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Looking for answers in school funding By Ken Schroeder
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The formula for state school funding in Illinois has not changed since 1997. Last year, Senate Bill 16 was proposed by state Sen. Andy Manar (Bunker Hill-D) to rectify that situation. The bill was intended to create more equity in the funding of school districts by directing state funding away from wealthier school districts and into poorer districts. The legislation passed the Senate but faced opposition in the House.
The bill died at the end of the 98th General Assembly. With the beginning of the 99th General Assembly, Manar refiled the bill on Jan. 15 as Senate Bill 1. The bill has been rewritten slightly with changes to the proposed school funding formula to increase its chances of passage. Among the changes to the bill is a provision which would take into account higher costs of living in some districts. That means some of the wealthier districts would lose less money than they would have under the previous bill.
Gov. Bruce Rauner and other Republicans had concerns about several of the directives in the previous legislation. Estimates of the new legislation’s impact on districts haven’t been released, but numbers for the previous bill indicated a negative impact on local school districts. According to Putnam County Schools Superintendent Jay McCracken, former Senate Bill 16 would have taken more than $874,000 in state funding out of the school district, a figure that represented most of the school’s state funding. McCracken does not think the new bill is much better.
“I continue to have concerns about Senate Bill 1, another version of the school funding reform movement in the State of Illinois,” he said. “While there have been some regional factors of consideration and the magnitude of the losses for specific districts have been reduced, the bill still relies on taking money from numerous districts and giving it to less fortunate districts. As school leaders, we desire to have all students receive a fair and equitable education, but the proposed funding formulas
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Granville considers body cameras GRANVILLE — The regular meeting of the Granville Village Board was held Tuesday, May 5. President Doug Gimbal welcomed Troy Resetich from Troy Simplified Technologies, who explained some of the pros, cons and changes to police body cameras, as well as laws of using them still being worked on at a governmental level. Board Member Randy Borio asked village attorney Brad Popurella what legal issues the village should be concerned with. Popurella said until there is a firm policy at the state level, the village is opening itself up to risk. The board agreed Police Chief Kevin Moore should evaluate the current version of the body camera, which should be available in the next 30 days The board would re-address the issue after the trial period. Cost of the unit with set up and software included is $400 per camera. The board also asked Resetich about adding cameras to the board room for meetings. The camera system the Village Hall currently has is not big enough to add cameras to, but a new system could be put into just the boardroom with an on/off switch. The board asked that a proposal be put together, and they will re-address at a later time. According to meeting minutes, new board member Jared Baker and returning member Jim Pettit were sworn in by Village Clerk Kari Moore for a four-year board term. In other action: • Mike Richetta of Chamlin had the Motor Fuel Tax preliminary submittals ready for signature. Richetta told the board the well upgrade at the waste water treatment plant is being scheduled. The board at an earlier meeting authorized $2,500 for the test pumping and pump upgrade. Vessel no. 3 at the treatment plant is repaired and is waiting test results to be put online. In regards to the fire hydrant repair/replacement program, Richetta has found the company The Hydrant Doctor to repair the hydrants without excavation. Three of the four hydrants earlier in question can be repaired. The hydrant located at the alley on South
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Hanna Hundley is removed from the scene of the mock prom accident presentation at Putnam County High School Friday, May 8. In the scenario, Hundley was a passenger in the car driven by drunk driver Colton Washkowiak. The drill, sponsored by Community Partners Against Substance Abuse, was aimed at showing students what can happen when someone drinks and drives.
Mock crash shocks PCHS students By Ken Schroeder
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GRANVILLE — The Putnam County High School parking lot was the scene of a two-vehicle accident Friday, May 8, that resulted in one death and sent two people to the hospital. But don’t worry, everyone was actually unharmed. The accident was part of a dramatization by Community Partners Against Substance Abuse (CPASA) with the help of the Putnam County Emergency Medical Services, Granville Fire Department, Granville Police, Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and Standard Fire Department. CPASA last presented the mock accident four years ago. The scenario includes two cars of prom-goers involved in a broadside collision after a student who had been drinking runs a stop sign. This year, Colton Washkowiak played the part of the student who was drinking
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Matt Conerton slumps behind the wheel during the mock prom accident presentation while in the background, assistants apply make-up and fake blood to his date Lauren Colby.
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Bernardoni presided over the case, with Michael Glenn representing the defendants and Kristin Pinn acting as the plaintiff’s attorney. Law Day has been presented by the Putnam County Bar Association for 36 years, and has been recognized by the state as a successful program. “We started doing the Law Day program in 1980 when I first started
practicing law,” former Putnam County Circuit Judge Scott Shore said. “The judge that was here brought in seniors and gave them a speech; and I think the program wasn’t everything we could do so we ramped it up. We started writing mock trial scripts, and we enjoy it as much as the kids do.” “This bar association has been recognized several times over the years
by the (Illinois) State Bar Association for the community service award for this program,” Hennepin attorney Roger Bolin said. “Bringing the senior class in and through voter registration, the educational aspect of it ... the ISBA has recognized this program and the plaques are on the wall to prove it.” Shore and Bolin have collaborated on the mock trial scripts from the
beginning, and the program serves as a teaching tool for the rest of the state. “The programs we have written and the mock trials we have developed, and the pictures we take during the mock trials are sent to the Illinois State Bar Association and they’re archived and available for other bar associations to use,” Shore said. “We use some of theirs as well.” In this year’s trial, the jury ruled for the plaintiff and awarded her the complete amount asked for in the lawsuit. “I think it’s a good program for the kids,” Putnam County Circuit Judge James Mack said. “I think everybody had a good time learning. I’m very glad to be participating in it and very grateful to Judge Shore and Mr. Bolin who have done this for more than 30 years, and hopefully it will continue to go on and I’ll have the opportunity to assist.”
• Moore told the board the police department will be losing two or three part-time officers and would like to replace them. He has four applicants, one of which is just finishing the class. Board member Tina Bergen said all four applicants would need to be interviewed. Bergen will get with Moore and set up interviews.
• The board made a donation of $100 to the Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Group and a $200 donation to the Putnam County Community Center. • It was brought to the board’s attention although new Public Works hire Wayne Welch was hired for a temporary position, if he works over 30 hours a week, health insurance must be provid-
ed at 60 days of hire date. The board decided since Welch was told he will be working the 40 hours per week, they felt they needed to follow through with that decision and pay for the insurance. Moore is still waiting to hear from IMRF but isn’t expecting any changes. • Gimbal reminded everyone the Waste Management cleanup day will
be Thursday, May 14, and the electronic recycling day is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, at the Mark Community Building. • Board Member Roy Leckonby presented the board with the proposed budget. He has a few questions on projects he would like input on before presenting the budget for a vote at the next meeting.
the windshield and pronounced dead at the scene. “We want to show students that things can happen to anyone,” CPASA director Dawn Conerton said. “It’s important they know what can happen if you drink and drive.” Dawn said the students’
reactions were exactly what they hoped for. “I heard a student say, ‘This is what we need to see, not those films.’ This really brings the situation home,” she said. After the mock accident, students went to the auditorium and heard a presentation by Ryan Sond-
geroth. Sondgeroth was involved in a drunk-driving accident in 2003 and has been confined to a wheelchair. Matt Conerton is Dawn’s youngest son. Four years ago, his older brother was the victim who was “killed” in the mock accident, some-
thing that still affects Dawn today. “When you see something like that as a parent, it stays with you,” she said. “It stayed in my mind for quite a while. I can’t really imagine what it would feel like to be a parent in that position. It’s really scary.”
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HENNEPIN — A girl breaks up with her boyfriend two weeks before her senior prom. Still wanting to attend, she signs up with a dating service mobile app that promises her the prom date of her dreams. The girl proceeds to spend $1,000 on her dress, shoes and other cosmetic treatments only to meet her date at prom ... who turns out to be her ex-boyfriend. After making a scene at prom, she filed a lawsuit against the dating app firm — E-Prom — for expenses, plus $100,000 for pain, suffering and humiliation. That was the case presented Friday, May 8, during the annual Law Day event at the Putnam County Courthouse with Putnam County senior students playing the part of judge, jury, plaintiff, defendant, lawyers and spectators. Judge Kayte
Granville From Page 1 Street near the Public Works building will need to be replaced. Richetta will check into the company’s references and will add some of the other hydrants just needing repaired to the other three to have The Hydrant Doctor repairing for a full day.
Mock Prom From Page 1 and driving while Hanna Hundley played his date. Driver Matt Conerton and passenger Lauren Colby were in the other car. In the accident, Colby was catapulted through
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The jury takes notes during the closing arguments of the case of the bad computer date. The Law Day program introduces students to the workings of the legal system and gives high school seniors the opportunity to register to vote.
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Good for one ... good for all EDCNCI talks about mission, vision, future By Goldie Currie Shaw Media Service
OGLESBY — During a press conference in Oglesby on Monday, May 4, members of the interim board of the Economic Development Corporation of North Central Illinois (EDCNCI) introduced their mission, talked about the vision of the group and what they hope to attract to the North Central Illinois regional area. What is EDCNCI? The non-profit corporation plans to pool the individual economic development endeavors and investments to create a unified and more effective marketing effort to bring in job growth, job retention and job expansion to the area. “We are looking at the people that are already doing business here and trying to help them expand, as well as bring more jobs here through marketing the region in Chicago and beyond,” explained TJ Templeton, a member of the EDCNCI Interim Board. As Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce (IVAC) began looking at what a regional economic devel-
opment group would look like, it became apparent the region needed a bigger, louder voice over each town’s Chamber of Commerce that would further attract people and businesses to this area, said Scott Starvrakas, president of IVAC. Working on a $400,000 budget, the board plans to hire a team of individuals who will work with the EDCNCI Board made up of members representing Bureau, LaSalle and Putnam counties, to reach markets nationally and beyond. The idea is if one large business comes to the area, the whole Illinois Valley benefits. Debb Ladgenski, Spring Valley economic development director, used the Walmart Distribution Center as an example. “While it’s located in Spring Valley, there are over 100 different area codes represented in that facility,” she said. Joni Hunt of Princeton said economic directors used to look at their neighbor as the competition, but the real competition is other regional economic development corporations. “The goal of the group is not to compete with local economic development staff, it’s to provide a more concentrated marketing effort to have a broader
reach in the world,” Hunt said. Competition will be other economic development corporations in Rockford, Will County, DeKalb, Bloomington, Peoria and more. What is it going to cost? Where is the money coming from? The $400,000 start-up costs will be funded equally through both private and public sectors. Breaking down that budget: $200,000 to $250,000 will go toward salaries for the marketing team; $10,000 for office space, which will be located at Illinois Valley Community College; $10,000 for supplies, computers and telephones; $30,000 for regional studies and work clusters; and $100,000 for marketing and travel. Templeton pointed out having $100,000 in the budget for marketing and travel is key, as there are currently no other entities that have as large of a budget to spend on marketing the area. The public sector will bring in $1.30 per capita for every town and county who sends a letter of commitment to the corporation. Currently, the corporation has gotten support from the Bureau County Board; cities of Spring Valley, LaSalle and Oglesby and villages of Granville, Hennepin, Ladd, Standard
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Schou receives NRHA’s highest honor for service PRINCETON — Pat Schou of Princeton recently received the National Rural Health Association’s highest honor, its President’s Award, during ceremonies held in Philadelphia, Pa., and attended by more than 400 healthcare leaders. “One of the true advantages of serving as president of NRHA is having the opportunity to bestow the President’s Award on an individual that is truly deserving,” said Jodi Schmidt, 2015 NRHA president, who also serves as executive director of the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. “Pat personifies the wonderful balance between being an effective visionary for the advancement of rural healthcare, while also maintaining a healthy respect for reality. She has made a significant impact on rural healthcare for many years, and that’s what this award is all about.” Being the executive director of the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN), the state’s first network of its kind, Schou has been an advocate in leading her team and in assisting other healthcare organizations throughout the state and nation. “Pat is never opposed to anything new and different and always makes certain that the change to be effected will also be connected to resources available in the critical access hospital and small and rural communities her network serves,” said
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Pat Schou (center) of Princeton was recently awarded the National Rural Health Association’s “President’s Award” for outstanding service in the advancement of rural healthcare. She is shown with Alan Morgan, NRHA chief executive officer, and Jodi Schmidt, 2015 NRHA president. Schmidt. “It’s these strategies that allow and drive future success.” Schou holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing as well as a master’s of science degree. Some of her other past and current positions include president of the Illinois Rural Health Association, the National Rural Health Association, Rural Congress, Rural Health Quality Workgroup, and the Board of the Accreditation Association for Hospital/Healthy Systems. She is also a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). She was recently awarded the Calico Quality Leadership Award in recognition of her role in improving the quality of healthcare in rural America, which was sponsored
by the National Rural Health Research Center; was named the 2014 Rural Health Hero by the National Center for Rural Health Professions; was named among the Top 25 Women in Leadership for Central Illinois by WEEKTV Channel 25; and was among the roster of the 2013 Women of Distinction in the Illinois Valley area, sponsored by the Bureau County Republican. ICAHN is a network of 53 small rural Illinois hospitals dedicated to strengthening the operations of its member hospitals through collaboration. The organization is composed of Illinois hospitals who have earned critical access hospital designation by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Sweet treats for a sweet event It was a sweet day in Standard at the annual Putnam County Community Center (PCCC) craft fair on Saturday, May 2. Vendors ranged from jewelry, healing oils, gardening and, of course, baking. Gina Hayungs’ business G’s Sweet Treats had a wide variety of cupcakes available. Hayungs (center) and PCCC Director Michelle Slutz (right) look over the selection of cupcakes.
IFT seeks to represent support staff at IVCC OGLESBY – The Illinois Federation of Teachers has filed a petition to represent support staff at Illinois Valley Community College. IFT Field Service Director Ray Roskos said they decided to pursue unionization because they wanted to have a voice in negotiating a contract that would represent their interests. “While other groups and individuals on campus have had the protection of a contract for many years, the support staff have never worked under a contract,” said
Roskos. “I believe it is time for support staff to have that ability.” “Unionization gives us the ability to negotiate our salary, benefits and working conditions,” IVCC staff organizer Teresa Bowen said. “In the past, we knew that whatever was negotiated for faculty, something similar would be provided for staff. Last year’s faculty contract negotiation broke that long-held pattern. A union will allow us to have a voice in the decision on what our pay and benefit package will be.”
The Illinois Valley Federation of Support Staff petition was filed with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board on March 26, which means the group is seeking recognition to become a collective bargaining unit. State law allows signed union cards to show the intent to form a union. Two other union groups also exist at IVCC. Faculty are represented by Illinois Federation of Teachers Local 1810 while facilities workers are represented by the Service Employees Union.
Conservation funds available for watersheds in Marshall, Putnam counties HENRY — USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Marshall-Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District (MP SWCD) are looking to fund local farmers through NRCS’ Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watershed Initiative (MRBI). The program, which uses funding from the Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), will invest in two local watersheds, Crow Creek West and Clear Creek, starting this year. The MP SWCD was approved for a four years grant for farmers and landowners in those watersheds to help with soil and water erosion. The “Crow Creek West/ Clear Creek” MRBI water-
shed project submitted by the MP SWCD will use proven conservation practices, management techniques and nutrient strategies to improve water quality and soil health in those watersheds. This project was approved for four years’ worth of funding starting with $227,000 starting in 2015. The initial application deadline for
funding ends on June 19. Farmers within these watersheds could receive financial and technical assistance from NRCS through the EQIP in 2015. NRCS State Conservationist Ivan Dozier is confident focusing conservation work in the places most in need will deliver strong results. “We’ve worked with
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Obituary Juanita Bogner GRANVILLE — Juanita Louise Bogner, 80, of Granville died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Juanita was born May 17, 1934, in Granville to Frank and Nelinda (Borri) Castagnoli. She married Kenneth “Sonny” Bogner on April 23, 1955, in Granville. She graduated from Hopkins High School, Class of 1952. Juanita attended St. Francis School of Nursing in Peoria and graduated in 1955. Juanita was a registered nurse and worked for Dr. Davito and Spring Valley Nursing Center. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and its Altar and Rosary Society. She was a 4-H leader, a Girl Scout leader, a CCD teacher, and coordinator and director of the worship choir. Survivors include two sons, Joe Bogner of Florid and Jim Bogner of Granville; two daughters, Diane (Larry Morse) Cecil Bogner of Rochelle and Nancy (Dave) Kobus of Bloomington; one brother, Bob (Anneliese) Castagnoli of Granville; one brother-in-law, Gene (Joan) Bogner of Billingham, Wash.; one sister, Fran (John) Wolfe of St. Paul, Minn.; one sister-in-law, Jerry (Vern) Fier of Davenport, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1992; a daughter-in-law, Lori in 2008; one brother and sister-in-law, Nildo and Rita Castagnoli; one niece, Carol Windt; and a special cousin, Dindy Biagini. Prayers were at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville and a Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Granville, with Fr. Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Granville. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the funeral home, where a rosary was recited at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to Putnam County Ambulance Service or Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Pallbearers were TJ Chesnut, Roger Teel, Andrew Cecil, David Bogner, Brian Bogner and Jason Kobus. Honorary pallbearers were Mark Bogner and Ty Cornmesser. Online condolences may be made to her family at www.dcfunerals.com.
Meeting Calendar May 13 — McNabb Village Board, 6:30 p.m., McNabb Library. Standard Village Board, 6:30 p.m., Standard Fire Department, second floor. May 18 — Putnam County School Board, 6:30 p.m., Putnam County Primary School. May 19 — Granville Village Board, 6:30 p.m., Granville Village Hall. Mark Village Board, 7 p.m., Mark Community Building.
Property transfers The following property transfers were recently recorded in the office of the Putnam County Recorder of Deeds. April 2 James N. Zaloudek and Elizabeth H. Murphy as co-trustees to Elizabeth H. Murphy and James N. Zaloudek as co-trustees; an undivided 42.4376 percent interest in a rural property; exempt. April 6 Robert Fassola and Linda Fassola to Linda T. Fassola as trustee; Lot No. 9, Indian Hills; exempt. Marie L. Coari and Yolanda Kulick to Dennis Hough; Lot No. 608, Lake Thunderbird Woods 4; $42,000. John Bellino to John Bellino as trustee; Lot No. 24, village of Standard with exceptions, and part of Lot No. 23, village of Standard; exempt. Kathy McGarry Merley to Scott Bergan; Lots No. 11 and 12, Block No. 13; village of McNabb; $60,000. Jerry W. Waddle, also known as Jerry Waddle, to Benjamin M. Lafferty; Tract 1: Lot No. 4 in the re-plat and tracts No. 24 and 71, Lake Thunderbird Woods; Tract No. 2: Lot No. 282, Lake Thunder-
bird Woods; $43,000. Larry Turner Sr. and Debra Turner to Duane Turner; Lot No. 7 and east half of Lot No. 6, Block No. 50, Ware’s Addition, village of Hennepin; exempt. Larry Turner Sr. and Debra Turner to Larry Turner Jr. and Duane Turner; south half of Lot No. 7 and Lot No. 8, Block No. 40, village of Hennepin together with part of vacated alley; exempt. April 7 Bank of America, N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Lot No. 11, Block No. 4, Lincolnshire Subdivision; exempt. April 8 Madonna L. Chopik and Stephen T. Chopik Sr. to Pamela S. Menerey; Lot No. 367, Lake Thunderbird; $113,400. April 9 Thomas E. Balcius to Melrose Holdings 10, LLC; Lot No. 12, Indian Hills; exempt. April 13 The Wetlands Initiative to John Allen; two parcels of rural property with exceptions; exempt. April 14 Kathleen A. Reno as trustee to Joseph G. Tonioni, Jr. and Renee J. Tonioni; Lot No. 73 and part
Circuit Court The following fines and sentences were recently handed down in Putnam County Circuit Court. Operating an unnumbered boat Mark A. Donaldson,
48, Granville, fined $120. Driving 15-20 mph above the limit Blake A. Doyle, 21, Granville, fined $230 plus three months supervision.
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of Lot No. 74, village of Standard; $38,000. April 15 Cyrilla Kelly Power Lambesis as independent executor to David S. Bell as trustee; rural property; $184,300. April 17 Clover Club, Ltd. to Sandra DeGroot; Lots No. 1, 2 and 3, Block No. 1, St. Paul Coal Company’s Second Addition, village of Mark; $184,000. April 20 Bernard Stehl and Jan M. Durham-Stehl to Bernard Stehl and Jan M. Durham-Stehl; Tract I: Lot No. 67, village of Magnolia; Tract II: Lots No. 68 and 69, village of Magnolia; exempt. Lynn Fenza to Stephanie Fenza and Tara Comstock; rural property; exempt. June Dempsey as independent executor to Nathan Buffington; rural property; exempt. Janeen Welsh as legatee to Nathan Buffington; rural property; $50,000. April 22 Edward Weidner to Richard D. Steele and Catherine N. Horvath-Steele; Lot No. 622, Lake Thunderbird Woods 4; $2,000. April 23 Randall H. Borri as inde-
Funding From Page 1 may result in the creation of new ‘poor’ districts.” McCracken believes the largest part of the current school economic crunch comes from the state’s own fiscal problems and hopes another answer can be found. “If general state aid was
pendent executor to Randall H. Borri; Lots No. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Block No. 2, St. Paul’s Coal Company’s Second Addition, village of Mark; exempt. Dennis Roberts, Kaye Fulkerson, Patti Moynihan, Daniel Roberts, Susan Johnson and Judy Torricelli to Charles Covey as Chapter 7 trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Mark A. Rinaldo and Paula J. Rinaldo; two tracts of rural property; exempt. Charles E. Covey as trustee in bankruptcy for the estate of Mark A. and Paula J. Rinaldo to Michael Schelkopf; three tracts of rural property; $104,000. James Patrick Bogner to Kathy J. Mekley; rural property; $85,000. April 24 Gary K. Anderson to Steven V. Stouffer and Alan Walker, Jr.; Lot No. 41, Lake Thunderbird Hills; exempt. Jill M. Kowalczyk, et al, to Michael W. Muilenburg and Jill M. Kowalczyk as co-trustees; rural property; exempt. Jill M. Kowalczyk, et al, to Joseph Kowalczyk and Jill M. Kowalczyk; rural property; exempt. Gary Billerbeck to Jeremy Mount; Lot No. 139, Indian Hills; exempt.
fully funded by the state, we would not even need to have these discussions. G.S.A. was designed to provide more money to the less fortunate districts and less to the districts that have the ability to raise adequate funding through local tax dollars,” he said. “In our Putnam County schools, our board of education and administration continue to monitor the newly proposed funding formulas.”
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The Editorial Page
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Birds of a feather She was kind of scraggly — at least as robins go. With a much paler breast than her male counterpart, Robin Red Breast didn’t really fit her very well — it was more like Robin Pale Pink Breast. For the sake of this story, I’m just going to refer to her as “Pinky.” To say Pinky looked tired is an understatement. Her feathers were ruffled in the truest sense of the word, and as she hopped around my backyard deck and the trees and shrubs around it, she clearly made her presence known with a loud chirp every now and then. The fact that it was one of those very windy, rainy and chilly days — well, it didn’t seem to have much of an effect on this feathered friend. She was on a mission — and a little wind, a little rain and a little cold weather wasn’t going to stop her. I stood on my deck, leaning on the railing with a cup of coffee in my hand, and watched her antics. Pinky was attempting to build a nest. Her first attempt on a brick ledge on my garTerri Simon den garage failed miserably. The wind was just too strong, and every piece of nesting material (grasses, leaves, dried weeds, etc.) blew off the ledge almost as quickly as she deposited the items and left them to retrieve another. By the time she got back to the ledge with another piece of grass or dried up weed, the items she had left a few minutes previous were on the ground. It was time for Pinky to regroup ... Pinky then chose the brick ledge on the back of my house. It was at this time I began talking out loud to her, actually warning her that any nest she attempted to make on my house might meet its demise with a broom, since I really didn’t want bird droppings gracing the dark reddish/brown brick. She didn’t heed my warnings though. Her attempts to keep building her nest were undaunted by my words. In this new location, the ledge was a bit more sheltered than the one on the garage. Pinky’s nest was coming together. She’d gather a few strands of this and that and then situate herself in the early stages of her new home. Back in the house, I’d sneak a look or two out the window every so often, only to see the nest coming together. Ugh! My heart said leave her alone; my head was telling me to get rid of it before she put any more time or energy into it. Thankfully, the decision was not mine to make. I glanced out the window at just the right time to see a gust of wind take Pinky’s almost-finished nest sailing onto the ground. The next thing I saw was Pinky sitting on the vacant brick ledge, looking down at the conglomeration of items that were once the start of her new home and I’m assuming a safe haven for a new family. So what happened next? Pinky found a safe place to build in one of our pine trees not far from the house. After working all morning on the first two nests, she set her beady little sights on the pine, where her work came to fruition. I can barely see the nest through the boughs and pine needles, but that’s good. I know in a few weeks I’ll be hearing the chirping of baby birds coming from that direction. So what’s my point? Birds build nests every year; I know that. And likewise, I know these nests come plummeting to the ground in storms, windy weather, etc. But as I watched Pinky, I couldn’t help but think of her resiliency. I mean really. She lost two potential homes in a couple hours, only to set out to build another and succeed. I think there’s a lesson there somewhere ... So often it seems life blows into our world and destroys our hopes, our dreams, seemingly our future. We tend to want to throw in the towel because the idea of rebuilding our lives seems somewhat futile, if not impossible. We all go through it, and it’s not fun. But perhaps we should take a lesson from Pinky — a scraggly feathered friend who took life in stride and kept moving forward. I always believe there are lessons to be learned all around us, if we just take the time to notice. Pinky reminded me never to give up, even when life blows in and throws you a curve ball.
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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Town: Magnolia. Family: One daughter, two grandsons and a great-granddaughter. Occupation: Retired. Pets: Three horses, three dogs, three cats. What is the last song you heard: “For Those About to Rock.” What is the last TV show you watched: “The Voice.” If someone stranded you on a deserted island and you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Spaghetti. If someone stranded you on a deserted island and you could take only one thing with you what
would it be: A raft.
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If someone gave you a million dollars what would you do with it: I am not sure. Have a hell of a good time.
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Is there anything you would change: Not really.
Local government units trying to become less accountable, less transparent to taxpayers As state government scurries to fill a projected $8 billion deficit in the 2016 fiscal year budget, it would seem to make sense to move beyond successful compromises and proven solutions already in place and instead focus on issues that truly have a significant impact on the state’s finances. At least you would think so given the seriousness of the fiscal crisis. But that’s not the case with some elected officials and local government lobbyists that represent the more than 7,000 taxpayer funded units of government in Illinois. Behind-the-scenes efforts are currently taking place that would reduce their obligation of accountability and transparency to taxpayers, all under the guise of the state’s financial crisis. It’s a “smoke-and-mirrors” attempt by local governments at a time of fiscal crisis where Illinois taxpayers would end up on the losing end. One successful compromise and proven solution that is now in its fifth year of operation is the PublicNoticeIllinois (PNI) website, or www. publicnoticeillinois.com. PNI is a centralized, aggregated website for all public notices from the state of Illinois, units of local government, and the Illinois court system. It’s a free-access website that is updated daily. It’s an example of a proven, successful public-private partnership that is already saving taxpayers money and should be supported by elected officials at all levels of government. Public notices, or legal notices as they are often referred to, are a fundamental component in the foundation of our democracy and of our legal system. For more than 200 years, newspapers have been paid to print public notices and to serve as the critically important independent third-party between units of local government and taxpayers, and have
Dennis DeRossett COMMENTARY
functioned as the official notification system of our court system. Notice of publication in newspapers provides the proven and necessary verification, certification and archiving solution that ensure individuals and taxpayers rights are protected and preserved. Frankly, it’s a process that has worked so well and for so long that those wanting to eliminate it or change to another process rarely consider the chaos and disruption to government bodies and to the court system that would take place without this proper verification, certification and archiving of public notices and notices of the courts. PNI was created by state law in 2011 and was approved unanimously by both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly. Yes, unanimously. Key components of the law called for the creation of a centralized website for public notices that would be managed by Illinois newspapers. It requires newspapers to upload all notices to PNI after the notices appear in print. All of this is done at no additional cost to government. No taxpayer money goes towards supporting or managing the public notice website. With each new session of the Illinois General Assembly, local government lobbyists — whose paychecks are funded largely by your tax dollars — repeatedly push bills to eliminate public notices or remove them from newspapers and PNI in favor of their own individual websites. These bills rarely make it out of committee because, frankly, state lawmakers understand that forcing citizens to
attempt to locate notices across 7,000 websites doesn’t make sense. (Actually, it would be about 4,000 websites as many units of local government do not yet have a website.) Such legislation was introduced and failed again earlier this session. However, local government groups are now using behind the scenes tactics to remove public notices from print and from PNI and, instead, have the notices placed on their individual websites. But, this time they have a new twist: They are claiming that having to be accountable and transparent through the current public notice process is an “unfunded mandate” and they want to do away with it. The simple fact is this issue is not about money, it’s about reducing transparency and accountability to the taxpayers. Every year Illinois citizens dutifully fulfill their obligation of paying many types and amounts of taxes to support these thousands of local government units throughout the state. Each of these units has an annual operating budget that ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars. Taxpayer dollars, that is. It’s not at all about “saving the taxpayers money” because that has already been done successfully through the 2011 legislation and PNI. Local governments will still try to sell it that way, however. Local government officials should focus on the big-impact issues, allow the proven public notice solution in our state to keep on working, and not spend so much time and taxpayer dollars on how to be less accountable and less transparent. The author, Dennis DeRossett, is executive director of the Illinois Press Association. The IPA is based in Springfield and represents more than 500 newspapers throughout Illinois. He can be reached at dderossett@illinoispress.org.
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Sports
Lady Panthers win triangular meet By Dixie Schroeder
IVCC to hold volleyball camp OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College youth volleyball camps are scheduled for June in the IVCC gymnasium. A beginner camp will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11, and 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 12. Session 1 of the High School Prep Camp will meet 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 9, and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. Session 2 meets 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11, and from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 12. The camp focuses on player experience rather than a grade-based approach. Beginner camp covers basic skills such as serving, passing, setting, hitting, blocking, digging, serve receive, and game strategies. The camp is an introduction to volleyball and is recommended for ages 8-12 and for those from basic middle school programs. The high school camp is designed for players with a higher level of experience regardless of age with multiple years of club or from advanced middle school programs. Focus will be on refining individual skills, running quick offenses and multiple defenses. Camps are led by head coach Erin Polte and assisted by the IVCC volleyball team. Coach Polte has two years of personal coaching experience working with various ages and skill levels. Polte grew up in a volleyball environment, watching her mother coach her entire life. She played competitively from the age 12 to 22. The camps are open to girls and boys age 8-15. The $55 registration includes 7.5 hours of instruction, teeshirt and certificate. Registration forms are available at www.ivcc.edu/athletics and are due by May 30 to ensure T-shirt sizing. Late registration is accepted. Contact Polte at 815-224-0344 or erin_polte@ivcc.edu for more information.
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HENRY — The Putnam County Lady Panthers won a triangular track meet on Monday, May 4. PC scored 59 points to beat out Henry-Midland and LowPoint Washburn/Roanoke Benson. In the 4x800 meter relay, the team of Ashlyn Haage, Emma Cyr, Leanne Smith and Margaret Voss took second place. Lydia Warren, Liv Lawley, Lauren Colby and Megan Rehn finished second in the 4x100 meter relay as well. In the 4x200 meter relay race, Haage, Lawley, Colby and Rehn took first place. Warren, Cyr, Megan
PCR photos/Dixie Schroeder
Above, Putnam County’s Liv Lawley flies over a hurdle while Lady Panther Ashlyn Haage (right) participates participated in the 3200 meter run on May 13 at Putnam County High School in Granville.
PC baseball beats Hall, loses to Peoria Christian By Dixie Schroeder
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PC basketball camp registration open GRANVILLE — The annual Putnam County basketball camp will be held June 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9. Registration is now open for the camp. There will be three sessions for the camp. For first through third grade, the camp is from 8 to 9 a.m. Fourth to sixth grade will attend from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. The third session for seventh through ninth grade is from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The head coach of the Panther basketball program and leader of the camp is Josh Nauman. “The primary emphasis will be on developing basic basketball fundamentals. Each day will feature group fundamentals, skills competitions, games and stations that will develop shooting, ball handling and defensive skills,” Nauman said. “The camp is designed to improve each camper’s basketball skills and provide a fun week of basketball. Both boys and girls are welcome to attend the camp.” Coaches in the Putnam County basketball program will help out along with many of the high school varsity and former players. Each camper will receive a camp T-shirt, and prizes are awarded for contest and game winners. Registration is $50 per camper and $40 per camper if there is more than one child from the same family. For more information or to register, contact Nauman at Putnam County High School at 815-882-2800, option 4.
Keegan and Haage finished second in the 4x400 meter race. In the 100-meter high hurdles, Lawley took first and Smith second. The 300-meter hurdles saw first place go to Paige Griffith, second to Lawley, third to Smith and fourth to Haage. In the 100-meter dash, Keegan finished fourth. Cyr took home third place in the 800-meter race. Warren took fourth in the 400-meter race. The Lady Panthers will ride this meet’s high note as they race toward the Illinois High School sectional competition on Thursday, May 14. The meet will start at 3 p.m. at Bureau Valley High School.
The Putnam County Panthers played only two games in the rain-shortened schedule this past week with mixed results. Panthers claw through Chargers The Putnam County Panthers scored in four innings to seal the game over the Peoria Christian Chargers, 8-2. In a game with sloppy defense on both sides of the diamond, a total of seven errors were committed. PC earned two while Peoria Christian had five. The Panthers pounded out eight hits for the win. Austin Biagini, Neal Stasell and Dan Pavlovich were two for four each at the plate. Biagini smacked a double and Stasell a triple in the extra base hit department. RBIs were earned by Stasell with two, and R.J. Copeland, Biagini and Pavlovich each earned one. Pavlovich earned the
win in the circle, pitching six and one-third innings. He gave up four hits, one earned run, one walk and blazed nine strikeouts. Matt Magana finished the last two-thirds of an inning, giving up two walks and one earned run.
Red Devils burn Panthers
PC’s Michael Glenn threw a three hit gem on May 6, but it wasn’t enough to earn the win
as the Panthers lost to the Red Devils 2-0. This was the championship game of the Wooden Bats tournament that had been rained out earlier in the season. Glenn pitched six innings, giving up three hits, one earned run, one walk and five strikeouts in the loss. The Panther offense could only generate three
hits for their team. Jeff Baker, Matt Donelson and Stasell all got a hit, but as a team could not generate runs in the game. Baker also had a stolen base. Biagini and Pavlovich earned walks in the game. The next home game for the Panthers will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, against the Peoria Christian Chargers at Jenkins Field.
PCR photo/Dan Dwyer
Putnam County’s Jeff Baker (left) is ready for action during the May 13 game against Hall. Baker caught Michael Glenn’s three-hit game in the loss.
Panthers host annual co-ed invitational By Dixie Schroeder
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GRANVILLE — The Putnam County Panthers hosted its annual co-ed track invitational on Wednesday, May 6. The Panthers finished fourth overall with 120 points. In a co-ed invitational, all relays have two boys and two girls running the races. PC fielded two teams in the 4x100 meter relay. In the final heat, the first team took fourth place (52.36). In the 4x110 hurdle relay, the Panthers ran a 1:03.59 for fourth place. The 4x200 meter relay again had two teams from PC. The first team took second place at 1:47.08, while the second PCR photo/Dixie Schroeder earned fourth place at 1:50.43. PC took The Putnam County Co-ed invitational on May 6 featured boy and girl relays. In the another second-place finish in the 4x400 second heat of the 4x400 relay, Lauren Colby (right) passes the baton to Owen Mallery meter relay with a time of 4:10.32. The 4x400 shuttle hurdles relay had PC finishwho finishes the race.
ing first (1:02.50) and third (1:10.59). In the 100-meter race, Owen Mallery earned a fifth (12.38) while Isaac Leal took eighth place (13.30). Dominic Green took fifth (25.78) and Leal 10th (28.40) in the 200-meter race. In the 400-meter race, Jimmy Hewitt ran to a sixth-place finish (59.15) and Leal finished ninth (1:03.95). On the ladies’ side, Raelee Poole earned sixth (14.24) and Megan Keegan eighth (15.09) in the 100-meter race. In the 200-meter race, Megan Rehn took sixth (29.01) and Lauren Colby seventh (30.15). The 400-meter race saw Emma Cyr earn sixth place (1:08.08) and Ashlyn Haage seventh (1:11.05). In the long distance boys events, Noe Flores blew the competition out of the water in the 800-meter race (2:13.05).
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Peoria Christian, Hall beat Putnam County By Dixie Schroeder
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In a rain soaked week, the Putnam County Lady Panthers managed to squeeze two games in. The squad traveled to Peoria Christian and Hall in back to back games. Putnam County’s Jackie Ossola pitched a strong game, but was unable to achieve a win on May 7 when the Panthers lost 3-1 to Peoria Christian. Ossola pitched six inning, giving up three runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and one walk in the loss. Her teammates were stymied with only two hits in the contest. Allison Voss smacked a double and scored a run. Ciera Keller had a hit and an RBI. The second game of the doubleheader was rained out.
Putnam County competes at Henry, Hall By Dixie Schroeder
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The Putnam County Panthers competed against 10 teams in two meets this past week. Panthers race at Hall The Putnam County Panthers raced in an eight-team invitational meet at Hall High School on Tuesday, May 5. Participating teams included Somonauk, St. Bede, Hall, DePue, Ohio, Princeton and Illinois Valley Chillicothe. The team of Mario Flores, Jimmy Hewitt, Jon Sabotta and Jarod Williams took third place in the 4x800 meter relay race (10:02.90). In the 4x100 meter relay, PC took fifth place (50.9) with Noe Flores, Owen Mallery, Isaac Leal and Dominic Green. Noe Flores took second place (4:57) and Sabotta fifth (5:21) in the 1600-meter run. In the 4x400 meter relay, PC took second place (4:02) with Green, Mallery, Hewitt and Noe Flores.
Lady Red Devils hammer Lady Panthers
The Panthers took a smack down from the Hall Lady Red Devils on May 6 in a 12-2 loss. PC jumped out to an early lead with an Annie Miller walk and an error by Hall that let Miller score from second base. Paige Veronda and Taylor Kreiser earned the only two hits of the game for the Panthers. However after one more run, this was the only offense the Panthers were able to muster. Questionable defense by PC allowing two errors only exasperated the situation in the contest. Hall also pounded out 13 hits. The Lady Panthers welcome back the Chargers of Peoria Christian in their next home game at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13.
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The 100-meter dash had Leal clocking in at 13.5 while Mallery hit 27.7 in the 200-meter dash. In the 400-meter dash, Hewitt came in at 59.8. The 800meter run saw Leal at 2:49 and Ryan Caulfield at 2:54. In field events, Green hit 16-7 in the long jump and 33-6 in the triple jump. Griffith tossed a 33-1/2 attempt in the shot put while Seth Carlson hit 26-8. In the discus, Carlson’s throw was a 68-5 effort.
Panthers battle two teams May 4
The Panthers took on the track teams of Henry-Midland and LowPoint Washburn in Henry on Monday, May 4. In the field events, Mallery took fourth in the long jump at 16-10. In the triple jump, Green earned a second (33-10) and Griffith a third place at (268). In the shot put, Griffith finished second at 33-11; Green was third at 27-9; and Noe Flores hit fourth place with a throw of 27-6. In the discus, Carlson won second place (76-8); Noe Flores
third (68-3); and Williams fourth (67-5). In the 4x100 meter relay, the team of Sabotta, Griffith, Carlson and Williams took third (51.6). The 4x200 meter relay team of Green, Hewitt, Mallery and Leal earned second place with the time of 1:42. Finishing in second place in the 4x400 meter relay was the team of Hewitt, Leal, Mallery and Mario Flores (4:04). Sabotta took first place (12:22) in the 3200-meter run. Caulfield pulled down fifth place in the 1600-meter run (6:58). Noe Flores took third place in the 800meter run (2:07). In the 100-meter dash, Hewitt raced to fourth place (12.9). Green took first (58.3) and Williams third place (1:01) in the 400-meter dash. Mario Flores took first (49.4) in the 300-meter hurdles. The Panthers track team will take a bit of a break, preparing for the Illinois High School sectional competition to be hosted by Bureau Valley on Friday, May 22. The meet will start at 3 p.m.
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Voss using leather PC’s Natasha Voss (with glove) gets into fielding position on a Hall batter during the game on May 13. The Lady JV Panthers lost to the Lady JV Red Devils 8-0.
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Jarod Williams took sixth (2:28.61) in the same race. Jon Sabotta brought home fourth place in the 1600-meter race (5:37.41) and third in the 3200meter event (11:36.72). In the 300meter hurdles, Mario Flores took fourth (49.72). Cyr came back in the 800-meter race and earned second place (2:44.79) while McKenna Downey finished sixth (2:57.09). The 1600-meter race saw Downey take sixth (6:59.77) and Mariah Landeros seventh place (7:42.14). Haage ran to a sixth-place finish in the 3200-meter race (15:32.08). Paige
Griffith took second place in the 300meter hurdles (49.54). In field events, Green hit 16-5 1/4 inches in the long jump for sixth place. The shot put had Luke Griffith in eighth (34-6) and Seth Carlson in 10th (28-6). Griffith took eighth (794) and Carlson ninth (75-7) in the discus. The girls’ field events had Margaret Voss earn fourth in the high jump (4-2). Lydia Warren took home a firstplace finish in the long jump (14-9). In the triple jump, Rehn was second (29-0) and Leanne Smith fifth (26-6 1/2”). In the shot put, Keegan was sixth (27-3) and Landeros ninth (196). In the women’s discus, Voss finished ninth (59-0).
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Community
Hennepin Park District offers swimming lessons
PCES will teach recycling at expo HENNEPIN — Putnam County Elementary School will be holding its Trash to Treasure Expo from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, in the school gymnasium in Hennepin. Fourth-grade projects
will be on display for family and friends to show how discarded items can be reused for other purposes. PCES students and families have been encouraged to find new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.
HENNEPIN — The Hennepin Park District will have three sessions of Red Cross swimming lessons this summer. Each session will be two weeks long. There will still be six levels of swimming ability. Level 1 is the beginning class, and children must be 5 years old by Sept. 1 and at least 42 inches tall to join this class. The morning sessions will run 40 minutes, Monday through Friday. The night session will run 50 minutes, Monday
through Thursday. The first session is June 15 to June 26. The times are from 9 to 9:40 a.m. all levels, 9:50 to 10:30 a.m. all levels, and 10:40 to 11:20 a.m. all levels. The second session is July 6 to 17. The times are from 9 to 9:40 a.m. all levels, 9:50 to 10:30 a.m. all levels, and 10:40 to 11:20 a.m. all levels. The third session is the night session from July 20 to July 30. The times are from 5 to 5:50 p.m. all levels and 6 to 6:50 p.m. all levels. Registration for these sessions
will start Saturday, May 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. Registration must be in person at the Hennepin Pool or during normal pool hours. The cost of the lessons is $33 per child. Hennepin or Hennepin Township residents pay for all lessons for each session. Granville, Granville Township, Mark or McNabb residents pay $33 per child for one session. Standard or Magnolia residents pay $16.50 for one session. For more information, call the Hennepin Pool at 815-925-7319.
Conservation camp planned for June 23 PUTNAM — The Marshall-Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District and the Marshall-Putnam River Conservancy District, along with the University of Illinois Extension, will sponsor the Marshall-Putnam Conservation Camp at Lake Thunderbird in Putnam. The camp will be held on Tuesday, June 23, and is open to all students ages 7-11. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and group presentations begin at 9:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided and the day will conclude with swimming, fishing or gardening activities. Campers will spend the day learning about bugs,
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Poppy Day is May 15 in McNabb
American Legion Scholarships awarded By Ron Bluemer
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GRANVILLE — The Granville American Legion Post 180 recently announced the recipients of their annual scholarship awards. The post members voted at their April meeting to award two scholarships this year in recognition of the outstanding character of the applicants who were selected. To qualify for the scholarship, a recipient must be related to a current or former member of the armed forces. The post’s Americanism officer, Ron Bluemer, presented Jeff Baker with his scholarship award certificate at the high school’s Honors Night on Tuesday, May 5. In his junior year at Putnam County High School, Baker had been selected by the post to attend the Legion’s Boy’s State Camp at Eastern Illinois Univer-
sity last summer. At PCHS he has shown outstanding leadership qualities serving as the vice president of the National Honor Society chapter, Journalism business manager and president of the Student Council. He also played baseball and basketball and took part in the WYSE competition. Baker’s community service activities included work with the Youth Healthy Living Camp, serving as a Youth Baseball coach and working on blood drives. Baker said he planned to use the $1,000 scholarship to defray expenses at the University of Wisconsin at Madison where he will be studying biomedical engineering. The second recipient of a similar award was Senior Airman Richard Kinczewski, currently serving with the Air National Guard in Peoria. His grandfather served in the U.S. Air
MCNABB — May 15 is Poppy Day in McNabb. The event is sponsored by the McNabb American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1242. The practice of wearing poppies takes its origin from the poem “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae. Proceeds from poppy sales go to helping disabled veterans.
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in political science at Illinois State University and anticipates completing the requirement for a bachelor’s degree in another year.
Kelsey Grosenbach receives scholarship HENNEPIN — The Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) Foundation for Community Banking has selected its 2015 annual scholarship program winners. Now in its 29th year, the program offers $23,000 to 26 high school seniors via an essay-writing contest. The first place winner’s school is
awarded $500. This year, 93 CBAI member banks representing 227 students statewide participated in the contest. North Central Bank announced Putnam County High School senior Kelsey Grosenbach has been named the second-place winner for Group 6. The bank sponsored Grosenbach
HENRY — Henry Community Character Counts board members will host an open house for the Character Counts Activity Center from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau basement in Henry. Refreshments will be available. HCCC began working on this project in September 2013. The 2,500 square-foot basement had been empty for many years. Money has
been raised from many donors to help with the renovation, and many board members of the HCCC organization, MP Farm Bureau and citizens donated their time to get the basement ready for use. A Power Point Presentation about the progress of the basement from the beginning will play during the open house. The center will be used for events in the future for adults and youth of the Henry community area.
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Menus Putnam County Community Center May 18 — Smoked sausage, fried potatoes, three bean salad, peaches, rolls and butter. May 19 — Burgers, macaroni salad, green beans, fresh asparagus, dessert. May 20 — Beef stroganoff, rotini noodles, peas and onions, salad with toppings, pineapple bits and white bread. May 21— Beef and noodles, buttered peas, lettuce salad with toppings, bread and butter, dessert. May 22 — Pork chops, mashed potatoes, green beans, fruit cocktail, bread. For reservations, call 800-757-4579 24 hours in advance of the day’s meal. The menu is subject to change. Meals are available to senior citizens 60 plus at no cost but donations are appreciated. The meal program is partly funded by donations so they have a suggested donation of $5 per meal. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m.
May 20 — Scrambled eggs with toast or cereal, fruit, juice, milk. May 21 — Cereal and toast, fruit, Go-gurt, juice, milk. May 22 — Cinnamon roll or cereal, yogurt cup, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch May 18 — Chicken strips, dinner roll, baked beans, mandarin oranges, milk. May 19 — Taco in a bag with lettuce, cheese, salsa, sour cream, apple, gelatin, milk. May 20 — Cheese-stuffed breadsticks with marinara sauce, corn, applesauce, sherbet, milk. May 21 — High school/junior high — Salad bar; Primary/elementary — Sub sandwich, corn chips, veggie sticks, pears, milk. May 22 — Spaghetti, whole grain garlic bread, green beans, strawberries, milk.
Posting a warning Students from the Putnam County High School Interact Club made a lap through Putnam County Tuesday, April 21, posting reminders at stores about the sale of liquor to minors. “Your Actions Matter” — formerly “Operation Sticker Shock” — is an annual event sponsored by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission and Community Partners Against Substance Abuse aimed at reducing under-aged drinking. Students Katie Goetsch (from left), Allen Lindstrom and Olivia Lindstrom tag bottles of alcohol at Hennepin Food Mart. Other businesses taking part included BP Fast Stop, The Corner Store and PC Foods in Granville.
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Simon to speak at IVCC commencement OGLESBY — Former Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon will speak at Illinois Valley Community College’s 49th annual commencement at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in the gymnasium. Simon, the daughter of former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon and his first wife, former state Rep. Jeanne Hurley Simon, was previously a professor at the Southern Illinois University School of Law. As lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2015, Simon toured all 48 Illinois community colleges on a fact-finding mission and later issued a report to improve graduation rates
in a system that enrolls nearly one million students annually. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, and a juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center. She provided legal services to indigent clients at the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation from 1987 to 1992. She was an assistant state’s attorney in Jackson County from 1994 to 1998 and helped create SIU law school’s domestic violence clinic in 1998. An assistant professor at the law school from 2000 to 2005, she was promoted to clinical asso-
ciate professor in 2005. After serving as a member of the Carbondale City Council from 2003 to 2007, Gov. Pat Quinn selected her to serve on the Illinois Reform Commission which helped establish the state’s first political contribution limits. Student Andrea Neff, 2014-15 editor-in-chief of the IV Leader, will read her winning Paul Simon Student Essay Contest submission, “How IVCC Has Changed My Life.” The Wind Ensemble conducted by Gene Montgomery will perform, and student Emily Hanck of Peru will sing “The Star-Spangled
Banner.” President Jerry Corcoran will welcome graduates and confer certificates and degrees. Vice President for Academic Affairs Deborah Anderson will present the Class of 2015; 2014-15 student trustee Amy Rogowski of LaSalle will present the invocation; and 201516 student trustee Austin Burnette of Mendota will present the benediction. A total of 195 graduates are expected to participate. For information, visit ivcc. edu/commencement or call Associate Vice President for Student Services Mark Grzybowski at 815224-0393.
Sixth annual Living Works Suicide Walk is June 6 PRINCETON — The sixth annual Living Works Community Walk for Suicide Prevention is set for Saturday, June 6. The walk begins at 10 a.m. at Darius Miller Park and proceeds approximately 2.3 miles to Zearing Park. Closing ceremonies include music, a raffle, a balloon launch and a “signing wall” where friends and family may express their thoughts and memories of those they have lost. This year’s speaker, Kayla Bailey, will share prayers and songs.
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Final program on human trafficking HENNEPIN — Human trafficking takes place more than you might realize, sometimes in our backyard. The Hennepin United Methodist Women’s Group is sponsoring a three-session informational series to teach more about human trafficking and how close to home it hits. The final program will be Wednesday, May 20, at the church.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the HENNEPIN TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT, Putnam County, IL for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2016 will be on file and available for public inspection at the Hennepin Township Road District Building, 6235 Route 26, Hennepin, IL from and after May 14, 2015. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Public Hearing on the Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:30 p.m., on June 17, 2015 at the Hennepin Village Hall, 627 E. High St., Hennepin, IL and that final action on the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be taken by the Township Trustees at a meeting to be held at that time and place. By: Dan DeMattia, Township Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 13, 2015.
STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT PUTNAM COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) 2015-MR-8 Request of: Thomas Eugene Bornac There will be a court hearing on my request to change my name from: Thomas Eugene Bornac to the new name of: Thomas Eugene Shaw. The court hearing will be held on June 4, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at 120 N. 4th St., Hennepin, Putnam County in Courtroom # A. /s/Thomas Eugene Bornac Published in the Putnam County Record May 13, 20 and 27, 2015.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF:) Lisa Haygood on behalf) of Kaitlin Marie Ahern ) Kaitlin Marie Haygood ) NO. 15-MR-3 NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO: James Ahern IV 346 Chilhowee View Rd Maryville, TN 37803 Notice is given to you, the public, that on May 21, 2015 @ 9:00 A.M. Kaitlin Marie Ahern, a
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY - HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS The Bank Of New York Mellon ) fka The Bank of New York, ) as trustee for the Certificateholders ) of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust ) 2005-50CB, Mortgage Pass-Through ) Certificates, Series 2005-50CB, ) Plaintiff, ) - Vs.) Scott A. Brechtel, Catherine F. Brechtel, ) Lake Thunderbird Association, Jane Doe, ) Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, ) if any of Scott A. Brechtel, John Doe, ) Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, ) if any of Catherine F. Brechtel, ) Unknown Owners, Generally, and ) Non-Record Claimants, ) Defendants. ) 14 CH 11 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 4/2/2015, the Sheriff of Putnam County will on 6/4/2015 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office at 120 N. 4th St., Hennepin, Illinois 61327 in the main hallway, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 03-00-069-310 COMMON ADDRESS:28 MAGNOLIA DRIVE, PUTNAM, IL 61560 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence. Sale terms: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance due within (2) two business or the following Tuesday. The property offered for sale is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate 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. The property will NOT be open for inspection. No refunds. The judgment amount was at $209,371.28. For information call Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, LLC, 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 2300, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2016679. I654301 Published in Putnam County Record April 29, May 6 and May 13, 2015.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ) PLAINTIFF ) Vs. ) Paul D. Durham; et. al. ) DEFENDANTS ) 14 CH 00017 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 4/2/2015, the Sheriff of Putnam County, Illinois will on 6/18/15 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at Putnam County Courthouse 120 North 4th Street Hennepin, IL 61327, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Putnam and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 01-26-100-000 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 6781 E. 930th St. Hennepin, IL 61327 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate 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 property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 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 purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-21697. I655358 Published in the Putnam County Record May 6, 13 and 20, 2015.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for H E N N E P I N TOWNSHIP, Putnam County, IL for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2015 and ending March 31, 2016 will be on file and available for public inspection at the Hennepin Township Road District Building, 6235 Route 26, Hennepin, IL from and after May 14, 2015. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that
a Public Hearing on the Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:30 p.m., on June 17, 2015 at the Hennepin Village Hall, 627 E. High St., Hennepin, IL and that final action on the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be taken by the Township Trustees at a meeting to be held at that time and place. By: Dan DeMattia, Township Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 13, 2015.
Sale terms: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance due within (2) two business or the following Tuesday. The property offered for sale is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate 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. The property will NOT be open for inspection. No refunds. The judgment amount was at $209,371.28. For information call Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, LLC, 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 2300, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 201-6679. I654301 Published in Putnam County Record April 29, May 6 and May 13, 2015.
RECORDER’S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON MAY 1, 1995 IN PLAT CABINET 1, #130-A. PIN 01-26-100-000 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 6781 E. 930th St. Hennepin, IL 61327 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate 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 property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). 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 purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-14-21697. I655358 Published in the Putnam County Record May 6, 13 and 20, 2015.
court under that act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITIONER REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this cause, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights. Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand as against you and each of you and an order or judgment entered. DATED: 05/04/2015 /s/ Cathy J. Oliveri Putnam County Circuit Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 13, 20 and 27, 2015.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY - HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS The Bank Of New York Mellon ) fka The Bank of New York, ) as trustee for the Certificateholders ) of CWALT, Inc., Alternative Loan Trust ) 2005-50CB, Mortgage Pass-Through ) Certificates, Series 2005-50CB, ) Plaintiff, ) - Vs.- ) Scott A. Brechtel, Catherine F. Brechtel, ) Lake Thunderbird Association, Jane Doe, ) Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, ) if any of Scott A. Brechtel, John Doe, ) Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, ) if any of Catherine F. Brechtel, ) Unknown Owners, Generally, and ) Non-Record Claimants, ) Defendants. ) 14 CH 11 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 4/2/2015, the Sheriff of Putnam County will on 6/4/2015 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office at 120 N. 4th St., Hennepin, Illinois 61327 in the main hallway, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 508 IN PLAT NO. 3 OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD WOODS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 178, ON APRIL 3, 1970, SITUATED IN PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER AND UPON THAT PORTION OF LOT 509 IN PLAT NO. 3 OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD WOODS UPON WHICH AN EXISTING DOCK AND BOARDWALK IS CONSTRUCTED, AND FURTHER GRANTING EXCLUSIVE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF SUCH EXISTING DOCK AND BOARDWALK ALONG WITH THE RIGHT TO PERFORM REGULAR AND NECESSARY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE THEREON FOR SO LONG AS THE EXISTING DOCK AND BOARDWALK MAY EXIST AND REMAINS IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION, PURSUANT TO AN EASEMENT DATED DECEMBER 1, 2000, AND RECORDED MARCH 6, 2001, IN MICROFILM ROLL 78 AT PAGE 1351 AS DOCUMENT NO. 01-2117 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 03-00-069-310 COMMON ADDRESS:28 MAGNOLIA DRIVE, PUTNAM, IL 61560 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ) PLAINTIFF ) Vs. ) Paul D. Durham; et. al. ) DEFENDANTS ) 14 CH 00017 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 4/2/2015, the Sheriff of Putnam County, Illinois will on 6/18/15 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at Putnam County Courthouse 120 North 4th Street Hennepin, IL 61327, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Putnam and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 2 WEST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 36, THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 39 SECONDS WEST 659.24 FEET ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST 656.51 FEET ON THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 08 SECONDS EAST 658.99 FEET ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 02 SECONDS WEST 657.56 FEET ON THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 36 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND ALL BEING SITUATED IN HENNEPIN TOWNSHIP, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT TO PLAT OF SURVEY THEREOF BY J. WILLIAM SHAFER, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT TO PLAT OF SURVEY THEREOF BY J, WILLIAM SHAFER, ILLINOIS PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR NO. 2213, DATED APRIL 4, 1994, RECORDED IN THE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF PUTNAM STATE OF ILLINOIS In the Interest of ) Pasternak, Alexis A., ) A Minor. ) 2015-JD-005 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN to Unknown father of Alexis A. Pasternak, and to all whom it may concern, that on April 28, 2015, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, by Putnam County State’s Attorney, Christina (Judd) Mennie, in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, entitled “In the Interest of Alexis A. Pasternak, a Minor”, and that in the upstairs courtroom at the Putnam County Courthouse on the 28th day of May, 2015 at the hour of 3:00 o’clock, p.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, and adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the
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Chief Senachwine descendant visits gravesite PUTNAM — On Sunday, May 10, Gary Wiskigeamatyuk, a fifth great-grandson of Chief Senachwine, came to Putnam County to visit his ancestor’s gravesite. Wiskigeamatyuk was a guest of Dick and Nancy Gillfillan on Lake Senachwine, according to a press release from Connie Swanson of Henry Wiskigeamatyuk displayed the ball head war club of Senachwine, who died in 1831 and was buried in Putnam. The war club was usually worn at the side and was marked with sketches of various battles and other significant designs of native history. After years of his family moving from one reservation to another, Wiskigeamatyuk was born on a Prairie Band reservation in Jackson County, Kan. He told of the many injustices of the Native Americans in the early days as the territory was being settled. Some of his ancestors even fought in several wars though they were not considered citizens of the U.S. until many years later. He spoke of the many languages that once were spoken among the many nations and how few are actually spoken today. Senachwine was well-respected and was responsible for his tribe not going along with Chief Black
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Gary Wiskigeamatyuk (from left), his son Senachwine, wife Rosewita, and daughter Kayla visit Chief Senachwine’s grave overlooking Senachwine Valley near Putnam. Wiskigeamatyuk is a fifth great-grandson of the legendary Potawatomi chief. Hawk to bring war down upon the white settlers. He was the last major Potawatomi Chief to live in this area. The Sons of the American Revolution placed a bronze plaque on the memorial stone in 1937 with Senachwine’s speech pleading to Black Hawk for peace. Tom Ashby, state president of the S.A.R., and members of the Daughters of the American Revolution also attended the
gathering. Wiskigeamatyuk went to the George Wheeler farm in Putnam where he viewed the family collection of George Wheeler. The nearby hilltop overlooking Senachwine Valley is believed to be the gravesite of Senachwine. Wiskigeamatyuk paid his respects and offered prayers by burning tobacco leaves and sweet grass, a custom of his people.
Stage 212 presents ‘A Cinderella Soiree’ LASALLE — Stage 212 will host a party for young princesses of the Illinois Valley. Girls in first through fifth grades, as well as those in preschool and kindergarten, are invited to attend the “Cinderella Soiree,” on Saturday, May 16, at the theater, located at 700 First St. in LaSalle. At 1 p.m., the grade-school prin-
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HENRY — An informational meeting for the Miss Marshall-Putnam Fair pageant will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the fair office, located at 915 University Avenue in Henry. This year’s Miss pageant, which will award a $1,000 scholarship, will be July 5, with the Little Miss pageant starting at 5 p.m., followed by the Junior Miss and Miss pageant at 6 p.m. Miss contestants must be 17 years old by July 5 and not have reached 22 by January 2016. Junior Miss contestants must be 11 to 15 years old, and Little Miss contestants must be 5 to 8 years old by July 5. Contact Samantha Dunphy with any questions at 815667-7762 or samanthajodunphy@gmail.com.
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HENNEPIN — Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 will conduct at meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 28, to discuss the district’s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the district for this school year. Any parents who believe their student qualifies for services and lives within the boundaries of the district should contact Janet Schennum at 815-882-2800, ext. 8.
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Fresh Blueberries, Pint ......................................... 2/$6 Idaho Russet Potatoes, 5lb bag .......................... $1.99 Montery Whole White Mushrooms, 8oz.............. $1.79 Driscole Fresh Raspberries, 6oz .......................... 2/$6
DELI
Eckrich Bologna, lb ............................................ $3.99 Walnut Mozzarella Cheese, lb............................ $4.99 Eckrich Hard Salami, lb ...................................... $5.99 Fresh Summer Pasta Salad, lb .......................... $2.99
YE OLDE PUB SHOPPE
Coors Light Beer, 24pk cans .............................. $14.99 Barefoot Wines, 1.5 liter ...................................... $9.99
OPEN 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daily 8 a.m. - Noon Sunday 925-7308
Our Family Sugar 4#
1.
$
69
Our Family Premium Paper Towels 8 Roll
3.99
$
Our Family Flex Trash or Kitchen Bags $ 99
4.
25-40ct
Creamette Spaghetti and Asst Pasta 1#
.89¢
Our Family Canned Mushrooms Pieces 8oz
1.19
$
lb
SPARE RIBS
MEAT SPECIALS
Fresh Whole Pork Tenderloins, lb....................... $2.99 Black Angus Fresh Beef Brisket, lb ..................... $3.99 Jamestown Half Hams, lb .................................... $1.99 Our Family Sliced Bacon, lb ................................ $2.99 Bar-S Jumbo Hot Dogs, lb ................................... $1.29 Black Angus Swiss Steak, lb ............................... $4.99 Johnsonville Smoked Brats, 13oz ........................ $3.19
FROZEN FOOD
Our Family Fudge Bars or Ice Cream Sandwiches, 12 pk ... 2/$4 Birds Eye Frozen and Steam Fresh Vegetables, 12-16oz... 5/$5 Eggo Waffles, All .................................................. 2/$5 Digiorno Pizzas, Each ..........................................2/$11
DAIRY
Our Family Shredded or Cheese Chunks, 8oz ... $1.88 Grade A Large Eggs, 18ct................................... $2.19 Our Family Cream Cheese Bars, 8oz................... 4/$5 Florida Natural Orange Juice, 59oz ...................... 2/$6
BAKERY
Our Family Whole, Stewed, Diced, Tomatoes (LARGE CAN!) $ 19
Fresh Baked Hogie Buns, 6ct............................. $1.99 Fresh Baked Pumpkin Pies, Each ...................... $4.99
C O Era 2X Laundry Liquid U P O 50oz N Limit Two With Coupon and $15 Order
Our Family Cod Fillets, 12oz................................. $4.59 Our Family Perch Fillets, 12oz ............................ $4.59
1.
28oz
$
2.59
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