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Marquis Energy continues to grow local student mentoring program

Fall 2022 hosted 194 students from 6 area schools

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Since its initiation in 2016, the Marquis Energy ME3 Student Mentoring Program has grown to provide $154,000 to six area high schools that have participated.

Putnam County High School helped start the program and has been participating for seven years. DePue, Henry Senachwine, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Hall have all joined the program over the years with Hall being the most recent addition.

In fall 2022, 194 students enrolled in the program and 158 students received individual checks depending on the level of their success in meeting their goals. In total $63,200 was distributed by Marquis Energy to these individuals.

The program administrator in each district is responsible for identifying students who could benefit from the program and pair those students with a mentor, establishing two goals for each of the students and then monitoring the

NEWS BRIEFS

Illinois Valley Herb Guild to meet Feb. 21 in Standard

The Illinois Valley Herb Guild will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Putnam County Senior Center on First Street in Standard.

This month’s program will be “Growing hot peppers” and will be presented by Kass Martin.

All members are asked to bring soup or a side that would go well with soup.

Healthy Eats for a Healthy Beat event set Feb. 23 in

Standard

Illinois Extension Nutrition and Wellness Educator Susan Glassman will host a Healthy Eats for a Healthy Beat event at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Putnam County Community Center on First Street in Standard.

The event will focus on cardiovascular health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Participants in this event will learn what

required 30 minutes a week of individual contact time.

In fall 2022, there were 101 mentors at the start of the program with 60 having two mentees each.

In order for a student to earn a monetary award they must attend all their meetings with their mentor and meet their individual goals to increase their potential check from $100 to $600. This semester, 36% of the students received a $600 check, 32% received $300 and 26% attended all their required meetings and earned $100.

Marquis Energy offers this program to encourage students to improve their

performance in high school. That performance includes anything from better attendance, modifying behavior, increased participation in school activities and earning straight A’s.

The relationship between the students and their mentors has been a significant factor in the success of many students. The ultimate goal for Marquis Energy is to have students become more engaged and productive citizens in the local communities.

The Marquis Energy company in Hennepin is a major producer of ethanol and the byproducts associated with it in the U.S. and internationally.

CHURCH SCHEDULE

Putnam County churches will have Wednesday evening services during Lent. The churches include Granville UCC, Sacred Heart, Hennepin UMC, St. Patrick, Emmaus Lutheran in McNabb, McNabb UMC, County Line Lutheran and Magnolia UMC.

All are welcome to attend the weekly services. The theme for the services this year is “Amazing Grace.”

Feb. 22: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Granville UCC, 7 a.m. at Sacred Heart and 6 p.m. at St. Patrick

foods are heart healthy and how to plan for daily activity. The event will feature takehome recipes and Illinois Extension researchbased resources.

To register for the event visit registration. extension.illinois.edu/start/healthy-eats-fora-healthy-beat-putnam-county-community-center or call 815-224-0889.

March 1: 7 p.m. at Emmaus Lutheran in McNabb

March 8: 7 p.m. at Magnolia United Methodist

March 15: 7 p.m. at County Line Lutheran

March 22: 7 p.m. at Hennepin United Methodist

March 29: 7 p.m. at St. Patrick in Hennepin with the Stations of the Cross.

Photo provided by Dennis Thompson Pictured are the participants in the fall 2022 Marquis Energy Mentor Program from Princeton High School. ON THE COVER: Marquis Energy’s Daniel Murray presented checks to DePue students who participated in the Marquis Energy Mentoring Program.

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The Illinois Valley Herb Guild will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Putnam County Senior Center on First Street in Standard.

La Salle restaurant closes after more than 30 years

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AMC Theatres introduces seat pricing plan

a slight premium to standard sightline seats.

The Super Bowl was the last hurrah for Al’s Bella Vista.

The restaurant at 1001 Eighth St., La Salle, closed Sunday after 32 years.

“We have loved our many years serving you,” read a post on Al’s Facebook page. “Thanks for all the kind words and support this last week.”

Its last day of business served as a fundraiser for Cops 4 Cancer.

“Our good friends at Al’s Bella Vista have served this community well with 32 years of being the best of the Illinois Valley staples,” read a post on the Cops for Cancer Facebook page. “Sunday is the last hurrah and we are simply honored to be able to share in this memory making last day.”

La Salle lounge to open this weekend

Speakeasy on 1st opens this weekend at 854 First St., La Salle.

The 1920s-themed lounge was announced in September and has been under construction. The lounge aims to offer an intimate setting to enjoy

moonshine cocktails, live music and slot machines, in addition to events such as oldtime photos and possibly swing dancing, according to its Facebook page.

The new lounge will have live music from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday. For more information,

AMC Theatres, which has a location in Peru, recently announced a ticket-pricing initiative based on seat location within the auditorium.

The initiative, called Sightline at AMC, offers moviegoers to pay less or more for a movie ticket based on their seat selection.

There will be three different seat-pricing options: standard sightline, the most common in auditoriums and available for the traditional cost of a ticket; value sightline, front row of the auditorium, as well as select ADA seats in each auditorium, available at a lower price than standard sightline seats, pricing only available to AMC Stubs members, including the free tier membership – AMC Insider; and preferred sightline, typically in the middle of the auditorium and priced at

Theatres that offer Sightline at AMC will provide a seat map that outlines each seating option during the ticket purchase process. Sightline at AMC is applied to showtimes that begin after 4 p.m. at participating locations and is not applicable on Discount Tuesdays.

The initiative has rolled out to select AMC locations and will be expanded to all domestic AMC and AMC DINE-IN locations by the end of the year.

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Al’s Bella Vista, 1001 Eighth St., La Salle, closed Sunday after 32 years.

Putnam County libraries to present Holocaust program

Event open to public at Putnam County High School auditorium

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Along with an ever-growing schedule of monthly events, the Putnam County Library District is offering an informational Holocaust program at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Putnam County High School auditorium, 402 E. Silverspoon Ave. in Granville.

This event is open to the public and all are encouraged to learn more about world history as well as the types of services the district provides.

This program will be presented by historic presenters Jim and Michelle Gibbons. They will discuss the Holocaust that occurred during World War II and the impact it had on the war.

In the late 1920s and the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler and the anti-semitic Nazi party became a political power in Ger-

many, winning government control in 1933. People of the Jewish faith and sympathizers were then put into concentration camps including the now well-known Anne Frank.

Jim Gibbons will discuss the concentration camps and the techniques that were used to hasten the Nazi Party’s goals. He also will explain the world leaders’ reactions to the ending of World War II that marked the end of the Holocaust.

The program will discuss topics surrounding the tragic event in world history and give participants a chance to learn more about what occurred during time frame.

Putnam County Library District Librarian Peggy Smith collaborated with the Putnam County High School and the John Swaney Jr. High teachers to create the event.

Putnam County seventh graders and high school juniors will attend the event in correlation with their studies. Interested members of the public are welcome to attend. For information, call the library at 815-925-7020.

Granville Knights of Columbus to hold annual fish fries

The Granville Knights of Columbus will be hosting their annual fish fries from 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 3 and March 24 at the Sacred Heart Church Hall, 311 Hennepin St. in Granville. This event will be drive-thru only.

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Marshall-Putnam 4-H to host photography workshop

Marshall-Putnam 4-H is offering a photography workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the M-P Extension Office, 509 Front Street in Henry.

The workshop will be presented by Karl Ziegler and will cover “Where do I look for Photos.” The presentation will cover planning an outing, what to include in a photo and pushing the shutter. Cameras are not required. This workshop is open to all youth ages 8-18 and there is no cost to attend. To register for the event, visit 4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/18635. For questions, call Anne at 309-364-2356.

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The Granville Knights of Columbus’ annual fish fries will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 3 and March 24 at the Sacred Heart Church Hall, 311 Hennepin St. in Granville.

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Marshall-Putnam 4-H is offering a photography workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the M-P Extension Office, 509 Front Street in Henry.

IVCC trustees approve tenure for 3 instructors

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Illinois Valley Community College trustees approved tenure recommendations for three instructors Thursday: Nancy McDonnell in cybersecurity, Ricky Pretzsch in economics and Kaity Ritter in medical assisting.

McDonnell founded the cybersecurity program three years ago and has taken on many computer networking courses.

“Nancy is great at connecting with students,” said Shane Lange, dean of workforce development.

Ron Groleau, dean of natural sciences and business, credited Pretzsch for his ability to engage students by relating classroom topics to realworld applications. He also credited Pretzsch for advising the successful student economics club.

Pretzsch himself said, “I am a firm believer in active learning.”

Ritter founded the medical assistant program three years ago and one day hopes to expand it to offer an associate degree. She began her college studies at IVCC, went on to earn a bachelor’s degree and, in April, will begin pursuing a master’s degree.

In other action, the board

approved fee increases on 153 courses.

Several full-time faculty, administrators and support staff were approved for a retirement program offering a 5.9% increase to their base salary each year until retirement or up to three years of post-retirement

Elmer and Adolf Pletsch Charitable Trust Scholarships Available

Members of the Elmer and Adolph Pletsch Charitable Trust Scholarship Committee are announcing the availability of scholarship funds for the 20232024 school year. Eligibility is limited to applicants who are graduates of Putnam County High School. Both current college/university undergraduate students and current Seniors at Putnam County High School who will be pursuing an undergraduate degree in agriculture or agriculture related fields of study at a college/university that has an agriculture program or agriculture curriculum in the 2023-2024 school year are encouraged to apply. Scholarship awards are intended to be applied to the cost of tuition, textbooks, fees, and other expenses normally associated with attending undergraduate courses of study, as determined by the Committee. The Scholarship Committee reserves the right to make judgments on whether applicants have satisfied all scholarship requirements. Graduation from Putnam County High School is a requirement. Scholarship Guidelines and Application forms may be obtained from the Putnam County High School Counselor’s office or printed from the PCHS Guidance Counselor’s website which is accessible through the Putnam County School District website under PCHS - Guidance Services. Completed applications are required to be returned to the office of the Superintendent of Putnam County School District 535 located at the Putnam County Primary School in Granville, Illinois no later than Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

Trustee: Gayle Reno

Attorneys: Gary Peterlin & Enrico Eattoni Perona, Peterlin & Associates, LLC.

health benefits paid by the college at a rate equal to 80% of the then-current employee single plan rate. Retirement dates were approved by the board for 15 individuals, each retiring sometime in the next three years. They are faculty Margie Francisco, Christine Blaydes, Richard

Mangold and David Kuester, and administrators and support staff

Fran Brolley, Walter Waligora, Judy Day, Matthew Suerth, Cynthia Cardosi, Karen Gregorich, Lynn Moore, Marla Forbes, Marlene Merkel, Mark Quincer and Steve Gillio.

Trustees also approved:

• The appointment of dental assisting program coordinator Heather Seghi as interim dean of health professions. Seghi is completing a doctoral degree focused on community college leadership.

• The retirement request of executive assistant to the president and secretary to the board Judy Day, effective June 30. In her letter to IVCC President Jerry Corcoran, Day said, “Upon retirement, I will have been at IVCC for 38 years and worked in student services, academic affairs and the president’s office. It has been a privilege to serve the students, staff, faculty, administration and board and an honor to serve the district with you.”

• The retirement request of Fran Brolley, executive director of community relations and development, effective April 28, after 34 years. In a

Photo provided by Fran Brolley Illinois Valley Community College faculty granted tenure Thursday were (from left) Nancy McDonnell, Ricky Pretzsch and Kaity Ritter.

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letter, Brolley noted “indelible memories” such as the 1994 celebration of the Spetzler family, the “magical” 1988-89 men’s basketball season, the $1.2 million bequest from the estate of Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg, “noonball” basketball in the gym, and the 2015 IVCC-LPO Hall of Fame induction of his father Ray, benefactor Ralph Scriba and local band Buckacre.

• The appointment of Demonica Kemper Architects of Chicago as architects for phase two of the ag complex, a classroom and lab building. A $3.5 million U.S. Economic Development Administration grant will cover 80% of the cost. Ag hopes to be in the building for classes in 2024.

• The $92,511 bid from PerkinElmer Health Sciences of Shelton, Connecticut, for an “inductively cou-

pled plasma optical emission spectrometer” to upgrade the ag program’s soil nutrient testing.

• Seeking proposals for a website content management system to include design, search engine optimization and migration of existing content to the new format.

• An intergovernmental agreement with the city of Mendota regarding a new tax increment financing district.

• Designating fiscal 2024 as July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and the budget calendar.

• Closed-session minutes from Jan. 12.

Trustees learned:

• The Jan. 24 agriculture job and internship fair attracted 17 companies and 49 ag students. Employers included ADM, Ag View FS, Birddog Workforce Scouting, Corteva Agriscience, DeKane Equipment Corp., Facilitating Coordination Agricultural Education, GRAINCO FS, Marquis Energy-Illinois LLC, Northern

Partners Cooperative, Nutrients Ag Solutions, Prairie State Tractor (John Deere), River Valley Cooperative, Strategic Business Solutions, Sun Ag Inc. and USDA Farm Service Agency.

• Congressman Darin LaHood visited Jan. 18 as part of the college’s effort to meet with district lawmakers.

• The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce’s Feb. 2 celebration of its move into IVCC’s Ottawa Center attracted about 80 guests. Chamber offices are in the northwest corner of the facility facing Main Street.

• Hall, Marquette, Mendota, Ottawa, Seneca, St. Bede and Streator competed in the Feb. 3 Regional Academic Challenge. Corcoran credited Ron Groleau, Danielle Jackson, Marlene Merkel, Samantha Manahan, Dawn Watson and Chad Brokaw for successfully hosting the testing competition that drew more than 130 students.

• Last fall, 158 graduates earned a total of 190 degrees and certificates

compared with 149 graduates earning 191 degrees and certificates in fall 2021.

• IVCC received an additional $39,007 appropriation to facilitate student mental health well-being.

Pending future appropriations, IVCC will receive $93,000 a year for three years for continued mental health support.

• Samantha Manahan was hired as interim marketing coordinator, effective Jan. 30. She recently earned a master’s degree in digital marketing from Northern Illinois University.

• Noting Day’s and Brolley’s retirements, Corcoran closed his report saying, “Together, they have given 73 years to IVCC and are so much alike: gifted, dependable, professional, respectful and respected. We all go our separate ways in a few short months, but I’ll never forget all they have done to make IVCC a wonderful place in which to work and change people’s lives.”

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Deadline nears for Starved Rock Country Community Foundation scholarship applications

The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation scholarship season is in full gear and the deadline for submissions is March 1.

There are 15 awards available for financial assistance, made possible by donors. Students in La Salle, Bureau, Putnam, Livingston, Marshall, Lee and Grundy counties may be eligible for specific scholarships.

• Rising Star Scholarship for Elementary Education at Illinois State University

• Mac Aero Scholarship for Aviation and Aeronautics

• Finish Line Scholarship for the completion of a four-year college degree

• Beckett Culinary Science Scholarship for Culinary students enrolled in Joliet Junior College

• Carol and Dick Janko Scholarship for Promising Entrepreneurs (5)

• Advantech Internet of Things Scholarship for Science, Engineering and Technology (2)

• Tangled Roots Brewing Company Pie It Forward Scholarship for Hospitality and Culinary Arts

• Stephen Charles Vogler Scholarship for Electronics and Communications

• Robert J. Moore and Ellen G. Moore Memorial Scholarship for Wenona, Illinois Students

• Women Inspired Network Young Women Leaders Scholarship

Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for the 2023 school year and be a graduate or recent graduate from high school, trade school, junior college or a homeschool environment and be able to demonstrate recent studies, and/or work-related activities focused on the specific area required by the scholarship being pursued.

Applications are available at all area high schools and Illinois Valley Community College and can be completed and submitted online at srccf.org. For a paper copy or to inquire further, call the Foundation office to speak with Cathy at 815-252-2906, ext. 2. Two letters of recommendation regarding the applicant’s appropriateness for the scholarship, answers to relative essay questions and the completed application must be received by March 1 at 241 Marquette St., La Salle.

Recipients of SRCCF scholarships are selected by the Foundation’s Scholarship Committee. Scholarship recipients will be notified in April.

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OBITUARIES

DENNIS CHAMBERS

Born: April 11, 1946

Died: February 9, 2023

Dennis Chambers, 76, of Henry, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023, 3:15 pm at OSF St. Frances Medical Center, Peoria. Visitation was Sunday, February 12, 2023 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, 416 Edward St., Henry. Private family services were held Monday, February 13, with burial following at Friends Cemetery, McNabb. The Deacon Robert Murphy officiated. Memorials may be made to University of Iowa Vision Program.

Denny was born April 11, 1946 in Spring Valley, IL to Darrell and Lois ( Schroeder) Chambers. He married Judith Pletsch on December 17, 1967. She preceded him in death on May 14, 2002. He later married Beth

(Bogner) Moeller on July 4, 2011, in Henry, IL. She survives.

Also surviving are his children, Jennifer (Adam) Ibarra, of Princeton, and A.J. (Alexis) Chambers, of Granville, Beth’s children, Erika (Ryan) Anderson, April (Andy) Rowe, both of Henry, and Amy (Clayton Krafft) Moeller, of Peoria, his grandchildren, Katrien, Isabella, Maverick, Kaitlyn, Enzo, Brynna, Jake, Drew, Ryker and Will, his siblings, Ken (Mary) Chambers, of Magnolia, Gary (Linda) Chambers, of Lostant, and Cindy (Dave) Christopher, of Utica. His parents and brother-in-law, Pat Sobin, preceded him in death.

Denny had worked as a teacher in the Lacon and Henry schools, teaching 4th grade and science. He also was involved in coaching. After his teacher career he had farmed for many years.

He loved to fish, duck hunt, attend his grandchildren’ s events and was a great fan of the show Gunsmoke.

Online condolences may be made to: www. calvertmemorial.com.

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Glen Gerrard, of Oglesby, has created Illinois Valley Community College Foundation scholarships for students who display exceptional talent in art and theater.

“There is so much exceptional talent in the halls of IVCC struggling to get through, and they could use a hand up. I am hoping this will encourage them to be creative thinkers who can excel in whatever art form they choose,” Gerrard said.

Creating the scholarship accomplishes another of Gerrard’s longheld dreams.

“I have been hoping to do this for years,” he said. “I’ve been a very fortunate man and I just want pay it forward while I’m still around to enjoy it.”

An artist, actor and set designer, Gerrard appeared in and worked behind the scenes for IVCC theater productions in the late 1960s. Long

before there was a theater, he learned set design through on-the-job training and building scale models.

In April 1970, a month before his IVCC graduation, he was drafted and was unable to graduate. While in the service, he worked in the Fifth Army headquarters, where he also performed in “Cactus Flower” for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Special Services.

Upon his return to the Illinois Valley, Gerrard was a comprehensive art major at Illinois State University and received his bachelor’s degree in 1974. He has remained committed to artwork and his paintings and pastel drawings have won several awards.

“Being at IVCC was one of the most pivotal times of my life,” he says. “I didn’t do well when the college was still housed at L-P, but being at the new temporary campus made all the difference.”

Also contributing to The Gerrard Fine Arts Scholarship fund will be his sister, Bonnie Kolowski, a retired teacher and principal in Omaha, Nebraska. Bonnie attended IVCC from 1963 to 1965 and is grateful to then LPO Junior College for providing the foun-

dation for her career in education.

“We both feel the groundwork we built at IVCC was among the best things that happened to us,” said Gerrard, “And we wanted to do something lasting here in our family name.”

The Gerrard Fine Arts Scholarship fund will honor their parents, Charles and Cora Gerrard, on behalf of their brothers and sisters. Their father quit school at age 11 to help support his family by driving a delivery wagon for the Jonesville Mine Company Store. He would later work 47 years at Westclox.

Their mother left L-P High School after her sophomore year to help support her family by working at Bent’s Department Store in downtown Oglesby.

Gerrard was the youngest of eight children and became interested in art at a very early age.

“Our parents were very creative,” Gerrard said. “They encouraged all of us to learn all we can and to never stop learning.”

Today Gerrard still designs sets, now in 3-D on the computer. He is a member of the Stage 212 board and is creating the 212 digital Visual

Archives. He is the author of the popular Facebook page “Oglesby Days,” and for the past six years has volunteered as a docent at Westclox Museum where many of his father’s woodcarvings and his mother’s needlework are displayed.

Gerrard’s life in theater includes playing Ebenezer Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” touring across six states and appearing in three separate productions of “I Do! I Do!” He was a foster parent for 10 years and formerly worked for the La Salle County Detention Home and Youth Service Bureau.

In 2018, he won the “Spirit of the Theatre Award” from River Valley Players in Henry for his timeless commitment to the craft. In 2019, he was honored with the Omni Arts Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the arts in Illinois.

His voluminous artwork, acting and set design resume includes “Sound of Music,” “Inherit the Wind,” “Detective Story,” “Cabaret,” “Something’s Afoot,” “West Side Story,” “Grease,” “A Chorus Line,” “On Golden Pond,” “Man of La Mancha” and many others.

Glen Gerrard hopes to give back and help struggling art, theater students

Habitat for Humanity opens applications for Peru house

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Habitat for Humanity has opened applications for its 2023 house build in Peru.

To qualify, applicants must show a need for adequate housing, be willing to partner with Habitat in the building of the house, and show an ability

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10-11 AM, Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) Presentation 12:30 PM

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to repay a low-interest affordable mortgage loan.

There are maximum income levels in accordance with the number of people that will be living in the household. Individuals as well as families may apply, and applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent-resident aliens with continuous employment over the next five

years.

Habitat for Humanity will host two informational sessions about the application process and will provide staff assistance with completing the application. These will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, in the Miller Community Center at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 1011 Shooting Park Road

January 1-March 31 is the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period

If you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch to a different MA Plan or switch to Original Medicare (and join a separate Medicare drug plan) once during this time.

Do you have questions? Call the PCCC to speak with a certified Medicare counselor.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Days

Wednesday March 22nd & 29th BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

AARP provides this free service to anyone 50 & older, especially those who cannot afford paid tax preparation.

Appointments fill up quickly. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call the PCCC as soon as possible.

Illinois Assistive Tech nology Program (IATP) Presentation

Tuesday March 14th @ 12:30 PM

Representatives from IATP will be at the PCCC to give hands on demonstrations on a variety of assistive technology items that can help older adults and people with disabilities function independently with daily activities.

Suite 108, Peru.

For questions about the house or to get an application, visit Habitat for Humanity’s website at www.localhabitat.org, call the Peru office at 815-434-2041 or visit the Peru ReStore, 1011 Shooting Park Road, and ask for Fran Gibson.

The deadline for application submission is April 14.

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Soup for Seniors on Sunday

To the Editor:

Happy February Putnam County

Record readers,

Yes, it’s February with cold days and still a little snow, but did you know we have plenty of special days, weeks and monthly celebrations to keep us busy?

American Heart Month, Canned Food Month, National Cherry Month, National Bird Feeding Month, Black History Month, Creative Romance Month and An Affair to Remember Month to name a few.

Some special days we all know: Valentines Day, Groundhog Day, Presidents Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras and “The Day the Music Died.” But there also are more than 60 more “quirky” days this month.

We could celebrate Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day, Stuffed Mushroom Day, Shower With a Friend Day, Kite Flying Day, National Pizza Day, Umbrella Day, Ferris Wheel Day, Do a Grouch a Favor Day, Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day and, of course, Drink Wine Day. In looking over a list of almost 100 ‘special’ days, I found almost half were about food. So with that little tidbit,

Putnam County Rotary is adding a new and the most important day, ‘Soup for Seniors Sunday’ on Feb. 26. This is an expansion of our “Souper Senior Soup” event from last year.

Every year Rotary has the option of writing what is called a District Grant, where our district has designated money available to every club in the district to do some small scale, short term events in the area their club serves. The amounts vary each year, with clubs having to match the amount they request.

Through past grant funds, PC Rotary has been able to help fund Afterglow, dictionaries at the elementary school, scoreboards at several ball diamonds, chairs for the Senior Center, help with construction of an early warning system for Magnolia, a training mannequin for PC EMS, an End Polio educational program at the junior high, new pillows and pillowcases to all who received Christmas Food Baskets, the Little Free Pantry, remodeling a room at Freedom House and monthly character boards at the junior high.

This year, as club president, I chose

to do something as a thank you and to honor our senior citizens. I am Italian, so it’s all about food. While I couldn’t write a grant big enough to feed everyone older than 55, I was able to write this year’s grant to get enough supplies for chili and tortellini to feed all seniors 75 and older.

You may have already seen the flyers posted or the ad in the Record or at least I hope you have.

We are excited to say members from both the high school and junior high Interact members are helping us with this event by donating cookies and helping prepare the bags to hand out. Our county sure is blessed in the caring kids growing up here.

I can’t thank them enough for always stepping up to help PC Rotary and we have some amazing Rotary volunteers who are coming to help make this event happen, too.

So, here is how this Soup Day will work: Rotarians and volunteers will be prepping and cooking the chili and making broth Friday, Saturday and Sunday for more than 600 seniors. The two soups, labeled and in con-

tainers to freeze or microwave, will be available for pick up from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at six locations including the Hennepin Fire Deptartment, McNabb Fire Deptartment, Jim Goldasich Room, Magnolia Fire Department, Granville UCC, Putnam Christian Church and the Putnam County Community Center in Standard.

In the event a senior is unable to pick up, we ask that they call the Community Center weekdays between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at 815-339-2711, leaving their name, phone number and address so PC Rotary can get delivery arranged.

We are unable to deliver to everyone and are hoping everyone eligible will pick up your soups so we can say thank you to each of you personally. We hope you enjoy the soup as last year everyone who got it said everything was delicious.

I hope to see you between 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, for Soup for Seniors as we say thank you to all you very special county residents. This is the best kind of “service above self,” honoring our seniors.

Debbie Buffington President of the Putnam County Rotary

CLASS 1A GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS: NEWARK 48, PUTNAM COUNTY 23

Newark takes control early, beats PC for 5th regional title in a row

By KEVIN CHLUM kchlum@shawmedia.com

GRANVILLE — With its signature pressure defense and hot outside shooting, the Newark girls basketball team took control in the first quarter Thursday.

The Norsemen used a 10-point run to take an 11-point lead at the end of the first quarter, and from there the game was never in doubt as No. 3-seeded Newark defeated No. 2 Putnam County 48-23 to win the Class 1A Putnam County regional championship.

“I’m almost 70 and a first-year coach,” Newark coach Glenn Clausel said. “I coached junior high basketball all my life. They asked me to do this and I took it, and I’m glad I did because I have a lot of good girls. A lot of competitive girls. A lot of these girls play three or four sports, so they’re used to competing and fighting hard. We shot the ball OK tonight. We rely a lot on our defense. That’s the hub of our team.

“I’m happy for the girls. I’m proud of the girls for fighting and coming together at the right time.”

It is the fifth consecutive regional championship for the Norsemen.

“It feels amazing,” Newark sophomore Addison Ness said. “We worked really hard and we gave it our all.

“It’s a great experience. We’re a pretty close group and we enjoy playing together and that really helps on the court.”

“Class 1A schools a lot of times struggle with our press because they don’t see a lot of it,” Clausel said. “A lot of teams just drop back because they don’t have the athletes. We’re going to hope that slows teams down. It’s going to be a tough sectional, but I think we have a good shot.”

The Norsemen used their intense defense to slow down the Lady Panthers from the start, allowing just two points through the first 6½ minutes.

Newark’s offense struggled early as well, hitting only three free throws in the first 5½ minutes before Brooklyn Hatteberg scored the Norsemen’s first field goal on an inbounds play.

Taylor Kruser followed with a jumper and Tess Carlson and Ness buried back-to-back 3-pointers to give Newark a 13-2 lead, forcing Putnam County to call a timeout.

“I think after those first couple of shots we made, we got all the jitters out and we just played basketball,” said Ness, who scored a game-high 11

points.

PC’s Gracie Ciucci knocked down a 3-pointer out of the timeout, but Ness hit another of her own to give Newark a 16-5 lead after eight minutes.

“We had that spurt in the first quarter where we got on them hard,” Clausel said. “A lot of it relies on anticipation and we just scramble.

“These girls for three-fourths of the year just would not shoot. We struggled for outside shooting and teams were packing in zones on us. We have really been working on shooting and it’s coming around at the right time.

“It was nice to get out to that big lead.”

Newark, which beat PC 32-19 in the regular season finale, led by double digits from the end of the first quarter on, holding leads of 22-7 at halftime and 34-13 after three quarters.

“Newark made some shots early with three 3s in first 10 minutes and we just couldn’t buy a bucket again,” PC

coach Jared Sale said. “When you dig yourself a hole against a team that does a nice job running clock on offense and limits your trips on the other end, it makes it really, really hard to dig yourself out of a double-digit hole. I really thought we did a better job against the pressure this time, but when we got looks we didn’t convert.”

A bright spot for the Panthers in the

loss was junior Ava Hatton eclipsing 1,000 career points with a free throw in the fourth quarter.

“It’s obviously a nice accomplishment,” Sale said. “You don’t see many juniors getting that, so for her to be able to do that, it’s really great. She’ll have a chance at the all-time (school) scoring record for the girls next year.”

Putnam County finishes 22-10.

“We had Es Avila go down the last game of the summer and it kind of changed the complexion of where we wanted to be and what we wanted to do,” Sale said. “We had to have people step into different roles and figure some different things out. To go 22-10 and be Tri-County Conference (Tournament) champs, it’s a great season. Obviously, we’d love to be playing Tuesday, but when you look back at it, you can’t really complain. I’m very lucky to have great kids who come in and work hard every day and a great coaching staff.”

Photos by Kyle Russell for Shaw Local News Network

Putnam County’s Salina Breckenridge is double-teamed by Newark’s Taylor Kruser and Tess Carlson during the Class 1A Putnam County Regional final on Thursday at Putnam County High School. BELOW: Putnam County’s Ava Hatton attemps to move the ball into the lane against Newark during the Class 1A Putnam County Regional final on Thursday. Hatton surpassed 1,000 career points during the game.

Putnam County tops St. Bede in regular-season finale

By DON BALDIN Shaw Local News Network

PERU – The St. Bede boys basketball team wrapped up its regular season Wednesday, honoring seniors John Brady, Callan Hueneburg, Connor Brown, Landon Jackson, Tom Makransky, Brendon Pillion and Hayden Arkins.

But Putnam County cut the celebration short, building a 16-point lead before the Bruins rallied to tie the game behind Hueneburg and Brady.

The Panthers regained their composure and went on to win 58-51.

“We came out with a lot of energy and played well early and then we let down a bit, and give them credit they made a couple of changes and never gave up,” Putnam County coach Harold Fay said. “I thought we showed some character to regroup and raise our intensity down the stretch.

“It’s a good win, and we also have some teaching moments and things to work on heading to the postseason.”

Putnam County opens the postseason Saturday against Unity Christian in

Granville in the Dwight Regional, while St. Bede faces Woodland on Saturday in Peru in the Midland Regional.

“First off, we have a special bunch of seniors,” St. Bede coach Brian Hanson said. “We told them that once the season ends we are going to miss them. They are a big part of our daily lives. It’s not just the kids that get the minutes on game night, it’s the attitude and work ethic the other guys bring to push the starters. You saw it tonight. This team went down early and didn’t fold the tents. Instead, they kept working hard and this will help us in the postseason.”

The game began with Hueneburg draining a 3-pointer to give the hosts a lead, but PC rattled off the next 10 to build a 10-3 lead with Andrew Pyszka (nine points) accounting for five of them.

Hueneburg connected on a basket before the next eight points went to the Panthers with Austin Mattingly doing most of the damage to make the score 20-5.

Jackson scored for the Bruins before Mattingly ended the quarter with a 3 to make the score 23-7 after one period.

The Bruins came out with new

GIRLS REGIONAL SEMIFINALS: PUTNAM COUNTY 27, MIDLAND 22

energy in the second as they went on a 7-0 run with Pillion scoring five and Brady (eight points) adding a bucket to cut the lead to 23-14.

After a Mattingly 3, the Bruins again closed the gap with Isaiah Hart scoring a layup and Pillion scoring the next four to pull the Bruins within six.

The teams traded hoops for the rest of the half and PC took a 31-24 lead into the locker rooms.

Brady sparked St. Bede’s comeback in the second half with a steal and layup, which started a 7-2 run.

“I felt like we left it all out on the court tonight, but we know that’s what we have to do every night to compete, and that’s what makes this team special,” Brady said. “We could have given up early, but we didn’t.

“It’s great to have played four years with these guys every day, and we work hard and have a good time, too. We were able to come back tonight because of the way this group thinks and how we don’t quit. We played hard-nosed defense and we take pride in that. I think we are in a good place heading into regionals.”

The Panthers finished the quarter

Top seeds Putnam County, Newark survive upset bids

By KEVIN CHLUM kchlum@shawmedia.com

GRANVILLE – The top two seeds were pushed but survived in the Class 1A Putnam County Girls Basketball Regional semifinals.

No. 2-seeded Putnam County edged No. 9 Midland 27-22 before No. 3 Newark pulled out a 64-55 victory over No. 6 St. Bede.

Midland (23-7) beat the Panthers (22-9) 48-23 for the regional title Thursday night. Newark beat PC 32-19 in the regular season finale Wednesday.

Putnam County 27, Midland 22

The Lady Panthers played Midland three times in the regular season and each time were able to pull away in the second half, but couldn’t Monday in a narrow victory.

PC trailed 5-2 after one quarter, led 14-13 at halftime and never led by more than seven points.

“I told the girls I’ve never felt worse in 14 years after a win,” Putnam County coach Jared Sale said. “I thought we

played scared to lose. This time of year, you can’t do that.

“To beat somebody four times is always tough. We had to knock down some free throws with under a minute left and were able to survive and advance, so it is what it is.”

Sophie Milloy drained a 3-pointer to give Midland a 16-15 lead with 5:33 left in the third, but the Lady Panthers responded with a three-point play by Maggie Richetta, one of her three on the night, to take the lead for good.

“I’m glad I finished at the rim and was able to make my free throws,” Richetta said.

“It’s something I usually struggle with is free throws. They were better tonight.

“[The three-point plays] were big to bring us ahead because it was pretty close the whole time.”

PC did not score a field goal in the fourth but made four free throws to hold off the Timberwolves, who pulled as close as 25-22 with 2:13 left.

Ava Hatton led PC with 11 points, while Richetta had nine.

strong by scoring the last nine points of the period to build a 42-33 lead.

The Bruins inched closer as Hueneburg buried another 3 and Brown knocked down a jumper.

That’s when Andrew Pyszka and Mattingly for PC and Brady and Hueneburg for St. Bede started to battle back and forth.

The Panthers led 53-48 with less than two minutes to play.

Wyatt Grimshaw put the finishing touches on the game for Putnam County with a three-point play.

Mattingly scored 22 points for the Panthers, while Hueneburg finished with 22 for the Bruins.

“I had a good [game] because my teammates got me the ball in the right spots, and fortunately I was able to knock down some shots tonight, but that’s the brand of ball we play, unselfish and high energy,” Hueneburg said. “Senior night is special, and we weren’t going to let a slow start ruin it, so we just snipped away at it and even got to a tie. It would have been nice to win it, but I was proud of how we played.”

BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL PREVIEW

CLASS 1A DWIGHT REGIONAL

Teams to beat: No. 2 Serena (23-8), No. 3 Putnam County (23-7)

Saturday, Feb. 18

No. 14 Morgan Park (5-19) at No. 2 Serena (23-8)

No. 9 Fenger (8-17) at No. 5 Yorkville Christian (9-21)

No. 13 Unity Christian (8-5) at No. 3 Putnam County (23-7)

No. 8 Gardner-South Wilmington (11-19) at No. 7 Dwight (15-14)

Wednesday’s Semifinals

Game 1-2 winners, 6 p.m. Game 3-4 winners, 7:30 p.m.

Outlook: If it happens, the Putnam County-Yorkville Christian showdown will be much earlier this season. The Mustangs beat the Panthers in the sectional final last winter, but this season the meeting would come in the regional semifinals. Putnam County defeated Yorkville Christian 75-69 on Dec. 21. Yorkville Christian senior David Douglas averages 34.4 points and 9.3 rebounds. “We’re excited if we can get to it,” PC coach Harold Fay said. “It’s nice to know what you’re facing instead of watching on a laptop. We know exactly what they have. They have one really good player. We have to guard him as best we can. He’s going to get his points and then we just have to limit the rest of them.” If the Panthers win their first two regional games, they’re likely to see Serena in the final. PC has not played Serena. “I saw them over at (the Marquette tournament),” Fay said about Serena. “They’re steady. They don’t do anything flashy. They’re consistent. They don’t make mistakes. They pressure you and if you make a mistake they’re going to take the ball.” The Panthers won four games in a row and five of their last six games.

Next: Winner advances to the Putnam County Sectional to play the winner of the Corliss Regional.

Scott Anderson – sanderson@shawmedia.com Putnam County’s Ava Hatton gets a jump shot over Midland during the Class 1A regional game Feb. 13 at Putnam County High School.

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Notice is given of the death of Sharon L. Clausen on January 3, 2023 and that Letters of Office as Executor were issued on February 9, 2023 to Sidney Whitaker, who may be contacted c/o his attorney as set forth below.

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Outlot 12 in Richey's Second Addition to the Village of Lostant, LaSalle County, Illinois EXC EPT the following described parcel:

The North part of Outlot 12 in Richey's Second Addition to the Village of Lostant, LaSalle County, Illinois described as follow s: BE GINN ING at an iron bar with cap at the Northwest corner of said Outlot 12; thence North 85 degrees 59 minutes 37 seconds East on the North line of said Outlot 12 302.13 feet to an iron bar with cap at the Northeast corner of said Outlot 12; thence South 04 degrees 06 minutes 53 seconds East on the East line of said Outlot 12 430.54 feet to an iron bar with cap; thence South 85 degrees 59 minutes 37 seconds West paralle l with said North line 300.90 feet to an iron bar with cap on the West line of said Outlot 12; thence North 04 degrees 16 minutes 43 seconds West on said West line 430.54 feet to said iron bar with cap at the PO IN T OF BE GINN ING;

ALL containing 2.980 acres, more or less, subject to the rights of the public to any portion being used for roadway purposes and subject to any unrecorded easements and all easements of record, situated in the Village of Lostant, LaSalle County, Illinois.

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Property A ddress: S. Main St., Lostant, IL 61334

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PU TNAM C OUNT Y, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ELMER WALDSCHMIDT, deceased.

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Notice is given of the death of ELMER WALDSCHMIDT, deceased, 14949 N. 600th Avenue, Granville, Putnam County, Illinois.

Letters of Office were issued on January 26, 2023, to Mary D. Waldschmidt, 14949 N. 600th Avenue, Granville, Illinois 61326, whose attorney is Ryan J. Anderson, 611 Second Street, P.O. Box 174, Henry, IL 61537.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of said Court at the Putnam County Courthouse, Box 207, Hennepin, Illinois 61327 on or before August 8, 2023, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by 755 ILCS 5/18-3, the date stat ed in that notice

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