lifetime.
Logan County
has been increasingly proactive in promoting
recreation:
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Bike and fitness trail has been promoted
and public access to area golf courses.
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Lincoln Elks Club has made its facility
available to the general public.
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The North
Greens Golf Course remains publicly
accessible.
The success of these two young people
showcases the opportunities open for young
people in many sports activities, including
golf.
Jordan and Katherine have shown that they
can compete at the highest levels of their
peer groups.
This sport provides opportunities and
competitive venues at the collegiate level
and to young people who dedicate themselves
to advancing their skills. The area golf
courses and Lincoln College continue to
offer golf programs that greatly expand the
outreach to hundreds of young people in
Logan County.
January
The board recognized Logan County
students who earned the prestigious Judge's
Choice awards at the Illinois Elementary
School Association's speech contest. (See
article.)
Schumacher has contacted schools asking
for their submissions on individuals and
teams who make accomplishments that stand
out. Students who live in the county
qualify, even if they attend school outside
the county.
[By
JAN YOUNGQUIST]
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