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This year the Putnam County Library District is collecting personal items for the Putnam County Food Pantry and Rotary Little Pantry. The library will be taking shampoo/ conditioner, body wash, laundry soap, dish soap, paper towels, toilet paper, toothbrush/ toothpaste, tampons/pads, deodorant and personal care items. Only sealed items will be accepted.
The library will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 5, for Election Day and reopen Wednesday, Nov. 6. It will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day and reopen Tuesday, Nov. 12. It also will be closed Nov. 28-29 for Thanksgiving and reopen Saturday, Nov. 30.
Open eBooks is an eBook resource, made possible through First Book that provides access to a rotating catalog of thousands of popular and award-winning children and young adult titles. No library card is needed to access the collection; however, users will need to request a unique code/pin combination from staff. Stop by any of the library branches to learn about this service.
6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19: Zoom Program: Skies Above the Great Lakes. The library honors Veterans Day and Aviation Month by virtually hosting the National Museum of the American Sailor for a presentation on naval aviation history at the Naval Station Great Lakes. The presentation will cover how the Navy became involved with aviation, the association of the Great Lakes with naval aviation during both World Wars and the wider region’s efforts to advance naval aviation during World War II. This program is free and open to the public.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20: ILP: Holiday Tips & Tricks with Chef Art Smith. Join him to learn about his culinary journey and bring some culinary inspiration into your holiday season. A two-time James Beard Foundation award winner, Smith believes “The art of cooking, the act of feeding people, is the most engaging, most memorable way to connect with people.” This event will be recorded with permission to post for a limited time (30 days).
Hennepin, 214 N. Fourth St. Monday, Nov. 4: National Doughnuts Day. All day the library will be providing free doughnuts and coffee to patrons. Stop by to pick up yours.
Nov. 12-15: Cricut MakerSpace. Come in to learn how to use the Cricut Maker on select Thursdays and Fridays. Crafty adults and teens welcome. All Day event. Call ahead. This month is Hot Mess Canvas
4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14: Foil rocks workshop, all ages.
5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15: Teen After Hours Gaming. The library has the Nintendo Switch on the big screen, with games and food for ages 13 and older.
All fall : Lego Challenges: Stop by and pick up a new challenge card to build something new.
All fall : Fall Tranquil Coloring Pages: Stop by to pick up coloring pages for all ages. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 : Putnam County Book Club. The club meets the third Wednesday every month either at Hennepin or Granville library. Join the library and share your ideas. The group chooses books together and looks forward to completing the list for the next year. Looking forward to sharing enthusiasm for books. Follow the club on Facebook.
Granville, 214 S. McCoy St.
4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 : Tape Resist Art Workshop, all ages. Stop by to create your own masterpiece using the tape resist method. This technique is all about imagination, color and creativity. No painting skills needed.
1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11 and 25 : Book Discussion Group. No assigned book to read. Group directed. Instead, share your insights, opinions and views. Make recommendations. Join and share. Nov. 18-21 : Family Reading Night: In recognition of Illinois’ annual Family Reading night on Nov. 21, pick up a snack with books at the library.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 : Puzzle swap. New and used puzzles will be available in our community room, come early for best selection. This is a free event. If you bring a puzzle to swap, your name will be entered in the drawing for a new roll-up puzzle mat.
1 p.m. every Tuesday : Check Out Our Library of Things Together Community reads : Share your favorites. Discover a good book that you would like to recommend? Stop by Granville branch to fill out one of the slips on the bulletin board. Staff will display it next to an image of the recommended title in the entryway. Design a bookmark at the library : Stop by during open hours to pick up a “Design a Bookmark” form. After you complete your design, drop the form back off at the library and staff will scan it and print your designed bookmarks for library visitors. Colorful Greetings : Turn your Art into Notecards. Create one of a kind art. Assorted coloring pages will be available as well as colored pencils. If you would like your art turned into a set of notecards, please leave it, along with your name and phone number, with a staff member. You will be notified when your cards are ready for pickup.
11 a.m. Wednesdays : Story time. The library will share a story, enjoy a snack and offer related art activities.
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays: After School Art Explorers. Art materials available after school.
Putnam, 105 N. Center St.
9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2: Books and Brunch. Food, Books, and Friends
Magnolia, 112 N. Chicago St. Saturday, Nov. 16: “I’m Thankful For” Turkey Craft, for children.
McNabb, 322 W. Main St.
4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13: Friendship Bracelets, all ages. Friendship Bracelets, formed by a series of knots that create a woven pattern, originated from Indigenous peoples of Central and South America. Stop by to learn basic knots and patterns.
4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20: Kindness Rocks, all ages. Stop by to paint rocks and spread some kindness in the community. Use your imagination and paint pens to create inspirational, whimsical and beautiful works of art.
Design a bookmark at the library: Stop by during open hours to pick up a “Design a Bookmark” form. After you complete your design, drop the form back off at the library and staff will scan it and print your designed bookmarks for library visitors.
Colorful greetings: Turn your Art into Notecards. Create one of a kind art. Assorted coloring pages will be available as well as colored pencils. If you would like your art turned into a set of notecards, please leave it, along with your name and phone number, with a staff member. You will be notified when your cards are ready for pickup.
Standard, 128 First St. 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7: Tanzania Africa: Karen Newbly will be presenting photos of her trip to Tanzania Africa. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19: Tis The Season to Be Jolly; Holiday Specials and More! Good cheer, yes, it’s that time of the year again. Family, friends and loved ones come knocking on your door. The smells of turkey, pumpkin pie and Christmas trees are in the air. Tis the season of good will, friendship and peace and love. It’s called the holiday season, a time to unwind and get away from it all. The TV networks are primed and ready to put you into the holiday spirit. They bring into our lives the holiday mood and the feeling of giving. Historical presenter Jim Gibbons will step back in time to the holiday network specials, movies and the great holiday advertising of the past. Gibbons will bring back the specials of Perry Como, Red Skelton, Jackie Gleeson, Nat King Cole and the Bob Hope Christmas shows while spending his Christmas with our troops overseas and many many more, bringing peace on Earth and goodwill to all.
Silo collapse closes Route 29 in Putnam
By MARIBETH M. WILSON mwilson@shawmedia.com
Route 29 was shut down from Oct. 15 to Oct. 20 for a partial collapse of a grain silo at the River Valley Coop Grain Elevator in Putnam.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 8:37 a.m. Oct. 15 to the grain silo structure failure. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Henry Fire Department, Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police, Senachwine Township and
Ameren responded to the scene. Route 29 was closed from Route 18 to the Interstate 180/Route 29/ Kentville intersection.
“There’s two grain silos that are older, and then there’s a grain leg that goes up through the middle of them,” Putnam County Sheriff Josh Boedigheimer said Oct. 17. “They have to remove the grain leg, but they’re in the process of moving the silos – so that process hasn’t started yet.”
River Valley Coop did not return requests for comment on the grain silo collapse.
Photos by Scott Anderson
Corn pours out of a partially collapsed silo Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the River Valley Coop Grain Elevator in Putnam.
Al Cioni Ford celebrates 56 years with Customer Appreciation Day
By DEREK BARICHELLO dbarichello@shawmedia.com
Al Cioni Ford in Granville recently held its Customer Appreciation Day.
The dealership is a President Award winning, family owned business with service and sales of excellence for the past 56 years, the dealer-
ship said in a news release.
“We want to thank our team for their hard work.” the business said.
“And our awesome customers for their continued support. ... We will continue to push and fight to be here every day for you, our beautiful customers.”
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Al Cioni Ford in Granville recently held its Customer Appreciation Day. The dealership is a President Award winning, family-owned business with service and sales of excellence for the last 56 years, the dealership said in a news release.
Henry Presbyterian Church to host GriefShare Holidays Seminar
By DEREK BARICHELLO dbarichello@shawmedia.com
For most people, Thanksgiving and Christmas usually brings to mind thoughts of family, friends, presents and fellowship around the table.
When an individual is grieving the death of a family member or friend, they may dread the holiday season. Thoughts of social gatherings, family traditions and obligations may leave them anxious and overwhelmed. What can they do to lessen their stress and loneliness?
The GriefShare Holidays Seminar at Henry Presbyterian Church offers a safe place for people to learn how to deal
with all the demands and emotions the holidays can bring. Think of it as a standalone GriefShare gathering that offers suggestions on preparing and planning activities and events during the holiday season.
Make a point to spend time talking with people who have experienced a past loss and have already been through a holiday season without their loved one.
The free seminar is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the church, 511 Wirt St., Henry.
Registration is not required, but is helpful. For information or to register, contact 309-238-0432 or 309-364-2556 or barnlady61537@yahoo.com.
Gateway Services recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Annual awareness campaign takes places each October
By DEREK BARICHELLO dbarichello@shawmedia.com
Gateway Services announced it is joining the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy in recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities, the agency said in a news release. This year’s theme is “Access to Good Jobs for All.”
The history of NDEAM traces back to 1945, when it started as a week and focused only on people with physical disabilities. Later, it expanded to a full month, and its name and scope evolved to acknowledge the importance of increasing the workforce inclusion of people with all nature of disabilities, according to the news release.
“Our communities and economy are strengthened by the inclusion of all people, including people with disabilities,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Taryn M. Williams in the news release. “Their contributions have historically been vital to our nation’s success and are more important today than ever. We must build an accessible, equitable economy that fully includes the talent and drive of those with disabilities.”
“Gateway Services is proud to be a
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Gateway Services announced it is joining the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy in recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October.
part of this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month,” Gateway CEO Tracy Wright said in a news release “We want to spread the important message that we value all perspectives, especially those of individuals with disabilities.”
Employers and employees in all industries can learn more about how to participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month and ways they can promote its messages throughout the year by visiting dol. gov/NDEAM.
Gateway Services has provided services and supports throughout Bureau, Marshall and Putnam counties for 54 years. For information, visit gateway-services.org. Local employers interested in learning more about the Community Employment Services program at Gateway Services can contact Michael Brown, Community Employment Services supervisor, at 815-875-4548, ext. 255.
Farmland Owners Conference to address several ag concerns
Meeting scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Nov. 25 at IVCC
By DEREK BARICHELLO dbarichello@shawmedia.com
Average cash rents published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have shown significant increases because of above-average farming returns from 2020 to 2022.
With 2024 returns projected to be the lowest since 2000, landowners are concerned about setting cash rents for 2025.
Cash rents always have a great degree of variability because of factors such as soil productivity, drainage, field size, land access and the relation-
ship between the landowner and tenant.
Navigating this variability in a year with such low returns can be incredibly challenging.
To help landowners navigate these challenges the University of Illinois Extension is offering the 2024 Farmland Owners Conference.
The one-day event, designed to empower current and future farmland owners, will be 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 25, at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby.
“There is a lot that goes into owning farmland, even if you are not the one working the land. Landowners face their own unique set of challenges and opportunities,” agriculture educator and conference co-organizer Emily Hansen said in a news release. “This
WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS.
conference aims to provide landowners with proven, research-based information so they can make informed decisions about their land and its future.”
The 2024 Farmland Owners Conference agenda will cover:
• Negotiating cash rent
• Understanding current land values and appraisals
• Protecting the investment of soil fertility
• Solar energy
• Maintaining profits while protecting the environment
• Types of insurance needed for a farm
• Navigating Farm Service Agency forms and requirements
• Estate planning
• Organic production
The conference offers a valuable opportunity for landowners to connect with industry professionals, peers and potential partners.
The conference aims to allow its attendees to walk away with the knowledge they need to best manage and maintain their land, work with their tenants/farmers and plan for the future legacy of their land.
Registration fee of $65 includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
To register, go online to go.illinois. edu/Landowner2024.
To request accommodation to participate, contact Hansen at emhansen@illinois.edu or 815-224-0896.
Early requests are encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet access needs.
Vote Yes, To Build For Less
Vote YES for the School Referendum on November 5th!
Q: Why Propose a Referendum Now?
A: Our PC school buildings are aging, require critical safety enhancements, need updated teaching and learning environments, and are inefficient to operate. Life safety studies at all four buildings have outlined mandated improvements to each that must be done to keep the buildings operational. Major investments are needed to maintain and update the existing facilities, which would require the District to increase taxes.
Q: Did the School Board come up with the planned consolidation on their own
A: NO. The School Board and Administration have been working on a long-term strategic plan for over two years. The District partnered with Cadence Consulting to conduct a facility analysis of current buildings and review the options for moving forward. The Board then engaged with the community. Results of the initial community survey indicated a majority of respondents favored closing buildings and consolidating the schools. Finally, the District partnered with Larson & Darby, an architectural and engineering firm who specializes in educational design within Illinois to draft initial plans, and outline project costs.
The $34 million bond amount was estimated by the District’s Architect based on the proposed conceptual design, industry standards, code requirements, and current construction costs. It includes the abatement through demolition of the old buildings, parking lot and traffic flow site improvements, land acquisition, and a ten percent contingency for overages.
Q: Have other options for building been considered, such as building the current schools as new in the same places?
A: Through the facility analysis, the Board of Education considered multiple solutions. These options included investing in all existing sites, additions or renovations, and building replacement. No other comprehensive options were presented that provide more value to the taxpayers. The options to keep all of the buildings operational were much more expensive than the proposed consolidation. This additional expense to keep all buildings would result in much higher taxes over the next decade than consolidating.
Q: Will additional bonding be needed to maintain the High school?
A: No. Consolidating the buildings directly avoids maintenance costs and would allow the school district to invest its reserves toward the high school. It also resets the clock at the K-8 building as most of its appliances and components are new. This reduces the annual maintenance to a sustainable level.
Q: Why is the language on the ballot so confusing regarding the referendum?
A: The School District’s attorney wrote the language using “legalese” which is meant to be concise wording that allows for flexibility in the use of funds in the event that some changes to the initial plan are made. While the ballot language is not clear, the messaging has been very clear about what a “Yes” vote means. Bonding 34 million dollars to consolidate to a single campus. Vote Yes, to build new for less.
Q: What about the impact of additional traffic on, and around, the proposed campus?
A: With increased student population at one campus, the site will experience increased traffic. The proposed design includes additional parking for staff and guests, improved vehicular circulation to separate parents and buses during drop-off and pick-up, and improvements for pedestrian access. Our current buildings suffer from lack of parking and congested traffic flow so there is ample room for improvements with a consolidated campus.
Q: Will there be a School Resource Officer (SRO) on campus?
A: Currently, PC #535 contracts with the Village of Granville for an SRO who serves all four schools by rotating between buildings. With a single campus, the SRO would be able to serve all students, staff and visitors at one location ensuring a constant presence.
*Paid for by PC taxpayers
IVCC announces summer 2024 graduates
Graduates to be listed by their hometown
By DEREK BARICHELLO dbarichello@shawmedia.com
A total of 166 students earned 200 degrees and certificates at Illinois Valley Community College in Summer 2024. Graduates, listed by hometown, and their degrees or certificates include:
Arlington – Lisa Grisham, Associate in Arts; Tori Daniels, Certified Nursing Assistant; Rylan Kerper, AAS Marketing Blackstone – Kyla Yedinak, ECE Gateways Credential 2
Bureau – Cody Hart, Truck Driver Training
Cherry – Kaitlynn Donovan, AAS in Dental Assisting, Dental Assisting; Joseph Wenzel, Truck Driver Training Advanced Proficiency
Tonica – Savannah Gossage, Associate in Arts; Ava Lambert, CNA; Emily Strehl, Associate in Arts
Troy Grove – Sarah Oraha, CNA
Utica – Ava Manicki, CNA
Wenona – Hope Yunker, CNA
Hennepin Fire Department Chicken Dinner
Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Location: Hennepin Fire Station 201 East High Street, Hennepin, IL 4:30pm - 7.00pm
Field trip brings manufacturing to life for high schoolers
170 students participate
By PEGGY SCHNEIDER IVCC Community Relations
A sea of purple sweatshirts emblazoned with a 2024 Discover Manufacturing Expo logo filled Illinois Valley Community College’s gym and the Community Technology Center hallways Tuesday, worn by 170 high school students on a unique field trip to explore potential career opportunities in the manufacturing industry.
After touring local plants, where some students were given a chance to use equipment simulators on site, they arrived on campus and met representatives of a dozen companies that showcased their products and fielded questions about careers and products.
Students representing 12 high schools in the college district rotated from the gym to the CTC for break-out sessions led by IVCC faculty in welding, robotics, pneumatics, computer aided design and advanced machining.
October is Manufacturing Month, recognizing the industry as a key multi-billion-dollar engine powering the state’s economy and employing almost 10 percent of the state’s workforce.
Some students got to see in person and on a grand scale operations they were already familiar with or interested in, while others found the field trip an eye-opener to the array of career options.
After completing a round in the gym, a group of La Salle-Peru High School students took a break in the CTC, saying they enjoyed some hands-on activities at the plant they had toured and were discovering what IVCC had to offer to launch them into that field.
SABIC Innovative Plastics, Ottawa; HCC, Inc, Mendota; Machinery Maintenance/Valley Fabrication/OnSite Repair, LaSalle; Vactor Manufacturing, Streator; Black Bros. Co., Mendota; Garden Denver, Princeton; Constellation, Seneca; Carus, La Salle, and GAF Peru.
Participating high schools were: Ottawa; Seneca; Princeton; Putnam County; Marquette; Henry; Hall; La Moille; La Salle-Peru; Mendota; Woodland and St. Bede.
This year’s 10th Expo was hosted by IVCC, North Central Regional Betterment Coalition, Business Employment Skills Team and Starved Rock Associates for Career and Technical Education.
High school students from 12 area districts briefly became welders, pneumatics system operators or machinery operators during a daylong field trip that introduced them to Illinois Valley manufacturing and college training opportunities that reflect that local environment. They delighted in showing off skills at welding simulators, flipping switches on pneumatics simulators, and watching demonstrations on IVCC’s machinery lab factory floor. After plant tours earlier, students assembled on campus as company representatives displayed their products and answered questions.
VETERANS
Photo provided by Peggy Schneider
5 - 12:30 pm – Christmas Crafts
7 - 12:30 pm –Trip to Africa presented by Karen Newbly (Virtual & in-person)
11 - 9:00 - 10:00 am - Medicare Part B Prevention & Wellness benefits, Extra help/LIS, MSP program & BA enrollment
12 - 9:30 -11 am- Free blood pressure & glucose checks 10:30 am - Site Council meeting 12:30 pm - Bingo
14 - 12:30 -1 pm- Disaster Preparedness Training with Chauntelle Biagi-Bruer, PC Emergency Management Coordinator
19 - 12:30 pm – Holiday and more by Jim Gibbons (Virtual & in-person)
21 - 12:00 pm – Thanksgiving Party 12:45 pm – Music Therapy by Michelle (Virtual & in-person)
26 - 12:30 pm – Trivia
28 – Closed for Thanksgiving HAPPY THANKSGIVING! 29 – Closed
PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER – NOVEMBER 2024
Tanzania Africa Thursday, November 7th, 12:30 pm
Karen Newbly will be presenting photos of her trip to Tanzania Africa
If PCCC were to offer meals on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays, along with our normal Tuesdays and Thursdays, what days each week could you attend?
Call or stop in and let us know. PCCC would like to know!
Did you know?
We offer lunches at the center! To view our menu, please go to our website at pcaservices.org
We kindly ask that you call the center by noon the day prior.
The Putnam County Community Center does not discriminate in admission to or treatment of employment in programs or activities in compliance with the Illinois Human Rights Act, the U.S. Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the U.S. and Illinois Constitutions. If you feel you have been discriminated against, you have a right to file a complaint with the Illinois Department on Aging, call 1-800-252-8966 (Voice and TDD) or contact the Program Manager at WIAAA 1-800-322-1051. PCCC is partially funded by the Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging.
Pattie Toner
Wanda Ablett
Dolores Jessen
Village of McNabb
Brett Calbow
Thomas Dore
Richard Dauck
Dale & Carey Schorn
Holiday and More Presented by Jim Gibbons
Tuesday, November 19th 12:30 pm
Dysart – Cofoid Funeral Chapel
Fern & Fred Lippincott
James & Rosemary Wall
Eugene & Linda Litherland
Robert & Janice Ossola
Diana Brandstatter
McNabb United Methodist Church
Ginny & James Turner
Ronald & Diane Chiado
Gudmund “Sonny” Jessen, Jr. - Debra L. Holmes
Dixon Waterfowl Refuge site manager, ecologist to give virtual talk
Granville library to host free Zoom program
By DEREK BARICHELLO dbarichello@shawmedia.com
The Putnam County Public Library will host Katie Kucera, ecologist, and Justin Seibert, site manager at the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge in Hennepin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, for a virtual presentation on how the refuge was restored and information on the rich variety of flora and fauna that can be found in the local natural area.
Owned and managed by The Wetlands Initiative, the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge is an Illinois Valley hidden treasure. Located
south of Hennepin, in Putnam County, the refuge was drained and farmed for agriculture for nearly a century. The Wetlands Initiative began restoring the land in 2001 to the diverse backwater lakes and natural wetlands, prairie and savanna habitats that once occupied the land. Today, the refuge is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and attracts thousands of migratory waterfowl in the spring and fall seasons.
This program is free, open to the public, and made possible through a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and SciStarter. It will be presented via Zoom. Register at https://2ly.link/20KJN. For information, call the Granville Library at 815-339-2038.
Do you know a special Veteran who struggles to hear in conversations, while watching the television, or at family gatherings? Nominate them for a chance to win a set of hearing aids from Theos Audiology Solutions! Tell us about a special veteran in your life. Between now and October 30, nominate a veteran for a chance to win a free set of hearing aids. Once all nominations have been submitted, Theos Audiology will determine the winning nominee. Winner will be published in our special “Thank You, Veterans” section on 11/06 and 11/09.
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The Putnam County Public Library will virtually host Katie Kucera at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.
IVCC nursing instructor wins honors for local outstanding teacher from Shaw Local Radio
Graduate credits Robertson’s ‘spark’ for influencing countless aspiring nurses
By PEGGY SCHNEIDER
Shaw Local News Network correspondent
An Illinois Valley Community College nursing instructor has been recognized as one of the outstanding teachers in the area.
Amber Robertson learned that she was selected as the September nominee of Shaw Local Radio’s Teacher of the Year honor Thursday morning as students, nursing faculty and administrators gathered in the College Nursing Lab to hear the announcement. Shaw Local Radio promotions manager Summer Studstill presented a certificate, pizzas for the group and a $100 check, and let Robertson know she is now eligible for the top award at the end of the year.
Robertson is the first college professional to be nominated, Studstill said. Most have been primary and secondary teachers.
Alex Hunt, a spring 2024 nursing program graduate who is an intensive care unit nurse, nominated Robertson after hearing a promotion for the contest. Robertson has influenced countless nursing careers, Hunt wrote in her nomination, adding: “She has a spark for nursing, and anyone who has her [as an instructor] thrives in what they do. She is a blessing to the IVCC program.”
After graduation, Hunt turned to her mentor again for help in choosing her next position.
“You really gain a good relationship with the instructors as you go through the program,” Hunt said, and she trusted Robertson to guide her in
the first step of her career.
Robertson said she’s known for pushing students out of their comfort zones, even if the push isn’t always welcome.
“I love to see the light bulbs go on, see how they come in looking like deer in the headlights then graduate like rock stars,” Robertson said. “I watched [Hunt] grow from that first day through that first semester, then through that second semester, and how her confidence grew. To watch her walk across the stage at graduation was very emotional for me and made me so very, very proud.”
See AWARD, page 16
Photo provided by Peggy Schneider
Nursing graduate Alex Hunt (left) nominated her Illinois Valley Community College instructor Amber Robertson (right) for a local outstanding teacher award. “She has a spark for nursing and anyone who has her (as an instructor) thrives in what they do,” Hunt wrote in her nomination.
SKYROCKETING TAXES NOT THE ANSWER FOR PC SCHOOLS
While a program of long-term maintenance for the PC School buildings is necessary, skyrocketing property taxes are not the answer.
• PC property tax increases already in place mean taxes on the average $200,000 fair market value home will go up 24% based on the difference in taxes paid in 2023 and 2025.
• A successful PC school referendum will see an additional 17% tax increase to be paid in 2025. This means property taxes to be paid in 2025 will have increased by 41% in just two years.
• Even more alarming, according to the PC Supervisor of Assessments, there is a good chance of yet another increase in assessed property values resulting in an additional tax increase to be paid in 2026.
• This means that with even a relatively modest additional tax increase of 10%, PC property taxes will have soared more than 50% for many PC taxpayers in only three years –assuming, of course, the PC school referendum is passed!
What will skyrocketing taxes mean in PC?
• Perhaps hardest hit will be PC families already slammed during the past few years by huge inflationary increases in the prices of food, clothing, gas, insurance and soon. Can PC residents in good conscience even allow this to happen to their neighbors?
• Burdened by increased taxes or rents (as landlords are forced to pass property tax increases on to their tenants), PC families may have to leave the County. New families will be less likely to move to Putnam County. The current gradual decline in PC student enrollment will be accelerated. Note even now the current PC kindergarten class has only 35 students.
• The PC business climate will be damaged as new businesses will be discouraged from locating in PC while existing business and industry less likely to expand and create new jobs.
SKYROCKETING TAXES ARE NOT THE ANSWER FOR PC SCHOOLS!!
VOTE NO TO TELL THE SCHOOL BOARD TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD *Paid for by the Better Way for PC Schools Committee
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Hunt is grateful that Robertson convinced her to take the ICU position, noting that Robertson’s wisdom and lessons and the program’s on-site clinical experience have been valuable as she completes her nursing tasks.
Robertson had been a nurse before she joined the IVCC faculty eight years ago. Now, she’s teaching alongside the instructors who once guided her as a student.
“The whole IVCC program shaped me,” Robertson said. “That associate degree literally changes people’s lives, and it changed mine.”
While working in medical surgical units and in hospice care, she learned the influence she had on lives around her, and said the impact she can make as a teacher is equally powerful.
She delights in encountering so many former students in the course of her family’s medical care, and said it confirms her personal and professional mission: “I want to train the nurses to take care of me one day, and trust they will do the best they can.”
Hunt’s nomination is prized, as are all the letters and cards that Robertson saves from former students.
“Recognition like that is humbling,” Robertson said. “Students let me know I’m doing a good job when I see them thrive and do great things. You get a good education here at IVCC, and I make sure of that.”
Photo provided by Peggy Schneider
Amber Robertson (right) hugs nursing graduate Alex Hunt after learning that Hunt nominated her for an outstanding teacher award through Shaw Local Radio. Robertson is now eligible for the organization’s Teacher of the Year award.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1921: Green Bay Packers play first APFA (forerunner to NFL) game; beat Minneapolis Marines, 7-6 at Hagemeister Park, Green Bay, Wisconson.
FOOTBALL: HALL-PUTNAM COUNTY 35, RIVERDALE 32
Hall-Putnam County outlasts Riverdale for 2nd win
It was the second career win for first-year Hall coach Logan Larson
By KEVIN CHLUM kchlum@shawmedia.com
SPRING VALLEY – After Hall-Putnam County went through the handshake line Friday at Richard Nesti Stadium, the Red Devils were rushed by the student section.
The Red Devils didn’t win a conference championship or clinch a playoff berth. But they hung on for a 35-32 win over Riverdale in a Three Rivers Conference crossover to snap a four-game losing streak and earn their second victory of the season.
“It feels great,” Hall junior running back/linebacker Aiden Redcliff said. “It’s what we’ve been working for. It was a close game last week, but we fell short. So it feels great, especially to go out on senior night like this.”
It was the second career win for first-year Hall coach Logan Larson, and it came against a Rams squad that entered fighting for a playoff berth at 3-4.
“That was a big win there,” Larson said. “That’s a good team and we knew we were going to have our hands full. They beat some teams that we lost to by a good amount. They had to win out to make the playoffs, so we knew they were going to come out hungry, but we had to send our seniors out right.
“We felt like we’ve gotten better throughout the season. We’ve made so much growth, so it’s nice to see it. It’s tough to win hard games. Our guys kept fighting and kept working. We stayed together, believed in our plan and we executed it.”
Redcliff played a huge part in the victory as he rushed for 200 yards on 31 carries, booted three punts and made several big defensive plays, including a fourth-down sack with 1:54 left.
“He’s there every day. He’s watching hours of film a week. Eventually, that work and that process comes to fruition,” Larson said. “We kept going with what they were giving us. We just kept running him. He’s a tough kid. He’s a smart kid. I can’t say enough about him. He played
well on the defensive side. He’s kind of our quarterback on that side. He had a couple huge punts. He can kind of do everything for us.”
The Red Devils established Redcliff running up the middle on the first drive as he ran the ball on eight of Hall’s 10 plays, scoring on a 12-yard run to cap a possession that took 5:34 off the clock.
After the Rams responded with a 93-yard kick return touchdown from Caen Beckett, Redcliff answered with a big play of his own as he broke free for a 55-yard TD. Redcliff scored a 3-yard TD on Hall’s third drive to help the Red Devils to a 21-12 halftime lead.
“Our line played well,” Redcliff said. “They did what we’re supposed to. They pulled well. It all goes through them.
“They just kept executing and doing their jobs. I couldn’t do it without them.”
Braden Curran scored on a 2-yard run with 7:55 left in the third to put Hall up 28-12 and Redcliff gave the Red Devils a 35-18 lead with a 14-yard TD run with 9:48 left in the game before the Rams rallied. Kolton Kruse found Jackson Tegeler for an 18-yard TD pass with 7:38 left then
Riverdale forced a three-and-out and the duo hooked up for a 77-yard TD on the Rams’ first play to cut their deficit to 35-32.
Hall had another three-and-out, but Redcliff’s punt pinned the Rams on the 9.
On fourth-and-16 from the 14, Redcliff sacked Kruse for a 12-yard loss to give the Red Devils possession with 1:54 left.
“Coach sent me,” Redcliff said. “I just ran right through the wing. He rolled out toward me. It just happened so fast. He just ran right to me.
“It felt great. That basically sealed the game.”
Still, the Rams had one last chance after stopping Hall on four plays inside the 5. Riverdale took over at its own 5 with 38.6 seconds left.
After an incomplete pass, the Rams ran a double reverse pass, but Hall’s Dylan Glynn intercepted it at the 40.
“We have to learn how to win games,” Larson said. “We’ve got to keep playing. Obviously, they were not going to quit. Their kids made some plays. But we kept fighting. That’s what you have to do against a good team. You have to keep playing and stay resilient. I’m super excited for the guys and I’m really proud of them.”
Photos by MaKade Rios for Shaw Local News Network
Jacob Mongan of Hall celebrates a first down against Riverdale on Friday at Richard Nesti Stadium in Spring Valley.
Aiden Redcliff of Hall high fives a coach after scoring a touchdown against Riverdale on Friday at Richard Nesti Stadium in Spring Valley.
Last week’s scores
E-P 37, Mendota 7 Hall 35, Riverdale 32
Monmouth-Roseville 28, Rockridge 18
Newman 34, Kewanee 14
Orion 34, Sherrard 18
Princeton 57, Mercer County 20
This week’s games
Hall at Rockridge
Kewanee at Orion
Mendota at Mercer County
Monmouth-Roseville at Newman
Princeton at E-P
Sherrard at Riverdale
THREE RIVERS ROCK CON ALL
2-3 3-5
Putnam County sixth grader Anni
in 12:31.
AREA ROUNDUP
Last week’s scores
E-P 37, Mendota 7 Hall 35, Riverdale 32
Monmouth-Roseville 28, Rockridge 18
Newman 34, Kewanee 14
Orion 34, Sherrard 18
Princeton 57, Mercer County 20
This week’s games
Hall at Rockridge
Kewanee at Orion
Mendota at Mercer County
Monmouth-Roseville at Newman
Princeton at E-P
Sherrard atr Riverdale
Seneca
Last week’s scores
Dwight/Garder-SW 42, Alton Marquette 0
Seneca 21, Ottawa Marquette 6
Bloomington Central Catholic 28, St. Bede 3
This week’s games
Du-Pec at Seneca
Dwight at Ottawa Marquette
Westmont at Walther Christian – Kevin Hieronymus
14th
PC’s Anni Judd places 14th at state
By KEVIN HIERONYMUS khieronymus@bcrnews.com
Putnam County sixth grader
Anni Judd saved her best for last in Saturday’s IESA Class 2A state cross country meet at Maxwell Park in Normal.
She placed 14th, running the two miles in a time of 12:31, shaving 26 seconds off her sectional time. She was five seconds off a top 10 finish.
Judd was the runner-up at the Seneca Sectional, clocking a 12:57.
State champ Hazel Atkins of Shelbyville Moultin clocked a winning time of 11:46.71.
VOLLEYBALL
Tri-County Conference Tournament: No. 8-seeded Putnam County lost 25-14, 25-18 to No. 9 Roanoke-Benson in the first round of the TCC Tournament on Oct. 14 in Ottawa.
PC beat No. 10 Lowpoint-Washburn 22-25, 25-14, 25-15 on Oct. 16.
Britney Trinidad had 21 digs, 15 points, four aces, 10 assists and three digs for the Panthers (1214), while Maggie Spratt had nine points, two aces, nine digs and six kills and Eme Bouxsein added nine assists, eight digs, four points and two aces.
In Thursday’s finals, Henry-Senachwine upset top-seeded Seneca 25-17, 25-23 to win the TCC championship match.
In other matches Marquette beat Dwight 25-12, 25-15 for third place and Roanoke-Benson defeated Woodland 25-16, 25-17 for the consolation title.
At Mendota: Putnam County placed eighth in the Mendota Rally Invite on Saturday.
In pool play, the Lady Panthers lost to Rockford Christian (25-9, 25-10) and Forreston (25-15, 25-8) and split with Peoria Christian (25-21, 19-25).
PC fell in the seventh place match to the host Spikers 25-18, 26-27, 25-15.
Photos provided
Judd places
in the IESA state cross country meet Saturday in Normal. She ran the two miles
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PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS
STATE ADVISORY QUESTIONS
ELECTION WORKER PROTECTION AND CANDIDATE ACCOUNTABILITY REFERENDUM
"Should any candidate appearing on the Illinois ballot for federal, State, or local office be subject to civil penalties if the candidate interferes or attempts to interfere with an election worker's official duties?"
Yes No
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND FAIRNESS REFERENDUM
"Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to create an additional 3% tax on income greater than $1,000,000 for the purpose of dedicating funds raised to property tax relief?"
Yes
No
Yes No
COUNTY
CONGRESSIONAL
insurance plan in Illinois that provides coverage for pregnancy benefits, without limitation on the number of treatments?"
Amy Lannerd
JUDICIAL
SPECIMEN BALLOT
PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS
GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 2024
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REFERENDUM
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES AND CANDIDATES TO BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN PUTNAM COUNTY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024
"Should all medically appropriate assisted reproductive treatments, including, but not limited to, in vitro fertilization, be covered by any health insurance plan in Illinois that provides coverage for pregnancy benefits, without limitation on the number of treatments?"
TINA DOLDER, COUNTY CLERK
PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS
STATE ADVISORY QUESTIONS
Yes No
ELECTION WORKER PROTECTION AND CANDIDATE ACCOUNTABILITY REFERENDUM
FEDERAL
"Should any candidate appearing on the Illinois ballot for federal, State, or local office be subject to civil penalties if the candidate interferes or attempts to interfere with an election worker's official duties?"
FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Yes
OF THE UNITED STATES
(Vote for one)
DEMOCRATIC (Kamala D. Harris
No
(Tim Walz
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND FAIRNESS REFERENDUM
REPUBLICAN (Donald J. Trump (JD Vance
(Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Nicole Shanahan
"Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to create an additional 3% tax on income greater than $1,000,000 for the purpose of dedicating funds raised to property tax relief?"
INDEPENDENT
Write-in ( (
Yes
No
CONGRESSIONAL
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REFERENDUM
FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
Lauren Underwood
James T. "Jim" Marter
Write-in
"Should all medically appropriate assisted reproductive treatments, including, but not limited to, in vitro fertilization, be covered by any health insurance plan in Illinois that provides coverage for pregnancy benefits, without limitation on the number of treatments?"
Yes
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN
JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT?
REPUBLICAN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND FAIRNESS REFERENDUM
FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY (Vote for one)
Kate Gorman be retained in office as JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
No Candidate
DEMOCRATIC
Yes No
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Yes
Yes No
REPUBLICAN
Lauren Underwood
Christina (Judd) Mennie
No Candidate
DEMOCRATIC
"Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to create an additional 3% tax on income greater than $1,000,000 for the purpose of dedicating funds raised to property tax relief?"
No
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Rita B. Garman)
FEDERAL
REPUBLICAN Darin LaHood Write-in
REPUBLICAN James T. "Jim" Marter
Write-in
FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK (Vote for one)
Carly R. Zielinski
OF THE UNITED STATES
DEMOCRATIC
FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Lisa Holder White) (Vote for one)
PROPOSITION
(Vote for one)
No Candidate
REPUBLICAN No Candidate
LEGISLATIVE
(Vote for one)
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
Yes No
(Kamala D. Harris (Tim Walz
DEMOCRATIC
SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
COUNTY BOARD
FOR STATE SENATOR
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REFERENDUM
No Candidate
Yes
DEMOCRATIC
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
PUTNAM COUNTY CUSD NO. 535
Lisa Holder White
PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $34,000,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS
REPUBLICAN
REPUBLICAN Gene Doherty
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SHALL Kate Gorman be retained in office as JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SEEKING RETENTION IN OFFICE
FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
(For an unexpired 2-year term)
AT LARGE
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN
REPUBLICAN Darin LaHood
(Donald J. Trump (JD Vance
Write-in
No
Candidate
(Vote for one)
(Vote for not more than two)
No
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. John W. Turner)
DEMOCRATIC
DEMOCRATIC Floyd "BJ" Holocker
(Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Nicole Shanahan
DEMOCRATIC Marlee Giacometti
Write-in
INDEPENDENT
REPUBLICAN Chris Balkema
"Should all medically appropriate assisted reproductive treatments, including, but not limited to, in vitro fertilization, be covered by any health insurance plan in Illinois that provides coverage for pregnancy benefits, without limitation on the number of treatments?"
PROPOSITION
(Vote for one)
PUTNAM COUNTY CUSD NO. 535
APPELLATE COURT JUDGE
LEGISLATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE
REPUBLICAN No Candidate
FOR STATE SENATOR
JUDICIAL
Yes No
CONGRESSIONAL
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(For an unexpired 2-year term)
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
No Candidate
Chris Balkema
Morgan Phillips
(Vote for one)
FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FEDERAL
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
Lauren Underwood
DEMOCRATIC
FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
Dennis Tipsword Jr.
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Rita B. Garman) (Vote for one)
OF THE UNITED STATES
James T. "Jim" Marter
REPRESENTATIVE
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRATIC
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
Write-in
(Vote for one)
(Kamala D. Harris (Tim Walz
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN Lisa Holder White
COUNTY
FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY (Vote for one)
FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
(Donald J. Trump (JD Vance
REPUBLICAN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Morgan Phillips
No Candidate
(Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Nicole Shanahan
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
REPUBLICAN Christina (Judd) Mennie
INDEPENDENT
DEMOCRATIC
DEMOCRATIC
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. John W. Turner) (Vote for one)
REPUBLICAN Dennis Tipsword Jr.
Darin LaHood
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK (Vote for one)
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
DEMOCRATIC Carly R. Zielinski
Write-in ( (
Write-in
REPUBLICAN Amy Lannerd
REPUBLICAN No Candidate
CONGRESSIONAL
COUNTY BOARD
LEGISLATIVE
FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD
AT LARGE
FOR STATE SENATOR
(Vote for one)
Lauren Underwood
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Lisa Holder White) (Vote for one)
(For an unexpired 2-year term)
(Vote for not more than two)
DEMOCRATIC
DEMOCRATIC Floyd "BJ" Holocker
James T. "Jim" Marter
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
(Vote for one)
DEMOCRATIC Marlee Giacometti
Write-in
No Candidate
REPUBLICAN Gene Doherty
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN No Candidate
Chris Balkema
JUDICIAL RETENTION
JUDICIAL
REPRESENTATIVE
BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SEEKING RETENTION IN OFFICE
REPUBLICAN
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
SIXTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
"Vote on the Proposition
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
(Vote for one)
Yes
No
Darin LaHood
Write-in
APPELLATE COURT JUDGE
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Rita B. Garman) (Vote for one)
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
REPUBLICAN
(Vote for one)
Morgan Phillips
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN Lisa Holder White
Dennis Tipsword Jr.
LEGISLATIVE
SHALL William E. Holdridge be retained in office as JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT?
REPUBLICAN
FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FOR STATE SENATOR
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. John W. Turner) (Vote for one)
(For an unexpired 2-year term)
(Vote for one)
No Candidate
DEMOCRATIC No Candidate
Chris Balkema
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN Amy Lannerd
REPRESENTATIVE
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SHALL Kate Gorman be retained in office as
REPUBLICAN
FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT
Shall the Board of Education of Putnam County Community Unit School District Number 535, Putnam, LaSalle and Marshall Counties, Illinois, alter, repair and equip school buildings, including constructing security and health/life safety improvements, increasing classroom, cafeteria and gymnasium space and replacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, improve school sites and issue its bonds to the amount of $34,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?
"Vote on the Proposition with respect to all or any of the Judges listed on this ballot. No Judge listed is running against any other Judge. The sole question is whether each Judge shall be retained in his or her present o ce."
No Candidate REPUBLICAN Amy Lannerd
PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $34,000,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS
Yes
No
Yes No
Shall the Board of Education of Putnam County Community Unit School District Number 535, Putnam, LaSalle and Marshall Counties, Illinois, alter, repair and equip school buildings, including constructing security and health/life safety improvements, increasing classroom, cafeteria and gymnasium space and replacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, improve school sites and issue its bonds to the amount of $34,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?
Yes No
FOR JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
JUDICIAL RETENTION SHALL William E. Holdridge be retained in office as JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT?
(To fill the vacancy of the Hon. Lisa Holder White)
(Vote for one)
Gene Doherty
BALLOT FOR JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SEEKING RETENTION IN OFFICE
DEMOCRATIC
No Candidate REPUBLICAN
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SHALL Kate Gorman be retained in office as JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
"Vote on the Proposition with respect to all or any of the Judges listed on this ballot. No Judge listed is running against any other Judge. The sole question is whether each Judge shall be retained in his or her present o ce."
Yes No
JUDICIAL RETENTION SHALL William E. Holdridge be retained in office as JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT?
APPELLATE COURT JUDGE
PROPOSITION
PUTNAM COUNTY CUSD NO. 535
PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $34,000,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS
Yes No
Shall the Board of Education of Putnam County Community Unit School District Number 535, Putnam, LaSalle and Marshall Counties, Illinois, alter, repair and equip school buildings, including constructing security and health/life safety improvements, increasing classroom, cafeteria and gymnasium space and replacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, improve school sites and issue its bonds to the amount of $34,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?
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CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SHALL Kate Gorman be retained in office as JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
PROPOSITION
PUTNAM COUNTY CUSD NO. 535
PROPOSITION TO ISSUE $34,000,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS
Shall the Board of Education of Putnam County Community Unit School District Number 535, Putnam, LaSalle and Marshall Counties, Illinois, alter, repair and equip school buildings, including constructing security and health/life safety improvements, increasing classroom, cafeteria and gymnasium space and replacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, improve school sites and issue its bonds to the amount of
STATE OF ILLINOIS SS COUNTY OF PUTNAM
Public Notice is hereby given that I, Kevin E. Kunkel, County Treasurer and Ex Officio Collector of Putnam County, Illinois, shall apply to the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, Putnam County on the 7th day of November, 2024 for Judgment against the mobile homes mentioned in the following list of delinquent mobile homes situated in said Putnam County, Illinois, for delinquent taxes past due severally thereon for the year 2023 and 2022 inclusive and for an Order from said Court to sell said taxes for the satisfaction thereof and for a judgment fixing the correct amount of any tax under protest. The names of the respective owners of said mobile homes if known and the total amount due severally thereon is shown as to each separate mobile home in the following list.
Also that on the 14th of November, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., being one of said days of the Circuit Court of said County to wit, all said mobile homes for the sale of taxes for which an order should be made will be exposed at public sale at LaSalle County Board Room, LaSalle County Courthouse, 707 East Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois the same being the building where the seat of county government is located for the amount of said taxes and costs due severally thereon..
Dated at Hennepin, Illinois
This 23rd day of October A.D. 2024
Kevin E. Kunkel County Treasurer and Ex-Officio County Collector of Putnam County Illinois
03-00-030-290 $84.06 LDZ DEVELOPERS INC, 03-00-030-320 $84.06 BABEL, JAN
03-00-031-010 $84.06 BABEL, JAN
03-00-031-190 $84.06 BISZKO, JAROSLAW
03-00-031-220 $84.06 MICHAEL PETRIZZI REVOCABLE
03-00-032-030 $46.24 UDEN, WES & PAULA & MOORE, 03-00-032-160 $84.06 MERKEL, GARY WAYNE, MERKEL
03-00-033-050 $41.59 TAMARA S. MUKENSCHNABL REV
03-00-034-250 $84.06 BENDINELLI, ROB & ANGELA
03-00-035-020 $84.06 BAYSER, CHARLES R.
03-00-035-060 $46.24 GEBALA, ARTUR AND BARBARA
03-00-035-100 $84.06 NESIC, SASA
03-00-036-120 $84.06 RABE, MARK
03-00-038-030 $84.06 SZAMSZON, MARCIN
03-00-038-050 $84.06 SZAMSZON, MARCIN
03-00-038-110 $84.06 BOLIAK, ANDRII
03-00-038-310 $84.06 PAYNE, AARON, SAEPHAN, MEU
03-00-038-320 $2,916.23 GRUCA, RAFAL
03-00-039-010 $46.24 GRUCA, RAFAL D, KOSELA, ED
03-00-039-070 $46.24 KOSELA, EDYTA
03-00-039-250 $84.06 KEETON, JASON
03-00-039-260 $84.06 ERICKSON, CHRISTOPHER
03-00-042-020 $84.06 BASELEY, ALYSSA, GIBSON, T
03-00-042-200 $1,160.51 LUX, THOMAS
03-00-043-270 $39.56 YELNICK, CURT
03-00-066-280 $82.14 PAMISA, CLARISA 03-00-066-310 $82.14 POUNDS, DON & LINDA 03-00-067-030 $45.30 LUCADO, STUART 03-00-070-200 $7,192.01 HERBERT, REVOCABLE FAMILY 03-00-074-260 $82.14 MILES, RICHARD 03-00-076-100 $572.96 RMG BUILDERS LTD, RAFAL GR 03-00-077-160 $82.14 LINDQUIST, ROBERT 03-00-077-220 $82.14 LDZ DEVELOPERS INC, 03-00-078-020 $82.14 AGUSHI, SAMI C & ADAM C 03-00-079-300 $82.14 BARRAZA, CATALINA 03-00-082-110 $82.14 DUFFY, ALYSSA A & SHAWN P 03-00-082-200 $82.14 POTOCKI, CASIMIR 03-00-083-280 $82.14 RAPACZ, AGNIESZKA & RAPACZ 03-00-084-230 $82.14 MIRANDA, JR., SIGIFREDO & 03-00-084-260 $45.30 KOSELA, EDYTA 03-00-085-040 $82.14 PIERCE, RENEE 03-00-085-160 $82.14 SLEDGISTER, ALLEN J, PINTE 03-00-086-090 $82.14 SMITH IRA 2882 EN TRUST AD 03-00-086-270 $82.14 ZIANO, NICHOLAS, OLIVER, C 03-00-087-020 $82.14 JACHYMIAK, KRZYSZTOF 03-19-121-000 $69.70 MORRISSEY, DONALD 03-20-020-000 $644.26 URSO, ROBERT & JAN 03-22-030-000 $408.56 ZOLPER, WILLIAM 03-22-060-000 $112.85 MOLINA, ANTHONY
Magnolia Parcel Count: 30 04-00-034-050 $993.08 CREW, GLENN 04-00-036-180 $1,083.93 HIGHSMITH, WILLIAM 04-00-036-200 $256.26 HIGHSMITH, WILLIAM 04-00-037-220 $122.91 SMITH, DERRICK 04-00-038-040 $32.32 HOLMSTROM, PATRICK
04-00-041-085 $426.97 REASKA, TYLER 04-00-042-240 $1,211.83 CRANE, JUDITH , RENINI, MA 04-00-043-300 $293.71 JOHNSON, JAMES AND KAREN 04-00-045-170 $1,962.59 CAMPBELL, RAYNOR & JENNIFE
04-00-045-180 $101.10 CAMPBELL, RAYNOR & JENNIFE
04-00-045-190 $101.10 CAMPBELL, RAYNOR & JENNIFE
04-00-049-095 $1,493.00 OLIVER, CHASE 04-00-050-135 $44.92 MORENO, LINDA
04-00-050-138 $1,331.54 MORENO, LINDA
04-00-050-150 $103.21 MORENO, LINDA
04-00-056-320 $2,043.64 ANDRACKE, ALAN
04-01-011-000 $1,762.77 DOSE, ELMER
04-01-181-000 $2,855.08 92131 LLC, % GORDON STADE, 04-01-251-001 $3,171.73 HOLMBECK, JOSHUA 04-02-290-000 $2,850.42 VILLAVA, FRANCISCO EDUARDO
Public Notice is hereby given that I, Kevin E. Kunkel, County Treasurer and Ex Officio Collector of Putnam County, Illinois, shall apply to the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, Putnam County on the 7th day of November, 2024 for Judgment against the mobile homes mentioned in the following list of delinquent mobile homes situated in said Putnam County, Illinois, for delinquent taxes past due severally thereon for the year 2023 and 2022 inclusive and for an Order from said Court to sell said taxes for the satisfaction thereof and for a judgment fixing the correct amount of any tax under protest. The names of the respective owners of said mobile homes if known and the total amount due severally thereon is shown as to each separate mobile home in the following list.
Also that on the 14th of November, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., being one of said days of the Circuit Court of said County to wit, all said mobile homes for the sale of taxes for which an order should be made will be exposed at public sale at LaSalle County Board Room, LaSalle County Courthouse, 707 East Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois the same being the building where the seat of county government is located for the amount of said taxes and costs due severally thereon..
Dated at Hennepin, Illinois
This 23rd day of October A.D. 2024
Kevin E. Kunkel County Treasurer and Ex-Officio County Collector of Putnam County Illinois
Granville Township Mobile Home Count: 6
02-55-211-107
$154.30 SANCHEZ, ELISA
Address: 104 Oak Park Estates Granville, IL 61326
VIN: 0533793M
Del Years: 2023
02-55-211-129
$139.00 ASCENCIO, HUMBERTO
Address: 129 OAK PARK ESTATES GRANVILLE, IL 61326
VIN: 01310797J
Del Years: 2019,2023
02-55-211-209
$154.30 Harper, Joshua
Address: 138 Oak Park Estate GRANVILLE, IL 61326
VIN: 159568
Del Years: 2023
02-55-211-305
$133.60 Sliker, Tom
Address: 113 Oak Park Estates GRANVILLE, IL 61326
VIN: 604575
Del Years: 2023
02-55-211-611
$154.30 HUFFMAN, RAYMOND
Address: P.O. Box 105 GRANVILLE, IL 61326
Del Years: 2023
02-55-211-632 $154.30 CAMACHO, DANIELA
Address: 103 0AK PARK ESTATES GRANVILLE, IL 61326
VIN:
Del Years: 2023
Senachwine Township Mobile Home Count: 1
03-55-311-008
$130.00 Balser, John
Address: 5312 West 90th ST OAK LAWN, IL 60453
VIN: NO12219
Del Years: 2023
Magnolia Township Mobile Home Count: 7
04-55-411-010 $85.00 Taylor, Matt
Address: 301 Bluff St. OGLESBY, IL 61348
VIN: 412957
Del Years: 2023
04-55-411-013 $153.40 Bertuli, Cindy
Address: 212 N. Milwaukee St. MARK, IL 61340
VIN: 4489
Del Years: 2023
Address: 6529 Cedar OAK FOREST, IL 60452
VIN: B782807
Del Years: 2023
04-55-411-033 $60.00 Schmitz,
Address: 324 E Lafayette St. OTTAWA, IL 61350
VIN: 56-10-579
Del Years: 2023
04-55-411-037 $119.50 HARTMAN, BONNIE
Address: 845 O`CONNER AVE. LA SALLE, IL 61301
VIN: 150FTLA7078
Del Years: 2023
04-55-411-043 $126.40 TESTA, DEVON
Address: 501 9th ST PERU, IL 61354
VIN: 127792
Del Years: 2023
04-55-411-051 $122.50 NEWCOMER, RAELENE
Address: 215 N. VernoN St. PRINCETON, IL 61356
VIN: 123
Del Years: 2023
Total Mobile Home Count: 14
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