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Remembering Cliff Arnold By Barb Kromphardt bkromphardt@putnamcountyrecord.com
TONICA – Friends and colleagues are celebrating the life and mourning the death of Cliff Arnold, who died May 1 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. They are remembering a man who was giving; who was straight-forward in his approach to life ... a man who loved his family, and who always stood up for the little guy.
John Felty said Arnold was a special friend who was always willing to listen. The men shared stories of their lives in the military and always enjoyed a good game of pool. “When my wife died, he came to the house to play pool with me,” Felty said. Their children grew up together, and Felty said Arnold had a great love for his three sons. “We talked a lot about our kids’ successes and
what they were doing,” Felty said. “He was very, very proud of his boys.” Arnold was well-known by Bureau County Republican employees as both the Putnam County Record and Tonica News were printed at the BCR, prior to Shaw Media buying those two publications in December 2012. The BCR’s lead press man Vic Verway said he knew Arnold for about 15 years. “He was a straight-forward guy,” Verway said.
“He told you what he thought.” Verway said the two men also shared a love of motorcycles. One day, after Cliff came over to pick up the latest edition of the Tonica News, he and Verway walked outside together to load the papers into Cliff’s vehicles. Arnold began looking at Verway’s Harley motorcycle, circling around to see it from all sides. “There’s a code you
with his ride,” Verway said. “So happy, I can’t repeat what he said.” Josh Turner remembers Arnold as “all-around good guy. “He would give you the shirt off his back,” Turner said. “I don’t think I ever saw him angry.” Greg Carr said Arnold was a wonderful man with a great sense of humor who was very giving to others.
don’t let just anybody ride your bike,” Verway said. But he let Arnold ride it. “He took off down the road with his white socks showing above his loafers,” Verway said with a laugh. A little while later Arnold returned. He put down the kick-stand, and walked around the big motorcycle a couple more times. “Well, he was happy
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PC School Board reorganizes By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
GRANVILLE – The Putnam County School Board met on April 29 to reorganize following the April 9 general election. Re-elected board members Vicki Naumann and Mary Gilbert were joined by new members Christina Popurella and Raleigh Copeland in taking their oath of office after the certified results of the board election were read. In the election of officers, Naumann retained her position as president of the board; Popurella was elected vice president; and Pam Ellena and Alex Rolando were re-appointed as secretary and treasurer, respectively. This year’s graduations will take place on their previously announced dates of May 23 for the junior high and May 24 for the high school. However, due to the days of school lost during the April flooding, the last day of school has now been extended to June 3. Dates for next year’s board meetings were set. Committee appointments will be announced at the May board meeting. Vol. 145 No. 35 One Section - 16 Pages The Putnam County
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McNabb resident Bob Schuster demonstrates how he transplants his plant starts in his home.
It’s that time of year ... By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
MCNABB — Spring brings the gardening season and two individuals who have a passion for gardening are McNabb’s Don Reed and Bob Schuster. Both Reed and Schuster grow their own plants, both flowers and vegetables, and sell or give away the extra items they do not use. For Schuster, his foray into gardening came when he tore out some evergreen trees at the
Reed’s and Schuster’s green thumbs keep McNabb in flowers and vegetables back of his property. He said the nicer landscaped yards that he had seen were very organized and seem to follow a pattern. “I said, ‘Well I’m going to create some annual beds in the front for color,’” Schuster said. Schuster was hooked. He has done research on the Internet to learn how plants grow, when they flower and what is the best
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way was to raise them. He started to raise his own plants when he couldn’t get a specific plant for his backyard flower garden. “I thought Oh boy! I wanted a certain plant, and I wanted a certain color, and I couldn’t get what I wanted,” he said. “So I thought, why don’t I start growing them myself?” He developed a gardening
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nursery of sorts in his workshop downstairs, where he built shelving for the plants and hug overhead lights to stimulate the plants he raises. He invested in warming mats, (similar to heating pads) that plants sit on in the early stages of development. He talked to Reed, who had a greenhouse and specialized equipment for growing plants; then he came back and ordered his first seeds.
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Want to learn about Trader Jack? Putnam County Library to host “Trader” Jack Redshaw May 13 By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
GRANVILLE – The life and legend of “Trader” Jack Redshaw was stranger than fiction. Redshaw, a staple in the village of Granville in the early to mid-1900s, had a gift of gab and the ability to find things that were “unfindable.” He had a store full of unique items and a warehouse that was rumored to include a bulldozer, a Ferris wheel and a merry-go-round. It was rumored his inven-
the vault of his shop. The story of Trader Jack’s life and suspicious, neversolved, death was told to local Putnam County resident John Redshaw as he grew up by his father Ervin Redshaw. John became fascinated with the unique life of Trader Jack and put together a show he has presented previously. Redshaw will give his Trader Jack presentation at the Granville Public Library Branch on May 13 at 6:30 p.m. The free presentation is brought to the community of Putnam County as part of the 75th anniversary of the Putnam Photo contributed County Library District. The public is invited to A presentation on Trader Jack Redshaw will be made at the Granville Library May 13. attend.
PC Library District wins grant By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
The Putnam County Public Library District is among the 230 Illinois libraries to receive “Back to Books” grants from the state of Illinois. Secretary of State and news@putnamcountyrecord.com. State Librarian Jesse White Photos should be sent as an announced the more than attachment. $1 million in grants, which will allow the libraries to POSTMASTER: acquire fiction and/or nonSend address changes to fiction books, learning CDs the Putnam County Record, and DVDs and other eduP.O. Box 48, Granville, IL cational materials. “I am pleased to be able 61326 to award these grants that will allow library-users to be better educated and entertained,” White said. “Our libraries perform so many essential tasks, but
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tory at the time of his death was worth more than $1 million, according to an article in the Chicago Sunday Tribune. Redshaw worked in a coal mine; he served in World War I and was also appointed the postmaster in the village of Granville. Along the way he became master of the “swap.” He became a collector of fine items and his clientele was rumored to be worldwide near the time of his death. Customers would come from far and wide to visit Trader Jack’s store and warehouse. His death on Sept. 27, 1958, shocked the residents of Granville. Redshaw was found with three .38 caliber bullets in his bashed-in skull in
at their core what our libraries do best is make books and other materials available to patrons.” In announcing the area recipients from his district last week, Rep. Frank Mautino (D-Spring Valley) said libraries are an essential part of the community, and it is important for libraries to keep up in the fast-paced world. These grants will be very useful in helping bring new books and educational materials to their communities that may not have been able to be purchased otherwise, he said. The Putnam County Public Library District was awarded $4,878. Library Director Bobbie Morgan said that the grant will be used in several areas.
“Our libraries perform so many essential tasks, but at their core what our libraries do best is make books and other materials available to patrons.” Jesse White “The library is grateful for the grant award and plans to use the money for two collections for grade school children, books and educational DVDs. Children from Grades 3-6 will have an almost new collection of books at the Hennepin Library in time for sum-
mer,” Morgan said. Another component of the grant which still focuses on children in Grades 3-6 is the purchase of 50 new DVDs for the entire system. “The people selecting the DVDs, Carrie Gouty and Paula Taylor, have found educational DVDs on ani-
mals, science and a selection from ‘National Geographic.’ Once these titles are purchased, they will be distributed to the six libraries in Putnam County. When thinking about what the library could do to better meet the needs of children, educational DVDs came to mind. When the collection was analyzed, it was discovered it needed to be increased so the acquisition of educational DVDs was written into the grant,” Morgan said. Awards range from $2,500 to $5,000 per library and are made possible by a combination of funds from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services and state of Illinois library funds.
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Cliff From Page 1 “He was very benevolent, and he gave of himself to help other people understand and cope with life,” Carr said. Carr said Arnold would always stand up for people when they were being picked on. “He wouldn’t allow anyone to make racist or belittling comments about other people in his presence,” he said. “He stood up for the little people.” Carole Wenzel said
Gardening From Page 1 “I really like growing the plants from seeds for several reasons,” Schuster said. “One reason is that I can get plants that I want with the colors I want, and the second thing is that I feel the quality is better than what you get at the mass marketers like Walmart and the like.” Schuster discovered he really enjoyed the color in the beds, and he plans his flower gardens by color. “I derive the most enjoyment by creating the bed in my mind, the colors and different varieties and coming up with some different patterns,
she had the opportunity to meet Arnold and his wife, Elin, many years ago, and found two people who became genuine friends. She said Arnold was an example of a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend and neighbor. “His character displayed love of community and country, and his personality revealed humor and a zest for life,” she said. “And the pride on his face radiated when he spoke of his children and grandchildren.”
Wenzel remembers listening with awe when Arnold talked about his motorcycle trip to California, Alaska, Canada and the Black Hills. “He took many pictures and told us of his adventures with such enthusiasm,” she said. Sam Fisher, publisher of the BCR, Putnam County Record and Tonica News, said everyone at the paper was deeply saddened with Arnold’s passing. “He became our friend,” Fisher said. Fisher said that one of
the great things about Arnold was that he saw the good in people. “He believed no matter how bad things could be that there was always hope,” Fisher said. And that hope included beating his last sickness. “He told me during our last conversation that ‘he would beat this,’” Fisher said. “In the end he didn’t, but we all here are better for having him as our friend and we will miss him. Heaven just became a more interesting place.”
then buying and planting the seed,” he said. For Reed, growing his own plants was something to do in the winter months, and he’s been raising mostly vegetables since the late 1970s/ early 1980s. “I had two beds out in the yard that were 5 feet wide and 20 feet long,” he said. “There was a path down between them … One winter I decided to put a cover on them so that I could continue with the lettuce and other items inside. Since that time, the operation has gotten bigger.” Reed said he started selling plants at McNabb’s town-wide garage sale. He had some extra plants, so he
bought them around to the front of his home and started selling them. “I got rid of the extra that way,” he said. “You can buy a package of seeds, and it may have 500 seeds in it. You would never use that many all yourself, so I just planted the extras with the plan of selling the rest.” Reed is up to challenging himself and tries to mix it up and do something different every year. “There are some tomatoes that I keep each year that I plant,” he said. “Until this year, a number of people would ask me about peppers. I’ve had red peppers and yellow peppers and
green ones. I don’t grow hot ones. Sometimes I will have someone who wants to buy four dozen pepper plants. I don’t know what they do with them, but if they let me know in advance, I will have them for them.” Sometimes there are surprises in gardening. Reed found one such surprise this spring. “A couple of minutes ago I found kale plants in my garden that are still alive from last year,” he said. “They have never done that before. I know that kale is the type of plant that tastes better after the first frost in the fall. They will survive in the winter. Apparently it did not get cold enough to kill my plants.”
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Bernice ‘Benny’ Loesch MCNABB — Bernice “Benny” C. Loesch, 90, of McNabb passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Heartland Health Care Center in Henry. Benny was born on April 18, 1923, in McNabb to Carl and Ruth (Morgensen) Nelson. She married Bill Pletsch in 1942. After Bill passed away, she married Donald Loesch in 1986 in McNabb. She graduated from John Swaney High School. She was a secretary for Marshall-Putnam Soil and Water Conservation Dis-
Dorothy Regina Stempniak FULLERTON, Calif. — Dorothy Regina (Biagi) Stempniak, 80, of Fullerton, Calif., passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. She was born Feb. 4, 1933, and raised in Putnam County. Dorothy, the daughter of John and Margaret (Farnetti) Biagi, was the oldest of five children. Dorothy graduated from Hopkins Township High School in Granville in 1951 and graduated from nursing school at St. Francis in Peoria in 1954. It was there that she met her husband, Henry Stempniak, a physical therapist from Chicago. They were married in June 1956 and
Clara Jean Merdian MAGNOLIA — Clara Jean Merdian, 73, of Magnolia passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at her residence. Clara was born Aug. 6, 1939, in Spring Valley to Dominic and Jose-
trict for many years. She was a member of Emmaus Lutheran Church in McNabb. Benny was a member of Edgewood Golf Course and was an avid golfer. She loved to bake for family and friends. She was famous for her Danish layer cake, prune pie Loesch and brownies. Surviving are two grandchildren, Jennie Pletsch of Tulsa, Okla., and Billy Pletsch of Tahlequah, Okla.; two great-grandchildren, William Jr. and Kinzie Pletsch
of Tahlequah, Okla.; one stepson, John Loesch of Mossville; two stepdaughters, Lizabeth Stratton-Higgins of Springfield and Jude (Scott) Clapper of Springfield; nine stepgrandchildren, Erin Lovell, Bridget Lovell, Casey, Stephen and Jenny Stratton, Drew Clapper, Nicole Shelton, Katie Ehnle Michelle Loesch; one son-in-law, Rick Lovell; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Leonard “Bill” Pletsch and Donald Loesch; one son, Leonard “Lenny” Pletsch; one daughter,
Pamela (Pletsch) Lovell; three brothers, Gordon Nelson, Chuck Nelson and Donald Nelson; and one sister, Millie (Nelson) Dyer. Services were held May 1 at Emmaus Lutheran Church, McNabb, with the Rev. Ann Ziegert officiating. Burial was in Friends Cemetery, McNabb. Visitation was also held May 1 at Emmaus Lutheran Church, McNabb. Contributions may be directed to donor’s choice. The Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel will be assisting the family with the arrangements.
moved to Anaheim, Calif. Henry “Hank” passed away in 2005. They had four sons, Stephen (Bonnie Mose, friend of Anaheim, Calif.) of Laughlin, Nev., Stewart (Debbie) of Fullerton, Calif., and Stanley and Scott Stempniak (deceased). Dorothy’s nursing went on hold while she raised her four boys. Later, Dorothy earned her real estate license and worked for Coldwell Bankers for many years. While her children were growing up, she was their No. 1 fan, cheering as they competed in sports. Dorothy enjoyed bus trips and traveling on cruise ships with her family.
She is survived by her two sons, Stephen and Stewart; and three grandchildren, Ryan, Jessica and Brianna. She is also survived by two sisters, Clare (Bill) Lorton of Springfield and Mary (Denny) Roling of Mendota; one brother, John (Dee) Biagi of Granville; one aunt, Rosemary Biagi of Hennepin; and many cousins, nieces and nephews from all sides of the families. Dorothy had many friends in the Putnam County area, but none closer than her childhood friend, Frances Weiss, “Toots.” She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons; and one brother, Fred. Dorothy had a beautiful spirit; she believed
in always looking on the bright side of what life threw her. She was a thoughtful wife, mother, sister and friend. Dorothy had stayed in close contact with her classmates of 1951. She will be sadly missed by all. In California, a rosary was recited on March 1 at McAulay and Wallace Mortuary. 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, was held May 4 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Granville. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Granville. The Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel of Granville is assisting the family with the arrangements.
phine (Marchetti) Biagi. She married Charles E. Merdian on Feb. 19, 1998, in Hennepin. Clara graduated from Hennepin High School. She was a head of housekeeping at Kings House Retreat Center in Henry. She also worked
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Clifford Arnold TONICA — Clifford Roy Arnold, 72, of 315 Pontiac St., Tonica, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria surrounded by his loving family. Cliff was born July 14, 1940, in Peoria to Erwin Roy and Lois Marie (Amick) Arnold. He married Elin Ann Richardson on July 4, 1980. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic stationed in Germany. He was a retired pipe Arnold fitter/machinist at Caterpillar in Mossville, retiring in 2001. He always assisted in the operations of the family business, the Tonica News and Putnam County Record, and served as secretary/treasurer for Record Newspapers Inc. until the time of its sale in December. He was a member of United Auto Workers and currently was serving as treasurer of Russell Zenor Post 260 of the American Legion. He also had served on Tonica Volunteer Fire Department and as a trustee on Tonica Village Board. He loved riding his Harley and had traveled on it extensively throughout the United States and Canada. His passion was cheering on the Dodgers. He loved to read. Cliff was a gift to all who knew him. Throughout his adult life, he helped multitudes of people in many ways. He will be remembered for his sense of humor, endless stories of life and his tremendous ability to love others unconditionally. Survivors are his loving wife, Elin; three sons, Patrick (Julia) Arnold of Columbia, Ill., Shannon (Sandy) Arnold of Lostant and Matthew Arnold of Napa Valley, Calif.; one brother, Cary Arnold of Medford, Ore.; one sister, Claudia Millimaki of Napa Valley, Calif.; three grandchildren, Ben, Becky and Amelia Arnold; and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life was held May 4 in the Tonica United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Arnold of Mighty Word Church of LaSalle officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Tonica, with military services conducted by Russell Zenor Post 260 American Legion. Visitation was held May 3 in the church, followed by an open meeting of the fellowship. Visitation was also held May 4 in the church. Pallbearers were Jeremy Wright, Josh Turner, Ryan Bell, Darrell Daniels, Garnell Mond and Raymond Kent Richardson III. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to them to be distributed to Cliff’s favorite charities. The Hurst Funeral Home, Tonica, is in charge of arrangements.
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The family of Mildred Steffens would like to thank everyone who sent cards and flowers, provided food, and made donations in our mother’s memory. Your many acts of kindness, sympathy and generosity continue to be a great comfort to us. Special thanks to Pastor Helgren and the entire staff at Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel for their help and prayers. Thanks to your generosity, her spirit and love for young people will continue to touch others through the Putnam County Educational Foundation.
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Living in harmony Music and me go way back. I went to a Lutheran school as a child. Back then they apparently had the students audition to be members of the Cherub Choir, and one day I came home from school all upset. “They said I didn’t make it,” I told my folks. So my folks asked me to sing a hymn, which I did, and then Dad talked to someone, and pretty soon I was with the rest of my classmates in the Cherub Choir. I’ve always COMMENTARY loved music, and I’ve always loved to sing. Dad couldn’t wait until I graduated from eighth grade and was old enough to sing in the church choir. I guess my mom didn’t think too much of the idea of Dad joining the choir by himself, but it was all right for the two of us to attend. My 20s passed without me doing much more than singing along with the radio, but my 30s brought children and more regular church attendance. When our flock was still little, choir was too hard, especially since it would have left Dave with our four alone in the pew. (Although it would have been fine by me!) I sang with a couple of special groups, but I didn’t become a regular choir member until we moved to Spring Valley in 1993. We joined St. John’s in Peru, and I was in no hurry to join the choir. But October rolled around, and there was a special invitation for anyone to join, just for the Christmas cantata. I joined, planning to quit after Christmas, and I’ve been there ever since. I was happy with all the rest of the sopranos in the back row until the day our choir director asked me to sing a solo. Me! Did I tell you how I didn’t make the cut for Cherub Choir? But he insisted, so I trembled my way through a verse of “Beautiful Savior.” Beautiful it was not, but it gave me the confidence to start singing out. Not beautifully, perhaps, but generally tunefully. About 10 years ago we were without a choir director. Other than one class in music theory in college, I didn’t know anything about directing, and my piano playing is two fingers, four if there aren’t any sharps or flats. I offered to direct just long enough for the Christmas cantata, and that, as they say, was that. I’m still there, choosing music, and directing and singing along with all four parts. Now we are in the process of wrapping up our singing for the season. This will be my last season as director as time and events have called me to other opportunities. I’m afraid I’m making the most of my “farewell tour,” and we’re singing all of my favorites. May 19 will be our last Sunday, and I’ve saved my best for last. We have a wide range of talent in our choir – ranging from the sublime to the one-noters – but we all believe in the power of music. So I’ll be singing out, wherever, whenever, I’m called to sing. I’ll share my gift, as great or as small as it might be. I’ll make my joyful noise, every chance I get. And if you’re there and listening, I’ll be the one with the slightly flat high E.
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Putnam County Record/Tonica News Managing Editor Barb Kromphardt, who is also a staff writer for the Bureau County Republican, can be reached at bkromphardt@bcrnews.com.
Clifford Arnold died late May 1. Those are some of the hardest words I’ve ever typed. I had the privilege of working for Cliff and Elin Arnold for more than 10 years. During that time period, I got to enjoy stories from Cliff’s past that were remarkable; stories of friends, of life experiences, and dreams unfulfilled. I wish now I’d recorded those stories and spent more time with him. I can’t put these completely in chronological order, and won’t even try. But each story helps to explain the character of Clifford Roy Arnold. He lived for years in Peoria in one of the rougher neighborhoods. One day at school, he became so fed up with the “modern living” classes that he expressed his opinion (in rather colorful language) and walked out the door. Cliff was in the Army, spending some time stationed in Germany. The stories of furloughs where he and his fellow soldiers would enjoy their free time in sundry ways were always mesmerizing. He was an avid reader. Ernest
Ken Schroeder COMMENTARY Hemingway and Jack Kerouac were on his bookshelf, but his favorite writer was Mark Twain. He spent some time on the road as a hobo, riding the rails and roughing it in a way most of us can’t imagine. He worked for years at Caterpillar, a true union man who did the job and made friends easily. He was an avid motorcyclist. The story of his trip to Alaska and (almost) back is still remembered by readers. When he was younger, he got into a few fights. OK, a lot of fights. Cliff was strong in his convictions and didn’t back down from anyone. You always knew where you stood in Cliff’s mind, and he was not afraid to let you know. And he was kind. I only saw him angry once in all the time I knew him, and later he apologized (something I could never
do under the circumstances). Above all, Clifford Roy Arnold was unique and looking forward to actually retiring. He was going to travel. He was (always) going to write a novel based in the Canadian Five Nations (Cliff was extremely sympathetic to the plight of the American Indian, and a BIG fan of Louis L’Amour books.). He was memorable. He leaves behind a family that will miss him to the end of their days. And he was a friend. The world is now a little darker for his passing. We’ll not see the likes of him again. Appropriately, as I write this on the morning of May 2, it’s raining. I found out about Cliff’s passing through a post from his son Matt on Facebook. The message was simple, and exactly what Cliff would have wanted. “Fly on, proud bird. You’re free at last.” Putnam County Record Staff Writer Ken Schroeder can be reached at kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com.
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City: Standard. Where did you grow up: Peru. Pets: None. Occupation: Meat cutter at PC Foods. What is the last song you listened to: “Freedom” by Richie Havens. What is the last book you read: “The Intellectual Devotional, American History.” What is the last TV show you watched: Anthony Bourdain, “No Reservations.” If you were stranded on a desert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Bacon-wrapped dates. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be: Seeds to plant. What is your favorite local restaurant: Ali’s Pantry. If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: Investments and family. People would be surprised to know that you: Love to read. What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: The location. If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: Not a thing.
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6 Biz Ag 6 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Planting delays and corn prospects
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Owner Tonya Frasco (from left), Allie Ernst-Redman and Dustin Young are waiting to serve up great food for lunch or dinner at ConeHead’s Cafe.
You won’t go hungry at ConeHead’s Cafe By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
GRANVILLE - ConeHead’s Cafe quietly opened its doors at 302 S. McCoy St. in Granville on April 8. “We wanted to start slow, so we could get used to where everything is and make sure we knew what we were
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slushies round out a menu that is always changing. “We just started a ham and cheese rollup that’s not even on the menu yet. There’s a lot of things we’ve done since we printed those up,” Frasco said. Although Frasco has been in restaurant work for years, being the owner of her own business was not the key driving point in opening the cafe.
“There was no place to hang out in town for the kids. I’m a single mom with two kids — freshmen — and there’s nothing for them to do,” Frasco said. “I wanted a safe place where they could have fun and be with friends. It’s a family establishment.” Call ConeHead’s Cafe at 815-510-6561, or go to its Facebook page for a look at the refurbished dining area and some of the menu items.
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Nafziger said there have been several times in recent years in which more than 50 percent of the corn crop has been planted in a 10-day period, and it could be even faster if all fields are ready at once. This means that weather and soil conditions, not equipment, are the major barriers to planting early. Does this mean that getting the crop planted early is not as important as a management goal? Nafziger said no. “Planting before the end of April generally means that we’ve removed late planting (and the shortened season and greater chance of stress that follow late planting) as a potential barrier to high yields, thus maximizing yield potential. At the same time, we need to recognize that it’s not ‘game over’ if we are forced by weather and soil conditions to plant into May, even past mid-May,” he said. Nafziger said the fact that early planting does not necessarily lead to high yields does indicate that what happens after planting and through the rest of the season is more important than when the crop is planted.
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URBANA – April 2013 turned into a “second March,” with wet weather and cool temperatures persisting into the last week of the month and corn planting progress in Illinois stuck at 1 percent as May 1 approached. Nationally, only 5 percent of the corn crop was planted by April 28, and none of the Corn Belt states had more than 2 percent planted, according to University of Illinois crop sciences professor Emerson Nafziger. “The corn that has been planted is struggling mightily to survive the soil conditions and to emerge,” Nafziger said. Nafziger said while yield potential will start to drop as planting gets further into May, chances of a good corn crop remain high as long as weather permits planting soon, and then returns to a more normal pattern of rainfall without summer drought periods like parts of Illinois has seen for the past three years. “Most of our plantingdate studies show that yield loss accelerates as planting is delayed in May, and getting corn planted by the end of April is a recognized goal in Illinois,” Nafziger said.
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Sports Lady Panthers hitting ‘em hard Big wins over Hall, Streator By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
SPRING VALLEY — On May 1, the Lady Panthers took on the Hall Lady Red Devils in Spring Valley and continued with the hot bats in a rout — 13-1 in six innings. The Lady Panthers waited until the fifth inning to spring their offense, but spring they did with six runs, adding another six runs in the sixth inning. The trio of Annie Miller, Stephanie Wilson and Taylor Pettit let their bats do the talking with Miller going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and two runs scored. Pettit went 3-for-4 with one RBI, and Wilson went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs. Monica Monroe also went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored. Shelby Yepsen pitched the win, striking out 14 Hall batters and giving up only one walk and one run unearned. Yepsen is now 10-3 with a 5-0 Tri-County Conference record. Putnam County’s totals were 13 runs on 17 hits and one error. Hall had one run on four hits and two errors. Putnam County is now 14-5 and 5-0 in the TCC. Lady Panthers vs. Streator Woodland Earlier in the week, the Putnam County Lady Panthers softball squad stayed on top of the Tri-County Conference with a win over previously unbeaten Streator Woodland by a score of 10-4 on April 30. Leading the Panther parade of hitters was Lauren Colby, who went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base and two runs scored. Taylor Pettit went 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs. The trio of Monica Monroe, Annie Miller and Venessa Voss all went 2-for-4 each with a combined six RBIs in the game. The Panthers’ Shelby Yepsen went the distance for the win with only one walk and 11 strike outs. Yepsen gave up four runs, but only two of those were earned due to a sloppy first two innings of play by the Panthers. The Panthers’ head coach Chris Walker was happy with the game despite the rough start. “Today was a great example of these girls’ capabilities. We knew that facing a very good pitcher in Katie Starkey was going to be difficult. I’m very proud of the way the girls buckled down and got the job done,” he said.
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Tyler Williams throws a pitch during the Rock Fall game on April 27. The Putnam County Panthers won two of three games in a triple header that day.
How’s it play in Peoria? Panthers trump Peoria Christian By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
GRANVILLE – The Panthers took on Peoria Christian on May 1 and turned their fortunes around with a 10-6 win. The Panthers knocked out 13 hits in the win with Xavier Warren going 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs. Also, Cody Ballerini went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs; Justin Pettit, 3-for-4, an RBI and three runs; Jack Egan, 2-for-4 and two RBIs. Winning pitcher for the Panthers was Tyler Williams. Wil-
liams pitched four innings allowing only one run and struck out two batters. The Panthers are now 15-8 with a 4-1 Tri-County Conference record. Panthers vs. Hall Red Devils Earlier in the week, in the boys’ version of the Tri-County Conference battle of the unbeaten teams, the Putnam County Panthers took on the Hall Red Devils in Spring Valley on April 29. The Panthers came up on the short end of the stick when the dust cleared, dropping the contest with a score of 7-4. The Panthers had trouble with Hall’s Brett Fanning in the circle through the first six innings of play. Only one runner made it as far as third base, and the
Panthers stranded eight others. In the top of the seventh inning, the Panthers’ Evan Kreiser hit a single and was moved to second by Hall’s only error of the game. This error also put the Panther’s Harold Fay on first. Kreiser then reached third and scored on a past ball. Fanning walked Jack Egan before being relieved by Austin Schmitt. Schmitt walked Xavier Warren before getting a strike out and a ground out. PC’s designated hitter Austin Pletsch came through with a double to the right field warning track to score Fay, Egan and Warren to move the score to 7-4, but the rally ended there. The next game for the Panthers will be at Stark County on May 8.
Track teams host final home meet
Seniors honored
By Dixie Schroeder
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GRANVILLE – The Putnam County High School track squads hosted their last home meet for the
2013 spring season on May 1. PC ran against Ottawa-Marquette, LowpointWashburn, Stark County, Indian Creek and St. Bede. It was also senior night. Seniors Claire Griffith,
Max Boggio, Dylan Croisant, Dylan Kostellic and Jacob Levy were honored. In the girls’ meet, the Lady Panthers placed third overall with 96 points. Stark County took first place; Indian Creek, second; Ottawa-Marquette,
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Kirsten Davis jumps in the high jump competition on May 1.
fourth; Lowpoint-Washburn, fifth; and St. Bede, sixth. In the first two events of the meet, the 4x800 relay and the 4x100 relay, PC took third place. Time in the 4x800 was 12:25.57, and 56.83 in the 4x100. In the 3200-meter run, Ashlyn Haage was first with a time of 14:14.44. In the 100 hurdles, LeAnne Smith pulled down fourth place (18.49). In the 100meter dash, Claire Griffin took fifth (19.96), and Kirsten Davis was third in the 800-meter run (2:38.14). PC won the 4x200 relay (1:56.47). In the 400meter run, Davis came back and pulled down third place (1:07.10). In the 300 hurdles, Paige Griffith ran her way to first place (50.02), and Smith took sixth (56.69). In the 1600-meter run, Haage ran to a third-place finish (6:01:39). In the 200-meter dash, PC took fourth and fifth places with Brooke Veronda (30.83) and Tara Doyle (31.13). In the 4x400 relay, PC was second (4:31.66).
In the field events, Putnam County had Davis tying for third in the high jump at 4 feet, 10 inches. Lydia Warren was fourth in the long jump, 13 feet, 9 inches. On the boys’ side, the Panthers pulled a fifthplace finish in the meet. St. Bede was first. In the 4x800 relay, PC ran to a third-place finish with a time of 9:19.45. In the 3200, Kurt Nabers was first (14:14.70). Stephen Morine ran to a fifth-place finish in the 100-meter dash (12.33). PC also took fourth in the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:54.35. In the 400-meter run, Jarred Clark placed second (57.78); Jacob Levy was fifth in the 300 hurdles (48.71); Nabers was sixth in the 1600 meter run (6:31.20); and in the 4x400 relay, PC took fifth place with a time of 4:79.36. In the field events, Levy was second in the high jump at 5 feet; Dylan Kostellic placed fourth in the discus (108 feet, 8 inches). In the triple jump, Andrew Mertel jumped 94
feet, 4 inches for a sixthplace finish. Andrew Middleton place fifth in the long jump with a jump of 18 feet, 7 inches. Henry-Midland and Lowpoint-Washburn/Roanoke Benson Earlier in the week, the Putnam County Lady Panthers track team placed second with 56 points in a triangular meet with the host Henry-Midland squad scoring 89 points for first place and Lowpoint-Washburn/Roanoke Benson scoring 25 points for third place on April 29. PC’s Claire Griffith won the 100-meter dash in 14.2 seconds, while little sister Paige Griffith won the 300 hurdles with a time of 50 seconds. The Panthers boys track team took third with 36 points in the triangular meet to Henry-Midland’s first place with 69 points and Lowpoint-Washburn/ Roanoke Benson’s secondplace finish with 55 points. Putnam County’s Jared Clark won the 400 meter run in 57.8 seconds, and Jacob Levy won the 300 hurdles in 48.5 seconds.
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Safranski inducted into the Track Hall of Fame The current 2013 Panthers and Lady Panthers track squads stand with the 2012-13 Hall of Fame inductee Steve Safranski at the last home track meet of the season May 1. Safranski, a 1976 graduate of Putnam County High School, was first inducted into the Putnam County Hall of Fame in 2010-11 as a member of the 1976 track team that won the state championship. He was a two-time state long jump champion, a two-time 200 yard dash champion as well as a 100 yard dash champion. Safranski was inducted into the 2012-13 PCHS Hall of Fame as an individual this year and recognized at the Panthers’ track meet on May 1. “Putnam County High School is proud to be able to honor Steve and his accomplishments on our track,” said Putnam County Athletic director Dave Garcia said. “I know that our coaches and kids were very proud to be able to honor him at their last home meet.”
PCHS boys, girls junior varsity round-up Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder
Boys place fifth Putnam County’s Dylan Croisant runs in the 4x800 relay on May 1.
Hennepin T-ball sign-up HENNEPIN – Sign-up has begun for Hennepin T-ball for children ages 4 to 6. Sign-up is held at the Hennepin pool during regular hours through May 16. Applications for anyone willing to coach are also being accepted. For more information, call Paul Biagini at 815925-7031.
GRANVILLE — Putnam County junior varsity boys were shut down by the Hall Red Devils on April 29, losing by a score of 9-0. The Panthers managed to knock out only three hits over the seveninning game The Lady JV Panthers won three in a row beat-
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Community Putnam County Rotary to host Afterglow The Putnam County Rotary Club is finalizing plans for this year’s PCHS post-prom Afterglow, which provides PCHS juniors and seniors and their guests an opportunity to extend the excitement and fun following their prom celebration on May 11. Juniors and seniors not attending prom are also encouraged to attend. This year’s event will again be held at the PC Primary School Gym in Granville from the end of prom to 2:30 a.m., and will feature games, pizza and snacks, complimentary T-shirts, and the chance to win many valuable prizes. The “carnival” theme of the event will again include both carnival and casino-type games, students’ favorite “Deal or No Deal,” an indoor bags tournament, and more. It’s all free and all for fun, with gift drawings throughout the event, and an auction at the end of the event when students can use their “winnings” to bid on
prizes ranging from gift certificates to electronics, cameras, an iPad Touch, many iPod items and a 22-inch flat-screen TV with DVD drive included. Parents are encouraged to allow their teens to attend and to stay through the auction, so that they can share in the fun as well as the prizes. Rotary asks that parents help prevent any competing post-prom plans that would draw students away from the fun and excitement of the Afterglow. The Rotary Afterglow project provides promgoers and their dates a local, safe and substancefree opportunity to extend their prom-night experience. The annual event is made possible by the generous contributions of many local businesses, municipalities, organizations and individuals. Donations may be mailed to Putnam County Rotary, c/o Club Treasurer Jordan Ellena, P.O. Box 46, Mark, IL 61340.
Hopkins alumni to meet GRANVILLE – The Hopkins Alumni Corporation will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. May 13 at the Putnam County Primary School in Granville. President Bob Peterson will preside at the meeting. Business will include additional plans for the Hopkins High School Alumni Reunion
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Spiritually speaking ... Immanuel Lutheran Church serves the community By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com
PERU – The Immanuel Lutheran Church located on the County Line Road in rural Peru has two church services every weekend. The first is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, and the second service is on Sunday and rotates every four months with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Leonore. The Sunday services are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Roger Helgren is the pastor for both churches. Helgren said the church has a strong, older congregation. “The congregation is older,” he said. “But we are vital, and we do have a number of things that happen here in the congregation.” Helgren is proud of the Sunday School at Immanuel. “We have a small Sunday School,” Helgren said. “Prekindergarten through eighth grade, and depending upon when the worship time is each Sunday, they meet before or after the service.” There are several people who work and run the Sunday school. “We have some very, very fine, loyal and dedicated people who are in the Sunday school program who I am so very grateful for,” he said. Confirmation in the
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Church From Page 9 get together and make quilts to give to Lutheran World Relief for distribution in third world countries. Last year the group delivered more than 150 quilts for this service project and hope to do more this year. The group also sponsors a fall spaghetti supper. Funds raised are used in the congregation when needed and then are given away locally and globally. “It’s well known in the area,” Helgren said. “We invite the community to come out and join with us.” The men of Immanuel Lutheran have a young service group as well. “We have a neat program that started back in 2007, our Lutheran Men in Mission meets the first Sunday in the month,” said Helgren. The men have dinner, Bible study, prayer and fellowship at their meetings and invite anyone who would like to attend. Service projects are part of this group’s work as well, and this year’s project is the Food Resource Bank through Lutheran World Relief. “We are sponsoring a project in South America that’s also connected over to Emmaus and First Lutheran,” Helgren said. The church also holds an aluminum can drive with proceeds that are used within and beyond the church. Helgren also noted in the nine years he has been at Immanuel the church has given to the Katrina and Japan disasters through Lutheran World Relief, helped a seminarian in need, and regularly donates to local food pantries. Immanuel has also assisted local families with financial and medical emergencies. One of the local projects Immanuel has helped with started with a Christmas project and has continued beyond that time period. “It was making meals for the Illinois Valley PADS Homeless shelter,” Helgren said. “But it has gone on and will be serving into May.” Active members number somewhere in the 80-90 people each week who attend one of the church services as well as participate in Immanuel’s outreach missions.
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Immanuel Lutheran celebrated its 150th anniversary last September. The church had invited parishioners who were no longer connected with the church as well as previous pastors who had served at Immanuel. The event grew very large, which pleased Helgren. “We had a committee that did a really excellent job of putting together a history of the church, a program. The Bishop was at the service. We had a wonderful worship service; we invited people from all around. We had a number of visitors that day including former pastors,” said Helgren. Immanuel had a dinner that got so large, they had to move the location out of the Fellowship Hall at the church. “We outgrew our location,” said Helgren. “We ended up going down to the McNabb Fire Hall. We had a good problem that day.” The Immanuel Lutheran Church has a rich and strong history in the area. Helgren wants area residents to know the doors are always open to visit a service. “Our hope is just to continue to carry out our mission,” he said. “We want to preach the word of God and to invite new people to hear God’s word and respond faithfully.”
ONLY Putnam CountyFORSchool Breakfast menus May 13 – Whole grain waffle with syrup or cereal and toast, fruit, juice, milk. May 14 – Sausage and toast or cereal and toast, fruit, juice, milk. May 15 – Breakfast sandwich, fruit, juice, milk. May 16 – Breakfast quesadilla, fruit, juice, milk. May 17 – Whole grain pancakes with syrup, yogurt cup, fruit, juice, milk.
Lunch menus May 13 – Chicken wrap with lettuce, cheese and tomato, sweet potato puffs, romaine salad, peaches, milk. May 14 – BBQ rib on whole grain bun, baked beans, veggie sticks, fruit crisp, milk. May 15 – Chicken tetrazzini, green beans, pineapple, fruit sherbet, milk. May 16 – High school/junior high – Salad bar; Elementary/primary – Pork chop, whole grain dinner roll, applesauce, milk. May 17 – BBQ on whole grain bun, pickle spear, tri-tator, banana, milk.
Putnam County Achievement Services May 13 – Fish square with tartar sauce, potato wedges, Normandy blend, pineapple chunks, bun. May 14 – Chicken fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, blushing pears, wheat bread. May 15 – Ham slice with pineapple, scalloped potatoes, pea salad, mixed fruit, buttermilk biscuit. May 16 – Liver and onions, mashed potatoes, spinach salad with dressing, apricot halves, wheat bread. May 17 – BBQ pork chop, baked beans, baby carrots, citrus cup, wheat bread.
American Legion to meet GRANVILLE – The next regular meeting of the Granville American Legion will be at 7 p.m. May 14. ••• Items can be emailed to news@putnamcounty record.com
Bowers-Kettman Julia Bowers and Kory Kettman, both of Ottawa, are announcing their engagement and approaching marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Bob Fulwider of Ottawa and the late Jean Fulwider. She is a graduate of Ottawa High School and Illinois Valley Community College. She is the owner of Your Interior Motives. Her fiancé is the son of Ann Kettman of Granville and the late Frank Kettman. He graduated from Putnam County High School and Eastern Illinois University. He is a partner of Kettman Heating and Plumbing.
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Births Announced Bogatitus Kevin and Tina Bogatitus of Downers Grove are the parents of a daughter, Olivia Ann, born April 22 at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. She weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces, and measured 21 1/4 inches in length. Maternal grandmother is Ann Geraci of Schiller Park. Paternal grandparents are Bob and Deborah Bogatitus of Granville.
Meeting Calendar May 8 – McNabb Village Board, McNabb Fire Station, 6:30 p.m. May 8 – Standard Village Board, Standard Fire Department, 6:30 p.m. May 13 – Putnam County Board, Putnam County Courthouse, 7 p.m.
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Entries sought for 31st annual Governor’s Hometown Awards Deadline for nomination is July 15 SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn marked National Volunteer Week April 27 by encouraging communities to submit entries for the 31st annual Governor’s Hometown Awards, a program that recognizes volunteer efforts to improve Illinois communities. The awards are part of Quinn’s commitment to honor volunteer service and community improvement across the state. The application deadline is July 15, and communities of any size may sub-
mit nominations. Applications for Hometown Awards may be submitted by local governments, schools, youth groups, community organizations, chambers of commerce, community action agencies, job training organizations, or other local entities. Awards are given based on population in six project categories: Services and mentorship, beautification and sustainability, parks and recreation, memorials and monuments, history and historic preservation, and general projects. The Illinois Department of Com-
merce and Economic Opportunity oversees the award program. Details and application forms are available at www.ildceo.net/HometownAwards. All winners will be recognized at a reception at the Governor’s Mansion this fall. A team of volunteer judges will evaluate the applications. The judges will select the category winners and also nominate one project from each population division to receive the Governor’s Cup, a traveling silver trophy which signifies the project deemed most representative of the spirit of Illinois volunteerism.
Library Corner Condit Library May programs at Condit are Preschool Story Times at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. The May theme is Family. Preschool story times end by June. Granville Library Story hour will be held each Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. until May 14. There will be no story hours May 21 or 28 as preparations are made for the Summer Reading Program, “Have Book Will Travel” which begins in June and will continue through the summer. Regular preschool story hour will resume in September. The theme for the remaining weeks will be “Roaring with the Dinosaurs” and then reading some children’s classics with crafts to go along with the stories. “Our Favorites” club is meeting the first Thursday of each month, the next meeting date is June 6. Patrons can share their favorite and not-so-favorite reads.
On May 13, John Redshaw will present his program “The King of Swap: The story of Trader Jack Redshaw” at 6:30 p.m. Plan now to attend this interesting program as he shares his stories of one of Granville’s most infamous citizens. McNabb Library Saturday Stories are every Saturday at 10 a.m. at the McNabb Branch library. This program is for ages preschool through early elementary. May 11 will see visitors from different planets and galaxies join the fun in stories of aliens and earthlings. Children will create their own extraterrestrial friend to take home. A series of interactive, art computer programs are now available for public use at the McNabb Branch library. The National Gallery of Art has produced NGAKids ArtZone, compiling eight educational programs, including Brushter, Dutch House, Faces, Jungle Places, Photo Op, Sea-saws, and
Still Life, used to teach art and art history through exploration and creativity. Patrons can request the computer disc for in-library use on the public computer. Standard Library The Standard Library, located in the Standard Community Center, is undergoing a transformation. The collection has been reviewed to make room for materials new to the collection. Shelving has been rearranged to create a children’s/ young adult area on one side of the library and a separate adult area on the other. Shelf labels are coming soon to assist in finding materials. A new addition is an organized section devoted to Amish/Christian fiction. If extra help locating materials you want during this transition period is needed, please do not hesitate to ask Kristi on Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. when the library is open or call the Hennepin location to request materials on other days at 815-925-7020.
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IVYSO concert is May 12 Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra student violin soloist Alivea Cline of Streator will be featured during the orchestra’s spring concert at 3:30 p.m. May 12 at LaSalle-Peru High School’s Matthiessen Auditorium. There will be an open reception in the old cafeteria immediately after the concert. Tickets, available in advance or at the door, are $7 for adults, $5 for students/seniors.
Relay for Life team plant sale begins May 10 GRANVILLE — The Team Hennepin Relay for Life team will have its annual Mother’s Day plant sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 10 and from 8:30 a.m. until sold out on May 11. The sale will be held in the parking lot of Casey’s General Store on Route 71, Granville. Available for sale are petunia and impatiens bedding plants, redi-fill planters, small rose bushes and various types of hanging baskets and planters. All proceeds will go toward the team’s total for the 2013 Relay for Life, to be held June 8 at Henry’s City Park.
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TAKING ORDERS FOR IMPRINTED BRICKS IN WDB PARK HENNEPIN We will be taking orders for imprinted bricks to add to the round brick courtyard in the Walter Durley Boyle Park. Cost of bricks depends on the number of lines. Maximum number of lines is three. One line is $35.00, two lines is $43.00 and three lines is $50.00. The maximum number of characters on each line is thirteen. Also, no preference for location of new bricks within the courtyard will be considered, with the exception of new brick orders can be grouped together, if requested. Brick order forms are available on our website at www.villageofhennepin.com, at the Village Hall, or the Putnam County Library. We will take orders from May 1st through July 31st. We’re hoping the project will be complete by mid September. So if you’d like to honor ancestors, other family members such as grandchildren or even a beloved pet, consider purchasing an imprinted brick!
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Putnam County Conservation happenings The Putnam County Conservation District (PCCD) is gearing up for the 2013 Big Foot Band Camp music event. This year’s event runs from July 26-28 at the Natural Lands Area off the McNabb blacktop. Kristen Pantenburg of the PCCD said many area residents have given of their time for this event, and she is looking forward to a great turnout. More information for this event, including line up schedule and food vendors, can be accessed at the Big Foot Band Camp on Facebook. Contact PCCD at 815-882-2319 for more information. Pantenburg said they have also made changes to the landscape at the Natural Lands Area with the beginning phase of the pond project. The district is looking to add a shelter and camping area, handi-
capped accessible fishing pier and parking area for the new pond, also a small wildlife viewing area and restrooms. The Lake Senachwine site will see an added camping area with grills and picnic tables at the upper area near the shelter. Ongoing clean-up at the lower section has started in order to clean up the lower cabin area to adhere to the same high standards the upper section adheres to. Pantenburg said park-like conditions are the district’s goal. Pantenburg said revenues from programs like Big Foot Band Camp, horse camping and shelter fees are what help offset costs that grants fall short of financially. In October, the PCCD had one of the most successful hunter safety programs with an attendance of more than 100 people. She said they are looking to incorporate another course early this summer if training coordinators can agree
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OGLESBY — The Nine Patch Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. May 14 at the Dickinson House in Oglesby. The speaker will be Linda Brodine from Quilt-Stories, author of “Gramma, Please Tell us a Story!” who was rescheduled from the April meeting due to Election Day. This meeting is open to guests at no charge. For reservations, call June at 815-529-6383 or email junebug73041@comcast.net by May 11. The Nine Patch Quilt Guild regularly meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Dickinson House in Oglesby. New members are welcome. For more information, call Jean Daley at 815-883-8725.
LASALLE — Stage 212 in LaSalle will offer a summer workshop, running June 17-24, for students entering grades 2-8. Under the guidance of instructor Phil Grant, students will have the opportunity to dabble in many creative drama activities. They will strengthen their imagination, develop physicality and learn to work with others creatively by engaging in improv, role-playing, pantomime, movement, expression, voice exercises and more. The cost of the workshop is $60 per student. The deadline for registration is June 10. For a registration form and more information, visit Stage 212 online at www.stage212.org, email stage212@att.net or call the box office at 815-224-3025.
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on a date. The Putnam County Conservation District Board would like to thank Dave Garcia for continued support of the district by allowing the district to host the PCHS cross country meets which ran at the Natural Lands Area in 2012, and to John Heiser for continuing to use the Natural Lands Area and Lake Senachwine for the FFA program and the recent Level 5 State Forestry Competition at the Natural Lands Area in 2012. It is the Putnam County Conservation District Board’s goal to continue to give the residents of Putnam County a safe and environmentally friendly place to camp, picnic, walk in nature, horseback ride, fish, hold a wedding, graduation ceremonies or birthday party in a beautiful setting for many years to come. Kristen Pantenburg is the site operations manager and program coordinator at PCCD.
Mark to hold clean-up day MARK — The village of Mark will have its spring clean-up day on May 16. Residents are asked to have all garbage and refuse commonly generated by households at the curb by 6 a.m. The following items will not be accepted: construction or demolition materials from home renovations or remodeling; large automobile parts or tires; concrete, dirt, brick and stone; yard waste such as grass, limbs or branches; items too large for a compactortype truck; items too heavy for one person to handle; hazardous wastes such as paint, motor oils, solvents or flammable items; and white goods such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves or water heaters. Call the village hall at 815-3392454 with questions.
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Mothers everywhere appreciate extra help By Lonii Jones Social Security district manager, Peru
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PC livestock team competes The Putnam County livestock judging team placed 11th at Joliet Junior College on April 13. Members of the team included Dusty Miller, Lucas Foockle, Tyrell Foockle, Megan Wink and Hunter Andracke. On April 20, the team competed in sectional competition and placed fourth overall. That team (pictured below) was made up of Jon Mattern, Megan Wink and Dusty Miller. Miller placed second as an individual, and Mattern placed fourth. The PCHS FFA adviser is John Heiser. Above, Dusty Miller (second from right) participates at sectional.
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228 • Help Wanted The Putnam County Public Library District has openings for a LIBRARY CLERK at the Condit Library located in Putnam, IL. Applicants should be a team player, enjoy helping people and have excellent typing and computers skills. Individual must own a reliable vehicle and be able to lift 20 pounds. Weekly schedules may vary and include some evenings and Saturdays and working at multiple branches. Library experience helpful. Contact the director at the Hennepin Headquarters: 815-925-7020. EOE LOSTANT CUSD 425 is seeking a part-time, two hours per day, Physical Education Teacher for grades 6-8 for the 20132014 school year. Additional coaching and athletic director opportunities are available. Please send a cover letter, resume, and college transcripts to: Sandra Malahy, Lostant CUSD 425, 315 West 3rd Street, Lostant, IL 61334
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228 • Help Wanted LOOKING FOR reliable Putnam County Resident, 21 years or older for weekend SEASONAL MAINTENANCE at the Putnam County Conservation District, off McNabb Blacktop. 6 hours a day, from 10am to 4pm three days a week, Friday through Sunday @ $10 an hour. General maintenance experience required, additional experience with chainsaws, mower and tractor operation, valid driver's license required. Please send resume by May 19th, 2013 to the District office at 4526 E 1000th Street, Hennepin, IL 61327. Please call 815-882-2319 during normal working hrs, Monday-Friday 7:304pm for more information
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999 • Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) LUCILLE zM. ) PLETSCH ) Deceased ) NO. 13-P-7 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Lucille M. Pletsch. Letters of Office were issued on April 24, 2013 to Jennifer Ibarra, 729 S. Fifth Avenue Drive, Princeton, IL 61356 as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL 61356. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the
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representative, or both, on or before Friday, November 8, 2013, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 1803 of the Probate Act of 1975, the ate stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated this 30th day of April, 2013. /s/Cathy J. Oliveri Putnam County Circuit Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 8, 15 and 22, 2013.
after May 8, 2013. NOTICE IS FURTHER gIVEN that a Public Hearing on the Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:00 p.m., on June 12, 2013 at the Hennepin Village Hall, 627 E. High St., Hennepin, IL and that final action on the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be taken by the Township Trustees at a meeting to be held at that time and place. Dated: May 8, 2013 By: Dan DeMattia, Township Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 8, 2013.
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es of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Siegs Tire/ Tube Repair Shop, located at 112 South St. Paul Street, Mark, Illinois. Dated this 10th day of April, 2013. /s/Daniel S. Kuhn County Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 1, 8 and 15, 2013.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINg OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD Notice is hereby given of a Special Meeting of the Putnam County Board to be held on Thursday May 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room (Jury Room) of the Putnam County Courthouse located at 120 North Fourth Street Hennepin, IL. The Agenda for the Special Meeting is as follows: Consideration of, and voting on, an Ordinance authorizing entering into an economic incentive agreement between the County of Putnam and Mansfield Oil Company of Gainesville, Inc.. Daniel Kuhn County Board Clerk Published in the Putnam County Record May 8, 2013. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINg NOTICE IS HEREBY gIVEN that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the HENNEPIN TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT, Putnam County, IL for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2013 and ending April 30, 2014 will be on file and available for public inspection at the Hennepin Township Road District Building, 6235 Route 26, Hennepin, IL from and
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINg NOTICE IS HEREBY gIVEN that a Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for H E N N E P I N TOWNSHIP, Putnam County, IL for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2013 and ending April 30, 2014 will be on file and available for public inspection at the Hennepin Township Road District Building, 6235 Route 26, Hennepin, IL from and after May 8, 2013. NOTICE IS FURTHER gIVEN that a Public Hearing on the Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:00 p.m., on June 12, 2013 at the Hennepin Village Hall, 627 E. High St., Hennepin, IL and that final action on the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be taken by the Township Trustees at a meeting to be held at that time and place. Dated: May 8, 2013 By: Dan DeMattia,
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS JEROME R. RICE, ) PLAINTIFF ) VS. ) BELINDA J. RICE, DEVON RICE, A. ) MINOR, MELLISA A. JACOBS ) KASSABAUM, and MELLISA A. JACOBS ) SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE MARIAN ) E. RICE TRUST DATED JANUARY 12, 2000 ) and CHAD JACOBS, DEFENDANTS ) CASE #12-CH-32 PUBLICATION TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANTS TAKE NOTICE BELINDA J. RICE and DEVON F. RICE that you are named as parties Defendant in the above described cause of action which is now pending before the Circuit Court of Putnam County, Illinois as Case # 12-CH-32. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Default or any proceeding shall not be taken against either of you unless 30 days have elapsed from the first publication of this notice which occurred on the Eighth day of May, 2013. Given at Hennepin, Illinois this 1st day of May, 2013. Cathy Oliveri Clerk of the Circuit Court Putnam County Helmig & Helmig Attorney For Plaintiff 318 S. McCoy St. Granville, IL 61326 (815) 339-6206 Published in the Putnam County Record May 8, 15 and 22, 2013. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND right here in the Putnam County Record Classified! You could find furniture, appliances, pets, musical instruments, tools, anything. You might even find a kitchen sink!
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for several years, but this was his first encounter with a herd of nilgai. Rice has also shot several wild hogs in Texas and this year hosted a hog roast in Texas for his family and friends that were visiting. Rice celebrated his 70th birthday in Texas on March 1.
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Melvin Rice Jr. of rural Lacon, has been a winter Texan since his retirement five years ago. While vacationing this year on South Padre Island, Texas, Rice was enjoying hunting with two local Texan farmers, Bob and Tom West from Rio Honda, Texas. One evening while hunting wild hogs, Rice and Tom West came upon a herd of exotic nilgai. Nilgai are a large antelope species and are found mostly in India, and parts of Nepal and Pakistan. They were able to get within range, and Rice harvested a male weighing in at 600 pounds and more than 5 feet tall. Rice has traveled to this region to relax and hunt
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16 From You 16 • The Putnam County Record • Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Property Transfers
Richard R. Haar and Candace S. Haar to Jonathon R. Haar; Lots No. 7 and 8, Block No. 5, village of McNabb; $80,000. The following property transfers were recently April 3 recorded in the Putnam County Recorder of Deeds Catherine A. Wealer to Michael Wealer; Lot No. office. 2, Block No. 8, Condit’s second addition, village of March 22 Condit; $19,200. Michael E. Shipanik and Rebecca S. Shipanik April 4 to Michael E. Shipanik and Rebecca S. Shipanik Robert E. Smith and Elizabeth R. Smith to James as trustees; Lot No. 475, Lake Thunderbird Hills; M. Dunn and Cheryl L. Dunn; Lot No. 310, Lake exempt. Thunderbird Hills; $120,000. Robert Charles Westley to Thomas H. Sweeney April 5 and Maxine M. Sweeney; Lot No. 325, Lake ThunderBarbara M. Charbonneau to Christine Kostellic bird Hills; $3,000. and Mary Husser; Lot No. 7, Block 1, Lincolnshire March 23 Timothy J. Gall to David Alteri; Lot No. 123, Indian subdivision No. 1; exempt. Unison Holding, LLC to American Towers, LLC: Hills; exempt. Rural property; $105,570. March 25 Tower Co. II Holdings LLC to SBA 2012 TC Assets, Ann Dittmer n/k/a Ann Crosby to Michael Dittmer; LLC; four parcels of rural property; $208,158.12. rural property; exempt. April 8 Ann Dittmer n/k/a Ann Crosby to Michael Dittmer; Jeanne I. Underwood as executor to Robert Lot No. 470, Lake Thunderbird Woods 3; exempt. Ann Dittmer n/k/a Ann Crosby to Michael Dittmer; James Underwood and Jeanne Irene Underwood as co-trustees; rural property, exempt. Lot No. 575, Lake Thunderbird Woods; exempt. Robert James Underwood and Jeanne Irene Ann Dittmer n/k/a Ann Crosby to Michael Dittmer; Underwood as co-trustees to Robert James UnderLot No. 576, Lake Thunderbird Woods 3, exempt. Ann Dittmer n/k/a Ann Crosby to Michael Dittmer; wood and Jeane Irene Underwood; rural property; exempt. undivided 1/4 interest in Lot No. 4, Lake ThunderMichael Dittmer to Lake Thunderbird Association; bird Woods 4; exempt. Ann Dittmer n/k/a Ann Crosby to Michael Dittmer; Lot No. 470, Lake Thunderbird Hills 3, $6,100. Peter L. Krentz as trustee to Alesia L. Hacker Lot No. 628, Lake Thunderbird Hills 3; exempt. and Erica A. Hacker and Philip W. Hacker; seven Linda S. Hash as independent executor to Martin parcels of rural property; exempt. P. Ernat III; rural property; $169,218. April 9 March 26 Steven M. Lyons and Robin L. Lyons to Thomas Putnam County trustee to Edgar Read; Lot No. 11, D. Nerad and Rebecca L. Nerad; Part of Lots No. 81 Block No. 2, village of Condit except 60 feet off the and 80, A.W. Hopkins Second addition, village of west side; exempt. Granville; exempt. Melissa A. Kassabaum as trustee to Belinda J. April 11 Rice, Devon Rice, Melissa A. Jacobs Kassabaum Robert H. Clausen and Sharon L. Clausen to Jon and Jerome K. Rice; Lot No. 2 and north 1/2 Lot R. Clausen; rural property; exempt. No. 3, William I. Tyler’s addition, village of Granville; Robert H. Clausen and Sharon L. Clausen to Danexempt. iel R. Clausen; rural property; exempt. March 28 April 12 Stanley G. Hartwig to Michelle Urnikis; Cabin No. David V. Safranski to Steven J. Safranski; Lots 25, Walnut Grove; exempt. No. 14 and 22, village of Mark; exempt. April 1 David V. Safranski to Steven J. Safranski; Lot No. Spring Valley City Bank to Jennifer M. Moore, Kristopher R. Mavis and Kevin Moore; Lot No. 11, Charles 1, village of Mark; exempt. David V. Safranski to Steven J. Safranski; Lots H. Young’s addition, village of Granville; $23,750.
No. 1, 2 and 3, Block No. 2, St. Paul Coal Co. addition, village of Mark; exempt. Daniel R. Clausen to Brian W. Biagi; rural property; $500,000. Daniel R. Clausen to Brian W. Biagi; rural property; $500,000. April 15 Jeffery A. Edgcomb and Lorelle M. Edgcomb to Jerald J. Janz and Jean A. Janz; rural property; $196,500. April 16 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Robert Thompson; Lots No. 255, 256 and 257, David Lewis Castell addition, village of Magnolia; exempt. David C. Augustine and Joan L. Augustine as trustees to David C. Augustine and Joan L. Augustine; Lot No. 414, Lake Thunderbird Hills 2; exempt. David C. Augustine and Joan L. Augustine to David C. Augustine and Joan L. Augustine as trustees; Lot No. 414, Lake Thunderbird Hills 2; exempt. Putnam County Sheriff to Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. as trustee; Lot No. 2, Block No. 3, W.B. Sills addition, village of Granville; exempt. April 17 Margaret Anne Woodfill and John H. Stipp to Edgar K. Read; Lot No. 1 and part of Lot No. 2, Block 2, village of Condit; $23,333. Mary Pat Johnson to Edgar K. Read; Lot No. 1 and part of Lot No. 2, Block 2, village of Condit; $2,333. Thomas M. Johnson to Edgar K. Read; Lot No. 1 and part of Lot No. 2, Block 2, village of Condit; $2,333. John C. (Chip) Johnson to Edgar K. Read; Lot No. 1 and part of Lot No. 2, Block 2, village of Condit; $2,333. James R. Johnson to Edgar K. Read; Lot No. 1 and part of Lot No. 2, Block 2, village of Condit; $2,333. Joseph W. Johnson to Edgar K. Read; Lot No. 1 and part of Lot No. 2, Block 2, village of Condit; $2,333. April 18 Robert Dappen and Mary Dappen to Aaron Weddell and Janelle Weddell; Lot No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block No. 4, Joel W. Hopkins addition, village of Granville; $120,000.
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