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Did the flu bug bite you?

Flu season slowly moving on

By Goldie Currie Shaw Media Service

PRINCETON – With winter months slowly moving past, it seems so is the flu season.

Deb Piper of the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department confirmed although the number of flu cases is slowing down, it’s still uncertain when the cases will be cleared.

“The flu started early this year, mid-November. In general, it has

been a more severe year throughout the country but considered moderate in Illinois,” she said.

Piper said that only flu cases concerning pediatric deaths and intensive care admission are reported, and thus far, the county has reported no pediatric deaths and only a few ICU admissions this year.

The local health department reports about 1,400 flu immunizations given this year. Vaccines are still available at the

health department.

“The vaccine this year had been considered well matched, but effectiveness is at about 50 percent,” Piper said.

She said anti-viral flu medications have been effective but work best if given within 48 hours after symptoms first occur.

“Please stay at home if sick and limit contact with other people. Wash your hands frequently and cover your cough,” she said.

In January, the Illinois Department of Public

Health warned of high levels of flu throughout the state.

“The flu strain that is predominately circulating this year is typically more severe, with more hospitalizations and deaths,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck stated in a January press release.

He reported that from the beginning of October to the end of December, there had been almost 150 people admitted to hospital intensive care

units with influenza-like illness.

The department of public health recently warned about the current Norovirus outbreaks. A press release stated the virus is usually not serious, and most people are better in a day or two, however it can be serious in young children, the elderly and people with other health conditions.

Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach cramping. Other, less common symptoms, include lowgrade fever, chills, head-

ache, muscle aches and fatigue.

To avoid the Norovirus: • Frequently wash hands, especially after using the restroom and before eating or preparing food.

• Thoroughly clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces immediately using a bleach-based cleaner.

• Increase the frequency of cleaning high touch surfaces such as door knobs.

• Do not work as a food handler while ill with diarrhea or vomiting.

Granville talks TIF Putnam County Rotary asks for input, members

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – The Granville Village Board heard from village lawyer Christina Judd-Mennie at its meeting March 5 about the village’s proposed tax increment financing district. Judd-Mennie explained that Ordinance 619 would set a public hearing date 6 p.m. May 7 for the TIF and redevelopment project for Granville.

The meeting followed an earlier public hearing regarding the ordinance at which there were no comments from the audience. The board passed the ordinance.

Board President Doug Gimbal said the village received notice from the North Central Illinois Council of Governments the grant for the water treatment project has been submitted. The grant for $348,283 has been set to be used for a new salt storage building in Granville. Gimbal said the current building has been damaged due to salt leaks from the brine tank.

Members of the Putnam County Rotary attended the meeting. Rotary President Bobby Cofoid introduced Justina Boggio and Jordan Ellena, who are conducting a membership drive among Putnam County villages. Boggio presented information to the board concerning how the Rotary wants to become more connected and aware of what is happening in individual communities.

“Now we can now have groups as members in Rotary,” Boggio said. “The reason we are coming to the villages is when we do grants, it’s hard to really know what the village may need.”

Ellena said that while Rotary meets every week on Thursday nights at Ray’s Place in Hennepin, villages that become members would not have to attend every meeting. Cofoid added the Rotary wants to expand and get more input from the villages.

The board members agreed this is something they would like to consider, and it will be put on the agenda for their next meeting.

In other business, Tracie Haage was sworn in as the village treasurer. Haage will continue her work as the secretary of the village as well.

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PCHS FFA advisor John Heiser helps the PCPS kindergarten students get ready for next event in the Ag in the Classroom seminar on March 7. PCHS FFA students conducted games and read books to the kindergarten students teaching themes on composting and recycling.

PCHS FFA hosts Ag in the Classroom Kindergarten pupils get lessons in ag

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – An Ag in the Classroom seminar was hosted by the Putnam County High School FFA group, sponsored by John Heiser, on March 7. The seminar was held at Putnam County Primary School in the kindergarten classrooms.

This second-year event, was assisted by Julie Read, Ag in the Classroom coordinator for Marshall Putnam County. Read had been contacted by Heiser last year to help develop an event of this nature.

“He (Heiser) wanted his FFA to have the opportunity to read books to the kindergartners,” Read said.

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“I came up with books for him and activities. We had a little training session ahead of time, and then the girls took it from there.”

Heiser said this is the second year for the program.

“We do the three books that the Farm Bureau donated last year, and this year Mrs. Read and the Farm Bureau donated the books,”

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nance in Granville went well.

“They had a lot of discussion ... it was very pleasant, level-headed and very informative too,” Leckonby said.

“The next step is for Sean (Coleman) and I to get together with Charles (Helmig) to try to pull something together.”

Leckonby said what-

ever changes would be made should be passed

by Granville Village Police Chief Kevin Moore, as he would be the one that would have to enforce them.

Diaper discussion

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – The Granville Village Board held an open public hearing March 2 to get input from village residents on the controversial horse diaper law and what to do to reach an agreeable solution for all parties. The meeting was chaired by board members Roy Leckonby and Sean Coleman;10 residents attended.

According to the diaper law, no horse may enter the village without a horse diaper, which several horse owners have said is not an adequate solution, since older horses who have never had one will fight the situation.

There is a previous statute on the village books that cover “piles” of dog and horse waste,

but that particular ordinance went into effect on Feb. 19, 1908, and Leckonby felt it would need to be revised in order to be effective.

A couple of ideas were put forth by board members and residents, but one thing was agreed upon by both parties.

“We were hasty putting in the ‘bag’ ordinance,” said Leckonby.

“Still, we want to limit (the problem of horse manure) as much as we can.”

Shawna Pakula, a rural resident, thought the law was enacted without thorough examination.

“This is a community in the smallest county in the state, a rural community,” Pakula said. “This went through awfully quick.”

One of the proposals was to set up north-south and east-west routes

through town where horses could go through town, although this idea carries its own problem.

“People who might move here are going to be unaware of those routes,” said Joe Yoachum. “How do we get the word out to all the horse owners where those routes are?”

Yoachum lives within the city limits and is the only village resident with horses.

Police Chief Kevin Moore agreed.

“I don’t care as long as I have a law I can enforce,” Moore said.

“I’m in favor of just keeping them off of McCoy Street.”

Yoachum and Pakula both recommended a statute that would allow riders to carry bags which could be used to scoop up the manure and place beside the

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road. The rider would then be required to come back for the bags after they were done riding.

In addition, they both said they would be ready to come and clean the waste up.

“Any responsible owner would be ready to pick it up. We’re used to it,” said Pakula.

Leckonby and Coleman were expected to take their recommendations to the board at the next regular meeting March 5, but the board will not be able to act upon them until the March 19 meeting, since it is not on the current agenda. Until then, the diaper law will not be enforced.

“We should be less concerned with what’s done and more concerned with what’s being done about it,” Moore said.

Incorrect and incomplete information was provided to the Putnam County Record for the “Spiritually Speaking ...” story that ran in the March 6 edition. Here is the correct information. Emmaus Lutheran Church holds services at 9:30 a.m. Sundays. Brandy Daely is the Sunday school superintendent and teacher. First Lutheran has Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. on the first and third Sundays of the month. Jodie Carlson is the superintendent there, and Melanie Hundley and John Redshaw are teachers.

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From Page 1 he said. “The objective with each group is to read a story and do an activity with a theme from the book. It teaches them about agriculture at the same time teaching them the importance of reading.”

PCPS has three kindergarten classes, so the FFA was divided into three groups that worked in 20-minute increments with each class. In one group, FFA members read a book called “Compost Stew,” which talked of the differences between recycling items and what can be composted. The students then played a game in which they got items they had to put in tubs according to if it could be composted or recycled.

In the next group, the FFA students read the story “Grandpa’s Tractor,” and the kindergarten students then made tractors out of construction paper circles and rectangles.

In the final group, the FFA students read the story “Tops and Bottoms.” The FFA students discussed what foods grow above the ground and below the ground and then conducted a sticker exercise in which the kindergartners put stickers on a picture based on whether the food grows above or below the ground. They also had a snack of carrots and celery to illustrate food that grows on top and below the ground.

FFA student Marie Janusick had fun doing this project.

“I think it’s neat to have all the little kids learn about compost,” she said. “It’s interesting that the kids know what the difference is between recycling and compost.”

Heiser said they plan to do this event next year in March.

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The Great American Meatout

Mark discusses sewer repairs

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

MARK – Sewer topics were on the minds of Mark Village Board members at their meeting March 6.

The board discussed the village’s responsibility concerning the sewer hook-up on a property at 301 School St. Discussion was held on how much of the sewer hook-up cost would be the village’s responsibility versus the property owner’s responsibility.

Mayor Frank Niewinski instructed Village Engineer Jack Kusek to look up the ordinance to help the village determine who had the responsibility for the hook-up.

The board also discussed repairs on the sewer system at Avis Street. Kusek suggested a way to effect repairs.

A discussion then was conducted on alternative ways to make the repairs that would provide less disruption to Avis Street and the sidewalks nearby. The board directed Kusek to create an alternative plan with the directives from the discussion in mind.

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

For many of us, nothing says fine dining like a ribeye steak cooking on the grill. Cheeseburgers and hot dogs fresh off the Weber pretty much define summer for most Americans.

March 20 may be a chance for you to see if that’s really what you need. The Great American Meatout is the largest grassroots diet education campaign for vegetarianism and was created by the Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM). Since its founding in 1985, it has grown to be a collection of more than 1,000 outreach events nationwide encouraging everyone to try going meatfree for one day. The goal this year is to get at least 25,000 people to give up meat for one day.

“We have it on the first

The issue of snow plowing was bought up.

Several streets have residents who do not move their cars off the street when heavy snow is forecasted. Ideas were tossed about as to how the village can deal with this problem. There is an ordinance to deal with the problem, however, Niewinski pointed out it was fairly late in the snow season to get very involved with the problem. It was recommended a reminder be put on water notices in the fall to remind residents to remove cars during snowfalls.

The board received its annual engagement letter from Hopkins and Associates to contract with the village for the annual audit. The board voted to approve the contract.

Trustee Jerry Urnikis reported one of the village’s trucks had a crack all the way across the width of the windshield. After discussion, the board approved having the windshield fixed.

The next meeting of the Mark Village Board is March 20.

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“It’s a great opportunity to reach out to people and get them thinking about the health benefits of a vegan lifestyle,” said Lauren Strick of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. “You can truly eat traditional meals without resorting to meat, and now it’s easier and tastier than ever to try it.”

There are actually seven types of vegetarian diets according to about.com, and you don’t have to truly swear off meat and meat by-products in order to follow one.

Flexitarian refers to someone with a diet that is mostly vegetarian but still eats meat on occasion. Pescatarians eat no meat other than fish. Ovo-vegetarians eat no meats of any kind, but will eat eggs, while lacto-vegetarians do not eat eggs but will consume milk and milk by-products. Veg-

ans will eat nothing of any sort that contains meat or a meat by-product. Raw vegans take that one step further, consuming only organic vegetables that have not been cooked over 115 degrees. Finally, macrobiotic vegans concentrate on grain, fruits and vegetables with the occasional fish, but the emphasis is on Asian vegetables and sea vegetables.

“In addition, for admitted carnivores, there are faux meats with the same taste and texture as real meat.

There’s everything from veggie burgers to a vegan foie gras or vegan haggis,” Strick said.

You can take the pledge to try the Great American Meatout at FARM’s website, meatout.org. After you do, the website will present you with some foods that you can try. More recipes can be found at peta.org.

Arbor Day Foundation giveaway NEBRASKA CITY – The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easier for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring through planting trees. Those who join the Arbor Day Foundation in March will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees.

“White flowering dogwoods will add beauty to

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day of spring each year,” said FARM spokesman Michael Weber. “We feel it’s an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, and try a healthier, vegan diet for a change.”

FARM sponsors several events around the country in connection with the Great American Meatout, with the closest one in Machesney Park near Rockford. Each event provides samples of vegan food as well as information on a vegan diet.

“We acknowledge that most people eat meat once or twice – if not more – times a day,” Weber said.

“We just want people to try it for one day. It doesn’t have to be anything radical.

I recommend eating foods that you’re used to for two of the meals without using meat, then try something totally new for the other meal.”

your home throughout the year,” said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Dogwoods are known for their showy spring flowers, scarlet autumn foliage and red berries that attract songbirds during winter.”

The free trees are part of the non-profit foundation’s Trees for America cam-

paign and will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting between March 1 and May 31, with enclosed planting instructions. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge.

Arbor Day Foundation members also receive a subscription to “Arbor Day,” the foundation’s bimonthly

publication, and “The Tree Book,” which contains information about tree planting and care.

To become a member of the foundation and receive the free trees, send a $10 contribution to Ten Free Dogwood Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410 by March 30.

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Dorothy Regina Stempniak GRANVILLE — Dorothy Regina (Biagi) Stempniak, formerly of rural Hennepin, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. She was 80 years old.

A rosary was held March 1 at McAulay and Wallace Mortuary in Fullerton, Calif. The funeral Mass/celebration of life was March 2 at St. Angela Merici Church in Brea, Calif.

A mass in celebration of Dorothy’s life will be held in Granville at a later date with the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel of Granville assisting the family.

Katherine ‘Katie’ Rowland STREATOR — Katherine J. “Katie” Rowland, 98, of Streator passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, at the Ottawa Pavilion in Ottawa.

Katie was born Jan. 16, 1915, in Mark. She was the daughter of Louis F. and Candina (Chiappelli) Marcacci. The family moved to Katie Granville when she was 3 years old. She gradRowland uated from Granville Grade School, Hopkins Township High School in 1934 and St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in LaSalle in 1941. After graduation, she worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Streator as a shift nurse.

She married Elbert T. Rowland of Streator in 1943.

She worked at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., during World War II while her husband served in the Pacific Theater during the war.

After the war, they returned to Streator, was reemployed at St. Mary’s Hospital as a staff and emergency room nurse, she also did office nursing for Drs. Moore and Schiffbauer in Streator. She was an industrial nurse at Thatcher Glass Manufacturing for more than 20 years, and worked as a volunteer nurse for the Red Cross bloodmobile. She retired in 1976, spent the winter in Palm Resacca Retirement Park in Brownsville, Texas.

She is survived by a sister, Helen (George) Michels of Colorado Springs, Colo., and two nieces and nine nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband in 1994, three brothers and two sisters.

She was a member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Brownsville, Texas, and Immaculate Conception Church, now St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Streator.

She loved working outdoors in her flower and vegetable garden. She was a walker and could be seen daily walking Oakley Avenue with her beloved dog “Muffins.” She was a care taker for her family, an avid reader, when asked what branch of nursing she liked the best, she remarked, she loved staff or general duty, as it was called at that time.

She loved the close contact with her patients.

Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The Elias Funeral Home in Streator is assisting the family with the arrangements.

To sign the guest book for the family visit www.eliasfh. com.

Meeting Calendar March 13 — McNabb Village Board, Fire Hall, 6:30 p.m.

March 13 — Standard Village Board, Fire Hall, 6:30 p.m.

March 18 – Putnam County School Board, Putnam County Primary School, 6:30 p.m.

March 19 – Granville Village Board, Granville Village Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Restoring Mount Palatine Cemetery GRANVILLE – For the last several years, the Mount Palatine Cemetery has been under the protection of the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission. In the last few years, the commission has been very active in controlling all the undesirable vegetation that was taking over the site.

A controlled burn was done in April 2011.

Although the desire to restore the cemetery to a natural prairie was progressing, the gravestones were deteriorating, and many are no longer visible.

In the last months, the state has agreed to allow the Mount Palatine

Cemetery Board to enter into a contract with John Heider of Monticello to undertake the project of locating and restoring as many markers as possible. Heider is not unknown to Putnam County, having done restoration work at several small cemeteries in the area. His is one of the only companies recognized by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as qualified to do this work.

In order to cover the expenses of this restoration, the Mount Palatine Cemetery and the Putnam County Historical Society have entered into an agreement. The

GRANVILLE — Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded Fiscal Year 2013 School District Library Program Grants totaling almost $1.4 million to 642 Illinois public school districts. Nearly 1.7 million students served by school library media programs will benefit from the grants.

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“As a former public school teacher and administrator, I know our school libraries are so important in helping students learn and prepare themselves for the future,” White said. “Several studies in recent years have shown that students perform better in the classroom in school

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At the courthouse Driving 11-14 mph above the limit Abigaile M. Fischer, 18, Davenport, fined $120.

Driving 15-20 mph above the limit Mary F. Chambers, 45, Magnolia, fined $280 plus three months supervision.

Possess cannabis less than 2.5 grams Brandon L. Conlin, 30, Bureau, fined $1,165

plus three months supervision.

Theft control intent less than $500 Jordan L. Dixon, 26, Hennepin, fined $1,310, plus 60 days jail, plus 24 months probation under special conditions.

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Anyone interested in volunteering in any way should contact John Heider by telephone at 217-898-2422 or by email at jheider@mchsi. com. They hope to have the project in full swing by early spring.

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Those funds will be used to help cover the costs of the project.

Both the Mount Palatine Cemetery Board and the Putnam County Historical Society are excited about the prospect of being able to restore the markers at this cemetery where burials date back to the early 1840s.

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Thomas Aaron Hodgson, 20, Streator, fined $1,200 plus two years in the Department of Corrections.

Seat belt required/ driver Dylan M. Hamilton, 18, Hennepin, fined $60.

Identity theft less than $300 Santa Mejia, 53, Princeton, fined $890 plus 12 months conditional discharge.

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A Granville resident was charged with retail theft, according to the Peru Police Department.

Annastachia N. Ingold, 23, of 205 S. Hawthorne St., Granville, was charged with retail theft at 9:35 p.m. March 6 at Casey’s General Store, 2428 Fourth St. in Peru.

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Meeting Minutes IVCC Board OGLESBY — Following a restructuring of Illinois’ Local Workforce Investments Areas (LWIA), Illinois Valley Community College will no longer be a Dislocated Workers Center hub — ending a nearly 30-year arrangement — IVCC trustees learned on Feb. 19.

Under the consolidation plan presented by Pam Furlan, executive director of the Business Employment Skills Team (BEST), part of Workforce Area No. 4 (Carroll, Ogle, Whiteside and Jo Daviess counties) will be combined with all of No. 12 (Bureau, LaSalle, Lee and Putnam counties).

IVCC’s nine DWC employees, whose positions were contingent upon a contract with BEST, will be terminated with regret effective June 30 but will have an opportunity for employment within the restructured LWIA. “Each of these individuals has done a fine job of representing the college while capably serving their constituents,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran.

“They are professionals, and I will miss them. The good news is we’ve been told that DWC clients will not experience any disruption in services.”

DWC staff said the program began at IVCC in 1984.

In other business, the board followed the recommendation of its auditfinance committee and increased tuition beginning this summer session.

In anticipation of declining state funding, lower property values and a 2 percent drop in credit hours, trustees approved a 10 percent increase. The $9.22 increase — from $84.38 to $93.60 — and a 1-cent hike in the universal fee, bring the cost of one credit hour at IVCC to $101. The state average for combined tuition and universal fee was $107.89 in 2013.

High school students enrolled in Early Entry

College courses will pay $46.80 per hour, one-half the tuition rate and no universal fee.

“In 2002 the community college system received $313 million from the state for 5.9 million credit hours,” said Corcoran.

“In 2013, our system is receiving $288 million for 7 million credit hours.

That is what is driving the financial challenges we face today.”

The committee also approved fee changes on 226 courses: Increases on 164 courses, decreases on 48, adding fees to four existing courses and adding fees to eight new courses. In addition, the committee approved tuition and fee increases for truck driver training totaling $545 and bringing total program costs to $3,963.

In other business, the board approved requests for purchases (RFPs) and bids for equipment and technology for the Peter Miller Community Technology Center totaling over $1 million.

Training equipment will be purchased for eight programs: computer networking, industrial electricity, wind, manufacturing, CAD/Drafting, electronics, industrial maintenance and HVAC. An additional $546,000 in equipment has been acquired through the capital campaign. The building will also showcase an estimated $500,000 in “Smart classroom” equipment for rooms and labs.

IVCC will work with Krueger International through the Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative to determine PMCTC furniture and fix-

ture needs.

In other business, the board approved: • The purchase of $14,711 in welding instructional materials from the Hobart Institute of Welding Technology.

• Tenure for instructors Keith King, biology, Adam Oldaker and Nora Villareal, English, and Jennifer Savoia, nursing and the appointment of Amy Smith as director of institutional research.

A graduate of Scott Community College in Bettendorf, Iowa, and the University of Iowa, Smith was a research analyst at Heartland Community College in Normal.

• Accepted with regret the resignation of nursing instructor Christine Foster at the close of the spring semester. Foster will return to work as a nurse practitioner in Naperville.

• Designated the 2014 fiscal year as July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014; assigned Corcoran to prepare the tentative budget and approved the budget calendar.

• The 2014 trustee budget and printing fees for students in Jacobs Library, the Learning Commons and the Ottawa Center’s open lab.

Students will be charged 5 cents for black-andwhite copies and 25 cents for color. The $13,762 in equipment needed to manage the system will be offset by the fees.

• Hiring Identity Theft Loss Prevention for information security consulting at a cost of $7,300.

• Inactivation of the AAS in sustainable horticulture, the AAS in landscape maintenance and the certificate in hor-

ticulture effective May 18. The action was based on “unsustainable enrollments,” said Corcoran.

Horticulture program coordinator Lauri Carey will continue teaching transfer agriculture or horticulture courses as well as adding biology courses to her load.

The board learned: • Marketing specialist Kim Stahly resigned effective Jan. 23 from the community relations office.

Stahly of Streator was a 14-year IVCC employee.

• Non-tenured faculty renewed for 2013-14 are Mary Black, lab instructor in developmental math; Christine Blaydes, CNA; Carmen Hartford, biology; Shane Lange, automotive technology; Jared Olesen, sociology; Anthony Ruda, fitness center; and Samantha Whiteaker, nursing.

• In his monthly construction update, Corcoran reported zinc panel installation is progressing well on the south side of the PMCTC, and installation of both elevators has begun. Drywall and soffit, electrical rough-in, painting, lights, diffusers and sprinkler trim could be completed over the next several weeks. On east campus, the addition to the auto and welding facility and new maintenance building is going well. Substantial completion on the maintenance building is set for March 8.

• The LPN program’s 100 percent pass rate (23 of 23 — up from 96 percent the previous year) on the 2012 NCLEX compares favorably to the state average 85 percent and national rate of 84

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percent. IVCC’s RN pass rate of 90 percent (56 of 62, up from 86 percent) compared to the state’s 91 percent rate and equaled the national pass rate.

• The IVCC Foundation’s ninth annual Irish Night is Saturday at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus.

Doors open at 6:30; the Larkin and Moran Brothers of Chicago will play from 7 to 11 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

• For the first time, IVCC hosted the IHSA Girls Class 1A Basketball Sectional Feb. 11 and 14.

More than 1,250 fans attended to see Putnam County, Annawan, Newark and Hinckley-Big Rock compete for the championship won by Annawan.

• IVCC’s David Kuester, Norm Engstrom, Don Zellmer, Betsy Klopcic, Jenna Stinson, Donna Stone, and the Improv captains and team, in cooperation with Follies Theatre Productions, presented a workshop for 120 students and teachers at Peru Catholic recently. PC students will write stories featuring a character or characters with disabilities, and Horizon House staff will review the stories before IVCC’s creative team turn them into performances for the school.

Student authors will be recognized.

• The annual Career Day Expo, sponsored by Illinois Valley Building and Construction Trades Council, will be March 8 in IVCC’s automotive technology building.

• Welcomed new trustee Everett Solon of Streator who was appointed to a two-year term Feb. 7.

Property transfers The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Putnam County Recorder of Deeds office in the Putnam County Courthouse: Feb. 21 Joan Bray Watson to William Watson and Joan Bray Watson, rural property, exempt.

Feb. 25 Gemion, Inc. to Douglas J. Campbell, Lots No. 8 and No. 9, Newton H. Colby’s Addition, village of Granville, $12,500.

Jo Ann Sloth as trustee to Steven L. Colson and Patricia A. Colson, Lot No. 275, Indian Hills, $30,000.

Feb. 26 Joseph L. Krakovsky and Ruth A. Krakovsky to Martin Ernat Jr. and Linda Ernat, rural property, $83,250.

Feb. 28 Dennis D. Suhajda as Trustee to Dennis D. Suhajda as Trustee, Lot No. 727, Lake Thunderbird Hills 3, exempt.

Dennis D. Suhajda as Trustee to Dennis D. Suhajda as Trustee, Lot No. 728, Lake Thunderbird Hills 3, exempt.

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6 Perspective 6 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The Editorial Page

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Field of Dreams “Living life: Life is not a race — but indeed a journey. Be honest, Work hard. Be choosy. Say “Thank you,” “I love you” and “Great job” to someone each day. Go to church, take time for prayer. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh.

Let your handshake mean more than pen and paper. Love your life and what you’ve been given, it is not accidental, search for your purpose and do it as best you can.

Dreaming does matter. It allows you to become that which you COMMENTARY aspire to be.

Laugh often.

Appreciate the little things in life and enjoy them. Some of the best things are really free.

Do not worry, less wrinkles are more becoming.

Forgive, it frees the soul. Take time for yourself, plan for longevity. Recognize the special people you have been blessed to know. Live today, enjoy the moment.” Bonnie Mohr.

This writing is the only one on our refrigerator door. My wife, Jeanne, found it and put it there. We enjoy it so much; I wanted to share it with you.

••• The National Farmers Union has reported the increase in food prices at grocery stores does not correspond to more income for farmers.

“It’s easy to forget the true value of our farmers who in some cases are only making pennies to the dollar on their goods, while we’re at the local supermarket;” said NFU President Roger Johnson.

According to the USDA’s economic research service, farmers only receive 15.8 cents of every food dollar spent by consumers outside the home; more than 80 cents of every food dollar is spent for marketing, processing, wholesaling, distribution and retailing.

Dairy farmers receive $1.81 a gallon for milk that retailed price is $4.19. Wheat farmers netted 20 cents of a $3.59 retail for a loaf of bread.

Tomato growers receive 53 cents per pound; retail price is $3.28.

This year — 2013 — will be the farmers’ fourth consecutive year with low yields. In 2010 yields were off; 2011 was a bigger disappointment; and 2012 was one of the worst years in the last century. It is difficult to kill a crop in February, but you can look at the weather maps. Five of the top eight corn-producing states — Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota and Kansas — are experiencing extreme drought conditions.

Last summer, the soybean basis joined corn in the positive area. This is what happens when poor production and strong demand make available stocks scarce. Grain supplies are way down, and basis levels are higher than a year ago.

••• Riddle: “Which player hit the most homers at Wrigley Field?” Answer at the end of this article.

••• Will Rogers said on March 18, 1923, “I really can’t see any advantage of having one of your own party in as president. I would rather be able to criticize a man than have to apologize for him.”

••• The Putnam County Panthers won this year’s 87th Tri County Tournament. The first tournament was played in 1926. Toluca had won the most with 16 titles, PC has won nine, and Hopkins had won seven. Putnam County’s Cody Veronda and Xavier Warren were named to the all-tournament team. Harold Fay scored 31 points — a career high — to beat Hall Red Devils 64 to 63 at Germano gym. To me, one of the Tri-County Tournament’s individual scoring records was set by Joe Massino of Toluca who scored 39 points in a game in the 1955 Tri-

Darrell Alleman

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 hometown 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.

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St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday. What would you do with that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?

“I’d share everything with family.”

Jane Migliorini, Mark

“I’d take a vacation in Hawaii and take my friends with.”

Bob Foley, Hennepin

“I’d buy my old man a pulling tractor.”

Aaron Britton, Rock Island

“I’d give it to my kids.”

Rose Naumann, Peru

“I’d give to our church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Streator.”

Mary Antolik, Streator

TO Letters THE Editor

Who is being represented?

To the Editor, The assault on Social Security and Medicare continues by the 113th Congress. It is mostly the Republicans who lead the assault.

The government has “borrowed” from the Social Security Trust for years and according to organizations like the Alliance for Retired Americans and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare have left worthless IOUs in their place. The Alliance says “Washington politicians are treating Social Security like it’s their piggy bank, to do whatever they want with it.”

The simple fact is this: The Social Security program has always been completely self-funded. It is totally separate from the

way our government taxes and spends for any other programs. It has never contributed to the deficit.

It seems the radical deficit hawks in Congress have made it a scapegoat.

For two years in a row Congress decided Social Security beneficiaries would not receive a COLA, yet in January of 2009, Congress gave themselves a pay raise of $4,700 which raised a rank and file member’s salary to $174,000 in the House and Senate. The House and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders receive $193,400, and John Boehner, speaker of the house, receives $223,500.

If you do a search, as I did, you can find out all this information. Members of Congress won’t be affected

by President Obama’s proposed pay freeze for federal employees because Congress sets its own pay scale separately. During 2009 we, the taxpayers,

County Tournament. This was an amazing feat and for Joe to have held this record for 58 years seems impossible. There were no three-point shots back then, or 1-and-1 shots, no arrow for possession, and the floor was very small, so the defense had an easier time defending.

Doug Veronda, Cody’s dad, is tied for field goals for eight games at 33 in the 1978 tournament, with Jerry Fennoglia of Mid-County in 1978. This record has also held up for 35 years. The first tournament I saw was in 1943. The tournament then was held every year in Wenona, which had a much bigger gym than the rest of the teams.

Wenona, Rutland, Varna, Toluca, Swaney, Hopkins, Tonica and Lostant made up the tournament back then.

paid $2.5 million for the Congressional pay raises.

It’s a pretty slick deal for the Congress, especially since they spend fewer days than ever allegedly doing their job. They are busy at fundraisers making deals with huge donors and promising continued subsidies and tax loopholes for corporations and millionaires.

One way our Congress could help reduce the cost of Medicare is to pass a law allowing it to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. Unfortunately, that will never happen because too many politicians are beholden to Big Pharma.

It is a sad commentary that a majority of citizens have very little respect or trust in the Congress.

It would appear “We, the people” are not being properly represented by our elected politicians, but “special interests” sure are.

Judith Haggenjos Hennepin

Help your local food pantry To the Editor, Cargill Inc. has a program for the month of March that will greatly benefit the food pantry.

They will double any donation to the pantry in the month of March.

See the separate notice in this edition of the Putnam County Record and or call the local food pantry at 815339-2618 to see how you help.

Our pantry has experienced a 40 percent growth in clients in the last four years. We now serve over 100 families a month.

Your participation in the Cargill Inc. program would be greatly appreciated. Where else can you double your money and still be charitable?

John Shimkus Granville

••• Will Rogers said on Feb. 24, 1934, ‘We don’t give our criminals much punishment, but we sure give ‘em plenty of publicity.” On Sept. 20, 1925, Rogers said, “That automatic pistol, it’s alright to have invented it, but it should never have been allowed outside the army, and then only in wartime.”

••• Answer to the riddle: The player to hit the most homers at Wrigley Field is Ernie Banks, who hit 290 Cub homers.

••• May your life be long, successful and happy.

Darrell Alleman of Granville can be reached in care of this newspaper at Putnam County Record, P.O. Box 48, Granville, IL 61326.

7 Biz Ag Wednesday, March 13, 2013 • The Putnam County Record • 7

Business&Ag Spring crop insurance deadline nears SPRINGFIELD — Producers of spring-planted crops interested in buying crop insurance, or making a change to an existing policy, can do so until the March 15 sales closing date.

Brian Frieden, director of USDA Risk Management Agency’s Springfield Regional Office, urges producers to contact a crop insurance agent for details.

Agents can help producers determine what policy works best for their operation and review a current policyholders’ existing coverage to ensure the policy meets their needs.

Crop insurance can protect producers from natural disasters like last year’s drought, which affected crop yields across the country. Producers have a number of coverage choices,

including yield coverage, revenue protection and group policies. Revenue protection safeguards a producer from yield losses and price movement.

Group policies offer coverage based on county yield data and are available in most counties.

The Risk Management Agency is the part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the federal crop insurance program. Private insurance companies, approved by the Risk Management Agency, sell and service the policies.

These companies have crop insurance agents who work with producers directly. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers or on the RMA web site at: http://www.rma.usda. gov/tools/agent.html.

Cargill to conduct the fifth annual Feeding The Hungry campaign HENNEPIN — Cargill has announced a program to support the needs of its communities.

The company will match donations to the food pantries/banks listed below (up to $2,000 per organization maximum) For example, if you give $100, your local Cargill elevator will match that $100.

Donations should be made payable to one of the approved food pantries/food banks listed below, and sent to: Attn: Teri Allen, CarR00392-0315 gill, P.O. Box 350, Hennepin, IL 61327.

The approved food

pantries/banks are: Northern Illinois Food Bank, River Bend Food Bank, We Care of Grundy County, Rochelle Christian Food Pantry, Hinckley Area Food Pantry, Bureau County Food Pantry, Lacon Koinonia, Stark County Food Pantry, Hall Township Food Pantry and Putnam County Food Pantry.

Names may be published as donors in local newspapers. If you wish to remain anonymous, please inform Cargill of this in writing and include with your donation. Deadline for donations is March 31.

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The Spring 2013 season WASHINGTON, D.C. — Throughout the next several weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey tens of thousands of growers about their 2013 planting intentions. The results of this survey will help all participants in the agriculture sector determine what to expect this growing season after a drought-hampered 2012 season. In addition to grain growers, NASS will also survey thousands of pork producers about their hog and pig inventories and spring farrowing intentions.

“The information we collect from producers

“The information we collect from producers during the first two weeks of March establishes a trend that we’re likely to see in the entire growing season.”

Bob Bass during the first two weeks of March establishes a trend that we’re likely to see in the entire growing season,” said Bob Bass, NASS’ National Operations Division director.

“This year, after a weather-plagued 2012 season, it’s more important than ever to understand planting intentions for this year.”

Most survey participants should have received their questionnaires in the mail and can now respond via NASS’s secure website or by filling out and mailing the forms back. Trained NASS interviewers will visit those who do not respond to answer any questions they may have and to help them fill out

their survey forms.

“These surveys require a pretty quick turnaround so that the information is as current as possible,” Bass said. “Not only do we publish the Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Hogs and Pigs reports on March 28, but we also recognize that farmers have a very busy time ahead of them and we want to let them get back to the task at hand as soon as possible.”

As with all of its surveys, NASS keeps all individual responses confidential. The published reports will include only national and state aggregate data, ensuring that no individual operations can be identified.

Farm Service Agency announces program updates SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Scherrie Giamanco announced the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the authorization of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill) for many Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) commodity, disaster, and conservation programs through 2013.

The extended programs include, among others: the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Program (DCP), the Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE), and the Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC).

FSA began sign-ups for DCP and ACRE for the 2013 crops Feb. 19. The DCP sign-up period will end Aug. 2; the ACRE sign-up period will end June 3.

The 2013 DCP and ACRE program provisions are unchanged from 2012, except that all eligible participants in 2013 may choose to enroll in either DCP or ACRE for the 2013 crop year. This means that eligible producers who were enrolled in ACRE in 2012 may elect to enroll in DCP in 2013 or may re-enroll in ACRE in 2013 (and vice versa). All dairy producers’ MILC contracts are

automatically extended to Sept. 30. Eligible producers therefore do not need to re-enroll in MILC. Additional, more specific details regarding certain modifications to MILC will be released soon.

FSA will provide producers with information on program requirements, updates and signups as the information becomes available. Any additional details will be posted on FSA’s website.

Cattle and sheep counts made The total number of cattle and calves in Illinois on Jan. 1 was 1.12 million head, 50,000 head above last year’s total. This is the first increase in Jan. 1 cattle inventory since 2007.

Beef cows and steers played the largest part in this increase, up 29,000 and 30,000 respectively.

All cattle and calves in the United States as of Jan. 1 totaled 89.3 million head, 2 percent below the 90.8 million on Jan. 1, 2012. This is the lowest Jan. 1 inven-

tory of all cattle and calves since the 88.1 million on hand in 1952.

All cows and heifers that have calved, at 38.5 million, were down 2 percent from the 39.4 million on Jan. 1, 2012.

This is the lowest Jan. 1 inventory of all cows and heifers that have calved since the 36.8 million head in 1941.

The total number of sheep and lambs in Illinois on Jan. 1 was 53,000, 7 percent below last year’s total of 57,000 head. Breeding inventory, at 45,000 head,

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decreased 6 percent, while market inventory decreased 1,000 head to 8,000 head for 2013.

Illinois’s 2012 lamb crop decreased 2,000 from last year to 47,000 head.

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on Jan. 1 totaled 5.34 million head, down 1 percent from 2012.

Breeding sheep inventory decreased to 3.98 million head on Jan. 1, down 1 percent from 4.0 million head on Jan. 1, 2012. Ewes one year old and older, at 3.14

million head, were 1 percent below last year.

Market sheep and lambs on Jan. 1 totaled 1.36 million head, down 1 percent from Jan. 1, 2012. Market lambs comprised 94 percent of the total market inventory. Twenty-three percent were lambs under 65 pounds, 12 percent were 65-84 pounds, 22 percent were 85-105 pounds, and 37 percent were over 105 pounds.

Market sheep comprised the remaining 6 percent of total market inventory.

8 Biz Ag 8 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Rotary Club hosts Agri-Business Night HENNEPIN – The Putnam County Rotary Club hosted its annual Agri-Business Night March 7, welcoming and honoring more than 100 members and guests primarily involved in farming and agri-business.

Opening the meeting, club President Bob Cofoid thanked the area banks for their support and for hosting many guests for the event. A number of Putnam County High School FFA officers and members were also on hand for the festivities.

The Club’s AgriBusiness Committee includes Chauntelle Biagi-Bruer, Justina Boggio, Brenda Bickerman, Darrell Alleman, Andy Jackson and Dee Biagi.

Following a pork chop dinner catered by Hennepin Foods, Rotarian Darrell Alleman introduced the evening’s program, presented by Mark A. Berhow, PhD, of the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research at the USDA Agriculture Research Center in Peoria. Berhow holds a bachelor’s degree in life sciences from the University of Portland and a doctorate in biochemistry from Washington State University.

He began his career as a post-doctoral researcher at the USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Chemistry Lab in Pasadena, Calif. Since then, he has spent most of his professional

Photo contributed

Mark Berhow (back row, middle) poses for a picture with Putnam County Rotary Club President Bob Cofoid (from left) and Agri-Business Night Committee members Brenda Bickerman, Justina Boggio and Darrell Alleman.

Berhow was the speaker at the Rotary’s annual Agri-Night, held March 7.

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IVCH was known as People’s Hospital when it joined the AHA in 1937.

The hospital merged with St. Mary’s Hospital in LaSalle in the mid-1970s to form Illinois Valley Community Hospital.

The plaque is signed by AHA President Richard J. Umbdenstock and Teri G. Fontenot, chairman of the organization’s board of directors.

The plaque reads “The American Hospital Association recognizes Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, Illinois, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary as a member (in) 2012. The Association honors this hospital for its leadership in advancing the health of its community.”

AHA regional executive Kim Byas Sr. presented the plaque to Tommy Hobbs, IVCH chief executive officer.

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uct foods from plants that thrive on marginal ground, and that will not divert traditional food crops from the marketplace.

Like rapeseed products that were developed into canola oil, he said, camelina has the potential to become a new major source for biodiesel fuel with byproduct seed meal entering the market as a cancer-preventing wonder-food, taking on different forms as a healthy food for humans and animals alike.

Berhow credited modern technology, computer data processing and the online availability of endless scientific database knowledge, for today’s better understanding of the many chemicals naturally created by plants. These chemicals are generated for the plant’s own selfprotection, he said, but potentially have healing or health-inducing properties, with the potential to extend life and good health naturally.

Responding to audience questions, Berhow acknowledged current federal funding cuts will have an immediate impact on the center’s work and his own research, limiting the focus of their work and possibly requiring researchers to find their own outside funding sources. Meanwhile, though, he will continue his work toward the development of new uses for new crops.

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9 Sports Wednesday, March 13, 2013 • The Putnam County Record • 9

Sports Pumas wrap up successful season

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – The Putnam County Pumas wrestling squad has finished its year with some great accomplishments for each of the young grapplers. Eight of the team members were sectional qualifiers.

Miles McCook, 11, of Standard wrestled in the 89-pound weight class, where he captured third place at the Princeton Tournament and another third-place finish at the Mendota Tournament.

Jack Buffington, 10, of Granville competed in the 122-pound weight class where he tallied up several accomplishments: Third place at the Mendota Tournament, third at the Geneseo Tournament and L-P Tournament, and a fourth at the Princeton Tournament.

Stephen Mecagni, 10, of Granville was a 130pound weight class grappler. He was the champion in his division at the Geneseo Tournament, captured second at the L-P Tournament, third at the Mendota Tournament and second at the Princeton Tournament.

Dominik Elliott, 13, of Spring Valley wrestled in the 108-pound bracket.

Elliott joined later in the season but still managed to capture third in the Princeton Tournament.

Charlie McCook, 12, of Standard also wrestled in the 108-pound weight class where he placed third at the Geneseo

See Pumas Page 10 Dominik Elliott

Charlie McCook Joseph Macagni

Putnam County Record photos/Ken Schroeder

Above, Putnam County’s Monica Monroe bunts during a recent softball practice while teammate Stephanie Wilson (right) fields a ball.

Putnam County softball to be reckoned with this year

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – Chris Walker is smiling. As the head coach of the Putnam County High School Lady Panthers, he has a young, good team, and this makes him very happy.

“I have smiled since they were in sixth grade,” he said. “I will tell you the story. When they were in fifth grade, my assistant coach at the time and I saw these girls in P.E. We knew we had something.”

The girls accomplished a lot in junior high, and Walker has their accomplishments listed on the walls of his classroom.

“Then we had the sophomores and then the freshmen who will step up,” he said. “We are very excited. Plus with the girls at the junior high, we have a pretty good pipeline, which is good.”

Walker has taken his Putnam County Junior High School teams to the Elite 8 four times, the most recent being in 2012, and has had the Putnam County High School team capture regional titles four times, the most recent in 2012.

Walker said his teams have had no lack of talent or skill.

Walker focuses on making his girls stronger by working on fundamentals.

Hitting, defense and the mental part of the game are all things he has the participants work on over and over again.

Current junior varsity coach Kaitlyn Ralph echoes Walker’s words.

“The point of JV is that we work as a program,” she said. “We work with the girls to increase their skills. I want them to win, but I want them to improve as players so they are ready at the time they become varsity.”

Walker said he looks to have seven or eight of his last year’s starting players back. Then, with a young squad, he and Ralph must balance the needs of both teams in how they use their sophomore players.

One of the big questions for 2013 is the status of junior pitcher Shelby Yepsen.

“I just asked her (Yepsen) this the other day,” Walker said. “She feels like she is about 90-95 percent ready right now, so I’m going to be real careful

with her the first part of the season. The first part of the season isn’t most important.”

Walker also plans to use Nikki Mertel.

“She is working hard to get more innings,” Walker said. “I think she will do a fine job. Mertel was a full-timer on the summer league team this year ...

This is not going to be anything new for her.”

The careful handling of Yepsen will also affect the Lady Panthers’ offensive output. Yepsen finished the year with a .365 batting average, which was the second highest on the team. Walker is looking to move around the designated player (formerly designated hitter) Lauren Colby, who will start the year hitting for Yepsen.

This will turn the pressure on left field starter Destiny Gonzalez who, according to Walker, is working on her at-bats during practice to be able to help the Lady Panthers’ offense.

With the exception of handling Yepsen more delicately early in the season, the Lady Panthers look to field a very similar line-up as to where they were at the end of Spring 2012.

“Carley Gonet will start as catcher,” Walker said.

“She has been behind the plate as a sixth-grader, so she knows what she is doing.”

Stephanie Wilson will be in centerfield, and Venessa Voss will start at first.

“I think a lot her of just because she helps us coach at the junior high,” Walker said. “She is working to coach a summer team and working to become an umpire too. She is a quiet example in that area. I’m very impressed with her.”

Monica Monore will start at short; Mertel will start at third; Taylor Pettit will be at second; and Annie Miller will be in right field.

The balancing act between Walker and Ralph will roll down to the junior high school level.

“I anticipate a pretty good number of girls — 11-12 — that will stay with me,” Ralph said. “The girls will get good playing time, and they will get a lot of experience on the field.

But if an injury happens, it’s just enough, so we can continue to play.”

The junior varsity has a strong and talented cast of

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PERU – The Illinois Valley YMCA Dolphins competed in the 2013 Northwest YMCA District Championships March 2-3. This year the Peru YMCA hosted this event in which more than 400 swimmers competed to move on to state competition. The Dolphins placed fourth overall as a team.

Several Putnam County swimmers participated in the event.

Charleigh Holmes, 11, of Hennepin swam the girls 11to 12 year-old, 50-yard butterfly stroke event earning two second-place finishes with times of 29.57 and 29.80.

In the 50-yard freestyle, Holmes swam twice, earning two first-place finishes with times of 26.07 and 26.56.

Holmes swam lead-off in the 200-yard freestyle event hitting a 26.07 for her leg of the relay. She finished the day with two more first-place finishes in the 100-yard freestyle with times of 58.36 and 58.36.

Brother Carter Holmes, 7, swam in five events. In the boys 8 and under 25-yard freestyle, he swam a 17.84 and earned eighth place. Holmes also earned an eighth place with an 18.00 in the 25-yard freestyle event and two seventh-place finishes in the 25-yard breast stroke with times of 26.75 and 27.04. He also placed 10th in the 25-yard backstroke with a time of 22.52.

Gabby Doyle, 7, of Hennepin swam in the girls 8 and under 25-yard freestyle, the 50-yard freestyle, and the 25-yard backstroke events.

The state competition is March 15-17 in DeKalb. Next year’s season for the Dolphins will begin in September.

10 Sports 10 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Putnam County players earn TCC All-Conference honors

By Kevin Hieronymus Shaw Media Service

The Putnam County basketball teams won two regional championships between them this season with many players contributing to those accomplishments.

The Tri-County Conference has recognized several Panther and Lady Panthers players with all-conference honors for the 2012-13 season.

For the boys, PC junior Harold Fay was named to the first team with seniors Xavier Warren to the second team and Cody Veronda to the third team.

PC junior Daniela Pavlovich garnered first-team honors for the TCC girls. Classmates Carly Gonet and Stephanie Wilson were named to the second team.

TCC boys: Hall senior Brett Fanning joined Fay on the first team.

They are joined on the first team

by Marquette senior Curtiss Johnson, Peoria Christian senior Rickey Carter and Hall junior Nathan Helle.

Second-team selection went to

Pumas From Page 9 Tournament, second at the L-P Tournament, third in the Mendota Tournament and third in the Princeton Tournament.

Riley King, 12, of Spring Valley competed in the 158-pound weight class.

King tallied fourth in the Geneseo Tournament, third in the L-P Tournament and Princeton Tour-

seniors Zane Noonan of Woodland and Elliott Kowalski of Marquette and juniors Ryan Condit of Henry and Michael Doss of Roanoke-Benson.

The third team included seniors Alex Miller of Woodland and Stephon Foster of Peoria Christian and juniors Jake Schlosser of Henry and Nick Varvil of Midland.

TCC girls: League champ Peoria Christian headed the TCC girls first team with senior Taylor Howard, junior Taylor Myroth and freshman Jordan Myroth. Ottawa Marquette senior Marissa Gama rounds out the first team.

Joining the PC pair on second team are Midland senior Rachelle Judd, Marquette junior Kendall Kauffman and Henry sophomore Emma Cluskey.

DePue senior Alicia Marquez earned third team honors. She was joined by seniors Allison Taylor of Marquette and Hannah Miller of Peoria Christian along with RoanokeBenson freshman Olivia Rossman and Midland junior Sydney Foster.

nament, and fourth at the Mendota Tournament.

Joseph Mecagni, 12, of Granville also wrestled in the 158-pound weight class. He placed third at Geneseo, second at the L-P Tournament, third at the Mendota Tournament and third at the Princeton Tournament.

Hunter Ziano, 11, of Granville wrestled in the 78-pound weight class with third-place finishes at Geneseo, Mendota and

Princeton and a second at LaSalle-Peru.

Also wrestling for the Pumas were Tyler Elliot and Bailey Davenport.

Tyler Elliot, 10, of Spring Valley wrestled in the 106-pound class and captured third at Princeton.

Davenport, 13, of Granville placed fourth in her weight class in Geneseo and third at LaSalle-Peru before she was injured for the rest of the season.

Softball From Page 9 players who have a wide variety of playing skills.

Ralph said Margaret Voss is a freshman first baseman who can also play outfield and several other infield positions.

Freshmen Torri Smoode is a third-base player who can also pitch, while Riley Morris plays catcher, first base and outfield.

Allison Voss is a sophomore catcher, first baseman and outfielder, while sophomore Ciera Keller is a catcher and outfielder. Other sophomores include Destinee Gonzalez, who will play third base, outfield and pitch; utility player Annie Miller; outfielder and catcher Katie Alleman; second baseman and outfielder Lauren Colby; pitcher and outfielder Jackie Ossola; and outfielder and first baseman Lindsy York.

Freshman Mekenzie Ahlstrom will play first base and outfield, while Allie Pletsch will play second base and outfield.

Ralph said the junior varsity will be playing games with many schools that are significantly larger than PCHS. Walker said the varsity will also be looking at some larger schools with more students to draw from for their teams.

Walker said their program is up to the challenge. With Yepsen, Wilson, Miller and Pettit winning all conference awards last year, the girls

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Forneys celebrate 65th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Richard Forney of 1003 Sunset Drive, Henry, will observe their 65th wedding anniversary.

Richard Forney and the former Bernice Gibbs were married Feb. 22, 1948, at the Henry United Methodist Church. They are parents of four children, Nancy (Jack) Casey, Larry (Susan) Forney, Carol (Marty) Keller and Kathy (David) Kemp. They also have eight grandchildren, Chad (Sarah) Keller, Jennifer Forney, Ryan Casey, Chris (Elizabeth) Keller, Sheena (Andrew) Harrison, Brandon Keller, Brittany Forney and Clayton Kemp; and two greatgrandchildren, Brayden

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Forney and Maci Keller.

The couple recently returned from a trip to Texas where they visited their daughter, Nancy Casey, and family in The Woodlands, and with a niece, Lynette, and Don Graves in Dallas. They were honored by a family dinner in their home March 9.

Hennepin UMC to sponsor blood drive HENNEPIN – The Hennepin UMC, in partnership with the American Red Cross, will host a blood drive from noon to 5:30 p.m. March 18 at the church, 421 E. Court St. To schedule an appointment, call 815-257-5433.

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Those wising to donate must bring a photo ID and should eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water prior to donating.

M-P Fair to hold spaghetti fundraiser LACON – The MarshallPutnam Fair will hold its 16th annual spaghetti dinner benefit, April 8 at Club La-Con Restaurant on Route 26 in Lacon. Members of the fair board, their spouses and many volunteers will serve.

Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 8 p.m., and carry-outs are available at the front door of Club La-Con. Dinner will include spaghetti, bread, salad, dessert, coffee or tea. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased from any board member. Meals may also be purchased at

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GRANVILLE – During the last month, three teams from Putnam County High School have become regional champions, with the latest to join that rank being the school’s Scholastic Bowl team. They defeated Peoria Heights in the finals to advance from the single-elimination tournament March 4 at Peoria Heights.

“The single elimination was tense. There was a lot of pressure,” said Nathan Ward, a member of the team.

The team is coached

by Jane Lenkaitis and assisted by Katie Alleman, and has a winning percentage of 67.5 percent for the season.

“This is incredible,” said senior Katherine Grosenbach. “It’s been a lot of fun. I didn’t think we’d make it to champions.”

For the regional championship, the PC team

Putnam County Record photo/Ken Schroeder

The Putnam County Scholastic Bowl team won the first regional Scholastic Bowl tournament for the district. Pictured (front row, from left) are Nathan Ward, Amelia Lindstrom and Nick Lenkaitis; and (back row) Brook Faletti, Katherine Grosenbach, Abby Zenz, Lorilee Wilson, John Mattern and Jesse Goetsch. took on some completely different teams from their regular season, which caused some anxiety.

“It was a little nervewracking,” said team member Abby Zenz. “We really didn’t know how we’d do.”

Sectionals were held March 9 at Kewanee Wethersfield, and unfortunately, it was the end of the road for the PC team.

The team won big in matches against Elmwood and Riverdale but fell to rival Peoria Christian. Putnam County was one of the few schools to defeat the Peoria team earlier in the year, but plans to defeat them again didn’t work out.

Peoria Christian will face Decatur Lutheran March 15 in Springfield.

While disappointed by the loss, Lenkaitis is looking forward to

another great season next year.

“We’re sorry to see the seniors go, but we have other great students to take their places,” she said.

No matter how successful the next season is, Lenkaitis said it will be hard to beat the excitement of this season.

“There’s no record of Putnam County ever winning regionals before,” Lenkaitis said.

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Jacob and Monica (Zemanek) Frund of Granville are the parents of a son, Hans Gabriel, born Feb. 28 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 20 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Darla Zemanek of Granville. Paternal grandparents are Curt and Sue Frund of Ladd. Great-grandparents are Landy Flees of Standard, Vic and Dolly Zemanek of Oglesby, Phil DeArcos of Spring Valley, and Chuck and Carolyn Frund of Spring Valley.

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March 19 — Biscuits and gravy or cereal and toast, fruit, juice, milk.

March 20 — Pop-Tarts, string cheese, fruit, juice, milk.

March 21 — Pigs in a blanket, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk.

March 22 — Muffin, yogurt cup, fruit, juice, milk.

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March 19 — Beef and bean burrito, romaine salad with tomatoes, rice, apple, milk.

March 20 — Chicken gravy over mashed potatoes, mandarin oranges, whole grain breadstick, green beans, milk.

March 21 — High school/junior high – Salad bar; Elementary/primary – Turkey fritter on whole grain bun, carrots, mixed fruit, milk.

March 22 — Cheese pizza, green beans, applesauce, fruit sherbet, milk.

Christopher and Amanda (Haar) Dybek of Princeton are the parents of a son, Cole Edmund, born March 4 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and was welcomed home by two siblings, Jonathon, 7, and Brady, 4. Maternal grandparents are Gary and Nita Wyatt of Wyanet, and Richard and Candace Haar of McNabb. Paternal grandparents are Patricia Dybek of Oak Lawn and the late Dennis Dybek.

Lighted Way dinner set LASALLE — The annual co-sponsored Lighted Way/Uptown Grill spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held from 4:30 to 8 p.m. April 8 at the Uptown Grill in LaSalle.

Tickets may be purchased from Lighted Way

by calling the school at 815-224-1345 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. The donation for the dinner is $8.

Carry-outs will be available. Dinner chairman is Jane Duncan Wamhoff.

Curling event on March 17 HENRY – The 4-H Federation is sponsoring a day of curling.

Four-H families are invited to participate in a multi-county curling event on March 17 from noon to 4 p.m. The curling event will take place at the Waltham Curling Club in Triumph. Participants will have the chance to learn about and to try curling, followed by pizza.

Participants should dress warmly and bring

a pair of very clean soled shoes (rocks and dirt ruin the ice). Advanced registration is required. To register, call the MarshallPutnam Extension office at 309 364-2356. Directions to Waltham Curling Club can be found on the website, http://www. walthamcurling.org/.

Anyone needing a reasonable accommodation to participate should indicate when calling/registering. For more information, call 309-364-2356.

Annual pork chop dinner GRANVILLE — The annual Palm Sunday pork chop dinner at the Granville United Church of Christ will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 24 in Bonucchi Hall of the church.

The menu will include grilled pork chops, mashed

potatoes and gravy, vegetable, dessert and drink.

Tickets are $9 for an adult one-chopmeal, $11 for an adult two-chop meal and $4 for ages 4-10. Carryouts are 50 cents extra.

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Putnam County Achievement Services March 18 — Chili con carne with beans, zucchini, tropical fruit, fruit juice, cornbread.

March 19 — Salisbury steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, sliced beets, apricot halves, wheat bread.

March 20 — Happy Birthday! Pork roast with gravy, sweet potatoes, peas and mushrooms, pineapple chunks, cookie and cream cake, bread.

March 21 — Meat lasagna, carrots, diced pears, fruit juice, wheat bread.

March 22 — Seasoned tilapia, hash browns, broccoli, fruited yogurt, tartar sauce, wheat bread.

Bunco for a Cause GRANVILLE – It’s time to mark your calendars for April 5 for the We Bee U.C.C. Bunco for a Cause.

Proceeds go to help in the fight against cancer, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s.

Watch the Putnam County Record for more details.

IVCC to host open house OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College will offer an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

March 19 in Room C316.

Prospective students will receive information about IVCC programs and services including financial aid and transfer information. Students will also have an opportunity to meet current students and tour the campus.

Refreshments will be provided, and there is no charge to attend. Students should RSVP online at www.ivcc.edu or by calling 815-224-0439.

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With spring and the Easter season upon us, salads seem like they need to start showing up on our dinner tables again. Here are a couple of recipes I enjoy, and I think you will too.

Springtime Potato Salad 6 cups diced peeled cooked potatoes 4 hard boiled eggs, chopped 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped sweet pickles 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup chopped radishes 1/2 cup mayonnaise 3 tablespoons sugar In a bowl, combine potatoes, eggs, celery, pickles, onion and radishes. In another bowl, combine mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, milk, mustard and salt. Mix well. Pour over potato mixture. Stir to coat. Chill.

Sprinkle with paprika.

Chicken Salad Pie 1 unbaked 9-inch pastry shell 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided 1 cup sour cream 2/3 cup mayonnaise 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cooked and cubed 1 cup pineapple tidbits 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, divided 1/2 cup chopped celery Prick the bottom and sides of pastry shell several times with a fork. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese.

Bake at 375° for 15 to 16 minutes until crust is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Meanwhile, combine sour cream and mayonnaise in a bowl.

Stir in the chicken, pineapple, 1 cup walnuts and celery. Pour into cooled crust. Top with remaining cheese and walnuts. Refrigerate for 1 hour before cutting.

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Local businesses are backing IVCC program OGLESBY — Students can train for a high-demand, high-pay manufacturing career in just five months through a new Illinois Valley Community College certificate program, but they have to act now – classes begin March 18.

Nine district manufacturers are backing the program by pledging their interest in hiring students who complete the Certified Production Technician (CPT) Certificate, said IVCC business training specialist Jennifer Scheri.

American Nickeloid, Maze Nails and Eakas of Peru, Hart Electric of Lostant, HCC of Mendota, MBL (USA) of Ottawa, and Transco, Plymouth Tube and Vactor Manufacturing of Streator have endorsed the program.

“CPT certificate graduates have proven their interest and ability in manufacturing by studying the quality, safety, maintenance and electro-mechanical elements essential to our industry,” said Maze Nail’s Jim Loveland. “Manufacturers across the U.S. recognize the value of a CPT and would seriously consider hiring these graduates.”

Courses beginning March 18 and later include Introduction to Manufacturing and OSHA 10-Hour Safety, Quality and Measurement, Manufacturing Processes, Intro to Manufacturing Maintenance, Technical Mathematics I, Career Exploration and Job Seeking Skills.

“A CPT prepares students for a highperformance, technologically-advanced production job,” said IVCC’s Director of Continuing Education and Business Services Jamie Gahm. “This is a training program for all entry-level production workers in all manufacturing sectors.”

In just five months, students can acquire skills needed by local manufacturers, build a foundation for lifelong employment and obtain a nationally-recognized, portable credential accepted across the United States, said Scheri.

For information, contact Elaine Novak, Dean of Career and Technical Programs, at (815) 224-0483 or Elaine_ novak@ivcc.edu.

Memorial scholarship available GRANVILLE – Members of the Erna A. Moews Memorial Scholarship Fund Committee are announcing the availability of scholarships for the 2013-14 school year.

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IVCC releases president’s list OGLESBY – More than 195 students were named to the fall 2012 president’s list at Illinois Valley Community College.

Students included on the list had a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0 in 12 or more semester hours. Area students are: Granville — Tomasz Augustyniak, Refugio Avila, Cody Bornemann, Danielle Brandstatter, Lisa Entwistle, Ashley Greathouse, Lucas Haun, Kylie Judd, David Martin, Brandon Mennie,

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PCEF announces new scholarship in memory of Hubert Mennie The Putnam County Educational Foundation (PCEF) has announced the availability of a new scholarship for graduates of Putnam County High School.

On behalf of the Hubert Mennie family and the Mennie Machine Co., the Hubert J. “H.J.” Mennie Memorial Scholarship is now available to the students of Putnam County.

A native of Putnam County and graduate of Hopkins High School, Mennie (1942-2009) learned the tool and die trade by working at the Westclox Company for seven years. With the support and assistance of his family, he founded the Mennie Machine Co. in 1970 and built it into one of the largest manufacturing businesses in the Illinois Valley.

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comparable two year institution of higher learning.

An annual scholarship of $2,000 will be Hubert awarded. The Mennie scholarship is intended to partially cover the costs of tuition, textbooks, fees, room and board and other expenses normally associated with attending the above described colleges or educational institutions.

Students interested in applying should access the website of the Putnam County Schools for more information (www. pcschools535.org) and contact the PCHS guidance office for application forms.

Completed applications will need to be returned to the guidance office by April 12.

PCEF scholarship opportunities The Putnam County Educational Foundation (PCEF) has announced the availability of the following scholarships, all of which have application deadlines of April 12. Students interested in applying should access the website of the Putnam County Schools for more information (www.pcschools535. org – see Guidance at PCHS) and contact the PCHS guidance office for application forms.

• Hazel Marie Boyle Memorial Scholarship – Honoring the memory of Hazel Marie Boyle, a longtime teacher in the Putnam County Schools

and a major supporter of many Putnam County charitable organizations.

Available to PCHS graduates attending the University of Illinois, Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois Valley Community College. Scholarships are awarded in equal part on the basis of academic performance and extracurricular/community service activity. Depending on the availability of investment income, awards may range from $1,400 to $2,000.

• Anne Cioni Memorial Teaching Scholarship – Honoring the memory of longtime teacher Anne

Cioni, this scholarship is available to PCHS graduates intending to pursue a career in education.

The scholarship award is $2,000. Special emphasis is given applicants who have already made an academic commitment to education coursework at the post-secondary level of education.

• Eloise Howland Memorial Scholarship – This scholarship was established by local restaurateur, Eloise Howland. The scholarship award of about $350 is available to PCHS graduates who are residents of Hennepin.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY - HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ) TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI 2007-WFHE4 ) PLAINTIFF ) VS ) JIM ZIANO A/K/A JAMES B. ZIANO A/K/A ) JAMES ZIANO; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA),) N.A. F/K/A CAPITAL ONE BANK; UNITED ) STATES OF AMERICA; STATE OF ) ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ) LEGATEES OF JIM ZIANO, IF ANY; ) UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON ) RECORD CLAIMANTS ; ) DEFENDANTS ) 10 CH 18 11351 WOODY WALKER ROAD MCNABB, IL 61335 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 13, 2012, PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF in PUTNAM County, Illinois, will on April 25, 2013, in Putnam County Courthouse 4th Street, Hennepin, IL 61327, at 1:00 p.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of PUTNAM, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: PARCEL 1: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 17; THENCE SOUTH 3 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 3,309.52 FEET ON THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SAID NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 17 TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 17; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 300.18 FEET ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 3 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST 329.42 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 5/8 OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST 200.23 FEET ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 5/8 OF THE SAID WEST HALF; THENCE NORTH 3 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 727.51 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 200 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 3 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 397.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND ALL BEING SITUATED IN MAGNOLIA TOWNSHIP, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER AND THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, ALL IN SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 31 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 17, THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 3,316.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 10.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 300.18 FEET; THENCE NORTH 03 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 387.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST 243.74 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST 784.72 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 449.66 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 09 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST 105.89 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 33 SECONDS WEST 681.13 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND ALL BEING SITUATED IN MAGNOLIA TOWNSHIP, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS PURSUANT TO PLAT OF SURVEY THEREOF BY J WILLIAM SHAFER, ILLINOIS REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR NO. 2213 DATED OCTOBER 9, 1996. SITUATED IN PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

TAX NO. 04-11-105-000 04-11-151-000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 11351 WOODY WALKER ROAD MCNABB, IL 61335 Description of Improvements: FRAME SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE DETACHED 2 CAR The Judgment amount was $246,895.37. Sale Terms: This is an “AS IS” sale for “CASH”. The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\ service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1029375 Plaintiff’s attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I514104 Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\ service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA0806859 Plaintiff’s attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I514088 Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITIONER REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD. Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this cause, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand as against you and each of you and an order or judgment entered.

DATED: 02/15/2013 /s/ Cathy J. Oliveri Putnam County Circuit Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record Feb. 27, Mar. 6 and 13, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY - HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR ) THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWABS, ) INC. ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, ) SERIES 2005-3 ) PLAINTIFF ) VS ) JOHN LADSON A/K/A JOHN R. LADSON; ) CHANIN R. LADSON; UM CAPITAL, LLC; ) UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD ) CLAIMANTS ; ) DEFENDANTS ) 08 CH 19 7456 AUDUBON DRIVE HENNEPIN, IL 61327 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on April 20, 2010, PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF in PUTNAM County, Illinois, will on April 25, 2013, in Putnam County Courthouse 4th Street., Hennepin, IL 61327, at 1:00 p.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of PUTNAM, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 106 IN HENNEPIN FARMS, SECTION 1, SITUATED IN PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, PURSUANT OF SURVEY THEREOF BY ASSOCIATED ENGINEERS, INC. DATED OCTOBER 18, 1967 AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 127.

TAX NO. 01-00-054-060 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7456 AUDUBON DRIVE HENNEPIN, IL 61327 Description of Improvements: SEE ATTACHED. The Judgment amount was $180,583.50. Sale Terms: This is an “AS IS” sale for “CASH”. The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/ expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMERICAN CHARTERED BANK, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) GREGORY S. SKELLY and ) DEBORAH E. SKELLY, UNKNOWN ) OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) No. 13-CH- 7 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, ALL NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, as Defendants in the above entitled cause, that the above entitled foreclosure action was filed on Feb. 27, 2013 and is now pending.

1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the case number are identified above.

2. The court in which said action was brought is identified above.

3. The names of the titleholders of record are known as Gregory S. Skelly and Deborah E. Skelly.

4. A legal description of the real estate sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is as follows: Lot 440 in Plat No.2 of Lake Thunderbird Hills, according to the plat thereof recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Putnam County, Illinois in Plat Book 3, Page 161, on October 21, 1969, situated in Putnam County, Illinois.

Permanent Index No. 03-00-042-300 5. A common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 77 Barbados Drive, Putnam, Illinois, 61560-9507 6. An identification of the mortgage sought to be foreclosed is as follows: a. Names of Mortgagors: Gregory S. Skelly and Deborah E. Skelly. b. Name of Mortgagee: American Chartered Bank. c. Date of Mortgage: September 2, 2008. d. Date of Recording: September 30,2008. e. County Where Recorded: Putnam County, Illinois f. Recording Document Identification: Document No. Roll 107, Page 2202.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you ALL NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants, file your answer to the complaint in this cause or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Putnam County, Illinois, held in the Putnam County Courthouse, in the City of Hennepin, 120 West North Street, or before April 15, 2013, default may be entered against you and each of you at any time after that day and a judgment for foreclosure entered in accordance with the prayer of the complaint for foreclosure. /s/Cathy J. Oliveri Circuit Clerk of Putnam County DOCUMENT PREPARED BY: James A. Andreoni - #3126948 Perona, Peterlin, Andreoni & Brolley, LLC 4110 Progress Blvd.

Peru, IL 61354 Phone: (815) 224-4102 Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF PUTNAM - STATE OF ILLINOIS In the Interest of ) Aliyah Nicole Gallacher, ) A Minor. ) 2012 JA 01 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN to unknown father, and to all whom it may concern, that on December 11, 2012, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, by Putnam County State’s Attorney, James A. Mack, in the Circuit Court of Putnam County, entitled “In the Interest of Aliyah Nicole Gallacher, a Minor”, and that in the upstairs courtroom at the Putnam County Courthouse on the 7th day of March, 2013 at the hour of 2:30 o’clock, p.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, and adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the court under that act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU

F11090045 CHOH IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY- HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) Eric T. Mrowicki; Temple J. Mrowicki; ) Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants ) Defendants. ) 11 CH 18 Property Address: 110 Division Street, Mark, Illinois 61340 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the aboveentitled cause on December 20, 2012, I, Sheriff, Kevin Doyle of Putnam County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 18, 2013 , commencing at 9 a.m., at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Fourth & High Street, Hennepin, IL 61327. to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 14 IN QUIN-MAR SUBDIVISION TO THE VILLAGE OF MARK; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST 208.89 FEET (207.95 FEET PLAT DISTANCE) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOTS 14, 13 AND 12 OF SAID SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 12; THENCE NORTH 3 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST 156.81 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 11 AND 10 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST 217.87 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOTS 14, 13 AND 12 TO THE WEST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF DIVISION STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF MARK, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST 156.80 FEET ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL BEING SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OF MARK, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 110 Division Street, Mark, Illinois 61340 P.I.N.: 02-07-032-000 (new) ; 02-07-030-000 (old) First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $78,666.82 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED

BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Putnam County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Anthony Porto at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661.

For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois. com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60563 EMAIL: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I512580 Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 6, 13 and 20, 2013.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association ) PLAINTIFF ) Vs. ) John F. Schafer; et. al. ) DEFENDANTS ) 12 CH 00019 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 1/3/2013, the Sheriff of Putnam County, Illinois will on 4/11/13 at the hour of 9:30 a.m. at Putnam County Courthouse, 120 North 4th Street Hennepin, IL 61327, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Putnam and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 219 IN THE PLAT OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD WOODS, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, AT PAGE 174, ON 3 APRIL 1970 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, GOVERNMENTAL RULES, REGULATIONS AND STATUTE, EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS, MINERALS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES BELOW A DEPTH OF 500 FEET, WITHOUT RIGHTS OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED IN INSTRUMENTS OF RECORD. PIN 03-00-061-040 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 48 Fair Oaks Court, Putnam, IL 61560 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes,

special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-12-16167.

I510223 Published in the Putnam County Record Feb. 27, Mar. 6 and 13, 2013.

1. Maintain the bridge and the features that give it its historic significance, and 2. Assume all future legal financial responsibility for the bridge, which may include an agreement to hold the Illinois Department of Transportation harmless in any liability action.

The Department may cover some cost associated with moving this bridge, not to exceed the cost of demolition of this bridge. All remaining cost shall be the responsibility of the entity requesting to move the structure.

Interested parties should send a letter, along with funding means, location of bridge placement, means of moving structure and timetable for move.

It should be noted that the bridge will be required to be moved within thirty (30) days of the opening of the new bridge.

Letters of Interest should be sent to: Illinois Department of Transportation District #3 700 East Norris Drive Ottawa, IL 61350 Or contact Roger F. Rynke, Environmental Studies Unit Chief at 815-434-8569. Normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Comments must be received by May 17, 2013 to be considered for transferral of bridge responsibility.

Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 13 and Apr. 17, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ) TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI 2007-WFHE4 ) PLAINTIFF ) VS ) JIM ZIANO A/K/A JAMES B. ZIANO A/K/A ) JAMES ZIANO; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), ) N.A. F/K/A CAPITAL ONE BANK; UNITED ) STATES OF AMERICA; STATE OF ILLINOIS; ) UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JIM ) ZIANO, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND ) NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; ) DEFENDANTS ) 10 CH 18 11351 WOODY WALKER ROAD MCNABB, IL 61335 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 13, 2012, PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF in PUTNAM County, Illinois, will on April 25, 2013, in Putnam County Courthouse 4th Street., Hennepin, IL 61327, at 1:00 p.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of PUTNAM, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 04-11-105-000 04-11-151-000 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 11351 WOODY WALKER ROAD MCNABB, IL 61335 Description of Improvements: FRAME SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE DETACHED 2 CAR The Judgment amount was $246,895.37. Sale Terms: This is an “AS IS” sale for “CASH”. The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\ service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1029375 Plaintiff’s attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I514104 Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR ) THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CWABS, INC. ) ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES,SERIES ) 2005-3 ) PLAINTIFF ) VS ) JOHN LADSON A/K/A JOHN R. LADSON; ) CHANIN R. LADSON; UM CAPITAL, LLC; ) UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD ) CLAIMANTS ; ) DEFENDANTS ) 08 CH 19 7456 AUDUBON DRIVE HENNEPIN, IL 61327 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on April 20, 2010, PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF in PUTNAM County, Illinois, will on April 25, 2013, in Putnam County Courthouse 4th Street., Hennepin, IL 61327, at 1:00 p.m., sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of PUTNAM, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 01-00-054-060 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 7456 AUDUBON DRIVE HENNEPIN, IL 61327 Description of Improvements: SEE ATTACHED. The Judgment amount was $180,583.50. Sale Terms: This is an “AS IS” sale for “CASH”. The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\ service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA0806859 Plaintiff’s attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I514088 Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 13, 20 and 27, 2013.

F11090045 CHOH IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTYHENNEPIN, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) Eric T. Mrowicki; Temple J. Mrowicki; ) Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants ) Defendants. ) 11 CH 18 Property Address: 110 Division Street, Mark, Illinois 61340 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on December 20, 2012, I, Sheriff, Kevin Doyle of Putnam County, Illinois, will hold a sale on April 18, 2013 , commencing at 9 a.m., at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Fourth & High Street, Hennepin, IL 61327. to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 110 Division Street, Mark, Illinois 61340 P.I.N.: 02-07-032-000 (new) ; 02-07-030-000 (old) First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $78,666.82 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g) (1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. The property will not be open for inspection.

Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale. All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Putnam County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Anthony Porto at FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, IL (866)402-8661.

For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 333 Naperville, IL 60563 EMAIL: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com 630-453-6960 866-402-8661 630-428-4620 (fax) I512580 Published in the Putnam County Record Mar. 6, 13 and 20, 2013.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Illinois Department of Transportation is proposing the replacement and demolition of the bridge that carries Illinois Route 89 over the Illinois River, located south of Spring Valley in Bureau and Putnam Counties. The bridge was determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Whereas this project is funded in part by the Federal Highway Administration and pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 144(n), any state which proposes to demolish a NRHP eligible listed bridge and asking for federal participation in funding the project shall first make the bridge available for donation to the state, local or responsible entity.

Therefore, the Illinois Department of Transportation is offering the IL 89 Bridge over the Illinois River to any qualifying state, local or responsible entity, as soon as they agree to enter into an agreement to the following conditions:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association ) PLAINTIFF ) Vs. ) John F. Schafer; et. al. ) DEFENDANTS ) 12 CH 00019 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 1/3/2013, the Sheriff of Putnam County, Illinois will on 4/11/13 at the hour of 9:30 a.m. at Putnam County Courthouse 120 North 4th Street Hennepin, IL 61327, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Putnam and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 03-00-061-040 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 48 Fair Oaks Court, Putnam, IL 61560 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876.

Please refer to file number 14-12-16167.

I510223 Published in the Putnam County Record Feb. 27, Mar. 6 and 13, 2013.

16 From You 16 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Elks to hold free assessment clinic in Peru

Library Corner Condit — Putnam County Public Library District has a lot of activity going on as the seasons change from snowy winter to spring. Little children are welcome at 10 a.m. Tuesdays for preschool stories about emerging spring.

Granville — Nursery rhymes continue at the Granville Library on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. at the preschool story times.

Favorite Club members are urged to start reading their next book to discuss from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Thursday of April. Good or bad, the group will want to know your opinion of what you are reading on April 4.

McNabb — Stories continue at the McNabb Library on Saturdays at 10 a.m.

March 16 - Quack! Join us for a groovy duck sock hop story time, where everyone flaps their feathers and jives. There will be sock stories and a craft.

March 23 - Hippity-hoppity ... library rabbits hop out of their stories and join patrons for a springtime craft.

Also, at 11 a.m. March 23, the library will host a program on building mobiles. During Bend, Mold, Balance, participants will watch a film showing works of Alexander Calder, known for his mobiles and wire sculptures, and a bit about his life creating fun and playful art. Patrons will be able to create their own mobile after being inspired by Calder’s works. This program is recommended for children 8 and older.

March 30 - Closed for Holy Saturday.

Hennepin — Hennepin continues nursery rhyme stories throughout March. Preschool story times are held each Friday at 10:30 a.m.

For the adults in the community, don’t forget the Book Club on March 14. “Snow Child” by Eowyn Ivey will be discussed beginning at 7 p.m. The book is about a childless couple working on a farm in the brutal landscape of 1920 Alaska, who discover a little girl living in the wilderness with a red fox and begin to love the strange, almost supernatural child as their own.

Magnolia — Need some help with that homework?

Head on over to the Magnolia Library to find help with those perplexing math problems, troublesome spelling words and other homework puzzlers. Help is available every Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m.

Standard — Come by the PCAS Senior Center and check out the selection of books every Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m.

PERU – The Mendota Elks 1212 and Oglesby Elks 2360 Lodges, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on April 11.

The clinic is from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and is by appointment only.

To make an appointment call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 800-272-0074 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. There are no charges for any services at this clinic.

The Elks will hold the clinic at the Illinois Valley Community Hospital, 925 West St. in Peru’s first floor EKG/Pain clinic area –

enter hospital from either lower level on the south side or main level on west side. Dr. Richard Erickson of Carol Stream will be the clinician in charge.

No medical referral is necessary for the clinic, but physicians are welcome to refer patients to the clinic for a specific reason or second opinion. School nurses are welcome to refer children and families to the clinic.

The Elks Organization has been working with physically challenged children since 1928 and this is one of the 17 clinic locations throughout Illinois. The clinic is an ideal time to have a child reviewed for bone and joint

development. If your child has feet pointing out or in who complains of back, knee, leg, ankle pain or has a back curvature can be seen at this clinic. There is no charge for any diagnostic services at this clinic.

The Elks will provide financial assistance to their best of their ability for children needing further treatment or specialty equipment when the family lacks sufficient resources to do so. In the past, the Elks have purchased therapy services, corrective shoes, braces, wheelchairs and augmentative communication devices to help children overcome a variety of physical challenges.

‘X’ the text and prevent TBI PERU – March is Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) can happen anytime, and anywhere, to anyone. The Illinois Valley Brain Injury Clubhouse is joining advocates across the country to recognize March as Brain Injury Awareness Month to honor millions

of people who continue to live life to the fullest despite living with a brain injury.

This year, the Illinois Valley Brain Injury Clubhouse would like to bring special awareness to texting and driving.

Distracted drivers pose a deadly risk to everyone on the road. Be safe

and remind everyone: “No text is worth a TBI.” Make a habit of turning the cell phone off or to the silent mode before you get into a car. Take the ATT pledge at itcanwait.com.

If a person is experiencing numbness, excessive drowsiness, severe headaches, weakness in

arms or legs, dizziness or loss of vision, slurred speech, loss of consciousness or confusion, vomiting or nausea, seek medical attention for brain injury or stroke. If there is a need in a family for a TBI resource, contact the Illinois Valley Brain Injury Clubhouse at 815992-5271.

PC Music Boosters will hold talent show GRANVILLE – The Putnam County Music Boosters are holding a talent show at 7 p.m. on March 23 in the Putnam County High School auditorium.

The event will feature the many talented students at PCHS plus special alumni performances including On the Brink of Normal, an ISU jazz group featuring Kevin Alle-

man, Adriana Ladage, Shawn Conerton, Brandon Mennie and Tom Augustyniak. Tickets are $3 and are available in the music department at PCHS or at the door.

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don’t forget to attend the Magnolia Fire dept. Chicken Fry and turkey/Ham raffle this Saturday, March 16 at the Magnolia Fire dept. ... Lots of fun!