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Medical marijuana users skyrocket

By Donna BarkerShaw Media Service

The Illinois Department of Pubic Health is report-ing a higher than expected number of people wanting applications for medical marijuana use.

Bureau/Putnam Coun-ty Health Department Administrator Diana Rawlings said the appli-cations are only available online through the Illi-nois Department of Pub-lic Health (IDPH) Divi-sion of Medical Cannabis. For people who are not

able to get the application online, the IDPH will mail an application to qualify-ing individuals. The local health departments will not have applications in their offices, Rawlings said.

In a statement issued Friday, IDPH Medical Cannabis Pilot Program project coordinator Bob Moran commented on the higher than expected response to the program,

which began accepting applications on Sept. 2.

“We anticipated a few hundred patients and caregivers would begin registering for a medi-cal cannabis identifica-tion card during the first couple of days, but by the end of Thursday, Sept. 4, more than 2,000 people had started the applica-tion process,” Morgan said. “This is a promising sign that the program is

on track to fulfill its key purpose — alleviating the pain and suffering for thousands of Illinoisans.”

For now, qualifying patients whose last names begin with A-L may apply through Oct. 31. Qualify-ing patients whose last names begin with M-Z may submit an applica-tion from Nov. 1-Dec. 31.

Beginning Jan. 1, patients and caregiv-ers will be able to submit

applications at any time, Moran said.

The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act was signed into law on Aug. 1, 2013, and went into effect Jan. 1, 2014. The number of cultiva-tion centers is limited by law to no more than 22, or one per Illinois State Police District. The new law limits the number of state licensed-dispensa-ries to 60.

IDPH: To date, more than 2,000 people have registered

PCR photos/Dixie SchroederPutnam County Treasurer Kevin Kunkel (left) and Put-nam County Clerk and Recorder Dan Kuhn observe the Flag of Honor and Flag of Heroes which flew on Sept. 11 at the courthouse. The flags were created to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Flag of Honor contains the names of all victims of Sept. 11. The Flag of Heroes contains the name of the emergency services personnel who gave their lives on Sept. 11.

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McNabb ordering back-up pumpsBy ken SchroeDer

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MCNABB — The vil-lage of McNabb has taken a step toward preventing future water problems. At the village board meeting on Sept. 10, board mem-bers approved ordering back-up pumps for the lift stations and the sewer

treatment plant in case of pump failure, a condi-tion which recently struck nearby Lostant.

McNabb was recently rewarded for its efforts in maintaining the vil-lage’s water system. Board members were informed McNabb has been nomi-nated as having one of the best operated wastewater treatment systems in the

state. The actual award determination will be made at the Illinois Asso-ciation of Water Pollution Control Operators at its annual meeting in April 2015.

In a related note, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will be distributing water surveys to each household in the village limits. The EPA is

requesting 100 percent compliance from village residents.

In other business, the board:

• Announced spray patching of village streets will begin soon and should be finished by early Octo-ber.

• Approved a request

Ehrhardt resigns as PCEMA coordinator

By ken [email protected]

HENNEPIN — Putnam County will have to look for a new Emergency Management Agency coordinator. Veterinar-ian Dr. John Ehrhardt has turned in his resignation effective Sept. 30 citing health issues.

“I truly have enjoyed this job. It’s probably one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had,” Ehrhardt said. “It was something where I had to learn new tech-nology, but what it really boiled down to is I sim-ply cannot manage two careers and my health simultaneously.”

Ehrhardt thanked many people for helping him in his duties with the PCEMA but gave his high-est praise to the county officials.

“There are people in this courthouse who have bent over backwards to help me. You have some great people here,” Ehrhardt said. “This has really been a good experi-ence.

“I will be proud to leave this office, hopefully, bet-ter than when I came to it,” Ehrhardt said. “I also hope I can continue to serve as a volunteer, better than I ever could have been, with what I’ve learned.”

Ehrhardt told the board he would still be willing to assist the county in any way, including finding a

replacement.“If you decide you need

my help in picking a suc-cessor, I will be happy to participate in the pro-cess,” Ehrhardt said. “I will be around. I will help. I will be a much more effective volunteer than I could have been other-wise.”

Putnam County Board President accepted Ehrhardt’s resigna-tion with regret, noting Ehrhardt came into the position with little prep-aration but served the county well.

Putnam County death investigator Bobby Cofoid has unofficially been asked to take up Ehrhardt’s duties until a replacement can be found.

In other action, the board:

• Learned from Ehrhardt the Regional Illi-nois Emergency Manage-ment Agency would likely hold its meeting at the PCEMA building on Nov. 6. The meeting would take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and set up coordi-nation efforts throughout the region.

• Passed a resolution granting county aid to Hennepin Township for work on a culvert which needs extensive repairs.

• Named Gregg Carr to the County Ethics Com-mission.

• Recognized the pass-ing of Karen Richardson. Richardson had worked in the Circuit Clerk’s office.

Ehrhardt: ‘Probably one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had’

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PRINCETON — The Bureau/Putnam County Health Department is working with an annual budget of more than $1 million in revenue.

At last week’s meeting in the Bureau County Courthouse in Prince-ton, the Bureau County Board heard a health department report given by county board mem-ber Loretta Volker, who serves as the county board’s representative on the health department board. Total revenue for the health department for the current fiscal year was $1,432,655, with anticipated revenue for the coming fiscal year at $1,593, 532, Volker said.

The health department is anticipating ending its current fiscal year on the plus side by $9,722, with the health department anticipating ending the 2015 fiscal year on the plus side by $6,884. Some of that good news was accomplished by

having some contrac-tual employees and a few salaried employees, with other employee positions dependent on grants, Volker said.

Looking at revenue sources, Volker reviewed the various grants received by the health department as well as money received through contracting services with other agencies or enti-ties.

Volker also reviewed the different services offered by the health department, includ-ing providing vouch-ers for farmers’ markets for WIC program clients and various counseling, screenings and health programs. The dental clinic is also doing well with a new dentist who is providing dental services two days a week and is available for emergen-cies. The dental clinic does take insurance as well as Medicaid clients, she said.

The health depart-ment serves residents in Bureau and Putnam counties.

County health departments operating in the black

from the Putnam County Education Foundation for a temporary liquor license for an event at the McNabb Fire Station on Nov. 1. The fee for the license was waived.

• Voted to install Christmas decorations on power poles this holi-day season. The village has entered into a three-year contract for the dec-orations.

• Approved the pur-chase of a new police vest and ticketbook for the village police depart-ment.

• Approved donations to Partners in Education and the Putnam County Wellness after-school program.

• Received notice the village has been approved for a military surplus program. The program will allow the village to acquire used military equipment for municipal usage free of charge.

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Putnam County final multiplier announced

SPRINGFIELD — Put-nam County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, accord-ing to Brian Hamer, direc-tor of the Illinois Depart-ment of Revenue.

The property assess-ment equalization factor, often called the “mul-tiplier,” is the method used to achieve uni-form property assess-ments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particu-larly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If there were

no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among tax-payers with comparable properties would result

Under a law passed in 1975, property in Illi-nois should be assessed at one-third (1/3) of its market value. Farm prop-erty is assessed differently with farm homesites and dwellings subject to regu-lar assessing and equal-ization procedures, but with farmland assessed at one-third of its agri-culture economic value. Farmland is not subject to the state equalization factor.

Assessments in Putnam County are at 33.48 percent of market value, based on sales of

properties in 2011, 2012, and 2013. The equaliza-tion factor currently being assigned is for 2014 taxes, payable in 2015. Last year’s equalization factor for the county was 1.0000. The final assess-ment equalization factor was issued after a public hearing on the tentative factor. The tentative fac-tor issued in June 2014 was 1.0000.

The equalization fac-tor is determined annu-ally for each county by comparing the price of individual properties sold over the past three years to the assessed value placed on those proper-ties by the county super-visor of assessments/county assessor.

Illiteracy still a problemBy ken SchroeDer

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There are certain things many of us take for grant-ed: Our homes, our cars and freedom come to mind. For a majority of us, another thing taken for granted is the ability to read. In the modern world of texting and comput-ers, it’s difficult to believe there might be people in the United States who can’t read.

Guess what? There are many.

According to a study conducted in April 2013 by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Institute of Lit-eracy, 32 million adults in the United States can’t read. That’s 14 percent of the population. Almost

21 percent of adults in the country, read below a fifth-grade level, and 19 percent of high school graduates can’t read.

The inability to read impacts a person’s life in many ways. Access to healthcare, civic rights such as voting and even the enjoyment of reading are lost; but those aren’t the worst problems.

According to the Department of Justice, the difference between being illiterate and being able to read directly influ-ences arrest rates. Nearly 85 percent of juveniles arrested in the United States are functionally illiterate. Of the Ameri-can prison population, 70 percent read at or below a fourth-grade level.

“It has been such an integral part of my life I

can’t even comprehend the inability to read,” said Putnam County librarian Jay Kalman. “Ever since I opened my first comic book I knew I had to learn the words that were with the pictures so I could understand what was going on.”

The National Education Association is tackling the issue in the early years of grade school with “Read Across America,” an annual reading motiva-tion and awareness pro-gram that calls for every child in every commu-nity to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss. The program also provides NEA members, parents, caregivers and children the resources and activities to encour-age reading year around.

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More news for medical marijuana users

By Ken [email protected]

As Illinois slowly moves toward starting its medi-cal marijuana program, a new study by the Jour-nal American Medical Association (JAMA) Inter-nal Medicine has found another positive side-effect.

The study by the JAMA discovered legalized med-ical marijuana states have seen a significantly lower number of prescription painkiller overdoses each year from patients with chronic pain.

The study reviewed data from 1999 to 2010 in each of the 50 states including death certificate information and medical marijuana laws. During this time frame, only 13 states had passed medical marijuana legislation. The study indicates a nearly 25 percent lower rate of prescription painkiller overdose deaths since the start of a state’s medical marijuana law.

“We think that people with chronic pain may

be choosing to treat their pain with marijuana rath-er than with prescription painkillers in states where this is legal,” lead author Dr. Marcus Bachhuber, a researcher with the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at the Philadelphia Veter-ans Affairs Medical Center said.

Dr. Gregory Arnold, MD, of St. Margaret’s Valley Pain Clinic noted their are pros and cons with any drug treatment, and medicinal marijuana could be the next problem area.

“Medicinal marijua-na offers exciting new options for the treatment of some chronic debilitat-ing pain conditions such as cancer pain, HIV and multiple sclerosis,” Arnold said. “As with chronic opi-oid medication manage-ment, patient’s need to be selected appropriately for medicinal marijuana ther-apy. The current epidem-ic of opioid misuse and overdoses can be attrib-uted to overprescribing and a lack of appropriate patient selection. My con-

cern with the results of the above study is as fol-lows, if inappropriate pre-scribing patterns contin-ue as they have with opi-oid prescribing, we may find ourselves in a similar epidemic with medicinal marijuana.”

According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 100 Americans die each day from narcotic painkiller overdose. The JAMA Internal Medicine study results indicate when legalized medical marijuana is available, it does offer an alternative to chronic pain patients and a potentially less lethal medical treatment for long-term pain control care.

In the past 20 years, drug overdoses have grown according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2011 alone, 55 percent of drug overdose deaths were directly related to prescription medica-tions, of which 75 per-cent of those involved opioid analgesics, the class of drug that includes codeine, morphine, Oxy-contin and methadone.

Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have medical marijuana laws, which cover a wide amount of conditions for usage that include HIV,

cancer and glaucoma. Many of the laws also include medical marijua-na usage where it can pro-vide pain relief. Chronic pain affects more than 100 million Americans according to the Ameri-can Academy of Pain Medicine.

A different viewpoint is given from the director of the Center for Medical Cannabis Research by Dr. Igor Grant, chair of psy-chiatry at the University of California-San Diego. Grant states that the new study is viewed by some physicians as the “opioid-sparring” effect. Accord-ing to Grant, physicians have combined certain drugs for a long time. With combinations of certain medicines physicians are able to use a smaller opi-oid dose and decrease the risk of opioid overdose.

With legalized medi-cal marijuana laws on the books, some states have worried about the increase in recreational marijuana use. Studies have shown to date when marijuana is legalized, it tends to increase rec-reational usage among adults. Scientists and phy-sicians are concerned on long-term health affects of such usage, assert-ing there have not been enough studies on this issue.

Study finds medical marijuana may lead to fewer prescription

painkiller overdoses

IVCC Board petitionsOGLESBY — The first day

candidates can circulate petitions for signatures for two, six-year terms in the April 7 Illinois Valley Com-munity College Board of Trustee’s election is Sept. 23.

Petitions must be filed in the president’s office, Room C-301, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Dec. 15-19 or

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 22.The last day to file an

objection to any nomi-nating petition is Dec. 30. IVCC will be closed Dec. 22 through Jan. 1; anyone wishing to file an objec-tion during that time can contact Jeanne Hayden, secretary to the board, at [email protected] and set up a time.

Ag SummaryRainfall and warm

temperatures continued throughout the state last week. A few cases of Sud-den Death Syndrome in soybeans were reported in some parts of Illinois. There were 4.4 days suit-able for fieldwork for the week ending Sept. 7.

Statewide, precipitation averaged 1.25 inches, 0.67 inches above normal. The average temperature was 72.7 degrees, 1.7 degrees above normal.

Corn dented reached 84 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 78 per-cent. Corn mature reached 17 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 36 percent. Corn condition was rated at 82 percent good to excellent.

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average of 34 percent. Soy-beans dropping leaves was rated at 7 percent, com-pared to the 5-year aver-age of 11 percent. Soybean condition was rated at 78 percent good to excellent.

Sorghum headed reached 94 percent, sor-ghum turning color reached 77 percent and sorghum mature was rated at 20 percent.

Pasture condition was rated at 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 49 percent good and 19 percent excel-lent. Topsoil moisture sup-ply was rated at 1 percent very short, 7 percent short, 82 percent adequate and 10 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supply was rated at 1 percent very short, 15 percent short, 79 percent adequate and 5 percent surplus.

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Matt Dresbach of LaSal-le made a pivotal career decision less than a year ago, and it’s already paying dividends.

A 2012 graduate of LaSal-le-Peru Township High School, Dresbach enrolled in IVCC’s criminal justice program as a freshman before changing his mind and enrolling in general education courses last fall.

This spring he opted for the Certified Production Technician (CPT) program and soon after earning the certificate in May was hired by American Nick-eloid in Peru. Today he’s “slitting” (cutting metal) at the factory on the 3 p.m. to midnight shift.

“I am very happy I made the choice I did,” said Dresbach, 20. “There is a lot of opportunity at our company, and if you get in now you’re going to be able to learn from the older guys.”

The CPT, an entry-level certificate developed at the request of manufacturers, can be completed this fall, and as Dresbach’s story illustrates, will potentially lead to employment at one of the 14 companies endorsing the certificate.

American Nickeloid Vice President and general

manager Mike Stariha said Dresbach has performed well in his first months on the job.

“He’s very bright,” Star-iha said. “Given his solid foundation and the fact over 80 percent of our workforce will be older than 55 by year’s end, his upward potential is limit-less.

“CPT gave him the solid safety and math basics he needed to quickly get up to speed,” Stariha said. “An added bonus was that he was able to tour the facility as part of the program, giv-ing him a very good idea of what he was getting into.”

Starting wage range for an entry-level technician is $11-$21 per hour plus health insurance “and ample opportunity for advancement within the company,” said IVCC Busi-ness Training Specialist Jennifer Scheri.

“For people with tech-nical skills, there are openings now and over the next five-to-seven years – especially with the number of projected retirements,” Scheri said. “American Nickeloid was a driving force behind the creation of the CPT pro-gram,” she said. “Matt’s hiring shows the benefits

of business/education partnerships and demon-strates what community colleges are all about.”

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nies, including American Nickeloid.

The Illinois Valley Man-ufacturers Scholarship will provide up to 10 $1,500 awards per year for stu-dents enrolling in CPT this fall. Applications are avail-able in the Foundation office, Room C202, or can be downloaded at www.ivcc.edu/cpt. To speak to someone, call 815-224-0547.

14 companies may employ program finishers

Photo contributedMatt Dresbach of LaSalle is pictured with American Nick-eloid Vice President and general manager Mike Stariha.

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NAPERVILLE — With the heating season fast approaching, Nicor Gas is announcing a 19-cent per therm decrease to the Gas Supply Charge (GSC) for the month of September, expected to result in lower gas bills for customers.

The 49-cent per therm rate was filed with the Illinois Commerce Com-mission effective Sept. 1. The GSC dropped to 49 cents in September from 68 cents in August – a more than 25 per-cent decrease in the GSC rate per therm. The GSC reflects the cost of natural gas supplies the company purchases on behalf of customers and passes along without any markup.

“We are pleased that this is happening at this time, as everyone pre-pares for winter,” said Beth Reese, president, Nicor Gas.

As customers prepare for higher usage of natu-ral gas during the upcom-ing heating season, Nicor Gas is reminding customers of programs they can take advantage of now to help manage their energy costs.

The Nicor Gas Bud-get Plan is a bill man-agement program that

minimizes the “peaks and valleys” in bills by allowing customers to pay the same amount every month for a 12-month period. Bud-get Plan payments may be higher during off-peak heating months — allowing customers to build up a credit bal-ance to offset winter bills that may be higher due to increased usage.

Another program available to custom-ers is the energySMART Program that helps to manage costs by low-ering out-of-pocket expenses for energy effi-ciency improvements and energy consump-tion, allowing custom-ers to gain more control on how much natural gas they use and conse-quently save on energy costs. In addition to cash rebates up to $1,200, the program allows eligible customers to finance the cost of energy-efficient equipment and improve-ments for their homes and apply those costs to their monthly Nicor Gas bills.

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While still recovering from a recent surgery, I am now back to work fulltime. I am also out knocking on doors, but having been laid up, I willnot be able to make it to every home before the election. I hope you willjoin me for an evening of conversation and supper.

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Shen Mow Lee, 30, Stan-dard, fined $120.

David Vanderwall, 36, Wheatfield, Ind., fined $120.

Meeting CalendarSept. 17 Hennepin Village Board,

6 p.m., Hennepin Village Hall.

Sept. 18 Magnolia Village Board,

7 p.m., Magnolia Village Hall.

Property transfersAug. 28The Secretary of Vet-

eran’s Affairs, an officer of the United States of America to Pawell Had-owski, Beata Hadowski and Katarzyna Antolak, Lot 94, Lake Thunderbird Hills, exempt.

Pawell Hadowski and Beata Hadowski and Katar-zyna Antolak to Pawell Hadowski and Beata Had-owski and Katarzyna Anto-

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Aug. 29Gregory Skelly and

Deborah Skelly to Gregory Skelly and Deborah Skelly, Lot 440 Lake Thunderbird Hills 2, exempt.

Maria Elizabeth Kaufman to Larry Turner and Debra Turner, South half Lots 7 and 8, Block 40, village of Hennepin, $47,000.

BBB issues ‘Granny Scam’ advisoryCHICAGO — Many

scams and schemes run by con artists are cycli-cal in that they come and go. Sometimes it’s every few months, or follow-ing a natural disaster or at a particular time of the year. One of those that fall into a cycle is the “Gran-ny Scam,” and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is advising the public to look for red flags.

With students leaving home and returning to college, the opportunity is ripe for scammers to begin making calls that target grandparents.

“As we know the best defense is a good offense,” said Steve J. Bernas, presi-dent and CEO of the Bet-ter Business Bureau serv-ing Chicago and Northern Illinois. “We want to arm grandparents with infor-mation that can help pre-vent them and their fami-lies from falling victim to

this scam.”In this scam, the grand-

parent receives a dis-tressed phone call from someone who they believe is their grandchild. For example, the scam caller might say, “It’s me, your favorite grandchild,” to which the grandparent will guess the name of the grandchild the caller sounds the most like, and then the call proceeds from there. The sup-posed grandchild typically explains they are travel-ing and have been arrest-ed or involved in an auto accident. Sometime they say they’ve been injured and need medical treat-ment. The grandparent is asked to wire money to post bail or pay for dam-ages or treatment, usually amounting to a few thou-sand dollars.

While senior citizens are being targeted, law enforcement officials

believe the scammers are most likely calling random numbers.

“The key here is that

senior citizens are more than likely to be home during the day to take the phone call,” noted Bernas.

What to do if you receive a “Granny Scam” call:

• Remain calm: Despite the emergency nature of the call, try to verify the identity of the caller. Don’t get caught up in the urgency which can lead to making emotional rather than logical decisions.

• Make direct contact: Confirm the status of the individual by calling them directly or verifying the story with other family members before tak-ing action.

• Wire transfers: Any request to wire money through Western Union or MoneyGram should be seen as a “red flag” and an immediate tip-off that the call may be part of a scam.

• Report the call: If you have been victimized by this type of distressed loved-one call, imme-diately contact your local police department and the Illinois Attorney General’s office.

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The Editorial Page

Sam R FisherPublisher

Terri SimonEditor

Kendra MertelCity: Granville.

Where did you grow up: Mark.

Family: Husband Kevin, son Milo.

Pets: None.

Occupation: Owner, Salon on 71.

What is the last song you listened to: I have no idea, maybe “Sesame Street.”

What is the last book you read: Maybe People magazine.

What is the last TV show you watched: “Sesame Street.”

If you were stranded on a desert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: I think Alexa’s chicken. It is pretty good.

What is your favorite local res-taurant: All of the Putnam County restaurants.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be: My family.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: I would spend it on my family.

People would be surprised to know that you: I don’t know about this one, I’m pretty open.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: The people.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: Not a thing. It is good how it is.

First Person

Walking the road not chosenEditor’s note: After failing a mam-

mogram test earlier this spring, Barb Kromphardt entered the world of breast cancer treatment. Following a surgical biopsy, she was diagnosed with DCIS, an early-stage cancer, in her right breast. She is sharing her story with our readers.

Once again, despite my fears, I did wake up after my surgery, and I learned a few things of importance.

First, I really don’t like general anesthesia, and second and even more importantly, I don’t like codeine.

The surgery involved with the lumpectomy was more extensive than with the biopsy, and very quickly after I woke up, I was hurt-ing. So when they asked if I wanted something for my pain, I said, “Sure.”

Big mistake. An empty stomach combined with a painkiller with codeine-equaled nausea, which was not what I needed when all I wanted was to go home.

So I diligently crunched on crackers, trying to calm my stom-ach while I waited to return to my room.

Finally they took me back to my husband and I said and did all the right things, so they would finally let me go home. I crashed into bed and slept for several hours.

But I really shouldn’t complain because the news I received from the surgeon early the next week was worth any discomfort. Although he did find one more spot of cancer, this time I had “good” margins.” That meant there were enough nice, clean, healthy cells between the cancer and the edge of the tis-sue the surgeon had removed. That meant, yes, the cancer was all gone!

Well ... but. Just in case, my

surgeon wanted me to meet with a radiation doctor, so we set up another appointment.

My radiation doctor was located in the cancer center inside the hospital. Just walking through the entrance to the center was difficult, but sitting in the waiting room was heart-wrenching. Bald heads cov-ered with scarves and hollow-eyed faces. Stories of cancers being treat-ed with arsenic because the person had had all the chemotherapy a body could tolerate in one lifetime.

I felt scared and humbled and grateful.

The radiation doctor looked at my still-healing scar and then explained what he wanted to do. He said while the surgeon thought he had gotten all the cancer out, there could still be a rogue cell or two or four hanging around. The radiation, anywhere from 32 to 37 days of it, would zap any random cancer cells from setting up a new home in my right breast.

OK. I was kind of numb. The sur-geon thought he got it all, but he probably couldn’t be positive. And I sure didn’t want it coming back.

“OK,” I said. “So 32 to 37 radia-tion treatments. And then am I done?”

Well, actually, no.The radiation would take care

of my right breast, but there was a potential problem about 8 inches to the left. Nothing that had yet been done would protect my left breast

from cancer.But the radiation doctor had a

suggestion.Chemotherapy.That knocked me out of my

numbness. Radiation was one thing. Maybe some sunburned skin was about the worst side effect I could expect.

But chemotherapy? Was I going to lose my hair after all?

But no. He quickly explained to me about the drug tamoxifen. It is technically a chemotherapy drug but without the hair-raising side effects.

So off we went to another appointment with an oncologist about the tamoxifen.

The oncologist was pretty matter-of-fact. Five years of taking a little white pill with a list of possible side effects as long as my arm, and I could feel pretty safe about the cancer not showing up in my left breast, either.

After hearing the cancer was out of my body, you would think I would be celebrating. But here’s the message I sent a friend that night.

“It hit me pretty hard. I’ve come to terms with having this pre-can-cer, or baby cancer, as this doctor called it. I’ve come through two surgical procedures, and I’m ready to get on with my life, but this just sounds scary. Everybody tells me it’s a breeze, but living with this every day, dealing with skin rashes and sunburns, just sounds over-whelming.”

Barb Kromphardt, currently of Columbus, Ind., was a reporter for the Bureau County Republican and interim managing editor of the Tonica News and the Putnam County Record. She can be reached at [email protected].

Playing ‘punchout’ is

not a gameI do use Facebook. It helps me keep up with friends

I don’t see very often. Sometimes, I wish it didn’t.A friend of mine recently posted on a current news

event. I’m not going to name him, but I found his view ... disturbing, to say the least. It reads as follows:

“So Ray Rice gets fined and suspended for his stu-pidity ... Then, TMZ releases video of said stupidity ... and the video causes Rice to get fired and then indefi-nitely suspended. So, the NFL literal-ly quadrapunished Rice.”

For those who, somehow, have missed the issue, Ray Rice was — before this inci-dent — a running back for the Baltimore Ravens. News came out a while back about an incident on Feb. 15 at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City when Rice was seen dragging his unconscious then-girlfriend/now-wife Janay Palmer from an elevator. The story was leaked stating Rice had hit Palmer, knocking her out. In response, the National Football League fined him and suspended him for two games.

Recently, the “news” service TMZ got a copy of film footage from the elevator’s camera and posted it on the web. It shows Rice hitting Palmer not once, but twice. The second punch was a left hook that would have knocked out Joe Frazier in his prime, and Palmer went down like a sack of potatoes, hitting her head on the elevator’s hand rail. The utter brutality of the video caused the Ravens to cut Rice from the squad and the NFL to suspend him from football indefinitely.

Meanwhile, since Rice entered a pretrial interven-tion program in May, he will receive a year’s supervi-sion. If he behaves, the felony charge of third-degree aggravated assault will be expunged from his record. As it is, because he entered the program, he will not be prosecuted.

Let me repeat that. Rice will not be prosecuted for a third-degree felony of hitting a woman hard enough to knock her unconscious.

I looked up “unconsciousness” on the web, look-ing for any possible side effects. Almost every medi-cal website I went to directed me — not to a page on unconsciousness — to a page on concussions. Seems you can’t have one without the other. With the cur-rent hullabaloo about concussions in football and other sports, you can imagine what Palmer experi-enced.

Palmer — now Janay Rice — is ripping on the media for sticking its nose into their business. If you’re looking for a poster child for Stockholm syn-drome, there she is.

I’ve said it before. There is no excuse for a man to hit a woman unless you’re both in a ring in competi-tion. I believe in equality, but I also believe the inher-ent strength difference between most — MOST — men and women should influence a man to restrain an angry woman attacking you instead of pounding their skull into the wall. Especially if your job descrip-tion calls for putting other men on their face in the ground.

“Quadrapunished?” How about grossly underpun-ished?

Ken Schroeder can be reached at [email protected].

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COMMENTARY

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COMMENTARY

First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting an

establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom

of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

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Photo contributed

Flag football startsThe weather on Sept. 6 was perfect for opening day flag football as the Marshall County Cyclones Silver Team played against the Washington Mighty Midgets Gold Team in Lacon. Zach Schwanke (left), Dylan Glynne and Johnathon Stunkel try to stop a Washington ball carrier, but the Mighty Midgets took the win with a score of 6-3.

Colby, Griffith lead Panthers at Pontiac

InvitationalBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

PONTIAC — The Put-nam County Lady Pan-thers had a tough tourna-ment at the Pontiac Vol-leyball Invitational Sept. 13 and came away with a 1-3 overall record.

The Lady Panthers won against Streator High School, 25-17 and 25-14. However, PC lost to LaSal-le-Peru High School 13-25 and 16-25. PC also lost to Kaneland High School 20-25 and 15-25. PC lost to Hersher High School 21-25 and 13-25.

Leading the team stats was Lauren Colby with 20 kills, 11 service aces and 25 digs. Paige Griffith had 39 assists. Tori Smoode had seven blocks. Annie Miller also contributed 20 digs and had 13 kills.

In regular season play, the Lady Panthers also faced the DePue Lady Lit-tle Giants and came away with a two game win, 25-5, 25-8. Griffith and Megan Rehn had 10 service points and eight assists each. Colby had four service aces and Miller had six kills in the contest.

In the junior varsity con-test, the Lady Panthers also won, 25-5, 25-12.

The Lady Panthers (7-7) will next meet Peoria Christian in an away con-test at 6 p.m. Sept. 18.

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Putnam County Lady Panther volleyball teams will be host-ing a Pack the Place Pink night on Sept. 25th at R.M. Ger-mano gymnasium.

The Panthers will be playing Streator Woodland starting at 7 p.m. There will be baskets to raffle and a 50/50 draw-ing. Pink T-shirts will also be for sale for the event. Order forms are at the high school office or can be obtained by emailing coach Amy Kreiser at [email protected].

Lady Pumas win first game of RegionalsBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

MCNABB — The Put-nam County Lady Pumas took on their first oppo-nent in the Illinois Ele-mentary School Asso-ciation Regional softball contest on Sept. 13. The Pumas beat the Dimmick Lady Braves by a score of 12-2.

Winning pitcher was Hailey Cioni. Head coach Chris Walker was happy with his team’s perfor-mance.

Walker said, “We did a really good job of coming out and hitting the ball and running the bases very, very well. Every-body got into the game, everybody participated and that was good to see.”

The Lady Pumas host-ed their annual Can-cer Awareness game on Sept. 9 against Henry Junior High School. Each team had special pink jerseys which had a cancer awareness logo. The money raised from the shirts from both teams and the con-

cessions stand was set aside to help a local Put-nam County family.

The Lady Pumas lost the contest 5-4. Accord-ing to Walker, a couple of uncharacteristic errors for the Pumas cost them the game.

“I think we learned a few things about our team and what we need-ed to improve on,” Walk-er said. “As long as you learn something along the way, it is all worth it. We raised money for a local family, the Will

and Tina Myres family of Florid. We had some other plans, but we heard of this family that might be in need so we decid-ed to retool a little bit. We wanted to help our fellow Panther family a little closer to home.”

PCR photo/Dixie SchroederThe PCJH Lady Pumas wait in the dugout with their coaches before the Sept. 9 annual Breast Cancer Awareness game against the Henry Junior High School Lady Mallards.

Panther JV race well at Seneca

By Dixie [email protected]

PEORIA — The Putnam County Cross Country squad competed in the Peoria Woodruff Invita-tional Sept. 13, placing 40th as a team out of 63 teams. There were a total of 536 runners in the boys meet on the three mile course.

For the Panthers, soph-omore Noe Flores ran the race in 16:59 for 69th place overall. Sophomore Jon Sabotta clocked in at 18:23 for 155th place. Joe Berg ran in 20:07 at 262nd place, Christian Harris was 10 seconds behind at 20:17 and 271st place. Daniel Jefferies logged in at 284th place with 20:49; Cameron Colby one sec-ond behind him at 20:50 in 285th place. Owen Mallery ran in 21:23 for 298th place and James Hewitt ran his race at 23:13 for 498th place.

On the girls, side, there were 454 runners of which the Panther’s

Ashlyn Haage crossed the finish line in 21:59 which set her at 157 place overall.

After a rainout of the scheduled Dee Mack home meet on Sept. 10, the Putnam County Cross Country teams competed in the Seneca Twilight in the Woods run on Sept. 9. Results from the squad were very positive.

In the girl’s race, Haage, placed 22nd out of 70 runners with a time of 23:42.

The varsity boy’s race had senior Mario Flores place 15th overall, run-ning a time of 18:40 which earned him a medal.

In the junior var-sity race, sophomore Noe Flores placed first at 18:27 and received a medal. Sabotta came down the chute in 10th place, medaling with a time of 19:51. Harris took 28th place at a time of 22:47, Mallery was at 23:20 for 31st place, Hewitt was in 37th place with a time of 23:47 and Colby placed 49th with a time of 27:47. The overall finish gave the Putnam County Junior Varsity boys a third place team trophy for the event.

The Panthers next race is at Bureau Valley at 4 p.m. Sept. 17.

Panthers race Sept. 17 at

Bureau Valley

Lady Panther golfers are 2-0 in week’s play


MCNABB — The Put-nam County Lady Panther varsity golf squad notched two wins on their score-cards this week in area play.

The Putnam County Lady Panthers played a tri-angular meet Sept. 10 ver-sus St. Bede and DePue. Putnam County took first with a team score of 224 to St. Bede’s second place finish with a score of 227 on Edgewood’s front nine, par 38 course. DePue field-ed only two golfers on the day.

Medalist for the meet was senior Kelsey Grosen-bach at 52. Number two golfer for PC was Katie Goetsch and one stroke behind her was Hanna Hundley at 57. Olivia Holmes completed the top four scorers with a 59.

For St. Bede, Aiko Men-doza carded a 53 and one stroke behind her was Syd-ney Eustice at 54. Num-ber three golfer was Tess

Montez at 57 and next was Rachel Cessna at 63.

For DePue, Mercedes Ruiz had a 56 and Dakota Mitchell at 67.

The Putnam County Lady Panthers golf squad took on the Seneca Lady Irish and the DePue Lady Little Giants in a triangu-lar meet on Sept. 8. The Panthers took first with a team score of 216. Seneca followed in second place with a team score of 238 and DePue had two indi-vidual golfers that played in the meet.

Putnam County’s Madi-son Zellmer was medal-ist with a 49 on the par 38 Edgewood golf course. Following up Zellmer was Kelsey Grosenbach at 51, Katie Goetsch with a 56 and Olivia Holmes carded a 60.

The Lady Irish was led by Randi Rohder at 50, tying for number two golfer on the day was Sam Degraff and Hannah Cisco at 60 and Heather Vroman com-pleted the scoring with a 68.

For the Lady Little Giants, Mercedes Ruiz carded a 55 and Dakota Mitchell scored a 61.

The next meet for the Lady Panthers (3-2) is at 4 p.m. Sept. 22 in an away meet at Plano.

Lady Panthers tee-off at Plano

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Pumas clinch Little Tri County Conference championship


MCNABB — The Putnam County Pumas played a full week of games with much success going toward their upcoming Illinois Elemen-tary School Association Regional games.

On Sept. 13, the Pumas competed in the Morton Tournament and split two contests. In the first game the Pumas took on Normal Kinsley and eas-ily dispatched them 10-0. Kaleb Wright earned the win. In the second contest, the Pumas bats were silent as they lost 11-0 against Morton. Chance Mayers recorded the loss from the pitcher’s mound.

Sept. 12 had PC taking on Roanoke-Benson and earning an extra inning win by a score of 8-6. Brayden Holmes earned the win, pitching five innings in the contest. Wright was the offensive punch of the game with a two RBI home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal the win. With the win, the Pumas earn the Little Tri County Conference regu-lar season championship with a sparkling 7-0 record.

Sept. 11 saw the Pumas suiting up against

Marseilles Junior High School. The Pumas won 8-4 with Luke Carlson earning the win.

The Henry Junior High School Mallards invaded the Putnam County Junior High School campus on Sept. 9 and left with quite a few feathers plucked. The Pumas laid down a 10-1 victory in the contest with Holmes pitching for the win.

The Pumas started the week with a 5-4 win against Fieldcrest Junior

High School on Sept. 8. Daniel Sabotta pitched for the win in the game. The Pumas were behind as they came up in the top of the seventh. Caleb Tonozzi saw otherwise to that with a game tying RBI single. Mayers then added a go ahead RBI single.

The Pumas, now 17-2 (7-0 TCC) on the season will play as the number one seed in the Wenona Regional at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 in the semi-final con-test.

PCR photo/Dixie SchroederEthan Staley (18) practices at first base before the Henry Junior High School baseball game at home on Sept. 9.

PCJH golfers compete at the IESA State Golf Tournament

Photos contributed Putnam County Junior High School’s Ian Roach (left) and Ali Ciucci competed Sept. 13 in the Illinois Elementary School Association State Gold tournament at Kellog Golf Course in Peoria. Roach earned 21st place with a overall score of 87, which included a score of 41 on the front nine holes and a 46 on the back nine holes. Ciucci shot a 107 which included a 59 on the front and a 48 on the back nine. She took 22nd place in a field of 79 competitors. This was an improvement over her last year’s per-formance.

Golf NotesEdgewood Ladies LeagueMCNABB — The Edgewood Ladies

League met on Sept. 2 for their weekly play. The play of the day was high net. Hostesses were Cyndi Palm and Jackie Stupec. Winners included: A flight — Stupec; B flight — Dee Khoury; C flight — Marilyn Querciagrossa; low gross - Palm; low net — Dolly Picciolli; and low

putts was Diane Chiado.

Hanson hits hole in oneMCNABB — Chuck Hanson hit a hole

in one on the 12th hole of Edgewood Golf Course on Aug. 30. The 12th hole is 128 yards, and Hanson used a seven iron to achieve this feat. Witnesses included Art Arnolts, John Heuser and Bob Grivetti.

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PCHS varsity win two in NeogaBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

NEOGA — The Putnam County Panthers played a double header on Sept. 13 and came out with a 2-0 record.

In game one the Pan-thers took on the Neoga Indians and came away with a 7-0 win. Putnam County scored in the first, third, sixth and sev-enth innings with seven hits. The Neoga defense was shaky with six errors which allowed the Pan-thers to benefit in scor-ing. The Panthers had one error in the contest.

Pitcher Nick DiazDeLe-on (1-1) gave up only two hits with a strong Panther defense supporting him in a complete game effort. He also had nine strike-outs and gave up only one walk.

Offensively Neal Stasell went two for four at the plate, with one RBI. Dan Pavlovich also hit two for four with a double and an RBI.

In game two, the Pan-thers took on the Dieterich High School Maroons. In a tough pitchers duel, the Panthers came out on top 2-0.

The Panthers played some shaky defense, giv-ing up four errors on the

field, but none that led to runs. The Maroons made one error in the contest.

PC jumped out on top, scoring their two runs in the first inning. Over-all the squad produced seven hits which included Stasell going two for four with a double, DiazDeLe-on going two for four and Pavlovich earning an RBI. The Maroons had three hits in the game.

Pavlovich started the game pitching six innings, giving up the two hits and no runs along with six strikeout and three walks. Austin Biagini earned the save giving up one hit and a walk.

Head coach Chris New-some was happy with the

team’s efforts in week two of the fall season.

“Overall, I can’t ask for more from our pitch-ers. Two shutouts were awesome to see. It really gives us confidence as a pitching staff and as a defense as a whole,” he said. “Our defense was there to make plays and when we got in binds we grinded and stepped up and made plays when we had to. Next weekend we go to the Windsor Invite to defend our title.”

The Panther junior var-sity played a double head-er against Neoga. The first game, the squad lost 10-0. In the second contest, despite some offense, the Panther JV lost 15-3.

PCR photo/Dixie SchroederPutnam County pitcher Neal Stasell looks to catcher Jeff Baker before throwing a pitch at batting practice this past week.

PCR photo/Dixie Schroeder

Lady Panther volleyball practices their skillsJunior Leann Smith (front), freshman Alivia Resurreccion, sophomore Kaitlyn Edgcomb and coach Carmela Rodriguez get ready to return a ball during practice last week at Putnam County High School.

Aimone places third at KewaneeBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

KEWANEE — The Put-nam County Panthers golf team competed in the annual Kewanee Boiler Invitation golf meet Sept. 13. PC finished ninth out of 18 teams.

Leading the Panthers was Mitch Aimone with a 78. He placed third overall

out of 108 golfers. Joe Cyr shot a 93, Caleb Dzierzyns-ki a 93, Jared Williams a 104 to round out the Panther’s score card at a team 367.

St. Bede’s Joey Dudek won the meet with a score of 77. Top team scores included Geneseo at 314 and St. Bede at 333.

Earlier in the week on Sept. 9, the Panthers took on the Henry High School Mallards in a dual meet

at Edgewood Golf Course and came in second with a score of 177 for Henry to PC’s 193. Jake Kennedy was medalist for the meet with a 34.

Aimone again led the team with a 38. Cyr shot a 47, Dzierzynski and Austin Pfibsen tied at 54 each.

The next meet for the Panthers will be at home at 4 p.m. Sept. 17 against Midland High School.

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Community Relay for Life team will hold butterbraid saleHENNEPIN — Relay for Life’s

Team Hennepin will be holding a butterbraid coffee cake and cookie sale with ordering available until Oct. 17. The frozen coffee cakes and cookie dough will be delivered on Nov. 7.

Items selling for $12 include apple, Bavarian cream/chocolate icing, blueberry cream cheese, caramel, cherry, cinnamon, cream cheese, raspberry and strawberry cream cheese for coffee cakes and

M&M cookie bits, chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, snickerdoodles and white chunk macadamia nut cook-ies. Double chocolate coffee cakes are $13. Coffee cakes are 22 ounces and serve 11 people. Cookie dough is two pounds, enough for 32 cook-ies.

Also available for $12 are four apple dumplings — a whole apple surrounded by flaky dough and topped with cinnamon sauce — and a 22-ounce pumpkin roll

made with confectioner’s sugar and cream cheese filling.

Orders can be placed by calling chairman Linda DeMattia at 815-488-1026 or team members Betty Dean, Nita O’Neil, Kirsten Augspols, Gloria Bouxsein, Barbara Casey, Barb Kinnett, Gretchen Currie, Matt and Megan Dean, Janee Leather-man, Beth Mack, Nancy O’Connor, Jamie Weber, Ila and Lindsay Wed-dell, Tim and Kathy Zens, and Bar-bara Kessler.

Rain garden webinar will be presented Sept. 22 and 25HENRY — The public

is invited to attend the an educational garden-ing webinar sponsored by the University of Illinois Marshall-Putnam Exten-sion Office.

Rain gardens will be the

Hennepin UMC prepares for Harvest Home

PCHS Class of ‘75 plans 40th class reunion

St. Margaret’s Hospital hosts bloodmobile

HENNEPIN — The Hennepin United Methodist Church will host the 102nd annual Harvest Home cel-ebration on Sept. 20.

The day’s activities will include a bake goods and candy sale spon-sored by the Methodist Women in the meeting house next to the church; a lunch stand operated by members of the church to be held in the church’s education wing at the north entrance on Fifth Street; children’s face painting; decorating pumpkins; farmers market; crafts;

parade; and an apple pie baking con-test and a chef’s choice pie contest. After the pie judging, all the pies will be sold for a donation.

The day will conclude with a tra-ditional chicken dinner complete with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, coleslaw, bread and butter, beverage and homemade pie in the church social room. Dinner will be served at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. The cost for the 4:30 p.m. serv-ing is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years old. The cost for the

5:30 and 6:30 p.m. servings is $9 for adults and $4 for children. Carry-out meals will be available beginning at 4 p.m. in the church’s education wing at the north entrance on Fifth Street. To purchase tickets, contact any church member of Jim Phillips at 815-252-6228 or Cathy Phillips at 815-252-4494.

To have a parade entry, contact Matthew Dean at 815-303-3536. To have a stall or for more information, contact Cathy Phillips at 815-252-4494 before the Sept. 16 deadline.

MARK — The Putnam County High School Class of 1975 will hold its 40th class reunion at 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Clover Club, 105 E. Hennepin St., Mark.

Menu choices will include fried chicken,

ribeye, cod, shrimp or mostaccioli. Meals include salad bar and potato.

Attendees should R.S.V.P. by Oct. 1 to Kathi Corcoran Bly at 815-223-8088 or [email protected].

SPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s Hospital is hosting a Red Cross Blood-mobile from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 23. The Bloodmobile will be held in the hospital’s first floor presentation room.

To be a blood donor, one must be in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old. A Red Cross staff member will ask you up to 50 ques-

tions to improve the safety and quality of the blood supply. Bloodmobiles are scheduled approximately eight weeks apart – the recommended time span between individual dona-tions. Remember your donor card or photo ID.

Walk-ins are welcome or make an appointment by calling St. Margaret’s Volunteer Services at 815-664-1130.

Alzheimer’s support group to meetPERU — The Alzheimer’s Caring Friends support

group for caregivers, family and friends will have a meet-ing at 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Red Cross office, 1530 Fourth St. in Peru.

topic of the webinar that will take place at the Uni-versity of Illinois Extension – Marshall-Putnam Exten-sion Office, 509 Front St. in Henry. The webinar will be presented at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 and at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 25. A minimum of five

participants is required to present these webinars, and therefore pre-registration is required, either online at https://web.extension.illi-nois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=9303 or via tele-phone at 309-364-2356.

If you need a reasonable

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If you have questions or need more information call University of Illinois Exten-sion, Bureau-LaSalle-Mar-shall-Putnam Unit at 815-875-2878.

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MenusPutnam County Schools

BreakfastSept. 22 — Whole grain bagel with cream cheese or

cereal, fruit, juice, milk.Sept. 23 — Biscuit with cream cheese or cereal,

fruit, juice, milk.Sept. 24 — Cereal bar or cereal, string cheese, fruit,

juice, milk.Sept. 25 — Breakfast pizza or cereal and toast, fruit,

juice, milk.Sept. 26 — Cinnamon roll or cereal, fruit, juice,

milk.Lunch

Sept. 22 — Chicken nuggets, vegetable medley, cot-tage cheese, peaches, milk.

Sept. 23 — Turkey fritter on whole grain bun with tomato, baked beans, grapes, frozen fruit juicy, milk.

Sept. 24 — Hot dog with choice of chili on whole grain bun, three bean salad, pineapple, ice cream cup, milk.

Sept. 25 — Junior High/High School – Salad bar; Elementary/Primary – Pork chop, spinach/romaine salad, whole grain dinner roll, fresh melon, milk.

Sept. 26 — Toasted cheese sandwich, corn, Go-gurt, orange, milk.

Putnam County Community CenterSept. 22 — Beef stew with potatoes, butter beans,

sliced peaches, dinner roll.Sept. 23 — Tuna casserole, salad, roll and butter,

dessert.Sept. 24 — Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and

gravy, corn, dessert.Sept. 25 — Chicken salad on bun, coleslaw, fruit

cocktail, dessert.Sept. 26 — Pork fritter with country gravy, mashed

potatoes, romaine salad with dressing, diced pears, wheat bread.

Henry UMC to hold ‘Festival of Praise’Concert will begin at 4 p.m. Sept. 28

HENRY — Fifteen perform-ers from throughout Illinois have accepted to perform at a “Festival of Praise” concert at 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Henry United Methodist Church, 225 Lincoln St., Henry. Each of the performing acts will also make a donation to their favorite charity or mission.

Marcia and Reverend Terry Broady of Putnam serve the Putnam

Christian Church and have been involved in music ministry individu-ally since childhood and together for more than 31 years. Their charity is Mission to the Orient and their con-cert selections are “How Could You Say No” and “Embrace the Cross.”

The Second Wind Quartet which sings in barbershop style have chosen “Precious Lord” and “I’ll Fly Away.” Members of the quar-tet are Ron Wall, John Wabel, Dale Fiste and Dale Wheeler. The Second Wind Quartet sings for nursing homes, various events and celebrations in the Bureau,

Stark, Marshall and LaSalle coun-ties. They also promote a capella singing in Princeton High School and at Youth-In-Harmony in Ster-ling/Rock Falls and Bloomington. They have chosen their mission as the Bureau County Covered Bridge Chorus.

Vocalist Nicole Wheeler of Tiskilwa will sing “Sky Full of Angels” and “Blessings.” Wheeler has chosen Freedom House of Princeton as her charity.

More participants will add organ, piano and violin selections to the concert.

Dickens’ classic story to be presented in StreatorCasting auditions will be Sept. 27

STREATOR — Community Play-ers of Streator Inc. has announced Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” will be presented on Dec. 13. Performances will be at 2 and 7 p.m. at Engle Lane Theatre, 1012 Colum-bus Road, Streator. Ticket informa-tion will be available soon.

Casting auditions will be Sept. 27 at Engle Lane Theatre: from 1 to 2 p.m. for five boys (ages 8-14) and two girls (ages 10-14); and from 2 to 4 p.m. for 15 males and 12 females (ages 15-65). Participants will not need a prepared audition since scripts with selected scenes will be provided.

Under the direction of Scott Ful-ton, Streator native residing in West Chester, Ohio, and Brian Blasco, Streator native residing in Spring-field, the directors have selected an adaptation by John Mortimer which was commissioned and first per-formed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Theatre, London, on Nov. 28, 1994. This local production will be presented in a readers’ theatre style: Performers will use scripts, scenery will be from multi-media projection along with music and sound effects. Questions may be forwarded to Fulton at [email protected].

“A Christmas Carol” is a novel-la Dickens began to write in Sep-tember 1843 with the intention of drawing readers’ attention to the plight of England’s poor. It was first

published on Dec. 19, 1843, and was adapted for the stage almost imme-diately with productions opening in February 1844. Since that time it has been adapted to film, stage, opera and other media. It is the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter miser who has lost the meaning of Christ-mas, who through a journey into his past, present and future is given a second chance as he embraces love and generosity.

Founded in 1958, Community Players of Streator Inc. offers an opportunity to the people of Streator and the surrounding area to par-ticipate in non-professional theatri-cal activities while offering the gen-eral public an opportunity for the furtherance of appreciation of the theatre. For more information, visit www.englelane.org.

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TWO DAYESTATE AUCTION

The Following will be sold at the ON SITELOCATION at 9299 McNabb Blacktop Road inHennepin, IL which is located Five Miles Westof McNabb, IL On the McNabb Blacktop Or 7Miles South of Hennepin, IL To the McNabb

Blacktop Then East 1 1/2 Miles on:FRI., SEPT. 26 &

SAT., SEPT. 27, 2014TIME: 10:00A.M

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EXECUTOR: FLOYD HOLOCKER JR.ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE: BOYLE & BOLIN

HENNEPIN, ILTUMBLESON AUCTIONCOMPANY, PRINCETON, ILEmail: [email protected] OrPhone: 815-872-1852

AUCTIONEERS: TOM AND MARYTUMBLESON & TIFFANY FOES

NOTICE OF SALEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITCOUNTY OF PUTNAM-HENNEPIN, ILLINOIS

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL )ASSOCIATION, )

Plaintiff, )vs. )

GREGORY H. JOOP, SARAH T. JOOP, )UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY )AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF )HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT and )COLLECTION PROFESSIONALS, INC., )

Defendants. )13CH-16

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 208 N. ALBERT AVE.MCNABB, IL 61335

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursu-ant to a Judgment of the above Court entered inthe above entitled cause on March 6, 2014, thefollowing described real estate, to-wit:

Permanent Index Number: 04-02-290-000Commonly known as: 208 N. Albert Ave.,

McNabb, IL 61335will be offered for sale and sold at public

vendue on October 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., at thePutnam County Courthouse, Hennepin, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $128,038.34.The real estate is improved with a single

family residence.Sale terms: The bid amount, including the

Judicial sale fee for Abandoned ResidentialProperty Municipality Relief Fund, which iscalculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000or fraction thereof of the amount paid by thepurchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid incertified funds immediately by the highest andbest bidder at the conclusion of the sale. Thesubject property is subject to general real estatetaxes, special assessments or special taxeslevied against said real estate, and is offered forsale without any representation as to qualityor quantity of title and without recourse to thePlaintiff. The sale is further subject to confir-mation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, thepurchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale,which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to thereal estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspec-tion. Prospective bidders are admonished tocheck the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff’sAttorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit ata judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mort-gagee, who takes possession of a condominiumunit pursuant to a court order or a purchaserwho acquires title from a mortgagee shall havethe duty to pay the proportionate share, if any,of the common expenses for the unit whichwould have become due in the absence of anyassessment acceleration during the 6 monthsimmediately preceding institution of an actionto enforce the collection of assessments, andwhich remain unpaid by the owner duringwhose possession the assessments accrued. Ifthe outstanding assessments are paid at anytime during any action to enforce the collec-tion of assessments, the purchaser shall haveno obligation to pay any assessments whichaccrued before he or she acquired title. If thisproperty is a condominium unit which is part ofa common interest community, the purchaserof the unit at the foreclosure sale other than amortgagee shall pay the assessments requiredby the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason,the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitledonly to a return of the purchase price paid.The Purchaser shall have no further recourseagainst the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or theMortgagee’s attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOREMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTERENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, INACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OFTHE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURELAW.

Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt CollectionPractices Act you are advised that the Law Firmof Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed tobe a debt collector attempting to collect a debt,and any information obtained will be used forthat purpose.I626021Published in the Putnam County Record Sept.17, 24 and Oct. 1, 2014.

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PUBLIC NOTICEPursuant to Section17-40 of the PropertyTax Code (35 ILCS200/17-40), the percent-age to be added to theassessed valuation oflocally assessed prop-erty other than thatassessed under sections10-110 through 10-140and 10-170 through10-200 of the PropertyTax Code (35 ILCS200/10-110 through10-140 and 10-170through 10-200) inPutnam County as certi-fied by the Departmentof Revenue for theassessment year 2014 is0.00% by the applicationof an equalization factorof 1.000.

State of IllinoisDEPARTMENT OF

REVENUE/s/Brian Hamer

DirectorPublished in the PutnamCounty Record Sept. 17,2014.

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN of the avail-ability of registra-tion and voting aidsunder the FederalVoting Accessibilityfor the Elderly andHandicapped Act,and of the availabilityof assistance in mark-ing the ballot and pro-cedures for voting byabsentee ballot forthe upcoming GeneralElection to be held onTuesday, November 4,2014. (10ILCS 5/12-1).

DANIEL S KUHNPutnam County Clerk &

Election AuthorityPublished in the PutnamCounty Record Sept. 17,2014.

NOTICE FOR BIDPutnam County Con-

servation District hasup for sale a used 2007JOHN DEERE 757 25horsepower lawn trac-tor with 1,119.9 hours.

Minimum Bid is$2750.00 dollars.

All bids need to be inwriting and mailed tothe Conservation dis-trict by Sept. 19th, 2014.

Inspection of mowercan be done by apptonly.

The District reservesthe right to refuse anyand all bids.Published in the PutnamCounty Record Sept. 3,10 and 17, 2014.

NOTICE OF SALEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITCOUNTY OF PUTNAM-HENNEPIN, ILLINOISJPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL )ASSOCIATION, )

Plaintiff, )vs. )

GREGORY H. JOOP, SARAH T. JOOP, )UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY )AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF )HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT )and COLLECTION PROFESSIONALS, INC., )

Defendants. )13CH-16

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 208 N. ALBERT AVE.MCNABB, IL 61335

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuantto a Judgment of the above Court entered in theabove entitled cause on March 6, 2014, the follow-ing described real estate, to-wit:

That Part of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of Section Three (3) in TownshipThirty-one (31) North, Range One (1),West of the Third Principal Meridiandescribed as follows:

Commencing at the Southwest corner ofLot Forty-five (45) in McNabb DevelopmentCorporation Subdivision, as now laid out andPlatted, being the true point of beginning; thenceNorth along the West line of Lot Forty-five (45)in said Subdivision 115.5 feet; thence South 89degrees 57 minutes West 131.8 feet, more or less,

to the East line of Albert Avenue, thence South00 degrees 40 minutes West along the East line ofAlbert Avenue, as extended, 115.5 feet, to a pointbeing the point of intersection of Albert Avenue,as extended, and the South line of the aforesaidLot Forty-five (45), as extended; thence North 89degrees 57 minutes East to the point of beginning,being in and a part of the Village of McNabb, situ-ated in the County of Putnam and State of Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 04-02-290-000Commonly known as: 208 N. Albert Ave.,

McNabb, IL 61335 will be offered for sale andsold at public vendue on October 23, 2014 at 11:00AM, at the Putnam County Courthouse, Hennepin,Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $128,038.34.The real estate is improved with a single family

residence.Sale terms: The bid amount, including the

Judicial sale fee for Abandoned ResidentialProperty Municipality Relief Fund, which is calcu-lated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fractionthereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not toexceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds imme-diately by the highest and best bidder at the conclu-sion of the sale. The subject property is subject togeneral real estate taxes, special assessments orspecial taxes levied against said real estate, and isoffered for sale without any representation as toquality or quantity of title and without recourse tothe Plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confir-mation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the

purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, whichwill entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the realestate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.Prospective bidders are admonished to check theCourt file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff’sAttorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 EastMain Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judi-cial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who

takes possession of a condominium unit pursuantto a court order or a purchaser who acquires titlefrom a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay theproportionate share, if any, of the common expens-es for the unit which would have become due inthe absence of any assessment acceleration duringthe 6 months immediately preceding institution ofan action to enforce the collection of assessments,and which remain unpaid by the owner duringwhose possession the assessments accrued. If theoutstanding assessments are paid at any time dur-

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St. Margaret’s is pleased to welcome Benjamin Shepherd,MD, to the Medical Staff, effective October 1, 2014.

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Dr. Shepherd is originally from Dixon, IL, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with aBachelor of Science from University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He attendedmedical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford, IL andthen graduated from the Iowa Family Medicine Residency Program.

As a member of the Dixon Rural Training Track Family Medicine ResidencyProgram, Dr. Shepherd returned to the U of I College of Medicine in Rockford as anAssistant Clinical Professor, while also working as a staff physician at KSB Hospital– Mt. Morris Clinic in Mt. Morris, IL and a jail physician for Winnebago County Jail.Dr. Shepherd was recently named Faculty Physician of the Year, 2013-2014, by hisfellow resident physicians.

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21st Century Scholar and finalists announced

OGLESBY — Tiernan Ebener of Peru was named 21st Century Scholar at the eighth annual 21st Cen-tury Scholars Society din-ner Sept. 4 at Deer Park Country Club. Ebener will receive $3,500 for tuition, fees, books and expenses.

Ebener will transfer next fall to study chemical engi-neering at the University of Illinois. He is an IVCC Student Ambassador, Chem Club president and one of the Phi Theta Kappa vice presidents.

A 3.95 GPA student, Ebener is also president of the Student Govern-ment Association. For his Chemistry II project, he extracted oil from algae and turned the oil into biodiesel. One of Ebener’s mentors, retired LaSalle-Peru High School phys-ics instructor Peter Navin, attended the ceremony.

Outside IVCC, Ebener, the son of Dave and Jane Ebener, volunteers for Special Olympics, the food pantry and delivers food to the Peru homeless shelter, PADS. He’s also a senior lifeguard at the Illinois Val-ley YMCA.

Finalists receiving $2,500 each are: Whitley Funfsinn of LaSalle, nursing; Cam-rie Maxon of Ottawa, mechanical engineering; Aubrey Molln of LaMoille, agricultural engineering;

and Danae Ross of rural Princeton, dentistry.

Funfsinn, a graduate of St. Bede Academy and the daughter of Cindy of LaSalle and Dale of LaSal-le, plans to transfer to the University of Missouri next fall. The 4.0 GPA student hopes to work in neonatal care.

Maxon, who was home-schooled, is the daughter of Janet and Don, and will transfer next fall to Olivet Nazarene University. Also a 4.0 student, she enrolled in IVCC at the age of 14, the same year she won the Level 6 State all-around gymnastics and beam championships. She’s per-formed missionary work in impoverished moun-taintop villages in Mexico and through Compassion International helps pay for a Bolivian child to be fed and educated.

Molln, another 4.0 student, is the daugh-ter of Richard and The-resa Molln. She was the LaMoille High School vale-dictorian, FFA president and Student Council vice president. She is undecid-ed on her transfer univer-sity. A three-sport star at LaMoille, she has a list of volunteer experiences and community works stretch-ing five pages.

Ross, the daughter of David and Kendra Ross,

is a former Bureau Valley High School valedictorian, class president, volleyball MVP and achieved per-fect attendance over four years at the school. A 3.93 GPA student at IVCC, she is considering the Univer-sity of Illinois among other schools. Her volunteer works include serving food at a shelter and church, packing boxes for Samari-tan’s Purse and working blood drives.

Honorable mention

selections, each receiving $1,000, are Cody Borne-mann of Granville, physi-cal therapy; Cassandra DeGuido of Streator, ele-mentary education; Mori-ah Feagin of Peru, social work; Carly Haywood of Ottawa, zoology; Tren-ton Lipka of Peru, math; Andrea Neff of LaSalle, journalism; Amber Phil-lips of Peru, pharmacol-ogy; Kaleb Pytel of LaSalle, physical therapy; Amy Rogowski of LaSalle, social

work; Kaylee Sienza of Oglesby, speech patholo-gy; and Madyson Toynton of Marseilles, elementary education.

Overall, the Society awarded nearly $25,000 to 16 students. Currently made up of 29 members each contributing $500 annually, the IVCC Foun-dation-sponsored initia-tive rewards IVCC’s most promising second-year students. To qualify, stu-dents must have a mini-

mum GPA of 3.5 as well as extensive college involve-ment and community ser-vice.

New members wel-comed into the Soci-ety on Sept. 4 were Aziz and Wendy Asphahani of Ottawa, Steve and Lau-rie Bonucci of Princeton, and Lou and Fran Borio of Peru.

For information on join-ing the 21st Century Schol-ars Society, call Fran Brol-ley at 815-224-0466.

Photo contributed21st Century Scholar Tiernan Ebener (center) is joined by finalists Aubrey Molln (from left), Whitley Funfsinn, Camrie Maxon and Danae Ross.

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