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Get the shot before the bug gets you!

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — As the seasons change, one annual visitor remains the same: The flu. While many cases have yet to be reported, local medical centers have geared up for the upcoming season.

Local health departments are hosting flu vaccination clinics around the area.

Residents are encouraged

to take advantage of the flu shot to hopefully block the virus. Infection control coordinator at Illinois Valley Community Hospital Debra A. Patyk, RN, noted the specific types of vaccines that are available for the elderly.

“The quadrivalent vaccine is available often, especially for the elderly,” Patyk said. “Most use the trivalent vaccine with three virus coverage, only one influenza B.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the seasonal flu vaccine protects against the flu viruses research indicates will be most common. This year, flu vaccines are made to protect against four viruses — influenza A (H1N1), influenza A (H3N2) and two different types of influenza B. “If someone comes down with the respiratory flu, it

is probably another strain not covered by the vaccine and is usually less severe,” Patyk said.

While no one knows if it will be a busy year for the flu, cases traditionally do not start up until November and December.

Last year the flu arrived in November.

One shot per year is traditionally enough for most people. The vaccine does not wear off throughout the season. If a person comes down with the flu

after they have been vaccinated, it’s a sign the everchanging flu organism has mutated and has infected the body. The vaccine usually takes about two weeks to go into affect, so area residents are encouraged to be proactive about getting the vaccine.

Various causes of the flu include the spreading of germs. Keeping hands washed and covering mouth when sneezing or coughing are always important. People are

encouraged to take advantage of sanitizing stations at local stores or near hospital entrances.

Parents should keep students home when sick to prevent the spread of the flu when it inevitably arrives. Keeping informed through news outlets of the status of the flu virus in the area is also an important step to staying healthy.

Flu shots are available from the Putnam County Health Department and many area pharmacies.

Two dead in Henry

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

HENRY – The Illinois State Police District 8 Office has reported two people dead following a report to Henry Police about a man spotted with a gun. Police arrived at a residence, 1022 W. Warren St. in Henry, on Oct. 11 where they found two victims, a man injured and a woman dead.

LifeFlight was called for the man, but he died before the helicopter arrived.

The Illinois State Police are not looking for a suspect at this time. The victims’ names are being withheld pending notification of their families.

No more details were available at press time.

The investigation continues pending the release of autopsy reports.

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Stopping the bully Putnam County Schools observe National Bullying Awareness Month

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

HENNEPIN — The Putnam County Elementary School observed National Bullying Awareness Month with Blue Shirt Day on Oct. 8. In addition to encouraging all staff and students to wear blue for

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Jim Carboni, Bill Haage and Rich Gimbal get ready to unload a truckload of food for the Putnam County Food Pantry, while the driver for the truck looks on. The pantry serves about 100 families a month with approximately 4,000 pounds of food and sundries, mostly using public donations.

A helping hand for those in need

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — One thousand pounds a week sounds like a lot of food and sundries, but that’s what the Putnam County Food Pantry coordinator John Shimkus distributes every week.

Once a month, a truck comes by the United Church of Christ and drops off 3,000 pounds of food where the food pantry is headquartered. Most of the foods are dry goods like macaroni and cheese, instant potatoes or canned goods, although frozen meats also come into the pantry.

“We also get a lot of candy.

We take it because we figure the kids don’t get a lot of opportunity to get this stuff,” Shimkus said. “We also get a lot of nutrition bars. People who don’t get a lot of food, they can always have some of that.”

Most of the food the pantry uses is purchased at discount prices, using donations from residents and area businesses. Some businesses, such as Walmart in Bloomington and the Midwest Food Bank donate food and sundries.

Boggio’s will also donate fruits

and vegetables in season to the pantry.

“Tomorrow, I’ll go down to Bloomington to pick up about a thousand pounds,” Shimkus said. “It’ll be cosmetics and soaps and such. Migliorini Builders lets us take one of their trailers down in order to haul it all back.”

The pantry is starting to gear up for the holidays with candies and food being gathered for families that are struggling to make ends meet.

When the food pantry started 14 years ago, it wasn’t as big of an operation.

“I used to do this, stacking and administering by myself. It wasn’t as much,” Shimkus said.

Now, there are three rooms and several refrigerators and freezers that are used to store the supplies, and the work is done entirely by volunteers, most of whom are retired.

“You gotta be retired to do this, or a housewife with time on her hands,” said Shimkus.

“There’s a lot of time involved.”

Donations and volunteers are always needed. To help, contact John Shimkus at 815-339-2618.

The pantry is open from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays.

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Putnam County Elementary School third-graders Lauren Faletti and Kaitlyn Brannon sign a pledge against bullying during the school’s observance of National Bullying Awareness Month.

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“Some kids don’t understand the difference between reporting and tattling, so we’re trying to teach that from an early age.”

Brandy Baele of books, resources and materials, so I took some of that to make some fun activities out of those, so the kids could have fun and learn at the same time.”

Putnam County probation officer Nikki Tonioni and Kerry Gensini ran some of the games at the event and also talked to students about bullying.

Some of the games dealt with how to prevent and stand up to bullying

and what to do if you’re a victim of bullying. The games also branched into other areas.

“We have a tattling versus reporting game.

We want kids to report bullying instances to a teacher, any adults in the building and to their parents. Some kids don’t understand the difference between reporting and tattling, so we’re trying to teach that from an early age,” Baele said.

Another game was centered around cyberbullying, something fairly new but just as bad as regular bullying. Baele said many children in third grade already have cell phones.

Once students finished all four games, they signed a pledge to help stop bullying at school.

According to a study

by Business Insider, using information from the National Education Association and other sources, bullying affects one out of every three students in Grades 6-10.

It’s also estimated more than 160,000 students a day stay home from school to avoid bullying and harassment.

MARK — In the Oct. 9 edition of the Putnam County Record, a story ran on the Mark Village Board meeting. In the story, Mark resident Donna Jeppson alleged persons including police commissioner and village board member Ray Veronda trespassed on her property.

According to Veronda, the incident happened in April or May of 2013 as he was responding to a call regarding a property line dispute.

“Our town officer and I showed up at the same time to the call,” Veronda said. “After we talked to each one individually, Jeppson agreed to move the line. To this point she has yet to move the line. As a town official, after talking with Mayor Frank Niewinski, we have said that the town is not going to get involved anymore.”

Correction

In the Oct. 9 edition of the Mark Village Board article, the board heard a report from Streets and Alleys Chairman Steve Faletti. Ray Johnson has resigned from the board and is no longer Water and Sewer chairman. The PCR regrets the error.

Correction

In a story that ran in the Oct. 9 issue, the Putnam County Rotary was listed as host for the Grange Halloween Parade and Party in McNabb on Oct. 20. All work for the event was done by the Putnam County High School INTERACT Club, sponsored by the rotary. The Putnam County Record regrets the error.

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‘Safety of the kids is first and foremost’ National School Bus Week keeps kids safe

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE/TONICA — An evolving public education event is scheduled for next week. National School Bus Safety Week is a national celebration that is designed to promote school bus safety.

National School Bus Safety Week reminds the public there are rules school buses need to follow, according to Jason Johannes, president of Johannes Bus Service.

“As a bus driver, half the battle is having the public educated on knowing the proper procedures when they see a school bus that is picking up or dropping off children,” said Johannes. “The safety of the kids is first and foremost, and sometimes the public is unaware or ignorant of the state law regarding passing a school bus when it stops. If the bus is stopped, and the red lights are going, you are not allowed to pass.”

Each school district

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Putnam County Primary School teacher Michelle Edens helps her students on the bus to go home. in the United States handles this event in their own way. The majority host a poster contest that includes students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Some districts host speech contest for students in the ninth through 12th grades.

Contestants can win prizes up to $1,000 in value.

According to the activity booklet prepared by the National School Bus Safety Week Committee, many schools teach students every day how to safely ride a bus to school. During National School Bus Safety Week, some of the fine points are reviewed, especially with young-

er students. Students are reminded to stand at least 10 feet away from the edge of the road and be at the bus stop five minutes early.

They are also encouraged to never board the bus until the bus is completely stopped.

Dangling objects like belts or handles from backpacks are issues school children are reminded to watch out for.

When crossing the bus to get on or off, students are encouraged never to walk behind the bus, only in front. School districts remind younger students to always wait for the driver’s signal to cross the road to get on the bus and always

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Johannes, as many bus companies do, worries about safety of their student passengers and their drivers.

“In the service business, safety is first and foremost,” he said. “If it wasn’t, obviously, there would be issues.

Our drivers receive ongoing training that keeps them up to date on a very wide variety of subjects to help with this issue. We have drivers who have been in service for a year, and then we have drivers that have been in service for 20 to 30 years. So the topics are endless as to what can be covered.”

In the early 1990s, the National School Transportation Association, the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services and the National Association for Pupil Transportation put together a plan to create this event. The committee formed for this event has members from Indiana, the District of Columbia, New York, Kentucky, Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Ohio and West Virginia.

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By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

HENNEPIN – Putnam County Sheriff Kevin Doyle has announced his intention to run for re-election. Doyle will be running for his fifth term in the office.

“I just want to continue on with what I’ve been doing. I feel the department has come a long ways,” Doyle said. “We moved out of the jail into a brand new building in 2005. We acquired $900,000 in grants through the sheriff’s office while I was there. That’s quite an accomplishment for a county our size to be able to pay for a building that fast.”

Doyle has worked with the community outside law enforcement with the Kops and Kids Fishing program he has run since 2001. The program has been supported by donations from individuals and the Rotary.

“No parents allowed; it’s all my deputies and dispatchers and total law enforcement personnel.

We interact with the kids and show them the positive side of the officers,” Doyle said.

Doyle is currently working toward getting a ser-

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“I believe we work for the community, and it’s like customer service,” Doyle said. “When people come to see us, I want them to be treated nice.

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McNabb gets $2,000 grant

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

MCNABB – The village of McNabb has received a grant for $2,000. The news was presented to the board by Kendall Cramer of the North Central Illinois Council of Governments at the regular meeting on Oct. 9. The grant will assist McNabb with some improvements to the water system, including the installation of water meters.

Cramer also informed the board an electronic waste pick-up will be announced shortly. The village will receive flyers and bags for the pick-

up, with drop-off points for TVs, computers, and other electronic items in Peru at Goodwill and Staples.

In other business, the board: • Heard from village engineer Jack Kusek; no work has been done on the ditches in the subdivision as of yet.

He’s hoping work will be finished by the November meeting. The buffalo box in the subdivision has been repaired.

Kusek also reported the pump house was struck by lightning on Oct. 3 during the storm.

Repairs have already been made.

• Voted to get prices

for the installation of an emergency exit in the village hall.

• Accepted a bid from J.W. Ossola for village snow removal during the 2013-14 winter.

• Established trick or treat hours from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 to coincide with most villages in the area. The village will not be serving hot dogs and hot chocolate this year.

• Discussed the tax levy.

• Discussed a new salt shed. The roof is currently falling in, although the concrete floor is in good shape.

Decisions on what to do will wait until the winter has ended.

SWCD operating on a limited basis HENRY — Due to the recent government shutdown, the USDA service center in Henry has been forced to close until the shutdown is over. However, the Marshall-Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District is still operating on a limited basis.

While conservation reserve programs or any other federally-

funded program cannot be operated at this time, they are still planning on holding their annual fall sales and are still renting out seeding equipment. Call 309-238-0599 or email mpswcd4@yahoo.com to inquire about renting one of the seeders or to inquire about the fish, tree and plant sale.

All orders must be

placed by Oct. 18. The fish sale pick-up is at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 24, and the tree and plant pick up is Oct. 24 and 25.

To get order forms for the sale, visit www. marshallputnam.com.

Mail completed forms to 1511 University Ct., Henry, fax them to 309364-3802 or email them to mpswcd@yahoo. com.

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Possession cannabis < 2.5 grams Daniel Bernecker, 23, Orland Park, fined $2,299 plus 12 months supervision.

Matthew Eisaman, 43, Fairlawn, Ohio, fined $2,498 plus three months supervision.

Brian Strong, 41, fined $1,533 and three months supervision.

Driving 15-20 mph above limit Richard Hannah, 58,

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Disregard stop sign Douglas Naumann, 20, Oglesby, fined $120.

Domestic battery/physical contact Christopher Storck, 57, Granville, fined $660 plus three days jail and 12 months probation.

Meeting Calendar Oct. 16 — 6 p.m., Hennepin Village Board, Hennepin Village Hall.

Oct. 17 — 7 p.m., Magnolia Village Board, Magnolia Village Hall.

Oct. 21 — 6:30 p.m., Putnam County School Board, Putnam County Primary School.

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HENNEPIN — Shirley M. Casey, 93, of Hennepin, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Liberty Village Manor Court, Princeton.

Shirley was born on Feb. 24, 1920, in Shirley M. rural HenneCasey pin to William and Ethel (Clemens) Seibert. She married Donald Casey on Dec. 12, 1938, in Hennepin.

She was a homemaker and a member of Shooting Park Road Baptist Church. She was an avid reader, liked to crochet, work puzzles and was a huge Cub fan. She had a wonderful sense of humor, loving selfless nature and will be missed greatly.

Survivors are one son, Donald (Vicki) Casey of Oglesby; three daughters, Marjorie (Don) Skutt of Tiskilwa, Judith Casey of LaSalle and Diana (Rodger) Brandstatter of Hennepin; 10 grandchildren; 24 greatgrandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Donald, who died Sept. 18, 2001; a son, William; a daughter, Beverly; a granddaughter, Celeste; and eight sisters and four brothers.

Services were held Oct. 12 at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville, with the Rev. Gary McKee officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Hennepin.

Visitation was held Oct. 12 at the funeral home.

Pallbearers were Randy Dean, Ross Brandstatter, Dean Casey, Donald Skutt, Darren Casey and Rodger Brandstatter.

Contributions may be made to the family or donor’s choice.

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

HENNEPIN — Floyd B. Holocker Sr., 87 of Hennepin died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

Floyd was born Aug. 21, 1926, in Spring Bay, the son of Eddie Edward and Catherine (Fuchs) Holocker. He married Ethel Jeppson on May 4, 1947, in Magnolia. She passed away Nov. 30, 2007.

Floyd and his wife owned and operated Squirrel Lake Resort in Wisconsin and Floyd B. Holocker’s Tree Farm.

Holocker Sr. Floyd was a World War II veteran, serving his country in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by four children, Bill (Mary Lynn) Holocker of Ladd, Diane (Bill) Kuhne of Hennepin, “Buzz” Floyd (Susan) Holocker of Granville and Gary Holocker (and Mary Ann Jennings) of McNabb. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren and a special friend, Mary T. Bence.

Floyd was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one brother, Harvey Holocker Sr.; one sister, Rena Briner; and two grandsons, Troy and Bradley.

Services were held Oct. 15 at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville with the Rev. Carol Stufflebeam officiating. Burial was in the Granville Cemetery where military rites were conducted.

Visitation was also held Oct. 15 in the chapel.

Pallbearers were Jeff, Aaron, B.J. and Seth Holocker, Bill Kuhne Jr. and Brian Kuhne.

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The Village of McNabb would like to express our sincere thanks to Mr. Brad Popurella, Fire Chief of McNabb Fire District, and his firemen for helping with the preparation of the softball diamonds for the Puma Classic Softball Tournament.

Chief Popurella and his firemen watered down the diamonds and helped make repairs to get the diamonds in shape for the Saturday, September 7 tournament.

The Putnam County Junior High Girls Puma Classic Softball Tournament was held in Coleman Park in McNabb.

Again, a big thank you to Chief Popurella and his men.

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Marie Baxter MARK — Marie D. Baxter, 96, of Mark passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

She was born Sept. 5, 1917, in Clay County, Ark., to William Oscar and Luvina (Hocking) Atteberry. She married Johnie Baxter Dec. 24, 1936, in Clay County, Mo. She is survived by one daughter, Janice (Robert) Ossola of Mark; one son, Roger (Janice) Baxter of Winston-Salem, N.C.; one sister, Doris (Clayton) Murray of O’Fallon, Mo.; one grandson, Adam (Amy) Ossola; one granddaughter, Lora (Andrew) Boggio; and one greatgranddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 2010 and seven brothers.

Services were held Oct. 11 in the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville, Mo. Visitation was held prior to the services in the funeral home. Burial was in Eaton Cemetery in Missouri.

The Helmer-Shields Funeral Home, Granville, is assisting the family with arrangements. There will be no local services.

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On the street “I disagree with that. I think it is out of proportion. I used to be a smoker, and I used to throw mine on the ground. I think they are picking on the smokers too much.”

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Field of Dreams This 2013 Chicago Cubs baseball team finished in last place in the National League, the worst in franchise history. On Sept. 24, the Cubs lost their 50th home game in a season to set a record of 50 losses in one season. They had 96 losses and 66 wins. The Cubs have never lost more games (193) in a two-year span.

The smallest crowd of the season attended the final homestand in 2013. Cubs total attendance was 2,642,682, their lowest attendance in 15 years. They had 240,074 less fans than last year. It also represents more than $17 million lost in gross revenue, based on internal estimates of per fan spending.

The Cubs used a total of 50 players on their roster this year, and only 12 players remained from the opening day roster. Lefthander James Russell and Hector Rondon are the lone relievers remaining from opening day.

President Theo Epstein said this is a team we traded 40 percent of our rotation two years in a row. He fired Cubs manager Dale Sveum the day after the Cubs’ final game. Reasons for firing were the need for a manager with strong leadership traits and a knack for maximizing the talents of young players. He did not mention that he himself had traded off the Cubs’ veteran players, and rotated 87 players over two seasons, most being Triple A outfielders and pitchers.

How could his manager even know the players’ names, let alone their strengths and weaknesses? The Cubs also bogged down because of the subpar seasons

by Starlin Castro, Anthony Rizzo, David Barney and the trading of Alfonso Soriano, David DeJesus and their best pitcher Matt Garza and the jumping of closer Carlos Marmol to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Marmol finished the season with a 2.53 ERA with the Dodgers after the pitching coach found a flaw in his delivery.

At the 2013 Cubs Convention, an elderly fan complained to owner Tom Ricketts the players had long hair and the manager who is on TV everyday looks like he slept on a park bench. A retired long time baseball scout once said, “If you are waiting for prospects you are waiting to get fired.” To me one of the most surprising parts of the season was the Chicago White Sox, who were just as bad as the Cubs.

Next year will mark Wrigley Field’s 100th anniversary. Brandon Ort from New Bremen, Ohio, designed the winning logo or the anniversary.

When he was growing up his family would drive into Indiana to visit family and take the train to see the Cubs. Ort’s design won over 1,200 others. The Cubs plan on using the logo throughout 2014.

Wrigley was the first ballpark to include concession stands, the first to have an organist, to allow fans to keep foul balls and the first to have a lady’s day where women could attend free.

I have personally been waiting for the Cubs to win the World Series for 68 years after attending my first game in 1945 with my friend, Douglas Moews, when we were 16 years old.

Next spring I plan on attending the Cubs’ 2014 spring training at their new ballpark in Arizona with my baseball wife ... as foolish as it sounds, I believe one of these years, the Cubs will catch on fire and go onto win the World Series. But like Bob Brenly said, a manager that wins here, they will name a lake after you.

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

“I just think it is kind of a steep fine. I can understand the reasons behind it; it’s just a steep fine. If it was a $50 or $75 fine, but this seems kind of steep.”

John McFadden, LaSalle

“It’s just like they (the government) take all our rights away. Too much government influence most definitely.

It is too invasive.”

Rose Biba, Granville

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Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, will be 100 years old in 2014. This is the sign that will hang on the front of the park.

As of Jan. 1, 2014, in the state of Illinois if you are a smoker and you flick a cigarette butt out of the car or toss one on the ground, the police can write you a ticket for up to $1,500. What do you think about this new law?

“I think the $1,500 fine is kind of excessive. They shouldn’t be doing that to begin with but maybe some fine, but not $1,500.

There is too much government intervention. The government needs to stay out of our lives.”

Marian Salsman, Granville “It’s easy too throw your butt in an ashtray too. It’s not really fair on the people cleaning stuff up. It’s a littering issue. I think it’s invasive, but yes it is not hard to throw your cigarette butt away. I understand, and I lean both ways I guess. I don’t like all the new things they are pushing toward us. It is supposed to be a free country. I can see their point. If you are dumping out a whole ashtray of cigarette butts out, that is not OK.” Thomas Hand, Burlington, Iowa TO Letter THE Editor

Find a solution To the Editor, It is a shame that the village penalizes the majority of responsible citizens who recycle due to the actions of a few lazy or “vandals.” I hope they can come to some viable solution, so we don’t have to put everything into the garbage.

John Walton Granville

Considerations by Nedda We hear a lot about entitlement.

The word was used for government grants that allowed schools and others to improve lives.

But I am talking about the present use of the word. I am entitled to this; she is entitled to that ... and on and on. When did we become a nation of folks who believe we deserve to be happy, free from worry, rich, and have every little thing we want — now?

It is implied our children should never be disappointed, sad or have to wait for something, whether it is a reward or a goal.

We are the most generous nation in the world, and we lead the world in volunteerism. Somewhere we started to be afraid we wouldn’t get everything we deserve right now. Of course, we all don’t feel this way all the time. Our kids have good parents, and we are good folks.

I just want to remind myself and anyone who will listen that the very freedom we enjoy, including all that implies, that someone really risked everything to establish this nation and try to keep it going as a democracy. I know we realize others sacrificed everything to get us where we are, but we need to get over the idea that this makes us special. We have some work to do — always and ever.

I see nations struggling across the world trying to establish some form of government that allows their

Nedda Simon COMMENTARY people a voice. The scenes are awful to watch, yet we have something in common with them. We looked that way in the early years.

Medical research and treatment comes to mind. Remember the great old days when we struggled with surgery and illnesses that are now outpatient procedures or nonexistent?

It helps to remind ourselves that it is OK not to have instant gratification all the time or instant relief.

I guess I want us to remind ourselves that goals can be very, very hard to reach. It can take years of setbacks, disappointments and roadblocks. I’m not telling older people anything new. I don’t know any of us who had a swell life every inch of the way.

We see this when little kids try so hard to win even one game in some sport, and they finally do it. Those kids know something about earning, and they didn’t really think of being entitled.

Driving a car comes to mind, and in spite of what we want to believe, driving is a privilege; we are not entitled to drive. As we age, this can really make us stubborn and hard

to live with. We probably are not the great drivers we think we are!

Traffic is thicker and faster, and our reflexes may not be up to the pace.

We all need to think about this and talk to somebody about what we can do to get around without scaring the daylights out of our children and the neighbors. This is a tough decision for everybody. I realize driving means going places whenever we please. Not driving means we have lost the freedom to choose when we go.

The problem comes when we are not perceptive enough to realize it is time to make different arrangements. Ask your family. I know ... it is really hard, but you may find your loved ones are relieved you brought it up, and they may just suggest town and errand driving. (I suggested to my 85-year-old sister she should not drive 200 miles to see a friend in Texas heat.) She agreed, and I slept better.

We have a great network of friends and helpers. It is time to utilize them. We are not entitled to jeopardize lives and property. My very best wishes to you all and myself as well, as we struggle with this and other issues of aging.

All we need to remember is to be kind.

Nedda Simon of rural Princeton can be reached at neddasimon@ ymail.com.

6 Biz Ag 6 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Happy Dictionary Day! Local Rotarians deliver words of wisdom

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

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GRANVILLE — On Oct. 16 people may wish to have a word with area residents as it is National Dictionary Day. This day was set to honor the birthday of Noah Webster, who is considered the father of the first American dictionary.

Webster from Hartford, Conn., was a lawyer who thought all American children in school had need of reading and spelling books. His goal was for all Americans to learn to spell words in the same way. Often the unique American spellings caused trouble in communication. Webster’s effort worked to eradicating that.

“A Grammatical Institute of the English Language” was the first

book used in all American schools for over 100 years. It was written by Webster.

He was 43 when he began to write the first dictionary. In 1828, a mere 27 years later, he completed his task.

This dictionary included more than 70,000 words.

Words like squash and skunk first appeared in the dictionary.

Another of the benefits of the dictionary was Webster’s extensive work on standardizing American word spellings. Words like color and complete were two such words that benefitted for Webster’s diligence.

According to the Dictionary Project, generous volunteers delivered dictionaries to school children during the month of October for years in honor of Webster’s birthdays.

Since its implementation in 1995, more than 18 million children

have received dictionaries because thousands of people saw the same need in communities all over the United States.

The program is normally implemented in the third grade, since this is the age at which dictionary skills are usually taught. Educators describe third grade as the time when a student transitions from learning to read to reading to learn.

In Putnam County, the local Rotary organization continues this tradition by giving each third grade student in Putnam County a dictionary. Rotarian Adriane Shore chairs Putnam County Rotary’s Youth Literacy Committee and has chaired the Dictionaries Project since the club first participated in the nationwide Dictionary Project in 2007.

Shore said, “One of our club’s members, returning from vacation, had reported about

a Florida Rotary Club’s enthusiasm for the project; our club investigated and decided that it would be a great service project for our students here in Putnam County as well.”

In its first year, the local Rotary Club provided dictionaries to all third-, fourth- and fifth-graders, and since then, dictionaries have been provided to each third-grade student.

This year’s distribution was made in the second week of September.

“The goal of the project is to engage young learners’ curiosity about words and their definitions,” she said, “We also wish to provide each with his and her own dictionary to use often.”

The national nonprofit company, from which the local Rotary Club purchases the books, encourages rotary clubs and other organizations to target third-grade students.

IVCH lab maintains accreditation PERU — Based on the results of an on-site inspection, the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has renewed the accreditation of the Illinois Valley Community Hospital laboratory.

Managed by Karen Ravnikar, the IVCH lab is one of more than 7,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide. The letter noti-

fying IVCH of the recertification congratulated the laboratory staff on the “excellence of the services being provided.”

The federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program, begun in the early 1960s, as being equal to or more stringent than the government’s own inspection program. The IVCH lab has been CAP accredited since 1982.

During the CAP accreditation process, inspectors examine the laboratory’s records and quality control procedures for the preceding two years. CAP inspectors also examine the laboratory staff’s qualifications, as well as the laboratory’s equipment, facilities, safety program and record, in addition to the overall management of the laboratory. This stringent inspection program is designed to spe-

cifically ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients, according to Ravnikar.

The College of American Pathologists is a medical society serving more than 18,000 physician members and the laboratory community throughout the world. It is the world’s largest association composed exclusively of pathologists and is widely considered the leader in laboratory quality assurance.

VETERAN’S DAY SATURDAY, PARADE NOV. 9 at 2PM Hosted by the Village of Granville

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7 Sports Wednesday, October 16, 2013 • The Putnam County Record • 7

Sports Putnam County unbeaten in Tri-County

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — A pair of home matches for the Putnam County Lady Panther volleyball squad has earned them the top conference honors as the only unbeaten school for the Tri-County Conference.

Putnam County beat Stark County on Oct. 8 and Midland High School on Oct. 10.

On Oct. 10, the Midland Lady Timberwolves prowled into R.M. Germano gym on Senior Night for all fall sports at Putnam County. The Lady Panthers took it to the Lady ‘Wolves from the start in one of the more aggressive games of the season. Final scores in the contest were 25-23 and 25-17, with PC on the winning side.

Leading the contest for the Lady Panthers was Lauren Colby who had 10 service points, with one ace. Colby had one kill and nine digs on defense in the contest. Paige Griffith had six service points with one ace. Griffith has five kills, nine assists and seven defensive digs.

Taylor Erjasvek had five service points and led the team with Taylor Pettit in kills with seven each. Pettit also had five digs and four service points. Megan Rehn led the team with 10

assists, while Annie Miller led the team defensively with 15 digs during the two games.

On Oct. 8, the Lady Panthers welcomed Stark County Lady Rebels to town. Putnam County made quick work of the visitors, winning in two games 25-17 and 25-21.

Leading the team play was Griffith, who had 10 service points with one ace, six assists, two kills and three digs. Erjasvek also had a strong game with six service points, four of those aces. Defensively, Erjasvek had six kills, five digs and one blocked shot.

Colby added eight digs to the contest and four kills while posting three service points. Pettit made four kills and two digs and served three points with one ace.

Rehn contributed a team high eight assists for the match while adding three digs and three service points. Defensively, Miller made 18 digs during the contest while contributing three service points.

The week’s efforts bring the Lady Panther’s record to 19-2-1. Their Tri-County Conference record is an unbeaten 7-0. Number 1 seed Putnam County will be participating in the TriCounty Conference meet at Midland High School this week.

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder

Paige Griffith (2) sets the ball during the match on Oct. 10 against Midland.

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County’s Carly Gonet hits out of a sand trap during the regional meet on Oct. 16.

Lady Panthers golf squad makes history Team takes own regional to advance to sectional

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

MCNABB — It is always a memorable occasion when a sports team sets a record in high school, and the Lady Panthers varsity golf team set a meaningful one on Oct. 9 at their own IHSA Regional competition. The Lady Panthers’ win allows them to advance as a team for sectional play on Oct. 14.

“I am so very proud for the team. They worked hard and deserve this honor,” head coach Eric Ciucci said.

The Lady Panthers finished the day with a team score of 388 which clinched their first-place position.

Also heading to sectionals are another local squad, St. Bede Lady Bruins who followed in second place with a 430 score. Beecher and Kankakee tied for third, both with 437 scores. After a score card playoff, Beecher secured the third-place birth.

The Lady Panthers were led by second-place overall finisher Stephanie Wilson, whose 86 on the day set a new school record by eight strokes for an individual.

“My first two or three holes was a little sketchy; then I played really good,” said Wilson. “I started off good on the back nine, had a bad hole, then recovered after that. I birdied hole 6 which is a par 5; I got a four.

It was a real long putt, so that was my excitement.”

Wilson was followed by Carly Gonet who placed fifth overall in the meet with a 98.

“It definitely wasn’t my best day, but others were struggling; so I’m pretty happy how it turned out,” said Gonet. “Number 4 I birdied. I landed right next to the hole; it was a par 3, so I was happy about that one.”

Ciucci said Monica Monroe put in a sterling effort on the day. Monroe scored 50 on both the front and back nine for a total of 100 on the day. Kelsey Grosenbach earned a 104 score for fourth place.

“I did really good today and had my two best scores of the season. I had one or two bad holes, but that was it for the whole day. I parred four holes today, and that was really good for me,” said Monroe.

“On the front nine, I did pretty bad, but on the back nine, I definitely picked it up,” said Grosenbach.

Fifth place for Putnam County was earned by Tara Doyle with a score of 111, and Lauren Bauer placed sixth with a score of 122. Both were happy with their play.

“My driving and putting were on today,” said Bauer.

“I did a lot better than last season,” said Doyle.

“Hole 13 was most rewarding. My score wasn’t doing so well, but that hole was when I started coming back.”

“I think as a team we are just thrilled,” Ciucci said.

“Four years ago three of these seniors started this golf team. All of the parents, all of the kids if they could ever imagine four years from then that they would bring home a regional title, I don’t think they would have believed it.”

Also advancing was the St. Bede Lady Bruins in second place, led by Sydney Eustice with a score of 100. Other local students going to sectional play included DePue’s Mercedes Ruiz who posted a 110 for the 18-hole course. Medalist for the meet was ReedCuster’s Sarah Maddox who posted an 82.

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County’s Stephanie Wilson putts during the regional meet on Oct. 16.

8 Sports 8 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Marshall County Junior Football League wrap-up LACON — The Marshall County Varsity Cyclones hosted Chillicothe Oct. 5 at Durst Field in Lacon.

With only nine players making the game, it was another long day of playing every down on both sides of the ball. In a display of good sportsmanship, Chillicothe only fielded nine players during play as well.

Scoring started early with both teams scoring touchdowns in the first quarter. Terrance Haig scored on a 59-yard run, and David Rosa scored on a 4-yard plunge, but the Cyclone defense was unable to slow the Chillicothe offense until the fourth quarter. The Marshall County offense also struggled to muster much ball movement with the exception of a 31-yard run by Rosa off a bad punt snap and a late fourth quarter drive that ended inches short of the goal line. The game ended with the Cyclones on the short end of a 43-16 final score.

LACON — The Marshall County Junior Football League seniors faced off against the Chillicothe Grey Ghosts on Oct. 6 and tallied a 14-0 win.

The Cyclones played the Grey Ghosts twice during this year’s Labor Day Jamboree, losing both games.

Jarrod Pettis scored the first touchdown with Konner Keiffer adding the extra points on the play. The Cyclones took a 7-0 lead. The Cyclones defense held the Ghosts at bay and at the half, the score remained 7-0.

Evan Grice recovered a live ball late in the second half, resulting in an immediate turnover; then Quentin Naumann executed a quarterback sack to cinch the deal. The touchdown in the second half secured a 14-0 win.

CHILLICOTHE — The Marshall County Cyclone JV team improved to 2-3 on the season after a 6-0 win over Chillicothe.

Peyton Cordes led the rushing attack with 77 yards. Bryce Welsh added 56, and Austin Bogner chipped in with 15. Braden Damerell scored the lone Cyclone touchdown on a 24-yard run. The Cyclone defense also turned in a great performance allowing only four Grey Ghost first downs. Welsh and Rediger led the defense with five tackles each.

Krafft and Davis each recorded a sack, and Neuhalfen recovered a Chillicothe fumble.

WASHINGTON — The Marshall County Pee-Wee Flag Cyclones traveled to Washington where they defeated the Panthers on Oct. 5.

The win came with a touchdown late in the game by Kaden Eaves followed by a conversion by Braden Frawley. Final score was 7-0.

Information on this story was contributed to the Putnam County Record.

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Panthers varsity golf hosts regional meet Aimone advances to sectional play

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

MCNABB — The Putnam County High School varsity Panther golf squad put it all on the line at Edgewood as they hosted IHSA Regional competition on Oct. 8.

The Panthers surpassed their team efforts in 2012 by placing eighth overall as a team with a score of 390. The top three schools advanced to sectional play on Oct. 14 in Gibson City. Visiting schools Beecher won first with a score of 345, while Indian Creek took second in the team standings with a 355 score.

Local teams Hall High School and St. Bede tied for third place with a score of 362 each. A scorecard playoff had Hall’s No. 5 player with a better score than St. Bede’s No. 5 player, so Hall earned the third-place birth.

The Top 10 individuals outside of the Top 3 advancing teams also were tapped to advance to sectionals on Oct. 14. The Panthers’ Mitch Aimone got the nod with his score of 86. Other local players include St. Bede’s Jarret Olson with an 84 and Joseph Dudek with an 87. Bureau Valley players Logan Twidell takes an 87 to sectionals along with Ryan Young who scored an 88.

Aimone, who participated in the IESA state competition as an eightgrader, was pleased to qualify for sectional play as a freshman.

“I was getting off the tee really good today,” he said. “ My approach shots were on, but my putting kind of struggled on the first nine, but I came around on the second nine. I just try to get better every day and play my own game and not worry about the past or anything.”

Senior Nate Ward, who came close to advancing two years in a row also

shared thoughts on the meet.

“My putting was really good; it saved me quite a bit,” said Ward.

“But I did have two really bad holes.

I quadrupled Hole 18 and triple bogeyed Hole 12. I always try to play my own game, but subconsciously it can sometime work against me if the people in my group are doing really well, it pressures me more.”

Panther head coach Josh Nauman was pleased and surprised with this year’s team and the season.

“We didn’t do too bad compared to last year’s season,” he said. “ We

got someone out with Mitch making it, so I’m really happy about that, especially with him being a freshman. He did a lot of work this summer and at practice. It is nice to see it pay off for him. It would have been nice to have a few more make it.

Nate’s score was actually better than last year when he only missed by a couple of strokes.”

Nauman, while noting that his seniors will be missed, thinks well of the future.

“Hopefully a lot of these younger ones will get out and play, and we will have an even better year next year,” he said.

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County senior George Mattern takes a second stroke on hole nine during the regional tournament Oct. 15.

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Community Fall Festival Oct. 24 BUREAU — The First Congregational Church of Bureau will host its annual Fall Festival Bazaar and Supper on Oct. 24 at the church in the fellowship hall. The bazaar and bake sale starts at 3 p.m.

Bazaar items for sale include dish cloths, knives, nuts, crafts and homemade rugs. There

will also be a raffle. Supper will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The menu will include chicken casserole, salads, rolls, homemade pies, desserts and beverages. Prices are $8 for adults and $4 for children 6 to 12. Children under 5 years of age are free. Carryouts will be available.

PC Historical Society meeting set for Oct. 20 HENNEPIN – The Fall Quarterly Program of the Putnam County Historical Society will be held at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Agricultural Museum, 327 Old Highway 26, Hennepin.

Lorraine Terando, Illinois Valley Herb Guild, will be the speaker. The Illinois Valley Herb Guild has for many years main-

tained the plantings at Pulsifer House and at the Agricultural Museum.

They also hold an annual Herb Faire at St. Bede Academy. Terando will speak on selection, growing and using herbs.

Everyone is invited, and admission is free. The Agricultural Museum is handicapped accessible.

St. Margaret’s Hospital sponsors Girl Talk SPRING VALLEY — Girl Talk, a mother/daughter night of learning, is intended for girls 9 to 12 years old along with their mothers to discuss certain female issues with experts. This event will be held on Oct. 22 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. Vendors and a light supper will be available from 5 to 6 p.m.

A panel of experts will be presenting information from 6 to 8 p.m. and will be available to answer any

questions.

Speakers include Dr. Nicole Norris, Raquel Kairis, RD, LDN; Christina Cunningham, MSW from BMP Special Education Cooperative, and Amy Perona, Yoga instructor.

Discover tips to more effectively manage nutrition and dieting, skin care, physical and emotional changes, and more that occur during puberty. Registration is required for this event. For more information or to register, call 815-664-1486.

River Valley Players announces ‘Little Women’ performances HENRY — River Valley Players will present the production of “Little Women the Musical” on Oct. 26 and 27 and Nov. 1, 2 and 3 at St. Mary’s Community Center, 1301 Second Ave., Henry.

“Little Women” follows the adventures of Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March as they grow up in Civil War America.

The beloved story of the March sisters is timeless and deals with issues that are as relevant today as when they were written. This literary classic has been brought to life as an exhilarating musical with glorious music and heart.

“Little Women” embodies the complete theatrical experience, guaranteeing a night filled with laughter, tears and lifting of the spirit. This powerful score soars with the sounds of personal discovery, heartache and hope, and is the sound of true America finding its voice.

The Saturday and Sunday performances are $28.50, which includes the show, a three-course meal and three beverage choices.

For Saturday performances, doors will open at 6 p.m., with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For Sunday performances, doors will open at noon, with dinner beginning at 12:30 p.m.

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Menus Putnam County Community Center Oct. 21 — Beef patty with ketchup and mustard, American fries, peas, diced peaches, bun.

Oct. 22 — Fish sandwich, shells and cheese, fruit cocktail, dessert.

Oct. 23 — Baked ham with pineapple sauce, sweet potatoes, spinach, mandarin oranges, frosted cake.

Oct. 24 — Roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, applesauce, rolls and butter, dessert, Oct. 25 — Egg casserole, sausage links, hash browns, citrus cup, fruit juice, biscuit.

Reservations are needed by noon of the previous day. Call 800-757-4579. Menu is subject to change.

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Jennifer Merth (right) of Princeton, a music therapist, works with three Putnam County pre-kindergarten students. The students receive a music therapy session once a month throughout the school year.

More than just music ...

Pre-kindergarten students enjoy music sessions GRANVILLE – Putnam County pre-kindergarten classes receive a music therapy session once a month throughout the school year with Jennifer Merth of Princeton, licensed music therapist.

The students are able to sing, dance, feel and play instruments each time Merth visits the classroom.

The songs and instruments are centered around classroom themes. Each session provides the opportunity for students to experience different musical instruments, songs and activities.

Music therapy is a means for facilitation of the development of cognitive, communication, motor and social skills as it involves the senses and learning through experiencing.

The Primary School is able to provide this opportunity due to the support of the Putnam County Education Foundation.

Red Cross blood drive is Oct. 18 PERU — Illinois Valley Community Hospital will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 18 in Conference Room A. Blood donors who have not given

in the eight-week period before Oct. 18 will be eligible to donate at the IVCH drive. Donors need to be at least 17 years old, in good health, and weigh at least 110 pounds. Double red cell donors can give at the

Breakfast Oct. 21 — Whole grain waffle with syrup or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 22 — Cereal bar or cereal, string cheese, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 23 — Breakfast sandwich or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 24 — Pop tart or cereal, yogurt cup, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 25 — Parent/teacher conferences, no student attendance.

Lunch Oct. 21 — Chicken nuggets, cooked carrots, green beans, peaches, graham crackers, milk.

Oct. 22 — Beef and bean burrito with salsa (Primary: Chicken strips), romaine lettuce salad, rice pilaf, apple, milk.

Oct. 23 — Hot dog with chili on whole grain bun (Primary: Hot dog), veggie sticks, pineapple, fruit sherbet, milk.

Oct. 24 — Salad bar, pork chop, whole grain dinner roll, spinach/romaine salad, applesauce, milk.

Oct. 25 — Parent/teacher conferences, no student attendance.

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Magnolia Halloween events announced MAGNOLIA — The village of Magnolia has always been a supporter of Halloween, and the tradition continues this year.

The village board has set Magnolia’s trick or treat hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31. The fire station will be open for the use of restrooms, and there will be a light meal for children of hot dogs, applesauce, chips and soft drinks. Donations for the meal will be accepted.

The village asks anyone who will be passing out treats on Halloween to have their porch lights on to indicate which houses trick-ortreaters can go to.

Magnolia will also continue its Haunted Woods tradition. On Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, there will be a non-witching hour from 6 to 7 p.m. for the Haunted Woods; then the spooks come out for the witching hours from 7 to 9 p.m. The Haunted Woods are located at the corner of Bloomington and Mulberry streets.

The price to enter the Haunted Woods is a nonperishable food item or a monetary donation which will go to the Putnam County Food Pantry.

For more information or to make donations, contact Peggy Smith at 815-257-0707 or Laurie Smith at 815-257-7051.

Fall colors at the Rock UTICA — Starved Rock Lodge at Starved Rock State Park in Utica is offering fall colors tours through the month of October.

Tours are offered on Mondays and Saturdays and include lunch in the Lodge’s historic main

dining room along with a trolley tour and guided hike. The cost for the tour is $30 for adults and $25 for children under 10.

Reservations are required. To make a reservation, call 815-2207386.

Library Corner Hennepin — Preschool story times are every Friday at 10:30 a.m.

Oct. 18 – The library is off to the rainforest. Travel the Amazon through stories and a related craft.

Oct. 25 – Whooo likes owls? Barn, snowy and everything in between — join the library for stories and a craft about feathered nighttime friends.

McNabb — Saturday Stories are every Saturday at 10 a.m. For ages preschool through early elementary.

Oct. 19 – Books, books, books: It’s a Saturday library adventure.

Join the library for stories and a game.

Oct. 26 – Bats. These furry, night-flying creatures visit the library in the stories. Join the group for twilight tales and a batty craft.

Granville — Fall is in the air and the Preschool Story Hour is gearing up for a new season. The group gathers every Tuesday at 10 a.m. for story time and a fun craft. It’s a

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To access the interactive e-Books, visit www.putnamcountylibrary.org and login using the information provided.

Veterans Day will be here before anyone knows it. Please consider sharing a picture of a favorite vet. The library is always looking for more to add to the collection. Patrons’ pictures will be copied and returned to their owners within a couple of days.

Standard — Browse a new selection of books, audiobooks and DVDs at the Standard branch.

Stop in to find something for everyone. The Standard branch library is open from 2 to 5 p.m.

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Condit (Putnam) — Fall is in the air. Enjoy autumn with seasonal books on a variety of topics. The Condit

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Tuesdays, from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursdays and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Magnolia — Out of school for the day and have nothing to do?

Well, come to the Magnolia Library. The library will have homework hour on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 4 to 5 p.m. throughout the school year. Children have the opportunity to complete homework or receive help understanding homework in progress. The library provides materials and equipment for help with school homework and projects.

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The book sale continues and the library still has a nice selection of both paperbacks and hardcover books. The library even has some CDs and DVDs available for sale. All the proceeds are helping to fund the preschool story hour.

Stop by the first Thursday of every month for the favorites club. Enjoy a cup of coffee while the library share some great reads from the summer along with some of the notso-great titles. A list of some popular new releases will be available for patrons to view and order. The next meeting of the favorite club will be Nov. 7.

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Tickets are available for ‘Falling Into Winter’ GRANVILLE — It is now time to order tickets for the Putnam County Education Foundation’s production of “Falling Into Winter.”

The PCEF’s musical review scheduled for Nov. 14, 15 and 16 will be a monumental event.

This musical will represent the 14th show directed and co-written

by Bill Entwistle. It will also be Entwistle’s swan song as he intends

to pass the director’s baton to a member of the next generation.

“Falling Into Winter” is dedicated to the memory of Kathy Walter who passed away last November after a two-year battle with cancer.

Waller was a loyal member of the PCEF’s theater troupe and a long time PCEF trustee.

“Kindergarten Kids” will return for this year’s production. The

show will feature many of the traditional favorite holiday tunes. The show will also have parts for a small group of elementary children and about a dozen middle school children.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. Email John Redshaw at redshawjl@aol.com to order your tickets or call Debbie Pletsch at 815-882-2675.

IVCC plans first homecoming in decades OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College will celebrate its first homecoming in decades on Nov. 2, the day after the Peter Miller Community Technology Center grand opening.

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alumni and friends the opportunity to “come back to the hill for a weekend full of fun activities,” said Tracy Morris, associate vice president for student services.

The celebration will include tours of the new building, a cookout and

Iowa State University awards scholarships AMES, Iowa — The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University recognized its scholarship recipients for the current academic year.

The college and its departments award more than $2 million in scholarships each year.

Among the scholarship award winners for this academic year was Wesley Oltman of Putnam with a DeKalb Genetics Scholarship.

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Visit www.ivcc.edu/homecoming for updates.

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Winter tree identification course planned The University of Illinois Extension office will offer a class to help area residents identify local trees.

Participants will receive two hours of hands-on training on 20 of the most common trees in this area and some not-so-common. They will be given training on identifying trees from their bark, seeds, twigs and needles. They will also receive a pocket guide book and be shown

how to use it. This program will be in a classroom, not outside. Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists will receive continuing education hours for attending the class.

This class is open to anyone who would like to learn how to identify trees in the winter. Due to the hands-on training, there will be only 20 participants in each class.

The class will be from 1 to 3 p.m.

Nov. 12 at the University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam County office, 509 Front St., Suite 4.

There is a $5 charge for the class, and payment must be made before the class. Make checks payable to University of Illinois Extension.

There will be no refunds after Nov. 1.

For more information, call Paul Barrett at 815-433-0707 or email plb2@illinois.edu.

Amplified phones are available through ITAC LASALLE — Free amplified phones are available through the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation program (ITAC).

Qualified individuals must be legal residents of Illinois, have a doctor’s or audiologist’s signature verifying hearing loss, and have

standard phone service in the residence. There are no age or income restrictions.

An open house is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living, 18 Gunia Drive in LaSalle. Call 815-224-

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Appointments are limited.

The Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the week.

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Sending holiday cheer to service members worldwide MAGNOLIA — Making sure those serving in the nation’s Armed Forces receive their presents and care packages in time for the holidays is a priority for friends and family members of military personnel serving around the world and for the U.S. Postal Service.

“We want to remind our customers about these important mailing dates,” said Magnolia Postmaster Yvone Mercer. “This will help ensure cards, letters and packages arrive in time for the holidays.”

Helping to get packages on their way, the Postal Service offers a discount on its largest priority mail flat rate box at $14.85.

The price includes a $2 per box discount for military mail being sent to air/army post office, fleet post office and diplomatic post office (APO, FPO, DPO) destinations worldwide.

Priority mail flat rate boxes are available at no cost at local post offices, or can be ordered online at shop.usps.com. Postage, labels and customs forms can be printed online anytime using Click-N-Ship.

To ensure timely delivery of holiday wishes

by Dec. 25, send cards and packages to military APO, FPO, DPO addresses overseas no later than the mailing dates in the graph.

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1 PMEMS is available to selected military/diplomatic post offices. Check with your local Post Office to determine if this service is available to an APO/FPO/DPO address.

2 PAL is a service that provides air transportation for parcels on a space-available basis. PAL is available for Standard Post items not exceeding 30 pounds in weight or 60 inches in length and girth combined. The applicable PAL fee must be paid in addition to the regular surface price for each addressed piece sent by PAL service.

3.) SAM parcels are paid at Standard Post prices with maximum weight and size limits of 15 pounds and 60 inches in length and girth combined. SAM parcels are first transported domestically by surface and then to overseas destinations by air on a space-available basis.

Use the Military Care Kit to send presents and/or care packages With Priority Mail supplies as the packaging of choice for families preparing care packages for service members overseas, the Postal Service created a free “Military Care Kit” based on the items most frequently requested by military families.

The kit contains: Two Priority Mail APO/FPO Flat Rate Boxes, two Priority Mail Medium Flat Rate Boxes, Priority Mail tape, Priority Mail address labels and appropriate customs forms.

To order the kit, call 800-610-8734. Guidelines for packing, addressing, and shipping items to U.S. troops can be found at usps.com/ship/apo-fpo-guidelines.htm.

To order flat-rate boxes featuring the “America Supports You” logo, go to store.usps.com.

Priority Mail Express First-Class Parcel Military Mail Letters Priority Airlift Mail Space Standard Available Post Service and Cards Mail (SAM)3 (PAL)2 (PMEMS)1

Addressing the package 1.) Write out the service members full name in the address.

2.) Include the unit and APO/ FPO/DPO address with the 9-digit ZIP Code (if one is assigned). For example: Example 1: CPT JOHN DOE UNIT 2050 BOX 4190 APO AP 96278-2050

Example 3: SEAMAN JOSEPH SMITH USCGC HAMILTON FPO AP 96667-3931

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Duane A. Calbow Chairman, Putnam County Board Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 16, 2013.

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Hennepin park District annual report Fiscal Year enDing June 30, 2013 general FunD reVenue suMMarY: Corporate Replacement Tax - 180,216; Swimming Pool Fees 23, 167; Property Taxes 75, 952; Recreation Program Receipts 8, 778; Interest Income 319; Miscellaneous Income - 1,014. TOTAL REVENUES: $289,446. coMpensation suMMarY: Compensation under $15,000 - Angela Augspols; Evan Bean; Carrie Burr; Gene Dixon; Harold Fay; Lesly Grant; Philip Grant; Megan Harvey; Steven Harvey; Allison Hrasch; John Hrasch; Nicole Hrasch; Georgia Loger; Brandon Roadhouse; Sandra Roadhouse; Gerrie Skowronski; Lynette Smith; Nathan Ward George Yauch. Compensation over $15,000 - Saundra Hrasch. TOTAL COMPENSATION: $88,862. eXpenDiture suMMarY: Advanced Asphalt Co. - 80,685; Ameren IP 30,027; A-1 Midwest Enterprises, Inc. - 1,430; Brandy’s - 1,060; Direct Energy Business - 8,342; FDJ Landscape - $7,560; Hennepin Public Water District - 3,278; I.P.A.R.K.S. - 11,287; Illinois Valley Surveying & Consultants, Inc. - 11,000; John Brandstatter & Sons - 9,745; Kelly Sauder Rupiper Equipment - 1,037; Ken Troyan 3,900; Koolmaster Co., Inc. - 4,876; Lincoln Equipment, Inc. 1,947; Mason Accounting Group, LLC - 3,380; Mautino Distributing Co., Inc. - 1,649; Media Comm, LLC - 1,637; Paddock Pool Equipment Company, Inc. - 18,772; Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke - 1,310; Tri-County Sales - 8,712; Univar USA, Inc. - 1,237; Universal of St. Louis - 1,648; All other disbursements less than ($1,000) 12,346. TOTAL VENDORS: $226,865.

DeBt serVice FunD total reVenues: Property Taxes - $25,359; Interest Income - $18; TOTAL REVENUES: $25,377. total eXpenDitures: North Central Bank - $25,307.

Summary Statement of Condition (Excerpt from Comptroller’s Annual Financial Report) General Debt Service Fund Fund Beginning Fund Balance $342,468 $7,020 Revenues 289,446 25,377 Expenditures (329,806) (25,307) Ending Fund Balance $302,108 $7,090 Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 16, 2013.

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14 Classifieds 14 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, October 16, 2013 999 • Legal Notices notice Public Notice is hereby given that on September 26, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Putnam County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Popurella Law Office, LLC located at 220 S. McCoy Street, Granville, IL. Dated this 26th day of September, 2013. /s/Daniel S. Kuhn County Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 9, 16 and 23, 2013. in tHe circuit court oF tHe tentH JuDicial circuit putnaM countY, illinois in proBate ESTATE OF ) BERNICE C. LOESCH,) Deceased. ) no. 2013-p-09 claiM notice Notice is given of the death of Bernice C. Loesch. Letters of Office were issued on October 3, 2013 to Laurie L. Glenn, 11143 Stage Coach Road, Magnolia, Illinois 61336 as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Putnam County Courthouse, Hennepin, Illinois 61327, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 21, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any

claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 7th day of October, 2013. s/ Cathy J. Oliveri Putnam County Circuit Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 16, 23 and 30, 2013. notice Public Notice is hereby given that on September 27, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Putnam County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as McNabb Storage located at 200 Railroad Street, McNabb, Illinois.

Dated this 27th day of September, 2013. /s/Daniel S. Kuhn County Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 16, 23 and 30, 2013. notice Public Notice is hereby given that on October 3, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Putnam County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Spartan 911 Tactical located at 8337 E. 1250th Road, Granville, Illinois.

Dated this 3rd day of October, 2013. /s/Daniel S. Kuhn County Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 16, 23 and 30, 2013.

in tHe circuit court oF tHe tentH JuDicial circuit oF illinois putnaM countY BUSEY BANK, an Illinois banking ) corporation ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) THOMAS A. ZYGADLO, an Individual, ) CAROL L. ZYGADLO, an Individual ) UNKNOWN OWNERS and ) NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) case no. 13 cH 14 notice For serVice BY puBlication YOU, WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, are hereby notified that the Verified Complaint for Foreclosure was filed on September 23, 2013, and is now pending, asking for declaration as abandoned property the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot 10 and that part of Lot 8 in Valley View Ridge Planned Unit Development, Putnam County, Illinois, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Lot 8, thence South 76° 31’ 32” East 187.74 feet along the North line of said Lot 8; thence

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South 28° 37’ 23” West 395.32 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 8; thence North 00° 59’ 51” East 390.81 feet along the West line of said Lot 8 to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.822 acres more or less, shown as Parcel 2 on the Plat of Survey of Kenneth A. Giordano, Illinois Professional Land Surveyor No. 35-3550, dated January 4, 2008, all being located in a part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 18 lying South of the centerline of Lake Senachwine Road and that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 18, known as Valley View Ridge Development, all being situated in Township 14 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Putnam County, Illinois, according to a Plat of Survey dated June 14, 2005, and recorded June 28, 2005, in Cabinet #1, Envelope 39A, in the Putnam County Recorder’s Office; subject to the Declaration of Restrictions for Valley View Ridge, L.L.C. dated July 18, 2005, and recorded July 19, 2005, in Microfilm Roll 97 at Page 415 as Document No. 05-793. LOT 10 and PARCEL 2 of LOT 8 are not a part of Valley View Ridge Homeowners Association and are not subject to the Covenants and Declaration of Restrictions of Valley View Ridge Planned Unit Development Subdivision, except as to the water system.

Common address: Farmland, Putnam, Illinois 61560 (Putnam County) P.I.N: 03-00-029-392 UNLESS YOU FILE YOUR ANSWER OR APPEARANCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK OF THIS COURT, PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS, ON OR BEFORE THE 1ST DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2013, A (DEFAULT) JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Putnam County Circuit Clerk Michael R. Seghetti Janaki Nair Lane G. Alster Elias, Meginnes, Riffle & Seghetti, P.C. 416 Main Street, Suite 1400 Peoria, Illinois 61602-1611 Telephone: (309) 637-6000 Facsimile: (309) 637-8514 Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

Document No. 10-708; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Cathy J. Oliveri Clerk of the Court 120 North 4th Street Hennepin, Illinois 61327 on or before November 1, 2013, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 PA 1312961 I563956 Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

East 405.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 7 degrees 57’ 00” East 618.98 feet to the center of a township road; thene South 81 degrees 59’ 13” East 170.00 feet on the center of the township road; thence North 88 degrees 47’ 44” EAst 107.18 feet on the center of the township road; thence South 89 degrees 33’ 26” Eact 55.38 feet on the center of the township road; thence South 1 degree 06’ 41” West 592.16 feet; thence North 89 degrees 52’ 26” West 405.00 feet to the point of beginning, containing 5.056 acres, mor eor less, and all being situated in Magnolia Township, Putnam County, Illinois, shown as Parcel #1 on the Plat dated April 5, 2003, and recorded April 21, 2003, in Plat Cabinet 1 at Page 252B in the Recorder’s Office of Putnam County, Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 04-26-253-00 v. A common address or description of the location for the real estate is as follows: 9639 Stagecoach Rd., Magnolia, IL 61336 vi. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Names of the Mortgagors: Rita J. Hanelin, deceased as of November 15, 2007 Name of the Mortgagee: “MERS”, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Eagle Mortgage Brokerage, Inc. Date of the Mortgage: March 6, 2007 Date of the recording: March 6, 2007 County where recorded: Putnam County Recording document identification: In Roll 102 Page 2359 as Document No. 07-251 and re-recorded March 15, 2007 in Roll 103 Page 163 as Document No. 07-297.

UNLESS YOU FILE your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the Office of the Clerk of this Court at the PUTNAM County Courthouse, 120 North 4th Street, Hennepin, Il 61327 on or before November 1, 2013, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 111 East Main Street Decatur, IL 62523 Telephone: (217) 422 1719 I564053 Published in the Putanm County Record Oct. 2, 9 and 16, 2013.

in tHe circuit court For tHe 10tH JuDicial circuit putnaM countY - Hennepin, illinois WELLS FARGO BANK, NA ) PLAINTIFF ) VS ) CELIA SMITH; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ) LEGATEES OF ALFRED S. STRUNEWITZ, ) IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON ) RECORD CLAIMANTS ; ) DEFENDANTS ) 13 cH 12 210 WEST WASHINGTON STREET MAGNOLIA, IL 61336 notice BY puBlication NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALFRED S. STRUNEWITZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOTS TWENTY-EIGHT (28), TWENTYNINE (29) AND THIRTY (30) IN THE ORIGINAL VILLAGE OF MAGNOLIA, AS THE SAME IS PLATTED AND RECORDED, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PUTNAM AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 210 WEST WASHINGTON STREET MAGNOLIA, IL 61336 and which said Mortgage was made by, ALFRED S. STRUNEWITZ (DECEASED); Mortgagor (s), to M.E.R.S., INC., AS NOMINEE FOR HARTLAND MORTGAGE CENTERS Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of PUTNAM County, Illinois, as

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in tHe circuit court For tHe tentH JuDicial circuit Hennepin, putnaM countY, illinois NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF RITA ) J. HANELIN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN ) CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST ) THE ESTATE OF RITA J. HANELIN, ) DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND ) LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN ) HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF RITA J. HANELIN,) DECEASED, JAMES RAPINAC and JAMES ) RAPINAC, as Independent Executor of the ) Estate of RITA J. HANELIN, DECEASED, ) Defendants. ) 12-cH-14 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 9639 STAGECOACH RD. MAGNOLIA, IL 61336 notice BY puBlication NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Rita J. Hanelin, deceased, Unknown Claimants and Lienholders against the Estate of Rita J. Hanelin, deceased, Unknown Claimants and Lienholders against the Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Rita J. Hanelin, deceased, Defendants, this case has been commenced in this Court against you and others, asking for foreclosure of the Mortgage held by the Plaintiff on the property located at 9639 Stagecoach Rd., Magnolia, IL 61336, more particularly described as: i. The names of all plaintiffs and the case number are identified above. ii. The court in which said action was brought is identified above. iii. The names of the title holders of record are: Heirs and Devisees of Rita J. Hanelin, deceased. iv. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 31 North, Range 2 West of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the East half of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 36; thence South 89 degrees 57’ 02” East 755.95 feet on the South line of the said Southwest Quarter; thence North 0 degrees 02’ 58” East 738.90 feet; thence South 79 degrees 14’ 45” East 748.81 feet; thence South 89 degrees 52’ 26”

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16 From You 16 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, October 16, 2013

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

In 2013 more than 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Talking about breast cancer is important, especially if the disease runs in the family. Cancer screenings are critical to catch the disease in its early stages so treatment can begin at once.

Professionals have noted breast cancer often increases with a woman’s age. At 70, a woman’s risk of having the disease is twice that of a 40-year-old woman.

Equally important are rates of survival. Due in part to public awareness campaigns, more women are beating breast cancer by taking charge of their own health. According to the American Cancer Society, about 67 percent of women aged 40 and older in the United States had a mammogram in the past two years, compared to only 29 percent in 1987.

Today, the five-year survival rate of women who are diagnosed early is

more than 90 percent, and the primary reason is early detection.

No one knows how to prevent breast cancer, however, according to the American Cancer Society, certain risk factors have been linked to the disease. They include the several factors. The first is family history; in other words, the person has a mother, sister, grandmother who had the disease.

The next is age; breast cancer chances increase as a woman gets older.

Another is the menstruation cycle; women who started menstruating before age 12 or continued after age 55 are at greater risk. A factor also includes oral contraceptive usage; how long has a woman been using contraceptives?

Next is personal history of breast or ovarian cancer. The last factor is having children; women having had no children or their first child over the age of 30 are more prone to the disease.

Screening is critical for early detection. Depending on the organization, the recommendations for screenings vary. Women

should talk to their own doctor to determine the correct age to start their own breast cancer screenings. Women in high-risk categories may need to be screened earlier than those who are not. Dr. Merle Piacenti of Illinois Valley Community Hospital encourages women to consider early screening.

“That mammograms save lives by diagnosing breast cancer in its early stages is by now an unquestioned fact,” Piacenti said. “Having mammograms on a regular basis is especially important for women who have a family history of the disease. However, it should be noted that 70 percent of women with breast cancer have no family history.”

Other lifestyle changes women can take to lower their risk of developing the disease include not smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, controlling their weight, staying physically active, breast feeding their children as long as possible and limit dose and duration of hormone therapy according to the Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic.

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No. 2 ATMs and parking lots – Cash machines and parking lots are frequent stops in college. Unfortunately the bad guys see ATMs in less-traveled areas as a hunting ground; ditto dark parking lots, the site of a high percentage of campus assaults. Make a verypublic ATM your cash source and either avoid poorly lighted or deserted parking lots or go with a friend. For predator avoidance there’s safety in numbers. Try to avoid parking next to vans, or if one has parked next to you, go back and ask a

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No. 3 Hall cruising: A big trend in on-campus violence comes from hall cruising, where innocent appearing predators gain access to dorms, sororities or residence halls by trusting residents. They then cruise the halls looking for unlocked doors to find their victim.

Put a stop to this type of violence by always locking your dorm room door and never giving strangers access to your building.

No. 4 Campus shuttle: Late night library or social visits are part of college life, but when coming home, you are often alone. And while campuses seem like islands of safety, they are open to outsiders from every direction.

Either walk with friends or take advantage of the campus shuttle when you are crossing campus at night.

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