Generous donation to Shriners Hospital

Christmas may be over, but not for the Chalus family. Kelly Mathey, development officer at Shriners Hospital in Chicago (right), accepts a $5,048 donation from Linda and Ron Chalus of Utica on Friday. "We would like to thank all that came to our 'Christmas under the Cross' holiday open barn event," Linda and Ron Chalus said. People from Arizona, Iowa, Texas and Virginia visited the barn the first two weekends in December. "We had 1,000 visitors that came from 80 Illinois cities in the two-week span," Ron Chalus said. Admission to the barn was free, however, a donation to Shriners Hospital in Chicago was collected.