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SVE honors student heroes

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SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley Elementary School Board honored two students at its meeting on Thursday, April 23, for their recent heroic actions.

Superintendent Jim Hermes introduced stu-

dent Garrett Weathersby, 13, who recently came to the rescue when his sister received an injury on the playground.

Hermes said Weathersby used his shirt to tie around his sister’s wound, before carrying her home where they sought help from their parents. Weathersby’s sister ended up having to get her wound

treated at the hospital.

“It’s an amazing story, and you really think quick on your feet. We’re real proud of you, and you’re a prime example of what we like to have our students do,” Hermes said. “I appreciate what you did … and I know my board appreciates it too.”

Weathersby received a medal of recognition for

the example he set and heroic actions.

Hermes also introduced student Luke Bogatitus, 9, who also was recognized for his brave efforts.

Bogatitus was at his grandparent’s house when his grandma started to not feel well. While his grandpa began to panic, Bogatitus was able to stay calm and dial 911 for help.

Paramedics responded to the call and were able to save his grandma.

‘If every student acted like this, it would be a perfect school and perfect world. You did the right thing that night, and we’re very proud of you,” Hermes said.

Bogatitus also received a medal of recognition for the example he set and his

heroic actions.

To view a video of Weathersby and Bogatitus receiving their medals at the board meeting, visit the BCR website, and click on the right side of the page to view both videos.

New board member seated Also on Thursday, April

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SBA Gala makes history Academy incorporates mobile bidding into auction

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PERU — Technology was the talk at this year’s St. Bede Auction Gala held Saturday, April 25.

For the first time, the Academy incorporated mobile bidding into its annual silent auction.

Bonnie Prokup, manager of special events and the auction, said it was the highlight of the night for her, and it helped make history both in donations and innovation.

While totals are still being finalized, Prokup is confident the auction’s success exceeded last year’s total of $202,000 and set a record for the 32-year history of the auction.

“It’s been exciting and fun to watch how the mobile bidding caught on,” Prokup said. “Next year we see even more participation as guests are now familiar with it.”

With this being the first year going mobile,

Prokup admitted she had concerns going into the auction, but she said a lot of research was done ahead of time. Plus she was very prepared to have students on-site helping anyone who had issues with the bidding website.

She said the streamline technology not only generated more profit for St. Bede, but it simplified check-in and checkout and minimized data entry and possible errors.

Even before the doors opened Saturday night, mobile bidding for the silent auction had already generated more than $10,000.

Prokup said while the silent auction on average generates around $15,000, this year the number of auction items were decreased, and the auction still brought in $4,000 more than the average total.

A highlight from the live auction on Saturday was when Jerry Rich matched the auction

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Wrestling for a good cause Rumble for the Kids, a pro-wrestling charity event, was Saturday, April 25, at Logan Junior High School in Princeton.

Proceeds will benefit PES Plays. See photos from the weekend’s area events on page 2.

Child Abuse Awareness Month drawing to a close But it is an all year long national struggle

By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com

Child Abuse Awareness month may be drawing to a close, but child abuse continues as a constant Year 169 No. 51 One Section - 16 Pages

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struggle for the entire nation.

“It continues all year long, every day of the year,” said Youth Service Bureau (YSB) Development Director Nan Butler.

Earlier this month at the

Monday, April 6, Princeton City Council meeting, Mayor Keith Cain proclaimed April to be Child Abuse Prevention Month. Along with other area mayors across the nation, Cain encouraged all area residents to educate themselves on how to support the fight against abuse.

At this early April meet-

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

According to the public policy statement from Prevent Child Abuse America organization, when people invest in healthy child development, they are investing in their community and their community’s economic development.

Child abuse is a community issue, not an individual one, said Butler. It

has an effect on everyone.

According to the Prevent Child Abuse America website, child abuse affects more than one million children every year.

Apart from the emotional trauma these children face, this abuse costs the nation around $220 million every year. Child

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‘Gear Up — Ride Smart’

Meeting minutes Princeton High School Board

Revving up for motorcycle season

By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com

SPRINGFIELD — Motorcycles will be rolling in with the warmer weather as the winter hibernation comes to an end; drivers are encouraged to drive alert and cautiously.

“Motorcycle fatalities account for almost 15 percent of all traffic fatalities in Illinois. That is far too many,” said Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn in an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) press release.

He encouraged all motorcyclists to gear up and ride smart. The annual “Gear Up-Ride Smart” campaign through IDOT has motorcycle dealers throughout Illinois taking part to encourage safe riding this season.

Princeton Police Chief and frequent motorcyclist Tom Root asked all drivers to be aware and cautious. Drivers need to be aware of their surroundings; motorcycles can often be hard to see, said Root.

“Sometimes the motorcycle needs more space because they’re braking is not as good as a fourwheel vehicle, so it takes a little bit longer to come to a stop,” said Root.

“You absolutely want to make sure you give them enough space, especially if you’re traveling in town because it’s a lot of stop and go.”

Like Blankenhorn, Root encouraged all riders to gear up with reflective clothing and protective

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Princeton resident Nick Roberts zooms down the street near his house while out on a short but exhilarating spring-time ride. Roberts is careful to wear his helmet, protective clothing and safe shoes while out and about on his motorcycle. gear when riding. By taking the proper precautions, riders can do their part to promote roadway safety.

“High-visibility clothing isn’t the only thing that will make you more visible,” said Illinois State Police Col. Michael Zerbonia. “Make sure your signals and lights are working properly before you hit the road too.

Also be sure that warmer weather doesn’t dictate what you wear while you are riding. You should always wear the appropriate safety gear no matter how hot it gets.”

“Overall, you need to be courteous to motorcyclists; even though you think they don’t have the same rights as a vehicle does, they do absolutely,” said Root. Addressing the motorcyclists, he added, “Afford the vehicles the

Gear Up-Ride Smart statistics: • Three percent of total vehicle registrations are motorcycles, yet motorcycle fatalities account for nearly 15 percent of all vehicle fatalities.

• About half of motorcycle rider fatalities occur in crashes involving just the motorcycle.

• About 40 percent of the crashes involve motorcycle riders who had been drinking.

• Motorcycle fatalities increased from 148 in 2012 to 155 in 2013, according to provisional data. The number dropped to 188 in 2014, according to preliminary data.

• Motorcyclists need to be properly licensed and continue training, especially after a new bike purchase. same courtesy that you would expect them to afford you.”

According to IDOT, Illinois is one of two states which offer free motorcycle training classes to all licensed residents.

Since the Cycle Rider

Safety Training Program started in 1976, around 400,000 riders throughout Illinois have participated and learned the basics of motorcycle riding and safety.

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PRINCETON — The Princeton High School Board of Education met for three consecutive meetings Wednesday, April 22, where the following actions were discussed: • The board approved the minutes for the March 25 regular monthly meeting and closed session.

• The school board accepted the results from the Tuesday, April 7, election. New school board member Terry Smallwood attended his first meeting where he replaced outgoing board member Stephanie Van Ordstrand.

• The board held a re-organizational meeting where personnel

committees and appointments were made. John Young was appointed as president, Colleen Sailer as vice president, Margo Obenhaus to the position of secretary and Ginger Freeburg as treasurer.

Gary Coates was appointed the Illinois Association of School Boards representative. Other committees and appointments were also assigned.

• The board set the regular meeting date and time, which will continue as previously established at 6 p.m. in the Princeton High School Learning Resource Center every fourth Wednesday of the month.

• The board approved all monthly bills and reports.

• The board listened and discussed the annual Learning Resource Center annual report.

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

“We created the Illinois Emerging Writers Competition to promote creative writing and provide an outlet for talented writers,” White said. “Great poems have the ability to enrich and enhance our lives, and I am looking forward to discovering talented new poets with this year’s competition.”

The competition is named in honor of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks.

The competition is open

to Illinois residents age 18 and over. Entries must be postmarked by Tuesday, June 30. Winning poems will be submitted for possible inclusion in the “Bluestem,” “Ninth Letter,” “Quiddity,” “RHINO”and “Poetic License Press” publications. Winners will read their poems and receive prizes at a ceremony later this year at the Illinois State Library in Springfield. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and thirdplace winners.

Forms and other information may be found at http://illinoiscenterforthebook.org. For more information, contact Bonnie Matheis at 217-5582065 or bmatheis@ilsos. net.

Lee County WIC to offer farmers’ market vouchers Bureau is only area county to offer service to clients

By Christi Warren Shaw Media Services

DIXON — Starting this summer, Lee County WIC participants will have a new, fresh option to get groceries: their local farmers’ market.

Lee County WIC, or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children as it’s formally

known, will begin offering program participants little booklets full of vouchers that can be used at approved farmers markets starting in July.

Bureau is the only other nearby county that offers the program. It has been running the program for about four years. At first, the response was a little slow, but now, they regularly run out of the vouchers, said Laurie Geuther,

who runs the county’s program.

“You have to educate the client,” she said. “The first year was slow, and the second picked up a little; but now they look forward to the farmers’ market vouchers. It’s great, and it works well.”

Nationwide, 8.8 million mothers and young children rely on the program. Illinois enrolls the sixth-highest number of WIC participants in America with 281,000.

Geuther said they service an average of 680 clients a month.

Lee County serves 628 clients a month.

Farmers’ market vendors have to be authorized by the state to accept the vouchers, said Kathy Schutz, director of maternal child health.

“Once they’re authorized, they put up a sign that says they’re authorized,” she said. “It’s just produce that’s grown in Illinois or in contingent states around Illinois, so it’s not things like crafts or plants. It has to be produce that they would eat: Fruits and vegetables.

“It’s kind of a win-win. It

should increase the farmers’ market, and it should be good for our clients.”

Schutz said they’ve also been in touch with Dixon Main Street to see if they have any farmers who would qualify or be interested in participating.

Though they’ve heard of the program in Whiteside County, officials there haven’t taken any formal steps to get involved in it.

Beth Fiorini, public health administrator for the Whiteside County Health Department said that when, for example, the food bank

drops off fresh fruits and veggies, clients love it.

“It’s not that they don’t want it,” she said. “It’s that they can’t afford it.”

Want to participate, farmers?

Farmers who are interested in participating should contact Sue Couri, the coordinator for the statewide farmers’ market nutrition program. Once contacted, she’ll send a packet of information with an application that they should fill out and return.

She can be reached at 217-782-2166, or sue. couri@illinois.gov

The Bureau County Republican is located at 800 Ace Road, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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The annual St. Bede Auction Gala held Saturday, April 25, was a success. Numbers are still being calculated from the evening, however it’s believed the auction raised over a grand total of $202,000, setting a record for the 32-year history of the auction. Much of auction was focused around raising money for the Fund-A-Need for 330 Google Chromebooks, which will be purchased for all St. Bede students to use next school year.

SBA From Page 1 donation for his Rich Harvest Farms Weekend. The exclusive golf weekend donation brought in a total of $19,000 alone.

Prokup said there were two secrets behind the successful evening. One, was the mobile bidding.

The second was the having the Fund-A-Need for Google Chromebooks. The goal of the night was to raise enough money to purchase 330 Chromebooks for students next year.

Prokup said having a purpose for the fundraiser was key, and it really pushed people to fulfill the need.

While the Academy is

Awareness From Page 1 abuse investigations, foster care, medical and mental health treatment costs add up to be a hefty sum for the American taxpayers.

The aftermath of costs for special education, juvenile and adult crime and other chronic health problems simply add to the overall cost to both the individuals affected and the nation at large.

“To help in the effort, the No. 1 thing they (anyone) can do is be aware that it is happening in their neighborhood, that it is happening all around them. And if they notice anything, report it,” said Butler. “It happens

still 60 Chromebooks shy of their goal, Prokup has no doubts the Academy will be able to raise enough to fulfill those last purchases.

“We’re going to make that goal no matter what,” she said.

Julia Yaklich, development director at St. Bede said, “We are only 60 Chromebooks shy of our goal, and donations can still be made; so we hope we will reach our goal.”

The annual auction gala also raises money to help offset the cost of tuition for St. Bede students.

More than one-third of the students and more than 100 volunteers assisted with the school’s largest fundraiser on Saturday.

“I cannot say enough

about our volunteers; without them the night wouldn’t have been possible,” Prokup said.

Around 324 guests were at the auction with around 75 being new attendees.

The evening also had representation of 37 past graduating classes of St. Bede, beginning with the Class of ‘55 to the Class of 2014.

“Every part of the evening was just great. We couldn’t be happier and more thankful,” Prokup said.

For more information about the auction visit the St. Bede website and click on the auction tab, or visit the Saint Bede Academy Facebook page.

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everyday all day long.”

Butler explained children affected by child abuse are nine times more likely to get involved in crime later on in life. For this and many other reasons, child abuse is an issue for the entire nation, she added.

“I think you know when someone is abusing their child, you see telltale signs,” said Butler.

For more information, Butler suggested people look on the Prevent Child Abuse America and Youth Service Bureau websites.

There, she said, people can find more information on how to recognize abuse and how to address it.

Previously reported in the Bureau County Republican, the YSB, Child

Abuse Prevention Month first began in 1983, but the blue ribbon symbolizing child abuse awareness did not start until 1989. At that time, a woman named Bonnie Finney tied a blue ribbon to her van antenna in remembrance of her grandson who had been abused. The color blue will always help her remember the abuse that some children endure, she said.

“I never intend to forget the battered, bruised bodies of my grandchildren,” Finney said. “Bruises are black and then eventually blue. Therefore, blue serves as a constant reminder to me to fight for our children.”

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Dancing the night away Princeton Public Library and Princeton High School had a Pride and Prejudice dance Friday, April 24, at the high school cafeteria, in which students learned dances taught by librarian Ron McCutchan.

The 2016 summer Workcamp applications are ready PRINCETON — Applications are now being distributed for the 2016 summer Workcamp renovations.

Applications for those requesting donated renovations to their homes can be picked up at the Tri-County Opportuni-

ties Council 1005 N. Main St., Princeton, the Bureau County Senior Center at 16 W. Marion St., Princeton, or at St. Matthews Lutheran Church at 416 Dover Road in Princeton.

Applicants are not required to prove anything

during the selection process. However, if an applicant rents their home, they are required to have consent from their respective landlord.

For more information call Linda Berry at 815-8721478.

IVCIL to hold workshop LASALLE — Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living (IVCIL) Youth Service Program will be having a free workshop “Special Education Discipline, Behavior Plan and Eligibility Basics” from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 30. The program will be presented by Equip for Equality Senior Attorney Janet

Cartwright in the IVCIL conference room. CPDUs have been applied for to be available, and Certificate of Attendance can be available.

Call Marla 815-2243126, ext. 23, to register.

The Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living is a non-profit and non-residential service and advocacy agen-

cy that assists persons with disabilities located at 18 Gunia Drive in LaSalle. The IVCIL serves the counties of LaSalle, Bureau, Marshall, Putnam and Stark.

IVCIL funding provided in full or in part by the Illinois Department of Human Services. IVCIL is a United Way Member Agency.

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sha Bogatitus was chosen as vice president; and Jack Kusek was chosen as secretary.

In other news, the board: • Reappointed Roenfelt and Lockas as district auditor.

• Approved 1:1 threeyear lease with Hometown National Bank.

• Approved contracts for superintendent; principal; director of curricu-

lum/AP; nurse; and building systems operator.

• Approved Julie McDonald as school counselor; Lindsey Olszewski as media specialist; Charlotte Herrmann as media specialist assistant; Sara Green as RtI K-8 math and RtI 6-8 ELA; and Emily Matko as sixth- and seventh-grade science teacher.

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From Page 1 23, re-elected board members Trisha Bogatitus and Jack Kusek, along with new board member Jason Casford were sworn in and seated on the board.

School board cabinet positions were also chosen. Ray Nolasco was chosen at president; Tri-

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Obituaries John Olson

Eleanor Walsh

WALNUT — A memorial service, with full military honors, for John W. Olson, 96, of Walnut, who passed away Monday, March 30, 2015, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Walnut Cemetery. A time of gathering will be after the service, from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius.

In case of inclement weather, the memorial service will be held at the church.

SPRING VALLEY — Eleanor Ann (Hansen) Galli Walsh, 85, of Spring Valley died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton after a two-year illness.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Barto Funeral Home in Spring Valley with Pastor Betty Delgado officiating. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Park.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 30, at the funeral home.

Merlyn Ahrens PRINCETON — Merlyn R. Ahrens, 86, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2015, at Liberty Village of Princeton.

Merlyn was born Dec. 13, 1928, in Owatonna, Minn., to Fred and Ella (Jackel) Ahrens. He was confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Claremont, Minn., in 1942. He was a graduate Merlyn of Owatonna High School, Ahrens Class of 1949. Merlyn married Fran Vollentine on Sept. 4, 1964 in Peru. They were married for 50 years.

Merlyn served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1953. He was an Airman First Class while stationed in North Africa. He was employed by Josten’s in Owatonna, Minn., and Princeton for 41 years. He retired in 1991 and began driving a van for Gateway Services in Princeton and then for the Senior Service Center, also in Princeton.

Merlyn was a Gold Coat volunteer at Perry Memorial Hospital for many years. He was a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church and the Princeton Moose Lodge, and a lifetime member of the Gallery of the Ageless Achievers.

Merlyn is survived by his wife, Fran; his two stepsons, William (Fela) Morell and Orby Morell; a stepdaughter, Dorothy (the late Jerry) Cioni; four grandchildren, Bryan (Cindy) Cioni of Florida, Lori (Jim) Horvath of Texas, Christina (Joe) Bolelli of Spring Valley and Nancy (Scott) Kmetz of Peru; great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and one sister-in-law, Lorraine Ahrens of Owatonna, Minn.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Ramah Johnson and Viola Harmening; one brother, Martin Ahrens; a stepson, John Morell; and a stepgrandson, Rockey Cioni.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, April 28, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Princeton with Pastor Scott Schmidt officiating. Burial will follow the luncheon at Oakwood Memorial Park, ‘Shrine of Rest’ Mausoleum in Ottawa.

Visitation was held Monday, April 27, at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton.

Memorials may be directed to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.

Madge Birkey MACOMB — Madge W. Birkey of Macomb, formerly of Princeton, passed away at 10 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2015, at Wesley Village Care Center, 1200 E. Grant St. She was born Dec. 22, 1918, to Charles E. and Marian Sarah Anthony Odell in Bureau Township near Wyanet. She was a graduate of Bureau Township High School, Class of 1936. She married Virgil E. Pierson on Jan. 25, 1941. He preceded her in death in August 1962. In September 1969, she married Ward Birkey. He preceded her in death in May 2001.

Madge was employed at the University of Illinois Extension Service, Bureau County office in Princeton, for many years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Princeton, where she was active in the United Methodist Women. She was also a member of the Woman’s Club of Princeton.

She is survived by her son, Max E. (Diane) Pierson of Macomb; two grandchildren, Eric E. (Suzanne) Pierson of Fishers, Ind., and Amanda (Andy) Bell of New Richmond, Wis.; four great-grandchildren; one stepson-in-law, Bobby Phillips of Lillian, Ala.; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Doris Hoover; her first husband, Virgil; her second husband, Ward; and her stepdaughter, Carol Phillips.

The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Norberg Memorial Home, 701 E. Thompson St., Princeton. A funeral ceremony will follow the visitation at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with Jim Miller officiating.

Burial will follow at Elm Lawn Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Princeton, Wesley Village in Macomb or the donor’s choice.

Please sign the guestbook and leave condolences online at www.norbergfh. com.

Obituary deadlines

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Monday for Tuesday’s paper, 2 p.m.

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NEPONSET — The Neponset Village Board met Wednesday, April 15, and discussed or took action on the following: • Meeting was called to order at 7 p.m.

Roll call was taken with all members present, except board member Mandy Mueller, who was out of town for business.

• The minutes were read with a motion from board member John Pratt and a second from board member Gene Costin to accept the minutes, motion carried.

• First item on the agenda was whether to keep the existing burn pile open or to eliminate it. The board discussed options such as acquiring land outside of town, but it is not an option at this time, or maybe only accepting yard waste and not trees. The board will think about it and put it back on the agenda for next month.

• Next item on the agenda was the contract for support of the village’s water billing system, and Costin motioned to pay for the support annually with a second from Gerrond, motion carried.

• The board discussed changing the percentages for the water and sewer rates, and Gerrond motioned to accept the new rates recommended by the village’s engineering firm and to have the lawyer amend the water, sewer, garbage ordinance with a second from Costin, motion carried. This change will not cause an increase to the water bills. It will lower the cost of sewer portion and increase the water portion by the same amount.

• In the trustee reports: Gene Costin: reported he had a couple of signs to replace and it has been done.

Barb Jannie: reported she is working on picnic day and all is going well.

lot of people called the school to say thank you. He also commented on the building uptown that was being demolished and collapsed onto the street. The owner of the building is cleaning up the rubble from the street and will put a fence up across the front before picnic day for appearance sake. When the building fell, it tore down the electric line and when it was re-installed by Ameren, it was brought to attention the light pole in front of the bank is rusted at the bottom and must be repaired right away. The village has bought the metal and will have it welded soon. Snyder also read a letter of resignation from a police officer, effective Saturday, April 25.

• In open forum: There were residents concerned about the building uptown collapsing and the possibility of someone getting hurt. Snyder said there is really nothing the village can do, because it doesn’t have the money to take possession of the building and have it demolished so the village will have to wait and see what happens when the county puts it up for auction again.

Carol Robinson was at the meeting concerning two issues. The first is the junk cars at a trailer park on Maple Street, and Synder said it is being handled. The police have given warning letters to all residents who have vehicles parked on the streets or semi-trailers parked on their property that are in violation of a village ordinance.

Robinson also asked for permission for the Vernon Luther family to put a church bell from the Congo Church in Bertelson Park, and Pratt motioned to put the bell in the park with a second from Jannie, motion carried.

At the courthouse Marriage licenses

Electronic communication device — Steven R.L. Rauh, 25, of Princeton.

Failure to reduce speed — Judith M. Kinsel, 68, of Spring Valley.

Garbage/refuse/nuisance — Jason Drummond, 39, of DePue. Head/tail/sidelight — Irma L. Avila, 19, of Spring Valley.

Operate uninsured motor vehicle — Ashley T. Wren, 22, of Spring Valley.

Seat belt required (driver) — Jonathon D. Henegar, 25, of Princeton; David Klassen, 23, of Princeton; William A. Linker, 33, of Malden.

Speeding (11-14) — Schuyler J. Foster, 22, of Princeton; Moira S. Sibbaluca, 39, of Dalzell; Jodi L. Westerhold, 34, of Princeton.

Speeding (15-20) — Alberto Campos Jr., 20, of DePue; a 16-year-old male of Walnut; Ashley M. Hardison, 25, of LaMoille; Jesus S. Moya, 39, of DePue; Jason A. Picatto, 37, of Bureau.

Speeding (21-25) — Shane Whittington, 24, of Princeton.

Unlicensed — Ashley T. Wren, 22, of Spring Valley.

Jesse A. DeRose of Princeton to Caitlin E. Tripp of Princeton.

Christopher M. Brown of Peru to Ayliss K. Gibson of Peru.

Divorces

Timothy R. Phelps of Princeton and Michelle M. (Olson) Phelps of Peoria; married March 5, 2005; divorced April 21, 2015.

Michael A. Herbert of Hinckley and Sheri L. (Davis) Herbert of Princeton; married April 27, 1987; divorced April 20, 2015.

Jason McLaughlin of Dalzell and Lana (Romanelli) McLaughlin of Arlington; married Dec. 6, 2007; divorced April 15, 2015.

Guthrie Helm of Hollowayville and Lisa (Jackson) Helm of Sublette; married July 4, 2009; divorced April 15, 2015.

Ryan A. Rokey of Freeport and Rebekah M. (Blades) Rokey of Peru; married Jan. 15, 2004; divorced April 15, 2015.

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From the editor’s desk While the wind and cooler temperatures have put a bit of a kabash on our spring, it hasn’t stopped the tulips and other flowers from blooming in my yard. Likewise, the red bud trees are filling my world with the most beautiful shade of purple.

The nation, along with several others, celebrated Earth Day last Wednesday. I always think spring is a great time to get back to nature, whether you plant a tree, some flowers or even a shrub. When we do so, I feel like we are giving back to Mother Nature — something we should remember all the time.

It won’t be long before gardeners get out their green thumbs to start planting their annual vegetable gardens. While my garTerri Simon den has clearly gotten smaller throughout the years, I still enjoy planting a few tomato plants, cucumbers and peppers. There’s nothing better than a big old slice of a homegrown tomato ... Don’t you think? If you haven’t gardened in quite some time, this might be a good opportunity to start. No place for a garden? My mom plants a grape tomato plant in a pot every year, and she sees great success. Last year, her single plant produced more than 100 tomatoes!

••• I’ve had a few people ask me about how many letters/ drawings we received from our Dear Soldier letter-writing campaign, which asked you to write a letter or for children to draw a picture to send to our nation’s military and veterans, stateside and abroad. It’s been quite a process to retrieve all of our Dear Soldier mailboxes, but we are working on it daily. BCR Staff Writer Zita Henneberry, who spearheaded the event, is counting and recounting all the correspondence we’ll eventually forward to our partner Operation Gratitude, an agency that will ultimately forward your correspondence to our nation’s military heroes. I’ll let you know a final count as soon as all the letters/drawings are collected.

••• As the end of the school year draws near, many area schools will be hosting a variety of fun-filled activities for students. Because we have a small staff and limited resources, we are unable to come to every event, however, we encourage you to take photos and submit them for publication. Please send your photos to news@ bcrnews.com. Make sure you identify who is in the photo and what is happening, along with the school’s name, teacher, etc. Please also include a telephone number so we can contact you if we have questions.

Thanks for helping us to let readers know about all the wonderful things going on in our area schools.

••• Mother’s Day, graduation, Father’s Day, weddings ...

There are a host of holidays around the corner. As you shop for gifts for these occasions, please remember to shop locally when you can. When you spend your dollars in Bureau County, it’s a win-win situation for everyone.

••• Customer Service Kudos: Do you know an individual or business that delivers exemplary customer service?

If so, let me know so I can let other readers know about your good experiences. Following are the Kudos I’ve recently received: • Renae said, “I want to thank the Animal Control Department for coming so quickly when my dog, Chester, was loose! Words cannot express how thankful I was for the fast help and support!”

• Jay said, “I went into the pet store in Princeton (Tanks), and it was a great experience. Everyone was so nice, and I really felt like they were glad I came in, even though I didn’t spend a dime.”

•Theresa said, “I stopped at Subway in Spring Valley to get a sandwich to take home, and the people there were so nice and polite. Sometimes you don’t get that kind of service at fast food restaurants, but those kids were outstanding.”

••• As farmers head to their fields, please be patient as you share the highways with these slow-moving vehicles. We’re always in a hurry, but if we never arrive at our destination ... well, it’s a moot point. Have a great week. And remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.

On the street

The LaMoille Lions Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Why is the Lion’s Club important to the village?

“The Lions Club gives so much back to the town not only financially but actual support from the members with a variety of activities in the community.”

Melody Schultz, LaMoille “The Lions Club is important because they help the community in many ways.”

Lori Dober Budeau, Dixon (formerly of LaMoille)

“The Lions Club gives back to the community and helps families. It’s also a great place as well to hang out and have celebrations.”

Nicole Edwards, LaMoille “I am a member of the LaMoille Lions Club, and it helps the community, schools and soldiers.

New members have new ideas which guide us in the future.”

Robert Gulbrandson, LaSalle

“The amount of money that the Lions Club raises and donates back to the community is unbelievable.

In a small town this size, this organization is amazing.”

Terri Brown Nelson, LaMoille

TO Letter THE Editor

Vision 20/20 and Common Core To the Editor, Constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility, free markets, are the three core values of We the People Tea Party of Bureau County.

On Thursday, March 26, we were honored to have Tim Smith, PES superintendent, as guest speaker.

Judd Lusher, PES Board president, was present and added valuable comments.

Mr. Smith is accepting invitations from groups to speak about Vision 20/20. “It is our responsibility as educators to reflect upon the current state of education in Illinois and take action to create an education system that meets the needs of all students.” That’s a synopsis of what he conveyed to us.

Common Core emphasizes language arts and mathematics. The humanities, history, government, art, music, field trips, guest speakers, etc. must take a back seat. The heavy hand of government uses the money it extracts from us against us. Government intimidation and threats are stifling local school districts.

Vision 20/20 is a grass-roots movement to give local school districts more input concerning the education of our youth. An extremely good start would be to make the Illinois State Superintendent of Education an elected position instead of an appointed position by the governor. We must demand that educators and school board members be seated at the table when decisions concerning local school district are being decided by government entities.

Group leader: Please invite Mr. Smith and Mr. Lusher to your meetings. You’ll not regret it.

Robert A. Baker Princeton

Preserving Illinois Historic Preservation To the Editor, I recently learned Gov. Rauner and the General Assembly are

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. considering possible cuts and/or possible elimination of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. This would be devastating to the historic sites in the state and tourism — one of the state’s rapidly growing industries. Even just cutting the budget would cause historic sites to close and hours to be cut, leaving both tourists and Illinois residents with fewer reasons to enjoy Illinois.

Yes, the state’s financial problems are a challenge, but cutting such a small part of the overall budget in an area that actually brings in revenue would be a huge mistake.

According to several sources, the Illinois Historic Preservation sites generated about $181 million in state economic activity and $12.5 million in state and local tax revenue. They bring people to Illinois, and they pay for themselves many times over.

I live in rural Geneseo, about halfway between the Bishop Hill State Historic Site and the Black Hawk State Park and Hauberg Museum in Rock Island. We also live about 30 minutes from the Carl Sandburg Historic Site in Galesburg. These are huge attractions, not just for tourists, but also for local residents.

I visit Bishop Hill and its historic sites every couple of months. When visitors come to our house from out of the area, we always take them to enjoy these sites, just as other Illinois residents do.

Let’s face it — Illinois needs to preserve its history, and it needs to provide opportunities for people to enjoy spending time in the state.

Between the state’s financial woes, the fickle weather, and the recent report that more people moved from Illinois last year than any other state, there is already enough

bad publicity. Let’s celebrate what’s good about Illinois by preserving our Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

Marty Golby Geneseo

Walmart does not own old building To the Editor, I am writing in response to Ernie Whittington’s letter to the editor that appeared in the March 24 edition of the BCR. In his letter he makes several good points, but I want to address the last paragraph of his letter. In this paragraph he stated Walmart owns the old Walmart building. Ernie also stated we have the final say as to who goes in the building.

Walmart entered a 20-year lease agreement in 1984. We moved to our new location in 2002 and soon after paid off the remaining 2-plus years of the lease, which then ended any responsibility we had with that building. The building is owned by a family trust out of Kansas, and they have contracted with Central Realty to market the building. Again at no time have we ever owned that building. I can’t speak to any interest that has been shown or not shown in the building, as we are not involved in the marketing of the building. There is approximately 40,000 square feet that is not occupied in the building.

It would take a fairly large retailer to need that much floor space or a developer and motivated owner to divide the building into storefronts to market to smaller retailers, as was done in Peru Ill., and Sparta Ill., to name two I am familiar with.

David Jensen, Walmart 636 Princeton

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Life&Arts

Award winners — Lincoln Elementary in Princeton has named its Character Counts winners. See Page 8.

Halberg named director; receives promotion MADISON, Wis. — Rich Halberg, Ph.D., has been named the next director of the Laboratory Animal Resources in the School of Medical and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin. He will replace Tom Kenney, who will retire May 15.

Halberg is currently assistant professor in the gastroenterology division of the Department of

Medicine and will be promoted to associate professor on July 1. Besides leading a very active research program in cancer biology, he has been a generous and highly effective contributor to the animal program as a member of the SMPH IACUC. Halberg has already begun to think about future directions for the

animal program aimed at further increasing efficiency and levels of service provided to investigators.

He assumed his new role April 1 to ensure overlap with Kenney and a smooth leadership transition.

Halberg is the son of Dick and Sandee Halberg of Princeton. He and his wife, Sara, live in Madison, Wis., and are the parents of three children.

in conjunction with prom premiere. The time spent will support the students through the Renaissance Program.

The Bureau Valley Renaissance Program was created two years ago and functions in the school to promote positive behavior, academic success and

school pride. It recognizes students who work hard and continually do their best. BVHS Renaissance currently sponsors students and staff of the month awards and breakfasts, field trips for nominated students, birthday cakes and announcements, Renaissance cards

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Bureau Valley High School will participate in Drive 4 UR School Saturday, May 2.

Community Notes Pancake and sausage breakfast LAMOILLE — Team Thrive will sponsor a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 3, at the LaMoille Lions Club. The menu will include pancakes, “Nuco’s” sausage, ham, eggs (made to order), toast and beverage. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for ages 6-10 and free for children under 5. Tickets will be sold at the door. Carry-outs are available. A bake sale will also be held. All proceeds will benefit the Relay for Life of Bureau County.

Rich Halberg

BVHS, Fisch Motors team up for fundraiser MANLIUS — Bureau Valley High School will host a Drive 4 UR School fundraiser from 1 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 2.

Members of the community are invited to come to the high school and test drive a brand new Ford vehicle from Fisch Motors. This event is held

Deadline nears — Students applying for the PAC art scholarships must deliver items between 2 and 4 p.m. May 5. See Page 7.

and more.

Fisch Motors is bringing Ford Motor Company’s Drive 4 UR School program to the BV community in an effort to help the Renaissance Program raise money. The Renaissance Program will receive $20 from Ford Motor Co. for each test drive on May 2. Dealership staff will be able to assist with all Ford vehicles and provide additional information about the vehicles. Participants must be 18 years old and above and have a valid driver’s license. There is a limit of one test drive per household. Test drives will last 5-7 minutes. Following the test drive, there will be a short form to fill out.

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. 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.

Cookout in Wyanet WYANET — The Wyanet Fire Department will host a cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Wyanet Locker. The menu will be ribeyes, butterfly chops, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, chips and pop.

Blood drive in Buda BUDA — The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the Buda Community Building on Main Street, Buda.

Make Someone Happy • Happy birthday on Tuesday, April 28, to Tim Smith. From your friends at Princeton Rotary.

• Happy birthday on Tuesday, April 28, to Tom Smith. Love, Carol.

• Happy birthday on Tuesday, April 28, to Tim Smith. Love, Tom and Carol.

What are you missing?

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

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

to apply.

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

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

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

In Memory of

Dave Herbolsheimer

December 10, 1949 - April 29, 2014 One year ago today, no farewell words were spoken, No time to say goodbye.

You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why.

The moment that you died My heart was torn in two.

One side filled with heartache The other died with you.

Death changes everything, Time changes nothing.

I miss your laughter, the sound of your voice Your stories, your heat of gold.

And mostly your love and friendship.

So, no, time changes nothing. I miss you so much today as I did when you died. Until we meet again my love, just remember that I love you to the moon and back.

Your loving wife Patricia

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Galena Trail and Coach Road Society plans annual conference on May 2 DIXON — Two unique opportunities will be available to the public at the Saturday, May 2, annual conference of the Galena Trail and Coach Road Society to be held at the Northwest Territory Historic Center in Dixon.

The conference will feature food historian Penelope Bingham speaking on “What would Lincoln eat?

American cookbooks and culture 1809-1865.”

With a collection of more than 3,000 cookbooks, Bingham is able to provide unusual insights and stories about both

Lincoln and America’s culture and identity.

During the afternoon portion of the conference, attendees will have a guided tour of the 3,100-acre Nachusa Grasslands, a native prairie restoration/ preservation project.

There will be a limited opportunity to view the group of 20 native bison received at the site this year.

This spring, the first wild bison born in northern Illinois in 200 years was born at Nachusa. This unique Illinois landscape will be enhanced by the addition

of the bison, and they will help fill a void in the developing ecology of this very unusual landscape.

Registration starts at 9 a.m. at the Historic Center at 205 W. Fifth St., Dixon. The fee is $30 per person and includes lunch and transportation to the Grasslands.

The conference is open to the public, and the site is easily accessible.

To make a reservation for this conference, contact Mariele Fisher, 400 E. Main St., Tiskilwa, IL 61368; or call 815-6464806.

Bureau Valley announces preschool screenings will be May 20 and 21 MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley North and Wyanet (South) preschool screening for the upcoming 2015-16 school year will be Wednesday, May 20, and Thursday, May 21.

The screening will be from 8:10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Trinity Evangeli-

cal Lutheran Church in Manlius. Each appointment lasts 45 minutes to an hour.

Eligible children must be 3 years old by the screening date in May. Children currently in the program do not need to be screened. If your child

was screened last year in August and did not attend PreK, they will need to be rescreened.

Appointments will be taken starting Monday, April 27. To schedule an appointment, call Tracy Shepard at Bureau Valley Wyanet at 815-699-2251.

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Third-grade Character Counts winners Character Counts — Caring winners at Lincoln Elementary included third-graders (front row, from left) McKenzie Borys, Scarlett Breeding, Cail Piper and Preston Arkels; and (back row) Michael Smith, Abby Brown, Alyvia Hill, Emily Smith and Anagrace Isaacson.

Applications available for Princeton Memorial, Ruth E. Patterson Lang funds The application for the 2015-16 Princeton Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Ruth E. Patterson Lang Scholarship Fund is now available.

The application can be obtained at the Princeton High School guidance office or from the PHS guidance website at www.

phs-il.org at the scholarship link. Awards will be given with the purpose of assisting students at an accredited postsecondary institution with the goal of completing a four year degree program.

Any graduate of Princeton Township High School 500 is eligible to apply for

scholarship consideration.

Additionally, graduates of LaMoille High School living in Berlin Township are eligible for the Ruth E. Patterson Benevolent Fund.

All completed applications must be returned to Debra Dullard in the guidance office by noon Friday, May 22.

Education Briefs Augustana College North Central College announces dean’s list announces dean’s list NAPERVILLE — North Central College has announced its 2015 winter term dean’s list. Area students who made the list are: Ashley Keegan of Ladd, Samantha Neahring of Manlius, Michael Sullivan of Princeton, Mary Youngren of Princeton, Lacey Kwiatek of Spring Valley and Adam Weidner of Wyanet.

To be eligible for the dean’s list, undergraduate students must maintain a grade point average of 3.6 for the term and be enrolled as full-time students.

ROCK ISLAND — Augustana College has announced its 2014-15 winter term dean’s list.

Area students included on the dean’s list are: Lorraine Stamberger of LaMoille, Alyssa Thompson of Princeton, Janelle Norden of Walnut and Chelsea Wallaert of Arlington. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for courses taken during the term.

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9 Sports Tuesday, April 28, 2015 • 9 High honors — The first BCR Track and Field Honor Roll runs today. See page 11 for a look at the top area athletes.

By the Book

Wooden Bat Legends Tournament

Booker finds a fence, and grass just as green at St. Bede

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PERU — The grass may or may not be greener for Bill Booker these days, but there is a fence.

One of the first things Booker, the former head coach at LaSalle-Peru, did upon taking over as the new head baseball coach at rival St. Bede Academy this spring was put up an outfield fence. The Bruins field was always the place where home runs turned into triples if the slugger didn’t quite have the speed to beat the throw home.

“As an opposing coach for all these years, I always thought it had the potential to be a gem of an area,” Booker said. “The kids like to see that too. We like to incorporate the home run in the game.”

The fence measures 330 down the lines and 360 to center, Booker said, noting how the poly capping on the fence helps dress up the diamond a little bit.

Now that doesn’t mean there’s going to be an onslaught of home runs this year, Booker is quick to say, because of the bbcor bats implemented in recent years by the IHSA for safety concerns.

“We’ve had one home run,” Booker said. “If that fence was there with the old aluminum bats, you might see a few more. As we all know, the run numbers are down to where they were a few years ago.”

Thanks to head groundsman Dave Montez, Booker said the Bruins’ field is

“If you do the right things and work hard, and if you can sleep well at night, that’s the most important thing. The kids know what they have in me. I’m fiery, and I’m emotional. Bottom line is we want to win.”

Bill Booker St. Bede coach “in good shape as it’s ever been and I think it’s only going to get better. When you have a good looking field you may play that way, too.”

Booker has also switched the home dugout to the first base side, jokingly for all the Cardinals fans out there, he said. In reality, he did it for convenience sake for all the team’s amenities.

“There is now a written rule, like people say the home team is supposed to be on the third base side. Well, not when we have the hitting cage and the area to warm up in by that dugout,” Booker said.

“When we want our kids to warm up for the game, we’re in the cage, and we don’t have to cut back and forth. We can go right from our dugout to the cage.”

While Booker plans for

Booker Page 10

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Princeton’s Jake Reinhardt slides into third base ahead of the tag by Bureau Valley’s Drew Fordham for a triple Friday in Spring Valley.

Red Devils 2, Mother Nature 1 Tournament finals canceled by rain

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

SPRING VALLEY — If it’s another weekend for the Wooden Bat Legends Tournament, it must mean another weekend for rain.

This year’s tournament put on by Putnam County High School played through some raindrops on a cold, windy Friday night, but couldn’t fool Mother Nature Saturday when all games were called off.

PHS assistant coach Wick Warren, an Alabama native, joked that baseball in the Midwest is not for sissies, noting the wet, windy and cold weather.

Hall went 2-0 on its home field Friday at Kirby Park in Spring Valley, shutting out both Bureau Valley (4-0) and Princeton (9-0). PC handled Illinois Lutheran 10-0 in five innings and Mendota 4-1 in Hennepin.

The Red Devils and

Panthers plan to use their scheduled Wednesday, May 6, contest in Spring Valley to decide the championship.

Princeton 8, Bureau Valley 2: Jake Reinhardt (a triple) and Levi Bates each had three hits for the Tigers, and Isaac Salazar and Skye Behrends added two hits in Friday’s opener in Spring Valley. Reilly Foes laid down a perfect squeeze bunt.

Tanner Kuhne pitched six innings (85 pitches) for the win with Zach Friel closing off the win in the seventh.

“We hit the ball, made the plays, hit the cutoffs when we needed to. Tanner pitched good and Zach came in to close down,” Princeton coach Tim Taylor said.

Will Konneck led the Storm at the plate with three hits.

Hall 4, Bureau Valley 0: Hall freshman Brant

Wood Page 10

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Brant Vanaman makes his pitch for the Red Devils Friday at Kirby Park. He pitched the Red Devils to a 4-0 win over Bureau Valley in the first of two games for the Red Devils Friday.

Track roundup

Pranka knows his ABCs, hurdles

By Kevin Hieronymus

Brett Schenck and Austin Nordstrom.

Trevor Bickett placed third in the discus (132-8) and the 4x100 (46.4) of Griffin, Lenny Mead, Schenck Drew Pranka won both and Pranka placed third. hurdles events in Friday’s The Tigers placed third in the Metamora ABC meet.

A Division with 82 points. MetaThe Princeton senior won mora beat out Galesburg 142-92 the 110 highs with a time for top honors. PHS placed fifth of 15.23 and the 300 IH in in the B Division and tied for 39.65 and earned second in fourth in the C Division. the pole vault (11-6).

At Geneseo: The Princeton Seconds went to Lucus SisDrew ler in the high jump (5-8), Pranka girls competed in Friday’s Geneseo Invite, placing fifth of six Brock Griffin in the 200 schools with 50 1/2 points.

(23.89) and the 4x200 relay Junior Brianna Legner won the (1:38.45) of Griffin, Austin Rossler, khieronymus@bcrnews.com

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Bill Booker is back in the game at St. Bede this spring.

He’s brought new some ideas to the academy, but mostly his old ways that were successful at rival L-P.

3200 with a strong finish, running the last 200 meters eight seconds faster than her previous run. She clocked a personal best 13:16.4.

Colbi Schertz gained first place in the shot put (37-3). Teammate Taylor Clark claimed second in the shot (33-5) and the discus with a personal best, 106-0.

Ann Sims finished fourth with a personal best 31-3.

“We had some nice efforts in less than ideal conditions,” PHS coach Pat Hodge said.

The meet was called after the 300 hurdles because of the weather.

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Booker From Page 9

BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus

Bureau Valley’s Josh Mead ran through the stop sign at third base only to find Princeton catcher Jett Wedekind waiting for him at the plate with the ball Friday in Spring Valley.

Wood From Page 9 Vanaman hurled five scoreless innings, striking out eight Storm batters and allowing one hit and one walk. Senior Julian Barroso finished off the shutout with two scoreless innings.

Jake Merkel got the Red Devils on the board with a RBI single in the first.

Hall pushed three more runs across in the third, including a RBI single by A.J. Gaeta and a two-run double by Vanaman.

Ty Rybarczyk and Gaeta each had two hits for the Red Devils. Gage Smith had two hits for the Storm.

Hall 9, Princeton 0: Gaeta kept the goose eggs rolling for the Hall pitching staff, shutting the Tigers out on four hits. He struck out nine and walked just one.

The Red Devils blew the game open with seven runs in the fourth inning o go up 9-0. Jake Merkel and Gaeta both had two-run doubles in the Red Devil uprising.

Hall made the most of five hits off four PHS pitchers, including two RBIs by Tyler Taber and RBI hits by Ty Rybarczyk and Zach Vanderpool.

Reinhardt, Bates and Michael Camp had the only hits for the Tigers.

Salazar, the starting pitcher, was tagged for the loss.

• Notes: Princeton coach Tim Taylor said the Tigers really look forward to playing in the tournament. “They like playing in it. They like the whole idea of playing with the wooden bats, they like the teams we play, the good competition. All in all, they really enjoy the game,” he said. Each team was provided with two wooden bats for the tournament with many players having their own. Hall assistant coach Matt McDonald, a standout hurler in his day at Princeton, brought a model used by St. Louis Cardinal Dean Anna for the Red Devils to use. ....

Taylor said, in theory, the new bbcor aluminum bats are supposed to “be the same as wood and I think it works out. You have to hit a wooden bat just right to get a drive.”

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more changes at the diamond as time goes, he doesn’t see any changes with the diamond’s unique grass base paths down the foul lines. He said it’s easier to maintain than with dirt base paths and it doesn’t get tore up with a limited number of high school games there.

“I see no reason to get that back to dirt again,” he said After coaching 25 years at L-P, serving as head coach from 1992-2012 before his controversial dismissal, Booker said the transition going to rival St. Bede has been smooth.

“The support I’ve got from St. Bede is phenomenal. I think when you do the right things for the kids, I think people appreciate that,” said Booker, who was an assistant coach at PC in 2013 and out of baseball in 2014.

“Though, sure, there’s going to be corrections, there’s going to be coaching, things that we try to motivate kids. Bottom line, take playing time and all that out of it, when you do the best thing for the kids, people appreciate it.”

When asked about the grass being greener at his new job, Booker jokes, he knows the grass is greener at both places as he drives back and forth to baseball from his teaching job at L-P. “I’m experienced to know green grass isn’t always green,” he said. “If you do the right things and work hard, and if you can sleep well at night, that’s the most important thing. The kids know what they have in me. I’m fiery, and I’m emotional. Bottom

line is we want to win. It’s about them having success. It’s about them pushing it a little bit.

“In my previous situation, it didn’t end the way people think it should have. So be it. Everything I’ve done in coaching I’m very proud of. As we go into the last part of my career, we’re still going to do the same things.

What’s great about baseball, you can have some fun with it. Football is hard-nosed grind. Baseball, (it’s) ‘Hey, we’re going to do things right, and we’re going to repeat it until we get it right.”

While at age 51, Booker may be approaching the twilight years of his career, he has one big carrot on the cart to keep pushing him ahead.

“I still have one thing I have to accomplish, personally; I have to win a state championship,” said Booker, who guided L-P to a state runner-up finish in his last season and a fourth-place finish in 2009. “These kids know that.

They know my goal is to be there and win a state championship.

And some of them like that, and that’s what makes it more fun.

They’ve been receptive. We’ve done some different things in practice, we’ve done some different drills. We’ve talked about hitting and we’ve corrected things. They’re receptive on trying these things that sometimes I’m a little demanding.”

Sometimes, he said, with a laugh. That’s the only way Bill Booker knows how to coach.

Notes: Booker is planning an alumni game this summer and said the old-timers will surely try to take aim on the home run fence.

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BCR Track and Field Honor Roll Here’s a look at the top area athletes and their performances that have been reported to the BCR. Keys: *state qualifiers; **state medalists; +school record.

The Girls Shot put — **Colbi Schertz-sr. (P) 39-8; Sydney Lebahn-sr. (BV) 35-11; Carlee Yuvan-sr. (H) 34-7 1/2; Lexie Jacobs-so. (BV) 34-2 1/2; Taylor Clark-sr. (P) 32-9; Maddy Pearson-jr. (SB) 29-4 3/4.

Discus (108, 112-3) — *Sydney Lebahn-sr. (BV) 117-8; Taylor Clark-sr. (P) 106; Carlee Yuvan-sr. (H) 98-3; Colbi Schertz-sr. (P) 92-0; Taylor Hall-fr. (P) 91-9; Lexie Jacobs-so. (BV) 88-11; Maddy Pearson-jr. (SB) 83-2; Heaven Bennett-sr. (BV) 83-1.

High jump — Lindsey Hoffert-sr. (BV) 5-2; Zoe Postula-jr. (SBA) 5-0; Jenna Lusietto-so. (H) 5-0; Sabrina Webb-so. (BV) 4-10; Kim Glenn-so. (P) 4-5; Kaelyn Hamalle-fr. (H) 4-6.

Long jump — +**Lindsey Hoffert-jr. (BV) 17-1; Katelynn Pankenhurst-so. (AL) 16-3 1/4; Addison Moreland-fr. (BV) 15-5; Kaelyn Hamalle-fr. (H) 15-3 1/2; Laura Giordano-so. (SB) 15-1 3/4; Tiana Kennedy-so. (BV) 15-1; Taylor Weatherington-so. (P ) 14-10 1/2; Alexa Damerell-fr. (SB) 14-10; Lexi Scarpaci-sr. (H) 13-11 1/2; Marissa Mungia-so. (BV) 13-7.

Triple jump — Addison Moreland-fr. (BV) 32-1; Kaelyn Hamallefr. (H) 31-7; Ann Sims-sr. (P) 31-3; Marissa Mungia-so. (BV) 30-6; Heaven Bennett-sr. (BV) 30-4; Katelin Boers-jr. (A/L) 30.0 1/4; Jenna Lusietto-so. (H) 28-7.

Pole vault (9-3, 9-9) — Madi Quinn-so. (H) 10-0; Sierra Stormsr. (P) 7-9; Corrine Wagenknecht-sr. (BV) 7-6; Taylin Ritter-so. (BV) 7-0; Jessica Loudenberg-fr. (BV) 6-6; Abby Howes-jr. (BV) 6-0.

100 — Katelyn Pankhurst-so. (L/O) 12.58; Kayelyn Condon-fr.

(SB) 13.5; Haley Marissa Mungia-so (BV) 13.67; Madi Quinn-so. (H) 13.74; Lindsey Hoffert-sr. (BV) 13.75; Ann Sims-sr. (P) 14.5; Laura Giordano-so. (SB) 14.55.

200 — Katelyn Pankhurst-so. (L/O) 27.14; Lindsey Hoffert-sr.

(BV) 27.6; Kayelyn Condon-fr. (SB) 28.1; Tiana Kennedy-so. (BV) 28.78; Madi Quinn-so. (H) 28.84; Marissa Mungia-so. (BV) 29.34; Ann Sims-sr. (P) 30.02; Laura Giordano-so. (SB) 30.2; Maleena Wheeler-sr. (P) 30.98.

400 — Lindsey Hoffert-sr. (BV) 1:00.45; Tianna Kennedy-so.

(BV) 1:01.47; Kaelyn Hamalle-fr. (H) 1:04.46; Kayelyn Condon-fr.

(SB) 1:06.79.

800 — Regan Weidner-sr. (BV) 2:30.75; Erin Hosto-so. (L/O) 2:33.9; Haley Weidner-fr. (BV) 2:36; Amelia Moreno-so. (H) 2:36.64; Megan Grady-so. (L/O) 2:38.8; Brianna Legner-jr. (P) 2:42.9; Annie Needs-so. (SB) 2:48.3; Riley Francis-jr. (BV) 2:52.09; Ellen Johnson-fr. (BV) 3:03.7.

1600 — Regan Weidner-sr. (BV) 5:32.83; Megan Grady-so. (L/O) 5:40; Haley Weidner-fr. (BV) 5:45.98; Paige Orlandi-sr. (H) 6:07.94; Brianna Legner-jr. (P) 6:09.95; Jennifer Popovich-jr. (A/L) 6:11; Riley Francis-jr. (BV) 6:18.96; Heather Williams-so. (BV) 6:19.87.

3200 — Regan Weidner-sr. (BV) 11:57.36; *Megan Grady-so.

(L/O) 12:08; Haley Weidner-fr. (BV) 12:44.79; Brianna Legner-jr.

(P) 13:16.4; Jennifer Popovich-jr. (A/L) 13:21; Kaylee Olivares-so.

13:27.34; Paige Orlandi-sr. (H) 13:33.6; Amelia Moreno-so. (H) 13:43.04.

100 HH — Madi Quinn-so. (H) 16.64; Zoe Postula-jr. (SBA) 17.71; Alexa Damerell-fr. (SB) 18.12; Tanja Acamovic-jr. (H) 18.15; Nicole Wirth-fr. (BV) 18:55; Kaylee Towne-fr. (BV) 18.99; Kim Glennso. (P) 19.12; Abby Howes (BV) 19.17; Aleesha Foster-fr. (P) 19.32; 300 LH — Tanja Acamovic-jr. (H) 49.98; Zoe Postula-jr. (SBA) 52.99; Alexa Damerell-fr. (SB) 54.08; Kaylee Towne-fr. (BV) 54.1; Madi Quinn-so.(H) 55.33; Nicole Wirth-fr. (BV) 55.47; Kim Glennso. (P ) 57.1.

4x100 — BV (DeVoss, Mungia, Kennedy, Hoffert) 53.22; Hall (Quinn, Acamovic, Scarpaci, Hamelle) 53.64; PHS (T. Weatherington, M. Wheeler, A. Sims, Storm) 54.3; SBA (Postula, Giordano, Damerele, Condon) 55.36.

4x200 — Hall (Scarpaci, Lusietto, Olson, Bogatitus) 2:00.44; PHS (Wheeler, T. Weatherington, M. Harris, Sims) 2:01.19; SBA (Giordano, Condon, B. Hamer, T. Hamer) 2:07.4.

4x400 — Hall (Moreno, Olson, Piotrowski, Acamovic) 4:38.79; PHS (Harris, Way, Storm, Legner) 4:50.12.

4x800 — Hall (Olivares, Piotrowski, Orlandi, Moreno) 11:11.54; Hall (Way, Harris, Schertz, Legner) 12:12.4.

The Boys Shot put — *John Barnes-jr. (SB) 50-9 1/2; Trevor Bickett-sr.

(P) 40-9 1/2; Simon Burcham-so. (H) 40-3 3/4; Chase Pierce, sr.

(BV) 38-6; Colton Youngren-so. (P) 37-5; Alex Peck-fr. (BV) 35-0.

Discus — *John Barnes-so. (SB) 143-0, Trevor Bickett-sr. (P) 133-2; Chase Pierce-sr. (BV) 113-9; Tyler Gonigam-sr. (BV0 101-5.

High jump — Lucus Sisler-so. (P) 6-0; Gailen Gibson-so. (BV) 5-10; Nick Edgecomb-so. (H) 5-8; Hunter Schoff-so. (BV) 5-4; Nick Serving Since 1907

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St. Bede junior John Barnes has a heads up on the competition for the top spot in the discus in the honor roll. He has thrown the discus 143-0 and has tossed the shot 50-9 1/2 Stoner-jr. (H) 5-4; Austin Rossler-so. (P) 5-3.

Long jump — Nordstrom-fr. (P) 18-5; Brent Loftus-so (P) 18-1; Patrick Einhaus-jr. (H) 17-6 3/4.

Triple jump — Baylee Hopps-jr. (SB) 42-3 1/2; Lenny Mead-jr.

(P) 37-7 1/2; Miles Rose-sr. (P) 36-7; Daryl Senica-fr. (SB) 36-1; Brent Loftus-so. (P) 35-10 1/2.

Pole vault — Drew Pranka-sr. (P) 11-9; Hunter Schoff-so. (BV) 10-6; Dominic Biggs-jr. (P) 9-6; Kendile Whitford-fr. (P) 9-6; Joe Alvarez-sr. (H) 8-0; Michael Warren-sr. (P) 7-6.

100 —Nordstrom-fr. (P) 11.34; Kai Tomaszewski-jr. (P) 11.48; Michael Eastwood-so. (BV) 11.72; Brock Griffin-jr. (P) 11.89; Brady Shipp-jr. (SB) 11.98; Gailen Gibson-so. (BV) 12.18; Caje Petersonso. (BV) 12.18.

200 — Michael Eastwood-so. (BV) 23.47; Will Konneck-jr. (BV) 23.64; Kai Tomaszewski-jr. (P) 23.84; Baylee Hopps-jr. (SB) 24:05; Lenny Mead-so. (P) 24.19; Drew Pranka-sr. (P) 24.26; Brock Griffinjr. (P) 24.33; Aaron Rybarczyk-sr. (H) 24.53.

400 — Kai Tomaszewski-jr. (P) 51.25; Michael Eastwood-so.

(BV) 51.96; Gailen Gibson-so. (BV) 54.18; Daryl Senica-fr. (SB) 55.4; Austin Rossler-jr. (P) 55.64; Kendile Whitford-fr. (P) 55.94; Gavin Garcia-so. (SB) 57.4; Drake Davis-fr. (BV) 57.4.

800 — Brent Loftus-so. (P) 2:14.8; Cody Workman-jr. (P) 2:16; Bradley Sierens-fr. (BV) 2:20.1; Carter Funfsinn-so. (SB) 2:20.6; Lucas Nitschman-sr. (BV) 2:22.27.

1600 — Al Baldonado-sr. (H) 4:53.2; Cody Workman-jr. (P) 5:00.94; Brent Loftus-so. (P) 5:06.21; Carter Funfsinn-so. (SB) 5:14.13; Bradley Sierens-fr. (BV) 5:21; Jacob Tudor-jr. (Ohio) 5:27.83; Denver Wyatt-jr. (P) 5:31.8.

3200 — *Al Baldonano-sr. (H) 10:12.75; Cody Workmnan-jr.

(P) 11:00.62; Carter Funfsinn-so. (SB) 11:39.7; Gage Ripka-so. (H) 11:42.39; Denver Wyatt-jr. (P) 11:43.18; Tyler Gonigam-sr. (BV) 12:08.4.

110 HH — Drew Pranka-sr. (P) 15.13; Lenny Mead-jr. (P) 16.29; Bret Dannis-fr. (SB) 16.41; Blake Janssen-so. (P) 17.94; Hunter Schoff-so. (BV) 18.09; Patrick Einhaus-jr. (H) 19.68.

300 IH — *+Drew Pranka-sr. (P) 39.46; Lenny Mead-jr. (P) 41.1 Bret Dannis-fr. (SB) 42.85; Baylee Hopps-jr. (SB) 43.02; Hunter Schoff-so. (BV) 46.32; Kurt Bitting-fr. (BV) 50.52.

4x100 — PHS (Nordstrom, Mead, Tomaszewski, Pranka) 44.72; SBA (Hopps, Dannis, Senica, Shipp) 46.52; BV (Davis, Eastwood, Peterson, Dale) 46.87.

4x200 — PHS (Tomaszewski, Mead, Griffin, Pranka) 1:34.28; BV (Eastwood, Gibson, Peterson, Dale) 1:36.5.

4x400 — BV (Gibson, Dale, Peterson, Eastwood) 3:34.6; PHS (Mead, Whitford, Rossler, Tomaszewski) 3:38.55.

4x800 — BV (Wierzbicki, Davis, Sierens, Eastwood) 9:02.4; PHS (Workman, Loftus, Warren, Whitford) 9:33.35.

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High school Three Rivers East Standings St. Bede (11-4) 6-0 Hall (13-4) 5-1 Newman (10-3) 5-2 Princeton (11-9) 3-3 Bureau Valley (2-4) 2-1 Kewanee NA Amboy NA Wooden Bat Legends Tournament at Spring Valley Princeton 9, Bureau valley 3.

WP: Kuhne. LP: Mead.

PHS: Leading hitters - Reinhardt (3 hits), Bates (3 hits), Salazar (2 hits), Behrends (2 hits). Pitching - Kuhne (6ip), Friel (1ip).

BV: Leading hitters: Konneck (3 hits).

Princeton 000 000 0 - 0 3 Hall 117 000 0 - 9 5 WP: Gaeta. LP: Salazar.

PHS: Kuhne 2-0-0-0, Wedekind 3-00-0, Reinhardt 3-0-1-0, Bates 3-0-1-0, Salazar 3-0-0-0, Behrends 3-0-0-0, Foes 3-0-0-0, Camp 3-0-1-0, Bays 3-0-00. Totals: 26-0-3-0. LOB: 6. E: Bates, Kuhne, Wedekind. Pitching: Salazar (3ip, 1h, 2r, 1er, 21k, 2bb).

HALL: Taber 4-2-1-2 (sb), Rybarczyk 2-1-1-0, Gaeta 2-1-1-2 (2b), Sangston 4-0-0-0, Merkel 2-2-1-2 (2 sb, 2b), Vanaman 1-0-0-0 (sac), McDonald 1-10-0, Vanderpool 1-1-1-1, Barroso 2-1-00. Totals: 19-9-5-8. LOB: 4. E: Rybarczyk, McDonald. Pitching - Gaeta (7ip, 3h, 04 9k, 1bb).

Bureau Valley 000 000 0 - 0 6 0 Hall 103 000 x - 4 6 4 WP: Vanaman. LP: Smith.

BV: Mead 2-0-0-0, Konneck 2-0-0-0, Osorio 0-0-0-0, Martin 4-0-0-0, Smith 4-0-2-0, Fordham 3-0-1-0, McCalvey 1-0-0-0, Truessen 1-0-0-0, Ringle 2-00-0, Fargher 0-0-0-0, Marquez 3-0-0-0.

Totals: 25-0-3-0. LP: 10. Pitching - Smith (3ip, 5h, 4r, 4er, 1k, 0bb), Shepard (2ip, 1h, 0r, 1k), Ringle (1ip, 0h, 0r, 1k).

HALL: Taber 3-0-0-0, Rybarczyk 3-22-0 (2 sb), Gaeta 2-1-1-1 (2b, sb), Sangston 2-1-0-0, Merkel 3-0-1-1 (sb), Vanaman 3-0-1-2 (2b), McDonald 3-0-00, Vanderpool 3-0-0-0, Barroso 2-0-0-0.

Totals: 22-4-6-4. LOB: 4. E: Rybaczyk, Sangston 2, Gaeta. Pitching - Vanaman

(5ip, 1h, 0r, 8k, 1bb), Barroso (2ip, 2h, 0r, 2k, 2bb).

At Hennepin Illinois Lutheran 9, Mendota 7 PC 10, IL Lutheran 0 (5) PC 4, Mendota 1

Track & Field

High school girls Geneseo Invite TEAM STANDINGS: 1. L-P 146, 2. L-P 92, 3.RockIsland 87, 4. United Township 82.5, 5. Princeton 50.5, 6. Quest Academy 1.

Princeton winners: Shot Put - Schertz 37’-3; 3200 - Brianna Legner 13:16.4 .

Other Princeton finishers: 2nds -Clark (discus, 106-0); Clark (SP, 33-5). 4ths - Sims (TJ. 31- 3), 4 x 800 Relay Way, Hall, York, Schertz 13:00.5. 5ths -4 x100 Relay: Weatherington, Wheeler, Sims, Storm 55.7; -4 x 200 Relay: Margarita Gomez, Foster, Wilhelm, Harp 2:08.3; Weatherington (LJ, 13-5). 6th Schertz (D, 77-1).

High school boys Princeton results from the Metamora ABC Invite A Flight: 1sts - Drew Pranka (110 HH, 15.23; 300 IH, 39.65); 2nds 4x200 Relay (Griffin, Rossler, Schenck, Nordstrom) 1:38.45; Griffin (200, 23.89), HJ Lucas Sisler (HJ, 5-8), Pranka (PV, 11-6). 3rds - 4x100 (Griffin, Mead, Schenck, Pranka) 46.40, Bickett (D, 132-8). 4ths - Workman (800, 2:15.7), Lenny Mead(400, 51.27) Bickett (SP, 39-11 1/4). 5ths - 4x800 (Whitford, Loftus, Wyatt, Workman) 9:41.00, Wyatt (1600, 5:34.7), Rose (TJ, 35-3 1/4).

B Flight: 1st - 4x100 (Janssen, Sisler, Rossler, Rose) 48.16. 2nds 110 HH Lenny Mead (110 HH, 16.39), Whitford (PV, 9-0), 3rds - 4x800 (Hunt, Burden, Biggs, Nelson) 9:56.10 Schenck (100, 11.76; 200, 24.86), Rossler (HJ, 5-6). 4ths - Orr (SP, 36-1/2), Youngren (D, 132-6), 5ths - Loftus (800, 2:23.5), 4x400 Relay (Sisler, Janssen, Burden, Loftus) 4:04.25 Loftus (TJ, 33-8).

C Flight: 1st - Biggs (PV, 9-6). 2nd - Janssen (110 HH, 17.75 Griffin (100, 11.79). 3rd - Sisler (300 IH, 47.93. 4ths - Burden (400, 1:00.64), Rose (200, 25.99 Hunt (TJ. 31-3 1/2); Bickett (SP, 35-4 1/4).

5ths - Biggs (800, 2:33.1; D, 101-5).

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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. 14, 21 and 28, 2015.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ) ASSOCIATION ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

KATHY CHIADO, et al ) Defendant ) 13 CH 00097 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 AM on June 8, 2015, at the office of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Ave. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 9, EXCEPTING THEREFROM 15 FEET OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAID LOT, AND ALL OF LOTS 10, 11 AND 12 IN BLOCK 2 IN THE VILLAGE OF VAN ORIN, ALL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 27863 2605 E. STREET, VAN ORIN, IL 61374 Property Index No. 05-16-102-010.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-25068.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-25068 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 00097 TJSC#: 35-4555 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I653762 Published in Bureau County Republican April 28, May 5 and May 12, 2015.

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999 • Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) JOHN S. MENEREY, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2015-P-21 CLAIMS NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of JOHN S. MERENEY. Letters of office were issued on March 24, 2015 to MONAFAE J. MENEREY SCRIBA whose address is 101 Oak Lane, LaMoille, IL 61330 and MICHAEL J. MENEREY, whose address is P.O. Box 254, 211 W. Main Street, Buda, IL 61314 as Independent Executors, 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 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 14th day of October, 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 on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Monafae J. Meneray Scriba, Independent Executor of the Estate of JOHN S. MENEREY, deceased Michael J. Menerey, Independent Executor of the Estate of JOHN S. MENEREY, deceased

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) DAVINA HAMMEL, ) DECEASED ) CLAIM NOTICE NO. 2015-P-13 Notice is hereby given of the death of Davina Hammel. Letters of Office were issued on April 2, 2015, to Knute Hammel, P.O. Box 1169, LaSalle, IL as Executor, whose attorney is Attorney 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 30, 2015, which date is not less than 6 months from date of first publication, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Executor is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before said date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Executor and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 24th day of April, A.D. 2015.

Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Estate 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Telephone (815) 3234851.

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WESTFIELD-BERLIN MULTI TOWNSHIP ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS FINANCIAL REPORT April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015 RECEIPTS Beginning Balance $ 10,508.13 Income Real Estate Taxes $7,889.99 Interest 5.20 Total Income 7,895.19 7,895.19 Total Funds Available $18,403.32 Expenses Insurance 500.00 Publication 119.00 Legal 243.00 Accounting 540.00 US Treasury 149.18 Misc. Expenses 815.81 2,366.99 (2,366.99)

ESTATE FARMLAND AUCTION 117.66 ACRES

CONCORD TOWNSHIP SECTIONS 19 & 20 IN BUREAU COUNTY Auction to be held AT THE FARM Located on East Mill Rd in Sheffield, IL (South East Side) On:

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015 TIME: 10:00 A.M

View Listing & Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com Farm to be Sold As One Tract w/ Approximately 102 Tillable Acres (OPEN TENANCY) & Out Buildings Including: Barn & Livestock Shed, 2 Older Grain Bins, Storage & Hog Buildings, Garage & Drilled Well LEGAL DESCRIPTION Part of the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section 19 & the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section 20, Township 16 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Bureau County, Illinois and described as Follows: Beginning at the Southeast Corner of Section 19, Township 16 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Running West Down the Center Line of the Public Highway 1395 Feet, Running North 1080.5 Feet, Running East 731 Feet, Running North 1076 Feet, Running East 2006 Feet, Running South 2178.5 Feet, Running West 617.6 Feet, Running South 4 Feet, Running West 709 Feet to the Place of the Beginning and Involving an Area of Approximately 117.66 Acres of Which 50.49 are in Section 19 & 67.17 are in Section 20, Township 16 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian.

TERMS FOR FARMLAND 10% Down the Day of the Sale and the Balance due on or Before 45 Days when Merchantable Title will be furnished. 2015 Taxes Due in January 2016 will be Paid by the Buyer. All Announcements made Day of Sale will Take Precedence over all Previous Printed Matter.

Seller Reserves the Right to Reject or Accept any or all Bids. This Sale is Not Contingent on Financing. All Financing Needs to be PreApproved for Closing on or before 45 Days after Day of Sale. Anyone Interested in Viewing Farms Please Contact Tom Tumbleson 815872-1852 or Bob Johnson 815-454-2716.

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SHEFFIELD, IL SELLER: LANGFORD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ATTORNEY: BRUCE BURKEY, 122 E Washington Street, Effingham, IL TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL E-MAIL: ttauction@yahoo.com AUCTIONEERS: TOM TUMBLESON, PRINCETON 815-872-1852 AND BOB JOHNSON, SHEFFIELD 815-454-2716

999 • Legal Notices Salaries Assessor Trustees Bookkeeper

4,600.00 450.00 525.00 5,575.00 (5,575.00) Balance Remaining 3/31/15 $ 10,461.33 Westfield-Berlin Multi-Township Assessment District By s/Susan Dugosh, Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican April 28, 2015.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY PRINCETON, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ) ASSOCIATION ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

KATHY CHIADO, et al ) Defendant ) 13 CH 00097 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 AM on June 8, 2015, at the office of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Ave. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 27863 2605 E. STREET, VAN ORIN, IL 61374 Property Index No. 05-16-102-010.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 7949876 Please refer to file number 14-13-25068.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-25068 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 13 CH 00097 TJSC#: 35-4555 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I653762 Published in Bureau County Republican April 28, May 5 and May 12, 2015.

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