GRANVILLE — Budget updates, hiring and bids were on the agenda at the Putnam County Board meeting this past week.
Putnam County Super-intendent Jay McCrack-en informed the board of the school district’s bud-get situation as of Dec. 31, 2014. McCracken was pleased with where the district’s finances were sitting.
“At this point in the school year, we are where we should be,” he said.
“Our expenditures are at 46 percent of our current budget.”
McCracken informed the board at this time in the school year, a district should have spent no more than 50 percent of their budget if at all pos-sible. With Putnam Coun-ty’s expenditures being at 46 percent, the district’s finances are in good shape, according to him.
The transportation fund is running at 55 percent, and the tort immuni-ty fund is at 68 percent for the district. However other funds are lower than projections for this time of
year, so the figures even out overall.
Under the personnel part of the meeting, the district has announced the hiring of their new maintenance supervi-sor. Christopher “Chris” Uzella has been hired to replace retiring mainte-nance supervisor Doug Smith. Uzella, who will start his job in February, will train under Smith through September. Smith will officially retire at that time.
McCracken noted there were two rounds of inter-views and a lot of out-standing candidates for
the position.“It was a very tough
decision, but we feel we have the right person for the position,” he said.
The committee of the whole met before the regular board meeting to examine the current contracts which the dis-trict has with its liabili-ty insurance, auditor and legal services. McCracken indicated they in no way were displeased with the efforts of the individuals who play these roles for the district.
“The committee brought back the recom-mendation to maintain
the status quo with our auditors, Gorenz and Associates and our legal services,” he said. “The liability insurance will be put out to bids at this time.”
In other personnel deci-sions, the board accepted the resignation of Emery Burdette, high school math teacher. They hired Cody Kennedy as a long-term substitute teacher to finish the current school year.
In other action, the board:
• Heard a presentation from Jodie Goetz, high school special educa-
tion teacher and person in charge of the district’s teacher mentoring pro-gram.
• Listened to the Put-nam County Future Farm-ers of America Parliamen-tary Pro presentation team with their advisor John Heiser.
• Learned the state of Illinois is behind in their state payments to the Put-nam County District to the tune of $232,074. The deficit includes $36,784 to the Early Childhood Edu-cation fund, $98,607 to the Transportation fund and $96,683 to the special edu-cation fund.
GRANVILLE — Gran-ville will have a new full-time police officer starting on March 1. The Granville Village Board voted to hire Brian Gonet for the position at $14.50 an hour with a 50-cent pay increase after 90 days.
Village Police Chief Kevin Moore had approached the board earlier this month requesting they hire another full-time police officer in an effort to keep officers on the force. Many officers have been hired part-time by the village, only to leave shortly after for full-time positions or higher-pay-ing part-time positions at other villages.
The board voted four to one in favor of the hire with board member Jim Pettit voting no. Pettit’s concern is the timing of the new hire and its effect on the village budget, since a full-time position was not allowed for in this year’s financial plan.
Gonet was already a part-time officer in Gran-ville.
Mike Richetta from Chamlin and Associates presented the board with the completed contracts for the 2015 water treat-ment plant improve-ments, which includes media removal and replacement. The testing
of the media has been completed and work is expected to start in the next two to three weeks.
Board member Sean Coleman stated the infor-mation luncheon at Troy Simplified Technology was very informative. The Police Committee is look-ing into purchasing two or three body cameras at approximately $400 each. Moore will set up a pre-sentation of the cameras from Troy for the board.
Board member Roy Leckonby presented the board with proposed water/sewer rate increas-es. After a brief discus-sion, the board decided to table the discussion until the next meeting.
Public Works Super-intendent Sheli Starkey told the board officials from the Illinois Environ-mental Protection Agen-cy were in town recently for an inspection. Every-thing was good with them looking into the back flow prevention in the storm sewer system.
Board member Randy Borio told the board help will soon be needed in the public works depart-ment. A committee meet-ing to discuss this is set for 9 a.m. Jan. 31.
The board responded to a donation request from the Putnam County Library which had been tabled at the last meet-ing. The board elected to donate $250 for ren-ovation work at the new Granville library location.
HENNEPIN — It was a light agenda at the Henne-pin Village Board meeting.
The 2015 fireworks bud-get was expanded by 10 percent. Last year, the
budget for fireworks sat at $14,000. In 2015, this amount will be increased to $15,400. The board also hired Paul Miskowiec as a fireworks consultant. This move was made to increase safety during the preparation and shooting off of the annual fireworks display.
It was decided to create a new list of village streets and sidewalks that may
need repair work. Village trustee Quentin Buffing-ton will work with Henne-pin engineer Bill Schafer to create the list and bring it to the next board meet-ing.
A requested donation for the Putnam Coun-ty Library District was denied. The upcoming year’s mowing season was also discussed. The board discussed the selection for
Citizen of the Year. They are looking for candidates.
The village board want-ed to remind everyone that when more than 2 inches of snow is forecast, village residents are asked to remove their cars from the streets to aid in the snow removal.
Also, the board voted to release to the public the 2014 closed session min-utes.
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Giving doesn’t really hurtDan Kuhn (left) of McNabb donates blood during the blood drive at the Magnolia United Methodist Church on Jan. 19, while technician Kendra Harris prepares to withdraw some of his blood for testing. The Red Cross collected 18 units of blood during the drive.
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GRANVILLE — As an adult in today’s society, it is often forgotten what kind of impact we make on people, especially the young.
January is National Mentoring Month. This event was started by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Part-nership. The group tries to draw attention to the importance of mentoring work and how each indi-vidual who volunteers can be a mentor in everyday life events.
The National Mentoring Month has goals set to help establish positive effects in young people’s lives. The goals include: The group wants to raise awareness of mentoring in its vari-ous forms; it wants to help recruit individuals to men-tor, especially in programs that have waiting lists of young people; it also seeks to help promote the rapid growth of mentoring by recruiting organizations to engage their constituents in mentoring.
The National Mentor-ing Month organization has local partners in each state who work to create special events in their areas or communities with business partners. These events are designed to help find interested adults who wish to learn how to take their concern for young people and focus it into direct action by becoming mentors.
Jodie Goetz, a veteran
teacher at Putnam Coun-ty High School, is a strong proponent of the mentor-ing program at the school. Goetz heads the mentor-ing program for teachers at the school. Putnam County High School also encourages its students to mentor younger ones, whether it is as a reading buddy or through the high school’s Interact Club.
“Mentoring programs help support and encour-age positive change and growth. Both the mentor and mentee can learn from one another and gain new skills and tech-niques. The Putnam County District utilizes this belief in their mentor-ing program,” Goetz said.
The Illinois Mentoring Partnership (IMP) is the umbrella organization in the state for quality youth mentoring programs. IMP provides resources, technical assistance and advocacy for the state’s mentoring movement.
Currently there are three million children in the state who are being mentored. However, this
leaves 15 million children who are not, according to IMP. IMP notes children who are mentored are 27
percent less likely to start drinking, 37 percent less likely to skip classes in school and 46 percent less likely to start using illegal drugs.
The IMP noted 9 to 15 year olds are at a critical time in their lives where they are highly influenced. Ninety-two percent of the children who need mento-ring are from low-income households with 80 per-cent of this group being from single-parent fami-lies. This is where men-toring becomes a critical factor in a child’s develop-ment.
An adult who meets with a child for just five hours a week can have a strong impact on that child’s life, according to IMP.
Currently, there are more than 200 youth men-toring programs operating in Illinois.
According to IMP, almost one in five children in the state do not have a caring adult they can turn to for guidance and sup-port.
PCR photo/Dixie SchroederPutnam County freshman Logan Kreiser (seated) gets some assistance on his Spanish from junior Ryan Friel who is a member of the PC Interact Club.
MARK —The last of the street work is finished in Mark, at least until spring arrives.
Mark engineer Jack Kusek told the village board at its Jan. 20 meet-ing the last phone pole has been set, and the last transformer box has been moved into place at the end of St. Paul Street. The work marks the end of the 2014 phase of street renovations in the village. Further projects will be on hold until the spring
weather breaks.The postal project for
the village continues. The board has been working with McClure Engineer-ing and the United States Postal Service to solve the ongoing problem of street addresses not matching with postal addresses. McClure will be receiving street postal maps in an effort to make changes to the village address num-bering. The confusion has led to several misdirected letters and packages.
McClure has also deliv-ered a list of projects the village needs to fix to bring the water and
sewer system up to spec. Village President Frank Niewinski said the list was small. Although he added the work would be minor issues, the cost for the fixes will be close to $20,000. Among the listed items are mainte-nance and repainting the water tank and replacing some of the village fire hydrants. A full inspec-tion of Well No. 2 is also needed.
Board members accept-ed the submitted amount for this year’s motor fuel tax. A pay ordinance for a full-time employee was also approved.
MAGNOLIA — They’re called the Great Lakes, but what’s so great about them? The answer is, “A lot more than you’d expect.”
Norman Moline, pro-fessor emeritus of geog-raphy at Augustana College, will share his knowledge of the Great Lakes and their pro-found impact on Illinois and the Illinois Valley in his program “Greatness Explained: The Great Lakes” at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Magnolia branch of the Putnam County Library.
“I really feel the Great Lakes are one of the great natural wonders of the world,” Moline said. “They’re on par with the Grand Canyon or the Grand Tetons, but they’re never included in lists.”
Moline grew up in the Chicago area and began a lifelong interest in the Great Lakes as a boy on the shores of Lake Mich-igan. The interest may have led him into geogra-phy, but he said his pro-gram will focus on the lakes’ impact instead of
their forming.“One of the biggest sig-
nificances of the Great Lakes is their historical role in the settlement and transportation in Illinois and its role in the War of 1812,” Moline said. “The fact that they’re all connected is astound-ing. From Duluth (where Moline lives) to the Atlantic Ocean is 2,342 miles by water, and you can take a boat the entire way by natural waterways or small canals. To me, that’s pretty superlative.”
The connectivity of the Great Lakes was a huge factor in the settling of the upper Midwest,
Moline said. With the lakes connected to each other and the Atlantic Ocean, travel by boat was easy. With short distanc-es in some areas from one side of the lake to another, it was possible to travel short portages and spread the popula-tion. That interconnec-tiveness had a profound impact on this area.
“The Mississippi River, and the Illinois River, are also connected to the lakes. If the Illinois River had not been connected, places like LaSalle, Otta-wa and Hennepin would not have developed in the way they did,” Moline said. “This area would be very different.”
Moline will also touch on some of the environ-mental challenges facing the Great Lakes. Water diversions and invasive species like the Asian carp and zebra mussels are having an impact in the ecology of the lakes.
Moline strongly urged high school and college students with an interest in history or sociology to attend as the topics cov-ered are important to the area and great examples of the dynamics of geo-graphical features.
Norman Moline
CERT training begins Feb. 4Bureau and Putnam
counties will sponsor CERT training starting on Feb. 4.
CERT is Communi-ty Emergency Response Team training that is designed for the average person to learn how to help themselves, their families and neighbors in a disaster situation until professional help arrives. CERT trains county residents in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light
search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
While people will respond to others in need without the training, the goal of CERT program is to help people do so effec-tively and efficiently with-out placing themselves in unnecessary danger. The program is free to partic-ipants. After successful-ly completing this CERT training, all participants will receive a CERT back-
pack with essential equip-ment to perform tasks that participants learned.
CERT training is approx-imately a 20-hour course and will be held on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. at St. Margaret’s Hos-pital starting on Feb. 4 and ending on March 18.
To register for the train-ing, visit www.readybu-reau.com and click on the CERT logo. For more infor-mation, call 815-875-2077 or 815-664-1543.
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PUBLIC NOTICEUNDERGROUND INJECTION WELL PERMIT MODIFICATIONThe Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) hereby gives
notice of intent to modify an Underground Injection Control (UIC) wellpermit held by ArcelorMittal of Hennepin, Illinois to remove the UIC wellfrom the permit. The facility’s mailing address is 10726 Steel Drive,Hennepin, IL 61327-9507. The UIC well, previously used to inject thefacility’s spent pickle liquor deep underground, has been properly closedand plugged. Once the UIC permit is modified to remove reference to theoperation, maintenance and monitoring of the UIC well, ArcelorMittal’sUIC permit will cover only the remaining waste management units at thefacility that require corrective action.
Interested citizens are invited to review the modification application,the draft modified permit and a summary fact sheet at the followinglocation:
Hennepin Public Library, 214 N. 4th St., HennepinSend written comments and/or hearing requests on the draft
modification to the Agency contact listed below postmarked bymidnight February 13, 2015. Timely comments will become part of theAdministrative Record and will be evaluated in making the final permitdecision. Hearing requests must state opposition to the draft permit andthe nature of issue(s) to be raised at the hearing; public notice will be made45 days prior to any hearing. The Agency will respond to comments onthe draft permit decision and indicate whether additional documents havebeen included in the Administrative Record. Commenters will be notifiedof the final permit decision and the permit decision appeal process.
The Administrative Record (permit application, draft permit andall related data submitted to the Agency) is available for inspection byappointment only at IEPA’s Springfield office, please contact:
Mara McGinnis (#5) Phone: 217/524-3288Illinois EPA TDD: 217-782-91431021 North Grand Avenue East, P. O. Box 19276Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1976 established the federal UICprogram in order to protect groundwater resources. UIC programrequirements were designed to prevent contamination of undergroundsources of drinking water resulting from wastewater injection. The IllinoisEPA is authorized to administer certain aspects of the UIC program inIllinois. For more information, go to U.S.EPA’s webpage:http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/uic/index.cfm
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Tax Tips 101Let your Uncle Sam help
with your charitable giving!
By BarB ChamBersSpecial to the PCR
Let Uncle Sam help you? And how can you do this?
Think about it – if you can save 25 percent, 28 percent, 39.6 percent or even 15 percent (or any-thing in between) on your taxes by giving to a charity, you are using that amount of the money you would otherwise be giving the U.S. Treasury, to help fund that charity.
In effect, you can use your Uncle Sam to give
help to those in need, to the charity of your choos-ing! If you think about, it is a way to personally direct how a few of your tax dol-lars are used.
And don’t forget about that charitable mileage. If you are driving to do your good deed to help the food pantry, for example, keep track of those trips and the miles. It adds up. And then, give that sav-ings back to your charity of choice, and deduct it the next year!
Keep in mind, of course, you must itemize deduc-
tions for this to work.Barb Chambers, CPA
resides in McNabb. She can be reached at 815-882-2437 or 815-252-2427 or at [email protected].
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Extension offers Farm Bill trainingOGLESBY — The Uni-
versity of Illinois Exten-sion will provide a region-al Farm Bill training from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 5 at Illi-nois Valley Community College, 815 North Orlan-do Smith Road, Ogles-by. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required by contact-ing Stu Ellis at 217-433-7246 or [email protected]. Registration is also offered online at http://farmbilltoolbox.farmdoc.illinois.edu/seminar-se-ries.html.
Complete, up-to-date information on new 2014 Farm Bill affecting all agricultural produc-ers and landlords will be provided. For farm owners and operators who could benefit from assistance in navigat-ing the choices in the Agricultural Act of 2014, the seminar will pres-ent information on how to update base acreage and program yields, and how to make decisions among the three choices for the farm program.
“By attending one of
these sessions, a farm owner should be informed about the choices and more comfortable about making decisions that will affect their farmland for the next five years,” said Gary Schnitkey, professor of agricultural economics and one of the universi-ty’s primary resources for farm program informa-tion.
Gary and Jonathan Coppess, assistant pro-fessor of agricultural law and policy, will be
joined by Doug Yoder of Illinois Farm Bureau as the presenters at the conferences. The presen-tations will be followed by a question and answer session.
The seminar is being offered through a cooper-ative venture.
For more information, call the Extension office at 815-224-0889 or Dar-yle Wragge, ag program coordinator at the Mar-shall-Putnam Extension Office at 309-354-2356.
IEPA seeks comments on well at Hennepin mill
HENNEPIN — Work continues at the site of the former Hennepin steel mill in order to rehabilitate the site for the proposed industrial sites for IPS Steel. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has announced its intent to modify an underground injection control (UIC) well permit that is cur-rently held by Arcelor-Mittal in order to remove the well from the permit.
The UIC well was pre-viously used to inject the facility’s spent pick-le liquor deep under-ground. The well has
been properly closed and plugged, according to the IEPA. Once the permit is modified to remove all references to the UIC well, the Arcelor-Mittal permit will cover only the remaining waste management units at the facility that require cor-rective measures.
Residents are encour-aged to review the mod-ification application and submit written comments or hearing requests. The modified permit and a summary sheet can be viewed at the Hennepin Public Library at 214 N. Fourth St.
Comments must be received by the IEPA, postmarked no later than midnight Feb. 13. Timely comments will be consid-ered in making the final determination on the permit. Hearing requests must state the opposition to the draft permit and the nature of the issues to be addressed. Public notice will be made 45 days prior to any hearing.
Comments and requests must be sub-mitted to Mara McGinn-is (#5), Illinois EPA, 1021 N. Grand Ave. East, P.O. Box 19276, Springfield, IL 62794-9276.
U of I offers pesticide testHENRY — University of
Illinois Extension’s Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit will hold a testing-on-ly session for private pesti-cide applicators from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Mar-shall-Putnam Extension Office in Henry. Pre-regis-tration is required. Certifi-cation is required to apply restricted-use pesticides. The sessions are in coop-eration with the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The Marshall-Putnam
Extension Office is located at 509 Front St., Henry. To register, call the University of Illinois Extension-Mar-shall-Putnam Office at 309-364-2356. There is no charge for this session. Advance registration is required by Jan. 29.
New private applicator manuals were printed in 2011-2012. The workbook is new this year. Both can be purchased online or at local Extension offices. Extension offices are locat-
ed in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.
If you need a reason-able accommodation, call the University of Illinois Extension’s Bureau, LaSal-le, Marshall, Putnam office located at IVCC, at 815-224-0889. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in pro-grams and employment and unbiased, research-based information to local residents.
Floodplain management course offeredThe LaSalle County
Emergency Management Agency has been work-ing along with the city of Ottawa, Sen. Sue Rezin, and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Water Resources to bring “Floodplain Management Development through the National Flood Insurance Program” course to LaSalle County.
Confirmed 2015 dates for the free course are Feb. 23-27 with the exam for cer-tified floodplain manager (CFM) on Friday, Feb. 27.
The course will begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 and run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 through Thursday, Feb. 26, conclude on Friday, Feb. 27 around noon, and the IASFM Cer-tified Floodplain Manager Exam will be administered about 1 p.m. The class requires a minimum of 20 students and has a maxi-mum of 40 students. The course is taught by FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Md.
Local officials responsi-ble for administering local floodplain management ordinances, including but
not limited to floodplain management administra-tors, building inspectors, code enforcement/zon-ing officers, planners, city/county managers, attor-neys, engineers and pub-lic works officials. Federal/state/regional floodplain managers also are encour-aged to attend. The course is designed for those offi-cials with limited floodplain management experience.
While E273 is not a Cer-tified Floodplain Manager (CFM) course, it is a course that prepares individuals to sit for the CFM exam. There will be a CFM on hand Fri-day, Feb. 27 to administer and proctor the exam for certifying floodplain man-agers.
FEMA Region V Mit-igation Office indicates there are a few things par-ticipants must do before attending class:
All participants must have a FEMA Student Iden-tification (SID) number and can register for one at https://cdp.dhs.gov/fema-sid/register.
There are two prerequi-sites to this class (partici-pants can bring their certif-icate with them to first day
Federal Insurance Stud-ies (FIS) – approximately 40 minutes at http://www.fema.gov/media/fhm/fis/ot_fis.htm.
Contact the LaSalle County EMA office with any questions at 815-433-5622 or [email protected].
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Michael BenceGRANVILLE — Michael R. Bence, 59, of Granville
passed away Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, after a short illness.
Mike was born Aug. 20, 1955, the son of Robert and Mary T. (Jeppson) Bence. He graduated from Putnam County High School and attended Illinois Valley Com-munity College and wallpaper school. He then worked as a machinist at Sundstrand Corporation in LaSalle for 30 years and then worked at Mennie Machine Co. in Mark for 10 years as an inspector. He enjoyed camping and building things with his hands.
He married Karla Reaska on Dec. 23, 1993, in Ottawa. She survives along with his mother, Mary T. Bence of Granville; one brother, Richard (wife Anahi) of McNabb, and a sister, Peggy (husband Robert) Chafin of Orient, Ohio; two stepchildren, Tonya Fry of Peru and Tammy Thompson of Salem, Mo.; 12 grandchildren, Darien, Jenna, Aieden, Ryan, Matthew, Cody, Rauslan, Brittney, Philip, Jordan, Alexandria and Lavetta; two great-grand-children, Westin and Sutton; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father in 1993 and a stepdaughter, Jodie Pless, in 2013.
Services were held at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Visitation was from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel. Per Mike’s wish-es, cremation rites followed the services.
Online condolences may be made to Michael’s family at www.dcfunerals.com.
Michael FayHENNEPIN — Michael Carlton Fay, 67, of Hennepin
died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at his residence.Michael was born Dec. 11, 1947, in Spring Valley to
Carlton and Betty (Chiavario) Fay.He was a sales executive for a steel service center in
Chicago for 30 years.Surviving are his mother, Betty Fay Delicath of
McNabb; two brothers, Richard Fay of Peru and Harold (Amy) Fay of Hennepin; and two sisters, Cheri (Charlie) Judd of Hennepin and Nancy (David) Piccinelli of Henry.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carlton Fay; and one sister, Beth Ann.
A Mass of Christian burial was at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Hennepin, with Father Patrick DeMeulemeester officiating. Burial was in St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery, Hennepin.
Visitation was from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the church.
Pallbearers will be Justin Judd, Carlton, Kevin and Har-old Fay, and Michael and Lee Piccinelli.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to Acorn Equality Fund at P.O. Box 6286 Peoria, IL 61650-6286.
The Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel is assisting the fam-ily with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to Michael’s family at www.dcfunerals.com.
ObituariesPutnam County sign theftsHENNEPIN — The
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is seeking informa-tion regarding the recent theft of stop signs, railroad signs and various other road signs in the Henne-
pin and Granville area. The thefts of the stop signs occurred at rural inter-sections and make those intersections extremely dangerous.
The thefts occurred
between Jan. 22 and Jan. 26. Anyone with informa-tion is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at 800-939-6929 or the Putnam Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office at 815-925-7084. A cash reward
will be given for informa-tion leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible.
People who report and provide information about crimes may remain anon-ymous.
New resident circuit judge for Putnam CountyLACON — Putnam
County has a new res-ident circuit judge for 2015. Judge Mike McCus-key of Lacon was named to replace Judge Thom-as Keith, who has been assigned to Peoria Coun-ty and Divorce Court.
McCuskey has been a judge for 26 years, 10 of which were served as an Illinois Circuit Court judge and Illinois Appel-late Court Judge. He also served 16 years as a fed-eral judge in the Cen-tral District of Illinois.
McCuskey was recalled to service on July 3 fol-lowing his retirement as a federal judge last year.
McCuskey is a grad-uate of Sparland High School and received his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University
in Normal and his law degree from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Mo. While serving as a federal judge, McCuskey was chief judge for eight years and chairman of the board of trustees of ISU for six years.
Putnam County police reportsGranville
man charged with illegal
consumptionHENNEPIN — A Gran-
ville man was arrested on New Year’s Day for illegal consumption of alcohol.
Elijah Skoflanc, 18, was arrested at 11:50 p.m. Jan. 1 by the Putnam Coun-ty Sheriff’s Department and charged with illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Skoflanc was released with a notice to appear and received a Putnam County Court date.
Putnam County Circuit Court
The following fines and sentences were recently assessed in Putnam County Circuit Court.
No valid registrationJanet M. Leek, 42, LaSal-
le, fined $120.
Possession of cannabis, 2.5-10 grams
Samuel A. Mazukelli, 18, Arlington Heights, fined $1,200 plus three months supervision.
Driving under the influ-ence/BAC 0.08
Cole W. Schamberger, 21, Stockton, fined $2,500 plus two years supervision.
Fake Google emails open users to ID theftGoogle has more than
500 million active Gmail users, and unfortunately, hackers are trying to use the Google brand to scam and defraud consum-ers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is issuing a warning to Google users about scam emails that may hit their inboxes.
The scam works by receiving a message that appears to be about the user’s Google or Gmail account. The scam email either informs account holders that they have exceeded their email limit quota, or they have a deferred email. The fraudulent messages have a link in them with a request to click for more information.
“These scammers pose as the Google team to make the emails look authentic,” says Steve J.
Bernas, president/CEO of Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. “By clicking on the link, you will download malware that can search for your banking and personal information.”
The BBB recommends the following tips to help spot fake emails from Gmail:
Watch for typos, strange phrasing and
bad grammar Scammers can easi-
ly copy a brand’s logo and email format, but awkward wording and poor grammar are typi-cally giveaways that the message is a scam. The phrases “limit quota” and “deferred email” are signs that the writer is purpose-
ly being vague or is not familiar with the English language, which should arouse suspicion.
Check out the “From” field
Scammers have the ability to mask email addresses, making the message appear to come from a legitimate source. The “Google” emails aren’t actually from a @google.com address.
Watch for look-alike URLs
Be wary of sites that have the brand name as a subdomain of anoth-er URL (i.e. brandname.scamwebsite.com) or part of a longer URL (i.e. com-panynamecustomersup-port.com).
Hover the cursor over URLs to reveal their
true destination Typically, the hyper-
linked text will say one thing but the link will point somewhere else. Scammers either set up fake websites or hack into third-party sites and use them to host malware.
For more information, visit www.bbb.org or fol-low them on Facebook or Twitter.
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The Editorial Page
Sam R FisherPublisher
Terri SimonEditor
Darla HarveyHometown: Hennepin.
Family: Husband, Steve. I have two children, Ryan and his wife Kayla, and my daughter, Megan, and her fiance’, Drew.
Pets: We do not, we have grand puppies.
Occupation: Business manager for Dr. Robert Dawe. I’ve been here 30 years.
What is the last book you read: It was “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.”
Last song you heard: “Thinking Out Loud.”
What is the last TV show you watched: HGTV, it was “Fixer Upper.”
If someone stranded you on a deserted island and you could only have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Steak.
If someone stranded you on a deserted island and you could only
bring one thing with you, what would it be: My family.
If someone gave you a million dollars, what would you do with it: I would donate some to charity, and I would financially secure my chil-dren’s future.
Name a favorite area restaurant: I like all of them. Coal Miners, Kad-dywampus.
Name something you like about your town: The small town feel. I like how people are there for each other in time of need.
Is there anything you would add or change about your town: I would love a gas station in Henne-pin.
First Person
I got your pension reform
The Illinois Supreme Court will soon be deciding on the constitutionality of the much-debated Senate Bill 1, the Pension Reform Bill. According to Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge John Belz, who ruled it unconstitutional last year, the bill will have a “consid-erable effect” on people currently receiving pensions and future pension earners under 45.
On the one hand, the bill will reduce the pension currently being received by state employees which includes Illinois state Senators and Representatives, of course; but also other people who worked for the state such as jani-tors at state build-ings, state park workers, driver’s license examiners, unemployment personnel, teachers and others. As you might guess, the pensions for janitors and park guides are not that high.
On the other hand, at the end of Fiscal Year 2014, Illinois was $10 billion short of being able to meet its pension liabilities. The current population of Illinois is 12.88 million, which means every man, woman and child in Illinois would have to cough up $776.40 to put it to right. Since 37 percent of Illinoisans are either under 18 — and likely don’t work — or over 65 — and thus collecting pensions — the burden to the rest of us whips up to over $1,200 a head, or just a bit more than $100 a month. For me, that’s a car payment.
Obviously, there’s a problem here. Pension reform is necessary, but most of the people receiving state pensions aren’t getting all that much. Let’s take a look at the heavyweights, though.
The base Illinois lawmaker pay in 2013 was $67,836 according to the National Conference of State Legisla-tors. In addition, when the General Assembly is in ses-sion, they get a $111 per diem. Again, that’s base pay. In Indiana, that base figure is only $22,616. Already, Illinois lawmakers look somewhat suspect making three times what their neighbors do while they make Illinois’ fiscal problem the worst in the nation.
Pensions for our elected state officials get more ridiculous. A typical assemblyman who spends 15 years or more in office can expect a lifetime pension of $1 million or more. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. — a 17-year office-holder — was found guilty of mail and wire fraud and sentenced to 30 months in the federal prison system. Despite his current residence in the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, N.C., he is still eligible for a $50,000 a year pension.
Pat Quinn has stepped out of the governor’s office and into the public sector. During his time in gov-ernment service, Quinn contributed $190,847 into the state pension coffers. If he files for his pension — and do any of you really think he won’t? — his annual pension will be a measly $136,000. Since his life expectancy at his age is another 20 years, barring accident he’ll collect $3.6 million while he fishes in Lake Michigan.
Does anyone else see when pension reform needs to start?
St. Charles, Minn., arrived at More-no’s on Main restaurant in McNabb on their way to Gulf Shores, Ala. Bernard was a high school English teacher for 42 years and is now retired. The McNabs headed south from Minnesota; it was 18 degrees below zero when they left.
Bernard was born in Brewster, Minn. There are many McNabs there, although they spell their names with one “B.” He asked his father why they had only one “B” in their name while others had two. He said, “Well, we’re Scottish, so we have to save ink.”
All of the McNabs there get together the last Sunday in June every year in Whittington, Minn. There are over 500 direct descen-dants of Bernard’s great-grand-father Duncan McNab. Duncan was born in Scotland and came to Canada at the age of 11, then came to the United States and settled in Michigan in 1859 when he was 22 years old. He joined in the Union forces and served in the Civil War under General Sherman. McNab had a horse shot out from under him during the war.
After the war, Duncan came back to Michigan and married Bernard’s great-grandmother. They moved to Minnesota and were the first set-tlers in their area. The closest town was Jackson, Minn., 30 miles away. They moved onto the prairie and built a sod house where they lived until they could build a wood struc-ture. They raised 11 boys and two girls, which probably accounts for so many McNabs in the area.
Eventually, the railroad came through three miles from the farm and the town of Brewster started. It is a little bigger than McNabb with
600 people.Jeanne and I were very fortu-
nate to be in Moreno’s when the McNabs were there. It was a plea-sure to meet these two nice peo-ple. When I asked Bernard how he found McNabb, he said he found it on a map and found Linda More-no’s restaurant on the Internet.
•••Question: Which British chemist
left the endowment for the Smith-sonian Institute?
•••A couple have been married for
over a year and are trying to get used to each other. There is one problem. He says she is trying to control everything he does. So he told his wife, “If I was going to be controlled, I would have come with a remote.” So far, they are still mar-ried.
•••The U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture reported in its June acreage estimate 84 million acres were planted this spring, 3.3 million more than anticipated in its March report. This figure sets a record high for soybeans. The U.S. corn acreage was estimated at 91.6 million acres, the lowest corn acreage in four years. The guess in March was 89 million acres.
Prices for feeder cattle have reached incredible highs this year going beyond what experts thought possible, with feeder cattle trading for $205 to $210 and fed cattle at $148 per hundred weight.
•••In 1829, British chemist James
Smithson died, leaving an endow-ment for the “Smithsonian Insti-tution,” an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
Photo contributedBernard and Sandra McNab visited McNabb on their way south to Alabama. Their first stop was Moreno’s on Main. Pictured are (front row, from left) Betty Johnson, Richard Ashdown, Jeanne Alleman, Darrell Alleman; and (back row) Jessica Perino, Russell Phillips, Linda Moreno, Sandra and Bernard McNab.
First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibit-ing 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
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Putnam County boys squad earns two TCC winsBy Dixie SchroeDer
GRANVILLE — In a pair of home games against Tri-County Conference foes, the Putnam County Panthers fared well. The Panthers notched two wins on their col-lective belts to build momentum coming in to this week’s Tri-County Conference tournament.
On Jan. 23 in a rescheduled game against the LowPoint Washburn Wild-cats, the Panthers rotated through their line-up early and often, to pull away with a handy 81-41 victory. The game was unique as the entire roster got significant playing time and each player scored in the contest.
The Panthers were in the driver’s seat from the start with a quick 16-4 lead in the first quarter which grew to a 21-9 lead going into the second quarter. Offensive-ly, the Panthers were on fire against the Wildcats in the second quarter, adding 17 points to head to the locker room with a 38-20 lead at the half.
In the third quarter, Putnam County had their biggest quarter yet in the game, scoring 25 points to the Cats’ seven. The fourth quarter was tighter as there was only a four point difference, but by then it was too late.
Leading scorers in the game were Austin Biagini with 11 points and Connor Taylor with 10. The team had 45 rebounds, with Alec Veverka pulling down eight. Biagini also added five assists and three steals.
After a cold first quarter in the Jan. 20 contest against the Streator Woodland Indians, the Panthers bounded back for the win. In the first quarter, the Panthers’ offense could not get going and the Indi-ans posted a 21-14 lead. PC then started the engines and outscored Woodland two to one in the second quarter to tie the game, 28-28 at halftime. The Panthers also played a lot of the first half without starters Biagini and Veverka who were having foul trouble.
In the third quarter, the horses were let out of the barn as the Panthers out-scored the Indians 37-14. With a 23-point lead in the fourth quarter, the PC bench got some playing time as the Panthers cruised to the final win, 78-51.
Nick DiazDeLeon had a sterling night, leading the team with 18 points. Veverka added eight and pulled down 16 of the Panther’s 39 rebounds in the contest. Biagini and Connor Bean each led their team with four assists.
Putnam County (12-7, 4-2 TCC) is host-ing the Tri-County Conference tourna-ment this week.
PCR photo/Lydia WarrenPC’s Alec Veverka (25) inbounds a pass to R.J. Copeland (4) during the game against Streator Woodland on Jan. 20.
PCR photo/Dixie SchroederLuke McCook puts the squeeze on Joey Rasmussen during their match Jan. 21. McCook won by a pin fall.
PC/Hall wrestlers honored on Senior NightBy Dixie SchroeDer
GRANVILLE — The PC/Hall wrestling squad honored their seniors Jan. 21 for Senior Night before their meet with the Seneca Fighting Irish. Despite good efforts from several wrestlers, the Panthers lost 41-30.
The winner’s column for the home squad included Mario Flores at 132 pounds. Flores defeated Kyle Sigmon with a pinfall at 2:50 of the third period of his match. The quickest win of the night was Charlie McCook, who defeated Colt Aldrich by pinfall at :26 seconds into the first period of his match. McCook wrestled in the 138-pound weight class.
In the 160-pound weight class, PC/Hall’s Luke McCook defeated Joey Rasmussen while leading 2-0 in the first peri-od of his match. McCook pinned his opponent at 1:29 in the period. Marco Uribe defeated Joe Fillenworth with a pinfall at :55 in the first period in the 195-pound weight division.
In the heavyweight class, Shane Khounnha also earned a pinfall at 3:17 of the third period of his match against Collin Wackerlin.
PC/Hall had Daniel Jefferies in the 145-pound weight class, Ben Garland at the 152-pound weight, James Hall at 170 pounds, Evan Kiphart at 182 pounds and Isaac Marquez at 220 pounds earned losses in their respective matches.
PC/Hall also had to forfeit matches at the 106, 113, 120 and 126 weight classes, which gave Seneca the win. A forfeit is when a team is unable to enter an athlete at that level, hence the points go to the opposing squad.
The next match for the PC/Hall Co-op squad is their annual Super Dual meet, which will be hosted by Hall High School on Jan. 31. The round robin wrestling event will start at 10 a.m. and teams will be from Midland, Marquette, Men-dota and St. Bede high schools.
PCR photo/Dixie SchroederDaniel Jefferies takes on Seneca’s Anthony Hasse on Jan. 21 in the 145-pound weight division.
Photo contributedPutnam County’s Allison Voss (44) looks to pass the ball during the Eureka game Jan 24 at home. Voss had a ‘double-double’ game with 16 points and 15 rebounds.
OTTAWA — The annual Tri-County Conference tournament started off with a bang and closed with a whimper for the Putnam County Lady Panthers.
The championship game for the tournament found the Panthers squaring off against the Peoria Christian Lady Chargers. The Chargers beat the Panthers for the title in 2014.
The first quarter started off with the teams trading baskets, with the Chargers doing some fouling which allowed Lydia Warren and Paige Veronda to go two for two each from the free throw line. As the second quarter started with the teams at nine points each, the Charger offense opened up the barn doors and never looked back. The Lady Chargers scored 21 points to the Panthers’ five in the second quarter to lead 30-14 at the half.
The Lady Panthers were on the losing end of the offense in the second half as well with extremely cold shooting. The Charger defense allowed only nine points in the third quarter to take a 47-23 lead. In the
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fourth quarter, Putnam County warmed up their shooting, outscoring Peoria 17-14 in the quarter, but by then it was too little too late. The final score in the Chargers favor was 61-40. Allison Voss led the Panthers with 16 points. Paige Veronda added nine and Annie Miller eight points in the loss.
Putnam County 48, Roanoke-Benson 42On Jan. 19, the Panthers faced the Roanoke Benson Lady
Rockets and came away with a 48-42 victory in the semi-final match. In the first half of the game, the Panthers had trou-ble with their offensive game as they faced a strong Rocket defense. Putnam County shot two for 10 at the free throw line and three for 11 in two-point baskets. Putnam County led 8-4 after the first quarter. This, combined with 10 turn-overs, caused problems for the team. In the second quarter, the Lady Rockets’ offense woke up with their best quarter of the game, scoring 18 points. The teams hit the locker room at halftime with a Roanoke Benson lead 22-14.
In the second half, Putnam County came out energized and showed it through offensive and defensive play. In the second quarter, the Panthers were on a nine-to-four scoring jag when the wheels fell off with three minutes left in the quarter.
With a 30-26 lead, the Lady Rockets worked to cut the defi-cit and tied the game at 32 all going into the final quarter of the game. Voss dominated both offensively and defensively scoring six of her eventual 15 points in the game to finish it out for the win. Voss also pulled down 10 rebounds. Veronda contributed 14 points including four three-point shots.
Three on all-tourney team, Hatton places secondPutnam County placed three players on the 2015
Tri-County Conference Tournament all-tournament team. Veronda and Voss were joined by Megan Rehn to earn the honor. In the annual free throw competition, Putnam County’s Presley Hatton earned second place, shooting 20 of 25 baskets.
PC 44, Eureka 42The Lady Panthers picked up a non-conference win
against Eureka off of a lay-up by Allison Voss with 20 seconds left to play on Jan. 24. Voss was the high scorer in the game with 16 points, followed by Megan Rehn with 12. Putnam County started out slow, being outscored by Eureka 17 to 9 in the first quarter. Voss dropped in 10 of her points during the fourth quarter to help close a 33-30 gap.
The Lady Panthers (16-5) will next regroup and travel to an away game on Jan. 31 versus Woodhull Alwood.
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PCR photo/Darrell AllemanAshlyn Haage (11) (front) races up court with Megan Rehn (3) during the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship game on Jan. 22.
Photo contributedPutnam County’s Margaret Voss gets ready to pass over the head of a Eureka defender during the Jan. 24 basket-ball game at home. PC won the contest 44-42.
Photo contributedLady Panther Megan Rehn (3) brings the ball down court during the game against Eureka on Jan. 24. The Pan-thers won the game with a layup by Allison Voss with 20 seconds left.
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Community Four-H is family timeHENRY — How would
you like to spend more time together as a family? It’s often a challenge to fit work, family and home life into a demanding schedule, but 4-H offers families the chance to work and learn together. Four-H is not just a youth organization; it’s a family organization.
With more than 100 projects and activities designed to help families learn and grow together, there are many opportu-
nities to develop interests and hobbies as a family. Youth and their families can work together on proj-ects like bicycling, wildlife conservation, babysitting, bug and rock collecting, sewing, rocket building, robotics, gardening, car-ing for pets and more.
Registration is required on or before Feb. 2 for the 2015 year. Join a 4-H club and get into the fun. Call University of Illi-nois Extension in Mar-shall-Putnam County
at 309-364-2356 to find out about a 4-H club in your area, or check out the website at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/blmp/mp4h/.
If you need a reason-able accommodation to participate, contact 309-364-2356. University of Illinois Extension pro-vides equal opportunities in programs and employ-ment.
If you have questions or need more information, call University of Illinois
Extension’s Bureau-La-Salle-Marshall-Putnam Unit at 309-364-2356. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the Illinois Valley Community Col-lege campus.
Extension offers beekeeping webinarHENRY — University of Illinois
Extension Marshall-Putnam coun-ties will again host the next in the series of the Four Seasons gar-dening webinars. Beekeeping is a growing and rewarding hobby that can be enjoyed by most backyard gardeners. Join Jennifer Fishburn, horticulture educator, as she dis-cusses Beekeeping for the Backyard Gardener. Jennifer will discuss the basics of starting a backyard colony, understanding honeybees and hive management.
The program will be offered twice (with a minimum of five partici-pants required for the viewing) – at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 and again at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 19. Both sessions will be presented via computer at the Marshall-Putnam Extension Office, 509 Front St., Henry.
The next session in the winter series will focus on The Edible Indoor Garden, and is set for March 3 and 5.
Cost per session is $5. Advance registration is required for guaran-
tee of program presentation. Phone the Marshall-Putnam U of I Exten-sion office for more details, 309-364-2356.
If you need a reasonable accom-modation to participate, indicate when registering.
For more information, call Univer-sity of Illinois Extension, Bureau-La-Salle-Marshall-Putnam Unit at 309-364-2356. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the Illinois Valley Community College campus.
Rice recognized during Miss Illinois County Fair contest
SPRINGFIELD — She might not have won the crown, but she didn’t come home empty-handed. Elizabeth Rice, Miss Mar-shall-Putnam County Fair, won the best non-finalist beauty and physique com-petition at the Miss Illinois County Fair contest.
Sadie Gassmann of Olney, Miss Richland County Fair, was crowned by retiring Queen Sum-mer Robins. Gassmann is majoring in elementary education at Southern Illi-nois University Edwards-ville.
Brianna Klein of Mur-rayville was the first run-ner-up. She is the Miss Morgan County Fair Queen. Miss Henry Coun-ty Fair Queen Maggie Sch-lindwein of Geneseo was second runner-up. She is the daughter of Jack and Carrie Schlindwein of Geneseo.
Miss Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Maria Meyer
of Tuscola was named third runner-up, while Miss Clinton County Fair Meredith Timmons of Albers was named fourth runner-up.
The Ruby Crum Memo-rial Award for charm and enthusiasm known as the “Spark Plug Award” was presented to Miss Perry County Fair Queen Melaina Harsy of DuQuoin.
The 56th Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pag-eant was held as part of the annual convention of the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs at the Crowne Plaza in Spring-field. More than 3,500 county fair members and friends spent Jan. 17 and 18 selecting their enter-tainment and service needs for the 2015 county fair season. The 103 coun-ty fairs coordinate with the Illinois State Fair, Aug. 13-23 and the Du Quoin State Fair, Aug. 28 through Sept. 7.
Quilters guild will meet Feb. 6 in PrincetonPRINCETON — The Covered
Bridge Quilters Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St., Princeton. Enter through the front door just off of Main Street.
The program “Trunk Show” will
be presented by Valerie Langue of the Quilt Merchant Quilt Shop in Winfield. Guests are welcome to attend for a $5 fee.
The workshop on Feb 7, “Lucy Boston, Patchwork of the Crosses,” will be taught by Valerie Langue of
the Quilt Merchant at the church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. English paper piecing techniques including inklingo will also be taught. Fee for members is $20, non-members $25.
For membership information, call Annette Byrne at 815-223-0558.
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Putnam County High School honor rollsGRANVILLE — Putnam County
High School has released the names of students included on the high honor and honor roll for the first semester of the 2014-15 school year.
High Honor RollFreshmen — Cameron Colby,
Emma Cyr, Caleb Dzierzynski, Elly-onna Glenn, Dominic Green, Olivia Holmes, Maxwell Huffstodt, Logan Kreiser, Olivia Lawley, Anna Mat-tern, Sydney Pederson, Jacob Ritko, Brea Schorn, Jace Schorn, Thien Tran, Paige Veronda and Carleigh Wellenreiter.
Sophomores — Lauren Bernardo-ni, Kathlyn Bouxsein, Katie Cimei, Cassandra Copeland, Alexis Dauck, McKenna Downey, William Faletti, Victoria Garrido, Hanna Hundley, Clinton Hunnicutt, Ashley Johnson, Owen Mallery, Olivia Morris, Abby
Ossola, Jon Sabotta, Connor Taylor, Natasha Voss and Trevor Zellmer.
Juniors — Lauren Bauer, Jonathin Brandner, Ashlyn Haage, Taylor Kreiser, Katelyn Leitner, Olivia Lind-strom, Riley Morris, Kurt Nabers, Allie Pletsch, Noah Quinones, Neal Stasell and Madison Zellmer.
Seniors — Katherine Alleman, Jef-fery Baker, Kayte Bernardoni, Lau-ren Colby, Matthew Conerton, Trent Elliott, Mario Flores, Michael Glenn, Jackson Huffstodt, Megan Keegan, Clayton Keen, Ciera Keller, Michael Laxner, Madalyn Loiselle, Ann Mill-er, Martin Page, Kristen Pinn, Megan Rehn, Scott Urnikis and Ashley Zupec.
Honor RollFreshmen — Alba Bence, Bai-
ley Davenport, Jordyn Friel, Luke Griffith, Kyle Krystofek, Owen Lind-strom, Alexandra Mellentine, Cath-
erine Nowakowski, Teagan Panten-burg, Auston Pflibsen, Brooklyn Pur-cell, Samuel Stunkel and Mel Voss.
Sophomores — Sami Abraham, Mitchell Aimone, Connor Bean, Vic-toria Burlingame, Seth Carlson, Noe Flores, Kaitlyn Goetsch, Christian Harris, James Hewitt, Grace Lambo-ley, Mariah Landeros, Rachel Mag-gio, Rick Pasternak, Tyera Powell, Megan Thompson, Hailey Weir and Michael Zimmer.
Juniors — Joseph Berg, Ryan Friel, Jordan Hatton, Jessica Knight, Shyan Kreoger, Zachery Miller, Sara Moore, Brian Schrowang, Leanne Smith, Alexis Veverka, Margaret Voss and Shayna Wortz.
Seniors — Matthew Galetti, Paige Griffith, Kelsey Grosenbach, Savan-na Lansing, Morgan Mills, Dan-iel Pavlovich, Dalton Pratt, Carley Smith and Samantha Smoode.
PCHS freshman orientation on Feb. 11GRANVILLE — Fresh-
man orientation for incoming 2015-16 stu-dents and their parents will be at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Putnam County High School in Granville.
All incoming freshmen students and their par-ents are urged to attend this orientation. Course content and objectives for all freshmen courses will be discussed.
In addition, parents should be prepared to schedule an appoint-ment for the parent and the student to meet with Steve Johnson, high school counselor, in order to schedule courses for next fall and discuss the student’s four-year program.
Parents and students will be given a tour of the building.
Education BriefsToovey named to
NIU dean’s listDEKALB — Northern Illi-
nois University recognized Nolan Toovey of Granville as a dean’s list student in leadership and man-agement for the fall 2014 semester.
To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the college of engineering and engineer-ing technology or a mini-mum of 3.75 on a 4.0 in
the colleges of business; education; health and human sciences; liberal arts and sciences; or visu-al and performing arts to receive this distinction.
SIUE fall 2014 dean’s list
EDWARDSVILLE — Mat-thew Draper of Granville qualified for the dean’s list for fall semester 2014 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
To qualify, students must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or
better and have 12 hours calculated (B is equivalent to 3.0; A to 4.0).
Monroe named to dean’s list
CHAMPAIGN — Monica Monroe of McNabb was named to the fall 2014 dean’s list at Parkland Col-lege of Champaign.
More than 930 stu-dents were named to the dean’s list. To make the list, students must achieve a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale for the
semester in which they are being honored or earn a 3.5 cumulative GPA for 12 or more hours in the academic year.
NIU fall 2014 graduates
DEKALB — Kurt Hilsgen of Hennepin graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Northern Illi-nois University in DeKalb at the conclusion of the fall 2014 session.
Undergraduate degrees were conferred on Dec. 14, 2014.
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Camera club shows ‘Unlimited’ talent
Princeton Theatre Group will host wine tasting
February exhibit kicks off 2015 gallery season
PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Council will welcome Princeton’s Photography Unlimited club during the month of February as they exhibit some of their members’ most recent photographic works in the PAC gallery. This exhibit begins with a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception honoring the photographers from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6. Friends and the public are welcome to attend.
The group was formed on Jan. 12, 1978, and currently has 35 mem-
bers. When asked about Photogra-phy Unlimited, past president Jon McCutchan said it’s quite an active group of people. He reported that the group has had workshops on portrait photography, macro pho-tography, Photoshop focus stacking and HDR (high dynamic range). As a group, they have visited sever-al destinations in the region doing “mystery shoots,” not revealing the location until the morning they gather for the three- to four-hour competition outing.
The group also has monthly photo challenges where they encourage members to find new shots of ran-dom topics around food, flowers and
babies. They have enjoyed programs presented by accomplished profes-sional photographers at their annual banquet, and often have members bring work from their own projects.
The group meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the Bureau County Republican Com-munity Room. Guests and interested new members are welcome to join them for these monthly meetings.
The Photography Unlimited exhibit will run through March 1 in the PAC gallery during open hours from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
PRINCETON — The Princeton Theatre Group will host a wine tast-ing Jan. 30 in the lobby of the Grace Performing Arts Center, 316 S. Main St., Princeton.
It’s cold and dark outside, but it will be warm and bright at the Grace! Shake off the winter blahs and come try some new wines while snack-ing on hors d’oeuvres and listen-ing to live show tunes in the Grace
Performing Arts Center’s lobby bar. After sampling a variety of red and white wines, guests will rate the selections and vote for their favor-ites to be offered in the lobby bar during the 2015 season of Festival 56.
Entertainment for the evening will be provided by Charlie Gebeck on piano and by the guests themselves, who will be invited to sing along
with the show tunes he’ll be per-forming.
The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door or free for 2015 season ticket and Festival Pass holders (Festival 56 ticket pack-ages will be available for sale during the wine tasting). Full glasses of wine will be available for purchase separately once guests have selected their new favorites.
Chicken and biscuit dinner set for Feb. 11
HENNEPIN — The Hennepin United Meth-odist Women will serve its annual chicken and biscuit dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 11.
The menu will consist of chicken and biscuits, meatballs, mashed pota-
toes and pie. The cost of the dinner will be $7 for adults and $3 for children 5 to 12 years of age.
The church is located at the corner of Fifth and Court streets in Henne-pin. Carry-outs will also be available.
Nominations open for county SWCD directorHENRY — Nominations continue
to be accepted for the two-year term of the office of director of the Mar-shall-Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Anyone of legal voting age who owns or resides on land located within the boundaries of the Mar-
shall-Putnam Soil and Water Con-servation District can serve or nom-inate. Nominations will be accepted at the district’s office at USDA Ser-vice Center, 1511 University Court, Henry, during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To be considered for nomination
as a candidate for the office of Direc-tor, nominees must provide proof of residency or ownership of land located within the boundaries of the District. Interested persons must respond by 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 30. Contact the office if you have any questions at 309-364-3913, ext. 3.
Pletsch scholarship applications are available
GRANVILLE — Mem-bers of the Elmer and Adolph Pletsch Charitable Trust Scholarship Com-mittee have announced the availability of scholar-ship funds for the 2014-15 school year. Course of study shall be limited to agriculture or agricul-ture-related fields.
Scholarship awards are intended to apply to the cost of tuition, room and board, textbooks, fees and other expenses normally associated with attending undergraduate courses of study. Putnam Coun-
ty High School seniors, as well as former Putnam County graduates cur-rently attending college, may apply. Graduation from Putnam County High School is a require-ment.
Application forms may be obtained from the guidance office at Put-nam County High School. Completed applications should be returned to the office of the superinten-dent of Putnam County School District 535 located at the Putnam County Pri-mary School by March 13.
Quilters Guild will meetHENRY — The Marshall-Putnam Quilters Guild will
meet Feb. 11 at the Henry Presbyterian Church, 511 Wirt St. in Henry. This will be an all-day workshop, “41 Stars”, taught by Linda Sill. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and wrap up at 3 p.m. Lunch will be brown bag or on your own.
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PUBLIC AUCTION75.71+/- ACRES
Magnolia Township, Putnam County, IllinoisThe following described real estate will be offered for sale by
Public Auction.Look for this and upcoming Auctions on www.rickrediger.com
SATURDAY,FEB. 28, 2015
10:00 A.M.SALE DAY LOCATION: Magnolia Fire Department, 107 N. Chicago St.,Magnolia, IL 61336FARM LOCATION1/4 mile West of IL Junction 18 & 89 (Magnolia) South side of Route 18.FARM DESCRIPTIONLocated E 1/2 of NE¼ of Section 34, Magnolia Township, Putnam County,Illinois. 75.71 +/- acres with 45.17 +/- tillable acres. Tillable acre soilsinclude Birkbeck, Sawmill, Osco and Morley. A Surety Crop ProductivityIndex of 121.9. Tax ID # 04-20-060-000 and # 04-20-070-000. 2013 taxespaid in 2014 were $527.64. No Improvements.
Plat locations, Aerial Photos and Soil Maps availableon www.rickrediger.com.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:1) Parcel will be sold on a per surveyed acre basis.2) Survey provided by Seller.3) The successful bidder will be required to enter into a standard purchaseagreement contract. A Buyer’s premium of 1% of the high bid will becharged to the Buyer and added to the bid amount to arrive at the contractpurchase price. 10% of the purchase price will be due immediatelyfollowing the auction. The balance will be due and payable on or beforeMarch 27, 2015.4) The Seller shall provide a title insurance policy in the amount of thepurchase price of the subject property.5) The estimated 2014 taxes due and payable in 2015 will be credited bySeller to Buyer. All subsequent real estate taxes will be the responsibilityof the Buyer.6) The property is being sold in “AS IS” condition, with no implied warrantiesof any kind.7) The information is believed to be accurate. However we strongly urgeall prospective buyers to thoroughly research all pertinent data and to drawtheir own conclusions.8) All announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over anypreviously printed material.9) For additional information or to view the property contact Rick Rediger,Auctioneer at 815.699.7999.
RICHARD FAY – SellerAttorney for Seller: John Duncan654 1st St., LaSalle, IL 61301
Number System will be Used – I.D. RquiredNot Responsible for Accidents
REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE BRUMMEL REALTY, LLCRick Rediger, Auctioneer Scott Brummel, Broker
PUBLIC NOTICEDuring the next several months, extensive
damage to roads can be caused by normal truckloads. Therefore, weight limits on COUNTY& TOWNSHIP roads are limited as posted andshall be enforced.
COUNTY roads are limited to 70% of grossvehicle weight limits from February 1, 2015until May 1, 2015. Fines of up to $1000 may beassessed for violations.
Please stay legal and help us minimize thecost of road repairs, by respecting weightlimits during this period. Permission to haulheavier loads may be authorized by the CountyEngineer for COUNTY roads or the RoadCommissioner for TOWNSHIP roads on a caseby case basis.
If you have questions about weight limitsor need to haul a heavier load, call the CountyEngineer, Patrick Sloan, (309) 246-6401.Published in the Putnam County Record Jan.28, 2014.
To All OwnersAnd Occupiers OfLands Lying WithinThe Boundaries OfThe Marshall-PutnamCounty Soil AndWater ConservationDistrict:
Notice is hereby giventhat an Election will beheld on the 12th day ofFebruary, 2015 at 7 a.m.at 1511 University Ct;Henry, IL. 2 Directorswill be elected to servethe Marshall-PutnamCounty Soil and WaterConservation District ofthe State of Illinois.
All persons, firms orcorporations who holdlegal title or are in legalpossession of any landlying within the bound-aries of the said districtare eligible to vote atsaid election, whetheras lessee, renter, tenantor otherwise.
Only such persons,firms or corporationsare eligible to vote.
Terry BognerChairman
Marshall-PutnamCounty Soil and WaterConservation DistrictDATE: 8th day of
January 2015.Published in the PutnamCounty Record Jan. 28,2015.
NOTICEPublic Notice is
hereby given that onJanuary 21, 2015, acertificate was filedin the Office of theCounty Clerk of PutnamCounty, Illinois, settingforth the names andpost office addressesof all of the personsowning, conducting andtransacting the busi-ness known as Scotty’sTrucking located at13263 N. 750th Avenue,Granville, IL.
Dated this 21st dayof January, 2015.
/s/Daniel S. KuhnCounty Clerk
Published in the PutnamCounty Record Jan. 28,Feb. 4 and 11, 2015.
PUBLIC ANDLEGAL NOTICES
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOISWells Fargo Bank, NA )
PLAINTIFF )Vs. )
Dennis K. Salke; Alida D. Salke; Unknown )Owners and Nonrecord Claimants )
DEFENDANTS )14 CH 00013
NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONNOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:Alida D. SalkeUnknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants
That this case has been commenced in thisCourt against you and other defendants, praying forthe foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying thepremises described as follows, to-wit:
LOTS FIFTY-THREE (53) AND FIFTY-FOUR (54) IN THE VILLAGE OFSTANDARD, EXCEPT THE COALUNDERLYING THE SAME, TOGETHERWITH THE RIGHT TO MINE ANDREMOVE THE SAME THROUGHPASSAGES, SITUATED IN PUTNAMCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 114 S. 3rd Street,Standard, IL 61363
and which said Mortgage was made by:Dennis K. SalkeAlida D. Salkethe Mortgagor(s), to HomeQuest Mortgage
Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in theOffice of the Recorder of Deeds of Putnam County,Illinois, as Document No. 01-772 Roll 79 Page 1853;and for other relief; that summons was duly issuedout of said Court against you as provided by lawand that the said suit is now pending.
NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file youranswer or otherwise file your appearance in thiscase in the Office of the Clerk of this Court,Cathy J. OliveriClerk of the Circuit Court120 North 4th StreetP.O. Box 207Hennepin, IL 61327
on or before February 13, 2015, A DEFAULTMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIMEAFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BEENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYEROF SAID COMPLAINT.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff
15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100Burr Ridge, IL 60527
(630) 794-5300DuPage # 15170
Winnebago # 531Our File No. 14-14-20464
NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt col-lector.I640616Published in the Putnam County Record Jan. 14, 21and 28, 2014.
LEGAL NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, PUTNAM COUNTY,
ILLINOIS CAUSE 14-TX-08 TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS (AND IFDECEASED, TO THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES), AND TO THESTATE OF ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SECRETARY OF STATE,PUTNAM COUNTY CLERK, COUNTY TREASURER, STATES ATTORNEY,GREENTREE FINANCIAL, LLC AND TO OCCUPANTS AND UNKNOWNOWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE PARCELS HEREINAFTERNAMED:
Street Or CommonParcel Number Owners/Parties Interested Cert Number Address04-55-411-028 CALDWELL, JENNIFER 2011-90003 LOT 28
TAKE NOTICE THAT THE ABOVESAID MOBILE HOMES WERE SOLDON NOVEMBER 13, 2012, FOR DELINQUENT MOBILE HOME LOCALSERVICES TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2011 AND PRIOR YEARS, AND THATTHE PERIOD OF REDEMPTION FROM SUCH SALE EXPIRES MAY 26, 2015.TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT A PETITION FOR ORDER DIRECTINGISSUANCE OF TAX CERTIFICATES OF TITLE HAS BEEN FILED IN THEABOVESAID CAUSE AS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED MOBILE HOMES BYPUTNAM COUNTY, AS TRUSTEE, AND THAT ON JUNE 11, 2015 AT 11:00A.M., SAID PETITIONER WILL APPLY FOR AN ORDER THAT A TAXCERTIFICATE OF TITLE ISSUE AS TO EACH ABOVESAID MOBILE HOMENOT REDEEMED ON OR BEFORE MAY 26, 2015./S/ PUTNAM COUNTY AS TRUSTEE, PETITIONER.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTYCLERKADDRESS: 120 N 4TH STREET, HENNEPIN, IL 61327TELEPHONE:(815) 925-7129Published in the Putnam County Record Jan. 21, 28 and Feb. 4, 2015.
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Dear Soldier ...Thanking military
personnel for their service
By Zita HenneBerryShaw Media Service
Supporting the U.S. military men and women has been a staple of pride throughout the country for years and years.
The Putnam County Record is ready to contrib-ute. The PCR is partnering with the non-profit orga-nization Operation Grati-tude to collect letters from Illinois Valley residents to send to military personnel.
Freedom does not come free, and courageous ser-vice members are paying the price. As Operation Enduring Freedom has come to a close and Oper-ation Freedom’s Sentinel commences, American military personnel and veterans continue to need local and national support.
Chuck Hagel, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, said in a Dec. 28 press release, “In 2015, we begin our follow-on mission, Opera-tion Freedom’s Sentinel, to
help secure and build upon the hard-fought gains of the last 13 years.”
There is no announced time frame in which Ameri-can troops serving in Oper-ation Freedom’s Sentinel efforts will return home. The PCR wants them to know they are appreciated and not forgotten.
The PCR’s “Dear Soldier” collection drive will run from now until April 5. The letters written by Bureau and Putnam County resi-dents will be collected and included in personalized care packages sent out to American veterans and all military service members all over the world.
Operation Gratitude sends out more than 150,000 care packages annually. Their care pack-ages, filled with snacks, movies, hygiene prod-ucts, hand-made items, plus personal letters of appreciation, are sent to new recruits, veterans, first responders, wounded warriors, caregivers and to individually named U.S. service members deployed overseas.
Each care package mailed to military person-
nel contains donated items valued from $75 to $100 dollars and costs the orga-nization $15 to assemble and ship. Since 2003, Oper-ation Gratitude has worked to send out 1,186,468 per-sonalized care packages to American military men, women and families.
According to the Oper-ation Gratitude organi-zation, “Of all the items included in these pack-ages, the most cherished are the personal letters of appreciation!”
The PCR’s “Dear Soldier” letter collection drive will partner with local schools and residents to gather as many letters as possible for the cause.
“Right now we are in need of letters to veterans and to new recruits, as well as to service members deployed,” said Operation
Gratitude’s Dana Chotiner.The PCR looks forward
to working with Operation Gratitude and residents of the Illinois Valley to raise the spirits of military men and women stationed all over the world.
Anyone interested in hosting a “Dear Soldier” collection box at their place of employment/school/organization should con-tact Zita Henneberry at the Bureau County Repub-lican, 815-875-4461, ext. 6334, or by email at [email protected].
Any monetary donations for the care package efforts can be directed to Oper-ation Gratitude’s website, www.operationgratitude.com. Also, anyone wishing to submit a soldier’s name to receive a care package can do so at the same web-site.
Relay for Life trivia night on Feb. 7
Farm Bureau will sponsor camera class
SPRING VALLEY — The Putnam County Cancer Killers Relay for Life team will host a trivia night Feb. 7 at the Spring Val-ley Boat Club to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Marshall and Putnam counties. Registration begins at 5 p.m. and trivia will start at 6 p.m.
A donation of $100
per team is required to play. Teams can have a maximum of six players. Trivia will consist of 10 rounds of ten questions, with cash prizes to first, second and third place teams.
Pre-register with your team name to Kim at 309-532-2077 or go on Face-book at PCCK Relay for Life team.
HENRY — The Mar-shall-Putnam Farm Bureau will sponsor a photography class from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 17.
This class is a gener-al photography class and will be presented by Karl Ziegler. You will be able to ask specific questions you may have about your camera and how to use it more effective-ly. If you have questions
about your digital camera or how to edit, store or transfer your digital pho-tos on devices, this class is for you.
The fee for the class is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers. Register by sending your name, telephone num-ber and payment to Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau, 509 Front St., Suite 1, Henry, IL 61537.
Hennepin townwide garage saleHENNEPIN — The Hennepin spring townwide
garage sales have been set for April 24 and 25. If you live in Hennepin or Hennepin Township and would like to register your garage sale, call the Hennepin Pool at 815-925-7319 or email: [email protected].
IVCC offers healthcare careers sessionOGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Office is offering “Exploring Careers in
Healthcare Information Session: Pharmacy Technician, Medical Billing, and Coding, Electronic Health Record Man-agement” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in room C316. This free session is for working adults interested in a new career and current professionals in the health care field. Seats are limited so participants must pre-register by call-ing 815-224-0447. For more information, call 815-224-0427.
Where can you find a Dear Soldier mailbox?
“Dear Soldier” boxes can be found at Hennepin Food Mart, PC Foods, the Putnam County Community Cen-ter in Standard, and all four Putnam County Schools as well as the Hennepin and Granville branches of the Put-nam County Library. Donations can also be dropped off at the Bureau County Republican/Putnam County Record office at 800 Ace Road in Princeton.
