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Getting to know: Debbie Smith  Share
Debbie Smith was born on July 22, 1975, in Olney, IL. Her mother is Kathy Ditch who lives in Oblong. Debbie went to high school in Olney for 2 years, then Moved to Oblong and graduated from Oblong High School in 1994. She is currently attending Lincoln Trail College where she is studying Office Management. Debbie is the single parent of four children, Brittany Smith, who is 16 and a junior , Steven Smith, who is 14 and a freshman, Taylor Smith, who is 11 and in the 6th grade, and C.J. Smith, who is 9 and in the 4th grade. In addition to going to school at LTC, Debbie works as a part-time cook at the Main Street Diner in Oblong. She lived in Olney most of her childhood. When she moved to Oblong, she says she really liked the school district better and would not consider moving back to Olney.
What is your favorite dessert? Cherry Cheesecake. What is your favorite drink? Mt. Dew. What is your favorite sport? Any sport that my daughter, Taylor, plays. She is the athlete. What kind of vehicle would you like to own? A 2010 Dodge 4 x 4. What is your favorite radio station? 104.3 and 100.7. If you won the lottery, what would you do? I would pay off all of my bills and put the rest in a college fund for my four children. What would you do if you were stuck at home in a snowstorm? I would spend time with my kids and watch movies. Who is your best friend and why? My best friend would have to be my Mom, Kathy Ditch. She has really helped me throughout my life and has always been there for me and my kids. If I had only listened to her more. Ha! Ha! What is your favorite memory of a great time thus far in life? My favorite memory is having each one of my children. They mean the world to me. If you could change something about your life, what would you change? There are a few things about my past that I would have done differently. I wouldn't have went down the wrong path when I was young. I would have made wiser choices and listened to my mother more often. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? There's not really anything that I would change about myself except I am trying to quit smoking cigarettes. That is very hard to do while raising four children on my own and the stress that goes with it. What do you like to do in your spare time? In my spare time, which is really not very often at all because I am constantly busy, I take my kids to Holiday World or take them shopping. We usually invite Grandma Kathy to go with us. What is the best advice you've ever been given? The best advice I have ever been given was to be myself regardless of what anyone else thought, and to make wise choices.
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