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A deadly crash on Route 40 One dies, one injured in two-vehicle accident

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

MANLIUS — The investigation continues into a Wednesday traffic crash that claimed the life of a Bureau County woman.

Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff said Lisa A. Boehle, 48, of Princeton was killed in a car/ semi-truck crash that occurred about 5 p.m. Wednesday on Route 40, north of Interstate 80.

Wamhoff pronounced Boehle dead at the scene at 5:30 p.m.

The driver of the car was taken by ambulance to Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton and then lifeflighted to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. The driver of the semitruck was not injured, Wamhoff said.

According to a Bureau County Sheriff’s Department

report issued Thursday morning, Boehle was a passenger in a 2007 Chevy Impala car driven by Carol K. Headley, 63, of Princeton. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on 1745 North Avenue and entered into the intersection with Route 40 in western Bureau County.

The car stopped in the inter-

section and was struck by a northbound semi-truck driven

by Zachary J. Schmidt, 31, of Maquoketa, Iowa.

Schmidt told authorities he was going northbound on Route 40 when a car traveling eastbound on 1745 North

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A smoldering issue

Winter weather problems

Manlius still on hold on wood burners

This series may save you some $$$

By Goldie Currie

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MANLIUS — Manlius Village Board did not take any action on Tuesday regarding the outdoor wood burner ordinance, which was a heated issue at last month’s meeting.

Village Clerk Lori Roush confirmed no one from the public attended the January meeting to speak on the issue, therefore, the board tabled the agenda item.

For months, the village board has been working on drafting an ordinance that would better regulate outdoor wood burners.

Last year, resident Kyle Rowland brought the issue to the board after his neighbor built a homemade outdoor wood burner that was creating large amounts of smoke and fumes and was blowing right into his home.

After village President Rob Hewitt met with the neighbor, he called the outdoor wood burner “a hazard” and confirmed the venting system was not constructed properly.

At the village’s December meeting, several residents attended the meeting, and fellow neighbors spoke out about the health and safety issues they had with the wood burner.

The owner of the wood burner was also present and backed up his side of the story by questioning the guidelines included in the ordinance the village wanted to pass.

The village board ultimately decided not to vote on the ordinance and came to the conclusion that the neighbors needed to work out their issue because passing an ordinance

Editor’s note: This is the first segment in a series on problems caused by winter weather and the solutions to preventing them.

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Ready to celebrate Homecoming Ohio Grade School third-graders Madison Doran (from front to back), Jay Conner and Jase O’Brien show their spirit of fun Thursday as the school celebrates Homecoming Week. Grade and high school students got together Thursday afternoon in the school gymnasium to show their creative costumes and play rousing games of musical chairs, balloon stomp and find-the-fruit-ina-plate-of-Cool-Whip. Homecoming events will continue with a homecoming dance Saturday at the school. Due to the frigid weather earlier this week, Ohio’s homecoming basketball game has been rescheduled to Jan. 29 at the school.

PRINCETON — The subzero temperatures Bureau County experienced this past week made life just a little tougher with the dangers it created for people, pets, homes and vehicles. The temperatures are finally back above zero, however, the winter months are hardly finished. This series is meant to bring attention to safety measures on various items affected on those bitter cold days.

Prevent pipe woes Scott Owens, a plumber with Grasser’s Plumbing and Heating Inc., was working well over 12 hour days when the temperatures dropped below zero earlier this week. The frigid cold created several plumbing issues for residents who had frozen pipes or damage cause by frozen pipes. Owens’ knowledge on how to prevent these potentially costly accidents comes in handy when subzero temperatures threaten homes.

According to Owens, some things to keep in mind: • The No. 1 thing everyone should know is where their main water shut-off valve is located within their home.

Owens said it can normally be found in the basement, next to the water pressure tank or water meter. In case there is an emergency where someone needs to quickly shut the water off, it’s helpful to know exactly

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Representatives from several local organizations and schools met at the Princeton Closet on Wednesday morning to accept their donation checks. Representatives included (left to right) Dawn Reglin and Mary Hartz of Bureau Valley Buddy Bags, Karen Henrikson of Crossroads High School, Lori Compton of Bureau County Red Cross, Jeff Dean of Gateway Services and CILA Homes, Kate Webster of Princeton Buddy Bags, Vanessa Hoffeditz of Bureau County Food Pantry, Curtis Odell of Princeton Christian Academy, Kim Baker of Bureau Valley Hospice, Brian Hall and Mary McKinney of Princeton Ministerial Emergency Fund, Denise Ihrig of Bureau County Senior Citizen’s Association, Julie McCutchan of Prairie Arts Council, Jean Babcock of Bureau County Health and Wellness and Hector Gomez of Bureau County Health Department Dental Clinic.

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Seeking Sources Old Man Winter has us shivering, but a good pot of soup or stew is sure to take off the seasonal chill.

Casseroles offer the same trick, as do great pasta, rice and other comfort food to soothe our cold souls. Recipe columnist Judy Dyke would like to feature one or more of your recipes in an upcoming edition of the Bureau County Journal. Send your recipes to her at judyd2313@frontier.com.

You can also mail them to her attention at the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356.

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Representatives from several local organizations and schools met at the Princeton Closet on Wednesday morning to accept their donation checks. Pictured (left to right) are Cinda Kierski, vice president of Princeton area CWU, Buc Grey of Young Life, Julie Davis, Princeton Closet manager, Paul Butler of WUNT Radio, Heidi Lott of Zearing Child Enrichment Center, Jill Guynn of University of Illinois Extension 4-H of Bureau County, Ronda Hollars of Tabitha’s Hands, Cynthia DeFreezer of Western Bureau County Food Pantry, Dana Vanautreve of Second Story, Beth Bickerman of Princeton Public School Foundation and Pam Gray, president of Princeton area CWU.

CWU gives back to the community Group donates $130,000 this year

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — The Princeton area Church Women United (CWU)

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distributed its 2013 fund donations from the Princeton Closet on Wednesday morning.

The organization was able to present a grand total of $130,000 to 36 various local groups and schools.

Organizations included Bureau County Red

Cross, Another Child Foundation, Bright Beginnings Prekindergarten, Princeton Buddy Bags, Bureau Valley Buddy Bags, Bureau Valley Hospice, Bureau County Food Pantry, Bureau County Health Department Dental Clinic,

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Bureau County Health and Wellness, Bureau County Senior Citizen’s Association, Crossroads High School, CWU Projects, Gateway Services and C.I.L.A. Homes, Girl Scout Troop 4011, Camp 56, Illinois Valley PADS, In-Home Care VNA, Living Works Suicide Prevention, Making It Program at Hampshire Colony Church, Prairie Arts Council, Princeton Christian Academy, PES Plays, Princeton Ministerial Emergency Fund, Princeton Public School Foundation, Second Story, St. Louis School, Tabitha’s Hands, University of Illinois Extension 4-H of Bureau County, Western Bureau County Food Pantry, WUNT Radio, Wyanet Food Pantry, Young Life and Zearing Child Enrichment Center.

Pam Gray, president of CWU, announced while the organization has already met a mark of donating a total of $1 million worth of profits from the Princeton Closet since 2002, it is now working on achieving its next mark, which is to reach $2 million.

“Because of the gen-

erous support of this community, the Princeton Closet continues to flourish and make a profit,” Gray said.

“The many volunteers and generous donations keep the expenses down and allow us to help others in our community in various ways.”

For more than 40 years, CWU of Princeton has been a large helping hand in the local community with their tireless volunteer efforts and many donations.

“Each year is a new challenge. We ask for your prayers and support in the future, so that we may continue to praise God in our work and return the bounty to this community,” Gray said.

Along with operating the Princeton Closet resale shop, the CWU is also involved in other ministries, holds celebrations for May Friendship Day and World Community Day, have sponsored the Mobile Meals program since 1974, and helps out with the American Red Cross Bloodmobile-canteen.

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Sheffield looks at abandoned properties

By Andrew Fisher news@bcrnews.com

SHEFFIELD — On a day when trains got stuck, schools were closed, and the postal service had second thoughts about making deliveries, the Sheffield Village Board endured belowzero temperatures to hold its first meeting of 2014 Monday night.

Topping the meeting was a discussion of options for three abandoned properties in the village. Two of the properties have abandoned houses that have owners who have not responded to the village’s request for repair or demolition. One of property owners has agreed to tear his house.

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In other business: • The mayor and board thanked village employees for doing a good job on snow removal and keeping the streets in good driving condition following the latest round of winter storms.

• The village received thank you letters from village employees who earned Christmas bonuses for the year.

• Bills totaling $32,198.18 were approved. A payment on the sewer alt bond of nearly $3,500 was made.

The next board meeting is scheduled for Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. will be published to notify the owners of the two property owners who did not respond to the village’s inquiries.

Village board members also asked Mayor Bill Rosenow to get clarification of

the date that action will be completed on the dilapidated property at 115 E. Farnham St. The owner of that property has agreed to tear the house down and leave the garage, but the board feels there needs to

be a time frame to complete demolition and clean up. Rosenow said he will contact the village attorney about legal remedies, if they are deemed necessary.

Board member Rick Cernovich further questioned the status of the Tim Girkin property on East Railroad Street. Rosenow said the county zoning board was working with the individual and will follow through on declaring the property dilapidated and subjecting any structures to removal.

In other zoning and property business, approval was given to Dave Bohm to rezone his property from M-1 to R-2 zoning through the county zoning board.

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Winter fun in your own backyard Heading to the parks for winter recreation

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — When the winter weather moderates a bit, area residents are encouraged to remember to enjoy the outdoors with a walk-in trip to the Princeton parks.

On Tuesday, Princeton Park District Executive Director Elaine Russell said the beginning of the year is always a busy time with New Year’s resolutions, and this year is no exception

with the perennial resolution to get more exercise and live a healthier lifestyle.

For people wanting to get some fresh air and outdoor exercise, both Zearing Park and the City-County Park are gated for the winter, but people can walk into those parks and use them for winter recreation, Russell said, however, the Zearing Park walking path will not be cleared but will stay in its natural winter state, she said.

Also, the Alexander Park and the Metro Center grounds, along with the nearby West Side Park, are available for cross coun-

try skiing, snow shoeing or walks, Russell said. For people who don’t want to venture outside during these cold days, the Bureau County Metro Center is another option, she added.

The Princeton Park District Board met in regular session Monday evening at the Metro Center. On the agenda was a discussion of an annexation and tax abatement ordinance for the Bailey Subdivision on the north side of Princeton.

Russell said the tax abatement for the homeowners in the Bailey Subdivision began in 2009. The park district has received those taxes which are then

paid back to the city of Princeton. The amount owed by the park district to the city of Princeton for the 2009-12 time period is $26,291. The city and park district will continue working on an intergovernmental agreement dealing with the Bailey Subdivision.

Looking ahead to the coming year, Russell said 2014 will be a time of celebration as district observes the Metro Center’s 25th anniversary.

Special events are being finalized for different observances throughout the coming year.

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Dan Kuhn seeks re-election Incumbent Dan Kuhn is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination for Putnam County clerk and recorder in the upcoming General Primary Election on March 18.

Kuhn said it has been an honor and Kuhn a privilege to work for the Putnam County citizens the past 11 years.

“If re-elected, I will continue to serve as a full-time county clerk and recorder, providing customer service guaranteed to be prompt, proficient, professional and progressive,” Kuhn said.

“I will also remain fiscally responsible and fully cooperate with other officials to ensure the county government continues to run efficiently.”

Kuhn said he has successfully met numerous challenges during the past 11 years, including the implementation of several state and federal mandates.

“Those challenges and mandates included a discovery recount in the 2004 State’s Attorney’s race which revealed no irregularities, implementation of Optical Scan and touch screen voting systems federally mandated by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 utilizing federal and state grant monies to defray the initial costs, collaborating with

the county treasurer and supervisor of assessments to implement a state-ofthe-art property tax system at a substantial savings for the county, and the implementation of an automated land records management system using automation funds and no tax dollars,” Kuhn said.

If re-elected, Kuhn said he will continue to systematically conserve and preserve historical documents, letters and maps dating back to the organization of Putnam County in 1831, which were discovered while searching for records in the original courthouse vault. He believes these documents will help preserve the county’s history for future generations.

Likewise, he will continue to support the county’s ongoing courthouse preservation project.

“Our original courthouse building was completed in 1839 and remains as the oldest courthouse in the state of Illinois that is still in use. Next year will mark the building’s 175th anniversary,” Kuhn said. “It is one of our county’s most important landmarks, and it should be preserved.”

Kuhn said the residents of Putnam County deserve “honest, dedicated and experienced hardworking county officials,” and he said he will continue to bring these values to the office.

Meeting Minutes Princeton City Council PRINCETON — The Princeton City Council conducted the following business at its Jan. 6

meeting at city hall: • Unanimously approved ordinances dealing with refinancing of five bond series. The refinancing is projected to save the city

in the range of $320,000 in interest during the life of the bonds. The bonds deal with various infrastructure improvement projects, the Princeton

Public Library bonds and the wastewater treatment plant. The council is expected to approve the bonds in January.

• Approved payment of

bills as follows: $59,132 in Public Affairs and the Department of Accounts and Finances; $134,585 in the Department of Streets and Public Improvements;

$139,846 in the Department of Public Health, Safety and Civil Defense; and $475,442 in the Department of Public Property and Utilities.

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Accident From Page 1 Avenue stopped in the intersection. He tried to avoid striking the vehicle but was unable to do so, Schmidt said.

A witness to the crash said she was driving southbound on Route 40 when she observed the Impala go out into the intersection and stop. The witness said she had to drive

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Pie in the eye Ohio High School seniors Josh Weber and Vanessa Martinez took part in the find-the-fruit-in-a-plate-ofCool-Whip game during Homecoming activities on Thursday. Due to the frigid weather earlier this week, Ohio’s homecoming basketball game has been rescheduled to Jan. 29 at the school.

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PRINCETON — The Bureau County Senior Center will host a new program to help area senior citizens who have concerns with physical balance.

Bureau County Senior Center Director Denise Ihrig said the new program, “A Matter of Balance,” is an eight-week course which begins Feb. 5, meets twice a week and ends Feb. 28. Sessions will be held Wednesdays and Fridays, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the senior center, 16 W. Marion St. in Princeton. Pre-registration is required with a suggested donation of $10 to cover cost of workbooks, Ihrig said.

The program is conducted through the Western Illinois Area Agency

Manlius From Page 1 to get rid of one outdoor wood burner would affect an entire community when the ordinance was only meant to target one person. It was discussed that targeting one person with an ordinance was also not the right thing to do.

On Thursday, Roush confirmed the homemade wood burner has not been used since the village board’s December meeting. She said the issue seemed to have been settled.

Rowland did attend the January meeting but had no comment when the agenda item was tabled.

on Aging and its program coordinator, Jennifer Boedeker.

On Thursday, Boedeker said this program teaches and encourages older adults to talk openly with their families and physicians about any balancing issues. Typically, the program does not encourage other family members or friends to attend the sessions with the seniors, but exceptions have been made in certain situations, she said.

The Princeton sessions will have the same two trained coaches for all eight sessions, with one of those coaches being Debbie Lindberg, staff member at the Bureau County Senior Center, Boedeker said. The sessions are definitely open to the public and not limited to people who On Thursday, Hewitt said the board has put the ordinance on hold and continues to do more research on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards which have been discussed to use in the ordinance.

“We don’t want to have to pass it, but it there continues to be a problem, then we will have to that,” he said.

He wants to make it clear so all residents realize the issue on the ordinance surrounds only outdoor wood burners.

He said it would not affect any indoor wood burners, such as fireplaces and other types of burners within the home.

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have previously used the services and programs of the senior center.

Each of the eight sessions uses a format of group discussion, problem–solving strategies, videos and gentle physical exercise, Boedeker said. Older adults learn positive coping methods to reduce fear of falling and remain active and independent.

Participants will become more confident about managing falls by believing

they can increase their strength, find ways to reduce falls, and protect themselves if they do fall.

As another benefit to the program, participants have reported they have increased the amount they exercise on a regular basis, Boedeker said.

For more information or to register for the class, contact Lindberg at 815-879-3981.

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is especially relevant to modular homes.

• If the pipes freeze, use a heat gun or hair dryer to blow warm air on the affected area.

Owens said don’t use a flame torch, which could easily cause a fire or other hazard.

• If there is a certain pipe in the home that has caused a lot of trouble over time, it’s a good idea to replace it with Pex Piping, which is made from plastic material. The plastic has greater ability to expand if a pipe does freeze.

Pipes split because ice expands further than water and creates more pressure the pipe cannot handle.

• Owens said it’s always handy to have phone numbers for the local plumber, city or village water department or electric department written down in a safe place, so when an emergency does happen, they are readily available.

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From Page 1 where the valve is located. When a pipe freezes, the first step is to shut the water off immediately.

• Owens said in older homes, it’s always a good idea to double check and make sure the water shut-off valve is working properly.

• Never leave the garden hose attached to an outside spigot. While it seems harmless, keeping the hose connected could affect the indoor pipes.

• For piping that is located on an outdoor wall — usually kitchen sink pipes — it’s always a good idea to open the cabinets under the sink to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing.

• Let the water in kitchen or bathroom sinks trickle. It keeps the water in the pipes moving and doesn’t allow it to sit and freeze in the pipes. Owens said this

around the car in order to avoid the crash. She saw the semi-truck strike the car and stop.

Headley was ticketed for failure to stop and yield in traffic.

An autopsy was conducted Thursday on Boehle, and it was determined Boehle died of trauma from the crash. An inquest into the death is pending, Wamhoff said.

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Illinois Valley Community College Community • The purchase of $55,105 in Computer

OGLESBY — The Illinois Valley Community College board on Jan. 9 signed off on a seven-year agreement on property tax assessments for Exelon Generation Company’s LaSalle Power Station south of Seneca.

Pending approval by eight other taxing bodies, Exelon will pay IVCC $1.7 million for 2013 taxes, $1.6 million for 2014, $1.5 million from 2015 through 2018 and $1.6 million in 2019.

“The proposed agreement is a tax-rate freeze (.35379) with a specific annual EAV,” said Cheryl Roelfsema, IVCC vice president for business services and finance. “Exelon guarantees the payment without regard to IVCC’s tax rate.”

As part of the agreement, legal disputes over the 2009 through 2012 assessments will be dropped. For tax year 2012, IVCC collected $1,739,635 from Exelon, Roelfsema said.

IVCC President Jerry Corcoran welcomed the settlement saying it would help IVCC “budget for the near term and long term. We appreciate the fine work done by Exelon representatives and all of the taxing bodies. This provides everyone with a degree of certainty.”

In other business, the board approved: • The appointment of Sue Isermann as interim vice president for Learning and Student Development effective March 1. Isermann, associate vice president for Academic Affairs and Dean of Workforce Development, has worked at IVCC 33 years, including 17 as an instructor.

• The appointment of Kathryn Ross as controller to fill the vacancy created by the July resignation of Patrick Berry. A graduate of Eastern Illinois University (finance) and Kankakee Community College, Ross worked previously as controller/accounting manager at Mendota

Numerical Control equipment from Iverson & Company of Des Plaines for the technology center’s CNC lab. The equipment will be paid for by CTC capital campaign funds.

• A $10,000 transfer from the education fund as the local match for Project Success, IVCC’s federally-funded TRiO program serving approximately 160 lowincome, disabled and first-generation students.

The board also learned: • IVCC student and Sigma Kappa Delta member Kelly McDonough of Peru has had her original writing “Between the Lines” accepted for presentation at the 2014 Sigma Tau Delta International Convention in Savannah, Ga., Feb. 26-March 4. It is the third straight year an IVCC Sigma Kappa Delta member has been recognized.

• Last fall, IVCC student athletes had an overall 2.99 GPA across eight sports.

• Sociology instructor Jared Olesen recently earned his PhD from the University of California-Irvine, and nursing instructor Margie Francisco earned her doctorate of education from the University of Phoenix.

• Cashier and artist Jill Hejl has had one of her illustrations published in the book “Quotes Illustrated: 100 Works of Art Inspired by Words,” and had an art opening at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport in November.

• The 10th annual IVCC Irish Night March 1 at Ottawa’s Knights of Columbus Hall will feature the Larkin and Moran Brothers, a popular Chicago Irish band.

• Foundation alumni coordinator Sue Monroe has been elected to a two-year term as an at-large board director for the Central Illinois Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

Police reports A vehicle driven by Charles L. Bohms, Bureau County Sheriff 30, of Princeton was involved in an Accidents

Vehicles driven by Frankie D. Jackson III, 37, of Princeton and Thomas A. Cain, 42, of Princeton were involved in an accident at 3:16 a.m. Jan. 5 on Route 26, at the Interstate 180 off-ramp.

Vehicles driven by Courtney N. DeLap, 22, of Metamora; David Z. Chichosz, 23, of Dixon; James M. Basile, 72, of Ohio, Ill.; and Adam L. Reynolds, 20, of Mason were involved in an accident at 4:25 p.m. Jan. 5 on Route 26, one-fourth mile south of 3000 North Avenue.

A vehicle driven by Jacob M. Spears, 24, of Sheffield was involved in an accident at 7:57 a.m. Jan. 7 on Interstate 180, one-fourth mile west of Pike Road.

Vehicles driven by Kyle J. Elliott, 25, of Granville and Terry L. Scheri, 54, of Spring Valley were involved in an accident at 4:40 p.m. Jan. 4 on the Marquette Bottom Road, one mile east of Echo Bluff Road.

Vehicles driven by George C. Dwyer, 63, of Arlington and Karen L. Smith, 47, of LaMoille were involved in an accident at 4:13 p.m. Jan. 4 on Plank Road, 300 feet south of 1900 North Avenue.

A vehicle driven by Scott R. Holbert, 54, of Morrison was involved in an accident at 1:40 p.m. Jan. 3 on Route 34, one-half mile west of 3450 East Street.

accident at 12:49 a.m. Jan. 4 on Route 6, one mile east of 300 East Street.

Princeton Police Deer accident

A vehicle driven by Gary L. Brooks, 73, of Walnut struck a deer on Route 26 in Princeton at 10 a.m. Jan. 6.

Accidents

Vehicles driven by Paula M. Wooden, 47, of Princeton and Dashmir Jusufi, 26, of Princeton were involved in an accident in the 100 block of West Peru Street at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 6.

Vehicles driven by Suzanne Warren, 47, of Princeton and Sammy Fisher, 58, of Princeton were involved in an accident in the 1800 block of North Main Street at 11:10 a.m. Jan. 6.

Vehicles driven by Brandi L. Clift, 22, of Princeton and Craig A. Searl, 44, of Princeton were involved in an accident in the 200 block of West Clark Street at 12:49 p.m. Jan. 5.

Vehicles driven by Richard Vary, 56, of Walnut and Bryanna Poorman, 24, of Princeton were involved in an accident in the 1200 block of North Main Street at 2:46 p.m. Jan. 5.

Vehicles driven by Rita Saal, 46, of Princeton and Quint Quiram, 49, of Princeton were involved in an accident in the 200 block of East Thompson Street at 7:55 a.m. Jan. 3.

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PRINCETON — Lisa Ann Boehle, 48, of Princeton died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born Dec. 1, 1965, in Peoria, the daughter of Russell and Aldina (Fusinetti) Boehle.

She is survived by her parents of Walnut; one brother, Brian Boehle of Princeton; and several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and greatnephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents and two uncles.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut. Burial will be in the Walnut Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m.

Sunday at the funeral home.

A memorial has been established.

Robert William Downer - July 1944 to January 2014.

Bob peacefully climbed the steps to Heaven to join other family members. He had many accomplishments but was most proud of being an Eagle Scout, listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges, and two beautiful daughters.

His work was done and went to enjoy the mansion built for him in Heaven, where we are sure the driveway is paved with Florida sand.

A celebration of his life will be held in Illinois in May. He leaves behind two daughters, Beth Oleks of California and Nancy Downer of Boston; two sisters, Judy Bergandi of Nevada and Mary Powers of Princeton; as well as many friends.

Helen Anderson PRINCETON — Helen Elizabeth Anderson, 96, of Princeton passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at Country Comfort Retirement Home in Princeton.

She was born Dec. 23, 1917, in Kasbeer to Swan and Nannie (Anderson) Anderson.

She worked at the Vassarette Company until they closed and then at Perry Memorial Hospital from 1971 until 1986 when she retired.

She was a lifetime member of the First Lutheran Church in Princeton and its Ladies Circle. She traveled to all 51 states and also to Sweden.

Surviving are numerous cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Gladys Malm in 2004; and one brother-in-law, Richard Malm in 1995.

Graveside funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. today, Saturday, in Elm Lawn Memorial Park, Princeton, with Pastor Norman Femrite officiating.

Burial will follow in Elm Lawn Memorial Park. There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church.

Anna Sterling PRINCETON — Anna Marie Sterling, 87, of Princeton, formerly of Tiskilwa, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at Liberty Village of Princeton.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m.

Sunday at Mount Bloom Cemetery in Tiskilwa.

The Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements.

Steve Barlow PRINCETON — J. Steve Barlow, 74, of Princeton passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014.

Services are pending at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton.

Ronald Wilson BUDA — Ronald A. Wilson, 86, of Buda died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at his home.

Arrangements are pending at the Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services in Sheffield.

Nancy Heuer BELVIDERE — Nancy Carole Heuer, 79, a life-long resident of Belvidere, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in the Maplecrest Care Centre.

Surviving are her husband, Deane; one daughter, Michelle (Richard) Svoboda; three sons, Gregory (Jody) Heuer, Brion (Teresa) Heuer and Christopher (friend Joell Jones) Heuer; one sister, Sandra Yocum; two sisters-in-law, Sylvia Main and Linda Nash; four grandchildren, Jessie Nico Heuer, Jessica (Jason) Petersen, and Kari and Katelyn Heuer; and many nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Chapel of Memories in Highland Garden of Memories, 9700 Route 76, with the Rev. Dr. Robert Kopp officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services.

Memorials may be directed to The Salvation Army and the First Presbyterian Church of Belvidere.

The Highland Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Picture perfect I like art, and a trip to the art museum in Chicago is one of my favorite excursions. I also like to go to galleries, and I appreciate so many local artists — Kenny Stoner, Denny Elliott, Dana Collins, Bart Kassabaum, Mary Win Norris — just to name a few.

In other words, I admire those who take a paintbrush in hand, place a blank canvas before them, and then create a masterpiece before our very eyes.

While there are those who paint and create professionally, I have to believe we are all painters in our own right.

Whether we realize it or not, we’ve all painted a picture, but seldom does it ever make it to a canvas. That’s right; our pictures live in our heads. You know what I mean ... somewhere down that Terri dusty road in our minds, we have a Simon painted a picture of what we expected life to look like. In most cases, it’s a youthful painting with picket fences, butterflies, blue skies and lots of smiles on the faces that grace the invisible canvas.

When we were young and we dreamed of the future, I contend we carefully crafted that aforementioned painting. Coupled with our little-kid experiences, dreams and aspirations, we added things one-by-one to our canvasses, careful to stay within the lines of what we thought represented the perfect picture — the perfect life, and we spent our youth revisiting that masterpiece, knowing someday it would definitely become a reality.

Some of our canvasses held pictures of the perfect mate, accompanied by just the perfect amount of children and perfect, well-behaved pets. In the background, there was the perfect house in the perfect neighborhood with the perfect vehicles parked in the perfect garage. The backyard held the perfect pool with a perfectly-manicured lawn and a perfect flower garden where perfect plants never died. There was more ... Each one of us painted the perfect job with the perfect salary.

Our pockets were full, and our home was beautiful. The sky was always blue; the grass was always green; and though we may have painted a cloud or two, no rain ever fell in our picture-perfect world.

Butterflies floated through our masterpiece, and a rainbow could be seen in the distance. And best of all — perhaps most important of all — we painted a smile on everyone’s face ... a big, broad smile that would never be erased.

If you can tell me the picture you painted in your head long ago didn’t somewhat resemble that, I want to meet you ... but I don’t think I’ll get many calls. For you see, I think most of us as young people dreamed about life in the future, knowing that canvas in our heads was going to come to fruition.

Like the painting, life would be just about perfect.

Fast forward quite a few years, and the painting which once lived in my head is filed so far back on that dusty road in my mind, that I don’t know if I could ever retrieve it — even if I wanted to. Somewhere along my journey through this world, that masterpiece got smudged; the canvas might have even been torn; and the colors kind of ran together.

And the smiles? Well, that’s probably another column ...

Don’t misunderstand. I am happy. I love my life, and I love everyone and everything in it. Quite frankly, with the exception of Publisher’s Clearing House’s refusal to stop by, I wouldn’t change much.

Life is very good.

But that doesn’t address the picture in my head — that picture most of us painted on that invisible canvas. I contend that picture is what causes us many problems in life as we reflect on what was “supposed” to be and what really happened.

But perhaps the sooner we can forget about that picture in our head and focus on the masterpiece we paint every day, the sooner we can realize that smiles don’t have to be painted on ... they can just happen.

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

Mike the cat This column was originally published in the Bureau County Republican on Oct. 15, 2011.

As the cat sits here staring at me, I can’t help but think, I’ve always been a dog guy.

When I was growing up, I lived on a farm and we always had dogs. Dogs with cool names like Tojo and Bozo, Luke and Rusty. We even had a beagle named Cecil. Sure we had cats.

It was a farm and what farm doesn’t have cats? I figured that the cats were just there for the dogs to get some exercise every now and then.

I always pictured that when I grew up and became a world-famous cartoonist, that I would have my drawing table set near a fireplace with my faithful Basset Hound at my feet snoring and experiencing occasional flatulence. His name would be Barney or Bob or Billy or Billy-Bob or at least something that started with the letter B because that’s just how a Basset Hound should be named with the exceptions of Fred and Flash.

He would have those kind of dog jowls that flop around on those rare occasions when he would feel the need to run. His leg would move involuntarily when he was dreaming.

Basically I wanted a four-legged version of myself including the occasional flatulence (I gotta have somebody to blame it on.)

Well that was my dream. And then I got married. My wife doesn’t really care for dogs. It has something to do with her being a little girl and not apparently having the appropriate foot speed to outrun a slobbering Saint Bernard. It’s some kind of story like that but I wasn’t really paying attention. All I know is that she doesn’t have the same kind of appreciation for canines that I do.

So we became cat people. During most of our 20 years of marriage,

Greg Wallace FROM THE SKETCHBOOK we have possessed a feline of some kind. We’ve had cats named Seuss, Pillsbury, Nestle, Seuss II, Fuzzy and Gracie. My wife and the kids like to pet and play with the cats and I spend most of my time keeping them off the drawing table and trying to figure out what they’re thinking as they stare at me with their cold, soulless eyes. No luck so far.

We were actually cat free at the time my son brought home a rescue kitten a while back. He said at the time that he had found it mewing in a wet pile of leaves and decided to bring it home. I later found out there may have been a slightly different version of this story but fortunately for him the statute of limitations has run out.

This kitten was tiny. It had just opened its’ eyes and we actually bottle fed it for the first few weeks that he was in our house. It would take turns napping on everyone’s lap for warmth. Yes, even my lap with the occasional flatulence.

The day after it showed up, somebody mentioned that they thought it looked like a male kitten. I figured that this person knew what they were talking about because I surely had no idea since the animal literally fit in the palm of your hand and had no discernible “boy” or “girl” parts.

I heard somebody say it was male so in my mind it was a male. I named it Mike.

Mike the cat has grown into being a cherished member of our tight-knit family. So you can imagine my dismay when my little daughter yelled at me to come to the door because there was another cat fighting with Mike out in the front yard. However, they weren’t fighting. Quite the contrary. I felt like putting on some Barry White

and letting them have some privacy.

Over the next few days, we found out that Mike liked to “fight.” Mike liked to “fight” a lot.

My wife looked at me and asked if maybe I had made a mistake in assuming that Mike was a male. I told her that after the initial statement of the cat being male, I never really checked. I didn’t know it was my job and as I have already pointed out with the Saint Bernard story, I don’t always pay that much attention.

I think that this would be the proper time to point out that if I am ever reincarnated back to this earth as a feline who likes to walk around with my tail up in the air, I would appreciate it if you humans would have the decency to look away. It’s the right thing to do.

In the interest of wrapping this story up, in what can only be described as a medical miracle, Mike the cat gave birth to three healthy kittens in my daughter’s laundry basket last Saturday morning. We’re already discussing a future surgical procedure for Mike and who knows what the cat’s going to be thinking with those cold, soulless eyes after that.

I am sure that in the writing of this column, I may have inadvertently offended a whole host of people from cat lovers, PETA, the SPCA, Bob Barker and most of all, anyone named Mike. To all of you I offer my most sincere of apologies. I would ask that you refrain from sending me scathing emails or lecturing me over the phone. I would ask that if you feel strongly enough to chastise me, please do it in the form of a written letter.

I’m going to need something to line the litter box.

You can contact Wallace at gwallace@bcrnews.com. You can follow him on his blog at http://gregwallaceink.blogspot.com. You can also subscribe to his comic strip “Nothing is not Something” at www.gocomics. com/nothing-is-not-something.

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

Education — Bureau Valley High School Renaissance Club honors students and staff for December. See page 10.

Community Notes Nine Patch meeting OGLESBY — The Nine Patch Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Dickinson House in Oglesby.

New year’s resolution projects should be brought for show and tell and a pair of scissors for a special project. For more information, call Jean Daley at 815-883-8725.

Meeting PRINCETON — The Princeton Juniors Home Extension will hold a meeting at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Greenfield Assisted Living. The co-hostesses are Ruth Ekeof and Joann Johnson. The leader is Debbie Monroe.

Breastfeeding support SPRING VALLEY — La Leche League of the Illinois Valley, a breastfeeding support group, will meet Thursday in Spring Valley. This monthly group helps mothers gain knowledge and support from other breastfeeding moms. December’s discussion will revolve around, but is not limited to, “The Advantages of Breastfeeding.” Expecting moms are encouraged to attend, as well as new and experienced moms. For more information, call 815-8943303 or email ivlllgroup@gmail.com.

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North Central Bank announces statewide essay writing contest LADD — North Central Bank announces a competition that enables Illinois high school seniors to enter a statewide essay writing contest. It is all part of a program sponsored by Illinois community banks and the CBAI Foundation for Community Banking to increase public awareness of locally owned banks and their contributions to the community.

North Central Bank is a member of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI), which formed the Foundation in 1996. A monetary award in the amount of $1,000 a year for up to four years of higher education will be given to the author of the best essay submitted to the CBAI Foundation by a participating Illinois high school senior. Up to 12 additional first-place $1,000 awards and 13 second-place $500 awards are available throughout

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the state. An additional $500 will be awarded to the high school of the overall winner.

North Central Bank will also be offering up to $500 as a local award.

The same entries sent to the state competition will be judged locally.

The bank is encouraging all local high school seniors to submit short essays on the following theme: “The Importance of Community Banking.”

Information on the contest is available at North Central Bank and the local high schools. Entries must be submitted to the bank by Jan. 17, 2014.

The bank will then submit selected entries to the CBAI Foundation to be eligible for statewide competition.

CBAI, a professional trade association representing approximately 400 Illinois-chartered banks and thrifts throughout Illinois.

Taggart Venegas (left), Rosie Fuentes and Nick Scheri were name the fall Honorary Activities Club Seniors of the Month. Each month the club likes to honor a senior student who has contributed much to Hall High School. The student must show outstanding responsibility, be a good citizen and be an active volunteer in school activities. Each month the teachers at Hall select three such worthy seniors and the current HAC members vote on the recipient of the Senior of the Month Award, and the HAC members will vote on a Senior of the Year from those winners.

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PRINCETON — The First United Methodist Church of Princeton is accepting donations of new and gently used prom, pageant, bridesmaid and evening dresses, as well as accessories including jewelry, purses and shoes, for the second annual PROMise sale on March 1.

The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for girls to find the prom dress of their dreams at a very affordable price.

Proceeds from this charitable event will be given to Living Works Suicide Prevention Walk and FUMC youth programs.

Dress donations can be dropped off at the First United Methodist Church in Princeton located at 316 S. Church St. For more information, call 815-872-2821.

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Princeton program to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. PRINCETON — A public program observing the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Prouty Building, 435 S. Main St., Princeton.

The entire community is invited to attend this observance of the national holiday honoring the legacy of American civil rights leader, world humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The gathering will include short readings from Dr. King’s speeches on the themes of poverty, racism and war, as well as music and reflections on Dr. King’s legacy. Mayor Keith Cain will welcome people

on behalf of the city of Princeton. Pastor Dwight Bailey of the First Christian Church and Pastor Mary Gay McKinney of Open Prairie UCC will give brief remarks.

The two churches are the organizers of what is believed to be Princeton’s first communitywide observance of the King holiday.

Children are invited to participate by writing 50 words or less about why they like Dr. King, something new they have learned about him or why we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Drawing a picture in honor of Dr. King is another possibility.

Children or parents can download a simple form

for this from the First Christian Church website at www.princetonfirstchristian.com. Children’s contributions can be emailed to princetondisciples@gmail.com or to mail@openprairie.org, or they may be dropped off at either of the sponsoring churches. They will be displayed and integrated into the program at the Prouty Building on Jan. 20.

Parents are encouraged to bring their children to this community event appropriate for all ages. The program will last less than one hour.

For more information, call First Christian Church at 815-879-0916 or Open Prairie at 815872-5150.

Honor Rolls Bradford Junior High School Second Quarter 2013-2014 Honor Roll Eighth Grade Straight A’s: Delaney Kazubowski.

High Honors: Ashley Estes, Delaney Johnston, Mark Painger Jessica Sears, and Kendra Selby.

Honors: Lizbeth Corral, Elizabeth Horack, Wyatt Schupp, Ethan Scott, Emma Slichenmyer, and Gabe Stahl.

Seventh Grade Straight A’s: Lea Fisher and Maggie Rouse.

High Honors: Jacob Dries, Noah Kazubowski, Faith Moody, Chase Stahl, Jessica Wright.

Honors: Maile Abella, Jack Atkins, Natalie Murphy, Garrett Scott, Abby Stotler, and Katelyn Unger.

Sixth Grade Straight A’s: Jordan Holmberg.

High Honors: McKenzie Coleman and Abigail Wall.

Honors: Arianna Ferman, Isaac Stahl and Colby Wall.

Bradford Junior High School First Semester 2013-2014 Honor Roll Eighth Grade Straight A’s: Delaney Kazubowski, Jessica Sears, and Kendra Selby.

High Honors: Ashley Estes, Delaney Johanston, Mark Painter, and Ethan

Scott.

Honors: Lizbeth Corral, Elizabeth Horack, Cody Minder, Wyatt Schupp, Emma Slichenmyer, Alexa Stabler, Gabe Stahl, and Brittney Stoner.

Seventh Grade Straight A’s: Lea Fisher and Maggie Rouse.

High Honors: Jacob Dries, Noah Kazubowski, Faith Moody, Chase Stahl,and Jessica Wright.

Honors: Maile Abella, Natalie Murphy, Garrett Scott, and Abby Stotler.

Sixth Grade Straight A’s: Jordan Holmberg.

High Honors: McKenzie Coleman and Abigail Wall.

Honors: Arianna Ferman, Madison McDermott, Isaac Stahl, and Colby Wall.

LaMoille High School Second Quarter 2013-2014 High Honor Roll *Denotes all A’s Seniors: Shiela Browning, Myrah Graham, Ben Hosto and Laura Rieker.

Juniors: Skye Ashbrook, Luke Becker, Amanda Chasteen, Emily Fahs, Ragen Forbes, Jennah Graham, Paige Koskosky, Griffin Kozeal, Quinn Lamkin, Toni Lawrence and Stephanie Marcum.

Sophomores: Kaitlin Boers, Rylee Cromwell, Elizabeth Griffin, Josh Gross, Olivia Heinzeroth, Kaitlyn Hildebrand, Sarah Hunter, Madisin Lewis, Lauren Motter, Jordyn Pinter, Rae Anne Schultz, Emily Scully, Clay

Dean’s list Western Illinois University MACOMB — Western Illinois University has named the following students to its fall 2013 dean’s list: Jacob Pratt of Arlington, Jacob Franklin of Cherry, Laura Nelson of Princeton, Emily Olson of Princeton, Sarah Peterson of Princeton and Sabrina Baker of Spring Valley.

To be eligible, students must earn at least a 3.6 grade point average for a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded courses.

Stuepfert, Allison Werkau* and Erika Zimmerlein.

Freshmen: Ethan Blankenhagen, Alana Cherry, Erin Hosto, Ashley Lipe and Hannah Pinter.

Honor Roll Seniors: Garrett Anderson, Alexis Beard, James Berry-Smith, Kaleb Cromwell, Anthony Lovgren and Preston Powers.

Juniors: Erin Bennett, Jeffry DeLong, Elizabeth Geuther, Monica Joerger, Alyssa Martin, Tracer Mills, Lindsey Patrick and Justice Wheeler.

Sophomores: Seth Blackburn, Alex Cech and Hannah McLaughlin.

Freshmen: Christopher Cech, Max Kozeal, Max Lucas, Maddilyn Pearson, Brenna Rieker, Max Sexton and Luykis Wamhoff.

Thanks Neighbor Thank you for your donation To the Editor, The Princeton Elks Lodge would like to give a huge thank you to Illinois Valley Container Company for supply boxes for our 51st Christmas basket program. Without this donation every year we couldn’t deliver the food to needy families.

Penny Best On behalf of the board of directors and officers Princeton

IVCC opens scholarships OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College is offering more than 100 scholarships for students for the fall 2014 and spring 2015 semesters.

The deadline to apply for the 2014-15 academic awards is March 7. The application is available from the IVCC Foundation office, C-202, and online at www.ivcc.edu. Applicants must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid online by April 18.

High school seniors considering IVCC next fall and individuals planning to enroll at the college for the first time must also submit high school transcripts. For more information, call Donna Swiskoski at 815-224-0551.

Scholarships range in value from $500 to $2,000 and more. Since its inception in 1976, the Foundation has awarded more than $2.2 million to more than 3,700 students.

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Births announced Barkley Kenneth Barkley and Andrea Carlson of Princeton are the parents of a daughter, Lyrican Jo, born Dec. 30 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 18 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Jamie Carlson of Wyanet, and Tammie and Doug DeWaele of Walnut. Paternal grandparents are David and Lori Barkley of Hollowayville.

Great-grandparents are Pymond Umphress of Princeton, Lynn Ryan of Texas, Peggy Underwood of Sheffield, Jim (Bugsy) Carlson of Walnut, Judy Berryman of Princeton, Ken Berryman of Texas and Sandy Barkley of Wyanet.

Carls Dale and Jessica (Gillan) Carls of Ladd are the parents of a son, Greyson Lee, born Dec. 31 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. He was welcomed home by two brothers, Caden, 6, and Ty, 3. Maternal grandparents are Dennis and Nanette Gillan of Arlington.

Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Tricia Carls of Spring Valley. Great-grandparent is Bea Verucchi of Spring Valley.

Cumpton Nathan and Christina Cumpton of Princeton are the parents of a son, Croix Nicholas, born Jan. 3 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

He weighed 8 pounds and measured 21 inches in length.

Tieman Daniel Tieman and Kiersten Horn of LaSalle are the parents of a daughter, Mila Marie, born Jan. 6 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. She was welcomed home by one sister, Maci Horn, 3.

Vergamini Adam Hattan and Evelyn Vergamini of Princeton are the parents of a daughter, Estella Faith, born Jan. 5 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Tony and Carla Vergamini of Princeton and Michelle Whittington of Princeton. Greatgrandparents are Bud and Kay Courtway of Peoria, Sandy and Dominic Davalle of Homer Glen, Alfredo and Maryann Pena of LaSalle, and Larry and Betty Vergamini of Bollingbrook.

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2014 Masonic officers installed The Princeton Masonic Lodge 587 installed the following officers for 2014: Conrad Swenson (left), Jerry Yarrington, Harold Stone, Bill Anderson, Jay Yarrington, David Anderson, Bob Hayward, Larry Lawson, Rob Struthers, Wayne Barr and Ted Johnson.

Struthers installed Jay Yarrington as Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge.

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IVCC to give tutor training OGLESBY — The I-READ Adult Literacy Program at Illinois Valley Community College will conduct free training sessions for new volunteer tutors in February.

Volunteers must have a desire to work with adult learners and be willing to tutor two-three hours each week, but volunteers do not need to have teaching experience. Fifteen hours of training are required for all volunteer tutors.

Required training sessions will be from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 and Feb. 8 in Room CTC-221 in the college’s new Peter Miller Community Technology Center.

Participants are required to attend both days and

should bring a sack lunch as lunch is not provided.

Visiting an adult education classroom is an additional training component.

After completing the training, tutors are matched with learners 17 or older whose reading or math skills are below the ninth-grade level or who need to improve their English language skills.

Volunteers may choose to tutor in one-to-one sessions at a local library or in small-group sessions at an adult education classroom within the IVCC district.

To register for the training sessions, contact Angela Dunlap, I-READ program manager, at 815224-0372 or Chris Warren, I-READ literacy specialist, at 815-224-0345.

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Williams receives Mason honor Lee Williams, past Worshipful Master of Masonic Lodge 587 Princeton, was awarded a certificate from the Grand Lodge in Springfield. Williams resigned as treasurer after serving many years.

Five generations of the Marcella Mattingly family gathered in Manlius on Christmas Eve to take this picture. Marcella (seated) holds her great-greatgranddaughter, Finley Lin Nally, and is surrounded by her granddaughter, Traci Halterman (standing, from left); her daughter, Lola Carey; and her great-granddaughter, Jordin Nally.

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Student and staff winners are Stephanie Christian (front row, from left), Taylor Lally, Marissa Mungia, Nicole Bannick, Tessa Reuter and Veronica Riggen; and Paul Donovan (back row), Frank Monier, Layne Miller, Hunter Sebby, Jayson Trussen, Daniel Trone and Aimee Stoller.

BVHS Renaissance Program honors December students and staff MANLIUS — On Dec. 16, the Bureau Valley High School Renaissance Program held a breakfast to honor the students of the month and the staff member of the month.

Each month teachers get to nominate students and one student

is selected from each department. The nomination form for each student is sent home with a letter inviting the student’s parents or guardians to the breakfast. One staff member is also selected for staff of the month, chosen from nominations writ-

ten by students. The staff member and nominating student are also invited to the breakfast.

At the breakfast, each student was honored by having their nomination read, being presented with a certificate and were rewarded with a Walmart gift card.

Bradford announces Principal’s Award winners The Principal’s Award for the second quarter went to Heidi Kazubowski’s thirdgrade class. Pictured with Kazubowski are Trinity Durbin (front row, from left), Ian Morman, Taylor Colgan, Jasmine Kowitz, Miranda Hoffman, Sierra Mueller, Violet Krider, Chelo Perez (back row), Austin Brown, Charlie Rouse, Colby Stotler, Lily Atteberry and Samuel Rouse.

Dean’s lists degree credit hours.

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Denault of Princeton has been named the 2013 fall dean’s list at Southeast Missouri State University.

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DE PERE, Wis. — Taylor Miller of LaMoille has been named to the fall semester 2013 dean’s list at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis. A minimum 3.5 grade point average is required for academic eligibility.

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Boys basketball: Hall 65, Orion 64

Venegas makes his one shot count

By Dan Dwyer sports@bcrnews.com

Collin Aimone splits the Orion defense for a shot in Wednesday’s action at Red Devils Gymnasium. Hall won 65-64 on Taggart Venegas’ last-second shot.

SPRING VALLEY — Senior guard Taggert Venegas ended a quiet offensive night, hitting the biggest shot of the game with two seconds left just inside the three-point line to lift the Hall Red Devils over the Orion Chargers 65-64 Thursday.

It was his only basket of the night.

With 28 seconds left in the game, Hall senior guard Miguel Villarreal knocked down a big three-pointer from the top of the key to give the Red Devils a 63-62 lead.

Orion quickly answered as sophomore guard Noah Clarke cut hard towards the basket for two points while drawing a foul. He missed the one and one, leaving the door open for the Red Devils with 11.4

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seconds left on the clock and trailing by only one point.

After a Red Devils timeout, Villarreal looked to drive to the basket but couldn’t find an opening when Venegas popped wide open out to the baseline and drilled the game-winner a foot inside the three-point line.

“I told the kids that the way you played the first half you deserved to lose, and the way you played the second half you deserved to win.

Whether they would have made a miracle last shot or something they still deserved to win because we out played them the second half, and lucky for us we made one extra play than they did,” Hall coach Mike Filippini said.

After taking a quick 8-0 lead the Red Devils steadily let the Chargers,

who went on a 10-2 scoring run late in the second quarter to take a 33-21 lead with 1:13 left in the half.

Hall battled back into the game with a 12-2 run spanning the last 48 seconds of the second quarter until the 4:42 mark of the third, cutting the Charger lead to four points with the score of 37-33.

“Hall did a nice job in the second half. They came out and extended the pressure a little bit. They got some pressure on the basketball, we just didn’t do well enough of actually taking care of the basketball,” Orion coach Brent Hutton said. “It’s been kind of our nemesis is that we get some pressure on us and we just make some really bad decisions with the ball but a lot of it was caused by their hustle.”

Girls basketball: Kewanee 51, St. Bede 27

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PERU — The Kewanee Boiler Girls’ 1-3-1 halfcourt trap was too much for St. Bede Thursday at the Academy as the Lady Bruins fell 51-27.

The Lady Bruins took their only lead of the game on a nice entry pass from senior forward Raley Mauck to sophomore center Hanna Bima for an easy layup with 2:40 seconds left to play in the first, making the score 9-7.

It was all Boiler Girls for the rest of the contest.

The pesky Boiler defense kept the St. Bede offense off the board for 10 minutes and 40 seconds spanning the last 2:40 seconds of the first and the entire second quarter.

Kewanee freshman forward Rachael Moraski pestered the Lady Bruin offense as she continually tipped passes and made steals resulting in easy layups for the Boiler Girls offense. Moraski finished with a game-high

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20 points.

“She’s a freshman but she’s got a wing span, and we try to get her up there and get her to use that.

She closes the lanes down pretty well, and she plays with a lot of energy,” Kewanee coach Chuck Blake said.

The Boiler Girls went on a 13-point run to take a 20-9 lead into the half highlighted by three straight steals by Moraski that led to six Boiler Girls points on easy layups.

St. Bede looked to get back into the game as they scored the first four points of the second half but that was short lived.

The Boiler Girls continued to make steals and pour in easy buckets against the Lady Bruins.

The Boiler Girls finished out the contest on a 31-14 run as they cruised to an easy 51-27 victory.

“We held a varsity squad to 9 points at half on their floor. They’ve been our nemesis, we’ve had trouble with St. Bede, and I’m sure we will in BCR photo/Dan Dwyer the future. They’re well St. Bede’s Lexie Miranda eyes the bucket in Thursday’s game at the AcadSee Bruins Page 12 emy against Kewanee.

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Arnadottir leads Storm at Newman

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Helena Osk Arnadottir 20 points for Storm

Helena Osk Arnadottir led all scorers with 20 points for Bureau Valley in a 59-50 loss at Sterling Newman Thursday.

Osk Arnadottir also had three assists and three steals for BV (7-9, 0-4).

Also for the Storm, Darcy

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Kepner added 15 points, 11 rebounds and three steals, and Nicole Bornsheuer added nine points, 12 rebounds and three steals. Carlie Bickett pulled down eight boards, and Val Reuter had seven rebounds and three steals.

Newark 36, LaMoille/ Ohio 30: The Lady Lions fell behind 25-7 at the half, but

outscored the Lady Norsemen 23-11 over the second half to make a game of it Thursday at Newark. Shiela Browning led the Lady Lions (7-11) with 16 points.

“The girls never quit and came back within six points to the No. 1 team in the conference,” L/O coach Dick Gross said of the Little Ten leader Norsemen.

Rockridge 50, Princeton 28: Senior Kelly Schmidt had a career-high 10 points for PHS in Thursday’s TRAC South loss on the road. Zoe Mead added eight points.

Putnam County 50, Marquette 43: PC scored a key victory leading up to the Tri-County Conference girls basketball tournament

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SPRING VALLEY — Echo Bluff Park will be offering adventures for winter sports enthusiasts.

There will be six weeks of hockey lessons on Friday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 17. All players must turn in a waiver and wear a helmet and must be confident on skates. There is limited equipment available. Open hockey skating will be held from 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sundays. Cost is $75.

Ice skating lessons will be held on Sundays beginning Jan. 26. Fee is $25 per month for group lessons. Private lessons are available.

Registration for both events will be held between 2-4 p.m. today, Saturday. Echo Bluff is located off Route 29 between Spring Valley and DePue. For more information, call Jan martin at 815-447-2115 or Tory Turpen at 815-712-5626.

Soccer league PERU — The Illinois Valley YMCA will sponsor an indoor soccer league on Sunday afternoons from Jan. 26 to March 2. There will be age divisions for U8, U10, U12, U14 and high school.

Cost is $275 for U8, U10, U12 teams and $300 for the U14 and high school teams. Teams must have a volunteer parent coach.

Maximum 10 players to a roster.

Registration deadline is Jan. 20. For more information, call Rachel Moore at 815-223-7904, ext 44 or email rachelm.ymca@ gmail.com.

SRC Tournament LASALLE — Princeton Logan will take the top seed into the Starved Rock Conference eighth-grade boys basketball tournament which starts Saturday at LaSalle Lincoln. The Lions will draw the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 4 Spring Valley JFK and No. 5 Streator on Tuesday.

Ottawa is the No. 1 seed for the seventh-grade tournament.

No. 3 JFK meets No. 6 LaSalle at 10:15 a.m. while No. 7 Logan plays N. 2 Mendota at 3:15 p.m.

Finals will be Thursday.

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Filippini attributes the streaky play to a long layoff due to not practicing over the weekend and the winter storm that kept the team from practicing Monday and Tuesday as well.

“I think we were a little rusty,” Filippini said. “We gave them a stern talking to at halftime, threw some stuff in the locker room and it seemed to get them going. I don’t know if that stuff works but it seemed to work tonight because we came out in the second half and played a lot better.”

For the remainder of the game each team would trade small leads and baskets until the pivotal game winning shot by Venegas sealed the Red Devils’ win.

“These kids don’t quit, and they’ve done that all year long. They haven’t quit all year long and that’s a great quality to have,” Filippini said. “We told them we don’t have a good enough team to play half of a game and expect to win, we got lucky at the end of the game but we deserved to win.”

The Red Devils were led

by Villarreal with a gamehigh 22 points, junior guard A.J Gaeta (13) and senior forward Austin Schmitt (12).

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From Page 11 Thursday at Marquette’s Bader Gym. Daniela Pavlovich led the Lady Panthers with 18 points with Carly Gonet (11) and Steph Wilson (10) combining for 21 more.

The Lady Panthers (16-1, 5-0) will take the top seed into the TCC Tournament which starts Jan. 18 at Marquette. The host Lady Crusaders (9-7, 1-2) will bring in the No. 3 seed behind Peoria Christian.

Mendota 64, Rockford Lutheran 61: The Lady Trojans (17-1, 4-0) maintain their perch atop the Big Northern West standings with a key win at home Thursday. Mendota rode the 1-2 punch of Amy Devitt (25) and

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High school boys At Spring Valley

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St. Bede’s Tristin Phegley looks to shoot against Kewanee Thursday night at the Academy.

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From Page 11 coached, and they get after it,” Blake said. “It’s just one of those things that we got the ball rolling our way, and we just kept it up.”

St. Bede’s offense was led by Mauck with 12 points followed by Bima

and senior forward Sophie Carus as each added four.

St. Bede coach Tom McGunnigal declined comment.

• Kewanee won the sophomore preliminary 32-29 in overtime. Julia Pohar had eight points for the Lady Bruins.

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Orion 14 19 9 22 - 64 Hall 17 8 14 26 - 65 ORION: Diamond 4 6-6 14, Thornburg 2 (1) 0-0 5, Vanderheiden 3 0-1 7, Allen 6 0-1 12, Clarke 5 (2) 0-2 12, Stropes 1 0-0 2, Dhabalt 4 4-5 12. Totals: 25 10-15 64.

HALL: Hill 0 2-2 2, Venegas 1 0-0 2, Gaeta 3 (3) 4-4 13, Trevier 2 (1) 0-1 5, Aimone 0 0-4 0, Urbanski 3 1-3 7, Schmitt 4 4-6 12, Villarreal 10 (1) 1-1 22, Cinotte 1 0-2 2. Totals: 23 (5) 12-21 65.

Friday’s games

Bureau Valley at Morrison Hall at Sherrard Kewanee at Rockridge LaMoille/Ohio at Henry Midland at DePue Princeton at St. Bede High school girls At Sterling

Bureau Valley 11 14 10 15 - 50 Newman 16 12 20 11 - 59 BV (7-9, 0-4): Bickett 2 0-0 4, Arnadottir 7 (3) 3-4 20, Dean 0 0-0 0, Bornsheuer 4 1-6 9, V. Reuter 1 0-0 2,

Ally Bromoschenkel (19).

Peoria Christian 74, DePue 31: Maricela Garcia had eight points and Margarita Caracheo added seven for the Lady Giants Thursday.

Newark 36, LaMoile/Ohio 30: The Lady Lions fell on the road Thursday in Little Ten Conference play. Newark improved to 12-5,6-0 atop the LTC heading into next week’s league tournament as the top seed.

Bowling At Ottawa: Chris Moore had the high series for St. Bede, but the Bruins (3,197) came up short to host Ottawa (3,457) at Ottawa’s Dettore’s Town Lanes Thursday. St. Bede’s Dominic Sondgeroth had the high game of the day of 249.

Kepner 6 (1) 2-2 15, Zemke 0 0-0 0, Stocking 0 0-0 0, Brunoehler 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 20 (4) 6-12 50.

NEWMAN (5-10, 4-2 TRAC North): Trujillo 5 2-2 12, Hurd 6 2-4 14, Howell 1 0-0 2, Schmitt 1 0-0 2, Oswalt 8 (2) 1-2 19, Cook 1 0-0 2, Conboy 1 0-0 2, Elexia Sanders 2 0-0 4, Simpson 0 2-2 2, Ferris 0 0-1 0. Totals: 25 (2) 7-9 59.

At St. Bede

Kewanee 12 8 14 17 - 51 St. Bede 9 0 7 11 - 27 KEWANEE: Moraski 8 (2) 2-4 20, Siemers 3 (2) 0-0 8, Kubinsky 1 0-0 2, Fontanez 0 2-2 2, Chandler 2 0-1 4, Steffen 3 1-3 7, Vogt 0 4-4 4, Gallagher 1 0-0 2, Jordan 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 (4) 9-14 51.

ST. BEDE: Perona 1 0-0 2, Miranda 0 3-8 3, Pohar 0 2-2 2, Phegley 0 0-2 0, Carus 1 2-3 4, Bima 2 0-0 4, Mauck 5 (2) 0-0 12.

Totals: 9 (2) 7-15 25.

At Edgington

Princeton 7 5 5 11 - 28 Rockridge 12 12 13 8 - 50 PHS: Barajas 1 0-0 2, Farrell 0 1-2 1, VanDenBussche 1 0-0 2, Strom 1 0-0 2, Hendrickson 0 0-0 0, Sims 0 0-0 0, Mead 3 2-4 8, Schmidt 5 0-0 10, Hughes 0 0-0 0, Clark 1 1-2 3. Totals: 12 4-8 28. Fouls: 17.

SOPHS: Rockridge 40-19. PHS: Rhodes 10.

At Newark

Newark 36, Lamoille/Ohio 30. L/O (7-11): Browning 7 (2) 0-2 16, V. Martinez 2 1-1 5, S. Martinez 1 0-1 2, Geuther 0 2-6 2.

Kahl 1 (1) 0-0 3, Johnson 1 0-0 2.

Other area scores

Mendota 64, Rockford Lutheran 61. MHS (16-1): Devitt 25, Al. Bromoschenkel 19.

Putnam County 50, Marquette 43. PC (16-1, 5-0): Pavlovich 18, Gonet 11, Wilson 10.

Peoria Christian 74, DePue 31. DePue: Garcia 8, Caracheo 7, Rosales 6, Werkau 5, Rios 5. PC: J. Myroth 18, T. Myroth 12.

Princeton 37, Hall 19 (Freshmen). PHS: Mall 16.

Junior college At Dixon

WOMEN: Sauk Valley 73, IVCC 35.

Sauk: Giddings 21, Dean 9. IVCC: Jessen 15,Rhodes 3.

MEN: Sauk Valley 78, IVCC 68. Sauk: Posey 21, Murphy 20, Fisher 9. IVCC: Arteaga 18, McClary 16, Adair 13, Johnson 10, Smith 8.

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There are two fields, one of approx. 80 acres and the other of approx. 40 acres. They are joined at the NE corner of the 80 acre tract and at the SW corner of the 40 acre tract and legal access had been established for farming practices. This farm will be sold as one unit and will not be separated in any way. There is one shed on the farm that would be suitable for small machinery or hay storage. The farm is all tillable with the exception of one waterway on the south part and a small wetland area in the north part of the farm. The soil types are of the Plano, Drummer, Elburn, Catlin, Dickinson, Selma and Waukegan varieties.

This is a very desirable tract of farmland and if you are looking additional farmland or a farmland investment in the Buda, Sheffield or Bradford areas, you will want to attend this auction.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down at time of auction with the entire unpaid balance due and payable, in full, on or before March 1, 2014, at which time the deed evidenced by an owner’s title insurance policy and possession shall be delivered to the purchaser.

The sale is subject to the seller’s approval. 2013 real estate taxes will be paid by the seller. Inspection may be made at any time. For further information, contact the undersigned auction service or attorneys.

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768 • Homes For Sale PRINCETON Completely remodeled house for sale on large corner lot. 504 North Chestnut Street.

Over 1,600 square feet of living, with 2-3 bedrooms.

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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 not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 2nd day of January, 2014.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Estate

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999 • Legal Notices 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.

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 Valley, IL 61362.

Dated this 2nd day of January, 2014. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk

VILLAGE OF NEPONSET TREASURER’S REPORT

I, Vicki Bennett, Treasurer for the Village of Neponset, Illinois do certify that the following is a correct statement of money received from what source the money was paid.

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999 • Legal Notices GOVERNMENT-WIDE Cash Balance May 1, 2012 $273,324 RECEIPTS Property Taxes 77,959 Public Service Taxes 90,714 Business Contributions 31,500 Charges for Service 312,970 Grants and Insurance Proceeds 23,019 Other Revenues (under $2,500) 11,392 Total Receipts $547,554 DISBURSEMENTS Ameren Illinois 23,889 Dana Well Drilling 10,001 Eagle Enterprises 6,600 Glacial Energy 14,427 Hach Company 4,149 Hawkins, Inc 4,455 IL Environmental Protection Agency 77,986 Illinois Valley Waste Services 27,913 Menards 8,802 Motley’s Electrical Service 3,795 PDC Laboratories 5,025 United State Dept. of Agriculture 64,860 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

ERIBERTO LEON A/K/A ERIBERTO P. ) LEON, et al ) Defendant ) 12 CH 87 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 1, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 18, 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 126 WEST ERIE STREET, SPRING VALLEY, IL 61362 Property Index No. 18-34-430-009. The real estate is improved with a single family home with no 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 PA1216664.

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. PA1216664 Case Number: 12 CH 87 TJSC#: 33-26764 I584208 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

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Community State Bank 12,566 USA Blue Book 6,591 Zimmer & Francescon 4,147 Pavement Maintenance Services 36,437 Willett Hofmann & Associates 2,806 Douglas W. Irwin & Co, Ltd 6,689 IL Counties Rist Management Trust 22,226 Barash & Evertt 4,348 David Mueller 5,341 IL Department of Revenue 9,253 Neponset Truck & Trailer 5,592 United States Treasurer 4,835 Alan Kaiser 4,430 Brent Devenney 8,301 Eric Hamilton 7,690 Karen Ingles 6,800 Pat Clapper 10,576 Vicki Bennett 3,600 All Other Vendors (under $2,500) 93,432 Total Disbursements $483,671 Cash Balance April 30, 2013 $337,207 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 2014.

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

LUIS A. POLO A/K/A LUIS POLO, et al ) Defendant ) 12 CH 00036 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 18, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 13, 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 103 NORTH CANAL STREET, LA MOILLE, IL 61330 Property Index No. 05-24-435-011. The real estate is improved with a gray wood sided two story single family home with a detached two car 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 PA1209566.

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. PA1209566 Case Number: 12 CH 00036 TJSC#: 33-26754 I584186 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF ) D’ANTE SHEMAR TEMPLETON-TEASLEY ) and ISABELLE RAY TEMPLETON, ) MINORS ) NO. 2013-P-99 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION NOTICE is hereby given to Keysane Teasley and unknown necessary party of the Petition for Guardian of Minor filed in the above case on October 31, 2013, that he is the named in the above entitled case pursuant to the provisions of Illinois Revised Statute, and that the above entitled Petition is now pending in said court and the day on which a default may be entered against said respondent is February 11, 2014; that the following information applies to said proceeding: 1. The name of the petitioner and the case number are identified above.

2. The court in which said action was brought is identified above.

3. The last known addresses for Keysane Teasley were 14834 Evers Street, Dolton, IL 60419 and 3006 Gabriel Avenue, Zion, IL 60099.

Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County, Illinois Attorney Bradley P. Popurella, ARDC #6275711 Wimbiscus Law Firm, PC 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Telephone (815) 664-4151 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 103 NORTH CANAL STREET, LA MOILLE, IL 61330 Property Index No. 05-24-435-011. The real estate is improved with a gray wood sided two story single family home with a detached two car 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) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1209566. 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. PA1209566 Case Number: 12 CH 00036 TJSC#: 33-26754 I584186 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

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 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ) Plaintiff, ) -v.- ) LUIS A. POLO A/K/A LUIS POLO, et al ) Defendant ) 12 CH 00036 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 18, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 13, 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: LOTS 123, 124, 129 AND 130 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ALSO: THE NORTH HALF OF FRANKLIN STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE, HERETOFORE VACATED BY SAID VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE AND ADJOINING LOTS 123, 124, 129 AND 130 IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE; ALL THAT PORTION OF THE VACATED ALLEY LYING BETWEEN LOTS 124 AND 130 IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE, BEING ALL OF THE 16 1/2 FOOT VACATED ALLEY LYING BETWEEN SAID LOTS; ALSO: A PART OF LOT 19 IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND ALSO A PORTION OF LOT 132 IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 132 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW VILLAGE, OF LA MOILLE, ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 132; RUNNING THENCE IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ON A LINE WHICH IS PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SAID LOT 19 TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SAID SECTION 24; THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, 200 FEET, MORE OR LESS; THENCE RUNNING IN A WEST-NORTHWEST DIRECTION ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 10 IN WADE SUBDIVISION TO THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE, 198 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 129 IN THE VILLAGE OF LAMOILLE; THENCE RUNNING SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF LOT 129 IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE, 156.50 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE CENTER OF THE FORMER FRANKLIN STREET TO THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE, HERETOFORE VACATED BY SAID VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE; THENCE RUNNING WESTERLY 61.83 FEET, MORE OR LESS; THENCE RUNNING SOUTHERLY 85 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 132 IN THE VILLAGE OF LA MOILLE; THENCE RUNNING IN AN EAST-NORTHEAST DIRECTION, 61.83 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU, IN THE STATE

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 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, A/K/A 109 E. Rt. 6, 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,

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MINERAL-GOLD PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT This is the Annual Report of Mineral-Gold Public Library District of Mineral, Illinois. Statement of Cash Receipts and Expenditures for the year July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.

RECEIPTS Cash on Hand, July 1, 2012 $21,036.71 County Tax Levy 47,904.36 State Tax 1,595.39 Interest 34.39 Programs 155.00 Miscellaneous 195.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS $70,920.85 EXPENDITURES Salaries $23,454.72 Books/Periodicals/Software 3,908.03 Equipment 722.12 Utilities (Elec., Water, Telephone) 3,639.80 Insurance 1,593.00 Supplies 467.30 Printing 143.50 Postage 135.00 State/Federal Withholding Taxes -1,781.85 Unemployment Taxes 96.18 Dues 1,590.55 Building Maintenance/Repairs 311.50 Programs 280.00 Mileage 120.12 Legal 1,426.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $36,105.97 RECAPITULATION Total Receipts $70,920.85 Total Expenditures $36,105.97 Checking Account Balance 6/30/13 $34,814.88 Building & Equipment Fund (including interest) $30,288.84 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 2014.

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.

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.

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 PA1216664. 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. PA1216664 Case Number: 12 CH 87 TJSC#: 33-26764 I584208 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 18 and 25, 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: 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 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

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,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ) Plaintiff, ) -v.- ) ERIBERTO LEON A/K/A ERIBERTO P. ) LEON, et al ) Defendant ) 12 CH 87 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 1, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 18, 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 9 IN BLOCK 17 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW CITY OF SPRING VALLEY, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE UNDERLYING COAL, FIRECLAY AND OTHER MINERALS TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO DIG, MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME WITHOUT ENTERING UPON THE SURFACE THEREOF, ALL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 126 WEST ERIE STREET, SPRING VALLEY, IL 61362 Property Index No. 18-34-430-009. The real estate is improved with a single family home with no 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 LEGAL NOTICES The Bureau County Republican Classified brings you the public and legal information you have a right to know.

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Princeton Park District Board of Park Commissioners 2014 Board Meeting Dates All Meetings begin at 4:30 pm and are held at the Bureau County Metro Center January - Regular Meeting

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Approved December 2, 2013 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 11, 2014.

CORRECTED NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE Residential property situated at 109 Main Street, A/K/A 109 E. Rt. 6, 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.

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Dealing with weather challenges Adult pigs prefer 60 to 65 degree temperatures.

Baby pigs desire an 80 to 85 degree environment.

To meet both of their needs, we strive for a 73 degree room temperature in the birthing rooms and then cool the room to 70 degrees as the pigs reach 7 days old. The mothers do very well at these temperatures, but baby pigs chill at 73 degrees. To accommodate the baby pigs’ need for an 80-plus degree environment, they are provided with a black rubber mat and a heat lamp to achieve a comfortable area for them to nap in.

I enjoy seeing a litter of 12 or 13 baby pigs stretched out on their mat and under their heat lamp. To me that is a beautiful site. The baby pigs will be attracted to the light and warmth of the heat lamp.

In weather like we have had, the farrowing attendant must pay special attention to seeing that each individual piglet is dried off, receives colostrums milk and finds the warm spot under the heat lamp. The first few hours

Then they will not work to provide the correct air exchange.

In the gestation area where only adult animals reside, the desired temperature is 60 to 65 degrees. In their home, the correct air exchange is necessary to provide fresh air and exhaust carbon dioxide. Just as with baby pigs, too much air flow causes them to chill. Not enough air flow creates a damp uncomfortable environment, and an environment that supports bacterial growth which increases the chance of the animal becoming sick and not feeling well. If the female animal becomes sick and has a fever, the chance of them aborting their litter increases.

On Monday, I found one building with three out of six fans not working due to snow blowing around the fan blades causing them to stick. I was able to remedy the problem and achieve a desirable environment for those animals. For an experienced herdsman, it is easy to tell if an animal is comfortable or not by

Steve Cowser COMMENTARY of the piglets’ life determines its future and how well it will grow its entire life.

The weather challenge is making sure the ventilation is working properly. The correct airflow is necessary to remove carbon dioxide and provide fresh air. Too much air movement increases evaporation and causes the baby pigs to chill. Not enough air movement causes a damp environment which makes the animals uncomfortable and increases bacterial growth which challenges the animals.

The specific problem in extreme cold is the fans, which exhaust the air and are cycled on and off for the correct environment. A common setting we use is one minute on and six minutes off.

During the off-cycle the fan blades can have ice and snow freeze around them and become stuck.

Firm honors Spring Valley City Bank SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley City Bank has achieved a five-star rating from BauerFinancial of Coral Gables, Fla. This rating, based on Sept. 30, 2013, financial data, indicates that the Spring Valley City Bank is one of the strongest banks in the nation.

The Spring Valley City Bank has achieved this five-star rating for 87

consecutive quarters, earning the bank a designation as a “sustained superiority bank,” which only 7 percent of the nation’s banks have earned Bauer’s top rating for so long.

“While banks may look alike on the surface, community banks like Spring Valley City Bank, are community partners,” notes Karen L. Dorway, president

of the rating firm. “By keeping deposits local and focusing on the success of the communities in which it does business, Spring Valley City Bank has thrived where other banks have faltered.”

Spring Valley City Bank is located on North Cornelia Street in Spring Valley. The bank’s website address is www.svcb.com.

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watching their behavior. If they are huddled too close together and their hair is standing up on their back and they are grumpy, it is a sign they are cold. If they are spread out and not touching each other, they are too hot. Either one is not desirable. It is important in animal production for the animals to be comfortable. A comfortable environment promotes good health and animals that are happy. Animals that are healthy and happy, do well.

Another challenge in severe winter weather like we have had is getting employees to work.

I had two employees stay all night at my house on two different nights.

I used a tractor and an end loader to get the three of us to work. The other employees did not make it to work for two days. The three of use did the work that six people normally do. I am very appreciative of those employees who were willing to be there.

Steve Cowser is a pork producer in the Bradford area.

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John Walters (right) receives a certificate of excellence for completing a professional service seminar at Kinetico’s Service Academy from John Smith (left), vice president of Kinetico Incorporated’s Product Development.

Walters attends training academy PRINCETON — John Walters, a member of the staff at Lee’s Water Systems in Princeton, has successfully completed the professional service seminar at Kinetico’s Service Academy, the training arm of Kinetico Inc. of Newbury, Ohio.

Walters, along with other service professionals working for dealerships across the country, participated in this intensive service training seminar conducted by Kinetico, a manufacturer of non-

electric, metered, demand operated, twin tank water processing equipment.

The academies are designed to reinforce previous training about the operating features of Kinetic equipment, sharpen servicing skills, inform participants of upcoming product changes and give in-depth instruction on the servicing of new products. Walters received a certificate of excellence for successfully completing all phases of the training.

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From you, for you

We want to hear from you – From you, for you is an interactive page for readers to share their photos, questions and comments. For information on how to submit a story, question or comment, contact BCR Copy Editor Sarah Maxwell at smaxwell@bcrnews.com.

Cecille Gerber from the Tiskilwa Historical Society submitted this photo of Mike Kane, John Taylor and Joe Pruitt during the 1969 winter in someone’s sleigh.

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If you’d like to share an old photograph with other BCR readers, send your photo along with pertinent information to BCR Copy Editor Sarah Maxwell at the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356 or email smaxwell@bcrnews. com.

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5-day Planner Today

Tonight

High 33

Low 20

Sunday

High 40

Monday

Low 23 High 30

Tuesday

Low 20 High 23

Weekly weather This year High Jan. 9

27

Low 0

One year ago Prec.

TS

High

Prec.

48

30

0

High

Low

55 (2002)

Low 10 High 30

Low 29

Sun & Moon

Records

Low

Wednesday

-15 (1982)

Jan. 8

12

-2

0

45

25

0

60 (2003)

-13 (1970)

Jan. 7

7

-10

0

40

16

0

64 (2008)

-12 (1968)

Jan. 6

-4

-17*

0

35

17

0

63 (2008)

-12 (1970)

Jan. 5

22

-8

2.5S

36

21

TS

54 (2012)

-19 (1999)

Jan. 4

33

20

3.5S

33

11

0

64 (1997)

-16 (1945)

Jan. 3

20

-2

0

30

14

0

60 (1998)

-16 (1958)

Source: National Weather Service Reporting Station, Princeton asterisk means new record temperature

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Moonrise............................................................ 1:34 p.m.

Moonset............................................................ 3:28 a.m.

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