Super Valu Toulon Burns to Ground Employees Get out Safely, No Injuries by John A
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Galva’s Back Road Stark County High Music Festival School and Junior High Honor Rolls features country stars PAGE ELEVEN PAGE EIGHT The Stark County A STARKNews COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS NEWSPAPER Traditional in style, progressive in thought Volume XIII • Issue 18 Thursday, June 12, 2014 Toulon, Illinois ONLINEONLINE ATATcountyenews.comcountyenews.com $1 Super Valu Toulon burns to ground Employees get out safely, no injuries By John A. Ballentine Smoke from the basement at the Su- per Valu Toulon grocery store quickly and ferociously turned into a ball of fire Fri- day afternoon, June 6. Hours later, nothing but a burned pile of rubble remained, where the store in the more than century old structure stood. First alerted by Brenda Plotner that smoke was coming from the store’s base- ment, store employees themselves, had just smelled something burning. Super Valu employee Julie Hender- son of Toulon recounted, “I could smell electrical wiring burning and see smoke coming up from the basement. The next thing I saw was the fire around the Slushy drink machine (on the main floor) and screamed to Geri (Schaffer) to ‘Get out!’ of the store.” Henderson checked the aisles for any customers, seeing none, she grabbed all (continued on page 12) SCN photos Top, fire crews battle the fire in downtown Toulon, including using the Kewanee Fire Department aerial truck. Above left, in the foreground a Wyoming Fire crew and the background a Toulon Fire crew, spray water into the front of the burning building. Above middle, store manager Julie Henderson is consoled by former co- worker Elizabeth Tyree. Above right, one of the first photos of the fire, taken by Doug Blunier of the State Bank of Toulon, as crews were just arriving. Toulon’s police chief questions Bradford School forming mayor over future of department Planning Committee By John A. Ballentine last month’s meeting. fused to appoint me as By Doug Hampton ral area, as have the other transportation and staff Toulon’s monthly city Hollis stated, “I do chief because you said A community wide neighboring districts. This needs. The board has said council meeting Monday have a problem with city you were tabling it to this Strategic Planning Com- has reduced our student previously that they are ended on the subject of employees, or whoever, month,” Olszewski said. mittee is being assembled numbers in recent years. trying to weigh the chal- the police chief’s appoint- who are speculating as far Hollis answered, “No, to review and plan for It is the goal of the Board lenge to be fiscally respon- ment, future of the police as what the council is do- I didn’t. I said it’s going to the future of the Bradford to keep the Bradford sible to the community as department, and about ing or voting on – on social continue as it is until we School District. Schools open as long as we well as meeting student utilizing social media. media (Facebook).” change things.” According to District can continue to provide a needs. Toulon Police Chief Hollis then asked Olszewski said, “I was Superintendent Dr. Ellin strong educational foun- The school board has Mark Olszewski ques- Olszewski if he had a com- told that you are consider- Lotspeich, “We have seen dation for our students”. been working on short tioned Mayor Larry Hollis ment about that. Olszews- ing the fact of shutting the a decrease in population According to a release term and long range goals as to why he was not reap- ki answered that he did. police department down. in the Village of Bradford from the district, the Board for the district. 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For further informa- Misc. ................. 12 nated to the Toulon Public the 20th Century. tion call Tom McKay at Library. The novel takes West Fork was written 309-755-3519 or check the place in western Illinois. It by Tom McKay of Hamp- website www.westfork. tells a love story set against ton, Illinois, and published com. changes in small town life by Augustana College. The as farms consolidated and book can be purchased at How to get along in life ….. HONORABLE MENTION General Excellence - 2007 Be obedient, no matter how much the Master’s plan doesn’t make BEST IN STATE Newspaper Website - 2007, 2010 sense to you ! Love your Neighbor as yourself. Give to those less fortunate ! Be CONTACT generous ! PUBLISHER Jason Musselman [email protected] Relax, and let God drive ! Enjoy the ride! CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Don’t be afraid. He said He would never leave us or forsake us! Jim Nowlan [email protected] Take time to rest and enjoy the company of your Family and Friends! 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