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Volume XVIII, No. 21 • June 19, 2020 • Published by Lampe Publications LLC

Serving 7,000 customers in the communities of Wyoming, Toulon, Bradford, Duncan, Galva, LaFayette, Stark, Speer, Castleton, Bishop Hill, Camp Grove, Princeville, Edelstein, Laura, West Jersey, Monica, Elmira, Modena, Saxon, Lawn Ridge, Broadmoor, Elmore, Lombardville, Milo and rural customers at Kewanee and Williamsfield.

The Prairie News

By John A. BallentineTOULON – The Stark County

Board of Education passed a resolution to approve $5 million in “working cash” fund bonds at its monthly meeting on Monday, June 15.

This increases the working cash fund of the school district and, according to documentation, is “being issued for the purpose of (1) conforming the existing facilities that house students to the build-ing code … by altering and recon-structing said facilities.”

“The buildings need $8 million in Health-Life Safety Standards,” Bernardi Securities, Inc. repre-sentative and Vice President John Vezzetti said. He went on to explain that this $5 million is the first part of issuing the $14 million projected cost of renovating the existing high school building, in Toulon.

Current Superintendent Dr. Nick Sutton has recommended that instead of sinking more money into the nearly 100-year-old school building, that building should be demolished and a new building constructed for the estimated $14 million.

The school board has of yet to approve the reconstruction project.

Sutton is scheduled to depart at the end of the month for a new job in Chicago Heights, and his replacement Brett Elliott will begin his term at Stark County School District on July 1. Elliott’s last posi-tion was as principal at Richwoods High School, in Peoria.

Elliott has thus far been in agree-ment with Sutton’s recommenda-tions.

Members of the school board have recently conducted informal

Galva Park Dist. to decide June 28 on pool opening

By Jim NowlanJessica Jackson was both-

ered by minor skin issues—so in 2015 she created her own soap company, and now enjoys healthy, fragrant, silky skin, plus a growing business that serves the discerning public as well as the equine community.

Spoon River Soap Co. produces 52 fragrances of soap bars that are true works of art, plus 15 lotions, body butters, bath bombs, lip balms, and an exfoliating sugar scrub.

Jessica puts her love of art plus the chemistry she learned in college to good effect. Production requires stirring up lye, wine, beer, oils, butter with bold fragrances into soaps with names like Oatmeal, Milk & Honey; Heavenly Hon-eysuckle; Spellbound, and this writer’s favorite, John Wayne. After showering with John, so to speak, I felt like I

should go out and knock off a passel of desperadoes at the OK Corral!

And since Jessica is a skilled, competitive barrel-racing horsewoman, she has developed Bucking Wild, a line of leather soaps, shampoos and conditioners

specially crafted, “For you and the horse you rode in on.”

Spoon River Soap Co. products are available at Ju-lie’s Café Market in Toulon. Julie Henderson says she is also on the lookout for other

By Carol TownsendGALVA – The Galva Park District

will decide whether or not to open the city’s swimming pool for the summer at a special meeting sched-uled for June 28.

The Park District board met on June 10 to make a decision, but had to table action after it was brought to the board’s attention that the State of Illinois has not renewed the license for the Galva Park Dis-trict’s pool. The license had expired on March 1.

Board President Katie Laurin-Hopping will call the state to see if the license will be issued. After that, a special meeting is set for Sunday, June 28, at 9 a.m. at the former Herbster house to decide whether the pool will open for the remain-der of the summer.

Board member Doug Anderson

said that this decision is one of the hardest decisions the board has ever had to make.

The board said that everything else is open at the Park District ex-cept for the pool and the restrooms.

If the board decides to open the pool and has the license to do so, they will create guidelines on how the limited number of swimmers will be handled.

Laurin-Hopping said that there are employees who are ready to work if given the chance.

Water fountains can not be used until the State of Illinois is in Phase 5 of the Illinois Restore plan. Laurin-Hopping said if the pool opens, the restrooms must be cleaned every 30 minutes.

In other business, it was reported

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OPEN DRIVE THRU & CARRY OUT ONLYBREAKFAST,

LUNCH & DINNER!

Board OKs bondsStark Co. schools approve $5 million

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LOCAL SOAP MAKER

Submitted PhotoAbove is one of the different soaps offered by Jessica Jackson’s Spoon River Soap Co., which is based out of Modena.

Spoon River Soap offers 52 fragrancesJulie’s Café Market seeks quality area products

Prairie News Photo/Jim NowlanJessica Jackson, owner of Spoon River Soap Co., is shown here in her basement production facility with 2-year-old daughter Cassidy, who told The Prairie News that, “I help Mom.”

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area artisans who produce high quality goods and foods that would be attractive locally and also to a wider audience.

“Just give me a call at (309) 286-2866 if you, or someone you know, creates quality stuff,” said Hender-son.

Jessica and her family live north of Modena in Stark County on a working farm, a mile from the fabled Spoon River. She met Andy Jackson a few years ago when the two studied agriculture at Black Hawk College East Campus, located down the road from their home.

“Andy said he would put in fence for my horses,” says the pert Jes-sica, who grew up in the Chicago suburbs, “and I said to myself, ‘he’s a keeper.’” They have three lively

youngsters: Sam, 6; Dean, 4, and Cassidy, 2.

At present, Jessica produces her soaps from a big multi-room base-ment in their large home, which is surrounded by barns, stables, chick-ens, turkeys and ducks, horses, and three big lovable dogs, Ruger, Remi

and Winnie.All the family pitches in to help

with the soap company, which Jes-sica appreciates. And the business is proving successful.

“I was able to pay for expensive surgery for one of my horses from the profits of our business,” Jessica observes. “Otherwise, I might have had to put the horse down.”

Jessica wants to scale up the business, “and employ some local people to help me, maybe even open a store here in Stark County.”

At $8 for a big, long-lasting bar, the soap is pricier than commonly available, mass-produced products, yet worth it for John Wayne types like this writer, who want to pamper themselves. Jessica’s products, in baskets she creates, also make great gifts.

talks with Galva School District representatives concerning the pos-sibility “of collaborations.”

Board President Ann Orwig stated, “This was a great opportunity to sit down with them.”

The two groups discussed cooper-ative sports and possibly consolidat-ing the two school districts. In-depth conversations may occur later, but for now, the parties have engaged in merely informal discussions.

The board also approved bids for milk, trash removal and publishing the Rebel Reporter school newspa-per. Only one bid was received for each of these, with no bid for a bread supplier. Winning bids were from Prairie Farms for milk, Area Disposal Service, Inc. for trash removal, and Lampe Publications LLC for the Rebel Reporter.

The board received and approved for another month the Summer Food Program, which began last March when the schools were closed and went into remote-learning practices due to COVID-19. Approximately 114 families in Stark County benefit from this food program by the school

district. Delivery of meals during June was on Mondays with five days’ worth of meals being provided to families. July’s delivery days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays with that change.

The board discussed with new superintendent Elliott the issues related to the school’s closure and the upcoming school year. Elliott indicated that he has been working with other area superintendents on how schools could potentially begin next school year. There may be some type of summer school program that enables students to complete assign-ments they were behind on during the last few months of this past schoolyear.

There will be an upcoming meeting with the Regional Office of Education concerning reopening the schools in Stark. Elliott mentioned that if the Stark Schools reopen and the COVID-19 recurs, then the schools would return to remote learning mode as a precaution.

In a related matter, the Illinois High School Association has said athletes may begin working out and training for high school sports.

The Junior High School roof proj-ect has been temporarily delayed, but completion of the roof is ex-pected to occur in July for both the high and junior high buildings. Solar panels installation at the elemen-tary school, in Wyoming, were not enough to complete that project, so postponement has occurred for that installation until more panels can be secured.

The board approved a $250,000 transfer from Fund 60 to Fund 20 as a repayment for monies borrowed and utilized to pay for the new bleachers at the football field, in Wyoming.

After an Executive Closed meeting, the board: Announced the resigna-tion of Deb Ford as Stark Smart spon-sor, resignation of Melissa Nagode as Sophomore Class sponsor and her hiring as Junior High student council sponsor and high school co-advisor for student council, and the resigna-tion of Anne Snyder as Junior High Student Council sponsor.

Hired were: Mary Jo Groter as Varsity volleyball coach, Elizabeth Groter as Fresh/Soph volleyball coach, and Taylor Wilkinson as high school agriculture teacher.

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SOAP: Family pitches in to help soap business

STARK BOARD: Informal talks with Galva schools

Prairie News Photo/Carol TownsendPictured are from left, Peyton and Grayson Wexell and Mark Jeffrey and his children Bryant and Mariah Jeffrey

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GALVA: Park Board OK’s Little Library

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that the minimum wage goes to $10 an hour on July 1 and $11 an hour on Jan. 1, 2021.

The board approved for the Galva Kiwanis Club to put a Little Free Library on the west side of the base-ball concession stand. The Kiwanis Club will fill the Little Library.

Others taking books can also put a book back in when they take one if they choose.

There are also bags of hygiene products that have been put in the li-braries for people to take.

• Little Library – Galva’s Kiwanis Club has also erected a “Little Free

Library” at DC Electric, which is the former Cokel’s Muffler shop located at Southeast 8th Avenue and Southeast Second Street.

The library was built by Mark Jeffrey and his father-in-law Charlie DeCrane.

The Kiwanis Club has ordered books for the libraries and also anyone can donate one.

The books are free to anyone and the club is encouraging children and residents to read.

Kiwanis Club members say they have plans for more “little libraries “ in Galva.

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Traffic citations &Ordinance violations

6-8-20 – Riaz Hasan - Driv-ing 15-20 mph above limit.

6-10-20 – Tyriq T. Thomas - Driving 21-25 mph above limit.

6-13-20 – Kenneth G. Carr-Kedziorski - Driving 21-25 mph above limit.

6-14-20 – Will Hull, Jr. - Driving 21-25 mph above limit.

6-12-20 – Mychelle M. Young - Driving 11-14 mph above limit.Felonies & Misdemeanors

6-11-20 – DUI Trafffic - Barry L. Cade - Driving under the influence of alcohol.Incidents & AccidentsStark County Report

6-6-20 – Timothy R. Nieu-kirk, 38, Morton, was ticketed for disobeying a traffic control device, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and driv-ing under the influence. He was released with a court date to appear.

6-8-20 – Tausha R. Wilinski, 34, Genoa City, Wisc., was issued a notice to appear for deceptive practice.

6-8-20 – Tommy L. Merrill, 47, Toulon, was issued a ticket for disorderly conduct.

6-8-20 – Harrassment and or threats were the source of a complaint from a Toulon resident in the 200 of Turner Street.

6-11-20 – Barry L. Cade, 27, Neponset, was arrested for driving without insurance, driving under the influence, driving under the influence with a blood alcohol con-tent over .08, speeding 72 mph in a 55 zone, and illegal transportation of alcohol. He posted $300 cash bond and was released with a notice to appear.

6-13-20 – Christopher W. Jackson, 27, Peoria, was cited for driving without a valid driver’s license.

6-14-20 – John Thomas Howes, of rural Bradford, re-ported the theft of two missing firearms from his residence. The incident remains under investigation.Galva Report

6-8-20 – Officer dispatched to the 700 block of NW 1st Ave. for an activated burglar alarm. It was determined to be a false alarm.

6-8-20 – Officer was flagged down about an abandoned vehicle on Bonham Road west of town. The owner was contacted and removed the vehicle within 24 hours.

6-8-10 – Officer spoke to a resident in the 800 block of NE 3rd Ave. about a swimming pool without a proper fence. They were referred to city hall to apply for a swimming pool

fence permit.6-8-20 – Officer recognized

a passenger of a vehicle sit-ting in the 100 block of NW 2nd Ave. The subject, Jessica DeHaven, 31, Woodhull, was arrested on a Henry County warrant for failure to appear on the charge of driving while license suspended. Due to COVID-19, she was released with a notice to appear in Henry County court.

6-8-20 – As the result of a traffic stop in the 200 block of East Division Street, Joseph Arnold, 37, Galva, was ar-rested for driving while license suspended and operating an uninsured vehicle. He was re-leased with a required Henry County court date.

6-8-20 – Officer was dis-patched to the 00 block of Wallace Street for a complaint involving a neighbor light-ing fireworks. The suspect was advised of the complaint and warned about lighting fireworks in town.

6-8-20 – Officer dispatched to the 00 block of SW 4th Street for a child custody dispute.

6-8-20 – Officer was dispatched to assist Henry County with traffic control for construction equipment north of town.

6-8-20 – Officer dispatched to a motorist assist just north of town for a trailer that lost a wheel bearing.

6-9-20 – Officer dispatched to the 00 block of SW 4th Street for a loose dog com-plaint. The dog was returned to its owner.

6-9-20 – Officer spoke to a resident in the 800 block of East Division Street for hav-ing a semi-truck parked on a posted five-ton road, which is a city ordinance violation.

6-9-20 – Officer dispatched to the 1000 block of SE 2nd Street to retrieve paperwork in reference to a revoked FOID card.

6-9-20 – Officer dispatched to the 400 block of SW 1st Avenue for a complaint of a power wire making a popping noise. Officer stood by until Ameren arrived for repairs.

6-9-20 – Officer dispatched to a residence on NW 1st Street to remove an unwanted subject.

6-9-20 – Chad Colwell, 31, Altona, was issued a citation in the 300 block of SW 3rd Street for operating a vehicle with expired registration.

6-9-20 – Officer was dis-

patched to the 600 block of NW 1st Street for a large tree limb that fell during a wind storm. The Galva Street Department was contacted for removal.

6-9-20 – Officer dispatched to the 00 block of SW 2nd Street for a complaint of a male subject screaming as he walked.

6-10-20 – As the result of a traffic stop in the 00 block of SW 4th Street, Dillon Lyon, 23, Galva, was arrested for driving while license suspended, op-erating an uninsured vehicle, and operating vehicle with suspended registration due to non-insurance. He was re-leased with a required Henry County court date.

6-10-20 – Officer dispatched to the 200 block of Exchange Street for a dog that had been detained. It was taken to the vet’s office and impounded.

6-10-20 – Officer dispatched to the 600 block of NW 1st Street to assist a resident with locating a dog that ran away. The dog was found and returned to its owner.

6-10-20 – Officer was dispatched to the 200 block of NW 1st Ave. for a neighbor dispute involving items being thrown across property lines.

6-10-20 – After following up on a complaint last week involving threats, Bradley Wheeler, 42, Galva, was issued a notice to appear in Henry County court for disorderly conduct.

6-11-20 – Officer dispatched to the 700 block of SE 2nd Street to check the welfare of a subject “dancing” in the road-way. The subject was listening to music on their phone.

6-11-20 – Officer dispatched again to the 700 block of SE 2nd Street for the same subject “dancing in the road” again. He was advised to re-turn home and stay there.

6-11-20 – Officer dispatched to the 300 block of NW 6th Ave. for a civil standby while a subject retrieved property.

6-11-20 – Officer dispatched to the 600 block of NW 4th Street for a complaint involv-ing stray dogs defecating in their yard.

6-11-20 – Officer went to the Galva city parks and placed caution tape around play-ground equipment as they will remain closed until further directive from the governor’s office.

6-11-20 – Officer dispatched to the 100 block of SE 6th Ave. for a report involving criminal damage to property.

6-11-20 – Officer dispatched to the 600 block of NW 1st Street for a domestic dis-pute in progress. As a result, Cherikee Shaw, 23, Galva, was arrested for criminal trespass to a vehicle, criminal trespass to property, and resisting or obstructing a police officer.

She was taken to the Henry County jail.

6-12-20 – Officer dispatched to a railroad crossing after an unknown vehicle broke the crossing arm off. Officer di-rected traffic until BNSF could make repairs.

6-12-20 – Officer assisted the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, along with the fire department and Stark County Medic, with a single-vehicle accident on Trolley Road east of the etha-nol plant.

6-13-20 – Officer dispatched to the 600 block of South Cen-ter Ave. to direct traffic while someone cut down a tree.

6-13-20 – Officer dispatched to the 800 block of NE 2nd Street for a verbal domestic dispute involving a father and daughter.

6-13-20 – Officer dispatched to the 400 block of SW 4th Ave. in reference to a passing motorist “possibly picking up contraband along the road-way and driving off.”

6-13-20 – Officer dispatched to the 300 block of SE 5th Ave. to complete a slow-moving vehicle inspection.

6-13-20 – Officer dispatched to the 00 block of NW 3rd Street for a loud music com-plaint.

6-13-20 – Officer dispatched to the 00 block of NW 5th Street to deliver a message for the Kewanee Police Depart-ment. No contact was made.

6-14-20 – Officer dispatched to the 800 block of West Divi-sion Street for a tree limb on a power line.

6-14-20 – As the result of a traffic stop in the 1000 block of SW 2nd Street, Quintarus Robinson, 25, West Peoria, was arrested for improper use of registration and operating an uninsured vehicle. He was re-leased with a required Henry County court date.

6-14-20 – Officer dispatched to the 500 block of NW 11th Street for a loose dog com-plaint. The dog was located and returned to its owner.

Property Transfers 6-11-20 – Ashley and Sandra

Holmes to Izzac M. Miller-Schipper - B. D. Sweet’s Add’n - Block 7 - 507 W. Main Street, Toulon, IL. Consideration = $28,000.00.

Marriages: 6-12-20 – James Walter

Turner, Coal Valley and Susan Kay Howard, Wyoming.

PUBLIC RECORD/THIS ‘N THAT VILLAGE OF LAFAYETTEThe Village of LaFayette is now accepting

mowing bids for the village park. Please mail bids to:

Village of LaFayetteP.O. Box 116

LaFayette, IL 61449Bids must be received by June 30, 2020.

Proof of insurance is required.Questions call Greg @ 995-3034

The Village reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

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PERSPEctIvES

To the Editor:If Joe Biden should become presi-

dent, how long do you think it will be before the Democrats in Con-gress have him removed from office due to memory loss? Then their female vice presi-dent they forced him to choose can become president, as they planned all along.

How else could you explain that all during the Democratic debates everyone kept saying how bad of a president he’d be, but after they all

dropped out of the race, they sud-denly endorsed Biden, saying now how great of a president he’d be?

Talk about a bunch of hypocrites. I’d bet Vegas that all of the other

candidates dropped out because they were told to by the Democratic National Committee. They knew they’d lose against President

Trump and that Biden’s name was their only chance to win. So they forced the others to drop out. But not because they want Biden for president, they want his female

V.P. to become president. Then the Democrats will get their bragging rights back and their book deals they didn’t get in 2016.

They won’t care that she came in through the back door as to speak. Are we smarter than fifth graders? The Democrats in Congress don’t

think so.

– Ralph Whitfield, Farmington

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Democrats prop up Biden to get VP in office

Rambling through central Illinois, remembering sportswriter Larry Felser’s occasional pointed column introduction: “It’s one of those opinionated days.”

uuuMore and more, I want to leave

the world of publishing and become a tree farmer. Because every day, there’s another reason to be em-barrassed about being part of the media.

While bias is a problem, my specific gripe today focuses on the media’s continued attempts to scare the heck out of read-ers, listeners and viewers at every chance.

A recent email touting a free column was a good example. It started ... “U.S. camp-grounds are opening for the sum-mer season. The news is sparking veteran and novice campers to pack tents, backpacks, and sleeping bags for an outdoor adventure. What are the risks? How should campers pre-pare and protect themselves?”

Risks? Why is that the first topic to broach when gearing up for a camping trip?

Protection? From what? An alien invasion? Killer hornets? Ugh.

Why not focus on positive aspects of the outdoors instead of sound-ing an alarm about bugs, bites and bears – and possibly scaring folks to stay home in the process?

Something similar happens every time a weather event approaches. Frantic reports send people scur-rying off to buy bread, milk and generators.

Sure it’s good to be prepared. Sure it’s wise to be warned about the possibility of a thunderstorm or tornado.

But banging the drum so often tends to damage the eardrums. My late mother, bless her heart, was a born worrier. All the fear mongering took a toll on her – not to mention the rest of us who dealt with the fallout after each breathless news report.

That’s why another email I got this week actually made me smile. It came from Diane Farrell of North Central Behavioral Health Systems. Her advice regarding the return to normalcy from COVID-19 included this line: “If social media is focusing on the fear, avoid social media.”

The same is increasingly true for mainstream media. No, don’t bury your head in the sand. Don’t ignore the tornado sirens when they sound or stick your hand into a hornet nest while on a camping trip.

But don’t believe the hype, either.Life can be dangerous. But it is

more often wonderfully simple – particularly on a camping trip along French Creek when hours pass with little more to ponder than the sound of water rumbling over rocks.

uuuKudos to Republicans for su-

ing Gov. JB Pritzker, who seems increasingly determined to rule Illinois by Executive Order. The Republican party is too often a mess on a statewide basis in Illinois, but

may be getting its act together at a time when a balance to Pritzker is much needed. Sure the lawsuit is a bit of a publicity stunt, but Pritz-ker’s blatant disregard for the rules of governance and for most of the state he governs is becoming prob-lematic. ... Thanks to Danny Blakey for dropping off a very nice tomato plant here at the office in Toulon. Since tomatoes do best outdoors, I gave the plant to my neighbor lady, Linda Sager. Linda has been feed-ing it Miracle-Gro on a regular basis and the plant has been growing tremendously well – so well that she said she plans to enter a tomato or two in our annual Big Tomato con-test. Here’s hoping she has a winner! ... As a reminder, when you grow a big ‘mater, bring it into the office to be weighed for your chance to win up to $100 in prize money.

uuuParting shot: I truly enjoyed the

first few years of the boys basketball tournament in Peoria. They were memorable and brought new life to the IHSA’s marquee event. The March Madness Experience was a huge success and so was the geogra-phy – allowing teams, coaches and fans to park and then walk to games from the Hotel Pere Marquette or other downtown hotels. But the time has come for a change. And the IHSA’s decision to move the tourna-ment back to Champaign-Urbana next March will give the event a needed boost – for a year or two, after which the IHSA must face the crowd-crushing reality of a bloated four-class system.

Contact Jeff Lampe at (309) 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com

Of media fear mongering & a needed move

NOTE: Proof of residency will be required.The City of Galva will be having a clean-up week beginning June 22 and ending June 27 for Galva residents only.

All residents are asked to bring items to Galva’s Maintenance Yard (use the driveway located between Preferred Home Health Care and Mary’s Family Dining and Lounge) to be placed in a roll off which will be provided by Eagle Enterprises.

Anyone who is handicapped or not able to take their items to the maintenance yard can call City Hall and someone will assist them. Assistance will only be available from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday June 22 through Thursday June 25. We will only come to your residence one time for pick up.

Items not accepted are shingles, anti-freeze, LP tanks, yard waste, paint, or any hazardous material.

Tires will be accepted for a fee depending on their size.

Televisions and electronic components will be accepted at Eagle Enterprises during their normal business hours. *You will be required to wear a face mask to drop off at Eagle Enterprises*

The maintenance yard will be open extended hours June 22-25 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to allow better response to clean up.

June 26 the yard will be open until 3:00 p.m. June 27 the yard will be open from 7:00 to noon.

If you have any questions you can call City Hall 932-2555 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

* WE REQUEST THAT EVERYONE RESPECTS THE SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS WHILE DROPPING OFF ITEMS.

THANK YOU! *

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FRIDAY - June 26thThe following items WILL NOT BE PICKED UP

Tires, Batteries, Appliances, Hazardous Items, Anything in a Liquid Form

(Paint, Oil, Grease, Etc.)NO ELECTRONICS OF ANY KIND

Any Questions Please CallBRUCE BOUCHEZ - 309-371-3079 (cell)

309-879-2589 (home)or GREG BARTLEY - 309-995-3034

PLEASE HAVE ITEMS OUT BY 6 a.m., FRIDAY MORNING

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By John A. BallentineTOULON – The Toulon First Congrega-

tional Church has planted a garden on its’ property at the northwest corner of Thomas and Henderson Streets. Last Saturday, June 6, members of the church planted tomatoes, peas, carrots, cucumbers, a small amount of chives, bell pep-pers, green beans, and but-ternut and zucchini squash.

Those people initially working were Emily Holman, Dane and Jessie Richards with their children C.J. and Will, plus Jackie Colgan and her children Maege and Lucy. Mary Hawk provided the tomato plants and Lynne Roark supplied cookies for the hungry gardeners.

“Ben Leezer has a truck with a tank and will water the garden from time to time,” explained Jessie Richards. She added that

the Elders of the Church approved this project and that anyone is welcome to come help with the garden and share in its’ bounty in the fall – it’s not just a Congregational project.

Possible plans include a pot-luck dinner later in the year.

“The intent is to have workdays throughout the summer to weed and water the garden,” stated Emily Holman. “I grew up in Altona and we had a community garden there, so I thought it would be a good idea to put the Church’s empty lot to

good use with a garden.” Indications are that more plants will go into the garden, soon.

In a related note, the Church plans to hold its’ first service since the COVID-19 closure on June 28 at 10:30 a.m. Masks are likely to be required at this juncture.

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Farming Matters: Fairs and 4-HNormally this time of year, my fiancé

and I are at a county fair almost every weekend, leading up to the state fair, and helping a few families with their livestock projects. These 4-Hers work extremely hard all year long for these summer week-ends at county fair shows.

Growing up, some of my favorite memories from 4-H were the friendships that went with it. Now when we go to county fairs it’s a little different than when I was that age. I still make sure to get some delicious fair food and a lemon shakeup. But seeing all the kids running around with friends and learning the responsibil-ity that comes with their projects is pretty cool.

These kids are responsible for feed-ing, watering and washing their animal.

While all kids like to run around the fair with their friends, they know that they also have to take care of that animal they brought with them before they take off. Some of these kids see each other a handful of times throughout the year at different livestock shows, but their friendships pick back up each time they see each other.

County fairs and 4-H shows mean more than just livestock and projects to these kids. From friendships to responsi-bility, these kids are able to experience it all through county fairs and 4-H shows.

Being able to go to these shows with my fiancé and work with the kids and see them learn and improve has become some of my favorite summer memories. County Fairs and 4H will always hold a special place in our lives, as both of us were heavily involved with 4-H.

Those fond memories will have to carry me through until next year, since the COVID-19 situation has led to the cancellation of many summer traditions.

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources on Monday cancelled two of its more popular summer events in response to the

COVID-19 pandemic.First to be called off were

the annual drawings for duck blinds at numerous state hunting areas, primar-ily along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.

Typically scheduled for late July, the drawings are scheduled to resume in 2021. For this fall, hunters who were drawn for a blind last year will be able to occupy the same location this hunt-ing season.

IDNR also announced

Monday that its World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta will not be host site for the 121st Grand American World Trap-shooting Championships, Aug. 5-15. The event will likely be moved to another state.

In other news, this weekend marks the Illinois celebration of Free Fishing Days today through Sunday (June 19-21). Anglers can fish without buying a state license.

By Capitol News IllinoisSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker

has had another busy week, announcing he is cancelling the Illinois State Fair and DuQuoin State Fair by executive order and learning that he was the subject of yet another lawsuit.

The fair cancellations were announced last Friday in a news release, noting the de-cision “has prompted the Department of Agriculture to offer a safe, creative way to ensure youth exhibitors still get a chance to showcase their hard work.”

That will come in the form of a Junior Livestock Expo in Springfield in Septem-ber. Illinois exhibitors ages 8-21 can show their animals at that event. Entry details for the events are forthcoming.

State Rep. Tim Butler, R-Springfield, took issue with the governor’s unilateral decision to cancel the Fairs.

“I am tremendously disappointed the governor has canceled the 2020 Illinois State Fair,” Butler said. “Through state law, the General Assembly has mandated that Illinois shall have state fairs in Springfield and Du Quoin. This decision is yet another one in which the governor has exceeded his authority during the pandemic and will

be in violation of state law.”On Tuesday, the The Illinois Republican

Party said it wants to be excluded from the state’s social gathering restrictions, as it alleged in a federal lawsuit that churches and political demonstrations already enjoy such exclusions.

According to a court filing, the governor carved out an exception for religious insti-tutions, which can hold socially-distanced services of more than 10 people. It also alleges he “declined to enforce” his order against protesters demanding an end to systemic racism after George Floyd’s death.

Daniel Suhr, an attorney with the Chicago-based Liberty Justice Center and the party’s representative, said he is asking a federal judge to agree treating “political party gatherings differently from religious gatherings” violates the U.S. constitution.

“Gov. Pritzker is ruling Illinois like an unaccountable king where only he gets to decide which violations of his executive or-der have his blessing,” Tim Schneider, the party chairman, said Tuesday. “The Illinois Republican Party will not sit idly by while the governor of Illinois applies one rule for himself and his political allies and another rule for everyone else.”

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By Carol TownsendGALVA – Barring changes

between now and then, Galva schools are planning to open on Aug. 18 for their first day of school, accord-ing to Superintendent Doug O’Riley, who spoke at Monday’s School Board meeting.

Definite plans will be given at the July board meeting.

O’Riley said students will be spaced six feet apart and will not be required to wear masks in their classrooms. Masks will be required in other common areas.

“There will be changes to most things. The state does not have all of the guide-lines at this time,” O’Riley said. “We are planning as if we will open on Aug. 18, un-less we hear different.”

The board also approved a limited return to sports training. Requirements call for no more than nine play-ers and one coach. Training must be done outside with no handling of equipment under the Phase 1 guide-lines issued by the Illinois High School Association.

The board also passed its meeting schedule: July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 14, Jan. 11, 2021, Feb. 8, March 15, April 19, May 3 (this is the first Monday but fol-lows a 21-day canvassing period to seat new Board) and June 14. The board normally meets the third Monday at 7 p.m. in the Junior-Senior High School Library.

A budget hearing was held at 6:55 p.m. No member of the public was present to speak and the amended budget was passed at the regular meet-ing held at 7 p.m.

Tyler Glaser was sworn in as a new school board member, replacing Megan Flowers who resigned last month since her family is

moving from Galva.The board also re-elect-

ed the following officers: President: John VanDeVel-de; Vice-President: Andrew Larson; Secretary: Darcy Jeffries; Treasurer: Bob Lewin.

The following members will serve on the board committees: Special educa-tion: Larson; Curriculum and technology: Jeffries and Aaron King; Trans-

portation: VanDeVelde, Andrew Larson; Facilities: Gary Edmonds and Glaser; Extracurricular; Mike Clu-cas and King.

The board approved the school fees to remain the same as last year.

The board also approved the food service bidders for the 2020-2021 school year for Aunt Millie’s, Martin Brothers and Enyeart Dis-tributing.

Galva schools set to open Aug. 18

Byers new fire chief in Galva

GALVA – Nate Byers has been elected as the new Galva Community Fire Chief.

Byers follows Chief Den-ny Tarleton who served 20 years as chief. Tarleton will remain on the department and serve as Captain.

Jeremy Wood will be the new Assistant Chief and replace Tom Wilson, who also has served 20 years. Wilson too will remain on the department and serve as 1st Lieutenant.

Other officers are:2nd Lieutenant-Bradley

R. Werkheiser;3rd Lieutenant- Clayton

Nash.• Craft show off – The

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The 2021 show will be held Oct. 16, 2021.

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Bonnie Lorene (Brady) Miller

WYOMING – Bonnie Lorene (Brady) Miller, 104, of Wyoming and current oldest living resident of Stark County, passed away at 4:11 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2020, at Courtyard Estates of Bradford.

Bonnie was born on Dec. 12, 1915, at Sunny Slope Stock Farm between Wyoming and Toulon. She was the daughter of Robert Eugene and Grace Leone (Kerns) Brady. She married Bernard William Miller on Sept. 11, 1943, in Springfield, Ill. He preceded her in death on Oct. 4, 1974, in Peoria.

Surviving are three daughters, Bernene Dahl of Peru, Billie (Jim) Fryer of Liberty, Mo., and Bebe (Bob) Groter of Wyoming; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, one grandson and one great-grandson.

Bonnie attended Jug Run Grade School, Toulon High School and graduated as valedictorian from Wyoming High School in 1933. She attended every alumni for her class that was held.

Bonnie was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Wyoming, life-long member Stark County Farm Bureau, member of the Stark County Historical Society, past member of the Flemish-American Society in Kewanee, member of the Wyoming Betterment Association and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed harness horse racing, playing cards, and dancing.

A private family funeral was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at Haskell Funeral & Cremation Services in Wyoming. Friends were welcome to join the family for the graveside service at Wyoming Cemetery following the funeral service. Fr. John Cyr and Pastor

Doug Franklin officiated.In lieu of flowers memorials

may be made to the First Congregational United Church of Christ of Wyoming, the Wyoming Fire Department, or the WyHi Community Center.

Condolences may be left for Bonnie’s family on her tribute wall at www.haskellfuneral.com.

Anna Bell Updyke WYOMING – Anna Bell “Annie”

Updyke, 97, of Wyoming, passed away at 2:24 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at UnityPoint Methodist Hospital in Peoria.

Annie was born on July 22, 1922, in Jubilee Township, the daughter of Dell and Reva “Joyce” (Sutton) Harvey. She married George E. Updyke on Sept. 9, 1943 in Peoria; he preceded her in death on April 17, 2002, in Peoria.

Surviving are three daughters, Sandra Browning of Wyoming, Cheryl (Richard) Winter of Dunlap, and Patti (Ross) Streitmatter of Wyoming; 6 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers; one sister; and one grandson.

Annie worked as a supervisor at the former Breeze-Illinois Inc. in Wyoming for over 20 years, retiring in 1982. She was an avid Chicago Cubs fan, enjoyed playing Euchre, gardening, canning, sewing, and baking delicious pies. She was a member of the Wyoming American Legion Women’s Auxiliary.

A private family funeral was held Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Haskell

Funeral & Cremation Services in Wyoming. Rev. Rebecca Klemm officiated. A vehicle visitation took place June 13 at the funeral home. Burial took place in Wyoming Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wyoming American Legion Women’s Auxiliary or the Wyoming United Methodist Church.

Condolences may be left for Annie’s family on her tribute wall at www.haskellfuneral.com.

Maxine E. Carlson KEWANEE – Maxine E. Carlson,

96, of Kewanee, died June 16, 2020, at the Kewanee Care Home.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 20, at Pleasant View Cemetery in Kewanee.

Maxine was born Oct. 15, 1923, in Stark County, the daughter of Elzue and Grace (Pilliars) Perkins. She married Bert Carlson on Oct. 25, 1941, in Kahoka, Mo. He preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 1982.

Survivors include a son, Steve Carlson of Milan, and two grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two daughters, Nancy Lansbarkis and Sandra Tiesman, a son, Jim Carlson, three grandchildren, three sisters and a brother.

Maxine attended Stark County Schools.

Norma L. Devlin BISHOP HILL – Norma L. Devlin,

89, of Galesburg, mother of a Bishop Hill woman and formerly of Oneida, died June 14, 2020, at the Marigold Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Galesburg.

Norma was born June 23, 1930, in Abingdon, the daughter of Earl and Pauline (Evans) Lenz. She married Tommy E. Devlin on April 8, 1951, at the Abingdon United Methodist Church in Abingdon. He preceded her in death on May 10, 2003.

Surviving are two daughters, Crystal Lee Dennis of Bishop Hill and Amy (and Moussa) Raei of Palm Springs, Calif.; one son, Tommy Earl (and Teresa) Devlin of Germantown Hills; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Linda Spring of Bishop Hill.

Condolences can be left online at hurd-hendricksfuneralhomes.com.

June 19, 2020

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BID NOTICEThe Village of LaFayette is accepting

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Kewanee United Way offers non-profit grants

KEWANEE – The Kewanee Area United Way invites the non-profit 501(c)(3) community to apply for a grant for the 2021 non-profit Agency Grant year. Any non-profit operat-ing in Henry and Stark County and meeting the Health, Financial Sta-bility and Education goals of United Way is eligible to apply for a grant.

The Grant Application and the Memorandum of Agreement is available on the Kewanee Area United Way website: www.kauw.org under EVENTS. Download and return both documents no later than July 10.

Documents should be sent to: P.O. Box 426, Kewanee, IL 61443.

Questions should be referred to Linda Blair at (309) 761-8021 or by e-mailing kewaneeareaunitedway@kewanee.com.

Galva fire cancels hog roast, open house ahead

GALVA – The Galva Community

Fire Department has cancelled its annual hog roast which was sched-uled for August 1.

The new fire department building is coming along and an open house will be planned in the future when things return to normal and it is fin-ished. The new building is located just west of the current station.

Donations are still being taken for the project. If anyone would like to donate, please send it or take it to the Galva City Hall.

– Carol Townsend

Galva Food Pantry open for two June dates

The Galva Food Pantry will be open two more days during the month of June.

• Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• Monday, June 29, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

College graduatesSeveral local students graduated

from college this spring.• Logan Green of Princeville grad-

uated Magna Cum Laude from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Manage-ment Information Systems.

• Emily L. Sandall of Princeville received her PhD in Entomology from Penn State University.

Dean’s listSeveral local students made the

Dean’s list at their respective col-leges for the spring semester.

• University of Iowa: Makayla Mo-rales, Toulon, Public Health; Emily Wall, Bradford, Human Physiology.

• Northern Illinois University: Rayna Ryan, Toulon, B.S. in Sociol-ogy and Political Science.

• Monmouth College: McCau-ley Johnston, Wyoming; Courtney Ouart, Toulon.

• Carl Sandburg College: Jacob Kocan, Galva; Madison Murphy, Galva; Sarah Reay, Princeville.

Et ceteraBailey Longman of Bradford was

named a Liberal Arts and Sciences Scholar at Bradley University for the spring semester.

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PUBLIC NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE

TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITSTARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Case No. 2017TX4, PIP-East, LLC.

To: Heirs & Legatees of Patricia Wolford; Occupants of; Russell Hyde; Stark County Trustee; Troy D. Wolford; Tiffany R. Wall; Stark County Clerk; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN hav-ing or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate:

Lot 22 in Town of Bradford in Stark County, Illinois, as the same is described in a plat and survey of said Town, now Village of Bradford, recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Stark County, Illinois, in Book “V” of Deeds, page 475.

Permanent Index No. 02-26-206-003

On May 20, 2020, PIP-East, LLC filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed. The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201600008 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Stark County Treasurer on October 26, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 26, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Stark County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition. PIP-East, LLC, Petitioner

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PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE AND REHABILITATION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY

The City of Galva is requesting proposals for purchase and reha-bilitation of a City-owned propertylocated at 344, 346, 348 Front Street (Three addresses mak-ing up one building, commonly referred to as The Galva Opera House). Proposals shall be in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the front “Proposal for Purchase and Rehabilitation of City-Owned Property – 344, 346, 348 Front Street.” Sealed proposals will be accepted at the City Clerk’s Office, Galva City Hall, 311 N.W. 4th Avenue, Galva, Illinois, 61434, until 2:00 P.M. (CST), on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020. No electronically transmitted proposals will be accepted. Late proposals will not be accepted and will be returned unopened, regardless of postmark. To be considered responsive to the request for proposals (RFP),proposals must be submitted on the required forms and signed by an authorized agent. The City of Galva reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, decide what servicesmeet, exceed or are equal to specifications and to waive any technicalities. The City of Galvareserves the right to cancel the proposal request any time prior to the acceptance of the proposal. The RFP, including specifications, is available online at http://www.galvail.gov in the Sidebar on theHome Page under Announce-ments, or from the City Clerk’s Office located at 311 N. W. 4thAvenue, Galva, IL 61434. Interested parties must obtain the document entitled “Request For Proposal” and the document entitled “Proposal Specifications” as both documents contain information and forms that must be submitted for compliance. Technical questions and ques-tions regarding the proposalprocess or submitting your proposal should be directed to the Galva City Administrator, at 309-932-2555 or by Email at

cityadministrator@galvail.gov.Award of the contract will be based upon compliance with the specifications, quality and availability of the solution, delivery time, and price. The City of Galva shall exercise its own and sole discretion to evaluate and determine the criteria and the sufficiency of any proposal submitted herein. The Cityanticipates awarding the contract at a special meeting to be held on Monday, 13 July, 2020, whichmeeting will begin at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers located at 311 N.W. 4th Avenue, Galva, IL61434.Published 6/19/20

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, STARK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2017TX4, MidAtlantic IRA, LLC;

FBO Derrick Thompson IRA. To: Terry L. Wulf; Jenny L. Wulf; Occupants of; Stark County Trustee; Stark County Clerk; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN having or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate: Lot 8 and the North ½ of Lot 7, excepting the South 20 feet of the North ½ of Lot 7, all in Block 16 of the Village of Lafayette, Stark County, Illinois. Permanent Index No. 03-18-316-002 On June 3, 2020, MidAtlantic IRA, LLC; FBO Derrick Thompson IRA filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed. The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201600021 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Stark County Treasurer on October 26, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 26, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Stark County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition. MidAtlantic IRA, LLC; FBO Der-rick Thompson IRA, PetitionerStuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553Attorney for Petitioner1 W. Laurel StreetPinckneyville, Illinois 62274(618)357-5315Published 6/19/20

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, STARK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2017TX4, MidAtlantic IRA, LLC;

FBO Derrick Thompson IRA. To: Elving Richard Lief; Occu-pants of; State of Illinois Depart-ment of Healthcare and Family Services; Tax Lien Investments; Stark County Clerk; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN hav-ing or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate: Thirty-two (32) feet off from the North side of Lot No. 4 and four (4) feet off from the South side of Lot No. 1, all in Block 12 in the Original Town, now City of Toulon, Stark County, Illinois. Permanent Index No. 04-19-332-003 On June 3, 2020, MidAtlantic IRA, LLC; FBO Derrick Thompson IRA filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed. The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201600035 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Stark County Treasurer on October 26, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 26, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Stark County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a

judgment for the relief demanded in the petition.

MidAtlantic IRA, LLC; FBO Derrick Thompson IRA, PetitionerStuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553Attorney for Petitioner1 W. Laurel StreetPinckneyville, Illinois 62274(618)357-5315Published 6/19/20

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, STARK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2017TX4, PIP-East, LLC.

To: Chris H. Babb; Occupants of; Stark County Clerk; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN hav-ing or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate: Lot 3 and 17 feet of equal width off of the North side of Lot 2 in Block “U” of Giles C. Dana’s Addition to the City of Wyoming, situated in Stark County, Illinois. Permanent Index No. 04-36-315-006 On June 3, 2020, PIP-East, LLC filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed. The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201600046 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Stark County Treasurer on October 26, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 26, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Stark County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition. PIP-East, LLC, PetitionerStuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553Attorney for Petitioner1 W. Laurel StreetPinckneyville, Illinois 62274(618)357-5315Published 6/19/20

uuuPUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, STARK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Case No. 2017TX4, PIP-East, LLC.

To: James P. McKenna; Oc-cupants of; Cazenovia Creek Funding II LLC; IL Corporation Service C; Stark County Clerk; and all other persons/entities UNKNOWN having or claiming any right, interest or title in the following described real estate: PART SE1/4 SECTION 29 1.64 ACRES, Stark County, Illinois. Permanent Index No. 07-29-400-006 On June 3, 2020, PIP-East, LLC filed a Petition for Order of Tax Deed. The object of the plaintiff’s petition is to foreclose on the Tax Sale Certificate No. 201600062 for the delinquent taxes on real estate described above which was issued by the Stark County Treasurer on October 26, 2017. The taxes due under the certificate are for the 2016 tax year. The petition asks the court to direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the property is not redeemed from the sale on or before October 26, 2020, and that Petitioner, as grantee of tax deed be put in possession of said parcel of real estate. The Petition for Order of Tax Deed will be brought before the Stark County Circuit Court on November 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 1. If you fail to redeem, the court may enter a judgment for the relief demanded in the petition. PIP-East, LLC, PetitionerStuart E. Morgenstern, #6275553Attorney for Petitioner1 W. Laurel StreetPinckneyville, Illinois 62274(618)357-5315Published 6/19/20

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IHSA moving boys hoops to ChampaignBy Jeff Lampe

While the Illinois boys basketball state finals played in Peoria for 25 years, the Illinois High School Asso-ciation’s marquee event will return to Champaign in 2021.

The IHSA announced that decision on Monday in a teleconference after choosing between bids from Cham-paign and Peoria for the boys tourna-ment, which will be pared down from two weekends to one weekend, March 11-13.

The IHSA also opted to keep the girls state basketball finals at Redbird Area in Bloomington-Normal – also for just one weekend.

“We see this as the passing of the torch from Peoria to Champaign-Urbana,” said IHSA Executive Direc-tor Craig Anderson. “It is bittersweet because there is incredible passion for high school basketball within these two communities, and both have done so much to elevate the state final experience as hosts.”

Two major factors in the decision were the remodeled State Farm Center – formerly the Assembly Hall – and a chance to halt attendance declines for the boys basketball finals. The facility was the common them in comments

by Anderson and by members of the Champaign bid committee.

“It’s world-class. It’s just a fantastic facility we think the boys will enjoy. And it’s one thing we hope can en-hance and improve attendance at the tournament.”

The State Farm Center underwent a $170-million renovation that was completed in 2016. The Center is also home to the IHSA individual wrestling finals.

Current plans do not call for a March Madness Experience, though, which was one of Peoria’s selling points when it was awarded the tour-nament starting in 1996.

“There won’t be activities at the stadium,” said Jayne DeLuce, CEO of Visit Champaign County. “But we have focused on people inside the State Farm Center being a part of the game.”

DeLuce said there would also be a Kid’s Zone and an interactive display on IHSA basketball history.

One of the other factors in the tour-nament leaving Champaign after 1995

was the inflated room rates charged by many hotels.

DeLuce said 13 local hotels will offer prices below “rack rate” for the three years of the bid.

“At the end of the day it’s an experi-ence for our students and athletes and they’re going to get a life-memorable experience they will never forget when it comes to this tournament,” said Josh Whitman, U of I athletic director.

Since the first boys state tourna-ment was held in Oak Park in 1908, only five other communities have hosted the state finals and Cham-paign-Urbana has the longest run of 77 seasons. Bloomington, Decatur and Springfield were also briefly home to the state tournament.

In other action, the IHSA board also voted to move the Scholastic Bowl Tournament from the Peoria Civic Center to Heartland Community Col-lege in Normal for three years.

Peoria will continue to hold the Chess State Finals for the next three years.

The IHSA will also start girls indi-vidual wrestling in 2021-22.

The IHSA Board also approved a second stage of Return to Play Guidelines that were to be shared with schools for planning purposes.

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The week in sports historyBy Bill Knight

The Major League Baseball owners this week are expected to react to the MLB Players Association proposal to play an 89-game season. The NHL is still finalizing dates for its playoff format.

So for the moment, seamheads and other sports fans must be content with remembering yesteryear.

St. Louis Cardinals• June 22, 2002: Cubs player rep Joe

Girardi informs the Wrigley Field crowd of the postponement of the scheduled game between St. Louis and the Cubs due to the death of Darryl Kile, who was found dead in his Chicago hotel room as the result of coronary disease.

• June 23, 1984: In a game best remem-bered for Ryne Sandberg’s two late-inning game-tying home runs, Redbirds outfield-ers Willie McGee hits for the cycle in St. Louis’ 12-11 loss in 11 innings to the Cubs. With his triple in the second inning, a fourth-frame single, a sixth-inning home run, and an RBI double in the tenth, Mc-Gee drives in six runs at Wrigley Field.

Chicago Cubs• June 20, 1998: At Wrigley Field, Sammy

Sosa hits two home runs for the second straight day, setting a record with 16 round trippers in June. The 29-year-old Chicago outfielder will extend the record when he goes deep for his 20th on the last day of the month.

• June 23, 1984: In a nationally televised game, second baseman Ryne Sandberg hits a leadoff solo home run in the 9th off Cardinal reliever Bruce Sutter to tie the score 9-9, then hits a two-run, two-out homer in the 10th, knotting the game at 11. Chicago wins the Wrigley Field game,

12-11, in the next frame on an RBI single by infielder Dave Owen.

Chicago White Sox• June 22, 1993: On his last day as a

professional baseball player, 45-year-old White Sox backstop Carlton Fisk catches his 2,226th game to surpass Bob Boone as the all-time leader. “Pudge” played the first 11 seasons in his 24-year MLB career with the Red Sox.

Elsewhere in Sports• June 20, 1936: American Jesse Owens

sets the record for the 100-meter dash at 10.2 seconds during the NCAA Champion-ships at Chicago’s Stagg Field.

• June 23, 1972: U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the law prohibiting sex dis-crimination in college sports.

• June 24, 1922: The American Profes-sional Football Association changes its name to the National Football League and the Chicago Staleys become the Chicago Bears.

Sandberg’s late home runs trump McGee’s cycle

Ryne Sandberg belted two home runs in a 12-11 Cubs win over the Cardinals in 1984.