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What will this winter bring?By Donna Barker

Shaw Media Service

Keep your fingers crossed … Putnam Coun-ty may not have a repeat of last winter’s extreme cold and snow.

Illinois State Clima-tologist Jim Angel has announced the NOAA Climate Predication Center’s winter outlook shows equal chances

of above, below or near average temperatures, as well as below-average precipitation for Illi-nois and the Great Lakes region. In other words, it looks like they are not expecting a repeat of last winter for Illinois with its extremely cold tempera-tures and snowy weather, Angel said.

Last year, the Quad Cit-ies area, which includes portions of LaSalle Coun-

ty, had its second snowi-est and its fifth coldest winter on record.

WQAD News 8 mete-orologist James Zaha-ra said he agrees with NOAA’s outlook for the coming winter.

“Given the trends we’ve seen, though con-sidered early, it would be quite surprising to expe-rience the same if not worse conditions like we encountered last win-

ter,” Zaha-ra said. “I don’t believe it will come close to the second snowiest winter like we had last year where snow amounts were just over 60 inches. The normal is about 32 inches. So, above normal snowfall is likely, though just over 40 is a good target for now.”

Even temperatures are projected to be not as fierce this winter, Zahara said. Right now, the trend is showing temperatures to be about just 3 degrees below the winter average.

“But keep in mind, there are a lot more variables that we’ll be analyzing the next few months that will go into the winter forecast equa-tion,” Zahara said. “This is something we’ll defi-

nitely keep an eye on. Time will tell.”

As far as weather for the more immediate fall, Angel said both Septem-ber and the rest of the fall shows an equal chance of above, below, near-average temperature and precipitation for Illinois. The north-central United States is not expected to have below-average tem-peratures, like it did this summer, he said.

Ensuring healthy water in GranvilleBy ken SchroeDer

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GRANVILLE — The fil-tration media in the vil-lage water plant will be replaced soon. It is expect-ed the Granville Village Board will approve that action at its Sept. 2 meet-ing.

Village engineer Mike Richetta of Chamlin Engi-neering presented the board with three choices to replace the media at the last meeting, recommend-ing a breakdown project

which would work around the public works employ-ees’ schedules as opposed to the contractors’ sched-ule. The cost of the project would be $26,720.

Richetta said the money from the $100,000 DCEO grant the village has been awarded would be used to pay for this repair. Richet-ta also told the board the Motor Fuel Tax project has been approved and will be completed by Oct. 1.

In other action, the board:

• Was presented with two quotes for replace-

ment of the plow for the International snow plow truck by public works Superintendent Sheli Starkey. A 2-year-old poly 10-foot plow was quot-ed at $5,495. A new steel 11-foot plow was quoted at $8,819, a difference of $3,324. The board was told the new steel plow would be adaptable to a differ-ent truck if in the future a new one was purchased. The board was in favor of approving the new plow but is expected to officially vote on the purchase at the next meeting. Starkey

also stated the contractor who worked on Church Street will meet with her and board member Lou Verda as soon as they are finished with their current job and will work on the landscaping in question.

• Was presented with two quotes for a new 2015 Explorer Interceptor by Chief of Police Kevin Moore. The bid from Al Cioni Ford was for $26,929, while one from Roland Auto totalled $27,329. The board voted to pur-chase the new squad car from Al Cioni Ford. Board

member Jim Pettit wanted to remind residents this squad car is paid for from the vehicle replacement fund and not taxpayer money.

• Received the time and date for Granville’s Hal-loween from board Presi-dent Doug Gimbal. The village will celebrate Hal-loween on Oct. 31. The annual parade will line up at 4:45 p.m. and start at 5 p.m. to Hopkins Park. Hot dogs, chili and drinks will be served after the parade with free pumpkin color-ing and pictures. Trick-or-

Treat hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

• Voted to accept pro-posed raises for the village clerk, treasurer, building and zoning officer, meter reader and part-time police officers, as well as a 3 percent base line raise to the full-time employees and secretary. The raise will serve as a guideline for the next three years including the 2015 fiscal year. The yearly wages will now be a line item on the first meeting in April’s agenda. The raises will be retroactive from May 1.

Street rehab continues in MarkBy ken SchroeDer

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MARK — The Mark Village Board made quick work of a light agenda at its Sept. 2 meeting, clearing the workload in 18 minutes.

The village’s street rehabilitation contin-ues with work started on North Division Street. The board made a slight change in the details of the project. Formerly, the east side of the street was going to be lined with riprap stone. After some discussion, the board voted to place a curb on the east side.

Parking issues in the 100 block of North Milwaukee Street made their way onto the table. After discussion, the board voted to review the village parking policy, to review its regulations and possibly make changes to the ordinance to rectify the current situ-ation.

The village storm siren did not go off during the village’s last test day. The village has contacted Ragan Communications, the company that services the sirens, to make repairs as soon as possible.

PCR photo/Ken Schroeder

Good time for a good causeLena Sartin (left), Levi Zermano and Victoria Domyancich play in an inflatable during the benefit for Tina Myres at the Clover Club in Mark on Sept. 6. Beautiful weather brought an estimated 500 people out to show support and have a good time to help defray the expenses of Myres’ medical treatments for sarcoma. See more photos on Page 16.

By Ken [email protected]

LASALLE — This fall when the teacher asks some students in Illinois Valley area schools what they did for summer vaca-tion, they’ll have a some-what unique answer.

They built a plane.“It’s an ultralight plane;

a Quicksilver 25 Sport,” Fred Marquardt, one of the advisers said.

High school students from Bureau, LaSalle and Putnam County high schools responded to a general call for youth interested in a chance to build and fly an airplane.

The plane came in sev-eral pieces; the smaller pieces attached to large cardboard sheets by vac-uum-sealed plastic. The engine came separate and pre-assembled, while the framework for the plane was shipped in six large packages — two of which were for the wrong plane and had to be shipped back, causing a delay in construction.

Sprawled about the hanger bay the club — no formal name has been

attached to the project — is using for assembly, it resembles a model kit but for the size. The con-struction manual is larger than a local phone book and — thankfully — fully illustrated.

Illinois Valley Regional Airport has generous-ly loaned the club the use of a hangar bay for construction purposes, although the plane will have to go to a different hangar when it is closer to completion.

Ken Pisarczyk of the Carus Corporation over-sees the construction, but the idea for the club came from higher up in the organization.

“The genesis came from Peter Limberger. He just moved here from Europe and is married to Inga Carus,” Pisarczyk said. “He’s an avid flyer. He has two stunt planes out here, a biplane and the corporate jet, and he’s interested in promoting flying and getting young kids involved, so we can get a flying club going and have some continuity and excitement about flying.”

Limberger donated the plane to the club.

The team of 30-plus advisers and teens began construction in late May, although shipping misfortunes and other delays have diminished the number of people involved. The goal was to have the plane up and running before summer’s end, but Pisarczyk isn’t holding his breath, esti-

mating construction will take between 60 and 100 hours total.

Once the construction is completed, the club members will be briefed and tested on the plane so they can eventually fly their handiwork over the fields of the Illinois Val-ley. The plane has to pass an FFA inspection, and

each student will need to pass a 25-hour instruc-tion course before taking to the air.

“The plane’s a two-seater,” Pisarczyk said. “That was no accident. We purposely wanted one so those of us with pilot’s licenses could teach the students how to fly in actual practice.”

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PCR photo/Dixie SchroederDon Sabowski (left) helps student Ian Nichols brace a strut for further assembly. The strut is part of the ultralight plane (insert) being built by a flying club at the Illinois Valley Regional Airport in Peru.

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A magic carpet made of steel


MCNABB — They were called hogs, jacks and lokies, but the most popular nickname was iron horse. The idea of railways actually began around 600 B.C., but self-propelled trains didn’t come along until 1804. Trains caught on in

the United States around the 1850s and continue to be used.

But when you think of trains, the first mental image you get might be of the old West or the exotic Oriental Express. Prob-ably last in your mind is McNabb or Granville. It’s time to realign your thinking.

Simon Cordery is the department chair of

Western Illinois Uni-versity’s history depart-ment and a professor of railway history, and he’ll discuss the importance of Putnam County in the annals of train history at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the McNabb Branch of the Putnam County Library.

“Putnam County is exemplary of how rail-ways operated in the U.S.,” Cordery said. “Their primary use in the area was to trans-port coal through the area for energy and grain for foods. McNabb was

an important spot as it served as a junction for the New York Central and the Rutland-Toluca and Northern railways.

“In addition, it fits the patterns of how rail-ways were founded in rural areas,” Cordery said. “Railways in those areas were mostly locally funded, and local people would work hard to keep their railways flowing.”

Granville was also an important stop in Put-nam County. In addi-tion to its proximity to Mark and the St. Paul

coal mines, the village was a junction for New York Central and Rut-land-Toluca and North-ern railways as well as the Milwaukee Road.

“There’s been a resur-gence in the usage of trains since 1980 when the federal government deregulated trains,” Cordery said. “Up until then, if a railway wanted to change its rates, it had to petition the Depart-ment of Transportation, which made it easier for other carriers to undercut them. There’s

renewed interest in rail-ways, as evidenced by the current proposal of the high-speed rail line from Chicago to Peoria.”

Putnam County railway program is Sept. 17

Simon Cordery

How far does your Benjamin go?


Where is $100 not $100?According to the inde-

pendent tax policy research organization Tax Foundation, that would be everywhere in the United States. In a recent study, Tax Foundation discov-ered the state where $100

is actually closest in value to $100 was Illinois, where a Benjamin is actually worth $99.40 on average.

That’s good news and bad news.

The good news is the Land of Lincoln is not the state with the lowest value for your money. That dis-tinction belongs to Hawaii where $100 is only worth an average of $85.32. Worse yet is Washington, D.C., where the same bill is worth only $84.60.

The bad news is there are several states where $100 goes farther than here in Illinois. In fact, if you want more bang

for your buck, cross any stateline from Illinois; every state bordering the Land of Lincoln car-ries more value for your money. Iowa will net you nearly $112 worth of goods, while Missouri is near the top of the value line. Spend $100 in St. Louis, and it will buy more than $14 than on State Street in Chicago. Your money goes the furthest in Mississippi where $100 has the buying power of $155.74.

The difference is pric-ing has several different influences, including supply and demand and

proximity to more expen-sive goods, but there are two more factors which have probably the most influence: your paycheck and your state’s popula-tion.

The higher the average paycheck in the state is, the less your average dol-lar will buy. The largest paychecks in the country circle around New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. As you might guess, New York, New Jersey and California round out the five places in the country where your money is worth the least. Maryland, which sur-

rounds Washington, D.C., has the purchase power of $89.85 per $100.

Meanwhile, states with lower average incomes and low population den-sities give your money more purchasing power. Arkansas, Alabama and South Dakota are among the five states where your Benjamin goes farthest.

A one hundred dollar bill also under-performs in Alaska, although not to the extent of Hawaii. Shopping in Juneau will get $93.37 in goods. The cost of transporting goods to those states stands as the chief denominator in

those cases.More than merely

anecdotal information, the data is an indica-tion of how different the economy is from state to state, according to Alan Cole and Lyman Stone, authors of the study. Fed-eral assistance programs which assume a dollar is worth the same no mat-ter which state it’s spent in can create a situation where the total assistance in Hawaii will not be much help, but the same amount would discour-age work in Mississippi, where $100 is worth more than $30 more.

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Columbus ships Pinta and Nina to dock in Peoria

PEORIA — On Sept. 12, the “Pinta” and the “Nina,” replicas of Colum-bus’ ships, will open in Peoria. The ships will be docked at The Land-ing, next to the Spirit of Peoria, 2-14 Main Street until their departure early Monday morning Sept. 22.

The Nina was built completely by hand and without the use of power tools. Archaeology maga-zine called the ship “the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built.” The Pinta was recently built in Brazil to accompany the Nina on all of her travels. She

is a larger version of the archetypal caravel. Histo-rians consider the caravel the Space Shuttle of the 15th Century.

Both ships tour together as a new and enhanced “sailing museum” for the purpose of educating the public and school chil-dren on the “caravel,” a Portuguese ship used by Columbus and many early explorers to discover the world.

While in port, the gen-eral public is invited to visit the ships for a walk-aboard, self-guided tour. Admission charges are $8 for adults, $ 7 for seniors, and $6 for students 5-16.

Children 4 and under are free. The ships are open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. No reservations are necessary.

Teachers or organiza-tions wishing to sched-ule a 30-minute guided tour with a crew mem-ber should 787-672-2152 or email [email protected]. There should be a minimum of 15 for a group. The fee is $5 per person. There is no Maxi-mum. Visit the website at www.thenina.com.

The ships arrive on Sept. 11, and there will be a private viewing of the ships for the media after docking.

Endocrinologist joins IVCH staffPERU — A board-cer-

tified endocrinologist is joining the Illinois Val-ley Community Hospital medical staff.

Babak Pazooki, MD, will begin receiving patients in Suite 212 of the IVCH West Street medical office building in September. He is part of the Premier Endocrine Associates medical practice, which also has offices in Joliet and New Lenox.

Endocrinologists pro-vide care and treatment

for diabe-tes; thyroid d i s o r d e r s , including thy-roid cancer; p a r a t h y r o i d and calcium a b n o r m a l i -ties; obesity; osteoporosis and other metabolic bone disorders; low testosterone and poly-cystic ovaries; pituitary and adrenal gland disor-ders; and neuroendocrine tumors.

Pazooki is a fellow of

the American College of Endocrinology and of the American College of Phy-sicians. He completed a fellowship in endocri-nology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Endo-crinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Appointments to see Pazooki can be made by calling 888-454-4443. Phy-sician referral is preferred but not mandatory.

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Ajster honored by Super LawyersPERU — Attorney

Julie Ajster of Ajster Law Office has been recog-nized by Illinois Super Lawyers as a 2015 Illinois Rising Star.

Super Lawyers rec-ognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their legal practice. Super Lawyers is a lawyer rating ser-vice of outstanding law-yers who have attained a

high-degree of peer rec-ognition and professional a c h i e v e -ment. The honor of being a Super Law-yers’ Rising Star is lim-ited to no more than 2.5 percent of the attorneys in Illinois.

Ajster has been hon-

ored as a Rising Star every year for the past four years. As an hon-oree, she and her fellow nominees will be fea-tured in the February edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, as well as Chi-cago Magazine.

Ajster can be reached at Ajster Law Office, 904 Shooting Park Road, Peru, or by calling 815-220-9054.

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Carus looking for memoriesLASALLE — Carus Cor-

poration will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2015 and is asking the commu-nity to share memories, stories and photos which help illustrate the compa-ny’s first century.

The company’s centen-nial history project aims to tell not only Carus’ story, but also a bit of Illinois Val-ley history. In the last 100 years, Carus has touched the lives of just about every local family in some fashion, either through employment opportuni-ties and community out-reach, or through Carus’ broader impact on the local economy.

“Maybe it was your par-ent or grandparent who helped build or expand our LaSalle manufactur-ing facility. Maybe you

have old photos that show Carus’ buildings in their earlier days. If so, we want to hear from you,” said Carus’ communications coordinator Kegan Paku-la. “Carus has overcome many challenges and cel-ebrated many successes in the last 100 years, and the people who made those moments possible were right here in this com-munity. There is a wealth of memories and historic material out there. We want to tap into what you might have stashed in your attics or basements.”

The material shared may be featured in displays, articles, websites and vid-eos as part of Carus’ cen-tennial celebration.

Carus’ story begins in 1915, when founder Dr. Edward Hegeler Carus

began producing potas-sium permanganate, most commonly used today in water treatment, in an old barn out behind his fam-ily’s home. That home was the Hegeler Carus Man-sion which still stands at 1307 Seventh St. in LaSalle. Carus Corporation’s larg-est manufacturing facility operates behind the man-sion where Dr. Carus’ old barn once stood. Today it produces environmental products used worldwide for water treatment, air purification and remedia-tion.

Historic information, documents or photos can be sent to Kegan Pakula at 315 Fifth St., Peru, IL 61354, or via email at [email protected]. Pakula can be reached at 815-224-6535.

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ObituariesKaren

RichardsonGRANVILLE — Karen

Diane Richardson, 66, of Granville passed away at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at her home.

Karen was born Feb. 17, 1948, in Gales-burg to Louis and Wanetta ( R o u l a n d ) H e r r i n g t o n . She was married to Emery Richardson; he survives.

Karen was retired from the Putnam County Courthouse as a deputy circuit clerk. She was also employed by the vil-lage of Granville as vil-lage treasurer since 1997. She was involved with all the holiday activities, parades and celebrations in the village of Granville for many years. She also volunteered her time for the Putnam County Toys in the Pantry annual toy drive. Karen had a great love for life and she will be dearly missed by every-

one who knew her and her smile.

Karen was a graduate of Hopkins High School and was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Granville.

Karen loved spending time with her grandson, Louis, when he was in town. She also enjoyed shopping and cooking with Laynie.

Karen is survived by one son, Justin (Riho) Rich-ardson of Kyoto, Japan; one sister, Katherine (Gregory) Bohn of Peru; one grandson, Louis Rich-ardson; and Laynie Rich-ardson.

Karen was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services were at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Helmer-Shields Funeral Home in Gran-ville with Pastor Karen Karczewski officiating. Burial will be in the Gran-ville Cemetery at a later date.

Visitation was held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude.

Richardson

Putnam County Circuit ClerkThe following fines and

sentences were recently levied in Putnam County Circuit Court.

Seat belt required/driver

Monique S. Miranda, 31, Granville, fined $60.

Driving 15-20 mph above the limit

Blake R. Barnes, 24, DePue, fined $120.

Kirby Jerome Grgurich, 58, Troy, Mo., fined $230 plus three months super-vision.

David M. Haddad, 26, Peru, fined $230 plus three months supervi-sion.

Keith D. Hogan, 19, Peoria, fined $280 plus six months supervision.

Katherine V. Lacker-man, 31, Normal, fined $120.

Julio P. Lopez, 44, Spring Valley, fined $120.

Thomas J. McLaughlin, 49, Mapleton, fined $120 plus three months super-vision.

Steve V. Ragains, 62, Varna, fined $120.

Nicholas R. Raymond, 22, Saunemin, fined $120.

Lindsay Ann Walzem, 32, Chicago, fined $120.

Driving 21-25 mph above the limit

Steven M. Innis, 26, Pin-gree Grove, fined $120.

Improper left turn into oncoming traffic

Mary C. Griffith, 19, Granville, fined $230 plus six months supervision.

Change lanes without signal

Anthony M. Kerivan, 42, Hennepin, fined $120.

Registration lightZachary D. Lopeman,

21, Chenoa, fined $230 plus six months supervi-sion.

Disregard stop signJessica L. Stanley, 22,

Granville, fined $230 plus three months supervi-sion.

Give/sell liquor to a minor

Jennifer A. Passini, 47, Hennepin, fined $450 plus 12 months supervi-sion.

Operate an uninsured

motor vehicleAnthony M. Kerivan,

42, Hennepin, fined $930.Hunt other’s land

without permissionArthur R. Bradford, 25,

Hennepin, fined $660 plus six months supervi-sion.

Possession of drug paraphernalia

Marlee E. Giacometti, 18, Granville, fined $1,343 plus 12 months supervi-sion.

Hollis N. Haack, 22, Warrenville, fined $1,343 plus nine months super-vision.

Troy C. Kayne, 18, Deerfield, fined $1,343 plus nine months super-vision.

Irving Mercado, 24, Hanover Park, fined $1,343 plus nine months supervision.

Hannah Joy Miller, 19, White Lake, Mich., fined $1,343 plus nine months supervision.

Possession of cannabis less than 2.5 grams

Mikk T. Graverson,

24, Neenah, Wis., fined $2,299 plus 12 months supervision.

Paige Abshire John-son, 20, Wauconda, fined $2,299 plus 12 months supervision.

Nicholas R. Militello, 22, Elmwood Park, fined $2,299 plus 12 months supervision.

Stanley W. Pszeniczka, 25, Chicago, fined $2,299 plus 12 months supervi-sion.

Miriam Elys Tzadok, 21, Boulder, Colo., sentenced to 30 days supervision.

Possession of cannabis 2.5 to 10 grams

Jason S. Aloiz, 33, Erie, Pa., fined $2,598 plus 12 months supervision

Tasia B. Judd, 22, Cul-ver City, Calif., fined $1,633 plus six months supervision.

William N. Savone, 21, Rankin, fined $2,598 plus 12 months supervision.

Matthew E. Swanson, 30, Erie, Pa., fined $1,633 plus six months supervi-sion.

Property transfersThe following property

transfers were recently recorded at the office of the Putnam County Recorder of Deeds.

Aug. 14Donna M. Harder to

Donna M. Harder, trust-ee of Donna M. Hard-er Living Trust; Lot No. 666, Lake Thunderbird Woods; exempt.

Aug. 15Donna L. Milby by

Darryl Newell as her attorney-in-fact to Paul

E. Siembab; part of Lot No. 7, Block No. 5, village of Hennepin; $25,000

Susan M. Janik as trustee to Angela L. Nico-li; Lots No. 565 and 566, Lake Thunderbird Hills; $205,000.

Aug. 18 Putnam County Clerk

to Kathleen M. Hollow-beck; rural property; exempt.

Aug. 19Ronald L. Pletsch

and Dorothy A. Pletsch

to Ronald L. Pletsch as trustee and Dorothy A. Pletsch as trustee; rural property; exempt.

Aug. 20Ralph E. Daniels as

power of attorney to Michael J. Magnuson and Christine A. Benske; rural properties; $150,000.

Aug. 21Pamela J. Witmer to

Joel Hopkins, Anthony Rue Jr. and Eric Kelsey; Lot No. 557, Lake Thun-derbird Woods, $1,500.

Aug. 22Echo L. Borio to Daniel

J. Borio; Lot No. 8 and east half of Lot No. 9, Block No. 3, Newton H. Colby’s addition, village of Granville; exempt.

Kathleen M. Hol-lowbeck to Angela R. Urbanc; Lot No. 702, Lake Thunderbird Hills 3; exempt.

Aug. 25Barbara Wallin to Terry

Mecagni; rural proper-ties; $47,500.

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6 Perspective


The yellow ribbon

A new car? Not so sure!

Chris WalkerCity: Toluca.

Where did you grow up: Dallas, Texas, and Toluca.

Family: Wife, Vicky; daughter, Krista.

Pets: Three dogs.

Occupation: Teacher/coach.

What is the last song you listened to: “Faint” by Linkin Park.

What is the last book you read: “Softball Practice Organization.”

What is the last TV show you watched: “Big Bang Theory.”

If you were stranded on a desert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Giordano’s deep dish pizza.

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

What is your favorite local res-taurant: Mi Margarita.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: I would build a softball dome for my girls at the junior high and the high school.

People would be surprised to know that you: Grew up 31 blocks from downtown Dallas when JFK was shot.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: If you ever needed anything, friends are just a phone call away.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: More things to do.

This column is often filled with little snapshots from my past. Growing up on a Bureau County farm with all the trials, tribulations, comforts and opportuni-ties farm life had to offer clearly affected me in many ways. My memory takes me down many dusty, gravel roads, which I share with you — sometimes, it’s more therapy for me than enjoyable reading for you, I’m sure. I try to produce a column every week; for some reason, I kind of feel like I’m letting you down if I don’t.

And so it was Thursday morning when the need to pen this column was upon me. I had been thinking about it since Monday, but nothing was causing the creative juices to really flow. In other words, I didn’t have a clue what I should write about. Believe me, it’s not the first time it’s happened, but quite frankly, I needed to get this column out of the way; I had a host of other obliga-tions that really needed my attention. The minutes ticked by ... still nothing. I was just about ready to kick the column to the curb this week, when my phone rang. I picked it up to hear our front office lady tell me someone was waiting to see to me.

When I went up front, I saw a familiar face. I’ve known the fellow for years, but I never had any lengthy or meaningful conversations with him. Nice guy. That’s all I really knew. His first statement/ques-tion to me kind of caught me off guard ...

“Do you know what the yellow ribbon stands for?” he asked.

Right away the song, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree,” came to mind, and then I muttered something about soldiers coming home and yellow ribbons tied around trees.

“Everybody knows what the pink ribbon stands for, but the yellow ribbon stands for childhood cancer,” he said to me. “And September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.”

Wow! This one took me by surprise! I invited him to sit, and the two of us talked for a bit. His family has a personal experience with a child with leukemia, and of course, most of you know I am a cancer survivor. We talked. We listened. We learned. At one point through-out the conversation, we both had tears in our eyes, our chins trembling just a bit and our eyes brimming with those tears you try so hard to not let fall.

Kids with cancer. I know what I went through, and the idea of a child having to undergo anything even close to that ... well, it absolutely breaks my heart. I can’t imagine what must go through their youthful minds, especially while their healthy friends live a happy-go-lucky life with no knowledge of words like oncologist, St. Jude’s, morphine, etc.

I guess it’s fairly common to say that when we think about cancer, we think about adults. But the facts about childhood cancer are alarming. According to a bit of research I did after my conversation, nearly 50 children are diagnosed with cancer every day in the United States, with leukemia and brain tumors being the most frequent diagnosis. In children, cancer is the leading cause of death, and in fact, it is responsible for more deaths than all other deaths combined. More than 40,000 children are in cancer treatment every year, and one in eight of those children will not sur-vive. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg ...

The gentleman I spoke with asked if the BCR could do a story about September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and without hesitation, I said yes. Please watch for that story in an upcoming edition of this newspaper.

More importantly, though, when it’s time to dig down deep and make your donations for the year, I urge you to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hos-pital — a phenomenal place that is working tirelessly to eradicate this awful disease from children’s lives.

No child should have to say the word ... cancer.Putnam County Record Editor Terri Simon can be

reached at [email protected].

I own two cars. Well, one-and-a-third actually. While my car title is free and clear, I’ll be paying off my wife’s car probably three years after it goes to the automobile graveyard.

My car: A 2008 Chevy Aveo5 with 102,000 miles on it. My wife’s 2006 Impala carries 140,000, give or take. My little clown car — the pride of Korean engineering — has had very few problems in its six years of abuse at my hands. Meanwhile, my wife’s car we bought used — for about the same amount of money as my toy — has been an electron-ics nightmare since we took it off the lot.

I started to think about a new car lately. Fifteen minutes in a show-room and I have come to realize I will be spending every dime I ever earn trying to keep these two cars running. Time for a history/eco-nomics lesson.

I remember my first car well. It was a 1976 four-door Ford Torino with very few miles. It was a driv-er’s ed car before we — parents foot the bill, God bless them — got it, with automatic, air and a mon-strous 351 V-8 purring under the hood. A little more expensive than

the new car next to it (the infamous exploding Pinto), we nonetheless handed the dealer $4,278 — yes, I remember — and I cheerfully drove the car into oblivion over the next three years.

In fact, that first car cost less than the average car in 1976, which was between $5,000 and $5,600 depend-ing on what source you use. At the time, the average annual income was — again, depending on your source — between $12,500 and $16,000. Assuming the worst of both figures, the average car cost about 40 percent of the average person’s yearly paycheck.

That was then. This is now.The average car in 2013 cost —

here comes some sticker shock — $32,086 according to www.interest.com. That is higher than the aver-age income by a pretty hefty mar-gin. In fact, only one metropolitan

area in the country has an average income higher than that price (Not surprisingly, that’s Washington D.C.) with a figure of $32,531.

For a quick comparison, the average annual income is about two and one-half times what it was them, while the average car is nearly six times as expensive as the average new ‘76.

(To be brutally honest, although new cars are more fuel efficient on average and have all sorts of lovely bells and whistles, I’m pretty certain if my old ‘75 Torino went head-on with your typical $32,000 new car, the Torino would roll away with nary a rip in its vinyl top. Detroit built those beasts to last. But I digress.)

So unless I win the lottery — which is unlikely since I never buy a ticket — I’ll be hobbling along without the next round of glimmer and glass, at least until something comes along in the under $7,000 and over 60-plus mpg category sud-denly miraculously appears. Par-don me if I don’t hold my breath.

Ken Schroeder can be reached at [email protected].

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Sam R FisherPublisher

Terri SimonEditor

Letters to the Editor policyLetters 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.

First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting an

establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a

redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

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7 Sports


Sports

PCR photo/Dixie Schroeder

PCHS superfans support varsity volleyballThe Putnam County High School Superfans warm up before the home varsity volleyball game on Sept. 4.

Lady Panthers split week’s matchesBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

GRANVILLE — On Sept. 6 the Putnam County Lady Panthers participated in the Somonauk Volleyball Tour-nament. Over four different contests, the squad came out winning two matches and losing two matches.

PC beat Leland High School by scores of 25-17, 25-21 and 25-12. Then they took on host Somonauk and lost 19-25, 25-24 and 18-25. Hinkley Big Rock High School fell under the Lady Panthers’ prowess with winning scores of 20-25, 25-9 and 25-15. The final contest of the tournament was against Seneca in which they lost 18-25, 25-22 and 15-25.

Over the 12 individual games the team played leaders included Lauren Colby who had a dominant tourna-ment with 28 digs, and 22 service points and kills. Colby also had 11 service aces.

Annie Miller led the team’s efforts in kills with 25 and also had 19 digs and 17 service points. Megan Rehn was the assist leader with 50. Rehn also was the offense lead-er with 31 service points and six service aces, 16 kills and 11 digs. Paige Griffith Also had 45 assists, 23 kills and 21 service points along with seven digs and five blocks and service aces each.

Addison Pavlick stepped up her game with 19 service

points and three service aces. Taylor Kreiser also took a stronger role in the offense with 21 services points, and seven service aces.

The Lady Panthers were in two exciting regular season games last week with a win and a loss to their credit.

On Sept. 4, the squad took on the Fieldcrest Lady Knights, coming out on the short end of the stick: 26-24, 19-25 and 17-25.

Leading the Lady Panthers was Griffith with eight kills, six assists, three digs and two blocks and service points along with a service ace. Miller led the team with 11 digs, and three service points and three kills. Rehn had nine assists, five digs and four service points and four kills. Kayte Bernardoni led the team with seven service points and three digs and two blocks.

The Lady Panthers notched a win on Sept. 2 in a home game against the Hall Lady Red Devils: 25-21, 19-25 and 25-12. Rehn led the team with a record 19 assists, seven service points and six digs. Bernardoni was the hot offensive gun with 12 service points and also led the team with eight kills. Griffith also had six digs and six kills along with seven assists. Leanne Smith had six service point in the win while Colby had seven kills, five digs and three service points.

The Lady Panthers will next take on the DePue Lady Little Giants on Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.

Panthers fourth in golf scramble

By Dixie [email protected]

MCNABB — The Putnam County High School golf teams played in traditional meets this past week as well as a golf scramble.

The Panthers hosted a five man golf scramble on Sept. 6 at Edgewood Golf Course. The Panthers placed fourth overall with a score of 62. The Henry High School Mal-lards took first place with 62 points, then Somonauk, Newark, Fieldcrest and Seneca High Schools tied for sec-ond with 65 points each. In a handicap playoff, Somonauk was given second place and Newark earned third place. Rounding out the scores were Streator Woodland with 66, Midland carded a 71, Marquette and Roanoke-Benson tied with 75 and the Putnam County Junior Varsity fin-ished wit 80.

Earlier in the week, on Sept. 5, the squad hosted a home triangular meet with LowPoint-Washburn and Roanoke Benson. The Panthers won the contest, carding a score of 189 to 225 for LowPoint-Washburn and 229 for Roanoke Benson. Mitch Aimone was medalist for the meet with a 43 on a par 36 course. Joe Cyr carded a 46 while Caleb Dzierzynski was one stroke behind at 47. Finishing up the scores were Austin Pfibsen at 53, Jarod Williams with a 54 and Jace Schorn at a 59. At the junior varsity level, Will Cardinal scored at 60 and Kyle Leitner at 70.

The Panthers, now 6-3, will take on the Kewanee Invita-tional on Sept. 13, starting at 8:30 a.m.

Panther baseball’s first road trip profitableBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

GRANVILLE — The Putnam County Panthers went road trip-ping for the first game of the 2014 baseball season to Champaign and Parkland College and came away with a win.

In game one of three, the Pan-thers took on Neoga High School and won 5-4. The game was a defensive shake up, as Neoga gave up six errors while Putnam Coun-ty made three. PC also had four hits to seven hits for Neoga.

Offensive standouts included seniors Austin Biagini who went three for four with a triple and a stolen base along with Nick Diaz-DeLeon who was one for three with a sacrifice fly RBI. Pitcher Dan Pavlovich, (1-0) threw five innings, gave up one run unearned, three hits and three strikeouts. Michael Glenn came in for two innings in relief, giving up three runs all earned, four hits and hit one bat-ter.

Coach Chris Newsome was pleased with the efforts of his play-ers. “Biagini led off for us and real-

ly set the tone for us offensively and defensively. He threw a strike from center field in the third to cut down a runner trying to score from second on a hit. Dan was really sharp for us on the mound. He had command of his pitches and was able to spot it up on both sides for the plate,” he said.

In game two, Putnam County was the away team versus Teu-topolis and lost by one run 8-7. The Panthers hit the top of the first running, with seven runs. The Panthers also had seven hits and two errors. Teutoplis scored five in the third, and one run each in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings. Teutopolis also had 10 hits and one error.

Neal Stasell went one for four at the plate with a triple. Connor Bean had an RBI single while Matt Donelson had a two RBI double in the first. Biagini started the game as pitcher going four innings and giving up six run, four earned, seven hits, one strikeout and one walk. DiazDeLeon, (0-1) came in to the game in relief, pitching two innings, giving up two runs, three hits and two walks.

Newsome thought the Panthers showed well against the Class 2A team. “We had seven guys get a hit versus the perennial 2A power-house. We took advantage of the walks and had timely hitting in the first to get out with an early lead. The second pitcher they brought in the second inning really shut us down offensively,” he said.

The Panthers and Teutoplis went at it again in game three with PC being the home team and losing 7-3. The Panthers knocked out five hits to Teutoplis’ nine hits. Both teams had two defensive errors.

R.J. Copeland went one for one with a rocket shot up the middle in the sixth inning. Biagini hit one for four with a stolen base and Stasell went one for three with a stolen base.

Three Putnam County pitchers combined their efforts in the loss. Matt Magana threw three innings, with one earned run, four hits and one strikeout. Donelson threw the next three innings, getting in trouble and giving up six earned runs on three hits, and one strike-out and two walks. Glenn finished

the game in the last two innings giving up two hits and two walks. Newsome said the early part of the season was hard no the Panther pitchers.

“We just ran out of pitching. With this being the first games of the fall, our boys haven’t had the time needed to build up the stamina needed to pitch deep into the games; it showed at the end of the third game,” Newsome said.

Newsome was happy with his team’s overall performance.

“Very pleased with our effort. Last year we played the same teams and were 10-run ruled in all three games. We should have gone 3-0 this weekend and very well could have if our pitchers had more time to build up their stam-ina. Beating Neoga and taking a 2A powerhouse like T-town to the wire in both games is a success for us on the first weekend of the fall. The successes and failures we had this weekend will be beneficial to us in the spring season,” he said.

The Panthers play next on Sept. 13 at Neoga with games for the varsity and junior varsity over the weekend.

PCR photo/Dixie SchroederNick DiazDeLeon (at bat) watches a pitch go as Connor Bean catches during a recent practice for the Putnam County Panthers baseball squad.

PCR photo/Ken SchroederJoe Cyr of the Putnam County Panthers tees off at Edgewood Golf Course in McNabb during the Putnam County Golf Scramble Invitational on Sept. 6.

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Pumas baseball wins five gamesBy Dixie SchroeDer

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MCNABB —The Putnam County Junior High School Pumas were five for five dur-ing this past week.

On Sept. 1, the Pumas beat the LowPoint-Washburn Wildcats 11-4. Chance May-

ers earned the win, throwing four strong innings.

On Sept. 2, the Pumas took on the Chillicothe Grey Ghosts and won 7-3. Daniel Sabotta tossed a complete game. Offensively Sabotta also had a two run double. Kaleb Wright and Caleb Tonozzi also had base hits

of their own in the win.On Sept. 4, the Pumas

pounded the El Paso Grid-ley Titans 13-2. Wright threw a complete game. He also helped his own cause offensively by going three for three in the contest. Also earning two base hits each were Nolan Whitney, Luke Carlson and Tonozzi.

The Pumas then complet-ed a successful week with two wins in a doubleheader against the Tonica Braves. In game one, the Pumas won 5-4. Mayers pitched six and two-third innings and Sabotta earned the save.

In game two, the Pumas again beat the Braves by a final score of 12-2. Brayden Holmes earned the win from the circle. Offensively Nolyn Thompson had an RBI single and Eric Dudek had a two RBI single in the contest.

The Pumas will play Mar-seilles at 4:15 p.m. Sept. 11.

PCR photo/Ken SchroederAaron Cimei (20) takes a turn at the plate during the Tonica versus Putnam County baseball game in Tonica on Sept. 6. Lady Panthers take second in triangular

By Dixie [email protected]

MCNABB — The Putnam County Lady Panthers golf squad hosted a triangular meet on Sept. 2 at Edge-wood Golf Course versus the St. Bede Lady Bruins and the Fieldcrest Lady Knights. The final scores had the Lady Bruins in first at 208 points and the Lady Panthers at 226 for second place. The Lady Knights fielded only three golfers. To score for a team, you need a minimum of four.

The team was led by senior Kelsey Grosenbach who carded a 47 on the back nine par 37 course. Grosenbach was followed up by Madison Zellmer at 57, Olivia Lindstrom at 60 and Olivia Holmes at 62. The Lady Bruins had meet medalist Sydney Eustice at 42. Aiko Mendoza shot a 48, Tess Montez a 57 and Taylor Hamer a 61. For Field-crest Zoe Baer and Madison Tjaden each shot 61 and Payton Faulk a 77.

The next meet for the Lady Panthers will be a home triangular versus St. Bede and DePue on Sept. 10.

Lady Pumas rolling into regional playBy Dixie SchroeDer

dschroeder@putnamcountyrecordcom

MCNABB — The Putnam County Junior High School Lady Pumas had a busy week.

On Sept. 2, the Pumas took on the Low-Point-Washburn Lady Wildcats and won at home 15-0. Winning pitcher was Haley Cioni who threw six strikeouts and two walks.

Offensive power was supplied by Lind-sey DiazDeLeon was one for one with three walks, scored three runs and had have sto-len bases. Izzy Thompson hit a home run for two RBI. Maddie Hultz was two for two, with a double. Charleigh Holmes was one for one with a walk and was hit by a pitch.

On Sept. 3 the Lady Pumas suffered a rare defeat from Oglesby Holy Family with a final score of 5-0. Losing pitcher was Cioni who gave up six walks and six strike-outs. Thompson was one for two in the loss.

On Sept. 4 the Lady Pumas lost the sec-ond day in a row to El Paso-Gridley 6-3. Cioni suffered her second straight loss, giving up six strikeouts and three walks. Offensively DiazDeLeon was two for four with two stolen bases. Rylee Liles was one for three, Skylar Grevengoed was two for

two with a walk.The squad got back on the winning track

at the Lady Puma Classic Softball tourna-ment on Sept. 6. In game one, the Pumas won 12-1 against LaSalle Dimmick. Cioni was a winning pitcher with nine strikeouts.Thompson was two for three scoring two runs, Liles was two for two with a double and scored two runs. McKena Solomon was one for one and Maddy Vacca was one for two with a walk and run scored.

Putnam County continued their win-ning ways in game two, beating Princeville 11-3. Cioni was the winning pitcher, hurl-ing six strikeouts and three walks. Offen-sively Holmes was two for three with a double and scored two runs. Thompson was two for two with a double and a walk. Liles was two for two, scoring two runs and a sacrifice fly. Hultz was one for two with a walk and scored two runs and Grevengoed was one for one with a sacrifice fly, a walk and scored two runs.

The two wins moved the Pumas into the championship game against the Fieldcrest Lady Knights. The Pumas lost 8-2.

Putnam County, now 12-5, will next be participating in the Illinois Elementary School Association Regional softball tour-nament on Sept. 13.

PCHS runs at Oregon InvitationalBy Dixie SchroeDer

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OREGON — The Putnam County Pan-thers ran at the Oregon Cross Country Open on Sept. 6 on a three mile course after missing the Sept. 5 meet against Seneca that was due to a heavy rain.

Ashlyn Haage ran as an individual in the girls’ race and clocked in at 22:52. Number one runner for the varsity Pan-

thers was Noe Flores who ran the course in 18:09 in the boys’ race. Mario Flores ran a 19:33 race while Jon Sabotta was five seconds behind him at 19:38. The remaining Panthers, Joe Berg came in at 20:54, Owen Mallery clocked in at 24:11 and Cameron Colby at 26.17.

The Panthers will run in their first home meet of the season at the Putnam County Conservation District on Sept. 10 versus Dee Mack starting at 4 p.m.

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Community Henry UMC to hold ‘Festival of Praise’

Hennepin UMC prepares for Harvest Home

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

Marcia and the Rev. Terry Broady of Putnam serve the Putnam Chris-tian Church and have been involved in music ministry individually since childhood and together for more

than 31 years. Their charity is Mis-sion to the Orient and their concert selections are “How Could You Say No” and “Embrace the Cross.”

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

also promote a capella singing in Princeton High School and at Youth-In-Harmony in Sterling/Rock Falls and Bloomington. They have chosen their mission as the Bureau County Covered Bridge Chorus.

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

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

HENNEPIN — Preparations are underway at the Hennepin United Methodist Church for the 102nd annual Harvest Home celebration to be held Sept. 20.

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

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

The day will conclude with a tra-ditional chicken dinner complete with fried chicken, mashed pota-toes, gravy, green beans, coleslaw, bread and butter, beverage and homemade pie in the church social room.

Dinner will be served at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. The cost for the 4:30 p.m. serving is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years

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

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

Holmstrom-Esterdahl reunion heldWENONA — The 110th annu-

al Holmstrom-Esterdahl family reunion was held Aug. 31 at the City Park in Wenona.

A potluck dinner was enjoyed by all. Those attending then voted for their favorite dishes. The favorites dishes were chocolate eclairs made by Peggy Holmstrom Smith and

apple pie made by Patrick Holm-strom.

The youngest present was 16-month-old Jacob Smith, the son of Andrew and Rebecca Smith of Oak Lawn. The wisest was Brett Holmstrom of Magnolia.

Those coming the farthest were the Andrew Smith family and Pat

McNaughton, all of Oak Lawn.The following officers were re-

elected: President Rebecca Smith of Oak Lawn, Vice President Peggy Smith of Magnolia, secretary Jan Schuster of McNabb and treasurer Marcy Fry of Normal.

Next year’s reunion will be held on Sept. 6 at the Wenona City Park.

All aboard!Henry, Lacon/Sparland fire

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HENRY — The first pas-senger train to stop in Henry in more than 30 years is coming on Sept. 13.

The public is encouraged to experience the 45-min-ute train ride from Henry to Chillicothe. A 45-min-ute layover in Chillicothe allows time to stretch legs and check out local ven-dors before returning pas-sengers back to Henry.

Iowa Interstate Railroad will be providing the 1950 vintage passenger cars plus a diesel locomotive on each end. Three round trips will be made, depart-ing at 9 a.m., 11:50 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. from the track in front of the Henry Fire Department, 220 Rail-road Ave. Round trip tick-

ets cost $14 for adults and $7 for children ages 5 to 12.

Tickets may be pur-chased in Henry at the following locations: Heartland Bank, Henry State Bank, Henry Fire Department, Read Bros. True Value and Wilson’s Insurance Agency. They also may be purchased from individual firemen. In Hennepin they are for sale at North Central Bank. In Lacon, tickets may be purchased from individual firemen. Tickets are color coded for each trip and passengers must depart and return at the times stated on their ticket. A ramp will be provided for access on to the train. There is no heat, air condi-tioning or restroom.

Vendors and entertain-ment will be located along Railroad Avenue. This unique trip is a fundraiser for the Henry and Lacon-Sparland fire departments.

Red Cross to hold blood driveHENNEPIN — The American Red Cross will hold a

blood drive from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Hennepin United Methodist Church, 419 E. Court St. To donate, call 800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identifica-tion are required at check-in.

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Births AnnouncedJackson

Tiffanie Jackson of Put-nam is the parent of a son, Liam Lee, born Aug. 30 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. Maternal grandpar-ents are Frank and Diane Jackson, Dan and Deana Wilson, and Julie Hanson. Great-grandparents are Sherril Jackson and Joyce Blackburn. Liam was born on his grandparents’ anniversary and his great-grandfather’s birthday.

JacobsChad Jacobs and Nich-

ole Ritter of Princeton are the parents of a daugh-ter, Arya Elizabeth, born Aug. 30 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 19 inches in length. She was welcomed home by one sister, Alahna Mae.

Maternal grandparents are Paula and Leroy Law-less of Streator. Paternal grandparents are Mellisa and Blaine Kassabaum of Granville, and James and Tammy Jacobs of Colena, Calif.

AndersonAaron and Roxanna

(Alleman) Anderson of Bethel, Alaska, are the parents of a son, Ariah Kimrey, born Aug. 18 at Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital in Beth-el, Alaska. He weighed 8 pounds, 3 1/2 ounces and measured 21 inches in length. He was welcomed home by brother Ezekiel, 1 1/2. Maternal grandpar-ents are Mark and Dori Gbur of Princeton and Kimrey Alleman of Mag-nolia. Paternal grandpar-ents are Mark and Linda Anderson of Little Lake, Mich. Great-grandparents are Darrell and Jeanne Alleman of Granville.

Menus and ActivitiesPutnam County

Community CenterSept. 15 — Salisbury steak with

gravy, mashed potatoes, suc-cotash, ambrosia salad, wheat bread.

Sept. 16 — Ham salad on bun, macaroni salad, fruit, dessert.

Sept. 17 — Sloppy joe on a bun, baked beans, carrots, fruit cocktail, tapioca pudding.

Sept. 18 — Meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, roll and butter, dessert.

Sept. 19 — Breaded tilapia with tartar sauce, American fries, mixed vegetables, banana, bread.

Putnam County SchoolsBreakfast

Sept. 15 — French toast with syrup or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Sept. 16 — Breakfast quesadilla or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Sept. 17 — Scrambled eggs with toast or cereal, fruit, juice, milk.

Sept. 18 — Cereal and toast, fruit, gogurt, juice, milk.

Sept. 19 — Whole grain muffin or cereal, yogurt cup, fruit, juice, milk.

LunchSept. 15 — Chicken strips, baked

beans, baby carrots, mixed fruit, milk.Sept. 16 — Sub sandwich on

whole grain bun, pickles, green beans, mandarin oranges, milk.

Sept. 17 — Corn dog nuggets, tri-tator, apple, frozen yogurt, milk.

Sept. 18 — Junior high/high school – Salad bar; elementary/pri-mary – Grilled chicken sandwich on whole grain bun with tomato, apple chips, pretzels, milk.

Sept. 19 — Cheese stuffed breadsticks with marinara sauce, corn, applesauce, sherbet, milk.

IVCH will offer flu clinics in September and OctoberPERU — Illinois Valley Communi-

ty Hospital has set dates for five pub-lic flu immunization clinics at five locations in September and October. IVCH nurses will be giving flu shots from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Illi-nois Valley YMCA in Peru; from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 23 at Liberty Village in Peru; from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 at IVCH in Peru; from 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 8

in the IVCH room at the Peru mall; and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 23 at Illinois Valley Community College.

Pediatric doses of the vaccination will be available from the LaSalle County Health Department at the Oct. 8 clinic only.

Flu shots are also available at the IVCH FastCare walk-in clinic at the Peru Walmart.

The pneumonia vaccine, which requires a doctor’s order, will also be available at the flu clinics.

The fee to receive a flu shot is $30 and $85 for the pneumonia shots. Medicare assignment will be accepted with proof of Medicare Part B eligibility.

For more information, call Joan Fernandez at 815-780-4618.

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IVSO concert season begins Sept. 21LASALLE — Under the

artistic music director and conductor, Lucia Matos, the Illinois Valley Sympho-ny Orchestra will present its 65th season of yearly concerts, and it is commit-ted to perform at the high-est possible level for the enjoyment of the people of the Illinois Valley. The orchestra is presenting a pleasant musical array of orchestral music, which provides enjoyment for all those who attend.

The season will begin with a pops concert in the Princeton High School auditorium at 3 p.m. Sept. 21. The concert will fea-ture Kate Tombaugh, a mezzo-soprano who will perform several selections from Carmen, and also Sondheim’s “Send in the Clowns,” Richard Rogers/Warrington’s “Sound of Music” and Richard Rog-ers’ “State Fair: It’s a Grand Night for Singing.”

The group is very for-

tunate to have Casey McGrath, violinist, as a replacement for Faye See-man, harpist, who was injured and is unable to perform at the Oct. 25 4 p.m. concert at the LaSal-le-Peru High School Audi-torium. McGrath holds a doctorate in violin perfor-mance from the University of Illinois School of Music and a Master’s of Music in violin from the Cincin-nati Conservatory. She will be playing Sarasate, Pablo de Zigeunerweisen and OP.20. The orchestra will also be playing Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, and Op.35.

The Dec. 31 concert at 4 p.m. will be held in the Ottawa High School audi-torium and feature Dane Suarez, a tenor and Princ-eton native. Hailed for his “sterling vocal qualities,” Suarez is a 2014 National Semi-Finalist of the Met-ropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and will

perform on the Met stage in March to compete for the national title. Also fea-tured is Sue Gillio, who will solo with the orchestra in a concert of holiday music the whole family will enjoy. Gillio is an internationally-known flutist, having been a part of the Rome Festi-val Orchestra. She is also the owner of Music Suite 408. She holds a master of arts with emphasis in flute performance, and is also principal flute of the Illinois Valley Symphony. She will be playing John Rutter’s Suite for flue flute, harpsichord and strings.

At 3 p.m. March 1, win-ners of the IVSO 2015 Young Performers Compe-tition will be featured solo-

ists. For those wishing to enter this competition, it is being held on Jan. 3, 2015, at the LaSalle-Peru High School auditorium.

The May 9 concert, set for 4 p.m., will highlight a rising star, pianist Joseph Kigma, who came to IVSO highly recommended. He will be performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor and Bachianos Brasileras No. 7 by Villa-Lobos at the Illinois Valley Community College.

Season tickets are avail-able at www.ivso.org and at the door. Individual admission is $15 for adults, $5 for students, kindergar-ten-college, with identifi-cation. For more informa-tion, visit www.ivso.org.

PCHS Class of ‘75 reunion

Theorem painting workshop set for Sept. 27

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

Menu choices will include fried chicken,

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

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

PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Council will present a Melody Best the-orem painting workshop from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27.

This theorem painting class couldn’t be a faster and easier way to learn how to paint than using this early 19th Century technique of painting. Par-ticipants will learn how to use paint, color and how to use value in creating a realistic painting of flow-ers and fruit. Using Melo-dy’s templates and paint-ing materials, you will

have plenty of time to fin-ish two paintings to frame or give as gifts. All supplies are furnished, and all skill levels accepted. No previ-ous painting experience required. Participants should bring a sack lunch. Drinks will be provided.

The cost is $60 for PAC members, $65 for non-members. The registra-tion deadline is Sept. 25. To register, call the Prairie Arts Center at 815-875-2787 or mail a check to the Prairie Arts Council, 24 Park Ave. East, Princeton, IL 61356.

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Relay for Life team holding butterbraid saleHENNEPIN — Relay for

Life’s Team Hennepin will be holding a butterbraid coffee cake and cookie sale with ordering available to Oct. 17.

The frozen coffee cakes and cookie dough will be delivered on Nov. 7.

Items selling for $12 include apple, Bavar-ian cream/chocolate icing, blueberry cream cheese, caramel, cherry, cinnamon, cream cheese, raspberry and strawberry cream cheese for coffee cakes and M&M cookie bits, chocolate chip, oat-meal raisin, snickerdoo-dles and white chunk mac-adamia nut cookies.

Double chocolate coffee cakes are $13. Coffee cakes are 22 ounces and serve 11 people.

Cookie dough is two pounds, enough for 32 cookies.

Also available for $12 are four apple dumplings — a whole apple surrounded by flaky dough and topped with cinnamon sauce — and a 22-ounce pumpkin roll made with confec-tioner’s sugar and cream cheese filling.

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

Hennepin to hold scarecrow contestHENNEPIN — The village of Hen-

nepin will host the first ever Scare-crow Decorating Contest in conjunc-tion with this year’s Harvest Home Festival on Sept. 20.

All businesses are encouraged to display a scarecrow that best rep-resents their business. Scarecrows should be placed in front of the busi-ness or on High or Court streets in either village park. Any organizations wanting to participate can also use property in either village park. To place a scarecrow in the park, contact Matthew Dean at 815-303-3536.

Decorating can begin on Sept. 13

and decorated scarecrows must be on display by Sept. 18. A sign may be attached to the scarecrow to adver-tise your business or organization.

Prizes will be awarded to the best in show for organization, business and residential. The residential win-ner will also earn $40. Decorations should remain up and maintained through Halloween, but removed no later than Nov. 9.

• Scarecrows may not be affixed to any currently standing village street signs, utility poles or business sig-nage without the consent of the busi-ness.

• Scarecrows should be secured to the ground by metal fence stakes.

• Keep scarecrows family-oriented; no beer, liquor or gambling signs will be permitted.

• Participants are obligated to con-tact private property owners if neces-sary to display scarecrows.

• Decorations must be maintained and kept neat or they will be removed by the village maintenance crew.

• Scarecrows cannot obstruct crosswalks or line-of-sight at inter-sections.

Judging will be after 5 p.m. on Sept. 19.

Genealogy classes for beginnersPRINCETON — Beginning gene-

alogy level classes are again being offered to the public by the Bureau County Genealogy Society at the Society library located at 629 S. Main St. in Princeton.

These classes will be taught by Eva Blanco, a local skilled genealogist and

teacher. Pre-registration, although not necessary, is encouraged and can be done by mail to the society address above or by calling 815-879-3133.

The classes, which involve a $30 fee, will begin on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. and will continue on the evenings of Oct. 1, 8, and 15. Classes will conclude by 9 p.m.

Those attending may wish to bring a notebook for personal notes.

The classes will cover sources (local, state and national), organi-zation of research and computer research opportunities. One does not need to have Bureau County ances-tors to be involved in these classes.

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VILLAGE OF MARKANNUAL MUNICIPAL TREASURER’S REPORT

Year Ended April 30, 2014REVENUE SUMMARY

GENERAL FUND 2014Property Tax $23,138Income Tax 59,348Sales Tax 3,298,961Use Tax 9,474Gaming Tax 1,911Utility Tax 5,231Personal Property Replacement Tax 429Permits, Licenses, Fines 2,532Interest Earned 4,376Infrastructure Maintenance Fee 9,653Settlement Income 537,254Sale of Equipment 8,725Other 1,564

Total General Fund Revenue $ $3,962,596MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDMotor Fuel Tax $15,765Interest Earned 101

Total MFT Revenue $15,866REVOLVING LOAN FUNDInterest Earned $1,360

Total Revolving Loan Revenue $1,360WATER-SEWER-GARBAGE FUNDWater Revenues $74,849Sewer Revenues 28,097Garbage Revenues 46,291Capital Improvements Fees 3,231Debt Service Fees 14,359Other 3,083Interest Revenue 138Total Water-Sewer-Garbage Revenue $170,048

EXPENDITURE SUMMARYEuclid Beverage $2,545Cargill, Inc. 2,564Complete Integration and Service 3,464Grassers 4,392Sorling Northrup 5,539Hopkins & Associates, CPAs 6,220Palos Sports, Inc. 6,847Toedter Oil 7,352J & M Display 10,500

Al Cioni’s Ford 10,502Pederson Construction 12,732AmerenIP 13,298Brown Udell Pomerantz & Delrahim, Ltd. 14,230IML Risk Management 16,951Schweikert and Gannasin 21,653Gensini Excavating 54,667McClure Engineering 126,875Hartney Fuel Oil 258,944Advanced Asphalt Co. 489,181Mansfield Oil Co. 1,731,711Viking 7,049JW Ossola Co., Inc. 26,595Village of Granville 31,688Waste Management 45,968Cornbelt Energy 12,714Total Vendors Paid in Excess of $2,500 $2,924,179

SALARY SCHEDULEEmployees earning less than $25,000Frank Niewinski, Stacy Veronda, Linda Beattie, Steve Faletti, Len Bertuli, ScottHultz, Ray Veronda, Jerry Urnikis, Ray Johnson, Arthur Ramey, Brett Calbow,Jacob Bush, Jacob Frund, Jason Spradling, Tim Margis, Brian Gonet, Dave Go-risek, Donald Troglio, Edward Daniels, Jake Cimei, Chad Tonozzi,Employees earning between $25,000 - $49,999Employees earning between $50,000 - $74,999Michael Holmes

FINANCIAL SUMMARYGeneral Special Revenues Enterprise

Revenues 3,962,596 17,226 170,048Expenditures 3,243,035 1,425 298,243Excess of Revenues

Over/(Under) Expenditures 719,561 15,801 (128,195)Transfers In - - 15,000Transfers Out 15,000Other - -Net Increase (Decrease)

in Fund Balance 704,561 15,801 (113,195)Prior Year Fund Balance 1,064,293 250,460 2,298,023Current Year Fund Balance 1,768,854 266,261 2,184,828

I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’s Reportof the Village of Mark, for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.

NOTARY PUBLICLinda Beattie, Village Treasurer

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Princeton Lions Club/Moose Pancake Breakfast – Start Sunday off right! Stop by the Princeton Moose Lodge for the Lions Club/Moose Pancake Breakfast. 1339 North Euclid Avenue. Pancakes flip from 7:00am until 12:00pm.Homestead Flea Market – What treasures will you discover? Visit the Bureau County Fairgrounds and find out. Doors open at 8:00am and close at 2:00pm. Admission is only $134th Homestead Festival Car Show - Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be given for each class. Dash plaques to first 200 registered. Registration will be 8:00am to 12:00pm with a fee of $15. Judging will take place from 12:00pm to 1:30pm with the presentation of awards at 3:00pm.4th Annual BBQ Rib Cook-Off – Bring your grills to the Central Bank parking lot on Sunday and showcase your skills in our 4th annual BBQ Rib Cook-Off! Cash Prizes! $500 to the winner! Judging starts at 3:00p. Those interested can obtain more information from Rick Clary – (815) 875-3461.Prairie Arts Council – Richard Widmark biography as seen on ‘Biography: Strength of Characters’. A moderator will be available to discuss the biography as well as the Widmark posters and memorabilia which will be available for viewing in the West Gallery. 24 Park Avenue West. from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Biography and exhibit are free!Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show – Discover beautiful, one-of-a-kind creations from a variety of vendors at our craft show. Show runs both Saturday and Sunday. Bureau County Courthouse Lawn. Sunday hours are 10:00a to 4:00p.

Jazz Worship Service – The entire community is invited to St. Matthews Lutheran Church for the mellow sounds of the Jimmy Valentine Jazz Quintet. 416 Dover Road. Sunday at 10:30am.Bureau County Pork Producers BBQ – For over 30 years the Bureau County Pork producers have served tasty butterfly pork chops at the Festival. Soldiersa nd Sailors Park. Sunday serving hours are 10:30am to 3:00pm. Don’t miss out!Tri County Humane Society – Fundraiser! Events include pet contests, chili cook-off, silent auction, Canine Good Citizenship and Therapy Dog International Testing, agility and fly ball demo, vendor tables, tee shirt sales, Humane Society 50/50 raffle and much more. Princeton Animal Care Clinic. 1616 North Main. Sunday 11:00am to 3:00pm. Children’s Tractor Pull – This event is for children ages 4 thru 12. Soldiers and Sailors Park. Registration begins at 12:00pm. Pulls start at 12:30pm and run until approximately 2:30pm. Sponsor - Diller Rodand Bureau County Farm Bureau.Miller’s Petting Zoo – A zoo with a proverbial ark of creatures. Included in the zoo are goats, pot belly pigs, chickens, ducks, alpaca, donkeys and more. Free admission. Soldiers and Sailors Park. 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Sponsor- Perry Memorial Hospital and Princeton Park District Foundation.Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours – Free tours of the Owen Lovejoy Homestead continue on Sunday. Homestead History! Tours available 1:00pm to 5:00pm.Homestead Festival 50/50 Raffle Drawing – Got your tickets? Across from the Apollo Theater. Approximately 3:30pm.

Underground Railroad 5K Race - Our 22nd annual 5K Race/Walk. The race begins and ends at the Bureau County Metro Center. Registration at 7:00am and race starts at 8:00a. 837 Park Avenue West. Lace ‘em up! Sponsor - Princeton Park District and WZOE Radio.Children’s Fun Fair – Get the kids off the couch, skip the Saturday morning cartoons and come out for the fun. Games, prizes, laughter and most of all a great time. 606 South Main Street (Pleasant Street Parking Lot). 9:00am to 11:00am. Sponsor – Heartland Bank and Trust Co.Princeton High School Tours – Hey Tiger fans and Tiger alumni, here is your chance to take a peek into today’s PHS. Tours available from 9:00am to 11:00am.Sponsor – Princeton Public Schools Foundation. Go Big Blue!.Bureau County Pork Producers BBQ - For over 30 years the Bureau County Pork producers have served buttery pork chops for the Festival at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Saturday serving hours are 10:30am to 5:30pm. Don’t miss out!.Pie Baking Contest – Showcase your skill. Bring your contest entry to Soldiers and Sailors Park by 9:00am. No entry fee. Bring some dough, the pie auction starts at noon! Lard not required. Sponsor – Bureau County Home and Community Education..Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours – Free tours of the Owen Lovejoy Homestead continue on Saturday. Learn some Homestead history without the quiz! Tours available 10:00am to 12:00pm (noon) and again from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.Stamp Cancellation – Homestead 2014. Don’t forget to get your special Homestead Festival postage stamp cancellation. Princeton Post Office. Stop in between 9:00am and 12:00pm on Saturday.Beta Sigma Phi Arts & Crafts Show – Discover beautiful, one-of-a-kind creations from a variety of vendors at our craft show. Show runs both Saturday andSunday. Bureau County Courthouse Lawn. Saturday hours are 9:00am to 6:00pm.Prairie Arts Council – The Prairie Arts Center will present a biography of Richard Widmark as seen on ‘Biography: Strength of Characters’. A moderator

will be available to discuss the biography as well as the Widmark posters and memorabilia which will be available for viewing in the West Gallery. 24 Park Avenue West. Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Biography and exhibit are free!Helicopter Rides – See the 2014 Homestead Festival from the sky! Lift off from Sullivan’s parking lot. $30 per person. It is a chance of a lifetime. Bring a friend!Departures from 12:00pm to Sunset. Sponsor – Nelson EnterprisesWindow Displays – Take a stroll down our Historic Main Street to view our themed window displays. Our business districts, both north and south will take you ‘Back in the Day’. Contest winners will be announced during the Friday Festival announcements.Homestead Festival Parade – Several thousand people will once again line Princeton’s Historic Main Street for the signature event of the weekend! Over 120 entries are expected to make the 1 ½ mile trek from the north end to the south end of Princeton. Entries include the South Shore Drill Team, Those FunnyLittle People, The Jesse White Tumblers and of course, the Class of 1992. Parade starts at 1:30p but the lawn chairs start to appear on Friday!.James Armstrong Blues Concert – New for 2014! Born in Los Angeles, California, Armstrong formed his first band in the seventh grade and by the age of 17 he was touring the country. Food, beverages and spirits provided by Princeton Park District. Get your ‘blues on’ from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Sponsor – Heartland Bank and Trust Co.Princeton Jaycees Bags Tournament – Prove your skill! Cash prizes! Beer Garden will be open. Grab your partner and get to Darius Miller Park . Cash prizes! Bags fly at 6:30pm.Princeton Jaycees Beer Garden / Hairbanger’s Ball – They’re back! Hairbanger’s Ball drew rave reviews last year…so we brought ‘em back for Homestead Festival 2014. The music you grew up with. 80’s and 90’s. Live at Darius Miller Park. Food, beverages and spirits will be available. Gates will open at 8:00pm. Music from 8:30pm to 12:30am.

Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours – Built in 1837 and designated a National Landmark in 1997, this piece of Princeton history will fascinate you. The Lovejoy Home served as an Underground Railroad station in the 1850’s. East Peru Street. Free Tour 1:00pm to 5:00pm.Bureau County Historical Society – Tour the Clark-Norris Home and the Newell-Bryant House. 109 Park Avenue West. 1:00pm to 5:00pmPrinceton Junior Women’s Club – Bring your appetite, the Princeton Junior Women’s Club will be serving pulled pork barbeque dinners and hosting the annual ice cream social. You’ll find them under the tent at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Get there before they sell out! 5:00pm to 9:00pm.Bureau County Community Band – Bring your lawn chair, sit back and relax to the upbeat sounds of the Princeton Community Band. Soldiers and Sailors Park. 5:30pm to 6:15pm.Homestead Festival Announcements – Princeton Junior Women’s Club Baby Contest Winners, Window Display Contest Winners, Steering Committee Introductions and Grand Marshal Introduction. Soldiers and Sailors Park. 6:15pm.Window Display Contest – Take a stroll down our Historic Main Street to view attractive window displays. Our business districts, north and south will show everyone that It’s Good To Be Home! Contest winners announced Friday during the Festival Announcements.

Twilight Horse Drawn Wagon Rides – Maybe a stroll down our Historic Main Street is too much work. If so, stop by Soldiers and Sailors Park and hop on our horse powered wagon. Arrivals and departures from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Sponsor - Pioneer Production Plant.Those Funny Little People - Look for ‘Those Funny Little People’ on Friday night at Soldiers and Sailors Park and again on Saturday in the Homestead Parade! You’ll go ‘Back in the Day’ with ‘Those Funny Little People! Bring the kids for pictures!.The Generics – Rock it out on Main Street with the Generics and their ‘Black Top Hop’. Also appearing, ‘Those Funny Little People’. Soldiers and Sailors Park. 7:00pm to 9:00pm.Richard Widmark – The Apollo Theater. The Apollo Theater presents Princeton’s own, Richard Widmark in the 1959 movie, ‘The Trap’. Widmark grew up in Princeton and starred in over 60 films. 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. Apollo Theater. One show only. Doors open at 8:00p. Movie runs from 9:00pm to 10:30pm.Princeton Jaycees Beer Garden – Music and entertainment by Snapshot. Darius Miller Park. Gates open at 8:00pm, music from 8:30pm to 12:30am.

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