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THRESHERMAN SHOW STEAMS INTO TOWN

The 51^st Annual Steam, Gas and Threshing Show will be held Aug. 18-21 at the Perry County Fairgrounds. This year’s featured tractor is the Massey-Ferguson line.

Charles Greer, president of the American Thresherman Association (ATA) that hosts the event, said he expects 1,300 exhibits including 900 antique tractors of all makes to be displayed. Greer also anticipates huge crowds including attendance of more than 10,000 on Saturday alone. He figures the total gate will be around 14,000.

PCHS BAND TUNES UP FOR SEASON

The Pinckneyville High School Marching Panthers broke from camp earlier this month after practicing in sweltering weather a medley of songs by Billy Joel. The band is slated to participate in the Murphysboro Apple Festival, Sept. 18; Effingham Field Show, Sept. 25 and University of Illinois Field Show, Oct. 16. Click on the picture to view the photo gallery.

AMERICANA

This picture was taken at Union School, a one-room school south of Pyatt's Blacktop on Union School Road. Share your pictures of southern Illinois by uploading on the Post. Click on the "Post It" icon to begin.

DOLPHINS HOST NASHVILLE

The Pinckneyville Dolphins wrapped up its regular season July 20 with a home meet against Nashville. The team competes again at the conference meet July 31. Click on image to view picture gallery of Tuesday's meet. Results will be posted later.

MANLIEST CITY: IT'S PINCKNEYVILLE, KNUCKLES DOWN

BY: JEFF SMYTH

One of the drawbacks of living in a rural community is that our town is never included in national “Places to Live” surveys. You know the kind, “Best Place to People Watch,” “Best Places for Romantic Getaways” or “Best Places to Have Escaped.”

True, in many surveys Pinckneyville wouldn’t qualify for inclusion, and that’s fair. For example, a town like ours that celebrates the yard sale as a source of cultural pride should never be considered for a “Best Places to Live” ranking. Conversely, this truism shouldn’t put us on the “Most Depressing Places to Live” list, either.

That aside, there is one ranking in which Pinckneyville not only deserves to be included, but should be number one.

EVERYTHING IS PEACHY

The peaches are ripe and juicy, the sweet corn thick and tasty and tomatoes bursting with flavor at Lightfoot Farms on Ill. 127 south of Vergennes. Margaret Lightfoot said that after two spotty years in which freezing tempartures and then hail hurt the crop, this year's yield couldn't be better.

WORKING AT THE CAR WASH

The Lady Panthers basketball team held a car wash Sunday at Casey's to raise money for the upcoming season. The money is used for the annual banquet and other expenses. Casey's treated the girls to soft drinks and pizza throughout the day.

ACTION FROM THE FIELD

Pictures of recent Pinckneyville Little League play provided by Shawna Williams. Share your shots by clicking on the "Post It" icon and uploading them. You can also email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Click on the picture to view more action.

SUMMER COLORS

Flowers are abloom, butterflies are fluttering and the landscape is bursting with the brilliant colors of summer. Share your seasonal pictures with the Post. Click on the Post It icon to get started. Click on the picture to view the gallery.