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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

PC Schools earn highest financial ranking

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has released the 2014 financial profile for every school district in the state of Illinois. There are now more schools than ever before with the lowest financial ranking possible.

The numbers show one-third of the students who attend school in the state of Illinois are in schools with poor financial health. This translates into Illinois schools that have cut staff and programs, enlarged class sizes or cut extra curricular activities and support services.

The ISBE has noted 532 districts are in deficit

spending. Each school in Illinois receives a yearly financial profile. The ISBE uses this profile to monitor each school district’s financial condition. The four levels include: Financial Recognition is the highest ranking, this indicates a district has earned a score of 3.54 to 4.00; Financial Review is when a district has a score of 3.08 to 3.53.

Districts in this category

receive limited review by the ISBE and are watched for potential downward trends; Early Warning school districts with a score of 2.62 to 3.07 are listed in this category. ISBE monitors these districts and offers select assistance; Financial Watch districts scored at 1.00 to 2.61 and are placed in this category.

ISBE offers extensive support to the district and it is

reviewed to see if it qualifies for a Financial Oversight Panel.

Locally, all but one area school district has achieved the Financial Recognition designation. Tonica Grade School and Lostant Grade School have earned a 3.65 for the last two years. Putnam County Community Unit School District has earned a perfect 4.00 for the last two years. LaSalle-

Peru Township High School has slipped by .10 percent in the last two years with a score of 3.65 in 2012 to a score of 3.55 in 2013. However Fieldcrest Community Unit School District, which had a Recognition rating in 2012 with a score of 3.55; has slipped to a rating of 2.75 earning it a spot on the Early Warning list in 2013.

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Granville says, ‘Play ball’ Board donates $1,000 to programs

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — Baseball and grants dominated a short agenda at the regular meeting of the Granville Village Board on April 1.

Dave Pyszka and Brett Carlson of Granville baseball and Xavier Gonzalez of Granville softball approached the board asking for a donation.

Carlson is replacing Chad Tonozzi who has stepped down from the baseball position.

Pyszka explained to the board with the loss of children participating in the program there was some financial concern, and the program was asking the board for more support. Carlson said the baseball program had 70 boys participating this year with a loss of 20 boys from last year. That means an income loss of $1,000 in fees as well as a private donation of $500 from one family who has moved on to travel baseball. Even with the loss of participation, the expenses are mostly the same, as insurance and bi-county fees are not necessarily based on each player.

Gonzalez said about 40 girls would be participating in softball.

The teams are in need of uniforms, and in an attempt to save money for both programs, they

See Granville Page 2

Putnam County Record photos/Ken Schroeder

No Illinois Valley beer can collection would be complete without a representation of Star Model beer. Marge Haws of Magnolia holds two steel cans from the former Peru brewery.

Hiking through hops history A collection by chance

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

MAGNOLIA — Some people will go to great lengths in order to build a collection.

That’s both true and not-sotrue when it comes to Marge Haws. Throughout the years, Haws has accumulated a rather impressive beer can collection with national and regional breweries well-represented.

True, she did a bit of walking to get them, but she was already in the neighborhood.

“Most of them I picked up along the side of the road, but once people found out that I had some, they’d save them for me. My husband and I traveled a lot with another couple, and as we traveled, we girls sat in the backseat, and your legs get stiff,” Haws said. “So the guys would dump us out and go down the road a mile, and we would walk down the road and pick up beer cans.”

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Before the days of pop-tops or glass bottles, many beers came in screw-lid, funnel-top cans. Occasionally, a regional brewery will use the old method of beer delivery.

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Putnam Library presents ‘Jack and Larry’ First program from new grant

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

HENNEPIN — The Putnam County Public Library District has received a major project grant award from the Illinois Humanities Council for “Traces & Byways Discovered,” a year-long series of diverse humanities programs. The “Traces & Byways Discovered” events will include programs about baseball, the Titanic and freedomseekers traveling along the rails of Illinois’ Underground Railroad.

The first program in the series will be at the Putnam (Condit) Branch Library at 4 p.m. April 17 when author Barbara Gregorich shares the true story of Jack Graney, his bull terrier, Larry, the Cleveland major league baseball team and the pursuit of the pennant. It is a story of devotion, commitment and persistence, illustrating what it means to be in the major league.

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From Page 1 have solicited businesses to sponsor each team. news@putnamcountyrecord.com.

Carlson said concesPhotos should be sent as an sion money was a sepaattachment. rate account and used primarily for paying for the required bi-county POSTMASTER: umpires at each game.

Send address changes to The programs are staffed the Putnam County Record, by volunteers and with P.O. Box 48, Granville, IL the exception of spray61326 ing weeds, the volunteers take care of the fields.

The board voted to donate $1,000 to both the Granville baseball program and the Granville softball program.

The ball program year-

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Gregorich has written many popular titles for both adults and children, including her best-known adult title, “Women at Play: The Story of Women in Baseball.” She earned her bachelor of arts in literature and history from Kent State University; her master of arts in literature from the University of Wisconsin; and she completed postgraduate courses in American Studies at Harvard University. She is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research.

Gregorich has been a baseball fan as long as she can remember and has always wanted the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs to win the World Series in her lifetime. ly parade will be May 10.

In other business, the board: • Heard from village engineer Larry Good.

Good has approached the North Central Illinois Council of Governments concerning Community Development Assistance Program Grant. He will be getting an update on changes to the grant and would find new strategies for the village to better its chances on approval of this grant.

• Voted to again pay the $33 cost for one session of any Granville student enrolling in summer swimming lessons from

“The story of Jack and Larry took place in the 1910s. It was in an era I actually lived in,”

Gregorich said. “It took me a while to write, and I finally got it published two years ago.”

Gregorich usually doesn’t take so long to write a book. In fact, she’s written about 200 books during her

writing career. Most of those — more than 150 — have been educational textbooks, but she has also written trade manuals and was a ghost writer for the “Boxcar Children” series.

“I’ve been a full-time writer since 1979, and I just love it,” Gregorich said.

Funding for this program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly.

For more information on “Jack and Larry,” call the Putnam (Condit) Library, 105 North Center St., Putnam, at 815-437-2811.

All programs are free and open to the public. Contact Brittany Blomquist at 815-9257020 for special needs requests. For more information on upcoming “Traces & Byways Discovered” programs, visit the district’s website at www.putnamcountylibrary.org.

the Hennepin Park District.

• Agreed to seek two separate mowing bids for the year. The first will be for Veterans Park and the waste water treatment plant, while the

second would be Hopkins Park and the municipal outskirts. Public works supervisor Shelli Starkey said the parks would need to be mowed twice a week but for the other places, once a week

should be fine.

• Set the village spring clean-up day for May 15.

There will be an electronics recycling day from noon to 3 p.m. May 18 at the public works office, 101 S. High St.

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Cowboy Randy coming to Magnolia Haws

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By Dixie Schroeder

From the New York state area — where Genesee beer is an inexpensive favorite — to along the western United States-Canadian border — home of the outdoorthemed Schmidt cans — to New Orleans — home of Dixie Beer — Haws has marked her travels on large sections of two walls in her basement.

Haws can’t place an exact date on when she started collecting but knows it was sometime during the ‘70s. How-

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MAGNOLIA — For those who remember the 2004 Disney movie, “Home on the Range,” they will need to make plans to come the Magnolia branch of the Putnam County Library on April 15. Cowboy Randy, the voice behind the yodel of character Alameda Smith will be presenting a show at 3 p.m. for young and old alike.

Randy Erwin, also known as Cowboy Randy, will demonstrate fancy rope tricks, share history about how cowboys lived and worked and even spin a tall tale or two. Erwin feels very lucky to have been a part of “Home on the Range.”

“They initially were auditioning several dozen actors for the vocalizations I do,” he said. “I went into Los Angles, having worked up a couple of examples of the specific vocalizations I do in the movie score, and they liked me best and gave me the part.”

Erwin realized he had a unique opportunity to extend his skills and created the program which will be presented at the Magnolia Library Branch.

Currently from Springfield, he drives out as he says, “one way about 500

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miles or so.” Then he performs his way back in libraries, community centers and other venues for adults and children.

“It’s kind of a vaudeville style of show,” he said. “I do songs about field work and cattle drives and coyotes, cowboys and cattle ... all of that.”

He learned his finale in the show, which is trick

roping, by watching others. He shows off his skills and gives audience members the opportunity to try a few simple tricks. What he loves is the audience’s reaction to his show.

“It’s why I love what I do, to see the audience enjoy it,” he said.

For more information, call the Magnolia Branch Library at 815-869-3038.

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From Page 1 Local school superintendents note it is very challenging in these financial times to keep their district budget balanced, but can be accomplished through hard work and due diligence.

“The highest financial rating possible from the Illinois State Board of Education regarding our Putnam County Schools is a score of which we are very proud. A variety of factors have contributed to our excellent rating, including solid fiscal management throughout numerous years in the district,” Putnam County Schools Superintendent

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ever, several cans in her possession are much older than that.

Gettleman’s Beer cans make more than a few appearances on Haws’ wall. One of many beer companies which vied for consumers’ taste buds in the early 20th Century, the company tapped its last keg in 1954.

A Pittsburgh beer that started as a joke by a local radio personality, Haws has several collectible cans of Olde Frothingslosh, marketed as the “stale pale ale.”

Most of the cans featured a photo of Fatima

Yechbergh, a 300-pound woman in a swimsuit who ostensibly won a local beauty contest.

The beer was brewed off and on between 1954 and 1985.

No local beer can collection would be complete without some Star Model cars. Haws’ treasures are steel cans that required a can opener.

Haws will still add the occasional can to her walls of fame, although lately her grandson has been keeping the collection going, or accumulating as Haws puts it.

“I don’t collect,” she said. “I accumulate.”

Jay McCracken said. “Putnam County C.U.S.D. 535 has a board of education, administration and staff who are dedicated to fiscal responsibility while providing a quality education to all students. This focus, along with tremendous community support from numerous individuals and organizations such as the Putnam County Educational Foundation, has provided a strong foundation of appropriate fiscal responsibility.

“The combination of wisely allocated local tax dollars and a solid base of Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax (C.P.P.R.T.) provides our Putnam County Schools

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The district auditors have commented several times over the past years that our district not only sets a budget, but it follows that budget throughout the school year. During these tough economic times statewide, we are very blessed to continue offering our students and families an excellent educational experience with resources that result from diligent fiscal management.”

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4 Obit Records 4 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Obituaries Nildo E. Mecagni GRANVILLE — Nildo E. Mecagni, 91, of Granville passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

He was born Dec. 28, 1922, in Standard, the son of Joseph and Irene (Piccinelli) Mecagni. He graduated Hopkins High School and worked and retired from Marquette Cement (Lonestar). He married Rose Story on Dec. 6, 1947, in LaSalle.

Nildo was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and past member of Gypsum & Lyme Workers Union.

He is survived by his wife, Rose; two sons, Allan

Elmer Tarr LEONORE — Elmer “E.T.” G. Tarr, 79, of Leonore died at 9:02 a.m.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Asta Care Center in Toluca.

Elmer was born March 23, 1934, in Budapest, Hungary, to Elemer and Terezia Tarr. He married Marilyn Bacon in 1964. She died in 1984. He then married Sandra Phelps Langie on March 17, 1989.

He worked 30 years at J & L-LTV Steel in Hennepin as an electrician. In his later years, he was a member of the Ottawa Art

Felecia Lippincott Cutter HENNEPIN — Felecia L. (Lippincott) Cutter, 52, of Hennepin died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Colonial Hall Healthcare in Princeton.

Felecia was born Sept. 6, 1961, in Spring Valley to Fred C. and Ferne (Biagi) Lippincott. She graduated from Putnam County High School.

She was owner operator of the Scu-B-Do bar.

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(late Mary) Mecagni and Steve (Karen) Mecagni of Granville; his Nildo daughter, BonMecagni nie (late Bill) Lucas of Ladd; a daughterin-law, Terri Mecagni (late Vernon) of Granville; his sister, Enis Hurt of Standard; nine grandchildren, Mandy Thompson, Corey Mecagni, Sarah MecagniBogner, Angie Mecagni Allen, Neil Mecagni, Gina Mecagni, Jeremy Lucas, Joseph Mecagni and Stephen Mecagni; and eight great-grandchildren.

Nildo was preceded in death by a son, Vernon; three brothers, Geno, Louis and Frank; and two

sisters, Lena Wallin and Minnie Guglielmetti.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 9, at the DysartCofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, April 10, with prayers at 10 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Granville with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Burial will be in the Granville Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be made to Nildo’s family at www.dcfunerals.com.

League and Valley Wood Carvers. He won many ribbons and prizes for his beautiful carved wood Elmer Tarr fish, before his brain disorder stole his abilities.

Elmer is survived by his wife; one son, Andrew (Rachel) Tarr of Amboy; one daughter, Monica Kreiser of Tonica; two stepsons, Robert (Jean) Langie of Deerfield and David Langie of Peoria; one stepdaughter, Karen (Ihson) Kartal of Knoxville, Tenn.; seven

grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, who died at birth.

Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 12, at the Richland United Methodist Church in Leonore with the Rev. Mark Nowakowski officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 12, at the church.

The Hurst Funeral Home in Tonica is assisting the family.

She was also a sales clerk at the Peru Mall, a dietitian at Roosevelt Square and a hostess at the Ranch House.

Surviving are her parents, Fred C. and Fern Lippincott of Hennepin.

She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents.

Services were held April 2 at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville, with Pastor Carol Stufflebeam officiating. Crema-

tion rites were accorded after the services.

Visitation was held April 2 at the funeral home.

Contributions may be directed to the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be made to Felecia’s family at www.dcfunerals.com.

March 3 — Marshall County State Bank to Jack M. Alleman and Bradley D. Magnuson, D-Lot 135, Patterson’s Addition, village of Magnolia, $27,500.

March 5 — Larry Leadley as trustee to Redhead Rentals, LLC, D-Lot 470, Lake Thunderbird Hills, $4,250.

March 7 — People’s National Bank to Mariusz Sudol and Aneta Sudol, D-Lot 410, Lake Thunderbird Hills 2, $150,000.

March 10 — Vern Jacobs to Vern Jacobs as trustee, E-Lot 217, 218 and 219, Indian Hills.

William Swanson and Elizabeth Swanson-Verdun as co-trustees to William Swanson as trustee and Elizabeth Swanson-Verdun as trustee, E-Lot 133, Lake Thunderbird Woods.

William Reaska Jr. and April Casey-Reaska to Putnam County Library District, D-part of Lots 5 and 6, Block 9, village of Granville, $67,000.

March 12 — Lisa Cioni Bertalot and Michael Bertalot to Lisa Cioni Bertalot as trustee, E-rural property, exempt.

Kenneth Walter Toedter, Glenda Jean Carlson and Ronald Henry Toedter, E-rural property, exempt.

March 13 — Henry Bates and Linda Bates to Magnolia Cemetery Assoc. Reserving life estate to Henry Bates and Linda Bates, E, part of out lot 5, Patterson’s Addition, village of Magnolia, exempt.

March 14 — Kenneth Walter Toedter, Glenda Jean Carlson and Ronald Henry Toedter to Kenneth Walter Toedter, E-rural property, exempt.

Andrew Battaglia and Jacqueline Battaglia to Roger Ugasko and Jennifer Ugasko, D-Lot 53, Indian Hills,

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March 17 — David Safranski and Steven Safranski to Dominic Spanos, D-Lot 62, village of Mark, $58,000.

Estate of Sharon Goldasich to Monica Vazquez, D-Lot 41, McNabb Development Corporation, village of McNabb, $85,000.

March 18 — Robert and Sharon Bittner to Lakeshore Woods, LLC, E-Lot 56, Lake Thunderbird Hills, exempt.

Robert and Sharon Bittner, to Lakeshore Woods, LLC, E-Lot 55, Lake Thunderbird Hills, exempt.

March 19 — James Trimble and Mary Trimble to James Trimble as trustee and Mary Trimble as successor in trust (undivided half interest) and to Mary Trimble as trustee and James Trimble as successor in trust (undivided half interest) E-Lot 21, Hillside Subdivision, village of Mark and part of Lot 21, Hillside Subdivision, village of Mark, exempt.

James King to Richard Lee Thompson and Terry Lee Thompson, E-rural property, exempt.

James King to John Henry Kraft, E-rural property, exempt.

Richard Lee Thompson and Terry Lee Thompson to John Henry Kraft, E-rural property, exempt.

John Henry Kraft to Richard Lee Thompson and Terry Lee Thompson, E-rural property, exempt.

John Henry Kraft to James King, E-rural property, exempt.

Richard Lee Thompson and Terry Lee Thompson

to James King, E-rural property, exempt.

People’s National Bank of Kewanee, to Roman Salabai, D-Lot 44, Lake Thunderbird Woods, $5,500.

People’s National Bank of Kewanee, to Laimutis Astrauskas, D-Lot 5, Lake Thunderbird Woods, (replat) $5,500.

March 20 — John Barton to Robert and Jan Urso, D-Cabin 2, Lake Senachwine, $15,000.

Allen Albers to Coral Albers, E-Lot 1 and 2, village of Granville with exceptions, exempt.

Carol Stadel to Carol Stadel as trustee, E-rural property, exempt.

March 21 — Fannie Mae also known as Federal National Mortgage Association to James Reno, E-rural property, exempt.

March 24 — Kenneth Walter Toedter, Glenda Jean Carlson and Ronald Henry Toedter to Ronald Henry Toedter, E-rural property with exceptions, exempt.

Putnam County Sheriff to Earl Pavlick, D-Lot 2 and part Lot 3, William I. Tyler’s Addition, village of Granville, $65,000.

U.S. Bank National Association as trustee to Adam Michael Smith and Carrie Lynn Smith, D-rural property, $150,000.

Federal National Mortgage Association to Sylvester Krupka, E-Lot 95 and 96, village of Magnolia, exempt.

March 25 — Stephen John Stempniak to Frank Bruer and Chauntelle BiagiBruer, E-rural property, exempt.

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Going global at St. Bede

Putnam County Court

Students, staff and administration will have opportunities in China

By Goldie Currie Shaw Media Service

PERU — St. Bede Academy has expanded its horizons and cross cultural education opportunities.

With the signing of an agreement with sister-school, Kinglee High School, St. Bede Academy now offers the opportunity to study a semester at the school located in Zhengzhou, China.

The opportunity will not be limited to students, but it will also include faculty and administration, as well.

At a press conference April 3, Superintendent Ted Struck announced the milestone in St. Bede history.

“At St. Bede Academy we’re always looking for ways to give students a unique opportunity to instill in them outstanding academics and character,” he explained. “We want our students to have the desire and inspiration to be good global citizens.

Having the opportunity to study abroad in China is an outstanding cultural opportunity at any level, let alone a high school in the Illinois Valley.”

Struck explained throughout the next year, St. Bede curriculum will be integrated into Kinglee High School.

Faculty members and Principal Michelle Mershon will travel to China to work with the faculty and administration of Kinglee.

“Courses at Kinglee

will contain the same subject matter taught at St. Bede,” he said. “The transition will be seamless.”

Students who choose to study in China will stay with the boarders at the school during the week and will go home on weekends and stay with families of fellow students. Those St. Bede students who go to China to study will not incur other costs, just the regular St. Bede tuition.

“The cultural benefits are far beyond what I could even imagine,” Struck said.

In 2010, St. Bede formalized its international boarding program. In 2013, six students from Kinglee High School attended St. Bede.

“The result of this experiment has been nothing short of outstanding, and today we’re entering into the next phase of the very successful mutual, beneficial relationship,” he said.

Wei-Chi Lee, owner of Kinglee High School and Best Educational Organization, was present at the press conference with her husband, Yao-Bing Wang, general manager; Eileen Wang, director of International Affairs; and Jen-Hao Walter Hsu, director of International Department.

“Everyone in the world should have the right and opportunity to go anywhere in the world for a better education,” Lee said during the press conference. “Technol-

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St. Bede Academy Superintendent Ted Struck shakes hands with Wei-Chi Lee, owner and president of Kinglee High School of Zhengzhou, China, after signing a formal agreement with the sister-school.

With the agreement, St. Bede students will have the opportunity to study a semester at Kinglee, where St. Bede curriculum will be integrated. ogy does indeed shorten time and space between people, but I believe that only through internationalization of education can we bring peoples’ minds closer together.”

She explained Kinglee High School has been dedicated to internationalizing education in China and how the partnership with St. Bede sets a stepping stone for internationalization of education in China.

“We will work with St. Bede to carry on this mission to other parts of the world,” she said.

Following the press conference, there was one question from the audience. With St. Bede being a Catholic high school, how would the area of religion be worked into curriculum at Kinglee High School?

Struck explained that religion would eventually be integrated into the curriculum and admitted

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ering cannabis (30-500 grams) Mark Hollow, 39, Evergreen Park, fined $3,042 and 30 months probation, 200 hours community services and 360 days in jail.

Driving 15-20 mph above limit Scott Litwiller, 26, Tiskilwa, fined $120.

Oudrath Mohammed, 47, Elgin, fined $120.

Timothy Scott, 45, Bradford, fined $230 and three months supervision.

Richard Strader Jr., 41, Peru, fined $120.

Unlawful delivery of controlled substance Melissa Power, 34, McNabb, fined $912 and three years Department of Corrections.

Meeting Calendar April 14 4 p.m., Putnam County Board, Putnam County Courthouse.

6:30 p.m., Putnam County School Board, Putnam County Primary School.

April 15 6:30 p.m., Granville Village Board, Granville Village Hall.

7 p.m., Mark Village Board, Mark Village Hall.

April 16 6 p.m., Hennepin Village Board, Hennepin Village Hall.

April 17 7 p.m., Magnolia Village Board, Magnolia Village Hall.

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Lee understood how some might be concerned about the teaching of religion in China, where the government does hold regulation on religion, but explained at her school they find it important for everyone to choose their own religious faith and hold the respect for each others’ choosing. She assured religion would be integrated into the curriculum at Kinglee.

Unlicensed Benjamin Barba, 38, Peoria, fined $120.

Possession amount controlled substance Justin Cox, 34, Chicago, fined $5,000 and six months probation and 30 hours community service.

Burglary Christopher Evans, 30, Peru, fined $5,912 and four years Department of Corrections.

Possession cannabis less than 2.5 grams Jessica Galvez, 30, Chicago, fined $2,199 and 12 months supervision.

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We will CONTINUE to take orders for imprinted bricks to add to the round brick courtyard in the Walter Durley Boyle Park. We have received several orders but have not reached the minimum number for the company who does the imprinting. We are getting close though! The deadline will be april 30th, 2014.

Cost of bricks depends on the number of lines. Maximum number of lines is three. One line is $35.00, two lines is $43.00 and three lines is $50.00. The maximum number of characters on each line is thirteen.

Also, no preference for location of new bricks within the courtyard will be considered, with the exception of new brick orders can be grouped together, if requested. Brick order forms are available on our website at www.villageofhennepin.com, at the Village Hall, or the Putnam County Library.

We will continue taking orders through april 30th, 2014, so there’s still time to honor your ancestors, other family members, such as grandchildren or even a beloved pet by purchasing an imprinted brick! We apologize for the delay to those of you who have already turned in your orders.

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The Editorial Page

Record The Putnam County

Putnam County’s Only Newspaper Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

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Death and taxes ... mostly taxes By now, it’s likely most of you have already filed your taxes, possibly receiving your refund or sending Uncle Sam more of your hard-earned paycheck.

Others are getting ready for that last minute April 14 crunch to get them finished and in, so you don’t have time to consider just how much you’re paying.

How much you’re paying, of course, is dependent mostly on how much you make. The more money you make (Theoretically; your mileage may vary.), the more you pay in taxes.

However, almost as important is where you live.

It’s not necessarily COMMENTARY whether you live in an urban or rural area, although that also has a slight impact on what the government wants from your pocket. It’s what state.

Each state has what’s called a “Tax Freedom Day.” The Tax Foundation has the definition for you ...

“Tax Freedom Day is the day that the average American has earned enough money (in theory) to pay off his or her total tax obligations for the year.

The calculation used to determine this date assumes everyone in the nation works for eight hours a day beginning Jan. 1, and that every dollar earned is not spent.”

Basically, “Tax Freedom Day” is when you stop working for the government and start earning money for yourself.

The numbers haven’t been released for 2014 yet, so let’s look at 2013 to get an idea of when you start actually earning a paycheck. On average, the typical American taxpayer worked until April 18 last year — three days after your tax return was due — to pay off his tax obligations (not including sales or services taxes, of course.)

So how do we do locally? I have some good news, and I have some bad news.

The latest “Tax Freedom Day” occurred in Connecticut last year on May 13. That was followed by New York at May 6, and New Jersey on May 4. You can probably see the bad news coming now.

Who’s number four? Yep, that would be Illinois, Home of the Unfunded Mandate. The average Illinois taxpayer has to wait until April 25 before the bacon he brings home stops going to Washington. That means 46 states are off the clock before we are. The first states earning their own paycheck are Louisiana and Mississippi, who get out from under on March 29.

As I mentioned, income is perhaps the greatest factor in how much you pay with the wealthier among us (again, in theory) paying more than the rest of us.

Does the average person in Illinois make more than other states? No, but the people who own or work in the upper management of businesses based in Chicago certainly do. That skews the number up tremendously.

Therefore, it’s likely you’re done paying taxes before the uber-wealthy in the Windy City (again, in theory), a little more good news.

Filtered with a little more bad news: The Tax Foundation also reported unemployment dropped nationwide except in four states. Yes, Illinois is one of them.

Ken Schroeder can be reached at kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com.

Ken Schroeder

First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

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The author of the letter must include his/her name, hometown and telephone number. The author’s name and hometown will be published, however, the telephone number is only used to verify the authenticity of the author’s signature and will not be published. Unsigned letters are never read or published. No letter will be published until the Putnam County Record contacts the author of the letter to verify the signature. The Putnam County Record reserves the right to edit or refuse any Letter to the Editor.

On the street

Have you ever done community or public service?

What was it, and did you have fun?

“I’ve helped organize town events for years. Re-igniting the Halloween parade and party was a favorite. Also the Christmas party.”

Karen Richardson, Granville

“Me personally, I’ve never done community services.

I’m always working; I barely get a day off. If I did have that opportunity, I wouldn’t mind doing it.”

Christian Lucas, Granville

“I am a member of the Knights of Columbus over in Utica, and we sponsor the Lighted Way, the Horizon House, Easter Seals, Special Olympics and the Illinois Valley Food Pantry.”

Greg Anderson, Utica

“To be honest, I have never had that experience but would love to help where needed. I have young kids and stuff, so if they want to volunteer, that would be nice.”

Sam Zulbeari, Granville

“I have helped with my daughter’s ball games. That was before she grew up. I used to coach basketball. The team I coached was third grade through sixth grade. Their overall record over those years was 99-6. In seventh grade they won the state tournament; 26-0 was their record, and they never lost a game. In high school, they made it to the state tournament their junior year and got third.”

John Johnson, Glasford

Considerations by Nedda The imperfect ones Walking down to the Gulf shore was the first thing for me to do in the morning. I spent as much time as I could on the beach, and watching others enjoy the sea was also part of the fun.

We would stroll along, and some of us were nonchalant about our search of shells, driftwood and other treasures. Others would take a few steps, bend over, look closely and pick, choose, sort through and toss aside those not just right.

Gathering our prizes was an art, we believe, and each of us has a different technique. Some of us were very discriminating. I also looked for the little shells — perhaps because I am very short; and the little ones seemed to be overlooked, and many times they were the most perfect.

Now that I think further, it makes sense that when we find a perfect specimen of anything we exclaim, “Oh look at this one!” We do this with people and put them on platforms and pedestals for all to see, and we marvel at their perfect faces, bodies and feats of strength and athletic ability until — they do something that disappoints, and then they are tossed aside like damaged shells we sort through at the beach.

How discriminating we are in

Nedda Simon COMMENTARY evaluating shells as well as people. We have no use for the broken one in a culture that prizes perfection. Our bodies must be slim and molded to a certain standard. We spend billions on cosmetics and clothes to bring ourselves to the mythical standard we know is valued.

To succeed — to make a mark — to be somebody — to win the trophy is part of the perfection image as well. We value the extraordinary effort. We want people to portray a life that is balanced with no problems. We overlook the average. Average seems ordinary and downright boring.

The man or woman going to a job, raising a family, paying their taxes and attending a house of worship are not worthy of attention or scrutiny. Like a worn or less than perfect shell, they don’t draw attention. They will be the “filler” in our display jar.

Yet these shells and average people are who we are.

What we try to ignore or pretend we don’t see is that we are all damaged, broken gifts from the sea. We need to see ourselves as part of the community of the “Less than per-

fect.” About the imperfect ones of us, the flawed ones? We are uncomfortable and like our own deaths, we try to ignore or pretend or don’t see them or toss them aside.

We must understand that to accept being less than perfect is the only way to have peace. If we cannot see the value in the broken shell, the beauty beyond the damage and scars, then we cannot truly see ourselves, nor value ourselves or others.

A broken shell has great value.

It tells the story of its completeness before it ran into rough seas and rolled and scraped its way to the shore. It ran into life and suffered pain. It is no less imperfect than we are — injured and perhaps broken to such an extent that we will never be the same. But we have the same value as before.

There is so much relief in knowing we are not perfect or ever will be! We feel a calm descend, and our life truly begins when we can forgive ourselves for not meeting the cultural standard set by others. We can say, “This is who I am,” and start to enjoy life. We can gain compassion and understanding for others. We see them with flaws and see nothing but value and beauty.

Let us see the whole little shell and value the wholeness of us all.

Nedda Simon can be reached at neddasimon@ymail.com.

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Sports Lady Panthers beat St. Bede, Midland

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – In a week of early season games, the Putnam County Lady Panthers took two games and missed two to rain and cold weather.

PC 9, St. Bede 7 On April 2, the Lady Panthers hosted the St. Bede Lady Bruins. The game started out with PC in the driver’s seat as they scored three runs with Venessa Voss’ bases clearing double in the bottom of the first inning. The pitchers (Nikki Mertel for PC and Emma Christiansen for St. Bede) held each side scoreless until the top of the fourth inning.

Mertel gave up two walks and a base hit to the bottom of the lineup, which loaded the bases with only one out. Mertel then gave up successive walks to number nine hitter Rachel Cessna and leadoff hitter Tara Kunkel which forced in a pair of unearned runs. The next Lady Bruin, Tristan Phegley knocked an RBI single to center that tied up the game 3-3. Christiansen then cleared the bases with a double and was bought home with an RBI single by Christine Daley. All in all, the Lady Bruins led 7-3 after the inning was over.

In the bottom of the fifth inning for the Lady Panthers, Taylor Pettit smacked a leadoff double to left field. Catcher Carly Gonet sent a screamer down the third base line that was bobbled. Then Monica Monroe showed why Parkland Junior College made a great choice in signing her by sending a deep double to the left-center fence to score both runners. She later scored on a two-out error for an unearned run which took the score to 7-6.

In the sixth inning, pinch hitter Allison Voss ripped a double to left and Pettit reached on an error. Gonet then stepped to the plate and hit a two strike double to left. Stephanie Wilson hit a hard grounder to third base that was again mishandled for another St. Bede error and two runs then scored on the play.

Monroe and Venessa Voss each had three RBIs on the day. Mertel earned the win while Christiansen took the loss. Mertel threw eight strikes and gave up seven walks. St. Bede had four errors in the field that lead to the unearned runs that cost them the game.

PC 16, Midland 2 In a conference game on April 1, the Lady Panthers played the Midland Lady Timberwolves and won in

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Panthers win two of three games Putnam County beats Midland, loses to Ottawa

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – After a slate of five home games scheduled, the Putnam County Panthers held a 2-1 record with two rainouts.

Ottawa 14, PC 3 On April 2, the Putnam County varsity faced the Ottawa High School Pirates and lost 14-3. Left hander Austin Biagini had a tough outing, only pitching two innings and giving up 10 runs, four of them unearned. Biagini gave up eight hits, four walks and was plagued by a shaky Panther defense. Matt Magana came in relief of Biagini and the bleeding continued, through three innings, giving up four hits and four runs, with only one earned again backed by a questionable Panther defense.

On the offensive side of the game, the Panther bats were semisilent, getting only five hits off of the Pirates pitchers. Nick DiazDeLeon was two for three, while Evan Kreiser was one for three. Runs were driven in by Kreiser, Neal Stasell and Matt Magana.

PC 10, Midland 5 On April 1, the Panthers took on the Midland Timberwolves and thanks to a late rally won the game by a score of 10-5. The Panthers pounded out 12 hits to the T-wolves

Putnam County Record photo/Ken Schroeder

Senior Harold Fay pitches during practice after a rainout on April 3. nine.

Harold Fay pitched five innings for the

win, giving up six hits and three runs in the contest. Fay also had

seven strikeouts and three walks. Relieving

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Panthers baseball looking for great things

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County High School varsity and junior varsity players warm up before practice. The 2014 motto for the team is “Tradition Never Graduates.”

GRANVILLE — The crack of the bat is going to bring a different look to the ball diamond this year for the Putnam County Panthers.

After a successful spring 2013 campaign that led the Panthers to the title game in the Illinois High School Association Class 1A division, this year’s edition of the 2014 Panthers will see some new faces.

The first is new head coach Joey Ohnesorge. Coach O, as he is called, emphasizes the fundamentals on his squad.

“Going into the season, we look at returning only two starters off of last year’s team,” he said. “We have some guys that have a lot of potential. We have four seniors, eight or nine juniors and a couple of guys on the sophomore class that will be able to contribute.”

While inexperienced at the varsity level, the Panther coach feels he has some positive things to look at. The Panthers have a plethora of pitchers which is unusual for a high school program. The number one pitcher for the team will be senior Harold Fay. In 2013, Fay went 9-4 with a 2.33 ERA and won four postseason games and will be supported by juniors Danny Pavlovich and left-hander Austin Biagini. Junior Nick DiazDeLeon will see time on the mound as well as senior Evan Kreiser, when he is not behind the plate for the Panthers.

Offensive plate setters will include Fay, Biagini and R.J. Copeland, according to Ohnesorge. Kreiser is another Panther who will figure prominently in the offense.

“Evan is one we will look to as a senior to lead us

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Baseball From Page 7 Fay was Stasell who pitched for two innings, giving up three hits, two strike outs and no runs.

Leading the offense for the Panthers was Biagini who went two for three with a stolen base and RBI. Helping his own cause, Fay went two for two with two RBI. Kreiser and R.J. Copeland also had RBIs. The Panthers also ran the bases with abandon against Midland with Fay, Copeland, Biagini and Colton Washkowiak having two stolen bases and Stasell having one.

PC 14, Peoria Heights 9 To start off the week on March 31, the Panthers tore into the Peoria Heights Patriots in a non conference game, ultimately winning

Softball From Page 7 convincing fashion 16-2.

Winning pitcher was Jackie Ossola, (2-1) who went five innings and gave up only one walk. Losing pitcher was Marissa Bischler who went five innings and gave up three walks.

Leading the hit fest in the contest was Annie Miller who went three for four including a double and five

by a final score of 14-9.

DiazDeLeon took the mound for the game and pitched for the Panthers lasting four innings and giving up six hits and seven runs, one unearned.

Michael Glenn came in relief, pitching the final three innings. Glenn gave up three hits and two runs, one unearned.

The Panthers offensive was steaming as they combined for a total of 15 hits. Stasell hit a homerun, Copeland a triple and Kreiser, DiazDeLeon, Biagini, Fay and Matt Magana all had doubles in the win. Stasell was four for four in his at bat including five RBIs. Kreiser, DiazDeLeon, and Biagini each had two RBIs while Fay had one.

The Panthers next play a home game against conference for Henry on April 9 at 4:30 p.m.

RBIs. Pettit went four for five with two doubles and four RBIs. Ciera Keller and Allison Voss each went three for four with Keller knocking in three RBIs and Voss two. Wilson and Gonet each had an RBI in the contest. Venessa Voss went two for three at the plate.

The Lady Panthers (4-1) will take on Princeville on April 9 in an away game at 4:30 p.m. They will play a home game April 10 versus Henry at 4:30 p.m.

Putnam County Record photo/Ken Schroeder

Putnam County High School varsity and junior varsity players warm up before a recent practice. If the weather cooperates, the Panthers will play a home contest against Henry at 4:30 p.m. April 9.

Looking From Page 7 offensively,” he said.

Jeff Baker will spell Kreiser behind the plate for the Panthers. First base will be manned by Baker and Justin Galetti while Matt Magana,

Michael Weide and Neal Stassell will split time at second base. Fay will share shortstop with DiazDeLeon. Pavlovich and DiazDeLeon will also anchor third base.

The Panther outfield will see Copeland in center and left field, while Michael Glenn,

Matt Galetti and Colton Washkowiak will split time in right field. Kyle Hoge will also log outfield time as well.

Krieser thinks the season will go well for the Panthers.

“I will bring my skills and enthusiasm for the game to the team. I

hope to motivate them to hustle and work hard. Since Harold and I played on the time last year, I think we can bring that intensity to the team everyday in practice and get the team ready,” Krieser said. “We know what it takes now.”

Marshall County youth football registration Registration for the 2014 Marshall County Cyclone football season will be held on April 26.

Registration will be held in Henry from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Henry American Legion, in Lacon from noon to 2 p.m. at the Club LaCon and in Washburn from 3 to 4 p.m. at the junior high library.

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All children who register on April 26 will receive a free T-shirt.

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Payment terms and sibling discounts are available for tackle football only.

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10 Life 10 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Community Smiths will note 25th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Wenona will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary during an open house, hosted by their children, from 2 to 4 p.m. April 12 at the Kangley Inn in Kangley.

Charles R. Smith and the former Ruth I. (Benedict) were married April 15, 1989, in Ottawa. He grew up in Lostant and she grew up in Streator.

They are the parents of five children. They also have 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith Charles retired from Owen Glass Co. Ruth has been a private duty nurse for 35 years.

Hopkins Alumni to meet GRANVILLE — The Hopkins Alumni meeting will be at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Putnam County Primary School in Granville. Bob Peterson will conduct the meeting, and all members and friends are encouraged to attend.

Rotary blood drive April 18 at PCHS GRANVILLE — The annual Good Friday blood drive will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 at Putnam County High School in Granville. The event is hosted by Putnam County Rotary, with help from members of the PCHS Interact Club, Rotary’s high school affiliate.

Donors may walk in or may reserve a specific time by calling 800-733-2767 or online at www.redcrossblood.org.

PCHS students place at music contests GRANVILLE — Three members of the Putnam County High School band and chorus represented their school at the Illinois High School Association Solo and Ensemble contest in March.

Loralee Wilson, a senior, received superior ratings on a vocal solo, (sung in German); piano and flute solos.

Abby Zens, a senior, also received an excellent rating for a vocal solo sung in Italian.

Caroline Taylor, a freshman, received an excellent rating for her vocal solo sung in English.

The piano and all vocal solos were memorized performances and all the solos included three to five scales selected

Loralee Wilson

Abby Zens

Caroline Taylor

by the judges.

Wilson, Zens and Taylor had also auditioned and were selected for the Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) Festival.

Wilson played flute in the District II Senior Band which rehearsed

and performed at Augustana College. She was also a soprano in the District II Senior Jazz Choir which rehearsed and performed at Rockford High School.

Zens was a Soprano II in the District II Senior

Mixed Choir that performed at Augustana College.

Taylor sang Soprano in the District II Junior Mixed Choir and Olivia Lawley played flute for the District II Junior Band.

Upcoming events at Starved Rock UTICA — Starved Rock Lodge, in conjunction with its sister store Cattails, has opened The Studio, a new activity space with creativity in mind.

Upcoming classes include basket weaving and a series of three acrylics inspired by Monet’s Poppies landscape acrylics and wildflower acrylics.

Each class takes place on various dates throughout the spring and summer. No experience is necessary and participants will

leave each class with a finished product.

Prices for classes range from $35 to $38 and include a glass of wine and snacks. For more information and to book a class, call 815-2207386 or visit the Lodge’s website at www.starvedrocklodge.com.

Starved Rock Lodge is also offering wine and shopping tours every Friday at 1 p.m. in April.

Guests will board a Starved Rock Trolley, travel to the wine tasting room at Cattails and then

spend some time shopping.

The trolley will also stop in downtown Utica for another wine tasting at August Hill Winery. The trolley will also take shoppers on a tour of how the grapes go from the vine to the bottle at the Illinois River Winery, with the final wine tasting stop at the Illinois River Winery.

Tickets are $17 per person and reservations are recommended.

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Area libraries announce activities to celebrate National Library Week It’s Spring Break and National Library Week … Look what’s happening at the Putnam County libraries!

For preschoolers Hop on over to the Granville Branch Library at 10 a.m. April 15 for a preschool storyhour and Easter party. Enjoy spring and Easter stories, creative crafts, yummy snacks and more. Come with friends and share the fun! For more information, call the Granville Branch Library at 815-3392038.

For all ages If you’ve seen the Disney movie, “Home on the Range,” then you’ve heard Cowboy Randy … he is the voice behind the yodel of character, Alameda Smith! Stop in at the Magnolia Branch Library at 3 p.m. April 15 to hear that famous yodel in-person. Cowboy Randy will demonstrate fancy rope tricks, talk about cowboy history and how cowboys lived, worked and spun their tall tales. For more information, call the Magnolia Branch Library at 815-869-3038.

For families Join the Hennepin Library at 6 p.m. April 16 for a celebration of Earth Day! Families and children ages 5 years and older will enjoy an evening of stories and live crafts made from recyclables. Explore the many ways we can help the Earth with simple acts of Earth kindness.

For more information, call the Hennepin Library at 815-925-7020.

For teens and adults Come to the Putnam (Condit) Branch Library at 4 p.m. April 17 as Barbara Gregorich shares a story of baseball and personal motivation in her program, “Jack

and Larry.” Jack Graney was a man of many firsts: leadoff batter, first man to face Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth, first man to collect a hit off the Bambino, and first (and only) major leaguer to own a dog which was the official team mascot.

The true story of Jack Graney, his bull terrier Larry, the Cleveland major league baseball team and the pursuit of the pennant, is a story of devotion, commitment and persistence, illustrating what it means to be major league.

“Jack and Larry” is the first program in the 2014-2015 Putnam County Public Library District humanities program series, “Traces & Byways Discovered.” For more information, call the Putnam (Condit) Branch Library at 815437-2811.

Funding for this program is made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly.

For children 5 years and older Join us at the McNabb Branch Library for a library scavenger hunt. Use your book sleuthing skills to track down crafty characters and return them to their stories.

Enjoy a mysterious tale or two with a snack. The fun begins at 10 a.m.

April 19. For more information, call the McNabb Branch Library at 815-882-2378.

Preschool story times Stop in for stories, crafts, activities and more. This program is ideal for children ages 3, 4 and 5 years of age. Patrons may try the Granville Branch Library, at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, 2 p.m. on Tuesday or 10:30 a.m. on Fridays at the Hennepin Library or at 11 a.m. on Saturdays at the McNabb Branch Library.

Kramarsic Ryan and Amie (Bell) Kramarsic of Granville are the parents of a son born March 28 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

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Just held at the Granville Branch Library at 10 a.m. on Thursday for 30 minutes for stories and songs.

This program is ideal for little ones under 3 years of age. For more information, call the Granville Branch Library at 815-339-2038.

Paige Haynes and Joshua Storage of LaSalle are the parents of a girl born April 1 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

Saturday Stories Saturday Stories are at 10 a.m. every Saturday at the McNabb Branch Library for children in early elementary school. Stories and activities for everyone are planned.

Standard Find signs of spring at the Standard Branch Library. Browse books of gardens, flowers, birds and more.

The Standard Branch Library is open from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays.

Condit (Putnam)

Magnolia Branch Library will have homework hour from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday throughout the school year.

Children have the opportunity to have their completed homework checked or receive help understanding homework in progress.

The library provides materials and equipment for help with school homework and projects.

Stop in at the Condit Branch Library to browse a new selection of hardcover and paperback titles.

The Condit Branch Library is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays.

For more information, visit the Putnam County Public Library District online at www. putnamcountylibrary.org.

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Matthew and Michelle Keigley of Granville are the parents of a daughter, Madelyn Miluse, born March 18 at OSF Hospital in Peoria. She weighed 8 pound, 3 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.

She was welcomed home by sisters Alyssa, 9, and Ashlyn, 4. Maternal grandparents are Jeff and Gloria Swon from Somonauk. Paternal grandparents are Bill and Norma Foltynewicz of Oglesby and Mike and Nancy Keigley of Channahon.

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Pashos Tony and Michelle (Harrison) Pashos of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., are the parents of a daughter, Melina Patricia, born March 28 in their home. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches in length. She was welcomed home by one sister, Eleni, 2. Maternal grandparents are Bruce and Patricia Harrison of McNabb.

Paternal grandparents are Georgios and Despina Pashos of Homer Glen. Great-grandparents are Edward and Helen Weide of McNabb, and Gary and Ladonna Harrison of Peru.

Phelps Anthony and Jillian (Loebach) Phelps of Belvidere are the parents of a daughter, Clara Eve, born March 29 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford. She weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce and was measured 19 1/2 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Jolene Loebach of Hennepin. Paternal grandparents are Bob and Joani Phelps of Michigan, formerly of McNabb.

Great-grandparents are Charles Loebach of Granville, Loretta Phelps of Peru and Duane and Connie Olson of Minnesota.

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‘Gypsy’ performances set for April 10-13 OGLESBY — The rags to rhinestones story of the world’s most famous strip tease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, will take the Illinois Valley Community College Cultural Centre stage April 10-13 when the theatre department presents “Gypsy.” Shows are 8 p.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Based on Gypsy Rose Lee’s memoirs, the classic musical takes the audience from the last days of vaudeville to the birth of burlesque with well-known songs like, “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You” and many more.

While the plot follows Gypsy’s true story of humble beginnings – from a kiddie act with her sister to her glory days as the “Queen of Burlesque” – the driving, unstoppable force and star of the show is Gypsy’s mother, Mama Rose, who pushes her daughters mercilessly through show business and toward stardom.

The role was originated on Broadway by Ethel Merman and others who have stepped into the role include Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Bette Midler, and in the film version, Rosalind Russell.

For IVCC’s production, the complex character is played by Karen Lesman of LaSalle.

“Karen is the whole package – she’s a great singer and belter, as she needs to be for this role, but her acting runs the course from bully to warm moments, and vulnerable to borderline crazy. Karen embraced this difficult role with dedication and professionalism,” said direc-

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gypsies, so ‘Gypsy’ seemed a natural choice to reopen the theatre with. We also like to expose our students to the classic musicals that aren’t done as much anymore.”

Others featured in the production are Gary Talsky of Spring Valley as Herbie, Alex Guerrero of LaSalle as Tulsa, Hannah Monroe of McNabb as Dainty June and Jessica Nelson of Ladd as Tessie Tura. The production team includes Zellmer, Kuester, music director Norman Engstrom and technical director Jenna Stinson.

Because the production covers the late 1920s to the early 1940s and takes place on stage and backstage, the dozens and dozens of costumes include period styles as well as ‘on stage’ costumes such as a two-person cow to three very unique strippers, all with different gimmicks.

Taking on the challenge of the look of the show through costuming is Kuester and Stinson.

Tickets are sold at the door and are available one hour prior to show times.

General admission is $15, for non-IVCC students $10, and IVCC students get in free with ID. Due to mature content, no children under 10 are permitted.

Emily Hanck of Peru plays Gypsy Rose Lee in IVCC’s Theatre Department’s presentation of “Gypsy” April 10-13. tor and choreographer Don the Cultural Centre since Grant Zellmer. construction began on the Transforming from gan- Peter Miller Community gly to gorgeous in the title Technology Center in early role is Emily Hanck of Peru 2012. as Gypsy.

“We’ve been doing our “We are truly lucky productions all over the to have two such strong place such as St. Bede and performers as Emily and the Hegeler-Carus ManKaren for this production,” sion,” said producer David said Zellmer. “I admire A. Kuester, “sort of like Emily for stepping out of her comfort zone to go from a tomboy to actually doing four strip routines in one number.”

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Footloose Senior Salute

In Memory of

Hubert J. Mennie Sept. 25, 1942 to April 12, 2009

When I Must Leave You When I must leave you For a little whilePlease do not grieve And shed wild tears And hug your sorrow to you Through the years, Front row (L-R):

Justin Galletti (Willard). Abby Zens (Cowgirl Bonnie), Sabrina Smith (Cop), Becky Arnold (Wendy Jo), Nikki Mertel (Tracy), Monica Monroe (Gabby) Middle Row (L-R): Megan Hewitt (Betty Blast), Amelia Lindstrom (Rusty), Brooke Veronda (Ariel), Courtney Ossola (Lulu), Loralee Wilson (Vi Moore), Chris Garza (Wes), Carly Gonet (Tech) Back Row (L-R): Jesse Goetsch (Chuck), Harold Fay (Ren), Nathan Ward (Rev. Shaw Moore), Christian Charbonneau (Stage Crew), Steven Morine (Tech), and Jon Mattern (Stage Crew) Missing from photo: Emily Whitney and Tara Doyle (Stage Crew), Kaylynn Donelson (Ethel)

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But start out bravely With a gallant smile; And for my sake And for my name Live on and do All things the same, Feed not your lonliness On empty days, But fill each waking hour In useful ways, Reach out your hand In comfort and in cheer And I in turn will comfort you And hold you near; And never, never Be afraid to die For I am waiting for you in the sky!

Love from all your family

Putnam County Community Center menus April 14 — Lemon pepper chicken, rice pilaf, zucchini and tomatoes, strawberry rhubarb crisp, peanut butter crackers.

April 15 — Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, bread and butter, dessert.

April 16 — Ham with pineapple sauce, au gratin potatoes, riviera blend, carrot cake, Hawaiian salad, wheat roll.

April 17 — Ham, scalloped potatoes, green bean casserole, gelatin salad, bread and butter.

April 18 — Good Friday, PCCC closed.

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NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING TO BE OWNERS OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office has collected more than 1.8 billion in unclaimed property that belongs to millions of Illinois residents. This unclaimed property includes everything from forgotten bank accounts to entire estates that have never reached their rightful owners. I-Cash aims to give it all back.

If you’ve found your name on the list, go to icash.illinois.gov.

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Enter you name in the online search field If it’s a match, fill out and submit the online claim form (If you don’t have computer access, submit a claim by letter and we’ll send you claim forms) Receive your property or cash and enjoy what you’ve discovered

1 in 8 Illinois residents has an asset to be claimed through I-Cash.

The names on this list are unclaimed property owners reported since October 2013. Please check the website at icash.illinois.gov to see if property was reported on your behalf prior to that time.

Illinois State Treasurer’s Office Unclaimed Property Division PO Box 19495 Springfield, IL 62794-9495 icash.illinois.gov

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE REFUND OF ADDITIONAL UNCLAIMED PROPERTY FOR PERSONS WHO PREVIOUSLY RECLAIMED SECURITIES If you previously reclaimed securities from the State of Illinois through the Unclaimed Property Division, you may be entitled to additional funds from the State for dividends that may have been received on your securities while they were in the State’s custody as a result of a settlement in a class action lawsuit, captioned Canel v. Rutherford, Case No. 00 CH 13279, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

If you would like to claim these additional funds to which you are entitled under the settlement, please call the Unclaimed Property Division at (217) 785-6998 to receive a claim form and instructions or complete the claim form at https://icash.illinois.gov/notice.asp and submit it as stated in the instructions.

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PAC will present ‘Steel Magnolias’ Performances will be April 25-27 PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Council has announced the cast of its spring play, “Steel Magnolias.”

The show, written by Robert Harling, is centered around six women: Truvy, the gossip with a heart of gold and owner of Truvy’s Beauty Spot; Annelle, a shy, new beautician; Clairee, a true southern Grande Dame with a wicked sense of humor; Shel-

by, a young woman determined to live life to the fullest despite numerous health problems; M’Lynn, Shelby’s sometimes overly protective mother; and Ouiser, a caustic older woman whose sarcasm cannot completely conceal her genuine kindness.

Harling’s play follows the lives of these southern ladies as they congregate in Truvy’s beauty shop and share in each other’s joys and sorrows.

The cast includes Julie Grady of Princeton as Truvy, Kate Buckley of

Princeton as Annelle, Karen Rogers of Peru as Clairee, Rachel Gorenz of Princeton as Shelby, Kathy Missel of Streator as M’Lynn, and Jill Marti of Princeton as Ouiser, with Shelley Gorenz of Princeton serving as the director.

“Steel Magnolias” will be performed at 7:30 p.m.

April 25-26 and at 3 p.m.

April 27 at the Prairie Arts Center, located at 24 Park Ave. East.

Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling Mary Sue Goldsmith at 815-872-3503.

PCES releases honor rolls HENNEPIN — Putnam County Elementary School has released its third quarter honor rolls for fifth grade.

Receiving high honors were Matthew Burr, Adam Currie, Samuel Currie, Emma Edens, Matthew Liebhart, Madison Longbein, Nick Mattern, Scarlet McDivitt, Gabbie Smith, McKenna Solo-

mon, Abigail Thompson and Luke Pederson.

Achieving honor roll status were Caitlyn Cioni, Cristal Correa, Leena Dean, Selene Garza, Kyle Gorisek, Taylor Lenkaitis, Chloe Linton, Justin Masters, Stephen Mecagni, Jentsie Petersen, Ashlyn Serrine, Dylan Strait and Ian Woitynek.

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Mattern speaks at Republican Lincoln Day dinner At right, Jon Mattern, a Putnam County High School student and 2014 Wilhelmina Whitaker award winner, recited the Gettysburg Address at the annual Putnam County Republican Lincoln Day dinner on March 16 at the Spring Valley Boat Club. This year’s speaker was former state Rep. Tom Cross (above, right), who is running for state treasurer. Also pictured above are Jerry Long (from left), 76th District; Jim Mack, running for judge of the Circuit Court; and Sue Rezin, Illinois state senator.

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April 11, 2014 4:30- 7pm

Fried Fish, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Italian Bread, & Homemade Cake

Adults: $8.00 • Children (5-12 years): $4.00 • 4 & Under: Free Carry Outs available in the Church Building East Entrance

Al Cioni Ford, inC. oF GrAnville hAs AChieved Ford Motor Co’s hiGhest deAler honor: the 2013 President’s AwArd Every year Ford Motor Company honors dealerships who have gone above and beyond their customers’ expectations with the President’s Award.

What makes this award even more significant is that customers are the Left to Right: Al Cioni, Monnie Cioni holding grandson, Joseph Perko, Dustin Mehlbrech, Alan Biccochi, David Griffin holding Racecar judges. Through a comprehensive survey, Rambo the Guard Cat, and Laura Vaessen (Absent from photo: customers rate dealers Charlene Sandberg) on the basis of their sales, service and overall ownership experience.

The President’s Award is only presented to those top-preforming Ford Dealerships that exhibit quality business practices and Ford’s core principles. Dealerships nationwide competed for this honor, but only 10% of all dealerships achieved 2013 President’s Award.

“It’s a thrill to receive this recognition from our customers,” says Al Cioni, owner of Al Cioni Ford, Inc. “Making sure our customers are happy is what everyone who works here strives for. And it takes real teamwork to make it happen. From the people who answer our phones to our sales folks to our technicians, everyone plays a part in customer satisfaction. I couldn’t be more proud of our staff. They’re the reason we’ve won this award,” emphasizes Al Cioni.

There has been a Ford dealership in Granville since 1934. The Cioni family has owned it since 1968.

Al Cioni Ford, Inc. is located at 504 S. McCoy St., Granville, IL. The service department phone number is 815/339-2511. Hours are 7am-12pm and 1pm-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, and Saturday 8am-12pm and 1pm-3 p.m.

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PTG announces summer camps PRINCETON — Learning Stage, the education committee of Princeton Theatre Group, has announced two summer programs which together will provide youth from grades K-12 the opportunity to experience and participate in live performances, while immersing themselves in the many aspects of bringing a show into production.

Both programs are being mounted in cooperation with Festival 56, which this summer marks its 11th season of bringing outstanding professional theater to local audiences.

Camp 56, to be held weekdays from June 23 through July 3, returns to mark its fourth consecutive year of providing a theaterbased day camp for young people of primary and middle school age.

Once again, camp director Lisa Gadomski will engage campers in a series of fun-filled activities including song, dance, make-up, costuming and visits to and with Festival sets, cast and crew. The culmina-

tion of their camping experience will be their on-stage appearances in the Festival’s production of “Oliver!”

Camp staff will be on hand at the Grace Center box office, 316 S. Main St. in Princeton, on April 26 to accept registrations, which can subsequently be made when the Festival box office officially opens on May 5. The cost to enroll is $100 per camper. Financial assistance may be available to those who demonstrate financial need.

Theatre Boot Camp is the reintroduction, after several years’ absence, of a program for highschool aged students with an interest in the dramatic arts. Running for six days beginning July 7, under the direction of Festival 56 cofounder Laura Brigham, the program will combine an opportunity for campers to hone their own performance skills while expanding their understanding of the dramatic arts through exposure to a variety of theatre professionals.

The participants will attend three Festival 56 productions, appear in a Festival cabaret and stage their own showcase performance on the final day of camp.

The $250 fee includes theater tickets, daily lunches, Friday night dinner and a chaperoned overnight stay at the conclusion of the cabaret. A limited number of partial scholarships are available to those who demonstrate financial need. Registration material may be accessed on-lined at www.festival56.com.

Camp 56 and Theatre Boot Camp are being funded by grants and contributions from the DuPont Pioneer Giving Program, Sun Foundation and Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust (courtesy of the Illinois Arts Council), Church Women United and other local donors, including St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church and Open Prairie United Church of Christ.

Inquiries may be directed to learningstage@festival56.com.

Registration now open for a variety of Girl Scout summer camps SPRINGFIELD — Girl Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI) is now accepting registrations for a variety of summer camps and activities at four regional camp sites throughout central Illinois. Girls in grades 1-12 have the opportunity to spend their summer horseback riding, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, backpacking, and camping, among other activities.

Camp is one of several pathways through which girls can develop their inherent leadership skills in Girl Scouts, as they experience independence, develop new skills, and learn to live in harmony with the environment.

Camps are open to all girls, including non-Girl Scouts. Financial assistance is available. The deadline for registration is 2 weeks prior to each session; camp sessions start as early as June 6.

“Camp provides an opportunity for girls of all ages and skill levels with a wide range of interests with something exceptional to do this

summer,” Girl Scouts of Central Illinois CEO Pam Kovacevich said.

“The experiences we provide during these camps are designed to develop leadership and independence as well as create lifelong friendships and memories.”

Camp sessions are available at four regional camp sites: Camp Peairs in Hudson on Lake Bloomington; Camp Kiwanis in Mahomet, adjacent to Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve and bordered by the Sangamon River; Camp Tapawingo in Metamora; and Camp Widjiwagan on Lake Springfield. All sites are accredited by the American Camping Association. Resident and day camps are offered.

Resident camp is a camping experience in which campers live at camp, typically for a week. Girls sleep in platform tents with other girls and enjoy a variety of outdoor activities during their stay. Campers can go horseback riding, boating, canoeing, and hiking, enjoy archery and arts and crafts, and take on our challenge course. They

may attend as individual campers or go with a buddy. The girls and their counselors plan activities and take advantage of the many resources available at camp.

Mini resident camps are a great way to try out residential camp and gain the experience of staying away from home while having new and exciting adventures, usually for three days. Activities include exploring the outdoors, going on scavenger hunts, making handson crafts, writing fantastic fiction, swimming, hiking, boating, and working on puzzle and riddle challenges.

Day camp is camping by the day.

Girls may attend day camp as individual campers or go with buddies.

The girls and staff plan and carry out activities. Day camp is held at our camp sites as well as in our council communities with counciltrained staff.

For more information or a copy of the activity guide, or to register for camp, visit www.GetYourGirlPower.org.

Stage 212 Casting Calls ‘Boys R Us’ LASALLE — Director Kyle Foley has announced that auditions for Stage 212’s special production of “Boys R Us,” a musical revue featuring boys in grades 4-12, will be at 6 p.m. April 25 and 1 p.m.

April 26 at the theater, 700 First St. in LaSalle.

“Boys R Us” features such diverse songs as “Hard Knock Life,” “Luck Be a Lady,” “Seize the Day,” “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” and much more.

No preparation is necessary to audition. Those auditioning should come dressed to move, with dance shoes or tennis shoes — flip-flops are not encouraged. Boys will be taught a song and a few dance moves to perform during auditions. Boys who would like to be considered for a solo will audition again with a pre-selected song from the groups Facebook page “Stage 212’s Boys R Us.” Show rehearsals will be Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings beginning in May through the first weekend in June. “Boys R Us” will be performed June 6-8.

Stage 212 auditions are open to all regardless of prior theatrical experience.

‘Annie’ LASALLE — Director Robert Kinsella has announced that auditions for Stage 212’s summer 2014 production of “Annie,” the heartwarming musical by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, will be April 26 and 27 at the theater, 700 First St. in LaSalle.

Saturday auditions will begin at 4 p.m. for orphans and 7 p.m. for adults. The Sunday audition, beginning at 1 p.m., is for those in either group unable to attend Saturday. Callbacks will be Sunday at 5 p.m.

Kinsella will be casting teens and adults in a variety of roles. Girls going into grades 2-10 will be considered for orphans. No preparation is necessary to audition. Those auditioning will be taught a song to sing and some choreography during the audition process. They should come dressed to move, with dance shoes or tennis shoes — no flipflops or boots.

Rehearsals for “Annie” will begin in May and will be held on Wednesday and Friday evenings as well as Saturday afternoons. Performance dates are July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26, with the possibility of added performances as ticket sales warrant. Absolutely no conflicts will be allowed after July 1.

The production staff also includes music director Phil Grant and choreographer Ronda Grigalunas.

For more information, call the Stage 212 box office at 815-224-3025. Stage 212 auditions are open to all regardless of prior theatrical experience.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF ) THE ESTATE OF ) ROBERT V. MEKLEY,) Deceased ) NO. 2014-P-1 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Robert V. Mekley. Letters of Administration were issued on March 27, 2014 to Kathy J. Mekley, 420 W. Main, McNabb, Illinois 61335 as Independent Administrator, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Putnam County Courthouse, Hennepin, Illinois 61327, or with the representative, or both, on or before October 16, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 28th day of March, 2014 s/ Cathy J. Oliveri Putnam County Circuit Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 9, 16 and 23, 2014.

May 5, 2014 June 2, 2014 July 7, 2014 August 4, 2014 September 2, 2014 October 6, 2014 November 3, 2014 December 1, 2014 January 5, 2015 February 2, 2015 March 2, 2015 Notice of any change in time or date will be posted at the Administration Building.

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is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 26, Apr. 2 and 9, 2014.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, Illinois as Case No. 14-TX-3.

The property is Located At: 200 S. Bloomington St., Magnolia.

Legal Description or P.I. No.: 04-00-037-230.

Said property was sold on 11/15/2011 for delinquent taxes for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on August 7, 2014.

On 8/14/2014 at 11:00 a.m. the petitioner will make application to such court in said county for an Order for Tax Deed, should the real estate not be redeemed.

Kathleen M. Hollonbeck, Petitioner Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 26, Apr. 2 and 9, 2014.

of record.

By receiving sealed bids as hereafter directed.

The real estate was previously used as a well for the public water supply in the Village of Granville; the well has been sealed and abandoned in the manner provided by law and the property is now improved with a well house and is zoned R2, Residential, under the Zoning Ordinance of The Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois, and the premises are located at the Southeast Corner of Colby Street and Tomlinson Avenue, Granville, Illinois 61326.

The Village of Granville, Illinois will receive bids at the regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees on May 6th, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at which time all bids will be opened.

The Village of Granville, Illinois will furnish a title policy equal to the purchase price as evidence of title and pay all real estate taxes for the year 2013 due in 2014.

The Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and reserves the right to sell the parcel.

Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois A Municipal Corporation BY: Douglas Gimbal Village Board President Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 2, 9 and 16, 2014.

purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale by the Court. The premises will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and the Plaintiff makes no representations as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information contact Plaintiff’s Attorney: The Cantlin Law Firm, 760 East Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois, 61350, Telephone: 815-433-4712. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Alan Brizgis, First State Bank/McNabb, 411 W. Main St., McNabb, IL 61335, Ph: 815-882-2146 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Plaintiff’s Attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 9, 16 and 23, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS Green Tree ) Servicing, LLC, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) Leokadia ) Sokolowska, et al. ) 14 CH 4 Notice to Heirs and Legatees. Notice is hereby given to you, the Unknown Heirs and Unknown Legatees of the decedent(s), Leokadia Sokolowska, that on March 6, 2014, an order was entered by the Court, naming William P. Butcher, 2044 Ridge Road, Homewood, Illinois 60430, Tel. No. (708) 799-0600, as the Special Representative of the above named decedent(s) under 735 ILCS 13-1209 (Death of a Party). The cause of action for the Foreclosure of a certain Mortgage upon the premises commonly known as: 1-177 Birch Dr., Putnam, IL 61560.

I598413 Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 2, 9 and 16, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIRST STATE BANK , a State Banking ) Association, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) MARK A. RINALDO, ) PAULA J. RINALDO, ) M & G HAY, INC., an Illinois corporation, ) TENANTS IN POSSESSION, COLLECTION ) PROFESSIONALS, INC., UNKNOWN ) OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) NO. 14-CH-3 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the Agreed Judgment Order entered in the above cause on March 27, 2014, Kevin Doyle, Sheriff of Putnam County, or his deputy, will on APRIL 30, 2014, at 9:00 a.m., at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, 120 North Fourth Street, Hennepin, Illinois 61327, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth, the following described real estate: Parcel 1: Lots 208 and 209 in Haws’ Addition to the Original Village of Magnolia, situated in Putnam County, Illinois.

Commonly known as: 307 North Chicago Street, Magnolia, IL 61336 PIN: 04-00-040-161 Parcel 2: That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 32 North, Range 1 West of the Third Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 4; thence South 00degrees, 20 minutes 07 seconds West 1096.06 feet along the East line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 4; thence South 89 degrees, 32 minutes, 35 seconds, West 538.11 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 38 minutes 53 seconds West 205.82 feet; thence South 04 degrees, 20 minutes, 22 seconds East 447.22 feet; thence North 89 degrees, 36 minutes, 03 seconds West 361.07 feet; thence North 00 degrees, 38 minutes, 53 seconds East 615.58 feet; thence North 81 degrees, 34 minutes, 50 seconds East 224.64 feet; thence North 89 degrees, 32 minutes, 35 seconds East 100.38 feet to the point of beginning; SITUATED IN PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 11795 East 1250 Road, Granville, IL 61326 PIN: 02-02-095-000 The terms of sale are: 10% percent down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four hours. The mortgagee shall be entitled to offset against the purchase price (i.e. receive credit for) the amount due under the Agreed Judgment Order and such other amounts as may be authorized by the Court in the order confirming sale. The real estate is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, municipal liens upon the real estate, if any, easements and claims of easement, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff, and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. # 2010-00023 TO: COUNTY CLERK OF PUTNAM COUNTY; Anton Stegnar; Jane Stegnar; Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property, Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, Illinois as Case No. 14-TX-2. The property is Located At: 309 N. Division St., Granville.

Legal Description or P.I. No.: 02-02-210-000.

Said property was sold on 11/15/2011 for delinquent taxes for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on August 7, 2014.

On 8/14/2014 at 11:00 a.m. the petitioner will make application to such court in said county for an Order for Tax Deed, should the real estate not be redeemed.

Kathleen M. Hollonbeck, Petitioner Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 26, Apr. 2 and 9, 2014.

NOTICE The Hennepin Public Water District Board of Trustees will meet in regular session on the following dates at 6:30 p.m. in the Administration Building, 7222 W. Power Plant Road, Hennepin, IL on the following dates: April 7, 2014

BIDS FOR SALE: EXCESS EQUIPMENT SET FOR SALE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ELECTORS AT THE ANNUAL TOWNSHIP MEETING, APRIL 16, 2013. THE EQUIPMENT LISTED BELOW WILL BE PUT UP FOR BID WITH THE MINIMUM BID OF $2500.00 FOR EACH TRUCK. THE BIDS CAN BE MAILED TO: SENACHWINE TOWNSHIP ROAD COMMISSIONER TRUCK BID P.O. BOX 7, PUTNAM, IL 61560 ALL BIDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 8, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M. THE BIDS WILL BE OPENED AT THE REGULAR TOWNSHIP MEETING WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MEETING THAT EVENING AT 8:00 P.M. ACCEPTED WILL BE THE HIGHEST BID OR THE BID WHICH IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ROAD DISTRICT. THE TRUCKS CAN BE VIEWED AT THE TOWNSHIP GARAGE LOCATED AT 404 HIGH STREET IN PUTNAM. *1987 INTERNATIONAL TANDEM TRUCK RED WITH A BLACK BOX *1995 INTERNATIONAL TANDEM TRUCK RED WITH A BLACK BOX BOTH TRUCKS ARE SOLD AS IS AND ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 9, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HENNEPIN, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) Michael T. Willard, ) deceased ) Case No. 2014-P-2 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Michael T. Willard of Granville, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on March 6, 2014 to Lynn Cwikla of 511 Westcott Street, Granville, IL 61326 as Independent Administrator whose attorney is Guilfoyle Law Firm, 1316 Meriden Street, Mendota, IL 61342 Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Putnam County Courthouse, 120 N. 4th Street, Hennepin, IL 61327, or with the representative or both on or before October 1, 2014 and any claim not filed within that period

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) GEORGE L. ) SIEGMAN, ) deceased. ) Case No. 14-P-5 CLAIMS NOTICE Notice is given of the death of GEORGE L. SIEGMAN, deceased, 111 W. Washington Street, Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois.

Letters of Office were issued on March 20, 2014, to Susanna M. Barth, 214 Birch Street, Washburn, IL 61570, whose attorney is Ryan J. Anderson, 611 Second Street, P.O. Box 174, Henry, IL 61537.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of said Court at the Putnam County Courthouse, PO Box 207, 120 N. Fourth Street, Hennepin, IL 61327 on or before October 2, 2014, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before said date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative within 10 days after it has been filed and proof of such mailing must be filed with the Court.

Dated: March 26, 2014.

Susanna M. Barth Independent Executor of the Estate of George L. Siegman, deceased Ryan J. Anderson Attorney for the Executor 611 Second Street, PO Box 174 Henry, IL 61537 (309)364-2354 Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 2, 9 and 16, 2014.

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. # 2010-00091 TO: COUNTY CLERK OF PUTNAM COUNTY; Duane H. Wenzlaff; Lora A. Wenzlaff; Citizens First National Bank; Heartland Bank and Trust Company; Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property, Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ACCEPTING BIDS Sealed bids are being accepted for a 2001 Ford F-250. Bids can be mailed to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, P.O. Box 177, Hennepin, IL 61327. Vehicle can be viewed at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

Bids will be opened on 4-15-14 at 11:00 a.m.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 9, 2014.

NOTICE OF SALE The Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois, a Municipal Corporation, will sell the following described real estate to wit: A part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 32 North, Range 1 West of the Third principal Meridian described as follows to wit: The parcel of land formerly lot Eight in Block Six in Joel W. Hopkins’s addition to the Village of Granville, which addition is now vacated, said parcel being fifty feet wide and two hundred feet long, except the coal and the right to mine and remove the same through underground passages. Situated in Putnam County, Illinois and further subject to easements

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ) LEOKADIA SOKOLOWSKA, DECEASED, ) UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIEN) HOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF ) LEOKADIA SOKOLOWSKA, DECEASED, ) UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIEN) HOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS ) AND DEVISEES OF LEOKADIA ) SOKOLOWSKA, DECEASED, LAKE ) THUNDERBIRD ASSOCIATION and WILLIAM) BUTCHER, as Special Representative of ) LEOKADIA SOKOLOWSKA, ) deceased, ) Defendants.

14-CH-4 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1 -177 BIRCH DR PUTNAM, IL 61560 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Leokadia Sokolowska, deceased, Unknown Claimants and Lienholders against the Estate of Leokadia Sokolowska, deceased, Unknown Claimants and Lienholders against the Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Leokadia Sokolowska, deceased, Defendants, this case has been commenced in this Court against you and others, asking for foreclosure of the Mortgage held by the Plaintiff on the property located at 1 -177 Birch Dr, Putnam, IL 61560, more particularly described as: i. The names of all plaintiffs and the case number are identified above. ii. The court in which said action was brought is identified above. iii. The names of the title holders of record are: Heirs and Devisees of Leokadia Sokolowska, deceased iv. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lot 177 in the Plat of Lake Thunderbird Hills, Putnam County, Illinois, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3, at Page 156, on September 5, 1969, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Putnam County, Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 03-00-035-170 v. A common address or description of the location for the real estate is as follows: 1 -177 Birch Dr, Putnam, IL 61560 vi. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Names of the Mortgagors: Leokadia Sokolowska, deceased Name of the Mortgagee: MidAmerica Bank, FSB Date of the Mortgage: November 5, 2007 Date of the recording: November 7, 2007 County where recorded: Putnam County Recording document identification: Document No. 07-1300 UNLESS YOU FILE your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the Office of the Clerk of this Court at the PUTNAM County Courthouse, 120 North 4th Street, Hennepin, Il 61327 on or before May 9, 2014, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 111 East Main Street Decatur, IL 62523 Telephone: (217) 422 1719 I600127 Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 9, 16 and 23, 2014.

16 From You 16 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, April 9, 2014

IVSO presents Saint-Saens and Tchaikovsky OGLESBY — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra (IVSO) and Lucia Matos, music director and conductor, invite the public to their May concert.

The concert will be held at 4 p.m. on May 10 in the Illinois Valley Community College Cultural

Centre in Oglesby. Solo violinist Kam-Lung Cheng will be performing Saint-Saens’ Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Opus 61 plus Prince Igor: Polovetsian March by Borodin and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Opus 47.

The concert is sponsored by Illi-

nois Cement Co. and season sponsor Central Radio Group.

Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for students kindergarten through college with ID; and season subscribers.

Tickets are available at the door or online at www.ivso.org.

LaSalle County Genealogy to meet April 19 OTTAWA — The LaSalle County Genealogy Guild will meet on April 19 at the Guild Library, 115 W.Glover St. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. The speaker will be Rachael Mellen.

Mellen was born and educated in England and received her bachelor’s degree in history and education from the University of London in 1974. She earned her Masters of Arts in humanities from the Cali-

fornia State University Dominguez Hills in 2008. She has more than 30 years of experience in English genealogical research and has written two books on the subject, “The Practical Guide for the Genealogist in England (1986) and “The Handy Book to English Genealogy” (1987 and 1990.) Both were published by Heritage Books of Maryland. Mellen is currently writing a new book on English family history research,

updated for the 21st Century.

An experienced lecturer, Mellen has given presentations on English genealogy and related topics to many genealogical societies and libraries, including the Chicago Branch of the National Archives.

She will speak about the Irish side of her ancestry, show photos of her recent research trip to Ireland and offer hints on how to proceed with researching Irish ancestry.

White: Avoid distracted driving SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is reminding people to travel safely and avoid driving while distracted as April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

“As the weather warms and travel increases, I encourage everyone to put away their cell phones while they are behind the wheel and focus completely on the task at hand: driving safely,” said White.

“Studies show that distracted driving contributes significantly to otherwise preventable fatal crashes.”

A recent study commissioned by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) which was conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found the use of handheld cell phones increase the risk of a crash by three times. According to U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2012 more than 3,300 people were killed in crashes involving distracted driving.

Texting while driving is perhaps the most dangerous form of distracted driving. According to NHTSA, driving while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while drunk, and texting drivers are 23 times more likely to be involved

in a crash than drivers not texting.

Illinois has been a national leader in efforts to combat distracted driving. White chaired the state’s Distracted Driving Task Force, which led to the state’s ban on texting while driving in 2010. More than 5,000 people have been convicted of texting while driving since the law took effect Jan. 1, 2010.

On Jan. 1, the new state law banning handheld cell phones while driving took effect. In the law’s first three months, more than 2,800 drivers having been convicted for texting, talking or dialing on a handheld cell phone.

Briefs Spring fish sales are here HENRY — The Marshall-Putnam Soil & Water Conservation District in Henry will have its spring fish sale at 10:30 a.m. April 24 at the M-P SWCD. All order forms are available in the office and online at www.marshallputnam.com. If you’d like them mailed or faxed to you, contact the office.

The deadline for grass carp is April 16. All other orders for fish are due in on April 18.

For more information, call 309-364-3913, ext. 3.

Extension to hold ag night PRINCETON — The University of Illinois Extension, Bureau-LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Unit will hold an agronomy night to provide research results for 2013. The program is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 17 at the Bureau County Extension Office, 850 Thompson St., Princeton. All area ag producers and ag industry representatives are welcome to attend this informative evening of agricultural education. There is no cost to attend.

Russ Higgins, commercial agriculture educator with the University of Illinois Extension, will present a summary of the projects and results from the 2013 growing season in a 90-minute presentation.

A preview of new upcoming research on crop management issues for 2014 will also be covered.

The Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center is the northernmost research center dedicated to commercial agriculture research operated by the University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences according to Higgins. The 160-acre research center was established in 1948 in DeKalb County on land donated to University of Illinois by the late Senator H.G. Wright. Each year, 40 to 45 research projects including trials investigating cropping systems, soil fertility, crop breeding, crop management, bioenergy crops, tillage and cover crops are conducted on the site.

For additional information, contact Daryle Wragge, ag program coordinator University of Illinois Extension, Bureau-LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Unit, at 309-364-2356. Advance notice is needed for assistance for reasonable accommodation.

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