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It’s that time of year Plan now to get your flu shot By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — Believe it or not, flu season is just around the corner, and now is the time to begin thinking about getting the flu vaccination. The Bureau County Health Department will begin offering flu vaccinations starting Monday, Oct. 5. This year, the health department has scheduled 15 clinics throughout Bureau County during the month of October. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
(CDC), everyone age six months and older should get the flu vaccination. During most flu seasons, which typically run from October through May, 10 to 20 percent of the population is infected with the flu viruses. More than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications each year, according to a press release issued by the health department. As previously reported, the health department’s Director of Nursing Laurie Geuther said the best way for people to protect themselves against the flu is to get vaccinated. Also, if people feel sick, they should stay home, she said. The “Take 3” actions to fight the flu will help protect from the viruses — 1. Take time to get a flu vaccine; 2.
Take everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs; 3. Take flu antiviral drugs if a doctor prescribes them. People most susceptible to getting the flu are adults ages 65 years and older and children younger than 5 years old, especially those younger than 2, as well as pregnant women and people with medical conditions, such as asthma, heart disease and cancer, Geuther said. She said the biggest misconception about the respiratory flu, for which the vaccine is received, is that it is the same as the “stomach flu.” She said symptoms of the respiratory flu include fever, a cough and/or sore throat, headache and body aches and chills. Symptoms of the
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Hall goes to Selma, Alabama Supplies from old school donated to charity By Dave Cook dcook@bcrnews.com
PERU — On the loading dock of Double D Express, Bobby Anderson and Harold Nunn began unloading school desks and other materials from one trailer and began arranging the items into an adjacent trailer which will soon be bound for Selma, Ala. With the new Hall High School’s recent opening, there was a lot of usable school equipment from the old building which was offered for purchase or donation. Deanna Carlson of Tonica, and owner of S & J Electric Co. in Peru, saw a chance to put the items to use in a positive way. “I eagerly accepted the opportunity to salvage as many of the remaining library books for the Black Belt Foundation located in Selma, Ala.,” Carlson said. Volunteers from the Hall football team, IVCC women’s basketball team and the LaSalle County 4-H Fashion SPIN Club worked together to load the supplies into a trailer donated by Double D Express. Founded in 2003, the Black Belt Foundation services non-profit organizations throughout the 12-county region. It serves to support community and econom-
Selma Page 4 BCR photo/Mike Vaughn
Thousands of people from near and far lined Main Street on Saturday for the 44th annual Bureau County Homestead Festival Parade. While the parade is for many the highlight of the event, there were several other activities for young and old alike to enjoy. See more Homestead Festival photos on Pages 2 and 16.
Another Homestead comes and goes Near-perfect weather sets the stage for fun, friends and families By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
BCR photo/Dave Cook
Bobby Anderson (left) along with Harold Nunn (right), both of Double D Express, stand with Deanna Carlson, who spearheaded the donations from Hall High School to Selma, Ala.
PRINCETON — An estimated 25,000 people lined Princeton’s Main Street on Saturday for the 44th annual Homestead Festival Parade. The weekend’s themed event titled, “Fields of Dreams,” provided several activities for families and friends to take part in and
enjoy. The weekend kicked-off on Thursday with Apollo Theater’s presentation of “Field of Dreams,” which brought families together to watch the Kevin Costner hit, while supporting the Bureau County Food Pantry. The celebration continued on Friday with tours at local museums and the Owen Lovejoy Home-
stead. There were also horse-drawn wagon rides and a performance by the Bureau County Chorus. Many attended the first evening of the Princeton Jaycees Beer Garden and watched Princeton’s hometown silver screen star Richard Widmark at the Apollo Theater in the movie “Two Rode Together.” On Saturday, the day’s
near-perfect weather conditions brought out several area residents and athletes who competed in the Underground Railroad 5K race; many also walked and shopped the approximately 85 vendors at the arts and crafts show on the Courthouse Square. There were helicopter rides that took off from Sullivan’s
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