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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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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