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First 2017 appearance of West Nile More positive tests likely By Dave Cook
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TONICA — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has reported it’s first positive test of the year for the West Nile Virus (WNV) in LaSalle County. A mosquito collected on July 24 tested positive for the virus which made its first national appearance in New York in 1999. In the 18 years since, West Nile has rapidly expanded its territory. According to the IDPH website, the virus was first identified in Illinois in 2001 after its presence was detected in
two dead crows found in the Chicago area. The following year, the state’s first human cases, which included deaths, were recorded. Also in that year, 100 of the state’s 102 counties reported a positive human, bird, mosquito or horse test. By the end of 2002, Illinois had 884 human cases and 67 deaths, more than any other state. In 2016, the state’s first human case of West Nile virus was reported in early June. During that year, 61 counties reported a positive mosquito, bird or human case. Also during that year the IDPH reported 155 human cases with six deaths. However, since it’s believed human cases are under-reported, those numbers may be higher. “This is typically the time of year we start to see human cases of WNV in Illinois. Although the flooding
in northeastern Illinois may be producing a large number of floodwater mosquitoes, those mosquitoes do not carry WNV. However, the hot, dry conditions we’ve been seeing around the rest of Illinois, which leave small, stagnant pockets of standing water, create ideal breeding sites for the type of mosquito that does carry West Nile virus,” IDPH director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. said in a statement on the department’s website. Mild cases of the viral infections can cause headaches and low fever. Serious cases can include a quickly progressing and high fever combined with a headache, soreness, disorientation, tremors, convulsions and possibly
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Aloha, Wenona! By Dave Cook
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Getting ready for the first school bell Tonica Grade School teacher Amy Mareta applies a fresh coat of paint to the slide at Tonica Grade School. Teachers, parents, part-time summer staff and more spent a day sprucing up the playground equipment — preparing it for the students’ first day of school next week. See a group photo on Page 2.
Staring at the sun Safety during the upcoming solar eclipse By Dave Cook
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PRINCETON — What was once the source of superstition and panic is now giving reason to celebrate. While solar eclipses won’t harm unborn babies or cause food to turn poisonous, caution is needed to safely view the upcomVol. 143 No. 36 One Section - 8 Pages
ing celestial event. In preparation for the complete solar eclipse which will occur on Aug. 21, the Princeton Public Library (PPL) recently held “Darkness at Noon,” an informational program on Aug. 3. Hosted by local eclipse expert Geri Woodlief, patrons learned about the different types of
eclipses, how and why they occur, and how to safely experience them. “My main goal is to save people’s eyes. You don’t put a hole in a piece of cardboard and look at the sun. The sun is dangerous and will burn your eyes,” Woodlief said. Woodlief was instrumental getting the city of
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Princeton to help sponsor the purchase of the eclipse glasses which are now available at the library for $1 while supplies last. These glasses will provide a safe way for people to view the eclipse. A purchase of eclipse glasses will also come with an informational guide, and PPL will also be hosting an eclipse watching event on that day.
Woodlief has traveled around the world on scientific sea cruises to view the totality of three solar eclipses, one of which included time spent getting to know Neil Armstrong and author Isaac Asimov. She also shared what it is that keeps her fascinated in eclipses. “That the sun, being 93
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WENONA — In the recent past, Wenona Days celebrations have taken residents to Las Vegas and New Orleans. This year, event-goers will see the city transformed into a Hawaiian paradise, as it holds its annual events with a tropical theme. While Wenona Days began on Aug. 9, the celebrations will continue through Aug. 13. Events on Friday, Aug. 11, will kick-off the weekend with a Battle of the Bars, Mr. C’s 5K Run, a beer tent, music, food and the carnival Saturday, Aug. 12, will see the continuing Battle of the Bars, barrel races, the Night Parade of Lights, fireworks, a golf outing, a bicycle poker run, a fishing derby, the motorcycle show, a craft and vendor show, food, the beer tent and a limbo contest. The final day in Wenona’s Hawaiian paradise will be Sunday, Aug. 13. This day will include a Bloody Mary bar, the grand parade, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, the beer tent, bingo, the Moore School open house, chicken dinners, a duck race, wine, a draw-down and the Wenona Daze of Thunder Car Show and Burnout Contest. The Wenona Chamber of Commerce would also like to thank their volunteers, city employees, businesses, organizations and the other event sponsors who help make Wenona Days possible. Questions: Visit www. wenonachamberofcommerce.org/wenona_days.
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When students arrive at Tonica Grade School next week for their first day of school, they’ll be met with some spruced up playground equipment. Pictured are those folks who donated their time and energy to accomplish the job, including David Hillyer (from left), part-time summer staff member; Lois Beenenga, paraprofessional; Beth Sherman, parent; Sarah Patyk, PTO president; Kathy Lambert, parent; Amy Mareta, teacher; Elizabeth Kilter, teacher; Kari Leffelman, parent; and Matt Huska, part-time summer staff member. Tonica News photo/Becky Kramer
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West Nile From Page 1 paralysis or death. Symptoms typically present themselves within a few days and up to two weeks after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Those facing the highest risk for serious illness are 50 or older. The IDPH says the best prevention measures against the virus and other mosquito-borne diseases is by reducing the number of mosquito friendly breeding environments around your home and neighborhood and by taking personal precautions to avoid being bitten. While the virus has been detected in several species of mosquitoes, the large majority of positive tests have been from breed Culex pipiens, also known as the house mosquito. The house mosquito breeds most easily in stagnant water. In urban locations, storm drains, catch basins, ditches and water-filled artificial containers, such as old tires and clogged gutters, are common breeding grounds for Culex mosquitoes. Also, most of a community’s house mosquitoes are bred locally because they don’t travel more than a couple of miles from where they hatched. By comparison, floodwater mosquitoes (Aedes vexans) can journey more than 10 miles from where they hatch by following the wind. Although floodwater mosquitoes are a nuisance when abundant, they haven’t been identified as significant carriers of the virus. The most effective method of mosquito control is using a larvicide treatment where larvae are present. Because catch basins are a major source of urban house mosquitoes, the IDPH recommends they be treated by municipalities at least twice during the summer. This helps reduce the number of mosquitoes during late summer, the time of greatest risk of infection for humans.
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Tips for preventing the spread of mosquitoes and West Nile Virus During the summer, mosquitoes can develop in any standing water that lasts more than seven to 10 days. Consequently, you help protect your family from mosquitoes by reducing the amount of standing water available for mosquito breeding around your home: • Dispose of discarded tires, cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots or other unused similar water-holding containers that have accumulated on your property. Don’t overlook containers which have become overgrown by vegetation. • At least once per week, empty standing water from containers on your property, such as tire swings or bird baths. • Fill in tree rot holes and hollow stumps that hold water. • Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers left outdoors. Drainage holes drilled in the sides of containers allow sufficient water to collect in which mosquitoes may breed. • Clean clogged roof gutters, particularly if the leaves from surrounding trees have a tendency to plug up the drains. Flooded roof gutters are easily overlooked but can produce hundreds of mosquitoes each season. • Turn over plastic wading pools when not in use. A wading pool becomes a mosquito breeding ground if not used regularly. • Turn over wheelbarrows and don’t allow water to stagnate in bird baths. • Change water in bird baths and wading pools on a weekly basis. • Store boats covered or upside down, or remove rainwater weekly. • Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with fish. Water gardens are fashionable, but can become major mosquito producers if allowed to stagnate. • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools that aren’t being used. A swimming pool left unattended for a month by a family on vacation can produce enough mosquitoes to result in neighborhood-wide complaints. Be aware mosquitoes may breed in the water that collects on swimming pool covers. • Keep drains, ditches and culverts free of grass clippings, weeds and trash so water will drain properly. • Fill in low areas on your property to eliminate standing water. Ponds or streams where fish are present, or where the water is disturbed by current or wave action, don’t produce many mosquitoes. • Report possible breeding sites to your local mosquito control agency if one exists in your community. Provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Eclipse From Page 1 million miles away, can be covered by the moon, which is 400 times smaller, and you think of everything that has to happen for that to occur at the right moment, you’re just in awe. You feel so small when you realize it,” she said. While the eclipse will be total in Carbondale, Ill., Woodlief said the Illinois Valley will experience approximately 90 percent coverage, and things will still get quite dark during those couple of minutes. As millions of people in the eclipse’s path will undoubtedly try to capture a
striking image of it with their cameras or phones, Woodlief advised against using cameras, telescopes and binoculars, even with the proper filters. “What kind of picture are you really thinking you’ll get with your phone?” she asked one audience member. She said along with the safety concerns, there are so many other aspects to be involved with during quality eclipse photography that it often overshadows the best part of the event. “Just enjoy and appreciate the experience for what it is and exist in the moment,” Woodlief said. For more information on the upcoming eclipse visit the library or www. eclipse2017.nasa.gov.
A collection of eclipse myths and superstitions • It’s been believed in different societies through the ages that eclipses have been variously caused by the sun being eaten by demons, gods, dragons and even mythical wolves, bears, jaguars, dogs and frogs. • Eclipses were often seen as omens of death, destruction, pestilence and drought. • In some cultures, eclipses were thought to pose a danger to pregnant women and their unborn children, and they were made to stay inside. • It’s been believed any food prepared during an eclipse will be poisonous. • Eclipses were also often thought to pose a threat to ruling kings or emperors. • Not all people associate solar eclipses with doom and danger. • Some in Africa have believed the eclipses are caused by the sun and moon fighting. They use the events to encourage the setting aside of differences and communal harmony. • In Italy some believe flowers planted during an eclipse will be more vibrant and healthy.
Eye safety during an eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks any part of the sun. Beginning at 11:50 a.m., with an estimated 90 percent totality at 1:17 p.m., and ending at 2:41 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will be visible locally. In Carbondale, in southern Illinois, the eclipse will be total and schools have even had their first day of school pushed back in anticipation of the crowds of people expected to visit town. Looking directly at the sun is unsafe except during the brief period of total coverage. Since the Illinois Valley can expect only an approximate 90 percent totality, it will never be safe to view this eclipse locally without proper eye protection. The only way to safely view a partially eclipsed sun, even at 90 percent totality, is by using special purpose solar filters such as eclipse glasses. Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even dark ones, aren’t safe to use. Always inspect your filters or eclipse glasses before use. If scratched or damaged, discard them. Read and follow all instructions and always supervise children using solar filters. Stand still and cover your eyes with your eclipse glasses before looking at the sun. After viewing, turn away before removing them. Don’t look at the partially eclipsed sun through an unfiltered camera, telescope, binoculars or any other optical device, with or without eclipse glasses. The concentrated solar rays will damage the filter and injure your eyes. Seek expert advice before using cameras, telescopes, binoculars or other optical devices. If you are within the path of totality, which the Illinois Valley is not, only remove your solar filter/eclipse glasses when the sun’s face is completely covered by the moon, and it gets dark. Experience totality and then before the sun begins to reappear, replace your eclipse glasses or filter to view the remaining phases. An alternative method for safe viewing is pinhole projection. By poking a hole in a piece of cardboard and allowing the sun to shine through it onto a piece of paper or other smooth surface, a safe-to-view representation of the eclipse’s stages will be projected. Source: www.eclipse2017.nasa.gov and www.aas.org.
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It’s that time ... It’s almost back-to-school time for the Lambert family and Tonica Grade School. Isabella (from left), Flynn, Coleman, Kathy and Ava were at the school for registration day on Aug. 2, and mother Kathy was excited this will be the only year all her children will be attending school under the same roof. The first day of school for Tonica students is Aug. 17, and Lostant’s first day of school is Aug. 24.
Police, fire and coroner reports Lostant Fire and Ambulance At approximately 6:30 p.m. July 26, Lostant Fire and Ambulance were paged by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department for a single-vehicle rollover accident on East Third Road, just south of North 16th Road in Hope Township, about two to three miles northwest of Lostant. A vehicle traveling south on East Third Road left the road for unknown reasons, rolling several times and coming to a rest upside down in a bean field on the west side of East Third Road. The driver, Nathan D. Andrew, 24, of Toluca, the only occupant, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The LaSalle County Coroner’s Office was notified, and the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office was on scene and is handling the investigation.
LaSalle County Sheriff • At 6:19 p.m. on July 18, deputies responded to a domestic situation in the 100 block of Plum Street in Tonica. After investigation, deputies arrested Christin A. Steinhauer, 31, of Streator. Steinhauer was charged with domestic battery (causing bodily harm to a family member) and transported to the jail. • At 6:11 p.m. on July 25, deputies cited Brent Anderson, 33, of Streator for speeding 81 mph in a 55 mph zone and for illegal transportation of open alcohol
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by a driver following a traffic stop on Route 18 in Eagle Township. • At 3:58 p.m. on July 31, deputies responded to a two-vehicle accident on Oakley Avenue near East 16th Road in Eagle Township. Adam L. Sorenson, 35, of Streator was traveling west on Oakley Avenue when he slowed to turn into a driveway. He was then rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Lee R. Johnson, 24, of Momence. No citations were issued, and no injuries were reported. • At 5:24 p.m. on Aug. 2, deputies cited Kevin T. Watson, 23, of Romeoville for speeding 87 mph in a 55 mph zone and operating an uninsured motor vehicle following a traffic stop on Route 18 near East 12th Road in Eagle Township. Following a search of Watson’s vehicle, he was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released with a September court date. • At 2:13 a.m. on Aug. 6, deputies cited Demetrius V. Farris, 32, of Streator for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone following a traffic stop on North 18th Road near East 12th Road in Vermillion Township.
LaSalle County Coroner During the afternoon of July 29, Collin Anderson, 24, of Schererville, Ind., died at Starved Rock State Park. The incident is under investigation by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Conservation Police Department and the LaSalle County Coroner’s Office.
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Geri Woodlief has used her experiences of traveling the world to see the total solar eclipses in 1972, 1973 and 1977 to help those in the Illinois Valley to fully and safely appreciate the eclipse which will occur on Aug. 21. The Illinois Valley will experience an eclipse of 90 percent totality, while further south in Carbondale it will be complete. Woodlief said she’ll be traveling there to once again to experience totality.
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Summer vacation: ‘Those were the days’ We have survived the summer youth baseball season, and now our thoughts are turning to vacation. There is a very small window of time to enjoy a family vacation — new activities and school will begin again in just a couple of weeks. Summer vacation time always reminds me of that same thing when I was growing up. It seems now there isn’t much time for a family to go on vacation, Nita Wyatt but I remember when I was young, COMMENTARY we had to plan our family time around getting my projects done and participating in the 4-H Fair and the Bureau County Fair. The activities are different for my grandsons, but plans still revolved around my activities. The first family vacations I remember were centered around going to Nebraska to visit my grandfather and aunts, uncles and cousins. My parents moved to Illinois from Nebraska, and many of our relatives were still there. I have to say I wasn’t always wildly excited about those visits. My grandpa was great, but I didn’t know the rest of the family very well. The cousins didn’t know me, and I didn’t know them. We only saw them once a year. We did always make sure to spend the night with my favorite aunt and uncle in Lincoln, Neb. In my young mind, they were so special. My uncle was an optometrist, and my aunt worked in a department store. I thought it was so cool that she worked away from home — I don’t know why — she just seemed so different from my mom, and in my young mind she was just the best person I knew. After my grandfather passed away, we didn’t go to visit the family as much. My parents decided we should go on some vacation to see things. The first vacation included my sister and I sleeping in a tent, and my parents slept in the car. At that time we owned a Rambler (OK I just dated myself) car with seats that would fold down flat and my parents slept in there. Our camp was quite a sight, but when I think back we weren’t that much different than other people we met on our travels. We took a trip to Colorado and went to Estes Park and to the top of Pikes Peak; we visited the Blue Ridge Mountains in Tennessee and got lost on a curvy road in those hills; we camped in Minnesota and survived the biggest mosquitoes I had ever seen; we saw Old Faithful and all the rest of the wonders of Yosemite. We saw them all. We drove the two-lane roads to the west and south, north and east. We took a trip to Washington, D.C., where my dad discovered the only way to see the sights was to take a tour. My dad, the country guy, thought the traffic of the capital city was too much for him. We found a guide and his car to take us to all the monuments. My dad was almost as scared having someone else drive as he had been to drive himself. He gripped the door and his seat the entire time. Our driver zipped around in that traffic like it was nothing. I had never seen my dad scared of anything before that day. Those were the days, my friend, those were the days. We sang our way down the road watching the scenery and the big trucks pass us by. No radio, no air conditioning, no big hotels, it was a special time. Very soon, my immediate family, the six of us, will take off on a vacation of our own. We have vacationed together before. We have gone to a lake or two for a week, and we have gone to a water park for a few days. This time we are going, as my oldest grandson says, “to see something,” kind of like those vacations I remember as a child. Our trip will be slightly different, there will be the interstate; there will be air conditioning; there will be radio and other entertainment electronics. We will be staying in a cabin, not in a tent (thankfully), but some of it will be the same. We will be together, and we will be making memories with our grandchildren as my parents did with me. Hoping that you made some memories this summer, whether in your own backyard or on the road. Enjoy the summer! I know we have and will. Nita Wyatt of Wyanet can be reached at wyattnm1950@yahoo.com.
I am fat, my friends Fat. Think about that word. If you were using it in a sentence, is it a noun? Is it an adjective? So many people use it as a judgment. Often times I refer to myself as fat. There is no denying it. I am not blind. I can see myself in the mirror. To me, the word is an adjective. I am fat. I am also 5 feet, 6 inches tall. I also have long hair. I also am known for my over enthusiasm in life. Those are traits — not indicators of my success in life, my likeability or my character. Of course, I did not come to this conclusion overnight, or without many tears, insecurities, bad choices and maybe a little counseling. When I tell people I’m fat, it sends them into panic mode, and they begin to stammer. “You’re not fat!” LIE! “You are beautiful inside and out!” DODGE “How about those Bears?” AVOIDANCE “SQUIRREL” DISTRACTION Why do we get nervous? Why do we freak out? When will we see the word FAT as merely an adjective, as it should be? When will the stigma be lifted from that word? I always tease that fat people are actually nicer people because they try harder due to low self esteem and the effort to be seen as worthy in the eyes of the world. I also say I’m glad I grew up with fat girl mentality because it made me develop a personality to fall back on. Woes be to the overly confident skinny girls who skated by on stunning smiles, girlish giggles and hair flipping, but then inevitably got old. Now they’ve got NOTHING! I hid my insecurities by punching boys in the arm and challenging them to contests of strength and skill.
Lori Boekeloo COMMENTARY
I want to go back to the attitude from the Baroque period when being fat was revered. Being fat indicated wealth because those people had an abundance of food and an abundance of money that allowed them to sit around and eat and not work. Yeah — I think going back to that type of thinking is a winning game plan. First, become fat. I have that one nailed. Second, become wealthy. That may take awhile. In my youth (as with so many others), I felt my worth was tied to my weight like an ox in a yoke. I was able to blame my failures and shortcomings on the fact that my jeans didn’t fit, or people were judging me. The funny thing is, now that I’m older and a wee bit wiser, I have actually talked to skinny people who felt the same way. WAIT! WHAT? In my world, if I had been skinny, my life would have been a breeze. I could wear cute clothes and smile with confidence. What worries would I have if I didn’t have to count calories and chart physical activity and drink horrible protein shakes and shop endlessly for something affordable that fit and consume mass quantities of leafy greens? I would be carefree and skip through life with a smile on my face and peace in my heart. It was really big news to me to con-
verse with a skinny person who had many of the same worries, only in reverse. She struggled with feeling ugly because her bones stuck out. Heck, I haven’t seen my collarbones in years. Hip bones? Hidden beneath a protective layer of body fat. My skinny friend indicated she often had to shop in the children’s section of the clothing store, and so her clothing choices tended toward immature. She didn’t want to wear Dora and Diego leggings, or Sesame Street characters on her shirts. I’m sure I looked oddly puzzled during our conversation because I had never encountered this mindset. It was as foreign to me as the desire some people have to launch themselves out of a perfectly good aircraft to plummet to the ground in an adrenaline flooded rush. Why would you do that? Why would you want to? Why would you think that? Why wouldn’t you want to be skinny? My friend gave me some very good reasons. So, on the eve of my 50th birthday, I have decided I will spend the second half of my century on earth (keep your fingers crossed that I last that long) viewing the word fat as merely an adjective and will launch a campaign to enlighten the masses. I will wear my label with pride and encourage others to do the same. I will eat the Twinkie, enjoying every morsel and knowing it will not condemn me to a life of depressing solitude. Lori Boekeloo of Hennepin is a mother of three. She can be reached at lorianne67@hotmail.com, or friend her on Facebook for more humor and inspiration on a daily basis.
Health care costs are what ails us The best things in life are generally not free. Take health care. When I was a boy in the 1940-50s, each small town had two or three family doctors. The hospital in the nearby city of 20,000 (13,000 today) was a small, quiet affair where you went until you got well or died. There was no Medicare or Medicaid. Nor much insurance. I recall coming home about third grade with a flyer for my parents about how a new company called Blue CrossBlue Shield was offering a policy to cover me for a dollar a month. Those were simpler times. Today my friends and I are “doctorin’” all the time, with many specialists. Construction cranes are frequently seen hovering around the latest health complex addition. Hospitals are generally the biggest employers in town. The advances in health care are coming at us in a blinding cavalcade of change, with our individual DNA the focus of the newest therapies. All this change costs big money. In my youth, health care costs per capita were about 1/20th of a much smaller gross product than today, when costs now soak up close to 1/5th of our annual product. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, annual health costs per person topped $10,000 in 2016 (versus $1,000 in 1960, in inflation-adjusted dollars). Though the rate of cost increases has been coming down in recent years, they are still projected to go up faster than our wealth as far into the future as the eye can see. We all demand the best, latest and fastest in care. Many of us, however, do
Jim Nolan COMMENTARY our best to counter the salutary effects of medicine by letting our bodies go to Hell, taking our car to drive across the street, which increases costs for diabetes and other chronic problems. Our health care costs multiples of that than in most other developed countries. The costs are typically paid by your employer. This makes American business less competitive on the world stage, as governments pay health care costs in most other developed nations. Governments are, however, taking up more of the cost load. In a few years, federal and state governments will pay half the total, primarily through Medicare and Medicaid. This is driving federal and state budget-makers crazy, pushing up taxes and squeezing the slices of the budget pie going to education, public colleges and social services. Health care costs are also driving a nasty wedge in society between the haves and have nots in the U.S. The present national debate over replacing Obamacare is not about better health care for all, no matter what Trump says. It’s about resistance from the 16 percent of Americans with incomes over $100,000, who pay 80 percent of income taxes, to pay health care costs for many of the 71 percent who contribute less than 6 percent of income tax revenue. Otherwise, why would all the focus
be on reducing Medicaid costs for the low-income and not those of Medicare for all of us in the older set? We all have to participate in efforts to reduce health care costs. Here are some thoughts, ranging from the radical to the obvious, at least so to me: • People who take care of themselves get preference in health care. The principle is not much different from that of charging smokers more for insurance. • Make comparison shopping for operations and care possible. In the past, when others paid for our care, we had no need to comparison shop. With ever higher deductibles and co-pays today, however, consumers have a reason to look for the best deals — yet hospital desk clerks laugh you out of the office for daring to ask. • Get serious about cost-benefit analysis for end-of-life care. Think of the opportunities foregone when we shift tax dollars from education of our kids and grandkids to cover operations that cost six figures in order to extend an elderly life a month or two. • Shift health care to Medicare for all, as conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, among others, has suggested. This would make it appear that we are all paying for our health care. It would take the burden off business. It would cut administrative costs. You may have better ideas. Whatever, we have to get serious about what ails us — health care costs. Jim Nowlan of Toulon served two terms in the Illinois House and worked under three governors. He co-wrote “Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State.” Contact Nowlan at jnowlan3@gmail.com.
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‘A debt of gratitude’ To the Editor, This letter is to the townspeople of Tonica: There is a retired couple who walk around town, bags in hands, picking up garbage along our streets. They do this voluntarily,
from their hearts, obviously proud of their town. Watch for them on your street. We owe them a debt of gratitude. Katherine Dauber Tonica
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Community Community Briefs Wanda Mountain Boys in Tonica TONICA — The Wanda Mountain Boys will return again this year to Tonica to perform at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the United Methodist Church, 423 E. Wauponis St. in Tonica. Everyone is welcome to attend. A potluck will follow. Those wishing to stay for the potluck must bring a dish to share and table service.
Woodcrafters’ annual picnic meeting PRINCETON — Woodcrafters Unlimited will hold its annual picnic meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at Wise Guys, 2205 N. Main St. in Princeton. Woodcrafters will give some money toward the cost of each member’s meal. To RSVP call 815-879-2471 or email Carol Bird at libmaven7@gmail.com.
THS Alumni Association dinner TONICA — The Tonica High School Alumni Association will have its annual dinner on Sept. 9 at the Oglesby Elks Lodge. Cocktail hour starts at 6 p.m. and dinner will be at 7 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are $30 per person with checks payable to Tonica High School Alumni Association. Reservations with remittance should be sent to: Lynn (Huss) Anderson, P.O. Box 305, Tonica, IL 61370 or Kathy (Straughn) Milner, 306 N. 21st Road, Tonica, IL 61370. When sending payment to make a reservation, alumni should include graduation year, whether a special reunion is being celebrated or if special seating arrangements are needed. Tonica Grade School graduates are also invited.
Genealogy guild will meet OTTAWA — The LaSalle County Genealogy Guild will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Guild Library, 115 Glover, Ottawa. The speaker will be Robert Glaser, who will speak about a book he has written, “A Fire Straw in Bureau County.”
Agricultural Museum open house is Aug. 13 HENNEPIN — The annual Agricultural Museum open house of the Putnam County Historical Society will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at 501 Old Highway 26, Hennepin. Local collectors will be displaying antique tractors and vehicles as usual. The permanent displays are agricultural equipment and tools, wildlife, coal mining and military memorabilia, early 1900’s general store, post office, one-room school and farm kitchen. The Putnam County FFA Alumni will be holding a tractor drive before the open house to raise funds for
the Bill Biagi Memorial FFA Alumni Scholarship. Registration for the tractor drive will begin at 9 a.m. at the Ag Museum. The tractors will depart at 10 a.m. and return at 12:30 p.m. for lunch. The cost of the drive is $40 per tractor. The event is sponsored by McNabb Grain Co. For information on the tractor drive contact Brian Biagi at 815-252-0474 or chachi869@ gmail.com. At 1 p.m., Bob and Jerry Read will give a presentation on the history of the hardware and implement business in Henry begun by Duke Brothers in 1880 and taken over by Read Brothers in 1957. The presentation
will be in the new meeting house adjacent to the Ag Museum. Everyone is invited to the open house, and admission is free. Pork chop lunches will be available for purchase at the meeting house. The Agricultural Museum and the meeting house are handicapped accessible. Pulsifer House (the historic house museum built in 1844) will also be open for tours. Pulsifer House is not handicapped accessible. For information on the open house, contact Luke Holly at lholly@ yahoo.com or Sid Whitaker at sidneywhitaker25@gmail.com or 815303-5104.
Bridges Senior Center has new location PERU — Bridges Senior Center has moved to 809 21st St. in Peru. They are no longer located on Etna Road. The phone number has not changed so you will still be able to contact Bridges staff at 815-4318034.
Bingo for Bridges will be held Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Knights of Columbus, 401 W. Main St. in Ottawa. A spaghetti lunch will start at noon followed by bingo at 1 p.m. The first 18 bingo games prizes value around $50 each and the cover
all game cash prize will be $400. There will also be a lottery tree, 50/50 drawling and silent auction. Advance tickets are $22 and day of tickets are $25. For tickets, or more information, call the Bridges Senior Center at 815-431-8034.
Casting call for Stage 212’s ‘6 Rms Riv Vu’ LASALLE — Director Ken Schroeder has announced auditions for Stage 212’s fall 2017 production, “6 Rms Riv Vu,” the classic comedy by Bob Randall, will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, and Saturday, Aug. 19, at the theater, 700 First St. in LaSalle. Paul Friedman, a married advertising copywriter and Anne Miller, a discontented housewife, meet when each shows up at the same time to inspect
an apartment for rent. When they discover the door has been locked accidentally, trapping them inside, they are forced to wait for rescue together. A connection slowly develops as they pass the time by sharing details of their respective lives. Schroeder will be casting eight people aged early 20s and up. Three male roles and three female roles are available. The remaining two roles
could be cast either gender. Perusal scripts are available by contacting the Stage 212 ticket office at 815-2243025. Familiarity with the script is not required to audition. For more information, visit www.stage212.org. “6 Rms Riv Vu” will be presented Nov. 3-5 and 10-12. Stage 212 auditions are open to all regardless of prior theatrical experience.
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Ag business management program approved OGLESBY — “A very big step forward for our agriculture program” is how IVCC President Jerry Corcoran described the notice just received from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) and the Illinois Board of Higher Education certifying IVCC’s new Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree in Agricultural Business Management. The two-year, 60-credit hour program beginning this fall will prepare students for immediate employment in the region’s steadily expanding agri-business sector. “This program will provide students pursuing agriculture careers the knowledge they need to quickly get a good job,” said Corcoran. “Agricultural Business Management has a robust internship which often leads directly to a new job.” The new curriculum includes the following courses: Intro to Field Crop Science, Intro to Ag Mechanics, Intro to Ag Industry, Intro to Ag Business Management, Intro to Ag Economics, Intro to Precision Ag, Ag Marketing, Intro to Soil Science, Ag Sales, Ag Credit and Finance, Advanced Ag Business Management, Microcomputer Applications in Ag plus an ag internship. Graduates well be positioned for a variety of jobs such as ag loan offi-
Breakfast Aug. 17 — Toaster pastry or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Aug. 18 — Cinnamon rolls or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch Aug. 17 — Chicken strips with dipping sauce, corn, juice box, fruit, milk. Aug. 18 — Pizza bosco stick, carrots, apple slices, Rice Krispies treat, milk.
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IVCC ag instructor and program coordinator Willard Mott discusses “Theory of Consumer Behavior” last spring. cer, farm manager, seed salesman, crop insurance, ag facility manager, grain facilities manager, precision ag specialist, farmer and many more. For students interested in a fouryear ag degree, IVCC also offers a two-year seamless transfer to each of the four state universities with ag programs.
The next major step in building the program will be an application early next year to the ICCB for the certification of an AAS degree in agronomy for fall 2018. Those interested in enrolling or learning more about the program should email Dean of Natural Sciences and Business Ron Groleau at ron_groleau@ivcc.edu.
10th annual Boo Milby 5K is Aug. 19 LASALLE — The 10th annual Boo Milby 5K Run/Walk/Memory Fun Walk, sponsored by the Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Group, will be held Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Northwest School in LaSalle. Registration will begin at 6:45 a.m. with the run/walk starting at 8 a.m. Pre-register before Thursday, Aug. 17, for $20. The first 200 adults and the first 50 children to pre-register
will be assured a race bag. All participants will be given a shirt. This event is a Starved Rock Runners Circuit Race. There will be EMTs on site, traffic control, refreshments and music. The one mile Memory Walk will have a separate route. For more information call Joanne Milby at 815-228-1858 or email her at boo15@att.net, or Peg Gonet at
815-481-6465 or grammypeg@hotmail.com. Proceeds from this and other fundraisers by the Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Group are kept in the Illinois Valley to support Alzheimer’s awareness, educational programs and family services. Donations are made to local nursing homes with Alzheimer Units, and a portion is also donated for research.
Golf scramble to aid IVCH drive for new MRI PERU — Illinois Valley Community Hospital’s drive to fund the purchase of a new MRI unit continues with a golf fundraiser this fall. The IVCH Foundation Golf Scramble tees off at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Club in LaSalle. The event’s $125 entry fee includes lunch, dinner, green fees, golf cart,
refreshments and a sponsored tee gift. Registration information is available by clicking on the golf scramble billboard on the home page at ivch.org. Corporate sponsorships are also available. For details, call Jheri Emmerling, Foundation secretary, at 815-780-4642, or Brad Reach, IVCH chief financial officer and head of the committee planning the golf outing, at
815-780-3574. An MRI scanner is a diagnostic imaging device that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body. IVCH wants to replace its current MRI unit with a wide bore model that can perform a wider range of tests while providing patients with more room and comfort during exams.
Aug. 14 — Baked pork chops, baked potato, mixed vegetables, fruit cocktail, wheat bread. Aug. 15 — PCCC salad luncheon. Aug. 16 — Baked chicken, baked potato with butter and parsley, zucchini, pears. Aug. 17 — Sub sandwich, macaroni salad, sliced peaches, three-bean salad, dessert. Aug. 18 — Swedish meatballs with egg noodles, salad with toppings, baby carrots, Jell-O with fruit. 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.
Briefs Alzheimer’s support group PERU — The Alzheimer’s Caring Friends support group for caregivers, family and friends will be meeting on the lower level of the Peru Public Library at 1409 11th St. at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21. The group is sponsored by the Illinois Valley Alzheimer’s Group, Inc. For more information call Peg Gonet at 815-481-6465 or Joanne Milby at 815-223-1885.
Mindful Eating Class on Aug. 17 HENNEPIN — Join University of Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Susan Glassman for a “Mindful Eating” class. Participants will learn the benefits of slowing down while we eat to experience and savor each bite. The “Mindful Eating” class will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at the Putnam County Library, 214 N. Fourth St. in Hennepin. To register, call University of Illinois Extension at 815224-0889 by Wednesday, Aug. 16. For more information, contact Glassman at 815-224-0889 or visit web. extension.illinois.edu/blmp. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, have questions or need more information, call University of Illinois Extension, Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties at 815-224-0889.
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OTTAWA, ILLINOIS IN RE: ) THE ESTATE OF ) JOHN BARBIC, ) Deceased. ) No. 17-P-140 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION CLAIMS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the death of JOHN BARBIC, late, of LaSalle. Letters of Office were issued on July 5, 2017, to MARIAN BEZELY and KATHY KITCHEN, whose attorney is Aplington, Kaufman, McClintock, Steele & Barry, Ltd., 160 Marquette St., P.O. Box 517, LaSalle, IL 61301. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk, Circuit Court, in the LaSalle County
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