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IDA says OK to Sandy Creek hog farm

By Dixie Schroeder

dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

WENONA — The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA) has made a determination as to the viability of the proposed Sandy Creek Lane LLC hog farm.

VMC Management of Iowa, which has devel-

oped a plan to build the large hog farm 3.5 miles northwest of Wenona, has received approval from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The letter indicates VMC Management has met all of the Department of Agriculture’s requirements.

This will allow VMC the approval it needs to start building the facility.

Jeff Squibb, communications manager for the Illinois Department of Agriculture, noted the letter speaks for itself.

“Our determination is that the project meets the site criteria set for the Livestock Management Facilities Act,” Squibb said.

VMC is proposing to build a hog farm which

will hold up to 5,000 sows plus piglets. The farm, according to when it was first proposed in March of 2014, would create 15-20 area jobs.

The hog farm has been controversial with local residents, since it was first proposed. Leslie Smith, a member of the Save Our Sandy group, has noted there are many

unanswered questions in regards to the project.

These concerns include testing area ground water before, after and during the hog farm operation, the possible damage the farm would do to the environment and its impact on area residents and businesses.

“I was pretty upset when I heard the news

of the approval. I feel like there are still a lot of unanswered questions left in regards to the whole facility,” Smith said. “In the site criteria, there are several things that they (VMC) does not seem to have met. I know that the roads are a big one. Evans

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PC’s UMC welcomes new minister

By Dixie Schroeder

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HENNEPIN — A multi-tasker extraordinaire, the Rev. Kristi Hopp will be the new pastor of the United Methodist churches in Putnam County. Hopp will be serving three-quarters of her time in Putnam County, as well as continuing small group ministries in Spring Bay, Ill., at the Riversedge United Methodist Church, where she serves with her husband.

“It’s what has to happen in this day of declining enrollments. You also have to create appointments that can afford the salary of an elder,” Hopp said.

Within the United Methodist Church, there are multiple ways to serve. In Hopp’s case, she choose the route to become a fully-ordained elder. An elder in this capacity has attended seminary and has earned a master’s degree in divinity. The individual also goes through a provisional status where they serve for two years in the Methodist Conference and are being mentored by a more senior pastor. Upon ordination, a person takes their vows and earns full rights in service in the Methodist church.

Hopp’s qualifications not only include a master’s degree in divinity, but she also holds a master’s degree in counseling and is a licensed professional counselor in Illinois and Ohio. Hopp is in charge of the small group ministries in her Spring Bay appointment. She is also currently serving in the Illinois National Guard as a military chaplain. She has served for four years.

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She is wife to Andrew Hopp, the senior pastor in Spring Bay, and stepmother to two children, Abbey, 13 and Alex, 11.

Her life can have her traveling back and forth on a moment’s notice. If she is working in Spring Bay and someone in Putnam County becomes ill, she will come back to Putnam County. The same holds true if the situation is reversed. The traveling does not seem to phase her.

“That is what the positions are all about. It is what we do when we serve,” she said.

Hopp’s family life taught her when she was young that service to others is important. Her father was a United Methodist minister, and the family moved as she said, “an awful lot” when they were young.

This caused them to live in multiple states growing up. Hopp has a brother in North Carolina and a sister in Pennsylvania.

“He (her father) went where the spirit led him quite a bit,” she said.

Hopp has been impressed with her new three churches in Putnam County.

“I like the fact that they work together,” she said.

“It’s a blessing to see that these three churches work so well together. They support one another. When Magnolia had vacation Bible school, McNabb went over to help out with it. All three churches will attend Magnolia’s hog roast ...

They know how to be a parish in a sense of we are in a cooperative ministry together. We are not three separate churches, we are the New Hope Parish. It’s an honor to serve them.”

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Polling at the pool Jon Anton of Hennepin was one of the early voters at the Hennepin Park District Pool on Nov. 4. Like other voters, he was marking his ballot for a variety of local and state races, referendums, amendments and advisory questions.

For more information on election results, visit www.putnamcountyrecord.com or the next edition of the Putnam County Record

Euler: ‘I loved it’ Veterans Day is Nov. 11

By Ken Schroeder

kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — It was called “the war to end all wars.” At the time, it was believed looking at the carnage and death totals of World War I that no one could ever want to go to war again.

As we all know, the nickname stuck, but reality passed it by. World War II, the Korean Conflict,

the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, the War in Iraq and the (officially still active) War in Afghanistan have each followed the “war to end all wars,” and each has taken its toll of American men and women who have answered the call and paid the highest price for freedom.

Veterans Day — formerly Armistice Day — is commemorated on Nov. 11 in remembrance of the armistice that ended the fighting in World War I “at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” in 1918.

In 1954, the holiday was

expanded by proclamation from President Dwight Eisenhower to include all veterans in recognition of the soldiers in World War II and Korea.

One such veteran is Phil Euler, a member of the Navy during the Vietnam era. As a Navy man, you would think Euler was a volunteer, which is both right and wrong.

Euler did receive a draft notice.

“And I said, ‘Army.

Foxhole? No.’ So I started checking out, talked to the Navy recruiter. I went down with Don Bruce to the recruiter. Don said,

‘I’m not giving them four years,’ but I did. I enjoyed it so much; I gave them two more.”

Euler was assigned to an aircraft carrier from the Norfolk Naval Base, which had most of its tour in the Mediterranean.

“That was pretty easy duty, of course. I never did see action, but it was not because I wasn’t willing,” Euler said. “The Lord didn’t get me there.”

As Euler’s second tour was ending, the carrier he was on received orders to transfer to the Pacific fleet

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Young Mendota woman vanished in 1990

By Goldie Currie and Shannon Serpette Shaw Media Service

Editor’s note: This is the second story in a three-part series about unsolved mysteries in the Illinois Valley.

MENDOTA — Veronica Blumhorst had just finished a late shift at the SuperValu grocery store on Sept. 20, 1990.

Before leaving, she rented the movie, “Stella,” which she planned to watch the following day. She and a co-worker walked out to their cars together. The co-worker witnessed Veronica pull away in her Chevrolet Corsica and head toward home — four blocks away.

It was the last definitive sighting of the 21-year-old Mendota woman.

The nightmare begins The following morning, Veronica’s family spotted her car parked in the unattached garage.

“I had told my son, Todd, that Veronica would take him to school that day,” remembers Veronica’s father, Paul.

When Todd discovered his sister was not home, he called his dad, who was finishing a shift at the fire station.

Together they figured Veronica had forgotten to take her brother to school and went out to breakfast with her boyfriend. Paul

told Todd to drive himself to school.

A while later, Paul returned home and noticed Veronica was still not there. It was only around 10 a.m., so there was no reason to suspect anything out of the ordinary.

It wasn’t until Veronica’s boyfriend called asking to speak with her that Paul began worrying in earnest about Veronica.

He decided to drive to nearby Van Orin to see if Veronica had decided to visit her sister but found out she hadn’t when he arrived.

In the meantime, Veronica’s boyfriend drove to the Blumhorst residence. After speaking with a neighbor, he decided to call police and report her missing.

By the time Paul made the trip back from Van Orin, the police were already at his home. It was just before 11 a.m. at that point — less than 10 hours after Veronica was last seen.

Sergeant David Lawson, who had just joined the Mendota Police Department months before that day, remembers her disappearance well.

“She was just nowhere to be seen,” he recalls.

Neither was the movie she rented, the purse she carried, the glasses she wore or the keys she would have been carrying to unlock the family’s back

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door.

A search party ensued, but no trace of Veronica was found.

With no signs of a struggle or foul play, no other missing girls in the area and no ransom note, authorities had to consider the possibility Veronica ran away.

“So many things run through your head,” Lawson said. “I don’t know what the family dynamics were at home.”

Police also considered the possibility that Veronica was seeing someone on the side.

“Did she have another boyfriend?” Lawson said.

Interviews with Veronica’s friends and co-workers were conducted.

Veronica’s boyfriend was also questioned, but he

Veronica Blumhorst eventually asked for an attorney. After that, police weren’t able to obtain any other useful information and didn’t have the evidence to charge him with anything.

Another stumbling block in the investigation was Veronica had been adopted, which made it hard for DNA purposes. Lawson said police attempted to unseal Veronica’s adoption papers but never could get a court order from a judge.

What was helpful, however, was Veronica’s

extensive dental work, which made her records unique. The records have since been added to a national database and can be used for comparison if an unidentified female body is uncovered.

Following Veronica’s disappearance, Mendota Police received numerous tips from people who thought they’d spotted Veronica.

“We got a lot of sightings at truck stops, in stores and highways,” Lawson said.

After investigating them, none turned out to be the real Veronica. Lawson said as the years went on, leads dried up, but the search hasn’t stopped.

Life without closure Although Veronica vanished without a trace 24 years ago, her memory looms large for those who knew her.

Her family, devastated by her disappearance, has continued to search for her. They maintain

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Blumhorst From Page 2 a Facebook page called Remember Veronica Jill Blumhorst, which has more than 1,400 members. Her family hopes keeping her memory alive will generate new leads, or perhaps the perpetrator — the family does not believe Veronica is alive — will develop a conscience and confess.

The family’s dedication to recovering Veronica have supplied the only leads in the past several years. The family contacted psychics to see if they could provide any information about what had happened to Veronica.

Famed Illinois psychic, Greta Alexander, was one of the psychics involved.

Alexander, now deceased, had built a solid reputation as a psychic, helping various police departments locate missing bodies.

Alexander directed Veronica’s family from where she was last seen to a nature preserve area at Bartlett Woods/Knox Grove in Lee County, southeast of Sublette.

“We had a couple of psychics that, as far as we knew, had never been to Mendota. Both of them directed us to that area,” said Paul, who now lives in Yuma, Ariz.

Cadaver dogs have been brought to that site

multiple times, and they have had hits there, indicating there are signs of a cadaver possibility. The most recent search, just last month, was the first search there that included the authorities. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department, Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigations Unit and the Mendota Police Department were all involved.

Because the search took place on a nature preserve, there were specific rules authorities were forced to follow, making the work much more difficult.

“We couldn’t remove anything. We couldn’t cut down anything,” Lawson said. “No machinery was allowed. Everything was searched by hand. They did core samples every foot.”

Despite the hits from the dogs, no human remains were found. But just because the dogs had a hit doesn’t mean a body is there, Lawson said.

“They say it (the hit) could be as small as hair,” he said.

The hits also aren’t necessarily coming from Veronica — Native Americans could have settled there previously or deceased wagon travelers could have been buried there, Lawson said.

As of right now, there’s no plans to go back there, he added.

Lawson still holds out hope Veronica left of her

own volition — although he acknowledges there hadn’t been any indications she would.

“We never had any instances in which she’d run away,” Lawson said.

Paul is adamant, however, Veronica would not have run away.

“She had probably less than 10 dollars in her billfold. The next day was pay day. She hadn’t touched her savings,” he said.

In addition, the movie rental casts doubt on the runaway theory. There would be no point to renting a movie if she had plans to run away that night, he said.

With how kind-hearted Veronica was and how close the family was, there was no way Veronica would simply vanish and let her family agonize over her whereabouts for years, he said.

As for the possibility of Veronica juggling relationships with other men behind her boyfriend’s back, Paul said that wasn’t the case.

Veronica had been seeing her boyfriend for two years. Although she had dated other guys in the past, none had been serious.

Even though Veronica was quite taken with her boyfriend, Paul wasn’t as enamored.

“I had my doubts. Let’s put it that way,” he said.

“But she seemed to be happy with him.”

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They had even talked of marriage down the road, he said. Veronica and her boyfriend hadn’t been having any fights at the time of her disappearance, according to Paul.

But he did find the boyfriend’s behavior strange following Veronica’s disappearance.

For instance, the fact the boyfriend contacted police raised a red flag in Paul’s mind.

“I thought it was very odd (the boyfriend and a neighbor had called the police),” Paul said.

His subsequent behavior was also a little unusual, according to Paul.

“The boyfriend stayed at our place for three days after,” Paul said. “Every time the phone rang he would try and answer it.”

Punishing the person who took Veronica away from the Blumhorst family is not the family’s priority.

“If the person who did it would contact me and say this is where Veronica is located, I don’t care if they are punished,” Paul said. “I feel like the man upstairs is going to take care of that.”

Whoever did it could have a family of their own to think about now, Paul said.

“Just give us Veronica,” he said. “That’s all we’re looking for is some closure.”

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Jobs finally returning to the Illinois Valley

By Ken Schroeder

kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

The monthly unemployment numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics are out, and as usual it’s a good news, bad news scenario for local residents, as well as the state of Illinois.

Unemployment figures have continued their steady drop nationwide with the U.S. figures dropping to 5.6 percent in September, the lowest figure since June 2008 and a change of -0.3 percent since last month.

Illinois has seen the greatest improvement in unemployment figures since September 2013.

Unemployment in the state has dropped 2.5 percentage points in the last year. In addition, unemployment numbers have gone for the sixth straight month. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 427,000 people are unemployed in Illinois.

However, the long-standing tradition of Illinois’ unemployment percent-

age being higher than the national average continues, with 6.6 percent of eligible workers out of work, a full percentage point above the national figure. Even with the drop in unemployment rate, the state has the seventh-highest unemployment rate, with Rhode Island carrying the dubious honor of the worst rate in the nation at 7.6 percent.

Since data has been collected, Illinois has had either the same or lower unemployment rates only six times.

Locally, the figures are still worse, with the Ottawa-Streator metropolitan area — which includes Bureau, LaSalle and Putnam Counties — registering an average of 7.6 percent unemployment.

However, that is an upward change of more than a percentage point, which means employment in the area is finally starting to catch up with the rest of the state.

Statewide, the most growth has been seen in leisure and hospitality (8 of 12), mining and construction (7 of 12) and wholesale trade (7 of 12).

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Poverty: Closer than you realize

Ebola hotline up and running

By Donna Barker Shaw Media Service

HENNEPIN — About two months after news of the Ebola virus in Africa became an international concern, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has established an Ebola hotline to answers questions and concerns from residents.

IDPH Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck said the Ebola hotline is available by calling 800889-3931 or by visiting the IDPH website. In an additional safeguard measure, a task force comprised of medical, health care, emergency response and state officials is being assembled to further strengthen the state’s ability to respond to Ebola, Hasbrouck said.

Bureau/Putnam County Health Department Administrator Diana

Hogs From Page 1 (Township) and Hope Township are involved with the way the roads are set up now; the trucks aren’t really legally able to travel on them. The company does not seem to be willing to upgrade the roads to make it so

Rawlings said the local health department is receiving daily updates through webinars and telephone calls from the IDPH, the Centers for Disease Control and other state and national agencies concerning Ebola prevention and preparedness.

“We are committed to keeping the community healthy and informed,” Rawlings said.

In other Ebola news, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has issued a warning about a new wave of scams targeting people concerned about the Ebola virus, specifically asking them to send money for personal protection kits or asking people for donations for research against the virus.

Putnam County Record Staff Writer Ken Schroeder contributed to this story.

they could be. This will put the taxpayers in those two townships at a disadvantage.”

As reported previously, the VMC Management Corp. threatened Marshall-Putnam County Engineer Patrick Sloan with a lawsuit, claiming he falsely filed a negative review of a road plan that is integral to the facto-

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16 percent of American children live in poverty

By Ken Schroeder

kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report which says more than 48 million Americans live in poverty.

While some government programs like food stamps assist some individuals and families, 16 percent of American children live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report. Officially in the United States, the poverty line in 2013 for a family of four was $23,283. This new report reviews living costs across the country.

The report also explains what government benefits American residents in poverty receive.

America’s poverty line varies across the United States. The difference between urban residents versus rural country resi-

ry farm’s construction.

Sloan reported the main road for the facility was not rated high enough to support the weight of the trucks expected on the road.

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Locally, there hasn’t been an increase, but the need is still there.

“We’ve been serving about 100 families a month for the last two years,” said Judith Hopkins from the Putnam County Food Pantry. “Most of them are working poor, where their paychecks don’t go far enough. We see a lot of that.”

“We’ve been serving about the same number for quite a while,” said John Shimkus of the Putnam County Food Pantry.

“It gets busier during the

holidays. We’ll give out 150 Christmas baskets each year.”

In Illinois, according to the report, about 16.5 percent of the residents or 2.15 million are living below the federal poverty level.

In some cases, benefits from the U.S. government are able to make a difference. Thirteen million people were kept out of poverty last year because of the existence of food stamps and tax credits they were able to use. Another 27 million Americans were lifted out of poverty because of Social Security.

The rising costs of medical expenses have taken an adverse effect on another group of Americans. The report has found that 11 million people have gone into poverty because of out-of-pocket and unexpected medical expenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report.

One of the major issues in the report is employment. The U.S. government, while able to sup-

port supplemental programs like food stamps, is not helping create enough jobs to put enough people back to work. In Illinois, the loss of manufacturing jobs has had a strong impact, and the increase in part-time or service-oriented jobs has not done enough to stop the slide.

There is still a higher-than-average number of individuals unemployed since the recession started. Arguments against higher wages for minimum-wage workers have created a backlash that has kept the poverty numbers at high levels.

Another issue in poverty is retired women 65 years and older. In a lifetime of inequitable wages, a women 65 and up relies on an income of $16,000 a year. This is approximately $11,000 less than a man of an equivalent age. Because women have earned less over a lifetime and often live longer, this also can throw them into poverty.

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Obituaries many years, for the state of Illinois MainteCharles ‘Ken’ Alden nance Department, for the Henry Nursery

HENNEPIN — Charles Kenneth “Ken” Alden, 83, of Hennepin died at 2:36 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at Heartland Health Care Center in Henry.

Ken was born June 18, 1931, in Seattle, Wash., to Charles Kenneth Sr. and Doris (Ford) Alden. He married Marilyn Ann Walker on July 7, 1955, in Tupelo, Miss.

She preceded him in death on Nov. 10, 1999.

Surviving are his children, Patrick (Deby) Alden of Peoria Heights, Julie (Giovanni Alden Domenichini) Alden of London, England, Connie (David) Bogdan, of East Grand Rapids, Mich., and Jane Alden of Lakewood, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Diane Taylor of St. Louis, Mo.; and a son-in-law, Kirk Rydberg of Rockford.

Besides his wife, Marilyn, Ken was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Beth Rydberg.

Ken was employed by the railroad for

and was also employed in construction work.

Ken was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and University of Illinois sports fan. He loved jazz music by Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey and other big band orchestras. He and his wife, Marilyn, often traveled to Las Vegas where they enjoyed seeing one of their favorites on stage, Red Skelton. He also was a staunch Democrat and never missed voting in an election. In fact, he voted with absentee ballot the day before he died.

Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 7, at the Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home “Downtown Chapel” at 416 Edward St. in Henry. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Rick Kerr officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded following the services. Inurnment will take place at Henry Cemetery at a later date.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.calvertmemorial.com.

Michael Hamilton

Michael was preceded in death by his father and cousin, Andy Gienow.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hennepin with Father Patrick De Meulemeester officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Henry, at a later date.

Visitation was held from 10 to 11 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hennepin.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

The Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel will be assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to Michael’s family at www.dcfunerals.com.

HENRY — Michael O. Hamilton, 53, of Henry died Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in Hennepin.

Michael was born on July 26, 1961, in Peoria to Gerald and Margaret (Gienow) Hamilton.

He served in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Michael was a self-employed truck driver and he also farmed for many years in the area. He was also an avid outdoorsman.

Survivors include his mother, Margaret Stansell of Henry; one son, Dylan Hamilton of Granville; two brothers, Alan Hamilton of Hennepin and Mark (Nora) Hamilton of Mark; and a special friend, Vera of Hennepin.

NCICG has local grants available PRINCETON — Communities located in Illinois counties declared under one of four 2013 Federal Emergency Management Agency declarations will be eligible to apply for Community Development Block Grant Program funding. Illinois received $10,400,000 in program funding to support projects outlined in its action plan.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will administer the competitive funding opportunities.

Project activities and categories eligible for CDBG Disaster Recovery program funding include public infrastructure improvements and the Homeowner, Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation Program.

The CDBG-DR public infrastructure program will support projects FEMA or other sources cannot fund, but which are nevertheless critical to recovery. Examples include water/sewer systems, storm drainage systems, and levee systems damaged by storms or floods in 2011, 2012

and 2013. Eligible projects also include roads needing immediate, short-term repair, restoration, or that support long-term flood/ storm mitigation efforts.

The maximum grant amount under this category will be $600,000 per application.

DCEO has not determined when it will launch the program. NCICG is tracking the program and will send out updates when news becomes available.

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The Assistance to Firefighters Program offers grants for equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources. Applications are expected to be open in early November.

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and join the naval forces at Vietnam. He contemplated re-enlisting when his wife at the time told him if he did, she would leave. Reluctantly, he decided not to re-up.

Euler’s family was not a military one; his father served two years in the Army.

“It is now,” he said.

“My son just finished his 25th year. It’s good because think about — when you’re 18 or 19, you get out of high school,

and you don’t know what you want to do. You come back from the service, and you have a better grasp on what the world really is.

“It’s an experience I would not trade for anything in the world,” Euler said. “I loved it.”

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The Editorial Page

Sam R Fisher Publisher

Terri Simon Editor

Pondering politics I know about bipartisan issues. You see, I grew up in a bipartisan household. Grandpa was a Republican; Grandma was a Democrat.

Regardless of whether they were in the throes of politics or in the throes of life in general, Grandpa was ultra conservative; Grandma was consistently liberal. To say the least, life was always very interesting between the two.

Not very often did the two ever discuss politics, but when they did, it was always in hushed tones — almost as if someone might overhear their conversation, which usually ended with Grandpa shaking his head from side to side and Grandma rolling her eyes.

And then there was Election Day. Knowing they’d cancel each other’s vote out, they still wouldn’t have missed a chance to cast their votes. Grandma Terri Simon didn’t drive, so sometimes, Grandpa would back out the car on Election Day as if he was going to leave without her and her Democrat vote. His eyes would just twinkle and you could even hear him chuckle softly as she scurried to the car, which was headed to the polling place.

“Don’t you dare leave without me, Fred,” she’d say as she jumped into the old, green Chevy, fully prepared to cancel out her husband’s vote.

While campaign ads weren’t nearly so disrespectful and irreverent back then, I can’t help but wonder how my grandparents would react today. I can’t imagine what they would think of some of the advertisements associated with someone seeking a public office.

While name calling and mud slinging are not new to politics, I’d love to have a conversation with them about today’s campaigns versus those of yesteryear.

This last election wasn’t a pretty one. I’m not talking about locally (for the most part), but on the state and national level, I was so tired of the mud-slinging, the lies, the insinuations, the disrespect. And that doesn’t even take into consideration the amount of dollars that were spent to belittle and berate each other; a phenomenal amount of money was spent — millions and millions and millions.

Quite frankly, all I really wanted to hear or read or see from any campaign advertisement this year was a candidate to look me square in the eye and say, “It’s tough out here, but I’m going to do the best I can to help fix this mess. I’m going to spend your taxpayer money wisely. I won’t lie, cheat or steal. I want to take care of everyone, including our most vulnerable. I want to make sure seniors don’t have to choose between eating, keeping their home warm and buying their medicine. I want to make sure nobody — adults and children — goes to sleep hungry at night. I want to make sure everyone can have access to quality medical care. I want to make sure we think and act wisely when it comes to our environment. I want us to care about each other, instead of just looking out for the person in the mirror. I want to make you proud.”

For what else could we have asked?

Grandpa was a proud Republican; Grandma was a proud Democrat. But more than their party affiliations, they were proud Americans. We’ve got to start respecting each other, regardless of what side of the aisle we sit on. The bickering, the name calling, the disrespect has to stop, if we’re ever going to make any headway. It shouldn’t matter who controls the house and who controls the Senate. What should take pride is the fact we’ve elected a group of people who have the opportunity to do what’s best for our country, our state, so that we can be the best we can be.

We’ve got to get together, stop beating each other up, and come up with a plan we can all live with ... otherwise, this last election is just another attempt to fool the American public into thinking everything is going to be OK. Putnam County Record Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@putnamcountyrecord.com.

First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

Heather Davis Town: Utica.

Occupation: Sales manager at Grassers in McNabb.

Family: Chris Davis, husband; kids, Gary and Diana Grasser; Mom and Dad. Pets: A dog, Bella.

What is the last song you listened to: “Someone’s Hero” by Jamie O’Neil.

What is the last book you read: I read “Us Weekly” magazine.

First Person What is the last TV show you watched: “Jake and the Neverland Pirates.”

If someone stranded you on a desert island and you could only have one meal for the rest of your

life, what would it be: Alfano’s Pizza.

If someone stranded you on a desert island and you could only take one thing with you, what would it be? My family.

If someone gave you a million dollars, how would you spend it: I would save it.

What do you like most about the town you live in: It is quiet.

Is there anything you’d change about the town you live in: Make it easier to meet our new neighbors as we just moved.

Field of Dreams My farmer friend, Darrell Chambers, turned 100 years old in October this year. He now resides in Liberty Village in Peru. An open house was held in his honor there in the community room, hosted by his children — Dennis, Kenneth, Gary and Cynthia. He was married to their mother, Lois (Schroeder) Chambers for more than 60 years when she died in 2009. Darrell was born at home in Lostant to George and Mamie Chambers in October of 1914.

I have a close tie to Darrell because when I was born in July of 1929, he was 15 years old. My sister Patricia was two years older than I. Darrell’s friend babysat my sister, and when I was born, he would come and help his friend babysit us. My folks liked them both. They named me after Darrell because they thought Darrell was a nice young man and also liked the name. I never remembered Darrell when I was a little boy in Tonica.

When I rented the Captain Haws farm in Magnolia, Darrell and his family were our neighbors. Our children were close to the same ages.

Then I got to know this good farmer and friend. Darrell was an active member in the Magnolia Masonic Lodge, Northern Illinois Shriners and a member of the Magnolia Methodist Church. Darrell and I agreed on our politics and a lot of other things too. He is a common-sense kind of guy and always a gentleman. I always have enjoyed

Darrell Alleman COMMENTARY

being around this nice man, and it has been a privilege to be named after him.

••• Recently Paul Revere died at age 76. He was the organist and leader of the long-running classic rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders. Jeanne and I had the privilege of seeing the band in person several years ago at the Route 66 Festival in Springfield.

We had seats close to the stage.

When Paul and the Raiders started their concert, it was a largerthan-life dynamo of high energy, outrageous and spontaneous humor and fun. They played their hits like “Louie, Louie,” “Hungry,” “Good Thing,” “Him or Me,” “What’s It Gonna Be,” “Kicks” and their biggest hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Chart in 1971, “Indian Reservation.”

The song sold more than one million copies. The band wore outfits that were more like the soldiers wore in the Revolutionary War. Watching and listening to Paul and the Raiders was a one of a kind show. Very high energy and slapstick.

••• Trivia: Elias Howe patented what type of machine in 1846? Answer at

the end of the article.

••• I believe the U.S. companies that leave the United States to avoid taxes have forgotten how they got so successful and big. This is corporate tax dodging, and it is unfair. These companies want the benefits of U.S. talent and markets, but do not want to pay the taxes they should. I admit that one reason they want to leave the United States is the corporate tax rate of 35 percent, by far the highest rate of all the developing countries.

Maybe our country should be more friendly to our big corporations. But the big corporations make it hard to be friendly to them when they pay millions of dollars of salary to their executives and try to lower the salary of their workers. I guess you could call this greed. I have a solution — the United States should pass a law that when a big U.S. company leaves for another country, then the executives have to leave and live in that country too.

••• It took 12 frames, shot in less than a half second, when Edward Muyerbridge proved in 1878 that all of a horse’s hooves leave the ground during a gallop.

••• Answer to trivia question: In 1846, Elias Howe patented the first sewing machine.

Thanks for reading.

Darrell Alleman can be reached at news@putnamcountyrecord.com.

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Lady Panthers headed Sports IV Dolphins make toward sectionals a splash at home

By Dixie Schroeder

dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

PERU — The Illinois Valley YMCA Dolphins swim team hosted a triangular home swim meet over the Ottawa YMCA Dolphins and the Clinton YMCA Otters. The IV Dolphins won the meet with 721 points to Ottawa’s 377 points and Clinton came in third with 234 points.

Locally from Putnam County, Charleigh Holmes, 13, of Hennepin earned her team three first-place finishes in the 50 meter freestyle (26.79), the 100 meter freestyle (57.88) and the 100 meter backstroke (1:06.64.) Holmes also swam the leadoff lap in the first-place 200 meter medley (2:05.81.)

Magnolia’s Clayton Wellenreiter, 10, swan to a second-place finish in the 200 meter intermediate race (3:54.69.) He took third in the 100 meter freestyle (1:28.51) and fifth in the 50 meter breaststroke (54.31.)

Wellenreiter also swam the third lap of the 200 meter medley (3:11.21) which finished third.

The IV Dolphins will host a home meet on Nov. 8 against the Fox Valley YMCA.

PCHS basketball season tickets are available Shaw Media Service photo/Dan Dwyer

Putnam County players celebrate after winning the St. Bede Class A Regional on Oct. 30. The Lady Panthers played Farmington High School at Orion on Tuesday.

PC beats St. Bede for regional title

By Dixie Schroeder

GRANVILLE — Season tickets for the 2014-15 high school basketball season will go on sale the first week of November in the Putnam County High School office.

Boys basketball season tickets will be $27 for an adult and $21 for seniors. The girls basketball season tickets will be $40 for an adult and $30 for seniors.

Tickets may also be purchased at the first home game.

If you have any questions, call Amy at the Putnam County High School office at 815-882-2800, ext. 4.

dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

PERU — The Putnam County Lady Panthers proved why they are one of the area’s dominant teams to watch by winning the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Regional at St. Bede Academy. The Lady Panthers beat the hosts St. Bede Lady Bruins 25-16, 25-16 on Oct. 30.

The girl with the golden arm in the contest was Kayte Bernardoni, who served up 11 service points and two service aces, tops for the match in those categories.

Paige Griffith led the team in kills with seven and was second in service points with seven.

Megan Rehn led the Panthers with 10 assists while Griffith had five. Lauren Colby led the team with eight digs and added five service points. Annie Miller was second for the squad with six digs and six kills.

PC beats Hall In their first game, the Lady Panthers took on the Hall Lady Red Devils, making short work of them 25-19, 25-11.

Colby had the cannon of an arm, leading the Panthers with 12 service points and four service aces, tops for the team in both categories. Miller literally was a killer with 11 kills while Griffith added nine.

Rehn led the squad with 12 assists while Griffith had 10. Colby also led the team with eight digs and Taylor Kreiser had five.

This win allows the Lady Panthers 21-12 (7-1 TCC) to advance to the IHSA 2A Sectional against Farmington High School at Orion.

Panthers race in sectional meet

By Dixie Schroeder

dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

OREGON — A young Putnam County team participated in Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Oregon Sectional on Nov. 1. The team earned some of their best times of the season, however did not advance to state level.

Number one runner Noe Flores was high runner for the Panthers, clocking an 18:01 in the three mile race.

Mario Flores completed his cross country career with a 19:44. Joe Berg ran the race in 20:03. Christian Harris was right behind him with a 20:36. Cameron Colby finished in 20:51. Jimmy Hewitt did not complete the race due to an injury.

Head coach for the Panther cross country team is Charles McConnell.

BCR photo/Dan Dwyer

Putnam County’s Kayte Bernardoni and Paige Griffith and St. Bede’s Sam Whalen meet at the net during the St. Bede Class A Regional.

Shaw Media Service photo/Jeff Schlesinger

Putnam County’s Cameron Colby and Christian Harris race in the Oregon Class A Sectional held on Nov. 1.

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Community PCHS will hold veterans assembly on Nov. 11 GRANVILLE – The public and all military veterans and their spouses are invited to the Putnam County High School Veterans Day observance at 9 a.m. Nov. 11.

Veterans and spouses are also invited to the high school commons at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 11 for refreshments prior to the ceremony.

Following the ceremony, veterans are also invited to a round table discussion with PCHS’s American history students in the school auditorium. The discussion will be moderated by PCHS teacher Corey Meyer.

Potential attendees are asked to contact the school at 815-882-2800, ext 4, to confirm their attendance.

Hennepin Pool Kids Bingo set for Nov. 10 HENNEPIN — The Hennepin Park District will sponsor Kid’s Bingo from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 10 in the community room. Children will play Bingo for some prizes on this day.

The cost of this activity is free for Hennepin and Hennepin Township residents and $5 for all other areas.

Participants in Bingo

are invited to stay after for open swim at no additional charge. Open swim will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Children under age 12 may stay up to three hours without an adult present. Children under 45 inches tall must have an adult accompany them into the pool. For information, call the Hennepin Pool at 815-925-7319.

Legion Post 254 to host dinner MAGNOLIA – The Magnolia American Legion Post 254 will host its annual chicken dinner and turkey and ham distribution on Nov. 15, with serving starting at 5 p.m. at the Magnolia Fire Station. Adults prices are $9 each, and children 12 and under are $6.

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Hopkins Class of ‘54 holds reunion The Hopkins High School Class of 1954 held its annual class reunion at the Maples Supper Club in Peru on Oct. 18. This reunion is the 60th for the class. Members of the class include (front row, from left) Charlene (Faletti) Strozewski of LaSalle, Betty (Muhich) Napier of Ladd, Joan (Robinson) Cofoid of Rockton and Ronald Toedter of Granville; and (back row) Lois (Kraft) McClenning of Granville, Bill Migliorini of Granville, Don Reichen of Utica, Richard Nanni of Geneseo, Loyd Schrowang of Granville, Loretta (Zimmerman) Schrowang of Granville and Donna (Zellmer) Schad of Bloomington.

Standard Women’s Auxiliary plans bus trip STANDARD — The Standard Women’s Auxiliary has planned a bus trip to the Stafford Square Mall for Nov. 16.

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The cost for the trip is $30 and must be paid by Nov. 10 to reserve a seat.

For more information or to reserve a seat, call Diane at 815-488-2744, Kathy at

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The meal begins at 5 p.m. The event will be held at the Magnolia Fire Station. Adult prices are $9 each, and children 12 and under are $6.

Game Day Brats HENNEPIN — St. Patrick Altar and Rosary will be sponsoring “Game Day Brats” on Nov. 9 before the Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers game. 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 $2 each.

Pick-up times are set for 5 and 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Church Hall, 920 E. Dore Drive, Hennepin.

Tickets must be purchased in advance from any church member and at the Country Stop Restaurant in Hennepin. Call 815-315-8977 with any questions.

Possibilities/DBSA meets Nov. 17 PERU — Possibilities/DBSA, the local depression and bipolar support group, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in Conference Room “C” on the fourth floor of Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru. For more information, contact Kathy Brown at 815-252-0200.

PERU — The Illinois Valley Community Hospital grief recovery group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 and Nov. 26 in Conference Room “C” on the fourth floor of IVCH. The group allows people who have recently suffered the loss of someone close to them to

share their feelings and experiences with others who have also lost loved ones through death.

The group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. For more information, call Deacon Ray Fischer, IVCH pastoral care coordinator, at 815780-3426.

IVCH transplant support group meeting PERU — The next meeting of the Live Life pre- and post-transplant support group will be at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the meeting room of Illinois Valley Community Hospital’s Sixth Street office building (formerly St. Mary’s School), located just east of the hospital

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Quilting guild to meet HENRY — The Marshall-Putnam Quilters’ Guild will meet Nov. 12 at the Henry Presbyterian Church, located at 511 Wirt St. in Henry.

In the morning workshop, Mary Wakely and Bonnie Clark will show guests how to make and quilt a modern inspired table runner. The workshop begins at 9 a.m., and lunch will be brown bag or on your own.

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HENNEPIN — The 18th annual Christmas Cookie Walk, sponsored by the Women on a Mission Group of the Hennepin United Methodist Church, will be at 8 a.m. Dec. 6 in the church fellowship hall. The church is located at the corner of Fifth and

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Adam and Stephanie Tarmann of Montgomery are the parents of twin sons, Dominic Ryken, and Oliver Simpson, born on Sept. 4 at Edwards Hospital in Naperville. Dominic weighed 4 pounds, 9 ounces and Oliver weighed 5 pounds, 1 ounce. They both measured 18 inches in length. They were welcomed home by one sister, Stella, 5. Maternal grandparents are Rick and Diane Dona of Seatonville. Paternal grandparents are Phillip and Kathy Tarmann of Granville.

Pancake, sausage breakfast GRANVILLE — Sacred Heart Holy Name will host a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon Nov. 9 at Sacred Heart Church in Granville. Sausage will also be sold starting at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at the church hall. Orders can be placed by calling 815-993-6118 or 815-339-2631.

Breakfast Nov. 10 — No school.

Nov. 11 — Breakfast quesadilla or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 12 — Scrambled eggs with toast or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 13 — Cereal and toast, fruit, gogurt, juice, milk.

Nov. 14 — Whole grain muffin or cereal, yogurt cup, fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch Nov. 10 — No school.

Nov. 11 — Sub sandwich on whole grain bun, pickles, green beans, mandarin oranges, milk.

Nov. 12 — Corn dog nuggets, tri-tator, apple, frozen yogurt, milk.

Nov. 13 — Junior high/high school: salad bar, primary/elementary: grilled chicken sandwich on whole grain

bun with tomato, apple chips, pretzels, milk.

Nov. 14 — Cheese stuffed breadsticks with marinara sauce, corn, applesauce, sherbet, milk.

Putnam County Community Center Nov. 10 – Hot dogs, chips, snacks.

Nov. 11 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, scalloped corn, tossed salad, rolls and butter, dessert.

Nov. 12 – Paprika chicken quarter, potato salad, zucchini and tomatoes, golden peach crumble, white bread.

Nov. 13 – Baked mostaccioli, tossed salad, bread and butter, dessert.

Nov. 14 – Tuna salad on wheat bread, navy bean soup, Romaine salad with dressing, apricot halves.

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6th­ Music Therapy – 12:30

14th­Board Meeting – 11:00

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We would like to invite all military veterans to attend a free lunch on Tuesday, November 11th at 11:30.

Please call (815) 339-2711 to reserve your spot by Friday, November 7th.

Give us the opportunity to thank you for all you have done for our country!

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

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

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

- 200 Employment 228 • Help Wanted Full-Time, Permanent Help Wanted in MARSHALL/PUTNAM COUNTY USDA FARM SERVICE AGENCY OFFICE 1 position available.

Salary range $28,269.00 to $50,932.00/Per Year; 40 hours per week, plus benefits. Vacancy announcement available at FSA, 1511 University Court Henry, IL 61483.

Application packages must be submitted through www.USAJobs.gov between October 31, 2014 and November 14, 2014.

Responsibilities include: assisting farmers and landowners with information and technical functions pertaining to FSA administered programs in an office setting.

Contact Sarah Knapp, 309-364-3913, Ext 2, sarah.knapp@il.usda.gov We recognize & appreciate the benefits of diversity in the workplace. People who share this belief and reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply. FSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

232 • Business Opportunities ********** THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of the Putnam County Record Does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by”900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

The Putnam County Record Classifieds makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact: Better Business Bureau 330 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 312 832-0500

856 • Apartment Rentals Classified. You might find opportunities to earn that extra income!

- 400 Merchandise 450 • Under $1000 ************ HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Put your ad in for FREE Items $1,000 or less can run FREE for 1 time. Limit of 5 lines.

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460 • Garage Sales PRINCETON 1118 North Church. Friday, Saturday, November 7, 8; 8am-4pm.

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Lots of gold Victorian ornaments, angels etc.

Christmas glassware & dishware. Outside lighting & decorations, some Thanksgiving. Lots & lots of items. 2nd Buildingfilled with everyday treasures, furniture, chairs, bookshelf, dining table, linens, like new pressure washer, ladders. Lots of misc. 3 tables full of quality 25¢ items

768 • Homes For Sale GRANVILLE large corner lot. 2 bedroom bungalow, $550 a month. References please.

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999 • Legal Notices ADOPTION NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF) THE PETITION OF: ) GEMMA LACHICA ) D’AMBROSIO AND ) DONALD DAVID ) D’AMBROSIO ) Husband and Wife, ) Petitioners, ) TO ADOPT: ) GEMAE ISABELLE ) SAN JOSE LACHICA, ) a minor child ) And ) Roy Cabesas Vistal, ) Respondent. ) No 2013-AD-01 In the matter of the Petition for the Adoption of Gemae Isabelle San Jose Lachica, a female child.

Adoption No. 2013-AD01. To Roy Cabesas Vistal and to whom it may concern take notice that a petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, Illinois for the adoption of a child named Gemae Isabelle San Jose Lachica. Now, there-

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fore, unless you and all whom it may concern, file your answer to the Petition in the action or otherwise file your appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of Putnam County in the city of Hennepin, thirty (30) days after the last notice of publication, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer os said Petition.

Dated 29th day of August, 2014, Illinois. /s/Brenda M. Bartoluzzi Putnam County Clerk Deputy Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 22, 29 and Nov. 5, 2014.

VILLAGE OF GRANVILLE ACCEPTING MOWING BIDS Sealed bids are being accepted for the following mowing jobs (including trimming of all properties): 1. Veteran’s Park & Waste Water Treatment Plant 2. Hopkins Park & Municipal outskirts Each bid must be accompanied with proof of liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 and worker’s compensation insurance. If you would like to bid both properties, please do so but they must be separate bids. In addition, each bid should be on a per mow basis. All properties will need to be mowed once a week or as required by the Village of Granville.

Bids must be in no later than December 15, 2014 at 12 p.m.

You may mail bids to: Village of Granville P.O. Box 580, Granville, IL 61326 Or drop off at: The Granville Village Hall 316 S. McCoy St., Granville, IL 61326 For questions or to view the properties, please call the Village Hall at 815-339-6333 Tuesday – Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to set up an appointment.

Bids will be opened & discussed Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at at the Village’s regular scheduled meeting.

The Village of Granville, Illinois reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois A Municipal Corporation By: Douglas Gimbal Village Board President Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 29 and Nov. 5, 2014.

Recording document identification: Document No. 07-1300 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 21, 2014, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE. CLERK OF THE COURT THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 740 Decatur, IL 62525 111 East Main Street Decatur, IL 62523 Telephone: (217) 422-1719 I630725 Published in the Putnam County Record Oct. 22, 29 and Nov. 5, 2014.

LEGAL PUBLICATION NOTICE The Village of Granville Board has petitions available for (3) Village Trustee positions (4 year terms), for the April 2015 election. The petitions are available at the Granville Village Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The filing period will be December 15 through December 22, 2014.

Petitions for the Village of Granville Trustee positions will be accepted at the Granville Village Hall from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Monday December 15th. Petitions will also be accepted at the Granville Village Hall from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Monday December 22nd. December 22nd is the FINAL day to file. Please feel free to call the Village Hall from 9:00 am to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 339-6333 with any questions.

A lottery will be held at the Granville Village Hall for the April 2015 election immediately following the deadline of 6:00 p.m. on Monday December 22nd The lottery will determine the order of filing of the candidates who filed simultaneously for the same office.

Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 5 and 12, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS RE: HENNEPIN ) DRAINAGE AND ) LEVEE DISTRICT ) IN THE COUNTY ) OF PUTNAM AND ) STATE OF ILLINOIS ) No. 64-MR-72 DRAINAGE NOTICE TO: Owners of Record of Hennepin Drainage and Levee District Notice is hereby given as follows: That the annual meeting of the District will be held at the old Morine farmhouse located at 9231 IL Highway 26, Hennepin, Illinois at 12:00 p.m. on November 19, 2014.

Ryan J. Anderson, Attorney for District Commissioners Ryan J. Anderson Reg. # 06288950 611 Second Street, P.O. Box 174 Henry, IL 61537 (309) 364-2354 FAX (309) 364-9340 Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 5, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HENNEPIN, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ) LEOKADIA SOKOLOWSKA, DECEASED, ) UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS ) AGAINST THE ESTATE OF LEOKADIA ) SOKOLOWSKA, DECEASED, UNKNOWN ) CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST ) THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF ) LEOKADIA SOKOLOWSKA, DECEASED, LAKE ) THUNDERBIRD ASSOCIATION, WILLIAM ) BUTCHER, as Special Representative of ) LEOKADIA SOKOLOWSKA, deceased, ) ZYGMUNT SOKOLOWSKA and CHRISTINA ) WROBEL, ) Defendants. ) 14-CH-4 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1 -177 BIRCH DR PUTNAM, IL 61560 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Zygmunt Sokolowska, Defendant, 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 1 -177 Birch Dr., Putnam, IL 61560, more particularly described as: The names of all plaintiffs and the case number are identified above.

The court in which said action was brought is identified above.

The names of the title holders of record are: Heirs and Devisees of Leokadia Sokolowska, deceased A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: LOT 177 IN THE PLAT OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD HILLS, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, AT PAGE 156, ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1969, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 03-00-035-170 A common address or description of the location for the real estate is as follows: 1 -177 Birch Dr., Putnam, IL 61560 An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: Names of the Mortgagors: Leokadia Sokolowska, an unmarried person Name of the Mortgagee: MidAmerica Bank, FSB Date of the Mortgage: November 5, 2007 Date of the recording: November 7, 2007 County where recorded: Putnam County

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CUB CADET LAWN TRACTOR (To sell at 12:30pm) Cub Cadet 1515 Lawn Tractor, 15 H.P. / 38” Deck, Hydro. Trans.; Lawn Tractor Front Blade SHOP EQUIP. & TOOLS Rockwell 6” Jointer; Performax 16-32 Drum Sander; 2 - Craftsman 12” Band Saw / Sanders; Craftsman 10” Band Saw; Pro-Tech Table Saw; Dremel 16” Scroll Saw; 2 - Craftsman 16” Scroll Saws; Craftsman 4” Belt / 6” Disc Sander; Craftsman 12” Wood Lathe; Jet 10” Wood Lathe; 2 - Powr-Kraft Arc Welders; Craftsman 18” Gas Chain Saw; Rockwell Power Miter Saw; Craftsman Router W/ Table Saw Ext.; C-H Airless Painter; Wet Tile Saw; Lg. Manual Punch; Bench Top Drill Press; 3 - Rolling Tool Chests; 9 - 50 Gal Oil Dispensers W/ Hand Pumps; Fishing: Rods & Reels, Tackle; Minnkota Trolling Motor; 2 - 6” Dbl. Wheel Grinders; 2 - Gas Power Leaf Blowers; L.P. Hard Hat Heater; Long Handled & Hand Tools; Earthquake 5.5 H.P. Front Tine Roto-Tiller; Lawn-Boy 4 H.P. Power Mower; Simplicity 18” Gas Snow Blower ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES-FURNITURE: Victorian / Walnut Dresser W/ Mirror; 2 - Walnut Chests W/ Hankie Boxes; Mahogany Dining Tabe W/ 6 Chairs; Mahogany China Hutch; Mahogany Buffet; Walnut Drop Leaf Dining Table; Square Oak Table; Round Maple Dining Table; Chrome / Green Dinette Table W/ 4 Chairs; Flat Front Bookcase; Old Porcelain Top Table; 6 - Old Captain’s Chairs; 4 - Matching Walnut Side Chairs; 4 Matching Oak Pressed Back Chairs; Oak Youth Chair; Old Swivel Office Chair; Carved Walnut / Upholstered Arm Chair; Old Platform Rocker; 2 Old Bentwood Chairs; Child’s Bentwood Chair SMALL ANTIQUES McCormick Cream Separator; 2 - Hanging Parlor Lamps; Brass Angle Lamp; LaSalle County Atlas, 1906; “Standard Oil” 5 Gal. Can; 2 - Iron Wall Bracket Lamps; Castor Bottle Set in Frame; “Arcade” Iron/Wall Mount Coffee Grinder; Wooden Advertising Seed Box; 7 - Old Quilts; Old Child’s Metal Scooter; Old Brass Blade Fan; 3 - Coke 6 Pack Metal Carriers; 3 - Milk Cans; 4 - Hummel Figurines; China Spice Jar Set; Pillar Style Mantle clock; 2 Galvanized Water Cans; Horse Collar; Iron Pitcher Pump; Cherry Pitter; Lg. Wooden Wagon Wheel; Wooden Butter Mold; Wooden Sugar Bucket; Wire Seed Corn Dryers; 28 - Old Fishing Reels; Old Fishing Lures; 4 Gal. Lowell Crock; 15 Gal. “Blue Band” Crock; 10 Gal. “Western” Crock; Crocks, Jugs & Crockery Bowls; Grey Graniteware Items; “Griswold” Cast Iron Pcs.; 2 - Wire Rug Beaters; 2 Aladdin Oil Lamps; 2 - Old Carnival Glass Bowls; Hand Painted Plates; American Fostoria Glassware; B&G X-Mas & Mother’s Day Plates; Jim Beam Decanter Bottles; Advertising Beer Glasses; Old Straight Razors; 6 - Daisy B.B. Guns; Farm Toys; New Die Cast Toys; Older Train Sets; Older Barbie & Ken Dolls; Precious Moments Figurines; Lg. Collection of PlayBoy Magazines; Assorted Records MILK BOTTLES (To sell at Noon) Over 40 Milk Bottles, Many W/ Embossed Letters / Logos, from the local area: Streator, Ransom, Cornell, Pontiac, Verona, Gardner, Coal City, Braidwood, Marseilles, Ottawa, & Earlville RAILROAD LANTERNS (To sell at Noon) 12 Railroad Lanterns Including: NYCL, N&WR, IC, NYCS, NHRR SPORTS CARDS (To sell at 1:00pm) 100’s of Cards, Most in Albums or Original Boxes; (Baseball, Football & Basketball); Beckett Magazines; Sports Posters Etc. HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS-APPLIANCES: Dr. Pepper Pop Machine, 8 Selection; Tappan 18 Cu. Ft. Refrig./Freezer; M. Wards 15.8 Cu. Ft. Chest Freezer; Kenmore Stacking Washer & Dryer (gas) 24” W; 2 - Maytag Auto. Washers; Amana “Comm. Quality” Elect. Dryer; Kenmore “80 Series” Elect. Dryer; Crosley 30” Elect. Stove; Compact Refrig.; Pioneer Turntable; JVC: Recciever & CD Changer; Bissell Power Carpet Steamer; Bissell Bagless Upright Vacuum FURNITURE: 4 Pc. Bedroom Set (Queen size); 5 Pc. Bedroom Set; Ranch Oak 2 Chests, Night Stand & Desk W/ Chair; 2 - Maple China Hutches; Oriental Style Secretary/ Desk; Oak Serving Cart; Sm. Oak Curio Cabinet; Baker’s Rack; 2 - Tall Case Clocks; 2 Gun Cabinets; Combination Safe; Recliners & Gliding Rockers; Sofas & Loveseats; Several Dinette Sets; Dressers & Chests ANNOUNCEMENTS on the day of Auction to take precedence over printed matieral. Lunch Stand and Restrooms on grounds.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This is a very large auction of quality items. 25 wagons of small items & over 200 pcs. of furniture, many nice tools. 3 auction rings will sell simultaneously. View photos on our website & plan to come & spend the day!

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014, will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2014. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Putnam County CUSD 535, 400 E. Silverspoon Ave., Granville, IL 61326, 815-882-2800 x5; 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Also by January 15, 2015 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website @ www.isbe.net SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2014 Educational: Local Sources 6,277,575; State Sources 1,098,734; Federal Sources 373,287; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 7,749,59; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 7,340,389; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 3,746,931; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 4,156,138 .

Operations & Maintenance: Local Sources 589,737 ; State Sources 48,500; Total Direct Receipts/ Revenues 638,237; Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures 916,631; Other Sources/Uses of Funds 21,713; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 2,078,413; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 1,800,019.

Transportation: Local Sources 235,854; State Sources 575,082; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 810,936; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 850,869; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 295,789; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 255,856.

Municipal Retirement/Social Security: Local Sources 381,310; Total Direct Receipts/ Revenues 381,310; Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures 294,685; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 263,959; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 350,584.

Working Cash: Local Sources 64,761; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 64,761; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 2,002,261; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 2,067,022 .

Tort: Local Sources 243,313; Total Direct Receipts/ Revenues 243,313; Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures 265,636; Beginning Fund Balances July 1, 2013 78,543; Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2014 56,220.

Fire Prevention & Safety: Local Sources 58,334; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 58,334; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 324,457; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 382,791.

GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFIED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: Arkels, Jordan; Bayler, John; Bennett, Harvey; Bratt, Tyler; Brown, Jaiclyn; Byers, Brooke; Ciucci, Elizabeth; Colby, Julie; Currie, Gretchen; Dorton, Heather; Faletti, Hollace; Garcia, David; Gedraitis, Judith; Gentry, Jennilea; Huffaker, Kayli; Jenkins, Christina; Jermenc, Stacie; Kerber, Sherry; Klinefelter, Emily; Kottke, Sarah; Longbons, Adam; McKenzie, Jessica; Mika, Ronald; Milburn, Paige; Moore, Jared; Nation, Megan; Nauman, Michelle; Oconnor, Michael; Ploch, Marijeane; Rehn, Wendy; Salazar, Felix; Sandberg, Brandy; Templeton, Jeffrey; Troyan, Linda; Wright, Michael; Wrobleski, Kristin Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999: Anderson, Kyle; Burdette, Emory; Bush, Ashley; Downey, Anne; Edens, Michelle; Ellena, Tyler; Erickson, Kristin; Fifer, Samantha; Frund, Monica; Goslin, Vanessa; Kuehn, Beth; Kunkel, Jamie; Lenkaitis, Jessica; McGill, Monica; Ralph, Kaitlyn; Serafini, Angela; Skinner, Andrea; Spraggon, Laura; Straughn, Chelsi; Zellmer, Nicole; Pufahl, Lynn; Rodriguez, Carmela; Schennum, Janet; Schultz, Amy; Shevokas, Debra; Slingsby, John; Sobkowiak, Katherine; Vacca, Ronda; Vipond, Jim; Walker, Christopher; Ward, Deborah Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999: Alleman, Dianne; Baele, Brandy; Barnett, James; Berger, Nancy; Bolin, Raymond; Both, Patricia; Boudreau, Rebecca; Carboni, Amy Jo; Carboni, James; Colmone, Cynthia; Davis, Annette; Davis, Kelli; Dudek, Jennifer; Eckwall, Carol; Goetz, Jodie; Hall, Josie; Harris, Jeffery; Hartman, Connie; Heiser, John; Henderson, Mary; Hulstrom, Natalie; Ibarra, Jennifer; Johnson, Rebecca; Ladage, Anita; Lombardo, David; Louis, Wendy; Lucas, Mary; McConnell, Charles; Meyer, Corey; Mignone, Maria; Miller, Lori; Myers, David; Nauman, Joshua; Newsome, Christopher; Ohnesorge, Joey; Olson, Lynette; Ossola, Janice; Peterson, Valerie Salary Range: $60,000 - $89,999: Carlson, Carl; Cross, Ronda; Evans, Rebecca Sue; Holmbeck, Diane; Johnson, Stephen; Lenkaitis, Jane; Olson, Michael; Swingel, Edward Salary Range: $90,000 and over: McCracken, Jay; Peterson, Robert GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFIED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: Ahlers, Anthony; Andracke, Sandra; Bailey, Thomas; Barr, Stephana; Bezely, Natasha; Brandstatter, Loretta; Brown, Bailey; Carlson, Melissa; Carpenter, Charles; Casey, Samantha; Ceballos, Margarita; Charbonneau, Colleen; Ciucci, Eric; Copeland, Michaela; Copeland, Robin; Crawley, Brett; Crook, Mary; Davenport, Amy; Dean, Alissa; Debates, Noah; Dempsey, June; Draper, Lisa; Edgerly, Mary; Faletti, Melissa; Flores, Mario; Foley, Kaitlyn;

Gallup, Claudia; Garcia, Jennifer; Gilbert, Mary; Gimbal, Matthew; Gonet, Brian; Grant, Carlene; Griffith, Jan; Haar, Jessica; Hamby, Stacy; Hansen, Jenna; Harris, Kayla; Hatton, Joann; Hatton, Nicole; Heggen, John; Heuser, Gina; Hoffman, Janice; Holocker, Susan; Hopkins, Nancy; Hultz, Nichole; Janusick, Marie; Kassabaum, Connie; Keller, Ciera; Kreiser, Amy; Kriewald, Gerald; Leckonby, Janice; Lenkaitis, Jason; Maggi, Amber; Medina, Marcos; Mekley, Darlene; Mennie, Cindy; Mertel, Lori; Migliorini, Angelina; Napier, Bridget; Neubaum, Sandra; Nickel, Denise; Otero, Jose; Passini, Bradley; Pavlick, Addison; Petersen, Sharon; Petersen, Vickie; Popurella, Susan; Postula, Michelle; Radtke, Samantha; Rennels, Karen; Rolando, Alex; Sartin, Kelly; Schmidt, Edward; Schmidt, Brenda; Schorn, Carey; Schorn, Trey; Schwab, Thea; Seibert, Jamie Shevokas, Brenda; Shevokas, Carolyn; Smith, Lynette; Spratt, Jennifer; Staley, Correna Rue; Summers, William; Sunken, Alaina; Taylor, Marie Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999: Acuncius, Lynn; Etscheid, Sherrie; Goetz, Margaret; Jessen, Amy; Main, Katherine; Randolph, Gene; Sale, Jared; Troglio, Sandra; Thompson, Debra; Tonozzi, Joshua Trovero, Jennifer; Urnikis, Mary; VanKeulen, Lauren; Veronda, Stacy; Walker, James; Walter, Linda; Warren, Terry; Weide, Michael; Willoughby, Carrie; Woest, Sandra; Yepsen, Michelle; Yopchick, Sue Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999: Butler, Jeffery; Ellena, Pamela; Lamboley, Ann; Myres, Peg; Reaska, Tracy; Urnikis, David Salary Range: $60,000 and over: Smith, Douglas Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries.

3D Contracting 10,525 AFLAC 5,671 Allied Waste Svcs #366 6,727 Ameren Energy Marketing 68,090 Ameren Illinois 74,217 Amsan LLC 29,776 Apple Inc 15,335 Aramark 22,564 Audio Labs 2,544 Blue Cross Blue Shield 765,542 Bradfields Computer Supply 18,234 Brandstatter Sons, John 2,884 Builders Choice Inc 11,734 CC Services 12,681 Childrens Home Assoc of IL 12,409 Classroom Direct 2,726 Common Goals Systems 12,263 Companion Life Dental 69,576 Companion Life 8,105 Complete Industrial 2,627 Comtech Holdings Inc 3,990 Country Mutual Ins Co 82,347 D&H Distributing 22,077 Edgewood Park CC 2,600 Edmentum 3,947 Ekana Nursery & Landscape 12,889 Fence Specialties 11,808 Ficek Electric & Commun 5,443 Flinn Scientific 2,698 Frontier 3,596 G&B Mechanical 13,189 Garaventa USA Inc 3,164 Getz Fire Equipment Co 6,589 Gorenz & Assoc 9,910 Grainger 9,025 Granville Floor Covering 7,087 Grassers 3,825 Hall High School 14,918 Healy Bender & Assoc 24,739 Hennepin Bldg Imprest 3,331 Hennepin Food Mart 7,116 Hennepin Water District 3,937 High School Imprest 24,338 Hillman Pediatric Therapy 48,365 Homefield Energy 62,008 Houghton Mifflin Company 5,853 IDES 8,372 IL Assoc of School Boards 9,535 IL Central School Bus 19,112 IL Principals Association 2,790 IL Valley Business Equip 8,405 IL Valley Cellular 4,314 IL Valley Waste Svcs 11,599 Illinois Valley Business 17,962 Jacque Urnikis DBA/ 3,267 Johannes Bus Service 763,202 Johnstone Supply 4,249 Judd Construction Inc 4,095 Junior High Imprest 14,581 Kelly Sauder Rupiper 11,361 Kunkel, Jamie 2,595 Lakeshore 4,593 LaSalle Co R.O.E. 6,122 L-P Area Career Center 31,843 L-P Twp High School 28,684 LEASE 48,308 Letterkraft 7,075 Lexia 8,109 Lighted Way Assoc 101,670 Locker Room 19,918 Lohman Companies 10,316 Mark Karlosky Consulting 118,483 Maxcom 14,229 Mayou Roofing & Supply 4,432 McGraw-Hill School Ed 2,588 McNabb Telephone Co 17,991 Mediacom LLC 2,748 Menards Peru 5,824 Midwest Transit Equip 7,518 NCIMD 47,638 NASCO 4,700 NCS Pearson 3,816 Newsome, Chris 2,688

North Central Bank 50,381 Orkin Exterminating Co 3,176 Ossola & Co., JW 4,005 Ottawa Elem SD #141 27,376 PC Foods Inc 3,226 PCCU (NEC) 25,925 PenServ Plan Services 52,915 Performance Food Serv 188,483 Perma-Bound 11,493 Perry Memorial Hospital 6,628 PrairieCat 4,044 Primary Imprest 3,125 Put Co PCEA/IEA Dues 55,424 Put Co School (Fed TRS) 21,895 Put Co School (TRS Health) 94,594 Put Co School (TRS) 414,100 Put Co Schools (IMRF) 195,367 Put Co Comm Unit (IL) 251,132 Put Co SD (FIT) 557,016 Put Co SD Medicare 107,239 Put Co SD FICA 205,192 Putnam County Unit Café 11,211 Quill 4,274 Regional Office of Ed 5,138 Renaissance Learning 7,046 Robbins Schwartz Nicholas 6,149 Schennum, Janet 2,689 Scholastic, Inc 12,264 School Specialty 12,097 SKI Sealcoating & Maint 5,730 Sovereign Leasing LLC 9,264 Specialized Data Systems 9,594 Springfield SD #186 3,490 Stalker Sports Floors 19,200 Staples Advantage 3,781 Staples Credit Plan 5,843 State Distbursement Unit 10,844 Superintendent Imprest 4,641 Toedter Oil Co 15,528 Transportation with a 12,250 Valor Technologies 33,590 VAR Resources 8,069 Village of Granville 10,571 Washington Natl Ins Co 10,408 Wyanet Carpet 10,050 Zukowski Law Offices 5,402 Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 5, 2014.

US Post Office Postage 600.00 LEADS Putnam County Sheriff 250.00 Advertisement and Legals 120.00 Donations 700.00 Ameren Illinois 5,000.00 Library and Hall Rent 7,200.00 Tomlinson Disposal 455.00 Jacks Gas and Service 600.00 Lumber and Supplies 100.00 Concrete Work 1,000.00 Mowing Alleys and Berms 2,112.00 Clerks Salary 6,000.00 Treasurers Salary 1,800.00 Village Maintainer 650.00 Snow Removal 1,000.00 Salt and Cinders 900.00 Mayors Salary 850.00 Trustees Salary (6 x $35 x 12 months) 2,520.00 Total Estimated Expenditures: $43,157.00 General Savings Park Fund Mowing North Park and Baseball Diamond $1,200.00 Mowing Peterson Park 600.00 Total Estimated Expenditures: $1,800.00 Motor Fuel Tax Water Fund 10,000.00 Water Maintainer 9,000.00 Assistant Water Maintainer 1,560.00 Water Secretary 1,800.00 Audit one-half 1,700.00 US Post Office Postage 240.00 US Treasury one-half 4,000.00 IL Dept of Revenue one-half 800.00 IL Dept of Employment Security one-half 200.00 Insurance one-half 2,800.00 IL EPA Dues 750.00 IL Rural Water Associations Dues 225.00 Total Environmental Services Technology 6,000.00 Frontier 600.00 Ameren IL 7,200.00 JULIE Locates 90.00 AG View Farm Supply Fuel 850.00 Hach 900.00 Brenntag Mid-South 3,200.00 Viking Chemical 2,400.00 USA Blue Book 2,600.00 Utility Equipment Company 2,000.00 Lumber and Supplies 500.00 Complete Integrated Service 1,000.00 Associated Technical Service 1,000.00 Bodine Service Peoria, LLC 1,600.00 Street and Road Repairs 20,000.00 Total Estimated Expenditures: $83,015.00 Water Savings Water Bond Payment 5,500.00 Water Bond Wire Fee 25.00 Water bond Payment 10,500.00 Water Bond Wire Fee 25.00 Total Estimated Expenditures: $16,0500.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES ALL ACCOUNTS: $144,022.00 Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 5, 2014.

VILLAGE OF MAGNOLIA APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE 2014-2015 General Fund $7,401.00 Putnam County Collector 30,825.20 State of Illinois Income Tax 3,500.00 State of Illinois Use Tax 1,500.00 State of Illinois Personal Property Replacement Tax 275.00 Liquor Licenses 400.00 Donations 200.00 Permits 150.00 Interest 25.00 Total Estimated Receipts $44,276.20 General Savings $11,200.00 Interest 75.00 Total Estimated Receipts $11,275.00 Park Fund $9,000.00 Interest 40.00 Total Estimated Receipts $9,040.00 Motor Fuel Tax $17,118.00 Interest 100.00 Total Estimated Receipts $17,218.00 Water Fund $29,228.00 Interest 200.00 AMERAN Illinois Municipal Tax 14,000.00 Frontier 400.00 Total Estimated Receipts $43,828.00 Water Savings $15,000.00 Interest 30.00 Total Estimated Receipts $15,030.00 Water Bond $10,000.00 Interest 25.00 Total Estimated Receipts $10,025.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS ALL ACCOUNTS $150,692.20 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES General Fund United States Treasury one-half $4,000.00 IL Dept of Revenue one-half 800.00 IL Dept of Employment Security one-half 200.00 Audit one-half 1,700.00 Insurance one-half 2,800.00 Attorney Fees 1,800.00

ESTATE SALE!!

ASH STREET, TONICA, IL

NOVEMBER 08, 2014

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Christmas!!

International Decor!! Furniture!!

Christmas trees, houses and scenes (some lighted), International Santa collection, other holiday decor, 1950’s and 1960’s board games, metal farm toys, doll collection, music boxes, assorted china and wooden decorative items, collectible wall plates and spoons, antique baby crib (decorative use only), circa 1915 OLIVER No.7 typewriter with case and tool set, slide projector (needs bulb) and screen, sewing machines, (2 portable, one with cabinet & chair), cedar chest, drop leaf table, like new electric recliner (size small), tree swing, glassware and china, and more. No firearms or coins.

INVENTORY REDUCTION AUCTION

The Following will be sold at the ON SITE LOCATION which is Located at the West End of the Westclox Building in Peru, IL on Rt. 6 on:

SUNDAY, NOV. 9, 2014 TIME: 10:00 A.M.

View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com COLLECTOR AUTOMOBILES: 1953 Ford Custom Line 3 Speed w/ Over Drive 3.5 L 215 CID Inline 6 Cyl w/ Around 67,000 Miles, 1968 Ford Mustang 200 Sprint Motor 6 Cyl –New Top, New Vinyl, New Brakes LG. COLLECTION OF QUALITY TOOLS: Dewalt: 24 Volt-Hammer Drills, Circular Saw, 12 Volt Drill w/ 2 Batteries, 18 Volt Finishing Nailer, 36 Volt Circular Saw-Complete Kit w/ Battery, Charger & Kit Box, Finishing Nailer D51256, 14.4 Volt Brad Nailer, Wheel Brl; Skil: Band Saw, Bench Grinder, Drill Press, Miter Saw, Disc/Sander; Bosch: Concrete Saw, Router Cabinet; Milwaukee: 4 Reciprocating Saws in Kit Box, 1 & 1 1/8 Rotary Hammers, Impact Wrench & Radio; Porter Cable: Air Compressors Including 3.5 Gal 135 PSI, 4 Gal. 135 PSI 3 Horse & 6 Gal. 150 PSI, Heavy Duty Jig Saw, Air Hammer, 3/8 Angle Reverse Drill, Reverse Drill; Ryobi Screw Gun; Rigid Cement Saw; Devilbiss Air Brush; 2 Ingersol Rand Impact Air Guns; Senco SJS Nailer; Drill Bit Sets; Wire & Knotted Wheels; Micrometers, Caliper Micro Kits & Carbide Router Bits; 2 MTB Bikes; Many Household Items Too Numerous to List!!! THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LISTINGMANY MORE TOOLS DAY OF AUCTION!!!

AVANTI TOOLS, MIKE PARTIPILO

SELLER:

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

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Food for Fines program benefits pantries and patrons

Photo contributed

Knights of Columbus makes donation

The Father Peter Delo Council of the Knights of Columbus in Putnam County sponsored a fish fry and donated the proceeds to the Putnam County Food Pantry. Jim Carboni (left) and Mike Terando (right), grand knight of the council, present a check to Putnam County Food Pantry manager John Shimkus for $1,530.85.

HENNEPIN – The Putnam County Public Library District is again sponsoring an area wide “Food for Fines” amnesty program benefiting the Putnam County Food Pantry. From Nov. 10 through 22, all six Putnam County Public libraries will accept canned or boxed non-perishable food donations for payment of overdue fines.

Each donated food item pays $1 in library overdue fines, up to a maximum of 25 items to pay $25 per overdue library card. Food items must be presented during open hours.

Don’t have any overdue fines? Feel free to

HENRY – The University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam 4-H will hold a holiday workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 22.

The fee for the workshop is $10 for 4-H members and $15 for non-members to cover project supplies.

Each participant will be able to make several crafts to give as gifts this holiday season. Participants are encouraged to bring a sturdy box to take their completed projects home.

The workshop is open to all youth ages eight to 18.

Registration is required before Nov. 19. Call the Extension office at 309364-2356 to register.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to par-

ticipate, contact 815-2240889. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment.

If you have questions or need more information, call University of Illinois Extension, Bureau-LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Unit at 309-364-2356. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.

the only area library participating in this program.

Six other area libraries (LaSalle, Peru, Richard A. Mautino, Jacobs Library at IVCC, Graves-Hume and Oglesby) will sponsor the “Food for Fines” amnesty program benefiting area food pantries from Nov. 10 through 22.

Food items must be presented to the circulation desks, with all donated food given to area food pantries (Illinois Valley and Putnam County Food Pantries, Mendota Area Christian Food Pantry and Hall Township Food Pantry). This is the fifth year area libraries have cooperated to benefit area food pantries.

Stage 212 will present ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’

U of I Extension will host class Registration required before Nov. 19

bring your donations to a participating library.

The library will take them to area food pantries for you.

Donated food is not accepted for lost or damaged books, replacement of cards or interlibrary loan fees. Because of food safety concerns, the pantry requests items be in their original packaging; damaged packages, outdated food or glass containers are not acceptable. Suggested food items include canned fruits and vegetables, soups, cereals, pasta mixes and canned meats.

For more information, call 815-925-7020.

Putnam County is not

LASALLE — Stage 212 will kick off the holiday season on a humorous note with their special production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

Adapted by Barbara Robinson from her best-selling young adult book, “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” tells the story of a couple struggling to put on a church

Christmas pageant and being faced with the prospect of casting the Herdman kids — probably the most inventively awful kids in history.

Performances will be Dec. 11-14 at Stage 212, 700 First St., LaSalle. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees

begin at 1 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale for $8 each. Box office hours are Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets may also be purchased online by visiting the Stage 212 website at www.stage212. org or reserved over the phone with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Call 815-224-3025 for details.

HENNEPIN FOOD MART $ 99 STOCK UP SALE!! $ 69 4 3 BLACK ANGUS BONELESS

PRE-THANKSGIVING

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SIRLOIN STEAKS GROCERY SPECIALS

Our Family Sugar, 4#........................................................ $1.69 Our Family Powdered or Brown Sugar, 2# ................. $1.19 Creamette Spaghetti and Asst Pasta, 1# ........................ .99¢ Campbell Chunky Soups, 18.8.................................. 3/$5 Cherrios, Cocoa Puff, Trix, Golden Grahams Cereals, 12oz .......2/$5 Dorito Chips, All .................................................... 2/$5 Pillsbury Plus Cake Mixes, All .............................. 2/$6 Jiff Peanut Butter, 16oz ......................................... 2/$5 Hormel Complete Dinners, All .............................. 2/$5 Asst Ramen Noodles, All ...................................... 4/$1 Our Family Applesauce, 24oz ................................. 2/$3 Western or Wishbone Salad Dressings, 16oz ............ 2/$4 Asst Smucker Preserves, 18oz ............................. 2/$5 BC Bisquick, 40oz ............................................... $2.99 Quaker Instant Oatmeal, 10ct ................................ 2/$6 Our Family Soda, 2 liter ........................................ 5/$5 Our Family Vegetable, Canola, Blended Oil, 48oz ...... 2/$5

PRODUCE

Dole Classic Romaine Blend, 9oz ........................ 2/$5 Hass Avocados, Each ........................................... .99¢ Fresh Broccoli, Each ........................................... $2.49 Medium Yellow Onions, 3lb bag .......................... $1.99

DELI

Kretschmar Cajun Turkey, lb .............................. $5.99 Walnut Calico Cheese, lb ................................... $4.99 Eckrich Honey Roasted Turkey Breast, lb.......... $5.99 Fresh Chicken Salad, lb ..................................... $5.99

YE OLDE PUB SHOPPE

Busch or Busch Light Beer, 30pk cans ............... $15.99 Barefoot Wines, 750ml ........................................ $4.99

OPEN 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daily 8 a.m. - Noon Sunday 925-7308

Creamette Asst Egg Noodles 1#

Prego Pasta Sauce 24oz

2/ 3 $

3/$5

Green Giant Corn, Peas, Green Beans

59¢

303

Hellmans Mayonaise 30oz

3.39

$

Charmin Basic Bath Tissue 12 Double

Our Family A/P Flour 5#

C O Bounty Basic Paper Towels U P O 8 Roll N Limit Two With Coupon and $15 Order

FAMILY PAK

lb

GROUND ROUND MEAT SPECIALS

WholeTyson Fully Cooked Prime Rib Roast, lb.... $7.99 Tray Pak Chicken Legs, lb ...................................... .99¢ Hormel Smoked Porkchops, 15oz ........................... 2/$9 Amish Bone-In Ham Portions, lb ........................... $2.99 Festive Turkey Breast, lb....................................... $1.49 Armour Meat Balls, 14oz ....................................... 2/$5 Lean Pork Butt Roast, lb ....................................... $2.59

Call and order your Amish Fresh Free Range Turkey for that special holiday!!!!!

FROZEN FOOD

Blue Bunny Ice Cream Squares, 56oz ................ $2.99 Banquet Dinners, All ............................................... 5/$5 OF French Fries, Shoe String, Puffs, 2# ..................... 2/$4 Butch’s Thin Crust Pizzas, 18oz ..........................2/$11

DAIRY

4.99

Yoplait Yogurts, 6oz ............................................ 10/$5 Our Family Sour Cream, 24oz .............................. 2/$5 Our Family American Singles, 12oz .................... $2.29 Fleishmann’s Stick Margarine, 1# ...................... $1.69

1.69

Fresh Baked Hogie Buns, 6ct............................. $1.99 Hawiian Sweet Dinner Rolls, Doz ......................... 2/$5

$ $

4.99

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BAKERY

SEAFOOD SHOPPE

Our Family Cod Fillets, 12oz ................................ $4.59 Our Family Breaded Crunchy Shrimp, 9oz ............ $4.99

Don’t forget to attend the Mcnabb American Legion Fish Fry/ Ham and Turkey Raffle this Friday at the McNabb Fire Dept.!!!