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The debate on police body cameras Granville trying a pilot program

By Ken Schroeder

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With the rising numbers of police shootings nationwide, both as victims and shooters, the interest for body cameras for police officers has been a topic that is receiving a great deal of debate.

Although currently, there are no laws directly addressing the issue of body cameras, that legislation is on the agenda in several states.

In April of last year, Wisconsin lawmakers passed a first-in-the-nation bill with new standards on how local law enforcement must handle investigations that involve the death of a civilian by an on-duty police officer.

Under the new Wisconsin law, police departments must have a written policy on officer-involved deaths. As part of that

policy, at least two outside investigators must be brought in to handle these cases.

Internal investigations are still allowed, but they cannot interfere with the work of the outside investigations.

The new law also provides clearer assistance to victims’ families: They must be informed of their legal rights and be told how to file complaints and pursue charges if they don’t agree with the decision of a local district attorney. Lastly, the investigation of an officer-involved death must be publicly reported if it does not

lead to the prosecution of an officer.

Other states are following suit. According to the Council of State Governments Midwest, Illinois SB710 allows law enforcement agencies to apply for grant money to fund the purchase of new video surveillance equipment including body cameras. Illinois HB221 would duplicate the new Wisconsin law in providing greater transparency in officer-related deaths.

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PC Board hears of state law changes

By Dixie Schroeder

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HENNEPIN — How juries in Putnam County get paid, the new economic development group and rewiring the courthouse were some of the issues addressed in the Monday, May 11, Putnam County Board meeting.

Putnam County Circuit Clerk Cathy Oliveri addressed the board in regards to new regulations coming out of Springfield concerning payment of juries. Putnam County had recently addressed this issue and updated their pay per day and travel costs. Oliveri explained she had just received notification of a new law that was passed requiring counties to pay (under the small county sized exemption) $25 per day and $50 for each day afterwards to individuals who serve on juries. There would be no travel expenses reimbursed according to this new law.

Putnam County, as a rule, does not call very many jury trials, according to Oliveri.

However concern was raised on how this issue could become quite expensive for small counties. Oliveri pointed out that in civil jury trials, there are usually only six jurors. As this new law goes into effect on June 1, the board will have to hold a special meeting to adjust its fee schedule for jurors, as there normally is a grand jury held in June each year. This issue could not be voted on as it was not on the May board agenda. A special meeting before the end of the month will be held.

County board member Sheila Haage also presented a letter to the board from the Economic Development Corporation of North Central Illinois (EDCNCI). The group is asking Putnam County to join them as a charter member along with Hennepin, Standard and other area communities to help promote job growth.

Discussion was held on joining the group and various board members expressed interest in the three year commitment.

The actual request for membership and money was not on the agenda, so the board could take no action. The issue set to be addressed in a special meeting held Friday, May 15.

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Serve good food and they will come The Granville United Church of Christ had another great turnout at its annual salad luncheon on Thursday, May 14. Luncheon chair Jean Skutt said the event has been held upwards of 30 years and always draws a good crowd; Skutt said she does worry about the future of the salad luncheon as fewer people volunteer to help with the event each year. The luncheon is hosted by the UCC Women’s Group.

Mr. Jackson goes to Washington ‘We need your help, or we won’t be here’

By Ken Schroeder

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MCNABB — It’s about 800 miles, more or less, from the Putnam County Emergency Medical Services building in McNabb to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Many people make a trip to the District of Columbia for pleasure; others make it for business. PCEMS Director Andrew Jackson has made the trip four times for the people of Putnam County.

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“I think we’ve got a lot accomplished.

It’s still a work in progress, but I think this year we’ll really get something going for the EMS bill,” Jackson said. “It takes a while to do these things. People think it happens overnight, but it doesn’t. It takes people reporting the news; it takes

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“What people have to understand is, ‘Who is going to take care of you if you don’t help and support us in getting what we need here?’ Eventually, it’s going to get to the point where there’s no funding of any kind,” Jackson said.

“If we don’t find some funding, we may not be here. We just purchased a heart monitor. It cost $30,000 total, and we have one of those in each unit.”

Jackson said three topics were the

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Thank you for your thank yous Dear Soldier collection brought to a close

By Zita Henneberry Shaw Media Service

The Putnam County Record’s (PCR) Dear Soldier letter collection has been a huge success. A big thank you goes out to all those who have participated in this collection drive, which asked area residents to write letters or draw pictures that will ultimately be sent to military personnel serving overseas and abroad, as well as to U.S. veterans.

A total of 2,019 letters have been collected thanks to the generous efforts of those throughout the Illinois Valley.

The students of Bureau, Putnam and LaSalle counties responded in force with the vast majority of the letters donated having been collected through the schools. A big thank you to all the teachers, schools and classrooms who took the time and made the effort to contribute.

The many letters collected demonstrate appreciation and patriotism through an assortment of thank you cards, personal letters of appreciation and friendship, and a plethora of creative artwork.

Starting about a month ago, the PCR began to col-

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Shaw Media Service Staff Writer Zita Henneberry displayed all 2,019 Dear Soldier letters written to military men, women, veterans and families. These letters of appreciation will soon be packed up and delivered to the Operation Gratitude organization. This National non-profit group will send them out in personalized care packages to military personnel all over the world. lect the many mailboxes dispersed throughout the Illinois Valley. With mailboxes placed in almost all the schools and many other establishments, the collection has been a community success of all the PCR’s staff.

Soon, the letters of appreciation donated to will be packaged up and mailed to Operation Gratitude organization in

California. This national non-profit group will begin the process of screening the letters and designating which military man or woman should receive each letter in a personal care package.

Previously reported in the PCR, each care package mailed to military personnel contains donated items valued

from $75 to $100 and costs the organization $15 to assemble and ship.

Since 2003, Operation Gratitude has worked to send out 1,186,468 personalized care packages to American military men, women and families.

According to the Operation Gratitude organization, “Of all the items included in these pack-

ages, the most cherished are the personal letters of appreciation!”

A sergeant’s response after receiving a care package from the Operation Gratitude organization is listed on its website.

“I do really miss my family, but getting letters of support from folks like you helps me push on through the day.”

the board the bid from Connecting Point. The firm is offering to expand the courthouse’s ability to add computers to its system. Along with this, they are wanting to review and identify all wires in the courthouse, a process

called mapping. This will make identifying potential problems in the future easier. A bid of $4,350 was approved.

Putnam County Zoning officer Jim Burger is working with Putnam County State’s Attorney Christina

Judd-Mennie on a special zoning permit for a family-run, small scale hog farm. New legislation has changed this process.

Burger also informed the board he has been approached in regards to a permit for a potential

wind energy farm.

The board also approved the appointment of Mike Richetta to a three-year term on the Standard Fire Protection District Board. Richetta will be replacing Alan Aimone in this position.

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Jackson From Page 1 main focus of this year’s EMS event, chief among them being the Field EMS Bill. The bill was introduced last year but did not receive action before the end of the 113th Congressional term.

The bill would set up programs and funding assistance for emergency medical service units to train and maintain their facilities.

“We’re trying to find an actual home at the federal level for the EMS,” Jackson said. “We are running into some snags because some of the big-time fire chiefs think, ‘Well, we don’t think that would be a good fit for you in Human Health

Body cams From Page 1 Iowa’s HF292 and HF495 and Kansas’ HB2137 would require state, county and local law enforcement officers to wear body cameras. Meanwhile, Minnesota SF754 would ban the usage of body cameras until state policies could be developed.

Locally, Granville Police Chief Kevin Moore is testing body camera usage to determine if they’re right for village law enforcement.

An earlier study received approval from Moore, but the current program uses more advanced technology. Moore said he’s still not

Services.’ But in Human Health Services, that’s hospital-based stuff; we work with the hospitals hand-inhand, so that would be a great place for us. We are the first respondents at the emergency level for healthcare.”

EMS officials are also looking to expand the Congressional EMS Caucus, which promotes and educates legislators on the duties and services provided by EMTs. “A lot of people at the federal level don’t understand EMS. They don’t understand how important EMS is,” Jackson said. “We’re the first ones there; we’re a mobile emergency room for people and we need to make sure we have support

from the federal level, the state level, the county level, the city level; otherwise, we won’t be here and then who’s going to take care of these people who get sick or hurt?”

The third issue facing EMS squads is a shortage of trained EMTs, which is exasperated by the Public Health Service Act. Under that law, persons with medical training from a military career are still required to take all of the classes that are required for untrained civilians.

“People who already trained in the military as medics, why should they be punished coming back from the military into civilian life and if they want to continue on as a medic, why do

they have to go through all the training again?” Jackson said. “They’ve had military training, that should count for a lot. Their training is equal to what we do, and in some cases a lot better. We trying to make sure when then they come back from the military, their training should carry over into civilian life.”

Jackson appreciates the crew that he works with and the local support, but he believes support needs to come from higher levels.

“That’s what we’re trying to do,” Jackson said. “We’re trying to get the upper echelon guys to understand, ‘Hey, we’re down here; we need your support. We need your help, or we won’t be here.’”

committed to the idea.

“The only concerns I have are the Illinois eavesdropping laws and public access,” Moore said. “I’m afraid there might be abuse of people asking for video records. That’s an invasion of peoples’ private lives.

“Everything is still up in the air on them,” Moore said. “I know the village council really wants them, but I’m not really sure yet.

I don’t want to be a trendsetter.”

“At this point, they’re illegal in Illinois. Legally, police can not record or film someone except during a traffic stop. I know many police agencies are using them, but that’s up to them,” Put-

nam County Sheriff Kevin Doyle said. “I’m not anxious to do anything until something happens in the General Assembly. Until it gets worked out, I’m not going to forge ahead with it.”

In a March 2015 report, the American Civil Liberties Union endorsed the use of body cameras at all levels of law enforcement.

“Historically, there was no documentary evidence of most encounters between police officers and the public, and due to the volatile nature of those encounters, this often resulted in radically divergent accounts of incidents,” ACLU Senior Policy Analyst Jay Stanley wrote. “Cameras have the

potential to be a win-win, helping protect the public against police misconduct, and at the same time helping protect police against false accusations of abuse.”

A main point of concern for the use of body cameras is when they can be disabled. While the ACLU argues against any control of the cameras by the camera-equipped officer, it recognizes there are times when its usage could act as a violation of privacy, both for citizens and patrol officers. Interviews with rape victims could be problematic as well as monitoring everything a police officer does during his eight-hour shift.

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USDA to survey pork producers for inventories and farrowing intentions SPRINGFIELD — Beginning in late May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will contact pork producers and contractors nationwide for the June Hogs and Pigs Survey. The agency will survey pork producers for detailed information on market hog and breeding stock inventories as well as farrowing intentions.

“Through the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Surveys, NASS measures and reports conditions and trends in the U.S. pork industry over the course of the year,” Illinois State Statistician Mark Schleusener said. “This second

survey, in late spring, will help gauge the condition of the industry at midyear.”

Producers who receive the survey questionnaire in the mail can respond via the Internet, mail or fax. Producers who don’t respond in one of those ways will have the opportunity for a telephone or personal interview.

As is the case with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential by law.

NASS safeguards the privacy of all responses and publishes only state and national level data, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be

identified.

“By responding to the June Hogs and Pigs Survey, producers make sure that NASS can provide timely, accurate and objective data that all sectors of the U.S. pork industry, including producers themselves, depend on to help make sound business decisions,” Schleusener said.

Survey results are published in NASS’ Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, scheduled to be released June 26. These and all NASS reports are available online at www.nass.usda. gov. For more information, call the NASS Heartland Regional Field Office at 800-551-1014.

USDA Rural Development launches new website

Visitors to Illinois site find enhanced user experience at www.rd.usda.gov/il CHAMPAIGN — USDA Rural Development has launched a new website to enhance program accessibility and customer service.

The new website features quicker and more intuitive access to programs, simplified site navigation, and information about services and staff contacts in every state office. The site also provides easily accessible resources for loan and grant applications, eligibility information and program descriptions. Illinois

Rural Development offices and information can be accessed at www.rd.usda. gov/il.

“The new website is part of a continuing effort to make information about Rural Development programs easier to access for anyone interested in the future of rural communities,” Colleen Callahan, Illinois Rural Development director, said.

“Reflecting how mobile we’ve all become, the site can now be easily accessed on smartphones and tab-

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Other website features include: • A listing of all programs at http://www.rd.usda. gov/programs-services/ all-programs.

• Access to program regulations and guidelines at http://www.rd.usda. gov/publications/regulations-guidelines.

• Prominent housing lender notices on state websites.

• A directory of state offices at http://www. rd.usda.gov/browse-state.

Future enhancements to the site will include Spanish language descriptions of programs.

IVCC Board announces reorganization OGLESBY — Melissa Olivero of Peru was re-elected chair at a special re-organizational meeting of the Illinois Valley Community College board Tuesday, May 5.

Olivero was first elected to the board in April 2009 and appointed vice chair in May 2011. She was re-elected to a full, four-year term in April.

Trustees also re-elected Mike Driscoll of Otta-

wa, vice chair, and Larry Huffman of Peru, secretary. Board attorney Walter J. Zukowski, treasurer Cheryl Roelfsema and secretary to the board Jeanne Hayden were all reappointed.

Olivero made the following committee appointments: David Mallery of Hennepin as the Illinois Community College Trustees Association representative and Laurie Bonucci of

Princeton as the alternate; closed session minutes: Everett Solon of Streator, chair, Driscoll and Mallery; facilities: Mallery chair, Huffman and Bonucci; audit finance: Huffman chair, Solon and Jane Goetz of Ottawa; and planning: Driscoll chair, Goetz and Bonucci.

Finally, the board voted to meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month.

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IVCH Board urges legislators to oppose Medicaid cuts PERU — The Illinois Valley Community Hospital board of directors passed a resolution at its April 7 meeting urging State Sen. Sue Rezin and State Rep. Frank Mautino to support hospitals and oppose drastic Medicaid cuts.

The Illinois Hospital Association estimates IVCH will lose $659,552 in Medicaid reimbursement during the 2015-2016 fiscal year if Governor Bruce Rauner’s proposed state budget is implemented.

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North Central Bank has earned Bauer’s five-star superior rating, an indication of strength and security, for 105 consecutive quarters. That has earned North Central Bank the added title of “Best of Bauer Bank”. This designation is reserved for those banks that have earned and maintained the fivestar rating for 25 years or longer.

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Toepper receives First Farm Credit Services Ag Scholarship MORTON — Roberta Toepper of Magnolia was one of two local recipients of the 2015 First Choice Agriculture Scholarship from 1st Farm Credit Services. She is joined by Jacob Hinshaw of Secor.

Toepper, a senior at Midland High School, is the daughter of Randy and Lori Toepper. She has been active in 4-H, FFA and basketball.

Hinshaw, a senior at El Paso-Gridley High School, is the son of Daniel and Judy Hinshaw. He has been active in 4-H, FFA and Illinois Junior Angus Association.

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Toepper ports students who are pursuing a higher education in an agriculture field or a degree that will contribute to the quality of rural life.

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offered by 1st Farm Credit Services. Since 1994, the association has funded more than $375,000 in scholarships.

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She hopes to design living facilities for livestock and give back to agriculture.

A banquet and formal presentation of the scholarships will be hosted by 1st Farm Credit Services for the students and their parents in June.

Fake U.S. grant scams on the rise ROCKFORD — Individuals from around the country are reporting receiving calls stating they are winners of a U.S. grant.

A number of these recipients have fallen victim to this fake grant scam, including some from Chicago and Northern Illinois. The Better Business Bureau said no one from the federal government will ever call with an offer of free grant money.

“Unfortunately, not enough people know the facts and instead believe they are the lucky winners of unearned cash,” said Dennis Horton, director of the Rockford Regional Office of the Better Business Bureau. “The federal government does not give grants to individuals to spend on vacations or to pay outstanding debts, as these recent grant offers claim.”

The scam appears to have originated in India and Pakistan. Scammers purchase consumer information from companies that run payday loan affiliate websites. These companies usually have no idea they are dealing with scammers. Instead, they are led to believe the

scammers can offer some of their loan applicants financial assistance.

Armed with these lists and consumer information, the scammers make the calls. The scammers tell the victims they are a representative of the U.S. government and they are calling to award them a federal grant, generally from $7,000 to $9,000. The reasons given for awarding the grant vary; it can be because they have no criminal background, have never filed bankruptcy or just do their taxes on time. They tell their victims this money can be used for any “good” purpose, but cannot be used for gambling, purchasing alcohol or partying.

To begin the process, the consumers are asked how they’d like to receive their money. They can have it deposited into their checking accounts, applied to a credit or debit card or receive it via wire transfer. However, in order to have access to their money, they must pay a “processing fee” or “general legal fee activation.”

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HCCVB achieves destination marketing accreditation ROMEOVILLE — The Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau (HCCVB) has announced it has been awarded accreditation from the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP). There are currently 193 accredited DMO’s worldwide with nine in Illinois.

The DMAP is an internationally recognized accreditation program developed by the Washington, D.C. based Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI).

In earning the DMAP accreditation, destination marketing organizations (DMOs) communicate to their community, buyers and potential visitors that their DMO has attained a significant measure of excellence.

For more than 30 years, the HCCVB has been the marketing agency for the region’s tourism efforts.

The CVB has secured millions of dollars in grant money in order to build advertising programs that have shown a strong annual return, yielding $844 million in tourism expenditures, nearly $43 million in tax revenues returned to the region and more than $192 million in payroll in 2013.

The visitors can be seen in downtown shops, touring Route 66, biking the canal path, enjoying the casinos, shopping the mall or dining in one of the many restaurant choices of the region. The visitor dollars help the businesses thrive.

“HCCVB is honored to receive the Destination Marketing Accreditation from DMAP,” said Robert Navarro, president of the HCCVB. “We are very pleased to be recognized in the destination marketing community for providing outstanding services in accordance with international standards and benchmarks in this field.

We are especially proud to have achieved this great accomplishment in conjunction with another milestone for our CVB, our 30th year representing the Heritage Corridor region.”

The DMAP accreditation is a demanding process comprised of rigorous standards set forth by the professional destination marketing community. Standards were evaluated on a variety of topics including governance, finance, management, human resources, technology, visitor services, group services, sales, communications, brand management, destination development, research/ marketing intelligence, innovation and stakeholder relationships.

“During the application and accreditation process, we demonstrated our compliance in over 74 standards across these domains,” Navarro said.

“By applying for and receiving DMAP accreditation, the HCCVB has demonstrated a commitment to quality programs and services,” Jack Wert, DMAP board chair, said. “DMAP accreditation communicates to the region’s community stakeholders and potential visitors that the HCCVB has attained a measure of excellence assuring that their trust is well placed and their business is in good hands.”

The HCCVB encompasses the communities and counties along the historic 97-mile Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. The Heritage Corridor spans from the Chicago Portage Area just southwest of Chicago to LaSalle-Peru including the counties of Will, Grundy, LaSalle and Putnam.

The region is conveniently located along Interstate 55 from Chicago to Joliet and along Interstate 80 west to LaSalle-Peru.

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Marshall-Putnam Fair Taking Applications For 2015 Grounds Crew The Marshall-Putnam Fair Association is now accepting applications for this year’s fair, July 8-12. Ground crew members are responsible for assisting in putting up and taking down tents, picking up garbage, and other miscellaneous tasks.

Applicants must be at least 14 years of age. They need to be available on Monday, July 6th for tent setup through final clean up on Monday, July 13th.

Applicants can apply by submitting a short paragraph stating why they want to work at the fair and why they feel county fairs are important to our community. Two letters of recommendation from teachers or previous employers is required.

Send application to MP Fair Association, P.O. Box 114, Henry, Illinois 61537. For questions, call (309)364-2814 or Laurie Glenn at (815)257-7538.

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Obituaries Virginia Harmon

Mautino legislation passes House SPRINGFIELD — Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Frank Mautino, which will protect victims of sexual abuse by expanding prosecutors’ ability to file charges against alleged rapists, passed the House recently.

“The horrible pain that survivors of sexual violence endure is often lifelong,” Mautino said. “It is very important that we work to ensure that this pain is not compounded because

an attacker can no longer legally be charged with a crime.”

The measure calls for lengthening the statute of limitations for filing charges in rape cases. Currently, the statute of limitations begins once the crime is committed. Under the bill, the clock on the statute of limitations would not begin until the evidence from the rape is collected, transmitted to and analyzed by the Illinois State

Police.

The bill stems from concerns that rape kits may not be tested quickly enough or even lost and not tested at all, as in the case of Rosa Pickett of south suburban Robbins. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Pickett was beaten and raped in 1977, but evidence of the crime was lost and the statute of limitations on the crime ran out and no charges were filed. Adding to supporters’ concerns

is that in recent years, the number of untested rape kits in Illinois has been as high as 4,000.

“Changing the law to allow time for evidence collection and analysis is a protection that victims should be afforded,” Mautino said. “I hope my colleagues in the Senate will join us in standing up for survivors.”

House Bill 369 now moves to the Senate for further consideration.

PERU — Virginia Harmon, 97, formerly of Granville, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Heritage Manor in Peru.

Virginia was born Dec. 9, 1917, in Chicago to Walter and Mary Anne (Lewicki) Kwiatkowski.

Virginia was involved in social work in the Chicago area, advertising for Chicago Tribune and was executive director of the Chicago Theater Guild. She retired as secretary for Holy Family School in Oglesby at the age of 74. She was a former member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Granville.

Surviving is her daughter, Pat (Larry) Radochonski of Peru; four grandchildren, Mark Harmon, Marlo Marroquin, Renae Peterson and Gina Moats; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one son, Richard Harmon.

Services were at noon Saturday, May 16, at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville with Fr. Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Burial was in the Peru City Cemetery, Peru.

Visitation was from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the funeral home. There was an additional visitation from 11 to noon Saturday, May 16, also at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be made to her family at www.dcfunerals.com.

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

Driving 15-20 mph above the limit Bobie F. Fritz, 44, Princeton, fined $120.

Dominic M. Margherio, 20, Spring Valley, fined $230 plus three months supervi-

sion.

Driving on suspended license Ashvaun G. Petty, 23, Princeton, fined $870 plus 12 months supervision.

Misdemeanor/felony furlough failure Corey B. Smith, 39, Putnam, sentenced to four, four-year terms in the

Department of Corrections to run concurrently with credit for time served.

Aggravated driving under the influence Michael P. Midona, 69, Lockport, fined $2,500.

Driving under the influence of alcohol Patrick D. Quinn, 27, Bloomington, fined $2,620

plus 12 months supervision.

Possession of cannabis, 10-30 grams Joseph W. Tyrcha, 41, Chicago, fined $2,880 plus six months supervision.

Possession of cannabis Charles A. Rocha, 25, Cranberry Township, Pa., fined $6,590 plus 12 months probation.

Nicholas Trahd PRINCETON — Nicholas “Nick” Trahd, 63, of Princeton died Monday, May 11, 2015, at Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Mausoleum in Granville Cemetery with William Ellena officiating. The Granville American Legion will conducted full military honors. Cremation rites have been accorded.

The Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Jesse White moves to toughen penalties on drunk driving Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White recently took steps to toughen penalties on drunk driving through proposals endorsed unanimously by his Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety. The proposals are supported by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM). White initiated these upgrades at a public hearing held in Springfield by the Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety.

The proposals seek to crack down further on drunk driving and reduce repeat drunk driving incidents by expanding participation in the Breath Alcohol

Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) program. White said his office will craft legislation for consideration by the General Assembly.

“My mission as Secretary of State is to make the roads of Illinois the safest ever,” said White. “While Illinois recently received a 5-star rating from MADD, the highest rating possible, for our efforts to fight drunk driving, I refuse to grow complacent. These proposals will make our roads even safer, and they will save lives.”

In the first meeting on March 6, the Advisory Committee listened to testimony from MADD, AAIM, representatives from the

Illinois State’s Attorneys Association and the Illinois State Bar Association. The recent committee’s meeting allowed the members to deliberate and vote on the proposals.

The Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety consists of 10 members, including: White as chairman; state Reps. John D’Amico (D-Chicago) and Mike McAuliffe (R-Chicago); state Sens. Martin Sandoval (D-Cicero) and Jason A. Barickman (R-Bloomington); Randy Blankenhorn, Acting Secretary, Illinois Department of Transportation; John Balser, Acting Regional Administrator, National Highway Traf-

fic Safety Administration; Lt. Bill Langheim, Illinois State Police; Deborah Hersman, President and CEO, National Safety Council; and David Bradford, Executive Director, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety.

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The Editorial Page

Sam R Fisher

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Editor

In the middle ...

Being raised the daughter of the town’s public defender was bound to have its consequences. I may have been the only kindergartner in the history of St. Louis School to have been obsessed with the concept of psychopaths and how the criminal behavior of crazy individuals was, in truth, not their fault.

As a child, the idea that people were good barring uncontrollable circumstances grabbed a hold of me in a way nothing else could. I loved this philosophy which allowed me to have sympathy for a murderer rather than hatred. In all honesty, it simplified things. It was much easier to understand a murderer had gone crazy due to voices he or she was hearing in his or her own head than it was to grasp the fact that person would kill by choice.

In college, I studied the psychology and chemical structuring of the brain. My senior thesis paper focused on the absence of free will in all but perception and attitude. I studied the construct of mentality which revealed every action and decision is made 30 seconds prior to the actual decision to act is mentally COMMENTARY realized.

I questioned the concept of free will entirely as Sam Harris does in his book, “Free Will.”

In the end, however, I argued that people can control their own lives, if only through the gradual development and manipulation of their own perception and attitude toward their environment. The simplicity of this ideological structuring allows people to maintain control over their worlds, while still harboring an understanding of predetermined conditions.

It is not the criminal’s fault he or she was exposed to the harsh life situations which led them to their miscreant behavior. Whether or not these concepts ring true has become irrelevant to me. The compassion it grants me toward those who may need compassion most is worth any misconception I may have.

Through this ideological view I can simultaneously hold others accountable while understanding their circumstances to a degree. I have not lived their lives. I have not experienced their hardships. So how could I understand their mistakes?

I understand the tragic loss of one’s own life when he or she may be facing a life-long sentence for some dumb mistake. I can empathize with the individual who was never taught how to walk the right path and suffers the consequence for it. To me, many of the men and women bound in the chains of our system are not all that different from myself.

With the destruction and near civil war many are facing in Baltimore and similar areas, I try to remember my philosophy. However, my compassion toward those given a rough route in life does not extend to the knowing disregard of fellow human beings. I feel torn between those individuals who feel they are rioting to fight for their freedom; and the police officers’ who feel a need to protect and stand up for their rights as deputies of the law.

I understand that when an officer walks into an unknown and possibly hostile situation there must be an instinctual need for self preservation. I understand that every suspect being placed in custody may ask for medical attention in an attempt to escape their cuffs for the time being. However, is it the officer’s right to deny these requests?

In the midst of what is publicized as a two-sided, black and white issue, there are underlying details which, to me, scream for attention.

The tragedy, to me, in the midst of all the circumstantial confusion surrounding the death of Freddie Gray was the denial of medical assistance to a person who desperately needed help. If it’s so easily accepted, then how often are these mistakes made?

I am torn between the two sides of the issue because I feel for the men and women fighting the hardships of their day-to-day lives.

I do not side with either, but instead I’m partial to the opinion of progress toward a more productive future.

Needless destruction in the claimed pursuit of a cause, to me, is counterproductive and cruel. The insensitive denial of medical attention by officers of the law, to me, was a neglect of duty.

Every man and woman fighting on either side of the Freddie Gray cause is a complete individual with a history and a life. To me, every individual fighting for their cause is not all that different from myself.

BCR Staff Writer Zita Henneberry can be reached at zhenneberry@bcrnews.com.

Zita Henneberry

Mark Stasell Town: Lostant.

Family: Wife, Laurie, of 38 years; Jamie is our oldest daughter, down between Toluca and Washburn.

She has two daughters, our granddaughters, ages 5 and 1. Neal, our son, is still home as a junior at Putnam County.

Pets: None.

Occupation: I farm and I truck.

What is the last magazine you have read: Tractor House.

First Person meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Fish.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and you could take only one thing with you, what would it be: Family.

What is the last song you have heard: Something from Van Halen at the game just now.

If someone gave you a million dollars, what would you do with it: I would spend a little bit of it and help the family out with the rest.

What is the last TV show you watched: I watched the weather station before we left.

Name a favorite area restaurant: Bullheads, now that they reopened.

Capponi’s too.

Everyone knows each other. It’s a nice place to be around.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and you could have one

What do you like about your town: It is a small community.

Would you change anything about the town you live in: No.

IVCC litigation concludes The following press release was issued on Friday, May 15, by the Putnam County State’s Attorney’s Office: “The lawsuit filed in April of 2011

by Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) against Putnam County, County Clerk Dan Kuhn, county treasurer Kevin Kunkel and Marquis Energy LLC is now over. The case came to a conclusion on April 16, 2015, following Judge Michael P. McCuskey’s entry of an agreed order approved by Putnam County State’s Attorney Christina Mennie to allow IVCC to voluntarily dismiss its own case. The agreed dismissal means that Putnam County will no longer be spending tax dollars to defend this lawsuit.

“In the lawsuit, IVCC asserted the Marquis Energy LLC ethanol plant wrongfully received a real estate tax abatement and requested reimbursement of the tax dollars that were allegedly lost. The abatement was based on a resolution adopted by IVCC to participate in the Bureau Putnam County Enterprise Zone. Putnam County, County Clerk Dan Kuhn, and county treasurer Kevin Kunkel have maintained throughout the proceedings the abatement was proper.

“Further, in their initial filing with the Circuit Court, Putnam County and County Treasurer Kevin Kunkel asked to be allowed to leave the lawsuit. They explained that the county clerk is solely

responsible for determining abatements, that the county treasurer simply bills and collects real estate taxes as directed by the county clerk, and that Putnam County has no authority to tell either elected official how to do their job. After Judge Kevin Galley denied their motion and ordered that all three of the county defendants would remain parties to the lawsuit, a potential conflict of interest was discovered, which required Putnam County to pay for county clerk Dan Kuhn and county treasurer Kevin Kunkel to have their own, separate attorneys. The dismissal means Putnam County will no longer be required to pay attorneys’ fees for two private attorneys to represent the county clerk and the county treasurer.

“In February 2015, representatives from IVCC began speaking to Putnam County taxing officials about their desire to conclude and dismiss the litigation. State’s Attorney Mennie refused to enter into any sort of an agreement with IVCC related to the dismissal, other than to agree to dismissal with no strings attached. She explained, ‘Although I wish that I had the ability to require IVCC to repay Putnam County for the attorneys’ fees that were unnecessarily incurred in defending the baseless lawsuit, Illinois law does not provide for that.’

“Attorneys for Marquis Energy, LLC objected to IVCC’s voluntary

dismissal and insisted that IVCC reimburse Marquis Energy LLC for its litigation costs. Judge McCuskey agreed and ordered IVCC to pay $138.00 in costs, which was the amount that Marquis Energy LLC was required to pay to the circuit court clerk to participate in the litigation. Mennie added, ‘Judge McCuskey’s observation that there were no other reasonable costs for IVCC to pay as a condition for the dismissal reinforces that we took the correct approach in simply agreeing to the dismissal so that our tax dollars could be used for more productive things instead of continuing to fight in an unnecessary lawsuit.’

“Because neither Putnam County, nor county clerk Dan Kuhn, nor county treasurer Kevin Kunkel were charged an appearance fee by the Circuit Court Clerk; there were no allowable costs for any of them to recover from IVCC. “Putnam County Board Chairmen Duane Calbow stated, ‘it’s unfortunate that IVCC chose this path which unnecessarily burdened the taxpayers. The county officials acted professionally throughout the suit amid several statements released by the college that disregarded key facts. However, it is important that we as a county continue to support our businesses and working together with IVCC is necessary to achieve this goal.”

TO Letter THE Editor

Public safety is a priority To the Editor, Years of law enforcement experience have taught us we can’t arrest and prosecute our way out of society’s problems with crime. We need to prevent, as well as respond: Not only locking-up lawbreakers but doing our best to helping young people avoid ever turning to crime in the first place.

Right now, Springfield policymakers face an important opportunity to boost such prevention efforts — the chance to improve preschool access and quality after years of deep cuts that have displaced more than 20,000 Illinois youngsters from prekindergarten classrooms.

Research shows high-quality early learning programs can greatly improve children’s chances of success in school and beyond. For example, kids benefiting from such

services have proven less likely to become involved in criminal activity as young adults.

For those reasons, we support proposals to return to investing in young children’s learning, beginning to restore harmful cuts while also drawing down new, federal resources to further bolster our early childhood efforts.

Unfortunately, other crime-prevention strategies are facing a tough time in Springfield. Right now, state leaders are weighing whether to eliminate the Teen REACH afterschool program and reduce child care assistance for working families.

The loss of Teen REACH would take structured, positive activities — from homework assistance to mentoring — from 14,000 youth across the state. These young people would be left instead to the streets and the lure of alcohol, drugs, sex and other juvenile mischief.

Child care assistance helps ensure about 150,000 Illinois youngsters have safe reliable places to stay and learn while their parents are on the job. But proposals to cut assistance, such as phasing-out care for kids as young as age 6, will actively work against kids’ safety.

If we truly want to cut-down on crime and violence, we must avoid cutting-back on valuable efforts such as child care and Teen REACH. Instead, we should invest in these and other programs — such as preschool — that can help prevent crime.

A priority as important as public safety calls for every effective tool in our toolbox. That’s why we, in turn, call for state leaders to avoid taking or breaking those tools — and instead, to strengthen them.

Chief Douglas Bernabei, Peru Police Department Chief Robert Uranich, LaSalle Police Department

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Community

Citizen scientists invited to join experts in a 24-hour BioBlitz at the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge

Special education consultation meeting HENNEPIN — At 9 a.m.

Thursday, May 28, there will be a meeting conducted by Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 to discuss the district’s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home

HENNEPIN — The Wetlands Initiative (TWI) is organizing expert-led volunteer teams to comb its internationally-recognized nature preserve in Putnam County on Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14, in order to identify as many species of plants, birds, mammals, insects and other creatures as can be spotted in 24 hours.

A BioBlitz is a methodical 24-hour survey of a site with scientists leading groups of volunteers, explained TWI’s senior ecologist, Dr. Gary Sullivan. The goal is to increase the scientific knowledge of the site. “It’s a way of getting a rich picture of the site’s biodiversity as volunteer ‘citizen scientists’ become an extension of the experts’ eyes and ears,” Sullivan said. “This is a first for TWI and we’re excited. The event will run from noon on Saturday to noon on Sunday so that we get the chance to spot both daytime and nighttime species.”

Founded in 2001 and open to the public year-round, TWI’s Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge at Hennepin & Hopper Lakes has been designated both an Audubon Important Bird Area and a Wetland

schools within the district for this school year.

Parents who believe their student qualifies for services and lives within the boundaries of the district should call Janet Schennum at 815-882-2800, ext.

8. The meeting will be at the Putnam County Elementary School in Hennepin.

Relay for Life is June 13 HENRY — The Marshall-Putnam Relay for Life is almost here.

This year’s event will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 13, at Central Park in Henry.

A full lineup of events is planned to celebrate survivors, remember those who lost their battle and for everyone to fight back. The theme this year is “Re-Lei For Life” and the tropical theme will be carried through the whole event.

Cancer survivors are invited to attend this year’s relay. To register online as a survivor, visit www. relayforlife.org/marshallputnamil and click on the orange button that reads “Sign Up.” For questions, contact T.J. Klockenga, the American Cancer Society staff representative for Relay for Life of Marshall-Putnam Counties, at 309-688-3480 or by email at tj.klockenga@cancer.org.

RVP ‘Aladdin Jr.’ auditions set for May 22 HENRY — River Valley Players is once again offering an opportunity for children 5 to 15 years of age to participate in its annual youth theater program this summer.

This year, the summer youth theatre program is presenting Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” Roles range from townspeople, shop owners, princes, harem girls and others. The cast also includes Aladdin, Genie, Iago, Jafar, Jasmine, Magic Carpet, Razoul and

MS educational meetings at Perry PRINCETON — Beginning in June, Perry Memorial Hospital will host monthly multiple sclerosis educational meetings on the third Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. in the White Oak Classroom at the hospital.

The first meeting is

scheduled for Tuesday, June 16. This program is free and open to the public.

For more information on this program and other educational programs offered at Perry, contact Marcia Hartwig at 815876-4449.

MCNABB — The third annual PCJH walk-a-thon will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, at the Putnam County Junior High School in McNabb.

The event celebrates the hard

meet at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 26, at the Red Cross office, located at 1530 Fourth St. in Peru.

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No preparation is required. All those auditioning will be taught “A Whole New World” and a dance.

Rehearsals are being planned in the morning during weekdays. The show will take place July 16-19.

Directing “Aladdin Jr.” are Christine Gaspardo from Dance Central Studios in Henry and Robert Eckert, choral music and drama instructor from Henry-Senachwine School District.

the Sultan. There are also five cast members who serve as narrators.

Auditions will be from 5 to 6 p.m.

Friday, May 22, at St. Mary’s Center for children ages 5 to 7 years old.

Children ages 8 to 15 years old will audition from 6 to 8 p.m. Auditions will continue when children from 5 to 7 years of age will audition from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23. Children 8 to 15 years of age will audition from 10 a.m. to noon.

Third annual walk-a-thon set for May 26

Alzheimer’s support meeting is May 26 PERU — The Alzheimer’s Caring Friends support group for caregivers, family and friends will

Chicago’s Field Museum, Peoria Audubon Society, National Park Service, Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby, McHenry County Conservation District, Peoria Academy of Science, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Chicago Botanic Garden, Eastern Illinois University, Illinois Audubon Society, Illinois Ornithological Society, Triton College in River Grove and Trine University in Indiana. “No specific scientific knowledge is needed in order to volunteer for an expertled group,” Sullivan said. “We just need folks to be stealthy and observant and follow the group leader’s instructions on what to look for.”

The BioBlitz is open to volunteers age 14 and older who are able to hike for up to three hours across variable terrain (participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent). Pre-registration is required, and volunteers need not participate for the entire 24 hours to be part of the event. Refreshments will be provided.

Registration is now open at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ ZPG59Y8 or call TWI directly at 312922-0777, ext. 113.

of International Importance. Now totaling more than 3,000 acres, the Refuge is renowned for its diversity of habitats ranging from marshes, rare seeps, and other wetlands to oak savanna, the lakes, and several types of prairie. The BioBlitz will include baseline surveying of the newest addition to the Refuge, nearly 300 upland acres where ecological restoration work will begin this fall.

The Refuge has been the subject of prior surveys by experts in a few taxa (major organism groups), resulting in the identification so far of nearly 600 native plant species and more than 270 bird species.

But scientific surveying of the site to date has been uneven. “We don’t yet know much about mammals, certain groups of insects, fungi, and some other things,” Sullivan said.

“In recent years a dragonfly species never before recorded in Illinois was found at the Dixon Refuge, as was another dragonfly not seen in the state since 1938. It’s a big, complex site. Who knows what we might find out there next?”

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May 28 — Breakfast pizza or cereal and toast, fruit, juice, milk.

May 29 — Whole grain muffin or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch May 25 — No school, Memorial Day. May 26 — Chicken nuggets, vegetable medley, cottage cheese, peaches, milk.

May 27 — Turkey fritter on bun with tomato, baked beans, grapes, pudding, milk.

May 28 — Cheese pizza, salad, fruit, graham crackers, milk.

May 29 — Cook’s choice.

Putnam County Community Center May 25 — Center closed, Memorial Day. May 26 — Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, bread and butter, dessert.

May 27— Vegetable lasagna, steamed spinach, fresh cantaloupe, French bread, juice.

May 28— Lasagna, tossed salad, fruit, bread and butter, dessert.

May 29 — Egg salad on wheat bread, roasted diced potatoes, peas, watermelon.

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 served at 11:30 a.m.

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Meghan Coleman of Ottawa and Matthew White of Ottawa are announcing their upcoming wedding. She is the daughter of Kevin and Jennifer Coleman of Hennepin. He is the son of William and Robin White of LaSalle.

The bride-elect graduated from Putnam County High School in 2007 and received a bachelor’s degree in special education in 2011 from Illinois State University in Normal. She is a special education teacher at Henry-Senachwine High School in Henry.

Her fiancé graduated from LaSalle-Peru High School in 2004. He is an

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Meghan Coleman and Matthew White assistant store manager at Home Depot in Peru.

The couple will be married May 23.

Birth Announced Hopkins Joel and Karissa Hopkins of Granville are the parents of a son, Knox Archer Douglas, born April 20 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19.5 inches in length. He was welcomed home by one sibling, Murphy Hopkins, 3.

Maternal grandparents are Vicki Duncan of Peru, the late Douglas Campbell of Granville and Brad Harrison of Peru. Paternal grandparents are Arch and Judy Hopkins of Granville.

Compassionate Friends will meet PERU — The next Compassionate Friends support group meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, in the special procedures con-

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LaSalle Library will present D-Day program LASALLE — In honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan, the LaSalle Public Library will present a free exhibit and program by Victor Croasdale. Croasdale, who grew up in Oldhem, England, witnessed firsthand the effects of World War II on British society.

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Flowering for funds Nita O’Neil of the Putnam County Relay for Life team arranges the flowering baskets that were on sale Saturday, May 9, at Casey’s in Granville. The group has this annual fundraiser for its Relay for Life team.

Adventures with old probate records PRINCETON — The regular monthly meeting of the Bureau County Genealogical Society will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Society library at 629 S. Main St. in Princeton.

The program for the evening will feature Michael Walter of Kansas, who is a volunteer for FamilySearch. Michael and his wife, Viola, are currently working on a two-year project to photograph the probate and naturalization records at the Bureau County Courthouse. They most recently contributed to the digitization of records at the Mercer County courthouse.

The records being photographed here involve the time period between 1837 to 1929. More and more county governments are realizing the value of digitally preserving records such as these in order to ensure against fire or other disasters and are accepting the offer from FamilySearch to do this at no charge to the county. The Bureau County Circuit Clerk will

be receiving a digital copy of the local records, and they will also appear on the FamilySearch website as free browseable records.

The program title for the evening is “Adventures With Probate Records.”

Walter, through a PowerPoint presentation, will guide the audience to understand the typical contents of probate records and their value to genealogical research.

Some local examples of unusual finds will be highlighted. They will also show a 10-minute video of the storage facility at Granite Mountain near Salt Lake City, Utah, and will describe

the process by which they image and store probate records.

The public is invited to attend this free program, meet the Walters and learn more about probate records. For further information, anyone may contact the BCGS at 815-879-3133 during normal hours of operation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The research library is also open the first Saturday of each month.

This courthouse project also offers an opportunity for volunteers to be involved by unfolding and refolding documents to be photographed.

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Building the tools of the future for fun URBANA — The Illinois 4-H State Robotics Competition was Saturday, May 2, in the east gym of the Athletics and Recreation Center on the University of Illinois campus.

“When Robits Attack” of LaSalle County and “Marshall-Putnam 4-H Robotics” participated along with more than 50 4-H teams in this year’s robotic game of skill; each programming one or more Lego Mindstorm robots in simulated Olympic sports events.

“It was exciting to see the variety of fields and robots teams brought to the event,” said Bob Smith, U of I Extension 4-H robotics educator.

“This year, there were no restrictions on the materials which could be used, so teams got really creative when designing their robots and their playing fields.”

The more events the robots completed successfully, the higher the “table score” portion of the competition for teams, but performance of the robot was only part of the competition, said Smith.

“Although we want youth to learn programming, it’s just as important for youth to learn teamwork skills in order to come up with solutions to the challenges they may face in the real world,” Smith said. “Youth have to learn how to work together in order for their team to have the best possible outcome at the event, and in life.”

Team members received a challenge and had to work together on the spot in front of a panel of judges to devise and implement a solution.

This year’s challenge was to create a tower using only balloons, duct tape and pieces of cardstock paper.

“The teamwork skills that youth

“It was exciting to see the variety of fields and robots teams brought to the event.”

Bob Smith, U of I Extension 4-H robotics educator learn in their robotics clubs will serve them well in their future careers,” Smith said. “Only with solid teamwork, good engineering abilities and strong programming skills can teams win the top championship award.”

In addition, teams had to “defend” the design of their robots to a separate panel of judges, describing the steps they took during the design and programming process and noting how each team member contributed to the overall project.

This year’s contest increased in size by 150 participants over last year. “It was also encouraging to see that 25 percent of the team members this year were female,” Smith said.

Illinois 4-H robotics project enrollment has nearly tripled in three years with 5,000 youth self-selecting robotics as their field of study in 4-H, and the number is expected to go even higher in 2015.

In addition to the competition, several campus and area organizations held hands-on activities for the participants and their families.

The Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab, a non-profit organization promoting STEM education, demonstrated several tech applications from 3-D printing and computerized sewing to laser cutting and graphic design. U of I’s crop science and aeronautical engineering departments showed students what

a career in their major could include for tech-savvy teens.

Featured attractions for many of the attendees were the robot demonstrations provided by the advanced 4-H robotics clubs, most of whom participate in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) competitions. Robots at this level complete complicated tasks, such as stacking, collecting objects and moving items. 4-H members on these teams inspire the younger members.

“Our young participants look up to these advanced 4-H members and the teen mentors respond by taking time to explain how they built their robots, how they solved programming problems and why robotics matter in today’s world,” Smith said.

“These 4-H members will have their pick of colleges and their pick of job offers. They have learned to work on projects as a team and to communicate effectively with others.”

“When Robits Attack” of LaSalle County took fifth-place and “Marshall Putnam 4-H Robotics” took 20th out of 53 teams.

To learn more about 4-H in the community, if you have questions or need more information, call University of Illinois Extension, Bureau-LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Unit at 815-224-0889. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the Illinois Valley Community College campus.

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Throughout May, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will highlight information and tips to help people and their caregivers be better prepared for emergencies.

“An ice storm, tornado or other disaster can leave people without power, heat or water for several days,” IEMA Director James K. Joseph said. “For those who may need some type of assistance, these conditions can be even more dangerous if they aren’t prepared.”

Joseph said the Ready Illinois website (www.

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The Ready Illinois website also includes more than two dozen preparedness videos in American Sign Language (ASL) with full captioning. ASL is a natural, visual, non-spoken language extensively used within and among the deaf community.

The videos cover such topics as how to make a household emergency plan, build an emergency supply kit, plan for evacuation and sheltering in place and preparedness for specific hazards, such as tornadoes, severe storms and floods.

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Memorial Day services in Granville GRANVILLE — Memorial Day services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, in the Granville City Cemetery. The Granville

American Legion and VFW will be conducting the services. Pastor Karen Karczewski will be giving the Memorial Day address.

In case of inclement weather, the services will be moved to the American Legion Post Home on McCoy Street in Granville.

Tractor and engine show seeks vendors SANDWICH — The Sandwich Early Day Engine Club is looking for flea marketers and craft show vendors for its 44th annual tractor and engine show June 27-28 at the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Sandwich.

Flea market items can be sold with a fee of $25

per space for one day or $30 per space for both days.

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The features for the tractor and engine show are Ford tractors and equipment and International Harvester gas engines.

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Sports Wright is state discus champ MCNABB — Putnam County Junior High School had 13 track athletes compete at the state finals in East Peoria this weekend. Kaleb Wright won first place in the state competition for the 8A boys discus, according to junior high school principal Carl Carlson.

Breakfast to benefit Magnolia baseball/softball MAGNOLIA — The Magnolia Baseball/Softball Association will host a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the Magnolia Fire Station.

Cost for the breakfast is $6 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under.

IVCC hosts Little Eagles basketball camp June 15-18 OGLESBY — The Illinois Valley Community College men’s basketball team will host the Little Eagles Basketball Camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, June 15-18, in the gym.

The camp is for boys in fifth to eighth grade.

Head coach Chris Herman and current players will work with participants on dribbling, shooting, passing, rebounding, defense and team play.

Pre-registration is required and will be limited to the first 100 registrants. Registration will be taken through June 10.

Cost of the camp is $65 per player and includes a camp T-shirt. All players should bring a sack lunch or they may purchase lunch in the IVCC cafeteria. Campers are encouraged to bring their own basketball.

To register, contact coach Herman at 815-224-0593 or the athletic department at 815-224-0472.

PC’s Griffith advances to state finals

By Kevin Hieronymus Shaw Media Service

MANLIUS — Paige Griffith ran herself into the Putnam County High School record books in the IHSA 1A Sectional Friday, May 15, at Bureau Valley High School.

The PC senior placed third in the 300 hurdles, but ran an automatically qualifying time of 48.77 to punch her ticket to the IHSA state track and field meet in Charleston which starts Thursday, May 21. She became the first female in school history to qualify for state all four years.

Griffth will be looking to advance to the state finals race for the first time as she runs again in the state prelims.

First place in the 300 hurdles went to defending state champ Karissa Roman (46.96) of Annawan/Wethersfield with Tonya Acamovic (47.67) of Hall taking second.

Placing, but not advancing for PC, were Lydia Warren, fourth in the 400meter run (1:02.43), and the 4x400 relay of Griffith, Olivia Lawley, Megan Rehn and Margaret Voss, which was fourth with a time of 4:27.24.

Annawan/Wethersfield was crowned as sectional champion, beating out host Bureau Valley, 105-93. Other area teams included fourth-place Henry-Senachwine (59), fifth-place Hall (45), 11th-place PC (15) and 13th-place St. Bede (5.5).

• Notes: PC has never had a female state track champion. The best finishes have been fourths by the 4x800 relay of Michelle Harrison, Jillian Loebach, Shaw Media Service photo/Kevin Hieronymus Debbie Novotney and Roxann Ziano, Putnam County’s Leanne Smith runs in the 4x800-meter relay race in and Lisa Serafini in the 300-meter low the IHSA 1A Sectional at Bureau Valley High School May 15. The relay hurdles in 1997-98. squad placed eighth.

Baseball and softball regionals this week at Putnam County GRANVILLE — Putnam County High School is hosting IHSA 1A regionals in baseball and softball this week.

The PC baseball regional began Monday with play-in games at two separate sites with No. 4 seed Serena hosting No. 5 Earlville/Leland and No. 3 Newark hosting No. 6 LaMoille/Ohio.

The action moves to Ken Jenkins Field in Granville Wednesday, May 20, with top-seeded Somonauk drawing the winner between Earlville/Leland and Serena.

The PC Panthers take the field at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 21, against the winner of the LaMoille/Ohio and Newark game.

The championship will be played at 11 a.m.

Saturday, May 23.

The PC softball regional also opened Monday with a play-in game between No. 5 Midland and No. 4 Henry-Senachwine.

The winner from that game advanced against top-seeded Ottawa Marquette Tuesday in Granville.

The Lady Panthers open regional play at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday against No. 2 Serena. PC beat Serena 2-1 in last year’s sectional finals.

The regional finals is set for 11 a.m. Saturday in Granville with the winner advancing to the Princeville Sectional Wednesday, May 27.

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Below, Putnam County’s Daniel Pavlovich threw a no-hitter during a recent game. Right, Putnam County’s Matthew Galetti runs around the bases.

The Panthers start post-season play Thursday, May 21 at Ken Jenkins Fields in Granville.

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Above, Putnam County’s Cierra Keller swings a p[itch during a recent game.

Right, Putnam County’s pitcher Jacyln Ossola throws a pitch.

PC bass fishing team competes The Putnam County High School bass fishing team placed 26th out of 66 boats in the IHSA Bass Fishing Tournament held Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, on Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois.

The team caught one keeper bass over the two days of fishing. Recent rains of more than five inches during the last week had driven the lake up three feet, and the water was muddy, with more water entering the lake than what was being discharged out of the dam.

The team pre-fished for the comPhoto contributed petition on May 14 and covered key Putnam County High School bass fishing team members are Bailey Davenport (from areas, catching one keeper (12-inch minimum). left), Zach Hartman, Joe Ellena and Katie Goetsch (right).

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The Putnam County team used Texas rigged plastics, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits to try to coax a keeper bass into biting without any luck, said coach Kyle Goetsch.

Competition ended two hours early on May 16 due to area thunderstorms, but the PC team did boat one legal bass.

The successful tactic to catch a bass was using spinnerbaits and crankbaits to cover as much water as possible, trying for a reaction bite.

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• Thurs. 9-2 • Saturday 9 - Noon

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104 South McCoy St. Granville, Illinois

815-339-6575

Best Of Luck To All Our Area Graduates FRANK J. MAUTINO STATE REPRESENTATIVE 76th Representative District District Office Spring Valley (815) 664-2717 221 E. St. Paul St.

Congrats Class of 2015

The CounTry STop

730 Old Hwy 26 Hennepin, IL 815-925-7454

Dr. Robert Dawe, DDS Dr. Evan Fiedler, DDS

100 N. McCoy St., Granville • 815-339-6888 Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 8:30-5 • Thurs 8-8

Class of 2015

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Putnam County High School

Katherine Alleman

Jeffrey Baker

Kayte Bernardoni

Austin Biagini

Alexandria Burden

Michael Cabal

Lauren Colby

Matthew Conerton

Rollen Copeland

Angelina Dauck

Kirsten Davis

Brandon Elliott

Trenten Fonderoli

Eleanor Foockle

Matthew Galetti

Jeremiah Gerard

Michael Glenn

Paige Griffith

Kelsey Grosenbach

Katlyn Heath

Kyle Hoge

Terrence Hoge

Jackson Huffstodt

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• 815-925-7071

Angella Alvarado, FNP-BC

Great Job, Grads!

Family Nurse Practitioner Join us in welcoming Angella Alvarado, FNP-BC. She will be working with Dr. Bailey at the St. Margaret’s Granville Clinic four days a week.

Please note, the clinic is closed Thursdays.

Shawn Bailey, MD

A 2003 local graduate from LP High School, Angella obtained her Master of Science in Nursing, specializing as a Family Nurse Practitioner, from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. She has extensive experience in hospital patient care, office visits, diagnosing and treatment, critical care, and long-term care facilities.

Same Day Appointments

Family Medicine

Available. Please Call: Phone: (815) 339-6245 309 S. McCoy Street Granville, IL 61326

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Putnam County High School

Megan Keegan

Ciera Keller

Ashley Kemp

Michael Laxner

Madalyn Loiselle

Ann Miller

Nathaniel Mooberry

Garrett Ossola

Jaclyn Ossola

Addison Pavlick

Sophie Petersen

Jarod Petersen

Austin Prater

Dalton Pratt

Damien Presthus

Tyler Purcell

Congratulations 2015 Graduates!!

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No baloney with Al Cioni!

Great Job Grads!!

JACK’S GAS & SERVICE

Congrats to the PCHS Graduates!

Pederson Construction

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for Pre-arranged and Pre-paid Funerals

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Offices in Granville, Peru & Princeton • www.hopkinsilcpa.com

Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel R.L. Cofoid, Director

815-339-2231

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Putnam County High School

Megan Rehn

Jacob Rolando

Katherine Schiel

Carly Smith

Samantha Smoode

Scott Urnikis

Dr. Alan Yepsen • Palmer College Graduate • Gonstead Technique • Most Insurance accepted • Medicare assignment accepted

Allison Voss

Lydia Warren

Way To Go Class of 2015!

YEPSEN CHIROPRACTIC Colton Washkowiak

Megan Wink

815-339-2444

Ashley Zupec

108 S. McCoy St., Granville, IL

Not Pictured: Isaiah Clingman Nicholas DiazDeLeon Darcy Donaldson Trent Riley Elliott Mario Flores Ben Garland Karlee Gorges Clayton Keen

CONGRATS

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Serving area families since 1913

ongratulations

Janice Shields 815-339-6234

Gonet Realty & Land Co.

015 Gra s 321 S. McCoy St., Granville www. gonet-realty.com

815-339-2411

The smart move: choose IVCC first.

IVCC recently announced winners of its most prestigious academic honor: the Thomas J. McCormack Scholar award.

McCormack Scholars Tiernan Ebener, left, Kaleb Pytel, Carly Haywood and Lauren Urbanowski gathered at the recent IVCC academic banquet. Danae Ross was unavailable for the photo.

They are Tiernan Ebener of Peru, Kaleb Pytel of La Salle, Carly Haywood of Ottawa, Lauren Urbanowski of Peru and Danae Ross of rural Princeton.

McCormack Scholar Danae Ross.

Next fall, Ebener will transfer to the University of Illinois to major in chemical engineering, Pytel will study physical therapy at Northern Illinois University, Haywood will major in zoology at Southern Illinois University, Urbanowski will study animal science at the U of I and Ross will major in exercise science at Olivet Nazarene University.

Over the past seven years, 69 valedictorians, salutatorians and students finishing in the top two percent of their class have chosen IVCC to begin their college careers.

www.ivcc.edu

SUMMER & FALL REGISTRATION UNDERWAY

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–––– Classifieds –––– General Terms and Policies The Putnam County Record reserves the right to classify correctly, edit, reject or cancel any advertisement at any time in accordance with its policy. All ads must be checked for errors by the advertiser, on the first day of publication.

We will be responsible for the first incorrect insertion, and its liabilities shall be limited to the price on one insertion.

CLASSIFIED LINE AD & LEGAL DEADLINES: • Wednesday Paper deadline Thursday before by 3pm We Accept Call 815-875-4461 classified@bcrnews.com

- 200 Employment

- 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 time. 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.

E-mail information to: classified@ bcrnews.com (include your name, address & phone number) No Phone Calls!

228 • Help Wanted

460 • Garage Sales

The Putnam County Courthouse/ SHERIFF'S OFFICE Is accepting applications for the position of CUSTODIAN. Maintenance background is preferred. Please submit any certificates or specialized training with your application. Applications can be picked up at the Putnam Sheriff's Office and returned to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office by June 4th

PRINCETON 704 & 709 Eastmor Drive. Friday, May 22, 8am-5pm; Saturday, May 23, 8am-Noon.

PROMOTE JOB OPENINGS We can help get your business fully staffed.

Call 815-875-4461

232 • Business Opportunities ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES RIGHT HERE! The Bureau County Republican can promote your services and let people know you are out there wanting there business. Just call (815) 875-4461 and let us help.

Rain date: May 29 & 30

OPEN HOUSE! Saturday, May 23 1:30 - 3:00pm

305 S. High St., Granville

Like New! Updated 2-bedroom, 1-bath home with new kitchen, bath, walls, flooring, siding, windows, landscaping, wiring & more! Move in condition! #08859898 $89,900

NEW LISTING!

UDEN'S LAWNCARE & SNOWPLOWING

Call for all your lawn care & snowplowing needs Commercial or Residential Call 815-760-2251

Granville

Very nice 3-bedroom brick ranch on scenic corner lot with newer kitchen, hardwood flooring, newer bath, water heater, central air & roof. Sunny patio & 1-car garage. great basement too! #08914544

2409 4th St., Peru

815-223-1088

1-800-414-5788

SUMMER HELP WANTED DuPont Pioneer Research Center

Who:

College and High School Students (age 16 and older preferred) What: Pollinating Corn When: July Where: DuPont Pioneer Research Center 2 miles N of Princeton on IL Hwy 26 Benefits: • Competitive wages • Earn good money while working just a fraction of your summer vacation • Meet new friends Contact by June 1: Jane Holmbeck jane.holmbeck@pioneer.com 815-875-6523, Ext. 110

460 • Garage Sales LAKE THUNDERBIRD 2 miles North of Putnam & 2 miles West of Rt. 29.

Friday, Saturday, May 22, 23; 8am–4:30pm.

ANNUAL GARAGE & BAKE SALE. Maps, Bake Sale & additional garage sales at the club house PRINCETON 664 East Central Avenue. Thursday, May 21, 4pm-7pm; Friday, May 22, 8am-5pm; Saturday, May 23, 8am-12pm.

Group Garage Sale.

Some furniture, shelves, glassware, pictures, clothing. Too much to list!

ADVERTISE YOUR GARAGE SALE HERE! In the Classified.

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on May 5, 2015, 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 Capture

by Lauren located at 9320 N. 600 Avenue, Hennepin, IL 61327.

Dated this 5th day of May, 2015. /s/ Daniel S. Kuhn County Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 13, 20 and 27, 2015.

REQUEST FOR BIDS The Lake Wildwood Association, Inc., Varna, Illinois will receive bids for: LODGE CONCRETE REPLACEMENT PROJECT until 2:00 p.m. on the 4th day of June, 2015 at the Association Office of the General Manager, Lake Wildwood Association, Inc., 1000 Lake Wildwood Drive, Varna, IL 61375. The work generally consists of demolition and replacement of concrete sidewalks, steps

and patio and demolition of wood retaining wall and replacement with concrete retaining wall. All contract documents, including Plans and Specifications, are on file at the Office of the Lake Wildwood Association General Manager. To request a bid package, contact (309) 463-2047, Ext. 1, or email [ mailto:attnjboyergm@ lake-wildwood.com ] attnjboyergm@lakewildwood.com and ask for a Lodge Concrete

Replacement Project Bid Package.

Published in the Putnam

County Record May 20, 2015.

PROMOTE YOUR GARAGE SALES! Call 815-875-4461

TWO DAY MEMORIAL DAY ESTATE AUCTION

Auction to be held at the Tumbleson Auction Center, 1635 North Main Street, Princeton, IL, Located 100 miles West of Chicago, Il just off INT 80, Exit 56, South on Rt. 26. (Behind the Sherwood Antique Mall) on:

SUNDAY, MAY 24 & MONDAY, MAY 25, 2015 TIME: 10:00 A.M.

(Preview: 8:00 A.M.) Each Day **SPECIAL PREVIEW OF BOTH DAYS: SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2015 4:00-6:00 P.M.** View FULL Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com

SUNDAY, MAY 24 BALLY EIGHT BALL PINBALL MACHINE, ROCK-OLA MODEL GP 160 JUKEBOX w/ Records & CONTEMP. ELECTRIC SLOT MACHINE-SAVANNA PARK w/ Tokens OVER 160 FIREARMS (Long & Hand Guns) INCLUDING: LC Smith, Winchester, Remington, Ithaca, Browning, Ruger, Rossi, Mossberg, H&R, Stevens, Marlin, Prairie River Arms & Other Black Powder, Colt, Stevens Tip Up, High Standard, S&W, Derringer& Others; COINS, KNIVES, ADV. PRINTS, GUN RELATED & OTHER ITEMS, SM. COLLECTION OF DUCK DECOYS, MANY BOOKS & PRINTS, DAN PATCH COLLECTIBLES: COLLECTION OF TOYS & OLD PEDAL TRACTOR Absentee, Phone Bidding & Proxibid Available and 10% Buyer Premium for this Auction Day ONLY

MONDAY, MAY 25

1929 MODEL A 5 WINDOW COUPE: Professionally Re-Built Engine, New Radiator, Fuel Tank Cleaned, Lined and Original Stock from the Graper Estate, Troy Grove, IL & 2001 MERCEDES BENZ w/ 88,000 MILES; 25 CENT COIN OP BELL & FRUIT SLOT MACHINE, ANTIQUE, VICTORIAN & PRIMITIVE FURNITURE, NICE QUALITY GLASSWARE, STERLING & NICE FRAMED PICTURES, COLLECTION OF NICE LAMPS & ORIENTAL RUGS,LG. COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN & LADIES ITEMS, STONEWARE & PRIMITIVE ITEMS, HISTORY BOOKS, OLD BOOKS & ADVERTISING ABSENTEE & PHONE BIDDING AVAILABLE

DELLA MAULFAIR ESTATE, GRANVILLE, IL; GRAPER ESTATE,

SELLERS:

TROY GROVE, IL;

TOM RUANE, NEW LENOX, IL

AND OTHERS TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL E-mail: ttauction@yahoo.com or Phone 815-872-1852 Auctioneers: TOM & MARY TUMBLESON & TIFFANY FOES

ESTATE AUCTION

The Following will be Sold at the ON SITE LOCATION Located at 10327 IL Hwy 71 in Granville, IL (3 Miles West of Granville) on:

SUNDAY, MAY 31 & MONDAY JUNE 1, 2015 TIME: 10:00 Both Days

View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com FURNITURE: Ethan Allen Corner Desk Set & Bookshelves; Queen Beds; Dining Room Table & Hutch; Assorted Kitchen Chairs; Wood Sewing Cabinet; Old Record Cabinet; Trunks; Luggage; Portable Dress Making Sewing Machine; Singer Treadle Sewing Machine; Vintage Blonde Bedroom Set; Sofa, Love Seat & Matching Recliners; Console Stereo; Silver Tone Radio Phonograph (Not Working); Old School Desk; Sm. Sanyo Flat Screen TV; Antique Pine Cabinet (Rough) ANTIQUES, ADVERTISING, COLLECTIBLES & PRIMITIVES: Linens, Doilies, Vintage Clothing & Baby Clothes; Vinegar Cruet Set; Old Letters, Ledgers, Maps & Newspapers; Farm Engineering Magazines 1940’s; Local Adv. Items; State Park Advertisements; Old Boy Scout Uniform; Adv. Wood Boxes; LC Smith Typewriter; Old Pictures & Frames Including Lg. Cupid Awake & Asleep; Postcards & Sheet Music; Some World’s Fair Memorabilia; Buttons; Parasols & Umbrellas; Shaving Mirror; Old Box Cameras; Vintage Apple Cider Press; Picnic Basket; Kerosene Lamps; Flat Irons & Trivets; Kraut Cutter; Cherry Pitters; Crocks & Jug; Cuckoo Clock; Old Kitchen Clock; Wood Pulley; Old Adding Machine; Puzzles & Games; Badminton & Crocquet Set; Telephones; Radio Parts; 33 Records; Old Shadow Box; TV Repair Manual Kit w/ Tubes-1950’s; Vintage Car Spot Light; Old Veterinarian Travel Bag; CB Radio; Foto-larger Photographer Enlarger; Ceramic X-mas Tree; X-mas Plates; Usual Line of Kitchenware Items Including Pots, Pans, Tupperware & Pyrex

MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015

2001 LINCOLN SIGNATURE SERIES 4 DOOR AUTOMOBILE w/ Approx. 160, 000 MILES TRUCKS, TOOLS & TOOL RELATED: 1985 GMC C3500 Little Dump Truck; 1980 Ford 8000 Truck w/ Snow Plow; 1984 Yellow Chevy C-20 Utility Truck; 1993 Chevy Blazer; 1977 G Van Box Truck C-30 1 Ton; Snow Mobile Trailer; 1972 Ski Doo Snow Mobile; Red Seal Barber Green Asphalt Paver; Lg. Leroy Dresser Air Compressor; 1 Ton Sm. Chevy Dump Truck; Wabco Industrial Paddle Wheel Scraper; Misc Hand Tools & Wrenches; 27 Drawer Metal Storage Cabinet; Tools & Mechanical Stuff; Rascal Electric Chair; Mobil Power Lift for Wheelchairs; Fishing Poles & Accessories; Floor Model Pipe Vice; Pipe Cutter; Electric Pipe Threader; Pipe Bender; Bench Grinder; Atlas Metal Lathe; Craftsman Hand Tools; Powermate 6 HP 80 Gal Vertical Air Compressor; Black & Decker Valve Grinder; Bissell 2100 Tire Changer; 250-300 Gal Gas Tank; 3 Hitch Bush Hog; 225 Lincoln Welder; Battery Chargers; Phillips 66 Gas Pump (Rough); Central Newmatic Sand Blaster; Vibrastat 2 Hydrostatic Roller (Onan Motor); Drag Leveling Device; Landscape Box Scraper; Ford Accessories; Posthole Digger; Little Blade; Snowplow for Red Truck; X-Calibur Engine Puller (Needs Work); Press Cummings; Lg. Brass Bench Scale; Mas Store Sign; Vehicle Repair Manuals; Pedal TractorCast Aluminum (No Seat); Fire Fighter Pedal Car (Needs Repair); Schwinn Bicycles; Sleds PLEASE NOTE: SOME VEHICLES ARE IN ROUGH SHAPE

DELLA MAULFAIR ESTATE, GRANVILLE, IL

EXECUTORS: HAROLD MAULFAIR & DIANA GARRETT TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL E-mail: ttauction@yahoo.com or Phone 815-872-1852 Auctioneers: TOM & MARY TUMBLESON & TIFFANY FOES

BEAUTIFUL SETTING!

Lake Thunderbird - Spacious 3 bedroom ranch with walk-out basement, 2 baths, 3 car garage, 2 decks, price includes additional lot with all the Lake amenities. $154,000 MLS#08911253

Gonet Realty & Land Co.

321 S. McCoy St. Granville 339-2411

815-339-2411

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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF) THE ESTATE OF ) JOSEPH GUSICK ) Deceased. ) NO. 15-P-7 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS GIVEN of the death of JOSEPH GUSICK of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois.

Letters of the office were issued on April 1, 2015 to Tim Gusick, 1412 E. Morrell St., Streator, Illinois, as Administrator, whose attorney of record is Brian M. Gabor, 207 W. Madison Street, Pontiac, Illinois.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk in Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, not later than November 30, 2015, said date being not less than six months from the date of the first publication of this notice, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of any claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Tim Gusick Administrator Brian M. Gabor ARDC#6255962 207 W. Madison Street Pontiac, Illinois 61764 (815) 842-2803 brian@ gaborlawfirm.com Published in the Putnam County Record May 20, 27 and June 3, 2015.

PASSED BEING ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF PUTNAM, STATE OF ILLINOIS, ASCERTAINING THE PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES FOR LABORERS, WORKMEN AND M E C H A N I C S EMPLOYED ON PUBLIC WORKS OF SAID COUNTY”. SAID ORDINANCE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DETERMINATION IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY CLERK AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION

BY ANY INTERESTED PARTIES. DANIEL S. KUHN Clerk for the Putnam County Board Published in the Putnam County Record May 20, 2015.

I N T E R E S T E D IN SERVING AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PUTNAM COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT MUST BE A RESIDENT OF PUTNAM COUNTY. THE TERM OF OFFICE WILL BE FOR FIVE (5) YEARS, COMMENCING ON JULY 28, 2015 AND EXPIRING ON JULY 28, 2020. MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE 4TH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 12:00 NOON AND ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED. ALL APPLICANTS MUST INFORM THE PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD IF THEY ARE RELATED TO ANY CURRENT

TRUSTEES AND/OR EMPLOYEES OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THIS IS PURSUANT TO THE DISTRICT’S BY-LAWS (ARTICLE II, SECTION 3B, AS AMENDED ON MARCH 25, 2011).

IF INTERESTED, PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATION ALONG WITH RESUME TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY CLERK. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015.

DUANE A. CALBOW, CHAIRMAN PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD Published in the Putnam County Record May 20, 2015.

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.

LEGAL PUBLICATION AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD ON MAY 11, 2015, ORDINANCE #2015-0-01 WAS

NOTICE OF LEGAL PUBLICATION THE PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM ANY PERSON

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 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

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.

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

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 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.

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Yepsen lifts Ashford to second place in tourney LAWRENCEVILLE — The Ashford Saints softball team of Clinton, Iowa, accomplished a feat no other team has ever done in Ashford University history.

The Saints placed second in the AII/NAIA conference tournament held at Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Ga. Putnam County graduate and Ashford freshman Shelby Yepsen pitched in three of the five games and assisted her team to its first ever softball banner.

IVCC Foundation plans golf outing

PCR photo/Ken Schroeder

Alleman made honorary baseball coach Darrell Alleman of Granville, a lifelong baseball fan and tireless supporter of Putnam County sports, was named as an honorary PC baseball coach during a game Wednesday, May 13. Alleman threw out the first pitch and sat in the dugout with the team.

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