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Spratt: ‘It’s a very ugly story’ Bureau County United Way kicks off campaign By Goldie Rapp grapp@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — With questions looming of where it will be next year, Bureau County United Way (BCUW) kicked off its 2016-17 campaign Monday morning. During the kickoff meeting at Prouty Building, BCUW President Sue Spratt explained without a successful campaign this year, she can’t say where BCUW will be next year. “That’s where we stand,” she said. Spratt said the year in review for BCUW is an ugly one. It’s coming off from not making last year’s goal amount of $102,000; it’s currently without an executive director; and BCUW’s budget only has enough in it for one more year worth of allocations. Spratt said the BCUW Board has been voting to allocate all its monies in the budget for the agencies it serves. “We’ve been taking a little bit out of our reserves a little at a time,” she said. “Right now in our budget, we have just enough to do one year worth of allocations. That doesn’t include office or salary. That’s just enough allocation for our
“We need to get out and tell people who we are and what our mission is.” BCUW President Sue Spratt 2017 campaign. It’s a very ugly story.” This year, the BCUW will be working hard to try and raise $102,000 for the 12 agencies it serves. The agency number is down this year because Salvation Army has chosen not to participate as an agency, and the Bureau County Health and Wellness Center closed its doors last year. Spratt said while many of the agencies BCUW serves are there to offer people help during a time of need, it’s now BCUW’s turn to ask for that help. BCR photo/Goldie Rapp Spratt said it needs to create new rela- Agency leaders and Bureau County United Way (BCUW) Board members stand by the tionships and get to know more people goal thermometer outside the Bureau County Courthouse Monday morning. This year’s this year, adding BCUW’s story needs to
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BCUW goal is $102,000. The thermometer will keep track of the BCUW money raised throughout this year’s campaign.
Clean Line files appeal By P am E ggemeier Shaw Media Service
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Hornbaker’s Artisan Fair showcases area artists, entertainers Sherri Scrutchfield (from left), Vicki McConaghy and Linda Dexter talk to Doug Gift about the walking sticks and other items he sold at the annual Hornbaker Gardens Artisan Fair, held Saturday in rural Princeton. The event included a host of vendors, entertainment, food and art displays, like Matt Denault (pictured at right) who demonstrated his art of rock stacking/balancing.
Celebrating National Senior Center Month Bureau County agency focuses efforts on area seniors, compassion By Terri Simon tsimon@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — The room is inviting, and it feels as if you’re entering the home of a friend. There is an aroma of freshly-cooked meal lingering in the air, and the room is filled with a lot of activity. While the conversations
are many, the sound that predominantly rings through the air is simple and contagious — it’s called laughter, and there’s plenty of it at the Bureau County Senior Center in Princeton. Located in the basement of the Clark House at 16 W. Marion St., the Bureau County Senior Center is a haven for many senior citizens. Not only does it offer a variety of services,
activities, meals and outings for area seniors, it serves as a place of camaraderie, laughter and friendly faces. Bureau County Senior Center Executive Director Denise Ihrig said no special activities have been planned to celebrate National
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CHICAGO — Clean Line Energy has filed an appeal of a recent court decision that denied construction of its planned Rock Island Clean Line project in Illinois. The company filed the appeal Wednesday after the 3rd District Appellate Court had ruled Aug. 10 to reverse a 2014 decision by the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow construction of the electric transmission line in Iowa and Illinois. Clean Line said it was joined in its appeal by the ICC, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, National Resources Defense Council, and Wind on the Wires, a wind power advocacy group. “The appeals court made basic errors in its decision that we hope the Illinois Supreme Court will identify,” said Hans Detweiler, vice president of Clean Line. The appellate court’s reversal was based on its opinion that Clean Line did not satisfy the defini-
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Economical lab services and diagnostic testing, including digital x-rays, are also offered on-site. These services are available to anyone, regardless of your doctor’s practice or hospital affiliation.
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