Wee-Ma-Tuk News
The Lake is Always Greener
We just got back from some time with
relatives at Green Lake, Wisconsin. It’s
an impressive lake: seven miles long,
two miles wide, spring-fed. Its deepest
spot is a whopping 237 feet.
What impresses me most is the bottom.
You can see it. Even at ten feet deep, you
can see it. It’s firm and sandy, with
occasional aquatic plants decorating it.
Your feet don’t get sucked into it.
Since I became the IPEA’s clarity tester
for Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk, I’ve started to pay
more attention to this. And I’ve started to
wonder about some things.
I’m not going to ask why our lake isn’t as
clear as Green Lake. Ours results from a
creek impoundment, not a glacier. If there
are springs feeding ours, I don’t know
about them. Wisconsin sand filters water
better than Illinois top (now bottom) soil.
It is what it is; I get it. The neighbor’s
grass is always greener.
We can’t approach Green Lake’s level of
clarity, but I wonder if ours can be
improved. Is it possible to filter Putt
Creek on its way in? Can anything be
done about the end of our cove to keep
the mud from pouring in from the other
side of Washaki Rd.? Do our smaller,
non-creek-fed lakes have better clarity
than the big lake? (NOTE: We need small-
lake residents to volunteer as testers.
See Water Quality Page.) Can our
shoreline treatments be made more
efficient? Can we eliminate some carp?
More importantly, perhaps: are our septic
systems working properly? Clarity is not
the only thing at stake here. Joe Putrich
sent me pictures of apparent septic
overflow that was working its way
toward the dam. (See below.) Where did it
originate? I called my provider for a
checkup after I saw these pictures. Have
you checked yours recently?
Although our readings are pretty
consistent with other Middle Illinois
lakes, we need to keep comparing
results. If improvement isn’t in the cards,
we should at least be able to maintain
our current levels of clarity.
I’ll see what my IEPA contact suggests.
You’ll be the second to know.
We just got back from some time with
relatives at Green Lake, Wisconsin. It’s
an impressive lake: seven miles long,
two miles wide, spring-fed. Its deepest
spot is a whopping 237 feet.
What impresses me most is the bottom.
You can see it. Even at ten feet deep, you
can see it. It’s firm and sandy, with
occasional aquatic plants decorating it.
Your feet don’t get sucked into it.
Since I became the IPEA’s clarity tester
for Lake Wee-Ma-Tuk, I’ve started to pay
more attention to this. And I’ve started to
wonder about some things.
I’m not going to ask why our lake isn’t as
clear as Green Lake. Ours results from a
creek impoundment, not a glacier. If there
are springs feeding ours, I don’t know
about them. Wisconsin sand filters water
better than Illinois top (now bottom) soil.
It is what it is; I get it. The neighbor’s
grass is always greener.
We can’t approach Green Lake’s level of
clarity, but I wonder if ours can be
improved. Is it possible to filter Putt
Creek on its way in? Can anything be
done about the end of our cove to keep
the mud from pouring in from the other
side of Washaki Rd.? Do our smaller,
non-creek-fed lakes have better clarity
than the big lake? (NOTE: We need small-
lake residents to volunteer as testers.
See Water Quality Page.) Can our
shoreline treatments be made more
efficient? Can we eliminate some carp?
More importantly, perhaps: are our septic
systems working properly? Clarity is not
the only thing at stake here. Joe Putrich
sent me pictures of apparent septic
overflow that was working its way
toward the dam. (See below.) Where did it
originate? I called my provider for a
checkup after I saw these pictures. Have
you checked yours recently?
Although our readings are pretty
consistent with other Middle Illinois
lakes, we need to keep comparing
results. If improvement isn’t in the cards,
we should at least be able to maintain
our current levels of clarity.
I’ll see what my IEPA contact suggests.
You’ll be the second to know.
CC1--Valentine's Day & Ice Fishing
CC2--What's Up with the Dock?
CC3--Wee-Ma-Birds
CC4--Fishing Story
CC5--Walking the Dogs
CC6--Who Was That Masked Kid?
CC7--Rescued
CC8-Demographics
CC9--Officially Unhip
CC10--Civic Pride
CC11--You Know You're from Downstate...
CC12--Blah Chasing
CC13--For Sgt. Ordaz
CC14--Two Entirely Unrelated Topics
CC15--Petersen Aces Number Eight
CC16--A Safety Rant
CC17--You Meet the Nicest Dogs
CC18--Reliable Sources
CC19--The Gotcha Cycle
CC20--Digitizing Our Past
CC21--Guests
CC22--Forty Miles of Bad Road
CC23--Recycling
CC24--Ho-Hum
CC25--My Gentleman Caller
CC26--Eyesores
CC27--One Step at a Time
CC28--The Lake Is Always Greener
CC2--What's Up with the Dock?
CC3--Wee-Ma-Birds
CC4--Fishing Story
CC5--Walking the Dogs
CC6--Who Was That Masked Kid?
CC7--Rescued
CC8-Demographics
CC9--Officially Unhip
CC10--Civic Pride
CC11--You Know You're from Downstate...
CC12--Blah Chasing
CC13--For Sgt. Ordaz
CC14--Two Entirely Unrelated Topics
CC15--Petersen Aces Number Eight
CC16--A Safety Rant
CC17--You Meet the Nicest Dogs
CC18--Reliable Sources
CC19--The Gotcha Cycle
CC20--Digitizing Our Past
CC21--Guests
CC22--Forty Miles of Bad Road
CC23--Recycling
CC24--Ho-Hum
CC25--My Gentleman Caller
CC26--Eyesores
CC27--One Step at a Time
CC28--The Lake Is Always Greener
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Putman Township Meeting Minutes: Published following their approval.
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Minutes - Board of Putman Township Trustees
State of Illinois, Fulton Cpunty, Putman Township
THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
met at the office of the Town Clerk at Cuba, Illinois on May 4, 2011.
PRESENT:
Allen Woodruff, Hwy Comm Joe Putrich, Supervisor
Jim Mitchell, Assessor Wilbur McClaughry, Town Clerk
Greg Rowe Chris Strong, Town Trustee
Mary Woodruff Jim Hootman, Town Trustee
Don Guinn Lisa Fahrenbruch, Town Trustee
Elaine Putrich Everett Lofftus, Town Trustee
Pat Black Ross Williams
Larry Beam Richard Hamilton
Gary Kuzniar Francis Clark
John McCarthy, Atty
Joe Putrich acting as chairman, and Wilbur McClaughry as clerk. The following official business was transacted:
Francis Clark was presented a plaque for 26 years of service to Putman Township.
After Pledge of Allegiance, Chris Strong was sworn in as trustee to replace Francis Clark. Minutes were reviewed, motion by Lisa Fahrenbruch to approve minutes.
Seconded by Jim Hootman, motion carried.
Treasurer's report was reviewed by Joe Putrich. Motion was made by Lisa Fahrenbruch and seconded by Everett Lofftus to approve Treasurer's report. Motion
carried.
Public Comments: Don Guinn asked about getting something done on roads.
Assessor, Jim Mitchell report - asked for all to check tax bills. If they are not correct and need help, citizens should contact him.
llen Woodruff, Hwy Commissioner reported about humping cold patch will level out with traffic. Canton Township has same machine as Ace-In-Hole. Doesn't know if they
would do work and at what price. He will check into their status on this. His report is attached to last page of minutes.
Clerk Wilbur McClaughry report - need motion to approve budgets that were presented at Budget meeting. Motion by Jim Hootman to approve both Township and
Road District Budger. Seconded by Everett Lofftus. Roll call vote: Chris Strong, yes; Lisa Fahrenbruch, yes; Everett Lofftus, yes and Jim Hootman, yes. Motion carried.
Cemetery report - Attorney John McCarthy told State has Oversight Act for cemeteries statewide. This came about because of incident in Chicago. The Department
does not have it adopted yet. Cemeteries will have one year to apply for license after its adoption. Some cemeteries can have a partial or maybe a full exempt depending
on conditions of the Act. John McCarthy will keep monitoring the Department website and stay in contact with Cemetery Board. All members of the board were present at
this meeting.
Supervisor Joe report - There is one on-going assistance recipient. Joe asked Wilbur about status of Food Pantry. Seems to be stable now but will keep board informed.
Report Wellness Clinic is moving to old clinic building and wondered if board would want to donate to their fund. Motion by Chris Strong to donate $500 to Wellness Clinic
from General Assistance Fund. Seconded by Lisa Fahrenbruch, roll call vote: Chris Strong,yes; Lisa Fahrenbruch, yes; Everett Lofftus, yes and Jim Hootman, yes. Motion
carried.
Joe stated that the $30,000 from the Township fund to the Road District fund that wavoted on at Annual meeting needs to be voted on in regular meeting. Lisa would like
for Road District Funds to get down to $10,000 before transfer is made. After discussion, Chris Strong made motion to transfer $30,000, $25,000 to Road & Bridge and
$5,000 to Road Tax and Gravel now. Seconded by Jim Hootman, roll call vote - Chris Strong, yes; Lisa Fahrenbruch, no; Everett Lofftus, yes and Jim Hootman, yes. Motion
carried.
Trustees - Nothing to report.
Cemetery Board Report: Board has accepted bids on mowing.
No further business, Lisa Fahrenbruch moved to adjourn. Seconded by Jim Hootman.
Wilbur McClaughry
Township Clerk
Road Commisioner's Report
2009 Tandem Truck- ruptured air line, old style air tank, screw in fittings. New style tanks have snap on connectors, cannot wrap airlines with tape or hoses to
prevent chafing. DOT forbids this, if you get inspected they want to be able to inspect all lines and fittings, had to get fittings from Centre State and 1 fitting and
air line from Heils. We repaired this problem. The alternative, tow vehicle $450 / repair $100. We probably save $400.
Rotating Strobe Light on Maintainer - Printed circuit board shorted out, new light cost $700. We went to Koeing and bought a mini light for $98. Hardwired the
new light into the maintainer system and converted the light to 24 volt, cost $125. We saved around $550.
Air brakes failed to hold 98 dump truck on hillside, dumping dirt from cutting ditches; we adjusted air brakes, $35
Loader bucket on backhoe cracked all the way across the bottom and top pillars where arms connect. Stambaugh wanted $1200 for used bucket. We can weld
this bucket for around $200. Labor and material pulled all pins and greased backhoe.
Ignition switch wore out on IH1466 tractor, head amber flashing, lights won't work. Replaced ignition switch and dash light bulbs. All running lights working.
Sharpened blades on Woods mower, serviced, grease, gear boxes, replaced 3 bad tires.
Welded broken bracket arm on road drag, aired up tires and greased lift arms.
Ace in the Hole
1 6 tons / day washed 3/8" chips at $14.00 / ton = $224
Diesel Fuel - 60 miles - 1 1 gallons at $4 = $44
Labor $107 hour x 10 -$100
$3,368.00 a day
10 Tons cold patch / $105 ton = $1,050
2 Trips - 160 miles - 30 gallons fuel = $120 fuel cost
4 hours $10 = $40 trucking labor
Labor 15 hours /$10-$150 patching holes
$1,360
1570 Arrow Road
100' x 12' wide road - 80 gallons lignite / $.64 / gallon = $102.40 double
application
2040' x 95 = $18,360 sq. ft. divide by 1,200 = 15.30 x 102.40 = $1,566.72
17 loads 1 1A " rock = 238 tons x $9.75 / ton = $2,320.50 gravel
62 miles x 17 loads 1054 miles divided by 5.5 mpg = $85 labor
191.64 gallons x $4 gallon = $766.56 fuel
5 hours scanifying 865 maintainer $52.00 hour = $260 fuel
5 hours labor 865 $ 1 0 hour / $50 labor
5 faours spreading gravel $10 hour / $50 labor
$5,098.78
State of Illinois, Fulton Cpunty, Putman Township
THE BOARD OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
met at the office of the Town Clerk at Cuba, Illinois on May 4, 2011.
PRESENT:
Allen Woodruff, Hwy Comm Joe Putrich, Supervisor
Jim Mitchell, Assessor Wilbur McClaughry, Town Clerk
Greg Rowe Chris Strong, Town Trustee
Mary Woodruff Jim Hootman, Town Trustee
Don Guinn Lisa Fahrenbruch, Town Trustee
Elaine Putrich Everett Lofftus, Town Trustee
Pat Black Ross Williams
Larry Beam Richard Hamilton
Gary Kuzniar Francis Clark
John McCarthy, Atty
Joe Putrich acting as chairman, and Wilbur McClaughry as clerk. The following official business was transacted:
Francis Clark was presented a plaque for 26 years of service to Putman Township.
After Pledge of Allegiance, Chris Strong was sworn in as trustee to replace Francis Clark. Minutes were reviewed, motion by Lisa Fahrenbruch to approve minutes.
Seconded by Jim Hootman, motion carried.
Treasurer's report was reviewed by Joe Putrich. Motion was made by Lisa Fahrenbruch and seconded by Everett Lofftus to approve Treasurer's report. Motion
carried.
Public Comments: Don Guinn asked about getting something done on roads.
Assessor, Jim Mitchell report - asked for all to check tax bills. If they are not correct and need help, citizens should contact him.
llen Woodruff, Hwy Commissioner reported about humping cold patch will level out with traffic. Canton Township has same machine as Ace-In-Hole. Doesn't know if they
would do work and at what price. He will check into their status on this. His report is attached to last page of minutes.
Clerk Wilbur McClaughry report - need motion to approve budgets that were presented at Budget meeting. Motion by Jim Hootman to approve both Township and
Road District Budger. Seconded by Everett Lofftus. Roll call vote: Chris Strong, yes; Lisa Fahrenbruch, yes; Everett Lofftus, yes and Jim Hootman, yes. Motion carried.
Cemetery report - Attorney John McCarthy told State has Oversight Act for cemeteries statewide. This came about because of incident in Chicago. The Department
does not have it adopted yet. Cemeteries will have one year to apply for license after its adoption. Some cemeteries can have a partial or maybe a full exempt depending
on conditions of the Act. John McCarthy will keep monitoring the Department website and stay in contact with Cemetery Board. All members of the board were present at
this meeting.
Supervisor Joe report - There is one on-going assistance recipient. Joe asked Wilbur about status of Food Pantry. Seems to be stable now but will keep board informed.
Report Wellness Clinic is moving to old clinic building and wondered if board would want to donate to their fund. Motion by Chris Strong to donate $500 to Wellness Clinic
from General Assistance Fund. Seconded by Lisa Fahrenbruch, roll call vote: Chris Strong,yes; Lisa Fahrenbruch, yes; Everett Lofftus, yes and Jim Hootman, yes. Motion
carried.
Joe stated that the $30,000 from the Township fund to the Road District fund that wavoted on at Annual meeting needs to be voted on in regular meeting. Lisa would like
for Road District Funds to get down to $10,000 before transfer is made. After discussion, Chris Strong made motion to transfer $30,000, $25,000 to Road & Bridge and
$5,000 to Road Tax and Gravel now. Seconded by Jim Hootman, roll call vote - Chris Strong, yes; Lisa Fahrenbruch, no; Everett Lofftus, yes and Jim Hootman, yes. Motion
carried.
Trustees - Nothing to report.
Cemetery Board Report: Board has accepted bids on mowing.
No further business, Lisa Fahrenbruch moved to adjourn. Seconded by Jim Hootman.
Wilbur McClaughry
Township Clerk
Road Commisioner's Report
2009 Tandem Truck- ruptured air line, old style air tank, screw in fittings. New style tanks have snap on connectors, cannot wrap airlines with tape or hoses to
prevent chafing. DOT forbids this, if you get inspected they want to be able to inspect all lines and fittings, had to get fittings from Centre State and 1 fitting and
air line from Heils. We repaired this problem. The alternative, tow vehicle $450 / repair $100. We probably save $400.
Rotating Strobe Light on Maintainer - Printed circuit board shorted out, new light cost $700. We went to Koeing and bought a mini light for $98. Hardwired the
new light into the maintainer system and converted the light to 24 volt, cost $125. We saved around $550.
Air brakes failed to hold 98 dump truck on hillside, dumping dirt from cutting ditches; we adjusted air brakes, $35
Loader bucket on backhoe cracked all the way across the bottom and top pillars where arms connect. Stambaugh wanted $1200 for used bucket. We can weld
this bucket for around $200. Labor and material pulled all pins and greased backhoe.
Ignition switch wore out on IH1466 tractor, head amber flashing, lights won't work. Replaced ignition switch and dash light bulbs. All running lights working.
Sharpened blades on Woods mower, serviced, grease, gear boxes, replaced 3 bad tires.
Welded broken bracket arm on road drag, aired up tires and greased lift arms.
Ace in the Hole
1 6 tons / day washed 3/8" chips at $14.00 / ton = $224
Diesel Fuel - 60 miles - 1 1 gallons at $4 = $44
Labor $107 hour x 10 -$100
$3,368.00 a day
10 Tons cold patch / $105 ton = $1,050
2 Trips - 160 miles - 30 gallons fuel = $120 fuel cost
4 hours $10 = $40 trucking labor
Labor 15 hours /$10-$150 patching holes
$1,360
1570 Arrow Road
100' x 12' wide road - 80 gallons lignite / $.64 / gallon = $102.40 double
application
2040' x 95 = $18,360 sq. ft. divide by 1,200 = 15.30 x 102.40 = $1,566.72
17 loads 1 1A " rock = 238 tons x $9.75 / ton = $2,320.50 gravel
62 miles x 17 loads 1054 miles divided by 5.5 mpg = $85 labor
191.64 gallons x $4 gallon = $766.56 fuel
5 hours scanifying 865 maintainer $52.00 hour = $260 fuel
5 hours labor 865 $ 1 0 hour / $50 labor
5 faours spreading gravel $10 hour / $50 labor
$5,098.78
| Putman Township Directory Putman Township PO Box 139, Cuba, IL 61427 785-2621 Joe Putrich, Supervisor 15192 E. Mishi-Nama Drive, Cuba, IL 61427 789-5313 635-6036 Wilbur McLaughty, Clerk 826 E. Main, PO Box 41, Cuba, IL 61427 785-5005 James L. Mitchell, Assessor 23075 N. Cherokee Rd., Cuba, IL 61427 789-6683 Allan Woodruff, Road Commissioner 18648 N. Yocum Rd., Cuba, IL 61427 547-3313 224-1544 Chris Strong, Trustee 15192 E. Pokihantus Dr., Canton, IL 61520 789-6589 231-5452 Jim Hootman, Trustee 13766 Putt Creek Rd., Cuba, IL 61427 785-5129 Lisa Fahrenbruch, Trustee, OMA Designee 15148 E. Mishi-Nama Drive, Cuba, IL 61427 789-6778 Everett Lofftus, Trustee 12191 E. Country Mile Rd., Cuba, IL 61427 224-6134 Gregory L. Rowe, Road District Employee 224-1644 Jacques Elaine Putrich, Payroll Clerk, FOIA Officer 15192 E. Mishi-Nama Drive, Cuba, IL 61427 789-5313 224-5313 Ross Williams, Cemetery 602 N. Third, Cuba, IL 61427 785-4531 Curtiss Churchill, Park District PO Box 214, Cuba, IL 61427 785-5165 785-5095 (FARM) John Mc Carthy, Attorney 45 E. Side Square, Suote 301, Canton, IL 61520 647-7747 City of Cuba (Kathy) 785-5093 |
Putman Township Road Commissioner
Allan Woodruff has requested that this
page be posted. Click to enlarge.
Allan Woodruff has requested that this
page be posted. Click to enlarge.
Al Coleman caught this shot of of
foxy familial affection from his
ever-present Blackberry. Click to
enlarge.
foxy familial affection from his
ever-present Blackberry. Click to
enlarge.
Fall General Meeting Fun, but
Intimate
WMTLA's Fall General Meeting played to a
small-but-enthusiastic house on October 29.
As per custom, a Rocky Shoreline video led
off, followed by Treasurer, Membership,
and Website reports. The VLMP water clarity
program was presented as well.
Everyone present got a door prize, and
Mike Prane won the 50/50. Halloween
costume winners were:
1st--Al and Daryle Coleman
2nd--Jerry and Judy Walloch
3rd--Bob Thayer
Membership, Website, and Treasurer's
reports are linked below. For the new
Rocky Shoreline video, go to the Media
page.
Intimate
WMTLA's Fall General Meeting played to a
small-but-enthusiastic house on October 29.
As per custom, a Rocky Shoreline video led
off, followed by Treasurer, Membership,
and Website reports. The VLMP water clarity
program was presented as well.
Everyone present got a door prize, and
Mike Prane won the 50/50. Halloween
costume winners were:
1st--Al and Daryle Coleman
2nd--Jerry and Judy Walloch
3rd--Bob Thayer
Membership, Website, and Treasurer's
reports are linked below. For the new
Rocky Shoreline video, go to the Media
page.
Putt Creek Home to Asian
Carp!
Butch Davis has forwarded photos
of Asian carp in Putt Creek, just
below the dam. They came up creek
from the Spoon during flooding, and
are not believed to be in Lake
Wee-Ma-Tuk.
After neighbors complained of the
smell, IDNR removed the carp.
Carp!
Butch Davis has forwarded photos
of Asian carp in Putt Creek, just
below the dam. They came up creek
from the Spoon during flooding, and
are not believed to be in Lake
Wee-Ma-Tuk.
After neighbors complained of the
smell, IDNR removed the carp.
Addresses...?
Way too many newsletters came back with
invalid addresses, suggesting that our
database is badly outdated. The Board will
discuss ways to update names and addresses
at its next meeting. If you didn't get a
newsletter, please download one from the top
of this page.
Also, the newsletters arrived later than we
expected. The printing company reports that
he had hardware problems, which delayed the
project several days.
Our apologies for any inconvenience.
Way too many newsletters came back with
invalid addresses, suggesting that our
database is badly outdated. The Board will
discuss ways to update names and addresses
at its next meeting. If you didn't get a
newsletter, please download one from the top
of this page.
Also, the newsletters arrived later than we
expected. The printing company reports that
he had hardware problems, which delayed the
project several days.
Our apologies for any inconvenience.
The Costumer Is Always Right
Prize-winners Al and Daryle Coleman,
Judy and Jerry Walloch, and Bob Thayer.
Prize-winners Al and Daryle Coleman,
Judy and Jerry Walloch, and Bob Thayer.
Fresh Fish!
An expedition headed by the redoubtable Frank Mavetz dropped a few thousand
fingerlings into Wee-Ma-Tuk lakes on October 31. Full details later...
An expedition headed by the redoubtable Frank Mavetz dropped a few thousand
fingerlings into Wee-Ma-Tuk lakes on October 31. Full details later...
Vicki and Chris Strong visit Wayne's World
Mike Prane as Beldar
Dave Davis as the boy
who never grew up.
who never grew up.
Karen Prane being catty
