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Pletsch Trust awards $165,000 in scholarships to 10 county students · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: Pletch Trust awards one hundred sixty five thousand dollars in
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scholarships to ten County students. Written by Kate Santillan. This
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article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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you by Everlett. The Elmer and Adolph Pletch Charitable Trust
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Scholarship Committee recently announced the recipients of the Pletch Charitable
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Trust Scholarship for the twenty six to twenty twenty seven
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school year. The scholarship recipients are Katie Bickett, Drew Carlson,
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Nicholas Currie, Jacob Edens, Lauren Filetti, Miles Maine, t Sarver, Aiden,
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Serene Peyton, Skinner, Lucas Weisbrock. The recipients received over one
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hundred sixty five thousand dollars in scholarships. The Pletch Charitable
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Trust awards scholarships to Putnam County High School graduates pursuing
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undergraduate degrees in agricultural related fields annually. Elmer and Adolph
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Pletch were Putnam County farmers who wanted to ensure available
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funds for Putnam County High School graduates pursuing agricultural related
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studies and trades. The Pletche charitable trust distributes scholarship awards
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with assistance from the Community Foundation of Peoria and Hometown
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National Bank of LaSalle. The Trust has awarded over two
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million dollars in scholarships to qualified Putnam County High School
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graduates since twenty twelve.