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Still treading water in Putnam County

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

After several days of searching for routes that were not underwater, the worst of the spring flooding may finally be finished.

With ditches and fields still acting as make-shift reservoirs, most streets and roads are now dry, and

basement sump pumps have had a chance to catch up after rains pounded the Illinois Valley area April 18 and 19. Currently the only routes in the area still listed as closed by the Illinois Department of Transportation are Illinois 351 south of LaSalle and Illinois 18 east of Henry.

The National Weather

Service has reported a statewide average of slightly more than 6.5 inches of rain for the month and noted Putnam County received at least 7 inches or more, making this one of the wettest Aprils on record. The fact that at least 5 of those inches of rain fell during a two-day span explains why things

are slow in getting back to normal.

Gov. Pat Quinn has declared Putnam and 47 other counties a disaster area and has made a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to receive federal aid.

The Putnam County Emergency Management

Agency is accepting reports as part of that request.

“We’ve been doing damage assessment. Now, that information will go to Springfield where the state will try to get a federal declaration of a disaster area,” said Jim Goldasich, Putnam County Emergency Management Agency director. “Then FEMA can set

up a recovery station down here and talk to people with losses from the flooding.”

As of April 28, the water level of the Illinois River was 27 1/2 feet, still 7.5 feet over flood stage. Barring more rain, the river is still expected to be above flood stage for at least another week.

Quinn requests FEMA help with flood damage assessments MEREDOSIA – Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist with damage assessments in several Illinois counties devastated by flooding and severe storms. The assessments, which will begin on April 29, will provide the documentation necessary to support a request for federal assistance.

“We have seen some of the worst flooding damage to neighborhoods and homes across our state in Illinois history,” Quinn said. “The state will continue to take every step to secure assistance from the federal government that will help our communities recover.”

Since Thursday, Quinn has surveyed damage on the ground and from the air and met with local officials in some of the hardest hit communities, including Marseilles, Ottawa and North Utica.

Personnel from FEMA, IEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration and local emergency management agencies will begin assessing damage to homes and businesses in Cook, DuPage and Lake counties on April 29. The teams will move to other affected counties as floodwaters recede so they are able to accurately assess the damage.

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Read ‘em, cowboy!

Once again the Putnam County PTO, with the help of a few gracious volunteers, put on the annual spring buy one/get one free book fair. This was a great chance for students to stock up on books for summer reading and for teachers to introduce their bookshelves to a few new adventures. Here, “cowboy” Hunter Barr takes a break from learning about the Wild Wild West in Dianne Alleman’s kindergarten class to find his next favorite book.

Putnam County Historical Society to celebrate 50 years

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

HENNEPIN – The Putnam County Historical Society is celebrating its 50-year anniversary during 2013.

The society held its annual dinner April 13 at the United Methodist Church in Hennepin.

Entertainment was provided by folk singer Mark Dvorak.

The PC Historical Society shows a current membership of 400 individuals. Back in 1963, the group started with only 47 charter members.

“We have managed to grow some,” current President Sidney Whittaker said.

One of the main projects to honor the anniversary is the new book about history of Putnam County, which should be

printed this year.

“That is the big project that has been going on the past year,” he said.

The book will be a hardcover, selling for $54.95. The group will take presales on the book and order a small extra amount for those who would like to purchase them at a later date. The book will be organized into sections by families, organizations, churches

and schools.

“There will be somewhere between 200 to 300 families,” Whittaker said. “The general section will be about one-third of the book; the family section will be a little bit more; and the things like schools, churches and organizations will take up the rest.”

Another project Whittaker and the Historical Society are excited about

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is the joint project they have going this summer with the Mount Palatine Cemetery Board. Mount Palatine Cemetery is currently under the protection of the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission.

The cemetery board has contracted with John Heider of Monticello who specializes in restoring cemetery headstones.

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Putnam County Historical Society President Sidney Whittaker explains details of the master bedroom of the Pulsifer House in Hennepin.

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From Page 1 The Putnam County bkromphardt@putnamcountyrecord.com Historical Society and the Mount Palatine Cemetery have entered into an agreement where the The Putnam County society will accept donaRecord encourages readtions earmarked for the ers to submit news for project under their own publication in our paper.

501(c) classification, makSpecial events, weddings, ing it tax deductible. births, awards and honors, “We will have the cemanniversaries, promotions, etery stones renovated by etc. are welcome items for John Heider,” Whittakthe paper. Some fees may er said. “As soon as the apply. weather gets nice enough, Schools, businesses, the project will get going.” organizations and groups Whittaker said the sociare encouraged to send ety would appreciate any information on activities and all volunteers for this and events. project, whether to work with Heider or to provide lunches and drinks for the news@putnamcountyrecord.com. crew.

Photos should be sent as an Other items on the society’s agenda include the attachment. annual open house. This POSTMASTER: year, the open house will be held at the Putnam Send address changes to the Putnam County Record, County Ag Museum Aug. 18.

P.O. Box 48, Granville, IL “The Ag Museum is 61326 maintained as a museum where we keep adding new exhibits every year,” he said. “We try to have one or two spaces that are developed for the open house every year.”

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Currently on display at the museum is a one room school; a 1910 farm kitchen; a farmhouse sitting room; farm equipment and tools; post office pieces from the old Granville Post Office; a general store display, and displays relating to the Illinois Valley area. The Ag Museum is open by appointment.

There are some unique items in the museum of which the Society is particularly proud. The group has a gun display from the Revolutionary War era to World War I. There is also a large United States flag from the Civil War era with a unique history.

“There is a very large America flag that was made and donated to one of the captains during the Civil War,” said Whittaker.

“It was returned to the county after the war.”

Some people loan items to the society while some items are given to the group.

The group is the caretaker of the Pulsifer House, which is owned by the village of Hennepin. Whittaker said most visitors are often genealogists, and the society tries to help them with their research.

“The thing that people don’t generally think of are old papers,” Whittaker said. “Most go to the burn pile, and boy, we would really like to get our hands on those types of things. There are all kinds of things you can find there of historical interest. Records of what prices were and things like that or where they were buying things from.

That kind of thing is often in regard to genealogical importance for many people.”

The society will always take old papers, receipts, pictures and records of any kind.

Current officers include Whittaker as president; Karen Bailey, vice president; Will Duke, treasurer; and Theresa Clausen as secretary. Sharon Clausen is the group’s curator.

The board of the directors for the group includes Dick Ashdown, Luke Holly, Brad Popurella, Sue Bruch, Sue Campbell and Lonna Naumann.

To contact the society, call 815-925-7560 or send an email to pchs61327@ yahoo.com. The mailing address is P.O. Box 74, Hennepin, IL 61327.

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Spring Valley Economic Development Director Debb Ladgenski (from left), and newly-elected Spring Valley Mayor Walt Marini listen as Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford explains the state’s I-Cash program April 23 at the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library. Rutherford encouraged all Illinois residents to visit the treasurer’s website at www.treasurer.il.gov and follow the I-Cash link.

There are an estimated 1,680 owners in Putnam County who have $189,636 in unclaimed property.

Damage From Page 1 Quinn has declared a total of 44 counties state disaster areas.

Counties included in the state disaster declaration are Adams, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Cook, DeKalb, Douglas, DuPage, Fulton, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Livingston, Marshall, Mason, McDonough,

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McHenry, Mercer, Morgan, Ogle, Peoria, Pike, Putnam, Rock Island, Schuyler, Scott, Stark, Tazewell, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago and Woodford.

The state disaster declaration makes available a wide variety of state resources that can help affected communities respond and recover from flooding. It came after assessments by emergency officials and the governor, and begins the process of securing federal relief.

Please be advised the public notice of the annual town meeting of Magnolia to take place on April 16, 2013, was not published in the Putnam County Record due to a production error. The clerk being charged with such publication notice set forth by Illinois State Statute did make every attempt to place the legal notice in the Putnam County Record.

Given the timeliness of the notice, the clerk published the notice in the News Tribune, satisfying all legal requirements of her office.

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PC School bus involved in accident

Hennepin Village Board awards donations HENNEPIN — The Hennepin Village Board met April 17 at the Hennepin Village hall.

The board started the meeting by recognizing the Adam and Ida Deck scholarship Award winners, which were Nick Lenkaitis and Alison Loiselle.

Support of various community items were dealt with. The village trustees voted to give a donation of $1,100 to the Putnam County Education Foundation. The trustees also approved the donation of $300 to the PCHS Afterglow post-prom event, and $100 to Colors for Arie, a 5K memorial run.

The board heard a report on the local summer baseball and softball program from Paul Biagini. Biagini said there were not enough girls to field a Little League team this season due to the low number of participants.

The board approved the full funding of $7,691 for the summer program this year.

Mayor Kevin Coleman brought up the recent vandalism at the women’s restroom facility near the base-

ball diamond. Coleman said full charges would be pressed against the individual or individuals when found.

The trustees also planned for an extra $1,000 to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department to have additional police protection during the annual July 4 activities.

In other business, the board: • Decided not to join the Putnam County Rotary as a municipality.

• Heard the Putnam County Emergency Management Agency will sponsor an electronic waste event on May 4 at the union hall in Hennepin from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Heard June 14 was designated for the annual clean-up day in Hennepin.

At the end of the meeting, Coleman and board members presented plaques for services rendered to the village throughout the years to Paul Miskowiec and Rich Casey. Miskowiec had served on the board since 2005, while Casey started on the board in 1997.

No students injured

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

MCNABB – A bus carrying special education students for the Putnam County School District was involved in a twovehicle accident about 7:45 a.m. April 29. The accident occurred at an intersection just south

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“We want to be very cautious about the health of the students, and they were taken to St. Margaret’s for a check-up to make sure they were OK,” said McCracken. “I stayed at the hospital until I could be sure they were all right. They were

all checked over and released.”

The accident is under investigation by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital. Details were not known at press time.

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Schoolhouse Rock at the school house PCHS to present ‘Schoolhouse Rock — Live!’

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – If you fondly remember watching cartoons on a Saturday morning and can still recall the words to “Conjunction Junction,” then the Putnam County High School Theater Department has some nostalgia coming your way.

Putnam County High School is presenting “Schoolhouse Rock – Live!” at 7:30 p.m. on May 2 and 3 in the high

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of Granville, where the bus collided with another vehicle.

Three students were aboard the bus as well as a school monitor and the bus driver. Putnam County Superintendent Jay McCracken said the children who were on board appeared to be fine but were taken to St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley for check-ups. The students were transported by Put-

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Christian Garza (left), Kaylyn Donelson, Amelia Lindstrom and Loralee Wilson rehearse a scene for Putnam County High School’s production of “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” school auditorium.

“Schoolhouse Rock – Live!” is based on the Emmy-awarded series of educational shorts that started during the

early 1970s. The musical follows Tom, a nervewracked school teacher who is nervous about his first day of teaching. He tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, through such songs as “Just A Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly,” and “Conjunction Junction.”

The actors in the show said the show has closed some “generation gaps.”

“I’ll be singing at home, and my dad will say, ‘That sounds familiar.’

It’s great,” said Megan

Hewitt.

The show is directed

by Laura Brigham with Rachel Gorenz as assistant director.

“Laura’s one of the best directors we’ve had,” said Courtney Ossola. “I love this show. My parents have the shows on VHS.” “Schoolhouse Rock – Live!” is a trip home of sorts for Brigham.

“It’s a really fun show. I did it in 2000. Definitely showing my age there,” Brigham said. “It’s really cool because we’ve worked it out with the administration, and our last couple dress rehearsals will be for the primary and secondary school kids.”

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Christina ‘Tina’ M. Garzanelli GRANVILLE — Christina “Tina” M. Garzanelli, 42, of Granville passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at her residence.

Tina was born Nov. 5, 1970, in Freeport to James and Peggy (Melter) Spellman.

Christina graduated from Eastland High School in Lanark in 1988. She was a CNA for many years. Tina’s greatest love was her son, Anthony. The other loves in her life included family,

Leonard T. Kostellic GRANVILLE — Leonard T. Kostellic, 86, of Granville passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at his residence with his loving family by his side.

Leonard was born April 10, 1927, in Mark to Frolin and Margaret (Geng) Kostellic. He married Marjorie Hartman on July 1, 1950, in Oglesby.

He graduated from Hopkins High School. He served in the U.S. Army.

Leonard was a glass worker for Libby Owens in Ottawa. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cedar Point Sportsman Club and Ducks Unlimited. He was

music and animals.

She is survived by one son, Anthony of Cherry; six brothers, Peter (Nish) Spell- Garzanelli man of Weisbaden, Germany, Tim Spellman, Pat Spellman and Matt Spellman, all of Orlando, Fla., Jon (Kathy) Spellman of Dixon and Mark (Amy) Spellman of Freeport; four sisters, Vicki Spellman of Orlando, Fla., Bridget Roeder of Louisville, Ky., Kathy (Doug Myrick) Spellman of Algona, Iowa,

and Becky (Jeff) Swalve of Camanche, Iowa; 13 nieces and nephews; and several cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Tom; and one niece, Sara Roeder.

A prayer service was at 3 p.m. April 28 at the Dysart–Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville, with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Visitation was from 1 to 3 p.m. April 28 at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund will be set up.

also a hunter and a guide for Chiado’s Gun Club.

He is survived by five daughters, Cherri (Chuck) Romani of Silvis, Kathy ( S t e v e ) Kostellic Siemers of Hennepin, Margie (Nick) VanWingerden of Granville, Connie (Jeff) King of Granville and Diane (Don) Baxter of Granville; 15 grandchildren; 13 greatgrandchildren; and one sister, Joyce (Bill) Mix of Ottawa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Marjorie, on May 14, 2007; one son, Allan

Kostellic; one grandson, Gabe Zorzi; and one sonin-law, Kevin Esker.

A Mass of Christian Burial was at 1 p.m. April 24 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Granville, with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, with full military honors conducted by members of the Granville American Legion and VFW. Visitation was from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 24 at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville.

Pallbearers were his grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to the donor’s choice.

Anthony Webb is sentenced for McNabb home invasion HENNEPIN — The final member of the group that invaded a home in McNabb and attacked the owner was sentenced after pleading guilty on April 18 in Putnam County Court.

Anthony Webb, 26, of Granville was sentenced in a plea negotiation agreement where he pleaded guilty to mob action, a Class 4 felony plea. The sentence will include

120 days in county jail, 30 months of probation, fines, costs and fees of $7,242.80 and restitution of about $5,000. Webb will receive credit for time served in regards to his sentence.

The original incident in which Webb and three other defendants were charged happened Dec. 1, 2012, for unlawful entry in an occupied

McNabb home. The four defendants attacked the homeowner as well. The other defendants in this attack have been sentenced. Nathan Webb, 22, of Granville received five years in prison, and Timothy Bookwalter, 25, of McNabb and Stephanie Massutti, 24, of McNabb each have received two years in prison due to their negotiated pleas.

Animal cruelty is not always intentional Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

MCNABB – While April was Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, the problem of abused animals doesn’t go away.

Although Putnam County isn’t a hotbed of crimes against animals, there are more than just one type of abuse.

“What we see most is really negligence,” said Dr. Allison Spayer, Putnam County Animal Control officer. “It’s usually not intentional; people just don’t realize what they’re doing. Often when we talk to the owners, they’re pretty accommodating.”

According to Spayer, part of the problem is the current economy. When families are struggling to put something on their

The following sentences and fines were handed down in Putnam County Circuit Court recently.

Driving 11-14 mph above limit Stephen R. Freeman, 24, Granville, fined $120.

Bruce L. Ludwick, 26, Tonica, fined $230 plus three months supervision.

Driving 15-20 mph above limit Jessica K. Brower, 21, Hennepin, fined $230 plus three months supervision.

Beth E. Chambers, 54, Henry, fined $120.

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“They want to tell you about it, but they don’t want to give you their names.”

Spayer said many of the calls her office receives are about the same handful of people and usually called in by the same people, which makes doing anything difficult.

To report a case of animal abuse, call the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office at 815-925-7015, or Spayer’s office at 815882-2000.

Henry, fined $230 plus three months supervision.

Alyssa L. Phillips, 21, Spring Valley, fined $120.

Jenna M. Scanland, 32, Princeton, fined $120.

Selina J. Vance, 19, Princeton, fined $120.

Driving on suspended license Josh J. Adams, 19, Cedar Point, fined $870 plus 12 months supervision.

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Failure to reduce speed David J. Hertz, 33, Midvale, Utah, fined $120.

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“We look into complaints about owners, but everything’s as good as it can be under the circumstances. It’s not ideal under the law. But if there’s food, water and shelter, we really can’t do anything,” said Spayer.

“The law’s pretty vague on what counts as adequate.

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‘Whoa I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain ...’

It’s really not a surprise to me when you Google “global warming” that the first two categories underneath are “global warming facts” followed by “global warming hoax.” I don’t want to cast doubt on one or the other, but the top entries in “facts” came from the New York Times and National Geographic.

Under “hoaxes,” COMMENTARY it’s Rush Limbaugh. You can draw your own conclusions.

While there’s a debate about whether global warming is manmade or if it’s just a natural product of time, the fact remains the global temperature has risen a full degree since 1900.

That may not seem like much, but that silly little measurement of temperature is the difference between the amount of ice at the poles then and the amount we have now ... and that’s a pretty big amount.

One thing that can be agreed upon is, weather has gotten extreme in the last few years. While we’re up to our sandbags in Illinois River water now, a mere year ago rain was a precious commodity. This past winter came late, but still hasn’t necessarily left. The previous year’s winter was more of a week or two of flakes than a season.

Right now, China is coming out of its worst winter in 30 years, and Russian temperatures in the east reached 50 degrees below zero. Brazil? Record heat wave.

Last year was the hottest year on record for the United States ever recorded. Two years ago, Japan had its worst tsunami, which almost caused a nuclear disaster.

So what’s the cure? Or is there one?

Beats me. If I knew, I’d have a Nobel Prize sitting next to my sword collection, which would look pretty neat, but isn’t very likely. My only answer is the same that we’ve heard for years: Use less fossil fuels, walk or bicycle when you can, and grow your own garden.

That’s probably not quite enough. While you’re trying to leave that small carbon footprint, the Environmental Protection Agency is powerless in the face of Washington-backed big business (or is it big business-backed Washington?). The United States is estimated to have cranked out almost 5.5 million tons of CO2 in 2010. How much is that? Grind up 2,000,000 SUVs and toss the dust in the air. The United States isn’t the worst either; we’re only No. 2.

China gave us almost 8.5 million tons of CO2 at the same time. In other words, throw in another 3,000,000 ground-up Mustangs, and you’re pretty close.

So what can you do? Well, you can write your congressman, but he’s probably got a ton of mail from British Petroleum he’ll get to before you. You can write to Shell Oil and appeal to the company’s sense of responsibility, but you can guess where that’ll get you.

Me? I’m buying stock in Visine.

Tonica News/Putnam County Record staff writer Ken Schroeder can be reached at kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com.

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Where did you grow up: Peru.

Family: Husband, Bob; Mom, five brothers, lots of nieces and nephews and five great-nieces and nephews.

Pets: Two dogs and three cats.

Occupation: Deli/produce manager at PC Foods.

What is the last song you listed to: Steve Miller “The Joker.”

What is the last book you read: “From Hope to Higher Ground.”

First Person What is the last TV show you watched: “The Apprentice.”

If you were stranded on a desert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Bacon, bacon and bacon.

If you were stranded on a des-

ert island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be: My husband.

What is your favorite local restaurant: Moreno’s on Main.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: Very cautiously.

People would be surprised to know that you: Line dance.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: Small town living.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: For our post office to open more hours.

Field of Dreams Looking back at childhood I remember when growing up there weren’t any fast food places; all the food was slow. Back then everyone ate at home or at relatives’ and friends’ homes. Jeanne and I cannot remember a time our families went to a restaurant when we were children. My mother cooked over a coal stove. I carried buckets of cobs, a few lumps of coal and a lot of small pieces of wood in for the stove.

When she put the food on the table and there were peas there, which I did not like to eat, I was stubborn and said, “I am not eating them.”

She said, “You can sit there until you like them.”

Soon, everyone was done eating and left the table. I sat and sat a long time before finally eating the peas.

Most people I knew – our neighbors and relatives – back in the 1930s never traveled out of the United States or had a credit card. The local stores let farmers charge for groceries and supplies until they sold their hogs, or fat cattle or maybe their corn crop.

We had the radio and no television. After Jeanne and I were married, we did not have a TV for two years. The picture was snowy, and it was very hard to see anything. Of course, it was black and white and went off the air at midnight by playing the National Anthem.

There were no cell phones, just a hand crank one on the wall, and it was on a party line. Before you dialed, you had to listen to make sure no one was using the line.

Everyone had different rings; some

Darrell Alleman COMMENTARY had two longs and a short, or three longs, or etc.

There were no ratings for movies because all the movies were responsibly produced for everyone to enjoy viewing without profanity or violence or sex scenes. The movie stars hardly ever kissed, especially in the Western movies, which were numerous.

We had cars with the dimmer switch on the floor. We started cars with a crank, not a key. There were no turning signals; we used hand signals out the window.

Boys like me used butch wax to make our crew-cut hair stand up.

We did not have refrigerators; we had ice boxes with real ice to keep the food cool.

We had box cameras that only took black and white film.

My mother washed clothes in a wash tub with a wringer.

I remember when a plane flew over our farm house, the whole family would run out of the house and look up at the sky.

Now, I am older than dirt, and a lot of these memories were some of the best parts of my life.

••• Thomas Edison said, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

••• In what year did Illinois open Matthiessen State Park Nature area to

the public? The answer at the end of the article.

••• On Feb. 23, 1942, a Japanese sub fired 17 shells at an oil refinery near Santa Barbara, Calif. This event sparked invasion fears for the United States. On Feb. 10, 1942, it was announced auto plants would produce tanks, aircraft and jeeps; and the last Ford car built before the war was driven off the assembly line.

On Feb. 11, 1801, Congress broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president and Burr became vice president.

••• A quote from a really rich man, W. Clement Stone: “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” I had the privilege to visit with Stone in the 1980s at the governor’s mansion in Springfield.

••• Did you know? * The Pacific Ocean covers 64 million square miles and is more than two times the size of the Atlantic Ocean. The average depth is 2.4 miles. * In February 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the first U.S. advisors to South Vietnam.

••• The answer to the earlier question: Matthiessen Park was opened to the public in 1943.

••• May your life be long, successful and happy. Trust God and live one day at a time.

Darrell Alleman of Granville can be reached in care of this newspaper at Putnam County Record, P.O. Box 48, Granville, IL 61326.

6 Biz Ag 6 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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Putnam County dairyman Don Chiavario will be selling his herd of Holsteins.

Putnam County Record photos/Darrell Alleman

Social Security’s ‘Triple Crown’ of The last dairyman in Putnam County social media The end of an era

By Lonii Jones, Social Security district manager in Peru

By Darrell Alleman

Special to the Putnam County Record

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From the stables to the tracks, people across the United States are already talking about this year’s Triple Crown. The three biggest thoroughbred horse races in the nation — the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky.; the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Md.; and the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y. — take place in the coming weeks.

It has been 34 years since a horse has won all three and taken the U.S. Triple Crown.

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Facebook is a great place to stay in the know when it comes to useful information about Social Security. “Like” Social Security at www.facebook.com/socialsecurity.

Twitter is another place to get regular updates in short bursts. Social Security said it promises to be brief as it keeps citizens up to date in 140-characters or less. Select “Follow” at www. twitter.com/socialsecurity.

Prefer watching videos? The third part to the social media “Triple Crown” is its YouTube page, where you can find everything from informative webinars to short messages from Social Security.

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Don Chiavario started helping his dad milk cows when he was 7 or 8 years old. When Chiavario was almost 20 years old, he had his own cow herd.

The most cows he has milked at one time was 40. He has sold a few recently, so he is milking 33 cows now.

Chiavario has some health problems, so he is going to sell his herd of Holstein cows. He’s going to sell 10 of them to Bill Erickson, and the rest to the sale barn.

Chiavario sells his milk to the Prairie Farms Dairy in Peoria. They pick his milk up every other day.

He enjoys being a dairyman and has milked cows twice every day for the last 50 years.

He never has anyone milk the cows because it’s hard to find anyone that knows how to milk, and his cows don’t like strangers. They will hold their milk back if someone else is in the barn.

Chiavario does not breed heifers or cows artificially; he has his own bulls. He uses automatic milkers, but when

Putnam County dairyman Don Chiavario stands by one of his Holstein cows before he puts the milker on her. he was young, he milked his cows very much ... the cows by hand. and also the checks that He grows corn, soy- come for the milk every beans and hay on his two weeks. He has a lot 300-acre farm. At one of silage on hand in plastime, he raised hogs too. tic bags and will keep Chiavario wanted to some for the young Holmilk at least a couple stein heifers he is planmore years. He will miss ning to keep, and then

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sell the rest. He will not make silage for himself this year, but he has been doing some custom work for his neighbors and may still continue doing that.

Chiavario has not taken a vacation his entire life; he is a farmer with a work ethic of previous generations.

Besides all the work he does on the farm, since he’s a bachelor, he cooks and takes care of all the household duties.

Chiavario and his dairy cows are the end of an era in Putnam County.

Author’s note: I believe when the first settlers immigrated to Putnam County, each family probably brought one or more cows to milk with them. When I was growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, every farm in the county had milk cows, and all the people in the villages had a small barn and a dairy cow behind their home.

I believe that dairy cows have been milked since about 1824 ... until 2013 when all of Don’s milk cows are gone. So I also believe dairy cows have been milked for at least 189 years until now in Putnam County. Don is a very nice person and a successful farmer. I wish the best for him.

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Health department releases scores The Bureau/Putnam County Health Department makes routine and unannounced visits each month to various food service establishments in Bureau and Putnam counties to inspect the operation.

Health inspectors use an identical scorecard at each facility, where they check for health code compliance in 45 areas. Each area carries a rating from one to five, with five being the most critical.

Inspectors check the entire operations of the facility in 14 different categories, such as food protection, personnel, and garbage and refuse disposal.

Beginning with a score of 100 points, the health inspector deducts one to five

points for every violation.

The final total is the facility’s inspection report score. A passing food inspection score is 65 or above.

At 65, the Bureau/Putnam County ordinance allows the health department to close an establishment, but a score doesn’t have to be that low for the department to close it. It depends on the number of critical and non-critical violations and the type of violations. Certain combinations can create a domino effect for food borne outbreaks.

All inspection reports are a matter of public record and can be seen at the Bureau County Health Department in Princeton.

Bureau County food service evaluations

Spring Valley Angelo’s Old Town Tacos Spring Valley Super Market Food Service Verucchi’s Family Property Ltd. John F. Kennedy Spring Valley Super Market Retail Barb’s Haven’t Seen Em

Buda B.V. South Casey’s General Store Frank’s Place

99 96 80

DePue Azteca Grocery DePue School Giant’s Den

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Malden Malden Grade School Humpty Dumpty Preschool

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Peru Saint Bede Academy

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Princeton Beck’s 14 Colonial Hall Care Center Greenfield Retirement Home Kramer’s Kitchen/Chuckwagon Oriental Gardens Pizza Hut Princeton High School Food Service Superwok

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Sheffield Red’s Bar and Grill Royal Supermart

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Walnut Express Lane Gas and Food Mart Family Pizzeria Konz Restaurant and Lounge Walnut Cafe and Bar Walnut Manor Nursing Home B.V. North

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PCHS FFA wins 1st Farm Credit Services grant The Putnam County FFA has received a grant from 1st Farm Credit Services. The FFA applied for the grant with the purpose of helping fund the FFA’s community garden. All crops raised in the garden will be donated to the Putnam County Food Pantry. Brad Wink (front row, from left) accepted the grant from 1st Farm Credit Services Vice President Joe Vogel. Also pictured are Andy Mertel, Nicholas Bruch, Sam Smoode, Brian Schrowang, Hunter Andracke, Neal Stasell, Kaysyee Haleye, Matt Donelson and Allie Pletsch. The Putnam County FFA advisor is John Heiser.

82 76 99 86 98 98

FFA competes in livestock judging Lucas Foockle (left), a senior at Putnam County High School and member of the FFA livestock judging team, competed at a livestock judging contest March 16 in Bushnell. The other members of the team included Jon Mattern and Megan Wink. The PCHS FFA advisor is John Heiser.

Putnam County food service evaluations Hennepin Putnam County Elementary School Samm’s Bar and Grill

95 91

McNabb Kathy’s Korner Pub Moreno’s On Main

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Putnam Serio’s Sportsman’s Bar and Grill

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8 Sports 8 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Sports Diamond girls win three games

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — The Putnam County Lady Panthers found their stride this week as the prowled over the Paw Paw Lady Bulldogs, 16-0. The game was called after four and one-half innings due to the 10-run rule.

It was an even attack of offense all through the Lady Panther line-up with Lauren Colby going 2-for4 with three runs scored and two stolen bases. Nikki Mertel helped her own cause, going 3-for-4 with one RBI, one stolen base and three runs scored. Monica Monroe went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and two RBIs and two runs scored. Annie Miller went 2-for-4 with a triple and a stolen base, one run scored and two RBIs. Stephanie Wilson was 1-for-3 with one run scored, while Venessa Voss was 2-for-3 with one run scored. Allison Voss had one run scored, while Sara Duffield went 1-for-3 with one run scored.

Destinee Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. Taylor Pettit went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. Mertel (4-2) gave up only four hits in the winning pitching effort, striking out eight batters and giving up two walks. The Lady Panthers are now 12-5 on the season.

Chillicothe The Putnam County Lady Panthers varsity squad traveled to Chillicothe to put a scare in the Illinois Valley Central High School’s Lady Grey Ghosts on April 25. They succeeded in their quest by beating the home team 7-4.

The Lady Panthers banged out nine hits in the game. Leading the charge was Annie Miller who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Lauren Colby also went 2-for-4 and had two RBIs. Taylor Pettit went 2-for-2 and knocking in an RBI, while Carly Gonet went 2-for-4.

Shelby Yepsen, 8-3, pitched seven innings of softball and struck out 11 IVC batters.

Peru It was a nail-biter when the Putnam County High School Lady Panthers played the St. Bede Lady Bru-

See Diamond girls Page 9

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County’s Paige Griffith, second from left, runs the 110 hurdle event during the Tri-County Conference meet on April 22.

Lady Panthers place sixth in Tri County

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

SPRING VALLEY – The Putnam County High School Lady Panthers track team may be small, but they are mighty. With just 12 girls on the squad, the Lady Panthers pulled down a sixth-place overall finish at the Tri-County Conference meet on April 22.

Coach Missy Warren was happy with the results of the meet.

“What a great job for only 12 athletes,” she said.

Lady Panthers who earned first-place finishes included Paige Griffith in the 300 hurdles, and the 4x200 relay team comprised of Griffith, Megan Rehn, Brooke Veronda and Lydia Warren.

Kirsten Davis high jumped her way to a secondplace finish with a jump of 4 feet, 10 inches.

Third-place finishes came from the 3200 meter relay team of Ashlyn Haage, Leanne Smith, Emily Whitney and Chloe Judd; Griffith in the 110 hurdles; and the 1600 meter relay with a team made up of Rehn, Griffith, Warren and Davis.

Davis also earned a fifth place in the 800 meter run.

On April 25, the Lady Panthers ran in a six team meet at Hall High School. The Panthers again demonstrated why they are a force to be reckoned with and

placed fourth in the meet with 85 points.

The Lady Panthers saw Davis equal her height jump from last year in the high jump. Davis tied the school record again with a 5 feet, 0 inches jump that led her into first place.

Griffith finished second in the 300 hurdles event.

Davis also finished third in the 800 meter race.

Relay teams at Putnam County are also scorching hot this spring. The 4x200 relay team of Griffith, Rehn, Veronda and Warren placed first. The 4x100 relay team of Tara Doyle, Rehn, Veronda and Warren finished second.

The 4x800 relay team of Haage, Smith, Whitney and Judd continued their area dominance taking a first place, while the 4x400 relay team of Rehn, Griffith, Warren and Davis earned a second.

Becky Arnold finished fourth in the 400 meter race and fifth in the high jump — 4 feet, 6 inches. Lydia Warren had a personal best of 14 feet, 4 inches in the long jump in which she jumped to a fourth-place finish.

Ashlyn Haage also had a personal best in the 3200 meter race when she took :38 seconds off her best time finishing sixth.

The Lady Panthers will hit the track again on May 1 in a home meet at 4 p.m.

Panthers on the prowl at Tri-County meet

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

SPRING VALLEY – The annual Tri-County Conference track meet was held

at Hall High School on April 22.

The yearly appearance of all Tri-County Conference teams had few surprises with Peoria Chris-

tian High School taking the boy’s competition with 148 points.

Putnam County High School earned seventh place with 23 points.

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder

PCHS senior Jacob Levy participates in the Tri-County Conference track meet in the high jump on April 22.

PC runners participated with heart as they earned points in the field events.

In the high jump, senior Jacob Levy earned a thirdplace finish with a jump of 5 feet, 4 inches.

In the shot put, senior Dylan Kostellic placed seventh with a distance throw of 33 feet, 6 inches.

Junior Tristan Keegan earned ninth place with a throw of 30 feet, 10 1/2 inches.

Kostellic placed sixth in the discus with a distance throw of 97 feet, 5 inches.

Sophomore Scotty Urnikis was 10th with a throw of 80 feet, 2 inches.

PC earned an eighthplace finish in the long jump from sophomore Mario Flores, 16 feet, 3 inches. Junior Austin Middleton took 11th with a jump of 13 feet, 10 inches.

In the triple jump, Middleton took eighth place, 24 feet.

On the running side, Putnam County junior Stephen Morine took seventh place in the 100-meter dash (12.45 seconds); and Middleton placed 13th (14.40). Middleton

also took ninth in the 200 (29.40), while Andrew Mertel placed 10th (30.78).

In the 400-meter, junior Jared Clark bought home a sixth-place finish (58.56), with senior Dylan Croisant won 10th (1:02.20).

In the 800-meter dash, Flores ran to a ninthplace finish with a time of 2:28.91, while freshman Dalton Verway placed 13th (2:46.84). Moving on to the longer distance races the 1600-meter run had freshman Kurt Nabers take 12th (6:18.02), and Nabers brought home a 10th in the 3200 (14:08.33). In the 300-meter hurdles, Levy ran to a fourth-place finish with a time of 49.56.

In the relay events, Putnam County placed high enough to score points for the overall team point total.

In the 4x200 relay, PC took fifth place (1:56.14). The team consisted of Middleton, Morine, Keegan and Mertel.

In the 4x400 relay, PC ran to a fifth-place finish with a time of 4:11.52. This team consisted of Flores, Croisant, Levy and Jarred Clark.

Putnam County Record photo/ Dixie Schroeder

Austin Mertel runs his leg of the 4x200 meter relay at the Tri-County Conference track meet on April 22.

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The annual baseball and softball parade that kicks off the summer baseball and softball season was held April 27 in downtown Granville. The athletes marched behind the Granville Police car and several engines from the Granville Fire Department.

Diamond girls From Page 1 ins on April 22 in Peru.

With a tie game at 1-1 after the ninth inning, the Lady Panthers had Stephanie Wilson reach base on a walk and saw her advance to second base when Carly Gonet laid down a perfect bunt and was safe at first base.

The next two Lady Panthers struck out against St. Bede ace Lainie Schweickert.

With two out and two on, Lauren Colby came up with a game-winning single to drive Wilson in

from second base and give the Lady Panthers a win against their Tri-County foe by a score of 2-1. Putnam County won despite a 23 strike-out performance

by Schweickert.

The Lady Panthers only earned four hits over the 10 innings of play. Nikki Mertel was 2-for-4, and Venessa Voss hit 1-for-4.

Mertel helped ignite the Lady Panthers in the first inning when she stole third base and came home on an error by Schweickert on the same play.

St. Bede came back with their own run in the bottom of the first to tie the game at 1-1, where it stood

until the 10th inning.

PC’s Shelby Yepsen was equally effective as she only allowed one unearned run on seven hits in 10 innings to get the win. She struck out 10 and walked just one batter.

Two spectacular catches kept the Panthers in the game. Coach Chris Walker was pleased with his team’s defensive efforts.

“None of this would have been possible if not for two sensational catches by Stephanie Wilson and Destinee Gonzalez.

Wilson’s was an over-theshoulder catch just short of the 225-foot fence,” Walker said.

Junior varsity round-up PRINCETON — Putnam County junior varsity softball broke lose offensively in a big way in a double header at Princeton April 27.

In Game 1, the Lady Panthers won 20-4. Jackie Ossola took the win striking out two, walking two and allowing only four hits and two earned runs. Lindsy York relieved Ossola in the fourth. York struck out one, walked two and allowed only two unearned runs. Offensive-

ly, the Lady Panthers were led by Kali Pettit, Ossola, Destinee Gonzalez and Lauren Colby, who each had three hits.

Game 2, the Lady Panthers won again in fine form, 20-17. PC’s big inning was in the fifth with eight runs scored and 22 hits in the game. Annie Miller had six hits; Colby had five hits; Alison Voss had four hits; and Ciera Keller had three.

Coach Kaitlyn Ralph said, “Our bats really

came around today. Offensively we have been struggling the past few games to string together enough hits to produce runs. Today we finally worked past that.”

Henry Putnam County junior varsity baseball played the Henry-Senachwine Mallards on April 24 and won in an away game, 17-1.

Brandon Elliot got the win for the Panthers, and Danny Pavlovich led the Panther knocking in three runs.

Putnam County sets 2014 shootout lineup GRANVILLE — The lineup is set for the Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout at Putnam County High School on Feb. 8, 2014.

The host Panthers and St. Bede will be joined

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Games will start at 1 p.m. on Feb. 8 at R.M. Germano Gymnasium.

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Community Quilter’s Guild to meet HENRY – The Marshall-Putnam Quilter’s Guild will meet at noon May 8 at the Henry Presbyterian Church on Wirt Street in Henry. This will be the last meeting of the year.

There will be a potluck at noon, and the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. At the meeting there will be the installation of next year’s officers, distribution of the brown bag

challenge quilts and discussion of the programs for next year.

The next meeting will be Sept. 11.

The group meets on the second Wednesday of the month with workshops in the morning from 9 a.m. to noon and meetings and programs from 1 to 3 p.m. New members are welcome. Dues are $15 a year, and guests are welcome for a $3 fee.

Annual fundraiser MCNABB — Emmaus Lutheran Church in McNabb will hold its annual fundraiser on May 4. There will be a bake sale starting at 8 a.m. until all items are sold out. Also, there will

be a lunch stand serving BBQ, hot dogs, chips, desserts and beverages from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. The lunch stand is being held in conjunction with the McNabb townwide garage sales.

Spring dinner lecture LASALLE — The Canal Corridor Association will host a dinner lecture on May 16 at the Lock 16 Center in LaSalle.

Mike Matejkia will share “Labor’s Untold Stories: the Illinois Valley and Beyond.” Participants will learn how the union and working class organizations of the Illinois Valley had impacts far beyond the local area. They will discover the answers to the following questions: Who were the local leaders? Who had a state and national impact? What were the national labor

struggles gaining attention, and how did they resonate locally? Cocktails start at 5:30 p.m. with dinner beginning at 6 p.m.

The Canal Corridor Association’s dinner lecture series provides an opportunity to introduce participants to local and regional history topics during a relaxed and enjoyable evening. The Canal Corridor Association’s dinner lecture costs $24 for members and $30 for non-members. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 815-223-1851.

Spiritually speaking ...

Putnam Christian Church congregation supports missions far and near

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

PUTNAM – Not many churches in the area can boast that they have been around as long as the Putnam Christian Church. In the area since 1866, the church is currently led by the Rev. Terry Broady, who has been pastor at the church for seven and one-half years.

Broady has been at the church a little longer than the average span that a pastor stays, and he likes it that way.

“I can anticipate needs in my congregation,” he said. “You get to know the people. You know if something is going on.

They’ll let you know.

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Putnam Christian Church’s congregation is made up of a mix of people. Broady said they have retirees out of Chicago, and a lot of blue collar workers have settled in Lake Thunderbird and may only be around at select times of the year. The other half of the congregation is made up of locals who keep things going in between.

Each of the groups find each other interesting, Broady said.

“We have people here

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During Sunday services and fellowship, Broady receives lists of prayer concerns from members of his congregation. Monday’s group then not only works on prayer for those in need, but organizes for families who need further help.

“If someone is going through chemo, there is a group of ladies that makes sure that there will

be meals coming in to the family,” he said. “It’s not really an official group, We don’t have committees for committee’s sake; these ladies and gentlemen just take care of things.”

The church supports several missions. There are missions in Thailand and the Solomon Islands, and locally, the church supports the Rock River Christian Camp in Polo for the youth of the congregation with donations and supplies.

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So every once in a while we will throw certain things in to make people more comfortable.”

The Putnam Christian Church holds Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 9 a.m. each Sunday.

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Broady describes his Sunday service as somewhat flexible.

“Sometimes we get started on time; sometimes we don’t. We very rarely end on time. But since they are staying for fellowship anyway, it’s not been a problem. They are not going to hurry to get to lunch,” he said. “We usually try to keep the service to an hour or an hour and 15 minutes. We are mostly retirees; they are not worried so much about timing. They have chosen to live in this community because they want out of the city. We move at a little slower pace out here.”

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Church From Page 10 “This is summer camp for the kids of our church,” he said.

The church is located halfway between Henry’s Seven Loaves and the Putnam County Food Pantry, so the congregation splits their efforts of support between the two groups.

The church does local work with the community as well.

“If is somebody in our church family, or somebody related to our church family or somebody close to our church family, we try to do some of our missions right here, supporting our community,” he said.

Broady appreciates his congregation.

“They are very concerned for each other,” he said. “They are very concerned for the community. One of the most exciting things that has happened here for our congregation, is that some people from town are regularly coming now ... new people. We are also always getting new people from the lake. People come in and try us out.

Sometimes we just have very regular people that come just about four or five times a year because that is when they are down at their property.

They come here and worship with us. We know them; we know their kids; they are on our prayer lists. That’s kind of neat.”

Broady is very proud of the church and congregation, especially when it comes to the mission work they do.

“We have really increased our missions giving,” he said. “We are not randomly doing more missions; we are doing more for the missions that we already supported. We are being more of a support. Instead of having 15 ministries at $50 a month, we are doing something with substance.”

Broady said when the missionaries are on furlough, they often come to the church to help recognize the work his congregation does. Last year they had the fellow from Thailand and the couple from the Solomon Islands visit the church.

“Sundays are a premium with these missionaries,” he said. “We explain to them that we simply don’t have a lot of weekly meetings, if they want to meet the majority of our congregation, Sunday is the day to do it.”

Broady said there is a mission for every church.

“Our mission is to develop or have a place for people to worship and then people can come know the Lord and grow in the Lord,” he said.

“That’s the main function of the church. So many churches get sidetracked with all the other stuff that they are doing that they forget that purpose.

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Library Corner Condit Library May programs at Condit are preschool story time at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. The May theme is family. Preschool story times end by June.

Granville Library Story hour will be held each Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. until May 14. There will be no story hours May 21 or 28 as preparations are made for the Summer Reading Program, “Have Book Will Travel,” which begins in June and will continue through the summer. Regular preschool story hour will resume in September. The theme for the remaining weeks will be: “Roaring with the Dinosaurs” which will feature reading some children’s classics with crafts to go along with the stories.

“Our Favorites” club is meeting the first Thursday of each month; the next meeting date is May 2. Patrons can share their favorite and not-so-favorite reads.

On May 13, John Redshaw will present his program “The King of Swap: The story of Trader Jack Redshaw” at 6:30 p.m. Plan now to attend this interesting program as he shares his stories of one of Granville’s most infamous citizens.

McNabb Library Saturday Stories are every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at the McNabb branch library. This program is for ages preschool through early elementary.

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May 11 - Visitors from different planets and galaxies join the fun in stories of aliens and earthlings. Children will create their own extraterrestrial friend to take home.

A series of interactive, art computer programs are now available for public use at the McNabb Branch library. The National Gallery of Art has produced NGAKids ArtZone, compiling eight educational programs, including Brushter, Dutch House, Faces, Jungle Places, Photo Op, Sea-saws, and Still Life, used to teach art and art history through exploration and creativity. Patrons can request the computer disc for in-library use on the public computer.

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New changes can be found at Standard Library

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

STANDARD – The Standard Library branch of the Putnam County Library District is undergoing a change. The books and shelves have been rearranged, making the room brighter and more accessible. Some of the library’s books have been swapped around with other branches, so patrons who come to the library can enjoy a new selection of materials.

One of the things that has remained the same is librarian Kristi Biagi.

Biagi has been with the Putnam County Library District for more than 20 years, and she said there is something for everyone at the Standard location.

“We have books for everyone at all age levels,” Biagi said. “We have books from the preschool all the way up to seniors.”

Entire families can now come into the library through the Putnam County Community Center (PCCC), which has loaned a lot of the furniture the library is using.

“Almost all of the furniture is the senior center’s,” Bobbie Morgan, PC Library director. “People can come in and play a

game of chess or sit and read in select areas in the library.”

The Standard branch also has electronic books on tape, DVDs, VHS movies and magazines for library patrons. It also has a computer with Internet access for patrons to use.

Patrons can also make copies at the library.

Even if patrons do not have a library card, they are welcome to come in and get one free of charge.

“As long as a person has something to show as their permanent address, getting a card is no problem,” Biagi said. “All you have to do is fill out a small form. I take them back to Hennepin and they fix up the cards for people. I then bring (the new library card) back to the library, where patrons pick them up.”

An example of permanent address identification can be a driver’s license, or a bill with a person’s name and address on it.

Children can get a card if their parents or a guardian will sign the library application form for them.

A librarian gets to know their patrons somewhat in the Putnam County Library District, and Biagi is no exception.

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the same people come in,” she said. “You get used to what they check out. If you can, you try to bring in that type of book for them to enjoy.”

Morgan said Biagi is very good at being aware of what people like to read in the Standard Library branch.

“Kristi has done a really good job,” she said. “She has been building up a collection of the Amish books, for example, so we have a shelf now in the center, just for the Amish books to make it easier for people who read that and who visit here all the time for their convenience.”

In the past, specialty programs the library has often has included the seniors of the area. Last summer, the summer theme was “Reading is Delicious.”

“One of the ladies from Hennepin who does a lot of baking came in and gave a program,” Biagi said. “The kids could go; the seniors could go; it was great fun.”

Biagi wants area patrons to know that the Standard Library branch is here for them.

“Everybody is welcome,” said Biagi. “If we don’t have a particular book that they want we can always try to order it

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Standard Librarian Kristi Biagi serves patrons each Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m. with inter library loan. If it is actually in our system, we can get it quicker from one of our other branches.”

Morgan agreed with Biagi.

“I think people need to know that we have just rearranged the library,” she said. “A lot of the collection we are getting ready to replace, so that they will have fresh materials here. We literally touched every book in the

library this time. We took a lot back to Hennepin to be distributed to other places. As soon as we get those books cleared out, we will be looking to bring more books back in to Standard.”

This includes the children’s books as well. Standard has a steady group of younger children that come to the library.

Morgan is currently looking at the scheduling now for the Standard

branch. If evenings pick up with usage of the PCCC building, more hours may be forthcoming. Currently the library is open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays.

Morgan said she would also be interested in hearing from the community on potential hours for the library as she is currently getting ready to set her budget for the next fiscal year. Patrons may contact her at bmorgan@putnamcountylibrary.org.

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Hopkins ‘43 observes 70-year reunion Editor’s note: This story was contributed by Helen Marie Engelbrecht.

PERU – The Hopkins Township High School Class of 1943 observed its 70th year of graduation April 13 with a Dutch treat dinner at Mario’s Maples in Peru.

As freshmen in 1939, there were 43 members in the class. Over time, 17 dropped out or moved.

Three persons had been added so that 29 graduated on May 29, 1943.

Of the 29 who graduated, today there are eight living. Of these, four are “girls” and four are “boys.”

Six of them live locally and were in attendance.

From Mark were Corinne Zagnoni (Edwin, deceased) Eckerd, and Enis Piacentini and husband John Barnato. From the rural area of Granville were Kenneth and Marilyn Van Ormer Fiedler, and Raymond Kunkel. From Granville village were Edward and Luella Capitani, and Helen Marie Hawthorne

(Kenneth deceased) Engelbrecht.

The two classmates unable to attend were James and Betty Barnard of Peru, and Elizabeth Lapuh (Maynard - deceased) Wertz, who had recently moved to Dallas, Ga. Joining the group were John and Donna Kelsey of German Town Hills. John’s family had moved before graduation, but he has always loyally been a part of the class. Also present were Bruce Steele (widower of Phyllis Buhn Steele) and friend, Edna Johnson, of Tonica.

The evening was spent simply reminiscing and visiting. Throughout the 70 years, there have been many reunions including dinners, dances and various programs including the attendance of former teachers. The whereabouts of all the class has always been known as it scattered throughout the United States. Only one girl never returned for a single event — the one all the guys always asked about.

Dean graduates from ICC EAST PEORIA – Alissa Dean of Hennepin graduated from Illinois Central College, East Peoria, on Dec. 15 with an associate degree in arts and science. The ceremony was held in the ICC CougarPlex.

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Extension celebrates National Volunteer Week The University of Illinois Extension Unit serving Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties celebrated National Volunteer Week and the many volunteers who contribute to Extension programming. Many Extension programs are made available to local residents through the support and service of volunteers.

This year’s theme was “Celebrating People In Action.” Volunteers serve Extension in many ways, including serving on advisory or planning committees; fundraising and financial support; delivering programs in their communities; and managing and training additional volunteers. Volunteers are involved at some level in nearly every program offered by University of Illinois Extension.

Advisory council volunteers work with staff to oversee and manage Extension’s budget and programming at the local level.

The local unit includes three local advisory groups, which each have representatives serving on a multicounty advisory council.

Each county also has fundraising volunteer groups, who work to secure funding for local Extension programs. These volunteers make contacts with local donors and government officials, plan and conduct fundraisers, and ensure Extension has the funding necessary to continue its programming.

Several of Extension’s program areas offer volunteers opportunities to plan and provide direct programming to local residents.

Volunteers are able to share their expertise with others, and help Extension to reach additional

audiences with programming and provide programs in diverse and exciting areas.

The 4-H Youth Development program relies on the support of adult and youth volunteers to offer fun, hands-on educational programming for youth ages 5-18.

Expansion and Review Committee members provide input about local needs and interests of the youth, and help shape the course of local youth program offerings.

Four-H cub and group leaders lead groups of youth in learning experiences and provide positive youth development experiences.

Four-H fair volunteers, including judges and superintendents, work to provide a culminating experience for youth to share what they have learned and evaluate project results. Volunteers also lead short-term programs for youth, provide workshops in a variety of areas, and plan and lead special events and summer programs.

Four-H youth development volunteers ensure local youth have opportunities to feel a sense of belonging, develop independence, practice generosity, and experience mastery.

Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists provide education in the areas of horticulture and natural resources, and also help beautify the community through gardening and environmental stewardship programs. These volunteers educate others about home horticulture and natural resources, may be able to provide advice about their areas to local residents, teach groups of youth, plan and carry out community

planting projects, and more.

Extension also has many volunteer-led supporting groups, including Extension foundations and building associations, which provide necessary support and resources to carry out these research-based programs across the four-county area.

Volunteers in the Home and Community Education Association (a separate organization) also assist Extension with a variety of programs and services. They receive training from Extension educators and reteach educational programs to their own local units.

They also work with Extension to provide additional programming in the family life area, and many assist with 4-H and/or Master Gardener programs.

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228 • Help Wanted WAITSTAFF needed.

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proMote JoB opeNiNgs The Putnam County Record Classified can help you promote your job openings and get your business full staffed.

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232 • Business Opportunities ********** THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of the Putnam County Record Does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by”900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

The Putnam County Record Classifieds makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact: Better Business Bureau 330 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 312 832-0500

- 300 Services 320 • Misc Services

Medicare Supplement Insurance & Major Medical Health Insurance.

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- 400 Merchandise 450 • Under $1000 ************ HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Put your ad in for FREE Items $1,000 or less can run FREE for 1 week. Limit of 5 lines.

Up to 3 items with price and price totaling under $1,000. 1 ad per household per week.

No commercial ads, firearms or animal sales.

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864 • Misc Rentals (2) 3500 Bushel Grain Storage Bins for rent.

Between Rt. 71 & McNabb on Rt. 89.

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460 • Garage Sales

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GRANVILLE 405 Hill Street. Thursday, May 2, 3:30pm-7pm; Friday, May 3, 8am-4pm; Saturday, May 4, 8am-noon.

Multi-Family Sale Longaberger, Harley Davidson apparel & parts, dryer, kid's & adult clothing, hunting clothing & items, building materials.

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the tentative budget and appropriation for Granville Township and Granville Township Road District, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2013 and ending March 31, 2014 is available for inspection at the Granville Township office, 212 South McCoy Street, Granville, Illinois, during regular business hours.

A public hearing on said budget will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at the Granville Township office, 212 South McCoy Street, Granville, Illinois.

Don Troglio Township Clerk Granville Township Road District Published in the Putnam County Record May 1, 2013.

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- 700 Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales **************** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call, HUD tollfree at 800 669-9777.

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 800 927-9275

- 800 Real Estate For Rent 856 • Apartment Rentals Downstairs Aapartment. $450 per month.

2 bedrooms. No pets.

Call 815-339-2331 HENNEPIN PARKVIEW APARTMENT. LARGE 2 BEDROOM, CLEAN, SMALL QUIET TOWN, GARAGE, BASEMENT, SINGLE LEVEL, WASHER DRYER HOOKUP. CALL 815-925-7509 or 815-343-5018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ROAD DISTRICT BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for road purposes in the County of Putnam, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1st, 2013 and ending March 31st, 2014, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the Magnolia Township Building from and after 7:30 p.m, May 29th, 2013.

Notice is further given hereby that a

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public hearing on said budget and appropriation ordinance will be held at 6:30 p.m., June 26, 2013 at the Magnolia Township Building in this Town and that final action on this ordinance will be taken by the Board of Trustees at the meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 26, 2013.

Dated April 25, 2013 Brenda Wulzen - Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 1, 2013.

and after 7:30 p.m., May 29th, 2013.

Notice is further given hereby that a public hearing on said budget and appropriation ordinance will be held at 6:30 p.m., June 26, 2013 at the Magnolia Township Building in this Town and that final action on this ordinance

will be taken by the Board of Trustees at the meeting to be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 26, 2013.

Dated April 25, 2013 Jacqualyn Smith – Supervisor Brenda Wulzen - Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 1, 2013.

answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Cathy J. Oliveri Clerk of the Circuit Court 120 North 4th Street P.O. Box 207 Hennepin, IL 61327 on or before May 17, 2013, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-13-02393 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

I525046 Published in the Putnam County Record Apr. 17, 24 and May 1, 2013.

NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 10, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Putnam County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Siegs Tire/ Tube Repair Shop, located at 112 South St. Paul Street, Mark, Illinois.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2013. /s/Daniel S. Kuhn County Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 1, 8 and 15, 2013.

NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 9, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Putnam County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Conehead’s Cafe located at 302 S. McCoy Street, Granville, Illinois.

Dated this 9th day of April, 2013. /s/Daniel S. Kuhn County Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Apr.17, 24 and May 1, 2013.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TOWNSHIP BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for the Town of Magnolia in the County of Putnam , State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1st, 2013 and ending March 31st, 2014, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the Magnolia Township Building from

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee ) for SASCO Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-WF1 ) PLAINTIFF ) Vs. ) Roland D. Nass a/k/a Roland D. Nass Jr.; ) Lynn Nass; Mortgage Electronic Registration ) Systems, Inc.; Unknown Owners and ) Nonrecord Claimants ) DEFENDANTS ) 13 CH 00005 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Roland D. Nass a/k/a Roland D. Nass Jr. Lynn Nass Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT NUMBER THREE (3) IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: COMMENCING AT A STONE ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND 15 RODS NORTH OF A STONE IN THE CENTER OF THE PUBLIC ROAD AT THE QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 5, THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE 5 RODS TO A STONE, THENCE WEST 16 RODS TO A STONE, THENCE SOUTH 5 RODS TO A STONE, THENCE EAST 16 RODS TO A STONE AT THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, EXCEPTING THEREFROM 98 HALF 1/2 FEET OFF THE WEST END OF SAID LOT HERETOFORE CONVEYED TO THE VILLAGE OF MARK

BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF SAID COUNTY IN BOOK 63, PAGE 537, PURSUANT TO THE PLAT OF SURVEY THEREOF BY D.B. TURNER, COUNTY SURVEYOR, DATED JUNE 6, 1906, AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF SAID COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK B, PAGE 38 ON JUNE 6, 1906, EXCEPT THE COAL UNDERLYING THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND AND ALL RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS IN FAVOR OF SAID MINERAL ESTATE, SITUATED IN PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 108 N. Milwaukee Street, Mark, IL 61340 and which said Mortgage was made by: Roland D. Nass a/k/a Roland D. Nass Jr. Lynn Nass the Mortgagor(s), to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Putnam County, Illinois, as Document No. 05-1399 Book 98 Page 1285; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The Village of Mark, Mark, Illinois, will receive sealed bids for the “Roberts St. Reconstruction,” 700 LF consisting of 8” concrete pavement, combination curb and gutter, storm sewer, water main, sidewalk, driveways, miscellaneous bituminous paving together with all other necessary appurtenances and incidental construction.

Proposals will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), May 16, 2013 at the Mark Village Hall. All Proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud on the said date at the said hour.

Proposals shall be addressed to the Village of Mark, and shall be inserted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside “Proposal for Roberts St. Reconstruction.”

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the Owner for five (5) percent of the total amount of the Bid. As soon as the Bid prices have been compared, the Owner will return the Bonds of all except the three lowest responsible Bidders. When the Agreement is executed the Bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful Bidders will be returned. The Bid Bond of the successful Bidder will be retained until the Payment Bond and Performance Bond have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned.

A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, with a corporate surety approved by the Owner, will be required for the faithful performance of the Contract.

The Village reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, to waive technicalities in bidding, and to accept other than the low bid. No Proposal may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids for 60 days.

All work for the Water Main, Storm Sewer, and Street Reconstruction of the Project must be completed within 90 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed.

The Contract Documents, including Plans and Specifications are on file in the office of McClure Engineering Associates, Inc., 1138 Columbus Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, and may be examined at the above named office. Copies of the documents may be obtained from the Engineer.

Labor employed on this project shall be paid not less than the minimum prevailing rates of wages for the various classifications of workmen employed as determined by the State of Illinois Department of Labor.

BY ORDER OF: Frank Niewinski MAYOR DATED: April 19, 2013 Published in the Putnam County Record May 1, 2013.

DETASSELERS NEEDED THIS SUMMER

DuPont Pioneer and its Contractor/Leaders are looking for detasselers. Competitive wages paid. Work is typically for 3-4 weeks during July. Minimum age: 13 years old.

Tonica, Granville, Mark & Hennepin areas.

Contact: Nick Heuser - 309-532-3552 njheuser@hotmail.com DuPont Pioneer Princeton Production Plant (815) 875-2845 EOE

E-mail items for sale to: classified@bcrnews.com

16 From You 16 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, May 1, 2013

From the superintendent’s desk With April rapidly coming to an end, I find it difficult to realize we are already nearing the end of another school year. I am sure you have been stunned with the recent historic flood levels and the flash flooding that even caused me to cancel school recently. In my long educational career, I do not ever recall a “flood day.” My thoughts are with those who experienced flood damage in our county and in nearby communities.

On a lighter topic, I have been considering how fortunate we are in our school district, despite the decreased funding support from state and federal sources. I am considering the needs for this coming fiscal year’s budget, and we are examining ways to further “tighten our belts” throughout our school district. This is absolutely essential in these tougher economic times, but I still recognize the tremendous strengths of this school system. We remain one of the very few districts in the state of Illinois that has no outstanding debt. Our school facilities are in excellent condition, and we have made purposeful improvements over the past several years.

Putnam County Schools have one of the finest and most dedicated staffs around, and they care deeply about our students’ educational needs.

Our administrative team is working together very well to meet the ever changing needs in education.

We have outstanding community support, and all of us appreciate how the Putnam County community rallies around our students. As I mentioned in a recent newsletter, we have incredible students who are making fine accomplishments!

As I reflect on the numerous positive attributes of our P.C. Schools, I sometimes forget to mention another dedicated group of individuals who volunteer their time and expertise to improve all of our students’ educational opportunities.

Our current and past Putnam County C.U.S.D. 535 Boards of Education work closely with school administration to focus on our students’ needs.

My appreciation is extended to those who are finishing their terms of office and to those who will be serving our district in the coming years. I know their work is not easy, but I also recognize their reason for serving ... to truly make a positive impact on the lives of our students.

Our Putnam County educational team is indeed a strong one, and I remain grateful to serve this district for all of the reasons highlighted in this message.

An example of the focused work that has been completed recently is the successful collective bargaining contract that has been ratified by the teachers and passed by our board of education. Our district attorney recently commented he uses Putnam County as an example of how collective bargaining should be done. That is a tribute to all of the individuals involved in this sometimes tough process.

We have much work to complete before our school year is finished, but I look forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming games, concerts, celebrations and graduations that lie ahead. I anticipate a strong finish to a very successful school year!

Sincerely.

Jay K. McCracken, superintendent

Photos contributed

Kaddywampus honors Panthers basketball teams The Putnam County High School Panthers boys and girls basketball 2012-13 teams were honored for their successful years and treated to a spaghetti dinner with all the trimmings at Kaddywampus Sports Grill in Granville.

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