McNABB — Described as spoiled rotten and being like babies, Mari-lyn Pletsch has a rath-er unique set of animals on the farm where she and her husband, Roger, make their home in rural McNabb. Since 2000, Mar-ilyn has raised miniature donkeys.
“A friend of mine in Sparland raised them,” she said. “She is just a lovely lady. She raised miniature horses and min-iature donkeys. I spent some time over there, and I liked them.”
The current crop of miniature donkeys the Pletsch family owns are from Arkansas. From her initial four Jennies, female miniature donkeys, and a Jack, male miniature don-key, she has grown her group to seven Jennies and a Jack.
“I want to enjoy it; I don’t want it to become a chore,” she said.
The gestation of a miniature donkey is a year. Through the years, Pletsch’s various minia-ture donkeys have had more than 40 babies. Pletsch has sold several to area families as well as families out of state who are also enjoying the animals.
“Usually I sell them at about 5 months old. I want the animal to be tame, be gentle, so that the person receiving the miniature donkey will enjoy it,” Pletsch said.
As an animal breeder, Pletsch works hard to
1 Front
Volume 146 No. 23 Wednesday, February 5, 2014
RecordThe Putnam County
Putnam County’s Only Newspaper
“PRSRT STD.”US Postage Paid
No. 486SHAW MEDIA
POSTAL PATRON LOCALR.R. BOXHOLDER
CARRIER ROUTE PRESORT
Single Copy Cost 50¢
Traffic fatalities up in Illinois
A mini hobbyPerry Home Medical Supply to close
Putnam County notes two fatalities in 2013
Pletsch enjoys her miniature donkeysMedicare reimbursement
HENNEPIN — Traffic fatalities have increased nationwide during 2012 and 2013, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration.While final statistics
are not available for 2013, Illinois fatalities increased in 2013 by 2.5 percent when compared to the same time in 2012. Preliminary numbers have Illinois vehicle fatal-
ities at 950 for 2013. The amount is 20 more than through the same period last year.
Locally, traffic fatalities haven’t been a big prob-lem, according to Putnam County Coroner Bobby Cofoid.
“We had two deaths in a single-vehicle accident in 2013,” Cofoid said. “In 2012, there were none.”
Illinois drunk driving fatalities are up with a 15 percent increase from 2011. That’s well above the national average. In 2011 the number of drunk driving fatalities was 278.
That number climbed in 2012 to 321.
Nationwide the number of drunk driving fatali-ties increased 4.6 percent with 2011 fatalities at 9,865 and 10,322 fatali-ties in 2012.
Putnam County’s sin-gle traffic accident with fatalities was attributed
to alcohol consumption Cofoid said.
The Illinois Department of Transportation shows 10 people have died in fatal crashes last year during the 2012 Christmas holiday season on Illinois roads. Of the 10 people, two of the fatalities involved a driver who had been drinking.
By Terri SimonShaw Media Service
PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital has announced it will be closing its Perry Home Medical Supply store, located on the first floor of Perry’s medical office building at the hospital on Park Avenue East.
“Perry Memorial Hospi-tal, as an organization, is committed to continue to focus on quality patient care and customer ser-vice, and we also must assure our hospital can remain financially viable in a constantly changing and very turbulent envi-ronment,” said Perry’s CEO/President Rex Con-ger.
Slowly between now and June 1 — the date anticipated for closing the service, Conger said Perry Home Medical Sup-ply store will be elimi-nating its inventory and services.
Conger said the biggest reason behind closing the service is Medicare and the way it reimburses the hospital.
“Medicare has reduced what they are willing to pay for, and secondly, if you bill for something and they don’t think you did it right, then you have to send (the money) back to them,” Conger said.
In a press release issued by Perry, it said Medi-care has focused nation-wide on durable medical equipment (DME) ser-vice providers like Perry Home Medical, putting many changes and regu-latory requirements into place. Coupled with those
changes and regulations, the billing requirements not just for Medicare, but also commercial insur-ance providers and Med-icaid continually evolve and are complex, in that rules and guidelines for billing are different for each provider, which makes it increasingly more difficult for small DME stores.
“A hospital-owned DME retail store like ours does not have the resources large DME companies have to keep up with the changes and meet the new requirements,” Con-ger said. “This leads to increased risk for fraudu-lent billing, which could lead to penalties, fines, sanctions and a tarnished reputation.”
Another issue revolving around the upcoming clo-sure is the size of Perry’s store. Because it is small and doesn’t have the sales volume of a much larger facility, the store is unable to buy products in quantities, which would afford them discounts.
“Online services are able to buy huge amounts of product, so they end up being able to discount it, whereas we are small and not capable of that kind of inventory,” Con-ger said.
Considering those fac-tors, Conger said the hospital is concerned with the financial impact Perry Home Medical has on the hospital’s bottom line. The service has not been able to break even for the last four fiscal years.
Putnam County Record photo/Dixie SchroederMarilyn Pletsch enjoys her miniature donkeys. She currently has seven of the animals. See Pletsch Page 2See Closing Page 2
screen potential buyers, so she doesn’t send the miniature donkeys into inappropriate surround-ings. It is a responsibility she takes seriously.
“When I sell these, you always try to figure out what kind of people are going to buy them. I hope I’ve screened them well enough that it will work out,” she said.
She works with the ani-mals to help tame them and show them how to get along with the other animals in their group.
“When they have them, I will sit out there in the box stall three to four times a day,” she said. “Those little donkeys, they can be 6 hours old, and they can be coming over in your lap. They are only about 14 to 16 inches when they are born.”
Of all the animals the Pletsch family has had,
Marilyn really likes them and enjoys speaking of their strengths to being a good pet.
“They are very gentle, and they like people. They don’t do well by themselves. You should always have another don-key or a goat or another animal with them. Alone, they don’t thrive well,” she said.
Pletsch has heard unflattering character-izations of miniature donkeys she does not agree with.
“They’re a wonderful animal. Everybody says they are stupid; they are this and that, but I say
they are far from that,” she said. “I enjoy ani-mals, and I enjoy spend-ing time with them.”
The miniature don-keys are fed twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. They are fed hay and some grain depending on the sea-son. They also get treats sometimes too. The barn the animals are kept in is open, so they can get exercise and play in the pasture.
The life span of some miniature donkeys can be up to 40 years old.
“Some of the ones I have will outlive me,” she said.
“We believe that DME as a service has changed to the point where it is no longer reasonable for us to provide it,” Conger said, adding it is with regret the service will close because it affects patients and the three staff members who work there. Conger said the timing between this announcement and the actual closing will give those employees the opportunity to seek other employment at the hos-pital.
The announcement
came less than a month after Perry closed its Women’s Health Care Unit/OB Department at the hospital.
“I think this adjust-ment, similar to the clos-ing of OB, was intended to maintain the long-term financial stability to Perry Memorial,” Conger said. “At the same time, we are looking to offer new ser-vices to the community as we move forward.”
Conger said there are new, exciting things in the planning stages at Perry Memorial, which the pub-lic will become aware of in the near future.
2 Local2 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, February 5, 2014
RecordThe Putnam County
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Putnam County Record,P.O. Box 48, Granville, IL 61326
Email to: [email protected]. Photos should be sent as an attachment.
SubmitThe Putnam County
Record encourages read-ers to submit news for publication in our paper. Special events, weddings, births, awards and honors, anniversaries, promotions, etc. are welcome items for the paper. Some fees may apply.
Schools, businesses, organizations and groups are encouraged to send information on activities and events.
Pletsch
Closing
From Page 1
From Page 1
CorrectionIn the Dec. 11, 2013 edition of the Putnam County
Record, the Putnam County Junior High School sev-enth grade Lady Pumas basketball team picture was printed and one name was left out. The first girl in the first row was Izabelle Thompson. The Putnam County Record regrets the error.
Marilyn Pletsch enjoys giving her miniature donkeys treats. They also seem to enjoy her visit and often try to help themselves to the food pail.
Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder
• Sporting Goods• Team Equipment• Custom Screen
Printing & Embroidery
123 E. St. Paul StreetSpring Valley, IL
Locker room
1-815/663-1108
M O B I L Efsb
Text Mobile:- Check account balances- View recent activity
Don’t Have Online Banking?Log in to www.firststatebank.biz, click login, click enroll, then follow the prompts.
New to FSB?See a Customer Service Representative
BANK ANYWHEREYOUR PHONE GOES
Now with FSB Mobile Banking, it is eveneasier to keep track of your finances.
Web Mobile:- Pay bills- Transfer between FSB accounts- See Account balances- View 15 days of transaction history- View alerts
BANKINGTEXT YOUR ACCOUNT
IT TEXTS YOU BACKiPhone App Available
www.firststatebank.biz • 800.362.9623Member
FDIC
Your Phone Goes It texts You back
The hennepin poolwill be closing Monday,
February 10th for replacementof our lobby and community
room floors. We estimate thiswill take between 3-4 weeks.We will open up as soon aswe are able. All 6 month
memberships will be creditedfor the time we are closed.
Please watch for ourexact re-opening dates.
Thank you for your patience!
Jeff Blanco, OD • Ryan Kays, OD
Ryan Kays, OD
We have the latest technology for the treatment and management of ocular diseases, including Glaucoma.
Most insurances are accepted including:VSP, Eyemed, Spectera,
Medicare, and Medical plans.
website - www.blancokayseyecare.comLook for us on Facebook
1802 N. Division StreetMorris
815-942-3042
200 W. Dakota StreetSpring Valley
815-663-8281
CompleteFamily
Eyecare
3 LocalWednesday, February 5, 2014 • The Putnam County Record • 3
‘Wreaths Across America’
IVCC offers CPT Fast Track
Rezin to hold town hall
Car accident has local ties
Putnam County Circuit Court
LASALLE — The public is invited to an awareness night to learn more about Wreaths Across America and its mission to remember fallen veterans, honor those who are serving and teaching children the value of freedom. The event will be at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the LaSalle VFW, 24th and Donahue streets, LaSalle. For more information, contact Toni Lucas at 270-703-9799.
OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community Col-lege’s Continuing Educa-tion Center will offer a new online program for manufacturing and indus-trial careers titled, “CPT Fast Track.”
An accelerated version of the Certified Produc-tion Technician certifi-cate, CPT Fast Track is recommended for individ-uals with at least five years manufacturing experi-ence or dislocated work-ers, with a manufactur-ing background, who have limited time for study.
Classes began Feb. 3 and are open for enroll-ment until April 25. Classes include manufac-turing and safety, quality and measurement, manu-facturing processes and maintenance awareness.
Each class is approxi-mately 15-18 hours and is strictly online. Students are also required to take a final exam which will be administered at the IVCC Assessment Center. Cost per class is $145 with additional registration and testing fees.
Thirteen district manu-facturers have endorsed the CPT certificate as a desirable credential in their hiring. Starting wage for an entry-level techni-cian ranges from $11 to $18.78 per hour. Aver-age local wage is $13.70, and most companies offer increases after 90 days as well as health care and benefits.
For information, call Jennifer Sowers at (815) 224-0280 or email [email protected].
HENNEPIN — State Sen. Sue Rezin of the 38th Dis-trict will host a town hall meeting from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Hennepin Village Hall, 627 E. High St.
LOSTANT — An acci-dent on Jan. 23 in which a downstate woman was killed has local ties to the area. Joan M. Morse, 54, of Magnolia was the lone survivor of the accident. Morse is cur-rently a patient at St. Francis Medical Center of Peoria. Her condition was unavailable at press time.
The two-vehicle acci-dent on Jan. 23 killed a Decatur woman, Mary J. Tucker, 64. The accident occurred at 9:20 a.m. during a winter cold spell on Route 18, a mile west of Interstate 39. Morse was extricated from her vehicle after an hour’s work and was Lifeflight-ed to St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
According to police statements, Tucker was westbound on Route 18 when she crossed the middle line and entered the oncoming lane, striking Morse’s Dodge Caravan. Tucker was pronounced dead at the scene by the LaSalle County Coro-ner’s Office. The Tonica Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, the Lostant Fire Department, the Illinois District 17 State Police, the LaSalle County Sher-iff, Putnam County EMA and the LaSalle County Coroner all responded to the scene. The investi-gation is ongoing, being conducted by the LaSalle County Coroner’s office and the Illinois State Police.
The following fines and sentences were recently assessed in Putnam County Circuit Court:
Driving 15-20 mph over the limit
Kathleen Ann Denny, 54, Schaumberg, fined $120.
Amanda D. Hart, 34, Ottawa, fined $120.
Andrew S. Heinzman, 22, Peoria, fined $230 plus six months super-vision.
Nicholas J. Mertens, 24, Worth, fined $390 plus one year supervi-sion.
Sean N. Ludwig, 33, Iowa Falls, Iowa, fined $120.
Mark A. Yehm, 52, Bartonville, fined $120.
Driving 21-25 mph above the limit
Justin P. Lilley, 22, Princeton, fined $390
plus six months super-vision.
Disregard stop signJavier Lopez-Arre-
guin, 58, Depue, fined $120.
Mika J. Miller, 27, Kewanee, fined $120.
Seat belt required driver
Patrick L. Martin, 54, Anaheim Hills, Calif., fined $60.
Display plate attach-ment
Zachary S. Mekley, 22, Hennepin, fined $120.
Transportation alco-hol/passenger
Lindsey L. Jones, 21, Henry, fined $120.
Unlawful take/possess deer
Warren W. Lohmar, 80, Lockport, fined $120.
Warren W. Lohmar, 80, Lockport, fined
$370.Unlawful transport of
weaponMichael J. Oliosi, 23,
Tinley Park, fined $230 plus six months super-vision.
Shot gun over three shots/unplug
Michael J. Oliosi, 23, Tinley Park, fined $230 plus six months super-vision.
Deteriorating sheds on property
Sean S. Sandberg, no age given, McNabb, fined $345
Failure to reduce speed to avoid an acci-dent
Kate M. Kazmierczak, 17, McNabb, fined $230 plus six months super-vision.
Disorderly conductPeggy L. Wortz, 50,
Hennepin, fined $500 plus 12 months supervi-
sion.Leaving the scene of
an accidentBrandon A. Bertuli,
30, Spring Valley, fined $600.
Consumption of alco-hol by a minor
Lukas W. Miller, 18, Henry, fined $810 plus six months supervision.
Use of crossbowWilliam E. Donna, 57,
Magnolia, fined $837 plus six months super-vision.
Theft/unlawful confis-cation less than $500
Richard Oren Birkey, 57, Princeton, fined $7,064.06 plus 12 months supervision.
Produce 50-200 can-nabis plants
Richard A. Tucker, 35, Putnam, fined $15,627 plus three years in the Department of Correc-tions.
DELI
Green Giant Canned Vegetables 10/$10.00GM Cinnamon Toast Crunch,Cocoa Puffs 3/$9.00Kellogg’s Cereal In a cup . . . . . 10/$10.00Kellogg’s Bite Size Mini Wheats . 2/$5.00Swiss Miss Cocoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/$3.00Folgers Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.99Heinz Ketchup 38 Oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.49Hunts Snack Pack . . . . . . . . . . . 10/$10.00Jif Peanut Butter 16 Oz. . . . . . . . . 2/$5.00Creamette Pasta 16 Oz. . . . . . . 10/$10.00Charmin Bath Tissue 12 DBL Roll . . $6.99Scotties Facial Tissue . . . . . . . . 10/$10.00Bounty Paper Towels 8 Rolls . . . . . . $6.99Chef Boy Ar-Dee Can Pasta . . . 10/$10.00McCormick Taco Seasoning . . . 10/$10.00Pasta or Rice A Roni . . . . . . . . . 10/$10.00Wesson Oil 48 Oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3.49C & H Granulated Sugar 4# Bag . . . $2.19C & H Brown or Powdered Sugar 2/$4.00Pedigree Lamb & Rice 16# . . . . . . . $14.99
MAGNOLIA — When one hears the term painted ladies, the vil-lage of Magnolia may not be the first place they think of. If so, they are using the wrong defini-tion of the term.
Painted ladies is a term in American architec-ture used for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance the architectural details. The term was first used for San Francisco Vic-torian houses by writers Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 book “Painted Ladies - San Francisco’s Resplendent Victorians.”
There are a couple of these elegant buildings around Magnolia with one of them belonging to Gary and Cindy Bruch. Located just north of town, the three story structure is currently being restored to its original look.
“I always wanted a Victorian house, and
when this became avail-able, I had to have it,” Cindy Bruch said. “The outside was in disrepair; it needed paint, and the trim was broken. We first thought we should side it, but in the ‘80s, they would rip everything off and put on the siding.”
Throughout the course of the last 20 years, the Bruches have restored the look of the exterior using new materials and techniques. The exterior walls have been replaced with a wood/polymer blend that looks like regular wood but holds its shape and paint bet-ter than normal wood. Bruch and her friends held a painting party to restore the multi-colored trim for which the Victo-rian homes are known.
At one time, the home and the farm it’s on was owned by Knox College in Galesburg. It was rented out to the Brizgis family, who tended the farm through two gen-erations. In the 1970s, Knox College sold the farm to Kim and Darryl Alleman, who sold off the farmland. The Bruch couple bought the house in 1988.
“We think it was built around 1880. We don’t really know,” Cindy Bruch said. “I
got a visit one time by a woman whose family built it, and she was researching the homes of her ancestors. It was built by a man named Mills.”
Interior work has been underway since purchasing the home with repainting and refurbishing rooms. One room downstairs has been renovated into a library, using designs from the hand-crafted wood trim elsewhere in the house. A fireplace in the center of the house which opens into three separate rooms has been restored.
When built, the house had no electricity and no plumbing upstairs. The Bruches added an upstairs bathroom, which necessitated put-ting a drop ceiling in the kitchen to have room for the pipes. All of the work has taken quite a bit of time; and money.
“Victorians are very expensive to restore. It takes time and money,” Cindy Bruch said. “I love it. It’s got this beauti-ful woodwork, and all the doors are carved. They’re expensive to heat, so renters just can’t afford to take care of them.”
4 Obit Records4 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, February 5, 2014
A painted lady in Magnolia
Putnam County Record photos/Ken SchroederThe Bruches have been restoring this three-story Vic-torian home since they purchased it in 1988. At right, Cindy Bruch stands next to a hand crafted stairway leading up to the second story starts in the parlor. This stairway would be used exclusively by the owners of the home. Servants were to use a different set of stairs in the back of the house, so as not to bother the owners with their presence.
4610
63
Keep your vehicle newWith the Keeper®, if the cost of repairs
exceeds the cost of a new vehicle, same make and model, we will replace your vehicle with a new one. Talk to your
COUNTRY Financial representative about protecting what’s important to you.
Issued by COUNTRY Mutual Insurance Company®, Bloomington, IL
MatthewHostetterGranville
815-339-6136matt.hostetter@
countryfinancial.com012014-00282AC
HiHartHigh-Speed Wireless Internet
Proud to serve Granville and Surrounding Areas!
• No contracts, cancel anytime!• Unlimited Bandwidth!• $100 install!• No upfront or ongoing equipment fees!• Local call center and field support team!• Starting at $40 a month!• Business packages available!
GRANVILLE — Jordan Ellena has announced he will not run for re-election to the Putnam County Board in anticipation of a move from Putnam County.
“I am not re-running. I found out last week that my fiance got a job offer in Kansas City,” Ellena said. “She will be starting at the end of March, and I will end up out there at some point this year.”
Ellena is currently looking for employ-ment in the Kansas City area and will be moving when he finds a job. Ellena carries a mas-ter’s degree in public administration and a minor in political sci-ence.
“I will finish out my county board term which ends in Novem-ber,” Ellena said. “Our wedding is in Peoria in October, so it’ll prob-ably be November at the latest that I go.
“I’ve enjoyed being on the board, and it’s something I always wanted to do. I’m disap-
pointed that I won’t be able to continue, but I also think it was a good decision to choose not to run for a second term knowing I wasn’t going to make it through that term,” Ellena said. “I’m confident it was the right decision.”
Ellena said he enjoyed his time on the Putnam County Board but was surprised by the scope of duties after he took office.
“I didn’t know how involved the county board would be in eco-nomic development, especially with the development of the steel mill site. It turns out that we can try
to push as hard as we can, but we don’t have as much say in that as we would like,” he said. “I’m disappoint-ed that we didn’t have more to do with that, but I’m happy with what we did do dur-ing my time there. And I’m especially happy that we thought long term about preserving the courthouse and are working to keep it for generations to come.”
Ellena hopes to some-day return to Putnam County to live.
“I ran (for office) believing that this place was a great place to live and work, and I still believe that,” Ellena said. “I want to support this area that I will still call home even if I don’t live here.”
5 LocalWednesday, February 5, 2014 • The Putnam County Record • 5
Laurie TonioniGRANVILLE — Laurie
Ann Tonioni, 51, of Gran-ville died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Goose Creek, S.C.
Laurie was born Aug. 14, 1962, in Kewanee to Phil-lip Foglesong and Sherry Fruend. She married Greg-ory Lee Tonioni on May 20, 1989.
She graduated high school and attended Illi-nois Valley Community College. She was an office manager.
Surviving are her father, Phillip Foglesong of San Benito, Texas; her adopted father, Leonard McIntire of Des Moines, Iowa; her mother, Sherry Lee Freund of Goose Creek, S.C.; one son, Chris Tonioni of Granville; one daughter, Nikki Tonioni of Granville; two brothers, Tony (Kellie
Meyers) McIn-tire of Belvi-dere and Phil-ip “Rocky” (Donna) McIn-tire of Goose Creek, S.C.; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Services were held Feb. 2 at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Gran-ville, with Father Patrick De Meulemeester officiat-ing. Cremation rites were accorded.
Visitation was held Feb. 2 at the funeral home.
Contributions may be directed to her family.
Online condolences may be directed to Lau-rie’s family at www.dcfu-nerals.com.
Agnes StarkeySPRING VALLEY —
Agnes J. Starkey, 94, of Spring Valley died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Agnes was born Sept. 10, 1919, in Peru to Roy Wil-liam and Clara Josephine (Janz) Lathrop.
She was a kick press operator at Westclox in Peru for 35 years. After her retirement, she enjoyed working at George O’s.
Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Pas-sini of Standard and Donna Jeppson of Mark; one brother, William Lathrop of Arizona; two sisters, Jean-nine Moore of Iowa and Kathleen Cunningham of
Illinois; and n u m e r o u s grandchildren, great-grand-children and great-great-grandchildren.
She was pre-ceded in death by her parents, four broth-ers, one sister, twin broth-ers and three children, Bil-lie Marie, Mary and Jerry “Sonny”.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A private burial service will be at a later date.
The Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel is assisting the family with arrange-ments. Online condolences may be directed to Agnes’s family at www.dcfunerals.com.
Michael WillardGRANVILLE — Michael
Todd Willard, 41, of Gran-ville passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria after a sudden, brief illness.
Michael, an only child, was born Aug. 3, 1972, in Pittsfield to Wayland and Mary Catherine (Smith) Willard. He graduated from Putnam County High School in 1991. He attended Illinois Valley Community College and received his certificate in auto mechanics. He had a strong work ethic and fol-lowed his father’s footsteps in the trucking/delivery industry, being employed by Double D Trucking and FedEx.
He was known for pinch-ing every penny he could and antagonizing friends and family with his silly text messages. He loved being outdoors tinkering around. He enjoyed mowing lawns, and especially loved riding on the mower while his 2 year old “Monk” drove him around.
He is survived by his mother, Mary Catherine Willard, and stepfather, Harold “Putter” Capps, of Pittsfield; a daughter, Shelby Grace; his fiancée, Lynn Cwikla, and her children, Tyler Marschang of Streator, Katie Schiel of Granville and Hannah Cwikla of Earlville; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends, espe-cially his neighbors, Phil and Judy Euler.
He was preceded in death by his father, and his mater-nal and paternal grandpar-ents.
Cremation rites have been accorded and a memo-rial service will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be direct-ed to the family for his daughter’s education fund.
need a project done?Get those old tools repaired & ready!
Call 1.888.770.6869 or visit Frontier.com/FrankFactor.Call 1.888.770.6869 or visit Frontier.com/FrankFactor.
Call 1.888.770.6869 or visit Frontier.com/FrankFactor.
Call 1.888.770.6869 or visit Frontier.com/FrankFactor.Call 1.888.770.6869 or visit Frontier.com/FrankFactor.
Limited-time offer for new Internet customers, including current voice-only customers. Must subscribe to a qualifying package of residential phone and High-Speed Internet services. Actual speeds may vary and are not guaranteed. Service subject to availability. Installation fees apply; discounted Internet install fee waived for self-install. Price guaranteed for 24 months. A $9.99 broadband processing fee upon disconnection of service applies. Taxes, governmental and other Frontier-imposed surcharges apply. Higher Internet speed tiers available in limited areas for additional charge. Frontier reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Other restrictions apply.
Occupation: Pharmacist at Axline Pharmacy in Granville.
What is the last book you read: “Strong Fathers, Strong
Daughters.”
What is the last TV show you watched: “Big Bang Theory.”
If you were stranded on a desert island and could have
just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Milano’s stuffed pizza.
If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be: My wife.
What is your favorite local restaurant: Granville — Kad-dywampus (mushrooms are the best!) Bloomington — Biaggis.
People would be surprised to know that you: Own/oper-ate seven pharmacies in central Illinois.
Jim Nowlan, a former Illinois legislator, an aide to three un-indicted governors and a retired senior fellow with the University of Illinois Institute of Govern-ment and Public Affairs, wrote this commentary in the Dec. 1, 2013, News Gazette. “When I was a boy, unschooled local jus-tices of peace were infamous for working with small town cops to set up speed traps. In 1969, two Illinois Supreme Court Justices were forced to retire for accept-ing stocks in a new bank. Justice was for sale back then, at least in some courtrooms.”
Recently I sat down with the circuit judge who sits in my county among others. Judge Scott Shore has a wealth of varied experiences from 23 years on the bench, including death penalty cases. Shore is an editor of one of several specialized books for Illinois judges which provide guid-ance on the bench for issues that come before the judges. Shore reports today the justice system in Illinois is in good shape. He cred-its much to extensive education programs for judges. Active on the state judiciary education commit-tee, Shore said judges are required to complete continuing judicial education programs and regularly attend judicial education confer-ences and seminars.
Many jurisdictions have created
specialized courts for drug, mental health, veterans and DUI cases.
“We have to look outside the old house for remedies,” Shore said.
He makes a plea for allowing a judge to use expert discretion in seeking alternatives to long sen-tences.
“From the bench, I see many people who should have been spared the court process, but who haven’t received medicine, psy-chological, legal and other support they needed.”
In the real world, few cases go to trial anymore. Most are medi-ated or negotiated by parties or their attorneys, either outside pri-vately or inside the judicial pro-cess, as in plea bargaining. Shore feels the plea bargaining process generally meets a fair and equi-table result.
“Ninety-five percent of cases are resolved by agreement,” he said. “If not for civil settlements and plea bargaining, we would need 20 times the number of courts and jurors. We would overwhelm the system without the bargaining process.”
In Illinois residents elect cir-
cuit, appellate and supreme court judges. Let’s be honest, most of us don’t know what we are doing when we vote for judges. No sys-tem for electing judges is perfect. However appointment of a federal judge by the President with advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, seems to work well. The sense I received from Shore is that the third branch of government is today functioning much better than I recall from the past.
This part of the article was provided to me by my longtime friend, Mike McCuskey, U.S. Dis-trict Court Judge for the Central District of Illinois. Mike grew up and went to Sparland schools.
Shore will retire in November of this year. He is the long-time secretary for the Granville Rotary, now called the Putnam County Rotary. Without Shore’s leader-ship in our Rotary Club, I am sure we would not be the strong club we are and all of the wonderful things our Rotary does for the community without his leadership would be gone. Shore will become the Rotary District Governor for the 2016-2017 term, living his long time dream to participate at the district level of Rotary.
Darrell Alleman of Granville can be reached in care of this newspaper at Putnam County Record, P.O. Box 48, Granville, IL 61326.
I’m done. I’m done with this bitterly cold weath-er, and let me be honest, I love winter. I love the snow and the crisp air that comes with the season, but I did not sign up to live in the Arctic Circle.
Living in the Midwest my whole life, I’m used to the snow and cold. I’m use to the wind chills and the blowing snow, but it seems Mother Nature has decided to ratchet it all up a notch.
Like most native Midwest-erners, I’ve driven in my fair share of questionable weather — dense fog, sleet, snow, rain — you name it, and I’ve prob-ably had an experience in it. But never before have I driven in a blizzard. I’m not that insane. I like my life; it’s a great life.
The mister and I spent Jan. 26 in the Quad Cit-ies. It’s nothing new for us to do. And we’ve trav-elled in lots of different weather to return home. I’m sure many of you saw the videos of the road conditions, heard about the blizzard conditions and the whiteouts. But let me tell you; it was terrifying out there. In the Quad Cities the wind wasn’t ter-rible; we could see the road, even if we couldn’t see the lines. But as we worked our way to the highway via the backroads, our visibility became scarce. Once on the highway, it was almost zero. At least we could see the vehicle in front of us. But the drive wasn’t worth our lives, and we turned around. We stayed the night there.
On our drive home early Jan. 27, it didn’t take us long to see we had made the right choice to stay off the roads Jan. 26. We saw a lot of cars in ditches, completely turned around. We saw a cou-ple of semis stuck on the side of the road. We saw a handful of tow trucks and snowplows working to get the roads back into working order. And I was ever so thankful for their hard work.
During the past couple of weeks, it seems like winter has decided to slap us in the face, reminding us we still have a ways to go until we will feel the warmth of the sun. Maybe this is just me, but does anyone else feel like every January we are shocked by how terrible the weather is?
Unfortunately, our small ray of hope did not come through on Feb. 2. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and now we will have six more weeks of winter. But honestly if you look at his track record, he’s seen his shadow more than 100 times and hasn’t seen his shadow less than 20.
So I would like to take this time and apologize to summer. I may complain about the intense heat and humidity ... a lot. As I sit here looking at a temperature below zero, I offer my deepest sympa-thies to summer and hope it begins to return soon. Please, summer, I miss the sun. I guess until then I’ll just throw on another hat and scarf and trudge on.
Stay strong and stay warm, readers. This cold can’t last forever.
Putnam County Record Copy Editor Sarah Max-well can be reached at [email protected].
6 Perspective6 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Field of Dreams
Goodbye old man winter
The Editorial Page Letters to the Editor should not be more than 500 words in length. Only one person can sign a Letter to the Editor. The author of the letter must include his/her name, hometown and telephone number. The author’s name and home-town will be published, however, the telephone number is only used to verify the authenticity of the author’s signature and will not be published. Unsigned letters are never read or published. No letter will be published until the Putnam County Record contacts the author of the letter to verify the signature. The Putnam County Record reserves the right to edit or refuse any Letter to the Editor.
Sam R FisherPublisher
Terri Simoneditor
RecordThe Putnam County
Putnam County’s Only Newspaper
SarahMaxwell
COMMENTARY
Darrell Alleman
COMMENTARY
First Person
First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Constitution of the United States, 1789
7 SportsWednesday, February 5, 2014 • The Putnam County Record • 7
At the beginning of the season, Putnam County Lady Panthers head coach James Barnett said he had made some changes in the schedule to ‘toughen up’ his team. This past week had the Lady Panthers facing two of those schedule changed games.
Annawan 66, Putnam County 50In a makeup game against the Annawan Lady Bravettes
on Jan. 26, the Lady Panthers hung tough against the number four ranked team in the IHSA Class 1A Poll, but ultimately fell to a final score of 66-50.
The Lady Panthers came out with a game plan to bottle up the Bravettes’ Morgan VanHfyte who is part of a one-two punch with sister Celina VanHftye who was out with an injury. Unfortunately, the Lady Panthers lacked in exe-cution and fought a hot shooting Morgan Van Hfyte who ended up scoring 20 points in the game. The Bravettes also benefitted from the Lady Panthers’ foul trouble, sink-ing 24 of 36 opportunities at the foul line while the Lady Panthers only shot 4 for 9 from the stripe.
In the first quarter, the Lady Panthers’ Daniela Pavlov-ich had the hot shooting hand, scoring 7 of her team’s 14 points in that quarter. Going into the second quarter, the Lady Panthers were leading 14-10, but the Lady Bravettes wound up their shooting on the foul line, sinking 15 of their 24 fouls in this quarter to give them a 33-25 lead going into the locker room at halftime.
In the second quarter the Lady Panthers were outscore by the Lady Bravettes by 10 points, giving them an 18 point deficit going into the fourth and final quarter. Carly Gonet sank two, three-point shots along with Pavlovich sinking another and the Lady Panthers outscored the Lady Bravettes in the fourth quarter 15 to 13, but it was too little, too late in the game for the Panthers’ loss.
Leading scorer for the Lady Panthers was Pavlovich with 23 points. Gonet chipped in nine points and Megan Rehn added eight in the losing effort.
Teutopolis 40, Putnam County 27On Jan. 28, the Lady Panthers took a road trip to Park-
land College outside of Champaign to take on the Teu-topolis Lady Wooden Shoes. The Lady Shoes have been consistently ranked in the top four of the IHSA Class 2A Coaches Poll all season. In a low scoring game that saw a strong Lady Panther defense at times, the Lady Shoes beat the Lady Panthers by a score of 40-27.
In the first quarter, Pavlovich kept the team in the game, again scoring four of the seven points while Rehn added three points. Facing a 10-7 deficit going into the second quarter, the Lady Panther shooters went ice cold, taking a drubbing that had the Lady Shoes scoring 12 points in the quarter to the Lady Panther’s one point.
After halftime, the Lady Panther scoring machine woke up with Allison Voss adding four points in the third and
Putnam County Record photo/Dixie SchroederWes Allison (30), Sam Garland (23), Michael Weide (11) and Austin Biagini (5) wait with smiles during the awarding of the second place plaque after the Tri County Conference Tournament championship game. The Panthers won first place Feb. 1.
Panthers win second straight Tri-CountyBy Dixie SchroeDer
GRANVILLE — It was a long week at the Tri-County Conference, hosted by Putnam County High School. Snow and weather issues canceled some games and moved others around, but in the end, Feb. 1 came and the championship game was held for the Putnam County Panthers who beat the Henry Mallards by a score of 70-46.
After being beaten by the Mallards earlier in the sea-son, the Panthers came into the game with something to prove. Head coach Josh Nauman said he talked to his team before the game and encouraged them to come out ready to go.
“We didn’t think we played very well the last time against Henry, and our guys wanted to show that they were better than they represented themselves last time,” Nauman said. “Coming into the tournament we wanted a chance to play both those teams and prove we were better than the first time.”
The Panthers came out in the first quarter ready to go with an outside offensive game that was fast and furi-ous. PC’s defense kept the Mallards from scoring until 3:12 in the quarter when Jake Schlosser of the Mallards hit a basket for two points. The Panthers dominated the boards in comparison to the cold shooting Mallards and took in eight rebounds to the Mallards two in the quarter.
In the second quarter, leading by five points, the Panthers continued their fast paced game that seemed to leave the cold shooting Mallards grasping as their defense started to come apart. The Mallards committed seven turnovers in the quarter that gave Putnam County opportunities for scoring. The Panthers took a 16 point lead at 40 to 24 into the locker room at the half. Nau-man said the depth of the Panthers bench really helped in the game.
“It was great to see Jacob Theobald step it up tonight. I think it (his 15 points) was a career high. We knew he was capable of that and he is one of our best shooters,” he said.
Theobald was delighted as well with the game and his efforts.
“I don’t know. I’ve got a pretty decent three-point shot, so I think tonight I was just hot,” Theobald said. “I just got on fire. This is going to give us a lot of con-fidence. Senior Night we are going up against Chicago North Lawndale. They are going to be a really good team, so hopefully that will give us a lot of confidence for that game.”
The Panthers were in the driver’s seat from that point on in the third quarter opening up a 19 point lead at 3:36 in the quarter. Two keys to the squad’s success included a strong number of assists and dominating the boards in rebounds on both the offensive and defensive side.
The fourth quarter had PC with a 57-34 lead and the Henry crowd going quiet in the stands. At 3:19 remain-ing in the game, senior Evan Kreiser fouled out and the PC crowd and his teammates gave him a strong ovation as he went to the bench. Mallards head coach Steve Self sent his bench players in at 2:14 left to play in the game and Nauman reciprocated in kind.
High scorer for the game was Harold Fay with 19 points. Theobald followed up with 15 points for Putnam County. Henry’s Ryan Condit had 15 points for the Mallards. Fay said the Panthers were out to impress the hometown crowd.
Putnam County 60, Roanoke-Benson 48In the winner’s bracket of the Tri-County Tournament
on Jan. 29, the Putnam County Panthers had their long awaited reunion with the Roanoke-Benson Rockets. Ear-lier in the season, the Rockets had beaten the Panthers in double overtime and the Panthers were out for blood. The squad had little trouble putting out the Rockets’ flight and fight with a 60-48 win in R.M. Germano Gym.
The Panthers came out fast and furious in the first quarter, up ending the number three ranked Rocket’s slower paced game plan. Forcing turnovers and con-verting those to scores, the Panthers staked an early 10-0 lead in the first quarter and gave up every score to the Rockets begrudgingly. The fast pace of the game continued to cause problems for the Rockets going into the second quarter where the Panthers carried a 15-10 lead. The Panthers’ opponents trouble with turnovers, an eventual 16 in the contest, gave the Panthers many more scoring opportunities than in their first match up. At halftime, the Panthers took a 32-22 lead.
Fay showed again why he is one of the area’s premiere prep players in pursuit of his game high 34 points in the second half of the contest. Fay, along with Alec Vever-ka’s 11 points, led the Panthers’ overall scoring efforts as the team posted five more points than their opponents in the third quarter and two more points in the fourth quarter for the final winning score of 66-48.
Veverka was also king of the basket defensively as he recorded four of the Panthers’ six blocked shots, along with eight rebounds. Fay and Austin Biagini had four assists each out of 11 for the team.
Putnam County 73, DePue 56On Jan. 28, the number two ranked Panthers took on
the number eight ranked DePue Little Giants. Coming out of the valley, the Little Giants tried hard, but the Panthers dominated in three of the four quarters in the game to bring home a 73-56 win in the first game of the Tri-County Tournament.
The Panthers took a big lead in the first half, outscor-ing the Little Giants by 27 points. PC led 24-8 in the first quarter and solidified their dominance in the game with a 45-18 lead going into the locker room at the half. Aggressive defense in the first half also made the mark, causing a big chunk of the Little Giant’s 14 turnovers in the game.
Nauman let the starters get some rest in the second half as the hometown crowd saw Theobald, Kyle Hoge, Nick DiazDeLeon and Noah Debates all score in the second half of the game. In the fourth quarter, with the Panther’s leading 68-54 with 2:29 left in the game, DePue started looking like a serious threat once again as the Panther’s starters were put back in the game to put it away for the home team. Nauman said the team played with purpose, wanting the rematch against Roanoke-Benson and Henry later in the tournament.
Leading scorer for the Panthers was Fay with 14 points in the game. Fay also dished out six of the team’s 23 assists in the game and pulled down four of the 39 rebounds in the contest. Sophomore Veverka tossed in 12 points and had five of the Panthers’ blocked shots. Biagini added 10 points and had two assists. Kreiser had five assists and two blocked shots while Sam Garland added six points and one blocked shot. DePue’s Mike Guzman had a game high 17 points for his team.
The Panthers will next upgrade their game play for senior night against Chicago North Lawndale on Feb. 7. Feb. 8 will bring the annual Coaches Against Cancer Shootout in which the Panthers will play the final game of the evening at 7:30 p.m. against Serena High School.
PERU — The Illinois Valley YMCA Dolphins hosted a triangular meet with the Ottawa YMCA Dolphins and the Streator Stingrays on Feb. 1. Once again, the IV Dolphins came out on top in first place with a combined score of 752 points. Ottawa took second with 386 points while the Stingrays hobbled into third place with 42 points.
Spring Valley’s Charleigh Holmes, 12, continued her domination in the pool earning a first-place finish in each event: the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:04.08; the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 26.27 and the 100 yard butterfly event with a time of 1:05.86. Holmes also swam the second leg in the IV Dolphins’ 200 medley which took first place at 1:07.34. All three of Charleigh’s individual events were state qualifying times.
Magnolia’s Clayton Wellenreiter, 9, posted a sixth place in the 100 yard individual medley with a time of 1:54.99. He placed eighth in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 1:35.33 and wrapped up his individual events with a time of 58.88 in the 50 yard breaststroke for a 10th place finish. Wellenreiter also swam in the 200 yard freestyle medley, where his team captured second-place with a time of 3:04.19.
The next meet for the Illinois Valley Dolphins will be at home versus Freeport, Ottawa and Kewanee YMCA swim-ming teams on Feb. 8.
See Lady Panthers Page 8
8 Sports8 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, February 5, 2014
fourth quarter each. Pavlovich added five points in the fourth quarter and Stephanie Wilson and Venessa Voss each had two points.
However the efforts were not enough as the team dropped the game with the final of 40-27.
Leading scorers in the contest were Pavlovich with nine points and Voss with eight.
Lady PanthersFrom Page 7
Fay brothers, dad hold T-C markGRANVILLE — A side
note to the Tri-County Tournament champion-ships is to take a quick look at the Harold Fay Sr. family of Hennepin. Harold Sr. and his three sons were part of cham-pionship teams two times each in their high school careers.
Harold Sr. was on the squad when the Panthers won in 1981 and 1982. Oldest son Carlton, was a member of the Panthers winning team in 2005 and 2007. Middle son Kevin, was also a 2007 team member as well as a member of the 2008 team. Youngest son Har-old Jr. has now joined the family ranks with the win Feb. 1, being a Panther winning team member in 2013 and 2014. In the history of the Tri-Coun-ty Tournament, Putnam County has won 10 titles overall.
Putnam County Record photo/Ken Schroeder
Harold Fay (20) shoots a three-point basket over a Henry Mallard defender on Feb. 1.
GRANVILLE — Putnam County/Hall’s head wrestling coach Jerry Kriewald is extremely happy with his young Puma Wrestling Club. With the advent of adding fourth-grade students to the club, Kriewald’s numbers have soared
Currently, the Puma Club wrestles under the rules of the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation. Weekend meets are held in Geneseo, LaSalle and Princeton among other areas. Participants wrestle generally by size at each meet and do not wrestle according to any type of weight class until the IKWF State Series of meets which include regionals, sectionals and the state tournaments.
The roster for the Puma Wrestling Club includes: Tyler Elliot, Adam Harper, Victor Heredia, Aleksandar Puentes and Caleb Savitch all from Spring Valley and Connor Brooker, Jack Caulfield, Joseph Ellena, William Griffith, Matthew Haage, Collin Holm, Mark Judd, Charlie McCook, Miles McCook, Rylan Poole all from the Putnam County area.
Kriewald has been pleased with how quick the team members are learning the wrestling moves.
“What’s surprising is how quick they are picking up on it,” he said. “You know they went to Geneseo and they never wrestled before and they step on the mat and I had three, four kids win their first match in wrestling. That says something. They try hard and they pay attention and that pays off.”
Kriewald also counts on current and former wrestlers from his squad to help out as they team has enlarged.
“The Elliots (Cole and Dominic) have a little brother on the squad, so they tend to work with Tyler their little brother and are here,” he said. “The McCooks (Tyler and Luke) have little brothers Charlie and Miles so they are here. Yeah I get a lot of high school kids to help out, and it is appreciated. I have bigger kids then to demonstrate moves on. I also have grads Tyrell Foockle and Kyle Kic-zenwski who also are here pretty regular. That is one of the reasons I went down to fourth grade this year now that I have volunteer alumni who can help us coach and
build the program.”The Puma Wrestling Club will next be in action at the
annual Tiger Town Invitational at Princeton on Feb. 8 in the Prouty Gym.
Puma Wrestling club is growing
Putnam County Record photo/Ken SchroederTwo Puma Club wrestlers compete during a recent practice.
Ray’s Place On the Riverfront
108 N. Front St.Hennepin
Make Your Valentine Reservations
with Us Today!Nightly Specials
Wednesday & Sunday Chicken Special1/4 Light $575 1/4 Dark $475
Thursday Buffet only $1175
Dine In
Carry Out
815-925-7111
815-339-6278 • Open 7 Days a Week
www.paganolearys.net 304 S. McCoy St. • Granville, IL
Half Price Hump Day is coming!
L.J.’s Garden CafeL.J.’s Garden Cafe114 N. Chicago St., Magnolia • 815-257-7051
tion, call the Putnam County Community Center at 815-339-2711 or 800-757-4579 by noon the day before. Menus are sub-ject to change. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. Suggested donation is $3.
Absentee voting for the primary election
HENNEPIN — Putnam County Clerk and Election Authority Daniel Kuhn has announced absentee voting for the upcoming General Primary Election on March 18 will start on Feb. 6. Any registered voter who expects to be absent from the county on March 18 may make application by mail or in person to the county clerk for an official ballot.
Anyone who wishes to vote absentee by mail may call the county clerk’s office at 815-925-7129 and request an application. An official ballot will be mailed after the correct-ly completed and signed application is returned to the county clerk’s office.
The last day for the coun-ty clerk’s office to mail an absentee ballot is March 13. Correctly completed applications for absentee ballots must be received no later than March 13.
Anyone wanting to vote absentee in person may stop by the county clerk’s office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Fri-day. The county clerk’s office will also be open on March 15 for in-per-son absentee voting from 9 a.m. to noon. The last day for in-person absentee voting is March 17 during regular office hours.
For more information, contact the Putnam Coun-ty Clerk’s Office at 815-925-7129.
• • •
Items for the Community section can be emailed to [email protected] questions, call the office at 815-339-2321.
Upscale Resale214 W. St. Paul, Spring Valley
Open Tue-Fri 10-5and Sat 10-2
New and Gently-used Clothingof All Sizes, Furniture, Books,
Toys and MORE!
Call Raylene at664-2414 for information,
to donate or volunteer.All proceeds benefit Freedom House and its clients. 815-339-2411
Agents: Harold Read - 815-437-2515; Peg gonet - 815-339-6465BRokeR: Mike gonet - 815-481-2411
GonetRealty & Land Co.
Super clean duplex120 & 122 Walter Ave., McNabb, IL - 2 bedrooms per
unit, completely updated, great for investor or live in one and lease the other. $69,000MLS#08485047
321 S. McCoy St.Granville
339-2411
Putnam County Community CenterP.O. Box 208Standard61363
Phone339-2711
Attorneysschweickert & Ganassin, LLP
2101 Marquette Rd., Peru • (800) 682-5473
• Personal Injury• Worker’s Compensation
• Real Estate • Wills • Trusts
10 Life/Classifieds
PUBLIC AUCTIONPUTNAM COUNTY FARMLAND
42.62 +/- Acres - Section 26 and 27Magnolia Township
The following described farmland will be offered by PUBLIC AUCTION. Sale day location: Magnolia Fire Station, 107 N. Chicago St.,
Magnolia, IL 61336.
FRIDAY,MARCh 7, 2014
10:00 A.M.FARM LOCATION: Farm parcel is located at the Junction of IL Rte 89 and IL Rte 18 (the North East corner) at Magnolia, IL OR part of the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 26 and Part of the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ ofSection 27, Magnolia Township.FARM DESCRIPTION: 42.62 +/- acres with 25.76 +/- tillable acres. Tillable soils include Birbeck, Sawmill and Catlin with a Surety Productivity Index of 118.3. The balance of the farm acres is timber and the farm has access off both Rte 89 and Rte 18. TAXES: Tax ID #04-16-080-000 and #04-16-250-000. $310.06 paid in 2013.
Plat locations, Aerial Photos, Soil Maps and other information available @ rickrediger.com
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:1.) This tract 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 purchase agreement contract. 10% of the contract purchase price will be due immediately following the auction. The balance will be due and payable on or before April 7, 2014.4.) The seller shall provide a title insurance policy in the amount of the purchase price of the subject property.5.) The estimated 2013 real estate taxes due and payable in 2014 will be credited by the Seller to the Buyer. All subsequent real estate taxes will be the responsibility of the Buyer.6.) The property is being sold in “AS IS” condition, with no implied warranties of any kind.7.) The information is believed to be accurate. However, we strongly urge all prospective buyers to thoroughly research all pertinent data and to draw their own conclusions.8.) All announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over any previously printed material.9.) For additional information or to view the property contact Rick Rediger, Auctioneer at 815-699-7999 or Scott Brummel.
Sellers: RENINI RESIDUARY TRUSTc/o First State Bank Trust
719 Washington St. - Mendota, IL 61342Number System will be Used – I.D. Required
Not Responsible for AccidentsAuction conducted by:
REDIGER AUCTION SERVICERick Rediger, Auctioneer
815-699-7999www.RickRediger.com
BRUMMEL REALTY LLCScott Brummel, Broker
630-553-3200www.BrummelRealty.com
OPENTENANCY
2014
OPENTENANCY
2014
Illinois Carry and Conceal ClassSpartan911Tactical classes are the best training classes in the area! Why? Because we offer a course manual that no one else does! Our classes are completed in a warm room. We have our own INDOOR
heated gun range. Our classes are by appointment only! All inclusive means just that, all you bring are proper ID and your FOID card.
We include: Workbook, pistol, ammo, range time, hearing and eye protection, lunch, all the material needed to complete the course.
So call today! Class sizes are limited so reserve your time.All our classes are taught by NRA pistol instructors.
possession of any land lying within the bound-aries of the said district are eligible to vote at said election, whether as lessee, renter, tenant or otherwise. Only such persons, firms or corporations are eligible to vote.
Terry BognerChairman
Marshall-Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District
DATE: 9th day of January, 2014.Published in the Putnam County Record Feb. 5, 2014.
NOTICE Public Notice is here-by given that on January 10, 2014, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Putnam County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office address-es of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the busi-ness known as Borio Technologies located at 416 W. Main Street, Granville, Illinois. Dated this 10th day of January, 2014.
/s/Daniel S. KuhnCounty Clerk
Published in the Putnam County Record Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 2014.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOISFIRST STATE BANK , a State Banking )Association, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) MARK A. RINALDO, PAULA J. RINALDO, )M & G HAY, INC., an Illinois corporation, ) TENANTS IN POSSESSION, COLLECTION )PROFESSIONALS, INC., UNKNOWN ) OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. )
NO. 14-CH-3NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION
(Notice of Foreclosure) The requisite Affidavit for Publication hav-ing been filed, notice is hereby given to you: MARK A. RINALDO, PAULA J. RINALDO, M & G HAY, INC., an Illinois corporation, TENANTS IN POSSESSION, COLLECTION PROFESSIONALS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, Chancery Division, by the said Plaintiff, against you and other Defendants, praying for foreclosure of certain Real Estate Mortgages on the premises commonly known as and legally described as follows:
Parcel 1:Lots 1 and 2 in First Congregational Church of Granville Addition to the Village of Granville, Illinois, except the coal and underlying the same, together with the right to mine and remove the same through underground passages, situated in Putnam County, Illinois;Commonly known as: 211 East Silverspoon Avenue, Granville, Illinois 61326PIN: 02-00-044-010
AndParcel 2:
Lots 208 and 209 in Haws’ Addition to the Original Village of Magnolia, situated in Putnam County, Illinois,
Commonly known as: 307 North Chicago Street, Magnolia, Illinois 61336PIN: 02-02-095-000And
Parcel 3:That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 32 North, Range 1 West of the Third Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 4; thence South 00degrees, 20 minutes 07 sec-onds West 1096.06 feet along the East line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 4; thence South 89 degrees, 32 minutes, 35 sec-onds, West 538.11 feet to the point of begin-ning; thence South 00 degrees 38 minutes 53 seconds West 205.82 feet; thence South 04 degrees, 20 minutes, 22 seconds East 447.22 feet; thence North 89 degrees, 36 minutes, 03 seconds West 361.07 feet; thence North 00 degrees, 38 minutes, 53 seconds East 615.58 feet; thence North 81 degrees, 34 minutes, 50 seconds East 224.64 feet; thence North 89 degrees, 32 minutes, 35 seconds East 100.38 feet to the point of beginning; SITUATED IN PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS.Commonly known as: 11795 East 1250 Road, Granville, Illinois 61326PIN: 02-02-095-000
and which the following Real Estate Mortgages were made by MARK A. RINALDO and PAULA J. RINALDO, and recorded in the office of the Putnam County Recorder as follows: June 9, 2008 Document No. 2008-661 March 30, 2009 Document No. 2009-0394 March 30, 2009 Document No. 2009-0392 August 10, 2011 Document No. 2011-0631 and the following Real Estate Mortgage was made by M & G HAY, INC., an Illinois corporation, and recorded in the office of the Putnam County Recorder as follows: July 19, 2005 Document No. 2005-801 That Summonses were duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, file your answer to the Complaint in said action or oth-erwise make your appearance therein, in the said Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Putnam County, Illinois, held in the courthouse in the City of Hennepin, Illinois, on or before the 25th day of February, 2014, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this firm may be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.
The Cantlin Law FirmJoseph H. Cantlin ARDC 6292506
760 Etna RoadOttawa, IL 61350
Published in the Putnam County Record Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 2014.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST )COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE )REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN )STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST )2007-HE5 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH )CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE5, ) Plaintiff, ) Vs. )BRET E JACKSON A/K/A BRET JACKSON; )UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD ) CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. )
13 CH 18NOTICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:BRET E JACKSON A/K/A BRET JACKSONUNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:
LOTS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 AND 10 IN BLOCK 6 IN CONDIT’S SECOND ADDITION
TO THE VILLAGE OF CONDIT’S, AND ALSO A PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 10 IN BLOCK 6 IN SAID CONDIT’S SECOND ADDITION, RUNNING THENCE WEST 8 RODS, THENCE NORTH 54 1/2 RODS, THENCE EAST 8 RODS, THENCE SOUTH 54 1/2 RODS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 14 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ALL SUBJECT TO EXISTING ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, ANY EASEMENTS OF RECORD, AND TO ANY ZONING ORDINANCE, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PUTNAM, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 303 High Street, Putnam, IL 61560 PIN # 03-00-028-121 and which said Mortgage was made by: BRET E JACKSON, A SINGLE MAN, the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Decision One Mortgage Company, LLC as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Putnam County, Illinois, as Document No. Book: 102 Page: 1607; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court,
Cathy J. OliveriClerk of the Circuit Court
120 North 4th Street, Hennepin, IL 61327-0207 on or after February 21, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT.Potestivo & Associates, P.C.223 W. Jackson Boulevard, Ste. 610Chicago, IL 60606 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this law firm is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.Our File No.: C13-87096I585786Published in the Putnam County Record Jan. 22, 29 and Feb. 5, 2014.
2014NOTICE OF
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
To All Owners And Occupiers Of Lands
Lying Within The Boundaries Of The Marshall-Putnam County Soil And
Water Conservation District:
Notice is hereby given that an Election will be held on the 13th day of February, 2014 at 7 a.m. at 1511 University Court, Henry, IL. 3 Directors will be elected to serve on the Marshall-Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District of the State of Illinois. All persons, firms or corporations who hold legal title or are in legal
999 • Legal Notices
999 • Legal Notices
999 • Legal Notices
999 • Legal Notices
–––– Classifieds ––––
INTERIOR and EXTERIORPAINTING of all kinds in-cluding new construction,faux finishes, wallpaperremoval and so muchmore. Call Carrie UzellaSmith at 815-228-7660.Serving PC and surround-ing areas for 10 years.
Insured. Friendly. Local
- 300 -Services
322 • Painting
The Putnam CountyRecord reserves the rightto classify correctly, edit,reject or cancel any adver-tisement at any time in ac-cordance with its policy. Allads must be checked forerrors by the advertiser, onthe first day of publication.We will be responsible forthe first incorrect insertion,and its liabilities shall belimited to the price on oneinsertion.
MACNABB Large, spa-cious 2 bedroom apart-ment, with stove, refriger-ator, washer, dryer fur-nished. Call 815-664-4433 or 815-866-4500
MARK Very Nice, brandnew, 1 bedroom apart-ment. All appliances in-cluding washer & dryerfurnished. No pets, nosmoking. $525 permonth/1 month deposit.Leave message @ 815-339-6591
HENNEPIN Spacious 2bedroom apartment forrent. Monthly rent in-cludes heat, water, all ap-pliances & garbage.Please call 815-866-8469or 815-925-4090, for de-tails
856 • Apartment Rentals
We’reTaking
Free Classified Advertisingfor all items valued under
$1,000!• Up to 5 lines of copy• 3 items maximum in ad• 1 ad per week, per household• Private party sales only• Excludes services, firearms & animal sales
E-mail items for sale to: classified@
bcrnews.com
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND right here in the Putnam County Record Classified! You could find furniture, appliances, pets, musical instruments, tools, anything. You might even find a kitchen sink!
Used Office Furniture for Sale. 6 Desks; 8 Recep-tion Chairs; 3 Desk Chairs; Table, Bookcase; and more. Good condition and great prices. Saturday, February 8, 9-noon at: 306 South McCoy, Granville. 815-339-6630
ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES RIGHT HERE!
The Putnam County Record can promote your services and let people know you are out there wanting there business. Just call (815) 875-4461 and let us help.
10 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, February 5, 2014
11Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • The Putnam County Record • 11
12 Life12 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Putnam County High School announces honor rollsSecond Quarter
2013-2014High Honor Roll
Freshmen: Sami Abraham, Mitchell Aimone, Connor Bean, Lauren Bernardoni, Seth Carl-son, Katie Cimei, Cassandra Copeland, Alexis Dauck, McKen-na Downey, William Felitti, Noe Flores, Hanna Hundley, Clinton Hunnicutt, Ashley Johnson, Grace Lamboley, Owen Mallery, Olivia Morris, Abby Ossola, Mor-gan Phillips, Jon Sabotta, Con-nor Taylor and Trevor Zellmer.
Sophomores: Lauren Bauer, Taylor Keiser, Olivia Lindstrom, Noah Quinones, Shayna Wortz and Madison Zellmer.
Juniors: Jeffery Baker, Kayte Bernardoni, Lauren Colby, Mat-thew Conerton, Kirsten Davis, Page Griffith, Clayton Keen, Ciera Keller, Ann Miller, Kristen Pinn, Megan Rehn, Carly Smith, Scott Urnikis and Ashley Zupec.
Seniors: Katlyn Casford, Jus-tin Galetti, Megan Hewitt, Kate Kazmierczak, Tristan Keegan, Amelia Lindstrom, Alicia Mal-lery, Jon Mattern, Kirsten Miller, Monica Monroe, Kaitlyn Toed-tor, Nathan Ward, Loralee Wil-son and Shelby Yepsen.
Honor RollFreshmen: Kathryn Bouxsein,
Joseph Cyr, Victoria Garrido, Kaitlyn Goetsch, Jade Hansen, Christian Harris, Rachel Maggio, Carolyn Taylor, Megan Thomp-son and Natasha Voss.
Sophomores: Mekenzie Ahl-strom, Joseph Berg, Jonathin Brandner, Ryan Friel, Ashlyn Haage, Katelyn Leitner, Zach Miller, Riley Morris, Kurt Nabers, Brian Schrowang, Neal Stasell, Margaret Voss and Bradley Wink.
Juniors: Katherine Alle-man, Rollen Copeland, Mario Flores, Michael Glenn, Kelsey
Grosenbach, Kyle Hoge, Micheal Laxner, Madalyn Loiselle, Jarod Petersen, Sophie Petersen, Katherine Schiel and Colton Washkowiak.
Seniors: Chase Barnard, Alys-sa Byrne, Amanda Holmstrom, Angela Holmstrom, Nicole Mertel, Taylor Pettit, Brooke Veronda, Vanessa Voss, Michael Weide and Emily Whitney.
FirSt SemeSter2013-2014
High Honor RollFreshmen: Mitchell Aimone,
Connor Bean, Lauren Bernar-doni, Seth Carlson, Katie Cimei, Cassandra Copeland, Joseph Cyr, Alexis Dauck, McKenna Downey, William Faletti, Noe Flores, Hanna Hundley, Clinton Hunnicutt, Ashley Johnson, Grace Lamboley, Owen Mallery, Olivia Morris, Abby Ossola, Mor-gan Phillips, Jon Sabotta, Con-
nor Taylor and Trevor Zellmer.Sophomores: Lauren Bauer,
Taylor Kreiser, Olivia Lindstrom, Noah Quinones, Shayna Wortz and Madison Zellmer.
Juniors: Katherine Alle-man, Jeffrey Baker, Kayte Bernardoni, Lauren Colby, Mat-thew Conerton, Kirsten Davis, Michael Glenn, Paige Griffith, Kyle Hoge, Clayton Keen, Ciera Keller, Madalyn Loiselle, Ann Miller, Jarod Petersen, Kristen Pinn, Megan Rehn, Carly Smith, Allison Voss and Ashley Zupec.
Seniors: Katlyn Casford, Jus-tin Galetti, Megan Hewitt, Kate Kazmierczak, Tristan Keegan, Amelia Lindstrom, Alicia Mal-lery, Jon Mattern, Monica Mon-roe, Kaitlyn Toedter, Nathan Ward, Emily Whitney, Loralee Wilson and Shelby Yepsen.
Honor RollFreshmen: Sami Abraham,
Kathryn Bouxsein, Victoria
Garrido, Kaitlyn Goetsch, Jade Hansen, Christian Harris, Rachel Maggio, Tyera Powell, Carolyn Taylor, Megan Thompson and Natasha Voss.
Sophomores: Mekenzie Ahl-strom, Joseph Berg, Jonathin Brandner, Ryan Friel, Ashlyn Haage, Jordan Hatton, Kate-lyn Lietner, Zach Miller, Riley Morris, Kurt Nabers, Brian Schrowang, Neal Stasell, Marga-ret Voss and Bradley Wink.
Juniors: Alexandria Burden, Rollen Copeland, Mario Flores, Kelsey Grosenbach, Daniel Pavlovich, Sophie Petersen, Katherine Schiel and Colton Washkowiak.
Seniors: Rebecca Arnold, Chase Barnard, Jessie Brucki, Harold Fay, Carly Gonet, Amanda Holmstrom, Angela Holmstrom, Evan Kreiser, Nicole Mertel, Jace Noy, Taylor Pettit and Abby Zens.
Hennepin Food MartHennepin Food Mart
Grocery SpecialS
proDUceDairy
Deli
Bakery
Meat SpecialSPillsbury Plus Cake Mixes, All .............................. 4/$5Pillsbury RTS Frosting, 12oz ................................. 3/$5Progresso Asst Soups, 19oz ................................. 4/$5Wishbone or Western Asst Dressings, 16oz ....... $1.89Asst Dorito, Cheeto, Fritos, Funyons Snacks, All . 2/$5Our Family Blended, Canola, Vegetable Oil, 48oz 2/$5C&H Powdered or Brown Sugar, 2# ................... $1.89Hungry Jack Pancake mix, 2# .............................. 2/$4Hormel Spam, 12oz ............................................ $2.89Our Family Pegged Candy, All ............................. 4/$5Our Family Sandwich Cookies, All 32oz ................ 2/$5Our Family Chunky or Gravey Dog Food, 18# ... $8.99Our Family Laundry Liquid, 100oz ...................... $3.99Our Family Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 17oz ............... $3.99Taco Bell Refried Beans, 16oz .............................. 4/$5Asst Gatorade, 6pack ............................................ 2/$6
Dole Head Lettuce, Each .................................... $0.99Seedless Red Grapes, lb .................................. $1.99Medium Yellow Onions, 3lb bag ........................... $1.99Super Select Cucumbers, Each .......................... $0.79
Our Family Grade A Butter, 1lb ........................... $1.99Grade A Large Eggs, 18ct ................................... $2.29Coffee Mate Creamers, 16oz ................................ 2/$4Blue Bonnet Margarine Quarters, 16oz............... $0.89
Frozen FooDBanquet Dinners, All ......................................... 12/$10Banquet Pot Pies, Each ....................................... 4/$3Butch’s Pizzas, Each ........................................... 2/$10Our Family Blended Vegetables, 16oz ................ $1.79
