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Choose safety, not speed or cell phones IDOT reports fatality increases

By Dave Cook

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OTTAWA — Information provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) shows traffic fatalities in the state are occurring at a more frequent rate than last year. They are also happening more frequently locally as well.

As of Aug. 12, IDOT is reporting there have been 584 fatal crashes in the state resulting in 630 fatalities, which is 51 more

than last year. Of those numbers, 85 of those drivers were uninsured or unlicensed (driving on a suspended, revoked, expired, cancelled or denied license), and 133 of those killed weren’t using restraints or were using them improperly.

IDOT information shows data from the past five years and the current fatality rate in LaSalle County is on pace to be higher this year than the total amounts of the previous years. LaSalle County Sheriff Thomas J. Templeton shared what the

major factors have been in some of the recent fatalities.

“In two recent fatalities, both vehicles went through stop signs, so that’s a disregard for traffic control devices. Speed contributes to fatalities, and alcohol has also been a factor in some. There are actually a variety of things which have contributed to these fatalities. It’s not uncommon for that to happen; it’s just this year there seems to be so many,” Templeton said.

Templeton also discussed the responsibility all motorists share when they get behind the wheel and offered advice on how to ensure you and your passengers

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arrive safely at your destination.

Templeton said, “The main thing, of course, is to drive defensively. Watch out for the other guy because you don’t know what’s happening inside that vehicle ... if they’re driving distracted or if there’s an impairment of one kind or another.

We have to drive defensively and make sure we’re not talking or texting. That’s not only a statutory violation, but it’s also incredibly dangerous; so that’s something we really push as an issue. It’s so basic and you’ve probably heard it a hundred times, but it doesn’t change ... drive defensively, obey the speed limit, and don’t text and drive.”

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Road work to begin in Tonica on Aug. 25

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TVFD public information officer Rick Turri is always proud to display Tonica’s first fire truck, and it will be a featured part of the Tonica Cruise-In on Saturday, Aug. 27.

By Dave Cook

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TONICA — While antique fire trucks are a common site at parades and community events, the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) has a uniquely special one which will be on display at the Tonica Cruise-In on Saturday, Aug. 27.

It’s not only part of firefighting’s history, but also part of Tonica, the Illinois Valley and national history as well.

TVFD public information officer Rick Turri is the current caretaker of the 1931 Chevrolet that began its life of public service with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and helped with work in and around Starved Rock State Park.

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approximately 8.5 million people who worked across the nation building countless roads, parks, bridges, buildings, airports and other projects designed to not only improve the nation, but to also battle The Great Depression.

Somewhere between 1938 and 1940, ownership was transferred to the TVFD. Department, and community members then worked together to convert it into the first motorized fire truck in Tonica.

It was modified to carry ladders; a pike pole; bell; extinguishers; hose; smudge pot road flares; a 350 gpm, front-mounted, crank-driven Barton American pump; and a 150-gallon water tank.

“They built and fabricated most of this.

It was just good old boys, everybody knew something. It’s not like today, playing with computers all the time. The guys welded and shaped the fenders, built the

bed and the tank, installed the pump system and everything ... they did all this.

I wish those guys could see the trucks we have now,” Turri said.

The old fire truck had an exceptional career with the TVFD and was retired around 1970 after roughly 30 years of helping to keep Tonica safe. In 1979, ownership was taken over by the Northern Illinois Shrine Club who used it in parades and fundraising events for many years.

In 2013, the truck returned to Tonica, and after restoration work, it began its second career with the TVFD, this time as a representative of the traditions and memories of the department and community. Turri spoke of some of the work involved in the restoration.

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TONICA — Work is about to commence on road repairs in Tonica.

Cherry Street and 19th Road are about to undergo repairs, the Tonica Village Board said at its meeting Monday, Aug. 15. The work is expected to be underway on Aug. 25 and 26.

“That’s when they’ll be tearing things up,” Village President Kevin Sluder said.

“Now, it’s not going to be covered with asphalt,” village engineer Jack Kusek said of this stage of the operation. “It’ll just be solid base.”

At previous meetings, Kusek said this base would be sturdy enough not to be damaged by vehicles driving over it.

“We probably could have gotten the work done this week on 19th Road, but then we would have had to call the people in again,” Kusek said.

The start date was selected to avoid additional mobilization fees, which would have increased the overall cost of the project.

The board also discussed how the village’s tennis courts are in need of repair.

“They’re so cracked and horrible. How do you fix those patches?

Because you can’t play on them,” treasurer Jessica Schneider said.

“You’re hitting the ball, and the ball actually gets caught in the crack.”

Schneider said the issue should be looked into before it gets worse.

“If we let it go too long, we’ll have to resurface the whole thing,” she said.

“It was fixed a couple years ago,” Marc Lemrise, superintendent of public works, said. “Apparently it didn’t last.”

“I think it could use some weed killer and asphalt patches, if it’s not too bad,” Sluder said.

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Tonica firefighters and community members worked together to turn a 1931 Chevrolet truck from the W.P.A. into the town’s first motorized fire truck.

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“All the Shriner lettering had to come off of it, so there’s a couple of hundred letters that had to be taken off without ruining the paint, and I fixed some wiring.

They also hadn’t lubed it; it just sat for too many years.

I think there’s more than a hundred places to put grease or oil on this truck,” Turri said.

Turri also rebuilt some of the engine and cleaned up the engine bay, so it now looks the way firetrucks are supposed to ... shiny and well maintained.

“It has a straight six; they called it a Stovebolt Six back in those days. It looked filthy, and the engine had

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TONICA — Work could soon be underway on updates to the Peru Street ditch, which has been filling with water.

After discussing their options for the project, board members at the Tonica Village Board meeting on Monday, Aug. 15, decided to turn the project over to professionals.

The prospect was mentioned toward the beginning of the conversation when Marc Lemrise, superintendent of public works, said, “We’ve been going kind of around and around on this issue. I’m about ready to just hand it to the experts and have them do what they do.”

The discussion then turned to the village’s options for the project. Lemrise pointed out a simple fix that would solve the problem, but he found it unlikely the village would be allowed to utilize it.

“Our drain ends, and right on the other side of the curb is the storm drain for the state,” Lemrise said.

He said if the village could just move its water a little bit and then connect into the state’s system, the problems would be fixed.

However, the procedure is not always the easiest.

“They don’t let you do that without a mountain of paperwork,” Lemrise said.

Discussion did lead to some hope for the matter, but one other factor complicated the issue.

“There’s a cable running through there,” Village President Kevin Sluder said.

Further discussion revealed there are multiple utilities running through the area in question, and hitting any of them would be a complication.

“It’s busy,” Lemrise said. “It’s a real busy corner.”

In the end, it was decided the issue had become more trouble than it should be.

“I think we’re overthinking this,” Sluder said. “This is the guy who does this for a living. We have a good idea — OK, maybe we’re not sure it’s a good idea — of what we want, but he’s never done us wrong.”

The discussion circled around to Lemrise’s earlier comment on turning the project over to the professionals.

“Have him go in, 12-inch metal corrugated pipe, have him work his magic,” Sluder said.

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Getting the show on the road Tonica Cruise-In features more than 100 vehicles

By Dave Cook

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TONICA — Why is the Tonica Cruise-In special?

“It builds community support and helps bring everyone together to show what Tonica can offer,” Tonica Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) Chief Al Stremlau said.

From 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, in downtown Tonica, residents and visitors can join together in the community event featuring more than 100 classic cars, trucks and motorcycles. The cruisein also features a parade, food stands, the TVFD pork chop dinner, beer garden, music and a 50-50 drawing.

There will be a $5 registration fee to enter a vehicle in the show, and a dash plaque will be given to the first 125 entrants. All proceeds will be donated to the TVFD. For more information, call Bob and Mary Beth Beenenga at 815-228-3177 or 815228-3323.

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a lifter that was hung up; so I took it apart and fixed it. I’m no mechanic by any means, but this is simple enough that I could do it,” Turri said.

With a top speed of around 40 mph and a horsepower rating of roughly 50, Turri contemplated how the truck managed in full firefighting trim. The 150-gallon water tank adds approximately 1,245 pounds to the load when full.

“I don’t know how this thing ever ran with that much water in it. That’s a lot of weight, plus it had hose and ladders and all the guys hanging all over it,” Turri said.

With a 350 gpm pump and only a 150-gallon tank, water was in constant demand during a fire.

Turri explained the department kept dozens of milk cans filled with water in the station. Some were carried in the truck, adding even more weight to its load. The rest were loaded into other trucks available, and as the fire was fought, men would lift the cans up over their heads and pour them into the rapidly draining tank.

“That’s when men were men because they were lifting all those cans, more than 100 pounds each, up and over into the tank, over and over,” Turri explained.

The truck could also have a hose attached to its pump to allow water to be drawn from cisterns or other available sources. Unfortunately the truck is no longer able to function as a pumper and Turri explained why.

“It almost could, but when the Shriner’s had it, they took the pump off during a radiator repair, and the shaft was taken out, but not put back in. So the pump is free and would pump if it had a power shaft to it, but they didn’t know where it was at when I took ownership. It’d probably be a lot of hunting to find one,” Turri said.

Turri described what it’s like to drive the old fire truck. “At 40 mph you don’t go very far, and wherever you go, you don’t go there very fast.”

Tonica’s first fire truck may not be very fast and it hasn’t traveled very far, but it helps show that perhaps it’s not the speed or length of the journey that’s important, but rather a connection to the community.

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In other news, the board is looking into raising the compensation amounts for two village positions because their workload has increased this past year.

The village clerk and treasurer have had to deal with a higher workload than in the past, so the board discussed how to best compensate the clerk and treasurer for their work.

“If we want to raise the dollar amount that the clerk and treasurer get, we have to do that before the next election,” Sluder said.

“We dumped a lot on Heather and Jessica, and they should at least be compensated for it,” he added.

Beyond the official timing restrictions which push the need to make a decision, village attorney Bob Steele provided another reason to make the decision as soon as possible.

“It would be good to put this in the appropriations ordinance, so we should get on it,” Steele said.

Sluder clarified the village is not looking to raise the pay for any positions other than these two because only these jobs incurred a substantial increase in workload this past year.

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LaSalle County bird tests positive for West Nile

By Dave Cook

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OTTAWA — The LaSalle County Health Department has recently learned a crow collected in Peru on Aug. 11 has tested positive for the West Nile Virus.

This is the first case of the virus to be documented in LaSalle County this year.

West Nile is transmitted through the bite of the common house mosquito, Culex pipiens. The mosquitoes acquire the virus by feeding on infected birds.

“Common symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches, and they may last from a few days to a few weeks,” LaSalle County Director of Environmental Health Chris Pozzi said.

It’s known 80 percent of people

infected with the virus will not show any symptoms. However, severe illness, including meningitis, encephalitis or even death can occur in rare cases.

People older than 50 or those with compromised immune systems are at higher risk of severe illness from the virus.

Zika virus is also transmitted mostly by mosquitoes, but the main breed of mosquito carrying the virus, Aedes aegypti, is rarely found in Illinois.

Taking simple precautions can help you avoid mosquito bites and also help to prevent the spread of the virus. The main precautions include practicing the three R’s — reduce, repel and report.

Reduce the chance of a bite and also the amount of places for mosquitoes

to breed by ensuring screens are tight fitting and repairing those that are torn or have other openings. Try to keep windows and doors shut. Eliminate or refresh sources of standing water including bird baths, ponds, flower pots, wading pools, old tires or any other containers.

Repel mosquitoes when outdoors by wearing shoes and socks, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Apply insect repellent containing DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus or IR 3535 according to instructions. Consult a physician before using repellents on infants.

Report locations where stagnant water has been sitting for more than a week, such as ditches, flooded yards or other similar places that may produce

mosquitoes. “The health department or city government may be able to add larvicide to the water which will kill any mosquito eggs,” Pozzi said.

The general public should report any dead crows, blue jays, robins or potential mosquito breeding sites to their local health department. A statewide listing of West Nile virus statistics is available at the Illinois Department of Public Health’s website at www.dph. illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/west-nile-virus/surveillance.

Contact the LaSalle County Health Department at 815-433-3366, the Bureau County Health Department at 815-872-5091 and the Putnam County Health Department at 815-925-7326.

Madigan: Be on alert for repair scams CHICAGO — Following recent severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in NorthCentral Illinois recently, Attorney General Lisa Madigan warned residents in impacted areas to be on alert for scammers lookLisa ing to exploit home and Madigan business owners seeking repairs due to storm-related damage.

Madigan cautioned Illinois residents that scammers may quickly move into communities hit hard by storms and tornadoes to take advantage of people with damage to their homes or businesses. Madigan noted these “storm chasers” use the opportunity to pressure people into making quick, and often expensive, decisions about cleanup and construction work.

General contractors are not required by state law to be licensed, but municipalities may require permits. Home and business owners should check with their local governments for more information about permits or other local requirements.

Madigan encouraged local residents and business owners to call local law enforcement agencies and her office’s Consumer Fraud Hotline (800-3865438 in Chicago or 800-243-0618 in Springfield) to report any suspicious activity.

“Home and business owners should keep an eye out for scammers who will attempt to use recovery efforts for their personal gain,” Madigan said.

Madigan offered the following tips to help protect families and businesses from dishonest contractors: • Be wary of contractors who go door to door to offer repair services.

Ask for recommendations from people you know and trust and, whenever possible, use established local contractors.

• Visit the Better Business Bureau’s websites to see if a business is a member and whether any complaints have

been lodged against it.

• Even if there is a need to act quickly, shop around for the best deal. Get written estimates from multiple contractors, and don’t be rushed into a deal.

• Get all of the terms of a contract in writing, and obtain a copy of the signed contract.

• Never make full payment until all the work has been completed to your satisfaction.

• Never pay in cash.

• Be aware you have the right to cancel a contract within three business days if you signed it based on the contractor’s visit to your home.

• In the case of disaster repair, you have an additional right to cancel. If your insurance carrier denies coverage, you have the right to cancel the contract within five days of when your insurance carrier denies your coverage.

• Ask to see required state and local permits and licenses. Insurance adjusters and roofers must be licensed by state agencies. If the contractor does not have a required license, or if the name on the license doesn’t match the name on the contractor’s business card or truck, that should raise a red flag. Visit the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s website to search licenses.

Madigan also reminded consumers the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act requires contractors to provide customers with written contracts for any repair or remodeling work costing more than $1,000. A contract must be signed by both the customer and the contractor. The law also requires contractors to carry at least the minimum amounts of insurance for property damage, bodily injury and improper home repair. Contractors also must provide consumers with an informational pamphlet titled “Home Repair and Construction: Know Your Rights.”

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Holiday Inn Express helps staff with back-to-school supplies In an effort to help its employees who work at Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Peru, the company has purchased school supplies for each of their employees’ children. On Tuesday, Aug. 16, management held an ice cream party to hand out supplies to the employees. The company believes helping employees with their lives, goals and families improves a positive attitude, along with the goal of making every customer feel that Peru is a home away from home. Each school supply kit was individually packed with the following supplies: Five pencils and five pens, three erasers, one pencil sharpener, a 12-inch ruler, two glue sticks, a Spiral notebook; three pocket folders; crayons, a pencil case, scissors, highlighters and a 19-inch backpack. Holiday Inn Express & Suites is one of 12 hotels managed by Janko Hospitality. Each hotel will be giving out backpacks with supplies to their employees. David Smiley is the general manager and can be reached at 815-224-2500 or at peruhiegm@jankohotels.com.

July was the third wettest on record CHAMPAIGN – The statewide average rainfall in July was 7.12 inches, 3.04 inches above normal, and the third wettest July on record, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois.

The wettest July on record was in 1958 with 8.10 inches.

This year, the largest rainfall total in the state was in Carbondale with 13.34 inches, followed by Downers Grove with 12.95 inches, Rosiclares with 12.94 inches, Godfrey with 12.75 inches, and

Greenfield with 12.55 inches.

The statewide average temperature for July was 75.9 degrees, 0.5 degrees above normal. While the second half of July was hot and humid, the first half had stretches of cool weather, including the July 4 weekend.

The Illinois State Water Survey at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a division of the Prairie Research Institute, is the primary agency in Illinois concerned with water and atmospheric resources.

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My Olympic dream In the past few days, I’ve spent some time watching the Olympics. As always, I am thoroughly impressed with the athletic prowess of these phenomenal Terri athletes.

As for me, I’m Simon not much of an COMMENTARY athlete. I’m sure that surprises you. ...

• OK, I do like to swim, but the idea of anyone — not to mention the entire TV viewing public, seeing me in a swimming suit is more than I can fathom.

• I did take dancing lessons and tumbling when I was a little girl, but I could never even master a cartwheel.

• The last time I played sand (beach) volleyball, I fell down three times in the first three volleys.

• I do have a bicycle, but I have a terrible time remembering which hand brake controls the front brake and which one controls the back brake.

• And then there’s basketball ... at nearly 5 foot, 3 inches tall, I’d be better suited as the one who gets everybody a Gatorade.

• Canoeing? Never been in one. Well, I was once ... but the person I was with said once was enough.

• Diving? The swimsuit rule applies.

• Field hockey is fun to watch, but something about running up and down a field with a stick seems counterproductive to my theory of living.

• I do enjoy a good round of golf, but I still have trouble with all the rules and protocols associated with the game.

Whiffing the ball is actually my specialty.

• Handball seems a bit too claustrophobic for me.

• Rowing and sailing seem like calm little sports, but the Olympic athletes are way too serious about speed. In my book, those two sports should be done slowly with a glass of wine and maybe some homemade cookies.

• Soccer. See field hockey above, minus the stick.

• Wrestling to me revolves around watching it on TV with my grandpa many years ago. Let’s see ... there was the Crusher, Vern Gagne, Doctor X, Kenny Jay ... Other than the figure-four leg lock, I’m at a loss.

• While weightlifting is an Olympic sport, I’m not sure why. However, I am pretty good at carrying in 10 bags of groceries at one time, just so I don’t have to make more than one trip from the car to the kitchen.

• I’m not really sure what water polo is, though I think it involves a horse, a stick and a swimming suit.

• I’m really surprised trampoline is a sport.

• The track and field events all involve running and jumping — two things that I’m not the best at.

• Taekwondo is way too structured for my free-spirited attitude, though I respect all those people who can chop a cement block into two pieces with their hand or foot.

• The shooting events could be a good sport for me, though the only practice I’ve had is with BB guns, and that was about 50 years ago.

• The equestrian sports could be a bright spot. I had a pony named Bunny once. She did kick me and bucked me off way too many times, but I did gain a few muscles by cleaning out her stall.

• I used to play tennis a few years back, and quite frankly, I was pretty good at it. It did cause an immense amount of sweating, something I try to avoid at all costs these days.

• Badminton was fun when I was a child. As an adult, I’m not sure I see the point. Seems like a lot of energy is exerted to chase around a little birdie. Plus, I’m not a fan of birds.

• Archery seems like a safe enough sport for this old girl. Of course, that statement in and of itself tells you while I shouldn’t have a bow and arrow in my hands.

• Ironically, I really like to watch boxing on TV. The key word in that statement is “watch.”

• Fencing probably doesn’t involve making a straight fence line like I used to do with Grandpa. Something about having a sword in my hand seems counterproductive.

• OK. I think I’ve found my sport. Who doesn’t like a good game of table tennis? Or as I like to call it, ping pong. I love that game. That’s it. I’m going to start training now. Watch for me in four years. I’ll be standing on the podium with the gold medal around my neck with the tears rolling down my cheeks as they play the national anthem.

See there is something for everyone. You gotta love the Olympics ...

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

Old Yeller Greg Wallace COMMENTARY Why does dog poop smell so much worse right after I step in it?

This is just one of the many, many deep and scintillating thoughts I contemplated last night while I sat atop the riding lawn mower. In actuality, this is where some of my best thinking time takes place. It is my sincere belief that “The Thinker,” the famous sculpture by Rodin, would be much more realistic if he were bouncing across a mole-infested lawn, dodging dog toys, poised, deep in thought, upon a John Deere lawn mower with a 42-inch deck.

It takes approximately anywhere between 45 minutes to five-and-ahalf hours to mow my yard, depending on such variables as how good of a job I want to do and if something good is on TV. We have a big farmyard with quite a bit of straight-line mowing that lends itself to letting the mind wander. I don’t need much help in that area.

Granted, many of the thoughts aren’t very intellectual and involve how far something would fly if I hit it with a John Deere lawn mower with a 42-inch deck. But after I derive the answer to that question by hitting the aforementioned stuff with a John Deere lawn mower with a 42-inch deck, my brain tends to settle down and think about much more important things. Such as the dog poop question. If I were to guess, I would surmise that at least seven to eight of every 10 Mensa society members have nice looking lawns.

Maybe it’s the smell of freshly cut grass wafting past my nostrils that helps clear my head and puts me into an almost dreamlike, zen state. Or maybe it’s the sound of a chopped up garden hose or small to medium size saplings inadvertently finding their way under the mowing deck that frees my subconscious and opens up some area of my brain that usually lies dormant. It’s probably the way the seat makes my butt shake that gets the blood flowing.

It didn’t used to be that way.

When I was a kid, all I thought about

while mowing the yard was how much I hated mowing the yard. We had this old yellow push mower. I can’t remember what brand it was, but I do remember having to pull the old rip cord on the Briggs and Stratton motor. There wasn’t any kind of electric starter or fuel primer button. You just had to monkey around with the choke and keep pulling until it would eventually chug to life. Come to think about it, those might have been some of my first forays into the wonderful world of profanity. Ahhhhhhh ... good times.

I liked to call that lawn mower Old Yeller. Not so much because it was a dear and trusted, faithful, caninelike friend, but because I wanted to take it out behind the barn and shoot it. We had a bunch of what we called water grass that grew in several areas of the yard (and still does to this day), and Old Yeller would tend to clog up a couple hundred times a mowing session. Plus, the kid that lived at my house had a terrible habit of leaving his toys and sports equipment laying around, so I’d have to mow around them, kick them to the side, or just mow them over, depending on the size, price and/or popularity of the toy. That kid was such a jerk.

However, now that I’m worldly and mature, mowing has become something more. Mowing has become almost, dare I say, relaxing.

When I mow, I think about scientific questions, American and world history questions, religious and ethical questions, politics, the world of entertainment, trivia, etc. ... Some of

my best comic strip ideas have come to me sitting on that torn up yellow seat. I forget most of them because I never have anything to write on.

Heck, I thought of writing this column while mowing the yard.

I realize that different people have different ways of thinking.

Some ride on a Simplicity or maybe even a Cub Cadet lawn mower.

Some probably even ride on one of those fancy-schmancy zero-turn radius mowers. I imagine Albert Einstein had one of those. Maybe we can stick the current presidential candidates’ hind ends on a couple of Lawn-Boys and let them consider some of the stuff they’ve been jabbering about over the past couple days, weeks and months. It couldn’t hurt.

I also realize in this world, there are some folks who are under the assumption there are other ways to think about things. There are your car-driving thinkers, your shower-taking thinkers and your toilet-sitting thinkers. However, the more I mow and the more I think about it, all of those people are just wrong. The best ideas come cutting grass.

And in case you’re wondering, approximately 5 to 7 feet in a somewhat straight line is how far dried dog poop will fly when you hit it with a John Deere lawn mower with a 42-inch deck. The fresh stuff doesn’t go quite as far, but the radius is much larger.

You can contact Wallace at gregwallaceink7@gmail.com. You can follow him on his blog at http:// gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.

Look at the long-term effects To the Editor, I applaud state political representatives for working to improve Illinois’ infrastructure. I agree that creative measures must be taken, but in these times of land grabs for private gain, I plead that the long-term future of the state be weightily considered.

Illinois relies heavily on agricultural for economic stability. A majority of Illinois jobs are tied to agriculture.

From agriculture and chemical companies to anyone in the banking, transportation, food, lumber and textile industries, many are tied to farming. Farming is the backbone of our country, but it can’t be done without the soil we are fortunate to have in this fertile part of the world.

Farmable land is a valuable non-renewable resource.

Each acre taken out of production affects the community, the job market and the world economy.

Our area has been bombarded with projects wanting to take farmland out of production. Wind and solar projects which rely heavily on federal subsidies and could quickly fall out of favor, as they have

in many European countries, threaten to alter the farmable soil forever. I realize infrastructure needs to be improved, but in the case of private speculative projects such as long haul DC transmission lines (RICL and GBE) and toll railroads to slightly shorten freight hauling time (GLB) the lack of proven need should be enough to stop any land grab.

When infrastructure projects are not initiated by the industry, in these cases power companies and existing railroads, and are not proven necessary, they are an unnecessary threat to the community and farmland.

I urge our elected officials to continue finding creative funding for infrastructure improvements such as the privately funded toll bridge recently announced to improve intermodal traffic. I also ask they be critical of the speculative land grabs trying to take advantage of federal money and provide a service there is absolutely no need for.

Susan Sack Mendota

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

Constitution of the United States, 1789

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Amy Budnick leads the kids’ run.

Bob Olsen presents a check to SRRC.

SRRC 5K Run/Walk for the Kids record breaking event

Photo contributed

Where in the World is the Tonica News?

Sharon Terrill Keutzer is pictured in Fly, Ohio, a town even smaller than Tonica. Her husband, Scott McCullagh, has relatives there. It is a little village in eastern Ohio on the Ohio River.

OTTAWA — On Saturday, Aug. 6, nearly 200 participants turned out for Starved Rock Regional Center for Therapy and Child Development’s 5K Run/Walk for the Kids at Ottawa Township High School.

The event raised more than $14,000, which is a new record for SRRC and will help the organization continue to serve local children with and without special needs.

The SRRC Run/Walk for the Kids has become a Riverfest tradition and continues to raise more funds and draw more racers each year. The race starts and ends at Ottawa Township High School and winds through the historic east side of Ottawa including the scenic Illinois and Michigan Canal passage.

One hundred percent of all money raised at this event remains local, helping local children to achieve their maximum potential.

This year’s event also included a kids’ run and a strolling magician entertaining the kids throughout the event. The Ottawa Fire Department helped kick off the kids’ run and provided tours for the attendees.

Each child who participated received a T-shirt and medal.

Runners are timed and the top overall female and male runners receive trophies. Also, runners placing first, second or third in 13 different age categories received medals.

Lostant Library wraps up a busy summer

Photo contributed

Paige Kammer and Sydney Samek participated in the Lostant Library summer program which concluded at the end of July.

Leading the pack, Ottawa’s Coree Woltering placed first overall with a time of 16:42.3, and Kate Goodman of North Barringtonplaced first for women finishing at 22:05.4.

Complete race results can be viewed on the Facebook page for the run, www.facebook.com/srrcrunwalk.

Bob Olsen, who has raised significant donations each year for SRRC, crossed the finish line despite painful physical challenges due to being in a fire several years ago. Olsen was honored during the awards and was presented a gift for raising $3,500 this year.

“When my apartment burnt down several years ago, my customers at the south side Shell helped me out tremendously,” Olsen said. “ I asked them what I could do to repay their generosity, and they told me to pick a charity and devote myself to helping others and that is why I do what I do for SRRC.” Susan Bursztynsky, president and chief executive officer of SRRC said, “Bob is an inspiration and embodies the heart of our mission by overcoming adversity and achieving more than anyone thought possible. This is why I work here, I see miracles like this every day with the children we serve. I am so thankful to Bob and all of the sponsors, donors, attendees and volunteers that have helped so many children to live, learn and play to their maximum potential.”

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Births Announced Erjavsek Nathan and Kathryn (Hauda) Erjavsek of Lostant are the parents of a daughter, Olivia Margaret, born July 28 at Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She weighed 6 pounds, 2.2 ounces and measured 18 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Elizabeth Hauda and Douglas Biwersi of Madison, Wis., and William Hauda of Fitchburg, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Larry and Shelley Erjavsek of Peru, and Laura Geving of Sun City, Ariz. Great-grandparents are Barbara Erjavsek of Peru and Dorothy Smith of Sun City, Ariz.

Bingo for Bridges OTTAWA — Bingo for Bridges, the Bridges Senior Center’s largest fundraiser of the year, will be Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ottawa.

Lunch will start at noon, and bingo will start at 1 p.m. Tickets are $22 in advance and can be purchased at Bridges Senior Center. Tickets at the door are $25. This event is open to anyone age 18 and older.

In addition to the

games of bingo, there will be a silent auction and a lottery ticket tree.

It will also be the last day to purchase tickets for Bridges Ultimate 50/50 Raffle. The winner of the 50/50 raffle will be drawn that day. Tickets for Bridges Ultimate 50/50 Raffle are on sale now and are $1 each and can be purchased at Bridges Senior Center, 221 W. Etna Road, Ottawa. For more information, call Bridges at 815-431-8034.

Northern Illinois Valley Shrine Club will host screening PERU — The Northern Illinois Valley Shrine Club of Peru will hold a screening clinic for Shriners Hospitals for Children from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital, 925 West St. in Peru.

Parents and guardians of children who might benefit the services provided by Shriners Hospitals for Children are invited to this free screening and evaluation clinic. Doctors will be available to screen patients for conditions treated at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Chicago.

Shriners Hospitals for Children provide treatment for children up to age 18 with orthopedic conditions, spinal cord injuries, cleft lip and palate, and burns.

IVCH can also contact Mohammed Temple in Bartonville at 309-633-2808 or by email to mohammedshrine@ sbcglobal.net to provide free transportation to and from the hospital, and the hospital can provide free lodging, depending on each case, for all patients and parents.

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- 700 Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales **************** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call, HUD tollfree at 800 669-9777.

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Menus and Activities Putnam County Community Center Aug. 22 — Tacos with tomatoes, peppers, onion and cheese, salsa and chips, applesauce.

Aug. 23 — Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered corn, bread and butter, grapes, dessert.

Aug. 24 — Hamburger on bun, fried potatoes, sweet corn on the cob, peach cobbler.

Aug. 25 — Barbecued pulled pork on bun, sweet potatoes, coleslaw, fruit, dessert.

Aug. 26 — Barbecue on bun, potato salad, pea salad, strawberries.

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 served at 11:30 a.m.

Bridges Senior Center Aug. 21 — Bingo for Bridges, lunch at noon and bingo at 1 p.m.

Aug. 22 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 12:45 p.m., Bingo; 1:30 p.m., open cards.

Aug. 23 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit. Aug. 24 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., beginner computer class.

Aug. 25 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 12:45 p.m., Bingo; 1:30 p.m., open cards.

Aug. 26 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 1 p.m., open Wii bowling.

The Bridges Senior Center is a congregate meal site. Meals, provided by Voluntary Action Center, are served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday through Friday for a suggested donation of $3.50. A 24-hour advance reservation is required. For more information, call 815-4318034.

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LOSTANT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORIDINANCE for 2016 and 2017 of the above entitled Fire District in the County of Marshall and LaSalle, State of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning on the 1st day of June 2016, and ending on the 31st day of May, 2017.

We hereby submit a Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Lostant Fire Protection District in the Counties of Marshall and LaSalle, State of Illinois.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Lostant Fire Protection District, Marshall and LaSalle County, Illinois, in lawful session as follows: Section I: That the fiscal year of this District be and the same hereby is fixed and declared to be from June 1, 2016, to May, 31, 2017.

Section II: That the following Budget, which contains an estimate of receipts of all of said Fire Protection District and expenditures, be and the same is hereby adopted as a Budget of this Fire Protection District for the said fiscal year and shall be in full force and effect after this date.

PART I – ESTIMATED RECEIPTS: 1. Cash on hand, beginning of year $ 146,859.76 2. Taxes received from the Levy for the Year 2015 $ 156,973.68 3. Taxes to be received from the new 2016 Levy for this fiscal year $ 164,800.00 Total Receipts 468,633.44 PART II – ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES (from June 1, 2016 to May 30, 2017) (A) FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES: 1. Administrative Expense Fund Publication & Miscellaneous $ 500.00 Office Supplies & Postage $ 9,000.00 Travel Expenses $ 1,500.00 Membership Dues $ 500.00 Miscellaneous $ 4,000.00 Total $ 15,500.00 2. Building Fund Telephone/ Communications $ 6,500.00 Utilities $ 6,000.00 Maintenance $ 20,000.00 Total $ 32,500.00 3. Fire Equipment & Apparatus Fund Fuel $ 5,000.00 Supplies / Uniforms / Turn-Out Gear $ 12,000.00 Purchase of Equipment (Capital Expenditures) $ 18,000.00 Equipment Repairs $ 12,000.00 Operational Expense $ 4,500.00 New Fire Truck Payment $ 22,000.00 Total $ 73,500.00 4. Fee & Salary Fund Meeting Expense & Training Expense $ 4,000.00 Attorney Fees, Reimbursement & Publication Costs $ 4,500.00 Fire Department Association $ 5,000.00 Trustee Fees & Expenses $ 4,000.00 Total $ 17,500.00 Total Expenditures Fire $139,000.00 (B) AMBULANCE

1. Administrative Expense Publication & Miscellaneous $ 1,500.00 Office Supplies & Postage $ 3,700.00 Travel Expenses $ 1,500.00 Membership Dues $ 500.00 Miscellaneous & Billing Services $ 2,500.00 Total $ 9,700.00 2. Building Fund Telephone & Communications $ 5,000.00 Utilities $ 5,000.00 Maintenance $ 4,000.00 Total $ 14,000.00 3. Ambulance Equipment & Apparatus Fund Fuel $ 2,000.00 Supplies, Uniforms, Turn-Out Gear $ 18,000.00 Purchase of Equipment (Capital Expenditures) General $ 17,000.00 Ambulance Cot $ 25,000.00 Defibrillator $ 25,000.00 Equipment Repairs $ 4,000.00 Operational Expenses $ 8,500.00 Purchase Expense New Ambulance $200,000.00 Total $299,500.00 4. Fee & Salary Fund Meeting & Training Expense $ 4,000.00 EMT Association $ 3,500.00 Attorney Fees & Publication Fees $ 2,500.00 Total $10,000.00 5. Ambulance Fund Ambulance Payment $ 6,000.00 Total $ 6,000.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES AMBULANCE $339,200.00 (C) INSURANCE & LIABILITY FUND APPROPRIATION 1. Insurance Fund Liability Insurance & Worker’s Compensation Insurance $16,500.00 Total $16,500.00 Section III: That the above money, to-wit, FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY THREE DOLLARS FORTY FOUR CENTS ($468,633.44), being the total of so much thereof as may be authorized by law, is hereby appropriated for the fire protection purposes of the Lostant Fire Protection District for the current fiscal year ending May 31, 2017.

Section IV: All unexpended balance of any item or items of any general appropriation made by this Ordinance may be expended in making up any deficiency in any item or items in the general appropriation made by this Ordinance.

This Ordinance shall be published and shall be in full force at the expiration of ten days from and after its publication.

Dated at Lostant, Illinois, on this10th day of August, 2016.

APPROVED and ADOPTED as of that date.

Terry Patyk President of the Board of Trustees of Lostant Fire Protection District ATTEST: James Kreiser Secretary Published in the Tonica News Aug. 19, 2016.

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) KEITH M. LOWERY ) DECEASED ) No. 16-P-127 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of KEITH M. LOWERY. Letters of office were issued on July 5, 2016 to Terry Lowery, 2830 Fourth Street, Peru, IL 61354 as Administrator whose attorney is Bernabei, Balestri and

Fiocchi, 149 Gooding Street, LaSalle, IL 61301.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of court, LaSalle County Courthouse, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within

10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 30th day of July, 2016.

Attorney John Balestri Attorney For Estate 149 Gooding Street LaSalle IL 61301 Phone: 815-223-6600 Published in the Tonica News Aug. 12, 19 and 26, 2016.

State of Illinois, that the budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the District Office, 315 W. 3rd St., Lostant, Illinois, from and after 8 o’clock a.m. on the 23rd day of August, 2016.

Notice is further hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the 21st day of September, 2016, in the School District No. 425 Board Room.

Board of Education School District Number 425, County of LaSalle, State of Illinois.

Sandra Malahy Recording Secretary August 11, 2016 Published in the Tonica News Aug. 19, 2016.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School District Number 425 in the County of LaSalle,

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