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Fighting fires for five generations Tonica Volunteer Fire Department Cadet Cody Anderson prepares to climb into a Tonica pumper truck to pursue his training with the department. Anderson is the fifth generation of his family to volunteer for the department. SEE STORY ON PAGE 2. (Photo contributed) Vol. 145 No. 47

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Members of Cadet Cody Anderson’s family, representing some of the Huss, Keutzer and Anderson family members who have served the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department, are Sue Huss (from left), Dave Huss, Todd Anderson, Cody Anderson, Derik Keutzer, Kurt Keutzer, Brad Keutzer and Mary Kay Keutzer.

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TONICA — In recently joining the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department as a cadet, Cody Anderson is carrying on a tradition that dates back five generations in his family and more than three-quarters of a century.

The Tonica Fire Department was started in 1901, and then reorganized into the current Tonica Volunteer Fire Department in 1938.

Ha r ry “Hap” Huss, Cody’s great-great-grandfather, joined and started volunteering in 1943. At that time, Hap had no idea his 39 years of serving would have such an impact on the family.

Hap’s two sons, Duane and Gary, both joined to do their part to help others. Duane joined in 1959, serving for 11 years, and Gary joined in 1962, serving for 39 years.

Both Hap and Duane held the title of fire chief.

In 1978, Hap’s daughter, Rita, joined the department and served for nine years as an EMT. Gary was in the first EMT class offered in the area, and in 1972 became the first Tonica Fire Department EMT. Getting an ambulance and having EMTs in town would eliminate waiting for an ambulance from Peru.

In 1975, Gary Huss speared-headed the idea of an ambulance service being provided by the fire department. With the addition of an ambulance, the fire department would advance from providing basic first aid service to being able to provide a higher level of emergency medical care, with patient transport to area hospitals.

The Tonica Volunteer Fire Department ambulance would provide

emergency service to the village of Tonica, Eden Township, Leonore and Cedar Point areas, as it still does today.

In 1990, with the third generation, the family volunteerism continued.

David Huss, Gary’s son, became a firefighter. Also that year, Gary’s son-in-law, Kurt Keutzer, helped to carry on that family’s tradition.

In 1996, David’s wife, Sue, joined the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department, completed the EMT class, and continued on to obtain her paramedic license. This upgraded the department’s ambulance from a Basic Unit to a Class “I.” Sue was also the first TVFD paramedic.

In 1992, Gary’s daughter, Mary Kay (Huss) Keutzer, joined the department as a radio operator. The third generation is still active on the department.

In 1995, the fourth generation, Gary’s first grandson, Todd Anderson, became a junior firefighter and then moved on to be a certified firefighter. Todd has held various positions of responsibility over his career with the department, including serving as fire chief. Todd also obtained his EMT license, and currently serves as captain.

Following with the family tradition, two of Hap’s great-grandsons joined the department. Brad Keutzer (2008) became a firefighter-EMT, along with Derek Keutzer (2010) becoming a firefighter and ambulance driver.

Recently, the fifth generation of this family has joined as a cadet.

Cody Anderson, the great-greatgrandson of Hap, has joined in responding to the call for help.

When Cody was asked why he want-

ed to carry on this tradition, he stated that he wanted to give back to the community, and wanted to help others.

He also said that remembering family in the fire trucks during parades, and helping with the pork chop dinner was another family memory of Tonica Fire Department.”

Over the years, many dedicated families from the Tonica area have volunteered to serve and help when people are in need. Active members are still dedicating hours to training, responding to calls for help and fundraising.

There is a great need for more volunteers, while the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department continues to provide emergency fire, ambulance and rescue services to the TVFD area without property taxation.

A spokesman said: “Helping someone when they are having a bad day is very rewarding. You could make a difference in someone’s life. The impact you will have on others will last a lifetime.”

The cadet program is open to applicants 16 through 17 years of age. Applicants to the cadet program must have parental consent, maintain a C grade point average or above or have a high school diploma, be able to follow orders, complete and pass a CPR class within one year, and complete a new member orientation training.

Cadets are focused on training with limited firefighting activities. If you know anyone who may be interested in becoming a cadet or junior firefighter (ages 18-20), contact Chief Al Stremlau or an active member of the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department.

ILLINOIS VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE

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Erickson got a call from friend Sarah Lucas, who saw Buddy nibbling on a dead raccoon on Route 71. Whittle recalled seeing the road kill near Boggio’s, giving her and Erickson a starting point for the search.

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GRANVILLE — Have you ever had a pet wander away? How would you feel if your dog was found after 5 1/2 weeks?

A Granville widower is feeling relief after his 5-year-old blue heeler was found safe after 38 days wandering around Putnam County. Bob Erickson said he left Buddy with a caretaker who left the house door open.

Erickson expressed his gratitude to many neighbors and to Illinois Valley Animal Rescue, which issued an all-points bulletin for Buddy and provided Erickson with two live traps — baited with several varieties of dog food and pet treats — one of which worked successfully, though not before Erickson’s concerned friends and neighbors launched a lengthy search.

“We were out there morning, noon and night looking for that dog, and it wasn’t just us,” said Tami Whittle of LaSalle, rattling off a list of helpers concerned for Erickson after the recent loss of his wife, Betty.

The turning point in the recovery came when

By the time Erickson got there, Buddy had wandered away and Erickson turned his attention to the nearby fields.

He thought to check the live traps, and Buddy was safely enclosed.

“I felt good,” Erickson said, admitting he worried about coyotes and hunger. “After looking for him all that time, I wondered if he would survive.

Buddy recognized him at once — “He knew it was me” — and showed no sign of injury. Buddy was indeed hungry, however, and Erickson estimates he lost 30 percent of his body weight.

“There had to be several guardian angels looking out for Buddy,” Whittle said, “and one of them had to be Mrs. Erickson.”

IVAR volunteers received the news happily but also with surprise at the length of Buddy’s absence.

“This was my first experience in 20 years of a lost dog gone for this long,” said Chris Tomsha, executive director of Illinois Valley Animal Rescue. “I usually can get them within a few days.

“I never doubted or lost faith that Buddy would be found.”

Erickson wasn’t as confident, but it was a joyful reunion.

“He’s glad to be home. He’s doing everything he did before he left. He looks out the window and sleeps in the bed with me,” he said.

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ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | OGLESBY

‘Strong Towns’ author recommends looking inward for future development

Cities’ focus should be on established infrastructure, not growing beyond means

“When you take a wealthy and successful city and you spread it out over a massive area, denuding the tax base and raising liabilities to extreme levels, you get the insolvency of Detroit.”

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As many cities are rushing to seek future investment on the outer edge of their city limits, Charles L. Marohn Jr. is asking what’s wrong with the established infrastructure in the heart of those cities.

Marohn gave a presentation to city officials and residents on Oct. 22 at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby about the importance of increasing a city’s focus on the buildings in its downtown rather than adding to an already difficult-to-maintain infrastructure.

It’s part of his mission to share this message through his nonprofit organization Strong Towns and book with the same name.

“We have created a machine that allows our cities to grow very, very quickly but is one that is costing long-term solvency,” Marohn said.

How did we get here, what does it mean?

Marohn said the trend began at the end of World War II when many cities, fearful that another depression was on the horizon due to demobilizing many people, took a page from the city of Detroit’s development book, which at the time was an innovative city and has since struggled to maintain its infrastructure.

“When you take a wealthy and successful city and you spread it out over a massive area, denuding the tax base and raising liabilities to extreme levels, you get the insolvency of Detroit,” Marohn said.

“Like every bankruptcy, it happens very slowly, then all at once,” he added.

He further used examples such as the town of Lafayette, La., which had a population of 33,000 at the end of World War II and has since increased three and a half times to 120,000. Their water system, which used to measure 5 feet of water per person, has increased 10 times that amount, and the number of hydrants per thousand people has increased 21 times that amount.

“While we’re able to grow very quickly, what we’re seeing is that we’re growing our liabilities even faster,” Marohn said. “This may be justified if we’re becoming wealthier, if we’re becoming more successful, if people are actually becoming more prosperous and are sufficient enough to be able to sustain all of this,” he added.

But the town of Lafayette is mirroring the rest of those across the country where families are in greater debt and their wealth has stagnated.

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Charles L. Marohn Jr., author of “Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity,” addresses a large crowd on Oct. 22 at Illinois Valley Community College. water and sewer lines and adding to a community’s liabilities, Marohn said city officials should consider how to make better use out of what already has been built and strengthen the already established framework.

It’s part of what he considers a “bottom-up revolution,” which requires communities to embrace a little of the “chaotic” in order to end with smart long-term solutions.

He admits it can be a less attractive option in the short-term, as new buildings and new projects often appear to create new growth, drive the economy and make up insolvencies of the past, but they ultimately don’t help repair what’s already been built when it begins to crumble.

“At some point, the backlog of maintenance is going to be something where there’s a conscious decision of, ‘This neighborhood we fix, this neighborhood we let go,’ ” Marohn said.

Identifying ‘gaps’ in the community He asked those in attendance to walk their own streets and take in the amount of investment already paid by the community. If they notice curb and gutter, manhole covers, hydrants and more, then it could cost $2,000 to $4,000 a foot.

Then he said to look to the side of the road and

see what wealth it is creating.

“What you will discover, and it will become sickening to you, is that our cities are nothing but massive, massive gaps. They are huge, enormous gaps.

They are everywhere and overwhelming,” he said.

Marohn said he’s noticed many in local communities already in the form of an abundance of parking spaces when asked about them during the meeting.

He suggested many communities easily could cut 70 percent of their parking and still have an “abundance.”

“If you think of a place as being something that is creating wealth in your community, parking is an anti-place. It’s something that is actually denuding and destroying your wealth,” Marohn said.

One person said if people struggle to find parking, they may not visit a downtown at all.

Marohn said any attempt to add additional parking is usually done to compete with the parking of big-box stores on the outskirts of a city, which is a battle they will lose.

Instead, downtowns can compete with a variety of shops, local entrepreneurs, beautiful environments and pleasing aesthetics.

“You’ve destroyed your city so that I never have to experience more than a 20-foot walk,” Marohn explained. “I want your city to be so beautiful that it’s worthy of a six-block walk.”

Ultimately, Marohn said no community should undergo significant change but no community is exempt from change, and it starts by identifying where people struggle in the community when it comes to forming a business and finding the quickest and simplest way to help them.

“The challenge we have today is not how do we grow more and more in the current style. It’s how do we make better use of what we built,” Marohn said.

“And if we can go out and humble ourselves to observe where people struggle, respond to that struggle in the quickest way we can and continue to observe and iterate not only can we make the lowest risk, highest returning investment that is possible to make, not only are we building wealth and stability and prosperity throughout our community, but we cannot help but improve people’s lives in the process.”

For more information, Marohn’s book “Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity” is available at Prairie Fox Books, 719 LaSalle St., Ottawa, and through online retailers.

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Chicago-area man arrested in Wyanet

BY DEREK BARICHELLO Shaw Media OTTAWA — Bond is set at $1 million for a Chicago-area man who was arrested Oct. 23 in Wyanet after

he fled police during an undercover drug bust in Peru.

Michael D. Willis, 34, is in custody at the LaSalle County Jail, needing $100,000 for release.

Michael D. He is charged with Willis manufacturing/ delivery of heroin between 1 and 15

grams. The Class 1 felony carries a 4- to 15-year prison sentence, if convicted.

Peru police said Willis sold purported heroin to an undercover officer Oct. 23 at a north Peru parking lot near Interstate 80 and Route 251.

He fled along Interstate 80 into Bureau County.

Authorities found his vehicle in

Wyanet, and then Willis shortly after in a residential garage.

Willis was appointed a public defender.

He is scheduled to appear in LaSalle County Circuit Court for an arraignment next at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in Judge H. Chris Ryan’s courtroom.

Willis may face further charges, according to officials.

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Buchanan was found shortly after midnight Oct. 23 at his home by Elwood police, Anderson said. Later that day, Elwood police conducted a search warrant of his home and recovered the firearm, but the type of firearm wasn’t immediately available.

He was transported to LaSalle County jail awaiting a bond hearing. Further charges may also be filed against Buchanan stemming

from the incident.

Lostant police thank the following agencies for their assistance at the scene: Marshall and LaSalle county sheriff ’s offices and Wenona and Toluca police departments.

Lostant police also thanked Elwood police department for assisting in the apprehension of Buchanan as well as further investigation into the matter.

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The offender had left the scene just prior to officer’s arrival.

Buchanan had traveled from Elwood to Lostant to confront someone for the dispute, said Lostant Police Chief Brad Anderson. Elwood is about an hour and 20 minutes away from Lostant.

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IVSO will present concert on Nov. 3 LASALLE — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, directed by Music Director and Conductor Daniel Sommerville, will present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, in LaSalle-Peru Township High School’s Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium.

The concert will feature John Hagstrom, a trumpeter and member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, playing Alexander Arutiunian’s “Trumpet Concerto” in A- flat Major.

Admission to the concert is free for students K-12, and $5 for college students with a student ID. Hagstrom has been a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1996. Before joining the CSO, he was principal trumpet of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra in Kansas and assistant professor of trumpet at Wichita State University. He graduated from the Eastman School of Music. He spent six years in the United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C., where he was principal trumpet for three years. He has also worked extensively with Yamaha to create several professional trumpet designs. Yamaha has selected the Chicago Artist Model C Trumpet in 2006 to be their 10 millionth instrument ever produced.

In June of 2006, Hagstrom’s first solo CD was released on the Albany Records label. Recordings featuring Hagstrom include his performance of the Bellini Oboe Concerto and the Sachse Concertino with the Chicago Brass Choir, and he can be heard as lead trumpet on Daniel Barenboim’s recording on the Teldec label titled “Tribute to Ellington.”

The concert will also include Dvorak’s “New

Trumpeter John Hagstrom World Symphony” and “In Autumn” by Grieg.

Admission is by season membership or individual ticket, available online at ivso.org or at the door. Adult tickets are $20, students K-12 free, and college with an ID is $5. The auditorium is handicapped accessible.

The Illinois Valley Symphony Guild will hold an after-concert reception. Guild Ambassadors will greet concertgoers, who at this time will have an opportunity to join the Guild (advocacy group) that greets concertgoers, ushers and hosts receptions. Both men and women are welcome to show their support for the IVSO by joining the IVSO Guild.

This concert is sponsored by Aziz and Wendy Asphahani. Season sponsors are Regional Radio and Ottawa Radio.

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Rezin hosts annual Youth Advisory Council MORRIS — Nearly 50 high school students from across the 38th Senate District participated in a unique, hands-on experience in public policy, state government and leadership Oct. 24 during state Sen. Sue Rezin’s annual Youth Advisory Council.

“I’m always excited to host this event every year, and am always impressed with the quality of students that our local schools are fostering,” Sen. Rezin said. “What impresses me most is how involved and knowledgeable these students are about today’s issues. It leaves me no doubt that our future is in great hands.”

Rezin hosted the all-day event at Morris City Hall. Participating students were selected by teachers and principals from Reed-Custer, Ottawa, Putnam County, Hall, LaSalle-Peru, Morris, Streator, Serena, Wilmington, Newark and Coal City high schools.

Students started off the day hearing from not only Sen. Rezin, but also David Welter, Illinois state representative (District 75), and Luke Tomsha, executive director at The Perfectly Flawed Foundation.

Students then broke off into groups, where they were asked to work together to develop ideas for possible new state legislation. During

Lostant Grade School Breakfast Nov. 4 — Pancake on a stick, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Nov. 5 — Chocolate chip muffin, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Nov. 6 — Cinnamon roll, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Nov. 7 — Breakfast pizza, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Nov. 8 — Poptart Friday, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Lunch Nov. 4 — Pulled pork, baked beans, crackers, fruit, milk.

Nov. 5 — Cheese quesadillas, black beans with corn, salsa with chips, fruit, milk.

Nov. 6 — Chicken bowl (popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn), fruit, milk.

Nov. 7 — Deli meat sandwich, broccoli, fruit, milk.

Nov. 8 — No lunch, early dismissal.

Tonica Grade School Breakfast Nov. 4 — Toaster pastry or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 5 — Pancake and sausage on a stick or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 6 — Scrambled eggs or cereal, hash browns, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 7 — Cinnamon rolls or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Nov. 8 — No school, parent-teacher conferences.

Lunch Nov. 4 — Hot dog, bun, baked beans, applesauce, side kick, pretzels, milk.

Nov. 5 — No lunch, early dismissal.

Nov. 6 — Sloppy joe meat, bun, green beans, fruit, chips, milk.

Nov. 7 — Pizza crunchers, carrots, strawberry cup, cookie, milk.

Nov. 8 — No school, parent-teacher conferences.

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Sen. Rezin listens to the students’ ideas for possible legislation. these discussions, Sen. Rezin spent time with each small group, asking students questions about their proposed policy change and how they would advocate for their issue. At the end of the day, each group presented their proposal and took questions from the rest of the group.

Sen. Rezin’s Youth Advisory Council is a two-part experience. Students will meet with Sen. Rezin again in the spring where they will participate in a mock committee hearing at the State Capitol in Springfield.

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Nov. 4 — Breaded veal patty, scalloped potatoes, stewed tomatoes, apples with peanut butter, wheat roll.

Nov. 5 — Ham slice, glazed carrots, au gratin potatoes, bread with butter, fruit cocktail, dessert.

Nov. 6 — Beef with beans, corn, pineapple, corn bread, fruit juice.

Nov. 7 — Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, buttered green beans, roll with butter, apricots, dessert.

Nov. 8 — Deli turkey with cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo on wheat roll, sliced peaches, split pea soup, garlic potatoes.

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Granville, IL 61326

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