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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Putnam County announces new superintendent New superintendent is a familiar face for PC students By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com
GRANVILLE — Putnam County School District has found its new superintendent. On Feb. 16, following a closed session of the Putnam County School Board meeting, the board announced the selection of Carl Carlson as its next superintendent. Carlson was offered a one-year contract. He is currently serving as the
assistant principal and athletic director of Putnam County High School. Before that, he was the principal of Putnam County Junior High. Current Superintendent Jay McCracken will be retiring at the end of the fiscal year on June 30, and Carlson will take over on July 1. “Carl and I will be working closely together throughout the remainder of the school year. He will be involved in the district budget meetings, negotiations, hiring of new personnel, and curriculum planning,” McCracken said. “Our district has a
strong administrative team, excellent staff and outstanding board of education. Collectively we will all work together to create a smooth transition. As always, our focus will remain on our kids in the Putnam County district.” The search process was performed by Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB), and they presented 26 viable candidates for the position. The board interviewed the finalists and conducted a site visit with some of those candidates before ultimately promoting
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One on one with Carl Carlson By Ryan Friel
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GRANVILLE — Putnam County High School assistant principal and athletic director Carl Carlson has been selected as the new Putnam County district superintendent after a thorough search that included 26 candidates. Carlson spent eight years as the junior high principal before asking to be reassigned to the high school this past school year. “It hasn’t really sunk
Carl Carlson in just yet,” said Carlson. “The amount of support that I have received via text, phone calls and emails has been great so that’s just reassuring that there is a lot of support for me moving forward.”
Although this is Carlson’s first superintendent position, his background includes numerous years as an administrator, athletic director, coach and teacher, both within PC schools and in other districts. “Ironically, I watched Putnam County play in the state tournament in Peoria, and about a month later, I was involved in an interview for a position at the junior high,” said Carlson. “After being offered the position, I gladly accepted it, and it has been a great nine years in the district.”
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Yard waste: A waste of employees’ time? By Goldie Rapp
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Justin Larson of the American Red Cross is demonstrating the proper steps of controlling a bleeding nose to a group of kindergarten through fifth-grade children, and librarian Peggy Smith. This program, First Aid for Little People (FALP), was the first in a series of programs at the Magnolia Library which will teach emergency basics to young children.
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MAGNOLIA — No one knows when, where or how a person will find themselves involved in an emergency. When those situations arise, it’s important for those present, even children, to have knowledge of first aid. Magnolia Library recently held Vol. 148 No. 26 One Section - 20 Pages
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the first in a series of programs designed to help children — should they find themselves in a crisis. Held on Tuesday, Feb. 16, and presented by Justin Larson of the American Red Cross, the program “First Aid for Little People” (FALP) provided an introduction to basic first-aid concepts for children, kindergarten through fifth grade. This included how to get help, how to stay calm in an emergency,
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HENNEPIN — What to do with all that yard waste? The Hennepin Village Board is working on a plan that will allow residents to conveniently get rid of their yard waste and help lessen the burden on village employees who are currently tasked with picking up the waste. It’s been determined that freeing up employees’ time will allow for them to work on other needed projects in the community. At the board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 17, village President Kevin Coleman and board member Quentin Buffington shared ideas they had for getting rid of yard waste. Coleman said he originally thought about providing one dump location for residents on Second Street where boats are parked. However, after sharing the idea with neighbors in the area, they expressed some concerns about having the pile close to their homes. Coleman said he was also thinking about providing one dump location on Front Street on one of the lots owned by the water district. He talked about putting a camera on-site that would help monitor who is dumping what at the location. He said it was an idea he still needed to share with the water district. Buffington talked with Illinois Valley Waste and discovered the company would offer a curbside pick-
up service for residents for an extra $3.25 a month, which would be charged to all residents’ garbage bill. The service would include picking up bundles of yard waste less than 50 pounds on Fridays from April 1 to Dec. 1. “It’s something a lot more towns are doing,” he said. “People would not have any excuse not to pick up their waste.” Buffington added it would not alter the village’s existing garbage contract with Illinois Valley Waste, but instead would be an addendum added to the current contract. Board member Lynn Haage spoke out against the service and pointed out how it would be unfair for someone to have to pay the extra $3.25 a month for a service they might never use. “If (Illinois Valley Waste) wanted to come up with something they just charged people who wanted to enroll in it or stickers for bags; but I don’t think everyone should incur this cost. Not everyone is going to utilize this service,” she said. Buffington confirmed the deal was an all or nothing option. He added another plus to the service would be, with the exception of a storm clean-up, the village employees would never have to handle yard waste again, unless it came from a village-owned property.
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