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Technologically speaking at JFK Tech plan put on hold until next board meeting By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com
SPRING VALLEY — When it came to acting on a technology plan for next year on Wednesday, Feb 18, Spring Valley Elementary School Board members held back from the vote and expressed concerns they’ve been hearing about technology and curriculum in the classrooms at John F. Kennedy School. Board member Jack Kusek communicated his worries with how effective technology is in the class-
room, and he questioned whether or not students are really learning subject matter through online programs. “I think we have a good program going, and we need to be proud of it. But we need to make sure it’s efficient and the students are really getting good benefits from what we are doing,” he said. “I think we’ve slipped there a little, and we need to be careful how we proceed in the future.” Kusek pointed out there’s a technology
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Princeton OKs business district project Council approves using PVC piping By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — The Princeton City Council agreed to move forward and prepare the legal work for the business district recommendation at the Tuesday, Feb. 17, meeting. With commissioners Joel Quiram and Ray Mabry voting against the business district recommendation and commissioners Ray Swanson and Bob Warren and Mayor Keith Cain voting yes, the recommendation was approved. Legal preparations will
be made for the project at a cost of $7,500. Swanson said he liked the program because Princeton needs to get incentives on the table. In other business, Paul Hanson, regional engineer of the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association of Valparaiso, Ind., appeared before the Princeton City Council to discuss Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) piping versus Ductile Iron piping. “The pipe price may be less, but the total installed cost may be more than ductile iron pipe when the additional cost for correctly installing PVC are correctly added,” he said. Hanson made an appeal to the safety of Princeton’s drinking water. He said
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Who’s the new person in the neighborhood? This duet of deer got a bit distracted with the snowman windsock they discovered in the woods. Meteorologist Eric Sorensen of WQAD News Channel 8 said these deer could probably expect to see a few more snow showers Saturday, with the majority of accumulation remaining south of Route 34 — perhaps an inch or two. The brutal cold the area has been experiencing is expected to continue, with one blast coming in Saturday night and another shot of bitter air on Tuesday night.
ILA/ComEd appeal ICC decision on RICL By Terri Simon tsimon@bcrnews.com
The battle continues for Rock Island Clean Line (RICL) and those who oppose it. That battle has now moved into the Illinois court system. On Tuesday, Feb, 17, the Year 169 No. 23 One Section - 20 Pages
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Illinois Landowners Alliance (ILA) filed an appeal of a November order issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) which granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) to Rock Island Clean Line LLC, a subsidiary of Clean Line Energy Partners LLC based in Houston,
Texas. The CPCN allowed RICL to build and operate a 121-mile Illinois portion of a new 500-mile direct current electric power line. In mid-January, ComEd, the Illinois Agriculture Association (aka Illinois Farm Bureau) and the ILA asked the ICC for a new hearing, touting a variety of reasons
why the ICC’s ruling didn’t set well with these entities — the most pressing issue being RICL is a private company seeking authority of eminent domain to attract investors for a private, speculative project. The ICC denied that request for a new hearing. On Feb. 17, the ILA filed a
petition in the Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa and asked for a review of the ICC’s November 2014 order and its January denial to rehear the case. According to a press release from ILA, “Current laws are written for traditional utility projects; the Illinois Commerce Com-
mission’s application of the existing laws, as applied to this novel case, is being challenged.” The ILA is a non-profit organization representing more than half of the landowners on the proposed Illinois portion of the route.
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Dear Soldier You are not forgotten By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com
“Thank you for reminding us that our efforts and sacrifice have not gone unnoticed and that what we are doing is worth fighting for. We will forever be indebted to you,” said U.S. Marine Maj. P. D. T. Jr. in response to his Operation Gratitude care package he received while serving in Afghanistan. The Dear Soldier letter collection campaign goal is to gather as many letters as possible from residents of the Illinois Valley. These letters will be sent out in personalized care packages put together through the Operation Gratitude organization. Care packages will be delivered to new recruits, veterans, first responders, wounded warriors, caregivers and to individually named U.S. service members deployed overseas. The Bureau County Republican wants to help the community show appreciation for the sacrifices and struggles military men and women continue to make on America’s behalf. We want our military men, women and veterans to know they are appreciated and not forgotten, and we would love your help. To contribute, simply write a personal letter thanking a service man woman or veteran for their service and drop it off at any Dear Soldier mailbox location. Letters can be as personal as people would like but should not be sealed into envelopes. We ask that you write a letter to show your patriotism and let our military know you appreciate their work. Something that may take only five minutes of your time could mean the world to someone fighting for our country. Any monetary donations for the care package efforts can be directed to Operation Gratitude’s website, www.operationgratitude.com. Also, anyone wishing to submit a soldier’s name to receive a care package can do so at the same website. For more information contact Zita Henneberry at the BCR, 815-875-4461, ext. 6334, or by email at zhenneberry@ bcrnews.com.
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At left, students lined up to place their thank you letters into Jefferson School’s Dear Soldier mailbox. First-grader Jackson Mason slips his letter into the box. Behind him first-grader Landon Davis waits in front of second-grader Grace Eggers. Jefferson School has jumped at the opportunity to say thank you through the Dear Soldier letter collection campaign. Above, second-grader Madison Eubanks-Spoonmore drops off her letter.
Above, first-grader Landon Davis places all the letters from his classmates into the Dear Soldier Mailbox. At right, representatives from each firstand second-grade class at Jefferson Elementary in Princeton show off their Dear Soldier letters. Every first- and second-grade class has written letters for the campaign. Leading the effort is second-grade teacher Jeanette Scott. Scott is also helping to collect money from the Jefferson School staff for the Operation Gratitude effort and to construct the personalized care packages.
Dear Soldier mailbox locations The Dear Soldier campaign wants military men, women and veterans to know they are appreciated and not forgotten. The Bureau County Republican is collecting letters from residents of the Illinois Valley. These letters will then be delivered in personalized care packages to military men, women and veterans overseas and stateside.
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Mr. St. Bede Academy raises $34,000 PERU — This past Valentine’s Day will be one St. Bede’s hearts will remember as the evening was filled with entertainment, generosity and memories. The fifth Mr. SBA was held at Celebrations 150. Dr. Bob Morrow earned the title of Mr. SBA 2015 with his “Dr. Bob and Company” performance, which alone raised more than $9,000 for St. Bede. “Totals for the night came in at over $34,000, which is fantastic,” said Bonnie Prokup who is in charge of special events at St. Bede. “Our contestants, our students and our volunteers were all awesome! They helped us to make the evening a memorable one.” This year topped the most students ever involved in the event. More than 100 St. Bede students and 34 adult volunteers were involved Saturday to make the show a success. Eight men competed for the title of Mr. SBA. Their eight performances by contestants Mike Brown, coach Jim Eustice, Dave Hancock, Deacon Tom
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The fifth Mr. St. Bede Academy night was a great success. Pictured are Mike Urbanski (from left), Tom McGunnigal, Dr. Bob Morrow, John Hansen and Tim Postula. Jagiella, Brother George Matsuoka, Brother Luke McLachlan, Dr. Bob Morrow and Andy Rice entertained an audience of close to 400 attendees. “As these men and those in their acts gave generously of their time and talent, our St. Bede family Saturday night gave generously from their hearts to help the gap for each and every
student,” Prokup said. “There are so many people who have contributed to the many years of success for this event. We cannot say thank you enough to everyone who has helped make Mr. SBA not only a fabulous fundraiser but a fun time had by those of all ages.” Morrow’s winning act included John Hansen,
Tom McGunnigal, Tim Postula and Mike Urbanski and the Lady Bruins Basketball team all dancing to the popular song, “Uptown Funk.” All previous Mr. SBAs joined the contestants onstage as attorney George Leynaud announced the winner of Mr. SBA 2015. “The love for St. Bede and our students continues to touch my heart as we reached over $182,000 in five years with this event,” stated Patti Leynaud, chairwoman of Mr. SBA since its inception 2011. Prior to the winner being announced, the Leynauds were recognized by Abbot Philip Davey, O.S.B., for their five-year involvement as master of ceremonies and chairwoman for Mr. SBA, and Prokup was acknowledged for her leadership in overseeing the event since 2011. The next fundraiser held by St. Bede will be its annual auction which will be held Saturday, April 25. More information can be found on St. Bede’s website at www.st-bede.com and its Facebook page.
Get a head start on growing vegetables HENRY — The Marshall-Putnam University of Illinois Extension Office has a program that may be of interest to people who want to get a jump start on growing vegetables and flowers. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, master gardener Brenda
Brown will explain how to grow seeds under a light now in order to transplant hardy and healthy plants when the weather is ready to cooperate later. The program will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the University of Illinois Extension’s Marshall-Putnam Office,
located at 509 Front St., Henry. Registration is required for handouts, and may be done by calling 309-364-2356. There will be a $2 fee to attend this program. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation to par-
ticipate, contact 309-3642356. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the Illinois Valley Community College campus.
Bureau County United Way Spring Event is March 21 PRINCETON — The Bureau County United Way Spring Event will be Saturday, March 21, in the lower level of Fitzgerald’s in Princeton. Cocktails and hors
d’oeuvres will be at 6 p.m., and dinner is at 7 p.m. An art auction will follow. Pete Mangold will be the guest chef, and dinner will be by Four and Twenty Cafe. Entrée
choices are prime rib, center cut pork chop or duck breast. There will also be a cash bar. Tickets, which are $50, are available at the Bureau County United
Way office, 618 N. Main St. in Princeton. Proceeds will benefit the Bureau County United Way 2015 campaign. For more information, call 815872-0821.
Auction Calendar Feb. 21 – Bob and Kay Hurdis estate, Bill Etheridge estate, Joan Eckhardt and others, lawnmowers, trailer, tools, furniture, Longaberger, costume jewelry, ladies items, antiques and collectibles, 8:30 a.m., 1635 N. Main St. (Tumbleson Auction Center), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers. Feb. 21 – Huge collection of local advertising, Starved Rock items,
antique and collectibles, 9:30 a.m., 409 E. Stevenson Road, Ottawa, Matthew Bullock, auctioneers. Feb. 22 – Art, artifacts, antiques, swords, paintings, rocks, fossils and other collectibles, 10:30 a.m., 3401 N. State (Pitstick Pavilion), Ottawa, Higdon Auction Services, auctioneers. Feb. 22 – Miscellaneous consignors, pedal tractors, toy tractors and
farm implements, miscellaneous, noon p.m., 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers. Feb. 24 – Alice Dillon Price estate, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at 906 Walton Road (Walton Tap Banquet Room), Dixon, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers. Feb. 28 – Richard Fay, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at 107 N. Chicago St. (Magnolia Fire Depart-
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ment), Magnolia, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers. March 3 – Joseph J. Terando estate, farmland, 10 a.m., sale held at 311 N. Main Ave. (Rip’s Tavern), Ladd, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers. March 17 – Mark Plumer and Kim Plumer, farmland and machinery, 10 a.m., sale held at 9542 Sharkey Highway, Wyoming, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.
Struna: ‘Reduce the tax burden by 5 percent’ Bridging the Gap between Hall and IVCC
By Becky Kramer news@bcrnews.com
SPRING VALLEY — Taxpayers in Spring Valley will be paying less than expected. At the Wednesday, Feb. 18, regular meeting of the Hall High School Board, the board adopted a resolution to abate a portion of the tax levied for the 2014 year to pay debt service on general obligation school bonds in the amount of $100,000. Superintendent Mike Struna explained there was $160,000 in the health and life safety fund. That money was earmarked for improvements on the current school building but would not be needed. He is keeping $60,000 in the fund for emergencies. Struna said, “I’m pleased that this resolution will reduce the tax burden by 5 percent.” Assistant Principal Angie Carpenter and board member Betsy Sobin attended a Bridge the Gap meeting at Illinois Valley Community College. This collaboration between the two schools is important because about half of Hall’s graduates attend IVCC. Sixty-nine percent of Hall students attending IVCC since 2010 were enrolled in remedial math classes and 29 percent in both remedial reading and remedial English classes. The percentages of students needing remedial math is a concern by all schools in the Illinois Valley. Carpenter and Sobin met with the English chair at IVCC. They discussed the Common Core Standards and the expectations IVCC has for students in their entry level English classes. The board approved adding two new classes
for the 2015-16 school year. Vocational Technologies II will help students explore careers in digital manufacturing, material processing, robotics, alternative energy and computer aided design. Arc welding is being added to the industrial arts curriculum. In other business: • Struna presented the proposed calendar for next year, and it will be voted upon at next month’s meeting • Tony Orlandi and Jason Samolinksi of Leopardo Construction provided the board with the new school project update. • Graduation is set for May 9. May 15 will be the last day of attendance, if no more snow days are used. • The board accepted the resignation of Robert Peterlin as English teacher at the special board meeting held on Feb. 11. • During closed session, the board voted 6-0 to approve the request of Angie Carpenter to be reassigned as a full-time teacher for the 2015-16 school year. She will be teaching social studies courses. • The board voted 5-1 to name the new auditorium at Hall High School in honor of Robert Manahan. Manahan is a HHS graduate, who earned a music degree from Illinois Wesleyan, and taught for many years at LaSalle-Peru High School. Upon his retirement from L-P, he came back to Hall and worked for 13 years as a consultant for the purpose of rebuilding the chorus and theater programs. He re-retired from Hall four years ago. The next regularly scheduled board meeting is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 in the library. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.
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Business conducted at the Princeton City Council:
From Page 1 the Environmental Protection Agency’s website found PVC piping to leach vinyl chloride into drinking water. The website also stated long-term exposure to the vinyl chloride is said to increase a person’s risk of cancer. Hanson added, “There has always been cheaper pipe material than iron … Through it all, iron pipe continues to serve Princeton’s water customers safely and reliably.” Despite Hanson’s brief presentation, the text amendment ordinance allowing the council to authorize the use of acceptable materials (PVC piping) in the construction of water mains was passed. This was the ordinance’s second and final reading before the council. Another ordinance to rezone a property on the 900 block of West Peru Street was accepted after its first reading. The property will be rezoned from a light manufacturing district (M-1) to a business or community retail and service district (B-2). Under Princeton City Code, rezoning of the property was necessary in order to award a special use permit for a crematorium. Randy and Patricia Grant, owners of Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, have been awarded the permit for their potential crematorium. In other business, Richard Eckberg, previous recipient of the farm bid lease, was unable to ful-
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At the podium, Bureau County Police Chief Tom Root watches as Princeton Police officer Sara Rokey (right) is sworn in by Princeton City Clerk Pete Nelson. Rokey has been taken on as a full-time Princeton Police officer. Root addressed the council and said Rokey’s extensive knowledge and experience will be a great asset to the Princeton Police Department. fill the terms of his lease. Princeton City Clerk Pete Nelson said for this reason, the lease was awarded to the second highest bidder, Kevin Newell of Mendota. Mabry introduced the motor fuel tax bond debt resolution paperwork for repayment of a 2009 loan. The city is playing a little catch up with Illinois Department of Transportation requirements, said Nelson. He added the resolution passed at the Tuesday night meeting was simply to formally show on paper that Princeton is dedicated to repaying the debt. Out of the $842,000 originally owed, the city has paid $505,255.88, Nelson said. In another formalization of a previous understanding, the city of Princeton
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JFK From Page 1 bundle and a curriculum bundle, and they have to be used together. “I want to make sure we are doing it side-by-side,” he said. Discussion arose among board members how they had created a curriculum director position two years ago to help with the curriculum transition, and while it has been a process, most agreed the position is working. The board, however, would like to better monitor
close, it is now time for the city’s annual audits, said Nelson. The Princeton City Council has agreed to hire Striegel Knoblock & Company LLC of Bloomington for its auditing services. Striegel has entered into the contract, agreeing not to exceed $26,775 for both audits. They expect to begin June 14 and to issue the final reports no later than Sept. 30. In other business, Princeton Police Officer Sara Rokey took her oath of office before the council. The room was packed as Tom Root stood before the council introducing Rokey. Rokey has been taken on by the Princeton Police Department as a full-time officer. Root said, “She brings a wealth of knowledge com-
ing to the police department, especially to Princeton full-time, and we can’t say enough about how
excited we are ... and I’m sure that she is too.” Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com. says it will continue to work with affected landowners to notify them of their rights in light of the ICC’s failure to grant the power of eminent domain along with the CPCN. The Appellate Court’s process to review the case could likely take six months or more. RICL conceptually begins in North Central O’Brien County in Iowa and ends at a ComEd substation in Grundy County, Ill. In Illinois, the projected path of the line begins in Rock Island County at the Mississippi River south of Cordova and then runs through Whiteside, Henry, Bureau and LaSalle counties. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com. Ted Urbanski said. The board agreed to table the technology plan and revisit it again at the March board meeting. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.
owner rights, livelihoods and investments at risk,” said Curt Jacobs, an ILA Board member. “Whatever the outcome of RICL, it will set case law and precedent for future private companies hoping to grab rights
to our private property.” On Wednesday, Feb. 18, Commonweatlh Edison Co. also filed an appeal to the Appellate Court of the Third Judicial District, asking for the ICC to rehear the case. ComEd listed sev-
eral reasons for its request, including its belief there are “far too many uncertainties surrounding Rock Island Clean Line;” that the ICC’s order does not fully protect customers and other parties from signifi-
cant risks; RICL’s financing is uncertain; and more. Block RICL — a grassroots organization growing in numbers which also doesn’t want any part of RICL — also commented on the appeal. “The fact that RICL is an empty shell company with no employees or assets of its own, and separated from the parent company and investors by levels of limited liability corporations, puts our landowners at great risk,” said Block RICL spokesperson Mary Mauch. “RICL can’t prove they even have commitments for the necessary funds to construct the project, yet they refuse to give any financial assurances or a decommissioning plan.” Meanwhile, Block RICL
how effective technology is on student achievement. “I think we’re making strides and hired an individual to go that way; I think we are going that way, but I think we need to monitor the use and report the use to make sure it’s being used properly,” board President Ray Nolasco said. During this conversation, a parent from the audience spoke up and admitted how at first she was angry with having to pay the school a tech fee, only to find her student bringing home an iPad to play games on the device. However, as time went on, she noticed the transition of her student
utilizing the iPad more for homework lessons and assessments. The parent pointed out how her oldest daughter, who is a college student, does most of her school work on the computer. With that in mind, and seeing her eighth-grader doing online assignments, it puts her at ease because she knows her eighth-grader will already have had that technology in the classroom experience before she gets to college. “We are seeing a definite benefit from the technology,” she said. After hearing from the parent, Kusek said he
felt better hearing a parent’s perspective on the improvements made with technology. The same parent, however questioned the technology cohesion between JFK and Hall High School. “When we went to the board meeting at Hall, they said there is a conflict between the teaching and technology that JFK is doing, opposed to what the teaching and technology Hall is doing, and there’s not a cohesion,” she said. Superintendent Jim Hermes said the way Hall’s building is designed now prevents the capacity and capability to run technolo-
gy programs like JFK is currently using. “They’re progressing,” he said. “They know they have some catching up to do, but they are moving forward. And when they are in that new building, the sky will be the limit for them.” While the discussion wasn’t enough to push the board to approve the technology plan put in front of them Wednesday evening, they all agreed they would not deny the plan, as Hermes pointed out the alternative to the plan would be to go back to textbooks. “We can’t go back to textbooks. That’s not even a question,” board member
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From Page 1 The release also stated, “While the Alliance agrees with the ICC findings that RICL failed to prove need and declined RICL’s petition for the certificate leading to eminent domain power, the lLA contends that RICL’s routing is based on a flawed study and that the ICC failed to consult with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.” The ILA also believes RICL failed to prove the project is necessary, and that the company is actually capable of financing the proposed construction. “Too many aspects of the ICC’s final order put land-
has entered into a mutual aid agreement. Geneseo, Ladd, Oglesby, Peru, Princeton and Rock Falls have entered into a mutual understanding to share resources, personnel, equipment, materials and other expenses in the event of an emergency. Nelson said these areas have been doing this for years, and this is simply a formalization of those efforts. In light of the recent fire last weekend in Princeton, Warren extended a thank you on behalf of the city to all who helped with the Marion Street blaze. Warren thanked the Red Cross and Kramer’s Kitchen for supplying food, beverages and support to the firefighters. With the previous fiscal year having come to a
• Princeton police officer Sara Rokey took her oath of office before the council. • The council approved Princeton Plan Commission’s recommendation for the preliminary plat and planned unit development of the Diamond Senior Apartments of Princeton for residents 55 and older. • Council members accepted the first reading of the Plan Commission’s recommended ordinance. The ordinance allows for the rezoning of property owned by Randy and Patricia Grant on the 900 block of West Peru Street from an M-1 to a B-2. • The council accepted the Plan Commission’s recommendation allotting the special use permit for a crematorium to Randy and Patricia Grant for the West Peru Street property. • Council approved a resolution retiring 2009 motor fuel tax bond debt and formally committing the city to full repayment of the original loan. • The council accepted the text amendment ordinance’s second and final reading authorizing the use of acceptable materials (PVC) in the construction of Water Mains. • A change was made in the Farm Lease Logistics Site. Due to Richard Eckberg’s inability to fulfill the terms of his lease, the Farm Lease was awarded to the second highest bidder, Kevin Newell. • Princeton has hired Striegel Knoblock& Co. to perform the city’s annual audit for the fiscal year ending April 30. • Princeton, Ladd, Geneseo, Oglesby, Peru and Rock Falls have entered into a mutual aid agreement. The formal agreement provides for the sharing of resources, personnel, equipment, materials and other expenses in the event of an emergency. • Through the majority vote, the Princeton City Council has agreed to move forward with the legal preparations for the Business District stretching from Interstate 80 to Backbone Road on the west side of Main Street.
CHICAGO — Rock Island Clean Line, LLC, is a subsidiary of Clean Line Energy Partners, LLC, based in Houston, Texas. On the morning of Friday, Feb. 20, Amy Kurt, manager/spokesperson for the Clean Line office in Chicago commented on the most recent developments. “We are very pleased we have unanimous approval from the ICC for the Rock Island Clean Line,” Kurt said. The commission granted us an order for the certificate of public convenience and necessity; we are pleased with that decision. “We don’t know the grounds of what these appeals are on,” Kurt continued. “They are very procedural. We don’t know what those parties are appealing in our case; what they are based on; and what information they will be bringing forth. We will be monitoring those appeals and watching it, but at this time, we are very pleased we have the approval of the ICC.”
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Obituaries Gladys Minier BLOOMINGDALE — Gladys I. Minier, 91, formerly of Walnut and Sterling, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at West Suburban Nursing and Rehab Center in Bloomingdale. Arrangements are pending at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.
Mary Blaisdell
BRADFORD — Mary Dorothy Blaisdell, 87, of Bradford passed away Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, surrounded by her family. Mary was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Peoria to James Edward and Anna Irene (Russell) Real. She married the love of her life, Thomas J. Blaisdell, on Oct. 9, 1948, in Bradford. He survives along with four children, Ann (Patrick) Rothery of St. Louis, Mo., Mary Mary Blaisdell Lynne (Bud) Herman of Homer Glen, Kathleen (James) Hewitt of Bradford and James (Cheryl) Blaisdell of Bradford; 10 grandchildren, Tom Rothery, Sean Rothery, Julie Armstrong, Sarah Woodard, Mark Hewitt, Alison Gradisher, Jacob Herman, Luke Herman, Justin Blaisdell and Caitlin Blaisdell; and 12 great-grandchildren and one due in June. She was preceded in death by her parents. She was a graduate of Bradford High School and attended Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa. Mary was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Bradford. She was an avid bird watcher and enjoyed teaching her grandchildren about birds. Mary and Tom were married 66 years. They enjoyed bus trips to various locations including Hawaii and Europe. The family would like to thank Mary’s special caregivers from Henry - Stark Health Department and also the staff of OSF Hospice. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Bradford, with Father Vien Van Do officiating. Burial will be at St. John Cemetery, Bradford. Visitation will be for two hours prior to services at the church. Memorials may be directed to Masses at her church, Bradford Rescue Squad, Friends of Strays in Princeton or OSF Hospice, Galesburg. Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.
Doris Ninmann
NAPLES, Fla. — Doris C. Ninmann, 85, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Fox Lakes, Wis., passed away on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Doris was born in Sublette to the late Clarence and Dorothy Chelin. During her years of teaching in DePue and Spring Valley, she touched the lives of many students. Doris also managed senior housing buildings in Chicago and was also a former Eastern Star Worthy Matron. Devoted mother of Lynn, Lee and Lisa. Cherished grandmother of Jennifer, Kyle, Benjamin and great-grandmother of Jaina. Dear sister of Evelyn Nelson. Cremation arrangements entrusted to The BeachwoodSociety at www.beachwoodsociety.com.
At the courthouse Divorces Tasha R. (Kelly) Walzer of LaMoille and Eric P. Walzer of LaMoille; married March 17, 2003; divorced Feb. 17, 2015. Chance M. Storm of Princeton and Rose M. (Baron) Storm of Streator; married April 5, 1997; divorced Feb. 13, 2015. Justin M. Young of Dalzell and Gina (Coats) Young of Oglesby; married Aug. 2, 2013; divorced Feb. 13, 2015.
Traffic court
Driving no license/permit/age — Edward W.R. Jenigen III, 18, of Princeton. Driving on suspended license — Michael J. Joniak, 43, of Buda. Driving under the influence of alcohol — Lamarvin S. Cassel, 35, of Spring Valley. Operating ATV on private land without consent — Cole T. Jilderda, 20, of Princeton. Speeding (15-20) — Jessica E. Godinez, 24, of DePue.
Corrections
Princeton woman accused of stealing $92,588
St Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Princeton will begin hosting their Lenten soup suppers Wednesday, Feb. 25. It was misprinted in an early edition. The address of the Wyanet United Methodist Church was incorrect in Thursday’s BCR. The church is located at 112 W. Main St. in Wyanet. The church will host a free family movie night beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the church. The BCR regrets these errors.
PRINCETON — After a short-term investigation, Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed announced the arrest of Julie A. Farraher, 47, of Princeton for one count of theft, more than $10,000 and less than $100,000, and one count of theft by deception, both Class 2 felonies. Farraher is accused of stealing $92,588, over a four-year period from the Princeton Fish and Game Club, Inc. Farraher was the bookkeeper for the Princeton Fish and Game Club. Farraher was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and held in custody pending a bond hearing. After her bond hearing, Farraher posted bond and was released from custody. The investigation continues.
Police reports Spring Valley Police Accident
A two-vehicle accident involving Louise Robich, 93, of Spring Valley and Shirley A. Eide, 67, of LaSalle occurred on Richard Mautino Drive in the parking lot of Nativity of Our Lord Church at 1 p.m. Feb. 18.
Meeting Minutes Ohio High School OHIO — The Ohio High School Board met in regular session on Wednesday, Jan. 28. This was a change of date that was posted Monday due to scheduling conflicts. The following action was taken or discussed: • Approved agenda as presented, minutes of the December 2014 regular board meeting as presented, December treasurer’s report, and bills and payroll. • Under audience participation: Administration did notify Marcia Thompson and Linda Beattie, who do attend the board meeting on a regular basis, of the change. • Unfortunately on the opening bid date of Jan. 6, the school received only one bid for the window project and it came in higher than anticipated. In the bid process, the school asked for an alternative bid which eliminated some of the windows in the case the bids came in too high. Superintendent Sharon Sweger spoke to both board presidents and the building committee members before making recommendations. • Approved the Vision 20/20 Resolution. The Vision 20/20 Resolution was developed by several strong education groups. This resolution is in support of the Vision 20/20 movement outlining four pillars of education — high effective educators, 21st century learning, shared accountability and equitable and adequate funding. The purpose of this movement is for education to promote what educators feel their needs are for improving education, instead of people outside of education dictating educational changes. To date, more than 60 schools have passed this resolution. • Approved Cheeseman Charter bus service for transporting students during prom. The cost to the school will be $650. • Approved to continue to retain various executive session minutes dated from 1998 to 2014. Superintendent Sharon Sweger reported: • There are currently 36 students in the high school. • As required, Sweger must report to the board all freedom of information act (FOIA) requests. Previously, she mentioned a FOIA request for all bond and loan information. She emailed the sender and asked a couple of clarifying questions. To date, she has not received the answers. In addition, the sender said he would email again on Jan. 9 to provide the method of sending the documentation. Sweger has not received an email as of today. The school received another FOIA request on Jan. 7 for contract information which gives union members salary or benefits for union activities during school times, as well as the payroll information for anyone using that benefit. Sweger checked records and there was no one who used that benefit this year. Sweger forwarded the requested information. • The school finally sold bus No. 6. Glen Coyle listed it on Ebay. It sold to a church in the state of Ohio for $3,200. They paid cash and each Ohio, Ill., school district received $1,600. There were some small costs for listing it two times and an oil change before it was driven to the buyer. Coyle donated the oil change; the school paid for the oil. • Sweger received the paperwork from the Illinois Energy Now program and the school will be receiving $6,116.42 in free products, which should lead to additional savings when installed. • On Jan. 21, at Kewanee High School, there was a
“We the People” Tea Party OPEN PUBLIC MEETING Thursday, February 26, 2015
6:30 P.M. at the Bureau County Republican newspaper conference room located at 800 Ace Road in Princeton
Our speaker this evening will be Don Clemmens. His subject of interest will be about our Right to Bear Arms and our 2nd Amendment Rights. Know your Rights according to the Law. Illinois now has Concealed and Carry. Everyone is welcomed.
Please visit our Web-site at www.2becks.com/wethepeople.htm or E-mail at Wethepeople@2becks.com
legislative forum to promote Vision 20/20. The forum featured six legislators, as well as information on the four pillars developed by several organizations within the education community. Sweger and Brenda Reuter attended. Sweger felt the meeting was very informative. • The school has two pianos former music teacher Pat Anderson said the school has no use for and now new teacher, Danielle Zito, has said the same thing. The school has a total of four pianos and uses only two. This piano is in the way and is currently sitting out in the hall by the cafeteria. In the past, the boards gave permission to sell or give pianos away. Sweger would like to put it in the newsletter to try to find a good home for the pianos. The board agreed. • The Digital Divide Grant, which was written in conjunction with the public library, will be offering computer classes each Wednesday night in February. Information will be going out in the newsletter. There are sign-up sheets available at the school and at the town library. All these classes are open to the public. • The ROE is getting new conference tables and chairs. As a result, they put out an email asking if anyone wanted their used ones. Sweger responded to the email within four minutes and won the lottery. The school received 13 tables and about 40 chairs on Thursday. Sweger would like to thank Coyle Services for donating the use of a rental truck from their Budget Rental business and gas for the truck. Coyle Service also provided an employee to help bus driver (Robb Kleist) with the pick-up. Kleist often volunteers his time for small projects around the school. • Sweger would like to thank Joann Bowman, art teacher and library aide. Bowman is the yearbook sponsor this year and has been doing a wonderful job of being at school activities and taking pictures. She posts the pictures on a bulletin board outside the superintendent’s office. The students and staff have really enjoyed them. Principal Jason Wilt reported: • High school girls’ and boys’ basketball seasons are wrapping up. The girls’ basketball team had senior night on Jan. 26 and boys had theirs on Feb. 13. Boys’ regionals begin Monday, Feb. 23. The teams have been working very hard and making progress. • Principal’s breakfast for honor roll students was held Friday, Jan. 16 , along with awards for attendance and academics. There were nine students on the honor roll, eight students on the high honor roll; three students had 4.0 and four perfect attendance. • Illinois 5 Essentials Survey is an online survey through the state board. The school will offer the student, teacher and parent part of the survey. A lot of schools have not had a lot of luck with participation. • Homecoming week was Jan. 12 to 16. The game was Tuesday, Jan. 13. The dance was held Saturday, Jan. 17. King was Brad Davis and Queen was Kaitlyn Hughes. Wilt had a copy of the Walnut Leader to show the board the homecoming made the front page. He explained it is a lot of work to put together the whole week of games, activities and the dance, so he wanted to thank Dee Hughes for all of her time and hard work she puts in to make the homecoming event a success. The board did not need to go into closed session. The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m., with the next regularly scheduled meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 in the school library.
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The Lenten sacrifice Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season, which leads up to Easter on April 5. It’s a holy time which allows for introspection, self-evaluation and remembering the humble Easter story and how it pertains to our individual lives. As a child, Easter was also special to me. Aside from the Easter Bunny’s treats, the new white shoes, gloves, dress and hat I wore to our Easter service at church was a big deal. Even as a little girl, I knew it was far more than just a Sunday; it was truly a holy day, where I needed to be on my best behavior. Fast forward a few years, and I was infatuated with many of my junior high friends who were Catholic and came to Terri Simon school with a smudged thumb print of an ashen cross on their foreheads and chatted easily about what they were reluctantly giving up for Lent. Fast forward quite a few more years, and I’ve come to appreciate the practice of giving something up for Lent. Basically, some people — not just Catholics — who participate in Lent pick something to give up for 40 days. The concept (in an overly simplified nutshell) is to sacrifice something you feel you rely too heavily on, thus depriving yourself of some kind of luxury out of your devotion to your religious beliefs. Hhhhmmm .., prior to last Wednesday, I was in some sort of a turmoil, as I tried to close in on that perfect item I needed to kick to the curb for the next 40 days. I wanted it to be special (though, the thought of cooked spinach did come to mind); otherwise it wouldn’t mean anything. Why is it many who contemplate that Lenten sacrifice automatically think of food products. Sweets, fried things and salty snacks first came to mind. Really ... I did toy with giving up one or all of those items. Not only would it be a sacrifice, but it would be good for my body as well. On the other hand, I grew up on a farm where sugar, salt and fat were clearly the Holy Trinity. I just don’t think God would expect me to mess around with that coveted Holy trio. Right after sugar, salt and butter, I automatically thought about caffeine, which of course would include coffee, sodas ... and chocolate. If you’ve ever worked around a bunch of newspaper folks, you know caffeine, for many of us, is the lifeline to meeting deadlines. In other words, getting the newspaper to you in a timely fashion often depends on the Bunn coffeemaker’s performance. No ... I couldn’t do that to you folks. You want your newspaper on time; the caffeine would have to stay. Let’s see ... • I have a friend in Wisconsin who is giving up Facebook and her computer for Lent. While I really kind of envy her for her commitment, I use both in my job every day. Unless you want a new editor, that probably shouldn’t happen. • I have a friend who decided to turn off the TV for 40 days. While I don’t spend an enormous amount of time watching TV, I remember a few years back when I turned the TV off for three months. While I didn’t miss all the nonsensical programs, I did miss the news ... which is my job. While I still lose my remote several times a day, the idea of no TV probably wouldn’t play well with my job either. • And then there’s the friend who decided to give up the frequent glass of wine she has after work nearly every day. I thought about keeping the cork on those wine bottles too, but when you think about it, we have to also consider communion wine in that scenario. Giving up wine for Lent? It just doesn’t seem proper. The other Lenten sacrifices that crossed my mind are many ... I could have given up my daily exercise routine — which consists of walking from my vehicle into the BCR and vice versa at the end of the day — but then again, that didn’t seem like enough. Other items I considered — refraining from talking on my cell phone while driving even though it’s Blue Tooth, ice cream (which I seldom eat anyway), procrastinating, going out to eat (which I seldom do anyway), speeding (just kidding, Bureau County Deputy Chad Hall), and sarcasm (Yeah, right! I’ll get right on that one!) ... A few others ... giving up my snooze alarm on my bedroom clock, giving up taking the elevator instead of the stairs (good thing the BCR doesn’t have a sec-
Trivial pursuits I used to think I was smart. Not in the math, science and English sort of way … you know, the type of subjects that actually help you in life. No, my intelligence was more in the innate knowledge of “Gilligan’s Island” and knowing how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop sort of way. I used to remember the most useless pieces of minutia that you could possibly imagine. That was a while ago. These days, an acute preponderance of overall ignorance has taken up residence in that portion of my brain. Where I used to be able to sing along word for word to the theme song of “Laverne and Shirley,” I now mix up which one is Lenny and which one is Squiggy. I have basically become a full-fledged idiot on all topics. But evidently not everyone is aware of that. You see, my wife and I were recently asked to take part on a trivia team. I had never been to a trivia competition before and the only thing that I had to compare it to was my Senior Bowl team back when I was in high school. I told the lady who asked us (my high school English teacher) that I would be less than useless if I had to answer the same type of questions that we used to get back in Senior Bowl. She said not to worry, trivia nights are much easier and that I wouldn’t have to know any quadratic equations. Following a period of practically no deliberation, we agreed to take part. As my wife and I entered the trivia arena that frigid February evening, we stared into the cold, hard eyes of our competitors. They sat around circular tables filled with notepads, pens and pencils. Nobody said anything about writing stuff down. Nerves began to set in.
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We soon arrived at the table where our teammates sat. The trivia team that we were asked to be a part of was made up primarily of high school teachers, or as I like to refer to them, people who know things. I sat by a lady who knows the actual difference between an adjective and an adverb. I sat across from a gentleman who knows the approximate timeline for when every U.S. president served in office. I would use adjectives and/ or adverbs to describe these people but I probably shouldn’t and/or can’t. One of the first rounds contained questions about history. Or maybe it was English literature. I’m not sure. Those two subjects are pretty much the same thing to me. During those rounds, I found out that the pads of paper were just the right size to doodle small squiggly guys screaming, “I don’t know the answer to that one either!!!” I think it was the third round (out of 10) that was about movies and entertainment. I sat a little higher in my chair at this point. If I was going to be of any help to my team, it was going to be in this category. I was on the verge of feeling cocky. And then the moderator asked a question. Confidence is a cruel mistress who leaves just as quickly as she shows up. She asked questions about all the wrong movies. I believe one of the questions dealt with some flick called “Gone With The Wind” or something like that. Out of 10 questions, not one had
ond level), giving up talking on the phone altogether (that was just stupid), giving up wearing make-up (that was scary and stupid), giving up searching for that close parking space instead of parking a ways from the door and walking, giving up texting (OMG!) ... Please understand, my friends, I am just kidding around. Please don’t write me letters telling me how sacrilegious this column is ... I’m just having a little fun, and I truly respect the Lenten season and all it represents. While I would consider myself to be far more spiritual than religious, I hold the Easter story very near and dear to my heart ... But back to my Lenten sacrifice ... I’m happy to report I finally figured it all out. I don’t know that it’s going to be simple, but I think it will teach me much. For the
anything to do with “Porky’s,” “Navy Seals” or “The Apple Dumpling Gang.” I was really feeling stupid at this point, so I got extra comfy in my chair and doodled away. Round after round went by, and I slumped lower and lower in that dumb old chair. I didn’t know anything about music or presidents or even sports. A missed question about March Madness (that I would still like to argue about) made me want to leave. It was in either Round 7 or 8, a lady placed a folded piece of paper on everyone’s table. Evidently this was going to be a visual round. Great, not only was I audibly ignorant, now I was also going to be optically foolish. I leaned toward the doorway. And then the piece of paper was opened. It was full of cartoon characters that needed to be identified. All of the teachers looked at me. I smiled and quietly said, “Oh yeah ...” With the help of Hank Hill, Scooby-Doo and Smurfette, I regained a small bit of my shattered confidence. We didn’t win that night, but we did have fun. So much that we’re participating again this weekend. My wife and I are now nerds playing trivia games on our cell phones day and night. I’ve even broken out the Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader book that I got for Christmas. Trivia has become serious business in our household. I didn’t answer many questions that night, but I would personally like to thank Captain Caveman for briefly making me a hero in my wife’s eyes. You can contact Wallace at gregwallaceink7@gmail.com. You can follow him on his blog at http:// gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.
next 40 days I’m going to do at least one good deed every day. Some may be small, while others may be bigger and take more effort and thought. While this might not really seem like a sacrifice, I consider my time very precious. Forty good deeds does cause me to focus more on others and less on myself. And even though I’m not really a self-centered person, these 40 days of good deeds seems to fit well with the spirit of Easter. Plus, the idea of sacrificing my time for the benefit of others seems like a Lenten activity that will hopefully impact many ... including myself. And quite frankly ... 40 good deeds seems to have a bit more of a wallop than giving up cooked spinach. BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@ bcrnews.com.
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Students recognized — Area students have been recognized for their accomplishments. See Education Briefs on Page 9.
IVSO will present Young Performers Concert LASALLE — The Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lucia Matos, will present the Young Performers Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in LaSalle-Peru High School’s Matthiessen Auditorium. The winners of the Young Performers Competition, Kailee McGillis, violin, and Jessica Znaniecki, flute, are the featured soloists with Donna Diana Overture and Aladdin Suite by Nielsen completing the program. Kailee McGillis of Toluca is the 16-year-old homeschooled student who is in the 10th grade. She started playing violin at the age of 5 with Emily Sobacki and has enjoyed every minute of it. She was the Junior Division winner of the IVSO Young Performers Competition and the IVYSO concerto competition at age 11. She assumed the position of concert mistress of the IVYSO at age 11 and was awarded the Blouke Carus Award. In 2010, she was accepted into the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra serving as concertmistress
of the Debut Orchestra. In 2011, she moved up to the Concert level and in 2012 she reached the Symphony Orchestra where she was chosen by Maestro Tinkam to the elite level, the Encore Chamber ensemble. Under the tutelage of Maestro Tinkam, Kailee has performed at Orchestra Hall and Millennium Park in Chicago. She has performed with the Blue Man Group, Justin Timberlake and Jordan Sparks, and has performed for the Chicago Bulls opening season in October 2014. In 2014, she was awarded the Albert Pick III Award from CYSO for outstanding musicianship and service to the community and was the recipient of the Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Youth Symphony Youth Auditions Scholarship. She has played with the Illinois Valley Symphony since 2009 and has performed for Rachel Barton Pine and Kam-Leng Cheng. She has been invited to masterclasses featuring Geraldo Riberieo, Renee Jolles, Peter Slowick and Rami Salamando. This past sum-
Jessica Znaniecki
Kailee McGillis
mer, she toured with CYSO to China where they performed in Bejing, Shanghai, Xi’an, and Hangzhou. She is the daughter of Scott and Denise McGillis. She will perform Wieniawski’s Violin Concerto No. 2. Jessica Znaniecki, from Oglesby Washington School, is an eighth-grade student and is active in the band and choir under Christine Adelmann. She has studied flute with Sue Giulio for the past three years and is a member of the Illinois Valley Flute Ensemble at Music Suite 408 in Peru. She has won the position of principal flute for the past two years at District 2 IMEA band festival and
has received superior ratings at Panorama. Additionally, she has participated in the Summer Flute Retreat performing on the masterclass of Gerald Carey. She is the daughter of Neal and Linda Znaniecki. She will be heard in Carnival of Venice. Admission to the concert is by season subscription or individual ticket, available at the door or online at ivso.org. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students K-college with ID. This program is sponsored by Miller Group Charitable Trust, Central Radio Group and a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
niques and state-of-the-art analytical methods, the group will delve beneath the surface of Monet’s paintings to learn about the materials he used, how he worked and how his compositions evolved during the painting process. This lecture will illustrate the tools used by conservators and scientists at the Art Institute and highlight some of the most exciting discoveries about Monet’s paintings.
Thanks Neighbor Thank you for your support To the Editor, The Covered Bridge Chorus would like to thank the community and the Prairie Arts Council for their support with our Valentine concert, “An Evening of Love Songs.” The Prairie Arts Center is a great place to perform and the council did an excellent job of advertising and assisting the chorus. The Prairie Arts Council furnished chocolates and desserts after the concert so it was a great evening. If you weren’t able to attend, you missed a great evening. Marvin Hartz Covered Bridge Chorus publicity chairman
Community Notes Free concert SPRING VALLEY — “The Volunteers,” a U.S. Army Field Band, will present a free concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at JFK School in Spring Valley. Advanced tickets are required. Tickets are available at the Spring Valley City Clerk’s Office, 215 N. Greenwood St. in Spring Valley or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope with a note requesting the number of tickets to: Army Band Tickets, 215 N. Greenwood St., Spring Valley, IL 61362. For more information, call Debb at 815-303-4327.
HCCA plans Monet trip on March 18 The Heritage Corridor Community Associates will travel to Chicago Wednesday, March 18, to meet with Kim Muir and learn about Monet. As part of an innovative online catalog on the works of the Impressionists, the collection of Claude Monet paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago received in-depth technical examination and scientific analysis. Using investigative imaging tech-
Honor rolls — Logan Junior High School, LaMoille High School and Princeton High School have released honor rolls. See Page 8.
The day will start with the charter bus picking up members at either Peru, Ottawa and Morris. Then there is a lecture at the Chicago Art Institute by expert Kim Muir. Lunch is at Piccolo Sogno followed by going to Conservation Center of Chicago. Reservations are due by Saturday, March 7, to Barbara Mueller, 2109 Mary Lane, Ottawa, IL 61350. For more information, call Mueller at 815-434-5218
Card shower will be held for Julia Ernat A card shower is being held to celebrate the 95th birthday of Julia (Ternetti) Ernat of Princeton. She was born Feb. 25, 1920, in Spring Valley. She married Thomas Ernat of Spring Valley. They are the parents of five children, three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and
one great-great-grandchild. She enjoys playing bingo, eating fried chicken and reading the BCR. She was a farm wife. Cards may be sent to: Colonial Rehab and Nursing Center at 515 Bureau Valley Parkway, Room 13, Princeton, IL 61356.
Free movie night WYANET — A free family movie night, sponsored by the Wyanet United Methodist Church, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the church, 112 W. Main St. in Wyanet. The movie will be “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” Refreshments will be served after the movie.
Chili and soup supper PRINCETON — The Bureau County Open Door 4-H Club will host its annual chili and soup supper from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at the First United Methodist Church in Princeton. The cost for the meal is $5, and children under 5 years old are free. Included on the menu is chili, vegetarian chili or chicken noodle soup, relishes, desserts and drinks. Purchase tickets in advance from club members.
Pancake and sausage breakfast WALNUT — The Walnut Winners 4-H Club will host its annual all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Walnut Senior Citizens Center on Main Street in Walnut. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for ages 6-12. Carry-outs will be available.
Genealogical society meeting KEWANEE — The Henry County Genealogical Society will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Kewanee Public Library in the second floor meeting room. Floyd Ham of Toulon will present a program on his book about the 100th anniversary of the Congregational Church in Toulon.
Quilt guild meeting PRINCETON — The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St., Princeton. Participants should enter through front door just off of Main Street. The program, “I always wanted to be an artist,” will be presented by Kate Hall. Guests are welcome to attend for a $5 fee. A workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the church. The project will be “open sew day.” For membership information, call Annette Byrne at 815-223-0558.
Make Someone Happy • Happy birthday on Sunday, Feb. 22, to Rex Lasson. From your friends at Princeton Rotary.
Richard Ahuja, MD, is here for one very ry import rtant reason n. Your eyes. In private practice for 13 years, Dr. Richard Ahuja has joined the team at Illinois Retinna & Eye rtified, fellowship trained retina specialist and haas outstanding Associates. Dr. Ahuja is a board cert credentials in the use of advanced technology and research to treat eye conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease and retina tears and detachments. He offffers the Illinois Valley individualized care for their special vision problems. Illinois Retina & Eye tte Road in Peru. Associates is proud to welcome him to the practice at 3602 Marquett For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 815-223-7400.
Dr. Ahuja is now providing retina care at Illinnois Retina & Eye Associates.
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Honor Rolls LaMoille High School
Honor Roll Eighth grade: Ethan Baron, Elizabeth Braun, Conner Dickens, Jakob Ebner, Cody Gothard, Elijah Grundman, Peyton Hammerich, Koel Hjertstedt, Justin Hoffeditz, Jacey Jensen, Jacob Johnson, Kaitlyn Leopold, AlessanSecond Quarter dra Marandola, Adelyn Matznick, Samuel May, Kinsey 2014-2015 Moore, Madeline Mosley, Abby Nord, Collin Rutledge, * Denotes straight A’s Paige Smith, Chase Tatum, Katelyn Unger, Gavin Vetter, High Honor Roll Victoria Wallace, Hayden Welte, Marissa Word and LindSeniors: Skye Ashbrook, Luke Becker, Erin Bennett, say Wright. Jeffry DeLong, Emily Fahs, Ragen Forbes, Jennah GraSeventh grade: Emma Baker, Henry Bengtson, Austin ham*, Paige Koskosky, Griffin Kozeal, Quinn Lamkin, Borys, Rachel Cook, Abbigail Davis, Kelly Devert, MadeToni Lawrence, Stephanie Marcum, Tracer Mills and line Devert, Liam Duffin, Jordan Eggers, Emily Hartman, Lindsey Patrick. Gabrielle Henderliter, Payton Kuhne, Savanna Lasson, Juniors: Rylee Cromwell, Elizabeth Griffin, Joshua Keegan Mall, Brookelyn Matznick, Steven Rahn, Kayla Gross, Olivia Heinzeroth, Kaitlyn Hildebrand, Sarah Hunter, Jordyn Pinter*, Rae Anne Schultz*, Clay Stuep- Richardson, Anna Robbins, Sophia Rucinski, Sophie Rutledge, Ian Sampson, Darren Scaggs, Colton Schafer, fert*, Allision Werkau and Erika Zimmerlein. Sophomores: Ethan Blankenhagen, Christopher Cech, Savanah Sims, Jacob Starr, Kaewta Usaphrom, Sophia Vergamini, Kayne Wade and Jacob Widlacki. Alana Cherry, Erin Hosto, Hannah Pinter and Brenna Sixth grade: Emma Abell, Nolan Doran, Kylie Ebner, Rieker. Chase Foster, Isabelle Gerber, Mason Goodrum, Dylan Freshmen: Melanie Chasteen, Will Flanagan, Kyle Gross, Andrew Johnson, Alyssa Lucas, Nevaeh Mikrut, Hunter, Dominic Moore, Cara Motter, Caleb Sarff, Ryan Evan Morse, Allison Morton, Alexandra Powelson, Meara Schultz, Clay Sundberg and Libby Wittenauer. Rees, Tyler Reuter, Kaelin Russelburg, Nolan Scott, Honor Roll Bryce Shaw, Austin Sims, Michaela Sterling, Bryar Seniors: Amanda Chasteen, Kyle Faber, Elizabeth Geuther, Monica Joerger, Alyssa Martin and Madi Walk- Townsend, Collyn Walters, Zachary Wendling, Drew Woolley, Trinity Word and William Worrels. er. Fifth grade: Luke Atilano, Diamone Baker, Wyatt Juniors: Kaitlin Boers, Madisin Lewis and Alan StamBaker, Jack Bauer, Steven Benavidez, Hunter Brockberger. Sophomores: Chase Billhorn, Max Kozeal, Ashley Lipe, man, Lily Carpenter, Preston DeBates, Emma DePauw, Joseph Patrick, Abri Powers, Max Sexton, George Stuep- Travis Freeman, Julian Fulkerson, Graycee Funderberg, Trent Goodale, EmmaRose Grabow, Chloe Groves, fert and Luykis Wamhoff. Giovanni Gualandi, Madelynn Irizarry, Alisha Jennings, Freshmen: Karli Forbes, Austin Lundquist, Thomas Morganne Johnson, Evelyn Langloss, Bianca Lanham, Molln and Austin Walker. 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Princeton Rotary makes donations Education Briefs The Princeton Rotary Club presented two organizations with donations, totaling $500, a recent meeting. Brenda Streit (right), president of the Princeton Rotary Club, Hope College announces Bradford names students atpresent checks to Dan Legner, president of the St. Louis School Foundation, and Colleen Sailer, CEO of In-Home Care VNA. Rotary meets at noon every Tuesday at of the month fall dean’s list the Elks Club in Princeton.
HOLLAND, Mich. — Kathryn Krieger of Princeton and Leslie Miller of Princeton have been named to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list at Hope College. To be named to dean’s list, a student must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Monmouth College announces dean’s list MONMOUTH — Monmouth College has announced its 2014 fall semester dean’s list. Area students who made the list are: Bailey Roberts of Sheffield and Johnna Schultz of Spring Valley. To be eligible, students must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average while taking three course credits.
Jensen named to NIU dean’s list DEKALB — Natasha Jensen of Bureau has been named to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list at Northern Illinois University. Each semester’s dean’s list is compiled by NIU’s academic colleges according to student grade point averages. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business; Education; Health and Human Sciences; Liberal Arts and Sciences or Visual and Performing Arts.
Bradford students Kylie Stabler, Kristen Higgins and Chase Stahl are the December students of the month. They were awarded a certificate and a $25 gift card from Speer Bank for their excellence in academics and citizenship.
Brown qualifies for state conference
SPRING VALLEY — Every year in October thousands of high school juniors and seniors across the state of Illinois audition for district Illinois Music Educator OGLESBY — Current Illinois Valley Community College students, high school Association festivals with seniors or individuals planning to enroll at the hope of making the top the college in fall 2015 can now apply for few students who are eligible to make the state confermore than 100 scholarships. ence. This year 10 students The deadline is Friday, March 6. The from Hall High School audiapplication is available at www.ivcc.edu/ foundation and from the IVCC Foundation tioned for the district fes-
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tival. Of those 10 students from Hall two performed well enough to make the district cut, Marco Gutierrez and Luke Lee Brown. After attending the district festival, Luke Lee Brown found out that he scored high enough to not only make the state conference, but the honors portion of the conference. He appeared in concerts Jan 30
and 31 at the Peoria Civic Center.
office (C-202). Applicants must also file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online by Friday, April 17. Scholarships range in value from $500 to $2,000 and more. For information, call Donna Swiskoski at 815-224-0551.
Black Hawk East releases fall 2014 honors lists
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — James Ferrell of Princeton has received honor recognition from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Full-time undergraduates who earned grade points of 3.90 to 4.0 are given the highest honors designation. High honor citations go to those with grade point averages from 3.75 to 3.89 and honor recognition is accorded to those with grade point averages from 3.50 to 3.74.
GALVA/KEWANEE — Black Hawk College – East Campus, Galva/Kewanee, has released the fall 2014 honors list. Students named to the high honors list had a grade point average of 3.75 to 4.0 for the semester. Students named to the honor roll had a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.74 for the semester. Area students named to the high honors list were: Annawan — Dana Baele, Shannon Smith, Kate Sturtewagen and Jennifer VanDeGenachte. Mineral — Alyssa DePauw. Neponset — Joshua Crofton, Michael Kincaid, Kenneth Kuehn and Danielle Steffen. Ohio — Laura Rieker. Princeton — Christopher Anderson. Wyanet — Kalie Rumbold. Area students named to the honors list were: Annawan — Molly DeDecker, Donovan Kirkhove, Rachael Peterson, Paige Randall, Weston Spivey and Abby Verbeck. Bradford — Brody Elliott.
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AURORA — Aurora University has released the names of undergraduate students who earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2014 semester. The dean’s list recognizes students who have earned a 3.6 grade point average or higher. Students recognized with high honors have earned a perfect 4.0. Area students named to the dean’s list with high honors were Emily Mathew of Walnut and Aurora Medina of LaMoille.
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DAVENPORT, Iowa — St. Ambrose University has announced its 2014 fall semester dean’s list. Area students who made the list are: David Anderson of Princeton, Brianna Ellena of Princeton and Stefanie Obenhaus of Princeton, Leah Poss of Tiskilwa, Patrick Fisch of Walnut and Olivia McDonald of Walnut. To be eligible, full-time students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or higher.
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St. Louis School will offer shadow day PRINCETON — St. Louis School in Princeton will offer a shadow day on Friday, Feb. 27. Shadow days offer prospective students the opportunity to experience a typical school day at St. Louis School. This day is open to current kindergarten through seventh-grade students. Shadow day participants will be paired up with a current St. Louis student. The student will serve as a host, bring the prospective student to each of the classes from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Shadow days must be scheduled in advance with the school office. The day of, parents of the prospective students must complete and sign permission forms in the school office. Transportation is not provided. Parents and students meet in the office at 7:45 a.m. and complete permission forms. Students will be picked up at 12:30 p.m. in the office. For more information, call the school at 815-8728521 or email principal@ stlouisprinceton.org.
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Historical society gets donation Scott Jensen (right), representing Crescent Ridge wind energy corporation, presents a check for $725 to Tiskilwa Historical Society President Charlie Waca. Since 2008, Crescent Ridge has donated more than $4,900 to Tiskilwa’s Museum on Main.
Vidican graduates from basic training SAN ANTONIO — Air Force Airman Matthew J. Vidican graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Vidican completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the
Community College of the Air Force. He earned distinction as an honor graduate. Vidican is the son of Laura Vidican of Grass Valley, Ore., and James Righeimer of St. Charles. He is also the grandson of David Vidican of Wilmington and James Righeimer of Elburn, and the nephew of Karen Righeimer of Chicago, Michael Vidican of Plainfield, and John Jaracz and James Vidican of Minooka. He is a 2013 graduate of Princeton High School.
Ecumenical Lenten services announced LASALLE — Seven area churches in Bureau and LaSalle counties are joining together again to host Ecumenical Lenten services. The services will be held at a different host church each week, and each week the pastors from the churches participate in the service. Also each week, a different pastor preaches the message for the service. The services begin with a light soup supper at 6 p.m. with worship service at 7 p.m. The host church provides two types of soup (one vegetarian), and those who attend
are encouraged to bring a dish to pass and their own tableware. Services for Wednesday, Feb. 25, will be at the First Congregational Church of LaSalle, Fifth and Joliet streets, LaSalle. The theme for the 2015 Lenten services is “Truly, I Say to You,” and each pastor will use different scriptures to explore these words spoken by Jesus Christ. For more information, call the Rev. Kay Harding, interim pastor, Zion United Church of Christ at 815-223-2671. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Coffeehouse performance PRINCETON — The Princeton Coffeehouse will present Wisconsin troubadour Peter Mulvey at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Open Prairie UCC, 25 E. Marion St., Princeton. Doors open at 7 p.m. and admission is $15 admission. Homemade desserts and fair trade coffee available.
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Gary Sinclair will make his 16th trip to Russia the first week in March to assist and speak at the Soli Deo Gloria Worship Conference in Moscow.
To Russia Again ... With Love It all began about 20 years ago when the wall, so to speak, came down in Russia. Suddenly Americans became free to travel there much more easily than before. They could more easily visit as a tourist and not be followed everywhere they went. Gary Sinclair, family and teaching pastor at Christ Community Church in Princeton, became one of those Americans. His church near Champaign at the time made contact with several churches in the Moscow area, developing a helping, sister-church relationship that still continues today. As the churches became more and more acquainted, the acquisition of land and the construction of a church building was financed, now a wonderful facility being currently enjoyed. It was not an easy road, but one well worth the effort and investment. In addition, Sinclair soon began to teach at a school for promising church leaders and pastors. Most recently he has been assisting with the Soli Deo Gloria Worship Conference in Moscow, a gathering for pastors and young leaders which helps them use music and the arts more effectively in their churches. He will assist and speak again at the conference
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the first week in March. This year Gary is making his 16th trip to this country that he never dreamed he would ever visit once, much less multiple times. “My life and ministry have been blessed because of my opportunities to both see Russia and get to meet some of the wonderful people there. I grew up believing Russia only represented my enemy. Now scores of Russians are my friends.” As hundreds come for this conference, they will no doubt go back to their home cities and churches making a greater difference in their ministries and in the country as a whole. Sinclair adds, “I’ll keep going back as long as I can knowing that whatever we do now will impact the Russian culture for many years to come. It’s been worth it all.”
Students participate in safe driving program LAMOILLE — LaMoille High School has participated in the statewide operation Teen Safe Driving yet again. This is the school’s seventh year being involved in this student-led program which reminds children, teens and adults throughout the community to drive safely. The theme for this year was “Put Down the Phone and Just Get Home.” Their job is to spread the word to the entire community as well as surrounding communities. Operation Teen Safe Driving’s purpose is to ensure that those who drive are being safe, and those who ride are not distracting to the driver. The program also insists that people always wear a seatbelt, do not text or talk on the phone while driving, and most importantly to never drink or do drugs while operating a vehicle. LaMoille Operation Teen Safe Driving members organized a week of awareness by having an
assembly, hosting a trivia tournament and handing out products designed by group members to the entire school body. The team also set up informational booths at basketball games, handing out ice scrapers, pens and flashlights that reminded the community to drive safely. Students and community members signed pledges that they would drive safely and not text or use handheld phones while driving. Operation Teen Safe Driving at LaMoille High School was very successful. The event is sponsored by numerous companies, including Ford, Allstate, Illinois Department of Transportation and Secretary of State Jesse White. Rush-Copley Medical Center and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police donate $1,000 each to LaMoille High School in order for their Operation Teen Safe Driving to buy products to advertise the OTSD week.
11 Sports Saturday, February 21, 2015 • 11 State wrestling — Look for reports on state wrestling finals in Tuesday’s BCR.
Barnes and Pranka push on at state
Roanoke 1A Sectional: Annawan 50, Amboy 26
Annawan fulfilling its ‘prophet-cy’ By Patrick Mason Shaw Media Service’
ROANOKE — Annawan girls basketball coach Jason Burkiewicz had Dec. 10, 2014 on his mind. Even more than two months removed, Burkiewicz was still bothered by his team’s road loss to Prophetstown. The Braves will get another crack at the Prophets on Monday, Feb. 23 when the two meet in the Class 1A IVCC Supersectional, after Annawan dispatched Amboy 50-26 Thursday, Feb. 19, to capture the Class 1A Roanoke-Benson Sectional title. “Being able to handle the atmosphere, as well as the pressure of facing a 28-win team, was the key to everything,” Burkiewicz said. “I thought we played liked a JV team last time we saw [Prophetstown], and how we played tonight against Amboy was where we needed to be.” Annawan opened the game in a tight press defense and used a trap in the half-
court as it jumped all over Amboy (28-2) from the opening tip and didn’t let up. Amboy guards Delaney Wilhelm and Kennedy Dinges had to be crafty to move the ball up the court, but were instantly met by waiting defenders at the half-court line. Annawan doubled the player with the ball, and the Clippers had trouble getting into a rhythm as they committed 14 turnovers in the first half, while shooting 6-for15 from the floor. “Their trap was really good,” said Wilhelm. “It was tough to get out of, and it put a lot of pressure on whoever had the ball.” Annawan (24-8) was relentless and kept the pressure up throughout the game. The Braves held a 28-15 lead at the end of the first half, and the lead ballooned to 20 at 42-22 by the end of the third quarter. The trap was how Burkiewicz envisioned it should work in his head when he began teaching his players
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CHAMPAIGN — St. Bede’s John Barnes, the first wrestler in school history to qualify for the IHSA State wrestling finals, reached the semifinals in Class 1A state competition in Champaign Friday, Feb. 20. Barnes pinned James Britten of Chicago Leo at 3:01 on Thursday, Feb. 19, in his opening match at heavyweight. He then defeated Rodney Baker of Belleville Althoff 3-2 Friday morning, scoring a takedown at the 1:28 mark of the third period to advance. “I was kind of worried going into that match and that takedown felt great,” Barnes said. “He was pushing in enough that I knew I could land the throw. I drug my toes as much as I could hoping that I would be in bounds. Moving on to the semis feels great and I feel confident that all my hard work this season will pay off in my next matches.” Barnes (36-2), who was ranked No. 6 going into state, was to meet in the Shaw Media Service photo/Alex T. Paschal 285-pound semifinals, John Barnes of St. Bede lifts Rodney Baker of Belleville Althoff in the 285-pound state the winner moving on to
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quarterfinals in Champaign. He is the first state qualifier in school history.
Drew Pranka of Princeton handles Wilmington’s Joe Mann in the 170-pound wrestlebacks. Pranka won to stay in medal contention.
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Amboy’s Delaney Wilhelm (left) and Allie Nauman (right) try to get a loose ball away from Annawan’s Taylor Miller.
John Barnes (St. Bede): Advanced to the semifinals at 285 Friday evening. Drew Pranka (Princeton): Stayed in contention at 170 with a win Friday; will wrestle Saturday morning. Austin Wetsel (Princeton): Dropped first two matches (132) and has been eliminated.
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Hall 2A Sectional championship: Kankakee Bishop McNamara 50, Putnam County 33
No. 1 Bishop Mac knocks out PC By BCR Sports Staff sports@bcrnews.com
BVEC champs
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The Bureau Valley South Storm celebrated their BVEC championship Wednesday at Ohio, where they defeated sister school BV North. See page 12 for more.
SPRING VALLEY — For the second straight year, it took the No. 1 ranked team to knock out the Putnam County Lady Panthers basketball team. PC went down in defeat to Kankakee Bishop McNamara 50-33 in the finals of the Hall 2A sectional Thursday, Feb. 19. Last year, PC lost to No. 1 ranked Annawan in the 1A sec-
tional finals. Bishop Mac scored the game’s first 10 points and used a 16-2 run to go up 28-7 late on the way to a 30-10 halftime lead. The Irish stretched its lead to 44-16 after three quarters. PC bows out at 21-9, winning its third straight regional and reaching the sectional finals for the second straight year. Allison Voss led the Lady Panthers with 18 points. All-stater Khadaizha Sanders
ran the Bishop Mac offense with eight points and nine assists. The Irish (26-4) advance to the Monmouth Super-Sectional to face Havana, a 55-52 winner over Tremont at Aledo. Thursday’s game marked the last basketball game to be played at Red Devil Gymnasium, which will be torn down and replaced by the new Hall High School building. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.
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South tops North for BVEC title By Kevin Hieronymus khieronymus@bcrnews.com
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Bureau Valley South’s Hannah Williams shoots over BV North’s Marissa Zittle in Wednesday’s championship game of the BVEC Tournament in Ohio.
OHIO — Bureau Valley High School just had its best basketball season in five years at the varsity girls level. There is promise for more success ahead. Sister schools Bureau Valley South and North met for Wednesday, Feb. 18’s championship game of the Bureau Valley Elementary Conference tournament at Ohio. South won 41-16. The halftime score was 21-8 South. Saige Barnett led the Storm with 16 points on eight field goals. Marissa Endress added 12 points and Madison Thomas (6) and Hannah Williams (5) combined for 11 points. Top scorers for North were Emily Fordham (5) and Allison DeBrock (4). Ladd captured the third-place contest, defeating LaMoille 29-28. Gabby Englehaupt had 17 points for Ladd and Jenna Parente added five. For LaMoille, Cassie Martin and Nya Ranel each had nine points and Hannah Weeks had six. SRC Volleyball: Princeton Logan settled for fourth place in the Starved Rock Conference Tournament Thursday, Feb. 19, at Mendota. Peru defeated Logan 25-13, 25-14 in the third-place contest. Mendota defeated Ottawa 25-22, 25-16 for the eighth-grade championship. Mendota defeated LaSalle 25-23, 25-16 for the seventh-grade title. Comment on this story at www. bcrnews.com.
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Ladd’s Ella Hollinger shoots between LaMoille’s Nya Ranel (35) and Emma Lundquist (40) in the BVEC third-place game. Princeton Logan’s Lauren McMillan (8) and Kiley Schenck (23) go up for the block against Peru Parkside in SRC tournament action Thursday in Mendota. Peru won the third-place contest. BCR photo/Becky Kramer
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The old gang has been broken up by the IHSA this year in the area boys basketball regional lineup. Princeton and Bureau Valley have been sent west to Fulton, leaving behind their more familiar postseason surroundings. Princeton hosted the local 2A regional last year with Bureau Valley taking part along with Hall. Bureau Valley hosted the year before that. Meanwhile, St. Bede brings back the regional welcoming Hall and Putnam County. While a 66-mile trip is not necessarily comforting, PHS coach Jesse Brandt hopes to make it often this week. “We have never really gone that way for a regional. It’s a long drive, but we hope to get to make it three times,” he said. A trip to Farmington (75 miles) for sectionals the week after would be OK as well. At Fulton: Bureau Valley brings the No. 10 state ranking as the top seed at Fulton. It will be a near exclusive Three Rivers Conference field with the Storm and Tigers joined by Sterling Newman, Morrison and Fulton. Savanna West Carroll of the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference is the lone TRAC outsider. BV coach Jason Marquis said it’s a very balanced field with all five teams capable of winning, noting each come in over .500 against fairly tough competition. “The postseason is all about leaving it all on the line and knowing that anybody can beat anybody. It will be a loud, fun atmosphere for the week,” Marquis said. BV awaits the winner of Monday’s opening round game between No. 4 Morrison (16-12) vs. 5 Fulton (16-13) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. After winning its first 20 games, the Storm (24-3 heading into Friday’s game with Princeton) have dropped three of their last seven with two losses to Kewanee and one to Newman. Princeton faces West Carroll at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The Tigers (14-11 going into Friday’s game) are hopeful to get senior Garrett Duffin, the team’s leading scorer, back in action. He sat out Tuesday’s game at Kewanee. “We just hope to be healthy and compete,” Brandt said. At St. Bede: It will home sweet home for the Bruins, who return to 2A after one year in 1A. PC also makes the bump back to 2A after two in 1A, including a regional title last year.
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IHSA boys regionals at a glance At Ottawa Marquette (1A) Team to beat: Newark. Watch out for: Ottawa Marquette (18-11). Pairings: Monday - Game 1: (4) Crete Illinois Lutheran vs. (5) LaMoille/Ohio (9-16), 7 p.m. Tuesday - Game 2: (2) Marquette vs. (7) DePue, 6 p.m. Game 3: Leland-Earlville vs. (6) Serena (7-18), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday - Game 4 - (1) Newark vs. winner 1, 6 p.m. Game 5 - winners 2-3, 7:30 p.m. Friday - Title: winners 4-5, 7 p.m. At a glance: Newark has the top seed, but the host Crusaders have all the comforts of home at Bader Gym, aka “The Pit.” Last year’s regional finals: Mooseheart 25, Newark 22. Next: The winner advances to the Somonauk Sectional to face the HBR Regional champ at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7. BCR pick: Marquette over Newark.
2005. BV fell short in an epic comeback against Seneca last year at Princeton. .... Newman is the defending regional champion, beating Fulton a year ago. Last year’s regional finals: Seneca 59, BV 54; Newman 67, Fulton 54. BCR pick: Bureau Valley over Princeton. Next: The winner advances to the Farmington Sectional to face the Winnebago Regional champ at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3.
At Fulton (2A) Team to beat: Bureau Valley (24-3). Watch out for: Newman (17-10), Princeton (14-11). Pairings: Monday - Game 1: (4) Morrison (16-12) vs. (5) Fulton (16-13), 6 p.m. Game 2: (3) Princeton vs. (6) Savanna West Carroll, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday - Game 3: Bureau Valley vs. winner 1, 6 p.m. Wednesday Game 4: Newman vs. winner 2, 7:30 p.m. Friday - Title: winners 3-4, 7 p.m. At a glance: The Tigers will have the toughest task as any on the road to the regional crown, having to win three games, and likely having to go through two teams they’ve lost to, Newman and Bureau Valley, to get there. With 14 wins (heading into Friday’s contest at BV), the Tigers have the second fewest wins in the field only to West Carroll. ... The Storm seek their first regional title since
At St. Bede (2A) Team to beat: Fieldcrest (21-6). Watch out for: St. Bede (15-10). Pairings: Monday - Game 1: (4) Putnam County (17-11) vs. (5) Eureka (5-18), 6 p.m.. Game 2: (2) El Paso-Gridley (17-9) vs. (6) Hall (11-17), 7:30 p.m. Tuesday - Game 3: (1) Fieldcrest vs. winner 1, 7 p.m. Wednesday - Game 4: (2) St. Bede vs. winner 2, 7 p.m. Friday - Title: winners 3-4, 7 p.m. At a glance: It will be home sweet home for the Bruins and that might be just enough, along with a lot of Jarrett Olson’s bombs, to lift St. Bede to its first regional title since 2000. Fieldcrest has won six regionals in that period, taking five in the past nine years. ... The regional includes a father (Tim Meiss of Eureka) and son (Nathaniel Meiss of EPG) duo. The son’s Comets defeated the father’s Hornets early this season. The younger Meiss says, “Not real sure if we’re keeping track of the overall series, but I’m down 4-6.” Last year’s regional finals: Bloomington Central Catholic 46, Eureka 32. BCR pick: St. Bede over Fieldcrest. Next: The winner advances to the El Paso-Gridley Sectional to face the Lisle Regional champ at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4. — Kevin Hieronymus
“It’s better than playing on the road,” SBA coach Mike Kilmartin said. “We are (only) averaging 1.25 losses at home last four years, so we like our chances. Playing a team that has already played a game is not the best scenario.” St. Bede seeks its first regional in 15 years, lasting winning in Class A in 2000. The Bruins (1510 heading into Friday’s game at Kewanee) will draw the winner of Tuesday’s game between No. 5 El-Paso Gridley (17-9) and No. 6 Hall (11-17) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Fieldcrest (20-6) is the top seed, having won five regionals in nine years. EPG beat Fieldcrest at Fieldcrest this season. Kilmartin sees Hall as a sleeper as the No. 6 seed, the Red Devils playing much better ball in February, noting “when shooting well, they can beat anyone.”
“We have improved an awful lot from the beginning of the season. That’s all you can ask for at this time of year,” Hall coach Mike Filippini said. “It doesn’t matter what your record is when regionals start, it matters how well you play on that particular night. Our kids have gained a lot of confidence going into regionals by playing a very tough schedule. We feel like our schedule has prepared us for this time of year.” At Marquette (1A): LaMoille/Ohio and DePue will play out of the Ottawa Marquette regional in 1A where Newark and the host Crusaders are the top two seeds. The regional opens Monday with No. 5 LaMoille/ Ohio facing No. 4 Crete Illinois Lutheran at 7 p.m. DePue meets No. 2 Marquette at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.
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State From Page 11 Saturday’s championship match. That match came after Friday’s BCR press deadline. Princeton’s Drew Pranka (40-9) remained in medal contention with a 12-1 major decision over Joe Mann of Wilmington Friday morning. He will face Chase Ward (34-16), a junior from Glasford Illini Bluff, on Saturday morning. “He has a great oppor-
tunity; just has to be aggressive and wrestle his match,” PHS coach Steve Amy said. On Thursday, Pranka fell to Duncan Terry of Normal U-High 2-0. PHS sophomore Austin Wetsel (28-18) dropped his first two matches, including a fall at 1:12 Friday to Jarod Foiles of Roxana. Wetsel was handed a 15-0 tech fall by Tanner Coleman of Peoria Heights Thursday. Visit www.bcrnews. com/sports for updates and see Tuesday’s BCR.
Annawan From Page 11 how to run it. After a shaky few weeks leading up to the postseason, Thursday was the pinnacle of its success. The Braves have the right players. The shortest player in the starting lineup is 5-foot-9, and is complimented by 6-1 freshman Jayde VanHyfte. “We have the length and the quickness to be able to run it,” Burkiewicz said. “Over the past couple weeks it wasn’t where we wanted it to be, but tonight it was the most successful we’ve been.” The stout defense helped Annawan’s offense find a rhythm, as it was able to push the pace after turnovers. The Braves assisted on nine of their 16 baskets, and VanHyfte benefited the most from the fast-paced offense. The center scored a game-high 21 points and shot 10-for-12 from the floor. She made her first seven shots, and had half of the Braves’ 28 points at halftime. Wilhelm scored a team-high 13 points. Wilhelm also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and added three steals. Sophomore Hallie Nauman came off the bench for Amboy and played a strong game. Senior Kaitlyn Liebing finished with two points on two free throws, and fouled out with 4:53 left in the game. Nauman filled Liebing’s spot when the senior was on the bench due to foul trouble, and scored six points, grabbed seven
PRINCETON — The Tiger Town Tanglers had a Top 10 list in their own invitational wrestling tournament. First-place finishes were won by Tiger Town’s Elijah Lail, Ace Christiansen, Izaiah Smallwood, Nathaniel Irizarry, Matthew Harris, Josh Walker, Peyton Hammerich, Chase Tatum, Charlie Korey and Dallas Hill. Seconds went to Casey Etheridge, Jackson Mangold, Brody Reviglio, Payton Walowski, Andrew Peacock, Mitchell May, Cale Wallace, Kody Mongan and Brody Spencer. Thirds went to Noah Morton, Landon Mangold, Augustus Swanson, Gavin Lanham, Michael Kurth, Elijah Skaggs, Evan Driscoll, Danny Cihocki, Augie Christiansen, Jimmy Kurth, Shaylynn Hartmann and Luke Peacock. Taking fourths were Hawk Amy, Bryce Fahnestock, Mason Cooney, Wyatt Bruce, Cole Walowski, Kai Walowski, Kyran Sandullo, Connor Lemon, Karter Monroe, Jack May, Mitchell Taylor, Peyton O’Toole, Dominic Buchanon and Zachary Walker.
Prophets win sectional Prophetstown 34, Galena 30: The Lady Prophets pulled out a close game down the stretch at Pecatonica Thursday, Feb. 19 to advance to the Elite Eight for the second straight year, this time in 1A. Senior standout Claire Kramer banked in a shot that put the Prophets in front for good at 29-28 with 1:43 remaining. “The only thing going through my head was, ‘You better make this, Clare,’” said Kramer, who with 12 points surpassed 1,000 points in her career in the game. “We’d missed so many tonight – I’d missed so many – that it was such a relief when it went in.” Corrie Reiley added eights points and Heather Strike five. • A year after both reached the IHSA State finals, Annawan (first in 1A) and Prophetstown (second in 2A), will meet for the IVCC 1A Super-Sectional at 7 p.m. Monday. rebounds and added three steals. “When I come in for someone, I just try to play as hard as I can,” Nauman said. “I want to push and work hard for my teammates. We couldn’t get it done tonight, but I thought we never gave up. “We’ve been working on the press so much in practice, but it’s hard when you can’t duplicate what [Annawan] does.” Comment on this story at www.bcrnews. com
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High school boys Three Rivers East Kewanee ............................10-1 18-7 Bureau Valley......................8-3 24-3 Newman..............................8-4 17-10 St. Bede..............................6-5 15-10 Princeton ............................5-6 14-11 Hall.....................................3-9 11-17 Amboy................................0-12 0-27 Friday’s games •Princeton at Bureau Valley • St. Bede at Kewanee • Newman at Rockridge Three Rivers West Rockridge...........................14-0 23-1 Fulton..................................6-7 16-13 Riverdale.............................6-6 14-9 Morrison..............................6-7 16-12 Erie.....................................6-9 11-19 Orion...................................6-7 13-16 Sherrard..............................6-7 12-13 Prophetstown.....................4-11 7-22 At Spring Valley (freshmen) Hall 48, Putnam County 46. Hall (10-8): Duever 23, Wozniak 15, McCormick 7, Cotton 3. PC: Dierzynski 17, Green 8, Krieser 8.
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High school girls Pecatonica 1A Sectional Thursday: Title - Prophetstown 34, Galena 30. Roanoke 1A Sectional Thursday: Title - Annawan 50, Amboy 26. Annawan 15 13 14 8 - 50 Amboy 10 5 7 4 - 26 ANNAWAN (24-8): DeMay 1-4 2-4 4, Taylor Shaw 2-4 (2) 0-0 6, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 1-3 (1) 4-4 7, Dunfee 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 1-2 1-2 3, M. VanHyfte 1-8 7-11 9, J. VanHyfte 10-12 1-3 21. Totals: 16-34 (3) 15-24 50. Fouls: 17 (M. VanHyfte 5). AMBOY (28-2): Boyle 0-1 0-0 0, D. Wilhelm 6-11 1-2 13, S. Wilhelm 0-5 0-0 0, Dinges 0-4 1-2 1, Nauman 2-4 2-4 6, Doege 0-4 2-2 2, Liebing 0-5 2-3 2, Ortgiesen 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 9-37 8-13 26. Fouls: 20 (Liebing 5). IVCC 1A Super-sectional Monday: Annawan (22-7) vs. Prophetstown (29-3), 7 p.m.
Hall 2A Sectional Monday: Kankakee McNamara 64, Stillman Valley 36. Tuesday: Putnam County 43, Bureau Valley 31. Thursday: Title - Kankakee McNamara 50, Putnam County 33. Putnam County 7 3 6 17 - 33 Bishop McNamara 20 10 14 6 - 50 PUTNAM COUNTY (21-9): Rehn 1 0-5 2, Miller 1 (1) 0-0 3 Warren 0 2-3 2, Veronda 2 (1) 2-3 7, A. Voss 6 6-10 18, M. Voss 0 0-0 0, Haage 0 0-0 0, Smoode 0 1-2 1. Totals: 10 (2) 11-22 33. Fouls: 7. Aledo 2A Sectional Thursday: Title - Havana 55, Tremont 52. Monmouth 2A Super-sectional Monday: Kankakee McNamara (264) vs. Havana, 7 p.m. Junior high girls BVEC Tournament at Ohio WEDNESDAY: Third place - (3) Ladd 32, (4) LaMoille 29. LaMoille: Martin 9, Ranel 9, Weeks 6, Carlson 4, Billhorn 1. Ladd: Englehaupt 17, Parente 5, Hollinger 4, B. Robinson 3, R. Robinson
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Thompson third at State Hoop Shoot DECATUR — Princeton Christian Academy fourthgrade honor student Grady Thompson won third place in the Elks Hoop Shoot State competition. He made 13 out of 25 shots to win the local contest; then he made 20 out of 25 shots at IVCC to win the District competition. At the state contest in Decatur, he had his best showing of 21 out of 25 to win third place. Grady and his family were treated by the Elks to an all-expense paid weekend in Decatur while he competed at this level. He is the son of Eric and
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Courthouse, Princeton IL 61356, or with the representative or both on or before August 10, 2015. If a claim notice is mailed or delivered personally to a creditor of the decedent, the creditors claim may be filed on or before the date stated in the notice, if later than the date shown above. Any claim not filed within the time allowed is barred. If a claim notice is mailed or delivered personally to a creditor of the decedent, the creditors claim may be filed on or before the date stated in that notice, if later than the date shown above. Any claim not filed within the time allowed is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten days after it has been filed. Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 7, 14 and 21, 2015.
February, 2015. Clinton A. Block Attorney For Estate 117 S. Chestnut Street Kewanee, IL 61443 309/853-5981 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 21, 28 and Mar. 7, 2015.
at 421 B Street, Buda, IL 61314. Dated this 30th day of January, 2015. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 7, 14 and 21, 2015.
NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 30, 2015, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as D & E located
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surface of said premises (Tax ID No. 1833-477-014) E) The property will not be open for inspection F) The time and place of the sale are: March 11, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. at the Main Lobby, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, IL 61356 G) The terms of the sale are: 10% to be paid in certified funds on the date of sale; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser, not to exceed $300 in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24 hours. Sale is subject to confirmation by the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitled only to a return of monies paid. Purchaser shall have no recourse against Mortgagor, Mortgagee or Mortgagee’s attorney. Property is sold “AS IS”. H) Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any, and easements and restrictions of record, and is being sold “AS IS” without any representation as to the quality of title and without recourse to the plaintiff; also subject to a one hundred twenty (120) day right of redemption of the United States of America, Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service, from the sale date of this property. A waiver must be requested in care of Attorney John H. Campbell, Asst. United States Attorney, 211 Fulton, Suite 400, Peoria, IL 61602. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701( C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW: Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County Jacob. Frost Attorney for Plaintiff 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Telephone (815) 323-4851 Spring Valley; IL 61362 Telephone (815) 323-4851 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 14, 21 and 28, 2015.
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 Like new take all for $175: All purchased from Toys R Us. Chicco infant carseat $65; Ingenuity highchair $50; Disney walker $30; Baby Trend stroller, $35; Infant tub, $10. Call 815-454-2053
446 • Farm Products ALFALFA HAY for sale. 50lb bales, no rain, stored in barn. 2nd cutting $5 a bale, 4th cutting $5.50 a bale. Call 815-646-4249 Alfalfa orchard grass mix. Small square bales. $5.50 a bale. Call 815-303-9650
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
450 • Under $1000 1997 Ford Taurus Wagon, 133,000 miles, many new parts, $800. Call 815481-0513 Deep cycle marine/RV battery $100; Frabill 2man Ice-fishing shelter, 4'x7'x6' center height , $175. 815-719-2753 Golf clubs: Adams, 4 wood, like new, $70; Ping G15, 3 wood, $70. Call 815-872-1906, leave message Like new - Modern style TV stand, black. Will hold up to a 50lb. TV. $40. Call 815-879-8722 YOU’LL FIND IT right here in the Bureau County Republican Classified!
Pair of oak end tables with glass tops, $35. Call 815-993-3347 ************ HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL? Put your ad in for FREE Items $1,000 or less can run FREE for 1 week. Limit of 5 lines. Up to 3 items with price and price totaling under $1,000. 1 ad per household per week. No commercial ads, firearms or animal sales. Go to: bcrnews.com, to place an ad. Use category merchandise and then bargains or E-mail information to: classified@ bcrnews.com (include your name, address & phone number) No Phone Calls!
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- 700 Real Estate For Sale 767 • Mobile Home Sales Mobile Homes For Sale: Use your tax refund for financing! Recently remodeled Hollypark, 14'x70', 2 bedroom, 1 bath with hardwood laminate floors, large covered deck and carport; Fairmont 14'x70', 3 bedroom, 1 bath; Fleetwood 16'x72', 2 bedroom, 2 bath. All homes have spacious lots and storage sheds. Affordable monthly payments! Call 815-875-1502 or text 815-876-7319 **************** 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 USE YOUR TAX REFUND to buy a Mobile Home around Princeton. Call Curt at: 708-805-1950
PRINCETON-FOR SALE Large, older, 2 story, 4 bedroom house on South Euclid. 2 car attached garage. Central air, large yard. Move in ready. Contract for deed considered. $164,500. Call 815-875-1923
856 • Apartment Rentals 2 BEDROOM Apartment, historic home. Washer/ dryer hookups, off street parking, $500/month + utilities, brand new furnace, Deposit. No smoking/pets. 815-875-1267 BUREAU 1 & 3 bedroom apartments available. Both spacious apartments with lots of storage. Quiet building. Yard shared by tenants. Security deposit required. No pets. No smoking. 815-878-3084 PRINCETON 2 bedroom, recently remodeled. Great neighborhood. Lease, deposit. $600. 810 South Euclid. Call 217-766-8497 PRINCETON efficiency, 1 small room. kitchen, bath. $325 a month + utilities. No smoking. Call 815-872-0507 PRINCETON New luxury 2 bedroom apartment, garage & appliances included. $795 a month + utilities, lease & deposit required. No pets. Must see! 815-878-1984 PRINCETON Spacious 1 bedroom. Eat in kitchen. Plenty of closets. Laundry facility available. No pets. $450 includes water. Call 815-878-4149
858 • Homes for Rent PRINCETON 3 bedroom, 1 bath and garage. $550 a month. First, last and $500 security deposit. 309-945-7307 PRINCETON Available immediately 411 West Peru Street. $725 a month 3 bedroom/2 bath 2 car garage. 815-875-6254 Houselady@comcast.net .
999 • Legal Notices NOTICE Annual audit for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2015 is available for review at the Buda Village Office. Virginia Bollinger Treasurer Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 21, 2015. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) Marjorie E. ) Schwabenland, ) deceased ) Case No. 2015-P-07 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Marjorie e. Schwabenland of LaMoille, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued on January 30, 2015 to William Schwabenland of 201 Broad Street, PO Box 50, LaMoille, IL 61330 whose attorney is Guilfoyle Law Firm, 1316 Meriden Street, Mendota, IL 61342 Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Bureau County
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) GARY G. STABLER, ) Deceased ) No. 2014-P-110 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Gary G. Stabler. Letters of office were issued to Jason Stabler, P.O. Box 126, Neponset, Illinois, as Independent Administrator, whose attorney is Clinton A. Block, 117 S. Chestnut St., Kewanee, Illinois. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of the court, Mary C. Dremann, Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois, 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before August 21, 2015, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Dated this 17th day of
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS Spring Valley City Bank ) An Illinois Banking Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) Joseph A. Parnell,Justine M. Parnell, ) Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., United States) of America, Department of the Treasury) Internal Revenue Service, unknown owners ) and non-record claimants, or other known ) or unknown occupants, ) Defendants. ) IN CHANCERY NO. 2013-CH-18 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment for Residential Foreclosure entered by the court in the above entitled cause on November 14, 2013, the property hereinafter described or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, will be sold to the highest bidder. A) The name, address and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate is: Stanley A. Wolf, Jr., Vice President & Loan Officer, Spring Valley City Bank, 315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362, telephone number (815) 663-2211; B) The common address and other common descriptions, if any, of the real estate is: 109 Prairie Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362 C) The legal descriptions of the mortgaged real estate and the common addresses or other common description if any is: Lots 7 and the West 23 feet of Lot 6, Block 142 in Dalzell’s Fourth Addition to the City of Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois, except the underlying coal and fireclay with the right to mine and remove the same without entering upon or occupying any part of the surface of said premises (Tax ID No. 1833-477-014) D) The legal descriptions of the mortgaged real estate and the common addresses or other common description if any is: Lots 7 and the West 23 feet of Lot 6, Block 142 in Dalzell’s Fourth Addition to the City of Spring Valley, Bureau Count)’, lllinois, except the underlying coal and fireclay with the right to mine and remove the same without entering upon or occupying any part of the
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Visit us at www.bcrnews.com NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE Spring Valley City Bank vs Parnell, et al Bureau County Circuit Court Cause No. 13-CH-18 Residential property situated at 109 Prairie Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362, consisting of a single family residence will be sold at a judicial sale conducted by the Bureau County Sheriff on March 11, 2015, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at the Main Lobby, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, IL 61356. The terms of the sale are 10% to be paid in certified funds on the date of sale; the balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser, not to exceed $300 in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. Sale is subject to confirmation by the Court. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitled only to a return of monies paid. Purchaser shall have no recourse against Mortgagor, Mortgagee or Mortgagee’s attorney Property is sold ‘“AS IS”. Title will be conveyed subject to all general real estate taxes which are a lien upon the real estate, special assessments, if any; and easements and restrictions of record, and is being sold “AS IS” without any representation as to the quality of title and without recourse to the plaintiff; also subject to a one hundred twenty (120) day right of redemption of the United States of America, Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service, from the sale date of this property. A waiver must be requested in care of Attorney John H. Campbell, Asst. United States Attorney, 211 Fulton, Suite 400, Peoria, IL 61602. For further information contact Stanley A. Wolf, Jr., Vice President, Spring Valley City Bank, 315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362, telephone (815) 663-2211. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Spring Valley City Bank Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Spring Valley City Bank 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 14, 21 and 28, 2015.
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NOTICE A public hearing on the Petition to Opt Out of the Summer School Breakfast Program in accordance with The Childhood Hunger Relief Act filed on January 13, 2015 by Randall Otto, DePue Community Unit School District #103; Bureau County, Illinois is scheduled to convene at 1:00 p.m. on February 27, 2015 at the office of the Regional Superintendent, 107 S. State Street, Atkinson, Illinois. The Regional Superintendent shall at that time hear testimony on the Petition from the School District and interested community members. By: Angie Zarvell Regional Superintendent of Schools Bureau, Henry, & Stark Counties, Illinois Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 21, 2015.
Carol Magana, whose attorneys are Anthony C. Raccuglia & Associates, P.C., 1200 Maple Drive, Peru, Illinois 61354. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representatives in care of their attorney named above, or both, within six (6) months from the date of first publication of this Notice. If claim notice is personally mailed or delivered to a creditor of the above estate, then claim must be filed in the above entitled cause within three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery, whichever is later. Any claims not
filed within the above period are barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representatives and to the Attorney for the Estate within ten (10) days after it has been filed. The address of the representatives for purpose of service of a copy of the claim on the representatives may be sent in care of their attorneys. James A. McPhedran Illinois ARDC #1868977 Anthony C. Raccuglia & Associates, P.C. Attorneys-at-Law 1200 Maple Drive Peru, Illinois 61354 Tel: 815-223-0230 Facsimile: 815-223-0233 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 20, 27 and Mar. 6, 2015.
200.80 feet to the Westerly right of way line of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right of way; running thence Northerly along said railroad right of way, 25 feet; running thence Westerly 200.80 feet, more or less, to the Easterly line of the right of way for said Route 88; and, running thence Southerly 25 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; AND, Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3, running thence East along the North line of said Section 3, a distance of 29.6 feet to the centerline of a highway designated Route 88, running thence Southerly at an angle of 90° 03’ measured counterclockwise from the said North line 840.4 feet, running thence Easterly, at right angles to the said centerline approximately 344.80 feet to the a point on the Easterly line of the right of way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, said point being the point of beginning; running thence Easterly, along an extension of the previously described course, 347.0 feet to a point on the West line of a 3.10-acre tract of land as surveyed by Vance E. Hopper, Illinois Registered Land Surveyor, on September 22, 1986; running thence Northerly along said West line of said 3.10 acre tract, a distance of 25 feet; running thence Westerly, approximately 347.0 feet, to the Easterly line of the right of way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; and, running thence Southerly 25 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Commonly known as 17834 IL Hwy. 40, Sheffield, Illinois 61361. The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Mark Russell, Peoples National Bank of Kewanee/Sheffield Banking Center, 238 West Railroad, Sheffield, Illinois 61361, 1-815-4542444. The terms of the sale are: Cash upon date of sale. The property is improved by: Single-family residence. The property may not be inspected prior to sale. The Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Dated: February 10, 2015 s/Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court Bureau County, Illinois John Isaacson - ARDC #1305700 ANGEL, ISAACSON & TRACY Attorney for Plaintiff 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 14, 21 and 28, 2015.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION Estate of: ) RICHARD BRADLEY) Deceased ) No. 15-P-11 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of RICHARD BRADLEY. Letters of office were issued on February 10, 2015 to Alma Bradley, 13386 1450 East St., Wyanet, Illinois, independent executor, whose attorney is Michael L. Henneberry, 408 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, within 6 months from the date of the first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Dated this 10th day of February, 2015. Michael L. Henneberry, P.C. Attorney for Representative 408 South Main Street Princeton, IL 61356 (815) 875-6561 Attorney No. 3129220 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 14, 21 and 28, 2015. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BUREAU– STATE OF ILLINOIS In Re: The Estate of ) Nicholas J. Magana, ) Deceased. ) No. 14-P-94 Amended/Corrected Claim Notice Notice is given of the death of Nicholas J. Magana, of 902 Bern Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362. Letters of Office were issued on the 12th day of November, 2014 to Joseph Magana and
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF ) KEWANEE/SHEFFIELD BANKING ) CENTER, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) JILLIA NICOLE NORTON n/k/a JILLIA ) NICOLE MINDER, JAMES P. WHITEHURST, ) AMBER L.WHITEHURST, MICHAEL ) HENNEBERRY, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR ) FOR JOHN WARD NORTON, DECEASED, ) UNKNOWN OWNERS AND ) NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) No. 2014-CH-60 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 17834 IL HWY. 40 SHEFFIELD, IL 61361 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE/ MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by said Court in the above-entitled matter, the Sheriff of Bureau County, Illinois will on the 24th day of March, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash all the following described premises and real estate in said judgment, as amended, mentioned, situated in the County of Bureau, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, to-wit: A part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 16 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Bureau County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3, thence East along the North line of said Section 3 a distance of 29.6 feet to the centerline of a highway designated Route 88, thence Southerly at an angle of 90° 03’ measured counterclockwise from the said North line 840.4 feet, thence Easterly at right angles to the said centerline 691.8 feet to a point of beginning, thence Northerly at right angles to the last described line 253.0 feet, thence Easterly at right angles to the last described line 167.2 feet, thence Northerly at right angles to the last described line 67.9 feet, thence Easterly at right angles to the last described line 256.4 feet, thence Southerly at right angles to the last described line 345.9 feet, thence Westerly at right angles to the last described line 423.6 feet, thence Northerly at right angles to the last described line 25.0 feet to the point of beginning. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACTS: A part of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 16 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Bureau County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3, running thence East along the North line of said Section 3, a distance of 29.6 feet to the centerline of a highway designated Route 88, running thence Southerly at an angle of 90° 03’ measured counterclockwise from the said North line 840.4 feet, running thence Easterly, at right angles to the said centerline, to the Easterly line of the right of way for Route 88 to the point of beginning; running thence Easterly
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SHEFFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY, SHEFFIELD, IL Showing cash receipts and disbursements for fiscal year ending April 30, 2014 GENERAL FUND Revenue Taxes $23,841.37 Patron Service $370.00 Misc. Grants & Gifts $1,045.00 Interest $15.83 Per Capita Grant $951.60 Village Social Security Payment $1,459.42 $27,683.22 Expenditures Books $2,026.07 Audio Visual & Computer $1,620.62 Net Wages $16,035.51 Social Security $1,851.68 Insurance $1,429.00 Utilities $3,069.61 Building Equipment & Maintenance $1,241.26 Supplies $554.04 Service Fees $1,211.00 Miscellaneous Expense $884.23 $29,923.02 RECAPITULATION General Fund Balance on hand May 1, 2013 $13,789.39 Total Revenue $27,683.22 $41,472.61 Total Expenditures $29,923.02 Balance on hand May 1, 2014 $11,549.59 Memorial Fund Balance on hand April 30, 2013 $3,568.03 Total Revenue $1,021.96 $4,589.99 Expenditures $885.00 Balance April 30, 2014 $3,704.99 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 21, 2015.
Visit us at www.bcrnews.com for the stories that people are talking about! IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF ) KEWANEE/SHEFFIELD BANKING ) CENTER, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) JILLIA NICOLE NORTON n/k/a JILLIA ) NICOLE MINDER, JAMES P. WHITEHURST, ) AMBER L.WHITEHURST, MICHAEL ) HENNEBERRY, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR ) FOR JOHN WARD NORTON, DECEASED, ) UNKNOWN OWNERS AND ) NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, ) Defendants. ) No. 2014-CH-60 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 17834 IL HWY. 40 SHEFFIELD, IL 61361 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE/ MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by said Court in the above-entitled matter, the Sheriff of Bureau County, Illinois will on the 24th day of March, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash all the following described premises and real estate in said judgment, as amended, mentioned, situated in the County of Bureau, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, to-wit: A part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 16 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Bureau County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3, thence East along the North line of said Section 3 a distance of 29.6 feet to the centerline of a highway designated Route 88, thence Southerly at an angle of 90° 03’ measured counterclockwise from the said North line 840.4 feet, thence Easterly at right angles to the said centerline 691.8 feet to a point of beginning, thence Northerly at right angles to the last described line 253.0 feet, thence Easterly at right angles to the last described line 167.2 feet, thence Northerly at right angles to the last described line 67.9 feet, thence Easterly at right angles to the last described line 256.4 feet, thence Southerly at right angles to the last described line 345.9 feet, thence Westerly at right angles to the last described line 423.6 feet, thence Northerly at right angles to the last described line 25.0 feet to the point of beginning. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACTS: A part of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 16 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, Bureau County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3, running thence East along the North line of said Section 3, a distance of 29.6 feet to the centerline of a highway designated Route 88, running thence Southerly at an angle of 90° 03’ measured counterclockwise from the said North line 840.4 feet, running thence Easterly, at right angles to the said centerline, to the Easterly line of the right of way for Route 88 to the point of beginning; running thence Easterly 200.80 feet to the Westerly right of way line of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right of way; running thence Northerly along said railroad right of way, 25 feet; running thence Westerly 200.80 feet, more or less, to the Easterly line of the right of way for said Route 88; and, running thence Southerly 25 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; AND, Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Section 3, running thence East along the North line of said Section 3, a distance of 29.6 feet to the centerline of a highway designated Route 88, running thence Southerly at an angle of 90° 03’ measured counterclockwise from the said North line 840.4 feet, running thence Easterly, at right angles to the said centerline approximately 344.80 feet to the a point on the Easterly line of the right of way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, said point being the point of beginning; running thence Easterly, along an extension of the previously described course, 347.0 feet to a point on the West line of a 3.10-acre tract of land as surveyed by Vance E. Hopper, Illinois Registered Land Surveyor, on September 22, 1986; running thence Northerly along said West line of said 3.10 acre tract, a distance of 25 feet; running thence Westerly, approximately 347.0 feet, to the Easterly line of the right of way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; and, running thence Southerly 25 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. Commonly known as 17834 IL Hwy. 40, Sheffield, Illinois 61361. The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Mark Russell, Peoples National Bank of Kewanee/Sheffield Banking Center, 238 West Railroad, Sheffield, Illinois 61361, 1-815-454-2444. The terms of the sale are: Cash upon date of sale. The property is improved by: Single-family residence. The property may not be inspected prior to sale. The Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to the quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a certificate of sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Dated: February 10, 2015 s/Mary C. Dremann Clerk of the Circuit Court Bureau County, Illinois John Isaacson - ARDC #1305700 ANGEL, ISAACSON & TRACY Attorney for Plaintiff 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 14, 21 and 28, 2015.
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Meeting to discuss flooding and future resiliency OTTAWA — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), along with North Central Illinois Council of Governments (NCICG), will hold a public information meeting regarding the state of Illinois’ grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the National Disaster Resiliency Competition. The meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m. at Ottawa City Hall, 301 W. Madison St.. This opportunity is an extension of Sen. Sue Rezin’s regional effort – the Illinois Valley Flood Resiliency Alliance. During the public meeting, residents, local officials, and small business owners will have the
opportunity to learn more about this process. “This is a proactive effort to work with the state to bring funds into the area to support infrastructure projects, environmental projects, and housing buy-out or improvement projects,” said Nora Fesco, executive director of NCICG. “DNR has reached out to us and other regional planning commissions throughout the state. With the leadership and support of Sen. Rezin and Rep. Frank Mautino, we are doing everything we can to respond to DNR’s outreach in a very tight timeframe.” In order to better prepare local communities for future extreme weather events, the Illi-
nois Valley Flood Resiliency Alliance is working to implement a resiliency plan for the region. This initially started with LaSalle, Grundy, Bureau, and Putnam counties. The effort has broadened to the nearby counties of Marshall and Stark. These counties all have areas that have been impacted by natural disasters dating back to 2011. “Residents, business owners, and local governments who are still trying to recuperate from past floods are looking for ways to be involved and to improve resiliency, and these meetings are a great way for them to interact with local leaders and DNR,” said Rezin. “We want to ensure everyone has a seat at the table.”
2015 Grain Production, Outlook Meeting OTTAWA — “How to grow 100 bushel per acre soybeans and darn good corn too” and “How to profitably market grain and livestock” will be the themes of the 2015 Grain Production and Outlook Meeting on Monday, March 9, at Pitstick’s Pavilion, north of Ottawa on Route 23. There is no fee for admission to the exhibit, program or buffet dinner. The dinner meeting is compliments of the LaSalle County Farm Bureau, Grainco FS, Bayer Crop Science, Rosens Inc.,
FMC Corporation, BASF, Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Stoller USA. The dinner meeting is open to all who are interested but reservations are required. Reservations may be made by calling the LaSalle County Farm Bureau at 815-433-0371 no later than Thursday, March 5. The agenda for the evening is: 5:30 to 6 p.m. — Sign in and cash bar; “table displays.” 6 p.m. — Dinner buffet. 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. — Dan
Arkels, local farmer and first farmer documented to grow 100 bushel per acre soybeans, “How to grow 100 bushels per acre soybeans and darn good corn too.” 7:15 to 7:30 p.m. — Questions and answers. 7:30 to 7:45 p.m. — Joe Camp, risk management specialist at Agri-Visor services in Bloomington, “How to profitably market grain and livestock (Market Outlook). 8 to 8:15 p.m. — Questions and answers. 8:15 p.m. — Door prizes.
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.
What’s the market doing? If you are around people involved in agriculture, the question “What’s the market doing?” will eventually come up. While there may be variations – “How’s the market?” or “Anything going on in the markets?” the question is really about price. Prices for corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle and other commodities of interest to the questioner — and the question is about what those prices are doing. For people involved in agriculture, markets mean price, and price is central to agriculture. Let’s take a look at two markets – soybeans and cattle to answer the question “What’s the market doing?” First, soybeans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) puts out a lot of information that affects the markets. A recent key report detailed the number of acres planted for a variety of crops, including soybeans. As you drive around last summer, farmers saw more soybean acres than last year. USDA reported last year 10 percent more soybean acres were planted than last and is a record number of acres planted. There are a few more acres of soybeans in Illinois and Indiana this year, but the big gain was
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in Iowa, where almost one million more soybean acres were planted this year than last. So, after the planted acres report came out, the question was asked “What’s the market doing?” Well the soybean market did not do too good. It reacted badly to all of those unexpected acres – soybean prices dropped 70 cents a bushel. For a farm that planted 500 acres of soybeans, that 70 cent decline could result in a $15,000 drop in the value of the crop, all in one day because of a report from USDA. It is another story for the cattle industry. As has been widely reported, the U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it has been since 1951. The herd has been steadily shrinking for the past eight years. So, with the smallest size herd seen for over half a century, asking “What’s the market doing?” will receive an answer different from the soybean market. Cattle prices today are 25 percent higher than in February and more than 40 percent
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higher than last July. You may have noticed the price change in the grocery store when you shopped for some beef to grill for the weekend barbecue. The high price of soybeans last year resulted in a record number of soybean acres planted this year, and prices have dropped as a consequence. So, when will high beef prices result in a larger national cattle herd which will result, eventually, in lower prices? The general consensus is the herd is slowly rebuilding, but prices are expected to remain strong through 2015. So, eventually, when someone involved in cattle asks “What’s the market doing?” the response could eventually be “Prices are going down.” Next time you are around someone in agriculture, ask “What’s the market doing?” It could make for an interesting conversation and a real learning opportunity. Professor William C. Bailey formerly was the chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition. He also has served as Deputy-Under Secretary of Agriculture. He is now affiliated with the Western Illinois University’s School of Agriculture.
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OGLESBY — University of Illinois Extension will hold a special soil fertility webinar program on Friday, Feb. 27, at IVCC in the new Peter Miller Community Technology Center. The seminar will take place from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and includes lunch. Presentations will be made via web conferencing. Certified crop advisors can earn up to five CEU-hours in nutrient management. Speakers for the day include: Nutrient management is more than application rate – Fabián Fernández, University of
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hold a special Agronomy Night on Monday, March 2, at Illinois Valley Community College in the new Peter Miller Community Time canThe affect as much as your required by March 4. investments. ed use pesticides. ses- you Technology Center. The New privateyou applicator sions are in cooperation While you can’t stop change, can helpseminar ensure will take place with the Illinois Depart- manuals were printed in from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Russ your investments match your current circumstancThe workbook is ment of Agriculture. The 2011-12. Higgins, Extension comBureaues County Extension new this year. Both can and goals. mercial agriculture eduOffice is located in Becker be purchased online or cator, will provide results Professional Suites at 850 at local Extension offices. and updates on research Fortunately, doing that may be as easy as meeting If you need a reasonThompson St., Princeton. projects conducted at the accommodation, To register, call Univerwith your financialable advisor. A complimentary Northern Illinois Agronsity of Illinois Exten- call University of Illiomy Research Center in portfolio review from Edward Jones can help nois Extension – Bureau, sion-Bureau County at 2014. Certified crop advisLaSalle, Marshall, Put-in relation 815-875-2878. There is noyour identify where investments stand ers can earn up to two charge for this session. nam Unit office located to your goals and how to815-224-0889. get them movingCEU-hours. in the IVCC, Advance registration is at Discussion topics same direction. include insecticide, fungi-
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lunch. Register online by the Friday, February 20, deadline at http://web. extension.illinois.edu/ blmp/. For more information, call Bonnie at the University of Illinois Extension office located on the Illinois Valley Community College campus, 815-224-0889. If you need a reasonable accommodation, call University of Illinois Extension’s Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam office, located at IVCC, at 815224-0889. Visit their website at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/blmp/.
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PRINCETON — University of Illinois Extension – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit will hold a Testing-Only Session for Private Pesticide Applicators at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at the Bureau County Extension Office in Princeton. Pre-registration is required. Certification is required to apply restrict-
Minnesota; How algae blooms have affected nutrient management in the Lake Erie basin – Gregory LaBarge, The Ohio State University Extension; Nitrogen management practices: reducing atmospheric and leaching losses while maintaining yields – Cameron Pittelkow, University of Illinois; Making soil fertility decisions in 2015 – Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois; Evaluation of Adapt-N in the corn belt – Carrie Laboski, University of Wisconsin. Registration cost is $50 per person and includes
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weed science, crop production, pest management, and environmental quality. About 45 separate research projects are conducted every year. Registration is required by Feb. 27 at 815-224-0889. There is no cost to participate. For more information call Daryle Wragge, Ag Program coordinator, at 309364-2356. If you need a reasonable accommodation, indicate when registering. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Visit their website at http://web. extension.illinois.edu/ blmp/.
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