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Steve Barlow dies at 74 Farmer, community leader remembered by friends

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Longtime Princeton area farmer and community leader Steve Barlow is being remembered as a man with a great sense of humor — a man who was well-read, and thoughtful.

Barlow died Friday at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton at the age of 74.

On Monday, Judd Lusher of Princeton said he had known Barlow since the Lushers moved to Princeton about 30 years ago. Barlow was serving on the Princeton Elementary School Board at the time, and Lusher was an administrator in the district. Through the years, their friendship grew, Lusher said.

In addition to serving on the PES Board, Barlow was also very active in other community groups, like the Bureau County Farm Bureau, Princeton Rotary, and his church, Lusher said. Barlow had a great sense of humor, cared about people and was a giving person, often in a quiet way, Lusher said.

“Steve could always be counted on for a good story and a good joke. He was an outgoing man, but not the kind of outgoing that was flashy,” Lusher said. “Steve was a very thoughtful person. He had a lot of good information about a lot of things.

Steve was a farmer, but he was very much interested in a lot of other things as well. His horizons went behind farming. He just had a lot of good thoughts and ideas.

I will miss our conversations.”

On Monday, Terry Madsen of Princeton remembered Barlow for his love for his family, his wit, and his care of the community.

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Flu cases are on the rise It’s not too late to get a flu shot

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Illinois has been bit hard by the flu bug, as has much of the rest of the country.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting widespread flu activity in Illinois, with 122 confirmed influenza Intensive Care Unit admissions and six influenzarelated deaths so far in the state. Illinois is one of 35 states determined to have widespread flu activity, up from 25 states during the first week of January.

Bureau/Putnam County Health Department Director of Nursing Laurie Geuther said it’s not too late to get a flu vaccine. The number of influenza cases is increasing, and some of those cases have been serious and resulted in hospitalization. Also, the H1N1 strain of influenza has resurfaced this season and seems to affect the younger population, she said.

“We strongly encourage you to get the annual flu vaccination if you haven’t done so already,” Geuther said. “We have not hit peak influenza season yet. Historically, February posts the highest confirmed cases of influenza. Overall, the peak season is typically from December through March.”

The local health department does have a good supply of vaccines at both of its offices in Princeton and Hennepin. While further flu clinics won’t be scheduled, people can call either office to schedule an appointment, she said.

The Princeton office number is 815925-7326. The Hennepin office number is 815-925-7326. The local health department has given about 1,500 doses, combined through its two offices, so far this year, Geuther said.

As in previous years, those people most at risk for the flu are children

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Ladd Fire Department shut down a portion of Route 89, just north of Ladd, and evacuated one residence and employees of Tee Group Films factory Monday morning after a leak was discovered in a high-pressure natural gas line just north of the village. Crews were on the scene around 11 a.m. shutting down the pipe and bleeding excess gas from the pipe. The evacuation was expected to be lifted around noon on Monday.

Gas leak closes down Route 89 Ladd business is evacuated

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

LADD — A high-pressure natural gas line leak forced Ladd Fire Department to shut down a portion of Route 89 and evacuate one residence and about 30 employees from Tee Group Films factory early Monday morning.

Village of Ladd Superintendent Doug Englehaupt said at about 7:45 a.m. a village employee reported he could smell gas at the wastewater treatment plant. Soon after, it was determined there was a leak in

a main line, located in a field, just north of the village.

“I called the 800 number we’re supposed to in these situations, and they informed me it would be up to an hour or hour an a half until someone could be on scene, so I called 911, and the Ladd Fire Chief determined everyone in the area should be evacuated,” he said.

Fire chief B.J. Liebe confirmed his crew was immediately on scene around 8 a.m. and shut down a part of Route 89 just north of the village. Liebe confirmed he evacuated one home and the Tee Group Films factory just as a precautionary measure. He said he was mostly concerned with the size of the

main line, therefore he wanted everyone out of the area in case something was to spark.

Around 11 a.m., crews were still on site shutting down the pipeline and “bleeding” the pipe of leftover gas. Employees of Tee Group Films could be seen walking downtown Ladd after the evacuation. Crews were advised to leave their vehicles at the factory. Most employees gathered inside Torri’s Ice Cream Parlor in downtown Ladd while waiting for word to return to work.

Liebe expected things would be back to normal around noon. There was no smell of gas in the air.

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Princeton artist O.V. (Verne) Shaffer kicks back at the Flour House Cafe in downtown Princeton. Shaffer can often be seen in the new coffee shop, where he visits with friends and enjoys a hot cup of coffee.

Shaffer is the recipient of Prairie Arts Council’s fifth Lifetime Achievements in the Arts Award.

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PAC to honor Verne Shaffer Event set for 6 p.m. Feb. 15

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — One of Princeton’s artists, O.V. (Verne) Shaffer has been selected as the fifth recipient of Prairie Arts Council’s Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award.

The award recognizes and honors special people in the community who have made important contributions in the arts.

Shaffer was born and raised in Princeton during the 1930s. As a boy, when comics were just making an appearance in pop culture, Shaffer loved to draw and create his own superheroes.

He also found a passion in building model airplanes, which he often purchased for 10 cents and got together with friends for constructing.

“I always had an interest in architecture, and the plans of the airplane often talked about the architecture of the plane and how it was made,” he said.

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Shaffer stands in front of one of his creations in Beloit, Wis. After high school, he began his study of art in 1946 at Beloit College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree.

He later earned his master’s degree at Michigan State University. Shaffer’s career evolved from a painter to educator.

Starting as assistant professor of art at Olivet College in Olivet, Mich., and then in 1955 he was

hired at Beloit College as a professor of art and later obtained the position of director of the Wright Art Center at Beloit College.

He admits he never imagined being an artist when he grew up, and today he says he’s still not sure if he wants to be an artist.

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he said. “We follow things we’re good at, and usually the things we’re good at, we become interested in.”

Shaffer always had an enthusiasm of wanting to learn how things were built or constructed.

“I was always asking, ‘I wonder how that works?’ or ‘I’m curious about things built like this or that,’” he said.

In 1959, Shaffer traveled to Maine, where he assisted Clark FitzGerald with the construction of three large-scale sculptures. This influenced his decision to give up his teaching position to embark on a solo art career as a sculptor.

“There’s a curiosity you sort of follow,” he said.

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ent means through color, line and all those shapes to convince you of what they’re trying to tell.”

For many years, Shaffer sculpted in his rural studio in Wisconsin before moving back to Princeton. Most of his works are made from metal, welded or cast. He also has worked in wood and cast concrete.

Shaffer said he enjoys sculpting organic shapes, particularly birds and plants or things that have natural shapes.

“I’m not so much interested in the detail. I want to hit people between the eyes a little bit and not have them just say, ‘Oh look, you can see every detail — the shoelaces on the shoe, the wrinkles on the face.’ ... When you identify it as a face, you kind of know that face has wrinkles and can smile or frown. You have to figure out what you’re going to say about the piece,” he said.

With an estimated 1,200 pieces to his credit, Shaffer has exhibited throughout the Midwest and has major commissions in Maine, Florida, Utah, Wisconsin and Illinois.

In 2012, Shaffer gifted collections of his own sculptures and drawings to Kohler Foundation, where preservation technicians have carefully catalogued, photographed and cleaned each piece.

The artwork is now at home at the University of Wisconsin.

Shaffer will be honored at the Prairie Arts Center’s annual gala, to take place at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at A Hundred Acre Orchard and Market. Tickets are $30 per person; advance reservations or tickets may be purchased at the door for $35. Reservations can be made by calling the PAC at 815-875-2787 or by mailing a check to PAC before Feb. 5.

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Local Barlow From Page 1 Madsen said he and Barlow used to work together for the Bureau County Youth Development Coalition and had long car rides together traveling to various meetings out of the area. He also liked to sit with Barlow at Princeton Rotary Club meetings, Madsen said.

Princeton Rotary Club members will remember Barlow for his great joke telling. Rotary has the tradition that members always told a joke on their birthday, and a lot of members deferred to Barlow for their joke, Madsen said.

“Sometimes those jokes got a laugh, and sometimes they got moans, but Steve always came ready to tell a joke. He enjoyed telling them, and I enjoyed hearing them,” Madsen said.

Barlow was very proud of his family and grandchildren, Madsen said.

Barlow even arranged for his grandkids to present a program at a Rotary meeting, and they were well-received, Madsen said.

Looking at Barlow’s impact on the community, Madsen said Barlow will be missed by many folks, some of whom never knew him but benefited from his quiet generosity and/or advocacy.

Barlow would contact Madsen when he (Madsen) was on the Princeton City Council about issues within the community. He’d ask questions or offer advice, but not in an aggressive or argumentative way, Madsen said.

Barlow was thoughtful about things, but not inflexible, Madsen said.

When he (Barlow) took positions, his motives were good, Madsen said.

“We all will miss his involvement in the community and his willingness to speak up when somebody needed to,” Madsen said. “I knew that Steve was there to offer support one way or the other, without a lot of people knowing it. That was something that was notable about Steve.”

Flu From Page 1 younger than 5 years of age, people ages 65 and older, pregnant women, and individuals with underlying medical conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, Geuther said.

“However, I think that you are at risk every year if you do not receive the vaccination,” Geuther said. “The best defense against the flu is the

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“Steve weighed his words when he spoke. He was the kind of person that when he said something, you wanted to pay attention.”

Cliff Cartwright On Monday, Cliff Cartwright of Princeton said he will remember Barlow for his great personality and sense of humor. Cartwright and Barlow met years ago through their church, the First Presbyterian Church in Princeton, and also served on the Princeton Elementary School Board together.

Barlow was definitely known for his sense of humor, Cartwright said. If someone ran out of a joke, Barlow could always pull out a flock of jokes from up his sleeve. Even in his later years, his health issues didn’t change his sense of humor. He still found time to throw in a joke and find a reason to laugh, Cartwright said.

“Steve would light up a room when he entered,” Cartwright said. “Steve was a man’s man. He was fun to be around. He could talk and talk and keep up with you on any subject.”

Even though Barlow always had a joke or two within reach, he was also a very sincere guy, very loyal and dedicated to whatever project he was involved, Cartwright said.

“Steve was well-read, He was a deep-thinker,” Cartwright said. “Steve weighed his words when he spoke. He was the kind of person that when he said something, you wanted to pay attention.”

A memorial service for Barlow is set for 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church in Princeton. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton.

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Other important safeguards for preventing the flu are good handwashing and eating a nutritious diet. Also, people should stay home when the are ill, and if someone is at high risk and they think they have the flu, they should see their doctor since there are antiviral drugs which can be given, she said.

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Lee County settles over wind farm Residents never received notice about turbines

By David Giuliani Shaw Media Service

DIXON – Lee County residents Margina and Larry Schwartzbach say the county failed to notify them of a wind farm going up in their neighborhood.

The county never denied it.

In September, the county settled a lawsuit filed by the Schwartzbachs, giving the couple $5,000.

According to online court records, the Schwartzbachs also settled with Goldwind USA, the wind farm’s owner, and Mainstream Renewable Power, the previous owner.

The Shady Oaks wind project started operating in June 2012 in southern Lee County, near the villages of Compton and West Brooklyn. Goldwind is the subsidiary of a Chinese company.

Under open government laws, the county could not keep the settlement amount secret.

Private companies have no such requirement.

Matt Klahn, a Lee County assistant state’s attorney, said the county gives wind farm companies the addresses of those who must receive

notices about proposed projects, while the firms mail them out.

With the Goldwind wind farm, four permits were involved, so the process became complicated, Klahn said.

As for the lack of notice, he said, it was an “honest mistake.”

“There were multiple people who missed it. You can’t pin this on one person,” Klahn said. “We appreciated working with the Schwartzbachs. They are nice people.”

The county’s insurance carrier covered the attorney’s fees and mediation costs, Klahn said. Because of the deductible, he said, the $5,000 was paid out of the county’s general fund.

In 2012, Margina Schwartzbach spoke during a county zoning board meeting, at which the panel was considering another wind farm. She said Goldwind project had disrupted their lives.

A turbine near her house, she said, was a constant bother.

“It’s very annoying,” she told the board. “It produces loud humming sounds.”

At night, she said, it was unbearable.

“We turn on the TV to drown it out, so we can fall asleep,” Schwartzbach said. “We don’t hear the crickets at night or birds in the

morning.”

The Schwartzbachs said they found out about the wind farm when construction started in October 2011. The one turbine is 1,400 feet to the west of their home, the minimum distance the county allows.

Last year, Sauk Valley Media filed a public records request for any documents that showed the couple had received notice about the wind farm petition.

The county produced nothing.

In their lawsuit, the Schwartzbachs asked the court to decommission the offending turbines and to award them damages of more than $50,000.

They filed the lawsuit without a lawyer, but by the end, they were represented by Rodney Kimes, a Beloit attorney. Neither Kimes nor the Schwartzbachs could be reached for comment.

No new wind farms in Sauk Valley Last May, the Lee County Board approved a controversial wind farm, involving 53 turbines in the far southwestern part of the county.

The previous year, Whiteside County signed off on nine turbines for the same project,

owned by Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power.

Not one turbine has gone up yet.

About all that’s happened is litigation. Residents near the proposed wind farm have filed a yet-to-be-resolved lawsuit against the project.

Stuart Richter, Whiteside County’s zoning administrator, figured the litigation has stalled the Mainstream project.

A manager with Mainstream couldn’t be reached for comment.

In general, area counties are not seeing any interest in new wind farms, a change from previous years.

Lee County, which got the state’s first wind farm a decade ago, knows of no companies considering projects.

“We’re probably maxed out, as far as placement of turbines because of the saturation we have,” said Chris Henkel, Lee County’s zoning administrator.

“We have 230-plus turbines. We’re pretty full.”

Officials in Whiteside, Bureau and Ogle counties also say they have no new applicants for wind farms.

Part of the reason, officials say, is the uncertainty over production tax credits for wind farms, which has spurred development over the years.

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Ron Starr shovels a place for the melting snow to travel at the Friends of Strays No-Kill Animal Shelter in Princeton. The warmer temperatures during the weekend caused flooding at the shelter, and several volunteers quickly jumped into action to keep the animals safe and dry.

Volunteers also filled sandbags to help alleviate more water issues.

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Work continues at Hall High School SPRING VALLEY — The new Hall High School construction project is heading toward work on bid Package 2 in early February. Work on bid Package 1 (mass excavation) was slowed down by the severe weather, but excavation and the rerouting of sewer lines has been

completed; all that remains is about 10 days of additional building up of the footprint and pad. Hall officials are confident the work for Package 1 will be complete in time for Package 2 work to begin in early February.

Submission for bid Package 2, which includes con-

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crete work for footings and foundations, precast wall construction, structural steel, elevator construction and waterproofing, were opened on Jan. 8.

Leopardo Construction and Healy, Bender architects are currently reviewing the bids and will recommend

the lowest and responsible bids to the Hall Board at its regular meeting on Wednesday. With board approval, work for bid Package 2 will begin in early February.

The new school project continues to be on schedule for the projected opening in August of 2015.

Obituaries

CHILLICOTHE — Mark William Shull, 52, of Chillicothe passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at his daughter’s home in Lombard. Mark was under Hospice care and spent his final days surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on March 20, 1961, in Princeton and grew up in Tiskilwa. He was the third child and the first son of Marie and Roy Shull.

Mark graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illi- Mark Shull nois in 1983. He received his MBA from Bradley University in 1998. Mark worked as a controller for Advanced Technology Services for 21 years.

Mark was a resident of Chillicothe for 23 years and was a member of St. Edward parish. He enjoyed attending his children’s sports events and activities, cheering on the Chicago Cubs and Bears and the Fighting Illini.

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

Ron was born July 25, 1927, in Whitewater, Wis., the son of Alvin and Tillie (Dunbar) Wilson. He married Patricia Dean on Dec. 27, 1951, in Sheffield. She died on July 25, 2002.

Ron served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years, serving during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He then worked in Ronald hyperbaric medicine at Millard Fillmore HosWilson pital in Buffalo, N.Y. Ron was a member of Bunker Hill Church in Buda and he loved his family, especially the grandchildren.

He liked to read, enjoyed running, biking and camping, loved music and most of all, he loved spending time with his family.

He is survived by his ex-wife, Sara Fiddes; two daughters, Lindsay (Dan) Hollenbach and Claire Shull; one son, Nathan Shull; two sisters, Rachel (Frank) Payton and Gretchen Van Heukelom; one niece, Emily (Reid) Morris; and one nephew, Mark (Aly) Van Heukelom.

Mark was preceded in death by his parents.

A funeral Mass was held Saturday at St. Edward Catholic Church, Chillicothe, with Father Keith Walden officiating. A private burial will be held for immediate family in his home town, Tiskilwa.

Visitation was held Friday at the Weber-Hurd Funeral Home in Chillicothe, where a rosary was also recited.

A viewing was also held prior to the Mass on Saturday at the church.

Memorials of the donor’s choice may be made to the OSF St. Francis Medical Center Foundation.

Mark’s online memorial website may be viewed at www.hurdfamilyfunerals.com.

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Robert Anderson OHIO, Ill. — Robert C. Anderson, 83, of Ohio, Ill., died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.

Bob was born March 4, 1930, in Princeton, the son of Howard and Lucille (Ioder) Anderson. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Johnson. They later divorced. He then married Rita Bontz on Dec. 4, 2002.

He attended Western Illinois University. Bob farmed in the Ohio area and also owned Super Wash Car Wash in Morris during his lifetime. He was an active Little League coach and a 4-H leader. He also enjoyed showing cattle at countless county, state and national cattle shows. He enjoyed sports, golf and playing cards.

He is survived by his wife, Rita Bontz of Ohio, Ill.; two sons, Dennis (Connie) Anderson of Princeton and Jim (Laurie) Anderson of Cozumel, Mexico; one daughter, Kim (Steve) Schlumpf of Walnut; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Richard (Marie) Anderson of Princeton and Howard (Carolyn) Anderson of Princeton; two sisters, Sue (Joe) Etheridge

of Glendale Heights and Sally (Randy) Farrell of Ohio, Ill.; his stepchildren, Barb (Jim) Ekstrum of Dunlap, Ron (Doreen) Bontz of Rock Falls, Debbie (Ron) George of Montgomery, Louie (Barb) Bontz of LaSalle and Greg (Mary) Bontz of Sterling; 12 stepgrandchildren; 19 stepgreat-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one infant daughter, Ann; and one brother, William L. Anderson.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, at the Garland Funeral Home, Walnut, with the Rev. George T. Woosnam, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Princeton, officiating.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, at the funeral home.

A memorial has been established to the Ohio Fire Department.

Special thanks to Dr. Martin Faber, the staff of Perry Memorial Hospital and the people of Ohio who supported and assisted Bob during his period of declining health.

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

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PRINCETON — J. Steven Barlow, 74, of Princeton passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton, four hours after the birth of his 13th grandchild.

Steve was born Oct. 7, 1939, in Wichita, Kan., to Vernon Westfall and Martha (Stevenson) Barlow. He graduated from Humboldt High School in Humboldt, J. Steven Kan., in 1958. He graduated from Kansas Barlow State University in 1962 with a degree in business administration. He played football in high school and college. Steve started working at Bruce Monument Co. in Kansas and in 1979, after the passing of his father-in-law, he moved to Illinois and learned the craft of farming. He married Susan Peterson on June 5, 1961, in Manhattan, Kan. She survives.

Steve had extensive memberships in Kansas and Princeton including: First Presbyterian Church as a deacon, elder, youth leader and trustee; Scoutmaster; Toastmasters; Jaycees; Rotary; Kiwanis; Elks; Ronald Reagan Trail Association Board; chairman of the Tourism Committee in Princeton; Chamber of Commerce Board; Bureau County Senior Citizens Association Board; Princeton Elementary School Board for five years; volunteer ambulance driver/CPR instructor in Princeton; Bureau County Farm Board president, township director for five years, treasurer for four years and vice president for one year; and First State Bank Board for five years.

He was also a Mason and a Shriner.

Steve is survived by his wife of 52 years, Susan Barlow of Princeton. Also surviving are four children, Jay Barlow, Sarah (John) Larsen, Rebekah Leach and Rachel (Jeff) Bystry, all of Princeton; 13 grandchildren, Jay Steven Barlow II, Benjamin Larsen, Jacob, Hensley, Garity and Emmett Leach, and Amelia, Justus, Milo, Simeon, Faustina, Patience and Angelo Bystry; and two sisters, Ann (Gilbert) Cation of Kansas and Jane (Roy) Slagle of Texas. He was also a foster parent to many youth throughout his lifetime.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Princeton, with the Rev. Brian Hall officiating. Burial will be private and at a later date.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton.

Memorials may be directed to First Presbyterian Church and the Bureau County Food Pantry.

The Norberg Memorial Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.

PRINCETON — Robert M. Krase, 94, of Princeton passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Liberty Village of Princeton.

He was born Aug. 3, 1919, in Galesburg to Herman Krase and Martha (Schroeder) Krase.

He graduated from Galesburg High School in 1937.

He went to technical school for electrical work in Chicago. Bob worked for Illinois Power as a supervisor for 34 years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Emma Weigand on Oct. 27, 1948, in Rock Island. He was an active member of Presbyterian Church in Princeton.

Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Emma Krase of Princeton. Also surviving are three daughters, Carolyn (R.J.) Burns of North Dakota, Cheryl Krase of Princeton and Kathleen Krase of Princeton; and two grandchildren, Emily and Austin. He was also a favorite uncle to three nephews, Bobby Krase, and Richard and Hart Bondi.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

All services will be private and at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

The Norberg Memorial Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.

SHEFFIELD — James L. Gray, 60, of Princeton, formerly of Sheffield, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at OSF Medical Center in Peoria after a short illness.

Jim was born March 17, 1953, in South Bend, Ind., the son of Marvin and Arlene (Kemerling) Gray. He graduated from Neponset High School in 1971. Jim married Marilyn Becue on March 16, 1974, in James Gray Sheffield. She survives.

Jim had worked 30 years until retiring from Case IH in East Moline. He then had worked at Hotsy Equipment in Princeton until his death. He had served on the Sheffield Library Board. He loved music, motorcycles, computers and tinkering and especially his family.

Survivors include his wife, Marilyn of Princeton; two daughters, Sherri (Matt) Jones of Tiskilwa and Jennifer Adams of Bradford; one granddaughter, Illyana; two stepgranddaughters, Julia and Angelica; his mother, Arlene Gray of Kewanee; one brother, Danny (Doreen) Gray, Mesa, Ariz.; one brother-in-law, Mike Becue of Sheffield; and a niece and nephew.

He was preceded in death by his father; a sister, Starr; and a brother, Daniel.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services, Sheffield, with Father Mark Miller officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Sheffield.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Sheffield Library or Sheffield Playground Fund.

Online condolences may be expressed by visiting Jim’s obituary at www.stackhousemoore.com.

Gerald ‘Chips’ Giovanine PRINCETON — Gerald L. “Chips” Giovanine, 77, of Princeton died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Liberty Village in Princeton.

He was born Aug. 31, 1936, in DePue to Angelo and Johanna (Leonard) Giovanine. He married Mary Ellen Tonkinson Jan. 13, 1956, in Carthage.

He was a life-long educator and coach who spent 54 years in public education.

Gerald He was a loving husband, brother, father and grandfather; and a teacher, coach Giovanine and mentor to generations of young people.

He was at Bureau Township Schools from 1958 to 1961, Western Community Schools from 1961 to 1977, LaSalle-Peru from 1977 to 1993; and the Bureau/Stark/Henry County Regional Office of Education from 1993 to 2012. He received his education at DePue Schools, Western Illinois University (undergraduate and graduate, M.S., Ed., C.A.S. in Educational Administration).

He was an active member of St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton, several coaching associations and various associations with an educational focus.

Surviving are his wife; one brother, Norman; one sister, Delores (Pat); two children, Jill (Brian) Cardosi and Grey (Kelly) Giovanine; five grandchildren, Jason (Molly) Cardosi, Jessica (Kris) Turner, and Grey, Reid and Luke Giovanine; and one greatgranddaughter, Norah Cardosi.

A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Louis Catholic Church, Princeton, with Father Jeffrey Stirniman officiating.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, at the church.

Memorials may be directed to St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton and to Western Illinois University, where funds will be established in his name.

The Norberg Memorial Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.

Dorothy Whisler SHEFFIELD — Dorothy Marie Whisler, 85, of Sheffield died at 12:12 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at Colonial Hall in Princeton.

Born April 22, 1928, in Wyanet to Everett and Ida Etta (Benningfield) Stanfield, she married Woodrow W. Whisler Sept. 5, 1946, in Muscatine, Iowa. He died March 21, 2002.

She was a graduate of Muscatine High Dorothy School. She retired from Champion PneuWhisler matic in Princeton.

She was a member of the First United Church of Christ in Sheffield.

Surviving are one daughter, Cheryl Taplin of Sheffield; four grandchildren, Chad Hopper of Ottawa, Michele (Marc) Mongan of Princeton, Kelly (Chad) Hunt of Davenport, Iowa, and Matthew Whisler of Bureau; six great-grandchildren, Taylor Steele, Caylla Townsley, Khora Townsley, Kody Mongan, Kelsea Mongan and Braeden Hunt; one sister, Mildred (Jay) Rury of Sheffield; and one daughter-in-law, Patricia Whisler of Kewanee.

She was also preceded in death by her parents and one son, Steven Whisler.

Cremation rites will be accorded. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield.

There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be directed to the First United Church of Christ in Sheffield.

The Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements.

Susan Hamm PRINCETON — Susan Elaine Hamm, 62, of Princeton died Saturday, Jan 11, 2014, at her home in Princeton.

She was born Sept. 20, 1951, in Fairbury to Walter and Shirley Runyon. She grew up in the Pontiac area and later moved to Princeton. She was previously married to Dale Hamm, who preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Moose and the American Legion.

She is survived by her son, Justin Hamm of Princeton; two grandchildren, Joshua and Zack Walker; one brother, Jimmy Runyon of Oregon state; and her faithful dog, Molly.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister; and one son, Christopher Walker in 2005.

All services will be private and at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

The Norberg Memorial Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.norberghfh.com.

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Perspective Bureau County

Republican

Serving Bureau County Since 1847

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Terri Simon

Publisher

Editor

On the street

Martin Luther King, whose birthday is Jan. 20, had a dream about equality between people. How close do you think we are to reaching that dream?

“I think we’ve made progress, but there is still work to do.”

Jessica Boggs, Princeton

“It depends on the diversity and size of your community.”

Kelly Morris, Princeton

“It’s geographic. In the North, West and East there is equality, but not down South.”

Jack Donlan, Princeton

“We have a long way to go.”

Emily Lunn, Princeton

From the editor’s desk Wow! As I sit at my desk on Monday morning, the sun is shining, and compared to last week at this time, the weather outside almost feels balmy.

Last week, Bureau County along with much of the country underwent a polar vortex that caused dangerous, below zero wind chills. The what ifs were frightening, to say the least, and all schools and many organizations and businesses closed their doors, not only to keep people from venturing out in the brutal weather but to also keep their employees safe at home. I applaud those decisions, which aren’t always easy ones to make.

I also need to tip my proverbial hat to many, many people. I won’t offer any names because surely I would forget someone, but there were/are many people who had to brave extremely adverse conditions for the benefit of others. Those who first come to mind are mail carriers, police and sheriff officials, emergency service personnel, fire departments, hospital staff, street/road departments ... the Terri list is long, and on behalf of the Bureau Simon County Republican, please know we noticed your commitment in helping to keep all of us safe.

Also, I’d be missing some special people, if I didn’t acknowledge the staff at the BCR who braved the weather to make sure you had a newspaper on Tuesday. Likewise, a huge round of applause to our newspaper carriers who delivered your newspapers through drifts, snow-covered sidewalks and bitter temperatures. We have a group of very dedicated newspaper carriers, and if you think so too, I hope you’ll let them know.

I had a conversation last week with WQAD News 8 Chief Meteorologist James Zahara, and while he thinks our area won’t see any more of those very cold wind chills, he assured me winter is still long from finished. Stay safe, my friends.

••• The BCR is working on a variety of fun, innovative and interesting projects for 2014, including our Hometown Heroes special section. If you’d like to advertise in this piece which will have a long shelf life and high readership, give BCR Sales Development Manager Pam Pratt-Marsh a call at 815-875-4461, ext. 241, or email her at ppratt@bcrnews.com. This is going to be a fantastic piece filled with unique, highly-localized content, plus the advertising rates are very affordable. I know folks are really going to enjoy this piece.

••• Customer Service Kudos: Don’t you just love it when you experience great customer service?

I sure do, and I always reserve a space in this column to let readers know of customer service that goes above and beyond the normal business as usual. If you know of a business or a person who delivers great customer service, send me an email at tsimon@bcrnews.com. Following are the Customer Service Kudos I received this past week: • Cammie said, “I would like to thank Jon Mabry for helping us out on the night of Dec. 13. We had to rush a family member to the hospital in Peoria. Knowing the snow would close our drive by the time we would return, we called Jon to see if he could come and plow the drive out. We told him we would pay him when we returned, but his response was “Don’t worry about it; consider it a Christmas gift!” Jon is a very considerate young man and was willing to help us out at a very stressful time.”

• Bev said, “My Kudos go to my mailman who made sure my mail was delivered during the bad winter storm we had. We are unable to get out and shovel, and the person who usually does it for us had the flu, so our sidewalks were drifted and deep. But our mailman still got to our mailbox. That’s pretty good customer service, and we all should learn from that determination.”

“I believe that people are more tolerant, but we have a long way to go before we meet his dream of equality.”

Melissa Hassler, Princeton

TO Letter THE Editor

‘Growing in faith together?’

To the Editor, I was the ADA director in the late 1990s where we sent to the Diocese of Peoria on average at least $10,000 each year. Also, I would have to go to Peoria to see if our parish won money that was given away to those sending money to the Diocese. St. Thomas More never won any money.

When I was the ADA director, I counted (198) churches that participated in this program.

While rich in many different types of people and ethnicity, we remain one holy Catholic Church that is steeped in tradition.

However, much of the churches in the area have not too many reasons to celebrate. People may not like what I have to say and even the pow-

ers to be, but I feel like I have to say what you will read below. I believe the Bishop of Peoria through the phony argument of “growing in faith together” has been destroying churches that have been steeped in traditions that were given to those who built and maintained those churches that have been around for hundreds of years.

In just a few short years, Bishop Jenky has been deliberately destroying churches, cultures, and most of all, the parishioners’ faith, who for years made these churches their place of worship, without even giving the people input into as to why they should keep their church open.

They closed four churches in Streator, leaving one open. They closed three churches in Spring Valley and left one open. They were to close four churches in

••• I’m excited about the upcoming public program in Princeton to honor the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., set for 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Prouty Building. The First Christian Church and Open Prairie United Church of Christ are co-hosting the event.

They have planned speakers and have invited area children to also participate by writing short essays or drawing pictures to honor King. From what I understand, this is the first local observance to honor the legacy of this American civil rights leader, and I’m impressed with those who are taking the time and energy needed to conduct this program. I hope many of you will be able to attend this worthwhile event. For more information, call First Christian Church at 815-879-0916 or Open Prairie at 815872-5150. The program will last less than an hour.

••• Thoughts for the week, all from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: • “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

• “I look to a day when people will not be judged

Western Bureau County — Sheffield, Annawan, Geneseo and Atkinson and were to leave one open. They tore down the church at Mt. Palatine east of McNabb. St. Benedict’s in Ladd has been torn down. St. Gertrude’s in Seatonville is closed. I also recently found in the newspaper they are selling the land that belonged to St. Xavier in the village of Bureau. Evidently St. Xavier has been torn down too.

They have really closed about 16 churches in and around our area and left only three churches open to service those churches. I would like the Bishop of Peoria to close all but one church in Peoria and have all the people go to the cathedral. I wonder how well the people in Peoria would like that decision.

If you divide 198 churches by 16, you get

little over 12 churches left in the Diocese times 3, and you get about 36 churches left in the Diocese.

I would think the editors of newspapers would query the Bishop about the loss of a lot of churches in the Diocese. Stop these fantastic losses, Bishop, when all you have to do is make some priests work a litter harder. Let the priests do what is sacred and leave the laity to run the operation of the church.

When you read the Message of Akita and hear what Sister Agnes Sasagawa says in the chastisement and read Padre Pio and Father Malachi Martin, it is time to look around and see what is happening to the Catholic churches by those who are in charge of their well being. Wake up America, and start reading the tea leaves.

Carlo Olivero Dalzell

by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

• “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”

• “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

• “Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.”

••• A couple weeks into 2014, and I have to wonder how things are going for you so far. I’ve had some “interesting” situations these past two weeks, and I have to wonder if the rest of the year will be so “interesting.” In my world. crazy times call for compassion — not just to others but also in keeping some for ourselves. We’ve got to start being kinder to each other, and we need to save a heaping helping of that kindness for ourselves. Have a great week, my friends. And remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.

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Life&Arts

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 • 7 Education — Bradford releases first semester awards. See Page 8.

BVN students learn about Christmas around the world Before the Christmas break, BV North students from grades 3-5 learned about Christmas in Africa, China, Mexico, England, Germany and early America. They learned about the countries and made a craft inspired by the country.

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Youth choir holding spring auditions The Illinois Valley Youth Choir is holding spring auditions for students in Grades 3-8 Jan. 17 at LaSalle-Peru High School in the choral room or by appointment. The auditions are informal and require no advanced

preparations. To schedule a 20-minute voice check appointment, call Paula Castelli at 815433-4898. No previous musical experience is required. Tuition is $65 and there are scholarships available on a need basis.

The choir meets from 5 to 6:15 p.m. every Tuesday from Jan. 21 to April 22. Practices will take place in the LaSalle Peru choral room, which is located in the rear, southwest corner of the main building.

The spring concert

will be at 4 p.m. April 27.

The choir is conducted

by Jenilyn Roether. She is a professional singer with more than 7 years of experience teaching vocal music. Roether can be reached at 815252-5582 or email jenilyn.roether@gmail.com

Casting Call for Stage 212’s ‘God’s Favorite’ LASALLE — Director Dixie Schroeder has announced auditions for Stage 212’s 2014 spring production, “God’s Favorite,” Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy, will be at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17 and 18 at the theater, 700 First Street in LaSalle.

A modern retelling of the story of Job, “God’s Favorite” centers on Joe Benjamin, a successful

businessman who has it all, including a demanding wife, ungrateful children and wisecracking household employees. As if that weren’t enough, his problems are compounded when he is visited by angel on a mission to test Joe’s faith and report back to the Boss.

Schroeder will be casting five men: two able to play 45-65, one able

to play 25-30, one able to play 18-24 and one who can be any age; and three women: one able to play 45-65, one able to play 18-24 and one who can be any age. Those auditioning will be asked to read selected passages from the script. Familiarity with the script is not required to audition.

Perusal scripts will be available at the Stage 212

box office during regular office hours from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays, from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For more information, contact Schroeder at 815-876-0486.

“God’s Favorite” will be presented April 4-13.

Stage 212 auditions are open to all regardless of prior theatrical experience.

Community — BCGS is now a FamilySearch affiliate library. See Page 8.

Community Notes Winter Fun Day BUDA — Mason Memorial Public Library in Buda will have a Winter Fun Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday for children in Grades K-8. The event will feature crafts, a movie, pop and popcorn. Sign up for this event by Friday by stopping at the library or by calling 309-895-7701.

Blood drive NEPONSET — An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Martin Engineering, 1 Martin Place, Neponset. To make an appointment to donate, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS.

Woodcrafters meeting PRINCETON — The next woodcrafters meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bureau County Senior Center, 16 W. Marion St. in Princeton.

Anyone interested in woodworking is invited to attend.

Trivia Night DEPUE — A trivia night will be held Jan. 25 at the DePue VFW, with proceeds benefitting DePue Elementary. The cost is $10 person and there will be eight to 10 people per table. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the game starts at 7 p.m. To reserve a table, call 815-326-9599.

BCGS meeting PRINCETON — The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Society library, 629 S. Main St. in Princeton. The public is invited to attend. After a very brief business meeting, Patrick Hodge will present the program titled “Reverend Bertram A. Dickens: Bureau County Preacher and Nephew of Charles Dickens, the English Author.” Hodge, a local member and treasurer of BCGS, has researched deeply into the history of this minister and his connections to Charles Dickens. The Rev. Bertram Dickens served in northern Illinois for more than 40 years as a Methodist Episcopal minister with 14 of those years served in Bureau County.

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Bradford Schools awards First Semester 2013-2014

Kindergarten Citizenship: Ella Beach and Sophia McFadden.

Effort: Kian Rasmussen and Jayden Heartt.

Penmanship: Rose Krider and Riggens Shafer.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Sean Kendall, Oliver Stabler and Haylie Moodie.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Sean Kendall and Oliver Stabler.

Math Award: Rose Krider, Riggens Shafer, Sean Kendall, Oliver Stabler, Haylie Moodie, Jack Morman, Areyana Hedgepath and Ella Beach.

First Grade Citizenship: Alexis Logan.

Effort: Abby Peterson, Kaden Rasmussen and Adrienna Stutler.

Penmanship: Rosa Ramos and Chelsey Stotler.

Young Author: Marina Fisher-Smith and Kaden Wall.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Alexis Logan.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Alexis Logan.

Math Award: Hailey Peterson and Tristan Porter.

Second Grade Citizenship: Gage Winter, Lily TerBush and C.J.

Bailey.

Effort: Gage Winter, Lily TerBush, Connor Scott, Nolan Colgan, Andrew Liggett and C.J. Bailey.

Penmanship: Connor Scott and Lily TerBush.

Young Author: Breckyn Birkett.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Breckyn Birkett.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Breckyn Birkett.

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Third Grade Citizenship: Trinity Durbin, Chelo Perez, Sierra Mueller and Colby Stotler.

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Penmanship: Lily Attteberry and Violet Krider.

Young Author: Lily Atteberry and Violet Krider.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Charlie Rouse.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Charlie Rouse.

Special Math Award: Samuel Rouse.

Fourth Grade Citizenship: Lani Fisher and Tobias Stahl.

Effort: Jenae Sears and Isaac Yanez.

Penmanship: Avery Whittle and Sydney Goard.

Young Author: Isaac Yanez and Tobias Stahl.

Perfect Attendance

(Second Quarter): Morgan Coleman, Sydney Goard, Lane Moodie, Meranda Schaeffer, Jenae Sears and Payton Stahl.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Jenae Sears and Payton Stahl.

Math Award: Morgan Coleman, Ian Hengl, Meranda Schaeffer, Jenae Sears and Payton Stahl.

Fifth Grade Citizenship: Ivy Hengl and Christopher Walker.

Effort: Jordan Atkins and Jacob Bickett.

Penmanship: Marli Walsh.

Young Author: Kylie Stabler and Alexis Perez.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Konner Kubiak, Kyle Peterson and Julia Sears, McKenzie Stahl.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Kyle Peterson and Julia Sears.

Math Award: Alex Guelde and Whitney Schupp.

Sixth Grade Citizenship: McKenzie Coleman, Jordan Holmberg, Isaac Stahl, Abigail Wall, Colby Wall and Scott Weir.

Effort: Scott Weir and Annabelle Young.

Young Author: Isaac Stahl and Jordan Holmberg.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Jordan Holmberg, Abigail Wall and Colby Wall.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Jordan Holmberg, Abigail Wall and Colby Wall.

Math Award: McKenzie Coleman.

Seventh Grade Citizenship: Natalie Murphy, Jacob Reay, Maggie Rouse and Katelyn Unger.

Effort: Jacob Reay, Katelyn Unger, Jack Atkins and Natalie Murphy.

Young Author: Garrett Scott and Leah Fisher.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Noah Kazubowski, Maggie Rouse, Chase Stahl, Kaitlin Vainowski and Corbin Walsh.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Noah Kazubowski, Maggie Rouse and Corbin Walsh.

Math Award: Chase Stahl.

Eighth Grade Citizenship: Lizbeth Corral.

Effort: Cody Minder, Mark Painter and Elizabeth Horack.

Young Author: Gabe Stahl, Jessica Sears and Delaney Kazubowski.

Perfect Attendance (Second Quarter): Andrew Horack, Delaney Kazubowski and Mark Painter.

Perfect Attendance (First Semester): Andrew Horack and Mark Painter.

Math Award: Kendra Selby.

BCGS is now a FamilySearch affiliate library PRINCETON — The Bureau County Genealogical Society is reminding the public that it is a FamilySearch affiliate library.

The designation means library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch.

FamilySearch is the world’s largest repository of free genealogical records and manages the famous Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land, and court records of genealogical significance from more than 130 countries.

FamilySearch is extending access to its collections by circulating microfilms of the historic records through select public libraries. The Bureau County Genealogical Society is now one of those libraries. It is a priceless resource for local residents interested in discovering

their family trees.

Since only a small portion (less than 5 percent) of the world’s genealogical records are online, researchers can easily access FamilySearch’s extensive collection by traveling no farther than the BCGS Library at 629 S. Main St. in Princeton.

There is a nominal fee payable to FamilySearch to cover rental and mailing when ordering a microfilm.

Patrons can search the Family History Library Catalog online at http:// www.FamilySearch.org to see what records are available. Orders must be placed from home using a credit card.

Once the film arrives at BCGS, patrons will use the microfilm readers there to view it. Assistance will be available from the library’s staff.

For more information, call the Bureau County Genealogical Society at 815-8793133 or 815-303-7386, or email questions to bureaucounty@gmail. com.

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9 Sports Tuesday, January 14, 2014 • 9 Bureau County cage wars — The Hall Red Devils will invade Prouty Gym to face the host Princeton Tigers Tuesday.

Losing a coaching legend ‘Chips’ remembered for his passion, preparation, voice

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Gerald “Chips” Giovanine loved basketball, and the game of basketball loved him back.

He retired in 1994 after 36 years encompassing five decades with a career record of 674-265 and a .718 winning percentage with stints at Bureau Township, Buda Western and LaSalle-Peru high schools. He is ranked No. 21 alltime for wins in Illinois.

Former friends, players and colleagues took time out to remember the coach best known as “Chips,” who passed away Saturday.

Bob Sprowls Sr. of Sheffield, a longtime friend and golfing partner, was a school booster at the

“He had the ability to make you better than you are. He’d take an average team and make it a good team and take a good team and make them really good.”

• Dave Hartz, former Western Rams player time and future board member when Buda Western was being formed in the early ‘60s. He was asked to help bring in Giovanine, the hotshot coach at nearby Bureau Township as their basketball coach.

“They asked me how much it would take to get Chips here from Bureau Township. I said, ‘I think he makes $2 (an hour) and some chickens. Maybe start out getting him a few more chickens,’” Sprowls said with a laugh.

Princeton Logan Junior High School teacher Dave Hartz, who played on Giovanine’s state squad at Western, said his old coach was a great motivator, often using newspaper clippings and radio sound bites from opposing coaches to help fire up his team for battle.

“He also had little sayings, like, ‘The one who controls the glass has the class,’” Hartz said. “He was a big competitor. He had that fire in his eyes when he stepped onto the floor. A lot of our drills were a contest. You were always

competing, and it carried over to the games. He had the ability to make you better than you are.

He’d take an average team and make it a good team and take a good team and make them really good. He had that passion for the game and life in general.”

In the midst of their undefeated seasons and state tournament runs, Hartz said their coach let them enjoy all the hoopla around Buda and Sheffield, but he kept them grounded.

“He was a really one-of-a-kind guy. There won’t be another Chips,” Hartz said.

Former Cavalier standout Scott Smith of Princeton said Giovanine was bigger than life for all the kids coming through the LaSalle-Peru program.

51st annual Lyle King Princeton Invitational

Boys basketball: St. Bede 54, PHS 52

Bruins hold off Tigers

PIT off to a big bang with heavyweights

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Talk about your big bang theories.

The finals of the Lyle King Princeton Invitational Wrestling Tournament got off to a resounding start with the heavyweights wrestling into overtime. Josh Wallick of Gibson City outlasted Junior Nunez of Plano 3-2 with the crowd on its feet in appreciation of both grapplers efforts.

“It’s been a long time since we had a standing O at the PIT,” said Randy Swinford, former longtime PHS coach turned PIT director.

“I mixed the weight classes around and tried to get some exciting ones in there. Heavyweight wasn’t supposed to be as exciting as it was. Every time I seem to put it first, it’s the most exciting match but that’s good,” PHS coach Steve Amy said.

One of the most exciting matches of the night came at 195 pounds, where the PIT finals showcased a rematch of last year’s 1A state title bout at 192 pounds. The rematch turned into a replay as Derrick Maisonet of Plano bested Daniel Zimmerman of Dakota by the same 3-2 score he tallied in Champaign.

• Dakota repeated as PIT champion with ease, beating out Byron by 90 points 270.5 to 181.5. The Indians had three individual champions.

The top area team finisher was sixth-place Ster-

See PIT Page 10

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Coach Chips Giovanine never stopped teaching the game of basketball he loved so much.

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Princeton sophomore Tyler Wood keeps on top of things wrestling in Friday night’s opening round of matches in the PIT at Prouty Gym.

PERU — Jarrett Olson made two pressure free throws with 6.8 seconds left, and a game-tying basket by Princeton’s Brenton Schmidt was waved off as St. Bede escaped with a 54-52 win over the rival Tigers at the Academy Friday.

“I’m happy with the W. But I would have loved to been more happy winning at Sherrard, too,” St. Bede coach Mike Kilmartin said of the Bruins’ last-second, 69-68 loss on Jan. 3 at Sherrard.

It was a decisively different ballgame than the first time the two teams met at the Plano Christmas Classic, where the St. Bruins bested the Tigers 71-39.

“It was back and forth, I don’t think we ever got (the lead),” PHS coach Jesse Brandt said. “We had a couple of chances and a couple of looks.

But as I told the kids, I was proud with where

we’re at. I think we’re taking steps in the right direction. Did I want to win the game? Heck yeah. I’m upset we lost, but I’m happy that we played better than we did in any of the four games at Plano.”

St. Bede led 37-30 at halftime and led by as much as eight points early in the fourth quarter at 49-41, before the Tigers made their charge.

Tyler Clark’s turnaround shot in the post and Garrett Duffin’s hook shot capped a 7-0 PHS run to close within 49-48 with 2:35 remaining.

Duffin got the Tigers even at 52, thanks to his efforts on the offensive glass and quick wit.

He asked for and was granted a timeout when he lost the handle on the ball going out of bounds.

Maintaining possession with the generous timeout call, Duffin scored after two of his own misses off the offensive boards to tie the game at 52 with 8.5 rebounding.

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Alber makes PIT history

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — There have been a number of great champions to come through the Princeton Invitational Wrestling Tournament in the first 50 years of the annual showcase of the state’s small school talent. None have accomplished what Dakota’s Josh Alber has done.

The Dakota senior standout became the first to win the PIT championship four times, defeating

Plano senior Shawn Wollenweber by a 15-0 tech fall Saturday evening at Prouty Gym. It was just another day in the office for the defending state champion and No. 1 ranked wrestler at 132 pounds

by Illinois Matmen. He’s now 156-0 for his high school career.

“It’s been a great year, just a year for firsts,” Alber said. “I wrestled Jared Cortez, No. 1 ranked in the nation, and I beat him. Now I did (won the PIT). It

just feels great to reach the level I knew I could get at, to do things that haven’t been done yet.

I’m kind of in uncharted waters. It feels good just to be the only guy who has done it.

“I’m looking at the PIT shirts and got Eddy Martinez, who was one of my idols. It’s an honor to be the only guy to do it. I’m sure there’s been a lot of guys in the same situation as me and couldn’t capitalize. So it just feels to get through it and get over it.”

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Princeton’s Garrett Duffin soars to the basket for a final shot in Friday night’s game at St. Bede. He had 27 points, but was unable to get this one.

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Boys basketball: Midland 56, DePue 44

Midland packs 1-2 punch

By Holli Rapp sports@bcrnews.com

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Princeton coach Steve Amy works on his new moves with his son, Hawk, during a break in the action of Saturday’s Princeton Invitational Tournament at Prouty Gym. The Tiger coach was also a wrestling coach’s son.

“We eat and sleep wrestling, but that’s how I want it to be.”

was forced to watch his team play and was held scoreless.

DePue post player Jose Raya led his squad with 15 points while Isaac Reyes also hit double digits with 13 points.

“We are scrappy and my little guys like to battle,” Klinefelter said.

“They don’t give up.”

Despite his team’s struggle to finish a ballgame, Klinefelter is optimistic about the rest of the season.

“We need to correct the mistakes that we make,” said Klinefelter. “It’s how you finish, not start.”

• Two Little Giants, Jack Barnes and Mike Guzman, wore their jersey for the last time as they are graduating midterm. Klinefelter wanted to make sure they received recognition for their dedication to the team and best of luck in college.

Boys basketball: Indian Creek 63, L/O 52

• Matt Alber

Lions give Timberwolves good battle

Alber

By Bill Schwabenland

From Page 9

Alber rolled to Saturday’s championship, turning and rolling Wollenweber to the tune of a 15-0 whitewash. The only real thing to slow him down was a tumble to the mat, but he was able to pass the inspection of tournament trainer Dr. Rich Everett and continue on.

“I didn’t really know Shawn. He looked quick and strong. (I just wanted to) keep a good stance and my dad told me go out and wrestle hard and try to have fun,” Alber said.

Wrestling is a way of life for Alber, growing up in the household of Dakota coach Pet Alber, his dad.

The Albers are either on the mat or talking wrestling 24/7 and that’s the way the young Alber likes it.

“We eat and sleep wrestling, but that’s how I want it to be. That’s all we talk about it. We watch wrestling videos more than we watch TV. That’s the kind of life I love. When you’re born into it and grow up doing it, you love everything about it.”

Alber has signed to wrestle for the University of Northern Iowa. Before that, he wants to finish off the rest of the season and take care of business down the state tournament trail.

“I can’t wait to finish it off and do it all right,” he said.

PHS coach Steve Amy doesn’t doubt Alber will do just that.

“He’s always going to be the wrestler in the gym.

Goes out and proves it every time he steps out on the mats,” Amy said.

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DEPUE — The DePue Little Giants had Midland’s Nick Varvil and Evan Koehler working against them in their Tri-County Conference contest on Friday night.

Varvil (31) and Koehler (12) combined for 43 of the Timberwolves 56 points in a 56-44 win.

“We couldn’t stop him,” said DePue coach Charlie Klinefelter of Varvil. “He is a good basketball player.”

DePue attempted to have an answer to the efforts of Varvil and Koehler. With one quarter left in the contest, DePue trailed by 12 but cut it to three by forcing Midland into some crucial turnovers and behind two baskets from Jesse Lopez, Austin Zimmer, Jose Raya and free throws from Lopez and Isaac Reyes.

“We just can’t finish,” Klinefelter said. “We haven’t played in 15 days and need to learn to be physical inside. We can’t get over the hump but I am happy with our effort.”

DePue couldn’t connect on a basket of any kind in the game’s final 2 1/2 minutes with Midland connecting on 9 of 10 from the freethrow line in the fourth quarter.

Midland’s free throw shooting was almost lights out in the contest as they went 21-for-25 including a perfect 10-for-10 from Varvil compared to the Little Giants who only went to the line six times.

Missing a few players for ineligibility, the Little Giants were forced to go to a small lineup for the majority of the second and third quarter. DePue’s Ben Hjellend picked up three quick fouls in the first seven minutes of the game and

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Princeton’s Drew Pranka looks his opponent right in the eye in Saturday’s wrestlebacks of the PIT. He led the Tigers with an eighth-place finish at 160.

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ling Newman (133).

Princeton came in 31st (23) in the 33-team field.

• The top finisher for Princeton was junior Drew Pranka, who finished eighth at 160 pounds. Becoming eligible to wrestle Saturday for the first time, he opened by winning both of his matches Friday evening by fall, defeating Rockridge’s Garret Petreikis (0:39) and Dakota’s Jared Packer (2:32).

He dropped his last two, falling to Olympia’s Chase Thurman 5-4 in the match for seventh place.

“First time out, wasn’t quite where we wanted to be,” Amy said.

The only other Tiger wrestler to advance to Saturday’s second day was freshman Austin Wetsel. He also went 2-0 Friday, including a 7-3 decision over No. 4 ranked Dalton Brito of Roxanna. He lost by fall (2:17) to Colin Weis in the quarterfinals and to Chuck Jacobsen of Monmouth-Roseville by major decision in the wrestlebacks.

“He didn’t look himself

today (Saturday). I don’t know what was going on, but he didn’t look himself. He’s got to go back to work and continue to get better,” Amy said.

Sophomore Luke Hoffman won his first match Friday, defeating Dixon’s Bryce Schafer by fall (4:24). He lost his next match and finished the tournament with a 2-2 record.

Other records for PHS wrestlers for the tournament were Tyler Wood (106, 1-2), Luke Marselle (113, 0-2), Tyler Webster (120, 0-2), Drew Carpenter (132, 0-2), Doran Piper (138, 0-2), Tyler Hammit (145, 0-2) and Casey Pierre (182, 0-2), “We had some guys make some mistakes that cost them some matches. We’ll try to fix those matches come regional and sectional matches,” Amy said.

• Mat reunion: There was a meeting of former state tournament competitors at the scorer’s table Saturday, Aaron Christiansen of Princeton and Olympia coach Pete Cleary. They tangled in 1995, Cleary wrestling for El Paso, who defeated Christiansen for third place at 145 pounds.

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LAMOILLE — The Indian Creek Timberwolves led from start to finish Friday night, ultimately downing the LaMoille/ Ohio Lions, 63-52, in Little Ten Conference play.

But it wasn’t quite as easy for the visitors as the final tally might seem to suggest. It was just a six-point game five different times throughout the game’s fourth quarter, despite Indian Creek scoring the first 14 points on the night.

“Best game I’ve seen a LaMoille team play since I’ve been here given the talent of the team we played,” said L/O coach Brent Kalsto. “Best team in the Little Ten, probably one of the best teams in the area. Three and a half minutes into the game, it was 14-nothing. From that point on, we out-scored them (by three). They wanted nothing to do with us in the third and fourth quarters. They wanted nothing to do with us.

“I told the kids, this was the turning point. We can keep playing like this, being in games, or we can go back to what we did the first 14 games. Seeing their eyes light up at halftime, that’s why I like to coach, the excitement, the learning process, the thinking. All of that is the best part of being a coach. And I love these kids for that.”

Indeed, Indian Creek jumped out to a 14-0 lead with 4:11 left in the first quarter. Following L/O’s second timeout of the first period, a layup by Josh Gross at the 3:48 mark got the Lions on the

board.

Indian Creek led 19-7 after eight minutes of play. It was a nine-point Timberwolves’ lead, 27-18, before the visitors closed out the first half on top, 37-24.

The Lions’ deficit was reduced to seven points three times over the course of the third quarter, as the hosts continued to fight back from their slow start to the game.

A Brandon Morris three-point play made it 46-40, Indian Creek, 1:11 into the fourth period, but a 5-0 run quickly pushed the visitors back in front, 51-40.

L/O responded with a three-pointer by Gross and an Anthony Lovgren deuce, and it was back to six, 51-45.

Preston Powers’ basket with 1:36 left to play made it a six-point game for the final time, 58-52.

From there, Indian Creek

closed out the game by sinking 5-6 free throws to win by 11.

All told, Indian Creek attempted 17 free throws in the fourth quarter, connecting on nine of them, while L/O made good on only one of five free throws down the stretch.

LaMoille senior Anthony Lovgren posted a double-double for the Lions (4-11, 1-2), supplying team-highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Gross added 13 points, including three treys, and Jacob Tudor contributed 10 points off the bench.

Indian Creek 6-9 senior big man Garrison Govig scored 18 points on 7-11 shots from the field and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for the winners (9-4, 3-0).

• LaMoille/Ohio’s freshmen-sophomore squad came up short, 51-22, to Indian Creek in the preliminary game.

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Chips

From Page 9 “Growing up, you just wanted to be part of the program, and you wanted to play for coach Giovanine,” said Smith, a 1984 L-P grad.

Smith and fellow Cav alumnus Heath Terando, who played on Giovanine’s last team in 1994, said two things stand out playing for Giovanine — his preparation and his voice.

“I believe that if you took his first team he ever coached and brought them into a practice during his last season, they would tell you that nothing had changed; he was still as driven, still as prepared as ever,” said Terando, who now coaches in the Princeton girls program.

“Playing for coach Giovanine was never easy, but he taught you lessons, not just about basketball, but about life ... You look back and count your blessings that you got to play for a coach like that. He was one of the best ever, and I feel fortunate to have played for him.”

Neither will ever forget that voice.

“You could just hear that voice. It would carry. For a wee little guy, his voice would boom through everything,” Smith said. “It was coach’s voice; you knew coach’s voice.”

While that voice may have been often used to critique his players’ performance, at the same time, Smith said Chips was the first to give you praise.

“I remember playing at (Ottawa’s) Kingman Gym in the early ‘80s, and it was a tough place to play. It was loud and had a lot people. If something wasn’t going right, you could hear his voice out from amongst everybody. That’s for sure,” Smith said. “But I tell you what, if you did something right; if you did something good; there was nobody ... there was nobody, cheering harder for you. He was the first guy pumping you up.”

St. Bede coach Mike Kilmartin said Giovanine was always the first to congratulate him for any of his own coaching successes.

“When we went to super or state or something, I’d always get a card from him. I kept those cards, and I’ve used those to help me get my job here ... Those letters are precious,” Kilmartin said. “If anybody could be jealous or didn’t like him, it could be myself. I was 0-10 against him ... He always was a gentlemen, win or lose.”

Kilmartin said part of his coaching philosophy comes from Giovanine.

“Get a good shot every time down, and stay organized. I’ve told my kids that and where it came from,” he said.

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Former Hall and IVCC coach Pat Cinotte got a close look at Giovanine’s L-P teams from the opposing vantage point playing at Hall, and he became good friends with him as he got into coaching himself.

“He always ran a great program. They played hard, were a well-disciplined team,” Cinotte said. “Of late, Chips and I sat on the IBCA Board together, and I have great respect for him. He’s done a lot of things for a lot of people in this area.

He will be sadly missed.”

Giovanine, who said he didn’t know how he got the nickname “Chips” growing up in DePue, never really retired from coaching. He frequented his son’s games, practices and camps at Augustana College.

He also volunteered his time at local youth camps helping aspiring players in developing their jump shot. He was affectionately known as the “shot doctor” at the Princeton High School girls basketball camp.

Giovanine’s career numbers are so impressive that they read like typographical errors.

The DePue native launched his coaching career right out of Western Illinois University at tiny Bureau Township (35 students in school, 17 male) in 1958.

His Wildcats went 75-10 in three seasons with three straight district championships, the 1959-60 squad winning their first 28 games before falling to St. Bede at regionals.

Giovanine moved on to the newly-consolidated Buda Western (with Sheffield) in 1961-62. He guided unprecedented backto-back, undefeated Rams teams (29-0, 31-0) to the IHSA Class A State Basketball Tournament in 1974-75 and 1975-76. The 1975 team placed fourth.

After a third straight regional crown in 1977 at Western, capping an 85-6 three-year run, Giovanine left Western for LaSalle-Peru. There, he posted 304 wins with nine regionals, including five consecutive regional titles from 198993 and four successive NCIC titles from 1990-93. He took his 1993 Cavaliers to the Sweet 16.

Most recently, Giovanine was named as the 2014 recipient of the IBCA’s Tom “Buzzy” O’Connor Award for lifetime achievement.

He was a basketball and baseball standout at DePue High School. At Western, he was a four-year letterman and captain of the Leathernecks baseball team, inducted into the WIU Hall of Fame in 1985. He was also an accomplished fastpitch softball player.

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From Page 9 Kilmartin said former NBA star Jason Kidd “ruined basketball forever” by doing that.

“He didn’t have possession on that. The ballgame’s over,” he said Jack Brady connected with Olson on a half-court inbounds play, who was tripped up on his way to the hoop. Olson, who led St. Bede with 21 points, cashed in both foul shots to put the Bruins up 54-52.

The Tigers looked to Duffin, who led all scorers with 27 points, for another game-tying basket. He maneuvered his way through traffic and got a close, driving look at the basket, but missed. Schmidt grabbed the rebound and made his shot only to have it deemed after the buzzer by the officials.

“I don’t think it was before the buzzer, or it didn’t seem like it was, if it was,” Brandt said. “I thought we maybe got fouled on (Duffin’s) drive. We ran the play we were trying to run, run Garrett off a couple of screens, let him drive, and if he couldn’t get there, we had a couple of guys waiting to kick it to. He was able to get to the basket but just didn’t quite get it in.”

Kilmartin called a timeout before the Tigers inbounded to tell his kids not to to give up a three-point shot

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Princeton’s Dalton Jilderda gets a shot off in Friday’s sophomore game at St. Bede. like they did at Sherrard. “(Duffin)’s their best player, but we told the kids not to help,” Kilmartin said. “We got beat at Sherrard on a 3 with two seconds left, so I wasn’t

Basketball roundup

Lady Bruins come up short vs. L-P

By BCR Sports Staff sports@bcrnews.com The St. Bede Lady Bruins made a game of it against rival LaSalle-Peru, but still came up short 50-43 at the Academy Saturday evening.

The Lady Cavaliers grabbed leads of 16-8 at the quarter break and 30-14 at halftime. The rivals played to an even 10-10 third quarter tie before the Lady Bruins caught fire in the fourth quarter.

St. Bede outscored their guests 19-10 over the final eight minutes, but LaSalle-Peru hung on with 6 of 9 free throws by Jena Argubright.

“We just dug too big of a hole for ourselves by missing some shots and giving up too many points. It’s how you win the game – we have to score more and keep them from scoring,” St. Bede coach Tom McGunnigal said. “They shot a ton of free throws and our fouls kept us from any kind of rhythm” Raley Mauck finished with a game-high 17 points for St. Bede (7-11).

Byron 53, Mendota 46: Amy Devitt

51st Princeton Invitational

Team scores: 1. Dakota 270.5, 2.

Byron 181.5, 3. Monticello 168, 4. Plano 166, 5. Vandalia 138, 6. Newman 133, 7.

Wilmington 128, 8. Mercer County 109.5, 9. Litchfield 99, 10. Monmouth 97, 11.

Coal City 94, 12. IVC 87, 13. Gibson City 82, 14. Roxana 81.5, 15. LeRoy 77, 16.

Ottawa 76, 17. (tie) Manteno, Orion 67, 19. Illini Bluffs 63, 20. Palos Heights 57, 21. (tie) Morrison, PORTA 52, 23.

Olympia 48, 24. Pittsfield 47, 25. Dixon 43.5, 26. Harvard 43, 27. (tie) Rock Falls, Rockridge 36, 29. Clinton 32, 30. ReedCuster 27, 31. Princeton 23, 32. Riverdale 18, 33. Alleman 6.

Championship matches: 106 – Swift (Dakota) dec. Norris (IVC) 4-0; 113 – Minnick (CC) dec. O’Gara (Roxana) 6-2; 120 – Baker (Byron) major dec. Schwing (GC) 14-2; 126 – Beard (IVC) dec. Wenger (Dakota) 9-5; 132 – Alber (Dakota) tech. fall Wollenweber (Plano) 3:37; 138 – DeVolder (Orion) pin Krulas (Dakota) 6:26; 145 – Snow (Newman) dec. Wolfe (Dakota) 2-1 2 OT; 152 – James (Dakota) pin Knisley (Mont.) 2:53; 160 – Brown (Plano) dec. Rude (Newman) 3-1 OT; 170 – Ivey (Newman) dec. Wilson (LeRoy) 7-3; 182 – Menacher (Mon.) dec. Fierro (Wilm) 3-1; 195 – Miasonet (Plano) dec.

Zimmerman (Dakota) 3-2; 220 – Armstrong (Monticello) dec. Andy (LeRoy) 8-4; 285 – Wallick (GC) dec. Nunez (Plano) 3-2.

going to get beat on a 3. If we’re going to overtime, we’re going to go overtime. Just luckily he missed it … (Duffin’s) good. He’s deadly from the free-throw line; you can’t foul him.”

The Tigers answered a three-point shot by Justin Shaw to take a 9-3 lead to start the game. The Bruins went up 19-18 at quarter’s end on a putback by Sam Halm and outscored the Tigers 18-12 in the second quarter for a 37-30 halftime lead Brandt said the difference between this game and the one they lost to St. Bede at Plano was turnovers.

“We didn’t turn the ball over on top like last time. That was the biggest difference for us; we didn’t allow them to get easy baskets in transition,” Brandt said.

• Notes: Friday’s game marked the 700th on the bench for Kilmartin, whose career started in the 1970s as a freshmen coach at St. Bede ... PHS won the sophomore prelim 52-40 despite making just 1 of 11 free throw attempts. Tanner Kuhne led PHS with 10 points. Braidy Shipp, who Kilmartin praised for his timely free throws in the varsity game, led the St. Bede sophs with 12 points in two quarters of play … The Bureau County rivals will meet for the third time at Princeton on Feb. 7.

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had 18 points for the Lady Trojans, who were handed their first loss in Big Northern Conference West Division play Saturday.

Boys basketball Hall 68, Sherrard 61: Miguel Villareal scored 22 points to lead the Red Devils to victory on the road in Three Rivers South play Friday night. A.J. Gaeta added 12 points.

Bureau Valley 63, Morrison 55: Parker Neuhalfen (23 points) carried the Storm to a Three Rivers North win on the road Friday. Tommy Johnston added 13 points.

Mendota 59, Stillman Valley 49: The Trojans posted a road win Friday behind James Carroll (13 points), Sam Bowne (12) and Ryan Reeder (11). Mendota coach Jan Thompson said the Trojans outworked Stillman Valley on its homecourt.

Wethersfield 82, Henry 72: Nathan Helle had 24 points and Jake Schlosser 22, but the Mallards couldn’t fly with the Geese Friday night in Henry.

Wrestling roundup

Panthers place five

By BCR Sports Staff sports@bcrnews.com The Putnam County/Hall co-op wrestling squad split their efforts between two tournaments Saturday and showed well in both.

At the varsity level, PC/ Hall took eight wrestlers to the Prairie Central Tournament in Fairbury. Of the eight PC/Hall wrestlers, five placed in their weight class.

At the 152-pound weight class, junior Ben Garland placed third overall. Earning fourth place finishes, were seniors Mario Flores (126) and Matt Briddick (195).

Placing fifth were junior Cole Elliot (160) and senior co-captain Nathan Tonozzi (170).

Argenta-Oreana took home first place as a team with 177 points. PC/Hall

took 10th place with 75 points. Head coach Jerry Kriewald was happy with the results of his small squad.

• Three PC/Hall wrestlers placed second in the Amboy High School junior varsity tournament - junior R.J. Copeland (145) and sophomores Luke McCook and Evan Kiphart (195). Nick Bouxsein (160) placed third and Josh McConnell (170) was fourth place.

• At Polo: St. Bede wrestled at the Polo Tournament. Top finishers for the Bruins were James Peacock (132) and Andre Hurr (152), who placed second. Other place-finishers were fourth-place Adam Hunter (145) and sixth place Spencer Barnes (170) and John Barnes (285).

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444 • Farm Equipment John Deere 2305 with 62" deck & 90 hours, as a package it includes John Deere 200 CX loader, new John Deere 647 tiller, new Farm Force 5 foot 3 point blade new $15,000.

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

Call 815-875-6145 or 815-872-9781 or send donation to: PO Box 1601, LaSalle, IL 61301

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James Hardie® Building Products, Inc. INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL Due to the increase in the demand for James Hardie Building Products, we are expanding our workforce at our Peru Manufacturing Plant and seeking Electricians and Mechanics who have a minimum 2 years of industrial maintenance experience.

ELECTRICIANS Qualified applicants should have the following skills: • Possess hands on knowledge of 480V motors & Servo Motors • Understanding of control devices - encoders, tachs, linear transducers & PID Control • Ability to read, understand & trouble shoot electrical systems from drawings.

• Understanding PLC’s required – preferably AB PLC5, SLC500 or Control Logix MECHANICS Qualified applicants should have the following skills: • Proficient with hydraulic & pneumatic systems; pumps; changing various types of bearings; welding & cutting; basic machining of metal; basic computer skills for use with our PM’s & CMMS systems.

• Ability to effectively troubleshoot maintenance problems.

James Hardie Employees Enjoy: • Medical, dental, vision & prescription effective on 1st day of employment • 401K – 100% match up to 6% • Free Lunch Thursdays • Paid Vacation & Holidays Drug Free Workplace, EOE, M/F/D/V Interested applicants should apply online at: www.jameshardie.apply2jobs.com You may also apply in person at: 17 Unytite Drive , Peru, IL 61354

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• Available to work day or night 12 hr shifts, including weekends.

• Candidates must have solid work history, ability to pass a physical, drug screen and criminal background check.

• Ability to lift 50 lbs Pay & Benefits The starting rate is $14.61, with a $.45 shift differential. We offer continuous training and excellent 1st day benefits including health, dental, prescription and vision insurance; paid vacations; paid holidays; and an optional 401(k) savings plan with a dollar for dollar company match up to 6%.

Drug Free Workplace, EOE, M/F/D/V Interested applicants should apply online at: www.jameshardie.apply2jobs.com Please apply to req#1830 You must complete an online profile, application and assessment.

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

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER ) OF THE PETITION OF) Dustin Roger Bickett ) FOR CHANGE OF ) NAME ) NO. 13-MR-46 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Public notice is hereby given that on March 7th, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 210, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, I will present and ask that my Petition in said Court, praying for the change of my name from Dustin Roger Bickett to that of Dustin Roger Franklin be approved, pursuant to the Statute in such case made and provided.

Dated at Princeton, Illinois, January 8, 2014.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 14 and 21, 2014.

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 16, 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 10th day of January, 2014.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Estate

111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 14, 21 and 28, 2014.

Commonly known as 3115 BENTON CIRCLE, PRINCETON, IL 61356 Property Index No. 17-34-251-014. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100,

BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-15749. 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. 14-13-15749 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 00060 TJSC#: 33-24715 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.

I583521 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 14, 21 and 28, 2014.

PRINCETON Two apartments for rent. (1) 1 bedroom, (1) 2 bedroom. Deposit & references required. 815-879-7491

858 • Homes for Rent PRINCETON 3 bedroom house. Appliances included. 1st months rent/security deposit. No smoking.

Available February 1st. $650. Call 815-875-4648 PRINCETON 3 bedroom, central air, no pets, available immediately, security deposit, $650/month.

Call 815-303-2665 PRINCETON For Rent/Sale or Rent to Own. 4 bedroom/2 bedroom tri-level home. Nice size lower level family room, will .consider pets. 624 Aleta. $1,150 per month plus utilities. Call 815-7396842 for application.

Broker Owned RURAL PRINCETON 5 bedrooms. Princeton school district. References & security deposit, $850 per month. Call RAY FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICES Call 815-872-3276 SHEFFIELD 4 bedroom.

All appliances furnished. $650 a month.

Call 815-878-8518 WYANET 2 bedroom, new furnace, central air. No pets. Must have references. Available February 1st. Call 815-699-2263

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) ROBERT D. JOOS,) DECEASED ) NO. 2014-P-02 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Robert D. Joos.

Letters of office were issued to Rebecca R. Joos of 7313 IL Hwy. 40, Buda, Illinois 61314 as

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS FIRST STATE BANK ) Plaintiff, ) -v.- ) FARM C. SAEPHARN, et al ) Defendants ) 13 CH 00060 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 31, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 24, 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 28 IN OAKBROOK PARK FIRST ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF DEPUE, 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.

PUBLIC AUCTION BUREAU COUNTY FARMLAND

999 • Legal Notices Annual Treasurer’s Report Berlin Township Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2013 GENERAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE SUMMARY: Property Taxes -$ 53,863 ; Replacement Taxes -$ 1,607; Interest Income -$ 225.; TOTAL REVENUES: $ 55,695..

GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: T.M. Smith PBS $ 1,800.: Laporte Mowing $ 1,125.: After School Program Malden $ 1,000.; All Other Disbursements Less Than ($1,000) - $ 4,696.00.

TOTAL VENDORS: $ 8,621.

SPECIAL REVENUE - REVENUE SUMMARY: Property Taxes -$ 122,033.; Replacement Taxes -$ 4,801.; Motor Fuel Tax -$21,105.; Interest $ 1,431.; Miscellaneous Income - $ 5,315. TOTAL REVENUES: $ 154,685 .

SPECIAL REVENUE EXPENDITURE SUMMARY: Advanced Asphalt $ 20,462.; Ag View $ 17,532.; Toirma $ 10,001.; Ramaker Assoc $ 7,650.; McDonald Trucking $ 7,645. : Tri-Con Materials $ 6,933.; LaPorte Mowing Service $ 6,450.; Riverstone $ 5,593.; Dixon Ottawa Com $ 4,917.: US Treasury $ 4,673.; IMRF $ 4,637.; Bureau County Highway Department $ 4,566.; Pavement Maintenance $ 3,062.; Ameren IP $ 2,531.; Untz Truck & Tailer $ 1,977.; Bonnell Industries $ 1,949.; Chamlin $ 1,895.; Berlin Insurance Fund $ 1,407.; Patten $ 1,338.; Michlig Ag $ 1,133.; All Other Disbursements Less Than ($1,000) - $15,869. TOTAL VENDORS $ 132,220.

COMPENSATION SUMMARY: Compensation Under $15,000 - Jim Owens, John Gaylord, Mary Galetti, Ray Laboda, Ronald Kastor, Vern Bejster, Brock Pinter, Ed Vincent, Darrin Carlson, Ron Moore, Howey Cameron: Compensation $25,000 to $32,000 Calvin Standley. General Government $ 40,555. Special Revenue $ 20,550.

Summary Statement of Condition (Excerpt from Comptroller’s Annual Financial Report)

GENERAL SPECIAL COMBINED Beginning Fund Balance $ 39,724 $ 321,151 $ 360,875 Revenues $ 55,695 $ 154,685 $ 210,380 Expenditures $(49,176) $(152,770) $(201,946) AFR Adjustment $ 848 $ 2498 $ 3,346 Transfers IN (out)

$ -0- Ending Fund Balance $ 47,091 $ 321,151 $ 368,242

Subscribed and sworn this 10th day of January, 2014 Vern Bejster, Supervisor Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 14, 2014.

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220+/- Acres – Indiantown Township

On behalf of the Irma D. Rodseth Family Trust the following described farmland will be offered by PUBLIC AUCTION. Sale day location: Rediger Auction Service “The Shed”, 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, IL 61379.

OPEN TENANCY 2014

ThURsDAY, FEB. 27, 2014 10:00 A.M.

OPEN TENANCY 2014

TRACT 1: Located SW ¼ of Section 18 of Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois. 147 +/- acres with 134.48 +/- acres tillable with soil types that include Plano, Elburn, Osco, Sawmill and Lawson. The productivity index is 138 +/- on tillable soils. Improvements include 3 grain bins equaling 16,000 bu., 30 x 45 Lester building (flat grain storage), older machine shed, barn and corn crib. Tax I.D. # 21-18-300-003. $3,941.78 paid in 2013.

TRACT 2: Located W ½ of the SW ¼ of Section 7 of Indiantown Township, Bureau County, Illinois.

73.75 +/- acres with 72.22 +/- acres tillable with soil types that include Osco, Saybrook, Muscatune and Parkway. The productivity index is 134.3 +/- on tillable soils. Improvements included are 6,000 bu grain bin.

Tax ID # 21-07-300-001. $1,502.88 paid in 2013. sale Catalog is available at www.rickrediger.com Aerial, soilmaps, FsA aerials, etc.

TERMs AND CONDITIONs: 1.) These tracts will be sold separately and on a per surveyed acre basis.

2.) 2014 survey provided by Seller.

3.) The successful bidder will be required to enter into a standard purchase agreement contract. A Buyer’s Premium of 1% of the high bid will be charged to the buyer and added to the bid amount to arrive at the contract purchase price. 10% of the contract purchase price will be due immediately following the auction. The balance will be due and payable on or before March 27, 2014.

4.) The seller shall provide a title insurance policy in the amount of the purchase price of the subject property.

5.) The estimated 2013 real estate taxes due and payable in 2014 will be credited by the Seller to the Buyer. All subsequent real estate taxes will be the responsibility of the Buyer.

6.) The property is being sold in “AS IS” condition, with no implied warranties of any kind.

7.) The information is believed to be accurate. However, we strongly urge all prospective buyers to thoroughly research all pertinent data and to draw their own conclusions.

8.) All announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over any previously printed material.

9.) For additional information or to view the property contact Rick Rediger, Auctioneer at 815-699-7999 or Scott Brummel.

Seller:

IRMA D. RODsETh FAMILY TRUsT

Attorneys for Seller: Nash, Nash, Bean and Ford, LLP James Nash, 445 US Hwy 6 East, Geneseo, IL 61254 Number System will be Used • I.D. Required Not Responsible for Accidents Auctioneers: RICK REDIGER • JEREMY REDIGER • JONATHAN MOON REDIGER AUCTION sERVICE BRUMMEL REALTY LLC Rick Rediger, Auctioneer Scott Brummel, Broker 815-699-7999 630-553-3200 www.RickRediger.com www.BrummelRealty.com

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS FIRST STATE BANK ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

FARM C. SAEPHARN, et al ) Defendants ) 13 CH 00060 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 31, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 a.m. on February 24, 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 3115 BENTON CIRCLE, PRINCETON, IL 61356 Property Index No. 17-34-251-014. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-15749. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-15749 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 00060 TJSC#: 33-24715 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.

I583521 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 14, 21 and 28, 2014.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 • Kid Scoop • 15

For more than 20 years, Martin Luther King spoke out against _______ and segregation.

During these years, he was arrested, had his ______ bombed, and was accused of being “un-American.”

© 2014 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 30, No. 5

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The words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped to change the world. His words still inspire people today. He was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was the minister of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, as was his father before him. Because Martin and his father had the same name, the family called him M.L.

When M.L. was young, he played with all the children who lived in his Atlanta neighborhood.

But when they reached school age, the white children went to a school for white children only, and M.L. was sent to a school for black children.

After the first day of school, M.L. and his white friends were never allowed to play together again.

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Standards Link: History: Students understand the importance of individual action.

As M.L. grew up, he saw more and more examples of segregation. He also saw his father and others speak out against hatred and segregation.

These people taught M.L. about the power of words. He learned that words could heal or hurt.

“When the history books are written, someone will say there lived black people who had the courage to stand up for their rights.”

ANSWER: 301 Standards Link: Mathematical Reasoning: Students use strategies, skills and concepts in finding solutions.

– Dr. Martin Luther King

Select a headline from today’s newspaper and rewrite it to say just the opposite. How many more ways can you rewrite that headline. How does the impact of the words change when you write the headline different ways?

Standards Link: Sentence Structure: Students are able to write complete sentences.

Standards Link: Character Education: Students identify character traits in others.

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MARTIN CIVIL BOSTON EBENEZER MARBLES ALABAMA LUTHER KING DREAM SPEECH WHITE IMPACT BOYS PLAY HEAL

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

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Just Like Martin

Look through today’s newspaper for examples of people acting in a way that reminds you of Martin Luther King. Select one person and write a paragraph explaining how that person is somewhat like Martin Luther King.

What are the qualities of a good leader? Who do you know that is a good leader?

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M.L. decided right then and there that someday he would try to change the world. He wanted to make it a place where white children and black children could play together and enjoy the same rights.

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In 1964, the ______ Rights Act was passed, granting equal rights to black Americans and Dr. King received the Nobel Peace _______.

M.L. was very sad when his friends would no longer play with him. He asked his mother why they couldn’t.

She talked about why the family didn’t ride streetcars, why there was a WHITES ONLY sign on the elevator at City Hall, why there were restaurants that refused to serve black people, and theaters that allowed blacks to sit only in the balcony. She said that it was simply because some white people didn’t understand that we all deserve equal treatment.

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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.

Bob Byrne of Princeton submitted this photo of his grandchildren Makenzie Smeeton (top) and Jackson Smeeton in the igloo they built on Jan. 11 after the Friday rains. Makenzie and Jackson are in town with their mother, Roxy Lee Ron Townsley submitted this photo of Veterans Park in Princeton during an early November snow.

(Kelly Byrne) visiting from Australia. The igloo is at 730 Fifth Ave.

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A trip down Memory Lane

Bureau County is full of wonderful photographers, and we’d like to help you showcase your work. If you have a photograph that you’ve taken and would like to share with other Bureau County Republican readers, email or send your photograph to BCR Copy Editor Sarah Maxwell at BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356 or email smaxwell@bcrnews.com.

“A trip down Memory Lane” is an opportunity for BCR readers to submit their long ago photos from yesteryear. 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.

The BCR reserves the right to refuse any photograph for publication.

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