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‘This is the IRS calling!’

Don’t fall prey to this latest scam

By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — With tax season in full swing, Bureau County residents are urged to not fall prey to the latest

phone scam dealing with alleged communication from the Internal Revenue Service.

According to J. Russell George, the treasury inspector general for U.S. Tax

Administration, more than 20,000 taxpayers have been targeted in recent weeks by this “IRS phone scam” with a total or more than $1 million lost by thousands of victims.

In describing this latest scam, George said fake

IRS agents call taxpayers saying the taxpayer owes taxes and needs to make immediate payment using a prepaid debit card or a wire transfer. Those who refuse are threatened with arrest, deportation or loss of a business or driver’s license,

George said.

Complaints about this scam started last August but have escalated during filing season, with people targeted in nearly every state, George said.

“This is the largest scam of its kind that we have

ever seen,” George said.

“The increasing number of people receiving these unsolicited calls from individuals who fraudulently claim to represent the IRS is alarming.”

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Two administrators at BV? Thompson tells why

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

MANLIUS — Area residents within the Bureau Valley School District have questioned the board’s decision to hire an assistant superintendent for next school year.

In February, Gavin Sronce was hired to the fill the new position, effective July 1.

Interim Superintendent Dennis Thompson reported in a recent meeting he had with the Community Strategic Planning Committee and gave a rationale explanation behind the board’s decision to hire Sronce.

“The board of education was impressed with both (Stephen) Endress and (Gavin) Sronce during the interview process and therefore sees the additional cost for an assistant superintendent as an investment in Bureau Valley,” he explained. “Both of these gentlemen have (the) capacity and knowledge to do this work.”

Endress was hired as the district’s superintendent beginning next year.

On Monday, Thompson confirmed it was never a plan to hire an assistant superintendent when the board began their search this winter. He said the board is used to having two interim superintendents, he and Jim Whitmore, and he hoped it was on their minds that having two people filling the position provided better service and coverage of different areas.

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Science ... art ... and talent at PCA Wesley Baker (left, clockwise), Will Finley, Dan Henrikson and Sam Wolbrecht check out one of the science projects Friday evening at the Princeton Christian Academy. The Academy held an art, science and talent show to showcase the students’ works and talents.

Enrollment deadline drawing near Do you have health coverage?

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

March 31 marks the last day for individuals to enroll in health insurance.

Counselors at the Bureau and Putnam County Health Department are busy in their last push to reach individuals needing assistance before the Affordable Healthcare Act enrollment deadline.

Dan Eiten of the health department reported local enrollment has been strong since November and has been steadily increasing.

“In the last two weeks, things have really picked up, and we expect this final week to be very busy. But we have great staff, and I’m confident we will be ably to accommodate anyone needing help,” he said. “We’ve had weekly targets that we have consistently met or exceed, so we are very pleased with that.”

Under the Affordable Healthcare Act, thousands of Illinoisans who were previously unable to get insurance can now get covered. All plans included in the Marketplace cover recommended preventive services free of charge, include a cap on out-of-pocket costs, have no lifetime or yearly dollar limit on coverage, and will not reject anyone on the basis of pre-existing condition.

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“I don’t know how to put it into words what it felt like when the hope we had held onto that she had been spared was obliterated.”

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Editor’s note: This is the second segment in a series on sexual abuse. The names in this four-part series have been changed to protect the identity of the family involved.

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ane and John Smith learned their preteen daughter, Susie, had been sexually abused by her grandfather.

Jane said she’d ask Susie questions but soon learned her daughter didn’t like dis-

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cussing it.

“She hated to talk about it, and if she confirmed one of my suspicions about a particular incident, I crumbled emotionally all over again,” Jane said. “I tried not to let her see how painful it was, but she knew and often wouldn’t tell me the full truth to protect me.”

While the news of Grandpa sexually abusing their daughter was devastating, the horrible nightmare was repeated eight months later. The Smiths’ youngest daughter, Annie, had a dream that triggered mem-

ories of her own abuse by Grandpa.

“I don’t know how to put it into words what it felt like when the hope we had held onto that she had been spared was obliterated,” Jane said. “No, no, NOOO! Not our precious little one. We thought she was safe. How could one ever conceive he would hurt our profoundly innocent youngest child?”

Jane said Annie’s abuse was more difficult to accept. With Susie’s confession, in spite of the horrible circumstances, there

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was some joy in having her set free from this secret.

Susie became much more fun-loving, enjoyable to be around and much less serious.

But with Annie came episodes of terror. Even though Grandpa lived in a different state, if Annie thought she saw him, she would come running to her parents’ side, begging them to keep her safe. There would be similar anxiety issues if they drove by the courthouse or the jail, and the mere mention of the word “Grandpa” caused her to beg for protection.

While the list of what happened to the Smith family is long and involved, Jane’s chronological list of events is as follows: 1. Collected additional facts from Susie to validate her words as to what Grandpa had done to her.

2. Called a counselor and got an appointment for the next day.

3. The legal system then took over, and the family did whatever they were told to do. The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) came knocking on their door. There were courthouse interviews for both girls, and counseling arranged for the entire family. A medical exam for Susie followed.

4. Visits with the detective assigned to the case.

5. A lot of waiting for all the facts to be assembled before confronting the abuser or contacting any extended family.

6. The DCFS case worker

confronts the abuser. Jane said he was caught so off guard that he confessed.

Jane called the confession “a blessing,” and the fears of being ostracized by the family vanished.

7. Grandpa was in court three and one-half months later.

8. Several court appearance in Bureau County and in another state. Bureau County State’s Attorney Patrick Herrmann handled the case locally.

“He (Herrmann) kept us well-advised of all the proceedings and considered our concerns and desires his priority,” Jane said.

“We were also assigned a victim’s advocate, Heather Cain. She would accompany us to court hearings to give emotional support and professional guidance regarding what our options were ... They were both very thoughtful, caring and supportive. We never felt rushed through anything.

They gave us their full attention when we were with them as if they didn’t have anything else on their agenda for the rest of the day.”

9. Grandpa was sentenced to six years in prison in another state.

Grandpa was incarcerated, but the story clearly doesn’t end there, especially for the Smiths.

The third segment in this series will appear in Thursday’s BCR and focuses on the aftermath of emotions and feelings that ensued.

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Local Scam From Page 1 Taxpayers who do owe money are generally contacted first by mail through the U.S. Postal Service, George said. Also, legitimate IRS agents would never insist on payment by debit card or wire transfer, nor do they ask for credit card numbers over the phone, he said.

“If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and uses threatening language if you don’t pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isn’t the IRS calling,” George said.

On Monday, Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson said he’s not heard of any incidents of this IRS scam locally,

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but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen.

“It’s very obvious to me that no one should take any type of action on any telephone calls or emails supposedly from the IRS,” Thompson said. “The IRS does not contact people this way. Any communication from the IRS, if they need to contact a person, will begin with an official letter from the IRS.” This latest IRS scam appears to be random in nature, targeting anyone, not just senior citizens, Thompson said. Scams are basically based on the premise that people are ethical and responsible and scammers will try to take advantage of people wanting to do what they are told is the right thing, he said.

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Again, no one should do anything that requires some kind of immediate response, Thompson said. If there is any question about a phone call or email, the person should first contact a family member or his local law enforcement agency, he said.

In addition to the IRS phone scam, the IRS has also announced taxpayers have to be aware of a “phishing” scam in which the taxpayer receives an email that appears to be from the IRS and asks for personal information.

The IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers vial email, texts or social media, the IRS has stated.

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The Dirty Dozen Tax Scams These 12 tax scams are listed by the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois.

1. The phone scam claiming the taxpayer owes money and needs to make immediate payment.

2. Identity Theft — This occurs when a fraudster uses someone else’s name and Social Security number to claim refunds.

3. Phishing — A taxpayer receives an email that appears to be from the IRS and asks for personal information. The IRS does not reach out to taxpayers via email, texts or social media.

4. “Free Money” — This scam involves fliers and ads promising “free money” from the IRS or anyone offering a refund that sounds too good to be true. Some scammers target low-income and elderly people, often through churches, convincing them to claim credits they aren’t entitled to — and even Social Security rebates that don’t exist. These con artists often charge up-front fees and disappear without a trace before the IRS rejects the claims. The victims don’t just lose the scammer’s “fee” — they could also get hit with a $5,000 penalty for making intentional errors on their return.

5. Return preparer fraud — From inventing extra children to stealing identities, some preparers are bad news. Make sure your tax preparer has an IRS Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN). If a preparer doesn’t put this number on your tax return as required or fails to sign the form, that should raise a red flag. And watch out for preparers who base fees on the size of your refund.

6. Hiding income offshore — Taxpayers should not let anyone convince them it’s a good idea to hide income abroad. The IRS has been cracking down on taxpayers who do this and has collected billions of dollars in back taxes and penalties from tax cheats since 2009.

7. Fake charities — It’s common for scammers to create fake charities to fraudulently collect money — especially in the wake of disasters. Before giving money to a charity, verify the organization is legitimate and that your donations will be tax deductible by using the IRS’s Exempt Organizations Select Check. And, don’t give cash — use a check or credit card, so you have proof of payment.

8. Boosting income or expenses — Getting bigger credits than you deserve can get you in big trouble with the IRS. If you get caught, you’ll have to return any fraudulent refund and pay interest and penalties on any amount owed.

9. Frivolous arguments — Don’t listen to people who try to get you out of paying taxes. Here are some arguments that will never work: “Filing a tax return is voluntary”, “only gold-based money is taxable” or “your state isn’t part of the United States.” These are considered frivolous arguments and will be rejected, and you could face a number of penalties.

10. Falsely claiming no income — Taxpayers who fall prey to schemes convincing them to falsely report their taxable income as zero could face a penalty of $5,000.

11. Evading taxes — Some shady investment advisers and tax preparers are creating and promoting complicated tax structures and shelters that clients can use to evade taxes — often involving multiple entities and offshore accounts. If someone has tried to convince you to evade taxes, report the incident using Form 14157.

12. Abuse of trusts — Common schemes recommend you transfer money into trusts to reduce your income and avoid paying taxes. While there are appropriate uses of trusts, the IRS has seen a growing number of people improperly using them.

The rules governing trusts can be very complicated, so to avoid getting caught up in an illegal arrangement, the IRS recommends consulting with a tax professional.

Source: Better Business Bureau.

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“This fine is 1 percent of annual income or $95 per person for 2014, whichever if higher,” Eiten said.

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Bureau Valley From Page 1 “This has allowed us to divide the workload, so to speak, which was a positive factor,” he said.

Obviously, a big lingering question is can Bureau Valley afford the new position? The board approved the yearly salary of the assistant superintendent to be $107,550.

According to the board’s meeting minutes, Thompson said about one-half of the salary will be offset by grants managed by the district office.

“In addition, the current leadership of the district has reduced expen-

Ladd Village Board LADD — The Ladd Village Board conducted the following business at its meeting on March 11: • Heard Village Engineer Adam Ossola inform the board of its eligibility for federal funds for road improvements on select streets.

Cleveland Street would be the only eligible street, since it runs from one federal aid route (Route 89) to another (Plank

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ditures in the building fund by over $60,000 by actively encouraging community member involvement and by supervising district construction projects in house,” he said. “It is a hope of the board that this type of leadership will continue.”

When asking Thompson if it takes two to run Bureau Valley, he looked back on when the district was first established.

At the time, he was the assistant superintendent.

When we moved up to fill the superintendent position, an assistant superintendent was hired below him.

“Periodically, there has been a need to have two individuals, and that may be what the thought was during interviews this time around,” he said.

Having two superintendents gives the possibility to provide thorough investigations on issues that come up within the district, provides opportunities to take the time to pursue additional help when applying for grants to save money or better the district and also, be able to cover all the requirements of a school district, which Thompson said there are more than ever these days.

“It is one of the goals to have the Bureau Valley District seen as an educational leader throughout the area. The board would also like to re-energize the community in the support of this effort,” he said at the meeting. “Through the assistance of teachers, staff, administrators and the Bureau Valley community members they expect this to happen and the sooner the better. This will require some addition administrative resources and will be worth it in the long run.”

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Meeting Minutes Road). Since a portion of the road belongs to Hall Township, the board would also need to agree with the project.

• Directed Village Superintendent Doug Englehaupt to contact Central Tank Coatings for watertower maintenance.

• Englehaupt informed the board of a residence with a frozen water line.

He plans to excavate to get access to the valve at the buffalo box.

• Took no action on

a proposal for security cameras at village properties.

• Received the police department’s activity report for February.

• Reviewed proposals for a stand-by generator at the community center and agreed it was too costly to pursue.

• Proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month.

• Approved a $25 donation to the Hall Booster Organization for prom after glow.

• Agreed not to participate or invest in the Illinois River Road National Scenic By-Way. • Entered closed session to discuss compensation for the utility man position. At the Feb. 25 meeting, the board hired David Fiocchi for the job.

• Heard the review of closed session minutes will take place at the March 25 meeting.

• Authorized payment of bills in the amount of $28,831.15.

Obituaries Dorene Reichen UTICA — Dorene M. Reichen, 77, of Utica passed away Friday, March 21, 2014, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

Dorene was born Sept.

2, 1936, in LaSalle to Anton “Tony” and Violet (Braida) Maggio. She married Robert Roach in 1954. On July 15, 1964, she was married to, and is survived by, her devoted and loving husband, Daniel E. Reichen of Granville. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this coming July.

She is also survived by four daughters, Lorene Christopherson of LaSal-

Daniel Gelsomino ADDISON — Daniel Scott “Danny” Gelsomino of Addison, formerly of Princeton, lost his heroic battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield.

He was the beloved son of Jeanie and Vince Gelsomino of Princeton. Danny was born on March 21, 1969, in Joliet.

His parents survive along with a loving sister, Amy Gelsomino of Peoria. Also surviving are two children, Kasey and Nathan Gelsomino of Elmhurst, who were the joys of his life and who inspired him to fight so bravely during his 25-month battle.

He was preceded in death by his grandpar-

le, Vicki (Nicholas) Zec of Bradenton, Fla., Mary (Ronald) Unger of Sarasota, Fla., and Catherine Smudzinski of Granville; a son, Daniel A. (Paula) Reichen of Springfield; 13 grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; a sister, Pearl (James) Lushina of Hillsboro, Ore.; a brotherin-law, Dennis Foley of Peru; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Judy Foley; a brother, John J. Maggio; and her mother-in-law, Katherine E. Reichen.

After graduating from LaSalle-Peru High School, she attended Springfield Beauty Academy in Springfield, Mo. She was a

stay-at-home mom until 1985 and then was employed by K-Mart for 10 years, J.C. Penney’s Dorene and Vlastnik’s Reichen Menswear in Peru.

Dorene was a member of St. Mary’s Church in Utica and an active volunteer for the March of Dimes. She was devoted to her family, as her life revolved around her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved watching her family flourish.

A visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, March 25, at the Hurst Funeral Home

in LaSalle with a prayer service at 4 p.m. and additional visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, March 26, at St. Mary’s Church in Utica.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday, March 26, at St. Mary’s Church in Utica. Monsignor James J. Swaner will officiate. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Utica.

Memorial donations may be directed to the March of Dimes at 425 First St., LaSalle, IL 61301.

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ents, Mary and Arthur Residori and Josephine and Joseph Gelsomino; a special aunt, Daniel Mary Ann Stasko; two Gelsomino uncles, Ronald Stasko and Richard Mikuska; and a cousin, Ronnie Stasko, all of Joliet.

He attended Princeton schools and was a 1987 graduate of Princeton High School. During his high school years, he was active in band, basketball, and baseball. Danny loved playing the drums.

Danny attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., and graduated in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

He

avidly followed Purdue football and basketball programs even following graduation. He had an illustrious career in software sales, achieving many awards for his expertise and work ethic.

He was an inspiration to friends and co-workers all during his career.

He most recently was Director of Alliances for Accenture and traveled to New York regularly.

Danny was happiest when he could attend Kasey and Nathan’s activities including Kasey’s Irish dance competitions and Nathan’s hockey, basketball, and soccer games.

He was a die hard Cubs fan and also loved the Blackhawks, Bears and Chicago Bulls.

Danny was the recipi-

ent of the 2013 Jay Braida Memorial Golf Open, an event that truly celebrated his life. He felt very humble to be selected for this outstanding event.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be at a later date at Oakland Cemetery in Princeton.

No public visitation will be held. All services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to The Gelsomino Children’s Trust Fund, c/o Ron Griggs, 4205 Royal Fox Drive, St. Charles, IL, 60174.

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

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TISKILWA — Ronald L. Workman, 79, of Tiskilwa passed away at 1:10 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014, at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Fla. He was born Sept. 29, 1934, in Pawnee City, Neb., to Howard and Ruth (Jenkins) Workman. He married Jeanne Read Aug. 20, 1966, in Henry. She survives.

He graduated from Humboldt High School in Humboldt, Neb., in 1952. He was a farmer, a welder for Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. and worked in maintenance for J&L Steel in Ronald Hennepin for 13 years.

Workman He was a member of New Hope Church of the Nazarene in Princeton, Pine Island Community Church in St. James City, Fla., various country bands and a family band. He served in the U.S. Army as a PFC in the 25th Division Marching Band, stationed in Hawaii.

Also surviving are three sons, David (Tamara) Workman of Tiskilwa, Scott (Karisa) Workman of Oviedo, Fla., and Dusty (Valerie) Workman of Lakeland, Fla.; one daughter, Rhonda (Tony) Ryder of Lincoln, Neb.; 10 grandchildren, Bryan Ryder of Lincoln, Neb., Matthew (Kate) Ryder of Lincoln, Neb., Jared Ryder of Lincoln, Neb., Korey Workman of Greenwood, Neb., Krysta Workman of Lakeland, Fla., Cody Workman of Tiskilwa, Rebekah Workman of Tiskilwa, Wyatt Workman of Tiskilwa, Alisha Workman of Oviedo, Fla., and Clayton Workman of Oviedo, Fla.; three great-grandchildren, Anthony Dennis of Lincoln, Neb., Dustin Ryder of Lincoln, Neb., and Kaleb Ryder of Lincoln, Neb.; two brothers, Robert (Maxine) Workman of Humboldt, Neb., and Russel (Judy) Workman of Lincoln, Neb.; and one sister, Karen (Haney) Milstead of Auburn, Neb. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Dustin Workman II. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, at the New Hope Church of the Nazarene, Princeton, with Pastor Laura Tanner officiating. Burial will be in the Putnam Cemetery, Putnam.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, at the New Hope Church of the Nazarene in Princeton.

Pallbearers will be Dusty Workman, David Workman, Scott Workman, Tony Ryder, Russel Workman and Jim Read. Honorary pallbearer is Robert Workman.

Memorials may be directed to the New Hope Church of the Nazarene in Princeton. The Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.

KEWANEE — Ronald M. “Harv” Weidner, 70, of rural Kewanee passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Kewanee Hospital Emergency Room.

Born Sept. 20, 1943, in Geneseo to E.J. and Emma (Jasper) Weidner, he married Bernadette M. “Bernie” VanDeVoorde Feb. 1, 1964, at St. Malachy Catholic Church in Ronald Geneseo. She survives.

Weidner He was a lifetime farmer in rural Osco and for more than 40 years in rural Kewanee.

He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Atkinson.

Also surviving are two sons, Bruce (Lynette) Weidner of Wyanet and David Weidner of Buda; three daughters, Cheryl Cardenas of Richmond, Calif., Linda Brier of Williamsport, Ind., and Diane Weidner of Yates City; nine grandchildren; one sister, Joan Richter of Osco; one sister-in-law, Julie Weidner of Erie; and one brother-inlaw, Charles Dykeman of Silvis.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one granddaughter, Alisia Weidner; one brother, Kenneth; and one sister, Jean Dykeman.

A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Atkinson, with the Rev. S. Stephen Engelbrecht officiating. Burial will follow in St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Atkinson.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, at the Vandemore Funeral Home, Atkinson.

Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association.

PRINCETON — Marjorie Marion Stone, 96, of Princeton died Saturday, March 22, 2014, peacefully in her sleep at Liberty Village – Hawthorne Inn in Princeton where she had resided for the past year.

She was born April 5, 1917, in Arrowsmith, McLean County, Ill., the daughter of Estle Monroe and Ocelia Elizabeth (HibMarjorie berd) Wilson. She graduated from Peoria Stone Manual Training High School in 1934 and attended Brown’s Business School in Peoria. She worked as a legal secretary in Peoria and at Caterpillar Tractor in the Administration Building in East Peoria before moving to Princeton around 1945.

There she worked as a legal secretary in the offices of Wilson and Rainey and retired after working at Johnson, Martin and Russell.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, having served as deacon and belonging to the women’s organization. Marjorie had been a member of the Princeton Women’s Bowling Association, and was a Princeton Junior Bowling Association coach for many years. She was a member of the Jordan Shrine, Order of the Eastern Star – Amaranth Chapters and Ladies Auxiliary VFW 6634 in Wyanet. She enjoyed her time as a member of the Sharps and Flats, Red Hat Society and activities at the Bureau County Senior Center. In 1988 she helped in the organization of the Princeton Food Share Program, serving as coordinator for many her 22 years of involvement. She donated countless hours in Peoria and Princeton. At age 91, she had made nearly 400,000 mesh bags for bagging of produce distributed in the program. She enjoyed nature, crocheting, craftwork, baking, canning, genealogy and traveling, especially her trips to Europe and later bus trips to many locations in the continental United States. She was a devout Chicago Cubs fan.

She is survived by four children: Christine (Charles) Gregory of Bartonville, Michael (Laurie) Stone of Conroe, Texas, Alane (Michael) Fisher of Peoria and Wayne (Mary) Stone of Princeton; 15 grandchildren: Dan and Barry; Joe, Michelle and Suzanne; Randy and Lisa; Shaun and Michael Jr.; Nicole and Samantha; and Dan, Katie, Jeff and Anne; 21 great-grandchildren: Stephanie and Thomas; Hailee; Elizabeth, Emily and Ellie; Brittany and Bradley; Samuel and Mitchell; Angelica and Richard Jr.; Reagan and Kendall Rae; Mya; Logan, Collin and Dylan; Grace and Liam; and Arabella; three great-great grandchildren: Hailey and Riley; and Zoey Rey. These and her extended families knew her as Grandma Margie.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Joyce Heuer and Sandra (Gene) Johnson; one sister, Lorraine Jones; and three brothers, Glenn, George and Donald Wilson.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, in the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton with the Rev. Brian Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton.

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the services, Wednesday, March 26, at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, Kemmerer Village (a Presbyterian Childcare Agency), and the Manual High School Scholarship Fund.

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

Lelah Isaacson PRINCETON — Lelah W. Isaacson, 86, of Princeton passed away at 10:28 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014, at home in Princeton.

Born Dec. 13, 1927, in Monroe, Wis., to Adam and Grace (Ward) Schwartzlow, she married Clarence “Larry” Isaacson Sept. 12, 1946, in Monroe, Wis. He died Sept. 9, 2006.

She graduated from Monroe High School in Monroe, Wis. She was a homemaker, and the Lelah owner/operator of the Blue Top Motel, PrincIsaacson eton Motor Lodge and Holiday Inn/Lincoln Inn, all of Princeton.

She was a member of the Bureau Valley Country Club and Princeton Elks Lodge.

Surviving are four sons, John (Chris) Isaacson of Princeton, Tom (Patricia) Isaacson of Princeton, Jim (Dorothy) Isaacson of Edwards and Kenny (Jean) Isaacson of Princeton; three daughters, Mary (Charlie) Scanland of Princeton, Dodie (John) Campbell of Princeton and Susie Isaacson of Princeton; 15 grandchildren; and 17 greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and two sisters, Marion Moth and Kate Bennis.

There will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded and inurnment will be at a later date.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society & American Lung Association.

Denise DeBrock SHEFFIELD — Denise M. DeBrock, 39, of Sheffield died at 4:26 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Unity Point Health Trinity in Rock Island.

She was born Nov. 27, 1974, in Princeton to Richard D. & Deanne Marie (Maas) DeBrock.

She graduated from Manlius High School and from the University of Illinois with a master’s degree.

Denise She was a member of St. Patrick’s CathoDeBrock lic Church in Sheffield and the American Library Association.

Surviving are her mother, Deanne DeBrock of Sheffield; one sister, Debra DeBrock of Sheffield; three brothers, Ron (Wendy) DeBrock of Geneseo, Robert (Jennifer) DeBrock of Wyanet and Roger (Kristine) DeBrock of Manlius; one sister-in-law, Kimberly DeBrock of Sheffield; four nieces, Rebecca Davis of Istanbul, Turkey, Kara and Katelyn DeBrock of Wyanet, and Allison DeBrock of Manlius; three nephews, Blake DeBrock of Manlius, and Riley and Tyler DeBrock of Manlius; and two great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, Richard D. DeBrock; her grandparents, John and Anne DeBrock, and Ray and Clara Maas; and two brothers, Randall and Raymond DeBrock.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sheffield, with Father Mark Miller officiating. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery, Sheffield.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sheffield.

Memorials may be directed to the Denise M. DeBrock Memorial Fund.

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

James Tieman SPRING VALLEY — James W. Tieman, 90, of Spring Valley died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Spring Valley Nursing Center.

A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Parish of the Nativity of Our Lord (Greenwood Street location), the Rev. Robert Spilman officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the Barto Funeral Home in Spring Valley.

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Terri Simon

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From the editor’s desk Spring officially arrived last Thursday, and though our recent cold weather has us wondering, I’ve seen quite a few signs of spring popping up around the county. Last week, I saw several baby calves sprinkled on the hillside during one of my travels. I can also see some flowers in my yard just beginning to pop through the dirt. One thing about this past winter, it sure makes us appreciate the spring. Enjoy!

••• Bragging a bit on the folks at the Bureau County Republican, we were pleased last week to deliver more than $2,500 to the five food pantries in Bureau County, The money came from our staff during the past several months for different fundraisers we held internally. The money we raised was also coupled with a donation from an anonyTerri mous donor. We were so proud to be able Simon to donate the money, which we split equally between the five food pantries. We’ve got a great group of benevolent folks at the BCR. Just wanted you to know ...

••• This Thursday, I’ll be participating in the annual Ladies Night Out event at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius. It’s a fun time, and I hope you’ll be able to come out and enjoy. I’ll be signing my book, “Grandma’s Cookie Jar.” There will also be several other folks, selling their creations, offering samples, etc., including the BCR’s own Greg Wallace — just wait until you see what he’s creating! Aside from all the vendors, Chef Monika Sudakov of the Chestnut Street Inn of Sheffield will give demonstations, and you won’t want to miss the complimentary chocolate fountain and the mashed potato bar. There will be plenty of raffles, door prizes, a silent auction, and you can have a chance to win a 46-inch LED HD TV. Wyaton Hills will be there to help shuttle event-goers from their vehicles to the door.

Come on out and see me. It will be a ton of fun!

••• Customer Service Kudos: Do you know an individual or a business who delivers great customer service. If so, send me an email telling me about your experience, and I’ll be happy to include it in this column. You can reach me at tsimon@bcrnews.com. Following are the Kudos I received recently: • Ray said, “My Kudos go to the Fearless Foursome at the Bureau County Senior Center. They are doing income taxes under the auspices of AARP every Tuesday and Friday. The Fearless Foursome are Jim Argo, Bob Byrne, John Huff and Bob Krenz. Nice going!”

• Jean said, “I’d like to compliment the ladies at Brandy’s (Hallmark of Princeton). They are always so helpful, and they even help me carry my packages to my car. You just don’t see that kind of service anymore.”

• Tony said, “When it comes to customer service, you don’t get much better than Spring Valley Bar and Grill. They make you feel like you’re the most important person who ever came through the door. Sure makes me want to go back again.”

••• There are so many scams going on these days that it’s frightening. The newest one is the IRS scam — check out our front page story. Remember: THE IRS WILL NEVER CALL YOU AT HOME! So if you receive a call from the IRS, I’m about 99.9 percent sure it is a scam call.

••• Every once in a while I will receive a telephone call from someone (usually a Mom) who is upset because we published a police beat about a family member’s arrest or sentencing. Please know we publish everyone’s information, and for us not to publish a specific person’s arrest/sentencing would compromise our credibility and integrity. We are the messenger.

••• Thanks for the postcard we received of the Eiffel Tower from the Hall High School French classes. Have the time of your life!

••• Have a great week. Please be gentle with others and yourself, and remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.

On the street

Spring officially began March 20.

What’s your favorite part of the spring season?

“I like spring because it gives me a chance to get outside and ride my bike around town.”

Aubrey Miller, Walnut

“I enjoy spring because of the warmer weather.

It gives me a chance to work on my Jeep.”

Hunter Elmendorf, Manlius

“I like spring because I can get outside. I’m not an indoor person!”

Hannah Olin, Kasbeer

“I love the budding of the trees and the new life spring brings. I also get to walk again.”

Becky Miller, Walnut

“After this winter I’m looking forward to the warmth and being able to get outside. I can take my kids to the park again.”

Brent Bryner, Neponset

Distributor of Deliverance She said they ran to her like baby chicks run to the cover of their mother’s wings. They surrounded her like the flow of ocean water surrounds the ankles soon after the ebb has retreated. Shouting like the crowded hometown pub crawlers that just witnessed their underdog introduce the prize fighter to the canvas, these youthful beings gave to my sister what she can only describe as a moment of surreal connection, even though each was a stranger to her — a moment that held in its hand the notion not that the war was over on that day, but that it had ended forever.

My sister has been in the Army Reserves for more than a decade and has been deployed twice, with countless days on all sides of those deployments used to influence the world with her presence and flavor her perspective with the many corners of the world. She told me a story as she exited her vehicle one day on her first deployment: A group of schoolaged children ran to her with ecstasy that she and her fellow soldiers had arrived, surrounding the soldiers with gratitude made of the innocence of salvation, wearing smiles the size of a revolution. For her it seemed a moment consistent with the weightlessness of hope ... the way that angels must witness the world.

I have often thought of what it is that my sister is trying to accomplish through her service, and have jaywalked into countless conversations and newscasts vigorously supporting or violently discarding the notions of this country’s attendance in the political and personal proceedings of others around the globe. There are many battle lines drawn in the sands of time when it comes to the right and

Eric Engel COMMENTARY necessity to intercede in human suffering and cultural discourse, but that is our human nature — to care willingly during our deepest moments of personal introspection and attempted existence and to think we can repair what has malfunctioned.

As can be expected during any stretch of life spent learning and adjusting to the intricacies of the architect’s urban and rural landscapes, my sister has changed throughout her time in the military. She has exceeded the borders of the local atlas and the boundaries of any single acre of expectation, regulated not by the cookie cutter but versed in the responsibility of expansion, like the tree branches that she grew with reaching only further into the ocean blue. She seemingly views the forest past the trees.

Her experience is not without its barriers, of course. I imagine she has seen things that few would ever want to, for my intuition senses certain levels of stress in her emotional application toward her surroundings that indicates to me the number of people she desires to discuss such matters with are of select company. She agitates easily when her loved ones do not approve of her sense of value and respect, but that is understood as the index of an individual perspective, something of which I think each of us desires to have roaming freely within ourselves.

We were taught to never relish in hate for any person or situation by our parents and by our Father above, and although we both understand that there

is evil in this world, we accept the construction before and the alterations thereafter rather than the fragments of disconnection in between. I know that some individuals feel as if they were born to be combatants against all others, but my sister and I both have hearts that have been and will continue to be molded to withstand the punishment of the onslaught ... so long as we hold the fort as the mob continues to surge toward us. Our efforts are constant in reorganizing the expectations of those we interact with by personifying the love and humanitarianism that exterminates the animals wandering the jungle free of conscience or commitment.

I’ve seen photographs of my sister in her camouflage attire, body sharpened by the cosmetics of composure, throughout her career with the military, and I understand why she raises her hand to her forehead. She is saluting that salvation that those children believed in that day next to her convoy. She is showcasing without remorse her commitment to ending the struggle in any way possible, remembering always those who have sacrificed for her and stand proudly beside her. She is being the distributor of deliverance that she was born to be.

Thank you, Heidi. Not for being a soldier in the military, but for being a soldier of the cause. Your actions make your family proud and the world a stronger place. You will always have your brother’s love, that mine may be one of the countless sets of hands that lift you within your mission as you close in on the possibility of peace.

Eric Engel, formerly of Tiskilwa but now of Peoria, can be reached by e-mail at eazywritin84@yahoo.com.

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Honor Rolls — Cherry Grade School, Allen Junior High and Ladd Community Consolidated Schools release honor rolls. See Page 8.

Dean’s list — University of Illinois Springfield, Olivet Nazarene University and Illinois College announces dean’s lists. See Page 8.

Community Notes Lenten meditation and luncheon

Students support safe driving at LaMoille

PRINCETON — Hampshire Colony Congregational Church will host a Lenten noontime musical meditation and luncheon on Wednesday, beginning at 12:10 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The musical performance will be by Ron McCutchan and the lunch will be spaghetti. A free-will offering will be accepted.

LaMoille High School students participated in the statewide Operation Teen Safe Driving for the sixth year. Students visited area schools to give presentations about the importance of safe driving.

Operation Teen Safe Driving’s purpose is to ensure that those who drive do it safely and those who ride in the car are not distracting the driver.

The program also insists that people always wear a seat belt, do not text or talk on the phone while driving, and most importantly do not drink or do drugs while driving.

St. Matthew Lenten service PRINCETON — St. Matthew Lutheran Church will host Pastor Kris Zierke from Our Savior’s Lutheran in Seneca on Wednesday. Zierke will discuss change of season. There will be a soup supper at 6 p.m. followed by the service at 7 p.m.

Book fair, bake sale PRINCETON — The Perry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a book fair from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday. A bake sale will also be held from 7 a.m. to noon Friday. Both events will be held in the Medical Office Building lobby at Perry. Each year the Perry Auxiliary hosts a variety of events to raise money to purchase equipment for the hospital. In addition to various fundraisers, the Auxiliary operates the gift shop located in the hospital’s main lobby.

Funding available PRINCETON — Bureau County United Way is now accepting applications for 2015 funding.

Applicants must be a 501c3 not-for-profit organization. Applications are available through the Bureau County United Way office by calling 815-872-0821.

Applications must reach the Bureau County United Way on or before May 5.

Trivia night MENDOTA — Safe House Animal Rescue League will host a trivia night Saturday at the Mendota Moose Lodge, 211 E. 12th St. in Mendota. Doors open at 6 p.m. for registration and playing begins at 7 p.m. The cost is $10 per person. Teams can have up to 10 players. There is a cash bar. There will be prizes for top teams, 50/50 and raffles. To pre-register, or for more information, call 815-407SAFE (7233). All proceeds will benefit Safe House Animal Rescue League.

Fundraiser LADD — The Ohio Public Library’s annual fundraiser will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Rip’s in Ladd. Tickets are $7 and available at the library or from any library board member. There will be a 50/50 drawing and a raffle.

Breakfast planned BUDA — The Buda Fire Department will host an all-you-can-eat pancake and biscuit and gravy breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Buda Community Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for ages 5-12 and free for ages 4 and under.

Chicken dinner fundraiser MALDEN — Humpty Dumpty Preschool in Malden will host its third annual chicken dinner and raffle from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at JTs Bar and Grill in Cherry. Ticks are $8 and include 1/4 of chicken or chicken strops, fires and a dessert. Tickets can be purchased at the door and carryouts are available.

There will be raffles and a 50/50 drawing. All tips will be donated to the preschool.

Make Someone Happy • Best wishes for a very happy birthday today, Tuesday, to Marie Emmerling of Spring Valley. From your family, extended family, co-workers, customers, students, and many, many friends.

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Film and discussion PES plans pre-school about the Northern screening on April 14 PRINCETON — The every 3, 4, and 5 year Slave Trade set for today Princeton Elementa- old child who resides in PRINCETON — The acclaimed documentary, “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, at the Princeton Public Library.

After the showing, the Rev. Dwight Bailey (First Christian Church) and the Rev. Mary Gay McKinney (Open Prairie UCC) will lead a discussion of the film and its relevance to American race relations today. The Princeton Peace and Justice Roundtable are the program’s sponsors.

Filmmaker Katrina Browne was moved to make “Traces of the Trade” after discovering that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. This led Browne and nine cousins to retrace the Triangle Trade, confronting the history of northerners’ complicity in American slavery.

From 1769 to 1820, the business of Browne’s ancestors, the DeWolf family, was sailing from Bristol, R.I., to West Africa to acquire African men, women and children in exchange for rum. They ••• Items for the Life & Arts section can be emailed to news@bcrnews.com.

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were then taken to DeWolf plantations in Cuba or sold at auction in ports like Havana and Charleston. Over the generations, the DeWolf family transported more than 10,000 enslaved Africans across the Middle Passage, amassing an enormous fortune in the process.

The film shows the journey the DeWolf descendants took – actually and symbolically – to face the responsibility of their ancestors in enslaving other human beings and to deal with that legacy.

In so doing, the film dramatizes questions for the United States as a whole: Who owes whom what for the sins of the fathers of this country? What history do we inherit as individuals and as citizens?

How does Northern complicity change the equation?

For more information, call First Christian Church at 815-879-0916 or Open Prairie at 815-872-5150.

ry School District 115 will hold its annual pre-school screening clinic April 14 at the First United Methodist Church, 316 S. Church St., Princeton.

Pre-school screening is a state required brief assessment of a child’s development in speech, language, gross and fine motor skills and a vision and hearing assessment.

This screening is for

the school district and is not currently enrolled in school. A child must by 3 years old by the day of the clinic in order to be screened.

Appointments for screening can be made by phone beginning April 1 through April 10 by calling Jefferson Elementary School in Princeton at 815-8754417. For more information, contact the school.

Eurotrash art event LASALLE — White Trash Gallery in LaSalle will be featuring works by several European artists beginning Saturday and continuing throughout April.

An opening reception, with film screenings, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday. Refreshments will be served.

David Hoyle of the United Kingdom and France, Matt Bray of the United

Kingdom, Gary Garrelly of Belgium, Iza Zaro of Franc, Fred Bred of France and Sophie Iremonger of Germany will showcase their work in this exhibit. Resident artist White Trash Peg will also showcase some of her work.

White Trash Gallery is located at 139 Gooding, LaSalle. For more information, call 815-993-0987 or email peg@whitetrashart.com.

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Fundraiser planned SPRING VALLEY — A fundraiser for Diana Castaneda will be held April 26 at the Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley.

Diana, a LaSalle-Peru special education teacher, underwent brain surgery Nov. 13, 2103, to remove a benign tumor on the frontal lobe of her brain. After the surgery, she suffered brain swelling causing two more Photo contributed

LaMoille Lions donate $1,200 to food pantry Jim Scully (left) of the LaMoille Lions Club gives a check from $1,200 to Liz Bedford, manager of the Mendota Area Christian Food Pantry. The donation will be used to fund the Kid pack program which provides extra food for families with school aged children during summer and holiday breaks. The pantry serves Mendota, Sublette, Earlville, LaMoille, Meridan, Triumph and Troy Grove.

Honor Rolls Cherry Grade School Third Quarter 2013-2014 High Honor Roll Eighth grade: Courtney Kobold and Madison Soldati.

Seventh grade: Hayleigh Brokaw, Rachael Kobold and Avery Lamis.

Fifth grade: Kaitlynn Donovan, Olivia Lamis and Calvin Brokaw.

Honor Roll Eighth grade: Jacob Manfredini.

Seventh grade: Payton Kerper, Sam Kramer and Wesley Lusietto.

Sixth grade: Riley Griffin.

Fifth grade: Dylan Cadwallader, Nathan Eltrevoog and Taytum Hahn.

Allen Junior High School Third nine weeks 2013-2014 High Honor Roll Eighth grade: Alexander Ely, Kyle Hunter, Veronica Lopez, Thomas Molln, Cara Motter, Caleb Sarff, Ryan Schultz, Clay Sundberg and Elizabeth Wittenauer.

Seventh grade: Katherine Anderson, Shaun DesRocher, Madeline Hewitt, Brianna Lipe, Luke Lovgren, Cassandra Martin, Kyle Pinter, Mariah Quest, Thomas Stamberger, Rebecca Taylor, Hannah Weeks and Alexis

Wittenauer.

Sixth grade: Casen Cherry, Alexandra Michael, Corey Pinter and Marcus Winn.

Fifth grade: Chole Carroll, Audrey Lopez, Dylan Lovgren and Jason Martin.

Fourth grade: Kylee Brown, Lauren Chasteen, Austin Fisher, Owen Hunter, McKenna Klein, Ki’Ayana Moore, Kyle Sarver, Dylan Tornow and Leah Williams.

Third grade: Ella Cherry, Jordan Cromwell, Logan Dober, Katlyn Jenner, Addyson Kerr, Brooke Lovgren, Heidi Lowder, Austin Polite, Autumn Sondgeroth and Trinity Wheeler.

Honor Roll Eighth grade: Paige Bennett, Bret Dannis, Will Flanagan, Karli Forbes, Mikaylah Graham, Austin Lundquist, Dominic Moore, Tyler Perry, Morgan Sadnick, Chase Sexton and Austin Walker.

Seventh grade: Brady Becker, Allie Carlson, Madison Chamberlain, Raygan Cromwell, Jacob Dickey, and Haley Kessinger.

Sixth grade: Abigail Berry-Smith, William Edwards, Abbigail Edwards, Cassidy Geiger, Analise Karvonen and Ian Sondgeroth.

Fifth grade: Calvin Deering, Cody Jennery and Emily Karstens.

Fourth grade: Joseph Quest.

Third grade: Anastasia Comer, Bella Drummer, Cadence Taylor and Noah Tipton.

Ladd Community Consolidated School Second Trimester 2013-2014 High Honor Roll Eighth grade: Erin Biccochi.

Sixth grade: Teanna Cattani and Gregory Larsen.

Fifth grade: Hannah Parente, Gia Pozzi and Kamden Walk.

Honor Roll Eighth grade: Austen Biskie, Ava Cattani, Ashley Erwin and Michael McCutcheon.

Seventh grade: Ethan Borelli, Emily Breland, Ethan Cattani, Tessa Dunne, Gabrielle Englehaupt, Ella Hollinger, Jeffrey Larsen, Rachel Padgett, Jenna Parente, Bryn Robinson and Evan Sartain.

Sixth grade: Perla Andana, Meghan Bernardoni, Antonia Cattani, Carter Devert, Elizabeth Edgcomb, Hanna Goetz, Hunter Jones and Arlington Stiennen.

Fifth grade: Gema Andana, Katy Beaber, Makenzie Galetti, Noah Pinter, Derek Snell, Merlyn Updike and Michaela Znaniecki.

Dean’s List University of Illinois Springfield SPRINGFIELD — The University of Illinois Springfield has announced its 2013 fall semester dean’s list.

Area students who made the list are: Michael Lotspeich of Bradford, Nicholas Decker of Peru, Katlin Peterson of Princeton and Nicholas Puhr of Princeton.

To qualify for the designation, a student must be an undergraduate who took at least eight graded semester hours and maintained a grade point average

of at least 3.75 for the semester.

Olivet Nazarene University BOURBONNAIS — Olivet Nazarene University has announced its 2013 fall semester dean’s list.

Bureau County students who made the list are Ryan Degutis of Princeton, Scott Roseberg of Princeton and Adam Weeks of LaMoille.

To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time

undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 grading scale.

Illinois College JACKSONVILLE — Kavita Patel of Princeton has been named to the 2013 fall semester dean’s list at Illinois College.

Candidates for the dean’s list must complete at least 14 semester hours and post a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. All grades must be C or better and no more than one C grade is allowed.

brain surgeries, all within six days, leaving her in a comatose state. She is currently in Pleasant View Nursing Home in Ottawa trying to recover from this devastation, and her bills are unsurmountable.

A chicken dinner will be served between 4 and 7 p.m. and a silent auction will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Dinner music will be provided by Jimmy

Essl and Phil in the Blanks, who will play until 11 p.m.

Tickets for the event are $15 and can be purchased by any committee member or at Angelo’s and Valley Bar & Grill in Spring Valley, and Maria’s and Lizzie Balcone’s in Oglesby.

Advanced ticket purchases are appreciated.

Tickets will also be available at the door.

IVSO plans trivia fundraiser UTICA — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will sponsor a “Trivia with Friends” fundraising event on May 2.

This event will be held at Celebrations 150 in Utica. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and trivia will

begin at 7 p.m. Food will be available for purchase and there will be a cash bar. Also included in the evening is a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, “Stock the Bar” raffle and prizes. The cost is $10 per person with 6-10 people per table.

There are sponsorship opportunities for businesses and individuals as well. For ticket reservations or information regarding sponsorships, contact Jayne Henry at 815-252-1419 or email your request to jaynehenry@netscape.net.

EIU holds art show CHARLESTON — Eastern Illinois University will hold its 2014 All-Student Art Show at the Tarble Arts Center through March 30.

Three area students had their worked selected for the show. Jamie Olson of Princeton was

awarded the Paul Sargent Award and the Graphic Design major Award. Alexandra Beetz of Princeton received the Outstanding Senior Art History Award.

Eddie Garland of Princeton had artwork selected for the show.

The Tarble Arts Center, 2010 Ninth St., Charleston, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday to Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The center is closed on Mondays and holidays.

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There are many things we want to pass on to our loved ones, illness is not one of them (BPT) — You want to pass on family traditions — a grandmother’s quilt or dad’s love of books — but no one wants to pass on a serious illness. Take charge of your health and help protect those around you by asking about vaccines at your next doctor’s visit.

Vaccinating our children is commonplace in the United States. But few adults know they need vaccines other than flu vaccine and even fewer are fully vaccinated. Are you one of the millions of adults not aware of the vaccines you need?

Each year, tens of thousands of adults needlessly suffer, are hospitalized and even die as a result of diseases that could be prevented by vaccines. However, a recent national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey showed that most U.S. adults are not even aware that they need vaccines throughout their lives to protect against diseases like pertussis, hepatitis, shingles and pneumococcal disease.

Not only can vaccine-preventable diseases make you very sick, but if you get sick, you may risk spreading the disease to others. That’s a risk most of us do not want to take.

Infants, older adults and people with weakened immune systems (like those undergoing cancer treatment) are especially vulnerable to infectious diseases. They are also more likely to have severe illness and complications if they do get sick.

You can help protect your health and the health of your loved ones by getting your recommended vaccines.

The good news is that getting vaccinated is easier than you think.

Adults can get vaccines at doctors’ offices, pharmacies, workplaces, health clinics and health departments. Visit vaccine.healthmap.org to help find a vaccine provider near you. Most health insurance plans cover the cost of recommended vaccines — a call to your insurance provider can give you the details.

Not sure what vaccines you may need? The CDC offers a short quiz at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/adults to help you find out which vaccines are recommended for you. All adults should get an annual flu vaccine to protect against seasonal flu and Td/Tdap vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. You may also need other vaccines based on your age, health conditions, occupation and other factors. If you are planning to travel outside of the United States, check on any additional vaccines you may need. Some

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travel-related vaccines are part of a series or are needed months prior to your travel to be most effective, so be sure to plan ahead.

For more information about adult vaccines, visit cdc.gov/vaccines/ adults.

What vaccines do you need?

All adults should get: • Annual flu vaccine to protect against seasonal flu • Td/Tdap to protect against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis Some additional vaccines you may need (depending on your age, health conditions, and other factors) include: • Hepatitis A • Hepatitis B • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) • Meningococcal • Pneumococcal • Shingles Traveling overseas? There may be additional vaccines you need depending on the location. Find out at www.cdc.gov/travel.

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Boomers embrace technology to facilitate more graceful aging (BPT) — Generation X and Millennials get credit for being the most tech-savvy generations, but a growing group of baby boomers are demonstrating that the generation gap has nothing to do with digital know-how. Folks 50 and older are embracing technology to help them age more gracefully than ever.

Whether they’re using devices to hear better in challenging situations, or social media to reconnect with friends they’ve not seen since

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Aging From Page 9 hearing aid. Savvy boomers are using a Bluetooth-enabled amplification device to discretely improve volume and clarity in a variety of challenging environments.

Personal Sound Amplifiers from Sound World Solutions look like any other sleek, high-tech mobile phone headset, but also provide amplification boomers can easily adjust and control themselves. Users can choose between three

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• Relationship management — Four in five people age 50 to 75 are active on social media, and of them 75 percent are on Facebook, according to a survey by technology security company McAfee. Boomers use social media — including professional sites like LinkedIn — to reconnect with friends from high school or college, maintain contact with family

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• Managing investments — Approaching retirement can make boomers feel driven to maximize their investment returns. Yet not everyone has access to or can afford working with a financial planner. Many boomers use online investing tools to fill knowledge gaps and build their nest eggs.

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accounts, technology has made it easier than ever for the 50-plus set to save toward retirement.

• Catching up on their reading — Changes in vision are a natural part of aging, and it’s not uncommon for people to need some help reading their favorite novels. Yet traditional compensation tactics, like wearing reading glasses or choosing large-print books and periodicals, shout “fogey.” E-readers, however, are cool — and allow boomers to enjoy their favorite reading material at the type size

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The Parker Neuhalfen File The Parker Neuhalfen File • Unanimous Three Rivers South AllConference • AP Honorable Mention All-State • IBCA Third Team All-State • Leading scorer in area, 18.1 ppg • Second all-time leading scorer at BV, 1,499 points.

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MANLIUS — Parker Neuhalfen is very modest when it comes to his stats on the basketball court. And he’s got some good ones to talk about as the leading scorer in the area and team leader in assists.

But when it comes to bragging rights for being the king of video games around the Bureau Valley camp, he’s quick to point his fingers at himself.

“It’s me,” he said with a big smile.

He’s not sure if his video game prowess in 2K14 or Call of Duty helps him on the basketball court at all, but he said he’s got better playing them the more he understands them.

Neuhalfen has been recognized as an unanimous first team all-conference selection in the Three Rivers South.

He received AP All-State honorable mention and was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Third Team All-State.

And now he is the 2014 Co-BCR Player of the Year, the first Storm player to receive the honor outright since current BV assistant coach Preston Jones won in 2005.

BV coach Jason Marquis said Neuhalfen’s overall game and humble approach is what makes him such a special talent.

“Parker is such an awesome kid. So unselfish, such great leadership and yet as humble of a kid as you will find,” Marquis said. “His stats don’t do justice...because he isn’t selfish, and he truly doesn’t care about his stats.”

Neuhalfen is all about winning games and takes the do what ever it takes approach to get there.

“I score when I feel like I have to, and I distribute when I have to. I kind of do whatever role I need to that night,” he said.

“If Tommy (Johnston) is scoring a bunch of points or if somebody else is scoring a bunch of points, I’m going to feed them the ball. Whatever, the best match-up is.”

When asked to talk if he was happy how his season went individually, Neuhalfen turned his attention back to the team.

“I was pretty happy. We had a 20-win season which hadn’t been done for awhile,” he said.

Neuhalfen feels blessed to have a team-

SPRING VALLEY — Barring another late curve ball by Mother Nature, with a late rain storm up river between Chicago and Joliet, the Master’s Walleye Circuit Spring Valley Tournament is a go for this weekend.

Spring Valley Walleye Club president Bill Guerrini said things are looking much better than they were a week ago when high waters and an ice block at Barto Landing threatened the annual Spring Valley showcase.

“I don’t want to give anybody false impression that they’re great or perfect, but compared to a week ago, things are definitely improving,” Guerrini said. “We’ve seen the water go down a couple feet the last five or six days. It should drop, according to the Corps of Engineers another a foot and a half, which is all good, because as it drops it starts to clear up and clean up a little bit.

“Water temperature is somewhere 38 to 39. Still a little cool, but that goes with the territory in the spring time.”

Guerrini said registration was extended until Monday morning because the numbers were down, so the amount of teams were are a little fuzzy. He anticipated just about 100 two-man teams.

This year’s tournament will be by artificial-lure only with no live bait permitted.

The tournament will launch at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Notes: The flags at Barto Landing were lowered to half-staff to honor SWC member Mark Actis Sr., who passed away last week. “That’s my fishing buddy. He’s going to be missed,” Guerrini said.

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The senior nine return for Hall 2014 Hall Red Devils Last year: 18-6.

Conference: Three Rivers South.

Coach: Tom Keegan.

They’re back: Pete Mautino-sr (3B/P), Blake Moreno-sr (C/DH), Austin Schmitt-sr (P), Miguel Villareal-sr (SS), Zach Urbanski-sr (2B), Trevor Urbanski-sr (1B), Colton Zibert-sr (OF/1B), Ian Trevier-sr (OF/P) and Taggert Venegas (OF/P).

They’re new: Julian Barroso-jr (IF), A.J. Gaetajr (OF/P), Grant Hill-jr (IF), Josh McConnell-jr (U), Ryan Ott-jr (IF), Tyler Taber-jr (OF), Adam Sangston-so (C/P), Zach Vanderpool-jr (OF), First game: Thursday vs.

Princeton.

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SPRING VALLEY — The strength of any high school team lies with its senior class and the 2014 Hall Red Devils will be a seniordominated.

Hall coach Tom Keegan could put a senior at every position if he wanted with a cast of nine seniors return to boost the Red Devils’ prospects this spring. They will be joined by seven juniors and a sophomore.

“The nice thing about experience is that even though we have been stuck inside, a lot of defensive situations that we have been doing have been reteaching and they remem-

ber the calls and execution from last year, and they, in turn, are helping and passing things on to the newcomers,” Keegan said.

That experienced core includes senior Miguel Villareal, who will anchor the infield at short. He will be joined on the infield by classmates Zach Urbanski at second, Trevor Urbanski at first and Pete Mautino at third.

Other returners are seniors Taggert Venegas (OF/P), Austin Schmitt (P), Colton Zibert (OF/1B), Ian Trevier (OF) and Blake Moreno (C/ DH). The new kids on the Hall diamond include junior outfielders Tyler Taber, Zach

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Season opener Eliza Young and the Princeton Tigresses kicked off the 2014 soccer season Saturday at Tiskilwa vs. Metamora. The visiting Redbirds won the contest.

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Indoor track and field roundup

PHS rewrites records

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Bureau Valley’s Parker Neuhalfen led the Storm to a 20-win season this season and a berth in the regional championship game.

The BCR Player of the Year averaged 18.1 ppg and stands No. 2 on the BV all-time scoring list with 1,499 career points.

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“My mom claims that I shot baskets in the crib, but I don’t know if that’s true or not.” • Parker Neuhalfen

BCR Players of the Year 2014 — Parker Neuhalfen, Bureau Valley 2013 — Brett Fanning, Hall 2012 — Jacob Fisher, Princeton 2011 — Michael Murray, Princeton 2010 — Scott Roseberg, Ryne Vrana, Princeton 2009 — Ben Miklavcic, Hall 2008 — Korby Kasperski, Hall 2007 — none selected 2006 — Danny Nelson, Princeton; Michael Grieve, Bureau Valley 2005 — Preston Jones, Bureau Valley 2004 — Nick Larsen, Hall 2003 — Caleb Baker, Princeton; Reid Oberle, BV 2002 — Jon Foss, Princeton 2001 — Reuben Slock, Bureau Valley 2000 — Reuben Slock, Justin Yepsen, BV 1999 — Jeremy Stull, Ohio 1998 — Shawn Jeppson, Hall 1997 — Luke Davis, Bureau Valley 1996 — Luke Dobrich, DePue 1995 — Mirza Salkic, Princeton 1994 — Kevin Howard, Princeton; Ben Mandrell, Manlius/Tampico 1993 — Spencer Davis, Manlius/Tampico 1992 — Matt McDonald, Princeton 1991 — Brian Piper, Ohio 1990 — Brian Piper, Ohio 1989 — Chris Potter, Corey Helle, Princeton 1988 — Todd Etheridge, Ohio 1987 — Mark Jebelian, Princeton

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From Page 11 mate of Johnston’s talent along side him to take some pressure off himself. Neuhalfen praised his teammates for stepping up and playing so well at regional when Johnston went down with an injury.

The Storm guard has always been a scorer, pumping in an areahigh 601 points for an 18.1 ppg average this season. He now stands second only in all-time scoring at BV behind two-time BCR Player of the Year Reuben Slock with 1,499 career points.

Neuhalfen credits coach Marquis for improving his defensive game going into his sophomore season.

“He definitely instilled defense in my mind,” he said.

He’s played basketball and other sports for as long as he can remember.

“My mom claims that I shot baskets in the crib, but I don’t know if that’s true or not. From a very young age, I always had a ball in my hands,” he said.

A quarterback for the Storm’s football team, Neuhalfen finds

some similarities with playing point guard in basketball.

“Passing definitely and distributing. You have to make good decisions on where to put the ball,” he said Neuhalfen, who definitely wants to play basketball in college, and maybe football, too, will soon be starting up his second season of AAU ball. He played out of the Quad Cities and will suit up for the Sauk Valley Magic out of Sterling.

Those experiences have improved his overall game, he said.

“It’s definitely an eye opener to see all the talent out there. It’s made me work harder,” he said.

Returning many top players from this year’s regional finalists, Neuhalfen is hopeful the Storm will make a deeper run in the postseason next year.

And he’ll do whatever it takes to get them there.

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Another meet, another school record for Princeton’s Zoe Mead and Colbi Schertz.

Mead broke her own PHS indoor record in the 800 meters she set just a week ago with a time of 2:24.25 to win the Galesburg Silver Streak Invitational at Monmouth College Saturday. The PHS senior ran a 2:25.99 at Sterling last week.

Zoe Mead The junior Schertz upped her school record in the shot put by more than seven inches with a toss of 37-0 1/4 Saturday. She had a 36-5 mark two weeks ago.

Other season bests recorded by PHS included Kaley Vaccaro in the shot put (26-6), Ann Sims in the triple jump (29-6 3/4), Tieg Sisler (11.57) and Kim Glenn (11.7) in the 60-meter hurdles, Elise Blocki (9.59) in the 60-meter dash, Rebecca Prushinski (1:17.44) in the 400 Colbi Schertz and Glenn (30.97) in the 200.

The 4x4 (4:39.52) of Casey Schertz, Fran Bowman, Sims and Mead and the 4x2 (2:00.1) of Taylor Weatherington, Bowman, Sims and Kira Harp also ran season bests.

“Two school records and a good number of season bests made for an enjoyable day,” PHS coach Pat Hodge said. “Zoe and Colby continue to improve at a high level. If we can keep everybody healthy, we should be able to field a fairly competitive team at the local level when we get outdoors.”

For the PHS boys, sophomore Kai Tomaszewski placed third in the 400 (54.59), junior Drew Pranka was third in the 60-meter hurdles (8.88) and freshman Lucas Sisler was sixth in the high jump (5-8) At Sterling: Bureau Valley picked up a first-place effort by Justin Buckman in the shot put and tied for second place in Friday’s Westwood Invitational.

The Storm and Erie/Prophetstown each scored 69 points to place second behind Metamora (145).

Buckman had a winning toss of 45-6 1/2 in the shot put.

Tucker Schoff placed second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.82) and Colton Peterson was third in the 400 (55.03). Fourths went to Will Konneck in the 60-meter hurdles (7.44) and 200 (24.42), Kane Eastwood in the 800 (2:11.6) and Ryan Taylor in the 400 (56.33).

The Storm also finished third in the 4x800 (9:03.2) and the 4x400 (3:38.38) relays and fourth in the 4x200 (1:38.61).

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Celebrating 1st Anniversary - March 24th!

“We the People” Tea Party open public meeting thursday, march 27, 2014

6:30 P.M. at the Bureau County Republican Meeting Building located at 800 Ace Road in Princeton Our speaker this evening is Tom Sutton. He lives in DuPage County. His subject of material will be “AGENDA 21”. This information is regarding an agenda that targets property rights, rights of churches as well as a radical environmental movement.

Worldwide socialism and communism will bring an end to our Republic and to Capitalism. The United Nations would love to have a one world government. Situations happen when you are not paying attention.

Bring your family, friends, and get involved. Take time out of your busy schedule and become more educated and informed.

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Going out a winner The Cherry Comets won their very last volleyball match, defeating Deer Park to capture the Prairie Conference eighth-grade championship Friday. Cherry will send its students to Dimmick next year. Team members are front row) Rachael Kobold, Olivia Lamis, Taytum Hahn, Katelyn Pullam and Emalyn Keutzer; and (back row) coach Deb Brokaw, Courtney Kobold, Madison Soldati, Kaitlynn Donovan, Payton Kerper, Avery Lamis and Hayleigh Brokaw.

Sacred Heart-Griffin recognized for sportsmanship By the IHSA ihsa.org

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced one national winner and eight section winners for the 2014 NFHS Spirit of Sport Award on March 11.

The Illinois High School Association’s nominee, Sacred HeartGriffin High School in Springfield, was named as the Section 4 winner.

‘Section 4 includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Sacred Heart-Griffin was chosen as the IHSA’s

nominee following the school’s actions toward Washington High School in Washington, Ill. after the town was decimated by a tornado in the days leading up to an IHSA Semifinal Playoff Football game between the two schools. The NFHS will produce a retrospective video highlighting Sacred Heart-Griffin’s actions that will debut at the NFHS Summer Meeting in Boston in June.

“This story encompasses what high school sports are really about,” said Executive Director Marty Hickman. “The administration, coaches

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and parents at Sacred Heart-Griffin have said since day one that they ‘didn’t do anything out of the ordinary’ in their actions toward Washington. The truth is, their actions were extraordinary, as they helped a community in need, while providing a transcendent life lesson for their students. We are proud to have them represent the IHSA and high school sports as a whole.”

For more on Sacred Heart-Griffin High School’s nomination by the IHSA, visit ihsa.org.

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From Page 11 Vanderpool and A.J. Gaeta, infielders Julian Barroso, Grant Hill and Ryan Ott and utility man Josh McConnell and sophomore Adam Sangston (C/P).

The tall right-hander Schmitt assumes the No. 1 role on the pitching staff following the graduation of 2013 BCR Player of the Year Brett Fanning.

The Red Devils have depth on the staff with Gaeta, Venegas, Barroso, Mautino, Trevier, Vanderpool and Taber all worked into the rotation.

“If the weather breaks, and we do get a full slate of games in a week’s time we feel that they will be able to chew up innings for us and keep us in the game,” Keegan said.

Time will tell how the Red Devils do offensively, Keegan said.

“Right now everyone looks like an all-stater hitting off tees, flip and soft toss,” he said. “I’m just trying to preach that offense is more than just hitting. Focusing on situations, moving runners, quality vs. non quality at bats.

The Red Devils will play in the Three Rivers Conference South Division for the first time with home and away games against the other six schools, and Hall is up for the challenge.

“I feel we should compete and be in the mix come May,” Keegan said.

“The area schools will be very good with St. Bede, Princeton and Kewanee and from what I hear the Quad City schools have talent as well. No gimmies for sure.”

The Red Devils are eying a Thursday

Scoreboard Basketball

3A boys state tournament At Peoria

FRIDAY: Lincoln 45, Rockford Lutheran 42.

Chicago Morgan Park 52, Chicago Orr 46.

SATURDAY: Third place - Chicago Orr 55, Rockford Lutheran 45..

Title - Morgan Park 59, Lincoln 49.

4A boys state tournament at Peoria

FRIDAY: Whitney Young 75, Lincolnshire Stevenson 68.

Lisle Benet Academy 38,Edwardsville 33

2014 Hall baseball schedule March 22 at Somonauk (DH)-ppd March 24 at Rockridge*, ppd May 16 March 27 vs. Princeton*, 4:30 March 29 at Amboy (DH), 10:00 April 3 vs. Orion*-4:30 April 4 vs. Bureau Valley-4:30 April 5 vs. Serena (DH)-10:00 April 7 at St. Bede*-4:30 April 9 at Seneca-4:30 April 11 at Erie-4:30 April 14 vs. Kewanee*-4:30 April 16 at Mendota-4:30 April 17 vs. Rockridge*-4:30 April 18 vs. Fulton*-4:30 April 21 at Princeton*-4:30 April 24 at Sherrard*-4:30 April 28 at Orion*-4:30 April 30 at Morrison-4:30 May 1 vs. St. Bede*-4:30 May 2 vs. Newman-4:30 May 7 vs. Putnam County-4:30 May 8 at Kewanee*-4:30 May 9 at Riverdale-4:30 May 12 vs. Henry-4:30 May 14 vs. Annawan-4:30 May 19 IHSA regionals May 24 IHSA sectionals June 2 IHSA super-sectionals June 6/7 IHSA State finals The F/S team typically plays at the opposite sight. * TRAC South Conference game opener at home vs. rival Princeton, weather permitting. Saturday’s double-header vs. Somonauk was canceled and Monday’s conference clash vs.

Rockridge was postponed to May 16.

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SATURDAY: Third place - Stevenson 38, Edwardsville 33.

Title - Whitney Young 46, Lisle Benet Academy 44.

Volleyball

Junior High girls Prairie Conference Tournament

7th grade: Third place - Peru Catholic def. Cherry 12-25, 25-19, 25-15. High points Cherry: Avery Lamis 12, Rachael Kobold 9, Payton Kerper 6, Hayleigh Brokaw 5, Taytum Hahn 5 8th grade: Title - Cherry def. Deer Park 25-22, 20-25, 25-15. High points: Cherry - Madison Soldati 10, Hayleigh Brokaw 9, Payton Kerper 8, Taytum Hahn 6.

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Find eight silly things that don’t belong in this airplane’s cockpit.

Standards Link: Visual discrimination: Classifying objects by common characteristics.

Read the three biggest news stories on Page One of the newspaper. Is each story a new news event or a continuing one? What do you think will happen next? Do you think any will be in the history books years from now?

ong before there were airplanes, people dreamed of flying. Courageous dreamers like the Wright Brothers made the dream a reality.

One pilot also challenged the role of women. Her name was Amelia Earhart.

When Amelia was a young woman, it was not considered “ladylike” to become a pilot. Very few women had ever learned to fly. But Amelia was raised to be her own person and to follow her heart.

In 1920, she paid $1 for a 10-minute ride in an airplane. “As soon as I left the ground,” she wrote later, “I knew I myself had to fly.” Little did she know that she would become one of the world’s most famous pilots.

Amelia Earhart set many flying records. As a crew member of the Friendship Flight in 1928, she was the first woman ever to fly across the Atlantic.

Four years later, Amelia flew her own plane across the vast Atlantic Ocean alone.

Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

Where did she land? Follow these instructions and use the map to find out.

Take off from Newfoundland. Travel 2 spaces east. Move 1 space north. Fly east 2 spaces and land safely on the island in the lower left side of that space. Where are you?

ANSWER: Ireland.

The first pilots were always testing the limits of speed, distance and altitude.

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Amelia Earhart and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once left a dinner party and took a night flight above Washington, D.C. – in their evening gowns!

Help this plane find its way through the stormy sky.

Amelia wanted to be the first person to fly around the world. In 1937, she took off from Oakland, California.

Find something in todayʼs newspaper that rhymes with each of these airplane parts: Tail

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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

A Tribute to Courage

Amelia Earhart said, “Honor is the foundation of courage.” Look through the newspaper for someone you think is both honorable and courageous. Write a letter to the editor recognizing the person for these traits.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Students write formal letters and descriptive narratives.

Near the end of her journey, all contact was lost and Amelia Earhart was never heard from again. Some say she crashed. Others think she landed on a South Pacific island and stayed there the rest of her life.

The story of her disappearance remains a mystery.

But it is the story of her life that inspires others to great courage. She blazed new trails in flying, shaping advancements in flight that we enjoy today.

Standards Link: History/Social Science: Students understand the contributions of famous Americans.

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Standards Link: Phonemic Awareness; Recognize and produce rhyming words.

Who is the woman you most admire? Explain why.

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General Terms and Policies The Bureau County Republican reserves the right to classify correctly, edit, reject or cancel any advertisement at any time in accordance with its policy. All ads must be checked for errors by the advertiser, on the first day of publication. We will be responsible for the first incorrect insertion, and its liabilities shall be limited to the price on one insertion.

LINE AD DEADLINES: • Tuesday, BCR deadline Monday 9 am • Thursday, BCR and BCR Journal deadline Tuesday, 12 pm • Saturday, BCR deadline Friday, 9 am We Accept 815-875-4461

- 200 Employment 227 • Drivers NOW HIRING DRIVERS Local 60 hour/7 day Company. Hourly pay and over time.

Home nights.

Health, 401k, paid vacation. Clean record a must.

Hazmat a plus. Serious inquires only. Schoff Farm Service, 815-379-2777

228 • Help Wanted Job opening: FISCAL PROGRAM MANAGER at Freedom House, Princeton, IL. Job description & application instructions at website: www. freedomhouseillinois.org (click the employment tab) or email: bmcvety@ freedomhouseillinois.com.

Closing deadline - 4pm, April 11, 2014 Convenient Store Cashier Clerk needed. Duties include working the quick mart and deli. Weekends are required. Previous convenient store experience and food service license preferred. Submit a cover letter & resume to: Cashier Clerk, 302 North Main, Ohio, IL 61349 The Bureau & Putnam County Health Department is seeking a parttime/contractual DENTAL ASSISTANT. Applicants must have completed formal training in dental assisting and be certified for expanded duties. Computer skills are recommended. Position available immediately.

Send resume & proof of certification to: Bureau & Putnam County Health Department, 526 Bureau Valley Parkway, Princeton, IL 61356

PROMOTE JOB OPENINGs The Bureau County Republican Classified can help you promote your job openings and get your business full staffed.

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231 • Childcare

446 • Farm Products

450 • Under $1000

GREAT OPPORTUNITY Looking for a motivated licensed Massage Therapist. Must do deep tissue massages. Please call 815-875-8321 or stop in for an application Ultimate Salon & Spa 432 South. Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356

Openings for new IN HOME DAYCARE located in Granville, for ages 0-4.

Cost is $25/day. Day care will be opening in June.

If interested contact Ashley at 309-369-9261

HAY for sale.

1st cutting, small square bales.

Call 815-866-8389

************ HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL?

AG VIEW FS, INC Part-time SEASONAL AG OFFICE Position at our Buda Plant. Qualifications include strong office skills, organized, general math and computer experience a must. Flexible hours, with some evenings and weekends.

Please send resume to: Ag View FS, Inc., 22069 US Hwy 34, Princeton, IL 61356 TEMPORARY HELP WANTED In Agricultural Office.

Salary range $12.07 $15.15 per hour.

Applications available at the Bureau County FSA Office located at: 312 East Backbone Road, Princeton, IL. We recognize and appreciate the benefits of diversity in the workplace.

People who share this belief and reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply. This vacancy announcement closes April 4, 2014 and applications must be received by that date. FSA is an equal opportunity employer ILLINOIS VALLEY WASTE SERVICES Is looking for a Waste Collector with at least a class B CDL with an air brake endorsement for residential manual trash pick-up. Full benefit package includes medical, dental, 401(k). Candidate must have a current CDL to be considered. You must fill out an application in person at: Illinois Valley Waste Services located at 1530 Peggy Lane, Princeton, IL 61356 from the hours 8am - 4pm. EOE

232 • Business Opportunities ********** 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

need more income?

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- 400 Merchandise

ADVERTISE YOUR SERVICES RIGHT HERE! In the Classified. Just call 815-875-4461.

446 • Farm Products

230 • Work Wanted

ALFALFA HAY Large, Round, Excellent Quality, stored inside.

PHONE 815-878-0099

Reliable Person will do Housekeeping in the Princeton area Call 815-303-6847

YOU’LL FIND IT right here in the Bureau County Republican Classified!

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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450 • Under $1000 1999 Cadillac Eldorado. $800 or best offer.

Call 815-878-5463 2 Broan range hoods: 1white, 1-almond, $25 for both; 4 Oak Amish swivel bar stools 24” height $150. 815-643-2593

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!

460 • Garage Sales

40” rebounder, plus case $15; 5' stainless steel garment rack, $5; 30” x6' white folding table, $15.

Call 815-875-8150

PRINCETON 120 Elm Place. Friday, Saturday, March 28 & 29th; 7am to 5pm.

Tools, tables, clothes, exercise machines and farm fresh eggs. Too much to list

6 fluorescent light fixtures, 4' long, (5) T12, (1) T8 types. $60 for all.

Call 815-469-2464

-600Transportation

8 quart enterprise sausage stuffer or grape crusher. $80.

Call 815-878-5443

614 • Car Sales

AD2 Airdyne exercise bike, like new, uses wind resistance technology, has transport wheels, asking $300. 309-945-6146 BASSETT China Cabinet 4'7”x6'8”x15-1/2” deep.

Lighted glass shelves, 3 drawers, 2 doors. $200.

Call 815-915-7939 Solid oak entertainment center, like new, storage space, 6'wide x 6' tall, asking $500.

Call 815-303-2472

******* $$ CASH PAID $$ We pay top dollar for junk (cars, machinery, etc.)

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618 • Recreational 2011 28.5' Zinger Travel Trailer - Model ZT25 SB. $11,500. Very clean, excellent condition. In Hennepin. Call 630 779-3325

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Call 815-875-4461 Caregivers Jobs available!

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PHARMACY MANAGER

Fulltime Position • Includes Management duties, as well as clinical duties • Previous experience in healthcare preferred • Experience with 340B Program a plus • Must have a license in the State of Illinois as a Registered Pharmacist Includes competitive benefit & salary package To apply for this position, please go to our website: www.mendotahospital.org and fill out an application

Do you have a passion for helping others?

Put your care giving skills to work by assisting the elderly & disabled in their homes with meal preparation; housekeeping; laundry; personal care; shopping; etc.

• Must have reliable transportation • Training Provided • Part-time positions available • Weekend pay differential.

Looking for caregivers in the Princeton and surrounding areas.

Call now for more information at 800-868-9454 or 309-852-0492 www.henrystarkhealth.com Comprehensive Background Check Required.

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REAL ESTATE AUCTION

The following described Real Estate will be offered at Public Auction located at the property, 777 S. Main St./Bettasso Professional Office/Condo’s, Princeton, IL 61356 Look for this and upcoming Auctions on www.rickrediger.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014 10:00 A.M.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Located at 777 S. Main St., Princeton, IL Bureau County – Less than 500 Ft +/- from Bureau County Court House, Frame, CB/Brick Bldg divided into divided into (4) Independent Condo Suites constructed in 1962 +/-, Zoned Commercial/B-3 with 103’+/- of Main St. Frontage. There is 11,772 sq. ft. +/of land area, including a large private black topped Parking Lot & Private East side Parking area. Building includes individual forced hot/AC units, various & multiple/individual plumbing facilities. Property to be sold along with the Declaration of Condominium Ownership Covenants.

The property will be offered in 3 individual Condo Suites.

Unit A: Located in the West upper level consisting of 1,300 sq. ft. +/-. There are 5 offices, kitchen, storage room, furnace room, 2 restrooms and Private Entrance. Tax I.D. number is 16-16-379-001. 2012 taxes were $1,504.92.

Unit B: Located in the East upper level consisting of 1300 sq. ft. +/-. There are 5+ offices, reception room, furnace room, restroom and Private Entrance.

Tax I.D. number is 16-16-379-002. 2012 taxes were $1,504.92.

Unit D: Located in the East lower level consisting of 1,215 sq. ft. +/-. There are 4 large offices, large reception area/ waiting room, furnace room, restroom and Private Entrance. Tax I.D. number is 16-16-379-004. 2012 taxes were $1,505.00.

For floor plan’s and additional information - view full catalog on www.rickrediger.com TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1) The successful bidders will be required to enter into a standard real estate purchase contract with 10% of the purchase price due immediately following the auction. The balance will be due and payable on or before April 29, 2014.

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

3) The property is being sold in “as is“condition, with no warranties of any kind.

4) 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.

5) All announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over any previously printed advertised terms or conditions.

6) Condo Unit C is Not for Sale – Owned and Occupied by Professional Attorney.

7) To view the property contact Rick Rediger – Auctioneer at 815-699-7999.

8) BROKERS – Please call Auction Service for co-operation terms.

OPEN HOUSE – Sunday, March 2 – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Seller: RENEE COMFORT/BETTASSO CONDO’S Attorney for Seller: Robert F. Russell Not Responsible for Accidents I.D. Required

REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE

WYANET, IL 61379 – 815-699-7999 RICK REDIGER, AUCTIONEER

LARGE TWO DAY ESTATE AUCTION Auction to be held at the Tumbleson Auction Center, 1635 North Main Street, Princeton, IL, Located 100 miles West of Chicago, Il just off INT 80, Exit 56, South on Rt. 26.

(Behind the Sherwood Antique Mall) on:

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 & SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2014 TIME: 10:00 A.M. (Preview: 8:00 A.M.) Each Day **SPECIAL PREVIEW OF BOTH DAYS: FRIDAY, MARCH 28 TIME: 4:00-6:00 P.M.** View Full Listing, Photos & Absentee Bid on website: www.tumblesonauction.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

OVER 75 FIREARMS & RELATED ITEMS: WINCHESTER: Mod 12 12-Ga Pump S, Mod 50 12 Ga, Mod 70 7 MM Cal Bolt Action Rifle, Mod 67 22-Short Bolt Action Rifle, Mod 37410 Ga Single Shot, Model 12-12 Ga, 1897 12-Ga Pump & 97 12 Ga Pump; HIPOINT: 40 Cal Pistol & Two-C9 9MM Pistols; S&W: Mod SW4OVE 40 Cal Semi Auto, 9 MM Mod SW9VE Pistol; H&R: M-623 22 Cal Pistol, M-63332 Cal Rev. & Topper M-88 12 Ga; MOSSBERG: M-500 A 12 Ga Shotgun (Camo), 500 (New) 12 Ga Shotgun (Camo), Mod 500 12 Ga Shotgun (Camo) & M-321 K 22 Cal Bolt Action, M-151 22 Cal Rifle, 46-B 22 Cal Bolt Action Rifle & Mod 195 12-Ga Bolt Action; REMINGTON: Mod 740 30/06 Rifle, M-522 22 Cal, 12-C Pump 22 Cal, Speedmaster 22 Cal Single Shot, Mod 550-122 Cal Semi Auto Rifle, 1100 12 Ga 3” Mag Semi Auto, 1100 28” 12 Ga Brl Only, Hastings Slug Brl 12 Ga 2 For Remington 1100 & Crack Shot 22 Cal Rifle; RUGER: LCP380-Cal Pistol w/ Case, P-95 9 MM Pistol & MK II 22 Cal Pistol; MARLIN: Mod60 22 Cal Rifle, Mod 336 Lever Action Rifle 30/30 Cal, 22-Cal Rifle M-605 B w/Tasco Scope, Mod 795 22 Cal Semi Auto Rifle & Pre-64 Lever Action Rifle Mod-36RC 30/30; OTHER HAND GUNS & LONGGUNS TO INCLUDE: Intratec Tec-9 9 MM Semi Auto Pistol; Intratec 9 MM TecDC-9 Pistol; Para Ordinance GI Expert 45Cal 1911 Mod Pistol; NAA 22 Mag Pistol w/ Case; Jimenez Mod Janine 9 MM Pistol; Jennings J-22 22 Cal Pistol; Walther P-38 9 MM; Regent 9 Shot Rev. 22 Cal; Two-Lorcin Mod L-380 Cal Pistols; Cobra C-25 25 Cal Derringer; NAA Mini 22 Cal Rev.; Raven25 Cal Pistol; Llama Minima X 45 45 Cal Pistol; Charles Daly 45-Cal Pistol w/ Holster; Taurus Brasil 357 Mag Rev.; Phoenix Arms Co. HP 22 Cal Pistol; Charter Arms 357Mag Rev.; Rossi Combo 22 Cal/410 Ga Shotgun/ Rifle; CBC 20 Ga Single Shot Shotgun; Glenfield 75C 22 Cal Rifle w/ Scope; Mauser K98 Rifle 7.92 X 57 Cal; Taurus CT 9 9 MM Rifle w/ Case; Stevens 22-Cal Pump Visable Loader & 410 Single Shot; Glenfield Mod 60 22 Cal; Dbl Brl Shotgun w/ Hammers 12 Ga; Eastern Arms Single Shot410 Ga; Bativia 12 Ga Dbl Brl 12 Ga Hammerless; T. Barker Engraved Dbl Brl Shotgun w/ Hammers; Old Black Powder Dbl Brl Shotgun (Rough); J.C. Higgins Mod 583.1Bolt Action 12 Ga Shotgun; Stevens Mod 94 12 Ga Single Shot; Single Shot 12 Ga Shotgun; Baker Gun Co. Dbl Brl 12 Ga Shotgun w/ Hammers; Mauser M-48 Military Rifle; Jap Rifle w/ Flower Ground Off ; Rare Germany Rifle Mauser Action 12 Ga; Fabrique (Browning Pat) 12 Ga Auto; Springfield Mod 67-B 12 Ga Pump Shotgun; Military Training Rifles; Mauser Military Rifle; Hiawatha Mod 189J 22 Cal Semi Auto JC Higgins Mod 20-12 Ga Shotgun Deer Gun; Snake Charmer II 410 Ga Shotgun; Misc Ammo, Holsters & Pistol Cases; Wood Adv. Ammo Boxes; ATN Day/Night Rifle Scope System 4-12 X 80 in Case DECOYS, KNIVES, GUN PRINTS, ADV. SIGNS & TINS & RELATED ITEMS: Several Decoys Including Weeks, Ron Petersen, Dan Ellberg & Donna Tonelli; Pocket & Hunting Knives, Hesston Rodeo Belt Buckle Collection, Many Nice Framed Gun & Ammo Ad Prints, Several Lg. Metal & Tin Adv. Signs, Many Old Tins Including Cigarette, Tobacco, Coffee, Tea & Others; Western DVD’s/Blu Ray, Hard Bound Stars & Stripes Military Newspapers 1918-1919; Sm. Amount of Fishing Items COLLECTION OF COINS: Morgan & Peace Silver Dollars; Buffalo Nickels; Liberty Dimes; Wheat Pennies; Many Pre-64 Quarters, Franklin, Liberty Halves & Dimes; Various Coin & Paper Money Sets; Ike & Susan B. Anthony Dollars; 2012 Lg. Quarter Dollar .999 Silver; 2001-P $1 Buffalo Coin;1877 $1 Trade Coin; Various Silver Coins & .999; Silver Certificates; 2Dollar Confederate Bill; 1917 $1 & $2 Bills & Various Paper Money

EUGENE BILLINGS ESTATE, WYANET, IL and Others 10%Buyer’s Premium & Proxibid Available for this Auction Day Only!

SUNDAY, MARCH 30

AUTOMOBILES & SCOOTER: 19492-Door Chrysler Windsor w/ Approx. 40,000 Miles, 1977 Buick 2 Door Regal w/Approx. 39800 Miles, 2001 Lincoln LS (Loaded) w/ 77,000 Miles & 2009 CFMOTO Fa-Shion CF 250T Scooter (Purchased New) ANTIQUE, PRIMITIVE, HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD & MODERN FURNITURE: Cylinder & Drop Front Secretary Book Cases; Drop Front Spoon Carved Writing Desk Cabinet; Glass Door Book Cabinet; Walnut Chest ofDrawers w/ Hanky Boxes; 5 Section Lawyers Bookcase; Pump Organ; Lift Top Dry Sink Commode; Round & Square Oak Tables; Various Chairs; Lamp Tables; Chocolate Marble Top Victorian Lamp Table; Sm. Pedestal Fold Out Game Table; Drop Leaf Dining Table; Various Dressers & Chest of Drawers; Trunks; Victorian Folding Screen; Nice 3 Piece Bedroom Set; Smoking Stand; Hall Tree w/ Mirror & Hooks; Group of Heywood Wakefield Coffee & End Tables; Glass Top Metal Patio Table w/ Chairs; Marble Top Commode; Three Drawer Commode; 3 Piece Kling Pine Bedroom Set; Sewing Cabinet; Pair of Matching Wood Rockers w/Upholstered Seats; Spoon Foot Vanity Table w/Stool; Various Lamp Tables; Some Modern Furniture to Include: Nice Round Dining Table & Chairs; High Top Pedestal Table & Stools; Overstuffed Chair& Ottoman; Bakers Rack Cabinet; Sm. Tables; Artwork & Lamps ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLE: Several Lamps Including Dbl Globe, B&H Slag Glass, Jefferson Reverse Painted Lamp w/ Ship Design, Signed Handel Lamp Base, Aladdin Table Lamps, Hanging Lamp & Floor Lamp; Art Deco Deer Statue; Framed Prints& Paintings; Clocks, RS Prussia, Tiffany Candle Lamp, Art glass, Several Pcs of Pottery, Sets of China, Wavecrest, Belleek, Waterford Vase, Art Glass, Sterling Silver Flatware Set, Comb & Brush Set & Misc. Flatware Pcs; Ladies Jewelry Including Diamond Rings, Tennis Bracelet, Necklaces, Fine, Costume& Sterling; Men’s Diamond Rings; Linens, Hankies, Buttons, Purses, Perfume Bottles, Dresser Sets, Quilts, Embroidered Pillowcases & Dish Towels; Vintage Children’s & Doll Clothes; Dolls & Teddy Bears; Wicker Baby Buggy’s; 2-Armani Figurines; Old Theatre Spot Light; Red Wing & Western Stoneware; Mother Hubbard Mendota, IL Wash Board; Buck Board Seat; Wash Bench; Kerosene Lamps; Primitive Items& Old Adv. Tins, Guardian Service & Much More!!

Large Collection of Over 150 LONGABERGER Baskets (Most w/ Liners & Protectors), Wrought Iron & Pottery Pieces

ESTATE OF JOHN JENSEN, PRINCETON, IL and Others TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY

PRINCETON, IL • Email: ttauction@yahoo.com Or Phone: 815-872-1852 AUCTIONEERS: TOM AND MARY TUMBLESON LIC # 040000396-397 & TIFFANY FOES LIC #041.001601

- 700 Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales PRINCETON double wide mobile home for sale. 3 bedroom, 2 full bath, open floor concept. $18,000 or best offer. If interested please call 815-875-7668 or 815-875-1282 **************** 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

768 • Homes For Sale PRINCETON Great location. Corner lot, custom built. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Ranch, laundry room.

Granite gas fireplace, sunroom, dry basement, large 2 car attached garage.

Shed. Move in ready. $189,900.

Call 815-780-8494

DO YOU HAVE A PLACE TO Sell? The Bureau County Republican Classified can help you find the right person to move in.

775 • For Sale

by Owner PRINCETON 538 East Marion Street. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Ranch. Charming!!

Newly remodeled in 2011.

Spacious newly landscaped backyard. Decks, Hot Tub. View on: www. zillow.com. 815-303-8055

- 800 Real Estate For Rent 856 • Apartment Rentals

856 • Apartment Rentals 856 • Apartment Rentals PRINCETON 1 bedroom.

All utilities. Appliances furnished. 1-1/2 bath.

Ground floor. No pets. Deposit, lease. $465.

Call 815-894-2163 PRINCETON 2 bedroom, $570. 437 East Marion.

Heat, water, garbage, covered parking, laundry. No pets. Call 309-912-8017 PRINCETON 2 bedroom, 1 car garage. $575 + security deposit. Located at 1024 North Maple Street.

Call 815-999-9255 PRINCETON Large, one bedroom, off-street parking, laundry facility, no pets. $450 + electric.

Call 815-875-8100 PRINCETON Like New 2 bedroom, 2 bath, central air, laundry room, garage.

Rent Reduced! 815-7130234/630-632-4113

Looking for a new place to live? The Bureau County Republican Classified is a great source to help you find your next place to call home.

FOR RENT: 1 bedroom, upstairs apartment, downtown Princeton. $375 a month. Call Anderson Mosshart, 815-875-4660 PRINCETON (2) 2 bedrooms, upstairs on Main Street. Central air. $450/ $550 per month. Broker owned.Call 815-878-3800 PRINCETON 1 bedroom, recently remodeled. Great neighborhood. Lease, deposit. $425. 810 South Euclid. Call 217-766-8497

PRINCETON Modern & Clean 2 bedroom. Hardwood floors, garage, all kitchen appliances included. No pets. No smoking. $695/month + utilities.

Call 815-878-1984 SHEFFIELD 2 bedroom, large apartment. All utilities included. Washer, dryer in apartment. Covered carport. No pets. $600 per month + deposit. Call 815-699-2501

DO YOU HAVE A LOT TO Sell? The Bureau County Republican Classified can help you sell it!

858 • Homes for Rent PRINCETON 2 bedroom.

Neat & clean. Stove and refrigerator. New furnace, central air. Low utilities.

Washer, dryer. Good location. Nice yard. References required. Call 815875-3166/ 815-875-3861

858 • Homes for Rent

999 • Legal Notices

999 • Legal Notices

999 • Legal Notices

RURAL PRINCETON 5 bedrooms. Princeton school district. References & security deposit, $850 per month.

RAY FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICES Call 815-872-3276

City of Princeton Invitation for Bids The City of Princeton Electric Department is accepting bids for Line Clearance Tree Trimming.

Specifications are available beginning Thursday, March 20th 2014 at the City Clerk’s office at 2 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois. Bids must be returned to the City Clerk’s office in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Line Clearance Tree Trimming” on the outside, no later than Thursday, April 3rd 2014 by 2:00 p.m. Bids will be publicly opened at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday April

3rd 2014 at City Hall.

Bids will be reviewed and a decision made by the Princeton City Council on Monday, April 7th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The City of Princeton reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Bid not to exceed the amount of $65,000.00, per budget year, without autho-

rization of the City of Princeton. This bid will be for 2 years May 1st, 2014-April 2016, subject to budget approval by City Council.

Direct questions to Jason Bird at 815-8751231.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 18, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 29, 2014.

SHEFFIELD Small, 3 bedroom. Available April 1.

No pets. No smoking. References required. Deposit.

Large yard. Utilities not included. $450/month. Call Mary Ann, 815-878-1846

862 • Business Rentals PRINCETON Commercial Office Building on South Pleasant Street, across from Courthouse.

Call 309-255-0648

PROMOTE YOUR Rental Call 815-875-4461

REAL ESTATE OPEN HOUSE

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RENT TO OWN 4 bedroom home in Princeton Call John 773-766-3064

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LARGE AUCTION

THUR, MARcH 27, 2014 4:00-6:00P.M.

Auction to be Held on:

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014 View Website for Full Listing & Pictures: www.tumblesonauction.com

ANTIqUEs/ COLLECTAbLEs & mORE!!

NIcHOLAS, JOHN & JAMES YEAzEL

SELLERS:

sAT., mARCh 29, 2014 10:00 Am

Spring heifers, pairs, and breds

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bURkART & hANsEN AUCTION sERvICE

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PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF PRINCETON Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, notice is hereby given that a Special Budget Planning Session Meeting of the City Council is to be held at City Hall at 2 South Main St., Princeton, IL. The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 5:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers.

Keith L. Cain Mayor Peter Nelson City Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 25, 2014.

been filed. /s/Richard L. Corrin, Jr. /s/Mary Lee Corrin Independent Co-Executors of the Estate of Caroline M. Hooker, deceased /s/H. M. Harris May, May, Angel & Harris Attorneys for Estate 708 S. Pleasant Street Princeton, IL 61356 Phone: (815) 875-3808 Fax: (815) 872-0199 Email: mmah07@comcast.net Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

from the Independent Executor is required

by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 20th day of March, 2014.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Estate 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 25, Apr. 1 and 8, 2014.

or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

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

Dated this 12th day of March, 2014.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Rosemary J. Crock, Independent Executor 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 18, 25 and Apr. 1, 2014.

13-021845 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BUREAU - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; ) Plaintiff, ) vs.

) JESSICA BEEM;

) Defendants, ) 13 CH 65 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 13, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the office of HB Wilkinson Title Co., 108 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 15 IN TERRY’S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SPRING VALLEY, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE UNDERLYING COAL, FIRECLAY AND OTHER MINERALS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF DIG, MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME WITHOUT ENTERING UPON THE SURFACE THEREOF, ALL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 324 West Erie Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362.

P.I.N. 18-34-406-010.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 651-6705.

I594201 Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

BID NOTICE FORMER “CATHOLIC CHURCH” PROPERTY LOCATED AT: 220 N. CHICAGO ST., BUREAU, IL PROPERTY SOLD “AS IS” The Village of Bureau Junction, Bureau, IL 61315, will be accepting bids for the property described Real Estate consisting of a building formally know as: St. Francis Xavier Church. Lots 47 and 48 in the Village of Bureau, 220 N. Chicago St., Bureau, IL. Property Index Number: 23-17-134-016.

Property will be sold “AS IS” with a minimum bid of $2,000.00. Bids must be received no later than 7:00 p.m., April 30, 2014. Bids will be opened at 7:10 p.m. during the Village’s Regular Board Meeting on April 30, 2014. To obtain a spec sheet or for more information contact the Village Clerk at 815-6593016. The Village has the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 25, Apr. 1 and 8, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) CAROLINE M. ) HOOKER, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2014-P-16 CLAIMS NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Caroline M. Hooker.

Letters of office were issued to Richard L. Corrin, Jr. and Mary Lee Corrin, whose respective address is 1151 Church Street, Glenview, IL 60025, as Independent Co-representatives, and whose attorneys of record are May, May, Angel & Harris, 708 S. Pleasant Street, Princeton, IL 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 19th day of September, 2014, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice.

Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) CLARENCE ) ARTHUR COMPTON,) DECEASED ) NO. 2014-P-24 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Clarence Arthur Compton. Letters of office were issued to Richard A. Compton of 7 Carefree Lane, Putnam, Illinois 61560 and Sondra M. Owens of 734 West Brewster Street, Tiskilwa, Illinois 61368, as Independent Executors 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 September 25, 2014, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) RAMONA F. ) EIDENMILLER, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2014-P-22 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Ramona F. Eidenmiller. Letters of Office were issued to Rosemary J. Crock of 325 SW Yorkshire Rd., Topeka, KS 66606, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, IL 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before September 20, 2014,

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 6, 2014, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as TM Property Preservation, located at PO Box 87, Princeton, IL 61356.

Dated this 6th day of March, 2014. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

PUBLIC AUCTION BUREAU COUNTY FARMLAND LAMOILLE TOWNSHIP 140 +/- Acres

The following described farmland will be offered by PUBLIC AUCTION. Sale day location: LaMoille Lions Club Building, 308 Howard St., LaMoille, IL 61330.

OPEN TENANCY

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014

OPEN TENANCY

10:00 A.M.

DESCRIPTION: Located 1 mile South of Junction IL 89 and 34 LaMoille, IL to 2500N Road then West 1 mile to farm on South side of road. Plat location is E ½ of NW ¼ and W ½ of the NE ¼ of Section 35 LaMoille Township, Bureau County Illinois.

140 +/- tillable acres with 139.6 +/- tillable. Tillable soils include Greenbush, Muscatune, Batavia, Osco, Edgington and Ambraw. The Crop Productivity Index for optimum management is 131.6 +/.

Part of Tax ID # 05-35-100-003.

Plat locations, Aerial Photos, Soil Maps and other information available @ rickrediger.com TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1.) The parcel will be sold with no improvements.

2.) The parcel will be sold on a per surveyed acre basis. Survey provided

by Seller.

3.) The successful bidder will be required to enter into an installment contract for deed in customary form. Twenty (20%) percent of the purchase price due at the time of signing. The balance, with interest at the rate of two (2%) percent per annum, payable in four (4) additional annual installments.

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

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

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

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

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

9.) For additional information or to view the property contact Rick Rediger, Auctioneer at 815-699-7999 or Scott Brummel at 630-553-3200.

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Seller: Attorney for Seller: William S. Beneke 10 W. Park Avenue, Princeton, IL 61356 – 815.875.4555 Number System will be Used – I.D. Required Not Responsible for Accidents REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE Rick Rediger, Auctioneer 815-699-7999 www.RickRediger.com

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13-021845 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BUREAU PRINCETON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) JESSICA BEEM; ) Defendants, ) 13 CH 65 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 13, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the office of HB Wilkinson Title Co., 108 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 324 West Erie Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362.

P.I.N. 18-34-406-010.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds.

No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 651-6705.

I594201 Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 11, 18 and 25, 2014.

REAL ESTATE AUCTION The Following Furnished Real Estate will be sold at the ON SITE LOCATION of 995 Innsbruck Lane in Princeton, IL on:

SAT., APRIL 12, 2014 TIME: 10:00 A.M.

View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com

**Open House: Thur., March 27, 2014 Time: 4:00-6:00 P.M.**

REALESTATE One Bedroom Condo w/ Dining Room, Kitchen (Like New Appliances Included w/ Real Estate Including Whirlpool Refrigerator, Electric Range & Dishwasher), Laundry Room (Maytag Washer & Dryer Included), Bathroom, Living Room, Bedroom w/ Lg. Dbl Walk in Closet; Home has Central Air Unit &Furnace.

PERSONAL PROPERTY LISTED BELOW IS INCLUDED W/SALE OF REAL ESTATE Dining Room Table w/ 8 Chairs & Matching Hutch; Matching Loveseat & Sofa; 4 Piece Lane Bedroom Set; 1940’s Vanity w/ Stool; Lg. Mirror; 10 Cubic Foot Chest Freezer; Entertainment Cent w/ Sony TV; Electronic Equipment; Bookshelf; Pictures & Frames; Tools; Lg. Amount of Beanie Babies; Vintage China Dinnerware; Misc Glassware; 33 Records; Guardian Service; Vintage Newspapers & Political Campaign Buttons; Sm. Kitchen Appliances LEGAL DESCRIPTION PRINCETON PT L93-94 INNSBRUCK VILLAGE CONDO UNIT-5-E B 1411 P 181 D 09-3229 TERMS OFREAL ESTATE 10% Down the Day of the Sale and the Balance due on or Before 30 Days when Merchantable Title will be furnished. Taxes to be prorated at Closing & Possession at Closing. All Announcements made Day of Sale will Take Precedence over all Previous Printed Matter.

Seller Reserves the Right to Reject or Accept any or all Bids. This Sale is Not Contingent on Financing. All Financing Needs to be PreApproved for Closing on or before 30 Days after Day of Sale. Anyone Interested in Viewing Real Estate Please Contact Tom or Mary Tumbleson 815-872-1852.

NIChOLAS, JOhN & JAMES YEAzEL

SELLERS:

ATTORNEY: MAY, MAY & HARRIS PLEASE NOTE: Condo Laws including Condo Dues and Approval of Buyer Apply.

TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY 815-872-1852/ E-Mail: ttauction@yahoo.com AUCTIONEERS: TOM AND MARY TUMBLESON LIC#040000396-397

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A trip down Memory Lane Todd Borsch submitted these photos taken around Princeton. Left: The photo is of the automobile row from the 1909 Bureau County Fair. Bottom, left: The photo is of Princeton City Hall circa 1970. Bottom, right: The photo is of the Covenant Children’s Home circa 1970.

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