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Mayor Keith Cain: A standing ovation Cain bids city office farewell

By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Tears filled the eyes of Mayor Keith Cain as a standing ovation filled the room and Cain said his farewell to the Princeton City Council,

and for being present Monday evening.

Commencing Cain’s final meeting as Princeton mayor, he led his nephew Aaron Querciagrossa in Querciagrossa’s oath of office with the Princeton Police Department.

Cain said he had not known his nephew was going to be taking the oath of office with the

I will see that happen with the new council coming in, to keep moving this city in the right direction. No one wants to see their city move backwards.”

Cain thanked commissioner Ray Swanson, who was also attending his last meeting as a commissioner, for his 12 years of service on the council before he thanked his family and friends for their gracious support throughout his career

ing with 21 different commissioners and one other mayor, there have been a lot of very different personalities on the council. Throughout his long career — three years as a commissioner and 16 years as the mayor of Princeton, he said he believed these individuals along with himself have worked to move Princeton forward.

“I think that’s positive. It will continue, hopefully, and I think

Monday, April 20.

“Keith and I always didn’t agree on a lot of things, but what we did agree on was parting our ways as friends and co-councilors. So my hat’s off to Keith; thank you for your service, and I hope you have a fruitful retirement,” said commissioner Bob Warren.

“It’s time for me to retire from this and move on,” said Cain.

Cain reminisced, after work-

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Upgrades at the Metro Center Skate park is still closed

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Metro Center recently received a few upgrades, thanks to the Shoemake Foundation.

Following the successful Brew Ha-Ha annual foundation fundraiser, which was held Saturday, Feb. 21, the Princeton Park District was able to raise $8,000.

With the fundraiser proceeds, the park district staff comprised a list of items needed which are not in the budget but would enhance the facility. The Shoemake Foundation is then able to choose projects most suitable to its mission statement.

This year, the foundation chose the purchase of several recreational items needed at the Bureau County Metro Center.

At the park district board’s Monday, April 20, meeting, Nick Davis, recreation coordinator, toured the facility with board members and pointed out the numerous purchases he recently made for upgrading the center.

Among the items included a large quantity of different types of new balls — basketballs of various sizes for women, men and juniors, also footballs, indoor soccer balls, outdoor soccer balls, along with ball racks, etc.

In the aerobics room, Davis upgraded all the fitness mats, purchased a training rope along with anchor stations for the rope, kettle bell racks and workout balls.

Also, the Metro Center has made one of its court rooms a golf room.

The golf room is equipped with a computer software that players can login and play various virtual golf courses around

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Lady bugs at the library Joel Odell, 5, and Lexie Knipper, 5, make a ladybug craft during the story time and craft making program at Princeton Public Library on Tuesday, April 2. The program was led by Ron McCutchan, director of youth services at the library. Each Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., the themed program brings together young children of all ages to listen to McCutchan read stories, sing songs and provide a craft that correlates to the theme of the day.

Walnut OKs garbage hike

By Nita Wyatt news@bcrnews.com

WALNUT — The Walnut Village Board has approved a garbage rate increase.

Duane Christensen, chairman of the village’s garbage committee, recommended to the Walnut Village Board Monday night an increase of $4 per customer per month be enact-

ed. For most residential customers, this would change their regular garbage bill from $5 to $9.

For several years, the village has been subsidizing garbage pick-up costs by using funds previously accumulated in the garbage account. Those funds are close to being depleted, and therefore, necessitating the increase in the garbage rate to the customer. By using these

funds previously, the village board was able to keep the rate at the previous $5 longer.

Any additional cost of garbage pickup will hopefully be covered by the amount for garbage included in property tax bills.

After discussion by the board, the recommendation of the garbage committee was approved. This $4 rate increase will become effective on May 1.

Walnut Village Superintendent Carl Minks presented two bids for new railing to go around and up the steps on the podium at the village cemetery.

These two bids were received from V & C Construction of Walnut and Sterling Fence of Sterling and were both for Trex brand Reveal Aluminum Fencing. The board agreed to award

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Taking a gamble

Kurth: ‘I have no complaints’

By Ken Schroeder

Information by village/town for 2014 Town

Gross In

Paid Out

Establishments’ Share

Town’s Share

Bureau

$11,386

$10,496

$312

$45

Buda

$356,411

$328,430

$9,793

$1,399

Sheffield

$365,989

$334,981

$10,853

$1,550

Cherry

$456,295

$417,164

$13,695

$1,957

LaMoille

$767,347

$706,376

$21,340

$3,049

Ohio

$834,505

$760,780

$25,806

$3,687

Arlington

$1,094,863

$1,005,727

$31,197

$4,457

Neponset

$1,097,625

$1,013,394

$29,480

$4,211

Walnut

$1,238,575

$1,136,676

$35,664

$5,095

Manlius

$1,769,423

$1,632,481

$47,928

$6,847

Wyanet

$1,807,342

$1,673,122

$46,877

$6,712

Tiskilwa

$1,847,266

$1,702,188

$50,777

$7,254

Mineral

$3,223,919

$3,013,891

$73,509

$10,502

Ladd

$3,476,324

$3,207,616

$94,047

$13,436

DePue

$3,761,609

$3,466,454

$106,454

$15,208

Spring Valley

$5,284,610

$4,911,606

$130,549

$18,650

Princeton

$21,910,304

$20,228,216

$588,722

$84,104

“They don’t work everywhere, that’s for sure,” Shaw Media Service Richard said. “They’ve done fairly well here. I have no Editor’s note: This is the complaints.”

Like many other estabsecond story in a three-part series on video gaming in lishment owners, Richard Illinois; how it works, where was a little taken back by the money goes and who can one of the state’s procebenefit from allowing video dures.

“I think it’s kind of ironic gaming in their establishthe state gets a cut like that ments.

For a little over 20 years, (25 percent) and then taxes the Cadillac Ranch has us on what we get,” he said. anchored the east end of “They have no money out; Peru Street in Princeton they don’t pay any of the with a reputation as a fun fees or any of the electricplace to go and unwind, ity, any of the equipment and that reputation is not or provide the place to do likely to change anytime it, but they automatically get a cut and then we have soon.

Video gaming has only to pay taxes against our added to the appeal. Ter- side. I thought that would have been the minals at the tax myself.

Cadillac Ranch Some establishThat’s the way were the fourth ments do better they set it up busiest in town than others with though, and during 2014 their terminals. Road there’s nothand gave the Ranger sits north ing you can do business a nice of Princeton next to about it.” extra boost for Interstate 80, and Some estabthe year-end truck traffic helps lishment picture. give the company owners have The prothe highest payoff noticed video cess to get a in Bureau County. gaming is a machine is The five slots in the widely fluctuatnot a quick truck stop pulled ing side income one, though. in $8,560,221.52 — income In addition to and outgo can the 10-page during 2014, an online applica- average of $4,690.50 be very spotion, applicants per terminal per day. radic in video gaming termimust submit to nals (VGTs). a background check and submit their fin- The vagaries of when the machine’s algorithms gerprints.

“I believe you cannot decide to pay off, plus have any felonies, although the ebb and flow of peoI’m not certain,” Richard ple playing the games, can Kurth, co-owner of Cadil- result in high numbers for lac Ranch, said. “All I know establishments one month is I was checked and my and flat figures the next.

“Some weeks, a machine brother was checked, and we both had no problem will go for days without a big payout,” Tom Hall, with that.”

Kurth’s brother, Ed Kurth, co-owner of Kaddywampus owns Wise Guys on Prince- in Granville, said. “The terton’s north end. He tried minal owners will come in implementing video gam- after a while and make an ing at Wise Guys, but gam- adjustment, and it pays out ing didn’t take off there, constantly.”

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Number of video gaming terminals by village/town for 2014 Princeton................................ 4 4 Spring Valley.............................2 1 DePue...................................... 16

Ladd....................................... 1 5

Neponset...................................8

Wyanet....................................... 8

Manlius....................................... 7

Sheffield.................................... 7

Walnut.......................................6

Mineral....................................... 5

Tiskilwa....................................... 5

Cherry........................................ 3

Arlington....................................3

Buda.......................................... 3

Bureau....................................... 3

LaMoille..................................... 3

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Tree give-away planned in Neponset NEPONSET — Thanks to Neponset Pride and Living Lands and Waters, Neponset will again receive free trees for Neponset Grade School students and Neponset community members.

Neponset Pride has again teamed up with non-profit group Living Lands and Waters in East Moline, and through the generosity of those groups, oak trees of several varieties are available for Neponset residents.

This is the fifth year that Neponset has been offered the trees, totaling more than 1,000 trees.

Neponset Pride member Marty Golby reserved the trees for Neponset earlier this spring from Ashley Stover, the Living Lands and Waters employee in charge of the tree project.

Golby will distribute 100 oak trees on Saturday, April 25, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on the sidewalk between Community State Bank and the Neponset Post Office.

Tree varieties include white, bur, swamp and red oaks, and are approximately one to three feet tall, although most of the trees this year are taller

than in previous years.

They are free to Neponset and area residents and may be picked up on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thanks to these organizations, trees will also be distributed to all students, faculty and staff at Neponset Grade School during the week of April 20-24.

According to Golby, “Trees can increase property values as much as 10 percent, as stated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website.

They make a big difference in the way a town looks. People are drawn to towns with mature trees and tree-lined streets, and the air quality is better, too!” The Living Lands and Waters website states that trees: • Provide food and shelter for birds and wildlife.

• Reduce air pollution.

• Provide shade and conserve energy.

• Reduce soil erosion.

• Roots help reduce the amount of pollution and run-off entering creeks, rivers and streams.

• Trees increase aesthetics everywhere they are planted.

• Oak trees can reach

up to 100 feet tall and its branches can reach up to 100 feet wide.

Living Lands and Waters in East Moline was founded in 1998 as a non-profit organization by Chad Pregracke, a graduate of United Township High School in East Moline.

The group focuses on river clean-up and other environmental areas such as the Million Trees Project, which is benefiting Neponset. Acorns are planted each year in their nursery, and seedlings are used to restore native hardwoods along the Mississippi River and in other areas of the state.

For more information about Living Lands and Waters, go to www.livinglands and waters.org.

Pregracke was named recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service in 2002 and was named “The Hardest Working Person in America” in August 2010. He was also named CNN “Person of the Year” in the fall of 2013. He is also co-author of the book From the Bottom Up, 2007.

For more information about the oak tree give-away, contact Marty Golby at 309-945-7750.

Spring Valley news briefs Kirby Park Shelter reservations will be taken starting May 1 SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley City Clerk Becky Hansen has announced Kirby Park Shelter reservations for summer picnics, reunions, parties and more will be accepted in person at the city clerk’s office, 215 N. Greenwood St., beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 1.

Phone reservations will be accepted beginning at 9 a.m. As last year, only one date per person will be allowed.

Shelter reservations will be on a firstcome, first-served basis. There is no charge to reserve a shelter for residents of Spring Valley, though donations to the park would be appreciated and accepted. Non-residents who wish to reserve a shelter may do so by paying $20 per shelter.

Questions regarding this information may be directed to the city clerk’s office at 815-664-4221.

Spring clean up announced in Spring Valley SPRING VALLEY — The city of Spring Valley will have spring cleanup from Monday, April 27, to Friday, May 1.

Residents should put items out by 6 a.m. on their regular garbage service day. Only one stop will be made at each home.

The following items will not be picked

up: Electronics, building materials (including carpet), construction materials, hazardous waste (oils, chemicals, pesticides and wet paint), batteries, concrete, landscaping (rocks, dirt, grass, etc.), tires, auto parts, steel, glass or windows.

All materials should be neatly stacked and placed together in one location where normal household trash is collected and not exceed the dimensions of 4-by-4-by-4-feet.

Four-foot lengths of material suitable for bundling together are acceptable when securely tied together in packages not exceeding two feet in diameter. No single container shall exceed 50 pounds.

Oversized loads will be removed for an additional charge by calling IV Waste Service before your pick-up day at 866875-2293.

Appliance and metal items will be picked up by separate truck.

Dog tag payments due May 1 for Spring Valley residents SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley City Clerk Becky Hansen reminds all residents that city dog tags are due in the amount of $5 and payable by Friday, May 1, to avoid penalty as provided by city ordinance. This is in addition to the rabies tag provided by Bureau County.

Failure to purchase tags by May 1 will result in a $10 penalty.

Questions regarding this information may be directed to the city clerk’s office at 815-664-4221.

Jerod Doty

Eli Van Autreve

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Firefighters graduate from fire academy CHAMPAIGN — Jerod Doty, Nick Dystra and Eli Van Autreve graduated from the University of Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Basic Firefighter / NFPA Firefighter 1 Academy. Doty and Dystra, both from Princeton, and Van Autreve, from Tiskilwa, will serve on the Princeton Fire Department. They participated in a ceremony conducted at the Institute’s Champaign campus on Friday, April 17.

There were 28 participants from fire departments across Illinois who successfully completed the training.

The Illinois Basic Firefighter / NFPA Firefighter 1 Academy is conducted over seven weeks at IFSI’s Champaign campus. The course is designed to prepare firefighters to develop skills and knowledge

necessary for entry-level personnel to become functioning members of a fire company. The rigorous course teaches firefighters basic firefighting skills for single-family dwellings and commercial buildings, as well as rescue techniques. This intense program uses realistic livefire evolutions to encourage students to master basic skills and work safely and efficiently on the fireground. Students participate in live fire evolutions, train in real life scenarios and learn proper use of fire fighting and rescue equipment.

They are also introduced to size-up, search techniques and the responsibilities of engine and truck companies.

The Illinois Basic Firefighter / NFPA Firefighter 1 Academy is offered

by IFSI to assist fire departments in meeting the requirements of the Division of Personnel Standards and Education, Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Basic Firefighter Operations course is also available on-line through IFSI. The Illinois Fire Service Institute is the statutory fire academy for the state of Illinois. In addition to training provided at the Champaign campus, the Institute offers online classes and conducts training throughout the state at Regional Training Centers and local fire stations. The mission of the Illinois Fire Service Institute is to help firefighters do their work through training, education, information and research. For more information about the Institute, call 217-333-3800

Illinois River Road seeks public input about region’s history The Illinois River Road organization is asking for the public’s input in the creation of a regional plan to interpret the history of Illinois River Road communities and the region from LaSalle to Mason counties.

The plan Interpretive Plan for History will help illuminate and connect various destinations and sites along this important heritage corridor that hold special historic and cultural meanings. Many of these sites have existing facilities (e.g., museums, wayside stations, interpretive panels, plaques, monuments and parks) run by different organizations (e.g., state, county and city governments; historical societies, friends groups, non-profits, private companies and religious organizations) that tell their own stories.

The goal of this plan is to weave together a coher-

ent experience from this existing variety of messages and stories, and to identify new sites that recognize and interpret historic events in a thematic way that has meaning that resonates throughout the byway experience that both visitors and residents can enjoy.

Byway Director Anaise Berry states, “We are collecting stories, personal accounts, family histories and memories of historic events, and folk traditions of life in the Illinois River Valley, so that we can bring the stories of this region and its communities alive.”

Residents who are knowledgeable about local traditions and history, those who can contribute stories of people that worked on the river and/or in building or maintaining dams and waterways along the Illinois River, and those who

have personal accounts of work in factories; coal and silica mines; farms; and area industries are invited to attend any of the three upcoming sessions.

Any details about life along the Illinois River or historical connections to innovations are especially encouraged.

Public input sessions will be held at 10 a.m.

Thursday, April 23, at the Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center in Utica; at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria; and at 10 a.m.

Friday, April 24 at Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown. To RSVP or for questions, please call 815433-5830 or email history@illinoisriverroad.org.

If you have questions or would like to schedule an interview with Berry, contact her at 309-256-8170 or aberry@illinoisriverroad.org.

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access road will need to be relocated, and this will necessitate new fencing and two new gates. Sterling Fence has proposed a cost of $8,344.73 to do the needed new fencing, gates, and also to repair some broken areas of the fence that will be remaining. The board agreed to this expenditure.

In other business, Minks requested the streets and alleys committee schedule a meeting. This meeting will include taking a tour of the town to view and discuss possible repair

projects. The committee agreed to a meeting on Monday, April 27 at 6 p.m. The meeting will begin at the Walnut Village Hall and then proceed with the tour.

Local improvement committee chairman Ryan Rosenthal thanked the Chamber of Commerce and the other volunteers for the painting of the flower boxes and benches along Main Street and also for the window washing on the store fronts on the street.

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golf balls to get a more accurate feel when hitting the golf ball.

the world. Davis said the new system can give all sorts of feedback on a player’s swing.

The golf room is one the park district staff will continue upgrading. Right now, golfers use foam balls in order to protect the court, but Davis said eventually they would like to bring in real

Skate park is closed indefinitely Also on Monday, April 20, Princeton Park District Executive Director Elaine Russell discussed with board members the closure of the skate park, located in Alexander Park.

While it’s been closed due to vandalism, Russell said the park continues to

have trespassers.

“It’s just constant vandalism at that park. It’s a hangout, and it’s vandalism. The (police) want to stop it, and we want to stop it,” she said.

She reminded the skate park is closed indefinitely, which was a decision made by the Princeton Park District Board along with Princeton Police Department.

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From Page 1 the contract to V & C Construction in the amount of $6,850, and this new railing will be installed prior to the Memorial Day holiday. The board was pleased to be able to keep this business within the local community.

Minks also presented a bid from Sterling Fence for some new fencing at the sewer plant facility. With the upcoming sewer plant improvement project, the current

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Long-time Princeton Mayor Keith Cain said he truly believes Mayor-elect Joel Quiram will do a fine job for the city of Princeton. The two men shook hands toward the end of Cain’s final Princeton City Council meeting.

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In other business:

city. He also commented on how this great surprise was a demonstration of how the Police department could take the politics out of the business.

“Aaron, I know you will do a great job for the city,” said Cain.

In other business the current council approved on its second and final reading the final plat for the Princeton Diamond Development on South Gosse Blvd.

“I am still concerned as many are about the sewer systems with this new project. The traffic crossing, the cut through on Gosse; it’ll create other problems for the crossing of children at school time,” said local resident Geraldine Woodleaf.

“Our job market is limited; where will these people come from? … Our population is going down; we are losing our youth. Is this what we want to call growth?” she asked the council.

Previously reported in the Bureau County Republican, the Princeton Diamond Development is proposing to build 40 units of senior housing for those 55 years and over on 7.5 acres of land just east of South Gosse Boulevard and west

• Approved the ordinance rezoning the property at the Princeton Logistics Park from a Manufacturing M-1 to a Manufacturing M-2 at its second and final reading.

• Tabled the Regional Economic Development Funding until its next meeting, so the new council could hear the proposal and make the approval if they wish to. Princeton City Manager Jeff Clawson agreed to bring in the same proposal presentation he had presented to other councils in surrounding communities.

• Accepted the proposal for the purchase of a new Princeton Fire Truck at around $210,000.

Clawson explained funding for the truck will be supplied by multiple entities including $25,000 from the Illinois foreign fire tax (tax collected from businesses outside of Illinois), $25,000 from the memorial and donations fund and $100,000 from the rural fire district. The council agreed to collect the remaining $60,000 from the electric cash reserves. Over time, the Princeton Fire Department will pay this money back.

• Agreed to extend the BueComm lease by 90 days.

• Appointed Mike Smith to the Industrial Development Commission on a partial three-year term expiring in June of 2017.

of Westside Park.

Ben and David Porush are the developers of the project that will consist of eight buildings with five rental units per building plus a community center and office, said Daniel Kramer, an attorney of Yorkville, representing the Porushes. There will be

eight standard two-bedroom units, 23 two-bedroom units and the rest being a mixture of handicapped accessible and handicapped adaptable units. All of the buildings are single-story ranch units.

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East Peoria will be from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at the Hennepin Pool. The public is invited

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Obituaries Lucille Grunloh

Zerenna Brandt

BRADFORD — Lucille D. Grunloh, 88, of Bradford passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2015, surrounded by her family.

She was born Aug. 31, 1926, in Bishop Creek, Effingham County, to Alma E. (Wolfert) and John H. Luchtefeld.

Lucille Lucille married Gerald H. Grunloh Grunloh on Nov. 23, 1944, and they spent the next 33 years together. She volunteered endlessly for the Bradford American Legion Auxiliary and our military men and women. She was a devoted member of St. John’s Church and Altar and Rosary Society. She was an avid quilter, designing many quilts for her family, friends and the children at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1978; her parents; a grandson, Jarod Grunloh; a son-in-law, Charles Saigh; four brothers, Andrew (Berdina), Earl, Raymond (Alma) and Donald; and three sisters, Delaphine (Herman) Kremer, Norma Jean (Edward) Gleason and Arnieta (Robert) Schultz.

Lucille is survived by her brother, Alden (Jackie) Luchtefeld; and her seven children, Vickie (Mike) Johnston of Wyoming, Rod (Debbie) Grunloh of Bradford, Marsha (Rick) Smith of Bradford, Cyndi (Neil) Plunkett of Oxford, Wis., Norma Green of Leland, Susan Saigh of Kewanee and Lorrie (Jay) Wilson of Annawan. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 23, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bradford.

Visitation was held Wednesday, April 22, at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Bradford, where a rosary was also recited.

Memorials may be directed to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Bradford.

Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.

MINERAL — Zerenna Fidella Riley Brandt, 100, of Mineral died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Colonial HealthCare and Rehabilitation Centre in Princeton.

Born Oct. 24, 1914, in rural Mineral, the daughter of William and Grace (Johnson) Zerenna Riley, she married Louis W. Brandt Brandt Jr. on Sept. 19, 1936, in Princeton. He died May 10, 1995.

She graduated from Mineral High School in 1933. She and Louis farmed in rural Mineral. She also worked as a cook at Mineral Grade School and then for many years at Annawan schools.

She was a member of the Mineral United Methodist Church and former member of Mineral Women’s Club, and the WSCS of the church.

Surviving are her daughter and son-inlaw, Nancy Lou and Ernie Salzmann of Mineral; four grandchildren, Shena (Todd) Redmond of Westminster, Colo., Renni (Dan) Smith of Ankeny, Iowa, Eran (Marci) Salzmann of Sheffield and Tauni (Nick) Koning of Sheffield; and 12 great-grandchildren, Nash and Miles Redmond, Ryli and Alia Smith, Lance, Charlienna, Fletcher, Ashten and Paige Salzmann, Matthew and Nathan Paup, and Emri Koning.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; a baby son, Larry; a baby daughter, Susan; two brothers, Ward and Vern Riley; and a sister, Darlene Pierson.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 24, at the United Methodist Church in Mineral with the Rev. Terry Lancaster officiating. Burial will be in the Mineral Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the Mineral United Methodist Church or Mineral Library.

The Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services in Sheffield is assisting the family with arrangements.

Daniel McKean BRADFORD — Daniel Benedict McKean, 92, of Bradford passed away at 1:40 a.m.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at home.

A Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 27, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Bradford with Father Vien Van Do officiating. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Bradford. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Bradford, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

ISP releases ACE patrol results LASALLE — Lt. Jon Dively, Illinois State Police District 17 commander, announced the results of an alcohol countermeasure enforcement (ACE) patrol, which was conducted in LaSalle County on Saturday, April 11.

There were three arrests for suspended driver’s license violations, and three citations and 21 warnings given for speeding

violations. There were 11 citations total given and 61 written warnings.

The Illinois State Police (ISP) reminds those who drink and drive future patrols will be conducted. The ISP will continue to work to save lives by taking DUI (driving under the influence) offenders off the road, arresting them and locking them up.

PRINCETON — The following cases were considered by the Bureau County grand jury.

Michael D. Carlton, 27, of Wyanet was indicted for the Class 3 felony of failure to register as a sex offender. He is accused of failing to register with the Wyanet chief of police within three days of establishing residence in Wyanet on March 5. Carlton is in custody with bond set at $25,000.

Rex Jones, 32, of Coralville, Iowa, was indicted for the Class 4 felony of unlawful possession of cannabis. He is accused of possessing more than 30 grams but less than 500 grams of cannabis on March 17. Jones is free from custody, having posted 10 percent of a $30,000 bond.

Justin N. Metcalf, 31, of Ohio, Ill., was indicted for the Class 3 felony of failure to register as a sex offender.

He is accused of failing to register with the Bureau County Sheriff within three days of establishing residency in Bureau County on March 26. Metcalf is free from custody, having posted 10 percent of a $25,000 bond.

Miles N. Limburg, 29, of Sturgis, Mich., was indicted for the Class 2 felony of unlawful possession of cannabis.

He is accused of possessing more than 2,000 grams of cannabis on March 31.

Limburg is free from custody, having posted 10 percent of a $80,000 bond.

Jonathan L. Moon, 28, of Buda was indicted for the Class 3 felony of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine). He is accused of possessing less than five

grams of methamphetamine on May 8, 2014. Moon is free from custody, having posted 10 percent of a $25,000 bond.

Juan Morales Irala, aka Roberto Puga Morales, 38, of DePue was indicted for the Class 2 felony of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine).

He is accused of delivering to another less than one gram of cocaine on March 21. Morales is in custody with bond set at $100,000.

Justin P. Miller, 24, of Princeton was indicted for the Class 4 felony of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (heroin). He is accused of possessing less than 15 grams of heroin on March 31. Miller is in custody with bond set at $50,000.

Brent Davis, 23, of Buda was indicted for the Class 3 felony of unlawful delivery of a look alike substance. He is accused of delivering to another a look alike controlled substance on April 8.

Davis is in custody with bond set at $78,000.

These indictments were presented to the grand jury by Bureau County State’s Attorney Geno J. Caffarini and Assistant State’s Attorney Daniel C. Anderson. The indictments on Carlton, Metcalf, Moon and Miller were returned before Judge Marc Bernabei, and the indictments on Jones, Limburg, Irala and Davis were returned before Judge C.J. Hollerich.

These indictments are only accusations against the accused. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Police reports April 18.

Princeton Police Illegal consumption of alcohol

Isaiah C. Austin, 19, of Tiskilwa and Tawnie S. Arrington, 19, of Buda were both charged with illegal consumption of alcoholic liquor on Park Avenue West near Route 6 at 2:13 a.m.

April 14.

Spring Valley Police Traffic stop

Zachary M. Savitch, 21, of Peru was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, operating a vehicle with no rear registration plate light, unlawful possession of cannabis less than 2.5 grams and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia in the 400 block of West Fourth Street at 7:59 p.m. April 18.

Illinois State Police DUI

Melissa A. McDaniels, 34, of LaMoille was charged with driving under the influence and failure to signal when required on First Street near Tonti Street in LaSalle at 12:02 a.m.

Accidents

A two-vehicle accident involving drivers Katherine M. Morley, 26, of Lafayette, Ind., and Jacob M. Aufderheide, 27, of Galva occurred on Interstate 80 near Mile Marker 81 at 10:40 p.m. April 17. Morley was charged for following too closely.

A two-vehicle accident involving drivers Scott A. Miller, 26, of Minooka and Iqball S. Gill, 55, of Sanger, Calif. occurred on Interstate 80 near Mile Marker 81 at 8:34 a.m. April 17. Miller was charged for following too closely.

Possession of cannabis

Floyd E. Storey, 35, of Marseilles was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis on Route 71 near North 3103rd Road in LaSalle County at 12:38 a.m.

April 19.

DUI

A one-vehicle accident involving driver Wesley J. Shaver, 28, of Mendota occurred on North 40th Road near East Eighth Road in Mendota at 7:42 p.m. April 18. Shaver was charged with driving under the influence.

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Letter Editor TO THE

The same old refrain but with a different twist To the Editor, It didn’t take very long for our newly-elected governor to repeat the mantra of the medical industry, insurance companies, big corporations and others that are threatened by the aggressive enforcement of accountability for neglect.

The criticisms first began in the early 1960s with the auto insurance industry claiming that plaintiffs’ lawyers were going to destroy the industry and there would be no insurance companies left to protect drivers in the event of an accident.

Big industry, which played fast and loose with safety precautions in their factories, soon followed, criticizing plaintiffs’ attorneys for suing for unsafe practices resulting in catastrophic injuries and death.

Plaintiffs’ lawyers next became targets for the medical profession and their insurance companies, claiming that we were going to chase the doctors out of Illinois by filing lawsuits charging the medical profession with malpractice that kills and disables patients.

All of this criticism was in the face of the record profits made by the manufacturing and construction industries, the liability insurance carriers, and the billions of dollars in profits made by the insurance companies representing members of the health care industry. Investigation into the alleged loss of doctors to other states revealed that the threat by the medical industry was an empty one.

Some of you may say, well, notwithstanding all of the criticism, we still have a system of justice in this state that allows an injured party to present their case to a jury of their peers to decide on the accountability of the so-called wrong-doer. Unfortunately, the emphasis made by these various biased critics follows a jury pool and many times persons that are selected to sit on juries, particularly in medical negligence cases, already have a bias for the doctor or hospital.

Now we have the governor charging lawyers with corruption; corruption that goes all the way to the highest Court, the Illinois Supreme Court. It appears that Gov. Rauner has just joined the politicians that preceded him in his accusations of corruption by lawyers and the Courts, having demonstrated his own intellectual corruption by making such an accusation which, had he not been governor of this state, would have surely exposed him to liable and slander.

My office will continue to aggressively represent the injured against all neglect, medical or otherwise.

We will continue to enforce accountability; the same accountability that you and I, as private citizens, have in our jobs and conduct toward others.

Anthony C. Raccuglia, Esquire Peru

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

Letters policy Letters to the Editor should not be more than 500 words in length. Only one person can sign a Letter to the Editor. The author of the letter must include his/her name, hometown and telephone number. The author’s name and hometown will be published, however, the telephone number is only used to verify the authenticity of the author’s signature and will not be published. Unsigned letters are never read or published. No letter will be published until The Bureau County Republican contacts the author of the letter to verify the signature. The Bureau County Republican reserves the right to edit or refuse any Letter to the Editor.

First Person Kevin Weeks City: Rural LaMoille.

Where did you grow up: Omaha, Neb., and Sioux City, Iowa.

Family: Wife — Sarah, two sons — Adam (an actuary in Des Moines, Iowa) and Jacob (studying at LeTourneau University, Texas, to become a missionary pilot).

Pets: Two cats — Katharina Van Bora (wife of Martin Luther — the Reformer — aka Kitty) and Grace.

Occupation: Pastor.

What is the last song you listened to: “Revelation Song” by Phillips Craig and Dean.

What is the last book you read: “Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church” by N.T. Wright.

What is the last television show you watched: “Scorpion.”

If you were stranded on a desert-

ed island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Tacos with beans and rice, fruit salad, chocolate chip cookies and vanilla soy milk.

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

What is your favorite local restaurant: The Farmer’s Table in LaMoille and Uptown Grill in LaSalle.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: 1. Pay off Jacob’s student loans, so he could get in the missionary

field quicker. 2. Buy a newer van to replace our 1993 Chevy Astro. 3. Set up non-profit foundation to support Christian missions.

People would be surprised to know that you: I am scared of public speaking.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: Many people care for others.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: Get God to stir the hearts of complacent people, so they could see the glorious adventurous plans He has for their lives.

Riding the files of my memory I stopped by Bike Works in Peru the other day. It was my first time checking out the store, and I was impressed with the large variety of biking supplies it offers. The set-up of the store is unique, clean and easy to shop in. If anyone gets the chance to stop by, I recommend just doing a quick walk through.

Stepping into the store and being met with that strong smell of new, rubber bike tires brought nostalgia back for when I got my first bike.

My memories are faint, but I can still recall a few details.

My mom purchased my first bike for my fourth birthday in 1992. The bike was brand new with white wheels and an aqua-colored body.

It was themed Little Mermaid, which was the new Disney movie back then. So I remember being super excited to ride around sporting Ariel and Flounder characters on the bike.

I will also remember Ariel’s cartoon face on the decorative plastic pieces that stuck in the wheels and spun around with the wheels when I pedaled. It’s the small details we never forget, I guess. My first bike came with training wheels, but I remember riding that bike until those wheels were no longer needed.

I recall riding out on the sidewalk. I used to ride until the house my mom said not to go past, turn around and ride back to my house over and over.

As I kept thinking about my old memories, my mind sparked again when we passed by a vintage cruiser-styled bike in Bike Works.

During my preteen years I used to spend the summers at my grandparent’s cottage in northern Michigan. One year, my grandparents bought me a second-hand vintage cruiser bike, which I called my “cottage bike.”

It was painted bubble gum pink and accented in white; it had a cream banana seat, and there was the occasional rust spot here and there.

It wasn’t brand new, but it

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was perfect for riding around on the gravel roads at the cottage. I remember the bike squeaked here and there, and when that happened, my grandpa would spray WD-40 on the bike chain and magically that squeak would disappear.

The banana seat was the coolest part about that bike. The seat was roomy, cushioned and sometimes I could fit a second person on the back.

I can’t even begin to tell you how many miles I covered on that bike. I hung with the neighborhood kids, and we would take our bikes everywhere. Back then it was either we walked or we rode bikes, and of course, the bikes always got us to our destination faster.

We would tell my grandma we

were going on a bike ride and take off along the winding, dirt roads.

My grandparents lived on a lake, so sometimes we’d ride down to the local beach in our swimsuits with towels draped around our necks. We’d spend the entire day swimming before pedaling back home.

We rode to the candy store or to the video arcade in town where we’d spend the quarters my grandma dug out of her change purse.

We spent several hours of the summer just riding up and down the road — talking about life, our future, our dreams, which were always full of endless possibilities.

Getting the chance to reflect on those memories was something special to me. It’s not everyday you get to ponder on the “good ole days,” but when it happens I try to cherish the moment and be grateful I have those lighthearted memories to look back on.

BCR Senior Staff Writer Goldie Currie can be reached at gcurrie@ bcrnews.com.

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Wedding aisle — Area couples share their engagement and wedding announcements. See Page 8.

St. Bede Academy receives $12,000 donation PERU — St. Bede Academy received a gift of more than $12,000 from the class of 1959 in support of this year’s “Fund-A-Need” for the St. Bede Auction.

The class gift was presented by Francis Speltz to Abbot Philip Davey in an effort to help with the Google Chromebook Initiative. “We are grateful for this special gift from the class of 1959 which gives us a great start to achieving our ‘Fund-A-Need’ goal of placing a Google Chromebook in each student’s hands by fall,” said development director Julia Yaklich.

The goal of the Google Chromebook Initiative is to create a learning environment that is consistent with advances in technology and facilitates resource sharing, critical thinking, innovation, research, cre-

ativity and communication. “We are preparing to bring this technology into the St. Bede classrooms,” said Superintendent Ted Struck.

The class of 1959, who just celebrated its 55th reunion at last year’s homecoming, announced its combined class gift when the Google Chromebooks became the focus for the “Fund-A-Need” portion of this year’s auction.

A few eighth-grade students attending St. Bede next year will be at the auction Saturday, April 25, to demonstrate the Chromebook technology that they have already been utilizing in junior high. Halfway through the live auction, St. Bede will invite attendees to “Fund-A-Need” and place dollar amount bids for the Chromebooks.

Farm-acology program PRINCETON — The Bureau and Putnam County Health Department will host a presentation, Farm-acology, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Princeton Public Library. The program will highlight local growers and farmers market and will showcase how to become healthier. The program is free, and all are welcome to attend.

Photo contributed

Francis Speltz (left), a member of the class of 1959, gives Abbot Philip Davey a check for $12,000.

Currently and throughout the auction evening, bids can also be placed as a donation at https://st-bede.ejoinme.org/celebrate.

For more information, visit www.st-bede.com or contact Bonnie Prokup at 815-223-0342 or email at bprokup@st-bede.com.

Rumble for the Kids PRINCETON — Rumble for the Kids, a professional wrestling charity event, will be Saturday, April 25, at Logan Junior High School, 302 W. Central Ave. in Princeton. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and bell time is 5 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, contact ServiceMaster DSI at 815-879-4411 or WZOE at 815875-8014.

Library program

Rotary meeting

Grimmer, Thressa Nelson, Will Finley, Sam Wolbrecht, Wessley Baker,

Gabe Thompson and Jonathan Henrikson. The head coach is Tom Odell.

Assistant coaches are Kim Finley and Steve Cornman.

on the post-prom committee will be collecting food pantry donations at premiere at the table outside the cafeteria.

Prom information, forms and permission slips for parents and guardians are available on the Princeton High School website, www.phs-il.org, under the Resources/Prom tab.

This year, premiere will be broadcast live via The Cube for those unable

to attend. Live streaming from The Cube will begin at 4:30 p.m. May 9 at http://thecube. com/event/princetonhigh-school-prom-premiere-489292 #cube.

The prom parent committee will give every couple two 4-by-6-inch photos taken on the ramp by yearbook advisor Joanne Bowman. This will enable all family and friends to remain seated during pre-

miere and still get a great photo.

After premiere, the dinner/dance will be at Chapel Hill Golf Course.

After the dance, the parent post-prom committee has planned many fun activities, including lots of prizes, casino-type games, inflatables, food and a highlighter room at the Bureau County Metro Center from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.

DAR members enjoy program on wildflowers PRINCETON — Members of the Princeton-Illinois Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution enjoyed a program on wildflowers of Illinois presented by Connie Swanson of Henry at their April 11 meeting.

Members and guests viewed dozens of photos of woodland and prairie spring flowers, bringing

Easter Seals fundraiser OTTAWA — Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau counties will hold its annual Celebration (Telethon) from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Mary 17, at Skydive Chicago, 3215 E 1969 Road, Ottawa. Admission is free and the event will include music, food, children’s activities, games, raffles and a celebration of donors and volunteers. Skydive Chicago will host jump for kids to benefit the Easter Seals.

PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library will host Sheila Heth at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, when she presents the program a look at nature. The program will take a look in depth at a variety of photography and visual art which deals with agriculture and nature.

Princeton High School prom set for May 9 PRINCETON — The 2015 Princeton High School prom is planned for Saturday, May 9. The theme this year is “Wish Upon a Star”.

Prom festivities will kick off with premiere at 4:30 p.m. at the Princeton High School Prouty Gymnasium. The presentation of the prom court and the coronation of king and queen will be the grand finale of premiere. Parents

Community Notes Cookout in Wyanet WYANET — The Wyanet Community Club will host a cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at the Wyanet Locker. The menu will be ribeyes, butterfly chops, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, chips and pop.

PCA Scholastic Bowl team debuts at BV South PRINCETON — Princeton Christian Academy has added something new this year. For the first time ever, a Scholastic Bowl team has been formed at PCA. The new team recently had its first match against Bureau Valley South, and the PCA eighth-grade team won 165–125. The match between the sixth-/ seventh-grade team was captured by Bureau Valley South. The PCA Eagle Scholastic Bowl team is coached by Principal Tom Odell.

Team members include Eliza Atkinson, J’Kira Wolbrecht, Jerrey Nelson, Paige Twidell, Regan Cook, Anya Bauer, Katherine Henrikson, Anna Grey, Drew Grey, Kelly Van Den Bussche, Kenley

Chicken dinner — St. Thomas More in Dalzell will hold a chicken dinner on Sunday. See this and other religion briefs on Page 8.

the outdoors inside.

Note was made of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia by General Robert E. Lee to northern General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. When the formal surrender occurred on April 12, it was four years to the day of the Civil War’s beginning after southern forces fired on Fort Sum-

ter in Charleston, S.C. A gold-sealed new members’ certificate has been created for incoming 2015 members in honor of the 125th anniversary of the founding of NSDAR in 1890. Prospective members are encouraged to complete their applications to qualify for the special quasquicentennial certificate.

As part of the Vietnam

War Commemoration, a virtual reality site has been established to research names on the Vietnam Wall of lost soldiers.

Names, biographies, ranks and other information can be located at http://www. virtualwall.org/iStates. htm.

Seven members will attend the state conference in Bloomington April 24-26.

WALNUT — The Rotary Club of Walnut will host New York Times bestselling author Sarah Burleton at noon Wednesday, April 29, at the Walnut Cafe.

Burleton’s first book, “Why Me,” is an eye-opening account into the hidden world of child abuse. She is a 1996 Bureau Valley High School graduate and magna cum laude graduate of Millikin University.

Democrats meeting DEPUE — The DePue/Bureau County Democrats meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the VFW in DePue. Food will be served after the meeting.

The guest speaker will be anyone in attendance that feels their life will be effected by the governor’s budget cuts.

Fundraiser LADD — Hall High School will hold a Rip’s night fundraiser from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 27.

The cost is $8 for dine-in or carry-out. Tickets can be purchased by calling 815-664-2100 or at the door.

Funds raised will be used to resurface the track.

PAC will host Brunch with Mary Cassatt PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Council will host a brunch at 11 a.m.

Saturday, May 16, on the lawn of the Prairie Arts Center, 24 Park Ave. East in Princeton, followed by a program in the auditorium featuring historical actress Lynn Rymarz from Schaumburg.

Rymarz, dressed in period costume, will portray Mary Cassatt as she tells of her journey in becom-

ing one of America’s most beloved artists of her time.

Brunch will be provided

by Four and Twenty Café and Flour House Bakery of Princeton and will include coffee, orange juice and Mimosa drinks.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under. Seating is limited. All tickets must be reserved in advance by calling 815-875-2787 or 309-872-3503.

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Religion Briefs May Friendship Day celebration TISKILWA — All area women are invited to join Church Women United for its upcoming May Friendship Day celebration beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 1, at the Tiskilwa Community Church. While participants enjoy coffee and refreshments, representatives from many area churches will present a short program. For more information, or for a ride to the event, call Sue Scruggs at 815-875-1446.

Kaufmans to perform in Seatonville SEATONVILLE — The Seatonville Congregational Church Independent will host a special family potluck banquet to honor mothers and daughters on Friday, May 1. The meal will be served at 6 p.m. in the church basement. The meat, bread and beverages will be furnished.

Attendees are requested to bring dishes to pass according to the size of their family. There will be door prizes for some lucky mothers or daughters. There is no charge for the food, except for the serving dishes. All interested people are invited to attend.

After the meal, Phillip Kaufman and his wife, Pam, will perform a musical program in the church sanctuary. Kaufman will sing excerpts from his popular Cotton Patch Gospel, the One Man Musical. He and Pam will also sing a few duets. While no tickets will be sold, there will be a free will offering taken up for the Kaufmans, who have said that all money collected when they perform will go to feeding the hungry.

Reservations are requested for the banquet. Anyone who just wants to attend the Kaufman performance need not make a reservation. Reservations can be made by signing the sheet at the church or calling the church at 815-894-2697, Pastor Bill Jacobsen at 815-228-6717 or Mary Michael at 815-875-1697.

Monthly meeting PRINCETON — The St. Louis Parish Council of Catholic Women will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28. This month’s theme is “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” from the Gospel of Matthew 6:11.

Father Dominic from St. Bede Abbey will be sharing his harvest bread making techniques along with humor and samples. All Parish women are invited to come and share the evening and bring a guest.

Welcome spring TISKILWA — The women of the Tiskilwa Community Church invite the public to join in fellowship from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 2, to welcome spring. There will be no program, but participants can enjoy good conversations, coffee, tea and sweet treats.

Princeton UMC announces new hours PRINCETON — The First United Methodist Church of Princeton, 316 S. Church St., Princeton, will change its Sunday morning worship structure beginning Sunday, May 3. The new times are as follows: traditional worship service from 8 to 9 a.m.; children and adult Sunday school from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.; and contemporary worship service from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Mother-daughter banquet BUREAU — The First Congregational Church in Bureau will hold a mother-daughter banquet at 1 p.m.

Sunday, May 3. Table service, drinks and chicken will be provided. People are asked to bring a dish to pass. Rick Moreland will provide the music.

Open table supper SHEFFIELD — The Sheffield Church of Christ will sponsor the free open table supper from 5 to 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 3, at the Sheffield United Methodist Church. The menu will be Italian beef sandwiches, salad and dessert.

Community coffee SHEFFIELD — The First United Church of Christ in Sheffield will host its monthly community coffee from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, in the UCC Parish Hall.

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Duhai-Hartz Chuck and Nancy Duhai of Woodstock are announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kelsey, to Alex Hartz, the son of Dave and Anne Hartz of Princeton.

The bride-elect graduated from Augustana College with a bachelor’s degree.

She is employed as a credit assistant at First National Bank in Beloit, Wis. Her fiancé received a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College and a master’s degree from Concordia University. He is employed as a mathematics teacher and head boys’ track coach at Hononegah High School in Rockton.

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David and Shelley Gorenz of Princeton are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Rachel, to Eric Johnson.

He is the son of Glenn and Tracy Johnson of Addison.

The bride-elect is a graduate of SUNY Empire State College of New York and provides children’s theater programming at the Prairie Arts Center in Princeton.

Her fiancé is a graduate of Northern Illinois Kelsey Duhai University, where he is and Alex Hartz currently completing a master’s degree in indusThe couple will be mar- trial engineering. He is ried Aug. 1 in Woodstock. employed as a research They will make their home associate at the Northern in Rockton.

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Mathey-Read Shaina Hope Mathey of Rockton and Charles Phillip “Chip” Read of Princeton are announcing their engagement and approaching marriage.

The couple met while attending Judson University in Elgin.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Tom and Dawn Mathey of Rockton. She graduated from Hononegah High School in Rockton in 2011 and will graduate from Judson University in May with a general art degree.

Her fiancé is the son of Chuck and Bev Read of Princeton. He graduated from Princeton High School in 2007, from Black Hawk College in Kewanee

Shaina Mathey and Chip Read in 2008 with a degree in agricultural mechanics, and is currently pursuing a music and communications degree from Judson University.

The couple will be married June 27 at Riverside Assembly of God in Rockford.

Rachel Gorenz and Eric Johnson opment (NICADD).

The couple will celebrate their marriage on Aug. 8 at St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton.

McCune-Klostermann Donna McCune of Uniontown, Ky., and Cameron Klostermann of Uniontown, Ky., are announcing their engagement and approaching marriage. She is the daughter of Harry and Dee McCune of Manlius. He is the son of James and Dawn Klostermann of Dyersville, Iowa.

The bride-elect graduated in 2014 from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business. She is a grain merchandiser at Consolidated Grain and Barge in Uniontown, Ky. Her fiancé graduated in 2015 from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy. He is

Donna McCune and Cameron Klostermann a seed and chemical salesman at Commonwealth Ag Solutions in Morganfield, Ky. The couple will be married July 18 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sheffield.

Maxwell-Denton Sarah Maxwell of Princeton and Matthew Denton of Princeton were united in marriage Nov. 29, 2014, at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Davenport, Iowa. She is the daughter of Tim and Linda Maxwell of Bettendorf, Iowa. He is the son of Mike and Suzanne Denton of Princeton, and Wendy and Dave Mussche of Wyanet.

Samantha Crow, friend of the bride, served as the matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Emily Kenneke, friend of the bride, and Briana Maxwell, sister-in-law of the bride. The flower girl was Skylar Maxwell, niece of the bride.

Garrett Cornman, friend of the groom, served as the best man. Groomsmen were Seth Torchia, stepbrother of the groom, and Shawn Maxwell, brother of the bride. Ushers were Eric Arbet, Luke Gorman and Zach Gorman, all cousins of the groom.

A reception to honor the couple was held at the University Club QC in Moline.

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DALZELL — St. Thomas More, 302 Chestnut St., Dalzell, will hold a chicken dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sunday, April 26, in the parish hall. The menu includes baked or fried chicken, salad, spaghetti, bread and butter, dessert and drink.

The cost is $10 for adults; $5 for children ages 6-10 and includes a drumstick, spaghetti, bread, dessert and drink; and children ages 5 and under are free and include spaghetti, bread, drink and dessert. Carry-out orders are $10.

Engagement and wedding announcements run every other Thursday. Items can be emailed to news@ bcrnews.com. Online forms are available at www.bcrnews.com/forms/.

For questions, call Rita Roberts at 815-875-4461, Ext. 6333.

After a wedding trip to Orlando, Fla., the couple is making their home in Princeton.

The bride is a 2008 graduate of Bettendorf High School, Bettendorf, Iowa, and a 2011 graduate of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. She is the design editor at the Bureau County Republican in Princeton.

The groom is a 2006 graduate of Princeton High School and a 2012 graduate of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. He is an independent representative for Pioneer Brand Products in Princeton.

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Todd Burrows (from left), Austin Burrows, Tyler Tyne, Vicki Stevens and Tammi Menerey set up one of the new displays at Wyanet Carpet in Princeton. The longtime store recently joined the Flooring America cooperative.

Wyanet Carpet joins Flooring America PRINCETON — Wyanet Carpet announced that the company has joined Flooring America, one of the nation’s largest flooring covering cooperatives.

The store’s transformation to a Flooring America was completed this week.

Flooring America, a division of CCA Global Partners, the nation’s largest floor covering cooperative, supports more than 500 independent, locally-owned flooring retailers.

“Joining Flooring America gives me the opportunity to elevate my business in a way that wouldn’t be possible without the sup-

port of a powerhouse floor covering cooperative,” said owner Todd Burrows. “As a locally-owned business, it’s my goal to offer my customers the best selection of quality products at the best price and becoming a Flooring America member will allow me to achieve this goal.”

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Owners Gerri and Ken Blitsch operated Wyanet Carpet in Wyanet from 1978 to 1988 before moving it to Princeton. Harry Burrows, Todd’s father, managed the store until he and his wife, Theresa, bought it from the Blitsches in the late 1990s. Todd and Debra Burrows bought the business from his parents in 2007.

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Holt named Liberty Village’s administrator PRINCETON — Peggy Holt has been named the administrator of Liberty Village of Princeton.

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Eureka Savings Bank of LaSalle, Mendota, Peru and Oglesby has made a $10,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation scholarship campaign in memory of former Eureka President Robert Billings.

In addition, next fall, Eureka will begin funding a $3,500 annual scholarship in Billings’ name.

“These most generous gifts are an ideal way for Bob’s legacy to live on,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran. “His impact on Illinois Valley Community College and so many other worthy institutions was extraordinary. Eureka’s leaders have continued his heritage of giving.”

Eureka President Barry Breuning said, “Bob valued the role education plays in the intellectual development of both an individual and a community. Knowing that IVCC is a major resource to help fulfill the educational

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Billings, who died Jan. 21, worked at Eureka from 1963 until retiring as president in 2000. He was the IVCC treasurer for 26 years and served on the foundation board its first 10 years (1976-86) including eight as president.

He was also a leader for the LaSalle Rotary

Club, Illinois Valley Area Chamber, Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust, Starved Rock Area Boy Scouts, Illinois Valley United Way and Horizon House.

The scholarship campaign, launched in January, has collected nearly $300,000 of its $500,000 goal. For information, contact IVCC Director of Community Relations and Development Fran Brolley at (815) 224-0466 or fran_brolley@ivcc.edu.

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11 Sports Thursday, April 23, 2015 • 11 Bruins sweep PHS — St. Bede downed Princeton in baseball and softball Monday.

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Princeton’s Michaela Strom sends a kick past Rochelle Monday as the Hubs take cover.

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Princeton’s Drew Pranka clears a hurdle on the way to a first-place effort in Monday’s Ferris Invite. He was named as the Athlete of the Meet, leading the Tigers to the team title.

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Tigers, Pranka capture Ferris Invite

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Drew Pranka and the Princeton Tigers reigned supreme in the Ferris Family Invite Monday, April 20, at Princeton.

Pranka won three events with one meet record to secure Athlete of the Meet honors. His efforts led the Tigers to a first-place showing, defeating Mendota 221-198. IVC (167) took third followed by Rock Falls (128), St. Bede (124), Hall (83.5) and Kewanee (43.5).

“It was an outstanding night,” PHS coach Dan Foes said.

Hall edged IVC 187-185 to claim the girls meet, securing the crown in the final event.

Pranka blistered the track for a meet and school record of 39.46 to win the 300 hurdles. He also won the 110 high hurdles in

Ferris Invite at a glance: • Princeton boys defeat Mendota 221198 for team championsip.

• PHS senior Drew Pranka is named as Athlete of the Meet. Sets meet and school record in 300 hurdles and wins 110 hurdles and pole vault.

• Hall girls edge IVC 187-185 for team title.

15.13 and pole vault (11-6) and anchored the Tigers’ winning effort in the 4x100 relay (45.2) with teammates Kai Tomaszewski, Lenny Mead and Brett Schenk.

Tomaszewski made off with the 100 (11.61) and 400 (52.27).

Mead followed Pranka in the 300 hurdles in 41.1 while Lucus Sisler gained second in the high jump (5-9). PHS also placed sec-

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Tigresses blow by the Hubs

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Hall freshman Kaelyn Hammel approaches the finish line in Monday’s Ferris Invite. She placed second in the 200 and fourth in the 400.

ROCHELLE — The Princeton Tigresses soccer team blew into Rochelle on Monday, April 20, and sailed to a 3-0 victory over the Lady Hubs.

Battling chilly and very windy conditions, the Tigresses took a little while to get on track.

“A lot of the time it was kinda hectic,” senior captain Kim Schlesinger said.

“It’s hard to keep it calm and collected when the wind is blowing in your ears. But I think we did a good job. The other team had to deal with the same conditions.”

Princeton finally broke the ice in the 24th minute when sophomore Jenna Grimmer sent a pass forward to senior captain Keyenna Altizer. Altizer blew by the defense and beat the goalie to the lower left of the net.

“We were fighting through some chaos to begin with,” Altizer said.

“But we got our teamwork working a lot better. Jenner Grimmer came from the midfield and gave an assist to me and gave me

the opportunity to put it in the back of the net.”

It only took about 75 seconds for the Tigresses to increase their advantage when in the 25th minute, Schlesinger fed junior Liza Young who was able to just guide the ball into the goal.

The 2-0 advantage held through the remainder of the first half.

The score may not indicated it, but the Tigresses completely dominated the second half. The Hubs only had three shots on goal for the entire contest, while in the second half the Tigresses seemed to have a good scoring opportunity every other minute.

“I personally feel like we missed a lot of opportunities,” Altizer said. “We kept kicking it at the goalkeeper or outside shots.

I feel like we weren’t following through.”

Schlesinger added, “There were a lot of wide open shots. But I feel like the fact that there were a lot of shots means that we’re moving the ball well and creating opportunities. Hopefully we’ll be able to capitalize on that.”

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Warren delivers a pitch of southern spirit, baseball knowledge There’s some southern drawl coming out of the Princeton Tiger dugout this spring and bringing a good pitch of baseball knowledge with it.

The Tigers have welcomed the talents of Wick Warren to the Tiger staff, a former pitcher for Auburn University, who is working close with the PHS pitchers.

Warren and his wife, the former Laura Kann, came to Princeton from Atlanta to be closer to her parents, Doug and Muzzie Kann. They moved into the famous Mary Winn house, just a long foul ball from Prath-

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er Field.

He had another tie to Princeton in PHS Board President John Young. Warren formerly worked with Young’s daughter, Staci Brown, with the Centers of Disease Control in Atlanta.

When Warren later ran into her husband, David, in Somolia

working on polio shortly before his retirement, he was told to be sure to get together with Brown’s father-in-law when he got to Princeton.

With a shared passion for baseball, Young helped get the ball rolling to get Warren on the Tiger coaching staff.

“It all came together and I’m having the time of my life,” Warren said. “I love to get into baseball. Baseball is my passion. Baseball is my DNA.” In his words, Warren pitched decades ago at Auburn, from 1968-70. He jokes he must have probably set a record for inju-

ries, noting a broken foot and collarbone and a torn rotator cuff.

When he went to see famed orthopedic guru Dr. Jim Andrews, who was doing his residency in the area then, he was told, “It’s about time you got your school books out.”

Warren noted the doctors really didn’t know what to do with the elbow or the shoulder then, a time before the Tommy John elbow surgery came about.

Getting to play for Auburn, where he grew up and where

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PHS pitching coach Wick Warren keeps his pitching chart during a recent Tigers game.

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Baseball: St. Bede 2, Princeton 0

The Olson Express rides again

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PERU — Jarret Olson continues to fire bullets, and opposing batters can only answer with blanks these days.

The St. Bede southpaw continued his mound Jarret mastery, shutting out Princeton on three hits Monday at the academy in a 2-0 shutout with 10 strikeouts. Olson (4-0) now has pitched 14 straight scoreless innings, including a 4-0 shutout with 17 strikeouts over

Hall in his last start, lowering his ERA to a scant 0.47 in 29 2/3 total innings for the season.

“Throwing like that makes it easy on coaches. He is quite an athlete with a bright future,” SBA coach Bill Booker said.

The Bruins got Olson the only offense Olson would need in the first inning. Jack Brady scored on the back end of a double steal on a throw to second that failed to get courtesy run-

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Princeton’s Trevor Bickett gives the discus a twirl in Tuesday’s Ferris Invite at Princeton. He placed third.

Ferris From Page 11 ond in the 4x200 (1:37.95) with Miles Rose, Schenck, Blake Janssen and Brock Griffin and in the 4x800 (9:41.54) with Kendile Whitford, Nolan Hunt, Dominick Biggs and Brent Loftus.

St. Bede strongman John Barnes swept the weights with throws of 50-9 1/2 in the shot put and 136-7 in the discus. PHS’ Trevor Bickett claimed third in the discus at 121-7.

Mendota’s Ryan Reeder won the triple jump (415) and high jump (6-1).

The Trojans also won the 4x200 and 4x800 relays.

Madi Quinn led the Lady Devils’ charge to victory in the girls meet. The sophomore standout won the pole vault, clearing 10 feet, and the 100 hurdles (16.79). Teammate Tanya Acamovic claimed the 300 hurdles with a per-

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Hall also took second in the 4x800 (11:29.71).

“It was a complete team win for us. We have 13 girls on the roster and all 13 scored a point. We needed each and every one of those points to come on top again this year,” Hall coach Nick Hanck said.

“The weather wasn’t ideal but we still had some great performances from kids.”

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“We have 13 girls on the roster and all 13 scored a point.”

Nick Hanck • Hall coach place Princeton (124) were runners-up Colbi Schertz in the shot put (38-9) and thrower’s 100 (15.16) and Brianna Legner in the 3200 (13:40.05).

St. Bede’s Maddy Pearson won the thrower’s 100 (14.86), Zoe Postula came in second in both hurdles

and third in the high jump while Lauren Giordano was second in the long jump (15-1 3/4).

Alexis Eckhoff of IVC was named as the girls Athlete of the Meet, winning the long jump and triple jump.

• Notes: Pranka broke an 11-year-old record in the 300 hurdles. Princeton’s Jeff Scoma clocked a time of 40.44 in 2004. ...

IVC won the overall co-ed title, edging the home team 354-333, Mendota (293.5) was third and Hall (270.5) fourth.

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High fives for Tigers at Orion

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Princeton second baseman Jaimee Ciesielski scoops a grounder but was unable to catch St. Bede’s Cierra Espinoza at second base in Monday’s game at the academy.

Softball: St. Bede 8, Princeton 1

Lau, Tonozzi lift Lady Bruins

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PERU — The St. Bede Lady Bruins showed Monday, April 20, they can win some games when they don’t make mistakes. The Princeton Tigresses are trying to stop theirs.

The Lady Bruins played tight defense behind junior pitcher Brianna Lau, committing only a throwing error on a hustle play, to defeat Princeton 8-1 in Three Rivers East Conference softball at Tower Field on the academy campus.

“We had some nice timely hitting, and we only had one error and that’s when Jules (left fielder Julia Pohar) made the running catch and tried to throw to first,” SBA coach Mike Urbanski said. “It was a phenomenal defensive game, and I’ve been stressing it all year. I’m not saying we can win ‘em all, but we can play with almost anybody out there, if we play error free. And that’s what we did tonight and all the games we’ve been in and have been close or won, that’s how we played.”

The win was the first in conference play for the Lady Bruins (4-11, 1-4).

Freshman Brooke Tonozzi broke the game open with a rip to left-cen-

“I’m not saying we can win ‘em all, but we can play with almost anybody out there, if we play error free.”

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ter field, good for a threerun double to stake the Lady Bruins to a 6-1 lead.

She had two hits and four RBIs on the day.

“That was probably the best squared up hit we’ve had in three weeks to be honest with you,” Urbanski said. “It was perfect timing. We needed that and she needed that, that’s for sure. Hopefully, this gets her going.”

Lau made it stand up, holding the Tigresses to three hits. The Tigresses only run of the game came in their first at-bats on Courtney Oeder’s twoout, base hit.

Lau and Sydney Eustice added two hits for the Lady Bruins.

Alisa Holmbeck took the loss for the Tigresses in the circle.

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Fives were wild for the Princeton Tigers Tuesday at Orion.

The Tigers put up five runs in each of the first three innings to ride to a 15-2 win in five innings over the Chargers. Isaac Salazar went two innings for the win, giving up single runs in the first two innings. Zach Friel finished out the game with innings in relief with no hits allowed, one walk with six strikeouts.

Levi Bates led the Tigers with three hits and three RBIs. Skye Behrends (2 RBIs) and Jett Wedekind each had two hits, and Salazar and Vince Vergamini added two RBIs and a hit.

Sherrard 7, Hall 6: The Red Devils rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning only to fall short Tuesday at Kirby Park in Spring Valley. A.J. Gaeta (RBI) and Ty Rybarczyk each had two hits to lead the Hall offense.

Adam Sangston added a hit and RBI. Rybarczyk took the loss with six innings on the mound, surrendered 10 hits and seven runs.

Newman 10, Bureau Valley 3: Landon Vesley doubled twice and drove in two runs to lead the Comets to victory against Bureau Valley on Monday in Sterling. Nate Olson was the winning pitcher, allowing one run and two hits in five innings. He struck out eight.

The Storm took a 1-0 lead in their first at-bats, but Newman went up 9-1 with seven runs in the third inning. BV did not score again until the seventh inning.

Boys tennis Princeton 3, Ottawa 2: Ian Nichols and Aaron Sears swept singles play, and Josh Wray and Elliott Beetz claimed No. 1 doubles, all in three sets to lift the Tigers to victory at Ottawa Monday, April 20.

Tuesday’s varsity match didn’t go as well against East Moline with the Tigers falling 5-0. All the matches went in straight sets.

The PHS F/S rebounded from a 5-0 loss to Ottawa Monday to top East Moline 5-4.

PHS winners were Ryane Watson (8-3), Jake Farraher (8-2) and Tyler Hammit (9-7) and the doubles of Tyler Clark and Taylor Carlson (8-0), and Jayden Pinter and Nolan Frank (8-5).

Girls track & field At Manlius: Sydney Lebahn swept the weights as Bureau Valley (103) finished behind LaSalle-Peru (132) in the girls portion of a quadrangular in Manlius Monday. Lebahn won the shot put (33-11) and discus (99-3) for the Storm.

Also for the Storm, Corinne Wagenknecht went 7-0 to win the pole vault, Lindsey Hoffert (BV) won the long jump (17-1) and Addison Moreland (BV) won the triple jump (31-9).

Also competing were

Somonauk (17) and Ohio (13).

The same order of finish happened on the boys side with LaSalle-Peru (122) on top followed by Bureau Valley (75), Somonauk (65) and Ohio (2).

Hunter Schoff won the 110 hurdles (17.43) and pole vault (10-6) for the Storm. BV also got wins from Trey Dale in the 40 (58.52) and Kurt Bitting in the high jump (5-2).

At Fulton: The Amboy/ LaMoille co-op finished sixth (32) in Tuesday’s Lady Steamer Invite, won by Erie/Prophetstown (129).

Megan Grady led the Clippers with a second-place finish in the 3200 (12:29) and third in the 1600 (5:51).

Softball Sherrard 10, Hall 0: The Tigers finished off the Three Rivers crossover victory with two runs in the top of the fifth inning Tuesday in Spring Valley.

Losing pitcher Adrianna Pikula (6-3) had one of two hits for Hall.

“Mentally, we weren’t prepared to play. Until we are able to match our mental game to our physical

abilities, we will continue to be an up and down team. Looking forward to a chance to bounce back against a good BV team on Thursday,” Hall coach Brian Holman said.

Orion 13, Princeton 5: Things were going smooth for the Tigresses Tuesday, taking a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning.

That’s when the host Chargers batted around to plate 11 runs to turn the tables on the Tigresses.

Courtney Oeder had two hits and Alisa Holmbeck (RBI), Abby Jaques, Brooke Hieronymus and Julia Bauer all added hits.

Newman 11, Bureau Valley 1 (5 inn.): Lakyn Waldschmidt and the Comets made quick work of the Storm Monday in Sterling.

Waldschmidt had three hits and four RBIs, and also struck out six and walked four while allowing two hits in five shutout innings as the Comets prevailed in a Three Rivers East contest.

Irini Petros struck out one and walked three in 4 2/3 innings, and also drove in the Storm’s lone run in the first inning.

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From Page 11 the net in the second half from an unlikely source – Ellie Bonucci – in the 79th minute.

From 45 yards out, freshman Lydia Smallwood sent a beautiful pass to the center of the field, allowing wind to push the ball downfield. In a gust, Bonucci, who normally plays defense, flew past the defense and carried the ball deep into the box.

When the goalie finally committed, Bonucci easily knocked it past her for her first goal of the season.

“Ed (the coach) made it very clear on the bench that he wanted everyone to calm down and make better shots,” Bonucci said when asked about her patience on the goal. “So I was very careful to not make Ed mad,” she continued with a laugh.

The Tigresses have now evened their record at 6-6-4 including a record of 4-1-2 since the beginning of the Princeton Invitational.

“I think we’re finding our stride,” Coach Ed Young said. “We had a few practices to work on some things and talk about some things. Things are clicking. I think the Mendota loss kinda snapped them, too, and they said, ‘Hey, we’re better than this.’

They’re definitely showing it.”

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Hieronymus From Page 11 his late father worked, was pretty cool, Warren said.

“Back then, in ‘68, Auburn’s field wasn’t a whole lot different than this (Prather Field). There was no lights, the concession here is much better than we had. It was SEC ball, so it was pretty fun,” he said. “The beauty of Auburn when I was growing up, it was about the size of Princeton. So it was a small town, about 5 to 6 thousand students and about 5 to 6 thousand people in town. I can identify with this kind of pace, separate out the university from the town and it’s very similar.”

Warren got the opportunity to coach both of his sons, Bryan and Stephen, in high school when they lived in Atlanta and he worked for the CDC. Coaching became natural growing up in a coach’s house with six ball-playing boys.

“Baseball has been a part of what I’ve been about since I was a kid,” Warren said. “My dad (Bill) pitched at Michigan State, and he worked with all the boys. I’m one of six boys. We just always had a ball and a glove.”

With all the similarities between Princeton and Auburn and getting back into baseball, Warren says, “I’m loving it. Now the wind chill,

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Princeton shortstop Tanner Kuhne scoops the ball while St. Bede’s Brady Booker hustles to third base Monday at the academy.

Bruins From Page 11 ner Josh Sapp. Tiger ace Jake Reinhardt appeared to be out of the inning again, but a dropped third strike with Brady Booker at-bat and errant throw to first base allowed Sapp, who took third on a passed ball, to score.

Reinhardt, who had four strikeouts in the first inning, matched ah, we’ve got to talk about that one.”

With his southern accent which has a tint of his native Texas in it, the new coach has fit right in with the northern boys. To welcome him to the team, he said the Tigers like to “give me a lot of Roll Tide,” in reference to Auburn’s arch-rival Alabama.

The biggest challenge Warren is finding is keeping all the pitchers healthy and not to overwork them in such a demanding schedule.

He says where PHS has 35 games scheduled this year, they only had 25 in Atlanta.

“You’ve got 35 games in eight and a half weeks, and we’re playing four games a week, finding enough arms with the number of innings and not trying to overdo any of these kids,” he said. “We’re very protective of pitch count and making sure they don’t over throw.

We work very carefully with them to build up and not over throw the curve balls and things like that not to put stress on their elbows and shoulders.

“They’ve been very responsive.

We’ve been very lucky. The group is pretty athletic, and we’ve got four kids who are our primary arms, Jake Reinhardt, Levi Bates, Isaac Salazar and Zach Friel, who have pitched for and pitched very well, and three others who are coming on nice, too.

Olson’s goose eggs the rest of the way. He also matched Olson’s 10 strikeouts while surrendering seven hits.

Catcher Nathan Bartley and Olson each had two hits for the Bruins, Brady Booker doubled and Gabe Braboy and Nick Szczepaniak singled.

Levi Bates, Isaac Salazar and Reilly Foes each hit safely for PHS. Comment on this story at www. bcrnews.com.

Warren said they talk pitching mechanics and his philosophy of four-seam and two-seam fast balls and off speed pitches. He works with them to become pitchers rather than throwers.

“Why you throw what you throw, when you throw it. Don’t just throw, let’s pitch. Let’s have an idea of what we’re doing,” he said. “Jett has been a real good catcher to work with them, move the ball in and out, try not to over throw and develop into a true pitcher mentality.”

The Tiger coach allows junior catcher Jett Wedekind to call pitches, and Warren said he does a nice job.

Warren said all of the morning practices before the season have paid off nicely for the pitchers working on the finer parts of the game, like covering first base.

“I think we wore out a path in the south gym. I think they were glad when the season started,” he said.

Warren charts pitches thrown to each batter they have faced in conference play that they will use the second time throughout the conference schedule. The Tigers are off to a good start in conference play and look to stay in contention for the Three Rivers East championship.

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

Big League Softball

PERU — Illinois District 20 is attempting to start a Big League Softball program. Girls who are ages 15-18 will be considered for the team(s).

This is going to be a pilot program for the girls of the area to play softball at the upper age division.

Sign-ups for Big League Softball will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, April 26 at the Veteran’s Park shelter in Peru.

Cost to participate is $85 per person. For more information, about the program contact Illinois District Administrator Tim Trevier at 815-878-8801.

Lady Lions Camp LAMOILLE — The LaMoille/Ohio “Hoop it Up with the Lions” Basketball Camp will be June 8-11 at LaMoille High School for all area students.

The camp is open for all incoming kindergarten through 2nd grade students from 9 to 10 a.m. for $20. Students will shoot on smaller hoops to learn the proper form, and basic basketball skills.

Incoming third-fifth grade students will meet from 10:30 to noon, sixtheighth grade students from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and ninth12th grade students from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Fee for the first child is $30, $20 for second child and $10 for third child.

This camp is also open to any boy basketball player that would like to par-

ticipate from the LaMoille and Ohio school districts.

The camp will be taught by members of the Lady Lions coaching staff, current and former players along with special camp instructors. If registration numbers are down, sessions may be combined.

Players should bring water, proper practice attire and court shoes.

Participation awards will be awarded as will contest awards featuring 3 on 3, Hot Spots and Free Throws.

Registration forms can be obtained by emailing coach Holli Rapp at hlrapp@hotmail.com at LaMoille and Ohio schools and were sent home to all LaMoille/Ohio students.

Registration and payment must be received by June 1 to guarantee a T-shirt the week of camp.

For more information, contact Rapp at 815-8667391 or via email,

KurtFest 2015

PRINCETON — The second annual KurtFest Soccer Tournament will be Saturday, June 27 at Zearing Park. The tournament is held in memory of Kurt Garvin, who passed away in 2014, sponsored by the Princeton Soccer Academy and Princeton Jaycees.

There are tournaments for 3 v 3, 7 v 7 and 11 v 11. There is a discounted rate for team registrations through May 20.

For more information, visit the Soccer Academy Facebook page.

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.

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Scoreboard Boys track & field

(SB) 50-9 1/2, 4. Burcham (H) 40-3 3/4; Discus – 1. Barnes (SB) 136-7, 3. Bickett (P) 121-7, 4. Manning (SB) 121-7.

Princeton Ferris Invite Team scores: 1. Princeton 221, 2.

Mendota 198; 3. IVC 169, 4. Rock Falls 128, 5. St. Bede 124, 6. Hall 83.5, 7.

Kewanee 43.5.

100 – 1. Tomaszewski (P) 11.61, 5. Shipp (SB) 11.99; 200 – 1. Patty (I) 23.74, 3. Hopps (SB) 24.11, 4. Griffin (P) 24.36, 5. Tomaszewski (P) 24.39; 400 – 1. Tomaszewski (P) 52.27, 4. Rossler (P) 55.64, 5. Seneca (SB) 55.84; 800 – 1.

Hamblen (RF) 2:07.41, 3. Loftus (P) 2:19.3; 1,600 – 1. Hamblen (RF) 4:43.68, 2. Baldonado (H) 4:53..2, 4. Workman (P) 5:00.94; 3,200 - 1. Williams (RF) 10:10.32, 2. Baldonado (H) 10:12.75, 4. Workman (P) 11:07.34; 110 hurdles – 1. Pranka (P) 15.13, 2. Dannis (SB) 16.25, 4. Mead (P) 17.22; 300 hurdles – 1. Pranka (P) 39.46 (meet record), 2.

Mead (P) 41.1, 3. Dannis (SB) 42.45; 4x100 relay – 1. PHS (Tomaszewski, Mead, Schenck, Pranka) 45.2, 2. SBA (Hopps, Dannis, Seneca, Shipp) 45.90; 4x200 relay – 1. Mendota 1:37.71, 2.

PHS (Rose, Schenck, Janssen, Griffin) 1:37.95, 4. Hall 1:39.8; 4x400 relay – 1. Rock Falls 3:44.01, 3. PHS 3:46.13; 4x800 relay – 1. Mendota 9:23.3, 2. PHS (Whitford, Hunt, Biggs, Loftus) 9:39.8, 5. Hall 10:17.5; High jump – 1. Reeder (M) 6-1, 2. Sisler (P) 5-9, 4. Edgcomb (H) 5-7; Pole vault – 1. Pranka (P) 11-6, 3. Whitford (P) 9-6, 5. Alvarez (H) 8-0; Long jump – 1. McElyea (I) 19-0, 2.

Dannis (SB) 19-7.5; Triple jump – 1.

Reeder (M) 41-5, 2. Hopps (SB) 41-0, 5.

Seneca (34-6 1/2); Shot put – 1. Barnes

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At Manlius TEAM SCORES: 1. LaSalle-Peru 122, 2. Bureau Valley 75, 3. Somonauk 65, 4. Ohio 2.

3,200 relay – 1. L-P 9:30.64; 400 relay – 1. L-P 46.92; 3,200 – 1. Sebastian (LP) 11:33.03; 110 hurdles – 1. Schoff (BV) 17.43; 100 – 1. Walters (LP) 11.76; 800 – 1. Casas (LP) 2:17.59; 800 relay – 1. L-P 1:38.4; 400 – 1. Trey Dale (BV) 58.52; 300 hurdles – 1. Dresbach (LP) 47.01; 1,600 – 1. Hickey (LP) 4:42.35; 200 – 1. Stein (S) 26.42; 1,600 relay – 1.

L-P 3:45.66; Pole vault – 1. Schoff (BV) 10-6; High jump – 1. Bitting (BV) 5-2; Long jump – 1. Martin (LP) 18-2 3/4; Triple jump – 1. Pfau (S) 38-3; Shot put – 1. Kowalczyk (LP) 49-9; Discus – 1.

Kowalczyk (LP) 116-5.

Girls track & field

Princeton Ferris Invite Team scores: 1. Hall 87; 2. IVC 185, 3. Rock Falls 136, 4. Kewanee 125.5, 5. Princeton 112, 6. St. Bede104, 7.

Mendota 41.5.

3,200 – 1. Schneider (I) 12:31.08, 2. Legner (P) 13:40.05, 3. Olivares (H) 14:12.37; 100 hurdles – 1. Quinn (H) 16.79, 2. Postula (SB)17.54, 3. Damerall (SB) 17.87, 4. Acamovic (H) 18.15; 300 hurdles – 1. Acamovic (H) 49.98, 2.

Postula (SB) 53.32, 4. Damerall (SB) 54.39; 4x100 relay – 1. IVC 54.79, 3. St. Bede 55.79, 4. Hall 55.9; 4x200 relay – 1.

IVC 1:55.75, 5. Hall 2:05.5; 4x400 relay – 1. Rock Falls 4:21.56, 3. Hall 4:38.79, 5.

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The Village of Bureau is accepting applications for one part time employee for general maintenance of the village, including but not limited to mowing and snow removal. For more information or to obtain an application, contact Tom Hollingsworth at 815-303-3356. Applications must be received by 5pm April 27th, 2015.

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PHS 5:31.75; thrower’s 100 - 1. Pearson (SB) 14.86, 2. Schertz (P) 15.16; 100 – 1.

Arickx (RF) 13.43, 4. Quinn (H) 13.89, 5.

Condon (SB) 14.19; 200 – 1. Arickx (RF) 28.77, 2. Hamalle (H) 28.84, 3. Condon (SB) 29.09; 400 – 1. Layne (I) 1:07.12, 3. Hamalle (H) 1:08.24, 4. Olson (H) 1:11.91, 5. Way (P) 1:11.93; 800 – 1.

Clevenger (RF) 2:36.96, 3. Moreno (H) 2:43.17, 5. Orlandi (H) 2:47.22; 1,600 – 1. Schneidner (I) 5:53.54, 3. Orlandi (H) 6:17.25, 4. Legner (P) 6:22.16; 4x800 relay – 1. Rock Falls 11:10.37, 2. Hall 11:29.71, 4. PHS 12:12.4; High jump – 1. Crowe (K) 5-0, 2. (tie) Postula (SB) 4-11, 4. Lusietto (H) 4-9; Pole vault – 1.

Quinn (H) 10-0; Long jump – 1. Eckhoff (I) 15-7 3/4, 2. Giordano (SB) 15-1 3/4, 4. Hamalle (H) 14-9 1/2; Triple jump – 1.

Eckhoff (I) 32-3, 2. Hamalle (H) 31-7, 4.

Wheeler (P) 28-7 1/2, 5. Sims (P)28-5 1/2; Shot put – 1. Willis (M) 38-9 3/4, 2.

Schertz (P) 38-9, 4. Clark (P) 32-1 1/2, 5. Yuvan (H) 31-8 3/4; Discus – 1. Willis (M) 110-8, 2. 3. Yuvan (H) 95-6, 4. Clark (P) 88-11, 5. Schertz (P) 87-6.

At Manlius TEAM SCORES: 1. LaSalle-Peru 132, 2. Bureau Valley 103, 3. Somonauk 17, 4. Ohio 13. 3,200 relay – 1. L-P 11:11.14; 400 relay – 1. L-P 55.2; 3,200 – 1. Rocha (LP) 12:11.09; 100 hurdles – 1. Robinson (LP) 16.11; 100 – 1. Weiden (LP) 13.62; 800 – 1. Hickey (LP) 2:36.11; 800 relay – 1. L-P 1:58.95; 400 – 1. Lehn (LP) 1:09.69; 300 hurdles – 1. Robinson (LP) 53.31; 1,600 – 1. Rocha (LP) 5:49.59; 200 – 1. Coutre (LP) 30.31; 1,600 relay – 1. L-P 4:31.91; Pole vault – 1. Corinne Wagenknecht (BV) 7-0; High jump – 1.

228 • Help Wanted ILLINOIS VALLEY WASTE SERVICES Is looking for a WASTE COLLECTOR with at least a class B CDL with an air brake endorsement for residential manual trash pick-up. Full benefit package includes medical, dental, 401(k). Candidate must have a current CDL to be considered. You must fill out an application in person at: Illinois Valley Waste Services located at 1530 Peggy Lane, Princeton, IL 61356 from the hours 8am-4pm. EOE

Abriam (LP) 4-8; Long jump – 1. Hoffert (BV) 17-1; Triple jump – 1. Moreland (BV) 31-9; Shot put – 1. Lebahn (BV) 33-11; Discus – 1. Lebahn (BV) 99-3.

Softball

At Sterling Bureau Valley 100 00 - 1 3 5 Newman 325 01 - 11 10 2 WP: Waldschmidt (5-4). LP: Petros.

BUREAU VALLEY: Petros (4.2ip, 10h, 11r, 3k, 3bb). RBI – Petros.

At St. Bede St. Bede 8, Princeton 1.

WP: Lau. LP: Holmbeck.

SBA (4-11, 1-4): Draper (0-2), Phegley (1-4, rbi), Tonozzi 2-4, 4rbi), Lau (2-4), Pohar (0-3, Espinoza (1-2), Borkowski (1-3, rbi), Kilanowski (1-3, rbi), Eustice 2-2, rbi), Edwell (1-1).

Pitching: Lau (7ip, 3h, 1r, 1k, 0bb).

PHS: Truesdon lf (0-2), Krohn lf (1-1), Hughes cf (1-3, 2b), Jaques c (0-3), Oeder 1b (1-2), Hieronymus 1b (0-1), Menzel rf (0-2), Mck Cain ph ss (0-1), Holmbeck p (0-3), Ma. Cain ss (0-2), Schultz ss (0-1), Bauer dp (0-2), Hendrix 3b (0-2), Ciesielski 2b (0-0).

At Orion Princeton 202 10 0 0 - 5 Orion 011 00 (11) x - 13 PHS: Truesdon lf (0-3, bb), Hughes cf (0-4), Jaques c (1-2, 2bb, 2r), Oeder 1b (2-4, rbi), Menzel p/rf (1-3, sac, rbi), Mck Cain ph (0-1), Holmbeck p (1-4, rbi), Hieronymus rf (1-2), Ma. Cain ss (0-0 bb), Bauer dp (1-3, rbi), Hendrix 3b (0-2), Schultz ss/2b (0-0).

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School will be located in Cherry next year. Send Letter/Resume to Egan L. Hicks, Director/Principal, 409 West Maple, PO Box 389, Manlius, IL 61338.

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Other scores Amboy 18, Kewanee 0 (5) L-P 9, Yorkville 5 Marquette 17, Putnam County 3 (5) Junior college Kishwaukee 4-3, IVCC 1-12 IVCC 5-12, Madison 4-3 IVCC 3-13, Carl Sandburg 2-4

Baseball

At Sterling Bureau Valley 100 000 2 - 3 2 6 Newman 110 700 x - 10 9 3 WP: Olson. LP: Shepard.

At St. Bede Princeton 000 000 0 - 0 3 St. Bede 200 000 x - 2 7 WP: Olson. LP: Reinhardt PHS (9-7, 3-2: Reinhardt (6ip, 7h, 2r, 10k). Hitting: Bates, Salazar, Foes 1 hit each.

SBA (10-3, 5-0): Olson (7ip, 3h, 0r, 10k. Hitting: Olson (2 hits), Bartley (2 hits), Booker (2b), Braboy and N Szczepaniak 1 hit each.

At Orion Princeton 550 00 - 15 11 11 Orion 110 00 - 2 2 6 WP: Salazar. LP: Bergstrand.

PHS (10-7): Kuhne (1-4, r, sb), Wedekind (2-3, 3r, sb), Reinhardt (0-2, 3r), Bates (3-4, 3r, 3rbi, 2b), Salazar (1-3, 2b), Behrends (2-3, 2r, 2rbi, 2b, sb), Foes (1-2, 2r, r, 2b), Friel (0-1), Vergamini (1-2, r, 2rbi, 2b, sb), Poorman (0-1), Camp (0-1), Bays (0-0), Schmitt (0-1). Pitching: Salazar (2ip, 2h, 2r, 1er, 2k, 1bb, Friel (3.0ip, 0h, 0r, 6k, 1bb).

BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus

St. Bede’s Julia Pohar snags a deep fly in left field against Princeton Monday at the academy. The Lady Bruins won 8-1.

Other scores Marquette 9, Putnam County 5

Soccer

At Rochelle Princeton 3, Rochelle 0. PHS scoring: Altizer (Grimmer), Young (Schlesinger), Bonucci (L. Smallwood). Shots: P 10, R 3. Saves: P (Sims) 3, R 7 Fouls: P 1, R 1. CK: P 2, R 0.

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A dependable car and proof of insurance is required. Must pass MVR check.

For more information, please call Tom Long, District Manager (815) 875-4461, Ext. 6350

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PUBLIC AUCTION LAWN & GARDEN – FARM MACHINERY The following items will be offered at Public Auction located at “The Shed”, 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, IL 61379 Look for this and upcoming auctions on rickrediger.com

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015 9:00 A.M.

LAWN MOWERS Cub Cadet 1810, 44” deck, hydro, 44” 2 stage front mount snow blower, nice mower; JD 110, round fenders; JD 112 round fenders; JD GX 85; JD 212, 47” deck; JD 216, 38” cut; Roper riding lawn mower; Craftsman 14.5hp w/42” deck; JD SX85, parts mower; Lawn Chief 22” Push Mower; MTD 22” Push Mower; JD 210 riding mower; JD 312 riding mower; Ford 930 S. 3pt finish mower; Bush Hog D60-1 Zero turn mower, nice; 2Troy Built rear tyne tillers; Airens GT17 ; sweepster broom; JD 140 lawn mower,H3; JD 140 3pt hitch; 1968 JD 140 mower, w/ H3, 47” deck; 1967 JD 110 mower w/ round fenders; Honta RT5000, 4 wheel steer, 4x4 w/ snow plow; Wheel Horst #12 riding mower & deck, runs good; JD X360; x Mark LZ625, zero turn; JD 455; JD 425; JD GX345; JD LA125; JD M665, zero turn; JD STX38; Simplicity broad mower; TRAILERS AND LAWN EQUIPMENT 2005 Royal Utility Enclosed 7’ x 14’ Trailer; 6’ 3pt blade; Earth Quake Garden tiller; Les Co Leaf Vac – Truck loader; Troy Built Leaf Vac CSV 065; Troy Built Leaf Vac CS206; 2- JD 400 series front hitch, NEW; III JD hood; 100 JD hood; Homelite 11 x 16 Trimmer; Weedeater Excaliber Trimmer; Blue Yard cart; Scotts Spreader; 5’ 3 pt garden tiller, nice; Garden Composter; Husquavarna chain saw; Homelite chain saw; Lincoln 15 hp 3 ph motor; JD 820 weed trimmer; McCulloch MT725 weed trimmer; Stihl Pole saw; Lawn roller; 3 pt fork lift for lawn mower; JD lawn mower lift; JD aerator w/ seed box drop; 2- 36” Snow blowers for 100 series; 44” Snow blower for 140 series; 48” Snow blade for 345; 42: blade for 200 series; 42” RM Tiller for JD 140; 140 hyd. 54” snowblade; 54” snow blade for 318; 2- 42” blades for 200 series; 42” blade for 100 series; 54” blade, 1 cyl, for 300 series; TRACTORS AND FARM EQUIPMENT IH 706 gas, NF, 540 PTO, 2 hyd, 3pt 16.9-34 tires, good, New paint, runs excellent; JD 4020 gas, Power Shift, Wf, 3pt., 18.4-34 Tires, runs great; NH 488 Mower Conditioner, very good; JD 953 gear; 14’ hayrack w/ 11L Tires; Brillion 15’ mulcher; 18” Harrowgator; Kewanee 13’ disk; IL wheel 4’ x 8’ flat trailer; MISCELLANEOUS 4- New MI-T-M Pressure Washers; Commercial Sand Blasting Compressor w/ 25 gallon tank, sand reservoir, hoses, nozzles & black sand; JD 110 parts mower; JD 110 salvage mower; 5’ loader bucket; Skid steer bale spear; 3pt bale spear; 4 hp, 12 gal portable air compressor; Craftsman motorcycle jack; Lawn Swing; Webber Grill; Bird Feeders; Tool Boxes; Lawn Chairs; Next Mountain bike; Mongoose mountain bike; metal lawn cart; 2- BF Goodrich Challenger 3 speed bikes, boy and girl, 35 years old; Turkey Decoys; Many Hay Rack Items, wrenches, carpenter tools, lawn tools, hand tools; MOTORCYCLE AND ATV’S 1998 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic, 800cc motorcycle, windshield, bags, newer tires, local bike; 1986 Polaris Trail Boss, 250cc, 4x4; 1989 EZ-GO Golf cart, Gas; 1991 EZ-GO Golf Cart w/ utility box, gas, & buddy seat; EZGO Golf Cart, Electric runs great; 4 ATV tires & Magnum 5 hole wheels, like new; FRESH NURSERY STOCK 6’ Techny Arborvitaes; 6’ Emerald Green Arborvitaes; 3’ Colorado Blue Spruces; 5’ Norway Spruces;

BENJAMIN A. DAY ESTATE, Granville will sell: Milwaukee

18 volt Sawzall; 2- Pasload Frame Nailers; Rigid Palm Sander; Porter Cable Sawzall; Makita Jig Saw; DeWalt 12’ Miter saw; Bosch Hammer drill; Milwakee 18 volt drill; Skill bore gun cordless drill/screwdriver; Hitachi 10” Compound Saw; Stihl KMBOR w/ lower & trimmer; Stihl 025 Chainsaw; Iron Horse air compressor; DeWalt Radial Arm Saw; Hand Tools; alumn.

Cart; cooler; Weed Eater; Garden Cultivator; 2- Taxidermy Molds; Bench w/ motor; Work light; Band Saw, bench type; There also will be a few hayracks loaded with tools and miscellaneous.

Watch www.rickrediger.com for additional consignments and pictures Number System Will Be used – I.D. Required TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK – Not Responsible for Accidents

REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE, Wyanet, IL 815-699-7999 Auctioneers: Rick Rediger • Jon Moon • Jeremy Rediger

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TISKILWA 208 South Arch Street. Thursday April 23, 1p.m.-6p.m., Friday April 24 8a.m.-5p.m., Saturday April 25, 8a.m.-12p.m.

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Oak church pew, 2 rockers with cane seats, electric fire place, antique oak dresser, large mirror, computer desk, dining chair with cane seat.

Noritake (sunnyside) dishes, copper bottom pans, fireplace surround, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS3 games, Wii fitness, gamer rocker chair, table saw, lots of miscellaneous small tools. Lots of other miscellaneous.

WALNUT, 404 Meltzer Street, Friday, April 24, 47 pm, Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 8 am to 4 pm. Mens and womens large to extra large, boys sizes 5 and up, movies, books, CD's and household items and much more.

WYANET 3 bedroom newly remodeled home for sale. 2 car detached garage. $79,500 or best offer. Call for details815-866-1998

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.

the death of Ruth G. Crossman. Letters of Office were issued on April 8, 2015, to Clarice E. Faber, 1506 Lakeview Drive, Mendota, Illinois 61342, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before October 19, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required

by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice.

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

Dated this 10th day of April, 2015. /s/ Mary C. Dremann Bureau County Circuit Clerk Published in Bureau County Republican April 16, 23 and 30, 2015.

Administration were issued on April 9, 2015 to LARAMIE N. STORM, whose attorney is Philip M. O’Donnell of KINGERY DURREE WAKEMAN & O’DONNELL, ASSOC., 915 Commerce Building, 416 Main Street, Peoria, Illinios 61602.

Claims may be filed on or before October 9, 2015, or six months from the date of the first publication of this Notice of Claim Date, whichever is later, and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clrek of the Circuit Court, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois, or with the Independent Administrator LARAMIE N. STORM, 5648 Rosinweed Lane, Naperville, IL 60564.

Within 10 days after a claimant files its claim with the Court, the claimant must mail or deliver a copy of the claim to the representative AND to its attorney of record AND file with the Court proof of mailing or delivery of said copies.

Dated the 13 day of April, 2015. /s/ Philip M. O’Donnell, Atrorney for LARAMIE N. STORM, Independent Administrator of the Estate of FLOYE F. RESOR, Deceased.

Published in Bureau County Republican April 16, 23 and 30, 2015.

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.

or both, on or before October 23, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required

by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice.

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

Dated this 13th day of April, 2015 s/ Mary C. Dremann Bureau County Circuit Clerk Published in Bureau County republican April 16, 23 and 30, 2015.

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Call 815-878-9353 1999 Chevy Blazer, 4 door. Has some rust, runs good. Burgandy, 123,456 miles. $1500 firm/KBB $2350.Good work car.

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- 700 Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales 3 Bedroom Mobile Home for sale. $2,000 down, $413.02 monthly for 3 years; 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.”

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

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

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

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

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VAN ORIN 1 level, nice 3 bedroom home, large living room ; kitchen; & central air. Also 1 bedroom house, remodeled. No pets. References & security deposit.

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

860 • Farms for Rent Bow Hunting Timber for rent, 60 acres, north of Putnam Illinois, Senachwine Township.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE ESTATE OF ) RUTH G. CROSSMAN, ) Deceased ) NO. 2015-P-23 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of

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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 attorney 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) DOROTHY E. EINSELE, ) Deceased ) CLAIM NOTICE No. 2015–P-25 Notice is given of the death of Dorothy E. Einsele. Letters of Office were issued on March 31, 2015 to Beth L. Einsele and Neil N. Einsele as Independent Executors, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356 and to Nancy M. Boitnott, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Clayton J. Patterson, Dunn Law Firm, LLP, 1001 N. Main St., Suite A, Bloomington, IL 61701.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative,

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.

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

It is that time of year Signs of spring come in many ways in Bureau and Putnam counties. Flowers appear, grass turns green and bargain hunters rev up for annual seasonal garage sales. From private sales to townwide sales, residents can catch bargains all around. McNabb resident Joy Fay sorts through items in her home for the annual McNabb townwide garage sale on Saturday, May 2. The sale will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Emmaus Lutheran Church will have a coffee stand from 8 to 11 a.m. while the Putnam County Emergency Management Services will serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Another upcoming sale is in Hennepin this weekend. Hennepin residents will hunt for treasures at the annual townwide garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25.

The Princeton Prairie Arts Center will host a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25.

Many Bureau County residents are also looking forward to More on 34, the annual 100 miles of garage sales on Route 34 on June 19 and 20. With many townwide and private sales coming up, bargain hunters will be in for a treat.

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The Illinois Valley Scene asked students in Angie Thompson’s third-grade class at Lincoln Elementary what Earth Day means to them.

“Earth Day means keeping our home planet clean!

If anyone is reading this, make sure to not throw trash out the window, and keep our planet clean. The earth isn’t just a sphere floating in space, its our home! No one wants to live on a dirty planet!”

Evan Driscoll “Earth Day makes me think of if we did litter everyday, if we didn’t reuse stuff, trash would be all over the ground, so ride your bike or walk to school,” Tyson Phillips “Earth Day means to me not to litter. Use only a necessary amount of water. You can use the 3 re’s to help you! Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Walk to school or ride your bike.

Cars can pollute the air.

For instance, if you throgh a gunraper in a park for a year every bay thats 365 gunraper. This is our earth.

If we litter our earth it is going to look pretty bad. If we take care of our earth its going to look awesome!””

Erak Goodale “Earth Day means not to litter and keep our earth clean and healthy! Take

care of the Earth and our neighbor hoods and communities! Earth day is awesome!”

Nathaniel Irizarry “Earth Day means to me celebrating the Earth and working on taking care of the Earth more than usual!!!

I like to build things out of old boxes.”

John Keener “Earth day means to take care of the planet. Like not polluting, plant trees when you cut one down, don’t litter, pick up trash and throw it away.”

Sadie Foehring “Earth Day means a lot to me. Earth Day means a lot to me because it reminds me not to litter and do a lot of other bad things to the Earth.”

Emily Smith “Earth day means caring about the earth. Earth day reminds you to reduce, reuse and recycle. It also reminds you to not litter.

But Earth day is every day.”

Ben Anderson “Earth Day means to me that you should not litter.

Try not to drive your car to much because it pollutes the air. Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Everyday people throw things out you car window.

Do you? If you do stop. It hurts our mother earth.

Pick up litter. Remember reduce, reuse, and recycle.”

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“Earth Day means to do the three Re’s - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Earth day also means to not pollute or litter. Do not throw things out your car window unless it is a apple core or something like that.”

Kellsie Ford “Earth Day means to pick up garbage even if it is to yours. Earth Day is every day.”

Ella Rutledge “Earth Day mean to reduce, reuse and recycle, and always keep the earth clean! Instead of driving walk or ride a bike so you don’t pollute the air!”

Morgan Foes “Earth day means to me that we should reduce, reuse and recycle. Everyday is earth day because we Recycle.”

Ely Mehllrech “Earth Day makes me think of what the earth would be like if everyone

littered everyday. These are three things you can do to keep the earth healthy and clean - reduce, reuse, and recycle. If you see trash, pick it up and throw it away. Never litter, and remember Earth day is everyday!”

Abby Ward “This is what Earth Day means to me! It means that were trying to keep the world healthy and clean.

So when we have kids they will have a safe place to live in. That’s why we reduce, reuse, and recyle! Thats what it means to me!”

Lauryn Gonzalez “Earth Day means to me that I pick up trash and plant new trees. I also recycle paper and reuse things and I take care of our Earth.”

Sophia Carlson “Earth Day makes me think off what the earth would look like if everyone

littered. So this is always something I make sure I do: Everyday i go around my neigborhood picking up trash. I find so much trash and I think do these people even care about our earth.

So they know what the earth does for us and what little we do for the earth? I hope it all stops soon.”

Jonathan Aley “Earth Day means a whole lot to me! It makes me not make my mom drive me to school and I ride my bike to school now.

I don’t litter! When I see someone litter I go and pick it up and throw it away. Try and clean up the earth, not make it messy!”

Ethan Ross “Earth Day means that what if everyone littered, one thing a day? Everything would have garbage and your children would not live in a good community.

Also your children would

be throwing stuff on the ground too. So I do NOT litter!”

Teresa Kelly “Earth Day means caring fror the earth by walking, and riding your bike to and from school so you don’t pollute. It means try to recycle more instead of throwing out trash. You need to keep the earth clean if you want it clean. If you cut a tree down plant a seed where you cut the tree.”

Bennett Willians “Earth day means to reuse, reduce, and recycle.

When you recycle it don’t mean to drink a bottle of water and throw it out the window of your car. Instead you put it in the recycling.

Earth day also means if you cut a tree down you have to plant a new one. Thats what earth day means to me.”

Anagrace Isaacson “Earth Day means to me that you have to pick up the trash and put it in the recycling bin. I turn off the water while brushing my teeth. I try to turn off the computer when I am done using it.”

Destiny Williams “ Earth day means be kind to the Earth! Don’t litter! It’s important that we all do our part!”

Josh Martin “Earth Day means to me that you should not throw things out the window of your car. I picked up trash at the park and I put it in the recycling bin.”

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PRINCETON — Thursday, April 23, Farm-acology: How your Health Can be Built from the Ground Up will be presented at 6:30 p.m. by Joy Kauffman.

She will talk about the relationship between local foods, health and nutrition.

Kauffman will be joined by Jacob Jameson of Walnut Custom Veggies and Katy Clarke of Edgewood Farm, an organic grower in Princeton.

Friday, April 24, Pride & Prejudice Dame will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Learn English Country Dances as seen in the works of Jane Austin. The dance will be held in the cafeteria at Princeton High School. Festive/period costume is encouraged.

Monday, April 27, the Monday Movie Night begins at 6:30 p.m. and features a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder in Philadelphia while traveling with his mother. A cop must go with them into hiding when the killers are after them. He has to keep them safe and alive, until the killer’s trial. All three retreat to Amish country and the big-city cop has to adjust to the new lifestyle, and his feelings for the boy’s mother. With the killers still on their trail, can he keep them safe?

Tuesday, April 28, preschool story time and craft will be at 10:30 a.m. The theme is three little pigs.

Also Tuesday, local artist Sheila Heth will present a program on the look of nature, and what it means at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 29, Optimist Club Poster Workshop will be from 3 to 6 p.m. for fourth, fifth and sixth graders. The theme will be “I can change the world by recycling.” Poster board and art materials will be supplied.

SPRING VALLEY — Thursday, April 23, Sandi Sylver, ventriloquist, will return to the library at 6 p.m. in the children’s library. The title of the per-

formance is Stories, Music and a Ventriloquist Puppet Palooza! Sylver taught herself to be a ventriloquist by reading a library book about ventriloquism. Then she practiced a lot ... and a career was born. This event is free and open to everyone who would like to attend an entertaining program.

Until 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. Also during this time, 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.

TISKILWA — Tuesday, April 28, the therapy dog will visit from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 6, the library will host a story hour at 4 p.m. Patrons will also work on Mother’s Day themed projects. All ages are welcome. Also Wednesday, the library’s book club will meet at 5 p.m. to discuss the book, “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” by Diana Ackerman.

LADD — The Ladd Public 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.

Thursday, May 14, the library will host an Illinois Rules of the Road Review Course from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Call the library at 815-894-3254. The course is free.

OHIO — Thursday, April 23, and Thursday, April 30, the Ohio Public Library will host workshops on how to build a computer from 5:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

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Monday, April 27, the library will host a garden club meeting at 2:30 p.m. in the library. Paul Barrett, master gardener from the University of Illinois Extension Office, will talk about the basics of how to start a garden.

Sign-up for these events at library.

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).

PERU — Peru Public Library is now offering daycation bus trips. Ever wanted to tour the Deere mansion? Experience the first electrified Illinois farm?

See Steampunk invade a Renaissance Faire? Then the library’s daycation bus trips are for you. As part of its expanded adult programming, five trips have been scheduled between April and August.

Participants will visit the Figge Museum, stroll among quilts, see farming museums, do a yarn crawl and more. Contact the library for more information on the individual trips and fees, 815-223-0229.

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 Library from 4 to 5 p.m.

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The Tea Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Bureau County Republican’s conference room, 800 Ace Road. Phil Cooper will speak at the meeting.

Holy Trinity Church will hold a wine and beer tasting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, in the church hall. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. There will be raffles, a 50/50, hors d’oeuveres and music.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at 815-8942006 or at the State Bank of Cherry. Funds will benefit the Holy Trinity Church and hall improvement fund.

A cookout to benefit autism awareness will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April

25, in the TSC parking lot in Princeton. Ribeye sandwiches are $6 and pork burgers are $3. The cost includes chips and a drink. There will also be a bake sale and bike safety demonstration.

The Prairie Arts Council will host a Mother’s Day event on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Prairie Arts Center, 24 Park Ave. East, in Princeton. Mothers and daughters will have the opportunity to paint their favorite flowers together.

No painting experience is needed and everyone will go home with a beautiful floral, ready to frame that is the perfect Mother’s Day Gift. The cost is $35 per person. All materials and snacks are included.

For more information, call

Auction Calendar April 25 – Jay Langford estate, furniture, collectibles, household and mowers, 10 a.m., 625 E. South St., Sheffield, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

May 2 – lawn mowers, trailers, lawn equipment, tractors, farm equipment, motorcycle and ATVs, fresh nursery stock and miscellaneous, 9 a.m., 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, auctioneers.

May 2 – Jay Langford estate, farmland,

Rumble for the Kids, a professional wrestling charity event, will be Saturday, April 25, at Logan Junior High School, 302 W. Central Ave. in Princeton. Doors will open at 4 p.m. and bell time is 5 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, contact ServiceMaster DSI at 815879-4411 or WZOE at 815-875-8014.

The LaMoille Lions Club will observe its 40th anniversary with an open house from 1 to 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, at its club house, 308 Howard St. A full schedule of activities has been planned and include food, music and door prizes. Balloons and face painting will be offered for the children For more information, visit www.clubhouse.org/sites/ lamoilles, email llionsclub@live.com or call 815638-2656.

10 a.m., East Mill Road, Sheffield, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

May 3 – Karen D. Richardson estate, antiques, collectibles, household furnishings, motorcycle, musical instruments, Hoveround scooter, 10:30 a.m., 411 E. Harrison St., Granville, Bradleys and Immke Auction Service, auctioneers.

May 9 – Harlan (Lucky) and Janet Strode, real estate and personal property, 10:30 a.m., real estate to sell at 12:30 p.m., 308 Third St., Lostant, Bradleys and Immke Auction Service, auctioneers.

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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.

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

Magnolia and McNabb libraries have been given two barn/silo book shelves that were donated by an area family. Julie Read from the University of Illinois Extension office and Peggy Smith of the Putnam County Magnolia branch library have been working together to offer Ag in the Library programs to the community children.

The children will learn about agriculture through fun, engaging hands-on

activities and reading books on farming in their community. The first program will be on planting seeds at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Magnolia library. For more information, stop by or call the Magnolia library at 815869-3038.

Thursday, April 30, the story of the Lincoln Assassination and John Wilkes Booth will be presented by historian Jim Gibbons at 5:30 p.m. While most Americans know the story, the details are not common knowledge. Gibbons will shine a light on the bits of trivia that tell the whole story. The program is free and open to the public.

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,

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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.

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.

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Some easy Bisquick recipes for the person cooking for two. Makes it easier to cook a small amount instead of eating the same thing for a week.

Beef Sloppy Joe Supreme 1/2 cup Bisquick Heart Smart mix 3/4 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese (3 ounces) 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons fat free egg product or 1 egg white 1/2 pound extra lean ground beef 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce 1/4 cup ketchup 1/4 teaspoon salt Heat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, stir Bisquick mix, 1/2 cup of the cheese, the water and egg product; set aside. In ovenproof 8-inch skillet, cook beef over medium high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until hot.

Pour Bisquick mixture over top. Bake about 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.

Serves 2.

Savory Baked Chicken and Potato Dinner 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon paprika 3 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1/2 pound small red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (1 1/2 cups) 1/2 medium bell pepper, cut into bite

size strips (1/2 cup) 1/2 medium onion, cut into 16 wedges (1 cup) Cooking spray 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1/2 pound) 3 tablespoons Bisquick Heart Smart mix Heat oven to 400°. Spray a 13-by-9-inch pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix Parmesan cheese and paprika; set aside. In medium bowl, mix water and 2 tablespoons of the mustard. Stir potatoes, bell pepper and onion into mustard mixture. Spoon vegetable mixture in single layer onto half of the pan. Spray cooking spray over top, sprinkle with half of the cheese mixture. Bake 15 minutes.

Meanwhile brush chicken breasts with remaining 1 tablespoon mustard; coat with Bisquick mix. Add chicken to pan.

Spray chicken with cooking spray, sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture. Bake 15 to 18 minutes longer or until potatoes are tender and juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°).

Serves 2.

Hash Brown and Egg Bake 1 1/2 cups frozen potatoes O’Brien with onions and peppers (from 28 ounce bag), thawed 1/4 cup fat free egg product 1/2 cup fat free milk 1/4 cup Bisquick Heart Smart mix 1 teaspoon salt free original seasoning blend 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese Heat oven to 375°. Spray bottom and side of 8- or 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray. Spread uncooked pota-

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toes in bottom of pie plate. In medium bowl, mix remaining ingredients, except cheese, with wire whisk or fork until well blended. Pour over potatoes. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until eggs in center are set. Serves 2.

Herbed Fish 1/2 pound cod, about 1/2 inches thick 1/4 cup Bisquick Heart Smart mix 2 tablespoons garlic herb dry bread crumbs 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 egg white 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil Cut fish into 2 serving pieces. In small shallow dish, stir Bisquick mix, bread crumbs, basil and salt. In another shallow dish, beat egg white. In an 8-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Dip fish into egg, then coat with Bisquick mixture.

Reduce heat to medium low. Cook fish in oil, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once until fish flakes easily with fork and is brown on both sides. Serve with lemon wedges.

Serves 2.

Cherry Cobbler for Two 1 cup cherry pie filling (from 21 ounce can) 1/2 cup Bisquick Heart Smart mix 3 tablespoons fat free milk 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon butter or margarine, softened Heat oven to 400°. Divide pie filling between 2 ungreased 10-ounce custard cups. In a small bowl, stir remaining

ingredients until thick batter forms. Pour and spread half onto pie filling in each custard cup. Sprinkle with additional sugar, if desired. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until topping is light brown. Serves 2.

Caramel-Pecan Coffee Cake 3 tablespoons butter or margarine 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons chopped pecans 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup Original Bisquick mix 1/4 cup cold water Place butter in 1-quart casserole.

Microwave on high until melted, 20 to 30 seconds. Stir in brown sugar, pecans, corn syrup and cinnamon, spread evenly in casserole. Microwave, uncovered, until bubbly, 45 to 60 seconds. Tilt casserole so brown sugar mixture runs to side; place 6-ounce juice glass in center of casserole.

Mix Bisquick and water until soft dough forms. Drop dough by 6 spoonfuls onto brown sugar mixture. Place casserole on inverted plate in microwave oven. Microwave, uncovered, on medium high (70%) 2 minutes, rotate casserole 1/2 turn.

Microwave, uncovered, until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes longer. Remove glass. Immediately invert on heat-proof serving plate. Let casserole stand 1 minute so caramel can drizzle over coffee cake. Serve warm. Serves 2.

If you need to reach me, you can email me at judyd2313@frontier.com or drop a line to my attention to the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356.

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ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT

Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of The sources of drinking water (both tap water and IL0110300 contaminants does not necessarily indicate that bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, water poses a health risk. More information about ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water Annual Water Quality Report for the period of January 1 to travels over the surface of the land or through the contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPAs Safe Drinking Water ground, it dissolves naturally-occurring minerals December 31, 2014 Hotline at (800) 426-4791. and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can This report is intended to provide you with important In order to ensure that tap water is safe to pickup substances resulting from the presence of information about your drinking water and the efforts made animals or from human activity. drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the by the water system to provide safe drinking water. amount of certain contaminants in water provided Contaminants that may be present in source water by public water systems. FDA regulations establish include: limits for contaminants in bottled water which Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and The source of drinking water used by must provide the same protection for public health. bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock DE PUE is Ground Water in drinking water than the general population. operations, and wildlife.

Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and For more information regarding this report contact: undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result or other immune system disorders, some elderly and from urban storm water runoff, industrial or Bruce Yuvan infants can be particularly at risk from domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas Name _________________________________________ infections. These people should seek advice about production, mining, or farming. drinking water from their health care providers.

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To view a summary version of the completed Source Water Assessments, including: Importance of 815-878-2117 Source Water; Susceptibility to Contamination Determination; and documentation/recommendation of Source Water Protection Efforts, you may access the Illinois EPA website at http://www.epa.state.il.us/cgi-bin/wp/swap-fact-sheets.pl.

The Illinois EPA does not consider the source water of DePue's wells to be susceptible to IOC, VOC, SOC, or pathogenic contamination. This determination was made based on the identification of potential sources and routes of contamination, land-use activities around the wells, available hydrogeologic data, and monitoring results. Materials reviewed included the Well Site Survey Report, published in 1989, and subsequent investigations conducted in the DePue area.

The evaluation of existing information identified two activities within the 1,000 foot Phase I Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) of the wells and one additional activity outside of the WHPA. Map code 62556 is a Casey’s General Store gas station that is also the location of a leaking underground storage tank (LPC# 0110305003). The Village of DePue has enacted a Restricted Groundwater Use Ordinance in this area that prohibits the installation of potable water supply wells. The Illinois EPA Division of Land Pollution approved this ordinance (I.D. R09102301) on October 10, 2009. Additional information regarding this ordinance can be found at: http://epadata.epa.state.il.us/land/gwordinance/.The remaining identified activity within the WHPA is the DePue/New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical Corp. Superfund site boundary (map code 24968) that intersects the WHPA of DePue’s wells. The DePue/New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical Corp. site operated between 1905 and 1990 and was utilized primarily for zinc smelting and sulfuric acid manufacturing, paint pigment production, and ammonium phosphate fertilizer production. An additional leaking underground storage tank (map code 24969) was identified outside the WHPA of DePue’s wells but within the boundary of the Superfund site. The underground storage tanks were removed and the site received a “no further remediation” certification from the Illinois EPA on April 3, 2013.

2014

Lead and Copper

Regulated Contaminants Detected

Definitions: Action Level Goal (ALG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.

Action Level: The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.

Date Sampled MCLG Action Level (AL) 90th Percentile # Sites Over AL Units Violation Likely Source of Contamination Lead and Copper Copper

08/08/2012

1.3

1.3

0.241

0

ppm

N

Water Quality Test Results

Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives; Corrosion of household plumbing systems.

Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Maximum residual disinfectant level The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not goal or MRDLG: reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.

Maximum residual disinfectant level or The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a MRDL: disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.

Definitions:

The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation.

ppb:

micrograms per liter or parts per billion - or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water.

na:

not applicable.

Avg:

Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples.

ppm:

milligrams per liter or parts per million - or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water.

Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants and Disinfection ByProducts

Collection Date

Chlorine

Highest Level Range of Levels Detected Detected

MCLG

MCL

Units

Violation Likely Source of Contamination

12/31/2014

1.3

1 - 1.5

MRDLG = 4

MRDL = 4

ppm

N

Water additive used to control microbes.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)*

2014

1

0 - 2.34

No goal for the total

60

ppb

N

By-product of drinking water disinfection.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Inorganic Contaminants

2014

6

1.12 - 10.89

80

ppb

N

By-product of drinking water disinfection.

Collection Date

No goal for the total Highest Level Range of Levels MCLG Detected Detected

MCL

Units

Barium

01/24/2012

0.022

0.022 - 0.022

2

2

ppm

N

Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.

Fluoride

01/24/2012

1.01

0.982 - 1.01

4

4.0

ppm

N

Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories.

Iron

01/24/2012

0.074

0.074 - 0.074

1.0

ppm

N

This contaminant is not currently regulated by the USEPA. However, the state regulates.

Erosion of natural deposits.

2014

1

1.15 - 1.15

10

ppm

N

Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits.

Sodium

01/24/2012

238000

238000 - 238000

ppm

N

Zinc

01/24/2012

0.011

0.011 - 0.011

Radioactive Contaminants Combined Radium 226/228 Gross alpha excluding radon and uranium

Collection Date 2014 08/13/2013

Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen]

Highest Level Range of Levels Detected Detected 2 2.2 - 2.2 3.7 3.7 - 3.7

10

5

5

ppm

MCLG

MCL

Units

0 0

5 15

pCi/L pCi/L

Violation Likely Source of Contamination

Erosion from naturally occuring deposits: Used in water softener regeneration.

N This contaminant is not currently regulated by the USEPA. However, the state regulates.

Naturally occurring; discharge from metal Violation Likely Source of Contamination N N

Erosion of natural deposits.

Erosion of natural deposits.

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