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By John A. Ballentine [email protected]

Board of trustees’member Florence Prestonformally resigned as ofMonday’s LaFayette villagemonthly board meeting.

The remainingboard members, LarryTownsend, Rick Shipman,Jeff O’Bryant, Vicki McRelland Becky Dalrymple re-

luctantly accepted Pres-

ton’s letter of resignationread by Village PresidentGreg Bartley.

The letter was as fol-lows: “President Bartleyand fellow board of trust-

ees, I, Florence Preston, wish to submit my res-

ignation as village board

trustee immediately.“I am currently resid-

ing at the Toulon HealthCenter, Toulon, Illinois, soI am unable to carry outmy duties. Thank you forthe opportunity to servethe Village of LaFayetteand good wishes to theboard. Sincerely, FlorencePreston.”

Village clerk and trea-

surer of the Ira C. Reed Li-

brary, Robin Bartley, spokeabout a resolution, albeit atemporary one, to meeting

the payroll obligations forthe part-time librarian.

“As for now, we’ve tak -en care of what we need-

ed to take care of at leastthrough May. Then we will look at other projects,”Bartley stated about the li-brary “situation”.

Asked by The News forclarication after the vil-lage board meeting, Bar-

tley replied, “It’s resolvedfor right now. The fundingfor it (payroll). We’re goingto cover nine hours (of the

15 hours a week the libraryis open).”Bartley explained that

this funding of the payroll will be from the DorothyHoadley $30,000 that wasbequeathed to the library years ago, that currently isin a certicate of depositaccount.

The library is open 60hours a month and has

By Doug [email protected]

During the Janu-

ry Stark County School

oard meeting, Superin-

endent Jerry Klooster toldhe board that he had re-

ently become aware of ahortage in the availabilityf activity buses. He said

hat the primaryctivity bus used y the districts nearing thend of its lease.looster

aid thatith theo a r d ’ sk, he

ill workith a

endor be-

ore the next board meet-

ng to make sure that anctivity bus is secured forhe district for at least the015-2016 school year.

During the meeting,he board congratulatedhe district’s Illinois Statecholars. Seniors honored

by the board were MichaelSchott, Blake Ryan, Sa-

mantha Kieser, HeatherKieser, Paige Gerard andColyn Dailey.

Board member AnnOrwig, chairperson of theeducation committee,along with junior/seniorhigh principal Bill Lamb,

curriculum co-

ordinator Jen-

nie Hawkey andSupt. Klooster

reported on ar e c o m -

m e n -

d a t i o nto pur-

c h a s e

h i g hs c h o o l

math resources for Math1, 2 and 3. They also gavea report about a plannedchange to the 2015-2016 junior high course offer-ings and a tentative plan tocreate a shared study hallperiod at the high schoolfor next school year.

A group of students,teachers and parents whomake up the “Academic isPriority #1” committee hasmet three times and devel-oped a mission of “RaiseExpectations, Celebrate Achievements, IdentifyObstacles, Change Per-

ceptions”. Several actionitems were also set thatincluded enhancing fthgrade honor roll and ju-

nior/high school studentof the week, create a ca-

reer day and job shadow -ing initiative at the highschool, enhance after-school tutoring programsdistrict-wide and increase

community engagementthrough the developmentof a promotional program,and an annual “state of thedistrict” dinner for com-

munity members. Thecommittee will meet againin the spring to accessprogress and plan for next year.

On Thursday, January29, 2015, the Stark Coun-

ty Bancorp, Inc. held its28th Annual Meeting of

Stockholders. Douglas E.Parrott, President of theBancorp and State Bankof Toulon, reported overforty stockholders andguests were present at themeeting. During the busi-ness meeting, Parrott re-

ported total assets of $202million, total deposits of$163 million, and loans of$128 million, as well as anincrease in the bank’s cap-

ital to over $21 million.Incumbent Direc-

tors Parrott and Ronald E.

LaDuke were re-electedto serve on the Board ofDirectors for three yearterms.

Douglas E. Parrott was elected as President,Patrick J. Sullivan was re-elected Vice President,and Bethany R. Winslow was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the StarkCounty Bancorp Inc.

Ofcers of the StateBank of Toulon for 2015 will be: Michael J. Rum-

bold, Chairman of the

Board, Douglas E. Parrott-President & CEO, MarkRewerts- Sr. Vice Presi-dent, Douglas Blunier – Sr. Vice President, Bethany R Winslow – Cashier, RonaldRinkenberger-Vice Presi-dent, Lisa Barnett-VicePresident/Branch Man-

ager - Kewanee, MarqueJohnston, Asst. VicePresident, Diane DeMay, Asst. Vice President, PhilDaum, Asst. Vice Presi-dent, Brandon Yaklich,Commercial Loan Ofcer,

Jake Anderson, Commer-

cial Loan Ofcer, HillaryJ. Colgan, Asst. Cashier,Kristine D. Meier, BranchManager – Galva BankingCenter.

The State Bank ofToulon would like tothank its loyal customersand its staff for helpingmake 2014 another pros-

perous year.

STB holds annualstockholders mtg.

approximately 150 peoplevisit it during those times,Bartley pointed out.

The nine paid librar-

ian weekly hours are sup-

plemented with six volun-

teer hours each week inorder to keep the libraryon a fulltime status level.This enables the libraryboard to applyfor grants andother programsavailable.

T h e

g r a n t sand otherprogramsare what Bar-

tley eluded to as“other projects” inorder to keep meeting the

payroll demand. After the agenda items

were concluded, a discus-

sion concerning the libraryoccurred. The discussioncentered on how to keep

the library operational inthe near and distant futurso that village residentsmay enjoy a local librarand the benets it pro-

vides.Funding in part by th

village enables the librarto remain functional, bu

there has to be a nan-

cial solutiondiscoverein order to

keep the li-brary openin the future,according to

President Bar-

tley. It is clearlobvious to both the villag and library boards that asolution will soon be re-

quired in the future.The meeting then

adjourned with no fur-

ther discussion or agendaitems to be acted upon.

Longtime LaFayetteboard member resigns

ctivity bus shortage atStark Co. District #100

Over the Super Bowl weekend, 7-8” of snow fell across the Stark County area.A strong wind Sunday afternoon made travel nearly impossible and left many tomiss their parties. Near record amounts of snow fell in the Chicagoland area andas close as 90 minutes northeast of Stark County.

Snowy

Super Sunday

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Stark students “Make Academics PriorityNumber One”

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Birthday Anniversary

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Saturday, February 7LaFayette Methodist Church

Spaghetti Supper, 4-7 p.m.Sunday, February 8

Toulon Legion breakfast, Legion building,7:30 a.m. to noon.

Wyoming Lions Club breakfast (rescheduled), StarkCounty Elementary, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Polay Classical music concert, NewsRoom Bistro, 3 p.m.Monday, February 9

Toulon City Council meeting, 6 p.m.Bradford Village Board meeting, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 10 Wyoming City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m.

County Board meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 11

Wyoming Lions Club meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, February 13Toulon Congregational Church Mission Board Bake

Sale, Connie’s Country Kitchen, 8:30 a.m.

February 8Harold & Janice Chamberlain – Toulon

February 9Jim & Connie Howell – Toulon

February 10Harold & Laura Scott

February 11Ken & Marjorie Sendelbach – Wyoming

February 5George (Luallen) Fidler – Wyoming

Judy Gould – ToulonJustin Stange

Jodi Stotler – BradfordFebruary 6

Marvin Ebele – Wyoming February 7

Nate Horrie – Bradford Alice Strum

Kirk MushrushBrooke Colgan – Faireld, CA

Jim HowellBarbara TurnerJerry Knobloch

February 8 Alice Hedges – Toulon

February 9Lynn Verscha – Toulon

Kelsie Hughes – BradfordJoshua David Blumhagen

Linda DeanLori GibsonFebruary 10

Troy Wall Abby Strode

Cullen Pike – LaFayetteFebruary 11

Jason Ingram – Kewanee

Leonard DenholmLanden Sale

Chris McMillen – Toulon

Daniel and Joann Cal-lahan of Downers Grove,Illinois, are pleased to an-nounce the engagementof their daughter, Jacquie,to Jim Cook, son of DennisCook of Chicago, Illinois,and Jill Tornabene Cook ofDes Plaines, Illinois.

Jacquie graduatedfrom West Virginia Uni-

versity in 2007 with aBachelor of Arts degreein Criminology. She alsoholds a Master’s degreein Sociology from DePaulUniversity in Chicago, andis a graduate student atNorthwestern Universityearning her Master’s de-gree in Sports Administra-tion. Jacquie is employedas a Research Study Coor-dinator at NorthwesternUniversity in Chicago. Sheis the granddaughter of

Callahan – Cook engagement

Jacquie Callahan and Jim Cook.submitted photo

Harriet Drake of Toulon,Illinois.

Jim graduated fromMiami University in Ohioin 2006 earning a Bachelorof Arts degree in Journal-ism. He is employed by

Major League BaseballNetwork as a Sales Plannerin Chicago.

An October 2015 wed-ding is being planned inChicago.

High Honors – GPA3.75 to 4.00 for the semes-ter

Local students:LaFayette -- Katrina

Dawson, Benjamin Gross,Paige Nowlan, Caleb Stahl

Princeville -- KathleenReay

Toulon -- Victoria Bea-

ver, Abbigail Becket, ColynDailey, Stephanie Dorsey,

Black Hawk College – EastCampus Fall 2014 Honors lists

Brooke Eckstein, Paige Ge-rard, Jamie Kraklow, KevinMarlatt, Ashley Phillips,Samantha Rathjen, Mi-chael Schott, Nicole Smith,Margaret Steen

Wyoming -- Eli- jah Hamilton, NicholasHancher, Allison McCol-lum, Lauren Morrissey,

Victoria West

Honors – GPA 3.50 to3.74 for the semester

Local students:Bradford -- Brody El-

liottToulon -- Tanner

Clementz, Tyler Dorsey,Madisyn Paxson

Wyoming -- PatriciaHamilton, Bryanna He-

witt, Angela Janey, BlazePorter.

Pianist Bruce Polay is joined by cellist Caro-lyn Suda and clarinetist Eric Ginsberg for a program oBeethoven, Brahms, Prokoev and Polay compositionsat 3 o’clock Sunday, Feb. 8 at the News Room Bistro inToulon.

Polay travels internationally to conduct anplay piano; he is professor music at Knox College.

Suda is a professor of music at Monmouth Col-lege and has performed on the cello with leading groupsacross the country.

Ginsberg is a member of the acclaimed Camera-ta Woodwin Quintet at Western Illinois University, wherhe is also a professor.

Admission is only $5, and students of all ages a well as members of the Stark County Fine Arts Network,a sponsor, are admitted free of charge.

There will be complimentary refreshments aintermission. What a deal!

Sponsors of the musical series also includMike and Pat Stahl, the State Bank of Toulon, Bob anJulie Mueller, and State Farm agent Mike Bigger.

Fulvio Zerla and Deb Franklin provide the re-freshments.

Polay trio does

Beethoven, Brahms

February 8

Peoria - The follow-ing area students have re-ceived recognition on theDean’s List for the Fall se-mester at Bradley Univer-sity in Peoria, Illinois. To be

Bradley University Dean’s Listeligible for the Dean’s Lista student must achieve aminimum 3.5 grade pointaverage for the semesteron a 4.0 scale.

Local stu-

dents are: HannahE Daum, Zachary ALeezer, Kaelee Potter,and Stephen Schneider ,all of Toulon.

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The Stark County News • countyenews.com February 5, 2015 • FEATURE

In the past, and espe-cially today, Stark CountySchool District is knownfor its impressive athletics.However, a new initiative

being made by the schoolboard might equate Stark’sscholastic renown withthat of its sports. “Make Academics Priority Num-

ber One” was introducedas an objective in Julyof 2014 by the board ofeducation, and remainsa highlight of this year’sboard goals. In the processof putting education rst, extracurricular organiza-tions that have been doingso for many years are be-ing recognized, and their

members commended. Who better to show -case than a team that hasenjoyed new success inrecent weeks? The SCHSScholastic Bowl team hashad a great start to its sea-son, thanks to many newmembers. Those new andold gathered in CoachThomas McElwee’s Eng -lish classroom promptly at3:10 on a Thursday after-noon. They were buzzing with excitement and readyto ship out to their nextmeet - a triangular matchagainst both Wetherseldand Mercer County. Last year’s squad differed great-ly from this year’s. Thoughmany veterans remain onthe team, Stark County hasa new advantage: seniors.

The previous yearshowed almost no repre-sentation of the upper-classmen, with only one junior, one sophomore,and a handful of freshmenmaking up both the Varsityand Junior Varsity lineup.There are several justica-

tions for this, as answeredby some of the team’s n-est: those seniors whocaused the upsurge in up-perclassmen. When asked what their impressions were of Scholastic Bowlbefore they joined, manyof them said the samething - they didn’t haveone. Other than, “The nerdgroup. The hardcore nerdgroup,” as put by Saman-tha Keiser. Heather Keiser went as far as to say, “I had

Stark students “Make AcademicsPriority Number One”

By Grace Klooster

Pictured are Paige Gerard (left) and Peyton Letko (right) who are both seniormembers of Stark County High School Scholastic Varsity Team.

no idea what it was goingto be like.” This is one ofthe most signicant issues with getting students to join.

Many other group ac-tivities that do not have afounding in athletics havethe same issue. There areno mini Scholastic Bowlcamps alongside the ju-nior cheer, basketball, andJFL leagues. These athlet-ics are great for kids as theybuild character, a sense ofteamwork, and motiva-tion. However, the linger-ing problem is that by thetime these schoolchildren

get to high school, theyhave a love for what theyknow, and an apprehen-sion for things they don’t. With such an intense fo-cus on spectator sports, itis no wonder much of thestudent body is left in thedark about the benets ofthe scholastic team.

There are many ben-ets. Learning to con-fer and make decisionsquickly, making calls withgood judgment, and get-ting over stage fright, are

just a few of the perks of joining the team. As se-nior Heather Keiser putsit, “It’s awesome to havea way to apply academ-

ics outside of school that’s

actually fun.” McElweesuggests that it, “Providesour students with a differ-ent academic outlet thatchallenges them and mo-tivates them to success. Adding a competitive edgeto academics combinesthe team factor - belong -ing and working with yourfriends to a common goal - with the brains factor, andthis is something that re-ally pushes our team forward.”

How did a team ofnearly no upperclassmensuddenly have a boom ofseniors, and in the rst few

weeks of the season notonly meet, but exceed theentirety of last year’s var-sity wins? Many credit thecoach, known to most ofthe students simply as Mr.Mac and his engaging andentertaining English les-sons. Senior Kara Down-ing adds that, “He’s thecool teacher.” Most of themembers of the last year’steam were freshmen who were in his English I class.The onslaught of seniorscan reliably be attributed

to his teaching of a col-lege credit English coursefor upperclassmen. KaraDowning continued andsaid that hearing MacEl- wee talk of the team in her

class, and then her friendsagreeing with him, en-couraged her to join. Thaapparently was his objec-tive, as he remarked that,“having teachers promot-ing them [academic activi-ties like Scholastic Bowl] inclass is a great rst step.” When getting more stu-dents to join, he goes on tosay that, “When a teacheshows passion for some-thing, it gets picked up bthe kids.”

This abrupt develop-ment in players has cer-tainly put the team backon the metaphorical map,

continually beating thos who defeated Stark Coun-ty in the previous years bhundreds of points.

Students are now an-swering trigonometry anpre-calculus questions,and topics like advancehuman biology and phys-ics no longer escape theigrasp. Opponents who walk in with condence,swagger, and the precon-ceived notion that StarkCounty will be easily beat,shufe out knowing tha

the Rebels are a force to breckoned with.

By the end of thThursday night’s matches,the Varsity team left buzz-ing with excitement ovethe victory of their mosrecent game. That nighhaving tripled last year’s Varsity wins, team mem-

bers were grinning an joking around with eachother. Seeing the motiva-tion and enthusiasm thScholastic Bowl team hasto offer, one can only won-

der if perhaps this year,the crownless again shallbe king.

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Doug Parrott, CEO ofhe State Bank of Toulon,as elected last week toe president of the Toulonivic Association. Doug isnatural for the job, as he

s about as civic-mindeds they come, and because

is bank is the anchor ofur community.

Doug has been withhe bank 33 years. He islso active as an ofcer ofhe Community Bankersssociation of Illinois andas been a leader of Abili-

ies Plus, the importantocial services organiza-ion based in Kewanee.

State Rep. Davideitch of Peoria is begin-ing his 25th year in the

Illinois General Assem-bly and now serves as theDeputy Leader for Repub-licans, a key position. Weare fortunate to have him

as “our rep” because, rst,he has the values of a com-passionate conservative,something that I didn’talways see in former presi-dent George W. Bush, whocoined the term.

David has been par-ticularly concerned aboutthe lives of the mentallyill, who are often forgottenby society. David took thelead several years ago increating a model commu-nity-based mental healthsystem for the Peoria areathat includes a 24-7 crisiscenter that diverts at-riskmentally ill to treatmentrather than to expensiveemergency rooms or jail.

That is only one of

many accomplishments Icould recite about DavidLeitch, who has receivedmore than 70 “best legisla-tor” awards from social ser-vice, civic, business, farmand other groups during

his tenure in Springeld.Second, David’s long-

time assistant Linda Daley provides constituent ser-vices to people with prob-lems that are unsurpassedin my memory, which bythe way goes back almostto statehood. Linda is te-nacious in battling for theregular fellow or lady ortheir children who needan advocate in nding ser-vices or in righting wrongsthat may have been com-mitted by state govern-ment.

Linda can be reachedat 309-690-7373. She isterric. Tell her I told youto call.

Mike Bigger emailedme to say that U.S. Rep.

Aaron Schock has accept-ed his invitation to speakat a Lincoln Day Luncheonat the News Room Bistro inToulon on Saturday, March21. Mark your calendar,as this will be a popularevent. More details later.

Aaron is rapidly climb-ing the rungs of inuencein Washington. In additionto being a member of thepowerful House Ways &Means Committee, whichdeals with taxation, Aaronis also a member of Speak-

er John Boehner’s formalleadership team.

And Mike Bigger isno slouch himself. Last year Mike was elected tobe secretary of the IllinoisState Central Committee, which makes him part of

the state GOP leadershipteam for sure.

So if you want a job inthe new Rauner Admin-istration, just call Mike.JUST KIDDING, Mike.

When I was a child,most jobs in state govern-ment, including those forstate policemen, if you canbelieve it, were awardedon the basis of which partyheld the governorship. Myneighbor Jack Benedict

was a state policemen oneday, and the next, whenDemocrat Adlai Steven-son was elected, Jack wasout of a job and working atthe Phillips 66 gas station.

That was politics then.Over the years, modern ad-

ministration and court de-cisions have taken nearlyall the state’s 64,000 or sostate jobs out of politics, which is for the better.

So don’t bother Mike.He can’t help you.

But he’s still a big dealin state politics.

The Wyoming Lionspancake breakfast post-poned this past weekend,has been re-set for thisSunday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.at the Stark County Ele-

mentary School. And this Sunday from

7:30 a.m. to noon is alsothe date for the monthlybreakfast of the Toulon American Legion at theirpost in Toulon.

And though I’m suresome readers tire of myrepeated exhortations tocome out to hear classicalmusic at the Bistro, let menote quickly that BrucePolay and wonderful fel-low musicians will be pre-senting a terric programon Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. You’all come.

Seventy-ve StarkCounty residents applied

County Watch — Doug; Dave; Mike; pancakes;

conceal-carry, and of course BruceBy Jim Nowlan

[email protected]

Doug Parrott

Rep. David Leitch

for concealed carry li-censes during the 2014calendar year, according tostatistics released recentlby the Illinois State Police.No applications from thcounty were denied.

The license authorizesa person to carry a con-cealed gun on his person.

There were 91,651 li-censes applied for statewide during the perioand 2,359 were denied.

Thumbs Up!

Thumbs Down!

To those who plowthe snow, emergencypersonnel who rescueus in storms, and good

neighbors who help eachother!

To trafc ying through

downtown Toulon. Thespeed limit is only25 mph!

Slow down please.

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by Rogers and Parton6. *Bring a date or a ____one7. Ever, to a poet8. Spotted bean9. Again10. Target of Bay of Pigsinvasion11. Deuce topper12. Seconds15. Outdoor stone seating 20. Endangered species22. Before skip and a jump24. Resembling a human25. *His aim is true?26. Wombs27. Winter wear29. *It often accompanies#19 Across31. Prayer leader inmosque

32. Fluorescent red dye33. Elvis’s “Blue _____Shoes”34. Distinguishing feature36. Last piece of a loaf 38. Musical compositionfor one, pl.42. A military trainee45. 2-unit house49. One who’s active inpolitics

51. *Romeo and Juliet’s

hometown54. Like the Addams Fam-ily 56. Established fact57. “Put a lid __ __!”58. Hyperbolic tangent59. What those on the lamdo60. 2 and 4, e.g.61. *It’s usually full of ro-mantic fare on Valentine’sDay 62. Broken at finish line63. And others, for short64. To erase or cancel67. “New” prefix

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• countyenews.com February 5, 2015 • MISCELLANEOUS

Valentine’s Day is justround the corner. Do youave owers ordered forour loved one? “Flowersre a great way to commu-icate your love and affec-

ion,” says Rhonda Ferree,orticulture Educatorith University of Illinoisxtension. “Over the years,

owers have developedeaning and are known as

way to convey a specialessage.”

Flowers can representverything from friend-hip to true love. Chrysan-themums show friendship.Gardenias represent secretove.Lilies are a traditional

edding ower and meanhastity, innocence, andurity. Give a primrose toay, “I can’t live withoutou.” Another popularedding bouquet ower

s the Stephanotis to showappiness in marriage.

Tulips are given to the per-ect lover and more specif -cally a red tulip declaresour love. Finally, orchids re commonly given asorsages to show love andeauty.

“But no other ower

The meaning of owersshows more meaningthan a rose.” Accordingto the Rose InformationBureau, each rose colorhas a special meaning. Allroses symbolize love, butcertain colors of roses cantake on special meanings. What’s more, when severalcolors in various stages of

bloom are combined inone arrangement, youroral bouquet can speak a whole sentence instead of just one thought. Here aresome of the most widelyaccepted meanings for dif -ferent rose colors, blooms,and arrangements:

• Red roses showlove, respect, or courage

• Yellow roses repre-sent joy, gladness, or free-dom

• Pink/peach rosesexude gratitude, apprecia-

tion, admiration or sym-pathy

• White roses dem-onstrate reverence, purity,secrecy

• Two roses joinedtogether display engage-ment

• Red and white ros-es together prove unity

Additionally rosebudssay, “You are young andbeautiful.” A single rosestands for simplicity. Infull bloom, it means “I love you” or “I love you still,”and a bouquet of roses infull bloom signies grati-tude.

“If you receive fresh

owers for Valentine’s Day,here are some tips to en-sure the longest vase life.”Don’t let your owers getthirsty or hungry. Add wa-ter containing oral foodto the vase every day. Thebest ower food can beobtained from your oralretailer.

Once the owers arepast their prime, discardthem or make the memorylast. Make a rose potpourriout of your rose petals.Press and dry the owers

for your memory book.The uses of owers areendless.

Happy Valentine’s Dayeveryone! Visit the Hor-ticulture program pageat web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt to download abrochure on “The Mean-ing of Flowers.”

ELECTRONIC DE-

VICES are denitely forthe younger generationand the next generation.In March, we were gettingprepared to move to ILfrom AZ. We contacted allutility companies to ndout what was needed fromus and set up for the moveApril 7th. We asked thatour tv-internet-land-linephone be bundled and in-stalled by April 14. All infowas given, all deposits thatwere required were takencare of and we continued

to pack for our move onApril 7th. Guess What?

The company that hadhe order for the TV/inter-et/land line bundle LOSTHE ORDER and had no

ecord, so we started fromcratch. Mucho time talk -ng with automatic voicesnd waiting as, “we were

mportant to their com-any and they valued ourusiness.” REALLY? Afteraving a phone nallyonnected within twoeeks and “nasty and dif -

cult trio”(t/i//l) nallynstalled, we relaxed andfter several minisculeroblems for the next 7onths, we decided to goith another company.

Here we go again.hree more weeks in Janu-ry of more digital voices,ore waiting time, more

hone calls, no returnedalls, NO NOTHING (Inow that’s a double nega-ive, but I felt like writingt). The TV was nally re-onnected AFTER a polead to be dug as noth-

ng could be attached tour rental property. Well,

Remember the “Honeymooners”By Marilyn McCullough guess what? Appointments

made, no shows, phone callto company? What hap-

pened? It took two daysand 2 to 4 hours of angryphone calls before anyonecould gure out what hap-pened. More cancellationappointments, more nastyphone calls on our partand we are ready to throwthe phones and computers

out the door and hopefullyhit one of the CEO”S whorun these companies.(inthe meantime, ceiling fan/light with electronic turn-er offer and on-er decidesnot to work anymore) BIGTIME CRAPPERDOODLE!

We were told DON’T

DISCONNECT FROM YOUR FORMER SERVICESBEFORE WE HAVE COM-PLETED OUR CONNEC-TION. Soooo—We DIDHAVE TV service (Thankheaven).

We paid for BOTHTV services for two ex -tra weeks until the com-pany came YESTERDAYand switched our phoneand Internet to the newcompany. We called andcanceled the old service.That company is to sendus boxes and labels for re-turning their equipment. We started packing up the

old equipment today andGUESS WHAT? My desk -top computer doesn’t work

when it is disconnectedfrom the old “modem” be-longing to the rst com-pany. The modem has tobe returned and here I sit with my nger in my nose.Seems like David’s laptopis wireless and my desktopis not!

So we call the com-pany again and were toldthat a service man wouldhave to come back out – we would have to have a wireless card for my com-puter, and a phone jack

put in the computer room. Again, David has a workinglaptop, phone and televi-sions are peachy-dandy.Marilyn’s internet is notavailable for any on-lineservices until a Miracleand Mysterious Service-man who might or mightnot be coming today, to-morrow or a week fromnow appears to wave his wand.

I have a re extin-guisher handy to keep Da-vid’s head from catching

on re as he is smoking hotat the moment. I feel likeRalph Cramden and send-ing the whole shebangto the moon? Whateverhappened to CUSTOMERSERVICE...and depend-ability? All anyone wants isto know what their expec-tations are and when.

Dandy David (whoknows squat about elec-tronics) just happened tounplug, re-plug, reposi-tion, switch rooms andstand on his head andsolved all the problems. WOW! What a guy!

MY HEAD HURTS!

Marilyn McCullough

Q. The United Stateshas had three consecutive

left-handed Presidents. Who were they?

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

Q. Which Presidenthad the most states admit-ted to the Union during hispresidency?

A. Zachary Taylor.

Q. Some say there is acurse on American Presi-dents elected in a year thatends in zero. Seven presi-

dents in a row (elected ina year that ended in zero)died in ofce. Who were

Presidential Trivia for February

they? A. William H. Har-

rison, Abraham Lincoln,James Gareld, WilliamMcKinley, Warren Harding,Franklin Rossevelt, John F.Kennedy. Ronald Reagan was shot, but survived.

Q. How did the curseoriginate?

A. Legend has it that,after the battle of Tippeca-noe in 1811, the Shawneechief Tecumseh sent Gen. William Henry Harrisona message. Delivered byreleased prisoners, the

chief’s words are supposedto have been a prophecythat history has labeled

“Tecumseh’s Curse”: “Har-rison will not win this yea

to be the great chief. Buhe may win next year. Ihe does ... he will not n-ish his term. He will die inofce.”

Q. Which presidenhad the most assassina-tion attempts.

A. Gerald Ford.

Q. Who is the onlpresident to serve twonon-consecutive terms?

A. Grover Cleveland.

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• February 5, 2015 The Stark County News • countyenews.coAROUND THE COUNTY

The Henry and StarkCounty Health Depart-ments note that Februaryis American Heart Month.Therefore, they would liketo take the opportunity toremind area residents theynow offer Monthly CPR(Cardiopulmonary Re-suscitation) CerticationClasses.

Sandy Sommer, RNDirector of Clinical Ser-vices, states, “CPR train-ing will teach participantsto recognize and care forbreathing and cardiacemergencies in infants,children, and adults. In-struction will also be givenon how to recognize emer-gencies and take action,and understanding therole of AEDs (Automated

External Debrillators) inthe Cardiac Chain of Sur-vival.”

The Medical CPClasses will be held the 3rTuesday of each month.The classes will run fro4:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cosof the Class is $30. Thesrates are per participant.

There is a set par-ticipant “minimum” an“maximum” for classes, soanyone interested shoulcontact the Department a852-0197 (Henry) or 852-3115 (Stark) or visit ou website at www.henrys-tarkhealth.com for morinformation or nd us onFacebook at Henry anStark County Health De-partments.

Illinois State Policeistrict 8 would like to

emind drivers of the fol-owing driving tips for in-limate weather: 1) onlyse cruise control on dry

urfaces, 2) if you lose trac-

ion gradually slow down,o not slam on the brakes,) use caution when driv -

ng on bridges and ramps,rost forms on these sur-aces rst, 4) be carefulhen approaching shaded

reas, this is the last placeor ice and snow to melt.ur basic driving tips are

he same all year: DON’T

RINK AND DRIVE,

LOW DOWN, ALWAYS

EAR YOUR SEATBELT

and NO TEXTING.

Another importantsafety factor is vehiclemaintenance. Check thetread on your tires. Checkthe windshield wipers for

cracks and wear, and ll your windshield uid res-ervoir. Keep your gas tankat least half full to pre-vent water build up thatcan freeze the fuel lineand to ensure you haveenough gas for heat if youare stranded. Check yourlights and drive with themon during daylight hoursin fog or precipitation.

Additional equipment you should put in yourvehicle: tools (jack, lug

wrench), bottled water,non perishable food, extra warm clothes, boots, hatsand gloves, ice scraper,ash light with fresh bat-teries, rst aid kit, jumper

cables, blanket/sleepingbag(s), a bright coloredcloth to tie on your an-

tennae as a ag if you arestranded and an old cellphone with car charger(a deactivated phone willactivate when “911” is di-aled).

Motorist requiringroad conditions can callthe Illinois Departmentof Transportation’s Win-ter Road Condition Lineat 800-452-IDOT (4368).

IDOT reports on the con-ditions of interstatesthroughout Illinois, withthe exception of toll roads.For information on tollroads, drivers should call

800-865-5394.There are also inter-net sites available to assistin your travel. The IllinoisDepartment of Transpor-tation offers winter roadcondition reports at www.gettingaroundil l inois.com.

Remember, the saf -est place to be in a winterstorm is home. Travel onlyif it is absolutely neces-sary!

Health Dept. holdsmonthly CPR classes

State Police offer winter travel safety tips

Changes in whethergeographic area is clas-

ied as rural or non-ruralay affect applicants for

he USDA Rural Develop-ent Single Family Hous-

ng (SFH) Programs.For families and indi-

iduals to be eligible forpplication to the SFH pro-

rams, the property muste located in a “rural” area,enerally non-metro com-

unities less than 35,000n population. Effectiveebruary 2, 2015, the Fu-

ture Eligible Areas map will be implemented. ForIllinois, the changes pri-marily involve realigningboundaries along roadsand municipal corporatelimits rather than imagi-nary boundaries. Thisshould help lenders andapplicants more easily

identify whether a prop-erty is eligible for USDA’sassistance.

The Rural Develop-ment Single Family Hous-ing Programs provide

safe, well-built, affordablehomes for rural Ameri-cans through loans to buy,build, improve, repair orrehabilitate the applicant’spermanent residence.

Programs include theGuaranteed Rural HousingLoan Program, through which qualied families

are able to obtain attrac-tive nancing terms, suchas 100 percent nancingfrom select lenders acrossthe state. The secondprogram is the Direct Ru-

ral Housing Loan Program which offers a subsidizedhousing payment basedon income. Also, the 504Repair Program that helpsrural residents remain intheir homes, through re-pairs such as the installa-tion of wheelchair modi-cations in the home of a

person who has becomedisabled or new sidingand windows for a personno longer able to keep up with home repairs.

Details on eligible

and ineligible areas canbe found at the Rural De-velopment Eligibility web-site: http://rdeligibility.usda.gov/.

“There are multiplecommunities that arenewly eligible,” said BarryRamsey, Housing ProgramDirector. “Our eld ofc-

es are looking forward to

working with lenders, realestate agents and home-buyers in these expandeareas.”

More informationor direction to the near-est eld ofce can be ob-tained by calling the RuralDevelopment State Ofclocated in Champaign, a

866-481-9575.

Eligibility Change for USDA Rural Development Housin

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The Stark County News • countyenews.com February 5, 2015 • AROUND THE COUNTY

The Bradford Public Li-brary is challenging adultsin the area to the library’s2015 Reading Challenge.It is simple and doable (12books, 12 different catego-ries, 12 months or sooner).The Reading Challenge list

will bend to t your “to beread list,” but it will alsochallenge you to explorenew territories, revisit oldfavorites, and to nallyread those books you havebeen putting off. We haveeven included a “uffy

The Toulon Fire Department is proud to announce several new ofcers in 2015,and a few remaining in an ofcer positions; Chief Andy Colgan. 1st AssistantChief Joey Rediger, 2nd Assistant Chief John Ford, Captain Jason Musselman,1st Lieutenant Ron Musselman, and 2nd Lieutenant Daniel Robert Steelman.

The new grain bin at Rumbold & Kuhn’s Toulon grain facility in Toulon hasbeen completed and is ready for this year’s harvest season. It has a 550,000bushel capacity and was constructed by the end of January by Koehl Brothers ofFairbury, Illinois.

book” – a book you choosbecause of the cover.

The book categoriesinclude:

A book you have beenmeaning to read

A book published thi year

A book in a genre youdon’t typically read

A book from you

childhood A book your mom

loved A book “everyone” ha

read but you A book you chose be-

cause of the cover A book by your favorite

author A book that became

movie A book recommende

by a friend A book you shoul

have read in high school A book that is currentl

on the bestseller list

Stop in the BradforPublic Library and pick up your 2015 Reading Chal-lenge form and start read-ing today.

Remember to stopin the Traveling Librarat the Village Hall, too. I you have trouble gettinin the main library, thisis a great opportunity fo you to browse and checkout books. New hours arTuesday and Thursdafrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bradford Library 2015Reading Challenge

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Local home pricescontinued to recover withmedian prices showinggenerally year-over-yeargains in 2014. Home sales,while modestly lower innumbers than in 2013,pointed toward a stabiliz-

ing market, according to

the Mid Valley Associationof REALTORS®.

Locally home sales,reported through the MidValley Association of RE-

ALTORS®, year-end 2014totaled 228 units, down 8.1percent from 248 units in2013. Extrapolating furtherwith regards to our two larg -est served communities,Kewanee home sales year-end 2014 totaled 148 units,down 5.1 percent from 156in 2013 while Galva homesales year-end 2014 totaled31 units, up 6.9 percentfrom 29 in 2013.

The statewide year-end 2014 median price was

$160,000, up 6.7 percentfrom $150,000 in 2013. Themedian is a typical mar-ket price where half thehomes sold for more andhalf sold for less. Locallythe year-end 2014 medianprice within the Mid Valley

Association of REALTOR®

reported sales was $51,250,up 2.5 percent from $50,000in 2013. In Kewanee the

year-end 2014 medianprice was $45,500, down7.9 percent from $49,450in 2013. In Galva the year-end 2014 median price was$53,000, up 6.0 percentfrom $50,000 in 2013.

In 2014 less distressedproperties came to market,but they still played a sig -nicant role. Of the Mid

Valley Association of RE-

ALTORS® reported salesfor 2014, 25.4 percent ofthe sales were of distressedproperties compared with32.3 percent in 2013. For

Kewanee, 18.2 percent ofthe sales in 2014 were dis-

tressed properties com-

pared to 21.2 percent in2013. In Galva, 25.8 per-cent of the sales in 2014

were distressed properties,up from 24.1 percent in2013.

“Locally in 2014 we sawa large collection of bank-owned properties cometo market all at once afterbeing held for years. Asthese properties and otherdistressed properties clearthe market, we should seefurther recovery in our lo-

cal housing market,” notedMelodee Herrick Yaklich,President of the Mid Val-ley Association of REAL-

TORS®. “Kewanee and oursurrounding area continueto be a place where resi-dents can live well on less,especially when talkingabout homeownership.”

Kewanee area home prices,2014 seen as a stabilizing year

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The Stark County News • countyenews.com • February 5, 2015 AROUND THE COUNTY

Klooster reported on

a forum that was held inKewanee regarding the Vision 20-20 resolutionthat the board endorsedlast month. Six area leg-islators were on hand forthe forum and answeredsome questions regardingeducation in Illinois. Theboard also approved thecurrent seniority list.

The board voted topurchase seven new copi-ers from RK Dixon at a costof $40,850. Existing copi-ers will be sold to a copier

wholesaler. The district will contract with Gorenz

and Associates to prepare

the districts 2014-2015 au-dit at a cost not to exceed$9,295.

G and E Lawn Service will maintain the footballeld for the 2015-2016school year at a rate of $20per hour, not to exceed200 hours. They will usetheir own equipment andsupply their own gasoline.The administration willdevelop some recommen-dations for the board toconsider regarding how tomitigate parking problems

at the football eld.Next year’s school cal-

endar was approved with

the rst day of studenattendance expected tobe August 19. Christmasbreak is scheduled to tak place from December 21,2015 until January 5, 2016and spring break tak-ing place March 25, 2016through April 3, 2016. Thtentative last day of classesis set for May 24, 2016 withemergency days, if need-ed, set for May 26, 27, 31and June 1 and 2, 2016.

After an executive ses-sion, the board voted to

employ Wade Hennig asassistant baseball coachfor the 2014-2015 school year, employ Angie Lambas a part-time ELL inter-ventionist and authorizethe superintendent todestroy the verbatim re-cord of any closed sessionmeeting that took placmore than 18 months ago.

Stark District #100 (continued from page 1)

By Josh BarbeeI recently visited a

ain Street Community tottend an all-day historicax credit workshop. Dur-ng lunch, the Main Streetxecutive Director proudlyffered anyone a tour whoight be interested in see-

ng several historic build-ngs recently rehabbed.

The director eagerlyointed out all of the new

uck-pointing and the res-oration of windows. How-ver, I noticed all of theuildings had one thing inommon – their cornicesad been reduced. All of

he parapets became sim-le metal caps. Any tracesf decorative brickworks,

corbels, brackets and/orcornices were now gone.

I inquired about thisand the director respond-ed, “We didn’t feel the cor-nices were an importantfeature worth preserv-ing.” When she saw I wassurprised, she continued,

“The preservation of win-dows is what matters most

when rehab-bing a MainStreet build-ing, not thecornices.”

To say I was morti-ed wouldbe an un-d e r s t a t e -ment.

Historicbuildings,especially

ones withs i g n a t u r ef e a t u r e son MainStreets, are

a work of art. Besides thecraftsmanship, that is nowbecoming a lost art, there was an unwritten code infollowing traditional con-struction patterns basedon the orders of classicaldesign.

Think of a classicalcolumn. Following theclassical order, a historic

Main Street Building is alot like a classical column. You have the base, shaft,and capital. The rst ooris the solid base, the sec-ond oor and any addi-tional oors is the simpleshaft, and the cornice isthe decorative capital. A

historic building on MainStreet without its corniceis a lot like a column miss-ing its capital. It’s incom-plete.

When we returned tothe classroom, the MainStreet Executive Directorcalled on me to providean example of a historicbuilding where the parapet was intact. I immediatelyoffered up two well-knownfacades in Toulon: Leezer’sInsurance Agency and theStark County News. I then

realized how fortunate weare here in Toulon. Weactually have several oth-er buildings with intactfeatures as well, such asTurnbull’s building whichhouses Connie’s CountryKitchen and Main StreetIce Cream, the old DeweyBank building owned by Audrey Stapel and TomPearson’s building, as wellas other buildings.

All are to be com-mended for undertakinga terric job maintaining

their respective buildings.Because of their commit-ment, we, as well as fu-

ture generations, all ben-et. We have several neexamples of 19th CenturyItalianate facades gracingand providing an identityto our small town MainStreet.

Mr. Barbee currentlyworks for Old Home Inspec-tions, Inc., where he pro-vides technical assistance

in the preserva-tion/conserva-tion of historic

structures. Hecurrently hasmore than 10 years of experi-ence workingwith the Secre-tary of the Inte-rior’s Standards for Rehabilita-tion.

Our Main Street

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The Stark County News

• countyenews.com LEGALS February 5, 2015 •

The Stark County News Your legal paper for all of

Stark County

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

STARK, ILLINOIS

STATE OF

ARY J. WHITTAKER,

ECEASED.

IN PROBATE

OCKET NO. 2015-P-2

CLAIM NOTICE

otice is given of the death of

ARY J. WHITTAKER, Stark Coun-

y, Illinois. Letters Testamentary

ere issued on January 9, 2015,

o Farmers National Bank of P.O.

ox 180, Geneseo, IL 61254, as

Independent Executor, whose at-

orney is James H. Nash of Nash,

ash, Bean & Ford, LLP, 445

. S. Hwy. 6 East, P. O. Box 63,

eneseo, IL 61254.

laims against the estate may

e led in the Circuit Clerk’s

fce, Stark County Court House,

oulon, Illinois, 61483 or with

he representative or both, on

r before the 22nd day of July,

2015, or, if mailing or delivery

of a notice from the representa-

tive is required by Section 18-3

of the Probate Act of 1975, thedate stated in that notice. Any

claim not led within that period

is barred. Copies of a claim led

with the Clerk must be mailed or

delivered to the representative

and to the attorney within 10

days after it has been led.

FARMERS NATIONAL BANK,

as Independent Executor of the

GARY J. WHITTAKER Estate

NASH NASH BEAN & FORD, LLP

Attorneys for Representative

445 US Hwy. 6 East

P. O. Box 63

Geneseo, IL 61254

Phone: 309/944-2188

Published 1/22 1/29 2/5/2015

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 Ofce

were issued on January 9, 2015

to Rodger L. Hill, 311 West Wil-

liams Street, Wyoming, Illinois,

as Executor, whose attorneys are

Borden Law Ofces, 113 East Wil-

liams Street, Wyoming, IL 61491.

Claims against the estate may

be led in the ofce 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 rst 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 led within that time periodis barred. Copies of a claim led

with the clerk must be mailed or

delivered to the representative

and to the attorney within 10

days after it has been led.

BORDEN LAW OFFICES

113 E. Williams

PO Box 130

Wyoming, IL 61491

Telephone: 309-695-2491

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


JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


ESTATE OF

CHARLES DEAN McCURDY

Deceased

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

Ofce 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.


be led in the ofce 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 led on or before the

aforementioned date(s) is barred.

Copies of a claim led with theClerk must be mailed or delivered

to the Representative and to the

Attorney within 10 days after it

has been led.

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 deliver-

ing a petition to terminate to the

clerk. You may obtain a copy of

a form of a petition to terminate

administration from the clerk of

court at the above address.

Dated: 2/2/2015

/s/ Anne C. Rennick

Anne C. Rennick

Attorney for: Estate of Charles

Dean McCurdy

PO Box 90

Wyoming, IL 61491

Ph: 309-695-4701

Fax: 309-695-2119

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


JUDICIAL CIRCUIT


ESTATE OF

CLARENCE DONALD McCURDY

Deceased

No. 15-P-4

NOTICE OF CLAIM DAY

Notice is given of the death of

Clarence Donald McCurdy.

On January 16, 2015, Letters

of Ofce were issued to David

McCurdy, 263 W. Buttereld Rd.,

Elmhurst, IL 60126, as Indepen-

dent Executor, whose attorney

is Anne C. Rennick, 120 W.

Williams, PO Box 90, Wyoming,

IL 61491.


be led in the ofce 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) July 23, 2015, or (b) if mailing

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 led on or before the

aforementioned date(s) is barred.

Copies of a claim led with theClerk must be mailed or delivered

to the Representative and to the

Attorney within 10 days after it

has been led.

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 deliver-

ing a petition to terminate to the

clerk. You may obtain a copy of

a form of a petition to terminate

independent administration from

the clerk of court at the above

address.

Dated: 1/16/2015

/s/ Anne C. Rennick

Anne C. Rennick

Attorney for: Estate of Clarence

Donald McCurdy

PO Box 90

Wyoming, IL 61491

Wyoming, IL 61491

Ph: 309-695-4701

Fax: 309-695-2119

Published 1/22 1/29 2/5/2015

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Show times are:Friday-Saturday, Feb.

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Special events duringthe show include:

Friday is Quad CityTimes Day at the show.Special promotions areplanned.

Saturday there will beface painting, balloon art-ists and a meet and greet

with Pete the Purple Bullfrom 12-4 p.m.Sunday: B100 Family

Day -- Kids 12 and underfree with paid adult. Get your picture taken withBubba the Alligator andother exotic animals from12p – 4p. There will beprofessional balloon art-ists making animal char-acters for kids, performingmagic tricks, and a jumpyhouse.

27 Domestic & ImportManufacturers – over 150vehicles

“Luxury Row Show -case”

Every guest can signup for a free one year sub-scription to Motor TrendMagazine Subscription

FREE opening datickets and coupons aparticipating Hy-Vee loca-

tions. While supplies last,restrictions apply.More info, discoun

tickets and coupons on-line at Quad City AutoShow.com

Proceeds from th

Auto Show benet the Iowa–Illinois Regional AutoShow Scholarship Fund.Over $280,000 has beengiven to college bounand trade school studentsto date. $30,000+ is ex -pected to be given at this year’s VIP Premier Event.

For more information,visit www.quadcityau-toshow.com or call NissiMarketing at 563) 388-6744.

The 21st annual IowaIllinois Regional AutoShow features announced

Soil fertility and theinuence of crop pro-duction practices, envi-ronmental stewardshipand market prices will bethe focus of a Soil Fertil-ity Seminar sponsored byUniversity of Illinois Ex -tension on February 27,2015 at U of I Extensionofces in Lewistown andPekin. Presentations willbe delivered through webconferencing from 9 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. and lunch willbe provided.

“Those attending thisseminar will learn about

the most current nutrientmanagement research andrecommendations to both

Soil Fertility Seminar to

Offer Continuing Educationincrease nutrient efcien-cy and decrease nutrientlosses,” says Angie Peltier,educator with Universityof Illinois Extension.

Presentations fromuniversity researchers willcover diverse topics: Nutri-ent Management is Morethan Application Rate;How Algae Blooms have Affected Nutrient Man-agement in the Lake ErieBasin; Nitrogen Manage-ment Practices: Reducing Atmospheric and Leach-ing Losses While Main-taining Yields; Making Soil

Fertility Decisions in 2015;and Evaluation of Adapt-Nin the Corn Belt. Certied

Crop Advisors will earnup to ve continuing edu-cation units in NutrienManagement by attendingthis seminar.

Registration is $50per person, which in-cludes lunch. The regis-tration deadline is Feb.16, 2015. Register onlinat https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/RegistrationID=11337. Idietary or other reason-able accommodations arneeded for participation,please call Christine or Ja-son at 309-547-3711.

For general informa-tion, email Angie Peltier [email protected].

Agriculture has alwaysembraced technology andthere is a new technology,or at least a new approachto the use of a technology,that may provide signi-cant changes to Americanfarming. And it comesfrom the sky.

As a former militarypilot, I have long moni-tored the use of airplanesin agriculture – exportinglivestock by air, crop dust-ing, herding livestock byhelicopter in Australia orsimply ying over a farmto see crops and livestockfrom a different perspec-

Look. Up in the sky. It’s a…Professor William C

Bailey School of Agriculture

Western IllinoisUniversity

Macomb, Illinois

tive than a truck. Follow -ing the airborne thought,I know creative peoplesee new opportunities fortechnology in agriculture,in this case the use of un-manned aerial vehicles(UAV). I used the term

‘drone”, once, when rstdiscussing this technology with an expert and wasquickly corrected that theproper name is UAV. So, we will use UAV instead ofdrones for this column.

UAVs have been usedin agriculture for a while,but as the military has in-creased their use of UAVs,they have become morepowerful and more so-phisticated. The Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) recently issued therst permit for the agri-cultural use of unmannedaerial vehicles. Among the

FAA requirements are thatUAV operations include aground pilot that has a pri-vate pilot certicate, hasa medical certicate andthat the UAV remain insight at all times. The sig -nicant factor is the FAA

has recognized the grow -ing interest in using UAVsin agriculture.

The most obvious wayUAVs could be used in ag -riculture is crop scouting– looking at a eld fromabove permits someoneto see where crops are too wet or dry and which areasof a eld are diseased orpest infected. This infor-mation permits farmersto more efciently focuson areas of a eld whichare stressed rather thantreating, or ignoring, theentire eld. In a similarmanner, chemicals could

be applied to those areasthat require attention – afocused application rath-er than the use of a cropduster. In addition to us-ing UAVs to monitor crops,experts also see them usedto keep track of livestock,

to identify livestock thatare sick and, eventually,to treat sick livestock fromthe air.

The School of Agri-culture recently benetedfrom the donation of a so-phisticated UAV by Mun-son Hybrids of Galesburg.Recognizing that UAV usein agriculture is evolving,the company wishes toblend together research,teaching and industryknowhow in order to bet-ter understand how tofully utilize this evolvingtechnology.

UAVs have certainly

been in the news recentl– one crashed on the WhitHouse lawn and PresidenObama, when meeting with India’s Prime MinisteModi, agreed to a joint ef -fort to produce UAVs. And,given the attention UAVs

have received, their role inimproving agriculture anmaking the industry morefcient, looks bright an will continue into the fu-ture. So as you look up inthe sky and wonder if it isa bird, plane or Superman, you may well see a UA scouting the crops.

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The Stark County News • countyenews.comCOURTHOUSE/LEGALS • February 5, 2015

Accidents

Dissolution of Marriage

Property Transfer

Incidents

Traffic citations - Ordinance violations - Misdemeanors - Felonies

It Couldn’t Be Easier to Place a Classified Adwith the PRAIRIE SHOPPER go towww.ePrairieShopper.com

House For Rent3 Bedroom Farm

House. Large Eat-inKitchen. West Jer-

sey Township. StarkCounty School Dis-trict. $500 Month.Call 309-525-1407.

Ag View FS, Inc.,a Retail Agricultural

Business is acceptingapplications for

SEASONAL, PART-TIMEHELP at our Buda

location. Positionsavailable for CDL w/

HazMat Endorsementand Non-CDL person-

nel. Must have ability to

work extended hours when necessary.Send resume or apply at

Ag View FS - 7226 IL Hwy40, Buda, IL 61314

(309-895-2811)

Ag View FS, Inc.,a Retail Agricultural

Business is acceptingapplications for

SEASONAL, PART-TIMEHELP at our Toulonlocation. Positions

available for CDL w/HazMat Endorsementand Non-CDL person-

nel. Must have ability to work extended hours

when necessary.Send resume or apply at

Ag View FS - 7417A St. Rt 17, Toulon, IL

61483(309-286-2561)

1-25-15 – Lisa M.Kay – Driving 15-20 mphabove the speed limit.

1-21-15 – Christo-pher B. Cade – Driving 15-20 mph above the speedlimit.

1-24-15 – Kathryn

E. Endress – Driving 15-20 mph above the speedlimit.

1-27-15 – Lorenzo A. Fenner, 36, of Freeport, was arrested on a Stephenson Count warrant for failure to appear on the original charge for driving while his license was re-voked. He posted $200 cash bond and was released with a new court date to appear.

1-27-15 – Battery and disorderly conduct were the source of a complaint receivefrom a Wyoming resident in the 100 block of Kennedy Court.

1-27-15 – An abandoned vehicle owned by Michael J. Rademacher, 31, of Bloom-ington, was towed from a location along the Castleton Road and impounded by thStark County Sheriff’s ofce.

1-27-15 – A rural Wyoming resident reported criminal trespass to his residencfrom along the East Castleton Road. The incident remains under investigation.

1-28-15 – A domestic incident was investigated in the 400 block of South FranklinStreet in Toulon.

1-25-15 – A single vehicle accident occurred along Route 93 approximately a halmile east of 950 E. Driver Latreese D. Barnes, 40, of Geneseo, was traveling east whenshe lost control of her vehicle due to the road conditions.

1-30-15- Stacie Lynn Williams, Galva and Joshua Allen Williams, Toulon.

1-27-15 – William Clark Wilkins to John A. Ehnle, Sara A. Ehnle; Vg of Lombard-ville, Blk 8, Lots 1-8.

1-29-15 – Sheriff Jimmie L. Dison to John McRell; PT NW ¼ SW ¼ 19-13-5.1-30-15 – Nationstar Mortgage, LLC to Jane Perkins; PT SE ¼ 35-13-6.1-30-15 – Jared T. Longabaugh to Melissa A. Hamilton; PT SW ¼ 21-13-7.1-30-15 – Donna K. Ratcliff, Keith A. Ratcliff, Stark County Assets, LLC to One Elev-

en Coffee LLC; PTS SW ¼ 36-13-6.

Kewanee – BlackHawk College celebratedthe completion and open-ing of the new Weldingand Skilled Trades Centerin Kewanee with a January15, 2015, ribbon-cuttingand open house.

BHC welding instruc-tor Mark Washburn useda cutting torch to cut a

6-foot-long steel bowwhile college and electedofcials cut the traditionalribbon with scissors.

The 15,000-square-foot facility is located nextto the college’s Commu-nity Education Center. Theone-story building has:

Virtual welding lab,welding lab, project lab,ex lab, cutting lab, ma-chine room, two class-rooms, three faculty ofc-es and commons area.

3,700-square-foot

welding lab built to Ameri-can Welding Society stan-dards contains 24 weld-

BHC cuts steel bow toopen new welding centering booths with Fronius,Lincoln and Miller weldersthat can perform MIG, TIGand stick welding.

Project lab largeenough to accommodate vehicles.

“It's wonderful. Thisis beautiful,” said weld-ing student Jeffrey King

who helped set up the newequipment in the build-ing.

“This is just amazingto me,” welding instruc-tor Mark Washburn said.“We dreamt this. We drewpictures. We had a lot ofgood ideas. And I'm just soelated that I can be a partof this.”

The $4 million projectis being paid for with 2012bond funds. The city of Ke- wanee donated the land tothe college.

“I knew it would bringsomething to our commu-nity that was needed and

would be nice,” KewaneeMayor Bruce Tossell said.

“I had no idea it wouldbe this nice,” he said. “Juststanding here today inthis magnicent buildingmakes me want to learnthe skill of welding.”

At right: Dignitariescut the ribbon to thenew Welding andSkilled Trades Centerwith a cutting torchto celebrate the newfacility. The AdultEducation Center islocated in the city ofKewanee.

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The Stark County News • countyenews.com February 5, 2015 • SCHOOLS

The annual Bradford School Spelling Bee was held

t the Bradford Junior High on Friday, January 30. Thenalists who will be attending the Stark County Spellingee on February 12 are as follows:

1st Place: Madison McDermott2nd Place: Kristen Higgins3rd Place: Jacob Dries and Arianna Ferman

At right, IllinoisFFA Reporter

Andrew Klein(left) is pictured

with Stark CountyFFA members

(l to r): JessicaPurdy, Ashley

Gale, Adam Irving,Mike Steelman,

Cobe Miller, andCaleb Davis atthe 2015 FFA

212 LeadershipConference inSchaumburg,

Illinois.

At immediate right, students in the Introductionto Agriculture Industry class conduct a labdesigning CO2 dragsters out of balsawood

and pine individually, and in student groups. At far right, students in Stark County High

School plant science class conduct and recordexperiments on the effect temperature has onseed germination.

Agriscience studentsconduct labsdemonstrating the use

of simple machinessuch as levers, pulleys,wheel and axle, and theinclined plane in theagriculture industry.

submitted photos

Pictured from left to right: Madison McDermott,Kristen Higgins, Jacob Dries and Arianna Ferman.

BradfordSpelling Bee

inners

submitted photo

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By Jason Musselman [email protected]

The Lady Rebels played two roadames late last week before the snow set-led in, and both games resulted in victo-ies for Stark County.

First, in Monmouth versus United,he Lady Rebels relied on a strong third

quarter to pull away from the Red Storm.Stark County led by just one point at

the half, 17-16, but worked to gain a 28-18advantage after the third period.

Willow Porter had a three pointer inthose eight minutes and the defense al-lowed just one basket for United. AnnaSchierer kept the ball in Stark County’s

possession with numerous rebounds onboth ends of the court.

Abby Masterson led the team with14 points, including eight in the fourthquarter as the Lady Rebels took a 43-27victory.

On Saturday afternoon in Mackinaw,the Lady Rebels ousted Dee-Mack to draweven on the season at 12 wins, 12 losses.

Schierer again was fierce with re-bounds, postings 15 marks in that col-umn.

A fairly even game again opened upin the third quarter when Dee-Mack’sdefense broke down and allowed StarkCounty to shoot wide open shots. Fourquick three pointers from Porter, Mas-terson and Brianna Endress tipped thescales.

Free throws were key in the fourthand the Lady Rebels pulled through,

making 11 of 17. Two of those came fromsophomore Jenna Ehnle who finished asleading scorer with 10, Magnussen hanine.

Another sophomore, Endress wasa big contributor with that earlier threpointer and then at the free throw line forseven points total.

Stark County also won the fresh/soph

game, 43-15.The girls were scheduled to be a

Galva on Monday night, but that gam was postponed to Tuesday night. Seniornight, the final home game of the year was Wednesday night. We’ll have resultson our Facebook page and countyenews.com.

Regional action starts on Feb. 10 inFlanagan. Stark County will play Flana-gan at 7:30 p.m.

Lady Rebels pull to an even 12-12 on the season

The Rebels’ last twogames before the LTC tour-nament was to start didn’tend the way they hopedthey would.

Stark County fell to Annawan last Tuesdaynight in a close battle, 49-44.

The team thenlooked to steal a win from Wethersfield on Friday

night, but theGeese toppedthe Rebels, 60-45.

The LTCt o u r n a m e n t was scheduledto start on Sat-urday night,but that game was postponedtwice due to weather and

was playeTuesday nighin Toulon versusGalva. Results othat game anthe remainingschedule for thRebels in tht o u r n a m e n t , will be on ourFacebook pag

and countyenews.com.

LTC tournament fnally

underway after two delays

Mon., Feb. 9Game 1 at 7:00 pm: (4) Varna (Midland) vs. (5)DePue

Tue., Feb. 10Game 2 at 6:00 pm: (1)Roanoke (R.-Benson) vs.Winner Game 1

Game 3 at 7:30 pm: (2)Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [Co-op] vs. (3) Toulon (StarkCounty)

Thu., Feb. 12Game 4 at 7:00 pm:Winner Game 2 vs. WinnerGame 3

Girls Class 1A

FlanaganRegional

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