For a brochure on the white squirrels (or information about the town), contact the Olney and Greater Richland County Chamber of Commerce, 201 E. Chestnut Street, Box 575, Olney, IL 62450; 618-392 ...

Olney coach Curt Dobbs already had a successful program. He also had an outstanding player, Sara Stevenson, who set the school scoring mark of 2,504 points and went on to play at Illinois State.

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We met up in my hometown of Olney, Illinois, which is 1,918 miles away. Each June, Puschila drives cross-country to Cincinnati. Not for five-way chili, but to see his fiancee, whom he met in Pomona.