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IDA says OK to Sandy Creek hog farm

By Dixie Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

WENONA — The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA) has made a determination as to the viability of the proposed Sandy Creek Lane LLC hog farm.

VMC Management of Iowa, which has developed a plan to build the large hog farm 3.5 miles northwest of Wenona, has

received approval from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The letter indicates VMC Management has met all of the Department of Agriculture’s requirements.

This will allow VMC the approval it needs to start building the facility.

Jeff Squibb, communications manager for the Illinois Department of Agriculture, noted the let-

ter speaks for itself.

“Our determination is that the project meets the site criteria set for the Livestock Management Facilities Act,” Squibb said.

VMC is proposing to build a hog farm which will hold up to 5,000 sows plus piglets. The farm, according to when it was first proposed in March of 2014, would create 15-20

area jobs.

The hog farm has been controversial with local residents, since it was first proposed. Leslie Smith, a member of the Save Our Sandy group, has noted there are many unanswered questions in regards to the project.

These concerns include testing area ground water before, after and during the hog farm operation,

seem to have met. I know that the roads are a big one. Evans (Township) and Hope Township are involved with the way the roads are set up now; the trucks aren’t really legally able to travel on them. The company does not seem to be willing to upgrade the roads to make it so they could be. This will

the possible damage the farm would do to the environment and its impact on area residents and businesses.

“I was pretty upset when I heard the news of the approval. I feel like there are still a lot of unanswered questions left in regards to the whole facility,” Smith said. “In the site criteria, there are several things that they (VMC) does not

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Illinois schools struggling with state funding

By Ken Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

The state of Illinois has earned another distinction in regards to school funding.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has issued a new study which has named 30 states that decreased school funding per student. Illinois’ decrease of 9.3 percent since 2007 places the state in the bottom 20 states in the nation at 17.

Since the recession started in 2007-08 school year, funding for schools per student has dropped precipitously. According to the survey, the 9.3 percent drop in spending equals $222 per student. The state economy’s problems have strained local school districts budgets to the point where many are projecting deficit spending for the current school year.

“I think what also needs to be discussed when it comes to the school budget and funding, we are limited in ways that we can legally generate revenue for the district. We do not have any outstanding working cash bonds,” Tonica Grade School Superintendent John Suarez said. “We have been fiscally responsible to the taxpayers in years past by building reserves. But if you look at the numbers from 2007 for general state aid we received $458,916, and in 2015 we are scheduled to get $515,805. The EAV of the village has taken a hit like all cities, towns and villages.”

Tonica Grade School Board has worked hard to alleviate the damage the school’s financial burden impacts on students.

“As far as doing more with less, we are living that reality. We have made some cuts, and we weighed the decision and impact of those cuts before they were even made. When we cut transportation for away games only, we did that with a lot of discussion as to how this impacts the parents and the students.

Any decisions we make are rooted in the mission of this school and keeping goal number one in its rightful place, and that is helping the students and doing good things for other people,” Suarez said.

“We also know that you cannot stay solvent by deficit spending and bleeding off reserves. We have reduced staff, looked at ways to get creative with duties and responsibilities, cut transportation, and the faculty and staff are taking on more responsibility for the same pay as we know the reality and are grateful for the jobs we have.

Unfortunately the next round of cuts will impact the students directly. We as a school and a school board know the impact and consequences of the decisions we make. We are just doing all that we can to not let this impact the students.”

Those sentiments are echoed further south.

“Due to dwindling financial support from the state

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Tonica News photo/Dixie Schroeder

TGS rededicates gym Nathan Burkar (center) cuts the ribbon for the official re-dedication of the Tonica Elementary School gym floor on Oct. 29. Burkar’s uncle, Mitch Burkar, painted the new Braves logos on the gym floor. TGS Superintendent John Suarez (left) and Patrick Zimbleman (right) hold the ribbon.

Topolski, Hobneck tell their stories

By Dixie Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

TONICA — With Veterans Day coming up on Nov. 11, one’s thoughts often turn to those who have served our country and what it meant for them. Two Tonica area veterans who were shaped by their service were Don Topolski Jr. and Bob Hobneck Sr. Topolski’s family has a history with the service.

Don Topolski Sr. served in World War II in the Army while Topolski Jr. served in the Vietnam War. Topolski’s son served in the Air Force in peace time.

“I beat the draft by enlisting in the Army,” he said. “I actually came home from basic training, and my draft card was there in the mail.”

Topolski’s specialty was in weapons ordinance.

He was shipped to Vietnam with the 101st. Upon

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return from the service, he had part of his threeyear hitch yet to serve, so he ran the machine gun section in the weapons pool in Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

“They had training down there, so we issued weapons to the trainees,” he said. “I actually liked the Army. I was gung ho.

I was an E5 in about 15 months which was pretty good.”

Topolski notes that going in during 1967 was

a unique time in history.

Racial problems plagued the country, and the Army was no different. There was a lot a prejudice, and he felt that one tour of duty was enough for him.

He explained that if he had stayed in the service for a second tour of duty he would have been sent back to Vietnam again.

“I didn’t want to go back there again, and I didn’t have it nearly as

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Young Mendota woman vanished in 1990

By Goldie Currie and Shannon Serpette Shaw Media Service

Editor’s note: This is the second story in a three-part series about unsolved mysteries in the Illinois Valley.

MENDOTA — Veronica Blumhorst had just finished a late shift at the SuperValu grocery store on Sept. 20, 1990.

Before leaving, she rented the movie, “Stella,” which she planned to watch the following day. She and a co-worker walked out to their cars together.

The co-worker witnessed Veronica pull away in her Chevrolet Corsica and head toward home — four blocks away.

It was the last definitive sighting of the 21-year-old Mendota woman.

The nightmare begins The following morning, Veronica’s family spotted her car parked in the unattached garage.

“I had told my son, Todd, that Veronica would take him to school that day,” remembers Veronica’s father, Paul.

When Todd discovered his sister was not home, he called his dad, who was finishing a shift at the fire station.

Together they figured Veronica had forgotten to take her brother to school and went out to breakfast with her boyfriend. Paul told Todd to drive himself to school.

A while later, Paul returned home and noticed Veronica was still not there.

It was only around 10 a.m., so there was no reason to suspect anything out of the ordinary.

It wasn’t until Veronica’s boyfriend called asking to speak with her that Paul began worrying in earnest about Veronica.

He decided to drive to nearby Van Orin to see if Veronica had decided to visit her sister but found out she hadn’t when he arrived.

In the meantime, Veronica’s boyfriend drove to the Blumhorst residence. After

speaking with a neighbor, he decided to call police and report her missing.

By the time Paul made the trip back from Van Orin, the police were already at his home. It was just before 11 a.m. at that point — less than 10 hours after Veronica was last seen.

Sergeant David Lawson, who had just joined the Mendota Police Department months before that day, remembers her disappearance well.

“She was just nowhere to be seen,” he recalls.

Neither was the movie she rented, the purse she carried, the glasses she wore or the keys she would have been carrying to unlock the family’s back door.

A search party ensued, but no trace of Veronica was found.

With no signs of a struggle or foul play, no other missing girls in the area and no ransom note, authorities had to consider the possibility Veronica ran away.

“So many things run through your head,” Lawson said. “I don’t know what the family dynamics were at home.”

Police also considered the possibility that Veronica was seeing someone on the side.

Interviews with Veronica’s friends and co-workers were conducted. Veronica’s boyfriend was also questioned, but he eventually asked for an attorney. After that, police weren’t able to obtain any other useful information and didn’t have the evidence to charge him with anything.

Another stumbling block in the investigation was Veronica had been adopted, which made it hard for DNA purposes. Lawson said police attempted to unseal Veronica’s adoption papers but never could get a court order from a judge.

What was helpful, however, was Veronica’s extensive dental work, which made her records unique. The records have since been added to a national database and can be used for comparison if an unidenti-

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fied female body is uncovered.

Following Veronica’s disappearance, Mendota Police received numerous tips from people who thought they’d spotted Veronica.

After investigating them, none turned out to be the real Veronica. Lawson said as the years went on, leads dried up, but the search hasn’t stopped.

Life without closure Although Veronica vanished without a trace 24 years ago, her memory looms large for those who knew her.

Her family, devastated by her disappearance, has continued to search for her.

They maintain a Facebook page called Remember Veronica Jill Blumhorst, which has more than 1,400 members. Her family hopes keeping her memory alive will generate new leads, or perhaps the perpetrator — the family does not believe Veronica is alive — will develop a conscience and confess.

The family’s dedication to recovering Veronica have supplied the only leads in the past several years. The family contacted psychics to see if they could provide any information about what had happened to Veronica.

Famed Illinois psychic, Greta Alexander, was one of the psychics involved. Alexander, now deceased, had built a solid reputation as a psychic, helping various police departments locate missing bodies.

Alexander directed Veronica’s family from where she was last seen to a nature preserve area at Bartlett Woods/Knox Grove in Lee County, southeast of Sublette.

“We had a couple of psychics that, as far as we knew, had never been to Mendota. Both of them directed us to that area,” said Paul, who now lives in Yuma, Ariz.

Cadaver dogs have been brought to that site multiple times, and they have had hits there, indicating there are signs of a cadaver possibility. The most recent search, just last month, was the first search there that included the authorities.

The Lee County Sheriff’s

Department, Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigations Unit and the Mendota Police Department were all involved.

Because the search took place on a nature preserve, there were specific rules authorities were forced to follow, making the work much more difficult.

“We couldn’t remove anything. We couldn’t cut down anything,” Lawson said. “No machinery was allowed. Everything was searched by hand. They did core samples every foot.”

Despite the hits from the dogs, no human remains were found. But just because the dogs had a hit doesn’t mean a body is there, Lawson said.

“They say it (the hit) could be as small as hair,” he said.

The hits also aren’t necessarily coming from Veronica — Native Americans could have settled there previously or deceased wagon travelers could have been buried there, Lawson said.

As of right now, there’s no plans to go back there, he added.

Lawson still holds out hope Veronica left of her own volition — although he acknowledges there hadn’t been any indications she would.

“We never had any instances in which she’d run away,” Lawson said.

Paul is adamant, however, Veronica would not have run away.

“She had probably less than 10 dollars in her billfold. The next day was pay day. She hadn’t touched her savings,” he said.

In addition, the movie rental casts doubt on the runaway theory. There would be no point to renting a movie if she had plans to run away that night, he said.

With how kind-hearted Veronica was and how close the family was, there was no way Veronica would simply vanish and let her family agonize over her whereabouts for years, he said.

As for the possibility of Veronica juggling relationships with other men behind her boyfriend’s

Veronica Blumhorst back, Paul said that wasn’t the case.

Veronica had been seeing her boyfriend for two years.

Although she had dated other guys in the past, none had been serious.

Even though Veronica was quite taken with her boyfriend, Paul wasn’t as enamored.

“I had my doubts. Let’s put it that way,” he said.

“But she seemed to be happy with him.”

They had even talked of marriage down the road, he said. Veronica and her boyfriend hadn’t been having any fights at the time of her disappearance, according to Paul.

But he did find the boyfriend’s behavior strange following Veronica’s disappearance.

For instance, the fact the boyfriend contacted police raised a red flag in Paul’s mind.

“I thought it was very odd (the boyfriend and a neighbor had called the police),” Paul said.

His subsequent behavior was also a little unusual, according to Paul.

“The boyfriend stayed at our place for three days after,” Paul said. “Every time the phone rang he would try and answer it.”

Punishing the person who took Veronica away from the Blumhorst family is not the family’s priority.

“If the person who did it would contact me and say this is where Veronica is located, I don’t care if they are punished,” Paul said. “I feel like the man upstairs is going to take care of that.”

Whoever did it could have a family of their own to think about now, Paul said.

“Just give us Veronica,” he said. “That’s all we’re looking for is some closure.”

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TVFD, LVFD respond to Oct. 31 fire

From Page 1 “I wasn’t a blood and guts kind of guy. I didn’t want any part of it.”

Feeling semi-invincible at a young age, Topolski learned that once you were serving your country it was a lot different than imagined.

“When we got home, the public didn’t treat you very good. Being that, I was from Tonica, and it being a small town they had a little more respect for you and treated you a little better. You didn’t wear your uniform. That war thing was bad,” he said. “We flew into Oakland, Calif., on the way home. They rushed us through. It was 2 a.m. I think that’s why they did it because they didn’t want us to run into anybody.”

Bob Hobneck Sr. served in the Navy in World War II. He followed an older brother who was drafted and one brother who enlisted like he did.

“I grew up in Oglesby, and it was a town that was rough on size. If you were a big guy and you weren’t in the service, they let you know about it,” Hobneck said. “We had some hostile people in those days, especially if they had kids in the service.”

Hobneck was 17 when he joined the Navy. He served in the South Pacific on an aircraft carrier from 1943 to 1946 including one cruise which was 14 months long. He ended his service as a Petty Officer 2nd Class. He survived typhoons along with war action.

The ship Hobneck served on holds the record for the most landings and takeoffs for an aircraft carrier.

“I’m pretty proud of that. I was on the flight deck about eight to 10 hours a day,” Hobneck said.

Hobneck toured the South Pacific on the air-

Don Topolski Jr.

Bob Hobneck Sr. “It was something to see, I’ll never forget it,” he said.

Hobneck didn’t inform his family when he got home.

“The telephones had just come in the east end of Oglesby. I went to the neighbors who was a relative of ours. I called my mother, who was next door. I could see her from one window to the other,” Hobneck said.

Both men agree that service to their country was right for them at the time, but they had it better than other service men when they came home.

Small town communities supported them much better than the country as a whole.

Tonica News reporter Ken Schroeder contributed to this story.

craft carrier that went from New Guinea to Admirality Islands to the Philippines to the occupation of Japan and China.

He felt that one tour of duty was enough after losing a brother in the service on July 3, 1944.

“I didn’t know he got killed until October of 1944,” he said. “I was told while I was in the engine room on generator watch ... they didn’t tell me which brother. I was 18 or 19 years old when I heard.

He was a year older than me. We were pretty close.”

Hobneck’s ship was one of the first ones to visit Japan after the atomic bomb dropped. They dropped supplies off for prisoners of war. The Japanese ships were run aground, so they wouldn’t be used against the Allies.

TONICA — On Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m., the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) and Leonore Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) were called out to a reported field fire at 1089 N. 1929th Road. On arrival, the fire departments found approximately one acre of harvested

corn field involved in fire.

TVFD responded with three pieces of equipment, and LVFD responded with two.

With the assistance of a farmer with a tractor and disc, the fire departments were able to contain the fire and kept it from extending to a near-

by standing cornfield.

There were no reported injuries. The departments were on scene for about one hour. The fire was believed to have started from friction involving crop debris accumulated on a piece of farming equipment that was being used in the field.

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has increased. For example the poverty level in 2007 was 26.9 percent and in 2013 was 46.8 percent.

When families are in need of services, they turn to their schools for assistance. Boards of Education and superintendents are faced with difficult decisions regarding the best use of limited dollars in the face of hard economic times, families’ needs, and unfunded stated and federal mandates.”

In addition to state-cut budgets for schools across the board, it is now to the point of potentially affecting the quality of education in the classroom. Districts have cut most, if not all, of the ‘extras’ and now have to look at potentially cutting personnel as there is nowhere else to trim the school budget.

Compounding the problem, state aid payments are perpetually late, making school districts and their boards scramble for money as

options for them decline.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities study notes nationally, spending on education has dropped 3.2 percent in the past seven years.

In Illinois, local government is responsible for an average of 57 cents of every dollar spent on K-12 education. This is 12 cents above the average for the nation of 45 cents per dollar. The balance of funding of 35 cents per dollar is given by the state. The federal government provides the last eight cents per dollar.

The state with the worst decrease in public funding was Oklahoma. Its drop of 23.6 percent led the survey. The state with the biggest increase in the nation is North Dakota which upped their spending by 31.6 percent.

The report has also found since August of 2008, there have been 260,000 education jobs eliminated.

is integral to the factory farm’s construction. Sloan reported the main road for the facility was not rated high enough to support the weight of the trucks expected on the road.

The Department of Agriculture makes inspections to ensure any company in this situation follows code when a facility is being built. The hogs will not be bought into the facility until the Illinois Depart-

ment of Agriculture allows the facility to open.

In May of 2014, the Marshall County Board voted against site approval by a vote of 14 to 1 to the Illinois Department of Agriculture — that vote, however, was only advisory in nature. The board pointed out the negative impact on the residents in the area, along with environmental and business concerns.

From Page 1 and federal governments, and in an attempt to be fiscally responsible to our tax payers, Lostant School District has made severe cuts to programs and staffing since the 2007-2008 school year. Art and music have been totally cut from the schedule. Athletic transportation was cut. Staffing has been cut, resulting in combined grade levels,” Lostant Grade School Superintendent Sandra Malahy said.

“General State Aid in 2007 was $123,311 and $106,992 in 2013.

There have been more than 100 unfunded mandates over the past 10 years. The latest unfunded mandate begins next fall with the new kindergarten assessments. From 2007 to 2013, Lostant families living in poverty or needing social assistance

Hogs From Page 1 put the taxpayers in those two townships at a disadvantage.”

As reported previously, the VMC Management Corp. threatened Marshall-Putnam County Engineer Patrick Sloan with a lawsuit, claiming he falsely filed a negative review of a road plan that

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The Tonica Cemetery Association would like to thank the family of Lois Swift for the memorial directive to the Fairview Cemetery Fund. It was a very nice gesture on their behalf and will be used in our on-going road project. Our sympathies go out to the family.

Nov. 7 Lostant Village Board, 7:30 p.m., Lostant Village Hall.

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The Editorial Page The Tonica News Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

Publisher

Editor

Pondering politics I know about bipartisan issues. You see, I grew up in a bipartisan household. Grandpa was a Republican; Grandma was a Democrat.

Regardless of whether they were in the throes of politics or in the throes of life in general, Grandpa was ultra conservative; Grandma was consistently liberal. To say the least, life was always very interesting between the two.

Not very often did the two ever discuss politics, but when they did, it was always in hushed tones — almost as if someone might overhear their conversation, which usually ended with Grandpa shaking his head from side to side and Grandma rolling her eyes.

And then there was Election Day. Knowing they’d cancel each other’s vote out, they still wouldn’t have missed a chance to cast their votes. Grandma Terri Simon didn’t drive, so sometimes, Grandpa would back out the car on Election Day as if he was going to leave without her and her Democrat vote. His eyes would just twinkle and you could even hear him chuckle softly as she scurried to the car, which was headed to the polling place.

“Don’t you dare leave without me, Fred,” she’d say as she jumped into the old, green Chevy, fully prepared to cancel out her husband’s vote.

While campaign ads weren’t nearly so disrespectful and irreverent back then, I can’t help but wonder how my grandparents would react today. I can’t imagine what they would think of some of the advertisements associated with someone seeking a public office.

While name calling and mud slinging are not new to politics, I’d love to have a conversation with them about today’s campaigns versus those of yesteryear.

This last election wasn’t a pretty one. I’m not talking about locally (for the most part), but on the state and national level, I was so tired of the mud-slinging, the lies, the insinuations, the disrespect. And that doesn’t even take into consideration the amount of dollars that were spent to belittle and berate each other; a phenomenal amount of money was spent — millions and millions and millions.

Quite frankly, all I really wanted to hear or read or see from any campaign advertisement this year was a candidate to look me square in the eye and say, “It’s tough out here, but I’m going to do the best I can to help fix this mess. I’m going to spend your taxpayer money wisely. I won’t lie, cheat or steal. I want to take care of everyone, including our most vulnerable.

I want to make sure seniors don’t have to choose between eating, keeping their home warm and buying their medicine. I want to make sure nobody — adults and children — goes to sleep hungry at night. I want to make sure everyone can have access to quality medical care. I want to make sure we think and act wisely when it comes to our environment. I want us to care about each other, instead of just looking out for the person in the mirror. I want to make you proud.”

For what else could we have asked?

Grandpa was a proud Republican; Grandma was a proud Democrat. But more than their party affiliations, they were proud Americans. We’ve got to start respecting each other, regardless of what side of the aisle we sit on. The bickering, the name calling, the disrespect has to stop, if we’re ever going to make any headway. It shouldn’t matter who controls the House and who controls the Senate. What should take pride is the fact we’ve elected a group of people who have the opportunity to do what’s best for our country, our state, so that we can be the best we can be.

We’ve got to get together, stop beating each other up, and come up with a plan we can all live with ... otherwise, this last election is just another attempt to fool the American public into thinking everything is going to be OK. Tonica News Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@tonicanews.com.

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

Constitution of the United States, 1789

Joel Studebaker Town: Oglesby.

Family: Mom and Dad live in Streamwood and a sister.

Last song you heard: “This is How You Walk on The Moon” by Arthur Russell.

Last book you read: “Gone Girl.”

Last TV show you saw: An episode of “Friends.”

If you were stranded on a desert

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My MacBook.

If someone gave you a million dollars what would you do with it: Pay off everything and see Europe.

Favorite restaurants in the area: I go to Delaneys every Thursday, and I also like Waterstreet Pub.

island and could only have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Chicken pot pie.

What is something that you like about your town: I like that it is quiet and has a lot of nature.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be:

Would you change anything about the town you live in: I could use a good coffee shop.

Hunting deer hunters On this particular day, I’m looking through the news headlines and I’m definitely losing my faith in my fellow man.

It’s not the terrorist assault in Ottawa, Canada.

It’s not the three teenage Denver girls that tried to join ISIS. It’s not even the fact Britney Spears is now making $1 million a week in Vegas, although that doesn’t help.

It’s the fact that a crossbow hunter who killed a deer is receiving death threats, including someone who said he should be shot with an arrow himself.

The hunter in question is 11 years old.

Michigan 11-year-old Gavin Dingman bagged a rare 12-point albino buck with a crossbow, which is actually pretty impressive. PETA is, of course, going nuts, and people have literally called for the kid’s head on social media outlets.

Jordan Browne, one of the hosts of Michigan Out-of-Doors Television, is acting as the Dingman family’s spokesman. Browne knew people who understand nothing about deer populations would turn vicious, but he’s really surprised with the responses people are having.

“I was surprised mainly by the

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personal attacks on an 11-year-old kid they have no association with.

When you look at his picture, he looks like the sweetest kid,” Browne said. (He does, too. And I’m not generally someone who says stuff like that.)

A bit of explanation for those of you who think the kid is in the wrong. Albino deer are indeed rare, but they’re not a separate breed.

Albino deer are genetic mutations, an aberration whose traits are not desirable in a vital deer population.

They’re not “spirit animals” sent from heaven as omens or portents.

They’re just (tasty) animals. They’re also legal to hunt.

Culling a deer population is also an important tool in keeping deer alive.

Wait? Wha ...?

It’s true. Deer populations can explode and while “conservationists” (people who condemn hunting) think that’s good, conservationists (people who actually understand nature) know better.

When a deer population gets large enough, inbreeding begins. Nothing can decimate a deer population as quickly as inbreeding. By hunting and keeping the population in check, it becomes less likely brother and sister deer become romantically attached.

“That boy’s going to become a serial killer,” someone wrote. “He’s going to end up in prison someday.”

It’s a deer, people. His father, who was on the hunt with him, told him to only fire the bow if he could make the shot. Either kill the deer or don’t shoot; don’t let the deer suffer and die needlessly. Most deer hunters never shoot a single person (Dick Cheney being an exception.).

The “conservationists” forget we’ve been hunting deer since before recorded history. For many people, it was a mainstay of their diet for centuries. They belong to the same order of animals as fellow tasty morsels pigs, cattle and sheep (which many people in the world use as a mainstay of their own diets).

There is a deer season, people. So far, there’s no season for 11 yearold boys. Get over it.

Tonica News Staff Writer Ken Schroeder can be reached at news@ tonicanews.com.

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Lady Panthers headed toward sectionals

By Dixie Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

Annual holiday luncheon for senior citizens LOSTANT — Lostant School District will host the annual holiday luncheon for senior citizens on Dec. 11, beginning at noon, in the school cafeteria.

A traditional turkey dinner will be served. All Lostant senior citizens are invited. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling the school office at 815-3683392 by Dec. 2.

PERU — The Putnam County Lady Panthers proved why they are one of the area’s dominant teams to watch by winning the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Regional at St. Bede Academy. The Lady Panthers beat the hosts St. Bede Lady Bruins 25-16, 25-16 on Oct. 30.

The girl with the golden arm in the contest was Kayte Bernardoni.

Bernardoni served up 11 service

Annual LaSalle County Stockman’s banquet set LASALLE — The 11th annual LaSalle County Stockman’s Association Harvest Rewards Banquet will be Nov. 25 at Senica’s Oak Ridge, Route 6, LaSalle.

The event begins with a social hour and silent auction at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.

The auction of the Grand and Reserve Grand Champions from the LaSalle County Junior Fair will commence at 7:15 p.m.

Awards will be given to the winners of showmanship, bred and owned, and rate of gain, along with two $1,000 scholarships.

The Stockman of the Year will be named.

Winners of the WinA-Show Animal will be announced. This year’s animal donors are Jim Davis: wether/ewe, Odell;

Brockman Farms, Amazon: barrow/gilt (Mark and Sara Mitchell, and Dave and Pam Brockman), Mazon; Reuben and Tara Dittmer: wether/ewe, Marseilles; and Schiffbauer Farms: heifer/ steer, Tonica.

Tickets are $25 for adults with children under 10 free. For advanced ticket orders, see a Stockman.

Tickets may also be purchased at the door.

For more information, contact any Stockman member; Larry and Nancy Stillwell at 815-252-3077, George and Anita Lukach at 815-672-7329, Darrel and Lisa Corcoran at 815252-6846 or Floyd and Annette Crane at 815-2234484.

For current Stockman information, visit The LaSalle County Stockman Association on Facebook.

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points and two service aces, tops for the match in those categories.

Paige Griffith led the team in kills with seven and was second in service points with seven. Megan Rehn led the Panthers with 10 assists while Griffith had five. Lauren Colby led the team with eight digs and added five service points.

Annie Miller was second for the squad with six digs and six kills.

In their first game, the Lady Panthers took on the Hall Lady Red Devils, making short work of them 25-19, 25-11.

Colby had the cannon of an arm, leading the Panthers with 12 service points and four service aces, tops for the team in both categories. Miller literally was a killer with 11 kills while Griffith added nine. Rehn led the squad with 12 assists while Griffith had 10. Colby also led the team with eight digs and Taylor Kreiser had five.

This win allows the Lady Panthers 21-12 (7-1 TCC) to advance to the IHSA sectional semifinal contest against Farmington High School.

IV Dolphins take first in home meet

By Dixie Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

PERU — The Illinois Valley YMCA Dolphins swim team hosted a triangular home swim meet over the Ottawa YMCA Dolphins and the Clinton YMCA Otters. The IV Dolphins won the meet with 721 points to Ottawa’s 377 points, and Clinton came in third with 234 points.

Keira Kiersnowski, 8, of Lostant took a first in the 25 meter butter-

fly event (22.44.) She also earned two second-place finishes in the 50 meter freestyle (40.82) and the 25-meter backstroke (23.43.)

From Oglesby, Abby Kilmartin, 8, earned a seventh-place finish in the 25 meter freestyle (25.54.) Cade Kilmartin, 6, took sixth place in the 25 meter freestyle (27.02.) Lauren Kolczaski, 8, finished third place in the 25 meter breast stroke (30.46.)

Clara Weitl, 5, earned third place in the 25 meter backstroke (48.75.)

Aubrey Duttlinger, 6, took third in

the 25 meter freestyle (32.24) while Braylin Bond, 6, took fifth place in the 25 meter backstroke (31.11.)

Americus Berg, 10, of Wenona placed in three races at the meet.

Berg took first place in the 200 meter intermediate (4:01.40) and third place in the 100 meter freestyle (1:33.01.) She also earned a seventh place in the 50 meter backstroke (53.65.)

The IV Dolphins will host a home meet on Nov. 8 against the Fox Valley YMCA.

Library corner LaSalle Public Library The LaSalle Public Library will host Tail Waggers Reading Dog Teams at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and at 4 p.m. Nov. 18.

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Menus and Activities Putnam County Community Center Nov. 10 – Hot dogs, chips, snacks.

Nov. 11 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, scalloped corn, tossed salad, rolls and butter, dessert.

Nov. 12 – Paprika chicken quarter, potato salad, zucchini and tomatoes, golden peach crumble, white bread.

Nov. 13 – Baked mostaccioli, tossed salad, bread and butter, dessert.

Nov. 14 – Tuna salad on wheat bread, navy bean soup, Romaine salad with dressing, apricot halves.

Suggested donation is $5 per meal Monday through Friday. Call 815-339-2711 for reservations, 24 hours in advance. Menu subject to change.

Bridges Senior Center Nov. 10 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 19 a.m., Sewing Circle; no bingo or cards.

Nov. 11 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 10 a.m., Soldier’s Angels; 12:45 p.m., Veterans Day salute.

Nov. 12 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit. Nov. 13 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 12:45 p.m., Bingo; 1:30 p.m. open cards.

Nov. 14 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 10 a.m., family caregiver support; 1 p.m., Open Wii Bowling.

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Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

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.

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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.

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Preschool story time express, Tuesdays in November.

Especially for children ages three through five years and their adult caregivers, Preschool Story Time Express is a fun 30-minute weekly program designed as a story time literacy activity, a preschool craft time, and as occasion to provide children with positive and enjoyable library experiences. At about a halfhour in length, Story Time Express is well-suited both to the short attention span of preschoolers and the busy schedules of parents. Offered most Tuesdays throughout the year, Story Time Express will be presented at 11:45 a.m. Nov. 18 and 25.

This is a free program, open to the public. Participants do not need to have a library card to attend. Registration is not required but always appreciated.

The LaSalle Public Library is located at 305 Marquette St. in LaSalle.

The LaSalle Public Library will host Teen Read at 4 p.m. Nov. 17.

The book selection is “I’ll Give You the Sun” by Jandy Nelson. Imaginative and enjoyable, “I’ll Give You the Sun” will provide an exciting start for the fall teen reading program. Reserve your copy of the book by calling or stopping by the LaSalle Public Library. Teens will need a library card in good standing to reserve a copy of the book. For more information, call the library at 815223-2341 or stop in. The LaSalle Public Library is located at 305 Marquette St. in LaSalle.

At 6 p.m. Nov. 13 at the LaSalle Public Library, Jerry Savage and Gwen Bray will bring to life the traditions of Native Americans. Explore the culture of the HoChunk Tribe as Savage shares memories of his grandfather, Chief Walks with the Wind, and discusses the naming ceremony, rite of manhood and other traditions.

This is a free program, open to the public; it is recommended for children over the age of 6 years and their

families. Registration is not required but always appreciated. Funding for this program was made possible

by District 122 LaSalle Schools. The LaSalle Public Library is located at 305 Marquette St. in LaSalle.

For more information, contact the Library at 815-223-2341.

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Library Time is every Tuesday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. during the school year for those birth through school age.

Join the group any week. Conducted by teacher Sue Massey, children will enjoy stories, songs, puppet play, art and have a snack.

Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Library Time is funded by the Illinois State Board of Education and sponsored by the Early Childhood Program at Oglesby Public School District. Participants will also have the opportunity to join in Oglesby preschool outings like a zoo visit or evening family program. For more information call the library at 815368-3530.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY OTTAWA, ILLINOIS IN RE: ) THE ESTATE OF ) ANN C. SOMMERS,) DECEASED. ) NO. 2014 P 199 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of Ann C. Sommers, late of Sheridan, Illinois.

Letters of office were issued on October 20, 2014, to Krystal A. Wolff, 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.

ANDREW SKOOG 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 Oct. 31, Nov. 7 and 14, 2014.

Goshawk Court, Blue Springs, MO 64014.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, LaSalle County Courthouse, Downtown Courthouse, Ottawa, IL 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.

Andrew Skoog Clerk of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court Ottawa, Illinois Published in the Tonica News Oct 24, 31 and Nov. 7, 2014.

LOSTANT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE for 2014 and 2015 of the above entitled Fire District in the County of Marshall and LaSalle, State of Illinois for the fiscal year beginning on the 1st day of June 2014, and ending on the 31st day of May, 2015.

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

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Lostant Fire Protection District, Marshall and LaSalle County, Illinois, in lawful session as follows: Section I: That the fiscal year of this District be and the same hereby is fixed and declared to be from June 1, 2014, to May, 31, 2015.

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

PART I – ESTIMATED RECEIPTS: 1. Cash on hand, beginning of year $ 45,130.00 2. Taxes received from the Levy for the Year 2013 $ 139,411.00 3. Taxes to be received from the new 2014 Levy for this fiscal year $ 224,000.00 Total Receipts $ 408,541.00 PART II – ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES (from June 1, 2014 to May 30, 2015) (A) FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES: 1. Administrative Expense Fund Publication & Miscellaneous $ 500.00 Office Supplies & Postage $ 9,000.00 Travel Expenses $ 500.00 Membership Dues $ 500.00 Insurance for Equipment, Building, Fireman, Ambulance Personnel, Etc. $ 18,000.00 Miscellaneous $ 4,000.00 Total $ 32,500.00 2. Building Fund Telephone $ 10,000.00 Utilities $ 6,000.00 Maintenance $ 5,000.00 Total $ 21,000.00 3. Fire Equipment & Apparatus Fund Fuel $ 10,000.00 Supplies $ 5,000.00 Purchase of Equipment (Capital Expenditures) $ 18,000.00 Equipment Repairs $ 12,000.00 Operational Expense $ 4,500.00 New Fire Truck Payment $ 22,000.00 Total $ 71,500.00 4. Fee & Salary Fund Meeting Expense $ 1,500.00 Attorney Fees, Reimbursement & Publication Costs $ 4,500.00 Trustee Fees & Expenses $ 4,000.00 Total $ 10,000.00 Total Expenditures Fire $135,000.00 (B) INSURANCE & LIABILITY FUND APPROPRIATION 1. Insurance Fund Attorney Fees $ 2,000.00 Commercial Package $ 5,00.00 Commercial Vehicle $ 5,000.00 Umbrella Liability $ 1,000.00 Workers Compensation $ 2,500.00 Auditing Accounts $ 500.00 Contingent Fund $ 500.00 Total $12,000.00 (C) AMBULANCE 1. Administrative Expense Publication & Miscellaneous $ 1,500.00 Office Supplies & Postage $ 3,700.00

Travel Expenses $ 150.00 Membership Dues $ 150.00 Insurance for Equipment, Building, Firemen, Ambulance Personnel, etc. $ 7,500.00 Miscellaneous $ 2,500.00 Total $ 15,500.00 2. Building Fund Telephone $ 1,500.00 Utilities $ 3,000.00 Maintenance $ 2,500.00 Total $ 7,000.00 3. Ambulance Equipment & Apparatus Fund Fuel $ 5,000.00 Supplies $ 2,000.00 Purchase of Equipment (Capital Expenditures) $ 14,500.00 Equipment Repairs $ 9,000.00 Operational Expenses $ 8,500.00 Total $ 39,000.00 4. Fee & Salary Fund Meeting Expense $ 4,000.00 EMT Association $ 3,500.00 Total $ 7,500.00 5. Ambulance Fund EMS Personnel $ 0.00 Ambulance Association $ 0.00 Ambulance Payment $ 6,000.00 Total $ 6,000.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES AMBULANCE $ 87,000.00 Section III: That the above money, to-wit, FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY ONE DOLLARS ($408,541.00), being the total of so much thereof as may be authorized by law, is hereby appropriated for the fire protection purposes of the Lostant Fire Protection District for the current fiscal year ending May 31, 2015.

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

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

Dated at Lostant, Illinois, on this 29th day of October, 2014.

APPROVED and ADOPTED as of that date.

Terry Patyk President of the Board of Trustees of Lostant Fire Protection District ATTEST: Michelle McMillen Secretary Published in the Tonica News Nov. 7, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) JOSEPH LEON JULY, ) DECEASED. ) 2014-P-195 PUBLICATION FOR CLAIMS CLAIM NOTICE Estate of JOSEPH LEON JULY, Deceased.

Notice is given of the death of JOSEPH LEON JULY, of LaSalle, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on October 14, 2014, to MICHAEL JOSEPH JULY, 1800 NE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) WILLIA D. HUNTER, ) DECEASED. ) 2014-P-197 PUBLICATION FOR CLAIMS CLAIM NOTICE Estate of WILLIA D. HUNTER, Deceased.

Notice is given of the death of WILLIA D. HUNTER of Peru, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on October 15, 2014, to SUSAN M. JOHNSON, 540 7th Street, LaSalle, IL 61301.

Claims against the estate may be filed with the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, LaSalle County Courthouse, Downtown Courthouse, Ottawa, IL 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.

Andrew Skoog Clerk of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court Ottawa, Illinois Published in the Tonica News Oct. 31, Nov. 7 and 14, 2014.

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