DECATUR — Archer Daniels Midland Co. has been a major employer in Decatur for more than 85 years, making the company an official senior.
Scovill Park West Activity Center is shown Monday, Nov. 9, through the beams that are are part of the Decatur Park District's new senior activity center, Clubhouse at Scovill Acres.
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A site plan was on display Monday, Nov. 9, showing the layout of the new Clubhouse at Scovill Acres under construction near the existing senior activity center housed in the former Scovill Golf Course clubhouse. The project has received a $175,000 donation from Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Erin St. Pierre, chief of police for the Decatur Park District, add her signature Monday, Nov. 9, to one of the beams that will support the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres.
Several members of the community attended an event Monday, Nov. 9, to announce a $175,000 donation from Archer Daniels Midland Co. to support the construction of the Decatur Park District's Clubhouse at Scovill Acres.
Photos: Clubhouse at Scovill Acres groundbreaking
Heppie Whiteside, 73, and Sharon Wagner, 82, attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5. The women, who take advantage of activities at the current senior center, are looking forward to the larger facility.
Executive Director Clay Gerhard hands a shovel to Micky McNaughton for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5.
A large crowd gathers for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, with the current Scovill Park West Activity Center in the background, on Tuesday, May 5.
Seniors wear buttons at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5.
Executive director Clay Gerhard talks with State Rep. Sue Scherer before the groundbreaking ceremony for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5.
A groundbreaking ceremony takes place for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5.
Decatur Park District employees and state and local officials break ground for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5.
Stacey Young, from the Decatur Park Board of Commissioners, breaks ground for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5.
Chris Harrison, from the Decatur Park Board of Commissioners, talks with Decatur City Councilmen Dennis Cooper and David Horn after breaking ground for the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres, the Decatur Park District’s new senior activity center, on Tuesday, May 5.
Chris Harrison, from the Decatur Park Board of Commissioners, points out the site where the Clubhouse at Scovill Acres will be to Decatur City Councilmen David Horn and Dennis Cooper after a ceremony on Tuesday, May 5.
Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR
Donnette Beckett
"Together Decatur" Columnist and Food/Drink Reporter
