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‘Service Above Self’ Goldasich recognized by PC Rotary By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
HENNEPIN – Putnam County Emergency Management Agency supervisor Jim Goldasich was recognized by the Putnam County Rotary during its annual awards banquet June 27 at Ray’s Place in Hennepin. Goldasich received the chapter’s “Service Above Self” award, one of the highest honors given to a nonRotary member. In presenting Goldasich with the award, outgoing chapter president Bobby Cofoid listed many of his achievements and contributions to the community. “Jim is a 20-year Navy veteran having served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and several area conflicts around the world, then devoting his life and second career to Emergency Medical Services with the Illinois Department of Public Health,” Cofoid said. “He has been active in McNabb Village government as a board member and as president, as a member
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Rotary secretary Scott Shore presents the student “Service Above Self” award to PCHS graduate Nick Lenkaitis. and current commander of American Legion Post 1242, as chair of the PC Overall Economic Development Committee and as president of North Central Illinois Council of Gov-
Housing units on the increase nationally Local results vary By Barb Kromphardt bkromphardt@putnamcountyrecord.com
The Census Bureau has released its latest estimates of the number of housing units in the country, and the fastest growing area might surprise some people. According to the State and County Housing Unit Estimates: July 1, 2012, the fastest growing county in the United States was Williams County, N.D. Williams County was the only county in the nation to show a double digit percentage increase, growing from 10,464 housing units to 2010 to 12,493 in 2012,
a 19.4 percent increase. Williams County was followed by Sumter County, Fl., Hays County, Texas; and Ward County, N.D. North Dakota had three of the top seven fastest growing counties. According to a recent report from the United States Commerce Department, North Dakota is the fastest-growing state in the country thanks to its energy boom in the oil-rich Bakken formation. Nationally, the number of housing units in the country increased from 131.8 million in 2010 to 132.5 million in 2012. In Illinois, the number actually decreased, falling more than 1,000 units from 5,296,420 in 2010 to 5,295,329 in 2012.
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ernments, as a member and past board member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in McNabb, as a member of the McNabb Fire Protection District, and as the county-
appointed coordinator of our PC EMS Agency.” “I accept this humbly,” said Goldasich, in his acceptance speech. “I’m don’t think that I deserve this, I’m sure there are
others that are more deserving, and I’m not giving it back.” Goldasich said he accepted the award in the name of all the emergency service personnel in the
Bigfoot Band Camp - a music, arts and camping festival By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
MCNABB – Music, art and lots of fun will be the agenda at the third annual Bigfoot Band Camp on July 25-28 at the Putnam County Conservation area in rural McNabb. More than 30 national, regional and local acts will be performing live on two stages throughout this four-day and threenight classic event. Producer of the event, Sean Dunn of Band Camp Productions wants people to know this is a family event. “We have worked extremely hard to make this affordable for families,” said Dunn. “From
“Festival-goers will see and hear rock, blues, country and western. That is just the start of it. With two stages going, it will be non-stop entertainment.” Sean Dunn the food to the camping to the entertainment and parking, there will be something for everyone. We will have local police, ambulance and weather-watchers on site to ensure security and safety for our event attendees.” Dunn also wants the
public to know there is a wide variety of music styles that will be featured at the concert. “Festival-goers will see and hear rock, blues, country and western,” he said. “That is just the start of it. With two stages going, it will be nonstop entertainment.”
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county. “We’re, I think, rightfully proud of our ambulance service, all the firefighters, the cops, the emergency management people,” he said. “I’d like to thank the county board for their backing, and the spouses and families of our personnel who also hear the bell when it goes off.” Chapter secretary Scott Shore presented the Student “Service Above Self” award to Putnam County High School student Nick Lenkaitis of Hennepin. Lenkaitis acted as president last year of the Rotary-sponsored PCHS Interact Club and graduated in the top 10 of his class. He will be attending Bradley University in Peoria in the fall to study physics. “During the year, Nick and the PCHS Interact Club took on many projects helping the school, community, world and our Rotary blood drives, poinsettia deliveries, Afterglow set-up, Youth Exchange promotion and more,” said Shore. “The Interact’s communitywide Halloween Party and Parade, which also raised canned goods and dollars for the PC Food Pantry, won Rotary District 6420’s first-place Interact Award for Community Service.”
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Dunn said Band Camp Productions, a concert and festival production company, has signed some of the biggest and most cutting edge performing artists to perform at this year’s event. Headlining acts will include Kashmir who performs “The Led Zeppelin Show.” Frank Livingston, as Jimmy Page, nails every aspect of this performance and sound in exact detail, he said. The Voodoo Fix is a national rock-n-roll act from Los Angeles. The Voodoo Fix is scheduled on Friday night. For the rockabilly fans, The Krank Daddies will be
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