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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Ohio TIF extended Moffitt presents news to the village board

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

OHIO – Earlier this month, Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation to extend the village of Ohio’s tax increment financing (TIF) district.

State Rep. Don Moffitt was in Ohio on Monday to give the news the village board has been waiting on for more than a year.

The new legislation will allow Ohio to keep its’ current TIF district another 12 years.

The village board was appreciative of the extension. Village President Charles Thomas said it will be a great tool with which future boards can work.

“The TIF extension will benefit the citizens the best by giving us the continued development tools to help shape our destiny,” he said. “The village board will have the power to improve infrastructure and promote economic development on a local level.”

Ohio’s TIF includes properties in approximately 60 percent of the village limits. The village board sought out a TIF in 1992 in hopes to help the school survive, extend incentives to help the village grow and develop a housing subdivision.

With TIF funds, the village has funded several improvement projects. The most expensive project to date was a $1.4 million water filtration plant.

Thomas said the village is responsible to pay back $76,000 annually. Each year, the village uses about $26,000 from water funds and $50,000 of TIF funds to make up that payment.

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PRINCETON — Two concerned parents have asked the Princeton Elementary School board to look for other cost-saving options rather than closing Reagan Middle School in Tiskilwa.

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At this week’s board meeting, Kelly Eiken of Tiskilwa said she took her children out of private school a year ago with the intent that they would go to Reagan School, since they live across from the school. If transportation costs are the issue, as presented at earlier PES Board meetings, then the board should look at transportation itself, not at closing a school. Things to consider would be the number of pick-up times at Reagan and also a waiver system, she said.

Closing Reagan is a big concern for the community of Tiskilwa, Eiken said, adding the school does bring people and businesses into town.

“On behalf of Tiskilwa, there are other options which need to be addressed, instead of just wanting to close Reagan,” Eiken said.

In her address to the board, parent Janel Goodale of rural Princeton said

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Beating the heat

Payton Hammerich quenches his thirst during a hot weekend afternoon Princeton Youth Football game at the Princeton High School football field. The game ended in a victory for Princeton against an Oregon, Ill., team. The continuing hot temperatures, reaching well into the 90s, resulted in the cancellation of Tuesday practice for the Princeton Youth Football League.

‘I have a dream’ ... 50 years later Ladd resident remembers

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

LADD – It’s been 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech, which will forever go down in history.

The “I Have a Dream” speech is said to be a defining moment in the American Civil Rights Movement. King delivered

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the heartfelt speech on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It has been documented that more than 250,000 civil rights supporters from all over the country crowded together to hear King speak.

Among the supporters was Jean Conway of Ladd. At the time, the 37-yearold was on her way home from teaching for the Air Force in Germany and was staying in Arlington, Va., with her twin sister and brother-in-law, waiting for her

vehicle to be shipped.

Conway admits, at the time, she was only familiar with small bits about the ongoing civil rights movement. Her sister, however, was an avid reader of the Washington Post and followed the issue with great intensity.

Growing up in Ladd, Conway said she and her sister knew it was unacceptable to be prejudiced.

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Fair-goers of all ages enjoyed last week’s 158th Bureau County Fair, held at the fairgrounds in Princeton. Fair officials have deemed the fair a success, thanks to good crowds and dry weather.

158th county fair deemed a success Weather cooperated for fair-goers

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PRINCETON — Thanks to the cooperation of the weather, overall attendance was good for this year’s 158th annual Bureau County Fair, according to Marc Cain, president of the Bureau County Ag Board.

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show with Justin Moore, Saturday’s tractor/truck pull and Sunday evening’s demolition derby, which had about 80 entries. The Sunday morning community worship service in the grandstands was also well attended, he said.

As far as the displays in the fine arts buildings, Cain said there was once again a good number of entries, about the same as last year. In the livestock barns, the number of beef and dairy entries were both up from last year.

Ohio From Page 1 “Without this help, the water rates would be more than people could afford,” he said.

Other completed projects funded by the TIF include financing the Bulldog Subdivision, which includes 14 new homes and helping with

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on Thursday morning, but it didn’t keep area senior citizens away from their annual Senior Citizens Day at the fair, nor did it slow down the carnival, Cain said, adding the morning rain helped to settle the dust a bit on the ground.

Attendance was also good at the grandstand shows, including the Friday evening country

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Overall, fair attendance was good each day; the weather was wonderful; and the fair was a success, Cain said.

Cain said the Bureau County Fair is a great opportunity for people to learn about the different aspects of the agriculture industry, to see how farm equipment and practices have changed through the years, and to see up close the livestock and farm animals, since even though Bureau County is a rural community, not everyone has that knowledge or understanding, he said.

As far as final costs to bring this year’s fair to Bureau County, Cain said it will take a couple months to get all the final bills and costs collected.

But with this year’s good weather and attendance, things should turnout financially OK for the fair, he said.

In a few weeks, when things are wrapped up for the 158th annual Bureau County Fair, the fair board will turn its focus in November to begin preparing for next year’s fair.

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infrastructure on six new homes; helped build a 12-unit housing apartment structure; financed street paving and sidewalk replacements; demolished five dangerous and unsafe buildings; helped with the cost of mowing in Union Cemetery; purchased new playground equipment in Memorial Park; and the village has been able to give over $480,000 toward projects for the Ohio School District.

With the TIF extension, the village board has plans to move forward with future projects.

Thomas said the village will complete work in the Ohio Development Subdivision, which will total 19 lots when completed.

Also, the village hopes to start demolition of additional unsafe buildings, continue to improve infrastructure, and further in the future, set up a small industrial subdivision site to market small businesses.

Thomas, who has been on the village board since around 1977, said the village has witnessed ups and downs financially.

Although it’s currently not a good economic time, he is optimistic the times will change.

“Although people sometimes say no one will ever build here again, well then, they build,” he said. “It’s just tough competition for little towns.”

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A celebration was recently held for the members of the Perry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to commemorate 65 years of service. Pictured (left to right) state Rep. Don Moffitt, auxiliary vice president Jeanine Dressler, hospital President/CEO Rex Conger, auxiliary president Karen Russell, auxiliary president-elect Carla Beaber, auxiliary secretary Alecia Weber and state Sen. Darin LaHood.

Helping to heal PMH Auxiliary celebrates 65 years of success

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PRINCETON – The Perry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is celebrating 65 years of service.

For years, the auxiliary provides many hours of service and has raised funds to purchase thousands of dollars of hospital equipment.

In 1948, a group of women met at one of their homes in Princeton to discuss forming the auxiliary. Six officers were installed, Abbie Gunning was elected the first president. The first organizational tea was held in the hospital dining room with 66 women present. Some of their first duties were mending linens and making bandages. The first gift to the hospital from the auxiliary was a hydrobath at the cost $945.

Carla Beaber, who is currently the presidentelect, has been a member of the auxiliary since 2009.

“Sixty-five years is an amazing anniversary to celebrate; it proves once again that we have dedicated volunteers and a community who believes in supporting their hospital through volunteerism and fundraising,” she said.

The auxiliary’s mission has remained the same throughout the years – to provide volunteer services and financial assistance.

“Our records show that over the years, auxiliary volunteers from the community donated tens of thousands of hours toward fundraising to purchase equipment for our patients ... We have also raised funds to build entire building additions and rooms,” she said.

The auxiliary has used proceeds from the hospital’s gift shop, annual Candy Cane House Bazaar fundraiser, annual Tree of Lights campaign and many other projects to support the hospital. Each year, the auxiliary also awards the Abbie Jean Gunning Scholarship to a student attending college for a hospital-related health care profession and the Morine Scholarship to a nursing student.

Beaber said the auxiliary is always welcoming new members. Today the membership count sits at 192, with 100 active members and 92 inactive members.

Members consist of men and women from students in high school to senior citizens.

Membership dues are $10 per year, or a lifetime member can pay $100 for a one-time membership due.

“Our volunteers who are dedicated to our com-

munity hospital want to see the hospital thrive and be a mainstay of quality patent care, so we work together and strive to make our hospital one of excellence,” Beaber said.

Active members can take part in numerous volunteer activities, whether it’s to bake cookies for bake sales, be a member of the Tree of Lights Committee, volunteer hours at the gift shop, help display Christmas items at the Candy Cane House Bazaar or become a board member.

Membership forms can be picked up in the hospital gift shop, medical office building lobby, by contacting Beaber at 815-876-2298 or look under the volunteer services tab at www.perry-memorial.org.

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PRINCETON — The Bureau/Putnam County Health Department continues its surveillance of West Nile Virus (WNV) activity, though the peak season is technically past.

So far this season, two human WNV cases have been confirmed in Illinois, both in August. The first human WNV case in central Illinois involved a Tazewell County man in his 50s. Statewide, the first human case involved a McHenry County woman in her 50s. To date, WNV positive birds, mosquitoes and/or human cases have been reported in 52 counties.

On Tuesday, Kurt Kuchle, director of health protection for the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department, said the local health department will continue its surveillance until mid-September, depending on how warm the weather stays. Though Illinois is past the peak season for WNV, the warm, dry weather will extend the season somewhat, he said.

So far this year, Bureau County has had two positive mosquito pools, and Putnam County has had one positive pool. The number of traps set out in each county has been scaled back to one in each county, Kuchle said.

Also, three dead birds have been collected in each county for WNV testing with no positives. Each county may submit up to five birds annually for testing.

With the warm weather continuing and many people spending time outdoors for area football games and other activities, people should remember to take necessary precautions to safeguard themselves against mosquito bites, Kuchle said.

As reported earlier in the Bureau County Republican, some of those precautions include reducing exposure to mosquitoes by avoid being outdoors when mosquitoes are most active, especially between dusk and dawn; repelling mosquitoes by wearing shoes, socks, long pants and long-sleeved shirt and using insect repellent when outdoors; and reporting areas of stagnant water to local health or municipal officials.

The local WNV surveillance program will cease with the first frost, Kuchle said.

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The closing of Reagan has been projected to save the district an estimated $90,000 in transportation costs, as well as other savings in custodial staff, bus fleet reduction and bus service reduction. The board has asked Superintendent Tim Smith to bring a recommendation to the board at its September meeting.

In other business at Monday’s meeting, Smith reviewed the Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which shows projected revenue of $12,728,659 and projected expenses of $14,746,177.

The school district finished the 2013 fiscal year with an unaudited ending balance of $3,500,044. The district is projected to end the 2014 fiscal year with a positive balance in all funds of $1,484,526.

The board approved the tentative budget and placed it on file at the district office for review by the public.

The board set a budget hearing for 6:45 p.m. Sept. 30.

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From Page 1 her concern with the possible closing of Reagan is that all students would be shoved into one building. If the school is closed, will the district have to buy manufactured buildings for additional classrooms? What about safety issues in those buildings? Also, if enrollment would go up again in a few years, then would the school board come to the taxpayers and want to raise taxes to build a new school building?

She has a bunch of concerns and questions, and it seems the board is willing to close Reagan right away without giving the public any information on its options, Goodale said.

After the comments, board President Judd Lusher said the board has not made a decision on Reagan and will have more information at its September meeting.

As reported earlier in the Bureau County Republican, the PES Board has discussed the possibility of closing Reagan Middle School for the

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ple were enthusiastic about the whole idea of the march and the fact that the civil rights movement had taken off.”

Standing in the crowd, listening to King’s words, Conway could feel the day would become a part of history.

“The most memorable part of the speech was when he said, ‘I have a dream.’ He reverberated it over everything,” she said. “I’m sure that part would be the thing everybody there would still remember today.”

Following the speech, Conway said people walked away feeling empowered and enthused.

“You went away feeling exhilarated, because of the crowd, because of the speech, because everything was so peaceful,” she said. “Even after 50 years, I still think about just how fantastic it was.”

Since then, the “I Have a Dream” speech has been ranked the top American speech of the 20th century by a 1999 poll of public address scholars.

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From Page 1 “I don’t remember if things were said directly; we just knew it wasn’t right,” she said.

Conway said it was her sister’s idea to go to the speech which King was said to be delivering at the Lincoln Memorial.

“My brother-in-law said, ‘Well you’re not going alone,’” she laughed. “He took the day off because we weren’t sure what was going to happen.”

Conway remembers the weather being hot and sunny as they crowded near the right side of the reflecting pool. She remembers large crowds of people being bused into the square.

“The crowds were heavy, and you couldn’t see an awful lot, but you could hear beautifully,” she said.

As King delivered, Conway remembers the feeling of the crowd to be peaceful and positive; some were emotional.

“I think they were expecting to have trouble, but they didn’t,” she said. “There were no problems. Peo-

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Bureau County Senior Center staff serve a noontime meal Tuesday for area residents as part of the senior center’s new congregate meal program.

Through a joint effort, the senior center is working with the Voluntary Action Center and Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging to provide the noon meal, Monday through Friday. There is a $3 suggested donation for seniors ages 60 and older, but no senior will be denied service. Also, non-senior citizens can eat with the seniors for a $5 cost. Reservations are needed by 10 a.m. the day before by calling the senior center at 815-879-3981 or by stopping at the center at 16 W. Marion St., Princeton.

Red Covered Bridge 150th anniversary celebration PRINCETON — The Bureau County Historical Society will host a 150th anniversary celebration of the Red Covered Bridge on Labor Day (Monday).

The public is invited to attend a short program at the bridge beginning at 11:30 a.m., followed by a picnic lunch at noon. Board members will be grilling hot dogs and other society members are providing lemonade, chips and cupcakes.

Donations will be gratefully accept-

Bureau County Metro Center to reopen PRINCETON — The Bureau County Metro Center will open at its regularly scheduled time at 5:30 a.m. Thursday. The Metro Center had been closed this week for a parking lot project.

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Steve’s father, Judge Hobart Gunning, was the speaker at the 100th anniversary celebration in 1963. Mayor Keith Cain will also participate on behalf of the city of Princeton. Kathy O’Malley will also address event-goers.

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Obituaries Patty Fritsch TAMPICO — Patty Fritsch, 77, of Tampico died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at her home in Tampico.

Cremation rites were accorded. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Tampico Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Paul Laird, pastor, officiating.

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

Thomas Kulupka DELPHI, Ind. — Thomas Edward Kulupka, 58, of Delphi, Ind., died at 9:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at his home after a battle with cancer.

Tom was born Oct. 13, 1954, to Albert and Florence Kulupka. He graduated from Hall High School of Spring Valley in 1972 and received an AAS from Illinois Valley Community College in 1976. He married Thomas Gretel Dickey in 1985; they were married Kulupka for 18 years.

Tom worked as a manufacturing engineer at Caterpillar for 36 years. He was a member of the Rossville Consolidated School Board and Tippecanoe Arts Federation.

Having a strong interest in the world of boating, Tom was determined to complete at least one circuit of the Great Loop. A bit of an outdoorsman, he enjoyed camping, fishing and the beauty that nature has to offer. He often raised animals, particularly chickens, and his dogs were near and dear to him.

Surviving are a son, Nicholaus Kulupka of Delphi, Ind.; a daughter, Sally Harmon (husband Steven) of Raleigh, N.C.; a brother, Richard Kulupka (wife Linda) of Ohio, Ill.; and a sister, Nancy O’Connor (husband Mike) of Hennepin.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Carol Jeffrey.

Friends will be received from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel, 400 Twyckenham Blvd., Lafayette, Ind. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may donate to the Tippecanoe Arts Federation in Tom’s name.

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Criminal damage to property

Alexander T. Moser, 27, of Springfield was charged with criminal damage to property at 10:10 p.m. Aug. 9 on 225 East Street.

Deer accidents

Delinda Leopold, 54, of Princeton was traveling at 8:54 p.m. Aug. 6 on Lovers Lane in, when her vehicle struck a deer.

A 17-year-old Sheffield teen lost control of her vehicle at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 23 while traveling on 1745 North Avenue, onehalf mile west of Route 40, after swerving to miss a deer.

Accident

Cristian Fedash-Klieber, 34, of Princeton was involved in an accident at 7:17 p.m. Aug. 10 on Route 34, one-half mile south of 2100 North Avenue.

Suspended/revoked license

Ryan M. Demuynck, 27, of Buda was charged with driving with a suspended/revoked driver’s licence at 10:17 p.m. Aug. 12 on the Buda Lovers Lane, one-half mile south of 1355 North Avenue.

In the same incident, Eric T. Demuynck, 24, of Mineral was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under and with the sale/delivery of drug paraphernalia.

Disorderly conduct

Julie A. Rodriguez, 31, of Princeton was charged with disorderly conduct at 7:07 p.m. Aug. 25 at

Jose L. Lopez, 23, of DePue was charged with disorderly conduct at 6:20 p.m. Aug. 24 in DePue.

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David B. Ratliff, 23, of Damascus, Va., was charged with driving without a driver’s license at 3 a.m. Aug. 25 on Willow Drive in Princeton.

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LaMoille building hit A car ran into the Fast Stop building in LaMoille Wednesday morning, damaging the building’s interior and exterior. Nobody was hurt.

Meeting Minutes • Renewal of 11 lines of insurance coverage including Illinois Valley Community College Board property, general liability, commercial auto and workers’

OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College trustees formally approved a $41.6 million budget Aug. 20 that includes $7.35 million in revenues and expenditures for the Community Instructional Center project which includes construction of the Peter Miller Community Technology Center (CTC).

Following a public hearing, the board adopted a budget representing an 11.8 percent decrease in revenue from Fiscal 2013 and an 11.1 percent decrease in expenditures.

The Illinois Capital Development Board is expected to turn the CTC over to IVCC next Wednesday; a grand opening is planned for the 80,000-square-foot facility Nov. 1.

In other business, Dean of English, Mathematics and Education Marianne Dzik presented a campus update on the Developmental Education Program.

Dzik said the “guiding force” behind the 22 developmental education instructors and up to 60 part-time faculty, staff, student workers and tutors is the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE).

IVCC President Jerry Corcoran gave a CTC construction update saying planter curbs have been poured, sidewalks are finished and light poles will be installed soon. A walk-through review of the architectural, technological and mechanical/electrical/plumbing punch list will be Aug. 26 and Aug. 27.

East campus work is progressing nicely, Corcoran said, with substantial completion set for Oct. 22.

Portions of Lot 7 will be closed Aug. 31, Sept. 1, Sept.

7 and 8 for resealing and restriping. Furniture should begin arriving in late September to be installed in October.

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• A $45,990 bid from Vissering Construction of Streator for Cultural Centre stage upgrades.

• The purchase of Starfish Retention Solutions software for the counseling center at a first year cost of $34,400. The software, to be paid for through the $100,000 pledge from IVCC alumni William and Dian Taylor of Winnetka, will provide user-friendly academic plans and self-service scheduling for students, Associate Vice President for Student Services Tracy Morris said.

• Replacement of the single-tank water system heat exchanger in Building G (gymnasium) at an estimated cost of $157,000.

• The purchase of 177 desktop and 10 laptop computers, computer and multi-touch displays, laser printers and more for the CTC for $314,511.

The board also learned: • Longtime accounting clerk Sherry Stickney of Peru will retire effective Aug. 30.

• Tim Trevier has resigned as assistant baseball coach, and Tom Ptak of LaSalle has been hired as head women’s basketball coach. Ptak has a combined 13 years experience as an assistant varsity coach for the girls’ and boys’ programs at St. Bede Academy.

• Koreen Judd of Granville has resigned her administrative assistant position in the Community Relations office to accept a full-time position at LaSalle-Peru High School.

• Disability Services coordinator Judy Mika presented “Climbing the Mountain of Success” at the 8th International Conference on Higher Education and Disabilities in Innsbruck, Austria, July 25.

• A total of 21 students participated in the July 23 Practical Nursing Pinning in the gymnasium.

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Taking a swing at bullying She lives out-of-state. She’s in middle school.

She’s overweight. On her first day at school, she’s bullied and taunted for her weight. She wants out.

This girl is a real girl; a girl I’ve met. But it could just as easily be any girl, any boy, in any school, in any town.

This is a rough way to start a school year.

When I was told about this girl’s first day back at school, it felt like a kick in the stomach to me.

COMMENTARY No one should be punched around physically or emotionally, much less a child who has already experienced enough heartaches and challenges to buckle many of us to our knees.

I can’t imagine her discouragement, her fear, maybe anger.

There’s nothing I could do to help this girl. I don’t know the family that well to offer any kind of comfort or a listening ear.

But still, I can’t let her story slip through my hands like it never happened.

Maybe this isn’t the wisest time to bring up the topic of bullying, especially with the school year only a few days old. Kids and staff are just getting settled into a routine. It’s too soon for anyone to get bored or to feel superior to others and to make fun of whomever they feel is a worthy target. Or is it?

Maybe now is the best time to talk about bullying before it happens or before it becomes a pattern.

Bullying has got to be one of the biggest mysteries in life to me. It’s hard to comprehend why someone would be deliberately cruel to someone else.

Trying to get inside the bully’s mind — is it an attempt to make the other, thought-to-be “weaker,” person look or feel bad, so the bully will feel better about himself/herself? Or is because the bully somehow truly perceives himself/herself to be smarter or stronger than others and therefore above consequences for their actions?

The problem of bullying is there, not just in schools, but also in workplaces, even in some families.

But I do believe there are some answers to be found.

I was really encouraged at Monday’s meeting of the Princeton Elementary School Board when Logan Junior High School Principal J.D. Orwig announced the school is bringing an anti-bullying program, “Rachel’s Challenge,” to the school on Sept. 18. The program focuses not just on the anti-bullying message but also encourages a “random acts of kindness” kind of lifestyle, Orwig said.

The Sept. 18 program will include assemblies with the Logan student body and the Reagan Middle School student body. A training session will be held with 30 to 50 Logan students. In the evening, there will be a special program for the parents and community.

I can’t imagine a better way to spend a couple hours on Sept. 18.

I’m sure there are many other schools around Bureau County who are also beginning their school year with their own anti-bullying programs and plans.

All things considered, the best I understand it, we are all in this thing called life together. We can make it easier for each other ... or harder.

And, from what I’ve seen and experienced, the more we help others and build into others in a positive way, the stronger we become ourselves.

BCR Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker can be reached at dbarker@bcrnews.com.

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First Person Kevin Staton City: Princeton.

Where did you grow up: Princeton – I’m a Tiger all the way.

Family: Two boys — Ben, 19, and Joe, 22.

Pets: None.

Occupation: Person with a disability and student at IVCC. What is the last song you listened to: AC/DC — “For Those About to Rock.”

What is the last book you read: “A Man Without a Country” by Kurt Vonegut.

What is the last television show you watched: “Big Cat Diary.”

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

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

People would be surprised to know that you: A distant relative of mine owned the Staton pig that supposedly started the Hatfield McCoy Feud.

What is your favorite local restaurant: Hard question! Depends on what I am wanting to eat, but my favorite would have to be Pizza Cellar; cheese bread with au jus ... it’s awesome ... try it!

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: The many organizations that the children can belong to.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: Pride in our town. I feel it is going downhill and Princeton is a great town to be proud to live in, so let’s bring the pride back to it.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: I had a stroke five years ago. I have limited use of my left side so I would spend the money on more therapy and pay my bills

The ‘I’ crowd Are you the proud owner of any of the “I” things? You know what I mean, I-Pod, I-Phone, I-Pad, etc.

I joined the “I” crowd last Christmas when my husband’s gift to me was an iPod Shuffle. Do you know what that is? It is a slightly bigger than a postage stamp-size music player. There is a whole family of iPods including the Nano, the Shuffle and the Touch. Not to reveal my daughter’s age, but she grew up in the age of the Sony Walkman with a cassette tape and earphones. The only thing the iPod Shuffle has in common with the Sony Walkman is the earphones.

This little device is pretty amazing. I connect it to my computer and BOOM! My computer knows it is there and calls it “Nita’s iPod.” Now, how does my computer know it is my iPod? I know, I know, every device attached to a computer has something called an “IP Address.” There it is again; something else beginning with “I”. Personally, I prefer to think that my laptop computer and I are in perfect harmony, and therefore my laptop knows everything that is mine. Don’t say it; I know I am a little weird.

My next adventure into the “I” phenomenon, was to purchase an “I”Phone 4S last March. I have had many cell phones throughout the years, starting with the “bag” phone, a phone bigger than my purse that I could carry in my car and, if a signal could be found, and I was within the non-roaming area of my home, I could make a phone call and check on my daughter.

That phone call, I believe, cost me a few dollars on top of the monthly

Nita Wyatt COMMENTARY fee that I paid.

Now, I carry around my iPhone like an appendage to my arm. I am in love with this phone — it is a mini-computer, camera, typewriter, and occasionally, a telephone.

The phone even has a built in lady that will talk to me and answer questions. It will make and receive phone calls, but that seems to be secondary to texting, checking the weather, recording my golfing scores and providing access to Facebook on-the-go. All-in-all, this little gadget is a wonder. How did I ever make it through the day without it? How did I make it through life without checking Facebook and checking my email 20 times a day? If I don’t know have my iPhone, will I be OK? I’m not sure — I’m not willing to find out.

My most recent addition to my “I” devices, was the purchase of an iPad. Now, this little electronic, touchscreen, put-in-my purse size computer is the best thing since pizza delivered to your door! The first computer I ever used extensively was a very small MacIntosh computer with a screen just larger than an index card, and the only thing actually portable about it was that you could pick it up and carry it to any available electrical outlet. I thought that Mac was pretty amazing but this iPad is more than amazing. Not comfortable using the “mouse” attached to many

computers? Don’t worry, you run an iPad with your index finger or any other finger you choose.

Until my foray into the “I” world, I was not sure what an “app” was. As with many words used in computer jargon, the word it represents has just been shortened, “app” is probably short for application. But, I was thinking the other day, that “app” could also be short for appliance. You know, like the appliances you have in your kitchen. Those appliances help you do many—cooking, heating, refrigerating, toasting, etc. I have “apps” that help me do many things. I have an app for Facebook, an app for free magazines, an app for the weather, an app for a golfthemed solitaire game, an app for my library of books, an app for ... Well, you get the idea; there is an app for pretty much EVERYTHING! Need I say more? This little electronic genius is my new best friend— right up there with my iPhone!!

IPod, iPhone, iPad, I take them everywhere. I take them in my car and they connect to my car’s audio system. I take them out on my deck and they connect to a cordless speaker, and I play music.

I take them on vacation and stay connected to family and friends. I, I, I, what’s next in the “I” world?

I’m sure we will find out in the coming years whether it be additional “I” devices or others. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to see what’s next. I am definitely a member of the “I” crowd!

Nita Wyatt of Wyanet can be reached at golfingfor2@ymail. com.

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

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Thursday, August 29, 2013 • 7 Education — Logan Junior High School, Hall High School and Bradford CUSD hire new teachers. See Page 9.

Wedding Aisle — Area couples share their engagement and weddings announcements. See Page 8.

Community Notes Chicken Dinner CHERRY — There will be a chicken dinner from 4:30 to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, at Bruno’s Bar and Grill on Main Street in Cherry. The cost is $7 per plate. This is a John the Barber Foundation event.

Blood drive PRINCETON — The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center is having a blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Friday in the Matson Meeting Room at the Princeton Public Library. To donate, call Julie Wayland at 815-875-1331 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org. Eat before donating and bring a photo ID.

Farewell reception PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library is hosting a farewell reception from 3 to 6 p.m.

Friday in the youth services department for Connie Kauffman. Kauffman is retiring from her position as head of youth services.

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Breakfast for a cause Bureau County Food Pantry coordinator Vanessa Hoffeditz (left) and Frankie Wolsfeld with Service Master Restoration in Princeton, collect boxes of cereal on Tuesday morning at Sullivan’s Foods for Service Master Restoration’s fifth annual cereal drive. This year’s cereal drive will benefit three area food pantries, the Bureau County Food Pantry in Princeton, the Illinois Valley Food Pantry in LaSalle and the Hall Township Food Pantry in Spring Valley. Drop-off sites for the cereal are the Service Master Restoration office as well as several area insurance agencies who are participating in the cereal drive. People can call their local insurance agents to see if they are part of the cereal collection, Wolsfeld said. The cereal drive ends Friday, though people can still bring cereal to the Bureau County Food Pantry after that date for the special collection drive, Hoffeditz said.

TAMPICO — The Tampico Area Historical Society is the sponsor of the Ronald Reagan Statue to be placed in Reagan Park. It has taken more than six years to raise the funds to pay for the statue.

Many different fundraising projects have been undertaken.

A walkway consisting of engraved 4-by-8-inch bricks and 12-by-6-inch

pavers leading to the statue will be place in the park as a memorial to family members, organizations or businesses.

Anyone interested in purchasing an engraved brick or paver must place an order before Sept. 1. For more information, contact Shirley Lester at 815-499-4770 or Joan Johnson at 815622-8705 or email garyjoan@thewisp.net.

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Catholic schools gather to prepare PRINCETON — Catholic school teachers, administrators and DREs from Region III schools gathered at St. Louis School in Princeton Aug. 15 to listen to a presentation by Mary Kay Morrison.

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PRINCETON — The National Coin Collectors Association will host a five-day event at the AmericInn Lodge & Suites, 2120 Claude Bailey Parkway, Princeton, the Quality Inn, 5240 Trompeter Road, Peru, or the Hampton Inn, 4155 Holiday Lane, Ottawa,from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 29-30 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 31. They will pay cash for U.S. and foreign coins and currency.

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Mignone-Willis John and Dawnette Mignone of Sycamore are announcing the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Abby, to Benjamin Willis. He is the son of Patricia Willis of St. Charles and the late Ronald Willis.

The bride-elect is a 2003 graduate of Hall High School, a 2005 graduate of Illinois Valley Community College and a 2007 graduate of Northern Illinois University. She is employed by DeKalb School District 428.

Her fiancé is a 2003 graduate of St. Charles East High School and a 2008 graduate of North-

Open House Cogdal Gladys Cogdal, formerly of Arlington, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Sept. 4.

Gladys has nine children, Richard (Patti) of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., Roger (Donna) of LaMoille, Norman (Brenda) of Arlington, Sharon (Don) Pillar of Mendota, Duane (deceased), Janice Wamhoff of Gladys Princeton, Debbie Cogdal of Austin, Texas, Cogdal Barbara (John) Hild of Arlington and Gary (Joan) of Channahon. She also has 44 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

To celebrate this milestone, Gladys’ family will honor her with an open house from 3 to 6 p.m.

Sunday at St. Patrick’s Church Hall in Arlington.

Cards may be sent to Gladys in care of Heritage Manor, 1201 First Ave., Room 8, West Wing, Mendota, IL 61342.

Abby Mignone and Benjamin Willis ern Illinois University.

He is employed by State Farm.

The couple will be married Nov. 12 in Amelia Island, Fla. They currently reside in Sycamore.

Dunns will note 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dunn of Harmon will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday with a family dinner.

Gerald Dunn and the former Anita Becker were married at St. Patrick Church in Maytown. They are the parents of Martin (Joan) Dunn of Cape Coral, Fla., Patty (fiancé John) of Putnam, Peggy (Gary) Clark of Princeton and Kathy (Rob) Riley of Ohio. They also have seven grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and one stepgreat-grandson.

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Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dunn Cards may be sent to the couple at: 251 Game Road, Harmon, IL 61042.

Kromphardts note 35th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kromphardt of Columbus, Ind., formerly of Spring Valley, will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.

Dave Kromphardt and the former Barb Bunge were married Aug. 26, 1978, in Davenport, Iowa.

They are the parents of four children, Nikki (Darin) Dingman of Bloomington, Amanda (Brian) Carew of Aurora, Chris Kromphardt

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Kromphardt of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Jon Kromphardt of Mesa, Ariz. They also have one grandson, Nolan Carew of Aurora.

Steam train rides planned for Sept. 8 The Tiskilwa and Sheffield fire departments and the Iowa Interstate Railroad have combined efforts for a steam train ride from Tiskilwa to Sheffield and back, or from Sheffield to Tiskilwa and back, on Sept. 8.

Trains from Tiskilwa will leave 9 a.m. and return at 11:15 a.m. or leave at noon and return at 2:15 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from any member of the Tiskilwa Fire Department or by calling the Tiskilwa Fire Station non-emergency line at 815-646-4722 and

leaving a message.

Trains from Sheffield will leave at 10:30 a.m. and return at 12:45 p.m. or leave at 1:30 p.m. and return at 3:45 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from any member of the Sheffield Fire Department or by calling the Sheffield Fire Department nonemergency line at 815454-2212 and leaving a message.

Tickets are $14 for adults, $7 for ages 3-12 and free for 2 and under.

All proceeds will benefit the Tiskilwa and the Sheffield fire departments.

Amanda Evenson of Champaign and James Nelson of Champaign were united in marriage June 22 at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Princeton.

The bride is the daughter of Amy and Doug Evenson of Princeton. The groom is the son of Bill and Lina Nelson of Princeton.

Sarah Richardson, sister of the bride, was the matron of honor.

Bridesmaids were Hannah Decklever, cousin of the bride, Kari Decklever, cousin of the bride, Jessica Chase, friend of the bride, and Michele Kelly, sister of the groom. Kylyn Kelly, niece of the groom, was the flower girl.

Brian Dhom, friend of the groom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Nick Dykstra, friend of the groom, Greg Bankes, friend of the groom, Cole Evenson, brother of the bride, and Nathan Kelly, brother-in-law of the groom. Ushers were Matt Morse, friend of

the groom, and Adam Wysocki, friend of the groom. Kirlkand Kelly, nephew of the groom, was the ring bearer.

A reception to honor the couple was held at Wise Guys Bar and Grill in Princeton. Assistants at the reception were Jennifer and Doug Phillips of Princeton.

After a wedding trip to the Wisconsin Dells, the couple is making their home in Champaign.

The bride is a 2008 graduate of Princeton High School and a May 2012 graduate of Monmouth College. She is the lead teacher at Chesterbrook Academy in Champaign.

The groom is a 2005 graduate of Princeton High School, a 2008 graduate of Illinois Valley Community College and a 2010 graduate of the University of Illinois in Champaign. He is a veterinary technology student at Parkland College in Champaign.

Wedding Aisle Engagement and wedding announcements run every other Thursday. Items for this page can be mailed to the Bureau County Republican at P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356; or emailed to news@bcrnews.com. Oneline forms are also available at www.bcrnews.com/ forms/. Pictures will only be returned if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is included. Questions may be directed to BCR Copy Editor Sarah Maxwell at 815-875-4461, ext. 228.

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin (Meghan) Pinkas

Dyer-Pinkas Meghan Dyer of Glen Carbon and Kevin Pinkas of Glen Carbon were united in marriage July 19 in Edwardsville.

The bride is the daughter of Roger and Lynn Lowe of Princeton, and Terry Dyer of Rock Falls.

The groom is the son of Debra Reed of Edwardsville and Scott Pinkas of Edwardsville.

The bride graduated from Princeton High School in 1996.

She received a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston in 2000 and a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville in

2004. She is employed by the Edwardsville School District and is currently a Pre-K teacher in Glen Carbon.

The groom graduated from Edwardsville High School in 1994 and received a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2000. He is a customer administration process and support specialist for Thomson Reuters in St. Louis.

Following the wedding, the couple hosted a golf scramble and reception at the Oak Brook Golf Club in Edwardsville.

The couple is making their home in Glen Carbon.

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Hall High School has hired four new staff members.

Shannon Bicknell (from left) will be teaching Core English, English I and English IV. Nicole Wiltse, a Hall graduate, comes to Hall after working at IVCC Dislocated Workers Center/Adult Education. Tanya Huston is the new paraprofessional and will be working in Life Skills. Donna Rutgens, a Hall graduate, has received her CNA and paraprofessional certificate.

Princeton Elementary School has hired three new teachers for the 2013-14 school year. Samantha Farb (left) will teach music at Logan Junior High School, Larissa Pinter will teach physical education at Logan Junior High School and Scott Vrana will also teach physical education at Logan Junior High School.

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Bradford hires two new teachers

Bradford CUSD 1 has hired Rosemary Goossens (left) and Jim Nugent. Goossens will teach all junior high math and sixth- and seventh-grade social studies. She will coach the scholastic bowl.

Nugent will teach P.E. and health for kindergarten through eighth grade. He will coach seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball.

IVCC graduates OGLESBY – A total of 547 students graduated after the spring 2013 semester at Illinois Valley Community College. Local graduates, listed by hometown, include: Arlington: Russell Simonetta, Laura Stouffer and Kenneth Tomsovic.

Bureau: Debra DeBates and Vicki Doucette.

Cherry: Samantha Manfredini.

Dalzell: Gianna Antle, McKenzie Blomquist, Haley Dzierzynski Christine Garncarz, Katelyn Gerrard, Tyler Hassler, Angela Liss, Nick Passini, Lindsay Ristau and Cory Turinetti.

DePue: Jennifer Giacometti, Alex Harrison, Cortland Klinefelter, Alicia Marquez, Jessica Martinez, Joel Negron, Elizabeth Villagomez and Amber Walesa.

Hollowayville: Vernon Golden and Alexandria Strange.

LaMoille: Earlene Angell, Alexis Beard, Shiela Browning, Alyssa Hopps and Mary Pinter.

Ladd: Casey Crotz, Alicia Detmers, Justin Nambo, Timothy O’Connor and Daniel Pikula.

Ohio: Zachary Rosene and Grace Slaight.

Princeton: Joshua Bopes, Tanna Brown,Ryan Crouch, Bridget Dickinson, Bryan Dockins, Jeannette Donovan, Brennen Dziadon, Robin Epperson, Taylor Evert, Carmen Grey, Abby Griggs, Kayla Hand, Michelle Hansen, Samantha Hobson, Brianna Kamphuis, Sherri Koger, Leslye Mack, Rick Michael, Angela Peterson, Joseph Schnaiter, Nathan Sims, Jamie Sloan, Samuel Smith, Dave Suchie, Whitney Toth, Brent Vogel, Nicole Vyas and Ashley Webster.

Seatonville: Allison Puente.

Sheffield: Kelsey Jensen.

Spring Valley: Irma Avila, Maria Bartlett, Deborah Cole, Katelyn Cole, Dustin Davis, Harmony Donaldson, Teresa Gleason, Shawn Hawton, Brett Herrmann, Jay Hoftender, Toni Kessel, Deyanere Landeros, Cory Narczewski, Rhonda Newman, Anthony Padgett, Stacey Palmer, Kelly Palmer, Eddie Perez, Yazmen Rangel, Eduardo Reveles, Michael Swingel, Emily Thomas, Peter Thomas, Richard Todas and Jessica Wines Tiskilwa: Rosaura Almaraz, Eric Bickett, Robert Cumpton, Erika Diaz, Carlee Johnson, Lori Nora, Cody Schertz, Amber Wade and Jesse Wiley.

Walnut: Jon Pollock and Jessica TerBush.

Wyanet: Shaunessy Gatch, Meghan Mussche and Dan Thorp.

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Religion Briefs East Area Church Women United gathering PRINCETON — Church Women United from Champaign/Urbana, Decatur, Minonk, Joliet, Greater Rantoul, Princeton and Sandwich/Somonauk will gather from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at the First Lutheran Church, 116 N. Pleasant St., Princeton.

The theme focus will be “Economic Justice Promoting the Dignity, Safety and Economic Opportunities for All People.” The registration fee is $12 per person and the registration deadline is Aug. 31.

For more information, contact Debbie Rabe at 815875-1963.

Tae Kwon Do open house VAN ORIN — The fourth annual Van Orin Breakout Tae Kwon Do Open House is at 6 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Van Orin Gospel Church. Students age 3 years to adult are invited to attend. Students will see demonstrations from all current students including the newly formed demo team. Parents will have the opportunity to register students and purchase uniforms.

For more information, visit us online at www. breakoutvanorin.com or on Facebook or call 815638-2552.

Holy Trinity plans fun walk/run CHERRY — Holy Trinity Cherry will hold its first Fun Walk/Run for Warriors to benefit the LaSalle Veterans Home. Check in is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Sept.

7 at Cherry Park. Adults cost $20 and children 12 and under cost $15. For more information, contact Julie Hollinger at 815-878-8205 or Alice Ring at 815-3037551 or visit www.cherryholytrinity.org to download a registration form.

Crafters and vendors needed VAN ORIN — Crafters and vendors are needed for the Van Orin Gospel Church in-home party and craft open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 12. The fee is $20. For more information or to get a spot, call Diane Simpkins at 815-503-4688 or email at dsimpkins_45@yahoo.com

Luncheon SPRING VALLEY — The Nativity of Our Lord will host a parish luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 in the Nativity of Our Lord church hall, 510 Richard Mautino Drive, Spring Valley. The meal costs $8 per person, and carry outs are available. Chance tickets will also be available.

Circle Group meeting PRINCETON — The HCC Circle Group will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Ye Olde Underground Inn in Princeton. To confirm attendance, call hostess Carol Allicks at 815-872-7891. Members are asked to bring empty medicine vials and bottles, and continue the “Count Our Blessings” projects. All women of the church are welcome to attend.

Church carnival WYANET — The Bureau Township Community Church is sponsoring a church carnival from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Wyanet Park in celebration of their upcoming second service.

There will be games, balloons, music, face painting, photo booth and other activities for the whole family.

Starting on Sept. 8 the first service begins at 9 a.m., Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m. and the second service starts at 11:30 a.m. There will be coffee in the fellowship hall at 11 a.m. The second service will be more contemporary.

For more information, call Pastor Willy Minnix at 815-669-2327.

UMC searches for musicians PRINCETON — The Princeton First United Methodist Church, 316 S. Church St., invited area musicians to come talk to us about joining the worship team. The weekly Sunday first service, held at 8 a.m., utilizes contemporary Christian music. Searching for bass guitar and drums, but would welcome inquiries in regard to any type of musical instrument. For more information, call 815-872-282.

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Volleyball: BV def. Hall 25-15, 25-16

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SPRING VALLEY — The Bureau Valley Storm really put the heat on the Hall Lady Devils Tuesday in a stifling hot Red Devil Gymnasium.

The Storm dominated both sets, posting 25-15, 25-16 wins on the board. They had a 9-1 string in the first set and an 8-2 run in the second to put both sets away.

“I thought (the heat) was going to be rough, but we did great in it. I was incredibly surprised,” said BV junior hitter Lindsey Hoffert, who led the Storm attack with five kills and added seven points.

It was sure a much better feeling walking off the court for the Storm after last year’s opening week loss at Princeton.

“A lot of good things happened,” second-year BV coach Abbi Bosnich said. “We practiced really hard, we’ve come out really strong. We worked on having fun, everyone being a part of the team no matter what your role is and I’m so proud of the girls tonight the way they came out.

“I think back to our last game (with Hall) last year in my first season as a head coach and the way we played tonight was totally different.”

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TISKILWA — The Princeton Tigers opened the 2013 soccer season with a decisive 5-1 victory over the RoanokeBenson/Eureka Rockets on Monday evening.

The Tigers were led by senior Nate Duffy who was involved in all three of their first half goals.

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Bureau Valley’s Ali Siltman (21) and Janelle Norden (11) block Hall’s Clarissa Norden in second set of Tuesday’s 2013 opener at Red Devil Gymnasium. The Storm won in two sets, 25-15, 25-16.

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At a glance: Bureau County rivals meet in season opener for second straight year, this time for a Three Rivers crossover.

Last meeting: BV 35-27 (2012).

All-time series: Tied 2-2.

Radio: WAJK 99.3 FM; WZOE 98.1 FM.

Soccer: Princeton 5, R-B/Eureka 1

By Jeff Schlesinger

BCR Game of the Week

The scoring began 10 minutes in, when Tyson Lorenzen sent a corner kick to the top corner of the box which Duffy headed to the feet of Brady Frank who sent it past the goalie.

Less than four minutes later, Duffy scored his own goal off a corBCR photo/Jeff Schlesinger ner kick. Lorenzen sent Princeton’s Jacob Estrada maneuvers around a Roanoke-Benson/Eureka player in Monday’s socSee Tigers Page 12 cer game at Tiskilwa. PHS won 5-1.

MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley Storm and Hall Red Devils renewed acquaintances last year with the Red Devils’ entry into the Big Rivers Conference. With the area football waters now flowing through the Three Rivers, the Storm and Red Devils will meet Friday night to kick off the 2013 season at Storm Stadium for a crossover contest.

Their meeting is the BCR Game of the Week for Week 1. Both sides are ready to roll.

“We are looking forward to playing a game, the kids have worked hard in the off-season and in camp to be ready to play,” BV coach Jeff Ohlson said, now in his sixth season. “Practice has been good and full of enthusiasm and execution. We are healthy other then the normal bumps and bruises associated with football. We have had a couple of surprises emerge, so we will have to see how that plays out.”

The Storm bring back 12 lettermen with six starters on offense and five on defense. Talented junior Parker Neuhalfen takes over at quarterback from Day 1 this year and has a strong supporting

“We are looking forward to playing a game, the kids have worked hard in the offseason and in camp to be ready to play.”

• BV coach Jeff Ohlson

cast of juniors and seniors around him.

“I know they had a good sophomore class. We look for it to be a good test for.

They’re usually a pretty good team,” Hall coach Randy Tieman said.

It is the Hall senior class, which came in with much fan fare a year ago unbeaten at the sophomore level. They were unable to live up to the hype, finishing 1-8. They are determined to turn things around starting Friday.

“The Red Devils will be ready to play and so will the Storm,” Ohlson said. “Coach Tieman will have his kids ready to play, I know they do not want to start off like they did last year. They will be physical and present some problems that we will need to adjust to.

We look forward to some

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2013 football brings a united front in Bureau County

Just as the weather is starting to heat up in northern Illinois, so is everyone’s desire for some football. At this point of the year, I know I am.

As written up in the cover story of the 2013 Kickoff section found here in today’s BCR, all five of the Bureau County teams will be playing under one umbrella this year as members of the Three Rivers Athletic Confer-

Kevin Hieronymus HIERONYMUS’ HYPOTHESIS

ence. It’s the first time that’s ever happened dating back to the days of NCIC, Blackhawk, Little Ten and Indian Valley football.

That in itself, makes the 2013 season in more exciting.

It won’t happen this year with the five teams split into two divisions in the Three Rivers, but soon there’s a good chance all five teams will play one another when crossover games rotate. That will make for real bragging rights in the county.

I encourage everyone to get out to the gridiron to sport your hometown team.

It doesn’t matter if you have

a son or grandson playing or a daughter or granddaughter cheering.

Get out there and let those kids know you are supporting them. We should support all the fall sports teams and activities. These kids put in a lot of time perfecting their game. We owe it to them.

Most importantly, be a good fan, a positive fan. There’s no need any negative thoughts out there. Let the kids have fun.

And be safe out there. It can get hot in the stands with the sun bearing down on you.

While we’re on the subject of fall sports, if you’d have an interest in trying your hand at covering sports for the BCR in and around Bureau County, send me an email at khieronymus@bcrnews.com.

Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR Sports Editor. He has been covering Bureau County football for 27 years.

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Tigers

From Page 11

BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus

Playing for kicks The Princeton Youth Soccer fall season got underway Saturday, including this Pre-K game. Tuesday’s games were canceled due to the extreme heat.

Area roundup

Tigresses get high five in opener

By BCR Sports Staff sports@bcrnews.com Both of the Princeton Tigress tennis teams opened the season with 5-0 wins over East Moline Monday at the PHS courts.

Jen O’Neil (6-1, 6-0) and Courtney Webb (6-0, 6-2) posted varsity wins in singles. PHS also swept doubles play with Anjali Patel and Brittany Krohn (6-4, 6-4), Laura Behrends and Ellie Bonucci (6-3, 6-0) and Emma Reidner and Megan Smith (6-0, 6-2).

Winning JV doubles teams were Lindsay Hartwig and Fran Bowman, Malena Wheeler and Maddie Schafer, Chloe Baron and Webb and Addie Bryson and Bonucci.

In F/S play, Princeton’s Angelica Jones (8-0) and Mallory Wheeler (8-0) were winners in singles with wins coming from the doubles teams of Salena Olson and Elise Blocki (8-5), Hannah Erickson and MacKenzie Geldean (8-0) and Julia Bauer and Danielle May (8-1).

Exhibition winners were Katie Rodefer and Mikayla Murphy, Jen Darlington

and Allison Brown, Kiara Tate and Jessica Krohn and Madelyn Robbins and Julia Prushinski.

Boys golf

At Mendota: Hall (186) defeated Seneca (191) but fell to the host Mendota Trojans (172) Monday at the Mendota Golf Club. Jaren Robinson and Cody Phalen of Mendota were co-medalists at 38. Nick Scheri and Aaron Mitchell posted 46s for Hall and Ryan Ott and Matt Hoscheid 47s, Pete Mautino a 49 and Zach Vanderpool a 51.

Avery Detmer (49) and Colton Zibert (50) led the Hall JV (212) which fell to Mendota (206) and edged Seneca (214).

Girls golf

At Rock Island: Princeton (217) dropped both ends of a triangular with Geneseo (185) and Rockridge (201) Tuesday at Highland Springs Golf Course. Geneseo’s Monica Lieving was medalist at 43. For PHS (2-3), Arraia Hicks had a 50, Sophia Suarez a 51, Audra Reidner and Julie Miller 58s and Sarah Crowe a 61.

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it over everyone’s head to Duffy on the back post who kicked a high chopper. Getting on top of the ball, he bounced it off the ground high into the air. The backspin brought the ball down between the outstretched arms of Rocket goalie Logan Woodward and the top bar before it bounced into the net.

“I was just trying to get a foot on the ball,” said Duffy with a smile on his face. “I’d been open every time back there. I told Tyson to get it back to me.”

The two-goal lead seemed to energize the Rockets as the play shifted to the Tiger’s end of the field and goalie Lucas Bauer, playing his first varsity game in the net, felt the pressure.

The Tigers were lucky to avoid a score just minutes after Duffy’s goal, when the Rockets shot one off the top bar and bounced straight down in front of the net.

The Tiger defense cleared the ball and in the 34th minute Duffy fed Tyler Marvin who headed it in to give Princeton a commanding 3-0 lead going into halftime.

In the second half, the Tigers increased their lead to 5-0 on goals by senior Jacob Estrada and senior Dylan Schaefer, assisted by Estrada, before giving up a goal on a penalty kick by Rocket senior Connor Knapp.

Overall, the game was impressive. But the Tigers were guilty of sloppy play once they got the big lead.

“Sometimes we get overwhelmed or fired up and just kicked the ball around,” said Duffy. “We play a lot better on the ground, through each other, through the midfield.”

In addition, a few Tiger tempers began to rise as the Rockets played aggressively trying to get themselves back into the game.

Princeton soccer head coach Jason Bird pulled a couple players out of the game to avoid unnecessary cards.

“We had a couple guys who got upset towards the end of the game,” Bird said. “It’s five to one.

I know its frustrating when there’s a lot of pushing and kicking, but it’s a five to one game, and we don’t need to do that. We need to

BCR photo/Jeff Schlesinger

Two heads are better than one for Princeton on this header in Monday’s season opener at Tiskilwa. The Tigers kicked RoanokeBenson/Eureka by a 5-1 final. walk away and let the scoreboard do the talking.”

Though Bird feels the Tigers need to cut down on corner kicks allowed (the Rockets had nine), shore up their defense and improve transitions to the midfield, he was pleased with a 5-1 opening victory.

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Pigskin Previews - Week 1 Princeton (0-0) at Morrison (0-0)

Gametime: 7:30 p.m.

Friday BCR insider: The new Three Rivers Conference foes meet for the first time in 40 years, according to BCR records. Morrison won that last meeting in 1973, 28-22. The teams first met in 1945 with the Mustangs winning that one as well 7-6. PHS won four straight from 1969-72. The Tigers (South Division) and Mustangs (North) will meet in a TRAC crosscover. ...

Second-year Tiger coach Jesse Snyder is continuing his rebuilding project and an opening-day win would go along way to boost the program’s spirits after a 0-9 campaign in 2012. The Mustangs are in transition with 14 underclassmen in camp this year, and they have big shoes to fill with Morrison having made nine straight playoff appearances. After winning eight or more games every year from 2005 to 2011, the Mustangs won six a year ago. Morrison won state titles in 2009 and 2011. Morrison coach Cory Bielema believes his newcomers are going to be good football players at some time. “Hopefully they can do it this year.

We won’t know until we get out there against Princeton. We’ve got a lot of unknowns right now. It’s trial by fire in that sense.

Our senior and junior classes are really small in the amount of boys who play athletics. Overall, what we’re doing with small numbers, I’ve been impressed with. They’ve been working hard, and they have to. They’re going to have to step up and be leaders. There’s no other way,” said Bielema, a cousin to Arkansas and former Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema, a Prophetstown native. ... The Tigers practiced before school and evening to beat the extreme heat wave which fell on northern Illinois this week.

Last year: Did not play.

All-time series: PHS 4-3.

Radio: WZOE 1490 AM.

St. Bede (0-0) at Amboy/LaMoille (0-0)

Gametime: 7:30 p.m.

Friday at the Harbor, Amboy.

BCR insider: The Bruins travel to the Harbor for the second straight year, posting a 20-14 victory in Week 7 a year ago. The former Big Rivers rivals will meet in a crossover contest in the new Three Rivers football league, the Bruins a member of the South Division and the Clippers in the North. Both teams have a lot of holes to fill from last year’s playoff teams, but the Bruins have a massive undergoing.

St. Bede’s roster has just five seniors, two of which, Michael Bellino and Michael Slingsby, have made significant contributions to the past two playoff runs at the Academy. While the Clippers plug in new players, Bellino expects to face another strong opponent.

“Amboy’s got great tradition, been in the playoff 11 of the last 13 years, got to the second round a couple times. They’re a good football team,” SBA coach John Bellino said? The Bruins will open TRAC northern divisional play next week at home vs. Bureau Valley.

Last year: SBA 20-14 All-time series: SBA 11-8.

Radio: WSOG 88.1 FM; WRCV 101.7 FM.

Game

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Hall lines up with six returning starters on offense and four on defense with 11 lettermen. The Red Devils gained a boost with the transfer of senior quarterback Taggert Venegas from rival St. Bede, who has proven to be a quick team leader.

Both teams have adjusted their practice plans this week to deal with the heat, going later in the evening rather than right after school. Tieman said they’ve had water at each drill station and a couple of kiddy pools filled with water and ice in case someone gets over heated.

The Hall coach said with several players going both ways they will keep a close eye on everyone and continue to remind

Players to watch: Bureau Valley - No. 7 Parker Neuhalfen (jr., QB/DB); No. 9 Tommy Johnston (jr., RB/DB); Bryan Arteberry (sr., RB/LB); Andrew Jacobs (sr., Ol/LB).

Hall — No. 3 Jacob Byczynski (sr., RB/LB); No. 10 Taggert Venegas (sr., QB/DB); No. 54 Nathan Tonozzi (Jr., OL/LB); No. 65 Trevor Urbanowski (sr. T/DT). them to stay hydrated.

Ohlson, the BV athletic director, said they will be working with the game officials on game management.

Bureau Valley won last year’s opener 35-27 at Hall.

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School’s back in session for the Pigskin Prognosticators, the area’s original fearless forecasters, who are here to help you know who’s going to win Friday night. Actually, we try our best, but it’s never easy in high school football.

Kevin Hieronymus BCR Sports Editor Last year: 69-21.

Week 1 Bureau Valley over Hall Morrison over Princeton Amboy over St. Bede EP over Kewanee Newman over Rockridge Metamora over Sterling AW over Mid-County LW North over L-P Marengo over Mendota Geneseo over Dunlap

Brent Jamison BCR Correspondent Last year: 68-22.

Week 1 Bureau Valley over Hall Morrison over Princeton Amboy over St. Bede EP over Kewanee Newman over Rockridge Sterling over Metamora AW over Mid-County L-P over LW North Marengo over Mendota Geneseo over Dunlap

Tom Long BCR staff Last year’s guest: 63-27.

Week 1 Hall over Bureau Valley Morrison over Princeton Amboy over St. Bede EP over Kewanee Rockridge over Newman Metamora over Sterling AW over Mid-County LW North over L-P Marengo over Mendota Geneseo over Dunlap

Hall setter Vanessa Olivares makes a pass against Bureau Valley Tuesday at Red Devil Gymnasium.

Other area games

Hall at Bureau Valley Sherrard at Riverdale Kewanee at ErieProphetstown Orion at Fulton Rockridge at Newman Metamora at Sterling Annawan/Wethersfield at Oneida Mid-County Lincoln Way North at L-P Marengo at Mendota East Peoria at Streator Ottawa at Yorkville Geneseo at Dunlap Dixon at MonmouthRoseville — Kevin Hieronymus

Volleyball roundup Lady Lions win opener The LaMoille/Ohio Lady Lions had a winning debut in the 2013 volleyball season, defeating Serena 25-17, 25-23 in a nonconference opener at LaMoille Tuesday.

It is was hot one but the girls didn’t use that as an excuse and played well. It was nice to get a win under our belts,” L/O coach Hallie May said. “I thought sophomore setter Rae Schultz had a strong varsity debut and our back row was anchored

by Ragen and Vanessa. Our hitters placed the ball well and played aggressively up front. Shiela and Elizabeth Geuther were a nice presence. Serena kept us on our toes with tough serving but I thought we handled that well.

The Lady Lions were led

by Rae Schultz (10 points, 1 ace, 2 digs), Emily Fahs (2 digs), Elizabeth Geuther (1 block, 2 kills), Shiela Browning (3 points, 3 aces, 1 dig, 4 kills), Ragen Forbes (7 points, 9 digs), Vanessa Martinez (4 points, 4 aces, 5 digs, 1 kill) and Alyssa Martin

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Storm

From Page 11 Hall, taking over a team which went 5-25 a year ago, said her team (3 kills). made progress Tuesday and is just LaMoille/Ohio won the freshmen match 18-25, a few tweaks here and there from 25-23, 16-14 behind Paige putting things together.

Conner (8 points, 2 kills, “It’s kind of what I actually 2 aces, 7 assists), Riley expected of them,” said Nation.

Johnson (6 points, 5 kills, 5 “They came in nervous; they were aces, 3 digs), Alana Cherry playing nervous. We’ve done this (4 kills), Katy Anderson (7 a thousand times, but Bureau Valpoints, 2 aces) and Hannah ley’s a good team. They’ve got good Pinter (4 points, 4 aces). hitters. I think we’re going to do Serena took the sophobetter this season. A lot of our more match 26-24, 21-25, 26-24. Conner had 14 points errors tonight were jut error we can and 14 assists, Johnson control. It was hitting into the block eight kills, Cherry four kills hitting out of bounds and hitting and Pinter five points and into the net, so if we can clean that three aces in defeat. up a little bit I think we’ll be fine.”

Putnam County 2, Nation said her girls a much betStreator 0: The Lady ter job than they did over the sumPanthers got into the win mer hanging in there when Bureau column Tuesday, defeatValley got on their runs. ing Streator 25-15, 25-19.

Hall led the first set early 5-2, Lauren Colby had eight kills and Emily Whitney eight but it didn’t last long. The Storm points for PC. scored six straight points than used Junior college: IVCC a seven-point string to take a 16-8 improved to 4-1 with a 3-1 lead. Hits by Ellen Herrmann and win over Lincoln College Clarissa Gerard helped pull the at home Tuesday. Kayla Lady Devils within 18-12. A Hall MacDavitt had eight kills and hitting error, a Carlie Bickett kill Johnna Schultz 21 assists and a Hall rotation error boosted and 11 digs for the Lady the Storm’s lead back to 21-12.

Eagles.

The Storm stayed hot to start the second set, seizing a 15-4 lead. The Storm stretched their lead to 19-8.

Hall sided out and Vanessa Olivares strung three points together, capped by an ace to bring the Lady Devils within 19-13. A couple hits

by Hoffert along with two service receive and two hitting errors by Hall brought BV to a 25-16 win.

Bosnich said the Storm and libero Shannon Reuter showed much improved with their communication and their work on jump serving really showed Tuesday.

“Sydney Lebahn and Lindsey Hoffert have worked hard this summer on their jump serves and make that powerful and I thought they did a great job on that tonight,” Bosnich said. “I don’t know how many service errors we had, but I don’t think it was many. I’m very proud, because in practice they’re kind of on their own on that. I told them it says a lot about you as players that you’re willing to take that incentive to work on it.”

Having some, tall, heavy hitters, helps, too, she said.

“We’re very blessed with a lot of tall girls,” Bosnich said. “Lindsey just took care of the ball. Last year as a sophomore she struggled as a sophomore in the back row and

didn’t get to play a lot. And that confidence she brought this year was great.”

“We’re lucky to have a such tall girls and with that we can get a lot of power,” Hoffert said. “We’ve been working on our approaches and getting on top of the ball and getting around the blocks. Our back row helps a lot, telling us where to hit and where to place it.

“We’ve been practicing hard all summer, working together and tonight it really showed. I’m so proud of everyone.”

• Notes: Shannon Reuter led BV with eight points and two aces with Hoffert adding seven points and Lebahn five points. Val Reuter and Bickett had three kills each.

Clarissa Gerrard led Hall with fives with Olivares posting four aces. ….

Nation, a standout at LaSalle-Peru who previously was head coach at Aurora University, said it was great to be back in the high school ranks. “I love it, I was so excited coming into this. I’m looking forward to this season and I’m having a blast,” she said. … Bureau Valley won the sophomore match 25-22, 25-10 while Hall took the freshmen match 11-25, 25-18, 16-14.

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Sprint Cup Race: AdvoCare 500 Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway When: Sunday, 7:30 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN 2012 Winner: Denny Hamlin

Matt Kenseth emerges from mid-season doldrums to claim victory in IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway As NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series drivers head into the toughest 12 weeks of the season, some drivers, like Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano, are hot, while others, like five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, are not.

Kenseth emerged from some mid-season doldrums to score a strong win at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday night, giving him five wins for the season, which translates to 15 bonus points when the standings are reset after the Sept. 7 race at Richmond International Raceway.

Johnson, on the other hand, has the series points lead heading into Sunday night’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but he’s had a rough month. Since his runner-up finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 28, he’s seen his points lead over second place drop from 75 to 18. In the past two weeks he’s had finishes of 40th and 36th, due to a blown engine at Michigan and a crash at Bristol.

For Kenseth, in his first season at Joe Gibbs Racing, his Bristol performance — especially holding off Kasey Kahne at the end even though Kahne had fresher tires — has him feeling a sense of momentum heading into the final two weeks of the regular season and on into the Chase.

“I think this (Bristol) weekend was huge for us,” Kenseth said. “Even

Matt Kenseth celebrates his IRWIN Tools Night Race victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. if we would have run second and got beat at the end ... at least for me, it would have been a very encouraging weekend. It would have been a shot in our arm, like man, we had all our speed back.”

“Hopefully that gives you momentum. The next 12 weeks are the most important 12 weeks of the season, so I feel like: Approach every race the same. Go out with the idea of trying to qualify the best you can and prepare like you’re going to go try to win the race.”

For Johnson, it was another missed chance to get some mojo of his own going as he heads into the Chase. His points position has him locked into a Chase berth, but winning the regular season offers no reward come Chase time, as all 12 Chase drivers start with the same number of points, plus three bonus points for each regular season win for the top 10.

“This racing stuff hap-

pens,” Johnson said.

“Luckily, we had a big points lead that we can kind of deal with right now. We certainly want to clean things up and have some great finishes rolling into the Chase.

We’ll keep after it, and be back again next week.”

But he said the most important thing is what happens during the Chase.

“Once the Chase starts, it is its own animal. So we’ll just wait and see what happens during those 10 (races),” he said.

Logano also appears to be gaining steam at a good time. He followed up his Michigan win with a powerful run at Bristol, where he bounced back from an early crash and drove his patchedup Ford to a fifth-place finish.

“That was the hardestfought top-five I’ve ever had in my life,” Logano said. “We deserve to make this Chase, and if we keep doing this on

days that they’re trying to put us down, we deserve it.”

Since finishing 40th at New Hampshire on July 14, Logano hasn’t finished worse than eighth and has moved from 18th in the standings to 10th.

A late-race melee at Bristol put a damper on the Chase hopes of several drivers on the bubble of securing a berth for the title run.

Logano’s teammate, reigning Cup champion Brad Keselowski, was among those collected when Brian Vickers and Denny Hamlin collided with 53 laps to go. Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Newman also were involved, as was Kevin Harvick, whose Chase spot is all but assured due to his position in points, fourth, and the fact that he has a win this season.

Keselowski dropped three spots in points, to 11th, four behind Logano. Truex dropped from 12th to 14th in the standings. Newman returned to the track and drove his damaged racer to a 21stplace finish, which left him 15th in the standings.

Kurt Busch dropped from ninth to 12th in the standings after losing laps while a damaged hub was replaced on his No. 78 Chevrolet, but he’s just six points out of 10th place.

Among those who held their own or gained, points-wise, at Bristol were Greg Biffle, who fin-

ished ninth and moved from 10th to ninth in points, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was 10th at Bristol and remains seventh in the standings, but stretched his margin over 11th place from 20 points to 33.

“That 20 points really had me pretty nervous,” Earnhardt said. “Hopefully, if we can put a good one together next week, something similar or better than this, we will definitely go to Richmond a

lot more comfortable.”

For Newman, whose best chance to make the Chase appears to be through a wild card berth made possible by his victory in the Brickyard 400, every single point is important.

“We need to score maximum points at each race,” he said. “Even on nights like (Bristol), it’s important that we don’t give up. We’ll keep fighting until the final lap at Richmond.”

Notebook Kurt Busch headed to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014 Kurt Busch is headed to Stewart-Haas Racing as a fourth driver, beginning in 2014. Busch told reporters on Monday that he’s signed on to join team co-owner Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick and Danica Patrick.

Busch currently drives the No. 78 Chevrolet for Furniture Row Racing and is 12th in the Sprint Cup standings, well within reach of a berth for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Joe Garone, general manager of Furniture Row Racing, said in a team release that he expects his team to continue its strong run despite the impending departure of Busch, a former Cup champion and 24-time winner on NASCAR’s elite circuit.

“Right now, the main focus for Kurt and the team is to qualify for the Chase and contend for the 2013 Sprint Cup Series championship,” Garone said. “Furniture Row Racing’s technical and engineering programs, along with a talented road crew, have made great strides this season, which have been evident with the consistently fast race cars that we have brought to the track week in and week out. We, along with our technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing, are deeply committed to continuing the work in progress.”

Garone said his team is in the process of searching for a driver for 2014 and beyond.

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Today, almost every job requires using computers or tablets in some way.

Dawn needs a score of 17 to win this computer game. What is the largest number of tools she can capture?

Put a blue ring around these.

What is the least number of objects she can capture? Put a red ring around these.

very year, on the first Monday in September, the U.S. and Canada observe a holiday. Many get the day off from their jobs.

Children get the day off from school.

On Labor Day, (Labour Day in Canada) we honor working people and the dignity of labor.

Standards Link: Mathematics: Combining numbers to compare sums.

The first Labor Day was held just over 100 years ago in New York City.

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

To labor means to work. In 1882, many kinds of workers lived in New York City. There were carpenters, bricklayers, furniture-makers, jewelers, printers and more. hile they were proud of their work and what they made, many laborers were unhappy with their long hours, unsafe workplaces and low pay. Many worked seven days a week and 12 or 14 hours a day. Pay was so low that even young children had to work.

This year’s Labor Day parade is off to a strange start. Find at least 10 things wrong in this picture.

Standards Link: Visual Discrimination.

In the 1880s, New York workers formed groups called craft unions. Bricklayers had their own union. The carpenters had theirs and so did the printers. After a while, these small unions formed a larger union called the Knights of Labor.

The Knights of Labor fought for workers’ rights. Their “weapons” were words and votes. They fought to get children out of the factories and the mines. They fought for better pay and safer working environments.

Standards Link: History/Social Science: Students understand working conditions and the rise of the labor movement. Students understand events honored in commemorative holidays.

Students understand the difficulties populations have faced in the American culture.

In 1882, a New York City union called the Central Labor Union (C.L.U.) decided to hold a parade and picnic for workers on September 5. The parade would be a chance for workers to show off their work. More than 10,000 marchers showed up that day.

Thousands more watched the parade. Many of the people carried signs that told what the workers wanted to change.

Labor Day ABC

Workers all over the country liked the idea of a workers’ holiday. By the 1930s every state in the U.S. celebrated Labor Day. Today we celebrate Labor Day to remember that working people help make our country strong. All workers are important!

Use the letters above to complete the messages on the signs from the 1880s.

Standards Link: History/Social Science: Students understand working conditions and the rise of the labor movement including bargaining, strikes and protests over labor conditions. Reading Comprehension: Follow simple directions.

Clip from the classified section five or more different job titles.

Glue them onto a piece of paper in ABC order.

Decorate your paper with pictures of people doing the jobs you selected.

Standards Link: Spelling: Arrange words in alphabetical order.

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

Article Mix-Up

Cut out a newspaper article. Cut the article into four pieces. Give the pieces to a friend to see if he or she can put the article back together in the right order.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret informational text.

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Illinois Valley PADS to open doors for season Shelters are in Peru and Ottawa

By Lyle Ganther lganther@bcrnews.com

Illinois Valley Public Action to Deliver Shelters (PADS) will open its doors for service to the homeless and those in crisis at 5 p.m. Sunday at shelters in Peru at 1320 Menards Drive and in Ottawa at 1120 Canal St. PADS’ service area covers Bureau, Putnam and LaSalle counties for anyone 18 years of age and older along with their families who are homeless.

Between the two shelters, PADS has 54 beds, 30 in Ottawa and 24 in Peru, designed to provide a warm and safe place to sleep, eat meals, get a shower or do laundry and provide case management to assist in finding answers to the issues that cause homelessness, said Carol Alcorn, executive director of Illinois Valley PADS, which first opened in 1991.

The shelters assisted 280 individuals from September 2012 to May 2013.

There were 24 family units, which included 38 children.

“We provided with the help of local churches, individuals and hospitals, 17,101 meals while clients used our beds 6,916 times,” added Alcorn.

“The use of the shelters by veterans was up slightly to 23 individuals.”

Through case management, assistance is found for eye and medical care, transportation and enrollment in available programs, she said. The shelter has developed and taught educational classes in budgeting, employment and computer skills.

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Peru and Ottawa shelters need the following items: Paper plates, bowls and cups Plastic utensils Coffee, sugar, creamer Dry cereals Trash bags (30 and 13 gallon) Vinegar to clean floors HE and regular laundry soap Ziploc bags (gallon, quart, sandwich) Cleaning products (glass cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, dish soap) Paper (copy, card stock) Snack items for carry out lunches Adult underwear, socks, slippers Lily Pads Resale Boutique accepts the following items: Aluminum cans Appliances Bedding, curtains, linens

“There has been an increased activity and success in finding employment and understanding the value of that income in being able to sustain themselves in their own housing,” added Alcorn.

“The organization is looking forward to making a support group program available within the shelter services this year as well as building additional space in the Ottawa shelter to house families, while allowing them to remain together as a unit instead of separation by gender. This addition will add 16 to 24 more beds to our program.”

Lily Pads Resale Boutique at 4471 Progress Boulevard in Peru supports the programs by contributing funding.

“This year we were able to add much needed space to our receiving areas with the support of a donor,” added Alcorn. “The store supports the community by not only working with our organization to provide clothing to those in need, but also provides to those working with other agencies. You can follow us on Facebook for more information about the store.

“As we open for service, we anticipate that we will see many more individuals and families in crisis,” said Alcorn. “’We will continue to be more than just a bed in our efforts to assist them. We need the partnership of community members in volunteering in either shelter or the store. Volunteering is a valuable service to your community.

Training is provided for all our facilities.”

The shelter program needs nighttime volunteers, while the store is only daytime hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Several churches located within Bureau County sent volunteer teams to the shelters from Sept. 1, 2012, to May 31. Those listed on the shelter support summary portion of the organization’s 2013 report were Bunker Hill Church of God in Buda,

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Shepard published in Journal of Ophthalmic Photography PERU — Lindsay Shepard of Streator, ophthalmic technician at Illinois Retina Institute, is published in the September/October issue of the Journal of Ophthalmic Photography for her retinal imaging photos in conjunction with Dr. Kamal Kishore’s article that describe a new technique to remove bleeding from under the retina caused by the rupture of an aneurysm.

“When I’m able to show

a patient the image of their eye with the condition they are experiencing, I think they really appreciate and have a better understanding of what’s going on and why they’re here to see us. I feel a lot of satisfaction seeing people really connect and take an interest in their health.”

“Lindsay has 11 years of experience in ophthalmology, three of them with us, and we’re lucky,” said Dr. Kishore, a sentiment echoed

by Dr. Ekong.

S h e is also a blog writer for the O p h thalmic PhotogLindsay Shepard raphers Society and is in current talks to have retinal imaging photos published in EyeNet Magazine, a respected ophthalmology magazine.

How many people used the local homeless shelter?

“We provided — with the help of local churches, individuals and hospitals — 17,101 meals while clients used our beds 6,916 times.

The use of the shelters by veterans was up slightly to 23 individuals.”

Carol Alcorn, executive director Illinois Valley PADS

Dover Congregational, First Lutheran Church in Princeton, First United Methodist Church in Princeton and St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton.

Interested persons can contact the organization by going to its website at www.ivpads.com to apply or send financial contributions through the website or mail them to P.O. Box 1012, LaSalle, IL 613201.

More information can also be obtained by calling 815-224-3047 (LaSalle) or 815-433-1292 (Ottawa).

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Property Transfers The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse: Aug. 5, 2013 Lucy Rodriguez to Kenneth Arjes Jr., warranty deed, Lots 1-2 in Block 4 in East Bluff Plat, DePue, $33,000.

Arlene and Dave Webber to Gwendolyn and Kevin Burton, joint tenancy deed, part of Section 10 in Neponset Township, $100,000.

Helen and Kevin Sawicki to Gary and Lisa Vicini, warranty deed, part of Lot 16 in Willow Bend Subdivision, Spring Valley, $3,000.

Diane Potthoff and Steve Wright to Doreen and Warren Searles, executor deed, Lot 65 in Tiskilwa and part of Sim’s Addition in Tiskilwa, $98,000.

Jeremy Ring to Russell Bernabei, warranty deed, Lots 1-2 in Block 7 in Cherry, $100,000.

Gerald and Rhonda Leadley to Arlene and David Webber, warranty deed, part of Section 24 in Wyanet Township, $110,000.

Aug. 6, 2013 Spring Valley City Bank to Donald Wede, deed in trust, Lots 3-4 in Block 9 in James H. Seaton’s Second Addition, Seatonville, $19,500.

Autumn and Brad Wade to Ryan Feldott, warranty deed, Lots 4-5 in Block 1122 in Wainwright’s Addition, Spring Valley, $90,000.

Grace Gillespie to J.R. Sims, warranty deed, Lots 57-58 in Mineral, $14,500.

Steven Keutzer to Melissa and Nicholas Liebe, joint tenancy deed, Lot 190 and part of Lot 189 in Elston’s Addition, Princeton, $124,500.

Aug. 7, 2013 Anton Mautino to Christopher and Taylor Affelt, warranty deed, Lots 14-16 in Block 37 in Greenwood’s Addition, Spring Valley, $60,000.

Robert and William Miller to John Miller, trustees’ deed, part of Sections 29-30 in Neponset Township, $109,000.

Howard and Patricia DeRose to Angela and Jordan Longeville, trustees’ deed, Lot 49 and part of Lot 50 in Robert E. Bird’s Haven Addition, Princeton, $144,500.

Georgine and Richard Robilotta to Michael Waedow, warranty deed, Lot 18 in First Addition Lake Arispie Subdivision, $11,500.

Aug. 8, 2013

Luanne Helmig-Bezely to Debbie and William Herz, warranty deed, Lot 5 in Block 45 in Ladd, $28,000.

Loretta Flaherty and Sara Mudge to Clayton and Kyle Mudge, warranty deed, part of Lots 1-2 in Block 25 in Myrick’s Second Addition, Cherry, $30,000.

Richard Vecchia to Chris and Gregg Ripka, warranty deed, Lot 12 in Block 30 in Spring Valley, $26,000.

Aug. 9, 2013 Federal National Mortgage Association to Troy Thompson, warranty deed, part of Lot 29 in Princeton, $40,500.

John Miller to Joseph and Sharon Miller, warranty deed, part of Sections 29-30 in Neponset Township, $109,000.

Aug. 12, 2013 Mark Schneider to Regions Bank, deed in trust, part of Lots 1, 3-6 in Block 4 in Dover, $4,000.

Aug. 13, 2013 Michael Dienslake to Christa and Corey Gruber, joint tenancy deed, part of Section 9 in Walnut Township, $110,000.

Robert Kargl to Semia Kargl, executor deed, Lot 14 in Country Oaks First Subdivision, Princeton, $143,000.

Ann Lasson to Jennifer Matthews, warranty deed, part of Section 17 in Princeton Township, $66,000.

Aug. 14, 2013 Francis and Irita Merkley to Deborah Kirk, warranty deed, part of Lot 1 in Knox Addition, Princeton, $50,000.

Constance and William Clark to Lacy DePue, warranty deed, part of Lots 12 and 15 in Ohio, Ill., $46,000.

Donald and Susanne Rayfield to Andrew Gustafson, warranty deed, Lot 38 in Country Oaks Second Subdivision, Princeton, $213,000.

Lynn Shurts to Elsie and Ronald Thompson, warranty deed, Lot 11 in Block 8 in West Addition, Princeton, $32,500.

Aug. 15, 2013 Kevin and Thomas Fox Jr. to Cara and Clayton Zellmer, warranty deed, Lot 1 in Block 25 in Ladd, $35,000.

Aug. 16, 2013 Jeffrey Ellis and Patricia McClelland to Susan Neuhalfen and Eric Olson, warranty deed, part of Section 19 in Concord Township, $130,000.

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Farm Bureau and Illinois Ag in the Classroom (AITC) would like to invite all Bureau County teachers to meet with Sara Hildebrand, Bureau County AITC coordinator, and to learn what materials are offered free of charge for classroom instruction this fall.

The educational seminar is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Bureau County Farm Bureau.

This informational will provide an opportunity for teachers to meet the coordinator and to see what types of resources and kits are available for use.

Reserve your spot by contacting the Bureau County Farm Bureau office at 815-875-6468 or email Sara Hildebrand at aitc.bcfb@comcast.net.

Continuing education credits will be offered to teachers who attend this educational event.

Agricultural Summary

Last week saw a return to more normal temperatures while much of the state remained dry. Statewide temperatures averaged 74.4 degrees, 1.1 degrees above normal. Precipitation across the state averaged 0.34 inches, 0.32 inches below normal. While most of the state remained dry, the Northeast District averaged 1.10 inches of rain with some areas receiving more than 2 inches. The dry conditions across the state continue to have a negative impact on the crop conditions. There were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture continued to decline and was rated at 17 percent very short, 52 percent short, and 31 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated at 14 percent very short, 42 percent short, and 44 percent adequate.

Corn dough reached 88 percent, compared to 98 percent last year and the five-year average of 88 percent.

Corn in the dent stage reached 29 percent, continuing to lag behind the five-year average of 56 percent. Corn condition was rated at 3 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 45 percent good and 14 percent excellent.

Soybeans blooming progressed to 94 percent, and soybeans setting pods reached 83 percent. Soybean condition was rated at 2 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 9 percent excellent.

LegalNotices NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Members of the County Board of Bureau County, Illinois, will meet at the Court House in Princeton, Illinois, in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. and that all claims must be filed with the County Clerk of said County on or before Friday, August 30, 2013. /s/ Kamala S. Hieronymus County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 29, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) WAYNE G. HOLTON,) Deceased. ) No. 2013-P-81 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of WAYNE G. HOLTON. Letters Of Office were issued on August 12, 2013, to CINDY R. HOLTON as Independent Representative whose attorneys are Barash & Everett, LLC. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of court, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before February 22, 2014. Any claim not filed by that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and

to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Barash & Everett, LLC Attorney for Independent Representative Address 110 N. Exchange Street City Galva, Illinois 61434 Telephone: (309) 932-2001 Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 22, 29 and Sept. 5, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE: ) THE MATTER OF ) TARA JO STEFFEN, ) et al. ) No. 2013-MR-49 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 15th day of October 2013, at 9:30 a.m., I will request the Court to approve my petition in the Bureau County Circuit Court for the change of name from TARA JO STEFFEN to that of TARA JO MCLAUGHLIN pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

PETITIONER, Tara Jo Steffen BY: /s/ Timothy G. Munson Attorney Timothy G. Munson, ARDC No. 06229923 LAW OFFICE OF TIMOTHY G. MUNSON 609 Eighth Avenue Mendota, IL 61342 Phone: 815/ 538-2020 FAX: 815/ 538-2417 Published in the Bureau

County Republican Aug. 22, 29 and Sept. 5, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF ) THE PETITION OF ) Linda Sue Burd ) FOR CHANGE OF NAME No. 13 MR 50 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Public notice is hereby given that on October 16th, 2013, at 9:30 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 Linda Sue Burd to that of Linda Sue Seibech to be approved, pursuant to the Statute in such case made and provided.

Dated at Princeton, Illinois, on August 15th,

2013. /s/Linda Sue Burd PETITIONER Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 22, 29 and Sept. 5, 2013.

PUBLIC NOTICE Spring Valley City Clerk Becky Hansen has announced that a public meeting will be held at the Spring Valley Council Chambers on Monday, September 9, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of inviting public participation in the development of the City’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP), which is mandated under Special Condition 10 of NPDES Permit No. IL0031216.

The LTCP in its present draft state will be presented and opportunity will be provided for public questions, comments, and suggestions.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 29, 2013.

12-061388 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BUREAU PRINCETON, ILLINOIS REGIONS BANK; ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) PHILLIP J. BARAJAS; JOYCE M. BARAJAS; ) Defendants, ) 12 CH 78 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on June 20, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the office of HB Wilkinson Title Co., 108 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate:

LOTS 7 AND 8 IN CAMPBELL’S ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OF PRINCETON; EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTH 10 FEET OF LOT 8 IN CAMPBELL’S ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OF PRINCETON; SITUATED IN IN BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 16-09-177-006.

Commonly known as 1226 North Vernon Street, Princeton, IL 61356.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sale Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, FISHER and SHAPIRO, LLC, 2121 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015.

(847) 291-1717. Refer to File Number 12-061388.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 15, 22 and 29, 2013.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY OF BUREAU, ) A Body Politic and Corporate, ) Plaintiff, ) v ) Chicago Title Land Trust Company, ) Trust #8002358025; and ) The Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission: ) Defendants. ) No: 2012-CH-69 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO: The Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission Jacek Jankowski, its Registered Agent UnKnown Parties And To All Whom It May Concern: TAKE NOTICE THAT ON July 26, 2012, a complaint to Enforce County Zoning Ordinance was filed by Donna J. Engels, Assistant Bureau County State’s Attorney, in the Circuit Court of Bureau County entitled “County of Bureau, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. Chicago Title Land Trust company, Trust #80023580225; and The Love Holy Trinity Blessed Mission”.

Unless you file your Answer or otherwise file your Appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton,

Illinois, within thirty (30) days of the date of August 29, 2013 or appear on October 18 , 2013 at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard before the Honorable C.J. Hollerich in Courtroom 210, or someone sitting in his stead, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended Complaint. /s/Mary Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 29, Sept. 5 and 12, 2013.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Village of Arlington for the street maintenance program known as “Village of Arlington - Section 13-0000000-GM” and is further described as follows: resurfacing of various streets within the Village of Arlington.

Bids shall be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Arlington, 208 E. Jay Street, Arlington, IL 61312, on Monday, September 9, 2013. Proposals will be opened and publicly read at that time.

Bidders are advised that this Contract will be subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. Plans and specifications may be accessed on-line at: www.chamlin.com Plans and specifications will be available at the office of Chamlin & Associates, Inc., 3017 Fifth Street, Peru, IL 61354.

All proposals must be accompanied by a Proposal Guaranty as provided in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals contained in the “Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions” prepared by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

The awarding authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all proposals as provided in BLRS Special Provision for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals contained in the “Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions” prepared by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

BY ORDER OF: VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 29, 2013.

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The Red Covered Bridge “REDEDICATION OF BRIDGE —The tree-framed Red Covered bridge north of Princeton in Dover township for the speakers’ stand Monday when about 300 persons attended the rededication ceremony in a glade northeast of the bridge. County Judge Herbert W. Gunning is shown as he delivered rededication remarks. Others on the platform, all of whom spoke are, from left, Mrs. Clifford Leonard, Princeton, secretary of the Bureau County Historical society and past president of the state society; Mrs. Myna Swanson, president, Marshall County Historical society; W. D. Boyle, director, Putnam County Historical society; Roger Steele, representing the city of Princeton: L. R. Casey, president, Sterling-Rock Falls Historical society; Harold Parr, master of ceremonies. Mrs. Perry D. Trimble, Princeton, president of the Bureau County Historical society, and A. V. Colby, vice president, Henry County Historical Society, are obscured by the Illinois state flag at the right of the platform. — (Staff Photo).“ The Bureau County Historical Society submitted this news clipping of the Bureau County Republican’s Sept. 5, 1963 issue.

There will be a 150th celebration at 11:30 a.m. Monday with a short program on the history of the Red Covered Bridge. Princeton Mayor Keith Cain, Kathy O’Malley and Stephen Gunning will be the speakers for the program.

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Cover Story For the first time, all of the football teams from Bureau County will play within the same conference with the expansion of the Three Rivers Athletic Conference. Huddling up on the eve of the 2013 season are Hall’s Nathan Tonozzi (from left), Bureau Valley’s Martin McMahon, Princeton’s Caleb Dickens and LaMoille’s Garrett Anderson. St. Bede representative was unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances.

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2B • Football Preview 2013 • Thursday, August 29, 2013

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A Bureau County affair Three Rivers brings all area prep teams together

By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com

The 2013 area prep football season promises to be one of many changes. For the first time, all Bureau County football teams will all be under one umbrella, all playing in the same conference.

From the old days of the bigger schools like Hall and Princeton playing in the North Central Illinois Conference and the small schools like DePue, LaMoille, Malden, Manlius, Walnut, Tiskilwa and Ohio, in the Little Eight or Black Hawk conferences, they will all be one.

All five Bureau County football teams — Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton, St. Bede and Amboy/ LaMoille — will be playing out of the new Three Rivers Athletic Conference, aka the TRAC. “I think it’s a really good, good conference.”

St. Bede coach John Bellino said. “It’s always been one of the best football conferences in the state of Illinois and I think we’ve added to it. It’s a very powerful conference.

Hall coach Randy Tieman said the Three Rivers should continue to be a good fit for the Red Devils.

“We’ve played Rockridge, Sherrard and Orion in the past. I’m looking forward to playing those (new) teams,” he said. “The conference will stay strong, plus you get the three crossover games each year. If you are fortunate to make the playoffs you’re going to be ready.”

“This is definitely an elite small school football conference and every week will be a challenge.

“I think it’s a really good, good conference. It’s always been one of the best football conferences in the state of Illinois and I think we’ve added to it.

It’s a very powerful conference.”

John Bellino, St. Bede coach There are no gimmes here,” first-year Rockridge coach Sam Graves said.

The history The TRAC-8 was formed in 1975 with eight charter members including Amboy, Erie, Fulton, Morrison, Prophetstown, Riverdale, Savanna and Sterling Newman. In 1999, Three Rivers football gave way to the Big Rivers Conference with the merging of the Three Rivers and Tri-County Conference teams, including Bureau Valley, LaMoille/DePue/Ohio, Ottawa Marquette, River Valley and St. Bede.

Divisional play was held for the first five seasons of the Big Rivers, including the Illinois and

Mississippi divisions.

The Three Rivers football league this year reemerged thanks to expansion that brought in Princeton, Orion, Rockridge and Sherrard from the West Central Conference. Hall joined the Big Rivers in 2012.

With expansion, divisional play was reinstated this year, forming North and South divisions with Interstate 80 serving as the boundary line.

The bulk of the original Big Rivers teams — Amboy/LaMoille, Bureau Valley, Erie/Prophetstown, Fulton, Morrison, Newman and Riverdale — form the North Division. Newcomers Princeton, Orion, Rockridge and Sherrard were paired with Hall, St. Bede and

Kewanee to form the Three Rivers South.

While other sports in the Three Rivers will explore a switch from north-south to east-west divisions in the 2014-15 school year to cut down on travel, plans call for football to remain in a north-south format.

The rivalries The best part of the Three Rivers for area fans will be seeing old rivalries renewed and new ones created.

Princeton and Kewanee will reunite on the gridiron in Week 5 on Sept.

27. The longtime rivals last played in the fog on Sept. 25, 2009, with the Tigers winning 23-0.

The Tigers also won the teams’ first meeting in

1897 34-4 and played consecutively for 90 years until the Boilermakers departed for the Big Rivers in 2010.

The Tigers and archrival Hall will meet once again (Week 9, Oct. 25) after taking the last year off when Hall got a jumpstart joining the Three Rivers. Likewise, Hall will meet up with Kewanee once again on Oct. 18, having played each year in the NCIC from 19812011.

Hall’s entry in the Big Rivers a year ago brought about the first meeting with neighbor St. Bede since 1992. That game created a buzz in the Illinois Valley that hasn’t been seen for years.

See Cover story Page 9B

Over the years Three Rivers Conference champions

(*Denotes Big Rivers) 1975 - Fulton 7-0 1976 - Fulton 7-0 1977 - Newman 7-0 1978 - Fulton 7-0 1979 - Amboy 7-0 1980 - Amboy 7-0 1981 - Fulton/Morrison 6-1 1982 - Fulton/Morrison/Riverdale 6-1 1983 - Amboy 7-0 1984 - Amboy 7-0 1985 - Amboy 7-0 1986 - Amboy 7-0 1987 - Morrison 7-0 1988 - Prophetstown 7-0 1989 - Newman 7-0 1990 - Morrison 7-0 1991 - Fulton 7-0 1992 - Fulton/Morrison 6-1 1993 - Newman 7-0 1994 - Newman 7-0 1995 - Newman 7-0 1996 - Newman 7-0 1997 - Newman 7-0 1998 - Morrison 7-0 *1999 - St. Bede 5-0, Newman 5-0 *2000 - Amboy 5-0, Fulton 5-0 *2001 - St. Bede 5-0, Fulton 5-0 *2002 - Bureau Valley, Eureka, St. Bede 3-1; Fulton 4-1 *2003 - Bureau Valley 4-0, Amboy, Newman 4-1 *2004 - Bureau Valley 9-0 *2005 - Bureau Valley 9-0 *2006 - Bureau Valley 9-0 *2007 - Morrison 9-0 *2008 - Bureau Valley 8-1 *2009 - Morrison 9-0 *2010 - Newman 9-0 *2011 - Newman/Morrison 8-1 *2012 - Newman 9-0

Three Rivers State football champions

• Amboy (1984 2A) • Bureau Valley (2005 3A) • Fulton (1976 2A) • Fulton (1991 2A) • Morrison (2009 2A)* • Morrison (2011 2A)* • Sterling Newman (1990 1A) • Sterling Newman (1994 1A) • Sterling Newman (2004 2A)* • Sterling Newman (2010 2A)* * Participating in the Big Rivers Conference

Timeline of Three Rivers Conference football 1975

The Three Rivers Athletic Conference (TRAC-8) was formed including eight charter members: Amboy Erie, Fulton, Morrison, Prophetstown Riverdale, Savannna and Sterling Newman.

1999

Three Rivers dropped football with its schools forming the football-only Big Rivers Conference with the merger of the Tri-County schools: Bureau Valley, Bradford/Henry/Midland, Eureka, Ottawa Marquette and St. Bede. Savanna left for the Northwest Upstate Illini.

2001

Erie co-ops with neighbor Prophetstown, opening a return for Amboy on the Mississippi Division. Former Tri-County member LaMoille/DePue/Ohio, which had played as an independent, fills the vacancy in the Illinois side. The Bradford school district dissolves, leaving Henry and Midland to pick up newcomer LowpointWashburn. St. Bede (10-3, 5-0) wins its second Illinois Division title in three years; Fulton (11-1, 5-0) repeats in the Mississippi.

2002

LaMoille/DePue loses Ohio in its co-op, and will play only a JV schedule.

Remaining schools scramble to fill that opening on their schedule. Bureau Valley (9-2, 3-1) breaks through for its first division title while Fulton (7-3, 4-1) threepeats in the Mississippi.

2003

Amboy picks up co-op with LaMoille while DePue players join forces with River Valley in Midland. The Illinois Division has just five teams again — Bureau Valley, Eureka, Ottawa Marquette, River Valley (Henry/Midland/Lowpoint-Washburn/ DePue) and St. Bede. The Storm (8-2, 4-0) defends its title in the Illinois while Newman (10-2, 4-1) takes the Mississippi crown.

2004

Eureka departs for the Corn Belt Conference. River Valley, the largest co-op in the state (697 football enrollment), informs the league just prior to the season it will not be able to field a varsity team.

Each team takes a 1-0 forfeit. Bureau Valley comes out on top of the league

once again at 9-0 on the way to a state runner-up finish.

2005

River Valley returns to the gridiron, but wins just one game, defeating Riverdale 12-6 in Week 6. Bureau Valley runs the table again in league play and returns to the state finals once again. This time the Storm reigns victoriously in 3A, defeating Tolono Unity 34-7 to finish 14-0 under first-year head coach Dave Moore.

2006

Bureau Valley wins its fifth straight Big Rivers championship, going 9-0 in league play. The Storm’s bid for a third straight trip to the state finals ends at Plano, where they fell to the Reapers 49-7 in the 3A semifinals.

2007

The Morrison Mustangs stop Bureau Valley’s stronghold in the Big Rivers, winning its first BRC league title at 9-0.

2008

Bureau Valley returns to the top of the Big Rivers standings at 9-0. The Storm survive a 4 OT thriller over Morrison in

the playoffs, before falling to Elmhurst Immaculate Conception in the 3A quarterfinals.

2009

The Morrison Mustangs stampede the conference for their second league title in three years and finish 14-0 as the 3A state champions.

2010

Kewanee becomes the first new member of the Big Rivers since the Conference was formed in 1999, after decades of playing in the North Central Illinois Conference. The Boilers replace the River Valley co-op, which joined the Lincoln Trail Conference.

2012

On Jan. 12, 2012, Princeton and St. Bede are voted into the Three Rivers along with Orion, Rockridge and Sherrard of the West Central Conference. Hall plays its first season in the Big Rivers.

2013

Football returns to the Three Rivers with divisional play due to league expansion and dissolution of Big Rivers football.

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Thursday, August 29, 2013 • Football Preview 2013 • 3B

Princeton High School Nickname: Tigers

2013 ROSTER No. Player Yr. Ht./Wt. 2 Michael Camp Jr. 6-0/165 3 Levi Bates So. 5-11/155 4 Eric Bibula So. 5-9/145 5 Jacob Reinhardt So. 5-9/160 6 Devin Fields So. 5-8/150 7 Jett Wedekind So. 5-9/180 8 Austin Rossler So. 5-10/175 9 *Caleb Dickens Sr. 5-10/15 10 Zach Friel Jr. 6-0/170 12 Jack Bays So. 5-9/160 16 *Dylan Williams Sr. 6-1/210 20 Ryan Grieff Sr. 6-3/265 21 Andrew Kaler Sr. 6-0/190 22 Jacob Smith So. 5-10/160 25 Chris Layton Sr. 6-3/225 28 *Logan Wilde Sr. 5-9/180 30 Luke Marselle So. 6-2/165 34 Turner Jamison Sr. 6-1/190 36 Trevor Bickett Jr. 6-0/160 50 Jacob Mazzarisi Sr. 6-0/200 51 *Doug Frazier Sr. 5-11/215 52 *Collin Hasbrook Sr. 5-10/190 55 *Jordan Sissel Sr. 6-3/270 56 Kyle Odell Jr. 5-11/200 58 Skye Behrends So. 6-0/160 60 Griffin Orr So. 5-11/215 63 Derek Debruhl So. 5-9/160 65 Skyler Spencer Jr. 5-9/175 66 Levi Piper So. 5-9/150 69 Denver Wyatt So. 5-11/200 72 *Matt Gibson Sr. 6-0/215 74 Chaz Williams So. 5-9/155 77 Tyler Clark Jr. 6-1/230 78 Dillon Wetzel So. 5-9/185 79 Nick Borg So. 6-5/290 84 Dustin Fultz So. 5-10/155 88 Luke Hoffman So 6-1/170 * Returning lettermen

Pos WR/DB E/B RB/DB QB/DB RB/DB RB/DB RB/LB QB/DB RB/LB QB/DB TE/LB E/DB na RB/LB E/LB RB/LB RB/DB RB/LB RB/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/LB OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL E/DL E/DB

FAST FACTS Home field: Bryant Field.

Head coach: Jesse Snyder (2nd year, 0-9).

Staff: Dan Foes, Rob Jensen, Steve Amy, Randy Swinford, Tim Ciesielski.

Last year: 0-9 (0-8 West Central).

Enrollment: 581.

Colors: Blue and white.

Class: 4A. Conference: 3 Rivers Jesse South.

Snyder Last playoff appearance: 2003, first round.

On the radio: WZOE 1490 AM. 2013 SCHEDULE Date H/A Opponent (2012 record) Aug. 30 A Morrison (6-4) Sept. 6 H Newman (12-1) Sept. 1 H Sherrard (4-5)* Sept. 20 H St. Bede (7-3)* Sept. 27 A Kewanee (1-8)* Oct. 4 H Fulton (4-5) Oct. 11 A Orion (6-5)* Oct. 18 A Rockridge (7-3)* Oct. 25 A Hall (1-8)* *Three Rivers South Division game

Time 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:45 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:00

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Meet the Tigers

The Princeton Tigers will travel to Morrison to kick off the 2013 season. Team members are (front row, from left) Denver Wyatt, Luke Marselle, Austin Rossler, Jack Bays, Skyler Spencer, Eric Bibula and Jake Reinhardt; (second row) Dustin Fultz, Turner Jamison, Kyle Odell, Trevor Bickett, Caleb Dickens, Derek Debruhl, Devin Fields, Collin Hasbrook, Logan Wilde and manager Erika Williams; (third row) coach Dan Foes, coach Jesse Snyder, coach Rob Jensen, Jett Wedekind, Jacob Smith, Dillon Wetzel, coach Steve Amy, coach Randy Swinford and coach Tim Ciesielski; (fourth row) Tyler Clark, Andrew Kaler, Luke Hoffman, Nick Borg, Chris Layton, Jordan Sissel, Chaz Williams, Ryan Grieff, Dylan Williams, and Zach Friel; and (back row) Levi Bates, Levi Piper, Jacob Mazzarisi, Skye Behrends, Michael Camp, Matt Gibson, Griffin Orr, Doug Frazier and J.J. Vaccaro.

Tigers building the walls

By Jeff Schlesinger

BY THE NUMBERS

sports@bcrnews.com

CLASS

PRINCETON — The Princeton Tigers have nowhere to go but up after a winless season last year. However, that could be a tall task as they start the season against two strong state playoff teams from last year and enter a conference where they will face teams they haven’t fared well against in the past.

Nevertheless, the squad is confident that this will be a turn around year.

“Last year we were building a foundation,” said senior captain Logan Wilde. “This year we’re putting up the walls.”

Second year head coach Jesse Snyder continues to preach hard work and discipline.

“The biggest thing we have to do every day is continue to keep our attitudes high, and work discipline,” he said. “You work your tail off every single snap, every single practice, and wins will start to take care of themselves.”

Not only will the Tigers be facing a difficult schedule, but they will often be doing so with a young squad. Though there is a solid core of 13 seniors to anchor the squad, the fact that there is only six juniors means that there needs to be sophomores to step up and fill key roles.

Senior captain Caleb Dickens thinks the mix is advantageous.

MUST SEE GAMES 3 of them: Newman (perennial 3 Rivers power), St. Bede (new rivalry) and Hall (renewing an old rivalry).

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NUMBER OF RETURNING LETTERMEN

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PRINCETON TIGERS Conference: Three Rivers South 4PLAYERS to watch TO WATCH

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“We have a lot of seniors who are returning that’ll be good leaders,” he said, “and a lot of sophomores that will step up and fly around in their positions,” he said.

Wilde said his worries have

See Tigers Page 10B

AT A GLANCE

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Bureau Valley High School Nickname: Storm 2013 ROSTER No. Player Yr. 1 Blake Balensiefen Jr. 2 Payton Shipp Jr. 6 *Jake Smith Sr. 7 *Parker Neuhalfen Jr. 9 *Tommy Johnston Jr. 12 Ryan Lootens Sr. 16 *Colby Wittig Sr. 22 Will Konneck So. 24 Joe Fisher Sr. 25 *Jacob Pogliano So. 30 *Bryan Arteberry Sr. 32 Jerimiah Blackert Sr. 34 Blaine Peterson Jr. 42 *Tucker Schoff Sr. 44 *Josh Mead Jr. 51 *Martin McMahon Sr. 54 *Andrew Jacobs Sr. 55 Chase Pierce Jr. 56 Thomas Jarigese Sr. 58 Gage Smith Jr. 62 *Justin Buckman Sr. 63 Jaysen Trussen Jr. 66 Tyler Gonigam Jr. 68 Riza Mirtoski Jr. 70 Drew Fordham So. 74 *David Miller Sr. 75 Chris Shynk Jr. 77 Kyle Hughes Sr. 84 Leonard Winnich Sr. 88 Alex Johnson Jr. * Returning lettermen

Ht./Wt. Pos. 5-9/175 E/DB 6-3/175 E/LB 6-0/165 E/DB 6-1/165 QB/DB 6-2/205 RB/DB 5-11/145 E/DB 6-0/190 RB/LB 5-7/150 RB/DB 6-0/155 E/DB 5-7/145 RB/DB 6-0/190 RB/DB 5-9/170 RB/DB 6-0/175 RB/DB 5-9/175 RB/DB 6-0/195 RB/LB 5-11/195 OL/DL 5-9/200 OL/LB 5-9/165 OL/LB 5-7/175 OL/LB 5-11/205 OL/LB 6-0/220 OL/DL 5-10/240 OL/DL 5-11/170 OL/DL 6-0/200 OL/DL 6-0/200 OL/DL 6-5/215 OL/DL 5-9/255 OL/DL 5-9/250 OL/DL 6-6/205 E/DL 5-10/160 E/DB

FAST FACTS Home field: Storm Stadium.

Head coach: Jeff Ohlson (sixth year, 29-21).

Staff: Craig Johnson, Brad Doty, Aaron Jackson, Jason Smith, Nate Swanson, Alex Coppejans.

Last year: 4-5 (4-5 BRC).

School enrollment: 335.

Colors: Columbia and navy.

Class: 2-3A Conference: 3 Rivers North.

Last playoff appearance: Jeff Ohlson 2010, 3A first round.

On the radio: WZOE 98.8 FM. 2013 SCHEDULE Date H/A Opponent (2012 record) Time Aug. 30 H Hall (1-8) 7:30 Sept. 6 A St. Bede (7-3) 7:30 Sept. 13 A *Newman (12-1) 7:30 Sept. 20 A Kewanee (1-8) 7:45 Sept. 27 H *Erie/Prophetstown (5-5) 7:30 Oct. 4 A *Morrison (6-4) 7:30 Oct. 11 H Amboy (9-3) 7:30 Oct. 18 A Riverdale (1-8) 7:30 Oct. 2 H Fulton (4-5) 7:30 *Three Rivers North Division game MUST SEE GAME Oct. 11 vs. Amboy: All of the Storm’s games against traditional powers are on the road with the exception of the Clippers, who venture to Manlius for a Week 7 matchup.

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Meet the 2013 Storm

The Bureau Valley Storm will open the 2013 season at home Friday against Hall. Team members are (front row, from left): Jeremiah Blackert, Jayson Trussen, Tucker Schoff, Will Konneck, Alex Johnson, Thomas Jargiese and Jacob Pogliano; (second row) manager Paul Donovan, assistant coach Nate Swanson, assistant coach Jason Smith, assistant coach Craig Johnson, head coach Jeff Ohlson, assistant coach Alex Coppejans, assistant coach Aaron Jackson, assistant coach Brad Doty and manager Michael Eastwood; (third row) Joe Fisher, Chris Shynk, Josh Mead, Andrew Jacobs, Blake Balensiefen, Tyler Gonigam, Chase Pierce and Kyle Hughes; (fourth row) Gage Smith, Dylan Martin, Jake Smith, Parker Neuhalfen, Bryan Arteberry, Drew Fordham, Colby Wittig and Blaine Peterson; (and back row) Ryan Lootens, Riza Mirtoski, Martin McMahon, Payton Shipp, David Miller, Lennard Winnich, Tommy Johnston, Garrett Jackson and Justin Buckman.

Storm putting all the pieces together

By Brent Jamison

BY THE NUMBERS

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MANLIUS — There are a lot of good pieces in the Bureau Valley football puzzle. Now, it’s a matter of putting them all together.

The Storm will return a good core of their skills players from last year’s team that missed the playoffs by one game and figure to be competitive in the newly re-aligned and always challenging Three Rivers Conference.

“If we all play to our best potential together it will be a great season,” said junior running back Tommy Johnston. “We have a lot of good talent, it will be a matter of combining it.”

In fact, it won’t take long for the Storm to find out where they stand as a team this year. The first four games will be a true measuring stick as they start the season at home against Hall and then have a three-game road trip at St. Bede, Sterling Newman and Kewanee.

“We have a tough three-game road trip but every game is going to be a bear,” said BV coach Jeff Ohlson, who enters his sixth year as head coach. “In those first four games, two of those teams made the playoffs, and one of them is the defending conference champion in Sterling Newman.

We’ve got to line up and take care of business. We’ll find out a lot about ourselves Friday night after we play Hall. We’ll find out what kind of team we will be.

“It will be a great test. It will show if we are really ready to play the legitimate teams in our tough

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BUREAU VALLEY STORM Conference: Three Rivers North conference.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH AT A GLANCE Six starters return on the offen4 to sive side of the ball, highlighted

by Johnston (226 yards rushing, 141 yards receiving), wide-out Jake Smith (29.6 yards per catch) and junior quarterback Parker Neuhalfen.

Neuhalfen was football’s version of a utility player last year.

He started the season at running Justin back, was one of the team’s leadBuckman ing receivers, returned kicks on special teams and ended the season as the team’s starting quarterback. He combined for nearly 800 all-purpose yards and was third in the area in scoring.

This year, he will be the team’s starting quarterback from day one.

Parker “He came in last year in the Neuhalfen first game of the year for us when we had to change quarterbacks due to some cramping issues and BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus he came in and had a 17-play drive for a touchdown that went Quarterback Parker Neuhalfen about 70 yards,” said Ohlson. and the Storm will take a pass “We knew he was capable then, on the Three Rivers North. and he came out and had a pretty good end of the year for us at quarterback.”

Ohlson says the Storm have installed a few new things on

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Hall High School Nickname: Red Devils 2013 ROSTER No Player Yr. Ht./Wt. 1 Drew Pullam So. 6-0/150 2 Charlie Albert Jr. 5-6/145 3 Aaron Rybarck Jr. 5-9/160 4 Matt Krolak So. 5-7/165 6 Christian Hieden So. 5-10/160 7 Julian Barroso Jr. 5-9/145 9 Chris Hammonds So. 5-6/160 10 Taggert Venegas Sr. 5-10/155 20 Brendan Bertrand Jr. 56/120 22 *Tyler Taber Jr. 5-7/150 23 Jake Merkel Jr. 5-11/175 24 Collin Aimone Sr. 5-9/145 25 Patrick Einhaus So. 5-7/140 32 A.J. Gaeta Jr. 5-9/160 33 *Blake Lunn Sr. 5-8/160 34 Lionel Perez Jr. 5-9/195 35 Tyler Turpen Jr. 5-7/170 36 Cole Elliott Jr. 5-10/165 41 *Grant Garland Sr. 5-10/155 42 *Aaron Kerr Sr. 6-0/220 44 *Jacob Byczynski Sr. 5-9/195 50 *Jimmy Tipton Sr. 5-9/160 52 Marcos Marroquin Jr. 5-7/205 53 *Michael Yuvan Sr. 6-0/215 54 *Nathan Tonozzi Sr. 5-10/205 63 Jared Puenta So. 5-10/200 65 *Trevor Urbanski Sr. 5-11/235 72 Trevor Case Jr. 6-1/220 73 Marco Guiterriez Jr. 5-10/220 75 Ephraim Yanez Jr. 5-7/220 76 Nick Kolanowski Jr. 5-10/215 77 Dolton Booth So. 5-11/220 78 Brandon Simpson Jr. 5-7/210 79 Evan Kiphart So. 5-9/215 80 *Matt Briddick Sr. 6-5/210 85 *Zach Urbanski Sr. 6-0/175 * Returning lettermen

Pos. RB/DB RB/DB E/DB K RB/DB RB/DB WB/DB QB/DB RB/DB WB/DB TB/SS RB/FS RB/DB FB/LB FB/ILB RB/DB RB/DB RB/DB SE/CB FB/LB RB/LB G/LB OL/DT G/DE G/LB OL/DL T/DT T/DT Ol/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL OL/DL TE/DE TE/DB

FAST FACTS Home field: Nesti Stadium.

Head coach: Randy Tieman (second year, 1-8).

Staff: Mike Filippini, Joe Furlan, Nick Hanck, Pete Kasperski, Steve Smith, Brian Green, Ryan Ferrari, Adam Meyer, Joe Rue. Randy Last year: 1-8 (1-7 West Central).

Tieman Enrollment: 384.

Colors: Red and white.

Probable class: 2A. Conference: Three Rivers South.

Last playoff appearance: 2008, first round.

On the radio: WAJK, 99.3 FM. 2013 SCHEDULE Date H/A Opponent (2012 record) Aug. 30 A Bureau Valley (4-5) Sept. 6 H E/P (5-5) Sept. 13 A Amboy (9-3) Sept. 20 A Orion (6-5)* Sept. 27 H Rockridge (7-3)* Oct. 4 A Sherrard (4-5)* Oct. 11 H St. Bede (7-3)* Oct. 18 H Kewanee (1-8)* Oct. 25 H Princeton (0-9)* *Three Rivers South Division game HALL CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS NCIC - 1941-2009 West Central - 2010-12 Three Rivers Conference - 2013

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Meet the Red Devils

The Hall Red Devils will kick off the 2013 football season Friday at Bureau Valley. Team members are (front row, from left) Matt Briddick, Grant Garland, Collin Aimone, Taggart Venegas, A.J. Gaeta, Marcos Marroquin, Chris Hammonds, Tyler Taber, Tyler Turpen, Ephraim Yanez, Marco Guiterriez, Brandon Simpson and Trevor Case; and (back row) Lionel Perez, Zach Urbanski, Jimmy Tipton, Aaron Rybarck, James Hall, Aaron Kerr, Jacob Byczynski, Blake Lunn, Nathan Tonozzi, Trevor Urbanski, Julian Barroso, Michael Yuvan, Nick Kolanowski and Jake Merkel. Not pictured are Brendon Bertrand and Charlie Albert.

Hall seniors looking to put it all together

By Kevin Hieronymus

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SPRING VALLEY — A year ago, the Hall Red Devils and rookie coach Randy Tieman came in with a lot of hype as they entered the Big Rivers Conference with much success at the underclass level. Those plans didn’t go so well, the Red Devils dropping their first seven games on the way to an 1-8 finish.

Will this be the year the Hall senior class puts it all together at the varsity level?

“We hope so, but we don’t want to get off like we did last year,” Tieman said. “They got a lot of smoke blown at them. They didn’t live up to it, I think these kids are more focused in just playing football and not listening to what everybody’s saying, trying to get better each week, and that’s our goal right now.”

Tieman said the Red Devils will be better prepared for their second go-around in the Three Rivers, formerly the Big Rivers.

“We hope we’ve made the adjustments. We saw how teams played last year. It was a learning experience for us, for our kids,” Tieman said. “We think we’ll be better off than last year, we’ll be farther along this year as far as preparation as we were last year.”

Senior captain Nathan Tonozzi said the Red Devils had a tough start in 2012 following the tragic death of teammate Daniel Lule on the first day of practice. He said they are coming together as a team and “should be a good year.”

The senior class is down to 11 original members, which has left them thin on the line.

“We’re down to (11) seniors, so we’ve lost some kids, so we’ve lost kids along the way. But we haven’t worried about that.

We’ve worried about the kids who are here, who want to play and get those kids ready and go from there,” Tieman said.

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Senior quarterback Taggert Venegas has been a fast learner and turned into a fast leader.

“After our first five linemen, we’re pretty thin. Coach Smith’s put in a lot of overtime and trying to get everybody up to speed. Our first five guys can play, we know that, but in case of injury, we’ve got to have somebody ready.”

Three-year starter Trevor Urbanski (5-11, 235) anchors the offensive line at right tackle.

Another senior stalwart, Nathan Tonozzi (5-10, 205) settles in at center, a little lighter and quicker

after wrestling last year. Senor Michael Yuvan (6-0, 200) slides from tackle to left guard with junior Trevor Case (6-1, 220) stepping in at left tackle and senior Jimmy Tipton (5-9, 190) at right guard.

While some players may not have come out, Hall gains a big boost from senior quarterback Taggert Venegas, who transferred to Hall from neighbor St. Bede for the spring semester. He was the starting quarterback for the Bruins playoff team last year.

Tonozzi and Tieman said Venegas has proven to be a good team leader right away.

“He’s picked up our offense quickly,” Tieman said. “He’s a good kid. He asks a lot of questions, he’s there to learn and he leads by example.”

Senior lineman Nathan Tonozzi and Tieman said Venegas has proven to be a good team leader right away.

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ST. BEDE ACADEMY

Nickname: Bruins 2013 ROSTER No. Player Yr. Ht./Wt. Pos. 1 Connor MacDavitt Sr. 5-11/140 End 2 Braidy Shipp So. 5-10/165 Back 3 *Justin Shaw Jr. 5-9/190 Back 4 *Jack Brady Jr. 5-11/160 Back 7 Bryant Eustice Fr. 5-8/145 Back 8 Juan Flores So. 5-6/130 Back 10 *Matt Szcepaniak Jr. 5-9/135 End 11 Nick Needs So. 6-2/190 End 20 John Dose Fr. 5-11/170 Back 24 Baylee Hopps So. 5-10/165 Back 25 *Sam Halm Jr. 6-0/185 Back 27 Fermin Sajuan Sr. 5-7/160 End 32 Andre Hurr Jr. 5-8/165 Back 33 Dexter Baker Jr. 5-8/160 OL/DL 36 Brady Booker Fr. 6-2/180 End 42 Sam Bennett Sr. 6-3/175 End 43 Joey Acosta Fr. 5-8/195 Back 45 *Michael Bellino Sr. 6-5/240 Back 46 Joe Arriaga So. 5-10/210 End 52 Dakotah Baker Jr. 5-8/195 OL/DL 54 Spencer Barnes Jr. 5-10/165 OL/DL 55 Brandon Edens Jr. 5-8/265 OL/DL 60 Derek Scarpaci Fr. 5-9/225 OL/DL 65 Jack Shields Jr. 5-9/260 OL/DL 66 John Barnes So. 6-4/295 OL/DL 71 *Michael Slingsby Sr. 6-0/320 OL/DL 74 Michael Manning Fr. 6-0/240 OL/DL 75 Josh Nelson Jr. 6-1/200 OL/DL 76 Brandon Glynn Jr. 6-1/215 OL/DL 77 Andrew Pyszka So. 6-6/225 OL/DL * Returning lettermen FAST FACTS Home field: Saint Bede Academy.

Head coach: John Bellino (34th year, 165-152).

Staff: Mark Siebert, Jim Eustice, Nate Boudreau, Mike Bima, Ryan Milus, Mike Rosploch.

Last year: 7-3 (7-2 BRC).

School Enrollment: 468.6.

Colors: Green and white.

John Conference: Big Rivers.

Bellino Class: 2-3A. Last playoff appearance: 2012, 3A first round.

On the radio: WSOG 88.1 2013 SCHEDULE Date H/A Opponent (2012 record) Aug. 30 A Amboy (9-3) Sept. 6 H Bureau Valley (4-5) Sept. 13 H Kewanee (1-8)* Sept. 20 A Princeton (0-9)* Sept. 27 A Riverdale (1-8) Oct. 5 H Rockridge (7-3)* Oct. 11 A Hall (1-8)* Oct. 18 H Orion (6-5)* Oct. 25 H Sherrard (4-5)* *Three Rivers South Division game

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MUST-SEE GAME Oct. 11: Bruins make the short trip from the Academy to Hall for the second straight year back. They had not met for 20 years prior to their 2012 encounter.

DID YOU KNOW? St. Bede will play Princeton in football for the very first time this year.

ST. BEDE CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS Bruins have played in the Illinois Valley, Corn Belt, Private School League, Tri-County, Big Rivers, Three Rivers.

ST. BEDE’S BIG RIVERS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1999, 2001

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Meet the Bruins

The St. Bede Bruins will open the 2013 football season at Amboy Friday night. Team members are (front row, from left) Derrick Scarpaci, Baylee Hopps, Justin Shaw, Matt Szczepaniak, Jack Shields, Braidy Shipp and Brandon Edens; (second row) Joe Arriaga, Jack Brady, Sam Halm, Michael Slingsby, Michael Manning, Jonathon Dose, Connor MacDavitt and Spencer Barnes; (third row) Josh Elnicki, Juan Flores, Dakotah Baker, Bryant Eustice, Dexter Baker, Fermin Sajuan, Joey Acosta, Andre Hurr and Brandon Hanson; and (back row) Josh Nelson, Brandon Glynn, Sam Bennett, Michael Bellino, Andrew Pyszka, John Barnes, Nick Needs and Brady Booker.

The young and the restless

By Kevin Hieronymus

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The senior class of 2013 at St. Bede Academy was a highly successful one in football, basketball and baseball alike. On the gridiron, it played a big part in the 2011 state quarterfinal run as juniors and led the Bruins to a second playoff appearance and a 7-3 record last year.

Graduation claimed those seniors, leaving an incredible void behind at the Academy.

Coupled with a current senior class of just five deep with only two returning starters, and the transfer of another who would have returned at quarterback, veteran coach John Bellino is facing one of his biggest rebuilding projects in his 35 years at St. Bede.

“I’ve told my coaching staff, I’ve gone through some years where we’ve had four or five even six seniors, but they were players, and we had a good junior class coming up right behind them that filled the spots. This is really the first time we’re moving down our roster to the sophomore level,” he said.

“The seniors were a large part of our success last year, but we just didn’t have a big junior class. And so this year our seniors are very small in number and it’s hurting us. We’re having to reach down into our lower levels and bring up some kids and they’re going to have to grow very, very quickly at this level.”

St. Bede lists seven sophomores and six freshmen on its varsity roster.

Bellino can count his returning starters on offense with only two fingers and only needs to call them by one first name — Michael.

Michael Bellino, the third of three sons to play for their father’s Bruins, returns for his third year of varsity ball, an allconference pick at end and linebacker. This year, the younger

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St. Bede senior Michael Bellino shifts from his normal tight end position to wing back with the hope to get him the ball a little more and still utilize his blocking.

Bellino (6-5, 240) will back off from his normal tight end position to wing back with the hope to get him the ball a little more and still utilize his blocking.

Classmate Michael Slingsby (6-0, 320) is being targeted to make the move from center to guard to better anchor the offensive line. He was a second team all-conference selection in the Big Rivers.

“They’ve been great players for us for two years and we look for big things out of them this year,” John Bellino said.

The only returning start-

ers in camp are juniors Justin Shaw and Sam Halm on the defensive side. Shaw will also play tailback with Halm at wide receiver.

“We’re going to look at them for leadership even though they’re juniors. They’ve been in the program, they know what’s it’s been like on Friday night.

They’re going to have to carry us.”

The Bruins lost quarterback Taggert Venegas, who transferred to neighboring Hall during the past school year, where

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“I’ve told my coaching staff, I’ve gone through some years where we’ve had four or five even six seniors, but they were players, and we had a good junior class coming up right behind them that filled the spots. This is really the first time we’re moving down our roster to the sophomore level.”

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Amboy/LaMoille Co-op Nickname: Clippers 2013 ROSTER No. Player Yr. 1 *Jordan Ernst Sr. 3 *James Jones Sr. 4 *Jason Bontz Sr. 5 *Clayton North Sr. 6 Tristen Dickey Sr. 7 Dallas Appleman So. 10 *Damon Quest Sr. 12 Canaan Ross Sr. 21 Skyelar Zimmerly Sr. 22 Chris Jones Sr. 23 *Cory Shaw Sr. 24 *Garrett Anderson Sr. 25 Walker Howell Jr. 26 Liam Ohlendorf Jr. 28 Collin Doege Jr. 31 Caleb Moore Jr. 32 Will Crownhart Jr. 33 Nate King Jr. 37 *Garrett Gerdes Sr. 40 Ryan Leffleman Jr. 52 Hunter Varga Jr. 54 Levi McCoy Jr. 62 *Garrett Liebing Sr. 63 *Emmitt Hicks Sr. 64 *Kevin Skoff Sr. 66 Kyle Kemmerer Sr. 70 Nate Rinard Sr. 74 Tyler Dempsey Sr. 77 Coleton Pohl Sr. 85 Broc Sorrells Sr. * Returning lettermen

Ht./Wt. Pos 6-2/195 WR/DE 6-1/185 FB/LB 5-7/170 RB/LB 6-1/175 WR/DE 5-7/125 WR/DB 5-11/190 RB/LB 5-10/185 WR/DB 6-0/200 QB/DE 5-8/145 OL/LB 5-6/165 FB/LB 5-7/135 WR/DB 5-10/155 WR/DB 5-7/140 WR/DB 6-0/150 QB/DB 5-7/130 WR/DB 5-8/145 WR/DB 6-0/155 RB/DB 6-3/200 TE/DE 5-10/155 RB/DB 6-0/185 TE/DE 6-0/220 OL/DL 5-8/180 OL/DL 6-2/245 OL/DL 6-2/230 OL/DL 5-9/150 OL/LB 6-0/185 OL/DL 5-11/195 OL/DL 6-3/245 OL/DL 6-2/230 OL/DL 5-10/175 WR/DB

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MUST SEE GAME Oct. 25 vs. Newman: The Clippers will save their best for last, facing Sterling Newman on Oct. 25 in the regular season finale in a potential winner takes all battle in the TRAC North.

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Meet the Clippers

The Amboy/LaMoille Clippers will set sail for the 2013 season at the Harbor Friday in Amboy against St. Bede. Team members are (front row, from left) manager Justin Hart, Skyelar Zimmerly, Jason Bontz, Tristen Dickey, Collin Doege, Walker Howell and manager Hayden Montavon; (second row) Kyle Kemmerer, Liam Ohlendorf, Chris Jones, Caleb Moore, Jason Benhoff, Levi McCoy, Cory Shaw and Garrett Anderson; (third row) Dallas Appleman, Kevin Skoff, Hunter Varga, Dristen Beetz, Broc Sorrells, Garrett Gerdes, Aaron Hubbell; (fourth row) Nate Rinard, Will Crownhart, Damon Quest, Ryan Leffelman, James Jones and Canaan Ross; (fifth row) Garrett Liebing, Jordan Ernst, Tyler Dempsey, Nate King, Emmitt Hicks, Clayton North and Coleton Pohl; and (back row) head coach Gary Jones and assistants Jeramey Wittenauer, Andrew Full, Dennis Nauman, Scott Payne and George Schwamberger.

Clippers putting some air beneath their sail

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FAST FACTS Home field: The Harbor, Amboy High School.

Head coach: Gary Jones (19th year, 119-87).

Staff: George Schwamberger, Jeramey Wittenauer, Dennis Nauman, Andrew Full, Scott Payne.

Last year: 9-3 (7-2 Big Rivers).

Enrollment: 343.

Colors: Red and black.

Class: 2A. Conference: Three Rivers Gary North.

Jones Last playoff appearance: 2012, second round.

On the radio: WRCV 101.7 FM. 2013 SCHEDULE Date H/A Opponent (2012 record) Aug. 30 H St. Bede (7-3) Sept. 6 A Sherrard (4-5) Sept. 1 H Hall (1-8) Sept. 20 A Riverdale (1-8)* Sept. 27 H Morrison (6-4)* Oct. 4 H E/P (5-5)* Oct. 11 A Bureau Valley (4-5)* Oct. 18 A Fulton (4-5)* Oct. 25 H Newman (12-1)* *Three Rivers North Division game

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STARTERS CONFERENCE RECORD AMBOY — Amboy has been the area’s high school version of Tailback U for the past decade or so, with a bevy of speedy backs willing and able to carry the offensive load.

This season, the Clippers will be sporting a different offensive look. There isn’t the workhorse back around as there has been in to get past ‘em That’s all we want to do is get A bet-GLANCE the past, but the possibility is still enough speed PLAYERS TOand WATCH AT 4 to watch use that, too. I think it will work ter at football. That’s our whole there for offensive fireworks. goal.”

Jordan Ernst, a 6-foot-2, 195- out pretty well.”

Amboy is coming off a 9-3 seaSenior Canaan Ross (6-0, 200) pound senior, is moving from tight end to wide receiver this season son, and was hit hard by gradua- looks to start at quarterback, takto help Football bolster theGuide Amboy8/29/13 pass- tion, especially in its skills posi- ing over for Tyson Powers, who is BCR: ing game.

He caught six passes for tion, but Ernst doesn’t expect the now playing football at Augustana.

Size: 2 col. x 4” Jason Bontz (66 yards) is the 110 yards and two touchdowns team to skip a beat in 2013. He Black & White last season, and also helped clear was among a large group of play- leading returning rusher as the Proof: the path denise.ward@central-bank.com for graduated tailbacks ers that lifted weights six days a Clippers look to replace the Garrett Jason Spencer Johnson and Cooper Nel- week all summer, missing only departed Johnson and Nelson.

Anderson Bontz Sunday, and is strong and confi- Other offensive contributors will son. be seniors Damon Quest and “Last year at tight end, I got to dent heading into this season.

“You’ve got kids waiting out James Jones with sophomore Dalhelp out blocking and was a big part of the running game,” Ernst here hours at a time just to get las Appleman stepping in at fullsaid. “I caught some passes, and in that weight room,” Ernst said. back.

Ernst is also moving on defense, they saw I had some ability, so “Everyone just wants to get in now they’re giving me a shot at there and get better. Everyone’s going from defensive end to outdoing the best they can to bulk up wide receiver.”

Jordan Canaan See Clippers Page 10B “Our goal is try to get him the and get bigger, better and faster.

Ernst Ross ball out there, let him run with it and see what he can get,” Amboy coach Gary Jones said.

“He’s a pretty goodsized kid, and he’ll go up and get the ball.”

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Scouting the area Three Rivers North The holdover teams from the Big Rivers form the North Division in the renewed Three Rivers format.

Erie/Prophetstown (5-5, 5-4): The Panthers tasted the playoffs last year for the first time in 10 years, bowing out to Big Rivers rival Newman 21-6. Now they want seconds.

To make it back, the Prophets must replace all-state RB Zach Inskeep, who coach Chuck Milem calls his best player he’s ever coached. Third-year starting QB Ethan Howard (594 yards passing, 327 rushing) and senior HB Nick Williams (422 rushing, 257 receving) will do their best to get them back there.

Fulton (4-5, 4-5): Senior QB Ethan Jones (452 yards passing) and senior 6-1, 200 DE Jake Willging lead the Steamers as three-year starters. The Steamers also bring back senior RB Austin Regenwether (792 yards rushing). Fulton seeks its first playoff bid in six years.

Morrison (6-4, 6-3): The Mustangs made their ninth straight playoff appearance, falling to Aledo Mercer County in the 2A playoffs opener. However, eighth-year coach Cory Bielema says a lack of numbers will challenge their depth this year. They have just 14 upperclassmen in camp. Some of the sophomores figure to play large roles for Morrison. Top returning players are Ryan Mayberry (SE/DB) and Tom Kohl (6-1, 200; OL/DL), two of just six returning lettermen.

Morrison looks for big things from sophomores Joe Brackemyer (QB) and Andy Bird (RB)/LB) in its offense.

The Mustangs have quite a tradition to uphold. Morrison has made nine straight trips to the playoffs.

“I think we can still shoot for the playoffs,” Kohl said. “It’s going to be really big to start off well.”

Riverdale (1-8, 1-8): After a breakout year in 2011 at 6-4 to reach the playoffs, the Rams had a reversal of fortune, falling to 1-8 last year. New coach Mike Goodwin has a good start getting

the Rams back there with surplus of more than 20 kids in the program than last year.

“We have a lot of new players out for football for the first time this year so we look to improve every week and develop our program. Our kids work very hard and will continue to get better every week,” said Goodwin, who has been head coach at Camp Point Central, Eureka, Clinton and Decatur Eisenhower.

The Rams build around senior running backs Terry White and Nate Rocker.

Sterling Newman (12-1, 9-0): The Comets won the last Big Rivers Conference championship in 2012 and reached the 2A state semifinals. The Comets will look to reload to make another state run, having lost 17 of their 22 starters, including 10 of 11 on defense.

“It seems like a whole new team,” said senior A.J. Sharp, who returns at quarterback (320 yards), “but it’s coming along great so far. We have a lot of guys stepping up and showing that they can lead the way for us.”

Veteran coach Mike Pappocia is not overly concerned, knowing those players got good experience in back-up roles last year.

“We have some good experience that maybe doesn’t show up on the depth chart. And these kids understand that it’s their time now. We could be as good as we were last year, even though a lot of the names might not be as familiar,” Papoccia said.

“We’ve got a lot of juniors and seniors who have really grown up, physically and maturity-wise, and we’re optimistic that they learned a lot from the group ahead of them.”

RB Jake Snow rushed for 600 yards.

Three Rivers South Kewanee, Hall and St. Bede join the four newbies from expansion — Princeton, Orion, Rockridge and Sherrard — to form the South Division.

“This is a great 2A conference and should prepare us all for the playoffs. As long as we all make it out in one piece,” Orion coach

Chip Fuller said.

Kewanee (1-8, 1-8): There’s a new sheriff in town for the Boilermakers with former assistant Tyler Nichols taking over as head coach for Chris Waca, who resigned after four years. Waca is on staff at Plano.

Nichols said the Boilermakers “look to stay disciplined and compete each week.” They return 11 lettermen with six starters back on both sides of the ball, including seniors David Washburn (QB/ DB), Ryan Hicks (FB/LB) and Jared Nimrick (TE/LB).

Orion (6-5): The Chargers bring back six starters on both sides of the ball from last year’s playoff team. Of the 12, five were all-conference players in the West Central - senior QB Blake Matson (1700 yards passing, 12 TDs), senior WR/DB Cody Hutcherson (16 receptions, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 11 TFLs, 3 sacks), senior OL/DL Nic Johnson, senior RB/ DB Jacob DeVolder (3 INTs), and junior OL/DB Carson Bloomberg.

“We should be really good as a whole. We will be much improved from last year on defense and on offense. If we can stay healthy we can make a good run at this conference title,” Fuller said. “We have some great senior leadership. And I honestly if you have a good senior class it gives you a great chance to win. We are very excited to get this season started.”

Orion has exited the playoffs in the second round each of the past two years by new conference foes. Amboy/LaMoille beat the Chargers 43-18 last year and Newman bumped off Orion 47-36 in 2011.

Rockridge (7-3): Sam Graves succeeds Jason Kirby as the Rockets coach. Kirby had a 21-9 record in three years at Rockridge, leading the Rockets to the playoffs in all three seasons.

He resigned to become head coach at Canton.

Graves, who coincidently is a graduate of Canton, was the Rockridge defensive coordinator for three years under Kirby.

The Rockets return five starters on offense and four on

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Erie/Prophetstown; 6. Fulton; 7. Riverdale.

Total 9-2 8-3 8-3 7-3 6-5 4-5 3-6 2-7 0-9

PF 232 360 278 376 295 223 225 297 73

PA 182 207 201 179 318 274 226 301 354

Total 14-0 10-2 10-3 6-3 5-5 3-6 2-7 2-7 0-9

PF 580 390 489 307 246 211 128 106 84

PA 107 218 259 178 294 285 288 284 383

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From Page 6B Taking over behind center for the Bruins will be junior Jack Brady, who like Venegas a year ago, faces his first taste of varsity ball.

“He’s never taken a snap as a varsity quarterback. Anything can happen on Friday night,” Bellino said. “That’s always a difficult thing. As a junior, they’re going to make some mistakes. As a senior dominated team, you can maybe overcome that. Right now we don’t have that. We only have the two seniors who have played and they’re going to have to be leaders and we’re going to have to hope the junior doesn’t make too many mistakes.”

Connor MacDavitt (end) is the only other senior returner in camp.

Candidates to join Slingsby on the line include juniors Josh Nelson (6-1, 200), Brandon

Edens (5-8, 265) and Jack Shields (5-9, 180) and sophomore John Barnes (6-4, 295).

Other players vying for starting roles on defense are juniors Andre Hurr and Dakota Baker. Hurr will also see time at fullback.

Like any season and game, Bellino said it always comes down to avoiding mistakes and how well the Bruins offensive and defensive lines play.

“If they can give us a little room, we feel Justin Shaw can run. Defensively, they’ve got to get in the way and make some tackles,” he said.

“We’re going to be very, very young. We’re fortunate we have two (crossover) games early, they do count obviously.

Amboy has a lot of people back and are very talented. We’ll be able to get a measuring stick and see how we can progress.

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Randy Tieman prepares for his second season at the helm of Hall football as the Red Devils venture into the Three Rivers Athletic Conference playing out of the South Division.

Red Devils From Page 5B

2012) was the workhorse for the Red Devils the past two years, Hall will have a deeper stable of backs to carry the ball.

“We think we can come at you from more angles this year. We’ve got five or six kids who can run the ball real well,” Tieman said.

Senior Jake Byczynski (5-9, 195) and Jake Merkel will line up at tailback. A.J. Gaeta starts out at fullback with senior Aaron Kerr (254 yards) working his way back into the rotation after missing the summer session. Blake Lunn will also compete for the fullback.

Three players will rotate at wingback: senior Collin Aimone, junior Tyler Taber and sophomore Chris Hammonds.

Zach Urbanski and Grant Garland will play split end with Matt Briddick turning at tight end.

Defensively, Hall lines up with Briddick and Case

at end and Trevor Urbanski and Marcos Marroquin at tackle. Linebackers include Tonozzi, Tipton, Kerr, Zach Urbanski, Yuvan and Lunn. In the backfield, Hammonds, Garland and Taber will see time at cornerback with Merkel (strong) and Gaeta (free) handling the safety positions.

Sophomore Matt Krolak, a soccer player, will handle the place-kicking duties with Gaeta and Aimone serving as punters.

The Red Devils will open the season Friday at Hall and Tieman said they should be ready to go.

“I think they’ve done a good job in the offseason as far as hitting the weightroom and conditioning themselves. They put the work in and I think they’re ready to get after it,” he said. “I think good things can happen to these kids if they get after it.”

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From Page 2B A similar experience will play out when Princeton and St. Bede meet on the gridiron for the first time in Week 4 on Sept.

20. Future crossover games with Bureau Valley, whom Princeton last played in the mid-’90s, will be sure to be a main event throughout Bureau County.

The Tigers will also begin new rivalries with Morrison and Sterling Newman, whom they have not played in decades.

The champions State champions play here.

The Three/Big Rivers is known for its top-flight football, producing 10 champions in league history.

Fulton was the first to hoist the state championship trophy, winning the 2A title in a six-class system in 1976. The Steamers won in 2A again in 1991.

Sterling Newman has claimed four state crowns, most recently in 2010. The Comets also were crowned state champions in 1990, 1994 and 2004.

Other state champions produced from the Three/Big Rivers include Amboy (1984, 2A), Bureau Valley (2005, 3A) and Morrison (2009, 2011, 2A).

League teams have also made five other title-game appearances, taking home runner-up finishes.

Hall (1995, 2001) and Rockridge (1994) won state titles playing under previous conference alliances.

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Past area football conferences Conferences are shown with the years fielding area schools.

Much of this information came from illinoishsglorydays.com Big Rivers (1999-12): The conference was formed in 1999 with the merger of the TriCounty and Tri-County playing divisional play through 2003.

Blackhawk (1934-1989): Walnut joined the league in 1942, replacing Geneseo, and after one year ran off 11 straight championships. Manlius joined the Blackhawk in 1958 along with Dunlap, Buda Western and Wyanet joined in 1968.

Corn Belt Conference (198494): St. Bede played here for 10 years having played independently, including an “Illinois Valley” type schedule.

Indian Valley (1976-94): All of the smaller Bureau County area schools played here, including charter members Annawan, Atkinson, Bradford, Buda Western, DePue, LaMoille, Manlius, Tampico, Tiskilwa and Walnut in 1974. Ohio and Wyanet joined the league in 1978 and divisional play was started a year later. Co-ops reduced the league to six teams in 1989.

Little Six/Eight (1921-75): The six charter members in 1921 were Buda, Bureau Township, Manlius, Ohio, Sheffield and Walnut in 1921. The league’s origin was 8-man football. Ohio was replaced by Neponset in 1926.

It became known as the Little 8 with the addition of Tiskilwa and Wyanet in 1928 and LaMoille

and Malden joined later. Bureau Township dropped football in 1955 as did Malden in 1965 and Neponset in 1975, the final year of the conference. Walnut (‘52) and Manlius (‘58) both moved back to the Blackhawk by the late ‘50s. Buda Western was formed with the consolidation of Buda and Sheffield in 1961, the same year Annawan and Tampico joined the conference.

Private School League (199597): St. Bede spent three years in the suburban conference prior to going to the Tri-County.

NCIC (1939-2010): Princeton joined the then 10-year-old NCIC in 1939 and Hall followed three years later. Both joined the West Central in 2010 with Hall going to the Big Rivers in 2012.

Three Rivers (2013): The Three Rivers Athletic Conference was formed in 1975 with eight charter members. It gave way to the Big Rivers for football in 1999, resurrecting this fall with the conference expansion which will call for divisional play.

Tri-County (1998): Bureau Valley, St. Bede, LaMoille/ DePue/Ohio played for the one season before BV and SBA merged with the Three Rivers teams to form the Big Rivers.

West Central (2010-12): Hall and Princeton went west after the collapse of the grand old NCIC, Hall for two years, PHS for three. The conference was formed in 1969.

— Kevin Hieronymus

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Tigers

From Page 3B

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Taggert Venegas has taken over at quarterback at Hall High School, after playing for and transferring from neighbor and rival St. Bede Academy.

2013 All-BCR Preseason Football Team Quarterbacks Parker Neuhalfen - BV (6-1/165, jr.)

Taggert Venegas - Hall (5-10/155, sr.)

Running backs

Jacob Byczynski - Hall (5-9/195, sr.)

Tommy Johnston - BV (6-2/205, jr.)

Tucker Schoff - BV (5-9/175, sr.)

Justin Shaw - St. Bede (5-9/190, jr.)

Logan Wilde - Princeton (5-0/180, sr.)

Ends/receivers

Michael Bellino - St. Bede (6-5/240, sr.)

Matt Briddick - Hall (6-5/210, sr.)

Jordan Ernst - A/L (6-2/195, sr.)

Dylan Williams - Princeton (6-1/210, sr.)

Linemen (offense & defense)

Justin Buckman - BV (6-0/220, sr.)

Andrew Jacobs - BV (5-11/195, sr.)

Garrett Liebing - A/L (6-2, 245, sr.)

Martin McMahon - BV (5-11/195, sr.)

Michael Slingsby - St. Bede (6-0/320, sr.)

Nathan Tonozzi - Hall (5-10/205, sr.)

Trevor Urbanski - Hall (5-11/235, sr.)

Linebackers

Bryan Arteberry - BV (6-0/190, sr.)

Jacob Byczynski - Hall (5-9/195, sr.)

Tommy Johnston - BV (6-2/205, jr.)

Nathan Tonozzi - Hall (5-10/205, sr.)

Defensive backs

Caleb Dickens - Princeton (5-10/165, sr.)

Parker Neuhalfen - BV (6-1/165, jr.)

Tucker Schoff - BV (5-9/175, sr.)

Clippers

From Page 7B

side linebacker – again, to take advantage of his agility and free him up from tangling with offensive tackles. Other defensive players include Garrett Liebing and Aaron Hubbell.

Senior Garret Anderson is the lone LaMoille representative for the Clippers varsity team. LaMoille also sends sophomores Patrick Smith and Clay Stuepfert and freshman George Stuepfert and Max Lucas into the co-op mix.

The season kicks off Friday at the Harbor, where the Clippers will host St. Bede, a Three Rivers crossover contest now that the conference has split into two divisions.

The Clippers have qualified for the playoffs in 11 of the past 13 seasons, including quarterfinal appearances in 2006, 2007 and 2012. They finished 9-3 each of those seasons.

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Wilde said his worries have been put to rest.

“Quite a group of guys this year,” he said. “We’re pulling up a bunch of sophomores but they’re holding up their end really well. I was worried about it at the first practice, but these kids are coming up and they’re straight up studs.”

Jett Wedekind and Jacob Reinhardt are the only two sophomores who will be playing full time at varsity at this point.

Wedekind, who ran the ball very well during the Blue and White scrimmage, will be part of the running back rotation along with seniors Wilde and J.J. Vaccaro and junior Zach Friel.

Reinhardt is in the quarterback mix with Dickens. Though Snyder did not tip his hand on whether the two would be sharing time or if he hoped one would claim the job as a sole starter, his senior captain is supportive.

“Jake’s a good quarterback,” Dickens said. “He’ll step up and do a great job. We’ll be sharing snaps.

I think it’s a good double threat. It gets us both a break because we’ll both be playing on defense. I’m all for it. He’ll do a lot of good things.”

At the Blue and White scrimmage, when Reinhardt lined up at quarterback, Dickens slid over to the wing while Reinhardt moved outside to wide receiver when Dickens took the snaps. Watching this unfold should be an intriguing part of the Tigers’ season and a confounding part of Snyder’s job.

The Tiger defense was an on again off again story last year and will be seeking consistent performances in 2013.

Dickens believes it may be the best defense Princeton has seen in some time.

“Our defense, we have seven or eight kids coming back,” he said.

“Defensively I think we’ll be better than we have been in several years. Dylan Williams, he’s going to be a key to our defense at linebacker.”

Princeton definitely has enough athletes at the skilled positions to

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Junior running back Trevor Bickett and the Princeton Tigers brace for the first dose of Three Rivers Conference this season. be competitive. But their success will more than likely hinge on the play of their lines which have been disappointing in recent years.

Returning linemen include seniors Doug Frazier (5-11, 215), Collin Hasbrook (5-10/190), Jordan Sissel (6-3, 270) and Matt Gibson (6-0, 215).

“We work a ton on (line) technique every day,” Snyder said.

“They worked their tails off in the weight room this summer.

The biggest thing is we gotta continue to work on our steps on the offensive line and controlling the gap and pursuing down the line of scrimmage on the defensive line.”

The Tigers have an incredibly difficult start to what they hope will be a bounce back season for the program. They begin on the road against Morrison, which is just two years removed from a state championship and was eliminated in the playoffs last year by the eventual state champ. They follow that up with a home contest against Sterling Newman, a state semifinalist last year.

Dickens sees these games as a motivator “Knowing that we’re going against two state caliber teams

right off the bat is enough motivation to keep us going,” he said.

“They’re going to come in here or we’re going to go over there and they think they’ll just walk all over us. I think we have the group of guys to change things around. Morrison doesn’t know what’s coming.”

Wilde, who claims he is a whole different guy when he gets on the football field, says it is the responsibility of the captains to keep the team going no matter what comes along.

“You (the seniors) have to be like the flame that keeps the wood burning,” he said. “If anybody goes down you can’t have the fire go out. You have to light the flame under them and get them up. As captain, me and Caleb (Dickens) and (Matt) Gibson and Collin Hasbrook, we have to push for the extra two steps.”

“We’re going to come out and we’re going to compete as hard as we can,” added Snyder. “That’s all we can do. To me that’s what it’s about. It’s about coming out and competing no matter who you play.”

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2013 area master football schedule Keys: +Three Rivers South Conference game; ++Three Rivers North Conference game; *Lincoln Trail Conference game; **Big Northern Illinois West game; &Northern Illinois Big 12 West game.

WEEK 1 Aug. 30 St. Bede at Amboy/LaMoille Sherrard at Riverdale Kewanee at Erie-Prophetstown Orion at Fulton Hall at Bureau Valley Princeton at Morrison Rockridge at Sterling Newman *Annawan/Wethersfield at Oneida Mid-County Lincoln Way North at LaSallePeru Marengo at Mendota WEEK 2 Sept. 6 Bureau Valley at St. Bede Erie-Prophetstown at Hall Morrison at Orion Amboy/LaMoille at Sherrard Fulton at Kewanee Riverdale at Rockridge Sterling Newman at Princeton *Annawan/Wethersfield at Cambridge Ridgewood LaSalle-Peru at Washington Rockford Christian at Mendota WEEK 3 Sept. 13 ++Fulton at Morrison ++Newman at Bureau Valley ++Riverdale at ErieProphetstown Amboy/LaMoille at Hall +Kewanee at St. Bede +Sherrard at Princeton +Rockridge at Orion *Stark County at Annawan/ Wethersfield

Rochelle at LaSalle-Peru **Winnebago at Mendota WEEK 4 Sept. 20 ++Amboy/LaMoille at Riverdale ++Fulton at Erie-Prophetstown ++Morrison at Newman Bureau Valley at Kewanee +Hall at Orion +Sherrard at Rockridge +St. Bede at Princeton *Annawan/Wethersfield at Biggsville West Central LaSalle-Peru at Yorkville **Mendota at Stillman Valley WEEK 5 Sept. 27 ++Erie-Prophetstown at Bureau Valley ++Morrison at Amboy/LaMoille ++Newman at Fulton St. Bede at Riverdale +Rockridge at Hall +Princeton at Kewanee +Orion at Sherrard *Sciota West Prairie at Annawan/Wethersfield &LaSalle-Peru at Sterling **Mendota at RichmondBurton WEEK 6 Oct. 4 ++Erie-Prophetstown at Amboy/LaMoille ++Bureau Valley at Morrison ++ Riverdale at Newman Fulton at Princeton +Hall at Sherrard +Orion at Kewanee *Annawan/Wethersfield at Monmouth United &Dixon at LaSalle-Peru **Rockford Lutheran at Mendota

Oct. 5 +Rockridge at St. Bede (SBA Homecoming) WEEK 7 Oct. 11 ++Newman at ErieProphetstown ++Amboy/LaMoille at Bureau Valley ++Riverdale at Fulton Rockridge at Morrison +Princeton at Orion +Sherrard at Kewanee +St. Bede at Hall *River Valley at Annawan/ Wethersfield &Streator at LaSalle-Peru **Mendota at Rock Falls WEEK 8 Oct. 18 ++Fulton at Amboy/LaMoille ++Bureau Valley at Riverdale ++Erie-Prophetstown at Morrison Newman at Sherrard +Kewanee at Hall +Orion at St. Bede ++Princeton at *Annawan/Wethersfield at Princeville &LaSalle-Peru at Ottawa **Mendota at Oregon WEEK 9 Oct. 25 ++Fulton at Bureau Valley ++Morrison at Riverdale ++Newman at Amboy/LaMoille Erie/Prophetstown at Orion +Princeton at Hall +Kewanee at Rockridge +Sherrard at St. Bede *Mercer County at Annawan/ Wethersfield &Geneseo at LaSalle-Peru **Byron at Mendota

“We hope to compete for the conference title with Stark County and Mercer County also being favorites. It should be very competitive again this year.”

• Brandon Johnston, Annawan/Wethersfield coach

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From Page 8B defense. Graves said they will “need a lot of young guys to be consistent quick.”

Seniors Dalton McManus (6-1/195, FB/LB) and Darren Southwell (HB/S, 6-3/210) are gaining interest from D2 schools and lower level D1s, Graves said.

They combined for nearly 2,000 yards rushing and 190 tackles.

Southwell is competing for the Rockets’ starting QB job.

“At this point, I honestly don’t know where to place us in the new conference. I think Orion and St. Bede will be towards the top of our side of the conference. Sherrard could be much improved also and be involved towards the top. This is definitely an elite small school football conference and every week will be a challenge. There are no “gimmes” here,” Graves said.

Sherrard (4-5): The Tigers look to get over the hump and into the playoffs this season after going 4-5 in each of the past three years. They might just have the firepower to make it.

Coach Brett Lee turns to their experience of four returning, three-year starters including QB Clayton Bjustrom, who broke the school’s passing records last

season. Also back in the fold are running backs Jake Kissner and Dwight Swartz, Ben Corlett, a twoway lineman, and Lucas Boraas, a tight end and linebacker. In addition, the Tigers return four men across the offensive line and 16 starters in all.

“We head into this fall with a handful of returning starters on both sides. We will look to Lucas Boraas, Dwight Swartz, Nathan Kelly, and Jake Kissner to do most of our heavy lifting,” coach Brett Lee said.

In terms of the TRAC, Lee said, “We are really excited to be a part of a conference with such a rich football history and look forward to generating some new rivalries.

Both divisions should be really competitive and help prepare those who qualify for week 10.”

Others Annawan/Wethersfield (10-1, 8-2): The Titans finished second in the Lincoln Trail last year behind Aledo Mercer County.

They reached the 2A quarterfinals, bowing out to Clifton Central 48-27, which then lost to Mercer County in the semifinals.

Fifth-year coach Brandon Johnson returns 16 lettermen with five starters on both sides of the ball. Top returners include

Tucker Schoff and the Bureau Valley Storm will take a run at the Three Rivers North Division after conference realignment due to expansion.

seniors Micam Smith, a first team LTC running back/linebacker, Jordan Morey, a second team LTC lineman/linebacker, Ben Foster, a second LTC two-way lineman, and Andrew Graminski. Johnston is also looking for contributions from juniors Tanner Nichols (WR/ DB) and Wes Spivey (TE/DL).

“We hope to compete for the conference title with Stark County and Mercer County also being favorites. It should be very competitive again this year,” Johnston said.

LaSalle-Peru (3-6, 2-6): The Cavs return a total of 12 starters for sixth-year coach Joe Sassano.

“We hope to be much improved from last season. We’re looking to make a run at the conference title and a playoff spot,” Sassano said.

Mendota (2-7, 1-5): The Trojans prepare for their second season in the Big Northern West after departing the West Central via the NCIC. Second-year head coach Brock Sondgeroth, formerly at LaMoille, says he feels more comfortable this season than last with the experience the team and the coaching staff gained last year in the Big Northern. The Trojans return four starters on the offensive line and three in the backfield.

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Storm

From Page 4B offense this year that Neuhalfen has had to learn, but he had enough reps last year at quarterback on the sophomore and varsity level that he already felt comfortable coming in.

There will be some familiar faces blocking on the line again this year with Andrew Jacobs, Justin Buckman and Martin McMahon returning. That group of seniors will try to open holes for Josh Mead and Tucker Schoff, who look to be significant contributors in the running game.

Defensively, the Storm will return five starters, including Buckman (DL), Schoff (DB), Mead (LB) and Johnston (LB). Bryan

Arteberry, who has had two straight seasons end early due to injury, will return to linebacker.

McMahon (DL), Neuhalfen (DB), Colby Wittig (LB) and Garrett Jackson (DL) will be starters for the first time on defense, but figure to be key players on that side of the ball.

Notes: Ohlson has an overall record of 29-21 in five years as head coach.

Despite the conference re-alignment, the Storm will play the exact teams they did last year, just in a different order. The Storm are in the North Division and Hall, St. Bede and Kewanee will be considered crossover games from the South Division.

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Auction Calendar Aug. 30 – Mark A. Holman, farmland, 10 a.m., sale conducted at 401 W. Main St., (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Aug. 31 – Miscellaneous sellers, vehicle, antiques, collectibles, modern furnishings, miscellaneous yard and garden items, 9:30 a.m., 401 W. Main St., (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Aug. 31, Sept. 1-2 – Three-day Labor Day estate auction, primitive furniture and items, stoneware, toys, boat, decoys and duck calls, fishing collectibles, lures, coins, arrowheads, rugs, old pottery, clock collection, antiques, collectibles and ladies items, 10 a.m., 1635 N. Main St. (Tumbleson Auction Center), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Sept. 5 – Estate of Roland Harris, real estate, first property - 114 S. First St., Princeton, sale at 5 p.m., second property - 110 N. Washington St., Tiskilwa - sale at 6:30 p.m., Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Sept. 14 – Claudia H. Schubert estate, real estate and personal property, 10 a.m., 724 Western Road, Henry, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Sept. 25 – D & E Farms LLC, farmland, house and buildings, and gravel quarry, 10:30 a.m., sale held at Mills and Petrie Memorial Library, 704 First St., Ashton, Lenny Bryson, auctioneer.

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Please bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on

This is a free family event – donations accepted

Bogus change-of-address websites Postal service offers tips on how to change your address BEDFORD PARK — The U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service are warning customers to steer clear of non-postal websites offering changeof-address services for a fee.

Some customers have paid up to $30 for a change of address on websites that appear to be linked with the Postal Service but are not — and in some cases the change is never made, said Central Illinois District Manager Peter Allen.

“The Postal Service is not affiliated with the businesses that own these sites,” Allen said.

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COA orders: Online at https://moversguide.usps. com/; The Mover’s Guide, available at all post offices; and the call center at 800-ASK-USPS. USPS charges a dollar for identity verification to process COA requests submitted online. The other two options are available at no cost to the customer.

Customers charged more than a dollar for identity verification to change their addresses are using a non-postal site. Customers who used an external website and are requesting a refund at a postal retail unit should be referred to the business that operates the site. Anyone who believes they’re a victim of a mail crime, should report it to the Postal Inspection Service by calling 877-876-2445.

The postal service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

National Coin Collectors Association holds event in Princeton PRINCETON — For five days, members of the National Coin Collectors Association will assist local residents with evaluating all types of U.S. and foreign coins and currency.

Anyone interested in selling their items can be connected with member-collectors wanting to purchase coins for their collections.

The process is free, and there is no obligation to sell anything.

This event began on Tuesday and will continue through Saturday. Members of the public are

welcome to attend the event at the AmericInn Lodge & Suites, 2120 Claude Bailey Parkway, Princeton, the Quality Inn, 5240 Trompeter Road, Peru, or the Hampton Inn, 4155 Holiday Lane, Ottawa, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Participating NCCA members will also make house calls and conduct bank visits on request.

During this event, anyone can bring in gold or silver coins and currency to have experts examine them free of charge. Offers to pur-

chase will be made based on that day’s silver and gold market, as well as the condition and rarity of the coins.

Gold buyers are also on hand during the coin show. If you have gold, platinum or silver jewelry you might want to bring it to this event.

You can have it tested, weighed and valued free of charge. If interested in selling, they can accommodate that too. Buyers will be on hand all week examining and purchasing all types of jewelry; even costume jewelry is wanted.

‘Those Funny Little People’ PRINCETON — “Those Funny Little People” are coming to Homestead Festival on Sept. 13.

“Those Funny Little People” are an entertainment act like nothing you have ever seen. They are mobile puppet characters with polished performances that are a mix of comedy, music, dance and audience interactions.

“Those Funny Little People” have put on shows that have amazed and entertained audi-

ences of all ages. They have also appeared on “America’s Got Talent.” Everyone is invited to celebrate the Fabulous ‘50s with “Those Funny Little People” after the opening ceremonies of the 42nd annual Bureau County Homestead Festival. They will mix and mingle with the audience after their show.

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All about you Birthdays • Laura Albrecht Sept. 1 • Bonnie Arnold • Britani DePauw • Irma Gambiani • Harry Guither Sept. 2 • Virginia Gustafson Sept. 3 • Kristin Oberle • Martha Logsdon • Joan Gibbs • Vicki Johnson • Kasie Lindburg • Danette Smith • Jason Peach • Nick Harms • Andy Cuchiara Jr. Sept. 4 • Donna Miller • Katy Albrecht • Carolyn Beasley

Births Bence — Jacob Bence and Kristin Skaggs of Walnut, son, Aug. 18.

Dressler — Brandon Dressler and Alyssa Peña of Princeton, son, Aug. 11.

Liebe — Nicholas and Melissa (Salsman) Liebe of Princeton, son, Aug. 18.

Ponce — Matt and Lisa (Howard) Ponce of Spring Valley, son, Aug. 12.

Smucker — Joshua Smucker and Elizabeth Stygar of Troy, son, Aug. 9.

Towne — Joseph Towne and Mary Troxell of Ohio, daughter, Aug. 16.

Death Notices Beaber — Earl J. Beaber, 91, of Princeton, Aug. 24.

Brenneman — Peggy Lynn Brenneman, 51, of Princeton, Aug. 23.

Broomall — Charles “Chuck” Omer Broomall, 90, of Chattahoochee, Fla., Aug. 14.

Eckberg — Hazel I. Eckberg, 99, of Princeton, Aug. 21.

Garrison — Martha Garrison, 76, of Princeton, Aug. 20 Gerbitz — Ruby L. Gerbitz, 86, of Princeton, formerly of New Bedford, Aug. 11.

Grimes — Harold D. Grimes, 74, of Tampico, Aug. 18.

Regal — Gerald James Regal, 46, of Monroe, Wis., formerly of Princeton, July 26.

Spencer — Dorothy “Grandma” Spencer, 94, of Kannapolis, N.C., formerly of Wyanet and North Ft. Myers, Fla., Aug. 21.

Visions support group SPRING VALLEY — Visions, a support group for anyone with any type of visual problem, will meet from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sept.

5 in St. Margaret’s First Floor Presentation Room.

Visions meets regularly on the first and third Thursday of each month.

For more information, call 815-664-1440.

Stargazing DIXON — The Northern Illinois Stargazers invite the public to come see the night skies at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 at the Sauk Valley Community College baseball fields. The Stargazers will assist participants in finding celestial objects including double stars, sat clusters, galaxies and nebulae.

The event will be canceled is the skies become too cloudy. For more information, contact David Edelbach at 815-835-6364.

Anniversary PRINCETON — The Bureau County Historical Society will hold a 150th anniversary of the Red Covered Bridge celebration at the Red Covered Bridge park.

The program and picnic starts at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2. There will be grilled hot dogs, chips, cupcakes and lemonade. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.

This is a free family event, but donations are accepted.

Bingo PRINCETON — The Princeton Moose Lodge will host a bingo night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and sandwiches will be available for purchase. The lodge will continue to host bingo the first and third Tuesday of each month. For more information, call the lodge at 815-879-5261.

DAR meeting PRINCETON — The PrincetonIllinois Chapter NSDAR will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Four & Twenty Cafe at 420 S. Main St. for the opening meeting of the 2013-2014 chapter year.

Members will receive their membership cards and materials at the meeting. The program will be “Journey to Secure the Blessings of Liberty,” presented by chap-

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

Kickapoo Eagle Dancer WALNUT — The Walnut Manor Nursing Home Kickapoo Eagle Dancer day will begin at 10 a.m. with show times from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

7. The event will feature dancers Rudy Vallego and Shirley Vallego Drummer Song of Wind from the Chicago area. There will be tee pees and bonfires. This event will take place at the Walnut Manor Nursing Home.

Poker run planned OHIO, Ill. — Pipe’s Pub in Ohio, Ill., will host a poker run, “Ride, Hope, Cure ALS,” on Saturday, Sept. 7. The event will also include food and musical entertainment. All vehicles are welcome. For more information, call 815-376-2072.

Artisan market PRINCETON — An Artisan Market will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 7, at Hornbaker Gardens. The event will feature an art market with more than 20 artists, wine tasting with August Hill Winery, Kramer’s Kitchen food truck, fresh-picked local produce from Coneflower Farm, organic meats and eggs from Meadow Haven Farm, delicious baked goods from Flour House Bakery, Braker’s Dozen, Nancy Cotter, and more.

Ann Crosby will be working her pottery wheel and encourages all to participate. Melody Best will demonstrate theorem painting. Terri

Simon will be signing copies of her new book, “Grandma’s Cookie Jar.” There will be live music throughout the day including performances by Peter Robillard, Ray Tutaj, Al and Jeanie Brown, Brett Conlin and Kevin Kramer. Participants should bring lawn chairs.

Chicken dinner fundraiser LADD — The Ladd American Legion Ladies Auxiliary of Post 938 in Ladd will hold a chicken dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Rip’s in Ladd. The donation is $7. Choices will be light, dark or strips; beverages are extra. There will be a bake sale, 50/50 drawing and raffle. Carry-outs are available at the front door by calling 815894-3051 and home delivery is available in Ladd. Tickets are available at the door or from any member.

Chuck wagon dinner and cowboy show UTICA — Starved Rock Lodge and Convention Center will hold a chuck wagon dinner and cowboy show at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Fox Ridge. Guests will enjoy a hearty western themed chuck wagon supper served outdoors from a chuck wagon. The evening continues with cowboy legends, pioneer stories and rope tricks along with music at the campfire with Randy Erwin, a popular top trickster, yodeler and all around real-life cowboy.

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Library Corner PRINCETON – Friday, Aug. 30, a Mississippi Valley Blood Drive will take place all day in the library meeting room.

Also, a farewell party will be held for Miss Connie at 6 p.m. in the youth services area.

Monday, Sept. 2, the library will be closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 3, a Talk About will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the library meeting room. Also, the Lions Board will meet at 7 p.m. in the staff kitchen.

Wednesday, Sept. 4, Creative Crafters will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Matson Meeting Room.

Thursday, Bureau County Pastors will meet at 10 a.m. in the Matson Meeting Room. A Talk About will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Matson Meeting Room and feature Dystopian Literature and Movies with Ron McCutchan.

SPRING VALLEY – Story time is from 5:30 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday for the preschool children and their parents and/or guardians. There is a book read and craft activity during this time.

TISKILWA – Mark the calendar for Tiskilwa Public Library’s story time at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16. A program called “Butterflies” will be presented by Sara Hildebrand from the Bureau County Ag Literacy Department.

Children will learn about how butterflies pollinate flowers and migrate.

Treats and a story will be offered.

The library’s monthly book club will also meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday,

Sept. 16 to discuss “Small Steps” by Peg Kehret.

The library is also offering eBooks through OmniLibraries. Patrons are encouraged to call ahead to set aside a time to register an account with their reading device.

For questions contact the library at 815-646-4511.

LAMOILLE – For patrons who are thinking about purchasing an eReader or other device, the library has a few options for those interested in trying them out before making a final decision on a purchase.

The library owns Kindles, Nooks, an iPad and a laptop. Inquire at the circulation desk, and the librarian will be happy to help.

LADD – The Ladd Public Library currently has two card catalogs it is trying to sell. There is a larger catalog with 40 drawers and a smaller catalog with 12 drawers.

The librarians are asking $500 and $375 respectively for the items. The card catalogs may be viewed at the library and will be sold in “as is” condition.

The librarians are also pleased to announce the library’s biographies purchased through the Back to Books Grant are now available to be checked

out. The new biographies should appeal to a variety of ages and interests.

Some of the new titles include, “Stan Mikita: Forever a Blackhawk,” “Out of the Blue: Victor Cruz,” “Ghosts of War,” “Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain” and many more.

The library is also interested in re-energizing the adult book club this fall.

The book club typically meets once per month to discuss a book chosen by the group. Anyone who is interested in joining the book club may sign-up at the library.

DEPUE – The Selby Township Library hosts a blood pressure and blood sugar screening from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. The screening is sponsored by St. Margaret’s Health and is free and open to the public.

New books in the library include: “The Wanderer” by Robyn Carr, “Bomb Shell” by Catherine Coulter, “Zero Hour” by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown, “True Love” by Jude Deveraux, “A Step of Faith” by Richard Paul Evans, “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves” by Karen JoyFowler, “And

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by Sheryl Sandberg and “Silken Prey” by John Sandford.

WALNUT – The Walnut Public Library continues to collect used cell phones. Drop off any old cell phones at the library.

The library staff will send them off for money that will be put toward the

HVAC account.

PERU – The Peru Public Library has announced their fall children’s programs. A new program for any child aged 3 and under called, “Wiggles and Giggles,” will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12.

The new program introduces the fun of finger plays, bounces, tickles and songs to infants and toddlers.

Also, the story time

program for children ages 3 to 5 years old will be held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday, beginning Sept. 11. Children will enjoy stories, sing songs and enjoy crafts.

To accommodate families, these programs are flexible and families are welcome to bring younger or older children to the programs. For more information or to register, call 815-223-0229.

Here’s your library Cherry Library — Village Hall, Cherry Ladd Public Library — 125 N. Main St., Ladd, (815) 894-3254 LaMoille Clarion Library — 81 Main St., LaMoille, (815) 638-2356 Leepertown Township Library — 201 E. Nebraska St., Bureau, (815) 6593283 Mason Memorial Library — 104 W. Main St., Buda, (309) 895-7701 Princeton Public Library — 698 E. Peru St., Princeton, (815) 875-1331 Mineral-Gold Public Library — 120 E. Main St., Mineral, (309) 288-3971 Neponset Public Library — 201 Commercial St., Neponset, (309) 5942204 Ohio Township Library — 112 N. Main St., Ohio, (815) 376-5422 Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Library — 103 E. Main St., Wyanet, (815) 6992342 Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library — 215 E. Cleveland St., Spring Valley, (815) 663-4741 Selby Township Library — 101 Depot St., DePue, (815) 447-2660 Sheffield Public Library — 136 E. Cook St., Sheffield, (815) 454-2628 Tiskilwa Library — 119 E. Main St., Tiskilwa, (815) 646-4511 Walnut Public Library — 101 Heaton St., Walnut, (815) 379-2159 If you would like to include your news on our Library Corner page, send your items to Goldie Currie at gcurrie@ bcrnews.com. For more information, call Currie at 815-8754461, ext. 236.

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Food court Such a wide variety of apples are getting ready to come on soon, and there are so many varieties in the stores now.

With all the selections, you can make about any dessert you could want. I can smell those pies already.

Mom’s Maple Apple Pie 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 medium tart apples, peeled and thinly sliced (about 2 1/4 pounds) 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 14.1-ounce package refrigerated pie pastry 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons maple syrup divided warm maple syrup In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice. Add sugar, mixture toss to coat. Unroll one pastry sheet into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim even with rim, Add filling. Dot with butter. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons maple syrup. Unroll remaining pastry and place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Brush, pastry with 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Bake at 425° for 40 to 45, minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cover pie loosely with foil, during the last 20 minutes, if needed, to prevent over browning. Remove

foil. Cool on a wire rack. If desired serve with warm maple syrup.

Apple Upside Down Pie 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 15-ounce package refrigerated pie crusts, divided 4 medium size Granny Smith apples, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks (about 1 3/4 pounds) 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg Preheat oven to 375°. Stir together first three ingredients and spread onto bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. Fit 1 pie crust over pecan mixture in pie plate, allowing excess crust to hang over sides. Stir together Granny Smith apples and next five ingredients. Spoon mixture into crust, packing tightly and mounding in center. Place remaining pie crust over filling. Press both crusts together.

Fold edges under and crimp.

Place pie on an aluminum foillined jelly roll pan. Cut 4 to 5 slits in top of pie for steam to escape. Bake at 375° on lower oven rack for 65 minutes or until juices are thick and bubbly, crust is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a long wooden pick through slits in crust.

Shield pie with aluminum foil after 50 minutes, if necessary, to prevent excessive browning.

Cool on wire rack 10 minutes.

Place a serving plate over top of pie, invert pie onto serving plate. Remove pie plate. And replace any remaining pecans in pie plate on top of pie. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.

County Apple Dumplings 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored 2 10-ounce cans refrigerated crescent dough 1 cup butter 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 12-ounce can or bottle Mountain Dew Preheat the oven to 350°.

Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough, starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish. Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew over the dumplings.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven or until golden brown.

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Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 375° for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a heavy saucepan or microwave, melt remaining caramels with the remaining milk, stirring often until smooth. Drizzle over dessert and ice cream. Serves 12 to 16.

Apple Crumble 8 sheets phyllo dough (14-by9 inches) Butter flavored nonstick cooking spray 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 medium tart apples, peeled and sliced **** Topping 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

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1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup soft whole wheat bread crumbs 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup cold butter 1/4 cup slivered almonds Cut phyllo sheets in half, spritz with butter flavored spray. Layer phyllo, sprayed side up, in a greased 8-inch square baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, ginger and cinnamon. Add apples and toss to coat. Spoon over phyllo dough.

In a bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, bread crumbs, ginger and cinnamon, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add almonds, sprinkle over apple mixture.

Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden. Cool for 10 minutes or until filling is bubbly and topping is golden. Cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serves 9.

If you have any recipes you would like to share with any of our other readers, you can send them to my email at judyd2313@frontier.com. I would love to hear from you.

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Sports Senior Spotlight Nick Scheri Name: Nicholas Scheri.

Nickname: Chief.

School: Hall High School.

Date/place of birth: April 13, 1996 - Spring Valley.

Hometown: Spring Valley.

Family: Mark (dad), Mary (mom), Amanda (sister), Josh (brother).

Sports: Golf and basketball.

Favorite sport and why: Golf. Because I get to visit the local courses.

Likes: Sports, food, movies, friends.

Dislikes: Loud people, bad drivers Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career (and why): Tiger Woods, best golfer to every play the game.

Person with the greatest influence in my life (and why): Parents, because they have always been supportive.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: phone and my family/friends The CD in my player at home/ car is: 2 Chainz.

People would be surprised to know: I talk a lot if I know you well.

I stay home to watch: The League.

When I need luck for a big game, I: listen to music.

The funniest person I’ve ever met (and why): My dad because we have the same sense of humor.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: Nice kid.

Most embarrassing moment: Walking the wrong way at my eighth-grade graduation and messing up the ceremony.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Play on the PGA Tour with Tiger Woods.

Senior Spotlights run each week in the Bureau County Journal throughout the school year. Look for a senior you know from your hometown or school.

Hall senior Nick Scheri’s ultimate sports fantasy would be to play on the PGA Tour with Tiger Woods. He says Woods has had the biggest influence on his athletic career because “he’s the best golfer to ever play the game.”

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Sept. 14: Homestead Festival from 10 a.m. to noon on the Verizon lawn next to the Prouty Building Sept. 15: Homestead Festival from noon to 3 p.m. on the Verizon lawn next to the Prouty Building (Rain location inside the Prouty Building) While supplies last.

The Main Street Beautification Committee would like to thank the following 2013 sponsors for their support.

Amma’s Good Scents Limited in Honor of Jack Scott Anne’s Antiques (Dave and Anne Hartz) Heartland Bank and Trust Co. Bruce Jewelers Midland States Bank Keith and Julia Cain Jeanette (Jan) Milles Central Bank Princeton Norberg Memorial Home Centrue Bank Prime Quarter Steak House City of Princeton State Farm Agent – Country Financial – Lorita Hellman Jim Scruggs and Mike Morris Wyanet Carpet Four Seasons

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228 • Help Wanted

228 • Help Wanted

228 • Help Wanted

LOST: Cat 14 year old female, black/gray tiger striped. Small and thin.

No collar. 815-866-4924

RETAIL AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS is seeking a full-time APPLICATOR to work at our LaMoille and Walnut facilities. Must have current CDL with hazmat endorsements or ability to obtain.

Send resume via email to: mschmitt@agviewfs.com.

Or mail to: Ag View FS, Inc., 22069 US Hwy 34, Princeton, IL 61356

Princeton Elementary School District #115, School Year 2013-2014 PARAPROFESSIONAL AIDE @ Jefferson (ParaProfessional Certified) Mail cover letter & resume to: Mr. Tim Smith, Superintendent, 506 East Dover Road, Princeton, IL 61356

AFTER SCHOOL TUTOR/ CARETAKER NEEDED for a junior high age boy.

Call 815-878-2624

Retail Agricultural Business seeking SEASONAL PART-TIME HELP. Must be over 18 years old. CDL helpful, but not required.

Apply at: Ag View FS, Inc., Buda Location 7am-4pm, 7226 IL Hwy 40, Buda, IL 61314 SEASONAL HARVEST Help Needed Princeton Area, 1st & 2nd shift General Labor.

Please apply on line www.trnstaffing.com

Part-time OFFICE POSITION. Beck's Convenience Stores is seeking applicants for a Store Support position. Experience in accounting/bookkeeping and strong customer service skills is preferred but will consider any energetic, self motivated individual.

30 hours weekly with a flexible schedule. Email resume to: rochelleb@ beckoilco.com or mail to: 850 East Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 61356

LOST & FOUND If you have lost or found anything just call us at 815-875-4461 to help match items with owners.

110 • Special Notices CABIN LIVIN SENIOR CARE has opening for 24 hour assisted living. Visit: cabinlivinsenirocare.com or call 815-882-2642 WANTED TO LEASE possible option to buy HUNTING PROPERTY 75-250 acres in Bureau County. for 2013 Deer Hunting Call Jeff 847-774-7575

- 200 Employment 227 • Drivers DRIVERS: Experienced CDL Drivers needed.

Full & part-time positions.

Benefits available.

Call 815-454-2736

FARM HELP WANTED near Manlius. CDL Driver and Tractor Operator.

Call 815-878-3530 Full time CUSTOMER SERVICE REP needed for a local insurance office.

Flexible hours. A current insurance license, marketing experience & bilingual a plus. Please send resumes to: Box 307, Bureau County Republican PO Box 340 Princeton, IL 61356 Employment Opportunity for motivated individual to work on GRAIN FARM. Must have experience with farm machinery. Applicant must also have a clean driving record.

Call 815-454-2736 Part-time Employee for Harvest Season. September thru November. CDL required. Please call 815303-9349, to inquire

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NORTHERN GRAIN MARKETING Buda Facility is hiring Part-time SEASONAL HELP for Buda & Ohio locations. Call for Details or Stop in for an Application, 309-895-2821 BUREAU COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOLS Has an opening for a Teaching Assistant. Must possess appropriate ISBE certification.

Send Letter/ Resume to: Egan L. Hicks, Principal, 409 West Maple, PO Box 389, Manlius, IL 61338 or call 815-445-2592

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HARD TO FIND THAT RIGHT PERSON FOR THAT JOB OPENING? The Bureau County Republican Classified can reach just the right person you are looking for to fill that job opening. Call 815875-4461

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232 • Business Opportunities ********** THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of the Bureau County Republican Does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by”900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

The Bureau County Republican Classifieds makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact: Better Business Bureau 330 North Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 312 832-0500

450 • Under $1000

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*WANTED* Old barns to dismantle for the lumber. Over 200 barns taken down in the area. Experienced, insured. Call anytime 815-303-7658

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3 cushioned brown fabric couch, matching rocker/ recliner, 1 year old. Used very little. $450 for set.

Call 815-876-7921 Deep red carpet, $5 a roll, your choice.

Call 815-646-4371 Iron frame kitchen table/4 chairs, $60; La-Z-Boy swivel rocker, $15; Black & Decker hedge trimmer $15. Call 815-993-3347

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

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Great condition. $100.

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14' hexagon metal framed gazebo with mesh sides, new, still in box. $100.

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Freedom House A New Beginning

Children’s Advocate 40 hrs per week – must have a Bachelor’s Degree. This position requires the 60 hour DV and SA training class.

This training class starts on 8/19/13 at 5:30 p.m. Please apply in person at 440 Elm Place, Princeton, IL 61356 or send resume by mail. NO PHONE CALLS Shelter Advocate 24 hrs per week. This position requires the 60 hour DV and SA training class. This training class starts on 8/19/13 at 5:30 p.m. Please apply in person at 440 Elm Place, Princeton, IL 61356 or send resume by mail. NO PHONE CALLS Prevention Educator 20 hrs per week. This position requires the 60 hour DV and SA training class. This training class starts on 8/19/13 at 5:30 p.m. Please apply in person at 440 Elm Place, Princeton, IL 61356 or send resume by mail. NO PHONE CALLS

Freedom House, a domestic violence shelter in Permanent F/T position requires M.T. Princeton, IL, is seeking a committed, dynamic and or M.L.T. ASCP cert or equivalent. caring individual to serve as executive director.

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460 • Garage Sales

Primitive garden bench with picket fence back, 55”x38”(13 to seat)x14” deep. $40. Call 815-2227946 Princeton

PRINCETON Stone Gate, 13336 Lovers Lane Road.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, August 29, 30 & 31; 8am-5pm.

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YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND right here in the Bureau County Republican Classified! ************ HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Put your ad in for FREE Items $1,000 or less can run FREE for 1 week. Limit of 5 lines.

Up to 3 items with price and price totaling under $1,000. 1 ad per household per week.

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Friday, September 6, 1pm-6pm; Saturday, September 7, 9am-5pm; Sunday, September 8, 9am-1pm.

MOVING SALE (1 weekend only) living room, kitchen table, dining room, master bedroom set, guest bedroom, chairs, desks, TV's, lamps, futon, lawn/garden equipment & tools, Artwork, GE washer/dryer (frontload), gas BBQ, (2011) John Deere 48" D140 mower, and more PRINCETON 1717 Fletcher. Friday, August 30, 7 am-6pm; Saturday, August 31, 8 am-noon. Two recliners, rocker, twin bed, pack-n-play, bathroom cabinet with double sinks and mirror, high chair, tricycle, bikes, toys, Nike golf bag, Chicago Bull's locker, desk, 4 patio chairs, much more!

PRINCETON 236 South Randolph Street. Friday & Saturday, August 30 & 31; 7am-5pm.

Antiques, collectibles, stereo components & speakers, Recliner, full bed with mattress & box spring. MISC. PRINCETON 25 South Homer. Friday, August 30, 1pm-5pm; Saturday, August 31, 9am-1pm.

Grandma cleans out house so kids don't have to. Most things 10¢ & 25¢. Household items etc.

No clothing. No furniture PRINCETON 521 Park Avenue West. Wednesday, August 28, 4pm-7pm; Thursday, Friday, August 29, 30, 9am-5pm.

Women's clothing M-1X, steel shelf units, bikes/ training wheels, stroller, camping items, tools, books, household, misc.

NO EARLY SALES

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614 • Car Sales

******* $$ CASH PAID $$ We pay top dollar for junk (cars, machinery, etc.)

1997 Cadillac STS, V8 North Star. 60,000 miles. $6,000 or best offer.

Call 815-866-3360

FIND THAT VEHICLE in the Bureau County Republican Classified.

MACHINERY AuCtIoN CoNSIGNMENt

Machinery Auction to be held

Sat., Sept. 21, 2013

Consignment information needed by September 4th to be added to sale bill.

Call or bring in your consignments to: 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, IL 61379 815-699-7999 Go To www.rickrediger.com or current consignments and photos

RedigeR

Auction Service Quick Flip Real estate at auction

The Following Two Real Estate Auctions Will Be Held At The Two On Site Locations On:

thuR., sept. 5, 2013

TimE: 5:00 P.m. And 6:30 P.m.

View Listing On Website: www.tumblesonauction.com Real estate pRopeRty i LOcATiOn: 114 SOuTH FiRST STREET, PRincETOn, iL TimE: 5:00 P.m.

Real estate pRopeRty ii LOcATiOn: 110 nORTH WASHingTOn ST., TiSkiLWA, iL TimE: 6:30 P.m.

Easy Terms **Quick closing** investment Opportunity PLEASE nOTE: Sale Of Both Properties must meet Approval Of Estate mortgage commitment legal DescRiption Available day Of Auction teRms oF Real estate 10% down The day Of The Sale and The Balance due On Or Before 15 days When merchantable Title Will Be Furnished. Taxes To Be Prorated At closing & Possession At closing. All Announcements made day Of Sale Will Take Precedence Over All Previous Printed matter. Seller Reserves The Right To Reject Or Accept Any Or All Bids. This Sale is not contingent On Financing. All Financing needs To Be Pre-Approved For closing On Or Before 15 days After day Of Sale. Anyone interested in Viewing Real Estate Please contact Tom Or mary Tumbleson 815-872-1852

estate oF RolanD g. haRRis

Adminstrator: Rhonda martin Attorney: Angel, isaccson, & Tracy Princeton, iL tumbleson auction company, Princeton, iL Email: ttauction@yahoo.com Or Phone: 815-872-1852 Auctioneers: Tom And mary Tumbleson Lic #040000396-397

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REAL ESTATE & ESTATE AUCTION

The Following Will Be Sold To Settle The Claudia H. Schubert Estate Located At 724 Western Road Henry, ILor 7 1/2 Miles West Of Henry, IL. On Western Rd. on:

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 2013 TIME:10:00 A.M.

View Listing on website: www.tumblesonauction.com REALESTATE FARMETTE W/ 3 ACRES Two Bedroom Older One Story Ranch Home w/ Unattached Two Car Garage. Home has LivingDining Room, Kitchen (Stove & Refrigerator Included w/Real Estate), Carpeted Office Area, Full Bath, Full Concrete Basement; Home has LP Gas Forced Air Furnace, Lg. Electric Transformer; There is a Wood Corn Crib, Cattle Barn, 12000 Bu. Round Grain Bin & Other Out Buildings; Home has Beautiful Evergreen Trees & Apple Trees PLEASE NOTE: Water System & Well Need Upgrades. (Not Working) This Home Will Be Sold As Is w/ No Warranty. No Termite Inspection. Grain Bin Is Leased Untill March 1, 2014.

TERMS OFREAL ESTATE 10% Down the Day of the Sale and the Balance due on or Before 30 Days when Merchantable Title will be furnished. Taxes to be prorated at Closing & Possession at Closing. All Announcements made Day of Sale will Take Precedence over all Previous Printed Matter.

Seller Reserves the Right to Reject or Accept any or all Bids. This Sale is Not Contingent on Financing. All Financing Needs to be PreApproved for Closing on or before 30 Days after Day of Sale. Anyone Interested in Viewing Real Estate Please Contact Tom or Mary Tumbleson 815-872-1852.

SPECIAL OPTION: Buyer has Option to Purchase Up to 2 ADDITIONAL ACRES for $12,000 Per Acre.

AUTOMOBILE: 2001 Buick Century 4-Door V-6 Auto w/ 79,000 Miles FURNITURE, COLLECTIBLES & HOUSEHOLD: Round Leather Top Lamp Table; Antique China Cabinet; Chrome Kitchen Table& Chairs; Dining Room Table & Hutch; Sofa; Three Drawer Sewing Chest; Pedestal Fern Stands, Curio Cabinet ; Portable Fireplace; Maple Glass Door Hutch; Three Piece Bedroom Set w/ Matching Cedar Chest; Blonde Bedroom Set w/ Single Beds; Vanity Dresser; Wood Desk; Oak Secretary Desk; Stick Hall Tree; Mirrors; 2 Old TV’s; Console Sewing Machine; Lamps; Linens, Bedding & Quilts; Sm. Safe; Westinghouse Roaster; Silverware; Bavaria Dishes; Salt Glaze Jug; Old Cookbooks; Glasses; Cookware; Kerosene Lamps: Ironstone Pitcher& Bowl; Vinegar Cruets; Large Amount Of Glassware; Aluminum Step Ladders- Old Buckboard SeatAnimal Trap-Old Tools-12 ga. Single Shot Shotgun-J.D # 185 Riding Mower (As Is)

CLAUDIA H. SCHUBERT ESTATE, HENRY, IL

ADMINISTRATORS: FRANCIS HUFFNAGEL/DAVEHUFFNAGEL ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE: MIKE ENGLISH, PRINCETONIL TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL Email: ttauction@yahoo.com Or Phone: 815-872-1852 AUCTIONEERS: TOM AND MARY TUMBLESON LIC #040000396-397 & TIFFANY FOES LIC #041.001601

Catch Them Here!

real estate aUCtION 90 acres of Prime Farmland

With Improvements: A buildable lot with a pole building.

sections 22 & 27 Hall township, Bureau County, Il

FrIday, sePtemBer 27, 2013 Starting at 10:30 A.M.

Auction to be conducted at Site Directions to Property: North of Spring Valley on Rt. 89 to 1350th Rd. East ¼ mile to farm.

Legal Description: Part of the NW ¼ of Sec. 27 & Part of the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Sec 22 (full legal to be provided).

TERMS OF SALE: Call the auctioneers… or go the Website.

Owners: ron

Glovetski – Pat Halperin

Attorney for Seller: John L. Cantlin, 760 Etna Rd., Ottawa, IL 61350 • Phone 815-433-4712 marty mcConville 815-712-1709

aUCtIONeers: Joe mcConville 815-539-5673 www.mcConvillerealty.com

dick mcConville 815-246-7020

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Following Items Will Be Offered At Public Auction Located At “The Shed” 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, IL 61379 Look For This and Upcoming Auctions On rickrediger.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2013 9:30 A.M.

VEHICLE *2002 Buick Century, 4 Door, Power, 73,000 Mi., Tan ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES AND MODERN FURNISHINGS Kenmore Upright 7.5 Cu Ft Freezer; 2 – Chest Type Freezers; Refrigerator; Tappan Gas Range; Whirlpool Washer; Wringer Washer; Breakfast Table And Chairs; Oak Table and 6 Chairs; Dining Room Table and Chairs; Hutch Top Buffets; Buffets; Entertainment Centers; Book Shelves; Kneehole & Computer Desks; 6 Pc Queen Bedroom Suite; 2 - 3 Pc Full Size Bedroom Set; 2 – Oak 4 Drawer Chests w/Mirrors; Misc. Wood Chairs and Rockers; Platform Rocker; Piano Stool; Baby Crib; Drop Front Desk w/Hutch Top; Kidney Shaped Desk and Matching End Tables; Child’s Roll Top Desk; Sofas; Love Seats; Upholstered Chairs; LZ Boy Recliner; Leather Chair; End and Coffee Tables; Side Tables; Plant Stand; Display Cabinet; Quilt Rack; Wood Stools; Metal File Cabinets; Baldwin Piano and Bench; (Very Nice); Console Piano; Decorative Marble Fireplace (1800’S); Cast Cook Stove; Wood Banister; Buckboard Seat; Wagon Wheels; Wood Carpenter Box; Zenith Turntable; LP’s; Small Elec. Wood Burner; 2- Iran Area Rugs; Vintage Trike; Implement Toys; Old Board Games; Croquet Set; Misc. Decorative Dishes, Depression; Figurines; Religious Statues; Head Vase; Nic Nacs; Enamelware; Victorian Calling Cards; Tin Types; Santa X-Mas Postcards; Yearbooks – Princeton and Northwestern; Vintage Quilts and Fabric; Singer Sewing Machine; Console Sewing Cabinet; Treadle Sewing Machine; Cap Collection; Towels; Linens; Comforters; Books; Prints; Costume Jewelry; Table Service; Milk Bottles; Cookie Jars; Thimble Collection; Globe; 10 Gal Blue Ribbon Crock; Local Advertising PieCes; Sony 60” TV; Portable TV’s; Small Kitchen Appliances; Pots and Pans; Bakeware; Sets Of Dishes; Holiday Decorations; Vacuums; Floor Scrubber; MISCELLANEOUS YARD AND GARDEN ITEMS Chainsaw In Case; Dog Kennel; Bird Cage; Floor Fans; Space Heater; Yard Tools; Grill; Turkey Fryer; Coolers; Jugs; Lawn Glider; Lawn Chairs; Card Table and Folding Chairs; Lawn Ornaments; Fishing Reels; Helmets; Telestar Telescope; Exercise Equipment; Chair Lift;

D. DERICk, Bradford – R. Oberle, Walnut L. MAY, Buda – BRADLEY ESTATE, Wyanet

Sellers:

LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION View Items During Regular Business Hours Number System Will Be used – I.D. Required TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK – Not Responsible for Accidents

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Henry County 160 Acres m/l Date: Thursday, September 5, 2013 10:00 A.M. Best Western Annawan Inn 317 N. Canal Street Annawan, IL 61234

720 E. Culver Court, Geneseo, IL 61254

www.Hertz.ag 12-061388 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BUREAU PRINCETON, ILLINOIS REGIONS BANK; ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) PHILLIP J. BARAJAS; JOYCE M. BARAJAS; ) Defendants, ) 12 CH 78 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on June 20, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the office of HB Wilkinson Title Co., 108 Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-09-177-006.

Commonly known as 1226 North Vernon Street, Princeton, IL 61356.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sale Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, FISHER and SHAPIRO, LLC, 2121 Waukegan Road, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015.

(847) 291-1717. Refer to File Number 12-061388.

I555088 Published in the Bureau County Republican Aug. 15, 22 and 29, 2013.

303 N. Euclid Ave. Princeton - $163,000 4 Bedrooms, Fireplace, Pond, Carriage Barn

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Back on The Market! $47,500 Unbelievable woodwork, stained glass windows, pocket doors, open front porch, foyer, hardwood flooring, 4 Br. #08428192

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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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PRINCETON 17 South Dallas Street. 3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath, tri-level. 2,200 sq. feet. For sale by owner. Call 847-651-7488

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