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dailyGAZETTE Tuesday, June 9, 2015
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LANARK | GRAIN BIN SAFETY
Great Wall gear drums interest
A crew goes through a safety training exercise using the Great Wall of Rescue, a prototype designed in Lanark by Eastland Feed & Grain owner Roger Coulthard after two July 2010 deaths in rural Mount Carroll. Eastland sponsors regular safety demonstrations, with the most recent seminar seeing representation from 12 communities, including Erie and Prophetstown.
Safety gear developed, demonstrated in Lanark BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM
LANARK – It takes seconds to sink, and minutes to suffocate. The subject of grain entrapment hits close to home. In 2010, the United States recorded an all-time high in grain entrapment-related deaths: 26. Two of them occurred in rural Mount Carroll: July deaths of two teens working on an operation owned by Haasbach LLC. This region is corn country, making prevalent the use of grain bins. That’s the reason Eastland Feed & Grain in Lanark for years has been developing rescue technology.
“We understand how much effort and how much of an investment goes into keeping grain in storage in good quality,” said Kirsten Kniss, Eastland sales manager. “Grain entrapment is becoming a lot more frequent with the increase of storage capacity. … You see it a lot more in the news, and there are safety devices specifically made for grain extrication.” Shortly after the 2010 deaths in Mount Carroll, Eastland owner Roger Coulthard developed his first prototype of the Great Wall of Rescue. “Once that happened, we really got to work on this,” Kniss said. “We wanted to invent something and get something out there that’s easy to use and cheap.” Submitted
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SAUK VALLEY | HAPPY HOUR
DOGGONE IT: RAIN SPRINKLED THROUGHOUT FORECAST
Drink specials to again be on tap? Bill passed by Legislature could reinstate promotions BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521 @SeaWarren
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Eddy of Crystal Lake swims back to his owner, Rick Eckhorn, who also happens to live in Eddy’s home, after fetching a stick in the creek at White Pines Forest State Park on Monday afternoon near Mount Morris. The creek’s level is about to rise, with rain in the Sauk Valley’s forecast the next 4 days. A thunderstorm is possible in spots today. See more in the 5-day forecast on A3.
STERLING – Rejoice, bar-goers: Happy hour drink specials are coming back to Illinois. Maybe. Happy hour has been banned in the state since 1989, but a bill awaiting the governor’s signature proposes to bring it back, with some caveats. If Gov. Bruce Rauner decides to sign the bill, happy hour drink specials will be limited to 4 hours a day, with no specials after 10 p.m. The specials were originally made illegal because of concerns about binge drinking and drunken driving. Local bar owners seem eager, if a little hesitant. HAPPY HOUR CONTINUED ON A4
AMBOY
Sensient plant to expand, should create about jobs Manufacturing space to grow 36,000 square feet BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
AMBOY – Sensient Technologies is ready to begin expansion of its
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manufacturing plant in Amboy. Construction is set to begin this month at the plant, 25 E. Main St. The company expects to complete the project in the second quarter of next year. The company said the expansion would create about 50 jobs, boosting the Amboy workforce to 180. Amboy Mayor Tom Nauman said
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the city had hoped to land the project from its biggest employer for a long time. “The company had told us they wanted to expand here,” Nauman said, “and we’ve been waiting for this for about 8 years.” He said the city’s decision to put in additional water infrastructure to the plant was a plus for Amboy.
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“We put in a 16-inch water line and a million-gallon water tank,” Nauman said. “We knew they needed the water, and the upgrades paid off.” The mayor said other considerations were the plant’s location within an enterprise zone, and the available space for a site expansion.
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SENSIENT CONTINUED ON A4
Today’s weather High 87. Low 66. More on A3.
Amboy Mayor Tom Nauman
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