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Golf carts legal in Lostant

By Ken Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

LOSTANT — It’s now legal to drive a golf cart in Lostant, provided it meets state standards and the cart is licensed.

After a lengthy debate at the village board meeting on Sept. 8, the board passed the golf cart ordi-

nance by a 4-1-1 vote.

Board Member Ray Brierly voted against the measure while board member Jack Immel voted “present.” Among the issues was the feeling an ordinance is unnecessary, and golf cart owners should be able to drive freely. The board was reminded Illinois state law requires a village pass an ordinance

in accordance with the state law before golf carts can be driven in a municipality.

In other business, repair work was completed on the well pump which broke down last month necessitating a boil order for the village.

Village President Fred Hartenbower thanked the Wenona and Tonica vil-

lage boards for donating water to the village during the crisis.

“We hope it never happens, but if they have a problem, we’ll be there to help out,” Hartenbower said.

Lostant will hold its dog registration day from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept.

25. Dog owners are asked to bring a copy of their

A perfect day to play Beautiful weather brought families to the park last weekend. With clear skies, light wind and temperatures in the mid 70s, it was a perfect time to enjoy the closing days of summer before fall creeps in to stay.

Tonica News photo/Ken Schroeder

Lostant Fall Festival is Sept. 20 LOSTANT — Lostant’s bi-annual Fall Festival is coming up fast. The celebration on Sept. 20 will dominate the downtown area and the village park with activities all day.

The day begins with the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Pancake and Sausage Breakfast at the Lostant Fire Station. Food will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. Vendors and baked Vol. 141 No. 29 One Section - 8 Pages

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goods tents will open in the park at 11 a.m.

The Chili Cook-off will be in the park pavilion with tasting from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cookoff is limited to the first 15 entrants, and registration forms are available at the Lostant branch of Illini State Bank.

Noon will kick off many of the activities in and around the park.

Cunningham’s Caramel Apples will open up, and demonstrations of apple butter making and apple cider making will both start at the midday hour.

Inflatables, face painting and balloon art will also start in the park at noon while 3D Sound DJ spins music from noon to 4 p.m.

The kiddie tractor pull and registration for the

bags tournament will both start at 1 p.m.

The beer garden starts at 4 p.m., as does the Lostant Fire Department’s chicken dinner at the station. At 7 p.m., there will be a raffle drawing for a 1966 Ford Mustang.

Live music will play in the park starting at 7 p.m., and a family movie will be shown in the fire station at 8:30 p.m.

dog’s current vaccine to the Lostant Village Hall.

Dr. Allison Spayer DVM will be available for vaccinations. Lostant license fees are $10 per dog, and there is a kennel charge of $175 for three or more dogs. If anyone is unable to attend, please mail a check and a copy of vaccines to: Health and Safety, P.O. Box 234, Lostant,

IL 61334 by Sept. 25.

The board agreed to erect a shed over the village salt and sand piles to protect them from the elements. The low bid for the project was $5,800.

Mitch McCay was recognized for his hard work during the water pump problems. The board voted a bonus and a raise for McCay.

Illiteracy still a problem in the United States There are 32 million U.S. adults who can’t read

By Ken Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

There are certain things many of us take for granted: Our homes, our cars and freedom come to mind. For a majority of us, another thing taken for granted is the ability to read. In the modern world of texting and computers, it’s difficult to believe there might be people in the United States who can’t read.

Guess what? There are many.

According to a study conducted in April 2013 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy, 32 million adults in the United States can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. Almost 21 percent of adults in the country read below a fifth-grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.

The inability to read impacts a person’s life in many ways. Access to healthcare, civic rights such as voting and even the enjoyment of reading are lost; but those aren’t the worst problems.

According to the Department of Justice, the difference between being illiterate and being able to read directly influences arrest rates.

Nearly 85 percent of

juveniles arrested in the United States are functionally illiterate. Of the American prison population, 70 percent read at or below a fourth-grade level.

“Although most people think of literacy as the ability of an adult to read and write and use these skills to survive in society, the state of Illinois believes that all future success begins with the child,” said Lostant Public Librarian Chris Hubbard said. “Literacy comes from reading to your child from birth on, from children seeing adults read and being an example of the connection between reading and writing and success.

A visit to the local library can be one part of developing literacy as an adult or child.”

The National Education Association is tackling the issue in the early years of grade school with “Read Across America,” an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss. The program also provides NEA members, parents, caregivers and children the resources and activities to encourage reading year around.

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Study finds medical marijuana may lead to fewer prescription painkiller overdoses

By Ken Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

As Illinois slowly moves toward starting its medical marijuana program, a new study by the Journal American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine has found another positive side-effect.

The study by the JAMA discovered legalized medical marijuana states have seen a significantly lower number of prescription painkiller overdoses each year from patients with chronic pain.

The study reviewed data from 1999 to 2010 in each of the 50 states including death certificate information and medical marijuana laws.

During this time frame, only 13 states had passed medical marijuana leg-

islation. The study indicates a nearly 25 percent lower rate of prescription painkiller overdose deaths since the start of a state’s medical marijuana law.

“We think that people with chronic pain may be choosing to treat their pain with marijuana rather than with prescription painkillers in states where this is legal,” lead author Dr. Marcus Bachhuber, a researcher with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center said.

Dr. Gregory Arnold, MD, of St. Margaret’s Valley Pain Clinic noted there are pros and cons with any drug treatment, and medicinal marijuana could be the next problem area.

“Medicinal marijua-

na offers exciting new options for the treatment of some chronic debilitating pain conditions such as cancer pain, HIV and multiple sclerosis,” Arnold said.

“As with chronic opioid medication management, patient’s need to be selected appropriately for medicinal marijuana therapy. The current epidemic of opioid misuse and overdoses can be attributed to overprescribing and a lack of appropriate patient selection. My concern with the results of the above study is as follows, if inappropriate prescribing patterns continue as they have with opioid prescribing, we may find ourselves in a similar epidemic with medicinal marijuana.”

According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 100 Americans die each day from narcotic painkiller overdose. The JAMA Internal Medicine study results indicate when legalized medical marijuana is

available, it does offer an alternative to chronic pain patients and a potentially less lethal medical treatment for long-term pain control care.

In the past 20 years, drug overdoses have grown according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2011 alone, 55 percent of drug overdose deaths were directly related to prescription medications, of which 75 percent of those involved opioid analgesics, the class of drug that includes the codeine, morphine, Oxycontin and methadone.

Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have medical marijuana laws, which cover a wide amount of conditions for usage that include HIV, cancer and glaucoma. Many of the laws also include medical marijuana usage where it can provide pain relief. Chronic pain affects over 100 million Americans, according to the American Academy

of Pain Medicine.

A different viewpoint is given from the director of the Center for Medical Cannabis Research

by Dr. Igor Grant, chair of psychiatry at the University of California-San Diego. Grant states that the new study is viewed by some physicians as the “opioid-sparring” effect.

According to Grant, physicians have combined certain drugs for a long time. With combinations of certain medicines physicians are able to use a smaller opioid dose and decrease the risk of opioid overdose.

With legalized medical marijuana laws on the books, some states have worried about the increase in recreational marijuana use. Studies have shown to date when marijuana is legalized, it tends to increase recreational usage among adults. Scientists and physicians are concerned on long-term health affects of such usage, asserting there have not been enough studies on this issue.

It takes more than a village to raise a child

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Cost to raise a child nears the quarter-million mark

By Ken Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its annual report on the cost of raising a child from birth to age 17. The latest study puts the price of raising a child born in 2013 at more than $245,000.

While the report notes child rearing expenses can vary from household to household, other issues can factor into costs of child rearing.

Number of children in a household as well as the difference between a

two-parent family and a single-parent family can affect the costs of childrearing.

Income groups can also play a factor in childrearing costs. According to the USDA survey, a child who is 1 year old in 2014 will cost $9,710 a year in a lower income household. The middle income household will see the same child cost $13,250 to raise, while in the highest household income, the child rearing costs skyrocket to $21,940.

One of the highest costs of raising a child is housing expenses. This

portion can run from 30 to 33 percent of the average cost of raising a child. In middle income families, child care and education (for those families that have this cost) and food were the next largest expenditures.

This counted for 18 and 16 percent of child rearing expenses respectively according to the USDA annual report.

“Sports is a crazy expense, but I don’t think most people realize how expensive it is to keep your kids in sports programs,” Granville’s Traci Haage said. “Even how much schools struggle with sports expenses and how that rolls over onto your parents.”

Expenses in raising a

child often grow as the child gets older. The cost differences narrow as a child grows older, and the expense does not differ considerably between single-parent and twoparent households.

For two-parent families, it is most expensive to raise children in the urban Northeast areas of the United States. The next expensive region of the country was the West and urban Midwest.

Families in the urban south and rural areas across the United States had the lowest child rearing expenses.

The survey also noted that two-parent households with a single child have expenditures on average of 25 percent

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higher. Households with three or more children on average come in at 22 percent less on each child.

There have been two areas of dramatic changes in the 53 years the survey has been published: health care and childcare/education expenses.

Health care expenses have doubled over the survey’s lifetime which strongly impacts childrearing expenditures.

As society has changed since the 1960s, more expenses have crept into the daily budget. As the stay-at-home mom has changed into the mother in the workforce, daycare and preschool fees have become the norm rather than the exception.

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IVCH offers flu clinics PERU — Illinois Valley Community Hospital has set dates for five public flu immunization clinics at five locations in September and October. IVCH nurses will be giving flu shots from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept.

16 at the Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru; from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 23 at Liberty Village in Peru; from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at IVCH in Peru; from 2 to 5 p.m.

Oct. 8 in the IVCH room at the Peru mall; and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at Illinois Valley Community College.

Pediatric doses of the vaccination will be avail-

able from the LaSalle County Health Department at the Oct. 8 clinic only.

Flu shots are also available at the IVCH FastCare walk-in clinic at the Peru Walmart.

The pneumonia vaccine, which requires a doctor’s order, will also be available at the flu clinics.

The fee to receive a flu shot is $30 and $85 for the pneumonia shots. Medicare assignment will be accepted with proof of Medicare Part B eligibility.

For more information, call Joan Fernandez at 815-780-4618.

Tonica Volunteer Fire Department TONICA — The Tonica Volunteer Fire Department was busy during the month of August. During the September monthly meeting, firefighters were told the company responded to 24 calls. Of those calls, four were for fire; one was an accident; 13 were for ambulance assistance; two were for change of quarters; two were for electrical power line hazardous conditions; one was an auto aid automatic fire alarm; and there was one good intent call.

Emergency calls for the year to date as of Aug. 31 are 117.

Firefighters Bill Gray, Jim Breit and Alec McCleary gave reports on fire station work projects that were completed. The damaged large diameter pumper intake hose has been replaced, a bad electrical charger and battery maintainer on Rescue-1715 was replaced with a new unit and a damaged Port-a-Tank that was damaged at a recent fire has been repaired.

In other action, the department: • Recognized Captain Todd Anderson and Fire Fighter Kurt Keutzer who made pumper-1712 available for public viewing at

Meeting calendar Sept. 17 Lostant Grade School Board, 6 p.m., Lostant Grade School Sept. 18 Tonica School Board, 6:45 p.m., Tonica Grade School library.

the Tonica Grade School Open House.

• Learned Keutzer, Brad Keutzer and Lt. Dan Francisco attended the water fights which were held in Magnolia. Tonica placed first and second. They also attended the water fights held in Tonica. Tonica placed first, second and third.

• Received a donation from Lewis Barr.

• Received a thank you card from the Wenona Fire Dept.

• Received donated truck oil and fuel supplies from Jim Thomson of Grainco FS. • Learned EMS Director Sue Huss conducted Blood Borne Pathogen training for the Tonica Grade School system staff.

• Discussed the action being taken to upgrade the Ambulance Level of Care from Basic to Intermediate.

• Noted the annual door-to-door townwide collection will be conducted starting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 6. This request for a donation from each business and residence in the village is used to help the department remain non-tax supported while continuing to provide fire, rescue and ambulance services.

Carus looking for memories LASALLE — Carus Corporation will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2015 and is asking the community to share memories, stories and photos which help illustrate the company’s first century.

The company’s centennial history project aims to tell not only Carus’ story, but also a bit of Illinois Valley history. In the last 100 years, Carus has touched the lives of just about every local family in some fashion, either through employment opportunities and community outreach, or through Carus’ broader

impact on the local economy.

“Maybe it was your parent or grandparent who helped build or expand our LaSalle manufacturing facility. Maybe you have old photos that show Carus’ buildings in their earlier days. If so, we want to hear from you,” said Carus’ communications coordinator Kegan Pakula. “Carus has overcome many challenges and celebrated many successes in the last 100 years, and the people who made those moments possible were right here in this community. There is a wealth

of memories and historic material out there.

We want to tap into what you might have stashed in your attics or basements.”

The material shared may be featured in displays, articles, websites and videos as part of Carus’ centennial celebration.

Carus’ story begins in 1915, when founder Dr. Edward Hegeler Carus began producing potassium permanganate, most commonly used today in water treatment, in an old barn out behind his family’s home. That home was the Hegeler Carus Man-

sion which still stands at 1307 Seventh St. in LaSalle. Carus Corporation’s largest manufacturing facility operates behind the mansion where Dr. Carus’ old barn once stood. Today it produces environmental products used worldwide for water treatment, air purification and remediation.

Historic information, documents or photos can be sent to Kegan Pakula at 315 Fifth St., Peru, IL 61354, or via email at Kegan.Pakula@caruscorporation.com. Pakula can be reached at 815-2246535.

Vehicle renewal receipt soon a valid license tag SPRINGFIELD — Legislation proposed by Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to allow a printed receipt from the Secretary of State to serve temporarily as the vehicle renewal sticker was signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn. The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2015.

Senate Bill 2802 will allow motorists to drive without an up-to-date

vehicle renewal sticker affixed to their license plate provided they have a receipt from the Secretary of State which proves they purchased a sticker online before expiration but have not yet received the registration sticker.

The receipt is valid for no more than 30 days from the expiration of the previous registration’s sticker’s date.

“This is another consumer friendly initiative that encourages online transactions with my office,” said White. “Our driver services facilities have many customers come in to buy their stickers a day or two before they are set to expire. This new law will allow such customers to make the same purchase online, and then use the

receipt as proof of up-todate registration compliance.”

Last year, more than 150,000 customers purchased vehicle renewal registration stickers during the last two days in May. The vast majority of customers visited a facility to conduct these transactions; more than 6,300 people purchased their renewal stickers online.

Endocrinologist joins IVCH medical staff PERU — A board-certified endocrinologist is joining the Illinois Valley Community Hospital medical staff.

Babak Pazooki, MD, will begin receiving patients in Suite 212 of the IVCH West Street medical office building in September. He is part of the Premier Endocrine Associates medical

practice, which also has offices in Joliet and New Lenox.

Endocrinologists provide care and treatment for diabetes, thyroid disorders including thyroid cancer, parathyroid and calcium abnormalities, obesity, osteoporosis and other metabolic bone disorders, low testosterone and polycystic ova-

ries, pituitary and adrenal gland disorders and neuroendocrine tumors.

Pazooki is a Fellow of Pazooki the American College of Endocrinology and of the American College of Physicians. He completed a fellowship in

endocrinology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Appointments to see Pazooki can be made by calling 888-454-4443.

Physician referral is preferred but not mandatory.

Ajster honored by Super Lawyers PERU — Attorney Julie Ajster of Ajster Law Office has been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers as a 2015 Illinois Rising Star.

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The Editorial Page The Tonica News Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

Publisher

Editor

The yellow ribbon This column is often filled with little snapshots from my past. Growing up on a Bureau County farm with all the trials, tribulations, comforts and opportunities farm life had to offer clearly affected me in many ways.

My memory takes me down many dusty, gravel roads, which I share with you — sometimes, it’s more therapy for me than enjoyable reading for you, I’m sure. I try to produce a column every week; for some reason, I kind of feel like I’m letting you down if I don’t.

And so it was Thursday morning when Terri Simon the need to pen this column was upon me. I had been thinking about it since Monday, but nothing was causing the creative juices to really flow. In other words, I didn’t have a clue what I should write about. Believe me, it’s not the first time it’s happened, but quite frankly, I needed to get this column out of the way; I had a host of other obligations that really needed my attention. The minutes ticked by ... still nothing. I was just about ready to kick the column to the curb this week, when my phone rang. I picked it up to hear our front office lady tell me someone was waiting to see to me.

When I went up front, I saw a familiar face. I’ve known the fellow for years, but I never had any lengthy or meaningful conversations with him. Nice guy. That’s all I really knew. His first statement/question to me kind of caught me off guard ...

“Do you know what the yellow ribbon stands for?” he asked.

Right away the song, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree,” came to mind, and then I muttered something about soldiers coming home and yellow ribbons tied around trees.

“Everybody knows what the pink ribbon stands for, but the yellow ribbon stands for childhood cancer,” he said to me. “And September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.”

Wow! This one took me by surprise! I invited him to sit, and the two of us talked for a bit. His family has a personal experience with a child with leukemia, and of course, most of you know I am a cancer survivor. We talked. We listened. We learned. At one point throughout the conversation, we both had tears in our eyes, our chins trembling just a bit and our eyes brimming with those tears you try so hard to not let fall.

Kids with cancer. I know what I went through, and the idea of a child having to undergo anything even close to that ... well, it absolutely breaks my heart. I can’t imagine what must go through their youthful minds, especially while their healthy friends live a happy-go-lucky life with no knowledge of words like oncologist, St. Jude’s, morphine, etc.

I guess it’s fairly common to say that when we think about cancer, we think about adults. But the facts about childhood cancer are alarming. According to a bit of research I did after my conversation, nearly 50 children are diagnosed with cancer every day in the United States, with leukemia and brain tumors being the most frequent diagnosis. In children, cancer is the leading cause of death, and in fact, it is responsible for more deaths than all other deaths combined. More than 40,000 children are in cancer treatment every year, and one in eight of those children will not survive. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg ...

The gentleman I spoke with asked if the BCR could do a story about September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and without hesitation, I said yes.

Please watch for that story in an upcoming edition of this newspaper.

More importantly, though, when it’s time to dig down deep and make your donations for the year, I urge you to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — a phenomenal place that is working tirelessly to eradicate this awful disease from children’s lives.

No child should have to say the word ... cancer.

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

First Person Carol Spangler City: Wenona. I grew up in Wenona too.

Family: Husband-Bob, son-Brandon, stepdaughter-Sandie.

Pets: Four dogs — Ginger, Bella, Domino and Coco. Two cats — Patches and Miss Kitty.

Work: I am head cook at Lostant Grade School.

Last song you listened to: “Hell Yeah” by Montgomery Gentry.

Last book you read: “Unwanted Child” by V.C. Andrews.

Last TV show you watched: “Law and Order SVU.” If you were stranded on a desert island and could have only one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Steak, potatoes and corn with strawberry shortcake.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could take only one thing with you, what would it be: My family, including my father.

Favorite local restaurant: Prime Quarter in Princeton.

If you were given a million dollars you would: Spend by paying off everything for my father and my family’s bills. I’d set up a trust fund for my son and all my nieces and nephews.

People would be surprised to know that: I would do anything to help out someone if I can.

Favorite thing about your hometown: Wenona has that small town feel.

Would there be anything else you would change about your hometown: I would change the pettiness of some people in the town.

Walking the road not chosen Editor’s note: After failing a mammogram test earlier this spring, Barb Kromphardt entered the world of breast cancer treatment. Following a surgical biopsy, she was diagnosed with DCIS, an early-stage cancer, in her right breast. She is sharing her story with our readers.

Once again, despite my fears, I did wake up after my surgery, and I learned a few things of importance.

First, I really don’t like general anesthesia, and second and even more importantly, I don’t like codeine.

The surgery involved with the lumpectomy was more extensive than with the biopsy, and very quickly after I woke up, I was hurting. So when they asked if I wanted something for my pain, I said, “Sure.”

Big mistake. An empty stomach combined with a painkiller with codeine-equaled nausea, which was not what I needed when all I wanted was to go home.

So I diligently crunched on crackers, trying to calm my stomach while I waited to return to my room.

Finally they took me back to my husband and I said and did all the right things, so they would finally let me go home. I crashed into bed and slept for several hours.

But I really shouldn’t complain because the news I received from the surgeon early the next week was worth any discomfort. Although he did find one more spot of cancer, this time I had “good” margins.”

That meant there were enough nice, clean, healthy cells between the cancer and the edge of the tissue the surgeon had removed. That meant, yes, the cancer was all gone!

Well ... but. Just in case, my surgeon wanted me to meet with a radi-

Barb Kromphardt COMMENTARY ation doctor, so we set up another appointment.

My radiation doctor was located in the cancer center inside the hospital.

Just walking through the entrance to the center was difficult, but sitting in the waiting room was heart-wrenching. Bald heads covered with scarves and hollow-eyed faces. Stories of cancers being treated with arsenic because the person had had all the chemotherapy a body could tolerate in one lifetime.

I felt scared and humbled and grateful.

The radiation doctor looked at my still-healing scar and then explained what he wanted to do. He said while the surgeon thought he had gotten all the cancer out, there could still be a rogue cell or two or four hanging around. The radiation, anywhere from 32 to 37 days of it, would zap any random cancer cells from setting up a new home in my right breast.

OK. I was kind of numb. The surgeon thought he got it all, but he probably couldn’t be positive. And I sure didn’t want it coming back.

“OK,” I said. “So 32 to 37 radiation treatments. And then am I done?”

Well, actually, no.

The radiation would take care of my right breast, but there was a potential problem about 8 inches to the left. Nothing that had yet been done would protect my left breast from cancer.

But the radiation doctor had a suggestion.

Chemotherapy.

That knocked me out of my numbness. Radiation was one thing.

Maybe some sunburned skin was about the worst side effect I could expect.

But chemotherapy? Was I going to lose my hair after all?

But no. He quickly explained to me about the drug tamoxifen. It is technically a chemotherapy drug but without the hair-raising side effects.

So off we went to another appointment with an oncologist about the tamoxifen.

The oncologist was pretty matterof-fact. Five years of taking a little white pill with a list of possible side effects as long as my arm, and I could feel pretty safe about the cancer not showing up in my left breast, either.

After hearing the cancer was out of my body, you would think I would be celebrating.

But here’s the message I sent a friend that night.

“It hit me pretty hard. I’ve come to terms with having this pre-cancer, or baby cancer, as this doctor called it. I’ve come through two surgical procedures, and I’m ready to get on with my life, but this just sounds scary. Everybody tells me it’s a breeze, but living with this every day, dealing with skin rashes and sunburns, just sounds overwhelming.”

Barb Kromphardt, currently of Columbus, Ind., was a reporter for the Bureau County Republican and interim managing editor of the Tonica News and the Putnam County Record. She can be reached at bkromps@yahoo.com.

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Community

Menus and Activities Sept. 17 — Spaghetti, salad, broccoli, garlic bread, Tonica Grade School applesauce, milk.

Wallace Committee needs volunteers OTTAWA — The WHL Wallace Memorial Committee is looking for volunteers to help with their major fundraising event, “Civil War ‘64” on Sept.

19-21.

The weekend will offer Civil War re-enactments and living history demonstrations in Fox River Park, presentations at the Reddick Mansion and the 807 Building and a luminary display in Washington Square. Several historic buildings in downtown Ottawa, including the Masonic Temple, Christ Episcopal Church and St. Columba Church, will be open to visitors and tours of the Dickey-Wallace Cemetery on the North Bluff will be offered.

Volunteers are needed to collect money, help with parking and answer questions and offer assistance at Fox River Park on Sept.

20 and 21. Activities at the park will include two battle re-enactments, an authentic field hospital, living history demonstrations by soldiers, blacksmiths and

other period re-enactors, and a 19th century baseball game. Help is needed in Washington Square on Sept. 20 to set up the more than 800 luminaries which will commemorate the soldiers of LaSalle County who died as a result of the Civil War. The committee is also looking for three to four people to help with the presentation at the 807 Building on Sept. 20. The topic of that presentation will be “Old Cemetery Restoration with Strategy for the Dickey-Wallace Cemetery.”

Depending on the task, shift lengths will be approximately one to two-and-a-half hours.

For more information or to volunteer, visit http:// ottawahistory.org or call Chuck Sanders at 815-9938109 or Donna Nordstrom at 815-830-0416.

All profits from this event will be used for the restoration of the DickeyWallace Cemetery on the north bluff of Ottawa—the final resting place of General W.H.L. Wallace.

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Breakfast Sept. 15 — Sausage, egg and cheese tortilla, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 16 — Pancakes, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 17 - Scrambled eggs, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 18 ­— Waffle, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 19 — Mini cinnamon rolls, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Lunch Sept. 15 — Drummies chicken nuggets, cauliflower and carrots, Hummus cup, pears, milk, BBQ sauce, Ranch, honey mustard and ketchup.

Sept. 16 — Sloppy Joe meat, bun, Romaine lettuce, fruit, vanilla pudding, pickles, milk and salad dressings.

Sept. 17 — Turkey burger, cheese slice, bun, French fries, fruit, Jell-O with Cool Whip, milk, ketchup and mustard.

Sept. 18 — Baked potato, diced ham, cheese cup, dinner roll or PBJ, steamed broccoli, fresh fruit bar, dinner roll, milk, sour cream and margarine.

Sept. 19 — Cheese pizza or sausage pizza, fruit/veggie bar, milk and ranch.

Lostant Grade School Breakfast Sept. 15 — Mini pancakes, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 16 — Egg, cheese and bacon wrap, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 17 — French toast stick, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 18 — Cinnamon raisin bagel, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Sept. 19 — Banana muffin, cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit, juice, white or chocolate milk.

Lunch Sept. 15 — Sloppy Joe, sweet potato bites, carrots, tropical fruit, milk.

Sept. 16 — Grilled cheese, peas, gelatin, milk.

Sept. 18 — Chicken patty on bun, sweet potatoes, banana, milk.

Sept. 19 — Chicken nuggets, tater tots, pears, bread, milk.

Bridges Senior Center Sept. 15 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 10 a.m., sewing circle; 12:45 p.m., bingo; 1:30 p.m., open cards.

Sept. 16 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 10 a.m., Soldier’s Angels; 12:30 p.m., open euchre; 5 p.m., grandparents raising grandchildren support.

Sept. 17 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 10:15 a.m., beginner computer class, 6 p.m., “New to Medicare.”

Sept. 18 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 10:30 a.m., Weber house and garden tour; 12:45 p.m., bingo; 1:30 p.m., open cards.

Sept. 19 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 1 p.m., Wii bowling.

Putnam County Community Center Sept. 15 — Salisbury steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, succotash, ambrosia salad, wheat bread.

Sept. 16 — Ham salad on bun, macaroni salad, fruit, dessert.

Sept. 17 — Sloppy joe on a bun, baked beans, carrots, fruit cocktail, tapioca pudding.

Sept. 18 — Meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, roll and butter, dessert.

Sept. 19 — Breaded tilapia with tartar sauce, American fries, mixed vegetables, banana, bread.

Parent Power session to be held Sept. 17 at L-P LASALLE – The LaSalle-Peru Township High School Counseling Department will host a Parent Power Session on “Preparing for College Athletics” from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 17 in Matthiessen Auditorium. The program, which is open to anyone with a student at L-P High School, will cover academic requirements, core course GPA, testing (including ACT), college selection/admission, Internet resources and making a student-athlete marketable.

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999 • Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LASALLE COUNTY, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF ) VERNON F. ) DOWLING, ) Deceased. ) No. 2014 - P - 169 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of VERNON F. DOWLING of Peru, Illinois.

Letters of Office were issued on September 4, 2014 to Diane Podolak of 907 - 31st Street, Peru, IL 61354 and Carol Ann Hanson of 16324 Elm Creek Lane, Lakeville, MN 55044, as Co-Executors and Representatives, whose Attorney is Lisa Olivero of Olivero & Olivero Law Offices, 1611 Fifth Street, Peru, IL 613542603.

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Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Clerk of the Court.

Andrew F. Skoog Circuit Clerk LaSalle County Court House 119 West Madison St. Ottawa, IL 61350 ATTORNEY LISA OLIVERO Olivero & Olivero Law Offices Attorneys for the Estate 1611 Fifth Street Peru, IL 61354-2603 Phone (815) 224-2030 Fax (815) 224-2900 Published in the Tonica News Sept. 12, 19 and 26, 2014.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of School District #79 in the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois, that a tentative budget for the Tonica Grade School for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection in the Superintendent’s Office at Tonica Grade School, 535 N 1981 Road, Tonica, Illinois, from and after 8:00 a.m. on the 21st day of August 2014. The document will be available for viewing between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on regular school days through September 19, 2014.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:45 p.m. on the 19th day of September 2013 in the Media Center of the Tonica Grade School in District #79.

Dated this 21st day of August 2014, Board of Education of School District #79 in the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois.

Scott Obermiller Secretary Board of Education Published in the Tonica News Sept. 12, 2014.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF LASALLE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) ANTHONY M. CONDIE, ) Deceased.

) No. 2014-P-151 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of ANTHONY M. CONDIE of Peru, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on August 8, 2014 to ANTHONY L. CONDIE of 1621 26th Street, Peru, Illinois 61354 as INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR whose attorneys of record are DUNCAN & BRANDT, P.C., 1800 Fourth Street, P.O. Box 568, Peru, IL 61354.

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Claims against the estate may be filed with the Office of the La Salle County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, La Salle County Courthouse, 119 West Madison Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 2, 2015, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

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Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours – Built in 1837 and designated a National Landmark in 1997, this piece of Princeton history will fascinate you. The Lovejoy Home served as an Underground Railroad station in the 1850’s. East Peru Street.

Free Tour 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Bureau County Historical Society – Tour the Clark-Norris Home and the NewellBryant House. 109 Park Avenue West. 1:00pm to 5:00pm Princeton Junior Women’s Club – Bring your appetite, the Princeton Junior Women’s Club will be serving pulled pork barbeque dinners and hosting the annual ice cream social. You’ll find them under the tent at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Get there before they sell out! 5:00pm to 9:00pm.

Bureau County Community Band – Bring your lawn chair, sit back and relax to the upbeat sounds of the Princeton Community Band. Soldiers and Sailors Park.

5:30pm to 6:15pm.

Homestead Festival Announcements – Princeton Junior Women’s Club Baby Contest Winners, Window Display Contest Winners, Steering Committee Introductions and Grand Marshal Introduction. Soldiers and Sailors Park.

6:15pm.

Window Display Contest – Take a stroll down our Historic Main Street to view attractive window displays. Our business districts, north and south will show everyone that It’s Good To Be Home! Contest winners announced Friday during the Festival Announcements.

Twilight Horse Drawn Wagon Rides – Maybe a stroll down our Historic Main Street is too much work. If so, stop by Soldiers and Sailors Park and hop on our horse powered wagon. Arrivals and departures from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Sponsor - Pioneer Production Plant.

Those Funny Little People - Look for ‘Those Funny Little People’ on Friday night at Soldiers and Sailors Park and again on Saturday in the Homestead Parade!

You’ll go ‘Back in the Day’ with ‘Those Funny Little People! Bring the kids for pictures!.

The Generics – Rock it out on Main Street with the Generics and their ‘Black Top Hop’. Also appearing, ‘Those Funny Little People’. Soldiers and Sailors Park.

7:00pm to 9:00pm.

Richard Widmark – The Apollo Theater. The Apollo Theater presents Princeton’s own, Richard Widmark in the 1959 movie, ‘The Trap’. Widmark grew up in Princeton and starred in over 60 films. 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. Apollo Theater. One show only. Doors open at 8:00p. Movie runs from 9:00pm to 10:30pm.

Princeton Jaycees Beer Garden – Music and entertainment by Snapshot. Darius Miller Park. Gates open at 8:00pm, music from 8:30pm to 12:30am.

SATURDAY EVENTS Underground Railroad 5K Race - Our 22nd annual 5K Race/Walk. The race begins and ends at the Bureau County Metro Center. Registration at 7:00am and race starts at 8:00a. 837 Park Avenue West. Lace ‘em up! Sponsor - Princeton Park District and WZOE Radio.

Children’s Fun Fair – Get the kids off the couch, skip the Saturday morning cartoons and come out for the fun. Games, prizes, laughter and most of all a great time. 606 South Main Street (Pleasant Street Parking Lot). 9:00am to 11:00am. Sponsor – Heartland Bank and Trust Co. Princeton High School Tours – Hey Tiger fans and Tiger alumni, here is your chance to take a peek into today’s PHS. Tours available from 9:00am to 11:00am.

Sponsor – Princeton Public Schools Foundation. Go Big Blue!.

Bureau County Pork Producers BBQ - For over 30 years the Bureau County Pork producers have served buttery pork chops for the Festival at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Saturday serving hours are 10:30am to 5:30pm. Don’t miss out!.

Pie Baking Contest – Showcase your skill. Bring your contest entry to Soldiers and Sailors Park by 9:00am. No entry fee. Bring some dough, the pie auction starts at noon! Lard not required. Sponsor – Bureau County Home and Community Education..

Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours – Free tours of the Owen Lovejoy Homestead continue on Saturday. Learn some Homestead history without the quiz! Tours available 10:00am to 12:00pm (noon) and again from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.

Stamp Cancellation – Homestead 2014. Don’t forget to get your special Homestead Festival postage stamp cancellation. Princeton Post Office. Stop in between 9:00am and 12:00pm on Saturday.

Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show – Discover beautiful, one-of-a-kind creations from a variety of vendors at our craft show. Show runs both Saturday and Sunday. Bureau County Courthouse Lawn. Saturday hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm.

Prairie Arts Council – The Prairie Arts Center will present a biography of Richard Widmark as seen on ‘Biography: Strength of Characters’. A moderator

will be available to discuss the biography as well as the Widmark posters and memorabilia which will be available for viewing in the West Gallery. 24 Park Avenue West. Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Biography and exhibit are free!

Helicopter Rides – See the 2014 Homestead Festival from the sky! Lift off from Sullivan’s parking lot. $30 per person. It is a chance of a lifetime. Bring a friend!

Departures from 12:00pm to Sunset. Sponsor – Nelson Enterprises Window Displays – Take a stroll down our Historic Main Street to view our themed window displays. Our business districts, both north and south will take you ‘Back in the Day’. Contest winners will be announced during the Friday Festival announcements.

Homestead Festival Parade – Several thousand people will once again line Princeton’s Historic Main Street for the signature event of the weekend! Over 120 entries are expected to make the 1 ½ mile trek from the north end to the south end of Princeton. Entries include the South Shore Drill Team, Those Funny Little People, The Jesse White Tumblers and of course, the Class of 1992. Parade starts at 1:30p but the lawn chairs start to appear on Friday!.

James Armstrong Blues Concert – New for 2014! Born in Los Angeles, California, Armstrong formed his first band in the seventh grade and by the age of 17 he was touring the country. Food, beverages and spirits provided by Princeton Park District. Get your ‘blues on’ from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Sponsor – Heartland Bank and Trust Co. Princeton Jaycees Bags Tournament – Prove your skill! Cash prizes! Beer Garden will be open. Grab your partner and get to Darius Miller Park . Cash prizes! Bags fly at 6:30pm.

Princeton Jaycees Beer Garden / Hairbanger’s Ball – They’re back! Hairbanger’s Ball drew rave reviews last year…so we brought ‘em back for Homestead Festival 2014. The music you grew up with. 80’s and 90’s. Live at Darius Miller Park.

Food, beverages and spirits will be available. Gates will open at 8:00pm. Music from 8:30pm to 12:30am.

SUNDAY EVENTS Princeton Lions Club/Moose Pancake Breakfast – Start Sunday off right! Stop by the Princeton Moose Lodge for the Lions Club/Moose Pancake Breakfast.

1339 North Euclid Avenue. Pancakes flip from 7:00am until 12:00pm.

Homestead Flea Market – What treasures will you discover? Visit the Bureau County Fairgrounds and find out. Doors open at 8:00am and close at 2:00pm.

Admission is only $1 34th Homestead Festival Car Show - Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be given for each class. Dash plaques to first 200 registered. Registration will be 8:00am to 12:00pm with a fee of $15. Judging will take place from 12:00pm to 1:30pm with the presentation of awards at 3:00pm.

4th Annual BBQ Rib Cook-Off – Bring your grills to the Central Bank parking lot on Sunday and showcase your skills in our 4th annual BBQ Rib Cook-Off! Cash Prizes! $500 to the winner! Judging starts at 3:00p. Those interested can obtain more information from Rick Clary – (815) 875-3461.

Prairie Arts Council – Richard Widmark biography as seen on ‘Biography: Strength of Characters’. A moderator will be available to discuss the biography as well as the Widmark posters and memorabilia which will be available for viewing in the West Gallery. 24 Park Avenue West. from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Biography and exhibit are free!

Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show – Discover beautiful, one-of-a-kind creations from a variety of vendors at our craft show. Show runs both Saturday and Sunday. Bureau County Courthouse Lawn. Sunday hours are 10:00a to 4:00p.

Jazz Worship Service – The entire community is invited to St. Matthews Lutheran Church for the mellow sounds of the Jimmy Valentine Jazz Quintet. 416 Dover Road. Sunday at 10:30am.

Bureau County Pork Producers BBQ – For over 30 years the Bureau County Pork producers have served tasty butterfly pork chops at the Festival. Soldiersa nd Sailors Park. Sunday serving hours are 10:30am to 3:00pm. Don’t miss out!

Tri County Humane Society – Fundraiser! Events include pet contests, chili cook-off, silent auction, Canine Good Citizenship and Therapy Dog International Testing, agility and fly ball demo, vendor tables, tee shirt sales, Humane Society 50/50 raffle and much more. Princeton Animal Care Clinic. 1616 North Main.

Sunday 11:00am to 3:00pm.

Children’s Tractor Pull – This event is for children ages 4 thru 12. Soldiers and Sailors Park. Registration begins at 12:00pm. Pulls start at 12:30pm and run until approximately 2:30pm. Sponsor - Diller Rodand Bureau County Farm Bureau.

Miller’s Petting Zoo – A zoo with a proverbial ark of creatures. Included in the zoo are goats, pot belly pigs, chickens, ducks, alpaca, donkeys and more. Free admission. Soldiers and Sailors Park. 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Sponsor- Perry Memorial Hospital and Princeton Park District Foundation.

Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours – Free tours of the Owen Lovejoy Homestead continue on Sunday. Homestead History! Tours available 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

Homestead Festival 50/50 Raffle Drawing – Got your tickets? Across from the Apollo Theater. Approximately 3:30pm.

For schedule of events & more go to: www.homesteadfestival.com