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By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced an increase in traffic fatalities during 2012 and also to-date for 2013.

So far this year, with final statistics not yet available,

the overall number of Illinois fatalities has increased about 2.5 percent compared to the same period in 2012. As of Dec. 17, 2013, preliminary numbers show Illinois motor vehicle fatalities at 950 for 2013, which is 20 more than the same period last year.

Looking at the number of drunk driving fatalities

in the completed 2012 year, the NHTSA showed Illinois drunk driving fatalities increased 15 percent from 2011 to 2012, from 278 to 321. Nationwide, the number of drunk driving fatalities increased 4.6 percent with 2011 fatalities totaling 9,865 and 2012 fatalities of 10,322.

Illinois Department of Transportation records show 10 people died in

10 fatal crashes last year during the 2012 Christmas holiday period on Illinois roads. Of that number, two fatalities involved a driver who had been drinking.

Fortunately, the Bureau County numbers for fatal traffic crashes have not increased in recent years, Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff said on Monday. She usually handles one or two traffic

fatalities a year, she said.

On Dec. 23, the NHTSA announced a five-year extension of its cooperative agreement with the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS), comprised of 15 automakers, to continue researching advanced alcohol detection technology that could prevent vehicles from being driven by a drunk driver.

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A ‘quiet night’ for local law enforcement

SV shooting suspect turns himself in Investigation continues

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SPRING VALLEY — The man allegedly involved in the shooting of a 22-yearold Ladd male on Dec. 20, turned himself in to the Chicago Police Department.

Joshua E. Nelson, 19, originally thought to be of Chicago, but has the last known address of 551 Eighth St., LaSalle, was arrested on a Bureau County Warrant for home invasion. He was returned to the Bureau County Jail on Dec. 30.

According to police, the shooting was the result of an illegal drug transaction, which presumably took place just before midnight on Dec. 20. The Ladd male was shot in the lower back at the residence of 505 W. Cleveland St., Spring Valley. He was able to dial 911 at 12:05 a.m. from a location near Cleveland and Strong streets. He was taken to St. Margaret’s Hospital for the gunshot wound and a grazing lesion to his arm. He was treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Police interviewed several individuals, and two suspects were identified.

Police immediately put out a warrant for Nelson.

The name and information of the second suspect has not yet been released.

The investigation continues.

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a deadly crime that tears apart families and destroys lives,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “We will continue to work closely with all of our federal, state and local safety partners, including the automotive industry to combat drunk driving with new, lifesaving technologies.”

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Winter in Bureau County always brings a host of Mother Nature’s fury — snow, sleet, ice and brutal temperatures. But in the midst of blustery weather, the eagles always seem to find their way back to Bureau County, like this one captured on the Hennepin Canal. BCR correspondent photographer Mike Vaughn said there are plenty of photo opportunities for those wishing to capture that perfect photo of our national bird — the American Bald Eagle — at a variety of locations on the Hennepin Canal. See more of Mike’s photos on Page 2.

PRINCETON — Local police officers were on high alert Tuesday evening with the extra travelers and get-togethers held throughout the county, as people gathered to help celebrate the New Year.

The snow that began to fall Tuesday evening and continued into the next day, also kept drivers watchful for icy and slick roads. A winter weather advisory was sent out around 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, and brought with it a few inches of accumulated snow and bitter cold wind chills. The advisory was in effect until late New Year’s evening.

In Princeton, however, police were thankful to have a nice, quiet evening. Looking at the traffic log, Princeton Police Chief Tom Root confirmed the night held “not much excitement” for his officers in the area.

On Thursday, Spring Valley Police sent out two traffic accident reports, that occurred on New Year’s Eve night.

None were necessarily connected to a weatherrelated incident or DUI. Police also responded to a bar fight at Uncle Stewey’s Roadhouse, which resulted in one battery charge just minutes into the New Year.

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One-year-old Gavin Cernovich gets a little help from dad, Adam, out on the ice skating rink at his grandparents’ home in Sheffield, as mom, Angie, follows close behind. Mary Ann and Rick Cernovich built the rink on their side-yard and have opened it up to the public to be used for fun, outdoor winter recreation for all families Photo contributed

Sheffield couple creates public ice rink Cernovichs open rink for fun, exercise and camaraderie

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

SHEFFIELD — While looking to create a great spot where family and friends could meet, spend time together and enjoy some fun outdoor winter recreational activities, Mary Ann and Rick Cernovich of Sheffield decided to build a public ice skating rink right in their side yard.

With a newly open space after a recent tree clearing job, and knowing families would be home for holidays with spouses, children and grandchildren looking for a fun activity to partake in together, they gathered needed materials and handcrafted the 44-by100-foot ice skating rink.

“It’s a really fun family activity for people. They are a lot of families home for Christmas who come and skate everyday. They stay about 20 to 30 minutes maximum,” Mary

Ann explained. “It’s just a great opportunity to have good quality family time.”

Rick, along with his brother and a couple friends, got together for the building process. The construction took a couple days, with just one minor set-back at first.

Mary Ann said the first time the walls were up and the fire department came to fill them in water, one of the sides broke free and water went pouring out everywhere and down the street.

The glitch, however, didn’t stop the determined group, as they went back to work making a couple adjustments, which held water on the second try.

“We’ve had such cold weather, which helped it freeze really great,” Mary Ann said. “We fully rely on Mother Nature to keep it frozen. When the weather starts to warm up, we’ll have to take it

Where to skate in Bureau County!

• Rick and Mary Ann Cernovich’s home, located at 520 S. Main St., Sheffield.

• Tennis courts, located in Wyanet Memorial Park.

• Hall Township’s Echo Bluff Park, located off Route 29, between Spring Valley and DePue. The park also provides lessons, both private and for groups. There is currently a sign-up for an informational meeting on ice skating lesson to be held from 2 to 4 p.m.

Jan. 11. For more information call the park at 815-447-2115.

down.”

The Cernovich family didn’t stop at the ice rink, however. On visits to garage sales and antique stores, they’ve created a collection of various sized ice skates and hockey skates, which they’ve made available in the barn outside near the rink. Skaters in need of an extra pair are welcome to borrow as they wish. The Cernovichs also have outdoor lighting available for the night skaters. Skaters are welcomed any time of any day to skate.

When asked if the couple have been big fans of ice skating their whole life, Mary Ann admits to reminiscing about winters when she was growing up in Sheffield.

Friends would gather out on the frozen pond at the edge of town, which created a recreational hot spot for all the kids in town. Like in the movies, girls would have one half for figure skating and boys took the other half for hockey games.

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Marseilles couple have first 2014 baby at IVCH Aaron and Christine (DeBenedetto) Sulwer of Marseilles gave birth to the first baby born at Illinois Valley Community Hospital. They are the parents of a daughter, Colette Elizabeth, born at 6:02 p.m.

Jan. 1. She weighed 8 pounds and measured 19 inches in length. There were four births at IVCH on New Year’s Eve with the last 2013 birth at the hospital occurring at 10:02 p.m.

New Year’s Eve From Page 1 Spring Valley Police Chief Kevin Sangston was not available for comment before press time.

The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office also had a quiet evening on Tues-

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DALZELL — The ongoing tortellini fundraiser at St. Thomas More parish in Dalzell took a short break for the holidays, but as of Friday, the rush to fill orders is promptly back in progress.

Looking at the totals up until Dec. 20, church members and volunteers have rolled and twisted 672 pounds of tortellini and have earned $4,032, based on $6 a pound.

Volunteers are putting in the hard work and effort with hopes to save the church from being

closed and merged with Holy Trinity in Cherry before July 2014.

The Rev. Patrick Fixsen informed church members last summer the church would be given a chance to remain open until July if they doubled the weekly collection and found a way to attract more members to the church.

Back then, looking at the current weekly collection and the number of church goers, Fixsen shared the possibility of the church closing this month.

Active members, including Carlo Olivero, have been working to put together fundraisers to help raise money for the church.

“It is our intention to send a lot of money to Father Fixsen because he

said if we add to the monies for the church, he will keep the church open,” Olivero said. “We hope, hope, hope. I hope he keeps his word.”

Olivero has been an instrumental part in the tortellini fundraiser, which kicked off in early November.

“We will continue to make them until all the orders are filled, and we of have a lot of orders.

Plus those who received our tortellini are already ordering again,” he said.

When news spread the fundraiser was making headway, orders immediately poured in for church member Mary Jean Goodrick, who has been heading the orders.

Tortellini orders that were needed before the

Thanksgiving holiday were a first priority for the makers. Orders that were not needed before the holiday are those that remain on the list.

While volunteers from all over the county have been getting together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to prepare the tortellini, there are concerns about losing a handful who have traveled to Florida for the winter. The shortage of hands may delay the process a bit, but Olivero is certain that every order will get filled.

To make a tortellini order, contact Goodrick at 815-664-4615. Tortellini is sold by the pound.

One pound costs $6.

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day with no reported accidents. Chief Deputy Tim Trevier confirmed there was only one accident throughout the holiday, which occurred on Wednesday between Seatonvile and Spring Valley.

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Looking back at 2013 Story compiled

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

Editor’s note: This is another segment in a continuing series on the headlines of 2013.

nabei says he tried many the Farnsworth Group and maintenance funds cases before Wampler and engineering firm wants to will be covered by the found him to be friendly bill the city an additional reimbursement of $314, and a judge with a very $169,000 for its extended 270 from the new building sharp mind and a quick services in overseeing the bond when it is acquired. project, which was to be Deficits in the debt service wit.

Sept. 12: The Bureau completed last May. On fund and IMRF/SS fund County Board declares a 3 to 2 vote, the council will be covered by balanca state of emergency to votes to use fine money es held in those funds at get the grounding grid from Vissering Construc- the end of the Fiscal Year fixed for the communica- tion Co. for the Farn- 2013 budget, Struna says.

Oct. 1: Area officials tion tower at the Bureau sworth bill. The VisserCounty Jail. Buildings ing fines ($189,000) were and dignitaries attend a and Grounds Commit- due to the missed com- groundbreaking ceremony tee Chairman Kristi War- pletion date. Voting yes for the new Abbey Fields, ren says the tower was were Mayor Keith Cain a $13 million project to be hit again by lightning a and Commissioners Bob located on the northwest couple weeks ago, which Warren and Ray Swanson. corner of the St. Bede again resulted in the loss Voting no were Quiram Academy campus just east of communication for and Commissioner Ray of Spring Valley. Catering to senior citizens, ages 65 a short time within the Mabry.

Sept. 24: In response and older, the new facility sheriff’s department. The communication tower had to concerns surrounding will consist of 40 assisted already been hit three the reason behind Heart- living rooms for seniors times in recent years. land Bank and Trust Co.’s who may require various The county board unani- decision to close down levels of assistance with mously passes a motion to its DePue branch, bank daily living activities like declare the tower repair officials speak about the bathing, dressing and decreasing business at transferring. The new cenproject an emergency.

Sept. 17: Heartland the branch. Paula Mitch- ter will also have a special Bank and Trust decides ell, Heartland’s vice presi- secured section to care to close its DePue branch, dent/retail director, says for seniors who have a effective Sept. 30. The four the numbers didn’t war- diagnosis of Alzheimer’s employees at the branch rant the branch, and the Disease or some form of are notified and letters bank couldn’t sustain the dementia.

Oct. 3: Princeton Elesent to customers. Bank branch at its location. officials say a decline in Nicole Williams, market- mentary School Superincustomers visiting the ing director for Heartland tendent Tim Smith asks branch due to the conve- Bank and Trust in Bloom- for more time to get things nience of electronic bank- ington, confirms there has in place before making a ing services is the reason been a consistent 40 per- final recommendation for Heartland’s decision to cent decrease in foot traf- about what to do with fic recorded at the branch district school buildings close the DePue facility.

Sept. 19: The decision during the last five to six next fall. The administrative team presents a preto close DePue’s Heart- years.

Sept. 26: The Bureau liminary recommendation land Bank and Trust branch brings confusion, Valley School Board as follows: Douglas would disappointment and a adopts its Fiscal Year 2014 house the Bright Beginfeeling of shock to com- budget, which Superinten- nings/Early Beginnings munity members. Village dent Dennis Thompson program and kindergarPresident Eric Bryant calls a conservative look ten; Jefferson would have says he never received a at the year’s anticipated first and second grades; call, email or visit from expenses and income. Lincoln would house third any representative of the Total expenditures are and fourth grades; and bank explaining the rea- projected at $13,994,632, Logan Junior High School sons behind the closure. while revenue shows a would have fifth through It would have been nice to total of $13,272,305. The eighth grades, with the know something like this district plans to handle fifth-graders staying in was coming to the com- the deficit by using money self-contained classrooms munity, the mayor says. from working cash bonds. located primarily in Logan With new Director Andrea The good news is the dis- West.

Oct. 5: The federal Anderson in charge, the trict has increased its tax Bureau County United rate from $3 million to government shutdown Way kicks off its 2014 $3.175 million, due pri- closes a Princeton office campaign. The goal ther- marily to flat increases in building, while the local mometer is erected on the real estate and increase health department conlawn of Bureau County in farming land values, tinues with business as usual. Justina Boggio, Courthouse with a goal Thompson says.

Sept. 28 : The Hall High executive director of the set at $120,000. The local www.edwardjones.com United Way serves 14 area School Board approves Bureau County Farm Serhealth and human service the 2013-14 budget, vice Agency, confirms all which Superintendent 21 employees in Bureau agencies.

Sept. 21: Princeton’s Mike Struna says shows new water treatment plant deficit spending in the is “substantially com- education, operating and maintenance, debton service pleted” and should New be in Year’s is a time to reflect the year past. full operation within It isthe also aand time IMRF/SS to set goalsfunds. for the The future, and projected deficits in the next few weeks. CommisEdward Jones can help you do just that. We’re education and operating sioner Joel Quiramin says your neighborhood and available to help you

Sept. 3: A committee of concerned residents start a Bureau Valley Buddy Bags program to help make sure children have food when they aren’t in school. Committee chairperson Brenda Lovick says the new program started in discussion last February after several residents learned about a similar program in the Princeton Elementary School District. The Bureau Valley program began with 13 bags distributed to kindergarten students and their siblings. By the end of the school year, the program had expanded to 35 bags each week.

Area residents and dignitaries gather at the site of the Red Covered Bridge, north of Princeton, to celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of the construction of the historic bridge.

Sept. 5: After expressing their concerns earlier this year about water and flooding problems in their neighborhoods, two Princeton residents come back to the Princeton City Council to say thank you for the council’s steps to attempt to solve future water problems.

Residents Laura Favia and Esther Tracy attend a council meeting to express their appreciation for the council’s efforts.

An armed robbery charge is filed against Dennis Clark Jr., 23, of Chicago who allegedly was the gunman involved in the Peru Verizon Wireless Store robbery on Aug. 3, which resulted in the death of Peru K-9 Kali.

Sept. 7: The village of Walnut’s engineer presents preliminary plans for updating the village’s sewer plant. Matt Hansen of Willett & Hoffman engineering firm shows plans for a $2 million upgrade for the village’s sewage plant. This plan will begin with a public meeting for village residents to learn about the project and ask questions. The actual construction phase would begin in July 2014, with take steps now to help meet your long-term www.edwardjones.com completion scheduled for financial goals. www.edwardjones.com June 2015.

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Mayor Keith Cain says he is satisfied with the recommendation. The amount to be saved is a pretty good chunk of change, the mayor says. The council is expected to officially authorize the ordinance after they approve its second reading at the Oct. 21 regular council meeting.

Oct. 15: Heading into Week 3 of the government shutdown, the effects continue to trickle down and put a strain on local food pantries. Mary Lanham of the Western Bureau County Food Pantry confirms she is seeing a decrease in the amount of food coming in from the River Bend Foodbank of Moline.

While the food pantry normally has the option to choose from a list of about 20 to 25 items at the cost of 18 cents per pound, the list of items has decreased to about six items, she says. Vanessa Hoffeditz of Tri-County Opportunities Council Food Pantry in Princeton, has also seen a reduction of food coming from the River Bend Foodbank. Usually she is able to receive anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000 wholesale value of food at no cost. In October, that amount was decreased to $600, Hoffeditz says.

Oct. 17: The Buda Village Board announces a new ordinance regarding ATV, UTV and golf cart usage on village streets, effective Nov. 1, 2013.

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County’s USDA office building are on furlough, or unpaid leave, due to the federal government shutdown. Hector Gomez, assistant administrator of the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department, says the health department has had several calls from area residents asking if the health department is open for business since the federal shutdown. As of now, things are going on as normal at the health department, he says.

Oct. 8: Nearly 30 Bureau County veterans participate in the Quad Cities Honor Flight No. 25 to Washington, D.C. The Honor Flight, which carried 92 veterans, almost never got off the ground.

Takeoff was delayed for nearly three hours after the plane struck an owl.

Also, there were some memorials in Washington closed to the public because of the federal government shutdown.

The late flight also meant a visit to the Vietnam Memorial Wall had to be scrubbed. However, the Honor Flight was the first from the area to tour the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon. Hundreds of family, friends and veteran supporters made a path for veterans to as they arrived back in the Quad Cities.

Oct. 10: Tom Swierczewski, a representative from Geronimo Energy — the new owner of Walnut Ridge wind farm — speaks to the Bureau County Board about new prospects at Walnut Ridge. Geronimo Energy, which is based in Edina, Minn., sees a lot of value in Walnut Ridge, Swierczewski says. There has been a lot of behind-thescenes work, he says. The company hopes to have the project construction ready for 2015, but if not for 2016, Swierczewski says.

Oct. 12: The Princeton City Council approves the first reading of an ordinance to refinance five bond issues totaling approximately $6.5 million. Refinancing the

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Meeting Minutes Bureau Valley School District MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley School District Board met in regular session at 7 p.m. Dec. 16. The meeting was preceded by a levy hearing at 6:45 p.m. Superintendent Dennis Thompson briefly reviewed the proposed levy for the public in attendance. The FY 2014 levy totaling $6,596,500 is a 5.2955 percentage increase over the previous year’s $6,364,751 and therefore required a public hearing. With no questions from the public, the hearing was closed at 6:52 p.m.

Recent committee meetings included: • Transportation to receive fuel bids and discuss a purchase schedule for the fleet.

• Community relations to establish a committee of district residents to review and make recommendations for future considerations in the district.

• Personnel to review staffing and seniority lists.

• A motion by the Curriculum Committee to add the Math II designation in place of geometry and add history through film. A critical thinking class addition was discussed, but no action was taken.

More information was requested.

In other board action, the following was approved: • Regular meeting minutes of Nov. 25, bills and payroll, current Bureau County Special Schools’ bills and payroll, monthly financial and treasurer’s report.

• The district levy as presented.

• The Bureau Valley certified staff seniority list as presented.

• The Bureau Valley support staff seniority list as presented.

• The Bureau County Alternative Education Program/Behavior Disorder Program staff seniority lists as presented.

• A low bid of Manlius Oil Co. for unleaded fuel for the district in the amount of $5,564 and Michlig Energy for diesel fuel in the amount of $76,252.

• A change to the Educational Support Personnel Employee Handbook that grants reimbursement for unused sick days accumulated that exceeds 240 days upon retirement of full-time employees, effective Jan. 1.

• Accepted a check in the amount of $1,410 from the Ag Boosters for payment of farm ground cash rent and approved next year’s cash rent for the same amount.

Building principals reported student activities that included Christmas food drives; donations to the Red Cross in lieu of gift exchanges to assist families affected by tornadoes and making Christmas cards and caroling at nursing homes.

All music department levels are presenting annual Christmas programs. North and South choruses performed on Paula Sands Live at 3 p.m.

Dec. 19; 3 p.m. Dec. 23; 3 p.m. Dec. 24 and at noon and 5 p.m. Dec. 25.

After a closed session, the board approved: • The resignation of Jeff Ohlson as head football coach.

• Accepted the resignation of BV North special education aide Corrine Thomas.

• Approved Jeff Monier as BV North volunteer sixth-grade girls basketball coach.

• Approved maternity leave request for Katie Bosnich.

• Approved and retained closed meeting minutes of Nov. 25, 2013.

The next regular meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 27 in the district administrative office in Manlius.

At the courthouse Marriage licenses Anthony R. Morden of Tampico to Michelle D. Hagy of East Peoria.

Zachary D. Smith of Tremont to Sylvie B. Tracy of Princeton.

Traffic court Deer hunting permit violation — Chris J. Kramer, 57, of Spring Valley.

Driver failed to give notice of accident — Linda K. Moss, 58, of Buda.

Driving on suspended license — Blake R. Schmidt, 20, of Malden.

Failure to reduce speed — Matthew S. Miller, 44, of Sheffield.

Speeding (15-20) — Edward D. Hardison Jr., 23, of LaMoille; Thomas W. Miceli, 29, of Princeton; Apollo Zamudio, 25, of Spring Valley.

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Obituaries Robert Callison

C. Jeanette Frank

PRINCETON — Robert W. Callison, 82, of Princeton passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home in Walnut.

Born Sept. 14, 1931, in Ray, Okla., to Cloud Elijah and Ruth (Payne) Callison, he married Bertie Lou Perry Aug. 31, 1952, in the Timewell Baptist Church.

She survives.

He graduated from Brown County High School in 1950. He was a truck driver and a minister, pastoring churches in Mendota, Ottawa and Wedron. He attended the New Hope Church of the Nazerene.

Also surviving are six children, Jerry (Linda) Callison of Aurora, Becky (Kevin) Adams of East Peoria, David (Mary) Callison of Ventura, Iowa, Kevin (Bev) Callison of Millbrook, Ron (Helen) Callison of Sublette and Karen (Mark) Townsend of Princeton; 20 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. today, Saturday, at the New Hope Church of the Nazarene, Princeton, with Pastor Laura Tanner officiating. Burial will be private and at a later date.

A memorial visitation was held Friday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the family for charitable disbursement.

TAMPICO — C. Jeanette Frank, 96, of Tampico died Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at Prophets Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown.

A graveside service was held Thursday at the Yorktown Cemetery. There was no visitation.

The Garland Funeral Home in Tampico handled the arrangements.

Alan Steele WINTER, Wis. — Alan R. Steele, 67, of Winter, Wis., formerly of Mendota, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Eau Claire, Wis. Born Nov. 26, 1946, in Mendota to Nolan and Josephine (Shotkus) Steele, he married Mary Lou Thomas June 19, 1971, in St. John’s Lutheran Church on the Hill in Princeton. She survives.

He was a 1964 graduate of Mendota High School and a 1973 graduate of Western Illinois University. He was a site superintendent at White Pines State Park, retiring in November 2002.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, stationed in Germany. He was a member of American Legion Post 394 in Draper, Wis. Also surviving are two daughters, Heidi (Jeff) Bushnell of Rockford and Jennifer (Mark) Bushnell of Sycamore; one son, Jeff Steele of Island Lake; four grandchildren, Madison and Tyler Bushnell, and Austin and Ethan Steele; and one sister, Mary Jo (Verne) Moore of Sandwich.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the Schwarz Funeral Home, Mendota, with Deacon Vince Slomian officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota, with full military rites conducted by Mendota VFW Post 4079.

Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to American Legion Post 394, 6994 N. Main St., Draper, WI 54896.

Caroline Hooker PRINCETON — Caroline May “Susie” Hahn Hooker, 97, of Malden, formerly of Princeton, passed away at 1:44 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, in Malden.

She was born June 26, 1916, in Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Canada to Christian and Lillian (Schrader) Eckhoff. She married Conrad A. Hahn Jan. 30, 1940, in Caroline Henry. He died Aug. 4, 1972. She then Hooker married Bernard Hooker Sept. 23, 1978, in Princeton. He died April 27, 1991.

She was a 1934 graduate of Princeton High School.

She was a farm wife and a Rawleigh dealer for 25 years.

She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton and the Bureau County Farm Bureau. She was a quilter and enjoyed gardening.

Surviving are one daughter, Mary Lee (Richard) Corrin of Glenview; one daughter-in-law, Laurie Hahn of Bradford; one sister, Rosemary Beatty of Princeton; two nieces, Evelyn (Keith) McLane of LaMoille and Mary Kathleen (Jim) Etheridge of Wyanet; one nephew, Gordon Eckhoff of Sibley, Saskatchewan, Canada; three stepgrandchildren; five great-nieces and great-nephews; and eight great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; two brothers, Roy and Elmer Eckhoff; and one son, Jack Hahn.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today, Saturday, at St. Louis Catholic Church, Princeton, with Father Jeffrey Stirniman officiating. Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Bradford.

Visitation was held Friday at the Grant-Johhnson Funeral Home, Princeton.

Memorials may be directed to St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton, Greenfield Retirement Home in Princeton and Friends of Strays in Princeton.

Pallbearers will be Bill Jamison, Joe Jamison, Les Karns, Keith McLane, Mark McDonald and Jim Etheridge.

Online condolences may be left at www.grantjohnsonfh.com.

Obituary deadlines

Deadlines for obituaries are 2 p.m. Monday for Tuesday’s paper, 2 p.m. Wednesday for Thursday’s paper and 2 p.m. Friday for Saturday’s paper.

Police reports Spring Valley Police Battery

Steven C. Marroquin, 49, of Spring Valley was charged with battery in Uncle Stewey’s Roadhouse at 12:06 a.m. Jan. 1.

Disorderly conduct

Kevin W. Faber, 28, of Tiskilwa was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass to

property at the Spring Valley Inn at 7:22 a.m.

Dec. 29.

Warrant arrest

Brent M. Monroe, 31, of LaMoille was picked up in the 800 block of West Dakota Street at 7 p.m. Dec. 30 on a Bureau County Warrant for failure to appear for visitation interference.

Accidents

A vehicle driven by

Matthew Sebastian, 32, of LaSalle backed into a vehicle owned by Jennifer M. Moore, 24, of Granville on West Sixth Street near Terry Street at 11:05 p.m. Dec. 30.

A one-vehicle collision involving Matthew S. Guisti, 25, of Spring Valley occurred on Route 89 near Barto Boat Landing at 11:21 p.m. Dec. 31. He was charged with driving too fast for conditions.

A one-vehicle collision involving Pedro A. LugoRodriguez, 26, of Spring Valley occurred at the Shell Station on Dakota Street at 11:19 p.m. Dec. 31.

Aaron Kelley, 51, of Spring Valley struck a parked vehicle owned

by Brian Fusinato, 31, of Spring Valley on West Third Street near Richard Mautino Drive at 5:48 p.m. Dec. 28.

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Perspective Bureau County

Republican

Serving Bureau County Since 1847

Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

Publisher

Editor

On my bestseller list I love a good story. Better yet, I love a good storyteller — someone who can tell a story so well, so real that they make you believe you were there right in the middle of it all.

My grandmother was a great storyteller. Even at a very young age, I appreciated the way she would relay stories to me.

Crawling up into her lap early in the morning, after everyone else had gone to school or work, she’d wrap her fluffy bathrobe around me, and we’d chat. There was no TV interference, no radio blaring in the background. Computers hadn’t yet been thought of, and the telephone seldom rang. It was just Grandma and me — and Terri Simon a strong cup of coffee that she sipped on intermittently.

Those early morning rendezvous were nearly 50 years ago, but I still remember them. I loved to hear about Grandma’s life when she was a little girl, a teenager and before she married my grandfather ... And quite frankly, I have to believe she enjoyed reminiscing. Even though I was a little kid, I was all ears, and wow ... could she tell a story.

To this day, I have no idea whether Grandma’s stories were true or not. I never questioned the authenticity of her words. To a little girl who worshiped her grandmother, I just assumed her words were gospel.

Grandma would recite stories of long ago. She added colorful details of days gone by and told me stories of family members I would never know. I learned of great-grandparents, great-aunts, great-uncles, and second and third cousins that started out only as names, but after countless stories, they became real relatives.

Grandma could tell a story so vividly that I could almost feel the wind on my face as she relayed stories of playing with her siblings. I could nearly smell the sweet and spicy cookies her mother (my great-grandmother) used to make at Christmas time, and I could hear Grandma’s youthful squeals as she and her sister opened the few gifts that were under their long ago Christmas tree. I would find myself looking at my own arm as she told about a feisty kitten that had scratched her and drew a few drops of blood on her little girl arm.

Back then, my grandmother didn’t believe in gearing her stories to the ears of a little child. In other words, not all the stories were filled with sunshine and lollipops. Instead, Grandma’s coffee-tainted breath spit out stories of not just the good, but also the bad and the ugly. I know my eyes had to be the size of saucers as she told about some of the characters that had crossed her path throughout the years.

Appropriate for a child? Perhaps not. But I was still enthralled with her stories, and I have to believe there was some kind of lesson to be learned along the way.

Grandma’s stories were better than any TV program I could have watched. I could smell the gasoline the stranger siphoned out of her father’s old automobile. I could see the gypsies who drove their wagon into her parents’ yard, and I could see the fear in her mother’s eyes as she shooed her children inside the house. I could feel my own heart break as she told of relatives who died long before I was ever born, and I tasted the salt in Grandma’s tears as she relayed moments in her life that had caused those tears to fall.

As I look back, Grandma’s storytelling moments are some of my most favorite, for she took me to a place in time I would have otherwise never known. Was she the greatest storyteller in the world? She was to me, and that’s all that matters.

As 2014 begins, I hope you’ll take some time to tell some stories to the younger members of your family. Turn off the TV, make them lay down their cell phones and tell some stories of the chapters of your life. I guarantee that someday, those stories will become a bestseller in their own minds.

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

Greg Wallace FROM THE SKETCHBOOK

Chubby Our family cat just isn’t very bright.

Ever since Chubby (trust me, she’s growing into that name) has been around, she has done absolutely nothing to make me say, “Now there is one smart animal.” Not once during her stupefied existence on this planet, has she done anything to better our society.

All she does is just lay around all day. She lays around when my wife fixes supper. She lays around when my wife does the dishes. She lays around when my wife folds the laundry. She lays around while my wife vacuums. She lays around when my wife makes the bed.

She just lays around all of the time. I know this because I am in constant surveillance of the cat from my perch on our living room couch.

When she wants something, she stares at you with these cold, vacuous eyes and gives this half-hearted noise that somewhat resembles a meow if you listen really close. It’s up to us intelligent humans to determine what it is the feeble-minded feline wants. Does she want to go outside? Does she want food? Does she want me to pick her up, cradle her like a baby and rub her fat, gray belly while

asking “Who’s a good kitty?” in a funny voice, after which she makes a half-hearted attempt at purring her approval? Or does she want me to go into the bathroom and turn on the water faucet to just the right temperature and pressure so that she can get a moderately cool drink without getting too much splash back onto her whiskers and paws?

It could be any one of these scenarios, and I usually have to go through each and every one of them before I can figure out what she wants. What a moron!

I think of how dimwitted this beast is every time I have to dispose of a bag of its used, clumpy, smelly kitty litter.

Every time I walk the walk of shame down to the outside garbage can, holding the aforementioned bag of doo-doo at arm’s length, I constantly mutter to myself how obtuse this creature really is. She usually blinks at me and flicks her tail.

I grumble about Chubby’s ignorance every time I go to sit in my comfy chair to watch a

scintillating episode of “Rodeo Girls” on A&E and I find her laying there on her back taking a nap. This usually means that I have to go sit in the uncomfortable chair that is right next to the television which creates an awkward viewing angle to the screen. Have you ever tried to watch “Rodeo Girls” while being askew? It totally loses all of its meaning, and you miss out on the entire plot.

Every single day, this idiotic animal watches me as I stumble around a darkened house as I get ready for work. Take this morning for instance. The cat was staring at me as I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to go out and shovel my driveway for 45 minutes in a below-zero wind chill, so I could take a half-hour, 19.2 mile trip to work in 11-degree weather on snow-drifted, ice-covered rural northern-Illinois roads in the early-morning, pre-dawn darkness, so I could sit at this computer to type this — something that I could have done on my iPad while seated in either the comfortable or the cockeyed chair in my nice warm house.

Oh well, I needed to come to town any way. We need more cat food.

So in review, basically I question the intelligence of Chubby, the cat, whenever I feed it, water it, pet it or carry around a collection of her lumpy, stinky droppings.

Dumb cat.

You can contact Wallace at gwallace@bcrnews.com. You can follow him on his blog at http:// gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.

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Birth announcements — Meet the newest arrivals to the Bureau County area on Page 8. Full announcements run each Saturday.

IVCH Foundation donates defibrillator The Lighted Way Association of LaSalle received an automatic external defibrillator thanks to a $1,524 grant from the Illinois Valley Community Hospital Foundation.

Jim Weber (left), IVCH foundation president, and Joan Fernandez (right), the hospital’s community outreach coordinator, presented the AED to Lighted Way executive director Jane Duncan Wamhoff.

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Widmark, Poitier star in intense racial drama PRINCETON – The first Widmark Wednesday movie of 2014 is an intense, edgy story of race relations in the mid-20th century.

The film begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Princeton Public Library.

Admission is free.

In the 1950 film noir drama, Richard Widmark portrays a rabid racist hoodlum, wounded in a gas station robbery, who wants no part of being

treated by a black doctor, played by Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier in his first Hollywood movie.

When the hoodlum’s brother, also shot during the robbery, dies, Widmark’s character vows revenge against the doctor, even though the cause of death is in doubt.

The movie, directed

by Joseph Mankiewicz, includes strong racial epithets and a race riot where

blacks turn the tables on white instigators.

Decades later, when the American Film Institute honored Poitier’s career, Widmark recalled the movie.

“I played a horrible, racist bigot, and I had to say and do just vicious things to Sidney, so practically after every take, I’d run up to him and I’d apologize and I’d try to assure him, ‘Sid, it’s just the character talk-

ing, not me.’ Well, he was very understanding; we became good friends,” Widmark said.

Additional Widmark films will be shown through June on the second Wednesday of the month.

A 1932 graduate of Princeton High School, Widmark acted in more than 70 movies from 1947 until 1991. He would have turned 100 years old this year.

Education — PHS students are named Illinois State Scholars. See Page 8.

Community Notes Trivia night PRINCETON — Gateway Services will hold its first drive night at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Princeton Elks Lodge, 1105 E. Peru St., Princeton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and trivia will start at 6:30 p.m.

Teams consist of 8 players, and the cost is $10 per player. The Elks will provide a chicken buffet for $10. There will be a sports-themed silent auction.

To sign up a team or for more information, call Rachel Dean at 815-875-4548, ext. 238.

Quilters Guild meeting PRINCETON — The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild will meet at 9 a.m. today, Saturday. The workshop will cover charity quilts.

Rotary meeting PRINCETON — The Princeton Rotary Club will meet at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Elks Lodge in Princeton.

Library program PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library will celebrate the spirit of Epiphany with a night of stories presented by Dr. Dick Dorsch and Ron McCutchan at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The program will feature folklore and background on the Epiphany season which follows Christmas and continues through Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.

Make Someone Happy • Happy birthday on Monday to Lee Williams.

From your friends.

Tiskilwa Historical Society prepares for the new year TISKILWA — The Tiskilwa Historical Society will be taking down Christmas decoration from 11 a.m. to noon Monday. All members of the community are invited to help.

Tiskilwa Historical Society’s Museum on Main will remain open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday. The museum will keep the display of Lionel and Marx train up

until Jan. 28. The trains are on loan from four local men.

The society’s schedule of free public programming will resume on March 10 with a Mardi Gras program.

Any member of the community with ideas for future programs can make suggestions to any member of the board of directors. They meet the first Monday of each month. The 2014 board

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PHS students receive state honor PRINCETON — Thirteen students from Princeton High School have been recognized as 2014-15 Illinois State Scholars.

The award is given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) which recognizes high school students from across the state. Illinois State Scholar winners rank in the top 10 percent of high school seniors from 749 high schools across the state. Selection is based on SAT, ACT, Prairie State Achievement Exam scores and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guidance counselors work in conjunctions with ISAC to determine the winners.

The Princeton High School winners are: Zachary Andersen, Mollie Bates, Jon Bibula, Abigail Bickett, Jessica Birkey, Lindsay Hartwig, Ryan Jensen, Michelle Kelly, Hailey Michael, Ryan Owens, Hunter Rodda, Kelly Schmidt and Megan Smith.

Janie Alexander of Spring Valley is the parent of a son, Lucas John, born Dec. 12 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measured 19 inches in length.

Maloy Robert and Austyn (Miller) Maloy of Princeton are the parents of a son, Rhylan Kael, born Dec. 30 at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. He was welcomed home by three sisters, Braelyn, 5, Addyson, 4, and Amy, 1.

Maternal grandparents are Diane Young of Spring Valley and Paul Miller of Glendive, Mich. Paternal grandmother is the late Amy Maloy.

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The Princeton High School Illinois State Scholars are Michelle Kelly (front row, from left), Mollie Bates, Hailey Michael, Jessica Birkey and Abigail Bickett; Lindsey Hartwig (second row), Kelly Schmidt, Megan Smith and Hunter Rodda; and Ryan Owens (back row), Ryan Jensen, Zachary Andersen and Jon Bibula.

Free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic PRINCETON — The Princeton Elks Lodge, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. The clinic is by appointment only.

The public is invited to participate in this clinic. The hospital is located at 530 Park Ave. East in Princeton.

Participants need to use the north front door. Dr. Richard Erickson of Carol Stream will be the clinician in charge.

No medical referral is necessary

FOE will meet Thursday

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for the clinic but physicians are welcome to refer patients to the clinic for a specific reason or second opinion. School nurses are welcome to refer children and families to the clinic.

Appointments can be made by call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care office at 800-272-0074 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The Elks Organization has been working with physically challenged children since 1928 and this is one of the 17 clinic locations throughout Illinois. The clinic is an ideal time to have a child reviewed for bone

LASALLE — The Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary 2688 held its annual Auxiliary Christmas dinner at The Paramont Club in LaSalle.

The Auxiliary will

and joint development. If your child has feet pointing out or in who complains of back, knee, leg, ankle pain or has a back curvature can be seen at this clinic. There is no charge for any diagnostic services at this clinic.

The Elks will provide financial assistance to the best of their ability for children needing further treatment or specialty equipment when the family lacks sufficient resources to do so. In the past, the Elks have purchased therapy services, corrective shoes, braces, wheelchairs and augmentative communication devices to help children overcome a variety of physical challenges.

meet at 7 p.m. Thursday; the officers will meet at 6:30 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the second Thursday and fourth Wednesday of each month.

January birthdays are Madeleine Bentley, Karen Brongel, Elaine Karczewski and Linda Kardas.

The fifth annual spring vendor fair will

Pellegrini Josh and Amanda (Kalman) of Spring Valley are the parents of a daughter born Dec. 27 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

Ramirez Joel and Noemi (Torres) Ramirez of Ottawa are the parents of a daughter, Ariana Nora, born Dec. 22 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. She was welcomed home by one sister, Alena. Maternal grandparents are Juan Torres of Oglesby and Irma Boyles of Mendota.

Paternal grandparents are Sergio and Eva Cecilia Ramirez-Gutierrez of Mexico. Great-grandparents are Delia Rodriquez and Juan Diaz of Puerto Rico, and Isidro and Simona Gutierrez of Mexico.

Reingruber Michael and Kristin (Chandler) Reingruber of Brookfield are the parents of a son, Tyler Dominic, born Dec. 30 at Adventist Hospital in Hinsdale.

He weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Bill and Diane Chandler of Ladd. Paternal grandparents are Gus and Judy Reingruber of Brookfield.

be March 9 at the Peru Eagle Club. Members can return their 50/50 tickets to the Eagle Club, 830 Harrison St., Peru, IL 61362.

Anyone interested

in attending the REAC luncheons should contact Cheryl Kelish.

For information on joining the FOE, contact Betty Parks, secretary.

9 Sports Saturday, January 4, 2014 • 9 Headlines for 2013 — Who made the BCR sports headlines for 2013. See page 11.

Hall High School put Red Devil football back on the map in 2013, making its first playoff appearance since 2008. The Red Devils huddle up (left) after posting Hall’s first playoff victory since 2006 with a 20-7 defeat of Bismarck-Henning in first round play on the road.

BCR sports editor Kevin Hieronymus takes a look at the top 10 area sports stories from 2013

BCR photo/ Kevin Hieronymus

Happ’s injury, winning teams mark 2013 He also returned a text to BCR Sports Editor Kevin Hieronymus, saying, “I’m The BCR takes a look going to be alright.” at the top 10 area sports Happ told reporters stories from 2013 he remembers releasing 1) A Happless the ball, but didn’t feeling: Baseball remember seeing fans from Canait. da to the United “Just immediStates, especialate loud ringing in ly those in the my ear. Just presIllinois Valley, sure on my ear, watched in horand I was on the ror as St. Bede’s ground,” he said. own J.A. Happ was “That was kind struck in the head of it. It took me by a line drive off a few seconds to J.A. Happ the bat of the Rays’ kind of figure out Struck by Desmond Jennings line drive May 7 what was going on, while pitching for but I do remember the Toronto Blue them being there Jays on May 7 in St. ... the coaches and Gibby Petersburg, Fla. (manager John Gibbons) He collapsed on the and obviously, the trainmound at Tropicana Sta- ers. I was coherent and dium, holding his head talking pretty quickly.” above his left ear, immeHapp sustained a fracdiately attended to by tured skull and later diagteam trainers, the sta- nosed with a sprained dium and players in a knee that would sidehush looked on. While line him for a month. being carted away, Happ Knowing it could have far had emergency person- worse, Happ said he felt nel use his cell phone fortunate. to call his mother, Sue, He said the entire back home in Peru and MLB community showed let her know he was OK. unbelievable support and

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Bureau Valley’s Carlie Bickett gets a hand up on defense against Prophetstown’s Katie Stafford Thursday night at the Storm Cellar.

BCR photo/ Kevin Hieronymus

well wishes.

The then 30-year-old Blue Jays pitcher returned to the mound three months later on Aug. 7 at Seattle. He finished the season with a 5-7 record and 4.56 ERA in 18 starts and will report to the Jay’s spring camp next month in Dunedin, Fla. 2) Hall football back on the map: Hall football fans had grown to expect playoff football in October and November, including 20 playoff appearances in 25 years under former coach Gary Vicini, including two state championships and a runner-up finish in a span of six years from 1996-2001. But for five years, there were no playoff games to speak of in Spring Valley.

The 2013 Hall Red Devils ended that drought, winning its final four games of the season to ride into the playoffs with a 6-3 record. The Red Devils took it a step farther, defeating BismarkHenning 20-7 to post its first playoff victory in six years.

Quarterback Taggert Venegas told the BCR it was “good to bring a playoff game back to Hall.”

3) St. Bede softball to state: The St. Bede softball team had a magical season, advancing to the state softball finals for the first time in school history. To get there, the Lady Bruins defeated Mendota 9-2 for the regional title, rode the 20-strikeout, three-hit pitching of Lainie Schweickert to a 1-0 win in 10 innings over Stillman Valley in the sectional finals and then beat Aurora Central Catholic 6-1 at the DeKalb Super-Sectional.

The Lady Bruins fell to Tremont 6-3 in the state quarterfinals and dropped the third-place contest to Nashville 1-0.

The Lady Bruins became just the second Academy team to reach the state finals, the first since the 1988 baseball Bruins won the state championship “As a coach, one of my goals was to create a memory for this group of young ladies. I think

BCR file photo

The St. Bede Lady Bruins softball celebrate after the sectional championship. They would advance to state for the first time. we achieved that,” said from them.”

Bill Prokup, who would 4) Signing off: Lanny resign as the Lady Bru- Slevin signs off after 41 ins coach at season’s end. years as the Voice of the “I think we showed we Valley for WLPO Radio. could compete against His voice has greeted the very best in the state. us with his early sports ... They made history at reports in the morning St. Bede as the first girls and put us to bed late at team to reach the state night for Friday night footfinals. That is something ball and other area events. no one can take away See Top 10 Page 10

Girls basketball: Prophetstown 62, Bureau Valley 41

Storm never give up, just like Cora

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley girls never gave up Thursday night, just like their dear friend Cora Peters.

When Prophetstown stretched a seven-point lead to 30 in the third quarter Monday night, the Storm reached for some inspiration from Peters, the Bureau Valley Homecoming Queen who lost her battle with cancer on Monday.

The Storm never gave up, battling the Three Rivers North frontrunners to the end, trimming the final score to 62-41.

“I think everybody’s mind was still on Cora. I think the biggest lesson learned from her was to never give up. We talked about that in our timeouts, we talked about that before the game, we talked about it at halftime,” BV coach Tiffany Gonigam said. “I knew this was going to be

a tough team. They’re the number one team in the conference. I don’t know if I’ve seen that anybody’s given them a game. We talked about we were going to need to never give up.”

In the first half, Bureau Valley gave the Lady Prophets everything they wanted and then some.

The Storm won the first quarter 11-10 led by sophomore guard Darcy Kepner with five points.

Katie Stafford had eight

points in the second quarter to help the Lady Prophets secure a 24-17 halftime lead.

Helena Arnadottir, a senior foreign exchange student from Iceland, drove the length of the floor on a fastbreak to open the third quarter and cut the Prophetstown lead to five at 24-19. The rest of the third quarter, however, belonged to the Lady Prophets.

Prophetstown outscored

See Storm Page 10

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Some global warming would be nice Brrrrrr! It’s cold. The thermometer is not doing us any favors right now.

OUTDOOR COLUMNIST It would be nice if we could get a little global warming right automatic. There will be now. I guess we 11 framed prints and two have to take what we get sculptures. since this is Illinois.

The committee is offerWell, January and Febing a pre-banquet gun ruary do bring us some raffle. It’s a good one. good outdoor shows so I’ll try to pass those dates This gun is a Remington 887 Nitro Mag 12 gauge on to you. While you’re with 3 and 1/2 chamber. waiting, go out and get It is a 28-inch solid rib some coyotes. barrel with HiViz Sight One date I would like and is Max 4 Camo Synfor you to write on your thetic Only 125 tickets calendar is Jan. 25. This is the 2014 Bureau Creek will be sold for this gun.

The committee would Gobblers Annual Banquet. It is the 17th Annu- really like for you to call and reserve your tickets as al National Wild Turkey Federation Hunting Heri- soon as possible. It helps us prepare for the meal. tage Banquet and it will Here are the commitbe held at the Bureau tee members that you County Metro Center. can call and reserve The doors will open at tickets: Kurt and Ginger 5:30 p.m. to allow parFreeberg at 815-875ticipants plenty of time to look over all the prizes 4089, Chris Wilson at 815-878-8572, Mark Hall and raffle items. This at 815-872-6012, Bill year’s menu will feature Clark at 815-872-0096, rib eye and chicken. It and Ed Foley at 815-228sure was great last year.

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I got to see a brochure Hope to see a lot of that featured all the outdoorsmen at this items in this year’s auction. There is really some banquet’ This organization gives back a lot to nice items to make an Bureau County. outdoorsman happy.

Lee Wahlgren is the There will be eight BCR Outdoor Columnist.

NWTF guns including Contact him at pdub52@ the Gun of the Year, a Browning Silver 12-gauge gmail.com

Lee Wahlgren

Tanglers win at Chillicothe CHILLICOTHE — Nine wrestlers for the Tiger Town Tanglers finished first in Sunday’s Chilli Dawgs Open tournament in Chillicothe.

First-place finishers included Peyton Hammerich, Nolan Kloepping, Gavin Lanham, Alexander Peck, Charlie Korey, Chase Tatum, Matthew Harris, Robert Nelson and Trenten Wilson.

Seconds went to Evan Driscoll, Kaegan Hansen, Nathanial Irizarry, Brody Reviglio, Izaiah Smallwood and Payton Walows-

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Bureau Valley (1-0 TRACN) . .... 9-7 St. Bede (0-0 TRACS) . ........... 8-5 Hall (0-2 TRACS) ................... 8-6 DePue (2-2 TCC) . .................. 4-8 LaMoille/Ohio (1-1 LTC) .......... 4-10 Princeton (1-0 TRACS) . .......... 3-9 Three Rivers North . .......Conf. All

Newman .............................1-0 12-0 Fulton................................ 1-0 12-3 Bureau Valley..................... 1-0 9-7 Morrison............................ 1-0 5-10 Riverdale........................... 0-1 4-8 Prophetstown .....................0-1 3-8 Amboy ...............................0-1 2-10 Erie ...................................0-1 0-13 High school girls BCR Girls

LaMoille/Ohio (2-3 LTC) ......... 8-9 Bureau Valley (0-4 TRACN) ..... 7-8 St. Bede (2-1 TRACS) ............. 7-8 Hall (0-4 TRACS) ................... 4-10 Princeton (0-4 TRACS) ........... 2-14 DePue .................................. na

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Thirds went to Michael Kurth, Cole Walowski, Conner Alter, Brody Spencer, Braden Boyles, Shalynn Hartman, Coby Hill, Augie Christansen, Cohen Vetter, Ace Christansen, Danny Cihocki, Triston Lasson and Mitchell Taylor.

Placing fourth were Kai Walowski, Kameron Wersinger, Gavin Vetter, Jimmy Kurth, Brad Riley, Giovanni Romagnoli, Josh Walker, Zachary Walker, Kody Mongan, Ronde Worrels and Jack May. Three Rivers North . .......Conf. All

Prophetstown .....................5-0 Amboy ...............................4-1 Erie ...................................3-2 Riverdale ...........................3-2 Newman .............................3-2 Morrison ............................1-4 Bureau Valley .....................0-4 Fulton . ..............................0-4

17-2 10-4 10-5 10-7 4-10 9-9 7-9 3-14

Three Rivers South ........Conf. All

Sherrard ............................4-0 Kewanee ............................4-2 Orion .................................2-1 St. Bede..............................2-1 Rockridge ..........................2-2 Hall ...................................0-4 Princeton ...........................0-4

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Prophetstown 10 14 25 13 — 62 Bureau Valley 11 6 9 15 — 41 BV (7-9, 0-4): Bickett 2 0-1 4, Osk Arnadottir 2 (1) 0-1 5, Bornsheuer 2 0-0 4, Kaiser 0 0-0 0, V. Reuter 4 1-2 10, S. Reuter 0 0-0 0, Kepner 5 (1) 1-2 12, Zemke 0 0-0 0, Petros 0 1-2 1, Dean 1 (1) 2-2 5. Totals: 16 5-10 41.

Prelim: Prophetstown won.

Storm

From Page 9 the Storm 25-7 the rest of the third quarter to take a 49-26 lead. The Lady Prophets warmed up on a cold night, hitting four 3-pointers in the third quarter, finishing 7-28 (25 percent) beyond the arc.

For good measure, the Lady Prophets tacked on the first seven points of the fourth quarter to complete a 32-7 run to go up 56-26.

At that point, the Storm used some of Cora Peters’ never give up mantra, scoring 10 straight points to close within 56-36.

Savannah Dean hit a three and two free throws and Val Reuter added a hoop and banked in a BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus three to cap the 10-0 run.

“I thought we had a lull Bureau Valley’s Shannon Reuter can’t stop a layup

by Prophetstown at the Storm Cellar Thursday in the third quarter where we weren’t getting much night. The Lady Prophets won 62-41.

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From Page 9 “It was a childhood dream and miraculously sent me around to a job that I’ve had for 42 years,” Slevin told the BCR. “And it’s hard to say goodbye, but I know that there are beginnings and ends to everything and this is the end.”

Slevin didn’t just broadcast games. He made you a part of the broadcast whether you were at home listening in Spring Valley or sitting there in the stands. He always brought a personal touch to his broadcasts.

His last broadcast came at the State softball tournament with St. Bede. He was inducted into the St. Bede Academy Hall of Fame as a Friend of the Academy and also received the 2013 IHSA Distinguished Media Award.

5) Special Olympian: Princeton’s Nathan Warren competed for Team USA in the Special Olympics Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in March. He was one of five Special Olympians from Illinois competing for Team USA. More than 2,300 athletes from more than 110 nations competed in seven Olympic-type sports. The Illinois athletes competed as part of the 152-member Team USA. “It was fun. I’d definitely do it again,” Warren said. “It was fun meeting other people from the other side of the world and learning different cultures.”

Warren, 41, claimed silver medals in both the 200- and 400-meter snowshoe races. His time of 1 minute, 52.58 seconds in the 400 was considerably better than he’s run before in the States. The Warrens couldn’t help but feel Nathan had a little extra push from his dear friend, Brandon Putts, who passed away suddenly last July.

“His mom said he was in third place and decided he didn’t want to be in third place and kicked it into another gear. It was like he got a burst of energy. I think it was Brandon giving him a kick in the backside,” said Nathan’s father, Randy Warren of Princeton. “He knows Brandon’s watching him.”

6) State track medalists: Bureau County had its share of state track medalist once again with Bureau Valley senior Logan Hoffert heading the list with three (triple jump, hurdles and 4x400). Other area medalists were St. Bede’s Ste-

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Princeton’s Nathan Warren was one of five Special Olympians from Illinois competing for Team USA Special Olympics Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea in March. ven Gualandri (fourth, 1A 300 hurdles), Bureau Valley’s Lindsey Hoffert (third, 1A triple jump), Neponset’s Freya Block (2nd, 1A shot/discus) and Princeton’s Zoe Mead (seventh, 2A 800 meters).

Logan Hoffert and Block would later be named as BCR Track Athletes of the Year.

7) Friday Night Light(ning): Opening night of Friday Night Lights gives way to thunder and lightning as Week 1 of the 2013 prep football season was postponed by a thunderstorm throughout northern Illinois. Games between Princeton at Morrison, Hall at Bureau Valley and St. Bede at Amboy were all postponed until the next day.

It’s nickname aside, Bureau Valley stormed over Hall 36-13 when the game was halted at halftime.

When they finished off Saturday, BV claimed a 42-21 win.

Princeton trailed 8-0 at Morrison when the game was called midway through the first quarter.

The host Mustangs finished what they started Saturday for a 46-0 win.

St. Bede enjoyed an 8-0 lead when Mother Nature struck Friday. After an hour and half delay, the teams returned to the Harbor

going offensively. .... They came out in fourth quarter and knocked down some shots. They may have been tired in the third quarter, but they stepped up in the fourth, I was very happy with that,” said Gonigam.

Kepner finished with a team-high 12 points and Val Reuter added 10.

Stafford netted a gamehigh 17 or Prophetstown.

• Notes: Gonigam said many of the Storm team members were close friends to Cora Peters and would be attending her visitation and funeral in the school auditorium Saturday. She said everyone in school has been affected by Cora’s battle with cancer whether they were close friends with her or not. Gonigam said that was what being a team is all about.

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Saturday where the Bruins finished off a 41-6 victory.

8) Noted rivalry: The PrincetonKewanee football rivalry was voted as the best in the state as part of the national contest sponsored by USA Today High School Sports.

The teams first met in 1897 with William McKinley having succeed Grover Cleveland as president and Grant’s Tomb being dedicated in New York City. Generations of grandfathers and grandsons, father and sons and uncles and nephews have played the game on both sides.

The rivalry was renewed this year after a three-year hiatus following Kewanee’s departure from the NCIC. Kewanee won 36-0 Sept. 26 at Kewanee with the teams now meeting as Three Rivers South division rivals. After all these years, the all-time series is nearly deadlocked with Princeton clinging to a 56-55-4 lead.

9) New rivalry: Princeton and St. Bede met for the first time on the gridiron with the Bruins spoiling the Tigers’ Homecoming festivities 40-6 on Sept. 20 at Princeton’s Bryant Field. St. Bede quarterback Jack Brady lived up to his surname, throwing for 185 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Bruins to victory.

Logistics of being in different conferences and size difference kept the Bureau County teams just 18.4 miles apart from playing before.

“They’re kind of like our neighbors next door, so it’s kind of fun when you know some of the players over there,” Princeton senior captain Caleb Dickens said.

St. Bede senior captain Michael Slingsby said, “It’s fun to get a new rivalry going. We’re pretty close, we should have played.”

10) PIT falls: One of the longest standing and highly competitive wrestling tournament in the state of Illinois takes place each year at Princeton High School’s Prouty Gymnasium. In January of 2013, Princeton marks the 50th anniversary of its Invitational Wrestling Tournament, aka the PIT. Dakota defeated defending champ Wilmington 190-171.5 for first place. Most Outstanding Wrestlers were Josh Albers of Dakota (lower weights) and Zach Nelson of Mercer County (upper weights).

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Front page BCR Sports headlines from 2013 Princeton High School’s Invitational Wrestling Tournament, aka the PIT, marks its 50th anniversary.

Host Hall wins the Lady Devil Invitational bowling tournament at Ladd Lanes. Kaitlyn Padgett rolled a 1,133 series.

J.T. Dant wins the Princeton Master’s Bowling Tourney for the third time in four years.

Longtime coach Rick Kamrath goes out at Logan Junior High School with a 15-0 season capped with a 58-24 win over Ottawa in the Starved Rock Conference seventh-grade basketball finals.

Senior guard Brett Fanning cracks the 1,000point club at Hall High School.

Anna Flaig wins her fifth Princeton Master’s Bowling Tournament.

The Putnam County Panthers edge Hall 64-63 to claim the Tri-County Conference tournament championship at R.M. Germano Gymnasium in Granville.

The St. Bede Lady Bruins defeat Ottawa Marquette 53-38 for the regional basketball championship. Putnam County girls beat

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Midland 40-32 for their first regional title since 1984.

Walnut official Larry Wilcoxen hangs up his whistle after 55 years.

Megan Nation, a former L-P player, is named as head volleyball coach at Hall High School.

Annawan places third in the IHSA 1A State Basketball Tournament.

Princeton’s Nathan Warren competes for Team USA in the Special Olympics Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Hall’s David McManus and Kaitlyn Padgett are the BCR Bowlers of the Year.

St. Bede’s Mo Dean and Hall’s Brett Fanning are the BCR Players of the Year for basketball.

St. Bede junior James Peacock is the BCR Wrestler of the Year Princeton wins its own Ferris Invitational track meet.

LaMoille’s Bret Dannis wins the IESA seventh-grade hurdles crown.

Bureau County state medalist includes Bureau Valley’s Lindsey Hoffert (third in 1A triple jump), Neponset’s Freya Block (2nd in 1A shot/discus) and Princeton’s Zoe Mead (seventh in 2A 800 meters).

St. Bede beats Marquette 2-1 for 2A baseball crown. The Lady Bruins beat Mendota 9-2 for the

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St. Bede advances to the state softball tournament for the first time, defeating Stillman Valley 1-0 in the sectional finals and Aurora Central Catholic 6-1 at the DeKalb SuperSectional.

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United Methodist beats out St. Mathew’s for the Princeton Fastpitch Tournament crown.

Opening night of Friday Night Lights give way to thunder and lightning as Week 1 of the 2013 prep football season is postponed.

Chase Sexton, 12, of LaMoille competes in the FIM World Championships in the Czech Republic.

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I581481 Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 28, 2013, Jan. 4 and 11, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST ) COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA ) THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST ) COMPANY, N.A. SUCCESSOR TO ) JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., AS ) TRUSTEE FOR RASC 2003-KS10 ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

DARWIN H PIERSON A/K/A DARWIN ) HUGH PIERSON, et al ) Defendant ) 13 CH 11 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 11, 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 712 SOUTH THOMAS STREET, SHEFFIELD, IL 61361 Property Index No. 14-19-455-003. The real estate is improved with a white vinyl one story single family home with a one car attached garage. 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 4765500. Please refer to file number PA1215460.

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.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1215460 Case Number: 13 CH 11 TJSC#: 33-24728 I581835 Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 28, 2013, Jan. 4 and 11, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION A/K/A ) PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

DARRELL LUCAS A/K/A DARREL A. ) LUCAS, et al ) Defendants ) 13 CH 00052 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on January 30, 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 101 5TH STREET, SEATONVILLE, IL 61359 Property Index No. 18-18-303-003. The real estate is improved with a single family 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 14-13-13280. 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. 14-13-13280 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 00052 TJSC#: 33-21741 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.

I581481 Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 28, 2013, Jan. 4 and 11, 2014.

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999 • Legal Notices CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) RICHARD A. RAMOS, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2013-P-112 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Richard A. Ramos. Letters of office were issued to Cora G. Ramos of 23888 2200 N Avenue, Princeton, Illinois 61356 as Independent Executor whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before July 7, 2014, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim

NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 2, 2014, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as J’Adore located at 812 W. Dakota St., Spring

NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 26, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Wall Farms located at 788 Kentville Rd., Tiskilwa, IL 61368.

Dated this 26th day of December, 2013. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 28, 2013, Jan. 4 and 11, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION ) A/K/A PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES ) Plaintiff, ) -v.- ) DARRELL LUCAS A/K/A DARREL A. ) LUCAS, et al ) Defendants ) 13 CH 00052 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on January 30, 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: LOT 7 AND THE SOUTH 17 FEET OF LOT 8 IN BLOCK 4 IN JAMES H. SEATON’S THIRD ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF SEATONVILLE, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS; EXCEPTING THE COAL UNDERLYING THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO DIG, MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME WITHOUT, HOWEVER, ENTERING UPON THE SURFACE THEREOF; ALL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 101 5TH STREET, SEATONVILLE, IL 61359 Property Index No. 18-18-303-003. The real estate is improved with a single family 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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF DEPUE, ) an Illinois Municipal Corporation, ) Plaintiff, )

v. ) CHERYL MARTINEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS, ) and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) No. 2013-MR-9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above-entitled cause, the property hereinafter described, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the judgment, shall be sold to the highest bidder as follows: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for more information regarding the real estate are: Eric C. Bryant, Village President, Village of DePue, 111 W. Second St., P.O. Box 500, DePue, IL 61322; Telephone: (815) 447-2177.

B. The common address and other common description, if any, of the real estate is 117 Lake St., DePue, IL 61322.

C. The legal description of the real estate is: Lot 87 in the Village of DePue, Bureau County, Illinois; excepting therefrom the underlying coal and fireclay and the right to dig, mine and remove the same without entering upon the surface thereof.

D. A description of the improvements on the

real estate: None.

E. The times specified in the judgment, if any, when the real estate may be inspected prior to 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.

F. The time and place of the sale are January 29, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in the main lobby of the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356.

G. The terms of the sale are: This is an “AS IS” sale for cash. The successful bidder must deposit 10% down with cash or certified funds, and the balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours of the sale, and the required fee, if any, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. There will be no refunds. The real estate is subject to unpaid general real estate taxes, any unpaid special assessments, and to all easements, reservations and restrictions of record.

JACOB J. FROST, ATTORNEY AT LAW Attorney for Plaintiff Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 21, 28, 2013 and Jan. 4, 2014.

balance to be paid, by certified funds, in full within 24 hours from the time of sale upon delivery of possession and warranty deed. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Real estate taxes to be prorated to date of closing. Any statements made at time of sale will supersede any previously advertised or announced.

9. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, but have not yet become due and payable, and special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 21, 28, 2013 and Jan. 4, 2014.

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: Visit our website at service. atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1215460. 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.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1215460 Case Number: 13 CH 11 TJSC#: 33-24728 I581835 Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 28, 2013, Jan. 4 and 11, 2014.

upon the surface thereof, all lying and being situated in the County of Bureau, in the State of Illinois Commonly known as 109 Main Street, Seatonville, IL 61359 Permanent Index Nos: 18-18-357-014 (Lot 8) and 18-18-357-015 (Lot 9) C) A description of the improvements on the real estate is: residential properties with buildings.

D) The property will not be open for inspection.

E) The time and place of the sale are: January 29, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. at the Main Lobby, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, IL 61356 F) The terms of the sale are cash in full at the time of sale.

G) Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record.

H) 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 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. Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County Wimbiscus Law Firm, P. C. Attorney for Plaintiff 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Telephone (815) 664-4151 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.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF KEWANEE, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) DOTTIE M. KULON, ) UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD ) CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) No. 13-CH-44 [Mortgage Foreclosure] NOTICE OF COURT SALE [Code Civ. Proc. §15-1507] PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure entered by the court in the above entitled cause, the property hereinafterdescribed, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

1. The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Craig Lindstrom Peoples National Bank of Kewanee 207 North Tremont Street P.O. Box 387 Kewanee, IL 61443 Telephone: (309) 853-3333 2. The common address of the real estate is: 116 N. Main Street Ohio, IL 61349 3. The legal description of the real estate is: North Half of Lot Twelve (12) in Block Four (4) in the Village of Ohio, formerly known as the Village of Albrecht, all lying and being situated in the County of Bureau, in the State of Illinois 4. Description of Improvements: Commercial property 5. The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale unless arrangements are made with Mr. Lindstrom.

6. The date and time of the sale is: January 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

7. The sale will be conducted by the Bureau County Sheriff in the lobby of the Bureau County Courthouse.

8. The terms of the sale are: This is an “as is” sale for “cash”. The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds at time of sale with

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST ) COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA ) THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, ) N.A. SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE ) BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR RASC ) 2003-KS10 ) Plaintiff, ) -v.- ) DARWIN H PIERSON A/K/A DARWIN HUGH ) PIERSON, et al ) Defendant ) 13 CH 11 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 11, 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: LOT 15 OF THOMAS PARK ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF SHEFFIELD, AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF SAID ADDITION OF RECORD IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN VOLUME 310 OF DEED RECORDS AT PAGE 318 SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT HERETOFORE GRANTED TO THE VILLAGE OF SHEFFIELD, ILLINOIS, TO LAY AND MAINTAIN A WATER MAIN AND DRAIN TILE ON A LINE RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH ACROSS A STRIP OF LAND FIVE (5) FEET WIDE OFF OF THE EAST END OF SAID LOT, LYING AND BEING, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 712 SOUTH THOMAS STREET, SHEFFIELD, IL 61361 Property Index No. 14-19-455-003. The real estate is improved with a white vinyl one story single family home with a one car attached garage. 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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS Spring Valley City Bank, an Illinois ) Banking Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Vivian Marie Briddick, a/k/a Vivian Marie ) Breckenridge, Daniel McLaughlin, Julie ) McLaughlin, Non-Record Claimants, ) Unknown Owners and Unknown Occupants, ) Defendants. ) Case No. 2013-CH-53 CORRECTED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment for Residential Foreclosure entered by the court in the above entitled cause on August 22, 2013, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder.

A) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Stanley A. Wolf, Jr., Vice President & Loan Officer, Spring Valley City Bank, 315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362, telephone number (815) 663-2211; B) The legal descriptions of the mortgaged real estate and the common addresses or other common description if any is: Lots 8 and 9 in Block 2 in the Village of Seatonville, excepting therefrom the underlying coal, fireclay and other minerals, together with the right to dig, mine and remove the same without entering

CORRECTED NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE Residential property situated at 109 Main Street Seatonville, IL 61359, consisting of residential property with buildings will be sold at a judicial sale conducted by the Bureau County Sheriff on January 29, 2014, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. at the Main Lobby, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, IL 61356. The terms of the sale are cash in full at the time of sale.

Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record. For further information contact Stanley A. Wolf, Jr., Vice President, Spring Valley City Bank, 315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362, telephone (815) 663-2211.

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. Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County Wimbiscus Law Firm, P. C. Attorney for Spring Valley City Bank 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF DEPUE, ) an Illinois Municipal Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) CHERYL MARTINEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS, ) and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) No. 2013-MR-9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered by the Court in the above-entitled cause, the property hereinafter described, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the judgment, shall be sold to the highest bidder as follows: A. The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for more information regarding the real estate are: Eric C. Bryant, Village President, Village of DePue, 111 W. Second St., P.O. Box 500, DePue, IL 61322; Telephone: (815) 4472177.

B. The common address and other commondescription, if any, of the real estate is 117 Lake St., DePue, IL 61322.

C. The legal description of the real estate is: Lot 87 in the Village of DePue, Bureau County, Illinois; excepting therefrom the underlying coal and fireclay and the right to dig, mine and remove the same without entering upon the surface thereof.

D. A description of the improvements on the real estate: None.

E. The times specified in the judgment, if any, when the real estate may be inspected prior to 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.

F. The time and place of the sale are January 29, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in the main lobby of the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356.

G. The terms of the sale are: This is an “AS IS” sale for cash. The successful bidder must deposit 10% down with cash or certified funds, and the balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours of the sale, and the required fee, if any, for deposit into the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund. There will be no refunds. The real estate is subject to unpaid general real estate taxes, any unpaid special assessments, and to all easements, reservations and restrictions of record.

JACOB J. FROST, ATTORNEY AT LAW Attorney for Plaintiff Published in the Bureau County Republican Dec. 21, 28, 2013 and Jan. 4, 2014.

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Companies help IVCC move equipment Jimmy Senica of Senica’s Towing (left) releases cable as Zach Mennie of Mennie’s Machine (right) carefully eases a forklift off the flatbed recently at Illinois Valley Community College. Assisting with the project are Mennie’s employees Jeff Edgcomb (second from left) and Neil Buffington. Mennie’s is moving, free of charge, manufacturing equipment from IVCC’s east campus into the new Peter Miller Community Technology Center. Senica’s volunteered to transport two Mennie’s forklifts from Mennie’s Route 71 plant to IVCC. “Mennie’s and Senica’s are outstanding, community-minded partners whose generosity will save IVCC thousands in moving expenses,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran. “During this joyous season, they both exemplify the true spirit of giving.”

Looking ahead to 2014 As 2013 came to a close, I became increasingly grateful for all the blessings in my life. I have an amazing fiancee, a healthy and loving family, a great job, a beautiful and fun-loving niece, and so much more.

But even with all the blessings, we all face challenges that sometimes cause us to take a step back, breath and regroup.

This last year our office said goodbye to two wonderful employees who left the agency, one left to pursue a career on her family farm and the other retirement.

Although it was sad to see them leave, we wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.

With a hiring freeze in place, it is unclear on whether these vacancies will be filled. But I assure you we will continue to work hard and do the best job we can to serve the producers of Bureau County even with fewer staff.

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Justina Boggio COMMENTARY previous year, I can’t help but get excited to find out what the next year has in store, and 2014 is no different. I have BIG plans.

I will be marrying a wonderful man in the spring, and I look forward to all the joys and challenges that come with marriage. I will not only gain a husband, but as my fiancee is one of six children, I will gain a large, loving family, as well.

I look forward to continuing to serve the producers of Bureau County. Whether a new farm bill or an extension to the current farm bill is passed, we will be here to answer questions and help producers understand programs and policy changes every step of the way.

One program change

many producers may not be aware of is the deadline to certify forages and fall seeded small grains, which was Dec. 16, 2013.

This reporting date has been moved to an earlier date for 2014 crops in order to match the crop reporting deadline for crop insurance.

The Dec. 16, 2013, deadline has been extended to Jan. 15, 2014.

Producers who fail to report crops with an applicable deadline of Dec. 16 will be assessed a late-filing fee per farm, if they are reported after Jan. 15.

This includes perennial forage such as alfalfa, mixed hay, grasses that are baled, mechanically harvested or grazed and all fall seeded grains, including wheat for grain.

Also, please remember now is a great time to update your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office of changes that have occurred such as

changes in ownership, farm operations, address, etc.

If you have any questions or for more information, please call our office from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 815-875-8732, ext. 2.

On behalf of the Bureau County FSA Office, I would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year!

Justina Boggio is the county executive director for the Bureau County Farm Service Agency.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau Foundation will offer scholarships to area students majoring in agriculture. Over the last 19 years, the Foundation has awarded almost $57,000 to 57 college students.

This year the Foundation is offering a graduate student scholarship, which will benefit a Bureau County student furthering their education in agriculture.

To be eligible for the scholarships, students must be a Bureau County Farm Bureau member or a dependent of a Bureau County Farm Bureau member and must be pur-

suing a degree in an agricultural-related field.

Applications are available by contacting the guidance counselors at school systems in Bureau County, the ag advisor at the school, advisors at state colleges and universities or by contacting the Bureau County Farm Bureau office. Applications are also available by email. Applications need to be postmarked by Feb. 28. If the application will be hand delivered to the office, it must be in by 4 p.m. Feb. 28. For more information or to receive an application, contact the Bureau County Farm Bureau at 815-875-6468.

USDA announces CCC lending rates for January WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced Jan. 2 interest rates for January 2014. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for January 2014 is 0.125 percent, unchanged from 0.125 percent in December 2013.

The interest rate for commodity and marketing assistance loans disbursed during January 2014 is 1.125 percent, unchanged from 1.125 percent in December 2013.

Interest rates for Farm Storage Facility Loans approved for January 2014 are as follows, 2.250 percent with seven-year loan terms, up from 2.000 percent in December 2013; 2.875 percent with 10-year loan terms,

up from 2.625 percent in December 2013 and; 3.000 percent with 12-year loan terms, up from 2.875 percent in December 2013. The interest rate for 15-year Sugar Storage Facility Loans for January 2014 is 3.375 percent, up from 3.125 percent in December 2013.

The maximum discount rate applicable for January 2014 for the Tobacco Transition Payment Program is 5 percent, unchanged from December 2013. This is based on the 3.250 percent prime rate plus 2 percent, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Further program information is available from USDA Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Financial Management Division at 202772-6041.

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Farm Bureau offering internship The Bureau County Farm Bureau is offering an agriculture student a chance for an internship for the summer of 2014.

Duties for the position would include assistance with summer ag literacy programs, support with public relations efforts and coordination of volunteers for future programming along with other activities as they arise.

The internship is open to those who have completed at least two semesters in college classes and who are enrolled for an upcoming semester. Preference will be given to applicants who are from Bureau County, have a farm background and/or are studying an agriculture-related at communication-related field.

Interested parties should submit an application, a resume and two personal recommendation forms to the Bureau County Farm Bureau, 535 Elm Place, P.O. Box 190, Princeton, IL 61356. For more information or to obtain an application, contact Jill Frueh at 815-875-6468 or jillfrueh.bcfb@comcast. net. Deadline for applications is Feb. 28.

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Pam Lange from the Bureau County Historical Society submitted this photo of Princeton’s City Hall. City Hall will celebrate its 100th anniversary on Jan. 21, 2014.

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