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countyenews.comONLINE AT countyenews.comONLINE AT $1 Volume XIII • Issue 18 Thursday, June 12, 2014 Toulon, Illinois

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Prairie Shopper and The Stark County News!

By John A. BallentineSmoke from the basement at the Su-

per Valu Toulon grocery store quickly and ferociously turned into a ball of fire Fri-day afternoon, June 6.

Hours later, nothing but a burned pile of rubble remained, where the store in the more than century old structure stood.

First alerted by Brenda Plotner that smoke was coming from the store’s base-ment, store employees themselves, had just smelled something burning.

Super Valu employee Julie Hender-son of Toulon recounted, “I could smell electrical wiring burning and see smoke coming up from the basement. The next thing I saw was the fire around the Slushy drink machine (on the main floor) and screamed to Geri (Schaffer) to ‘Get out!’ of the store.”

Henderson checked the aisles for any customers, seeing none, she grabbed all

By Doug Hampton A community wide

Strategic Planning Com-mittee is being assembled to review and plan for the future of the Bradford School District.

According to District Superintendent Dr. Ellin Lotspeich, “We have seen a decrease in population in the Village of Bradford and the surrounding ru-

ral area, as have the other neighboring districts. This has reduced our student numbers in recent years. It is the goal of the Board to keep the Bradford Schools open as long as we can continue to provide a strong educational foun-dation for our students”.

According to a release from the district, the Board has researched building,

transportation and staff needs. The board has said previously that they are trying to weigh the chal-lenge to be fiscally respon-sible to the community as well as meeting student needs.

The school board has been working on short term and long range goals for the district. A recent

By John A. BallentineToulon’s monthly city

council meeting Monday ended on the subject of the police chief’s appoint-ment, future of the police department, and about utilizing social media.

Toulon Police Chief Mark Olszewski ques-tioned Mayor Larry Hollis as to why he was not reap-pointed to that position at

last month’s meeting.Hollis stated, “I do

have a problem with city employees, or whoever, who are speculating as far as what the council is do-ing or voting on – on social media (Facebook).”

Hollis then asked Olszewski if he had a com-ment about that. Olszews-ki answered that he did.

“Last month you re-

fused to appoint me as chief because you said you were tabling it to this month,” Olszewski said.

Hollis answered, “No, I didn’t. I said it’s going to continue as it is until we change things.”

Olszewski said, “I was told that you are consider-ing the fact of shutting the police department down.

Super Valu Toulon burns to groundEmployees get out safely, no injuries

Toulon’s police chief questions mayor over future of department

Bradford School forming Planning Committee

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Top, fire crews battle the fire in downtown Toulon, including using the Kewanee Fire Department aerial truck. Above left, in the foreground a Wyoming Fire crew and the background a Toulon Fire crew, spray water into the front of the burning building. Above middle, store manager Julie Henderson is consoled by former co-worker Elizabeth Tyree. Above right, one of the first photos of the fire, taken by Doug Blunier of the State Bank of Toulon, as crews were just arriving.

Galva’s Back Road Music Festival features country starsPAGE EIGHT

Stark County High School and Junior High Honor RollsPAGE ELEVEN

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Community Calendar

INDEX • June 12, 2014 SOCIAL The Stark County News • countyenews.com

Social ..................... 2Feature ................... 3Editorial .................. 4Obits ..................... 5Around/County ..... 6-8Legals ..................... 9 Courthouse ........... 10School ................. 11Misc. ................. 12

Correspondent John Ballentine [email protected]

ACCoUntInGCristin [email protected]

WYoMInG Correspondent

Doug [email protected]

Birthday Anniversary

pUBLIsHerJason [email protected]

ContrIBUtInG edItorJim [email protected]

MAnAGInG edItorLynne [email protected]@countyenews.com

AdvertIsInG sALesKendra [email protected]

Ad & GrApHIC desIGnerKen [email protected]

The Stark County News is located at 101 West Main Street, Toulon, Illinois 61483. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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The Stark County News encourages readers to submit news for publication in our paper. Special events, weddings, births, awards & honors, anniversaries, promotions, etc. are welcome items for the paper. Some fees may apply. Schools, businesses, organizations, and groups are encouraged to send information on activities and events. If you have attended a function or event and have a photo and/or news, please submit them. Letters to the Editor should be less than 500 words and must be signed. Space is limited.

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Thursday, June 12Red Cross Blood Drive, Bradford, noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 14Flag Day

Rabies Clinic – Bradford City Park, 9 a.m. – noonSt.Jude Princeville to Peoria Run, 8 a.m.

Flag Retirement Ceremony, Bradford Elsie Hodges Park, 7 p.m.

Flag Retirement Ceremony, Toulon Legion, 3 p.m.Wyoming/Speer Fire Dept. Open House,

Wyoming Firehouse, 11 a.m.Sunday, June 15

Happy Father’s Day!Monday, June 16

Stark County School Board meeting, 7 p.m.Tuesday, June 17

Bradford School Board meeting, 7 p.m.Saturday, June 21

Collingsworth Family, Toulon Congregational Church, 6 p.m.

June 12Dave & Terry Krans – LaFayette

Dave & JR Rachel – WyomingZack & Stephanie Uszacki – Colorado

June 13Wayne & Carol Winans – Toulon

June 14Nick & Betty Karay – Florida

June 15Scott & Paige Fairfield – ToulonShannon & Monica Hasbrook –

NeponsetJune 16

Ron & Eileen StoneJune 19

Nathan & Marie Lindahl – PeoriaRichard & Barb DeWolfe – Wyoming

Bart & Amy Snyder - Toulon

June 12Brycelyn Elliott – BradfordRiley Musselman – Toulon

Emily Fairfield – ToulonChelsey Catton – Pekin

Denny Jackson – ToulonArdelle Giesenhagen – Toulon

June 13Stephanie Pruess – Peoria

June 14Tyler Ozga – Bradford

Sue Hardman – WyomingJune 15

Jack Delong – PeoriaBecky Rohrig

Pat WallOlivia Catton – Milan

Makenzie Snyder – ToulonJune 16

Auston Mercer Alisha Antrim – Bradford

June 17Chase Sall – Bradford

Nicky GothardLaura Wallace- ColoradoChase Wallace – ToulonLena Becker – Toulon

June 18Julie Lindsey – Bradford

June 19Taylor Grant – Bradford

Ethan Unhold – Wyoming

A copy of the new nov-el, West Fork, has been do-nated to the Toulon Public Library. The novel takes place in western Illinois. It tells a love story set against changes in small town life as farms consolidated and

Novel donated to the Toulon Public Library

people moved off the land in the last three decades of the 20th Century.

West Fork was written by Tom McKay of Hamp-ton, Illinois, and published by Augustana College. The book can be purchased at

Cakes Et Cetera in Tou-lon. For further informa-tion call Tom McKay at 309-755-3519 or check the website www.westfork.com.

How to get along in life ….. Be obedient, no matter how much the Master’s plan doesn’t make sense to you ! Love your Neighbor as yourself. Give to those less fortunate ! Be generous ! Relax, and let God drive ! Enjoy the ride! Don’t be afraid. He said He would never leave us or forsake us! Take time to rest and enjoy the company of your Family and Friends! Value, honor and enjoy your Family, no matter how strange they seem! Whatever your lot in life, always remember, God is in control! Remember, you were divinely created with a purpose! Others were too, even if they seem different from you! So, have fun, and enjoy the abundant life! You will not pass this way again! “Happiness is like a Butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it avoids you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder. “

-Author Unknown -

The Stark County News • countyenews.com FEATURE June 12, 2014 •

Cooking with Cristin

We l c o m e

to Cooking with Cristin! This recipe is a fresh, weeknight-easy spin on Sunday pork roast with gravy. A quick re-

duction transforms the flavorful mari-nade into an indulgent sauce. Happy Cooking!

BOURBON-BROWN SUGAR PORK TENDERLOIN

2 (1 lb.) pork tenderloins¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¼ cup minced green onions¼ cup bourbon whiskey

¼ cup soy sauce¼ cup Dijon mustard½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper½ tsp. cornstarchPlace the pork tenderloins in a gallon Ziploc

bag. Combine all of the marinade ingredients in a bowl , whisking firmly to blend well. Pour the marinade over the tenderloins in the bag. Seal the bag and place in a glass or plastic container. Chill in the refrigerator for 8 – 18 hours, turning bag occasionally. When ready to cook, remove the tenderloins from the bag, reserving mari-

nade. Preheat grill to 350°- 400° (medium-high) heat. Grill pork, covered

with grill lid, 8 minutes on each side or until meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion reg-

isters 155°. Remove from grill, and let stand 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, combine reserved marinade and cornstarch in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Cut pork diagonally into thin slices, and arrange on a serving platter; drizzle with warm sauce.

Note: You can cook the tenderloins in a skillet on medium heat turning on each side for 4 minutes each, until desired doneness.

Helpful Hint: 1 ½ lbs. flank steak may be substituted. Reduce grill time to 6 - 8 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness.

Food for Thought: “It’s so beautifully ar-ranged on the plate – you know someone’s

fingers have been all over it.” – Julia ChildPray for a safe summer for kids who

are out of school. Slow down while driving in town at intersections. Watch for bicycles and kids walking around.

Here’s Cooking at You!Cristin

Illinois’s achievement in education is mired in the middle of the states. If Illinois were to make a ma-jor commitment to trans-forming how we educate our children, we would send the world a strong signal that we were serious about fixing our state.

Illinois enrolls more than three million stu-dents from pre-kinder-garten to post-graduate education, almost one in four of our residents, and spends more than $30 billion, or four percent of gross state product, on the enterprise.

Considered by many observers to be the most average of states on de-mographic and economic indicators, Illinois also ranked right in the middle of the states in 2011 on math and reading scores of 8th graders. Although maybe predictable, this is not good enough.

Illinois must revamp its financing of schools, radically change the school calendar, and offer more school attendance choices for our students.

From 1992 to 2012, education spending in Il-linois moved from below the national average to sig-nificantly above, at $12,368 per pupil versus the na-tional average of $10,976. Yet, because spending is spread so unevenly among property rich and property poor districts, two thirds of Illinois school districts have less to spend than the national average.

During the 2009-2010 academic year, the wealth-iest elementary district in Illinois spent $24,000 per pupil and the poorest dis-trict about $6,000. These are outliers, yet a 2010 study found that Illinois had the second highest overall disparity between rich and poor districts.

To finance our schools, we rely too heavily on the property tax, the value of

Illinois must upgrade educationBy James D. Nowlan and

J. Thomas Johnsonwhich varies widely across the state, and not enough on general state sources of revenue.

Further, in 2012 the Illinois General State Aid (GSA) formula for local schools diverted more than $600 million (14 percent of total GSA) to property tax relief for school districts where property values had been rising rapidly.

State school funding has been hijacked from its fundamental purpose of reducing disparities in per pupil funding among the state’s 867 districts.

Second, Illinois has a school calendar that was created in the horse-and-buggy days to accom-modate the needs of the family farm. School is in

session 176 days a year, for about six hours of class-room instruction per day, with summers off.

This compares badly with other developed and developing nations. Japa-nese children go to school 7 hours a day for 240 days; German children attend school 210 days a year.

Then there is the issue of the traditional three-month summer vaca-tion. Teachers tell us they spend several weeks at the beginning of each school

year reviewing what was learned the preceding year—and forgotten over the summer.

We recommend a year-round school cal-endar, with a one-month break in the winter and a one-month vacation in the summer, for about 200 days of school each year, and school days 6½ to 7 hours long.

Third, we believe that choice in schooling gener-ates creativity and positive competition. There has al-ways been choice. The na-tion’s elite have educated their children in private schools for centuries, and many denominational schools have served fami-lies that wanted a religious dimension to their chil-dren’s education.

Indiana has recently expanded options to in-clude vouchers for low-income students to attend private schools; Indiana’s leaders are also encourag-ing development of public charter schools.

Further, the Hoosier State is following Iowa, which has for years al-lowed students to enroll in any public school in the state, with state school funding following the pu-pil. Illinois should follow its neighbors.

Illinois needs funda-mental change in educa-tion to move us to the top ranks among our states and among other nations. Being mired in the middle is a disservice to our chil-dren.

------------- Nowlan and Johnson

are former presidents of the Taxpayers’ Federa-tion of Illinois. They are authors of Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State (University of Illinois Press, May 2014, $19.95).

Part 2

James D. Nowlan

J. Thomas Johnson

The Henry and Stark County Health Depart-ments announce that June 1st - 7th was proclaimed National Sun Safety Week. The Health Department notes that with summer here, Americans will spend more time outdoors enjoy-ing the sunny weather.

RaeAnn Tucker, Direc-tor of Public Information, states, “The Department recognizes the importance of outdoor physical activ-ity, but we encourage peo-ple to exercise precaution when spending time in the sun in order to reduce their risk of developing skin problems.”

“One American dies every hour from mela-noma the deadliest form of skin cancer. With more than one million cases di-agnosed in the U.S. each year, skin cancer is more common than all other major types of cancer com-bined,” adds Tucker. “In some parts of the world, melanoma is increasing at rates faster than any other cancer. Yet it’s probably the most preventable type of cancer since the vast majority of cases are sim-ply due to overexposure to the sun.”

Of special concern to the Department staff is educating residents about sun safety with children’s health as the focus. Chil-dren spend a great deal of time in the sun, getting an average of three times more

exposure to the sun’s rays than adults. Since unpro-tected sun exposure early in life can be life-threat-ening later, it is critical to form positive sun safety habits at a young age. Ac-cording to a recent study: * More than half of an indi-vidual’s lifetime exposure to UV (ultra violet) rays occurs during childhood. * If you have one or more blistering sunburns before the age of 18, you will be twice as likely to develop

Health Dept promotes sun safetymelanoma later in life. * And, 65-90% of melano-mas are caused by sun ex-posure and UV rays.

With these disturbing statistics in mind, the De-partment staff offers the following sun safety tips: * Keep in mind the sun is strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. * Always wear protective clothing when outdoors. * Wear a wide brimmed hat and UV block-ing sunglasses. * Do not use tanning beds. * Keep very young chil-

dren (6 months or less) out of the sun. * Sunscreens need to be applied liberally and even-ly over all exposed areas. * Apply sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or high-er whenever outdoors and reapply often. * For children, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher. * And remember, stay in the shade whenever pos-sible.

For more information on sun safety measures and skin cancer preven-tion, call the Health De-partment at (309) 852-0197 or 792-4011 (Henry) or 852-3115 (Stark) or visit our website at www.hen-rystarkhealth.com or find us on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments.

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• June 12, 2014 EDITORIAL The Stark County News • countyenews.com

Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down!To all emergency personnel who

responded to the Toulon fire! Our county is blessed to have such

competent and professional squads.

To the loss of a great and much needed business to the town of

Toulon. We truly hope to see you open again soon.

By Jim [email protected]

Supporting the Dairy Industry

Stark County may not be well known for its dairy farmers, but at the Stark County Farm Bureau we do our best to support those farmers and their families that do belong to the dairy industry. As I discussed last week, June is National Dairy Month. In support of this month long celebra-tion, the Stark County Farm Bureau has table tents with educational facts about the dairy industry on display at local restaurants. The tents provide a great opportunity to strike up a conversation at the dinner table about dairy products.

June is just one month out of many that the dairy industry can be supported. Stark County Farm Bureau supports the industry year round. Throughout the month of May, students in Stark County learn about dairy through ag in the classroom activities. Each class makes ice cream and discusses the tasty treats that dairy cows allow us to eat. Prai-rie Farms® provides milk for our farm visits in the fall and spring, and we participate in their “Our Caps, Your Cause” program. And of course, everyone at the office loves to eat ice cream on our own time, as well. In honor of our dairy farmers, take some time this month to eat an ice cream cone or drink a glass of milk!

As promised, more fun dairy facts…

A cow can produce more than 500,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

A newborn calf can walk within 2 hours of birth.Cows have an acute sense of smell and can smell

something up to 6 miles away.It only takes two days or less for milk to travel from

the farm, to the dairy plant, and finally to the store for you to enjoy.

Farming MattersBy Katie Bowles, Stark County

Farm Bureau Manager

Katie Bowles

Small towns are frag-ile, and every blow weighs heavily, so I was devas-tated this past Friday to see flames shooting out the front of the Toulon grocery store, which has become invaluable to my hometown.

As you will see elsewhere in this issue, the store and building were destroyed, following many years of efforts by economic development official Denny Rewerts and Stark County Ven-tures, an investor group interested in the county, to bring a good store to town.

And for the past two years that is exactly what we have had under the leadership of store propri-etor Chad Patel and his excellent staff.

County Watch — Tragedy in Toulon; going digital; from Toulon, France

The convenience of good products and services is critical to the viability of small towns.

I fervently hope that Stark County Ventures and Chad will be able to find the resources and the will to resurrect the excellent store that served Toulon area residents so well. Much depends upon doing so.

In the not too distant future, every youngster in Stark County District 100 schools in grades 4 through 12, will have his or her own laptop on which to do school work.

When school opens in August, students in grades 4, 7 and 10 will be issued Chromebook laptops. The following year, another three classes of 4, 7, and 10 will be issued laptops, and then a third round will be issued the follow-

ing year, so that every child from grade 4 up will have use of a laptop.

Children in grades K-3 will not be issued in-dividual devices but they will have access to tablets for much of the day, ac-cording to Superinten-dent Jerry Klooster.

A technology fee of $60 per student will be charged ($20 for students in K-3) and a maximum per family charge of $120.

Bernard Busseret of Toulon, France wants post card pals from Toulon and LaFayette to write him on post cards, which he collects. The 49-year-old wrote The News with this request, which could turn out to be fun. Bernard promises to respond to all who write.

I don’t know if anyone has a postcard of old Tou-lon or LaFayette on which

to write, although that may not be necessary; maybe any old post card will do.

Bernard can be reached by mail at:

Le Cezanne C696 VCHE de Ste.

Musse83100 Toulon, France

By the way, our Toulon was not named directly after the seaport of same name in France, but instead after Toulon, Tennessee, which is now defunct.

I recall decades ago the story that Toulon Mayor Bert Churchill (Phil Sharkey can correct me if I have name wrong) was invited to be an honored guest of Toulon, France when that large city celebrated a mile-stone anniversary. But Bert decided he was too busy to go.

Dear Editor,The existence of still

another organization is threatened by Obamac-are’s blatant violation of our First Amendment right of religious freedom.

The Media Research Center, a non-profit orga-nization, faces fines total-ing $4.5million per year (more than $12,500 a day) starting this month, for re-

fusing to pay for employ-ee-insurance coverage of contraception, abortifa-cients, and sterilizations.

The Media Research Center’s only, and slim, hope for survival is a law-suit it has filed in federal court against the Obama administration’s Health and Human Services De-partment, source of the unconstitutional regula-

tion. The initial hearing is slated for June 6.

Freedom of religious conscience is a funda-mental American right, not a policy. But Presi-dent Obama has person-ally refused to recognize that freedom’s existence in our public lives. And his Health and Human Ser-vices appointees are now engaged in crushing busi-nesses and other organi-zations which claim it.

In actual fact, our

government has begun to transform us from free citizens to its subjects, and its own ranks from our ser-vants to our masters. We should hear angry outcries from every direction and see massive action to set things right.

But where’s the noise? Where’s the action?

Sincerely,Dennis SullivanBradford, IL

Letters in The News

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD

THEME: FAMILY MOVIES

ACROSS1. Move smoothly6. *What Horton heard (2008)9. *Lost clownfish (2003)13. Kind of sentence14. Reporter’s question15. Become established16. Bring upon oneself17. Long fish18. Past or present19. *Sherman’s dad (2014)21. Swelling, pl.23. “___ bad!”24. At the summit of25. Overall part28. Pressure unit named after Torricelli30. *”The ___ ___,” squir-rel’s adventure (2014)35. *Sandler of “Big Daddy” (1999)37. Nabisco cracker39. One of excessive pro-priety40. ___ Verde National Park41. *”Flushed Away” un-derworld (2006)43. Icelandic epic44. Pesto ingredient46. Piercing spot47. They’re often hidden48. Chemical cousin50. Frill around collar52. Public hanging?53. Data holder55. Aggravate57. *”How to Train Your ______” (2010)60. Lured with a decoy64. Canine foe65. Freudian topic67. Former Belgian Congo68. Ahead in years69. Go wrong70. Spritelike71. Not guilty, e.g.72. Hard to escape routine73. Nathaniels, familiarly

DOWN1. On a golf club2. Crescent3. Ancient Peruvian4. Skeptic’s MO5. Drill into brain6. Little Miss Muffet’s meal

ingredient7. Garden cultivator8. Baby owl9. Indian Lilac tree10. Europe’s highest vol-cano11. *Piggy’s title12. Single15. Work promotion20. “The _____,” classic rock band22. Knotts or McLean24. MoMa’s display25. *Orphaned after forest fire (1942)26. Content of cognition, pl.27. _____ profundo29. Cambodian currency31. Not kosher32. Succeeded kingdom of Judah33. More eccentric34. *Beauty’s true love (1991)36. Cripple38. Domesticated ox hav-ing humped back42. Fit out again45. Accounting journal

49. *A story of Blu (2011)51. *It featured the hit song “Let it Go” (2013)54. Curl one’s lip56. Aussie bear57. *Raggedy Ann is one58. Boorish59. Away from port60. Database command61. Pick-me-up62. Buffalo’s lake63. Hibernation stations64. Chop off66. *He was despicable (2010)

The Stark County News • countyenews.com June 12, 2014 • OBITUARIES

Galva - Our dear sis-ter and fellow spirit, Laura Lee Gomes O’Bryant Bea-ver, 62, of Galva, Illinois, walked June 3 at 6:30 p.m. to join her father, Louis and great nephew, Hunt-er on the next part of her journey home.

Laurie was a most gentle and fun spirit who will be greatly missed. Her love for the beauty and peace of nature was re-flected in her gentle heart and spirit as well as her home and art. She loved living in Stone Lake, Wis-consin, where she made dear friends with Thom and Lonna, Gay and Brent, Chief, and many others. She could tumble with the best, landing a muskie or dropping a buck. Her greatest love though was her three boys, Michael, Brock, and Jeffery O’Bryant along with grandchildren

Laura Lee Gomes O’Bryant BeaverMadison Rose, Olivia, and Louis O’Bryant.

Laurie found the un-wavering love and devo-tion of Bruce Beaver, who took excellent loving gen-tle care of her throughout her battle with cancer. She became his wife in a Native American Pipe Marriage Ceremony performed by Rev. Gary Billiot of Day Spring Methodist Church of East Peoria.

We are grateful for knowing Laurie and thank the spirits for her love. Those who will be wait-ing to meet up with her again include her mother, Claryce Gomes, her hus-band, Bruce, three sons, Michael (Angela), Brock and his daughter, Madison Rose, Jeffery (Christy) and their daughter, Olivia and their son, Lucas, sisters, Cyndie Bright (Rod Wil-liams) and Becky Gomes,

brother, Chris (Kathy) Gomes and a very special person who we call our baby sister, Diana Smith, along with many loving relatives and friends.

A burial ceremony will be held at West Jersey Cemetery on Saturday, June 14 at noon. In lieu of flowers everyone is asked to bring a special rock to place on her grave. Every-one is invited to the church following the ceremony to help us celebrate Laurie’s adventure. Rux Funeral Home in Galva is in charge of arrangements. Any con-tributions may be directed to the West Jersey Church.

One day we will sing and laugh again. See you on the other side... “AHO.”

This obituary may be viewed and private condo-lences left at www.ruxfu-neralhome.com.

I thought perhaps the musical renditions (morning reveille) might cease since we were now in an apartment instead of a house. Wrong! The Battle Hymn of the Repub-lic – Sixteen Tons – Clif-ton Flower on top of the mountain looking for his wife – Down the Missis-sippi to the Gulf of Mexico ... All are delivered with great gusto and great vol-ume and most of the time, correct words. However, therein lies the rub (to quote a great writer).

Depending on what country he has on his mind, the brogues or twangs range from Orien-tal – Scottish – Mexican - Irish – you name it and he delivers. He keeps asking if this is the year he should try out for American Idol or America’s Got Talent. I gently advise maybe an-other year or two of prac-tice. He says, “Now, that

The music man is alive and well in IllinoisBy Marilyn McCullough was right on key. Wasn’t

it?” Usually the first two or three notes are okay then... “Whadcha think of that?” he asks regularly. I regularly answer “I can’t quite describe it” or “very unique.”

My spouse has been and is very talented in many ways. However, singing is not one of them. He sings with his heart and knows MOST of the words. Thank heaven - as the melodies are sometimes hard to place.

He also has not given up on “advice” for this old woman. From Bedmak-ing (101 – remember?), to towel folding, cooking (which I tend to stay away from ,but OCCASIONALLY I break down) to which curtains to open or close depending on sunlight, (come on now, REALLY?), how to drive, how to pre-pare for driving test. In general, he gives advice regularly on so many sub-jects that it is hard to keep

reading my books as he in-terrupts me so many times on “what to or how to.” I have learned to say “uh huh” or yes or okay” while going to the next para-graph in my book.

I would like to add that he does help with the housekeeping, cooking, dishes, painting, chores, garbage detail, lawn grow-ing and has now complet-ed his spring planting and is awaiting harvest time. He has four tomato plants and a dozen green onions that he watches daily from his chair on the patio while in his “farmer togs” which EVERYONE KNOWS you must be properly attired for any project you attempt. Thank God for sporting events, westerns, action movies and old buddies to converse with and by the way...Thank God for him as he is so good to me in all the other ways besides “giving advice.”

Happy Father’s Day!

Illinois Central Col-lege is still accepting ap-plications for some of its Health Careers Programs for the fall 2014 semester.

For those students who meet the eligibility criteria and wish to apply, openings are still avail-able for the following pro-grams:

Massage Therapist Medical Assistant Medical Coder Medical Laboratory

TechnicianMedical Office Assis-

tant The Medical Labora-

tory Technician is an As-sociate in Applied Science Degree program, which typically require two years

ICC has openings in health career programsof study in preparation for employment.

Massage Therapist, Medical Assistant, Medi-cal Office Assistant, and Medical Coder programs are certificate programs, which typically require less than two years of study. Students will be prepared for employment upon successful completion of the certificate programs as well.

Successful applicants for all of the programs must meet eligibility cri-teria specific to each pro-gram. The deadline for registering for all fall 2014 programs was January 15. However, additional appli-cations are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline

to apply for fall 2015 ICC Health Careers programs is January 15, 2015.

For more information on how to apply for any of these programs, as well as specific eligibility require-ments, visit the ICC Health Careers website at www.icc.edu/healthcareers.

Applicants may also call the Health Careers department office at (309) 999-4600 with specific questions.

Springfield – There is still time to register for summer camp experi-ences offered through Girl Scouts of Central Illinois. All girls—not just regis-tered Girl Scouts--are wel-come to attend Girl Scout summer camp. Campers may choose from a variety of sessions centered on adventures like archery, swimming, hiking, horse-back riding, teams courses, a climbing wall, traveling, the arts, and much more. Camp options include day camp, mini resident camp and resident camp. Finan-

It’s not too late to register for Girl Scout Summer Camp

cial assistance is available for any girl who wishes to attend Girl Scout summer camp but is unsure her family can afford it.

To register for Girl Scout summer camp, or to find more information on available camps, visit: http://www.getyourgirl-power.org/summer-ad-ventures

According to More Than S’mores, a new camp-oriented study from the Girl Scout Research Institute, girls who regu-larly spend time outdoors eclipse their peers who

spend less time outdoors in environmental steward-ship, and they more read-ily seek challenges and are better problem solvers—all essential traits to twen-ty-first century leadership. Girl Scouts are also twice as likely as non-Girl Scouts to say they take action to protect the environment (51 percent versus 23 per-cent) and that they’ve had a personal experience in nature that has made them appreciate it more (49 per-cent versus 29 percent), according to the report.

• June 12, 2014 The Stark County News • countyenews.comAROUND THE COUNTY

Taylor Endress passes out bread to customers going through the Bradford Hog Roast serving line.

Carry-out meals are prepared for customers at Bradford’s Rescue Squad Hog Roast last Saturday.

L-R Brock Stotler, Cole Wright, Marcus Cler, Daniel Beam, Joel Kieser, Judd Wright and Jared Cole seasoned all the meat at the Hog Roast. They are the future members who will conduct Hog Roasts to come.Tony Carlton (L) and Daryl Knobloch flip a tray of pork chops roasting above a

bed of charcoal briquettes.

SCN photos

The Stark County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) held its annual Stark County Con-servation Camp on Thurs-day, June 5 at the Stark County Fairgrounds in Wyoming. The theme for this year’s camp was “Dig Deeper: Mysteries in the Soil”, and camp activities focused on the theme. The camp was open to all local children seven to twelve years old. To kick off the camp, Neil Stoller, SWCD director and agronomist, helped campers get their hands dirty and explore mysteries in the soil. Campers also participated in the following sessions throughout the morning:

Soil from A to ZTree-ShirtsNewspaper PlantersE d i b l e Wa t e r s h e d

Sn a c k s

Wiggly WormsSoil PaintingC r e e p y C r a w l y

C r u n c h i e s

In between sessions, campers took a break and made their own treats, Edible Watershed Snacks, using various foods to il-lustrate the different com-ponents of Watersheds. In addition to the items campers made during

camp, campers took home plants and conservation education “goodie bags”. A special thanks goes to Bruce Nelson, Rumbold and Kuhn, and Streitmat-ter Land Improvement for their generous donations toward camp expenses.

Helpers for the day included: Colleen Bogner, Miriam Mock, Jannifer Powelson, Joyce Scholl, and Neil Stoller.

Pictured above is Neil Stoller presenting the Apple Story.

At left, campers are pictured making tree t-shirts which they took home with them.

submitted photos

SWCD Conservation Camp

The Stark County News • countyenews.com June 12, 2014 • AROUND THE COUNTY

The staff of the Henry and Stark County Health Departments announce that June 9 - 15 has been designated National Men’s Health Week. Its not just good luck and good genes that lead to a healthy life. Research shows that our actions have a big say in the matter, too. Many ma-jor health problems that affect men and boys are preventable through life-style changes, early detec-tion, and treatment.

The Health Depart-ment staff kicks off the Men’s Health Week by fo-cusing on these top tips for men to maintain good health and long lives.

*Get routine exams and screenings. Ask your doc-tor how often you need to be examined.

*Get enough sleep.*Eat healthy. *Stay at a healthy

weight.*Get moving - take

part in regular exercise.*Be smoke-free. If you

smoke, quit today!*Avoid heavy drink-

ing.*Manage stress.

The Health Depart-ments note that as many people consider health care today’ the ideas of prevention and early de-tection of disease will

According to the Na-tional Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average length of stay for an em-ployee is just over four-and-one-half years. Ac-cording to this data, the team at Toulon Rehabilita-tion and Health Care Cen-ter in Toulon must be well above “average”. A recent recognition ceremony of employees who have dedi-cated ten years or more to the residents at the Stark County skilled-care facil-ity amounted to nearly one out of six of the total staff. “These seventeen in-dividual’s years of service amount to three-hundred and eleven years,” proud-ly announced Toulon’s Administrator, Sue Van-DeRostyne at the recog-nition ceremony. “That is absolutely amazing!”

The Toulon nursing facility began as a collab-orative effort of twenty-five Stark county residents who recognized the need for skilled nursing for their own loved-ones and other community members who were unable to care for themselves any longer. The Stark County Health Center opened its doors to five residents in January of 1977. Over three decades later, Julie Hansard recalls her experience with the new facility as a certified nursing assistant, “There were not many employ-ees when the building first opened,” she explains, “but it did not take long to grow after that.” Hansard was one of the first staff members to join the facil-ity and recently received recognition for thirty-five years of service. During her stay, Hansard received her nursing degree and now works with families and residents on determining needs of care. When asked why she has stayed she says, “It is nice to be able to help people that I know

from the area and the staff has always been some of the best to work with. Things have changed over the years with new own-ers and leadership but the people here are wonderful and the care that they give is the best; that’s what is important.”

Debra Piester, a cur-rent Toulon Rehab Path-ways resident, also was a long-time employee of the facility. “At the first part of the year, my hus-band needed rehab after a surgery and then, just af-ter he was strong enough to come home, I fell and broke my hip. Even though that was a crazy time, there was never any doubt on where we would both go to recover.” Piester worked at the facility for twenty-three years starting in the eighties and says that what made it a special place to work is the same thing that makes it her family’s choice for rehabilitation, “The helpfulness of the staff and the way that they genuinely care about the residents…I recommend Toulon Rehab to everyone that I know.”

Julie Hansard, Care Plan Coordinator - 35 years, Debbie Bigger, So-cial Services – 33 years, Gwen Williams, Laundry – 25 years, Linda Roberts, LPN – 24 years, Debra Ste-venson, Laundry – 25 years, Crystal Ouart, LPN – 21 years, Amber Brock, LPN – 20 years, Barbara Hopkins, CNA – 19 years, Dianne Anderson, CAN – 15 years, Chrissy Calef, Housekeep-ing Supervisor – 15 years, Lillie Bond, Cook – 14 years, Luanne Thurston, Diet Supervisor – 14 years, Jeralynn Krause, Acitivites – 11 years, Melissa Peters-en, LPN – 11 years, Ashley Yockey, LPN – 11 years, Tamara Nightingale, CAN – 10 years, Tammy Price, CAN – 10 years.

TRHCC recognizes over 311 years of employee service

become increasingly im-portant. To illustrate this point, the Department staff notes the following statistics:

* Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, afflicing 1 out of every 11 American men and killing 34,000 men ev-ery year.

* If prostate cancer is detected early it can be treated effectively, but ear-ly prostate cancer has no symptoms.

* Appropriate use of

tests such as Prostate Spe-cific Antigen (PSA) exams, blood pressure screenings, cholesterol checks, etc., in conjunction with clini-cal examination can result in the detection of many problems in their early stages and increase sur-vival rates to nearly 100%.

To help local men obtain important health screenings, the Health Department is offering a PSA (Prostate Specific An-tigen) Blood Test FREE-OF-CHARGE. The FREE

PSA blood testing is open to all men ages 50 and over or any men age 40-49 with a doctor’s order, and men who have no insurance or your insurance does not pay for a PSA test. Please note, there are a limited number of screenings available. Free tests will be given out on a “first come, first served” basis. This special ends June 30.

If you are not eligible for the free PSA, the Health Department is also run-ning a special during June-

Men’s Health Month for any men who are 40-64, or younger men with a 1st degree relative diagnosed with prostate cancer, to obtain the PSA test for only $30 plus a $10 draw fee.

To schedule an ap-pointment call (309) 852-5272 (Kewanee) or (309) 792-4011 (Colona). For more information visit our website at www.henrys-tarkhealth.com or find us on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health De-partments.

Health Dept notes Men’s Health Week

The Stark County News • countyenews.comJune 12, 2014 • AROUND THE COUNTY

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“State of the District” meeting drew a large crowd of parents, teachers and community members concerned with some of the changes that were be-ing made.

Some of the tasks of the planning committee will be to review the uncer-tainty of the funding from the State, as well as, the windmill property taxes that will make a significant difference in the local tax burden. They will also re-search and discuss district life safety items, the an-nual financial report and evaluations from the Illi-nois Board of Education.

The board will be accepting applications from those interested in serving on the commit-

tee until June 30. Applica-tions should include the person’s name, address, phone, whether they are a parent or community member. Applicants are asked to write in 200 words or less: “Why I would like to be selected for the com-mittee, what committee area they would be inter-ested in (staff, building or financial) and what would their goals be for this com-mittee”.

The committee will not exceed 15 members. The members chosen for the committee will be committing to a series of brain storming meetings and development of the districts’ short term and long range goals.

I don’t know where I stand.”

“Well, I didn’t tell you that you didn’t have a job,” Hollis replied.

The discussion con-tinued for another five minutes among council members, mayor, and po-lice chief.

Hollis then informed Olszewski, “I can tell you I won’t make a decision or bring a proposal to the council. I won’t do that lightly, it’s not something that I would relish, getting rid of the police depart-ment.”

The mayor continued, “I don’t want to get rid of the police department, but I would rather have a full-time city police depart-ment, but I wanted you to live in town.”

Olszewski repeated what he said previously, “I just wanted to know where I stand.”

Last Friday a fire de-stroyed the Toulon Super Valu grocery store and the mayor commented on that situation.

Hollis praised the in-dividuals who fought the fire and others, “I really appreciated all the fire de-partments that came to help with mutual aid. The community came and helped in any way they could.

“I thought everything ended as well as could be expected. It could have been a lot worse, we could have lost three buildings downtown, instead of one.”

Hollis finished by say-ing, “I’d like to commend those people who fought the fire and helped. I thought other than it be-ing a real tragedy that we lost our grocery store, ev-erybody pulled together real well.”

“I’ve received calls from Aaron Schock, Dar-ren LaHood, and David Leitch. They’re going to help us any way they can,” Hollis said.

The 2004 and 2006 bonds issued for a water R/O system and the new sewer facility are sched-uled to be refinanced.

Kevin Wells, of Bloom-ington’s First Midwest, Inc. (investment bankers) spoke with the council about the refinancing of both of those bonds on December 1, 2014.

The purpose of the refinancing by the city and reissuing “called-in” bonds, is to obtain a lower interest rate. According to Wills, the new bonds would be for the years 2015 through 2023.

By 2023, it is the ob-jective to have the bonds paid off. Presently, there is a $10 surcharge placed upon water customers’ monthly bill that is for bond payments.

Wills estimates the city will benefit by receiv-ing a $50,000 savings by refinancing the bonds. The city plans to notify bondholders concerning this refinancing issue.

During the public con-cerns topic, Toulon’s Ful-vio Zerla asked the mayor and council to think about upgrading the city water system and generator by issuing bonds.

Friday’s grocery store

fire focused the need of this point, as water had to be hauled in from AG View FS, east of Toulon.

Zerla also addressed the grocery store question about its future. He said, “The Stark County Ven-tures investors have not met as of yet, but person-ally I would like to rebuild. If we do that, we would probably need help in the way of TIF funds.”

Third, Zerla asked the mayor if he could share anything concerning the state police investigation into the city’s charge ac-counts. Hollis replied, “They would just as soon that I not say anything. So, that’s kind of been the way I’ve been handling it when I get questions. I’m not in charge of it, so I can’t really say anything.”

Mayor Hollis made more appointments this month. Teresa Macy was appointed TIF (Tax Incre-ment Fund) administra-tor, Mike Richardson as superintendent of streets, and as city auditor, the council approved CPA John E. Meister, of Peoria, for $8,800.

Also appointed was the Farnsworth Group, of Peoria, to be the city’s engineering firm. All but Councilperson Rob Finney voted in favor of hiring Farnsworth.

Under the appropria-tions ordinance, Finney explained that an addi-tional $65,000 was added to parks and water-sewer appropriations. This was done to cover a possible well project, possible re-placement of the R/O sys-tem membrane filters, and park equipment.

The budget for the

upcoming fiscal year as part of the appropriations package was unanimously approved by the council.

Employee policies have no changes made to them. Under the poli-cies, full-time employees receive two weeks of vaca-tion, holidays off, and per-sonal sick days.

Summer employees were approved to be hired at minimum wage. Bren-don Lee and the Nutzhorn brothers will be hired to aid in mowing city proper-ties and for other duties, as necessary.

The city received a bid of $500 per lot from Terry Warren for lots five and six of the new subdivision located south of the high school.

Warren has previously purchased lots three and four. He plans to build a business on those two lots, a parking lot on lot five, and possibly an additional structure on lot six.

The Waste manage-ment contract was re-newed by council approval for the dumpster down-town. The fee charged is $404.38 per month.

An alley on East South Street has been requested by a resident to be vacated by the city. The resident wants to install a fence along their property.

This requires an ordi-nance to be passed so that it will become an agenda item for next month’s council meeting. It was suggested that neighbors be notified of this pending issue.

Finally, after a 30 min-ute Executive Session for personnel, bonuses were approved of $600 each for city employees Teresa Macy and Mike Richard-son.

Mayor Hollis ex-plained, “Teresa has been doing a lot of extra work, she’s put in a lot of hours and we really appreciate all the work, Teresa.”

Hollis went on to say, “Mike is basically doing two jobs right now.”

The meeting then ad-journed.

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By John A. BallentineFour top name coun-

try music performers will appear on stage this Au-gust 16th at Galva’s Back Road Music Festival.

Joe Diffie, Frankie Ballard, Jon Pardi, and Rodney Atkins have been scheduled for the festival with each performing for 75 to 90 minutes each.

The music will start at 4 p.m. and will run until 11 p.m. The gates to the Gal-

va Park District will open at 2 p.m. with seating be-ing general admission.

There will be a “Hog Trough” (party pit) admis-sion by special ticketing. General admission tickets are $40 apiece through June, then increase to $45 on July 1. The price again increases to $50 the day of the event.

Festival capacity is limited, so it would save to obtain tickets early to

ensure admission to this inaugural event.

The News recently spoke with Tyler Glaser, of Galva, one of the organiz-ers of the festival.

Tyler explained when asked what inspired this event, “We had an idea to bring a concert to central Illinois. It would boost tourism and business.”

What began as a “fluke” as Tyler says, began with calling a group’s tour manager. He declined the offer for his performers to play in central Illinois, but gave advice on how to or-

ganize such an undertak-ing.

One thing led to an-other and with a business plan, Tyler and his part-ners talked with a produc-tion company, Meridian, from Milwaukee.

From there, the artists (singers) from Nashville were contacted through their agencies and Joe Dif-fie agreed to come to Gal-va. After Diffie signed, the other three artists, Ballard, Pardi, and Atkins signed on, as well.

There were other top name performers contact-

ed, but they turned down the opportunity to enter-tain fans from central Illi-nois. Tyler did not want to release their names.

From start to comple-tion, the event was orga-nized in approximately one year’s time. Tyler plans to make this an annual fes-tival for years to come.

The festival will still occur even if it rains. The performers will be on a covered stage and not just some makeshift structure. Tyler said, “It will be the same kind as you see at large fairs.”

The concert is pre-sented by Hog Country 102.5 FM WJRE Kewanee radio and by Wiley Park Productions. Budweiser, Pepsi, Monster Energy, and Galesburg’s G&M Dis-tributors are sponsoring the event.

Vendors will be avail-able for refreshments and local law enforcement will be providing assistance in coordination with security personnel. Additionally, EMT personnel will be sta-tioned on site to treat any-one in need of their ser-vices.

Galva’s Back Road Music Festival features country stars

The Stark County News • countyenews.com LEGALS June 12, 2014 •

LAFAYETTE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTANNUAL TRUSTEES’ REPORT

The Trustees of the LAFAYETTE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT hereby report the following schedule of receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year beginning September 1,2012 and ending August 31, 2013.

BALANCE ON HAND SEPTEMBER 1, 2012: $ 92,578.92RECEIPTS.

Stark County: $ 42,121.11

Knox County: $ 20,238.40

Henry County: $ 1,487.28

Comptroller: $ 810.12

IML: $ 284.12

Interest: $ 87.21

Misc.: $ 1,958.00

Total Income: $ 66,986.24 . $ 66,986.24

TOTAL INCOME AND BEGINNING BALANCE: $ 159,565.16

EXPENDITURES.

Volunteer Firefighters - Expenses: $ 2,700.00

Trustees and Secretary: $ 975.00

Education & Training: $ 632.80

Legal Fees: $ 0.00

Auditing Fees: $ 0.00

Bonds & Insurance: $11,735.00

Truck Repairs: $ 589.65

Equipment Repairs: $ 95.00

Building & Grounds Maintenance $ 8,685.99

Telephone: $ 2,377.35

Utilities: $ 4,859.39

Equipment Acquisition: $ 4,684.96 Gas & Oil: $ 1,76.17 Supplies: $ 55.41 . Miscellaneous: $ 185.71 Ambulance: $14,400.00Total Expenditures: $ 53,737.43 $ 53,737.43BALANCE ON HAND AUGUST 31, 2013: $ 105,827.73

Respectfully submitted,TRUSTEES OF THE LAFAYETTE FIREPROTECTION DISTRICT

Published 6/12/2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on June 3, 2014, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Stark County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as MA and PA LIMO SERVICE located at 705 E Main Street, LaFayette, Illinois 61449.Dated this 3rd day of June, 2014./s/ Linda K. Pyell by Valerie J. Wagher Deputy County Clerk

Published 6/12 6/19 6/26/2014

WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIPPUBLIC NOTICE

Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2014

Road & Bridge DistrictCash ReceiptsProperty taxes $39,209, state replacement taxes $531, scrap metal $571, interest $77, miscellaneous income $921, transfers $5,000. Total cash receipts $46,309.Cash DisbursementsRuth Oil $11,757, Bonnell Industries $6,250, Martin Equipment $7,768, Daum Brothers $2,569, Salaries under $25,000 (including payroll taxes) $13,171, cash disbursements under $2,500: $7,567. Total cash disbursements $49,082. Road/Bridge Bridge Fund Equip./Bldg. TotalBalance March 31, 2013 $ 29,117 $ 17,410 $ 11,601 $ 58,128Cash Receipts 31,796 4,371 10,142 46,309Cash Disbursements (37,639) - (11,443) (49,082)Balance March 31, 2014 $ 23,274 $ 21,781 $ 10,300 $ 55,355

Town FundCash ReceiptsProperty taxes $56,064, state replacement taxes $295, interest income $56, donations $1,000, Plot sales $1,600. Total cash receipts $59,015.Cash DisbursementsSchupbach Gas $4,041, TOIRMA $5,768, Douglas W. Irwin & Co., Ltd. $2,500, transfers $5,000, Salaries under $25,000 (including payroll taxes) $41,170, cash disbursements under $2,500: $8,753. Total cash disbursements $67,232. General Spec. Revenue Cemetery TotalBalance March 31, 2013 $ 26,909 $ 28,418 $ 2,956 $ 58,283Cash Receipts 37,047 12,193 9,775 59,015Cash Disbursements (44,450) (15,686) (7,096) (67,232)Balance March 31, 2014 $ 19,506 $ 24,925 $ 5,635 $ 50,066

Subscribed and sworn to this 3rd day of June 2014, I, Gregory Cline, Supervisor of West Jersey Township, County of Stark, State of Illinois, do certify that the above is a true copy of the annual treasurer’s report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.Gregory Cline, Supervisor

Published 6/12/2014

Summer is the time for relaxing and what better way to relax than to read a good book! This summer’s theme is “Paws to Read” and we have lots of pro-grams and activities to go along with reading at the Princeville Library. There’s something for everyone—this year we have pro-grams for all ages. Sign-up at the library or online at lmelibrary.org.

NEW this summer is our “LME Read-to-Me Summer Program” for birth through Preschool children (entering kinder-garten fall 2014). Color in a paw print every time you and your Pre-K child en-joy a book together. When 5 paw prints are colored in, your child will get a prize. When all 10 paw prints are colored in, your child will get a book to keep (the library will have on hand a special collec-tion of book from which to choose. Limit one free book per child). Books can be read between June 2-July 12th.

Story Time for children ages 3 to 5 will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the following Tuesdays: June 17, June 24, July 1, and July 8. Children must be 3 before June 3rd to participate. Storytime usually lasts approximate-ly 1/2 hour and consists of stories, songs, craft and games. Please contact the library to sign up so that adequate materials are available at craft time.

LME Library’s Summer Reading programsChildren in grades

K-5th can color in 1 paw print for every 15 minutes read OR 1 paw print for every scheduled LME Li-brary Program attended. (Visit the LME website at lmelibrary.org for a calen-dar for dates and times). Readers may check-in and get a prize after 4 paw prints are completed in a single week. Limit of 1 check-in and 1 prize per week, per reader. Week runs Monday to Satur-day. Readers may donate 1 book to the Princeville Unit District 326 for use in the grade school library or classrooms every time they check-in. Books will be placed at the school’s discretion. The library will have on hand a collection of books from which to choose. Fill in 24 total paw prints to be eligible for the pool party. Pool party is at the Princeville Aquatic Center on July 25th from 6p-8p. Books need to be read between June 2-July 12th.

This summer teens Participate, Explore, Read, and Create at the library. This is for grades 6-12. Complete at least 6 tasks on/by 07/14/13 in order to qualify for the grand prize drawing. A variety of programs will be held EVERY Monday from June 9th to July 14th at 3:15-4:50pm. Dates and program details available on the TeenSpace Blog at lmeteenspace.blogspot.

com. Turn in your com-pleted log by July 14th to be entered to win a Kindle Fire! Only books read be-tween June 2-July 12th count.

Our adult summer reading program returns this year! For every two books you read and log between June 2nd to July 31st you will earn one en-try into the Adult Summer Reading prize drawing (limit 3 reading entries per patron). Read 6 books in 9 weeks to complete Summer Reading and be qualified to win a prize. Logs must be returned to the library before close on July 31st. For complete de-tails see the Adult Summer Reading Log or ask our library staff. Only books read between June 2-July 31st count. You must complete the log to be eli-gible for the grand prize. Also, if you walk through the Princeville Heritage Days Art Show exhibit be-tween June 20th to July 5th and sign the guest book for a bonus entry into the Adult Summer Reading prize drawing.

In addition to reading, there are many programs planned and special pro-grams for children and teens will be offered. To learn more, visit the LME Library website (lmeli-brary.org), Facebook page ( w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /lmelibrary) or call the li-brary at 385-4540.

Father’s Day is a beau-tiful festival that acknowl-edges and appreciates the important role played by a father in raising the child and consequently building a stronger society. Though fathers have been revered at all times by civilizations across the globe ironically what was missing until the last century was the official recognition of the significance of fathers in ones life. Father’s Day sto-ry is the tale of real-ization of the need for a Father’s Day festival primarily by Ms Sonora Lou-ise Smart Dodd of Washington. The story narrates So-nora’s unflagging struggle to offi-cially set a day to honor all fathers. Thanks to Sonora, today Fathers Day is celebrated in a large number of countries around the world.

The Begin-ning of Father’s Day Story

H i s t o r i a n s have recorded that there was a tradition to cel-ebrate Father’s Day even thousands of years ago. Their study say that 4,000 years ago in Babylon a son called Elmesu carved a father’s day message on a clay card. In his message Elmesu wished his father a long and healthy life. There is no knowledge as to what happened to this father son duo but it is believed that several countries re-tained the custom of cel-ebrating Father’s Day.

Genesis of Father’s Day in Modern Society

The tradition of cel-ebrating Father’s Day as seen today originated in the last century. Though there are several people who are credited for fur-

The story of Father’s Daythering the cause of Fa-ther’s Day, there is far greater acceptance for Ms Sonora Louise Smart Dodd’s contribution. A doting daughter from Spokane, Washington, Ms Dodd is recognized as the Founder or Mother of the Father’s Day Festival.

Inception of the Fa-ther’s Day took place in Sonora’s mind when she happened to hear a Mother’s Day sermon in

1909. Sonora, who was 27 then, had begun to rec-ognize the hardships her father must have gone through while bringing up his six children alone. When Sonora was 16, her mother had died during childbirth. Sonora’s father a Civil War veteran by the name of William Jackson Smart raised six children including the newborn on his own. Sonora ques-tioned that if there is a day to recognize mothers then why is not there a day to honor fathers?

Many people laughed and joked at Sonora’s idea. But her will did not droop. She began a sincere cam-paign lobbying for the cause of Father’s Day. Her hard work began to show signs of success when

Spokane celebrated its first Father’s Day on June 19, 1910 with the support of Spokane Ministerial Association and the local Young Men’s Christian As-sociation (YMCA). To pay tribute to her affectionate father, Sonora wished that Father’s Day be celebrated on her father’s birthday on June 5, but it so hap-pened that there was not enough time for prepara-tion and the day came to

be celebrated on the third Sunday in the month of June.

The noble idea of celebrating Fa-ther’s Day became quite popular in US so much so that President Woodrow Wilson approved of the festival in 1916. President Calvin Coolidge too sup-ported the idea but it was President Lyndon Johnson who signed a Presi-dential Proclama-tion declaring the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day in 1966. Then in 1972, President

Richard Nixon established a permanent national ob-servance of Father’s Day to be held on the third Sun-day of June.

Fathers Day Celebra-tion in Present Time

Father’s Day has be-come a hugely popular festival. World over peo-ple thank their father and pay tribute to them. Most commonly children gift Father’s Day cards and flowers to their father. Neckties are a popular gift on the occasion of Father’s Day. Due to the tradition of giving gifts, cards mak-ers, florists and gift sellers campaign for Father’s Day Festival in a big way and cash in on the sentiments of the people.

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6-3-14 – Daniel J. Lewis – Driving on re-voked license.

6-2-14 – Cody J.A. Capen – Failure to reduce speed.

6-2-14 – Cody J.A. Capen – Unlicensed.

6-3-14 – Kaitlyn D. Murray – Permit unau-thorized person to drive on permit.

6-4-14 – Nicholas D. Baldwin – Failure to re-duce speed.

6-4-14 – Nicholas D. Baldwin – Too fast for con-ditions.

5-30-14 – Brian S. Mead – Driving 1 -10 mph above the speed limit.

6-9-14 – Mark F. Dana – Operate vehicle without safety certificate.5-5-14 – Dylan M. Thompson – Littering9-15-13 – Dylan M. Thompson – Consumption of liquor/minor.6-5-14 – Lisa M. Placher – Dog running at large.5-24-14 – Tyler J. Leverette – Consumption of liquor/minor.4-26-14 – Thomas L. Anderson II – Driving on revoked/suspended license/DUI.6-3-14 – Daniel J. Lewis – Driving on revoked/suspended license/DUI.

6-5-14 – Steven Odinson Gibata, Chicago and Emily Marie Vandenberg, Marcel-lus, Michigan.

6-1-14 – A domestic problem was handled in the 400 block of West Thomas Street.

6-2-14 – An employee at Rumbold and Kuhn Inc. of Toulon, reported a burglary after evidence was discovered of the incident at the business.

6-3-14 – Daniel J. Lewis, 30, Wyoming, was arrested for driving on a revoked li-cense. He was also found wanted on an outstanding Henry County warrant. He post-ed $150 cash bond for the traffic violation and $200 cash bond on the Henry County warrant before being released with pending court dates.

6-3-14 – Kaitlyn D. Murray, 19, of Wyoming was cited for allowing an unauthorized person to drive a vehicle.

6-3-14 – Patty Hedgepath, 57, of Bradford, reported criminal damage to property involving their 2013 Cougar trailer which was vandalized. The incident remains under investigation.

6-4-14 – Marsha L. Norberg, of LaFayette, reported criminal trespass to property after finding evidence of where an unknown individual had been in her home.

6-5-14 – Lisa M. Placher, 40, Wyoming, was issued a notice to appear after being cited on two offenses for allowing her dogs to run at large.

6-6-14 – Criminal damage to property was the source of a complaint in the 200 block of East Jefferson Street where a mailbox was smashed.

6-6-14 – Karen I. Kraklow, 50, of Toulon, reported criminal damage to property after her mailbox had been damaged.

6-6-14 – Connie J. Jacobson, of Toulon, reported a theft of items missing from the Toulon Cemetery.

6-7-14 – Sarah E. King, 21, of Wyoming, was issued a notice to appear for battery.6-7-14 – William J. Self, 34, Toulon, was cited for disobeying a police officer, driv-

ing under the influence and driving under the influence with a blood alcohol content over .08. He posted $100 cash bond and surrendered his driver’s license.

6-3-14 - Cody J.A. Capen, 17 of Wyoming, was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and no valid driver’s license.

6-15-14 – A deer related vehicle accident occurred on Route 78 approximately 500 feet north of 1000 N. The driver involved was Justine K. Wright, 19, of Toulon. There were no injuries reported.

6-2-14 – Kathryn Bright to Jamie S. Mullinix, Randolph H. Mullinix; PT SE ¼ 24-13-5.

6-2-14 – Darla S. Ewing to Steven L. Ewing; PT NE ¼ 18-13-5 Plus easement.6-3-14 – Linda Lockwood, Anne Snowball to Tiffany N. Macy; Toulon Lot 2, King’s

Sub of PT Blk 3 John Culb West’n Add’n.6-6-14 – Jennifer A. Koehler, Karl W. Koehler to Jennifer A. Koehler CO-TR, Karl W.

Koehler CO-TR; Undiv ½ Int. PTS NE ¼ Plus Easement & S ½ NW ¼ 5-13-7, PTS NW ¼ 4-13-7, PT SE ¼ 20-14-7, PT Lots 3,4 & 5 N ½ NE ¼ 29-14- 7.

6-6-14 – Shirley I. Vilatte to Tamara K. Belford; PT SE ¼ 35-13-6.

Question: I won a judgment in small claims court, but the defendant has not paid me. What steps can I take to obtain the amount he owes me?

Answer: If you have tried unsuccessfully to collect the funds, contact the clerk of the court that heard your case to obtain the forms necessary for garnishment of wages. If the defendant still does not pay, you may be able to file for contempt of court to enforce the judg-ment. Other enforcement proceedings are available.

Question: My wife fell at a public swimming pool and sustained several in-juries, none of which ap-pears to be permanent. If we decide to file a lawsuit, what are the chances we can win the case?

Answer: You may be able to seek compensa-tion for your injury or loss

while holding wrongdo-ers accountable for their conduct. If the owner or manager of the property is found negligent, he or she may be liable for mon-etary damages including past and future medical expenses, permanent dis-ability, disfigurement and property damages. The amount depends on a number of factors such as the specific circumstances, the degree of negligence, extent of the injuries and local laws. A lawyer with personal injury experience can help you decide if you have a case.

Question: Is someone who was granted the pow-er of attorney for health-care legally responsible for the debts of the deceased?

Answer: No, unless they personally guaran-teed payment of debts.

Question: Can aban-donment be used in a

divorce case to help pre-vent the spouse who left from getting equity in the home?

Answer: In Illinois, spousal abandonment is considered grounds for dissolution of the mar-riage. Illinois divorce law requires that the property be divided equitably but not necessarily equally. Generally, the court is pro-hibited from using mari-tal misconduct including abandonment in property division and division of debts. The court has the power to allocate prop-erty to achieve substantial equity between the par-ties, but to do so, it must consider the economic circumstances of each spouse.

Question: Can the manager of an apartment complex legally enter in-dividual units to conduct an “inspection” and “mi-

nor maintenance” without giving residents dates or times they will enter?

Answer: Check your lease since it may allow entering your unit for emergencies. Generally, however, an unauthorized

search may be grounds for invasion of privacy. Your best bet would be to con-sult a lawyer.

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Principal’s List – 4.00 GPA

Seniors – Elizabeth Hippen, Meghan King, Ashley Phillips, Victoria West, Rachel Wilson.

Juniors – Kara Down-ing, Paige Gerard, Logan Hollis, Heather Kieser, Sa-mantha Kieser, Maranda Magnussen, Blake Ryan, Michael Schott.

Sophomores – Tasjian-na Bachman, Dylan Ford, Bailey Herridge, Payton Hufnagel, Chase Johnston, McCauley Johnston, Jamie Joos, Sage Pearson, Ethan Scholl, Joel Stahl, Trace Tuthill, Luke Wilson.

Freshmen – Yosita Beamer, Matthew Bowen,

Jared Code, Brianna En-dress, Dalton Hancher, Briana Meinders, McK-inna Molln, James Plotner, Hannah Rumbold, Eliza-beth West.

High Honors – 3.65-3.99 GPA

Seniors – Jacob Ber-chtold, Ryne Daum, Jade Molln, Madisyn Paxson, Shawn Perry, Colton Send-ers, Tiffany Shults, Chad Stocking, Cole VanDaele.

Juniors – Colyn Dailey, Victoria Harmon, Payton Letko.

Sophomores – Caleb Clancy, Keith Ehnle, Cait-lyn Lacy, Grace Park, Lucas Wisnefski.

Freshmen – Jenna Ehnle, Skylar Fletcher-Ad-ams, Grace Klooster, Laura Rouse, Lily Sauer, Jordan Sparks, Brock Stotler.

Honors – 3.25-3.64 GPA

Seniors - Shelby Cart-er, Katrina Crowley, Kyle Gehrt, Gabe Hovendon, Brandon Humes, Adria Illa Romani, Clayton Kieser, Austin King, Brandi Mc-Gava, Blaze Porter, Jacob Price, Shelby Raineri, Landon Reeves, Jordan Rumbold, Anna Steelman, Cole VanWassenhove.

Juniors – Jared Dough-erty, Brody Elliott, Bryanna Hewitt, Thorin Hicks, Jen-

na Raineri, Bobbi Storey, Emily Swearingen, Taylor VanWassenhove.

Sophomores – Chadd Boland, Michaela Breese, Clark Brown, Stephanie Cook, Madison DeRuiter, Jessica Heuermann, Kayla Hockett, Sydney Pearson, Helena Wyant.

Freshmen – Wendy Adams, Hannah Brewster, Remy Dabbs, Mikaela De-Wolfe, John Groter, Tyler Hahn, Teresa Heuermann, Jeanna Kieser, Seth King, Bryce Knowles, Bailey Longman, Courtney Ouart, Bailey Real, Kaley Rouse.

High Honors – All As6th grade – Elena Hafner, Drake

Johnston, Schuyler Melton, Brooke Montgomery

7th grade – Patrick Crowley, Kylee Davis, Braden Ely, Brianna Gehrig, Tori Lomelino, Daphne Plotner, Jack Wilson

8th grade – Alli Dennison, Grace Hicks, Troy Hippen, Mitchell Martin, Eric Meaker, Matthew Roark, Mack-enzie Snyder, Mckenzie Wages, Drew Wells

Honors – All As, 1 B6th grade – Rachel Adair, Olivia

Frail, Lyla Longabough, Caleb Rain-eri, Christopher Roark, Layne Sauer

7th grade – McKenzie Evan, Grace Rumbold, Alayna Steward

8th grade – Miranda Bessler, Ma-kayla Morales, Brooke Rennick, Cade Tuthill, Ashleigh Williams

Honor Roll – B Average6th grade – Nathan Adams, Leah

Bantz, Wyatt Bantz, Ryan Bogner, Kail Breese, Katrina Demetreon, Hunter Donovan, Gage Foglesonger, Donovan Ford, Lauren Jones, Sydney Pearson, Amada Perry, Josie Price, Jared Rouse, Ashlee Rynearson, Jo-seph Wells

7th grade – Brandon Bennett, Payton Browning, John Carroll, Riley Down, Christopher Dyken, Dawson Dyken, Faith Elsasser, Cameron Fan-del, Keegan Gerard, Noah Gibson, Allison Gosnell, Heather Hamilton, Heather Heuermann, Allanah Kie-

sewetter, Emma Kraft, Kylee Lindley, Justice McGwinn, Jordyn Meinders, Priyana Patel, Daegan Porter, Ty Schierer, Treyton Scholl, Faith Sparks, Emma Webster

8th grade – Matthew Baum-gardner, Quinlan Breese, Macken-zie Brown, Keith Clemons, Sydney Demetreon, Abby Dennison, Mae-gan DeWolfe, Tori Donovan, Em-ily Fairfield, Drew Ford, Ashley Gale, Cammille Gaspard, Canaan Gerber, Cole Goodell, Mitchell Herridge, Ana Joos, Jakob Kieser, Sydney Kun-zle, Katie McCauley, Jacob Orrick, Mallery Pearson, Sarah Pike, Kay-lynn Steelman, Taytum Tyree, Faith Vaughn.

Black Hawk College students, do you have your financial aid done for the upcoming school year?

All financial aid forms and documents for the 2014-15 school year must be completed by Tuesday, July 1. Documents re-

ceived after July 1 may not be processed on time.

For more information, visit www.fafsa.gov or con-tact the Black Hawk Col-lege Financial Aid Office at 309-796-5400 or [email protected] or visit www.bhc.edu/financialaid.

Stark County Junior High Honor Roll – 4th Quarter

Stark County High School Honor Roll - 2nd Semester Time is running out to apply for financial aid for 2014-15

The Henry and Stark County Health Depart-ments’ Environmental Health Division notes that most local community calendars from the Me-morial Day holiday to the Labor Day observance will feature many community events. Summertime is outdoor activity time. It’s the season for community

activities, festivals, and events, family reunions, backyard barbecues and other friendly get-togeth-

ers. Therefore, the Health

Department would like to remind area residents that if you are preparing to serve food to the Pub-lic through an event that is up to two consecutive days and/or no more than 12 intermittent days in any calendar year that you are required to reg-

ister with the Health D e p a r t -ment so that we can better assist you in the sani-tation stan-dards of food prepa-ration.

D o r o -thy David, E n v i r o n -

mental Health Services Director with the Henry and Stark County Health Department states, “The

aim of this registration is not to dictate but to edu-cate. We really want local food handlers to have the latest and most up-to-date information on food safe-ty. By registering with the Health Department local food vendors can have the Health Departments staff’s expertise and guidance at their disposal.”

David adds, “Offering

this education to local event food vendors really is a win-win for every-one. Food vendors can be confident in the food they prepare and serve, and local residents can rest assured that food purchased at local events is safe.”

The staff of the Health Department urg-es everyone to practice good food handling hab-its before, during and af-ter warm weather meals. Please remember to send your completed food reg-istration forms if you are

serving to the public. Help make summertime fun, delicious and safe. For more information on the Health Department’s Food Program visit our website at www.henrystarkhealth.com or find us on Face-book at Henry and Stark County Health Depart-ments.

Dorothy David, Environmental Health

Services Director

Event food vendors must register with Health Dept.

Way to go honor roll students! Keep up the hard work next year!

The Stark County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office is reminding producers and landown-ers that the certification deadline is July 15, 2014. All producers who were enrolled in the 2013 ACRE program must also turn in production by the July 15th deadline. No appoint-ment is required, although large operations may want to call and make arrange-ments.

It is anticipated that 2014 Farm Program Sign-up will occur in late 2014 or early 2015. Please re-member that 2014 crops

must be certified by July 15th in order to be eligible for payment for the 2014 farm program and to maintain cropping history. We will be releasing in-formation about the new farm program through the new electronic email sys-tem, Gov Delivery. Please submit your email address so we can provide you with this free service.

For more information, contact the staff at the Stark County FSA Office at (309) 286-2261 or drop an email addressed to [email protected].

2014 Certification Reminder: July 15th, 2014

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the money bank bags and her purse and she, with Schaffer, started to the rear exit of the building when they remembered that the LP gas tanks were just out-side the door.

They reversed direc-tion and headed toward the front exit door. By then, the fire had com-pletely engulfed the drink machine located near the front door. She and Schaf-fer ran past the fire to the outside and seconds later the front window explod-ed.

Outside across the street, Henderson broke down in a flood of over-whelming emotions and tears.

Sunday, Henderson was asked to comment on the tragedy, “I’m so thankful for everyone who helped in fighting the fire. I’m so proud to be from Toulon, Illinois, because of the community and how they supported us during the fire.

“As manager of the store, I want to thank everyone who shopped there, whether it was a cart full or just a few items. We need this store back! Chad is an awesome boss to work for.”

Chad Patel of Wyo-ming rushed to Toulon from the Wyoming Super Valu grocery store. He and wife Parul operate both the Wyoming and Toulon Super Valu grocery stores.

Patel could see the situation was not going to have a positive outcome. He commented, “This is terrible!” as he walked past The News at the fire site.

Monday he stated, “I

want to thank all the com-munity who trusted in me to have a nice grocery store. We put two years of work into it. Now we have lost the whole store.

“I especially want to thank all the firemen from all the fire departments who came out and tried to help save it. I’m so thank-ful that no one got hurt.”

“Thank you to all the employees who worked for me,” said Patel, who won-dered aloud if the store would be back.

There are six employ-ees who have lost their jobs now because of the devastating fire.

Toulon Fire Depart-ment was first on scene at approximately 2:15 p.m. They immediately began fighting the fire that had quickly made its way out-side the front of the build-ing.

Toulon Fire quickly called for assistance from Wyoming-Speer and LaFayette fire depart-ments.

A total of 14 fire de-partments from around the region were called in to assist in fighting the fire, including Bradford-Camp Grove, Kewanee Com-munity Fire, Elmwood, Brimfield, Williamsfield, Chillicothe, Galva, Ke-wanee City, Henry, Lacon-Sparland, and Princeville-Akron.

Firefighters success-fully kept the flames from spreading to adjacent business buildings that house the Leezer Insur-ance Agency and the R-Bar. Both of those busi-nesses received extensive smoke damage and water

in the basements.Six hours after the

alarm was sounded, fire crews began to collect and pack up their equipment.

The fire had been re-duced to smoldering piles of material that continued

to be monitored by the Toulon Fire Department for several hours later.

The building is owned by Stark County Ventures, a group of local investors who are invested in having a grocery store in Toulon.

The group has not yet had a chance to meet to decide on a plan of action in regards to the grocery store’s future or site.

The immediate cause of the fire is being investi-gated.

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Crews and fire hoses lined Main Street. In all 14 departments from 16 districts assisted in the blaze.

Toulon Fire Chief Andy Colgan, right, talks to a concerned John Leezer, who’s building was right next door.

The first arriving crew put out the initial visible flame. From left to right, 2nd Assistant Chief Joe Rediger, Lieutenant Ron Musselman, and former firefighter and State Bank of Toulon president, Doug Parrott.

A high hoe was used to demolish a portion of the rear of the building to extinguish any remaining fire.

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