By Goldie CurrieShaw Media Service

Trends in the cattle-man business have taken a toll on the beef market. With things like drought, dwindling cattle ranch-es and the increase in export, the prices of beef have escalated.

Earlier this week, area farmer Larry Magnuson, who owns a cattle farm with about 34 cattle head, weighed in on a few of the factors behind the rising beef prices.

To him, the first and foremost factor is the lin-gering drought.

“Two and a half years of drought has really been a cause,” said Magnuson.

Drought has dried up food sources including grass in pastures and hay crops.

“They’ve (farmers) got nothing to feed them, so they are taking them to market, and the numbers are way down,” he said.

The number of cattle being taken to slaughter houses is at its lowest since 1950, and Mag-nuson said states like Texas, the Dakotas and Washington have seen the worst numbers of all. Feeding the cattle hasn’t gotten any cheaper. Mag-

nuson said last year a “little square hay bale” doubled from $5 to $9, while larger round hay bales went from $60 to $150.

“It’s costing more to feed them, and hay isn’t cheap,” he said.

Besides the drought, Magnuson touched on another issue that is affecting the cattle busi-ness.

Young farmers are steering away from cat-tle and knocking down fences around pasture fields to make room for soybeans and corn crops. Magnuson said farmers in the market have been get-ting one-third more for their crops than they did a couple years ago. He also said in the past two years, corn has risen to $7.50 and $8.50 a bushel.

Plus, building a cow herd takes more time and patience, which nobody seems to have much of these days.

Magnuson said why would young farmers want to hassle with build-ing a fence; keeping cattle in; having to round them up if they get out; wait-ing a year to breed them; and then find out the calf

By Ken SChroedernews@tonicanews.com

The National Trans-portation Safety Council (NTSC) last month rec-ommended lowering the blood alcohol limit from the driving while intoxi-cated from .08 percent to .05 percent. Since then, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has indicated the idea merits

“further study.”Currently, .08 percent

is the law in every state in America, but more than 100 countries over-seas have lowered their legal limit to .05 accord-ing to the NTSC. The recommendation has its opponents and its sup-porters.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is endorsing the proposal,

although they would pre-fer to see the limit low-ered further.

“As a mother whose child was killed by a drunk driver, the most important thing to me is preventing as many fam-ilies as possible from suf-fering similar tragedies,” said MADD National President Jan Withers. “MADD is focused on eliminating this com-pletely preventable trag-edy from our roadways.”

Understandably, tavern and liquor store owners across the country are opposed to the idea. On average, a woman weigh-ing 140 pounds would reach the proposed legal limit after only one drink, while men of 200 pounds or more would require three to four to reach that level. However, sta-tistics show that 70 per-cent of drunk driving

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Dropping in for breakfastThe latest Fly-in/Drive-in Breakfast was held on June 9 at Hartenbower Hecates Airport east of Tonica. Several pilots and their aircraft — including an early 20th Century Army bi-plane and a helicopter — flew in for a bite to eat, The breakfast has been a long-standing tradition and is held the second Sunday of each month from May to September. The next breakfast will be 7 to 11 a.m. on July 14.

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Lostant meeting goes to the dogsBy Ken SChroeder

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LOSTANT — Resident Robert Meziarka has a bone to pick with the Lostant Village Board. He appeared before the board on June 10 to voice his displeasure over the village ordinance on dog ownership which levies a fee of $175 on anyone with three or more dogs. During the meeting, he questioned several of the board members on why the fee was issued.

Board member Mike Col-lins told Meziarka that one of his neighbors had com-plained of issues with dogs. Meziarka was also remind-ed there has been a long-standing fee on the books, and the recent ordinance change merely elevated the fee from $150 to $175.

Meziarka repeatedly asked the board members what they had against dogs and dog owners who kept three or more dogs, and insisted on knowing what facts the board had to jus-tify the fee.

Village board Presi-dent Fred Hartenbower explained the reasoning.

“We almost raised it to $500. The problem is the dog population is out of control,” Hartenbower said. “Multiple people have been bit in the last two years. You can con-trol one dog; you might be able to control two; three — I don’t think you can.”

“You should be bas-ing this decision on what other towns are doing,” Meziarka said.

“No. We are going to base it on how do we keep people from being bit in this town? I’ve got multiple complaints. You can’t walk down the street without seeing loose dogs,” Hartenbower said.

“We just feel that $175 is a fair charge for any costs the village may incur,” said board member Dave Mertes. “It also acts as a bit of a deterrent for folks that might have had five or six dogs to just have two. It’s just a safety thing.”

In other business, the board:

• Replied to a resident’s inquiry that the village is still investigating the slashing of tires down-town earlier this year. The board had heard rumors that the person respon-sible had left the state, but nothing is known for certain about who did it or why.

• Discussed some flood-ing issues that are cur-rently plaguing the village. The village is currently investigating the possi-bility of barricading the area along the east side of

town where water run-off is causing the problem. Hartenbower outlined a possible three-step solu-tion but estimated the first stage to cost approximate-ly $5,000 to purchase the barricades. The board will form a committee to look into the problem further.

• Passed a resolution for $31,000 in Motor Fuel Tax funds to be used for road work. The resolu-tion was passed to inform the Illinois Department of Transportation where the funds are spent.

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Almost a century of memories

By Dixie SchroeDernews@tonicanews.com

LOSTANT – Harlen “Lucky” Strode has seen a lot in Lostant through-out his 92 years.

Strode has fond memo-ries of growing up during the Great Depression in Lostant.

Strode and his family moved into the area and his father farmed when he was a young boy. He was third out of four children in his family. As he grew up, Strode was expected to help out on the fam-ily farm. His father would occasionally place an order through the Sears and Roebuck catalogue, and he would be sent into town to pick it up.

“They would ship it down here by rail,” he said. “I can remember going with a team and wagon, going in and pick-

ing up some barbed wire and posts that Dad was going to put in on our farm.”

But there was always a little down time each week.

“Back in the 1930s, the farmers all came to town on Saturday night,” he said. “You couldn’t find a parking place.”

There were two gro-cery stores, a granary, a railroad station, a store that sold everything from candy to clothing and notions and many other places of business.

Strode said the towns-people often watch movies that were shown for free on the side of a building during the Great Depres-sion. Families would pop corn and bring it in to eat while at the movies. Strode said a fellow could entertain his girlfriend in this way and then after the movie get a drink from the communal tin cup that was attached to an old water well pump in

front of what now is “Blue Giggles Sweet Shop.”

“No one ever got sick from sharing that same cup,” he said. “Nowadays people would have a fit.”

The kids his age would all hang around Pop’s Restaurant, run by Pop Hess who really liked kids, Strode said. Hess also shared the train switch responsibilities with another man for the Illinois Central and Burlington railroads. Pop would often take a cho-

sen kid or two over to the train building and “allow” them to help pull the big lever, which he said was a thrill for them.

Some businesses in Lostant specialized in more than one thing, such as the Fairchild Hotel. After it was sold, Strode said the new owner put in a hardware store while still storing horse-drawn buggy and tractor parts.

“Dad needed a wheel for an old tower plow, and I remember going back

there and finding one. It came off another old plow,” he said.

Strode said the auto-mobile ended up being Lostant’s undoing because it made people more mobile, and they could go shop in other communities.

“You could get in your car and drive to Streator or LaSalle or down to Henry,” he said. “You could get it for a little less money. Business started to fail around here.”

Strode raised his fam-ily in Lostant, and after he retired at age 62, he worked for the village doing projects such as the installation of the stop and yield signs all over the town. He had to quit at 74, after he had a major heart attack.

“I had a six-way bypass,” he said. “The doctor told me that he just added 10 years to my life. Well, I fooled him. I got 17 years and counting so far.”

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However, Carmean noted that it’s not his place to judge.

“It will be what the state says; .05 is just as enforceable as .08,” Car-mean said.

The Governors High-way Safety Association is in favor of the current 0.8 percent, and while it commended the board for the comprehen-sive strategy to address drunken driving, they will not support the idea.

“When the limit was .10, it was very difficult to get it lowered to .08,” said Jonathan Adkins, a spokesman for the gov-ernors group. “We don’t expect any state to go to .05.”

dies? On top of all that work, the cattle regula-tors and Environmental Protection Agency are coming down on cattle farmers harder than ever these days.

More money at less hassle? Of course, most anyone would elect to take the easier path.

“It’s got to be in your heart and mind. It takes time,” Magnuson said. “It’s an added expense, and you just don’t see the younger guys doing it.”

Although Magnuson has plans to retire with-in the next few years, the trends are sad. For someone who has been in the business since 1975, seeing the chang-es and dwindling cattle ranches is troubling.

At the grocery storesAt the market, Mag-

nuson said about six or seven years ago the price for cattle was .72 cents a pound, and today it’s at $1.30, add-ing people should under-stand that although it’s doubled, the meat in the grocery store has only gone up one-third. He said with summer here, stores will be con-sistently looking ahead to find cheap prices and looking to see what will make the best deal.

At the Wyanet Lock-er, owner Scott Sabin said he hasn’t run into much of an increase on beef this year. The little rise in prices is due mostly to the larger demand for meat in the summer. He did say he was expecting prices to increase more due to last summer’s drought. Sabin expects current prices to stay about the same until July, and then they should drop back down to “normal” prices.

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Illinois State Police announce enforcement figures

Meeting calendar

Tonica man charged

Madigan warns residents about medical alert service scam

LASALLE – Illinois State Police District 17 announced enforcement figures for the recent special Traffic Enforce-ment Patrols (sTEP) wave conducted during May in LaSalle Coun-ty. STEP patrols were conducted at the fol-lowing locations: Route 71, Interstate 80, Route 6, Route 23, Route 251 and Route 18.

There were:• Occupant restraint

citations - 38 citations

• Driving under the influence arrests - 1 citation

• Drug/alcohol-related arrests - 7 citations

• Speeding citations - 146 citations

• Speeding written warnings - 79 warnings

• Total citations/arrests - 211 citations

• Total written warn-ings - 177 warnings

According to a press release issued by the ISP, slowing down and observing the speed limit

not only saves lives, but also saves on gas. Addi-tionally, safety belts are proven to be the most effective safety devices in vehicles today and are estimated to save over 12,000 lives each year. The sTEP program involves a combination of increased enforce-ment and community education designed to raise public awareness and compliance with all traffic laws. A special emphasis was placed on

speeding, failure to wear a safety belt, DUI and other alcohol-related offenses in areas that experience the highest level of traffic problems.

This project was fund-ed through the Illinois Department of Trans-portation’s Division of Traffic Safety.

June 17 - Tonica Village Board, Tonica Village Hall, 7 p.m.June 19 - Tonica Grade School Board, Tonica Grade School, 7 p.m.

OTTAWA - A LaSalle County jury indicted Bart M. Chalus, 39, of Tonica with aggravated DUI, driving while revoked and unlawful possession of a controlled substance on June 4.

SPRINGFIELD — Attor-ney General Lisa Madigan alerted Illinois residents to be wary of unsolicited calls advertising purported free medical alert servic-es following an uptick in complaints reported to her office. Madigan said call recipients should ignore the solicitation and not provide any personal infor-mation to the caller.

In recent weeks, Madi-gan’s office has received “a number of calls” from con-cerned Illinois residents, reporting solicitations for “Medi Alert” or other med-

ical alert services, which many seniors use in case of emergencies to call for help. Some of the prere-corded messages indicate the individual is eligible for a free medical alert sys-tem. In other instances, consumers reported the message indicates a fam-ily member has ordered a medical alert system, and more information is need-ed to process the order. A third reported variation of the message says the busi-ness has received the sys-tem and wants to deliver the product.

People who complained to Madigan’s office said if the call recipient presses “1” to talk to someone, they then are asked to provide personal finan-cial information, such as a credit card number or a bank routing number, to pay the monthly service fee associated with the medical alert service — even though the medical alert service was never ordered.

“When you’re asked to provide personal finan-cial information for a product you haven’t

ordered, that’s a sure sign of a scam,” Madigan said. “Anyone who receives these calls should not provide their personal information, and they should hang up immedi-ately.”

Madigan noted Illinois residents who receive these calls should report them to her office and provide as much informa-tion as possible, includ-ing any information the caller conveys and the number they ask you to call in response to the inquiry.

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Tonica Fire Department hosts steak dinner fundraiserThe Tonica Volunteer Fire Department grilled and served 400 steak dinners at this year’s drawdown held last Saturday evening at the fire station. “It’s our biggest and best fundraiser,” treasurer Al Stremlau said. “We greatly appreciate the community support. We had over $5,000 in cash prizes alone this year.” Ambulance Director Sue Huss said everyone goes home with a prize, which are donated from the commu-nity. Anyone interested in getting tickets for next year’s event should contact any firefighter or EMT now. Pictured are this year’s cooks Chief Todd Anderson (from left), Assistant. Chief Bill Gray, Alec McCleary, Vinny Gray and Kurt Kuetzer.

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PRINCETON – State Farm Insurance recently release its annual Top 10 states for dog bite claims and listed Illinois as the second state with the most claims in 2012. According to the press release, 337 dog bite claims were made in Illi-nois and an estimated $9 million worth of claims were paid.

Throughout the entire United States, State Farm recorded a collective 3,670 dog bites claims and paid more than $108 million as a result of those bites.

Since State Farm insur-ance agent Cody Bur-roughs opened his office in Spring Valley last April, he has only seen one claim made for a dog bite but has seen more frequent cases in other areas he has been located.

The number of claims in the state didn’t come as much of a surprise to Burroughs. He said people have to take in account that Illinois has Chicago. Also, with the higher percentage of rural areas, there could be more relaxed leash laws and less yards with fenced in spots for their pet.

The rankings don’t stop

with insurance companies, however. The United States Postal Service also ranked Illinois No. 2 for recorded dog attacks, according to an American Veterinary Medical Association press release. It linked Chicago to 41 dog attacks in 2012.

According to the Bureau County Animal Con-trol website, if bitten by

a dog, it’s best to contact animal control immedi-ately. An animal control officer or clerk will advise of the observation proce-dure, obtain a description and location of the animal, obtain name, address and phone number of the vic-tim, and obtain immuniza-tion status of the animal.

The website also reminds dog owners that each must be registered with the county every year to ensure all dogs are vaccinated and to pre-vent the spread of rabies. The website states it inves-tigates more than 150 dog bites a year and maintains registration records for this purpose.

If a citizen knows of a dog that is not registered, they can report the owner of the dog anonymously at 815-879-5981 or through the “Anonymous Tips” web page on the animal control website.

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Putting some teeth in dog bites

FSA urges producers to enroll in DCP

EPA/USDA partner to reduce wasted food

How to avoid ticks and fleas

this seasonTips on what to do to avoid a dog bite

• Don’t run past a dog. Dogs naturally love to chase and catch things.

• Never disturb a dog that is caring for puppies, sleeping or eating.

• If a dog approaches to sniff, stay still. In most cases, the dog will go away when it determines there is not a threat.

• If threatened by a dog, remain calm. Don’t scream or yell. Speak calmly and firmly and avoid eye contact. Try to stay still until the dog leaves, or back away slowly until the dog is out of sight. Don’t turn and run.

• If knocked to the ground, curl into a ball with hands over head and neck. Protect your face.

Source: American Veterinary Medical Association

SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Department of Agri-culture’s (USDA) Illinois Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director (SED) Scherrie V. Giamanco encourag-es farmers and ranchers to enroll for the 2013 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment Pro-

gram (DCP) before the deadline. Producers who wait until the last minute to sign up could face increased wait-ing time in FSA county offices.

“We understand that producers have become very busy, but they can’t forget to visit their

county office and sign up for DCP,” said Gia-manco. “Just as farm-ers and ranchers plan their spring plantings, producers should plan to schedule an appoint-ment to visit their USDA Service Center at the earliest possible time. It’s best to complete the

paperwork now rather than to stand in line the day before the dead-line.”

Sign-up ends Aug. 2. For more informa-tion about the programs and loans administered by FSA, visit any FSA county office or www.fsa.usda.gov.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Act-ing Administrator Bob Perciasepe joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to announce the launch of a challenge that asks farm-ers, processors, manufac-turers, retailers, communi-ties and government agen-cies to reduce wasted food. The U.S. Food Waste Chal-lenge builds upon the suc-cess of EPA’s Food Recov-ery Challenge to help more Americans do their part to reduce food waste.

“Food waste is the single largest type of waste enter-ing our landfills; Ameri-cans throw away up to 40 percent of their food. Addressing this issue helps to combat hunger and save money, while also combat-

ing climate change. Food waste in landfills decom-poses to create potent greenhouse gases and by reducing this waste we can, in turn, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Per-ciasepe. “I’m proud that EPA is joining with USDA to announce the U.S. Food Waste Challenge. With the help of partners across the country, we can ensure that our nation’s food goes to our families and those in need — not the landfill.”

“The United States enjoys the most produc-tive and abundant food supply on earth, but too much of this food goes to waste,” said Vilsack. “Not only could this food be going to folks who need it – we also have an opportunity to reduce the amount of food that ends

up in America’s landfills. By joining together with EPA and businesses from around the country, we have an opportunity to bet-ter educate folks about the problem of food waste and begin to address this prob-lem across the nation.”

Americans send more food to landfills and incin-erators than any other sin-gle municipal solid waste (MSW) – 35 million tons – even more than paper and plastic. When wasted food is sent to landfills, it decomposes and becomes a source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. In addition, the production and transporta-tion of food has a number of environmental impacts; by reducing wasted food, our society helps conserve

energy and reduces envi-ronmental impacts.

In 2010, EPA began challenging organizations along the food lifecycle to adopt more sustain-able practices through its National Sustainable Mate-rials Management (SMM) program’s Food Recovery Challenge (FRC). EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge provides direct techni-cal assistance, a track-ing system and recogni-tion to help support and motivate organizations to reduce their food waste. Through the simple act of measuring food that is wasted, organizations can immediately identify sim-ple changes that lead to big reductions More than 200 organizations are now participating in the Food Recovery Challenge.

(StatePoint) Warm weather means barbe-cues, baseball and trips to the park with fam-ily and pets. But for pet owners, warm weather can also mean fleas, ticks, mosquitoes and other disease-carrying bugs.

“Fleas alone can each bite you or your pet up to hundreds of times a day,” said Dr. Rod Van Horn, a small animal, practicing veterinarian. “It’s vital to get con-trol of these pests before they have the chance to bite, hurt and poten-tially spread disease.”

Now that the sunshine is finally here, you may be anxious to take your four-legged friends out-doors to run around. Help your pets avoid ticks and fleas by fol-lowing these easy tips:

Treat for prevention

You may not always be able to keep your pets away from infested areas, but you can stop the bugs from latching onto your pet. Treat your pet monthly with a topical flea and tick treatment for the most effective, longest lasting way to prevent infes-tation. There are now approved generic ver-sions of topical veteri-nary products that use the same active ingre-dients, which kills fleas and ticks, including those that can spread Lyme disease, and keeps your pet protected for up to 30 days.

According to experts, more than 70 percent of fleas bite a dog within the first hour of jumping aboard, so killing them within that first hour is paramount. Try a fast-acting treatment, which starts to kill fleas and ticks in just five min-

utes, before they can do damage. More infor-mation about protect-ing your pet and family from fleas and ticks can be found at www.fipro-guard.com.

Check your house and yard

If you think you may have a flea infes-tation but aren’t sure, start by checking your house and yard. Walk-ing around your home and yard in a pair of long white socks makes pests easy to spot. Now you’ll see if you have fleas hiding in your home. Secure the infest-ed socks in a plastic bag and throw them away or put into the washing machine for a hot wash.

Inspect your petsAfter a run outdoors,

thoroughly check your pet for fleas and ticks or any signs of itching or blood stains. Be sure to look underneath the hair for visible bugs. But be aware that the larg-est part of an infesta-tion – flea eggs, larvae and pupae – are almost impossible to see in a quick check. That’s why prevention is key.

Be proactiveTreat your pets now,

before it’s too late. Apply treatments year-round to repel pests and prevent them from latching onto your pet’s skin. Just because you don’t see fleas or ticks now, doesn’t mean they aren’t worth worry-ing about. Always plan ahead.

Do everything you can to protect your pet, and you’ll never have to fret about bringing home pesky pests from the park again.

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and words of comfort we received at the passing of husband and father, Thomas W. Gentert. Our thanks to the staff at Illinois Valley Community Hospital,

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Illinois legislature fails

The Illinois Legislature closed its session on May 31 with its usual mutual congratulations among leg-islators on what a great job they did this year.

The problem is they didn’t do anything.Oh sure, they came to an agreement on a con-

cealed carry law that looks like it was slapped together over the Thai curry wings at Buffalo Wild Wings after the fifth Leinenkugel. They made proc-lamations designating certain weeks and months whatever week or month they’ve been for years. But what did they really do?

Illinois was forecast as being the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriages. Oops, sorry, maybe next time.

Did they address the state’s financial crisis? Only if, by saying “address,” you mean passing a budget for the next fiscal year that includes $2,000,000,000 more than was spent this year.

The “temporary” 67 percent tax increase pushed through at the end of the 2011 executive session went completely unmentioned. It’s set to expire shortly, but with no legislation in place, it’s doubt-ful that it’s going to be changing anytime soon.

Pension reform – probably the biggest problem facing an already flagging state economy – was debated, inflated, deflated, abated and prorated in discussions in both houses, but nothing was done about it. If you think that’s not a problem, you should realize that it’s costing the state millions a day. Current estimates of the dollar figure caused by the legislature’s inability to act on the issue amounts to about $38,500. Not a bad figure until you realize that’s per taxpayer.

Think about that for a moment. Because the Illinois legislature failed to address the issue of pen-sion reform, your personal burden to the problem is $38,500; a figure equivalent to more than 80 percent of the average annual paycheck in Illinois before taxes. Meanwhile, legislators take home a paycheck of more than $68,000 plus a $111 per diem expense account. That’s before any speaking fees or “special interest” fees that – of course – they’re not accepting.

All of that for doing nothing this year.Oh, wait; they did do one thing at the last

moment. They signed legislation that will later this year allow “fracking” for oil throughout the state, including near the entrance of Starved Rock State Park. Gov. Pat Quinn says this will bring thousands of jobs to Illinois. It has already created 50 job openings.

Of course those 50 jobs are for experts to advise the state on what regulations should be placed on the industry. And yes, those 50 jobs are state jobs, meaning you’re paying for them too.

It is with no surprise that Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford announced June 4 that the state’s financial rating has fallen again. In fact, Illinois has the lowest credit rating of all 50 states. ALL 50 states; even Arkansas is less of a credit risk.

Think about that when your tax bill comes in this year. Also, please drop off your $38,500 at the door.

Putnam County Record Staff Writer Ken Schro-eder can be reached at kschroeder@putnamcoun-tyrecord.com.

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“I would love to relax on a beach in Florida.”Betty Servalli, Tonica

“I would love to go to a national park.”

Sharon Ode, Lowell

“I would go to Paris.”Heather Sears, Streator

“Germany.”Keeley Kurdert, Oglesby

“I would go to Minnesota.”

Aaron Risinger, Tremont

On the street What would be your ideal summer vacation if money was no object?

First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting an

establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the free-dom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and

to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

The most successful man in the world

I’m about to celebrate my 16th Father’s Day without the star of the show.

(No disrespect to my hus-band – who’s a wonderful father – but he’s not my father, you know?)

My dad was Carl Bunge, born and raised on a farm about 40 miles northwest of Davenport.

Dad was a farm boy, but he was also the oldest of four sons. That meant his father didn’t need him to stay on the farm, so Dad headed for the bright lights of the big city (Daven-port) and married himself a big city girl.

Anyone who knew my Dad could tell you what a great guy he was. He worked hard for Jaydon Inc., a non-food distrib-utor located in Milan. He left the house early in the morning and came home late at night after delivering health and beauty products throughout the Quad Cities area.

One of the highlights of my summers when I was probably about 10 or 12 was going with my Dad on his route one day. I’d help straighten the shelves – something I still do in grocery stores to this day! – and then stack the new merchandise. I remember he’d buy a quart of chocolate milk at the first store, and we’d take turns sip-

ping from the carton between us.

I wasn’t much of an athlete, but Dad tried his best. I played Dad’s Club softball for a couple of years, and Dad, who never had a son, patiently showed me how to throw and bat and catch.

Dad was a simple man with simple pleasures. He loved his God and his family and his Cubbies, not necessarily in that order all the time. He wasn’t much of a reader, but one of his prized possessions was a copy of “Mr. Cub,” Ernie Banks’ autobiography.

He was a faithful church-goer, serving on church boards and singing in the choir. He even sang with me at my church, St. John’s in Peru, and our minis-ter graciously offered him his own set of offering envelopes.

And his family was every-thing to him. He loved his wife and two daughters, and he was happy to expand that love to his two sons-in-law.

And to his grandchildren.One of my most cherished

photos wouldn’t win any pho-tography awards. The flash didn’t go off, and the picture is mostly dark. But it’s a photo of my Dad holding my first-born, and I treasure it.

Dad only got to meet six of his grandchildren. The seventh – his namesake Carly – was born almost a month after Dad died.

Dad’s legacy lives on in big and small ways. The eternal Cubs’ fan’s cry of “There’s always next year!” lives on in several of his grandchildren, and his set of lawn darts – the old fashioned ones with the points that could put out an eye – are a cherished inheri-tance my children argue about.

Many years before he died, I gave Dad a plaque with the Robert Louis Stevenson poem, “That Man is a Success.” It summed up my father far better than I ever could.

Dad indeed “lived well, laughed often and loved much” and left the world a far better place than he found it.

Thanks for everything, Dad.Barb Kromphardt is a staff

writer for the BCR and the man-aging editor for the Tonica News and Putnam County Record. She can be reached at bkromphardt@bcrnews.com or bkromphardt@tonicanews.com.

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Community Youth Police Camp accepting teen participantsSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois

State Police (ISP) and the American Legion have announced plans for the 41st annual American Legion Youth Police Camp (ALYPC) to be at the Illinois National Guard Academy located at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, from June 23 to 28.

Dozens of aspiring teens from across Illinois will discover career opportunities through training with police and military. The prima-ry purpose of the ALYPC is to establish an interactive and posi-tive relationship between Illinois teens and law enforcement officers. The week-long residency camp is structured to promote education-al and learning opportunities for youth ages 14-16 in the areas of

law enforcement, military, leader-ship, cultural diversity, personal development, physical fitness, social and interpersonal skills. American Legion volunteers and ISP Troopers are assigned to man-age the program and serve as instructors and mentors. Many of the Legion and ISP volunteers are former graduates of the program.

“The American Legion Youth Police Camp is an excellent oppor-tunity for teens to express ideas, learn about responsibility and gain self-confidence,” said American Legion Commander Wayne Wag-ner. “Our partnership with the Illi-nois State Police and the Illinois Army National Guard provides a structured environment for youth

to objectively learn about the daily responsibilities and career opportu-nities in law enforcement and the military.”

The ALYPC Cadets will be hon-ored at a graduation ceremony on June 28, and will receive a gradu-ation certificate. The American Legion will accept applications until noon, June 22. Teenagers 14-16 are encouraged to apply and attend the 2013 ALYPC for an enriching experience.

For more information about the ALYPC, contact Ron Payne at 217-370-0638, or ISP Sergeant Matt Boerwinkle at 217-782-6637. Camp applications are available online at: http://illegion.org/forms/Youth%20Police%20Brochure%20(2013).pdf/.

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IVCC presidential honors students named

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St. Paul’s to hold ice cream social on June 23

IVCC graduates 547

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PERU – The Alzheim-er’s Care Partners Sup-port Group for caregivers, family and friends will meet at 6 p.m. June 18 at the Red Cross office at 1530 Fourth St. in Peru.

The featured speaker will be Tim Klobe of the Alzheimer Association’s central Illinois chapter.

For more information, call 815-339-6465 or 815-223-1885.

Free amplified phones are available through the Illinois Telecommunica-tions Access Corporation program (ITAC).

In order to be eligible, individuals must be legal residents of Illinois, have a doctor’s or audiologist’s signature verifying hear-

ing loss and have standard phone service in the resi-dents. There are no age or income restrictions.

An open house is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 20. To schedule an appointment, or for more information, call 815-224-3126.

OGLESBY – More than 170 students were named to the presidential honors list at Illinois Valley Com-munity College this spring. Area students who have earned a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0 in 12 or more semester hours, listed by hometown, are:

Lostant: Steffen O’Brien and Justin Rubley.Tonica: Lauren Blauvel.

GREAT LAKES – Navy Seaman Phylicia R. Gastineau, the grand-daughter of Marsha K. Anderson of Tonica, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Com-mand, Great Lakes.

During the eight-week program, Gastineau com-pleted a variety of train-ing which included class-room study and practical instruction on naval cus-toms, first aid, firefight-ing, water safety and sur-vival and shipboard and aircraft safety. An empha-sis was also placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of

boot camp is “Battle Sta-tions.” This exercise gives recruits the skills and con-fidence they need to suc-ceed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the basic war-rior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the prac-tical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of honor, cour-age and commitment. Its distinctly “Navy’’ flavor was designed to take into account what it means to be a sailor.

Gastineau is a 2009 graduate of Streator High School.

TONICA – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in rural Tonica will host an ice cream social on June 23 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

They will be serving

BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, drink, ice cream and toppings. The church is located one-half mile north of Leonore.

OGLESBY – A total of 547 students graduated after the spring 2013 semester at Illinois Valley Commu-nity College. Local graduates, listed by hometown, and their degrees or certificates include:

Cedar Point: Joshua Doerle, accounting; Donna Kallis, associate in science, associate in general studies.

Lostant: Ashley Freitag, Associate in Applied Science in Nursing; Jennifer Galik, associate in arts; Jason Hofmann, truck driver training; Steffen O’Brien, associate in science; Holly Siegel, Associate in Applied Science in Nursing.

LASALLE – Stage 212 has announced auditions for the children’s theater production, “Seussical, Jr.,” will take place at 6 p.m. June 21 and at 2 p.m. June 23 (attend one) at the theater, 700 First St. in LaSalle. A full produc-tion by kids and for kids, “Seussical, Jr.” is open to all children entering grades 4 through 9.

Director Dom Passini will cast about 30 chil-dren in a variety of lead and supporting roles. Kids will be taught a song, a few dance steps and will do a reading from the script. No advance prepa-ration is necessary, but kids should come dressed

to move. Flip-flops are strongly discouraged. All auditioners should bring a calendar with all of their summer conflicts.

“Seussical, Jr.” will have performances Aug. 16-18. Rehearsals will be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. beginning June 24. No absences will be allowed after Aug. 1.

For more information, email stage212@att.net, visit Stage 212 online at www.stage212.org or call 815-224-3025. “Seussi-cal, Jr.” is partially fund-ed by the Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Lostant couple notes 50th anniversary

LOSTANT – Chuck and Mary Jane Stephens of Lostant celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 8.

The couple was married in the First United Meth-odist Church of Ottawa, with Ray Stephens Jr., brother of the groom, being best man, and Jac-queline Hamm, sister of the bride, being matron of honor. Parents of the couple were Ray and Bes-sie Stephens of Ottawa and Kenneth and Mildred Logan of Deer Park Town-ship.

The couple are par-ents of Sue Ann (Harry Dent III) of Roscoe, Tony (Becky Barr) of Bensen-ville; Linda (Phil Good-man) of Flat Rock and Ben (Sheila Nally) of Lisle. Their grandchildren are Courtney and Harry Dent IV, and Thomas and Emma Goodman.

A family dinner was followed by a gathering at the Dents’ for dessert and the perusal of a pic-ture album put together by Linda, which includ-ed many fond memories from their last 50 years.

Chuck was a gradu-ate of Illinois Wesleyan University in 1963, and did graduate work at Illi-nois State University and Bradley University. After teaching and coaching for three years, he grad-uated from the Illinois State Police Academy in 1965. Mary Jane gradu-ated from Northern Illi-nois University in 1962 and did graduate work at Illinois State University. She taught for 21 years, the last 15 at Woodland School District in junior high math.

The couple now enjoys spending time with fam-ily, hiking the local trails, and biking trails locally and in nearby states.

Mr. and Mrs.Chuck Stephens

Chuck and Becky Tank of Dodgeville, Wis., are announcing the engage-ment and approaching marriage of their daugh-ter, Anne Marie Tank, to Gregory Donald Alle-man of Lancaster, Wis. He is the son of Scott and Diane Alleman of Granville, and grandson of Darrell and Jeanne Alleman of Granville.

The bride-elect is a 2012 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Plattville with a doctor-ate in physical educa-tion. She is a P.E. teach-er at Dodgeville Elemen-tary School.

Her fiancé is a 2010 graduate of the Universi-ty of Wisconsin-Plattville

with a degree in math-ematics education. He is employed by Lancaster High School as a math teacher, assistant cross country and track coach, and is a junior high girls basketball coach.

The couple will be married July 26 at the Cathedral of Saint Raphael in Dubuque, Iowa.

Tank-Alleman

Anna Tankand Gregory Alleman

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June 18 – Baked cod loin, whole roasted pota-toes, stewed tomatoes, blushing pears, homemade cookie, wheat bread.

June 19 – Meat lasagna, Italian vegetables, spin-ach salad with dressing, diced peaches, French bread.

June 20 – Egg salad on wheat bread, cheesy potatoes, three bean salad, fresh apple, mayon-naise packet.

June 21 – Cheeseburger macaroni, steamed car-rots, fruit cocktail, fruit juice, bread.

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Recipe CornerJell-O is such a good thing to keep the meals a

little lighter, and you can always use the sugar-free to make it even better for you. There’s always room for Jell-O.

Fresh Fruit Parfaits1/2 cup blueberries1/2 cup sliced strawberries1 package (4 serving size) any flavor Jell-O3/4 cup boiling water1/2 cup cold waterIce cubes3/4 cup thawed Cool Whip

Divide fruit among six parfait glasses. Completely dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Combine cold water and enough ice cubes to measure 1 1/4 cups. Add to gelatin, stir until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Measure 3/4 cup gelatin; pour 2 table-spoons into each glass. Chill until set but not firm. Gently stir whipped topping into remaining gelatin. Spoon over fruit in glasses. Chill until set, about 1 hour. Serves 6.

Fruit Sparkles1 package (4 serving size) any flavor Jell-O1 cup boiling water1 cup chilled fruit flavored seltzer or carbonated

beverage1 cup combined sliced bananas and strawberries

Completely dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add beverage. Chill until slightly thickened. Stir in fruit. Pour into individual dishes or medium serving bowl. Chill until firm, about 1 hour. Serves 6. Suggested combinations lime Jell-O and 1 8-ounce can pears. Raspberry Jell-O and 1 8-ounce can fruit cocktail in juice or sliced peaches in juice, drained. Cherry Jell-O and 1 medium banana, sliced. Strawberry Jell-O and 1 cup sliced strawberries. Orange Jell-O and 1 cup drained mandarin oranges.

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June 18, the library will host a preschool story time. Babies and their parents along with any pre-school children are welcome.

LaSalle Library — The LaSalle Public Library Summer Reading Program, “Not Extinct at the LaSalle Public Library,” offers fun programs for all ages. Readers are invited to challenge them-selves to completing the “Paleo Traveler” game on the Library’s room-sized game board and fami-lies are invited to attend a variety of events that will include:

• “Dino-Mites Preschool Storytime” will be June 17 and every Monday through July 1 at

10:30 a.m. and repeated at 2 p.m. The event is for children who can sit for a story and work with their grown-up on a simple craft. Registration is required.

• “Preschool Storytime Express” will be held June 18 and every Tuesday through July 2 at 11:45 a.m. Like “Dino-Mites,” it is for children age 3 through 5 years of age who can sit for a story and work with their grown-up on a simple craft. Registration is required.

• “Summer Tail-Waggers” will be held June 18 at 4 p.m. Kids are invited to share reading with Ellie, a ‘Reading Loving Therapy Dog.’ Kids choose a favorite short

book or story and read aloud to Ellie for about five minutes each. Those kids who are not yet read-ing independently are welcome to read to the dogs and the group with the help of their adult care-giver.

• “Did You Know: Dinosaurs!” will be held on June 20 at 6:30 p.m. Diane McCurdy from the University of Illinois Extension Office helps kids explore facts about these ancient animals.

All LaSalle Library programs are free and open to the public. For more information please visit or call the library at 815-223-2341. The library is located at 305 Marquette St., LaSalle.

Liberty Village observes Memorial DayLes Ferrari (right) and Gaylon Ehlers raise the flag on Memorial Day at Liberty Village. Approxi-mately 47 tenants attended the ceremony. The Rev. Bobby Smith spoke of remembering all fallen comrades. Each veteran was introduced, recognized and thanked for their part in preserv-ing the American way of life. A small flag raising-ceremony was also per-formed for Manor Court and Hawthorne Assisted Living.

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