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State of the Season: Softball

Jeff Marta — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:57:29 +0000

The Western Illinois Softball Team is heading into their last series of the season against SEC conference opponent Missouri. The Softball team has had a sub-par season, but has seen promise out of its younger pieces.

The Leatherneck’s first home game did not come until its 21^st game of the season. However, Mary Ellen McKee Stadium has proven to be a sore spot for the team as they have finished 3-8. Having just eleven out of 35 games at home this season is something that has hurt the Leathernecks.

Offensively, Western sees a huge dip in production after sophomore shortstop, Sammy Marshall. Marshall accounts for 20% of the teams runs scored and 18% of their hits this season. She’s also the only player on the team to be hitting above .285. Yes, Marshall is a huge sparkplug that puts opponents on their toes when she’s up to bat. However, the lack of production behind her has put a cloud over what has been an amazing season for the NCAA batting average leader.

Besides Marshall, senior Kelsey Michelini has kept Western in a lot of ball games. She’s racked up over 130 innings this year and has faced almost 600 hitters. Her ERA stands at 4.33, and while not as good as her junior season, she has been very reliable for the Leathernecks this season

As the season comes to a close this upcoming Wednesday against #11 ranked Mizzou, we need to celebrate our seniors for their service and take a look at what the team has to offer for next season. Alex Pflieger, Julia Katsaros, and Michelini are the three to keep your eye on this upcoming series. It’s the last chance to see some great players against a great opponent. First pitch is scheduled for 3pm this Wednesday at Mary Ellen.

Macomb Under Water!

Jay Jacobs — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:53:48 +0000

Wigwam Hollow Road is split in half.

On one side of the bridge over the Lamoine River, the road stretches uphill, past a few sorority and fraternity houses, all the way to West Jackson Street. On the other side, the pavement also climbs and disappears over a hill. But in the middle, it’s an alarming scene.

Water rushes over the bridge — so high that not even the guardrails are visible. The yellow and black striped, rectangular signs at the bridge’s corners are being overtaken by water. They’ve become short stubs poking out of chocolatey, gray, pushing water.

A small crowd gathers to take photos. Many more filter in and out, stopping to look at the scene, some getting out to walk to the water’s edge.

A large jungle gym, already toppled on its side, lurches loose and begins floating further on its forced journey downstream.

It’s a common scene across McDonough County and the Midwest. More than six inches of rain fell within 24 hours this week, causing near-record flooding, the evacuation of homes and the cancelation of many travel plans.

But what’s different about this flood story than the others lies inside a small, red house with wooden siding at the corner of Jana Road and Wigwam Hollow Road. It’s home to the Hartnett family.

Amelia Hartnett and her husband Niall are doing some early spring-cleaning. She stands at the basement stairs as he appears in the basement holding a lantern and donning a small L.E.D. headlamp. He hands up an old printer; and then a piece of luggage; and then a bag full of his wife’s high school track paraphernalia.

But there’s something different about rummaging through the basement clutter this time — Niall Hartnett is standing in knee-high water. Their entire basement is flooded and they’ve been forced to save valuables and trash

the unwanted.

“We’ve lived here five years,” Amelia Hartnett says. “And one other time water has come up as far as the driveway in the back. But nothing anywhere near close to this.”

About noon on Thursday, the water reached their driveway. Amelia Hartnett hoped that the water would just recede as it did in the past. But it didn’t.

It rose. And rose. And rose again.

Soon, her neighbor was at the door warning her that the water had reached the back of the house. Amelia Hartnett was stunned as she looked out the window and saw that her entire backyard had become a river.

That’s when her husband came home and called the city for help. City Administrator Dean Torreson arrived on the scene but there wasn’t much he could do. A hundred families had reported similar situations, he said.

But soon her husband returned to the house with sandbags — his co-workers and Mayor Mike Inman in tow. Within 20 minutes they had built a small levy and moved on to neighboring homes.

But it was too late to save the basement. The Hartnetts’ back door was buckling under the water pressure. They were forced to open it to release the pressure.

“When we did that, it just flooded in,” Amelia Hartnett says, sweeping her hands in a low semi-circle. “And everything that was on the shelves that we thought was safe has fallen down … total disaster.”

The river is still rising.

In fact, the water level, now in “major flood” stage, isn’t expected to crest until around 7 a.m. on Friday. It’s bad news for the Hartnett family and many others like them who are trying to salvage their belongings.

Amelia’s brother, Jeff Crouch, walks up the stairs into the living room. The family’s 19-month-old is engaged in a story that her grandmother is reading while they sit on the couch together.

Crouch walks out on to the back porch.

“Here it is,” he says.

He points out in the backyard. It’s a choppy plane of murky water. The water line sits about half-way up the walls of a red, wooden shed.

Crouch points to where the garden used to be — it’s completely submerged. And then he points to where an arbor used to stand — also gone.

“And the lawnmower, who knows where that’s at,” he says.

The water is expected to climb to 26.5 feet by Friday morning. It’s a far cry from the eight-foot height observed on Wednesday evening.

The Hartnetts’ don’t have any immediate plans for evacuation. They said they can only hope the flood won’t reach the middle level of their home where they’ve stowed wet valuables from the basement.

But for now, all they can do is sit and wait; like the small crowd just outside their home; like the people of McDonough County.

Western Courier

By James Needham

So, What’s Up With Wheeler This Year?

Jay Jacobs — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:48:02 +0000

With the school year coming to a close and an increasing number of students graduating, end of the year celebrations are more than likely to arise.

One of the most popular end-of the year celebrations among students at Western Illinois University has been the Wheeler Street Block Party.

After a couple of years of police interference, arrests and new city ordinances, the once intense enthusiasm for the infamous party seems to have dramatically diminished.

Wheeler Street resident and current Western student Kelly Benignetti explained why she believes the excitement for the party has decreased.

“Honestly, after what happened last time, I feel like people are just too scared to see if they were to do something, what would happen to them,” Benignetti said.

Another Wheeler Street resident, Sarah Clancy, a junior who experienced the chaos of Wheeler in the previous years, reiterates Benignetti’s

roommate statement.

“I haven’t heard anyone say anything about Wheeler at all this year. I mean, it would be cool if it went on, but I feel that no one is brave enough to even put on something like that again. I just highly doubt anything will

happen again.”

Roughly around two years ago, Wheeler Street was filled with violence, broken beer bottles, a burning stop sign and a riot squad. Police even felt the need to use Mace on students they considered disorderly. After this recent riot, the university and Macomb Police have taken appropriate procautions.

Jessica Butcher, assistant to the vice president of student services, explained the university’s role when it comes to Wheeler.

“We are now in partnership with the Macomb Police Department. In the course of the next few weeks of school, we are going to be heading around to the neighborhoods outside of campus to hand out tip sheets for living off campus, and for being a good neighbor,” Butcher said.

“We will also hand out brochures from the city of Macomb that highlight the city ordinances as well, to educate students on the potential pitfalls that could happen if they were to have a large gathering on their property.”

Butcher also discussed that if a Wheeler Party does occur, the university will work in partnership with the city in handling matters, should they arise.

“We want our students to be safe and follow the ordinances set forth by the city, so that they don’t get into legal trouble with the city,” Butcher said.

The new Mass Gatherings Ordinance that went into effect just a couple weeks before last year’s expected block party, is what Macomb Police Chief Officer Curt Barker, expects is the reason for last year’s decline. The new ordinance states that any outdoor or open air gathering of 150 or more persons at which alcoholic liquor is consumed, will be given a heavy fee to pay.

Barker explain in more detail the requirements of this ordinance.

“People could throw parties. It just takes some organization and planning. You would need to have the application in 14 days in advance. You also have to have security guards, trash cans and insurance. Then you will head to the city clerk’s office to receive approval. Then, once everything is approved, you put down a trash deposit.”

“So far no application has been turned in from the Wheeler area. For that location it would be very unlikely get approval anyway. Simply because with the mass gathering, you have to be able to control the distribution of alcohol. And with people constantly going in and out of houses, coming in and out of back yards, no one can control it. It’s just too crazy.”

Even though the future of the infamous Wheeler Street Block Party looks grim, students and officers seem to enjoy the fact that the popularity of this end of the year celebration is receding.

“When an employer looks at Western, we don’t want the first thing to pop up in their heads is the parties and all the problems they had at Western,”

Barker said.

“I personally don’t want employers questioning the validity of my degree. That is why I like to see students now taking responsibility for their actions and presenting a good image for the university and city. So that when you go get a job, your degree means something.”

-Jay Jacobs

Western Sees More Car Crime

Jay Jacobs — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:44:04 +0000

Students may find that their valuables may not be as safe as they thought they were.

Last Sunday night on April 14 at 1:20 a.m., Caden Miller, 19, of 505 Higgins Hall, was arrested in L-Lot for two counts of attempted criminal trespass to a vehicle and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.

Director of Office of Public Safety (OPS) Scott Harris explained the procedures OPS has been conducting.

“What has happened in the last couple of weeks is that there’s been periodic thefts and damage to vehicles,” Harris said. “So, the officers here at Public Safety and Student Patrols have been checking those lots, such as L-Lot, as often as possible.”

“Just that night alone three different officers alone checked that particular lot,” Harris added. “One of our officers, Officer Jim VanVlymen, decided to sit and park in L-Lot for a while and was able to observe Caden walk up to a couple vehicles and attempt to get in them.

“He then contacted the owners of those vehicles and they said that they did not give anyone permission to attempt to get in their cars,” Harris said. “The good thing about this issue, is that the car doors were locked. We want to applaud those two students, the vehicle owners, for doing just that.”

These students weren’t the only victims of attempted break-in.

Patrick Vernston, a Western student who lives right next to the crime scene, expressed his dissatisfaction with the recent neighborhood crimes.

“I lived here for the last two years and never had a problem,” he said. “But last semester, in the middle of the day on a Sunday afternoon, I wake up to find my back left tire gone with my car sitting on a brick. So, I don’t feel that my vehicle is safe right now. That is why I park on the side of my house and stay outside as much as I can and yell at these kids if they take my spot. So I’m glad to hear OPS is stepping up.”

James Muellar, a junior law enforcement and justice administration major and consistent L-Lot user, feels a little different about the current state of car safety at Western.

“I always see the cops driving around, so I think I feel pretty safe,” Muellar said. “Now, if I did leave my doors unlocked, maybe I’ll be a little worried, but I tend to never leave my doors unlocked — not even at home.”

Students like Muellar are the kind of students OPS likes to see.

“We encourage all students, to lock their vehicles, if they have a vehicle on campus,” Harris said.

“Because we have found that if a suspect is going to want to break into a vehicle, they would rather find a vehicle that is unlocked, than to take the opportunity of breaking a window and calling more attention to themselves.”

“In my book, when it comes to car theft, one is too many,” Harris added. “Especially if it’s yours. That is why we want to get the word out to help the students help themselves to not become victims.”

Harris said that OPS is trying to do all it can to ensure student safety from car theft. Contact OPS with any suspicions or concerns about vehicle safety at 309/298.1949 or by email at publicsafety@wiu.edu.

-Jay Jacobs

State of the Season: Leatherneck Baseball

Jeff Marta — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:05:54 +0000

The Western Illinois Baseball finds themselves in dead last in the Summit League after getting swept this past weekend in four games against first place Omaha. A year that has been filled with the highs of defeating number one ranked Alabama in February to winning a series against Big Ten powerhouse Michigan, and the lows of losing 8 straight.

The Leathernecks found it even worse when they came home to Macomb to play their first games of the season on home soil. It was also their first taste of conference play of the season. They fell 1-7 in those games, four losses against the top team Omaha.

The season can only go up from here for the 7-25 Leathernecks. The team still has plenty of games to play before the season ends, 22 to be exact. Eight of those games will be at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium when the weather is just starting to get nice.

The Leathernecks also have two quality starting pitchers, maybe not in wins, but in quality starts. Junior John White is Western’s innings leader. He’s started seven games this season and has a 3.02 ERA with two complete games. Sophomore Tom Constand has put in some quality starts as well. He’s posted a 3.79 ERA and an opponent batting average of .256.

Starting pitching has found some consistency down the stretch, but the bats have been quiet. Western has found it difficult this season to produce runs. The team bats a dismal .299, and has just two players batting above .250. Power is the same story as Western has hit just four homers over the first 32 games. Jameson Henning and Zack Burling have been the two consistent pieces in Western’s lineup batting .300 and .289 respectively.

If the bats can heat up with the weather throughout the next month of baseball, maybe the Leatherneck’s can continue to make strides towards next years season while staying competitive this season

End Credits Roll On Second Cornfed Film Fest

Jay Jacobs — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:55:18 +0000

The end credits have rolled on the second annual Cornfed Film Fest.

The festival wrapped up on Sunday afternoon with a closing reception and awards presentation at the West Central Illinois Arts Center.

The three-day fest included screenings of 23 student, short and feature-length films at venue around the courthouse square. Nancy Crossman, one of the organizers of the event, said attendance at this year’s Cornfed was about on par with last year’s.

“It was probably not as good as we would have liked, but it wasn’t bad,” she said. “Our attendance is probably very close to last year, maybe a little bit more, and that’s great. We hope that next year we have even more.”

Documentaries received several awards Sunday. The Best of the Fest award went to filmmakers Markus Zetler and Justin Lubke for “Class C: The Only Game in Town,” about a girls basketball state championship game in Montana.

Chip Gubera’s documentary “Joplin, Missouri,” has been on the festival circuit for a year and won Cornfed’s Best Feature-length prize.

Gubera, an IT instructor at the University of Missouri, said the film was a personal labor of love that reflects how the people of Joplin came together in the aftermath of a deadly May 22, 2011, tornado.

“It’s a personal story for me because I’m from Joplin and my whole family still lives in Joplin, so it was kind of a labor of love to make and to try and get their story right,” he said after accepting his award. “A lot of the national media that came in really didn’t get the story correct. They were really going for sensationalism; I was trying to get like a real honest, positive story for my hometown.”

As “Joplin” has traveled the film festival circuit, the film has gone in directions Gubera didn’t expect.

“Kind of the weird life that it’s taken on its own is that it’s turned into a training film,” he said. “The Army Corps of Engineers uses it as a training film. There’s a lot of church groups that use it as a training film just to see how emergency management responses respond to disasters.”

A third documentary, Peter McBride’s “Chasing Water,” took the Cornfed prize for Best Short Film. “Chasing Water” follows photographer McBride and his bush pilot father as they journey down the Colorado River.

This year’s festival focused on independent filmmakers as well as students just starting to learn the craft. Macomb native Adam Kozlowski’s “Wins A Lot” received the “Homegrown” prize, award to a local filmmaker. “Wins A Lot” is the story of two Internet friends who meet in person for the first time.

Kozlowski’s mother, Marsha, accepted on behalf of her son. She said Adam, a Macomb High School graduate, has been a professional actor in Las Vegas, Nev., for several years and is currently in rehearsals for play.

“Wins A Lot” was filmed Las Vegas, and while Marsha Kozlowski wasn’t there, she said her son learned something about the struggles independent filmmakers face.

“I know he had some location problems because it’s not a big company that anybody’s heard of,” she said. “When Bruce Willis is making a movie, the city they’re making it in cooperates. When it’s small independents, no. They don’t even know somebody is making a movie.”

Plymouth teens Austin Thompson, 19, won the award for Best Student Film. He said his short film “Blue Dawn” was inspired by a History Channel show, “Doomsday Prophecy.”

“I’ve sort of made a few others, but this is the first time I’ve submitted anywhere,” he said. “It’s a concept that one of my friends came up with last year while we were still in high school. It’s kind of a silly inspiration. We were watching a show on the History Channel and someone said, ‘You should write a post-apocalyptic movie.’”

Thompson also directed the film and edited it. His friends served as actors and assistants.

Thompson said he plans to study film at Western Illinois University.

“I’m planning on making a few films, including a documentary, this summer,” he said. “I hope to go into the film industry, in some way, eventually, when I get out of college.”

Nancy Crossman hinted the Cornfed Film Fest could turn into a trilogy and possibly a continuing series.

“I would say yes, it will be happening next year,” she said. “But we haven’t set dates yet.”

McDonough County Voice

By Lainie Steelman

Relay Comes To Campus

Jay Jacobs — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:35:22 +0000

Western Illinois University took a step in joining the global Relay For Life movement last Friday, April 12, at the Donald S. Spencer Recreation Center Students, campus organizations, fraternities and sororities camped out in the recreation center for a night of food, games and fun in an effort to support cancer awareness. The overnight event took place from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Phi Sigma Sigma member Jamie Eller Brock explained the importance of this event for the community and for Greek life.

“It’s a great way for us to give back to the community,” Brock said. “It’s just kind of nice for us all to get the chance to hang out as well. It’s not that often where all the Greeks and campus organizations are just kind of together mingling and talking to one another.” Relay For Life is a cancer awareness event that aims to give people in communities around the world a chance to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease. People typically gather in teams that compete with other teams to raise money.

This year, Western Illinois University’s 12-hour Relay event consisted of over 488 participants, who raised more than $8,000 for this event alone. Relay raised more than $21,000 for the whole week. Colleges Against Cancer president and Relay for Life chair, Colleen Pratl, discussed her feelings on the event’s success. “I’ve been with Relay for three years now,” Pratl said. “This is my second year in charge, and this is probably the biggest year with a lot of different organizations here on campus.”

Some of the organizations who took part in this year’s event include the Student Nursing Association, Student Education Association and Student T.A.L.K, “The funniest thing about this event for me, it’s just seeing everybody, because I am a cancer survivor myself,” Pratl said. “So, being on a college campus and being able to know that I put this together is rewarding. Just seeing the amount of college students come out on a Friday night is great.” All proceeds from the event benefit The American Cancer Society to help fund cancer research, patient services and counseling services for cancer patients.

The Luminaria Ceremony was also part of the event. Students and faculty walked one lap around the track in the dark with a candle in hand to honor people who have been touched by cancer and remember loved ones lost to the disease. Despite the success of this year’s Relay event, Pratl would like to gather more members from the Macomb community. “Sadly, we haven’t got a lot of people to come out from the community to start a team and join Relay,” Pratl said. “We get survivors from the community. However, for most part, we would love for this go back to the community like it used to be.”

-Jay Jacobs

Lee Calhoun Remembered

Jeff Marta — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:56:27 +0000

The 24th Annual Lee Calhoun Memorial Track meet was over the weekend and featured prime competition from around the area to Macomb, Illinois. Western Illinois went up against the likes of Illinois, Marquette, and Iowa in 25 events of track and field.

Both genders fared well in this competition. The Men’s team placed in third and beat out names such as Marquette, DePaul, and Bradley. The Women’s team finished in a respectable fifth beating out Illinois, UIC, and Bradley.

Them women’s fifth place finish was lead by sophomore Megan McGlone, who won the triple jump more than a foot ahead of the second place finisher. The other highlight was senior Dana LaRue, who won the shot put at a distance four feet ahead of second.

The Men’s team had a couple of second place finished in senior David Dollison and sophomore Justin Kilpartick. Dollison jumped over 47 feet in the triple jump, which ranks third in the Summit League. Kilpatrick on the other hand was the second best out of 35 in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.86 seconds.

For those of you wondering who Lee Calhoun is and where we honor him with a memorial meet every year, just look to history. He was a track runner who n at North Carolina Central University during his college days and continued on past graduation. In 1956, he won the gold medal in 110m high hurdles at the Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He won it again in 1960 in Rome. After his running days were over he went into coaching and found his way to Western Illinois University.

The Track and Field team will get to relax the rest of the week to rest up before heading to Edwardsville for their next meet.

Bulls Hobbling to Finish

Jeff Marta — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:57:41 +0000

The Chicago Bulls are somehow making a late push before the postseason, but is it too much desperation that is crippling the Bulls? The Bulls currently sit with the number five seed in the Eastern Conference. This team has found a way it improve its seeding while having limited pieces to lead the charge.

The Bulls’ injury bug has seen Rip Hamilton, Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah, Maro Belinelli, Kirk Hinrich, and recently Luol Deng. It’s been hard to see the lineups the Bulls are forced to put onto the floor and see that they’re winning. This points out the solid bunch of role players that the Bulls have had this season. Carlos Boozer has been amazingly healthy this season and has stepped up his game. Jimmy Butler has emerged and proven his abilities when given extended minutes. Nate Robinson, as much as I hate his in consistencies, has come up big when no one else will.

However the Bulls situation is not all rainbows. The Bulls need their best to compete in the playoffs. Without Noah, Belinelli, and Taj they can still beat anyone on a given day, but not four out of seven games. Thibs needs to be able to rest some players down the stretch for the playoffs, otherwise its possible that the stress of increasing extended minutes could see its effects on Boozer, Butler, and Robinson. Guy’s are paying too many minutes because Thibs has nobody on the bench to go too. Daequan Cook, Marquis Teague, and Vladimir Radmanovic. None of these guys have shown the consistency or ability to be trusted in tight games.

The Bulls currently have the five seed in the East and are lined up to play the Brooklyn Nets. This is a favorable opponent for the Bulls in the first round. They are currently one game in front of Atlanta for the sixth seed which would make life a lot harder if they dropped down there. Were talking the surging New York Knicks or the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers present the team much like the Bulls only better and deeper. The Knicks have become a threat to the Heat on their 12 game win streak and would be a hassle to take down with guys injured. The four or five seed would be a great spot for the Bulls in the first round.

The drawback to a four or five seed would be seeing Miami in the second round, but let’s not think to far ahead. The Bulls still have six games to go and four of them being against the Raptors, Wizards, and Magic, they should rake up a few more wins to solidify their seeding.

Pat Stout To Retire From Western In May

Jay Jacobs — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:00:53 +0000

March 1, 1983 is a day that holds a special place in the heart of retiring Western Illinois University advisor and broadcasting professor, Pat Stout. What was just any other day for others was the day that Stout began his 30-year journey at Western.

“I was working back in the Quad Cities at the public radio station of Augustana College when I found an ad in Broadcasting Magazine for Western,” Stout said. “So I applied to Western and they hired me to be the operations manager of the public radio station here.”

Stout has experienced many substantial changes in the world of broadcast journalism over the past three decades.

“Close to around the time I came to Macomb, many broadcasters were using video recording rather than film, which was a big change for me,” Stout said. “And now, a lot of it is data recording. There’s not even a physical video tape anymore. You just record or edit to a hard drive, which is the biggest change in broadcasting. Everything is just recorded electronically to machine memory.”

Stout has also created many memories — both as an advisor and a professor — that will remain with him for years to come. From the success of many students to the tragic deaths of others, they are the ones who have been the source of his greatest memories throughout his career.

“I think about the students that I’ve had over the years and what’s happened to them,” Stout said. “Some of them end up in really nice, prestigious places wand some of them just routine jobs, but it just goes to show that those who apply themselves can really make a career out

of broadcasting.”

One of Stout’s former students is a TV producer for Oklahoma State University.

“Another was a student worker for me at Augustana,” Stout added. “After I left for Western, she stayed there and went into public radio after she graduated. She and I recently had a conversation on Facebook and she talked about how thankful she was that I got her a start in broadcasting. It felt great after all these years to see that she was still involved in radio and to hear that I sort of discovered her talent. Most faculty members enjoy hearing back from their students who have made it.”

Stout will leave his office for the last time on May 31, but he said it won’t keep him from working.

“For about 25 years, I’ve also written for the McDonough County Voice,” he said. “I cover city hall and county government as well as write a column two days a week. So I’ll probably continue to do those things. I might do a little more, but that will be up to the newspaper. I’m also getting more involved in a few community service projects, including a campaign and a charity. I may come back and teach part-time as well, but that’s entirely up to the university.”

As far as hobbies go, Stout is an avid comic book collector.

“I’ve got a collection of re-prints of historic American comic strips, including volumes of the early Marvel and E.C. Comics,” he said. “I also have some early radio recordings such as The Lone Ranger and The Shadow. I’d have to live to be a hundred to sort through and read everything that I’ve got, so a lot if it will eventually get donated to places that would appreciate stuff like that. So I’ll get some enjoyment out of sorting through it and deciding where all of it will go.”

While Stout will have plenty of things to do to occupy his time post-retirement, he will still miss spending his days at Western.

“Like I said before, I really enjoy helping the students and following up with students that have been successful,” he added. “And that’s what I’ll miss the most.”

-Western Courier

By Caleb Duckwiler