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Volume 142 No. 49
Friday, November 11, 2016
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Fill the Mayflower, fill the shelves IV Food Pantry donation drive By Dave Cook
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TONICA — With the holiday season in full swing, the demand on local food pantries is at it’s highest. This time of year is also when the most donations are
received. As well as food, financial donations are also greatly needed by local pantries, and the money received now helps feed families throughout the year. Held in the spirit of Thanksgiving, the “Fill the Mayflower” donation drive benefiting the Illinois Valley Food Pantry is essential to keeping food on all tables. Held from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, at Hy-Vee in Peru, it’s sponsored by the YMCA and LaSalle County Broadcasting. Donna Hess, executive director of the Illinois Valley Food Pantry, said, “Besides local schools, churches, IVCH, IVCC and local businesses doing their own food drives, we look forward to the annual ‘Fill the Mayflower’ drive. Patrons can purchase a
pre-packaged grocery bag from Hy-Vee for a $10 donation. This is a very important food drive which replenishes the pantry shelves after the Thanksgiving distribution.” Hess also said other needed items for the holidays are instant potatoes, stuffing mix, green beans, corn, macaroni and cheese, soup, pasta, and most importantly, money. Pantries are
able to use financial donations to help with overhead costs as well as buying specifically needed items in bulk and at a discount. This allows the donations received to be stretched and help as many local families as possible. For more information, call Hess at 815-224-3658 or Mark Lippert, sales manager at the radio station, at 815-223-3100.
Want to be rid of library fine?
A non-perishable food item will help By Terri Simon
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Tonica News photo/Dave Cook
Bailey Rockey (seated) watches Lola Johnson cast her ballot during the Lostant Grade School’s mock election, held Tuesday, Nov. 8. The Lostant students voted in Donald Trump by one vote over Hillary Clinton.
The under-18 vote Lostant eighth-graders study presidents, politics and propaganda By Dave Cook
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LOSTANT — It’s hard to imagine anyone could be unaware of the election, students included. It will go down as not only a historic election for our nation, but also among the most cutthroat. Amy Olson, a teacher at Lostant Grade School, has used it Vol. 142 No. 49 One Section - 8 Pages
to help students learn about other historic elections, the electoral process and how candidates present themselves and their opponents in attempt to influence voters. “So many kids this age don’t understand it,” Olson said. “We looked at how electoral votes changed based on cen-
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Presidential qualities What some Lostant eighth-graders would like to see in the Oval Office Parker Witzman: “I would like it if a candidate made the USA a better and safer place. I would like them to focus on the important things rather than minor topics or situations.” Alexis Hawthorne: “I would like to see somebody who’s honest and who knows what they’re doing to help our country become better.” Bailey Rockey: “That they deal with ISIS and can prepare for possible wars. They will fix our economy and might be able to deal with illegal immigration.” Devin Forrest: “I would like to see a president that will invest a lot in schools, destroy ISIS, and I want a president everyone can trust.”
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So you forgot to return that library book on time ... The result? You’ve accumulated a fine at your local library. While you could go in and open your pocketbook or your billfold, some area libraries are offering an opportunity to get rid of that library fine while helping out others in your own community. From Nov. 7 through Nov. 19, the Food for Fines amnesty program offers those with library fines the chance to rid yourself of that late fee. All one has to do is bring in a canned or boxed non-perishable food donation to the library. Each donated food item pays $1 in library overdue fines. “Jacobs Library has participated in the Food for Fines program for over five years,” said Stephanie King, public services librarian at Jacobs Library at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby. “We’ve increased our promotion this year and hope to collect a greater number of donations for the local food pantries,” she added. “While the forgiveness is a major incentive, IVCC students and employees without fines are also encouraged to donate.” King said the event is a way for the IVCC library to not only help patrons, but
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