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‘All my Children’ ... er, debate team ...

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Oglesby proposed site for local cultivation facility

By Ken Schroedernews@tonicanews.com

OGLESBY — LaSalle County grabbed the brass ring on the medical mari-juana merry-go-round. The contract for the medical marijuana cultivation facil-ity for Illinois State Police District 17 went to GTI

Clinic Holding LLC, the parent company of Green Thumb Industries (GTI). GTI’s proposed produc-tion site is directly south of the Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store truck stop on Interstate 39 in Oglesby. The contract was awarded to the Chicago-based com-pany by Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday, Feb. 3.

LaSalle County will also be home to one of the first medical marijuana dispen-saries. Ottawa will be ser-viced by a dispensary run by Pharmacann LLC.

Oglesby Mayor Don Finley was elated with the decision.

“When they reach Phase III of the plant, they’ll be hiring anywhere from 70 to 100 people. Bringing that many jobs into the Illinois Valley helps everybody,” Finley said. “For electrical use for the city of Oglesby,

this will be a high electri-cal user, and since we lost the cement mill, they will be using about half the electricity the mill did. So it’ll be a great boost to our electricity tax that they’ll be bringing to us.”

“I think anything that takes place regionally is good for everybody,” Spring Valley Mayor Walt Marini said. “Anything that happens in the Illinois Val-ley is good for all the com-munities.”

Twenty-one cultiva-

tion center permits will be awarded — one for each Illinois State Police District, with the exception of Dis-trict 15, which patrols the state’s tollways. Fifty-two of the allowed 60 dispensa-ry permits were also award-ed Feb. 3. While cultiva-tion center districts were divvied up by ISP districts, dispensary districts were charted by population size.

Although eventually all locations will become known, a provision in the state’s Compassionate

Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act (Section 145) requires, among other things, the addresses of the dispensaries be kept con-fidential. Rauner’s office released a list only of the ISP districts in which dis-pensaries and cultivation centers will be located.

Rauner’s decision to issue licenses was a wel-come surprise for support-ers of medical marijuana in Illinois. Former Gov. Pat

Walt Willey shares his expertise

By Ken Schroedernews@tonicanews.com

LASALLE — The LaSal-le-Peru Debate Team is getting tips from an unlike-ly if not unusual source. Longtime actor Walt Willey of Ottawa is sharing tips on acting and presence to the debate team members to apply to their skills.

Willey got his start in the early ‘80s with minor appearances in soap operas before landing the

role of Jackson Montgom-ery on “All My Children,” a role he played from 1987 to 2011. His name is also currently connected to an upcoming western movie starring Gary Busey called, “When the Storm God Rides”, according to the Internet Movie Database website.

Willey admits he doesn’t know a lot about debate but was able to share ideas on poise and answered questions about stage presence and preparation for presentation.

“I would suggest some pretty simple physical and vocal warm-ups, just to get your body cranking,

so you’re not starting from zero,” Willey said. “If you’re starting from 30, you get to 60 that much quicker.”

Willey stressed the importance of being heard

and connecting with an audience.

“Are you miked? If not, it’s a big deal. You can make the best point in the world, but if no one can hear, it doesn’t matter,” Willey said. “Make eye contact. It builds trust and makes people connect with you.”

Although semi-retired from acting, Willey still is involved with several the-ater productions in Otta-wa. He is also touring with the one-man show he authored, “Wild Bill! An Evening with James But-ler Hickok,” often in con-junction with his Wild Bill! In-School Program for high schools.

Lostant board handles a varied agenda

By Ken Schroedernews@tonicanews.com

LOSTANT — From water rates to cup-cakes, the Lostant Vil-lage Board meeting had something for everyone on Monday, Feb. 9.

The planned rate hike for Lostant water users is being delayed for a few months. Board members were informed the rate hikes could not be instituted until after a public hearing. That hearing is set for 7:15 p.m. Monday, March 9, just before the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. If the rate hike stays, it will be 90 days following the hearing before the increase can take effect.

The board denied a bill sent in by resident John Weaver. After the heavy snow on Jan. 26, Weaver grew tired of waiting to be plowed out and plowed his road without talking to any board member before-hand.

“We need to nip this one in the bud,” Los-tant Village President Fred Hartenbower said. “Residents can’t take it upon themselves to do something and charge the village for it.”

Due to the volume of the snow, the village was forced to rely on remov-al from Hope Township, who was unable to get to the area for two days.

Although board mem-ber Andy Forrest wanted to pay the bill under the condition Weaver did not plow again without permission, the board voted 3-1 to return the bill unpaid.

The board also voted to allow Doneida Lars-en to go back into busi-ness. Larsen runs a cupcake business out of her home, but after a village resident com-plained, the state health department closed the business down. A state ordinance allowing home-operated busi-nesses exists, but it has to be adopted by the local municipality as well. Board members voted unanimously to pass the “cupcake” ordi-nance, although Harten-bower made a request of Larsen in the process.

“You better bring some cupcakes to the next meeting,” he said.

Larsen will be able to operate her busi-ness as long as it does not exceed an income of $1,000 a month, and customers are aware the food is prepared in a home kitchen. If an illness or injury results from her business, she must open her kitchen to the health depart-ment for an inspection. Larsen’s Facebook page, “Sweet Deeda,” where she takes her orders, is expected to re-open soon.

Tonica News photo/Ken SchroederActor Walt Willey explains how acting methods and principles can be used to help in making a presentation to the LaSalle-Peru High School Debate Team. Team sponsor Brittany Botero asked the former soap opera star if he could work with the students to improve their debate techniques.

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Feeding others in their time of needLaSalle County Food Pantry

serves 30,000 a year

By Ken Schroedernews@tonicanews.com

LASALLE — There’s another sign the econ-omy may be turning around locally. The LaSalle County Food Pantry reported a drop in the number of people serviced in 2014 from the previous year.

LaSalle County Food Pantry Director Donna Huss said a total of 10,308 families were served during 2014. That compares with 10,721 in 2013. The food pantry served 29,830 individu-als, down from 30,608 the year before.

As Easter approach-es, Huss noted there are some items which are needed more than oth-ers. In particular, items which might be served for a family holiday din-ner are especially wel-come.

“This time of year, we’re always looking for instant mashed pota-toes,” she said. “Also canned fruits, canned green beans and corn.”

Food is provided to a family once per month with special holiday baskets pro-vided at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. More frequent distri-bution may be made in case of emergency. Last year during the holiday seasons of Thanksgiv-ing, Christmas and Eas-ter, the LaSalle County Food Pantry furnished 4,000 pounds of food for needy individuals.

Potential clients are interviewed about their need and must pro-vide information about income and family size, and food is delivered to the handicapped and the elderly.

The holiday date for Easter will be March 28 this year. Huss said the date is usually a week before, so volunteers can spend time with their families.

While several items are needed year round, Huss said currently the pantry has a surplus of pasta and pasta sauce, but those are always welcome throughout

the year.“Cereal is critical all

year around,” she said. “We never have enough. Mac and cheese and soups are also always needed. And of course, we can always use cash.”

Other items the food pantry needs are noo-dles, peanut butter, tuna fish, rice, canned vegetables, Hamburg-er Helper, flour, sugar, Jell-O and coffee. Per-sonal care items and home cleaning products are also helpful.

“We also welcome donations of garden produce, and we always need large paper gro-cery sacks,” Huss said.

Donations of food or money may be brought to the pantry located at 136 Marquette St., LaSalle, during working hours between 9 a.m. and noon Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednes-days.

For more informa-tion, contact the LaSalle County Food Pantry at 815-224-3658. The food pantry serves LaSalle, Peru, Oglesby, Utica, Cedar Point, Tonica, Lowell, Lostant and Leonore.

Unemployment down in LaSalle CountyStill one of the highest

in the state

By Ken Schroedernews@tonicanews.com

OTTAWA — The unem-ployment picture is look-ing better for the United States, better for the state of Illinois and better for Illi-nois’ metropolitan areas.

However, while LaSalle County’s unemployment figures also went down, they still remain high. LaSalle County’s unem-ployment dropped 0.1 per-cent to 7.8 for December, still the second highest in the state. Unemployment is highest in Stark County with a December 2014 fig-ure of 9.0 percent unem-ployment. Henderson County on the west side of the state boasts the state low of 5.0 percent.

Nationwide, the num-bers continue to improve steadily with a change from 5.5 percent unem-ployment in November to 5.4 percent in December. That continues a trend started after the January 2010 peak in the recession and is the lowest unem-

ployment figure since the summer of 2009.

Illinois figures are show-ing more improvement with unemployment drop-ping to 5.7 percent after November’s 6.0 percent numbers. It was spring 2009 when the rate was at this level, and the closest the Illinois and U.S. fig-ures have been in three years. Still, only 15 states have a higher unemploy-ment percentage than Illinois according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Locally, numbers are not as encouraging in nearby counties. Putnam Coun-ty unemployment has remained steady at 7.1 per-cent while the number of jobless people in Decem-ber 2014 went up slightly in Bureau County, from 7.2 percent in November to 7.4 percent.

Health services and con-struction companies con-tributed the most to new Illinois jobholder figures, according to the Illinois Department of Employ-ment Security.

Quinn supported medical marijuana but left office earlier this month with-out issuing licenses by the self-proclaimed dead-line of Dec. 31. His exit left the task up to Raun-er, a Republican, who had voiced doubt about the pilot program.

Rauner initiated an

intensive review of the selection process for grow-ers and retailers. Quinn’s staff had compiled a list of license winners based on their scores on a list of criteria. Rauner, however, determined some appli-cants were disqualified for vague reasons that could lead to lawsuits later on.

GTI was also awarded contracts for Dixon and Rock Island, making the company the sole provid-

er for medical marijuana through most of north-west Illinois. Prospective cultivators were limited to providing cannabis to three districts. GTI will also operate a dispensary in Mundelein.

According to recent-ly released reports, the delayed medical marijua-na program has already cost the state more than $1.8 million in start-up costs. Most of the money

is for computer software used to maintain records of patients and caregivers allowed to purchase med-ical marijuana.

However, data from Illi-nois comptroller’s office shows the state has earned $5.2 million in revenue from the medical mar-ijuana program, most of which came from non-re-fundable fees paid by pro-spective marijuana farm-ers and sellers who applied

for the limited and covet-ed licenses in September. Those applying to grow medical marijuana paid $25,000 per application, and those applying to sell the product paid $5,000 per application. Addition-ally, potential clients had to pay a $50 or $100 fee as part of the application process.

Christi Warren of Shaw Media Service contributed to this report.

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Friday, February 13, 2015 • The Tonica News • 3

Robert ‘Smokey’ BurgessTONICA — Robert E. “Smokey” Bur-

gess, 74, of 124 N. First St., Tonica, died at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

He was born Jan. 9, 1941, in Spring Valley to Roscoe and Martha (Boyd) Burgess. He married Mary Lynn Thomson on Feb. 14, 1970.

He served with the U.S. Army from 1963 to 1966 where he was sta-tioned in Germany. He worked at Hunt-man Chemical in Peru for 35 years as a maintenance electrician and then in maintenance at Tonica Manor.

He was a member of the Tonica Unit-ed Methodist Church and Tonica Ameri-can Legion, and was a volunteer fireman in Tonica for 35 years. He was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his grandsons and going to their activ-ities.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Lynn; his mother, Martha Burgess of Tonica; one daughter, Angela Liss of Dalzell; two grandsons, Tristan Liss and Chace Mecagni; and three sisters, Janice (Phil) Duffell of Oglesby, Betty (Jim) John-son of Nevada and Nancy (Ric) Szala of Clearwater, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his father and one son, Rob Burgess.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Mon-day, Feb. 9, in the Hurst Funeral Home in Tonica with the Rev. Mark Nowakow-ski, pastor of Tonica United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in Fair-view Cemetery in Tonica with full mil-itary services conducted by the Tonica American Legion.

Memorials may be directed to Ton-ica Fire Department or Tonica United Methodist Church.

Online condolences may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.hurstfuneralhomes.com.

Obituary

Meeting CalendarFeb. 16Tonica Village Board, 7 p.m., Tonica

Village Hall.Feb. 18

Lostant Grade School Board, 6 p.m., Lostant Grade School library.

Tonica Grade School Board, 6:45 p.m., Tonica Grade School library.

IV Beekeepers Association meetingOTTAWA — The Illinois Valley Bee-

keepers Association will have a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Uni-versity of Illinois Extension, 1689 N. 31 Road, Ottawa. The topic will be how to overwinter your bees.

People interested in beekeeping who would like to learn more are invited to come to the IVBA meeting. It is free and open to the public. The meetings are on the second Friday of each month, except July and December, at the University of

Illinois Extension office in Ottawa. The program this month will be for new and established beekeepers. This is a great forum to talk about pollinators, accord-ing to Paul Barrett, University of Illinois Extension program coordinator.

A workshop on how to build a hive from the ground up will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 21. Cost is $5 to pay for refreshments. The workshop will be at the University of Illinois Extension Office.

Tax Tips 101Affordable Care Act:

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If you feel confused by the tax rules that deal with the Affordable Care Act, you are not alone.

There are many new rules and tax forms that apply to health insurance this year. Some informa-tion you should be sure to take with you when you have your tax appointment is whether you are cov-ered by health insurance, and if so, if it is through your employer, through a separate insurance com-

pany, through Medicare or through the Healthcare Marketplace. Were you covered all year, and if not, how many months. The IRS automatically assessed a penalty if you do not check the correct box on your tax return concerning health insurance coverage.

Then, of course, there is the subsidy that you have heard so much about. Be aware that you can only qualify for that if you pur-chased your insurance through the Healthcare Marketplace.

The Marketplace should provide you with a form to take to your tax preparer.

Barb Chambers, CPA resides in McNabb. She can be reached at 815-882-2437 or 815-252-2427 or at Bac-cpa1@gmail.com.

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Deadline draws near for Marketplace sign upAccording to the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 78 percent of Illinois con-sumers who signed up for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace are getting financial assistance to lower monthly premiums

As the Sunday, Feb. 15, deadline to sign up approaches, HHS is encour-aging Illinois consumers to check out their options for quality affordable coverage through the Health Insur-ance Marketplace. As of Fri-day, Jan. 16, 286,888 Illinois consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in Marketplace coverage. According to a report with additional details released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, of the 286,888 consumers in Illinois who selected or were automatically re-enrolled in plans:

• 78 percent selected a plan with financial assis-tance.

• 34 percent were under

35 years of age.• 60 percent re-enrolled in

a Marketplace plan.• 40 percent selected a

plan for the first time.“We’re pleased that in

Illinois, 286,888 people are signed up for Marketplace coverage, and 78 percent are able to lower their costs even further by getting tax credits, making a difference in the lives of so many fam-ilies,” HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell said.

Nationwide, 9.5 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled for insurance coverage through the Marketplace through Jan 16. More than 7.1 million were in the 37 states, including Illinois, using the HealthCare.gov platform and 2.4 million were in the 14 states using their own Marketplace plat-forms.

Open enrollment in the Marketplace runs from Nov. 15, 2014, through Feb. 15. Consumers should visit HealthCare.gov to review

and compare health plan options. Find local help at: Localhelp.healthcare.gov/ or call the federally-facilitat-ed Marketplace Call Center at 800-318-2596. TTY users should call 855- 889-4325. Translation services are available. The call is free.

The information con-tained in this report provides the most systematic sum-mary of enrollment-related activity in the Marketplaces to date. Data for the various metrics are counted using comparable definitions for data elements across states and Marketplace types.

To read the month-ly enrollment report visit http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2015/MarketPla-ceEnrollment/Jan2015/ib_2015jan_enrollment.pdf.

For a breakdown of plan selection data at the zip code level through Jan. 16 visit: http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/2015/MarketPla-ceEnrollment/Enrollment-ByZip/rpt_EnrollmentByZ-ip.cfm.

4 Perspective

4 • The Tonica News • Friday, February 13, 2015

The Editorial Page

Sam R FisherPublisher

Terri SimonEditor

The Tonica News

Knowledge is power

It’s official. I have become the “you’ll poke your eye out” type of mother. It’s a mother’s duty to suck the fun out of any potentially dangerous activity, but I think I have taken it to a whole new level. Dangerous in my eyes can mean almost anything.

My career path definitely hasn’t helped matters. I once heard journalism called “the last refuge of the vaguely talented.” Throughout the years, I’ve found the quote to be accurate. I don’t think I’m an expert on any subject. I know just enough about a lot of topics to be fairly knowledgeable and pretty annoying to my loved ones, I’m sure.

But at work, in my defense, I don’t hear about typical cases where everything turns out just fine. I’ve written about worst-case scenarios and freak occurrences. I hear about things like severe cases of meningitis, horrific home invasions in seemingly “safe” towns and acci-dental deaths. My career, along with being a parent, has made me what I call extremely cautious — others might say I’m borderline paranoid.

I can spout off the dangers of the holidays, like deep frying turkeys on Thanksgiving Day or lighting sparklers on the Fourth of July. Let me tell you, I am a blast at holiday gatherings as I walk around and tell people how dangerous every activity they undertake is. Nothing can put the damper on the festivities as quickly as me telling everyone their kids are waving around sticks that reach more than 1,000 degrees in temperature. The kids’ “stranger danger” instincts probably kick in when they see me fixated on their every move, but in actuality, I’m mentally preparing to tackle them in case they set their clothes on fire.

Leave your Christmas tree plugged in all day while you are at work, so you can see it glowing in your window when you get home? When I see that (and I see it often because my husband frequently does it), I feel my happy holiday spirit replaced by the mental image of a sad family standing outside their home as a Christmas tree fire burns up all their material pos-sessions.

Going for a hike in the woods to de-stress from the work week? Great idea, but first you’ll have to listen to me blather on about the warnings signs of Lyme disease. Those I actually learned in my pre-mom days from a friend’s mom who was worried about us going camping. See? It’s not just me who does this.

Not enrolled in your 401K at work or any kind of investment plan? Prepare to hear about the perils of not having a safety net or retirement fund.

If you really want to see me get worked up, tell me you’ve decided to stop taking your antibiotic early because you already feel better. I will go on and on about the improper usage and over prescription of antibiotics. Then I secretly envision a world in which no antibiotics work and people die from simple cuts and formerly curable infections — a direction many health experts say we are heading because of antibi-otic resistance.

Thinking about signing up for something you’ve heard about from a solicitor who knocked on your door? Not without listening to me give a 10-minute lecture on scams.

Instead of trying to stop myself from sharing var-ious cautionary tales, I’ve decided to embrace my destiny — I am a wet blanket. And that’s OK. I don’t teach my kids to fear things; I teach them to respect things. Above all else, I hope I’m teaching them knowledge is power. That’s a lesson I think everyone should fully embrace.

Tonica News Copy Editor Shannon Serpette can be reached at sserpette@bcrnews.com.

Shannon Serpette

COMMENTARY

Pork at any cost?To the Editor,The Illinois Pork Producers Associ-

ation celebrates its industry with the Pork Expo event this week at the Peo-ria Civic Center. There is no denying that pork makes a good meal. It’s hard to beat good ham or pork chops for dinner, sausage and bacon for breakfast. But at what cost? While the Pork Producers’ marketing director’s slogan touts “Bacon makes it better,” the fact is much of the meat just mentioned is not the healthiest thing a person could eat.

According to some reports, U.S. consumption of pork is declining, however, the export to foreign mar-kets is on the rise. To produce the product in the mass quantity to meet U.S. and the increasing foreign mar-ket demands, the industry, which not long ago was dominated by small family farmers, raising small num-bers of pigs in mostly organic out-door free range and/or small feed lot type settings, is now controlled

by large “Big Ag” driven confined animal feeding operations (CAFO,) where tens of thousands are hogs are raised in indoor confinement buildings. The close proximity lends itself to the ease of spreading dis-ease among the population. In order to keep the concentrated animal populations healthy, and to sustain growth for the output required to make CAFO operations viable, heavy use and sometimes abuse of antibiot-ics are part of the operation.

There is a trickle-down effect to this, and it is causing major health worries. Those same medicines being fed to livestock ends up in their meat which we consume, and their waste creates pathogens which makes their way into our drinking water and is now being linked to antibiotic resis-tance diseases in humans. One CAFO housing tens of thousands of pigs equals tens of millions of gallons of untreated waste, three times that of the equal amount of human pop-ulation. People are not allowed to spread our untreated waste on to the

ground or into the air, and yet not only does the CAFO Industry accept, condone and promote this practice with its pig waste, they fight to pro-tect the right to do so.

While the agenda of the Illinois Pork Producers Association, along with the Illinois Department of A, and their political allies hide behind the guise of “feeding the world” and “filling a demand,” the true cost of them filling their pockets with prof-it comes at the expense of human health and the general health of our environment by polluting streams, rivers, lakes and air. The laws regulat-ing the industry need to be stronger. Today’s acceptable practices toward animals and waste need to be reeval-uated and corrected, it’s time to stop the damaging ways of this manure filthy business. For more information on how to help, contact your local law makers and go to http://prairie-rivers.org.

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Letter EditorTOTHE

Tracy HealyTown: Wenona.

Occupation: Registered dental hygienist.

Family: My husband and three kids, Krista, Molly and Matthew.

Pets: None.

Last book you read: “Heaven is for Real.”

Last song you heard: “Moms.” by Garth Brooks

Last TV show you saw: I love watching shows on the Hallmark Chanel.

If someone stranded you on a

deserted island and you could only have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: My grandma’s rhubarb pie.

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

If you were given a million dol-lars, what would you do with it: I

don’t know. Pay bills and try to help find a cure for cancer.

If there would be something you could change about your home-town, what would it be: I wish we had a grocery store.

What is one thing you like about Peru: The closeness and friendliness of everyone.

First Person

Reviving the stateGov. Bruce Rauner delivered

his State of the State address on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Long on rhetoric but short on details, there are cer-tainly some nuggets of good ideas in the address, but it calls for a lot of spending with no way to pay for it mentioned.

I’d like to offer some help, but also commend a couple of ideas he had.

Rauner suggested term limits. I don’t think there are too many Illi-nois citizens (outside of the Illinois General Assembly) who will argue that’s an idea whose time has come.

Officials who spend too much time in a government office will often stick to their preconceived notions even if they’re proven wrong. Knowing their time in office is limited will also allow assembly-men to vote for what is right and not what will get them re-elected. More than a few government officials also use their longevity in office to make connections to line their pockets and set up a network of cronyism.

Rauner also argued for less stan-dardized testing for schools and a change to retaining teachers due to merit instead of tenure. Personally, I love this idea.

My science teacher was terrible. Her idea of teaching was two to three rolls of notes on an overhead

projector for us to copy during our 45-minute class period. By the time I was done, I never wanted to see those notes again. I passed the class by the skin of my teeth. Did I mention she had been a teacher for several years? I’m pretty sure when they tore the school building down a while back they had to drag her kick-ing and screaming through the door.

In the meantime, several high-ly-qualified teachers came and went due to low pay or personality con-flicts with the “old guard.” Again, tenure can often lead to complacen-cy.

(Don’t misunderstand; some life-long teachers are fantastic to the last day. There are also quite a few who get their fourth year under their belt, achieve tenure and stop caring about anything but the paycheck.)

While we’re fixing problems, let’s fix the big ones.

The state of Illinois is hopelessly in debt, but the things that were sup-posed to fix that didn’t. The Illinois

State Lottery has made almost zero impact on the programs it was sup-posed to help. Build Illinois hasn’t built much of anything but more debt, although some roads look (and feel) a lot better.

That 2-cent income tax increase you hated, Mr. Rauner? Bring it back. Yes, it was unpopular with darn near everyone, but it was working (if only a bit). Even with a total of 5 percent, it’s still one of the lowest tax rates around. All the ideas you have need to be paid for somehow.

I hinted a while ago Illinois law-makers make too much money, being paid three times what their peers make in Indiana. If you and the General Assembly want to cut the $10 billion debt, your paycheck is a great place to start.

Bringing people back to the state is the easiest. Illinois is famous for the most corrupt political system outside of a third world country. Your biggest task, Mr. Rauner, is to clean up Springfield. Clean up state government. Restore some dignity to the Land of Lincoln.

While you’re at it, could you help the Cubs win a pennant? Because it’s going to take the same kind of miracle.

Ken Schroeder can be reached at news@tonicanews.com.

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Community 2015 Girl Scout Cookie season kicks offSPRINGFIELD — Thousands

of girls across central Illinois will begin to sell Girl Scout cookies at booths, door-to-door, and for the first time ever, through CoCodi-rect, the first national digital sales platform that enables any girl age 5-17 to learn 21st-century skills while building her cookie business.

“The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest, most successful girl-led business in the world, and its power to teach girls business and financial skills that will serve them throughout their lives is unri-valed,” said Pam Kovacevich, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Central Illinois. “This year, thou-sands of Girl Scouts throughout the region will participate in the largest financial literacy program in the world by building their own cookie businesses, and every year our young cookie entrepreneurs reinvest that money into troop

activities and projects that make their communities and our world a better place. There is no other pro-gram that allows girls to gain such valuable experience and under-standing of how they can trans-form their world, all while having fun and engaging in the excitement of the cookie season.”

Girl Scouts will sell cookies from Friday, Feb. 13 through Monday, March 23. This year’s National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend will be Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 1, and will mark the 98th year of Girl Scouts selling cookies and learning the basic skills and acumen they need to be leaders in business and sales, manage their personal and family finances, and gain self-sufficiency and confi-dence handling money.

A new tasty treat will debut this cookie season. For the first time in Girl Scout history, glu-

ten-free cookies will be available. Trios, made with real peanut but-ter, chocolate chips, and whole-grain oats, is gluten-free and will sell for $5 per package. The new-comer joins legendary classics of Thin Mints, Shortbread, Caramel deLites, Lemonades, Peanut But-ter Patties, Thanks-A-Lots, Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Cranberry Citrus Crisps. All cookies except for gluten-free Trios are $4 a box.

Visit www.girlscoutcookies.org to find booth sales near you. Never miss a sale with the Cookie Finder application, free for your iOS or Android phone or mobile device which lists the times, dates and locations of all cookie booth sales in the country.

Call the Girl Scout Cookie Con-nection Hotline toll-free at 800-640-8671 and Cookie Agents will facilitate a connection to a troop in the nearby area.

Schiffbauer joins Junior Angus Association

TONICA — Brooke Schiffbauer of Tonica is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in St. Joseph, Mo.

Junior members of the association are eligible to register cattle in the Amer-ican Angus Association,

participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in associa-tion-sponsored shows and other national and region-al events.

The American Angus Association is the largest beef breed association in the world, with near-ly 24,000 active adult and junior members.

PCHS to induct new Hall of Fame class

GRANVILLE — Putnam County High School will induct the new members of the 2015 Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 13.

The new members, coach Ken Jenkins and the

1978 baseball team that went to state, will be intro-duced between the junior varsity and varsity games that evening.

The public is invited to attend.

Library cornerLaSalle LibraryEvery Tuesday in

February, the LaSalle Public Library will offer preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, and their caregivers Storytime Express, an interactive mix of stories complemented with a variety of engaging activ-ities like crafts, flannel boards, rhymes, songs and puppets. This free program is offered from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Those planning to attend are asked to call 815-223-2341 on the Monday of the program to ensure ample crafts kits will be available.

The program is format-

ted 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 short-er attention spans, and the Storytime Express is a great way for busy parents to share special times with their children.

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 independently, parents may read while the child holds the book and turns the pages. Both the audience and the dogs love the pictures, so even non-readers can hold up the book to show the illustrations to everyone. To help children feel confi-dent in their reading, they should plan to read from a favorite familiar story. Readers usually read more than once, depending on how many participants are at the Tail-Waggers event.

For more information, call the library at 815-223-

2341. The LaSalle Public Library is located at 305 Marquette in LaSalle.

Teen Read will be at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23. The book selection is “100 Sideways Miles” by Andrew Smith.

Lostant LibraryThe Lostant Library hosts

Library Time each week. This birth to pre-school program for children and their caretakers has resumed after the holiday break. Volunteer Shauna Breckenridge, with assis-tance from the Oglesby Public preschool program, is host. The event is from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays and includes stories, sing-ing, crafts and a snack.

IVVP volleyball club will hold try-outs

OGLESBY — The Illinois Valley Volley Power volley-ball club will host a man-datory informational and pre-registration meeting for its 11U-14U travel vol-leyball teams. The meeting will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in the Illinois Valley Community College lower gymnasium.

Tryouts for 11U-12U players will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the IVCC lower gymnasium. Registration begins at 6 p.m. in the IVCC gym lobby.

Tryouts for the 13U-14U

players will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, March 1 (reg-istration beginning at 8:30 a.m.), or 1 to 3 p.m. (regis-tration beginning at 12:30 p.m.) in the IVCC lower gymnasium.

There is a $35 nonre-fundable tryout fee. Appli-cants must also have a cur-rent USA Volleyball mem-bership to try out. If you have any questions or are unable to attend the infor-mational meeting, call Amy Kreiser at 309-319-4440 or Erin Zimbelman at 815-326-9880. You can also visit www.ivvp.org.

Amplified phones available

LASALLE — Free ampli-fied phones are available through the Illinois Tele-communications Access Corporation program (ITAC). Qualified individuals must be legal residents of Illinois, have a doctor’s or audiologist’s signature veri-fying hearing loss, and have standard phone service in the residence. There are no age or income restrictions.

An open house is set for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Call to schedule an appointment or request an application to test and select a free amplified phone. Walk-ins welcome but appointments are preferred.

You can request an application be sent to you and also schedule your appointment. Bring your application and copies of the required paperwork.

For an application for a free phone, call the Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living at 815-224-3126. Appointments are preferred but walk-ins welcome. IVCIL is open 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

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“THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECTA DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THATPURPOSE”W12-2507

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFLASALLE 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 PresidingNOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATEMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuantto a judgment heretofore entered by the saidcourt occurred in the above entitled cause,Sheriff Tom Templeton, Sheriff of LaSalle,Illinois, will on March 13, 2015, at the hour of10:45 a.m. at LaSalle County Sheriff`s OfficeLobby, 707 E Etna Road, Ottawa, Illinois 61350,sell at public auction to the highest bidder forcash, all and singular, the following describedreal estate in the said judgment mentioned, situ-ated in the County of LaSalle, State of Illinois,or so much thereof as shall be sufficient tosatisfy such judgment to wit:

C/K/A: 950 Clayton Street, Marseilles, IL61341

PIN: 15-49-122-007The person to contact regarding informa-

tion regarding this property is: Sales Dept.,The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St.,Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questionsregarding this sale should refer to file numberW12-2507. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10%at time of sale, with the balance due within 24hours. The property is improved by: SFH. TheProperty is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildingsand improvements thereon, and tenements,hereditament and appurtenances thereuntobelonging shall be sold under such terms.

The Wirbicki Law Group LLCAttorney for Plaintiff

33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140Chicago, IL 60603

Phone: 312-360-9455Fax: 312-572-7823

W12-2507Pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com

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“THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED

WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE”W12-2507

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFLASALLE 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 PresidingNOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATEMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant toa judgment heretofore entered by the said courtoccurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff TomTempleton, Sheriff of LaSalle, Illinois, will onMarch 13, 2015, at the hour of 10:45 a.m. at LaSalleCounty Sheriff`s Office Lobby, 707 E Etna Road,Ottawa, Illinois 61350, sell at public auction to thehighest bidder for cash, all and singular, the fol-lowing described real estate in the said judgmentmentioned, situated in the County of LaSalle, Stateof Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficientto satisfy such judgment to wit:

PARCEL NO. 1: LOT 1 IN HILLSIDEESTATES SUBDIVISION, ACCORDINGTO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDEDSEPTEMBER 13, 1976 AS DOCUMENTNO. 631831 IN PLAT CABINET BOOK“A”, PAGE A-1, BEING A PART OFLOTS 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11 OF THE LANDAND WATER POWER COMPANY`SADDITION OF THE EAST HALF OF THENORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION13, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN, SITUATED IN THE CITY OFMARSEILLES;PARCEL NO. 2: EASEMENT FORTHE BENEFIT OF PARCEL NO. 1AS CREATED BY EASEMENT FROMALEX MILUS AND ANNABEL WILEYMILUS, HUSBAND AND WIFE TOWILLIAM A. COOPER AND DEBORAHJ. COOPER DATED AUGUST 25, 1979AND RECORDED AUGUST 28, 1979 ASDOCUMENT NO. 675074 FOR INGRESSAND EGRESS OVER AND ACROSSAN 18 FOOT STRIP OF LAND LYINGWEST OF AND CONTIGUOUS TO LOTS9 AND 11 IN MILUS RESUBDIVISIONOF LOTS 6, 7, 8 AND 9 OF THE LANDAND WATER POWER COMPANY`SADDITION TO MARSEILLES, LYINGNORTH OF GREENLY STREET, SAID18 FOOT STRIP OF LAND BEINGSHOWN AS “18` PRIVATE” ON PLATOF SAID SUBDIVISION IN PLAT BOOKZ, PAGE 1, ALL SITUATED IN THENORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION13, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE4 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPALMERIDIAN, SITUATED IN THE CITY OFMARSEILLES;PARCEL NO. 3: LOT 2 IN HILLSIDEESTATES SUBDIVISION, ACCORDINGTO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDEDSEPTEMBER 13, 1976 AS DOCUMENTNO. 631831 IN PLAT CABINET BOOK“A”, PAGE A-1, BEING A PART OFLOTS 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11 OF THE LANDAND WATER POWER COMPANY`SADDITION OF THE EAST HALF OF THENORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION13, TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPALMERIDIAN, SITUATED IN THE CITYOF MARSEILLES; ALL SITUATED INLASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

C/K/A: 950 Clayton Street, Marseilles, IL 61341PIN: 15-49-122-007The person to contact regarding information

regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The WirbickiLaw Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago,IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale shouldrefer to file number W12-2507. The terms of thesale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balancedue within 24 hours. The property is improved by:SFH. The Property is not open for inspection priorto sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and

improvements thereon, and tenements, heredita-ment and appurtenances thereunto belonging shallbe sold under such terms.The Wirbicki Law Group LLC

Attorney for Plaintiff33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140

Chicago, IL 60603Phone: 312-360-9455

Fax: 312-572-7823W12-2507

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IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF THETHIRTEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITLA SALLE COUNTY,OTTAWA, ILLINOISPROBATE DIVISIONESTATE OF )JUNE C. )HILTABRAND, )

Deceased. )No. 2015 - P - 21CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given ofthe death of JUNE C.HILTABRAND of Peru,Illinois.

Letters of Office wereissued on February5, 2015 to LindaHiltabrand as Executorwhose address is 1825ABaker Lane, Peru,Illinois 61354 and whoseAttorney is Lisa Oliveroof Olivero & OliveroLaw Offices, 1611 FifthStreet, Peru, Illinois61354-2603.

Claims against theestate may be filed in

the Office of the CircuitClerk, Probate Division,in the LaSalle CountyCourthouse, 119 WestMadison Street, Ottawa,Illinois 61350, or withthe Representative,or both, within six (6)months from the dateof the first publicationof this Notice. If aclaim notice is mailedor delivered personal-ly to a creditor of thedecedent, the creditor’sclaim may be filed with-in three (3) months fromthe date of mailing ordelivery of this notice,or within six (6) monthsfrom the date of firstpublication, whicheveris later. Any claim notfiled within the timeallowed is barred.

Copies of a claim filedwith the Clerk must bemailed or delivered tothe Executor and to the

Attorney within ten (10)days after it has beenfiled with the Clerk ofthe Court and proof ofsuch mailing or deliverymust be filed with theClerk.

Andrew F. SkoogLaSalle County

Circuit ClerkLaSalle County

Court House119 West Madison

StreetOttawa, Illinois 61350

ATTORNEYLISA OLIVEROOLIVERO & OLIVEROLAW OFFICESATTORNEYS FOR THEESTATE1611 FIFTH STREETPERU, ILLINOIS61354-2603PHONE (815) 224-2030FAX (815) 224-2900Published in the TonicaNews Feb. 13, 20 and27, 2015.

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Menus and ActivitiesLostant Grade School

BreakfastFeb. 16 — No school.Feb. 17 — Ham and cheese omelet,

hash browns, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.

Feb. 18 — Bagel with cream cheese, string cheese, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.

Feb. 19 — Egg and cheese muffin, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.

Feb. 20 — Fruit wrap, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.

LunchFeb. 16 — No school.Feb. 17 — Bosco stick, carrots, straw-

berry shortcake, milk.Feb. 18 — Pretzel with cheese, green

beans, strawberries, milk.Feb. 19 — Ham wraps, carrots and

celery sticks, grapes, milk.Feb. 20 — Fish sticks, peas, banana,

milk.Activities

Feb. 16 — No school.Feb. 17 — 6 p.m., volleyball at home.Feb. 18 — 6 p.m., school board meet-

ing.Feb. 19 — 6 p.m., volleyball game at

Princeton.

Tonica Grade SchoolBreakfast

Feb. 16 — No school.Feb. 17 — Pancakes, cereal, granola,

yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.Feb. 18 — Scrambled eggs, cereal,

granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.Feb. 19 — Oatmeal with dried fruit,

chocolate chips or brown sugar, cereal, granola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.

Feb. 20 — Cinnamon rolls, cereal, gra-nola, yogurt or toast, fruit, juice, milk.

LunchFeb. 16 — No school.Feb. 17 — Hamburger on bun, french

fries, carrots, applesauce, milk.Feb. 18 — Cheese Bosco stick, mari-

nara sauce, shredded lettuce, fruit, gra-ham crackers, milk.

Feb. 19 — Teriyaki chicken nuggets, rice, carrots, fruit, gelatin with Cool Whip, milk.

Feb. 20 — Peanut butter and jelly or taco in a bag, fruit, refried beans, milk.

ActivitiesFeb. 14 — Volleyball conference tour-

nament at Grand Ridge, time TBA.Feb. 16 — No school.Feb. 19 — Volleyball conference shoot

out at Marseilles, time TBA; 3:45 p.m., Scholastic Bowl at home vs. Oglesby.

Feb. 21 — Scholastic Bowl at Wallace School, time TBA.

Putnam County Community Center

Feb. 16 — Closed for President’s Day.Feb. 17 — Barbecue on bun, cole

slaw, green beans, chips, orange, des-sert.

Feb. 18 — Meatballs with gravy, but-tered noodles, lettuce salad, angel food cake with pineapple.

Feb. 19 — Meat loaf, scalloped pota-toes, mixed vegetables, rolls and butter, dessert, fruit juice.

Feb. 20 — Cream of broccoli soup, crackers, bacon, lettuce and tomato wrap, orange.

Bridges Senior CenterFeb. 16 — Closed for the holiday.Feb. 17 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 10

a.m., Soldier’s Angels; 12:30 p.m., open euchre; 5 p.m., Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Feb. 18 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit.Feb. 19 — 9 a.m., Tai Chi; 11 a.m.,

blood pressure check; noon, potluck; 12:45 p.m., Healthy Heart with IVCH; 12:45 p.m., Bingo; 1:30 p.m., open cards.

Feb. 20 — 9 a.m., Forever Fit; 1 p.m., open Wii bowling.

Red Cross blood drivesThe American Red Cross will sponsor

several blood drives in LaSalle County through the month of February.

• Noon to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the American Red Cross, 1530 Fourth St., Peru.

• 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at City Hall, 204 S. Bloomington St., Streator.

• 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 509 E. Broadway, Streator.

• 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednes-day, Feb. 25, at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, 110 E. Norris Drive, Ottawa.

To download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org. For more information, or to make an appointment, call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767). All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

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