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Return to infrastructure plan?
Public works director urges village to revive Continuous Improvement Program BY ZACHARY J. PRATT news@tonicanews.com TONICA – For years, the village of Tonica worked to constantly improve various aspects of its infrastructure, but some of that had to be set aside as the wastewater plant took up resources. Public works official
Marc Lemrise told the Tonica Village Board at its meeting Monday, Sept. 18, that he would like the initiative brought back. “First few years I worked here, we had a continuous improvement program going on,” Lemrise said, explaining the program was swapped
out for work on the sewer plant, which had begun consuming resources. One of Lemrise’s concerns lies under Route 251: a water main, which has consistently caused trouble for the village. “It seems to break every winter,” Lemrise said of the main, which he sug-
gested eliminating. He said the village has been lucky so far, in that the breakage has been relatively easy to maintain and fix, but that this luck, like the water main, might not hold. While Tonica might not be able to eliminate this problem in time for the com-
ing winter, Lemrise suggested it should be a priority. He also noted two valves which need to be replaced: “The longest water main in town – there’s a valve on both ends, and they’re both bad,” he said. Lemrise cautioned about the outcome if these valves break half open.
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VILLAGE’S NEED FOR A NEW WATER TOWER ARGUABLY ‘A CONCERN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH’
BY DAVE COOK news@tonicanews.com TONICA — Although a cool, damp spring got things off to a slow start, local farmers, area experts and the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Crop Progress and Condition report show that Illinois Valley crops will likely provide an ample harvest. According to the Sept. 11 USDA report, while the statewide averages for temperatures and precipitation levels were below normal, nearly the entire previous week was suitable for fieldwork. Dent corn, which accounts for most of the corn grown nationally and is the variety processed for a multitude of products, was reported to be at 82 percent. At this time last year, dent corn was at 90 percent and the 2012-2016 five year average is 88 percent. Last year, Illinois’ mature corn was at 39 percent at this point, compared to 26 percent this year.
BY DAVE COOK news@tonicanews.com LOSTANT — The need for a new water tower has been often discussed by the Lostant Village Board and anyone looking at the dilapidated relic would agree with that assessment. Village President Jack Immel has said the village is in the preliminary stages of pursuing a grant to replace the tower. The board has also authorized funds to progress with the initial engineering work, but Immel said if no grant is awarded that the existing tower will remain and that repairs will have to be made. Immel added that while a combination of sources are being explored as ways to fund the construction of a new tower, he stressed the village isn’t looking to increase either taxes or water rates. The existing tower holds 55,000 gallons of water and was estimated by Mitch McCaw, of the village’s water department, to be more than 100 years old. McCaw said the new tower, if the grant is approved, would hold 100,000 gallons and would be constructed across the street near the village hall. He added that it would take approximately a year to complete. Both Immel and McCaw said the existing tower would eventually become a safety issue and both would rather see a new tower be built rather than a large amount of money be spent on a timeworn tower which is in obviously poor condition.
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• INFRASTRUCTURE Continued from Page 1 “There’s another one on Second Street that should be replaced at some point, but at least those two before winter,â€? Lemrise said. In other news: • The annual Tonica Cruise-In cruised to success this year. Bob Beenenga updated the board on the outcome of the event. “We had 245 cars this year,â€? Beenenga said, saying that those putting the event together were “a bit overwhelmed; we ran out of entry cards.â€? The event benefited the Cub Scouts, who also saw more success than anticipated. “They didn’t think they could make that much money selling water and popcorn,â€? Beenenga said. Beenenga said that, while the event was to start at 4 p.m., participants began showing up at 11:30 a.m. looking for locations to park. “We ran out of room, so we need a bigger town,â€? he said, before adding that “there were 10 or 11 that couldn’t get in.â€?
Beenenga announced that next year’s event is set for Aug. 25. • The Tonica Parent-Teacher Committee is holding an Oktoberfest fundraiser. The beer and wine tasting, hosted by Rudy’s Liquor, is meant to be the committee’s big fundraiser, with which it will provide additional support for the district’s school. A silent auction is planned to help raise funds. The event will be Sept. 30 at the Tonica Fire Station from 6 to 8 p.m., with entertainment following until 10 p.m. • The bridge on Oak Street is now painted with white lines to delineate walking and non-walking zones. The update was requested by the school after a visit from IDOT. “IDOT came down to look at it and said the bridge was made for walkways,â€? Village President Kevin Sluder said. Walking paths are meant to help children on their way to school, and thus to help the school. “It is for the kids to walk from home to school,â€? Sluder said. “It helps them (the school) with their busing, basically.â€?
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Tonica man, 20, arrested on three Class X felony warrants PERU — Tri-DENT drug task force along with the Peru Police Special Investigations Unit (SIU) conducted a traffic stop on a Tonica man wanted on three separate warrants in the area of Second and Putnam streets on Monday, Sept. 11. According to the report, the stop resulted in the arrest of Andrew Broset, 20, whose warrants were for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. All three warrants were Class X felonies carrying an individual sentencing range of 6-30 years for each
separate offense. Broset was taken into custody without incident. This arrest stemmed from a lengthy TriDENT investigation into the usage and sales of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), cocaine and cannabis in the Illinois Valley area. Broset was transported to LaSalle County Jail where he is being held on a $2 million bond. This arrest is another example of Tri-DENT working in cooperation with local police departments to investigate, identify and arrest indi-
viduals who engage in illegal drug transactions in an effort to decrease the amount of many drug-related crimes occurring in the Illinois Valley due to the usage and sales of narcotics.
Continued from Page 1 The village is receiving assistance with the grant from Austin Taylor, a community planner with the North Central Illinois Council of Governments. The grant being pursued is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Illinois Department of Commerce (IDOC) and Economic Opportunity. According to the IDOC website, a CDBG provides funding for projects in non-metropolitan locations with an emphasis on helping communities with substantial low to moderate income populations. The program includes ways to fund projects pertaining to public infrastructure, such as a water tower; housing rehabilitation; economic development; and critical assistance with urgent projects which threaten public health and safety, which may also include something such as Lostant’s aged water tower. “It’s going to be very competitive, and although we’re still waiting on the information from the engineers, the tower’s age and condition could weigh favorably for the village in that it’s a concern for public safety and health,� Taylor said. Dean Chalkey, senior project manager with vil-
lage engineers Chamlin & Associates, said the condition of the tower is commensurate with its age and estimates it will cost $700,000 for a new tower. According to Chalkey, the village is seeking a CDBG grant in the amount of $500,000 to offset a portion of the cost. “In the upcoming months, Chamlin will be looking over findings from past inspections as well as performing new inspections on the tower. The tower has been an issue for quite some time and of course, villages the size of Lostant can’t take on a project of this size without some assistance,� Chalkey said. A casual observer of the tower will quickly notice the widespread and heavily rusted areas which have been revealed through the numerous spots of cracking and peeling paint on the tank and support legs. Other parts of the tower appear to be off-center; contain loose and bent bolts; areas which appear to be supported with bailing wire; and dried and crumbling foam and other materials. “The last time repairs were made was when the tower was leaking. It caused large icicles to form and it was a safety issue. That was about 10 years ago and we were told then that the tower should be replaced,� McCaw said.
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• CROPS Continued from Page 1 Fifty-six percent of the corn was rated at good to excellent and only 12 percent was considered in poor or very poor condition. “I feel the wet spring definitely set the maturity of our corn back and our later maturities will probably be affected more, including the 112 day to the 120 day varieties,” the U of I Extension’s Daryle Wragge, Ag and Natural Resources coordinator for Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam Counties, said. “With the cooler fall weather, crops are coming on slow. Although, with no rain lately it may make the crop die prematurely. The heavy spring rains caused some replant but, all in all, crops look very good in this area,” Matt Bangert, whose family farm was LaSalle County’s 2016 Conservation Farm Family of the Year, said. Soybean coloring and leaves dropping are roughly at the same percentages as last year and are only a few percentage points off of the five year averages. Fifty-seven percent of soybean crops are rated as good to excellent with only 13 percent considered in poor or very poor condition. “Soybean coloring or maturing is a little more difficult to project and various genetic variety traits can affect coloring rather than maturity. We’ve seen mature pods on green stems and varied leaves in the past. Coloring can sometimes be deceiving,” Wragge said. This year’s soybeans seem to have a shorter overall height, but Wragge feels the pod count and internode length are
acceptable. However, he added that Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome, a fungus which spreads through the soil and develops in cool, wet weather, is prevalent in many fields. The USDA report considered 66 percent of the state’s pastures and ranges to be in fair to good condition, with 30 percent rated as being of poor or very poor quality. As many other farmers have previously reported, the Illinois Valley seems to be one of the most ideal areas for agriculture within the state. “I feel our area is probably sitting with some of the highest yields in the state. Our area is rather small, though, because in my travels overall crop quality declines greatly within a 50-100 mile radius of Wenona,” Wragge said. However, there are still many challenges our local farmers regularly face. Wragge said there are many variations in early corn germination and in some cases population has also been a problem. Nitrogen utilization and uptake will also continue to be a challenge to area producers, but Wragge added that overall disease and insect damage in the valley seems to be minimal. “Waterhemp, as expected, is our major weed to deal with. At this point, Palmer is not prevalent in our area,” he said. Despite the slow start to the 2017 agricultural season and the varied challenges, Wragge was confident the farmers of the Illinois Valley will come out on top. “Four to five dollar corn and 11 to 12 dollar soybeans can overcome many issues,” he said.
TONICA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
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TONICA – The Tonica Volunteer Fire Department (TVFD) responded to 13 emergency calls during the month of August. There was one mutual aid to Lostant for a grass fire along Interstate 39; one mutual automotive rescue to Oglesby, eight ambulance calls and three automatic fire alarm activations. As of Aug. 31, the TVFD has responded to 117 emergency calls during 2017. The annual TVFD Town Collection will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 2. This door-todoor collection requests a monetary donation from each homeowner, renter and business within the village limits. These donations allow fire, ambulance and rescue services to be provided without property taxation. The TVFD also provides ambulance service to Leonore, Cedar Point and a portion of the Standard Fire District. Donations can be also be dropped off at the
Tonica Bank or the Tonica Fire Station. TVFD Chief Al Stremlau conducted an orientation with new probationary members Charles Burke and Mitch Goskusky. Training included 21 members participating in highway safety for emergency responders training; eight participating in a review of the station, trucks and equipment; and Dan Francisco and Derek Keutzer received training on pump operations, hose line advancement and water application. Training officer Rick Turri presented information on the newer Corning Gorilla Glass being installed in automobiles. The rescue teams who work on vehicles must be aware that some of the current methods used to remove the older automotive glass will not be effective on this newer safety glass. Turri also reported on
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Illinois waits for Superman; does Amazon wear the cape?
The Editorial Page The Tonica News Sam R Fisher Publisher
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Observations from the Field of Dreams A friend of mine, Frank Lapuh, passed away earlier this year. We kind of came from different worlds, but we always hit it off. We attended Hopkins High School. Frank was two years older than me -- my COMMENTARY sister, Patty Lou, was in Darrell his class. They Alleman were seniors in 1945 and I was a sophomore. At our school, seniors always willed something to an underclassman. Well, Frank, who was very well built and a strong person, willed his body to me. There was a reason for this because I weighed 115 pounds and had a 28-inch waist. Everyone got a good laugh when Frank willed his body to me. He was a great guy. I was always happy when I saw him. ••• As one gets older, you have so many experiences and memories. I never did look my age when I was young. I remember after Jeanne and I were married, I was farming an 80-acre farm between Cedar Point and Standard. There was a 240-acre farm for rent south of McNabb. The farm was owned by a lady who lived in the Peru Hotel. I got an appointment with her to meet in the hotel lobby. I took Jeanne with me. We were sitting there on a couch when she came in. She sat down by me, and after shaking hands, she looked me up and down and said, “I can’t rent my farm to you, you are not dry behind your ears yet.” Also, on our honeymoon, we were both 21 years old. We started dating our freshman year at Hopkins High School. We had dated each other for eight years. We headed for New Orleans and stayed in hotels in cities because this was before motels. We stayed in a hotel in Jackson, Miss., one night. The next morning I went to get something. As I walked down the hallway, I met this older couple. They asked me to help them take their suitcases down to the lobby. I did, and when we got down to the lobby, the man took money out of his pocket to tip me. That’s when I realized they had thought I was a bellhop. I did not take the money and explained that I was on my honeymoon. They looked kind of shocked and I was wondering if I would ever grow up and look like a man. ••• Question: What is the tallest type of building? The answer will be at the end of the article. ••• There are some serious numbers that we have here in America. There are 22 veterans who commit suicide every day in the U.S. My nephew Chuck, my sister Patty Lou’s son, was a Vietnam veteran who lived in Fort Myers, Fla. He had a son and three grandchildren. Chuck took his life with his gun. It is so sad that our country has not taken care of these veterans. Also, one in five women will be raped in their lifetime in the U.S. Consider this: Eighty percent of new businesses in the U.S. fail and one in five Americans receive some form of government assistance. ••• Signs to restrooms always have men to the left and women to the right because women are always right. ••• Lincoln Logs were patented in 1920 by Lloyd Wright Jr., the son of architect Lloyd Wright. ••• Answer to question: “What is the tallest type of building?” It is a library because it has the most stories. Thanks for reading.
Darrell Alleman can be reached at news@putnamcountyrecord.com.
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eff Bezos can’t leap tall buildings in a single bound. But Illinoisans are styling the Amazon CEO as a man from Krypton who – with a little luck – might find his spacecraft landing in our backyard. What’s left unsaid is that Illinois’ destiny lies in its own hands. It will not be determined by one business, one investment or one individual. But it’s true that one of the globe’s corporate crown jewels wants to build its second headquarters. And residents downplay the significance of that investment at their own risk. Amazon has issued a call for proposals from cities across the country. And the criteria the company has laid out so far match pretty well with what Chicago has to offer. Major population center: check. Proximity to an international airport: check. Access to major highways and arterial roads: check. Access to mass transit: check. An enormous amount of office space at a decent price: check. Strong tech workforce: check. Chicago is also a logistics hub – fitting nicely with Amazon’s core business – and is home to a media ecosystem capable of handling the company’s foray into film and television production. Amazon’s plans to hire 50,000 workers at the new headquarters would single-handedly shift the city and state’s economic landscape. The largest employer in the Chicago area – the U.S. government – reported more than 42,000 full-time local employees last year. Illinois’ population loss between July 2015 and July 2016 was 37,500 people. That was the worst decline in the nation. In short, Amazon would bring a historic number of paychecks to a state with too few. And downstate Illinoisans would be unwise to think that won’t impact their neck of the woods. The
COMMENTARY Austin Berg Amazon move has the potential to be a boon not just for Chicagoans, but for families from Crystal Lake to Kankakee to Carbondale. Payroll tax revenue alone could net the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year, even if one assumes sweeteners from Springfield. And serving as home to an innovation giant can have serious benefits down the line. Why not service the nation’s largest fleet of self-driving trucks in Effingham? Who says Belleville can’t be the drone capital of the Midwest? And could a south suburban Chicago airport – discussed for years – finally make fiscal sense to a private developer? An investment like Amazon’s starts to make big dreams seem like real opportunities. But there’s a problem. And it points to a much deeper issue with how Illinois treats businesses. “A stable and business-friendly environment and tax structure will be high-priority considerations for the project,” Amazon’s request reads. Illinois’ business climate is neither stable nor friendly. It’s unstable and confiscatory, and it doesn’t appear to be getting better. Illinois ranked No. 48 in the country for its lawsuit environment in a report released Sept. 12 by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. “Chicago or Cook County” ranked as the worst local jurisdiction in the nation. And don’t forget, lawmakers in July passed the largest permanent income tax hike in Illinois history. Notably, Bezos contributed $100,000 in 2010 to help defeat an initiative in Amazon’s home state of Washing-
ton that would have created a state income tax. That doesn’t mean Amazon won’t take all the goodies it can get. Its request for proposals is clearly courting cities for massive incentives. But Illinois has already given millions in tax breaks to Amazon in connection with its distribution centers, which have popped up across the state. With so many small businesses struggling to get by, it’s not fair to give special tax favors to ease the burden of a global behemoth. Instead of throwing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of special subsidies and tax incentives to land one megadeal, structural reforms to how the state treats businesses large and small would go a long way toward creating opportunities for Illinoisans from the ground up – headquarters or not. To compete for Amazon’s new hub, Illinois is better off pursuing innovative, unique partnerships with the resources it already has at its disposal. Might the company bite at a long sought-after deal for the Thompson Center? In its place, Amazon could build a 21st century Sears tower – fit for the new king of American retail. Policymakers should also work aggressively to develop a package of partnerships with local universities, leveraging private donations and endowments. Clearly, Illinois and Chicago have a lot to sweep under the rug should Amazon come knocking. But lawmakers should know this: Efforts to reform the state’s business climate would be a win for residents regardless of whether the dot-com giant comes to town.
Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute. Austin can be reached at aberg@ illinoispolicy.org.
Football, at zenith, is dying
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merican football is at its zenith in terms of money and hype. The game dominates the airwaves on weekends, and now throughout the week as well. Big college programs are building Taj Mahal-like locker rooms for their pampered, but unpaid, players. Katy, Texas, (pop. 14,000) just opened a $72 million high school stadium. But under the glitzy surface, the game is apparently dying. Moms are killing it. My local rural high school, long an area football powerhouse, mustered only seven freshmen for the team this fall. No more freshman football games. The local JFL program for peewees is way down as well. Numbers turning out for football are down overall across the country in recent years, except in the South. I come not to bury football, but to assess what is going on. Indeed, I couldn’t wait for the recent NFL Bears-Falcons opener. Watching a wide receiver leap improbably high to snag a 40-yard pass is indeed poetry in motion. My fascination with the play of these great athletes is hard to resist, even though I remind myself some/many players are literally beating their brains out. As I say, moms are killing football. They can’t avoid the media drumbeat, especially insistent this
UNDERSTANDING ILLINOIS Jim Nowlan fall, about the medical findings that show brain damage to footballers. This is apparently the case even among some high school players, according to studies reported recently in the New York Times. There have long been at least niggling concerns about safety. My dad wore a thin leather helmet to play high school football. By my unspectacular days on the field a generation later, we were wearing what seemed like huge plastic globes. I recall cloth strap netting inside that seemed to float the helmet around the head, as if to protect it. The brain can be thought of as a large grapefruit, certainly in consistency. The three-pound, soft-tissue organ basically floats within a very thin shield of spinal fluid. Nothing else about the human compares with it. The body is just a platform for the brain, where billions of delicate neurons dance intricately to give us Shakespeare, Mozart, Stephen Hawking, and you and me. Studies show that brain damage — chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — occurs not so much from concussions as from repeated
blows to the head and body. High school players are smaller and slower than the NFL brutes, so damage is undoubtedly less, though still to be found, say researchers. Yet if more studies, and there will be such, show additional evidence of brain damage at the high school level, more moms, and dads, will steer their sons away from the playing field. In rural America, that will necessitate even more cooperative shared teams among several small schools to come up with a respectable roster. That will blur the singular hometown connection to the sport, reducing excitement for the game, I am guessing. I predict, hard to believe, that in 20 or 30 years, American tackle football will be a minor sport. Yet the compelling need for tribal competition will not relent. Football enthusiasts say few sports equal their game for teamwork and camaraderie. Baseball, for example, they say, has less of the multiple moving-part orchestration required in football, all requiring teamwork. Life goes on. But maybe not so much for tackle football, regardless of how it appears on the surface at present.
Note to readers: Jim Nowlan of Toulon can be reached at jnowlan3@gmail.com.
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Masha Lakisova the concert will include “Gabriel’s Oboe” from The Mission by Morricone, and works by Bizet, Gounod, and Leroy Anderson. Admission to the concert is by season subscription or individual ticket, both available at the door or online atwww.ivso.org. Adult tickets are $20; stu-
dents K-12, free; and college students with ID are $5. Season sponsors are Ning Communications and Ottawa Radio, 14.30 AM and 95.3 Jack FM. This concert is partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. The auditorium is handicapped accessible.
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OGLESBY OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College’s Wind Ensemble will offer a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre at the college.
The performance will include the music of Gustav Holst, Johan de Meij, Steve Reineke, Robert Sheldon, James Curnow, Rodgers and Hammerstein, J. P. Sousa and John Edmondson.
The ensemble includes IVCC students, local and regional music educators, and community members dedicated to the promotion of quality wind and percussion music.
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Tonica Grade School Breakfast Sept. 25 — Toaster pastry or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Sept. 26 — Pancake and sausage on stick and syrup or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Sept. 27 — Scrambled eggs (can add cheese, ham) or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Sept. 28 — Yogurt parfait (yogurt, fruit and granola) or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit, juice, milk. Sept. 29 — Glazed doughnut or cereal, toast, granola, yogurt, fruit,
Lunch Sept. 25 — Cheese bosco stick, marinara sauce, carrots, fruit, milk. Sept. 26 — Teriyaki chicken, rice, steamed broccoli, pineapple and mandarin oranges, gelatin, Cool Whip, milk. Sept. 27 — Breaded pork patty, bun, hash brown, fruit, juice box, milk. Sept. 28 — Chicken wrap (flat read, grilled chicken, cheese cup), fruit and veggie bar, milk. Sept. 29 — Cheese quesadilla pizza, carrots, fresh fruit, cookie, milk.
Putnam County Community Center Sept. 25 — Smoked sausage, fried potatoes, cooked carrots, pineapple. Sept. 26 — Lasagna, salad with toppings, bread and butter, dessert, muskmelon. Sept. 27 — Baked chicken quarters, au gratin potatoes, green beans, wheat bread and butter, mandarin oranges. Sept. 28 — Grilled cheeseburgers, coleslaw, baked beans, chips and dip, bananas, dessert. Sept. 29 — Beef stroganoff, rotini noodles, steamed spinach, orange and apple slices. Bread, butter, fruit juice and 2% milk are available with meals. For reservations, call 800-757-4579 24 hours in advance of the day’s meal. The menu is subject to change. Meals are available to senior citizens 60 plus at no cost, but donations are appreciated. The meal program is partly funded by donations, so they have a suggested donation of $5 per meal. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m.
2017 Conservation Farm Family of the Year MENDOTA — The LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation District recognized John and Pat Sondgeroth of Mendota as the 2017 Conservation Farm Family of the Year. John is a fourth-generation farmer. In 2003, the farm where they reside was certified as a centennial farm with the state of Illinois. As the years went by in the early 1980s, John thought that they needed to do something different with the farm ground. Plowing up the soil every year was just not the right fit for their operation anymore. To begin, they experimented on a small acreage and no-tilled soybeans into cornstalks left from the fall harvest. This was a success and started a conservation movement for the Sondgeroths. From there, they no longer chisel plowed ground; instead they started strip-tilling corn and all soybeans were no-tilled. Along with commodity crops, they also use cover crops such as cereal rye. Cover crops were introduced into the rotation in 2010 through the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Cover crops then continued through the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). The cereal rye was a soil quality enhancement that helped to keep the soil covered when crops were not actively growing. Also, the rye helped to protect the soils from wind and water erosion as well as adding organic matter to the soil. The CSP Program also included water and air quality enhancements for split application of nitrogen based on a pre-
side dress soil nitrate test. They have been in CSP for the last eight years. Nutrient and manure management plans are used on all acres of the Sondgeroths’ crop acres. Soil tests are taken every 3 to 4 years to determine the rates of fertilizer application. The majority of the crop operation is a corn and soybean rotation but some is continuous corn. They utilize Variable Rate Technology for phosphorus, potassium and lime applications. Half of the fertilizer is side-dressed in the spring when the strips are made for the corn then the other half of the fertilizer is applied post emergence. The Sondgeroths have implemented several conservation practices on their farms such as: grassed waterways, filter strips, grade stabilization structures and waste treatment strips. This fall, they will be seeding down a habitat buffer. Along with growing crops, John and Pat have an open-faced feed lot for their herd of 200 Piedmontese cattle. Piedmontese cattle are a breed that originated from the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. This particular breed is very lean and muscularly constant. Their meat has half of the saturated fat of traditional beef breeds. While the breed is very lean, the flavor and the tenderness of the meat is very consistent. They feed their beef all non-GMO corn silage. The Sondgeroths are American Humane Association certified. Heartland Meats Inc., which they own and operate, is a USDA-certified processing plant that only processes their beef. If you do not see John and
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John and Pat Sondgeroth Pat around the farm, you may see them at Heartland Meats or direct-marketing their Piedmontese Beef at one of several farmers’ markets. They attend five markets per week from May to October in different cities and also do some limited winter markets. They have been attending farmers markets for 17 years selling their beef. John and Pat are members of St. Peter and Paul’s Church, North American Farm Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA), the LaSalle County Farm Bureau, Piedmontese Association of the United States (PAUS) and the Illinois Beef Association. Pat is involved with the Rosary and Altar Society at St. Peter and Paul’s and is a past member of the Holy Cross Education Committee. John is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks Club, the Moose Club and is a past board member of LaSalle County FS. John and Pat are parents to Andy (his wife is Jill) and Katie. They have four grandchildren, Emma, Ben, Hannah and Will.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE The Lostant Fire Protection District Board of Trustees will hold its annual hearing on its 2017-2018 Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at the Lostant Fire House, 101 East First Street, Lostant, Illinois. Copies of the proposed Budget and Appropriation Ordinance are available for inspection at the Lostant Firehouse, the Illini State Bank of Lostant, and the Lostant Post Office. Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.
61301. Claims against the Estate may be filed with the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Downtown Courthouse, 119 W. Madison St., Ottawa, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, within six 6) months from the date of issuance of letters. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. GREG VACCARO Clerk of the Circuit Court Gary L. Gearhart GEARHART LAW OFFICE Attorney for Plaintiff 951 Fifth Street LaSalle,IL 61301 Phone: (815) 223-8009 FAX: (815) 223-8003 Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.
to Kerrylyn Whalen Rodriguez and Jamie Scott Whalen, 1251 W. Stephenson St., Freeport, IL 61032 as Co-Administrators whose attorney is John Balestri, 149 Gooding Street, LaSalle , IL 61301 Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of court, LaSalle County Courthouse, Ottawa, Illinois 61350, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of issuance of letters and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Dated this 7th day of September. John Balestri Attorney For Estate 149 Gooding Street LaSalle, IL 61301 Phone: 815-223-6600 Published in the Tonica News Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6, 2017.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY OTTAWA, ILLINOIS IN RE: THE ESTATE ) OF DEBORAH J. ) MALLERY, ) DECEASED. ) NO. 2017-P-138 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of Deborah J. Mallery, late of Peru, Illinois. Letters of office were issued on June 30, 2017, to Gabrellia Sedam, whose attorney is Gary Gearhart, GEARHART LAW OFFICE, 951 Fifth Street, LaSalle, Illinois
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LaSALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) TIMOTHY S. WHALEN) Deceased ) No. 2017-P-195 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Timothy S. Whalen. Letters of office were issued on September 7, 2017
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NOTICE The following is a statement by Tom Bruch, Supervisor for Eden Township in the county of LaSalle, State of Illinois, of the amount of public funds received and disbursed by her during the fiscal year ending on the 31st day of March, 2017. TOWN FUND 2017 Receipts Property Tax $ 60,049 Personal Property Replacement Tax 1,375 Interest Earned 43 other 135 Total Town Fund Receipts $ 61,602 Expenditures Salaries $ 37,504 Payroll Taxes 5,546 Accounting 475 Legal 943 Assessor Services 1,618 Office Supplies 149 Dues, Membership 302 Publishing 117 Capital Purchases 1,300
Miscellaneous 368 Total Town Fund Expenditure $ 48,322 Excess of Operating Receipts over Expenditures $ 13,280 Fund Balance, beginning of year 17,069 Fund Balance, end of year Town Fund $ 30,349 ROAD & BRIDGE FUND 2017 Receipts Property Tax $ 83,161 Personal Property Replacement Tax 4,247 Interest Earned 156 Other 262 Total Road & Bridge Fund Receipts $ 87,826 Expenditures Salaries $ 2,219 Payroll Taxes 170 Insurance 9,280 Legal 1,552 Building Repairs 450 Equipment Repairs 1,745 Road Repairs 10,125 Fuel 843 Mowing 600 Office Supplies 1,049
Utilities 3,563 Capital Purchases 6,488 Miscellaneous 285 Total Road & Bridge Fund Expenditures $ 38,369 Excess of Operating Receipts over Expenditures $ 49,457 Fund Balance, beginning of year 120,993 Fund Balance, end of year Road & Bridge Fund $ 170,450 GENERAL ASSISTANCE FUND Receipts Interest Earn $ 15 Total Receipts $ 15 Expenditures Home and Medical Relief $Total Expenditures $Excess of Receipts over Expenditures $ 15 Fund Balance, beginning of year 17,564 Fund Balance, end of year General Assistance Fund $ 17,579 EQUIPMENT & BUILDING FUND Receipts Property Tax $ 9,203
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