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Saturday, August 15, 2015

A moment with Messina An interview with a Bureau County Fair headliner

By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — On Friday, Aug. 28, multi-platinum recording artist Jo Dee Messina will be in Princeton to perform at the Bureau County Fair. The BCR was able to spend a few moments interviewing Messina during a stop on her current tour to promote her fifth studio album, “ME.” Messina has enjoyed a successful and prolific career, having sold more than five million albums since debuting in 1996. She’s had three No. 1 country albums, nine No. 1 country singles and 16 Top 40 country singles. She’s also been the Academy of Country Music’s Top Female Artist of the Year, the winner of the CMA’s Horizon Award and was the first female country artist to have three multiple week No.1 songs from the same album.

In 2012 Messina took control of her career and created her own label, Dreambound, with the help of fans. She launched what would become the largest Kickstarter campaign to come out of Nashville and the 15th largest ever, surpassing her goal of $100,000. She co-wrote seven of the 12 songs on “ME” and also co-produced it.

It’s title was chosen by fans. They were also instrumental in which songs would be included, as well as submitting the artwork for her label and in choosing the album’s first single, “Peace Sign.”

“This album is truly for you, the people who appreciate the creative process, as well as my amazing fans. There’s no question, I wouldn’t be where I am today without your love and support.

You’ve been with me since the beginning. This album is a fresh start for me, and I want us to go on this exciting journey together,” said Messina.

Messina co-authored the book “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks to my Mom” which has landed on the bestseller list. She has also been working with Beachbody LLC as a coach and is helping her fans to reach fitness goals together. She has trained with more than 300 fans through #TeamJDMfit during several 21-day challenges.

Messina tours with her two young sons, ages 3 and 6, so her first question concerned the importance of music education. Her 6-year-old son has been playing the drums since he was 3.

BCR: Why do you think music education is important?

Jo Dee Messina: It’s such a cultural thing; it’s the universal language. It also keeps you out of trouble, it’s an emotional outlet. Kids who play in bands have a sense of togetherness.

BCR: What advice would you give our local songwriters and young performers?

JDM: Be true to yourself; don’t be afraid; and don’t try to fit the marketplace.

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Setting the stage LaMoille residents begin laying the groundwork for a new community park

By Eric Engel eengel@bcrnews.com

LAMOILLE — A new community park is in the works next to the old train depot in the village of LaMoille.

On Monday, Aug. 10, members of the LaMoille Fire Department, the village

of LaMoille and the Buffalo Days committee brought their heads together for the project, which is located where the Becker Grain Elevator and a lumberyard used to sit. The park development committee received a $50,000 grant from Archer Daniels Midland to proceed with the project.

Shelly Stouffer, the chairman of the

park development committee, said there used to be problems with flooding in the area. The Bureau County Highway Department solved that issue by bringing in 500 loads of dirt, which Jim Sadnick leveled evenly to provide a quality base for the park.

“We have to plan the placement of the building in order for the electrical work to begin,” said Stouffer, speaking of a pavilion with bathrooms and a kitchen as well as a concession stand. “We

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Nicole Nora (from left), Barbie Patnoe and Jaime Smith set-up for the Wyanet Community Club’s second annual school supplies distribution drive held Wednesday, Aug. 12. The club offers the opportunity to parents who may not be able to afford all the required back-to-school supplies for their students.

Wyanet Community Club erases need for school supplies Children, parents getting a boost from their neighbors

By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com

WYANET — The Wyanet Community Club hosted its second annual school supplies distribution day Wednesday, Aug. 12.

With the high demand of school sup-

plies, the distribution day takes the pressure off parents who may not be able to afford all what’s needed for their son or daughter for their back-to-school efforts.

The Wyanet Community Club spends the year collecting donations in order to provide Wyanet students with what they need, no matter which grade they are going into.

Aside from the supplies, the drive also provides students with a new backpack, a pair of shoes, gently used clothing, bath towel, toothbrush, water bottle, shampoo and even a free haircut if needed.

The community club started the distribution day last year after a parent from

the community called asking if there was any way to receive help for purchasing all the needed back-to-school supplies.

After calling the school and realizing there was not enough extra supplies to go around, the club decided to step up and collect donations to help students in the community.

Last year’s distribution day served 57 students.

Barbie Patnoe of the Wyanet Community Club said this is a way for students to get an opportunity to ensure they have what they need on the first day of school.

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Hosting the heavenly hues Tiskilwa woman produces Daylily farm

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TISKILWA — About five years back, Robin Engel dug a few Daylilies out of a mail order catalogue, and her love for them blossomed almost instantly. She scattered the multi-colored petals across her property south of Tiskilwa and cared for them as she had her own children.

She nourished them daily, planted them in an environment where they would naturally flourish and unlocked the potential shooting from root to petal by deterring any weeds that crawled into her garden.

Every Daylily she has bursts full from the softest soil beds of her heart, but there was one thing Engel failed to realize. These “children” don’t reproduce once every generation, but once every season, and they do so by the 10-fold, so now she has 2,400 kids.

Engel has always been a sucker for perennial flowers. Her green thumb is befuddled by any flower that will falter after a single summer, as her floral fancy is in blooms that remain for the ages.

Of all the perennial flowers that spread their feathers into the world, Daylilies are the pinnacle plant of Engel’s horticultural handiwork. As Engel’s eyes danced across that catalogue spread dedicated to Daylilies, there was something about the colors, shapes and textures that really caught her attention.

“They were so beautiful; I thought, ‘It’s an investment, but I’ll do it’,” she said, looking back on the infancy of her luscious landscape.

Her first order arrived in the month of June, and

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Above: Robin Engel takes a moment to reflect on the beauty of her Daylily garden, located on her farm south of Tiskilwa. Bottom, left: Every year south of Tiskilwa travelers passing by witness a sea of color on Robin Engel’s Daylily farm, which she calls Heavenly Hues. Bottom, right: A few flowers showcase their charismatic colors at Heavenly Hues Daylily farm south of Tiskilwa, which houses 2,400 different Daylily plants.

because of the tardiness of her timing, she had no blooms that first year.

The following year, however, her garden popped like a prism of color as the Daylilies woke to their new world, and each petal thereafter penned the language of a hopeless romantic to all who came to ponder.

Year after year, her gardens have spread like

wildfire, showering the ground with blooms of radiant color and sensational shape.

“I’m like a little kid in the candy shop every morning when they start blooming. I love going outside with some type of camera to get a picture of the new blooms,” she said. “It’s just so exciting. I guess you could say I have such a passion for these

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As her admiration for the original flock of Daylilies developed, Engel began searching for greater variety, which subsequently arrived from all over the U.S. —including Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, New York, California, etc.

There are 20,000 different named Daylilies in the world, and Engel’s

gardens house every color of the alphabet. A Daylily gets its name through a hybridizing process, which takes place when two different colored lilies are crossbred.

“The only way a Daylily can get named is if the same color comes up the following year as it had last year,” she said.

Engel showcases a sense of affection for the pres-

ence of each lily and has even successfully crossbred some of her own lilies, which she named after her own children.

Keeping up with more than 2,400 varieties of Daylilies has been quite the chore for Engel throughout the years. She said her Daylilies need ample amounts of sunlight, rain and heavy sweat. The task of weeding the Daylily beds is like trying to stop a river from flowing downhill, but no matter how much work it takes to keep up with her flowers, Engel ensured it will never be a burden to be surrounded by such beauty.

Another unique point to Engel’s Daylily garden is her ability to identify each flower, most times without having to read the plastic spoon label she places by each to assist visitors in remembering their favorites.

Ask this mother about any of her children, and she will be able to point out the flower. She has categorized every Daylily growing in her gardens, having started the process after she purchased her second batch to differentiate between them all.

Engel said she has looked into marketing her flowers to landscaping companies, as well as the Asian market, which uses Daylilies as a food source.

“I never had any intention of starting up a Daylily farm until about Daylily 1,500,” she laughed.

“That’s when I realized this might become a great retirement business.”

As a licensed speech pathologist, she has her own LLC, which gives her the ability to sell the flowers at her discretion.

“The difficult part for me will be getting rid of some, but I’m going to have to do it,” she said.

For now, she will wipe the tears from her smiling eyes as she watches her children grow, and find a place in the shade with a relaxing view, amidst her heavenly hues.

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Rock the Town

Princeton’s new Main Street art program

By Dave Cook news@bcrnews.com

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Park development committee members measure out space for a pavilion as plans for a new community park in LaMoille got underway Monday, Aug. 10. The park will be where the Becker Grain Elevator and lumberyard used to sit, next to the train depot.

Park From Page 1 imagine it to be a fiveyear project, so we wanted to get something going.”

The initial design calls for the pavilion to be 40-feet-by-120-feet. The committee has hopes the annual Buffalo Days celebration will find its home at the park once the project is completed, so space is being considered for a stage or beer truck to be set up in any event.

Plans for a playground and possibly a basketball

and a volleyball court are also being considered.

Stouffer said ADM gave the land to the village of LaMoille under the agreement that it would be used to create something for the community, and town members have voiced their support concerning a beautiful and useful facility for families in the area.

LaMoille Mayor Steve Stouffer said ADM has been great to the committee, and they have yet to come up with a suitable name for the park.

LaMoille resident Carl Sennett is responsible for

restoring the inside of the train depot, which will remain as an attraction at the park and could double as a ticket booth. An adjoining caboose that was built right after the Civil War will remain on display as well.

Shelly Stouffer is excited to get the ball rolling on the project, even if they’re only kicking some dirt around at this point.

“We’ll probably meet about once per week until the crops start, and then we might be done for the winter,” she said.

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PRINCETON — If you’re out enjoying a pleasant stroll on Main Street from now until the end of September, you’ll probably notice a growing pattern of rocking chairs here and there.

Those chairs are part of Rock the Town, Princeton’s new program to showcase and beautify Main Street and the rest of the community.

Inspired by the fantastic themed benches of Tinley Park, the Princeton Chamber of Commerce hopes to see more businesses participating each year in hopes of the chairs growing into a popular, citywide attraction which draws visitors and residents alike to Princeton stores to shop locally.

One of the first businesses in town to have a chair displayed was Heartland Bank and Trust Co., and they’ve gotten very positive responses.

“We get compliments every day. People like the idea and even ask if they can sit in them,” said Heartland’s Kathy Hermeyer.

Chairs can be acquired where ever possible,

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Good Scents’ heavily planted chair with floral accents not only fits in well with Rock the Town, but also nicely compliments the rest of their daily sidewalk display meant to entice window shoppers to venture inside and see what else they have to offer. auctioned off, and the proceeds will go toward the city’s Main Street beautification program.

For inspiration it’s recommended to look at the benches Tinley Park residents have created for each year’s differently themed event. The sky’s the limit; be as creative as you can. Princeton has a large artistic community so this program should be rocking Princeton businesses in no time.

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though businesses are encouraged to look at local stores first. All businesses are encouraged to participate. The chairs can be decorated in any theme desired and can be worked on by amateurs, professionals, friends or groups. Creating a chair for display could be a great team building project which would help promote not only the business involved, but the community as well.

At the end of the program the chairs will be

The Right to Try becomes law Illinois becomes 23rd state to allow terminally ill to access investigational medications SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed House Bill 1335, the Illinois Right To Try Act, into law. The Right To Try Act allows doctors to prescribe treatments to the terminally ill which are being used in clinical trials but have not yet been fully approved by the

FDA. Right To Try provides access to potentially life-saving treatments years before patients would normally be able to access them.

The Right To Try Act passed both the House and Senate with near unanimous, overwhelming bipartisan support.

The Right To Try Act was sponsored by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers led by Rep. Greg Harris, a Democrat representing Chicago, and Sen. Michael Connelly, a Republican representing Wheaton.

“To say that Right To Try is sweeping the country may be an understatement. In just 15 months the law has been adopted by 23 states,” said Darcy Olsen, the president of the Goldwater Institute, the organization leading the national, bipartisan Right

To Try effort. “Americans are united in the belief that when your mortality hangs in the balance, you should have the right to try to save your life.”

Right To Try laws are already in place in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming. The law has been introduced in 13

to patients with a terminal disease that have exhausted all conventional treatment options and cannot enroll in a clinical trial.

All medications available under the law must have successfully completed basic safety testing and be part of the FDA’s ongoing approval process.

“This law will give terminally ill people in Illinois hope when they need it most,” said Olsen.

Follow progress of the national Right To Try movement on Facebook or at RightToTry.org.

additional states this year.

“People fighting for their lives shouldn’t have to fight the government too. Any person who wants to access a promising investigational treatment when they have exhausted standard treatment protocols should have the right to do that,” said Olsen.

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal have both reported the Right To Try movement is prompting long overdue changes at the FDA. Right To Try is limited

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BCR: How did the challenges of your early career shape you as a songwriter and performer?

JDM: Oh, how about the challenges of every day?

I’m always learning; life is a series of learning experiences. I never take anything for granted.

BCR: What has surprised you about owning your own label?

JDM: There haven’t been too many surprises, but the administrative stuff, the behind the scenes work, is very time consuming. The amount of work you have to do for just one song is amazing.

BCR: Who would you most like to duet with?

JDM: Bonnie Raitt and James Taylor.

BCR: What type of fitness activity, which you haven’t done yet, would you like to explore?

JDM: I think I’ve done everything; rock climbing, yoga, weight-lifting, aerobics, running, dancing ... do

“Growing up I was that one that walked into the school with not very much. Everybody else went into school and had everything, and you just had that gut feeling of embarrassment,” she said.

“So it feels good knowing these students can walk to school with their heads held up high feeling good about themselves and not having to worry about someone bullying or embarrassing them,” she said.

Luke Davis allows the club to use his empty business space on Main Street to set up the store-like atmosphere. Students can walk through the aisles and pick out what they need and even pick through the donated clothing for new school outfits.

“Seeing the kids be able to come in and pick out their own stuff — It’s like going to Walmart, but not paying for anything … It’s free for us to get all the

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Sept. 12 – John Dabler and Jean Roberts, real estate and personal property, noon, 104 N. Main St., Manlius, Rick Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

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Sept. 9 – Thomas Olson, real estate, farm machinery

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Aug. 16 – Sportsman auction, guns and miscellaneous sportsman items, 11 a.m., 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, Rick

service truck, trailers, raw lumber and rough cut oak lumber, 9 a.m., 11041 Route 92 (Dahl Auction Building), Walnut, United Country - Dahl Real Estate, auctioneers.

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Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Aug. 22 – Tom Roggy estate, real estate and personal property, 10 a.m., 1220 N. Vernon St., Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Aug. 29 – Randy Steele, power tools, woodworking and contractor equipment,

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idents of Bureau County and is planning on electrifying her old fans and earning herself some new ones.

Messina hopes to see a full grandstand on Aug. 28.

Tickets are currently for sale online or at the fairground box office.

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BCR: Any surprises for Bureau County fans?

JDM: Yep ... there will be something for everyone.

Even if there’s someone who’s not a fan, bring them.

There will be something for them to relate to and enjoy.

Messina promised to put on a great show for the res-

Patnoe said she would like other area communities to see how easy it is to help the kids and go back to small town support.

“There are kids in every town who show up on the first day of school with disappointment before they start the school year,” Patnoe said. “Sometimes people just don’t have the idea, and I feel like if it’s just brought to their attention, they would put a little effort behind it to support their community.”

Sponsors of the Wyanet Community Club’s school supplies distribution include Casey’s in Wyanet, Luke Davis, Dollar General, Wyanet Rescue, Wyanet Locker, Townsend Chiropractic, Bait and Tackle, The Outhouse, Mandi’s Salon, Rediger’s Auction House, Walmart, Olds Insurance, Michlig Grain and many other anonymous donors.

The Wyanet Community Club is always accepting donations for the annual school supplies drive.

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stuff, and it’s free to parents, “ said Jaime Smith, a member of the Wyanet Community Club.

To put on the event, it takes volunteers, donations and a little extra time. The community club hosts cookouts during the summer at the Wyanet Locker; bake sales at Rediger’s auctions; they accept monetary donations; and collect new or gently-used clothes and shoes from the community. Members of the club have even gotten clothes donated to them from the Princeton Exchange Facebook Page.

“It’s basically a community thing,” said Smith, adding the feedback from parents, students and teachers is nothing but outstanding and appreciative.

Aside from helping out students, the mission of the community club’s distribution day is to get the idea out to other communities to ensure other students have the opportunity to get all needed school supplies before heading back to school.

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Obituaries Maxine Kessler PRINCETON — Maxine Marie Kessler, 83, of Princeton passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.

Born Oct. 10, 1931, in Sublette to Carl R. and Ada L. (Staples) Chelin, she married Richard J. Kessler on May 25, 1957, in Princeton.

She was a graduate of Walnut High School. She had worked for the city of Princeton.

She is survived by two sons, Alan (Diane) Kessler of Dallas, Ore., and Paul Kessler of Princeton; three grandchildren; one sister, June (Edward) Harmon of Princeton; and one brother, Charles (Sharon) Chelin of Sandy, Ore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, on June 18, 2001; one daughter, Brenda Stout; and one sister, Donna Chelin.

Private services will be held at a later date.

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

John Skwiercz

TAMPICO — John Skwiercz, 69, of Tampico died Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the home of his daughter, Jill Grunder.

The Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is in charge of arrangements.

Linda Brooks

WALNUT — Linda Brooks, 62, of Walnut died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Arrangements are pending at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

At the courthouse Marriage licenses Frank H.S. Dosso of Bemidji, Minn., to Tricia A. Tuntland of LaMoille.

Richard A. Brummel of Sheffield to Megan M. Escher of Sheffield.

Eric A. Maggio of Peru to Olivia C. Weeks of Peru.

Jacob R. Lohmeier of Mendota to Dee A. King of Mendota.

Eric T. Webster of Princeton to Lola B. Iavicoli-Graser of Princeton.

Andrew Z. Loebach of Sycamore to Cheriz K. Kunkel of Sycamore.

Mitchell W. Pakosz of Roseville to Amber M. Liniger of Roseville.

Kyle P. Fogarty of St. Charles to Shelby L. Dekruyff of St. Charles.

Gary M. Shives of Princeton to Rachel L. Hendricks of Princeton.

Divorces

Bobby J. Williams of Neponset and Annette M. Williams of Kewanee; married Sept. 27, 1986; divorced Aug. 3, 2015.

Don Lehn of Princeton and Jennifer Lehn of Summerfield, Fla., married June 13, 2005; divorced July 27, 2015.

Robert E. Adair of DePue and Ethel S. (Hopper) Adair of Lacon; married May 1, 1999; divorced Aug. 10, 2015.

Cymantha Corey of Kasbeer and Ethan J. Sword of Dixon; married Aug. 10, 2012; divorced Aug. 6, 2015.

Traffic court

Child restraint violation — Jessica E. Godinez, 24, of DePue. Disregard stop sign — Joseph G. Hunt, 47, of Manlius.

Driving under the influence of alcohol — Sheldon A. Hall, 24, of Princeton.

Speeding (15-20) — Shawn M. Schmotzer, 20, of Manlius.

Unsafe equipment — Andrew L. Martinez, 28, of DePue.

OGLESBY — Following a public hearing Aug. 13, the Illinois Valley Community College Board approved a 2016 budget with total expenditures of $36.3 million, a 5.7 percent decrease, and total revenues of $33.5 million, a 7.2 percent decrease.

Operating revenues are projected to be over $21.5 million, up $43,112 or .2 percent. The operating budget will be balanced by transferring $536,750 from auxiliary enterprises for IT infrastructure and $70,000 from working cash interest.

More than $1.47 million will be spent to complete a student center and cyber café, final pieces of the building project financed 75 percent with state funding.

In other business, the board approved: • The retirement of Jamie Gahm as director of continuing education and business services effective Dec. 31 after more than 30 years. Gahm’s supervisor said, “She is one of the most recognized faces of the college across the district. Jamie is respected by our partners in the community and known as a go-to person for making things happen.”

• The resignation of nursing instructor Jennifer Savoia after five years. Savoia plans to pursue continuing education and teaching opportunities.

• Restoring the part-time accounting clerk position to full-time.

• The $247,211 bid of Arthur J. Gallagher with Hanover Insurance for property/casualty insurance — nearly 22 percent less than the college’s current premium — and Forrest Sherer Inc. for workers’ compensation insurance.

• The bond proposal from R.J. Galla through Liberty Surety First for three years at $29,743.

• The proposals of Illinois Valley Community Hospital and St. Margaret’s Health to provide athletic trainer services for the next two years for $5,000 a year for each hospital.

• The hiring of Interact Communications of Lacrosse, Wis., for $70,500 for enrollment, retention and marketing services. Interact, chosen from among eight firms submitting proposals, has worked solely with two-year colleges for the past 20 years and is led by renowned communication strategist Pam Cox-Otto. Interact’s work will include a district environmental scan, strategic

IVCC to cover MAP awards OGLESBY — As classes are set to begin Monday, Aug. 17, at Illinois Valley Community College, the college will honor state-funded Monetary Award Program (MAP) tuition grants despite the continuing state budget stalemate.

Lower-income students rely on MAP to pay a part of their tuition. Financial aid director Patty Williamson said approximately 500 students have qualified for MAP funding for the 2015-16 academic year.

Awards range from $342 to $1,750 for an academic year depending on the number of credit hours a student enrolls in. With the budget in limbo, the agency which oversees MAP, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, hasn’t had the money appropriated yet and is unsure how much it will receive.

Police reports under the influence in the 200 block of Princeton Police South First Street at 10:48 a.m. Aug. 12.

Disorderly conduct

Trevor A. Bickett, 18, of Malden was charged with disorderly conduct in the 900 block of West Peru Street at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 11.

Unlawful possession

Zachary A. Pond, 23, of Princeton was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia in the 800 block of North Gosse Boulevard at 1:30 p.m.

Aug. 12.

Resisting a peace officer

Arnold S. Madson, 72, of Princeton was charged with resisting a peace officer, improper lane usage and driving

social media advertising, and analysis of advertising effectiveness. “Interact utilizes proven strategies that move the needle in terms of enrollment growth,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran.

The board also learned: • Continuing Education staff served 246 youth campers this summer. “These camps enhance awareness for what our college has to offer and helps young people explore academic and career options,” said Corcoran.

• IVCC’s Project Success program recently secured a five-year funding commitment from the U.S. Department of Education. A total of 1,700 colleges applied for grants but only about 1,000 were funded. “Thanks to our outstanding Project Success staff, our application received a score of 104 out of a possible 106 points – one of the highest scores in the nation,” said Corcoran.

• Students from IVCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Rho Omega Chapter volunteered for the Easter Seals 5K Run/Walk for Kids as part of Ottawa’s Riverfest and helped the event net $10,000.

• Corcoran recognized Ottawa Center coordinator Jeannette Frahm for facilitating a tour for America in Bloom judges July 20 and 21. “Judges were impressed with the center’s landscaping, expertly maintained by a number of volunteers including trustee Jane Goetz and Foundation board director Karen Nussbaum.”

• Recent express registration events in Ottawa and Princeton netted 183 credit hours. “We especially appreciate the hospitality shown us by the staff of the Bureau County Metro Center,” Corcoran noted.

• A newly-formed IVCC/University of Illinois Extension Agriculture Education Development Steering Committee will meet Monday, Aug. 24. “Twenty-nine individuals have agreed to provide feedback on the agriculture education opportunities for IVCC as we look to expand offerings,” said Corcoran.

• The president concluded his report saying, “One of my goals for the new fiscal year is to design and implement a plan to increase enrollment and I believe partnering with the extension on the development of a comprehensive mix of agriculture-related courses and entering into an agreement with Interact are two enormous steps forward in achieving that goal.”

Spring Valley Police Warrant arrest

Jerry R. Stoner, 46, of Spring Valley was picked up in the 400 block of Saint Paul Street at 8:43 p.m. Aug. 12 on a LaSalle County Warrant for failure to appear for a speeding charge.

Accident

A two-vehicle accident involving Kaelynn Ann Geheber, 19, of Princeton and a 17-year-old girl of Mark occurred on Route 6 near St. Bede Lane at 3:23 p.m. Aug. 12.

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Republican

No free in freedom Part 1: Baptism

By Bartlett Lee Kassabaum Special to the BCR

Serving Bureau County Since 1847

Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

Publisher

Editor

Purr-fectly Purrcee About a year and a half ago, we decided we needed a puppy. OK, I could now give you a bazillion reasons why people my age do not need a puppy, but we bit the proverbial dog biscuit bullet and visited some breeders in the Midwest which raised the type of dog we wanted — a Mini GoldenDoodle.

Years ago, that particular breed was probably called a mutt — a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Miniature Poodle. However now, breeders make a wad of money with these little compact guys who are very smart, who have tons of energy, who have the sweetest faces you will ever see, and who absolutely love life to its fullest. Did I mention they have tons of energy?

Purrcee came into the house in June of 2014, and nothing has been the same Terri Simon since. We probably worried most about how the cat would adapt, but quite frankly, Purrcee has taken it upon herself to keep the cat in line better than we have ever been able to. OK, she does snarf down the cat’s food when we aren’t looking, but by and large, the cat has figured out how to create situations that ultimately cause this hound to be in the hot seat ... leaving the cat unscathed in many situations.

Did I mention Purrcee has the energy of a toddler who has just consumed copious amounts of sugar, caffeine and Mountain Dew? No kidding. While she starts out slow in the mornings, she finishes strong in the evenings — long after our energy has been depleted. I’ve seen her use the dining room, living room and kitchen as a race track (God bless the hardwood floors) comparable to the Indy 500, and when she races down the front steps, you better have a good grip on her leash — since she flies down the cement stairs like a thoroughbred out of the gate. She’s only 29 pounds, but she clearly doesn’t know her strength; and more than once, I’ve had her catch me off guard and ended up on the ground (not a pretty visual) when she decided to play bull in a china shop, and I wasn’t expecting it.

We just about own stock in leashes and harnesses and collars, since all we have to do is look away for a minute, and she’s quickly gnawed them in half.

Purrcee has destroyed most of her toys, though never chewed up anything that didn’t belong to her. She snags socks, dish towels and Kleenex and then runs through the house like she has just stolen a handful of money from the Denver mint. She’s never had one accident in the house, but really doesn’t like to get her feet wet in the morning dew ... so much time is spent on waiting ... waiting ... waiting ... for either the grass to dry or her to tip toe into the grass to do her business.

I could go on and on about the trials and tribulations of this hound ... But at the end of the day, I can’t imagine life without her. No kidding. Purrcee is an absolute joy, and even though she wears me to a frazzle many times throughout the day, I wouldn’t trade her for the world.

I cherish every moment with her. I look forward to spending time with her. I laugh more than I ever thought possible with her in my life. I look forward to the times she’s my sidekick in the front seat of the pick-up truck. I wait for those late night moments when she finally gets tired, and she wants to cuddle. I get tickled when she greets everyone with the momentum of a happy and healthy puppy (we’re still working on that). I smile to myself when someone drives by who I don’t know, yet the driver rolls down the window and yells, “Hi Purrcee.”

Plain and simple ... I love my dog. No ... I really love my dog.

I wish all animals had the love in which Purrcee thrives ... I say that every day. She is a bundle of joy ... and a bundle of energy, but she makes me a better person — happier, kinder, more patient ... and terribly tired. But I love her so ... And that’s what having a pet should be all about.

Bureau County Republican Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@bcrnews.com.

The battle in the air that Donald Widmark and Max Castner were a part of in World War II was mirrored on the ground in the brutal warfare against the Nazi forces by the U.S. infantry. I’m taking a Richard Widmark breather to relate one man’s journey during this apocalyptic period in our history.

In high school my dad was one hell of a runner.

He was the Tri-County 440 record-holder at Hopkins High School, Granville, with a time that stood for seven years. I can’t imagine what it would be like to suddenly lose that ability at the age of 21. Dad was staying with relatives and working in the steel mills in Gary, Ind., after graduating from high school, when Uncle Sam sent him a letter. Though he was in the best physical shape of his life, he failed the medical exam. He had a hernia. No problem they said, Uncle Sam will fix it for you. They did, and after a short time, they ran him through again. He passed, was 20 years old now, and ready to serve his country. He married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Kunkel, on May 27, 1943. My father told me of his combat in service in the last years of his life. He never spoke of it to me before then.

Charles H. (Kassy) Kassabaum, age 20, entered the service in the U.S. Army on Aug. 19, 1943, and received his training at Camp Adair, Ore., south of Portland. He was first assigned to the 70th Infantry and later transferred to the 91st “Powder River/Let’er Buck” Division, 363rd Infantry, Company C. Their patch had a lone green pine tree with the number 91 over “INF DIV” with the words “POWDER RIVER” on one side of the tree and “LET’ER BUCK” on the other. The original 91st Infantry Division was activated at Camp Lewis, Wash., in 1917, five months after the United States declared war on Germany in World War I. Most of the men came from the states of the northwest part of the country, thus the symbols, emblems and mottos on the patch: A pine tree, “Powder River” (Wyoming), and “Let’er Buck” (bronco busting). It was demobilized May 14, 1919. The 91st was reactivated on Aug. 15, 1942.

Kassy shipped overseas on April 12, 1944, from Camp Patrick Henry, Va., to North Africa, at Oran, Algeria, a spot barely on the map. He underwent four weeks of amphibious training and mock inva-

sions on Arzew beaches east of Oran. His division sailed east across the Tyrrhenian Sea, landing in Naples and Bagnoli, Italy on June 15, 10 days after his 21st birthday. He had his first view of Mt. Vesuvius, rising above the hazy drab Italian landscape, sailing into Naples. The 91st Division was officially assigned to the Fifth Army in June 1944. He received another month of combat training in Naples and then moved from Bagnoli north to Rome on July 1.

North of Rome the 91st started to see action. The 363rd went into action on July 4, 1944, with the IV Corps, on the Fifth Army front near Riparbella.

They were attached to the 34th Infantry Division, fighting to Montecatini, on to Livorno (Leghorn), Pisa, then east to Florence, north to Monticelli Ridge, and through to Bologna, gateway to the Po Valley.

Gen. Mark W. Clark was commanding general of the Fifth Army, and Major General William G. Livesay was in command of the 91st Division. The 91st Division was part of the Fifth Army which included the 361st, 362nd, and 363rd Infantry Regiments. Each regiment consisted of three battalions which had four companies each of about 220 men each, mostly 18 to early 20s in age. That’s about 8,000 infantry along with armor, engineers and artillery, just in the 91st alone. They moved from Naples to Livorno in a slightly northwest direction over 300 miles of rough, hilly terrain, crossing creeks and rivers. They moved north of Rome fighting town to town. Even more so, the Fifth Army consisted of 270,000 troops of all branches and services.

The constant opposition to the soldiers on the ground was a barrage of German 88 mm artillery, German tanks (Panzer-Mark IIs, IVs, and Vs), 7.92 mm Mauser machine gun fire, 60mm and 120mm mortars, flame throwers, mines and rifle fire. The 88mm FLAK was the trump card of the German army. It could fire eight rounds per minute with a range of over 10,000 meters. The mortars (there were three basic types: Illumination, smoke and high explosive containing shrapnel) fired shells in high-arching ballistic trajectories. There were deadly pot mines, S mines, schü mines and

standard anti-tank mines containing one pound of TNT that were imbedded in the ground, that the 91st had to take from the retreating German army.

The S mines were shrapnel mines that exploded into the air shooting out high velocity steel balls.

They are the ones you see in all of the war movies with the two wires sticking out of the ground.

The schü mine was impossible to detect. It was half the size of a cigar box, with half a pound of TNT and a non-metallic fuse. When stepped on, it would blow a foot or leg off or shred the legs and groin area. This is what the soldiers had to face to take the ground in front of them on a daily basis.

July 6 to July 19 the troops of the 363rd experienced the severest action in the campaign to date when taking Mt. Vaso (Hill 634). “Our planes bombed the hill from day ‘til night before we even got there. The shredded trees looked like busted sticks when we first saw the ground.

You couldn’t dig deep foxholes because of the rocky soil, and the hill gave the Germans the high ground. It was the worst,” my dad told me.

The casualties to the 363rd were heavy. The 363rd reverted back to the 91st Division on July 10, west of Chianni (Hill 577). In nine days of continuous fighting across extremely difficult terrain, the 363rd, in its initial action, had spearheaded the Fifth Army advance, cutting the vital Chianni-Castellina highway and capturing the enemy stronghold of Mt. Vaso after days and nights of the bitterest kind of fighting. The 363rd were no longer battle rookies.

In early June to early July the American forces had driven the enemy back 150 miles to the outskirts of Leghorn. It was apparent the enemy intended to defend the

approaches to Leghorn, the third largest port in Italy. The capture of Leghorn would give the Americans control of the Arno River. The Arno River flows north of Leghorn, the first natural defense barrier before the Germans’ last bulwark south of the Po Valley, the Gothic Line. The Fifth Army began massing its forces during the first weeks of July. They included the 34th Division on the right flank, the 88th Division on the left flank, and Kassabaum’s 91st Division up the middle.

Kassy moved with the 363rd Infantry Regiment on a four mile front south of Chianni. They had been fighting for nine days already along with the 34th Division.

There was constant hand to hand and rifle combat in small towns with names like Bagni, Soiana and Terriciola, as well as Chianni, Cecino and Livorno. July 4-12 was the cruel real baptism for the young men of the 361st, 362nd and 363rd Infantry Regiments. Each had tasted the shock and brutality of warfare already. They say that anticipation is greater than realization, but you would have a hard time convincing these young combat veterans that his expectations would come anywhere near the horrors of these days. Mine fields, mortars, burned out bridges, constant shelling, machine gun and rifle fire, and so it went, until the occupation of the south bank of the Arno River.

My father said “You could not stop to think about it, you just had to shoot, run for whatever cover, and keep moving ahead. It was very brutal, and men fell right next to me — dead before they even hit the ground. You had no time to stop and mourn.”

More of the story in two weeks ...

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Births announced — Meet the newest arrivals to the Bureau County area on Page 8. Birth announcements run each Saturday.

Community Notes Coffeehouse performance

Heavy horse pulls will be Aug. 26 PRINCETON — The newest event at the 160th Bureau County Fair in Princeton is the heavy horse pull at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26. It is sanctioned by the Wisconsin Horse Pullers Association. Tickets are $5 for adults, kids 12 and under are free.

There will be two classes of draft horses (3,300 pounds and heavyweights), pulling on a dynamometer (the apparatus that was made to measure horsepower). These gentle giants pull as a team and the team pulling the biggest load the furthest distance is declared the winner and so forth down the line. Unlike a tractor pull where the load gets heavier as they pull, the dynamometer stays at a preset weight for a distance of 27 feet and 6 inches. That is a qualified load to go on a bigger load.

The dynamometer used is now owned and operated by Scott Skinkis of Brillion, Wis., and use to be the old Illinois machine for a lot of years.

The dynamometer portion of this

PRINCETON — The Princeton Coffeehouse will present New England-based folk duo Neptune’s Car at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Open Prairie UCC, 25 E. Marion St., Princeton. Doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $15. Homemade desserts and fair trade coffee will be available. For more information, visit www. theprincetoncoffeehouse.com or call 815-872-6501.

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machine is built on a 1952 Flat-head Ford and is used just for the sport of horsepulling.

Although we never know how many teams will be pulling, we hope to have a good selection of teams entered. The draft horses are primarily of the Belgian draft horse breed because of their muscular structure. There will be a few Per-

cherons pulling too.

A draft horse show will be on Sunday. Halter classes begin at 10 a.m. and the six-horse hitch class will begin after the lunch break.

For complete ticket information for this year’s fair, see the fair’s website at www.bureaucountyfair.com.

The 160th Bureau County Fair run Aug. 26-30 in Princeton.

SBA students take service trip to Kentucky

By Fr. Ronald Margherio

PRINCETON — The Princeton Moose Lodge, 1339 N. Euclid Ave., will host a bingo night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and sandwiches will be available for purchase. For more information, call the lodge at 815-879-5261.

Nursing admission information OGLESBY — A nursing admission information session will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Room 105 of Illinois Valley Community College’s Ottawa Center, 321 W. Main St. Sponsored by the counseling center and admissions and records, the session will cover admission requirements and courses students should take before applying to either the associate degree (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) programs. Space is limited; RSVP with Kathy Sramek at 815-224-0439 or kathy_sramek@ivcc.edu.

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PERU — In July, Fr. Ronald Margherio, O.S.B., and eight students from St. Bede Academy were on a service trip to Covington, Ky. Why travel six hours when there are many needs to be addressed in the Illinois Valley? It gave us the opportunity to be out of our environment and focus on service for an entire week with time for prayer and reflection.

Sr. Cathy Bauer, O.S.B., a social worker, from St. Walburg Monastery in Covington, Ky., coordinated the service opportunities for the entire week.

She calls the program Living Out Loud.

Oftentimes, such service trips concentrate on building and reconstruction projects. This trip afforded us the opportunity to work directly with individuals and to put names and faces to homelessness, etc. We worked in soup kitchens, food pantries, day-care centers, homeless shelters, respite care, homes for the

Scholarships awarded — St. Margaret’s Auxiliary awarded four scholarships to area students. See who they are on Page 10.

• Happy 75th anniversary on Monday, Aug. 17, to Marilyn and Bob Nelson. From Elaine Snow, Cherryl and Arlyn Cook, and Steve Cook.

BCGS will present Civil War speaker

aged, mentoring program, etc. One morning, we did do some demolition at a home being readied for a low-income family.

Each morning we began with prayer and ended our day with prayer and reflection on what we had experienced that day. We always began by mentioning names, the names of those we encountered that day. This way we shared those experiences with one another.

My role as chaplain at St. Bede Academy has me involved with all sorts of activities with our stu-

dents. We do a lot for local charitable causes, such as the food pantry in Spring Valley. We also get involved with such organizations such as Smile Train and Heifer International.

One of my goals as chaplains is to teach our students to be lifelong contributors of time, talent and funds to local, national and international charitable causes.

I also want them to put faces and names to those who are less fortunate and not just to clump them all into a group called “the

poor.” To this end I take students on a Christian Service Trip to Covington, Ky. There we get involved with soup kitchens, mentoring programs, homeless shelters, day care, facilities for the elderly, just to name a few. Here the kids work with individuals, and each evening during the service trip we gather to reflect and they name names of those they have worked with during the day. Once they get to know the poor as persons, they realize we are all the same. In other words, it’s not them and us.

PRINCETON — The August monthly meeting of the Bureau County Genealogical Society will feature Professor Amanda Cook Fesperman as the guest speaker. She has been studying women in politics and history for the past 25 years and is on staff at Illinois Valley Community College. Recently she was co-director of “Lincoln: the Constitution, and the Civil War,” an exhibit that was on display at IVCC this past spring.

She will speak at the BCGS library at 629 S. Main St. in Princeton at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. Her topics will deal with female spies of the Confederacy and women in the Grand Army of

the Republic. Through recent research, mostly by women scholars, new findings have revealed that women were involved in the war efforts of both the North and the South in ways most people never expected.

The public is encouraged to attend this free meeting.

Those wishing more information on the meeting may contact BCGS at 815-879-3133 or drop by during normal hours of operation, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The research library will also be open the first Saturday of the month, as usual, which this time falls on the Labor Day weekend.

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Three more entries announced in baby contest Entry deadline is Wednesday PRINCETON — Three more entries have been received in the 2015 Princeton Junior Woman’s Club baby contest.

They are: Leonardo Michael DiPietro, 6 months, the son of Michael and Stephanie DiPietro of Princeton; Jorja Rhylynn Gould, 11 months, the daughter of Andrew and Randi Gould of Princeton; and Keagan Prokes, 8 months, the son of Kristina and Michael Prokes of Princeton.

Entrants must be Bureau County residents under 24 months of age as of Sept. 11, 2015.

Contest entries must be emailed to princetonjuniors@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Aug. 19.

To enter, email a high

Leonardo DiPietro

Jorja Gould

Keagan Prokes

resolution, snapshot-sized color photograph of the child to princetonjuniors@gmail.com. Please refrain from entering photos taken with cell phone cameras or those that have been cropped or altered.

Also, no professional photographs will be accepted. The email must also include the following: child’s name, sex, current age, birth date, parents’ name, parents’ addresses and two valid contact

phone numbers.

Voting will began Friday, Aug. 14, and will continue until noon on Friday, Sept. 11. The photographs will be displayed at Central Bank, Midland States Bank, Centrue Bank and Heartland Bank. The photos will be rotated weekly between the four banks.

Each child will have a canister with his/her corresponding photograph in which votes can be placed.

One dollar equals 100

votes.

Prizes will be given to the boy and girl winners, as well as the boy and girl runners-up. All winners and their parents will have a spot in the Homestead Festival parade.

The Princeton Junior Woman’s Club donates all the proceeds from this contest back to communities and organizations within Bureau County through various projects carried out by their club.

Truck and tractor pulls will be Aug. 29 PRINCETON — The truck and tractor pulls will again crank up the 160th Bureau County Fair in Princeton at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. The farm stock class is first, followed by the main truck and tractor pull sanctioned by the Illini State Pullers.

The event is sponsored by Crop Production Services, Michlig Grain, Ag View FS, Birkey’s, Becks Seed, Marquis Energy, Consolidated Grain, Flight Manufacturing, First Farm Credit, Wyffels Seed, Northern Partners, Central Bank, ADM Grain, DeKalb Asgrow Seeds, Hol-

land and Sons, Pioneer Brands, Patriot Renewable Fuels, R Equipment, Rumbold & Kuhn, Cargill Inc., Midwest Truck Service, Forristall Concrete, Kasbeer Farmers Elevator, HCC Inc., Illinois Cement, Vern’s Farm Supply, Stone Seed Group, Agri-Gold Seeds, Clifton Larsen, Dakota Street Insurance, Seatonville Elevator, and W.G. Leffelman & Sons.

Local participants are encouraged to compete at the fair. Complete rules are available online at www.illinistatepullers.com or at the fair’s website, www.bureaucounty-

fair.com. For questions, call Jason Yakey at 815-979-2406.

Tickets for Saturday’s pull are on sale now at the Bureau County Fair office, with adult admission $10, kids age 7-12 $5 and 6 and under are free. Pit passes are $20. For ticket information, call 815-875-2905.

Tickets purchased in advance also include the fair gate admission, saving up to $5 per ticket.

For complete ticket information for this year’s fair, visit www. bureaucountyfair.com. The 160th Bureau County Fair runs Aug. 26-30 in Princeton.

78th annual Dean reunion held in Tiskilwa TISKILWA — Seventy-four people attended the 78th annual Dean reunion on July 26 at West Park in Tiskilwa.

Raymond Schindel gave the table grace followed by a picnic dinner. After the meal, president Jason Dean presided over the meeting.

Recorded births were: a son, Zachary Owen, to Jake and Laura Reidel; a son, Leonardo Michael DiPietro to Stephanie and Michael DiPietro; two daughters, Teegan and Kinley to Andrew and Jessica Munson; and a daughter, Millie, to Brad and Ashley Radcliffe.

Recorded marriages

were: Heather Nibbelin to Jason Dean, and Kate Lee to Timothy Feurer.

Recorded deaths were: Leslie Dean Jr., Kenneth Dean, Kevin C. Gall, Richard “Dick” Mahnke and Gregory Paul Dean.

The oldest female present was Mae Gall; the oldest male was Merle Polson; the youngest girl was Avery Sims; newly married was Jason and Heather Dean; and married the longest was David and Alice Schindel.

Prizes were awarded in the following categories: child who played baseball last, Peyton Yonts; boy who went swimming last,

Torchia receives degree IOWA CITY, Iowa — Princeton native Molly Torchia received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies degree from the University of Iowa at the close of the spring 2015 semester.

About 5,100 students received degrees during spring 2015 commencement ceremonies held in Iowa City.

Peyton Yonts; girl who went swimming last, Izzy Wallace; boy with shortest hair, Dean Brolley; girl with longest hair, Taylor Yonts; child with a missing tooth, Henry Lied; first person to reunion, Don Wooden; last person to grill out, John Johnson; person who forgot to bring dinnerware, Lori Ausili; person lost power last, Barb Rasbid; person who changed oil last, Raymond Schindel; last person to attend church

that day, Mary Lu Wooden; largest family from hone house, Jason Lied; and last person to arrive at reunion, Gayle Little.

After the meeting, family members played games, including the egg toss and minute to win it.

The 79th Dean reunion will be at 12:30 p.m. July 24, 2016, at West Park in Tiskilwa. The 2016 officers are Sandy Taylor, president; Edith Yonts, vice president; and Alice Schindel, secretary.

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Edna Bangtson will celebrate 100th birthday Edna A. Bangtson, formerly of Buda, will celebrate her 100th birthday with a family dinner in Bloomington.

Edna was born Aug. 21, 1915, to Charles and Lula (Stinson) Philhower. She married Foster C. Bangtson Feb. 20, 1936, in Tiskilwa. He died Feb. 5, 1989. They had one daughter, Marilyn K. Bangtson (deceased).

Edna helped her husband, Foster, on the farm in Buda.

She is a lifetime member of the Bureau County Farm

Edna Bangtson Bureau and a member of the First United Church of Christ in Sheffield.

Cards may be sent to Edna at: The Myerling Home, 2218 E. Lincoln St., Bloomington, IL 61701.

Births Announced Burd Troy and Sara (Bernardi) Burd of Spring Valley are the parents of a son born Aug. 8 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

Rowe Darryn Rowe and Lindsay Shaw of Princeton are the parents of a daughter, Amelyia Marie Lynn, born Aug. 7 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches in length. She was welcomed home by one sister, Lyndon, 10. Maternal grandparents are Elaine Wolf of Princeton and Lee Fragd of Princeton. Paternal grandparent is Charles Rowe of Princeton. Great-grandparents are Alberta Rayburn of Princeton, Wilma Herrick of Mineral Wells, Texas, and Janet Richard Phillips of Hammond, Ind.

Erwin James Erwin and Jennifer Moreland of Bureau are the parents of a son, Jase Russell, born Aug. 5 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches in length. He was welcomed home by two brothers, Dylan, 6, and James, 11, and two sisters, Summer, 9, and Haley, 20. Maternal grandparents are Mary and Terry Cork of Bradford. Paternal grandparents are James and Becky Erwin of Bureau. Great-grandparents are John and Norma Camp of Princeton, and Harvey Curley of Bureau.

Great-great-grandparent is Donald Moreland of Henry.

Roush Aaron and Cassandra (Sapp) Roush of Manlius are the parents of a daughter, Lillian Grace, born Aug. 3 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches in length. She was welcomed home by one sister, Sophie, 3. Maternal grandparents are Daryl Lanxon and Kaye Sapp of Sheffield. Paternal grandparents are Marty and Lori Roush of Manlius. Great-grandparents are Everett and Jeanne Embs of Pendleton, Ky., Diana Whitehouse of Campbellsburg, Ky., Dave and Judy Jacobson of New Bedford, and Joe and Sally Quagliano of Manlius.

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PHS cheerleaders attend camp PRINCETON — The Princeton High School cheerleaders recently returned from a very successful Universal Cheerleaders Association Camp at Illinois State University.

The junior varsity and varsity squads learned numerous sidelines, cheers, dances and stunts during their camp. The junior varsity received first as the overall champions in the Game Day Champion-

ships. The varsity squad received fourth place (out of 11 squads) in the Game Day Cheer Championships and fourth place in the Xtreme Championships. Both squads Photo contributed were recognized as superior squads and Sarah Ray was selected as a UCA All-American. Kendal Way and Jessica Gleason Brandon and Emily Stover, music directors at Logan Junior High School, are pictured were awarded the “Pin It Forward” award from the UCA Staff for being great leaders receiving a $250 donation check from Brenda Streit (left) of the Princeton Rotary Club.

The donation was made to be used to help fund the Logan Junior High Band Choir trip and role models to their squads.

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to St. Louis, Mo., in May 2016. The band and choir will participate in clinics at Washington University. The band will be performing at the City Museum and the choir will be performing at the St. Louis Science Center. The students also plan to visit and explore the Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum and Ballpark Village, the St. Louis Zoo, the City Museum and the St. Louis Science Center.

Hayes graduates basic training SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Airman Brittany A. Hayes has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.

Hayes completed an intensive, eightweek program which included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic

warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of Air Force.

She is the daughter of Tim Hayes of Princeton and Laurie A. Hayes of Johnston, Colo. She graduated from Princeton High School in 2014.

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Hall receives $13,000 donation Spring Valley City Bank President and CEO Matthew E. Merboth presents a check for $13,000 to Hall High School Superintendent Mike Struna. The funds will be used to purchase the scoreboard for the new Red Devil gym.

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St. Margaret’s Auxiliary awards scholarships SPRING VALLEY — The St. Margaret’s Auxiliary awarded four scholarships to area students who have been accepted into or who are currently enrolled in a health care professional curriculum. Recipients of this year’s scholarships include: Ania Peek currently works for St. Margaret’s as a charge RN on the medical, surgical and pediatrics floor. She has been with St. Margaret’s for eight years and received her BSN in August 2014. She was recently accepted into the MSN program at Western Governor University, Salt Lake City, Utah, and will continue to both work and go to school full time until her expected graduation in January 2017. Peek was awarded the $1,000 Janyce Stuckert Memorial Scholarship, presented by her family in honor of her.

Ania and her husband, Adam, live in Spring Valley.

Brenda Carr is currently a student at Illinois Valley Community College and begins classes towards her RN degree this fall.

She was recently awarded the $1,000 scholarship in memory of Auxiliary

charter member Marge Barto, provided by her family. Carr works at St. Margaret’s in medical transcription and is working towards her ultimate goal of becoming a Hospice RN. She and her husband, Christopher, have two children and reside in Princeton.

Molly Considine will attend Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., in the fall to study nursing, with a goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist. Considine was awarded a $1,000 St. Margaret’s Auxiliary scholarship. She is a 2015 graduate of St. Bede Academy, where she excelled at academics, sports and various clubs while also volunteering and working part-time.

She is the daughter of Tom and Sue Sickley of LaSalle.

Lauren Gunia will pursue her goal of becoming a pediatric oncology nurse when she attends MacMurray College in Jacksonville this fall. Gunia, a CNA and a 2015 LaSalle-Peru High School graduate, has been awarded a $1,000 St. Margaret’s Auxiliary scholarship. She is the daughter of Randy and Julie Gunia of Peru.

Faulls announce IVCC scholarship opportunities OGLESBY — Though it’s been more than 45 years since he left the old barracks campus, Al Faull of Peru has never forgotten the good experience he had at Illinois Valley Community College in the late 1960s.

“Al was in the first IVCC class in 1966, and went onto a successful career, but he never forgot where he started,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran.

“The Faulls’ generous gift will help many of our automotive students gain solid careers themselves.”

They will support mechanically inclined students as he was. Al and his wife Terri will fund up to three scholarships for IVCC automotive technology students each year.

The Albert and Terri Faull Scholarship will pay tuition, fees and book expenses for incoming freshmen who are residents of LaSalle, Peru,

Oglesby and Spring Valley.

Home schooled and GED graduates are also eligible.

The Faulls have lived in the Illinois Valley their entire lives. Al studied mechanical technology under Don Haas when IVCC was located in LaSalle-Peru High School and moved with the program across the Illinois River to the temporary buildings.

He earned an associates in applied science in 1969.

He retired in 2002 after 33 years with IDOT. He was a member of the IDOT Credit Union Board and also served in the Loan Department.

The former Terri Korter of Oglesby graduated from LaSalle-Peru Township High School and worked a short time at the LaSalle County Courthouse. She spent the majority of her career as office manager at the local TV cable firms in Peru. She retired in 2010 after 33 years of service.

Learn about tarot card reading on Aug. 18 PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library will host Ellie Barbeau at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. She will talk about the history and symbolism of tarot card reading.

Barbeau has been interested in tarot since college when she researched the subject for a project in an anthropology class. The cards have a fascinating history in pop culture, from

their first use as playing cards to becoming vehicles for artistic expression and divination.

The library is located at 698 E. Peru St. in Princeton.

All programs at the library are free and open to all.

For more information on upcoming programs and on Princeton Public Library services, visit www. theprincetonlibrary.org or call 815-875-1331.

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PHS cheerleaders host cheer camp The Princeton High School cheerleaders hosted their annual Little Tigers Summer Cheer Camp July 8-10 in Prouty Gym. This year 44 campers, ranging from Pre-K through seventh grade, learned sidelines, cheers and a dance.

The material they learned each day are cheers that the high school girls perform at each and every PHS football and basketball games.

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11 Sports Saturday, August 15, 2015 • 11 Friday Night Lights — The Friday Night Lights will go on Aug. 28 in Illinois to kick off the 2015 prep football season.

2015 Princeton golf preview

Doubling down

Gross directing Princeton boys and girls golf

By Kevin Hieronymus

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Bible belter Princeton Bible’s Brandon Ackerman smashes a hit down the line in Thursday’s Princeton Fastpitch Church League tournament action. Bible had its hot bats cooled down by Methodist’s Bret Lasson, who pitched his team into Saturday’s finals against St. Matthew’s with a 14-2 victory. See more on the game on page 13.

Sports shorts Meet the Storm

Hall season tickets

MANLIUS — Bureau Valley High School will host the 2015 Meet the Storm Night for all fall sports on Friday, Aug. 21, at the BV Athletic Field.

Beginning at 6 p.m. all parents are strongly encouraged to meet briefly for break-out meetings by activity in these locations: Football - Football field bleachers.

Cheerleaders - Room 413.

Cross country - Media Center.

Volleyball - Gym. Golf - Driver’s Ed. Room 444.

Drill Team - Room 312.

Marching Band - Music/Band Room.

After these meetings, all fall participants will be introduced on the football field. Then the football and volleyball teams will hold a short practice/scrimmage.

In case of inclement weather, all introductions will take place inside the gymnasium.

SPRING VALLEY — Hall High School will sell season tickets for the 2015 volleyball and football seasons from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug 17, at the east entrance of the school.

The football tickets will also be sold at the Red-White Scrimmage Friday, Aug. 21. Volleyball will be sold at the Meet the Lady Devils Night Thursday, Aug. 20.

Hall fall pictures

SPRING VALLEY — Group and individual pictures will be taken of all Hall fall sport athletes, plus cheerleaders and Devilettes in the small gym Friday, August 21. Order forms have been given to the coaches and are due the day of pictures. If athletes forget their money, they should still have their picture taken and then may order online. Any questions about sport pictures or yearbook/I.D. card pictures should be

directed to Karen Klopcic at kklopcic@hallhighschool502.com.

The schedule for Friday is as follows: 12:30 p.m. -freshman volleyball; 12:50 p.m. - Devilettes; 1:10 p.m. - sophomore volleyball; 1:30 p.m. - cross country; 1:50 p.m.- varsity volleyball; 2:10 p.m. - JV football; 2:30 p.m. - JV cheerleaders; 3 p.m. varsity cheerleaders; 3:30 p.m. - varsity football; 4 p.m. - golf.

in the respect that he has earned from his teamkhieronymus@bcrnews.com mates.” He has a “fire to PRINCETON — Will succeed and improve on Gross has taken on dual every aspect of his golf game,” Gross said. roles as head boys’ With some early coach at Princeton season adjustments along with his girls’ to his game, Gross coaching duties. said, Erven can have Mason Kimbera “very successful ley, another Tiger season and be comgolf alum, has been petitive in each and hired as assistant every match.” Gross coach for both PHS Will said Erven has a ton squads, taking over Gross of talent and is very one team when coachable. they are playing Eggers ended separately.

The his sophomore PHS squads share year at a very high four home dates point, Gross said, together. and “knows what Gross succeeds he needs to work Duane Price as on and is putting boys coach.

Colby his best efforts Princeton Boys Gross, a former Robbins into improving all aspects of his game Tiger golfer, inherits three returning start- in order to be even more ers in juniors Colby Rob- competitive this season.”

In all, PHS has 17 Tigers bins, Colton Erven and Josh Eggers. Gross looks taking the links. Other for Robbins, a two-year returners include seniors varsity player, to “be a Grant Reed, Seth Tortrue team leader both in terms of his scores and PHS Page 12

Blue-White Scrimmage

PRINCETON — The annual BlueWhite Scrimmage at Princeton High School will be Friday, Aug. 21, at Bryant Field.

The event begins at 6 p.m. with the National Anthem by the Star Spangled Singers.

Introduction of all fall activities will begin at 6:15 p.m., including marching band, cheerleaders, pom, Star Spangled Singers, boys and girls

PHS senior Arraia Hicks is a returning state qualifier. She was the 2014 BCR co-Golfer of the Year with teammate Sophia Suarez.

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Down the Fairway

August brings share of hole-in-ones

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

Bob Carlson Hole-in-one at Wyaton Hills

There’s been a run of holein-one shots since the calendar turned to August.

Bob Carlson sank a hole in one at Wyaton Hills Golf Course in Princeton Aug. 3, using his 8 iron on the No. 7 hole. It was witnessed by John Eden, Fred Kimberly and Bob Oaks.

There was two holes-in-one shot recently at Edgewood Park Golf Club in McNabb.

Bill Halberg of Oglesby aced

the 155-yard No. 12 hole with his 7 iron Tuesday, Aug. 4.

On Wednesday, Aug. 12, Rod Turner fired a hole-in-one on the 145-yard, No. 12 hole, also with a 7 iron.

Hidden Lake roundup: The third round of the Hidden Lake Ladies Club Championship tournament has completed, leading in the club house is Karen Taylor with 126. She is followed by Patsy DeFauw (130), Carol Roberson (131), Lu Anne Coppejans (132) and Kathy Rakestraw (133).

The final round will be played this week.

Taylor won this year’s HLGC Handicap Tournament with Beth VanVooren second. Winners for this year’s Bring a Team Guest Day at HLGC included the HLGC team of Taylor, Lu Anne Coppejans, Patsy DeFauw and Anita Rakestraw in A Flight at -3.

Red Devil Classic: The Hall Athletic Parents Club’s Red Devil Classic has been rescheduled from Saturday, Aug. 15, to Saturday, Oct. 10, at Spring

Creek Golf Course. It will be a four-person, best ball scramble.

Entry fee is $60 per golfer, which includes golf and a pork chop/brat dinner. Registration starts at 10 a.m. with an 11 a.m. shotgun start.

For more information, call Paul Quinn at 815-326-0184 or email to pquinn@hallhighschool502.com.

Solorio Memorial: The 2015 Frank Solorio Memorial Golf Outing will be Saturday, Aug. 22,

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“These girls hold special place in my heart and career.” • Will Gross

From Page 11 golf, boys and girls cross country, girls tennis, boys soccer, girls volleyball and football.

The F/S football scrimmage will start at 6:35 p.m.

There will be performances starting at 6:45 p.m. by the poms, cheer and band with the varsity football scrimmage scheduled for 6:55 p.m.

Boys Soccer will hold a Blue-White Night at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20, at Bryant Field.

There will be a Meet the Tigresses Night for Volleyball at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, in Prouty Gymnasium.

Meet the Bruins

PERU — St. Bede Academy will host a Meet the Bruins Night Friday, Aug. 21.

There will be a volleyball scrimmage at 5:30 p.m. in the gym. A football scrimmage will follow at 6:30 p.m. at the football field.

All fall athletes will be introduced at the football scrimmage. Cost of admission will be a donation of food items for the Food Pantry.

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Scoreboard Rec golf

Hidden Lake Ladies League Play of the Day (Aug. 12): Reverse your Score.

Championship: Karen Taylor 34.

A Flight: Sara Sierens 25.

B Flight: Carlene Hebel and Mae Britt 05.

C Flight: Deb Zenger 16.

Low Gross: Patsy DeFauw 40.

Low Net: Colleen Thurston 47-17=30.

Low Putts: Vicki Hoogerwerf 13.

Birdies: Patsy DeFauw #12; Cheryl Michlig #14, Lu Anne Coppejans #15, Colleen Thurston #18.

Chip-ins: Janice Mueller #18.

Signs: Closest 3rd Shot on #10 Patsy DeFauw; on #12 - Patsy DeFauw; #14 - Cheryl Michlig, #16 - Diane Walker Standings: Michlig Grain 23, HLGC 22, Johnson Agency 21.

Wyaton Hills Ladies League Standings: Flour House 4-1, Myrtles 3-2, Anne’s antique 3-2, Wyanet Carpet 2-3, White Ways 1.5-3.5, Ranchitos Seniortas 1.5-3.5.

Flag events: Deb Maritz long putt #9. low gross: Carol Towne 43. low net: Anne Lusher 30.

Outstanding shots: Anne Lusher chip-in eagle #6.

Wyaton Hills Men’s League Standings: Michlig Energy 6-0, Adler Chiropractic 4-2, Hillview 3-3, Park

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IV Champs Spring Creek Golf Course captured the 2015 Illinois Valley Women’s Golf Open Invitational low gross championship at Hidden Lake Golf Club. Team members are (front row, from left) Cheryl Weistart, Julie Scheri, Michelle Schmidt; and (back row) Paula Blanco, Connie Banks, Barb Stank, Hilda Koppens, Kathy Potthoff, Mary Scheri and Connie Marusich.

Golf From Page 11 at Spring Creek Golf Course. Registration is at 8 a.m. with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

Cost is $75 per golfer. Scores from two teams will be combined for a four-person team scramble.

Checks made payable to the DePue Men’s Club may be sent to P.O. Box 707, DePue, IL 61322. To sign up, call 815-894-2137.

Chip shots: The Princeton High School Booster Club Tiger Classic will be Saturday, Aug. 15, at Wyaton Hills Golf

Course. One golfer will have a chance to win $5,000 in the putting contest. For more information, call PHS golf coach and event chairman Will Gross at 815878-4623 ... Also Saturday, ServiceMaster DSI’s Celebrity Charity Golf Classic will be at Chapel Hill Golf Course. Golfers will have the opportunity to meet and bid to golf with Super Bowl champions from the 1985 Chicago Bears. All proceeds benefit the American Red Cross and the United Way. To register, call 800-954-9444.

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Tavern 2-4, Burress Farms 2-4, Laporte Mowing 1-5 Flag events: Tony Gonzales Closest to the pin #5.

Low gross: Ron Cordum 36.

Low net: Matt Mitchell, Ron Cordum 29.

Birdies: Max Halberg #3 & #9, Ron Cordum 1 & 6, Carl Prokes 6.

Softball

Princeton Fastpitch Church League League tournament at West Side TUESDAY, Aug. 4: (6) Princeton Bible Church 18, (4) Bureau Township 2.

(2) St. Matthew’s 23, (7) People Church 4.

FRIDAY, Aug. 7: (2) St. Matthew’s 19, (3) St. Louis 13.

(1) UMC 15, (5) Bunker Hill.

Saturday, Aug. 8: (7) People Church 13, (5) Bunker Hill 8.

(6) Princeton Bible Church 19, St. Louis 12.

TUESDAY, AUG. 11: (6) Princeton Bible 18, (7) People Church 4.

(2) St. Matthew’s 10, (1) Methodist 7.

THURSDAY, AUG. 13: (1) Methodist 14, (6) Princeton Bible 2. WP: B. Lasson. LP: R. Jensen. HR: B. Lasson (M) SATURDAY, AUG. 15: Title - (2) St. Matthew’s vs. (1) Methodist, 6 p.m. If necessary, 7:30 p.m.

Junior High girls At Ottawa Ottawa Shepard 12, Princeton Logan 0.

more successful.”

Hicks will be back once again at the top of the PHS From Page 11 lineup. She is a 2014 IHSA chia, Hunter Culjan, state qualifier, threeBryce Nyman and Jeremy time sectional qualifier Hopper, and sophomores and First Team All-BCR Billy Carr, Conner Alter selection, including 2014 co-Golfer of the Year. and Dillon Wright.

“Arraia is already in post There are two juniors out for the first time season form and is motiin Jacob Gibson and vated to make another Jake Farraher. Freshmen deep postseason run. She rounding out the squad is working harder on the are Gabe Thompson, Bra- practice area and on the den Murfin, Austyn Brid- course than I have previdick and Michael Kramer. ously seen out of her and “With the talent and it is paying off everyday as work ethic that I have she continues to improve. seen up to this point, I I see no reason that she look to use a variety of will not accomplish anyvarsity lineups and posi- thing that she puts her tion ourselves to gain mind to,” Gross said.

Audra Reidner, who is experience and be competitive throughout the also a three-time sectionconference matches and al qualifier and First Team into the postseason. I All-BCR selection, carried look for us as a team to a 49.1 scoring average last continue to work hard year. Gross said she has at the aspects that need what it takes to get to the attention and believe that next level and she has the we will be competitive in focus and determination to terms of the TRAC title achieve her goals this year.

Gross said Ciesielski this season,” he said.

The Tigers will be test- and Hieronymus will be ed quickly with an early heavily relied upon to rigorous schedule that “make us successful and includes four matches that they have welcomed and a tournament in the the challenge.”

The PHS coach said his first full week. girls have the talent, leadPrinceton girls Gross said this year’s ership and work ethic of girls’ team at PHS holds what it takes to continue a very special place in his to compete at the highheart and career with a est level of girls’ golf and senior class which was his knows what it takes. They first class when he took are aiming for a fourth over this program. Arraia straight trip to sectionals Hicks and Audra Reidner and position themselves have been with him for to compete for the TRAC the long haul, with class- title once again.

• Tiger tales: PHS held mates Jaimee Ciesielski and Brooke Hieronymus qualifying rounds Friday, joining the program last Aug. 14, the girls at Wyaton Hills and the boys at year. will Newcomers this year are Chapel. Both teamswww.edw junior Rachel Jensen and swing into action Tuesfreshmen Kelly VanDen- day, Aug. 18 on their home course at Chapel Busche and Jade Loftus.

“Our goals and expec- Hill. The girls will face tations remain the same Putnam County at 4 p.m. that they have always and the boys will square been, get better each and off against Sterling Newevery day and compete man. That starts a busy at the highest level. I am week for the boys with of times, changes in life also affect at Putnam Coun-yo truly Lots excited for what I matches ty and at home vs.

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Princeton Bible Church scored 55 runs in a three-game win streak to reach the top three of the Princeton Fastpitch Church League Tournament.

Then it ran in to Methodist’s Bret Lasson.

Lasson cooled down the hot Bible bats on the way to a 14-2 Methodist victory Thursday. The win sends Methodist to Saturday’s finals, needing to trip unbeaten St. Matthew’s twice in the double-elimination tournament. First pitch is 6 p.m. at West Side Park.

Methodist, the regular season champion, jumped out to a 10-0 win. Before the night was done, Methodist got homers from Lasson, Dylan Olson and Brandon Hanson.

Saturday’s finals will

be a rematch of Tuesday’s semifinals in which St. Matt’s prevailed 10-7. The church league rivals split a pair of regular-season games.

St. Matt’s is the defending champion, having swept a pair of games over Bunker Hill a year ago. It seeks its eight tournament crown since 1982.

Methodist won the tournament/league crown in 2013, defeating St. Matt’s in the second contest 4-3 after dropping the opener 14-1.

Methodist has won the tournament eight times dating back to 1980.

Church bulletin: Bible’s third-place finish is its best tournament showing since placing third in 2011. Fourth place People Church had its best ever tournament finish since joining the league.

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Methodist catcher Brandon Mall (left) leaps for a throw home Thursday against Princeton Bible Church. Methodist’s Brandon Hanson (above) belts out a hit while PBC’s Garey Driscoll (below) can’t quite make connections in center field.

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SPRING VALLEY SUPERMARKET Looking for a part-time CAKE DECORATOR. Experience necessary.

Apply at: Spring Valley Supermarket, 117 South Spaulding Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK Is seeking an energetic individual for a Full-time CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE position. Duties include teller work, opening new accounts & customer contact marketing. This position is available at our Walnut Office. First Federal Savings Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply online at: www.ffsbweb.com or email resume to: mmulinazzi@ ffsbweb.com

Bureau County Senior Citizens Association taking applications for part-time DRIVERS. Must pass DOT physical and drug screening. Must be able to work Fridays & Saturdays.

Applications can be picked up at: 16 West Marion Street, Princeton. Monday–Friday 8am–4pm

Full & Part-time MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN. Early mornings, inside and outside duties, deep cleaning. Minor handyman work. Competitive wages, full-time benefits. Must be trustworthy, self motivated, and have references.

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We have full-time/ part- time openings for: *Direct Support Professional (Caregivers) *Janitorial *Clinical Counselors.

Gateway Services, Inc. will be holding OPEN INTERVIEWS Thursday, August 20, 2015 at our new location: 526 Bureau Valley Parkway, Suite B, from 9am- 4 pm. Gateway Services, Inc. provides care to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED, be 18 years of age or older, and have a valid driver's license. Paid training for those interested in Direct Support Professional positions. EOE/EEOC

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Buda Rescue Unit lunch stand at the Fire Station on Main Street PRINCETON 1024 North Gosse. Friday, August 14, 8am-2pm; Saturday, August 15, 8am-noon.

RAIN OR SHINE! Books, Cds, movies, video games, toys, trading cards, men's clothes and more PRINCETON 1033 Phyllis Avenue. Thursday, August 13, 3pm-7pm; Friday, August 14, 8am-3pm; Saturday, August 15, 8am3pm.

MOVING SALE. Misc. too numerous to list PRINCETON 1931 Park Avenue West. Pre Sale: Thursday, August 13, 3pm-6pm; Sale: Friday, August 14, 8am-3pm; Saturday, August 15, 8am12pm. Household items, crafts, purses, Barbie clothes, Christmas items.

Some Antiques PRINCETON 518 South Fifth Street. Friday, August 14, 8am-5pm; Saturday, August 15, 8am-noon.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE. A little bit of everything!

Boy's clothing- back to school clothing PRINCETON 9 North Euclid. Thursday & Friday, August 13 & 14, 1pm5pm; Saturday, August 15, 10am-2pm.

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Clothing, antiques, DVD's, gaming, and lots of miscellaneous ADVERTISE GARAGE SALES OR YARD SALES! The Bureau County Republican can promote your garage sale or yard sale. Call 815-875-4461.

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RURAL PRINCETON 4 bedroom, Princeton Schools. $900 per month.

References and security deposit required. Available September 1st. Broker Owned. Call Ray Farm Management for application, 815-872-3276

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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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APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN PRINCETON 1 Bedroom, upstairs, $500/month + utilities; also 1 Bedroom, $600/ month + utilities.

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PRINCETON 20 East Peru Street. 1 Bedroom Apartments. Appliances, water, gas and garbage included. $425 + security.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

PUTNAM COUNTY FARMLAND 142+/- TOTAL ACRES

The following described farmland will be offered by Public Auction.

Sale day location: Magnolia Fire Barn, 107 N Chicago St, Magnolia, IL 61336 OPEN TENANCY 2015

SATURDAY, AUG. 29, 2015 10:00 A.M.

OPEN TENANCY 2015

DETAILS: 142.808 Acres +/- located in the South ½ of Section 18, Magnolia Twp, Putnam County, Illinois Mature timber, great hunting and recreational land with 57.01 acres of tillable.

Farm is allocated for PLC program Plat locations, Aerial Photos, Soil Maps and other information available @ BrummelRealty.com TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 1.) Property will be sold on a per gross surveyed acre basis.

2.) Seller will provide Buyer with survey dated June 28th, 2011.

3.) The successful bidder will be required to enter into a standard purchase agreement contract. 10% of the contract purchase price will be due immediately following the auction. Balance is due & payable on or before September 29th, 2015.

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

5.) The 2015 real estate taxes due and payable in 2016 will be the responsibility of the Seller. The 2016 real estate taxes due and payable in 2017 will be the responsibility of the Buyer.

6.) Property has 57.01 tillable acres per Putnam County FSA department.

7.) Taxes for 2014 = $498.04 8.) Tenancy for the 2016 crop year is open. Possession on the tillable portion of farm to be given upon removal of the 2015 crop.

9.) Hunting rights & possession on the timber portion of farm to be given upon closing.

10.) Seller retains the 2015 crop.

11.) Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids.

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

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

14.) For additional information or to view the property, contact : Scott Brummel at 630-553-3200.

Attorney for Seller: Alan Marsh 511 East Etna Rd Ottawa, IL 61350 815-434-2000 Number System will be Used – I.D. Required Not Responsible for Accidents BRUMMEL REALTY, LLC REDIGER AUCTION SERVICE Scott Brummel, Broker Rick Rediger, Auctioneer 630-553-3200 815-699-7999 www.BrummelRealty.com www.RickRediger.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS IN RE: ) THE MARRIAGE OF ) KARINA SANCHEZ ) RODRIGUEZ, ) Petitioner, ) vs. ) ALFREDO MARTINEZ II, ) Respondent. ) NO. 2015-D-63 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite Affidavit for Publication having been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YOU, ALFREDO MARTINEZ II, Respondent, that this case had been commenced in this Court by the Petitioner against you for Petition of Dissolution of Marriage and other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the clerk of this court, in the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, 61356 on or before September 14, 2015, A JUDGEMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. /s/Mary C. Dremann

Clerk of the Court Raymond R. Nolasco Attorney at Law 3815 Progress Blvd.

Suite A Peru, IL 61354 (815) 224-8157 Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 8, 15 and 22, 2015.

Heat & Electricity $ 4,600.00 Water, Sewage and Garbage $ 800.00 Maintenance & Repairs of firehouse $ 2,500.00 Total Building Expense $ 9,200.00 Operating Expense of Fire Equipment Maintenance & Repair of Fire Equipment $ 12,000.00 Gasoline & Oil $ 2,500.00 Purchases & Supplies $ 8,000.00 Dues & Training $ 1,200.00 Supplies & Postage $ 300.00 Total Equipment Expense $24,000.00 Capital Outlay Purchase of Fire Equipment $25,000.00 To accumulate for purchases $50,000.00 Total Capital Outlay $ 75,000.00 Provision for Contingencies Miscellaneous Contingencies $10,000.00 Total for Contingencies $ 10,000.00 Insurance: Commercial, Liability and worker’s compensation $ 13,500.00

Total Insurance Expense $ 13,500.00 Ambulance Service Contract for Ambulance Service $ 18,000.00 Vehicle fuel $ 1,000.00 Supplies & training $ 3,500.00 Contingencies $ 1,500.00 Repairs of Ambulance Equipment $ 2,500.00 Total for Ambulance Service $ 26,500.00 TOTAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION $196,950.00 EXPECTED CASH BALANCE JUNE 30, 2016 $ 11 ,900.00 SECTION IV: The trustees shall have the power and authority during the aforesaid Fiscal Year from time to time, as in their judgment may be necessary, to make transfers among the various line item appropriations for the purpose of meeting exigencies that may arise during the year to the extent permitted by law.

SECTION V: This Ordinance shall be known as Ordinance No. 02-2015-08-11 and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Malden Fire Protection District, Bureau County, Illinois, within thirty (30) days of the date hereof. The newspaper shall furnish a certificate of publication to the Secretary of the Fire Protection District, which certificate shall be placed in the official records of the Fire District and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days of its publication.

PASSED BY THE Board of Trustees of the Malden Fire Protection District of Bureau County, Illinois this 11th day of August, 2015 and filed with the Secretary of the said Fire Protection District the same date.

Roll Call Vote: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN Bruce Gibson X Donald Husser X Greg Steele X /s/Bruce Gibson Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Malden Fire Protection District Approved by the President of the Board of Trustees of the Malden Fire Protection District of Bureau County, Illinois this 11th day of August, 2015. /s/Greg Steele, President CERTIFICATES The undersigned Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Malden Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, certifies that on the day and date hereof, he was the duly appointed, acting and qualified Secretary of the said Malden Fire Protection District; that in his capacity as Secretary he is the official keeper of the records, minutes and resolutions of said Malden Fire Protection District, and that the document attached hereto is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 02-2015-08-11 entitled: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MALDEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1,2015 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 the original of which is part of the official records of the said Malden Fire Protection District.

Dated this 11th day of August, 2015. /s/Bruce Gibson Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Malden Fire Protection District The undersigned certifies that on the day and date hereof, he was the duly appointed, qualified and acting President of the Malden Fire Protection District; that on the day and date hereof Bruce Gibson was the duly appointed, qualified and acting Secretary of the said Malden Fire Protection District and in such capacity was the keeper of the official records, minutes and resolutions of the said Fire Protection District.

Dated this 11th day of August, 2015 /s/Greg Steele President of the Board of Trustees of the Malden Fire Protection District The undersigned, being the duly appointed and acting Treasurer of the Malden Fire Protection

District, as chief fiscal officer of said District, certifies that the estimate of receipts set forth above in Ordinance No. 02-2015-08-11, being AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MALDEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1 , 2015 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 correctly states the revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by the said Malden Fire Protection District for the fiscal year indicated.

This certification is made in compliance with the provisions of 35 ILCS 200/18-50 Dated this 11th day of August, 2015. /s/Don Husser Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Malden Fire Protection District Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 15, 2015.

File No. 14-13-23743 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00011 TJSC#: 35-9187 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I663792 Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 1, 8 and 15, 2015.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, IL IN THE MATTER OF ) THE PETITION OF ) Cheryl ) Anderson-Turpen ) For Name Change ) CASE NO. 15 MR 62 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Public notice is hereby given that on October 5, 2015, at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 210, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, I will present and ask that my Petition in said Court, praying for the change of my name from Cheryl Anderson-Turpen to that of Cheryl Louise Anderson be approved, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

Dated at Princeton, Illinois, August 12, 2015. /s/Cheryl AndersonTurpen Petitioner Published in the Bureau County Republican August 15, 22 and 29, 2015.

MALDEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ORDINANCE NO. 02-2015-08-11 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MALDEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2015 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MALDEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS THIS 11th DAY OF AUGUST, 2015 ORDINANCE NO. 02-2015-08-11 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MALDEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRlCT: SECTION I: That the fiscal year for said Malden Fire Protection District be and the same is hereby fixed and declared to be from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

SECTION II: That the following is an estimate, by source of the expected receipts and disbursements of the Malden Fire Protection District for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016: Estimated Cash Balance July 1,2015 $ 99,355.80 Anticipated Revenues and Receipts: Real Estate Tax Revenues $105,900.00 Corporate Personal Property Replacement Tax Revenues 2,300.00 Interest on Deposits 400.00 2% Foreign Fire Insurance Tax 500.00 Miscellaneous Receipts 394.20 Total Anticipated Revenues &

Receipts $ 109,494.20 Beginning Balance July 1, 2015 and Anticipated Revenues and Receipts $ 109,494.20

$ 208,850.00 SECTION III: That the following sums of money be and they are hereby budgeted and appropriated for corporate purposes for the Malden Fire Protection District, a Fire Protection District in Bureau County, Illinois for the Fiscal Year beginning July I, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016 for the following purposes: Administrative and Operating Expenses Salaries for Trustees $1,600.00 Principal & Interest Payment on Truck Loan $34,500.00 Legal and Professional Fees $2,000.00 Publications of Notices & Ordinances $ 650.00 Total Administrative and Operating Expense $38,750.00 Building Expense Communication and Telephone $ 1,300.00

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION ) Plaintiff, ) -v.- ) ROY A. JOHNSON, et al ) Defendant ) 14 CH 00011 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 11, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 AM on September 14, 2015, at the office of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Ave. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 15 AND 16 IN BLOCK 5 IN THE WEST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF PRINCETON, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1017 N. PLUM STREET, PRINCETON, IL 61356 Property Index No. 16-08429-010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-23743.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOIS PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION ) Plaintiff, ) -v.)

ROY A. JOHNSON, et al ) Defendant ) 14 CH 00011 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 11, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 11:30 AM on September 14, 2015, at the office of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Ave. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1017 N. PLUM STREET, PRINCETON, IL 61356 Property Index No. 16-08-429-010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 7949876 Please refer to file number 14-13-23743.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-23743 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 14 CH 00011 TJSC#: 35-9187 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I663792 Published in the Bureai County Republican Aug. 1, 8 and 15, 2015.

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Business story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican reporter Lyle Ganther at 815-875-4461, ext. 6360, or email him at lganther@bcrnews.com.

Smithsonian History Museum tells ag’s story I have a passion for seeing American agriculture preserved through museum exhibits and public awareness. I recently worked with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., to develop an exhibit showcasing agriculture’s essential role in our country.

The exhibit called, American Enterprise, features the history of business in America. My job as a member of the project’s agricultural advisory committee was to help connect the museum’s curators with different friends in the agriculture industry and provide input on the displays.

Peter Liebhold, one of the principle curators on the project, notes he was astounded the story of agriculture is the same as the story of American industry. The Smithsonian curators working on the project soon realized that agriculture is not just about growing corn and soybeans. Agriculture is finance, manufacturing, information technology, retail and services and more.

The new exhibit showcases the role of agriculture in the growth of the U.S. from a handful of colonies 200 years ago to the economic powerhouse it is today. The displays incorporate older and newer equipment, families who farm for business and interactive displays about biotechnology in agriculture. The farmer’s voice is heard throughout the exhibit.

Visitors move through four

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chronological eras; the Merchant Era (1770s-1850s), including the Eli Whitney cotton gin; the Corporate Era (1860s-1930s); the Consumer Era (1940s-1970s) that includes the rise of consumers and computers; and the Global Era (1980s-2010s), which is the formation of the global consumer marketplace. All eras provide a sense of the significant role agriculture played along the way and include capsule stories of inventors and leaders.

For example, an original 1920s Fordson tractor – which was to tractors what the Model-T was to cars – gives visitors a glimpse of where automated farm technology started.

An interactive Farming Challenge exhibit gives people a look at where farming is today, and a mock-up of a modern combine is complete with yield monitor, GPS and other controls. Visitors can make crop and input selection decisions just like today’s farmers, and then “harvest” their results.

The Agricultural Innovation and Heritage Archive invites American farmers to share their stories about the technologies and innovations that have changed their work and communities over the years. For example, Iowa farmer Roy Bardole

tells of his father’s Allis-Chalmers tractor, one of the first in his community, which was a welcome replacement for the thrashing machine at oat harvest time. I describe what it was like to “walk beans” in the 1950s and 1960s in Illinois.

The exhibit opened July 1, and will run for 20 years. But completion of the exhibit doesn’t mean providing our input has ended. I am most excited the Smithsonian will continue to update the exhibit, as well as implement live Skype interviews with farmers answering questions in real time. I also hope school teachers will access the information and videos on the Smithsonian website and use the material in lesson plans around the world.

The Smithsonian American History Museum receives more than five million visitors a year.

Knowing that number of people may get a glimpse into the world that farmers value so much is a worthwhile experience for me and for other farmers. The story of American agriculture is the story of American ingenuity that continues even today. The stories can’t be separated. Hopefully, that is what visitors to the museum will see and understand for years to come.

For more information about the museum, visit americanhistory. si.edu/american-enterprise.

Sharon Covert is the Illinois Soybean Association director and soybean farmer from Tiskilwa in Bureau County.

Ag story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican Senior Staff Writer Goldie Rapp at 815-875-4461, ext. 6335, or email her at grapp@bcrnews.com.

Cover crop, forage workshop offered PRINCETON — The Seed House LLC will hold a workshop on how to make cover crops or forages work for local farmers at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at a plot on

Olympic Road near Princeton Redi-Mix. There will be signs along Backbone Road. Mike Plummer and Dean Oswald will speak. A lunch will follow the program.

Agricultural summary Crops starting to show stress from the dry conditions benefited from rainfall in some areas of the state. Statewide, precipitation averaged 0.85 inches, 0.13 inches below normal.

The average temperature was 73.8 degrees, normal for this time of year. There were 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Aug. 9.

Topsoil moisture supply was rated at 12 percent short, 76 percent adequate and 12 percent surplus.

Subsoil moisture supply was rated at 7 percent short, 79 percent adequate and 14 percent surplus.

Corn in the dough stage was at 67 percent, an increase of 21 percentage points over last week. Corn dented reached 17 percent, 2 percentage points ahead of last year but 7

percentage points behind the five-year average. Corn condition was rated 5 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 43 percent good and 13 percent excellent.

Soybeans blooming was at 89 percent, compared to 94 percent last year and the 5-year average of 93 percent. Soybeans setting pods was at 70 percent, an increase of 18 percentage points over last week. Soybean condition was rated 6 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 41 percent good and 9 percent excellent.

Harvesting of oats is wrapping up at 95 percent complete. Pasture and range condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 56 percent good and 16 percent excellent.

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Bureau County 4-H announces State Fair delegates Local 4-H’ers chosen to show projects Aug. 17 at State Fair The 2015 Bureau County 4-H Fair was held July 23-26 at the Bureau County Fairgrounds.

During the fair, project exhibits were selected to represent Bureau County 4-H at the Illinois State Fair. Bureau County’s general project day at the state fair is Monday, Aug. 17.

State Fair delegates Aerospace — Matthew Kolb, Zearing 4-H Club.

Animal Science — Kiersten Pratt, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club.

Child Development — Katie Smith, Walnut Winners 4-H Club.

Clothing and Textiles — Ellen Jacobs, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club; Kaitlyn Hildebrand, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club; and Katie Smith, Walnut Winners 4-H Club.

Clothing and Textiles, Fashion Revue — Ellen Jacobs, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club; Katie Smith, Walnut Winners 4-H Club; and Emma Glafka, Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club.

Computer Science — Eyan Tiemann, Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club.

Crops — James Krieger, Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club; and Bethany Swanson, Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club.

Electricity I,II, and III — Andrew Stamberger, Clarion Comets 4-H Club; and Jayden Tiemann, Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club.

Entomology — Mathew Kolb, Zearing 4-H Club.

Filmmaking/Video — Jayden Tiemann, Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club.

Floriculture — Haven Pierson, Fine Arts and Science Team; Jessica Carlson, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club; and Rachel Rieker, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club.

Foods — Thomas Stamberger, Clarion Comets 4-H Club; Katelyn Engelbrecht, Zearing 4-H Club; Brooke Motter, Clarion Comets 4-H Club; Katie Smith, Walnut Winners 4-H Club; Olivia Kerber, Manlius Boys & Girls 4-H Club; and Katie Burkman, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club.

Geology — Jake Jackson, Clarion Comets 4-H Club.

Health — Katy Beaber, Liberty 4-H Club.

Horticulture — Anna Zehr, Bureau County Open Door 4-H Club; Anna Zehr, Bureau County Open Door 4-H Club; and Thomas Stamberger, Clarion Comets 4-H Club.

Interior Design — Kiersten Pratt, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club; and Katie Smith, Walnut Winners 4-H Club.

Intercultural — Brenna Rieker, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club.

Natural Resources — Katy Beaber, Liberty 4-H Club; and Aubrey Vogel, Zearing 4-H Club.

Photography — Lindsay Wright, Bureau County Open Door 4-H Club; Sydney Sweenie, Manlius Boys & Girls 4-H Club; and Jessica Carlson, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club.

Public Presentations — Kaitlyn Hildebrand, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club; Delaney Mallery and Haven Pierson, Fine Arts and Science Team; Jessica Carlson, Dover-Berlin 4-H Club; and Eyan Tieman, Western Winning Wonders 4-H Club.

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