By Dixie SchroeDernews@tonicanews.com

LOSTANT — Lostant Grade School hosted its annual Unpack the Backpack night on Aug. 21. Kindergarten through eighth-grade students and their parents were invited to attend. A supper was provided at no charge for the attendees.

Lostant Grade School Super-intendent Sandra Malahy wel-comed parents, students, com-munity members, staff, teach-ers and board members to the event. Malahy went over general information about the upcom-ing school year. She explained there were currently 73 students registered at Lostant Grade School and 50 students spread across Putnam County High

School, Fieldcrest High School, LaSalle-Peru High School and the Alternative School in Wash-burn.

The 2014-15 school year teachers and support staff were introduced. New teachers this year include Marjorie Archdale who is a team teacher for third through eighth grade, teaching the subjects of science, reading, language arts, social studies and math. Kyle Enervold is the new half-time physical education and health teacher for kinder-garten through eighth grades.

Lostant Grade School Board member Quillard Skinner, also of the Illinois State Police, explained the school emergency and crisis response plan for the upcoming school year. For evacuation situ-ations, students will be moved to the Lostant United Method-ist Church and then released to parents after it is determined it is safe to do so. There is a brochure on the new crisis plan which was given out at the event and is available in the school office.

By Ken SchroeDernews@tonicanews.com

TONICA — They’re on duty 24 hours-a-day, and a phone call can take them away from some of life’s great joys — a child’s graduation, Christmas with the family or just a peaceful night’s sleep. There’s little or no pay involved, and the hours can be brutal.

Why do these people take on this responsibil-ity? Because someone has to, and these men and women are proud to do it. They’re firefighters and rescue personnel.

What kind of people risk their lives to help others? As it turns out, all sorts.

Kaitlyn Prettyman is at an age where school assignments and decid-ing whether this top goes with that pair of jeans should be the extent of her worries. Instead, the 17-year-old Ottawa High School student serves as a cadet at the Tonica Vol-unteer Fire Department.

“I thought it would be cool to help out, and it’s interesting what they do,” Prettyman said. “I want to help people.”

A cadet can’t perform actual rescue work but will pull equipment off of emergency vehicles for firefighters and rescue personnel to use during calls. However, Prettyman is going through training that will eventually allow her to be certified.

By Ken SchroeDernews@tonicanews.com

SPRINGFIELD — Appli-cations for concealed carry permits are slow-ing down in the state of Illinois, while the system for the process is getting easier.

The Illinois State Police processed more than 42,000 applications in the first six weeks of the year. Since mid-February, according to the Illinois State Police, the rate has

dropped off, only recently passing 85,000 applica-tions since the beginning of the year.

With 102 counties in the state of Illinois, LaSal-le County ranks seventh overall in concealed carry permits per person issued at just under 3 percent or 3,327 permits issued out of a population of 112,944. Neighboring Putnam County sits at 44th place with less than 1 percent of permits issued, a total of 54 residents out of 5,876 in total county population.

Bureau County ranks 69th out of 102 Illinois counties in concealed carry permit percentages with 237 or 0.7 percent of residents out of 34,314.

Art Smith at Buffalo Range Shooting Park of Ottawa said things may be turning around.

“For the last couple of months, it’s been slower with fewer students in classes,” Smith said. “I just looked at the schedule for September, and the num-bers are moving back up. I think summer was a fac-

tor with everyone so busy with vacations and such.”

To obtain a concealed carry permit, an individual is required to attend 16 hours of concealed carry firearm training, accord-ing to state law require-ments. Members of the military and police per-sonnel are allowed less time in the classroom due to prior firearm training. A concealed carry license is good for five years and may be renewed. An applicant does not need to provide fingerprints with

the application, but the Illinois State Police who review the applications can take up to an addi-tional 30 days to process the application without fingerprints. A person also must have an FOID card.

Illinois residents who cannot receive a con-cealed carry law include convicted felons, convict-ed domestic abusers and those who have been con-victed of a misdemeanor involving use of violence or force and have had two or more violations related

to driving under the influ-ence or those who have been in treatment for sub-stance abuse within five years of filing for the con-cealed carry permit.

The state of Illinois was the last state in the nation to pass the concealed carry legislation.

Individual Illinois resi-dents who are still inter-ested in obtaining a con-cealed carry permit in Illi-nois can visit the Illinois State Police website page: https://ccl4illinois.com/ccw/public/home.aspx.

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Bliss at the FestA young girl enjoys a ride during the TonicaFest activities Aug. 23. Even short periods of rain couldn’t dampen the spirits with people turning out for a parade, the annual car show and the evening dance.

“We got to tear apart a car. They gave me the Jaws of Life,” Prettyman said. “It’s kinda fun. I got to go through a smoke house. They filled it with smoke, so we got to go through and learn how to search by hand.”

Tony Shirley has been a firefighter in Tonica for a year. When he’s not man-ning a hose, he works as a security guard at the LaSalle County Nuclear Generating Station.

“This is just something I wanted to do,” Shirley said. “I like working with the other firefighters and their willingness to help you out. I was looking for that kind of group; one that helps each other out and shows each other the ropes.”

Shirley, like many other firefighters, enjoys his work, not only because it helps and protects others but also the general feel-ing of doing the work.

“All you do and the things you learn — it’s hard to put into words,” Shirley said. “It’s just a good feeling when you’re out on a call. It just makes you feel good about being able to help someone.”

That’s a feeling Tonica Fire Chief Al Stremlau knows well. He’s been a member of the Tonica Volunteer Fire Depart-ment since 1999, and volunteerism is almost a family tradition for him.

“Both of my parents were very involved in either the church, the

farm community or sev-eral other volunteer orga-nizations,” Stremlau said. “I grew up in that type of a feel. I’ve always wanted

to give back and always thought it was important.”

Stremlau is not sur-prised by the number of firefighters who enjoy

their work. He said it’s almost a prerequisite.

“It’s a lot of work to be involved. There’s the calls, the training and meet-

ings. It’s a commitment, and if you don’t enjoy it, then it would be a struggle for you to stay involved,” Stremlau said.

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Tonica News photo/Ken SchroederKaitlyn Prettyman inspects the hose on one of the Tonica Volunteer Fire Department trucks. Prettyman is a cadet with the TVFD, one of more than 30 individuals with the organization who strives to keep the area’s residents safe.

The first school book fair of the year was held in the gym. After pre-sentations, students and parents were informed

of the free supper that was available in the caf-eteria. Teachers were in their classrooms and available to take ques-tions. Students were encouraged to leave their classroom supplies

in desks and lockers.Aiden Ajllegt, new to

Lostant Grade School, will be in sixth grade. He spent his summer learn-ing about the Lostant community before com-ing with his parents to

the event.“I like to skateboard

and did some jumping,” he said.

Archdale, whose focus in mainly math, is look-ing forward to meet-ing her new students.

She had her classroom expectations ready to hand out to students and parents who would visit the class. Archdale has had more than eight years of teaching experi-ence.

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Starved Rock Country Alli-ance, a group of local entre-preneurs, has launched a new initiative to promote economic development in the upper Illinois Valley Region.

This group has recently formed the Starved Rock Country Capital Fund LLC (SRCFF), which aims to cre-ate jobs by providing capital and advice to entrepreneurs wishing to start or expand business in the region.

“We expect and encour-age all members to act as mentors and advisors for businesses aided by the fund,” said founding mem-ber Inga Carus, chairman and CEO of Carus Group Inc., headquartered in Peru. “We all come from different business backgrounds. As a group, we have a great deal

to offer in terms of expe-rience, contacts, and have the ability to make things happen with little interven-tion. We are investing our own money in this region, therefore, have a vested interest in making sure these businesses succeed.”

The group, which is already reviewing sev-eral potential investment opportunities, has a short-term goal to gather at least 50 investors and generate $1 million to spur job cre-ation throughout Starved Rock Country. Ultimately, the goal is to increase the number of high-quality, well-paying jobs in the area

by 125-250 per year, indefi-nitely.

The for-profit fund has financial support from the Upper Illinois River Valley Community Development Corporation. The fund, working in coordination with local financial insti-tutions and government, will provide initial equity investments, subordinated loans and second stage “gap” financing to support local business start-ups and expansions.

Created by entrepre-neurs for entrepreneurs, the fund will also offer hands-on help from local experts.

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Local entrepreneurs create economic development initiative

Accident on Illinois Route 251 bridge

LaSalle County Sheriff reports accident

Bill Walsh Honda opens in new location

Informational event plannedLASALLE — The Starved Rock Alliance/Hegeler

Carus Foundation will host a conference on eco-nomic development Oct. 29 at Senica’s Oak Ridge. The meeting is open to all interested investors.

PERU — There were injuries to local residents in an accident on Aug. 21 on Illinois Route 251 bridge.

The three-car accident happened when the first car, driven by Marjorie Rhodes, 65, of LaSalle who was driving north and struck the rear of

a stopped sports utility vehicle driven by Sarah Preuser, 39, of Magnolia. The Preuser vehicle then struck a stopped pickup driven by Milton Harten-bower of Lostant, accord-ing to the police report.

Rhodes was charged with driving too fast for conditions/failure to

reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Rhodes and Preuser along with minor pas-sengers in Preuser’s vehicle, all of Magnolia, were transported to Illi-nois Valley Community Hospital where they were treated and released.

TONICA — On Aug. 17, the LaSalle County Sher-iff’s deputies investigated a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Illi-nois Route 251 and North 20th Road in Eden Town-ship. Theodore Gleason,

53, of Springfield claimed he entered the intersection onto Route 251 and struck a car driven by John Pierre, 30, of St. Roberts, Mo. Ton-ica Fire and Ambulance responded to the scene; neither driver was injured.

A passenger in the Pierre vehicle, Laura Pierre, 27, of Appleton, Wis., was taken to the Illinois Valley Com-munity Hospital in Peru. Gleason was cited for fail-ure to yield and was given a court date.

Grand opening is Sept. 1

OTTAWA — Bill Walsh Honda will open at the for-mer Bill Walsh Ford Lincoln Kia location at the entrance to Super Walmart on Route 23 in Ottawa.

The new dealership has been completely renovat-ed and modernized. The 20,000-square-foot, three-plus acre dealership will now be home to a sales, service and parts center for Honda. The dealership has already hired additional staff for the new location and is in the process of

adding more technical staff now. The dealership’s ser-vice department will now be open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. All makes and models will be serviced at the new location.

“We think this is a great vote of confidence in Otta-wa and a great way for us to help celebrate the improve-ment projects on Ottawa’s North Hill. The city and Chamber have done so much with Ottawa that we want to continue that spirit in our dealerships, so they’re reflective of the renewed Ottawa,” said Bill Walsh Jr.

“We applaud the other

landowners and new inves-tors to help redevelop the entrance to Ottawa,” said Bill Walsh Sr.

The Walsh family com-pleted a brand new dealer-ship for Bill Walsh Toyota Scion in 2008, a complete remodel of Bill Walsh Chev-rolet Cadillac Buick GMC Truck in 2012, a new Bill Walsh Ford Lincoln Kia deal-ership at the former Value City location in Ottawa in 2013 and now Bill Walsh Honda in 2014. Next on the calendar are remodeling projects for Sierra Motors in Ottawa and Coronet Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram Mitsubi-shi in Peru.

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Searching for the right word

I have heard several news reports through various media outlets recently about some new words being officially added to our vocabulary. Evidently both the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary have made some new additions that have sneaked into present-day parlance. Among my favorites are fratty (characteristic of a col-lege fraternity or its members, often with reference to rowdy behavior,) binge-watch (watch multiple episodes of a television program in rapid succession, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming), amazeballs (extremely good or impressive; amazing), cray (crazy), neckbeard (a man who is socially inept and physically unappealing, especially one who has an obsessive inter-est in computing), and adorbs (inspiring great delight; cute or adorable).

Who gets to make up words? It has always interested me that when you see the size of your common dictionary, someone has come up with each and every one of those words. Somebody looked at a skunk one day and had the presence of mind to call it a skunk. And then they had to think up words to describe it. That goes for every word that has ever been invented such as hammer, cheeseburger and Lady Gaga.

Was there ever any discussion about any particular word after it was thought up? Did people argue over the aforementioned skunk on whether or not that was the proper, descriptive name for the animal? Or did Noah Webster just take it upon himself to list “skunk” and his definition in that little book he wrote.

I have always imagined that there is an office located down a

long, darkened hallway of an old, dilapidated brick building some-where, that you go to have words OKed and placed in the English vernacular. The office is probably located in Pueblo, Colo., because it seems like a lot of offices are located there.

The office would be called something really spiffy like “The Office of the Guy Who Makes Up Words.” (Sorry ladies, but I’ve always pictured this as being a position held by a man because I’m kind of a sexist pig.) There would be this tall, lanky fellow, possibly wearing a moth-eaten, green cardigan, sitting in a squeaky chair behind a big, oaken desk. He would have really thick, smudgy, wire-rimmed glasses and an awesome, cheesy-looking mustache filled with cracker crumbs. Those orange crackers with the peanut butter sand-wiched in-between. His name would probably be Allan. Allan with an a, not Allen with an e.

He would do his work in Hel-vetica mainly, sometimes in Arial or Times but never, and I mean never in Comic Sans. In the back corner of the office, there would be a big black anvil and a forge filled with red-hot glowing embers because after all, Allan is a wordsmith. At this anvil, he would heat, pound, shape and

combine letters until a word was produced. Allan would get to make the final call on whether or not it was a good word like “skunk” or just something stupid like “amazeballs.”

When he was a young man, Allan used to come up with good words like honor, pride, and lib-erty. You know, the kind of words guys like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln used to bandy about. Lately he has forged words like hashtag, selfie, bromance, staycation, truthiness and twerk. Apparently, Allan’s losing his touch.

With the present crop of words that have officially made their way into our lingo, I’m starting to believe that Allan might not exist or maybe he just doesn’t care as much as he used to. It seems like anything can be a word anymore.

And that worries me. My fear is that by the time my daughter grows up, everyone will be com-municating to each other with pithy little phrases made up of dumb words and crazy abbrevia-tions.

But then again, maybe I’m just a cray neckbeard that just needs to chillax.

You can contact Wallace at gwal-lace@bcrnews.com. You can follow him on his blog at http://gregwalla-ceink.blogspot.com.

July 2 marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The legislation is considered a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

We sure have picked some crummy ways of com-memoration.

By now, you know about the tension in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. The uproar over the shoot-ing of 18-year-old Michael Brown — a black teen-ager — by Darren Wilson — a white police officer — on Aug. 9. The major-ity of police in Fer-guson are white, while the major-ity of residents are black. As you might guess, racial motives are being thrown around non-stop. It doesn’t help when there are two wildly differing accounts of the incident with one supported mainly by the police department.

Perhaps not so coincidentally, a relatively short dis-tance away in St. Louis proper, a mentally disturbed 25-year-old Kajieme Powell was shot and killed by two police officers. As you may have guessed, the vic-tim was black; the police officers were white. Again, major discrepancies occur between a video recording of the incident and a statement from the city chief of police.

Fly across the country more than a month ago to July 1 and Los Angeles, Calif., where a 51-year-old woman — Renee Pinnock — was videotaped being pummelled by California Highway Patrolman Daniel Andrew. Andrew is diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and was walking onto a freeway where she would be a danger to herself and others. Rather than simply restraining her, Andrew pinned her down, straddling her body as he punched her in the face three times, supposedly for her own good. Again, police officer is white, while the punching bag is black.

Now I’m going to do something no one else has done; I’m taking out the race card.

In each of the three cases, the officers felt they — or others — were threatened. In each case, there is video taken of the incident that both collaborates and dis-putes the policemen’s stories.

Whether or not race played into each of the inci-dents is less important than this: In each case, the police officers involved used excessive force. In the case of Brown, the victim was unarmed. While Powell had a knife, the officers had ample opportunity to dif-fuse the situation, but started the encounter belliger-ent and sent it spiraling out of control. Pinnock was not only unarmed, but hardly in the physical condi-tion to cause a police officer any harm whatsoever.

Yes, the case can certainly be made each incident was racially involved. However, the real problem was inappropriate use of force by the law officers involved.

Finding the blame is important, but is lethal force necessary to find the truth?

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Is it race or rage?

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On the street What are you looking forward to as you go back to school?

“Learning some more. I like playing in the gym and outside. I play with

my friends.”Ayden Lawless, Lostant

“I like to play at recess.”Spencer Samek, Lostant

“I feel good when I come to school. I play with many

friends of mine.”Sydney Samek, Lostant

“I am looking forward to seeing my friends. We

hang out. I’m going to be in sixth grade.”Kaitlyn Missel, Lostant

“I am looking forward to the new kids. I’m not the only girl in my class anymore. This is in seventh grade. There are

two new girls.”Chelsie Shawback, Lostant

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COMMENTARY

GregWallace

FROM THE SKETCHBOOK

5 Life

Friday, August 29, 2014 • The Tonica News • 5

Community

Birth Announced

Open House

GoffJulie Rietgraf of Tonica is the parent of a daughter

born Aug. 10 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

KunkelAn open house to celebrate the 90th

birthday of Al Kunkel of Lostant will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 4 at his home, 113 N. 16th Road, Lostant.

He was born on Aug. 31.The family asks no gifts be brought. Any-

one unable to attend is welcome to send a card. Al Kunkel

Lostant water tower breaks downBy Dixie SchroeDer

news@tonicanews.com

LOSTANT — A boil order has been issued for the village of Lostant.

The current well that is used for the village water tower broke down on Aug. 25, according to Mitch McCaw, water operator for the village.

“The motor on the pump broke or burned out,” McCaw said.

Lostant has a second well, but it is non-func-tional at this time. The vil-lage is currently trying to obtain a grant to repair it. Lane Water Mineral Ener-gy Co. of Aurora has been working on the pump replacement process.

The village is currently hauling water in by tanker truck from the villages of Wenona and Tonica and pumping the water back

up into the water tower. This way village residents will have enough water to use for daily living needs.

Lostant’s water tower holds about 55,000 gal-lons of water. The vil-lage has hauled in 13 to 14 semi tanker trucks of water, each carrying about 6,500 gallons.

“We are just trying to keep enough water in the tower, so that residents will have enough to do the essentials. The word is to cut back if at all possible at this time,” McCaw said.

The current plan is after the well is fixed to obtain two good samples of the well and then five addi-tional good samples must be taken from further in the village water system before the boil order can be rescinded. The sam-ples must meet certain criteria before the water can be considered safe for

human consumption.“The two samples

must be absolutely per-fect,” McCaw said. “Then once we get the two good samples from that we will have to go further into the

collection system for five more samples. I have to do the sampling on that.”

If a sample in this pro-cess does not pass the cri-teria, they start all over with the water treatment.

Volunteers are needed for upcoming walk

PERU — Volunteers are needed at Baker Lake in Peru Sept. 7 to help set up and staff this year’s LaSalle County Out of the Dark-ness Walk for the Ameri-can Foundation for Sui-cide Prevention.

Tasks include setting up and taking down tents and canopies, helping with the registration process and preparing the balloon launch.

Volunteer workers will begin assembling at 10 a.m. on the east side of Baker Lake. If interested,

call Dawn Moutray at 815-780-3504.

The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) signature fundrais-ing campaign, bringing together family, friends, colleagues, and support-ers at walks in hundreds of communities across the country.

More information about AFSP and its vision of cre-ating a world without sui-cide can be found at www.LaSalleCoWalk.org.

Orthopedic clinicSTREATOR — The Streator Elks

591 Lodge, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corpo-ration, will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 8. The clinic is by appointment only. To make an appointment call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 800-272-0074 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. There

are no charges for any services at this clinic.

The Elks will hold the clinic at the Orthopedic Associates of Streator at the office of Dr. A. Roy. The office is located at 205 S. Park St., Streator.

No medical referral is necessary for the clinic but physicians are welcome to refer patients to the clinic for a specific reason or sec-ond opinion. School nurses are wel-come to refer children and families to the clinic.

Blood drivesThe American Red Cross will hold

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NOTICE OF HEARING Public notice is hereby given that a public hear-ing will be held before the Planning Commission/Zoning Board of the Village of Tonica on the 15th day of September, 2014, in the Village Hall in said Village of Tonica at the hour of 630 p.m. for hearing to consider the following petition Applicant: Michael Obermiller Address: 115 South St., Tonica, Il Legal description:

Lots 2 and 3 in Kenney’s Resubdivision of Lots 7 & 8 in Block One in Copeland’s Addition to the Village of Tonica, LaSalle County Illinois.

Request: Petitioner requests a variance from the Zoning Ordinance No. 307 as follows: Section V, R1 B-2.iii: Petitioners request a variance from the back yard setback to be reduced to ten feet from the required thirty five feet to allow a garage to be rebuilt upon the exist-ing site. . A map of the proposed variance may be inspect-ed at the office of the vil-lage clerk, Village Hall, Tonica, Il.

Property owners please note: All persons interested should attend and will be given an

opportunity to be heard. Dated this 29th day of August, 2014.

Planning Commission/

Zoning Board of the Village of Tonica, IL

Published in the Tonica News Aug. 29, 2014.

above cause on May 18, 2012 a sale officer appoint-ed by the Court will hold a sale on September 12, 2014 commencing at 11:00 a.m., in the lobby of the Law Offices of Olivero & Olivero, 1611 Fifth Street, Peru, Illinois 61354, to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the fol-lowing described real estate:

That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section Three (3), lying South and West of the right-of-way of the LaSalle and Bureau County Railway; also, the North One Hundred Seventy-One (171) feet of that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section Three (3), lying South and West of the right of way of said LaSalle and Bureau County Railway, all in Township Thirty-three (33) North and in Range One (1), East of the Third Principal Meridian, in the Township of LaSalle; except coal and minerals and the right to mine and remove the same, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 3, Township 33 North, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian in the City of LaSalle with bearings referenced to the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System East Zone (NAD 83), LaSalle County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 3; thence North 00 degrees 01 minute 33 seconds West, 1,149.37 feet along the West line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 3; thence North 89 degrees 28 minutes 54 seconds East, 30.00 feet to the intersection of the east existing right of way line of St. Vincent’s Avenue (IL 351), with the north line of the alley lying north of Block 7 in Noonan’s Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book L, Page 2, LaSalle County Recorder’s Office, and the Point Of Beginning; thence North 00 degrees 01 minute 334 seconds West, 473.42 feet along said easterly existing right of way line to southwesterly right of way line of the former LaSalle and Bureau County Railroad; thence South 47 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds East, 7.62 feet along said former railroad right of way line; thence South 00 degrees 01 minute 10 seconds East, 468.26 feet to the north line of said alley; thence South 89 degrees 28 minutes 54 seconds West, 5.60 feet along the north line of said alley to the Point of Beginning, containing 2,650 square feet, more or less, except therein mineral interests previously conveyed.

Tax Parcel No: 18-03-401-000 Commonly located at 2800 St. Vincents Avenue, LaSalle, Illinois 61301 This real estate is improved land. The Sale Terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction. The balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property as described above is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, and special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in “AS IS” con-dition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate

after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Mr. Alan J. Stremlau, CEO, Illini State Bank, 230 LaSalle Street, Tonica, IL 61370 at (815) 442-8211 during normal business hours. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attor-ney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Attorney Lisa OliveroOLIVERO & OLIVEROAttorneys for Plaintiff

1611 Fifth StreetPeru, IL 61354-2603

Ph. 815-224-2030Published in the Tonica News Aug. 15, 22 and 29, 2014.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICASTATE OF ILLINOIS

COUNTY OF LASALLEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )ANTHONY M. CONDIE, ) Deceased. )

No. 2014-P-151CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of ANTHONY M. CONDIE of Peru, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on August 8, 2014 to ANTHONY L. CONDIE of 1621 26th Street, Peru, Illinois 61354 as INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR whose attorneys of record are DUNCAN & BRANDT, P.C., 1800 Fourth Street, P.O. Box 568, Peru, IL 61354. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 758, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates indepen-dent administration at any time by mailing or deliv-ering a petition to terminate to the clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed with the Office of the La Salle County Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, La Salle County Courthouse, 119 West Madison Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 2, 2015, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and his Attorneys within ten (10) days after it has been filed. August 29, September 5, 12, 2014

DUNCAN & BRANDT, P.C.ATTORNEY VICTORIA M. MUNSON

1800 FOURTH STREET, P.O. BOX 568PERU, IL 61354

TEL. (815) 223-0191 ANDREW F. SKOOG – LA SALLE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERKOTTAWA, ILLINOIS 61350Published in the Tonica News Aug. 29, Sept. 5 and 12, 2014.

information. With respect to the Internal Revenue Service and pursuant to 28 U. S. C. §2410, the United States of America shall be granted one-hundred and twen-ty days (120) from the date the sale is confirmed within which to redeem the property from said sale. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Mr. Alan J. Stremlau, CEO, Illini State Bank, 230 LaSalle Street, Tonica, IL 61370 at (815) 442-8211 during normal business hours. NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attor-ney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Attorney Lisa OliveroOLIVERO & OLIVEROAttorneys for Plaintiff

1611 Fifth StreetPeru, IL 61354-2603

Ph. 815-224-2030Published in the Tonica News Aug. 15, 22 and 29, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

LASALLE COUNTY - OTTAWA, ILLINOISILLINI STATE BANK, A State Banking )Corporation, ) Plaintiff, )William R. Myers, Judith A. Myers )Unknown Owners, Non-Record Claimants, )And Unknown Tenants/Occupants, ) Defendants. )

No.2014-CH-196NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION With the requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, NOTICE is hereby given to named Defendants, Unknown Owners, Non-Record Claimants, and Unknown Tenants/Occupants who are Defendants in the above entitled cause, of the Complaint for Foreclosure that has been commenced in this Court against you and other Defendants, requesting foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as fol-lows, to wit:

Lot 12, Except the North 16 feet thereof, in Block 11 in Assessor’s Plat of a portion of Section 25, Township 33 North, Range 1, East of the Third Principal Meridian, excepting underlying coal and minerals and the right to mine and remove the same, in LaSalle County, Illinois.

PIN: 18-25-323-012 Commonly located at 172 E. Florence Street, Oglesby, Illinois 61348. The Mortgage was made on November 30, 2005 by William R. Myers and Judith A. Myers, which are the Mortgagors; and current title holders of record, to the Illini State Bank, a State Banking Corporation, of Tonica, Illinois, as Mortgagee, and the Mortgage was recorded on December 7, 2005 in the Office of the LaSalle County Recorder’s Office, Ottawa, Illinois as Document No. R2005-32164. Summons was duly issued by the Court against you as provided by law and the above court action is now pending. Therefore, unless you, the named Defendant, Unknown Owners, Non-Record Claimants, and Unknown Tenants/Occupants, as Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of LaSalle County located at the LASALLE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 119 WEST MADISON STREET, OTTAWA, ILLINOIS 61350 within thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this Notice, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment may be entered in accordance with the request for relief in the Complaint for Foreclosure.

ANDREW F. SKOOGCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

LASALLE COUNTY, ILLINOISAttorney Lisa OliveroOlivero & OliveroAttorneys for Illini State Bank1611 Fifth StreetPeru, IL 61354-2603(815) 224-2030 Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the law firm referenced in this Notice is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any infor-mation obtained will be used for that purpose.Published in the Tonica News Aug. 15, 22 and 29, 2014.

LEGAL NOTICE AND ADVERTISEMENTIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE

13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUITLASALLE COUNTY – OTTAWA, ILLINOIS

ILLINI STATE BANK, A State Banking )Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. )Estate of Patricia G. Welbers, Barry )Welbers, Lori Stanton, SiteSale Ltd., )Unknown Owners, Non-Record Claimants, )And Unknown Tenants/Occupants, ) Defendants. )

Case No. 2011-CH-339NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pur-suant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

LASALLE COUNTY – OTTAWA, ILLINOISILLINI STATE BANK, A State Banking )Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) Vs. )Barry Welbers, Lori Stanton, United States )of America, Sight Sale, Ltd., Collection )Professionals, Inc., Unknown Owners, )Non-Record Claimants, And )Unknown Tenants/Occupants, ) Defendants. )

Case No. 2011-CH-402NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pur-suant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above cause on May 18, 2012 a sale officer appoint-ed by the Court will hold a sale on September 12, 2014 commencing at 11:00 a.m., in the lobby of the Law Offices of Olivero & Olivero, 1611 Fifth Street, Peru, Illinois 61354, to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the fol-lowing described real estate:

Lot Twelve (12) in the Subdivision of Civic Industrial Park to the City of LaSalle, Illinois, according to the Plat thereof recorded in the Office of LaSalle County Recorder of Deeds 16 October, 1974, as Doc. #608404 in Plat Book 2, at Pages 9 and 10; Excepting the underlying coal and mining rights as heretofore sev-ered from the fee situated in the County of LaSalle and State of Illinois.

Tax Parcel No: 18-03-122-002 Commonly located at East Third Road, LaSalle, Illinois 61301 This real estate is unimproved land. The Sale Terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction. The bal-ance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject properties as described above are subject to general real estate taxes, spe-cial assessments, and special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in “AS IS” con-dition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The properties will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the properties. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all

LEGALI, Donna Naas, Supervisor of Richland Township,

LaSalle County, Illinois Being sworn that the following statement is a correct report for the

Fiscal Year beginning April 1, 2013 and ending March 31, 2014 Town Road & Bridge General Fund Fund Assistance FundBalance April 1, 2013 Checking & Investements $15,822 $15,683 $12,618Income Property Tax $34,270 $16,592 $1,259 Replacement Tax 1,564 3,186 725 Interest Earned 4 10 13 Miscellaneous Income 40 3,528 Total Income $35,878 $23,317 $1,996Expenditures Administrative $41,096 $25,098 $485 Note Payment 4,043 4,000 Total Expenditures $45,139 $29,098 $485Balance March 31, 2014 Checking and Investments $6,561 $9,902 $14,129Total Debt Beginning of year $62,799 Retired Current Year 5,155 Outstanding End of Year $57,644 TOWNSHIP - COMPENSATION SUMMARY: Range: Under $25,000. Bruce Cooper; Donna Naas; Karen Breckenridge; Donald Miller; Karen Schmitt; Lynn Schmitt; Karen Kay Wolf TOWNSHIP - EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: Hopkins Association - $2550; TOIRMA - $4409; IRS -$4146; Illini State Bank - $4000; All other disbursements less than ($2500) - $7130. ROAD DISTRICT - EXPENDITURE SUMMARY Grainco FS - $6625; Manlius Oil Co - $3125; McCoy & Sons - $2750; Doors Unlimited $5111; Illini State Bank - $4000; All other disbursements less than ($2500) - $7487. Published in the Tonica News Aug. 29, 2014.

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