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The News has been all over the globe, and now it’s your turn! Take a paper with you on vacation or whenever you travel, snap a pho- to, and send it to [email protected] The Stark County News Advertise your garage sale in the Prairie Shopper and The Stark County News! By Jason Musselman [email protected] Toulon City Mayor Larry Hollis said Mon- day night that he and the council will pursue the al- leged misuse of city funds further, as first reported by The News. Jim Nowlan of The News was on hand to in- form the council that we had received a copy of the Illinois State Police’s inves- tigation report and were releasing an article this week in regards to its sub- stance, or lack thereof. The report came to no conclu- sions and merely inter- viewed two people. Nowlan also informed Mayor Hollis and the coun- cil of The News’ intentions to follow up with an edi- torial requesting the city continue with the investi- gation and refer the mat- ter to the State’s Attorney and/or pursue restitution in civil action. The News had interviewed Hollis on Saturday and had pressed both options through questions. It was after Now- lan’s comments that Hollis spoke to the council and informed them and the audience that he did plan to continue with the inves- tigation. Hollis stated he had talked to State’s Attorney Jim Owens earlier in the day and he’s willing to sit down with Hollis, city at- torney Bruce Fehrenbach- er and another council member to review all the material again. “[The State Police] didn’t recommend or not recommend prosecution,” said Hollis. He explained he may have misspoke or wasn’t clear when he ear- lier said the ISP recom- mend no action. “In fact, they saw the article where I was quoted saying that and they weren’t happy. They don’t make recom- mendations.” “I was a little disap- pointed when I found out what they actually had done,” commented Hollis By John A. Ballentine [email protected] Bradford’s police chief has submitted his letter of resignation to the village board effective February 28. Pat Horrie informed the board Monday eve- ning during the regularly scheduled monthly meet- ing of his decision. President Pro Tem Tony Carlton read Horrie’s resignation letter, “Effec- tive February 28, 2015 I am resigning my position as Chief of Police for the Vil- lage of Bradford. I would like to thank those board employees and police of- ficers for their help and cooperation to make the Village of Bradford a better community. “The police depart- ment is now meeting state standards of required re- porting evidence, proce- dures and juvenile record keeping. Sincerely, Pat Horrie, Chief of Police.” The board accepted Hor- rie’s resignation. Carlton later read an appointment letter from President Pro Tem Henry Waldinger, “I hereby ap- point Landon Horrie as police chief due to the res- ignation of Police Chief Pat Horrie… Sincerely, Henry Waldinger, Village Presi- dent.” In Pat Horrie’s police report to the board, he ad- vised them of the Law En- forcement Support Office (LESO) investigation. Hor- rie stated, “On October, 2014 the Bradford Police Department was notified by LESO that a new LESO mandatory inventory pro- gram was implemented requiring all police agen- cies in the LESO program to verify certain equip- ment obtained through the LESO-1033 program was in their inventory.” Horrie said that he in- vestigated the list of items By Jim Nowlan [email protected] A brief, seven-para- graph report by the Il- linois State Police sheds little light on the allega- tions made by The News in 2014 about possible purchasing irregulari- ties by former city em- ployee Shane Milroy of Kewanee. The City of Toulon requested that the Illi- nois State Police investi- gate the allegations. The News reviewed purchases at Menard’s made for the city by now retired city employee Shane Milroy during 2012-13 and found more than $6,800 in question- able charges, including $1,593 for click bam- boo flooring, $1,500 for three counter tops, $835 for ceramic tile, $239 for pottery vases and $345 for nine area rugs. None of these items, all of which are tax-ex- empt, are to be found on city premises, so far as The News can deter- mine. In response to the allegations by this news- paper, present Tou- lon Mayor Larry Hollis turned over some of the hundreds of purchase or- ders at Menard’s to the Il- linois State Police, which conducted interviews with former Toulon mayor Rick Collins and present Tou- lon Council Finance Com- mittee chair Rob Finney in June 2014. Milroy, who retired at the end of October 2013, refused to be interviewed by District 8 State police investigators. The items indentified above were not found on city premises, based on a tour of city properties in 2014 by News staff in the company of Mayor Larry Hollis and city employee Mike Richardson. On June 6 of 2014, state police troopers inter- viewed Toulon City Coun- cil Finance Committee Chair Rob Finney for half an hour. On June 11, the state police interviewed Listed below are some of the items purchased for the City of Toulon at Menard’s in Kewanee by now retired employee Shane Milroy during the period 2012-2013. These items were not discovered on a tour given by the City of city premises: • Click bamboo flooring, $1,593 • Tankless water heater, $1,199 • Ceramic floor tile, $835 • Colorado series quartz counter top, $1,140 (special order) • Granite counter top, $299 • Counter top, $99 • Hand railing materials, $107 • Pottery vases, $239 • Nine area rugs, $345 • 12-foot woven carpet, $86 • iPod docking station, $72 • 12-inch pizza oven, $50 • Three dehumidifiers, $600 • Vanity mirror, $90 • Candy, totaling $204 • Six shepherd’s hooks for hanging plants, $37 Milroy refuses to talk with State Police Report sheds little light on Toulon complaint about the relatively empty report. In response to The News’ question of restitu- tion, Hollis says that may be something down the line that comes up, adding “it’s an ongoing thing that seems to drag on, I know.” City of Toulon: We will continue investigation A STARK COUNTY NEWS INVESTIGATION Bradford Police Chief Horrie resigns; new chief appointed LESO investigation; Mason questions board Stark County Elementary Parents Club members (l-r) Crystal West, Stacy Unhold, Melissa Jackson Nagode and Jill Finnegan are pictured with some of the donated items for their annual dinner and auction. Story on page 8! SCN photo (continued on page 9) (continued on page 9) (continued on page 8) Trivia Night Wyoming Lions hold pancake breakfast and helping those with vision problems PAGE SEVEN PAGE SEVEN Lady Rebels in regionals, Rebels wrap up season next week

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SPORTSPAGE 12

Where in the World is The Stark County News?

The News has been all over the globe, and now it’s your turn! Take a paper with you on vacation or whenever you travel, snap a pho-to, and send it to [email protected]

The Stark County News

Advertise your garage sale in the

Prairie Shopper and The Stark County News!

By Jason [email protected]

Toulon City Mayor Larry Hollis said Mon-day night that he and the council will pursue the al-leged misuse of city funds further, as first reported by The News.

Jim Nowlan of The News was on hand to in-form the council that we had received a copy of the Illinois State Police’s inves-tigation report and were releasing an article this week in regards to its sub-stance, or lack thereof. The report came to no conclu-sions and merely inter-viewed two people.

Nowlan also informed Mayor Hollis and the coun-cil of The News’ intentions to follow up with an edi-torial requesting the city continue with the investi-gation and refer the mat-ter to the State’s Attorney and/or pursue restitution in civil action. The News had interviewed Hollis on Saturday and had pressed both options through questions.

It was after Now-lan’s comments that Hollis spoke to the council and informed them and the audience that he did plan to continue with the inves-tigation.

Hollis stated he had talked to State’s Attorney Jim Owens earlier in the day and he’s willing to sit down with Hollis, city at-torney Bruce Fehrenbach-er and another council member to review all the material again.

“[The State Police] didn’t recommend or not recommend prosecution,” said Hollis. He explained he may have misspoke or wasn’t clear when he ear-lier said the ISP recom-mend no action. “In fact, they saw the article where I was quoted saying that and they weren’t happy. They don’t make recom-mendations.”

“I was a little disap-pointed when I found out what they actually had done,” commented Hollis

By John A. [email protected]

Bradford’s police chief has submitted his letter of resignation to the village board effective February 28. Pat Horrie informed the board Monday eve-ning during the regularly scheduled monthly meet-ing of his decision.

President Pro Tem Tony Carlton read Horrie’s resignation letter, “Effec-tive February 28, 2015 I am resigning my position as Chief of Police for the Vil-lage of Bradford. I would like to thank those board employees and police of-ficers for their help and

cooperation to make the Village of Bradford a better community.

“The police depart-ment is now meeting state standards of required re-porting evidence, proce-dures and juvenile record keeping. Sincerely, Pat Horrie, Chief of Police.” The board accepted Hor-rie’s resignation.

Carlton later read an appointment letter from President Pro Tem Henry Waldinger, “I hereby ap-point Landon Horrie as police chief due to the res-ignation of Police Chief Pat Horrie… Sincerely, Henry Waldinger, Village Presi-

dent.”In Pat Horrie’s police

report to the board, he ad-vised them of the Law En-forcement Support Office (LESO) investigation. Hor-rie stated, “On October, 2014 the Bradford Police Department was notified by LESO that a new LESO mandatory inventory pro-gram was implemented requiring all police agen-cies in the LESO program to verify certain equip-ment obtained through the LESO-1033 program was in their inventory.”

Horrie said that he in-vestigated the list of items

By Jim [email protected]

A brief, seven-para-graph report by the Il-linois State Police sheds little light on the allega-tions made by The News in 2014 about possible purchasing irregulari-ties by former city em-ployee Shane Milroy of Kewanee.

The City of Toulon requested that the Illi-nois State Police investi-gate the allegations.

The News reviewed purchases at Menard’s made for the city by now retired city employee Shane Milroy during 2012-13 and found more than $6,800 in question-able charges, including $1,593 for click bam-boo flooring, $1,500 for three counter tops, $835 for ceramic tile, $239 for pottery vases and $345 for nine area rugs.

None of these items, all of which are tax-ex-empt, are to be found on city premises, so far as The News can deter-mine.

In response to the allegations by this news-paper, present Tou-lon Mayor Larry Hollis turned over some of the hundreds of purchase or-ders at Menard’s to the Il-linois State Police, which conducted interviews with former Toulon mayor Rick Collins and present Tou-lon Council Finance Com-mittee chair Rob Finney in June 2014.

Milroy, who retired at the end of October 2013,

refused to be interviewed by District 8 State police investigators.

The items indentified above were not found on city premises, based on a

tour of city properties in 2014 by News staff in the company of Mayor Larry Hollis and city employee Mike Richardson.

On June 6 of 2014, state police troopers inter-viewed Toulon City Coun-cil Finance Committee Chair Rob Finney for half an hour. On June 11, the state police interviewed

Listed below are some of the items purchased for the City of Toulon at Menard’s in Kewanee by now retired employee shane Milroy during the period 2012-2013. These items were not discovered on a tour given by the City of city premises:

• Clickbambooflooring,$1,593

• Tanklesswaterheater,$1,199

• Ceramicfloortile,$835• Coloradoseriesquartz

counter top, $1,140 (special order)

• Granitecountertop,$299

• Countertop,$99• Handrailingmaterials,

$107• Potteryvases,$239• Ninearearugs,$345• 12-footwovencarpet,$86

• iPoddockingstation,$72• 12-inchpizzaoven,$50• Threedehumidifiers,$600

• Vanitymirror,$90• Candy,totaling$204• Sixshepherd’shooksfor

hanging plants, $37

Milroy refuses to talk with State PoliceReport sheds little light on Toulon complaint

about the relatively empty report.

In response to The News’ question of restitu-tion, Hollis says that may

be something down the line that comes up, adding “it’s an ongoing thing that seems to drag on, I know.”

City of Toulon: We will continue investigation

A S TA R K C O U N TY N EW S I N V E S T I G AT I O N

Bradford Police Chief Horrie resigns; new chief appointedLESO investigation; Mason questions board

Stark County Elementary Parents Club members (l-r) Crystal West, Stacy unhold, melissa Jackson nagode and Jill Finnegan are pictured with some of the donated items for their annual dinner and auction. Story on page 8!

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(continued on page 8)

Trivia Night

Wyoming Lions hold pancake breakfast and helping those with vision problems

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Lady Rebels in regionals, Rebels wrap up season next week

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Cole and Kari Breese of Lake in the Hills, Illinois are the proud parents of a daughter born Monday January 26, 2015 at Centegra Hospital, McHenry,

Illinois. Taylor Grace weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 20” long.

Paternal Grandparents are Mike and Cathy Breese of Wyoming, Illinois. Maternal grandparents are Craig and Cindy Prisching of Palatine, Illinois.

Maternal great-grandparents are George and Cecilia Prisching of South Barrington, Illinois, and Grace Nord-

lund of Slinger, Wisconsin.

Thursday, February 12Abe Lincoln’s birthday

Friday, February 13Toulon Congregational Church Mission Board Bake

Sale, Connie’s Country Kitchen & SBT lobby, 8:30 a.m.Saturday, February 14

Valentine’s DayBradford Fireman’s Ball, Bradford Legion building,

8 p.m. to midnightMonday, February 16

Alzheimer Support Group meeting, Toulon Library, 3 p.m.

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

Mardi GrasToulon Women’s Auxiliary meeting, Legion

building, 6:30 p.m.Bradford School Board meeting, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 18Ash Wednesday

February 13Garl & Nancy Forrest

February 14Larry & Janet Eble

February 17Tom & Cindy Milburn – Kewanee

February 18Tony & Teresa Carlton - Bradford

February 13Scott Packee

Patrick Goforth – BradfordJessica Blair – Galva

February 14Harold Ely – Toulon

February 15Bok Soon Pearson

Roselyn Rebholz – BradfordEd Webster – LaFayette

February 16Tammy Malone – Wyoming

Butch Plotner February 17

Julie Loper – KewaneeHarold Scott February 18

Ann Turnbull – KewaneeCharles McRell – Toulon

taylor Grace Breese

Members of the eagles relay For Life team from stark County helped kick off the relay year at the annual Chocolate Fest held at the Kewanee elks Lodge. the local team will be holding various fundraisers throughout the year leading up to the relay to be held on saturday, August 8 at Windmont park in Kewanee. the hours for this year’s event have changed and will be from 1 p.m. until 11 p.m.

The annual George Washington Tea held by Kewanee Chapter Daugh-ters of the American Revo-lution is set for Sunday, February 15 at 1 p.m. in the lower level of the First United Methodist Church, Kewanee.

One honoree has been

Chocolate Fest kicks of Relay For Life season

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Good Citizenship awards to be presented by DAR

chosen from each of the following high schools: Ke-wanee, Wethersfield, Stark County and Galva. Each of them will read the essay they have written for the contest. Parents and fam-ily members are also invit-ed, but RSVP’s should be phoned in to Donna Kay

Elliott at 309-286-2901.DAR member Cleta

Riggins will portray Henry Knox, George Washington’s Secretary of War for the program. Becky Heaton and Margie Tossell will be the hostesses.

Rock Island - Four of Augustana’s choirs per-formed their annual win-ter concert on Saturday, February 7. More than 100 student musicians, including Alexandra Nusz of Wyoming, shared their talents with the Augustana community. Participating choirs included Cantilena Augustana, Kammarkor, Wennerberg Men’s Cho-rus and Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble. The Webster Competition winners were also featured.

Nusz performed in Augustana Winter Concert

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Cooking with Cristin Welcome to Cook-

ing with Cristin! Simple, simple,

simple! Butter beef makes great use of your Crock Pot

and your time. The smell of warm beef cooking when you en-

ter your home at night is so comforting, not to mention that dinner is ready. Eat well!

BUTTER BEEF

3 pounds cubed beef stew meat, sirloin, or roast

½ cup butter 1 package of dry onion soup mix

Place the beef in the bottom of a crock pot. Sprinkle the

onion soup mix all over the beef. Put pats of but-ter all over

the beef and onion soup mix. Cover, and cook on low for 8 hours. Stir once or twice while cooking. Serve over butter noodles.

Note: This recipe can be doubled very easily. Also, instead of serving with noodles, serve with your fa-vorite vegetables.

Helpful Hint: My Crock Pot is newer and seems very hot. Whenever I cook on low, at the end of the cooking time, any food I have cooked in the pot is always boiling! This should not be. I usually reduce the cooking times by about an hour or two. I cooked the Butter Beef for 6 hours and it was great. (One exception; if you have more than 3 lbs. of beef, it will take longer to cook). I’m looking for another Crock

Pot that also has a timer built-in, as wellas lower cooking temperatures.Food for Thought: A birth certificate shows

you were born, a death certificate shows you died, but a photo album shows you lived!

Pray for peace. Show love and kindness. The world is still a good place to live, de-spite people who are evil.

Here’s Cooking at You!Cristin

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Q. The United States has had three consecutive left-handed Presidents. Who were they?

A. Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clin-ton (in order).

Q. Which President had the most states admit-ted to the Union during his presidency?

A. Zachary Taylor.

Q. Some say there is a curse on American Presi-dents elected in a year that ends in zero. Seven presi-dents in a row (elected in a year that ended in zero) died in office. Who were they?

A. William H. Har-rison, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, Warren Harding, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy. Ronald Reagan was shot, but survived.

Q. How did the curse originate?

A. Legend has it that, after the battle of Tippeca-noe in 1811, the Shawnee chief Tecumseh sent Gen. William Henry Harrison a message. Delivered by released prisoners, the chief’s words are supposed to have been a prophecy that history has labeled “Tecumseh’s Curse”: “Har-rison will not win this year to be the great chief. But he may win next year. If he does ... he will not fin-ish his term. He will die in office.”

Q. Which president had the most assassina-tion attempts.

A. Gerald Ford.

Q. Who is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms?

A. Grover Cleveland.

Q. What college had educated the most presi-dents?

A. Harvard – 7 presi-dents; Yale – 5; William and Mary – 3; West Point – 2.

Q. Which presidents had the shortest and lon-gest inaugural speech?

A. Shortest – George Washington, 135 words. Longest – William H. Har-rison, 8,444 words.

Q. Who was the first president to have a Christ-mas tree in the White House?

A. Franklin Pierce.

Q. Who was the first President to hold a press conference on tv?

A. John F. Kennedy.

Q. Who was the first president to call his resi-dence in Washington D.C. the “White House?”

A. Theodore Roosevelt. Prior to his term it had been called the Executive Mansion or President’s House.

Q. Which president established the first na-tional park and which park was it?

A. Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the first national park on March 1, 1872.

Q. Who was the first president born in a hospi-tal?

A. Jimmy Carter.

Q. Who was the oldest elected President?

A. Ronald Reagan at age 69.

Q. Which President is credited with deriving the word okay and o.k.?

www.countyenews.com February 16 is President’s DayPresidential Trivia

East Peoria- Illinois Central College, East Peoria, released the names of students who earned Dean’s List honors during the Fall 2014 semester. The following lo-cal students received the honor:

Lisa Durbin, Hannah Holland, and Dustina Stevens, all of Bradford; Philip Braker of Speer; and Derek Gray of Toulon.

President’s List Honors at Illinois Central College These local students received the honor for Fall

2014 semester:Candace Stahl of Bradford and Jennifer Schraeder of

Wyoming.

Dean’s and President’s List Honors at ICC

A. Martin Van Bu-ren. He was raised in Kin-derhook, New York and became known as Old Kinderhook. It became shortened to O.K. and eventually became the word okay.

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Talented Stark County High student Tasji Bach-man was in Nashville over the holiday break cutting her debut single song, “My First Kiss,” which came out February 10 on iTunes. Let us hope this kick-starts a great career for Tasji.

Tasji is the daughter of Eric and Kyungae Bach-man of Toulon.

According to the Il-linois Department of Em-ployment Security, Stark County recorded an un-employment rate of 9 percent in December, the highest in the state, which

County Watch — Tasji; unemployment; video gaming; music

By Jim [email protected]

is certainly an unfortunate factoid. The rate for the United States overall was 5.4 percent and that for Il-linois was 5.7 percent.

Unemployment rates for nearby counties were much lower than for Stark: Henry, 6 percent; Bureau, 7.4; Knox 6.2, and Peoria, 6.7 percent.

The Illinois Gaming Board recently released a report on video gaming in the state. Of the nearly 20,000 video terminals ac-tive in the state, only 15 are located in Stark County.

Nevertheless, $229,000 was lost by gamblers at those 15 terminals in 2014! This figure is called net

terminal income. The net terminal loss

to the state from Stark County was $38.27 per person!

While that figure seems high to me, it pales in comparison with Effing-ham County in southern Illinois where net terminal loss amounted to almost $200 per person in that county.

I was gratified that 70 persons turned out Sun-day for the classical mu-sic program at the Bistro in Toulon; we were busy putting out extra chairs as folks kept streaming in.. The number included 10-20 young high school stu-dents. I hope they enjoyed the program as much as I did.

Several of the students in attendance are also par-ticipating in the forthcom-ing spring musical, “Bye Bye Birdie,” which will be presented April 16-19. Tickets will go on sale at the school soon.

Thanks to following sponsors: Mike and Pat Stahl, State Farm agent Mike and Debbie Bigger, Bob and Julie Mueller, the State Bank of Toulon, and the Stark County Fine Arts Network. Fulvio Zerla and Deb Franklin provided the refreshments, as always.

Pictured above is the promotional cover for the release of Tasji Bachman’s first song.

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Letters in The NewsDear Editor:The LaFayette United

Methodist Church would like to take this opportuni-ty to thank everyone who helped with or attended the Spaghetti Supper held on Saturday, February 7th at the church. As we all know, life is filled with un-expected events and we experienced that Saturday. The Village of LaFayette had a water main break just as preparation was be-ginning for the Spaghetti Supper, which meant no water in the village.

This, as you can imag-ine, brought about some

stress to those who were preparing this meal and to those who were getting last minute details togeth-er at the Church. Without hesitation, prayer warriors were called upon to pray for the church. The “do-ers” of the church put out the word to other parish-ioners and friends of the community. Within a short amount of time, needed water was arriving for cooking, drinks, to wash dishes, hands, etc.... What a blessing!

Next, we needed to provide bathroom facili-ties. A huge THANK YOU

to Roach & Family Septic Service & Excavation who provided some Porta-Pot-ties on such short notice and upon hearing about our plight graciously pro-vided them to us at no cost! The event was a success and many who attended were not even aware that just a short time ago, so many people scurried about to bring it all togeth-er. We have no doubt that God was leading the way. Please accept our sincere thank you for making this event a success and God bless you all!

Kendra Austin

Dear Editor:It seems almost in-

conceivable that in 2008, the voting majority of America could have envi-sioned what has happened to America in the last six years, resulting from their vote to fundamentally transform our Constitu-tion and country.

Obama and his hench-men have put America on the fast track to insolvency with the unprecedented forty percent increase of the national debt in just six years, while the job par-ticipation rate is the lowest since the years of Jimmy Carter. Obama uses the bloated E.P.A. for his foot soldiers, which stand in the way of prosperity, as he ful-fills his campaign promise of shuttling down every business and indus-try he dislikes.

It has been an event-ful six years with a string of scandals ranging from

voter intimidation and arming the drug cartel to leaving four Americans behind to be murdered in Benghazi.

With the passage of ObamaCare, Obama and his socialist Democratic Party has taken away from the individual, their right to select what coverage they want in their health insurance plan, while forc-ing them to pay for much of what they will never need to use.

The absence of lead-ership from the Obama administration and his beloved ring of theft and control, known as the U.N., prove to be feckless against the agenda for a world-wide caliphate by the Islamic Extremists. Both Obama and the U.N. have been motionless as radical Islam purges the Middle East of Christians, many being murdered, as well as young women

being captured for brood purposes of growing the radical Islamic base.

Obama’s appease-ment of America’s enemies is abundantly clear as Iran wears completion of the nuclear weapon, aided by America’s taxpayer dollars and the release of sanc-tions by Obama. Obama continues to release the masterminds of terrorism from Gitmo, while know-ing that thirty percent will soon return to terrorism.

The globalist minded Obama walks around con-gress and tramples on our constitution to appease the evil U.N., and to feed his globalist agenda of “re-making America.”

I am sure there is much more to come from this “out of control admin-istration.” God help us!

Sincerely,Robert Walter

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD

THEME: THE OSCARS

ACROSS1. They can sting6. *Oscar winner Henry Fonda to Peter9. ____ of operation13. Traditional Inuit home14. Site of 2016 Olympics15. Unpleasant airport news16. Beach souvenir17. Australian runner18. On or to one side19. *”The Theory of Every-thing” physicist21. *Filmed over a 12-year period23. Take your pick24. Wild guess25. Bygone bird of New Zealand28. Ogle or gape30. School break35. Great horned ____, pl.37. Make-up artist?39. Blind alternative40. “I’m __ __!”41. Where vows are often exchanged43. Type of track44. Renaissance fiddle46. Deity, in Sanskrit47. A hair treatment48. *Yearly Oscar winner for Best Film Editing50. *Warren Beatty won for directing this flick52. Yellow ___53. “My bad”55. Berg matter57. Thorough61. *”The Unexpected Vir-tue of Ignorance”65. Evian, backwards66. In the past68. Like a gymnast69. Step70. Create with cloth71. Easter’s marshmallow treat72. Church bell sound73. Unagi74. *Academy Award win-ner, _____ Lubitsch

DOWN1. ____ list2. Turkish honorific3. Boatload4. “Roll Out the Barrel”

dance5. Putting on a new sole6. Small amount of residue7. Between “ready and “fire”8. *Meryl Streep was nomi-nated for this 2008 movie9. Netting10. Assortment11. Carpenter’s groove12. Gave the once-over15. A seat by day, a bed by night20. African antelope22. Argo propeller24. Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner, e.g.25. *Alice actress26. Had title to27. Cover story29. *Witherspoon stars in this hiker’s story31. Photoshop option32. Bat dwelling?33. Extra tire34. *Famous march start-ing point36. Leave in, as text38. *Kind of film review42. Forearm bones45. *Nominee three years

in a row49. Decompose51. Claw mark54. _____ of the moon56. Gardening tool57. In or of the present month58. Created in 1949 for security purposes59. Obsolete phone feature60. Bad to the bone61. New Year’s Day game62. Bearing63. *Setting for 1965’s “The Sound of Music”64. Hawk’s aerie, e.g.67. “___ whiz!”

At Georgia Kaolin Company Dr. Murray held several positions: Vice President; Chief Operating Officer and finally Execu-tive Vice President. In 1973 when the owner of Georgia Kaolin died and the com-

pany was sold, Haydn was asked to return to Indiana University as Chairman of the Geology Department, a position he was happy to accept. He remained at Indiana University until he retired at age 70.

During his time at In-diana University, Dr. Mur-ray received numerous awards, published 170 ar-ticles, obtained three pat-ents, wrote the book “Ap-plied Clay Minerals” and was a lead editor of the book “Kaolin Genesis and Utilization.” He consulted for many companies in 54 countries, so he and Juanita travelled the world extensively.

He was asked by the National Research Coun-cil Office of International Affairs to be an expert consultant for AID for International Develop-ment Project in Egypt to evaluate bentonite clays.

The Stark County News • countyenews.com February 12, 2015 • Page 5OBITUARIES

Wyoming - Harold Eugene Bergthold, 89, of Downs, Illinois, formally of Wyoming, Illinois, went to join his family in heav-en on February 2, 2015 at 8 p.m. He passed away at home with his wife, son and daughter by his side.

Harold was born on February 27, 1925 in Bar-ron, Wisconsin, to Is-sac and Rachel (Gill) Bergthold. He married Vivian Knowles on June 5, 1949 in Wyoming. She survives.

Also, surviving are his son, Christopher (Kim) Bergthold; his two daugh-ters, Pam Cunningham and Marlene (Tom) Wells; eight grandchildren, Stan-ley Dean Cunningham, Jr., Amy (Shawn) Marksity, Robert (Sara) Bergthold, Paul (Jessica) Wells, Aaron (Krista) Bergthold, Cole Wells, Allison Wells, Emer-son Wells; and four great-grandchildren; one broth-er, John Bergthold; and a sister, Bonita Utterback. He was preceded in death by his baby son, Harold Eugene Bergthold, Jr., his parents, four brothers and six sisters.

Harold Eugene BergtholdHarold was a World

War II veteran serving in the Marines 3rd Division 1st Battalion, Guard com-

pany 7th service regiment 1944-1946 in the Pacific theatre. He was a mem-ber and former trustee of the Wyoming Methodist Church and helped build the pulpit, electron ta-ble, prayer rails and both crosses at the church. He was a member for 56 years and former commander (1969) of Wyoming Legion Post 91.

He served as a Wyo-ming Volunteer Fire-man for 20 years and was awarded the distinction of being an Honoree Fire Man. Harold was a farmer

and later worked at the State Hospital in Barton-ville, Illinois, for Peoria Construction and was a self-employed contrac-tor, carpenter in the Stark County area for 52 years.

Harold was a loyal Cub fan since 1935 and rarely missed a game. He was an accomplished woodwork-er, liked to pitch horse-shoes, play rummy with his family, hunt and fish and was an avid garden-er. He enjoyed his many friendships over the years at the Wyoming Bowling Alley coffee club. Harold was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 21 at the Wyo-ming United Methodist Church with a military burial ceremony provided by the Wyoming American Legion at the Wyoming Cemetery. Memorial con-tributions may be made to the Wyoming United Methodist Church or the Wyoming American Le-gion.

Harold Bergthold

Dr. Haydn H. Murray, world renowned geologist and longtime professor of geology at Indiana Uni-versity, died on February 4, 2015. He was born in Kewanee, Illinois, on Au-gust 31, 1924 to Ardis and Herbert Murray. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Winston Murray.

He attended a one room school for eight years and graduated from Toulon Township High School third in his class. He was the state clarinet high school champion and was a three letter athlete. He dated his high school sweetheart, Juanita Ap-penheimer, from the first high school dance.

He attended the Uni-versity of Minnesota be-fore leaving to serve in the Army Corps of Engineers. He served in the South Pa-cific in New Guinea and the Philippines. He and Juanita were married in 1944 and they celebrated their 70th wedding anni-versary in December 2014.

Upon his return from serving his country, Haydn attended the University of Illinois where he earned his Bachelors, Masters and PhD in Geology, specializ-ing in Clay Mineralogy. In 1957 he became an asso-ciate professor and a clay mineralogist for the Indi-ana Geological Survey at the University of Indiana. In 1957 Haydn left Indiana University to enter indus-try as Director of Research for Georgia Kaolin Com-pany in New Jersey.

Haydn H. MurrayBetween 1983 and 1986 he made several trips to Egypt which resulted in a new industry to produce drilling muds and foundry clays for Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries.

At Indiana Univer-sity Dr. Murray advised 68 graduate students and was a member of 60 thesis committees. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award by Professional Geologists of Indiana, Honorary Doctor of Sci-ence Degree from Indiana University in 2004 and the Alumni Achievement Award from the Depart-ment of Geology at the University of Illinois in 2004.

Other important achievements included President of the Clay Min-eral Society, President of the Ceramic Association of New Jersey, Member of the Board of Directors for the University of Illinois Alum-ni Association, Speaker of the Year at the Indiana Academy of Science, Dis-tinguished Service Award at Indiana University, Pres-ident of the International Clay Minerals Association, President’s Thomas Hart Benton Medal for Distin-guished Service to Indiana University, Indiana Uni-versity alumni Association Orwig Medal for Distin-guished Service to Indiana University Athletics, and an Honorary Doctorate from The Universidad Na-cional del Sur.

Most notably, Dr. Mur-ray was inducted into the National Academy of Engi-

neers. He was also elected as the faculty representa-tive for athletics to the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA, a position that he enjoyed very much.

During his lifetime, Haydn worked hard, had a great sense of humor and was very considerate of others. His ability to con-nect with everyone he met or interacted with, from fishing guides, laborers, peers or high level foreign dignitaries resulted in ev-eryone holding him in high esteem.

In addition to travel-ing the world, often with his wife Juanita, he spent time with his family, en-joying golfing, reunions, card games, reading, fish-ing and hunting. During

the late 1960’s until the late 1980’s, Haydn and Juanita spent as much time as they were able in St. Croix. In later years he and Juan-ita spent winters in Bonita Springs, Florida.

He will be remem-bered with love by his wife Juanita, their three children, Steven Murray (Nancy) of Houston, Tex-as, Marilyn Elder (Andy) of Zionsville, Indiana, and Lisa Rotskoff (Peter) of Springfield, Illinois, and his grandchildren Saman-tha Murray, Mark Murray (Gretchen), Reed Elder, Blake Elder (Melissa), Case Elder, Grant Rotskoff and great grandchildren, Haydn Murray, Zane Mur-ray and Madison Elder and his many friends.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2015 in the Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union, 900 E. Seventh St, Bloomington, Indiana 47405.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Clay Mineral Society, 3635 Concorde Parkway, Suite 500, Chantilly, VA 20151.

The Funeral Chapel of Powell and Deckard is handling arrangements.

Haydn Murray

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Page 6 • February 12, 2015 The Stark County News • countyenews.comAROUND THE COUNTY

Cub Scout Pack 1851 Raingutter Regatta was held January 26 at Leet United Methodist Church in Bradford. Participants were Connor Scott, Jayden Heartt, Don Barks, Taylor Colgan, Colby Stotler, and Nolan Colgan.

Pictured from Left to Right: Jeanne Carlson, Kelli Humphrey, Darlene Stevens, Missy Schilling, Jessica Hand, Martha Rivera, Pam Stockton, Lisa Pitzer, Heather Haga, Kathy Jenkins, Laurie Streicher, Donna Ericson, Alma Gamboa, RaeAnn Tucker. Health Department clients and patients were welcomed by Department staff members wearing red attire on Friday, February 6. The staff participated in National Wear/Go Red Day. The health designation is a special day during February - American Heart Month - that focuses attention and awareness of women's heart health. Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the US. For more information on the heart health services offered by the Health Department visit their website www.henrystarkhealth.com or find them on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments.

Above, a large crowd of diners enjoyed the annual LaFayette Methodist Church spaghetti supper Saturday, which included salad, bread, dessert and drink all for a free-will donation. Despite a water main break in LaFayette, the annual Methodist Church spaghetti supper was conducted without any other problems and many people were served, plus carry outs, between 4 and 7 p.m. (Water was brought in for the event.)At left, four-year-old Colton Whitcher, son of Brad and Joda, of Neponset, Illinois waits for his spaghetti supper Saturday.

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Eugene and Jane Webster, of LaFayette, are served their spaghetti suppers from Luise Schaffranek at Saturday’s LaFayette Methodist Church’s annual event.

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Wyoming Lions Club President Jim Price poses with the club mascot during their annual pancake brunch, with over 800 pair of eyeglasses that have been turned in over the past year. The Wyoming Lions Club collects eyeglasses which are then distributed to areas of the world where people may not have access to them. The club also collects used hearing aids that can be reused in Illinois for those unable to afford them. Other items that can be turned in for recycling include used cell phones, ink cartridges and keys. The Lions of Illinois Foundation then uses the money from recyclling these items to help fund camps for the blind and hearing impaired, a mobile hearing screening van and other programs.

Above, a group of adults and teens work together to answer trivia questions at the event to raise funds for the After Prom event.

The Stark County High School After Prom com-mittee held a parent/teen trivia night to raise funds for the annual After Prom event. After 10 rounds of play there was a tie for first place between the 5 Mondays and Wise Guys teams.

Team Wise Guys mem-bers included: Marquee Johnston, David Johnston, Aliceann Eagelston, Ryan Breese, Erin Breese, Bill Strode, Theresa Strode, McCauley Johnston, Courtney Ouart and Evan Webber.

Team 5 Mondays members included: Robin Day, Mitch Day, Ken Day, Deb Ryan, Jeanie Day, Jea-nette Scott, Andrea Scott, Tim Scott, Diana Elliott, and Ron Elliot.The After Prom Committee will be holding another Trivia Night for adults on Sat-urday, February 28 at the WyHi Stark County Com-munity Center starting at 6 p.m. No registration is necessary.

Trivia Night

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Nolan Orwig enjoys his breakfast during the Wyoming Lions

Club pancakes, sausage and

scrambled egg breakfast held at

the Elementary School this past

Sunday. Over 500 people were served at the event, which

was rescheduled from last Sunday

because of inclement weather. The winner of the 50/50 drawing held during breakfast

was Carol Ann Stephens.

OSF Saint Luke Medical Center celebrated National Wear Red Day on February 6, 2015. Pictured are employees and volunteers who joined the national movement raising awareness of heart disease and stroke among women.

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The Henry and Stark County Health Depart-ments would like to inform area residents that they will be closed on Febru-ary 16 in observance of the Presidents’ Day Holiday.

Limited home health and homemaker staff will be working on those days to provide necessary in-home care.

For more information, call the Health Depart-ment at 852-3115 (Stark).

Health Dept. closed for President’s Day holiday

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after speaking with for-mer and current village employees. Horrie was unable to locate most of those items on the LESO list. LESO requested that the Stark County Sheriff’s Office investigate the miss-ing property.

Both investigations determined that poor or no record keeping resulted in LESO and CMS (Central Management Services) equipment that was inop-erable and unrepairable, was disposed of without proper disposal record keeping.

Further, property had been removed without proper authority from the village police department or village. That property is still missing. (No items were specified, except for a welding unit.) Other equipment was sold with-out proper authorization in violation of the LESO agreement.

Horrie stressed at the end of his report, “The current police officers and employees of the Village of Bradford are honest and responsible individu-als and are not involved in any abuse of the LESO and CMS programs.”

Horrie added that the investigation was closed, unless the missing equip-ment could be located. Also, Horrie said that he had found items that had been sold that were the property of the village, that should not have been sold.

He informed the

board, “You can determine what you want to do about that,” as he handed the in-vestigation papers over to Carlton.

During the visitors and guests time allot-ment, Bradford resident Frank Mason questioned the board and in particular Maintenance Supervisor Jim Chadwick about the use of village equipment for personal use.

He asked if Chadwick was allowed to utilize vil-lage equipment at his home for personal projects, plus if it was proper for the maintenance personnel to work on their personal ve-hicles in the reverse osmo-sis building.

Carlton responded by saying at first that it was “ok”, but later stated, “We will check and see if this is legal to do. If not, then we will stop the practice.”

Mason also had a complaint about snow removal that blocked the sidewalks in the village on Main Street. No specific response was given to this complaint.

Jill Johnson spoke with the board about a softball tournament of 16 teams for the Bradford Labor Day weekend celebration in September. The tourna-ment would occur at the park district and take place from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fri-day through Sunday.

Johnson said there would be a beer tent, bands at night, announcing and concessions available. The

event would be sponsored by JD’z.

A proposal to increase the liquor license fee from $800 to $850 per year was discussed and planned to be voted upon at the March monthly board meeting. If passed, the fee would be effective on May 1.

Part of the proposal includes having establish-ments with liquor licenses post a sign at exits stating no alcoholic beverages are to be removed from the premises.

Also, the $50 increase would allow establish-ments to hold up to 10 special events, as long as they complete a required application. The past $30 special fee charged for each special event would be replaced by the $50 in-crease.

Maintenance Super-visor Jim Chadwick re-ported that an electronics communications problem between the reverse os-mosis water plant and wa-ter tower had allowed the water tower to overflow. The problem has been re-solved.

The board also ap-proved signers for the vil-lage’s bank deposit box to include the village clerk, treasurer and president.

Tabled were agenda items concerning the use and road weight limits on West Street and Phenix Av-enue. The village has been requested to allow heavy load equipment and semi tractor-trailers on those roads. The board requires more time to decide before allowing or denying those requests in order to gather information.

The meeting was ad-journed with no further business to be discussed or acted upon.

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By Doug [email protected]

The Stark County Elementary Parents Club is gearing up for their fourth annual fundraising dinner and auction to be held on Saturday, February 21 at the WyHi Stark County Community Center in Wyoming.

The event will include a dinner at 6 p.m. that will be catered by PL Damrons of Kewanee followed by a live auction be-ginning at 7:30 p.m. Local auctioneer Joe Orwig will be taking the bids in and Orwig always makes the event entertaining. A si-lent auction will also be taking place from the time the doors open at 5 p.m. until 7:15 p.m.

Tickets for the dinner are $25 per per-son and can be purchased at A Few of My Favorite Things in Wyoming, The Gerber Daisy or Berger Accounting and Tax Ser-vice in Toulon, the elementary school of-fice, or by calling club co-president Crystal West at 309-995-3088 or 309-303-0243.

According to West, "The sole purpose of the parents club is to strengthen the student’s educational experience through

different opportunities. These opportuni-ties are made possible through fundrais-ing support and donations from our com-munity."

The theme for this year’s event is "Building on our Success." West said, "Since our fundraisers have been so suc-cessful, we would like to build on our success and focus our annual project on enhancing the classroom learning experi-ences and environment through fulfilling the individual teacher’s wish lists."

Through the generosity of the local community, the organization has been able to purchase tablets for kindergarten through third grade students as part of the district’s one-to-one technology program. The organization also funds or assists in funding the accelerated reading program, assemblies, field trips and subscriptions to educational programs that teachers can use with the tablets or smart boards in the classroom.

Some of the items featured in this year’s auction include a Dyson vacuum sweeper, a quarter-side of processed beef,

Parents Club Dinner/Auction to “Build on our Success”Disney World passes, American Girl doll and handcrafted bunk beds and a fam-ily fun package which includes passes to several of the Chicago area museums. There are also club level tickets to sport-ing events including a Chicago Bulls bas-ketball game, a Green Bay Packers football game, Black Hawks hockey game, and a

Cardinals baseball game. A raffle for a $500 cash prize will also be

held with tickets selling for $5. The winner will be drawn during the dinner and auc-tion event, but does not have to be present to win. Those interested in attending the auction, but not the dinner, may do so by arriving before the auction begins.

The Stark County Soil and Water Conserva-tion District will hold its 72nd Annual Meeting on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Toulon Firehouse. The morning will kick off with breakfast served at 9 a.m. After a short busi-ness meeting, the featured speaker, Roger Windhorn, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Ge-ologist, will present a pro-gram on “Soil Health” at 10

a.m. Following his presen-tation, the Annual Meet-ing will be concluded, and the Stark County Land Improvement Contractor Seminar will begin.

At 11 a.m., Steve Baker of Springfield Plastics will present a program on “Nu-trient Management Loss Reduction Strategies” and various other topics. Joe Streitmatter will provide an update on Illinois Land Improvement Contractors

Association activities. Door prizes will be

awarded during both meetings. The public is invited to attend both meetings, as well as local Land Improvement Con-tractors. Plan to join us for all or part of the day. There is no charge to attend this event, but please contact the Stark County SWCD at (309)286-2261, ext. #3 to make a reservation.

Stark County SWCD Meeting and Seminar

101 West Main • Toulon

286-4444

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

STARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF MARSHA C. HILL,Deceased.

No. 15-P-1

CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of Marsha C. Hill. Letters of Office were issued on January 9, 2015 to Rodger L. Hill, 311 West Wil-liams Street, Wyoming, Illinois, as Executor, whose attorneys are Borden Law Offices, 113 East Wil-liams Street, Wyoming, IL 61491.Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Stark County, Stark Coun-ty Courthouse, Toulon, IL 61483, or with the representatives or both, on or before six months from the date of the first publica-tion of this claim notice or three months from the date of mailing or delivery, whichever is later, if a notice by the representatives is required under Section 18-3 of the Illinois Probate Act. Any claim not filed within that time period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

BORDEN LAW OFFICES113 E. WilliamsPO Box 130Wyoming, IL 61491Telephone: 309-695-2491

Published 1/29 2/5 2/12/2015

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

STARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF CHARLES DEAN McCURDYDeceased

No. 15-P-5

NOTICE OF CLAIM DAY

Notice is given to creditors of the death of Charles Dean McCurdy.On January 30, 2015, Letters of Office were issued to Ruth Elaine McCurdy, 500 Centennial Drive, Apt. 408, East Peoria, IL 61611, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Anne C. Rennick, 120 E. Williams, PO Box 90, Wyoming, IL 61491.Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Stark County Courthouse, 130 W Main Street, Toulon, IL 61483, or with the Rep-resentative, or both, on or before (a) August 6, 2015, or (b) if mail-ing or delivery of a notice from the Representative is required by the provisions of Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before the aforementioned date(s) is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.The estate will be administered without court supervision, un-less under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. You may obtain a copy of a form of a petition to terminate admin-istration from the clerk of court at the above address.Dated: 2/2/2015/s/ Anne C. Rennick

Anne C. RennickAttorney for: Estate of Charles Dean McCurdyPO Box 90Wyoming, IL 61491Ph: 309-695-4701Fax: 309-695-2119

Published 2/5 2/12/2/19/2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOISSTARK COUNTY

MARIE WHEELER, Plaintiff, vs. PIN OAK APARTMENTS, BYRON L. KERMEEN, CITY OF WYOMING, ILLINOIS, Defendants.

CITY OF WYOMING, an Illinois municipal,Counterplaintiff,vs. BYRON L. KERMEEN and PIN OAKAPARTMENTS, Counterdefendants.

Case No. 12-CH-6

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment and Citation Order heretofore entered by the said Court in the above en-titled cause, the Sheriff of Stark County, Illinois, will on March 16, 2015, at the hour of 9:00 AM, at the Stark County Courthouse, 130 W. MAIN ST., TOULON, IL 61483, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, all and singular, all beneficial interest in the following described premises and real estate held in a Land Trust and mentioned in said Citation Order, situated in the County of Stark, State of Illinois, and commonly known as PIN OAK APARTMENTS or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judg-ment, to-wit: A part of Lot Eight (8) in Block Six (6) and a Sixteen (16) foot alley to the North of said Lot Eight (8) of WILLIAM F. THOMAS’ ADDITION to the City of Wyoming, being in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Thirty-five (3 5), Township Thirteen (13) North, Range Six (6) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Stark County, Illinois, more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of said Lot Eight (8), 110 feet North of the Southwest corner pf Lot Thirteen (13) in Block Six (6) of said Addition; thence North to the Southwest corner of Lot Twelve (12) in Block Six (6) of said Ad-dition; thence East a distance of 265.5 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot Nine (9) in Block Six (6) of said Addition; thence South to an iron rod, said iron rod being 110 feet North of the Southeast corner of said Lot Eight (8); thence West a distance of 265.5 feet to the place of beginning; situated in the County of Stark and State of Illinois. Parcel Index Number: 04-35-406-006 I Common Address: 116 West Thomas Street, Wyoming, Illinois 61491 andAll of Lot Thirteen (13) and a part of Lot Eight (8) of Block Six (6) of WM. F. THOMAS’ ADDITION to the City of Wyoming, and being in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Thirty-five (35), Township Thirteen (13) North, Range Six (6) East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Stark County, Illinois, more particularly bounded and described as follows, and bearings are for the purpose of description only: Beginning at a cross (+) in the sidewalk at the Southwest corner of said Lot Thirteen (13); thence North, along the West line of said Block Six (6), a distance of 110.0 feet to a (+) in the sidewalk; thence in an Easterly direction, parallel with the South line of said Block Six (6), a distance of 265.5 feet to an iron rod; thence South, along the West line of a Sixteen (16) foot alley, 110.0 feet to an iron rod at the Southeast comer of Lot Eight (8) of said Block Six (6); thence in a Westerly direction, along the South line of said Block Six (6), a distance of 265.5 feet to the Point of Beginning; situated in the County of Stark and State of Illinois. Parcel Index Number: 04-35-

406-007 Common Address: 116 West Thomas Street, Wyoming, Illinois 61491 Contact Bruce P. Fehrenbacher, City Attorney, 101 West Williams Street, P.O. Box 186, . Wyoming, Illinois 61491, (309) 695-2525, for further information. The terms of the sale are: Ten percent (10%) due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and balance is due within 24 hours of the sale. The subject property is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Judgment Creditor and in “as is” condition. The sale is also subject to exist-ing leases and rights of tenants in possession. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. The property is improved by multi-family apartment buildings, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenants thereunto belong-ing.

Bruce P. Fehrenbacher City Attorney ‘ 101 West Williams Street, P.O. Box 186 ‘ Wyoming, Illinois 61491 (309) 695-2525 1

Published 2/12 2/19 2/26/2015

In other business, Toulon resident Al Curry was on hand to present the idea of community gardens to the council.

Curry says he’s on the University of Illinois Ex-tension Council for Region 4 and had a meeting where we got the idea of a com-munity garden from a nu-trition and wellness expert who’s spearheading one in Rock Island County.

As he explained, the garden would be a set of city land currently being unused that would be di-vided up into garden lots. People would then sign up for lots and be responsible for planting and maintain-ing those lots.

The idea is that peo-ple who are dependent on state programs like SNAP could put in a little bit of time and get relatively cheap produce from their garden. However, the pro-gram would be open to anyone.

Curry stated it might be a good project for a civ-ic group or church looking to supply the food pantry. He would provide time and equipment to work the ground initially, along with offering to manage the site.

The council discussed several city owned proper-

ties, but thought the East Jefferson empty lot would be the best place to start. The only question they had was liability, which they will check on.

Barring any hold ups, the gardens could be pro-ducing homegrown nutri-tion this spring.

Finally, the council briefly discussed two TIF projects. The first was an approval of $530 to Wal-lace Engineering for the staking of the new road south of the high school. The other was the agree-ment with the Stark Coun-ty Ventures LLC over the grocery store.

Hollis said he had hoped he’d have some-thing finalized by now, but the City and the TIF ad-minister needed sales tax figures from Chad Patel from when the store was previously open. Obtain-ing those records for the TIF agreement is harder than they thought. The agreement will hinge on the expected sales tax revenue and the equal-ized assessed value of the property, meaning certain minimums must be main-tained for both.

The City expected to receive those numbers this week and proceed with the final agreement.

former mayor Rick Collins, who was mayor during the period under review, for 40 minutes.

Upon the counsel of Milroy’s attorney Ted Hamer, Milroy refused to speak with the state police investigators.

The police report was sent to Stark County State’s Attorney James Owens, from whom The News recently received a copy.

The report included the brief interviews with Finney and Collins, se-lected Menard’s invoices for items purchased by Milroy that were provided by present Toulon Mayor Larry Hollis, and copies of two news articles on the Milroy matter, one from the Kewanee Star-Courier and another from the Peo-ria Journal-Star.

When asked by in-vestigators if the bamboo flooring in question was located anywhere in Tou-lon municipal buildings, Finney, who has been

chair of the city finance committee for four years, stated it was not.

When asked by inves-tigators about the bamboo flooring expenditure, for-mer mayor Collins stated, according to the police re-port, that, “he did not ap-prove any expenditures for bamboo flooring during

his mayoral term.”In an April 5, 2014 ar-

ticle in the Star-Courier, Milroy is quoted as saying, “I am not the villain. I just did what I was told, and I’m not going to hide from this.”

Later in the article, Milroy is further quoted: “I’m sure my name was on those purchases. I am re-sponsible for answering to the mayor and I do what I am told.”

The News left a phone message at a number for Shane Milroy to seek com-ment on the State Police report but had not received a response from Milroy by press time.

The police report add-ed:

“Collins went on to say that he is not surprised of

the amount of lost or stolen funds from the City of Toulon due to lack of structure and organization.”

Collins told the investigators that the

City of Toulon did not have a City Clerk or Treasurer.

In fact, during the pe-riod under review, Collins’ daughter Teresa Beard was the treasurer, appointed by Collins. Sandra Lang-don has been the long-time city clerk and Barbara Cantwell is the deputy city clerk.

The report by the Illi-nois State Police makes no recommendations.

Read the full report for yourself at countyenews.com

State Police Report (continued from page 1)

City of Toulon(continued from page 1)

The Henry and Stark County Health Departments reminds area residents that Open Enrollment for ob-taining health coverage on the Federal Marketplace will soon be ending. New enrollees and those submitting Renewals can complete those Marketplace applications through February 15.

Julie Wager, In Person Counselor with the Henry and Stark County Health Departments notes, “The deadline is quickly approaching. Don’t miss your chance to qual-ify for a tax subsidy which will help with the cost of pur-chasing a good plan on the healthcare.gov website. 2015 tax penalties will be increasing.”

For the first time in US history, quality health cover-age is available to you regardless of your current health, income level or employment. And if you live in Illinois, you may also qualify for financial help from the federal government to make coverage more affordable.

A Navigator is available through the Henry County Health Dept and Get Covered Illinois to assist with the complex application process. Please call Julie Wager at 309-525-0054 to schedule an appointment soon. Ap-pointments will be scheduled at the Health Department on February 12.

In addition, flexible locations throughout Henry and Stark Counties are available on other dates. Don’t miss your opportunity to get coverage in 2015.

This event is sponsored by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Henry and Stark County Health Departments. For more information please visit www.GetCoveredIllinois.gov or visit our website at www.hen-rystarkhealth.com or find us on Facebook at Henry and Stark County Health Departments.

Open enrollment for healthcare to end soon

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PO Box 240, Toulon, IL 61483or fax:

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The Stark County News • countyenews.comCOURTHOUSE/LEGALSPage 10 • February 12, 2015

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2-3-15 – Dalton L. Miller – Unlawful damage to highway.

2-3-15 – Mark A. Copeland - Unlawful damage to highway.

1-28-15 – Mark T. Gay-lord – Driving 15-20 mph above the speed limit.

1-30-15 – John P. Mc-Donnell – Driving 15-20 mph above the speed limit.

1-29-15 – Cory G. Rau-haus– Driving 15-20 mph above the speed limit.

2-7-15 – Larry Henrik-son – Driving 21-25 mph above the speed limit.

2-6-15 – Todd A. Hus-ton – Driving 15-20 mph above the speed limit.

2-6-15 – Leonard K. Smith – Driving 21-25 mph above the speed limit.2-3-15 – Bobbie L. Stewart – Bad check/obtain/control property.

2-2-15 – The Stark County Sheriff’s office investigated a series of false 9-1-1 calls being reported from a rural Bradford address.

2-3-15 – Thomas R. Stoecker, 19, Toulon, was arrested for breach of peace. He was released with a notice to appear.

2-5-15 – A single vehicle accident occurred on 300 N approximately a half of a mile west of Route 78. Driver, Sterling C. Williams, 52, of Victoria, was traveling east when he skidded on the ice covered road. The vehicle spun around and slid into the ditch, down an embankment and rolled over. There were no injuries reported, but the truck sustained over $1,500 in damages.

2-6-15 – A single vehicle accident occurred on West Clinton Street in Toulon. Driv-er Brooke J. Eckstien, 20, of Neenaw, Wisconsin, was traveling west when her vehicle skidded on the ice and into the ditch.

2-4-15 – Anthony J. Brewster, Gisette N. Brewster to Andrew A. Szparkowski, Nan-cy A. Szparkowski; PT SW ¼ 19-13-6.

2-4-15 – Sheriff Jimmie L. Dison to Citifinancial Servicing LLC; Pt Lot 2 Lyons Sub. of Lot 7 Assr’s Sub SW ¼ 19-13-6. Orig TN Toulon, Blk 4, Pt Lot 3.

2-6-15 – Carole M. Ehnle, Gary L. Ehnle to Andrea R. Ehnle, Joseph L. Ehnle; PT N ½ SW ¼ NE ¼ 14-14-6.

2-6-15 – Floyd E. Ham, Roselyn M. Ham to Kyle E. Ham; PT SE ¼ 25-13-5.

The Illinois Sheriff’s Association is extremely proud to once again be named as a principal sponsor for the annual Ce-brin Goodman Teen Insti-tute on Substance Abuse (formerly Illinois Teen Institute). The ISA will be awarding scholarships to cover the cost for students to attend this exceptional, award winning program.

CGTI is a week-long youth leadership train-ing for middle and high school students who want to learn leadership skills, meet other youth from around the state, and be-come empowered to cre-ate change in their schools and communities. With a

Illinois Sheriff’s Association offers program scholarships

focus on personal respon-sibility, decision-making, and leading to change – this conference is for fu-ture leaders who want to make a real difference in their community.

CGTI teens will learn to:

Develop skills to be an advocate for positive change.

Make a difference in their community.

Communicate more effectively.

Prevent drug and al-cohol abuse.

This year’s conference will be held at Eastern Illi-nois University on July 19-23, 2015.

The ISA will be award-

ing 60 scholarships state-wide. Scholarships are filled quickly. Any student who wishes to attend, please contact your local Sheriff’s office or the Illi-nois Sheriff’s Association for an application and/or further information. For scholarship consider-ation, applications must be submitted to your local Sheriff’s office or ISA, not directly to CGTI.

As a participant, the following will be fur-nished: tuition, lodging, t-shirt, workshop materi-als, recreation and meals. Transportation will not be included.

Illinois Law Now is an ongoing series of short answers to common legal questions distributed monthly by the Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois Press Association.

Question: Are mu-nicipalities legally respon-sible for injuries sustained in sledding accidents on public property?

Answer: Illinois’ im-munity laws protect local governments from liability for injuries on most pub-lic property intended for recreational use, including parks, playgrounds, open areas, buildings and other facilities. Therefore, users assume full responsibility.

Question: A relative recently died and left a small estate to me. Will it need to go through the probate process?

Answer: Small estates do not have to go through the probate process. An

Question: A judge has named me guardian of a close friend who is in poor health. What are my legal responsibilities?

Answer: As the legal

estate is considered small if the person did not own any real estate and if the value of the property is $100,000 or less. The Pro-bate Act requires the local court clerk to make avail-able to the public a form called a small estate af-fidavit. Once you, as the heir, complete and sign the affidavit, you can use it to obtain and distribute your property as directed by the Probate Act or the deceased person’s will.

guardian, you are respon-sible for the person’s sup-port, care, comfort and health, all paid for by the person’s assets. You have a fiduciary duty to man-age and account for all the ward’s money and assets. You also decide where the person will live. You will be required to update the court periodically on the status of the person’s care and assets. Consult with a lawyer for further details.

For more informa-tion about Illinois law, visit www.illinoislawyer-finder.com. If you have a legal question, send it to [email protected].

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Bradford - Bob Fish-er, of Bradford, Illinois, passed away on Friday February 6, 2015. He was born in Chicago and was 72 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Carol; his children, Pete (Kim), Bill (Anne) and Kathleen (Strata), and five grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother,

Bill, his sister, Mary, and many nieces and neph-ews.

Bob was gentle and peace-loving man. He loved his family and was very willing to put our needs ahead of his own. He believed in living his faith, and we, his family, will always be grateful for his unconditional love and support.

Bob majored in po-litical science and had a keen interest in world gov-ernments throughout his life. He taught junior high school in Wyanet for many years. He liked and un-derstood his students and

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SCHS Speech Team News

Congratulations to Luke Wilson, Dalton Sander, Me-gan Brown, Bryanna Hewitt, and Grace Klooster for mak-ing it to finals at Regionals. Congratulations to Grace Klooster for advancing to Sectionals with her Original Comedy.

At right, agriscience students design and test balsawood bridges as part of a Physics in

Agriscience unit at SCHS. The efficiency of the bridge is calculated comparing the load held by the

bridge to the bridge's own mass.submitted photo

OSF Saint Luke Medi-cal Center Rehabilitation Services Department is pleased to invite those affected by Parkinson’s disease to a newly estab-lished “Parkinson’s Sup-port Group” at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center.

The Parkinson’s Sup-port Group will meet on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 4 p.m. in the East and West Conference Rooms. The meeting will be hosted by Brea Cinna-mon, DPT and Lisa Salis-bury, MS CCC-SLP.

“In an effort to pro-vide additional resources, support and education to those affected by Parkin-son’s disease, a Parkinson’s Support Group was estab-lished to provide patients

and their caregivers with valuable information and a time to connect and build relationships with others facing similar issues,” stat-ed Brea Cinnamon, DPT.

Parkinson’s disease currently affects 1 mil-lion people in the United States, with approximately 60,000 new cases diag-nosed each year. Patients with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers are often faced with physical, medical and emotional challenges throughout the management of their healthcare needs.

If you are interested in participating, but unable to attend the Parkinson’s Support Group, please call 309-852-7931 to obtain fu-ture meeting information.

The annual Relay For Life will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Windmont Park in Kewanee. A change in the schedule this year will no longer have the event lasting overnight. Instead the hours will be from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. It is hoped that the reduced time for the event will encourage more teams to participate.

At Relay For Life, the idea is to have fun while rais-ing money to fight cancer and provide services to can-cer survivors and their families. The Relay brings to-gether friends, family, businesses, hospitals, schools and churches…people from all walks of life. Team members are encouraged to raise a minimum of $100 per person in donations prior to Relay, to support the American Cancer Society.

Teams come together to honor cancer survivors and to remember those who died from the disease, while team members walk throughout the event, in the hope that cancer will one day be eliminated.

Bring your lawn chairs, tents and make it a party! New in 2015, our Relay event will no longer be overnight, instead concentrating our activities during the after-noon hours, with our ceremonies occurring in the eve-ning hours.

Team registration is FREE in 2015 and can be done online at www.relayforlife.org/henrystarkil .

The purpose of the Relay is to fight cancer and its effects on all of us. Last year’s money is being used to achieve three goals:

Fund research to identify causes and cures of can-cer.

Provide free services to cancer patients in Henry and Stark Counties.

To educate the public on the prevention and early detection of cancer.

Two special ceremonies will be held:Survivor Ceremony All cancer survivors are encouraged to attend,

whether they are on a team or not. (You are considered a survivor once you have been diagnosed).

Luminaria Ceremony Hundreds of luminaria are lit, each to honor a can-

cer survivor or one lost to cancer. Each name is recog-nized during the ceremony while team members and community participants walk the track in dedication of those honored. Luminaria require a minimum donation of $10.

Contact Tanya Huntington [email protected] to sign up your team. Visit www.relayforlife.org/henrystarkil of Facebook for additional information.

BHC closed Feb. 16 All Black Hawk College facilities will be closed Mon-

day, Feb. 16 in observance of Presidents’ Day.

The annual tractor show and Future Farm-ers of America Olympics, sponsored by the Midwest Agricultural Museum, will be held Saturday Febru-ary 21, 2015 at Black Hawk College’s East Campus, 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, Illinois 61434.

An 8 a.m. registration is scheduled, plus open-ing comments at 9 a.m. by State FFA Reporter An-drew Klein, of Amboy, will occur. The FFA Olympics, where contestants accom-plish various skilled tasks begins at 9:30 a.m. with the antique tractor show beginning at 10 a.m.

Monetary awards will be given for Best of Show and Second Best of Show placing in the tractor show. At 2 p.m. the Olympic awards will be presented.

A food stand will be available all day for specta-tors and participants. For more information, please contact Chris McMillen at his email address: [email protected].

For fun for the entire family, plan to attend this all-day event.

Various donors have graciously sponsored the event, as well: Black Hawk College, Asgrow, Big River Resources, Dekalb, Peoples National Bank, State Bank of Toulon, Camp Grove State Bank, Rumbold & Kuhn Inc., Patriot Renew-able Fuels, LLC, Marquis, Wyffels Hybrids, River Val-ley Cooperative, Michlig Energy, Gold Star FS, Inc., Leezer Insurance Agency, Inc., and Farm Heritage Tractor Club.

Annual Tractor Show & FFA Olympics Saturday February 21

ObituaryBob Fisher

made their needs a prior-ity in his work. In later years, he enjoyed helping on the farm. He was also willing to go anywhere at a moment’s notice, to check corn depth, deliver seed, or help in any way.

He truly believed that the little things make the difference, and he tried hard to do those small things he felt could make each of our lives better.

Bob enjoyed the sim-ple things: nature, com-fortable clothes, a #3 meps lure, a cup of coffee on the front porch at the lake, fishing off the dock a few minutes at the end of the day, a good book and a ball game.

We cherished his willingness to try almost anything with us, his tol-erance, and his continued encouragement to trust our choices.

A visitation will be held Thursday, February 12th, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Grant-Johnson Funer-al home in Bradford, mass and graveside services will be held at St. Mary’s church in Tiskilwa, arrangements pending.

Mass requests can be sent to St. John the Baptist church in Bradford or to St. Mary’s in Tiskilwa. Me-morials may be directed to Bradford Grade School teachers for purchase of classroom supplies. www.grant-johnsonfh.com.

Relay For Life announces new times for annual event

Parkinson’s Support Group to meet at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center

Bob Fisher

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By Jason [email protected]

The Rebels were in Lincoln Trail Conference tournament action this past week. There they de-feated Galva in the first game, but fell to Princeville and United in the final two games.

First, versus Galva in a game that was twice post-poned and finally played on Feb. 3, the Rebels used a 16-point first quarter, including three pointers from Trace Tuthill and Mc-Cauley Johnston, to propel them to a 16-12 lead.

That margin was bare-ly maintained through the second and third quarters before being stretched out in the final minutes of the fourth. The Rebels got another three from Tuthill and one from Logan Hollis to secure a 53-39 victory.

Hollis finished as lead-ing scorer with 16 points. Joe Charvat had 12.

The win sent the Reb-els to Princeville to face the Princes in front of their home crowd.

The game was aggres-sive from the get-go with plenty of contact and ef-fort on each side.

Hollis scored the first bucket and had a three-pointer midway through to briefly silence the Princeville student section. The Princes just barely led after eight minutes, 13-11.

Stark County con-tinued to have drives to the basket in the second quarter, but shots were not falling. Perimeter shots weren’t having any bet-ter luck going in as three pointers bounced off the rim.

Keith Ehnle had a nice

basket and extra point on a foul to give Stark County a brief lead back, 16-15. Princeville tied the game back up at 22 right before halftime.

Fouls continued to plague both teams in the second half. Stark County sent the Princes to the line five different times in the third quarter. It was main-ly those freethrows that allowed Princeville to con-tinue scoring and make the score 38-29 Princeville after the third.

The Rebels had very few points in the final eight minutes until Sage Pearson went to work. He had eight of the final 12 for Stark County. But the Rebels ran out of time and took a loss, 45-41.

The loss sent them to the consolation bracket and to Monmouth to face

United.Stark County bat-

tled United as they had Princeville, tying the game at halftime at 26 all.

United’s star player had an amazing third quar-ter, three three–pointers, as the Red Storm worked on the Rebels. Stark Coun-ty’s Tyler Dorsey did much of Stark County’s response with three two-pointers to keep it 43-36 after three quarters.

Pearson again tried to save it in the fourth with seven points, but United was 9 for 10 in the quarter at the line and the Rebels fell 59-48.

The Rebels were in action Tuesday night at Princeville, and are home Friday versus United and Saturday versus Farming-ton. Tuesday the 17th is se-nior night versus Galva.

LTC tourney ends with two close gamesRebels defeat Galva, not Princeville or United - rematch with all three this week

Joe Charvat shoots in the first round of the LTC tourney versus Galva.

SCN photo/ETHAN SCHOLL

The Lady Rebels wrapped up their regular season with games versus Ridgewood (senior night) and a makeup game ver-sus Mercer County.

First versus Ridge-wood, Stark County strug-gled from the start in a game I’m sure they want to forget. The Lady Rebels had just three first quarter points and just eight bas-kets the entire game.

It was all Ridgewood Spartans with scores of 15-3 after the first quarter, 28-13 at half, 42-20 after three, and a 55-25 final.

Abby Masterson had two three-pointers and eight points, tied with Tay-lor VanWassenhove who also had eight.

The fresh/soph team won their game, 51-27.

The problems con-tinued Friday night as the Lady Rebels hosted Mer-cer County for the sec-ond time this season. The Golden Eagles didn’t have many girls, and some of them played both fresh/soph and varsity, yet they were aggressive and scored often.

Mercer County’s main advantage was being able

to steal the ball right out of Stark County’s hands and they did so a majority of the time, leading to fast-breaks and easy baskets.

Stark County trailed 17-8 after the first quar-ter and had another three point quarter in the sec-ond, 37-11.

A majority of the team’s third quarter points came at the freethrow line were they made seven for 10. Anna Schierer added a bucket to give the Lady Rebels 20 and Mercer County had 45.

A fresh group of ju-niors and sophomores added 14 more points in the final quarter. Courtney Frisby had three and Laura Rouse had seven. Mercer County took a 52-34 vic-tory.

The fresh/soph team won their game before-hand, making them the LTC fresh/soph champi-ons at 9-0.

Regional action start-ed Tuesday night versus Flanagan in Flanagan. The winner plays for the re-gional championship to-night. We’ll have updates on our Facebook page.

Seniors Taylor VanWassenhove, second from left, and Maranda Magnussen, second from right, were honored with their parents Phil and Susan VanWassenhove and Tom and Coleen Magnussen, respectively.

SCN photo

Two rough games before regionals