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Truth in taxation at Bureau Valley

Bureau Valley levy request will require hearing

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley School Board approved the 2014 tentative levy at Tuesday’s meeting.

The Finance Committee recommended a request of $6,333,000.

Superintendent Steve Endress confirmed the request will require a truth in taxation hearing based on three factors.

The first is the district

is expecting to see a 5.5 percent increase in EAV (equalized assessed valuation) and is looking to capture the additional revenue.

Endress reported the district’s auditor has estimated the EAV to be about $127.5 million for Jan. 1.

“It’s just an estimate, and we won’t know until that point,” he said. “Once

they know the EAV, then they can calculate the tax rate.”

The second reason for the truth in taxation hearing is the district is looking for an increase as last year they didn’t levy the maximum tax rates, so extension was lower than it could have been, Endress said.

“The percentage increase this year has to

compensate and show for that,” he said.

The final reason for the hearing is the district is looking to increase its tort levy to pay a portion of the employees’ salaries when they do safety-related work.

The board agreed to set the truth in taxation hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16.

BV student wins dis-

trict Voice of Democracy contest BV High School Principal Eric Lawson announced at Tuesday’s meeting that BV student Riley Francis won the recent Voice of Democracy contest and now qualifies for state.

“This is outstanding,” he said. “It’s really neat

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Bureau Valley Report Card de-emphasized Endress: New vision will create a better environment, education

By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — The Bureau Valley community is working toward a new vision for their school district.

The Bureau Valley report card, issued by the Illinois State Board of Education, results are now available. However, Bureau Valley District Superintendent Stephen Endress said the results carry less validity and value than they have in previous years.

“During this time of transition where they’ve changed the way they measure and changed the way they report the various measures, we’ve de-emphasized the value of it (Illinois Report Card),” Endress said.

He explained the cut scores and measures of success such as meets, exceeds, does not meet and warning levels have been changed.

“When you change tests ... you hinder the validity and reliability,” Endress said, “We’re waiting until the data that’s reported is valid and reliable.”

The report card indicated the current fouryear graduation rate in Endress’ district to be 88 percent compared to the state’s rate of 86 percent.

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years. The Bureau Valley graduation rate dropped from 92 percent in 2013 when the state’s graduation rate was 83 percent. The previous year in 2012, Bureau Valley had a graduation rate of 81 percent falling behind the state’s rate of 82 percent.

Endress said Bureau Valley schools are working toward a more individualized academic plan for students.

He believes their new approach will increase the graduation rate dramatically.

By formulating individualized academic plans for each student, Endress hopes to make school seem more “relevant” to all the students.

The Bureau Valley vision aims to have all students graduating with, or working toward their associate’s degree or professional certification by the year 2020.

The Illinois Report Card indicates Bureau Valley has fallen behind the state in its percentage of students who are college ready. The Ready For College Coursework scores on the Illinois Report Card reports the percentage of students who scored a 21 or higher on the ACT test. Students who fall beneath these scores must take remedial courses before continuing on with their education. The Bureau Valley Ready For College Coursework score was 45 percent, compared to the

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Black Friday shopping Glenda Klingenberg shopped with some of her family at Wal-Mart on Black Friday. Although some people would rather avoid the crowds on such a busy shopping day, Klingenberg said it is a tradition they look forward to every year.

One-on-one with Sheriff John Thompson Thompson answers questions as he leaves office Editor’s note: Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson has retired from his post at the Bureau County Courthouse: The Bureau County Republican went one-on-one with the county sheriff, as he pursues other opportunities.

BCR: How many years have you been in law enforcement? Where and when?

Thompson: I have a total of 31 years in law enforcement: Spring Valley Police, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office (through

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BCR: What do you look forward to most about retirement?

Thompson: This is a life-changing experience that gives mixed emotions.

BCR: What are your plans after you leave the sheriff’s office?

Thompson: Timing is “everything!” In addition to helping an attorney friend, I have accepted a position with Marquis Energy (Marquis Group) as a corporate pilot. I have

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A passage through time Old-fashioned taxi cab changes hands

By Shannon Serpette sserpette@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — For close to 50 years, 87-yearold Bob Erickson has housed an antique taxi cab at his Princeton residence. During a recent auction of Erickson’s lifetime collection of items, that taxi changed drivers when it was bought by Sam Thiemes, 83, of Van Orin.

Erickson can’t remember exactly when he purchased the taxi decades ago, but he knows he owned it when he moved to his current residence in 1970.

“I’ve had it for quite a while,” he said. “I started going to sales when I was in high school with my brother. It seems like I always bought something no one else wanted.”

But Erickson knew what he liked when he saw it, and the taxi was no exception.

“It was on sale, and I happened to have the highest bid,” he said.

He wasn’t told much about the taxi at the time of the sale.

“It was a taxi down in Galva at the turn of the century. They never told me exactly how old it was when I got it,” he said.

The taxi, pulled by two horses, would have been used to take people around town or wherever they wanted to go, according to Erickson. A luggage rack on the back was handy for people coming in on the train.

At one point Erickson sent the taxi away to get reupholstered, but when it was returned he kept it in the barn, and the mice got to it, he said.

“I had plans on using

it,” Erickson said. “Something this old and delicate though, it should be in a museum and wellkept.”

Although Erickson never realized his goal of driving the taxi, for decades he gave rides at local and regional events in the other various horse-drawn buggies he owned. He dressed for the role by wearing a tuxedo and top hat.

“I did the first Homestead parade, and I did quite a few after that, too,” Erickson said.

He wasn’t out to make a profit — he simply enjoyed talking to people and getting to be around horses.

“I just went for donations, whatever people wanted to give me,” Erickson said. “You have to do it for the love of it and not the money.”

Erickson stopped giving rides about two or three years ago, but he still enjoys history and doing his part to preserve it when he can.

“All these antiques are history,” he said.

The taxi has now made its way to someone else who will treasure it.

“I doubt that there’s another one in the country that’s like it,” Thiemes said about the taxi. “I’ve never heard of one, and I’ve been to a lot of auctions.”

Thiemes is no stranger to old-fashioned buggies. He once built a surrey with the fringe on top and drove it in parades.

“I went all over,” Thiemes said. “Years ago, you’d have a parade, and there’d be so many people; there was hardly room for the buggy to move.”

Thiemes plans to refurbish the taxi and added it

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Bob Erickson (left) and Sam Thiemes (right) share a love of old-fashioned buggies, including this taxi cab which Thiemes recently bought during an auction of Erickson’s collection. Although Erickson doesn’t know exactly how old the buggy is, he bought it nearly 50 years ago and was told it was used as a taxi in Galva sometime around 1900.

The taxi would have been pulled by two horses and has a luggage rack on the back which would have been handy for people coming to Galva by train.

might take a full year to do so.

“It will be the way it should be,” he said. “I was going to put ponies on it, but he (Erickson) thinks it would look better with horses.”

Thiemes told Erickson he is welcome to drive it around when it is fixed up.

“If he wants to drive it, he can take it anywhere he wants anytime,” Thiemes said.

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MudCross Challenge coming to Bureau County Special registration fee available on Cyber Monday

By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com

PRINCETON — The Perry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will be putting on a never before fundraiser event coming Summer 2015.

The MudCross Challenge will test participants’ agility and competitive wild side.

PMH Auxiliary President Carla Beaber explained it will provide obstacles for people to climb, crawl under, run through and much more.

And yes, there will be mud.

The event will be held Aug. 8 at Sunset Ridge Moto Cross in Walnut, which is owned by Bob and Jan Pistole.

“The auxiliary is always looking for new ideas for fundraising.

Obstacle

course races are growing in popularity in the U.S. and abroad,” Beaber said.

“Our event will be the first of its kind for the Auxiliary and Bureau County.”

Registrants can race as an individual or team.

Competitive heats will be first with non-competitive heats to follow. There will be a fun run for children ages 5 to 12 years old. Those who register to compete will be given an event T-shirt, medal and swag bag.

“It’s fun and challenging,” Beaber said. “Participants set their own personal goal and celebrate their accomplishments at the finish line. You don’t have to be a hardcore athlete to participate.”

Open registration for this event will begin on Monday, Dec. 1. A Cyber Monday special will be available for this day only.

Participants can register for $25 per person (ages 13 and older) at www. mudcrosschallenge.com.

“Online registration is encouraged. You can register the day of the race, however, we cannot guarantee a free T (shirt),” Beaber said.

For those not interested in participating in the MudCross Challenge, but would still like to help out, the auxiliary is looking for support through volunteering either at the event or by helping spread the word.

Interested volunteers are encouraged to visit www.mudcrosschallenge. com and provide their information under the “contacts” link on website.

All proceeds from the event will support the Perry Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Like the event page on Facebook under MudCross Challenge.

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Sheriff, treasurer to be sworn into office PRINCETON — Jim Reed, Bureau County’s new sheriff, and Courtney Yates-Mabry, Bureau

County’s new treasurer, will be sworn into office at 8:30 a.m. on Monday in the second-floor courtroom at

the Bureau County Courthouse in Princeton.

The public is invited to attend.

Farm Bureau district caucus meeting is Thursday PRINCETON — The district caucus meeting for the purpose of nominating the directors from the districts listed below will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in the Farm Bureau Building.

Currently there are vacancies in District 1, District 2, District 4 and at-large for the Bureau County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. Any voting member of the

Bureau County Farm Bureau who would like to fill a position on the board should contact the Farm Bureau office at 815-8756468 for more information.

Auction Calendar Nov. 29 – Pete Fassino estate, quality tools and tool related items and coin collection, 10 a.m., 408 E. South St., Granville, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Nov. 29 – Patricia R. Wood Estate, farmland, 10 a.m., auction held at Wise Guys banquet room, 2205 N. Main St., Princeton, United Country - Dahl Real Estate, auctioneers.

Nov. 30 – American Indian art and artifacts, fossils, swords, antiques, rocks, and other collectibles, 10:30 a.m., 3401 N. State, (Pitstick Pavilion), Ottawa, Higdon Auction Services, auctioneers.

Dec. 6 – Farm machinery consignment, 9:30 a.m., 401 W. Main St., (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Dec. 6 – Bonnie and Howard Doty, real estate, 10 a.m., 406 N. East St., Dover, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Dec. 6 – F&A Kettman Trust, recreational real estate, 10:30 a.m., 11711 Holiday Fin Road, McNabb, McConville Realty, auctioneers.

Dec. 9 – Cheryl Lindner Trust, farmland, 10 a.m., auction held at 401 W. Main St., (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction

Service, auctioneers.

Dec. 12 – Ruth Straw Estate, farmland, 10 a.m., auction held at 10684 W. Edgewood Road, (Edgewood Golf Club), Polo, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Dec. 13 – Peter and Darlette Mathisen, two properties (three buildings), 10 a.m., 106 W. Washington St. and 406 & 408 S. Bloomington St., Streator, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Dec. 18 – Bill Wiggins, farm machinery and equipment, 10:30 a.m., 14321 Rt. 26 S., Princeton, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

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Free Thanksgiving dinner The annual free Thanksgiving dinner at Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton, made possible with help from the Church of the Nazarene and St. Louis Church, offered carryouts, delivery and dining. Some of the volunteers included Terry Blitsch, Elise Blocki, Barb LaVelle, Kelly DeGutis and Kathy Farrell.

Hennepin mill price — $13.4 million Future use still uncertain

By Ken Schroeder Shaw Media Service

HENNEPIN — According to Putnam County Recorder of Deeds and County Clerk Dan Kuhn, the former Hennepin steel plant sold for $13.4 million. A company from Michigan named IPS Steel has purchased the mill, which has sat empty since early 2010 when former owner ArcelorMittal closed the plant.

U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock

announced the sale Nov. 15 stating it was “a good sign for Hennepin and Putnam County.” Locally, that optimism isn’t necessarily shared.

“I’m cautiously optimistic, but we really don’t know very much,” Putnam County Board President Duane Calbow said. “I’m hoping to have a conversation with the company to find out their plans for the facility.”

Searches for a company named IPS Steel in Michigan have so far been fruitless. IPS project manager Kishan Sutariya is also the head of Technology Consulting in Detroit, Mich.

Phone calls to the busi-

ness, which advertises 24-hour service, have gone unanswered. Likewise, calls made to Schock’s Peoria and Washington, D.C., offices have not been returned by press time.

Calbow has confirmed the current plans call for razing most of the 50-yearold mill building for scrap.

Some of the structure will be renovated for other industrial and manufacturing purposes.

“We have yet to see any plans, so we’re a bit in the dark,” Calbow said.

“However, we will work diligently with whoever ends up owning the site to do what’s best for Putnam County and its residents.”

Alliance plans breakfast meeting on Thursday OTTAWA — The Starved Rock Country Alliance is sponsoring an informational breakfast meeting for potential Starved Rock Country Capital Fund investors at 7:30 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Hampton Inn – Ottawa.

The Starved Rock Country Alliance, a group of local entrepreneurs who have launched a new initiative to promote economic development in the upper Illinois Valley Region, has formed the Starved Rock Country Capital Fund LLC (SRCCF), which aims to create jobs by providing capital and advice to entrepreneurs wishing to start or expand business in the region.

“Our goal is to promote regional growth and support business opportuni-

ties that will ensure this area’s prosperity and provide jobs for local people,” said founding member Dick Janko of Janko Ventures in Peru.

The for-profit fund, working in coordination with local financial institutions and government, will provide initial equity investments, subordinated loans, and second stage “gap” financing to support local business start-ups and expansions.

“We expect and encourage all members to act as mentors and advisors for businesses aided by the fund,” said founding member Inga Carus, chairman and CEO of Carus Group Inc., headquartered in Peru.

“We all come from different business backgrounds. As a group, we have a great deal

to offer in terms of experience, contacts, and have the ability to make things happen with little intervention. We are investing our own money in this region; therefore have a vested interest in making sure these businesses succeed.”

The group’s short-term goal is to gather at least 50 investors and generate $1 million to spur job creation throughout Starved Rock Country. Ultimately, the goal is to increase the number of high-quality, well-paid jobs in the area by 150-250 jobs per year, indefinitely.

People wanting to attend the breakfast should RSVP to lesia.hass@caruscorporation.com or jankoventures@jankorealty.com.

This meeting is open to all interested investors.

The Bureau County Republican is located at 800 Ace Road, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Phone: 815-875-4461 • FAX: 815-875-1235 The BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN (ISSN 0894-1181) is published tri-weekly (three times a week) by the Bureau County Republican, 800 Ace Road, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356-0340.

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Dixon cement plant could reopen

By Pam Eggemeier Shaw Media Service

DIXON — A cement plant that has been idle since December 2008 has approached the city about reopening.

About 90 employees lost their jobs when St. Marys operations ceased. A few workers remained to oversee the plant’s use as a distribution terminal.

Dixon Mayor Jim Burke said representatives from St. Marys approached him about five months ago about the possibility of restarting manufacturing operations. The talks were in very early stages, so he was surprised to see the company’s classified ad in Sauk Valley Media publications looking for more than 65 workers, he said.

“We’re optimistic, and it would be a great thing to have the plant up and running again,” Burke said.

“But honestly, I saw the ad and thought they might be jumping the gun.”

The plant is old and not

Taxation From Page 1A for Bureau Valley. This is the second student in the consolidation of the district of BV to have done this. It’s really huge for our kids, and we’re very happy.”

The contest requires

Thompson From Page 1A accomplishment as sheriff?

Thompson: No public official should look forward to leaving a legacy. There is no single “greatest accomplishment.” It remains our duty to be professional and respond to their constituents’ needs. Leaving the office of the sheriff in a professional light is all I demand.

BCR: What was your biggest challenge as sheriff?

Thompson: Keeping government on track is a daily challenge. By the nature of every elected office, there is a great desire to help our constituents.

However ... government should know its limits.

With that ... the increasing cost of technology remains a burden on the taxpayers.

BCR: How is law enforcement different now from when you started?

Thompson: I’ve seen

nearly as efficient as many others owned by the company. St. Marys is part of Votorantim Cimentos, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Restarting operations would require a large capital investment, and the company is looking for help.

“We’re working with them to see if there are incentives to make it all work,” Burke said. “We would like to get Sen. Dick Durbin involved as we look at state options.”

The company had attributed the closing to a deteriorating economy and rising energy costs, but the Environmental Protection Agency also played a role.

The EPA fined St. Marys Cement and co-owner St. Barbara Cement $800,000 for violations of the federal Clean Air Act. In addition, the settlement called for the companies to spend nearly $2 million to upgrade pollution control on three of its four kilns. The fourth kiln had to be replaced or shut down.

The settlement was the

first completed as a result of an EPA crackdown on Portland cement manufacturing facilities. EPA said the companies illegally modified the kilns at the Dixon plant in a manner that increased harmful sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions. In addition to failing to install the proper pollution-control equipment, the companies were cited for failing to get the proper permit before making the modifications.

When the company bought the Dixon plant from Cemex in 2005, it assumed liability for the kilns that were not operating up to EPA standards.

St. Marys had said it was a coincidence the EPA settlement and the announcement to suspend operations occurred on the same day.

St. Marys had left the door open to resume operations in Dixon, saying the decision would be based on product demand rather than the cost of EPA compliance.

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students to submit an essay to be judged. Lawson said Francis read her essay during this year’s Veterans Day assembly.

Giving back to St. Jude’s BV North Principal Sandra Beitsch gave a brief report on a fundraising event her school recently took part in.

After being approached by the Peters family — who lost their young daughter, Cora, to cancer last December — it became known the family was looking for a way to give back to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. It was decided they would help raise money to update the teen recreational room at

great change in law enforcement since 1976.

Today, it’s a profession ... and increasingly difficult to fund.

BCR: Where do you see the future of law enforcement heading in Bureau County?

Thompson: We’re extremely fortunate that we live in a rural environment, basically removed from the problems of the more metropolitan areas of Chicago and St. Louis. Despite the occasional tragedy and violent crime, we remain much safer while living in Bureau County.

BCR: What did you like most about being sheriff?

Thompson: I worked with the most professional staff. The men and women of the office of the sheriff are professional. Sometimes you have to get them on track, but they are in this profession simply because they wish to help.

BCR: What’s your most memorable case?

Thompson: I was an investigator on many crit-

ical and tragic matters and would prefer not to isolate one case over another.

BCR: What new programs did you implement?

T h o m p s o n : Law enforcement, by it’s nature, is reactionary. Proactive efforts are few in nature and number. My support to the community holds the biggest place in my heart.

BCR: Would you encourage young people to go into law enforcement?

Thompson: That is an obvious yes. But it must be with parameters and professionalism. It can also generate an entirely separate conversation.

BCR: What will you miss most about the sheriff’s office?

Thompson: The people I’ve grown to appreciate and enjoy.

BCR: What do you think your legacy will be?

Thompson: Professionalism.

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Report card From Page 1A state’s 46 percent.

However, Bureau Valley did score higher than the state on the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). According to the Illinois State Board of Education, the PSAE measures the achievement of Grade 11 students in reading, mathematics, science and writing. The Bureau Valley School District had 58 percent of its students meet or exceed the state standards on the PSAE. They beat the state’s score by four percentage points (state’s score 58 percent).

The student attendance rate at Bureau Valley schools directly corresponds with the state’s score at 95 percent.

Endress believes the new vision in the Bureau Valley community will improve attendance as well as academic achievement.

Endress shared the story of a student who had planned to drop out. the hospital.

Beitsch said students were asked to bring in any spare change throughout the course of a one and one-half weeks, and in that time, students raised $1,500.

“Just from bringing in spare change within a week and a half — It was amazing,” she said. “I say

However, after working with Endress to develop an individualized academic approach, the student’s grades and attendance greatly improved.

Endress plans to work with the staff and students to alter the overall environment and academic approach with the new vision at the Bureau Valley Schools.

The current staff at Bureau Valley schools is comprised of teachers with an average salary of $58,118. On average, teachers in the state have a higher salary at $62,444.

However, this could correlate with the number of teachers at the Bureau Valley schools compared to the number of teachers in the state who have earned their master’s degree. In the Bureau Valley district, 34.2 percent of teachers have a master’s degree, while 58.2 percent of teachers in the state have earned theirs.

The administrators in the district have a current average salary of $97,726.

Their salary has seen a slight increase since 2012

when it was $95,874. The state’s average administrator salary, however, is $101,093. The state has seen a decrease since 2012, when the average salary was $110,870.

Just as the administrators have seen an increase in their salary, the instructional spending per student has also gradually increased. The current amount spent on activities directly dealing with teaching of students at Bureau Valley schools is $6,125. This is less than the average spent on each student in the state, which is $7,094.

The smaller average classes sizes at the Bureau Valley Schools may aid the school as they try to offer a more individualized academic structure.

The average class size in the Bureau Valley Schools is 19 students per class, less than the state’s 21 students per class.

Endress said he is focused on the future. He said their eventual success is, “Going to be measured story by story.”

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it every time I turn around that this group of kids and their families are just generous beyond generous.”

The Peters family will award Zach DeMay’s third-grade class with a pizza party, as they alone raised $300 —the most out of all classes.

Beitsch also said a plaque will be put up in

the updated recreational room at the hospital that states BV’s contribution to the project.

“We’re very proud of the kids and community members; we’re happy to give back; and we’re really excited to see how this all comes together,” she said.

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON, IN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU AND STATE OF ILLINOIS I.

A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the Village of Arlington, in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois for the year 2014 will be held on December 9, 2014 at 6:30PM at 208 Jay Avenue, Arlington, IL 61312.

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Jacob J. Frost, Village Attorney, 102 E. St. Paul St., Spring Valley, IL 61362, Telephone No. (815) 323-4851.

II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for the 2013 year were $11,917.54.

The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for the year 2013 are $15,408.01. This represents a 29.29% increase over the previous year.

III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for the year 2013 were $15,100.14.

The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for the year 2014 are $15,100.14. This represents a 0.00% increase/decrease over the previous year.

IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for the year 2013 were $27,017.68.

The estimated total property taxes to be levied for the year 2014 are $30,508.15. This represents a 12.92% increase over the previous year.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov. 29, 2014.

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Meeting Minutes OHIO, Ill. — The Ohio High School Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, Oct. 27 with the following action taken or discussed: • Approved agenda as amended, the minutes of the Sept. 29 regular meeting and budget hearing as presented, the September treasurer’s report and bills and payroll.

• During audience participation, parent Becky Conner handed out a sheet to the board and administration concerning students not being on track for college. One of the concerns at this time was the fact the district does not have a Spanish teacher employed.

Superintendent Sharon Sweger explained the Spanish teacher took another position about two weeks prior to school starting. At that time the district had one student signed up for Spanish. After talking to the student’s parent, they agreed the student could take Spanish another year. Sweger is exploring options and has talked to a retired Spanish teacher.

Conner and fellow parents discussed more items on the list. Since this was the first the board and administration had heard of these concerns, Sweger suggested setting up a meeting with Conner and the other parents present to discuss what the district is doing, where they have gaps and new ideas.

• Approved the submission of the 2015 School Library Per Capita Grant Application.

• Sweger reviewed and the board accepted the FY ‘14 audit. Sweger was pleased to report the auditor had no findings, and the district earned a financial recognition status of 4.0.

• Approved the distribution of the School Report Card on Oct. 30.

In the superintendent’s report, the board heard: • The high school’s current enrollment is 36 students.

• The school has installed new carpet in the social studies room.

• The school’s architect is starting the window bid process.

• Sweger thanked Gary Massino for the donation of a ladder for the maintenance department.

• Elections are coming up for both boards. The board has four seats up for election. Board members or anyone from the public interested in running for the board must go to the county clerk’s office to pick up a petition packet. Petitions must be turned into the courthouse between Dec. 15 and 22.

• Progress reports went out, and the students appear to be doing well.

• Sweger addressed the figures in the Oct. 6 Walnut Leader that spoke directly about the Ohio School’s assessed valuation and taxes. Sweger pulled the annual audits for tax years 2012 and 2013, and according to the auditor, the district’s total EAV for tax year 2012 was $34,104,895. The total for tax year 2013 was $34,087,832.

This is a decline in the EAV of $17,063.

There are many variables to determine the EAV; the wind farms are just one of many, including properties built, sold, lost and farm land. The tax rates reported were close to the auditor’s reported rates but not exact.

According to Sweger, when figuring the tax rate the district does not have a definite EAV to work with, so the rate will vary.

• Sweger was approached by the Bureau Valley superintendent and assistant superintendent to meet and discuss co-ops. She asked what they were thinking, and they said anything. She is going to meet with them to see what they have on their minds, such as sharing staff or purchasing supplies.

• Sweger has been approached by the LaMoille superintendent concerning the possibility of Fiber Optic lines through Ohio. A local developer is looking for schools and businesses to pay for the infrastructure at about $5,000 each, depending on the number of businesses that chose to participate. There is a fiber optic line coming through Ohio on Main Street.

The school can currently buy whatever is needed from Frontier. If the school needs to increase capacity, it can purchase more. After talking with the technology coordinator, he said other schools that have participated in systems like NIUnet pay a monthly fee for the fiber and additional fee to an Internet provider. Sweger will continue to research the pros and

cons. This last summer the school signed a two-year contract with Frontier which took the school from combined expenditures of telephone and Internet in the neighborhood of $600 to current expenditures of about $250. The school hasn’t dropped offline and speeds have gone from 7 mbps to 47 mbps.

In the principal’s report, the board heard: • Football finished up and had improved this season with three wins.

• Cross country runner Johnee Schulte ran in regionals and qualified for sectionals.

• Volleyball is wrapping up. The freshman/sophomore team placed first in the Little 10 Conference and second in the Little 10 tournament.

The varsity team had their last home game on Oct. 20. They honored seniors, including Kaitlyn Hughes.

• Parent teacher conferences were Oct. 23-24. Principal Jason Wilt was very pleased with the turnout.

• As discussed earlier, the AYP (School Report Card) is now a growth report, and results cannot be released to the public until Oct. 31.

• RTI (Response to Intervention) sessions are designed to focus and strengthen the basic skills in math and reading that help the children grow as learners. These sessions take place at least two times a week for about 30 minutes per session. The instruction the students receive for RTI is in addition to what they receive in the regular classroom. In order for the students to qualify for RTI services their scores must be below the 25 percentile on AIMSweb math or reading tests. Six teachers are helping this year with RTI. At the high school level no one qualified for RTI. The school will be testing again before Christmas break.

• The school took part in “The Great Central U.S. Shake Out” on Oct. 16 at 10:16 a.m. This is the world’s largest earthquake drill.

After closed session, the board approved to retain the closed session minutes from the Sept. 29 board meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. with the next regularly scheduled meeting held on Nov. 24 in the school library.

Obit deadlines

At the courthouse Divorce Jerry L. Fritz of Walnut and Susan L. (Johnson) Fritz of Princeton; married Jan. 5, 1996; divorced Nov. 13, 2014.

Traffic court

Driving under the influence of alcohol — James

T. Dant, 24, of Princeton; Charlene D. Swanson, 49, of Princeton.

Failure to exercise due care/pedestrian — Shar L. Erwin, 18, of Bureau.

Failure to reduce speed — Sara L. Gould, 18, of Buda; David S. Janik, 22, of Princeton.

Illegal dumping —

Roberto Tapanes, 50, of Princeton.

Speeding (15-20) — Whitney M. Forward, 19, of Sheffield; Ashley R. Guisti, 27, of Princeton; Amanda K. Lewis, 33, of LaMoille; Donald E. Redo, 49, of Spring Valley; Steven J. Thompson, 43, of Princeton.

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MONMOUTH — Robert Fredrick Ehlen, 86, of Monmouth died at 11:14 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

He was born Dec. 3, 1927, in Canton, the son of Herman John and Ellen Marie (Walker) Ehlen. He was raised and educated in Canton and Galesburg and graduated from Galesburg High School in 1945.

Bob married Beverly Rose Brown on April 19, 1952, in Evansville, Ind., and she preceded him in death on Jan. 16, 1991.

He served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel for 20 years, serving during World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War. He served as one of General McArthur’s Honor Guards post World War II. Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Ronda (Gregg Sage) Willhardt of Monmouth, Debbie (Mike Heise) Maritz of Sheffield and Robert (Glenda) Ehlen of Cameron; five grandsons and one granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; one brother, Dale Ehlen of Galesburg; his companion, Bonnie McCann of Monmouth; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and one brother.

Graveside committal with military honors will be 1:30 p.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 29, in Warren County Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call on Saturday morning at the Hoover-Hall Memorial Chapel, Monmouth.

Memorials may be left for the OSF St. Francis Cardiac Care Unit.

Online condolences may be left at hooverhall.com.

Evalynn Chonowski

PRINCETON — Evalynn “Eve” Chonowski of rural Princeton died at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at the Nativity of Our Lord Church (Mautino Drive location) with the Rev. Robert Spilman officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Garden in LaSalle. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the church.

The Barto Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Kelly Reilly

TAMPICO — Kelly Reilly, 26, of Tampico died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago.

She was born on July 25, 1988, in Barrington to Edward and Sandra (Leitza) Reilly.

She was a preschool teacher in Galva and was presently employed by the Kewanee Library. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Surviving are her parents; two brothers, Eamon Reilly of Jamestown, N.D., and Kyle Reilly of Tampico; one sister, Cristin Reilly of Waltham, Mass.; her fiancé, Jesse Raver of Kewanee; her paternal grandmother, Joan Reilly of Chicago; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Cailin Mary Jo Reilly; her maternal grandparents; and her paternal grandfather.

A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tampico with the Rev. Msgr. Thomas Dzielak officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Tampico.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

A memorial has been established.

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6A Perspective 6A • Saturday, November 29, 2014

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Serving Bureau County Since 1847

Sam R Fisher

Terri Simon

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Lighting our way When I was a little kid, one of our Christmas traditions was the annual ride through Princeton to see everyone’s Christmas lights and decorations. It was a big deal.

While our own Christmas lighting seemed extravagant for a frugal farm family — a single strand of big colored bulbs on the evergreen bush in front of the picture window, a couple of strands of twinkling lights strung around the picture window; and a couple of more strands wound around our Christmas tree — the idea of going to town and seeing more Christmas lights was absolutely thrilling to a trio of little kids, who really didn’t get out very much.

We’d load our pajama-clad bodies Terri Simon into the old, green Chevy. The heater never worked very well in the car, so our little kid bodies found comfort in being squished together in the back seat. The ride into town seemed endless ... back in the day when Interstate 80 had just been built and none of the businesses north of the railroad tracks even existed.

We knew our light tour wouldn’t last nearly long enough. After all, with gas at about 35 cents a gallon, there wouldn’t be any more meandering than necessary. There would be no other stops — no snacks, no toys, no shopping. The treat was the ride coupled with the lights. We didn’t expect anything else.

I can still hear the “Wow!” the “Awww!” the “Isn’t that pretty?” — all uttered from the front and the back seats alike. I can also remember someone up front would always say, “I’m glad I don’t have to pay their light bill!” when we’d pass a house with what seemed like millions of lights, though I’m sure there might have just been a few thousand. It didn’t matter, though. The lights of the season urged us onward, and we felt like the luckiest kids in the world to be able to take this Yuletide tour.

Fast forward more years than I can imagine ... the Christmas season will again bring light to the world. While some outdoor decorations will be elaborate and sometimes even gaudy, others will be simple and for lack of a better word ... classic.

Whether everything in sight is outlined in lights ... or those relatively new blow-up Christmas characters now live on the lawn ... or whether there’s a simple evergreen wreath on the front door with a single candle in every window ... the spirit of Christmas will light the way for children of all ages.

I have to admit it’s been quite a while since I loaded up the car with family members and took the Yuletide tour. Deadlines, the newspapers, not enough hours in the day ... My reasons for skipping the lighted holiday extravaganza are many. Sometimes, it’s just enough to know that somebody, somewhere is taking the tour through their hometown to see the decorations others have added to their homes. It’s a good feeling, which generates many memories of days that now seem too far away.

But maybe this year will be different ... What I’d really like to do is gather my close family members up — all bundled up — and take the Christmas light tour again. I’d like to hear the “Wows!” the “Awwws!” the “Isn’t that pretty?” I’d wait for someone to say, “I’m glad I don’t have to pay their light bill.” The words would mimic the past, and for an hour or so, I’d be taken back to a place in time when Christmas wasn’t about standing in lines, spending way too much money and/or any other commercial aspect of how life is today.

Instead, I’d be transformed for a few minutes to a place in time when life was far more simple, credit cards didn’t live in our wallets and the holiday decorations of Christmas around the county represented a desire to show the world that your lights welcomed the reason for the season. Nothing more ... nothing less.

Plan a date to take that Christmas light tour ... I think you’ll return home with a renewed spirit that stemmed from Christmas past into a Christmas present for yourself.

BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@bcrnews.com.

The 3 x 5 card Now that Thanksgiving is past, we are now ensconced in the holiday season and my family responsibilities are now half over. Let me explain.

My Grandma Hardersen made the best pecan pie ever in the entire history of the planet Earth. That’s not my opinion, it’s just plain fact.

The best ever. Just ask my sister.

When grandma died back in August of 2004, and the family was making plans for her burial, it’s kind of sad to say, but my sister and I became very concerned over the fact that there would be no more pecan pie.

Following her funeral services and the dinner at the church, my mom and my aunt took all of us grandkids over to her small, one-bedroom apartment to figure what to do with all of my grandma’s stuff. Basically, they wanted my two cousins, my brothers, my sister and I to pick out the items that we wanted, load up our vehicles and get that apartment cleaned out. There was furniture, there was jewelry, there was kitchen stuff, etc. ... basically a lifetime of things that she had accumulated.

I can still picture begrudgingly walking through the door of that apartment that warm August afternoon.

I was still wearing the white shirt, unknotted tie and dark suit pants but I had shed the coat after we had departed the cemetery. I had my hands jammed in my pockets where I still had my wrinkled notes to the eulogy.

At the time, I probably wasn’t in the mood to sort though my grandma’s stuff but we all wanted to help my mom and aunt get that job done.

I think the first thing that I picked out was a dark brown footstool.

We didn’t need a dark brown footstool but that was the dark brown footstool that my son used to sit on when he and his cousin watched Looney Tunes VHS tapes when my grandma babysat them. We still have that dark brown footstool.

I think that my wife picked out some jewelry, a set of white Corelle dishes with a little green pattern around the edge and an Oreck vacuum cleaner. I selected one of grandpa’s pocket watches and an old Remington electric razor that I’ve never used. All in all, my heart

Greg Wallace COMMENTARY just wasn’t in my work. Plus, I was wearing that stupid necktie.

I had just helped my brothers carry a couch out to the back end of a truck and I was coming back in to help with another load when I saw it from across the room full of people.

My sister-in-law had ducked down to place something in a box when I spotted it over her shoulder.

There it was, stuck to the freezer door. It was held on by some kind of magnet and I regret that I cannot remember what kind of magnet it was. It was kind of askew and hanging down over the edge of the refrigerator door and I think that’s why I noticed it. It seemed out of place in her otherwise perfectly organized kitchen.

I practically pushed my family members out of way as I made a beeline toward the refrigerator and greedily yanked that 3 x 5 white index card off of that freezer door.

I smiled and broadcast to everyone there that I had the one thing I wanted. I looked at my sister, grinned and she smiled back. My hands held my grandma’s recipe for pecan pie.

I didn’t realize it then, but from that moment on, I became responsible for supplying my family with pecan pie twice a year — at Thanksgiving and Christmas — and keeping part

Headlines from the past Let us take a look at small town Bureau County in the 1890s. From the Bureau County Republican of the era, the headline stories did not always make the front page. The big stories were buried, while the columns describing who visited who, or who had supper at whose house, were what made front page news.

There also seems to be a few typos at the time.

Jan. 8, 1892. The Ottawa Republican Times reports that, according to the county clerk’s office, 4,828 sparrows were killed and a bounty of $86.56 were paid for their scalps.

Front page news, February 1892.

Abram Harrison is quite prepared to take contracts for the cleaning of cesspools. His rates are low, and the process is odorless. Satisfaction guaranteed.

March 3, 1892. L.H. McConihe has returned from Iowa. Since his return he has experienced the grip. Conihe and his wife are stopping with his brother, J.M., on South Street. On the same page; Miss Mate Horton is searching for her sister, Cliff, in the Bryant District.

July 27, 1893. Makutchan Factory Burned. A fire was discovered by the engineer of the “Q” train as it was coming down Princeton Hill. The engineer stopped the train and ran to the door of the Makutchan Carriage Factory to discover a fire in the northeast corner of the engine room.

Finding a pail of water he threw it on the fire to no avail. He then returned

to his train and blew the whistle hoping to alert someone. Night watchman James Elliot gave almost the exact same story as the engineer and claimed to have thrown the bucket of water on the fire. Harry Swartz heard the train whistle and sounded the fire bell from the engine room, and a few minutes later, the north end hose cart arrived. They proceeded to hook up to the hydrant on the corner of Church and Elm but were thwarted when it was discovered that the hose was 150 feet short of reaching the fire.

The boys then returned to the fire house, 3 blocks away, and returned with the proper length hose. Two hours later the building was left a mass of smoking and burning ruins.

An oil storage house and a blacksmith shop that stood nearby were not damaged. The engine and some of the machinery were not hurt in the blaze. Makutchan wishes to thank the fire department for their gallant effort.

Aug. 17, 1893, Arispie. James Watson’s infant child has died. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Masters’ little girl died Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Burkhart laid their twin babies to rest on Sunday.

Born Aug. 2, a 10-pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Master. (Note: this is the order in which these stories were printed).

Aug. 31, 1893. Frank Johnson has completed the piping of the George Skinner residence for gas lighting.

May 17, 1894. Mendota Dentist Hypnotized. S.J. Hayes, a traveling

of grandma’s legacy alive.

Several times over the past decade, my sister and I have tried to figure out why that white, blue-lined index card was even on that refrigerator.

When you total up grandma’s pecan pie-making occasions in any given year, including holidays, birthdays and church dinners, she probably made at least 10 a year. Grandma was 89 years old when she passed away.

Now I’m no mathematician, but when I multiply 10 pies a year by her age I come up with a possible 1,243,612 pecan pies she made over her lifetime.

I was an art major, so my numbers might be off, but you can get the idea.

She had made enough pecan pies that there was no way she was looking at that 3 x 5 card anymore. I’m pretty sure she wanted us to have it.

Grandma would have been 100 on the first of November and I can sense her smiling at me whenever I’m dumping the two thirds cup of dark Karo corn syrup into the mixing bowl. I have made several pies since she’s been gone and I follow those directions to the letter and I have to say, not one of them has ever come close to tasting as good as hers did.

I’m pretty sure that she left something off of that card, something that my sister and I still have to figure out. Something that might possibly drive us crazy.

Grandma was always kind of a troublemaker.

You can contact Wallace at gregwallaceink7@gmail.com. You can follow him on his blog at http:// gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.

Todd Borsch COMMENTARY salesman for dental supplies, was arrested in Princeton last Friday.

Hayes was returned to Mendota to be questioned on charges of hypnotizing and unlawfully obtaining money from Dentist Sharp. According to Sharp, Hayes had entered his office last Thursday with the promise of a new extractor to extract a tooth without pain. Hayes had Sharp get into the chair to demonstrate. Sharp then got up and wrote a check for $350 and then took Hayes to the bank to cash said check. Sharp was asked by the cashier if the check was written to the man with him, and he replied that it was. The next day a friend asked Sharp about the new painless extractor in which Sharp claimed to have no knowledge. His friend then told him what had happened, Sharp went to the bank and saw the check he had written and recognized his own handwriting. Sharp claimed to have no recollection of what had happened, except for having a headache. A physician examined Sharp and was able to determine that Sharp had been hypnotized. Later it was revealed that Hayes had come to Princeton where he was arrested.

Hayes had called upon a dentist at the depot with whom, it was believed, he was going to pull the same dodge.

Princeton resident Todd Borsch can be reached at borsch3@ivnet.com.

7A Life Saturday, November 29, 2014 • 7A

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Life&Arts

Upcoming shows — The Prairie Arts Center and Festival 56 have announced upcoming shows.

See Page 9A.

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

Community Notes First Friday

information call Anna Flaig at 815-878-3521, Sherry Allen at 815-878-1230 or Holly Swanson at 815303-3825. All proceeds will benefit the fight against breast cancer.

PRINCETON — The Princeton Art District Shops will be open until 8 p.m. Dec. 5 as part of First Friday. This event will continue on the first Friday of each month.

Breakfast

Buddy Bags meeting

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Members of the Bureau County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Bev Read (left), Nelda Marcum, and Karlie and Beth Schultz delivered enough food to feed 155 people Thanksgiving dinner. The number is representative of how many people one farmer feeds each year.

Farm Bureau Women’s Committee donates Thanksgiving dinners PRINCETON — In recognition of National Farm City Week, the Bureau County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee donated enough food to provide Thanksgiving din-

ner for 155 people.

This donation consisted of 22 turkeys, 30 cans of sweet potatoes, 26 cans of cranberry sauce, 20 boxes of instant potatoes, 26 packages of stuffing, 44

cans of green beans, 12 packages of rolls, 30 jars of apple sauce, 15 boxes of cake mix and 15 cans of frosting. The committee donated the food to the food pantry in Princeton.

Sandy Olson will present program to genealogical society on Thursday PRINCETON — The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday at the Society library for a combined November/December meeting to accommodate the holidays. The public is invited to attend this meeting and enjoy the free program presented by Sandy Olson of Sandwich, titled “Gifting Genealogy.”

Olson will present ideas for sharing family research, mementos and love of family history with one’s family through computer generated gift projects. Over the last 20 years, she created things as simple as Christmas cards and poems to DVDs and family

newsletters which are larger time consuming projects. The audience is asked to come with thoughts of using some family memories or treasures and gain ideas of how to later “gift” them to family members in a creative way.

Beginning at 6 p.m. will be a holiday social hour which everyone is encouraged to attend and support by bringing a finger food appetizer or dessert to share. Genealogy projects completed during the past year are also encouraged to be placed on display during the social time for others to view.

The program will begin after a brief business

meeting at 7 p.m. to elect officers for the 2015 year.

The BCGS library is located at 629 S. Main St. in Princeton. It will close for a holiday vacation at the end of the day on Dec. 19 and will not reopen until Jan. 2, 2015. Those needing to use the library during that two-week period may call 815-879-3133 to make an appointment during the normal hours of operation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday or at 815-303-7386 at other times. The library will be open for the first Saturdays on Dec. 6 and Jan. 3 during regular hours of operation.

MANLIUS — Bureau Valley Buddy Bags will meet at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius. All are welcome to attend.

The group will finalize the Christmas break boxes.

Bowl for the Cure PRINCETON — Bowl for the Cure, a 9-pin tournament, will be held Dec. 6 at Crown Lanes in Princeton. The cost is $20 per person. The first squad will bowl at 1 p.m. and the second squad, if needed, will bowl at 3:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. You may come as a four-person team or as an individual. There will also be a 50/50 and a silent auction. For more

PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital retirees and former employees will gather at 9 a.m. Thursday for breakfast at the Big Red Apple.

Ladd Christmas parade LADD — Area residents, businesses or organizations are invited to participate in a Snowman Parade at 5 p.m. Dec. 13 as part of “There’s Snow Place Like Ladd” 2014 Ladd Christmas Walk. The parade will begin on North Main Street and end at Ladd Memorial Park. All snowmen are welcome.

Snow is not required! For more information, call 815-894-2092 or email hocking4@comcast.net.

Breakfast with Santa MINERAL — The Mineral-Gold Fire Department will host a breakfast with Santa from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Mineral Community Center.

Meeting set WYANET — The Wyanet Golden Eagles will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Red’s Bar & Grill, Route 6/34 in Sheffield. Lunch is on your own and seniors 50 and over are invited to attend. For additional information, call Louise at 815-699-7768.

Christmas party DEPUE — The DePue/ Bureau County Democrats Christmas party will be Dec. 18 at Lanuti’s in Ladd.

Chicken, fries and salad will be served. Cocktails will be at 6 p.m. and dinner will be at 7 p.m. R.S.V.P. by Dec. 11 to moran.advertise@ comcast.net.

Make Someone Happy • Happy birthday on Sunday to Patrick Beaber.

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In memory of Julie Committee members of the Julie Taliani Scholarship Fund present a check for $1,000 to the Hall High School Back the Track Renovation in memory of Julie Rutgens Taliani, a 1983 graduate of Hall High School. An annual Juls T Fall Ride fundraising event supports the IVCC Scholarship Foundation where Taliani was a graduate of IVCC’s nursing program. Pictured are Jack Boroski, president of Hall School Board; Donna Rutgens, Julie’s mother; Aimee Rutgens, sister of Julie and committee member; Cindy Giachetto Dalzot, friend of Julie and committee member; and Joe Rutgens, Julie’s father.

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8A Life 8A • Saturday, November 29, 2014

Notos celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Pat Noto of Ottawa celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Pat Noto and the former Sandra King were married Sept. 13, 1964, in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Princeton. They are the parents of two children, Laura (Brett) Bruner of Edgar Springs, Mo., and Anthony (Mary) Noto of Ottawa. They also have eight grandchildren.

The couple renewed their wedding vows at a party with the Rev. Chuck Maney.

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Noto

Card Shower Genster A card shower is being held to celebrate the 90th birthday of Jack Genster.

Jack has lived in Sheffield most of his life, along with his wife of 61 years, Barb. They have four children, Tim (Emma ) of Connecticut, Mary Ann (Rick) of Sheffield, Patty of Fort Worth, Texas, and Carol (Kelley) of Austin, Texas. They also have 10 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Cards to wish Jack a happy birthday can be sent to: 441 E. South St., Sheffield, IL 61361.

Births Announced Limberg Kristen Lentz and Michael Limberg of LaSalle are the parents of a daughter, Avery Marie, born Nov. 19 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. She weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 18 inches in length.

She was welcomed home by one sister, Kaelyn Lentz.

Burris James Burris and Amber Slover are the parents of a son born Nov. 23 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

Upcoming Meetings DAR meeting PRINCETON — The Princeton-Illinois Chapter NSDAR will meet at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Bureau County Republican Community Room, 800 Ace Road, Princeton. The speaker will be Julia Cain, who will present “Hats Off to You,” the history of ladies’ hats. Members are reminded to bring stocking caps for junior high girls or monetary donations for Christmas gift cards for the girls at the Illinois Cottage, Tamassee DAR School, Tamassee, South Carolina.

HCE meeting PRINCETON — The Northwest unit of HCE will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday for their Christmas party at Wise Guys in Princeton. Members are reminded to bring their secret pal gift.

Extension offers holiday workshop PRINCETON — University of Illinois Extension, Bureau County 4-H, will hold its annual Holiday Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon Dec. 13 at the University of Illinois Extension Office, 850 Thompson St., Princeton.

This is an opportunity for youth ages 8-18 and 5-7, with and adult or teen helper, to create and wrap presents they can give as gifts this holiday season.

There will be five stations were screened adult vol-

unteers will teach and guide the youth during each project. One of the stations will feature a “Frozen” themed gift.

The cost of the workshop is $10 for 4-H members and $15 for non 4-H members. Registration is due

by Dec. 5 To register, go to http://web.extension. illinois.edu/blmp. Participants should bring a box to carry their items home.

For reasonable accommodation to participate, contact 815-875-2878.

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Angeline Needs and Michael Manning named St. Bede Academy HOBY award winners SPRING VALLEY — Angeline Needs of Peru and Michael Manning of Ladd are the 2014-2015 recipients of St. Bede Academy’s HOBY Award.

Needs and Manning, both sophomores, will attend a state leadership seminar this summer at the University of Illinois with other HOBY Award winners from around the state. HOBY stands for Hugh O’Brian Youth Association.

Throughout a threeday seminar, Needs and Manning will interact with key leaders in media, politics and business in Illinois. Students attending this seminar will have the chance to ask these individuals questions and hear their plans for the future. HOBY representatives will also have the chance to speak with various representatives from different colleges.

The weekend ends with a banquet and show, and the parents are invited to attend.

Needs is the daughter of George and Barbara Needs of Peru. She is active in cross country, basketball, track and student government. Needs is a members of the Interact and Venturing Clubs and volunteers at school, church and in the community. She plays trombone and piano and is a TRAC Music Festival member.

Manning is the son of James and Jennifer Manning of Ladd. He plays basketball and baseball and has been the starting center on the St. Bede varsity football team since his freshman year.

He was selected for the BCR pre-season all-area football team.

Needs and Manning were selected by their faculty and peers. The faculty nominates students for the honor. The top four names of nominees are then presented to the sophomore class to vote. The faculty and students vote according

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to the following criteria: outstanding oral/written communication skills, critical and/or creative thinking, creative problem solving, strong decision-making skills, sensitivity to the needs of others, charismatic personality, courage to speak out for one’s beliefs, courage to challenge authority and community service.

The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership program began in 1958 inspired by conversations with

Dr. Albert Schweitzer.

The program has grown with sophomores attending one of the 89 seminars held throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico in 1998.

The HOBY seminar is a national program exclusively for high school sophomores. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2013-2014.

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Prairie Arts Center cast members Bianca Lanham, Maya Martin, Mia Bowen, Savanah Sims and Vicki Tieman as gypsies and fairies singing “Santa Baby!”

PAC adds ‘Finding Christmas!’ performance for Dec. 6 PRINCETON — With so few tickets left, opening night quickly approaching and a sold out Sunday matinee, the 2014 Prairie Arts Council holiday musical extravaganza, “Finding Christmas!” will add a performance at 3 p.m. Dec. 6.

Don’t miss your chance to enjoy a massive cast of 34 area children (from Princeton, Tiskilwa, Mendota, Wyanet, Walnut and

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“Finding Christmas” is an original fast-paced, comical story suited for all ages that incorporates holiday classics like “Blue Christmas” and” “Santa Baby” and newer tunes

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11A Sports Saturday, November 29, 2014 • 11A Area Hoopla — Look for the BCR’s At the Hoops Basketball section inside today’s edition.

At the Hoops 2014-2015 Bureau Valley De Pue Hall La Moille - Ohio Princeton St. Bede Saturday, November 29, 2014

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The Illinois High School Association’s Legislative Commission voted Monday to refer six proposals to amend the IHSA Constitution and By-laws to a vote of the general membership.

The Commission voted after hearing feedback from member school personnel at 28 town meetings held around the state during the month of November.

One of the proposals advanced by the Commission

would require the IHSA to schedule regular-season games for all football-playing schools after placing them into regions based on enrollment. The top four teams in each region, based on regular-season results, would qualify for the playoffs, which would remain at 32 teams per class.

“The vote to advance the football proposal was a surprise,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman. “At the town meetings there seemed to be

little support for a sweeping change like this. But it speaks to the passionate feelings we’ve heard from both sides of this issue that the Commission thought it best to put the question to the membership.”

The ballot containing the proposals will be available to each member school’s official representative in the IHSA’s online Schools Center, beginning Monday, Dec. 1. The deadline to submit the ballot is midnight, Tuesday, Dec. 30. The ballots

will be tabulated and the results posted on Tuesday, Jan. 6. A simple majority of votes cast will determine whether each proposal passes.

Here is a summary of the proposals on the ballot: • Proposal 1: Allows the Board of Directors to approve international programs that do not appear on the list of the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel (CSIET), and thereby confer eligibility to students in those programs.

Wally Keller Invitational: BV 78, Midland 33

Storm rolls over Midland

By Dan Dwyer sports@bcrnews.com

KEWANEE — The Bureau Valley Storm completely dismantled the Midland Timberwolves 78-33 in convincing fashion during third-round action Wednesday at the Wally Keller Invitational held at Wethersfield High School in Kewanee.

It was over from the opening tipoff as senior guard Parker Neuhalfen took the first possession and hit a floater in the lane to kick off the rout.

The Storm were relentless early, outscoring their opponent 50-6 in the first 9:50 of the game as they used defense to create offense, particularly in the press where they closed down passing lanes and frustrated the Timberwolves ball handlers with lockdown defense.

“I thought one through 16, they were passionate, they were on the floor for loose balls, and they were bound and determined to make sure everyone in the gym knew that they were here to work hard,” BV coach Jason Marquis said.

Midland coach Matt O’Brien was obviously frustrated with the lack of effort from his squad and pulled his starters with just over 5:00 to play in the second quarter.

BV kept up the intensity in the second half as senior guard Gage Smith picked off Midland’s first possession of the half and coasted to an easy layup.

“Gage is a spark plug for us. He works hard, and he does a lot of good things when he’s out there on the floor,” Marquis said. “He doesn’t stop, and he provides a lot of good things for us.”

BV kept up the dominant play as Trey Dale grabbed an offensive board and maneuvered around a Midland defender for the lay in to put the Storm up 63-15 with 6:30 to play in the quarter.

“I thought the whole team was awe-

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Coach Brent Kalsto and LaMoille-Ohio Lions have set a target for the 2014-15 basketball season.

“We want to be at least .500 or bust,” Kalsto said.

As of Wednesday, they were

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The LaMoille-Ohio Lions cracked the win column Wednesday, defeating Little Ten Conference rival Kirkland Hiawatha 65-29 in the AFC Turkey Tournament in Ashton.

The Hawks kept the game close at half, trailing just 25-23, before the Lions broke the game open. Josh Gross put in nine points in the third quarter as the Lions outscored the Hawks 20-2 to race to a 45-27 lead.

“We played really Josh Gross well in the second half 14 points defensively. Took care of the ball and made the for Lions extra pass to get better shots,” L-O coach Brent Kalsto said.

“But it all started because we turned up the pressure and started to use our brains and athletic ability. When we do that, we can play with teams.”

Gross finished with a game-high 14 points. Jacob Tudor added 10 points, and Alan Stamberger had nine.

The Lions (1-1) met AFC in Friday’s late game and will conclude tournament play at 6 p.m. Saturday vs.

Amboy.

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BV’s Tommy Johnston eyes the hoop against Midland in Wednesday’s tournament action in the Wally Keller Invitational at Wethersfield. The Storm will face the host Geese at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Lions shooting for .500 or bust this year khieronymus@bcrnews.com

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By Kevin Hieronymus

2014-15 LaMoille-Ohio Lions basketball preview

By Kevin Hieronymus

• Proposal 5: Removes the mid-summer “dead week” provision that was approved last year. The first dead week is scheduled to take place June 28 to July 4, 2015.

• Proposal 10: Revamps the football regular season and the football playoff system. The following major changes are specified: Regular-season competition takes place in 7-, 8-, or 9-team regions that replace con-

“We want to be competitive and proud of our effort.”

Brent Kalsto • L-O coach exactly at .500, splitting their first two games at the AFC Thanksgiving Tournament to

stand at 1-1. They lost to Polo and beat Kirkland Hiawatha.

Kalsto, the sixth-year Lions coach, said he is looking for all of his players, 1-11, “to give us contributions.”

That’s what they got in Wednesday’s 65-29 win over Hiawatha.

The Lions return four start-

ers and eight lettermen from last year’s squad that finished 5-20 overall, 1-7 in the Little Ten. The starters back in the fold are juniors Josh Gross, Derek Debruhl, Jacob Tudor and senior Luke Becker. Gross had

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At Seneca Marquette 73, Hall 46: The Crusaders outscored the Red Devils 21-11 in the third quarter to bust open a close game at halftime (32-27) in Wednesday’s tournament action at Seneca. The Crusaders continued the onslaught by outscoring the Red Dev-

Roundup Page 13A Lions basketball at a glance School(s): LaMoille-Ohio.

Nickname: Lions.

Conference: Little Ten. Coach: Brent Kalsto (sixth year).

Last year: 5-20 (1-7).

Who’s back: #3 Alan Stamberger (Jr.), #5 Jake Lucas (Sr.), #10 Josh Gross (Jr.), #11 Jeffy Delong (Sr.), #14 Derek DeBruhl (Jr.), #15 Jacob Tudor (Jr.), #20 Luke Becker (Sr.), #21 Trace Mills (Sr.) Who’s new: #12 Johnee Schulte (Jr.), #22 Dustin Fultz (Jr.), #24 Clay Stuepfert (Jr.) Last year’s advancement: Lost to Annawan 57-34 in regional quarterfinals.

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Storm From Page 11A some tonight. Our bench was so fired up, and our coach was as well. The atmosphere was just awesome tonight, and I’m just glad we could get a win tonight,” Smith said.

Senior Sean Sheppard finished off the third quarter with a dagger as he nailed a three just before the buzzer to push the BV lead to 72-25.

“Shep (Sean Shepard), he comes in and he communicates. He’s fundamentally sound, and he can come in like he did tonight and hit a couple of big shots, especially there early in the second,” Marquis said.

BV’s offensive attack was undeniable as 11 of 16 Storm players contributed on the scoreboard, but all contributed to the Storm’s blowout win with hustle and intensity when they hit the hardwood.

And they hit the hardwood often as a hungry BV squad contested every loose ball throughout the game.

“I was really happy with all my guys. When they weren’t in the game, they were on the bench and active, and that’s what I like to see. All those guys put in the same amount of BCR photo/Dan Dwyer work, and it’s nice to see BV’s Josh Mead lays in two points for the Storm in Wednesday’s tournament action the passion from the guys against Midland in the Wally Keller Invitational at Wethersfield. on the court still diving for

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Charlie Lotspeich makes the pass for the Storm in Wednesday night’s action against Midland. balls in the fourth quarter when the game might have already been put out of reach at that point. It’s good for our program as a whole,” Marquis said.

Neuhalfen led all scorers with 16 points.

Senior forward Chris Shynk added seven for the BV offense while Dale had 11.

“Shynk does a lot of small things really well.

He’s a good passer, he gets after loose balls, he boxes out well, and he sets great screens,” Marquis said. “He does all the little things that won’t get his name in the book, but they are things that make us better as a team.”

After facing Annawan

Wally Keller Invite at Wethersfield

Standings: Bureau Valley 3-0, Wethersfield 2-1, Putnam County 2-1, Elmwood 2-1, Annawan 1-2, Midland 0-3 (standings through Wednesday’s games).

Friday’s games Putnam County vs. Midland Bureau Valley vs. Annawan Wethersfield vs. Elmwood Saturday’s games Annawan vs. Putnam County, 5:30 p.m.

Midland vs. Elmwood, 7 p.m.

Bureau Valley vs. Wethersfield, 8:30 p.m.

Friday night, BV takes on Wethersfield at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday during last night action at the Wally Keller Invitational.

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Lions From Page 11A a team-high 14 points, and Tudor added 10 Wednesday.

Kalsto said Gross, Debruhl, Tudor and classmates Alan Stamberger and Jeffry Delong “can all get to the hoop and shoot.”

The Lions, Kalsto said, “kind of have a three-headed monster for bigs with Becker, Trace Mills and junior Clay Stuepfert. They have good role players like Jake Lucas, Johnee Schulte and Dustin Fultz, he said, “who provide us with quick energy and hustle.”

“We are deep and have athletic ability,” Kalsto said. “Our main goal is to become a high IQ team that executes on offense and is able to play good solid defense.

“We want to be competitive and proud of our effort. Our goal is to play meaningful games at the

LaMoille-Ohio varsity boys basketball schedule

11/24-29 at AFC Turkey Tournament, 12/2 at Woodland, 7:30 p.m.

12/5 at Earlville-Leland, 7 p.m.

12/6 Amboy Shootout, 1:30 p.m.

12/9 Henry, 7:30 p.m.

12/12 Somonauk, 7 p.m.

12/18 Annawan at Ohio, 7:30 p.m.

12/19 Kirkland, 7 p.m.

12/26-30 Marseilles Christmas Tournament, TBA. 1/6 at AFC, 7 p.m.

1/9 at Indian Creek, 7 p.m.

1/10 at Leland Shootout, 10 a.m.

1/13 DePue at Ohio, 7:30 p.m.

1/16 HBR, 7 p.m.

1/20 at Newark, 7 p.m.

1/31-2/7 at Kirkland, Little 10 F/S Tournament, TBA. 2/2-2/6 at Somonauk, Little 10 Varsity Tournament, TBA. 2/13 Serena, 7 p.m.

2/16 at AFC F/S Tournament, TBA 2/17 at Lowpoint-Washburn, 6 p.m.

2/20 at Paw Paw, 7 p.m.

2/23 Regionals, TBA.

end of the year and make it to Friday night in the Little 10 Conference Tournament.”

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Registration open for Running Rebels basketball OTTAWA — Registration is now open for the Running Rebels third annual Winter Boys Basketball League which starts in January. There will also be three competitive tournaments (Jan. 3, March 7, March 27).

Rebels events are open to feeder teams, school teams and travel teams.

Teams from Aurora, Bloomington, Davenport, Ladd, Jacksonville, Joliet, LaSalle-Peru, Lincolnway, Marseilles, Men-

Roundup From Page 11A ils 41-19 over the second half.

Drew Pullam scored 11 of his team high 16 points in the first half to keep Hall close at halftime. A.J. Gaeta and Ryan Cinotte each added 11 points.

Hall faced Mendota Friday heading into Saturday’s final round of games.

At Orion Princeton took a 2-0 record into Friday’s late game vs. the host Chargers. The Tigers will wrap

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ferences. The regions are based on geography and enrollment.

• The regions are valid for two years, with playing schedules determined by formula. Schools will have at least one inter-region game on their regular-season schedule.

• Each of the eight playoff classes is made up of 8 regions. The top 4 teams from each region qualify for the playoffs.

Each playoff class has 32 teams.

• In each class, four regions are placed in the North Bracket and 4 in the South Bracket. Within

dota, Morris, Naperville, Newark, Normal, Orland Park, Oswego, Ottawa, Pontiac, Princeton, Putnam County, Rockford, Sterling, Streator, Tinley Park, Winnebago and Yorkville have participated in Running Rebels competitive events.

To register your team(s), visit www.runningrebelsbasketball. com/team-registration-form.html. For more info, call Eric Rombach at 815-326-1527.

up tournament play at 5:30 p.m. Saturday vs.

Sherrard.

At Oregon St. Bede (0-1) got back in action Friday in the Oregon Tip-Off Tournament against Hinckley-Big Rock. The Bruins will play two more games Saturday.

• The St. Bede girls took on Wethersfield Friday at Brimfield seeking their first win. The Lady Bruins will come back to face Princeville at 12:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com each bracket, the teams placing #1, #2, #3, #4 in each regional are placed by formula so that they are in different quarters.

Each quarter of the bracket includes a #1, #2, #3, and #4 team, coming from four different regions.

• Proposal 15: Moves the date of the first contest of the Girls Tennis season four days earlier, to Thursday of Week 7.

• Proposal 17: Removes the season limitation currently in place for Scholastic Bowl.

• Proposal 18: Increases the contest limitation for Scholastic Bowl from 18 dates to 30 dates.

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Kaiser-Kesseler Tournament

PHS girls golf awards Award winners for the 2014 Princeton High School girls golf season are Sarah Crowe (best putter, most improved, Three Rivers Academic all-conference), Sophia Suarez (player of the year, captain award and 4-year participant award), Audra Reidner (sportsmanship, Three Rivers Academic all-conference), Arraia Hicks (state qualifier, Three Rivers academic all-conference, family golf outing winner) and Brooke Hieronymus (Three Rivers Academic all-conference).

Scoreboard Basketball

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS Area records (through Wednesday) Bureau Valley ...................3-0 Princeton ..........................2-0 Hall ..................................0-2 LaMoille-Ohio ...................1-1 St. Bede........................... 0-1 DePue ............................... NA Seneca Thanksgiving Tournament Pool A: Illiana Christian 2-0, Somonauk 1-1, St. Anne 1-1, Seneca 0-2.

Pool B: Mendota 2-0, Reed-Custer 1-1, Marquette 1-1, Hall 0-2. (Standings through Wednesday) Wednesday’s results Marquette 73, Hall 46 St. Anne 50, Seneca 41 Friday’s games Hall vs. Mendota, 3 p.m.

Marquette vs. Reed-Custer, 4:30 p.m.

St. Anne vs. Somonauk, 6 p.m.

Illiana Christian vs. Seneca, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday: TBA. Marquette 15 17 21 20 - 73 Hall 14 13 11 8 - 46 Hall (0-2): Hill 0 0-0 0, Gaeta 4 (3) 0-0 11, Trevier 0 0-0 0, D. Pullam 6 4-6 16, Einhaus 0 3-4 3, Barroso 0 1-2 1, Cinotte 3 5-8 11, Pullam 2 0-2 4, Ballerini 0 0-0 0, Sangston 0 0-0 0, Case 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 (3) 13-22 46. Fouls: 21 (Ballerini 5).

Orion Tip-Off Tournament Standings: Princeton 2-0, Dixon 2-0, Monmouth-Roseville 2-0, Orion 1-1, Sherrard 1-1, Erie 0-2, Mercer County 0-2, Fulton 0-2 (through Wednesday).

Monday’s results Orion 58, Mercer County 47 Dixon 68, Sherrard 32 Princeton 53, Erie 49 Tuesday’s results Princeton 66, Fulton 58 Monmouth-Roseville 56, Erie 38 Sherrard 55, Mercer County 37 Wednesday’s results Monmouth-Roseville 66, Fulton 51 Dixon 65, Orion 33 Friday’s games Sherrard vs. Monmouth-Roseville Erie vs Mercer County Fulton vs. Dixon Orion vs. Princeton Saturday’s games Erie vs. Dixon, 4 p.m.

Sherrard vs. Princeton, 5:30 p.m.

Fulton vs. Mercer County, 7 p.m.

Monmouth-Roseville vs. Orion, 8:30 p.m.

AFC Thanksgiving Tournament Standings: Polo 2-0, AFC 1-0, LaMoille-Ohio 1-1, Amboy 0-1, Hiawatha 0-2 (standings through Wednesday).

Tuesday’s results Polo 63, LaMoille-Ohio 43 AFC 80, Hiawatha 43 Wednesday’s results LaMoille-Ohio 65, Hiawatha 29 Polo 71, Amboy 45 Friday’s games

Hiawatha vs. Amboy LaMoille-Ohio vs. AFC Saturday’s games Amboy vs. LaMoille-Ohio, 6 p.m.

Polo vs AFC, 7:30 p.m.

LaMoille-Ohio 19 16 20 20 - 65 Hiawatha 9 14 4 2 - 29 L-O (0-1): Gross 5 (2) 1-2 14, Stamberger 4 (1) 0-2 9, Lucas 1 1-2 3, Schulte 1 0-0 2, DeLong 1 (1) 4-4 7, DeBruhl 2 0-1 4, Tudor 4 2-4 10, Becker 3 0-0 6, Mills 3 1-1 7, Fultz 0 1-2 1, Stuepfert 1 0-1 2. Totals: 25 (5) 10-17 65. Fouls: 14.

Oregon Tournament Pool A: Kewanee 1-0, Oregon 1-1, West Carroll 0-1.

Pool B: Rockford Christian 1-0, Newman 1-1, Keith Country Day 0-1, Pool C: Byron 2-0, Hinckley-Big Rock 0-1, St. Bede 0-1.

Pool D: Genoa-Kingston 1-0, Morrison 1-1, Christian Life 0-1. (Standings are through Wednesday’s games) Monday’s results Byron 58, St. Bede 43 Genoa-Kingston 68, Morrison 60 Oregon 75, West Carroll 53 Rockford Christian 49, Newman 35 Wednesday’s results Morrison 59, Christian Life 42 Byron 66, Hinckley-Big Rock 31 Kewanee 61, Oregon 31 Newman 72, Keith Country Day 33 Friday’s games Kewanee vs. West Carroll Rockford Christian vs. Keith Country Day. Christian Life vs. Genoa-Kingston St. Bede vs. Hinckley-Big Rock Saturday’s games: TBD. Wally Keller Invite at Wethersfield Standings: Bureau Valley 3-0, Wethersfield 2-1, Putnam County 2-1,

Elmwood 2-1, Annawan 1-2, Midland 0-3 (standings are through Wednesday’s games).

Monday’s results Elmwood 68 Annawan 42 Bureau Valley 68, Putnam County 58 Wethersfield 61, Midland 27 Tuesday’s results Annawan 44, Midland 18 Bureau Valley 66, Elmwood 63 Put. County 62, Wethersfield 54 (OT) Friday’s games Putnam County vs. Midland Bureau Valley vs. Annawan Wethersfield vs. Elmwood Saturday’s games Annawan vs. Putnam County, 5:30 Midland vs. Elmwood, 7 Bureau Valley vs. Wethersfield, 8:30 Bureau Valley 36 23 13 6 - 78 Midland 6 7 10 8 - 31 BV (3-0): Osorio 1 0-2 2, Johnson 3 0-0 6, Ringle 0 0-0 0, Shepard 2 (2) 0-0 6, Johnston 3 4-6 10, Neuhalfen 6 (1) 3-5 16, Balensiefen 1 0-0 2, Dale 5 1-3 11, Mead 4 0-0 8, Lotspeich 1 0-0 2, Martin 0 0-0 0, Fordham 2 (1) 0-0 5, Smith 1 1-2 3, Shynk 3 (1) 0-0 7. Totals: 32 (5) 9-18 78. Fouls: 15.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Area records (through Wednesday) Bureau Valley ...................4-2 Princeton ..........................2-2 Hall ..................................2-2 LaMoille-Ohio ...................2-3 DePue ...............................0-1 St. Bede ...........................0-3 Brimfield Turkey Tournament Standings: Brimfield 3-0, Kewanee 3-1, Le Roy 2-2, Wethersfield 2-1, St. Bede 0-3, Princeville 0-3 (standings through Friday’s first game).

Tuesday’s results

PRINCETON — The 40th annual Kaiser-Kesseler Holiday Tournament will be Monday and Tuesday, at Logan Junior High School in Princeton.

This tournament is named in honor of former Logan coach Bill Kaiser and the late Mike Kesseler. It consists of four eighth-grade basketball teams.

The schedule is as follows: On Monday, host Logan will play Geneseo at 5 p.m. followed by Amboy vs. Kewanee.

On the next night, the third-place game will be played at 5 p.m. with the championship game to follow.

Admission is $1 for K-8 students and $2 for high school students and adults.

Kewanee 49, St. Bede 35 Wednesday’s results Brimfield 41, Le Roy 32 Wethersfield 44, Princeville 40 Friday’s games Kewanee 41, Le Roy 34 St. Bede vs. Wethersfield Princeville vs. Brimfield Saturday’s games St. Bede vs. Princeville, 12:30 p.m.

Le Roy vs. Wethersfield, 2 p.m.

Kewanee vs. Brimfield, 3:30 p.m.

Sauk Valley Shootout Tuesday’s results Sherrard 46, Stillman Valley 16 Dixon 36, Newman 30 Rock Falls 54, Sterling 48 JUNIOR HIGH BOYS At Princeton A game: Peru Catholic 34, Princeton Christian Academy 27. PCA: Wolbrecht 18, Henrikson 9.

B game: Peru Catholic won.

Football

IHSA State finals At Champaign, Friday Class 1A: #1 Forreston 20, #1 Carrollton 15 Class 2A: #1 Eastland-Pearl City (13-0) vs. #6 Maroa-Forsyth (10-3) Class 3A: #1 Wilmington (13-0) vs. #1 Williamsville (13-0) Class 4A: #5 Chicago Phillips (12-1) vs. #3 Rochester (11-2) At Champaign, Saturday Class 5A: #6 Montini (10-3) vs. #1 Sacred Heart-Griffin (13-0), 10 a.m.

Class 6A: #1 Nazareth Academy (130) vs. #1 Lemont (13-0), 1 p.m.

Class 7A: #1 Cary-Grove (13-0) vs. #1 Providence (12-1), 4 p.m.

Class 8A: #1 Stevenson (13-0) vs. No. 3 Homewood-Flossmoor (11-2), 7 p.m.

- BUY - SELL - TRADE -

Bureau County Fairgrounds ● Princeton, IL

Per Federal and State Laws

November 29 , 2014 Sat.-8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sun.-8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Modern & Antiques FREE PARKING ● OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

CARTRIDGES & RELATED ITEMS Sauk Trail Gun Collectors, Inc.; William Fritz • 309-689-1934

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Are you a smart traveler?

Tips to stay safe in winter weather (StatePoint) Winter weather can bring with it the potential for slippery steps, power outages and other seasonal hazards.

By being prepared in advance, you can weather the storm more comfortably and safely.

Here are some crucial things to consider this season:

(StatePoint) Whether venturing around the world or road-tripping across your home state, traveling smart can help you get the most out of your vacation without over-spending.

Nine out of 10 Americans think they are smart travelers, according to a Bank of America survey, but only 54 percent are planning their vacations in advance and only 38 percent use credit card rewards to help offset costs.

Travel Channel host and expert, Samantha Brown, has partnered with Bank of America to offer these tips to help

Staying powered While reading by candlelight is charming when it is by choice, a power outage is a different story.

Losing power is not just an inconvenience; it could mean being unable to communicate with loved ones, spoiled food, and dangerous dips in indoor temperature.

Having a working generator is crucial. If you have one already, make sure it is serviced and in working order so that in the event of a storm it is ready to go. If you’re in the market for a generator, visit www.

BriggsAndStratton.com to find a generator that best fits your needs for what you want to power.

Remember to operate your generator safely. Never run a generator inside enclosed spaces.

Carbon monoxide can build up quickly and lin-

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ger, even after a generator is shut off. Locate the unit outside in a place where water can’t reach it, and direct the exhaust away from the home. For more generator safety tips, visit www.BriggsAndStratton. com.

Ice safety Your driveway and front stoop can pose a hazard to your family and visitors when these areas become slick. Keep rock salt on hand to melt ice. And if it snows, don’t wait too long to shovel, as taking on too

-100Announcements 108 • Lost & Found FOUND young adult male, red colored Chihuahua.

Owner please call 815882-2000

- 200 Employment 228 • Help Wanted BP TRANSPORTATION LLC located in Peru is looking for class A CDL Drivers to run regional runs. We offer competitive pay and benefits. Home Weekends! Please call 800-228-4291 for more info, or stop in and fill out an application. We are located right off of I-80 and Plank Road in Peru Know someone who lost their job or looking for work? Have them visit www.nciworks.org and click on “No Place Like Home” to see what opportunities await them in the Northwest Central Illinois area.

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much heft at once can be strenuous on one’s heart.

Additionally, make sure your home is wellequipped with a winter weather safety kit. Bandages, antiseptic and antibiotic ointment are all must-haves for a first aid kit. Also, be sure you have a well-stocked cabinet complete with non-perishable food, baby food, medications and a supply of water that can last your family several days.

This winter season, make preparations so you can stay safe and stay comfortable.

Americans raise their travel and budget IQ: • Work out the details before departure. Send your itinerary and contact information to loved ones.

• Alert your credit card company that you’ll be traveling, especially when going overseas.

And check to see if they waive foreign transaction fees.

• Apply for TSA precheck to get through airport security faster.

• Follow your airline, hotel, the city you’re traveling to and sites you plan to see on social media.

“When you connect with businesses they’ll send

you deals directly and give you great advice on what to do locally. They can often prove to be a helpful resource,” she said.

Simple steps like these can save you time and money, while protecting you from the unexpected.

New insights for expectant parents (StatePoint) There are a lot of items parents don’t necessarily know they will need before their new bundle of joy comes. Preparing for baby is exciting, but the pregnancy journey also can be overwhelming. Mom is expected to tackle big to-dos before baby comes — including making a baby registry.

It’s not always clear what to include on the registry. How many diapers and wipes will baby need in that first year?

Nearly half of moms don’t realize that on average they will change 2,200 diapers in baby’s first year, according to a new survey conducted by Huggies Little Snugglers Diapers, which focus on offering outstanding skin care with a gentle absorb liner.

Even with countless resources available online, nearly 80 percent of moms report their friends are a primary influence on their baby registry choices.

Is there something you wish you could add to your registry, but simply can’t? Parents can now register their wishes — such as a dream nursery, help with hospital bills or a year’s supply of diapers.

For more information and to enter, visit huggies. com/registerwish.

When baby comes you want to be as best prepared as possible — so remember to add essentials like diapers and wipes to your baby registry.

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with duct fab experience, residential & light commercial installation.

• Minimum 2 yrs. experience • Universal refrigeration license • Proficient in installing round & rectangular duct • Able to measure ductwork & install all equipment accessories • Can complete simple low voltage connections on furnaces, air handlers & air conditioners.

• Able to supervise others.

Send resume to: Kettman Heating & Plumbing, PO Box 223, Granville IL 61326

CPA

Join our firm in providing quality accounting, auditing, and tax services to area businesses and individuals.

Two or more years of public accounting experience desirable.

REPLY TO Wilcoxson & Associates, Ltd. 206 Marquette Street LaSalle, IL 61301 dave@supercpas.net

INDEPENDENT CONTRACT BUNDLE HAULER The Bureau County Republican is looking for a driver to deliver carrier, store and news rack bundles. Late night/early morning delivery Monday, Wednesday & Friday nights.

A dependable car and proof of insurance is required. Must pass MVR check.

For more information, please call Tom Long, District Manager (815) 875-4461, Ext. 6350

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228 • Help Wanted BUREAU COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY Is accepting applications for a Bookkeeper/Support Staff in their Princeton office. The position requires proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, and advanced bookkeeping skills; excellent communication and social skills a must. Application, background check, drug screening, and fit for duty test required.

Applications may be picked up at 415 West Erie Street, Spring Valley, IL or 444 South Church Street, Princeton, IL or e-mail laurel@bcha1.com for an application in pdf.

Applications accepted through December 5, 2014 at: Human Resources, Bureau County Housing Authority, 444 South Church Street, Princeton, IL 61356.

This position is a temp to hire that would offer full time, no weekends, paid holidays, vacation, sick/ personal time, pension, and health and life insurance. BCHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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

- 400 Merchandise 434 • Miscellaneous Sales Military Extreme Cold Weather “Mickey Mouse” boots. Polypropylene underwear.

Camouflage clothing for Men & Boys.

Princeton Military Surplus, 11 East Putnam Street, Princeton, IL. 815875-1096. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm

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

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

PETS NEED A GOOD HOME! The Bureau County Republican Classified can help you find the right home for that pet.

450 • Under $1000 Andrew Luck NFL jersey Captain's $120.

Call 815-878-7399 Antique oak settee, curved arms & legs, Blue Velvet back and seat. $50.

Call 815-872-0058 Brother all in one laser printer, copy, fax, scan.

Lightly used only 2374 pages. $60.

Call 815-915-3761 Canon Pixma MG 2100 inkjet printer. Copy, scan, print, print excellent photos. Like new. $40. Call 815-663-0122 Cub Cadet 1220 with snow plow, chains, weights, $400; Toro 20” snowblower, electric start, $75. 815-875-2713 Generac 3750/3200 watt generator, run only 2 hours for testing, portable, $275.

Call 815-879-8414 Trane XL-90 furnace & air conditioner; York high efficiency furnace & air conditioner. $1000 or best offer. 815-878-5191 TV GUARDIAN, Foul language filter, $25; reasonable quality women's clothes X/XL wool blazers, $5 each. 815-869-3054

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-600Transportation 614 • Car Sales ******* $$ CASH PAID $$ We pay top dollar for junk (cars, machinery, etc.)

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615 • Truck Sales 1 Ton 1996 Chevy Duallie Crew Cab, 80,000 Miles 454 cu. inch Gooseneck hitch plus standard hitch.

New tires. Excellent Condition. $13,500.

Call 815-866-9837

616 • Motorcycles 2010 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Trike. Excellent, loaded. 12,000 miles. $26,500. MUST SEE! 815719-0037/217-414-3453

- 700 Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales 3 Bedroom Mobile Home for sale. $2,000 down, $188.02 per month for 3 years + lot rent of $225.

Also 2 bedroom for rent, $275, water/garbage pickup included.

Call 815-303-2948

767 • Mobile Home Sales Mobile Home for Sale by owner. Nice, clean 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Baths, all appliances included, Central Air, large covered deck, Utility shed, located at Maples Acres, Princeton.

Call Kathy daytime 815699-2206 or 815-6997032 evenings

**************** PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.”

Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call, HUD tollfree at 800 669-9777.

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 800 927-9275

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PRINCETON Coachlight, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments, $450/$500.

Carport.

Garbage included. Laundry available.

Call 815-878-7965

ARLINGTON 2 bedroom.

Appliances included. $475 a month + deposit. No pets. Call 815-638-3061

Commissioners of said Fairfield Drainage District No. 2 have filed in the Circuit Court of Bureau County, Illinois, their report showing the amount of money received by said District since their preceding report, and the manner in which the funds have been expended during that period; that said report also contains an itemized statement of Notes, Bonds and Orders, if any, outstanding and unpaid at the close of the report, and the balance on hand with the Treasurer of said District, and their proposal to accept same.

Any owner of land within the District may file an objection to the report with the Clerk of the Circuit Court by no later than December 10, 2014, in which event a hearing on said report will be held with the Court hearing evidence on any and all objections that may be urged against said report and evidence in support thereof.

Dated: November 21, 2014

MARY C. DREMANN Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County William S. Beneke ARDC No. 6182046 RUSSELL, ENGLISH, SCOMA & BENEKE, P.C. Ten Park Avenue West Princeton, IL 61356 815/875-4555 Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov. 29, 2014.

FOR RENT: 1 Bedroom, upstairs apartment, downtown Princeton. $375 a month. Call Anderson Mosshart, 815-875-4660 PRINCETON 1 bedroom $425 per month; 2 bedroom $575 per month. Laundry. No pets or smoking. Deposit & lease. 815-866-6192 PRINCETON 2 bedroom, 1 bath, upstairs. $500 a month, includes heat & water. 815-878-6134 PRINCETON 2 bedroom, upstairs, appliances, no pets. Security deposit and references required.

Call 815-879-7491 PRINCETON 2 Bedroom.

Hardwood floors, garage, washer & dryer. No pets.

No smoking. $650/month + utilities. Deposit required. 815-872-0544 PRINCETON 2 bedroom. heat & utilities included.

Deposit, no pets. $625 a month. Call 815-3037066 / 815-303-7621 PRINCETON Large, one bedroom, off-street parking, laundry facility, no pets. $450 + electric.

Call 815-875-8100 PRINCETON Upstairs, two bedroom. North Main Street. Water furnished. $400 a month. Deposit required. No smoking or pets. Call 815-878-1166 or 815-915-4200

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Delivery days are Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings by 7:00 am.

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PRINCETON House for rent. 116 South Church. $600 + utilities. 2 bedroom, smoke free, no pets. Redone on inside.

Call 815-875-1461, leave message PRINCETON Small, 2 bedroom house. New flooring, central air, basement, garage. $550 a month.

Call 815-875-1923 WYANET 1 bedroom house. Hardwood floors.

Newly decorated. Deposit.

No pets or smoking. Call for info: 815-699-2686

999 • Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER ) OF FAIRFIELD ) DRAINAGE ) DISTRICT NO. 2 ) NO. 73-MC-3 DRAINAGE NOTICE OF FILING OF ANNUAL REPORT NOTICE is hereby given that the

BIDS Berlin Township Road District is accepting sealed bids on a 2000 4x4 GMC pickup truck with snow plow. This has a tilt box with AC and PW. this is available for inspection anytime by calling Highway commissioner Bruce Gibson at 815-994-5082.

Bids will be opened on December 8, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Berlin Township Hall. Berlin Township Road District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER ) OF GREEN RIVER ) SPECIAL ) DRAINAGE DISTRICT) OF BUREAU ) AND WHITESIDE ) COUNTIES ) No. 73-MC-7 DRAINAGE NOTICE OF FILING ANNUAL REPORT NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners of said Green River Special Drainage District of Bureau and Whiteside Counties have filed in the Circuit Court of Bureau County, Illinois, their report showing the amount of money received by said District since their preceding report, and the manner in which the funds have been expended during that period; that said report also contains an itemized statement of Notes, Bonds and

Orders, if any, outstanding and unpaid at the close of the report, and the balance on hand with the Treasurer of said District, and their proposal to accept same.

Any owner of land within the District may file an objection to the report with the Clerk of the Circuit Court by no later than December 10, 2014, in which event a hearing on said report will be held with the Court hearing evidence on any and all objections that may be urged against said report and evidence in support thereof.

Dated: November 21, 2014 Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County William S. Beneke ARDC No. 6182046 RUSSELL, ENGLISH, SCOMA & BENEKE, P.C. Ten Park Avenue West Princeton, IL 61356 815/875-4555 Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov. 29, 2014.

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2014. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Princeton Elementary Dist. #115, 506 E. Dover Rd., Princeton, IL 61356, 815-875-3162; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Also by January 15, 2015 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website @ www.isbe.net Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2014 Educational: Local Sources 4,179,665; State Sources 2,534,236; Federal Sources 687,548; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 7,401,449; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 8,745,510; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 (1,344,061).

Operations & Maintenance: Local Sources 603,736; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 603,736 Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 715,244; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 (111,508).

Debt Services: Local Sources 1,081,132; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 1,081,132; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 1,034,760; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 46,372 .

Transportation: Local Sources 313,252; State Sources 418,045; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 731,297; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 777,941; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 (46,644).

Municipal Retirement/Social Security: Local Sources 382,222; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues

382,222; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 347,927; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 34,295.

Working Cash: Local Sources 128,442; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 128,442; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 128,442.

Tort: Local Sources 442,725 ; Total Direct Receipts/ Revenues 442,725; Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures 403,653; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 39,072 .

Fire Prevention & Safety: Local Sources 119,014 State Sources 147,850; Total Direct Receipts/ Revenues 266,864; Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures 201,590; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 20143 65,274.

GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: KATHLEEN J. ALLEN, KENNETH R. ALLEN, PAULA BADER, HOWARD W. BANGSTON, GINGER L BARNES, ASHLEY M. BARTMAN, DIANE L. BARTOLUCCI, TIMOTHY C. BATCHELOR, STEPHEN C BEATTY, STEVEN J BEHRENDS, KAITLYN S. BETTNER, LISA S. BETTNER, JANICE E BICKETT, SCOTT M. BLESSMAN, JUDITH K. BOGATITUS, DAVID F. BOWEN, RODGER L. BRUYN, TINA M. BURNS, MELINDA A. CAMP, LAURIE J CARLSON, AMANDA M. CARR, LISA G. CLARK, SHELLEY A. COLTON, JOHN F. COSTELLO, AMANDA J CRAWFORD, ALYCE P. DALL, MARY E. DAMBROSIO, MISTY D. DAVIS, SPENCER DAVIS, DENISE M. DOAN, CINDY M. DORAN, GARRETT T DUFFIN, BETHANY K. ENGELBRECHT, ANGIE E EVANS, ERICA N. FALK, JUDITH L. FARGO BARR, ANTHONY G. FAVIA, LAURA A. FAVIA, PHILLIP D. FAVIA, LISA J. FAWCETT, KATHERINE FERRELL, KATHLEEN

FORD, JOLEEN A. FREEMAN, MARSHA D. GENSLINGER, ELIZABETH A. GJERDE, WENDY S. GOODRUM, JULIE K. GRADY, SALLY A. HAHN, ALEX S. HALL, GARY A. HANNA, MARIA M. HARTSOUGH, DAVID H. HARTZ, CAROL K. HEADLEY, MARGARET E. HEING, CHARLOTTE M. HENDERSON, JOHN M. HERR, JETMIRE IMERI, DWAYNE E. JACKSON, KYLE D. JACKSON, TREVOR A. JENKINS, LILA L. JENNINGS, D A N A E. JESIOLOWSKI, ROBERT D. JESSE, JOYCE E. JOHNSON, MICHAEL JOHNSON, QUINN C. JOHNSTON, JANELLE N. JONES, RICHARD L. KAMRATH, JOHN W. KEENER, SHEILA D. KROHN, COLLEEN A. LAPLANTE, ERICA L. LENIHAN, KEELEY A. LENNOX, MELODY F. LEVICHELSEY A. LIND, CONNIE LYNN LIND, SUSAN E. LIND, EMILY L. LUND, LEO L. LUNDEEN, T I M O T H Y T. MADSEN, DAWN M. MALL, JILL A. MARTI, RITA A. MAY, ROBERT E. MAY, MARTHANNE E. MORTON, QUINTA L. MORTON, TABETHA L. MORTON, DAWN L. MUEHLSCHLEGEL, RUSSELL J. NAAKTGEBOREN, CATHLEEN A. NELSON, TRACY L. NEWBERRY, JEAN A. NORMAN, RICHARD P. PHILIPPE, ELIZABETH PIACENTI, JULIE L. PINTER, ROGER A. POST, MARY E. REEVES, ANNETTE M. ROBBINS, ERICA J. RODEFER, HELEN A. RODRIG, BEVERLY RODSETH, SANDRA K. ROSE, JAMES A. ROSS, DAVID M. RUCINSKI, LISA A. SALETZKI, DEBRA J. SAVAGE, MARGO M. SCHINDEL, DEBRA SCHULTZ, SHERRIE L. SIMS, JE’ANNA J. SMITH, LINDSAY B. SNYDER, DOUGLAS E. SOPHER, MARY K. SOPHER, KARYN S. STARK, ALICE J. STARKER, ERICA R. STERLING, DEWETTA J. STITES, LINDA L. STRAWBRIDGE, V I C T O R I A A. SUAREZ, DAWN L. SWANSON, MAXINE M. Continued on page 17A

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Continued from page 16A SWEENEY, LANI LORRAINE SWINFORD, CHERYL A. THIERRY, CORINNE D. THOMAS, BETH M. UHER, KRISTIN VALLE, JERI L. VONHOLTEN, CHARLES A. WACA, JENNIFER K. WAGNER, KAY E. WALLACE, PAULA J. WARD, BRIEANNA L. WATES, JAN CHRISTINE WELSH, NICOLE S. WERSINGER, LOGAN M. WILDE, KEN E. WILSON, HOLLY L. WRIGHT, KRISTIN J. WRIGHT, JANE A. YARRINGTON, JODEE A. ZELENIK Salary Range $25,000 - $39,999: GEORGE W. BYERS, MARCIA L. CALDWELL, CAROLYN M. CAMPBELL, LYNN ANN FERRELL, MARK D. GRAY, SANDRA K. HALL, RONALD A. HEITMANN, MARY L. LAYTON, JANICE K. MC CARTER, MARK A. OLSON, ELLEN L. RINGENBERG, EDMUND H. ROBINSON, MICHAEL E. ROBINSON, KAREN A. SAFRANSKI, THOMAS G. SWAN, PAMELA S. WARREN Salary Range $40,000 - $59,999: JANET C. BECKER, TAMI B. MEYER, THOMAS L. ROBBINS Salary Range $60,000 - $89,999: WAYNE J. BARR GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Under $25,000: ASHLEY M. BARTMAN, BETTY ANNE BAZNIK, ALISHA A. BENNETT, SANDRA L. BLITSCH, MARCIA L. CALDWELL, LAURIE J. CARLSON, SUSAN M. COX, JULIE A. DAVIS, MELISSA S. DEVER, KATHERINE M. DONNELLY, CINDY M. DORAN, DIANA L. ENBOM, MARIE ETTER, KATHERINE N. FERRELL, STACI J. FRANK, SUSAN M. GARVIN, LINDA K. GEBHARDT, GWYN GIAQUINTO, WENDY S. GOODRUM, THOMAS S. GREY, JACQUELYN R. GUSTAFSON, LIANA R. HALL, BRIAN J. HERRON, MICHAEL D. HOFFERT, LOLA B. HUFFAKER, JETMIRE IMERI, DANUTE B. JACINAVICIUS, ROBERT D. JESSE, NANCY K. JOHNSTON, RICHARD L. KAMRATH, JOHN W. KEENER, EMILY KLINEFELTER, SARAH M. KLUEVER, COLLEEN A. LAPLANTE, L E S L Y E A. MACK, JILL A. MARTI, JOLYNN S. MCMILLAN, BARBARA A. METZGER, TRACIE K. MISTARZ, LAURA B. MORRIS, DAWN L. MUEHLSCHLEGEL, RUSSELL J. NAAKTGEBOREN, TRACY L. NEWBERRY, KAREN E. NEWBY, DIANE NYMAN, SHELLEY A. ORWIG, JOANNE PATTERSON, TERRY A. RAPP, MARY E. REEVES, HELEN A. RODRIG, AMY M. RYNKEWICZ, PEGGY SANDBERG, NATALIE A. SCHAFER, CHRISTINE M. SMITH, REBECCA E. STARR, SANDRA STEELE, BRANDON J. STOVER, EMILY K. STOVERL I N D A L. STRAWBRIDGE, DEBRA L. STROM, SAGAN L. STROUD, BRIAN R. SWANSON, CAROLINE TWIDELL, KRISTIN VALLE, JENNIFER K. WAGNER, LYNNE SUZANN WEBER Salary Range: $25,000 through $39,999 DAVID A. BRIDDICK, SAMANTHA M. FARB, DAVID A. GRAY, CHRISTA M. GRUBER, STACEY M. HARPER, PAIGE N. HEATON, ERIC R. HEIDER, KELLY J. HOFFMAN, CHRISTINE N. KULL, ERICA L. LENIHAN, AMANDA S. NOORD, NICOLE A. NYMAN, JAIME PATTERSON, LARISSA A. PINTER, SCOTT VRANA, TONYA K. YEPSEN Salary Range: $40,000 through $59,000: CHRISTINE M. ANDERSON, HEIDI J. ANDERSON, PAULA J. ANDERSON, JULIE L. ANDRIS, GRETCHEN A. BAUER, EILEEN M. BEHRENDS, LYNETTE K. BIMA, MARCIA L. BLESSMAN, JILL M. CARDOSI, AMANDA M. CARR, MARGO M. CARTWRIGHT, JULIE CHURCH, SARA M. CLARK, EMILY J. COOK, RYAN J . CRAWLEY, JACQUELINE M. DAVIS, JESSICA DAVIS, ANNE E. DEVERT, ANDREA C. ETHERIDGE, ELIZABETH J. FERGUSON, JANICE M. FOEHRING, KATHRYN L. FREIBERG, KEVIN ANDREW GLOVER, KYLEE J. GUTSHALL, AMY J. HARING, JODI L. HARTMAN, CHRISTINA J. HELLER, VICKIE L. HOLMES, NANCY J. HUBER, KATHLEEN A. HULTINE, JANET L. ISAACSON, BRANDIE J. JACOBS, LORRAINE A. JACOBSON, CARIE A. JAEGER, ANNE M. JOHNSON, CAROL S. JOHNSTON, CONSTANCE E. KRABILL, MICHELE M. LE MAR, CHRISTINE M. LUCAS, SUSAN L. LUCAS, LISA A. MAY, STACIE L. MAY, SHANNON E. MILLARD, JANDA L. NORDSTROM, REBECCA A. PACE, LAURIE A. QUANSTROM, KAREN J. ROBINSON, DEBRA A. ROSSLER, CHRISTINE M. RUCINSKI, JEANETTE L. SCOTT, CINDY M. SMITH, SUSAN ELAINE STUMPF, NANCY S. TESTERANGELA M. THOMPSON, AMY L. VIGARS, DEBRA L. VRANA, MARY K. YOUNGREN Salary Range: $60,000 through $89,999 SUSAN D. BASELEY, LINDA J. FINE, MARYANN GOETZ, NANCY S. HALE, DAVID H. HARTZ, CHRISTINE M. HUMPHREYSMARGARET ANN JASKOWIAK, RANDAL S. JENNISCH, SUE M. KING, NANCY LUEKEN, JONATHAN D. ORWIG, KAYE A. PEARSON, DAVID M. RUCINSKI, SERAFINA SCOTT, JERRY P. THOMPSON Salary Range: $90,000 through 125,000: ROBERT B. BIMA, ELEANOR A. WALKER Salary Range: $125,001 and above: TIMOTHY R. SMITH PAYMENTS OVER $2,500, EXCLUDING WAGES & SALARIES Aggregate Person, Firm, Corporation Amount AFLAC Ins. 4,806.72 AG VIEW FS INC. 9,594.48 ALLIED WASTE SERVICES 16,741.70 AMSAN LLC 19,947.00

APPLE INC. 3,591.00 SEAN BARON 45,979.50 BECK OIL CO. 75,521.26 BEHAVIOR DISORDER PROGRAM 24,675.96 BMP SPECIAL ED. COOP 181,504.41 BPC, INC. 4,185.00 BUREAU COUNTY COOPERATIVE 17,923.00 CARDMEMBER SERVICE 122,893.97 CASEY’S GENERAL STORES 10,591.16 SUSAN CATER 36,119.05 C & C ELECTRIC INC. 7,935.35 CDW GOVERNMENT, INC. 5,496.40 Central Bank Illinois 36,040.40 CENTRAL RESTAURANT PROD 7,498.88 CENTRAL BANK ILLINOIS 1,119,974.79 CENTRUE BANK 106,595.48 CHERRY GRADE SCHOOL 30,358.00 CHILDREN’S HOME ASSOC. 135,436.87 COMMUNITY BANK 125,115.32 COMCAST CABLE 2,759.00 COMMON GOAL SYSTEMS, INC. 9,100.70 CONNECTING POINT COMPUTER 2,707.00 CORVUS INDUSTRIES, LTD. 3,356.00 COUNTY-WIDE PAVING 9,991.42 COYLE SERVICES 3,169.51 CRESCENT ELECTRIC SUPPLY 8,107.91 DELL MARKETING L.P. 20,448.62 DEPUE MECHANICAL, INC. 4,965.00 DLR GROUP 9,971.39 EARTHGRAINS BAKING CO. 10,065.84 FIRST STATE BANK 1,034,760.00 MECHANICAL, INC. 39,121.55 MICHLIG ENERGY, LTD 6,700.95 MIDWEST BUS SALES, INC. 10,684.38 NICOR GAS 18,135.04 NORTH CENTRAL IL MILK 52,779.22 OHIO GRADE SCHOOL DIST.17 27,520.00 OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 3,001.20 PAPER 101 9,590.01 PARENT PETROLEUM, INC. 6,606.47 PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 24,822.54 PERMA-BOUND 3,801.24 PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 5,116.00 PIZZA HUT 33,915.51 CITY OF PRINCETON 104,798.40 PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL 65,982.44 QUILL CORPORATION 5,268.27 RADIO RANCH, INC. 2,535.94 REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUC. 6,843.00 RENAISSANCE LEARNING, INC 6,732.00 DOUG ROBBINS 2,700.00 FOUNDATION FOR ED.SERV. 4,455.00 FOX RIVER FOODS, INC. 187,351.75 NANCY FRANTZ 9,045.00 FRONTIER 17,914.13 MIKE GIBSON FARM DRAINAGE 19,920.00 THE GLASS GUY 2,633.93 THE GLASS SHOP, INC. 16,015.64 GUSTAFSON ACE HARDWARE 5,334.45 WILLIAM HJERTSTEDT 3,600.00 KELLY HOFFMAN 2,835.00 HOPKINS & ASSOCIATES 10,200.00 Horace Mann Companies 5,790.88 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 2,811.57 IL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL 6,949.00 ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF 53,650.00 ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY 5,120.44 IL MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT 233,901.06 IL DEPT OF REVENUE 309,764.34 IL VALLEY BUSINESS EQUIP. 18,956.91 INTEGRATED AUDIO SYSTEMS 7,573.00 INTEGRYS ENERGY SERVICES 8,945.47 I. R. C. SEC. 125 MEDICAL 36,592.32 JOHNSON CONTROLS 9,634.59 KAPLAN EARLY LEARNING CO. 4,081.99 KEISTER’S TIRE CENTERS 5,600.44 KIEFER SCHOOL 13,572.51 KINCAID LEASING 57,004.37 KMETZ ARCHITECTS, INC. 5,036.25 LANTER DISTRIBUTING, LLC 5,148.58 LARSON EQUIPMENT COMPANY 21,600.00 LEE’S WATER SYSTEMS, INC. 6,706.35 LIGHTED WAY ASSOCIATION 33,890.16 MALDEN GRADE SCHOOL 92,560.14 MAZE LUMBER COMPANY 8,031.39 McLEAN CO. UNIT SCHOOL 4,000.00 R.P. LUMBER 9,057.66 SCHOLASTIC MAGAZINES 4,469.96 SCHOOL SPECIALTY 13,950.01 SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPA 50,381.00 SOVEREIGN LEASING, LLC 10,369.00 SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2,753.00 TEACHERS RETIREMENT 505,302.84 TEACHERS RETIREMENT 79,977.59 TIMBERLINE BILLING SERV 3,636.73 TRS HEALTH INSURANCE 91,315.41 TRS-NEC 31,382.20 UnitedHealthCare Ins. 852,753.60 UnitedHealthCare 34,330.01 VANGUARD ENERGY SERVICES 76,316.74 WALMART COMMUNITY 13,778.25 WORKER’S COMPENSATION 4,568.00 WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION 81,339.50 Zdi 20,007.00 ZUKOWSKI LAW OFFICES 6,763.10 Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov. 29, 2014.

December 1, 2014. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: LADD CCSD #94, 232 East Cleveland Street, Ladd, IL 61329. 815-894-2363, 8am-4pm.

Also by January 15, 2015 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website @ www.isbe.net.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2014 Educational: Local Sources 808,085; State Sources 652,513; Federal Sources 101,902; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 1,562,500; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 1,585,985; Other Sources/Uses of Funds (17,278); Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 751,480; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 710,717 Operations & Maintenance: Local Sources 88,196; State Sources 62,500; Total Direct Receipts/ Revenues 150,696; Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures 207,474; Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 320,426; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 263,648 Debt Services: Local Sources 202,383; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 202,383; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 219,573; Other Sources/Uses of Funds 17,278; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 44,171; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 44,259 Transportation: Local Sources 41,781; State Sources 54,912; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 96,693; Total Disbursements/Expenditures 124,492 Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 305,631; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 277,832 Municipal Retirement/Social Security: Local Sources 48,462; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 71,788; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 60,631; Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 130,888; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 118,719 Working Cash: Local Sources 17,287; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 17,287; Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 75,029; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 92,316 Tort: Local Sources 51,765; Total Direct Receipts/ Revenues 51,765; Total Direct Disbursements/ Expenditures 13,596; Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 135,575; Ending Fund Balances - June 30, 2014 173,744 Fire Prevention & Safety: Local Sources 13; State Sources 9,850; Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 9,863; Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 3,575 ;Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0; Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2013 14,430 ; Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2014 20,718 GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000: Elizabeth A. Arkins, Pamela S. Beck, Amy E Bosi, Robert P Cessna, Amanda B Coutts, Lois A Croasdale, Brandon L Czubachowski, Claire E Entwistle, Jennilea A Gentry, Kimberly A Jalley, Thomas A Jalley, Emily E Klinefelter, John R Kopina, Heather J Linnig, Nancy C Lowry, William F McLain, Laura N Nordstrom, Peggy O O’keefe, Holli L Rapp, Amy M Rynkewicz, Theresa Sartain, Scott M Schennum, Maclain B Scott, Christine M Wright Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Amanda M Bickett, Lynn D Birkey, Brandy L Cattani, Laura M Hultquist, Hannah E Kirk, Jacki L Knowles, Ariella M Lawler, Rhonda McAlpine, Kimberly A Michels, Jacquelyn M Ribas Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999: Lori L Fiocchi, Holly A Flanagan, Drusilla A Heggen, David M Lawrence, Jill M Lonegra, Jennifer A Manning, Karen L Perra, Linda A Tumbleson Salary Range: $90,000 and over: Michelle V Zeko GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less than $25,000: Joseph E Bezely, Rhonda J Bezely, Amy E Bosi, Deborah L Brokaw, Kay L Chiado, Dean J Devert, Robert L Eide, Kimberly A Jalley, Lisa R Kasperski, Robert M Lamboley, Mark J Manning, Mary L McKane, Janet S Nagel, Linda Peterson, Dana L Platt, Rebecca J Raineri, Holli L Rapp, Amy M Rynkewicz, August F Wilke Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999: James E Dziarnowski, Geri M Miller, Deborah S Pinter Payments over $2,500, excluding wages and salaries.

Person, Firm, or Corporation Aggregate Amount Amernip 17,221 Apple Inc. 5,713 Basalay Cary Alstadt 3,000 Bureau Co Spec Ed 17,189 Blue Cross/Blue Shield 192,289 BMP Spec Ed Coop 34,400 CDW Government 4,018 Clear Armor 12,502 Common Goals System 3,739 Dresbach Distributors 5,730 Follett 3,594 Foecast Analytics 4,000 Dearborn National 3,905 Fox River Performance 35,524 Heartland Bank & Trust 202,889 Homer Industries 2,560 Hopkins & Associates 4,500 4,150 Hy-Vee Food Store

IL Assoc of School Boards 12,941 IEA-NEA 9,199 IL Dept of Revenue 50,426 IL Valley Business 5,726 IL Municiapl Retirement 39,346 IL State Board of Educ 5,827 IL Valley Credit Union 13,200 Johannes Bus Service 117501 Johns Sales & Service 12094 LEASE Consultants 14650 Locker Room 4130 Mautino Distributing 3211 Nawa, Julie 13560 North Central Bank F 108648 North Central Bank S 29744 North Central Bank M 29571 North Central Milk Distributors 10796 Northwest EvaluationAssociation 3483 Office Depot 3549 Pacific Life Ins 5934 P&D Sign Co 17477 Renaissance Learning 10335 Robins Schwartz Nicholas 6358 Regional Office of Education 3723 School Specialty Inc. 6172 Select Account 10670 Staples 2573 Starline Construction 3578 Teacher Retirement System 93490 Thermo Systems 2691 Teacher Health Insurance 15833 C Thrasher Electric 3700 Village of Ladd 57151 Wenger Corporation 4690 Wiss Janey Elstner 17456 Zaner Bloser 2881 Zeko, Michelle 2536 Zukowski Law Office 5413 Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov. 29, 2014.

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2014 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014, will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by

SELBY TOWNSHIP LIBRARY DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2013 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2014 RECEIPTS Real Estate Taxes 44,205.02 Replacement Tax 3,154.67 State Grants 43,226.00 Federal Grants 1,109.53 Fines and Fees 1,255.01 Bank Interest 499.92 Donations 450.00 Miscellaneous 241.52 Cash on hand 19,226.22 $113,367.89 DISBURSEMENTS Salaries Under $25,000: 17555.20 Marcia Broady Sheila Johnsen Chanda Burden Soc. Sec, Unempl. Medicare 1,432.53 IMRF Expense 1,484.07 Professional Services 3,070.00 Library Materials 4,232.99 Insurance 2,497.68 Country Insurance $2,497.68 Licensing/Membership Fees 663.74 Library/Office Supplies 1265.97 Postage 132.71 Programs 739.46 Public Notices 484.75 Maintenance 28,814.03 Kmetz Architects: $3,671.60 DJ Sickley Const. $107,714.95 G. L. Scheri Electric $8,630.00 Telephone 1499.11 Utilities: Ameren 3341.11 Miscellaneous 2200.81 $167,343.00 Prepared by Marcia Broady, Director Certified by: Cindy Bosnich, Treasurer Date: November 22, 2014 Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov. 29, 2014.

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FAIRVIEW SALE BARN, inc. and Illini Beef Marketing Services (IBMS)

Fed Cattle & Butcher Cows -Every Tuesday - 10:00 Special Cow Sales - 1st Tuesday of month - 5:00 (Seasonal) Special Feeder Sales - As announced Regular Sale - Every Thursday - 12:00

DECEMBER SALES

Dec. 2, Tuesday - 5:00 - Special Cows - a barn full of top young cows and bred heifers. Call us or go to the web page for details. This will be a terrific offering. Several complete dispersions. Slaughter Sale - 10:00 Dec. 4, Thursday - 12:00 - Regular Sale: Livestock & Hay Dec. 9, Tuesday - 10:00 - Slaughter Sale: Fats, Cows & Bulls Dec. 11, Thursday - 12:00 - Special Feeders along with Regular Sale. No restictions Dec. 16, Tuesday - 10:00 - Slaughter Sale: Fats, Cows & Bulls Dec. 18, Thursday - 12:00 - Regular Sale: Livestock & Hay Dec. 20, Saturday - 12:00 - Wean/Vac mFeeder Special.

Restrictions apply.See web page or call if unsure.

Dec. 23, Tuesday - 10:00 - Slaughter Sale: Fats, Cows & Bulls The next sale will be Saturday, January 3, 2015 and is a CAB Sale If you can’t attend, watch the sales on the internet at LMAAuctions.com Jacob Fidler, Sale Barn Manager: (309) 224-2226 Ray Johnson: (309) 337-6029 Bob Garber, Illinois IBMS Manager: (309) 696-9798

Bev Morrell, Office Manager: (309) 778-2225 FAX: (309) 778-2014 • E-MAIL: fidlerbob@yahoo.com Bob Fidler, Western IBMS Manager: (309) 224-2327

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

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

Watch out for upcoming winter events After a brief respite with warmer but wetter weather, it appears that Northern Illinois is returning to below average temperatures, essentially putting an end to fall activities including soil testing and tillage.

While we are still in the process of tabulating and double checking our yield data from the Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center farm for 2014, available now are corn and soybean yield results from trials conducted by the Illinois Variety Testing Program at http://vt.cropsci.illinois. edu/.

Results for corn, soybean, small grains and forage crops can be downloaded in a PDF or excel spreadsheet. Highlights gleaned from the northern region corn results in 2014.

Each entry exceeded 200 bushels per acre, with the plot averaging 239 bushels per acre.

While field activities may have ceased, there is no shortage in educational programming for those involved in agriculture in and around Bureau County. Take advantage of these opportunities to enhance your farm management skills for 2015.

2014/2015 Private Pesticide Applicator Training and Testing Sessions in Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam Counties: University of Illinois Extension – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit is offering the following training and certification programs for private pesticide applicators. Pre-registration is required for both training and testing-only sessions. Certification is required to apply restricted use pesticides. The sessions are in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Training and Testing – Wednesday, Dec. 3, (Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m.), to be held at Celebrations 150 Ltd., 740 E. U.S. Route 6 (Highway 6 E. off I-39) Utica. Training

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will be conducted from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Pre-registration is required for all training and testing clinics.

Cost is $30 for the training.

(This does not include the IDOA license fee.) Testing will begin immediately following training at 11:45 a.m. and will end at 2:30 p.m. Participants may bring a lunch. No lunch will be provided at the site.

Register online at www. pesticidesafety.illinois.edu; call 877-626-1650; fax 217244-3469 or mail University of Illinois PSEP, 1201 S. Dorner Drive, Urbana, IL, 61801.

Testing Only – Wednesday, Jan. 21,10 a.m. Noon, to be held at the University of Illinois Extension – LaSalle County Office, 1689 N. 31st Road, Suite 2, Ottawa. To register please call the University of Illinois Extension-LaSalle County Office at 815433-0707. No charge.

Testing Only – Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, Noon- 3 p.m., to be held at the University of Illinois Extension - Marshall/Putnam Office, 509 Front St., Henry. To register please call the University of Illinois Extension-Marshall/ Putnam County Office at 309-364-2356. No charge.

2014 Illinois Farm Economics Summit — Cost $65, Online registration due by Dec. 8: www.regonline.com/2014IFES. Speakers from the farmdoc team at the University of Illinois will explore the farm profitability outlook and management challenges from several perspectives, including the 2015 outlook for prices, farm income prospects, long-term grain price prospects and the new farm programs. The format for the meeting will be fast-paced and allow plenty of time for questions from the audience.

Contact Nancy Simpson 217-244-9687. Dec. 15- Dekalb - Faranda’s Banquet Center; Dec. 16Peoria - Peoria Civic Center; Dec. 17- Springfield - Crowne Plaza; Dec. 18 - Mt. Vernon - Holiday Inn and Dec. 19- Champaign - I Hotel and Conference Center.

2015 Corn and Soybean Classics — Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Kishwaukee College, Malta, CCA credits available. Online registration and agenda can be found at : www. cropsciconferences.org, or contact Sandy Osterbur, 800-321-1296; cost is $75.

Topics: Pest management, latest crop production techniques and economic of soybean/corn production – market updates throughout the day. Lunch and information booklets provided.

2015 Conservation Cropping Seminars – Jan. 27, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., DeKalb County Farm Bureau Building, Sycamore, CCAs 5.0 SWM CEU’s. Online registration due by Jan. 19 at http:// www.ccswcd.com; cost $20. Lunch included, topics include: Improvements for soil health, cover crops that work, nutrient management solutions, informal networking with exhibitors and speakers.

2015 Illinois Regional Crop Management Conference — Feb.11-12, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Kishwaukee College, Malta, CCA credits available. Registration: Contact Russ Higgins, 815-274-1343, Cost $130 advance/ $150 at door.

Topics: In-depth research based information on current crop production issues affecting Central and Northern Illinois. For further information, contact Russ Higgins, 815-2741343, rahiggin@illinois. edu.

Looking forward to seeing area farmers at these or other winter events.

Russ Higgins is from the University of Illinois Extension, Northern Illinois Agronomy Research Center.

Photo contributed

BV FFA attends food science contest The Bureau Valley FFA sent Payton Glafka (left), Maggie Kelly, Brad Sierens, Katie Smith and Makina Carrington, all members of the Food Science team, to Prophetstown. The team place first in the section and eighth over all.

Equine seminar offered County Farm Bureaus, Black Hawk East College and U of I Extension Units in the area are working together to provide horse enthusiast an educational Equine Seminar Series. This year, one of the seminars will take place in December and the second seminar will take place in March.

The December seminar is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in

the Ag Arena at Black Hawk East, just south of Kewanee. Check-in will begin at 6:15 p.m.

The first speaker for the evening will be Dr. Kim Stevens from the Stevens Veterinary Clinic in Galva. This session will examine the various types of infectious agents and discuss common diseases that affect horses.

Vaccinations will also be discussed, including why

we vaccinate and which diseases have vaccinations available.

The second speaker of the evening will be Donna Irvin, Black Hawk East professor of equestrian science. This session will demonstrate various exercises needed to prepare you and your horse for higher level performance. A live demonstration will take place in the equine arena.

Ag summary Producers are winding down harvest across the state. Some operators continued with fall tillage and fertilizer applications, but freezing temperatures may have put an end to fieldwork for the season.

There were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Nov. 23.

Statewide, precipitation averaged 0.27 inches, 0.37 inches below normal. The average temperature was

27.9 degrees, 13.0 degrees below normal.

Corn harvest was 97 percent complete, compared to 98 percent last year and the five-year average of 92 percent.

Sorghum harvest was 95 percent complete. Winter wheat emerged reached 76 percent. Winter wheat condition was rated at 4 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 54 percent good and 2 per-

cent excellent.

Pasture condition was rated at 2 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 51 percent good and 12 percent excellent. Topsoil moisture supply was rated at 6 percent short, 78 percent adequate and 16 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supply was rated at 1 percent very short, 8 percent short, 81 percent adequate and 10 percent surplus.

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Parker Neuhalfen needs only 299 points to become the all-time leading scorer at Bureau Valley

What 2Watch4 Here’s a guideline for what to watch for this season: • Bureau Valley senior Parker Neuhalfen needs only 299 points to pass Reuben Slock as the Storm’s all-time scoring leader.

• Will the St. Bede boys break through and win their first regional since 2000? Their second season in Class 1A will be a big plus.

• Will the St. Bede girls avoid back-to-back losing seasons for the first time in 17 years under coach Tom McGunnigal?

• Will the Bureau Valley boys put it all together and make a deep postseason run behind standouts Tommy Johnston and Neuhalfen?

• Will the Bureau Valley girls continue their rise, winning 10 games last season after one each in the previous two seasons?

• How will the Lady Devils adjust to their fourth coach in four years? Technically, they’ve had five coaches in four years — Dave Kain (2011-12), Mike Struna (2012-13), Josiah Martin (2013-14) and now Brian Holman, plus Tim Swanson who took over during the summer of 2012-13 before departing Hall before the start of the new school year.

• How many three-point attempts will the Hall Red Devils take this season?

• Will the Princeton boys have a reemergence behind the 1-2 punch of senior Garrett Duffin and junior guard Jake Reinhardt?

• How the Princeton girls rebound from the devastating loss of highly-touted freshman Anna Murray to a season-ending knee injury in the second game of the season?

• How will the four local schools fit into the new Three Rivers realignment (see below)? The Three Rivers Conference has made directional switch, changing from north-south divisions to an eastwest format. The move sends Bureau Valley, Amboy and Sterling Newman from the north to the east with Orion, Rockridge and Sherrard going from the south to the west. These schools won’t want to hang division banners, however. Beginning in 2015-16, the conference will be playing as one league with no divisions, with teams playing each other once in the conference schedule.

How it looked last year

How it looks this year

Hall Kewanee Orion Princeton Rockridge St. Bede Sherrard

Amboy Bureau Valley Hall Kewanee Princeton Rockridge St. Bede

Three Rivers South

Three Rivers North

Amboy Bureau Valley Erie Fulton Morrison Newman Prophetstown Riverdale

Three Rivers East

Garrett Duffin, Princeton (Sr., 6-4/G): The Blonde Bomber averaged 17.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists as a Three Rivers South All-Conference pick.

Tommy Johnston, Bureau Valley (Sr., 6-4/G): The Tommy Gun averaged 14.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Storm as an Three Rivers North All-Conference pick.

Parker Neuhalfen, Bureau Valley (Sr., 6-2/G): The unanimous Three Rivers North All-Conference Pick of 2013-14 and AP Honorable mention pick is on target (1,499) to become the all-time leading scorer for BVHS. Jarrett Olson, St. Bede (Jr., 5-11/G): The southpaw sharp-shooter is in range the moment he steps off the bus. He averaged 17.9 points, 2.3 steals and 3.8 assists a game with 77 three-point baskets last year ago, when SBA coach Mike Kilmartin noted he might be the best sophomore he’s ever coached.

Jake Reinhardt, Princeton (Jr. 5-9/G): The Tigers gain a new offensive threat in the junior point guard who will take his quarterbacking skills to work on the basketball court.

Who to watch for: Jack Brady, St. Bede (Jr., G); Tyler Clark, Princeton (Sr.,

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Ellie Herrmann, Hall (Sr., 5-9/G-F): With her sister graduated, Herrmann is being looked to step up her game in all areas for her senior season.

She averaged 8.0 points and 6.4 boards a year ago.

Hunter Galassi, Hall (So., 5-7/G-F): A defensive stopper as a freshman, the Lady Devils’ sophomore will step into more of a scoring role this season.

Darcy Kepner, BV (Jr., 5-5/G): The junior point guard has returned to her role as a team leader quickly scoring 20 points in the season opener.

Anna Murray, Princeton (Fr., 5-6/G): A promising career has been sidetracked by a season-ending knee injury in the second game of the season.

She had 10 points and six assists in a partial first game.

Who to watch for: Heaven Bennett, BV (Sr., 6-0/C); Carlie Bickett, BV (Sr., 6-1/C); Taylor Clark, Princeton (Sr., 5-10/F-C); Elizabeth Geuther, L-O (Sr., 6-0/C); Julia Pohar (Jr., 5-6/G).

A look at the top returning area leaders from the 2013-14 season:

Rebounding g rb avg Elizabeth Geuther (L/O) 25 2 06 8.3 Hanna Bima (SBA) 31 254 8.2 Emily Hoscheid (Hall) 26 205 7.9 Carlie Bickett (BV) 27 180 6.7 Darcy Kepner (BV) 27 179 6.6 Ellie Herrmann (Hall) 26 175 6.6 Taylor Clark (P) 25 179 6.4

Erie Fulton Morrison Newman Orion Prophetstown Riverdale Sherrard

The girls

BCR Leaderboard

Scoring g pts avg Hanna Bima (SBA) 31 274 8.8 Ellie Herrmann (Hall) 26 208 8.0 Darcy Kepner (BV) 27 218 8.1 Emily Hoscheid (Hall) 26 164 6.3 Hunter Galassi (Hall) 26 137 5.3

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Assists g ast avg Darcy Kepner (BV) 27 49 1.8 Ellie Herrmann (Hall) 26 48 1.8 Steals Darcy Kepner (BV) Taylor Clark (PHS) Ellie Herrmann (Hall)

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stl avg 52 1.9 43 1.5 39 1.5

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Scoring g pts avg Parker Neuhalfen (BV) 31 601 18.8 Jarret Olson (SBA) 29 519 17.9 Garrett Duffin (PHS) 27 458 17.6 Jack Brady (SBA) 29 354 12.2 A.J. Gaeta (Hall) 28 329 11.9 Sam Halm (SBA) 29 240 8.3 Josh Mead (BV) 31 260 8.1

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Rebounding g rb avg Tommy Johnston (BV) 29 231 8.0 Garrett Duffin (PHS) 27 174 6.7 Sam Halm (SBA) 29 187 6.4 Blake Balensiefen (BV) 31 149 4.7 Parker Neuhalfen (BV) 31 135 4.2 Assists g ast avg Jarret Olson (SBA) 29 110 3.7 Parker Neuhalfen (BV) 31 87 2.8 Josh Mead (BV) 31 83 2.6 Tommy Johnston (BV) 29 68 2.3 Steals g Jarret Olson (SBA) 29 Garrett Duffin (PHS) 27 Josh Mead (BV) 31 Parker Neuhalfen (BV) 31

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Meet the 2014-15 Bureau Valley Storm Taking the floor for the Bureau Valley Storm boys basketball this season are (front row, from left) Rusty Fargher, Parker Neuhalfen, Sean Shepard, Chris Shynk, Alex Johnson, Dylan Martin, Drew Fordham; (second row) Gage Smith, Josh Mead, Evan Frank, Yulian Osorio, Evan Ringle, Charlie Lotspeich and Blake Balensiefen; (back row) coach Jason Smith, coach Preston Jones, Trey Dale, head coach Jason Marquis, Tommy Johnston, coach Craig Johnson and coach Jim Nugent.

Meet the 2014-15 Hall Red Devils Taking the floor for the Hall Red Devils basketball team this season are (front row, from left) A.J. Gaeta, Grant Hill, Trevor Case, Julian Barroso, Michael Kreiser and Patrick Einhaus; and (back row) Chris Ballerini, Tyler Pullam, Kieran Trevier, Adam Sangston, Drew Pullam and Ryan Cinotte.

Meet the 2014-15 Princeton Tigers The Princeton Tigers opened the 2014-15 basketball season with a win over Erie at the Orion Tournament. Team members are (front row, from left) Lenny Mead, Michael Camp, Tyler Clark, Levi Bates, Skye Behrends and Zach Friel; (second row) Michael Warren, Kai Tomaszewski, Jake Reinhardt, Eric Bibula, Jett Wedekind, Tanner Kuhne and Seth Torchia; and (back row) assistant coach Michael Fredericks, assistant coach Eric Tinley, Brenton Schmidt, Garrett Duffin, Dalton Jilderda and head coach Jesse Brandt.

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Meet the 2014-15 DePue Little Giants The DePue Liltle Giants opened the new basketball season at the Princeville Tournament. Team members include (from left) Bryan Medina, Edgar Moreno, David Moreno, Austin Cisco, Oscar Garcia, Ramon Puga, Rahim McKee-Strong, Juan Villegas, Rafa Puga, Manny Winfert, Sebastian Arevalo, Henry Arqueta, Alejandro Villalobos, Ramon Gavin and Adonai Sandoval.

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Hall Lady Devils varsity roster

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 2 Nicole Wirth Fr. 5-3 G 4 *Carlie Bickett Sr. 6-2 C 12 *Val Reuter Sr. 5-10 F 14 *Savannah Dean Jr. 5-8 G 20 Savanna Bell Jr. 5-6 G 21 *Darcy Kepner Jr. 5-5 G 22 Ellen Johnson Fr. 5-9 F 23 Addison Moreland Fr. 5-3 G 24 Lindsey Hoffert Sr. 6-0 F 25 Sidney Kolb Jr. 5-10 F 30 Christen Hurley Fr. 5-9 G 32 *Heaven Bennett Sr. 6-0 F 40 Sam Stocking Jr. 5-9 C 42 Cassidy Olds Fr. 5-8 F 44 *Irini Petros Sr. 5-10 C *Returning letterwinners Conference: Three Rivers East.

Coach: Tiffany Gonigam (third year).

Last year: 10-17 (3-11).

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Hall in regional quarterfinals 41-36.

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 2 *Ellen Herrmann Sr. 5-9 G-F 3 McKenzie Lechner Jr. 5-5 G 11 Abby Hoscheid So. 5-5 F 13 Emily Hoscheid Sr. 5-9 F 14 Bailey Manfredini Jr. 5-5 G 15 *Rene Barroso So. 5-1 G 20 Amanda Scheri Jr. 5-5 G 21 *Hunter Galassi So. 5-7 G-F 24 Jenna Lusietto So. 5-11 C 25 Madi Soldati Fr. 5-1 G 34 Jessica Bogatitus Jr. 5-6 F *Returning letterwinners Coach: Brian Holman (first year; second overall).

Conference: Three Rivers East.

Last year: 9-16.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Prophetstown in regional semifinals 69-38.

BV 2014-15 girls schedule 11/17 Henry (W 46-24)+ 11/20 Stark County (W 44-35)+ 11/21 Midland (W 42-21)+ 11/22 Putnam County (L 38-29)+ 11/24 Henry (W 41-24) 11/25 LaMoille-Ohio (L 39-34) 12/1 at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 12/4 Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 12/8 Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 12/11 at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 12/13 at Galva, 6 p.m.

12/18 Morrison, 7:30 p.m.

12/26 to 11/30 at Erie Tourney, TBA 1/5 Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 1/12 at St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.* 1/15 Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 1/19 at Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 1/21 at Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 1/22 at Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 1/26 Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 1/27 at Riverdale, 7:30 p.m.

1/29 Rowva, 7:30 p.m.

2/5 St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.* 2/9-12 IHSA Regionals + Princeton Tournament * TRAC East Division game

Hall 2014-15 girls schedule 11/19 Oregon (L 63-38)+ 11/21 Pecatonica (W 42-25)+ 11/22 Genoa-Kingston (W 38-27)+ 11/22 Amboy (W 46-43 OT)+ 12/1 Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 12/4 at Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 12/6 Newark, 6:30 p.m.

12/8 at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 12/11 at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

12/15 at Marquette, 7:30 p.m.

12/22 at Henry, 7:30 p.m.

12/26 at Prophetstown Tourney 12/27 at Prophetstown Tourney 12/29 at Prophetstown Tourney 12/30 at Prophetstown Tourney 1/5 at St. Bede, 8 p.m.* 1/8 Princeton, 8 p.m.* 1/12 Sterling Newman, 8 p.m.* 1/15 at Kewanee, 8 p.m.* 1/19 Bureau Valley, 7 p.m.* 1/22 Amboy, 8 p.m.* 1/26 at Dixon, 7:30 p.m.

1/29 St. Bede, 8 p.m.* 1/31 at Mendota, 7:45 p.m.

2/2 Princeton, 8 p.m.* 2/5 at Sterling Newman, 8 p.m.* + Oregon Tip-Off Tournament * TRAC East Division game

Princeton Tigresses varsity roster No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 4 Sarah Ray Jr. 5-7 G 5 Sierra Storm Sr. 5-7 G 11 *Brianna Barajas Sr. 5-9 F 10 *Taylor Clark Sr. 5-10 F 11 Alison VanDenBussche Sr. 5-8 F 14 *Michaela Strom Jr. 5-6 G 15 Brianna Legner Jr. 5-9 F 20 Anna Murray Fr. 5-6 G 24 Abby Jaques Sr. 5-9 G-F 22 *Ann Sims Sr. 5-5 G 23 *Danielle Hughes Sr. 5-6 G 32 Brooke Hieronymus Jr. 5-7 F 35 *Stephenny Farrell Sr. 5-8 F 40 Madison Menzel Jr. 5-11 C 42 Stevie Seitz Jr. 5-7 G-F 44 *Ivy Rhodes Jr. 6-0 C *Returning letterwinners Conference: Three Rivers East.

Coach: Kevin Hieronymus (third year).

Last year: 3-25.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to St. Bede in regional quarterfinals 49-37.

PHS 2014-15 girls schedule 11/17 LaMoille-Ohio (W 47-19)+ 11/18 Streator (L 37-33)+ 11/20 Putnam County (L 51-21)+ 11/22 Midland (W 39-27)+ 11/29 Mendota, 7:30 p.m.

12/1 Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 12/4 Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 12/8 at St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.

12/11 Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 12/16 at Midland, 7:30 p.m.

12/20-23 at St. Bede Tourney, TBA 1/6 at Dixon, 7 p.m.

1/8 Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 1/12 Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 1/15 at Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 1/19 at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 1/22 St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.* 1/24 Rckfrd Christian Life, 2:30 p.m.

1/26 at Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 1/27 Indian Creek, 7:30 p.m.

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No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 3 Ragen Forbes Sr. 5-5 G-F 10 Cheyanne Hansen Fr. 5-5 G 11 Paige Conner So. 5-9 G-F 13 Amanda Chasteen Sr. 5-7 F-C 12 Jasmine Kahly So. 5-3 G 15 Maddie Pearson So. 5-9 F 20 Lexi Loftus Fr. 5-7 G-F 24 Hanna Pinter So. 5-8 F 25 *Elizabeth Geuther Sr. 6-1 C 31 Karly Forbes Fr. 5-5 G 42 Maddi Deery Fr. 5-9 F 45 Erin Hosto So. 5-6 G-F *Returning letterwinners Coach: Holli Rapp (first year).

Conference: Little Ten. Last year: 10-15.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Indian Creek in regional finals 51-31.

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 4 Julia Pohar Jr. 5-6 G 5 Rachel Sickley Jr. 5-8 F 10 *Emma Perona Sr. 5-6 G 15 Zoe Postula Jr. 5-6 G 20 Emily Draper Jr. 5-8 G 22 Gabbie Morrow Jr. 5-8 G 23 *Tristan Phegley Sr. 5-8 G 30 *Hanna Bima Jr. 6-0 C 32 Maddy Pearson Jr. 5-8 F 34 Brianna Lau Jr. 5-9 C 43 Maty Nowakowski Jr. 5-4 G *Returning letterwinners Coach: Tom McGunnigal (17th year).

Conference: Three Rivers East.

Last year: 12-19 (5-7 TRAC-S).

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Riverdale in regional semifinals 52-49.

No. Name 1 Marisol Rios 3 Lindsey Werkau 5 Vanessa Rosales 13 Andrea Cruz 21 Larissa Moya 23 Maricela Garcia 32 Guadalupe Moreno 33 Tatianna Phillips 35 Alaina Martinez 40 Samantha Cuevas Coach: Peter Perkins (second year).

Conference: Tri-County.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Roanoke-Benson in regional quarterfinals 89-27.

LaMoille-Ohio 2014-15 girls schedule 11/17 Princeton (L 47-19)+ 11/18 Putnam County (L 49-32)+ 11/20 Streator (W 35-32)+ 11/21 Stark County (L 41-21)+ 11/24 at Galva, ppd 11/25 at Bureau Valley (W 39-34) 12/2 Amboy, 7:30 p.m.

12/4 Earlville-Leland, 7 p.m.* 12/6 at Amboy Shootout, noon 12/8 at Somonauk, 7 p.m.* 12/11 at Kirkland, 6:30 p.m.* 12/13 at AFC, 7:30 p.m.

12/15 Indian Creek, 7 p.m.* 12/18 at HBR, 7 p.m.* 12/22-27 at St. Bede Christmas Tournament, TBA 1/8 Newark, 7 p.m.* 1/10 Stark County (Ohio), 2:30 p.m.

1/15 at Serena, 7 p.m.* 1/19-23 Little 10 Varsity Tournament (at Indian Creek), TBA 1/26 Henry, 7:30 p.m.

1/29 Paw Paw, 5:30 p.m.* 2/2 DePue at Ohio, 7:30 p.m.

2/9 IHSA Regionals + Princeton Tournament * Little Ten Conference game

St. Bede 2014-15 girls schedule 11/21 vs. LeRoy (L 45-26)+ 11/22 vs. Brimfield (L 60-39)+ 11/25 vs. Kewanee (L)+ 11/28 at Brimfield Tournament+ 11/29 at Brimfield Tournament+ 12/1 at Rock Falls, 7:45 p.m.

12/4 at Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 12/8 Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 12/11 at Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 12/13 at LaSalle Peru, 5 p.m.

12/20-23 St. Bede Tournament, TBA 1/5 Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 1/8 at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 1/10 Rock Island, 3 p.m.

1/12 Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 1/13 at Marquette, 7:30 p.m.

1/17 at Byron MLK Tourney, TBA 1/19 at Byron MLK Tourney, TBA 1/22 at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 1/26 Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 1/29 at Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 1/31 Newman, 5 p.m.* 2/2 Amboy, 7:30 p.m.

2/5 at Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.

2/9 IHSA Regionals starts + Brimfield Tournament * TRAC East Division game

DePue 2014-15 girls basketball schedule 11/24 at Putnam County (L) 11/28 at Calvary Tournament+ 11/29 at Calvary Tournament+ 12/2 at Paw Paw, 6 p.m.

12/4 at Roanoke, 6 p.m.* 12/8 at Henry, 6 p.m.* 12/11 Midland 6 p.m.* 12/15 at Galva, 6 p.m.

12/18 at Marquette, 6 p.m.* 1/5 Earlville/Leland, 6 p.m.

1/8 at Peoria Christian, 6 p.m.* 1/15 Henry, 6 p.m.* 1/17-22 Tri-County Conference Tourney (at Marquette) 1/27 at Faith Christian, 6 p.m.

2/2 at LaMoille, 6 p.m.

2/3 Quad City Christian, 6 p.m.

2/9 IHSA regionals start + At Normal * Tri-County Conference game Follow all of this season’s hoop action in the BCR. You may also keep up to date on the web at www.bcrnews. com/sports.

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Bureau Valley Storm varsity boys roster

DePue Little Giants varsity boys roster

Hall Red Devils varsity boys roster

Princeton Tigers varsity boys roster

LaMoille-Ohio Lions varsity boys roster

St. Bede Bruins varsity boys roster

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 1 Yulian Osorio Jr. 5-10 G 3 *Alex Johnson Sr. 6-0 G 5 Evan Ringle Jr. 5-7 F 10 *Sean Shepard Sr. 5-11 G 12 *Tommy Johnston Sr. 6-4 G 15 *Parker Neuhalfen Sr. 6-2 G 20 *Evan Frank Sr. 5-10 G 21 *Blake Balensiefen Sr. 6-1 F 22 *Trey Dal Jr. 6-3 F 23 *Josh Mead Sr. 5-11 G 24 *Charlie Lotspeich Sr. 5-10 G 32 * Dylan Martin Sr. 6-0 G 33 Drew Fordham Jr. 5-11 G 35 *Rusty Fargher Jr. 6-3 F 40 Gage Smith Sr. 5-10 G 42 *Chris Shynk Sr. 5-11 F * Returning lettermen Coach: Jason Marquis (third year).

Conference: Three Rivers East.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Seneca 59-54 in regional finals.

Bureau Valley 2014-15 boys schedule 11/24 Putnam County (W 68-58)+ 11/25 Elmwood (W 66-63)+ 11/26 Midland (W 78-33)+ 11/28 at Wethersfield Tournament 11/29 at Wethersfield Tournament 12/1 Riverdale, 7:30 p.m.

12/5 Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 12/6 at Eastland Shootout, TBA 12/10 at Annawan, 7:30 p.m.

12/12 at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 12/13 at Galva, 7:30 p.m.

12/26-12/30 Erie Tournament 1/9 Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 1/10 Lanark Eastland, 7:30 p.m.

1/13 Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 1/20 at St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.* 1/23 Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 1/24 Kewanee, 6:30 p.m.* 1/30 at Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 2/3 at Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 2/6 at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 2/10 at Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 2/17 St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.* 2/23 IHSA Regionals begin * TRAC East Division game + Wethersfield Tournament

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 4 Ramon Gavina Fr. 5-7 G 10 Adonai Sandavol Fr. 5-4 G 11 Bryan Medina Fr. 5-5 G 12 Edgar Moreno Jr. 5-7 G 14 Austin Cisco Fr. 5-9 F 20 David Moreno So. 5-9 G-F 22 Rafa Puga Fr. 5-10 G 24 Eddie Moreno Fr. 5-10 G 30 Henry Arqueta So. 5-8 F 32 Ramon Puga Jr. 6-1 F 44 Sebastian Arevalo Fr. 5-9 F 34 Oscar Garcia Jr. 6-1 F 40 Alejandro Villalobos Jr. 6-1 F 42 Manny Winfert Fr. 5-10 G 52 Juan Villages So. 5-10 F 54 Rahim Strong Fr. 6-4 C * Returning lettermen Coach: Charles Klinefelter (second year).

Conference: Tri-County.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Marquette 71-67 in regional quarterfinals.

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 1 *Grant Hill Sr. 5-9 G 3 *AJ Gaeta Sr. 5-11 G 5 Kieran Trevier So. 6-3 F 10 Drew Pullam Jr 6-3 F 12 *Michael Krieser Sr. 6-0 F 14 Patrick Einhaus Jr. 5-8 G 20 *Julian Barroso Sr. 5-11 G 24 *Ryan Cinotte Sr. 6-0 F 25 *Tyler Pullam Sr. 6-2 F 32 Chris Ballerini Jr. 6-3 F 33 Adam Sangston Jr. 6-3 F 34 *Trevor Case Sr. 6-0 F * Returning lettermen Coach: Mike Filippini (10th year).

Conference: Three Rivers East.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Bureau Valley 68-60 in regional semifinals.

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 2 *Brenton Schmidt Sr. 6-1 G 10 Levi Bates Jr. 6-2 F 4 *Michael Camp Sr. 6-1 F 12 *Garrett Duffin Sr. 6-4 G 14 Jake Reinhardt Jr. 5-9 G 20 Tanner Kuhne Jr. 5-9 G 22 Lenny Mead Jr. 5-11 G 24 Jett Wedekind Jr. 5-10 G 30 *Zach Friel Sr. 6-0 F 32 Kai Tomaszewski Jr. 5-3 G 34 Eric Bibula Jr. 5-11 F 40 Dalton Jilderda Jr. 6-4 F 42 Skye Behrends Jr. 6-2 F 50 *Tyler Clark Sr. 6-2 F * Returning lettermen Head coach: Jesse Brandt (10th year).

Conference: Three Rivers East Last year’s advancement: Lost to Prophetstown 59-56 in regional quarterfinals.

No. Name Yr. 3 *Alan Stamberger Jr. 5 *Jake Lucas Sr. 10 *Josh Gross Jr. 12 Johnne Schulte Jr. 14 *Derek Debruhl Jr. 15 *Jacob Tudor Jr. 20 *Luke Becker Sr. 21 *Trace Mills Sr. 22 Dustin Fultz Jr. 24 Clay Stuepfert Jr. * Returning lettermen Head coach: Brent Kalsto (sixth year).

Conference: Little Ten. Last year’s advancement: Lost to Annawan 57-34 in regional quarterfinals.

No. Name Yr. Ht. Pos. 00 *Andrew Pyszka Jr. 6-7 C 1 *Gabe Braboy Sr. 6-0 F-C 2 Nathan Bartley Jr. 5-8 G 3 Max Moskalwiecz Jr. 5-9 G-F 4 *Jack Brady Sr. 5-11 G-F 5 *Eric Smudzinski Sr. 6-3 F-C 10 *Joey Dudek Sr. 5-10 G 11 Nick Needs Jr. 6-2 C-F 12 Jarrett Olson Jr. 5-11 G 13 Lucas Ben Jr. 5-9 G-F 14 Baylee Hopps Jr. 5-10 F 15 Braidy Shipp Jr. 5-11 G-F 23 Josh Sapp Jr. 6-1 F-G 25 *Sam Halm Sr. 6-2 F 32 Jon Dose So. 6-0 F-G 44 Brady Booker So. 6-3 C-F * Returning lettermen Coach: Mike Kilmartin (27th year) Conference: Three Rivers East.

Last year’s advancement: Lost to Putnam County 54-44 in regional semifinals.

DePue 2014-15 boys schedule 12/2 Leland/Earlville, 6 p.m.

12/5 Putnam County, 6 p.m.

12/9 Paw Paw, 6 p.m.

12/12 at Lowpoint-Wash., 6 p.m.* 12/19 Roanoke-Benson, 6 p.m.* 12/27-12/30 at Princeville Tournament, TBA 1/9 at Midland, 6 p.m.* 1/13 at La Moille-Ohio, 6 p.m.

1/16 Peoria Christian, 6 p.m.* 1/23 at Ott. Marquette, 6 p.m.* 1/24-1/3 Tri-County Conference Tournament (at PC) 2/3 QC Christian, 7:30 p.m.

2/6 Woodland, 6 p.m.

2/10 at Serena, 6 p.m.

2/13 at Quest Academy, Woodruff gym in Peoria, 6 p.m.

2/17 Williamsfield, 6 p.m.

2/20 at Henry, 6 p.m.* 2/23 IHSA Regionals begin * Tri-County Conference game

Hall 2014-15 boys schedule 11/24 Reed-Custer (L79-55)+ 11/26 Marquette (L 73-46)+ 11/28 Mendota+ 11/29 at Seneca Tournament 12/5 at Bureau Valley, 8 p.m.* 12/8-12/13 Colmone Classic at Hall 12/15 Putnam County, 8 p.m.

12/19 Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 12/26-30 Marseilles Tourney, TBA 1/3 vs. Oregon at Rock Falls Shootout, 5:30 p.m.

1/6 at Amboy, 8 p.m.* 1/9 Annawan, 7:30 p.m.

1/13 at St. Bede, 8 p.m.* 1/16 at Princeton, 8 p.m.* 1/20 Sterling Newman, 8 p.m.* 1/23 at Kewanee, 8 p.m.* 1/27 at Serena, 8 p.m.

1/30 Bureau Valley, 8 p.m.* 2/3 Amboy, 8 p.m.* 2/10 St. Bede, 8 p.m.* 2/13 Princeton, 8 p.m.* 2/17 at Sterling Newman, 8 p.m.* 2/23 IHSA Regionals begin * TRAC East Division game +Seneca Tournament

Princeton 2014-15 schedule 11/24 Erie (W 53-49)+ 11/25 Fulton (W 66-58)+ 11/28 Orion+ 11/29 Sherrard+ 12/5 at Byron, 7:30 p.m.

12/6 at Eastland, TBA 12/9 at Rochelle, 7:30 p.m.

12/12 Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 12/13 Amboy, 6:30 p.m.* 12/19 Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

12/23-12/30 Plano Tournament, TBA 1/6 at St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.* 1/9 at Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 1/16 Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 1/17 at LaSalle-Peru, 6:30 p.m.

1/20 Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 1/23 at Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 1/30 at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 2/3 St. Bede, 7:30 p.m.* 2/6 Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 2/13 at Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 2/14 at Mendota, 7:30 p.m.

2/17 at Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 2/23 IHSA Regionals begin * TRAC East Division game +Orion Tournament

LaMoille-Ohio 2014-15 boys schedule 11/25 Polo (L 63-43)+ 11/25 Hiawatha (W 65-29)+ 11/28 AFC+ 11/29 Amboy+ 12/2 at Woodland, 7:30 p.m.

12/5 at Earlville-Leland, 7 p.m.* 12/6 Amboy Shootout, 1:30 p.m.

12/9 Henry, 7:30 p.m.

12/12 Somonauk, 7 p.m.* 12/18 Annawan at Ohio, 7:30 p.m.

12/19 Kirkland, 7 p.m.* 12/26-30 Marseilles Tournament 1/6 at AFC, 7 p.m.

1/9 at Indian Creek, 7 p.m.* 1/10 at Leland Shootout, 10 a.m.

1/13 DePue at Ohio, 7:30 p.m.

1/16 HBR, 7 p.m.* 1/20 at Newark, 7 p.m.* 1/31-2/7 Little 10 F/S Tournament (at Kirkland) 2/2-2/6 Little 10 Varsity Tournament (at Somonauk) 2/13 Serena, 7 p.m.* 2/16 at AFC, F/S Tournament 2/17 at Lowpoint-Washburn, 6 p.m.

2/20 at Paw Paw, 7 p.m.* 2/23 IHSA Regionals begin * Little Ten Conference game + AFC Turkey Tournament

St. Bede 2014-15 boys schedule 11/24 Byron (L 58-43)+ 11/28 Hinckley-Big Rock+ 11/29 at Oregon Tournament, TBA 12/2 at Marquette, 7:30 p.m.

12/9 Oneida ROWVA, 7:30 p.m.

12/13 Streator, 7:30 p.m.

12/23-12/30 Plano Tournament, TBA 1/6 Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 1/9 at Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 1/10 at Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 1/13 Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 1/16 at Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 1/20 Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 1/28 LaSalle-Peru, 7:30 p.m.

1/30 Newman, 7:30 p.m.* 2/3 at Princeton, 7:30 p.m.* 2/6 Kewanee, 7:30 p.m.* 2/7 vs. Elgin at PC, 1:30 p.m.

2/10 at Hall, 7:30 p.m.* 2/13 Amboy, 7:30 p.m.* 2/17 at Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m.* 2/23 IHSA Regionals begin * TRAC East Division game + At Oregon Tournament

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