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Unemployment continues its dropPutnam

County drops to 6.6 percent

By Ken [email protected]

It’s going to be a much merrier Christmas this year for many Illinois resi-dents than it was last year. October unemployment

rates fell for the seventh consecutive month and are at six- or seven-year lows in most sections of the state, according to pre-liminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employ-ment Security.

“October’s data reflect a strengthening of local economies. In each area, more people describe themselves as working and employers in most metros

report larger payrolls than one year ago,” IDES Direc-tor Jay Rowell said. “Illi-noisJobLink.com remains an important tool to find employment, especially for those who typically did not need a resume.”

The October unem-ployment rate clocked in at 6.6 percent for this October, well below the October 2013 rate of 9.1 percent. However, month-to-month improvement has slowed, with barely

one-tenth of a percentage point change since Sep-tember; and with some areas losing jobs due to work slowdowns, it is pos-sible the increase can be attributed to the holiday season and the hiring of seasonal help in retail out-lets.

The good news contin-ues for Putnam County. The latest figures show a massive drop in the unemployment rate to 6.6 percent from 9.3; the first

time since early 2010 the county has been close to the state average.

Locally, as always, the situation is still not as rosy. While unemploy-ment has continued its downward trek, the rest of the Illinois Valley area still lags behind the rest of the state with only met-ropolitan Peoria logging a higher rate. LaSalle Coun-ty unemployment figures weigh in at 7.9 percent with Bureau County fol-

lowing at 7.6 following last October’s 11.1 and 8.8 percent respectively. Peoria’s jobless rate is 8.1 percent.

National unemploy-ment remains lower than Illinois. U.S. unemploy-ment stands at 5.8 per-cent. Traditionally, Illinois records higher unemploy-ment figures, with the job-less rate being lower than the national average only six times since recording began.

Putnam County Schools vs. the state of Illinois


Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series regarding the Putnam County Schools’ state report card.

GRANVILLE — The Putnam County School District Illinois Report Card fell slightly below the state’s average as far as scores in reading and mathematics. However, looking at other sections of the district’s report paints a clearer picture as to how the school is functioning and why.

School spending may play an important role in the school’s achieve-ments. The per student instructional spending at PCHS has decreased steadily over the last four years, while state

averages have climbed. PCHS spends $5,806 per student; the state aver-age is $7,094 per student.

Operational expens-es per student are also lower with the district spending an average of $9,872 per student compared to the state’s $12,045.

The website also pro-vides information on the educators at Putnam County High School, and the disparity contin-ues. The total percent-age of Putnam County teachers with a bach-elor’s degree was 58.2, while 41.8 percent have earned their master’s degrees. In comparison, the numbers are com-pletely reversed for the state with an average of 41.1 percent of teachers

Passing the Special Olympics torchDePaepe steps

down as directorBy Ken Schroeder

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PERU — Since the beginning of the Special Olympics in LaSalle, Put-nam, Bureau, Marshall, Henry, Stark and Grundy counties, the name Cheryl DePaepe has been near-ly synonymous with the organization. That era is coming to an end.

DePaepe is stepping down as director of the local Special Olympics organization, a position she’s held since the idea started 43 years ago. In fact, she started the chap-ter.

“I started teaching — after graduating from col-lege — in Putnam Coun-ty in 1971, actually in the Hennepin building,” DePaepe said. “I had a junior high cross-categor-ical special education pro-gram. We received a letter saying there was a Special

Olympics program in Illi-nois, and did we want to get involved?

“I brought it to my administration; I brought it to my students and my parents. They were inter-ested, and we went to our first Special Olympics games in Chicago in 1973. We’ve been involved ever since then.”

After participating in the Chicago games, DePaepe said it was decided it would be a good idea to host games locally, and the idea of a “Special Sports

Jamboree” was born. In 1977, the group was invit-ed to the Special Olympics offices in Bloomington to see if there was interest in starting a Special Olym-pics chapter.

From these small acorns do giant trees grow ...

Stepping into the director’s position is Alli-son Nichols, but while DePaepe is stepping down, she makes it clear she’s not leaving just yet.

“I’m cutting back to part time and taking on a little bit of a different role,” she

said. “Allison is replacing me as the area director. She and I have been work-ing together to transition, and I will be available to continue with that as long as she needs. I’ll take on more of a consultant/mentorship role with the state Special Olympics office.”

DePaepe retired from teaching 10 years ago and became a full-time director then. Now, she’s helping Nichols get accus-tomed to her new role and has a lot of faith in things

continuing as they have.“I was working over at

JFK as a teacher’s aide in the special education room. I left that position for this one,” Nichols said. “My degree is actually a corporate organizational communications degree, so between my degree — and I also worked at Lou’s LaGrotto helping set up the Concerts for a Cause — and my work at the school, I think this is a culmination of all I’ve

PCR photo/Dixie Schroeder

Ringing in the seasonDebbie Doyle (left), Nancy O’Connor, Nita O’Neil, Linda Litherland and Dana Lewis practice as part of the United Methodist Church’s Hand Bell Choir. The Hand Bell Choir annual Christmas music performance will be at 4 p.m. Dec. 14. The United Methodist Church’s vocal choir will also be performing. Director of the Hand Bell Choir is Kirsten Augspols, and the director of the vocal choir is Cathy Phillips. There will be a potluck dinner provided by church members immediately after the concert. The public is invited to attend.Schools Page 2

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Slutz takes over as PC Community Center directorBy Ken Schroeder

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STANDARD — As autumn must eventual-ly turn to winter, so, too, does Autumn leave.

Autumn Keegan left the post of director of the Put-nam County Community Center effective Dec. 1, passing the reins off to her successor, Michelle Slutz.

“I’m going to be moving back to Kentucky where I’m originally from,” Kee-gan said. “My parents moved back down there; they were living in Dun-lap. My sister was living in East Peoria, and she moved back there. I’m just following their lead.”

Slutz is a LaMoille native who recently graduated from Illinois State Univer-sity with a degree in public relations, and she feels up to the task.

“I’m thrilled to be doing this,” Slutz said. “I want-ed to work for a non-prof-it when I was going to school; although I know there’s not a lot of money in those. I saw the cen-ter needed a new director, and I thought it would be the perfect thing. It’s just a good starting place for me, and I feel good about my decision.”

Keegan oversaw the change of the name of the center from Putnam County Achievement Ser-vices and leaves the com-munity center after nine years of work, starting out at the bottom and working her way to the top of the totem pole.

“I started out as the intern when I was going to ISU; then I became the bookkeeper. I was the jan-itor for a short period of time between there; then two years ago I became

the director,” Keegan said.One of Slutz’s main

objectives will be to con-tinue expanding the cen-ter’s presence in the com-munity.

“That’s something we’ve encouraged Michelle to work on — to get us more into the community and do more marketing for us,” Keegan said. “That’s really why she came along was to push our agency a little bit further. I think the community can look for-ward to a lot more inter-generational programs and activities.”

“I just want to make it a goal to be more present in the community and get out there a little more. I am really hoping to form a strong partnership with the high school, letting the students know how important it is to volun-teer,” Slutz said. “I just want to be more present in the community and make sure more people know what we’re doing. Hopefully, that’ll snowball into being able to provide more activities for peo-ple.”

Even though Keegan is

moving back to Paducah, Ky., she told Slutz she’s a phone call away.

“This community is going to be easy to miss. Everyone’s been so nice and supportive,” Keegan said. “I’ll be more than happy to come back to help.”

with a bachelor’s degree, and 58.2 percent with a master’s degree.

The report card also lists the average teach-ers’ salaries. Teachers across the state earn on average $62,444 a year. Comparatively, PC teacher salaries average $42,433. The disparity remains with adminis-trator pay. Statewide, administration officials receive an average sala-ry of $101,493 while the average PCHS adminis-trator is paid $82,643.

The Putnam County School District also runs off of its own financ-es with less help from state and federal sourc-es than the average Illi-nois school. Statewide, schools receive an aver-age of 26.1 percent of their budget through state funding and 7.9 percent from federal sources. The PC figures show state funding at 17 percent and a federal funding of 4.6 percent. If the much-debated Sen-

ate Bill 16 is approved, PC Schools’ state fund-ing will be cut by approx-imately two-thirds of its current level.

The report card said PCHS’ average class size is 15 students per class versus 21 for the state average.

PCHS had a slight-ly lower percentage of student attendance than the state. The PCHS stu-dent attendance was at 94 percent. The state’s student attendance rate was 95 percent.

The Illinois Report Card website provides the 2013-14 report cards for all public schools throughout Illinois. Schools can be found on the website by name, name of the district or by address. The online report card has a new format. It offers a quick glimpse of information categorized by sub-ject material. The Illi-nois Report Card web-site encourages people to stay informed and become engaged, so they may be partners in their children’s educa-tions.

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PCR photo/Ken SchroederMichelle Slutz (left) and Autumn Keegan sort out Christ-mas decorations for the Putnam County Community Center. Slutz is the new community center director. Keegan will be moving back to Kentucky to be with her family.

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Granville passes tax levyBy Ken Schroeder

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GRANVILLE — The Granville Village Board passed its tax levy for the fiscal year, which includes a 4.9 percent hike. The levy was based on last year’s equalized assessed valuation (EAV) because the current figures were not available. The figure approved, pending pos-sible change in EAV, is $107,406.

In other action, the board:

• Approved an enter-prise zone ordinance

that extends the zone from Granville to the Illi-nois River. Due to recent changes in enterprise zone statutes, it is no lon-ger legal for zone bound-aries to be defined by riv-ers or streams. Previously, the enterprise zone ended at the Illinois River.

• Heard a report from village engineer Mike Richetta on bids for the ion exchange vessel improve-ments. The ion exchange vessel and its resins remove hazardous materi-als from the village’s waste water. Advertising for the bids will begin on Dec. 16 with a pre-bid meeting

on Dec. 30 at the village hall. Bids will be opened at 10 a.m. Jan. 5 and will be accepted at the board meeting on Jan. 6.

• Discussed placing Big League baseball champi-on signs at the city lim-its. Putnam County High School students Xavier Warren and Daniel Pav-lovich were members of the team. The village will proceed if the names of the players are placed on the signs.

• Passed a proclama-tion denoting December as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Preven-tion Month.

Filing period announced for IVCC petitionsOGLESBY — The peri-

od for filing nomination petitions for the April 2015 Illinois Valley Com-munity College trustee election is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 15-19 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 22 in the president’s office,

Room C-301.The last day to file an

objection to any nomi-nating petition for the April 7, 2015, election is Dec. 30. Anyone wish-ing to file an objection while the college is closed Dec. 23-30 can set up a

time by emailing board secretary Jeanne Hayden at [email protected].

District 513 covers all or part of LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Grun-dy, Livingston, Lee and DeKalb counties.

Road improvements in MarkBy dixie Schroeder

[email protected]

MARK — Road improvements and eco-nomic development were discussed at the Mark Vil-lage Board meeting Dec. 3.

Under new business, the village reviewed and updated its enterprise zone ordinance, accord-ing to village President Frank Niewinski.

Discussion was also held on the St. Paul Street road project. After review

of the street, there were several areas determined to be possible trip haz-ards. The village has authorized these spots to have dirt put over them to avoid this problem.

In the old business part of the meeting, the Regional Econom-ic Development Group (REDG), which had pre-sented at an earlier meet-ing in November, was dis-cussed. While support is strong in principal for the group, there are questions the trustees still have for REDG.

Several Mark residents have taken petitions out for the open board of trustee positions in the next election. There are currently three, four-year terms and one, two-year term unexpired that will be open for those inter-ested in running for the positions. Petitions for all four seats will be accept-ed at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at the village clerk’s office in the Mark Community Building.

The next meeting of the board will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 16.

PCR photo/Ken SchroederOutgoing Special Olympics Director Cheryl DePaepe (left) and new Director Allison Nichols discuss the future of Special Olympics in the Illinois Valley. DePaepe is stepping down to spend more time with family. She will continue to work part-time for the chapter she helped create 43 years ago.

learned in my profes-sional life. When I started working in the school, the teacher that I worked with in the classroom was the

coach for the team.“I loved the kids, and

it was very rewarding; so with my experiences when I saw there was an open-ing, I signed up,” Nichols said. “I thought it would be a good fit.”

DePaepe is looking for-

ward to spending some downtime and seeing grandchildren that she doesn’t see often enough.

“I feel very confident turning the organization over to Allison, it’s going to grow and work out very well,” DePaepe said.

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Marshall-Putnam County USDA service centers

to hold meetings on new farm bill

HENRY — Producers and landowners will be facing many decisions and program choices in the coming months. The Marshall-Putnam County U.S. Department of Agri-culture offices are encour-aging you to attend a meeting, so you can make an informed decision for your farming operation. Meetings are scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at the State Bank of Speer, 9 a.m. Jan. 14 at the McNabb Firehouse in McNabb and 9 a.m. Jan. 15 at the State Bank of Toulon basement in Toulon.

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ant to attend one or more of these meetings as everything will be covered in depth at these sessions.

Important dates to remember are Feb. 27, when owners must decide if they would like a base acre reallocation and yield update, and March 31, the deadline when own-ers and producers with a risk in the crop must elect between the programs available.

Presenters will try to answer all questions and assist any way possible. Call the Marshall-Putnam office at 309-364-3913, ext. 2 for more information.

Illinois Chamber hires Hahn as director of communicationsSPRINGFIELD — The

Illinois Chamber of Com-merce, based in Spring-field, has hired Melissa Hahn, formerly of Hen-nepin, as its new director of communications.

Hahn lived in Toluca in Marshall County the first five years of her life before moving to Hen-

nepin with her mother, where they lived until 1986. She attended Hen-nepin Attendance Cen-ter, Hennepin Junior High School and Putnam County High School and received an associate’s degree from Illinois Val-ley Community College in Oglesby. She worked

on the student newspa-per, served as a mem-ber of the student sen-ate, joined the American Chemical Society’s Club at IVCC and participated in theater.

She also has a mas-ter’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at

Springfield, and a bache-lor’s degree in radio-tele-vision from Southern Illinois University at Car-bondale.

Hahn was most recently the press secretary/pub-lic information officer at the Illinois State Trea-surer’s Office. Prior to that, she was statehouse

bureau chief with the Illi-nois Radio Network and statehouse reporter for WICS-TV Channel 20 and WICD-TV Channel 15.

She has also served as news reporter anchor for several other radio and television stations in Illi-nois, as a spokeswom-an for three other state

government agencies and as an adjunct profes-sor in the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois at Springfield. She was recently voted in as vice president of programs at the Association for Women in Communica-tions in Springfield.

TKO Tire opens in MagnoliaBy Ken Schroeder

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MAGNOLIA — Residents in eastern Putnam Coun-ty and southern LaSalle County won’t have to drive over the river for tire ser-vice anymore. Chad Tim-mons and Kevin Kruswicki opened TKO Tire and Ser-vice on Nov. 1 in Magnolia at 14049 Route 18, just east of Route 89, to take care of tire needs as well as car service.

“We wanted a name that would stand out, and It has the initials of our last names,” Timmons said. “We just wanted some-thing catchy.”

TKO performs auto repair and diagnostics; the business carries auto, light truck, implement and spe-

cialty tires, including Fire-stone, Michelin, Bridge-stone, General, Toy, Conti-nental, Kumo, Carlisle, GT and BKT tires.

“We wanted something centrally located. We’re outside of Henry, plus we’ve got Varna, Lostant, Wenona, and we’re at a busy intersection,” Tim-mons said. “Plus I’m from Wenona, and he’s from Cedar Point. It’s in the mid-dle.”

Timmons and Kruswicki have 20 years experience in tires and service, and they bring that knowledge to the table.

TKO Tire and Service is open Monday through Fri-day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. The phone number is 815-869-4249, and e-mail is [email protected].

PCR photo/Ken SchroederKevin Kruswicki (left) and Chad Timmons check the tool drawer as they get to work at TKO Tire and Service in Magnolia. The business, located on Route 18 just off of Route 89, opened Nov. 1.

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George CimeiMCNABB — George Cimei, 87,

of McNabb died Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at his resi-dence with his loving family by his side.

George was born Sept. 14, 1927, in Chi-cago to Alfred and Car-mella (Vespa) Cimei. He married Betty King on July 1, 1950, in Macomb.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II where he was a mine sweeper. He worked in packaging and shipping at Owens Glass.

George was a member of the Magnolia American Legion and Putnam County Community Cen-ter. He was trustee for Caledonia Cemetery. He also coached the girls’ softball team in McNabb.

Surviving are four sons, John (Kathy) Cimei of McNabb, Tony (Diane) Cimei of McNabb, George (Pam) Cimei of Varna and Randy (Debbie) Cimei of Williamsfield; and one daughter, Shelly (Larry) Erjavsek of rural Cedar Point. Also surviving are Jeff (Connie) King of Granville and Tim (Michele) King of LaSalle; one brother, Bill Cimei of Florida; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his

parents; his wife, Betty, on July 1, 2014; and three brothers and one sister.

Services were held at noon Tues-day, Dec. 9, at the Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel, Granville, with Pastor Karen Karczewski officiat-ing. Burial was in the Magnolia Cemetery with full military hon-ors.

Visitation was held from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the funeral home.

Contributions may be directed to Putnam County Ambulance or Putnam County Food Pantry.

Online condolences may be made to George’s family at www.dcfunerals.com.

Ruth GrasserNAPERVILLE — Ruth Dose Grass-

er, 92, died peacefully Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, at Tabor Hills Healthcare Facility in Naperville.

Ruth was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She was a homemaker who lived most of her life in Illi-nois. Her life was centered around her family. We will miss her smiles, thoughtfulness and loving ways.

She is survived by three chil-dren, Pat Marks of Palm City, Fla., Rita Grasser (John Nepywoda) of Naperville and Steve Grasser (Jill) of Monee; eight grandchildren; five

great-grandchildren; four sisters-in-law, Eva Dose of Lostant, Phyllis Dose of Peru, Sharon Dose of Los-tant and Rita Hofer of Putnam; three brothers-in-law, Robert Opperman of Beverly Hills, Fla., Robert Judd of Hennepin and Dean Lechner; and her former husband, Wayne Grasser of Bonita Springs, Fla.

Ruth was preceded in death by her son, Gerald; her parents, Fred and Dora Dose; three brothers, Clarence, Leonard and Elmer; and two sisters Esther and Evelyn.

She was a member of St. Liborius Catholic Church (Steger) and active in the Altar and Rosary Society at Immaculate Conception, Mt. Pala-

tine.In lieu of flowers, memorials may

be directed to: Tabor Hills Health-care Facility, 1347 Crystal Ave., Naperville, IL 60563; or Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, 2195 W Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563.

A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015, at St. Patrick’s Church in Hennepin. Interment will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Ceme-tery in Lostant.

The Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements; 630-355-0264; www.beidelmankunschfh.com. The fam-ily email address is [email protected].

Della MaulfairGRANVILLE — Della A. Maulfair,

87, of rural Granville passed away Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

She was born Feb. 23, 1927, in Putnam County to Stanley and Ursula (Skutt) Shevokas. She mar-ried Harold Maulfair April 7, 1945, in the United Church of Christ in Granville.

She and her husband, Harold, farmed in rural Granville for many years.

She was a member of the United

Church of Christ and the Ladies Fellowship of the church. She was also a member of the Union Grove Cemetery.

Surviving are one daughter, Diana (Charles) Garrett of Freeport; one son, Harold (Patti) Maulfair of Okeechobee, Fla.; two broth-ers, Stanley (Delores) Shevokas of rural Granville and John (Elaine) Shevokas of rural Granville; five grandchildren, David Garrett, Ryan Garrett, Dan Maulfair, Kelli Fen-wick and Brian Fenwick; and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by

her husband, Harold, in 2012; one sister; and two brothers.

Services were held Dec. 4 in the Helmer-Shields Funeral Home, Granville, with Pastor Ron McNeil officiating. Burial was in Union Grove Cemetery, rural Granville. Visitation was held prior to the ser-vices.

Pallbearers were David Garrett, Ryan Garrett, Dan Maulfair, Ed Dodler, Brian Fenwick, Cody Phoe-nix, Arthur Viani and Stanley Shev-okas III.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

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Obituaries

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Property transfersThe following proper-

ty transfers were recently recorded at the office of the Putnam County Recorder of deeds:

Nov. 3 — Elizabeth Jean Faletti (reserving life estate) to Kimberly Sheppard and Hollace Faletti. Lots 5 and 6, Block 5, C.H. Smith’s Addi-tion Village of Granville, exempt.

Chad Tonozzi and Kris-tin Tonozzi to Kimberly Sheppard, Lot 13, Block 6, Lincolnshire, Granville, $108,000.

Nov. 4 — Dale Corcoran to James Piano. Memo of sale, Lots 74 and 75, village of Standard with exceptions.

Kathleen Hollowbeck to Jonathan Rossi, Lots 7 and 8, Block four, Joel Hopkin’s Addition, village of Gran-ville. $10,000.

Stacy Construction to Jon-athan Rossi, Lot 6, Block 4, Joel Hopkins Addition, Vil-lage of Granville, $4,500.

Nov. 5 — Daniel New-ton to Michael Hayden, part southwest 1/4, Section 36, Township 31N, R2W, $140,000.

Walter Kielar to Stanley Kielar, Lot 168, Indian Hills, exempt.

Vision Properties Mid-west, LLC to Vision Proper-ties Midwest, LLC - Series Caboose. Lot 301, Lake Thunderbird Hills, exempt.

Nov. 6 — Ellen Britting-ham to Lourdes Class; cottage (trailer) in Wal-nut Grove, Section No. 28, Township 14, R10.

Putnam County Sheriff to Bank of America, N.A.; Lot No. 11, Block No. 4, Lincoln-shire Subdivision of Gran-ville; exempt.

Russell Hyde to Anthony R. Clementz, Christopher John Ott and James L. Nick-elson II; Lot No. 70, Lake Thunderbird Hills, $2,000.

Nov. 7 — John Perryman

(Parcel 1) and John R. Perry-man and Debbie Perryman (Parcel 2) to Mark Serio and Debra Serio; Parcel 1 - Lot No. 724, Lake Thunderbird Hills 3; Parcel 2 - Lot No. 723, Lake Thunderbird Hills 3.

Nov. 12 — Mary Vish-nauski, Joseph A. Vishnauski and Lynn L. Fenza to Cal-vin C. Neubaum and Sandy Neubaum; Lots No. 5 and 6, Block No. 2, N.H. Colby’s First Addition, village of Granville, $20,000.

Michael L. Butler and Marlene Butler to the Butler Family Trust; Lots No. 512 and 513, Lake Thunderbird Woods 3; exempt.

Nov. 13 — William R. Sorenson Jr. to John Herr and Elisa Herr; Lots No. 10 and 11, Bryant’s Timber Ridge; $5,500.

Alan Merkel to David Mennie and L. Annette Mennie; Lot No. 10, Garig-letti’s First Addition, village of Mark; $20,000

Denise J. Vodicka, also known as Denise J. Shep-herd, to Billy J. Poignant and Rachel S. Poignant; two par-cels, rural property; $25,000.

Gabriel M. Doyle and Angela M. Doyle to Gabri-el M. Doyle and Angela M. Doyle; Lot No. 1 and part of lot No. 2, Block No. 16 and north half of east-west alley, village of Hennepin; exempt.

Nov. 14 — Putnam Coun-ty Clerk to Vista Securities Inc.; Lot No. 282, Lake Thun-derbird Hills; exempt.

Nov. 19 — ArcelorMittal Hennepin LLC, formerly known as ISG Hennepin Inc. to IPS Steel LLC; Par-cel 1 - part of fractional Sec-tion 3, fractional Section 4, Section 9 and Section 10, Township No. 32N, R2W with exceptions; Parcel 2 - part of Section 1 and Section 2, Township No. 32N, R2W; $13,425,000.

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The Editorial Page

Sam R FisherPublisher

Terri SimonEditor

The 12 days of bankruptcy

I was determined. This was the year I’d do it.You’ve heard the song “Twelve Days of Christmas”

before, of course. If not, go to the Peru Mall for half an hour. You’ll probably hear the “Twelve Days of Christmas” 12 times.

My wife is a Christmas fan to the Nth degree, while I’m a bit of a humbug (OK, a lot of a humbug.). I took her to the East Peoria Festival of Lights and thought she would explode in holiday rapture.

So I start-ed doing some research to see if I could even begin to match the generosity of the “Twelve Days.”

You gotta be kidding.The first call was to a pet store in Chicago that spe-

cializes in birds. Base price for a partridge: $20. We’re off to a decent start.

Unfortunately, in order to get a pear tree big enough the partridge doesn’t kill it outright from its weight, I’d need to drop $188. This is getting a bit rich already.

Calling the pet store back, it was time to start get-ting into the outrageous. Turtle doves were on sale; two for $125. Three French hens, a mere $181. Not really knowing what a calling bird was, I settled for canaries, which are $125 each. Four ring up to $600.

Saving myself a third call, I skipped ahead to check on prices for geese and swans. Geese are fairly cheap at $60 apiece, or six for $360. Rather than sound like a total pervert, I didn’t ask what they would cost if they were pregnant. Swans were only … waitaminnit … typo? Nope — swans are $1,000 each. At this point, a car would likely be cheaper.

Calling my buddy who owns a jewelry store, it seems I’m not as much of a buddy as I believed. Five gold rings: $750. Crossing another item off the song and a name off my Christmas card list, I soldiered on.

This is where it gets a bit twitchy, since out-and-out buying people is a bit expensive and more than a bit illegal. I’m hoping the song meant hiring people or this list gets expensive in more ways than one. I settle for hiring people, since it’s hopefully a lot cheaper.

Farm help is cheap. Hiring eight farm girls to milk cows long enough to harvest a gallon each came to about $58.

Leaping and dancing people sounds like ballet to me, so I called the Peoria Metropolitan for some quo-tations. Dancers are egotistical and charge heavily to let you watch them prance. Nine ladies performing just once runs $7,553. At least guys aren’t as pricey, dipping into the wallet only $5,348. What a bargain!

Musicians by contrast are cheap. Hiring 11 flautists cost only $2,635. Getting 12 drummers to accompany them is $2,855.

If I only get the base package, my Christmas pres-ent comes to $27,673. Ouch.

Then I remembered my wife is a bit of a completist. So I add it up as if I’m buying every item as many times as it’s mentioned in the song.

The total: $116,273. I called my bank to talk about a loan for that much money. The tellers are probably still laughing.

Sorry, love. Looks like you’ll get that deluxe Kitch-en-aid you wanted after all.

Ken Schroeder can be reached at [email protected].

Field of DreamsThe University of Illinois hon-

ored Harold “Red” Grange — who was nicknamed “The Galloping Ghost” — on the 90th anniversary of his historic homecoming per-formance against the University of Michigan. Grange totaled six touchdowns, with four touch-downs and 262 yards in the first 12 minutes of the game.

This year, the University of Illinois hosted University of Min-nesota at their homecoming cel-ebration. The 2014 Illini football team wore Gray Ghost uniforms to honor Grange.

My dad, Walter Alleman, said he saw the game. He would have been 25 years old in 1924. His younger brother Russell (Pat) was attending the University of Illinois as a stu-dent and a member of the univer-sity’s basketball team. My dad left rural Tonica on the train that ran to Champaign back then. At this year’s homecoming 90 years later, his granddaughter Debby (Alle-man) Kimme, her husband Dennis, my dad’s great-granddaughter Krista Kimme, his great-grandson Brad Kimme and his wife Sarah and their daughter Ava —my Dad’s great-great-granddaughter — all attended the homecoming game; all graduates of U. of I. (except lit-tle Ava). I am sure my dad would have been very happy and proud.

•••

What was mystery novelist Agatha Christie’s pseudonym? The answer at the end of the article.

•••I recently read in Consumer

Health magazine there are five good things about growing older. The first one is anger, stress and worry are less common. People in their 70s and 80s report being less troubled by those negative emo-tions than any other age group. Two: Wisdom grows. There’s evi-dence people are wiser in their old age. Three: Marriages get healthier. Married seniors report greater sat-isfaction and more positive experi-ences with their mates than young-er married couples do, even when they quarrel. Four: Satisfaction with social relationships grows. Seniors typically have a smaller but closer circle of friends than younger adults. Finally, happiness increases as feelings of emotional well-being may not only improve your quality of life but also add years to it.

•••A man in Chicago broke the

world record by riding a Ferris wheel for more than 48 hours at Navy Pier. Meteorologist Jim Baroch said “It was like a typical Cub season. There were highs; there were lows; and at the end it always finishes on the bottom.”

•••At an elementary school in Suf-

folk, Va., two first-graders were expelled after they pointed pencils at each other and made a shooting noise. Parents called the expul-sions harsh, but school officials said simply pointing a finger at someone and acting as if it were a gun was now forbidden by the school’s “Zero tolerance” policy.

•••“No thief, however skillful, can

rob one’s knowledge, and that’s why knowledge is the best and saf-est treasure to acquire.” L. Frank Baum.

•••What was mystery novelist

Agatha Christie’s pseudonym? Six romance novels were written by Christie under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.

•••“Go at life with abandon. Give

it all you’ve got and life will give all it has to you.” Norman Vincent Peale.

Thanks for reading.Darrell Alleman can be reached

at [email protected].

Cynthia GiulianiTown: Granville.

Occupation: Clerk at The Corner Store.

Family: Husband, four kids, four grandkids and one great-grand-daughter.

Pets: I have a dog and a cat.

What is the last book you read: “There Really is a Heaven.”

What is the last TV show you watched: “A Nanny for Christmas.”

What is the last song you heard: “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.”

If you were stranded on a des-ert island and could only have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: I would say fried chick-en.

If you were stranded on a des-ert island and could only take one thing with you, what would it be: I would take my family.

If someone gave you a million dollars, what would you do with it: I’d pay all my debts and put the rest away.

Name your favorite restaurant: Ali’s and Kaddywampus.

Name one thing about your town that you like: Everybody is close and most people are very nice.

Is there anything that you would want to change: No.

First Person

Ken Schroeder

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

Darrell Alleman

COMMENTARY

Letters policy

Letters to the Editor should not be more than 500 words in length. Only one person can sign a Letter to the Editor. The author of the letter must include his/her name, hometown and telephone number. The author’s name and hometown will be published, however, the telephone number is only used to verify the authenticity of the author’s signature and will not be published. Unsigned letters are never read or published. No letter will be published until The Putnam County Record contacts the author of the letter to verify the signature. The Putnam County Record reserves the right to edit or refuse any Letter to the Editor.

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SportsPC/Hall splits wrestling meet

By Dixie [email protected]

STERLING — The Putnam County/Hall co-op wres-tling squad saw action for the first time this season and came away with a split between Amboy High School and Sterling Newman Central Catholic High School on Dec. 2.

In the first meet of the evening, PC/Hall faced Amboy and finished with a tie, 30-30. Luke McCook, who wres-tled at 160 pounds, beat Skyelar Zimmerly by pinfall at 2:16 in the first match. Nick Bouxsein, at 170 pounds, took down Luke Schaur by pinfall at 1:48 in the first match. James Hewitt, at 145 pounds, Eric Cissell, at 220 pounds, and Marco Uribe, in the heavyweight class, all won by forfeit.

PC/Hall had a bigger challenge with Sterling Newman Central Catholic and lost 40-30 in the second meet. Bouxsein won his second match, defeating Trevor Buser by pinfall at 1:48 in the first match. At 195 pounds, Evan Kiphart defeated Brad Fritts by pinfall at 41 seconds into the first match. Cissell and Uribe both won again by forfeit.

PC/Hall will next travel to Rock Island Alleman for a triangular meet with Orion and Alleman on Dec. 10.

Dolphins swim past OttersBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

PERU — The Illinois Valley Dolphins hosted a home swim meet against Clinton YMCA Otters on Dec. 6. The Dolphins topped the Otters by a final score of 628-138.

Swimming from Putnam County for the Dolphins was Clayton Wellenreiter, 10, of Magnolia. Wellenreiter swam the 100-meter individual medley (1:36.64), which earned a second-place finish. This was also a district qualifying time.

Finley Rue, 5, of Granville placed sixth in the 25-meter freestyle event (43.36) and took eighth in the 25-meter backstroke (51.01).

The Dolphins travel to DeKalb on Dec. 13 and 14 for the Barbwire Invitational.

Panthers split two this week

By Dixie [email protected]

GRANVILLE — The Putnam County Panthers traveled to DePue on Dec. 5 to take on the DePue Little Giants in Tri County Conference action. They won the game after a strong fourth quarter by a score of 52-45.

The Panthers started out cold offensively in the first half against the Little Giants. The first quarter score had them up by five points. The Little Giants kept swinging and man-aged to tie the score as both teams went to their respective locker rooms, 23-23 at halftime.

Both teams came out offensively cold again in the third quarter and the Panthers found themselves on the short end of the stick, 34-27. Putnam County found their offense in the fourth quarter, outscoring DePue 25-11 in the fourth, to pull away for the final victory.

Leading scorers for the game were Putnam County’s Alec Veverka with 19 and DePue’s Ramon Puga with 19.

Fieldcrest 54, Putnam County 43The Panthers didn’t start the week off well against the

Fieldcrest Knights, losing by a final score of 54-43 on Dec. 2.

Putnam County came out of the gate strong, outscoring Fieldcrest 14-8 in the first quarter and 16-8 in the second. Austin Biagini had the hot hand with the three point shot, sending three through the net in the first half.

The Knights came out in the second half of the contest loaded for bear and became extremely aggressive offen-sively. They outshot the Panthers by 16 points in the third quarter and nine points in the fourth to put the game away.

Leading scorer for the Panthers was Biagini with 13 points. Veverka added 10 points, and Christian Harris had eight. Jackson Puetz for the Knights had 14.

The Panthers, now 4-3 on the season, will next take on Tri County foe Roanoke Benson on Dec. 12.

PCR photo/Ken SchroederAlec Veverka (25) drives to the basket during the second quarter of the away game on Dec. 5 versus the DePue Little Giants.

Lady Panthers win over Bobcats, TimberwolvesBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

GRANVILLE — The Putnam Coun-ty Lady Panthers scored two victories this week. On Dec. 6, the Panthers took on the Somonauk Lady Bobcats in non-conference action and won 54-17.

Leading scorer for the varsity squad was freshman phenom Paige Veron-da who scored 20. Allison Voss added 12, and Megan Rehn chipped in 11 points in the winning effort.

Lady Panthers 60, Midland 16The Lady Panthers took on Tri

County Conference foes, the Midland Lady Timberwolves, on Dec. 4. The Panthers played a strong game and won 60-16.

The home team came strong out of the gate with Annie Miller scoring seven of the first quarter 17 points. Veronda came off the bench and pro-ceeded to sink two three-point shots, as well as three out of four foul shots to pace a blistering 24-point second quarter for the Panthers. The half-time score as the teams headed to the locker rooms was 41-7.

In the second half, the Lady Pan-thers added 11 points. The fourth quarter was the closest in offense for both teams, with Putnam Coun-ty outscoring Midland by just two points.

Scoring leader in the game was Veronda, who finished with 15 points. Allison Voss added 13, and Miller had 10 for the Panthers.

Lady Panthers 47, Indian Creek 36In the first contest of the week for

the Lady Panthers, they lost to Indi-an Creek 47-36 in non-conference action on Dec. 1. The Panther offense was slow starting in the first quarter with a 16-8 deficit. In the second quarter the team came alive, adding 16 points to take a 24-20 halftime lead.

However, the offense went cold again in the second half, with the Panthers scoring only 12 points to Indian Creek’s 27 to finish the game. Allison Voss led the Panthers with 14 points in the contest.

The next game for the Lady Pan-thers (7-1, TCC 2-0) will be on Dec. 11 against the Henry Lady Mallards at Henry.

PCR photo/Ken SchroederMegan Rehn (3) tries for the first shot of the game against Somonauk on Dec. 6.

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JV boys beat DePueConnor Taylor (45) looks for a shot under the basket during the Dec. 6 junior varsity contest in DePue. The Panthers won the game 46-39.


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CommunityAnnual Christmas

party set for Dec. 15

Herb program in Henry

Elks Lodge will sponsor assessment clinic

Computer classes at Putnam County libraries

MCNABB — The Put-nam County Republican Central Committee will hold its annual Christmas party from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 15 at Da Rajun Cajun, south of McNabb at Edge-wood Golf Course. Din-ner will start at 6:30 p.m. and will include chicken, spaghetti, salad bar and dessert. The cost for the dinner is $20 per person.

Illinois state Sen. Darin LaHood will be the speak-er. He represents the 37th district which includes

Marshall and Bureau counties. LaHood has been an outspoken advo-cate for creating a better business climate in Illi-nois.

As in past years, the committee asks every-one attending to bring an unwrapped gift for chil-dren. These gifts can be toys or games. The donat-ed items will be distrib-uted to the less fortunate children of the coun-ty through the Putnam County Food Pantry.

HENRY — The public is invited to attend an educa-tional gardening program presented by University of Illinois Extension master gardener Dave Dunagan. Herbs will be the topic for this program, which will take place at the University of Illinois Extension – Mar-shall-Putnam Extension Office, 509 Front Street in Henry. This program will be presented at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 13. There will be no fee to participate in this program, but registra-

tion is required for need-ed handouts. If you need a reasonable accommoda-tion to participate, contact 309-364-2356. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in pro-grams and employment.

For more information, call University of Illinois Extension, Bureau-LaSal-le-Marshall-Putnam Unit at 309-364-2356. Exten-sion offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.

PRINCETON — The Princeton Elks 1461 Lodge, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 15 at Perry Memorial Hospital. Dr. Richard Erickson of Carol Stream will be the clinician in charge.

The clinic is by appointment only. To make an appointment, call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at

800-272-0074.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.

The Elks Organization has been working with physically challenged children since 1928 and this is one of the 17 clinic locations through-out Illinois. The clinic is an ideal

time to have a child reviewed for bone and joint development. If your child has feet pointing out or in who complains of back, knee, leg, ankle pain or has a back curva-ture, they can be seen at this clinic. The Elks will provide financial assis-tance to their best of their ability for children needing further treatment or specialty equipment when the family lacks sufficient resources to do so.

HENNEPIN — The six Putnam County public libraries will host computer classes covering topics such as basic computer classes, Internet and email skills, down-loading e-books and more.

Space is limited to five partic-ipants per class and registration is required. To register for a class or for more information, call your local branch library.

The first class is “Basic Com-puting Skills.” Not sure where the power button is? Unable to nav-igate with a mouse? If you are a first time computer user or just learning how to use a new tech-nology, this class is for you. The classes will meet as follows: at 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Standard Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 at the Hennepin Library head-quarters and at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Granville Branch Library.

The next class is “Internet Skills.” Use your basic computer skills to navigate the web like a pro. Learn the basics of email — setting up an account, sending messages, downloading attach-ments — and the ins and outs of

browsing websites, locating links, completing forms and finding information on popular websites.

Classes will be at 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at the McNabb Branch Library; at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16 at the Putnam (Condit) Library; at 5 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Magnolia Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Dec.18th at the Standard Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Hennepin Library Head-quarters and at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Granville Branch Library.

The next class is “E-books at Your Library.” Looking for a good book? Try digital. The Putnam County Public Library District offers a wide selection of library e-books for patrons to download at one of the six libraries or at home. All you need is a device on which to read your digital e-book — tablet, e-reader, or home com-puter — and a valid library card from a Putnam County library. Join the library for this e-book class to get started.

Classes will be held at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 6 at the Putnam (Con-dit) Library; at 5 p.m. Jan. 6. at the Magnolia Branch Library;

at 5 p.m. Jan. 7 at the McNabb Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Jan. 8 at the Standard Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Henne-pin Library headquarters and at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Granville Branch Library.

The last class will be “Social Media for Business.” Define a dig-ital presence for your business on popular sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Learn effective strategies for com-municating with customers via social media.

Classes will be held at 5 p.m. Jan. 6 at the Magnolia Branch Library; at 5 p.m. Jan. 7 at the McNabb Branch Library; at 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Hennepin Library headquarters and at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Granville Branch Library.

To register at your local Putnam County library branch call: Hen-nepin Library at 815-925-7020; Granville Library at 815-339-2038; Magnolia Library at 815-869-3038; McNabb Library at 815-882-2378; Putnam Library at 815-437-2811 and Standard Library at 815-339-2471.

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Stickel celebrates 25 years at GNBBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

GRANVILLE — Lynn Stickel has recently cele-brated his 25-year anniver-sary at Granville National Bank.

Stickel, currently vice president, started in 1989 at the bank in what was then known as the farm department.

“I came to Granville in 1989. I had worked for Farm Credit Services in Peoria County before that. I was hired to come up here when Pete Fassino retired,” Stickel said. “I was hired to be the farm guy because I did have a background in agriculture.”

Stickel has seen a large swing in what the bank does for the community in his 25 years of service.

“Wow. There has been a lot going on over the years. I guess what we’ve seen mostly is that we have kind of become more of a home loan bank. We have done a lot of lot of financ-ing of home purchases and remodeling and additions and things like that,” he said.

Stickel went to Illinois Valley Community Col-lege for two years and then transferred and sub-sequently graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign to earn his academic knowledge in banking. He lives in Gran-ville with his wife, Jenny. He has two children, David, who is married and Liz, who all live in Cham-paign.

Stickel wants everyone to know that he doesn’t

take his success for grant-ed.

“I want to thank every-one who helped or have patronized the bank during my time at here,” he said. “Banking is not a money business, it’s a people business. It is what I have learned over the years. I guess my advice to people who want to get into banking is work on your communication and people skills. Customers make it happen.”

Christmas baskets will be distributedGRANVILLE — The Put-

nam County Food Pantry, in collaboration with Toys in the Pantry, organiza-tions, businesses, church-es and schools from across the county, will be distrib-uting Christmas baskets to local families in need.

This is the 27th year the food pantry has sponsored the basket project. The baskets contain food and gifts for the children and senior citizens. Included are items for a full Christ-mas dinner, breakfast and pizza for Christmas Eve. This year, there have

been basket requests from about 150 families so far. The baskets will be dis-tributed Dec. 20.

To support the Basket Project, cash and food donations continue to be needed. Products such as coffee, hot chocolate, drinks, gelatin, canned fruit, easy to prepare meals and personal care items are especially appreciat-ed. A cash donation of $75 will support the cost of food for one average-size family. Donations may be sent to the Putnam Coun-ty Food Pantry, Box 96,

Granville or deposited directly at the Granville National Bank. Food may be left at any of the coun-ty banks or at the food pantry.

“Over the years, the Put-nam County community has been tremendously supportive of the on-going work of the food pantry and the Christmas Basket Project,” director Judith Hopkins said. “The pan-try board sends its thanks and wishes for a Happy Holiday and a New Year of peace to the people of Putnam County.”

IIA Foundation offering scholarshipsBLOOMINGTON —

Agriculture students and Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) members and their chil-dren may apply for college scholarships offered by the IAA Foundation, Illi-nois Farm Bureau’s char-itable arm. Seventy-four scholarships, ranging from $1,000 to $7,500 per year, will be awarded in total of $179,800 for the 2015-2016 school year.

“We are pleased to help students through our growing scholarship pro-gram, which offers a wide variety of support to farm families, Illinois Farm Bureau members, and to those pursuing careers in agriculture,” said Susan Moore, director, IAA Foundation. “It is a great privilege to support our next generation of leaders, and encourage continuing education in agricultural fields.”

Students may apply for a variety of scholarships, including three IAA Foun-dation Top Scholarships, where winners will each receive $7,500 awards. Another $7,500 award goes to the Illinois Farm Bureau Legacy of Leader-

ship scholarship winner.Students studying crop

science and pursuing a master’s degree related to research are eligible for the Illinois Soybean Association Crop Science Scholarships. Ten $4,000 scholarship will be award-ed to junior level majors. Recipients are then eligible for an additional $4,000 in this renewable program, providing a total of $8,000 for his or her junior and senior year of college.

Twenty-five $1,200 scholarships are available to students from specific southern Illinois counties as part of the Dorothy and Wilhelmine Ratermann Memorial Scholarships.

Twelve Prairie Farms Dairy scholarships each worth $2,000 are available to patrons and employees of the company. An addi-tional two $1,000 schol-arships are available to producers affiliated with the St. Louis District Dairy Council.

An additional 12 schol-arships, ranging from $1,000 to $1,500, are avail-able to students that meet certain criteria, including area of study, place of resi-

dence, previous 4-H expe-rience and college or uni-versity attended.

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Dec. 15 — Whole grain bagel with cream cheese or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 16 — Biscuits and sausage gravy or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 17 — Cereal bar or cereal, string cheese, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 18 — Breakfast pizza or cereal and toast, fruit, juice, milk.

Dec. 19 — Whole grain muffin or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

LunchDec. 15 — Chick-

en nuggets, vegetable medley, cottage cheese, peaches, milk.

Dec. 16 — Turkey fritter on whole grain bun with tomato, baked beans, grapes, pudding cup, milk.

Dec. 17 — Hot dog with choice of chili on whole grain bun, green beans, pineapple, ice cream cup, milk.

Dec. 18 – Pork chop, spinach/romaine salad, rice pilaf, pears, milk (no salad bar).

Dec. 19 — Cheese pizza, corn, orange, Teddy Grahams, milk.

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Dec. 16 – Baked chick-en, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered green beans, roll, dessert.

Dec. 17 – Baked chick-en, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered green beans, roll, dessert.

Dec. 18 – Christmas party: Ham, scalloped potatoes, glazed carrots, roll, dessert.

Dec. 19 – Ham, scal-loped potatoes, glazed carrots, roll, dessert.

Suggested donation per meal is $5. Call 815-339-2711 to make reserva-tions at least 24 hours in advance.

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services in December

Pastor Ann Zigert has announced the dates for holiday services for the Lutheran Church.

A joint Christmas program beginning at 10:30 a.m. will be held at Immanuel/County Line Church on Dec. 14

An Ecumenical Christ-mas potluck will be held at the McNabb Fire Hall on Dec. 21. Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass and their own place settings. There will be singing of Christ-mas carols, a Christmas craft project, gifts for the kids and a very spe-cial guest. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Christmas Eve ser-vices will be at Emmaus Lutheran Church at

5 p.m. and at First Lutheran Church at 7 p.m.

The Christmas Story in Art

MCNABB – Join the McNabb Branch Library at 6 p.m. Dec. 17 for an evening of art and story.

From the Annuncia-tion through the flight into Egypt, the story of Christ’s birth will be told through paintings by Italian and Flemish masters of the Renais-sance in a short film, “The Christmas Story in Art,” from the National Gallery of Art. Following the film, prints of the featured artworks will be on display, and refresh-ments will be served.

For more information, call the McNabb Branch Library at 815-882-2378.

Davis trust scholarships available


MCNABB — As seniors start gearing up for post-secondary educa-tion, an important avenue for most to explore is the ability to pay for college. Every opportunity for grants and scholarships should be checked and used if you qualify. Local-ly, there’s a scholarship that hasn’t had as many applicants as the admin-istrators would like.

The Grace S. Davis Scholarship is available to students who have lived in Magnolia or Hope Town-ships (which includes McNabb, Magnolia and Lostant) for 10 years. The applicant should have good scholastic ability and good moral character. Sophomores, juniors or seniors with a minimum of 12 hours of school per semester are eligible. This year, a total of $16,450 is available for scholarships.

Davis was a Magnolia native who became an educator and world trav-eller before dying in 1947. Brooks Whitney is the current administrator of the Grace S. Davis trust, having taken the position from his uncle and first administrator Charles A. Whitney in 1983.

“The fund was started in 1950, which is when the estate was finally set-tled. There was originally $70,000 in the trust fund, which was a lot of money at the time,” Whitney said. “The total worth now is nearly $900,000.”

The trust was set up according to Davis’ wishes as a permanent trust fund. Her strict orders were for the principal to stay intact and not be touched by administrators except to re-invest. Davis also

insisted the trust could not buy industrial bonds after a previous invest-ment into Insull Bonds fell flat in the late ‘30s.

Davis was a study of independence and edu-cation. She was born northeast of Magnolia in either 1876 or 1886. Records have been found to support both years. Born Grace Schwindler, she attended the Univer-sity of Michigan where she majored in classical languages and received a Phi Theta Kappa key, a rare accomplishment for women of the time. She became a teacher in the Chicago school sys-tem and was married to a Mr. Davis. The couple subsequently divorced, and no first name for him appeared in any of her records.

When Davis’ parents died, she was left with two 80-acre tracts which sold after World War I for $400 an acre. Her income of $3,000 a year in inter-est gave her the freedom to travel to Europe and Japan several times before retiring from teaching in the 30s.

Whenever Davis would travel, she would set up an account with $5,000 in it for the express purpose of a bank employee — Jay Whitney, the late Charles Whitney’s uncle — being sent to retrieve her body from wherever she was back to be buried in the Magnolia Cemetery.

According to Charles Whitney, Davis was “an ardent believer in the value of education; not necessarily the monetary value but the civilizing and social value.” He said she “admired scientists and especially doctors; but she doubted that lawyers added much to society.”

Students interested in applying for a scholarship should contact the Grace S. Davis Scholarship Trust

c/o Brooks Whitney, trustee, 4086 E. 1550th Street, McNabb IL, 61335 for details.

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HENNEPIN – Copies of the book “Putnam County, Illinois: History and Fam-ilies” are now available from the Putnam County Historical Society.

Prepared in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Putnam County His-torical Society in 2013, this is the first update of the history of Putnam County and its communities and families in over 100 years.

The book summarizes the history of the coun-ty from the 1800s through today and includes short family histories submit-ted by hundreds of county families, as well as many never-before-published photographs of fami-

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Pre-ordered copies may be picked up at Pulsifer House, 327 Old Hwy 26 in Hennepin daily from noon to 3 p.m. through Dec. 13. Pick up after Dec. 13 can be arranged. Pulsifer House will be closed for the winter from Dec. 14 through March 17.

Additional copies may also be ordered by mail from the Putnam Coun-ty Historical Society, P.O. Box 74, Hennepin, IL 61327-0074, by email to [email protected] or by phone from 815-303-5104. Additional copies are $55. Shipping is $6.50.

PADS provides services for three-county areaBy Carol alCorn

Special to the PCR

Where can homeless residents of LaSalle, Bureau or Putnam coun-ties go for help?

There are many resources, but Illinois Valley PADS is like no other in that we provide a place to stay while finding help. The poverty rate in LaSalle County is 11.2 per-cent; in Bureau County is 11.1 per-cent; and in Putnam County is 13.9 percent.

Combined based upon a total population of these counties, approximately 17,184 people live in poverty. This combined with the unemployment and underem-ployment makes living very hard for many families and individuals. Housing, food, clothing, transpor-tation and medical care can seem an impossible achievement daily.

Illinois Valley PADS, having a facility in Peru and Ottawa, pro-vides a combined 74 beds to the homeless along with food, clothing and case management to assist in working through the issues causing homelessness.

PADS served 286 individuals last year, which included 24 families

with a combined 29 children and 24 veterans. These individuals used a bed in the program 7,209 times and were served 13,840 meals. PADS provided clothing for 294 individuals through the shelters and its Lily Pads Resale Boutique. PADS records indicate 177 out of the 286 had no income to report. These individuals and families are the neighbors, friends and family members of many in area commu-nities, since 90 percent are local or have local ties.

As Illinois Valley PADS continues to meet the needs and accomplish its mission of providing housing and food to those in need, we also become “more than just a bed.”

Care, compassion and direc-tion is part of our program to the homeless. There is a partnership between the individual or fam-ily and the agency through an Individual Service Plan to assess their needs and find resources to address the issues of their home-lessness.

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they care, listen and share their time and talents for the benefit of others.

Our staff works to provide classes in budgeting, computer skills and employment (how to get a job) skills. We offer a support group for those with specific issues. The goal of the mission is to assist every individual in finding an income and permanent housing.

Illinois Valley PADS is part of a network of partner agencies that work together to address the hun-ger and homelessness in our area. If you want to know more about us, you can visit our website: www.ivpads.com.

You can donate financially, apply to volunteer or see our needs list to help with supplies. You can donate the in good condition items at home you no longer use to Lily Pads Resale Boutique and then shop our store at 4471 Progress Blvd. in Peru.

All proceeds generated by the industry and talent of our store vol-unteers and staff members support our local homeless shelters. You can also support your local food pan-tries. There are many ways in which you can be a part in helping those who are hungry and homeless.

BBB data shows lack of scrutiny among donorsCHICAGO — Holidays are a time

for donors to think about supporting charity causes that matter to them. The Better Business Bureau shares the following information from its recent study showing what donors consider when verifying their trust in a charity and what other factors they should include when making giving decisions.

The study on how Americans donate to charities pinpoints a lack of donor understanding and the need for simple tools to help donors give wisely. The recent study through the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance reveals that Americans consider finances to be the most important indicator of trust, which is a misguided review of a nonprofit organization, according to the Better Business Bureau.

According to the study, 46 percent of Americans would verify their trust in a charity by looking at finances; 20 percent cite ethics; 14 percent use name recognition of the charity and 11 percent said results.

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UMC cookie walk was sweetThe holiday season was started as Vicki Petersen of the United Methodist Church of Hennepin assists Georgia Grant with a selection of cookies during the UMC wom-en’s annual cookie walk on Dec. 6. All proceeds from the event go to charity.

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Putnam County Food Pantry receives donationIn the spirit of the holidays, Scott Ganassin (right) of Schweickert and Ganassin makes a $2,000 donation to the Putnam County Food Pantry. Staff on hand to receive the donation included manager John Shimkus (from left), president Gayle Reno, treasurer Sherrie Carlson and vice president Judy Hopkins. Ganassin stated his firm has been “blessed” and felt it was good to give back to the community.

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A helping hand for a helping handThe Sacred Heart Holy Name Society made a donation to the Putnam County Food Pantry. Members Doug Ossola (left), John Shimkus and Jim Carboni are presenting two checks totaling $1,500 to the food pantry to help with the holiday season. The baskets of candy to the right are just one item the food pantry is bagging for the needy children for the upcoming holidays.

Quilter’s Guild will meet todayHENRY — The Marshall Putnam Quilter’s Guild will meet Dec. 10 at the Henry United

Presbyterian Church in Henry. The meeting will be preceded by a quilter’s market from noon to 1 p.m. The holiday potluck lunch will be followed by a brief meeting and program.

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PCR-12-10-2014