It was a special day for what many call a dedicated problem solver.

Arthur 'Buzz' Sievers (Pictured right delivers remarks Saturday) had the new gymnasium at Monticello High School dedicated in his name on Saturday afternoon before the Monticello boy's basketball team's season opener and facility's first competition. Sievers thanked his family before him for showing him what it meant to have a servant's heart.

Monticello Schools Superintendent Dr. Vic Zimmerman (pictured below offers remarks at the Saturday dedication) and the Board of Education in November of 2019 decided the new facility's gymnasium would forever bear the name of Sievers and offered his thoughts on what the graduate of Monticello High School has meant to the district and central Illinois for over 50 years.

The ceremony included a video on the new video board in the gym that offered many heartfelt words from the staff at the school district for what Sievers has meant to them over the years. 

There will be a mini replica of Sievers in a yellow blazer that will be on display in the foyer of the new Sievers Center.