Flashback to '76

Janet Browning was working in Knox County in 1976. She had earned a B.S. from Western Illinois University in 1975. Her work in Knox County also began in 1975.

Tomorrow is Leap Day. Enjoy your extra day. Winter will soon be over!

Proof of Health Insurance Form Needed

Recent laws that are part of Obama Care require us to prove we have health insurance--or be fined for not having it. I have learned that there is an IRS form 1095 that we may be receiving soon.

Evidently it is not required for filing taxes this year, but I was told this week that we should receive these forms from CMS after March 23rd. So watch for it in the mail. I am not sure if we need to keep it until next year. Hopefully information will be included.

Flashback to '76

Barbara Brosman was Bond County Extension Adviser, Home Economics in 1976. She had been there since 1972 and had also worked in Stark, Gallatin, and Marion Counties. Her Bachelor's degree was from Eastern Illinois University in 1951. She had also been a Vocational Home Economics Teacher for three years.

Condolences to the Family of Barbara Harlan

Barbara Ann Walters Harlan, 78, of Olney, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Richland Memorial Hospital.

Barbara was born April 4, 1937 in Greenup, Illinois, the daughter of Charles W. and Nona (Decker) Walters.  She married William G. Harlan on March 1, 1957.

To this union were born two sons, Douglas Glen and Dale William.  This family grew to include two daughters-in-law, Pam and Cindy, and four granddaughters, Brittney (Caleb) Smith, Jennifer (John) Kincaid, Brianna (Corey) Jones, and Jordan Harlan, as well as five great grandchildren and two step-great grandchildren.

Barbara gave her life to Christ at the age of 14 and was baptized in the Embarrass River at the Ryan Bridge north of Greenup.  With every re-location she has been active in a local church, displaying special interest in youth groups and teaching Sunday School Classes.  She graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1957.  Her career as home economist included teaching high school for two years and included employment with the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service.  Barbara retired after 30 years from the U of I in October 1995.

Besides her immediate family, two brothers, four brothers-in-law, six sisters-in-law, several nieces and nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends will miss her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and one brother-in-law.

Memorials may be made to Christian Church of Olney. Visitation is February 3rd from noon to 1PM at Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney with the funeral beginning at 1:00 P.M.  The address is 205 East Elm Street. 

Some may know that Barbara's son, Doug, is currently County Extension Director in Dewitt, Macon, Piatt Unit. Barbara worked in Richland County.