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Teacher/coach arrested

Charged with two felonies of aggravated criminal sexual abuse

By Terri Simon tsimon@bcrnews.com

Kyle Pisano

OTTAWA — A substitute teacher and volunteer baseball coach at LaSalle-Peru Township High School has been charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse with a student.

Kyle Pisano, 24, of Peru was arrested with a warrant

by LaSalle and Peru detectives at 3:15 p.m. at his home on Tuesday, May 3. The

warrant was for two counts of the Class 2 felonies of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, which alleges Pisano had sexual contact with a female student between the age of 13 and under the age of 17. The alleged victim will not be identified.

According to a press release from L-P, “Information regarding Pisano was provided to district administrators late Thursday evening on April 28. Administrators responded immedi-

ately early Friday morning to the provided information and began an internal investigation.”

The school immediately contacted the LaSalle and Peru police departments, as well as the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei said the Peru and LaSalle departments conducted a joint investigation with several interviews on Friday, April 29, and throughout the weekend.

On Tuesday, the warrant was issued for Pisano, who was arrested without incident and taken to the LaSalle County Jail, where he posted 10 percent ($7,500) of the $75,000 bond.

Bernabei held a press conference Wednesday morning along with LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne, LaSalle Chief Rob Uranich and L-P Superintendent Steve Wrobleski.

Bernabei confirmed Pisano volunteered his immediate

resignation on Friday, April 29. Pisano had been a substitute teacher for 71 days of the current school year.

Bernabei said the investigation continues. At this time, there is no other credible evidence of any other victims. Part of the continuing investigation will revolve around the specific circumstances regarding the alleged school relationship.

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Public split on board decision

Walnut residents offer opinions on the board’s decision on a $1 purchase

By Nita Wyatt news@bcrnews.com

WALNUT — Numerous Walnut village residents gathered at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Walnut Village Board to present views on a recent board decision.

At a special meeting of the board on Monday, April 25, a decision was made by the board to accept an offer received by the board for the village to purchase for $1 the buildings previously housing the Peerless Level manufacturing company. These buildings are located on Main Street in the village.

Several village residents and also a former resident were in attendance at the regular board meeting on Monday, May 2.

Requesting to speak at the meeting, Gary Sarver disclosed to the board he was aware of possible chemical dumping that had occurred behind the Peerless buildings when the factory was still in operation. This dumping of wood finishing products was not officially investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency, but Sarver had personally witnessed the results of that dumping. He had also approached the manager of the facility to question their dumping practices.

Sarver expressed his opinion that without full knowledge of what is inside and outside of those

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From seedlings to sales

The students and staff of Bureau Valley High School (BVHS) held their annual plant sale on the morning of Saturday, April 30. The rainy weather last weekend may have kept people out of their gardens, but the BVHS greenhouse provided local residents a chance to acquire new flowers and vegetables for planting once the sun returns. The sale is also set for Saturday, May 7, just in time for Mother’s Day purchases. The funds raised from the student-grown plants help fund the school’s Advanced Science Club and educational trips.

Filling the mailbox, filling the shelves Letter Carriers Food Drive announced at city council meeting

By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — During the May 2 Princeton City Council meeting, letter carrier and food drive coordinator Scott Maschek announced the upcoming Letter Carrier’s Food Drive has been scheduled for Saturday, May 14.

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day in May, letter carriers across the nation collect food as part of the largest one-day food drive in the world.

Maschek said, “In the surrounding areas we’ve done this for 24 years and in Princeton we’ve done it for 25. Since it’s inception, nationwide, we’ve collected 1.4 billion pounds of food that has been redistributed

among the communities in which it was collected. Here in Princeton, we’ve collected and delivered more than 144,000 pounds to the pantry. The total keeps going up every year because the need keeps going up every year.”

According to Maschek, local letter carriers collected 15,665 pounds of food last year which is more than 3,100 pounds per city

route. That made them first place in the district, state and region and in the Top 10 percent in the nation.

“We will continue to do it again this year. May 14 is our food drive day. Prior to that, people will get a reminder card in their mailbox telling what can be given. Sullivan’s (Foods in Princeton) has stepped up and given us bags,

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so people will also get a bag for their donations in their mailbox,” Maschek said.

Maschek shared that in the U.S., one in five children and two in five elderly are at risk of malnutrition due to a lack of food in their homes.

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IVCC Sci-Fest provides hands-on science thrills IVCC chemistry professor Matthew Johll and the students of the Chem Club held their annual Sci-Fest in the college gymnasium on Friday, April 29. Families in attendance took part in dozens of hands-on demonstrations of various scientific principles and exhibitions including fire tornadoes, fossils, body parts, astronomy, chemicals, sound being transmitted through flames, 55-gallon barrels crushed by the atmosphere and the finale of Johll having a cement block smashed on his chest while lying on a bed of nails. These events thrilled the crowd and helped the club attempt to set a new attendance record of more than 600 visitors.

Learning the native language

PES students are being provided the technological tools they need to succeed

By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — Any student of the earth who was born at the dawn of the 21st Century or beyond has only known a world filled with technology.

It is a part of their life experience, and educators all across the globe are realizing they must take advantage of this cultural reality by supplying the youth with the necessary means for intellectual advancement.

If the technology is available at their fingertips to do just that, why not find any ally within the application.

Princeton Elementary School (PES) library media coordinator Amy Haring said libraries are no longer just about books, but also the promotion of technology.

“A few summers ago, I heard about digital immigrants and digital natives,” Haring said, explaining most current educators are digital immigrants, because they weren’t born with technology. “We had to adapt to web technologies; we like to talk to people in person; we’re more logical thinkers and we focus on one task at a time.”

She added digital immigrants prefer interaction with few people rather than many, and gain their information from traditional news sites, yet children now infiltrating the entire elementary system all the way through high school are digital natives — born during or after the advent of technology.

“They’re always on, attached to their phones and other devices,” Haring said, adding they’re intuitive learners, they multi-task and have a good grasp on rapidly switching tasks. “They’re very

social, maybe not with talking or interacting, but with their multimedia-oriented technology.”

Due to this, Haring and the district librarians who assist her — Eleanor Walker at Douglas, Deb Schultz at Jefferson and Connie Lind at Lincoln — are trying to promote a lot of digital use in not only the media centers, but the classrooms as well.

Schultz has been working with Google docs and Google slides, allowing the students to put their thoughts on paper through sentence structure and typing proficiency. She said they also love doing research on animals and other subjects online, making slides and presentations for assignments that stimulate the mental acuity of their fellow classmates.

She’s also been working with quick response (QR) bar codes, seen on books or signs which can be scanned with a smart device. She had students record reviews of their favorite books so other intrigued students can watch the video of the review to see if they would be interested in reading the book.

“It’s just another way to spark interest, and the QR codes will eventually be on all the books,” Schultz said.

Haring said information literacy is now a vital aspect of education, for the students and the instructors. She assigned digital literacy lessons, where students wrote down what they used their personal devices for overnight as to define technology’s place in our lives.

They looked at privacy rules online, and how to protect themselves from identity theft or suspicious interaction, even as adolescents. A person’s digital footprint is very important as well, as

colleges are checking the digital activity of kids, and Haring said D.A.R.E. officer Rob Jensen does a great job explaining the dangers of cyber-bullying to students across the district.

Haring has also made use of Google’s online classrooms, where lessons, activities and announcements can be created. They also started to delve into coding, which involved giving a computer a step-by-step command for that computer to follow.

“Coders are the architects and builders of the digital world, and coding is important because it powers our digital world; our websites, smartphones, computers, calculators, even microwaves,” Haring said. “The kids think it’s like a puzzle being put together, and it kind of is.”

Learning coding is not hard, Haring noted. If you can write a sentence you can code, and the industry is promoting females to become coders, although students of all varieties are forming the new world order.

“I’m definitely an immigrant of technology, and I’ve learned so much from the kids,” Haring said, with Superintendent Tim Smith noting all staff members who are digital immigrants need to get more comfortable with letting the kids show them how to do everything.

Haring invited anyone to stop in during a coding class for the greatest knowledge available, because the students will be providing the instruction.

“The best students get up and help other people, so you just throw them into it and they go from there.”

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“We are going through records to see how many times he substituted with the girl in his class,” Bernabei said. “Possibly the charges could be elevated to Class X felonies regarding the position of trust a person would hold with a student/ teacher.”

Class 2 felonies can be probationable or hold a 3- to 7-year prison sentence.

Class X felonies, a decision which will be made by the LaSalle County State’s Attorney, can hold a sentencing range from 6 to 30 years in prison.

Pisano will be in court June 6 before LaSalle County Circuit Judge Cynthia Raccuglia for his first appearance/ arraignment.

In an official statement from L-P, the following comment was made: “The district is appalled by the alleged morally reprehensible behavior. District students and employees have access, as always, to a team of professional school counselors and other service providers capable of providing support throughout this process and ongoing investigation.”

Anyone with additional information regarding these allegations against Pisano is urged to contact the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office – Investigations at 815-434-8389; the LaSalle Police Department’s Investigations Office at 815-223-2131; or the Peru Police Department’s Investigations Office at 815-2232151. Individuals with information may also call Illinois Valley CrimeStoppers at 800-340-4045.

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Correction It was incorrectly stated in the Tuesday, May 3, edition of the Bureau County Republican a Lions Club membership meeting will take place at the Kompany beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17.

The meeting will actually begin at 7 p.m. at the Kompany, located at 432 S. Main St. in Princeton. Information supplied to the BCR was inaccurate.

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Purchase From Page 1 buildings, he would discourage the village from making the commitment to purchase these buildings even with the price to purchase of only $1. He further stated he felt the current owners should be held accountable.

Brian Smith, representing the Walnut Chamber of Commerce and the Walnut Main Street committee, read from a prepared statement stating the Chamber and committee’s view of the purchase of these buildings.

Smith said the current owner was not willing to sell the buildings for any price for which the agreement would include holding the current owner responsible for any liability or any cleanup costs for the buildings. He also stated his groups’ concerns include public safety for anyone being around the buildings in their current condition.

Smith was asked why the Chamber did not make the purchase. His response was that no civic organization can purchase a building with the expectation of receiving grant money to refurbish or demolish the building. The Chamber has no ability to tax or use taxpayer money.

The Chamber and the Main Street Improvement Committee’s interest is to get something moving to improve the appearance of Walnut and hopefully attract new businesses to the community.

The Chamber’s duty is to promote Walnut and by working to facilitate this sale, it believes that is progress for the village.

Several other audience members spoke at the meeting. Lisa O’Brien, a business person currently operating in Normandy, would be interested in purchasing one of the buildings included in the sale to grow her business.

Other members of the Main Street Committee in attendance are anxious to get something done with

this property and are willing to help in any way they can, once the property has been transferred to the village.

Walnut Board President Dennis Grobe said he appreciated all of those attending the meeting and thanked all for their input. Grobe confirmed the village board had voted at the April 25 special meeting to move forward with the purchase of the property for $1.

In other business, Superintendent Carl Minks introduced Jeff Smith from Willett Hofmann Associates, Dixon. Smith presented a detailed map of all of the streets within the village, color coded to indicate the condition of each street. Sixteen streets within the village are considered by Smith to be in poor condition with many of the streets needing maintenance to some extent. Smith also presented a spreadsheet indicating what would need to be done to each street and the cost of repairs.

If the village were to make all of the repairs to all of the streets,

the current total cost would be $1,108,000.

Matt Hansen, also from Willett & Hofmann, presented additional information regarding the priority of the street repairs needed.

Hansen listed the replacement of the bridge on Main Street, already scheduled, to be the No.1 current priority. The federal government will be funding 80 percent of this bridge replacement cost. Hansen also said there is really no grant funding available for street repair.

Cost of street repair would need to be funded by a property tax referendum. The motor fuel tax money received by the village would need to be retained to pay for maintenance work to keep those streets not in poor condition from becoming in that condition. A referendum would need to receive the support of village residents.

The streets and alleys committee scheduled a meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at the village meeting room to review and discuss the report and all the

other information from Willett & Hofmann.

Also, Ryan Rosenthal, chairperson of the law and justice committee, presented information on the previously approved expenditure for a new village police vehicle. Rosenthal said the cost of a 2016 Ford police sedan would be $25,043, and the cost of a 2016 Ford SUV police vehicle would be $27,162. These two amounts do not include the additional dollars needed to install the necessary equipment for use as a police squad. Rosenthal reviewed with the board the advantages of an all-wheel drive SUV vehicle. Those included the additional storage space, the ability to operate offroad if necessary, and the additional size that can be necessary when transporting violators. After reviewing the advantages, Rosenthal proposed a motion the board buy the SUV type vehicle. This motion passed.

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Bureau County’s final multiplier announced The final assessment equalization factor was issued after a public hearing on the tentative factor. The tentative factor issued in March 2016 was 1.0000.

The equalization factor is determined annually for each county by comparing the price of individual properties sold over the past three years to the assessed value placed on those properties by the county supervisor of assessments/county assessor.

If this three-year average level of assessment is one-third of the market value, the equalization factor will be one. If the average level of assessment is greater than one-third of market value, the equalization factor will be less than one. And if the average level of assessment is less than one-third of market value, the equalization factor will be greater than one.

A change in the equalization factor does not mean total property tax bills will increase or decrease. Tax bills are determined by local taxing bodies when they request money each year to provide services to local citizens. If the amount requested by local taxing districts is not greater than the amount received in the previous year, then total property taxes will not increase even if assessments increase.

The assessed value of an individual property determines what portion of the tax burden a specific taxpayer will assume. That individual’s portion of tax responsibility is not changed by the multiplier.

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Ramp closure announced The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced the Interstate 80 westbound exit ramp to Route 26 in Princeton will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 9. A $5,809,732.05 contract has been awarded to Advanced Asphalt Co. of Princeton for this work. The project includes the reconstruction of Route 26 with a four-lane divided roadway and widening and resurfacing the I-80 westbound exit ramp. During the ramp closure, Interstate 180 south to Route 6 west will be utilized as a detour. A message board will direct motorists through the detour.

Food drive From Page 1 “From November and December and all the way up to Easter there are holiday donations to the pantry, but it’s an uphill climb from there.

During this period children are out of school; they lack breakfast and don’t get their hot meal at lunch. We help keep those shelves full between now and the fall. Last year it took 16,000 pounds of food to do that, and we hope to do it again. We do this on top of our regular routes, and there are a lot of people who donate their time to help with this,” Maschek said.

Maschek explained there is still a need for at least two volunteers with pick-ups to help with transporting the donations from the staging area to the food pantry on Saturday, May 14.

“With that amount of food we need to have a continuous flow going to the pantry because the donations don’t help, if we can’t get them to the

pantry,” Maschek said. If interested in volunteering contact the food pantry at 815-875-6064 or 815-993-1232 if after 4 p.m..

The city council proclaimed May 14 as Letter Carrier’s Food Drive Day. The council also proclaimed May 10 as Health Care Worker Appreciation Day in the city of Princeton to recognize the efforts and dedication of local health care workers. A large group of representatives from Perry Memorial Hospital were present and posed for photographs with Mayor Joel Quiram.

In other city council news, Dana Fine’s appointment to the Lovejoy Homestead Board of Trustees was unanimously approved. Jon Brandt’s appointment as the hearing officer for administrative adjudication was approved, although commissioner Laura Favia voted against the appointment of Brandt because she disagreed with the appointment process taken by the mayor.

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SPRINGFIELD — Bureau County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

The property assessment equalization factor, often called the multiplier, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If there were no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result.

Under a law passed in 1975, property in Illinois should be assessed at one-third of its market value. Farm property is assessed differently, with farm homesites and dwellings subject to regular assessing and equalization procedures, but with farmland assessed at one-third of its agriculture economic value. Farmland is not subject to the state equalization factor.

Assessments in Bureau County are at 33.32 percent of market value, based on sales of properties in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

The equalization factor currently being assigned is for 2015 taxes, payable in 2016. Last year’s equalization factor for the county was 1.0000.

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Starved Rock Country Community Foundation announces Robert Eschbach Legacy Endowment Fund

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Preparing for pollination Ellen Starr, a biologist with the local USDA office, works to prepare the pollinator garden near the Princeton Public Library for its third season. The garden is well established and has become a popular destination for both pollinators and people. Starr said she is in need of volunteers to help care for it throughout the season. If interested, contact Starr at 815-875-8732, ext. 117.

OTTAWA — Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach was recently honored in a very special way. Pamela Beckett, president of the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation, announced the Robert M. Eschbach Legacy Endowment Fund has been established in Bob’s honor by his sister, Sharon Eschbach Coleman, and her husband, Ken Coleman.

Sharon and Ken, who live in Seattle, visited with Bob and the Eschbach family in Ottawa recently and surprised the mayor with news of the endowment fund they created as a tribute to his vision and leadership in the economic development, growth and beautification of Ottawa.

The donation was made to “Impact Ottawa,” a fund within the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation, in the amount of $60,000.

“Bob’s passion, vision and aesthetic sensibilities have made a huge positive impact to Ottawa,” said Sharon. “I love coming back to experience the transformation from when I grew up there. The downtown is vibrant and beautiful with restored historic facades/structures and landscaped sidewalks; the river walk is an enjoyable walk or run; we love the music at the wine and jazz festival and try to make it home every year. We are really looking forward to seeing Bob’s vision for the new waterfront park take shape. And we always stop by and say hi to Abe and Stephen in Washington Square!”

Sharon and Ken have extended an invitation to others to join in the effort to grow the Eschbach Legacy Endowment Fund to at least $500,000 over the next several months.

“Endowments, designed to grow

quickly and attract contributors who share a passion for the fund’s purpose, allow the fund balance to continue to grow, and exist in perpetuity,” said Beckett. “This endowment will produce funding forever and provide a constant reminder of the work Bob and his colleagues have accomplished for the city, long after they are gone. The board of directors of the Foundation and I are honored to be entrusted with this precious gift to establish a legacy for Mayor Bob. His footprint is already here, and now we have the financial means to preserve it forever.”

The SRC Community Foundation can accommodate a donor’s wishes in a variety of ways. Although the Impact Ottawa Fund is a specific Field of Interest Fund, opportunities exist to establish funds for other communities who are looking to create a restricted and/or donor-directed Field of Interest Fund.

“We can also establish unrestricted funds, pass-thru funds for temporary, specific fundraising campaigns, funds for non-profit agencies and charitable giving funds for corporations who prefer that we manage their annual fund distribution. From helping families who want to establish scholarships or a family philanthropic fund, we can meet the need,” said Beckett. “We are here to match donors of every size gift to causes that matter most to them.”

To contribute to the Robert M. Eschbach Legacy Endowment Fund, send your donation to the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation, 718 Columbus St., Ottawa.

Pamela Beckett may be reached by calling 815-252-2906 or by email to pamela@srccf.org.

Methodists on the Move The Princeton First United Methodist Church spent the morning of Sunday, May 1, doing outreach project in the community. There were many groups doing different project, including: The Choir went to Colonial Hall; the bellringers went to Greenfield; another group went visiting shut-ins; the youth group did yard work; a group of handymen did jobs around the church; the younger children made May baskets and delivered them to the houses around the neighborhood; some people made cards for policemen; a group plated cookies to be delivered to the fire station and hospital and other locations; another group cooked and delivered a hot breakfast to the fire station. The concept of the project was to put their faith into action.

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PERU — Mark R. Feik, 53, of Peru, formerly of LaMoille, died the evening of Sunday, May 1, 2016, in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria from injuries sustained in an apartment fire.

He meant the world to many. He was a son, a brother, a brother-in-law, uncle and friend. His family and friends are left empty in their grief, yet consoled with the endurance of Mark’s love and the sympathy and prayers from so many people.

Mark was born July 3, 1962, in Mendota to Richard and Barbara (Diehl) Feik. Those who survive are his mother, Barbara Feik, and her companion, Jerry Hardin, of LaMoille; his sister, Heidi (Dan) Feik Dlubac of Astoria, Ore.; his sister, Wendy Feik (Gary) Pinkerton, and their son, Aaron Pinkerton, of Champaign; his aunt, Jane Dilbeck of Mendota; and his dear friend, Eugenia Conchy Calderon of Peru.

An avid golfer, Mark loved to play courses throughout Illinois and made and repaired golf equipment in his spare time. Mark was also a hopeful and optimistic Cubs fan.

(Let’s win it all for him this year, boys!) A livestock man from his birth, Mark raised and showed cattle and hogs in his 4-H days and followed livestock show results all his life. A graduate of Princeton High School, Mark received his associate’s degree from Black Hawk College-East and attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Mark worked for a variety of golf courses and companies, as well as in livestock and manufacturing positions. He most recently worked for J.C. Whitney in Peru.

Mark was preceded by his father, Richard “Duke” Feik, and his grandparents, Melvin and Doris Feik, and William and Anne Diehl.

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

Friday, May 6, in the Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with the Rev. Patrick Fixsen officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in LaMoille Township.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in the funeral home.

Memorials in Mark’s memory can be directed to the Black Hawk College-East (specify Livestock Judging Team) at 26230 Black Hawk Road, Galva, IL 61434-9476; Bureau County 4-H Foundation at 850 Thompson St., Princeton, IL 61356; or to the family.

PRINCETON — Edith M. Umphress, 88, of Princeton passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, at Heritage HealthCare in Walnut.

Born April 2, 1928, in Henry to William and Margaret (Dorff) Clift, she married Raymond Umphress in Edith Umphress Varna. He preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 1993.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Princeton, 4-H and several quilting clubs. She had been a foster parent for the Covenant Children’s Home and had volunteered for the Freedom House.

Surviving are one son, Raymond Umphress of Princeton; one daughter, Sarah Umphress; seven grandchildren, Tammie, Tina, Teddy (Dianna), Michael, Jeremiah, Jonathan, Tabitha and Bobbi; 11 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mildred Parkinson of Harden; and one brother, Bob (Marcia) Clift of Henry.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, May 7, in the Fiocchi-Jensen Funeral Home, Princeton, with the Rev. Brian Gilbert of the First United Methodist Church of Princeton officiating. Interment will follow in the Henry Cemetery, Henry. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the Freedom House for battered women of Princeton or The Tears Foundation of Illinois in honor of her great-grandchild, Renee Umphress.

PRINCETON — Irene Clayton passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Princeton.

Jennie Irene Clayton was born March 11, 1924, at Wataga, Ill., to Fred and Hilda (Peterson) Wenstrom.

She was a 1941 graduate of Galesburg High School. After Irene Clayton her graduation, Irene worked for the Illinois Department of Public Health in Moline and Galesburg. She married May 3, 1947, in Galesburg.

After moving to Princeton in 1968, Irene worked in the office of Dr. A.D. Poppens and at Perry Memorial Hospital. She retired from PMH in 1999.

Irene was a member of First Lutheran Church of Princeton, Friends of the Library and the Bureau County Senior Center. Representing the senior center at the Illinois Senior Spelling Bee at the Illinois State Fair, Irene tied for first place in 2008 and she took second place in 2013.

Irene is survived by a daughter, Karen (Chuck) Hanson of Bloomington; a son, Barry (Jackie) Clayton of Raleigh, N.C.; four grandsons, Christopher and Jonathan Hanson, and Brandon and Jordan Clayton; and two great-grandchildren, Frank and Sophia Hanson. Irene is also survived by one brother, Nevin Wenstrom of Venice, Fla.; two sisters, Ruth Rouland and Dorothy (Harvey) Brinton, both of Galesburg; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and a granddaughter, Lindsay Clayton.

At Irene’s request, no funeral services will be held. Cremation will be accorded at Grant-Johnson Funeral Homes Inc. Crematory, Princeton. A private graveside service will be held at Elm Lawn Memorial Park at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.

PEORIA — Dorothy Jeanne “DJ” Thomas Johnson, 88, of Peoria, formerly of Buda, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

She was born Jan. 19, 1928, in Kewanee to Lisle and Frances (Sweet) ThomDorothy Johnson as and she married August Eldon Johnson on Sept. 4, 1948. He preceded her in death, along with her parents and her grandson.

Surviving are her children, Julie (Larry) Frank of Peoria, John (Laura) Johnson of East Peoria and Jeannie Jarigese of Buda; eight grandchildren, Christopher, Jeremy and Zachary Frank, Stacey Rosenow, Consuelo Spohn, Ana Pikula, and David and Thomas Jarigese; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She graduated from Sheffield High School in 1946 and from the Michael Reece Hospital School for Infant Nursing in 1947.

Children and young people have always been the center of DJ’s life, beginning with a long career as a Sunday school teacher, Girl Scout leader, Campfire Girl’s leader and the Bureau County Executive Director for Campfire Girls.

As a volunteer, DJ received the Drum Corps International Volunteer of the Year award twice during 41 years of participating. She served for and traveled with the Kewanee Black Knights Drum & Bugle Corps, beginning in 1968. She followed them when they became the Geneseo Knights, the Quad City Nights, the Knights Command and the Knight Express, until the group disbanded.

She was then recruited by the Madison Scouts Drum Corps and finished her career with the Blue Star Drum & Bugle Corps.

In the months that she wasn’t traveling with the corps, DJ served as the Bradley University theater costumer from 1979 to 2000 and regularly worked in costume repair and as a dresser at the Peoria Civic Center. She also worked with the Peoria Civic Ballet, Peoria Opera Company and numerous community theaters.

She was a member of the DAR, Buda Public Library Board, the Illinois Valley Library System Board and the Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius.

A memorial service will begin at 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 7, at the Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel, 2021 N. University St., Peoria. A memorial visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Inurnment will be at the Manlius Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Mason Memorial Library in Buda.

Condolences and memories may be shared through www.Davison-Fulton. com.

Heidi Jeffery

WYANET — Heidi Ann Jeffery, 43, of Wyanet died at 11:39 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2016, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.

She was born March 26, 1973, at the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C., to Bob and Sandy (Kiersnowski) Jeffery.

Heidi Jeffery A graduate of Wyanet High School, she had been employed at McDonald’s, J&L Steel and Hobbs.

She was a bell ringer for the Salvation Army and also an avid cat lover.

Surviving are her parents; one daughter, Brianna Merkley of Long Beach, Calif.; and her paternal grandmother, Lillian Jeffery of Wyanet.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Robert; her paternal grandfather; and her maternal grandparents.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton with Father Jeffrey Stirniman officiating.

Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Princeton.

Visitation will be will be from 5 to 8 p.m.

Friday, May 6, at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.norbergfh.com.

Kris Kirkhove

ANNAWAN — Kris Janine Kirkhove, 52, of Annawan passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Kris was born on Nov. 14, 1963, in Moline, the daughter of Paul and Sandra (Huggins) Thornbloom. She was Kris a 1981 graduate of Geneseo Kirkhove High School. She was united in marriage to Donald Kirkhove on Sept.

26, 1987.

Kris was a senior project manager at JFECC in Geneseo. She had worked at Hanford Insurance, the Mineral Chuckwagon, and for two years she drove a school bus for the Annawan School District.

Kris was a member of the Mineral United Methodist Church and the Mineral Booster Club. She was the Mineral village clerk and served on the Mineral Library Board. She was an avid sports mom. Kris enjoyed weekend shopping trips to Galena with family and friends.

She is survived by her husband, Donald; a daughter, Kaitlyn Mackenzie Kirkhove of Annawan; a son, Donovan Paul Kirkhove of Annawan; and her father, Paul J. Thornbloom of Moline.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents and her mother, Sandra, in 1993.

A funeral service celebrating her life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Vandemore Funeral Homes & Crematory in Geneseo with the Rev. Terry Lancaster officiating. Burial will follow at the Mineral Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the Mineral United Methodist Church.

Share a message of sympathy with Kris’ family at vandemorefuneralhome.com.

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Sheila Yepsen

LASALLE — Sheila A. Yepsen, 63, of LaSalle died at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016, at her home.

Born Sept. 11, 1952, in Bloomington to Albert Weinzierl and Yvonne Otto, she married Thomas L. Yepsen on June 24, 1985, in Princeton. He survives.

She retired after a 44-year career of working as a licensed practical nurse.

Also surviving are her brothers and sisters, Albert (Jan) Weinzierl of Cheyenne, Wyo., Ruth (Lyle) Blundell of Streator, Hope (Jerry) Hillyer of Ancona and Kent Amerman of Streator; and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Bonnie Weinzierl; her parents, Charles and Yvonne Amerman; her father, Albert Weinzierl; her grandparents; and numerous aunts and uncles.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Barto Funeral Home, Spring Valley, with Deacon John Murphy officiating. Burial will be in Elm Lawn Memorial Park in Princeton at a later date.

A memorial visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

The Barto Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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The art of juggling A handy skill in this profession Years ago, as I browsed a store loaded with novelty items of many descriptions, a book promising to teach me how to juggle caught my attention. Juggling always Dave seemed pretty cool Cook to me, especially when the spinning COMMENTARY items were on fire or contained a razor sharp edge. I bought the book and, as promised, I quickly learned the art of keeping multiple things flying through air without dropping them.

I’ve never juggled anything that could start a fire or sever a finger, but I can juggle clubs, rings and balls. I can also juggle by bouncing the balls off of the ground.

The late, great comedian George Carlin once included people who can juggle, but only a little bit, as one of the types of people who annoy him. I’ve practiced enough to not be that guy, but there are still many things left for me to learn. I occasionally grab the multi-colored balls out of my drawer or pick the clubs up off of the shelf just to keep in practice. There are even times when I’m in the produce department and can’t resist grabbing a few pieces of fruit.

I also get quite a bit of juggling practice doing this job.

As I approach the end of my first year here, I’ve reflected back on what I’ve enjoyed, learned and what I can improve on. I enjoy everyday being different and the ebb and flow of the news cycle. Thankfully, I was warned when I began that everything here was a juggling act of writing, deadlines and events. Depending on when you ask me, I’ll either say I feel like my plate is frighteningly empty or overflowing all over my desk. When empty it tends to quickly refill, and when approaching the overwhelming a couple of days of concentrated effort solves the problem.

I’m immensely thankful for my co-workers. When deadlines approach and the tension rises, someone has always been there with a story of their own to help fill any holes, giving me more time. In return, I’ve hopefully shouldered some things to help them with their own juggling acts.

I’ve managed to successfully keep things in the air for a year, but I’m now focused on improving my speed. I’m comfortable with the creativity; I enjoy the challenge of a catchy headline, opening paragraph or getting a captivating photo. It’s fun. I’ve also enjoyed covering the many different events I otherwise would’ve never attended. I’ve met so many dedicated people. I take satisfaction in knowing I’ve been able to help them with their respective causes. Our communities are filled with committed, devoted people fighting the good fight. The only place I feel like I’ve failed this year was with two of my furry friends at the animal shelter.

I hope my work on that story resulted in the shelter receiving additional donations, extra volunteers or for some of the other animals to be adopted, but my heart still breaks for Hannah and Stuart. My biggest desire for that piece was to help each of them find a warm and loving home and to never see a shelter again. Poor Stuart, 11 years old, has been at the Friends of Strays Shelter since he was 3. Timid and shy, he’s undoubtedly been passed by hundreds of times. I know the volunteers at the shelter love and care for him, but I’d love to hear he’s become the newest addition to a home. Hannah, the opposite of Stuart in the kennel, reveals herself to be gentle and affectionate once she’s away from the commotion of the shelter. Perhaps this mention will be the one to catch the attention of a loving family in need of some canine companionship.

As my second year begins I’ve begun to anticipate the area’s multitude of events and how to cover them in a better way than last year. I’m looking forward to attending them for pure enjoyment as well. I feel unbelievably fortunate to have finally landed in a career where I feel right at home and have to opportunity to not only help people, but to have fun doing it as well.

BCR Staff Writer Dave Cook can be reached at dcook@bcrnews.com.

First Person Brooke Schwartz Town: Princeton.

Family: Husband, Shawn; son, Brayden, 9.

Occupation: X-ray technologist at SMH Center for Family Health in Princeton.

What was your first job: I worked at a little ice cream shop.

What is your favorite movie: I LOVE movies, hard to have ONE favorite, but if I had to choose one it would be “Practical Magic.”

What is your favorite book: “Love You Forever” (I can not read this with out crying).

What is the best concert you’ve been to: Brit Floyd, they are a Pink Floyd cover band and sound just like them!

If you met a genie who granted you one wish, what would you wish for: The ability to play all musical instruments very well.

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done: Singing at my grandparent’s funeral without breaking down.

Where do you most want to travel, but have never been: Hawaii.

What is one thing you’re truly passionate about: Music — not a day goes by that I’m not singing.

What is your favorite area

restaurant, and what do you like to order there: Spoons, their ham and cheese is amazing!

What is something you like about your hometown: It’s not too big and not too small ... just right!

Is there anything you would change about your hometown: We could use a scrub/uniform shop.

TO Letter THE Editor

Love and truth To the Editor, Jesus was asked which is the greatest commandment.

Jesus replied love. (Matthew 22:35-39) In our nation we don’t practice this; they have accepted the lie and rejected the truth about abortion. How can we claim that as a nation we practice the greatest commandment and yet have had 55 million abortions in 50 years?

All the unborn children that were killed were innocent; they were given the death penalty because of the wrong choices somebody else made. Abortionist say this is a woman’s body and a woman’s choice. The baby certainly had no choice in the matter. Abortion is not a gallbladder or heart surgery. This is a live unborn human baby that is aborted.

Fact: Life begins at conception; this unborn child feels the pain when it is being aborted. When you kill someone on purpose, it’s called murder; when you kill a innocent unborn child in the womb on purpose, it’s called a choice. This is not a choice; it’s a baby. The effect on the babies to be aborted is obvious, but little attention is paid to how increased abortions will affect women.

The majority of women claim they had little or no counseling on the alternatives of abortion. Reviewed studies have uncovered an increased risk of suicide after abortion — a risk that persists over a period of years.

Dr. Priscilla Coleman, associate professor of human development and family studies at Bowling Green State University, says in her report, “Abortion and Mental

Health,” that studies using nationally representative samples and various controls have shown abortion significantly increase risk for several mental health problems, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Abortionist say that is for woman’s health.

The biggest reason for abortion is rape and incest.

I tried to find how many abortions were conducted because of rape and incest. They don’t keep records on this. The innocent unborn child gets the death penalty, and the rapist went free to rape again.

The real victim of abortion is women. They make decisions based on a lie because we in the churches don’t speak the truth about abortion for one excuse or the other; so the lie prevails.

We need to pray for these women victims that they find peace and forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Jesus loves them, and so do the people of truth in Jesus Christ. We need to pray for the abortionist, and for the doctors who perform abortions that they turn against abortions, and they would turn to the truth in Jesus Christ. Jesus said: “and you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32) Come on people lets stop this killing of innocent unborn children. Lets speak the truth about abortion.

Do you really think that Jesus is OK with this? Jesus said: “let the little children come to me.” (Matthew 19; 14) Burt Conklin Wyanet

‘Heroin Hits Home’ To the Editor, “Heroin Hits Home!” A grand-slam by one of the most creative wordsmiths ever to have his name on the marquee for the Bureau County Republican — Eric Engel.

I have read this tabloid of interrogating writings, and it just makes me sorrowful and heart-broken in assimilating the pain and experiences drugs and alcohol addicts experience. It should be a “MUST READ” for every student and adult. Other community organizations such as law enforcement and CPASA (Community Partners Against Substance Abuse, which my wife, Loretta, and I are members of) are constantly working with schools and individuals concerning habits, but these actual and factual investigations by Mr. Engel are testimonials that should be warnings to especially young people, as well as everyone else.

Mr. Engel paints some beautiful, albeit scary, word pictures throughout his narratives and I quote sever-

al: “rode the rickety and ruptured rails;” “proverbial speeding bullet;” “the painted lady known as heroin quickly kissed his skin and crawled within;” “shoving real emotions out the door if ever they attempted to veer closer than the choking chemicals;” “withdrawals feel like needles running through your blood like razor blades cutting the inside of your skin;” “danced with the dragon of heroin.”

Loretta and I have enjoyed Eric Engel’s stories to the BCR from when he was in college and submitted narratives. Now, fortunately for our community, he has arrived as a full-time journalist for the paper, and in so doing, has added another perspective to those of the other BCR writers of the present and past. We have been blessed with many good authors.

I hope that “Heroin Hit Home” was nestled in all the Shaw newspapers and the information will be a catalyst to saving lives.

Dick Volker Princeton

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Wedding aisle — An area couple has announced their engagement on Page 8. Engagement and wedding announcements run every other Thursday.

Concert — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra will present its season finale at 7 p.m.

Saturday. See Page 9.

Texas barbecue fundraising event on Friday

Community Notes MS educational meetings

LADD — The sixth annual “Texas Barbecue” fundraising event for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 6, at the Ladd Community Building in Ladd.

The event is held as a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to conduct research and support programs that improve and extend the lives of the thousands of children and adults living with cystic fibrosis.

The menu includes pulled pork, brisket, chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, potatoes, dessert and beverage.

Tickets can be purchased as the door and will be $12 per plate for adults, $6 for children ages 7-12, and free for those 6 years and under.

The Ladd Community Building is one block west off Route 89.

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Priscilla McQueen, author and publisher of several volumes of basic reading books, is pictured here in 1967 with her youngest son, 4-yearold Arthur.

McQueen Publishing will be featured on May 9 TISKILWA — On Monday, May 9, former Tiskilwa resident Maggie McQueen will share photos and reminiscences about her mother’s business, the writing and publication of reading and arithmetic books, in Tiskilwa more than 50 years ago.

Beginning at 7 p.m. at Tiskilwa’s Museum on Main, McQueen will share Priscilla McQueen’s passion for getting children off to a good start with “The Three ‘Rs.” A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Priscilla Leutscher McQueen authored several volumes of basal reading books and distributed them throughout the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. Many aspects of Priscilla’s approach were ahead of her time, such as producing a story collection titled “Around the World in Twenty Legends” to introduce pupils to global cultures. Several of the fables are illustrated by noted Princeton artist Mary Win Walter.

Using these engaging stories as the foundation for an early reading program, Priscilla applied her customized system of pho-

nics to help children embark on a life of reading for pleasure.

The McQueen collection at the Museum on Main includes several hardcover books as well as paperbacks and giant flashcards, exhibited in a special showcase in the Timeline Gallery.

Maggie may also be sharing a few entertaining stories about family life, as Priscilla juggled her life as author, publisher and agent with her roles as the mother of six lively children and the wife of a local doctor, Kent McQueen.

Those were the days when Doc McQueen’s house calls might occur at any time of the day or night.

Maggie will also describe how, more recently, she’s found a way to use her mother’s books and methods in teaching English comprehension and fluency to adults in Tulsa, Okla.

Historical society members provide refreshments after each program, when a social time follows in the galleries of the museum. As always, the presentation is free and community members of all ages are welcomed to attend.

Alzheimer’s Association will host workshop in Princeton PRINCETON — The Alzheimer’s Association, Central Illinois Chapter, will present “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease,” a free workshop meant to provide information on diagnosis, risk factors, disease stages, treatment options and much more on Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 19, in the White Oak Classroom at the Perry Memorial Hospital, 530 Park Ave. East in Princeton.

The workshop, presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, is for anyone who would like to know more about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The workshop’s information includes symptoms and effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, how Alzheimer’s affects the brain, causes and risk factors, the benefits of early detection, how to address a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, stages of the disease, treatment and ways the Alzheimer’s Association can help.

For more information, or to register, call the Central Illinois office at 800-2723900.

••• Items for the Life & Arts section can be emailed to news@bcrnews.com.

PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital will host a monthly multiple sclerosis education meeting at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17, in the White Oak Classroom at the hospital. This program is free and open to the public.

For more information on this program and other educational programs offered at Perry, call Marcia Hartwig at 815-876-4449.

Cookout in Wyanet WYANET — The Wyanet Community Club will host a cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Wyanet Locker. The menu will be ribeyes, butterfly chops, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, chips and pop.

Open house planned PRINCETON — An open house to honor Princeton Elementary School District retirees will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, in the west cafeteria at Logan Junior High School.

Bus trip planned LASALLE — North Central Illinois ARTworks will sponsor a bus trip to Chicago on Saturday, July 30, for a 2 p.m. performance of the Broadway hit “Newsies.”

Known for its amazing dancing it is a story of newsboys bringing the New York newspaper trade to a halt by standing up for their rights. The cost is $115 per person. To reserve a seat call Sue at 815-223-1910; payment deadline is June 20. Checks, payable to NCI ARTworks can be mailed to P.O. Box 1251, LaSalle, IL 61301. Seating is limited.

Blood drive in Buda BUDA — An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, at the Buda Community Hall. For an appointment, call Kathy Littlefield at 815-895-6821.

Meeting on Tuesday PRINCETON — Princeton Junior Home Extension will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the home of hostess Myrna Roggy, 15575 1400 North St. Joann Brahm will be the co-hostess and Debbie Monroe is the leader.

Variety show planned in LaMoille LAMOILLE — The LaMoille High School Drama Department will be put on a variety show at 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 7, in the school gymnasium. The show includes humorous monologues, duets and multi-character scenes. There will also be songs and choral recitations, as well as dramatic poetic readings and more. Admission is free to the public, with the option to donate at the door.

Blood drive in Spring Valley SPRING VALLEY — An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at John F. Kennedy Elementary School, 800 N. Richards St., Spring Valley

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Dayton-Scoma Krista Dayton and Jeffrey Scoma of Chicago are announcing their engagement and approaching wedding. She is the daughter of John and Connis Dayton of Grinnell, Iowa, and he is the son of Nancy Scoma of Princeton and the late Paul Scoma.

The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Grinnell High School, Grinnell, Iowa. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Augustana College, Rock Island, in 2009, and Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2012 from Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. She is employed as a physical therapist at Rush/Oak Park Hospital.

Her fiancé is a 2005 graduate of Princeton High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and

‘Convoy Against Cancer’ big truck show planned for Saturday

Krista Dayton and Jeffrey Scoma Accounting in 2009 from Augustana College, Rock Island. He is employed as an auditor for the USDA Office of Inspector General in Chicago.

The couple will be married June 4 at Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Chicago.

LADD — The 2016 “Convoy Against Cancer” big truck show powers back to Route 89/Main Street in Ladd on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show is intended to offer vehicle owners and enthusiasts something different while benefiting a good cause — the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

With the help of the village of Ladd, Route 89 will be re-routed for a few hours, so that the vehicles will be displayed on Main

BMP school records will be destroyed

••• Engagement and wedding announcements run every other Thursday. Items can be emailed to news@bcrnews.com. For questions, call Rita Roberts at 815-875-4461, ext. 6333.

Kathy Festerman Normansell named award winner ZANESVILLE, Ohio — The Women of Achievement Committee of Zanesville, Ohio, announced winners of awards presented at a banquet on April 13. Winners were selected in various categories from public nominations.

Kathy Fensterman Normansell was selected to receive the Mary Townsend Professional Award. The basis for the award, as published in the Zanesville Times Recorder, is as follows: “Throughout her life, Kathy Normansell has promoted health and wellness.

Today, she utilizes her background in parks and recreation administration and health and physical education as senior lecturer and coordinator of the Sport and Lifestyles Studies program at Ohio University Zanesville.”

Normansell is one of the highest-rated instructors on campus and is well-

known for her engaging interaction with students.

“Kathy is the most energetic and fun professor teacher that I have every know,” said student Christina Thompson. “Her excitement for the recreation field is contagious, and I only hope that I am able to share my excitement when I enter the field in a professional capacity the way that she does. She is a doer, not a watcher, and she practices what she teaches.”

Normansell is also the 2015 recipient of New Concord’s Distinguished Citizen Award. She was recognized for her role as a founding member and board president of the New Concord Area Arts and Recreation District, where she champions a variety of education, recreation and arts programs for local residents.

Normansell is a 1977 graduate of Princeton High School.

The BMP Tri-County Special Education Cooperative will destroy all temporary special education records of students who have transferred, graduated or otherwise permanently withdrawn from school by May 2011 for the following member districts: Bureau Valley District 340, DePue District 103, Hall High School District 502, Henry-Senachwine District 5, LaMoille District 303, Midland District 7, Ohio High School District 505 and Princeton High School District 500.

Information to be destroyed includes: Intelligence test scores; Eligibility Conference Reports; Individual Education

PRINCETON — The diagnosis of diabetes is becoming more common than many other health conditions. Ongoing management of diabetes is important in limiting the complications which can develop with diabetes. An individual with diabetes must learn many lifestyle changes in order to take control of the disease and decrease the complications and their impact on their

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Access to the records may be obtained by calling the BMP Office at 815646-8031 to arrange an appointment not later than June 15.

Questions may be directed to Gwen Garver at 815646-8031.

Diabetes meeting offered monthly at PMH

Mother’s Day Brunch Pineapple honey glazed ham Champagne chicken Beef bordelaise Fried chicken Baked mostaccioli Lobster mac & cheese Twice baked potato casserole Apricot and cranberry rice Fresh green beans Glazed carrots

Street in Ladd. There will be plenty of room to line the street with all makes and models of new and restored, big trucks including truck cranes, fire trucks, wreckers and pickups, from all over the North Central Illinois area.

Farm tractors — new and antique — are again welcome this year.

All entrants will receive a dash plaque. The truck registration fee is a donation to the American Cancer Society.

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The next diabetes meeting will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the White Oak Classroom at Perry Memorial Hospital. The meeting provides up-todate guidelines and realistic ways to manage the diagnosis of diabetes. There will also be time at each meeting for open discussion and sharing of ideas. To register for the meeting, call Marcia Hartwig at 815-876-4449.

Religion briefs Annual Bless Our Babies collection will start May 7 CHERRY — The fourth annual Bless Our Babies collection will be from Saturday, May 7, through Sunday, May 22. Drop-off times and places will be: • Holy Trinity Cherry, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Sundays.

• St. Patrick’s in Arlington, 8 a.m. to noon on Sundays.

• St. Thomas More in Dalzell, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

• United Church of Christ in Cherry, 8:15 a.m. on Sundays.

The collection will benefit the Hall Township Food Pantry.

May Friendship Day on May 6 PRINCETON — All Bureau County women are invited to join Church Women United at 9 a.m. Friday, May 6, at Open Prairie United Church of Christ at 25 E. Marion St. in Princeton for May Friendship Day.

Community coffee SHEFFIELD — The First United Church of Christ in Sheffield will host its monthly community coffee from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, in the UCC Parish Hall.

Fresh-baked cinnamon rolls will be served.

Spring Fling Luncheon on May 11 HOLLOWAYVILLE — The Ladies Aid Society of the Hollowayville United Church of Christ will have its Spring Fling Luncheon at noon Wednesday, May 11, in the Fellowship Hall of the church.

The luncheon will consist of ham, many different salad and desserts, bars, cookies and a drink. There will be a $5 charge for the event. Participants will also play bingo and prizes will be awarded.

The public is invited to attend. The church is located just to the north of Route 6 in Hollowayville. For more information, leave a message on the church phone by calling 815-894-2739, and someone will call return the call.

Rummage sale in Cherry CHERRY — Holy Trinity in Cherry and the United Church of Christ in Cherry will host a rummage sale from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 12; from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 13; and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 14.

The Holy Trinity sale will be held at the church hall and United Church of Christ sale will be held in the church basement. Anyone wishing to donate items for the sale may drop them off anytime at the Holy Trinity Church Hall or at United Church of Christ.

Wine and beer tasting event PRINCETON — The St. Louis School PTO and Hy-Vee will present a wine and beer tasting event from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in Harkrader Hall at St. Louis School in Princeton. A wide variety of wine and beer will be available for tasting in addition to silent auctions, snacks, and live music by Al and Jeannie Brown. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. For ticket information, call 815-872-8521 or Laury Mavity at 815-915-6360.

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Baseball: Hall 7, Princeton 2

Title share clincher Red Devils topple Tigers to push toward TRAC championship

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — If Ty Rybarczyk was fazed at all by pitching in a key Three Rivers Conference baseball game, the kid sure didn’t show it Monday, May 2, at Prather Field.

Hall’s sophomore righthander showed nerves of steel as he stymied rival Princeton. He pitched six scoreless runs before settling for a 7-2 victory to cement the Red Devils’ strangle hold on first place in the TRAC. “I felt a little dead in warm-ups and a little sloppy, but when I came out I surprised myself by how well I was throwing,” Rybarczyk said.

He said he welcomed the assignment, adding “we wanted this one since the beginning of the year.

We had this circled and I’m glad we got the win.”

Hall coach Tom Keegan described Rybarczyk as a very competitive kid.

“He has been very consistent for us on the mound, hasn’t allowed the other team to sustain or extend innings,” he said.

The Red Devils improved to 11-1 in the league play stretching their lead to two games over Princeton (8-2) and 2 1/2 over Newman (7-2).

Hall can win the TRAC title outright with a win at Morrison Thursday. They have clinched a title share, a year after splitting the TRAC East Division with St. Bede.

“We’ve got some big ones coming up. I guess in our eyes we can start to treating postseason as starting now with that mentality,” Keegan said.

If it wasn’t Rybarczyk dealing on the mound that got the Tigers, then it was all the timely two-out

BCR photo/Mike Vaughn

Hall’s Kaitlyn Huston squares to bunt at Princeton Monday. The Lady Devils won 3-2.

Softball: Hall 3, Princeton 2

Lady Devils hold off Tigresses

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

BCR photo/Mike Vaughn

Hall’s Chance Resetich dives back into second base as Princeton shortstop Jake Reinhardt looks for the ball in Monday’s Three Rivers action at Prather Field. Hall won 7-2 to push toward the TRAC championship. hitting by the Red Devils.

It accounted for five of the Red Devils’ seven runs.

Rybarczyk roped a tworun single to score Drew Pullam and Brennen Yuvan with two outs in the second inning. Cam McDonald followed with a single before senior Jake Merkel brought home Rybarczyk with a base knock to right-center to make it 3-0.

In the fourth inning,

Jake Merkel drew a walk off Tiger reliever Josh Reinhardt before senior Adam Sangston ripped one up the middle to drive in two runs to stretch Hall’s lead to 5-0.

“The kids are starting to recognize that and maybe take a little pride in it,” Keegan said of Hall’s timely two-out hitting.

“They give you three outs

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Three Rivers Conference standings

Hall .........................11-1 19-5 Princeton ..................8-2 16-3 Newman ...................7-2 13-4 Rockridge .................7-3 14-4 Fulton .......................6-3 11-6 Kewanee ...................6-5 10-11 Morrison ...................5-4 9-7 Erie-Prophetstown ....5-6 8-10 St. Bede ...................4-6 9-10 Orion ........................4-6 9-14 Sherrard ...................3-6 11-9 Bureau Valley ...........2-7 2-16 Amboy .......................na Riverdale ...................na

PRINCETON — Brian Holman said his Hall Lady Devils did whatever they could against Princeton senior pitcher Alisa Holmbeck at Little Siberia Field Monday, May 2, utilizing bunts and steals to create a game of “small ball.”

The Lady Devils broke through with two runs in the third and added another in the fifth to post a 3-2 win in Three Rivers Conference play behind pitchers Rena Barroso and Adrianna Pikula.

“The Holmbeck girl did a great job keeping us off balance. We played a little bit of small ball and did just enough to come out on top,” Holman said.

“Rena was really good even though the defense was shaky behind her. Really good win against a solid Princeton ball club.”

Brooke Keegan got the third inning going for Hall with a leadoff single and stole second. Kaitlyn Huston moved Keegan to third with a sac bunt, and Barroso’s ground out to second plated Keegan.

Catcher Luciana Mautino drew a two-out walk and swiped second. Hunter Galassi hit a bloop dou-

ble to center to score Mautino to make it 2-0.

The Tigresses (9-11, 5-5) used a dropped third strike with Olivia Vergamini at the plate to score its first run in the fourth inning with Lexee Camp coming home. It all started with two outs after Holmbeck was thrown out stealing second, helped by two Hall errors and a walk to Miranda Sorenson to load the bases.

Hall (14-10, 8-4) got that run back with a two-out rally in the fifth. Barroso and Mautino walked and Hunter Galassi beat out an infield hit to load the bases.

Lauren Bulak singled to the deep hole and though Tigress shortstop Jaimee Ciesielski was able to catch Mautino after she rounded third base too far, Barroso was able to score because there was no longer a force play.

In the bottom of the fifth, a two-out error allowed Holmbeck to reach and she scored on an RBI double

by Courtney Oeder to left field.

Holman summoned senior ace Adriana Pikula to take over in the seventh.

She surrendered a one-out single to the opposite field

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Swanlund runs to keep the Michaels’ spirit alive Mark Swanlund got into running to connect with his son, Paul. He found it has also helped to keep the memory of his son, Michael, running alive and well, too.

It was homecoming week in 1998 at LaMoille High School when Swanlund’s son, Michael, and Michael’s classmate, friend and neighbor, Michael Crawford, left to get supplies to work on their homecoming float. Tragically, they never made it back.

The vehicle they were riding in

Kevin Hieronymus HIERONYMUS’ HYPOTHESIS

was struck by a drunk driver who blew through a stop sign. The two Mikes were killed. Their classmate, Kathy Bartoli, survived the crash.

It was an incomprehensible

loss for all the families involved, including Mark and Melody Swanlund, Jim and Julie Deihl and Lee Crawford. It’s an event no parent should ever live through, but tragically do much too often.

“They’re always on our mind.

We do whatever we can to honor their memory,” said Mark, who left LaMoille about 10 years to move to Lexington, Ill. to be closer to their son, Paul, and grandsons.

Mark said running was a way

to do something with Paul, who is a member of the Bloomington Police Department.

“We started running together.

His abilities long ago surpassed mine. It’s still a way to honor that athletic spirit we had with our Michael, too,” he said.

Two years ago, Mark Swanlund started running in the Michael Collins Foundation 5K in Normal.

He learned he shared a similar tragedy with the Collins’ fami-

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Michael Swanlund (left) and Michael Crawford

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Fordham, Storm trip Amboy

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Princeton pitcher Tanner Kuhne tags out Hall’s Jake Merkel at the plate in Monday’s Three Rivers action at Princeton.

Baseball From Page 11 for a reason and so you’ve got to make the most of them. It’s almost like they want to be the guy up there with two outs to see if they can deliver. So far, we’ve been able got rack up a few.”

PHS coach Tim Taylor threw the Red Devils a curve, opting for a sophomore right-hander of his own in Garrett Allen.

While he pitched out of a two-out, two on jam in the first, Allen couldn’t escape similar problems in the second.

He allowed four runs over 3.2 innings with five hits, a walk and two strikeouts.

He was followed by three relievers, the first two of which also gave up runs.

“I put Garrett on the mound, thinking he’s kept guys off-balanced. It didn’t work out tonight,” Taylor said. “We just couldn’t get any rhythm all night. (Hall) had a good rhythm, we didn’t. They had a good baseball game.

“They had good rhythm at the plate, on the mound. They got some timely hitting when they got their 3 and 2.”

PHS senior reliever Tanner Kuhne made it through the sixth inning unscathed, helped by his own tag-out at the plate to end the inning as Hall attempted to score on a throwing error to first base.

He was not as fortunate in the seventh. The first two men reached on a hit and walk before Chance Resetich singled in Brant Vanaman. McDonald drew a bases-loaded HBP with two outs to cap the Hall scoring.

The Tigers put two men on with two

“It’s almost like they want to be the guy up there with two outs to see if they can deliver.

So far, we’ve been able got rack up a few.”

Tom Keegan • Hall coach outs in the third inning, but did not score. Their only real threat of the day came in the bottom of the seventh when they broke through for both their runs.

Jett Wedekind was hit by a pitch to lead off the seventh, and Isaac Salazar doubled with one out. Freshman Beck Robbins walked to load the bases before Allen hit a fielder’s choice to second to plate Wedekind. Josh Reinhardt and Kuhne singled as Salazar scored before Rybarczyk got Jake Reinhardt on a deep drive to right field to end the game.

“We didn’t jump on it like they did. All year when we jump on in early innings and get some scores, then we’ve done very well,” Taylor said. “That was the difference tonight. They jumped on early, we weren’t able to, didn’t. We fell behind on counts and put ourselves off balance.”

• Notes: Hall won the Tri-County Conference outright in 2013 before joining the Three Rivers Conference ... The same two teams will meet at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Kirby Park in Spring Valley. The Tigers beat the Red Devils there 4-0 in the Wooden Bat Tournament with sophomore Josh Reinhardt pitching the two-hit shutout.

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BCR Leaderboard

A look at the area baseball leaders: Batting .................ab r h avg Adam Lenkaitis (SB) .. 11 4 6 .545 Cam McDonald (H) ..... 70 28 34 .486 Levi Bates (P) ............ 60 20 29 .483 Josh Sapp (SB) ........... 51 14 23 .451 Braidy Shipp (SB) ...... 42 13 18 .429 Jett Wedekind (P) ....... 49 23 21 .429 Jake Merkel (H) .......... 73 26 31 .425 Josh Reinhardt (P) ..... 59 17 24 .407 Jake Reinhardt (P) ..... 67 19 27 .403 Skye Behrends (P) ...... 58 9 23 .397 Brady Booker (SB) ...... 13 7 5 .385 James Russell (H) ...... 21 6 8 .381 Adam Sangston (H) .... 70 15 25 .357 Tanner Kuhne (P) ....... 57 19 27 .351 Jim DeAngelo (H) ........ 60 22 21 .350 RBI: Merkel (H) 25, Sapp (SB) 23, Vanaman (H) 22, Sangston (H) 19, Behrends (P) 19, DeAngelo (H) 17, Bates (P) 16, Ja. Reinhardt (P ) 15, Plankenhorn (SB) 15, Wedekind (P) 15.

Doubles: Vanaman (H) 12, Merkel (H) 10, Wedekind (P) 8, DeAngelo (H) 7, Bates (P) 7, Rybarczyk (H) 6, Sapp (SB) 5.

Triples: Sapp (SB) 2, Shipp (SB) 2, Vanaman (H) 2.

Homers: Wedekind (P) 3, DeAngelo (H) 2, Bates (P) 1, Vanaman (H) 1, Merkel (H) 1, Behrends 1.

Steals: McDonald (H) 19, DeAngelo (H) 18, Merkel (H) 17, Rybarczyk (H) 12.

Pitching ........ IP H ER W-L ERA Jo. Reinhardt ....19.1 15 3 2-0 0.36 Rybarczyk (H) .... 35 20 3 4-0 0.66 DeAngelo (H) .....8.0 4 1 1-1 0.88 Merkel (H) ........24.6 15 6 4-0 1.70 Sangston (H) ....28.6 24 8 2-1 1.95 Ja. Reinhardt (P) 21 16 6 5-1 2.00 T. Kuhne ............ 20 21 6 2-0 2.10 Alec Jones (H) ... 18 24 6 2-0 2.33 G. Allen ............31.1 25 12 3-1 2.68 D. Pullam (H) .... 12 10 6 2-0 3.50 C. McDonald (H) .7 8 4 1-0 4.00 Vergamini (P) ....9.2 11 6 1-1 4.34 Strikeouts: Rybarczyk (H) 55, Sangston (H) 42, Ja. Reinhardt (P) 37, Allen (P ) 36.

Drew Fordham had a big day at the plate and on the mound for Bureau Valley Storm Monday, May 2.

The BV senior drove in three runs with two hits. He also pitched the final 2.2 innings of no-hit, scoreless relief to notch the save.

Starting pitcher Robert Rouse went the first 4.1 innings for the win.

Softball Amboy 12, Bureau Valley 9: The Lady Clippers rallied for seven runs in the seventh to down the Storm Monday in Manlius.

The Storm led 8-5 following a three-run rally in the bottom of the sixth before the Clippers took the lead. Bureau Valley scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Kylie Highbarger, Bailee Highbarger and Haley Varga all went 3-for-4 for the Clippers. Varga hit a home run and drove in three.

Orion 2, Princeton 1: The Tigresses loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, only to have line drives hit by Alisa Holmbeck and Courtney Oeder up the middle snagged by the Orion pitcher to end the game Tuesday at Little Siberia Field.

PHS coach Alyssa Rose said it was a “heart-breaker.”

Freshman Miranda Sorenson drove in the Tigresses’ run with an RBI hit in the fourth. She went 2-3.

Jaime Ciesielski added a double for PHS, which fell to 5-6 in league play and 9-12 overall.

The Chargers scored both of their runs in the second.

St. Bede 6, Amboy 4: The Lady Bruins surrounded four runs in the top of the fifth inning to fall behind 4-2.

They responded with four of their won in the bottom of the fifth to score the TRAC win.

Maggie Sons had two hits for the Lady Bruins (8-9, 5-4), including a double.

Soccer Princeton 2, Orion/Sherrard 0: When things got rough, the Tigresses got even Monday with two goals to win the match. PHS coach Ed Young said Orion/Sherrard United played rough and physical (14 fouls) and was proud how his team used that for motivation and “did not fall victim or prey to that style and stayed

composed and classy.”

Sarah Murray scored the first goal on an assist from her sister, Anna, in the second minute of play.

Michaela Mall also found the back of the net on a throw-in by Lydia Smallwood with seven minutes remaining.

Young said the Michaela Strom-led defense played stellar and keeper Mary Sims made great saves on goal.

PHS improved to 11-5-1.

The Tigresses will face Mendota at 6:30 p.m. May 10, in the Byron Regional.

Boys tennis Mendota 3, Princeton 2: The Tigers scored both wins at home Tuesday, May 3, in doubles behind No. 1 Alex Schlesinger and Ryan Frank (6-3, 6-0) and No. 3 Nolan Frank and Jayden Pinter (6-7, 6-3, 10-7).

Tigers Colby Robbins (5-7, 2-6) and P.D. Mckeown (4-6, 4-6) fell in singles play as well as Jake Farraher and Luke Schultz at No. 2 doubles (7-5, 5-7, 7-10).

Mendota swept JV play 5-0.

Track and field At Amboy: The Amboy-LaMoille boys and girls track and field teams were victorious at Amboy Tuesday, May 3.

The boys won six events and cruised to a win a fiveteam meet in Amboy. Amboy finished with 131 points, follwed by Milledgeville (77), Polo-Forreston (76), AFC (37) and Hinckley-Big Rock (32).

Clippers distance runner Romeo Blackburn won the 3,200 by nearly 2 minutes, finishing in 10:28. Thomas Molln won the 1,600 in 5:33.12. Josh Gross won the 800 (2:11.99), while Clay Stuepfert and Austin Lundquist won the shot put and discus, 42-3 and 114-10, respectively.

The Lady Clippers swept the relays on their way to taking first place in a four-team meet in Amboy.

Amboy-LaMoille finished with 109 points, ahead of Milledgeville (76), Hinckley-Big Rock (51) and AFC (5).

Relay wins were in the 400 (51.88), 800 (1:50.31), 1,600 (4:33.31) and 3,200 (10:48).

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Track and Field Morels don’t last long at the Wahlgren house Storm, Bruins compete at Brockman Invite

By Dan Dwyer

Love that sun.

Maybe now we will start getting some morels.

There have been a few peoOUTDOOR ple who have COLUMNIST had some luck.

Last week, imagine that will only I had a great surprise. A improve with the weather little boy on my bus route cooperating. gave me a small bag of • I received word that spongies. I was thrilled. the local Pheasants ForThey are one of my five favorite foods on this plan- ever chapter has donated quite a bit of sorghum et. Needless to say, they seed for plots around weren’t around very long.

Bureau County. When this They still bring back memories 50 or 60 years ago grows up, it will not only when my mom would fry up benefit the pheasants but several other species of a batch for our family. wildlife.

• The PHS Sportsman’s • On May 14, the local Club is starting to get chapter of Ducks Unlimready for its annual Canaited will be hosting its da fishing trip. We will be annual crawfish boil. taking off for Black Bear Lodge on June 3 for a week There will 1,000 pounds of fishing for pike, walleye, of crawfish flown in for this great meal. This will and lake trout. be held at the fairgrounds Last year, the family of with a limit of 500 people.

Chad Arkels and his two The numbers have already sons had a great week. reached 400, so if you They caught several big want to attend, you should pike and several big trout. call Brett Brown at 815A couple of their fish were 303-0884 to reserve your as long as the boys were tall. Hailey Hilmes finished spot. There will be no tickher goal of catching a large ets sold at the door.

There will be 23 firearms trout. The Carr twins and on hand for various raffles. the Harrison twins plan to There will also be a live surpass their goals of last auction and a silent aucyear. All we hope for is a tion. Mark your calendar safe trip and some decent for May 14. weather.

• On May 10, the Spring I saw a picture of Jack Valley Walleye Club will Bassetti when he returned have a meeting at 7 p.m. from the Rend Lake area. at the Spring Valley Boat He and his partner went Club. The topics will fishing in a smaller lake include reporting the and his partner caught a 3-pound, 7-ounce crappie. results of the walleye tournament and upcoming I don’t know if I have ever projects. A report of the seen one that big. They Illinois River stocking projtook some pictures of the fish and then released it. It ect will also be discussed.

Info for the June 11 work was a beauty. day will be presented.

With the waters warmLee Wahlgren is the BCR ing up, there have been Outdoor Columnist. Consome local fishermen tact him at pdub52@gmail. starting to bring home com. some nice stringers. I

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Challenger Division sign-ups PERU — The Illinois District 20 and Peru Softball Little League will run sign-ups for its Challenger Division from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 9, at the Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru. Again this year, there will be a junior division and a senior division.

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KEWANEE — The 71st running of the H.F. Brockman Invite at Kewanee High School went off without a hitch with the Annawan Bravettes taking home the girls’ hardware while the Erie-Prophetstown Prophets took home the boys and overall titles Tuesday, May 3.

Two area teams finished in the middle of the seven-team pack with the Bureau Valley Storm teams picking up third place overall and third in each the men’s and women’s divisions for 175.5 total points.

BV barely slipped ahead of their Three Rivers Athletic Conference foe from St. Bede as the Bruins racked up 157 points and finished with fourth-place finishes from both the men and women for a fourthplace overall finish.

Boys BV’s senior sprinter Will Konneck made his mark all over the scoreboard with first-place finishes in the 100-meter dash (11.2) and 200meter dash (22.91).

“I took a year off last year and played baseball, but I’m glad I came back because this year is going well for me so far,” Konneck said. “We had a bigger meet earlier this week and that sort of pumped me up going against bigger teams and that sort of carried over into tonight.”

Konneck also anchored the boys’ first place 4x100 meter relay (45.66) team and also anchored the second place squad in the 4x200 meter relay (1:38.55).

“We only have two seniors on the team and we try to work hard to set a good example for the younger guys on the team,” Konneck said.

“The younger guys have definitely stepped it up and worked their butt off to try to push us in the right direction and the competition at who can work harder is a kick in the rear for our whole team.”

Bureau Valley’s Hunter Schoff broke the school record in the Pole Vault with a winning vault of 12-6.

The Bruins only received one first-place finish on the track as sophomore hurdler Bret Dannis took first place in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 40.11, but SBA was able to rack up points in the field portion of the invitational with three first-place finishes.

Baylee Hopps hopped, skipped and jumped his way to the triple jump title with a jump of 41-4 while senior big man John Barnes flexed his muscle en route to titles in both the shot put (53-1 1/2) and discus (168-11).

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Bureau Valley senior sprinter Will Konneck (above) heads the field in Tuesday’s Brockman Invite at Kewanee. The storm’s A.J. Hocking (below) competes in the triple jump.

Girls The BV girls managed five firstplace finishes on the day en route to their third place overall finish.

BV cleaned up in the relay department grabbing first place in each the 4x200 meter relay (1:51.43) and 4x400 meter relay (4:19.73) while also placing second in the 4x100 meter relay (52.77) and 4x800 meter relay (10:55.22).

The Storm also received firstplace finishes from freshman sprinter Kaitlin Mungia in the 200-meter dash (30.96), sophomore distance runner Haley Weidner in the 1600meter run (5:34.03) and freshman thrower Saige Barnett in the shot put with a toss of 34-10 3/4.

“We use this as a tune up meet for conference on Friday and there are some things we need to work on, but I’m happy with how we ran today,” BV coach Dale Donner said. ”We could have came in flat after the weekend, and we worked really hard yesterday at practice so we may have been a little leg tired but that was expected with what we did yesterday. Our goal is to rest up and try to go win conference.”

Although they only managed one first-place finish in the girls 300meter low hurdles from senior Zoe Postula (50.15), the Bruins ran consistently well on the day placing second in four events. Sophomore Kaelyn Condon turned in a time of 29.13 in the 200-meter dash, Postula had a time of 17.50 in the 100-meter

hurdles, and junior Lauren Giordano leaped 15-2 3/4 in the long jump.

Donner would have liked to take home the Brockman Invite hardware, but he has his eyes on bigger prizes as he opted to push his team early in the week in preparation for Friday’s conference meet that will be held in Manlius.

“We’ve already put in the hard work physically, now we just need to fine tune. We need to get our marks right, our exchanges on our baton hand offs need to be smooth, and we just need to prepare mentally for Friday and have our goal in mind and go meet it,” Donner said.

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PHS senior Alisa Holmbeck makes her pitch against Hall Monday.

Softball From Page 11 by lefty-swinging Madison Menzel, who also doubled in the first. Pikula got out of further trouble by popping up Holmbeck to first and retiring Oeder on a ground out to short.

While the loss snapped the Tigresses’ four-game win streak, coach Alyssa Rose was happy with how her club played.

“I felt that we played a good game.

We had some hits and fielded the ball well. One or two things could have gone differently and it could have been a different outcome,” she said.

“My girls are playing extremely well, and I am so proud of them. Hall is a great team. I am excited to play them on Thursday.”

• Notes: The F/S teams played to an 8-8 tie after four innings following the varsity contest. PHS’ Maddie Forristall homered to tie the game late. ... The Bureau County rivals will meet in non conference play Thursday in Spring Valley.

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ly, who lost their son, Michael, to an accident in Normal involving a drunk driver.

“This kind of struck a cord with me. It just kind hit at home with me,” Swanlund said. ‘They have a Michael, too. They lost their son to an accident involving a intoxicated driver and they do so much work honoring their son.

“What they’re doing is so amazing. I could not not run in that, because I feel like I’m not only running for their son, but mine, too. So whenever I run it’s always for them.

They’re always on my mind.”

When he runs, Swanlund wears the bracelet with the boys’ initials on and the shirt he got that was made in 1998 to honor the two Mikes.

Both Mikes played football and basketball together at

Scoreboard Baseball

At Princeton Hall 030 200 2 - 7 12 2 Princeton 000 000 2 - 2 7 1 WP: Rybarczyk. LP: Allen.

Hall (19-5, 11-1): Rybarczyk p 4-1-2-2, McDonald ss 4-1-2-1, Merkel 3b 2-0-1-1, Sangston c 4-0-2-2, Vanaman cf 4-1-1-0, DeAngelo rf 3-1-1-0, Resetich 2b 4-0-2-1, Pullam 1b 3-1-1-0 Ruda ph 1-0-0-0, Yuvan dh 0-1-0-0, Russell dh 2-1-0-0. Totals: 31-7-12-7.

LOB: 11. E: Resetich 2. HBP: McDonald, Russell, Yuvan. SB: DeAngelo, Resetich. Rybarczyk (W, 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K).

Princeton (16-3, 8-2): Jo. Reinhardt 2b/p 4-0-3-0, Kuhne lf/p/3b 3-0-2-0, Ja. Reinhardt ss 4-0-1-0, Bates cf 3-0-0-0, Wedekind c 2-1-0-0, Behrends 1b 3-0-0-0, Salazar 3b/p 3-1-1-0, Robbins rf 2-0-0-0, Allen p/lf 3-0-01. Totals: 27-2-7-1. LOB: 7. E: Jo. Reinhardt.

2B: Ja. Reinhardt, Salazar. SAC: Kuhne. HBP:

LaMoille. Michael Swanlund also competed in track, a highly regarded high jumper.

A sign has adorned the LHS gym wall since the boys’ deaths, honoring their memory, with the boys’ numbers, 33 (Michael Swanlund) and 45 (Michael Crawford), and the inscription: “All the talent in the world won’t take you anywhere without your teammates.”

The Swanlunds remain close to former LHS teacher/coach Brock Sondgeroth. It was his art class that did up the artwork on the gym wall.

Sondgeroth thinks about the two Mikes every day. He has a picture (www.bcrnews.com/ sports) of them on his desk at Mendota High School, where he now teaches.

He describes Michael Crawford as a “fun-loving goofball,” who was full of determination in everything he did.

Michael Swanlund, Sondgeroth said, had a drive that

was unmatched, exhibited by his work ethic that improved his vertical jump by 12 inches.

He could dunk a basketball “any way you could think of, and this is no exaggeration,” Sondgeroth said.

The Swanlunds are touched how the LaMoille community has kept the memory of the two Mikes alive over the years, especially their classmates from the Class of 2000.

“It was just an amazing class. A very close class.

They’ve always been real good to us. They’ve always been good remembering the Michaels and honoring them,” Swanlund said.

Each year, the two Michaels’ families give the Golden Rule Award to a LHS graduate and the same monetary donation to a charity of their choice.

“It’s just to honor the memory of the boys and what they stood for and what they meant to us,” Mark said.

Their spirit certainly lives on, and Mark Swanlund will keep running to carry it farther.

• I’m going to end this column with this editorialized statement: If you choose to drink, then don’t drive. Don’t even think about it. Put the keys away and ride home with a friend. I want all you prom-goers to especially heed this advice. I know many of you, and care very deeply for you, please don’t make a bad decisions that can your family through a grief they will carry to their graves.

I’ve seen these tragedies way too often, including the two Mikes, Michael Collins, whose father, Jim, was a good friend and former teammate of mine, and the Andy Adams/ Scott family from Orion/Princeton, and don’t wish to write about anymore.

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

Wedekind. Allen (L, 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K), Jo. Reinhardt (1.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K), Kuhne (1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K), Salazar (0.1 IP, 1 K).

Attendance: 185.

Mautino c 1-1-0-0, Galassi ss 3-0-2-1, Bulak 3b 3-0-1-1, Nielsen 1b 3-0-0-0, Pikula dp/p 3-0-1-0, Perkins 2b 2-0-0-0, Whightsil ph 1-0-0-0, Keegan cf 3-1-1-0 Huston lf 2-0-0-0.

Totals: 24-3-5-0. SAC: Huston. 2B: Galassi, Pikula. Barroso (6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K), Pikula (Sv, 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H).

PHS (9-11, 5-5): Ciesielski ss 4-0-0-0, Menzel 4-0-2-0, Holmbeck p 4-1-1-0, Oeder 1b 4-0-1-1, Camp rf 3-1-0-0, Jensen c 3-0-1-0, Sorenson 3b 2-0-0-0, Vergamini cf 3-0-0-0, Bauer lf 3-0-0-0. Totals: 29-2-5-1. LOB: 8. 2B: Oeder. SAC: Sorenson. Holmbeck (7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K).

1b 4-1-0-0, Camp rf 1-0-0-0, Jensen c 3-00-0, Sorenson 3b 3-0-2-1, Vergamini cf 3-01-0, Bauer lf 3-0-1-0. Totals: 29-1-7-1. 2B: Ciesielski. Holmbeck (7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K).

At Manlius Amboy 201 010 0 - 4 Bureau Valley 131 202 x - 9 BV (2-16, 2-8): Fordham (2-3, 3 RBI). Rouse (W, 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K), Fordham (Sv, 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K).

Other area games St. Bede 12, Amboy 2 Kewanee 10, Riverdale 0

Softball

At Princeton Hall 002 010 0 - 3 6 4 Princeton 000 110 0 - 2 5 1 WP: Barroso (7-2). LP: Holmbeck.

Hall (14-10, 8-4): Barroso p/3b 4-1-1-1,

At Princeton Orion 020 000 0 - 2 8 Princeton 000 100 0 - 1 7 WP: Moore. LP: Holmbeck.

ORION: Hansen (2-3, RBI), Anderson (2-3, RBI). Moore (7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K).

PHS (9-12, 5-6): Ciesielski ss 4-0-1-0, Menzel 2b 4-0-1-0, Holmbeck p 4-0-1-0, Oeder

Other area games Putnam County 7, Peoria Christian 2 St. Bede 6, Amboy 4 Kewanee 7, Riverdale 5

Soccer

At Orion Princeton 2, Orion/Sherrard 0. PHS (115-1): S. Murray (A. Murray) 2nd minute; Mall (Smallwood throw-in), 73rd minute. Shots: P 10, O/S 14. Saves: Sims (P) 14, O/S 7. Fouls: P 3, O/S 14. CK: P 3, OS 5.

Recreational golf

Wyaton Hills Ladies Day PLAY OF THE DAY (MAY 3): Most 6s - Judy Farley 3, Linda Halberg 3, Dorothy Oaks 3.

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Please send a resume and letter of interest to Jason Spang or Vicki Litherland, Athletic Directors, Bureau Valley High School, PO Box 329, Manlius IL 61338 or email: jspang@bureauvalley.net or vlitherland@ bureauvalley.net ST. LOUIS SCHOOL, Princeton is seeking a full-time Kindergarten Teacher for the school year 2016-17 Please send your resume to: 631 Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL 61356 or call Rich Koehler 815-872-8521 LEAD CARPENTER Skilled in remodeling, framing, finishing, and supervising crew of 3. Come to work year-around in growing business with good benefits.

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PART-TIME CLERICAL Position available in busy real estate office.

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Ace Hardware RSC in Princeton, IL has a position available for an experienced Administrative Assistant. This position will serve as Administrative Assistant to the Retail Support Manager.

Qualified candidates for this position will possess experience in the following areas: • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite • Ability to take data from systems & create Excel spreadsheets • Making travel arrangements • Attendance at conference calls & taking of notes • Providing back-up for Accounts Payable & Switchboard • Minimum of 5 years in an office setting using similar skill sets • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality • Strong analytical/research skills • Excellent oral and written communication skills Excellent Benefits Package: Applications may be obtained 24 hours a day at the Princeton Ace Retail Support Center or you may apply on line at www.acehardware.com/careers.

Application & Resume may be sent to: ACE Retail Support Center Attn: HR Mgr 2123 N Euclid Ave Princeton, IL 61356 SM-PR890196-0410

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444 • Farm Equipment *2005 Chevy 3500 4X4 Dump Truck; also *2005 Sterling Acterra 6x4 Dump Truck.

Sold AS IS. Please Contact: Thomas Le @ 815-439-5289, for more details

448 • Pets & Livestock DONATE NOW! “The animals are crying” Tri-County Humane Society. LaSalle, Bureau, Putnam Counties.

Call 815-875-6145 or 815-872-9781 or send donation to: PO Box 1601, LaSalle, IL 61301

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450 • Under $1000 Full set of ladies Northwestern graphite golf clubs. Very good condition. Right hand. $80.

Call 815-879-0970 Large cozy coupe, $20; pressure canner, $15; like new baby tender stroller, $25.

Call 815-646-4741 Maple table with 6 chairs, 60”x33”, good condition.

Call 815-875-1320 after 5 pm. Asking $100 Mercury 6hp gas boat motor/4 stroke engine with gas tank. Runs good $900. Call 815-878-5851 Roll top desk & chair, $125; refrigerator, $100; sofa & love seat, $300.

Call 815-875-7974 Schwinn men's sidewinder mountain bike, completely rebuilt with all new gears, brakes & tires. $110. 815-663-1360 Wood shaker TV cabinets-mission style, excellent condition, lighted with shelf $500.

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460 • Garage Sales PRINCETON 457 West Boyd. Friday, Saturday, May 6 & 7; 9am-1pm Redecorating Sale.

Lots of bedding and some furniture PRINCETON 721 Linwood Drive. Saturday, May 7th; 8am to 2pm.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE Home goods, port-a-crib, boy's clothes- newborn to 2T, girl's- newborn to 6X

MCNABB TOWN-WIDE GARAGE SALES (Including rural sites) Saturday, May 7; 8am – 3pm Church Mothers Day Bake Sale at Fire Hall.

Maps. Restrooms PRINCETON 110 South Chestnut Street. Friday, May 6, 8am-2pm; Saturday, May 7, 8am to 12pm.

Sixty Year collection of stuff. Lots and lots of stuff. Cheap Cheap Cheap!

PRINCETON 16024 2500 E Street (East of Princeton on RT 6, 1st road Northeast of I80). Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 4, 5, 6, 7; 7am6pm. HUGE BARN SALE. Something for everyone.

Lots of teenager clothes PRINCETON 24 South Plum Street. Friday, Saturday, May 6, 7; 8am-4pm.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE. Loveseat, stove, lawn mower, projector, recliner, Peavey mixer, Plus size clothes- men & women, misc. items PRINCETON 249 North Linn. Friday & Saturday, May 6 & 7; 8am-3pm.

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- 700 856 • Apartment Rentals Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales **************** 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.

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PRINCETON 838 Innsbruck Lane. Saturday, May 7, 7am-?

NEIGHBORHOOD MOVING SALE. Name brand ladies clothes (X/XL), size 14-16. Furniture, brass mailbox, taylor made curtains, area rugs, table cloths, knickknacks, Longaberger baskets, pictures, toys, much more!

PRINCETON Someone's in the Kitchen (1619 North Main).

Saturday, May 7, 9am-12pm.

Kitchen & Bath Bargain Sale!

Odds & ends, overstock

460 • Garage Sales DEPUE 509 East Street.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 5, 6 , 7; 9am5pm. HUGE SALE. Bring small bills. Toys, glassware, antiques, books, CDs, DVDs, VHS, sport & Pokeman cards.

Comics, post cards, Star Wars, tools, char-grill

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618 • Recreational CAMPER FOR SALE 1992 27' Starcraft, sleeps 6, working appliances, heat & air, $2,000.

Call 815-830-1154

619 • Boats 2001 20' BENNINGTON PONTOON BOAT with 40hp mercury motor. Low hours. $9,800.

Can be seen @ J&J Mobile Marine, 1108 West Peru Street, Princeton, IL or call 815-741-1829

CONDO FOR SALE. Bryant Woods, Princeton Approximately 1,820 sq feet. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, dining room, living room, den, utility room, 3 season room, all heat & air conditioning. 9' ceilings. 2 car garage. Corner lot.

Completely updated. New wood & ceramic floors.

36” doors. No steps. Concrete crawl space. Movein ready. 815-866-8212 or 815-875-2743

852 • Mobile Home Rental 2 BEDROOM Mobile Home For Rent $400 a month, $200 deposit. Water furnished.

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856 • Apartment Rentals PRINCETON Main floor. 1 bedroom apartment. Recent paint & carpet. Carport, laundry. $470 a month. 775-537-7694

PRINCETON 1 bedroom, large living room with fireplace. Recently remodeled. New appliances, washer & dryer hookup. $550 includes gas/water.

No pets. 815-876-7320 PRINCETON 2 bedroom apartment. Laundry on site. $525 per month, lease & deposit required.

Call 309-238-0168 PRINCETON 2 bedroom apartment. No pets.

Call 815-503-4876

PRINCETON 2 bedroom, 2 bath, like new apartments.

Walk in closets. 1 car garage. 1 year lease. No large pets. 815-872-1847 PRINCETON 2 bedroom.

Remodeled. Great neighborhood. Lease, deposit. $600. 810 South Euclid.

Call 217-766-8497 PRINCETON 206 South First. 3 bedroom, first floor. Recently remodeled. $550. No pets. No smoking. Call 815-876-7320 PRINCETON Just remodeled apartment. Includes water, heat & garage.

Central location. No pets.

Lease. Call 815-224-1454 PRINCETON large, 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Garage. $575 a month. 815-875-1923 PRINCETON One Bedroom Downstairs Apartment.

Stove, refrigerator and heat furnished. Off street parking. No pets. $450 per month & $450 deposit. Call 815-866-3611 PRINCETON upper, 1 bedroom, efficiency apartment. Utilities included. $425/month. Deposit required. Call Robin @ 815872-3456

858 • Homes for Rent HOMES FOR RENT: Wyanet-Princeton-Buda.

Pets allowed.

1 to 3 bedrooms, 1 bath.

Call 815-875-2099 LAKE THUNDERBIRD 12 Hemlock Drive. Small 2 bedroom A Frame. 2 car detached garage. Stove & fridge. $650 a month. $1,650 moves you in.

Call 815-664-2808 PRINCETON 3 bedroom home. Basement, central air, 2 car garage. $700 a month. 815-875-1923 Princeton 528 East Thompson SINGLE STORY RANCH 2 bedroom/1 Bath 2 Car Garage. $625/month 815-875-6254 Houselady@comcast.net .

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NOTICE OF FILING FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND FOR PUBLIC HEARING OF THE LADD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NOTICE is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the LADD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning on May 1,2016, and ending on April 30, 2017, will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the office and home of Richard Nauman, 421 E. Cleveland, Ladd, Illinois, in said Fire Protection District, from and after the 9th day of May, 2016.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 6:15 p.m. on the 14th day of June, 2016, at the Fire Station of the Ladd Fire Protection District, and that final action on said Appropriation Ordinance will be taken by the Board of Trustees of said District at its regular meeting to be held immediately following the public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on the 9th day of June, 2016, at said Fire Station in the Village of Ladd, Illinois.

BY ORDER OF THE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAID DISTRICT. DATED THIS 2ND DAY OF MAY, A.D., 2016.

TERRY LINNIG, SECRETARY LADD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT LADD, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS Published in the Bureau County Republican May 5, 2016.

METTERNICH, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2016-P-30 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Doris E. Metternich. Letters of office were issued to Steven G. Metternich of 16121 Kinsale Dr., Westfield, IN 46062 and Karen L. Metternich of 2339 E. Amelia Dr., Princeton, IL 61356 as Independent Executors whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

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

or before November 5, 2016, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required

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

Dated this 29th day of April, 2016.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Estate 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican May 5, 12 and 19, 2016.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT BUREAU COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Request of: Rachel Marie Winius Bandaly There will be a court hearing on my request to change my name from: Rachel Marie Winius Bandaly to the new name of: Rachel Marie Bandaly.

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ESTATE AUCTION

The Following will be sold at the ON SITE LOCATION of 326 W Clark Street in Princeton, IL on:

SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016 TIME: 10:00 A.M.

View Listing on website: www.tumblesonauction.com

FURNITURE: Victorian Chair; Wood

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 25, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business

known as Mike’s Garage located at 151 South 6th Street, Princeton, IL 61356.

Dated this 25th day of April, 2016. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 28, May 5 and 12, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) ) f ex rel. GENO J. CAFFARINI, Bureau County State’s Attorney, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) $190,000.00 Unites States Currency, ) JENNIFER BROOKE BELL, ALL OWNERS, ) UNKNOWN OWNERS, CLAIM HOLDER ) AND/OR INTEREST HOLDERS ) ) y Defendant.

NO. 2016-MR-21 PUBLICATION NOTICE TO: JENNIFER BROOKE BELL, ALL OWNERS, UNKNOWN OWNERS, CLAIM HOLDERS AND/OR INTEREST HOLDERS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to Jennifer Brooke Bell, all owners, unknown owners, claim holders and/or interest holders that a COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE has been filed by the Bureau County State’s Attorney Geno J. Caffarini filed on April 25, 2016 in Bureau County Circuit Court. The COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE seeks to forfeit property ($190,000.00 United States Currency) to the State of Illinois in which you may have an interest as owner, claim holder and/or interest holder.

The property was seized by the District 17 Illinois State Police March 15, 2016 on Interstate 80 in Bureau County, Illinois. The property is described as follows: One Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars in United States Currency.

NOW THEREFORE unless you file an ANSWER to the said COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County, Princeton, Illinois, by June 28, 2016, judgment by default for the relief requested in the COMPLAINT FOR FORFEITURE shall be entered against you.

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/s/Mary Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court

GENO J. CAFFARINI Bureau County State’s Attorney Bureau County Courthouse 700 South Main Street Princeton, IL 61356 (815) 879-4941 Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 28, May 5 and 12, 2016.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS First State Bank ) PLAINTIFF ) Vs. ) Lucy A. Taylor a/k/a Lucy Taylor; et. al. ) DEFENDANTS ) 15 CH 00062 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/4/2016, the Sheriff of Bureau County, Illinois will on 6/15/16 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at Bureau County Courthouse 700 S. Main Street, First Floor Princeton, IL 61356, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Bureau and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE EAST HALF OF LOTS 4 AND 5 IN BLOCK 2 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN, NOW VILLAGE OF DOVER, ALL LYING AND BEING SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN 10-25-227-005 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 204 Park Avenue, Dover, IL 61323 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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

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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.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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 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. 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 14-15-12759.

I692116 Published in the Bureau County Republican May 5, 12 and 19, 2016.

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DIMMICK COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 175 AND BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CHERRY GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 92 TO ORGANIZE A NEW COMBINED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE TERRITORY COMPRISED OF ALL OF THE TERRITORY OF DIMMICK COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 175 AND CHERRY GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 92 AND THE SUBMISSION OF THE SAME TO THE VOTERS OF SAID TERRITORY AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016.

The prayer of the petition is as follows: 1. That the Regional Superintendent of Schools grant the petitioners a hearing as provided in Section 5/11E-45 of the Illinois School Code; 2. That after the conclusion of hearing, the Regional Superintendent of Schools approve the petition for the formation of the combined elementary school district; 3. That after approving the petition for the formation of the combined elementary school district, the Regional Superintendent of Schools submit the petition and all evidence to the State Superintendent of Education; and 4. That after the State Superintendent’s approval, the Regional Superintendent of Schools submit the proposition to establish a combined elementary school district that will include all of the territory currently located in District No. 175 and District No. 92 to the Bureau and LaSalle County election officials for election at the next regularly scheduled election.

A description of the territory comprising the districts proposed to be dissolved and those to be created is as follows: This petition seeks to comprise all of the territory currently located within Dimmick Community Consolidated School District No. 175 and Cherry Grade School District No. 92 into a new combined elementary school district.

A public hearing on this petition will be conducted on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at the Etna Road Complex, 707 E. Etna Road, Room 250 (County Board Meeting Room), Ottawa, IL 61350. Any resident in the proposed district or any district affected thereby may appear at said hearing and provide written or oral testimony in relation to the action proposed in the petition.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 28, May 5 and 12, 2016.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following petition in accordance with Article 11E of the Illinois School Code was filed on March 24, 2016, with Christopher Dvorak, Regional Superintendent of Schools for LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties:

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS First State Bank ) PLAINTIFF ) Vs. ) Lucy A. Taylor a/k/a Lucy Taylor; et. al. ) DEFENDANTS ) 15 CH 00062 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/4/2016, the Sheriff of Bureau County, Illinois will on 6/15/16 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at Bureau County Courthouse 700 S. Main Street, First Floor Princeton, IL 61356, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Bureau and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 10-25-227-005 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 204 Park Avenue, Dover, IL 61323 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated 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, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. 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.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

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 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. 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 14-15-12759.

I692116 Published in the Bureau County Republican May 5, 12 and 19, 2016.

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

Dated this 29th day of April, 2016.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Karen Ann Brogan, Independent Administrator 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican May

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Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356, or with the Independent Administrator, or both, on or before November 5, 2016, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Administrator is required by Section 18-3

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) WALTER JOHN ) CHONOWSKI, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2016-P-25 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Walter John Chonowski.

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Makransky named Central Bank lender PRINCETON — John J. DuBois, president/ CEO of Central Bank Illinois, recently announced the appointment of Tracy Makransky as assistant vice president, real estate loan officer for the company’s Princeton branch.

Makransky will be responsible for developing and managing the bank’s real estate loan portfolio, including secondary market lending through the market area.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lewis University, as well as a

master’s of organization leadership. She was most recently an assistant vice president and mortgage banker for Heartland Bank in Princeton. During her tenure with Heartland, she was a retail branch manager and worked in the area of business development and public relations. She is currently a high school education instructor through Illinois Valley Community College, where she assists adult learners with critical thinking, computer, communication and basic life skills.

Rick R. Clary, Princeton

Community Bank president, said, “Central Bank’s clients will greatly benefit from the knowledge and experience Tracy offers.

She is highly regarded throughout the market area, and we are excited to have her join our team.”

Actively involved within the community on civic boards and organizations, she is currently a member of the Princeton Economic Development Committee, serves as co-chair of the annual Homestead Festival and the St. Louis School Auction. She is a past recipient of the Princeton Rotary

Vocational Service Leadership Award and the Princeton Chamber Business Associate of the Month.

Makransky Tracy has previMakransky ously served or volunteered for the Bureau County Day Care Board, Princeton Chamber of Commerce Board, Princeton Ambassadors, Princeton Tourism, Princeton Main Street, Freedom House Foundation and the Princeton Theatre Group/ Festival 56.

Midland States Bank hires Theisinger as market president

John R. Theisinger

Midland States Bank has recently hired John R. Theisinger to the position of market president with responsibilities over the Peru, Princeton and Mendota

markets.

Theisinger brings more than two decades of experience in retail and com-

mercial banking to Midland. He was previously associated with a regional bank serving as senior vice president and commercial loan officer. In his new role, Theisinger will lead the sales and management activities to support growth and development of retail, small business and commercial programs and services.

“John’s experience with-

in this region provides invaluable perspective as we build strategies to drive growth across our business lines,” said Jeff Lovett, regional market president for the area. “John has proven himself to be both an exceptional banker and an involved community partner.”

Theisinger received his associate of science degree in agricultural economics

from Illinois Valley Community College, and bachelor of science degrees in agricultural economics and finance from the University of Illinois. He recently served as vice chairman of the Galena Area Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Theisinger will be based at Midland’s Peru branch located at 2825 Plaza Drive in Peru.

Midland States Bank hires Ciorna as training director Midland States Bank has recently hired Cristina Ciorna, a learning and development professional with more than nine years experience in designing and executing programs that elevate employee knowledge, productivity and engagement, to the position of Christina training director.

Ciorna Since 2006, Ciorna had worked for a large southern California utility company with her most recent responsibility as employee development manager, where she worked to develop learning solutions for its 13,000 employees. In her role with Midland, Ciorna will oversee the development, implementation and measurement of an employee learning and development strategy that focuses on enabling Midland teams to support and sustain the company’s strategic direction and mission.

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Group sponsors fair housing speech PERU — The Illini Valley Association of Realtors sponsored a public event titled, “Fair Housing - Understanding the Subtleties of Discrimination” at the Peru Community Building on Wednesday, April 19.

The Equal Opportunity in Housing program this year focused on the 1968 Fair Housing Act, citing examples of how violations can occur. Sue Miller, managing broker, ABR, CRS, GRI, EPRO, LTG, PMN, SFR, spoke on fair housing issues with an emphasis on discrimination.

Additionally, O.J. Stoutner of Sen. Sue Rezin’s office, and Mike Normoyler of Rep. Andy Skoog’s office, were presented copies of “On Common Grounds.” This National Association of Realtors publication presents a wide range of views on smart growth issues, with the goal of encouraging dialog among real-

tors, elected officials and other interested citizens.

The event was planned and presented by the Illini Valley Association of Realtors Equal Opportunity in Housing Committee, headed up by chairperson Saralyn Shetterly, Eureka Savings Bank. Committee members include: Carol Wlodarchak, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Christine Dahm, Malooley Dahm Realty; Linda Taglia, 1st Farm Credit Services; Stan Wolf, Spring Valley City Bank; Pat Walters; Coldwell Banker Today’s, Realtors; Beckie Chismarick, RE/MAX Country; Chris Hopps, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Alice Green, president of the Illini Valley Association of Realtors, United Country Starved Rock Realty; and Gail Pyszka, chief executive officer of Illini Valley Association of Realtors.

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​ eckie Chismarick (from left), REMAX Country; Gail Pyszka, CEO of Illini Valley Association B of Realtors; Sue Miller, guest speaker; Stan Wolf, Spring Valley City Bank; Carol Wlodarchak, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Pat Walters, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Linda Taglia, 1st Farm Credit Services; and Christine Dahm, Malooley Dahm Realty, attended a fair housing event April 19.

IVAR members attend conference PERU— Twenty-one members of the Illini Valley Association of Realtors participated in the Illinois Realtors Capitol Conference and Realtors Lobby Day, April 5 in Springfield.

More than 500 Illinois Realtors (IAR) traveled to Springfield for the annual Capitol Conference to lobby state legislators on legislative and regulatory issues that affect homeowners and the real estate industry. Realtors know their local communities and the importance a strong real estate industry can have on the overall state economy.

In meetings with state legislators, Illinois Realtors discussed the IAR 2016 legislative agenda, including opposition to bills requiring property owners to replace battery-operated smoke detectors with longer lasting detectors with batteries that can’t be removed or replaced; proposals to amend the Illinois Constitution to expand home rule; and new taxes on advertising and professional services including real estate brokerages.

“Realtors participate in the legislative process by attending conferences like this one and talking to their representatives about the importance of property rights protection for everyone. Each encounter with a member of the Illinois Legislature gives Realtors an opportunity to share their opinions about what’s on the legislative plate and how it would affect property owners and consumers as they continue to achieve and maintain a part of the American Dream,” said Illini Valley President Alice Green.

The Illinois Association of Realtors is a voluntary trade association whose more than 44,000 members are engaged in all facets of the real estate industry. In addition to serving the professional needs of its members, the Illinois Association of Realtors works to protect the rights of private property owners in the state by recommending and promoting legislation that safeguards and advances the interest of real property ownership.

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Illini Valley Association of Realtors members who attended the Illinois Realtors Capitol Conference and Realtors Lobby Day, April 5 in Springfield were Brenda Stanfield (from left), Landmark Realty; Jarrett Myers, eXp Realty; Bob Huber, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Alex Finke, governmental affairs director; Gail Pyszka, CEO, Illini Valley Association of Realtors; Christine Dahm, Malooley Dahm Realty; Jackie Carrow, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Bev Malooley, Malooley Dahm Realty; JoAnne Sheldon, Success Realty; Carol Wlodarchak, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Alice Green, United Country Starved Rock Realty; Dara Weikel, Janko Realty; Andrea Greenwalt, Janko Realty; Barb Bryant, Janko Realty; Dee Barrera, United Country Starved Rock Realty; Katrina Jerrell, Janko Realty; Judy Rediger, Rediger Realty; Linda Hamer, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors; Cheyenne Khounnha, Landmark Realty; Crystal Lilley, Landmark Realty; and Tom Guttilla, Coldwell Banker Today’s Realtors.

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June 27July 8, 2016

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No care is greater than IVCH’s Women’s Health Care Center at Perry.

Illinois Valley Community Hospital’s Women’s Health Care Center offers the following services at Perry Memorial Hospital

• Prenatal and Postnatal Visits • Prenatal, Breastfeeding and Infant CPR classes

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July 15 July 23, 2016

Call 815-223-2944 to schedule an appointment.

Happy Mother’s Day! Providers seeing patients at IVCH’s Women’s Health Care Center at Perry include Dr. Jeffrey Edwards & Angela Reidner, CNM.

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