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Quiram is Princeton’s mayor Former commissioner wins with 59.06 percent of the vote

By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — The people have spoken, and the unofficial results are in.

Princeton Mayor-elect Duane Joel Quiram won the mayoral race against candidates Bob Warren and Ray Swanson.

With 1,063 votes about 59.06 percent of the overall turnout, Quiram will find his new seat at the center of the Princeton City Council at the first meeting in May. Coming in second was Swanson with 481 votes (26.72 percent) and in third place was Warren with 256 votes (14.22 percent).

Quiram’s home was packed with close friends and family sporting their identical black longsleeved “Quiram” shirts.

The family sat, stood and ate around the community laptop waiting for the unofficial results to start rolling in. Hopeful laughter and anxious support filled Quiram’s living room.

“I was surprised to see that it was such a significant margin,” said Quiram. “It really tells me that the residents of Princeton, they definitely want to see a change in direction. There’s no question about it, and they’re going to get their wish.”

“A vote for either Ray or Bob is basically a vote for the status quo, to continue on as we have been,” said Quiram, “A vote for me was a vote for a change in direction, more council involvement, more debate, more discussion, more community involvement.”

Warren said apart from winning the election, he would not have done anything differently during his campaign.

“Obviously the citizens wanted a big change, and that’s what they’re going to get with this election,” said Warren.

Swanson said, “I’m just glad I ran a nice, clean, positive campaign. I’d like to wish the incoming commissioner candidates the best of luck and the mayor-elect, Joel Quiram,

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Mayor-elect Duane Joel Quiram and wife, Susan Quiram, look for the Tuesday, April 7, election results in their home.

Surrounded by their family and friends, the couple entertained as they awaited the evening results. Quiram looks forward to the new direction he will bring to Princeton as mayor. the best luck and just hope the city can move forward and see some

positive results.”

“I’ll still be very visible in the city, and we will

see in the future what the future holds for me as far as politics,” he added.

As Quiram’s first act as

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City/village/library votes are in

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

Six Bureau County communities, outside of Princeton, voted for contested council, village board and library district races in the Tuesday, April 7, consolidated election.

Below is a recap of the unofficial turnout on those races:

Spring Valley

Favia

Neumann

Favia, Neumann get the votes New commissioners looking for change

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Princeton voters made it clear they were looking for change in the Tuesday, Year 169 No. 43 Two Sections - 32 Pages

April 7, consolidated election.

Princeton City Council is getting a new mayor and two new city commissioners.

Commissioner candidates Jerry Neumann and

Laura Favia held a strong lead throughout Tuesday evening as vote tallies began flowing in.

The tallies ended with Favia at 893 votes and Neumann at 764 votes.

Their votes were enough to edge out the four fellow contenders in the race.

Michael Eggers ended the

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In Spring Valley, in Ward 1, incumbent Dan McFadden ran against newcomer Larry Koehler, however, McFadden lost his seat to Koehler by 23 votes. The unofficial results showed McFadden with 115 votes to Koehler’s 138 votes. In Ward 2, newcomers Jeff “Artie” Chiaventone and Frederick West vied for the open seat currently held by alderman Tom Nesti, who did not seek re-election. West won the seat with 145 votes to Chi-

aventone’s 128 votes. For the rest of the council, in Ward 3, incumbent Deb Baltikauski ran unopposed for a four-year term and collected 108 votes.

Also, in Ward 3, newcomer Jeff Janusick ran unopposed for an unexpired two-year term and collected 123 votes. In Ward 4, newcomer Ken Bogacz run unopposed for a fouryear seat and collected 117 votes. The seat is currently held by alderman Jim Taliano, who did not seek re-election.

Walnut

In Walnut, residents were asked to select three candidates to fill fouryear trustee positions on the village board. Those seats were won by Ryan Rosenthal with 132 votes; Sharon Smith with 113 votes and Duane Christensen with 84 votes.

Their votes edged out two fellow contenders Thomas Stone, who collected 64 votes, and Bill Jamison,

who collected 23 votes.

The Walnut Village Board will also seated Brian Stull to fill a twoyear term on the board.

Stull ran unopposed for this position and collected 146 votes.

For the position of village president, Dennis Grobe ran unopposed for a two-year term and collected 129 votes.

DePue

In DePue, residents voted for three of the four candidates running for the open trustee positions on the village board. Former trustee Lyle Behm, along with incumbents Dan Hoffert and Roger Harrison were voted in to fill those seats. Behm collected 87 votes; Hoffert collected 84 votes; and Harrison collected 76 votes. Their votes edged out newcomer Miquel Quintana who collected 61 votes.

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The results are in for school board elections

By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com

Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, April 7, to choose school board members for area school districts. Below are the unofficial results: DePue Community Unit School District 108 Board of Education Newcomer Antonio Leon will join incumbent winners Llesenia Leon, Richard Hernandez and Paul Bosnich III on the school board. These elected board members have been selected to serve the full four-year term on the DePue Board of Education.

With the most votes, Bosnich came in at 29.5 percent of the overall turnout (113 votes). In second place was newcomer Antonio Leon with 77 votes at 20.1 percent, and tying for third were candidates Llesenia Leon and Hernandez with 76 votes (19.84 percent).

In last place, incumbent candidate Juan J. Ruiz received only 41 votes, 10.7 percent of the turnout.

LaMoille Community Unit School District 303 Board of Education Serving the full fouryear term on the LaMoille CUSD 303 Board, newcomer Nicholas Pinter will join incumbent winners Mary Taylor, Jeff Pinter and Kevin J. Anderson.

Newcomer Nicholas Pinter earned a seat on the board, collecting 16.44 percent of the turnout at 85 votes. In last place, new candidate Kevin Hildebrand will not take a seat on the school board. Hildebrand received 84 votes

Unofficial results in for IVCC Board trustees Voters in eight counties went to the polls to vote for the Illinois Valley Community College School Board trustees. Two seats were open; three candidates ran for the seats. Those eight counties are Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam, Livingston, Grundy and Marshall.

In Bureau County, voters cast their ballots for incumbent Melissa Olivero with 2,340 votes and newcomer Isaiah Roberts with 1,516 votes.

Incumbent Everett Solon got 1,349 votes.

Bureau County’s tallies will be added to the figures from all eight counties in the community college district to arrive at the final winners. According to the unofficial results from all eight county clerks’ websites, incumbents Olivero and Solon kept their seats with 11,394 and 7,977 votes, respectively. Roberts had 6,202 votes.

— one less than Nicholas Pinter.

Taylor won with 114 votes or 22.05 percent, along with Anderson who came in at 115 votes or 22.24 percent and Jeff Pinter at 119 votes or 23.02 percent.

Hall High School District 502 Board of Education There will be no personnel changes on the Hall High School Board after this election. Incumbent winners Michael Morris, Joe Bezely, Paul Quinn and John “Jack” Boroski beat out newcomer Holly Devert Flanagan.

These board members have been elected to serve the full four-year term on the Hall School Board of Education.

In first place was candidate Bezely with 1,009 votes (22.18 percent); in second was Morris with 940 votes (20.66 percent); in third was Boroski with 926 votes (20.35 percent); in fourth was Quinn with 892 votes (19.6 percent);

and in last place was Flanagan with 783 votes (17.21 percent).

Princeton High School District 500 Board of Education Newcomer Terry Smallwood will join incumbent winners Gary Coates and Alvin Taylor on the Princeton High School Board of Education. These elected board members will serve the full four-year term on the school board.

Newcomer Eldon Entwhistle lost the race with 499 votes or 9.2 percent of the total turnout. Also losing the race was incumbent candidate Stephanie A. Van Ordstrand with 1,055 votes or 19.44 percent of the turnout.

In first place was Coates with 1,445 votes (26.63 percent); in second place was Smallwood with 1,232 votes (22.71 percent); and in third place was Alvin Taylor with 1,195 votes (22.02 percent).

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A resident of Peru, Schaefer had Schaefer been director of physical rehabilitation services at IVCH since 2008 and director of the hospital’s CareToday urgent care clinic since 2012. He began his IVCH career in 2006 as a staff physical therapist.

Before moving to the Illinois Valley, Schaefer was a co-owner of and physical therapist for Twin Rivers Physical Therapy in Moline. Earlier, he had been the lead physical therapist of the skilled nursing unit at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island.

Schaefer holds a master of science degree from the College of Osteo-

pathic Medicine at Des Moines University. His undergraduate degree is from Northern Illinois University. He is a member of the Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary Club and the LaSalle-Peru High School Foundation Board. He is also involved

in numerous community activities, including the founder and head coach of the Illinois Falcons Youth Track Club, an active member of the Starved Rock Runners Club and a member of the Cops4Cancer application committee.

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Local residents prepare to vote in the Tuesday, April 7, election at the Bureau County Metro Center.

Voter turnout low in Bureau County

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

Voter turnout in Bureau County for the Tuesday, April 7, election was one of the lowest percentages recorded in past consolidated elections.

Bureau County Clerk Kami Hieronymus reported a 19 percent turnout, which was lower than the 25 percent she was expecting.

“It was a lot lower than we thought it would be with the contested races for Princeton mayor, commissioners and the high school races,” she said. “We thought it would be heavier, but it wasn’t that great overall.”

Despite all the contested races in Princeton, the Dalzell area actually drew the highest turnout within the county with 232 ballots cast and a 44 percent turnout.

In Princeton, the highest voting precinct drew in 37 percent of voters.

The Wheatland precinct had the lowest turnout in the county with only 11 ballots cast.

Hieronymus figured with polls open 13 hours, that amounted to less than

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Princeton residents cast their votes in voting booths at the Bureau County Metro Center in Princeton. one ballot cast each hour.

With 24,257 registered voters in Bureau County, Tuesday’s election only had 4,512 ballots cast at the polls.

In response to the low turnout, Hieronymus said: “Believe it or not, local people have more control over your tax monies and real estate taxes than federal and state governments do and I can’t think about why you wouldn’t go out to vote. I don’t care what’s on the ballot. It’s an opportunity to express opinion and I just can’t imagine not participating.”

Hieronymus also noted a trend she’s seeing, which is less residents seem to be interested in participating in local government. She said many smaller villages are having harder times finding people who want to serve on their local boards.

“We are the government and there’s a lack of participation. There seems to be a change in people not wanting to be involved in the government process, which is scary because if people are not active, it’s not good,” she said.

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Bureau County 2015 Consolidated Election Results City of Princeton Mayor 3 Duane Joel Quiram...................... 1,063 Bob Warren........................................... 256 Ray Swanson......................................... 481

Princeton City Commissioner 3 Jerry Neumann............................... 764 3 Laura Favia..................................... 893 Paul Breseman...................................... 117 Nathan Jeffery Mangrich..................... 290 Michael J. Eggers.................................. 693 Michael Wendt..................................... 346

Spring Valley Alderman, Ward One 3 Larry G. Koehler............................. 138 Daniel J. McFadden.............................. 115

Spring Valley Alderman, Ward Two Jeff “Artie” Chiaventone...................... 128 3 Frederick F. West............................ 145

Dalzell Village Trustee 3 James A. Turigliatti.........................126 3 Francis J. Barry...............................133 Sean Thompson...................................... 6 0 George M. Nave.................................... 1 0 1 3 Gary L. Orlandi...............................144

DePue Village Trustee 3 Lyle Behm......................................... 87 3 Daniel J. Hoffert................................ 84 3 Roger Harrison................................. 76 Miguel Quintana.................................... 6 1

Ladd Village Trustee 3 Jan Martin....................................... 131 Andy Ruggerio........................................ 6 7 3 James Manning...............................120 3 Mike Urbanowski...........................111

Walnut Village Trustee Bill Jamison..............................................23 3 Sharon Smith.................................. 113

3 Duane Christensen........................... 84 3 Ryan Rosenthal............................... 132 Thomas Stone......................................... 6 4

Tiskilwa Public Library District Trustee 3 Beth Uher.......................................... 52 3 Tracy Hannon................................... 62 3 Judith Munn...................................... 38 Anthony Conte....................................... 3 7

DePue Community Unit School District 108 Board of Education Juan J. Ruiz.............................................. 4 1 3 Llesenia Leon.................................... 76 3 Antonio Leon.................................... 77 3 Richard Hernandez.......................... 76 3 Paul Bosnich III..............................113

LaMoille Community Unit School District 303 Board of Education 3 Mary Taylor..................................... 114 Kevin Hildebrand................................... 8 4 3 Jeff Pinter........................................ 119 3 Nicholas Pinter.................................8 5 3 Kevin J. Anderson........................... 115

Hall High School District 502 Board of Education Holly Devert Flanagan......................... 7 8 3 3 Michael Morris................................940 3 Joe Bezely.................................... 1,009 3 Paul Quinn......................................892 3 John “Jack” Boroski........................926

Princeton High School District 500 Board of Education Stephanie A. Van Ordstrand..............1,055 Eldon Entwhistle................................. 4 9 9 3 Gary Coates................................. 1,445 3 Alvin Taylor................................. 1,195 3 Terry Smallwood........................ 1,232

CGH Medical Center’s new Emergency Department opens STERLING — The new CGH Emergency Department is now open to the public. In the event of an emergency, the public is encouraged to use the new emergency entrance located off of Second Avenue, Sterling.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has approved the expansion and renovation of

CGH Medical Center’s Emergency Department.

Patients were first seen in the newly-completed emergency department on Tuesday, April 7.

The new 22,500-squarefoot department will feature 26 private treatment rooms, two trauma rooms containing two to three additional beds, six patient Easy Care (EC)

bays, three triage rooms, as well as a streamlined patient registration and triage process.

“We are committed to meeting our expanding patient needs,” said Cindy Zander, CGH vice president and chief operating officer. “The newly-designed ED will better serve our communities long into the future.”

Commissioner

“Everyone truly cared about Princeton and getting us on the right track,” she said. “Of course there has to be winners and losers, but I wish we could have all won.”

With just a month before Favia takes her seat on council, she’s already got ideas she’s ready to look into for the city.

“I would like to get Main Street together and have everyone put in their ideas on how to get Main Street back on track and get the storefronts filled, which will generate sales

tax and prevent us from taking out loans,” she said. “It’s a pebble rolling down the hill turning into a boulder. We start with Main Street and go from there.”

Favia said this was her first time running for a public position and she had three words to describe the experience: Exciting, exhausting and nerve-wracking.

But Favia said she’s ready to get things started and moving in “the right direction.”

“The citizens truly care

From Page 1 night at 693 votes; Michael “Woody” Wendt with 346 votes; Nathan Mangrich with 290 votes and Paul Breseman with 117 votes.

On Wednesday, April 8, Favia was thrilled about the outcome of election night and felt humbled about her strong lead.

“I’m so happy but sad at the same time because you wished everyone would have won,” she said.

Princeton goes with plastic piping

By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — It’s time to save across the board, according to the Monday, April 6, Princeton City Council meeting.

With a unanimous vote, the Princeton City Council agreed to save the money and purchase the plastic piping option for the Bailey Subdivision water mains. The council has been looking at the issue for weeks as to whether it should use the plastic piping or ductile iron piping.

“The idea of saving the dollars, I think, is worthwhile, as long as we have an understanding that as we have city employees that are working with the new product — if we do need some technical advice from a contractor that might typically install this product — that we keep an open mind that we may have to resource a contractor to give us a little assistance. That’s all I would ask,” said commissioner Ray Mabry.

Princeton Mayor Keith Cain reassured Mabry there are services available for city employees with this type of piping.

Also approved at the council meeting was the second and final reading of the budget for the fiscal year commencing on May 1.

As previously reported in the Bureau County Republican, Princeton City Manager Jeff Clawson said the 2015-16 budget is the best budget the city has put together yet.

In other action taken at Monday’s meeting, Cain proclaimed April to be Child Abuse Prevention Month. Cain encouraged all area residents to do their best to support social services and learn all they can about the Youth Service Bureau.

Youth Service Bureau Executive Director Frank Vonch said, “When I started in child welfare 25 years ago, there were 50,000 children in foster homes; today that number is approximately 14,000.”

He explained the Redeploy program that began last year has been a major success. It remains one of the programs which Gov. Bruce Rauner has recommended to keep at its current funding levels. about Princeton, and if we all work together there is no stopping us,” she said.

Neumann was also feeling pleased about the outcome of Tuesday’s election.

“The city has spoken and is looking for a change,” he said. “I think the overwhelming votes for the new mayor was a testament to that. I’m getting comments from people this morning saying it looks like we’re going to have a city council that can work well together and be transparent. So those are

In other business: At the Monday, April 6, Princeton City Council meeting, the council: • Promoted Terry Polhemus to sergeant in the Princeton Police Department. Princeton Police Chief Tom Root said Polhemus is both a certified juvenile officer and veteran of the U.S. Army.

• Approved the minutes for the council meetings on Monday, March 16; Thursday, March 19; Monday, March 23; and Monday, March 30.

• Accepted the resolution for the settlement with Siemens, from whom the city purchased the technology to reduce the volume of sludge generated by the wastewater treatment plant.

• Accepted the resolution with Crawford, Murphy and Tilly (CMT) — a Peoria consulting engineering firm who designed the Princeton wastewater treatment system using the Siemens technology.

• Approved the budget for the fiscal year starting in May of this year on its second and final reading.

• Approved the ordinance, recommended by the Princeton Planning Commission, to rezone the Princeton property at the Logistics Park from a Manufacturing M-1 to a Manufacturing M-2 at its first reading.

• Approved the resolution with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the maintenance of streets, salt purchases for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

• Authorized the bid results and approved the purchase of the plastic piping for the Water Main Materials at the Bailey Subdivision.

• Reappointed Tony Sorcic to the Perry Memorial Hospital Board of Directors for a fiveyear term.

“The Youth Service Bureau and all its offices provide services to over 450 abused and neglected children each year. So education, services and awareness does make a difference … We appreciate the city of Princeton and the support that you do for social services,” said Vonch.

In other business, Princeton resident Jeanie Gelsomino spoke to the council about living conditions on Miles Court.

“We have lived in our home for 40 years, and the sewer system has been a problem almost as long as we’ve lived in that neighborhood … On March 7 we came home from vacation to find my laundry room covered with raw sewage from a backed up drain; our neighbor also had backup in his basement. With heavy rains, there is still bouts with seepage and backed up sewer water; there were no heavy rains on March 7.

“My husband and I also have another issue,” said Gelsomino, “Last summer

we had a 5-year-old little boy and his dad come and swim; when they were leaving our front yard, they were charged by five dogs. The boy was traumatized, and his father picked him up and brought him into our house. There was never an apology or any sign of concern from the dogs owners.”

Gelsomino discussed the continuous barking issues and troubles with the dogs running loose, citing similar incidents with visitors or people out walking.

“They continue to let these dogs run free — no collars, no fence, and someday I’m really afraid someone is going to get bitten as children ride their bikes in the cul-desac all the time,” she said.

Gelsomino encouraged the council to educate the area residents on leash laws, barking dogs, police intervention and what a citizen needs to do to make a formal complaint and to see results.

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positive thoughts, and I share those thoughts.”

Neumann said he is anxious to get started in his new role as Princeton commissioner.

“I think there are a lot of things we want to look at. I think after 16 years with Mayor (Keith) Cain, we just want to make sure we’re doing things properly and see if there is a need to change how we’ve been doing things for the past 16 years,” he said.

“Everything is up for grabs and open to discussion.”

The first thing Neu-

mann said he wants to look at is the interaction with city manager Jeff Clawson and see if there could be any improvements.

“I would like to address that first and foremost to make sure we are all on the same page and working as a team,” he said.

“I have said during my campaign that getting the city to work as a unit in harmony is extremely important and that will be my focus.”

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Villages From Page 1

Ladd In Ladd, voters were asked to select three candidates to fill trustee seats on the village board. Newcomer Andy Ruggerio ran against incumbents Jan Martin, Mike Urbanowski and James Manning, however, he was edged out of the race by votes for the incumbents. Martin received 131 votes; Urbanowski had 111 votes; Manning had 120 votes; and Ruggerio had 67 votes.

Dalzell

In Dalzell, voters selected three of the five candidates running for the open village trustee positions. Incumbent Sean Thompson ran against newcomers James Turigliatti, Francis Barry, George Nave and Gary L. Orlandi. Orlandi collected the most votes at 144; Barry received 133 votes; Turigliatti received 126 votes; Nave received 101 votes; and Thompson received 60 votes.

Tiskilwa Public Library District Board

Tiskilwa Public Library District had the only contested race within the library district boards around the county. Res-

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Above, mayoral candidate Ray Swanson and wife, Cheri Swanson, awaited the Tuesday, April 7, election results with their party of family and friends at Fitzgerald’s Bar in Princeton. Swanson said he was proud of his campaign, and he will remain visible in the city of Princeton. Below, mayoral candidate Bob Warren awaited the evening’s election results in the Bureau County Courthouse with supportive family and friends. Warren will finish his remaining two years on the Princeton City Council. With the recent changes to the council, he said, Princeton is definitely moving in a new direction.

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The Bureau County ballots get tallied in the Bureau County Courthouse. idents voted for three of the four candidates running for the board’s open seats. Incumbents Beth Uher, Tracy Hannon and Judith Munn ran along with newcomer Anthony Conte. Based on unofficial results, the three

incumbents have kept their seats with Hannon at 62 votes; Uher at 52 votes; Munn at 38 votes.

Conte is sitting at just one vote behind Munn with 37 votes.

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Walnut looks at sewer plant project

By Nita Wyatt news@bcrnews.com

WALNUT — The Walnut Village Board saw the drawings for the future sewer plant improvement project at its meeting on Monday, April 6.

Matt Hansen of Willett & Hoffman engineering firm from Dixon gave a visual presentation of the drawings for the sewer plant improvements. The first step in this project is approaching quickly with the advertisement for bids to begin on Thursday, April 9, and the contract being officially awarded on June 1.

This project with a total cost of almost $2 million is focused on updating the current sewer treatment plant. This plant was originally constructed in the middle 1960s. Various improvements, including the current lagoons, were accomplished throughout a period of time since the original construction.

The project is to begin this summer and includes additional fine screening, new blowers, a non-potable water system and replacement of aging equipment. The new equipment has many benefits including higher energy efficiency.

This improvement project is being funded by the Illinois EPA loan program with a loan rate of 2.21

percent and a repayment term of 20 years.

To date, the project is on schedule.

Hansen also proposed to the village board a recommendation the Main Street bridge over Walnut Street be replaced in a few years. The village has been approved for federal funds to pay 80 percent of the cost of this replacement. This approval includes a requirement that the construction of the new bridge be completed by 2018. The total cost of the project would be approximately $1.375 million including construction and engineering costs. Hansen said even though 2018 seems like a long time in the future, some of the approvals and other preliminary work will need to begin in 2015.

The board will be considering Hansen’s recommendation at a future meeting.

Brian Smith, representing the Walnut Chamber of Commerce, addressed the board regarding an upcoming Main Street clean-up event, sponsored by the Chamber and being held on Saturday, April 18.

Custom Components of Walnut has donated additional flower and garbage boxes for Main Street.

This clean-up will include painting of current boxes already in place on that street and also washing of the exterior of all of the

windows in the business district. Smith also stated the volunteers will be covering the sidewalks during the painting process. He encouraged everyone to participate in this community improvement project.

Acting Board President Dennis Grobe thanked the garbage committee for its review of the previously received garbage contract proposals.

Grobe announced the committee recommends the village continue with the current garbage company, Republic Services, Dixon. One of the deciding factors in reaching this decision was this company will be keeping the current garbage rates for the first year of the threeyear contract. The board voted to retain Republic Services.

Lee Sarver, chairman of the finance committee, asked permission to review the applications received for an additional full-time employee and to then conduct the interviewing process. This open position needs to be filled as soon as possible. The board members agreed to have the finance committee go ahead with the hiring process. Sarver will be making a hiring recommendation to the board as soon as the process is completed.

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Mayoral From Page 1 mayor, he plans to review the recently passed 201516 budget.

The mayor-elect plans to direct the department heads in cutting 5 percent from their currently allotted discretionary spending. The money from these savings, he said, can be directed toward the city’s debt and supplementing money recently taken out of the street department for the Logistics Park project.

Along with decreasing the debt in order to improve the city’s infrastructure, Quiram said he plans to encourage more community and council involvement.

“If you don’t discuss and debate ideas, you don’t go anywhere as a community,” said Quiram.

“This was a very nice, it was a very clean race. I appreciate Ray’s service to the city as he leaves,” said Quiram, “I really look forward to working with Bob; he’s got two more years left on the council.”

Quiram added he also looks forward to working with the two new commissioners Jerry Neumann and Laura Favia.

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Displayed throughout Princeton were the three mayoral candidates’ signs. Above candidates Ray Swanson, Joel Quiram and Bob Warren had all placed their respective signs in a single Princeton resident’s front yard.

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Obituaries Sheryl Behrens

Donna Baugh

John Bowman

PRINCETON — Sheryl A. Behrens, 57, of Princeton passed away Monday, April 6, 2015, at her home.

Sheryl She was Behrens born June 9, 1957, in Princeton to Curtis and Carol (Trobaugh) Hassler. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1975.

She enjoyed collecting lighthouses, loved spending time with her children, grandsons and friends, loved her cat “Baby” and was excited about the upcoming birth of her first granddaughter.

She is survived by her three children, Tiffany (Dusty) Stees of Geneseo, Melissa (Daniel) Whitford of Peoria and Eric (Kaylene Becker) Behrens of Ohio, Ill.; two grandsons, Nathan and Gavin Stees; her mother, Carol Hassler of Princeton; four siblings, Sharon (Bill) Bickett of Princeton, Charles Hassler of Wyanet, Shelly (Ron) Teske of Wyanet and Clint Hassler of Dover; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Jerry Kimble.

She was preceded in death by her father, Curtis Hassler; and her grandmothers, Laura Hassler and Florence Trobaugh, and their husbands.

A Celebration of Life will be from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 11, at the Bureau County Housing Authority in Princeton. Burial will be private and at a later date.

Cremation has been accorded.

Memorials may be directed to the children.

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

WISTER, Okla. — Donna Macy Baugh, 83, of Wister, Okla., passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Ft. Smith, Ark. She was born Nov. 23, 1931, in Wallowa, Ore., to Ray Miller and Merle (Sanner) Miller.

She was a loving mother and grandmother who loved her family and spending time with them.

She also enjoyed collecting dolls and watching birds.

Surviving are two daughters, Connie (Royce) McDonald of Halfway, Ore., and Cathy (Ray) Spencer of Halfway, Ore.; one son, Michael Dean (Paula) Baugh of Howe, Okla.; five grandchildren, Shane (Mary) English, Patrick Baugh, Joy Andreas, Candi (John) Prince and Amber (Tim) Basket; and four great-grandchildren, Christopher, Savannah, Spencer and D’Artagnon.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thurlow Dean Baugh; her parents; three brothers, Raymond Miller, Russell Miller and Weston Miller; one son, Johnnie English; and one grandson, Johnathon.

Services were held Monday, April 6, at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tim Boyer officiating.

Burial was in Heavener Memorial Park under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener, Okla.

To sign Mrs. Baugh’s online guestbook, visit www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com.

LAKE THUNDERBIRD — John Henry Bowman, 69, of Princeton, formerly of Lake Thunderbird, died at 11:32 p.m. Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Manor Court of Princeton.

Born April 22, 1945, in Lake Geneva, Wis., to Charles P. and Mary Bowman, he married Dorothy E. Arnold June 26, 1971, in Naperville. She preceded him in death on May 15, 2003.

He served his county in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the National Elevator Industry and Local 2. He was an elevator mechanic.

He was a member of St. John’s Anglican Church in Henry.

Surviving is one stepdaughter, Jill Brogdon of Crown Point, Ind.; one stepson, Nicholas Altieri of Highland, Ind.; four grandchildren, Ian, Hillary, Trent and Heather; and one sister, Susie Abdul-Wahab of Minnesota.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Charles P. “Chaz” Bowman Jr.; one sister, Elizabeth “Muggsy” Psuik; one sister-in-law, Nancy Bowman; and one brother-in-law, Tom Psuik.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 11, at St. John’s Anglican Church, 801 Third St., Henry. A memorial Mass will follow at noon with the Rev. Canon Frank R. Dunaway officiating.

Memorials may be directed to the National Lung Association.

The Calvert & Johnson Memorial Homes, Henry, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Jack Unholz

PRINCETON — A memorial service for Jack Unholz, 71, of Princeton, who passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, will be at noon Saturday, April 11, with visitation from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery, Princeton.

Warrant arrest

Pietro D. Coonts, 23, of Spring Valley was picked up in the 800 block of North Greenwood Street at 10:11 p.m. April 3, on a Bureau County warrant for failure to appear for a criminal trespass charge.

Accident

A two-vehicle accident involving drivers Jacob R. Kinsella, 22, of Spring Valley and Zachery N. Benoit, 28, of Peru occurred in the 300 block of Spalding Street near Dakota Street at 1:39 p.m.

March 26. Kinsella was charged with failure to yield.

Illinois State Police Accidents

A three-vehicle accident involving drivers Darrell P. Rustad, 71, of Nekoosa,

of Earlville, occurred on Interstate 39 southbound near Mile Marker 68.5 at 3:40 p.m. April 6. Rustad was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

A two-vehicle accident involving drivers Ronald K. Taylor, 52, of Princeton and Gregg A. Sikkema, 55, of Fulton occurred on Interstate 80 eastbound near Mile Marker 61 at 8:11 a.m. April 7. Taylor was charged with improper lane usage.

DUI

Amando Rosas-Sanchez, 33, of Aurora was charged with driving under the influence, driving with no insurance, improper lane usage, improper turn signal and driving while license suspended on Route 251 near N. 4060th Road in LaSalle County at 1:15 a.m. April 5.

At the courthouse Driving under the influence of alcoMarriage licenses hol — James G. Martin, 40, of Princeton;

Steven J. Kropf of Tampico to Edith R. Baker of Tampico.

Jeremiah J. Widmer of Princeton to Kala M. Bastion of Princeton.

Divorces

Cynthia D. Knudsen of Princeton and Will D. Knudsen of DeKalb; married May 20, 1994; divorced March 31, 2015.

Thomas W. King of Oglesby and Marjorie (Ocepak) King of Dalzell; married Nov. 11, 1988; divorced March 31, 2015.

Traffic court

Driver failed to give notice of accident — Nicholas R. Epley, 21, of Ladd.

Driving no license/permit/age — Jose R. Andrade, 29, of Spring Valley.

Driving on suspended license — David P. Pickett, 48, of Cherry.

Brady K. Nordstrom, 26, of Walnut.

Mufflers — Jesse T. Clift, 18, of Princeton.

Operate uninsured motor vehicle — David P. Pickett, 48, of Cherry; James K. Skaggs, 18, of Ohio, Ill. Seat belt required (driver) — Kyle J. Arnett, 21, of Princeton; Jefferey S. Bruchman, 51, of Princeton.

Speeding (15-20) — Linda E. Brannon, 67, of Princeton; a 16-year-old male of Sheffield; Olivia Madrigal, 48, of DePue; Angelika M. Thompson, 40, of Princeton; Remick J. Zeriau, 22, of Seatonville.

Speeding (21-25) — John M. Herr, 18, of Princeton.

Speeding (26-34) — Anthony A. Hilmes, 18, of Princeton.

Snowmobile/display valid registration — Kraig A. Reuter, 51, of Princeton.

Obituary deadlines: Deadlines for obituaries are 2 p.m. Monday for Tuesday’s paper, 2 p.m.

Wednesday for Thursday’s paper and 2 p.m. Friday for Saturday’s paper.

Irala arrested on drug charge

Toulon man dies in crash

Juan M. Irala, also known as Roberto Puga Morales, 38, of DePue was taken into custody on Tuesday, March 31, as the result of a lengthy investigation by Tri-DENT. Irala was arrested for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine), a Class 1 felony.

On March 31, Tri-DENT agents conducted a buy/bust operation on Irala where he delivered approximately three grams of cocaine to a person working with Tri-DENT at the intersection of First and Union streets in DePue. Irala is being held at the Bureau County Jail on a $100,000 bond, with 10 percent to apply.

On Tuesday April 7, at about 12:33 p.m., the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle accident on the Kentville Road, about one-half mile west of 550 East Street. The vehicle was driven by Roy Dorff, 65, of Toulon, who was transported to OSF Saint Luke Hospital in Kewanee and later transferred to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria where he was pronounced deceased at 7:45 p.m. The sheriff’s office was assisted

by Buda EMS, Buda Fire, Kewanee EMS, Neponset Police Department, Neponset Fire and Wyanet Police Department. This accident remains under investigation by the sheriff’s office and Peoria County Coroner.

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Republican

Serving Bureau County Since 1847

Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

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Manners lost You’re sitting in a quiet waiting room. The receptionist is typing silently away behind the desk, chatting with her co-worker every now and again. The other people are sitting patiently reading a magazine, doing something on their phone or even just closing their eyes to take a little rest.

And then it happens; you hear the beginning of a pop song playing on someone’s phone. Now this isn’t a ring tone or even playing on the phone speakers itself. No this is through the person’s earphones COMMENTARY which are firmly planted in their ears. And even though they are sitting across the room from you, you can still clearly hear the words.

This is a twofold issue for me. 1. You will go deaf before your time. My parents would always tell me or my brother to turn down our music. Regardless of how loud it was, it was always too loud. Our parents were always concerned about our hearing. There is a joke among the men in my family about early hearing loss. My aunts would always ask my male cousins if they had succumbed to the Maxwell Hearing Loss yet.

In reality, my dad and his brothers didn’t wear the proper hearing protection when they would go out hunting or even just shooting on the range for that matter. But then again that was the time of no seat belts in cars and lead paint.

So I learned from an early age if I wanted to listen to my Walkman or disk jockey with headphones, I had to have it at just the right level to drown out what was going on around me so as not to get in trouble with Mom and Dad. Most of the time I would listen to my music we would be in the car driving to see family. We were in close quarters, and there wasn’t much room for error.

And 2. It’s just plain rude. As technology has advanced it seems like our manners have declined.

We are so enraptured with this 3-inch screen in front of us we fail to take into account our surroundings and how we may be impacting our neighbors’ experience. In school, I would go to the library for a little solitude to work on my homework. Depending on where I sat, I was ensured of a quiet zone. But every now and again somebody, who thought the rules didn’t apply to them, would sit catty-corner to me and listen to their music at full blast. Eventually I would decide the frustration wasn’t worth it and would lead the exodus out of the area to the next quiet spot.

Please don’t get me wrong; our technology is a great thing. We can get a hold of our loved ones quickly. We can make plans for the weekend without expending the effort of using our vocal chords. We can share pictures and moments with friends. But as you dive deeper into your solitary world, held captive by a small screen, do not forget the common courtesy and etiquette we were taught as children. And if you have children, please, put your phone down and interact with them on a human level. I’m worried we will eventually live in a world where we don’t know how to talk to each other, and all we can do is text or send emoticons instead of using actual words.

We have a beautiful language full of history. Put the phone down and enjoy the peace and serenity around you.

BCR Design Editor Sarah Denton can be reached at sdenton@bcrnews.com.

Sarah Denton

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

Constitution of the United States, 1789

First Person Brenna Kathleen Rieker City: Rural Ohio.

Where did you grow up: Rural Ohio.

Family: Mother, Linda; Father, Lonnie; and sisters, Rachel and Laura.

Pets: Ducks, chickens, rabbit, dog, cats.

Occupation: Pollinator/detassler in summer.

What is the last song you listened to: “Lead Me to the Cross” by Chris and Conrad.

What is the last book you read: “Berlin Boxing Club.”

What is the last television show you watched: Pretty Little Liars.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Lasagna.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could take only one thing with you, what would it be: My dog.

What is your favorite local restaurant: Pizza Cellar.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: I would buy every puppy in the world.

People would be surprised to know that you: I am traveling to Germany this summer.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: That I don’t live in the city.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: We should have a pool.

Holding on to hope at the grill For those who haven’t figured out the real me (a list rumored to include coworkers, employers, teachers, neighbors, the one friend from high school I’ve yet to alienate, the loyal readership and most of my immediate family) and have only a mental profile based entirely on these oftentimes lackluster attempts at humor which I submit for publication, I have a shocking (or perhaps mildly disturbing) personality trait admission.

Despite this somewhat gruff, standoffish exterior I project, I possess a gentler, kinder side. I would go so far as to say that I am a long-standing, dyed in the wool, travel to the ends of the Earth for the one I love, hopeless romantic.

Yep, ol’ Chucky is (or was) a flower sending, mushy card buying, dinner by candlelight kinda guy.

But it must be said, like so many other experiences in life, romance is unfortunately subject to evolution and transition over time.

Fight it as I may, the days of wine and chocolate covered strawberries and rose petals strewn over a warm drawn bubble bath have slowly subsided, only to be replaced with afternoons spent in the company of the love of my life, traipsing around Hobby Lobby, searching for inspiration for the ultimate painted sticks and weeds arrangement to accent our living room decor ... followed by a scrumptious 2-for-$20 meal at Applebee’s. And if feeling especially amorous, we may even stare

longingly at each other over a bloomin’ onion and an imported brew.

During one recent “evening of enchantment” at the old neighborhood grill, I was witness to perhaps the most mind numbingly (and mood shattering) ridiculous example of all that is wrong with (you pick one) people/technology/relationships/society ... and needless to say, an abrupt end was brought to any thoughts of love I may have entertained.

After a short wait, we were seated in the far back corner booth, providing a clear view of the entire gluttonous mob. Quickly ordering our appetizers and drinks, my attention turned from the fingerprint smudged menu to the foursome adjacent to us, who had been seated when we entered.

Two couples, silent but for the nearly inaudible tapping on their four music playing camera phone tablet lap pads, and the occasional snort when something they read tickled the old funny bone.

Their disgusted waitress, attempting a friendly smile as she delivered drinks, hovered about the area as their menus lay untouched. As silent as mimes,

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they spent the next five minutes posing and taking pictures with (but never drinking) their frothy alcohol refreshments in every combination possible with four people.

As our main course arrived piping hot, the Marceaus were simultaneously served a heaping platter of onion rings. Before sampling, one female (as best I could tell) extracted the largest ring, folded it over on itself and tucked it around her gums while making silly faces for the enjoyment (and more photo combination opportunities) of her cohorts. She resembled a creepy Suzanne Sommers (if Suzy had covered her Botox bloated lips in a tasty batter before dipping her jowls in a Fry Daddy).

And so we ate ... sadly shaking our heads at what our species has become, yet comforted by our own electronic device freedom. As we passed their table upon exiting, their entrees were finally served (precipitating another round of Instagram worthy photos).

The expressions in the waiting area on those faces not bathed in the glow of their own electronic displays (holiday season Sarah McLachlan abused animal adds don’t contain as many sad eyes) made it clear that we are many, yet weary. Hope, my friends, is all we have at this point.

Chuck Mason, a self-described opinionated wiseguy, resides in Princeton. He can be reached at chuckthebluzguy@msn.com.

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Since ancient times, the size and strength of lions have so impressed people that these big cats became known as the “king of the jungle.” But lions don’t live in the jungle.

They live on the grasslands of Africa known as savannahs.

Lions are one of the world’s largest cats. A full-grown male lion can weigh from to pounds. The average human male weighs about pounds.

Male lions have long hair on their heads called a mane.

How many lion cubs can you find hiding in the grass?

Start After reaching eaach statement about lions bellow, do each h pro oblem. If your math ven n nu umber, answer is an ev thatt statemet is TRUE. If the answer iss an odd mber,, the statement num is FALSE.

Can you find your way through the Mane Maze?

A lion family group, called a pride, can have 4 to 10 female lions, their young and one adult male. Young lions are called .

Lion cub bs h ve spots.

1 +4= In thee wild, lions can o a week hout eating. with 9+9=

Male lions roar to tell other lions to stay out of their territory. A pride doesn’t like strange lions in its territory. A lion’s roar can be heard as afr as miles ( km) away!

Lions have ive legs.

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How many paw prints can you find on this page?

Word Family Pride

Groups of one-syllable words that have the same vowel sound can be called a word family. For example, at, cat, bat, fat, hat and sat would be a word family.

A lion’s teeth are made for eating meat.

They have four pointed canine teeth that they use to kill prey and to tear off bites to eat.

They have no molars or teeth for chewing.

They swallow bites of food whole!

Standards Link: Life Science: Animals have different structures that serve different functions in growth.

ion cubs are easy prey for other carnivores. A special camouflage helps to keep them safe. The golden tan of the cub’s fur and the dark brown of the spots blend in with the light and shadow of the grassy savannah.

Look through the newspaper for words in a word family. Use letters to spell words you can’t find. Put the words in ABC order.

Use the grid to help you complete the drawing of the lion above. Then color it!

Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Change target sounds to change words; Spelling: Arrange words in alphabetic order.

Standards Link: Grammar: Recognize verbs in writing; differentiate between parts of speech.

PRIDE ROAR LIONS CANINE WHOLE SAVANNAH MEAT TERRITORY GRASSY BITES MANE PREY FEMALE WILD TEETH

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

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

Lion Language

Look through the newspaper and find 10 or more words that describe lions. Write a paragraph or a poem about lions using these words.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write descriptions that use details to write uniform impressions of things.

The Lion’s Tale

Write a story about a lion. It can be about a sad lion or a happy lion, a brave lion or a cowardly lion.

You decide!

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Wedding aisle — Area couples announce their engagements. Announcements run every other Thursday. See Page 9.

Community Notes Father-daughter dance

Hall holds NHS induction ceremony SPRING VALLEY — The Hall High School National Honor Society (NHS) held its induction ceremony at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11, in the auditorium.

The NHS is a very prestigious club. NHS members must be outstanding in service, leadership, character, as well as scholarship. A candidate must have a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 or higher. Potential candidates fill out activity sheets, and then a select group of teachers (selected on a rotating basis) score the applicants based on service, leadership, and character.

Current NHS members are Kara Crowther, president; Ellen Herrmann, vice president; Tyler Pullam, treasurer; and Alberto Baldonado, Hayley Cessna, Emily Hoscheid, Carly Kirkman, Luke Lee Brown, Alyssa Smith and Sarah Tipton.

Eleven students were inducted this year. New members include: Katie Burkman, daughter of Keith and Paula Burk-

Court of Honor — Boy Scout Troop 1063 held a Court of Honor to recognize the advancements of their scouts. See Page 12.

SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley Boosters’ annual father daughter dance, “A Knight to Remember,” will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in the JFK School Gym. Tickets are $25 a couple plus $5 per additional guest. Advance tickets are available at Heartland Bank & Trust in Spring Valley. Tickets may also be purchased at the door the night of the dance, but will not include a wrist corsage.

DAR meeting PRINCETON — The Princeton Chapter NSDAR will meet Saturday, April 11, in the community room at the Bureau County Republican. Connie Swanson will present a program on wildflowers in Illinois. Coffee time begins at 9:30 a.m. and gavel time is 10 a.m.

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Students inducted into the Hall High School National Honor Society on March 11 were (seated, from left) Katie Burkman, Ana Castro Yanez, Lindsey Conrad and Tanja Acamovic; and (standing) John Delaney, Jessica Cousar, Jake Merkel, Noah Gingrich, Andrew Pullam, Brooke Keegan and Evan Kiphart. man; Jessica Cousar, daughter of Patrick and Dawn Cousar; Tanja Acamovic, daughter of Mike and Jenny Acamovic; Ana Castro Yanez, daughter of Alma Yanez and Jose Castro; Lindsey Conrad, daughter of Russell and Connie Conrad; John

Delaney, son of Angela Grant and Steven Delaney; Noah Gingrich, son of Lamont and Sharron Gingrich; Brooke Keegan, daughter of Tom and Shelly Keegan; Evan Kiphart, son of Gary and Amy Kiphart; Jake Merkel, son of Shelli and

Mark Merkel; and Andrew Pullam, son of Frank and Kathy Pullam.

All National Honor Society members and parents were honored at a reception held immediately after the ceremony in the gym lobby. NHS advisor is Kayleen Loch.

Single Mom’s Morning Out event set for May 2 Registration is open through April 26 PRINCETON — The People Church in Princeton will host the sixth annual Single Mom’s Morning Out from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 2, at the church, 3525 N Main St. in Princeton.

This event is for any and all single

moms to come and take a break from their busy lives and to be pampered for the day. Pampering services are all free for single moms and include car cleaning, gourmet breakfast, spa services, shopping for family essential items, breakout sessions, a DIY craft, door prizes and a gift bag full of favors especially for moms.

A dedicated childcare staff will be set up at the Covenant Children’s Ministry Campus/Nelson chapel to

provide breakfast, snacks and loving care to the children while moms are being pampered. A gourmet lunch will be sent home with moms and kids after the event.

Moms must register for the event.

Spaces are limited. Registration is now open and will continue through April 26.

To register, visit www. thepeoplechurch.com/smmo or call 815-915-8229.

Prairie Arts Council will award art scholarship PRINCETON — Princeton’s Prairie Arts Council will award the annual $1,000 Art Scholarship this spring.

All graduating high school seniors, or the equivalent if home-schooled, who reside in Bureau County, and who will be attending college as an art major or minor in the fall of 2015, are invited to apply.

The award will be determined through a portfolio competition. Students should prepare a portfolio of five to 10 original works, a statement of intention and a letter of recommendation. These should be delivered to the Prairie Arts Council, 24 Park Ave. East, Princeton, between 2 and 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 5. A panel

of members appointed by the Prairie Arts Center will award the scholarship. The winner will be announced during the following week.

Further information is available from area high school art and guidance faculty and by contacting PAC Art Scholarship Chair Dana Collins at ndana@comcast.net.

A night of laughter and fashion planned in Ladd LADD — The Ladd 125th Celebration Committee will sponsor “Laughing with Style,” a night of laughter and fashion, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 17, in the Ladd Grade School gymnasium, 232 E. Cleveland St. Professional comedian Tracy DeGraaf, author of “Laugh Anyway Mom” will bring humor to the everyday trials and tribulation of life as a woman, wife and mother of five boys. Currently a resident of Monee, DeGraaf is a graduate of DePue High

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a former Ladd resident, will emcee the event and promises a fan-favorite collection of styles sure to peak the interest of all in attendance. Her selection of woman’s clothing, jewelry and accessories are diverse and rival the styles of larger stores.

Tickets, which are $15 each, are available at LaynaBella’s, the Ladd Village Hall, Special Effects Beauty Salon or by calling Sandy Galetti at 815-894-2954. The facility is handicap accessible.

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School. Her show is a delightful mix of hilarious true stories about the ups and downs of being a woman — ending with a tug on heartstrings that has left audiences laughing ... and crying.

Refreshments will be served during a short intermission.

The gymnasium will then be transformed into a fashion show runway with local models “strutting their stuff” in the latest fashions courtesy of LaynaBella’s, a boutique in Ottawa. Shop owner Beth Hoffert,

For more information call 815-303-2905

MINERAL — The Mineral-Gold Fire Department will hold a taco supper fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Mineral Community Hall. There will also be a 50/50 and raffles. To-go orders will also be available.

Cookout in Wyanet WYANET — The Nancy Olds Bohn 5K Race will host a cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Wyanet Locker. The menu will be ribeyes, butterfly chops, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, chips and pop.

Cemetery cleanup in Ohio OHIO — Union Cemetery in Ohio will have a cleanup day on Saturday, April 11, beginning at 8 a.m.

Anyone having flowers they want to keep should remove them by that date. Everyone is welcome to help get the cemetery cleaned up.

Vendor bazaar DALZELL — The Dalzell Fire Department will hold a vendor bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18. There will be more than 45 vendors, free admission and fire truck rides, lunch concessions, a 50/50 drawing, raffles and door prizes.

Cancellation The Illinois Valley Area Wreaths Across America’s “Rockin’ the Wreaths” event, scheduled for Saturday, April 18, at the Catholic War Veterans has been canceled.

Breastfeeding support LADD — La Leche League of the Illinois Valley, a breastfeeding support group, will meet at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in Ladd. This monthly group helps mothers gain knowledge and support from other breastfeeding moms. Expecting moms, as well as new and experienced moms, are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 815-894-3303 or email ivlllgroup@gmail.com.

PHS Music Boosters to meet PRINCETON — The newly-formed Princeton High School music boosters is hosting a meeting at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14, in the PHS cafeteria. During this meeting, officers will be elected and the by-laws discussed. Anyone interested in supporting the music department at PHS is invited to attend.

Make Someone Happy • Happy belated birthday to Ann Dickinson, who celebrated on Wednesday, April 8.

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Religion Briefs Second Sunday finale SEATONVILLE — The Seatonville Congregational Church Independent will host the final alternative worship gathering before the summer break at 6 p.m.

Sunday, April 12. Second Sunday is an alternative worship gathering with an eclectic mix of ancient-future worship practices and elements. People can expect a unique blend of Psalms, spiritual songs, hymns, choruses, The Word, The Table and more. All folks and families from the Illinois Valley and Bureau Valley region are invited to come and experience this unique alternative worship gathering and the final Second Sunday until the Outdoor Summer Edition on Aug. 9. The church is located on Route 6 in Seatonville. For more information, call Pastor Bill Jacobsen at 815-2286717 or on Facebook at secondsunday.Seatonville.

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Howes meets LaHood State Sen. Darin LaHood (left) greets Abbey Howes in the Illinois Senate Wednesday, March 25. Howes was an honorary page for the day. She is the daughter of Bob and Carol Howes and is a junior at Bureau Valley High School. Howes has an interest in foreign languages, dance and track and field. She plans on attending a university to major in human resource management.

March of Dimes fundraiser is April 10 OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College’s student honor society Phi Theta Kappa is sponsoring the annual fundraiser “Burgers and Brats for Babies” from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the IVCC cafeteria. Proceeds will benefit the March of Dimes.

A raffle is also part of the benefit.

Lunch is $6 and will include a hamburger

or bratwurst sandwich, chips, pasta salad and a dessert. Raffle prizes include Chicago White Sox tickets, massage gift certificates, a potted plant and several restaurant gift certificates.

The community, along with IVCC students, faculty and staff, is invited to participate. For information, contact faculty adviser Lee Ann Johnson at 815-224-0317.

SBA competes in WYSE PERU — St. Bede Academy recently won its respective team division in the recent World Youth in Science and Engineering (WYSE) competition with the Illinois Valley Community College Academic Regional Challenge held Feb. 6 at Illinois Valley Community College.

The WYSE academic challenge is a high school academic competition run in Illinois. St. Bede with an enrollment of 310 students competed in Division 700 which includes schools with enrollments of 301-700 students. As a team, St. Bede finished first with a team score of 488 out of a possible 500 points. St. Bede advanced to the Illinois Central College Sectional held on March 4.

Students finishing first or second in each of the testing areas also advance to sectionals.

IVCC awarded medallions to first-, second- and thirdplace finishers.

The WYSE competition includes several testing ares. St. Bede achieved the following individual

student results: Felipe Takaesu took first place in biology; Emily Yu took first place in chemistry and first place in math; Keaton Smith took third place in chemistry; Jon Rossman took third place in computer science; Nick Needs took third place in computer science; Claire Dudek took second place in English; Tina Zhou took second place in math; Victor Hernandez took second place in math; Joe Kim took second place in physics; Fernando Hernandez took third place in physics; and Matt Szczepaniak took third place.

Individuals and teams advance from regionals to sectionals and then to the state finals based on their placement at the current level of competition. The team competition consists of 14 team members from multiple high schools each taking two exams. Awards are given to both teams and individuals at three progressively harder levels; regionals, sectionals and then state finals.

Weeks named to dean’s list LONGVIEW, Texas — Jacob Weeks of LaMoille has been named to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list at LeTourneau University.

The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99 for the semester.

Walnut church hosts music program WALNUT — P. Diddy and the Trustees will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Red Oak United Methodist Church. The community is invited to come enjoy the musical program then stay for a light meal for a freewill donation. The event is sponsored by the UMC Bureau County Cluster.

Chicken and biscuit dinner MALDEN — The Malden United Methodist Church will host its annual chicken and biscuit dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the church.

The menu will consist of creamed chicken and biscuits, vegetables, gelatin salad, dessert and beverage.

Tickets, which will be available at the door, are $7 for adults and $3 for ages 12 and under. Carry-outs will also be available.

Wine and beer tasting CHERRY — A Hyvee wine and beer tasting will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, at Holy Trinity Church Hall in Cherry. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. There will also be raffles, a 50/50, hors d’ oeuvres and music. For tickets, contact Holy Trinity Cherry office at 815-894-2006 or State Bank of Cherry. Proceeds will benefit the Holy Trinity Church and Hall Improvement Fund.

Brad Stine to perform in Walnut WALNUT — Comedian Brad Stine is bringing his high energy comedy act to Walnut Community Bible Church at 5 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aprill 11. General admission tickets are $5 and can be purchased at Walnut Community Bible Church, Main Street Motivation or online at walnutcommunitybiblechurch.org or at bradstine.com.

Stine is a highly covered Christian comedian. He had an eight-page profile written about him and his comedy in the New Yorker. He was a regular live, social commentator on Fox and Friends. He had been featured in the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. He has been featured on NBC Nightly News, HBO, Showtime, CNN, Glenn Beck, Hannity and Colmes, NPR’s Fresh Air, ABC Nightline, MTV and Comedy Central.

Stine has five original DVDs featuring his comedy and has written two books. He tour nationally on a regular basis performing in clubs, churches and fundraisers for crisis pregnancy centers, ministries and conservative causes.

IVSO concert on May 9 OTTAWA — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Lucia Matos, will feature soloist Joseph Kingma, rising young pianist who will perform with the orchestra at the Illinois Valley Cultural Centre at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9.

Tickets may be ordered through www.ivso.org or at the door the day of the concert. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students with an ID. Sponsors for the program are Central Radio Group and Illinois Cement, and in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Shannon-Gonzalez Steve and Cindy Shannon of Morris are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Jaclyn, to Jody Gonzalez of Morris, formerly of DePue. He is the son of Pedro Gonzalez of Spring Valley and Clare Zoran Gonzalez of DePue. The bride-elect graduated from Western Illinois University with a degree in elementary education.

She is presently pursuing a master’s degree as a reading specialist through St. Francis University. She is currently in her fourth year as a kindergarten teacher at Reed Custer Primary School in Braidwood.

Her fiancé graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with degrees in marketing and management. He

Nicole Shannon and Jody Gonzalez is currently employed as branch manager at Personal Attention Leasing in Bolingbrook, where he has worked for the past seven years.

The couple will be married July 18 in Immaculate Conception Church in Morris.

Williams-Holland Timothy and Dorothy Williams and Tyrone and Lynn Holland are announcing the engagement of their children, Taylor Williams and Jacob Holland.

Both Taylor and Jacob will graduate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with careers and professional school plans in the works.

They will be married this summer at The Cider Mill at 100 Acre Orchard in Princeton.

Taylor Williams and Jacob Holland

Escher-Brummel Larry and Patty Escher of Winfield, Iowa, are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Megan Escher, to Richard Brummel. He is the son of Ken and Kay Brummel of Sheffield.

The couple will be married in August in Sheffield.

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Area students compete in edible car contest OGLESBY — A team of Illinois Valley Community College students broke Hall High School’s three-year lock on the speed competition by the narrowest of margins at the recent Edible Car Contest.

The krispie-treat size entry by a Making Industry Meaningful In College (MIMIC) team posted a time of .65 seconds, nipping the Hall team’s larger salami body vehicle by .01 seconds.

The fastest entry was designed and built by Joe Spangler, Cory Buck, Kalem Miranda and Elizabeth Zarka. Hall’s vehicle, Krispy Kow, was designed and built by Calculus II students Al Baldonado, Josie Wales and Emily Hoscheid, While the speed run was the highlight of the Feb. 25 competition, which is in its 10th year, entries were judged in a number of categories. Krispy Kow took second in design; and a Hall vehicle created by A.J. Gaeta, Carlee Yuvan and Hayley Cessna was named most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse.

Two teams from LaSalle-Peru High School/Area Career Center earned firsts: Leyah Turner, Riley Stevens and Ben Ross in creativity and Jon Simcich and Allie Dickey for best engineered to roll down ramp.

LaMoille High School, entering for the first time, took first in detail for a

vehicle designed by Griffin Kozeal, Quin Lamkin and Max Kozeal.

An entry by IVCC calculus students scored in a number of categories: third in speed, first in a special math category and second in detail.

That team, the Cheese Racers, included Joshua Heslet, Jacob Walker, Levi Ford and Aubrey Molln.

The contest, which celebrates National Engineering Week, has been hosted by the Workforce Development Division since 2006 and was originally sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Dorene Verucchi, organizer and coordinator of Computer-Aided Design said, “Our purpose is to demonstrate that STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math, can be creative and fun.” According to participants, the contest succeeded.

Eating the parts that broke emerged as a real plus according to some students, but for many the real highlights were creativity and teamwork. In answer to what he liked most about building the car, an IVCC student said “failing and starting over.”

Major challenges, similar to past years, were the axles and wheels: “keeping axles from breaking” and “getting wheels to stay straight,” as high school students said.

Lessons learned during the speed runs included:

• Wheel/axle assemblies should keep the body of a vehicle off of the track. A couple of entries needed a nudge to start, and a couple slid instead of rolling down the three-foot ramp.

• Spaghetti axles may hold up in cucumber bodies if inserted just before the race. Occasional track clean-up is required, as is plastic sheeting to protect surfaces/flooring around the track.

While the cars may have been low tech, the track mechanism was definitely high tech. Under the guidance of electronics program coordinator Jim Gibson, students created, designed and built a track using a pneumatic rotary actuator hooked to a kitchen spatula used as a starting gate.

That device, and the photo reflective eyes used for timing the speed, were controlled by a programmable logic controller (PLC).

Students started the race by depressing a push button programmed to lift the starting gate (spatula).

Speed was calculated by the PLC and displayed utilizing HMI software with results projected on a monitor as actual time and as “mouthfuls per hour.”

LaMoille students were advised by physics teacher Dan Fitzpatrick. When he learned there was a faculty category, he built a car from parts available on site. In the speed run, his car, made

with a pizza slice body, careened off the track. He scooped up his car and got a roar from the spectators when he took a bite from it.

Hall students were advised by math teacher Jill Bruner and L-P/ACC students by CAD teacher Shawn Schwingle.

As spectators and participants were gathering for the speed competition, they competed for prizes by completing a quiz on engineering careers. The question that generated the most incorrect answers was about the percentage of people in engineering

careers who are women, Verucchi said.

“Women make up less than 20 percent of the engineering workforce,” she said, explaining that most people believe there is a much higher percentage.

“That’s one reason why there is a big push nationally to increase the exposure of young women to STEM.” Judges were Bob Hunter, Curtis Martin and Carrie Gonzalez. Student Government Association provided pizza. Organizers were Verucchi, Gibson and retired communications instructor Rose Marie Lynch.

The contest is nationally recognized. In 2013, IVCC received its third nomination for a prestigious Bellwether Award, a national award which recognizes outstanding and innovative community college projects. In 2012, the contest was one of ten finalists.

Organizers have written a “how to” handbook and given workshops at a number of national conferences to encourage and assist teachers to conduct contests as a fun way to provide hands-on experience for classroom content with students of all ages.

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415 E. Second St., Spring Valley Promenade participants will visit five Spring Valley restaurants for a complimentary, small order of their specialty. After enjoying their food and visiting with friends, each Promenader will receive a playing card. The best hand of the day will win $100. Each Portly Promenade participant will get a t-shirt and a goodie bag filled with gifts from sponsors. This event is limited to the first 100 registrations so sign up soon.

The Portly Promenade will benefit the Esophageal and Colon Cancer Prevention Center.

Get your exercise before the food festival that is the Portly Promenade by running in the St. Margaret’s Habit for Health 10K or 3 mile Fun Run/ Walk. Regardless of your training regiment, there is an event for you at St. Margaret’s on April 18th.

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‘Look Again’ program in Tiskilwa TISKILWA — Sometimes we need to be invited to look again to see the true beauty of the sweeping landscapes and tiny treasures that fill our lives in Bureau County. On Monday, April 13, Tiskilwa resident David Horst will share a variety of his local photographs at Tiskilwa’s Museum on Main, in his program “Look Again,” beginning at 7 p.m.

Be on hand as Horst explains how he seeks out the extraordinary in the familiar and shares suggestions on capturing special moments with your own camera, too.

Those who have admired Horst’s artistry in the Wapsipinicon or on Facebook’s “Remember Tiskilwa” already know the audience is in for a treat.

The nostalgic types may want to arrive early to inspect a “Back in the Day” display in the museum’s Timeline Hallway.

Throughout April and May, the showcase will be filled with kitchen items and old-

Bailey Roberts has exhibit at Figge Art Museum Bailey Roberts was one of the five Monmouth College students invited to exhibit at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, as part of The College Invitational Exhibition.

A closing reception and awards ceremony was held Feb. 5. A junior art major, Bailey is the daughter of Thomas and Nancy Roberts of Sheffield.

‘Sugar Babies’ performances at IVCC timey appliances sure to trigger memories of grandma’s kitchen. Other unusual items in the Timeline Hallway include a 19th century cider press, standing proudly on the 1855 heart-of-pine flooring that was recently revealed and restored.

The Tiskilwa Historical Society welcomes the community each month to free public programs followed by refreshments and social time in the museum galleries.

OGLESBY — “Sugar Babies: The Big, Bad Burlesque Musical” at Illinois Valley Community College will be presented Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26, with 7:30 p.m. performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at the door one hour prior to show time.

“Sugar Babies” is the Broadway musical revue of an old-fashioned Burlesque show with top banana comics, singers, outrageous comedy and the line of singing, dancing Sugar Babies. The show contains adult humor, so no children under age 10 should attend. Call 815224-0352 for more information.

VanKerrebroeck makes chancellor’s list PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Rachael VanKerrebroeck of Sheffield has been named to the 2014 fall semester chancellor’s list at the University of Wisconsin — Platteville.

To make this list, full-time students must earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

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Troop 1063 holds Court of Honor PRINCETON — Boy Scout Troop 1063 held a Court of Honor March 16 to recognize the advancements of their scouts. Merit badges and rank advancements were presented.

Josh Wray, Mark Yaklich and Peter Campbell received their scouting heritage badge. Mark Yaklich received his pets badge. Andre Bartolucci received his collection badge. Josh Wray received his pub-

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Advancements in rank were presented to the following: Andrew Bartolucci, Peter Campbell, Blake Barajas and Owen Espel advanced to second class; first class was presented to Trevor Atkinson; Josh Wray received the silver palm recognition which is an awarded to an Eagle Scout who has earned an additional 15 merit badges beyond the rank of Eagle.

Recognition patches were awarded to the 17 scouts who sold popcorn in the fall. Attendance awards were presented to the top three scouts with the highest attendance record over the last year. Those scouts were Colton Schafer, Miles Thompson and Peter Campbell.

Troop 1063 is under the leadership of Norm Harris. They meet at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Hampshire Colony Church in Princeton.

Pancake and sausage breakfast April 12 in Manlius MANLIUS — The Manlius 4-H Club will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the Manlius Sportsman’s Club in Manlius. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-12 and free for children under 3 years old. Carryout orders are available. There will also be a bake sale. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from any club member.

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That was the same year that the Princeton Covered Bridge Quilters Guild came into being.

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13 Sports Thursday, April 9, 2015 • 13 Roundup action— See page 15 for results of Bureau Valley High School boys and girls track meets plus Princeton High School boys track meet and baseball.

Clippers take walk in the park over PHS

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Princeton’s Elliott Beetz smashes a return during his winning match at no. 1 singles Monday against Coal City.

PHS tennis squad almost sweeps Newman

By Jeff Schlesinger sports@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — In their first head-to-head match of the season, the Princeton Tigers’ boys tennis squad narrowly missed a sweep as they beat Sterling Newman 4-1 at home on Monday, April 6.

“A win is always good to get,” Princeton coach Connie Linn said of the night. “It’s good to get one right off the bat. The team this year is definitely young. Now that we have our lineup, we can start working on fundamentals.”

Senior Ian Nichols and sophomore Aaron Sears made quick work of their opponents on court three in the top doubles matchup (6-2, 6-2).

“It’s early now, but we did well for starters,” said Nichols of the team’s performance. “We’re young so we’re still growing. We have three seniors and the rest are sophomores.”

The same held true on courts two and five as senior Josh Wray won the No. 2 singles match in straight sets (6-0, 6-1) and the No. 3 doubles partners, sophomore Colby Robbins and freshman Ryan Frank, did the same (6-2, 6-2).

The most exciting matches took place on the first and fourth courts. On court number one, senior Elliot Beetz barely escaped with a three set victory against Newman sophomore K.C. Knack.

It looked like Beetz was in total control after taking the first set 6-1. But then Knack battled back and won a close second set 7-5.

Typically, head-to-head matches use a 10-point tie breaker for a third set. But on this night, the coaches had agreed to play a full third set before the tie breaker.

Beetz took a quick three games to two lead in the final set. But when he conceded on a contested two-bounce call, the momentum shifted and he allowed his serve to be broken, with Knack grabbing a 4-3 lead. But then Beetz took four of the next five games to preserve the set (7-5) and match.

On court four, No. 2 doubles partners Alex Schlesinger and Luke Schultz, both sophomores, also found themselves tied after the first two sets (2-6, 6-3) against Newman senior Drew Burger and freshman Quentin Larson.

The first two sets may look lopsided, but that was

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AMBOY — The Amboy Clippers’ 5-1 win over the Princeton Tigresses was a walk in the park Monday, April 6, at Amboy.

The Clippers had just three hits, benefiting from nine walks, four of which came with the bases loaded. The Tigresses outhit the Clippers 4-3, but couldn’t overcome the free passes awarded to the Clippers.

“It’s disappointing. You can’t defend the walk. Until we get that figured out, we’re going to struggle,” PHS coach Bob James said. “And we’ve got to be more disciplined at the plate. She’s a good pitcher, but we definitely helped her out early.”

Clippers pitcher Karlee Doege went the distance for the win, striking out eight while walking one.

The Clippers used two walks and a RBI single by Doege in the first inning to go up 1-0.

Things began to quickly unravel in the second inning.

The Clippers leadoff batter reached by error and the next drew walks by Tigress starter Madison Menzel.

Menzel induced Delaney Wilhelm on a pop up to the circle, but exited the game after walking the next two batters, Ely and Sydney Wilhelm, to force in two runs.

Alisa Holmbeck came on in relief of Menzel, but she too walked the first batter she faced, Doege, to bring home another run. Holmbeck struck out catcher Kaitlin Liebing, but walked the next Clipper to force in the fourth Amboy run of the inning via the free pass.

Of the 31 Amboy batters, nine walked, three hit safely and 18 made outs.

Madi Cain’s solo blast leading off the seventh inning accounted for the PHS offense of the day. It was Cain’s second round-tripper in three games.

‘She’s got a couple of home runs, but she needs some consistency because she’s only got three or four other hits,” James said. “She needs to keep the focus. She’s definitely strong and has the bat speed. She just needs to stay focused longer and more.”

Abby Jaques, Alisa Holmbeck and Liz Hendrix all singled for PHS. Hallie Nauman had two hits for Amboy.

James said it’s a good learning experience for the Tigresses (3-5, 1-2) to face a team like Amboy (10-2, 3-0), which placed fourth in Class 1A last year and returns the nucleus of their team.

“It’s better to face the good teams than somebody’s who’s a little behind. It makes you better to play better competition,” James said. “We’ve definitely got a ways to go to be right in there with them. We hang with people, but it’s the little things we can’t defend that are getting us.”

• Tigress tales: While avoiding the 10-run rule, the Tigresses fell to Erie/Prophetstown 11-2 Tuesday, April 7. Jaques and Bauer had RBI doubles. Hailey Schultz also doubled, and Brooke Hieronymus and Brittany Krohn singled along with Holmbeck, the losing pitcher.

E/P scored nine runs in the second and banged out two homers in the game. ... The Tigresses are scheduled to return to action Thursday, April 9, at home at Little Siberia against Bureau Valley.

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Bruins use two big innings to blank Storm

By Dan Dwyer sports@bcrnews.com

PERU — Two big early innings from the St. Bede Academy Bruins doomed the Bureau Valley Storm as the Bruins scored nine of their 10 runs in the first two innings. They routed the Storm 10-0 in six innings during Three Rivers Conference East action Monday, April 6, at the academy.

Despite having bases loaded and no outs in the sixth inning of play, the Bruins struggled to score their final run to end the shortened game. Senior catcher Sam Halm hit a soft liner to second base that was caught by senior second baseman Chris Shynk. Shynk quickly tossed it to third base, catching junior center fielder Jarrett Olson too far off the bag for the double play.

BV coach Dave Shepard opted to load the bases to create a force out at home,

but senior starting pitcher Matt Szczepaniak was able to leg out a close infield single. He stepped on first just as BV senior first baseman Dylan Martin scooped the throw out of the dirt to end the game on a 10-run rule.

Senior starting pitcher Josh Mead struggled with his command early, issuing two walks on four straight balls.

Junior centerfielder Jarrett Olson blasted the first pitch he saw to left center for a double that scored Szczepaniak and senior shortstop Jack Brady.

“Josh (Mead) wasn’t throwing strikes.

We can sit there and say whatever we want, but we have got to throw strikes.

After that, I thought we defended for him well. So, for two innings we didn’t do what we needed to do from the pitcher’s mound, but after that we settled down and did what we needed to do,” Shepard

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Bureau Valley’s Dylan Martin skips away from a wild pitch in Monday’s 10-0 loss to St. Bede.

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Princeton’s Ian Nichols won his match at no. 2 singles.

Tennis From Page 13 hardly the case. Deuce was the name of the game in this match as game after game seemed to come to that score.

“All the games were close,” Schultz said, “It was just who won the deuce that determined who won the game.”

The final set went back and forth until the Newman duo finally grabbed a 5-3 lead with two opportunities to win the match. But Schlesinger and Schultz were able to break Burger’s serve and then Schlesinger held service at love to force a tie at five.

After splitting the final two games, the match went into a seven-point tie breaker. But even in the tie breaker, the game went back and forth and neither team was able to pull away until the Newman pair finally gained the 10-8 victory on an exciting volley.

“That was a good match,” Nichols said. “We play them a lot in practice so I was expecting them to pull it off there at the end. They both tried hard and finished strong but couldn’t quite pull it off. It was close.”

• Princeton lost 3-2 to Coal City on Tuesday, April 7. Princeton winners were Elliott Beetz at No. 1 singles over Colin McGinn, 5-7, 6-2, 10-6; and Josh Wray at No. 2 singles over Kevin Soto, 6-2, 7-5. The fresh-soph squad won all five of their matches. Winners were Kyle Kinnamon over Joey Fatigante at No. 1 singles, 8-4; Jayden Pinter over Spencer Smeets at No. 2 singles, 9-7; the No. 1 doubles team of Nolan Frank and Ryane Watson over Bryce Perino and Joey Spanbauer, 9-7; the No. 2 doubles team of Jake Farraher and Jacob Gibson over Nick Kosek and D.J. Livingston 8-1; and the No. 3 doubles team of Tyler Hammitt and Doran Cotter over Adam Wren and Aaron Garnett 8-2.

Their next match will be at home next Tuesday, April 14, versus St. Bede Academy.

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The very next batter, senior first baseman G.W. Leynaud, laced a single to right field easily scoring Olson from second to take a 3-0 first inning lead.

“We came out, put the pressure on them, hit the ball well, played good defense and then sat on a lead, and that’s what we can’t do,” first-year SBA coach Bill Booker said. “Credit Bureau Valley the last three innings, it played good baseball, but we’ve got to put more pressure on people when we get a lead.”

SBA once again took advantage of Mead’s early command troubles, drawing three base-on-balls in the second frame while using four hits, including another single to right, for a two RBI hit by Leynaud.

SBA scored four more in the frame to take a commanding 9-0 lead after two innings.

Mead finally settled into a groove after the early inning troubles, but solid pitching by Szczepaniak and errorless defense by the rest of the Bruins shut the door the rest of the way.

Leynaud and Olson led the way, as Olson went 2-for-3 with two RBIs while Leynaud made his mark with a 3-for-3 effort with three RBIs. Each also scored two runs while drawing a walk.

Szczepaniak finished the complete game win giving up three hits while striking out five.

Senior catcher Gage Smith led the Storm with a 2-for-3 day at the play including a first inning double.

“Good effort (from Szczepaniak),” Booker said. “We stretched him out a little bit because we had the lead. He wouldn’t have thrown the seventh, but he has to keep throwing strikes and he has to command his off speed (pitches) a little better, but he’ll get better too.”

Both teams will be back in action at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11, as the Bruins host Fulton while the Storm play Erie/Prophetstown at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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Princeton’s Eliza Young attempts to pass the ball during the 1-1 tie with Sterling Tuesday in Tiskilwa.

Princeton ties with Sterling

By Dan Dwyer sports@bcrnews.com

TISKILWA — The onfield confidence that has been lacking so far this season for the Princeton Tigresses may have made an appearance Tuesday, April 7, as their effort has lent credence to the message of coach Ed Young that playing with passion and pride will elevate their game.

After coming into the match with a record of 2-5-1, Young thought his team needed a shake up so he switched up his lineup a bit. The team pulled out a 1-1 tie against the Sterling Golden Warriors in Tiskilwa.

After playing the majority of the first half in the Sterling offensive zone and missing multiple opportunities, including a penalty shot with 8:09 to play, Princeton began to wear down their opponent physically and began to create opportunities on net and in their own offensive zone.

Junior midfielder Eliza Young had been turning it up throughout the match, but couldn’t break through for a goal until she received a pass from junior midfielder Arraia Hicks just outside of the penalty area and curled one just inside the opposite post with 23:30 left to play to force the 1-1 tie.

“Eliza found another gear tonight and that’s the type of player she should be. She’s a center mid and she needs to be around the ball.

She can be the catalyst that starts a nice play because she can find some nice spaces to put a ball through. When she gets the ball on her feet, she can dribble around someone or use her skill to find one of her teammates down field that makes her teammates better,” Young said. “She had a presence and so did Taylor Clark, winning

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Bureau Valley third baseman Drew Fordham gets ready to field a ball during a game with St. Bede Monday won by the Bruins 10-0 in six innings.

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a lot of balls with her head and body and being real physical on those 50/50 balls.”

Early in the match, coach Young’s lineup change, coupled with injuries and players away for spring break, seemed to cause some confusion amongst his squad as Sterling sophomore midfielder Fatima Gallardo took advantage of early Tigresses miscommunications to get behind their defense and score on a through ball from freshman midfielder Sierra Sotelo to take a 1-1 lead with 31:31 to play in the first half.

From there, Sterling continued to use its speed to create opportunities, but the physical presence the Tigresses defense brought created havoc for Sterling as Princeton consistently won individual battles.

Junior goalkeeper Mary Sims had a fine showing with six saves, but the Tigress defenders were tenacious in clearing trouble balls around the goal and were led by pair of freshman defenders in Lydia Smallwood and Sarah Grief.

The Tigresses also put their bodies on the line as they made hard legal tackles that started taking its toll on the younger Sterling squad.

“That’s what I’ve been looking for and that’s what we’ve been missing. That passion, the fire, the will, that desire, whatever you’ll call it.

When we get that passion it creates excitement and it kind of rubs off on everyone, and that’s what we need,” Young said. “The psychological part of the game that we have been lacking showed up a little bit tonight and that confidence created opportunities.”

“Hopefully we have turned a corner on the mental toughness issue, and we can focus on finetuning our soccer skills from here on out and not worry about having our heads in the game,” he said.

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The Princeton Tigers scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning Tuesday, April 7, at Prophetstown and were just warming up. They piled on eight more runs to finish off host Erie/Prophetstown 12-2 by the 10-run rule in five innings. Isaac Salazar was the winning pitcher with four innings in relief, and also homered among his three hits. Levi Bates banged out four hits, Jake Reinhardt had three hits and Skye Behrends had two hits.

The Tigers (9-1) rallied for a 15-13 win Monday at Amboy.

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on Wednesday at Seneca, but it was nice to get a game in this week with questionable weather coming in.”

BV 9, St. Bede 5: Bureau Valley girls softball beat St. Bede Monday, April 6, 9-5.

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Princeton boys win Princeton boys track team won a meet at Streator Tuesday, April 7. PHS had 105 points to outdistance Morris (80), Streator (78) and Putnam County (16). PHS first-place finishers were Drew Pranka in the pole vault (10-0), 110 HH (15.6) and 300 IH (41.6); Brent Loftus in the triple jump (35-7 1/2); 4x100 relay (Nordstrom, Mead,

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Tomaszewski and Pranka) in 44.6; Austin Nordstrom in the 100 dash in 11.1; 4x200 relay of Nordstom, Rossler, Janssen and Tomaszewski in 1:37.3; Kendile Whitford in the 400 dash in 55.7; Kai Tomaszewski in the 200 dash in 23.6; and 4x400 relay of Mead, Workman, Whitford and Rossler in 4:54.2.

BV boys, girls win Bureau Valley boys and girls track squads won home meets Monday, April 6. The boys had 101 points to Henry-Senachwine’s 56, Fieldcrest’s 53 and Ohio’s 16. Bureau Valley first-place finishers were 4x100 relay of Drake Davis, Alex Groenewald, Brian Herr and A.J.

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Hockings in 50.10; Michael Eastwood in the 100-meter dash in 11.72; the 4x200 relay team of Davis, Herr, Hockings and Eastwood in 1:41.72; Hunter Schoff in the 300-meter hurdles in 46.32; the 4x400 meter relay team of Davis, Bradley Sierens, Eastwood and Gailen Gibson in 3:51.42; Schoff in the pole vault in 10-6; Gibson in the long jump in 18-7 1/4 and the triple jump in 39-6 1/2; and Chase Pierce in the shot put with a throw of 38-6 and the discus with a throw of 113-9.

The BV girls had 133 points to easily outdistance Henry-Senachwine’s 61, Fieldcrest’s 35 and Ohio’s 5.

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finishers were the 4x800 relay team of Paige Foster, Heather Williams, Haley Weidner and Riley Francis in 10:55.13; 4x200 meter relay team of Tiana Kennedy, Marissa Mungia, Addison Moreland and Haley DeVoss in 1:55.99; Lindsey Hoffert in the 400-meter dash in 1:04.35, the 200meter dash in 27.20 and the long jump in 15-9 1.2; Regan Weidner in the 1600 meter in 5:35.84; Corinne Wagenknecht in the pole vault in 7 feet; Sydney LeBahn in the shot put with a throw of 35-6 and the discus with a throw of 10802. Ohio’s Alexa Loftus finished first in the 300-meter hurdles in 55.83.

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200.96 Acres M/L – Kewanee Township Henry Co., Kewanee, IL

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Trustee: Galyn W. Moehring Attorney for Trust: Mary J. Gaziano will offer the following: Auction Location: Stenzel Auction Service Business Office 135 West Center St. – Cambridge, IL (One block east of Henry County Court House) LAND LOCATION: The farm is located at the north end of Kewanee off Rt. 78 (820N).

Travel west at “Sale Barn Rd” (2650E / Co. Rd. 28) approximately 1 mile to the farm. The remainder of the farm is another ½ mile to Tower Road (2500E). (Watch for signs) (Note: Home & garage are not part of property being sold) 200.96 ACRES (M/L), Sec. 19 & 20, Parcel #2019-400-002 & #20-20-300-008, Farm 1505, Kewanee Township, Henry County. 160.66 acres of cropland, the remainder in creeks, small wooded areas, pasture ground, etc.; the property lies flat to rolling. The property has a 48’ x 72’ pole building and other buildings (As Is). Soil types include Elco, Hickory, Fayette, Sawmill, Marseilles-Hickory and Marseilles; PI’s range 81, 89, 94, 99, 108, 123; U.S.D.A. 156 report shows 209.3 farmland, 166.97 cropland, corn base 94.9 with direct & CC yields of 111; 72 acres in CRP with end dates of 2018 thru 2023 (156 information relates to the whole farm). There is adequate drainage and tile on entire farm.

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The Following Real Estate & Personal Property will be sold at the ON SITE LOCATION of 18161 1525 N Ave (which is Located Approx.

1 Mile West of Princeton on Rt. 6 Next to Wyaton Hills Golf Course) in Princeton, IL on:

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IN THE PITSTICK PAVILION – 3401 N. STATE RT. 23, 31/2 MILES N. OF 1-80 • OTTAWA, IL • EXIT MILE MARKER 90 PREVIEW FROM 8:30 A.M. ‘TIL AUCTION STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. EXCELLENT AUCTION of Art, Artifacts, Swords, Rocks, Fossils and Other Collectables from the World’s Past to the Present! Many Clovis Points, one Made of Hixston Quartz, Turkey Tail, Ovoid Knife, Dove Tails, Hardins, Fish Tails, Lost Lakes, Paleo Points, and Many Other Types of Points - Many with Certificates of Authenticity; Keokuk Axe, Other Axes, Banner Stones, North West Coast Carvings, Iroquois Fulse Face Dancing Stick, Cigar Store Indian, Totem Pole, Native American Baskets, San lldefonso Pottery by Marie & Julian Martinez & Other Family Members, Hopi Pottery some by the Nampeyo Family, Maricopa Pottery, Acoma, Zunie & Others; Indian Bronzes, One by Duchoiselle - a 19 century Sculpture, Many Beaded Items, IndianI Dolls, Umbilical Fetishes, Catlinite Peace Pipes, Peace Medals, Silver & Copper Gorgets, Trade Beads, Petrified Wood, Geodes, Cave Crystals, Many Boxes Filled with Fossils, Bowie Knives, Wooden Clubs, Pipe Tomahawks, Chinese Scroll Paintings, Wooden Masks, Many Swords, World War II Pins, Books on the Civil War, Other Books, Red Wing Jug, Antique Rocking Chair, Antique Chair, Wood Handle Fishing Net, Indian Bust, Wooden Cradle, Frames of Advertising, Empty Wooden Cases, Cigar Cutter, Omega Clock, USN 1862 Cutlass, 1863 Ames Non Corn Sword & Much More Coming In Daily!!

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View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com REAL ESTATE Two Bedroom Home w/ One Car Un-Attached Garage & Shed; Home Consists of an Open Concept Dining Room, Living Room & Kitchen (Included in Real Estate: Refrigerator, Gas Stove, Built in Stove & Washer & Dryer), Two Bedrooms, Bath & Basement; Home has Carrier Energy Efficient Furnace, Hot Water Heater & Air Conditioner LOT SIZE 121 X 147.84 SW TERMS OF REAL 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 PERSONAL PROPERTY FURNITURE & HOUSEHOLD: Antique Dresser w/ wishbone Mirror; Sofa; Loveseat; Rocker w/ Ottoman; Corner Glass Door Cabinet; Round Kitchen Table & 4 Chairs; Glass Door Curio Cabinet; Several TV’s; Full Size Bed; Chest of Drawers; Vanity w/ Stool; Wood Rocker; Twin Beds; Golf Clubs; Sm. Kitchen Appliances & Usual Line Of Kitchen Items

ROBERT LEVITT ESTATE, PRINCETON, IL ATTORNEY: DANIEL TRACY, PRINCETON

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Located at 657 E Peru St. in Princeton, IL be sold at Public Auction on:

THUR., APRIL 16, 2015 TIME: 5:00 P.M.

View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com Real Estate Open House: Monday, April 13, 2015 Time: 4:00-6:00 P.M. REAL ESTATE Five Unit Apartment Building Plus 30 X 50 Morton Building w/ Lg. 16 X 10 Overhead Door Plus 35 X 25 Car Port LEGAL DESCRIPTION PRINCETON S 215 L 5 SW1/4 L 97 B 1441 P 333 D 09-6932 LOT SIZE 132 X 215 TERMS OF REAL 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 PLEASE NOTE: This Property is Being SOLD AS IS without any Inspections or Warranties!!

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Princeton, IL Attorney: Dan Tracy, Princeton TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL Email: ttauction@yahoo.com Or Phone: 815-872-1852 AUCTIONEERS: TOM AND MARY TUMBLESON

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460 • Garage Sales PRINCETON 1549 West Peru (American Legion Hall). Thursday, April 9, 3pm-8pm; Friday, April 10, 9am-5pm; Saturday, April 11, 9am-2pm.

ESTATE SALE. This is not a kid friendly sale. Too many breakables. Collections of a lifetime. Original Barbie, 2nd Ken, Terri Lee, Jill, Jinny, Muffy, lots of Kewpies, many old toys, stuffed rare steiff turkey, jewelry, watches, jewelry boxes, some furniture. Old coins.

Sturdy plastic swimming pool with accessories.

Very nice XL women's clothing. Prices run from $.25 to $3,000!

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Mobile homes for rent. $350 - $400. Near Princeton.

Phone 708-805-1950

3 Bedroom Mobile Home for sale. $2,000 down, $413.02 monthly for 3 years; 2 bedroom mobile home, $1,000 down, $319.01 monthly for 3 years.

Both includes lot rent, garbage pick up and water. Call 815-303-2948 or 708-805-1950 **************** 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.”

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856 • Apartment Rentals PRINCETON Coachlight Apartments has a 2 bedroom apartment for $500.

On-site laundry, 1st floor.

Call 815-878-7965 PRINCETON 2 bedroom, 1 bath, upstairs. $500 a month, includes heat & water. Call 815-878-6134 PRINCETON 3 bedroom upper apartment. Porch, big kitchen, dishwasher, laundry. No Pets. $675 per month. 815-793-7798 PRINCETON 3 bedroom upper apartment. Porch, big kitchen, dishwasher, laundry. No Pets. $675 per month. 815-793-7798 PRINCETON Large, 2 bedroom, upstairs apartment.

1 car garage. Close to Zearing Park. $500 per month. 815-875-1923

858 • Homes for Rent Mature couple to rent ranch house with 4 car garage, secluded in timber north of Princeton. $800 per month. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. Call 816-878-3542 PRINCETON 3 bedroom home. Basement, central air, 2 car garage. $700 a month. 815-875-1923

999 • Legal Notices

999 • Legal Notices

999 • Legal Notices

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) WILLIS R. ANDERSON, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2015-P-24 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Willis R. Anderson. Letters of Office were issued to Dale Anderson, 18828 250 N. Avenue, Tiskilwa, IL 61368, 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 October 4, 2015, 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 27th day of March, 2015.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Dale Anderson, Independent Executor 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in Bureau County Republican April 2, 9, 16, 2015.

ney is Jacob J. Frost, 102 East St. Paul Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Executor or both, on or before October 9, 2015, which date is not less than 6 months from the date of the first publication, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Executor 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 said date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Executor and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 2nd day of April, A.D. 2015.

Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Estate 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 815-323-4851 Published in Bureau County Republican Apr. 9, 16 and 23, 2015.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) JOHN F. TROY, ) DECEASED. ) CLAIM NOTICE 2015-P-16 Notice is hereby given of the death of John F. Troy. Letters of Office were issued on April 2, 2015, to Paula Hutson, 910 Lake George Dr., Hobart, IN 46342, as Independent Administrator with Will Annexed, whose attor-

FARM TOY AUCTION

864 • Misc Rentals

The following items will be offered at Public Auction located at the “Shed”, 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, IL 61379

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117 E. MAIN ST., WYANET, IL 61379 Look for this and upcoming Auctions on www.rickrediger.com

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015 6:00 P.M.

SALE LOCATION: 117 E. Main St., Wyanet, IL 61379, Route 6 West of Princeton to Wyanet, South side of Main St. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Irregular 3034 +/- sq. ft. lot. A professional building with 1,250 +/- sq. ft. Main Street location with modern office character. Handicap accessible and attractive front entrance. Brick building, gas forced air heat, central air, 100 amp circuit breakers and full basement. Tax I.D. number is 15-21-104-006. 2013 taxes paid in 2014 were $1,629.76.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1) The successful bidder will be required to enter into a real estate purchase contract, presented by the Seller, with 10% of the purchase price due immediately following the auction. The balance will be due and payable at closing on or before May 18, 2012. 2) The 2015 real estate taxes will be prorated to the date of possession based upon the 2014 real estate taxes. 3) The seller shall provide a title insurance policy in the amount of the purchase price of the subject property. 4) The property and all implements and appliances are being sold in “AS IS“ condition, with no warranties of any kind either expressed or implied. 5) The general description above is believed to be accurate. However, we strongly urge all prospective buyers to thoroughly research all pertinent data and to draw their own conclusions. 6) All announcements made the day of the sale take precedence over any previously printed advertised terms or conditions. 7) To view the property contact Rick Rediger – Auctioneer at 815-699-7999.

***Open House – Thursday, April 2, 2015 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.***

GARY E. ECKBERG

Seller – Attorney for Seller: Robert F. Russell 10 W. Park Ave., Princeton, IL 61356 Phone: 815-875-4555 Not Responsible for Accidents • I.D. Required

11:00 A.M.

300+ lots of toy farm implements and related items, many in their original box PEDAL TRACTORS Case International 7130; IH 06 Series, NF, Original Cast Seat; IH 560; IH 806; Farmall 706 WF – Farm Progress 2003; Ertl Case Steiger – NIB; 2 – Ertl pink steel trailers; red pedal tractor wagon; TOY TRACTORS AND FARM IMPLEMENTS Precision: JD 3010 Classics, JD A Classics, Farmall Super M, McCormick 200 Spreader – NIB, Farmall MD w/ Loader, Farmall M; Limited Edition: BobCat M610 – NIB, JD 420 w/KBL disc - NIB; Prestige Collection: JD 7280R, JD 7830, JD 8960, New Holland T9.450, JD 1958 430 – NIB, John Deere: MT, 70,1657 Model 720 Hi-Crop – NIB, JD 620 Orchard, 4010 – NIB, 60 w/ picker/sheller – NIB, A – NIB, 620 High Crop – NIB, 2755 Utility – NIB, 4320 – Dealer Edition – NIB, 200th Birthday 10 pc historical set – NIB, JD 3140 MFWD, D, A – NIB, ; Hesston - BNIB, 40 Crawler – NIB, GP, BR, Flare Box, 9500Combine, 26940 Field of Dreams – NIB, JD Moline, IL horse drawn buggie – NIB, JD Reliance Buggy - NIB; Case IH: 499, 5130 – NIB, 4230 – NIB, Maxxum 5140 – NIB, 66 Series – NIB, 4994, 6600, 620; International 1066 Special Edition 5 millionth Edition; Farmall: 806, Super MTA The Toy Farmer – NIB, 1206 Ertl NIB, Super C, F-20 – NIB, Super A – NIB, H w/ farmer – NIB, Super M signed by Max Armstrong; Massey Harris: Challenger Vintage Ag – NIB, 2 – 55 Toy Farmer – NIB, 398, 3070, 699 – NIB, 670 – NIB; Cockshutt: 770 – NIB, 1555, 50, Deluxe 40, Co-op E5, 1655 Collector Edition #1, Deluxe 20, Co-op EZ, Deluxe 50, Blackhawk 20, Blackhawk 40, 560 diesel, 560, 570 Super; Misc. tractors of all makes and models and many implements MISCELLANEOUS Tonka dump truck; Coca Cola pedal plane, Silver Edition – NIB; Murray Tractor w/wagon – NIB; Wyandotte Lumber supplies tin truck; Vintage Midge Toy metal train sets – Rockford, IL; Tootsie Toy Aircraft Carrier and Battleship; Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow; Nylint Jumbo Bulldozer – NIB; Road tough 57 BelAir, Nomad, Corvette and Thunderbird; Structo Truck and Cattle trailer; American Flyer Depot; Dietz Visat, NY Central RR lantern, several JD items; 1989 and 1993 JD Calendar medallions; Structo turbine wrecker truck; Manoil car #707, Amar toy Delphi Pontiac Chieftain tin friction car; This is only a Partial Listing, items too numerous to mention.

Get full listing on www.rickrediger.com

J. LAWRENCE, ATKINSON J. SUTTON, TISKILWA – D. LEWIS, WYANET T. CUNNINGHAM, PEORIA N. SMITH, PRINCETON – M TILLER, PEKIN Sellers:

Number System Will Be used – I.D. Required – CASH OR GOOD CHECK –Not Responsible for Accidents

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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:

SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015

TIME: 8:30 A.M. OUTSIDE 10:00 A.M. INSIDE View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com OUTSIDE W/HAYRACKS TO INCLUDE: Tools & Related Items, Toys Including Tru Scale, Red Line Hot Wheels & Other Toys; Glassware & Kitchen Items & MUCH MORE!!!!

VEHICLE: 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO w/ Approx. 155,000 Miles & LIKE NEW SCHWINN 3 WHEEL BICYCLE APPLIANCES, ANTIQUE, PRIMITIVE & MODERN FURNITURE: Lg. Amana Cream Color Refrigerator w/ Bottom Freezer, Maytag Cream Color Smooth Top Electric Stove; White in Color: Whirlpool Refrigerator, Magic Chef Gas Stove & Amana & Montgomery Ward Chest Type Freezers; Black GE Microwave; Commercial Series Char-Broil Propane Gas Type Grill Burner; Primitive: Very Lg. Glass Door Kitchen Cabinet w/ Lower Storage, Round 3 Leg Butcher Block & Table; Child’s Bentwood Chair; Square & Oval Lamp Tables; Glass Door Bookcase Cabinet; Oak Sideboard Buffet w/ Mirror; Lg. Round Dining Table w/Many Leaves & 8 Ladder Back Style Chairs; Victorian Pump Organ; Old Interior House Door w/Mirror; Old Dressers & Chest of Drawers; Modern: Ethan Allen Drop Leaf Dining Table & Chairs; 2-Bedroom Sets; Flex Steel Sofa & Loveseat Sets; Southwest Design Sofa and Chair; 3 Lg. Glass Door China Cabinets (One has Matching Dining Table, 2 Leaves & 6 Chairs); Kitchen Table & Chair Sets; End Table/Coffee Tables Sets Including Lane & Broyhill; Two-4 Section Lawyers Barrister Bookcases; Several TV’s & VCR’s; Cabin Design Wood Sofa, Platform Rocker w/ Plaid Cushions, End Table & Lamp; Sm. Glass Door Gun Cabinet ANTIQUES, GLASSWARE, COLLECTIBLES & KITCHEN: Tea Leaf Ironstone; Silver Plate Flatware In Case; Aladdin Lamp, Kerosene Lamps & Lamp Globes; Very Large Group of Blue and White Decorative and Dishware Pcs; Pictures and Frames; Group of Lefton China; Sets of China; Glass Pedestal Cake Stands; Stemware & Various Glassware; Many Crocks & Crock Jugs; Pyrex & Corningware; School Bells; Old Hendrix Bird Cage; Westclox Alarm Clocks; Kraut Kutter; Sugar & Flour Sacks; Lighted Olympia Beer Sign; Smoking Pipe Collection; Lg. Porcelain Pans & Coffee Pots; Many Fruit Jars; Old License Plates; Lg. Group of Trophies; Group of Adv Collectibles; Many Pocket Knives (Most Newer); Like New Sm. Appliances; Lg. Stock Pots; Bakeware; Dishware & Usual Line of Kitchenware Items & Many More Items Too Numerous to List!!!!

COLLECTION OF APPROX. 30 LONGABERGER BASKETS COLLECTION OF TOYS: Fisher Price Power Wheels Toy Mustang Car; 2-Karaoke Machines; Old Metal Toys-Train Engine, Delivery Truck & Airplane; Old Record Player & Children’s 45 Records (Some Picture); Games & Puzzles; Fisher Price; Chalkboard Slates; Children’s Books-Little Golden, Whitman & Others; Old Comic Books (10, 12, 15 Cent); Glass Doll Baby Bottles, Dishes, Silverware & Pans; Miniature Farm Machinery Toys; Tru Scale Tractor TOOLS & RELATED ITEMS: Like New Tool Box on Wheels; Metal Cabinet; Several Shop Vac’s; 2 Lg. Folding Ladders-Keller & Werner; Various Sm. Hand & Electric Tools PLEASE NOTE: Many Boxes Yet to be Unpacked & Many Box Lots!!!

SELLERS: CARL GUSTAFSON ESTATE,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) BETTY R. DILLON, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2014-P-112 CLAIMS NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of BETTY R. DILLON. Letters of office were issued to JODEE A. ZELENIK whose address is 2329 E. Amelia Drive, Princeton, Illinois 61356 as Independent Executor, 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 12th day of October, 2015, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/18-3), 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 been filed.

JODEE A. ZELENIK, Independent Executor of the Estate of BETTY R. DILLON, deceased James R. Angel Attorneys for the Estate May, May, Angel & Harris 708 S. Pleasant Street Princeton, IL 61356 Phone: 815-875-3808 Fax: 815-872-0199 Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 9, 16 and 23, 2015.

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 6, 2015, 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 River Bear

Trucking located at 203 South Main Street, PO Box 481, Sheffield, IL 61361.

Dated this 6th day of April, 2015. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 9, 16 and 23, 2015.

Chicago, Illinois 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Fax: 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 14 1096 I652092 Published in Bureau County Republican Apr. 9, 16 and 23, 2015.

have owned, resided in the home on January 1st, 2014 as well as January 1st, 2015, and had a household income of less than $55,000 for the year 2014 (Instructions are included with the application). The application must also be accompanied by verification of 2014 household income. This would include a copy of your federal 1040 (or other income tax submission) and your social security statements (1099’s). Should you have any questions, you may contact the Bureau County Assessor’s Office.

Bureau County Supervisor of Assessments Office Bureau County Courthouse 700 S. Main St., Suite 12 Princeton, IL. 61356 Phone# (815) 875-6478 Thomas H. Sweeney Chief County Assessment Officer Bureau County Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 9, 2015.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ) AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR ) REGISTERED HOLDERS OF FIRST ) FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, ) MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED ) CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FF1, ) PLAINTIFF ) vs. ) REBECCA M. DOOLEY; ) UNKNOWN OWNERS AND ) NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ) DEFENDANTS ) 15 CH 7 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, REBECCA M. DOOLEY and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 13th Judicial Circuit, Bureau County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT NUMBERED TWO (2) IN BLOCK NUMBERED SEVENTY (70) IN DALZELL’S THIRD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SPRING VALLEY, EXCEPTING AND RESERVING, HOWEVER, THE UNDERLYING COAL AND FIRECLAY TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO DIG, MINE AND REMOVE THE SAME WITHOUT ENTERING UPON OR OCCUPYING ANY PART OF THE SURFACE OF SAID PREMISES, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 227 E. Iowa Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362 P.I.N.: 18-35-364-007 and which said mortgage was signed by REBECCA M. DOOLEY, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for First Franklin a Division of National City Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County as Document No. 2006R06645; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Bureau County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Bureau County at Bureau County Courthouse 702 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356 on or before May 11, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

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2015 NOTICE TO BUREAU COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS HOMESTEAD (over 65) EXEMPTION Senior citizens who are or will be 65 years old during 2015 and who own and reside in their home are eligible for the $5,000 Homestead Exemption, from their Assessment for their real estate tax bill.

Applications are available at the Bureau County Assessor’s Office and must be accompanied by a copy of your deed.

Pursuant to Public Act 90-368 and Bureau County Board Action, you are no longer required to file an annual renewal for this exemption as long as you remain the owner of record of the property for which you made the original application.

SENIOR ASSESSMENT FREEZE Senior Assessment Freeze applications have been mailed to all senior citizens who qualified last year for the Homestead (over 65) Exemption.

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April 21, 2011 11:00 AM Bureau County Courthouse 700 S Main, Princeton, Illinois

Property located at: 709 Greencastle Dr. Wyanet, Illinois Property is sold “AS IS” Terms of sale: 10% due at time of sale by certified check, Payable to US Marshall Service; balance within 30 days Subject to purchaser paying 2014 taxes due in 2015 Rural Development credit is not available Minimum Bid: $6,000.00 Rural Development has a security interest in the property For additional information contact: USDA Rural Development 312 E Backbone Rd, Suite B, Princeton, IL PH: 815-875-8732 ext 4 www.resales.usda.gov OPEN HOUSE April 13, 2015 2 - 4 pm.

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Stunning 4 BR, 3 Bath ranch home w/finished walk-out lower level! MBR Suite w/bath by Someone’s in the Kitchen, w/stackable washer/ dryer just for suite, and access to back deck. Newer HE furnace/AC. Screened porch plus 2 decks for summer fun! MLS#08865513

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Blue Jay Way Records flies into Princeton

Bureau/Putnam County Health Department releases scores

The Bureau/Putnam County Health Department makes routine and unannounced visits each month to various food service establishments in Bureau and Putnam counties to inspect the operation.

Health inspectors use an identical scorecard at each facility, where they check for health code compliance in 45 areas. Each area carries a rating from one to five, with five being the most critical. Inspectors check the entire operations of the facility in 14 different categories, such as food protection, personnel and garbage and refuse disposal.

Beginning with a score of 100 points, the health inspector deducts one to five points for every viola-

Lovejoys sell used albums, CDs and more

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PRINCETON — Record album aficionados now have a place to shop locally for used records, tapes, CDs, music memorabilia, music books and more.

Jim and Drew Lovejoy opened Blue Jay Way Records at 14 W. Peru St. in Princeton on April 4.

“We sell all sizes, all speeds and all genres,” said Jim, who recently retired from LCN. “Somebody turned me onto steel guitar country music, and now we also have extremely hard to find steel guitar albums.”

Lovejoy’s interest in albums started when he was a kid wanting the first Beatles album, “Hard Days Night,” but was unable to convince his parents he needed to go see them at the Valparaiso, Ind. Theater. He has been collecting albums since.

“My first job, I spent most of my paycheck on records,” he said. “I now have about 20,000

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Jim Lovejoy (left) and his son, Drew, opened Blue Jay Way Records on April 4 at 14 W. Peru St. in Princeton. albums, which I got through garage sales and donations. After CDs (compact discs) took over, many people have given me their records.”

Lovejoy named his business Blue Jay Way Records after a Beatles song named “Blue Jay Way” on the group’s “Magical Mystery Tour” album.

Opening a store was

a natural evolution for Lovejoy after doing record shows for many years. His son, Drew, is helping with the social media operation of the store with a Facebook presence and eventually a website.

In addition to albums, Lovejoy will also sell music DVDs, VHS tapes, concert T-shirts and Beatles memorabilia. He will also sell local musicians’

CDs. The store’s hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days a week Tuesday through Sunday. The phone number is 815872-1935.

Lovejoy wants to stress he will not be selling drug paraphernalia like many other record stores he has visited.

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Mendota Community Hospital is now OSF Saint Paul Medical Center MENDOTA — OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, the newest member of the OSF Healthcare System, was welcomed into the ministry April 1, with a blessing and dedication ceremony officiated by Monsignor Paul E. Showalter, vicar general of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria.

The blessing and dedication culminated a nearly year-long transition process for the former Mendota Community Hospital, now the 11th OSF HealthCare hospital.

Speakers for the morning ceremony included Sister Judith Ann Duvall, OSF, chairperson OSF Healthcare System; Kevin Schoeplein, OSF Healthcare System CEO; Margo Gallagher Schmitz, president, Mendota Community Hospital Board of Directors; and Gerald McShane, MD, president and CEO, OSF Medical Group.

“OSF HealthCare is committed to improving the health of our communities,” said Schoeplein in his welcoming remarks. “We do that by

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connecting with each one of you right here in this community so that together we can better understand your health care needs. The caregivers you already know will continue to provide compassionate and quality health care to all the residents of this community, but will now have all the technology and specialists of OSF HealthCare behind them. We believe by coming together we can achieve extraordinary results.”

Schoeplein also introduced Jennifer Junis as the new president of OSF Saint Paul Medical Center. Junis succeeds Judy Christiansen, who served as interim president of

Mendota Community Hospital during the transition.

Since 2007, Junis has served as chief nursing officer for OSF Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee. She started her health care career in 1996 as a registered nurse at Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon.

As president of OSF Saint Paul, Junis will provide organizational leadership to ensure the hospital and outpatient services are operated with clinical excellence, while developing and implementing strategies that provide high quality and cost-effective health care. OSF Saint Paul will be part of the I-80 Region

of OSF HealthCare. The regional approach allows for the focus to be on the health status of the area populations served by providing coordinated care that works with other community partners to keep people well.

“My desire has always been to lead a mission-centered organization that is driven by excellence in quality health care with a team of high-performing leaders who have a deep commitment to patients,” said Junis. “I am very thankful now to have that opportunity at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center and look forward to serving Mendota and the surrounding communities.”

Bureau County food service evaluations Bureau Jonesy’s Ranch House Inc., 89 Cherry Cherry Country Store, 94 Princeton Big Apple Restaurant, 77 Culver’s, 95 Kramer’s Kitchen/ Chuckwagon, 95 Princeton High School Food Service, 98 Road Ranger, 80 Super Wok, 74 Wendy’s, 98 Spring Valley Alfano’s, 81 El Real Taco, 84 John F. Kennedy School, 98 Spring Valley Super Market Food Service, 87 Spring Valley Super Market Retail, 84

tion. The final total is the facility’s inspection report score. A passing food inspection score is 65 or above.

At 65, the Bureau/Putnam County ordinance allows the health department to close an establishment, but a score doesn’t have to be that low for the department to close it. It depends on the number of critical and non-critical violations and the type of violations. Certain combinations can create a domino effect for food borne outbreaks.

All inspection reports are a matter of public record and can be seen at the Bureau County Health Department in Princeton.

All evaluations were conducted March 1 to March 31.

Las Palmas, 80 Tiskilwa Valley Market, 81 Walnut Expresslane Inc., 84 Little Blessings, 99 Walnut Manor Nursing Home, 94 BV North, 94

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Granville Ali’s Pantry, 87 The Corner Store, 93 Dollar General Store, 92 Hennepin Rolando’s Inc., 95 Samm’s Bar and Grill, 87 Magnolia J.R.’s Chicago Street Pub, 96

McNabb Moreno’s On Main, 77 Putnam County Junior High, 99

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Property Transfers The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse: March 2, 2015 Joleen Cook to Randall Hedrick, executor deed, part of Section 8 in Selby Township, $160,000.

Summit Ag Fund I LLP to Coonmore LLC, warranty deed, part of Section 27 in Indiantown Township, $896,000.

Mary and Roy Elam Jr. to Tommy Russell, warranty deed, parts of Lots 1-2 and all of Lot 3 in Block 1 in Lapsley’s Addition, Dover, $49,000.

John Sitterly to Redcup LLC. warranty deed, part of Lot 45 in Princeton, $22,000.

March 3, 2015 Central Bank Illinois to Heather Nord, warranty deed, part of Lot 9 in Block 2 in Waller’s Subdivision of Lot 99, Princeton, $67,000.

March 4, 2015 J. Kenneth and Wanda Stanfield to Curtis and Sandra Thompson, joint tenancy deed, Lot 52 in Elston’s Addition, Princeton, $48,000.

Lowell Kepner to Jordan Johnson, warranty deed, Lot 6 in Block 7 in Manlius, $28,000.

March 9, 2015 Michael Thompson to Lucinda and Walter Hilmes, warranty deed, part of Section 29 in Greenville Township, $5,000.

Leonard Dunn Jr. to Mary and Rick Cernovich, joint tenancy deed, Lots 27-29 in Second North Addition, Sheffield, $25,000.

Bonita Sheehan, Denise Sturgeon and Kathleen Sturgeon to Ronald Gerken, trustees’ deed, part of Section 13 in Greenville Township, $900,000.

Anthony Antonio to Amy and Donald Noy, warranty deed, part of Lots 1-2 in Block 4 in Glenn’s Third Addition, Spring Valley, $7,500.

Eugene Mercier to Shelly Samolinski, trustee’s deed, part of Lot 14 in Block 88 in O’Beirne’s Third Addition, Spring Valley, $110,000.

March 10, 2015 Virginia Becker, Glenn Lovgren, Trina Owems, and Patricia Wamhoff to The Streator Co., warranty deed, part of Section 1 in Berlin Township, $791,000.

March 11, 2015 Antonia Pelszynski to Jose Chavez, warranty

deed, Lots 3-4 in Block 46 in Ladd, $77,500.

March 12, 2015 Carrington Mortgage Services LLC to Lester Schmollinger, warranty deed, Lot 14 in Block 6 in Riva’s First Addition, Dalzell, $15,000.

Mary and Rick Cernovich to Samantha Heene and Nathan Long, joint tenancy deed, Lots 3-4 in Block 38 in Second South Addition, Sheffield, $70,000.

March 13, 2015 Jeremy Andes to Amber Heider, warranty deed, Lot 9 in Block 127 in O’Beirne’s Third Addition, Spring Valley, $90,500.

Allison and Brandon Behrens to Jennifer and Matthew Moore, warranty deed, Lot 9 in Block 9 in Sheffield, $120,000.

March 16, 2015 Cathy Bernardini to Richard Vecchia, warranty deed, part of Lot 2 in Block 87 in O’Beirne’s Second Addition, Spring Valley, $33,000.

Spring Valley City Bank to Tyler Barboza, warranty deed, part of section 35 in Selby Township, $5,000.

Carol Barefield to Linda Lee, warranty deed, part of Section 21 in Princeton Township, $88,000.

Julia and Keith Cain to M.M. Isaacson LLC, warranty deed, part of Lot 2 in Block 1 in North Addition, Princeton, $108,000.

March 17, 2015 Stella Sawko to Janelle and Joseph McCarter, trustee’s deed, Lot 330 in Greencroft Phase III, Princeton; Lot 21 and part of Lots 3, 14 and 17, all in Deer Run North, Princeton, $30,000.

Linda and Stanley Lyon to Jill Carrington, warranty deed, part of Lots 2-3 in Houghton’s Addition, Sheffield, $91,000.

Selene Finance LP to Justin Hamm, warranty deed, Lot 107 in Bird Haven South Phase 1, Princeton, $50,500.

Greg and Sally Gillan to Paul Pearson, warranty deed, part of Section 5 in Hall Township, $259,000.

March 18, 2015 Realtax Developers Ltd. to Regions Bank, deed in trust, part of Lot 9 in Walter’s Addition, Ohio; Lot 15 in Block 4 in Manlius; and part of Lot 1 and all of Lots 2-3 in Block 32 in South Addition, Sheffield, $23,500.

Nancy Butler to Brandi and Nicholas Organ, war-

ranty deed, part of Section 24 in Clarion Township, $168,000.

Karen Menzel to Taliani Developments LLC, warranty deed, part of Lots 15-16 in Block 1 in H.J. Miller’s Addition, Spring Valley, $20,000.

Marilee Block to Victor Blotevogel, warranty deed, part of Lot 34 and 42 in LaMoille, $69,500.

March 19, 2015 Matthew and Sally Johll to Bridgit and Samuel Schaumleffel, warranty deed, part of Lot 23 in Cambridge Second Addition, Spring Valley, $135,000.

March 20, 2015 Lindy Anderson to Roy Headings, warranty deed, part of Section 33 in Fairfield Township, $1,500.

Alfred and Fred Hansen to Donna and Michael Thacker, deed in trust, part of Section 19 in Ohio Township, $35,000.

Jessica and Mark Morris to Mary and Sheldon Von Holten, warranty deed, part of Section 8 in Walnut Township, $100,000.

Christine and Douglas Christensen to Jessica and Mark Morris Jr., joint tenancy deed, Lot 20 in Hill Farm Acres Section 1, Walnut, $140,000.

March 23, 2015 Laura and Todd Chastain to Richard Widmer, warranty deed, part of Block 1 in J.D. Mercer’s Addition, Princeton, $27,000.

MS Investment Group Inc. to Regions Bank, deed in trust, part of Lot 75 in Princeton, $9,500.

March 24, 2015 Michael Wheeler to Eric Adams and Wendy Krebs, warranty deed, Lots 9-11 in Riley’s Addition, Mineral, $64,000.

March 26, 2015 Windows and Siding Unlimited Inc. to Sandy Luna, warranty deed, Lot 3 in Park Subdivision, DePue, $45,000.

April and Richard Hinton to Joseph Nast, warranty deed, part of Section 7 in Fairfield Township, $88,000.

Shellee and Steven Monier to Jeffrey and Theresa Piper, warranty deed, Lot 7-8 in Block 3 in Baker’s Addition, Ohio, Ill., $45,000.

March 27, 2015 Amber and Scott Fox to Deedra Fox, warranty deed, part of Lots 2-3 in Block 3 in Tiskilwa, $62,000.

Lithotripsys now performed at Perry Memorial Hospital Procedures fragment, disintegrate kidney stones PRINCETION — Dr. Steve Chung and Dr. Christian Schwartz, Illinois Urologic Health surgeons, are now performing lithotripsy procedures at Perry Memorial Hospital.

The technology they are

using is a portable lithotripsy unit. Lithotripsy is the use of high-energy shock waves to fragment and disintegrate kidney stones. The shock wave, created by using an electromagnetic impulse outside of the body, is

focused on the stone. The shock wave shatters the stone, allowing the fragments to pass through the urinary system. This procedure is performed when a kidney stone is too large to pass on its own, or when a stone becomes lodged in the ureter.

For more information, contact Illinois Urologic Health Surgeons at 815664-5367.

IHA honors area hospitals NAPERVILLE — The Illinois Hospital Association’s Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality has recently released its fourth annual Quality Excellence Achievement Awards Compendium of projects.

This compendium showcases nearly 100 Illinois hospital and health system projects utilizing the Triple Aim philosophy — better care for individuals, improved health for populations and reduced per capita costs.

Area hospitals included on the list are CGH Medical Center, Sterling; Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon; and St. Margaret’s Health, Spring Valley.

“The Quality Excellence Achievement Awards showcase the unceasing work of Illinois hospitals and health systems to

improve the delivery of high-quality patient care while reducing unnecessary costs,” said Maryjane Wurth, IHA president and CEO. “The compendium shares sustainable best practices with the entire hospital community to help transform the delivery of health care in Illinois.”

Innovative projects and initiatives featured in the compendium addressed patient safety and quality, care coordination, readmissions, fall prevention, population health, C. deficit reduction, central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) reduction, medication management, among others.

All compendiums have

received national exposure by being featured annually on the Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (www.hpoe. org), an American Hospital Association affiliate, website. In 2014, three of the HPOE’s top 10 viewed case studies were projects from IHA’s Quality Excellence Awards Compendiums. In total, the IHA Quality Awards Compendium projects had more than 4,600 views nationwide in 2014.

The Illinois Hospital Association is also announcing its call for entries for its fifth annual Quality Excellence Achievement Awards.

Award categories include: Health System, Rural/ Critical Access Hospital, Urban Hospital, and Palliative Care. The application deadline is May 29.

Health department offers food handler courses PRINCETON — The Environmental Health Division of the Bureau and Putnam County Health Department, located at 526 Bureau Valley Parkway, Princeton, will hold one-day education courses designed to meet the requirements for receiving a food handler certificate, which is required by the Illinois Department of Public Health for food workers who do not have their Illinois Food Service

Sanitation Manager Certificate.

This food handler certificate lasts for three years.

Upon completion of the course, a certificate will be given to each attendee and will meet the requirements for the Food Handler Certification Course.

The dates are: Monday, April 13, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; Monday, May 11, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; Monday, June 15, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; Monday, July

13, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; and Monday, Aug. 10, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Visit bpchd. org for a list of scheduled food handler classes throughout the remainder of 2015.

The cost for the course is $10. The first 40 people to reserve a spot in the course will be able to attend.

Reservation for the course should be made by calling 815-872-5091, ext.

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With a spring in her step Spring is here, and so are spring sports for area children of all ages.

Lydia Warren of the Putnam County Lady Panther track team shows off her winning long jump form at a recent track meet in LaSalle. Warren, as many others on area track teams, participates in multiple events on the team to help raise their team scores. This time of year area high school students are busy running track, hitting baseballs or softballs and fishing in Illinois High School Association (IHSA) level competition. Around Bureau and Putnam counties, younger students are forming area T-ball and older baseball and softball teams for spring.

Volunteers are needed to help coach and be assistant coaches for these town-wide teams. These seasons will run from April to July for some of the participants each year.

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This Week The Bureau Valley Buddy Bags will meet at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius.

The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St, Princeton. Mary Jane Mundly will present the program on Rulers, Rulers, and More Rulers — Get More Than One Use Out of Them. Guests are welcome to attend for $5. There will be a workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Linda Culvert of Peddlers Way Quilt Co. will show how to make a Judy Niemeyer style table runner.

IVCC will host its ‘70s night at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Senica’s Oak Ridge on Route 6 in LaSalle. Guests are encouraged to dress in 1970s attire.

There will be a live and silent auctions, food and prizes for the best costumes. The cost is $30 per person. Proceeds will benefit the IVCC Foundation.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 10, at Allegion-LCN, 1224 N. Main St., Princeton.

The Princeton Coffeehouse will present Texas singer-songwriter Sam Baker at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Open Prairie UCC, 25 E. Marion St., Princeton. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is $15. Homemade desserts and fair trade coffee will

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The Mineral-Gold Fire Department will hold a taco supper fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Mineral Community Hall. There will also be a 50/50 and raffles.

To-go orders will also be available.

The Princeton Jaycees will host a lawn mower service fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 11, at Hodge Welding, 1102 W. Peru St., Princeton. Services will include blade sharpening, air filter cleaning and deck and engine cleaning. The cost is $10 for push mowers and $20 for riding mowers.

A pickup service for push mowers only is available for Princeton residents on Friday, April 10, for an additional $10. To schedule a pickup or for more information, call Andy Dye at 815-878-7666. All proceeds will go toward the Kurt Garvin Memorial Princeton Jaycees Scholarship fund.

The Ottawa Art League is looking for adult amateur artists to enter the 57th annual Town and Country Art Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Jeremiah Joe Coffee, 807 LaSalle St., Ottawa. The entry deadline is Saturday, April 11. Entry forms and rules are online at www. ottawaartleague.org.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will offer a free Illinois DNR boating safety course from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April

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This certificate is given to anyone who successfully completes the 8-hour course. For more information, email park ranger Bob Petruney at robert.j.

Petruney@usace.army.mil or call 815-667-4045.

The Bacon and Beer Festival, Davenport’s premier event and celebration of all things brews and bacon, will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 11, at the Rivercenter in Davenport, Iowa. The cost of admission is $25 in advance, $30 at the door and $50 for a VIP ticket. This event is for adults only.

The Princeton Chapter NSDAR will meet Saturday, April 11, in the community room at the Bureau County Republican. Connie Swanson will present a program on wildflowers in Illinois.

Coffee time begins at 9:30 a.m. and gavel time is 10 a.m.

The Manlius 4-H Club will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the Manlius Sportsman’s Club, Main Street, Manlius.

The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-12 and free for children under 3 years old. Carry-out orders are available. There will also be a bake sale.

Tickets are available at the door or in advance from any club member.

The ladies of the Illinois Valley are invited to attend the seventh annual St. Margaret’s Luncheon and Trunk Show at 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 12, at Celebrations 150 in Utica.

This show will benefit the on-going projects of St. Margaret’s Foundation.

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There will be numerous vendors. Tickets are $15 and include a lunch buffet, chocolate dessert buffet table, refreshments and door prizes. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Tickets are available at Hy-Vee Grocery and Hackman Insurance in Peru; Studio 718 and Tri-City Frock Shoppe in LaSalle; and Spring Valley City Bank and St. Margaret’s Gift Shop in Spring Valley.

For more information, call 815-664-7260.

event will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 17, at the Ladd School gymnasium. Former DePue resident Tracy Moran DeGraff will present a 45-minute program of hilarious true stories. She is the author of “Life Anyway Mom.” The fashion show will feature clothing from LaynaBellas in Ottawa. Tickets are $15 each and will be available soon. Light refreshments will be provided and door prizes are planned.

Wildlife Prairie Park presents “Amazing Animals” at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at Starved Rock Visitors Center. See skunks, turtles, owls and more. There will be live animals.

A bluegrass, gospel and country music jam will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 17, at the First Lutheran Church at 116 N. Pleasant St. in Princeton. Jams will continue the third Friday of each month. Players and listeners are welcome. Snacks and soft drinks available.

For more information, call 815-875-2057.

Flea markets return to the Bureau County Fairgrounds Sunday, April 12.

Dealers are welcome and there is both indoor and outdoor space available.

For more information, call 815-303-2905. The cost for admission is $1. A concession stand is located in the building. For complete schedule details, visit www.bureaucountyfair. com.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at LaMoille High School, 801 S. Main, LaMoille.

A Rip’s chicken dinner fundraiser for the Ladd after-school program will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14.

Tickets are $8 per person (all chicken varieties available). Carry-outs will be available that night by calling 815-894-3051. The event will also include a bake sale, 50/50 and raffles. All proceeds will benefit the Ladd after-school program.

Upcoming Laughter with style, a comedy night for women, will raise money for the Ladd 125th anniversary celebration. The event will also feature a style show of women’s fashion. The

The Dalzell Fire Department will hold a vendor bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18.

There will be more than 45 vendors, free admission and fire truck rides, lunch concessions, a 50/50 drawing, raffles and door prizes.

The Chapter IH of P.E.O. Style Show will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the First United Methodist Church, 316 S. Main St. in Princeton. The public is invited to attend this event to see new fashion trends and learn design tips. Proceeds from the style show will benefit P.E.O. scholarship projects for women.

Tickets are $10 and available by calling Cathy Kirby at 815-875-1280 or Pat Reinhardt at 815872-8401 or at Amma’s Studio, 917 N. Main St. in Princeton. Tickets are also available at the door.

The LaMoille and Ohio athletic boosters will host a trivia night at 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 18, at the LaMoille Lions Club, 308 Howard St., LaMoille. The cost is $100 per team.

A team consists of 6-10 people. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place

teams. To register a team, contact Brian Chasteen at 815-993--3031, Dee Hughes at 815-866-2226 or Kim Fahs at 815-3037733. There will be silent auctions, raffles, cash beverages and snacks.

Auction Calendar April 11 – Art “Bud” Walzer estate, tractor, pickup, farm equipment, shop, collectibles, appliances and household, 10 a.m., 23610 3470 E. St., LaMoille, Becker Auction Service, auctioneers.

April 11 – Lois Riordan, furniture, John Deere lawn mower, lawn and garden, collectibles, household, 10 a.m., 423 Park Ave. West, Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

April 11 – Henry County farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at 135 W. Center St. (Stenzel Auction Service Business Office), Cambridge, Stenzel Auction Service Inc., auctioneers.

April 12 – Jacquelyn Zwengel, furniture, household, lawn and garden, 10 a.m., 1136 Margaret Drive (Birdhaven Subdivision), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

April 12 – Art, artifacts, swords, rocks, fossils and collectibles, 10:30 a.m., 3401 N. State (Pitstick Pavilion), Ottawa, Higdon Auction Services, auctioneers.

April 12 – Miscellaneous consignors, pedal tractors, toy tractors and farm implements and miscellaneous, 11 a.m., 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

April 16 – Gary E. Eckberg, commercial real estate, 6 p.m., 117 E. Main St., Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers April 18 – Francis DeDecker estate, real estate and personal property, 11 a.m., 316 E. Walnut St., Sheffield, Wilson Auction Service, auctioneers.

April 18 – Robert Levitt estate, real estate and personal property, 10 a.m., 18161 1525 N. Ave., Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

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What an easy meal to fix when you have a box of Stove Top Stuffing. Add a few ingredients, and you’ve got a meal. Just add a salad, and it’s about as easy as you can get.

Ham and Cheese Stuff ‘n Puff 5 eggs 1 cup milk 1/2 cup sour cream 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed, drained 1 6-ounce package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken 1 1/2 packages (6 ounces each) Oscar Mayer smoked ham, chopped 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided Heat oven to 375°. Beat eggs, milk and sour cream in large bowl with whisk until well blended. Add broccoli, stuffing mix, ham and 1/2 cup cheese; mix lightly.

Pour into 2-quart casserole; cover loosely with foil. Bake 1 hour. Uncover. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and broccoli mixture is heated through.

Pork Chops with Apples and Stuffing 1 6-ounce package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken 1 21-ounce can apple pie filling 6 boneless pork loin chops (1 1/2 pounds) 3/4-inch thick Heat oven to 375°. Prepare stuffing as directed on package. Spread pie filling onto bottom of 13-by-9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with chops and stuffing. Cover with foil. Bake 40 minutes or until chops are tender (145°), removing foil after 30 minutes.

Can also substitute 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts.

One Dish Chicken Skillet 1 1/2 cups hot water 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted 1 6-ounce package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken 6 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/2 pounds) 1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup 1/3 cup sour cream Mix hot water, butter and stuffing mix.

Cook chicken in large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 5 minutes on each side. Mix soup and sour cream; pour over chicken. Top with stuffing, cover. Cook on low heat 10 minutes or until chicken is tender (165°).

Layered Meatball Bake 1 6-ounce package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken 1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup 1/4 cup milk 1 12-ounce package frozen meatballs 2 cups frozen peas 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

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Heat oven to 400°. Prepare stuffing as directed on package. Mix soup and milk in 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Stir in meatballs and peas. Top with cheese and stuffing. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until heated through.

Easy Chicken Pot Pie 1 2/3 cups hot water 1 6-ounce package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken 3 cups chopped cooked chicken 1 10-ounce package frozen mixed vegetables 1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup 1 cup milk Heat oven to 375°. Add hot water to stuffing mix; stir just until moistened.

Combine chicken and vegetables in 2-quart casserole. Mix soup and milk; pour over chicken mixture. Top with stuffing. Bake 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly and chicken is done (165°).

Easy Pleasing Meatloaf 2 pounds lean ground beef 1 6-ounce package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken 1 cup water 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, divided Heat oven to 375°. Place meat, stuffing mix, water, eggs and 1/2 cup barbecue sauce in bowl. Mix just until blended.

Shape into loaf in 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Top with remaining barbecue sauce.

Bake 1 hour or until done. Can double recipe and make 2 loaves side by side in 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Bake at 375° for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Refrigerate leftover meatloaf and use to make sandwiches. Serve with potatoes and steamed veggies.

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole 2 16-ounce bags frozen French cut green beans, thawed 1 10 3/4-ounce can cream of mushroom soup 1 cup Cheez Whiz cheese dip 1 1/2 cups hot water 1/4 cup margarine 1 6-ounce package Stove Top stuffing mix for chicken Heat oven to 350°. Combine beans, soup and cheese Whiz in 2-quart casserole. Add hot water to margarine in medium bowl, stir until melted. Stir in stuffing mix just until moistened. Spoon over bean mixture.

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PRINCETON — Thursday, April 9, the Friends of the Library Book Club will meet at 4 p.m. to discuss “Life After Life,” by Kate Atkinson. Newcomers are welcome to join the conversation. Also Thursday, a presentation on the food resource bank will be given by Kevin Nelson, Matt Kauffman and Joy Kauffman at 6:30 p.m.

Food resource bank is the support of small scale, sustainable agriculture throughout the developing world. Kauffman will talk about the Tiskilwa Growing Project that has been part of the food resource bank for more than a decade and has involved many local growers.

Friday, April 10, opening reception and meet with artists for Cultivating Our

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Community art exhibition will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 11, tractor show with the Bureau Valley Antique Club will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the PPL parking lot.

Monday, April 13, Monday Movie Night will begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature a man who leaves the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad dies, but he has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government’s threats to stop him.

Tuesday, April 14, preschool story time and craft at 10:30 a.m. The theme is birds and nests.

Also Tuesday, a presentation about environmental issues with agriculture will

be led by Erika Turner, USDA at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 16, “He Gave the World the Steel Plow: The John Deere Story” will be presented

by Richard Morthland at 6:30 p.m. John Deere’s agricultural innovations, especially the self-scouring steel plow, monumentally impacted farming methods during the formative years of the U.S., making expansion into the vast prairies and plains of middle America possible. Also Thursday, the Friends of the Library annual April book sale begins. The sale will be open on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SPRING VALLEY — Friday, April 10, Rules of the Road review course will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Call the library at 815-6634741 to register.

Thursday, April 16, the Life of Anne Frank will be presented at the library at 6 p.m. Historian Jim Gibbons will present this story of a young girl of faith, hope, relentless spirit and wisdom beyond her years in the meeting room of the library. This is a free program and open to the public.

The library will celebrate National Library Week from Sunday, April 12 to Satur-

day, April 18. The theme is “Unlimited Possibilities @ your Library.” Libraries and librarians have a powerful and positive impact on the lives of Americans on a daily basis.

From Sunday, April 12 to Saturday, April 25, the library will hold amnesty weeks. During this time, patrons who have overdue items can bring them to the library and will owe nothing on the items.

However, if an item is damaged or lost, the patron must pay the full amount for the item. If a patron has a previous fine, stop by the circulation desk to take a chance at reducing your fine by 10, 25, or even 50 percent.

The reduction in a patron’s fine is once per patron during the two weeks.

Also during these two weeks, there will be free replacement on lost and/ or damaged library cards.

There will be a raffle in the children’s and adult departments that allows a patron to enter once per visit when they check out.

There will be a winner each week in each department.

SHEFFIELD — The Sheffield Public Library will celebrate National Library Week with an open house from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 18. Coffee, juice and cookies will be served; “goody bags” with an

assortment of reading-related objects for the children will be given away; and a drawing to win a Kindle Fire will be held.

To be eligible for the drawing, you must be a resident of Sheffield with a current library card or you can sign up for a new card before April 18 (cards are free to Sheffield residents who live in town); you must register in person at the library during National Library Week, April 12-18; you must be 18 years of age or older; and you can only enter once. The drawing will take place at noon on April 18. You do not need to be present to win.

WYANET — Thursday, April 9, the R.A. Sapp Library’s 2nd Thursday@ the Library program will feature Monika Sudakov, chef and co-owner of the Chestnut Street Inn in Sheffield. Sudakov always brings her wit, charm and extraordinary talent to Wyanet. She will present a program on Chefdom.

The library usually smells of garlic and other spices for days after one of Sudakov’s culinary creations.

Stop in at 6:30 p.m. for delish food and refresh-

ments.

Tuesday, April 14, Dorene Stalter will instruct library patrons on the complexities of computers.

The class begins at 1 p.m. The program is open to the public.

LADD — Tuesday, April 14, Ladd Public Library will celebrate National Library Week with an open house from 6 to 7 p.m. Stop in to view the new books, enjoy refreshments and see what the library has to offer.

The library continues to hold preschool story times each Tuesday at 10 a.m. A different theme is explored each week with stories, crafts and activities.

BUDA — Mason Memorial Public Library has discussed changing the time it will host the summer reading program and would like input from parents or babysitters of the kindergarten through fifthgrade age group to find out what is the best time to get more children to participate. Call the library at 309-895-7701. It has a funny fax ring, but don’t hang up.

OHIO — Sunday, April 12 the library spring fundraiser will be from 11 a.m.

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Wednesday, April 15, the library will host a tablet class from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 16, there will be a class offered on Google Apps from 5:15 to 7:17 p.m.

MINERAL — Monday, April 13 to Saturday, April 18, the Mineral-Gold Public Library will celebrate National Library Week with a bunch of fun activities planned. Stop in and enjoy a cookie, play guess the adult, kids candy jars and fill out a survey for the library. Browse through the books on the book sale table. For the young patrons, pick a little paperback book to take home.

Stop in and see what’s going on.

BUREAU — The Leepertown Township Public Library is open from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday; and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

The library has computers for patron usage, as well as copier, scanning and fax services. Call 815-6593283 for information. (The fax number is the same as

the phone number.)

PUTNAM COUNTY — The Putnam County Public Library District has expanded its homework hour program to offer homework assistance at the Magnolia, McNabb and Granville libraries throughout the school year. Students can tackle assignments in a comfortable and relaxed settings with access to library resources for school projects. Students can have their completed homework checked, or get help understanding their homework.

Homework hour is available at the Magnolia branch from 4 to 5 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the McNabb branch on Wednesdays and from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Granville branch.

The Putnam County Library District will host computer classes covering a variety of topics. Space is limited to four participants per class, and registration is required. The McNabb branch will have this class at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8. At 1 p.m. Thursday, April 9, the Standard branch will offer the class to the public. At 4 p.m.

Friday, April 10, the Granville branch will hold this class. Magnolia branch will host the class at 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 11.

White announces 11th annual Emerging Writers competition Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White announced entry forms are available for the 11th annual Illinois Emerging Writers Competition Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award.

“We created the Illinois Emerging Writers Competition to promote creative writing and provide an outlet for talented writers,” White said.

“Great poems have the ability to enrich and enhance our lives, and I am looking forward to discovering talented new poets with this

PUTNAM (CONDIT) – Saturday, April 11, the library branch will host Books & Brunch, which offers patrons an opportunity to discuss great books, new reads and old favorites with friends over light refreshments.

MAGNOLIA – The Magnolia branch will have a preschool story time for children ages 3, 4 and 5 years at 10 a.m. every Saturday. Stop in to enjoy a short story and related craft activity.

Thursday, April 16, the Magnolia branch will show “The Lego Movie”

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The competition, co-sponsored by the Illinois Center for the Book and Kevin Stein, the current Illinois Poet Laureate, is named in honor of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks.

The competition is open to Illinois residents age 18 and over. Entries must be postmarked by Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

Winning poems will be submitted for possible inclusion in the “Bluestem,” “Ninth Let-

ter,” “Quiddity,” “RHINO”and “Poetic License Press” publications.

Winners will read their poems and receive prizes at a ceremony later this year at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place winners.

Forms and other information may be found at http://illinoiscenterforthebook.org.

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at 6 p.m. An ordinary Lego construction worker, thought to be the prophesied ‘Special’, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis.

Stop in the Magnolia branch from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturdays for a Lego workshop. Bring imagination and create Lego models. Starting Saturday, April 18, Lego workshops will continue every Saturday through May. This program is free and open to elementary school age children and teens.

HENNEPIN – Preschool story times are at 2 p.m.

Tuesdays and at 10:30 a.m. Fridays. Join the library staff for stories, crafts, games and more.

This program is ideal for children ages 3, 4 and 5 years of age.

After-school activities take place from 4 to 5 p.m. most Thursdays for children in early elementary school. Come to the Hennepin branch for stories and related crafts, activities and games.

GRANVILLE – Join the Granville branch for stories and crafts. The preschool

program is ideal for children ages 3, 4 and 5 years old. It is held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday.

The Granville Favorites Club meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Granville branch. Each month the group meets to discuss favorite and not-so-favorite titles participants have read.

Join the library at 10 a.m. Thursdays for 30 minutes of stories and songs. This program is ideal for little ones under 3 years of age.

At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, Alzheimer Support Group facilitator Peg Gonet will present a program for caregivers and family of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease.

“Strategies and Resources for Better Living with Alzheimers” is a free program, open to the public.

MCNABB – At 10 a.m. on Saturdays, the McNabb branch hosts a children’s program for early elementary school children.

April will be filled with projects that include musical instruments, wacky science experiments and awesome art projects.

Preschool story times are at 11 a.m. Saturdays.

They are ideal for children ages 3, 4 and 5 years old, with adult participation.

Enjoy stories and make a small craft to take home.

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Senior spotlight Devin Rae Truedson

Name: Devin Rae Truedson.

Nickname: Dezerae.

School: Princeton High School.

Date/place of birth: Dec. 19, 1996; Princeton.

Hometown: Princeton.

Family: Mom, Nancy T.; Dad, Erik T.; brother, David Lally.

Sports: Softball, poms.

Favorite sport and why: Poms because dancing can always put a smile on my face.

Favorite food and where to get it: Spaghetti and breadsticks at Olive Garden. Mmmmm.

Likes: Food, sunshine and my French bulldog, Tigger.

Dislikes: People, bad drivers and the cold.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: Abbie Cochran (poms coach Abbie): She has taught me never to give up no matter what life throws at you.

Person with the greatest influence on my life and why: My mom: She is like my best friend; she is always there when I need her.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have to have my: Phone, so I can listen to music.

The last song I listened to was: “Dear Future Husband” by Meghan Trainor.

People would be surprised to know that: I love cows.

I stay home to watch: “Grey’s Anatomy.”

When I need luck for a big game, I: Listen to songs that get me pumped up.

The funniest person I’ve ever met and why: My Uncle Danny. You just have to know him to understand.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: That Devin girl? Yeah, she’s pretty weird.

Most embarrassing moment: Falling into home plate ... at least I was safe.

Most unforgettable moment: It will be graduating high school.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Hitting a home run.

What I would like to do in life: I would like to be a trauma nurse.

Three words that best describe me: Colorful, exuberant, silly.

Here’s a look at the upcoming area sports slate:

Bureau Valley at West Carroll Invite, 9 a.m., Riverdale at Hall (DH), PC JV at Ottawa, St. Bede at BCC Triangular, 10 a.m.

Girls track: Coed — BV, Princeton, Hall, St. Bede at Mendota Gooden Invite, 10 a.m.; Streator, Marquette and Stark County at PC, 10 a.m.

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Baseball: BV at Princeton (JV at BV), St. Bede at Kewanee (JV home), PC at Henry, Newark at LaMoille/Ohio, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: BV at Princeton (JV at BV), PC at Henry, Newark at LaMoille/Ohio, Newman at Hall, St. Bede at Kewanee (JV home), 4:30 p.m.

Track: Girls - Princeton Howard Monier Invite, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 10

Baseball: LaMoille/Ohio at Newark, Morrison at Princeton (JV away), 4:30 p.m.

Softball: E/P at Bureau Valley, Fulton at St. Bede (JV away), Morrison at Princeton (JV away), Midland at PC (JV),

LaMoille/Ohio at Newark, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Princeton Invite at Tiskilwa, 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 11

Baseball: E/P at Bureau Valley (DH), Fulton at St. Bede (DH), PC at Fieldcrest, 11 a.m.

Girls soccer: Princeton Invite at Tiskilwa, 9 a.m.

Softball: PC at Seneca Invitational,

Monday, April 13

Baseball: Amboy at BV, Hall at Princeton (JV at Hall), PC at IVC, LaMoille/Ohio at Paw Paw, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Princeton at Mendota, 6:30 p.m.

Softball: Amboy at BV, LaMoille/Ohio at Paw Paw, Hall at Princeton (JV at Hall), Ottawa at St. Bede (JV away), 4:30 p.m.

Track: Boys - St. Bede, Marquette, Henry at PC, 4 p.m. Girls - Mendota, St.

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Bede at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14

Baseball: PC at Roanoke-Benson, Sherrard at Princeton (JV away),4:30 p.m.

Boys tennis: St. Bede at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: PC at Roanoke-Benson, 4:30 p.m.

Track: Boys - Princeton HowardMonier Invite, 4:30 p.m. Girls - PC at Hall, BV Invite, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15

Baseball: Hall at Seneca, Pontiac at PC, 4:30 p.m.

Softball: L-P at St. Bede (JV away), Princeville at PC, 4:30 p.m.

Track: Girls: PC at Pontiac

Thursday, April 16

Baseball: BV at Kewanee, RoanokeBenson at PC (JV at Henry), Hiawatha at LaMoille/Ohio, St. Bede at Hall (JV at SBA), 4:30 p.m.

Softball: BV at Kewanee, RoanokeBenson at PC, Hiawatha at LaMoille/ Ohio, Streator at Princeton (JV away), St. Bede at Hall, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Orion at Princeton 5 p.m.

Boys tennis: Peoria at Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 17

Baseball: LaMoille/Ohio at Hiawatha, St. Bede at Morrison (JV home), 4:30 p.m.

Softball: Hall at Rockridge, LaMoille/ Ohio at Hiawatha, St. Bede at Morrison (JV home), 4:30 p.m.

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Jay Braida Golf PRINCETON — The sixth annual Jay Braida Memorial Golf Open will be held July 11 at Chapel Hill Golf Course in Princeton.

This year’s recipient is Kamden Wahlgren of Princeton. His parents are Erick and Staci. He has two other siblings Kaiden, 10, and Emma, 5. Kamden is in second grade and was diagnosed with Pediatric Auto-Immune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Strep in 2012. He was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease and Toxic Encephalitis.

The Braida Committee is looking for help to raise money for the Wahlgren family. Anything that would like to donate something other than money such as a silent auction item or be a hole sponsor or T-shirt sponsor is asked to visit www.gofundme. com/jaybraidamemorial.

For more information, visit the Braida Golf Outing’s Facebook page.

Cheer tryouts PERU — Cheerleading tryouts for St. Bede Academy for the 2015-16 season will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at the St. Bede Academy Chapel. There will be workshop dates from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 10, and Saturday, April 11, at the Chapel. Cheerleaders should attend at least one workshop date and have their tryout/waiver form turned in by April 7.

The chapel is located on the third floor of the St. Bede Academy. For more information, contact Jodi Slingsby at 815-343-2721 or jmslingsby@yahoo.com or Lauren Passini at 815481-2728 or at Lauren_ Passini@outlook.com.

L/O Boosters Trivia LAMOILLE — The LaMoille and Ohio Athletic Boosters will hold a Trivia Night Saturday, April 18, at the LaMoille Lions Club.

Doors open at 6 p.m. with trivia to start at 7 p.m.

There is a $100 entry fee per 6-10 people team.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

There will be silent auctions, raffles, snacks and cash bar.

To register, call Brian Chasteen at 815-9933031, Dee Hughes at 815866-2226 or Kim Fahs at 815-303-7733.

Rumble for the Kids

PRINCETON — A Pro

Wrestling Charity Event, the Rumble for the Kids, will be Saturday, April 25, at Logan Junior High School in Princeton. Proceeds will benefit PES Plays. Cost is $10 per ticket. For more information, contact ServiceMaster DSI at 815-879-4411 or WZOE Radio at 815-875-8014 or visit their Facebook page.

Illinois Valley All-Star Game

Pontiac Fun Run PONTIAC —The third annual Run For Respect 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/ Walk will start at 10 a.m.

Saturday, April 11, at Pontiac High School. Fees are $22 for adults and $10 for students. For more information, call Laura Baumgradner at Pontiac High School at 815-8446113.

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The 2015 Illinois Valley All-Star Game in Granville March 29 had a strong Bureau County flavor. Area girls and their coaches (from left) are coach Abbi Bosnich (BV), Heaven Bennett (BV), coach Tiffany Gonigam (BV), Carlie Bickett (BV), Ellie Herrmann (Hall), coach Brian Holman (Hall), Brianna Barajas (Princeton), coach Kevin Hieronymus (Princeton), Taylor Clark (Princeton), Liz Geuther (LaMoille/Ohio) and coach Holli Rapp (L/O).

St. Margaret’s Health 10K SPRING VALLEY —The third annual St. Margaret’s Health 10K and 3 Mile Fun Run/Walk will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at St. Margaret’s. Registration will take place from 7 to 8:50 at the west pavillion parking lot.

Proceeds will be benefit the ongoing renovations and improvements to St. Margaret’s Health facilities including the esophageal and colon cancer prevention center.

Online registration is available at runrace.net.

For more information, call Gina Mudge at Pontiac High School at 815-2201005 or at gcmudge@ gmail.com.

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Hall’s Ellie Herrmann (left) handles the ball for the North Girls squad while Parker Neuhalfen (right) battles for a rebound in the Illinois Valley All-Star Game action in Granville on March 29.

Trinity 5K Run/ Walk Spring Shuffle LASALLE —The third annual Trinity 5K Run/ Walk Spring Shuffle will run through scenic LaSalle Street and finish at Trinity Catholic Academy Saturday, April 25. The race starts at 9 a.m. with registration at 7 a.m.

Cost is $20 before April 10 and $25 after. For more information, call Sergio Sanchez at 815712-8434 or TCA at 815223-8523.

Golf Outing PRINCETON — The sixth annual Ag in the Classroom Golf Outing will be Friday, June 26, at Chapel Hill Golf Course in Princeton. There will be a 9 a.m. shotgun start for the four-person scramble.

For more information, call 815-875-6468 or via email at jillfrueh@bcfb@ comcast.net.

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