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County health departments seeking birds for West Nile testing

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Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Departments are accepting crows, blue jays and robins for West Nile virus testing.

Collecting and testing dead birds is a component of the West Nile virus surveillance program. A mosquito acquires West Nile virus from biting an infected bird. The mosquito can then bite and transfer the virus to humans. Monitoring bird populations helps to predict when and where humans will be at higher risk for virus infections.

The public is encouraged to help locate birds that may have died from the disease. To qualify for testing, birds must meet these guidelines:

Dead birds must be fresh (usually dead less than 12 hours) and the carcass must not have obvious signs of trauma (struck by a vehicle, window, or animal attack), decay or strong odor. Birds dying from West Nile virus usually are found singly, scattered over a wide area. In contrast, birds that die from other causes (storm mortality, food poisoning, toxicants) often die in groups or clusters.

Eligible birds include crows, blue jays and robins. Ineligible birds include waterfowl, gulls, vultures, turkeys, chickens and eagles.

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Hennepin Park District to host pickleball workshop

The Hennepin Park District will sponsor a pickleball workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8.

Attendees will learn the basics and rules of pickleball. Attendees will have the opportunity to play with experienced players at their level. Attendees also will learn how they can join others for weekly play. Paddles and balls will be provided but if an individual has their own equipment they are invited to bring them. Participants must wear court shoes. This event is free for all ages.

To register, contact the pool at 815-9257319 or hennepinparkdistrict@mchsi.com.

Webinars available to help farmers interested in a conservation plan

It is unclear when the U.S. Congress will pass the next Farm Bill. It is clear, however, starting with a conservation plan is the best first step farmers can take to the best advantage of the programs in that bill, the Marshall Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District

Only adults should handle dead birds. Pick up the bird with gloves, a plastic bag, tongs or a shovel. Each bird should be double-bagged in clear plastic bags. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling the bird.

The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Departments urge the public to take precautions to protect you and your family from mosquito bites. Outbreaks of West Nile virus occur each sum-

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The Hennepin Park District will be sponsoring a pickleball workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8.

said in a news release.

The Soil and Water Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service staff and the Wetlands Initiative’s Smart Wetlands Team are sponsoring two webinars designed to help farmers interested in developing a conservation plan for their operation and learning how they can use the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-

mer in the U.S., warmer temperatures mean more mosquitoes. Take these common precautions to minimize mosquito bites this summer:

• Avoid being outdoors at dusk/night and early morning, when winds are light and mosquitoes are active.

• When outdoors, wear light colored clothing and apply insect repellent.

• Ensure that doors and windows have tight, properly fitting screens.

• Eliminate all sources of standing water that support mosquito breeding (i.e. bird baths, wading pools, and flowerpots, tires, cans, buckets, clogged gutters and abandoned swimming pools. This is especially important because large numbers of mosquitoes that carry WNV can emerge from even one shallow containers of stagnant water.

For information about WNV or to submit a bird for testing, call Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Department at 815-872-5091 to determine if the bird is eligible before you touch or handle it.

Below is a list of helpful links regarding West Nile virus and eligible bird species. For information about WNV, visit IDPH West Nile virus page at dph.illinois.gov/ topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/ west-nile-virus or CDC West Nile virus page at cdc.gov/westnile/index.html. To help identify birds, visit whatbird.com/birdexpert/StateColorSize/2/6430/birdexpert.aspx.

gram to implement that plan.

“Conservation planning is the foundation for all successful farming endeavors,” said Dick Marshall, soil conservationist – Henry field office. “Conservation planning is the key to finding the right conservation program to fit your needs and farming operation. By identifying key resource concerns, our office can help you improve soil health, reduce erosion, increase productivity, provide the opportunity to sample new technology and innovative ideas and enhance wildlife and pollinators.” These programs will be presented via Zoom at 10 a.m. June 5 and June 12 and should run for about an hour. There will be time for questions at the end of both programs. Additional resources will be provided to help attendees integrate conservation into their farming operations. Recordings of the programs will be available for those unable to attend the live webinar.

To register for the webinars, visit smartwetlands.farm\events.

Photo provided by La Salle County Health Department Bureau, Putnam & Marshall County Health Departments are accepting crows, blue jays and robins for West Nile virus testing.

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granted the opportunity to testify during the hearing. Courtney Carlson also is seated with the duo.

State Sen. Rezin pushes for public accessible adult changing stations

Rezin’s legislation, Sami’s Law, would require public buildings to install them

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The Senate Executive Committee held a subject matter hearing Wednesday on state Sen. Sue Rezin’s legislation that she said will improve accessibility and inclusivity for individuals with disabilities and their caregivers in public spaces.

Senate Bill 2908, also known as Sami’s Law, as written, would require certain public buildings, the State Capitol building and state rest stops to install at least one publicly accessible adult changing station if the building is constructed two or more years after the effective date of the act or if a building is seeking altercations or additions that are valued at $50,000 or more four or more years after the law takes effect.

“Adult changing stations will help ensure that individuals with severe disabilities and their caregivers are able to enjoy things that most people often take for granted,” said Rezin, R-Morris, in a news release. “Five states have successfully passed legis-

lation that requires some form of adult changing station accessibility, and 12 more states have introduced similar types of bills.”

During the hearing, Rezin expressed her willingness to work with stakeholders to make amendments to the version of Sami’s Law to minimize concerns.

“This subject matter hearing is the first step in building a larger conversation about the necessity to provide desperately needed accessibility for individuals suffering from severe disabilities,” Rezin said. “I hope with Sami’s Law, we can provide this vulnerable population with the dignity that they rightfully deserve.”

Sami’s Law was created as an initiative of one of Rezin’s district staffers, Renee Abraham. The bill is named after Abraham’s 26-year-old daughter, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Abraham was granted the opportunity to testify during the hearing.

“Our family has faced many obstacles during Sami’s life. Like many people with physical disabilities, Sami is incontinent,” Abraham said. “Over 8 million Americans need help with daily self-care, and over 20 million have limited mobility. But 100% of these individuals deserve inclusion, dignity and respect.”

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Sami’s Law was created as an initiative of one of Sen. Sue Rezin’s (center) district staffers, Renee Abraham (left). The bill is named after Abraham’s 26-year-old daughter, who suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Abraham was

IVCC welding grad takes on commercial diving training

Caleb Savitch heading to the School Ocean Corp. commercial diving school in Houston

By PEGGY SCHNEIDER IVCC Community Relations

Caleb Savitch happily goes where many welders don’t. For him, welding and water are a good mix.

After graduating from Illinois Valley Community College’s welding program in December 2023, Savitch headed to the School Ocean Corp. commercial diving school in Houston where he is training in underwater welding. He’ll spend a little more than seven months diving almost daily, completing classroom and practical instruction.

He’d always loved tinkering with the family cars and discovered welding and mechanics classes in high school satisfied his need to work with his hands. Ironworking and pipefitting seemed a good bet for his skills, until recruitment materials from diving schools began arriving. He’d enjoyed scuba diving but hadn’t realized until then there was a way to combine two of his interests.

“As a commercial diver, you can do all kinds of diving, working offshore on oil rigs and pipelines,” Savitch said. “Inland, you name it, divers are doing it,” from ship and boat maintenance and repair to bridge inspections to sewer repairs and more, he said.

His career move had wholehearted support from IVCC welding program coordinator Theresa Molln.

“He is a very good welder in almost any process and position,” Molln said. “That is why I encouraged him to go after this when he mentioned it to me.”

Savitch spent the first several weeks of training in a classroom learning “a lot of formulas” that govern diving, decompression risks and safety practices.

Schoolwork calls for precision. A mistake off

paper, a misjudgment or omitting a step can be fatal in action.

“We get our fair share of horror stories from the instructors,” he said.

Still, he says he feels safer diving with ample breathing equipment and a crew on the surface monitoring and ready to help divers below – two factors that scuba diving doesn’t offer.

He mastered diver-rescue drills.

“I was paired with a 6-foot 4-inch, 260-pounder and had to lift him out of the water with 80 pounds of gear,” Savitch recalled with a chuckle. “I was huffing and puffing so hard!” but notched a successful “rescue.”

His eight-person crew became the first class to finish a job of assembling pipe from an oil rig to ocean floor and back up to the rig in one day, he said proudly.

Graduation will launch him into an apprenticeship of sorts as a tender.

“That job gets divers ready and takes care of them,” Savitch said. “If you’re a good tender, a good rigger, you might break out to be a diver in a year or year and a half.”

Envisioning his future, he doubts that offshore diving will be the life he chooses. Being confined to an offshore rig for months “is a single man’s job.” Instead he hopes to bring girlfriend Jayden Jones to join him.

There’s plenty of opportunity inland, and he’s optimistic about his options.

“This school has a 90-plus percent placement rating, and most graduates start a job within a week after graduating.”

He hopes to make it home briefly in the space between school and work.

As a high school athlete, Savitch tackled football, track, wrestling, golf and was a state-bound pole vaulter twice. He hoped to continue athletics in an Iowa university until shoulder surgeries soured him on playing sports. When his parents encouraged him to continue his education and get a degree, he looked to IVCC.

“I’d heard nothing but good things about the IVCC welding program,” Savitch said. “The instructors are all amazing. Theresa (Molln) is my role model. My first semester, she let me complete my last eight-week course in four weeks because I had to leave early for shoulder surgery and I wouldn’t have physically been able to finish.”

Student and instructor devoted extra time to complete the accelerated course, and Savitch was determined to do it.

“I take pride in what I’m learning, especially if it’s something I’m passionate about. I had to see it through,” he said.

The Spring Valley resident kept active in wrestling and pole vaulting as a coach.

“I come from a family of teachers, and explaining how to do sports comes naturally to me. I’m able to explain well, and I enjoy it.”

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Illinois Valley Community College graduate Caleb Savitch of Spring Velley happily goes where many welders don’t. For him, welding and water are a good mix. ON THE COVER: Savitch suits up in diving gear to show family and friends back home.

IVCC buys robotic welding system

Purchase funded through grant

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The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees on Thursday purchased a robotic welding system for the welding program.

The board accepted the bid of Aidex Corp. of Rossville, Indiana, at $100,400. The purchase is funded through a grant.

The board also renewed a lease for the University of Illinois Extension Program to use six rooms totaling 1,300 square feet in the IVCC main campus building. Annual rent will be $18,204 and the lease extends through June 30, 2027.

In her monthly report, President Tracy Morris informed board members:

Upcoming events include commencement on May 18, nurse pinning ceremonies on May 18 and July 10, Adult Education Recognition on May 22, IVCC Alumni Night at the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp game May 31 and a theater department alumni celebration June 29.

Fall enrollment increased in headcount and credit hours over last fall, and summer enrollment also saw increases over a year ago in all categories: traditional credit, dual-credit and online courses.

Eagles Peak usage peaked in February and April, averaged 38 visits a month in January through April, and served an average of 24 households occupied by 31 children.

The board approved a two-year employment con-

Chief Senachwine NSDAR votes Nancy Gillfillan as

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The members of the Chief Senachwine Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution voted at its May 4 meeting to have Nancy Gillfillan serve in 2024-25 as its new chapter regent.

tract for Vice President of Business Services Kathryn Ross and appointed Ellen Evancheck as the director of Learning Resources. Heather Seghi and Jennifer Scheri were approved to provide interim Workforce Development support while a vacancy in that division is being filled.

The board learned:

• Katelyn Vigars was appointed head volleyball coach

• Nursing instructor Marjorie Francisco retires this month after 20 years

• Nursing instructor Cathy Lenkaitis was selected for an Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Award. The fellowship awards 10,000 to nursing faculty for professional development, conference expenses, and continuing education. A total of 80 fellowships was awarded.

Gillfillan was installed by District II Director Catherine Carlton of Woodstock. Carlton also presented the program for the day, titled, “Good for the Heart, Good for the Soul,” describing the positive impact that volunteerism exerts on the physical and mental health of a participant.

A memorial service was held for Janice Talsky of Maryland who died April 11. Reports were given by the following committee chairmen: American History, American Indians, Commemorative Events and Flag of the USA. The Service for Veterans chairman reported on the chapter’s donation that enabled the purchase of wish list items for the Illinois Veterans Home in La Salle.

Attendees reported on the Illinois State Organization’s State Conference held April 25-28 in Bloomington. Attending were delegates Nancy Gillfillan and Sharon Bittner with Diana Williamson and Jean Galetti, alternate delegates.

To conclude her term as 2023-24 regent, Dolores Dace presented the gavel and chapter pin to Gillfillan. The next meeting of the Chief Senachwine Chapter will be Sept. 7.

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The Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees on Thursday purchased a robotic welding system for the welding program.

IVCC students create Hispanic cultural mural

Painting incorporates symbolism about cultural history and education

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A new painting rich with symbols and colors will greet passersby in an Illinois Valley Community College corridor near a popular student gathering spot.

The 13-by-10-foot canvas – created by IVCC’s Hispanic Leadership Team and conceived by the group’s president, Ariana Benitez – is on display in the hall leading to the Student Life Space.

The Graduate, Benitez’s central figure in the mural, wears an oversized graduation gown and is being cradled by a large pair of hands. The gown symbolizes “all the possibilities you can grow into,” and the hands are symbolic of “all the hard work of our ancestors to make us what we are now,” Benitez said.

Draped over the Graduate’s shoulders is a rainbow-colored scarf like a traditional serape, and behind the figure is a sunny disc featuring flags of the Latin America region. The figure’s mortar board tilts over its eyes, which Benitez said is a nod to muralist Diego Rivera’s spirit of universal-

ity and timelessness.

Classmates spent the school year completing the mural, stopping in for an hour or two between classes to surround Benitez’s centerpiece with scenes framed in triangles.

“We did it in sections to give everybody a way to contribute. You feel what you feel and put it on canvas,” Benitez said.

Cultural elements featured in the triangles include an Aztec calendar and a temple to familiar musical instruments, a dancer, foods, national sports such as soccer and boxing, and familiar plants such as a cactus and agave. The popular game loteria is represented, as well as a tree with multicolored leaves symbolizing family. Aztec influence and traditions carry over into modern Mexico.

The minor elements are as important as the central character and carry on the theme that “this mural only works because of the help of others,” Benitez said.

Plants, foods and scenery rooted in Hispanic cultural and physical landscape reminded Yair Santiago of when he was a child and moved with his family back to Mexico briefly.

“Everything’s so familiar,” Santiago said as he studied the painting. He said family ties made adapting to and learning about that new culture enjoyable.

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The Hispanic Leadership Team at Illinois Valley Community College exhibits a newly completed cultural heritage mural May 1. The mural is now displayed in a hallway leading to the Student Life Space. Presenting the artwork are (from left) Emily Tran, Ashton Watkins, Emma Coss, Ariana Benitez, Jennifer Cortes, Allayna Elnicki, Azul Flores and Lynn Keyt.

chancellor for enrollment management; Sheryl Tucker, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; Sarah Jiter, director of undergraduate admissions; and Josi Rawls, associate director for transfer relations.

IVCC partners with SIU to offer remote bachelor’s degrees

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Illinois Valley Community College students will have the opportunity to earn bachelor’s degrees remotely and at a lower cost in 12 academic programs through a partnership between IVCC and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

SIU-Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane and IVCC President Tracy Morris signed an agreement for the Saluki Step Ahead program May 8 during a virtual ceremony.

Established in 2021, the program enables students who graduate with an associate degree from partnering community colleges to complete their SIU bachelor’s degrees online in accounting, business administration, criminology and criminal justice, early childhood, elementary education, health care management, history, industrial management and applied engineering, information technology, nursing (RN to BSN), psychology and radiologic sciences.

“We are pleased to collaborate with Illinois Valley Community College to provide another option for place-bound students in this region,” Lane said in a news release from IVCC. “If these students cannot come to Carbondale to complete their education, we will bring the experience and resources of a doctoral research university to them.”

IVCC was established in 1924 and is the second-oldest community college in the state. It has 21 associate degree programs, 59 certificate programs and four transfer degree options.

IVCC’s district encompasses more than 2,000 square miles, covering all of Putnam County a majority of La Salle and Bureau counties and portions of DeKalb, Grundy, Lee, Livingston and Marshall counties. About 145,000 residents live in the college district.

“This is such a great opportunity for our students to complete their baccalaureate degree completely online. And for our community, this will create even more access to bachelor’s degrees,” Morris said in the release.

Jim Moskalewicz, an IVCC counselor, said the Saluki Step Ahead “offers discounted options for placebound students seeking a high-quality online baccalaureate degree.”

Students in the Saluki Step Ahead program pay the community college rate for their first two years. In the third and fourth years, they receive annual $4,000 scholarships.

SIU Carbondale has about 50 Saluki Step Ahead partnerships with community colleges in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas, including pacts with 43 of the 48 community colleges in Illinois.

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Southern Illinois University Chancellor Austin Lane (center) signs the Saluki Step Ahead agreement with Illinois Valley Community College during a virtual ceremony Wednesday with (from left) Wendell Williams, associate vice

Arukah Institute addresses mental illness, substance abuse in Illinois Valley

New facility in Princeton will provide wrap-around services

By MARIBETH M. WILSON mwilson@shawmedia.com

Individuals with mental illness and substance abuse disorder often are faced with the burden of having their chronic illness stamped with stigmas holding them back from reaching out for help.

Dr. Sarah Scruggs, chief executive officer for the Arukah Institute of Healing, addressed these issues as well as how to build wisdom within the community, the tools to handle these challenges and the future of the institute during a dinner meeting Wednesday with Rotary clubs in La Salle.

Scruggs read quotes from individuals struggling with mental health or substance abuse during her presentation to show the impact stigma has on those facing these challenges.

“No addict wants to be an addict, but every addict is scared of getting clean,” a person with a substance use challenge said.

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Dr. Sarah Scruggs, chief executive officer for the Arukah Institute of Healing, addressed Wednesday the stigma of reaching out for help with mental health issues as well as how to build wisdom within the community, the tools to handle these challenges

the future of the institute during a Rotary dinner in La Salle.

Alzheimer’s support group to meet May 20 in Peru

The Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Caring Friends Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 20, in the lower level of the Peru Public Library, 1409 11th St.

Share concerns you have about loved ones who have Alzheimer’s, ask questions and listen to others who are coping with the disease.

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Ashton Watkins said the Illinois village where he grew up didn’t expose him to much variety of cultures, but HLT and IVCC have supplied plenty of diversity.

“I always wanted to travel, and HLT helped me learn about other cultures,” he said.

“We embrace and celebrate different cultures wherever we come from,” HLT

For information, call Joanne Milby at 815-228-1858, Peg Gonet at 815-4816465 or Bob Frig at 815-220-0202.

Stage 212 in La Salle to offer 2 workshops for vocalists

Stage 212 in La Salle is offering two workshops for vocalists Saturday, May 18, at the theater.

Acting Through Song I, from 10 to 11 a.m., is designed for ages 10-14. Acting

adviser Sara Escatel said. “We pass on our appreciation of our culture and make sure people are proud of where they’re from.”

When HLT was established about 14 years ago, it opened a welcome committee and a support system for incoming students as Hispanic-language enrollment started to rise, Escatel said. The organization had 19 members this school year.

Aseret Loveland, a counselor for Project Success, remembers needing the HLT role models and peer models who

Through Song II, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., is designed for ages 14 and older. Each of the workshops will be conducted in the format of a masterclass. Four participants (six for the older age group) will be accepted as “singers,” and the remaining participants will be “observers.” Those who register to be “singers” should come prepared with a song and accompaniment. Instructor Ashley Hurst will work with each singer

emerged during her student years.

“I only knew Sara [Escatel]. I didn’t see many people who looked like me,” Loveland said.

Escatel said many students may be first-generation college students competing with cultural expectations and not knowing how to reach their graduation or career goals.

Benitez said she remembers when she started college last year feeling “super alone. It was hard to engage.” Since then, she’s raised her visibility on campus and found a voice. Art provided

individually, coaching them to act through their song. The observers will have the opportunity to pick up pointers along with the singers.

The cost of Acting Through Song I is $12 a person. The cost of Acting Through Song II is $15 a person. Space is limited, and registration is required. Registration and more information are available at www.stage212.org.

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an outlet and a solace, and she wants to pursue it through a career in art therapy. She said she hopes to help people use art the same way it helped her.

“I want to help people and children to express themselves when words don’t help,” Benitez said.

The painting doesn’t have a title yet, but a brief brainstorm among its creators yielded a possible one. A quote from civil rights activist Cesar Chavez –“Si, se puede!” – has become a slogan in Spanish culture, Escatel said. It means, “Yes, it can be done.”

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“It came from my side, I’ve got the guilt ... if I hadn’t had him, he wouldn’t be like that. If I had known at the time, I probably wouldn’t have had any children because of what I’ve seen happen to him ... I didn’t think about this being passed on when I was 23 years old. You think ‘This will never happen to me,’” a sentiment from a father with a mentally ill child.

Scruggs said the impact stigma has in rural communities has a detrimental effect on treatment outcomes for people with mental illness and substance abuse disorder.

“People often say substance abuse, mental illness is a disease, just like cancer,” she said. “It’s treatable. So why is that so much harder to believe? That it’s a disease. It’s not a moral issue.”

Scruggs said she believes it’s

because the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance abuse often are items that are offensive to other people; excessive drinking, erratic behavior, irritability, lying, impulsivity, anger, unreliability and others.

Environmental and genetic factors affect an individual’s vulnerability to having a mental illness or a substance abuse disorder.

Environmental factors include trauma, discrimination, birth complications, poverty, immigration, illicit drug use, abuse/neglect, major sources of stress or social isolation/ loneliness. Genetic factors could include a change in DNA sequence.

Scruggs said the community can assist people struggling with addiction or mental illness by mitigating those environmental factors by enhancing the protective factors.

The community is able to accomplish that through acceptance, social support, coping skills, faith, medication, exercise, sleeping and having

goals, Scruggs said.

“Honestly, many things every single person can do, “ she said. “You can impact people in your community by accepting them. Maybe they’re a little strange. Maybe they smell. Maybe they’re kind of a bummer to be around. You have the opportunity to accept them to meet them right where they are at.”

Future of Arukah

Arukah purchased a new site in September, commonly known as Perry Plaza at 526 Bureau Valley Parkway in Princeton. Construction is underway.

Arukah’s current facility is located at North Main Street in Princeton, which has 12,000 square feet. The new building will have 38,000 square feet.

The health department will stay in the building as tenants, Scruggs said. Crews are renovating 7,000 square feet for them on the north side of the property by the library.

Once completed it will either be a rural health clinic or a federally qualified health center, Scruggs said.

“The cool thing about that is it has dentistry, primary care and then Arukah will provide behavioral health, so it’s a wrap-around model that serves anyone regardless of their ability to pay,” she said.

The facility also will feature a training room that will fit 120 to 150 people, a clinical psychologist who will be performing neuropsychological testing, private rooms for keeping people overnight, a family wing, more restrooms to provide hot showers and more laundry facilities.

In Ottawa, Arukah is leasing space from North Central Illinois Council of Governments, Scruggs said. The space is packed and the agency already is looking for a larger facility to accommodate its needs.

She said Arukah is growing rapidly and is seeing an increased need for psychiatry, counseling and substance services.

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PC’s Ken Jenkins to take his place in Illinois Valley Hall of Fame

By KEVIN HIERONYMUS khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Ken Jenkins is getting his call to the Shaw Media Illinois Valley Hall of Fame.

The legendary Putnam County High School baseball coach is one of 16 honorees in this year’s Hall of Fame class to be inducted on Thursday, June 6, at the Auditorium Ballroom in La Salle.

As PC baseball coach from 1979-2008, Jenkins finished with 517 wins, seven regional titles and three sectional titles. He led three PC teams to state: 1982, 1998 (fourth) and 2008 (third).

Jenkins was named IBCA Coach of the Year in 1982, 1998 and 2008 and is a member of the PC Hall of Fame & IBCA Hall of Fame

He also coached basketball at PC from 1984-90, finishing with a career record of 78-67

2024 IV Hall of Fame inductees

• Rhonda Morel, La Salle-Peru/IVCC

• Hollis Vickery, La Salle-Peru/IVCC

• Dale Pienta, Hall

• Ken Jenkins, Putnam County

• Bob Beals, Mendota/IVCC

• Mike Kilmartin, Mendota

• Amy Johnson Deverteuil, Ottawa

• Craig McCormick, Ottawa

• Guy Hoffman, Marquette

• Ted Schmitz, Streator

• 1987-88 IVCC Men’s Basketball Team

• 2005 Bureau Valley Football Team

• Distinguished Media Award: Tom McGinnis, St. Bede

• Lanny Slevin Lifetime Achievement Award: Tony Causa

• Legacy Individual: Russ Meyer, L-P/IVCC

• Legacy Team: 1954-55 Princeton Boys Basketball

BASEBALL

Panthers celebrate Senior Night

Shaw Local News Network file photo

Legendary Putnam County High School baseball coach Ken Jenkins is one of 16 honorees in this year’s Hall of Fame class to be inducted on June 6 at the Auditorium Ballroom in La Salle.

Photo provided by Putnam County High School

Putnam County High School recognized its two senior baseball players and their parents. Pictured are (from left) Ricardo (Rikki) Trinidad Jr. and his parents, Agustina Castro and Ricardo Trinidad, and Cole Vipond and his parents Jim and Tayor Vipond.

AREA ROUNDUP

Lady Panthers’ track season ends at sectional

PC baseball tops Newark; PC softball earns TCC wins over Midland, Dwight

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Putnam County ended its season Wednesday at the Class 1A Bureau Valley Sectional in Manlius.

The Panthers’ best finish was in the 4x200-meter relay as the foursome of Chloe Andersen, Brooklyn Brown, Haleigh Green and Emberlyn Cwikla placed 13th in 2:16.24. Andersen was 15th in the long jump with a leap of 4.17 meters.

BASEBALL

St. Bede 3, Putnam County 2 (8 inn.): In a game that was twice postponed because of weather and restarted Saturday with the score tied 2-2, the Bruins pulled out the Tri-County Conference win in extra innings on an RBI single by Alan Spencer in the top of the eighth.

Spencer finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs and earned the win on the mound as he gave up two earned runs on three hits with eight strikeouts and five walks in eight innings.

Nathan Husser was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, two runs and an RBI for St. Bede (18-14, 9-7 TCC).

Johnathon Stunkel doubled, scored a run and drove in a run for PC (7-18, 5-11).

The Bruins and Panthers will both compete next week in the Class 1A St. Bede Regional.

Putnam County 5, Newark 3: Traxton Mattingly went 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI and a run as the Panthers earned a nonconference victory in Newark.

Jaden Stoddard was 1 for 2 with an RBI for PC (7-17).

Johnathon Stunkel was the winning pitcher in relief.

Dwight 10, Putnam County 3: Johnathon Stunkel doubled and scored a run as the Panthers lost a Tri-County Conference game in Dwight.

Henry-Senachwine 1, Putnam County 0: Carson and Preston Rowe combined for a three-hit shutout to lead the Mallards to a Tri-County Conference victory at Dozer Park in Peoria.

Carson Rowe threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing three hits while striking out seven batters and walking two, while Preston Rowe struck out the only

batter he faced.

Preston Rowe scored the only run for Henry (12-11-1, 10-6 TCC), while Lance Kiesewetter was 3 for 3 with a triple and double.

Johnathan Stunkel and Miles Main each doubled for PC (6-16, 5-9), while Drew Carlson took the loss on the mound as he gave up one unearned run on four hits with three strikeouts and no walks in a complete game.

SOFTBALL

Putnam County 10, Midland 1: Kylee Moore went 3 for 4 with a double,

three RBIs and two runs to help the Panthers to a Tri-County Conference victory in Varna.

Valeria Villagomez doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored twice for PC (10-13, 5-9 TCC), while Gabby Doyle went 3 for 4 with two runs and an RBI.

Putnam County 3, Dwight 0: Paxton Stunkel pitched a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts and one walk to lead the Panthers to a Tri-County Conference victory in Dwight.

Henry-Senachwine 6, Putnam County 3: Kaitlyn Anderson belted a threerun home run to lead the Mallards to

a Tri-County Conference victory in Henry.

Anderson finished 2 for 3 with a double.

Lauren Harbison was 2 for 3 with two runs and an RBI for Henry (10-12, 6-10 TCC), while Lexi Serpette was 1 for 3 with two RBIs.

Rylan Davis pitched five innings, allowing two runs on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk, while Rachel Eckert gave up one run on one hit with one strikeout and no walks in two innings.

Maggie Richetta went 3 for 3 with a triple for PC (10-13, 4-9 TCC).

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Marquette’s Olivia Tamblyn and Putnam County’s Haleigh Gren compete in the 800 meter run during the Class 1A sectional on Wednesday, May 8, at Bureau Valley High School.

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999 • Legal

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PU BLIC H EARINGS

NOTICE IS GIVEN that Tentative Budget & Appropriation Ordinances for Hennepin Township and the Hennepin Township Road District, Putnam Co., IL for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2024 & ending March 31, 2025 are on file & available for public inspection at the Hennepin Township Road District Building, 6235 Route 26, Hennepin, IL NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Public Hearings on the Tentative Budget & Appropriation Ordinances w ill be held at 7 PM on June 19, 2024 at the Hennepin Village Hall, 627 E. High St., Hennepin, IL & that final action on the Budget & Appropriation Ordinances will be taken by the Town Board at a meeting to be held at that time & place.

Dan DeMattia, Clerk

Call or email

(Published in Putnam County Record May 15, 2024) 2164454

THE CIRCU IT C OURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCU IT PU TNAM C OUNT Y, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF DARLENE L. SIEGMAN, deceased Case No. 2 024 PR4 CLAIMS NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of DARLENE L. SIEGMAN, deceased, 108 W Lafayette Street, Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on May 1, 2024, to Linda C. Holz, 500 Pine Street, Varna, Illinois, 61375, whose attorney is Ryan J. Anderson, 611 Second Street, P.O. Box 174, Henry, IL 61537.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of said Court at the Putnam County Courthouse, 120 N 4th Street, Hennepin, IL 61327, on or before November 15, 2024, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3, the date stat ed in that notice Any claim not filed on or before said date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative within 10 days after it has been filed and proof of such mailing must be filed with the Court.

Dated: May 15, 2024

Linda C. Holz

Independent Executor of the Estate of Darlene L. Siegman, deceased

Ryan J. Anderson

Attorney for the Executor 611 Second Street, PO Box 174, Henry, IL 61537 (309)364- 2354

(Published in Putnam County Record May 15, 22, 29, 2024)2164458

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