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McNabb: Pay now or pay more

By Ken Schroeder

A state’s attorney vacancy County board looks at options

By Dixie Schroeder

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MCNABB — McNabb village residents behind in utility payments may soon find penalties accruing on their bills. The question of how to deal with those who are behind in their utility bills was a topic of intense discussion at the McNabb Village Board meeting on Nov. 12. Chief among the suggestions was a $10 per month penalty for non-payment.

According to acting village President Brandi Sandberg, there are several people in the village who owe the village for water, sewer and other village services. Village Clerk Pat Harrison told the board one homeowner is more than $1,000 behind on payments.

One of the village residents in arrears does not use city water but is tied into the village sewer system, a service he refuses to pay for. Sandberg told the board he was more than $600 behind in sewer payments.

“It’s not like we can turn his water off, since he doesn’t use the village’s system,” Sandberg said. “Is there anything we can really do in this case?”

The suggestion was made to place a valve on his sewer connection, but Village Engineer Jack Kusek pointed out that would be a dicey prospect.

“In effect, you’re creating a health hazard,” Kusek said. “You can’t do that. What you can do is put a lien against the property and let the lawyer take him to court.”

In other action, the board: • Announced the 2014 tax levy. This year’s figure is a 5 percent increase to $17, 395.

• Voted to delay hiring a new village treasurer until the end of the fiscal

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County State’s Attorney Jim Mack at the monthly board meeting last week.

In the Nov. 4 election, Mack was elected to the seat of retiring 10th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Scott Shore. Mack’s current term of office as Putnam County State’s Attorney will end on Nov. 20, 2016. When Mack takes over his new office, it will create a vacancy that must

be filled.

“As soon as the election results are made official, I will be submitting my resignation with an effective date of Nov. 30 or Dec. 1 as state’s attorney of Putnam County,” Mack said.

As soon as the county board finds out the date of Mack’s resignation, they will have three days to notify the Putnam County Republican Central Com-

mittee as to the vacancy.

While Mack noted the law is vague on if the group makes recommendations, history has shown that they have in past situations when a vacancy has occurred in that office.

‘The county board will then have up to 60 days to approve the appointment, made by the county chairman, for the appointee to fill the remainder of the

state’s attorney’s term,” Mack said. “So it is an appointment by the county chairman with advice and consent of the county board.”

In other business the board: • Has changed the operating hours of the courthouse to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through

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PCES prepares for holiday concert Members of the Putnam County Elementary School fourth-grade class practice with music teacher Carol Eckwall for their upcoming Christmas concert at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2. Putnam County kindergarten through fifth grade students will also participate in the concert.

Hennepin steel mill facility sold?

Details of purchase sketchy

By Ken Schroeder

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HENNEPIN — The Hennepin Steel Mill has finally found a buyer. It’s been reported a company from Michigan named IPS Steel has purchased the mill which has sat empty since early 2010 when former owner ArcelorMittal closed the plant.

U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock announced the sale on Nov. 15 through a press release to the Peoria Journal Star. According to the report, Schock stated it was “a good sign for Hennepin and Putnam County.”

Schock did not return telephone calls to the Putnam County Record by press time.

However, the news report from that point raises more questions than answers.

Although the news release from Schock’s office quoted Putnam County Board President Duane Calbow, Calbow said he found out about the sale through the article in the Journal Star.

“I’m cautiously optimistic, but we really don’t know very much,” Calbow said. “I’m hoping to have a conversation with the company to find out their

plans for the facility.”

That may be a tricky task.

Searches for a company named IPS Steel in Michigan have come up empty as of press time. Reports name Kishan Sutariya as IPS project manager.

Sutariya is the head of Technology Consulting in Detroit, Mich. Phone calls to the business went unanswered.

Former owner ArcelorMittal has confirmed the purchase of the site to a company by that name.

“ArcelorMittal sold 873 acres of land and nearly one million square feet of existing buildings to IPS Steel LLC on Nov. 13,” ArcelorMittal external communications senior

specialist Heather Ross said. “ArcelorMittal is pleased that this sale will turn the property back to productive use and ultimately create new jobs and revenue for the city and region.”

ArcelorMittal will not disclose additional details about the real estate transaction. The company rebuffed all attempts by other steel companies to purchase the mill at the time of its closing.

There is also no record of the sale at Putnam County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds Dan Kuhn’s office, which would indicate the sale is not official. As of press time, no paperwork of any sort has been filed

with the office.

Whatever the use of the property, the likelihood of a new steel plant seems low. The building itself is more than 50 years old, and most of the equipment in the mill was removed

by ArcelorMittal after the plant’s closing. Any steel mill moving in would be faced with buying millions of dollars of equipment and possibly razing and rebuilding the plant.

“Until I see some papers, I’m a little skeptical,” Illinois State Rep. Frank Mautino said. “If it does happen, it could be a good thing. Everything inside the building is gone, so I’m interested in seeing what’s going to happen.”

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MAGNOLIA ­— November is National American Indian Heritage Month.

The first Americans have had a unique history around the Putnam and LaSalle county area.

The month has been official since 1990 when President George H.W. Bush issued a national declaration. It has been looked to as a time to learn about the diverse traditions and history of the American Indian. Another goal of the official proclamation is to make people more aware of the challenges Native Americans have faced throughout the years and how they conquered these challenges.

Putnam County resident Lonna Nauman has been fascinated with Native American Indian history in the area for years. Nauman was raised on stories of interactions with her family and area Native Americans. Nau-

man is a retired instructor at Mid State College in Peoria.

“When I was little, I grew up on a farm west of Magnolia. It was the Cowen place. I always heard that some Indians had come up and visited.

Then my grandma actually worked for the Roberts family. That was like a halfway house between Springfield to Chicago. It was a stagecoach stop. I heard all sorts of stories through that experience,” Nauman said.

According to Nauman, one of the main tribes that lived in the area was the Potawatomi Indians.

Chief Senachwine was their leader. Senachwine was a diplomat and friends with area white men in his time.

Senachwine’s burial ground was found on the George Wheeler farm near Putnam. The burial site was on top of six layers of Indian burials from long ago. The Wheeler site is one of three excavation sites in Putnam Coun-

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Lonna Nauman looks at her Native American Indian basket collection. November is National American Indian Heritage Month. ty, the other two being the Kuhne site outside of McNabb and the Senachwine site, also near Putnam.

One of the unique parts of the Wheeler farm was its physical layout.

“The main thing is that it is one of the few serpentine mounds in the country,” Nauman said. “We

don’t know why they did it this way. We just don’t know that much about those early civilizations.”

Nauman noted the Potawatomi were very nomadic type of people.

“Between Ottawa and Peoria, we know there were tribes wandering around the area,” Nauman said.

“The

Potawatomi were one of those prolific area tribes.”

The Potawatomi were a peaceful tribe in Senachwine’s time. They were victims in the Fort Dearborn Massacre in 1812. During an 1832 Indian council, the tribe refused to take part in the Black Hawk War. Nauman noted the chiefs of the Native American tribes had to be better diplomats than warriors especially as the 1800s rolled around.

One of the biggest problems in knowing what happened to Native American tribes is their history was never written down. Everything was kept in oral history fashion with stories being told from one generation to the next.

For more information on the National American Indian Heritage month, visit the National Congress of American Indians website at http:// www.ncai.org/initiatives/ native-american-heritage-month.

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It’s time to stop smoking

By Ken Schroeder

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Cancer. It’s a word that elicits a shudder of fear in nearly every person who hears it and changes the life of anyone who hears it as a diagnosis. More than half a million U.S. citizens will die this year from the second leading cause of death in America. About 25 percent of those cases are avoidable.

November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is estimated to take 159,260 lives this year. It’s the most common type of cancer and the one that is most easily preventable. More than 80 percent of all lung cancer deaths occur with people who either smoke or have smoked.

Tobacco use remains the

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The current hours for the courthouse are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. This change will bring Putnam County’s courthouse into alignment with other county courthouses.

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single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States, yet about 42 million Americans still smoke cigarettes — nearly one out of every five people.

As of 2012, there were also 13.4 million cigar smokers and 2.3 million who smoke tobacco in pipes.

“If people need help with smoking, they can call the Illinois Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT-YES,” Community Partners Against Substance Abuse Director Dawn Conerton said. “When you call, operators are there to help people quit or help people plan to quit. What we want people to know is help is out there. One of the best ways to quit is with help and guidance.”

Conerton added even non-smokers are at risk from tobacco use.

“Most people don’t realize how dangerous second-hand smoke can be,” Conerton said. “Many people who never smoked themselves have gotten cancer from second-hand smoke. People who worked in bars or associated with heavy smokers were most likely to encounter lung cancer.”

The lung cancer fiveyear survival rate (16.6 percent) is lower than many other leading cancer sites, such as the colon (64.2 percent), breast (89.2 percent) and prostate (99.2 percent).The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is 53.5 percent for cases detected when the disease is still localized (within the lungs). However, only 15 percent of lung cancer cases are diagnosed at an early stage. For distant tumors (spread to other

organs) the five-year survival rate is only 3.9 percent. Over half of the people with lung cancer die within one year of being diagnosed.

To bring awareness to lung cancer and ways to prevent it, the American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year, with this year’s date being Nov. 20. The Great American Smoke-out encourages people to stop smoking for just one day. By quitting — even for one day — smokers can take an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk. The first national smoke-out was held in 1977. The idea behind the event is a hope one day without smoking may lead to a habit of its own.

Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. The entryway hall and dispatcher area flooring will be replaced. D.J.’s Carpet of Peru submitted the low bid. Board member Sheila Haage pointed out the owners of the business are Putnam County residents.

• The board heard from Chairman Duane Calbow there have been two applications for the vacant position of Putnam

County emergency management coordinator. The applicants are Bob Cofoid of Granville and Quentin Buffington of Hennepin.

The position has been open since the resignation of Dr. John Ehrhardt. The board agreed to arrange interviews as soon as possible to get the vacancy filled.

• The board is arranging the purchase of two laptop computers from

Connecting Point Computers in Peru. The cost is $2,762.70 and will include Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat, along with security software. One computer will be used by county website administrator Sandra Woest, while the other can be used by any board member. Woest will also be donating an overhead projector for the county board to use as needed.

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Dane Suarez, a Princeton native and a 2014 Metropolitan Opera National Council finalist, will return to the area and join Sue Gillio of Peru, well-known throughout the Midwest as a gifted soloist, flute teacher and principal flute player with the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, as featured soloists with the orchestra. They will bring

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• Learned the village did not receive a Community Development Assistance Program grant it applied for earlier this year. The CDAP grant would have assisted in the drilling of a second well for the village.

• Announced petitions are available for board positions for the April 2015 general election.

Three, four-year terms will open as well as a twoyear unexpired term. The village president position will also be on the ballot.

• Donate $100 to the Toys in the Pantry program.

From Page 1 year. Village Attorney Carol Churney told the board there is no requirement for the village treasurer to be a resident.

Current treasurer Vicki Ehrhardt is moving to Wenona.

• Agreed to purchase a tractor and equipment from John Ehrhardt for $10,000. The tractor will fill several roles that are currently lacking in the village maintenance vehicles.

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Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust is now OmniArts

The Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust has a new director, new name, new look and newly-expanded mission. The trust, now known as OmniArts, has been providing financial support for the arts in Starved Rock Country for more than 20 years.

OmniArts is emerging from a year-long restructuring, and an intensive search for a new leader to take the trust to exciting new heights.

“We are thrilled to report that Mr. William (Bill) Jankowski has been appointed as the Trust’s new executive director effective August 2014,” said Inga Carus, chairman of OmniArts. “Bill is not only a capable fundraiser

with a strong track record; he is very well connected to the arts community in the region and is Jankowski a theatrical director in his own right.”

Jankowski was most recently with the Ottawa Times newspaper and Starved Rock Country magazine as special events manager. He has experience as an educator, theater director, tourism director and development administrator raising millions of dollars.

“The name OmniArts reflects this wider mission,” said Jankowski.

“The meaning behind the

name is that the Trust will support everything arts related.”

The trust will continue to provide financial support to local artists, art organizations and art-focused educational programs. It will also produce special events, create a website with information about local artists and events, encourage growth of the arts, and enrich the quality of life in the Starved Rock region.

At the economic development conference at Senica’s Oak Ridge on Oct. 29, the trust was formally re-launched. Starved Rock Country Alliance, in partnership with the Hegeler Carus Foundation, organized the conference.

Amtrak adds trains for Thanksgiving To accommodate an expected increase in holiday passengers, Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation are offering additional round trips on Nov. 30, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, between Chicago and Bloomington/Normal and on the Chicago-Quincy corridor, via Galesburg and Macomb.

Ordinarily on the Chicago-St. Louis corridor, Amtrak operates a total of five round-trips via Bloomington/Normal, four Lincoln Service and one Texas Eagle roundtrip. In order to accommodate one additional round-trip on Nov. 30, Train 300 will depart St. Louis 35 minutes earlier than usual and Train

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For the Thanksgiving holiday period, Amtrak will operate every available passenger rail car in its fleet and is scheduling extra trains and adding capacity on other routes in the Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest and California.

The busiest travel days are the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after the holiday.

Other than Thanksgiving Day, morning trains typically have more available seats than those in the afternoon and evening.

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Helmig arraigned JOLIET — Charles W. Helmig, 77, of Peru, a Putnam County attorney, was arraigned in Will County last week where he has been indicted on one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance/methamphetamine. The charge is a Class 3 felony which carries a potential two-to-

301 will depart Chicago 30 minutes earlier than usual, with both trains operating on a modified schedule that day only.

On the Chicago-Quincy corridor, Amtrak normally originates two daily morning and evening round-trips, the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg plus some additional Amtrak service at Galesburg, Princeton or Mendota provided by the Southwest Chief and California Zephyr. In order to accommodate one additional round-trip on Nov. 30, Train 383 will depart Chicago 20 minutes later than usual and operate on a modified timetable to Quincy that day only.

Passengers are encour-

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The Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission had suspended Helmig’s registration in July. The Commission has alleged Helmig misappropriated more than $95,000 for an elderly woman who was a nursing home resident.

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HENRY — There is still time to sign up for The University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam 4-H 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

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Jill Smoode talks by phone with a patient undergoing treatment inside a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber at Illinois Valley Community Hospital.

Smoode named IVCH Wound, Hyperbaric Center’s program director PERU — Registered Nurse Jill Smoode of Granville has been named program director of the Illinois Valley Community Hospital Wound and Hyperbaric Center.

Smoode will be responsible for achieving clinical, operational and financial results at the wound center. She had most recently served as the wound center’s clinical coordinator.

Smoode has been a nurse for 17 years and holds a nursing degree from Illinois Valley Community

College. She began her medical career 22 years ago as a certified nursing assistant at IVCH. The IVCH Wound and Hyperbaric Center provides leading-edge treatments including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure therapies, bioengineered tissues and biosynthetics to wound care patients.

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3,400 wound encounters in 2014 alone. Conditions that may indicate the need for advanced wound care include diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, pressure ulcers, skin tears, post-surgical incisions, radiation wounds, burns, traumatic injuries and any wound that has not shown signs of improvement within 30 days.

IVCH is the only hospital in LaSalle and Bureau counties to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Illinois Urologic Health Surgeons provides services at PMH PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton is announcing that on Nov. 1, Dr. Christian Schwartz and Dr. Steve Chung with Illinois Urologic Health Surgeons began providing surgical services on a more consistent basis at PMH.

Illinois Urologic Health Surgeons will also be opening a clinic and have office hours multiple days Chung each month in Suite 201 in the Perry

Memorial Hospital Medical Office Building. For more information or to schedule an appointment in the Princeton office, call 815-664-5367.

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The Bureau/Putnam County Health Department makes routine and unannounced visits each month to various food service establishments in Bureau and Putnam counties to inspect the operation.

Health inspectors use an identical scorecard at each facility, where they check for health code compliance in 45 areas.

Each area carries a rating from one to five, with five being the most critical. Inspectors check the entire operations of the facility in 14 different categories, such as food protection, personnel and garbage and refuse disposal.

Beginning with a score of 100 points, the health inspector deducts one to five points for every violation. The final total is the facility’s inspection report score. A passing food inspection score is 65 or above.

At 65, the Bureau/Putnam County ordinance allows the health department to close an establishment, but a score doesn’t have to be that low for the department to close it. It depends on the number of critical and non-critical violations and the type of violations.

Certain combinations can

Bureau County food service evaluations Buda BV South 98 Princeton Greenfield Retirement Home 99 Kramer’s Kitchen/ Chuckwagon 98 Oriental Gardens 88 Princeton Christian Academy 94 Princeton High School Food Service 98 A Hundred Acre Orchard and Market 97 St. Louis School 94 Sheffield Chestnut Street Inn 99 Hidden Lake Golf Club 92 Red’s Bar and Grill 93 ZBest Cafe on Main 91 Phylly’s 99 Spring Valley Angelo’s 92 St. Margaret’s Hospital 95 Valley Bar and Grill 90

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Verucchi’s Family Property 91 Tiskilwa Indian Hills Golf Course 90 Indian Valley Inn 91 Menno Haven Camp & Retreat Center 94 Reagan Middle School District 115 98 Walnut Green River Country Club 88 Little Blessings 99 The Italian 94 Walnut Manor Nursing Home 95 BV North 96 Wyanet Main Street BBQ 97 BV Elementary 98

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McNabb Kathy’s Korner Pub 100 Moreno’s On Main 86 Putnam County Jr. High 100 Food service evaluations conducted Oct. 1 to Oct. 31

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Editor

Refresher course One part of my job which I truly enjoy are the opportunities I have to visit area schools. Sometimes I’m there to do an interview or take a photo, while other occasions find me in the halls of education to speak to a class about the newspaper business. Either way, I most always leave each school with a feeling of appreciation for the teachers who lead their students through the educational — and often the life skills — process.

When I was a child, I always thought I wanted to be a teacher. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize some things just aren’t meant to be, and that’s for good reason.

Terri Simon For me, teaching would be fun for about a week. After that, I’d be on my last nerve ... which explains why I have such an appreciation for teachers. But back to my story ...

So I found myself headed into a school the other day, when I saw one of my favorite teachers on the playground. I was a bit early, so I thought I would go over and say hi to this teacher, who was obviously on playground duty. We chatted for a while as she kept a close eye on her young charges. The kids were crazy wild, and even though we chatted casually, this teacher didn’t miss a beat when it came to keeping an eye on the kids and reprimanding them when needed.

Just as I was about to head into the school, I watched as a young boy came toward us. He had a distressed look on his face as he approached us. There were no tears, but I thought there might be soon. Without hesitation, he spoke to my teacher friend ... “(Classmate’s name) is throwing grass at me,” the little boy told the teacher. “He’s throwing a lot of it at me, and it’s getting in my mouth,” he continued. From the size of the child, I assumed he was a first- or second-grader.

And then with all the wisdom teachers are known to have, my teacher friend delivered the following: “Well, keep your mouth closed and go play somewhere else,” she said quickly.

The little boy appeared to be studying his teacher’s words for a minute, and then he was off, doing as he was told and heading to the opposite side of the playground.

“Well, that was easy,” I said to the teacher.

“No,” she said just as quickly. “That was common sense.”

I chuckled out loud and headed off into the school, but I don’t mind telling you the teacher’s words stayed with me all day long ... “Keep your mouth closed and go play somewhere else.”

As I think back, I have to tell you I believe those words of wisdom are great advice — not just for a little kid on the playground, but for all of us ... “Keep your mouth closed and go play somewhere else.” In fact, they might just be some of the most brilliant words I’ve heard in a long time.

Like the little kid who was throwing grass on the playground, we all — at one time or another — have that person or persons, who tend to throw a lot our way. While it probably isn’t something so simple as a handful of grass, they tend to throw their words, their actions, their demeanor, their attitudes, etc., at us. And of course, I think our first inclination in dealing with these types of people is to lash back and throw some words, actions or attitudes back at them. At the very least — like the little kid complaining to his teacher on the playground, we want someone to acknowledge our misery, and we spread the other person’s wrongdoing like it’s gospel to anyone who will listen.

But what if we adopted the teacher’s advice — “Keep your mouth closed and go play somewhere else?” In essence ... ignore the problem. Don’t let your own mouth perpetuate the issue. And then walk away and move on to something else.

A life lesson I should practice more often ... Problem solved, and I keep my own dignity intact in the process.

Thanks, my teacher friend. Sometimes an adult needs a common sense lesson too.

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

Erin Keenan

What is the last TV show you saw: “The Today Show.”

Town: Granville.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one meal for the rest of your life what would it be: Pizza.

Family: Michael and Lisa Keenan-parents, Nick-brother.

Pets: Three cats-Zoe, Willie and Ella, dog-Max. What is the last song you listened to: “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins.

What was the last book you read: “Growing up Duggar.”

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

If someone handed you a million dollars what would you do with it: Save it and pay some bills off.

Name a favorite restaurant(s):

First Person Pizza House.

What is one thing you like about the town you live in: It is pretty quiet.

Is there anything you would change about your hometown: No.

Field of Dreams The Putnam County girls volleyball team had a standout season but lost to Fieldcrest at the Class 2A Orion Sectional championship game. They finished the year 22-13.

It seems to me the parents in Putnam County raise great high school athletes, who work hard and highly achieve in sports and education.

••• Let’s talk turkey since it is Thanksgiving time. Did you know that male turkeys are the only ones who gobble; they do this to attract a mate, and also spreed their tail feathers like a peacock does. A group of turkeys can be called a crop, a dole, a gang, a posse or a raffle. European diners mistook turkeys for African guinea fowl and named them turkey fowl because they were imported through Turkey. The skin hanging from a male turkey’s beak and neck can turn pink, white or blue when the big bird gets excited. They are called feeble fowl because they keel over and die from heart attacks.

Ben Franklin described the turkey as a much more respectable bird than the bald eagle. My mother and I raised turkeys starting in 1947 after I had graduated from Hopkins High School. We had moved from a farm my dad rented between McNabb and Granville to a farm he bought us one mile west of Tonica in March of 1947. I drove back to Hopkins that spring to finish high school there.

We raised around 40 turkeys the first year in our barn lot. We adver-

Darrell Alleman COMMENTARY

tised in the local papers and sold live turkeys or freshly-dressed turkeys by the pound. We had Thurl Swain from McNabb kill and take their feathers off. We would bring them home and put them in water tanks with cold water. The day before Thanksgiving and Christmas, then I would start delivering them to the people who had visited our farm on several Saturdays and Sundays before each holiday. They would pick out a hen or a tom they wanted.

We would say OK. They would say they wanted a 15-pound turkey, and then point to a 25-pound tom and say they liked that one.

Later we had George Clausen dress our turkeys on his farm one mile north and west of McNabb.

The first year Jeanne and I were married, we lived at Tonica near my folks farm. Then in 1952 we moved one mile north of Granville, and I raised turkeys there until 1954. The last year I raised 400, but the market busted because this was before people decided they wanted fresh turkeys, not frozen ones. That year grocery stores put special low prices on their frozen turkeys. A young farmer north of McNabb raised 2,000

of them that ruined the market for everyone. I had a hard time getting rid of them that year.

Three things stand out in my experience in raising turkeys, the first happened on a bright sunny Sunday afternoon when a low flying small plane flew over our 20-acre farm north of Granville. Jeanne and I were in the yard. The plane’s shadow and engine noise scared the turkeys, and they all flew into a woven wire fence and piled up on top of each other.

Forty turkeys died.

The second one was a neighbor a little south of us. Johnny Buhn called early one morning and said my turkeys were in his yard. This is the same farm Jeanne and I live on now.

We walked there and herded them back home on the gravel road over All Forks Creek bridge.

The third one was we made a deal to deliver live turkeys to a movie theater in LaSalle before Thanksgiving and Christmas. They would give 20 live turkeys to people in the audience that had winning tickets at intermission time. I would back the pickup by the back door and take the crates with the turkeys in them onto the stage. When I would hand the live turkey to the winner, especially a girl or woman, they would take it from me by the legs that I had tied together with twine and run screaming with it out of the building.

Thanks for reading.

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

TO Letter THE Editor

Salute to our vets To the Editor, I attended another great Veterans Day program at our junior high school. This is always a great presentation. We can only be proud of this

school.

The band does a wonderful job, and it’s hard to believe they are so good. They play very smoothly with none of the jerky music usually associated with school bands. They definitely know how to treat the veterans

with dignity, and it makes us walk out of there with pride.

Again thank you to Putnam County Junior High School for another salute to us, I return the salute to you.

Leo McCauley McNabb

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Sports

PCR photos/Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County resident Daniela Pavlovich (left) and Venessa Voss of Hennepin (right) practices their shooting at an Illinois Valley Community College women’s basketball practice. Coach of the Lady Eagles is Tom Ptak. The PCHS graduates are participating in their first year of junior college basketball.

PC grads learning to play for IVCC women’s team

By Dixie Schroeder

dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — For some athletes moving from high school to college sports can be a very big challenge.

However, Putnam County residents Daniela Pavlovich and Venessa Voss are making the transition look easy.

Pavlovich and Voss are playing in their first year of college for the Illinois Valley Community College Lady Eagles basketball program. Head coach is Tom Ptak. Assistant coaches include Ron Carlson and Sammy Kromm. Both Putnam County grads were surprised by some things in Division III basketball but not others.

Voss said, “Other teams push the ball really fast, but we do too. The ball is pushed faster up the court and its a lot more physical than high school basketball definitely. You really just have to have a good mindset.”

One of the interesting parts of playing on the Lady Eagles team are the other players on the team. Just one short year ago, Pavlovich and Voss were playing against most of their current teammates.

“There are Hall, St. Bede. Midland,

PCR photos/Dixie Schroeder

Bouncing into new basketball seasons Members of the Putnam County Panther basketball squad practice last week in R.M. Germano Gymnasium. The Putnam County Lady Panthers will be playing the third game at Princeton High School’s Thanksgiving tournament at 8 p.m. Nov. 20. The Panthers begin their season by participating in the Kewanee Wethersfield Thanksgiving tournament against Bureau Valley at 7 p.m. Nov. 24.

Mendota and Earlville high school former players on our (IVCC) team now. It was weird at first. There were these rivalries against other teams and now it’s like ‘Oh we are all playing together!’,” Voss said.

“It is a little odd getting to work as a team with girls you competed against in high school,” Pavlovich said. “It has been a little weird at first, but they’ve been such good teammates, it has been awesome.”

The season started out at Illinois Central College with a Jamboree event where the Lady Eagles played three games. While the squad didn’t do as well as hoped, Pavlovich noted that they were still getting used to each other as teammates.

“I feel as if we weren’t prepared and experienced enough. We didn’t really know what was coming. I think now that we know, we will all play together better,” Pavlovich said.

Coaching styles are something a player gets used to as well. The Putnam County teammates had James Barnett for at least four years of high school ball and in junior high. Both Ptak and Barnett have similar coaching expectations, according to Pavlovich and Voss.

“The first day of practice this season, you knew exactly what was expected of you,” Pavlovich said.

“He (Ptak) goes over stuff we didn’t know, just like Barnett used to do. He reminds me of Barnett because the transition game is still here.”

“He really pushes you to get better,” Voss said. “He’ll be yelling at us about how to do things. Reminding of us of how to do stuff. Its a different type of mindset.”

Offense is different at the college level. Ptak believes in a fast game with more passing than what the girls have previously experienced.

“Its constant movement. We don’t just set all the plays. We have drives and things, circle drives and stuff,” Voss said.

Both players know the importance of school as well as their athletics.

Pavlovich is undecided in her major, so she has started with working on her general education classes. Voss is currently in the Certified Nursing Assistant program with eyes on moving into nursing and eventually becoming a pediatrician.

The Lady Eagles will next play at home at 1 p.m. Nov. 22 against Illinois Central College.

Fall conditioning program held for PC/Hall wrestlers

By Dixie Schroeder

an automatic movement. Practice makes perfect.”

On Tuesdays and Thursdays since GRANVILLE — Ask any area wres- school has started, wrestlers come tling coach what it takes to pre- to the R.M. Germano Gym and pare a team for competition and work moves repeatedly. On Monthey will tell you one word: practice. day, Wednesday and Friday a lifting The Putnam County/Hall wrestling schedule was posted and followed. squad has epitomized the word Wrestlers could do their lifting at practice this fall in preparation for Putnam County or at Hall High its upcoming season which will start School in Spring Valley.

An amount of conditioning is on Nov. 25.

The PC/Hall wrestling program is involved for any student athlete led by coach Jerry Kriewald, Assis- and wrestling is no different. Cartant coach and junior varsity coach dio is important and working musis Joe Rue. Veteran wrestler and for- cles that are not normally needed mer head coach Chris Quigley now in an everyday life is key. If muscles volunteers his time to help the team are not strengthened and built up, injuries happen quickly. Kriewald members get ready for the season.

“Coach Quigley went over tech- has designed a lifting schedule that nique and mat strategy. We have two works on each part of the body.

“Its grueling. If you don’t have the seniors from Putnam County, Mario Flores and Ben Garland. Returning lung power you are done,” Quigley varsity letterwinner Luke McCook said.

One of the challenges that PC/ and two junior high wrestlers are moving up, Charlie McCook and Hall is going to face this year is Collin Holmes. Right now we have being classified as 2A in the Illinois 10 PC athletes and nine from Hall High School Association athletics With a tougher schedule this year, programs. Wrestling will be no difI am excited to see the teams prog- ferent.

“We are the smallest school in the ress,” Kriewald said.

“We have just been drilling tech- state in class 2A,” Quigley said. “It nique over and over,” Quigley said. will be a tough year.”

Numbers with the program vary “We drilled low single leg on both sides and that was it. We work on each week with a lot of the wrestakedowns at practice on the big tlers participating in football at Hall. mats. We pick up some new tech- PC freshman Charlie McCook has nique and work it so it will become been one of the wrestlers that has dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

PCR photo/Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County wrestler Charlie McCook works on takedowns at a fall wrestling practice for the Putnam County/ Hall wrestling team. The squad worked on a voluntary basis in strength training and practicing wrestling holds this fall.

participated in the program this fall. McCook started wrestling in the Puma Wrestling Club at Putnam County Junior High School “We have been following Coach Kriewald’s lifting schedule. One time we work our arms, the next our legs,” McCook said. “We worked on single leg moves this week with the coaches.”

Repetition does not seem to phase the athletes. Wrestlers will tell you that you learn the move better this way.

“We have to do it until we get it right,” McCook said.

Putnam County Senior Ben Garland knows that practice is important to becoming a better wrestler.

“We have been doing this since school started,” Garland said. “The weightlifting program is designed to develop stamina, not as much muscle mass. In wrestling you need a lot more stamina as well as the technique.”

The wrestlers often run in practice since the season has started.

“Running is an important part of building up stamina. You have got to be able to last the whole match,” Garland said. “In giving advice to any new wrestler, I would say run a lot.”

PC/Hall hits the road for their six meets of the season. Their first home meet will be Dec. 19 against Midland and Marquette.

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Community Hennepin to hold free electronics recycling HENNEPIN — The village of Hennepin will have a free electronics recycling collection on Nov. 22 including free data destruction.

Accepted items include computers, all types of monitors, printers and fax machines, scanners, laptops and tablets, servers, televisions, still and video cameras, MP3 players, batteries of all types, cell phones and chargers, phone systems, cables, radios and speakers, projectors, routers, modems and switches, scrap metal,

lawnmowers, PDAs, keyboards, mice, external drives, DVD players and recorders, VHS players and recorders, cable receivers, satellite receivers, digital converter boxes, video game consoles and alarm clocks.

Any tube or projection television or CRT monitor that has a cut cord or is missing components may be rejected. The company accepts a large variety of items, so if you do not see your item on the list, call 630-608-6102.

‘Hallelujah Chorus’ singers needed Musicians in the area are working to perform a Random Act of Culture event at a Peru business at 1 p.m. Dec. 6.

Adult and high school age singers are needed to perform Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.” Individuals and choirs from anywhere in the area are invited to participate.

There will be one practice in the choir room,

No. D223, at Illinois Valley Community College at 7 p.m. Dec. 1. Singers are encouraged to attend the rehearsal, if possible.

Organizers for the event are Chris Kelsey and Norm Engstrom. Call 815224-2462 or email csing_ kelsey@comcast.net for information on participating or see the Facebook page under Illinois Valley Random Act of Culture.

Program on Theodore Roosevelt on Nov. 20 LASALLE — As part of its 20142015 dinner lecture series, the Canal Corridor Association’s November program will feature a presentation on the life of President Theodore Roosevelt.

“The TR Show” will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at Lock 16 Center, 754 First St. in LaSalle. Presenter and theatrical performer Derek Evans will bring the war hero and former president to life. The first American to ever win a Nobel Prize,

Roosevelt had a diverse range of interests from politics to cattle rancher and author.

Evans was trained for the theatre at Northwestern University, New York University and the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. As a manager and director of the Monarch Theatre Co., he has brought Shakespeare, opera and literary adaptations to schools throughout the American Midwest.

The menu for the November din-

Countywide Thanksgiving service

PC Legion honored HENNEPIN — The Putnam County Seat Post 1044, also referred to as Hennepin American Legion, has been recognized recently two times for membership achievements.

The Post received a citation from the American Legion Department of Illinois for attaining

100 percent membership for the 2015 membership year.

The 16th District Commander Michelle Aaron attended a meeting of the post on Nov. 6 and presented it with another award for being the first post in the district to attain 100 percent membership.

Putnam County Schools menus Breakfast Nov. 24 — Cereal and toast, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 25 — Sausage and toast or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 26 — No school.

Nov. 27 — No school.

Nov. 28 — No school.

Lunch Nov. 24 — Hamburger

ner lecture in LaSalle includes a choice of French-baked chicken breast or homestyle pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy. Additional offerings at Lock 16 Center include a dinner salad, seasoned vegetables, bread sticks and Texas sheet cake.

The cost for the Canal Corridor Association Dinner Lecture is $24 for CCA members and $29 for non-members. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 815-223-1851.

on whole grain bun, au gratin potatoes, mixed fruit, whole grain cookie, milk.

Nov. 25 — Cheese pizza, green beans, pineapple, graham crackers, kiwi, milk.

Nov. 26 — No school.

Nov. 27 — No school.

Nov. 28 — No school.

STANDARD — The churches of Putnam County will join together in a Union Thanksgiving Service. The service will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at the County Line Lutheran Church. Offering will be a canned good or a cash donation to the Putnam County Food Pantry.

The public is invited to attend.

Thanksgiving dinner in Magnolia MAGNOLIA — The Magnolia United Methodist Church will offer a free Thanksgiving dinner at 1 p.m.

Nov. 27 for people who are away from home or would like to enjoy the meal in fellowship. Attendees may bring salad, vegetable or dessert. Reservations, which are appreciated but not required, can be made by calling 815-869-3100 or 309-645-9829.

PCJH book fair is Nov. 18-21 MCNABB – Putnam County Junior High School will sponsor a book fair Nov. 18-21 in the media center.

Students will visit the book fair through their regular scheduled reading classes. Accelerated Reader and Rebecca Caudill books will be available for purchase.

The book fair serves as a fundraiser for the school with proceeds going to the school’s media center to purchase new books. Checks for the book fair should be made out to Putnam County Junior High School, and there will be a tax of 6.25 percent added to each purchase.

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PCES fifth-graders grow gardens

Trees are missing leaves.

Grass no longer has flowers.

Dark approaches quickly, Leading to dreary nighttime hours.

The sun doesn’t shine With the intensity it once had.

And clouds drift in one big huddle, Only seeming sad.

But as I see all these beauties go away, I know soon we will find The sky filled with white.

How about cocoa with your family, On the coldest winter night?

Or the snow covering the barren grass.

Bailey Davenport COMMENTARY

Finally, the trees to be strewn anew, With delicate pieces of the clouds.

Get ready as each day winds down.

Because winter is finally coming to town.

Bailey Davenport, 15, of Mark is a freshman at Putnam County High School. She can be reached at baileysbits@live.com.

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Lettuce and other salad vegetables are easy to grow and thrive in cooler temperatures during the fall. They can be ready to harvest in as little as 30 days.

Putnam County Elementary fifth-grade students had the opportunity to take part in being Junior Master Gardeners and see for themselves what it was like to grow and harvest a lettuce bed garden. University of Illinois Extension active Master Gardeners Sharon Gallup and Melinda Stephenson volunteered their time and expertise throughout the course of nine weeks to help the students learn about the 4-H Photos contributed Putnam County Elementary fifth-grade students had the opportunity to take part in Junior Master Gardener School Program. The stubeing Junior Master Gardeners and see for themselves what it was like to grow and dents learned about the harvest a lettuce bed garden. importance of soil, bugs, weeding, planting location, weeding, climates and the horticultural definition of fruits vs. vege-

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Marshall Putnam 4-H achievement night HENRY — The University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam honored 4-H’ers from throughout Marshall and Putnam counties on Nov. 2 to celebrate a year of hard work, leadership and dedication to personal growth.

Marshall-Putnam Federation members announced the awards during the evening. The award presenters were: Sammi Bessler, Caroline Downey, Anna Mattern, Samantha Rediger, Payton Knisley, Logan Sasso, Meagan Cook, Megan Wink and Bradley Wink.

The M-P 4-H Ambassadors also played a big role as they passed out all awards and led the Spirit Stick Competition. The 2014-2015 Ambassadors are Meagan Cook of the Wenona Highlighters and Megan Wink of the PC Progressors.

The Recognition of Excellence awards are the largest group of awards handed out. A 4-H’er earns that honor through the work they do in their 4-H club and additional service and leadership work at the county level. The award areas are Project, Service and Leadership.

Project Achievement recipients included Bell Plain Hustlers Jolene Bobinski and Mikel McQuilkin; Bennington Go-Getters Brett Smith, Carter Stutzman, Sierra Fandel, Myka Stutzman, Jordan Smith, Logan Nenne, Rachel Cook, Laura JaQuet, Clayton Klehm and Emily Brauch; Henry Guys and Gals Athena Lindstrom; Lostant Leaders Caden Mertes, Leah Anderson, Cody Anderson, William Daughtery, Makayla Ritko, Sydney Miller, Meleah Mertes and Kaleb Urbanowski; Low-

point-Washburn Achievers Alexis Beltramea, Katie Bond, Karissa Barth, Makenna Warnkes, Jenna Eilts and Levi Zulz; PC Progressors Mikenna Boyd, Sophia Brown, Rachel Ely, Erin Brooker, Brooklyn Parks, Haley Saepharn, Cody Milby, Jentsie Petersen, Renae Ramey, Isaac Wujek, Nick Mattern, Gianna Pozzie, Molly Boyd, Megan Brooker, Emily Bruch, Cassie Johnson and Justice Petersen; Saratoga Leadaways Ella Bergfeld, Erin Hufnagel and Jonathan W. Downey; Steuben Rangers Ailsa Lionberger, Lauren Shelburne, Susannah Poeppel, Lucy Poeppel, Leena Denham and Christina Wier and Wenona Highlighters Serina Olson, Jersey Simmons, Cassidy Petrimoulx, Justin Janssen, Ashley Krischel and Collin Morris.

Service Achievement recipients included Bell Pain Hustlers Lilah Bobinski and Logan Sasso; Bennington Go-Getters Marissa Manning, Malika Ralston and Faith Theesfield; Henry Guys and Gals Lillian Hentchel and Payton Knisley; Lostant Leaders McKayla Urbanowski; Lowpoint-Washburn Achievers Jerica Kull and Rylan Warnkes; PC Progressors Olivia Brown, Becky Ramey, Michael Dzierzynski, Emily Ely, Kendell Owens, Anna Mattern, Ashley Johnson, Derek Glenn and James Petersen; Saratoga Leadaways Jay Hufnagel; Steuben Rangers Leah Wier and Michaela Wier and Wenona Highlighters Grace Jones, Nate Morris, Dylan Petrimoulx, Jaclyn Janssen, Kelly Coons, Matthew Cook, Kira Griffin, Meghan Jones and Logan Schmillen.

Leadership Achievement recip-

ients were Bell Plain Hustlers Dylan Herridge; Bennington Go-Getters Ashley Strauch; Lowpoint-Washburn Achievers Alysa Hofstatter; PC Progressors Madison Brown, Bradley Wink, Jarod Petersen, Megan Wink, Samantha Smoode, Jon Mattern, Loralee Wilson and Dustin Miller; Saratoga Leadaways Caroline Downey and Evan Bogner; Steuben Rangers Samantha Bessler and Mallory Martin; and Wenona Highlighters Meagan Cook.

In addition to the Recognition of Excellence awards there are also many special awards and honors presented. Those winners were Kelly Coons, Outstanding Secretary; Caroline Downey, Senior Best Kept Records; Faith Theesfield, Junior Best Kept Records, and Ashley Johnson and Collin Morris, Extreme Exhibits Award Leaders with Anniversaries: One year: Tracy Ritko, Shauna Breckenridge, Carol Bond and Helen Boyd; five years: Phillip Sheppard; 10 years: Julie Bogner and Cheryle Doyle; and 15 years: Lori Toepper.

The awards program ended with a favorite new tradition among the clubs. Clubs compete for the 4-H Spirit Stick. Creativity and group involvement is the key to winning the Spirit Stick. This year’s winner of the Spirit Stick is the PC Progressors.

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.

Manufacturing career expo held in Oglesby OGLESBY — The 2014 North Central Illinois Discover Manufacturing Career Expo was held Oct. 22 at Illinois Valley Community College and many factory locations throughout the Illinois Valley. The expo connected local high school students and manufacturers to help raise awareness of manufacturing opportunities in the Illinois Valley and beyond.

“Many students are surprised by what they find at the Expo. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about careers they expect to see in manufacturing, like engineering, mechanics or welding,” said Ralph Moshage, corporate engineering manager for Carus Corporation and event co-chair for the Discover Manufacturing Career Expo.

Illinois Valley native Jim Blass was the keynote speaker. He grew up in Peru and graduated from LaSalle-Peru Township High School (Class of 1973) and Illinois Valley Community College, and is now the director of global product validation for Caterpillar’s Product Development and Global Technology Division. He shared his experiences in the manufacturing industry with students at the Expo.

In his nearly 40 years with

the Caterpillar company, Blass has held a wide variety of manufacturing and product development roles.

He most recently served as the Operations Manager for Caterpillar’s Aurora, Illinois and Peterlee, UK facilities.

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CERTIFICATE To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: I, Stacy Veronda, Village of Mark Clerk, certify that the attached is a true and correct copy of Ordinance/Resolution number 2014-11-04-01 adopted

by Village of Mark on 11-4-2014 /s/Stacy Veronda VILLAGE OF MARK ORDINANCE NO. 2014-11-04-01 Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Mark This 4th Day of Nov., 2014.

Published in Pamphlet form by authority of the Village Board of the Village of Mark, Putnam County, Illinois, this 4th day of Nov., 2014.

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS COUNTY OF PUTNAM ) I, Stacy Veronda, certify that I am duly elected and acting municipal clerk of the Village of’ Mark, Putnam County, Illinois.

I further certify that on the 4th day of Nov., 2014, the corporate authorities of the above municipality passed and approved ordinance No. 2014-11-04-01, Entitled an ORDINANCE Establishing 2015 meeting dates, which provided by its terms that it should be published in pamphlet form.

The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. 2014-11-0401, including the ordinance and cover sheet thereof, was prepared and a copy of such ordinance was posted in the municipal building, commencing on the 4th day of Nov., 2014 and continuing for at least ten days thereafter. Copies of such ordinance were also available for public inspection upon request in the office of the municipal clerk.

Dated at Mark, Illinois, this 4th day of Nov. 2014. /s/Stacy Veronda Municipal Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 2014-11-04-01 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MEETING DATES FOR THE VILLAGE OF MARK FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2015 WHEREAS, the Open Meetings Act, 5ILCS 120/2.03 et. seq. provides that notice of meeting dates of the Village of Mark shall be given and shall state the regular dates, times, and places of such meetings.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE OF MARK, ILLINOIS, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The regular meetings of the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Mark, a municipal corporation, shall be on the first and third Tuesday of the month, all at 7:00 p.m. in the Village Hall, Mark, Illinois, on the dates as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein.

SECTION 2: The Village Clerk shall post a copy of this Ordinance in the Village Hall and at another public location within the Village and shall also send a copy to the Putnam County Record.

SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately from and after its passage and approval.

PRESENTED, PASSED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Mark, Mark Illinois, by an aye and nay roll call vote, with 5 voting aye, 0 voting nay, 0 absent, and Village President Frank Niewinski voting x, which meeting was held on November 4th, 2014.

APPROVED: Frank Niewinski Village President ATTEST: Stacy Veronda Village Clerk NAY AYE ABSENT Bertuli X Faletti X Hultz X Urnikis X Veronda X Village of Mark 2015 Meeting Dates All meetings start at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 6th Tuesday, January 20th Tuesday, February 3rd Tuesday, February 17th Tuesday, March 3rd Tuesday, March 17th Tuesday, April 7th Tuesday, April 21st Tuesday, May 5th Tuesday, May 19th Tuesday, June 2nd Tuesday, June 16th Tuesday, July 7th Tuesday, July 21st

Tuesday, August 4th Tuesday, August 18th Tuesday, September 1st Tuesday, September 15th Tuesday, October 6th Tuesday, October 20th Tuesday, November 3rd Tuesday, November 17th Tuesday, December 1st Tuesday, December 15th Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 19, 2014.

is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.

Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 19, 2014.

3 OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD WOODS UPON WHICH AN EXISTING DOCK AND BOARDWALK IS CONSTRUCTED, AND FURTHER GRANTING EXCLUSIVE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF SUCH EXISTING DOCK AND BOARDWALK ALONG WITH THE RIGHT TO PERFORM REGULAR AND NECESSARY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE THEREON FOR SO LONG AS THE EXISTING DOCK AND BOARDWALK MAY EXIST AND REMAINS IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION, PURSUANT TO AN EASEMENT DATED DECEMBER 1, 2000, AND RECORDED MARCH 6, 2001, IN MICROFILM ROLL 78 AT PAGE 1351 AS DOCUMENT NO. 01-2117 IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 03-00-069-310 COMMON ADDRESS: 28 Magnolia Drive, Putnam, IL 61560 And which mortgages were made by Scott A. Brechtel and Catherine F. Brechtel, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc. as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain “Mortgage” dated August 3, 2005, and recorded as Document No.05878, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you Jane Doe, Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, if any of Scott A. Brechtel, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Putnam County, Chancery Division, on or before December 12, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT Zeeshan S. Pervaiz - 6290442 Kluever & Platt, LLC 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 2300 Chicago, Illinois 60601 (312) 201 6679 Attorney No. 06187248 Our File #: RMSF.0032 I633655 Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 19, 26 and Dec. 3, 2014.

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ANNUAL TREASURER REPORT OF MCNABB FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Fire Division For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 Revenues Property Taxes $80,412 Personal Prop Replace Tax 1,074 IML Receipts 784 Grant Revenue 1,097 Donations Received 6,337 Fund-Raising 2,872 Rent Income 6,805 Interest Income 89 Proceeds from Sale of Assets 2,750 Other Income 414 Total Revenue $102,634 Expenditures Vendors under $2,500 $14,515 Ameren Illinois 9,404 Campbell Insurance Services 19,754 First State Bank 9,127 Grasser’s Plumbing & Heating 18,350 Hopkins & Associates, CPAs 3,800 Illinois Public Risk Fund 24,299 Jack’s Gas & Service, Inc. 2,543 Midway Trailer Sales 2,901 Total Expenditures $104,693 Summary Statement of Condition Beginning Fund Balance $23,460 Revenues 102,634 Less Disbursements (104,693) Ending Fund Balance $21,401 PC EMS Fund For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 Revenues Putnam County Treasurer $208,116 McNabb Fire District 56,917 Magnolia Fire District 25,500 Emergency Service Fees 102,383 Grant Revenue 1,097 Special Events 13,245 Donations 31,365 Other Income 2,102 Interest Income 92 Total Revenues $440,817 Expenditures Vendors under $2,500 $55,173 Bryan G. Berlin 4,821 Lyle R. Calkins 7,102 Keenan D. Campbell 2,583 Gregg A. Carr 11,670 Gloria V. Dunn 13,886 Robert D. Foley 6,358 Vernon T. Gadd 40,761 Matthew A. Gensini 40,263 Kimberly A. Goodbred 14,395 Mark W. Hameister 40,996 Andrew M. Jackson 51,766 Lisa M. Jackson 4,584 Kenneth D. Knapp 12,043 Kathleen A. Newhalfen 12,103 Nicholas T. Riordan 4,323 Jermey Simmons 15,482 Justin D. Sullivan 10,370 Molly M. Sullivan 5,116 Al Cioni Ford, Inc 13,444 Efficient Billing Systems 6,163 Emergency Medical Products 10,050 Jack’s Gas & Service, Inc. 17,088 Margy C. Mattern, CPA 6,075 McNabb Fire Prot District 30,488 McNabb Telephone Company 2,948 Physio-Control, Inc. 3,243 US Treasury 24,593 Total Expenditures $467,887 Summary Statement of Condition Beginning Fund Balance $22,162 Revenues 440,817 Less Disbursements (467,887) Ending Fund Balance ($4,908) Certification I, Bradley Grasser, Treasurer of the McNabb Fire Protection District, do hereby certify that the above

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY - HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA ) THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE ) FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF ) CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST ) 2005-50CB, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH ) CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-50CB ) PLAINTIFF ) VS. ) SCOTT A. BRECHTEL, CATHERINE ) F. BRECHTEL, LAKE THUNDERBIRD ) ASSOCIATION, JANE DOE, CURRENT ) SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ) ANY, OF SCOTT A. BRECHTEL, JOHN DOE, ) CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION ) PARTNER, IF ANY, OF CATHERINE F. ) BRECHTEL, UNKNOWN OWNERS, ) GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD ) CLAIMANTS. ) DEFENDANTS ) 14 CH 11 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: Jane Doe, Current Spouse or Civil Union Partner, if any of Scott A. Brechtel, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 508 IN PLAT NO. 3 OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD WOODS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 178, ON APRIL 3, 1970, SITUATED IN PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT OVER AND UPON THAT PORTION OF LOT 509 IN PLAT NO.

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4) The Seller shall provide a title insurance policy in the amount of the purchase price of the subject property.

5) The estimated 2014 taxes due and payable in 2015 will be credited by Seller to Buyer. All subsequent real estate taxes will be the responsibility of the Buyer.

6) The property is being sold in “AS IS” condition, with no implied warranties of any kind.

7) The information is believed to be accurate. However we strongly urge all prospective buyers to thoroughly research all pertinent data and to draw their own conclusions.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT STATE OF ILLINOIS - COUNTY OF PUTNAM JUVENILE DIVISION Case No. 2012 JA 01 In The Interest of: ALlYAH NICOLE GALLACHER, A Minor.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN “Jaz”, “Jazarri”, Unknown Fathers, and to All Whom It May Concern, that on October 16, 2014, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, by Putnam County

State’s Attorney, James A. Mack, in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, entitled “In the Interest of Aliyah Nicole Gallacher, a Minor”, and that in the upstairs courtroom at the Putnam County Courthouse on the 11th day of December, 2014 at the hour of 11:00 o’clock, a.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the petition to terminate parental rights under that act.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR,

TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITIONER REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL, RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this cause, including the filing of an

amended petition or a subsequent motion to terminate parental rights. Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand as against you and each of you and an order or judgment entered.

DATED: October 31, 2014 /s/Cathy J. Oliveri Putnam County Circuit Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Nov. 12, 19 and 26, 2014.

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We’ll have MANY specials throughout the day!!

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2 Month Tanning Package for $50!

Full service florist for any occasion State-of-the-art tanning beds at our Granville location 110 N. Columbia Avenue • Oglesby, IL •

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OUR FAMILY SELF BASTING

(10-14LB AVERAGE)

TURKEYS

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Free Foil Turkey Roasting Pan w/ handles with purchase of any Turkey!! ($3.99 value)

GROCERY SPECIALS

Dole Pineapple In Juice, 20oz .............................................2/$3 Swanson Chicken or Beef Broth, 14.5 ............................ 3/$2 Stove Top Stuffing, All............................................... 4/$5 Heinz Beef,Chicken, Turkey, Mushroom Gravy, All ...... 4/$5 Valasic Dill or Butter Spears or Chips, 24oz.......................2/$4 Lays Classic Potato Chips, All .............................. 2/$5 Folgers Coffee, All .............................................. $8.99 Era Liquid Laundry Detergent, 50oz.................... $2.99 French French Fried Onions, 6oz ....................... $2.99 Bruce Cut Yams, 40oz........................................... 2/$5 Early California Ripe Pitted or Stuff Manz Olives, 6oz... $1.39 GM Corn, Rice, Wheat Chex Cereals, All ................ 4/$10 Our Family Tonic Water or Club Soda, Ltr ............ 5/$4

PRODUCE

Idaho Russet Baking Potaoes, 10 lb bag ............. $1.99 Ocean Spray Fresh Cranberries, 12oz ............... $1.99 Louisianna Yams, lb ............................................. .69¢ Dole Sleeved Celery, Each ................................... .99¢ Medium Yellow Onions, 3lb bag ........................... .2/$3

DELI

Eckrich Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, lb ........... $5.99 Hoffman’s Super Sharp Cheese, lb .................... $5.99 Kraukar Polish Ham, lb ...................................... $5.99 Mrs. Gerry’s Cranberry Relish, lb ....................... $2.99

YE OLDE PUB SHOPPE

Coors Light Beer, 24pk cans .............................. $15.99 Barefoot Wines, 750ml ........................................ $4.99 Skol Vodka, 1.75 liter ......................................... $13.99

7 Big Days…Wed. 19 to Wed. 26th Open Thanksgiving 8am till Noon OPEN 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daily 8 a.m. - Noon Sunday 925-7308 Gold Medal Flour

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Kraft Miracle Whip or Mayo 30oz

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Wesson Corn, Canola, Vegetable Oil 49oz

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Birds Eye Frozen Vegetables All 16oz

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PORKLOINS

MEAT SPECIALS

Our Family Half Hams, lb ..................................... $2.29 Maple Leaf Ducklings, lb ....................................... $2.59 Our Own Garlic Bulk Sausage, lb ......................... $2.59 Tray Pak Boneless Chicken Breast, lb .................. $2.99 Tyson Fully Cooked Prime Rib Roast, lb............... $7.99 Festive Turkey Breast, lb .................................... $1.49 Oscar Mayer Sliced Bacon, lb ............................... $4.99

FROZEN FOOD

Rhodes Buttery or Sost White Dinner Rolls, 11.6 ...... 2/$4 Cool Whip Topping, 8oz .................................... $1.00 Marie Calender Fruit or Cream Pies, Each ................ $4.99 Our Family Pie Shells, 2 Pack ............................. $1.69

DAIRY

Kraft Shredded or Chunks of Cheese, 8oz ......... $2.49 Tropicana Orange Juice, 56oz .............................. 2/$6 Pillsbury Pie Crust, 14.1oz .................................... 2/$5 Reddi Whip Topping, 6oz...................................... 2/$4 Kraft Philly Cream Cheese, 8oz ......................... $1.49

BAKERY

Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls, Doz .......................... $2.29 Hawiian Sweet Dinner Rolls, Doz ......................... 2/$5 Fresh Baked Pumpkin Pies, Each ...................... $4.99

SEAFOOD SHOPPE

Imitation Crab Meat, lb ........................................ $2.99 Our Family Salad Shrimp, lb................................. $6.99

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