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A 1 percent sales tax?

PHS looks at pros/cons sales of tax discussion

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Princeton High School is willing to listen to the discussion but not really interested in actively pursuing a 1 percent sales tax initiative.

At Wednesday’s meeting of the PHS Board, Superintendent Kirk Haring said the Bureau Valley School District has sent him a letter about the possibility of placing a 1 percent sales tax initiative on the November 2014 ballot. Bureau Val-

ley wants to see if there is an interest from other school districts in pursuing this initiative together. Personally, he’s not in favor of the sales tax initiative for PHS, Haring said.

Giving his reasons, Haring said PHS has been

very careful to maintain or reduce tax rates for local taxpayers without reducing programs or services for the students and also continuing to improve the facility and services. The district has a good tax base and EAV, with great support from the Princeton community. The district has done

a “phenomenal job” of addressing the needs at the school, without having to go to the local taxpayers for more money.

Though not personally in favor of a sales tax initiative, he would explore it further if the board wanted him to, Haring said.

The sales tax initiative discussion is state-

wide, Haring said. Several counties have passed referendums, while other counties have not, he said.

Board member Al Taylor said he didn’t see this as a positive step for the city of Princeton or Princeton High School.

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Countdown to election time Early voting begins

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Registered voters get ready … early voting begins on Monday for the March 18 primary election.

Bureau County Clerk Kami Hieronymus said early voting polls for Bureau County registered voters are available at her office, located at 700 S. Main St. in Princeton, and also at Spring Valley City Hall, located at 215 N. Greenwood St. in Spring Valley.

Her office will be open for early voting weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and also on Saturdays, March 8 and March 15, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for early voting only. Spring Valley early voting polls are open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday through Friday, with March 14 being the last day to vote early in Spring Valley.

Also, voters who cannot make it to the polls on the March 18 primary election day may apply for an absentee ballot, Hieronymus said.

The application for the ballot is available by calling her at 815-8752014, or by downloading an application from the county clerk’s website.

The application needs to be completed before a ballot is sent in the mail, Hieronymus said.

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Jack Ritter of Bureau Valley South took home the Bureau County Spelling Bee championship title on Thursday after spelling “renegade” correctly to conclude the bee. The eighth-grader now advances to the Journal Star Grand Spelling Bee in Peoria on March 21.

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Bureau Valley South student snags spelling bee title

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Bureau Valley South’s Jack Ritter took hold of the Bureau County Spelling Bee championship title on Thursday, after beating out 21 fellow junior high students in five rounds of spelling challenges.

Ritter, an eighth-grader, now advances to the Journal Star Grand Spelling Bee on March 21 in Peoria.

The runner-up of the competition was Valerie Hernandez, an eighth-grader from DePue Middle School.

In the first round of the bee, nine students were eliminated by misspelling words like “bruin” “prairie” and

“tycoon.” Another six contestants were beat out in the second round by misspelling words like “layette” “potash” and “diagnosis.” Round 3 took two students with the words “alfalfa” and “feldspar.”

In Round 4, only five students from Bureau Valley, Cherry, LaMoille, Princeton and DePue were left standing.

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Correction In a story in Thursday’s BCR about the old Matson Public Library building, the spelling of a name was incorrect. The correct spelling should have read Lucile Stalter. Information supplied to the BCR was not accurate.

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Auction Calendar March 7 – Renini Residuary trust, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at 107 N. Chicago St., (Magnolia Fire Station), Magnolia, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

March 8 – Father Ed Harkrader, Less Schoff estate and others, furniture, weightlifting equipment, collector plates, antiques, collectibles and household, 10 a.m., 1635 N. Main St. (Tumbleson Auction Center), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

March 15 – Bob Shipp and Partner, commercial real estate, 10 a.m., 25 E. Peru St., Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

March 28 – Cooper Farms, c/o Paul Perona et al, land, 1 p.m., sale held at 1336 N. Euclid (Moose Lodge Family Center), Princeton, Timothy A. Harris, CAPS, auctioneers.

March 29 – Renee Comfort/Bettasso Condos, 10 a.m., 777 S. Main St., Princeton, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

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Austin Burrows of Princeton speaks from experience when he says he knows what it feels like to believe you’re all alone in this world.

Through those experiences and his acknowledgement of others’ trials and tribulations, he has created a Facebook page, a blog and more to offer hope and camaraderie to others.

Reaching out for a ‘Positive Life’ Austin Burrows extends a hand, offers hope

Connect with Austin Burrows The “Positive Life” Facebook page can be found by searching “Austin Burrows Positive Life” in the Facebook search bar.

To connect to his blog: Find the “about box” on Facebook and access the link there.

Or, shoot him an email anytime: austinburrowspositivity@gmail.com

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Austin Burrows of Princeton considers himself a 20-year-old looking to change lives.

He is the creator of the thriving Facebook page, “Positive Life.” During the last month of its existence is has morphed into a place where individuals go to find hope, happiness, love or a place to fit in.

“It’s pretty much open to any kind of problem you might have,” Burrows explained. “It’s open to anyone who wants to put themselves out there to help relate to someone else or motivate them or let them know they’re not alone, and everything is going to be alright.”

What inspired Burrows to take on such an intense project? He said it all started with headaches.

Like clockwork, right after his 20th birthday, Burrows became so ill with headaches, it was questionable whether or not he was suffering from a brain tumor.

“I got so freaked out that I kept going back to the doctor, and I pretty much turned into an anxiety ball and hypochondriac. I was always on the Internet seeing if something was really wrong with me,” he explained. “Then I found out I just had really bad anxiety.”

The weeks of suffering took hold of him, and he slipped into what he calls “a dark place.”

While he admits he had a great support system at home, he still felt alone.

The sense, however, triggered a feeling for others in the world who may be going though the same

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That sparked the idea to create a place where people could break free from their own “dark places” and find comfort. In one night, he put together “Positive Life” and added a few friends with the hopes it might help just one person in need.

“The next morning I woke up with 300 likes on the page,” he said. “I never thought it would take off as fast as it did.”

The reaction was shocking, but sublime.

On the page, people from all over shared their own stories about depression, bullying, death and other issues they were grappling with. Each person had a mission — to come forth with their feelings and connect

with others experiencing the same problem.

After one month, Burrows has around 1,400 likes on Facebook and around 10,000 reads on a blog, which he has also started to give people a place to share their indepth stories.

He also created a video, where he talks about what his mission and urge to reach out.

“I want to attract people who don’t have hope or don’t have the people or right family to go to. I want them to feel important, like they matter and are loved,” he explained.

In his video he speaks from the heart: “It’s hard to stay positive in a world that you know is drowning you in negativity. I know I felt that way, and I know some of you feel that way. You may feel you’re in a rut and you

may feel like there’s no way you’re going to get pulled out of this, but ‘Positive Life’ is that life for you. We’re always welcoming you, and we’re always going to be here and always going to accept you … My main goal is to inspire you guys to have a voice and be heard and do things people never thought possible because they never had that support system or had that big group of friends or had anybody that told them they are special and they matter …”

Looking ahead, Burrows is hoping to expand his project further in order to reach as many individuals as possible. He aspires to be a motivational speaker in schools, to help share positive attitude and hope for young adults.

“The main thing I want people to know is this is not about me; this is about them,” he said. “I want to show that you can have a good idea that’s good for other people, and it can take off.”

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‘Surfin’ USA’ at the Bureau County Fair

ABC’s Award Project Success creates program to recognize community support

Beach Boys tickets will go on sale June 7 PRINCETON — The Bureau County Fair will present The Beach Boys at 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Bureau County Fairgrounds. Tickets will go on sale June 7.

You can capsulate most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. To be sure, this band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greater significance lies in the fact that it changed the musical landscape so profoundly, that every pop act since has been in its debt.

Happily for us all, The Beach Boys continue to create and perform with the same bold imagination and style that marked their explosive debut over 50 years ago. And now in 2013, their Capitol Records release, “Sounds of Summer” (RIAA certified triple platinum with over three million in sales and climbing), and it’s companion “The Warmth of the Sun” marks a resurgence in Beach Boys interest that has again rocked the world.

Even more than the Beatles, The Beach Boys found through their music the key to unfading youth — and they made copies for everyone. To these guys, the beach isn’t just a place where the surf comes to play — it’s where life is renewed and made whole again.

Captained by Mike Love, The Beach Boys play an astoundingly busy schedule of concerts, averaging 150 shows a year, ranging from sundrenched summer festivals to gala New

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Year’s celebrations and special events worldwide.

In 1974, Mike Love’s concept album “Endless Summer” ignited a second generation of Beach Boys fans and stirred a tempest that rocked the music world.

Grammy-winning songwriter Bruce Johnston (Barry Manilow’s “I Write the Songs) joined The Beach Boys in 1965, replacing Glenn Campbell, who filled-in for Brian Wilson, on vocals/bass, when he retired from touring.

Highly regarded as a singer-songwriter, Johnston’s vocal work with such legendary artists as Elton John and Pink Floyd firmly established him among rock’s elite artists.

Had this band been less committed to its art and its fans, it could have retired from the field with honor at dozens of points along the way, confident that it had made a lasting contribution to world culture.

It could have rested on the success of the epochshifting “Pet Sounds” masterpiece in 1966 ... or after recording Love’s co-written Golden Globe nominated “Kokomo” in

1988 and seeing it become its best selling single ever ... or after being inducted that same year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ... or after watching its worldwide album sales blow past 100 million ... or after winning the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 (along with The Who, Bob Marley, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. and Les Paul).

And still, The Beach Boys continue to have fun, fun, fun, with no end in sight.

In 2012, The Beach Boys scheduled a 74 concert date limited 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour which was scheduled as a limited run reunion tour and ended in the United States July 15 and internationally on Sept. 28, in which the original members reunited and released “That’s Why God Made the Radio.” The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard charts, their highest chart position in 37 years and an unprecedented milestone.

The Beach Boys are led

by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who along with Christian Love, Randell Kirsch, Tim Bonhomme,

John Cowsill and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band.

This tour will not feature Brian Wilson, Al Jardine or David Marks.

Few, if any, acts can match The Beach Boys’ concert presence, spirit and performance. They were center stage at Live Aid, multiple Farm Aids, the Statue of Liberty’s 100th Anniversary Salute, the Super Bowl and the White House. On one day alone — July 4, 1985 — they played to nearly 2 million fans at shows in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Love’s role as the band’s front man sometimes overshadows his stature as one of rock’s foremost songwriters.

“Surfin’,” The Beach Boys’ first hit came from his pen. With his cousin, Brian Wilson, Love wrote the classics “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls” and the Grammy nominated “Good Vibrations.” Years later, he showed he still had the lyrical chops by cowriting the irresistible and chart-topping “Kokomo.”

SPRING VALLEY — The Project Success Board has instituted an award program to publicly recognize local schools, churches, organizations and businesses that go “Above and Beyond Community Support” to help the Hall Township Food Pantry to flourish.

The first 15 recipients to receive the ABC’s Award were recently announced.

Jan Martin, director of Project Success, explained the board has always sent thank you notes to those who have donated to the pantry, but it wanted to take it a step further to help recognize their “giving goodness.”

“Our award winners did not do what they did for recognition but to help their neighbors in need. They are not looking for accolades, but we feel letting them know they are appreciated is important. It was out of gratitude that this program was developed,” she said.

The first round of awards were granted to Ladd Community Consolidated Grade School, Hall High School, St. Bede Academy, St. Margaret’s Health, HyVee, Peru Walmart, Walmart Distribution Center, Mautino Distributing, Advantage Logistics, Hollowayville United Church of Christ, Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Cherry Boy Scout Troop 1055 and LaMoille Lions Club.

“These places go above and beyond for sure. We have a lot of generous organizations, but these

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According to a press release issued by Project Success of Eastern Bureau County, food is distributed at the food pantry five days a week.

Nine communities are served with an average of 300 families receiving groceries each month.

More than 1,000 individuals comprise the 300 families.

Food received from the River Bend Food Bank and Midwest Food Bank is the base inventory at the pantry and covers only 25 percent of foods distributed monthly. The remaining 75 percent of foods come from community support.

“Because of the great need, this is by far the most important link in the food pantry chain.

Every cent donated, food item brought in and collection held makes pantry distribution possible,” Martin said.

Each recipient of the ABC’s Award has created their own “giving goodness” story with the food pantry.

“This isn’t an annual award. It’s an anytime award, which is given for going above and beyond,” Martin explained. “Recipients may also see themselves getting the award more than once.”

She expressed the first 15 recipients are also not the only deserving givers.

“There are hundreds who make certain the food pantry meets the need. This is a good start, but many will receive this award,” she said.

“To all out repeat givers — a strong thank you.”

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Jack Ritter, the Bureau County Spelling Bee Champ, stands with Valerie Hernandez, an eighth-grader from DePue, who was the runner-up of this year’s competition. She spelled “yieldable” correctly after beating out 20 other competitors from all around the county.

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Spelling Bee From Page 1 Ritter was able to spell “renegade” to conclude the bee in the fifth round.

Hernandez’s winning word was “yieldable.”

After the competition, an excited Ritter said he was feeling great about his win.

“I feel like I got lucky with most of the words I was given,” he said. “I felt like the words from my study packet were much harder than the words that were given here.”

Election From Page 1 Looking ahead to this year’s primary, Hieronymus said Bureau County has 107 young people, who are 17 years of age, who qualify to vote in the primary and have become registered voters. A new law states that if a young person will be 18 years old by the November election, he/ she can register and vote

While Ritter said there’s really no secret to being a great speller, he believes he has a gift for spelling.

“I’m really not good at anything else other than spelling,” he admitted. “So (spelling) is just where my brain is, I guess.”

Looking ahead to his next competition, Ritter said he will continue “studying up” and memorizing the words given to him in a study packet.

Other contestants, who were individual champions at their schools prior

to attending the countywide spelling bee, included: • Bureau Valley North seventh-grader Madison Jackson.

• Cherry eighth-graders Courtney Kobald and Madison Soldati.

• Dalzell seventh-grader John Potthoff and eighthgrader Destiny Ruiz.

• DePue seventh-grader Johnny Raya.

• Ladd seventh-grader Even Sartain and eighthgrader Erin Biccochi.

• LaMoille eighth-graders Alex Ely and Caleb

in the primary election.

Prior to this law, all voters had to be 18 years old to vote in any election.

As far as local contested races, Bureau County will have two countywide contested races, both for the Republican Party. Four candidates, Allan Beaber, William Rosenow, Alexander Arauza and James Shipp, are seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for the office of Bureau

County Sheriff. Two candidates, Courtney YatesMabry and Derek Whited, are seeking the Republican Party nomination for the office of Bureau County Treasurer.

Voters in Spring Valley, Arlington, the Cherry Grade School District, and the Tiskilwa Rural Fire Protection District will all have referendum questions on their ballots.

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• Malden eighth-grader Rayna Baker and seventh-grader Kendra Cain.

• Neponset seventhgraders Madison Karnes and Micah Reader.

• Ohio junior high students Cheyenne Hansen and Bethanie Quarton.

• Princeton eighthgraders Sara Grieff and Kyra Strom.

• Spring Valley eighthgrader Eli Komadina and seventh-grader Devan Janssen.

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From Page 1 However, board member Stephanie Van Ordstrand said the sales tax initiative might be an interesting and valuable discussion, especially if considering the Princeton Elementary District and education as a whole, kindergarten through 12th grades. At this point, she couldn’t say if she was for or against the initiative.

Any decision by Princeton Elementary would be its own decision, not limited by any decision by PHS, Haring said.

In his comments, Gary Coates said the board has worked hard to keep the tax rate down for the citizens, but he liked the idea of not turning the board’s back to the discussion.

The bottom line is any referendum question would have to go the voters for approval, he said.

After further discussion, Haring said he would let Bureau Valley know that PHS is willing to continue to

receive information and to be part of the discussion.

In other business, the board approved buying a new electronic sign at the corner of Euclid and Central avenues to replace the existing one which no longer works. The existing sign was damaged last fall when an electrical power surge “fried” the sign’s internal electronics after a car hit an electric pole outside of town. The insurance company has sent a $12,974 payment, minus a $1,000 deductible.

The new sign, which will be bought from Baum Sign for $16,000, is a vast improvement over the existing sign that was purchased by the district about nine years ago, Haring said.

The new sign will have improved electronics and remote access from smart devices and will have the ability to broadcast multiple lines of text and colors.

Delivery is anticipated within about eight weeks.

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Obituaries Jason Stocking PENSACOLA, Fla. — Jason Alan Stocking, 29, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Pensacola, Fla. Arrangements are pending at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton.

At the courthouse Marriage licenses Seatonville.

Head, tail, sidelight —

Eric T. Schaefer of Princeton to Hailey R. Schindel of Princeton.

Austin J. Scott of Kewanee to Rosalie A. Clark of Annawan.

Darwin R. Baker of Nashville, Ark., to Victoria M. Miller of Tampico.

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Foreign Language Fair (Left) Rusty Fargher plays “Roll Out the Barrel” on the accordion during Thursday night’s Bureau Valley High School Foreign Language Fair. (Above) Savanna Bell (front row, from left), Corrine Wagenknecht, Alyssa Duckworth, Emma Deppen, Jenna Hansen, Abbey Howes; Daniel Trone (back row, from left), Andrew Jacobs, Ethan Frank, Keegan Mooney, Hunter Elmendorf and Jed Barnes were some of the dancers at the event sponsored by the German and Spanish clubs.

Driver failed to give notice of accident — John W. Keener, 32, of Tiskilwa.

Driving under the influence of alcohol — Phillip R. Banks Jr., 54, of Spring Valley; Paul J. Forward, 43, of Sheffield; Brooke D. Shepard, 30, of Princeton; Ryan A. Yost, 19, of Princeton.

Failure to obey yield sign — Brittany L. Peoples, 22, of Spring Valley.

Failure to reduce speed — Cale S. Krysiak, 35, of

Clarissa M. Griffin, 19, of Spring Valley.

Improper parking on roadway — Cynthia N. Burch, 27, of Spring Valley.

Operate uninsured motor vehicle — Kyle L. Estes, 23, of Bureau.

Registration expiration — Ralph H. Faber, 39, of Princeton.

Seat belt required (driver) — Jody L. Coleman, 39, of Princeton; Mark A. Cruce, 39, of Sheffield.

Speeding (15-20) — Lisa M. Barnes, 45, of Hollowayville; Aaron S. Brunoehler, 23, of Sheffield; Samantha E. Giese, 28, of Princeton; Riley A. Michael, 18, of Walnut; Xavier Robles, 31, of DePue. Unsafe equipment — Mark J. Jonas, 46, of LaMoille.

Meeting Minutes Neponset Village Board NEPONSET — The Neponset Village Board took action on several items at its Feb. 19 meeting in the village hall.

The board approved the January board meeting minutes after amending them to correct the term “state’s attorney” to “attorney general’s” office. Also, it was noted people were misreading the January meeting minutes about water meters.

The $50 increase was for the person who reads the water meter, not for an increase to the water bills.

• Trustee Gene Costin reported a new culvert will be installed in April when the weather permits. Costin said he was also concerned

about the early starting time for meetings, starting in April. Following discussion, the board voted to change the meeting start time for summer to 7 p.m., starting in April.

• Trustee Mandy Mueller had no new items to report this month.

• Trustee Ken Snyder said he was asked to report for Markus Chapman, since Wayne Gerrond was unable to attend the meeting, regarding a problem with the flow meter and chart reader at the sewer plant; the meter is not working.

The cost to repair the equipment would be $1,000 or more with no guarantee on how long the repairs would last. The equipment is as old as the sewer plant itself and

was repaired once before.

The village could buy a new updated model at a cost of $3,000 to $4,000. The recommendation from Markus Champman and Larry Griffiths is to buy a new meter. The board voted to go with the new purchase.

Also, Snyder said the Illinois Department of Transportation requested a meeting with the village to inform officials of assistance available to small municipalities like Neponset.

The village does have its surveillance cameras and is waiting to get them installed.

In other business: • Trustee Barb Jannie said she and Tracy Dutton are working on the village picnic days. Reimbursement for

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reasonable for this sign and if the village can reverse the sign.

• On the agenda for next month will be the stray dog issue. Mueller agreed to get a committee to look into erecting a kennel, procedures for handling the dogs, and at what cost.

• During the open forum portion of the meeting, a resident asked what she can do about snowmobiles running across her property.

The board said it will review the ordinance and see what can be done and then inform the police to watch for snowmobiles.

• The board noted the four-wheeler permits expired as of Jan. 1, and the new permits for 2014 are available at village hall.

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• Trustee John Pratt reported he wants to make sure all residents are aware that if they have complaints regarding any village ordinance, they need to go to village hall and fill out a complaint form and sign it.

Residents can call the village clerk at 309-594-2201 for village hall hours, Pratt said.

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Birds of feather ...

My grandmother loved animals — a trait she passed on to many of her offspring and their offspring and their offspring. A dog, a cat, a lamb, a colt ... it didn’t matter. Grandma was the matriarch of animals on the farm.

My grandfather, the farmer, also loved animals but in a different way. All animals — by his standards — were livestock. He respected them; he fed them; he understood them.

But when it came to allowing animals inside our home, he wouldn’t budge. After all, livestock was meant to live outside.

How my grandmother ever talked by grandfather into her bird cage filled with Terri either a canary or a parakeet still puzzles Simon me. On the other hand, I’m sure she never asked him if it was OK, and I’m equally sure he never commented on the cage that often held a bird inside our home. Instead, the cage would just come out of the cellar one day, and just as quickly, a new bird would appear inside it. It was as simple as that.

Grandma’s birds were traditionally named — names like Tweety, Peanuts and Birdy were the norm. I’m not sure how many she had in that old, drafty farmhouse, but I have to tell you, there were quite a few. Everytime a new bird would appear, there would initially be a current of excitement in the house among us all (well, except Grandpa), but the newness would wear off quickly. I’ll tell you why ...

You see, canaries and parakeets are singers; they chirp away and sing their songs like nobody’s business, which is exactly why Grandma loved them and exactly why Grandpa did not. But for our family, the chirping and singing was always followed by my grandmother chirping and singing too. That’s right ... she would hear Little Peanuts sing, and she would either whistle a tune back to the bird or chirp away in conversation with each of her feathered friends. Once or twice was fun ... but consistently throughout the day got old really quickly, even for our youthful ears.

But that was just the beginning. You see, Grandma was troubled by the fact that Little Peanuts and Little Tweety had small confines in their bird cage, so every once in a while — when Grandpa was in the field or down with the hogs for a considerable amount of time — Grandma would open the door to the cage and allow the bird to escape. What transpired after that would be utter chaos.

With the doors locked and Grandma’s grandchildren as wide-eyed as we’d ever been, those birds would soar through the house. Grandma would be chirping and whistling and singing for all she was worth, as her pet birds traversed the rooms of the farmhouse. It’s been said the caged bird sings begging for its freedom, and that must be so, since the bird silently soared from curtain rod to Grandpa’s recliner to bedposts and beyond. Grandma and the freed bird were in their glory, and we cowered under the dining room table, fearful of the dives and swoops her feathered friends were making — not to mention that Grandpa could reappear at any time.

For the life of me, I have no idea how Grandma was able to entice her birds back into their cage, but they always went willingly. Grandma would snap the door closed, and before we knew it, their lyrical duet would continue.

I hadn’t thought about those crazy birds in a long time, but the other day I was thinking about my grandmother’s small world on the farm — when she was clearly a big city girl, and I came to the conclusion her act of freeing those caged feathered friends might have been indicative of what she wanted to do as well — spread her wings a bit and fly. After all, she found such joy in their songless flight.

And now that I think about it, perhaps her “conversations” were far more than chirping and whistling. Just maybe those birds and Grandma understood each other all along.

BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@bcrnews.com.

Supporting Rauner Illinois has big problems.

Years of fiscal mismanagement and incompetent leadership have compromised the state’s economic future.

Illinois’ five public pension systems are underfunded by more than $100 billion.

The state ended 2013 with more than $7 billion in unpaid bills.

Illinois’ credit rating has been downgraded five times since 2011, meaning taxpayers must pay much more in interest when the state borrows money.

Moody’s Analytics predicted that Illinois will be dead last among all 50 U.S. states in job growth in 2014.

Those running state government have failed, and change is long past due.

On March 18, Republican primary voters have an opportunity to select the candidate they want to run against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in the November general election.

State Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard are making a second run for the office. (Brady won the GOP nomination four years ago before losing a close

election to Quinn.) Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford also is running, though his campaign has been rocked by sexual harassment charges leveled by a former staffer. Rounding out the field is businessman Bruce Rauner, whom we endorse.

Rauner is not a career politician.

In fact, this is his first run for public office. He supports term limits and pledges to serve only two terms if he is elected.

He is independently wealthy and will not be beholden to the special interest groups who have helped to corrupt Springfield. He will not be afraid to stand up to the powerful public employee unions who have resisted change. His wealth was not given to him. He earned it during a lifelong career as an investor and businessman.

Rauner is blunt when assessing the state’s many problems. Workers’ compensation is crushing businesses and impeding job growth. Despite a recent reform measure, public pensions are overly generous and unsustainable in the long term. The state’s tax system is unduly burdensome to both taxpay-

ers and businesses and needs to be reformed.

Rauner knows big changes need to be made to get the state back on the right path.

Despite the many challenges, and the fact that whoever wins the governor’s seat will, more than likely, have to work with a Democrat-controlled General Assembly led by Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, Rauner is confident he can get the job done.

He has a genuine love for Illinois and a desire to improve the quality of life here.

Rauner also knows his limitations.

He admits that he himself doesn’t have all the answers, but he promises to surround himself with the best and brightest and work as hard as necessary to succeed, just as he has in his professional life.

Rauner has the energy, the charisma and the financial backing to stand up to Quinn in the fall and win.

In the Republican primary for governor, we endorse Rauner.

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A Princeton legend: Richard Widmark

By Bartlett Lee Kassabaum Special to the BCR

Richard Widmark’s distinctive voice, laugh and looks were part of his repertoire. They helped him win a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination in 1947.

When Widmark and brother Donald went to the movies as kids, if it was a comedy, his laugh could cause an, “Uhoh, the Widmark boys are here” at the Apollo. He played football at Princeton High School, getting his letter in 1930.

He was a tough if underweight end on the team. He played football in college also and was the lightest man they fielded. He had a physicality that he earned as an outsider from a young age.

“When I was a kid, my family moved frequently from town to town because of Dad’s business. Every time we hit a new place, my brother and I were a couple of pint-sized strangers. We practically had to fight our way in.

You know how it is with kids, and how clannish they are.”

So with the Widmark brothers, it was them against the mob. Carl Widmark was tired of the fights his sons were constantly getting into. He bought them a pit bulldog named Scrappy.

The bulldog went to school with them in the morning, and in the afternoon, he was waiting at the schoolhouse to bring the boys home. Scrappy’s fierce loyalty often got them in hot water with his wanting to rip the pants off of any kids who tried to muscle the brothers to the ground.

When you watch Widmark in his movies this physicality is simmering just below the surface of many of his characters. He learned to be a good orator in high school and was the best at Lake Forest College. His Midwestern voice, the laugh that could erupt at any moment, his blue eyes, blond hair and good looks, with his lean almost 6 foot height were a feast for movie audiences. It was an easy step to take his film noir movie success into the western genre.

The Western could easily be thought of as the successor to film noir in American cinema. It is hard to easily define film noir, but we usually think of harsh shadowy images, neon, dark alleyways and wet streets, whether in the big city or the small town. The westerns of the late 1940s and all of the 1950s were film noir moved into the small dust-covered towns of the Old West. The western genre was big

in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, and Widmark’s lean frame and sculpted features inhabited such westerns as “Yellow Sky” (1948), “Garden of Evil” and “Broken Lance” (1954), “Backlash” and “The Last Wagon” (1956), “The Law and Jake Wade” (1958), “The Alamo” (1960), “Two Rode Together” (1961), “How the West Was Won” (1962), and “Cheyenne Autumn” (1964).

His talents worked well in Westerns.

One would easily rank him in the Top 10 western actors in what many consider the golden age of western movies, the late 1940s through the late 1960s.

The number of westerns as a major or lead character, quality of the script, and level of the movie release would have to be included in the criteria.

John Wayne did 84; Randolph Scott, 56; Joel McCrea, 30; Gary Cooper, 21; Richard Widmark, 19; James Stewart, Glenn Ford,and Robert Mitchum, 18; Henry Fonda, 15; Clint Eastwood (later) and Kirk Douglas, 14; Gregory Peck, William Holden and Alan Ladd, 11; it’s hard to argue with the numbers. I include his modern day “When The Legends Die” (1972) in which he delivered an Oscar worthy performance as drunken rodeo horseman, Red Dillon, who mentors a young Ute Indian on the rodeo circuit. He based his character in part on his real life father.

His first western was “Yellow Sky for William Wellman” who also directed “The Ox-Bow Incident” (1943), “Across the Wide Missouri” (1951), and “Track of the Cat” (1954). Widmark played the greedy outlaw, Dude, working with one of his favorite actors Gregory Peck. You knew when watching him on the screen that the evil Tommy Udo from “Kiss of Death” was lurking in his character.

Widmark had worked on a Montana ranch during a summer while in college. He obviously did not learn to ride a horse working on the ranch. While filming “Yellow Sky.” he found the mounted horse scenes a painful experience that brought amusement to cast and crew.

“We were in Death Valley in July. It was 120, 130. Jesus, it was awful. I had to do a little scene with the horses, and I was new with horses at the time. I got my foot in the stirrup and it slipped.

Wellman said, ‘That’s it — you’re not doin’ it again.’ In the picture, you see me stick my foot in, and then there’s a cut, and I’m already on the horse.”

The Widmarks were living in their

modest ranch home off Mandeville Canyon, Calif., when Richard made “Backlash” (1956) for Director John Sturges. Sturges made great western movies — “Bad Day at Black Rock” (1955), “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” (1957), “The Law and Jake Wade” (1958), “The Magnificent Seven” (1960), and “Hour of the Gun” (1967).

Widmark had the look for westerns now. Working outdoors on his ranch property had him tanned and fit. His athletic youth, bicycling across the European continent in 1938, and more riding at the Riviera Club were paying dividends for him on screen. His look and distinctive nasal laugh had gotten him roles as villains, but they worked equally well for him as the hero with a cross to bear.

He gives a great performance as Jim Slater opposite Donna Reed as Karyl Orton, whose looks kind of burn up the screen. They slowly get together in the movie after some violent behavior toward each other; Slater smacks Orton right in the kisser for putting his life in danger, and Reed perversely reciprocates when sealing up his wounds with a heated knife. John McIntire as Slater’s estranged father is his usual snake oily self. Darn good stuff.

Richard Widmark had the stuff that sticks to the spoon. He brought all his talents from childhood, high school, college, radio and theater to the screen. For all his menace, toughness and physicality he portrayed in his characters, he was honest about himself.

“Playing a menace does have its compensations. You can be as brave as you want. Have you ever seen a screen heavy who couldn’t fight his way out – regardless of the odds? I just hope that audiences don’t think I really act that way at home. I’ve never handled a gun, never slapped a girl and never talked out of the side of my mouth, until I got in the movies. I’m as brave as the next, but I don’t lay claims to being any Samson.

“The other day I was out riding my weary 12-year-old horse. She bolted slightly and in reaching for the horn of the saddle I sprained my finger. Now does that sound like a screen ironman?”

He said of actors, “They have their child like attributes. I think actors always will have them, which probably is why they can make a go of it. After all, the business is make-believe and pretending.”

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Saturday, March 1, 2014 • 7 Birth announcements — Meet the newest arrivals to the Bureau County area on Page 8. Full announcements run each Saturday.

BVHS Renaissance Program honors January students and staff of the month MANLIUS — On Feb. 4, the BVHS Renaissance Program held a breakfast to honor the students of the month and the staff member of the month.

Each month teachers get to nominate students and one student is selected from each department. The nomination form for each student is sent home with a letter inviting the student’s parents or guardians to the breakfast.

One staff member is also selected for staff of the month, chosen from nominations written by students. The staff member and nominating student are also invited to the breakfast.

At the breakfast each

DEKALB — Northern Illinois University has announced its 2013 fall semester graduates.

Area students graduating from Northern Illinois University are: Hannah Eager of Mendota with a Master of Science degree from the College of Health and Human Services; Kathleen Fox of Mendota with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Stacey

PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Council is now offering children’s art classes for ages 7-12 on the first and third Saturday of each month beginning today, Saturday, from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at the Prairie Arts Center, 24 Park Ave. East in Princeton. The cost for each child is $12 for members, $15 for nonmembers. A discount will be given for two or more siblings in the same family. March 1 begins a twomonth long “Impression-

PRINCETON — New Hope Church of the Nazarene in Princeton is hosting the musical group All Things New and a preaching ambassador from Olivet Nazarene University at 6 p.m. Sunday. The event is free and open to the public.

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Sydney Lebahn (from left), Kaylee Towne, Nicole Bornsheuer, Ashley Guenther, Chase Gripp, Cassie Johnson, Eric Lawson, Ryan Young, Blake Balensiefen and Drew Fordham were honored as students and staff member of the month at Bureau Valley High School. Absent from the photo were Hailey Atherton, Dalton Moreland, Addie Schoff and Liam VanDeraa.

WYANET — The Wyanet Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historical hall.

student was honored by having their nomination read, being presented

SHEFFIELD — The Wyanet Golden Eagles will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Reds in Sheffield.

with a certificate, and were rewarded with a Manlius Oil/Piccadilly

gift certificate. The gift certificates were donated by Manlius Oil.

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Andrews of Ladd with a Master of Science in Education degree from the College of Education; Therese Busard of Ohio with a Master of Science in Education degree from the College of Education; and Carolyn Kurth of Princeton with a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Business.

Lakeview College of Nursing DANVILLE — Sarah Loebach of Peru graduated from Lakeview

College of Nursing during the 2013 fall commencement ceremony. Loebach earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing. She is the daughter of Don and Cindi Loebach of Peru.

She is a 2010 graduate of the University of Illinois ChampaignUrbana.

Illinois State University NORMAL — Martin Alcala of Depue and Kaylene Becker of Ohio were among the 2013

fall semester graduates from Illinois State University. Alcala received a Bachelor of Science degree and Becker received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa — Calvin Fehr of Bradford graduated from the University of Iowa after completing the 2013 fall semester. Her graduated with a Bachelor of Science in engineering and mechanical engineering.

Prairie Arts Center Notes Children’s art classes

Community Notes Musical performance

PRINCETON — The Princeton Moose Lodge will host a bingo night at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and sandwiches will be available for purchase. The lodge will continue to host bingo the first and third Tuesday of each month. For more information, call the lodge at 815-879-5261. The public is invited to attend.

College graduations Northern Illinois University

Education — IVCC announces its 2013 fall semester academic honors list. See Page 8.

ists Series” where children will learn to paint a specific work of art from Monet and VanGogh.

Children will work with a variety of mediums including acrylic, watercolor and pastels. Classes will continue throughout the year. For updates on each class and project for the day, visit www.theprairieartscouncil.org/.

To register, call 815-8752787.

color class for beginners from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. on Monday nights beginning March 10 at the Prairie Arts Center.

This class is intended for the beginner with no experience in watercolorpainting. Taught by Mary Michael of Princeton, students will learn the basics of watercolor painting including brush

Watercolor class

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PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Center will offer a four-week water-

styles and techniques, dry versus wet technique and how to obtain varying shades of color. Students will practice techniques in class and at home. This class is for high school age through adult. The cost is $45 for members and $50 for non-members. Call 815875-2787 to register by March 6.

PRINCETON — The Northwest Princeton unit of HCE will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Clara Pease, 321 Briar Lane. Gloria Hansen will be the co-hostess. The lesson, “Parenting 101,” will be given by Clara Pease. Nancy Hennings will furnish the auction gift. A “cooking school” will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 1 at the Methodist church with Monica from the Chestnut Street Inn.

Ash Wednesday PRINCETON — A community Ash Wednesday service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, 320 Park Ave. East on March 5. A meal will be served at 6 p.m. followed by worship of ashes at 7 p.m.

Lenten activities MANLIUS — Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold its Ash Wednesday service with Holy Communion and imposition of ashes at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday. Mid-week Lenten services will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

The church will hold soup suppers at 5:30 p.m. beginning March 5 and continuing every Wednesday during Lent.

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PRINCETON — A Perry Memorial Hospital retirees and former employees breakfast will be at 9 a.m.

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Bradford recognizes students of the month of January Bradford students Kendra Selby (second from left), Lea Fisher and Isaac Stahl are Bradford Junior High School’s students of the month for December. Joni Kinsella (left) and Lynne Knobloch (right) from Speer Bank presented the students with a $25 gift card.

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Illinois Valley Community College academic honors list Raianna Snyder of Ladd, Zia Bickett Kimberley of Malden, Victoria Hall of Malden, Gena Lucas of Malden, Brian Lucas of Malden, Hannah Standley of Malden, Andrea Erickson of Manlius, Miranda Lewis of Manlius, Ariel Rowland of Manlius, Lacy Angel of Princeton, Brittany Balensiefen of Princeton, Maxwell Boes of Princeton, Jack Bronstein of Princeton, Corey Buck of Princeton, Tiffany Burns of Princeton, Andrew Burress of Princeton, Austin Burrows of Princeton, Brenda Carr of Princeton, Edward Chappel of Princeton, Nadia Churchill-Gilstrap of Princeton, Jody Coleman of Princeton, Michael Colmone of Princeton, Daniel Davis of Princeton, Lisa Dickens of Princeton, Jeanine Dressler of Princeton, Alexandrea Fehlhafer of Princeton, Kasey Fehlhafer of Princeton, Kathleen Ford of Princeton, Carmen Grey of Princeton, Sydney Hall of Princeton, Alison Hand of Princeton, Maureen Harmon of Princeton, Stacey Headley of Princeton, Jeanne Henegar of Princeton, Kevin Hilmes of Princeton, Lucinda Hilmes of Princeton, Kennedy Hunt of Princeton, Broderick Hunt of Princeton, Tyler Isaacson of Princeton, Johnna Jacobson of Princeton, Heidi James of Princeton, Lorena

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Jaramillo of Princeton, Patricia Kinney of Princeton, Quentin Konie of Princeton, Denice Lafferty of Princeton, D. Lee-Brown of Princeton, Emily Lund of Princeton, Stacy Lunn of Princeton, Breann McCarter of Princeton, Jessica Ongalo of Princeton, Travis Osenkarski of Princeton, Lindsey Peacock of Princeton, Abigail Philhower of Princeton, Lindsay Pierson of Princeton, Jeffrey Pursell of Princeton, Cathryn Rhodes of Princeton, Sarah Rod of Princeton, Ericka Sanchez of Princeton, Elizabeth Sandoval of Princeton, Paige Schaefer of Princeton, Rachel Schenck of Princeton, Audrey Schillaci of Princeton, Hailey Schindel of Princeton, Zachary Schultz of Princeton, Magdalene Siebert of Princeton, Alex Smith of Princeton, Beatty Sterling of Princeton, Michael Sullivan of Princeton, Reynard Tirao of Princeton, Erin Welsh of Princeton, Arsenio Osorio of Sheffield, Tanner Wilson of Sheffield, Sandro Aldana of Spring Valley, Sergio Aldana of Spring Valley, Michelle Anderson of Spring Valley, Jose Barajas of Spring Valley, Bobbi Bourell of Spring Valley, Katelyn Cole of Spring Valley, Emily Connor of Spring Valley, Joshua Doerle of Spring Valley, Jill Emerson

of Spring Valley, Jim Eschenbaum of Spring Valley, Brenna Faletti of Spring Valley, Edgar Flores of Spring Valley, Rhodes Garland of Spring Valley, Brian Gebert of Spring Valley, Bernie Larsen of Spring Valley, Emily Lathrop of Spring Valley, Gabriel Leonard of Spring Valley, Catrese Leyva of Spring Valley, Ranay Loehr of Spring Valley, Amanda Marks of Spring Valley, Bonita Micheletti of Spring Valley, Joel Negron of Spring Valley, Vanessa Olivares of Spring Valley, Timothy Perez of Spring Valley, Angela Pouk of Spring Valley, Carlie Quinn of Spring Valley, Crystal Rahberg of Spring Valley, Michael Richards of Spring Valley, Stephen Richardson of Spring Valley, Nicholas Scheri of Spring Valley, Rebecca Schmidt of Spring Valley, Johnna Schultz of Spring Valley, Kristi Smith of Spring Valley, Nathan Tonozzi of Spring Valley, Jeffrey Torres-Gumuski of Spring Valley, Trevor Urbanski of Spring Valley, Jason West of Spring Valley, Max Yanez of Spring Valley, Jose Yanez Morales of Spring Valley, Amanda Lasson of Tiskilwa, Donald Miller of Tiskilwa, Amy Reed of Tiskilwa, Dylan Moore of Walnut, Savannah Kunkel of Wyanet, Chelsey Lind of Wyanet, Blair Molln of Wyanet and Tom Wright of Wyanet.

David and Terri (Cork) Maynard are the parents of a son born Feb. 22 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

Schafer Daniel and April (Cresto) Schafer of Princeton are the parents of a daughter, Dawn Marie, born Feb. 25 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. She was welcomed home by a brother, Tucker, 2.

Thrasher Chad and Carianne (Hornung) Thrasher of Ladd are the parents of a daughter, Hattie Jean, born Feb. 18 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches in length. She was welcomed home by a brother, Chaz, 4. Maternal grandparents are Randy and Deb Hornung of Freeport. Paternal grandparents are Charles and Molly Thrasher of Ladd.

Weeks Jacob Weeks and Autumn Waid of LaSalle are the parents of a daughter, Zoe Jane-Sue, born Feb. 19 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 19 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Wilton and Samantha Waid. Paternal grandparents are George and Ann Harmon. Great-grandparents are Virgil and Judy Shulte and Timothy Hall.

Whitfield Jaymesan Whitfield and Courtney Holler of Princeton are the parents of a daughter, Amelia Grace, born Feb. 25 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. She was welcomed home by a brother, Aaron, 5. Maternal grandparents are Barbara and Cleve Colyott of Dover. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Barb Whitfield of Wyanet. Great-grandparents are Virginia Williams of Dover and Connie Menery of Princeton.

••• Full birth announcements run in the Life & Arts section of Saturday’s Bureau County Republican

Notice of Color of Primary Ballots Announcement is hereby made that the colors of the official primary ballots to be used by the respective political parties at the GENERAL PRIMARY to be held on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014, in Bureau County, Illinois will be as follows: Political Party

Color of Ballot

Republican Yellow ----------------------------------------------------------Democratic Green Dated this 24th of February, 2014, in Princeton.

Kami Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk

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OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College has released its 2013 fall semester academic honors list.

Students who have earned a grade point average of 3.25 to 3.74 in six or more semester hours are: Megan Elam of Arlington, Charles Elmore of Bradford, Jami Frasure of Bradford, Rene Geary of Buda, Kelsey Palmer of Bureau, Amanda Gropp of Cherry, Jaquelynne Hendricks of Cherry, Ryan Stanley of Cherry, Jamie Atkinson of Dalzell, Torri Leek of Dalzell, Robert Lentz of Dalzell, Brandon Pietrowski of Dalzell, Isaac Godinez of DePue, Alicia Marquez of DePue, Matthew Denner of Dover, Philip Denner of Dover, Kaylee Golden of Hollowayville, Dominic Bacidore of LaMoille, Joseph Bacidore of LaMoille, Kaitlynn Dinges of LaMoille, Nathan Furar of LaMoille, Brian Indigo of LaMoille, Joanna Klein of LaMoille, Teresa Lehr of LaMoille, Jacob Rod of LaMoille, Brooke Schumacher of LaMoille, Cassandra Sondgeroth of LaMoille, Jennifer Sterling of LaMoille, Jessie Winchel of LaMoille, Anthony Biccochi of Ladd, Karen Doonan of Ladd, Jenna Edington of Ladd, Stephen Epley of Ladd, Katherine Innis of Ladd, Lacey Miller of Ladd, Brent Neahring of Ladd, Joshua Rietman of Ladd, Sara Smith of Ladd,

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National tween retailer to open at Peru Mall PERU — Specialty retailer Justice & Brothers will soon open a 3,300-square-foot store at Peru Mall. The new store, which is slated to open Tuesday, will be located across from Famous Footwear and Marshall’s.

“The addition of Justice & Brothers brings a popular fashion retailer into the mall,” said Phil Hileman, general manager of Peru Mall. “The brand strengthens our already compelling line up of fashion offerings and complements our current mix of stores.

Its merchandise offerings appeal to tweens, an important segment of our market.”

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Justice has more than 900 stores throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Russia, and the Middle East, making it the largest tween specialty retailer in the world. The company is located in New Albany, Ohio.

More information is available at www.justice.com.

Peru Mall, located at Route 251 near Interstate 80, has a variety of specialty shops and services. The shopping center is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit www.perumall.com.

Ag story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker at 815-875-4461, ext. 244, or email her at dbarker@bcrnews.com.

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preparedness, coordination of available supplies and scheduling. Maybe get one last vacation in with your family before things get really hectic.

A concern for corn growers in several areas of the state is the efficiency of their 2014 Western corn rootworm management plan. Some Northern Illinois farmers were surprised when combining the 2013 corn crop, evidence of lodged corn and a corresponding dip recorded by yield monitors, made many question their current rootworm management program.

Is single-event Bt, stacked or pyramided corn varieties the best way to control corn rootworm larvae? Is a soil insecticide needed to guarantee greater control in 2014? On

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can be watched at the North Central IPM Center homepage.

Finally, the University of Illinois Extension welcomes Sue Brooker as the new 4-H youth development program coordinator for Bureau County. Sue is located in the Bureau County Extension office and welcomes your calls and is ready to assist you with your 4-H program projects and plans.

Also joining the staff is Daryle Wragge who will be gathering information and coordinating agriculture programs to enhance programming and services. Please share your suggestions by emailing Daryle at wragge@illinois.edu.

Daryle can be reached at 309-364-2356.

Russ Higgins is from the University of Illinois Extension, Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center.

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Feb. 19, Mike Gray, University of Illinois entomologist, was asked those questions.

His response was as follows: If a single Bt event hybrid is being planted in an area that has exhibited rootworm control issues, the use of a soil applied insecticide will likely reduce the risk of rootworm feeding and provide an economic benefit. If planting a pyramided hybrid with multiple Bt events against the rootworm larvae, the chance of an economic return is unlikely when applying a soil applied insecticide.

Rootworm management is a major concern across the entire Midwest. On Feb. 20 a webinar was presented by five land grant entomologists concerning western corn rootworm management challenges and recommendations. The webinar was supported by a USDA-NIFA North Central IPM Program grant, and the recording

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Yet another week of below average temperatures with more of the same in the future short-term forecast.

Are we in for another late planting season?

It’s time to relax. Even though March 1 is considered meteorological spring, and we still have considerable snow atop frozen ground; things can change in a hurry.

Speaking at the Northern Illinois Crop Management Conference, Emerson Nafziger reminded producers 2013 taught us a lot of corn can go in the ground very quickly when conditions allow.

Last year Illinois farmers planted 1 million acres a day the second week of May, quickly catching up to the previous 20-year average.

While the later planting certainly had an effect on harvest moisture, few will complain about the final corn yield.

So concentrate on what you can control, including machinery

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Farmers Market planning meeting set PRINCETON — People interested in becoming vendors at the Farmers Market in Princeton will meet at 10 a.m.

March 4 at the Prouty Building. Information about preparation for the upcoming season will be given out.

For more information, contact the Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com

ELECT

JAMES A. SHIPP BUREAU COUNTY SHERIFF

Hello! I am James A. (Jim) Shipp, 58, of rural Princeton. I am currently Commander of the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, and am seeking election to the Office of Bureau County Sheriff in 2014 on the Republican Party ticket.

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Sue Brooker and Toni Fusinatto are the new 4-H and Youth Development Program coordinators for the University of Illinois Extension in Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties.

Brooker, Fusinatto named 4-H, Youth Development Program coordinators Sue Brooker and Toni Fusinatto are the new 4-H and Youth Development Program coordinators for the University of Illinois Extension in Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties.

Brooker will work in the Bureau County Extension office located in Princeton. Fusinatto will work in the LaSalle County office located in Ottawa. The 4-H and Youth Development Program coordinators work to provide program support and volunteer oversight to the 4-H program in their respective counties.

Brooker is excited to begin her work in the 4-H program. She said, “4-H is a wonderful opportu-

nity for the children in our communities to have a sense of belonging, increase independence, learn to value and practice providing service to others and engage in learning activities. The 4-H program has a wide range of projects and SPIN Clubs (special interest clubs) that I am excited to promote. I look forward to working with all the youth, families and volunteers in Bureau County to make a great program even stronger.”

Fusinatto is looking forward to sharing her skills with the 4-H program. She said, “Having more than 10 years experience in youth development programs, I am excited to

expand the educational and innovative 4-H programs to reach youth who have not had opportunity to experience such positive programs. More than ever, our youth are in need of programs that provide the life skills necessary to build a sense of belonging, a level of independence and opportunity to see oneself as an active participant of their community presently and in the future while valuing the practice of serving others.”

To join a 4-H program near you, visit your local University of Illinois Extension office at 850 Thompson St., Princeton or by calling 815875-2878.

Illinois and Mexico: Working together URBANA — To promote collaboration and create opportunities for expanded trade between Mexico and Illinois, the University of Illinois has established an official partnership with the Universidad Autonomous del Estado de Mexico (UAEM) and the Mexicanbased Foundation for Regional Development and Competitiveness (FUNDECO).

“Illinois agriculture is an export-dependent industry, and Mexico is one of our best customers,” Agriculture Director Bob Flider said. “The memoranda signed today will build upon that friendship. It will start new dialogue on everything from animal genetics and crop science to biofuels and agri-business development, identify areas of potential collaboration, and hopefully, create opportunities for expanded trade,” Flider added.

The partnership became official at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield with a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) document by Dean Robert Hauser of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), representing the University of Illinois, and Jorge Olvera Garcia, the rector of UAEM. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Gov. Eruviel Avila of

the State of Mexico also signed the document as honorary witnesses.

The cooperation has the potential to boost the state of Illinois’s already strong ties with Mexico. Every year, more than 40 percent of Illinois’s farm commodities are sold overseas, and Mexico is one of Illinois’s most loyal trading partners.

The past five years alone, Mexico has purchased $3.3 billion in agricultural products from Illinois, making it the state’s third-largest agricultural export market.

The academic component to this agreement, aligning the University of Illinois and UAEM, will allow the Illinois Department of Agriculture, FUNDECO, and other economic organizations to benefit from cooperation between the universities who are best equipped to disseminate knowledge on science and technology.

“This agreement is a continuation of the college’s ever increasing involvement with institutions in Mexico,” noted Dean Hauser. “We have forged similar agreements with institutions such as the Univesidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), El Colegio de Postgraduados, and the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosui, the latter, of which has resulted in several projects pertaining to obesity in our respective

countries. Additionally, we have fostered dually funded research programs with the Mexican government and Mexican universities, for example, the University of Queretaro. This new relationship with UAEM has tremendous possibilities for both Illinois and Mexico as we collaborate to realize our shared interests in agricultural, nutritional, and economic benefits,” Hauser added.

The specific objectives outlined in the MOU include fostering a collaborative relationship through joint educational, cultural, and research activities and faculty and student exchanges, and promoting collaboration between the two states and universities on extension, animal genetics, biofuels, crop sciences, irrigation, and veterinary medicine.

The partnership among the three organizations was initiated by the Illinois Trade and Investment Latin America Office, based in Mexico City, which is part of the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. This office promotes Illinois exports in the Latin American Spanish-speaking countries, and endorses Illinois as the ideal place to invest among Latin American entrepreneurs.

I am married to the former Deb Anderson of Ohio, IL. and have three children, Jamie (Shane) Pennington, Adam (Holly), and Sarah. I also have three grandchildren, Kelsey, Kailey and Matthew.

I was born and raised in Bureau County and attended Hall High School. I began my public service at the age of 19 for 10/33 and Bureau ambulance service. I began my law enforcement career in 1977 for the Village of Bureau and graduated from the University of Illinois Police Training Institute in 1980. I was hired at the Bureau County Sheriff’s Department in 1981 by former Sheriff Mel Hult In addition to working full-time at the Bureau County Sheriff s Office in every capacity, I have worked as a part-time patrolman for the Village of Bureau (still holding the title of Chief of Police), 15 years for the Village of DePue (with the rank of Sergeant), and currently am in my 7th year as patrolman for the Village of Tiskilwa. I was elected President of Lodge 222 Fraternal Order of Police, a position I held for 11 years. I qualified and am a graduate (class of 2005) of the “Police Executive Role In the 21st Century” through the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Executive Institute. I have over 2200 hours of ongoing law enforcement training through the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, Police Training Institute, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Illinois Emergency Management Agency and other organizations. I have also received several commendations from the Department and numerous individuals, agencies and organizations.

During my career, I have also responded to and been actively involved with the Utica tornado, Euclid chemical fire in Sheffield, Tiskilwa train derailment, Washington tornado and the recent snow-bound Amtrak trains, to name a few.

I have just completed my 18th year working security for St. Margaret’s Hospital and am the Operations Director in central Illinois for Illinois Security Services. I am also a Private Investigator for Petentler Investigations.

I am currently involved in the following organizations/ agencies: • Past President and current member of the Illinois Valley Association of Chiefs of Police • State certified with IEMA- All Hazard Type III COML • State certified First Responder • Coordinator for Bureau/Putnam County Crime Stoppers • Chair of the Bureau County Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan (TICP) • Manage the Bureau County Homeland Security Mobile Communication Center • Member of the Bureau/Putnam County Local Emergency Planning Committee • Member of the Illinois Valley Crime Prevention Commission • Member of Bureau/Putnam County Emergency Preparedness Community Partners • Member of the Bureau County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency • Representative on the Bureau Emergency Communications Board (BuEComm) • A 31-year member of the Bureau Fire Department, currently holding the title of Captain I have dedicated my life to public service for 39 years and am ready to serve the citizens of Bureau County as their Sheriff.

THIS IS MY PLEDGE TO THE CITIZENS OF BUREAU COUNTY: • I will save the taxpayers a minimum of $100,000 my first term in office. In no way will this affect the performance of the Sheriff’s Department.

• I will personally opt out of the county retirement, therefore, saving the taxpayers their share of the county’s contribution.

• Reduce overtime • Save vehicle maintenance and repair costs • I will increase patrol by reassigning personnel for vigilant patrol in rural areas and villages that do not have law enforcement and continue to work with villages that have police departments.

• I will continue to support TRI-DENT (Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team).

• I will continue to support and finance the D.A.R.E. programs in the Bureau County Schools.

• I will work with all law enforcement agencies by meeting with them to accomplish better communication and a working relationship.

• One of my goals is to meet with the Village Mayors, Fire Chiefs, EMS Directors, and Township Officials at least once a year to discuss any concerns they may have, in addition to having an open-door policy to everyone.

As a Bureau County taxpayer myself, I feel it is financially irresponsible to spend in excess of $20 thousand on my campaign. Therefore, if elected, I would donate that personal money back to the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office to purchase a new patrol car.

Within the first minute after taking the oath for Bureau County Sheriff, I will be able to manage that office. I am the candidate who has worked, supervised, and commanded every aspect of the Sheriff’s Office. I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE WITH 33 YEARS OF BUREAU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE EXPERIENCE. I sincerely hope you will vote for me and give me the opportunity to prove I am experienced and dedicated to represent the citizens of Bureau County.

Please visit my website at www.electjamesshippforsheriff.com Paid for by James A. Shipp.

11 Sports Saturday, March 1, 2014 • 11 Updates — Visit www.bcrnews.com/ sports for all of Friday’s regional updates.

Princeton regional: Bureau Valley 68, Hall 60

Young, Storm bedevil Hall

Two teams, 20 miles apart one path to state

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — No. 3 was greater than No. 2 at the Princeton 2A regional Wednesday.

Bureau Valley, seeded No. 3 in the regional, knocked out No. 2 Hall 68-60 to move on to Friday’s finals at Prouty Gym to face top-seeded Seneca.

“It doesn’t matter what the seeds are,” BV senior guard Ryan Young said.

The Storm were in need of someone to step up for injured junior forward Tommy Johnston (ankle), and Young was that man Wednesday. Storm top gun Parker Neuhalfen got his 23 points, but it was Young who provided the spark.

Young scored 19 points, pumping in three of his four three-pointers, two back-to-back, in the third quarter to help the Storm take a 52-46 lead after trailing 34-33 at the half.

“I was just on fire,” Young said. “Basketball is a game of runs and I was on my run.”

“Can’t wait to share this great experience with our neighbors to the north.”

Jason Burkiewicz • Annawan coach

All roads lead to state

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

See Storm Page 12

Princeton 2A regional Wednesday’s semifinals

(1) Seneca 60, (4) Prophetstown 34 (3) Bureau Valley 68, (2) Hall 64

Friday’s championship

(1) Seneca (23-5) vs. (3) Bureau Valley (20-11).

Visit www.bcrnews. com/sports for results.

BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus

Hall’s Miguel Villareal leaps to steal a pass from Bureau Valley’s Chris Shynk in the first half of Tuesday’s regional semifinal at Prouty Gym.

Ottawa Marquette Regional: Putnam County 54, St. Bede 44

Panthers knock out Bruins

By Dan Dwyer sports@bcrnews.com

BCR photo/Dan Dwyer

St. Bede’s Jarrett Olson eyes the bucket in Tuesday’s regional contest against Putnam County’s Sam Garland at Marseilles

MARSEILLES — The St. Bede Bruins stuck with the Putnam County Panthers through most of the contest during regional play Wednesday night hosted by Marquette High School. A span of nearly 6 minutes of subpar play by the Bruins doomed them in a 54-44 loss.

The Bruins had only trailed by as many as five points during the game until Putnam County senior guard Harold Fay got the Panther offense rolling, scoring in the lane with 22.2 seconds left in the third quarter to take a 35-34 lead.

Fay’s play in the lane ignited the Putnam County offense as they went on

Ottawa Marquette 1A regional Wednesday’s semifinals

(1) Putnam County 54, (4) St. Bede 44 (2) Henry-Senachwine 68, (3) Ottawa Marquette 59

Friday’s championship

(1) Putnam County (21-8) vs. (2) Henry-Senachwine (23-4). Visit www.bcrnews. com/sports for results.

a 15-0 run over the next 5:46 to take a 48-34 lead.

The Panthers wouldn’t look back as senior forward Evan Kreiser took over the game, scoring 13 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter. Kreiser scored eight straight during the Panther run, including a

See PC Page 13

NORMAL — The two schools are separated by just 20 miles of pavement on Route 78 in northcentral Illinois. And all roads from Prophetstown and Annawan will lead to Normal for IHSA State Girls basketball tournament play this weekend.

Prophetstown, which has been a 1A school since the 4-class system was instituted in 2007, was bumped to 2A this year. Even had Prophetstown remained in 1A, it is unlikely it would have crossed paths with its neighbor to the south.

While they did play this year during the regular season, a game won

by Annawan, the Lady Prophets and Bravettes have never met in the 1A postseason.

Traditionally, Prophetstown (295 enrollment) had been grouped in the 1A northern sectionals and the DeKalb SuperSectional while Annawan stayed south, coming through the Bloomington Super-Sectional. Ironically, the year Prophetstown moved to 2A, it was sent south to play out of the St. Bede Regional, the Putnam County Sectional and the Monmouth Super-Sectional.

Annawan coach Jason Burkiewicz, whose Bravettes experienced their first taste of state last year, is excited to share the road to state with the Lady Prophets. He tweeted a picture of the

IHSA Girls State Tournament 1A Girls

Friday: Carrollton 40, Mowequa Central A&M 38 Annawan 71, Lanark Eastland 45 Saturday: Third place - Mowequa Central A&M (27-7) vs. Lanark Eastland (28-7), 12:15 p.m.

Title - Carrollton (25-6) vs. Annawan (29-4), 2 p.m.

2A Girls

Friday: Game 1 - St. Thomas More (31-2) vs.

Teutopolis (28-5). Game 2 - Elmhurst Immaculate Conception (25-6) vs.

Prophetstown (30-2).

Saturday: Third place losers 1-2, 6:30 p.m. Title - winners 1-2, 8:15 p.m.

Annawan wins opener The Bravettes advanced to Saturday’s 1A State championship vs. Carrolton with a 71-45 win Friday over Lanark Eastland.

Visit www.bcrnews.com/sports for more details exit sign off I-80 pointing Annawan to the left and Prophetstown to the right, saying, “Great job Prophetstown girls!!

Can’t wait to share this great experience with our neighbors to the north!!”

The caption for the picture said it best, “No matter which way you turn, the road leads to state.”

See State Page 12

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Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com

State basketball notebook

Bravettes receive All-State honors

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus

Bureau Valley’s Josh Mead overruns Hall’s Miguel Villareal, but gets a hand up on defense in first-half play Tuesday at Prouty Gym.

Storm

From Page 11 “We knew Neuhalfen was going to get his. We didn’t know the other guy (Young) was going to go off,” Hall coach Mike Filippini said. “He is probably what won them the game. He was making wide open threes and we were missing wide open threes.”

Senior Austin Schmit

led Hall (17-11) with 17 points with senior Miguel Villareal adding 13 and junior A.J. Gaeta 11.

Josh Mead had 13 points for the Storm, nine in the second half to help fuel the Storm’s late charge.

Improving to 20-11, the Storm reached the 20-win plateau for the first time in eight years.

The Red Devils bowed out at 17-11, a better run,

Filippini said, for what was expected out of them.

“It stinks to lose, but at the beginning of the season there weren’t too many people who picked them to win the Colmone Classic or win 17 games,” Filippini said. “But to be 17-11 and finish in thirdplace in the conference, there’s a lot of things to be proud of this year.”

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Youth wrestling

Tanglers take four firsts at Pontiac The Tiger Town Tanglers competed in the Pontiac IKWF Tournament with 575 kids in the mix.

First-place winners were Danny Cihocki (bantam), Peyton Hammerich and Luke Peacock (novice), and Nolan Kloepping (tot).

Second-place finishers

were Augie Christiansen (intermediate), Charlie Korey and Chase Tatum (novice), Gavin Lanham (tot), Andrew Peacock (bantam).

Thirds went to Ace Christiansen, Nathaniel Irizarry and Karter Monroe (bantam), Matthew Harris (intermediate) and Kameron Wersinger (tot).

Kody Mongon took fourth in intermediate as did Brody Reviglio and Robert Nelson in bantam.

Senior Brody Spencer came in fifth.

The Tanglers will set their sights on regionals in Peoria Sunday.

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NORMAL — Three members of the Annawan Bravettes received AllState recognized, the Associated Press announced Thursday.

Senior center Celina VanHyfte repeated as a first-team selection, the only unanimous selection. Teammate Cierra Davis was named to the second team while Megan Foes received honorable mention, just missing the second-team cut.

Putnam County senior Daniela Pavlovich and Wethersfield senior Kirstin Parsons also received honorable mention.

The first team included Lanark Eastland junior Lexis Macomber, who squared off against VanHyfte and the Bravettes Friday.

A third player from a state finalist, Ryan Dooley of Mowequa Central A & M, also was selected to the first team.

Also chosen to the first team were senior Morgan Ahterton of Century and Ashley Nokomis of Nokomis.

The 2A All-State first team was led

by Mt. Carmel senior Tyra Buss, who finished the most prolific scoring career with 4,882 points. The 2013 Ms. Illinois Basketball will cross state lines to play for the Indiana Hoosiers next year.

Two state finalist players, sophomore

State

From Page 11 “We have great respect for them and our fan base will be behind them all the way. How can you not be a fan of Don Robinson?” Burkiewicz said.

“It is pretty neat that we get to join them,” Robinson said.

The State tournament caps the 37-year career for Prophetstown coach Don Robinson, who has won 13 regionals and two sectionals, and now his first trip to State.

“I’’ll be honest, this is my 37th year, and I didn’t know that it might happen,” he said. “But I wanted to do it my way, stay positive, be classy, etc., and I told my wife if it doesn’t happen that is OK with me. I can look in the mirror and say I gave it my best shot.”

There is no doubt the Lady Prophets gave it their best shot to make

this all happen for their beloved coach.

“I’m so happy for him,” Prophetstown Corrie Reiley said. “He’s dreamt about this his whole life coaching. He talks about it all the time. He’s always wanted to go to state, so it means everything to me and our team to be able to get him there.”

“He’s such a wonderful coach, and he teaches us so much,” junior guard Shelby Adams said.

“He’s the one that got us here. He may think it’s us, but without his coaching, we wouldn’t have made it here.”

The humble Robinson reflects back on all the girls who have come through the program, saying, “They set the foundation for what we tried to do.”

It may be his first time at State coaching, but Robinson has experienced the state tourna-

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Annawan’s Celina VanHyfte repeated as an AP All-State selection.

Tori McCoy of Champaign St. Thomas More and senior Madeline Hartke of Teutopolis, were selected to the first team along with seniors Devin Curry of Watseka and Samantha Lambrigsten of Oregon. Two members of Prophetstown’s state squad, senior Corrie Reiley and junior Clare Kramer, got honorable mention.

• Welcome party: There will be a welcome-back celebration for the Bravettes at the Annawan High School Gym at 3 p.m. Sunday.

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Did you know?

Prophetstown rode a 23-game win streakto State, its last loss (62-50) coming Dec. 11 at the hands of neighbor Annawan, which plays in 1A. ment atmosphere as a player. He led his high school boys basketball team, the defunct Thomson High School, to the 1A state tournament in 1972 in the first year of the two-class format.

While one to downplay his playing career, the All-State guard scored 123 points in four tournament games, averaging an amazing 30.8 ppg, including the supersectional, leading tiny Thomson to a fourthplace finish.

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From Page 11 including a layup on a back door pass from senior guard Michael Weide.

“We came out with the typical regional jitters and missed a lot of shots we normally hit early in the game. We played solid defense throughout and about the middle of the third we settled down and just started playing,” PC coach Josh Nauman said.

“Overall it was about what I expected. We came out a little tight, but fought through it and were able to pull away at the end.”

St. Bede was short a player for much of the game as senior forward Ethan Duttlinger got in early foul trouble, allowing Putnam County to attack the Bruins’ lack of height in the paint.

“We couldn’t get a rebound, and they spread the floor with their 3-point shooters. Their bigs tore us apart; one of the problems we had was Ethan had four fouls and that was unfortunate because if he’s not in foul trouble the game changes,” St. Bede coach Mike Kilmartin said.

The Panthers only knocked down one 3-pointer during the contest but the threat of their outside shooting was enough to draw the attention of the Bruin defense, creating opportunities in the paint for Kreiser and sophomore forward Alec Veverka.

“We missed a bunch of easy shots that could have put us up 10 or 12, and then they’ve got to play differently,” Kilmartin said. “They spread us out, they got a lot of 3-point shooters, so they spread us out and went one on one with our post player. Our one post player is big and strong but he’s not quick enough to handle their sophomore (Veverka) and senior (Kreiser).”

St. Bede’s offense was

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Gray makes his move up Tiger program After his playing days at PHS, he was a four-year letter winner at Monmouth College.

PRINCETON — Dave Gray He got his start coaching at has climbed the ladder in the DePue High School where he Princeton High School boys taught from 2005-08, first as an soccer program from the botassistant for one year and three tom all the way to the top. as head coach.

He played for the Tigers under He has been the head F/S coach John Garvin, graduating coach for the PHS girls and in 2000. He came back into the Dave Gray joined the boys staff with an eye program as an assistant coach on taking over one day when in 2010. On Wednesday, he was Bird retired. named as the third head coach in “I was trying to learn the proprogram history, succeeding Jason gram and expectations and basically Bird who resigned at the end of the put myself into position I could be 2013 season. considered for the job. Lucky for “I’m real excited for the opportu- me, that’s the direction they went, nity and can’t wait to get started,” and I’m excited,” said Gray, who Gray said. “I think the program has has taught junior high social studies had a lot of support in the communi- at Logan Junior High School since ty and with what’s already in place, I 2008. can take it to new level consistently The fact he has been around competing for the sectional title and the kids on the team and knows beyond.” them from junior high helps, he “I feel I can do the job, and now said, because “I know some of their it’s a matter of proving it and show quirks and behaviors, I guess.” they made the right decision.”

Bird groomed Gray for the job and Gray said he played soccer for as is happy to see him take over. long as he can remember, starting “I think he’s going to do great a up with Princeton Youth Soccer. job. I’m very excited he got the job,”

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

BCR photo/Dan Dwyer

St. Bede’s Andrew Pyszka gets a piece of the rock for a blocked shot Wednesday. led by sophomore guard Jarrett Olson with 17 points and junior forwardguard Sam Halm (11).

Kilmartin is looking forward to next season as he expects growth from his young team over the summer heading.

“As young as we are and without a very good junior with a broken ankle, it’d be interesting to see how this game would have came out and how many more wins we would have had,” he said. “Sixteen (wins) with a team as small and inexperienced as us with one legitimate post player. If we don’t shoot threes well, we’re going to have problems.

I’ll take the season, I’ll take the season with as young as we are.

“The season will be different next year, we’ll work hard all summer.”

• PC (22-10) advanced into Friday’s championship game vs. No. 2 Henry.

Visit www.bcrnews.com/ sports and Tuesday’s BCR for details of that game.

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Scoreboard Basketball

1A Boys Regionals At Ottawa Marquette

Monday: (4) St. Bede 48, (5) Midland 46 (OT) Tuesday: (2) Henry-Senachwine 65, (7) Streator Woodland 44.

(3) Ottawa Marquette 71, (6) DePue 67.

Wednesday: (1) Putnam County 54, (4) St. Bede 44 (2) Henry-Senachwine 68, (3) Ottawa Marquette 59 Friday: Title — (1) Putnam County (21-8) vs.

(2) Henry-Senachwine (23-4).

St. Bede 11 9 14 10 - 44 Putnam County 9 9 17 19 - 54 St. Bede: Pyszka 1 0-0 2, Brady 1 2 0 8, Hopps 0 0-0 0, Olson 4 (2) 7-7 17, Shipp 0 0-2 0, Halm 4 (1) 2-3 11, Duttlinger 3 0 0 6. Totals: 15 (5) 9-12 44.

PC (21-8): Biagini 1 0 0 2, Weide 2 (1) 2-2 7, Fay 5 (1) 1-2 12, DiazDeLeon 0 0-0 0, Theobald 0 0-0 0, Garland 0 0-0 0, Veverka 7 0-7 14, Kreiser 7 5-7 19. Totals: 22 (2) 8-18 54. Rebounds: (Veverka 10, Weide 7).

At Amboy

Monday: (4) Annawan 57, (5) LaMoille/ Ohio 34.

Tuesday: (2) Paw Paw 62, (7) Amboy 46.

(3) Ashton-Franklin Center 63, (6) Erie 41.

Wednesday: (1) Indian Creek 60, (4) Annawan 51 (2) Paw Paw 58, Ashton-Franklin Center 49 Friday: Title — (1) Indian Creek vs. (2) Paw Paw (22-5).

Bird said. “Hope he can take the program consistently to another level.”

Gray said he’s learned a lot from the coaches he’s played for and with over the years.

From Garvin, he said, “I learned a lot about the coaching craft regardless of sport … organization, personnel management. You knew what to expect. There wasn’t any surprises … I probably took it for granted as a high school player, but I’ve really learned to appreciate what coach Garvin did.”

He said coach Bird good job “relating with the guys, made practice really enjoyable and the guys worked hard because they liked being around him. He brought enjoyment and enthusiasm, and I think players appreciated that and he liked to compete.”

Gray said he’s learned a lot from PHS head girls coach Ed Young, who’s “very driven and thorough.”

Now that he’s the head coach, Gray said he’s “excited to get started and looking forward to what I can do.”

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At Somonauk

At Fieldcrest

Wednesday: (1) Mooseheart 81, Serena 41 (2) Newark 60 (3) Somonauk 34 Friday: Title — (1) Mooseheart vs. (2) Newark (19-8)

Monday: Peoria Christian 66, Tri-Valley 63 Fieldcrest 58, El Paso-Gridley 48 Tuesday: (1) Peoria Christian 79, BCC 64.

Wednesday: (2) Eureka 53, Fieldcrest 42.

Friday: Title - (1) Peoria Christian (17-12) vs. (2) Eureka

1A boys sectionals At Colfax Ridgeview

Tuesday: Game 1 - Winners Mt. Pulaski/ Farmer City regionals, 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Game 2 - Winners Ott. Marquette/Mason City regionals, 7 p.m.

Friday: Title - Winners 1-2, 7 p.m.

2A boys regionals At Princeton

Tuesday: (4) Prophetstown 59, (5) Princeton 56.

Wednesday: (1) Seneca 60, (4) Prophetstown 34 (3) Bureau Valley 68, (2) Hall 60 Friday: Title - (1) Seneca (23-5) vs. (3) Bureau Valley (20-11).

At Sherrard

Monday: (5) Mercer County 68, (4) Orion 66 Wednesday: (1) Rockridge 62, (5) Mercer County 26.

(2) Kewanee 79, Sherrard 54 Friday: Title - (1) Rockridge (25-0) vs. (2) Kewanee (19-6).

At Morrison

Monday: (5) Savanna West Carroll 41, (4) Riverdale 40.

(1) Newman 77, West Carroll 62.

Wednesday: (2) Fulton 71, (3) Morrison 63 Friday: Title - (1) Newman (26-2) vs. (2) Fulton (21-8).

Sports Shorts PYBSL signups

PRINCETON — All players who sign up for the 2014 Princeton Youth Baseball and Softball League season March 7-8 will receive free 2A boys sectionals tickets to a special viewAt Bureau Valley ing of “The Sandlot” at the Tuesday: Game 1 - Winners Popular Grove/ Apollo Theatre. RegistraAurora Christian regionals, 7 p.m. tion will be taken from 5 Wednesday: Game 2 - Winners Princeton/ to 7 p.m. Friday and from Morrison regionals, 7 p.m.

8 to 10 a.m. March 8 at Friday: Title - Winners 1-2, 7 p.m. the Prouty Building, where tickets will be available for 3A girls sectionals “The Sandlot” compliments At Chillicothe of PYBSL and the PrincMonday: Washington 45, Geneseo 34 eton Optimist Club. Other Peoria Notre Dame 39, Mendota 37. registration periods will be Thursday: Title - Washington 65, Peoria held from 5 to 7 p.m. March Notre Dame 42 12, 8 to 10 a.m. March 15 and 5 to 7 p.m. March 19.

Junior College For more information, visit Region 4 Tournament www.pybsl.org.

Men: Morton 84, IVCC 69 Women: IVCC 61, Black Hawk East 46. IVCC: PHS softball clinic Kirstenfeger 19, Jessen 19, MacDavitt 17.

PRINCETON — The IVCC will play #1 seed Kishwaukee at 4 p.m.

Princeton High School softSunday at Moraine Valley. ball staff and team will conduct a softball clinic for girls Volleyball in Grades 4-8 from noon to Junior high girls 4 p.m. on March 8 at PHS. 7th grade: Cherry def. Lostant 25-13, 25-20. Equipment needed will be a Cherry: Taytum Hahn 16, Kaitlynn Donovan 4. softball glove, tennis shoes Ema Keutzer 4 and a bat, if you have one.

8th grade: Cherry def. Lostant 25-15, 25-20. For more information and to Cherry: Rachael Kobold 8, Payton Kerper 6, register, contact PHS coach Madison Soldati 5 Bob James at 815-866-3679.

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Scholarship opportunities announced for area students Princeton Rotary Club releases scholarship information PRINCETON — The Princeton Rotary Club has released information about the 2014 Swan-Eickmeier Scholarship Program.

Five $1,000 non-renewable scholarships will be awarded to Princeton High School graduating seniors pursuing a two- or four-year college degree.

Scholarship funds will be paid directly to students in one installment following graduation. Scholarship money must be applied directly to tuition, room and board, fees, and/or books/ media.

The criteria for students applying for the scholarship will include enrollment as a student at PHS for at least one academic year prior to graduation, the intent to complete a college degree and enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited college or university.

Selection will be based on candidate’s academic achievement, extracurricular and community activities, letters of recommendation and a 500-word essay about how Rotary service and ideals will play a role in their life.

“This marks the 14th year the Princeton Rotary Club will be offering scholarships,” said Judson Lusher, scholarship committee chairman. “The SwanEickmeier Scholarship is another way for the Rotary Club to further their support and interest in the education of Princeton’s young people. Members take great pride in the scholarship program because it helps students financially and furthers our mission of helping others,” he added.

“The scholarships are funded via the various fundraising events sponsored

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Founded in 1905, Rotary International is the world’s first service club organization. Today, Rotary flourishes worldwide with 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world. There are 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Its members volunteer in communities at home and abroad to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, and eradicate polio. Rotary members believe it starts with a commitment to “Service Above Self”.

Seniors may pick up a Swan-Eickmeier Scholarship application from counselors in the high school guidance office. Applications must be received

by April 11. Notification of the five scholarship award winners will occur in May.

pation and leadership in school and community activities. The scholarship is given without regard to race, disability, religion, national origin or gender of applicants. The name of the recipient will be announced at the close of the school year.

The student may apply the scholarship funds toward tuition, fees, or campus housing for any course of study beginning the fall after the recipient’s high school graduation and leading to an academic degree at any accredited college or university. The Foundation makes payment directly to the school.

Applications and additional information about the scholarship will be available in early March and should be completed and returned to the school official serving on the selection committee by March 31.

For more information, interested seniors should contact their high school counselor or principal or Shelter Insurance Agent Rita J. Frank.

Shelter Insurance will award $2,000 scholarship

LADD — The village of Ladd, in partnership with the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association, is offering a scholarship competition for eligible high school seniors. Each eligible applicant will submit an application and a 500 words or less essay addressing their choice of one of four utility-related questions. Applicants must be high school seniors who’s parents or legal guardians are residential customers of the village of Ladd Municipal utility.

The deadline is March 7. A committee of municipal utility officials will select a total of four finalists. Each finalist

MANLIUS — Shelter Insurance agent Rita Frank, along with the Shelter Insurance Foundation, will award a $2,000 scholarship to a graduate of Bureau Valley High School this spring.

A committee of local high school officials and community leaders will select the local recipient. The committee will consider each applicant’s scholastic achievements, educational goals, citizenship, moral character and partici-

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Tri-County Opportunities Council will offer scholarships ROCK FALLS — The Tri-County Opportunities Council will offer at least 12 scholarships to income eligible students residing in the Tri-County Opportunities Council service area.

The scholarships are each worth up to $1,250 and have been made available by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic through its Community Services Block Grant.

Preference for the scholarships will be given to students wishing to pursue high demand careers or other growth occupations. Applicants of racial or ethnic minorities as well as previous scholarship recipients are encouraged to apply.

To be eligible for a scholarship, a student must meet the following criteria: the applicant must be a member of an income eligible family; they must be planning to attend an accredited Illinois post-secondary educational institution during the fall of 2014; and they must be a resident of Bureau, Carroll, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark or Whiteside counties.

The deadline for applying is April 18.

For more information or to obtain an application form, visit the Tri-County Opportunities Council at 405 Emmons Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071 or online at www.tcochelps.com.

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Sheet Metal Workers Local #1 (North) Joint Apprenticeship Committee will have applications available between 9:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. Monday, April 7 through Friday, April 11, 2014 and Monday, April 14 through Friday, April 18, 2014, at the Illinois Valley Contractors Association, 1120 First Street, LaSalle, Illinois. The applications must be completed, returned in their entirety, and will not be accepted after 11:00a.m. on Friday, April 18, 2014.

Basic requirements are: 1. Minimum 17 years of age 2. Resident of Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam, Marshall, or Stark counties of Illinois 3. Possess a valid driver’s license which proves current address. A photo copy of the license will be taken.

4. High School Diploma or equivalent and transcript of grades. Current high school seniors may apply, pending graduation.

5. Copy of Birth Certificate Minorities and Females are encouraged to apply.

Please note that all previous applicants must re-apply at this time. Mandatory test will be on Saturday, April 26, 2014 and a photo ID will be required. Mandatory interviews will be held the week of May 5, 2014. A pre-employment substance abuse test with negative results is mandatory.

Process engineer Position American Nickeloid Company is looking to fill a process engineer position. Qualified candidates should have a degree in engineering or another technical field with a strong interest in chemistry. A minimum of 2- 5 years proven experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus, as is supervisory experience. This position will learn all the facets of the facility, which could include shift supervision (including off-turns), scheduling, quality, and testing, among others aspects of the business.

Competitive salary and benefits package is offered.

Please send cover letter and resume to: American Nickeloid Company Human Resources 2900 West Main Street Peru, IL 61354-3703 Letters must be postmarked no later than March 14, 2014 No Walk-Ins or Phone Calls Accepted EOE

110 • Special Notices I am hoping to find a landowner looking to lease their property for the 2014 deer hunting season. I would like to find a place for my family and I to enjoy a safe place to spend some quality time outdoors. We hunt ethically and respect landowners wishes. We have all completed the required Illinois safety program. We prefer archery and firearms, but would entertain all options. Any size parcel considered. Liability issues would be covered under an insurance policy. Please contact me if you or someone you know might be able to help. Thanks 773-326-5966

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Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by”900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

The Bureau County Republican Classifieds makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact: Better Business Bureau 330 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 312 832-0500

- 400 Merchandise 448 • Pets & Livestock DONATE NOW! “The animals are crying” Tri-County Humane Society. LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam Counties.

Call 815-875-6145 or 815-872-9781 or send donation to: PO Box 1601, LaSalle, IL 61301 PUPPIES, German Shorthair. 5 males $300 each; 2 females $350 each.

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450 • Under $1000 1500 watt electric heater, $25; Kenwood car stereo CD player, $25; antique chess & backgammon, $10 each. 815-447-2651 Beautiful solid oak dining room table set with 2 leaves and 4 chairs. Good condition. $125.

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Phone 815-376-5251 Chicken feeders & waterers $8 each; Champion air dryer $700.

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450 • Under $1000 Wards metal flairside dump wagon, 6 ton dump cylinder, $500. Call 815925-7180

460 • Garage Sales HUGE 2 DAY WINTER GARAGE SALE Saturday, & Sunday, March 8 & 9th; 8 am - 2 pm.

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- 700 Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales **************** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call, HUD tollfree at 800 669-9777.

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Peterlin, Andreoni & Brolley, LLC, 170 E. Walnut Street, Oglesby, IL 61348.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before August 22, 2014. If a claim notice is mailed or delivered personally to a creditor of the decedent, the creditor’s claim may be filed on or before the date stated in that notice, if later than the date shown above. Any claim not filed within the time allowed is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Perona, Peterlin, Andreoni & Brolley, LLC 170 E. Walnut St., PO Box 35 Oglesby, IL 61348 Tel: 815-883-4102 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 22, Mar. 1 and 8, 2014.

- 800 Real Estate For Rent 856 • Apartment Rentals PRINCETON 1 bedroom, recently remodeled. Great neighborhood. Lease, deposit. $425. 810 South Euclid. Call 217-766-8497 PRINCETON 1 bedroom, upstairs. $450 plus deposit. Heat, water included. No smoking. No pets.

Call 815-879-8616 PRINCETON 2 bedroom apartment. Laundry on site. $515 per month, lease & deposit required.

Call 309-238-0168 PRINCETON 2 bedroom, $570. 437 East Marion.

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858 • Homes for Rent PRINCETON 2 bedroom Ranch, 2 car garage. $600 a month.

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999 • Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) BARBARA MAYHEW, ) Deceased ) NO. 2013-P-82 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Barbara Mayhew of Princeton, Illinois.

Letters of office were issued on August 26, 2013 to Nancy Rumler, 1108 Bratton Avenue, Marseilles, IL 61341, whose attorney is Gary L. Peterlin, Perona,

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Notice of Public Hearing on Princeton Township Budget and Appropriation Ordinances Notice is hereby given that tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinances for the Town Fund and the Road and Bridge Fund, Princeton Township, Bureau County, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2014 and ending March 31, 2015, will be on file and conveniently available to public inspection at the Office of the Bureau County Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois after February 26, 2014.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinances will be held at 5:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. respectively on April 29th, 2014, at the Princeton Township Building, 235 East Railroad Avenue, Princeton, Illinois 61356, and that final action on these ordinances will be taken by the Board of Trustees at a meeting to be held at 5:00 p.m. on April 29, 2014 same location as above.

Dated this 26th day of February, 2014.

Ronald H. Hanley, Supervisor Ted Johnson, Township Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 1, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR )

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS ) SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE ) HOME LOANS SERVICING LP ) Plaintiff, ) -v.- ) MATTHEW S. VIKTORA, et al ) Defendant ) 10 CH 00087 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2011, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on March 27, 2014, at the office of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Ave. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS. MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS AND BEARINGS ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESCRIPTION ONLY: COMMENCING AT AN IRON ROD AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 1511.49 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING FOR THE TRACT TO BE DESCRIBED; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 26, A DISTANCE OF 226.80 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES

00 SECONDS WEST, 192.00 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, 226.80 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, 192.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A PUBLIC ROAD ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT AND ALSO SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS OF RECORD. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU AND STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 25685 2300 EAST STREET, OHIO, IL 61349 Property Index No. 04-26-200-004.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property

is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-29199. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-10-29199 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 10 CH 00087 TJSC#: 34-2941 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I592952 Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 1, 8 and 15, 2014.

City Of Princeton Invitation for Bid The City of Princeton Electric Department is accepting bids for Fuel tank and accessories. Specifications are available beginning Wednesday, February 26th 2014 at the City Clerk’s office at 2 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois. Bids must be returned to the City Clerk’s office in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Fuel Storage Tank” and “Fuel Storage Tank Accessories” on the outside, no later than Thursday, March 13th at 2:00 p.m. Bids will be publicly opened at City Hall Thursday, March 13th at 2:00 p.m.

Bids will be reviewed and a decision made

by The Princeton City Council on Monday, March 17th 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The City of Princeton reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 25, 27, Mar. 1, 4, 6 and 8, 2014.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger ) to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. ) f/k/a Norwest Mortgage, Inc. ) PLAINTIFF )

Vs. ) Michael S. Bryson; Julianna Bryson; United ) States of America - Department of Housing ) and Urban Development; Collection ) Professionals, Inc.; Unknown Owners and ) Nonrecord Claimants ) DEFENDANTS ) 14 CH 00001 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Julianna Bryson Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: LOT TWELVE (12) IN PROUTY SUBDIVISION, BEING A PART OF LOT NINETY-TWO (92) IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW CITY OF PRINCETON, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 519 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 61356 and which said Mortgage was made by:

Michael S. Bryson

the Mortgagor(s), to Norwest Mortgage, Inc., as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County, Illinois, as Document No. 984087 Book 0919 Page 852; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court 700 South Main Street Bureau County Courthouse Princeton, IL 61356 on or before March 17, 2014, A DEFAULT MAY

BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-13-33150 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

I590638 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 15, 22 and Mar. 1, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, ) an Illinois state bank, ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) INDIAN VALLEY TIMBER & STONE COMPANY, an Illinois ) corporation, DAN C. ELLBERG, a/k/a DANNY C. ELLBERG, PAULA ) J. ELLBERG, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF ) THE TREASURY OF THE )UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BOCKER ) & KAMPEN ENTERPRISES, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND ) NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) Case No. 14 CH 22 NOTICE OF THE PENDENCY OF FORECLOSURE ACTION AND OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE is hereby given to UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, of the Complaint to Foreclose filed in the above-entitled case on February 26, 2014, and that they are named Defendants in the above-entitled cause, and that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now pending in this Court and the date on or after which a default may be entered against UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS is March 31, 2014. The following information applies to this foreclosure proceeding: 1. The title of the court and the title of the case in which the action is brought are stated above.

2. The names of all the parties and the number of the case are stated above.

3. The name of the title holder of record for MORTGAGE 1 is: Indian Valley Timber and Stone Company.

4. The legal description of the real estate is: Parcel 1: A tract of land located in part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 15 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, more particularly bounded and described as follows and bearings are for the purpose of description only: Beginning at a pipe at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 5, thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 00 seconds West, along the West line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 5, a distance of 1,694.61 feet to the centerline of a T.R. #315; thence South 40 degrees 08 minutes 45 seconds East, 52.12 feet; thence South 33 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, 100.69 feet; thence curving to the left with a radius of 245.96 feet, a distance of 189.96 feet; thence South 77 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East, 789.60 feet, the last four named courses being along said centerline; thence South 14 degrees 06 minutes 24 seconds West, 19.20 feet to a right-of-way marker on the Northwesterly right-of-way line of Illinois Route 29; thence South 68 degrees 46 minutes 16 seconds East, 102.40 feet; thence South 56 degrees 51 minutes 28 seconds East, 72.06 feet; thence South 13 degrees 24 minutes 30 seconds East, 45.07 feet to an iron rod; thence South 33 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West, 1,236.94 feet to an iron rod; thence South 35 degrees 13 minutes 54 seconds West, 114.50 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence South 33 degrees 52 minutes 00 seconds West, 36.14 feet to an iron rod on the South line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 5, the last six named courses being along said right-of way line; thence South 89 degrees 55 minutes 00 seconds West, along the South line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 5, a distance of 395.65 feet to the Place of Beginning; Parcel 2: A tract of land being a part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 15 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, more particularly bounded and described as follows and bearings are for the purposes of description only: Commencing at a “P.K.” nail at the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8; thence North 89 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds East, along the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8, a distance of 750.47 feet to the Northeast corner of an existing parcel and the Place of Beginning for the tract to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds East, along the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8, a distance of 1,666.72 feet to an iron rod; thence South 25 degrees 26 minutes 15 seconds West, 960.68 feet to an iron rod; thence South 44 degrees 48 minutes 00 seconds West, 1,108.61 feet to an iron rod on the North line of a 21.36 acre tract; thence North 89 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds West, 298.79 feet to a pipe; thence North 25 degrees 44 minutes 06 seconds West, 142.00 feet to a pipe; thence North 84 degrees 02 minutes 43 seconds West, 211.00 feet to a pipe; thence North 02 degrees 03 minutes 14 seconds West, 200.40 feet to a pipe on the East right-of-way line of Illinois Route #26. The last four named courses being along said North line; thence North 01 degrees 32 minutes 34 seconds East, along said right-of-way line, 85.47 feet; thence North 13 degrees 36 minutes 37 seconds West, along said right-of-way line, 35.94 feet; thence North 03 degrees 15 minutes 47 seconds West, 351.08 feet; thence North 11 degrees 52 minutes 22 seconds East, 171.00 feet; thence North 08 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds East, 370.00 feet; thence North 07 degrees 45 minutes 22 seconds East, 285.91 feet to the Place of Beginning; Parcel 3: A tract of land being a part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 15 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, more particularly bounded and described as follows and bearings are for the purposes of description only: Commencing at a “P.K.” Nail at the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8; thence North 89 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds East, along the North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8, a distance of 516.20 feet to the Northeast corner of an existing parcel and the Place of Beginning for the tract to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds East, along the

North line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 8, a distance of 234.27 feet; thence South 07 degrees 45 minutes 22 seconds West, 285.91 feet; thence South 08 degrees 51 minutes 22 seconds West, 370.00 feet; thence South 11 degrees 52 minutes 22 seconds West, 171.00 feet; thence South 03 degrees 15 minutes 47 seconds East, 351.08 feet to the East line of Illinois Route #26; thence North 13 degrees 36 minutes 37 seconds West, 68.19 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 24 degrees 46 minutes 38 seconds West, 105.74 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence curving to the left with a radius of 1947.53 feet, a distance of 249.36 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 06 degrees 04 minutes 30 seconds West, 59.06 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 26 degrees 55 minutes 59 seconds West, 411.33 feet to a right-of-way marker; thence North 36 degrees 05 minutes 54 seconds West, 169.25 feet; thence North 40 degrees 40 minutes 16 seconds West, 124.85 feet to a right-of-way marker. The last seven named courses being along said East rightof-way line; thence North 89 degrees 34 minutes 42 seconds East, 381.03 feet; thence North 00 degrees 25 minutes 08 seconds West, 103.81 feet to the Place of Beginning; ALL SITUATED IN BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PINS: 23-05-400-010;

23-08-100-016; and

23-08-100-014.

5. The common address or description of the location of the real estate is: Farmland in Leepertown Township, Bureau County, Illinois.

6. The Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is identified as follows: Mortgage dated January 30, 2009, from Illinois Valley Timber and Stone Company to Citizens First National Bank and recorded February 4, 2009, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009R00644.

7. The name of the title holder of record for MORTGAGE 2 is: Dan C. Ellberg.

8. The legal description of the real estate is: A tract of land located in a part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 15 North, Range 10 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Bureau County, Illinois, more particularly bounded and described as follows and bearings are for the purpose of description only: Commencing at a “P.K.” nail at the Southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 5, thence North 00 degrees 06 minutes 09 seconds West, along the West line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 5, a distance of 82.68 feet to an iron rod on the North right-of-way line of Illinois Route 26 and the Place of Beginning for the tract to be described; thence continuing North 00 degrees 06 minutes 09 seconds West, along the West line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 5, a distance of 1,473.51 feet; thence North 89 degrees 53 minutes 51 seconds East, 52.00 feet to an iron rod; thence North 68 degrees 10 minutes 48 seconds East, 250.42 feet to an iron rod; thence South 70 degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds East, 266.91 feet to an iron rod; thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 45 seconds East, 299.51 feet to an iron rod; thence South 38 degrees 48 minutes 20 seconds East, 191.11 feet to an iron rod; thence South 51 degrees 04 minutes 12 seconds East, 237.74 feet to an iron rod; thence South 60 degrees 53 minutes 38 seconds East, 335.14 feet to an iron rod; thence North 88 degrees 15 minutes 30 seconds East, 317.55 feet to an iron rod; thence North 54 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds East, 147.60 feet to an iron rod; thence North 28 degrees 20 minutes 35 seconds East, 171.58 feet to an iron rod; thence South 26 degrees 03 minutes 31 seconds East, 282.36 feet to an iron rod; thence South 14 degrees 41 minutes 19 seconds East, 183.83 feet to an iron rod; thence South 02 degrees 05 minutes 38 seconds West, 381.78 feet to an iron rod; thence South 15 degrees 07 minutes 05 seconds West, 258.80 feet to the South line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 5; thence South 89 degrees 34 minutes 52 seconds West, along the South line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 5, a distance of 1,807.48 feet to an iron rod on the Northeasterly right-of-way line of said Route 26; thence North 38 degrees 10 minutes 39 seconds West, along said right-of-way line, 104.58 feet to the Place of Beginning, and containing 51.16 acres, more or less.

PIN: 23-05-300-018.

9. The common address or description of the location of the real estate is: Farmland in Leepertown Township, Bureau County, Illinois.

10. The Mortgage sought to be foreclosed is identified as follows: Mortgage dated January 30, 2009, from Dan C. Ellberg to Citizens First National Bank and recorded February 4, 2009, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009R00643.

Dated this 26th day of February, 2014. /s/Mary C. Dremann CLERK OF THE COURT (Deputy) Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 1, 8 and 15, 2014.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR )

BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS ) SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE ) HOME LOANS SERVICING LP ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

MATTHEW S. VIKTORA, et al ) Defendant ) 10 CH 00087 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2011, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on March 27, 2014, at the office of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Ave. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 25685 2300 EAST STREET, OHIO, IL 61349 Property Index No. 04-26-200-004.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-29199. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-10-29199 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 10 CH 00087 TJSC#: 34-2941 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I592952 Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 1, 8 and 15, 2014.

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