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Volunteer group raising money for ‘the extras’ to help beautify Illinois Veterans Home grounds

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QUINCY — A simple Facebook post asking to fix rusty benches eventually led to the creation of a group of people dedicated to raising money to beautify the grounds at the Illinois Veterans Home. Teresa Pickle and Cathy Shanks, retired nurses at the home, have combined with Linda King to coordinate Cherish the Memories, which […]

Letter to the editor: What are the plans for Lester Hammond Hall after Veterans Home no longer needs it?

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If my understanding is correct, the Lester Hammond Hall facility at 720 Sycamore is an interim facility owned and run by the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. Once new buildings are finished at the Veterans Home, this interim facility will no longer be used in its current capacity. Has there been any discussion in the […]

After more than 30 years at Illinois Veterans Home, Gengenbacher promoted to adjutant

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QUINCY — Rick Gengenbacher may have missed an opportunity for a fabulous career in the sporting goods industry.  The Illinois Veterans Home is grateful for that. Gengenbacher, 56, became the adjutant at the home on June 1. He replaces Dawn Whitcomb, who announced in December her resignation after 11 years in the position. The adjutant […]

Donut hole eating fundraiser for Salvation Army Food Pantry set for Thursday at Kroc Center

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The Quincy Salvation Army will host its 2nd Annual Donut Hole Eating Competition at 10 am Thursday in The Kroc Center. Members of The Salvation Army and Kroc Center staff will compete. Funds raised will benefit The Salvation Army’s Food Pantry. The following day The Salvation Army will provide donuts to veterans at the Illinois Veterans Home at 10am in the chapel in celebration of National Donut Day, June 3.

Quincy man who served for Army, Air Force to be featured speaker during Memorial Day program at Illinois Veterans Home

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QUINCY — Roger Schwengel will be the featured speaker for the Memorial Day program at the Illinois Veterans Home at 10:30 a.m. Friday outside Markword Infirmary. Rick Gengenbacher will be the master of ceremonies for the event. The American Legion Post 37 color guard will present the colors, and the Silver Wings Band will perform […]

‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Marine’s dog tag found in Vietnam by Canadian tourist returned to family 54 years later

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QUINCY — The moment when Caroline Redenius finally held her brother’s dog tag was overwhelming. “It doesn’t seem real to me,” she said. “I can’t identify with it. Isn’t that odd?” Redenius and her sister, Beverly Warning, were in Smith Hall on the Illinois Veterans Home campus Wednesday morning for a ceremony during which they […]

Quincy Tree Commission presents landscape award to Illinois Veterans Home

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QUINCY — The Quincy Tree Commission presented its Quincy’s Prestigious Landscape Award to the Illinois Veterans Home during a ceremony Tuesday morning at the IVH campus along North 12th Street. Mayor Mike Troup and IVH Administrator Troy Culbertson joined members of the Quincy Tree Commission for the presentation, which recognized the facility’s commitment to tree […]

Demolition continues, construction nears start at Illinois Veterans Home

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QUINCY — Troy Culbertson was living in Quincy when he learned of 14 people dying and more than 50 being sickened from multiple outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in 2015. Culbertson, who has worked in the long-term care business for 31 years, replaced Bruce Vaca as the administrator of the Veterans […]

Illinois Veterans Home resident recognized for heroic stand to save Luxembourg during WWII

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QUINCY — Nick Scull of Sandwich, Ill., now living at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, received the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Rank of Officer, during a June 12 ceremony near the Adams County World War II Memorial. Gaston Stronk, ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States, made the presentation.  […]