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Mautino is Illinois Auditor General ​By Goldie Rapp

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SPRING VALLEY — State Rep. Frank Mautino of Spring Valley is Illinois’ next Auditor General and the first constitutional executive officer from Bureau County.

Mautino was approved for the position on Tuesday, Oct. 20, as he won support from both the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate voted 55-0, and the House voted 102-10.

Mautino will replace Illinois Auditor General William Holland, who will retire after 23 years of service at the end of the year.

On Wednesday, Mautino was feeling proud and honored by the confirmation.

“It was great support. A lot of good stories

and nice things were said, which was very humbling,” he said.

Mautino also received a pleasant surprise visit from Holland following the confirmation on Tuesday. Holland joined Mautino in passing his final bill, which was for Streator’s hospital.

“We actually spent the afternoon talking about the transition and office, but he was there for the passing on my last bill, which was very special,” Mautino said.

While Mautino looks forward to his new life chapter, he admits he has bittersweet feelings about leaving his House seat. Mautino has served the 76th District since 1991, when he succeeded his father’s seat.

“I’m going to miss the House of Representatives. I’ve been here since I was 12

years old,” he said. “From my time here, I’ve enjoyed what I’ve done and been fortunate enough to help thousands of people build schools, build roads and help people in need, which is what the job is — helping towns grow a bit.”

Taking a minute to look around Bureau County, Mautino mentioned the larger projects he helped bring to the area, including Bureau Valley High School.

“If David Leitch and I hadn’t run the special legislation for them, there wouldn’t be a school there,” he said, speaking about the wind turbine on the school property, as well.

“I can look around the district and say

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The search has begun Putnam County seeks new superintendent

By D ave Cook

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GRANVILLE — On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Tom Leahy of the Illinois Association of School Boards came to Putnam County to hear from residents, civic leaders and school staff members about the qualities they’re looking for in a new superintendent for the Putnam County school district. Current superintendent Jay McCracken will be retiring at the end of the current school year. The new superintendent is expected to be named by February.

“I have complete confidence in our board’s ability to hire the best candidate,” McCracken said.

The annual audit report was presented by Tom Peffer from Gorenz & Associates during the October board meeting. The Putnam County district once again scored in the highest bracket. It received a score of 3.65 out of a perfect four. While the district was fiscally responsible, there were still funds owed by the state at the end of the fiscal year. If the funds had been paid, the overall total fund balance would have been higher.

“This district also has no debt, which is very rare,” Peffer said.

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Discovering a precious keepsake Ila Wilt holds the World War II dog tag of her husband, Lawrence Wilt, at her residence at Heartland Healthcare in Henry. The 92-year-old woman was presented with the relic after a Neponset man, Jim VanStaden, found it in his yard while messing around with a metal detector.

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Hennepin comes up with a cheaper plan

By Goldie Rapp

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HENNEPIN — The Hennepin Village Board has again come up with a less expensive plan to fix the storm water drainage issues on Locust Street.

On Wednesday, Oct. 21, village President Kevin Coleman said following the village’s special meeting three weeks ago, he spoke with a few people and came up with a plan that would reduce the project cost in half — from $60,000 to $30,000.

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Neponset man digs up World War II dog tag and finds a deep friendship in the process

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NEPONSET/HENNEPIN — The metal detector gave a mighty shout, something magnificent had been found. It wasn’t a coin or a rusty nail, but a sliver of history beneath the ground.

The excavator knew the soldier not, but in every victory we play our part, so he found the woman who loved the man and hung his tag around her heart.

In late September 2015, Neponset native Jim VanStaden got his hands on a friend’s metal detector and decided to check out his backyard for buried treasure. After finding some pocket change and aluminum foil remains, VanStaden honed in on something under the branches of an old pine tree. Digging into the dirt, VanStaden uncovered something he couldn’t believe — a single dog tag from a mysterious World War II soldier, Lawrence T. Wilt.

VanStaden and his wife, Sentrallia, stepped past their euphoria and into a militant responsibility to find Wilt and return his dog tag.

Their Internet searches of Wilt’s military identification number flooded them with information of a daring air corp soldier dressed in a saint’s uniform. To their disappointment, the VanStadens learned “Larry” Wilt had passed away in 1989, yet their escapade had just begun.

It was discovered Wilt had lived in Hennepin, and often stayed with his sister, Katherine Cinnamon, at the house in Neponset in which the VanStadens currently reside. Through the grapevine of conversation

and interaction with Wilt’s sister, Ila Weddell, VanStaden learned Wilt’s wife, 92-year-old Ila Wilt, was living at Heartland Healthcare in Henry.

Through the assistance of Ila Weddell, the VanStadens arranged to visit Ila Wilt. On Sept. 30, 2015, the 75th anniversary to the day of Wilt’s enlistment into the military, the VanStadens walked into Ila Wilt’s room with a gift that money can’t buy.

“She was just speechless at first, and her eyes watered up a little bit because she doesn’t have a lot of Larry’s things,” VanStaden said, speaking of the moment he placed the dog tag in Ila Wilt’s palm. “My wife and daughter went with me (along with Ila Weddell), and Heartland hadn’t told her anything about it; so we just went into her room and surprised her with it.”

VanStaden said Ila Wilt was in awe during the unexpected reunion, and his concerns over her responsiveness quickly subsided, as they sat and conversed about Larry’s life, sharing bits and pieces of their own in the process. It became instantly evident Lawrence Wilt was a man worth his weight in silver.

“Jim just came in with the dog tag and said he had something for me, and when he handed it to me it was really unbelievable,” Ila Wilt said, joking that Larry was “probably wrestling some girl under the tree” when he lost the dog tag. “It just keeps going on and on, like he’s never going to die.

Somebody’s always bringing something up about him.”

Ila Wilt said Larry was an Air Force glider pilot from 1940 to 1946, and after her first husband passed away,

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Neponset native Jim VanStaden (left) poses with 92-year-old Ila Wilt at her Heartland Healthcare room in Henry. VanStaden dug up the World War II dog tag of Wilt’s late husband, Lawrence Wilt, while using a metal detector in his backyard, and surprised Ila with the dog tag on the 75th anniversary of Lawrence’s enlistment into the military.

Ila’s friends oftentimes invited her to go dancing, where she swung into Larry’s arms.

After their relationship grew past the simplicities of friendship, Ila spent a winter in Arizona contemplating her future with Larry. When she returned, her decision was easy.

“He was just a kind spirit who always had a smile on his face; a good friend to everybody,” said Ila Wilt, mentioning her husband was a man of natural growth who loved to garden. “He’d raise the biggest vegetable garden, and the local grocer would say, ‘If you need anything and I’m not here, just go up to Larry Wilt’s.’’”

A “people person” with a humble servant’s disposition, Wilt was a member of the Lions Club and his church board, as well as the recipient of Hennepin’s first Citizen of the Year Award, which is now named after Wilt in honor of his commitment to the community. Ila Wilt said Larry, whose middle initial is actually W for William

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Pictured is the World War II dog tag of Air Force glider pilot Lawrence W. Wilt, as the middle initial of T is actually incorrect. The dog tag was buried in a Neponset yard for what could have been decades until Jim VanStaden found it with a metal detector and presented it to Wilt’s 92-year-old wife, Ila Wilt. instead of T as it reads on his dog tag, would do anything asked of him without question, a rare human quality indeed.

“He only lived in Hennepin for eight years, but you should have seen the funeral,” Ila Wilt exclaimed.

“Some people move into a community and you wouldn’t even know they were there, but he moved in and just took over, got things moving.”

Ila Wilt plans on sending

the dog tag to Larry’s grandson down in Kansas City, Mo., and voiced her gratitude concerning the chance encounter with “such a nice young man” and his beautiful family.

VanStaden said the metal detector uncovered more than a dirty dog tag, but a historical entryway to newfound friendships. “This was just a way for me to say thank you for his duty to his country and everything he’s done for his community.”

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piping material, reducing labor costs by using village employees and eliminating some parts of the project that weren’t as pertinent.

The board voted 3-1, with board member Quentin Buffington being the lone “no” vote, to rebid and reduce the scope of the project to $60,000.

At the village board’s most recent meeting, Coleman said the new plans include using village employees and hiring a backhoe and operator to do the needed work.

Coleman said the operator and equipment would cost about $150 an hour. He estimated the work would be done in three work days, which means the village would spend about $3,600 total on equipment costs.

Coleman said the village will also go to purchase materials for the project, which eliminates the need to bid the project. He said altogether, the village would only spend roughly $30,000.

He did add the project is contingent on getting an easement from one of the residents in the area to do work on their property, however Coleman said it sounded promising they would receive the easement.

Buffington said he was curious as to why that particular plan had not been explored before.

“It’s been something we’ve talked about for months and months. Now all of a sudden we’ve found a way to

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take a $120,000 project, split it in half to $60,000 and now to $30,000,” he said.

Coleman said the idea didn’t come forward until now, and added he thought it was a good thing to try and save the village money.

“I think that’s the process,” he said. ‘”You just keep working at it and working at it and find ways to save even more.”

Coleman said the village is waiting to hear back about the easement from the property owners. He said the village may have to meet in a special meeting to make a final approval for the project.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan are warning businesses to beware of a scam targeting Illinois corporations.

A firm called Illinois Council for Corporations is contacting Illinois businesses in an attempt to collect a $125 fee to fill out a corporation’s “annual minutes records form.” The Illinois Business Corporation Act does not require corporations to file a minutes records form or pay such a fee with the state or any private entity.

“This bogus firm is sending out a form that looks similar to the Secretary of State’s annual report form,” White said. “We are concerned that companies are filing the form and paying the $125 fee because they believe they are filing their annual report with us, as required by law.”

There is no fee due to the state for annual minutes.

The annual report fee is normally the only fee a corporation would pay to the Secretary of State Business Services Department. Illinois corporations should be on alert for this and other similar attempts to confuse Illinois business owners about state law.

White is recommending that corporations do not reply to the solicitation. He also recommends business owners who believe they’ve been targeted by this scam file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office.

“Posing as government officials is a tactic frequently used by scammers, so it’s important that business owners be vigilant,” said Madigan. “If business owners are asked to submit fees and forms they are unfamiliar with, I encourage them to first contact my office.”

All of the Secretary of State’s business services forms are available on the website at www.cyberdriveillinois.com. For all other questions, call 217782-6961.

If a business would like to file a complaint in relation to this solicitation, contact the Illinois Attorney General’s Office Consumer Fraud Bureau at 800-2430618 or visit IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov.

Don’t forget about the food drive

The Hennepin Business and Betterment Association will host a food drive at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Coleman asked residents to have donations set out on their porch by 9 a.m. that morning. Volunteers will come around and pick them up and take them to the Putnam County Food Pantry.

Veterans Day Memorial

The village of Hennepin will host a Veterans Day memorial dedication at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Coleman said there will be two guest speakers at the event.

Both are natives of Hennepin who have made the military their career and plan to talk about what it means to be from a small town. A reception will follow at the Hennepin Pool.

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none of this I did myself, but I had a part in doing these things. That’s the hardest thing to leave,” he said.

Looking ahead, Mautino is ready to take on the duties of Auditor General.

He served the audit commission for 18 years —12 of those years as its chairman, working closely with Holland and his staff.

“Not only is it a great opportunity, but a challenge.

I follow the footsteps of a brilliant Auditor General who served the people of Illinois for 23 years and has been a great role model,” he said. “He has run the office bipartisan and does it right. I want to emulate that model and do things as professionally as General Holland did and General Cronson before him.”

Also during the October meeting, the board approved the hiring of Jared Sale as the fifth grade girls’ basketball coach.

McCracken thanked Putnam County residents for supporting the Putnam County Educational Foundation and its efforts to raise funds for school activities not covered through the school district.

“PCEF does fundraising throughout the entire school year and these funds are used to support field trips, mini-grants for special classroom activities or projects, scholarships and other student activities. I express our tremendous appreciation to the Putnam County community for supporting PCEF because we know that your generous support makes their contributions to kids a reality,” McCracken said.

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Dr. Yepsen to celebrate 25-year reunion by giving to the PC Food Pantry GRANVILLE — To celebrate Dr. Alan Yepsen graduating from Palmer College of Chiropractic 25 years ago this month, Yepsen Chiropractic has some special days planned.

With the holidays quickly approaching, the office would like to support the needs of the local food pantry. Therefore, they will celebrate by holding a “Giving Day.” During the dates listed below, all services will be provided in exchange for a $25 donation to the Putnam County Food Pantry.

For those that have been maintenance patients of the office for years, Dr. Yepsen and his staff will offer a spinal adjustment for a $25 donation from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5.

For new patients, an examination and

X-ray (if necessary) will be offered from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.

For previous clients of the office, whom have not been seen for several years, an examination and X-ray (if necessary) will be offered from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Dr. Yepsen graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in October 1990. He was an associate doctor for two years in LaPorte, Ind., prior to establishing Yepsen Chiropractic in September 1992. He was the past president of the Gonstead Club and continues to utilize the very specific Gonstead technique.

The office is located at 108 S. McCoy Street in Granville. To reserve a time, call 815-339-2444.

Ward re-elected CBAI group director SPRINGFIELD — David Ward, president of North Central Bank in Hennepin, was re-elected as group director of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) at the association’s annual convention held recently in Nashville, Tenn. As a group director, Ward serves on the CBAI Board of Directors, as well as its strategic planning and membership committees.

Ward received his bachelor’s of science degree in finance from the University of Illinois in Urbana.

He has a Degree of Distinction from the Institute of Financial Education in Peoria and is a graduate of the Illinois Bankers School in Urbana. Ward is currently serving on the Community BancService Corporation (CBSC) Board and also serves on the Regulatory Review Committee for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA).

Prior to joining North

Meeting date changed HENNEPIN — The November meeting of the Hennepin Township Board has been changed from Wednesday, Nov. 11, to Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. due to the Veterans Day holiday.

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Central Bank in 1992, Ward was employed at the Chillicothe Federal Savings & Loan as branch manager and loan officer, and Illinois Savings Bank in Henry as vice president and branch manager.

Ward’s civic duties include past president of the Henry Rotary Club and past president of the Hennepin Business and

Betterment Association.

He currently serves on the board of trustees for the Hennepin Public Water District.

Ward and his wife, Debbie, are residents of Hennepin and parents of three children: Natalie Dalton, Jonathan Ward and Nathan Ward, who is attending Drake University.

Five-county Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan meets FEMA’s requirements Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam and Stark counties and 38 communities across the region will soon be eligible to apply for federal pre-disaster mitigation funds.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has determined the 2015 Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam and Stark Counties Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP) “meets requirements” and may therefore be adopted by the counties and communities that participated in the plan’s development.

Once the plan has been adopted, FEMA will issue an approval letter. The plan will be effective for five years.

North Central Illinois Council of Govern-

ments (NCICG) applied for funding in November 2013 to update and combine two existing multi-county plans. The extensive planning process involved gathering public comments at several public meetings, interviewing leaders and elected officials of all 43 jurisdictions, and formulating strategies that will make each community and county more resilient to natural hazards.

In order for a county or municipality to receive federal funding for pre-disaster mitigation funds, a county must have an adopted and FEMA-approved NHMP. The purpose of a NHMP is to identify the types of natural hazards that impact a jurisdiction, to

assess each jurisdiction’s vulnerability to those hazards, and to formulate mitigation strategies that will lessen the severity of natural disasters by protecting human life and property. Every five years, plans must be reviewed and updated to remain active. The plan is now available online at NCICG’s website: www. ncicg.org.

North Central Illinois Council of Governments is a regional planning agency that provides administrative assistance to local governments throughout the region.

For more information about the NHMP please visit www.ncicg.org or contact Kendall Cramer at kcramer@nicg.org and 815-433-5830.

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PUTNAM COUNTY FOOD PANTRY CHRISTMAS BASKET REQUEST Name: ______________________________ Address: ______________________________ (Street Number)

(Town)

Number of people in your family: _______ Phone: ________________________________

Again this holiday season, the Putnam County Food Pantry in cooperation with local schools, organizations and churches will prepare Christmas baskets for families in need who live in Putnam County. The baskets contain makings of a Christmas breakfast and dinner, toys and clothes for the children and gifts for senior citizens.

All families who wish to receive a basket must complete and return the request form or call Gayle Reno at 815-866-6484 by Saturday, November 15th.

Please include a specific wish list for your children.

Forms are also available at the Food Pantry for clients who receive food on Saturday mornings. Please complete only one form.

Regular clients of the Food Pantry will not receive a basket unless they complete a form. Baskets will be delivered only to those who are shut-in or have no access to transportation.

On the chart below please list ALL members of your family. List the things your children and the senior citizens in your family like (favorite, toys, games, sports, teams, books, etc.) and things they need (coats, boots, pajamas, underwear, blankets). Please be as specific as possible. Children and senior citizens will receive gifts.

Kids’ specific wish list will help gift givers. Attach if necessary.

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Volunteers will deliver baskets only to those families who are homebound or have NO transportation.

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If you want your basket delivered, please give directions to your home in the space below. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

The baskets will be ready for pick-up between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Bonucchi Hall at the Granville United Church of Christ and upstairs from the Pantry. Baskets will be delivered the same morning.

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Property transfers The following property transfers were recently recorded in the office of the Putnam County Recorder of Deeds.

Oct. 7 Betty M. Johnson to Bruce J. Johnson; one parcel; exempt.

Oct. 8 Dickalon J. Kehrein, trustee to Thomas Destri and Pamela Destri; one parcel; $80,000.

Oct. 9 Putnam County Sheriff to Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.; Lots 53 and 54, Standard; exempt.

Barbara L. Benson, f/k/a Barbara L. McConser to Richard P. McConser; Lot 672, Lake Thunderbird Woods 4; exempt.

Richard P. McConser to Michelle R. Bartman; Lot 672, Lake Thunderbird Woods 4; $4,487.

Bobby H. Buck to Terry G. Rosenberger; one parcel; $137,500.

Oct. 13 Michael J. Wealer to Bladen Brown and Samantha Brown; part of Lot 3, Block 8, Condit’s Second Addition, Condit (now known as unincorporated Putnam); exempt.

Oct. 14 Putnam County, as trustee, to Gerald L. Allison and Barbara L. Allison; Lot 10, Lake Thunderbird Woods; exempt.

Putnam County, as trustee, to David B. Hiltabrand Jr.; Lot 317, Indian Hills; exempt.

Putnam County, as trustee, to Kimrey D. Alleman; part of Lot 50, Magnolia; exempt.

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

Driving 15-20 mph above the limit James J. Drake, 31, El Paso, fined $120.

James E. Gibbs, 49, Rochelle, fined $120.

Jeremy D. Perez, 22, Granville, fined $120.

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Illinois Valley Community College • Expansion of the Colleague Storage Area Network

OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College finished 10th out of Illinois’ 48 community colleges in Wallethub. com’s 2015 Best and Worst Community Colleges listing, board members learned Sept. 10.

The ranking is based on cost financing, classroom experience, education outcomes and career outcomes, said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran.

WalletHub compared 670 community colleges in the U.S. using 17 key metrics ranging from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to student-faculty ratio.

In other business, the board approved: • The $22,176 bid from The Office Pal of Lakewood, N.J., for printing supplies.

• The purchase of 280 tons of rock salt from Cargill Incorporated Salt Division through the Illinois Department of Central Management services at $63.36 per ton delivered for a total of $17,740.

• The appointment of nursing instructor Amber Knowlton to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jennifer Savoia. Knowlton, a part-time IVCC nursing instructor, earned her master’s in nursing from Northern Illinois University.

• The treasurer’s bond proposal for the college’s Controller from R.J. Galla through Liberty Surety First for three years at $29,743.

• Approval of two Protection, Health and Safety (PHS) projects totaling $1.5 million: a major renovation to lecture hall D225 including an added row of seating, middle aisle for accessibility, energy-efficient lighting and asbestos abatement totaling $659,624; and air handler/chiller replacement in Building D for $923,830. The D225 work is expected to begin next summer and could be completed in time for fall 2016.

• Renewal of the cash farm lease with Chris Kolodziej at $380 per acre on 149 acres for a total of $56,620.

• The $79,458 bid from Conference Technologies of Maryland Heights, Mo., for audio-visual over Internet protocol equipment for the initial 12 rooms to include D225, new classrooms in Building D and the new student life

(SAN) through the purchase of a Dell EqualLogic PS6100X, 14.4TB disk array for $24,068.

• Linking the bookstore to the financial aid and cashiers through the purchase of a Colleague FA-Link Module for $10,000 and related installation and support services for $6,000 from Trimdata Corp.

• Expending an estimated $30,000 for OSHA safety training classes from 2BSafe, Inc., for the Continuing Education Center. All expenses are recovered from corporate clients utilizing the training.

• Authorization to begin contract negotiations with the Illinois Valley Federation of Support Staff Local No. 6561 representing 44 employees.

• $88,846 in furniture for the cyber café and student center, projects that are part of the third and final construction phase that began with the Peter Miller Community Technology Center.

The board also learned: • Sandra Safranske was hired as third shift custodian and Ron Nadolny retired after 10 years in the welding and Truck Driver Training departments.

• Casey Loving and Danyelle Higgerson resigned from part-time positions in the assessment center and Ron Carlson resigned as assistant women’s basketball coach.

• A total of 190 graduates earned 222 degrees and certificates this summer compared to 170 graduates earning 189 degrees and certificates in summer 2014.

• In her campus update, Director of Human Resources Glenna Jones said of the 35 positions filled last year, 20 were for part-time support or part-time professional/technical positions. Of IVCC’s 394 full- and part-time employees, 160 are 55 or older.

• The U.S. Department of Labor has approved a $3.9 million German Apprenticeship model grant submitted by the Illinois Manufacturers Association on behalf of IVCC and nine other community colleges and a number of manufacturers in each district. “The goal of having this apprenticeship program up and running for the fall 2016 session is now achievable,” said Corcoran.

USDA seeks applications for renewable energy/efficiency loans/grants CHAMPAIGN – USDA is encouraging rural small businesses to apply for loans and grants to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

USDA Rural Development is accepting Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) applications for:

1. Loans and grants for renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements, and 2. Grants for energy audits and renewable energy development assistance.

Eligible agricultural producers and rural small businesses may

use REAP loans and grants to purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements.

Eligible renewable energy systems include energy from wind, solar, renewable biomass (including anaerobic digesters), small

hydro-electric, ocean, geothermal, or hydrogen derived from these renewable resources.

Energy audits and renewable energy development assistance grants are available to state, tribal or local governments; institutions of higher education; rural electric coopera-

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For more information, contact the USDA Rural Development State office at 217-403-6202, or see Page 60349 of the Oct. 6, 2015, Federal Register.

Through the REAP program, USDA has supported nearly 11,000 renewable energy and

energy efficiency projects nationwide since the start of the Obama Administration.

The department has provided more than $367 million in grants and $354 million in loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small business owners during this period.

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The Editorial Page

Sam R Fisher

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Editor

Letting go ...

College planning for dummies. I’d like to investigate such a book if it exists because I think I qualify for the level below dummy, as in I’m not sure the book could even remedy my ineptness. I only wish I was joking …

I won’t bore you with the details, but within the past year, while finishing out my associate’s of science, I’ve gone from pursuing dentistry, to chiropractic, back to dentistry, to my fallback, physical therapy, and finally to my actual major, which you’ll discover shortly.

Several years ago my grandma had a Danae knee replacement, and after I tagged Ross along to a few of her therapy sessions I COMMENTARY became intrigued with the art of restoring people to health. I wasn’t completely in love with it, but I knew medical fields make a good career, and I do believe PT is a critical part of recovery, so I stuck with it. Besides, I had all of the prerequisites already, so why not?

I was so frustrated with deciding on a major that I had barely considered which college to attend, so literally only months before the next semester started I began college searching. I applied to at least four schools, changed my mind weekly, and finally because I just needed to decide I landed on Olivet Nazarene University — the most highly recommended to me. The decision started to solidify, and in early June, my mom and I left last minute for a two-day new student orientation event. It was OK, not exactly the living situation I was expecting, but what’s college if you don’t experience a little claustrophobic dorm life?

I got my classes, paid my fees, decided on my roommate, and was all set to go. But even greater than the so-so dorm situation was my disappointment with the choir. My mom has always awed me with the experiences and trips she had being a part of her college choir at Judson University, and over time, it became a dream of mine to do the same thing. I didn’t really like Judson when we attended a friend’s senior exhibit a while back, but the lure of the choir stuck in my mind. Olivet’s choir is fantastic, I’m sure, but they don’t travel across the United States and the oceans like Judson, and while that’s not what I’m going to school for, I still want to squeeze absolutely everything that I can out of my “college experience.” That’s what I’m paying all the money for, right?

So a month before classes started I applied to Judson.

I visited the campus and signed up for classes, and a week later my mom and I drove there to move me in.

I bawled. My mom was leaving me, I suddenly felt so unsure of my major, and I didn’t see the point of going to school if I wasn’t passionate about what I was studying. “All the time in the world” was suddenly gone, and I was up against a brick wall. There wasn’t any more time to mess around. I prayed, cried a lot and scoured my brain for an answer. What did I love to do? The only thing that continually prodded my mind was writing, something I had considered before, but also had been discouraged about by others who feared I would end up starving on the streets as some measly journalist.

I was miserable, though. I didn’t even want to be at school, a place I usually thrive, and it was eating me alive. I shared my insecurity with one of my friends, and together we saw God work as the next workshop we attended was about exploring majors and discovering what you are truly meant to do. Saturday, two days before school started, I went to the registration office and officially left Exercise and Sports Science to become an English writing major. I was jittery with fright, but the excitement that gripped me assured me that God hadn’t steered me wrong. I was giving up two years of laboring through difficult science classes, but it suddenly didn’t matter.

Too many applications, tears and indecisions later, I can now say that I love my classes and my school, and I don’t regret a single thing. I didn’t take the conventional route, per usual, but I know that God was forcing me to rely on His plan and that every indecision and stressful event was for my good. I completely understand how terrifying it is not knowing what you want to do with your life, but in my experience, needing to have a plan brings way more stress than relief, and I am convinced of the truth from Woody Allen: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.”

He is in control. He will provide. That is all we need to know.

Danae Ross of Wyanet is a junior at Judson University.

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Fuzzy little bear Personally, I am soooooo gosh darn relieved now that the Chicago Cubs are out of the playoffs. I never really realized how much I get done during a normal October.

Throughout the past couple of weeks, being a Chicago sports fan, I have vegetated in front of my television for three-hour chunks of time on at least nine different playoff occasions. That’s 27 hours, which works out to 189 hours or approximately one week in dog hours. One week in human time equals seven weeks in dog time. So, as you can plainly see, I’ve spent about a month and a half in front of my television watching baseball over the past two weeks. (With the math skills I possess, it’s hard to believe that I was an art major in college.)

I know that many of my fellow Cub fans are sad that our team was so rudely ousted by those evil New York Mets. I’ll admit that I, too, was upset at first, but after some deep soul searching, I’ve decided to turn my frown upside down and look at the sunny side of this situation.

Here is a partial list of things that I’ll look forward to enjoying now with all this playoff baseball nonsense behind me: • I’ll be able to give my undivided attention to the Chicago Bears on their march toward the Super Bowl.

• Maybe I’ll be able to complete regular tasks without humming “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” under my breath.

• I should be able to catch up with whatever’s going on with the Kardashians.

• I can now make simple decisions without asking myself “What would Joe Maddon do in this situation?”

• I can finally learn that second language like the people on that Rosetta Stone commercial.

• For a while, I’ll stop debating with myself what would be the best name for a Basset Hound puppy, “Schwarber” or “Rizzo.”

I’ll also have time to start a couple of new hobbies I’ve been meaning to pick up over the past few months.

Namely, competitive yodeling and interpretive dance.

I won’t feel the need to wear any of my Cubs T-shirts on a daily basis which it seems like I’ve been doing since the All-Star break. The holes are getting big enough to be embarrassing, even by my standards.

Greg Wallace COMMENTARY • I should probably put more time and effort into these columns but there’s no need to get crazy.

• I (and most of the people who encounter me on a daily basis) will be thankful that I can finally retire the baseball cap that has been stuck on my head the past couple baseball seasons. I have enclosed a photograph of said hat. Depending on the newspaper’s standards on good taste, they may or may not run the picture. The hat is just plain gross. Or so I’ve been told. Many times. Many, many times.

My wife gave me the hat several years ago as a Christmas present.

For the longest time, I did not wear it because, as you will kindly notice, it has a fuzzy little smiling bear on it.

As a semi-grown man, it seemed a little too cutesy for me and my manly demeanor. But for some reason unknown to even me, it ended up on my head as I left the house one day a summer ago. Coincidentally, that ended up being the same day as a hard-earned, somewhat lucky victory from my beloved Cubs. I wore the hat, and the Cubs won. I’m not very superstitious, but that equation seems fairly straightforward, and you already know

how good I am with math. Hence, the hat became a fixture.

I have always been a baseball cap wearer. In the early 1980s, I wore a Yankees hat until there were barely any hat molecules left to it. I once had a Cleveland Indians hat that was held together by duct tape. This present Cubs hat is headed in the same direction.

This particular piece of headwear is now officially the dirtiest article of clothing that I wear on a regular basis.

For some reason, the little bear seems to attract dirt and grime. Sweat stains have pretty much left the hat devoid of color. If you look closely, you can see vapor fumes coming off of it due to the odor it emits. It repels water. It’s not supposed, to but somehow, it just does. Yeah, it’s dirty. I call it an aura.

Now that the season is over, it’s probably time to retire this hat. I don’t know if I’ll burn it or have a burial at sea. I imagine I’ll just wait until spring training and plop it back on my head.

I probably shouldn’t flirt too heavily with Lady Luck. After all, I am a married man.

• Lastly, and probably the greatest amount of joy I will receive from the Cubs being defeated is that it should free up a lot more time for me to hate those stupid, stinky New York Mets.

Go Bears.

You can contact Wallace at gregwallaceink7@gmail.com. You can follow him on his blog at http://gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.

Appreciate all Women of Distinction After months of preparation, another Women of Distinction luncheon has come and gone. I greatly enjoy attending these luncheons and hearing the inspiring speeches from the award winners.

This year was exceptional. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was an engaging and sincere speaker, and all the women honored that day definitely deserved the recognition.

In my life, there have been many women along the way who have helped shape and inspire me — some have been relatives; some have been teachers; some have been coworkers.

They haven’t won any awards for their efforts, but their influence has made all the difference in my life.

My grandmother, Ruth McCracken of Amboy, was everything a grandmother should be — she was sweet, kind and full of love for her grandchildren. But when I was a child, she wasn’t nearly as interesting a figure to me as my grandpa, Ken McCracken, was.

My grandmother didn’t know how to drive a car and seemed to spend the bulk of her time cleaning her house, which to my youthful eyes, was considered punishment — it was something you wouldn’t want to do for five minutes, let alone for hours

Shannon Serpette COMMENTARY at a time.

In contrast, my grandfather seemed to be a larger than life figure to me. He was the mayor of Amboy, so everyone seemed to know him.

He had served in the military. Even though he didn’t discuss it with me, it seemed so worldly and mysterious to me at the time. He was the one who would tease me and make me laugh as my grandmother sat quietly in the background.

It wasn’t until decades had passed and my own children had arrived that I fully began to understand just how remarkable my grandmother was. She was the glue of her family.

Without her hard work and attention to detail, her house would have remained just a house, not a home. I can’t even imagine how much time she spent making her home nice for her family. While she may have seemed like an ordinary woman while I was growing up, in recent years, I’ve realized just how extraordi-

nary she was.

My own mom is one of the toughest people I know. Physical pain doesn’t phase her much, and she is able to block out unpleasant thoughts and worries like no one else I’ve ever met.

She is a multi-tasking whiz who managed to have nine children, go back to work full time once the youngest reached school age and still maintained the cooking and cleaning for our large family. These days she entertains her grandchildren when she babysits them. My children often remark how she doesn’t seem like a grandmother at all because of all the jumping around and dancing she does with them.

I’ve learned important lessons from both my grandmother, who gave her time and energy so selflessly, and my mother, who is always working on some new project and isn’t afraid to tackle anything. From them, I’ve learned to put family first, be strong and always work toward self improvement. I really believe if everyone, man or woman, took those lessons to heart, the world would be a much better place.

Putnam County Record Copy Editor/Staff Writer Shannon Serpette can be reached at sserpette@bcrnews.com.

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Sports Lady Panthers prepare for regional play Putnam County wins matches against Marquette, Serena The Putnam County Lady Panthers prepared for postseason action in the Farmington Class 2A Regional by winning two matches last week against Ottawa Marquette and Serena.

Putnam County beats Marquette The Lady Panthers beat Ottawa Marquette 25-12 and 25-16 on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Leanne Smith and Taylor Kreiser both had nine assists on the night. Tori Smoode had eight service points, eight kills and seven service aces. Smith also had nine service points.

The squad’s overall record heading into regional play is 20-10 and 7-1 in Tri-County Conference action.

The JV squad won in two games while the freshmen PCR photo/Lyle Ganther lost in three games.

Putnam County boys and Princeton boys get ready to start the Seneca Class A Regional Oct. 24. The Panthers placed

Putnam County beats Serena

fifth as a team to qualify for the Oregon Class A Sectional Oct. 31.

Putnam County went on the road to beat Serena 25-17 and 25-20 on Monday, Oct. 19.

Cassie Copeland had nine digs, four service points and one ace. Leanne Smith had 10 assists, two digs and five service points. Megan Thompson had eight service points, eight digs, five kills and three service aces.

Taylor Kreiser had six service points, five digs, three assists, one kill and one service ace.

Tori Smoode had five digs, three kills, two blocks, and SENECA — The Putnam County boys cross country one ace. Kaitlyn Edgcomb had four kills and one service team qualified for the Class A Oregon Sectional on point. Shyan Kroeger had four digs, Kali Pettit had one dig. Saturday, Oct. 31, by placing fifth in the Seneca Class A The JV squad won in three games. The freshmen won in Regional held Oct. 24. two games.

Junior Noe Flores led the Panthers with a fifth-place finish in 17:33 over the course. Junior Jon Sabotta was 21st in 18:59. Senior Denver Wyatt placed 22nd in 19:00.

Senior Joe Berg was 44th in 20:40. Sophomore Cameron Colby placed 48th in 20:57. Freshman Michael Dzierzynski was 50th in 21:08. Junior James Hewitt placed 60th in 22:21.

SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley Walleye Club will The team’s score was 140. Other sectional qualifiers have its 21st Members Only fishing tournament Saturday, were IVC (64), first; Fieldcrest (83), second; Henry (94), Nov. 28. It starts at Barto Landing. There is an $80 entry fee third; Ottawa Marquette (132), fourth; Plano (141), sixth; before Nov. 16 and $160 after. First prize will be $750, sec- and Spring Valley Hall (149), seventh. ond $350, and third will be $250. After the weigh-in, there Putnam County girls runners were Ashlyn Haage, 44th will be free food and drinks. in 24:30, and Becky Ramey, 77th in 30:13.

PC boys qualify for sectionals Flores leads squad to fifth-place finish

Sports shorts Members only fishing tourney

Turkey Trot

OGLESBY— The 37th Oglesby 3-Mile Turkey Trot will Thursday, Nov. 26. The race will start at 9 a.m. at Holy Family School. Pre-registration is $20 and $25 race day. Entry fee is $10 for ages 13 and under. Each person bringing a non-perishable food donation for the Illinois Food Pantry will receive a free gift. Race applications are available at www.starvedrockrunners.org or www.runrace.net. Mail preregistration must be received by Monday, Nov. 23.

PCR photo/Lyle Ganther

Putnam County’s Cameron Colby runs in the Seneca Class A Regional held Oct. 24.

PCR photos/Lyle Ganther

PCR photo/Lyle Ganther

Putnam County’s Ashlyn Haage (579) and Becky Ramey (580) competed in the Seneca Class A Regional Oct. 24.

Haage placed 44th while Ramey was 77th.

Putnam County’s Noe Flores (left) placed fifth in the Seneca Class A Regional Oct. 24 to lead the Panthers to a fifth-place finish as a team to qualify for the Oregon Class A sectional Oct. 31. Right, Hall’s Gage Ripka, Putnam County’s Jon Sabotta (hidden) and Denver Wyatt push hard for the finish line during the Seneca Class A Regional held Oct. 24.

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Community

Putnam County sailor home on leave

By Ron Bluemer

Haunted Woods planned for Oct. 30 MAGNOLIA — Magnolia is having a Haunted Woods from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, and on Saturday, Oct. 31, there will be a non-witching hour for small children to enjoy that isn’t too scary from 6 to 7 p.m. Then that night all ghost and goblins come out for a haunting ghoulish time from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Haunted Woods location on the corner of Mulberry Street and Bloomington Street South/ East in Magnolia.

The village of Magnolia trick or treat hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, with a light din-

ner for children starting at 5 p.m. at the Magnolia Fire Station where there will be food and drinks. The fire station will stay open until 8 p.m. for little witches and goblins to use the bathrooms, get warm or get a snack. Contact Laurie Smith at 815-257-7051 or Peggy Smith at 815-2570707 with any questions.

To enter the woods or have your child eat, all you need to bring is a non-perishable item or a monetary donation for the Putnam County Food Pantry to help area families in need throughout the year.

PCHS will present fall play Nov. 20-21 GRANVILLE — Putnam County High School will present its fall play, “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21.

A backers’ audition for a new musical at a suburban estate turns deadly, with plenty of confusing murders and plots to unrav-

el in this comedy by John Bishop.

Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. Seating is assigned. Tickets can be obtained by calling 815882-2800, option 4. Adult tickets are $8 each and student and senior citizen tickets are $6 each.

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HENNEPIN — Petty Officer 3rd Class (E-4) Dylan Kostellic, the son of Gigi and Damian Kostellic of Hennepin and grandson of Barbara Charbonneau of Granville, has been home on leave for 30 days visiting family and friends.

Kostellic graduated from Putnam County High School in the class of 2013 and completed his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. He was the only sailor in his division to continue his training in the Navy’s Nuclear Power program at the Navy’s A School and Nuke Power School in Charleston, S.C. After that assignment, he worked at the Nuclear Prototype Training Unit at the Modifications and Additions to Nuclear Facilities (MARF) at Ballston Spa, N.Y. Kostellic said his math courses at Putnam County High School were

helpful to his naval studies in nuclear power since they involved algebra, trigonometry and calculus.

Kostellic is a nuclear machinist mate with the duties of a mechanical operator. He has now been assigned to duty aboard the USS George Washington (CVN-73), a Nimitz class aircraft carrier currently on route from Yokosuka, Japan, to Norfolk, Va. The ship has been on station in the Pacific with the Seventh Fleet for seven years and is swapping duties with the carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).

The Washington will be arriving at the naval base in Virginia for routine maintenance and refueling. Kostellic may be temporarily assigned to another carrier still at sea until the Washington arrives in Norfolk. In the meantime, he can cross deck and learn about the power plant on another ship.

While the George Washington is in dry dock, Kostellic will be trained

Dylan Kostellic in more details about that ship’s nuclear propulsion system. “I am looking forward to learning the new systems,” he said.

This fall, think summer … and youth exchange Students ages 15-19 may apply now through Dec. 31 to experience the opportunity of a lifetime as a participant in Rotary’s Summer Youth Exchange Program.

Putnam County Rotary Club will pair applicants with a student overseas to spend about eight weeks together, four weeks together here, and four weeks together overseas with the other student’s family.

PC Rotary will cover all application and orientation fees for up to two accepted applicants. Students’ families are responsible for their student’s passport and travel costs, and

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the incidental costs of hosting their “inbound” student while here.

Where to? Exchange destinations may be requested in virtually any country in the northern hemisphere — as our summer vacations align.

Students might choose to travel to Italy, Germany, Spain, England, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, Japan and India — and other countries are possible too.

Locally, Austin Pletsch of rural McNabb participated two years ago, traveling to Italy and then hosting his exchange counterpart, Nicola Ama-

tucci, here in Putnam County. This past summer, Owen Mallery of rural Hennepin hosted Bennet Scherer here, and then spent four weeks with Scherer’s family in Germany.

Students are generally paired with English-speaking families and are therefore not required to be proficient in the language of their destination country.

For information, students and parents may contact PutnamCountyRotary@gmail.com or call PC Rotarian Scott Shore at 815-339-2398. Shore serves as the district chair of the Summer Youth Exchange Program.

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Birth Announced Gibson Rhiley Wallace and Raven Gibson of Peru are the parents of a daughter born Oct. 17 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Peru.

Trick or treat hours in Mark MARK — Trick or treat hours in the village of Mark will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. Residents may then join in the park for a bonfire with hot dogs and refreshments.

Pancake and sausage breakfast GRANVILLE — Pancakes and homemade sausage will be served at the Sacred Heart Church Hall in Granville from 7 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Nov. 22.

The Holy Name sponsors this annual breakfast and uses the profits for church and community purposes.

Homemade sausage is also available to take home.

Sausage will be available after 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. To order, call Bob at 815-993-6118 or Doug at 815-339-2631.

‘Game Day Brats’ HENNEPIN — St. Patrick Altar and Rosary will sponsor “Game Day Brats” on Sunday, Nov. 8. This event will be carry-out only. The cost is $6 for a homemade brat on bun, coleslaw and a bag of chips.

Extra brats will be $3. Pick-up times are set for 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Church Hall, 920 E. Dore Drive, Hennepin. Tickets must be purchased in advance from society members, the Country Stop Restaurant in Hennepin or the Sacred Heart Parish office in Granville. For more information or tickets, call 815-343-0717 or 815-488-6511.

Treats ... no tricks GRANVILLE — On Oct. 31, at 131 Cleveland Circle in Granville, M.C. Contracting will provide treats and food for all. Donations will be accepted for the Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Group.

Lady Landowners learn about organic farming The Marshall-Putnam River Conservancy once again sponsored a trip for area Lady Landowners.

The Sept. 11 trip journeyed to the Heritage-Prairie Farm near Elburn.

The farm, known in the area as a customer-sustained agriculture business, raises only organic produce for use in area restaurants, customers’ homes, and their own food service business. Their large greenhouses allow them to produce fresh vegetables year round, though only spinach and kale are grown in the winter. In addition to fresh vegetables, the farm also raises hogs and goats for meat production. Included on the farm

is a large number of beehives to produce natural honey — that is, the bees fly around and gather their own nectar and pollen and aren’t fed processed sugars to create honey.

The tour group was given a tour of the farm itself, allowing them to see how a small scale operation can produce in an urban setting.

The ladies were then treated to a tour of the hives and with that actually seeing the inside of a hive with the bees working. The beekeeper provided detailed descriptions of the life cycles of the queen, the workers, and the drones. Lunch was then provided after the pol-

linator portion of the tour, again, using only food produced at the farm.

The group then boarded the bus once again for Third Street in Geneva, where the town was celebrating “The Festival of the Vine.” More than 80 vendors were present selling handmade crafts, wine, fruits and vegetables and other crafts.

The festival also showcased the local wineries, by having around 23 different varieties of wine for sampling. There was also food and music for their palate to sample and ears to hear. Wine-tasting, chocolate-buying and general shopping completed the day.

Limited edition Relay For Life keepsakes available HENRY —This fall, Relay For Life of Marshall Putnam is offering a limited edition Relay For Life keepsake.

The keepsake can be obtained with a $35 contribution made through the store of the local Relay For Life event website at www.relayforlife.org/marshallputnamil. Click

the special keepsake “order here” button on the home page to get started.

Proceeds can be credited toward an individual or team fundraising.

Members of a Relay For Life team will find a special e-card message they can send to their contacts in

their My Relay Dashboard.

For timely delivery for the holidays, orders must be placed by Saturday, Nov. 7.

The keepsake, which can be hung on a tree or displayed in multiple other meaningful ways, makes a great gift for everyone.

Extension office announces start of new 4-H club First meeting will be Oct. 29 in Lacon LACON — The University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam 4-H has announced the start of a new 4-H club. The club will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Lacon Community Center, 405 Washington St. in Lacon. This

will be an informational/registration meeting for parents and there will be a fall craft activity for the youth.

This club is open to all youth ages 8-18 in the area. Pam Grader will lead this new club. She is encouraging families with special needs to join. She is excited to get started as Marshall-Putnam’s newest 4-H leader. She is very passionate about visual arts and how they encourage

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Fourth grade Putnam County Elementary history trip HENNEPIN — Fourthgrade students from Putnam County Elementary School took part in field trips.

Students in Amy Schultz’s traveled to the courthouse. Being in the Putnam County Courthouse was a great learning experience. The fourth graders walked by many different offices and went upstairs to get to the courtroom.

Circuit clerk Cathy Oliveri picked students to play out the jobs of people at a trial, like the judge, jury and lawyers. Next, students went to the sheriff’s department. Sheriff Kevin Doyle showed the

students where all the 911 calls come in. The screen showed where the calls came from. Students saw the fingerprint scanner, and went to the garage and saw a police car.

Val Peterson’s fourthgrade class went to the Pulsifer House. The fourth graders enjoyed visiting the Pulsifer House, an historical home in Hennepin. The ladies’ parlor had a picture made out of human hair that was extraordinary.

The men’s parlor had very pretty couches and chairs.

Upstairs, the bedroom was full of historical items. The bed had ropes that held stuffed mattresses and

quilts. The thunder bucket was what people used at night when they needed to go to the bathroom. Mannequins had on the clothes that people wore back in the early 1900s. At the end, fourth graders went down the narrow and curvy servants’ stairs to leave.

Debbie Ward’s fourthgrade class visited the Ag Museum. At the Ag Museum in Hennepin, Sidney Whitaker talked to the fourth graders and showed them old historical pieces of value like tractors and other equipment. The two-headed calf was an unusual sight to end the trip.

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Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom announces grants to counties BLOOMINGTON — The Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) program has announced Marshall-Putnam Extension Ag in the Classroom is funded $8,008 for the 2015-16 school year. AITC based these grants to counties off of the 2014-2015 year end reports.

In 2014-15, the Illinois AITC program reached 549,370 students with a message about agriculture. Additionally, 37,483 teachers and 1,106 pre-service teachers learned how to incorporate agriculture into their existing curriculum while meeting state learning standards.

Kevin Daugherty, education director for the Illinois AITC program, said, “The strength of our Ag in the Classroom program is at the county level. Your county coordinators and volunteers provide immediate access to teachers and students.

They work to integrate agriculture into existing classroom curriculum.”

“In Marshall-Putnam, we reached approximately 1,000 unduplicated students last year with programs and

resources,” said Julie Read, M-P AITC coordinator. “Each year brings new opportunities to teach young people about how food gets to their table as well as help them explore many science aspects of agriculture.”

County Coalition Grants are made possible through funding from the IAA Foundation, the charitable arm of the Illinois Farm Bureau. The IAA Foundation raises funds for the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program each year, and in addition to county grants, provides funding for ag mags, teacher grants, Summer Ag Institutes and more.

“The IAA Foundation is pleased to financially contribute to local ag literacy efforts in counties across Illinois,” said Susan Moore, director of the IAA Foundation. “Over the past five years, we have been able to increase coalition grants by more than 20 percent, with this year’s support totaling $564,000 to 70 coalitions. This trend continues due to the valuable support received through contributors who under-

stand that the effectiveness of Ag in the Classroom comes from its grassroots approach.”

Partner organizations of the Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom program include Illinois Farm Bureau, Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE), University of Illinois Extension, Illinois Beef Association, Illinois Corn Growers, Illinois Pork Producers, Illinois Soybean Association, Midwest Dairy Association, Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. In addition, annual donors include many agribusiness partners and event participants with an interest in supporting the future of agriculture. More information on the IAA Foundation can be found at www.iaafoundation.org.

For more information on Agriculture in the Classroom in Marshall and Putnam counties, contact Julie Read at 309-364-2356 or log on to http://web.extension.illinois.edu/ blmp/.

We want to thank all our family and friends for support, kindness, food, flowers, cards and memorials at our time of sadness and loss in our loved one Marion Kuhne. A special thanks to Pastor Krista Hopp and to the Dysart/ Cofoid Funeral Chapel. Bob and Darlene Cofoid for caring thoughts, compassion and support.

Thank you to the fire department honors with bell ringing and walk through, and for the emergency personnel. A Special thanks to the pallbearers and to Hennepin American Legion Post #1044.

Thank You, Irene Kuhne, Darrell Kuhne & Family, Debra Rock & Family

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Nov. 5 — Pigs in a blanket or cereal, yogurt cup, fruit, juice, milk.

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Nov. 6 — Chicken gravy over biscuits, peas, grapes, graham crackers, milk.

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NASA ambassador to discuss Pluto in McNabb Program will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 MCNABB — NASA Ambassador James Joel Knapper will share the discoveries made during the New Horizons mission to Pluto in an exciting, interactive presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the McNabb Branch Library.

Ever since Illinoisan Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930, mankind has wondered what this strange mystery object was really like. Knapper will discuss the facts surrounding Pluto’s discovery, its demotion to a dwarf planet status, what we currently know about this very remote Solar Sys-

tem neighbor.

Knapper has been hooked on NASA and space exploration since the seventh grade. He earned a Bachelor of Science in English Education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Through the years, Knapper has never lost his interest in the space program. He is an active member and officer of the local amateur astronomy group, the Kankakee Area Stargazers, where he presents monthly updates on NASA programs.

The McNabb Branch Library is located at 322 Main St. in McNabb. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 815-8822387.

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‘War of the Worlds’ at Festival 56 PRINCETON — Festival 56 will present “War of the Worlds” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Grace Performing Arts Center. The gala evening includes a costume contest, raffle, Halloween candy and a party atmosphere. Audience members who arrive in costume will receive a free drink coupon.

Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” was originally broadcast in 1938, and on Oct. 31, Festival 56 audience members will feel as if they’ve traveled back in time ...

The radio show begins with popular music. Suddenly, the voice of a newscaster interrupts. An observatory has reported a series of unusual explosions on Mars. The music continues. But once more, an announcement begins, “Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt ...”

HENNEPIN — The Hennepin Park District held its monthly senior citizen card party on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

Winners playing euchre were Peg Cooper, Bill Haley, Mary Crook,

Margaret Eattoni, Jerry Bejster, Nora Lee Sipe, Judy Wever, Esther Smith, Miles Crook and Sharon Kunkel.

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The original broadcast was so realistic that listeners who tuned in late thought that the events were actually happening. The resulting panic clogged public transportation and flooded switchboards, although to a lesser degree than the news media at first believed.

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Stage 212 announces 2016 season

IVSO concert on Nov. 1

Season tickets are now on sale LASALLE — Stage 212 in LaSalle has announced performances for its 2016 season.

The season opens in winter with a taste of the witty and tuneful fruit of “The Apple Tree,” the musical

by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, directed by Dixie Schroeder. Spring brings Elvis to the building for “All the King’s Women,” the touching, bring-the-family comedy by Luigi Jannuzzi, directed by Ellen Marincic.

In summer, the luckiest people will be in the seats for “Funny Girl,” the iconic romantic musical comedy

by Isobel Lennart, Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, directed by Joey Beavers. Fall brings a time for reflection on the joys and perils of romance for the residents of a mythical New England town in John Cariani’s delightful comedy “Almost, Maine,”

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Directors Ellen Marincic (from left), Dixie Schroeder, Dave Roden and Joey Beavers. directed by Dave Roden.

Season tickets are $55, a nearly 20-percent savings over buying individual tickets. Season ticket holders are able to reserve individual seats before tickets go on sale to the general public. Angels start at $150.

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Tickets may be purchased by calling the Stage 212 box office at 815-224-3025, by emailing stage212@att. net or by visiting Stage 212 online at www.stage212. org.

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999 • Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS IN RE: ) THE ESTATE OF ) NORMA J. ) TARNOWSKI, ) Deceased. ) No. 15-P-14 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION CLAIMS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the death of NORMA J. TARNOWSKI, of Granville, Illinois.

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Stage 212 is the Starved Rock area’s community theater and has presented nearly 200 productions since 1968. Persons with an interest in theatre, with or without previous experience, are encouraged to become involved in its projects. Volunteers are always welcome for stage, set and house crews.

OGLESBY — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1, at the LaSalle-Peru Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium. This concert will continue the orchestra’s cultural theme for the season by featuring distinguished trumpet player Dr. Mark Ponzo, professor of music at Northern Illinois University.

Dr. Ponzo is principal trumpet of the Fox Valley Orchestra and Antiqua Baroque Consort, and a member of the Rochester Philharmonic orchestra, the Mexico City Philharmonic and Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. He played solo coronet player with the New Sousa Band and Illinois Brass Band and has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Dr. Ponzo will perform El Día de Muertos which is the Mexican holiday, with origins dating back to well before 1492. It is a day of remembrance to invite

departed loved ones to be amongst us again. El Día de Muerteos on Nov. 1 coincides with All Saints Day on Nov. 2 in Western liturgical churches.

La Boda de Luis Alsonso composed by Geronimo Gimenez y Bellido will be a light and lively contribution to this concert for a Mexican celebration.

The next composition, Pavane pur une infant defunte brought fame to the composer, Maurice Ravel. It is a sweet, sad piece, often followed by a lively galliard in triple time. Also featured will be the Danzόn No. 2. For Orchestra, and the rhapsody Espana.

Tickets are available at the door or online at ivso.org. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 with ID for students K-college. This program is sponsored by Central Radio Group, and a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

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207, Hennepin, Illinois 61327, or with the representatives, or both, on or before April 20, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representatives and to their attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 8th day of October, 2015.

Cathy Oliveri CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 14, 21 and 28, 2015.

estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of court, Putnam.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of court, Putnam.

C o u r t h o u s e , Hennepin, Illinois 61327, or with the representative, or both, within 6

months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed with in that period 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.

Dated this 15th day of October, 2015.

Roger C. Bolin Attorney For Independent Executor 227 E. Count Street, Hennepin, IL 61327 Phone (815) 925-7393 Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 21, 28 and Nov. 4, 2015.

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) SHIRLEY A. MILLER ) Deceased ) No. 15-P-15 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Shirley A. Miller. Letters of office were issued on October 15, 2015 to Kendall Miller, 420 W. Fifth Street, Hennepin , IL 61327 as independent executor whose attorney is Roger C. Bolin of Boyle & Bolin , 227 E. Court Street, Hennepin, IL 61327 Claims against the

HENNEPIN PARK DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015 GENERAL FUND REVENUE SUMMARY: Corporate Replacement Tax - 196,067; Swimming Pool Fees 19,287; Property Taxes 81,107; Recreation Program Receipts 6,496; Interest Income 370; Miscellaneous Income - 69. TOTAL REVENUES: $303,396.

COMPENSATION SUMMARY: Compensation under $15,000 - Angela Augspols; Connor Bean; Evan Bean; Carrie Burr; Cameron Colby; Joe Cyr; Alissa Dean; Harold Fay; Ryan Friel; Steven Harvey; Jordan Hatton; John Hrasch; Erin Keenan; Katelyn Leitner; Nicole Mertel; Monica Monroe; John O’Neill; Lynette Smith; Debra Thompson; Allison Voss; Nathan Ward George Yauch. Compensation over $15,000 - Saundra Hrasch; Gerrie Skowronski. TOTAL COMPENSATION: $94,000.

EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: Ameren IP - 38,794; A-1 Midwest Enterprises, Inc. - 1,783; Brandy’s - 2,868; Gonet-Opper Insurance Agency - 13,767; Hennepin Public Water District - 5,107; John Brandstatter & Sons - 11,411; Lincoln Aquatics - 4,770; Mautino Distributing Co., Inc. - 2,021; Mediacom, LLC - 1,653; Miller, Shevokas, Mason Accounting Group, Inc. - 3,665; Putnam County Painting - 13,320; Recreonics - 1,377; Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke - 1,205; Univar USA, Inc - 1,116; Universal of St. Louis, Inc. - 1,267; All other disbursements less than ($1,000) 15,526. TOTAL VENDORS: $119,650.

DEBT SERVICE FUND TOTAL REVENUES: Property Taxes - $25,315; Interest Income - $17; TOTAL REVENUES: $25,332.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES: North Central Bank - $25,359.

Summary Statement of Condition (Excerpt from Comptroller’s Annual Financial Report) General Debt Service Fund Fund Beginning Fund Balance $329,850 $7,109 Revenues 303,396 25,332 Expenditures (226,460) (25,359) Ending Fund Balance $406,786 $7,082 Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 28, 2015.

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A TOWN HALL UPDATE

November 4, 2015 6:30 PM Bureau County Metro Center

Community Partners Against Substance Abuse (CPASA)

Invites you to join a conversation to learn about the issues surrounding heroin, prescription drugs and alcohol in our area.

The program will include presentations by:

Tim Ryan - Man in Recovery and “Kyle the Kid” from the Man in Recovery Foundation.

Followed by a facilitated community discussion of local substance abuse issues related to heroin, prescription drugs and alcohol and what efforts are being taken to address them.

Invited participants include: Bureau and Putnam County Law Enforcement Bureau and Putnam County Coroners School Officials Local Health Care Providers ... And you!

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A note from Putnam County Schools Superintendent Jay McCracken Our school year has been proceeding well, but I find it difficult to believe that we are already in the midst of October.

I have enjoyed observing the incredible classroom and extracurricular activities throughout the district. I am so proud of our students, teachers, coaches, directors and principals. They dedicate countless hours to their work, and it is exciting to witness their numerous successes ... in the classroom, band or chorus room, on the court or in the field.

As we think about hard work and dedication, our Putnam County Educational Foundation recently has been working diligently to raise funds to support activities for our kids. PCEF does fund raising throughout the entire school year, and these funds are used to support field trips, mini grants for special classroom activities or projects, scholarships and other student activities. I express our tremendous appreciation to the Putnam County community for supporting PCEF because we know that your generous support makes their contributions to kids a reality!

Our annual audit report was presented at our recent board of education meeting. Our district scored in the highest category again, even though this year it was not a perfect four.

While we have been fiscally responsible to our taxpayers while providing the highest quality educational experience possible, we were owed funds by the state at the end of the fiscal year. If the state funds had been paid on time, the

overall fiscal year total fund balance would have been higher than the previous fiscal year end. We ended the year with a balance of $8,888,379, and this was considerably higher than the budgeted ending balance that was projected at $8,440,593. In the current fiscal year, FY16, we predict deficit spending, largely due to the junior high roof project which was essential to maintain quality schools.

The superintendent search is underway, and the board of education looks forward to your input. On October 21, Tom Leahy from the Illinois Association of School Boards came to our district to hear from staff members and the community about the attributes that they seek for their new superintendent for the upcoming school year. As the current superintendent, I will not be directly involved in the search and selection process, as that would not be appropriate. By policy, the board of education hires the superintendent, and I have complete confidence in our board’s ability to hire the best candidate. The process is lengthy and thorough, and the new superintendent should be named by February.

As the school year continues, I look forward to seeing you at upcoming events, and I remain honored to serve this fine district. I am already having trouble thinking about the end of the school year, as I am not sure about the idea of retirement.

Yours in educational service, Jay K. McCracken, Superintendent

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Apple Press sold PERU — Greg Vaccaro and Chuck Alleman have announced the sale of Apple Press to Jay Endress of Peru.

The Peru-based commercial printer specializing in all forms of printing, promotional products and apparel was founded in 1983 by Vaccaro and Alleman. Apple Press has become a leading commercial printer in the Illinois Valley area and has expanded into a variety of niche areas including apparel, custom screen printing/embroidery, promotional products and campaign printing.

“This is a company with many proud traditions,” said Endress. “From its customer service dedication to providing the highest quality printing and support services, staying true to its values has gotten Apple Press to where it is today. We plan on continuing down this path while also positioning the company for growth.”

Endress added, “Their passion and dedication to producing the finest printing is already well known.

It’s an honor to become a part of this incredible team.”

Vaccaro noted, “Jay is committed to sustaining the reputation that Apple Press has achieved and extending the same great customer service that is so important to all of our

clients and customers.

You can expect very little changes in the day-to-day operations and, in most cases, business will operate as usual.”

Alleman said, “Jay is a proven leader whose strategic vision and strong execution skills will leverage Apple Press’ position as a market innovator and provide customers with marketing and printing solutions. His commitment to delivering excellence will continue under his stewardship.”

Endress’ future plans for Apple Press include, “evolving our business strategy, while continuing to deliver industry-leading solutions to our customers. I am thrilled to a part of this dynamic organization, which has a strong track record of success and I share Greg and Chuck’s dedication to Apple Press’ strategy and success.

Endress announced separately that Chuck Alle-

man will stay on at Apple Press and will be involved in customer service. Additionally, the remaining staff of Apple Press will continue in their current capacity. No change in the management of Apple Press is expected. Services, quality and the products produced by Apple Press will continue to be handled in the same manner as usual. Endress intends to maintain all of Apple Press’ customers, employees, sales representatives, suppliers and its highly visible location at the corner of Route 251 and adjacent to Illinois Valley Community College.

Endress is an experienced business owner and currently manages the St. Bede Abbey Press located on the grounds of St. Bede Abbey and Academy.

Endress’ background is in the printing and newspaper industries and related businesses that complement Apple Press.

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