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$50 to change the world Duane Foote accepted a challenge and improved the community with Closet of Hope BY DAVE COOK news@tonicanews.com TONICA — “Who wants to go to work?” the pastor asked as he waved 10 small envelopes. Duane Foote raised his hand on that day, and approximately two years later, the fruits of his labors can be seen not only throughout his church, but throughout the Illinois Valley. Pastor Mark Nowakowski, of Tonica’s United Methodist Church, had based his sermon that fateful day on the Gospel of

Matthew and the Parable of the Talents. For those unaware of the finer details of the parable, talents were a unit of currency in biblical times. It’s a story of three servants left in stewardship of their master’s finances while he was away for an extended period. When the master returns, two of the servants had put the money to work and gave the master their profits and were Tonica News photo/Dave Cook rewarded. The servant In just a little more than two years, Lois and Duane Foote have transformed their idea for a free clothing ministry from a few simple who buried the money and items into a full-sized selection of clothing, furniture, household goods and more. They’re also encouraging those from other commu-

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nities and churches to visit the Closet of Hope if they are in need.

ILLINOIS VALLEY

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Heroin arrests on the increase

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BY LYLE GANTHER news@tonicanews.com Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team (Tri-DENT) agents seized millions of dollars of illegal narcotics in 2017 in Bureau, LaSalle and Putnam counties. Tom Smith, chief of the Mendota Police Department and chairman of TriDENT’s advisory board, said, “Tri-DENT is working very hard and has been very busy the last several years.” “Heroin still seems to be a problem in the Illinois Valley as well as the nation, and the increase of fentanyl included in the heroin has caused even a greater problem for our communities,” said the Tri-DENT commander, who doesn’t want his name released due to his undercover work. “In 2017, Tri-DENT has seen a steady increase in fentanyl-laced heroin, at the street level, in many of our controlled heroin purchases,” the commander added. “Tri-DENT has also seen an increase of fentanyl being trafficked on the interstate.”

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Due to the increase in fentanyl being mixed with heroin, Tri-DENT agents have had to use respirators and special latex gloves handling contraband seized during arrests due to the toxicity of fentanyl that can damage those who touch it with their bare hands or breathe it in, the commander said. When large seizures of illegal narcotics are made, samples are sent to the Illinois State Police for testing instead of agents handling the packages themselves, he said. Two arrests made during 2017 in Bureau County on Interstate 80 illustrate the commander’s point about the increase usage of fentanyl being included in heroin. Agents stopped a 2017 Nissan Altima with California registration for speeding and a lane violation on I-80 in Bureau County near mile marker 71 at 2:03 p.m. Oct. 18. After the Tri-DENT K9 alerted narcotic odors coming Tonica News photo/Lyle Ganther from inside the vehicle, a search located seven kilos Tom Smith, chief of the Mendota Police Department and of purported heroin (15.4 chairman of the Tri-DENT advisory board, displays some of the

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• DRUGS Continued from Page 1 pounds) and nine vacuum-sealed bags containing about 47,000 pills of purported fentanyl. Agents also found three kilos (6.6 pounds) of fentanyl located in a hidden area in the rear deck of a vehicle on Interstate 80 in Bureau County going from California to New York on July 7, 2016. One kilo of heroin can range in value from $80,000 to $120,000 per kilo (or $560,000 to $840,000 for the seven kilos). When the heroin is broken down to grams and tenth

of grams as commonly sold on the street, one kilo can net up to $300,000. As for the fentanyl (in pill form), the street price is $20-$30 a pill, making the seizure of 47,000 pills worth about $940,000 to $1,410,000. “Tri-DENT is determined to continue to provide a service to the citizens of the Illinois Valley in its pursuit of illegal narcotic dealers and traffickers,” said the commander. “Tri-DENT continues to work together with our local, state and federal law enforcement partners to control the spread of illegal narcotics in our communities.” Heroin accounted for 38 percent

(up eight arrests from 2016) of TriDENT’s 88 arrests in 2017. Other arrests involved cocaine (27 percent of them, up 14 arrests from 2016), cannabis (19 percent, down 11 arrests from 2016) and methamphetamine, LSD and prescription melds, which were nearly the same at 16 percent in 2017 as compared to 2016 (with the exception of methamphetamine, increasing by four arrests). Tri-DENT consists of officers from LaSalle, Streator, Princeton, Oglesby and Mendota police departments along with LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam County sheriff’s offices.

Department training during December included: hose, nozzles, and pump operations; a post-incident review of the IV Minerals fire; a review of fire behavior, flash-overs, and how to read smoke; and ladder carries, raises and maintenance. Firefighter Jeff Pugh conducted a special structural search-and-rescue training with the two cadet firefighters. Rick Turri attended a Duty, Pride, and Traditions program held in Utica and presented by retired Chicago Fire Chief Ed Enright. The department received a communication from the Insurance Services Office requesting the verification of the Tonica Fire Protection area and a map of the village’s water system, hydrants and flow rates. Three members have resigned from the department because they moved out of the area. A grant was received from the Illi-

nois Public Risk Fund for the purchase of a backup camera for one of the trucks. Additional cameras will be purchased in the future. Captain Todd Anderson reported the new truck committee has met and is developing a plan for a new rescue-pumper to replace both the oldest pumper and the rescue truck. Treasurer Sue Huss reported a significant donation was received from Ford Products, and six additional donations of more than $100 were also received. Scott Lauer donated cold weather diesel fuel additive for the trucks. Two damaged nozzles have either been repaired or replaced. Training Officer Rick Turri reviewed some of the recent line-of-duty firefighter deaths that have recently occurred in the United States, and also re-emphasized the recommended 50-foot safety operation zone at motor-vehicle accidents.

TONICA FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire department reviews 2017 The Tonica Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) reported it handled 13 emergency calls during December: two fires, two accidents, seven ambulance requests and two good intent calls. The TVFD ran a total of 177 emergency calls for 2017. These calls consisted of 19 fires, 19 accidents, 111 ambulance calls, and 28 other types of responses. During the year, the department responded to structure fires, vehicle fires, field fires, change of quarters, carbon monoxide alarms, wires down, hazardous materials releases, MABAS special unit activation requests, good intent calls and false alarms. The TVFD also provided aid to Oglesby, Lostant, Leonore, Cedar Point, Standard, Peru, Ottawa, LaSalle and Grand Ridge. Tonica received aid from Oglesby, Lostant, Utica, Leonore, Cedar Point, Standard, Grand Ridge and PC EMS.

POLICE REPORTS LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF Single-vehicle accident At 5:35 p.m. on Jan. 3, deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident in front of 1252 North 2401st Road in Deer Park Township. William S. Tracy, 57, of Lostant was eastbound on North 2401st Road when a dog ran in front of his vehicle and he was unable to avoid hitting the dog. No injuries were reported, and no citations were issued.

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE Traffic crash with injuries At approximately 10:01 a.m. on Jan. 3, the Illinois State Police reported a traffic crash with injuries occurred on northbound Interstate 39 near mile marker 49. A white, 2018 Subaru Legacy driven by Imran Umar, 28, of Chicago was traveling south on I-39. Umar lost control of his vehicle as a result of slick road conditions. The vehicle traveled through the center median and entered the

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FIRE REPORTS TONICA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Accident • At 10:01 a.m. on Jan. 3, the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department was called for a multivehicle accident on northbound Interstate 39 near mile marker 49. Emergency personnel initially found two cars off the road, one in the median and the other having gone through the boundary fence on the east side of the interstate. Further evaluation determined that about a hundred yards north of these vehicles, there was also a semi and a car that had been involved in the accident. The car was in the median, and the semi was on the road. Tonica responded with an ambulance, rescue truck and pumper, Oglesby responded with an ambulance and rescue truck, and Lostant responded with an ambulance. Three people were transported to IVCH with non-life-threatening injuries, and no extrication was needed. Three additional victims were assessed by medical personnel, and they refused transport. While this initial accident was being cleared, a pickup truck pulling a trailer went into the median where the trailer rolled over. Oglesby responded with another ambulance to this accident, and no extrication was needed. The driver of this vehicle was assessed by emergency personnel and also refused transport to a hospital. The Illinois State Police investigated the accidents and provided traffic control. Tonica cleared the scene at approximately 11:35 a.m.

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GREENBRIER, Tenn. — Gilbert Joseph Hobneck of Greenbrier, Tenn., passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Gilbert was born Nov. 28, 1950, in LaSalle to Robert and Hazel (Bernardoni) Hobneck. He married his high school sweetheart, Jane Puetz, in 1973. They were blessed with four children, Angela, Beck, Michael and Sara. Gilbert graduated from Tonica High School in 1968. During high school, he excelled at basketball and track. He attended and received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Illinois State University in Normal in 1973. Gil’s love of the outdoors led him to pursue a career in landscaping. His talent for landscape design led him and Jane to move their family south to Tennessee. He started his own business, Outdoor Creations Landscaping. He enlisted his family and friends to help during the busy summer months. The ability to work alongside his family and friends was one of Gil’s favorite parts about Outdoor Creations. Gilbert was raised in a large family of nine children: his brother, Bob; and seven sisters, Kathy, Christy, Dory, Gloria, Anita, Gerianne and Mary Ann. Gil’s family grew to include his stepmother, Rhoda Hobneck; two sons-in-law, Jody Wilson and Justin Ballard; a daughter-in-law, Kristen Hood; and four stepbrothers, Galen, Ben, Wade and Clint Schneider. One of Gilbert’s greatest blessings was the six grandchildren: Briley, Miley, Adalyn, Declan, Charlotte and Henry. “Poppy” thoroughly enjoyed the time spent with the grandchildren, joking with them and telling them stories. As Gil’s struggle with muscular dystrophy progressed, he never let the disease compromise his faith or hinder his joy in life. He was preceded in death by his mother, Hazel; his sister, Kathy; and a daughter, Angela. Funeral services were held Dec. 17 at Cornerstone Church in Nashville, Tenn. A Celebration of Life will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in the Tonica Methodist Church’s McPherson Fellowship Hall.

did nothing beneficial with it was cast out and punished. “Each of those envelopes contained $50, and those taking them were free to use the money however they saw fit,” Foote said as he surveyed what’s known as the Closet of Hope, a free clothing outlet based in the church. “I’m not sure what everyone else did with theirs, but this is what I did with mine,” he said. Foote used the original $50 to complete a job for another church. That work not only got him paid, but referrals for other jobs as well. “Before I knew it, we had $1,000, and I had to begin stepping back from those jobs so we could begin work on this,” he said. Foote, with regular help from his wife, Lois, began collecting donations while also taking advantage of the closure of some local department stores to buy their clothing racks, and he also cleverly made some of his own. “We started with just some clothes and a few toys, but now we’ve grown to also include furniture and many other things a home needs,” Lois said. While the Closet of Hope started out occupying a small area, it’s since grown to include much of the church. The free clothing outlet is open from 2 to 8 p.m. on each Wednesday. The Footes and approximately 10 volunteers arrive several hours early on Wednesdays to move the clothing racks out of storage and into other rooms, hallways and the church’s main areas. Compared to the thrift stores of

the valley, the Closet of Hope is every bit their equal in regards to their selection of items. The items are also color-coded to help volunteers sort and cycle them so nothing sits unused for too long. “We started off having to ask people for donations and for the things they were unable to sell at their garage sales, but now they’re calling us,” Lois said. They’ve also built an informal network in order to work and trade items throughout the Illinois Valley and all of Bureau, Putnam and LaSalle counties, and even beyond. Help has also been received from local food pantries, police departments and several churches. While not a food pantry, the Closet of Hope occasionally does have some food items. “We don’t charge for anything,” Lois said. “If you need something, you’re welcome to it, and it doesn’t matter where you’re from, what color your skin is, what church you go to, or even if you go to church. We’re here to help people who need it, plain and simple.” They’ve also received a generous donation of a shed, which is used to store surplus donations, and they use their own truck and trailer to collect donations and even make deliveries. More than one family has benefited from a trailer full of furniture being delivered by the Closet of Hope. “Some of these homes have so little, and seeing how these families appreciate the things so many of us take for granted is heartwarming and why we do this,” Lois said. Duane was a plant superintendent for a factory in Mendota for more than 40 years before retiring, and Lois worked for several years with the Salvation Army. Her time

there taught her valuable lessons she now uses to help run their own charity. “People ask us why we’re only open one day a week, but we’re spending those other six days getting ready,” Lois said. Most of the other volunteers are fellow retirees, although a few teens also help. “Everyone helps as they’re able, and with the way we’ve been growing, we could always use more volunteers,” Duane said. While there’s no charge for any item selected, Lois does count the items and keep a simple log, so they can show how useful the Closet of Hope is to the community. “During our first night, we had a few people and gave away about 40 or 50 things. Now we regularly get 50 to 70 people and give away approximately 1,400 items a week. In approximately two years, we’ve given away a total of almost 80,000 items,” Duane said. They now wish to spread knowledge of the Closet of Hope to the surrounding communities of the Illinois Valley and to let residents know they are welcome to visit. “It’s about helping people. There are so many in need. We wish more people would take advantage of what we’re offering,” Duane said. The Closet of Hope is in the United Methodist Church at 423 E. Wauponis St. in Tonica. Hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday. For more information or to schedule a donation or a donation pickup of gently used clothing, shoes, books or household items, call 815-257-3264 or visit their Facebook page. As an entirely non-profit organization, monetary donations to help with expenses are also greatly appreciated.

IN BRIEF IVCH consolidates walk-in clinics, closes others PERU — Beginning Monday, Jan. 8, the IVCH CareToday walk-in clinic next to the Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru has more than doubled the number of hours it is open weekdays, receiving patients 12 hours a day

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The Editorial Page The Tonica News Jim Dunn Editor, General Manager

WHAT WE THINK

Lamenting the laws that didn’t take effect in Illinois Plenty of new laws took effect in Illinois on Jan. 1. Our concern is for proposed laws to reform Illinois government that the Legislature refuses to enact.

ou just couldn’t escape them. People who read and watched the news around the start of the new year were bound to see stories about all sorts of new laws – more than 200 of them – that the Illinois General Assembly approved in 2017, and that took effect Jan. 1. One of the new laws deems pets as marital assets, so a judge can rule who gets a couple’s dog or cat if the divorcing parties can’t decide. There’s another new law that prevents preschools and other early childhood programs from expelling children. One law designates more money to deal with feral cats. Other new laws name corn as the state grain and cycling as the official state exercise. Laws that crack down on hate crimes, expand taxpayer funding for abortion, and name Aug. 4 as Barack Obama Day in Illinois also took effect. The measures were seen as important by their sponsors and supporters. We get that. But many important proposals to reform state government and help pull Illinois out of its funk have not been passed in Springfield and therefore have not taken effect. Here are some of them: 1) Pension funding reform. Illinois owes $130 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. That’s $130 BILLION. Among House and Senate members in Springfield, however, there’s been no action. 2) A balanced budget. The Illinois Constitution mandates that state spending not exceed revenues. Even so, lawmakers haven’t passed a balanced budget in years. 3) Laws to encourage retention of Illinois residents. Have you seen lawmakers address this worrisome trend? Our state’s shrinking population recently slipped to sixth place in the nation, behind Pennsylvania. But in the Legislature, no action. 4) Redistricting reform. It is sorely needed to ban gerrymandering of election districts and make elections for the Legislature and U.S. House more competitive. No action taken. 5) Open primaries. Voters should not have to declare their party preference publicly at the polls, but in Illinois, they must, which many believe suppresses primary turnout. No action. 6) Shortening the state’s campaign season by moving Illinois’ primary from March to September. Former Senate President Phil Rock, who died 2 years ago, favored that move. But his successors in the Illinois House and Senate won’t act. 7) Campaign finance reform. There’s also been no action on this one. Now, state residents are girding themselves for a possible battle of the financial titans if gazillionaires Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker find themselves squaring off for the governor’s mansion. And that’s just for starters. Other needed reforms that the Illinois Legislature has neglected to enact were pointed out previously in the excellent 2014 book, “Fixing Illinois,” by Jim Nowlan and Tom Johnson. Those areas include budgeting, education, human services, health care, economic development, transportation, re-engineering government, and discouraging public corruption. Yes, legislators can amuse themselves by passing hundreds of laws, but as long as they disregard the state’s major problems, their service to their constituents is, at best, inadequate. And from that disappointing record, there’s no escape.

– Tonica News Editorial Board

She won’t forget to eat, or pray O

ut of the mouths of babes! One day, many moons ago at lunch, I was all fired up about God and was talking, talking, talking to my luncheon companion. As I talked, I heard a little voice (of the day care child who was tagging along) say, “Eat, Lori.” The tyke was apparently concerned that in my enthusiasm, I would forget to consume the food that was before me. My companion and I laughed over the ridiculousness of the statement. I believe my comment back to him went something like this, “Well, thank you child, for reminding me, because it seems I might just starve to death if you hadn’t been here. As you can see, I’m practically wasting away!” I love sarcasm, even when it is lost on the youthful. Anorexic has never been a word to describe me. I have never allowed my scale to be less than heavily burdened. My clothing sizes include anything in the double digits from 10 all the way up. I am truly a Fat Old Mom, so the hilarity of his statement hit me full force. I may forget to brush my teeth. I may forget to wash my face.

COMMENTARY Lori Boekeloo I may not always have time to go to the bathroom, but I have never FORGOTTEN to eat. I love to eat. I love the taste of food. I love the preparation of food. I love shopping for food. It is a part of everything I do. I include it in family time. I include it in celebration. It consoles me. When I want to show someone I care — I bake. When I am concerned for someone, I offer to cook for them. I know people like it when I fix them something. I love how their eyes light up when they see me with a container of cookies. I own many cookbooks and cooking implements. Pampered Chef is my friend. Tupperware invitations send me into a happy little dance. I find fulfillment in food and all the emotions surrounding it. Do I feel this way about Jesus and prayer? I would like to think so. At the end of the day, if someone asks me about my relationship with Christ, I would like to use all of the

above examples to define that relationship. I would like to think that he consumes my day, that I want to share him with others. I would like to think that I can’t wait to be alone with him and consume his word. I would like to think he is the cornerstone of all of my family functions, the basis for my outreach. I would like to think being invited to Christian events would stir the emotion within me that a Tupperware invitation does. As my walk progresses, I find these things to be truer and truer about my everyday life, but I still am not to the place where I would laugh out loud about the lunacy of the statement, “Pray, Lori,” as if it would be beyond my comprehension that I might NOT. Hopefully someday, I will get to the point in my life where I may forget to eat, but I will never forget to pray and put Jesus first in my thoughts, life and actions.

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New year’s here: 2018 forecasts Bruce Rauner will top Pritzker in November First, a correction to a recent column about how “The Old South sticks it to Illinois.” Alert reader and CPA Jay Grimes of Bourbonnais (just north of Kankakee) reports that the final federal tax bill imposes a total $10,000 limit on deductions from our state (income) and local (property) taxes paid. I had written that the deduction limit applied only to property taxes, which I think was the case in an earlier draft. But I was wrong in print. The effect of this apparent last-minute change is to ensure that most middle-income folks in Illinois will not pay any more federal income taxes as a result of this $10,000 limit. But wealthy folks, often the entrepreneurs and job-creators, will generally pay more federal taxes as a result.

Now to my forecasts: March primary elections in Illinois: Dem gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker will use his endless millions to blot out the chances of a handful of opponents, including Christopher Kennedy of the famous political family. Gov. Bruce Rauner is being challenged by state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. A West Point graduate, Ives makes an impressive first appearance. The representative hopes to garner the significant support of Christian conservatives who feel betrayed by Rauner, who signed a bill to provide state funding for abortions. I predict Ives will garner 40 percent of the vote in a losing cause, yet embarrassing to Rauner. November general elections: Although I am not a fan of Rauner, I go way out on a limb to predict he

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UNDERSTANDING ILLINOIS Jim Nolan will defeat Pritzker in a tight race. My political expert buddies all disagree, saying Rauner hasn’t done anything and has little political base left to support him. The questions are these: Will Rauner be able to use his endless millions to morph Mike Madigan into Lucifer, who must be smote down, all other factors be damned? And will Pritzker be able to make Rauner a clone of Trump, even though he isn’t. Nevertheless, expect ads that morph Rauner’s face into Trump’s. Savvy political pundit Rich Miller says for Rauner to win, the governor will have to run the most negative campaign in the history of the world; well, maybe not quite so negative as Caesar’s death at the hands of Brutus and his co-conspirators. The composition of the Illinois Legislature: Present gerrymandering tilts toward the Democrats. Add that to what appears to be a typical swing to the party out of the presidency in an off-year election. Thus, no way can the GOP win a majority in either the state House or Senate. The state budget for 2019 (fiscal year begins July 1, 2018): Even with the tax increase that brought the individual income tax back to almost 5 percent, the revenue generated is expected to be a billion or two less than the spending rate of the present budget year. Neither Rauner nor the Dems can afford another budget impasse; the public won’t stand for it, and both sides would be blamed. So, expect the politicos to enact a budget by kicking the deficit can down the road.

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A couple of my political expert buddies think, in contrast, that no budget will be enacted in the regular spring session. Says one: “I don’t think that there will be a budget for the next fiscal year barring some court intervention that forces it. Madigan will make Rauner crawl to get one.” Illinois is budgeting $8 billion (a quarter of the whole general funds budget) this year — and for decades to come — beyond what would be needed if our pensions had been adequately funded over decades past. As I have said ad nauseam in previous columns, this is the albatross that hangs around our collective neck. The courts provide little wiggle room to adjust the pension guarantee in the Illinois Constitution. I have written that Illinois could change its pension funding model. The present model calls for amassing a huge pension asset base, which base itself would never be utilized. Another approach would be to continue to build the base, but more slowly. This while paying obligations in part on a pay-as-you-go basis, as Social Security pays its pensioners. This could free up to $2 billion a year for investment in education and universities or in tax relief, that is, once the $16 billion current deficit is paid off. More on this in a future column. There is, unfortunately, no trust between Gov. Rauner and Democrats in the Legislature, so I fear another year of acrimony and dysfunction. Whoever becomes governor in November will have huge mess to start to clean up — and all during the bicentennial year of a once-proud state.

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Piecha named to deanâ€™s list EVANSVILLE, Ind. â€” Emily Piecha of Tonica achieved a place on the University of Evansville deanâ€™s list for academic achievements during the 2017 fall semester. She is majoring in archaeology. To make the deanâ€™s list, a student at UE must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

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Alzheimerâ€™s support group will meet Jan. 15 PERU â€” The Alzheimerâ€™s Caring Friends support group for caregivers, family and friends will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at the Peru Public Library, 1409 11th St. in Peru. The group is sponsored by the Illinois Valley Alzheimerâ€™s Group, Inc. For more information, call Peg Gonet at 815-481-6465 or Joanne Milby at 815-223-1885.

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30th annual IVCH Foundation Ball on Jan. 20 LASALLE â€” The Illinois Valley Community Hospital Foundationâ€™s 30th annual benefit ball is set for Saturday, Jan. 20, at Celebrations 150 in LaSalle. The event, which is the Foundationâ€™s principal fundraiser, begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. and includes a grand buffet dinner (prime rib, ham and fish), dancing to the

Hardesty Band, and the opportunity to win prizes by playing various games of chance. Reservations are $47.50 per person and can be made by calling Jheri Emmerling, Foundation secretary, at 815-780-4642. Elaine Buckman, vice president of the IVCH Foundation board of directors, chairs the committee that plans the ball.

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OGLESBY â€” The Adult Education Community Tutoring Program at Illinois Valley Community College will conduct free volunteer tutor training from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in Room CTC221. Volunteers must have a desire to work with adult learners and be willing to tutor 2 to 3 hours each week. Teaching experience is not necessary, however, 10 hours of training through the program is required. Visiting an Adult Education classroom is an additional training component. After completing training, volunteers have the option of tutoring in an English Language Acquisition class, an Adult Basic Education class or a High School Equivalency class. These classes follow the IVCC semester schedule in the spring and fall. One-to-one tutoring might be available during summer months. Free online tutor training is another option for volunteers whose schedules do not allow them to participate in the January training session. Visit www. ivcc.edu/communitytutoring for information. To register for the training session, contact Angela Dunlap, campus and community tutoring coordinator, at (815) 224-0479. Participants should bring a sack lunch as lunch is not provided.

Nursing admission information OGLESBY â€” A nursing admission information session will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, in Room CTC 124 at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby.

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â€˜Ag Nightâ€™ on Jan. 23 OGLESBY â€” Illinois Valley Community College will host its first â€œAg Nightâ€? Tuesday, Jan. 23, at the IVCC basketball games against Kishwaukee. The women play at 5:30 p.m. and the men at 7:30 in the gymnasium. The event includes free admission for all district high school ag students, instructors and ag supporters. Proceeds from concessions will benefit the new IVCC Ag Club.

Food service sanitation class OGLESBY â€” Illinois Valley Community Collegeâ€™s Continuing Education Office will offer â€œFood Service Sanitationâ€? (CEU-1503-01) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, in CTC123 at the Oglesby campus. The Applied Food Service Sanitation course is designed to assist the manager or potential manager in applying sanitation principles in food service establishments. During the session, students will take the national ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification exam. The class is required in Illinois for food service manager certification and is accepted by the Illinois Department

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of Public Health (IDPH). Upon successful completion of the course, students will attain a national license that is valid in Illinois for five years. The cost is $119. Required textbook is: ServSafe Manager, 7th Edition and is available at the IVCC Bookstore online at www.ivccbookstore.com. Due to the fast paced nature of the single-session class, students should purchase the book in advance and begin review prior to class. To register, call 815-224-0447.

Scholarship workshop OGLESBY â€” Illinois Valley Community Collegeâ€™s admissions office and Writing Center will host a Scholarship Workshop from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Room A208-209. The free session will cover the 2018-19 IVCC Foundation scholarship application, essay guidelines, common grammar and punctuation mistakes, and an opportunity to have your essay proofread by Writing Center staff. Assistant Director of Admissions, Records and Transfer Services Aseret Loveland said, â€œWith the Feb. 8 Foundation scholarship application deadline approaching, we wanted to offer our students a session to learn how to make their essay stand out. â€œOver 300 applications were submitted last year and there were close margins between winning and non-winning essays. We hope this workshop will help students refine their essay to increase the odds of receiving a scholarship,â€? she added. For information, call 815-224-0439. RSVPs are encouraged at www.ivcc. edu/events.

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TONICA GRADE SCHOOL Breakfast Jan. 15 — No school. Jan. 16 — Toaster pastry or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Jan. 17 — Pancake and sausage on a stick and syrup or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Jan. 18 — Yogurt parfait or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Jan. 19 — Glaze doughnut or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch Jan. 15 — No school. Jan. 16 — Hot ham, cheese slice, bun or flat bread, carrots, fruit, chips, milk. Jan. 17 — Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, corn (can put together with cheese and gravy for TGS chicken bowl), fruit, milk. Jan. 18 — Philly steak, sub bun, mozzarella cheese cup, green beans, fruit, milk. Jan. 19 — Cheese galaxy personal pizza, lettuce, fresh fruit, Rice Krispies treat, milk.

PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER Jan. 15 — Egg salad on wheat bread, diced potatoes, peas and carrots, applesauce. Jan. 16 — Baked spaghetti, tossed salad with toppings, apricots, bread and butter, dessert. Jan. 17 — Pork roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, sliced pineapple, bread and butter. Jan. 18 — Taco casserole, tortilla chips, salad with toppings, broccoli, pears, dessert. Jan. 19 — Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, roll and butter, banana, dessert. Bread, butter, fruit juice and 2% milk are available with meals. For reservations, call 800-757-4579 24 hours in advance of the day’s meal. The menu is subject to change. Meals are available to senior citizens 60 plus at no cost, but donations are appreciated. The meal program is partly funded by donations, so they have a suggested donation of $5 per meal. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m.

Rainee Jonassen is 2018 SRRC ambassador OTTAWA — Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development (SRRC), formerly Easter Seals LBC, announced Rainee Jonassen is the 2018 ambassador. She is an adorable, smart, funny, lovable child who happens to struggle with Sensory Processing Disorder. Sensory Processing Disorder or SPD, is when the brain has trouble organizing information from the senses. Sensory processing issues can impact a child’s social skills. It can also cause difficulties in the classroom. Although every person is unique, people with SPD usually fall into one of two categories, hypersensitive or hyposensitive. Rainee has hyposensitive Sensory Processing Disorder. Hyposensitive (or undersensitive) children lack sensitivity to their surroundings. They might have a high tolerance for or indifference to pain. They may be “sensory seeking,” meaning they have a constant need to touch people or things — even when it’s not appropriate. They may also have trouble with personal space or be clumsy and uncoordinated. They might be constantly on the move and take risks on the playground, accidentally harming other kids when playing. Rainee’s parents, Shane and Jackie, saw signs from infancy. Like many children with SPD, Rainee needed to be held much of the time. By the time Rainee was 18 months, her symptoms became severe enough to affect normal functioning and disrupt everyday life. “When Rainee was 18 months we were concerned because she was constantly fidgeting, didn’t have an interest in playing, was not speaking much at all and rarely made eye contact, said Jackie. She would constantly run into the couch or other things and spent hours lining

up and organizing toys.” Her parents expressed their concerns to their pediatrician who referred the family to SRRC. Rainee began developmental and speech therapy and eventually attended toddler class in Ottawa. She also received OT services. Therapy depends on a child’s individual needs. But in general, it involves helping children do better at activities they’re normally not good at and helping them get used to things they can’t tolerate. “Rainee will lead a normal life, said Kelly Bault, developmental therapist at SRRC. “She will just have to work a little harder than a typical child. Kids don’t grow out of Sensory Processing Disorder; they grow into it, unless we spot it and treat it — the sooner, the better.” Rainee still has many problems daily, but they are a lot more manageable. She is now playing with dolls, socializing with other kids and even participating in a dance class. Without SRRC, none of this would be possible, said Shane. A few facts on Early Intervention and Sensory Processing Disorder: • Children’s brains are most pliable before the age of 7, which means you have a better chance of helping them overcome the problem at a much faster pace then you would have after the age of 7. Also by then some of the behaviors or issues can be very difficult to break. • Having a diagnosis can help families who are appalled, worried or at a loss as to what to do with their child. Getting them diagnosed and help early on helps families learn to understand the disorder and reasons for their behavior instead of just building up anger against the child as they get older and the behaviors don’t stop. • When children have SPD they often have many different symptoms of the disorder, early intervention will help to fix the problem

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Rainee Jonassen but also will help to prevent other problems developing because of the main issues at hand wasn’t worked on early on. SRRC provides quality developmental, speech and physical therapy services to children who have a developmental delay or are at risk for developmental delay. Screenings are provided free of charge in Ottawa and at locations throughout LaSalle and Bureau counties. SRRC also has a structured toddler class in Ottawa and Peru for 2 year olds, a child care center in Ottawa for children with and without special needs from 6 months old until 12 years old and beyond if there is a special need, and an Autism Resource Center onsite in Ottawa. SRRC’s mission is to provide quality services to children with and without special needs and their families so that they have equal opportunity to live, learn and play in their community.

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