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Friday, March 3, 2017

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Two want to be Tonica’s president Kevin Sluder

Arthur Foltynewicz

Editor’s note: The two candidates running for Tonica Village President filled out the following questionnaire for The Tonica News.

Town of residence: Tonica.

Where you work now: Tonica Telephone.

Age: 43.

Education: Graduated high school, attended IVCC. Experience: Four years as village president, six years as a village board member.

What are your Top 3 goals, if you are elected: A. I want to continue the progress we started by making the town more attractive to business and continuing the growth. In the last four years we worked to get the accident prone intersection of Route 251 and 20th Road converted to a four-way stop. We had the dilapidated Village Inn building removed, so a new gas station or busi-

Town of residence: Tonica.

Where you work now: Self employed.

Age: 51.

Education: Graduate of Tonica Grade School, graduate of Tonica High School, L-P AVC building trades, IVCC fire science.

Experience: I’m part of the 38th District Flood Coalition and have worked with our area reps on numerous occasions.

Plus, I ran as a write-in candidate for mayor of Ottawa, Illinois.

What are your Top 3 goals, if you are elected A. My goals are all equally important, thus the people of Tonica deserve the best. I will implement programs for water and sewer line replacement and total and complete road replacement with the best product on the market.

B. To manage all departments for maximum effectiveness.

C. To provide total and complete clarity of all village offices

Kevin Sluder

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Arthur Foltynewicz

Cold-nosed memories PCCC therapy dog visit creates memories, smiles

By Dave Cook

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Tonica News photo/Dave Cook

Argentinian Arsenio Culaciati (from left), Putnam County resident Ryan Caulfield and Argentinian Francisco Manrique are now close friends thanks to the Rotary International “Sisterhood of Schools” exchange program.

Caulfield will travel to Argentina this summer for six weeks to attend school, and he’ll be staying with the families of Culaciati and Manrique. Not pictured are PCHS student Grace Lamboley, PCHS teacher Alisa Stewart and Senora Vanesa Tello of Argentina.

Sharing schools

Exchange program provides cultural experiences for students and teachers

By Dave Cook

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GRANVILLE — Often the best way to learn is through hands-on experiences. The Sisterhood of Schools is an exchange program pairing students and teachers from Northern Illinois with students and teachers in Argentina.

Each year the groups spend six weeks with each other in their respective schools and countries.

Sponsored by Rotary International, the program takes advantage of the seasonal differences between the hemispheres. The Argentinian team, whose summer is now, arrived in Putnam County (PC) on Jan. 23 and will be here until March 5. The team from Illinois will travel to Argentina in June and will experience six weeks of South American winter and culture The program provides a cross-cultural experience for not only the traveling team members, but also for the entire school. Participants share their culture and experiences with students, staff, family members and Rotarians throughout their travels.

This year’s visiting team from Argentina consists of educator Vanesa Tello; Francisco Manrique, 17, who enjoys studying mechanical engineering; and Arsenio Culaciati, 17, who enjoys studying agronomy.

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STANDARD — Dogs have been our companions for several years and have wellearned their title of man’s best friend. They are often inextricably woven into our lives, yet when many people get older, they may find themselves with no access to this important friendship.

Therapy dogs can help fill this void to some extent.

Pam Booras of Unleashed Potential in Ottawa is a dog trainer and behaviorist specializing in therapy dogs.

She visited the PCCC on Feb. 23 with Tillie, one of her three rescued Cavalier King Charles Spaniels who is a certified therapy dog, and of course, a very good girl.

After an introduction and description of what therapy dogs do; how they differ from service dogs; and how they’re certified; Tillie and Pam provided a more direct example of what they do by moving their way through the room and making new friends who shared the stories of the dogs they had once owned.

“Programs like this are good because it increases people’s awareness of these dogs, and it’s good for the people here to see a dog again. It helps them share their stories, and it brings back good memories,” said PCCC site manager Shauna Greenwood, who laughed as she received a few licks on the nose as Tillie lay on her lap.

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Bill Steck greeted Tillie, a rescued Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who’s also a licensed therapy dog, with a warm hello and a friendly scratch behind the ears as she made her way through the PCCC while introducing herself to several new friends during her Feb. 23 visit.

Booras regularly visits several area nursing homes and hospitals, including the emergency rooms and

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Foltynewicz From Page 1 and activities, and to bid out all jobs no matter how big or small. I would also oversee all projects being done in the community and most of all the total and complete flood plan management.

In what ways will you be fiscally responsible to taxpayers: By being aggressive and going after grants! I will get them even if I have to go to Washington or Springfield.

I will have my office doors open 365 days a year and be at the village hall from 8 a.m. through 12 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; this is for the people of Tonica. I will also work with the school systems.

What changes will you make if you are elected: I would condense some offices into the mayor’s duties, eliminate closed door meet-

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From Page 1 ness could be built there, and we’ve also been designated an official exit for Starved Rock which brings new traffic in through our town. With our TIF incentives, we’ve been able to entice a new bar/grill into town that will generate more income and a couple of jobs.

B. Finish the work we’ve been doing with the flooding of our creeks and waterways.

We’ve been replacing storm tile to allow the water to get out of town faster and to lessen the chance it will get into people’s homes. Since we started, we’ve seen a dramatic drop in the amount of water entering our sewer system and in turn saves the taxpayers’ money because we don’t waste chemicals on storm water.

C. To get more people to move to town and keep our school open and growing. If something were to happen to the grade school, the town would suffer, and if something happened to the town, the school would suffer.

When you look at the towns that have lost their schools, you see shells of a once proud/vibrant place to live.

Businesses close up; people move away. I don’t want that to happen to Tonica.

In what ways will you be fiscally responsible to tax-

ings and bid out all contracted jobs and offices yearly and so forth.

Why should voters cast their ballots for you: I will make sure any problems, big and small, are personally taken care of. I will oversee all projects with the contractors! I will go visit with the people of Tonica and hold town hall meetings. Most of all I will bring pride back to our community.

What kind of promises will you make and keep to the citizens of Tonica: I promise to be the most transparent and open mayor that the village has had since Bob Hobneck, Zig Miller, Max Ryan, and my mother, Marie Foltynewicz.

I believe in any elected office any one person is only good for no more than eight years consecutive, so if I’m elected I will only serve two consecutive terms. payers: First and foremost would be continuing to stay on budget. Our residents don’t spend more than their budget allows; the town shouldn’t either. Another way would be by looking for grant money before using our own resources when it comes to large dollar projects.

What changes will you make if you are elected: If I were lucky enough to get re-elected, I would continue the progress we started four years ago.

Why should voters cast their ballots for you: I have 10 years of experience on the board. My opponent has no village board experience and hasn’t attended any board meetings to learn how the town runs. I have a vision of bringing in business to generate more sales tax to lessen the taxpayer burden. I believe we have made good strides toward improving the town, and I don’t want that to go backwards.

What kind of promises will you make and keep to the citizens of Tonica: If I am lucky enough to get re-elected, I promise to continue the good work the board has done over the last four years. I am always available to talk with anybody who has a problem or an issue as I have over the last four years. I will answer them honestly and with the best of my ability to solve their problem.

Therapy dog From Page 1 off of why they’re there and helps put them in a different place temporarily,” Booras said.

She also said staff members of the places she visits are just as enthusiastic about spending a bit of time with Tillie to reduce their own stress and are often first in line. She said more and more places are beginning to develop their own therapy dog programs as knowledge of their benefits become more widely known.

“It’s very rewarding because of how happy the dogs make people, and I love to share that,” Booras said.

To be tested and certified, dogs must be at least a year old, pass behavioral tests and yearly health inspections, make a certain amount of visits per year, and most importantly, they “need to love people, all people, of all ages and types — everyone,” Booras added.

Marsha Tock, who was at the PCCC that day to learn about and meet Booras and Tillie, explained simply and perfectly what she enjoyed about it. “I just love dogs,” said Tock.

For more information about the PCCC, visit Tonica News photo/Dave Cook www.pcaservices.org or call 815-339-2711. For Pam Booras regularly visits area libraries, hosmore information about Unleashed Potential, pitals, nursing homes and community centers visit www.unleashed-potential-dogs.com or with Tillie, her licensed therapy dog. call 815-433-5433.

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The PCHS team who will be traveling in June includes science teacher Alisa Stewart; student Grace Lamboley, 17; and Ryan Caulfield, 17. Tello has been hosted by Stewart’s family, and Caulfield’s family has hosted Manrique and Culaciati. Caulfield said he’d likely split his time in Argentina between the homes of his new friends.

Culaciati, Manrique and Caulfield were asked of the similarities and differences between their cultures, their impressions of PC, and of what they hoped to teach others about their homes. Neither Culaciati nor Manrique have visited this country before.

Differences The weather was a surprise for Culaciati and he said, “Ryan frequently told me it’s very cold in the Midwest, and that there’s unusual weather patterns. This was a huge surprise for me. I was used to 4 degrees Celsius (approximately 39 degrees Fahrenheit) winters, and my first night here we dropped to 9 degrees below zero Celsius (15 degrees Fahrenheit).

As far as differences, he said, “I can’t find one comparison. All my new friends love to have a good time, but they always get their work done. It’s an amazing thing; the school in Argentina is so different. From (US to Argentina comparison) P.E. every day to twice a week, eating lunch at school to leaving right before lunch, living 12 miles from school to five blocks. Everything is different, but different is good!”

Manrique said, “There’s no comparison.

Everyone assumes their responsibility, if someone in the school is given a task they’ll work to get it done — something that’s not too common in my school. The fellowship is amazing! If I could have any school, I would want Putnam County.”

He also said there were size differences between his home and PC, saying, “My town has 30,000 people. I’ve heard the expression ‘small town America’ but never thought what

it might be like until I drove off the airport lot and went from city, to suburbs, to farm fields.”

Culaciati, in regards to what he’d like to teach his new friends, said, “First and foremost, it’s not soccer, its futbol. Besides that, people of the U.S. are very fortunate. It is sincerely an amazing country. Allowing schools to have sporting activities instead of making them a separate entity is outstanding. We have clubs that are hard to join and more competitive than some of the games I have watched here at PC.” Caulfield said he’s learned, “My exchange brothers are no different. They love hanging out with friends and to shop; they enjoy style; and they’re always game for a good time.

I’ve also realized we take so many things for granted; from something like taking an extra five minutes in the shower, to being involved in extracurricular activities.”

Saying goodbye Both Culaciati and Manrique spoke of how friendly everyone they’ve met has been and of how much they’ve enjoyed their time here.

Culaciati said, “I didn’t know what to expect. When the time comes to leave, it’ll be hard to say goodbye, but I’ll be glad I had the experience. Besides the weather always being cold, it’s an excellent community I’m glad I get to call my home.”

Manrique said, “It’s nice to see everyone taking care of each other, and it’s the most beautiful place. I’ve enjoyed my visit beyond belief. I’ve had fun with my new friends, and America is a beautiful place. I’m glad I was able to participate in a place more amazing than I thought, Putnam County!”

Caulfield, asked about his upcoming trip to Argentina this summer, said, “I’m excited to head down, way far down, south and see what South American schools are like. I want to experience different cultures, learn a new language, and see the world. I hope to share all of my knowledge and bring back memorabilia for my friends and family. I’ve learned so far to stay optimistic no matter what and to always count your blessings.”

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Donations, volunteers needed for Tribute to Veterans Event will include a reunion of TBM Avengers and more miscellaneous duties, including clean-up activities after the event closes Saturday afternoon.

Volunteers must be at least age 16. All volunteers will receive a commemorative event shirt. Please consider donating your time and talent to this meaningful event to honor our military veterans. For more information, and/or to register as a volunteer, contact Airport/Midwest AvTech at 815-223-2003.

In addition to volunteers, donations of any size are needed. Fuel, food, lodging and other necessities for the Avengers, their pilots and support teams, as well as everything it takes to put on this spectacular event will exceed $100,000. Send your contribution to the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation, 718 Columbus St., Ottawa, IL 61350, or visit www.srccf. org to make an online donation. You will receive a receipt for your tax-deductible donation directly from the foundation.

You can reach the foundation by calling 815-252-2906.

Jolene Brown to headline Women in Ag Conference ROCK ISLAND — Are you a woman who is involved in agriculture? Are you actively farming, working in the industry, or married to a farmer? If so, there is a conference for you — a one-day seminar for women in agriculture. The Women in Agriculture Conference is scheduled for Friday, March 17, at Jumer’s Casino & Hotel located at 777 Jumer Drive in Rock Island. This conference is a one-day seminar to help women become empowered in agriculture.

The conference, now in its sixth year, will feature keynote speaker Jolene Brown.

Brown is a professional speaker, author and family business consultant. She will be presenting, “If We Huff and Puff, Will We Blow Your House Down?”

The keynote address will be followed by a variety of breakout sessions that participants may choose among. These include “Fresh and Natural Photography on the Farm”- Christy Lee; “Consumer Engagement” - Janice Person; “Playing Offense – Agriculture in the Trump Administration” - Adam Nielsen; “Podcasting Primer”-

Emily Webel and Holly Spangler; “Tough Questions in Tough Situations”- Jolene Brown; and “Grain Marketing Strategy and Contracting Alternatives”- Joe Camp.

The conference will wrap up with Brown’s presentation, “The Balancing Act: 10 Ideas to Relieve Stress and Bring Renewal to Our Farm and Family Life.”

The conference begins at 8 a.m. and will conclude around 4 p.m. The cost of conference registration is $50 through Feb. 28. Registration increases to $75 beginning March 1. Walk-ins the day of the conference will be $100. The cost of registration includes a light breakfast and a luncheon buffet. To register, visit womeninagricultureconference.com or contact your county Farm Bureau.

The conference is sponsored by the Bureau, Carroll, Fulton, Henry, Knox, Lee, Mercer, McDonough, Rock Island, Stark, Warren-Henderson and Whiteside County Farm Bureaus in Illinois as well as Illinois Farm Bureau, Country Financial, River Valley Cooperative, John Deere, River Gulf Grain and 1st Farm Credit Services.

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Starved Rock Lodge joins effort to ‘Clean the World’ OGLESBY — In a continued effort to reduce, reuse and recycle, Starved Rock Lodge recently announced it has entered into a partnership with Clean the World to collect and recycle soap and bottled amenities. These efforts will help impoverished people prevent illnesses and encourage vigorous child development.

Clean the World was founded in 2009

by Shawn Seipler. As the vice president of sales and marketing for an e-commerce technology company, Seipler traveled several days a week. The idea for soap recycling came about after he learned the barely used bars of hotel soap he left behind each morning ended up in a landfill. That led to Clean the World, a Florida not-forprofit corporation.

When Starved Rock Lodge owners, Karl and Amy Trimble were helping housekeeping out during the peak season, they were astounded at how much soap, shampoo and lotion is wasted in each room.

“We just couldn’t stomach the fact that so much of our products were just going in the trash,” said Amy Trimble. “People just use the shampoo or lotion one time, and then we get rid of it,” she said. So Trimble started looking for a way to recycle the guest amenities and found Clean the World.

Clean the World has a two-part mission. The first part is to collect and recy-

cle soap and hygiene products discarded every day by the hospitality industry and other sectors that generate environmental waste. The second part involves distribution of these and other donated products to impoverished people. This helps to prevent millions of hygiene-related deaths each year, reduce the morbidity rate for hygiene-related illnesses, and encourage vigorous childhood development.

Clean the World is implemented by collecting, sorting and processing discarded soap, shampoo conditioner and lotion product donations from participating hospitality partners. In addition, they collect donated hygiene products from manufacturers. Recycling of these product donations takes place at facilities in Orlando, Fla., Las Vegas, and Hong Kong.

The recycled products are then donated to domestic homeless shelters and developing countries suffering from high death rates due to acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease.

“We would much rather see partially used soap and shampoo be put to good use instead of throwing it away,” said Chrissy Thomas, director of housekeeping at Starved Rock Lodge, “We are going to change the way we think about recycling and share what we can to make the world cleaner and better!”

District 17 releases January activity report Illinois State Police District 17 announced that during the month of January 2017, troopers handled 1,419 calls for service and assistance. Of these calls, 168 were to help motorists whose vehicles were disabled on area highways.

Criminal activities during the month included no persons arrested on outstanding warrants and 11 arrests for other criminal offenses.

Traffic enforcement activities resulted in 213 drivers arrested for speeding and 22 cited for seat belt violations. Driving

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Troopers issued a total of 381 traffic citations and 631 written warnings to motorists during the month.

Troopers and weight inspectors issued four citations for overweight violations.

District 17 troopers handled 33 traffic crashes within the three county area of LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam. There were no fatal crashes handled by District 17 troopers.

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PERU — On May 20, the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru will present the second annual reunion of TBM Avengers and other various aircraft, both military and civilian. The TBM Avenger is a World War II torpedo bomber, and at least 15 of these magnificent aircrafts will be traveling to Peru from all over the country.

The Tribute to Veterans will again be free and open to the public. More than 10,000 spectators, pilots, crews and volunteers are expected to attend.

Your help is needed. Event planners are seeking more than 250 volunteers for the weekend, beginning Friday evening, May 19, when volunteers must attend a mandatory training meeting at the airport. Saturday, May 20, volunteers are needed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in four-hour shifts for help with parking; assisting veterans, senior and others to and from the parking area to the seating area; assisting professional “marshals” who guide the planes while airplanes are moving to and from runways; food service; and general

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The Editorial Page The Tonica News Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

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Coffee anyone?

The news is full of the latest new study on whether you and I should partake of the beverage coffee. I’ve read a good many of those reports. It could be I’m trying to justify drinking a pot of the stuff throughout any given day.

Health-wise it doesn’t seem to effect me one way or the other. At home we use the Earlene 50/50 (half regular/ half decaf). But Campbell when I order at a COMMENTARY restaurant or pickup some at a gas station, it’s go for the gusto in the largest cup. Yes, I might get a slight case of the jitters, but give it a little time and things calm down.

My coffees from the gas station are so creative.

First it’s two-thirds bold, a good long shot of flavored Cappuccino and just for my mental solace, the remaining one-sixth of the 24-ounce cup is topped off with — you guessed it — decaf. Then the pot needs to be sweetened with Splenda, of course.

This great combination makes for a very tasty/sticky mess.

••• On our return trip from a Thanksgiving visit with our son, Brad, and his family, we were utilizing a shuttle service from Pocatello, Idaho, to the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. While waiting for the shuttle, I mixed my usual concoction in my new super-duper, metal, insulated cup that keeps the drink hot for a long time, and nothing is supposed to spill.

I was set until part way through the trip, the cup slipped and fell on the bus floor. The outer lid popped off, and the balance of my tasty/sticky concoction ran under my feet and along the outer edge of the brand-new bus. When the driver slowed down, the coffee ran to the front – when he sped up, it ran back.

I sat there hoping no one would notice the source of their feet sticking to the bus floor. When we stopped for the usual half-way break, I grabbed a handful of napkins and sopped up as much of the mess I could without being obvious.

••• Last week we went to Tennessee to see our daughter, Tracy, and her husband, Robert. The night before we were to come back home, everyone else had gone to bed when I decided to help out and wash up dishes left in the sink. While I was at it, I cleaned the counter-top and scoured everything in sight. I grabbed the glass coffee pot and cleaned it good, leaving it to drain dry. We were leaving the next morning as Tracy had to go back to work. We had said our good-byes the night before, so she was up and out of the house before we woke up.

“It was all over the counter top, ran over and down on the floor, and into the rug. What a mess!” Robert said.

Jerry replied, “Oh for crying out loud!”

I overheard this, but didn’t understand.

Tracy had prepared and set the coffee maker on auto pilot; then I came along and removed the pot.

I don’t know about your coffee pot, but our coffee maker won’t run water through unless the pot is under it – but not hers.

••• My clothes bear witness to the disasters of coffee spills. You get the gist – it stains, and it’s messy. Each time I see the logic in giving it up.

••• But then, on the flip side, studies say coffee is healthy for you. And have you ever thought about how many auto accidents have been prevented because coffee made the driver more alert? Or how many business discussions take place with the aroma of java affecting the outcome; or how many secrets are shared; or how many tears have turned a strong cup of coffee weak; or how much laughter has echoed off the surface of filled cups; or how many newspaper articles are enhanced by a coffee cup sitting beside the computer?

Just for the record, I have taken this all into consideration, have opted for the healthier aspect and will continue to clean up my coffee messes. I’m addicted!

P.S. If the President of the United States would just come and have a cup of coffee with the guys at the “Truth Tables” in America, he would find out exactly how the country should be run.

Earlene Campbell lives by the FROG motto — Fully Rely On God. She resides in Princeton and can be reached at earlenecampbell@rocketmail.com.

I’ll never be a Size 2 I saw a TV commercial the other night — I’m not sure for what brand — but they featured a young, nice-looking girl in a pair of tight blue jeans. The camera man zoomed in on her jeans, and without hesitating, I said, “I wish I looked like she does in a pair of blue jeans.”

Of course the young lady in the commercial was as thin and tiny as — well, as I’m not. If she wore a Size 2, I’d be surprised. And by the couple of inches that could be seen of her bare skin between her jeans and her short, little top, it was easily notable her belly was as flat as — well, as mine is not.

Should I go on? Her hair was styled in a carefree way that my hair would never dream of doing. Her chest was perky. Her makeup was impeccable, and she had not one single wrinkle, chicken pox scar or tell-tale sign of crow’s feet. She was vibrant, smiling and appeared as if she hadn’t a care in the world. She looked like all the good things great commercials are made of — all the things I am not.

We kind of laughed at the thought of looking like this girl in her tight blue jeans, for those days seem long ago now. OK, my jeans might be a bit too tight, but it’s not because I want them to be, if you get my drift. And the Size 2 assumption? Well, the idea of fitting this big old body into a single-digit pair of jeans is a pipe dream — still a dream, but nonetheless a big pipe dream. Maybe someday, but in reality, probably not.

For years, women have battled the fashion magazines, the TV, the movies, the Internet and more — seeing women and girls who seem to have it all. They are thin; they are pretty; they have everything in the right places.

Their clothes fit them perfectly; their makeup (if they need any) is perfect; and their hair is shiny, bouncy and the

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perfect color to match their perfect skin tone.

Forget about their personality. Don’t even consider their intelligence. Kick the idea of their creativity and integrity to the curb. None of that matters in those commercials, for you see those retailers are hoping that one will see one of these perfect images wearing their mascara, their hair products, their tight blue jeans, and we — the fragile American women who crave that look — will somehow think if we buy that product, we’ll be as perfect as they are.

Not! Gone are those days for me.

What I wouldn’t give to see a not-soskinny person on a commercial with a few wrinkles on her face with a sagging chest and sporadic strands of gray running through her dry, not-so-bouncy hair. Now then — that might get my attention, and quite frankly, I might even consider buying the product for no reason other than to applaud a company who isn’t afraid to use real looking people.

OK. I know I’m on a rant here.

I’m old enough, and thankfully wise enough, to realize I’m never going to look like that little, skinny dolly in the tight pair of blue jeans. I can still wish for it, but there’s not a snowball’s chance it’s ever going to happen. Let me repeat that: It’s never going to happen. OK, I do have a wide variety of sizes of clothes in my closets, from the clothes I wear now to the ones that are much, much larger, but to date, a Size 2 has never entered my wardrobe.

What you see is what you get. While

I’ll always be on that endless diet, and while I’ll always look for that bra that might make me look less droopy, and while I’ll still call Clare and tell her I need her to rid the gray out of this head of hair of mine, the days of youth and a Size 2 (do they really make things in a Size 2?) are gone forever.

I know for years people have been worried about young ladies and even young men who see these “perfect” girls/boys in commercials, and then they do crazy things to attempt to look like them. They starve themselves.

They have plastic surgery. They do whatever it takes in hopes of looking like that girl in the tight blue jeans or that muscular guy with the phenomenal six pack.

As a nation, we’ve attempted to tell them they are perfect just the way they are, but young psyches are a fragile thing. Somewhere along the line, our world failed — making young boys and girls believe they aren’t enough unless they’re perfect. It’s sad, for in many cases, we have robbed ourselves of exchanging that skin-deep beauty for what’s really important.

Don’t misunderstand. I think it’s important we always try to look the best we can, which basically means don’t wear your flannel pajama pants out in public, brush your teeth, try to at least wipe the old mascara off your face and run a brush through your hair if you have to go out in public. But let’s face it, friends, most of us are never going to be a Size 2.

And to the handful of ladies out there who happen to wear a Size 2, please don’t write me letters. I’m happy for you. I really am. A bit jealous, but happy. We should all celebrate what we have — or what we don’t have — and move on. It’s as simple as that.

Tonica News Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@tonicanews.com.

Fiscal follies continue as Illinois suffers Gov. Rauner recently released his third budget, and it’s just as phony as his previous two efforts as well as those of his Democratic predecessors Blagojevich and Quinn.

To summarize, Illinois continues to spend about $7 billion a year more than it takes in, on a general funds budget of $32 billion in revenue. Everyone from New York bond ratings agencies to scribblers out here like me say this cannot continue, but it does.

The damage is mostly beneath the surface, yet devastating.

Our high school graduates flee the state in droves for colleges across our borders because of uncertainty over financial aid and the future of our colleges.

(Neighboring states gleefully offer our students “scholarships” that make going to Iowa City or Madison less expensive than in Illinois. Their universities, hurting for students, can do this because the marginal cost to them of an additional student is less than what they charge.)

Once our students leave, they are less likely to return.

As you might well imagine, business is leery, to say the least, of locating here because of the uncertainty and instability they fear like the plague.

Further, I am told there is, for lack of a budget, a “die off” of important, small social service agencies that used to help the state serve the unfortunate.

And, of course, our state reputation as a laughingstock, fueled by the corruption scandals going back more than a decade, is only “enhanced” across the country by our dysfunction.

Governor, House speaker Mike Madigan, and lawmakers of both parties are now so embarrassed (what took them so long?) that they are circling round a potentially real budget.

But the mating dance that might deliver a product will take months.

Jim Nowlan COMMENTARY

The game now is to create a budget without being splashed with the blame. This will prove impossible, though the pols are writhing in efforts to prove me wrong. Most voters are not discerning enough to let anyone off the hook.

Most lawmakers have never had to make tough, politically life-threatening votes on tax increases and spending cuts. For example, no Republicans voted for the temporary tax increase in 2011, but this time Democrat Madigan will insist on many GOP votes, before he will put his own members on an increase proposal.

Lawmakers need time to be conditioned to the idea of walking the plank.

In recent months, the state’s think tanks have been weighing in.

The Civic Federation of Chicago and the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois (which I used to head), both business groups, have reported that significant tax increases are needed, though they rue saying as much.

The right-wing Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) has declared the state can get by without a tax increase. IPI would do this largely by shifting (not eliminating) costs from the state to local governments, schools and universities, all the while eliminating the locals’ long-standing share of income tax revenues.

The IPI makes some good suggestions, such as eliminating pay spikes at the end of educators’ careers, which also spike their pensions, and limiting state employee compensation.

But for the most part, as a respected Republican lawmaker told me, the IPI budget is impractical balderdash, unhelpful to efforts to come up with a budget.

In his budget address, Gov. Rauner said rather vaguely he would be open to tax increases, though he ruled out taxation of retiree pay.

Doing so would, however, actually make sense. The federal government taxes retirement, exempting most Social Security, and so do nearly all states that levy an income tax.

And doing so could keep shave the rate of the overall tax increase.

Yet the idea sends chills up the spines of Illinois voters, according to the polls, so will not be done. This is a good illustration that the little guy voter does matter in shaping public policy, even when wrong.

To their credit, state senators of both parties have started serious talks about a budget, though governor and House speaker, who could scotch any Senate proposal, are playing coy.

I think — envision turbaned swami Johnny Carson, head resting on his fingers, pensively looking into the future — that this summer there will be an income tax increase and some modest business-friendly changes.

The results will be about the same as those Rauner and the House speaker could easily have agreed to more than two years ago, if they had simply sat down man-to-man to address the problem.

The increases will, I fear, not be enough to resolve our huge fiscal problems, so we will limp along into the future.

Jim Nowlan of Toulon served two terms in the Illinois House and worked under three governors. He co-wrote “Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State.” Contact Nowlan at jnowlan3@gmail.com.

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Community Quilt guild will meet March 8 in Henry HENRY — The Marshall Putnam Quilt Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, at the United Presbyterian Church in Henry.

The program will be a trunk show by Lynn Dolan of Bloomin’ Minds. She is also giving the workshop that morning (no walk ins for this). If you signed up, the workshop starts at

9 a.m. Lunch will be on your own. Also, you may still sign up for the April 12 workshop which is on the 10 minute block. Note, the April 12 workshop starts at 9 a.m. and ends at noon.

The April 12 meeting will be held in Lacon at the Marshall County Historical Society at 1 p.m. More details will be available at the March meeting.

The Templetons

IVCC announces winners of 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. writing contest OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College’s Diversity Team announced seven winners for its 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. writing contest.

Although the contest only awards three places, an unprecedented number of entries of extremely high quality resulted in multiple ties for first, second and third place. The team decided to award prizes to all seven of the winners.

IVCC Diversity Team chairwoman Amanda Cook Fesperman said, “Awarding seven awards was the right thing to do. We were really pleased with both the quantity and quality of entries this year, and after the results came in, we felt it was the right thing to do to honor the hard work and important insights into Civil Rights so evident in this year’s entries.”

Tied for first are Nicholas

Needs of Peru for his essay, “Electing to Choose Justice” and Stephanie Bias of LaSalle for her poem, “To the women that say we don’t need feminism anymore.”

Tied for second are Sam Brolley of Ottawa for his poem, “The Fruits of My Land,” Lisa Chounard of LaSalle for her poem, “Racism Painted Pretty” and April Jording of Lostant for her untitled narrative essay.

Tied for third are Adam Falkenhayn of Princeton for his narrative essay, “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” and Jibril Church of LaSalle for his poem, “Seun van Afrika.”

The winners read their entries at a public reception at the college on Monday, Feb. 27, in Room C316.

The event was free and open to the public; pizza and soda were served.

Nominations wanted for 4-H Family Spirit Award The Illinois 4-H Foundation welcomes nominations for the 2017 4-H Family Spirit Award.

The Illinois 4-H Family Spirit Award recognizes a family with at least three generations and at least 15 different family members (including in-laws) that have either been 4-H members, leaders or volunteers with at least 100 cumulative years of 4-H membership or volunteerism represented within the family. Selection is based on the total number of family members with 4-H connections, the total number of years of 4-H involvement,

the diversity of experiences and recognitions earned by the 4-H members, and the collective impact that family members have made as advocates of their county and state 4-H programs.

Online applications are available at: http://4hfoundation.illinois.edu/content/ family-spirit-award. Nominations are due May 1.

For more information, call the University of Illinois Extension, Bureau-LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Unit, at 815-875-2878.

Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.

‘Celebrating All Things Irish’ at the Reddick Mansion OTTAWA — The Reddick Mansion will be “Celebrating All Things Irish” at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11. The evening’s program will include music by The Templetons, a 10-member family musical act; “Two Irish Tellers” (Tricia Kelly and Mick Henneberry); and Irish step dancing by Helena and Alea Ogle.

“We’re very excited the Templeton family is able to be with us,” said Lorraine McCallister, president of the Reddick Mansion Association. “The evening will begin with prelude and background music by Mike and Lisa Templeton. They will be playing Irish music on the claw hammer banjo and fiddle from 6:30 to 7 p.m. in the west parlors. After the storytelling, the whole family will perform on the lower level while refreshments are being served.”

With their parents, the family’s eight children, five boys and three girls, ranging in age from 4 years old to 20 years old, play a number of instruments including the mandolin, banjo, upright bass, guitar,

Registration is now open for the 2017 4-H Illini Summer Academies through the University of Illinois Extension. Dates this year are Sunday, June 25, through Thursday, June 29.

Participants will stay in the newer living quarters on campus, Bousefield Hall. There are new academies, including agricultural communication, journalism and filmmaking, theatre arts hip hop, theater arts costuming, as well as an advanced session in human development/family studies. This program offers teens the opportunity to explore the University of Illinois campus and many degree programs and careers.

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For more information, call University of Illinois Extension, Bureau-LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Unit at 815-224-0889. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.

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“We are going to arrange the seating differently this year,” said McCallister, “so our audience can better see and enjoy the intricacies of the dance steps.”

Refreshments for the evening will continue the Irish theme and will include corned beef sandwiches, Guinness chocolate cake and shamrock cookies.

Tickets for the event are $12 per person and because seating is limited, reservations are required. Call the Mansion at 815-433-6100 or visit the website, www.reddickmansion. org.

All proceeds from this event will be used for the maintenance and restoration of the Reddick Mansion.

The Mansion, at 100 W. Lafayette St. in Ottawa, was completed by 1858, the time of the first Lincoln-Douglas debate, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. The building is open for tours and is also available for rent for special events.

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“Two Irish Tellers”, Tricia Kelly and Mick Henneberry are back for their second time at the Reddick Mansion with new stories, limericks and shenanigans. Kelly, who has been telling stories professionally for more than 11 years, will demonstrate “Shillelagh Weaponry and Instruction”, as she learned from her father. She will also tell the story of “the Barbie Murders.” Henneberry, who comes from a multi-generational performing family and has entertained on the White House lawn, will share with the audience “The Art of Irish Swearing” and will also tell a story from his youth, “Kidnapped by a Mama Chimp.”

During the 10-15 minute intermission of the story telling, Helen and Alea Ogle of Streator will demonstrate Irish step dancing. The two sisters have been studying Irish step dancing for six years and have performed in the Chicago’s Thanksgiving’s Day Parade, the Normal St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and at many

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IVSO concert will feature Young Performers Competition winners LASALLE — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will feature the winners of the 2017 “Young Performers Competition” at 7 p.m. March 11 in the LaSalle-Peru High School Matthiessen Auditorium.

The winner of the junior division is 14-year-old Noah Johnson, violinist, from Utica, and the senior division winner is 17-year-old Faith Sommer, violinist, from Spring Valley. Both musicians will be soloing with the Illinois Valley Symphony on violin.

Guided by music director and conductor Lucia Matos, the Illinois Valley Symphony will play four pieces. The night will begin with Ballade in A Minor by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a piece full of passion, high spirits, and warmth.

The second piece, Haydn’s Concerto No. 4 in G Major, a graceful yet technical concerto, will be performed by Johnson. A homeschooled freshman, he is the son of Ron and Mandi Johnson. He has studied violin with Katherine Roy for seven years.

He has participated in the Junior String Ensemble and currently plays in the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony. He has taken part in chamber music and has performed at the Maud Powell Music Festival. He also shares his music at various retirement communities, nursing homes, and church. In addition to the violin, he studies piano and plays the drums.

Sommer will perform the first movement of Max Bruch’s Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for Violin, a beautifully written piece that presents a recitative-like dialogue between the soloist and orchestra. She is the daughter of Bill and Amy Sommer and has studied violin for nine years under the direction of Katherine Roy. She has previously played in the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Bloomington-Normal Youth Symphony Orchestra, the JFK Band, and JFK Jazz Band, as well as the Wheaton

Faith Sommer

TONICA — Tonica Grade School recently held its spelling bee for students in grades 1-8.

Winners by grade level were as follows: First grade — Ashley Carnes, first; Madalynn Moore, second; and Mackenzie Sherman, third.

Second grade — Grady Sandor, first; Molly Valenzuela, second; and Avery Sherman, third.

Third grade — Holly Gingerich, first; Keagan Archer, second; and Abraham Wiesbrock, third.

Fourth grade — Josephine Greenwalt, first; Reese Poole, second; and Michael Milota, third.

Fifth grade — Corbin Coons, first; Kailey Archer, second; and Matthew Simms, third.

Sixth grade — Guinevere Wiesbrock, first; Peyton Baker, second; and Keegan King, third.

Seventh grade — Erin Gray, first; Augustus Wiesbrock, second; and Jacob Sensiba, third.

Eighth grade — Jacob

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Erin Gray was the county spelling bee representative for Tonica Grade School. She placed sixth.

Marcinkus, first; Johnathan Johnson, second; and Brendan Funk, third.

Junior high overall — Erin Gray, first; Augustus Wiesbrock, second; and

Guinevere Wiesbrock, third.

The county spelling bee was held Feb. 11 at Ottawa Township High School.

Erin Gray placed sixth.

Tonica Grade School announces kindergarten pre-registration TONICA — Tonica Grade School will be conduct its kindergarten pre-registration in the main office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, and Thursday, March 23. Children do not need to be pres-

Noah Johnson Pops Orchestra, where she held the assistant principal second violin seat at age 13 and continued to play in the first violin section in 2014 and 2015. She has had solo performances with the Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, after winning the junior division of the Young Performers Competition in 2013, and the Spring Valley Municipal Band, playing the Theme from Schindler’s List.

The final piece, Symphony No. 2 in D-Flat Major, an expression-filled piece

composed by Howard Hanson, will complete the night.

Admission to the concert is by season subscription or individual ticket, available at the door or online at ivso.org. Adults are $15 and student K-college are $5 with ID. This program is sponsored by season sponsor Ning Communications, Miller Group Charitable Trust, and in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. The auditorium is handicapped accessible.

Streator Elks Lodge will sponsor assessment clinic on March 13 STREATOR — The Streator Elks 591 Lodge, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Monday, March 13. The clinic is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 800-272-0074 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

There are no charges for any services at this clinic.

The Elks will hold the clinic at the Streator Elks Lodge 591, located at 202

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N. Park St. in Streator.

No medical referral is necessary for the clinic but physicians are welcome to refer patients to the clinic for a specific reason or second opinion. School nurses are welcome to refer children and families to the clinic.

The Elks Organization has been working with physically challenged children since 1928 and this is one of the 16 clinic locations throughout Illinois.

The clinic is an ideal time to have a child reviewed for bone and joint development. If your child has feet pointing out or in who

complains of back, knee, leg, ankle pain or has a back curvature can be seen at this clinic. There is no charge for any diagnostic services at this clinic. The Elks will provide financial assistance to the best of their ability for children needing further treatment or specialty equipment when the family lacks sufficient resources to do so. In the past, the Elks have purchased therapy services, corrective shoes, braces, wheelchairs and augmentative communication devices to help children overcome a variety of physical challenges.

ent at pre-registration and appointments are not necessary. Parents/guardians must bring the child’s social security card and certified (not hospital issued) birth certificate at pre-registration.

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Menus Lostant Grade School March March March March March March March March March March

Breakfast 6 — Egg, cheese and sausage on toast, yogurt, cereal, fruit and juice.

7 — Breakfast toast, yogurt, cereal, fruit and juice.

8 — French toast, sausage and syrup, yogurt, cereal, fruit and juice.

9 — Cereal and yogurt, fruit and juice.

10 — Breakfast pizza, yogurt, cereal, fruit and juice.

Lunch 6 — Nachos and cheese, green beans, fruit cocktail, milk.

7 — Sausage pizza, peas, apricots, milk.

8 — Spaghetti, mixed vegetables, pears, bread, milk.

9 — Hamburger horseshoe, corn, applesauce, milk.

10 — No lunch.

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Program coordinator Willard Mott (left) instructs IVCC ag students at a field near campus last fall. Mott is coordinating IVCC’s first Agriculture Open House on April 6. Students must RSVP by March 15.

IVCC will host first ag open house OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College will host its first Agriculture Open House for district high school upperclassmen from 7:45 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 6.

Prospective ag students will hear an overview about the college’s revital-

ized program, tour campus and participate in an activity in the program’s new lab. Enrollment, financial aid and scholarship information will also be provided.

“Guests will also have the opportunity to interact with our students and fac-

ulty,” said IVCC agriculture instructor and program coordinator Willard Mott.

High school juniors and seniors must RSVP for the event by March 15 by contacting Mott at 815-2240413 or willard_mott@ ivcc.edu.

Bagpipes program planned in Standard STANDARD — J. Kevin Chapman will present a program at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Standard Library Branch located inside of the community center.

Chapman is a Piper on the Great Highland Bagpipes and has been playing for almost 30 years. He is featured at many solo events such as weddings, parties and other events.

He plays the pipes both solo and formerly with the Shannon Rovers Pipe Band and currently with the Dundee Scottish Pipe Band. He also competes in solo piping competitions and band competitions.

Chapman has played before four presidents, Pope John XXIII (23rd), Tip O’Neill, Cardinal George and both Mayor Daleys.

Also, he is a graduate of

the North American Piping School and the Balmoral School of Piping.

Chapman will take you on a trip and introduce you to the history of the pipes and present a narrative on the story behind one of the oldest instruments still played in the world. This will include a demonstration and display of the regalia surrounding the pipes.

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March 8 — Teriyaki chicken, rice, steamed broccoli, pineapple and mandarin oranges, gelatin, Cool Whip, milk.

March 9 — Taco in a bag (taco meat, shredded cheese, refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, onions, salsa), fresh fruit, nacho corn chips, milk.

March 10 — Cheese bosco sticks, marinara sauce, carrots, fruit, cookie, milk.

Putnam County Community Center March 6 — Wild rice soup with crackers, ham salad sandwich, fruit cocktail, carrot sticks, brownies.

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March 8 — Beef tacos with lettuce and tomato, tortilla chips and salsa, pea salad, fruit cocktail.

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The estate will be administered without Court supervision, unless under Section

5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat.

1992, Ch. 755, Par. 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 119 W. Madison Street,

Ottawa, Illinois 61350, on or before September 8, 2017, or if mailing or delivery of notice from the representative is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed within that period is barred.

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the estate representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed with the Clerk.

Dated this 3rd day of March, 2017.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT LASALLE COUNTY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: JOY C. HOPGOOD 2017-MR-72 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: JOY C. HOPGOOD to the new name of: JOY C. BREWER. The court date will be held: on April 13, 2017

at 10:00 a.m. at 119 W. Madison St., room 300, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois. /s/Joy C. Brewer Joy C. Hopgood Published in the Tonica News Mar. 3, 10 and 17, 2017.

IN THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LASALLE COUNTY Estate of ) ANN MARIE REIHL, ) Deceased. ) No. 2017-P-14 NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS AND NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the death of ANN MARIE REIHL. Letters of office as Independent Co-Executors were issued on January 20, 2017 to MATTHEW L. MASCAL and BETH C. MASCAL, 1415 S. Vermillion Street, Streator, Illinois 61364 and whose attorney is M.G. GULO & ASSOCIATES, LTD., 123 S. Monroe Street, Streator, Illinois 61364.

The estate will be administered without Court supervision, unless under Section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, Par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 119 W. Madison Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, on or before September 1, 2017, or if mailing or delivery of notice from the representative is required by Section 5/183 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of any claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the estate representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed with the Clerk.

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HEIRS AND LEGATEES of ANN MARIE REIHL, deceased; that an Estate has been opened for ANN MARIE REIHL and MATTHEW L. MASCAL and BETH C. MASCAL, were appointed as Independent Co-Executors of the Estate on January 20, 2017 and said Estate is now pending in said Court.

Dated this 17th day of February, 2017.

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Call Now at 815-437-9026 • 630-569-0734 Doing business as Peach Construction Co. Since 1981

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Selling & Repairing all makes of tires 112 S. St. Paul St. Mark, IL 61340

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GLYNN’S DEMOLITION DEMOLITION & EXCAVATING Raejean Glynn, Owner Terry Glynn, Owner

815-878-8948

504 S. McCoy Granville, IL

Free Estimates Fully Insured 9286 East Power Plant Rd. Hennepin, IL 61327 Fax 815-925-7475 gngdemolition@yahoo.com

815-339-2511

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Auto Body Specialists Truck Toppers & Accessories

815-869-3152 14049 IL HWY 18 MAGNOLIA, IL M-F 8:30-6 SAT 8-4

PASSINI PLUMBING & HEATING “You bend ‘em, we mend ‘em”

David Passini

• FULL MECHANICAL REPAIR

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815-339-4108 815-481-2639

Quality Pre-Owned Vehicles Towing Available

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Sales & Service 800 Ace Road PO Box 340 Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-4461 fax 815-875-1235

Rt. 29, Henry, IL 309-364-4711 www.foleymotorsinc.com

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325 North 25th Rd, Route 251 South of Peru

815-224-1506

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37th Annual 2-Day Spring Consignment Sale

SALE STARTS 8:30 A.M.

SEVERAL COMPLETE FARM CLOSEOUTS

Rt. 78 South • Annawan, Illinois

3 OR MORE RINGS AT ONE TIME

Friday, March 17, 2017

12 AUCTIONEERS

STARTING TIME 8:30 A.M. WITH SMALL ITEMS & OLDER MACHINERY - 9:30 A.M. REGULAR SALE TRACTORS, SKID LOADERS, LOADERS & CONSTRUCTION 1969 JD 4020 WF DIESEL AC 6080 CANOPY TOP JD 4020 DIESEL PS AC 200 TRACTOR W/ CAB JD 4020 WF PS GAS AC 7040 W/ DUALS, CAB, HEAT, AND AIR JD 4020 WF GAS CASE-IH 5250 W/ CAB JD 4020 W/ LOADER DIESEL CASE-IH 7140 MAGNUM W/ FWA JD 4320 WF W/ CAB CASE 4690 4WD, 3PT, PTO, AND DUALS JD 4620 W/ CAB DIESEL 1992 CASE-IH 5120 DIESEL, 1 OWNER, JD 4430 W/ CAB DIESEL NO CAB, DUAL PTO, 3 PT JD 4440 W/ CAB AND LOADER IH 3788 2+2 3PT PTO JD 4630 W/ CAB AND LOADER SHARP IH 966 WF DIESEL JD 4850 PS 2WD IH 2350 W/ LOADER JD 5520 MWFD IH 806 WF DIESEL JD 6400 W/ LOADER NEW OVERHAUL IH 756 WF DIESEL JD 8640 CUMMINS REPOWER NICE IH 574 W/ LOADER GAS 1979 JD 4840 (20.8X38 TIRES & HUBS) IH 284 GAS 3PT NO DUALS 3 REMOTES INTERNATIONAL 856 NEW INJECTION 1962 JD 4010 GAS, COMPLETELY PUMP, INJECTORS, RADIATOR, AND RESTORED, NEW PAINT, TIRES, DUAL WIRING HYD REMOTES JD 3010 WF DIESEL 2008 ZETOR 10741 DIESEL, CAB, JD 3010 NF GAS QUICKTACH LOADER, HEAT, AIR, DUAL JD 4020 WF DIESEL PTO, 3PT, VERY NICE JD 4020 WF DIESEL COMPACT TRACTORS AC 5020 W/ 1700 HOURS, CASE-IH DX21 , CAT MT 265 CHALLENGER MFWD W/ LOADER, JD 650 W/ MOWER, JD 850 W/ MOWER, JD 2210 W/ MOWER AND LOADER, JD 2305, JD 4100, JD 4200 W/ LOADER, KUBOTA B1750 , KUBOTA BX1800 MFWD, LOADER, AND DECK, KUBOTA BX 2230 MFWD, LOADER, AND DECK, KUBOTA BX 2370 MFWD, AND DECK, KUBOTA BX 2370 , KUBOTA B1550 MFWD, NH TZ24DA W/ DECK CONSTRUCTION AC FIAT ALLIS 545 LOADER BUCKET AND BOOM, 2004 BOBCAT MINI EXCAVATOR, 1987 CASE 850C BULLDOZER W/ 6 WAY BLADE, CAT H908 CRAWLER LOADER, CHAMPION 720 ROADGRADER, CLARK C500 FORKLIFT, , CONDOR BOOMLIFT, FARM HAND ENDLOADER1999 NH 860 TELEHANDLER, MF WORKING BULL GAS TRACTOR FORKLIFTS AND SKID STEERLOADERS 2013 BOBCAT S650 TIRE MACHINE CAB W/ AIR 2 SPEED LOADED, 2014 BOBCAT S530 TIRE MACHINE OPEN ROPS , 2006 BOBCAT CT190 RUBBER TRACK MACHINE CAB W/ AIR LOADED, CASE 1840 SKIDLOADER, CASE 1840 SKIDLOADER, CASE 1737 SKIDLOADER, CLARK FORKLIFT, JD 240 SKIDLOADER DIESEL, JD 480B FORKLIFT, TOYOTA LP FORKLIFT, WHITE FORKLIFT ATTACHMENTS SEVERAL NEW 5-6’ BUCKETS, POST HOLE DIGGER, 60” SKIDSTEER BUCKET, (2) NEW 66” SKIDSTEER BUCKETS, BACKHOE BUCKET, 4 SECTION HARROW W/ CART, LOW POST HOLE DIGGER, 8’ BUHLER 3PT HYD BLADE, DUAL 3150 LOADER, JD 145 LOADER, NEW RHINO HD84 GRADING SCRAPER, TOMAHAWK GRAPPLE BUCKET, NEW TOMAHAWK PALLET FORKS, (2) TOMAHAWK BUCKETS, VAUGHN LOADER, (3) 8’ SNOWPUSHER SKIDSTEER MOUNT, 10’ SNOWPUSHER SKIDSTEER MOUNT

CORNHEADS AND PLATFORMS CASE-IH 1083 CORNHEAD, CASE-IH 1083 CORNHEAD, CASE-IH 3020 PLATFORM, JD 444 CORN HEAD, JD 930F PLATFORM TILLAGE EQUIPMENT AND SOIL SAVERS 4300 AMMONIA BAR W/ HINIKER MONITOR, CASE-IH 6000 CONSERV-TIL, DMI TIGER II CHISEL, DM 730B, GLENCO 11 SHANK CHISEL, JD 875 CULTIVATOR , KEWANEE 12 SHANK DISK CHISEL, M&W 1700 EARTHMASTER, SALFORD 9711 11 SHANK 3 BAR HARROW W/ ROLLING BASKET FIELD CULTIVATORS, FINISHERS, & FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT CASE IH 4800 24’ FIELD CULTIVATOR, CASE IH NPX 5300 NH3 APPLICATOR (19 MOLE KNIFES, 47.5’, TWIN COOLERS) , DELTA 32’ CHAINLINK HARROW W/ HYD FOLD NEW, INT 25’ FIELD CULTIVATOR, JD 960 FIELD CULTIVATOR 26.5’ 5 BAR SPIKE TOOTHED HARROW 6” SPACING, JD 845 8RW FOLDING CULTIVATOR, KRAUSE 32’ FIELD CULTIVATOR W/ 3 BAR HARROW, (2) RAVEN NH3 COOLERS AND CONTROLS

DISKS AA 3PT COMPACT DISK, IH 490 24’ DISK, IH 490 DISK, IH 490 28’ DISK, INTERNATIONAL 237 PLANTERS AND DRILLS 13’ DISK, JD 630 DISK W/ HARROW, KEWANEE 1020 DISK, OLIVER ROCKFLEX DISK, WHITE CASE-IH 20’ DRILL 3PT, CASE-IH 9400 DRILL NO TILL W/ PLANTER UNITS & 371 24’ 9” SPACINGS ROCK FLEX MONITOR, INTERNATIONAL 10’ GRAIN DRILL, KINZE 2000 12RN FOLDING PLANTER, 2002 KINZE 3600 PLANTER 16RW TWINLINE , 1997 JD 1760 PLANTER GRAIN HANDLING WAGONS 12RN VACUUM, LIQ FERT, JD 7000 4RW PLANTER, JD 7000 6RN PLANTER, JD BIG BOX GRAVITY FLOW WAGON, BRENT 877 GRAIN CART W/ TARP (NICE), DMI CENTER 7000 438 PLANTER W/ FERT BOXES, JD ERS DUMP WAGON, DMI WAGON GEAR AND HAYRACK, (2) DMI 400 WAGONS 300BU, (2) DMI CENTER DUMP WAGONS, (2) KILLSBROS CENTER DUMP WAGONS, 2014 KORY GATORS, 4 WHEELERS. AND RECREATION 550 WAGON, KORY 300BU GRAVITY WAGON, PARKER 400BU WAGON, PARKER 350BU BUSHHOG 4X4 UTV, CUB CADET 4WD DIESEL W/ HYD DUMP, HUSTLER 6X6 GRAVITY FLOW WAGON, WESTENDORF WAGON UTILITY, JD 620I GATOR 4WD, 2009 JD 620I GATOR 4WD, JD 825A GATOR, JD 825A GATOR, JD 850D GATOR 4WD POWER DUMP, JD 855D GATOR, JD CE AUGERS AND DRYERS GATOR, JD CX GATOR, JD 4X2 GATOR, JD 6X4 GATOR HYD DUMP, JD GATOR, 34’X10” TRUCK AUGER PTO DRIVE, GSI-AIRSTREAM MODEL 2318 STACKED DRYER , YAMAHA 4 WHEELER BRANDT 10”X70’ SWINGAWAY AUGER, FARM KING 846 8”X61’ AUGER, NEW FARM KING Y1070 10”X80’ AUGER, HUTCHINSON 10”X72’ AUGER, SNOWCO GRAIN CLEANER, 24’ HAY EQUIPMENT STIRATOR, 27’ STIRATOR, 36’ STIRATOR, DMC DRYING SYSTEM 36’, SUKUP STIRRATOR CASE 721 20’ WINDROWER, FOX 3000 CHOPPER 3RN, (2) GEHL 970 FORAGE FOR 36’ BIN (4 SCREW), WAGONS, GEHL 970 SILAGE WAGON TANDEM AXLE, HESSTON 956A ROUND BALER, IH 600 SILAGE BLOWER, (2) JD 38 SICKLE MOWERS, JD 14T SQUARE TRUCKS AND TRAILERS BALER, JD 566 ROUND BALER, JD 535 ROUND BALER (400 BALES ON NEW 1994 INTERNATIONAL 9400 TANDOM GRAIN TRUCK 18’ GRAIN BOX CUMMINS N14 (10 BELTS), 2015 KRONE DISC MOWER, NH 855 ROUND BALER, NH 273 SQUARE SPEED), 1997 WILSON MUVALL 50’ DOUBLE DROP W/ HYD TAIL, 2005 HOOPER FLATBED BALER, NH MOWER CONDITIONER, NH 116 MOWER CONDITIONER, NH BR780 TRAILER 20’ FLATBED 2’ BEAVER TAIL W/ RAMPS (2) 7000LBS AXLES, INTERNATIONAL BALER, NI HAY TEDDER 4 BASKET, NI HAY CRIMPER, VERMEER 605D BALER, 1724 SCISSOR TRUCK, 1976 FORD LT8000 DUMP TRUCK, 2002 FRIEGHTLINER, 2006XL WINDPOWER ROTARY HOE, NEW HAYRACK BEDS, 7 BALE ROUND BALE 80 HDG NON GROUND BEARING DETACHABLE TRAILER W/ PONY MOTOR 11’6 DECK ON MOVER, (3) HAY RACKS, NEW HAYRACK BACK CHEATER NECK TRIPLE AXLE 24’ WELL GOOD TIRES, 1978 CHEVY C60 BUCKET TRUCK , 2007 FORD F350 DIESEL FLATBED, FORD F350 DIESEL FLATBED, 2000 FORD RAKES F450 CREW CAB, 4X4, NICE, JD PLANTER TRAILER, JD 28’ PLANTER TRAILER, BIG TEX NH HAYRAKE, JD 640 HAYRAKE (2 WHEEL), JD 640 HAYRAKE (3 WHEEL), (2) JD 28’ GOOSENECK TRAILER, NEW LOADTRAIL SKIDSTEER TRAILER, GREAT DANE 48’ FLAT SIDE DELIVERY RAKES, NI 5 WHEEL RAKE, VERMEER TWIN RAKE TRAILER, TOW MASTER TRAILER, 2000 35 TON SPECIAL XL LOWBOY TRAILER W/ RAMPS , TRAILCO 26’ ALUMINUM DUMP TRAILER NEW WAY SUSPENSION ROTARY CUTTERS FRONTIER 15’ FINISH MOWER, HOWSE 6’ ROTARY CUTTER, (2) IH STALK SHREDDERS, JD 3PT ROTARY CUTTER, JD MX7 ROTARY MOWER, JD 5’ SPRAYERS ROTARY MOWER, WOODS DS 96 3PT MOWER, WOODS 15’ BATWING, WOODS BESTWAY 1200 GAL 60’ BOOM ELECTRIC CONTROLS, BESTWAY 1000 GAL 60’ BOOM C114 8’ FLAIL MOWER, WOODS 1260 BATWING, WOODS RN59 3PT MOWER, RAVEN 440 CONTROLER W/ FOAMER, PROGRESSIVE 4250 SPRAYER 1000 G 60’ BOOM, WOODS 15’ BATWING PROGRESSIVE SIDE DRESS APPLICATOR, RED BALL 570 SPRAYER 80’ BOOM ELECTRIC CONTROLS, 2001 ROGATOR 1254 LIGHT BAR, 1200G SS TANK, 3645 HOURS, 1996 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ROGATOR 544 W/ 4366 (2) 100G LP TANKS, 2500 GAL HORIZONTAL DOUBLE WALL FUEL TANK, (2) 500G DOUBLE SIDED FUEL TANK W/ PUMP, LARGE AMOUNTS OF TIRES AND RIMS, LARGE SELECTION OF TRACTOR FRONT AND WHEEL WEIGHTS, MISC DUALS AND DUAL HUBS, MISC FUEL PUMPS AND TANKS, CLAMP ON DUALS, 40’ SHIPPING CONTAINER, WINPOWER 25K PTO 540 GENERATOR

Saturday, March 18, 2017

STARTING TIME 8:30 A.M. Machinery not sold Friday & Hayrack Items)

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS (2) ALUM TOOL BOXES, EARTHQUAKE GARDEN TILLER, TROYBUILT ELECTRIC START TILLER, TORO 1200 SPRAYER W/ BOOM, SHOP EQUIPMENT, WELDING EQUIPMENT, ASSORTED NUSURY STOCK, LARGE SELECTION OF LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS, SEVERAL HAYRACKS OF TOOLS, PARTS, STEEL GATES & POSTS, WOOD POSTS, FENCE PANELS, CORIGATED OLD METAL BARN ROOFING, LANDSCAPE ROCKS AND BOULDERS, LINCOLN PORTABLE WELDER, GOODALL STARTALL 708, YANMAR 3” PUMP NEVER USED, EZ RIDER GOCART

ANTIQUES AC 3BTM SNAP COUPLER PLOW, AC WD45 RUNNING ENGINE, AC B TRACTOR , AC WD (NICE), CASE OLD ABE EAGLE STATUE, DAVID BRADLEY PUMP JACK, 1949 FARMALL MD TRACTOR, IH 314 #8 PAINTED PLOW, JD MT NF GAS TRACTOR, JD RW DISK, MM UB TRACTOR, MM G900, OLIVER 77 TRACTOR, ANTIQUE HORSE BUGGY, STEEL WHEEL WHEELBARROW, STEEL WIRE BASKET CART, HORSE DRAWN SICKLE MOWER, STEEL WHEEL HARROW, STEEL WHEELED PLOWS, 1 BOTTOM PLOW, BIPLANE FRAME W/ LANDING GEAR, (2) WOOD BARGE BOXES

TRAILERS HAULIN 16’ COVERED TRAILER, NEW LOADTRAIL 12’ SA TRAILER W/ GATE, NEW LOADTRAIL 10’ SA TRAILER W/ GATE, MAXWELL 18’ TA TRAILER W/ RAMPS, TRACTORHOUSE 8’ TRAILER W/ GATE, TRAILERMAN 10’ SA TRAILER W/ GATE, SMALL UTILITY TRAILER, LAWN AND GARDEN TRAILER, TOW MOTOR TRAILER

ATTACHMENTS AGRITECH 3PT 50” TILLER, BEVCO 3PT 42” TILLER, BROYHILL SPRAYER, MTD 8HP CHIPPER, JD 40 LOADER, JD 46 SNOWBLOWER, JD 42 SNOWBLOWER, JD 47 SNOWBLOWER, JD 54 FRONT BLADE, JD 272 6’ 3PT FINISH MOWER, JD 261 60” 3PT FINISH MOWER, STIHL FS74 WEEDEATER, SNAPPER 19 SNOW THROWER, SIMPLICITY SNOW BLOWER, YARDMAN YARDVAC, WOODS T420 3PT TLLER, 150 GAL SPRAYER 24’ BOOM

VEHICLES 1994 CHEVY 1500, 2002 CHEVY VAN, 2000 CHEVY MONTE CARLO, 2006 CHRYSLER MINI VAN, 2006 DODGE MAGNUM- DARK BLUE, FORD F150 W/ TOPPER, 1968 FORD 850 CABOVER PUMPER/TANKER FIRE TRUCK (17000 MILES), 1997 GMC C3500 FLATBED, 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE NEW AND USED PRESSURE WASHERS, AIR COMPRESSORS, AND GENERATORS MI-T-M GAS POWERED 3000-4000 PSI PRESSURE WASHER, MI-T-M GAS POWERED 6000W GENERATORS, MI-T-M GAS POWERED 3600W GENERATOR, MI-T-M PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSORS, MI-T-M 135K SPACE HEATER, MI-T-M 190K SPACE HEATER

FARM SALE

NEW HOLLAND 9684- 1000 PTO- 4901 HOURS- 480/80R42- 4 HYDRAULICSAG LEADER PARADYME- AUTOSTEER READY, CASE-IH MXM 190 MFWDDUAL PTO- 3PT- 4 HYDAULICS- 4725 HOURS- , INTERNATIONAL 826 HYDROGERMAN DIESEL- 3PT, BRENT 620 GRAIN CART, JD 7000 PLANTER- 8RW W/ MONITOR , CART FOR PLANTER, MAYRATH 6”X62’ AUGER, GLENCOE 9 SHANK SOIL SAVER, JD 1560 GRAIN DRILL NO TILL, BLU/JET 13 KNIFE 30” NH3 PULL TYPE APPLICATOR W/ MONITOR, CASE- IH 1630 8 ROW 30” CULTIVATOR, NH HAYRAKE, SITRESE 10 WHEEL V-RAKE, 16031 TERRAGATOR W/ DRYBOX, AG LEADER MONITOR, LITEBAR, CUMMINS 555, 8’ SNOWBLOWER, ADAMS 30’ BELT CONVEYOR, 10” DRIVE OVER PIT EXPRESS HOPPER- HYDRAULIC DRIVEN, BUSH HOG 2615 LEGEND MOWER, BRILLION 9’ SURESTART SEEDER, DUAL WHEEL UTILITY TRAILER, (3) 1500 GAL CONE TANKS, DIRT MOVER- HYDRAULIC, BIG TEX 70DM CAR TRAILER, 2015 CROSS ENCOLSED TRAILER

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, SHREDDERS, AND SPREADERS PORTABLE LIVESTOCK CHUTE, HOG SCALE, (3) CHORE TIME FANS, 8 TON BULK BIN W/ LADDER, GRAINOVATOR, #20 GRAINOVATOR, ARTSWAY 4 TON GRINDER MIXER, BEARCAT GRINDER MIXER, BIG AUGGIE MIXER FEEDER WAGON, BURR MILL GRINDER, NI 3618 SPREADER, NI 3626 SPREADER, NI 352 SPREADER, MILLCREEK SPREADER, RINK 14’ HOGCART, HOG FEEDERS AND WATERERS, BULK BINS, LARGE ASSORTMENT OF GATES

LAWN AND GARDEN AGCO ALLIS 516 HYDRO ( 44” DECK), 1967 AC B110 W/ SICKLE MOWER, SNOW BLOWER, ROTO TILLER, SNOW BLADE, AND MOWER DECK, CUB CADET RZT-S ZERO TURN 46” DECK, CUB CADET ZTURN 42” DECK, CUB CADET LGTX 1054 (54” DECK), CUB CADET LT1050 , CUB CADET GT 2544 (54” DECK), CUB CADET GT 2542 (42” DECK), CUB CADET 2166, CUB CADET 3185 (54” DECK), DIXON ZTR, FERRIS 1000 ZERO TURN, GRAVELY PROMASTER ZERO TURN (60” DECK), HONDA RT5000 AWS 4WD W/ DECK, JD 110 (38” DECK), JD 135 (42” DECK), JD 1435 DIESEL (60” DECK), JD 1600 WAM , JD 160 (38” DECK), JD 165 W/ BAGGER, JD 210 (46” DECK), JD 212 , JD 214 W/ BLADE, JD 300 W/ DECK, JD 312 (48” DECK), JD 314 W/ DECK AND BLADE, JD 316 W/ DECK AND TILLER, JD 318 (48” DECK), JD 318 (46” DECK), JD 318 (46” DECK), JD 320 (48” DECK), JD 320 W/ DECK AND BLADE, JD 325 (48” DECK), JD 325 (48” DECK), JD 325 (48” DECK AND 48” BLADE), JD 345 (48” DECK AND BAGGER), JD 345 (48” DECK), JD 345 (54” DECK), JD 345 (54” DECK), JD 400 (60” DECK), JD 400 (60” DECK), JD 420 , JD 425, JD 425, JD 425 AWS, JD 425 AWS, JD 425 AWS 3PT W/ DECK, JD 425 (54” DECK), JD 445 (54” DECK), JD 445 (60” DECK), JD 445 (54” DECK), JD 455 AWS (60” DECK), JD 455 , JD 485 (62” DECK), JD 737 Z-TURN, JD F525 FRONT MOUNT, JD F620 ZTRAK (54” DECK), JD GT 235 (48” DECK), JD GT 275 (48” DECK), JD GX 345 (54” DECK), JD L111 (42” DECK), JD LA105 (42” DECK), JD LA115 (42” DECK), JD LA125 (42” DECK), JD LA175 (54 “ DECK), JD LT133 (38” DECK), JD LT133 (38” DECK), JD LT 155 (38” DECK), JD LT 155 (38” DECK), JD LT 160 (42” DECK), JD LT 166 (42” DECK), JD LT 166 (46” DECK), JD LX 172, JD LX 173, JD LX 176 (48” DECK), JD LX 255 (42” DECK), JD 279 (48” DECK), JD SABRE (38” DECK), JD STX 30 (30” DECK), JD STX 38 (38” DECK), JD STX 38 (38” DECK), JD STX 38 (38” DECK), JD STX 46 (46” DECK), JD SX 75 REAR ENGINE RIDER, JD SX95 REAR ENGINE RIDER W/ BAGGER, JD X300 (42” DECK), JD X300 (48” DECK), JD X300 (42” DECK), JD X310 (42” DECK), JD X320 (48” DECK), JD X360 (48” DECK), JD X495, JD X500 (48” DECK), JD X720 (54” DECK), JD X730 W/ DECK, JD X730 W/ DECK, JD Z225 ZERO TURN, JD Z820A ZERO TURN (60” DECK), JD 300 (38” DECK), JD 111 (38” DECK), SIMPLICITY 12.5HP (38” DECK), SIMPLICITY 17GTH W/ BLADE, SIMPLICITY BROADMOOR (44” DECK), SIMPLICITY PRESTIGE (54” DECK), SIMPLICITY REGENT (38”DECK), SIMPLICITY SOVERIGN (48” DECK), SIMPLICITY LEGACY (60” DECK), SIMPLICITY BROADMOOR (50” DECK), SIMPLICITY BROADMOOR (44” DECK), SIMPLICITY BROADMOOR (44” DECK), SIMPLICITY REGENT (38”DECK), SIMPLICITY REGENT (38”DECK), SIMPLICITY REGENT (38”DECK), SIMPLICITY 3110 ES REAR ENGINE RIDER (30” DECK), SIMPLICITY CORONET REAR ENGINE RIDER (34” DECK), SIMPLICITY LTH (38” DECK), SIMPLICITY 6216 (48” DECK), SNAPPER LT1000 (46” DECK), TORO ZERO TURN TIMECUTTER ZX (52” DECK), TORO ZERO TURN TIMECUTTER MX 5060 (50” DECK), TORO ZERO TURN TIMECUTTER MX5050 (50” DECK)

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www.andersonenterpriseseq.com www.hatzernordstrom.com Illinois Auction License #0440000363. . . Fall Sale August 18th & 19th. 2017

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All items subject to prior sale - nothing will be sold two days prior to sale. Consignments are welcome any time, but will be closed after the lot is full or at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 14th, whichever comes first. Anderson Enterprises & Equipment LLC will not be responsible for lost or stolen items. All tires, tanks, fuel barrels, and a few other items must be saleable or you will be asked to take them back home. Titles must accompany vehicles at consignment time. Some tractors will be mixed with machinery. Trucking is available. Parking is limited to one side of the street near dealership, come early. Consignors’ checks will be ready on March 31, 2017. ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED BY April 29th.

CALL OUR LOCAL BEST WESTERN ANNAWAN FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS. SPECIAL SALE RATE - (309) 935-6565.

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