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Tonica looks at sewer plant loans By Dixie Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

TONICA — The village of Tonica trustees received on update on financing for their proposed sewer treatment plant at its board meeting on Feb. 16. Village engineer Jack Kusek reviewed the status of possible funding sources with the board. According to Kusek, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DECO) are two organizations that could possibly be lending money to the village for this project. The sewer treatment plant has been in the planning stage for a year. It has not moved forward due to the wait for financing. “There have been some changes at DECO,” Kusek said. “As soon as they get some feeling on what is going on down there, we will know more. We will get some different information back as to what the new rules will be; then we will have a better idea of what is going on down there.” The village of Tonica had awarded the construction contract for the plant in September of 2014. Kusek informed the board he visited with the contractor to see how long he would hold the current bid. “He did get back to me and said they would be able to hold the bids for another 30 days (from Feb. 16), and then there will probably be some increases due to materials. We would have to talk about these things that include potential labor costs,” Kusek said. Representatives from the USDA and Kusek have also reviewed the potential for a loan for the village. “If we don’t get any grants, the costs per household would be Vol. 141 No. 10 One Section - 8 Pages

$69.76 a month,” he said. “This would be for the sewer and water bill.” Tonica Village President Kevin Sluder asked for clarification on the situation. “This $3.7 million — that is including the lift station and the extra stuff we had to get,” Sluder said. “If we get the USDA assistance, costs per household will be more like what we talked about earlier in the $50 per month range,” Kusek said. The USDA assistance would include the village having the responsibility for depreciation of parts for the proposed sewer plant. “You identify the cost of a part and how long it will last. Then you divide the cost over so many years. For example if you have a $10,000 part and it lasts four years, you put $2,500 away per year. And when it dies, you will have the money for the part,” Kusek said. Kusek pointed out that it is sensible to do this. “You (the village) never did that before. Most villages don’t. So when a part breaks, you dip into whatever fund it is and you pay for it. They are trying to make the villages that borrow from them more self-sustaining,” Kusek said. In other business, the board held further discussion on the need to find funds to replacing the village’s aging police car. The car is starting to have trouble, and the board feels it would be more economical to replace it. The board also made its annual $50 donation to the American Red Cross. Tonica Fire and Rescue Chief Al Stremlau presented a new 17-year-old candidate trainee for approval. The village board voted to approve the candidate.

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Girl Scouts Christie Ricci (left) looks at a box of Peanut Butter Patty cookie while Alaina Stasiak moves a box of Shortbread Girl Scout cookies on Feb. 14. The Tonica-Lostant Girl Scout Troop 1471 and 1704 will be selling cookies through March 13.

Girl Scout cookies are here!

By Dixie Schroeder news@tonicanews.com

A favorite time of year has come to the Illinois Valley. Girl Scouts in the Tonica and Lostant area, as well as all over the United States, have started their annual cookie sales. The sale will go on through March 23. The Tonica and Lostant troop is made up of Daisy, Brownie, Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts who are excited about selling cookies. Madison Stillwell,

a second-grade Brownie Scout, enjoys the annual event. “It is so much fun. My favorite part is talking to people. Some of my grandmas and stuff buy cookies from me. My favorite cookie is Thin Mints,” Madison said. Alaina Stasiak, who is a Cadette Girl Scout, is a veteran cookie seller. “I have been selling cookies since I was a Daisy. The cool part is seeing a lot of different faces and making everybody smile. I would say that the Thin

The Scouts earn what is called ‘cookie dough,’ which is the money they earn per box. “The troop will help pay for day camps and summer camps if the kids want to go. The money the girls earn individually can go to membership, books, patches or their uniforms. There are prizes that they can buy with the cookie dough at the Girl Scout offices in Peru. They have options on what they spend their money on.

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Steel mill assets auctioned By Hal Adkins Shaw Media Service

HENNEPIN — The remaining tools, spare parts and other physical assets of the former ArcelorMittal finishing steel mill in Hennepin were offered for sale during a two-day global online

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Mint is the most popular Girl Scout cookie we have. To name my favorite is hard. That is a very tough one. I like all of them. I’ve tried all of them,” Stasiak said. Troop leader Stephanie Stasiak said it is important parents of Girl Scouts are aware of how many cases of cookies their daughters can sell. During the course of the sale, there are reorder dates which are communicated to the leader of each troop. This can replenish the stock of cookies for each girl to sell.

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began operations in 1967. Since then, it has passed through the hands of other owners including LTV Steel, ISG and ArcelorMittal; it is now held by IPS Steel. At its peak, the cold roll steel mill employed more than 600 workers. When the mill’s closing was announced in 2008,

employment was at 285. The plant closed in 2009, with more than 1,000 truckloads of machinery removed that year. The sale was handled by Global Online Auctions. Bidding began the evening of Feb. 10 and closed on Feb. 12. A plant

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tour and inspection of lots available was held on Feb. 10. Cement pads and other valuable infrastructure will remain at the site, including a power station, barge dock and extensive rail track. “Some of the buildings are no longer cost efficient to heat or cool as well as maintain,” Shaw Media Service photo/Hal Adkins said Kishan Sutariya, project manager for IPS An exterior shot of the Hennepin steel mill. Steel. “We are going to remove those and leave cient buildings back on businesses sharing all the all the cement pads, so top. Our vision for this resources that it has to we can build more effi- site is to have multiple offer.”

Girl Scouts From Page 1 The troop earns .50 cents per box, and the girls earn .23 cents per box,” Stasiak said. Cookies this year include the legendary classics Thin Mints, Shortbread, Caramel deLites, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Patties, Thanks-A-Lots, Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Cranberry Citrus Crisps. Each box of cookies are $4. One of the motivators for scouts to sell cookies is the prize list. Girls earn prizes from levels of how many boxes of cookies they sell. Each girl who sells cookies also gets a cookie patch for their badge sash that features a polar bear this year.

Megan Stasiak is a second-grade Brownie. “I have sold cookies for two years. I like to sell to my friends and people at school. The prize I really want to get is a stuffed polar bear. My favorite is the peanut butter patty,” she said. Setting goals and working toward them is one of the many skills the Girl Scout cookie sales teaches their members. Second-grade Brownie Josie Greenwalt sets her goals high. “The best part of Girl Scout cookie sales is the happy customers. Last year I sold a lot of cookies. I don’t remember how much. I want to get a cool T-shirt on the prize list this year,” Josie said.

HENNEPIN — “It took a lot of work from a number of people to get this site sold and begin the revitalization, and that’s a big reason why it’s so rewarding,” State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Peru) said. “The Hennepin steel mill was a huge asset for this area before it closed. Now, Hennepin and the communities around this region can look forward to this site becoming an economic and jobs engine again.” Part of the renovation is already done. Norfolk Southern has determined the track in and around the site is in good condition, despite not being used for years. “The rail track condition is great news for any current tenant or future manufacturer, transload or warehouse storage company who is interested in the site. We are looking forward to the completion of clean up and ready for phase two,” Marci Duro, the executive director and CEO of Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Com-

merce and Economic Development said. “This multi-use industrial complex is a fantastic site and investors are excited about its future.” Duro also said IPS Steel has inquired about purchasing a used locomotive to move train cars to the loading dock and inquired about the cost of adding a rail that goes to the river dock location. The old Hennepin steel mill site offers amenities to future business with two interstates close by (Interstates 39 and 80). There is immediate rail access, immediate river access, dual feed electricity and natural gas accessible on site. “Any future investor or company would be lucky to find three of these assets in one location,” Rezin said. “What I am most proud of is our local workforce. Our people in and around Hennepin work hard, are incredibly knowledgeable and are very excited about making the old steel site a huge asset to the area again.”

Soil webinar Feb. 27 OGLESBY — University of Illinois Extension will hold a special soil fertility webinar program on Friday, Feb. 27, at IVCC in the new Peter Miller Community Technology Center. The seminar will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and includes lunch. Presentations will be made via web conferencing. Certified crop advisors can earn up to five CEUhours in nutrient management. Speakers for the day include: Nutrient management is more than application rate – Dr. Fabián Fernández, Uni-

versity of Minnesota; How algae blooms have affected nutrient management in the Lake Erie basin – Gregory LaBarge, The Ohio State University Extension; Nitrogen management practices: reducing atmospheric and leaching losses while maintaining yields – Cameron Pittelkow, University of Illinois; Making soil fertility decisions in 2015 – Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois; Evaluation of Adapt-N in the corn belt – Carrie Laboski, University of Wisconsin. Registration cost is $50

per person and includes lunch. Register online by the Friday, Feb. 20, deadline at http://web. extension.illinois.edu/ blmp/. For more information, call Bonnie at the University of Illinois Extension office located on the Illinois Valley Community College campus, 815-224-0889. If you need a reasonable accommodation, call University of Illinois Extension’s Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam office, located at IVCC, at 815-224-0889. Visit their website at http://web.extension. illinois.edu/blmp/.

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Tax Tips 101 Pay your taxes now or later? I say later! By Barb Chambers This is the reverse of that old saying your mother told you about the evils of procrastination. When it comes to taxes, we call it deferral! And there are many ways to defer your taxes from this year to next year, three years from now or even 20 or more years from now. One of the easiest and most popular deferrals is a retirement plan. Your 401k, your traditional IRA,

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a SEP IRA or a Simple Plan (these last two are great for self-employed individuals). Whatever you contribute to any of these plans, you defer the tax on that amount until you take it out, which can be many years. Plus, your saving will grow faster because you have not taken out any income taxes, so you are investing the full savings amount. By contributing to your 401k (or other retirement plan mentioned), you are partly using money that you would be giving to your Uncle Sam to invest in your retirement! Rethink that retirement

Barb Chambers savings, and talk to your tax advisor for which plan is best for you! Barb Chambers, CPA resides in McNabb. She can be reached at 815-8822437 or 815-252-2427 or at Baccpa1@gmail.com.

Leonore man charged with theft MCNABB — A Leonore man was charged with theft under $500 following a Putnam County Sheriff’s investigation into a theft on

Jan. 17. Gerald L. Gallup, 57, was charged on Saturday, Jan. 25 for allegedly stealing scrap metal from a business at 226 W. Main

St. in McNabb. Gallup was released on a notice to appear and was given a Putnam County Court date.

TVFD activities for January TONICA — The Tonica Volunteer Fire Department recently held its February meeting, where the agenda covered January calls and training opportunities. Six emergency calls were answered during January with one accident, four ambulance and one good intent automatic fire alarm. No fire calls were logged for the month. Donations of $100 or more were received from Ford Farm Products, Gayle and Nancy Dauber and the Tonica Parent Teacher Committee. The annual request for monetary support has been mailed to the rural areas, plus the villages of Cedar Point and Leonore. This request is in place of tax assessments and is used for fire, ambulance and rescue services in the Tonica Fire/Ambulance protection area. Anyone who lives in the Tonica Fire/Ambulance protection area and needs a rural address sign can call the Tonica Fire Station non-emergency number at 815-442-3527 and provide their information such as name, address and phone number. The monthly fire department training covered a SCBA smoke drill inside a rural house, force entry, overhaul, ventilation, rapid intervention team drill, accountability, emergency evacuation, ladders and breaching interior walls. EMS training conducted by Woody Olson, EMS training officer, covered various pediatric emergencies. An overview of pediatric respiratory type illnesses was presented and a guide sheet provided. The various pediatric age groups normal vital signs vs. abnormal vital signs were covered and interventions needed. Pediatric shock signs and systems, pediatric CPR and airway management was also cov-

ered with a hands-on practical. Lt. Jim Breit added new large handheld flashlights and their chargers to various trucks and the fire station. He replaced the station’s hallway lights with newer energy efficient lights and also replaced a broken equipment door spring on Rescue Truck1715. Fundraising events being planned include the annual drawdown, the townwide garage sale and the Tonica Fest 50/50 drawing. Chief Al Stremlau reported on the MABAS Division 25 monthly meeting held at the Ottawa Fire Station. He reported on upcoming

IMAT – Command and General Staff trainings plus MABAS Division 25 revisions to firefighter mutual aid response requirements. Notice of a storm watcher class, which will be at Illinois Valley Community College on March 3, was received. In addition, two Illinois Fire Service Institute training classes will be held in Lostant. They will cover leadership, accountability, culture and knowledge and emergency vehicle operator. Chief Al Stremlau and Director Rick Turri represented Tonica Fire Department at the wake service of Mendota firefighter Tom Mahaffey.

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OGLESBY — University of Illinois Extension will hold a special Agronomy Night on Monday, March 2, at Illinois Valley Community College in the new Peter Miller Community Technology Center. The seminar will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Russ Higgins, Extension commercial agriculture educator, will provide results and updates on research projects conducted at the Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center in 2014. Certified crop advisers can earn up to two CEU-hours. Discussion topics include insecticide, fungicide and herbicide trials, a

nitrogen source, rate and additive study as well as the results from the long term date of planting and rotation research. Higgins will also share current cover crop and proposed soil health projects at the research center. The Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center was established in 1948 near Shabbona in DeKalb County. This 160-acre center is the northernmost research and education center of the University of Illinois, providing land and support for campus-based researchers studying plant breeding, soil fertility management, weed science, crop pro-

IVCC hosts nursing information session OGLESBY — A nursing admission information session will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 25 in room CTC 124. Sponsored by the counseling center and admis-

sions and records, the session will cover admission requirements and courses students should take before applying to either the associate degree (RN) or Licensed Practical

OTTAWA — “How to grow 100 bushel per acre soybeans and darn good corn too” and “How to profitably market grain and livestock” will be the themes of the 2015 Grain Production and Outlook Meeting on Monday, March 9, at Pitstick’s Pavilion, north of Ottawa on Route 23. There is no fee for admission to the exhibit, program or buffet dinner. The dinner meeting is compliments of the LaSalle County Farm Bureau, Grainco FS, Bayer Crop Science, Rosens Inc.,

FMC Corporation, BASF, Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Stoller USA. The dinner meeting is open to all who are interested but reservations are required. Reservations may be made by calling the LaSalle County Farm Bureau at 815-433-0371 no later than Thursday, March 5. The agenda for the evening is: 5:30 to 6 p.m. — Sign in and cash bar; “table displays.” 6 p.m. — Dinner buffet. 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. — Dan

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Fifty and out “Truckin’ got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin’, like the do-dahman.” — “Truckin” by the Grateful Dead. Whether or not you were a fan of the music, the fact remains you’ve more than likely heard of the Grateful Dead. Whether the band was one of your favorites, “those guys” or “another filthy druggie band,” the Grateful Dead carved out its own niche in the music era, churning out more than 140 albums during the band’s career and becoming a legend to millions of fans who proudly refer to themselves as Deadheads. COMMENTARY The era ends, 50 years after it began, this summer at Soldier Field in Chicago with three concert dates dubbed simply “Fare Thee Well - Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead.” After July 3 to 5, the remaining members will go their separate ways. The announcement was made by Trixie Garcia, the late leader Jerry Garcia’s daughter. The shows also coincide with the 20th anniversary of the last Grateful Dead concert, also held at Soldier Field, on July 9, 1995, a few weeks before Garcia’s death. I wasn’t a big fan. I have a couple of the later albums — “Go to Heaven” and “In the Dark” to be precise — but the Dead just wasn’t my favorite. As a disc jockey for many years, I played a lot of their music, especially when the aforementioned “In the Dark” was released with the band’s only Top 10 song, “Touch of Grey,” and I went to Farm-Aid I in Champaign-Urbana where the band backed up Bob Dylan. But my friend Ed was a Deadhead of the n-th degree. Each year, he zealously guarded his vacation days at Sundstrand, then packed up the wife and kids and followed the band from concert to concert through his entire vacation. When Ed died some years ago from cancer, there was no organ music in the funeral home. Instead, in the corner of the room, a scarred and worn cassette player played the songs of Ed’s choice. Garcia’s death in August of 1995 marked the formal end of the Grateful Dead, and though many of the members played on each others’ projects, they never again played under the red, white and blue “Steal Your Face” logo. Until now. Surviving members, percussionists Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, bassist Phil Lesh and guitarist/ vocalist Bob Weir, will be joined by guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish, pianist Bruce Hornsby and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti when they hit the stage. Tickets start at just under $60 a head and went on sale by mail (a Dead tradition) on Jan. 20. And so, it’s a final farewell to another one of the players to the soundtrack of my life, those musicians whose music got me through life. “And what a long strange trip it’s been.” Ken Schroeder can be reached at kschroeder@putnamcountyrecord.com.

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Save the grapes Every now and again, I like to utilize this powerful soapbox upon which I currently stand to shed light on issues that affect good, hard-working Americans. Today is one of those days. I was involved in what can only be described as a tragic situation. My hope is that by bringing this event into the light of the public eye, someone else won’t have to witness the horrors that keep me up at night. It all started innocently enough. I was eating lunch at my friend’s house, and his father cooked some hamburgers for us to feast on. I have been a hamburger/cheeseburger aficionado for my entire life, and his beefy patties looked to be top notch. As you’ll soon discover, it’s too bad that I wouldn’t be able to fully enjoy them. I’m kind of picky about my hamburgers. I like them to be constructed in an organized manner. I don’t like things to be disorderly and askew. I usually put the onions, pickles, tomatoes or whatever else is available, directly on top of the bottom bun and under the meat. If cheese is involved (one of the orange kinds), it usually goes directly on top of this stuff, adjacent to the meat. The top of the burger is utilized strictly for even condiment distribution. That particular day, I had come to the time for mustard and ketchup application. I like to put the mustard on the hamburger first because, as we all know, it can be the trickiest of the condiments. First of all, you have to deal with the hard, crusty yellow chunk that is usually found at the tip of the squeezy bottle. It’s kind of like scraping that crunchy thing out of the corner of your eye in the morning. It probably tastes the same too. Following that procedure, the user must, and I cannot possibly overstate this, the user must vigorously shake the mustard bottle. This is to ensure the bottle’s contents become properly mixed so your otherwise delicious burger is not swimming in yellowy, watery

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mustard juice. I am happy to say that I successfully applied the mustard. It was a thing of beauty, a nice, even yellow ring that laced the perimeter of the burger. All that was left to complete my culinary masterpiece was placing the proper amount of ketchup within that golden circle. Who could have predicted the disaster that was about to occur? As I gently squeezed the plastic sides of the inverted plastic ketchup bottle, naturally expecting a nice little dollop to emerge, absolutely nothing happened. So I squeezed a little harder. Still nothing. Concern was mounting. Sweating, I checked the weight of the bottle. There was definitely tomatoey contents within its red plastic confines. In fact, the bottle was nearly full. I looked down inside the hole on top suspecting it was a brand new bottle and maybe the little protective thingy hadn’t been removed yet. That wasn’t the case. I was peering down directly into the tangy red goodness. Evidently I just wasn’t using enough muscle during the squeezing process. So I once again aimed the container at my hamburger’s epicenter. I squeezed with a grip pressure I believed to be enough to achieve the intended dollop. There was nothing. So I squeezed a bit harder. Still nothing. I kept increasing the pounds per square inch of exerted pressure, and there was still nothing coming out of the stubborn bottle. Feeling increasingly frustrated and discouraged, I gave it one final squeeze. And with a loud, echoing “ppppphhhhhhhhbbbbbbbttttt!!!!” noise (that sounded exactly like

something reminiscent of the baked bean scene from “Blazing Saddles”), the ketchup came gushing out in an uncontrollable wave of crimson messiness. Oh the humanity! The force of the ketchup coming out of the bottle was roughly equal to the explosive power of the Saturn V rockets once used by NASA. It emerged at such a high rate of speed, it shot by its intended beefy target and all over the side of my plate and part of the kitchen counter top. Some ketchup shrapnel even splattered onto the seedless grapes that I had distanced from the burger for a nice fruity treat. Everyone was staring at me to see if the “ppppphhhhhhhhbbbbbbbttttt!!!!” noise had come from the bottle or from an orifice on my body. The fear in their eyes was genuine. The rest of the meal was eaten under a pall of uneasiness. We could not unsee what had been seen. Due to this condiment disaster, I publicly call for greater governmental regulation in the squeezy condiment bottle industry. Whether it be ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise or even pickle relish, consistency in squeezability should be, no, must be strived for. The amount of pressure you exert on one bottle needs to be equal to what is exerted on any other bottle. Is that really too much to ask for? So I urge you to write letters to your congressional representatives, your senators, even the president to do something about this squeezy scourge that is running rampant in restaurants and cafeterias across this once great condiment-controlled nation of ours. I may never be able to get past this horrible event, but please, let’s come together to fix this problem now. Let’s do it for America’s children. And the seedless grapes. You can contact Wallace at gregwallaceink7@gmail.com. You can follow him on his blog at http:// gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.

‘1000 Awesome Things’ There is a blog I read every morning before school starts called “1000 Awesome Things.” Everyday, the blogger, Neil Pasricha, posts about the little things in life that we normally look over and take for granted. He started this after his best friend died and his wife divorced him within a month of each other. He hated being depressed and started a blog about the little things that should bring a smile to our face everyday (waiter/waitress brings free refills without asking, building an amazing fort out of couch cushions, flossing, when cashiers open a new line at a grocery store, rain hair, etc). I found the blog through a project in English class. We had to look up TEDtalks and discuss them with the class. His speech was one of the last ones I chose and the one I was most excited about. It was the first one I really connected to; the first one that I thought

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“YES, YES, YES” throughout the whole speech, and the only one, out of everyone’s videos (which was roughly 25), that I truly loved. From that day forward I tried to enjoy more, and now I’m a firm believer in appreciating the little things in life. Not one person on our great green planet is immune to sadness. Depression plagues us all every once in a while, some more than others, and when I witness another’s despair, I feel a part of their sadness as well. All I know is that I want him/her to feel better: for my friend to laugh, or for

a fellow student to smile despite a struggle. I wish for them to be able to count their blessings, which is the gist of the blog. It reminds me of the musical number in the movie “White Christmas” where Bob and Betty are sitting around the fire in the inn’s dining room late one night. They’re singing about counting their blessings when they can’t sleep. Each time I watch that scene, or even the whole movie, I want to change my mentality on life, so I can count my blessings every day and remind myself how lucky I am. I hope for my peers, friends, and family to have this same mindset when they’re not happy. I’m not naive enough to think that this is an easy task. I know it’s hard to pull yourself up from the pit of sadness. It’s easier to stay there, wallowing in your own self pity. It takes a lot of mental strength to smile truthfully

at the world when you’re collapsing under its weight. I only hope that people believe there’s a brighter future, and these little wonders that surround us are the stepping stones to get there. Every once in awhile, the awesome thing of the day in the blog will be pretty lame (one of the recent ones was plainly “atoms”), but he has a wonderful, boyish charm in his writing that keeps the reader smiling. It’s mildly poetic at times, too. The reader can’t help but find the natural beauty of the awesome thing of the day. I urge you to visit 1000awesomethings.com and sign up. It’s a positive way to start your day or to take a 30-second break when things get too hectic. Maddi Loiselle, 18, of Hennepin is a senior at Putnam County High School. She can be reached in care of this newspaper at P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356.

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Community Registration starts for Lostant Youth Baseball LOSTANT — Registration forms are now available for Lostant Youth Baseball. Registration fees for baseball and softball are $45 for junior and senior leagues, TBD, little league, minor league and instructional league. Tee ball is $30, and participants

must be entering kindergarten. All players must be registered by Saturday, Feb. 28. For questions about registration or if you would like to help, call Carol at 815-368-3533, Sherry at 815-368-3413 or Danielle at 815-488-9881.

Get a head start on growing vegetables HENRY — If you’re interested in learning how you can get a jump start on growing vegetables and flowers, the Marshall-Putnam University of Illinois Extension Office has a program that may be of interest to you. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, master gardener Brenda Brown will explain how to grow seeds under a light now in order to transplant hardy and healthy plants when the weather is ready to cooperate later. The program will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the University of Illinois Extension’s Marshall-Put-

nam Office, located at 509 Front St., Henry. Registration is required for handouts, and may be done by calling 309-364-2356. There will be a $2 fee to attend this program. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation to participate, contact 309-3642356. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the Illinois Valley Community College campus.

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Awards ceremony held at Lostant School LOSTANT — On Jan. 16, the second quarter awards ceremony was held at Lostant School. Children from each grade have the opportunity to win awards for excellent grades, very good grades, excellent behavior, attendance and meeting their Accelerated Reader (AR) goals. During the ceremony, children from each grade are called up and given certificates for any awards they receive. The certificates are all personalized for each child and award. Other celebrations are also held each quarter, including AR parties for all students that meet their reading goals. Jacob Wiesbrock, Ethan

Phillips and Jackie Wilson were also noted at the ceremony for their participation in the spelling bee. Jacob won first place and will compete in the regional spelling bee on Saturday, Feb. 21, in Ottawa. Ethan won second place and would be the fill in if Jacob cannot make the competition, but he will be unavailable that day. In Jacob’s place, if needed, will be Jackie, since she was in third place for the spelling bee. All three did a great job at the spelling bee and received recognition from all the parents and students attending the awards ceremony. For more photos of the awards ceremony, visit www.lostantcomets.org.

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Menus and Activities Feb. 25 – Make your own sub sandLostant Grade School wich, fruit, baked chips, milk.

Breakfast Feb. 23 – Cereal bar, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 24 – French toast sticks with syrup, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 25 –Uncrustable, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 26 – Breakfast pizza, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 27 – Yogurt parfait with granola, cereal, toast, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch Feb. 23 – Cheeseburger on bun, tater tots, green beans, apricots, milk. Feb. 24 – Chicken tortilla bake, vegetable fried rice, pears, milk. Feb. 25 – Lasagna, peas, applesauce, garlic bread, milk. Feb. 26 – Turkey, au gratin potatoes, corn, sidekick, milk. Feb. 27 – Grilled cheese, tomato soup, peaches, milk. Activities Feb. 24 – Volleyball game, 6 p.m. at Dalzell. Feb. 26 – Volleyball game, 6 p.m. at home.

Tonica Grade School Breakfast Feb. 23 – Sausage and egg on flat bread, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 24 – Pancakes, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 25 – Scrambled eggs, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 26 – French toast sticks, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Feb. 27 – Bagel and cream cheese, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk. Lunch Feb. 23 – Hot dog on bun, baked beans, fruit, president cookies, milk. Feb. 24 – Chicken nuggets, corn, fruit, Zert pudding cup, milk.

Feb. 26 – Pizza Bosco stick, dip, carrots and cauliflower, grapes, milk. Feb. 27 – Rotini, spaghetti sauce with meat or without meat, fruit and veggie bar, bread sticks, milk. Activities Feb. 21 — Scholastic Bowl at Wallace School, time TBA. Feb. 23 – Volleyball game seventh/ eighth grade, 4:30 p.m. at Peru Parkside. Feb. 24 – Scholastic bowl, 4 p.m. at Marseilles. Feb. 25 – Volleyball game, 5 p.m. at home versus Peru Catholic. Feb. 27 – Volleyball seventh-grade regional, time TBA.

Putnam County Community Center Feb. 23 — Ravioli with meat sauce, lettuce salad with toppings, garlic bread, banana. Feb. 24 — Tuna casserole, salad, carrots, pears, rolls and butter, dessert. Feb. 25 — Roast turkey and rice, corn, fruit cocktail, rolls and butter, cherry turnover, fruit juice. Feb. 26 — Chicken salad on bun, macaroni salad, fruit cocktail, green beans, applesauce, dessert. Feb. 27 — Smoked sausage, fried potatoes, carrots, bread and butter, fruit juice.

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Bridges Senior Center Feb. 23 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 10 a.m., sewing circle; 12:45 p.m., Bingo; 1:30 p.m., open cards. Feb. 24 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 10 a.m., Soldier’s Angels; 10:15 a.m., Eating Smart, Being Active. Feb. 25 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit. Feb. 26 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 12:45 p.m., Bingo; 1:30 p.m., open cards. Feb. 27 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 1 p.m., open Wii bowling.

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Storytime Express … Fun on the Run at LaSalle Library Every Tuesday in February, the LaSalle Public Library will offer preschoolers, ages 3 to 5 years, and their caregivers Storytime Express, an interactive mix of stories complemented with a variety of engaging activities like crafts, flannel boards, rhymes, songs and puppets. The program is formatted to introduce children to the library and to early literacy skills. The shorter 30-minute length and fast pace make it perfect for active children with shorter attention spans, and the Storytime Express is a great way for busy parents to share special times with their children. A bit of the program time will be set aside to help families find just the right books to check out. Snowflakes, sledding, snowmen, snow days, all things winter, hibernation, bears – teddy and sleeping — thousands of books for sharing at home. Fun and educational, Storytime Express is a free program, open to the public. Storytime Express will be offered most Tuesdays from 11:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. If you plan to attend, call on Monday of the program week at 815-223-2341; this helps staff ensure ample craft kits will be available for all participants. Tail-Waggers Club at the LaSalle Library The LaSalle Public Library is inviting families to join in stories with the library’s “Reading Loving Therapy Dogs!” This year, the LaSalle Public Library is very fortunate. Nancy Fryxell will be back with her dog, Elli, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Kids choose a favorite short book or story and read aloud to a reading dog for about five minutes. The dogs love stories, and everyone is encouraged to read. For kids who are not yet reading inde-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF ) JUNE C. ) HILTABRAND, ) Deceased. ) No. 2015 - P - 21 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of JUNE C. HILTABRAND of Peru, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on February 5, 2015 to Linda Hiltabrand as Executor whose address is 1825A Baker Lane, Peru, Illinois 61354 and whose Attorney is Lisa Olivero of Olivero & Olivero Law Offices, 1611 Fifth Street, Peru, Illinois 61354-2603. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, in the LaSalle County Courthouse, 119 West Madison Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, or with the Representative, or both, within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice. If a claim notice is mailed or delivered personally to a creditor of the decedent, the creditor’s claim may be filed within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this notice, or within six (6) months from the date of first publication, whichever is later. Any claim not filed within the time allowed is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Executor and to the Attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Clerk of the Court and proof of such mailing or delivery must be filed with the Clerk. Andrew F. Skoog LaSalle County Circuit Clerk LaSalle County Court House

119 West Madison Street Ottawa, Illinois 61350 ATTORNEY LISA OLIVERO OLIVERO & OLIVERO LAW OFFICES ATTORNEYS FOR THE ESTATE 1611 FIFTH STREET PERU, ILLINOIS 61354-2603 PHONE (815) 224-2030 FAX (815) 224-2900 Published in the Tonica News Feb. 13, 20 and 27, 2015.

Common address known as 172 E. Florence Street, Oglesby, Illinois 61348 This real estate is improved with a single family residence. The Sale Terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property as described above is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, and special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchase to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders re admonished to check the court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Mr. Alan J. Stremlau, CEO, Illini State Bank, 230 LaSalle Street, Tonica. IL 61370 at (815) 442-8211, during normal business hours. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffs attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Attorney Lisa Olivero OLIVERO & OLIVERO Attorneys for Illini State Bank 1611 Fifth Street Peru, IL 61354-2603 Phone: (815)224-2030 Fax: (815) 224-2900 Published in the Tonica News Feb. 20, 27 and Mar. 6, 2015.

WEST OF AND CONTIGUOUS TO LOTS 9 AND 11 IN MILUS RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 6, 7, 8 AND 9 OF THE LAND AND WATER POWER COMPANY`S ADDITION TO MARSEILLES, LYING NORTH OF GREENLY STREET, SAID 18 FOOT STRIP OF LAND BEING SHOWN AS “18` PRIVATE” ON PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION IN PLAT BOOK Z, PAGE 1, ALL SITUATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF MARSEILLES; PARCEL NO. 3: LOT 2 IN HILLSIDE ESTATES SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 13, 1976 AS DOCUMENT NO. 631831 IN PLAT CABINET BOOK “A”, PAGE A-1, BEING A PART OF LOTS 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11 OF THE LAND AND WATER POWER COMPANY`S ADDITION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF MARSEILLES; ALL SITUATED IN LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 950 Clayton Street, Marseilles, IL 61341 PIN: 15-49-122-007 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W12-2507. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours. The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale. The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms. The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W12-2507 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I643237 Published in the Tonica News Feb. 6, 13 and 20, 2015.

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) MARY ELLEN ) LUNGWITZ ) Deceased ) No. 2015-P-25 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Mary Ellen Lungwit. Letters of Office were issued on February 10, 2015, to Tami Clark, 2253 N. Burling St., Unit 2, chicago, IL 60614, as Administrator whose attorney is John Balestri, 149 Gooding Street, LaSalle, Illinois 61301. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, LaSalle County Courthouse, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Dated this 11th day of February, 2015. Attorney John Balestri Attorney for Estate 149 Gooding Street LaSalle, IL 61301 815-223-6600 Published in the Tonica News Feb. 20, 27 and Mar. 6, 2015.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LASALLE COUNTY- OTTAWA, ILLINOIS ILLINI STATE BANK, A State Banking ) Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) VS. ) William R. Myers, Judith A. Myers ) Unknown Owners, Non-Record Claimants, ) And Unknown Tenants/Occupants, ) Defendants. ) Case No. 2014-CH-196 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above cause on November 5, 2014 the Sheriff of LaSalle County will hold a sale on March 18, 2015 commencing at 11:00 a.m. at the LaSalle County Sheriffs Department, 707 Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois 61350 to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Lot 12, Except the North 16 feet thereof , in Block 11 in Assessor’s Plat of a portion of Section 25, Township 33 North, Range 1, East of the Third Principal Meridian, excepting underlying coal and minerals and the right to mine and remove the same, in LaSalle County, Illinois Tax Parcel No: 18-25-323-012

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“THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE” W12-2507 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Bank of America, N.A.; ) Plaintiff, ) VS. ) Elijah D. Johnson; Stephanie L. Rossiter; ) Defendants. ) Case No. 12 CH 253 Judge Presiding NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Tom Templeton, Sheriff of LaSalle, Illinois, will on March 13, 2015, at the hour of 10:45 a.m. at LaSalle County Sheriff`s Office Lobby, 707 E Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: PARCEL NO. 1: LOT 1 IN HILLSIDE ESTATES SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED SEPTEMBER 13, 1976 AS DOCUMENT NO. 631831 IN PLAT CABINET BOOK “A”, PAGE A-1, BEING A PART OF LOTS 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11 OF THE LAND AND WATER POWER COMPANY`S ADDITION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF MARSEILLES; PARCEL NO. 2: EASEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL NO. 1 AS CREATED BY EASEMENT FROM ALEX MILUS AND ANNABEL WILEY MILUS, HUSBAND AND WIFE TO WILLIAM A. COOPER AND DEBORAH J. COOPER DATED AUGUST 25, 1979 AND RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1979 AS DOCUMENT NO. 675074 FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER AND ACROSS AN 18 FOOT STRIP OF LAND LYING

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“THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE” W12-2507 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Bank of America, N.A.; ) Plaintiff, ) VS. ) Elijah D. Johnson; Stephanie L. Rossiter; ) Defendants. ) Case No. 12 CH 253 Judge Presiding NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Tom Templeton, Sheriff of LaSalle, Illinois, will on March 13, 2015, at the hour of 10:45 a.m. at LaSalle County Sheriff`s Office Lobby, 707 E Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: C/K/A: 950 Clayton Street, Marseilles, IL 61341 PIN: 15-49-122-007 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W12-2507. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours. The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale. The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms. The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W12-2507 Pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I643237 Published in the Tonica News Feb. 6, 13 and 20, 2015.

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