Recognizes Robert Schueler's gift of $860,000 to St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia.
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Congratulates the owners of Shorty's Tavern in Albers on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
Congratulates the staff of the Mt. Vernon Register-News on winning several awards in the Southern Illinois Editorial Association's 2005 Better Newspaper Contest.
Congratulates the 2005 Mater Dei Catholic High School Hall of Honor recipients.
Congratulates Philip "Mike" Beard on being named as the 2005 Citizen of the Year by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.
Congratulates John Scrivner on being named the 2005 Small Business Person of the Year by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.
Congratulates LuAlice Kampwerth of Carlyle, an Illinois Master Teacher, on her National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist.
Congratulates Ann Michele Garrett of Mount Vernon, an Illinois Master Teacher, on her National Board Certification in Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts.
Congratulates Linda Bottom of Germantown, an Illinois Master Teacher, on her National Board Certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist.
Congratulates Mr. David Peek on receiving a Spotlight on Achievement Award given by the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library Literacy Office and the Illinois Press Association.