05/07/2026
Wanted to take a moment to share a few exciting upgrades going on at the field. The first one dates back to last year. Towards the end of the 2024 season the lights at the field started to fade. The board decided to upgrade them to LED lights. The project started off with a $4000 dollar grant from Eastern Illini Electric and COBANK. Wanted to send a special thanks to Mike Wilson of EIEC and EIEC board member and Ashkum resident Tyler Finegan for helping make this happen. The lights were purchased through Wesco Anixter out of Bradley IL. Special thanks to former AAA board member and Ashkum resident Jason Shoven for helping make this a very quick and painless process. With his recommendation B & D Electric out of Watseka was hired to swap out all of the old lights with the new LEDS. Also, wanted to take a minute to thank Jason Prairie with Prairie Brothers Construction out of Clifton and Graham Able with A-Built Ag Builders out of Ashkum for supplying the lifts to help get the electricians off the ground to get the new lights installed. After 2 short days, Josh and his crew had all the lights installed and what a difference it has made. Pictured L to R below are AAA Board President Ryan Meister, EIEC board member Tyler Finegan and AAA board member Isaac Gray. Stay tuned for more exciting updates.