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Man charged in Bureau County Court Allegedly failed to report an accident involving a death

By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Family members of the deceased Jaquelin Martinez-Maldonado filled the Bureau County courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 19, for a preliminary hearing involving Jose L. Torres, 20, of Oglesby.

Torres was charged with failure to report an accident involving death, a Class 1 felony, after allegedly striking Martinez-Maldonado, a 19-year-old Mendota native, with a vehicle while at a party in Leepertown Township on Aug. 30, resulting in her death.

Torres exited a Bureau County Sheriff’s vehicle and was escorted into the

courthouse holding his orange jacket over his face Tuesday afternoon. He sat motionless until Judge C.J. Hollerich asked him to approach the bench. About 40 to 50 family members sat quietly on the left side of the pews, some of them wearing shirts in memory of Martinez-Maldonado.

According to a Bureau County Sheriff’s Office press release, Torres was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 12, by the Oglesby Police Department and charged with concealing collateral, a Class 3 felony. He was being held in the LaSalle County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Allegations surfaced that Torres was the driver of the vehicle that struck

Martinez-Maldonado and three other individuals in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, at a party outside of Bureau.

Torres presented himself to Hollerich without counsel Tuesday and acknowledged he understood what he was being charged with.

A warrant was issued in the amount of $300,000. The possible penalty for a Class 1 felony is four to 15 years in prison if found guilty, a two-year mandatory supervised release period where he could be released back into the community, and a maximum fine of $25,000.

Torres was barely audible in telling Hollerich he had hired private coun-

sel for the arraignment, which was set for 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 10. The judge told Torres he could be released on bail by posting 10 percent, or $30,000, of his Bureau County warrant. Torres would still have to deal with the LaSalle County warrant, with 10 percent amounting to $10,000, before he could be released from their possession.

It was determined Torres would be remanded to the custody of the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Department while awaiting his arraignment, or until he posted bail for both individual warrants.

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Jose L. Torres, 20, of Oglesby is led by officers into the Bureau County Courthouse Tuesday, Jan. 19. Torres has been charged with failure to report an accident resulting in death, a Class 1 felony, in relation to an accident that took the life of a Mendota teenager last August.

Could Princeton be their new home?

Soaring into the season

Midwest Ag Museum reps talk to council about the possibility

By Terri Simon tsimon@bcrnews.com

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The sight of eagles soaring overhead clearly lets Midwesterners know winter has arrived. Whether it’s over the Illinois River or tucked into a tree at Starved Rock or alongside the Hennepin or I&M Canal, you can’t mistake this national bird with his “bald” head, urging passersby to look upward and admire the grace in which it flies.

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SV mayor emphasizes the need for community compliance with sewer issues

By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com

SPRING VALLEY — Sometimes a person runs into problems they don’t foresee.

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During the Spring Valley City Council meeting Monday, Jan. 18, Mayor Walt Marini made a point to tell residents not to damage their own means for clean and con-

sumable water by irritating the sewer system with foreign items.

“Over the last three weeks we’ve had three pumps break down basically for the same reason,” Marini said.

“People are putting things down into our sewer system that don’t belong there.”

Marini listed off things people should not flush down their toilets or drop into the sewer for any rea-

son — mop heads, Kleenex, baby wipes, wet wipes, diapers, sanitary napkins, dental floss, Q-tips, grease of any sort, or any type of plastic.

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PRINCETON — Would Princeton be a good fit for the Midwest Ag Museum?

That was the question posed to the Princeton City Council at its meeting, Monday, Jan. 18.

Architect Wayne Nowlan, accountant Charles Bush and Toulon dairy farmer Christopher McMillan addressed the Princeton City Council with the concept of building what they referred to as the Midwest Ag Museum. The trio showed the council a PowerPoint presentation on the possibility of building the museum — a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization — north of Interstate 80 in the Princeton Logistics Park or some other suitable site.

The concept behind the facility would be dedicated to promoting awareness and preserving the impact of agricultural history on today’s society.

The idea of a Midwest Ag Museum began six years ago.

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The PROMise of prom ... and popcorn Fourth annual PROMise donation drive begins this week

By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Whether a student or a parent, the prom is unavoidable. What began in the late 19th Century as simple co-ed banquets to celebrate the end of the school year at universities, the prom slowly evolved by the 1930s40s into an event which is more comparable to today’s prom. As teenage culture continued to grow and exert it’s cultural influence through the decades, the prom eventually grew into the modern extravagance it is today. And extravagance, as we all know, is expensive.

In 2012, after seeing two seemingly unrelated stories on the nightly news, Princeton native Amy Thompson made a connection between the struggling economy and the struggles of any family trying to fund a magical night in the school gym.

“How do families afford prom when they are so

Sewer From Page 1A “The container may say materials are flushable, but they’re not, because they don’t break down enough and they are clogging our pumps up and burning out the motors,” he added, speaking of a rash of incidences over the last month. “The only thing that should be going down is toilet paper and human waste.”

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strapped for cash?” wondered Thompson.

“Prom is such an important event for high-schoolers, especially girls, to experience. It is one of the times in a girl’s life that she gets to feel like Cinderella.

It breaks my heart to think someone wouldn’t be able to go to prom because they couldn’t afford a dress. I am always concerned about kid’s self esteem. By giving girls the opportunity to buy a beautiful dress they might not otherwise be able to afford, making them feel beautiful, is very important to me,” said Thompson.

Thompson, along with help from her family, friends, volunteers and church, held the first PROMise sale in 2013. The PROMise sale promotion drive asks for donations of new and gently-used prom, pageant, homecoming and special occasion dresses for young ladies, women and, for the first time this year, little girls. They are

also accepting accessories, including jewelry, purses and shoes. Anyone donating a prom dress five years old or newer will receive special passes to the presale event the night before the sale.

Thompson also enlisted the help of friends Jay and Lara Schneider, owners of the Apollo Theater.

“I asked them if they would be willing to donate a bucket of popcorn to anyone who brought in a prom dress donation for the PROMise sale. They are great people, so generous, and they have agreed every year to help me,” said Thompson.

On average the sale receives about 400 dresses a year. Since it’s inception, the sale has had a total of 1,396 dresses donated and has sold approximately 500.

The dresses which don’t sell are taken to The Closet. The PROMise sale has raised $6,417, and 100 percent of the proceeds has been donated. Half of the proceeds go toward children

and youth ministries within Thompson’s church, and during the first two years the other half went to the Living Works suicide prevention program.

“Last year and this year we are donating to the Bureau County Food Pantry. It was important to me to donate to organizations that would benefit youth as prom is for youth,” said Thompson.

This year’s promotion will run from Jan. 22-28.

Donations can be brought to the First United Methodist Church of Princeton, located at 316 S. Church St., or to the Apollo Theater. The pre-sale event at the church will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 4. The regular PROMise sale will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 5. Dresses will be $50 or less.

“Every year I am reminded of why this sale was started, and I have at least one story a year that brings me to tears,” said Thompson.

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Apollo Theater owner Jay Schneider (left), and organizer Amy Thompson are prepared for this year’s PROMise sale prom dress donation drive. People donating a prom dress will be treated to a bucket of popcorn courtesy of The Apollo. Dresses can be donated at the theater or at the First United Methodist Church of Princeton from Jan. 22-28. The PROMise sale will be at the church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 5. Dresses will be $50 or less.

manager at Chamlin and Associates, said the walls of the head work, basement and wet wall have been poured at the waste water treatment plant (WWTP), and they will be looking to pour the forms for the secondary treatment tanks in the next two weeks.

Supervisor of public works Jeff Norton said they can’t wait around to fix the storm pumps regardless of the cost of repair. They are anticipating the normal spring storms that are a staple

for most every town adjacent to a river, and Norton said so many things are failing, if something does happen the site could flood.

“Even if we get good cooperation from the community, it only takes one or two mops heads to clog the pumps,” said Norton, who spoke of changing the design of the pump or installing a shredder pump, which will eat through all debris, but substantially lessen flow levels. “You gain one thing but lose another.”

Even though the ther-

mometer currently reads well below 32 degrees, Norton said the river recently flooded, and even the wisest men don’t see all clouds coming upstream.

“You never know when it’s going to warm up and rain,” he said, adding the last good rain was sending over five million gallons each day through the innards of the plant.

“Two pumps won’t keep up with that. It will flood the site, so you have to have a reserve.”

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meeting was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, to discuss the matter further.

The aldermen approved the purchase of a 1999 GMC C7500 bucket truck for $13,000 to help with tree removal and other projects around Spring Valley.

Richetta met with Marini and the water and sewer chairman to discuss a change order for the WWTP. He spoke about installing separate panels to the motor control center and improving the data

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Fatal crash on Route 40

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

One driver killed in 2-vehicle accident

By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com

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​ he Princeton Peace and Justice Roundtable hosted its third annual Martin Luther King Day celebration on Monday, Jan. 18.

T The event was held at Open Prairie United Church of Christ, and included a round-table format, a short film clip of King, music, dialogue about advancing peace and justice in today’s world. There were also events for students. About 40 people attended the event. Pictured is the group singing “Let there be peace on earth.”

Museum From Page 1A Since that time, a seven-member committee has developed a plan to build a 30,000-square-foot museum that would include a variety of components, including interactive displays, planting/harvesting demonstrations, tillable acres, equipment videos and photos, a classroom, a meeting room, guided tours, a gift shop, a research library and more.

The group said it has had minimal success in fundraising for the project, but those who might be interested in making donations always want to know where the museum will be located. At this time, the group said they are considering

four different options — Wildlife Prairie Park in Peoria, Kickapoo, Galesburg and Princeton — the latter two towns which are highest on their list of priorities.

They hope to select a permanent site this year.

According to the three members of the group, the Midwest Ag Museum will focus on conservation, education and recreation, which is why they are looking to locate the facility near an interstate, in close proximity to other attractions (they mentioned Starved Rock being a draw for the Princeton location), and the need to acquire acreage along with the building space to give demonstrations and plant/harvest crops for museum-goers to experience.

The group is looking to promote the evolution of agriculture in the Midwest, beginning in 1843 through today.

Princeton Commissioner Bob Warren asked the group what they were wanting from the city of Princeton.

The group did not ask the city to donate land or other options for the project, but McMillan, who is the director of the committee, did say, “The goal is to be a tenant for your city ... and to split the revenue from the parcel of ground with the city.” No financial commitments or obligations were discussed.

Princeton Commissioner Ray Mabry said he thought the group should also engage in conversations with adjacent landowners

near the site they desire, so if the city of Princeton had the opportunity for a factory or other tax revenue-producing entity to come into town, the museum could still have tillable acreage near the museum and the city wouldn’t lose out on a potential employer/tax revenue.

Mayor Joel Quiram called the idea “extremely promising” and suggested the representatives from the Midwest Ag Museum begin conversations with Princeton City Manager Rachel Skaggs about the group’s needs and expectations.

The city of Princeton made no commitment to the group at this time, with the exception of continuing to talk about the concept.

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BUDA — A two-vehicle crash in Macon Township claimed the life of an individual on Monday, Jan. 18.

According to a Bureau County Sheriff’s Office press release, officers were called to an accident at the intersection of Kentville Road and Route 40 at about 4:40 p.m. The driver of one of the vehicles, Jamie L. Peed, 32, of Neponset was pronounced dead at the scene.

The initial investigation determined Peed’s car and a semi truck collided in the intersection. The driver of the truck was Jeffrey Ingram, 27, of Joliet.

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Bureau County officers, along with the Bradford Police force, fire department and emergency medical technicians were on the scene for three hours. Route 40 was closed for a few hours to allow professionals to handle the scene.

The accident remains under investigation by the Bureau County Sheriff’s Department and the Bureau County Coroner’s Office.

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Illinois Valley Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, will host Labor Summit LASALLE — On Saturday, Jan. 30, the Illinois Valley Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, will host a Labor Summit for working people.

Featured speakers include Professor Robert Bruno, University of Illinois; Jerome Davidson, United Steel Workers Rapid Response coordinator; and Roberta Lynch, executive director of AFSCME Coun-

cil 31. They will be addressing issues that impact working families statewide.

The program will take place at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 209 Gooding St., LaSalle.

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. The program starts at 8:30 a.m. and goes until 1 p.m. Rolls and coffee will be served in the morning, and a lunch will be provided

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There is no cost to attend, but advanced registration is required because space is limited.

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LAMOILLE — In a well-attended town hall meeting held Jan. 13 at the LaMoille Lions Club building, 50 or so participants were treated to a wealth of information regarding LCUSD 303 Strategic Planning and Facilities Improvement journey.

This was the third in a series of meetings where district personnel, board members and strategic planning participants shared recent updates, improvements complete with timelines, and the many positive endeavors that have been taking place in the district.

The meeting began with Superintendent Ricardo Espinoza welcoming and thanking the large crowd for attending followed by Board President

Jeff Pinter’s introduction of those in attendance.

Pinter recognized LCUSD 303 board members, staff and most importantly, strategic planners. Principal Brent Ziegler presented the updates for the athletics/extra-curricular planning process followed by district technology coordinator Mary Taylor’s presentation on the K-12 technology.

The district continues to exceed the standards in our county with many initiatives including K-12 students learning to code.

Principal Chawn Huffaker shared his passion for curriculum, about being the best in the area with regards to learning and teaching practices, and having a unified, cohesive K-8 program.

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board member Larry Forristall and Board President Jeff Pinter on facilities improvement. Information was shared regarding where they were in 2013 to where they are today.

Finally, Espinoza spoke to the group about the ballot language for the March 15 election and the district’s application for a $3.5 million Qualified School Construction Bond allocation.

This 0 percent interest allocation would save taxpayers $1.2 million in the life of that bond.

Many in the audience had excellent questions and positive statements that were answered and acknowledged.

The next meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Arlington Fire Station.

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ICAHN in Princeton manages new initiative CMS announces new participants in Medicare ACOs The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new participants in an initiative called Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), designed to improve the care patients receive in the health care system and lower costs.

The Illinois Rural Community Care Organization (IRCCO) was selected to participate in the ACO Investment Model (AIM) which was designed to encourage ACO formation in low penetration and rural locations. This model provides ACOs access to the capital to invest in the infrastructure necessary to successfully implement population care management. All AIM ACOs also participate in the Shared Savings Program, which IRCCO has participated in since 2015. Participating in both programs provides ACOs with additional resources to achieve lower costs and higher quality of care for beneficiaries.

IRCCO is managed by the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) in Princeton. Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton, and Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru, are two of the local hospitals participating in IRCCO. IRCCO is made up of 22 small and rural hospitals across the state with more than 230 medical providers and serves more than 20,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

Doctors, hospitals and health care providers establish ACOs in order to work together to provide higher quality coordinated

care to their patients while helping to slow health care cost growth. IRCCO will be one of 434 ACOs serving 7.7 million beneficiaries as part of the Shared Savings Program as of January 1, 2016.

Beneficiaries seeing health care providers in ACOs always have the freedom to choose doctors inside or outside of the ACO. ACOs receive a portion of the Medicare savings generated from lowering the growth in health care costs as long as they also meet standards for high quality care.

“People across America are going to be better cared for when they go to their health care providers, because these hospitals and providers have made a commitment to innovation, a commitment to change how they do business and care for patients,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell said.

“Medicare, and the health care system as a whole, is moving toward paying providers based on the quality rather than just the quantity of care they give patients. The three new ACO initiatives that were recently launched mark an important step forward in this effort.”

Since ACOs first began participating in the program in early 2012, thousands of health care providers have signed on to participate in the program, working together to provide better care to Medicare’s seniors and people with disabilities. ACOs are delivering better care, and they continue to show

promising results on cost savings.

In 2014, they had a combined total net program savings of $411 million for 333 Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) ACOs and 20 Pioneer ACOs. Based on 2014 quality and financial performance results for Shared Savings Program ACOs who started the program in 2012, 2013, and 2014, ACOs that reported in both 2013 and 2014 improved on 27 of the 33 quality measures, including patients’ ratings of clinicians’ communication, beneficiaries’ rating of their doctors, screening for tobacco use and cessation, screening for high blood pressure, and Electronic Health Record use. Shared Savings Program ACOs also outperformed group practices reporting quality on 18 out of 22 measures.

ICAHN is a network of 54 small rural Illinois hospitals dedicated to strengthening the operations of its member hospitals through collaboration. The organization is composed of Illinois hospitals who have earned critical access hospital designation by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. ICAHN is recognized nationally for its work with rural health care and administers several state, federal, and private health care programs.

The ICAHN office is located in Princeton, IL, and serves critical access hospitals across Illinois and is a nationally-recognized state rural health network.

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Obituaries Robert Thiry PRINCETON — Robert M. Thiry, 88, of Princeton passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle.

Services will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are through the Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home in Princeton.

Michele Kirkpatrick

PRINCETON — Michele E. Kirkpatrick, 45, of Princeton passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.

Born Oct. 17, 1970, in Boonton, N.J., she married Pastor Douglas A. Kirkpatrick July 11, 1998, in Fishers, Ind. He survives.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She was a homemaker.

She was a member of the Princeton Wesleyan Church, was the church business manager and Michelle the church co-worship leader.

Kirkpatrick Also surviving are her three children, Rachel, Mark and David Kirkpatrick at home; her mother, Joan Downey of Wyanet; her father, Bruce (Paula) Pembor Sr. of Franklin, Ind.; her stepchildren, Kristine (Ryan) Smith of Indianapolis and Tim (Katie) Kirkpatrick of Louisiana; two stepgrandchildren; her brother, Bruce (Stacey) Pembor Jr. of Indianapolis; her stepbrother, Nathan Luzny of Alaska; her niece, Wendy Pembor of Florida; and several stepnieces and stepnephews.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents; and a daughter, Cora Lorraine Kirkpatrick.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Princeton, with the Rev. Dean Pierce of the DeKalb Wesleyan Church officiating. Interment will follow in Elm Lawn Memorial Park, Princeton.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, in the Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home in Princeton.

Memorials may be directed to the Princeton Wesleyan Church.

Gary Baumgartner Jr.

WALNUT — Gary Baumgartner Jr., 34, of Walnut died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at his home.

Private funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Walnut with the Rev. David Menet officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 22, at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Emma Kropf

TAMPICO — Emma Elizabeth Kropf, 100, of Tampico, passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at her home under hospice care and with family caretakers by her side.

She was born Dec. 25, 1915, in Shelbyville to Levi and Amanda (Yoder) Kropf. She relocated with her parents to Bureau County, where she lived since 1941, helping out at home and at the homes of her siblings and other family members as needed until the death of her parents after which, she moved to a mobile home close to her sister, Mrs. Joe Kropf.

She was a member of the Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church near Tampico.

She is survived by two sisters, Wilma Hostetler of Sedalia, Mo., and Ruth Hostetler of Clarksville, Ark.; and one sister-inlaw, Lily Kropf of Buffalo, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers, Simon, Raymond, Allen, Dave, Daniel and Owen; and four sisters, Mabel Kauffman, Edna Shrock, Alice Kropf and Ida Kropf, who died at the age of 3.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Fairfield A.M. Church in Tampico.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Fairfield A.M. School in Tampico.

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Globetrotters provide more than just laughs I’ve never been a fan of professional athletes. I don’t follow sports, and the most exposure I have to that world is when I watch SportsNation Jeers of the Month with my husband and children. That show spotlights the most embarrassing or worst things to happen in sports each month, so obviously I’m not going to be overly impressed with the behavior of the athletes I see there. I see grown men acting like spoiled toddlers and coaches behaving so badly I wonder how they aren’t fired on the spot.

But, earlier this month, I found athletes I am impressed Shannon with — the Harlem Serpette Globetrotters. When I was little, I rememCOMMENTARY ber being wowed by their tricks when I would see them on TV. They also cropped up from time to time on some of my favorite programs, like the made-for-television movie “The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan’s Island” and my favorite cartoon, “Scooby Doo.” On Jan. 10, my family and I were extremely fortunate to be able to meet them, hang out with the team and sit with them on the bench when they played at the Peoria Civic Center. Every player was kind to us during the whole game, and they seemed to know, without us even saying, what a big family event this was for us.

It’s a rarity in life to have a perfect day, a day where everything seems to go your way. Even though those days are rare, they’re invaluable. Those days and their memories get you through the tough days in life, and they inspire you to keep fighting and reaching for your own dreams.

That day, the Globetrotters went out of their way to be nice to my husband and I, but even more important to me, they made my children feel special. For that, I will be forever grateful to Moose, Big Easy, Animal, Too Tall, Viper, TNT and the others we saw that day. They went above and beyond to ensure we had a great day.

Every child should have a day like that where they are treated like a super star, and they see what can be possible for themselves if they put in the work and chase their dreams.

We live in a society that embraces instant gratification — we have all night shopping, fast food and so-called friends who like our comments seconds after we’ve made them. It’s necessary for children, especially in today’s society of reality television “stars” and overnight media sensations, to have role models like the Globetrotters who stress the importance of hard work and putting in the time and effort to succeed.

One common theme the Globetrotters emphasized in our brief conversations and in the comments they made in the program that was available for purchase was that when they were children in school, they never imagined they would someday become a Globetrotter. Not sure where they would end up, they never stopped practicing or dreaming. That, to me, is their true legacy, more than the laughter they bring and the talent they possess. The idea that hard work, not just dumb luck, can shape your destiny is a powerful lesson for today’s youth, and I’m glad the Globetrotters are sharing it.

BCR Copy Editor Shannon Serpette can be reached at sserpette@bcrnews.com.

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to choose it would be “The Name of the Rose” or “Dead Poets Society.”

What is your favorite book: Without a doubt it would be “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card.

What is the best concert you’ve been to: REO/Styx combination in 1996.

Town: Live in Princeton, but from Tiskilwa.

If you met a genie who granted you one wish, what would you wish for: Powerball numbers.

Family: My lovely bride, Mary; two children, Joshua and Amber; and one grandson, Braydyn.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done: Put down a pet … you don’t forget those moments.

Occupation: Mechanic/truck driver.

Where do you most want to travel, but have never been: I’d actually like to see Mount Rushmore.

What was your first job: Well, when you’re a male from a farming community, it goes without saying that come Memorial Day and July Fourth you’ll be on a hayrack baling either hay or straw. The only time I can remember getting out of that job was the summer I had my tonsils out. As for a real job that paid more than a pat on the back and an ‘Atta boy!’, about like everyone else in this area, detasseling with Chester Graft and his group. Really enjoyed that job and the people I met. Many of them I still keep in contact with.

When I got a bit older, I worked at McDonald’s. Another wonderful experience where I met some super people. I’d recommend both for a youth wanting to get work experience. A lot to be learned and, quite honestly, the work really was not that difficult.

What is your favorite movie: So many to choose from, but if I had

What is one thing you’re truly passionate about: Let me choose two and both of them are taboo in social conversation. Religion and Politics. Want to see me get real animate? Start a conversation with me about either one of them.

What is your favorite area restaurant, and what do you like to order there: Ray’s Place has closed, Garden Room has closed. I/we no longer have a favorite … searching for a casual quiet place for a family meal where we can order family style chicken and we don’t have to fight the noise levels or crowds. The restaurants around here are either really noisy and crowded or not very good.

What is something you like about your hometown: I consider Tiskilwa my hometown … I simply live in Princeton. When the town had a

school there was ‘pride’ throughout the whole town. I was proud to be from that little town and a product of the school system. I wish all kids could grow up living in an environment just like we had in that little bit of paradise down in the valley.

There is still a lot of pride in the town, it’s just not quite as exuberant as it once was.

Is there anything you would change about your hometown: I would have left the grade school in the town. A town with a school has a ‘pulse’ about it with youth around. There is a sense of hope and wonder, as well as community. I know that the world is changing but there are just some things that make monetary sense but yet are not for the betterment of the community.

Losing the grade school fits that category.

Guest Commentary Editor’s note: The following Letter to the Editor exceeds the Bureau County Republican’s 500-word limit on Letters to the Editor, therefore, the BCR will invite someone with an opposing view to also write a letter of a longer length. Contact BCR Editor Terri Simon before submitting.

To the citizens of Henry-Senachwine High School: I am a parent of one of the courageous eight who presented Henry-Senachwine High School Principal Wes Wolven with a petition from some of the varsity players and just feel the community should know the entire story.

First off, my son is a member of the Student Council, serving as treasurer this year, a member of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), has been class president, has just recently received an invitation to join National Honor Society, and has banked many hours of volunteer service, not only in Henry but in Marshall County. He has continued to make the honor roll since junior high all while playing baseball, basketball and this year, golf. He had summer employment, umped baseball games for the Henry Summer Rec program and played on a travel baseball team.

I guess what I am saying is my son is a good kid, and for him to make such an extreme decision ... well, he must have had his reasons.

See, my wife and I were caught off guard when he came home and said this document was being written up because my son is not one who complains. He keeps his chin up and keeps plugging on. We have always told him to do your best, don’t

complain and your hard work will be rewarded. Guess this situation makes me a liar. Once he sat down and told us everything that had been going on, we were floored, but we still didn’t support the signing until he said they had nowhere else to turn. How can it be in this day and age that our students, ages 16-18, feel they have nowhere else to turn? They felt the coaching staff had failed fellow players and felt this was their only course of action. To me, that’s sad!

These courageous boys have played their hearts out day in and day out since November, either in games or practices, and they feel this is their only option? That is amazing to me, but after meeting with Mr. Wolven, Coach Self and Coach Nichols to come to some sort of resolution, I now understand their frustration. While it was a productive meeting, we got nowhere.

Let me just tell you what their petition said: “The team refuses to play for a coach who gives up and doesn’t care about winning. He forgets our names, doesn’t treat us equally, and gives us nearly all negative criticism.

An example of this is when he call us “terrible” in the locker room at halftime. He doesn’t give us opportunities to get more playing time and his substitution system is not understandable by anyone. As players we have consulted many people and even our parents in efforts to understand. Not only is it unfair, but he’s also seemed to lose us many winnable games because no player is allowed to get in any sort of rhythm.

We fail to get better as players by sitting on the bench after making a

mistake and sitting there wondering what we could have done wrong.

He embarrasses us at halftime when he neglects to join the huddle after halftime. He seems to only do this when we are losing. We are left there looking lost and unguided. We have lost confidence in Coach Self’s ability to help our team win games. We all enjoy playing basketball but cannot continue under the Coaching of Mr. Steve Self.”

Not once did they quit or ask for Coach Self to be fired, nor did they boycott their team. They were simply asking for help. Time after time Coach Self has made critical comments to my son. At one practice Coach Self said if he had a winning team, my son would not be part of it.

Told him that he didn’t belong on the basketball court and on and on. Yet, my son continued to go to practice and games ... why? For the love of the game. I’m all about constructive criticism, as we try to provide that ourselves, but how do comments such as those help my son or his team? Is that any way for a coach, teacher or mentor to speak to a student? To me that’s bullying! I cannot speak for the other seven, but my son feels that Coach Self gave up on the team long before they ever thought of giving up on him. That alone should tell the community something.

We wish the current HSHS Varsity team much luck as they continue the season and hope that by our boys speaking out, the current team will never have to feel as our boys did ... lost and confused.

Craig J. Noe Henry

First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

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Where in the World — See ‘Where in the World’ the BCR has traveled on Page 10A. Submit your pictures to news@bcrnews.com.

Annual meeting — Church Women United will host its annual meeting on Jan. 30 at Hampshire Colony in Princeton. See Page 8A.

Walter will present program to BCGS

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Character Counts/Citizenship winners announced Jefferson Elementary School held its Character Counts/Citizenship Award Assembly on Jan. 13. The awards were presented to two students from each first- and second-grade classroom for Fairness. One of the six pillars of success is fairness and the students chosen needed to go by the rules and treat everyone the same. The students received Character Counts/Citizenship Certificates and Good Citizenship necklaces. Pictured are (front row, from left) Ava Kyle, Caleb Storm, Luke LaPorte, Payton Frueh, Josie Sierens, Bradley Hause, Khushi Patel, Ethan Mallery, Landon Mangold and Layla Todd; and (back row) Ava Knaak, Eli Berlin, Morgan Franklin, Jack Orwig, Levi Boggs, Ashley Richardson, Lexi Sims, James Schillaci, Sophia Ni and Common Green.

Library will celebrate Chinese New Year PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library will celebrate Chinese New Year with two events on Tuesday, Jan. 26.

At 10:30 a.m., the preschool storytime will share stories about Dragons and Monkeys since it is the year of

the Monkey, and will also include a show and tell Lion Dance costume.

Later that evening, at 6:30 p.m., all ages are welcome to attend a program to learn about Chinese New Year customs and celebrations.

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located at 698 E. Peru St. in Princeton. All programs at the library are free and open to all. For more information on upcoming programs and on Princeton Public Library services, visit www.theprincetonlibrary.org or call 815-875-1331.

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Genealogy Society will meet Thursday, Jan. 28, and Michael Walter, a native of Billings, Mont., will be the featured speaker.

Walter and his wife, Viola, are currently residing in Princeton and are working at the Bureau County Courthouse as volunteers on behalf of FamilySearch in a project of digitizing both probate and naturalization records. Before coming here they had been doing a similar task in Mercer County.

Walter’s presentation at 7 p.m. is titled, “Origin, Migration, Sojourn, Exodus, Demise and Future of the Volga Germans, pre-1766 to present.”

The talk will cover the routes and experiences of their migration (for some 30,000) at the invitation of Catherine the Great in 1767-69. Their century-plus sojourn in

the new land, from their earliest struggles to life in a multitude of newly-founded colonies, will be described.

The audience will discover the reasons for their emigration back out of Russia to other world locations after swelling to a population of more than 500,000.

Walter will discuss the unfortunate demise of Germans left behind in Russia and will continue with the history of these people to this day.

The program is free and open to the public at the Society library located at 629 S. Main St. in Princeton.

Further information is available by calling 815879-3133 during the business hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The next Saturday opening of the research library will be Saturday, Feb 6.

Breakfast in Walnut WALNUT — The Walnut Fire Department will host an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 14, at the fire station. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12.

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Religion Briefs is sold in 2-pound packages for $7 Community coffee set for This per package.

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SHEFFIELD — The First United Church of Christ in Sheffield will host its monthly community coffee from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in the UCC Parish Hall, 201 E. Chestnut St. Fresh-baked cinnamon rolls will be served.

Movie night in Sheffield SHEFFIELD — The First United Church of Christ in Sheffield will present a movie night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 31, at the UCC Parish, 201 E. Chestnut St. Admission is free.

The movie will be “Where Hope Grows,” a drama about a baseball player whose career is cut short due to his personal problems. He is awakened and invigorated by a young man with Downs syndrome who works at the local grocery store.

Popcorn and drinks will be provided or you may bring your favorite snacks to share.

64th annual breakfast in Hollowayville HOLLOWAYVILLE — The Hollowayville United Church of Christ will host its 64th annual pancake and sausage brunch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14.

The menu will include pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits, homemade pork sausage, coffee cakes and rolls, fruit, coffee, milk and orange juice. Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under.

Fresh homemade sausage (using the church’s own recipe) will be available for sale at the door. Supply will be limited.

Feb. 1, by calling Shellee Monier at 815875-2451 or Connie Slutz at 815-6382177.

Pancake breakfast planned for Jan. 31 PRINCETON — The Knights of Columbus will host a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 31, at St. Louis School in Princeton.

CWU will host annual meeting on Jan. 30 PRINCETON — Church Women United will host its annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 30, at Hampshire Colony in Princeton. The event will begin at noon with a salad potluck luncheon.

All area women are invited to join other women of Bureau County at this event.

You do not need to be a part of Church Women United to attend.

An organization or two the group donates to will be asked to share their mission. A memorial service will also be held for all the women lost in 2015. The event will also include food, fun and fellowship.

Participants are asked to bring a salad and the host church will provide the rest.

There is no need to RSVP but call Sue Scruggs at 815-875-1446 if you need a ride or if you have questions.

••• Items for the Religion Briefs section can be emailed to news@bcrnews.com.

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By the Book PRINCETON — Saturday, Jan. 23, 10 a.m., Wellness Journey group will meet.

Saturday, Jan. 23, 1:30 p.m., wellness support group will meet.

Monday, Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., Monday Movie: This movie fantasy is about a scrawny bookkeeper with a nagging wife.

The Princeton Public Library will celebrate Chinese New Year with two events on Tuesday, Jan. 26. At 10:30 a.m., the preschool storytime will share stories about Dragons and Monkeys since it is the year of the Monkey, and will also include a show and tell Lion Dance costume. Later that evening, at 6:30 p.m., all ages are welcome to attend a program to learn about Chinese New Year customs and celebrations.

Are you wondering what to do with those old books on your shelves? Some books can be donated to the Princeton Public Library for the Friends Book Sale, but what about those textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, or other volumes that aren’t candidate for resale? Come to the Princeton Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, and learn three ways to creatively upcycle those books into DIY Book Crafts, taught by librarian Ellie Barbeau.

TISKILWA — Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., the library will host a senior fitness class. Participants will focus on balance, endurance, muscular strength, mental clarity and socialization.

Every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the library will have yoga class, where participants will enjoy camaraderie with others and be challenged mentally and physically.

Also, the February library board meeting has been changed to Monday, Feb. 8, at 4:30 p.m.

BUREAU — The Leepertown Township Public Library is open from 2 to 6 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday; and from 11 a.m. to 2

p.m. Saturday. The library has computers for patron usage, as well as copier, scanning and fax services. Call 815-659-3283 for information. (The fax number is the same as the phone number).

PERU — Did you resolve to relax?

Improve your diet? The Peru Library helps you keep those resolutions with two new programs. Color Me Calm is the library’s new monthly program. Participants meet to enjoy a peaceful time coloring – letting cares and worries slide away. Color Me Calm meets the second Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to noon.

Tasty Tuesdays, a three-part series on diet fads, portion distortion and label reading to improve eating habits, is taught by Susan Glassman of the University of Illinois Extension. Her next session on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., will discuss portion distortion. She will also be at the library on Tuesday, March 8, to discuss label readings. To register for this free class, call 815-224-0889.

Little Free Library kits PRINCETON — The five Little Free Library kits recently offered to groups, businesses and individuals by the Princeton Public Library are already spoken for, but if others are still interested in participating, there may be another opportunity soon. To get your name on the waiting list, contact the library at 815-875-1331.

The kits contain basic building materials, but do not come with instructions, trim, Plexiglas or other finishing materials. The Little Free Library website notes that basic carpentry experience is recommended for those wishing to construct their kit. Once built, libraries can be given back to the library for final design work, or can be completed and donated back to the library to be displayed in the spring.

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BV FFA chapter holds annual breakfast MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley FFA chapter held its annual pancake breakfast on Dec. 12 in the ag shop.

There was a very good turnout by both members helping and community members coming to eat.

On top of the breakfast, the chapter sold boxes of breakfast sausage, which

were donated by Ron Teske and processed by the Sheffield Locker, and poinsettias, which were grown by the ag science class.

After seeing the ag shop, Marge and Albert Jacobs decided to donate a scroll saw to the chapter to add to the shop for use by students in class that day as well.

Celebrating Reagan TAMPICO — Feb. 6, 2016, marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan. In honor of this event, the Ronald Reagan Birthplace and Tampico Area Historical Society will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.

Tours of the birthplace will take place and refresh-

ments, including birthday cake, will be served in the historical museum.

The museums are located at 111 and 117 Main St. in Tampico. Everyone is invited to attend.

For more information, contact Joan Johnson by calling 815-622-8705 or email reaganbirthplace@ thewisp.net.

Library will hold program on Jan. 28 PRINCETON — Are you wondering what to do with those old books on your shelves? Some books can be donated to the Princeton Public Library for the Friends Book Sale, but what about those textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, or other volumes that aren’t candidate for resale?

Come to the Princeton Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, and learn three ways to creatively upcycle those books into DIY Book Crafts, taught by librarian Ellie Barbeau.

The Princeton Public Library is located at 698 E. Peru St. in Princeton.

All programs at the library are free and open to all.

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

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

17 or older whose reading or math skills are below the ninth-grade level or who need to improve their English language skills.

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

Free online tutor training is another option for volunteers whose schedules do not allow them to participate in the Febru-

ary training sessions. For information on the I-READ program, go to http:// www.ivcc.edu/adulted.

To register for the training sessions, contact Angela Dunlap, I-READ program manager, by calling 815-224-0372.

The I-READ program is made possible by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using state funds designated for literacy.

Kindergarten pre-registration set for Bureau Valley Bureau Valley CUSD 340 has set the week of Feb. 22-26 for kindergarten pre-registration at Bureau Valley Elementary buildings in Walnut and Wyanet.

Parents may pre-register their child in the attendance center their child will attend from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on those dates. Children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 will be eligible to attend kindergarten in the fall. The pre-registration process is very simple and only takes a few minutes for parents to complete.

Parents will be required to present proof of age (certified copy of birth certificate) at the time of registration. A certified copy of birth certificate may be acquired at the

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Required training sessions will be from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, and Saturday, Feb. 20, in Room CTC-221 at IVCC’s main campus. Participants should bring a sack lunch as lunch is not provided.

Visiting an Adult Education classroom is an additional training component.

After completing the training, tutors are matched with learners age

courthouse in the county in which the child was born.

Parents will also be asked to complete an information sheet. No fees will be collected until registration in August. A packet will be issued to parents containing a parent letter with a health form, dental form, lead screening verification and a vision exam form.

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tration allows the schools to have an idea of the number of kindergartners to expect next school year so that a sufficient amount of supplies and books can be ordered for our students. Parents who are unable to pre-register their child during the scheduled times are asked to call the office to inform the school of their intent to send a child to kindergarten.

School phone numbers are: Bureau Valley North Elementary at Walnut, 815-379-2900; and Bureau Valley Wyanet Elementary, 815-699-2251.

Pre-registration packets for next years’ kindergartners may be sent home and returned with siblings who are currently enrolled in school if you are unable to come during the scheduled pre-registration hours.

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Where in the World is the BCR? Patsy Johnson of Ohio, Nick, Stephanie, Brendan, Kevin and Sean Johnson of Downers Grove, and Lauren Cole of Cary spent two weeks visiting Ireland and England. They attended the wedding of Laura McShane in Dundalk, Ireland. Five days were spent in Ireland, then seven days in England.

They toured Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle, and other sites in London, then the country of southwest England.

Join the fun – Take a picture of your friends and family holding a copy of the BCR and send it to us to be included in this feature.

Jim and Nancy Carlson of Princeton spent eight days in Western Canada in July. For three days, they stayed at the Bugaboo Lodge in British Columbia and were taken daily by helicopter to remote locations in the nearby mountains for hiking tours. They also visited Lake Louise, Banff and Calgary.

While passing through Broadus, Mont., Joel Nelson and Arnold Faber of Princeton caught up with former Princeton resident Ryan DeVore, who currently lives in the Broadus area.

Harriett Primo of Sheffield and her son-in-law, Rob Stone of Germantown Hills, took along a copy of the BCR to Clearwater Beach, Fla.

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Boys basketball: Princeton 77, Mendota 62

Tigers snatch second win over Mendota

Hall junior Hunter Galassi dives on the floor for a loose ball Monday in Spring Valley against Amboy.

Galassi’s hustle play led to the key go-ahead 3-point basket by teammate Rena Barroso.

By Bill Schwabenland sports@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — A pivotal third quarter provided both a big Mendota Trojans comeback, and a key Princeton Tigers response, as the visitors got as close as three points away before the hosts closed out the period on a 10-0 run to post a 77-62 victory Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Prouty Gym. It was a surprisingly similar result that the two teams experienced in late December at the Plano Christmas Classic, when Princeton triumphed by just two points less, 76-63. In that matchup, Mendota, again, got within three points late, but Princeton, likewise, pulled away for the double-digit win.

Princeton senior Jake Reinhardt’s 27 points – on 9-14 shooting from the floor and a perfect 7-7 free throws – led the Tigers (12-6) Tuesday.

“He played an outstanding game for us,” Princeton coach Michael Fredericks said of Reinhardt’s effort.

“He’s a point guard, and he makes us go. He did exactly what we needed him to do tonight, and that’s run the show for us. I’m not surprised by his performance at all.

“I thought it was a good team effort. Our guys played hard. I thought we had numerous contributions from multiple players, and that’s nice to see.”

Mendota held a slim, 15-14, lead after the game’s first eight minutes.

Reinhardt poured in 13 of his team’s 24 points in the second quarter to push the Tigers in front, 38-30, at the break.

Skye Behrends’ only three points of the game, on a trey, put Princeton in front by 11 points, 45-34, with 5:12 to go in the third period.

Mendota scored the next eight straight points to

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Girls basketball: Hall 39, Amboy 38

Getting down

Lady Devils score key TRAC victory over Amboy

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SPRING VALLEY — The Hall Lady Devils trailed most of the first half and nearly the entire second half, but held the lead when it mattered the most, the final buzzer, as Hall outlasted the Amboy Lady Clippers 39-38 in Three Rivers play Monday, Jan. 18.

With 14 seconds to play with her

squad trailing 38-37, Hall junior guard/forward Hunter Galassi drove through the heart of the Amboy defense and into the lane to draw a foul, and she knocked down both free throws to secure a 39-38 lead.

And then Hall’s defense clamped down in the final seconds of play to secure the conference victory.

“They’re going to play their style and we’re going to play our style.

And it’s one of those games that people in the crowd may think it’s a boring game, but it was kind of a match of wits and we weren’t going to give in,” Hall coach Brian Holman said.

Hall improved to 13-4 overall and 6-2

in the TRAC. Amboy fell to 15-6, 7-3.

The key play of the game came with just over 30 seconds to play when two Amboy Lady Clippers and one Hall Lady Red Devil scrambled to gather a loose ball and a diving Galassi came up with it.

From the floor, Galassi made the heads up play to kick the ball out to sophomore guard Madi Soldati and Soldati found senior guard Rena Barroso who promptly drilled a three-pointer to get the Lady Red Devils within one at 38-37.

“Coach told us that we needed

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Girls basketball: Rockridge 46, Princeton 39

Rockets hang on against Tigresses

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

BCR photo/Mike Vaughn

Princeton senior Jake Reinhardt takes the ball to the basket Tuesday at Prouty Gym against Mendota.

EDGINGTON — Jeff Ohlson thought his Princeton Tigresses got too many fouls called against them in Saturday’s game with Prophetstown. He couldn’t get enough fouls Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Rockridge High

School.

The Tigresses employed a ‘Hack a Shaq” scheme, fouling Rockridge quickly and often, trying in the fourth quarter to get back in Tuesday’s game. And it nearly worked, with the Rockets missing seven straight free throws late in the fourth quarter, before

finally finding their mark to hold on for a 46-39 victory in TRAC play.

Overall, the Rockets (9-13, 4-5 TRAC) missed 21 free throws (18-39), 14 (1226) in the fourth quarter alone.

“I saw that they were going to spread things out and take time off the

clock so we decided that we need to find a way to save time and gain possessions,” Ohlson said. “Rockridge to their credit made enough free throws to keep us at bay. I thought the kids tried to execute what we needed to do. We will

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Princeton girls win the night even though they lost the game I have seen a lot of things in the course of covering and following sports in 31-plus years as a journalist.

Over the years I’ve seen poor sports and good sports, loud fans and unruly fans.

But I have never witnessed what I did last week at Kewanee.

At halftime, a PA announcement was made for all of the KHS students in attendance to come to the auditorium. I figured some kid did something they weren’t supposed to and

Kevin Hieronymus HIERONYMUS’ HYPOTHESIS

they were going to figure out who did it.

That would have been the best news. Instead, KHS superintendent Chris Sullens soon made the solemn announcement of

the tragic death of KHS freshman Gabriella Muller-Harrison by an apparent suicide.

The Kewanee girls made the courageous decision to continue the game and played the second half with heavy hearts.

At the end of the game, the Princeton girls showed a side of compassion that likely have caught the Kewanee girls off guard. They huddled with their Kewanee counterparts, forming a circle around center court holding hands. When they

broke, the Princeton girls gave them each a hug.

The girls from Kewanee will never look at Princeton in the same way again. They will be a friend rather than a foe.

Knowing the Princeton girls as I do, having coached them, as well as coach Jeff Ohlson, I am not at all surprised by their actions. They are good kids, “Ohly” is a man of character.

They stepped up and did what they knew was right.

While they lost the game, the

Tigresses won the night.

Princeton and Princeton High School should be very proud of them all.

Gabi’s death is so tragic. She was a beautiful girl and by all accounts, very well liked at KHS. I offer my deepest condolences to her family, the Boiler Girls and the entire KHS community.

I’d like to take this time to encourage and plead with any kid, and adults, too, who

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Lady Devils Princeton sophomore guard Anna Murray hits the deck trying to save a loose ball in the second half of Tuesday’s game at Rockridge.

The host Rockets won 46-39.

From Page 11A shooters today, we needed to get shooters in open spots and get it into the post and get good passes off of that,” Barroso said. “We moved the ball around and got good shots off of that. I just shot it and wasn’t sure if it was going in at first.

It’s nerve wracking when we were down by four, and I just had to get a shot off with a couple seconds left and I did that.”

The Hall offense refused to give in as Galassi was uncharacteristically held to no points in the first half, but got key contributions off of the bench such as a second quarter trey by senior guard Amanda Scheri.

Contributions off of the bench, along with Barroso’s fine performance, provided enough support for the Hall offense until Galassi could get going with eight second-half points, including six in the fourth quarter.

“We stopped Galassi early, but unfortunately we gave Barroso four 3s in the game,” Amboy coach Mike McCracken said.

McCracken was visibly upset after the game as he had warned his girls that they couldn’t put themselves in a position to allow the referees to decide the game.

“The worst part is I know who was reffing this game.

It’s a guy who coached football and was the AD here for a long time,” McCracken said. “I asked to have them removed, not because I don’t like the guy, but it’s because he shouldn’t

BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus

Tigresses From Page 11A have to continue to work on getting better and continue to battle.”

The Rockets went up 10 points midway through the fourth quarter, outscoring the Tigresses 9-5, all nine of their points via the charity stripe. Then the Rockets found the rim a lot tighter, missing seven straight.

The Tigresses (8-11, 2-8) took full advantage, using 3-of-4 free throws

by Anna Murray and 1-2 by Courtney Oeder and a drive by Michaela Mall to close within 41-37 with less than two minutes to play.

Carrie Strachan broke the Rockets’ ice with a pair of free throws at the 1:28 mark. Taylor Johnson hooped from the field, before missing twice from the foul line. Doria Parcheet iced the Rockets’ win with a pair of free throws with 18.3 remaining.

The Tigresses took an 11-7 lead late in the first quarter on an relay with a rebound by Ivy Rhodes, who

passed to Anna Murray then on to Michaela Strom and finally to Oeder for the bucket.

Jessica Stice hooped twice for Rockridge to trim the PHS lead to 11-9 at quarter’s end.

PHS went up six points (15-9) to start the second quarter, its biggest lead of the night. Rockridge scored five straight to tie the game at 17, on a 3-point bank shot by Courtney Stice before Rhodes hooped to close the half to put PHS back on top by two.

Rockridge dominated the second half, beginning with a 11-2 run to take a 28-21 lead. The Rockets opened the fourth quarter with a 9-5 run to go up 41-31 and then held their breath as they continued to struggle from the foul line.

Courtney Oeder had 13 points and Anna Murray 10 for PHS. • Tiger tales: Rockridge won the soph prelim 32-25. Maddie Forristall led PHS with 12 points. ...

The Tigresses look to get back untracked in the TRAC at Sterling Newman Thursday, Jan. 21.

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Hall’s Rena Barroso fires away for Hall Tuesday in Spring Valley against Amboy. She later made a key 3-pointer to send the Lady Devils to victory, 39-38. be reffing in his own home school.”

Barroso led her team in scoring and was dialed in from behind the three-point line as she knocked down 4-of-5 to shoot 80 percent as part of her 16-point night.

“I told the girls that’s our best win by far this year. They got us twice last year, one in overtime and one at the buzzer, so it was our turn,” Holman said. “We’ve been fighting and trying to get good wins like against Sherrard the other night and we just did not shoot the ball well and

that’s all there is to it. Defensively, we’ve been playing fine.

Shots have to go in and tonight, fortunately, enough went in and Hunter made a few free throws at the end to seal the deal.”

• Notes: Holman said the game officials, including former Hall AD/coach Gary Vicini, are assigned by the conference.

He said there were no issues when the same crew worked the Amboy game at Hall last year which Amboy won.

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Lady Bruins second at Byron MLK

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com’

The St. Bede Lady Bruins have been coming to the Byron MLK Shootout for six years.

They had never finished as high as second place until now.

The Lady Bruins (12-11) finished a 3-1 tournament slate, defeating Dakota 62-45 while falling to champion Byron 69-47.

“We played great team basketball in all of the games. We hope to establish that as we get ready for the end of the regular season and regionals,” SBA coach Tom McGunnigal said.

The three ball came up big once again for the Lady Bruins, who hit 10 treys total, including six by Julia Pohar on the way to a 21-point effort. Hanna Bima provided the inside firepower with 16 points.

“I think what was the best part of all games was our commitment and focus to getting the ball inside to our bigs.

Hanna had some monster games for us. We also penetrated the lane with the dribble and got to the foul line and did not send our opponents there,” McGunnigal said.

Bima came back with 10

points and Pohar nine against Byron.

Serena 49, LaMoille/Ohio 41: The Lady Lions came up short in Little Ten Conference Tournament play at Earlville Monday. L/O cut a 25-18 halftime deficit to 35-31 after three quarters, but were outscored by the Lady Huskers 4-1 in the final two minutes of the game.

Lexi Loftus popped five 3-pointers on the way for a team-high 22 points for the Lady Lions. Paige Conner added 12 points and 13 rebounds.

The Lady Lions will meet Earlville-Leland, who played No. 2 Newark to a 39-32 game Monday, at 7 p.m. Thursday in the consolation bracket.

Boys basketball Hall 62, Fulton 50: The Red Devils built a 36-20 lead to cruise to victory in TRAC play Tuesday at Hall. The Red Devils (12-7, 4-2) placed four in double figures with Drew Pullam15 points, Chris Ballerini 13, Kieran Trevier 11 and Alex Castelan 10.

Cade Wozniak made two free throws with three seconds left to lift the Red Demons to a 61-59 win in overtime in the sophomore game.

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Tigers From Page 11A make it a 45-42 game at the 3:27 mark.

It was 47-44, Tigers, when Princeton responded, big time, to the Trojans’ threat, using a 10-0 run over the last 88 seconds to close out the third frame with a 57-44 lead. It was, essentially, game over, for the Trojans (8-12).

“We didn’t call full court, as a team, but they decided to do it on their own,” Fredericks said of his team’s pivotal defensive surge.

“We got some easy buckets there, and that’s a huge run, a great swing. The rest was history.”

Mendota only got as close as nine points down during the fourth quarter, as the Tigers’ 20-18 fourth quarter edge made it a 15-point victory.

“Details have been a problem for us all year,” Mendota coach Jan Thompson said. “We get within three, and then we throw the ball away, we don’t get a box-out, and they get four quick points on us. And then they go on a 10-0 run on us. The detail things over and over and over again are what beat us.

“We’re making the same mistakes that we made Day 1 at this time of the year, and that’s a problem. We’re struggling. I don’t have a whole lot of answers for you right now.”

Besides Reinhardt’s game-high 27 points, Colby Robbins (13) and Levi Bates (12) also reached double digits in scoring for the Tigers. Princeton out-rebounded Mendota, 32-25.

“Mike’s got a great team over there. Reinhardt had a great

BCR photo/Mike Vaughn

Princeton’s Christian Parry gets a facial from Mendota in the sophomore game Tuesday at Prouty Gym. game tonight. The kid’s tough.

They moved the ball well. The big guys rebounded the ball well.”

Mendota junior Joe LaShonse paced Mendota with 18 points, while classmate Cruz Figueroa added 14.

• Notes: Princeton made it a clean sweep, taking the sophomore prelim 49-42, and both

freshmen contests in the South Gym. Koel Hjerstedt had 21 points to power PHS to a 36-22 win in the “A” game. Judd Wright had 15 points to lead the “B” team to a 21-12 win. ... The Tigers return to action at Erie Saturday, Jan. 23.

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The Tiger Girls First there were the Cheetah Girls. Now there are the Tiger Girls. Princeton seniors Madison Menzel, Tieg Sisler and Jaimee Ciesielski showed their true colors supporting Tiger basketball Tuesday at Prouty Gym.

Hieronymus From Page 11A are feeling troubled and depressed, to seek help.

Immediately. Talk to your friends, your counselor, your parents. Anyone.

Your life is far too precious.

There are no take backs.

At the same time, if you see any of your friends struggling to cope, talk to them right away. Let an adult know you are concerned before it is too late.

Gabi’s visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at Rux Funeral Home in Kewanee. A Celebration of Life gathering will follow at 6 p.m. at the Flemish-American Club in Kewanee.

• While on the subject of

kids doing good things, I want to praise 16-year-old Justin Hart of Amboy. He donated $230 he won in a 50-50 raffle back to benefit the Hopkins family who lost five family members in a tragic house fire last week in Rock Falls. Well done, Matt.

• Notes: I asked Matt Troha of the IHSA what would have happened if the game did not continue. He said there would have been an option to finish it at another date.

If that didn’t occur, the game would have been done at that point, in all likelihood, and Kewanee would have won, he said.

Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR Sports Editor. Contact him at khieronymus@ bcrnews.com.

High school girls Three Rivers ..........Conf. All Kewanee ........................9-0 16-7 Sherrard ........................8-1 17-4 Amboy ...........................7-3 15-6 Hall ...............................6-2 13-4 Erie ...............................6-3 16-4 Bureau Valley ................6-3 12-9 Morrison ........................6-5 10-9 Rockridge ......................4-5 9-13 St. Bede ........................3-4 12-11 Prophetstown ................3-5 6-14 Newman ........................3-6 7-11 Fulton ............................2-6 6-9 Princeton .......................2-8 8-11 Riverdale .......................1-7 2-13 Orion .............................1-7 2-16 Tuesday’s results Rockridge 46, Princeton 39 Thursday’s games: Bureau Valley at Morrison, Erie at Prophetstown, Hall at Riverdale, Kewanee at Orion, Princeton at Newman, Rockridge at Sherrard, St. Bede at Fulton, 7:30 At Edgington Princeton 11 8 7 13 - 39 Rockridge 9 8 15 14 - 45 PHS (8-11, 2-8): S. Murray 1 (1) 0-0 3, A. Murray 2 (1) 5-6 11, Mall 2 0-3 4, Strom 1 1-4 3, Legner 0 0-0 0, Oeder 6 1-3 13, Rhodes 3 0-2 6. Totals: 15 (2) 7-18 39. Fouls: 18.

SOPHS: Rockridge 32-25. PHS: Forristall 12, Jensen 6, Smallwood 5, Meyer 2.

At Spring Valley Amboy 8 12 11 7 - 38 Hall 5 13 6 15 - 49 AMBOY (15-6, 7-3): Pankhurst 2 0-0 4, Wilhelm 4 2-2 10, Lindenmeyer 2 0-0 4, Doege 4 (2) 0-0 10, Na. Jones 1 1-2 3, No. Jones 3 1-2 7. Totals: 16-41 (2-4) 4-6 38. Fouls: 9.

HALL (13-4, 6-2): Soldati 1-2 0-0 2, Lechner 1-4 (0-1) 0-2 2, Lusietto 2-4 0-0 4, Hoscheid 2-5 0-0 4, Barroso 6-10 (4-5) 0-0 16, Scheri 1-2 (1-1) 0-0 3, Galassi 2-11 (0-1) 4-6 8. Totals: 15-40 (5-8) 4-8 39. Fouls: 8. Rebounds: 15. Turnovers: 8.

SOPHS: Hal 37-25. Bogatitus 16.

At Byron St. Bede 62, Dakota 45. SBA: Pohar 7 (1) 1-2 21, Sickley 2 (1) 0-0 5, Mauck 0 0-0 0, Postula 1 (1) 0-0 3, Browning 0 0-0 0, Schupp 1 (1) 0-0 3, Morrow 1 2-2 4, Ludford 3 (1) 02-3 9, Bima 6 4-6 16, Pearson 0 1-2 1, Lau 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 (10) 10-15 62. Fouls: 16.

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Totals:19 (6) 3-10 47. Fouls: 14.

Tri-County Conference Tournament at Peoria Christian MONDAY: (6) Henry/LW 53, (7) DePue 39 (1) Peoria Christian 55, (4) Putnam County 17. Putnam County: Veronda 9.

TUESDAY: (2) Roanoke-Benson 60, (3) Marquette 23.

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Little Ten Conference Tournament at Earlville MONDAY: #8 Hiawatha 50, #9 Paw Paw 41 #2 Newark 39, #7 Earlville-Leland 32 #3 Serena 49, #6 LaMoille-Ohio 41.

L/O (6-15): Loftus 6 5-7 22, Conner 4 4-5 12, Martin 0 1-2 1, Kahly 1 1-2 4, Ranel 0 0-2 0, Forbes 0 0-0 0, Deery 1 0-0 2.

TUESDAY: #4 HBR 36, #5 Somonauk 21 #1 Indian Creek def. #8 Hiawatha THURSDAY: Game 6 - #1 Indian Creek vs. #4 HBR, 5:30 p.m. Game 7 - #2 Newark (16-6) vs. #3 Serena (17-5), 7 p.m. Consolation bracket: Game 8 - #9 Paw Paw vs. #5 Somonauk (5-11), 5:30 p.m. Game 9 - #6 LaMoille-Ohio (6-15) vs. 7 Earlville-Leland (10-10), 7 p.m. (junior high).

FRIDAY: Consolation title - winners 8-9, 5 p.m. Third place - losers 6-7, 6:30 p.m. Title - winners 6-7, 8 p.m.

Lincoln Trail Conference Tourney MONDAY: Annawan 75, Ridgewood 33.

Ann: DeMay 4, Shaw 2, Vanopdorp 2, Gripp 2, Miller 12, M. VanHyfte 26, J. VanHyfte 27.

Princeville def. United Wethersfield 53, Mercer County 39 West Central 56, ROWVA 29 WEDNESDAY: At Annawan - Galva vs. Princeville, United vs. Ridgewood.

At Wethersfield - Stark County vs. West Central, ROWVA vs. Mercer County.

THURSDAY: At Annawan - Princeville vs.

Ridgewood, 6, Annawan vs. Galva, 7:30. At Wethersfield - West Central vs. Mercer County, 6, Wethersfield vs. Stark County, 7:30.

Other area games Dixon 46, Rock Falls 42 Oregon 56, Mendota 43

High school Boys Three Rivers ..........Conf. All Newman ........................6-0 18-2 St. Bede ........................6-1 13-4 Princeton .......................6-1 12-6 Orion .............................5-2 13-6 Rockridge ......................4-2 13-4 Hall ...............................4-2 12-7 Kewanee ........................4-2 10-8 Morrison ........................4-3 8-9 Erie ...............................3-3 11-10 Fulton ............................2-4 9-12 Bureau Valley ................1-5 4-15 Prophetstown ................1-6 7-12 Sherrard ........................1-6 6-12 Amboy ...........................1-6 3-14 Riverdale .......................1-6 8-11 Tuesday’s games Bureau Valley 68, Amboy 50 Hall 62, Fulton 50 Princeton 77, Mendota 62 Newman 62, Kewanee 47 Orion 61, Prophetstown 49 Morrison 52, Sherrard 48 Friday’s games: Bureau Valley at Sherrard, Erie at Hall, Kewanee at Fulton, Riverdale at Morrison, St. Bede at Amboy, 7:30 At Manlius Amboy 11 11 11 17 - 50 Bureau Valley 16 24 10 18 - 68 BV (4-15, 1-5): Osorio 0 0-0 0, N. Paup 8 (1) 1-1 18, Marquez 0 0-0 0, Barnett 3 (2) 5-6 13, Dale 6 1-2 13, Sebby 0 1-4 1, Petros 0 0-0 0, Edlefson 3 0-1 6, Fordham 7 (1) 2-3 17, M. Paup 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 (4) 10-17 68.

At Prouty Gym, Princeton Mendota 15 15 14 18 - 62 Princeton 14 24 19 20 - 77 Mendota (8-12): Phalen 2-6 (0-1) 4-4 8, LaShonse 7-14 (1-3) 3-5 18, Figueroa 6-12 (0-1) 2-2 14, Marquis 3-7 (1-1) 1-2 8, Kennedy 1-2 3-4 5, Needs 0-2 (0-1) 0-0 0, Bokus 1-9 (0-1) 2-2 4, Miller 1-1 0-0 2, Nurnberg 0-1 0-0 0, Otterbach 0-2 0-0 0, Watson-Vargas 1-3 (0-1) 0-0 2, Todd 0-1 (0-1) 0-0 0, Lindenmeyer 0-0 1-2 1.

Totals: 22-59 (2-10) 16-21 62. Fouls: 16.

Rebounds: 25 Turnovers: 14.

PHS (12-6): Wedekind 1-2 (0-1) 2-2 4, Bates 4-9 (1-3) 3-4 12, Reinhardt 9-14 (2-4) 7-7 27, Robbins 5-15 (0-2) 3-4 13, Behrends 1-2 (1-1) 0-0 3, Farraher 2-3 1-1 5, Tomaszewski 0-0 0-0 0, Kuhne 2-2 1-2 5, Youngren 1-3 0-0 2, Jilderda 2-2 0-0 4, Mead 1-2 (0-1) 0-0 2, Loftus 0-0 0-0 0, Torchia 0-1 0-0 0, Bibula 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 28-55 (4-12) 17-20 77. Fouls: 17. Rebounds: 32 (Bates 6, Reinhardt 5). Turnovers: 15.

SOPHS: Princeton 49-42.

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At Spring Valley Fulton 6 14 13 17 - 50 Hall 18 18 9 17 - 62 Fulton: Totals: 19-42 (1-5) 11-17 50.

Fouls: 17. Rebounds: 23. Turnovers: 18.

HALL: Trevier 5-11 (0-1) 1-2 11, Pullam 5-11 (3-4) 1-2 15, Follmer 1-2 (1-2) 0-0 3, Einhaus 0-0 0-0 0, Castelan 2-6 6-8 10, Edgcomb 1-2 2-2 4, Vanaman 1-2 2-2 4, Ballerini 5-9 (1-3) 0-2 13. Totals: 22-48 (6-12) 12-19 62. Fouls: 17. Rebounds: 35 (Pullam 8, Castelan 6). Turnovers: 12.

SOPHS: Hall 61-59 (OT).

Other area scores L-P 48, Morris 34 Wethersfield 75, West Central 37 Newark 71, Paw Paw 41 Serena 66, LaMoille/Ohio 50 Leland-Earlville 60, HBR 35 At Princeton (freshmen) A game: Princeton 36, Mendota 22.

PHS: Hjerstedt 21, Murfin 5, Phillips 5, Tate 4. MHS: Arteaga 15.

B game: Princeton 21-12. PHS: Wright 15, Welte 6, Gray 4.

Junior high girls At Walnut 7TH GRADE: BV North def. Neponset.

BVN: Dye 14, Vanous 10, Hardy 8, Broers 9.

8TH GRADE: BV North 46, Neponset 9. BVN: Konneck 20, Sabin 10, Bohm 10.

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Junior college At Oglesby WOMEN: Kishwaukee 74, IVCC 73.

IVCC: Wolfe 12, Pavlovich 21, Wignes 14, Bennett 4, E. Herrman 7, B. Herrman 6, Collins 9.

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MANLIUS — The third annual Pack The Place Purple Night at Bureau Valley High School will be held Feb. 2 for the Storm vs. Kewanee Boilermakers boys basketball game. The event will start at the beginning of the sophomore game at 6 p.m. and go until halftime of the varsity game.

There will be a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle during this time, and prizes will be handed out during half time of the Varsity. All money donated will going to the Dax Locke Foundation in honor of Cora Peters.

For more information, contact BVHS at 815-444-4004.

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PRINCETON — The Princeton Park District is offering a winter youth basketball league at the Bureau County Metro Center Feb. 13 through March 19 for grades 1-6. Games are on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. Deadline for sign up is Feb. 1. For more information, call 815-872-0840.

IVCC softball clinic

OGLESBY— Illinois Valley Community College’s softball team will host the 17th annual IVCC Eagles Softball Clinic Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13 and 14, in IVCC’s gym.

Participants in grades 2-4 will meet from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sunday. Grades 5-8 will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Cost of the clinic is $30 per

228 • Help Wanted REGISTERED NURSE Are you ready for a change, with new challenges and rewards? Opportunity for self-motivated RN to support the coordination of health care for individuals with developmental disabilities in small homes throughout LaSalle, Peru, Spring Valley, and Mendota. Primarily Monday-Friday, days.

Competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Expected Qualifications: *Be licensed as a registered professional nurse (RN); *Two years of clinical registered professional nursing experience within the last five years; *Must have own vehicle with valid Driver's License; *Prior experience working with people with developmental disabilities is a plus! Send Cover Letter & Resume to: Kyle Foley, HR Assistant, Horizon Industries, 4140 Progress Blvd., Peru, IL 61354. kfoley@hhperu.org

228 • Help Wanted HORNBAKER GARDENS Looking for help in Retail Sales, Garden Maintenance & Landscaping.

Call 815-659-3282 CHS ANNAWAN ETHANOL PLANT located in Annawan, IL is looking for PROCESS OPERATORS and MAINTENANCE TECHS. Please apply at CHSInc. Search career openings for Annawan, IL to read the job descriptions and submit an application.

CHS is an equal opportunity employer BUSINESS EXPANDING Established automotive service looking for a fulltime experienced or entry level TECHNICIAN. Must have own tools and a good attitude. Please reply to: Box 366 Bureau County Republican, PO Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356

Zearing Child Enrichment Center Is seeking a part-time

SUBSTITUTE

229 • Professional/ Clerical NOW HIRING CNA'S: Full & part-time.

All shifts. No mandatory overtime.

Social Service Assistant: Part-time. Good working environment.

Apply in person at: Heritage Health – Peru 1301 21st Street, Peru, IL EOE

230 • Work Wanted Experienced Couple Seeking Cleaning Jobs for your home or office.

References available.

Competitive Pricing. Call Marcia @ 815-866-4133

player and includes five hours of instruction and a clinic T-shirt. If a player can only come one day, the cost is $20.

To register, contact softball coach Cory Tomasson at 815224-0509 or the athletic department at 815-224-0472.

St. Bede spring training

PERU — The St. Bede Bruins baseball team will hold its Spring Training Baseball Clinic in March. Session 1 for ages 6-8 will be from 8:30 am. to noon, Saturday, March 5. Session II for ages 9-11 will be from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6.

Session III for ages 12-14 will be from 8:30 am. to noon Saturday, March 12.

Early registrations postmarked

by Feb. 25 are $30 for first child and $25 for each additional sibling. Fees are $35 after Feb. 25 or at the door.

Coaches Clinic

Manlius — The 2016 Bureau County Track and Cross Country Coaches Clinic will be Feb. 6 at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius. Clinic cost is $75 if mailed by Jan. 28, and $95 at the door or mailed later.

The clinic starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m.

Any updated information will be posted at www.bureauvalleytrack.net. For more information, contact Dale Donner at 309895-2037 or by email at daledonner@yahoo.com.

YL Curling Outing

TRIUMPH — The Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee will take part

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HOME CLEANING (Queen of Clean) Princeton residents. No job too small/too large.

Dependable & honest.

References upon request.

Call Joan 561-376-8190

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in the annual District 4 YL Curling outing from 7 to 10 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 5, at the Waltham Curling Club in Triumph.

If you are a Farm Bureau member between the ages of 18-35 and would like to take part in this event, call the Bureau County Farm Bureau office at 815-875-6468 before noon on Wednesday, Feb. 3, to register. Bring a friend.

Princeton Shootout

PRINCETON — The Princeton High School Athletic Boosters will be hosting the 23rd annual Princeton Boys Shootout Feb. 27-28 at Princeton High School and Logan Junior High School.

Teams will compete in the Grade 7-8 brackets Feb. 27 and in the Grade 5-6 brackets Feb. 28. Entry deadline is Feb. 1. For more information, call or text 815-876-7021.

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450 • Under $1000 Flex steel multi-floral couch, $200; antique secretarial desk & walnut table, $250 each.

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********** THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of the Bureau County Republican Does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

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

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

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

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

767 • Mobile Home Sales

Lakewood electric oil filled heater, $15; sausage stuffer for making homemade sausage, $25.

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

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

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

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

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 800 927-9275

New Reliance 606 40 gallon LP hot water heater, with power vent. $500. Call 815-643-2342 Revolving lites, amber h2 bulb, magnetic, brand new, in box. Teardrop style. $15. 815-876-6083 ************ HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Put your ad in for FREE Items $1,000 or less can run FREE for 1 week. Limit of 5 lines.

Up to 3 items with price and price totaling under $1,000. 1 ad per household per week.

No commercial ads, firearms or animal sales.

Go to: bcrnews.com, to place an ad. Use category merchandise and then bargains or E-mail information to: classified@ bcrnews.com (include your name, address & phone number) No Phone Calls!

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YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND right here in the Bureau County Republican Classified!

You could find furniture, appliances, pets, musical instruments, tools, anything. You might even find a kitchen sink!

435 • Appliances Electric Range, Portable Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, for sale.

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441 • Wanted to Buy

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852 • Mobile Home Rental REASONABLE RENT! 2 bedroom mobile homes for rent. $325/$400 per month + deposit.

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614 • Car Sales

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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858 • Homes for Rent RESIDENTIAL HOME For Rent. Large, one bedroom home. New refrigerator & stove. No smoking & no pets. $600 plus utilities.

Deposit required. On-site parking. 309-255-0648 TISKILWA 2 bedroom, appliances, 1 car garage.

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WANTED TO BUY: Old leather bound books and old comic books.

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 11, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Zeg’s Gaming Parlor located at 109 E. St. Paul St., Spring Valley, IL 61362.

Dated this 11th day of January, 2016. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk

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Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 14, 21 and 28, 2016.

delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 7, 14 and 21, 2016.

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 30th day of

December, 2015.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Estate 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 7, 14 and 21, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF COURT OF BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN THE MATTER OF ) THE ESTATE OF ) MARY PANTER ) DECEASED. ) NO. 15-P-95.

Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to Beth Oliver, 222 South Greenwood Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362 as Independent Administrator with the Will Annexed, whose attorneys of record are Bielski Law Office, Ltd. (6242527), 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 401, Chicago, IL 60604.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28- 4 of the Probate Act (Ill. Compiled Stat.

1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk in the office of the clerk, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before August 8, 2016 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/183 of the Probate Act, 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

ESTATE FARMLAND AUCTION

78.2 ACRES MORE OR LESS

Section 18 Wheatland Township Bureau County, IL The Following Farm will be offered for sale at auction at the Wheatland Township Building (Lone Tree School House), Located 8 Miles East of Bradford, IL (Bradford Blacktop) on:

FRIDAY, JAN. 29, 2016 10:00 A.M.

Emelia Hope Bell November 5, 2014 Happy 1st Birthday Emelia!

Love, Mommy & Daddy

To place your FREE Happy 1st Birthday ad in the Bureau County Republican please send us the following: • Baby’s Name:_____________________________________ • Birth Date:________________________________________ • Salutation:________________________________________ • Contact Name_____________ Day Phone:_____________ *Picture will be returned only if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included.

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View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com Farm is Located 7 Miles East of Bradford, IL Thence North 1 1/2 Miles on 1775 E St. GPS Address is 3950 1775 E St. Tiskilwa, IL LEGAL DESCRIPTION Part of the NW 1/2 of Section 18 Wheatland Township (Full Legal Description Available Day of Auction) Buyer Will Accept All Acres Enrolled in CRP Programs for 2016 TERMS FOR FARMLAND 10% Down Day of Sale and Balance on or Before March 1, 2016. Taxes for 2015 Due & Payable in 2016 will be Paid by the Seller.

Taxes for 2016 Due & Payable in 2017 will be Paid by the Buyer. All Announcements Made Day of Sale Take Precedence Over All Printed Matter. Seller Reserves the Right to Reject or Accept All Bids.

PATRICIA M. COTTER ESTATE

ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE: ROGER ANGEL ANGEL, ISAACSON & TRACY 111 Park Ave. East Princeton, IL TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY AUCTIONEERS: TOM & MARY TUMBLESON 1635 NORTH MAIN ST. PRINCETON, IL 61356 PLEASE CALL 815-872-1852 OR E-MAIL: ttauction@yahoo.com for Farm Packet or Information

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) JULIA ERNAT, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2015-P-97 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Julia Ernat.

Letters of office were issued to Susanna Read of 5410 E. 120th St., Putnam, IL 61560 as Independent Executor whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before July 7, 2016, 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

BUREAU COUNTY IL

LANd AUCTION 7± miles NE of Princeton on US Hwy 34

271

60± miles North of Peoria

± aCRES IN 4 TRACTS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 • 5PM auction held at Wise guys Restaurant in Princeton (exit 56 off of I-80 behind Mcdonald’s)

• Productive Farmland • Large Contiguous Field • all Tillable Except for Rds • Frontage on US 34 and 2 County Rds INSPECTION DATE: Monday, January 25 • 11:30 am - 1 pm Meet a Schrader Representative at Wise Guys Restaurant for Auction Info.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

BUREAU COUNTY FARMLAND 200+/- Acres Sections 13 & 24 – Neponset Township

The following described farm real estate will be offered by Public Auction at the Neponset Community Building, W. Commercial Street, Neponset, IL 61345 on: OPEN TENANCY 2016

FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 2016 10:00 A.M.

OPEN TENANCY 2016

LOCATION: 2 ½ miles East of Neponset, IL on Twp. Road 950N or 1 ¼ mile North of Kentville Road on Twp. Road 550 E. TRACT I: 80 +/- acres located E ½ of SE ¼, Section 13, Neponset, Township, Bureau County, IL. 76.78 +/- acres tillable. Tillable soils include Osco, Elkhart and Sable. A Surety Productivity Index of 126.2 +/-. Part of Tax ID # 19-13-400-002. Approximately $15.24 per acre paid in 2015.

TRACT 2: 80 +/- acres located N ½ of NE ¼, Section 24 Neponset Twp., Bureau County, IL. 74.58 +/- acres tillable. Tillable Soils include Osco, Elkhart and Sawmill. A Surety Productivity Index of 120.3 +/-. Tax ID #1924-200-006 and #19-24-200-001. Taxes paid in 2015 were $1,016.64 or $12.71 per acre. 1 acre CRP at $273. per acre, expires 2021.

TRACT 3: 40 +/- acres located SW ¼ of the SE ¼, Section 13 Neponset Township, Bureau County, IL. 35.9 +/- tillable acres. Tillable soils include Osco, Elkhart and Sable. A Surety Productivity Index of 119.7 +/-.

Part of Tax ID #19-13-400-002. Approximately $15.24 per acre taxes paid in 2015.

Sale Catalog is available at www.rickrediger.com Aerial, soilmaps, FSA aerials, etc.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1.) This tract will be sold on a per surveyed acre basis.

2.) New survey provided by Seller.

3.) Seller retains all mineral rights.

4.) The successful bidder will be required to enter into a standard purchase agreement contract. 10% of the contract purchase price will be due immediately following the auction. The balance will be due and payable on or before March 7, 2016.

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

6.) The estimated 2015 real estate taxes due and payable in 2016 will be credited by the Seller to the Buyer. All subsequent real estate taxes will be the responsibility of the Buyer.

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

8.) 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.

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

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

Seller:

LAVERNE MCCABE ESTATE

Executor: Julie McCabe Sivia Attorney for Seller: Mike English 10 Park Ave, West, Princeton, IL 61356 - 815.875.4555

Number System will be Used • I.D. Required • Not Responsible for Accidents Auctioneer: RICK REDIGER REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE BRUMMEL REALTY, LLC Rick Rediger, Auctioneer Scott Brummel, Broker 815-699-7999 630-553-3200 www.RickRediger.com www.BrummelRealty.com

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO BORROW FUNDS AND RIGHT TO FILE PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Ordinance Number 1631, adopted on January 18, 2016, the City of Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois (the “City”), intends to enter into a Loan Agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in an additional aggregate principal amount not to exceed $9,500,000 and bearing annual interest at an amount not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by law at the time of execution of the Loan Agreement, for the purpose of paying the cost of certain improvement to the waterworks and sewerage system of the City. A complete copy of the Ordinance accompanies this notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that if a petition signed by 378 or more electors of the City (being equal to 10% of the registered voters in the City), requesting that the question of improving the waterworks and sewerage system and entering into the Loan Agreement is submitted to the City Clerk within 30 days after the publication of this Notice, the question of improving the waterworks and sewerage system of the City as provided in the Ordinance and Loan Agreement shall be submitted to the electors of the City at the next election to be held under general election law on November 8, 2016. A petition form is available from the office of the City Clerk. /s/ Becky Hansen City Clerk City of Spring Valley Bureau County, Illinois

ORDINANCE NUMBER 1631 AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois to borrow funds from the Water Pollution Control Loan Program of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

WHEREAS, the City of Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois (the “City”) operates its waterworks and sewerage system (the “System”) and in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11-139 et seq.) and the Local Government Debt Reform Act, 30 ILCS 350/1 (collectively, “the Act”), and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City (the “Corporate Authorities”) have determined that it is advisable, necessary and in the best interests of public health, safety and welfare of the City and its residents to improve the System, including, but not limited to, the construction of a wastewater treatment plant, which will replace the plant damaged by a flood in April, 2013, together with any land or rights in land and all electrical, mechanical or other services necessary, useful or advisable to the construction and installation (the “Project”), all in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared by consulting engineers of the City; which Project has a useful life of 30 years; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost of construction and installation of the Project, including engineering, legal, financial and other related expenses is $12,000,000, and there are insufficient funds on hand and lawfully available to pay these costs; and WHEREAS, the loan shall bear an interest rate as defined by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 365, which does not

exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended, 30 ILCS 305/0.01 et seq., at the time of the issuance of the loan; and WHEREAS, the principal and interest payment shall be payable semi annually, and the loan shall mature in 20 years, which is within the period of useful life of the Project; and WHEREAS, the costs are expected to be paid for with a loan to the City from the Public Water Pollution Control Loan Program through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (the “IEPA”), the loan to be repaid from the Net Revenues of the System (i.e. gross revenues minus operations and maintenance expenses) (the “Pledged Revenues”) and the loan is authorized to be accepted at this time pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, on June 8, 2015, pursuant to and in accordance with the Act the City adopted Ordinance No. 1612 authorizing the City to borrow funds from the Water Pollution Control Loan Program of the IEPA in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, and in accordance thereto subsequently entered into a loan agreement with the IEPA in the amount of $1,500,000 (the “2015 Loan”) for the purpose of paying costs related to the Project and such loan being payable from the Pledged Revenues; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the City is authorized to borrow funds from the Water Pollution Control Loan Program of an additional aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $9,500,000 to provide funds to pay for a portion of the costs of the Project; and WHEREAS, the aggregate principal amount to be authorized pursuant to the 2015 Loan and this

Ordinance shall not exceed $11,000,000; and WHEREAS, the loan to the City shall be made pursuant to a Loan Agreement, including certain terms and conditions, between the City and the IEPA; NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Corporate Authorities of the City of Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, as follows: SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF PREAMBLES The Corporate Authorities hereby find that the recitals contained in the preambles are true and correct, and incorporate them into this Ordinance by this reference.

SECTION 2. DETERMINATION TO BORROW FUNDS It is necessary and in the best interests of the City to construct the Project for the public health, safety and welfare, in accordance with the plans and specifications, as described; that the System continues to be operated in accordance with the provision of the Act; and that for the purpose of constructing the Project, it is hereby authorized that funds be borrowed by the City in an additional aggregate principal amount (which can include construction period interest financed over the term of the loan) not to exceed $9,500,000.

SECTION 3. PUBLICATION This Ordinance, together with a Notice in the statutory form (attached hereto as Exhibit A), shall be published once within ten days after passage in the Bureau County Republican, a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City, and if Continued on page 18A

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Continued from page 17A no petition, signed by electors numbering 10% or more of the registered voters in the City (i.e., 378) asking that the question of improving the System as provided in this Ordinance and entering into the Loan Agreement therefore be submitted to the electors of the City, is filed with the City Clerk within 30 days after the date of publication of this Ordinance and notice, then this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect. A petition form shall be provided by the City Clerk to any individual requesting one.

SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES If no petition meeting the requirements of the Act and other applicable laws is filed during the 30 day petition period, then the Corporate Authorities may adopt additional ordinances or proceedings supplementing or amending this Ordinance providing for entering into the Loan Agreement with the IEPA, prescribing all the details of the Loan Agreement, and providing for the collection, segregation and distribution of the Pledged Revenues, so long as the maximum amount of the Loan Agreement as set forth in this Ordinance is not exceeded and there is no material change in the Project or purposes described herein. Any additional ordinances or proceedings shall in all instances become effective in accordance with the Act or other applicable law. This Ordinance, together with such additional ordinances or proceedings, shall constitute complete authority for entering into the Loan Agreement under applicable law.

However, notwithstanding the above, the City may not adopt additional ordinances or amendments which provide for any substantive or material change in the scope and intent of this Ordinance, including but not limited to interest rate, preference, or priority of any other ordinance with this Ordinance, parity of any other ordinance with this Ordinance, or otherwise alter or impair the obligation of the City to pay the principal and interest due to the Water Pollution Control Loan Program without the written consent of the IEPA. SECTION 5. LOAN NOT INDEBTEDNESS OF CITY Repayment of the loan to the IEPA by the City pursuant to this Ordinance is to be solely from the Pledged Revenues, and the loan does not constitute an indebtedness of the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation.

SECTION 6. APPLICATION FOR LOAN The Mayor is hereby authorized to make appli-

cation to the IEPA for a loan through the Water Pollution Control Loan Program, in accordance with the loan requirements set out in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 365.

SECTION 7. ACCEPTANCE OF LOAN AGREEMENT The Corporate Authorities hereby authorize acceptance of the offer of a loan through the Water Pollution Control Loan Program, including all terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement as well as all special conditions contained therein and made a part thereof by reference. The Corporate Authorities further agree that the loan funds awarded shall be used solely for the purposes of the Project as approved by the IEPA in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.

SECTION 8. AUTHORIZATION OF MAYOR TO EXECUTE LOAN AGREEMENT The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Loan Agreement with the IEPA. The Corporate Authorities may authorize by resolution a person other than the Mayor for the sole purpose of authorizing or executing any documents associated with payment requests or reimbursements from the IEPA in connection with this loan.

SECTION 9. SEVERABILITY If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 10. REPEALER All ordinances, resolutions or orders, or parts thereof, which conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed.

PASSED by the Corporate Authorities on January 18, 2016.

Approved January 18, 2016. /s/ Walt Marini Mayor City of Spring Valley Bureau County, Illinois RECORDED in the City Records on January 18, 2016.

ATTEST: /s/ Becky Hansen City Clerk City of Spring Valley Bureau County, Illinois CERTIFICATION I, Becky Hansen, do hereby certify that I am the duly elected, qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Springfield, Bureau County, Illinois. I do further certify that the above and foregoing, identified as Ordinance Number 1631, is a true, complete and correct copy of an ordinance otherwise identified as “AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City of Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois to borrow funds from the Water Pollution Control Loan Program of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency”

passed by the City Council of the City of Spring Valley on the 18th day of January, 2016, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Spring Valley on the same said date, the original of which is part of the books and records within my control as Clerk of the City of Spring Valley.

Dated this 18th day of January, 2016. /s/ Becky Hansen City Clerk City of Spring Valley Bureau County, Illinois Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 21, 2016.

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Darin Jones, a coach, teacher and speaker with The John Maxwell Team, speaks to the Princeton Chamber of Commerce Business Leads team members about how he tries to improve leadership in companies.

LaMoille man wants to improve leadership Jones teaches leaders how to be better

By Lyle Ganther lganther@bcrnews.com

Companies and workers suffer when work becomes drudgery under the weight of poor leadership.

Darin Jones of rural LaMoille has become an independent and certified coach, teacher and speaker with The John Maxwell Team to combat those problems in today’s workplace.

“I have a passion for leadership,” he said.

“Everything flows down from the leadership. Attitude, outlook, ethics and results all hinge on solid leadership. Good leadership changes everything.”

Jones conducts one-onone coaching, mastermind group study and facilitation, seminars and work-

shops on leadership and communication.

“As a partner with the Maxwell organization, I use John Maxwell’s 40-plus years of study and experience working with presidents, prime ministers, chiefs of state, professional sports teams and virtually every Fortune 500 company as the platform for my coaching and teaching.”

Companies like Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, Costco, and Apple utilize these principles.

Jones, who had been in surgical device sales for 20 years, is dong this job on a full-time basis since last October.

“I have given myself completely to this mission to equip leaders,” he added. “If I give any less than 100 percent of myself

to this, I feel, would be hypocritical.”

Jones added he has experienced the advantage of strong, empowering leadership, and the crushing despair brought on by poor leadership during his two decades in surgical device sales.

“I decided if someone wasn’t going to do something about the latter, I would,” he said. “No organization and no individual employs all of the laws of leadership perfectly. There is always room for growth.

For those desiring to grow and improve, I can help.”

Jones’ email address is DarinJones@JohnMaxwellGroup.com. He can also be reached at 630-9218844.

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OGLESBY — Water quality, teen/ college drinking and tuition costs were among the projects presented at Illinois Valley Community College’s annual “Honorspalooza” recently.

As part of their honors project, Brittany Blomquist of Hennepin, Trevor Finnan of Utica, Matt Goluba of Seneca and Brandon Miller of Ottawa investigated water pollution in the Illinois Valley and presented their conclusions about the safety of local rivers to the Peru Rotary Dec. 18.

Madison Dhesse and Vanessa Olivares of Spring Valley, and Nicole Stevenson of Ottawa investigated teen/college drinking in the Illinois Valley and discovered that, while we do not have many teenage/ college drinkers, there is still need to educate youth about the dangers of drinking.

The trio presented their findings to Hall High School students Nov. 30.

As an independent project for chemistry, Aubrey Molln of LaMoille created and performed a lab for forming a silver mirror inside a Christmas ornament. She also wrote lab instructions to replicate the process, which chemistry instructor Promise Yong will use as a future lab for the course.

As an independent project for principles of macroeconomics, Caleb Dougherty and Sean “Mickey” Walker of Ottawa studied the rising cost of higher education and discovered tuition has risen much faster than the rate of inflation the last 40 years.

However, they found the value of a

community college and four-year degree remains high due to the significant income increase graduates enjoy over a lifetime. The group encouraged peers to look at transfer institutions outside of Illinois such as Florida State, which may be less expensive than Illinois’ public universities.

English instructor and honors program director Adam Oldaker credited instructors Alan Philips, anthropology, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, economics, Larry Ault, chemistry, Dominic Sarsah, physics and mathematics, and Yong for assisting with the projects. Oldaker taught the orientation, project and portfolio courses.

“I am proud not only of our honors students, but also the great professors who helped the students learn to their fullest potential and create some amazing projects,” Oldaker said.

Oldaker said 16 first-semester students presented plans for the orientation course, seven presented results of civic-engagements for the project course, 13 presented special projects for cultural anthropology, four presented independent projects in economics, physics and chemistry and one student exhibited her honors portfolio.

IVCC President Jerry Corcoran and Oldaker published an article about IVCC’s program in the 2015 fall/winter edition of the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council. For information about the honors program, contact Oldaker at 815-224-0326 or email adam_oldaker@ivcc.edu.

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A multi-county 4-H officer training was held at the University of Illinois Extension, IVCC Campus, to introduce youth to the importance of responsible leadership, how to organize a club meeting or activity, and how to practice their leadership skills in 4-H. Youth from Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam counties learned techniques to help their 4-H clubs successfully accomplish club goals and create a positive learning experience for their members.

Through fun, holiday-themed activities, youth learned about parliamentary procedure, facilitating group activities, and how to make 4-H meetings fun. The training helped prepare youth to become successful peer leaders with their 4-H clubs. The training also offered youth an opportunity to meet other 4-H members from other clubs and counties. To learn more about 4-H programs near you, contact the University of Illinois Extension Office, IVCC Campus, at 815-224-0889 or bsuarez@illinois.edu.

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Lamboley joins Princeton branch of Central Bank John J. DuBois, president and CEO of Central Bank Illinois, recently announced the appointment of Justin A. Lamboley as vice president of commercial lending for the company’s Princeton branch.

Lamboley will be responsible for developing commercial banking relationships to include lending, strategic planning, credit review and regulatory compliance. He will develop existing and prospective loan relationships, while working with clients throughout the Princeton, Peru and surrounding Illinois Valley markets.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Illinois State University in 2005. He is currently attending the Graduate Justin A. School of BankLamboley ing at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Lamboley was most recently market president with Midland States Bank in Mendota.

During his tenure with Midland, he was a commercial relationship manager from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that. he was an assistant vice presi-

dent of commercial banking for Citizens First National Bank in Sandwich.

“We are excited to have Justin join our team and look forward to the depth of expertise he brings to Central Bank,” said Rick R. Clary, Princeton Community Bank president. “His ability to develop customer relationships through his knowledge of commercial banking services is a great asset to our customers and the communities we serve.”

Actively involved within the community on civic boards and organizations, Lamboley

is currently the vice president of the Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and serves as a board member for the Illinois Valley YMCA. In the past he has served as a board member for the Fox Valley Older Adults, Mendota Chamber of Commerce, and Illinois Valley Youth Symphony. He has also volunteered through the Sandwich Economic Development Council and Mendota Lions Club.

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Kay Chesney to Anthony and Susan Rich, executor deed, all of Lot 10 and part of Lots 9 and 11 in Block 46 in Ladd, $147,500.

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Scott Myers, John Nordstrom and Loretta Nordstrom to 3VP Farms LLC, warranty deed, $144,000.

Fannie Mae to Kayla and Kevin Fultz, warranty deed, Lot 59 in Bureau Junction, $8,000.

Tammie and Timothy Sayler to Casey Wagner, warranty deed, all of Lot 9 and part of Lots 8 and 10 in Block 18 in Union Addition, Princeton, $113,500.

Dec. 30, 2015 Corey Blair to Bridgett and Timothy Potthoff, warranty deed, all of Lot 6 and part of Lots 5 and 7 in Block 31 in Myrick’s Third Addition, Cherry, $90,000.

Joni Simaytis to Jani Tiska, executor deed, part of Section 6 in Neponset Township, $259,000.

Hendie Holdings LLC to Kimberly and Troy Purvis, warranty deed, part of Section 6 in LaMoille Township, $2,580,000.

Eureka Savings Bank, LaSalle to Steven Nagle, corporate deed, Lot 1 in Block 2 in Ohio, Ill., $22,000.

Barbara and Richard Schoon to Ryan VanDusen, warranty deed, Lot 91 in Lake Thunderbird Grove, $2,000.

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Many have heard by now they will not be getting tax refunds from the state this year until after March 1.

We can blame the scammers for this decision — not the state’s budget impasse.

In a recent press release, Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) confirmed the purpose is to continue fraud prevention efforts to crack down on more tax return fraud and identity theft.

Connie Beard, IDOR director, stated how fraud measures implemented last year resulted in a savings of nearly $5 million that would have otherwise been paid.

In the photo CPA Christian Cyr talks taxes at Cyr Financial in Hennepin. (Shaw Media photo/Ashley Oliver “Our new security protocols proved very beneficial in detecting and stopping fraudulently filed returns last year, and we are continuing to enhance our fraud detection efforts this year,” she said. “By delaying tax refunds by just a few weeks, we’ll be able to better detect attempts at identity theft and ensure taxpayer refunds do not fall needlessly into the hands of criminals.”

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Cyr said this year, with the impending state budget crisis and a change of the guard in Springfield, he feared refund delays would be worse than just a few weeks.

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A close look at Social Security in 2016

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If you’re not close to retirement age, it’s easy to ignore what Social Security is doing.

However, some significant announcements late last year make now a very good time to pay attention.

What follows is a summary of notable changes to Social Security at the start of 2016 and ways to ensure you’re making the right retirement planning and claiming decisions based on what’s ahead: 2016 Social Security payments won’t increase.

In late October 2015, Social Security announced there wasn’t enough inflation in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to monthly benefits this year. Understandably, this announcement shook up recipients who look to Social Security for a significant part of their monthly income. It’s only the third time payments were frozen in the past 40 years since automatic COLA adjustments began, but all three of those occasions occurred after 2010.

In short, most seniors will have to live with an average monthly payment of $1,341 with married beneficiaries receiving a total of $2,212.

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Cyr From Page 1B time you are age 65 with no further action from you. If you contribute $5,000 annually to the account for 40 years starting at 25, you end up with $1,068,048 at 65.

Aside from equity investment, you will want to try and build your savings – an emergency fund equal to six months of salary. That may seem unnecessarily large, or just too grand a goal, but it is worth pursuing, particularly if you are married or a parent. You could suffer a disability – not necessarily a permanent one, but an illness or injury that might prevent you from earning income. About 25 percent of people will contend with such an episode during their working lives, the Council for Disability Awareness notes, and less than 5 percent of disabling illnesses and accidents are job-related, so workers’ comp will not cover them.

As “Money” notes, just 13 percent of millennials have disability insurance.

What moves make sense in your 30s?

You may have married and started a family at this point, so your spending has probably increased quite a bit from when you were single. As you save and invest in pursuit of long-range financial objectives, remember also to play a little defense.

You should think about creating a will and a financial power of attorney in case something

individuals may have to rethink the way they claim benefits.

Also last October, Washington settled a federal budget battle in part by closing some notable loopholes in Social Security law that allowed certain married couples to substantially increase their benefits over time and certain divorced individuals to claim benefits from former spouses under certain circumstances. These new restrictions go into effect in May. In short, if you’re close to age 62 (the earliest age you can start claiming Social Security benefits) getting qualified advice has never been more important.

Other COLA-related issues When there’s no cost-ofliving adjustment, there’s no change in the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax, which will stay at $118,500 in 2016. This means earnings above that level aren’t subject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts. At the same time, the Social Security earnings limit for people who work and claim Social Security payments will stay at $15,720 in 2016 for people ages 65 and younger.

Social Security beneficiaries who earn more than

this amount will have $1 in benefits temporarily withheld for every $2 in earnings above the limit.

Some benefits are going down – a little.

The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who signs up for Social Security this year will be $2,639 per month, down $24 from $2,663 in 2015.

The reason? Social Security noted that despite no cost-of-living adjustment there was an increase in the national average wage index, one of the statistical guideposts the agency uses to calculate benefits.

Service changes If you haven’t created a My Social Security account, do so for two reasons: First, there have been reports of ID theft. Second, the agency is making more detailed account data available online such as estimates of monthly payments at various claiming ages. Also, Social Security expanded office hours in some of its field locations in 2015, so if you need face-toface assistance, check hours of operation at your closest local office.

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Another estate planning/ asset protection move that becomes essential at this point is life insurance. Right now a 20-year, $250,000 term life policy for a 35-year-old can cost less than $30 a month. It will not build cash value like a permanent life policy, but it can easily be renewed (and in some cases, converted into permanent life insurance).

What considerations emerge between 40 and 50?

This is where you may be “sandwiched” between taking care of your kids and your elderly parents or relatives. Your spending may reach a new peak; hopefully, your salary is rising as well.

Try to maintain your retirement planning effort in the face of these financial stresses – your pace and level of retirement account contributions.

You may have teens or pre-teens at home, and if you have not yet considered creating a college fund that can grow and compound over time, now is the right time. You should not dip into your retirement fund to pay for their college educations, no matter how onerous college loans may seem.

You may want to look into long term care insurance.

If you are wealthy, or soon will be, it may not be worth buying; you may have the money on hand to pay for years of nursing home care (or other forms of elder care) that might be needed as you age. If you find yourself in the middle class, LTC insurance may be worth the expense depending on your

health history and health outlook. Buying it before age 50 and while you are in good health is a wise move, if you are interested in such coverage.

Between 50 and 60, you are in the “red zone” before retirement.

If you can, accelerate your retirement saving through greater contribution levels and/or the catch-up contributions allowed for many retirement accounts after age 50.

You may want to tolerate less risk in your portfolio as retirement nears; you may not. Some investment professionals contend that in this era of low interest rates and low inflation, it makes much more sense to tilt a portfolio toward equities than toward fixed-income investments – provided you can put up with the inevitable volatility. Other investment professionals feel that is simply too risky a decision, even with some boomers needing much larger retirement nest eggs.

If possible, think about (and plan for) an approximate retirement date. Aim to reduce your debt as much as possible by that time or earlier. Retiring with multiple major debts can be stressful to say the least. Lastly, check in with a financial professional to gauge how close you are to realizing your long-term financial objectives.

Christian Cyr, CPA, is president of Cyr Financial Inc., a registered investment advisor. If you have questions or comments, Cyr can be reached at Cyrfinancial.com or by calling 815-925-7501.

Is ignorance ruining your retirement?

Three financial mistakes you should avoid during your golden years Americans are part of an amazing yet curious phenomenon: Most are extremely well-educated in their professions and careers, yet are quite uneducated when it comes to the purpose behind their jobs – money.

“Our society is awash in information about money, but most people still end up making decisions based on emotion and lack of accurate, complete information,” said independent financial planner Stephen Ng, founder and president of Stephen Ng Financial Group, “This wouldn’t matter so much if our retirements weren’t on the line.”

Ng, a licensed 3(21) fiduciary advisor, is certified to advise companies about their 401(k) and other retirement plans.

He also is author of the new book, “10 Financial Mistakes You Should Avoid,” which helps readers navigate the shifting financial landscape of retirement.

An example of the pitfalls people face when it comes to money, Ng says, are these three common mistakes they make when planning to fund retirement.

• Failure to educate oneself. “My average client has a full schedule: A demanding job, a fulfilling family life and barely enough time left over to eke out a morning jog or catch their favorite TV show after a busy weekend,” he said. “We like to squeeze in fun when we can – if we can – but that doesn’t mean it’s wise or prudent to continue putting off retirement planning, or educating ourselves on it.”

A solid base in financial education is

essential for having a good retirement.

Start small with something like Barron’s or Investor’s Business Daily. Don’t fall for a well-hyped headline, especially if you don’t understand the logistics of a strategy or product. And, don’t be afraid to start from scratch. This way, you can understand money the right way.

• Sleepwalking without a plan. It happens to all of us sometimes – we simply haven’t prioritized forward thinking.

For retirement, wading into this period without a plan is like going to the beach and neglecting your bathing suit, towel and sunscreen. If you are approaching this stage in your life with no plan, there’s no use kicking yourself now.

But – now is the time to formulate a sensible and realistic plan. Understand your money and your assets and read up on how you might be able to use them.

Here, the help of professional advice could prove absolutely invaluable.

• An inability to fully appreciate diversification. Even though people have learned this lesson over and over again – starting in grade school – many still put all their eggs in one basket one way or another. This is especially problematic with finances. What’s the harm in sticking with one financial product if it’s working? Many people thought the same way before 2008. A financial portfolio more diversified among different investment and insurance products may reduce or minimize loss during an economic meltdown.

“I try to spread my clients’ investments across various asset classes, which refers to a bunch of investments, or assets, that are grouped by their similarities,” Ng says.

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From Page B1 While delaying refunds may help the state in deterring identity theft and fraud, Cyr said it does raise a couple questions for him.

“According to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, there were only 408 tax-based fraud complaints in 2013, yet they received over 6 million individual tax returns,” he said.

“One could easily say this is a case of penalizing everybody for the sake of a few.

“Secondly, the timing of the announcement has certainly raised some eyebrows. The recent announcement was conveniently made on the heels of state budget issues.”

Cyr said the announcement should have come last fall to allow taxpayers a better chance to plan accordingly.

In response to the new security measures, Cyr admitted it’s hard to know if IDOR’s tactics have been effective. He said at the beginning of last year’s tax season, IDOR made a similar announcement regarding refund delays to battle identity fraud.

“Last year’s delays were generally only a week or two, so the announcement was much less publicized,” he said.

Charles Gebeck, senior staff accountant at Patricia Nelson Gebeck, CPA, believes this year’s delay will give more time for Illinois to trace those accounts that may have 1,000 refunds going into them.

“They have cracked down on that, so you can’t put multiple accounts on your return,” he said.

In talking about how the fraud happens, Gebeck explained scammers set up shop and grab people’s refund before they have the chance to file their tax return.

He said the Illinois e-filing was once not as sophisticated compared

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Charlie Gebeck is a senior staff accountant at Patricia Nelson Gebeck, CPA. He said Illinois’ e-filing system is more sophisticated than it used to be. “Now, we find out as soon as we submit the e-file that there has been a problem,” he said, referring to scammers who grab someone’s refund before they have a chance to file their tax return. to the IRS e-filing, which would kick a user out of the system if the tax return had already been filed.

“Now we find out as soon as we submit the e-file that there has been a problem,” he said.

Gebeck said there is also a new security measure another state is trying out that he could see being used by more states in the future. The measure forces the taxpayer to use their driver’s license number on an e-file.

“It’s a good idea to crosscheck your Social Security number with your driver’s license number,” he said.

To avoid falling victim to fraud, Gebeck recommends taxpayers use a reliable source to help with returns. Also, keep in mind that IRS will never call someone and demand money, he said.

John Proksa, an accountant at Patricia Nelson Gebeck, CPA, said

the IRS will always send a letter in the mail.

“They won’t call you unless you have received a few letters in the mail saying you have an active investigation going on,” he said. “If the IRS is calling you, you know that they will be calling because you’re being audited.”

Gebeck also reminded filing tax returns electronically and requesting direct deposit into a checking or savings account is the fastest way to receive a refund.

Taxpayers may also want to consider a plan where they won’t receive a refund at all. While many may enjoy the refund, it’s actually an indication they have overpaid to the government.

Many CPAs advise taxpayers to pay less during the year and pay just a little more on April 15, versus the other way around.

INVESTMENTS • RETIREMENT • FINANCIAL PLANNING

As the Illinois General Assembly continues its ongoing budget battle, some local representatives are speaking out against the possibility of implementing a tax on retirement income.

On Dec. 2, Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, filed House Resolution 890 to state his opposition to a retirement tax.

Rep. Jack Franks, DMarengo, is one of 41 co-sponsors on the resolution, and McSweeney said he’s working to add more.

“I oppose all tax increases, but I think a retirement tax would drive senior citizens out of the state,” McSweeney said. “It’s unfair. I fully, 100 percent oppose it, and I’m proud that I’m the leader in the House against it.”

Although a retirement income tax has not been formally presented in legislation, AARP Illinois went on the offensive against the concept with a survey of Illinoisians older than 50, which was released Dec. 17.

Of the 1,000 people surveyed, 89 percent

opposed taxing retirement income, 93 percent said a retirement income tax would impact their ability to prepare for a secure retirement, and nearly 60 percent would consider moving to another state if Illinois imposed such a tax.

Not all local lawmakers are ready to completely reject the idea of taxing the retired. Rep. Barbara Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake, said she is against taxing any private retirement but would support implementation of a tax on some public pensions.

Wheeler, who included pension reform in her election platform, said leaders have discussed taxing public pensions over a certain dollar amount, likely a six-figure number.

She said she would support such legislation because the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the state’s landmark 2013 pension law.

“Nobody likes the word ‘tax,’ but I do believe it’s the kind of back-door pension reform the state desperately needs because so much of our budget goes into paying pension,” Wheeler said.

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