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Problems afloat Hennepin Village preparing for dock improvements By Dave Cook
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HENNEPIN — The floating dock that’s slowly losing that ability was a topic of discussion during the Hennepin Village
Board meeting on Wednesday, July 20. Trustee Quentin Buffington, in response to comments from residents, recently inspected the village’s waterfront dock and reported that by the time he walked out to the end, it had begun dropping below the water’s surface. With the increased boating traffic to the village, the board discussed the need to act quickly — the causes of the damage, possible solutions and the beginning of a plan to make the needed improvements. Tim Rylko, Hennepin’s street and
maintenance supervisor, said if the outer portion of the flotation devices crack and begin to leak, the foam inside becomes waterlogged, and they begin to lose some of their float-ability. The board established a committee to formulate a plan to redesign the 20-year-old dock by January and then begin improvements next spring. There was also discussion about paying for the improvements by beginning to charge rent to boats docked in the area long-term, which is already being done at other nearby dock facilities.
The board also discussed the following: • A donation of $50 was made to the Putnam County Historical Society. • The need for a definitive plan to handle homes in poor condition and their possible condemnation. • The possible color choices for the roofs on the Hazel Marie Boyle homes. • The first 2017 Fourth of July/Bicentennial Anniversary planning meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the village hall. Anyone interested in helping with the celebration is invited to attend.
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From the Ground Up encourages the farming industry to circulate locally By Eric Engel
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The participants of Marshall-Putnam 4-H Fair, which was July 18-21 in Henry, tried to compete as they beat the heat. Fun for the entire family, 4-H offers a great learning experience and builds lasting memories for those involved. See more photos from the fair on Page 4A.
U of I Extension helping farmers keep crops healthy By Dave Cook
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OGLESBY — Farmers face many challenges throughout the year. Control over the weather may be out of their hands, but others can be managed. Invasive species, insect, plant or disease, can significantly lower yields, and agronomists with the University of Illinois Extension office are constantly working to help farmers combat the relentless spread of the most unwelcome guests to area crops.
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PRINCETON — There’s a reason we all salivate when the butter melts on the delicious sweet corn or fresh green beans during dinner, and anticipate the juicy flavor of a bowl of ripe strawberries — because they are not only heavenly to the taste buds, but healthy for the body. And where does all this nutrition begin its journey to our well-being? From the ground up. Joy Kauffman, Bureau and Putnam County Health Department’s public health educator, has been working with five farmer’s markets — in Princeton, Walnut, Granville, Sheffield and Spring Valley — to formulate From the Ground Up, a movement driven by local talent and enthusiasm in crop development that keeps local products circulating the homestead. Kauffman said there are 40 to 60 very talented growers participating in the program, which was boosted by a federal grant through the health department to promote local growers and food markets. “Our farmers are involved in growing local food and raising animals all the way to the point of butcher.
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Extension educator for commercial agriculture Russ Higgins has been working with the Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center to monitor the proliferation of crop-harming pests in the area. A series of insect traps have been installed on the field edges in the area of Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby. The traps are part of a corn and soybean survey conducted through the University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences as part of a USDA-NIFA grant. They are looking for potential insect threats including the Old World Bollworm, Egyptian Cottonworm, Asiatic Rice Borer, Cucurbit Beetle, Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, and Kudzu Bug. The discovery of any of these pests could impact corn and soybean yields. Also, after the discovery of Tar Spot in Northern Illinois corn fields last year, including Bureau and LaSalle Counties, the USDA is requesting it be included with the survey list. Higgins explained which invasive threats he considers the most threatening to crop production. “I’m going to hedge my answer a little and include pests that
Land From Page 1A “They are intentionally using practices centered around sustainability, soil health and creating really nutrient-rich foods,” Kauffman said, noting the western third of Bureau County is a food desert, meaning people have limited access to food and nutritional resources. “We have some of the best food in the world growing here in Bureau County, but a lot of our most sophisticated growers are sending that food into Chicago or the suburbs where people are willing to pay for it,” she said, adding there is some amazing soil native to the area. “Part of what we want to do is bring it home. People in the suburbs understand the value of the food, but we also want Bureau County residents to buy into growing, selling and consuming those quality products here.”
are expanding their territory as well as those considered invasive. On an annual basis, I would consider weeds competing with cash crops for nutrients, water and light to be the greatest yield robbers. Given the right conditions, diseases can cause significant injury. I think potential insect damage is the hardest to predict but certainly can not be ignored,” Higgins said. Some pests have been regular problems for many years, but others have become threats more recently. Higgins said, “One of the challenges of an invasive or new pest that moves into an area is the fact that often little research has been conducted on how the pest will spread or behave in this new environment. An example is Tar Spot, a disease on corn found in Indiana and Northern Illinois in 2015. Prior, the disease had never been confirmed in the continental United States. There is research that tells what to expect from Tar Spot in areas where it is commonly found, areas in Mexico and Central America that experienced cool and humid conditions, but if it will establish again in an Illinois growing season and its potential yield impacts are unstudied.” For more information call Higgins at 815-942-2725 or email at rahiggin@illinois.edu.
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Kelly Estes, state survey coordinator, installs one of three traps in a soybean field to monitor local pest activity near Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby in LaSalle County. The traps will be inspected every two weeks to track the spread of invasive species.
All human beings need to eat, but the cheap, industrialized system of dispersing mega-food with minimal nutrition and maximum calories is not good, Kauffman added, emphasizing the “culture” in agriculture. “The farmer’s markets could be part of a cultural experience because you’re getting to know the farmers and their food,” she said, noting the United Nations has set up these sustainable development goals that are the benchmarks for everything in international development right now. “Eliminate hunger and increase food security through sustainable agriculture — that’s exactly what we’re trying to do right here.” Kauffman said monumental studies on nutrition have concluded one thing more than anything else … the more fruits and vegetables you eat, the healthier you are. Eating across the color spectrum of naturally-occurring colors max-
imizes health, and manufacturers know that, so they spend a lot of money on colorful packaging and artificial coloring, but are essentially handing out toxins in a box. “My grandparents grew up farming, and they canned everything; so they ate what they grew,” Kauffman shared, noting Illinois residents used to eat more than three-quarters of what they grew 100 years ago; now they are estimated to eat around 10 percent of what they grow. “With From the Ground Up I’m trying to create this consortium of growers in this area committed to a certain level of excellence who are known for their reputation, and we’re getting that in the food world.” The Bureau and Putnam County Health Departments want to be a health and wellness center reducing and preventing chronic diseases. Kauffman said the things that are killing and disabling us — diabetes, cancer, heart disease
and obesity — are by and large nutritionally-related. “We don’t just want to get people to the farmer’s market, although that is a goal, but rather we want grandparents teaching grandkids about gardening and canning and exercise while tending to the crops,” Kauffman said, noting Chicago is a big city with many resources, so we shouldn’t be sitting around asking ourselves where the jobs are. “There are people with money so close by, and they value what we have.” Kauffman encouraged people to check out www.bchealthdepartment.org/fromthegroundup. php or visit facebook.com/fromthegroundup.bpchd to research the loyalty program and mentioned a Farm to Table dinner at the barn at Hornbaker Gardens Wednesday, Sept. 28. “If we don’t have loyal customers our growers can’t keep doing what they’re doing.”
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IVCC partners with University of Illinois for ag research OGLESBY — Already working closely to build and expand the Illinois Valley Community College agriculture program, IVCC and the University of Illinois Extension are launching another agriculture-related partnership. Utilizing approximately 149 acres of IVCC farmland, University of Illinois Extension is in the early stages of developing a soil research program. Initial focus of the research is finding effective means of reducing cropland nitrogen loss — a serious environmental concern due to the possibility of contaminating the Illinois and Mississippi River watersheds. This new partnership also has great potential for future IVCC agriculture students as it may lead to additional agronomy educational opportunities. “We are excited to be part of the effort to find solutions to one of the major agriculture environmental challenges of our time and are proud of our growing relationship with the university’s College of ACES,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran. “The Extension continues to be an outstanding and vital partner in our increasingly successful effort to expand our agriculture program,” he added.
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Russ Higgins, commercial agriculture educator for the University of Illinois Extension, examines a soybean plant while collecting soil samples at IVCC as part of the initial nitrogen study. Daryle Wragge, program coordinator for the Extension’s Bureau-LaSalle-Putnam-Marshall Unit headquartered at IVCC, said, “The partnership of our unit and IVCC in establishing an agronomic research facility is invaluable to our producers and agricultural industry.” “It will provide valuable research in crop production issues that affect our farmers’ bottom lines. The college and Extension will strive to bring Universi-
ty of Illinois campus and industry specialists to our facility to assist in finding viable, economic and productive answers to today’s crop production,” Wragge added. Russ Higgins, commercial agriculture educator for the Extension, said, “Our unit is pleased to bring University of Illinois resources to the district. Extension is the outreach arm of the university, and our focus in all programs is to provide unbiased,
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Marion Bentlin MAGNOLIA — Marion Donald Bentlin, 85, of Magnolia died Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Manor Court in Peru. Marion was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Magnolia to Louis and E. Irene (Miller) Bentlin. He married Betty Lou (Elizabeth) Satterfield on April 16, 1960, in Magnolia. Marion graduated from Magnolia Swaney High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. Marion was a self-employed farmer and Marion was a postal carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. Bentlin He was a member of the Magnolia Methodist Church and served as a trustee for the church. Marion was a member of the Magnolia American Legion Post 254 color guard and Magnolia Cemetery Association, where he served on the board for many years. He was a member of Marshall–Putnam Antique Tractor Association. Marion was a wonderful husband, father, son, brother and friend to many. He lived a full, busy life and in retirement enjoyed travel, fishing and restoring tractors, including his uncle’s 1930s Allis Chalmers tractor that was his pride and joy. Survivors include his wife, Betty Lou (Elizabeth) Bentlin of Magnolia; one daughter, Mary Ellen Bentlin of Magnolia; one son, David Bentlin of Bloomington; one brother, Robert (Gladys) Bentlin of Warrenville, S.C.; and two sisters, Mildred Friedrich of Pekin and Marilyn (Bob) McConnell of Barry, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Wallace Bentlin. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 28, at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville with Kristi Hopp officiating. Burial will be in the Magnolia Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the funeral home. Contributions may be directed to the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be directed to his family at www.dcfunerals.com.
Putnam County Sheriff On July 17, the Kewanee Police Department arrested Michael L. Blackburn, 24, of Kewanee on an original arrest warrant out of Putnam County. Blackburn was charged with two counts of battery following an altercation on June 4 at the Putnam County Conservation area in Hennepin Township. Blackburn is currently being housed in the Putnam County Jail. At 3:30 p.m. July 19, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department arrested and charged Martin J. Jaraczewski, 22, of Mark with criminal trespass to real property. Jaraczewski was released on a notice to appear and was given a Putnam County court date. At 7 p.m. July 19, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department arrested and charged Amber V. Flack, 20, of Mark with driving under the influence of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia after Flack’s vehicle ran off the road on Route 71 in Granville Township. Flack was released on a notice to appear and was given a Putnam County court date.
SPRING VALLEY/MENDOTA — An Ohio man was charged with a Class 1 felony after police found methamphetamine in his possession during a routine traffic stop. Alexander C. Nichols Gill, 25, of Carrolton, Ohio, was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver — more than five but less than 15 grams — a Class 1 felony. Gill was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Jaslyn M. Hensath, 25, of Carrolton, Ohio, and Hensath’s vehicle was pulled over for a traffic lane and registration violation on Interstate 80 near Mile Marker 65 at 2:13 p.m. July 20. During the stop, a police K9 conducted a free air sniff of the vehicle and indicated to the presence of narcotic odors. TRIDENT Drug Task
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Class 2 felony, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and disobeying a stop sign. Johnson was transported to the LaSalle County Jail with a bond set at $500,000 to apply on the warrant. Also at 8 p.m. July 13, TRIDENT agents arrested Autumn S. Lucas-Trujillo, 32, of Mendota on a LaSalle County warrant for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance — crack cocaine — a Class 2 felony. Lucas-Trujillo was transported to the LaSalle County jail with a bond set at $500,000 to apply on the warrant. The Mendota Police Department assisted with the arrests of both Johnson and Lucas-Trujillo as part of an investigation of crack cocaine sales in the Mendota area.
Property transfers July 8 Warren and Sherry Monday to Carl Havelka; Lot 689, Lake Thunderbird Woods 4; $2,000. Warren and Sherry Monday to Carl Havelka; Lot 690, Lake Thunderbird Woods 4; $1,800. July 11 Lee Boedigheimer Sr. and Deborah Huettemann to Raymond A. Moriarty
The following property transfers were recently recorded in the office of the Putnam County Recorder of Deeds. July 7 Shaun M. Petre and Elizabeth A. Gier, f/k/a Elizabeth A. Vela to Spring Valley City Bank; Lot 60 and 61, Archibald W. Hopkins Second Addition, Granville; exempt.
and Susan Diane Moriarty; Lot 13, with exceptions and Lot 14, Block 1, St. Paul Coal Company’s Second Addition, Mark; $24,000. Ryan Widmer to Nicholas Ziano and Chase Oliver; Lot 315, Indian Hills; $4,400. July 12 Putnam County Clerk to Douglas J. Johnson; two
parts of Lot 5, Block 2, C. H. Smith’s Addition, Granville. July 13 William F. Kopulos to Joseph Moore and Tiffany Moore; Cabin 2-B, Section 21, Township 14. Bette C. Horstman, as successor trustee to Bette C. Horstman, as trustee; Lot 203, Lake Thunderbird Woods; exempt.
Spring Valley City Bank earns high rating Five-star rating marked for 97th quarter in a row
Spring Valley City Bank has earned this top rating which puts it into an even more elite group of “Sustained Superiority Banks.” This designation is only available to the top 10 percent of the industry. BauerFinancial has been analyzing and reporting on the nation’s banks since 1983. Earning a 5-Star rating from Bauer indicates that Spring Val-
SPRING VALLEY — BauerFinancial Inc. of Coral Gables, Fla., announces that Spring Valley City Bank has once again earned its highest five-star rating. This marks the 97th consecutive quarter that
ley City Bank is one of the strongest banks in the nation. Some of the areas in which it excels are: capital (more than twice the capital than is required by regulators); loan quality (delinquent loan levels are manageable); and profitability (Spring Valley City Bank earned $0.434 million in the first quarter 2016 and $1.746 million in 2015). “We’ve been doing this
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Force agents conducted a search of the vehicle and located eight corner baggies containing over 14 grams of methamphetamine, 10 grams of cannabis and other items of drug paraphernalia. Gill is being held at the Bureau County jail, while Hensath was released with no charges at this time. In a separate incident during another traffic stop by Mendota Police in the 900 block of Fifth Street in Mendota at 5:20 p.m. July 13, TRIDENT agents arrested Feriand Johnson, 47, who previously lived in Joliet but is now listed as homeless. Johnson was arrested on a LaSalle County warrant for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance — crack cocaine — a
Bianchi is a Peru native and makes his home there with his wife, Judy. He graduated from St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Involved in the local community, he is a member of the Peru Rotary, United Way, 40 Under Forty, and helps with Peru Little League and the Illinois Valley Youth Football League.
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Right on the money Here’s my two cents’ worth: I couldn’t be happier that dollar bills are being revamped to include more women and minorities. Sure, we’ve had a token woman here or there on coins, like Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea, which was nice, but Shannon also kind of insulting. Serpette It was as if it was hard to find a woman who COMMENTARY had contributed to the greater good — so hard that only a small number ever fit the bill, so to speak. I understand the majority of people on U.S. currency were presidents and that we’ve never had a woman president, so it stands to reason that we haven’t had many women depicted on currency. That would be a valid argument, except there have been a number of men featured on currency who haven’t been presidents, such as Salmon Chase, Daniel Webster, John Marshall, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin and several more. Benjamin Franklin, in my opinion, certainly belongs on currency since he was a founding father of this country. But Salmon Chase? I had to look him up to figure out who he was. In case some of you are wondering too, he was U.S. Secretary of Treasury from 1861 to 1864. But now, after considerable lobbying, women and minorities have finally clawed their way up, with plans announced to feature Harriet Tubman on $20 bills. Having that $20 bill in my hands is going to feel like a million bucks, and here’s why: • Harriet Tubman has always been a personal hero of mine and was one of the few women in my textbooks when I studied history as a child. I remember wondering even then why I never got to read about women in history. The ones I did hear about were usually in my text book for a lame reason. For instance, Betsy Ross was listed because she sewed. That didn’t seem very exciting compared to the male explorers, pirates and war heroes I read about. • Tubman will be on the front of the bill, not the back where other women and minority figures will be placed on other bills. Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul and Lucretia Mott, have been named as women who will appear on the back of $10 bills. Plans have been announced for the back of the $5 bill to feature opera singer Marian Anderson, Eleanor Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. Putting Martin Luther King Jr. on the back, not the front, of a bill? If ever there was a man who should be placed on the front of a bill, it is Martin Luther King Jr. He, in addition to Abraham Lincoln, did more to promote equality than any other man I can recall. I would bet my bottom dollar that many Americans feel the same way. • This country is supposed to be a place where anyone can succeed. Watching men of privilege accomplish great things is fine, but what I find truly inspiring is watching people succeed when they’ve come from nothing and have everything stacked against them. I root for the underdog, and I love the idea that someone who isn’t made of money can actually end up on money. • I want my children to see more women and minorities on their currency, and I want them to see it soon. It wasn’t until I was in college and could choose which history courses I took that I began to realize the world was full of remarkable women at every time period in documented history. For a young girl in a pre-Internet era, who lived in a world where there wasn’t around-the-clock news coverage, that was a big discovery. I signed up for all the courses I could that studied fascinating women or minorities. I learned about people like Emmett Till, who was never mentioned in my grade school or high school text books. It is just as important for America’s children to learn about their nation’s failures — prejudice, sexism, religious persecution — as it is for them to learn about the country’s successes. For better or worse, we’ve all had a hand in shaping this nation, whether by action or inaction. Putting different races and genders on our currency will help shine a powerful light on our past triumphs and mistakes, and hopefully instill a sense that we’re all in this together. Putnam County Record Copy Editor Shannon Serpette can be reached at sserpette@bcrnews.com.
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‘Lead, follow or get out of the way!’ To the Editor, This letter is in response to Judy Haggenjos June 6 letter and Kenneth Frey’s response letter dated July 20. I would like to throw my hat in the ring and join this contest. We live in the greatest country in the world. The United States of America was founded with laws that give all America citizens God given rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is our duty to practice those rights. Our broken families and schools seem to forget its importance of standing up to those who have brought it down in the last 10 to 20 years. We are taught that political correctness is more important then having an American flag in classrooms, and no mention of God or love of family as that could offend some non-Christian or Jew. I been a self-employed businessman for over 40 years who was blessed by these God given rights. I know that many good businessmen and
women sometimes fail, yet most often win. When the economy, jobs are robust and welfare isn’t needed to put food on the table, our outlook of Illinois and the USA will change for the good. We have too many college graduates living with their parents and work at low-paying jobs. These young people never experience a good economy. The young are looking to vote for Socialist ideas, free this and free that. Nothing is free as it is the overburdened taxpayer that pays for this corruption by our elected state and federal officials. Most good taxpayers are now retiring. We have less numbers of entrepreneurs, not all graduated from college; they are successful and rely little on the federal and state governments to bail them out. God bless those who make it happen than those who feel entitled. There are no guarantees in life for success without hard work. It is the successful rich that pays the majority of
collected taxes that pays our current government employees, our welfare programs and interest on our $19 trillion debt ($11 trillion increase with the present administration in Washington, D.C.). It is only a businessman that is running who knows how to fix it. Someone whose experience will keep us focused. Business understands this; politicians do not. Our present government knows how to dance around the problems and not fix them, as they never ran a business. We have no room for dishonest armatures who failed to protect us both in the battlefield and in our pocket. Lead, follow or get out of the way! The U.S.A. will lead the world again. Clinton will follow Obama, and current President Obama will get out of the way. If you’d like to discuss this, my email is dennisjack@frontier.com. Dennis Dylo Putnam
The costs of free trade To the Editor, The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal is supposed to be a free trade deal between the U.S., Canada and l0 other countries, including China. I taught economics, the term free trade sounds good, but China has surreptitiously undercut other nations’ labor costs. Supposedly with free trade, each country will specialize in the commodity in which it has a comparative advantage and export its surplus of that product for imports from abroad. Thereby, each country is made better off by trade and specialization. I ask, “What does China specialize in” other than lower labor costs? David Hume and others came up with “the quantity theory of money.” When one’s country imports too much and begins to lose gold, this loss of gold reduces its price and cost level, thereby decreasing imports of foreign goods that have become relatively more costly and thus increasing exports of its homeproduced goods that have become relatively cheap.
The foreign country which had been having a favorable balance of trade because it was sending more goods abroad than it was importing, now has its price and cost of goods raised. Because of this, its exports go down, and its citizens begin to buy more goods from the other countries. However we are no longer on the gold standard, so CHINA is really stealing money from other countries, because the Juan is priced way below the price of other foreign currencies. There are no adjustments in their wage rates and prices that took place when they were under the gold standard. We need to see China raise its wage rates. That is why Trump is correct stating In our country, we have a minimum basic wage of $8.25 an hour, plus other benefits. Also people who work in the trades earn over $40 plus benefits. The wage rate in China is basically about $1.50 an hour. We can’t compete with China when it comes to labor costs, and this is the problem. We have been running deficits in the balance
of international payments to China for years. Initially, our productivity would offset China’s lower wages but not anymore. Milton Friedman believed in free trade, as an economist, he should have figured out what China was doing to increase their wealth and surplus revenue, and informed the United States what they are doing was to dominate world trade. Either we make China change its wage structure or we will forever lose our currency to China, like we have been doing for years. America and other countries are bankrupting their industrial base because of this. Industries are moving to China because of low labor costs, and now manufacturing jobs are scarce. Countries should boycott China until they make these changes. Where were all the “wizards” who voted for TPP in Congress that should have figured this out before hand? Go Trump. Carlo Olivero Dalzell
Bad situation will only get worse To the Editor, I have ready many articles about the budget impasse in local newspapers. Very few of the articles describe the cause of the present poor economy for Illinois and Chicago. None of the articles discuss a future analysis of what will occur after a budget is reached. The present predicament in the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago was directly caused by the actions of Michael Madigan, speaker of the Illinois House for the past 30 years, and the former mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, who ruled there for 22 years. The reason for the lousy state of the economy in Illinois resulted from the issuance of long-term bonds payable in the future for Illinois and Chicago to secure funds to pay current expenses, such as pension payments mandated by the Illinois Constitution. This is improper
manipulation of the finances of any state or municipality. You cannot borrow money payable in the future in order to pay current debt. All this does is delay the payment of money owed now to another generation. The investment rankings for the Illinois, the city of Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools are at a junk bond level. Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently ridiculed the ratings, but when you have low ratings, the interest rate charged to the state or municipality rises and increases the burden to taxpayers when future payments are made. Basically, the state of Illinois is bankrupt. No state in America has ever gone into bankruptcy court. The city of Chicago is bankrupt. The only municipality the size of the city of Chicago that ever filed for bankruptcy court protection was the city of Detroit. The Chicago Pub-
lic Schools are bankrupt and have requested bailouts from the city of Chicago, which has no funds, and from the state of Illinois, which has almost no funds. Even if a budget agreement is reached, to become solvent income (i.e., taxes) will have to be increased and expenses decreased. Some social programs currently paid for by the state or Chicago will have to decrease and most probably will never return to current levels. This will only create a miserable situation for many publicly-funded agencies and organizations. Illinois, Chicago and Chicago Public Schools are in crisis, and it will get worse before it gets better. It’s time for the public to finally understand the situation. The chit is coming due. Paul Perona Peru
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Sports IV Men’s Open comes to Edgewood By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com
MCNABB — The first round of the 2016 Illinois Valley Men’s Golf Championship opens Sunday, July 31, at Edgewood Park Golf Course in McNabb. It is open to all golfers in the Illinois Valley area. There are championship, A, B, and C flights. Entry fee is $45 for greens fees. Cart fees must be paid separately at the course. The two-day, 36-hole, individual stroke-play tournament resumes Sunday, Aug. 7, at Mendota Golf Club. “This tournament has a lot of history and tradition. It has held the same unique Sunday-Sunday format since its inception as the News Tribune Tournament in 1949, and has always attracted the best players in the area,” tournament director Mason Kimberly said. Randy Politsch of Mendota is the defending champion. Kimberly said that Princeton’s Collin Slattery, the 2014 champion and 2015 runner-up, won’t be playing this year because he has moved to New York. For more information, call Kimberly at 815-303-6003 or masonkimberley1@gmail.com. • IV Women: The Illinois Valley Women’s Open will take to the links Sunday, Aug. 14, at Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Course in LaSalle. This will be the 58th annual event for the 18-hole stroke play tournament. For more information, call Oak Ridge at 815-223-7273. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com
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Learning the fundamentals Above, Chris Walker, head girls softball coach, talks to campers about bunting during the 2016 Putnam County Lady Puma AllSkills Softball Camp held last week at Putnam County Junior High School Left, Paige Veronda, a member of the Putnam County High School Lady Panthers, demonstrates the proper way to bunt a ball.
Edgewood Ladies League MCNABB — The play of the day was 1-2-3 for the Edgewood Ladies League on July 19. Dolly Piccioli and Connie Casford were the hostesses. The winning team was Donna Berry, Betty Lequia, Catherine Gregorich and Jane Noard. Connie Casford had a chip-in.
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Menus Putnam County Community Center Aug. 1 — BLT on wheat bread with mayonnaise, french fries, watermelon. Aug. 2 — Sub sandwich, macaroni salad, three-bean salad, chips, applesauce, dessert. Aug. 3 — Lemon pepper chicken, baked potato, carrots, fruit cocktail. Aug. 4 — Baked spaghetti, salad with toppings, bread sticks, apricots, dessert. Aug. 5 — Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, yogurt with strawberries. Bread, butter, fruit juice and 2% milk are available with meals. 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.
DAR celebrates Flag Day PRINCETON — The Princeton-Illinois Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution commemorated Flag Day at its June 11 meeting held at the BCR meeting room. Mary Jane Thornton presented the program on Henry’s Veterans’ Walk in Stoner Park where 1,030 U.S. flags are erected on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, lining the walking track there. The project grew from her son’s Eagle Scout project that began on Memorial Day 2005 with 148 flags donated by community members to memorialize the military service of relatives. Scout leaders and Scout Brody Foster then demonstrated the folding ceremony of the U.S. flag and explained the meaning of each of the 13 folds. Flag Chairman Juanita Tarrence presented her table-top display of U.S. flag information sheets and children’s activity sheets plus photos and info from a visit to the Betsy Ross Home in Boston. She gave a colorful pencil from Mt. Vernon to each member. More than 12,500,000 volunteer hours by national DAR members have been recorded during the three-year term of President General Lynn Forney Young. As required by law, an accounting of DAR activities is reported annually to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute.
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Mary Jane Thornton of Henry displayed photos of the Veterans’ Walk at Stoner Park in Henry and explained the development of the Eagle Scout project of son Joe Thornton to members of the Princeton-Illinois DAR chapter at their June meeting. The project grew from 148 flags in 2005 to more than 1,030 in 2016. The flags memorialize military service of people with connections to Henry. A memorial service was conducted by Chaplain Lois Peterson for 51-year member Gloria Winslow who passed away on May 13, 2016. The chapter held its annual bake sale at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton on June 24. Contributions were voted to Honor Flight, Project Patriot and the Jaycees fireworks. Recent award winners were
announced: Jacob Hunt from Princeton High School for outstanding work in American history, and DAR Youth Citizenship Awards for Anna Grey from Princeton Christian Academy, Luke Peacock from St. Louis Grade School, and Kelly E. Devert from Logan Jr. High School. The next meeting will be Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Prouty Building.
Jared and Amy (Kreiser) Bell of Hennepin are the parents of a son, Maddox, born July 15 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. Maternal grandparents are Ron and Jessica Kreiser of Minonk, and Diane Kreiser of Tonica. Paternal grandparents are Joe and Julie Bell of Princeton.
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Education Briefs Ossola graduates LASALLE — Jaclyn Ossola of Granville has graduated from the Educators of Beauty in LaSalle. Ossola completed 1,500 hours of training, studied all phases of cosmetology education and satisfied all graduation requirements of the college, She is now eligible to take the Cosmetology State Board Examination and become a licensed cosmetologist.
ICC releases dean’s list EAST PEORIA — Illinois Central College in East Peoria has released its spring 2016 semester dean’s list. Students included on the list earned a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 scale for the semester. Area students named to the dean’s list were Carlie Toepper of Magnolia and Kristina Taylor of Mark.
ICC spring president’s list EAST PEORIA — Illinois Central College students receiving a perfect 4.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) were honored by being named to the president’s list for the spring 2016 semester. Area students include Spencer Stasik and Amber Stohr of Peru.
Tonarelli named to dean’s lists CHICAGO — Isabella Tonarelli, the granddaughter of Russell and Gloria Tonarelli of rural McNabb, was named to the fall 2015 and spring 2016 semesters dean’s list at Loyola University in Chicago. She completed her freshman year with a 3.98 grade point average. She is majoring in biology and minoring in mathematics. She is the daughter of Darren and Jill Tonarelli of Romeoville.
Preschool screenings scheduled Aug. 4 L.E.A.S.E. and the Putnam County School District will offer a preschool screening on Thursday, Aug. 4. The screenings will be held during school hours at the Putnam County Primary School in Granville. Putnam County children who will be 3 years old on or before Aug. 4 are eligible. It will cover muscle development, speech, language, hearing, vision, cognition and social skills. Parents who have other developmental concerns about their child
can discuss those during the parent interview. We encourage all Putnam County families with age-eligible preschoolers to take advantage of this screening. Results can help determine eligibility for the Early Childhood Program at the Primary School in Granville. The Early Childhood Program is a state funded program paid for with a grant from the Illinois Board of Education. It offers developmentally appropriate experiences for young
children to strengthen their skills for success later on in school. The program includes hands-on activities presented in a positive and encouraging environment. Each child brings his/her own experiences to the Early Childhood program, which also helps to enhance the program. For more information or to make an appointment for a screening on Aug. 4, call the school during school hours at 815-882-2800, option 5, starting Monday, July 27.
Erna A. Moews Educational Trust scholarship winner GRANVILLE — The Granville National Bank, trustee for the Erna A. Moews Educational Trust, has been notified of the winner for the trust’s 2016-17 scholarship. This year’s scholarship winner is Monica Monroe,
the daughter of Jon and Susan Monroe of McNabb. The recipient is chosen on the consideration of scholarship and community service activities. One must be a resident of Granville Township and meet
other criteria set up under the Erna Moews will. The recipient will receive $900 for the 2016-2017 academic year. The applicant is selected by a committee which consists of the local school district superinten-
dent and one other school administrator. The committee shall make awards to those students working toward a degree with a major in architecture, fine arts or any science, mathematics or computer field.
Cast announced for Stage 212’s ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’ LASALLE — Summer continues at Stage 212 with the Children’s Theater production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Based on the long-running original Broadway production and the Academy Award-winning Disney film, “Beauty and the Beast Jr.,” features everybody’s favorite characters and memorable music from Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Cast in “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” are London Cabrera, Lyan Gonzalez, Lydia Dornik and Courtney Ries as the narrators, Mary Rose Prosinski as Belle, Isaac Alvarado as Maurice, Reid Tomasson as the Beast, Nick Hancock as Gaston, Max Wertz as Lefou, Madison Miranda, Makay-
la Heller and Jaidynne Lash as the silly girls, Tim Campbell as Lumiere, Avery Brovelli as Cogsworth, Macy Anderson as Mrs. Potts, Alina Allen as Babette, Grace Stachowiak as Madame De La Grande Bouche, Elle Brittin as Chip, Ava Brennan as the old beggar/enchantress and David Zuniga as Monsieur D’Arque. Appearing in the ensemble are Cooper Vaske, Jack Sabatini, Jaxon Schneider, Aiden Schneider, Andie Kerestes, Maddie Kerestes, Isabella Argubright, Bella Baraconi, Eric Lockwood, Olivia Paden, Jenna Loftus, Sydnee Wright, Hope Oldenburg, Emily Kmetz and Kendall Jenkins. Production staff includes direc-
tor Harleigh Rice, producers Kathy Prosinski and Mary Mauck, music director Marco Guttierez and choreographer Reid Tomasson. “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” will be presented Friday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Stage 212, 700 First St., LaSalle. Tickets are $10 each and on sale to the public beginning Aug. 1. Box office hours are 4-6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Tickets may also be purchased online by visiting Stage 212 at www.stage212. org or reserved over the phone with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Call 815-224-3025 for details.
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Freedom House calls for volunteers
Training class will run from Aug. 19 to Oct. 1 PRINCETON — Freedom House will hold its volunteer training class Aug. 19 to Oct. 1, which includes a two-week break for Labor Day and Homestead Festival weekends. All volunteers wanting to provide direct support with clients and their children are required to complete this course. Freedom House provides services to victims and their children in Bureau, Henry, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties of Illinois. In the past year, Freedom House served more than 550 victims of domestic and sexual violence — women, men, teens and children. “Freedom House is constantly challenged in its ability to provide everyone who seeks assistance for domestic violence and/or sexual assault services,” said Trisha Schafer, manager of community relations and volunteer services. “A trained and dedicated group of volunteers ensures that everyone who requires help
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receives it.” The 60-hour volunteer training class is required by the Illinois Domestic Violence Act and the Illinois Criminal Sexual Assault Act. Those completing the course will be able to serve as medical on-call advocates, work one-on-one or with a group of adult and child clients, or answer the crisis hotline. Classes are held at Freedom House on Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m., beginning Friday, Aug. 19, and continuing through Saturday, Oct. 1. Participants must commit to attending every class. There is no cost to attend, and Freedom House will supply the printed syllabus and all training materials. “All we request is that prospective volunteers sincerely want to help in the effort to serve domestic violence and/or sexual assault victims and their children by sharing some of their time with Freedom House,” Schafer said. For more information, or to fill obtain an application, call 815-872-0087 or visit their website, www. freedomhouseillinois.org.
LASALLE — Stage 212 has announced auditions for its special “5th Show” production, “A Weekend of One-Acts,” will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, and Saturday, Aug, 6, at the theater, 700 First St. in LaSalle. “A Weekend of OneActs” features two separate
Silent auction of posters, props, sets and costume pieces also will be held PRINCETON — Festival 56 will present the season finale cabaret at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at the Grace Performing Arts Center, 316 S. Main St., Princeton. The event is free and open to the public and
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Important deadlines given for fall semester at IVCC OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College has announced a series of important dates leading to the Thursday, Aug. 18, beginning of fall semester classes. “Students planning to attend this fall should get in as early as possible to ensure they get the classes and schedule they want,” said Aseret Loveland, assistant director of admissions and records. “Classes start in less than a month but there is still time for students to get a full schedule and a start toward a new career.” “Express Registration” will be offered from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Ottawa Center, 321 W. Main, Ottawa, and features on-the-spot counseling and registration as well as financial aid information. Fall tuition is due no later than 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3. Anyone registering after this date must pay by the Wednesday following their registration. Wednesday registrations are due that day. In addition, students with any type of financial aid, including tuition waivers, scholarships, loans and grants must contact the cashier at 815-224-
IVCC Adult Education program will offer classes OGLESBY — The Adult Education program at Illinois Valley Community College is offering free High School Equivalency (HSE), Adult Basic Education (ABE), i-Pathways HSE preparation online and English Language Acquisition (ELA) classes beginning the week of Aug. 22 on the main campus and at Ottawa Center, 321 W. Main St. New and returning
students are required to attend a pre-registration session prior to joining a class. For times and locations and to schedule a session, HSE/ABE students should call Cindy at 815-224-0358, and ELA students should call Sara at 815-2240355. Para preguntas en Español, llama 815-2240355, Sara. Visit www. ivcc.edu/adulted for an online class schedule.
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IVCC enrollment services assistant Ashlee Fitzpatrick helps student Julian Barroso register for fall classes. 0213 to have their tuition deferred. Failure to do so will result in classes being dropped for non-payment. New Student Convocation will welcome incoming students at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, in the Cultural Centre. A picnic will follow in the courtyard and offer
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nois University and University of St. Francis will also be at the picnic. While early registration is strongly encouraged, students can enroll up to the date their classes begin Aug. 18 or later. For information, call 815-224-0447 or visit www.ivcc.edu.
Nursing admissions information session planned OGLESBY — A nursing admission information session will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Room CTC 124 at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby.
Sponsored by the counseling center and admissions and records, the session will cover admission requirements and courses students should take before applying to either the associate degree (RN) or Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN) programs. Due to space limitations, students are encouraged to RSVP with Kathy Sramek by calling 815-2240439 or by email to kathy_sramek@ ivcc.edu.
HENNEPIN — Hennepin fall townwide garage sale dates have been set for Sept. 23 and 24. Those who live in Hennepin and would like to have their garage sale listed should call the Hennepin Pool at 815-925-7319 or send an email to hennepinparkdistrict@mchsi. com.
Magnolia Library will host events
MAGNOLIA — The Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau and the U of I Extension will be sponsoring the following events with the Magnolia Library: At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, there will be relay games, and make, shake and eat ice cream at the
library. At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, there will be a Wii Game Night with snacks at the library. At 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, there will be a family-friendly performance by Mr. Steve Productions at the Magnolia Memorial Park ball field.
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LEGAL A Public Hearing on the 2016 Tax Appropriation of the Standard Fire Protection District will be held at the Standard Fire Station located in Standard, Illinois, on Wednesday, 3 August 2016, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Tax Appropriation is available for inspection at the Standard Post Office during its regular business hours. Published in the Putnam County Record July 27, 2016.
PUBLIC NOTICE Meridian Road (County Road 1600E) between Little Sandy Creek Road and N. 14th Road will be closed starting August 8, 2016 for construction. N. 14th Road at the intersection with Meridian Rd will be closed periodically. Construction is expected to be completed by Mid-October. For more information contact: Patrick G. Sloan, County Engineer PE, Putnam County Highway Department.
PH: 309-246-6401 Email: psloan@ marshallcountyillinois. com Published in the Putnam County Record July 27 and Aug. 3, 2016.
vacating this right of way. The hearing will be held at the Granville Township office at 212 S. McCoy Street in Granville, IL The legal description of the right of way to be added is as follows: vacation of road E 1100th St. between 900th Avenue and 945th Avenue consisting of .45 mile which legal description Section 17, Township 32 North Range 1, West of 3rd PM. Mark W. Mudge Granville Township
Road Commissioner Rene’ Twardowski Granville Township Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record July 27, 2016.
UNKNOWN HEIRS WHOSE NAMES OR ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN AND CLAIM NOTICE Estate of BILLIE MARIE SMITH, Deceased. Notice is given of the death of BILLIE MARIE SMITH, of Granville, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on July 14, 2016, to JAMES VOHS, 245 Elm Street, Oglesby, IL 61348, who is the Administrator for the estate; and, Notice is hereby given to any heirs whose names or addresses are not stated
in the Petition for Letters of Administration of his appointment as Administrator. The attorney for the estate is Gerald M. Hunter, 129 W. Walnut Street, Oglesby, IL 61348. Claims against the estate may be filed with the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Putnam County Courthouse, Hennepin, IL 61327, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters, or if a claim notice is mailed or
delivered personally to a creditor oft he decedent, on or before the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed within the time allowed is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Cathy Oliveri Clerk of the 10th Judicial Circuit Court Hennepin, IL 61327 Published in the Putnam County Record July 27, Aug. 3 and 10, 2016.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the State of Illinois compiled Statues, the Granville Township Highway Commissioner will hold a final hearing on August 8, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. to make a final decision for or against
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PRINCETON — Ashley Holcman knows isolation only aims to feed a bad habit, and the more support you have — people coming together to say I love you and I am going to be there for you — the better your life will be. Holcman is a licensed professional counselor at Gateway Services in Princeton, and she previously worked as a behavioral health therapist at North Central Behavioral Health Systems; and as a mental health counselor at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, both in Ottawa. Her experience in the short-term, in-patient crisis center provided her with a sad reality when it comes to global concern for emotionally- and psychologically-afflicted individuals. “The people who came in had to be either homicidal, suicidal or unable to care for themselves,” she said, noting a lot of times the people who came in had drug problems and were just desperate for help. “They would say they’re suicidal, and that’s how you got the ball rolling the back door way because there’s not anything around for those people.” Holcman said North Central in Ottawa offers two different levels of substance abuse treatment through their outpatient program, but other than that, there’s nothing, and the Princeton branch had to close due to lack of funding. They would send many people to Peoria for help, but waiting in line
“It all starts from the top down, and it’s not just the legislation that needs to change, but the people as well. If you know you are not alone in your problem; that others have that same problem and care to solve it, that’s huge and instills hope and people won’t feel so alone.” Ashley Holcman and Holcman would send them back into the world happy and motivated … but without help, how long did that last? “You’d see somebody come in who was disheveled and super confused; did not take care of themselves; no will to live; hopeless and helpless; and their transformation was incredible,” she said, stopping short of every story becoming a fairy tale. “It was amazing, but the sad thing is it was a revolving door of the same people because they didn’t have anywhere else to go.” Nobody sober wants to reach into the fog of addiction unless they have great empathy, yet those who care to help their fellow man are the ones emotionally affected by this callous reality the most. Holcman said professionals are encouraged to work no more than 10 years in the treatment centers because the burden of healing great pain is a monumental weight. “I remember when I worked at the hospital, for the first week I left in tears every day because I
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Protect against mosquito-borne Worried about Alzheimer’s? illnesses this summer As the medical community and the public learn more about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, experts at the Illinois Poison Center (IPC) remind Illinois residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites this summer. Although mosquito-borne transmission of Zika virus has not been reported in Illinois or the continental U.S. to date, mosquitoes can transmit other diseases, including West Nile Virus. The virus has already been identified in 18 Illinois counties so far this year, underscoring the importance of taking steps to avoid exposure to mosquitoes carrying the disease. “In the summer months when we tend to spend more time outdoors, an itchy mosquito bite can, in rare cases, be not only a nuisance, but also a danger to our health,” says Michael Wahl, MD, medical director, IPC. “The best way to avoid an infection is to reduce the risk of being bitten by virus-carrying mosquitoes.” To stay safe and have fun this summer, follow the three R’s: Reduce, Repel and Report. REDUCE exposure to mosquitoes. • Avoid being outdoors when mosquitoes are most active, typically at dusk and dawn; • Make sure doors and windows have tight-fitting screens, and repair or replace screens that are damaged with tears or other openings; • When outdoors, wear long pants and long sleeve shirts to limit the amount of skin that is exposed to mosquitoes; and • Eliminate mosquito-breeding areas around the home by removing standing water from gutters, wading pools and potted plants. REPEL mosquitoes with insect repellent. • Wear clothing treated with an insecticide called permethrin, a common ingredient in household insect killers; • Use insect repellent that includes DEET,
picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus or IR 3535; • Concentrations of up to 30 percent DEET have been shown to be safe for use on children older than two months; • Products with higher concentrations of DEET repellent do not provide more effective coverage, but instead provide a longer period of repellent action; • For all repellents, read the label instructions on how often to apply; Apply only to skin or exposed clothing, not underneath clothing; • Do not use repellent on open wounds, cuts or irritated skin; • Do not apply to eyes or mouth; • When using a spray, do not spray onto the face, but instead, spray onto hands and then rub onto the face; and • After going indoors, wash off skin with soap and water. REPORT areas where mosquitoes breed. • In communities that have mosquito control programs, report areas of stagnant water, like roadside ditches and flooded backyards, to the local municipal government. The IPC handles calls on mosquito bites, misuse of repellents and much more. For more information on mosquitoes and other topics, visit the IPC’s Resource Library. IPC experts are available to provide information and treatment advice 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, including holidays. If you suspect that you or someone you know has been exposed to a potentially harmful substance, please call the IPC at 800-2221222. For more information, visit the IPC’s website: http://illinoispoisoncenter.org. The Illinois Poison Center is a nonprofit health service that provides the people of Illinois with comprehensive and trusted information and treatment advice on potentially harmful substances via a free, confidential 24-hour helpline staffed by specially trained physicians, nurses and pharmacists.
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most frightening, yet least understood ailments we face as human beings. The loss of memory – forgetting family, friends and the most important events of our lives – is painful, tragic and heartbreaking for anyone who is close to the person suffering from the disease. But Alzheimer’s doesn’t just arrive one day, full blown. It begins its insidious work long before the patient has a hint of what’s happening. “Research suggests Alzheimer’s disease starts in your brain decades before you experience any symptoms,” says Daniel Amen, MD, a clinical neuroscientist and brain imaging expert who also is the founder of Amen Clinics, which treat patients at six locations around the country. He says the good news is you can find out what’s happening in your brain and, while there is no known cure for Alzheimer’s, there are things you can do to better care for your brain. Amen, author of the New York Times bestseller “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life,” uses SPECT scans to examine his patients’ brains. SPECT stands for single-photon emission computed tomography. Amen says the brain-imaging device can show the abnormal patterns of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia in their early stages and also can help distinguish multiple forms of dementia. “That’s critical information,” Amen said, “because the varying types of dementia often have similar looking symptoms – at least in the early stages – but each type has its own ‘signature’ blood flow pattern in the brain that’s revealed with SPECT imaging. “Identifying the type of dementia a person has is important because the treatment that works best for one type may not be effective for another type.”
But Amen also says there are steps that anyone can take to keep their brains healthy long before Alzheimer’s becomes a concern. Those include: • Maintaining a proper diet. People who focus on healthy eating often are worried about their waistline, but the brain also benefits from or is harmed by what’s on the menu. Too many Americans sustain themselves on a diet filled with sugar and processed foods, which are associated with dementia and depression, Amen says. For a healthier mind, he says, there are “super foods” that nourish the brain such as various fruits, vegetables, fish and nuts. • Avoiding too much alcohol and tobacco. Heavy alcohol and tobacco use lowers blood flow to the brain and reduces the ability to think over time. • Exercising the brain. Activities such as dancing, tennis or table tennis (which Amen calls the world’s best brain sport) boost your coordination. Mindful exercises like yoga and Tai Chi reduce anxiety, depression and increase focus. “In spite of the natural process of aging, you actually have a choice in how fast your brain ages,” Amen says. “What you choose to do – in other words, your behavior and habits – can speed up or slow down the rate at which your brain declines with age.” About Daniel Amen, MD: Daniel Amen is a clinical neuroscientist and brain imaging expert who heads Amen Clinics, which are located in Orange County, Calif., Atlanta, San Francisco, New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Seattle area. He has written numerous books, including “The Amen Solution: The Secret to Being Thinner, Smarter, Happier” and “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.” Amen also has appeared as a guest on such TV shows as “The View” and was a consultant for the movie “Concussion.”
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Be wary of commercial heart screening tests Tests can produce false positive, negative results For-profit companies often send offers for “potentially lifesaving” health screening tests through the mail. But the cardiovascular tests these companies perform come without objective advice from a physician and may be worthless, according to a recent 2016 Harvard Heart Letter. Tests to look for early signs of heart disease, stroke and other diseases have a lot of intuitive appeal. But such screening tests are never 100 percent accurate, so they can lead to false positives — that is, their results may suggest that a disease might be present, but follow-up tests show it isn’t. That additional testing may add cost and stress, and in some cases, cause harm. On the flip side are worrisome false negatives — when the tests fail to detect a disease that actually is present. Commercial screening companies advertise their services through the mail and on websites. The actual testing is often performed in churches or community centers, although some companies have their own
fleet of mobile screening vans. But experts say that anyone considering such testing should proceed with caution. The lack of discussion and guidance from a physician is the main thing that concerns doctors about these stand-alone tests. “Screening is all about the context,” said Dr. J. Michael Gaziano, a chronic disease expert at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital. A test that might be advisable for one person because of risk factors and health status won’t be advisable for another with a different profile, he added. The interpretation of the results and the kind of follow-up needed will vary, too. In addition, most cardiovascular screening tests don’t even make sense for most healthy people, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an advisory group of experts that draws up guidelines for physicians about such testing. The one exception is screening for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a bulge in the ves-
sel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. The bulge may enlarge slowly over time and burst with little warning, leading to dangerous — often fatal — bleeding in the body. Older male smokers face the highest risk, which is why men ages 65 to 75 who have ever smoked should undergo a one-time ultrasound test to check for this condition. (Smoking at least 100 cigarettes over the course of a lifetime qualifies a person as an “ever” smoker.) But the USPSTF discourages screening for carotid artery stenosis, which occurs when fatty deposits build up and narrow the arteries that run up either side of the neck and supply blood to the brain. Not only is this condition very rare, occurring in only about 0.5 percent to 1 percent of the population, the ultrasound screening tests produce a high number of false positive results. That triggers a cascade of follow-up invasive tests and other procedures that can cause serious harm, including a heart attack or stroke. Source: Harvard Health Letter.
What to expect after calling 911 for chest pain
Every 43 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack. Getting to the hospital quickly is just one reason why people should call 911 if they have chest pain or other heart attack symptoms, according to the June Harvard Heart Letter. “If you’re having a heart attack, there are two reasons why you want to be in an ambulance,” says Dr. Joshua Kosowsky, assistant professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School. One is that in the unlikely event of cardiac arrest, the ambulance has the equipment and trained personnel to restart a person’s heart. Cardiac arrest, which results from a malfunction of the nerves that stops the heart’s pumping ability, is fatal without prompt treatment. However, most heart attacks do not cause cardiac arrest, Kosowsky stresses. “It’s rare, but it’s certainly not a risk you want to take while you’re driv-
ing or riding in a car,” he said. The other reason to travel via ambulance is that in many places in the United States, if a person calls 911 complaining of chest pain, the dispatcher will send paramedics who are trained to perform an electrocardiogram (ECG). This simple, painless test records the heart’s electrical activity through 12 small electrodes placed on the chest, arms and legs. A six-second recording can then be transmitted to the receiving emergency department, which can help speed up the treatment once the person arrives at the hospital. At the hospital, a doctor interprets the ECG, which will reveal whether the person is having a major heart attack, in which an artery feeding the heart is blocked and choking off the blood supply to part of the heart’s muscle. This usually creates a distinct signature on the ECG and warrants quick treat-
ment to open the blocked artery. A person with a suspected heart attack will also get a blood test to measure troponin, a protein that rises in response to heart muscle damage. Other possible tests include a chest x-ray to look for alternative causes of chest discomfort, such as pneumonia or heart failure.
Heart attack symptoms
• Tightness, pressure, squeezing, stabbing or dull pain, most often in the center of the chest. • Pain that spreads to the shoulders, neck or arms. • Irregular or rapid heartbeat. • Cold sweat or clammy skin. • Lightheadedness, weakness, or dizziness. • Shortness of breath. • Nausea, indigestion, and sometimes vomiting. Source: Harvard Health Letter.
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Updates available to the USDA FoodKeeper
Updates coming in September to include recalls and educational videos WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its popular FoodKeeper application has been updated to include food storage information in both Spanish and Portuguese. Now Spanish and Portuguese speakers can use the app to better understand storage recommendations for 400-plus items covered by the tool, including various types of baby food, dairy products and eggs, meat, poultry, produce, seafood, and more. In the update posted to the iTunes stores, users will find a new setting menu offering language options and the ability to display temperatures, weights and measures in Imperial or Metric units. In addition, improvements were also made to how the app syncs with the calendar of smartphones and tablets to reminder users to use food before it may spoil. “The FoodKeeper app is a very handy and easy tool to use, and it reflects USDA’s commitment to provide consumers with information and knowledge so they can make informed decisions,� said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This app empowers people to help meet our
nation’s food waste reduction goals, and it also links to our virtual food safety resources that answer common questions about how to safely handle, prepare and store foods.� By helping users better understand food storage, the application empowers the public to choose storage methods that extend the shelf life of the food and beverages in their home. Better food storage should reduce food waste and reduce the frequency of users preparing and eating products that may be spoiled. The FoodKeeper app was developed by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service in partnership with Cornell University and the Food Marketing Institute. Since it was launched in April 2015, it has been downloaded more than 100,000 times. Additional updates are planned for September, which will include information on product recalls and educational videos. “These updates to the FoodKeeper are just one more example of FSIS’ commitment to serving diverse communities,� said Deputy Under Secretary of Food Safety Al Almanza. “We want to make sure the valuable information the application offers is avail-
“The FoodKeeper app is a very handy and easy tool to use, and it reflects USDA’s commitment to provide consumers with information and knowledge so they can make informed decisions. This app empowers people to help meet our nation’s food waste reduction goals, and it also links to our virtual food safety resources that answer common questions about how to safely handle, prepare and store foods.â€? Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack able to as many Americans as possible, which is why we are now offering it in additional languages.â€? With the FoodKeeper application, each user can: • Find specific storage time lines for the refrigerator, freezer, and pantry, depending on the nature of the product; • Get cooking tips for cooking methods of meat, poultry and seafood products; • Note in their device’s calendar when products were purchased and receive notifications when they are nearing the end of their recommended storage date;
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