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Firehouse chili Misty Stremlau of Tonica serves chili at the Tonica fire station on Nov. 23. The chili supper and the fire department’s Deer Night event help support the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department, which relies on donations and does not levy taxes. SEE ANOTHER PHOTO, PAGE 2.

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Deer and Chili Night tradition helps Tonica Fire Department Cesar Mejia, Jesse Breight and Gage Hoover, all of Tonica, place a buck brought in by Mike Bernardoni of Tonica on a scale Nov. 23 at Tonica Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Deer Night and Chili Supper. The buck weighed in at 193 pounds. In all, hunters brought in 10 deer.

John Goskusky took the prize for biggest doe at 105 pounds.

Winning the title of Chief’s Choice, awarded by Tonica Fire Chief Al Stremlau, was Todd Hale with a 194-pound buck. Garret Keith was the youth winner with a 135pound buck. The annual fundraiser helps support the fire department, which relies on donations and does not levy taxes.

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County Board will wait on marijuana Zoning Board recommends a ban; item placed on file

BY DEREK BARICHELLO Shaw Media OTTAWA — LaSalle County Board members will wait until the board’s December meeting at the earliest before they decide on allowing recreational marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas of the county.

The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended Nov. 25 the County Board ban recreational businesses outside of cities’ limits.

The County Board on Nov. 26 placed the recommendation on file, but it must wait 30 days before it can act on the recommendation, according to its rules.

The next board meeting, however, is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 9, before the 30-day waiting period is up, meaning one of two actions may

be taken to ensure the County Board acts before recreational marijuana becomes legal statewide Jan. 1.

County Board Chair man Jim Olson, D-Seneca, said the board could call a special meeting late in December to vote on the recommendation, or Deputy State’s Attorney George Mueller said the board could make a separate resolution to vote on during the Dec. 9 meeting, stating one way or the other how it feels about recreational businesses operating in unincorporated areas of the county.

The County Board’s vote would not affect the dispensary approved in Ottawa or the cultivation center in Oglesby, because those businesses are in city limits.

If the board didn’t take action prior to Jan. 1, LaSalle County would have no zoning rules in place to allow recreational marijuana businesses to operate, but it also would have no prohibition in place, making it unclear to any prospective businesses.

LaSalle County has not received any applications for dispensaries,

cultivation centers, or any other recreational marijuana businesses, said Brian Gift, director of Environmental Service and Land Use. Since there are no business inquiries, County Board Member Jill Bernal, D-Peru, noted the county could take its time in researching the issue.

The County Board also placed on file for 30 days a recommendation from the Zoning Board of Appeals that if the full board were to reject its recommendation for prohibition, all marijuana businesses be required in industrial zones, also having to apply for special use permits. A special use permit allows the zoning board and County Board to regulate certain items, such as hours of operation, traffic and its proximity to other businesses.

The county will collect 3 percent sales tax revenue on any marijuana sales within LaSalle County, including those within city limits. The county’s 2020 budget includes more than $100,000 additional sales tax revenue from recreational marijuana.

IN BRIEF Support Tonica Fire Department and win a vehicle TONICA — The Tonica Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service is giving department supporters and district residents a chance to win either a Polaris utility vehicle or $10,000.

The drawing will be Saturday, Dec. 14, or whenever the last ticket

is sold. Tickets can be purchased from firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Online sales are available through PayPal at paypal.me/TonicaFireEms. The department relies on community support and donations, and does not levy local property taxes.

ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

IVCC trustees OK $600,000 for facility

The board also approved: • Seeking bids for 10 Amatrol portable PLC Troubleshooting Learning Systems for electrical, electronics and renewable energy programs for an estimated $168,300 – a cost covered by the IVCC Foundation.

• Purchase of 280 tons of rock salt from Cargill for about $21,000 or nearly $75 per ton.

• Renewal of 21 licenses for the use of the Career Cruising website for $11,445 for 2020.

• Protection, Health and Safety (PHS) projects totaling over $1.3 million including air handling unit replacements for the gym ($674,877) and Cultural Centre ($333,960), bleacher replacement in the gym ($314,600) and exhaust system upgrades for the automotive lab ($43,833).

• Increasing student worker wages in January to $9.25 per hour to comply with a state mandate for incremental minimum wage increases.

To cover the current 68 student workers, payroll would increase

$1,350 per week.

• The bid of German-Bliss Equipment of Princeville for a full-size 4x4 Polaris utility vehicle for $17,350.

• Changes to two Jerry board policies.

Corcoran • Following closed IVCC session, the board president approved a letter of agreement with the American Federation of Teachers Local 1810 regarding professional development. Full-time faculty are allotted $1,000 annually for professional development. If they exceed that amount in 2019-20, the letter of agreement allows them to borrow against their 2020-21 allotment.

• Also after closed session, the board hired Kathryn “Kaity” Griswold as the first instructor for the new Medical Assistant program.

Griswold has a bachelor’s in health care management and medical assisting diploma from Rasmussen College in Rockford; she also has completed a phlebotomy certificate and EMT-B coursework from IVCC. She has worked three years as a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) among her 14 years in health care.

Board members learned: • In a campus update on employee demographics, Director of Human Resources Leslie Hofer said only 15 percent of the full-time employees eligible to retire in fiscal 2019 actually retired.

• English/reading instructor Jean Forst will be eligible for tenure in January.

• Assistant director of admissions and records Aseret Loveland was named a “Woman of Distinction” by the Bureau County Republican and was among seven honorees at an

Oct. 17 program in Princeton.

• Corcoran and four other community college presidents met recently with ISU’s Dean of the College of Education Jim Wolfinger as part of a teacher-education pipeline task force. “One of our initial purposes was to address the teacher shortage, especially in rural communities. By working with ISU, our hope is to develop strategies for high school-community college-ISU pathways which could be of particular interest to returning-adult educator programs,” said Corcoran.

• A total of 28 graduates were honored at the Oct. 19 Results University graduation. In the three years IVCC has hosted, 135 certificates have been granted to Results Companies employees.

• IVCC may soon be home to an office and dedicated classroom for the Central Illinois Police Training Center Mobile Training Unit #7.

Corcoran credited IVCC criminal justice instructor Kevin Hermes and LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton for the work that led to the potential partnership.

• Nearly 400 prospective students and family members met with representatives from more than 40 colleges and universities at the Oct. 22 College and Career Night in the gym.

• Hundreds of high school students attended the seventh annual North Central Illinois Discover Manufacturing Career Expo Oct. 29. Students began the day at one of 11 manufacturers, then visited IVCC’s manufacturing facilities.

• About 25 for mer employees attended the Foundation’s 14th annual IVCC-LPO Retirees Reception Nov. 7 in the cyber café.

• The Nov. 13 Explore IVCC event attracted about 250 prospective students and family members to meet with academic program coordinators and instructors.

TONICA VILLAGE BOARD

Village board adopts levy with small increase over last year It amounts to less than 5 percent more

BY STEVE LUNGER Shaw Media TONICA — During the Tonica Village Board meeting last month, village attor ney Robert Steele reviewed the property tax levy

ordinance he had prepared and made available to the board at their previous meeting.

Amounts appropriated for general and special funds com- Kevin Sluder bined total nearly Tonica village $1.2 million, while president amounts levied for these funds combined total $117,500.

“There is a small increase of less than 5 percent in the levy over last year’s levy — it’s about a $4,500 increase of what we levied last year,” Steele said.

With this, the board unanimously adopted the levy as presented.

Additionally, having adopted an ordinance earlier in the year on general obligation bonds, Steele recommended that the board abate the corresponding levy, in that the

village has funds available to pay the bonds.

In explaining this, Steele stated that “abatement means that we do not have the county deliver the funds to us for the payment of the levy because we have sufficient funds, in this case, through our water and sewer funds to pay those bonds.”

Based on Steele’s recommendation, the board approved the abatement of the old levy.

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OGLESBY — An agriculture complex at Illinois Valley Community College took a major step forward Nov. 14 with board approval of construction contracts totaling more than $600,000 for a storage and routine maintenance facility.

The 6,000-square-foot metal building will be located just south of campus on the site of the dairy barn that was demolished last December. It will house equipment leased to the ag program such as tractors, planters and implements.

The board approved the bids of Vissering Construction of Streator to construct the building for $521,100 and JB Contracting Corporation of LaSalle to provide the electrical work for $63,653. Total construction costs of $613,990 include a 5 percent contingency.

In a related action, the board approved transfer of $66,190 to be added to the Capital Development Board trust account at Midland States Bank for the building’s construction.

The college has received more than $300,000 in state support for the facility: $164,790 in deferred maintenance and $150,000 in Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) funding.

Phase II of the agriculture complex is a 6,800-square-foot Agriculture Center complete with a soils lab, classroom/computer lab, conference room, student collaborative space and more. The college hopes to have the entire complex complete by 2022.

In other business, trustees approved a tentative $12.5 million tax levy request for 2019, up less than 5 percent over the actual 2018

levy extension of $11.9 million.

“The estimated tax rate is .3642, a decrease of slightly less than 1 percent,” said IVCC Vice President for Business Services and Finance Cheryl Roelfsema. “Though our tax rate is estimated to drop, for homeowners this is less than a 1 percent decrease in IVCC’s portion of their tax bill and in almost all cases will be less than a $5 decrease.”

The estimated equalized assessed valuation (EAV) of $3.4 billion is 4.99 percent over 2018. The increase will not require a public notice or public hearing when trustees move for final approval Dec. 12.

IVCC levies taxes in all or parts of eight counties: LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Lee, Livingston, Grundy and DeKalb.

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LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Accidents • At 1:13 p.m. on Nov. 11, LaSalle County deputies investigated a two-vehicle accident at 432 N. Shawandasee St. in Tonica. Eric Mize, 47, of Ladson, S.C., was backing his vehicle in the parking lot and struck a vehicle driven by Zachary Dart, 30, of Tonica. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

• At 5 p.m. on Nov. 24, LaSalle County deputies investigated a single-vehicle accident at 2300 E. Fourth Road. Rosaura Ford, 46, of Tonica was northbound on East Fourth Road and struck a mound of dirt or mud on the roadway, damaging her vehicle. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

• On Nov. 19, at 5:04 p.m., LaSalle County deputies investigated a single-vehicle accident at North 2101st Road and Route 178 (Vermillion Township). Gerald Bernabei, 78, of Tonica was eastbound on North 2101st Road and struck a cow on the roadway. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

ILLINOIS FIREARM DEER SEASON

Deer harvest down in area counties

BY CRAIG STERRETT Shaw Media Prior to this year’s first firearm season, deer hunters in the Illinois Valley said cold weather in early November triggered the rut early.

That, they said, resulted in successes for archers who braved the cold weather — but they predicted hunters would have a tougher time

during the firearm season Nov. 22-24.

The hunters’ worries came true.

According to Illinois Department of Natural Resources, hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 50,173 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois Firearm Deer Season.

Hunters took 58,836 deer during the first firearm weekend in 2018. Illinois’ seven-day Firearm Deer Season will conclude Dec. 5-8.

PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF Two-vehicle crash On Nov. 30 at 1:07 p.m., the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash on Route 18 in Magnolia Township. A vehicle driven by Aryanna M. Hamby, 19, of Lacon was westbound Route 18. The vehicle left its lane of travel and entered the eastbound lane where it struck a vehicle driven by Sharona B. Ellis, 38, of Lostant.

Hamby was transported to St. Margaret’s Hospital. A 17-year-old passenger from Seneca in Hamby’s vehicle

In LaSalle County, the total stood at 469 — 86 fewer than last year.

In Putnam County, hunters shot 250 deer, compared to 254 in the first shotgun season last year.

In Bureau County, hunters shot 622 deer, 127 fewer than in 2018.

In Lee County, hunters shot 311 deer, compared to 380 in 2018, and in Marshall County, 402 deer were shot, compared to 460 in 2018.

IN BRIEF was transported to OSF St. Francis Hospital in Peoria. Ellis was transported to Perry Memorial Hospital. Two other passengers in the Hamby vehicle were not injured.

Hamby was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and given a Putnam County court date.

The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, the Henry Fire Department, Putnam County EMS, Henry Ambulance and the Magnolia Fire Department.

LaSalle County will keep its property tax rate the same OTTAWA — The LaSalle County Board is keeping the property tax rate for its portion of tax bills the same.

LaSalle County Chairman Jim Olson, D-Seneca, made not raising the property tax rate a priority. The county’s levy asks for $28,889,064.21 — about $1.4 million more than last year, but the county expects to see growth in equalized assessed valuation, helping to maintain the rate.

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First performed on Dec. 18, 1892, in St. Petersburg, Russia, “The Nutcracker” has been a Christmas-time classic performed throughout the world and is almost everyone’s first ballet. Now the entire Illinois Valley is invited to view this spectacular performance.

Sponsors for this event are the Spring Valley City Bank and Eureka Savings Bank. Season sponsors are Ottawa Radio and Regional Media.

Reserved seating prices are $20 for adults and $5 for students through high school plus college with an ID. Photo contributed For tickets, send check payable to Jalen Depenbrock and Natalie Suarez dance in “The Nutracker.”

IVSO and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: IVSO Nutcracker, c/o Larry Ault, 1300 Briarcrest Drive, Ottawa, IL 61350. Specify perfor- Holiday baking workshop scheduled for Dec. 14 mance date, main floor or balcony, LASALLE — University of Illinois First St. in LaSalle. and how many adult or child tickets. Extension Nutrition and Wellness EducaTo register for the workshop, call Ticket orders received after Dec. 6 tor Susan Glassman will host a holiday the Extension office at 815-224-0889 will be held at the door. LaSalle-Pebaking class for youths in grades 3-5 or go online at https://go.illinois.edu/ ru High School Matthiessen Auditofrom 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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LASALLE — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Daniel Sommerville, will present Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at LaSalle-Peru High School Matthiessen Auditorium, with dancers from Dance Center (La­Salle), Gray’s School of Dance (Ottawa) and Ottawa Dance Academy, plus The Latin Mass Choir of the Illinois Valley and Voice Students of Kori Suarez. These are the only Nutcracker ballet performances in the area, offered by the IVSO every two years with Illinois Valley dancers and musicians performing this magical ballet — a must-see for the Christmas season.

“The Nutcracker” scenario is based on Alexandre Dumas’ French version of “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann.

The story invites us into a child’s world filled with anticipation. It is a story of magic and transformation that can be enjoyed on many levels, which unfold as we experience life and reflect our awareness and per-

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Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra Board members Laurel Maze (from left), Barbara Lukancic, general manager of the IVSO, Marilynn Hurley and Helga Interrante are pictured with items that will be displayed and sold at the “The Nutcracker” performances.

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Quilter’s guild will meet Dec. 11

HENRY — The Marshall-Putnam Quilter’s Guild will hold its December meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Henry United Presbyterian Church.

The day will begin with a holiday potluck lunch beginning at noon.

Members are asked to bring a dish to share. Silverware, paper products

and drinks will be provided. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m.

Each member is asked to bring six Fat Quarters, quilt store quality, to play Left Center Right dice game.

Members are also reminded to wear name tags for the name tag drawing and their show and tell. Visitors are welcome.

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Extension office will host workshops HENRY — The University of Illinois Extension, Marshall-Putnam 4-H, will host the following events: • Dec. 14 — Gathered Treasures will be from 9 to 11 a.m. This workshop is open to all youths age 5-18 and their families. Each child will create and take home a centerpiece. They will also make centerpieces to give to local nursing homes. This program is free to all who attend, and made possible by Thrivent Action Team Grant funded by Thrivent Financial.

Marshall-Putnam Master Gardeners will be teaching this event. Regis-

tration is required in order to have enough supplies for each family.

Register no later than Friday, Dec. 6.

• Dec. 21 — A Cloverbud holiday workshop will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Marshall-Putnam Extension, hosted by Federation. This is a free event for all Cloverbud-aged youths (5-7). Registration is required in order to have enough supplies for each child. Register no later than Friday, Dec. 13.

To register for the events, call 309364-2356 or email amscheel@illinois. edu.

IVCC Wind Ensemble will present free concert on Dec. 12 OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College’s Wind Ensemble will offer a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. Under the direction of conductor Phil Whaley, the ensemble includes IVCC students, local and regional music educators and community members dedicated to the promotion of quality wind and percussion music.

MENUS Lostant Grade School Breakfast Dec. 9 — French toast sticks, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Dec. 10 — Banana bread, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Dec. 11 — Doughnut, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Dec. 12 — Breakfast pizza, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Dec. 13 — Poptart Friday, granola, yogurt, fruit, cheese stick, juice, milk.

Lunch Dec. 9 — Pulled pork, baked beans, graham crackers, fruit, milk.

Dec. 10 — Soft shell taco (taco meat, shell, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes), rice, fruit, milk.

Dec. 11 — Crispy chicken drumstick, mashed potatoes, grape tomatoes, fruit, milk.

Dec. 12 — Rotini pasta, cucumbers, Romaine lettuce, garlic bread, fruit, milk.

Dec. 13 — No lunch, early dismissal.

Tonica Grade School Breakfast Dec. 9 — Sausage biscuit with or without cheese slice or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 10 — Pancakes, sausage patty and syrup or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 11 — Scrambled eggs or cereal, hash browns, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 12 — Breakfast pizza or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 13 — Powdered sugar or chocolate doughnuts or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch Dec. 9 — Hamburger, cheese slice, pretzel bun or hamburger bun, carrots, fruit, potato chips, milk.

Dec. 10 — Toasted ravioli, marinara sauce, cheddar cheese cubes, green beans, fruit, graham cookie, milk.

Dec. 11 — Breaded chicken patty, bun, french fries, juice box, fruit, milk.

Dec. 12 — Taco in a bag (taco meat, shredded cheese, refried beans, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, onions, salsa), fresh fruit, nacho corn chips, pudding, milk.

Dec. 13 — Cheesy garlic French bread, marinara sauce, lettuce, fruit, cookie, milk.

Putnam County Community Center Dec. 9 — Ham, turkey and cheese on sub roll, macaroni salad, mixed vegetables, grapes.

Dec. 10 — Ground beef with mostaciolli noodles and sauce, lettuce with tomato and cucumber, wheat bread, peaches, dessert.

Dec. 11 — Swedish meatballs, brown rice, asparagus and broccoli, pears.

Dec. 12 — Barbecue on bun, coleslaw, baked beans, chips with dip, banana slices, dessert.

Dec. 13 — Polish sausage with sauerkraut, baked potato, cooked carrots, pineapple.

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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