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PRINCETON

Simon remembered as talented storyteller Longtime editor of the Tonica News, BCR, dies

BY SHANNON SERPETTE sserpette@bcrnews.com PRINCETON — Bureau County Republican Editor Terri Simon of Sheffield, an award-winning journalist, columnist and photographer, died Sunday, Sept. 24, at the age of 59 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

Simon first joined the Bureau County Republican staff as a part-time photographer in 1994 and was named editor in 2003.

She also served as editor of additional Shaw Media publications, including Illinois Valley Living Magazine, the Putnam County Record and Tonica News.

Those who knew Simon appreciated her passion Terri for telling an accurate, Simon well-crafted news story.

Former Princeton Mayor Keith Cain knew Simon for approximately 35 years, both on a personal level through their shared support of Relay for Life and through Simon’s work at the Bureau County Republican.

“Terri was the fairest reporter there

ever was. She didn’t make the news, she reported the news,” Cain said.

As with any long-term relationship, there were bumps in the road for Simon and Cain.

“There were times we didn’t agree,” Cain said.

Whenever that happened, Cain said he appreciated Simon’s upfront nature. The two would discuss their differences and move on.

Bureau County Republican Publisher Sam Fisher also had a longtime working relationship with Simon.

“Terri applied for a part-time photographer’s position in 1993 – she got the job. Truth be known, she knew

LOSTANT

From art supply to fuel Lostant students partner with Crayola to lessen plastic pollution

BY DAVE COOK news@tonicanews.com LOSTANT — If we don’t stop the reckless pollution of our oceans, a recent, widely-shared study has predicted they’ll contain more plastic than fish by 2050. After hearing this disturbing result of human impact, a Lostant Grade School (LGS) teacher had her

inspiration for a new school project.

Tricia Haynes, the LGS science teacher, has tasked the school’s student council, of which she’s the faculty sponsor, with a project to collect and recycle plastic from a common school item — markers.

The student council is responsible for the school’s successful recycling program and LGS has partnered with

Crayola’s ColorCycle marker recycling program. Launched in 2013, the popular program converts used markers, which aren’t easily recyclable, into a liquid fuel. Crayola also provides educators with lesson plans to help children understand their roles in lessening pollution.

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Lostant sixth-grader Salina Breckenridge (from left), science teacher Tricia Haynes and sixth-grader Landon Mertel display some of the markers which have been collected in one of the boxes placed throughout Lostant Grade School as part of Crayola’s ColorCycle program. (Tonica news photo/Dave Cook)

nothing about photography, but she quickly learned and excelled at it.

She wasn’t formally trained as a reporter or editor but that didn’t stop her from mastering that craft as well. It was her style to acknowledge her shortcomings and work hard to overcome them,” Fisher said. “It was her spirit to believe that anything was possible that made her such an invaluable asset to the BCR and the community.”

Simon’s willingness to share her feelings in her columns and to try to understand every source’s point of view gave her credibility with her dedicated readers.

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LOSTANT

Lostant School earns highest financial rating

BY ZACHARY J. PRATT news@tonicanews.com LOSTANT — Joel Hopkins of Hopkins and Associates delivered good news during an audit report to the Lostant School Board on Sept. 20.

Hopkins said the district managed an “overall profit (of) about $81,000 across all funds,” with some funds making up for others.

The school experienced savings in special education costs, which recently saw the life skills program closed.

Related to this was a drop in transportation costs, from $153,000 the previous year to $124,000.

“It looked like a decrease in special education transportation was the main reason,” he said.

Hopkins indicated that one area which has seen an increase is the “amount due from the state for various programs,” most of which “relates to transportation and special education money.”

Superintendent Dr. Sandra Malahy indicated that these categorical payments were paid through the first three of four years, and then stopped, with the district receiving nothing since through this year.

For Lostant’s estimated financial profile, the district was awarded the highest rating of a 4.0, up from the 3.65 it received in the previous year.

“This thing’s really weighted on how much cash you have on hand, and how much debt,” Hopkins said. “Obviously, you’re highly invested in local revenue.”

New boiler for school Lostant Elementary School is purchasing a new burner for its boiler.

Following a routine inspection by the state fire marshal, the school was told the burner on the boiler is in dire need of replacement.

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TONICA

School board dissolves agreement with Deer Park

BY ZACHARY J. PRATT news@tonicanews.com TONICA — At the Tonica School Board meeting Sept. 20, the board opted to dissolve its intergovernmental agreement with Deer Park and enter into one with Grand Ridge.

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Special Olympics Area 16 bowling competition PERU — The Area 16/Starved Rock Area Special Olympics will host its annual bowling competition on

Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Illinois Valley Super Bowl in Peru. There are more than 200 athletes registered for this event and they will compete in singles, team, doubles and ramp competitions. The opening cere-

• SCHOOL “It has been determined that the burner on the boiler needs to be replaced,” Malahy said. “The ring around this burner is rusted and wearing out.”

“If that were to go out, it could blow.

We could have a small explosion in the boiler room,” she said.

The options presented were that the school could obtain parts for the burner at a cost of $8,000 or could install a whole new burner system for $13,000.

There was also discussion of a company that would charge $800 to determine whether the district can get some more life out of the current burner, but it was decided that would be a waste, as they could indicate it has to be replaced immediately anyway and, if not, the problem would need to be resolved soon regardless.

“I don’t think we have a choice,” said board member Quillard Skinner.

“I would feel a lot better knowing we have a whole new system.”

The board opted to buy a new burner system for the boiler.

Deer Park partnership may end Lostant is considering dissolving its partnership with Deer Park after its new agreement ends in two years.

The current students attending Deer Park are expected to be out by the time this would take effect, so Lostant finds it the logical time.

Malahy said she does not expect more of Lostant’s students to utilize the Fieldcrest option after these leave.

A major cause in this decision, aside from a lack of students utilizing the option, is the financial state of Illinois, which has left the district with less money for necessities such as transportation.

“This would save in salary, benefits, fuel, mileage,” Malahy said.

Board considers adding items into intergovernmental agreements With a lack of guidance from the district’s current intergovernmental agreements, Lostant is looking to add further items into its agreements.

Following an incident in the spring, which involved a high school student on the Lostant campus, the Lostant school district is looking into amending its IGAs with other schools, so the agreement will outline how such situations should be handled.

Malahy explained the changes were being considered “because of the high school discipline incident we encountered last spring, and neither Lostant nor the high school knowing what to do.”

“We turned to the IGA in the spring, and it was silent on what to do,” Malahy said.

“I like the idea of joint authority, with the affected district taking the lead,” Malahy said. “It doesn’t give any one more authority than the other.”

As the board discussed the situation, a suggestion was formed.

“Wherever the incident happens, whichever campus it’s on, that district has lead authority to discipline in consultation with the other district,” Malahy said in summary of the suggestions.

This authority would not disallow the other district from taking disciplinary action.

“Our main objective is to protect our students, and our people and our community,” Skinner said.

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This would not be the first time Lostant has ended such a partnership, as it has had to do so in the past, especially when there were few students taking advantage of the opportunity.

“I’m suggesting, for financial reasons, that we do the same with Fieldcrest,” Malahy said.

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However, Grand Ridge was also looking for a music teacher, which led to the formation of an agreement between that district and Tonica.

Tonica has now hired Samantha Farb as the music teacher to work with both districts.

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The agreement with Deer Park involved the sharing of a teacher. Because the districts lacked such an instructor for the agreement, Deer Park enacted a backup plan. So that Deer Park would not be required to hold to the agreement if Tonica did find the teacher, the agreement itself had to be dissolved.

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• SIMON Continued from Page 1 “She had a connection with readers because she focused more on the personal aspect of writing - to her it was all about the people,” Fisher said. “Terri’s passing is a great loss to the BCR and to our community as a whole. She will be profoundly missed by us at the newspaper and the BCR readers whose lives she touched.”

• FUEL Continued from Page 1 “I’m using this as part of my lesson plan about clean energy. The students are learning how they can be responsible at even a young age and they understand how their actions end up treating the environment. They were appalled when they learned about the 2050 predictions,” Haynes said.

Through the ColorCycle program, students in K-12 schools throughout the country are gathering used markers, of any brand, and shipping them to Crayola at the company’s expense.

“This has taught me to use less plastic and about how important it is to protect animals in the ocean from it,” student Salina Breckenridge, 11, said.

“If we don’t recycle and stop polluting, the world

Bureau County Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus worked for years alongside Simon and was deeply saddened to hear of her death.

“She was my colleague, my boss and my friend.

While we had our ups and downs, we became very close over the years and she provided a good sounding board for me.

She loved Bureau County and Bureau County loved her back,” Hieronymus said. is going to be a big mess,” student Landon Mertel, 11, added.

So far, the collection boxes placed throughout LGS have gathered 250 markers for recycling and Haynes said they hope to possibly place additional boxes at places such as the post office and library.

According to their website, other green measures Crayola has embraced include the installation of 30,000 solar panels at their headquarters which help make a billion crayons and 500 million markers a year; recycling plastic scraps; and making colored pencils with re-forested wood.

“The students have really taken ownership of this program and they’re also using what they’ve learned to help improve how their own families use plastic. I’m very proud of them,” Haynes said.

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UTICA

RUTH MARTIN COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ruth Irene (Foote) Martin of Columbia, Mo., passed away Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at home.

Ruth was born to Elmer Bailey and Ethel Harn Foote on Jan. 20, 1922, in Tonica; they preceded her in death.

On April 4, 1944, she married Arthur J. Martin in Sarasota, Fla.; he preceded her in death.

Before retirement she was employed as a nurse.

Ruth is survived by four daughters, Linda Russell (Terry) of Tallahassee, Fla., Laura Starjak of Columbia, Mo., Mary Martin (Ken Sudduth) of Columbia, Mo., and Sue (John) Marciniak of Spokane, Wash.; one son, Samuel (Sue) Martin of Minooka; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Online condolences and tributes may be shared with the family at www.bachyager.com.

TERRI SIMON SHEFFIELD — Terri L. Simon, 59, of Sheffield passed away Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

She was born Jan. 13, 1958, in Princeton to Judy (Simon) Dyke.

She was a graduate of Princeton High School. She had worked for Nashville Greyline Tours in sales and as a guide. She started at the Bureau County Republican as a part-time photographer in 1994 and became the editor in 2003, a position she currently held.

She was a member of Princeton Rotary and was instrumental in forming Business Buddies, a classroom project for Princeton Elementary students. She had a passion for writing, traveling, sketching, music and gardening.

Surviving are her mother, Judy Dyke; her life partner, Kathryn Clark; her Golden Girl, Purrcee; sisters of the heart, Pam Marsh, Rebecca Clark-Lloyd and Kim Moriarity; three cousins, Debbie (Curt) Rowland, and Dennis and Mark Greene; three second cousins, Jeff Simon, Kim (Scott) Bauer and Rebekah Rowland; two aunts, Myrna Simon and Beverly Weir; and extended loving family.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, August Fred and Ruby Simon; an uncle, Greg Simon; and an aunt, Shirley Schmotzer.

Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton with Pastor Scott Schmidt officiating. Private burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Princeton.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

27, at the funeral home. A time of prayer will be at 6:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Sheffield Food Pantry or to the family for a memorial set up in Terri’s memory.

Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh. com.

IVCC will host agriculture open house on Oct. 11 OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College will host an agriculture open house from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in CTC124-125 of the Peter Miller Community Technology Center. University booths will open at 5:30 p.m. followed by the IVCC ag open house at 6 p.m. and university ag representatives will discuss their programs at 7 p.m. The event includes campus tours, a chance to meet IVCC ag instructors and current ag students.

For more information, contact Mott at 815-224-0413 or Willard_Mott@ivcc.edu.

POLICE REPORTS LaSalle County Sheriff At 6:58 p.m. Sept. 25, deputies investigated a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North 17th Road and East 950th Road in Richland Township. A vehicle driven by Julie Payne, 58, of Tonica struck a vehicle driven by Sydney Faletti, 22, of Wenona in the intersection.

Payne was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more, illegal transportation of open alcohol by a driver and failure to notify the Secretary of State of a change of address. Payne was transported to the LaSalle County Jail.

Neither driver, nor Faletti’s passenger, Levi Harms, 22, of Tonica were injured.

Hike for a Cure and Angel of Hope Fest set for Oct. 1 UTICA — Starved Rock Lodge and downtown Utica restaurants and merchants will be teaming up for two fundraising events on Sunday, Oct. 1.

“The purpose of both events is to celebrate breast cancer survivors, help those in the fight and remember those we’ve lost,” said Aimee Holland of the Relay for Life team that works with the Utica Business Association.

The Lodge will host “Hike for a Cure” from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be four guided hikes (9, 9:30, 10 and 10:30 a.m.) or participants may hike on their own. Once registered, each hiker will get a pink “Hike for a Cure” T-shirt and an engraved HOPE stone to carry with them as they depart from the Back

live music from local acts. Food vendors and artisans will have booths along Mill Street. Local merchants and restaurants will also participate by offering drink specials and food. There will also be a 50/50 raffle.

During the month of October, Sunday through Thursday, Starved Rock Lodge will offer an overnight package called “Think Pink for the Cure.” This package includes an overnight stay for two guests, a $15 breakfast voucher, 1 1/2 pounds of pink fudge and a pink bucket that can be filled with Artisan ice cream from the Café or an adult lemonade shake-up from the Back Door Lounge. A portion of the proceeds will be added to the lodge’s donation to the American Cancer Society.

PERU

Peru Special Investigations Unit make heroin bust PERU — Peru Police Department Special Investigations Unit (SIU) initiated a narcotics investigation after receiving reports of possible drug activity in and around a home in the 600 block of 15th Street in Peru.

With help from the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Tri-DENT Task Force, a search warrant was obtained for the residence of Jerome B. Sack, 48.

At 6:25 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, a team of officers and detectives executed the search warrant and seized 21 jewelers’ bags of suspected heroin and currency. Sack was charged with unlawful possession of a con-

trolled substance, heroin, with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony.

Sack was taken to LaSalle County Jail pending appearance in bond court Thursday.

This arrest is yet another part of Peru Police Department’s ongoing commitment to the community in targeting heroin distribution in the area.

“We will continue our enforcement efforts working with our law enforcement partners and it is my genuine belief that these arrests will continue until such time that we eliminate heroin distribution in the community,” police chief Doug Bernabei said. “The city of Peru

will simply not tolerate the distribution of heroin and other dangerous drugs in our community.”

Officers of the Peru Police Department Emergency Response Team (PERT), Peru Police Department SIU Detectives and Tri-DENT agents assisted with this arrest. The PERT team is a tactical response team consisting of members of the Peru Police Department who have undergone special training in tactical response and search warrant tactics. PERT was formed in 2016.

The charges in this case, as in all criminal cases, are merely allegations and the defendants enjoy the presumption of innocence.

OGLESBY

Seattle Sutton funds IVCC home health initiative OGLESBY — Seattle Sutton, founder of Seattle Sutton Healthy Eating, recently made a $10,000 donation to fund a home health initiative in Illinois Valley Community College’s nursing program.

Sutton’s gift will help pay for a home-like community area in nursing, said IVCC Director of Nursing Julie Hogue.

“With health care trending toward outpatient and home settings, we will transform an area near the nursing labs into a home-type setting to include a living area complete with a twin bed, bedside table and lamp, an armchair and a small table and chairs,” said Hogue.

“Faculty will use the space to teach students how to do one-on-one patient education over that small table, just like they would in a home.

Demonstrating proper procedure for giving an insulin injection or transferring a patient to a bed is very different in a home than it is in the clinical

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Door Lounge and hike to the top of Starved Rock and back to the Lodge.

A light breakfast will also be provided for participants.

Pre-registration is required along with a fee of $20, which includes a donation to our local chapter of the American Cancer Society. To register, call 815-220-7386 or sign up online at www.starvedrocklodge. com.

The Utica Business Association, August Hill Winery and Relay for Life Team ‘Angels Among Us’’ will host the fourth annual Angel of Hope Fest from noon to 4 p.m. in downtown Utica.

Howard and the White Boys, a renowned Chicago Blues Band, will return this year to provide free musical entertainment, along with

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Seattle Sutton (left) shows IVCC Nursing Director Julie Hogue and IVCC President Jerry Corcoran a display honoring nurse Eloise Richardson at the Seattle Sutton Marseilles Museum. Richardson of Marseilles, a World War II flight nurse, was lost in action May 18, 1944, when her plane was shot down in the South Pacific. Sutton recently made a second $10,000 donation to IVCC’s nursing program. setting or lab,” she said.

In addition, Sutton’s gift will allow IVCC to move its mental health curriculum toward a community based application, versus institutional.

Other possible uses for the space include prevention screenings, chronic

health care, hospice care, transitional care and the ability to determine when it is time for home care to transition into acute care.

In 2014, Sutton donated $10,000 to the program for instructional equipment.

“It is remarkable what Seattle has accomplished

as a businesswoman and philanthropist,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran. “She is a former practicing nurse and nursing instructor and remains a fervent advocate for the profession.

Her gift will enhance an already strong program.”

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Best place by far to build Toyota-Mazda plant

The Editorial Page The Tonica News Sam R Fisher Publisher

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n listening to a presentation today about Tanzanian people, the term ‘aggressively nice’ was used.

I almost died laughing (inside, since I was sitting in a church service and it seemed inapCOMMENTARY propriate to burst out laughing in the midLori dle of nothing).

Boekeloo It reminded me of when my children were little and they’d hang on me, lay across me, muss my hair, try to kiss me, you know, like when I was trying to cook dinner or assemble something breakable. When I’d suggest they leave me alone, they’d turn on the big eyes, tilt their heads back and say, “But we love you, Mommy!” to which I’d reply, “Could you please love me less for a little bit?”

I know that doesn’t seem nurturing and motherly, but darn it, sometimes those little space invaders really got on my nerves. I had stuff to do. They weren’t really doing anything wrong, and they were being nice, but they were being aggressively nice.

A lot of times, we think of the term aggressive as being mean, or surly, but it really can just mean persistent. We all hate the aggressive car salesman who follows us around and won’t leave us alone, even though he has a smile on his face and seems willing to import elephants from China for you if you would only put down a small deposit on a brand new car right now. He is nice. He wants to make a sale. He wants something from you and he will crack his face in half grinning from ear to ear to get what he wants.

Some people accuse us Christians of being in the same category as car salesman. We want you to know our God, and to join us in heaven, and we will be aggressively nice to you until you cave in and listen to our preaching. I can understand the lack of appeal of this approach. No one wants to be coerced into doing something they don’t want to do or enduring a situation they don’t want to endure, even if it is presented by the happiest Smurf on earth.

It is my opinion that the most effective Christians are the ones who just live their lives in a way that reflects their beliefs and people will be drawn to the benefits of the results of this type of living. I don’t think you need to preach in order to convince someone about the benefits of your chosen beliefs.

Be genuine. Be joyful. Find the good in people and situations, and be sincere. Do good. Be nice. When you are shouting enthusiastically into the camera donning a plaid powder blue suit and a festive bow tie, hair slicked back with a hand full of VO-5 while proclaiming your low, low prices to the world, they will see right thru the charade.

All of that being said, anyone who knows me, knows my enthusiasm for everything I believe in, whether it be a product I’ve sold, a skill I’ve mastered, an organization I’ve supported or a hobby I’ve discovered. My challenge as a Christian, and a person, has been to tone it down. My mother always told me (in a calm voice), “Just because you’re the loudest, doesn’t mean you’re the rightest.”

I’ve tried to turn down my volume, enthusiasm (or overenthusiasm) and car salesman nature. I have tried very hard to live my life as an example of what God wants me to be and convey my message in that way, instead of being aggressively nice. But every once in a while, I still turn to the, “And that’s not all folks. If you act now, you will also receive ... grace.”

I sure hope it’s grace, because I need a lot of that.

Lori Boekeloo of Hennepin is a mother of three.

She can be reached at lorianne67@hotmail.com, or friend her on Facebook for more humor and inspiration on a daily basis.

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he Wall Street Journal has been relentless in its criticism of Illinois in recent years, largely because of our budget and political problems. To read its editorial pages, you would think we had contracted the plague.

For a book I co-authored a couple of years ago on “Fixing Illinois” (University of Illinois Press, 2014), I was invited to visit Rochelle, in the north central part of our state. This small city belies the rap that business won’t come to Illinois.

Below is an op-ed I submitted recently to the WSJ. The short piece is an illustration of how I think we must change the narrative about Illinois and stop flailing ourselves with barbed whips: Illinois has taken a beating on these pages in recent years. Nevertheless, vibrant Rochelle is handsdown the best place in America to build a planned new Toyota-Mazda manufacturing facility.

Sounds like typical boosterism, right? You bet it does, and here is the proof.

Rochelle sits smack-dab in the middle of a venerable manufacturing belt known worldwide for building the best – from John Deere on the Mississippi to Caterpillar on the Illinois to UTC Aerospace in Rockford.

Talk about being in the middle.

Yes, Rochelle is literally the “Heart of the Heartland,” at the crossroads of the nation. Two million folks live within working distance of this small city.

Rochelle is a hub of multiple Class I railroads/intermodal ramps and fiber trunks. Up the road 20 miles is the Chicago-Rockford International Airport (RFD), which is a

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UNDERSTANDING ILLINOIS Jim Nowlan top-tier cargo airport that moves freight across its ramps at a fraction of the time and cost of other airports.

And just down the interstate is O’Hare, which the Center for Air Transport at MIT in 2013 named the best air hub in the nation for domestic connections – and for international connections as well!

Don’t forget the critical workforce, with rural kids who have been brought up fixing equipment on the farm, as well as city kids whose fathers and grandfathers worked long and hard at manufacturing plants across northern Illinois. It’s in their blood.

These kids now often hone their skills at one of the more than 40 community/technical colleges in Illinois, five of which are located a stone’s throw from Rochelle.

So, it’s no wonder that since 2003, Rochelle has generated $1.2 billion in capital investment in logistics, manufacturing, energy, and data centers. And more than a thousand new jobs.

When Nippon Sharyo chose to manufacture electric rail cars in Rochelle, the company found the highway, rail and utility infrastructure already in place, plus an abundance of workers ready to go.

Rochelle is hot, and it has every reason to be.

Sure, Illinois has been through a rough patch recently. Our 13 million people are a diverse, feisty lot, and we squabble. Name me a state

“Illinois has taken a beating on these [Wall Street Journal] pages in recent years. Nevertheless, vibrant Rochelle is hands-down the best place in America to build a planned new Toyota-Mazda manufacturing facility.”

Jim Nowlan

Understanding Illinois columnist that doesn’t have conflicts?

Illinois is working its way through its challenges. At long last, we have a new state budget, and we recently revived an economic development incentive program to make us competitive in that game once again.

Rochelle has been identified as one of several places under consideration by a Toyota-Mazda venture to build a new auto plant.

As the incredible success in recent decades of the Japanese auto industry attests, Japanese auto executives know the auto business better than anyone else in the world.

I believe they will look closely at the unmatched transportation resources, ideal geographic location, and skilled workforce in Rochelle and conclude that Illinois is the place to build – regardless of what the WSJ says.

Note to readers: Jim Nowlan of Toulon can be reached at jnowlan3@gmail.com.

The march of the millennials – out of Illinois

ith this time of year comes the sound of stretched packing tape and whimpering goodbyes, as students head off to college campuses. Boundless ambition and bittersweet pride mix with exhaust fumes as young folks motor away.

But there’s a problem here.

More and more often, those collegiate destinations are outside Illinois. And those college-bound millennials are not the only young people leaving the state.

One of the most important indicators of future growth is the inflow of young, hungry, educated talent.

Lose it at your peril. Illinois is losing it.

Illinois lost as many as 37,000 millennials on net every year from 2011 through 2014 for a total net loss of as many as 148,000 millennials – including millennial taxpayers and their dependents and millennial college students – according to the most recent available data from the IRS and the National Center for Education Statistics.

In other words, a four-year period may have wrought a millennial exodus roughly the size of Rockford.

These are people who will climb the career ladders of tomorrow

COMMENTARY Austin Berg and begin to dominate the labor force. They’ll have kids. They’ll buy homes. They’ll increasingly form the fabric of our communities.

But they’re being wooed elsewhere. And that’s hurting those who remain.

The U.S. Census Bureau tracks new housing permits as a key economic indicator. Illinois was averaging more than 40,000 permits for new, single-family homes per year before the Great Recession.

But in 2016, the state issued just over 10,000 of those permits. That 75 percent nosedive is the worst in the nation.

A lack of young families – Illinois is the nation’s second-biggest net loser of both millennial taxpayers and their dependents, and millennial college students – might help explain this phenomenon.

But can you blame those who are leaving?

There’s little reason to plant roots in a barren economy. Illinois is a

national laggard in income growth and jobs growth. And the state’s massive debt is a yoke on the young who had no role in creating it. Not to mention the student loan debt one often must take on to attend college in Illinois.

As Illinois’ higher education system diverts more and more dollars away from the classroom toward administrative coffers and pensions, in-state tuition at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was more expensive last year than any neighboring state’s flagship university – by far.

To be sure, Chicago can continue to draw young, white-collar professionals. But the numbers indicate that’s not enough to balance out thousands of millennial losses felt elsewhere.

Growth is golden. Illinois doesn’t have enough of it. State lawmakers, a few of whom are millennials themselves, need to start pushing pro-growth policies that have seen success in surrounding states.

The future depends on it.

Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. Austin can be reached at aberg@illinoispolicy.org.

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Annual rummage sale planned in Varna VARNA — Varna Women’s Club will hold its annual rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Varna Fire and Ambulance building located off of Route 17 on South Chestnut Street.

Saturday will be half price.

All proceeds will go to a scholarship for a Midland High School gradu-

ating senior, the Varna Fire and Ambulance, food pantries and other local charities.

Clean, gently used clothing, small household items in good condition and other donations may be dropped off at the Varna Fire and Ambulance building. Women’s Club members will be there to accept donated items from 1 to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 11.

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4-H members wanted Mr. and Mrs. James Ebner

Ebners will celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. James Ebner will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Oglesby American Legion, 410 Clark St. James L. Ebner and the former Alice J. Argubright were married Oct. 7, 1967, in Holy Family Church in Oglesby by the Rev. Carl Mayes. Margie (Argubright) Walter was the matron of honor and Elaine (Cardani) Lance was a bridesmaid. Larry Quade was best man and Jerry Ebner was a groomsman. Ushers were Wayne Lance and Bill Walter.

The couple are the parents of three children,

Terry (Steve) Kamnikar of Oglesby, Mike (Jen) Ebner of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Tammy (Mitch) Landgraf of Mendota. They also have five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Before retirement, James worked at Caterpillar in Aurora. Alice was a homemaker and retired as a school bus driver. The couple are members of Holy Family Church, Oglesby Elks, Slovenian Union of America Branch 89 and the Oglesby American Legion, and Auxiliary Post 237.

Cards of congratulations may be sent to: 115 Bluff Street, Oglesby, IL 61348.

It is requested that gifts be omitted.

OGLESBY

‘I on Diabetes’ classes will focus on the holidays OGLESBY — The University of Illinois Extension will offer its healthy holidays “I on Diabetes” classes from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Thursdays, Oct. 19 and 26 and Nov. 2 and 9, in the Peter Miller Community Technology Center, Culinary Kitchen, at 815 N. Orlando Smith Road, Oglesby, Room CTC-123.

The class will be taught by Susan Glassman, Extension educator, nutrition and wellness.

Participants will prepare holidays recipes. They will also learn about food labels, meal spacing, snacking, and how to plan and manage meals, including eating out. Healthful tips, as well as planning for a

doctor’s visit, are covered.

Classes are designed to empower participants with knowledge and tools necessary to prevent, manage or care for someone with diabetes and including getting through the holidays.

The class is size is limited to 12 persons. Advance registration and payment is required by 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 13. There is a $20 fee per person to cover materials and supplies for all four sessions. To register, call the University of Illinois Extension at 815-224-0889 or register online at https://web. extension.illinois.edu/ registration/?RegistrationID=17154.

OGLESBY — 4-H members in LaSalle County will join the 6 million youth across the country in celebrating National 4-H Week, Oct. 1-7.

4-H youth development programs provide handson learning activities for youth in Illinois and throughout the country. 4-H youth programs focus on leadership, citizenship and life skills.

Every county in Illinois has a 4-H program which is operated through University of Illinois Extension. 4-H club membership is open to youth aged 8 to 18.

Youth 5 to 7 years of age may join the 4-H Cloverbud program.

There are several ways to participate in 4-H. Youth may join 4-H clubs, coordinated by local certified adult volunteers.

Each club decides how often it meets, the location of its meetings and the activities held during the meeting. Members may select from over 100 different project areas to study while they build leadership, team-

IVCC’s annual College Night set for Oct. 17 OGLESBY — More than 50 colleges and universities will be represented at Illinois Valley Community College’s 45th annual College Night, set for 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, in the gym. A financial aid seminar will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. High school and college students, parents and community members can speak to college and university representatives about the admissions process. IVCC faculty, staff and program coordinators will provide information about

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For more information, or a list of colleges and universities planning to participate, call 815-224-0439 or visit www. ivcc.edu/collegenight.

MENUS Lostant Grade School Breakfast Oct. 2 — Bagel, cream cheese, yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Oct. 3 — Scrambled eggs, yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Oct. 4 — Cinnamon roll, yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Oct. 5 — Pancakes, syrup, yogurt, granola, fruit, cereal, juice, milk.

Oct. 6 — No school.

Lunch Oct. 2 — Hot dog, baked beans, chips, fruit, milk.

Oct. 3 — Chicken nuggets, sweet potato fries, fruit, milk.

Oct. 4 — Bosco stick, steamed broccoli, side kick, cookie, milk.

Oct. 5 — Comet McRib, bun, corn, fruit, milk.

Oct. 6 — No school.

Tonica Grade School Breakfast Oct. 2 — Breakfast pizza or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 3 — Waffle and syrup or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 4 — Cheese omelet or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, hash browns, juice, milk.

Oct. 5 — Powdered sugar or chocolate doughnut or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Oct. 6 — No school.

Lunch Oct. 2 — Sloppy joe meat, bun, french fries, fruit, milk.

Oct. 3 — Hot dog, bun, applesauce, juice box, pretzels, milk.

Oct. 4 — No lunch, early dismissal.

Oct. 5 — Grilled cheese, tomato soup, carrots, fruit, cookie, milk.

Oct. 6 — No school.

Putnam County Community Center Oct. 2 — Tortellini and broth, ham salad sandwich with lettuce and tomato on wheat, carrots, oranges slices.

Oct. 3 — Barbecue on bun, coleslaw, tomato/cucumber salad, chips and dip, watermelon, dessert.

Oct. 4 — Baked chicken, roasted potatoes, green beans, roll, grapes.

Oct. 5 — Beef and noodles, sweet potato, peas and carrots, roll, peaches, dessert.

Oct. 6 — In-kind banquet (reservations required).

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.

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work, cooperation, decision-making and communication skills.

Youth may also choose to focus on a very specific project area and join a club specifically related to that one project, said Breanne Suarez, University of Illinois Extension Youth Development.

Robotics, photography, gardening, sewing, and nutrition, are just a few of the popular topics for special interest clubs.

One may also participate in 4-H through short term projects held during school or at after school youth organizations. Some of these popular groups teach youth about caring for the environment, preparing for a career, making healthy choices or other priority issues which build a person’s life skills.

To learn more about 4-H and enroll your child in a local club, one may contact Breanne Suarez, youth development educator, University of Illinois Extension, IVCC Campus, 815-224-0889 or bsuarez@illinois.edu.

OTTAWA — The Illinois Valley Sports Cards, Coins and Comics Show will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at Festivities Unlimited, 1504 Poplar St. in Ottawa. Admission is free. Forty tables are available — one for $15, two for $25.

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Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by”900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

The Tonica News Classifieds makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact: Better Business Bureau 330 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 312 832-0500

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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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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE The Lostant Fire Protection District Board of Trustees will hold its annual hearing on its 2017-2018 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at the Lostant Fire House, 101 East First Street, Lostant, Illinois. Copies of the proposed Budget and Appropriation Ordinance are available for inspection at the Lostant Firehouse, the Illini State Bank of Lostant, and the Lostant Post Office.

Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.

W. Stephenson St., Freeport, IL 61032 as Co-Administrators whose attorney is John Balestri, 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 7th day of September.

John Balestri Attorney For Estate 149 Gooding Street LaSalle, IL 61301 Phone: 815-223-6600 Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.

NO. 2017-P-138 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of Deborah J. Mallery, late of Peru, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on June 30, 2017, to Gabrellia Sedam, whose attorney is Gary Gearhart, GEARHART LAW OFFICE, 951 Fifth Street, LaSalle, Illinois 61301.

Claims against the Estate may be filed with the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Downtown Courthouse, 119 W. Madison St., Ottawa, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, within six 6) months from the date of issuance of letters. 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.

GREG VACCARO Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary L. Gearhart GEARHART LAW OFFICE Attorney for Plaintiff 951 Fifth Street LaSalle,IL 61301 Phone: (815) 223-8009 FAX: (815) 223-8003 Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LaSALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) TIMOTHY S. WHALEN) Deceased ) No. 2017-P-195 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Timothy S. Whalen. Letters of office were issued on September 7, 2017 to Kerrylyn Whalen Rodriguez and Jamie Scott Whalen, 1251

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY OTTAWA, ILLINOIS IN RE: THE ESTATE ) OF DEBORAH J. ) MALLERY, ) DECEASED. )

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Friday, September 29, 2017 • The Tonica News • 7 999 • Legal Notices STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP Management, and Circulation 1. Publication Title: The Tonica News 2. Publication Number: 633-340 3. Filing Date: September 26, 2017 4. Issue Frequency: Weekly 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 52 6. Annual Subscription Price: $22.00 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 800 Ace Rd. Princeton, Il. 61356; Contact Person: Abbie Clark; Telephone: (815) 875-4461.

8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher: 800 Ace Rd., P.O. Box 340, Princeton (Bureau County), IL 61356-0340 9. Publisher: Sam R. Fisher, 800 Ace Rd.,

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Princeton, Illinois 61356; Editor: None; Managing Editor: Terri Simon, 800 Ace Rd., Princeton, Illinois 61356 10. Owner: B.F. Shaw Printing Company,444 Pine Hill Drive, Dixon, IL 61021.

11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: None 12. Tax Status: N/A 13. Publication Title: The Tonica News 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: September 15, 2017.

15. Extent and Nature of Circulation; Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date

a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run): 300/291 b. Paid and/or Requested Circulation: (1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541: 53/48 (2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541: 158/153 (3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS : 36/50 (4) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS: 0; 0 c. Total Paid Distribution: 247/251 d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution by: (1) Free or Nominal Rate Outside-County

Copies included on PS Form 3541: 0; 0 (2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: 0; 0 (3) Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS: 0; 0 (4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail: 0; 0 e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution: 0; 0 f. Total Distribution: 247/251 g. Copies not Distribution: 53/40 h. Total: 300/291 i. Percent Paid: 100%; 100% 16. Publication of Statement of Ownership: Will be printed in the September 29, 2017 issue of this publication.

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