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Flood waters come back to Granville

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – The Granville Village Board is still feeling the effects of the flooding of April 19.

Several stories came forward of basement flooding and sewer back-ups during the board’s regular meeting May 21.

Kim Kettman and Everett Taylor both reported sewer back-ups during the heavy rains in April. Kettman reported substantial losses to her home and property.

“I’ve got about $40,000 worth of damage in my basement. I’ve never had it in 15 years,” Kettman said. “I understand about

the water. I’m not real thrilled about the sewer.”

Taylor told the board he had 36 inches of water and sewer backed up into his basement.

“If there was 6 inches of rain, there should be 6 inches of water in my basement, not 36 inches,” Taylor said. “I’m getting everyone else’s water

and sewer, and I don’t think I should be.”

Taylor said the problem has been going on for some time, and it was especially bad in 2008.

He said whenever there is 3 inches of rain, he’s got water in his basement.

This flood was worse.

“It was sewage in my basement. No doubt

about it. I lost everything — furnace, water heater,” Taylor said. “My own belief is that the sewer system has got a lot of holes in it. I can’t believe that there aren’t.”

Public Works Superintendent Sheli Starkey told the board a power outage during the storm did not trigger the village genera-

tor. As a result, hatches that would have drained off water were pushed closed by the water at the drainage point during the rain. The generator has since been examined and is tested each day to determine if the problem might reoccur.

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PC Board honors retirees

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – Honoring retirees, a possible extra section of fourth grade and high school community service were discussed at the Putnam County Board meeting on May 20.

Putnam County Superintendent Jay McCracken presented retiring staff members Ed Schmidt, Marie Taylor and Terry Warren with a crystal apple from the district and thanked them for their years of service. McCracken spoke of the unique contributions each had given the district when presenting each teacher at the meeting.

“I know we will miss all of you very much,” he said.

Putnam County Elementary Principal Mike Olson reported to the board that with the addition of two more students to this year’s third grade classes, the district may need to add a third section of fourth grade for the 2013-14 school year.

“That currently puts our numbers at 52,” Olson said. “That puts each class section at 26. Logistically this is not a good fit, and more importantly, it is not going to be a good fit educationally speaking.”

Olson said he is in the process of confirming attendance for next school year with the third grade class families. McCracken commended Olson for monitoring the situation with the third-grade class and the potential for three sections next year.

“I am going to recommend that if the numbers stay that way, that we should proceed to advertise for that position,” he said.

At the high school level, a new policy of community service will be instituted with the 2013-14 school year. Freshman students will now be required to perform 24 hours of community service in their four years of high school attendance. This will average out to six hours per year.

“I think it’s time, and it’s going to be good for the community and good for the kids,” said Bob Peterson, principal at Putnam County High School.

Opportunities for PCHS students to earn service hours are available through the current Interact Club, which is expanding to the junior high school in the next school year.

The board also reviewed an addendum to update the policy manual. Board President Vicki Naumann was not happy with the “Bring-your-own” technology rider that was in the policy to be approved.

The technology rider would allow PC students to bring their own Smartphones, laptops, iPads and other devices to work with when in the classroom.

Naumann had a problem with how the individual technology units could be monitored by the teachers or administrators.

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All the colors of the rainbow More than 300 people celebrated the life of Arie Boggio Saturday with the “Colors for Arie” 3K Run/Walk.

The event was organized to raise awareness of suicide prevention and help remind others that “you are not alone.” See the Putnam County Record’s June 5 edition for more information about the run.

PC Head Start comes to an end

By Ken Schroeder kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – The Granville Head Start program had its end-of-theyear program on May 23 for the last time, another victim of the country’s fiscal crisis.

“As many of you know, this is it. Granville Head Start is closing. As of May 31, I’m out of a job,” said Janell Blanco, head teacher, to the students and parents assembled for the program.

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Head Start is a comprehensive child and family development program for low-income or disabled preschool-aged children and their families. The main goals are to work with parents to promote self-esteem, self-confidence and school readiness for children.

The funding cuts come from the sequestration

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that was included in the Budget Control Act of 2011. Mandatory budget cuts were scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 2 unless Congress could agree on a fiscal budget, which has yet to happen.

The budget cuts were deferred until March 1 as part of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), signed into law on Jan. 2 by President Barack Obama.

According to the National Education Association, the Illinois Head

Start program lost more than $16,000,000 in federal funding this year with an expected loss of 658 jobs statewide.

“The children and families have been our family,” said Blanco. “We’ll be fine. We’ll make it.

It’s just going to be a little tough, since they’re closing these doors after 20-plus years.”

While some of the students at the end-ofthe-year program will be

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Retirees From Page 1 “I know kids. They would be whipping that phone out, and they would be going to research Shakespeare and tweeting something to somebody that has nothing to do with Shakespeare,” she said.

The board passed the rest of the policy updates minus the rider on “Bring-your-own” technology. The rider was sent back to the administration to be reviewed.

In other actions the board: • Following closed session, approved an average raise to non-union personnel of 3.5 percent.

The board also accepted the resignation of special education teacher Kristen Wrobleski and hired 12 summer maintenance workers.

• Heard McCracken say the state has made progress in paying the money the district is owed. The state now owes only $2,786.16 in the drivers’

education fund.

• Heard McCracken’s plan for 2013-14 in the special education department. The district will

have the semi-retired school psychologist coming in one day a week and then create a position of special education

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From Page 1 Village President Doug Gimbal said he had talked to Putnam County Emergency Management supervisor Jim Goldasich. It is possible federal funding will be available news@putnamcountyrecord.com. to help residents repair Photos should be sent as an flood damage once the attachment. county receives its federal disaster area clasPOSTMASTER: sification.

Send address changes to Taylor said part of the the Putnam County Record, problem is the sewer sysP.O. Box 48, Granville, IL tem in much of the town 61326 dates back to the 1800s.

In order to fully inspect the sewer system, Gimbal told the board a path would need to be cleared through timber to get to the main trunk. Starkey

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Putnam County retiring teachers Terry Warren (from left), Marie Taylor and Ed Schmidt are recognized

by Superintendent Jay McCracken at the school board meeting May 20. The three are retiring from the district at the end of the current school year.

McNabb in the amount of $710,946.16. The CD will have a 12-month term with a rate of 0.48 percent.

In other action, the board: • Heard from village engineer Larry Good of Chamlin and Associates on various projects the village is currently working on. J.W. Ossola Construction has done some preliminary work on the water extensions to the Dollar General site and is preparing to start on the project. “I anticipate that work will be starting right away, and in three or four weeks, the bulk should be completed,” said Good. The final proposed plan has been sent to the IDOT and approval would be the last step before the sale of the property is finalized.

• Passed ordinances which repealed the establishment of the 1 percent business district tax on Dollar General. Lawyers for Dollar General have requested the tax be delayed until the store is “up and going.”

• Accepted a petition filed by attorney John Brandt to annex the Michael Mrowicki and Vincent Michelini properties east of Granville. This land was earlier added to the proposed TIF district. A public hearing on the annexation will be held at 6 p.m. June 18 before the next board meeting.

• Discussed and approved the purchase of a security camera system for the village hall. The system was originally slated for the police chief’s office for use in interrogation, but the decision was made to include the entire building.

“This has been on our wish list for a long time,” said board member Randy Borrio. estimated the distance to be cleared at more than nine miles. The board is investigating a cost effective method to clear the brush and trees

to get equipment to the site.

Bobby Cofoid also registered a complaint that since work was completed on nearby roads,

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he has had substantial seepage in his basement during any rainfall of one-half inch or more.

Cofoid told the board this had not happened

before until the roadwork was completed. He has paid $5,000 recently to try to prevent the issue, but the problem has continued.

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Learning from our elders B y D ixie S chroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

This May is the 50th anniversary of Older Americans Month. At a meeting of the National Council of Senior Citizens in May 1963, President John F. Kennedy designated May to honor the nation’s senior citizens. Kennedy wanted to encourage others to pay tribute to the wisdom and experience of older Americans. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation that changed the name from Senior Citizen month to Older Americans Month.

According to the Census Bureau, there are now more than 41.4 million people who are 65 years and older in the United States. This age group counts for 13.3 percent of the total population. In 2056 the population that is 65 years and older will outnumber people younger than the age of 18 and under in the United States.

Oscar Wilde once said, “With age comes wisdom.” According to the Census Bureau, 81.1 percent of people

65 years of age and older have completed high school or higher education. In this group, 24.3 percent have earned at least a bachelor’s degree. This same age group has almost 81 percent owning homes and more than 71 percent taking their civic responsibilities seriously by voting in the last presidential election.

So can an individual learn from another individual’s life experiences?

Grandparents and other older adults will often tell stories of their lives to grandchildren in the hopes of helping them as they grow up. Local area seniors echoed this idea. Virginia Hagberg of Hennepin said everyone has problems and complaining about them over and over again gets people nowhere.

“I’ve learned the lesson that I wished a lot of people would learn,” said Hagberg. “Enough said. Some folks come in and tell the same stories over and over again. They talk about their illnesses and problems. Sometimes they need to just be quiet.”

Jim and Del Bolda of Hennepin learned a lot raising their seven daughters. Often the Boldas would find themselves caught in the middle of an argument between two of their children.

“Our experiences come from raising kids,” he said. “Each of our daughters has their own personality. The way we handled that is in dealing with them arguing among each other. We are finding out that we have to be a referee which is kind of rough because anything you say will be held against you. The experience we had was saying to them, ‘Make it short and to the point,’ and I think a lot of times that is the best solution. Sometimes you don’t want to hurt their feelings, but in turn they are hurting your feelings … by not getting along with each other. What I am saying is that you got to think before you open up your mouth.”

Bill Steck of Hennepin made a career of serving his country.

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“My grandson just got back from Afghanistan; it was his second tour,” Steck said.

“He has been in nine years; he is a Silver Star winner, a medic and staff sergeant. He is getting married in June.”

Steck also thought his Army experiences – which helped make him a stronger person – was a great way for him to learn.

“It was good thing to do,” he said. “I didn’t know that I would go to Korea, but I was lucky. I decided to stay in and my dad was very proud of me.

He had been in World War I, so he was very proud of me.”

Marriage is another area where Steck is thankful.

“I have a great wife,” he said. “My wife is a wonderful woman.”

Being appreciative of things in life is something Steck feels is important. It is often in today’s world that people want it all right away as opposed to working for it.

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Janell Blanco and her staff at the Granville Head Start Program say good-bye to a student during the endof-the-year program. The Granville program is being closed due to federal budget cuts. nities Council (TCOC) Head Start Program serves 722 children and their families From Page 1 in the nine Illinois counties starting kindergarten in the of Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, fall, there are several whose Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, future is up in the air.

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“Some of them are being “We have five sites that transferred to Spring Valley we’ll be closing, but that still because they’re from there, has to be OKed by the counbut we’re not sure with the cil board,” said Jill Calkins, rest. They’re in limbo yet,” director of the Head Start said Blanco. program for the TCOC. Blanco said the whole “Through our area, this will thing was difficult. eliminate 15 positions, plus “It’s been harder because support personnel and a I went through this before professional on staff.” when Hall did its cutbacks, While the sequestration of and I was on the chopping federal funds is at the heart block,” she said. “Work- of the current issue, Illinois’ ing here is something that fiscal problems have had an I’ve gotten used to the last impact as well. couple years, and now it’s “For years, we’ve been gone.” trimming back and trying While the Granville site to be as efficient as possible. is in the process of closing Now our budget has become down, the ink has not been bare bones, and we just can’t put to paper just yet. give the quality services we The Tri-County Opportu- should,” Calkins said.

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Remembering the places of the past May is National Register of Historic Places month

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

HENNEPIN – May is National Register of Historic Places Preservation Month, a time for area residents to participate in projects to enhance, restore and enjoy pieces of history.

Putnam County has its own entry on the National Register of Historic Places with the Pulsifer House in Hennepin. The site was officially recognized in September 1979. The Putnam County Historical Society takes care of the Pulsifer House, which is owned by the village of Hennepin.

The Condit House in Putnam is another local home that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Owned by the village of Putnam, the house was given to the village to use as a library

by Elsie Mills Condit and Magoon Condit in 1983.

If the home isn’t being used for a library, it will revert back to the family, according to Dorothy Conlon, librarian for the Putnam County Library District.

Upkeep and refurbishing a home of this caliber can be a challenge. To bring a home to the standards that the National Register of Historic Places, you must refurbish the home to the standards of the age of the home at the time it was built. This can create issues like finding the type of wood used to build a door or a specific type of pipe for plumbing in a home.

Another building of historical significance in Putnam County is the Putnam County Courthouse. This building is the

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The Putnam County Courthouse is the oldest courthouse in use in the state of Illinois. oldest continuously used courthouse in the state of Illinois. The courthouse was built in 1839, the year Putnam County’s present-day boundaries were established. While the original part of the courthouse still stands, minus the spire on top; the building has been added onto for the sheriff department’s use over the years. Because of the additions to the building and the modernization of the interior in some parts, it would not let the building be viewed as totally historical, according to preservationist viewpoints.

“I don’t think it has formally been registered,” Sidney Whittaker, president of the Putnam County Historical Society said.

“It’s had lots of renovations, lots of additions to it. Basically the front facade looks very much like the original, except for the steeple that is no longer there.”

While there are no other official homes or buildings on the National Historic Register, there are several historic homes in Putnam County.

“There are several other houses that are historic houses, but they have never actually gone through the formal process of getting registered,” Whittaker said. “There’s

the Martin house in Granville, the Clear Creek meeting house in rural McNabb and the Hopkins farmhouse out on Silverspoon Avenue in Granville.”

There is also history in what isn’t around in its original form today. Out in Mount Palatine, the first college in the state of Illinois was Judson College.

The last original building of the college was transformed into the Mount Palatine Catholic Church, which was used for many years until it was deactivated and recently torn down.

Cemeteries are unusual in Putnam County as they are smaller than the average. Whittaker noted that while plans are on the books to have the PC Historical Society assist with the refurbishing of the Mount Palatine Cemetery, it isn’t on the registry.

“Cemeteries, if there is something about them, they can be declared landmarks, but most of ours in the county are small enough that there is nothing so remarkable about them that you could go through the effort of doing that,” he said.

Locally there are several buildings and homes that Whittaker admires.

“The courthouses are always something,” he said. “Stark County courthouse is still being used in Toulon; then there is the courthouse in Lacon for Marshall County. In Princeton, there is the courthouse, and then the houses are maintained by the Bureau County Historical Society. They have two of them they maintain.”

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The official campaign in Illinois kicked off at the site of the Old Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Amy Martin, executive director of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, noted that many ride motorcycles to visit historic sites such as the old state capitol.

“Riders and drivers will be taking to the highways to visit the Old State Capitol and other historic sites around the state,” said Martin. “We want all of them to arrive safely, so please remember to drive carefully and keep your eyes open for motorcyclists.”

“For the past 25 years, ABATE of Illinois Inc. has been involved in motorcycle safety, awareness and education. On the first Sunday of May, all 65 chapters of ABATE of Illinois come to a motorcycle awareness rally in Springfield to emphasize the importance of all motorists to ‘Start Seeing Motorcycles,’” explained Mike

Myers, state coordinator, ABATE of Illinois. “Many lives would be saved if we all practiced, ‘Look Twice - Save a Life.’ This will ensure that not only our biking brothers and sisters will have a safe ride but that all motorists will return home to their families.”

“Don’t override your skills and abilities when riding your motorcycle this riding season,” said Dan Davis, Illinois district educator, Gold Wing Road Riders Association. “We encourage all motorists to ‘Look Twice - Save a Life’ and to ‘Start Seeing Motorcycles.’”

Nearly 150 motorcyclists died as a result of a motor vehicle crash in 2012.

Motorcycles make up just 3 percent of all registered motor vehicles, yet motorcycle riders represented more than 15 percent of all motor vehicle fatalities in 2012. Research from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that motorcyclists are nearly 40 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in traffic crashes.

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Thirty days of hate (so far) I never really understood the words “hate crime.”

After all, it’s very uncommon for someone to commit a crime against someone they love. (Although in the case of abuse, it certainly happens far too often.)

Lately, my perspective has changed.

My friend, John, lives in New York City where he’s finished his master’s degree this past week.

On May 21, practically on his doorstep, a man was beaten unconscious because he was gay. This was the sixth assault against gay people in New York City in the last 30 days.

Because of this, John – and his COMMENTARY husband, Michael – are both outraged and worried about what’s happening in the city.

“It happened right where I get off of the subway to go to church,” said John. “In New York City, I can be attacked and even killed for being gay.”

For some reason, it’s intrinsic in the human psyche to hate what is different, or what we don’t understand. There’s a common misconception, especially among the Christian right, that being gay is a choice, something a friend told me is completely wrong.

He told me, “When I came out, my parents disowned me. My friends left me. Society treats me like a cast-off. Do you really think I would choose for that to happen?”

These attacks seem especially heinous given the current support for same-sex marriage. Twelve states have legalized same-sex marriages with New York being one of the first, and Illinois is poised to be one of the next states to do so. Public opinion polls currently show support for gay marriage at 53 percent nationwide, although support drops off quickly where the more conservative individuals live. Those same polls find support for same-sex marriage among Tea Party supporters to be virtually zero.

It is probably not a coincidence that these brutal attacks come on the eve of June, which is Gay Pride Month. Don’t look for the assaults to end soon.

Certainly hate crimes against gays are not the only ones committed. Assaults – and even wars – have occurred due to personal hatreds based on race, religion and ideologies. Gender is especially vulnerable to this status, as the very idea of rape constitutes a hate crime.

What’s the answer? Education doesn’t seem to be working. Perhaps coincidentally, many of the persons arrested for the anti-gay assaults were minorities, people who themselves have been victims of prejudice.

In my youth, after the assassination of Martin Luther King, I heard someone say that until we cannot tell the race, color, creed or sex of an individual, there will always be people who hate for no reason.

At the time, I thought he meant we would have to be blind and deaf.

I’m beginning to think I was right.

Putnam County Record Staff Writer Ken Schroeder can be reached at kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com.

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If you were stranded on a desert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Salmon pizza with Dr. Pepper, toasted ravioli, and mint chip ice cream. (I had salmon pizza when I went to Italy. It may have been the greatest thing ever.)

What is your favorite local restaurant: Subway.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: I’d save half, pay for college, and buy my party yacht (see above).

People would be surprised to know that you: Went to Europe in

the summer and when I was in Monaco, some idiot in a Benz clipped me as 80 people were crossing the street. I rolled off his hood, and he just drove away. I still can’t believe how he managed that.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: I live in the middle of the country, so I’m going to go with awesome lake.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: Neighbors within a mile away, definitely.

Thanks for our time together They are some of my fondest memories of growing up.

My family, which consisted of my parents, my sister, me, and for several years my grandparents, were not a particularly active bunch.

Oh, I remember a few summers playing Dad’s Club softball, and we were killer backyard croquet players ... but we were mostly a sedentary bunch.

Set us around a table with a deck or two of cards and games of 500, contract rummy, pinochle or — my particular favorite, Demon — would go on for hours and hours.

But probably our favorite activity was watching television.

Now as hard as this might be for some of you to believe, there used to be just three television stations.

And, believe it or not, you either watched a program when it was broadcast, or you waited and hoped for summer reruns.

My family, all six of us, would agree on a program and settle in to watch it together.

We’d laugh together and talk together about the programs and the antics of the characters.

Barb Kromphardt COMMENTARY We’d watch Westerns and situation comedies together. And family dramas like “The Waltons” and “Little House on the Prairie” were big favorites.

And one of our all-time favorites, whether it was on at 9 p.m. Saturdays or Mondays, or 7 p.m. Wednesdays, was “The Carol Burnett Show.”

My gosh did she make us laugh. Her and Harvey Korman and Lyle Waggoner and Vicki Lawrence. Oh, and that Tim Conway! Boy, his old man routine cracked us up, right along with watching Harvey try to hold in his laughter.

I’m sure the adults in the room might have laughed with a slightly different perspective, but even the kids in the room could appreciate the comedy of Mr. Tudball and Mrs. Wiggins, or the soap opera parody, As the Stomach Turns.

But the movie parodies

were the best. Carol as Scarlett O’Hara in “Went With the Wind” with the curtain rod was hysterical, and my favorite was the take-off on an old Bette Davis movie I’d never heard of “A Stolen Life.” Good old Pat commenting on how the foghorn called her name, “Hi, Patsy!”

It was recently announced Carol Burnett will receive the 2013 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will join an illustrious group that Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, George Carlin, Carl Reiner, Bob Newhart and Tina Fey. I was glad to read the announcement the other day, mostly because of the memories it brought back of my family sitting around the old Zenith. Four of us are gone, and memories are all that I have left.

So thanks and congratulations to Carol Burnett. I, too, am so glad we had this time together.

Putnam County Record Managing Editor Barb Kromphardt can be reached at bkromphardt@putnamcountyrecord.com.

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Working on getting those kids to class

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE — Putnam County School District has an unusual problem when it comes to getting students to school because about 70 percent of the students have to be bussed. This means the district has the largest transportation contract of the area schools when sending transportation out to bid.

At the May 20 board meeting, two bids were reviewed. The first from current provider Illinois Central School Bus came in at $1,795,868.

Competitor Johannes Bus Service of Rock Island bid $2,026,098.

Each bid would cover three years.

Board members expressed concern about Illinois Central.

There have been complaints from members of the community about a variety of issues. This made members of the board hesitant to favor either bid.

Board member Laurie Glenn asked Karen Fassig of ICSB why the bid was so much higher than the original bid three years ago. Fassig said the company had been under previous management which had a policy of bidding lower to get a contract.

“This district runs the most miles and the most hours,” Fassig said. “So the company bid according to miles of fuel and the hours we’d put in, which is a lot more than any other district.”

Fassig said it is no longer the practice of the company to bid low to get the contact.

Putnam County Superintendent Jay McCracken said the district routes are difficult when setting up a bid.

“We have 143 square miles in the district,” he said. “It is one of the more complicated routing systems in the area.

That is the reason our bids are pretty high.”

Glenn also asked Amelia Parola, branch manager of Johannes, what the company could offer the district.

“We have a No. 1 rating with DOT and a No. 1 rating from the Department of Defense,” Parola said. “We run the troops to and from the airport.

Our safety record is impeccable. Our interaction with the kids and parents is fantastic.”

Parola said the drivers are trained to recognize if students are having a bad day and to take steps to be proactive with them from the moment they step on the bus. Parola said if Johannes received the bid, the company would possibly be hiring some of ICSB current drivers to work for them.

Board President Vicki Naumann explained to both representatives of Johannes and ICSB that transportation is a big issue with the district.

“Transportation is a huge line item in our budget,” she said. “But it also is a huge concern to our parents and the board for the safety of our kids. Parents kiss their kids goodbye each morning and put them on the bus counting to get them there and back safely.”

The district will vote on the two bids at the June board meeting.

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The Prairie State Insurance Cooperative is a risk-sharing cooperative that provides Illinois school districts with its property & casualty and workers compensation

insurance programs.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by the PSIC membership and fel- Schneider low agents,” Schneider said. “I truly believe this is the most comprehensive and cost effective program currently available for the public school systems in this part of Illinois.

The coverage limits and terms provided go

beyond what an individual school district can obtain on their own in today’s marketplace.”

Established to respond to the needs of school districts, the PSIC program writes property and liability insurance, workers compensation coverage, school board liability, student accident coverage, pollution coverage and treasurers bonds. Since 2006, ARM of Illinois has been offering the PSIC plan to Illinois public school

districts. Now at 134 members, the program has become a model for self-administration of insurance and risk management for public schools. The program is administered by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Schneider serves LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam, Grundy, Stark and Livingston Counties for the program. He can be reached at 815410-2008 or via email at mschneider@brennanstuart.com.

Crop insurance and prevented planting SPRINGFIELD – Heavy rainfall, floods and cool temperatures across the Midwest have slowed planting this spring. For crop insurance, the final planting date for corn in most of Illinois is June 5. The final planting date for soybeans in the upper third of Illinois is June 15. For the lower two-thirds of Illinois it is June 20.

Here are some basic guidelines for farmers unable to plant because of an insurable cause of loss by the final planting date. They may:

• Plant during the 25 day late planting period. There is a 1 percent reduction per day of the yield guarantee.

• Not plant a crop and receive a prevented planting payment.

• After the late planting period ends, plant the acreage to another crop and receive a reduced prevented planting payment.

The most important thing farmers should do if they are unable to plant the crop by the final planting date is contact their crop insurance

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Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. Contact a local crop insurance agent for more information about the program. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers or on the RMA web site at www.rma. usda.gov/tools/agents/.

FFA receives 1st Farm Credit Services grant The Putnam County FFA received a $250 grant from the Community Improvement Grant Program funded by 1st Farm Credit Services.

The Putnam County FFA will use the grant to develop a garden and grow fruits and vegetables that will be donated to a local food pantry.

The students will plan out the garden and hope to help feed many people in the community. The chapter will have nine

people working on the project.

Overall, 20 4-H clubs and FFA chapters received grants for the community involvement and improvement projects from the program.

The grants helped more than 780 volunteers work more than 2,650 hours in their communities.

“The young people in 4-H and FFA are making a difference in their communities each and every

day,” said Joe Vogel, a vice president for 1st Farm Credit Services in Princeton. “This program is one way we can help encourage youth to give back and continue to make their communities a great place to live.”

First Farm Credit Services developed the pro-

gram as a way to help rural youth give back and enhance their communities. The projects selected to receive the grants had to bring a positive change and impact on the local community, involve youth development and education and show a community need.

GRANVILLE CEMETERY NOTICE Reminder to all those placing flowers and/or other items in the Granville Cemetery. All Memorial Day decorations must be removed by June 2nd. The only exceptions are shepherd hooks and monument saddles. Shepherd hooks must be placed next to the stone, not away from the stone where it obstructs the grounds keepers form doing their work. NO LIVE FLOWERS, BUSHES, ETC OF ANY KIND ARE TO BE PLANTED IN THE CEMETERY. At no time should any glass vases or pots should be use. Also please do not attract animals by leaving food/candy items. Any items not removed by June 2nd will be removed and disposed of by the caretakers. In a further effort to clean up the cemetery, all damaged, bent, broken, etc shepherd hooks will also be removed. The cemetery is not responsible for any stolen, damaged or vandalized items. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation to make the grounds a serene, well-kept environment for all who wish to visit their loved ones.

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Sports Lady Panthers beat Newark to advance

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

VARNA – It took only four singles, a hit batsman and a couple of walks in the first inning to set the Putnam County Lady Panthers on the path of victory against the Newark Lady Norseman by a final score of 10-0 under the five-inning rule in post-season play.

The Lady Panthers scored three runs in the first inning, Carly Gonet had a key two-run single, which drove in Lauren Colby and Monica Monroe for the first two runs of the inning. The third run was scored on a bases loaded walk by the Newark pitcher.

The Lady Panthers added four more runs in the third inning with another unearned run from a basesloaded walk by the Newark pitcher. Colby then hit a two-run RBI double followed by Monroe hitting an RBI single. This brought the Lady Panthers’ lead in the game to 7-0.

Two more runs were added in the fourth inning with Venessa Voss hitting an RBI double between the left and center fielders. Taylor Pettit followed two batters later with an RBI triple to the right-center field fence.

This brought the score to 9-0.

The fifth inning was delayed after the beginning of the Lady Panthers’ turn at bat by lightning, which is a mandatory 30-minute delay in game by IHSA rules.

The Lady Panthers then finished the game with Carly Gonet knocking in the 10th run with a single to finish off the Lady Norsemen by a score of 10-0.

Winning pitcher for the Lady Panthers was Shelby Yepsen. Yepsen pitched a one hitter,

See Lady Panthers Page 8

PCJH sends 11 to state track meet

By Dixie Schroeder

Putnam County Record photo/Ken Schroeder

The Panthers’ Harold Fay pitches to a hitter during the sectional game May 25. Putnam County beat Grant Park 5-0.

Panthers on the road to state

By Putnam County Record staff

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CHARLESTON – The Putnam County Junior High track team participated in state competition on May 10 and 11. Athletes were Cassie Copeland, Emma Cyr, Lindsey DiazDeLeon, Kaitlyn Edgecomb, Noe Flores, Dominic Green, Olivia Lawley, Raelee Poole, Brea Schorn, Paige Veronda and Jarod Williams.

Copeland qualified for state in the 200 meter dash.

She ran the event May 11 with her personal best time of 30.36. Cyr was part of the 4x200 and the 4x400 relay teams for the seventh grade at PCJH. She, Lawley, Poole, Schorn and DiazDeLeon ran their second fastest times of the season. In the 4x200 they ran a 2:02.35 and in the 4x400 they ran a 4:51.45.

DiazDeLeon participated in the 4x200 and the 4x400 relay along with the 400 meter dash and the long jump. DiazDeLeon placed 12th in the long jump competition with a jump of 14 feet, 4.5 inches. She also ran a time of 1:08.60 in the 400 meter dash.

Edgecomb ranked 21 out of 39 athletes in the shot put field event. She threw for a distance of 27 feet, 2.50 inches.

PCJH’s Flores double medaled at state. Flores participated in the 400 meter dash and the 1600 meter run.

He clocked a time of 56.28, (a personal best) in the 400 meter dash which gave him a fourth place medal.

In the 1600 meter run he was also successful as he ran a time of 4:58.75 for a sixth place medal.

Another PCJH athlete to medal in an event was Green. Green, originally ranked 31st in the 100 meter dash, proved the rankings wrong as he ran a 13.32 to earn an eighth place medal. Green also participated in the 200 meter dash where he placed 12th out of 40 athletes.

On the girls’ side, Lawley ran in the 100 meter hurdles, posting a time of 18.04 which earned her a seventh place medal.

Veronda was double entered in state in the 400 meter dash and the high jump. She posted a time of 1:07.39 in the 400 meter dash and had a jump of four feet, four inches in the high jump. Williams ran the 800 meter run at state and with his fastest time of the season at 2:26.82 which moved him up two places in the state ranking.

Coaches for the boys and girls track teams this season at PCJH were Dave Urnikis and Alaina Sunken.

GRANVILLE – In a game played Saturday in 50 degree weather with sprinkles spread throughout, the Putnam County Panthers baseball team shut out the Grant Park Dragons 5-0 in a seven-inning game that the Dragons would probably like to forget about.

Grant Park pitcher Jake Perrera struggled during the second inning, giving up two runs off of a balk, two walks, one hit and two players hit by pitches.

Perrera gave up three unearned runs throughout the game and five hits to take the loss while striking out five. The Dragons contributed two errors to the effort.

PCHS senior Xavier Warren put on an offensive display with three steals – including home plate – in the third inning after reaching first upon being hit by a pitch.

“The adrenaline carried me on that one.

It was a great feeling. I’ve never done that one before. It was fun,” Warren said. “It couldn’t have come at a better time.”

Inning five started off with a triple by Warren. He was brought in on a fielder’s choice by Justin Pettit.

“It’s crazy. At the beginning of the year, everyone was, ‘You guys aren’t gonna be that good,’ but I knew we had something good,” Warren said.

PC pitcher Harold Fay pitched four strike-outs with one hit, and no walks, and he was very happy with his effort.

“This is awesome. Feels great. It’s the first time past sectionals for me,” said Fay. “I just tried to keep the ball low. I’ve got to work on my off-speeds; that was my downfall. I was able to get on top with my fast ball.”

Fay’s single red mark came in the first inning of play. Grant Park’s Perrera laid a single down on Fay’s first pitch of the game.

Perrera was taken out when he tried to steal second with a spot-on throw from Panther catcher Christian Carboni. Head coach Dave Garcia was duly impressed with Fay’s performance.

“Fay was just dialed in, and when he’s dialed in he gets into the enthusiasm and that makes him a better player. That’s what we saw today,” said Garcia.

Putnam County was perfect for the day, and tagged Grant Park for two singles, a double and two triples.

Pettit and Cody Ballerini each tallied an RBI. The ball

club record this year is 22-11.

Garcia is willing to take it one game at a time.

“This time of year, anything can happen so that’s how you’ve got to look at it,” Garcia said. “We played them up in Port Byron and we just didn’t look good, and they’re a team that can hit.”

Right now, Garcia is excited about the team’s success.

“I’m proud of these guys,” he said. “They played a good game and hopefully they’ve got a couple more left.”

Putnam County 11, Holy Trinity 0 HENNEPIN – Taking advantage of opportunities is the Putnam County Panthers’ habit, and they did so on May 23, beating the Holy Trinity High School Tigers in five innings by a score of 11-0. Panthers Head Coach Dave Garcia said taking advantage of opportunities is what the Panthers’ game is all about.

“We’ve been able to get rallies started because we have been able to get guys on base early in the game,” he said.

“We get bunts down, and we get key, two-out hits. We still didn’t hit the ball throughout the game as much as I would have liked to, at the same time at this point in the year, you will take them when you get them.”

The Panthers did indeed take them in the third inning of the game. After the first two innings when they only had one hit and Holy Trinity had earned two hits, the Panthers sent 11 hitters to the plate, collecting nine hits and scoring 10 runs.

Evan Kreiser started the inning by reaching on an error and took second when Harold Fay knocked a bunt single. Cody Ballerini also hit a single RBI bringing Kreiser home. After a FayBallerini double steal on a passed ball, Xavier Warren hit a single to deep shortstop position that brought both runners home.

Holy Trinity got the next two hitters out on strikes. Christian Carboni hit an RBI single that brought Warren home. Justin Pettit slammed an RBI double to left field. Jake Kasperski hit an RBI single to center field. Kreiser came up to bat for the second time in the inning, reaching base on an error by the Holy Trinity shortstop. A passed ball advanced the runners, and the bases were loaded when Fay was hit by a pitch.

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Putnam County Record photos/Dixie Schroeder

Shelby Yepsen (at left) pitches during the sectional finals game on May 25. Lauren Colby (above) is on third base during the first inning of the sectional game on May 25. She later scored the first run of the game.

Lady Panthers From Page 7 striking out five and giving up only two walks in the game.

The Lady Panthers had a goal to go farther than the 2012 season this year. By winning the sectional title they achieved that goal. Monroe was pleased with the team’s efforts.

“This is the game that stopped us last year, so this is cool,” said Monroe. “We had faced them (Newark) before and she, (the pitcher) wasn’t anything special. The Princeville pitcher was a lot faster, accurate pitcher, we just knew how to hit the Newark pitcher today.”

Keeping the performance level of the team up is important according to third baseman, Nikki Mertel.

“We have to give it all we have right now,” said Mertel.

“I feel like we still have more than we put in today.”

Lady Panthers beat Lady Princes, 3-0 VARNA – Putnam County’s Annie Miller was nervous

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nity,” he said. “We have a list of truisms we use that are true at home or at school, and one of them is all you can ask for in an opportunity; what matters is what you do with it. The girls took advantage of their opportunities.

We knew that we were going to be in for a dogfight.”

Gonet agreed with Walker that this game would be a tough one.

“It was definitely one of our goals as we started off the year. We agreed that we wanted to go further than last year. It does feel good to have accomplished that goal,” said Gonet. “Once we come alive, we seem to come alive together. We usually have our inning – we just have to wait for it to come.”

Starter Shelby Yepsen pitched the entire game, giving up only four hits and no runs in the course of seven innings. Yepsen threw 10 strikeouts and gave up two walks. She was also glad to have achieved the team’s goal this year.

“We have gotten back to where we were last year, and we want to go farther,” she said. “I just did my variety of pitches and kept them off the plate, so they would chase and go in and out.”

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“Number 1, if you could have seen the look on Annie’s face after she crossed the plate and looked me right in the eye after I told her to stop at third, it was like, ‘Oh no,’” said Walker.

In retrospect, Walker was glad his team scored that run and two others to beat the Princeville Lady Princes, 3-0.

Batting through the line-up in the sixth inning, the Lady Panthers cracked five hits and scored three runs.

Miller hit a single to lead off the inning, and Stephanie Wilson hit a double to drive her home. One out later, Carly Gonet knocked Wilson home with a RBI single.

Destinee Gonzalez hit a single. After another out, Taylor Pettit hit a single, and Lauren Colby got an RBI when she was hit by a pitch.

That was all the Lady Panthers needed to take the game. Walker was happy with his team and the opportunities they took advantage of.

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The Putnam County High School Panthers won the sectional title on May 25.

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Ballerini in his second at bat in the inning then hit a bases-clearing three run RBI double. Next, Warren hit an RBI triple and was called out at home plate in an unusual play in which he leaped over the Holy Trinity catcher to try to score.

In the bottom of the third inning, it looked like Holy Trinity would answer back as the

third batter of the inning hit a single, but the next knocked into a fielder’s choice, and the inning was over.

Putnam County added an insurance run in the fifth inning when Pettit was hit by a pitch to start the inning and moved to second on a fielder’s choice. On a dropped third strike, he went to third base and was driven home by Fay’s RBI single.

Ballerini earned the win for the Panthers. He pitched three innings of three-hit ball, giving up one runner

who was hit by a pitch and had one strike out. Tyler Williams came in to finish the game, striking out the side in the fourth inning for a total of five strike outs in the seven batters he faced. He had one wild pitch and gave up a single. Williams was pleased with his team’s performance.

“We came out and battled,” he said. “The stakes were good; we found gaps, and our lead off guys got on, (in the third inning). It made a difference.”

PCHS basketball camps planned for June

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – High school basketball is alive and well and just around the corner.

Putnam County High School varsity coaches James Barnett (for the Lady Panthers) and Josh Nauman (for the Panthers) have scheduled their annual camps and practice games for the summer.

Putnam County Record photo/Dixie Schroeder The PCHS girl’s basPutnam County’s Xavier Warren gets flipped at the ketball camp will be plate on May 23 in a 11-0 win over Holy Trinity.

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First- through thirdgraders will play from 9 to 10 a.m. The fourththrough sixth-grade will be in camp from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m., and seventh- and eighth-graders participate from noon to 1:30 p.m.

For any questions on the PCHS Panther basketball camp contact Nauman at 309-3610606 or by email at naumanj@Putnam.k12. il.us.

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Community Relay for Life is June 8 HENRY — The 2013 Relay for Life will be June 8 in the Henry City Park.

All cancer survivors are encouraged to register in advance and to attend the Relay for the survivors’ complimentary meal and survivors’ lap which will kick off the event. Caregivers are encouraged to be a part of the survivors’ lap and will be recognized with a caregivers’ lap.

The Survivors’ Lap begins at 4:15 p.m.

Luminaries will again be available to remember loved ones who have lost their battle with can-

cer or who is currently fighting the disease.

The suggested donation is $10 each. Send your tax-deductible donation, payable to the American Cancer Society, to Relay For Life of Marshall Putnam Counties, American Cancer Society, 4234 N. Knoxville Ave., Peoria, IL 61614. Please include who the luminary is in honor of and who is doing the remembering.

The luminary ceremony will be held at 9 p.m.

Visit www.relayforlife. org/marshallputnamil/ for more information.

After Hours wine tasting event set for May 30 UTICA – An After Hours wine tasting event will be held at the August Hill Winery Tasting Room in Utica from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 30.

Ticket prices are $25 each or two for $40.

A ticket entitles the bearer to six wine tastings of August Hill’s locally-made wines, accompanied by a spread of cheese, crackers and fruit. An assort-

ment of chocolates and bottles of wine are also available for purchase.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Putnam County Education Foundation, which provides educational extras such as field trips, scholarships and classroom materials to the students in Putnam County schools.

Call 815-925-7546 for tickets.

Talking about the Patriotic quilt

By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

PUTNAM – Dorothy Conlon of Lake Thunderbird didn’t originally think of herself as a history person. But Conlon, who retired to this area 12 years ago with her husband, has “fallen in love” with the area.

“I just became enthralled with the area,” she said.

“I looked around and saw what was here and just wanted to learn more.”

As Conlon worked part-time for the Putnam County Library District, she learned the building that houses the Putnam Library is a historical landmark. As she dug into more information on the building and its surroundings, she came across something rather unique: A patriotic quilt.

“I asked what that box was,” she said. “I pointed up to it and said, ‘What was in there?’ The current librarian told me what was in it. Later when a new librarian came in, we decided to look in it.”

What was in the box was an old piece of history. Ladies of the Putnam area had worked together to create a patriotic flag quilt. These same ladies

then used this as a fundraiser in World War I. Any family who paid 10 cents could have their name stitched into the quilt on the backside. All money raised went to the Red Cross.

“That quilt is loaded with embroidered names,” she said.

As the quilt had been given to the library district to be shared as a historical piece, the library felt very responsible for it.

“We were told by the former library director, Randi Dellatori, that it had to be handled with care,” she said. “She said not to let a lot of sunlight get on it. The threads were delicate.”

Conlon wrote an article for Lake Thunderbird’s newspaper, The Chairtree, and the quilt drew interest from people around the area. Conlon wanted to share her newly-found knowledge.

“We have the ladies group from Lake Thunderbird come here for a meeting, as there were a lot of quilters in the group,” she said.

Conlon said she learned a lot from a small book that someone kept during the making of the quilt.

Information included the

three years.

“She has been kind enough to lend her talents to local kids in the form of a painting class,” said Kristen Pantenburg, Putnam County Conservation District site operations director.

While employed at Heartland Health Care in Henry as an activity director, Rice assisted residents using therapeutic art.

Information will be given out at the class for anyone interested in submitting their art at the Marshall/Putnam Fair in July.

Anyone interested in having their children attend should call 815882-2319 by June 7 and leave a message, as space is limited.

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Citizen of the Year Hennepin resident Bill Steck was presented with the 2013 Larry Wilt Citizen of the Year Award in a surprise announcement by Mayor Kevin Coleman May 12 at the home of Steck’s nephew and niece, Christian and Jamie Cyr. Coleman will formally present Steck with the Citizen of the Year Award on July 4 during the ceremonies on the courthouse stage.

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names of the people who worked on the quilt and the cost of thread and materials.

The library program that Conlon will present will discuss quilts in gen-

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Art classes will be offered in McNabb MCNABB – Art classes will be offered for children at the Putnam County Conservation District in rural McNabb on June 13.

Children from first grade through third grade will have class from 9:30 to 11 a.m., and children from fourth grade through sixth grade will have class from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Snacks will be provided.

Cost of the class is $1, and all proceeds will be donated to the Putnam County Food Pantry.

There is no other cost for the program.

The classes will be taught by Cricket Rice, who has been giving art classes on South Padre Island, Texas, at the Isla Blanca Park for the last

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Dorothy Conlon, a librarian at the Condit Library, displays a patriotic quilt that will be the topic of discussion for a Putnam County Library program on June 3.

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999 • Legal Notices CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) WILLIAM GILMORE, ) Deceased. ) No. 11-P-13 CLAIM NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the death of William Gilmore. Letters of Office were issued on April 5, 2013 to Mary Ann McCorkle, 5079 CR 2507, Caddo Mills, TX 75135, as Executor, whose attorney is Jacob J. Frost, 222 E. St. Paul

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Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Putnam County Court House, Hennepin, IL 61327, or with the Executor, or both, on or before November 16, 2013, which date is not less than 6 months from the date of first publication or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Executor is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before said date is barred.

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Dated this 6th day of May, A.D. 2013.

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Bids shall be sent to the Putnam County Clerk, 120 N. Fourth St., Hennepin, IL. The envelopes shall be marked “EMA Generator Bid”. The bids will be opened at 2:00 p.m. on June 10, 2013 at the Putnam County Courthouse Published in the Putnam County Record May 29, 2013.

Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 32 North, Range 1 West of the Third Principal Meridian, lying Easterly of a line drawn 400 feet Easterly of and parallel with the East line of Sheridan Street as shown on the recorded plat of Archibald W. Hopkins 2nd Addition to the Town (now Village) of Granville and that part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 32 North, Range 1 West of the Third Principal Meridian, Putnam County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10; thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 06 seconds West 1633.52 feet along the South line of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10 to a point on the Southerly extension of the East line of said Hopkins 2nd Addition, said point being on a Line drawn 400 feet Easterly of and parallel with the East line of said Sheridan Street; thence North 00 degrees 11 minutes 49 seconds East 29.75 feet along the Southerly extension to the North rightof-way line of Illinois Route 71 and the point of beginning; thence continuing North 00 degrees 11 minutes 49 seconds East 414.01 feet along the East line of said Hopkins 2nd Addition to a point 2217.45 feet South of, as measured perpendicularly to, the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 10; thence North 89 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds East 525.51 feet along a line 2217.45 feet South of and parallel with the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 10; thence South 00 degrees 11 minutes 49 seconds West 414.98 feet parallel with the East line of said Hopkins 2nd Addition to said North right-of-way line; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 05 seconds West 525.50 feet along said North right-of-way line to the point of beginning, containing 5.00 acres, more or less, all being situated in Granville Township, Putnam County, Illinois AND ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM the coal and the right to mine or remove the same through underground passages and except all other minerals heretofore reserved to the Grantor of a Quit Claim Deed recorded as Doc. #80-459.

Property Index Number: 02-10-281-000 The Petition request annexation of the premises to the Village of Granville and Petitions for a zoning classification of commercial as provided in the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois and further requests the approval of a preliminary plat and final plat of the premises above described. A copy of the Petition For Annexation, Zoning Classification and Approval of Subdivision Plat and the Proposed Annexation Agreement are on file in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Granville, Illinois and available for public inspection.

All persons desiring to appear at the public hearing may do so and be heard either in favor of or opposed to the Petition For Annexation, Zoning Classification and Approval of Subdivision Plat and the Annexation Agreement or to offer any public comment thereon.

Given at Granville, Illinois this 21st day of May, 2013.

VILLAGE OF GRANVILLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ZONING COMMITTEE, OF THE VILLAGE OF GRANVILLE, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS. DOUGLAS GIMBAL, PRESIDENT AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. VILLAGE OF GRANVILLE PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS PLANNING COMMISSION STEVEN HAUN, CHAIRMAN. Published in the Putnam County Record May 29 and June 5, 2013.

PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ACCEPTING BIDS Bids are being accepted to pour a 11’x30’, 4” thick pad at 8212 E. 1050th Street, Granville, IL. Also included in the bid, is to prepare a 60’ x 60’ area for landscape barrier and decorative rock. Rock description can be picked up at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. All bidders must follow prevailing wage guidelines and Fair Labors Standard Act. All bids are due to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office by June 11th at 3:00 p.m.

Published in the Putnam County Record May 29, 2013.

PUTNAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY The Putnam County Emergency Management Agency is taking bids for a Standby Generator at the Putnam County EMA building located at 1120 Old Highway 26, Hennepin, IL. The work includes the following: 1) Provide and install a 25Kw Natural Gas Generator.

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NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ZONING COMMITTEE OF THE VILLAGE OF GRANVILLE, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE VILLAGE OF GRANVILLE, PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS TAKE NOTICE that the Village Board of Trustees Zoning Committee of the Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois, together with the Planning Commission of the Village of Granville, Putnam County, Illinois will conduct a joint public hearing at 6 o’clock p.m. on the 18th day of June, 2013 at the Village Council Chambers at 316 S. McCoy Street, Granville, Illinois to consider the petition of Mrowicki Family Properties, Ltd., an Illinois Corporation and Vincent P. Michelini for an Annexation Agreement as it pertains to the following described premises to wit: The South 110 feet of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 32 North, Range 1 West, and all that part of the South 110 feet of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of said Section 10 lying Easterly of a line drawn 400 feet Easterly of and parallel with the East line of Sheridan Street as shown on the recorded plat of Archibald Hopkins 2nd Addition to the Town of Granville, containing in the aggregate, 4.07 acres of land more or less; AND That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 32 North, Range 1 West of the Third Principal Meridian, Putnam County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Northwest Quarter of Section 10; thence North 89 degrees 30’51” East along the North line of aforesaid Northwest Quarter for a distance of 1902.25 feet to the point of beginning; continuing thence North 89 degrees 30’51” East along the aforesaid North line for a distance of 768.72 feet to the Northeast corner of the aforesaid Northwest Quarter of Section 10; thence South 00 degrees 04’17” West along the East line of the aforesaid Northwest Quarter for a distance of 2553.13 feet to a point on the North right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad; thence South 89 degrees 33’ 39” West along the aforesaid North right-of-way line of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad for a distance of 1635.59 feet to a point on the East line of Hopkins Second Addition to Granville, Illinois; thence North 00 degrees 11’ 49” East along the aforesaid East line of Hopkins Second Addition for a distance of 334.28 feet; thence North 89 degrees 30’ 51” East for a distance of 887.68 feet; thence North 00 degrees 29’ 09” West for a distance of 2217.45 feet to the point of beginning, said tract containing 51.157 acres, more or less; EXCEPTING THEREFROM the following described tract of land: That part of the South 110 feet of the

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Pancakes, sausage, eggs, fruit, juice and coffee will be served in the dining room of Liberty Estates Independent Apartments, 1107 31st

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By Dixie Schroeder dschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com

GRANVILLE – Sixty seniors graduated at the 47th annual commence-

ment ceremony for the Putnam County High School Class of 2013, held in R.M. Germano Gymnasium on May 24.

The salutatory address

Library corner Summer reading at the Putnam County libraries will provide intrigue for all ages. The statewide theme “Have Book – Will Travel” will take children on an adventure around the world. Check your branch for dates, times and more information.

Information will also be on our Putnam County Library website. The teen reading program will require a pre-registration.

Hennepin: Story hour continues at 10:30 a.m.

Fridays for young children. Kick-off for the summer reading program is from 1 to 2 p.m. June 5.

Magnolia: Magnolia’s summer reading program will be from 3 to 4 p.m. every Wednesday beginning June 5.

Granville: Have Book-Will Travel” begins the first week of June. The children will meet at 10 a.m.

June 4 to begin their journey “Around the World.”

The Favorites Club meets the first Thursday of each month to discuss favorite and not-so-favorite reads. The next meeting is 10 a.m. June 6.

McNabb: Saturday Stories for ages preschool through early elementary are held every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. On June 1, journey back to the Jurassic period as participants discover dinosaurs and create a new dinosaur of their own.

Condit Library located in Putnam: One of the programs celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Putnam County Public Library District will be held at 6 p.m. June 3 at 6 p.m. Dorothy Conlon presents “Patriotic Putnam County Quilt.”

was given by Mary Griffith and the valedictory address was given by Aimee Kotecki.

The American Legion awards were presented to Xavier Warren and Kotecki by Commander Dave Mallery.

Hannah Hardmeier was pleased with the ceremony.

“I’m pretty happy with the turnout and everything,” she said. “It seems to be really exciting for all.”

Other members of the class of 2013 members were already looking to the future. Joe Boggio and Kostellic are joining the Navy, and Cheyenne Smith is going to college for nursing.

“It’s kind of bittersweet,” said Brooke Faletti. “It’s kind of sad, but I’m kind of glad to be moving on. I feel like there are better things out there that we are going to pursue and everything is going to turn out fine.”

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