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A4 THE PANTAGRAPH, Sunday, May 22, 1988 Humorous pottery part of Streator festival Two hurt in crash on Interstate 55 SHIRLEY Two Missouri residents were injured in a one-car accident on Interstate 59 near Shirley yesterday afternoon, police said. The driver of the car, Erik C. Bruce, 18, of St. Louis and one of his passengers, Andrew J. Patania, 17, of Overland, were in fair condition last night at St Joseph's Hospital Medical Center, Blooming-ton, according to a nursing supervisor.

State police at Pontiac said other passengers in the car, Jeffery M. Simpson, 18, Florissant, Mo. and Stefanie L. King, 18, Kirkwood, did not seek treatment. According to state police, Bruce was traveling south on Interstate 55 at 3:35 p.m.

when his car left the road. The car slid sideways, rolled over twice and landed on its top in the roadway. Bruce was charged with not hav "t'f i shaped as a pig's head. The coffee is poured into the cup which is shut with a large cork. The liquid flows out through the pig's spout.

"The idea for the cup resulted whan a friend wanted a cup with some kind of a spout on it," Gubelman said. "I guess this is a snout spout," he added with a grin. Or how about coffee cups that boast three-dimensional faces caught in expressions that include surprised, amazed, bored, mis-cheivious and just plain hilarious. No two pieces that come from Gubelman's shop are the same. Each bowl, cup or whatever is hand-thrown.

"I wouldn't know what to do with a mold," said the Eastern Illinois University art graduate. "The figures are all hand-formed. I start with the torso and then add the head and limbs." The detail work on the faces, hands and clothing are done after the figure is mounted on an item such as a mug or potpourri burner. The colors come from the clay, not paint, and most items are covered with a clear glaze. Humor is very much a part of Gubelman's life.

At one time he and his brother had a syndicated cartoon strip, Goobers, slanted toward small-town life. And his collection of Marvel comic books grew large enough that it eventually became the down payment on his By MARTHA CUNNINGHAM Pantagraph correspondent STREATOR The Streator City Park will be filled with people, displays and activity yet today as the 11th annual Heritage Days festival continues. The two-day event, sponsored by the Streatorland Historical Society, is complete with a children's carnival, a flea market, a row of food stands, craft booths, wandering clowns and magicians, and ongoing Civil War "battles." Unique among this year's craft displays is the stoneware of Christopher Gubelman, a Robinson native who now makes pottery at a shop at his home in DeKalb. Pottery with a touch of wry humor is uncommon. Focus that humor on knights, ladies, dragons and other sculptured characters from Renaissance and the result is a marvelous, fresh collection of original art pieces.

Picture a mug decorated with a winged dragon for the handle and a very detailed knight set into a niche on the mug's front. Or note the cups and the soap pumps decorated with whimsical Renaissance ladies. Not all the pieces decorated with sculptured parts use a Renaissance theme. But all were bringing grins to the faces of those who viewed them in the park yesterday. Imagine a commuter's coffee cup TT I 1 Tht PantagraphMARTHA CUNNINGHAM Artist Christopher Gubelman took a drink from one of the unique mugs he crafted and is selling at Streator's Heritage Days.

Many crafts and foods are on display and for sale at the fair, which concludes today. home. Northern Illinois and will bring events today, including a parade at A strong interest in the Renais- him t0 tne Ewing Castle Fair in nm- An open air concert featur-sance period shows in many items Bloomington next fall. ing C.C. Cash is scheduled from in Gubelman's display.

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Moses as saying, "I'd never forget (Ms. Dann), her face is etched in my memory. I wish she had shot me." After she left the school, Ms. Dann entered a house and shot a 20-year-old man who tried to wrest the gun from her. While police surrounded the home, Ms.

Dann killed herself with a fatal shot through the mouth, Timm said. Four children Mark Tebourek, 8, Robert Trossman, 6, Lindsay Fisher, 8, and Kathryn Miller, 7 were in critical condition yesterday at Evanston Hospital. Peter Munro, 8, and Philip Andrew, 20, were in serious condition at Highland Park Hospital. Junior marshals will be Amy Knapp and Janel Jacob. Hartsburg The Hartsburg-Emden High School baccalaureate for the Class of 1988 will begin at 8 p.m.

May 22 at the high school. The concert band, under the direction of Pamela Miller, will play the processional and recessional. The Rev. Wayne Armstrong, minister of the Hartsburg Christian Church, will give the prayer, Scripture, sermon and benediction. Junior class ushers will be Greg Phillips and Brian Meltin.

Attendants will be Britney and Brian Boerma. San Jose Baccalaureate for the San Jose High School Class of 1988 will be at 7 p.m. May 22 in the high school gymnasium. The Rev. Joyce Dings, San Jose United Methodist Church, will conduct the service.

San Jose Graduation for San Jose Grade School eighth-grade students will be at 7 p.m. May 23 in the high school gymnasium. FUNERAL SERVICE 1 WO if V' dS9 TO UAL Downs Baccalaureate ceremonies for the Class of 1988 at the Tri-Valley High School will begin at 8 p.m. May 22 at the school. Special music will include the senior vocal ensemble and the high school band.

The Rev. Fred Belcher of the Downs United Methodist Church will address the class. Cissna Park Baccalaureate for the Class of 1988 at Cissna Park High School is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 22. The processional and recessional will be played by pianist Charles Norris.

Senior Mike Westfall will give the invocation. Special music will be provided by the mixed chorus of grades nine through 11. They also will sing the benediction. The sermon will be given by the Rev. Philip Tuttle of the Grace Bible Church in Cissna Park.

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