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Kalysta Biskie (from left), Makenzie Walk, Emily Wines and Ashley Choate enjoy the time they’ve spent making Valentine’s Day cards. They’re looking forward to seeing the reactions of those who will be receiving them on Feb. 14 and said it’s a nice way to give back to the community and let the residents of Aperion Care nursing home know they haven’t been forgotten. SEE OUR STORY ON PAGE 13.

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BY GOLDIE RAPP grapp@bcrnews.com PRINCETON — Sketches of the vision for streetscape improvements from Interstate 80 to the courthouse square were shared Wednesday night with the Princeton City Council.

The steering committee for Princeton’s Main Street Revitalization Plan showed its preliminary plans during a special meeting of the city council.

Scott Mehaffey, landscape architect, also shared ideas to improve parks, create bicycle paths, restore ghost signs, plan public art programs, and much more.

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The goal is to draw tourists and lure more people to live in Princeton by improving the quality of life.

Mehaffey pointed out the city’s median household income has declined, and poverty rates increased over the years.

“We’re heading in the wrong direction,” he said.

He said Princeton is Bureau County’s last holdout to offer people a place to shop, and showed photos of surrounding towns that have “dried up” and now offer little or no shopping or entertainment options.

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Valentine’s Day: The eyes have it E

very year I want to write that perfect column about love. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner (Tuesday, Feb. 14), I always feel the need to write something profound; something that will touch hearts; a column which people might cut out and read again because it finally describes that powerful word and feeling — love. Every year, I fail miserably.

When I turn the calendar page from January to February, the thoughts of a Valentine’s Day column start rolling around my head — tormenting me in a way I can’t describe. If I’ve learned anything in the 20-plus years of writing this column, it’s this one fact — words can not sufficiently define a feeling that is so powerful. It’s just not going to come from my pen, and while many have tried before me, I’ve yet to read anything that sufficiently takes the proverbial “love bull” by the horns and does it justice.

I should probably just kick the love topic to the curb and write about some of the other things on my mind right now — like the price of a box of Girl Scout cookies; my admiration for a group of area citizens who let their concerns be known during Congressman’s Adam Kinzinger’s traveling office hours in DePue; or the horrible decisions being made on a state level when it comes to funding our schools, our seniors, those with disabilities and more. Now those are some topics which I could write about this week. But still, the love thing keeps tapping me on my shoulder, telling me this is the year I might get it right. I don’t mind telling you I’m skeptical.

We say we love certain things.

I do it too. “I love that TV show.”

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK Terri Simon “I love that ice cream.” I love that car.” I try not to do that because to me, love shouldn’t be reserved for things. We can “like” a lot of things, but love is too strong of a word, too strong of an emotion to give it away so freely to those material objects or scenarios. I believe the word is special, and it should be used very sparingly.

And so it was the other night — I was laying on the couch kind of watching a TV show, although my mind really wasn’t paying much attention to the characters on the TV, rather I was thinking about this Valentine’s Day column. About that time, my dear little Purrcee — my 2-1/2-year-old Mini GoldenDoodle pup — jumped up on the ottoman that was right next to me on the couch. She laid down with a big sigh, and like clockwork, my hand reached over to scratch her head, while she wrapped her paw around my forearm.

That happens every night. It’s a ritual of sorts for the two of us, and I don’t mind telling you I enjoy it as much as she seems to like it. We both lay there for quite some time, and I talk to her about how pretty she is, how much she is loved, how proud we are of her, how lucky we are to have her as part of our family. I ask her questions. I talk to her about her behavior. I tell her what the next day will hold for her, and I make promises to her about upcoming activities. I’m about 99.9 percent sure she understands me — at least I want to believe that.

And so on that particular night, Purrcee had just gotten herself a hair cut, and for the first time in a long time, those adorable, deep brown eyes of hers weren’t shielded by locks of too-long hair. She looked intently at me as I spoke every word to her. Our eyes seemed to be locked on each other — and it hit me.

It was all about the eyes. I could see the love in her eyes, and I was certain she could see the love in mine. There was no need to define the word or the emotion — it was just there, overwhelmingly so. I love that dog, and she loves me. I knew life would be awful for me without her. It was as simple as that.

So all these years have come and gone, and perhaps I’ve just made it far too complicated. I’ve always wanted to pen this profound column about love, when all we really have to do is to look into the eyes of those who live in our hearts. If you can look into those eyes and know how miserable life would be without those eyes looking back at you — well, my friends, I believe that is love — love that you never want to live without.

So on Tuesday, there will no doubt be candies given, flowers delivered, greeting cards exchanged and all the other elements representing this day of love. While I would encourage you to continue those tried and true traditions, take a moment or two to look into the eyes of those you hold most dear — regardless of whether they have two legs or four.

If you’re lucky, you’ll see love looking back at you. Yes, my friends, it’s all in the eyes.

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

BUREAU VALLEY SCHOOLS

Board issues release on upcoming referendum The following news release was issued to the Bureau County Republican from the Bureau Valley school board. Bureau Valley Board President Dr. Rick Cernovich said all board members and the district’s attorney signed off on the document: The residents of the Bureau Valley School District will be voting April 4 on a building referendum for the schools and students in the district.

The 6-1 vote to place the referendum on the ballot was the product of more than two years of board discussion, public input, extensive facilities studies, much debate and an eventual compromise. Below, the board of education has addressed some of the

questions that have been raised about the building project and referendum.

Last year, the district architect determined the east tower in the Buda school is structurally failing and is unsafe. This conclusion was confirmed by a second architect. As a result, the tower was closed and perimeter fencing was constructed to insure student safety. The west tower was also constructed over a century ago and is constructed with the same building materials. It shows signs of deterioration and will not be usable much longer. Because of this, the Buda campus will no longer be able to house its 250 students.

The Wyanet building educates

Pre-K through 2nd grades. This building is full and cannot accommodate additional students.

The Walnut building educates Pre-K through 8th-grade students.

The district architect has determined that with the proposed upgrades, this building will meet the safety and educational needs of the students for the foreseeable future.

As the board considered these factors and facilities needs going forward, creating and maintaining a safe learning environment for all students in a fiscally responsible way was the primary objective.

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“It’s a shame the council woman did not attend any of the community workshops to have the knowledge of what these projects and goals are about. Including meetings from professionals from around the state sharing their expertise at community meetings.”

Robin Swift in response to a story on the preliminary plans for Princeton’s streetscape project.

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Hidden in Plain Sight

CPASA helps parents identify signs of substance abuse

BY GOLDIE RAPP grapp@bcrnews.com PRINCETON — CPASA (Community Partners Against Substance Abuse) just wrapped up its 10th Hidden in Plain Sight program last Thursday at the Bureau County Metro Center.

The program is a great opportunity for parents, guardians and others to learn the signs of substance abuse and depression in their teen’s life.

Using a model of a youth bedroom, parents are invited to do a walk through of the room to look for objects they may see everyday, but may not understand their implications.

The parents then sit down with Princeton Police Chief Tom Root, who gives a presentation about the current drug paraphernalia situation and talks about traditional and non-typical items used to carry, drink, ingest, inhale or administer substances.

After Root’s program, parents get a second oppor-

tunity to walk-through the bedroom where the items to watch for are then identified with cards that explain what the item is and why it may be a concern.

CPASA coordinator Dawn Conerton said one preventative solution parents are taught during the program is to talk with their kids.

“We have many people say (their kids) don’t listen. Well, yes they do.

They don’t want you to know they’re listening, but they are,” Conerton said.

Looking at the statistics, Conerton said the No. 1 influence in a teen’s life is their parents.

“That’s why it’s so important to pull this together and let the community know we have resources out there to help,” she said.

A new addition to the program at Thursday’s event were vendors from local agencies who provide resources to help overcome substance abuse, depression and more. The vendors were able to pro-

Princeton Police Chief Tom Root and CPASA Coordinator Dawn Conerton explain the items in the mock youth bedroom parents may see everyday, but may not understand their implications. vide information about their agencies and talk to parents who may have concerns.

Conerton said this was an important addition because just a few years ago there weren’t as many resources in the area to help with these issues. So it’s a great thing to bring awareness to the agencies that are now here to help.

The Hidden in Plain Sight is a program CPASA has put on in numerous locations around Bureau, Putnam and LaSalle counties. They have a mission

to continue the program wherever they’re asked to present Hidden in Plain Sight. They host the program in both schools and community centers.

They’ve even taken the program statewide and have visited communities in Robinson and Springfield.

Conerton said CPASA is open to taking the program wherever to help spread the message and get the information out there to those in need.

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An officer shows Narcan to attendees at the recent Hidden in Plain Sight program. During the event, parents, guardians and others got the opportunity to see traditional and non-typical items used to carry, drink, ingest, inhale or administer substances, as well as Narcan, which is used on a person who has overdosed on an opioid.

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Tickets go on sale Feb. 18 PRINCETON — One of the most distinctive and recognizable sounds in the music industry is coming to the 162nd Bureau County Fair in Princeton on Thursday, Aug. 24. It’s the four-part harmonies of the Oak Ridge Boys.

The Oaks have spawned 17 No. 1 songs, sold more than 41 million records, sport five Grammies, 11 Dove awards and four CMA awards. They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

The lineup is the same since 1973 — William Lee Golden, lead singer Duane Allen, Richard Sterban and Joe Bonsall deliver more than 50 years of tradition in every show.

The Oak’s roots date back to Knoxville, Tenn., and were one of the top drawing gospel groups in the nation according to Time Magazine.

In the early ‘70s, another Bureau County Fair alumni performer, Johnny Cash, booked them on his show in Vegas.

He told them, “There’s

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The Oak Ridge Boys will be playing at the Bureau County Fair on Thursday, Aug. 24. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, Feb. 18, at bureaucountyfair.com. magic in the four of you.” He believed in them. Then in 1975, Roy Clark’s manager Jim Halsey asked them to open for Roy. The outcome of that was Jim becoming their manager, and 1977’s “Y’all Come Back Saloon,” their first country album and “I’ll be

true to you,” the Oak’s first No. 1 song. Thirty-one studio albums later, the Oaks continue to be one of country music’s truly legendary acts. They still perform some 150 dates each year throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Tickets for the Oak Ridge Boys will go on sale

at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. All tickets will be sold online at www.bureaucountyfair.com.

For complete ticket information including ticket prices, see www. bureaucountyfair.com.

The 162nd Bureau County Fair runs Aug. 23-27 in Princeton at the Bureau County Fairgrounds.

KEWANEE — The Illinois Department of Corrections announced Feb. 6 the launch of its first Life Skills Re-entry Center in Kewanee, where offenders who are nearing the end of their sentences will learn skills critical to their success in the community.

Kewanee is one of three Life Skills Re-entry Centers slated to open in Illinois, as part of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s plan to safely reduce the prison population and restructure the state’s criminal justice system. Kewanee will begin receiving offenders as early as Feb. 16.

“People deserve a second chance to get their lives back on track,” said Rauner. “The courses offered at the Life Skills Re-entry Center will provide these men with a stronger foundation and set them up for success when they leave prison. This is a tremendous step in the right direction in our criminal justice reform efforts.”

“Nearly half of the people who leave our custody come back to us within three years,” said IDOC Director John Baldwin.

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ilies apart, and hits taxpayers’ pockets for much more than what the state can afford. It is clear that what we’ve been doing as an agency is not working, and the Life Skills Re-entry Centers give us an opportunity to reverse that trend and get it right.”

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Board hears concerns on dilapidated properties Residents have seen children entering these Main Street businesses

BY NITA WYATT news@bcrnews.com WALNUT— The Walnut Village Board and local business owners discussed the condition of two Main Street properties during its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

Kirsten Johnston, owner of the Pass It Along shop on Main Street in Walnut, was in attendance at the meeting to discuss the condition of both 128 and 126 S. Main St. These two buildings are adjacent to her building.

Johnston distributed recent photographs of the rear of the properties and stated some of the accumulated miscellaneous items have been recently added to what was already there. Johnston further stated the disrepair of the rear of these buildings as well as the unwanted items strewn there are attracting mice, rats and other larger animals.

One of the walls has collapsed on the property, and this is allowing easy access to the buildings.

Both Johnston and her husband, who was also in attendance,

have witnessed young children entering these buildings and believe that is a very dangerous activity, as some of the floor has already fallen from the second floor to the basement.

Johnston is very concerned about the mess behind the buildings as well as the idea that children can be entering the buildings. She asked the board if there is anything that can be done by the village to get some of it cleaned up and also if the board can obtain permission to secure the buildings.

Walnut Board President Dennis Grobe read from a letter he had received from the village attorney regarding these same properties. The letter stated the 128 S. Main St. property is now owned by the Bureau County trustee. The trustee accepts no responsibility for the condition of the building, and the former owner no longer has any responsibility. Because of the disrepair of the building, an asbestos inspection cannot be done, and therefore the entire building would be considered to be asbestos contaminated. If the village were to obtain a demolition deed to this property, the costs to demolish, with the asbestos contamination, could be up to and above $100,000, which would be

prohibitive for the village.

The letter also stated, with relationship to this property, the trustee would not oppose any cleanup of the property and also that securing of the rear of the building would not be opposed.

The 126 S. Main St. property is still in the hands of the owner, and therefore, the village cannot enter the property to do cleanup or to erect a security fence.

Johnston understands the board’s position. The board has agreed to obtain prices for the erection of a security fence for the 128 property, but there is little they can do regarding the other property. Johnston suggested she approach an individual she knows to be friendly with the property owner to try to get some cooperation for cleaning up the property.

The board wanted to urge all parents to discuss with their children the dangers of entering unoccupied buildings and especially those buildings with the amount of disrepair these have.

In other business, Grobe gave an update on the 105 Yerk St. property that was being considered for rezoning. At a recent meeting of the planning commission, this group made a recommendation to rezone the property from Business Retail 2

to Manufacturing 2. The village board had previously expressed concerns regarding a proposed business and possible sewer plant damage. Those concerns have been laid to rest, and the board approved the change in zoning classification.

Superintendent Carl Minks discussed with the board the possible replacement of the existing street light bulbs with new LED bulbs. The new bulbs would use the same fixtures as are currently in use. The bulbs being replaced would be on Main Street, the water tower, the cemetery building and Veteran’s Park. A representative from Crescent Electric discussed this replacement with Minks and informed him the department of commerce has an incentive program with a rebate to encourage municipalities to make this replacement. The total initial cost is $5,360 with the rebate from the department of commerce of $2,430. The village will save $4,618 annually in electricity costs. After some discussion, the board agreed to make this replacement.

Grobe proposed several names to fill the open positions on the planning commission, the zoning board and the IMPC Board of Appeals. The board agreed to all

of those proposed and the positions will be filled as follows: Zoning board — Tyler Hansen, Jason VanLanduit and Emily Dietz; planning commission — Tyler Hansen and Jason VanLanduit; and the IMPC Board — John VanLanduit.

Ryan Rosenthal, chairperson of the Walnut Local Improvement Committee, reported the village has been approached by Western Illinois University’s mapping program to become a participant in that program.

Mapping is a program to assist communities with development projects and a way to get all organizations to focus on a common goal and accomplish more.

This program has been used by many area communities as well as many all over the state. The program requires the participation of 30 to 40 community members on a continuing basis. A steering committee for this project will be meeting soon, and Rosenthal will report back to the board on the next steps. Rosenthal also urged any community members interesting in being a part of this mapping project to please contact him.

Also, Lee Sarver, chairperson of the finance committee, asked his committee to meet at 6 p.m.

March 7 at the Village Hall.

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“We shouldn’t just think about 7,400 people that shop in Princeton. ... if you think of the larger numbers, there’s 25,000 people within a 30-minute drive of Princeton’s Main Street, and we know most of them are doing their shopping in Princeton,” Mehaffey said. “We are Bureau County’s Main Street.”

While improvement costs still must be determined, city Commissioner Laura Favia voiced concerns about raising enough money for the large-scale project.

“I wish we would have sat down and put a blueprint together of where we can go with avenues for money, and where we could put a cap on this project,” she said.

“I think it would have contained it a little bit more.”

Favia also mentioned business owners have approached her with concerns about possible rules and regulations that might come with Main Street improvement plans.

An example given was turning the downtown area into a historic district. She asked what it would mean for businesses that didn’t wish to be a part of the district.

“We’re already harassing and nickel-and-diming the businesses with other ordinances,” she said.

Several members of the steering committee explained a historic district would be used only as an incentive program.

Aesthetic guidelines would not be mandatory, but businesses that adhere to them would be rewarded with incentives.

Steering committee member Rick Brooks said the key to making the plan work will be to get every business owner involved and having a role in the decision making.

He called it a private and

In considering a referendum to put before the voters, the board commissioned an extensive facility study. The board also considered many additional factors, including finances, equitable educational opportunities and the unity that accompanies compromise.

With those priorities in mind, the board voted unanimously to put a proposal before the public to update the school in Walnut with a new HVAC system; bring the 6ththrough 8th-grade students from Wyanet, Buda and Sheffield to Manlius via a junior high addition to the high school; and build a Pre-K through 5 school in Sheffield.

This project, if approved, is expected to cost $17 million. Importantly, the proposal will not raise taxes. The reason this is true is that an existing bond will be paid off, so the new bond levy will simply replace the one already in place.

Other options were considered before the board arrived at this proposal. The option of a single campus, Pre-K-8 located in Manlius was considered but would cost $35 to $38 million. This dollar amount was estimated by two separate architectural firms.

That amount is $18 to $21 million beyond Bureau Valley’s bonding debt limit, as set by state of Illinois law, rendering this option unfeasible.

The board also considered maintaining attendance centers in both Wyanet and Buda. However, in order to meet the educational needs of the students, the buildings in those locations would require the addition to and the remodeling of the existing structures in order to meet current school building codes. That cost was projected to meet or exceed the cost of a new building per two separate architects. Additionally, any addition to existing structures requires the ongoing utilization of 60-plus-year-old buildings. On the other hand, the proposed building site in Sheffield is already owned by the school district. Because it is a site ready for water, sewer and electricity, construction can begin immediately without disrupting the education of students currently in Buda and Wyanet.

The board agreed the proposal placed on the ballot best addresses the needs and priorities as outlined above. It is financially feasible and promotes equitable educational opportunities in a safe learning environment for all Bureau Valley students. If approved, the target date of completion is August 2018.

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Landscape architect Scott Mehaffey talks with Princeton resident Kelly Sissel-Morris about the streetscape improvement plans during the city’s open house event Thursday night.

Why is the steering committee raising $250,000?

Who is on the steering committee?

The Main Street Steering Committee has partnered with Starved Rock Country Community Foundation to establish a fund to help meet community match grants required for the streetscape improvements.

Right now, the committee has a goal of raising $250,000 in one year to meet its local match for the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) fund. If the city is awarded monies through the ITEP fund, they will go toward making improvements to Darius Miller Park, the Amtrak Depot and lighting improvements on South Main Street. public collaboration.

“It would be a big mistake to come up with new laws and [say] ‘OK, let’s make a miracle here.’ ... More and more people are becoming interested in this and have

Kim Scott, Bureau County United Way (chair) Rick Brooks, Midwest Partners Mindy Isaacson, Juniper & Mae/Milk Mustache Ryan Keutzer, Studio K Architecture Steven Keutzer, Studio K Architecture Gina Nelson, Bead Buzz Annette Schnabel, Perry Memorial Hospital Melissa Steele Wendt, Beetz Me Michael Zearing, Flour House

Funding for the planning stages • Donnelley Preservation Fund and Richard Driehaus Foundation, through Landmarks Illinois — with additional support from city of Princeton and Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.

• The Community Vision Workshops were paid for by the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and area sponsors.

ideas and have invested and may invest more,” he said.

The city displayed the streetscape plans at an open house event from 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursday at the Bureau County Metro Center.

The streetscape plans will now be on display at the Prouty Building over the next two weeks. Anyone is welcome to check out the plans and submit suggestions and comments.

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OBITUARIES&RECORDS

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ANN CONNER

AGNES ANDERSON

KATHRYN GARTNER

PRINCETON — Bernice Ann Conner, 79, of Princeton, formerly of Ohio, Ill., died at 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Liberty Village in Princeton.

Born Aug. 5, 1937, in Princeton, the daughter of LeRoy and Bernice (Krieger) Norden, she married Orm Conner July 22, 1957, in Ohio, Ill. He survives.

Ann graduated from Ohio High School with the Class of 1955. She was a homemaker for many years and later worked at Gustafson Hardware in Princeton for more than 20 years.

She was a very active member of the First Lutheran Church in Ohio, serving in many capacities. She enjoyed sewing, baking, gardening and scrapbooking.

Also surviving are three children, Steve (Mendy) Conner of Ohio, Ill., Charlie (Denise) Conner of Dixon and Nancy (Tom) Dale of Geneseo; four grandchildren, Andrea (Brook) Meier, Allison (Jake) Harrison, Dylan Dale and Megan Dale; two great-grandchildren, Evie Meier and Ruby Harrison; one brother, Jerry (Cheryl) Norden; two sisters, Nancy (Stan) Iverson and Alice (Bob) Semlow; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the First Lutheran Church in Ohio, Ill., with the Rev. Scott Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Ohio, Ill. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service Monday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to Lutheran Social Services, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh. com.

PRINCETON — Agnes Jean (Sprowls) Anderson passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at Liberty Village in Princeton.

Jean, as she was known, was born March 11, 1934, in Neponset to Richard and Gertrude Sprowls.

In 1952, she graduated from Sheffield Community Consolidated High School in Sheffield, where she was an active participant in school and local activities. Her many musical talents included playing the piano “by ear,” playing drums in the high school band and orchestra, and singing in the choirs of the Sheffield and Princeton Methodist churches. Jean was athletic, playing on the local “Sassy Sals” softball team and frequently winning the women’s course championship at Wyaton Hill Golf Course in Princeton.

She married William H. Halberg Sr. in 1957 and later married Thomas H. Anderson Jr. in 1977. She worked as a bookkeeper at Princeton High School from 1969 until her retirement in 1991.

Later, she worked as a bookkeeper for Dimas in Princeton.

She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Halberg Kownacki of Normal; her son, William H. Halberg Jr. of Oglesby; and her stepdaughters, Sundra (Don) Edwards of Vero Beach, Fla., and Carla Anderson of Farmington. She is also survived by her brother, Bob (Ann) Sprowls of Sheffield; and her sister, Joyce (Tom) McLean of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers, five sisters and a stepdaughter, Marta Gasparovich.

Services will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society.

The Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton is assisting the family. Online condolences and tributes may be left at www. norbergfh.com.

PEORIA — Kathryn Ann (Bean) Gartner, 86, of Peoria, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away at 2:03 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Born March 29, 1930, in Decatur to the late Haldane and Agnes (Cutler) Bean, she married Hugo Adolph Gartner April 19, 1962, in Urbana. He preceded her in death on May 20, 2013.

She was a graduate of Urbana High School in Urbana and received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois.

She worked for a textbook publisher and was a retired school teacher. She had taught at Princeton for three years. During her lifetime she lived in Decatur, Blue Mound, Urbana, Hillsboro and Peoria, and Cherokee Village, Ark. She was a member of AAUW and the Methodist church.

Surviving are three children, Wendy Bloom of Michigan, Kyna Glover of Boulder, Colo., and Aric Gartner of Pekin; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marjory McDowell and Norma Bean.

Cremation rites were accorded. Graveside memorial services for Kathryn and her husband, Hugo, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Carterville with Richard Small of Hillsboro officiating.

Memorials may be given to Acoustic Neuroma Association, 600 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 108, Cummings, GA 30041.

The Bass Patton Dean Funeral Home in Hillsboro is in charge of arrangements.

POLICE REPORTS LASALLE COUNTY SHERIFF Accident At 8:07 p.m. on Feb. 4, deputies and Oglesby Fire/EMS, Tonica Fire and Utica Fire responded to a single-vehicle UTV accident at the intersection of North 23rd and East 675th roads in Vermilion Township. James Manfredini, 41, of Cherry, was extricated from the scene after his unit traveled off of the roadway and fell into the Vermilion River canyon. He was Life Flighted from the scene, and the accident remains under investigation.

SPRING VALLEY POLICE Domestic battery Peter P. Woznaik, 46, of Spring Valley was charged with domestic battery in the 100 block of East Iowa Street at 8:43 p.m. Feb. 6.

Accident A two-vehicle accident involving Jesus V. Moreno, 54, of Spring Valley and Sandra L. Rynkewicz, 65, of Hennepin occurred on Iowa Street near Spalding Street at 1:20 p.m. Feb. 6. Moreno was charged with failure to yield.

Driving while license suspended Following an investigation into a minor traffic crash, Christine M. Despinis, 48, of Peru was charged with driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and improper use of registration in the 100 block of South Spalding Street at 4:53 p.m. Feb. 8.

PUBLIC ACCESS MONDAY Spring Valley City Council, 7 p.m., city hall DePue Village Board, 7 p.m., village hall Mineral Village Board, 6:30 p.m., village hall Seatonville Village Board, 7 p.m., village hall Sheffield Village Board, 7 p.m., village hall

TUESDAY Wyanet Village Board, 5:30 p.m., village hall Princeton Plan Commission, 5:30 p.m., city hall Bureau County Board, 6:30 p.m., courthouse Ladd Village Board, 6:30 p.m., village hall Tiskilwa Village Board, 7 p.m., fire station

MEETING MINUTES NEPONSET VILLAGE BOARD NEPONSET — For the first time, Neponset Village Board began its meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag before it took roll call.

• After the meeting last month, board member Austin Bates announced he was resigning due to the fact that he had moved out of the city limits. The mayor talked to one of the people who filed a petition for trustee for the April election, and he agreed to withdraw his petition and replace Bates as trustee.

• Neponset Village Clerk Karen Ingles swore in new member Sid Dev as trustee and overseer of water and sewer operations.

Consent agenda: • Approved the December minutes, treasurer’s report for January and bills.

• Heard treasurer Vicki Bennett ask the board to take a closer look at treasurer’s report. She feels the board needs to be more conservative with the funds.

Committee reports: • Public works: Gene Costin reported Al requested a tool box for the Voll’s building, and the board said they will check it out and address it later. Al is also working on replacing a stop sign which was hit by a truck. Ken said the trickle charger will have to be replaced in the future but not at this time.

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reported she spoke with one of the police officers and said he was involved with a resident that is parking illegally on the sidewalk. Police will be writing 30-day notices for those in violation of the parking ordinance soon. She also passed out copies of the contract for dog catcher services from Princeton.

• Finance: Ken Snyder asked the board if they still want to pursue the grant for abandoned homes due to the cost involved. He’s going to get copy of another ordinance and address it later. Ken will also get a copy of the grant from NCICG for all the board members.

• Water and Sewer: Sid Dev reported he will be meeting with Austin Bates and Markus Chapman to get acquainted with the water and sewer operations.

• Garbage and Ordinances: Matt Kaiser said he has talked to Al, and they are going to get a magnetic heater for the village truck engine and will work on lights and wash the truck this weekend.

New business: • Snyder gave the audit report for 2015-16. The board accepted it as it was written.

• Mayor David Mueller introduced new attorney Robert Russell from Princeton. He gave everyone a resume and spoke about his experience.

He also gave some advice on forms and rules the village needs to have in place.

RAYMOND HUFNAGEL HENRY — Raymond F. Hufnagel, 99, of Princeton, formerly of Henry, passed away at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Liberty Village of Princeton.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, “Downtown Chapel”, Henry. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. in the chapel with the Rev. Rick Kerr officiating. Burial will follow in the Henry Cemetery.

MARY ALLEN PRINCETON — Mary A. Allen, 85, of Princeton passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton.

Arrangements are pending at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton.

LASALLE COUNTY

Tri-DENT agents arrest Sheridan man for cocaine Tri-Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team (Tri-DENT) agents, assisted by LaSalle County deputies, arrested Jeff D. Alderson, 23, of Sheridan on Jan. 30 on a LaSalle Country arrest warrant for two Class 2 felonies of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine). Anderson was located at his current residence when agents made the arrest.

The arrest warrant was obtained with the assistance of the LaSalle County State Attorney’s office following an investigation into cocaine sales in LaSalle County by Tri-DENT. Agents made several controlled purchases of cocaine from Alderson during this investigation..

AUCTION CALENDAR Feb. 11 — James Graff estate, Bob Lear estate and others, antique and modern furniture, historic Princeton, Ill., photo collection, antique clocks, lamps and lamp parts, primitive collectibles, kitchenware, glassware and china from Lear’s jewelry store, 10 a.m., 1635 N. Main St., Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Feb. 14 — Wilder Farms No. 40, farm equipment, shop equipment and miscellaneous equipment, 10 a.m., 271 140th Ave., New Boston, Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co., auctioneers.

Feb. 15 — Wilder Farms No. 31, farm equipment, shop equipment and miscellaneous equipment, 10 a.m., 5999 N. Norrisfarm Road, Havana, Schrader Real Estate and Auction Co., auctioneers.

Feb. 18 — Harold Steele, primitives, antiques and collectibles, 9:30 a.m., “The Shed, 401 W. Main St., Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

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PRINCETON

POLICE REPORTS BUREAU COUNTY SHERIFF Failure to reduce speed to avoid accident Noah S. Leitner, 18, of Spring Valley was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid accident on Route 89 near 1700 North Avenue, north of Ladd, at 6:54 a.m. Feb. 8.

Brandon E. Acreman, 26, of Amboy was charged with operating uninsured motor vehicle, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, accident involving non-injury and failure to report an accident on 1400 East Street near 1350 North Avenue, south of Wyanet, at 6 a.m. Feb. 4.

Accidents A single-vehicle accident involving Mirai Kaneshi, 23, of Buda occurred on 940 North Avenue near 650 East Street, south of Buda, at 9:48 p.m. Feb. 8.

A single-vehicle accident involving Judy

C. Gay, 62, of Pekin occurred on Interstate 80 westbound near mile marker 58, east of Princeton, at 6:32 a.m. Feb. 8.

A single-vehicle accident involving Joseph C. Kilgore, 28, of Peru occurred on Interstate 80 eastbound near mile marker 58, east of Princeton at 5:51 a.m. Feb. 8.

A single-vehicle accident involving Javier J. Orozco, 28, of Bradford occurred on 1400 East Street near 1000 North Avenue, west of Tiskilwa, at 5:15 a.m. Feb. 8.

A single-vehicle accident involving Clyde G. Gaffney, 75, of Marseilles occurred on Route 89 near Jay Avenue in Arlington at 9:02 p.m. Feb. 6.

Deer accident Brenda J. Newgenzlinger, 66, of Spring Valley hit a deer on 2775 East Street near 1350 North Avenue, north of DePue, at 5:55 p.m. Feb. 7.

AT THE COURTHOUSE DIVORCE Kent E. Bickett of Princeton and Jamie L. (Barron) Bickett of Princeton; married July 10, 1993; divorced Jan. 25, 2017.

TRAFFIC COURT Driving on suspended license — Scott J. Campbell, 27, of DePue; Jay M. Piper, 33, of Princeton.

Drunkenness — Greg A. Fandel, 41, of Spring Valley.

Failure to reduce speed — Salvador B. Cervantes, 21, of DePue. Hunt others land without permission — David A. Baltikauski, 58, of Spring Valley.

Improper left turn oncoming traffic —

Genevieve E. Walters, 86, of Walnut.

Mufflers — Kimberly R. McCormick, 47, of Walnut.

Operate uninsured motor vehicle — September L. Stachowiak, 18, of Spring Valley.

Speeding (11-14) — Kaitlyn M. Hughes, 19, of Ohio, Ill.; Tyler C. Williams, 31, of Wyanet.

Speeding (15-20) — Jamie Avila, 18, of DePue; Hanna L. Bima, 18, of Princeton; Randa M. Mead, 37, of Wyanet; Delbert D. Winters, 45, of Sheffield.

Speeding (21-25) — Stephen T. Richardson, 28, of Spring Valley; Isaac M. Salazar, 19, of Princeton.

Unsafe backing on roadway — Jeremiah J.P. Marsala, 18, of Spring Valley.

Kleist pleads guilty to Class 3 felony PRINCETON — Kameron Q. Kleist, 22, formerly of Princeton, pleaded guilty on Jan. 31 to the Class 3 felony of failure to register as a sex offender, Associate Circuit Judge C.J. Hollerich set a sentencing hearing for 1:30 p.m. March 14.

Kleist had been registered as a resident in Princeton, but moved and never noti-

fied the Princeton Police Department. This was confirmed by Kleist’s former landlord. Kleist failed to notify law enforcement authorities of his new address.

Kleist was convicted of the Class 2 felony of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and the Class 3 felony of child pornography on Nov. 8, 2013.

PRINCETON

Princeton man sentenced for domestic battery PRINCETON — Allen M. Hauck, 33, of Princeton was sentenced on Jan. 30 to one year in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to the Class 4 felony of domestic battery on Nov. 28, 2016. Hauck was also ordered to pay $1,197 in fees and costs.

Hauck was arrested by the Princeton Police Department on Jan. 20, 2016, after his 27-year-old girlfriend of Princeton contacted the police and told them that she and Hauck got into an argument. He shoved

her, punched her in the ribs and bit her on the nose. When the police arrived, they did notice the victim’s nose was bleeding and she had bruises on her side.

Hauck has two Bureau County convictions for domestic battery: one in 2013 for which he served 90 days in the Bureau County Jail and the other in 2014, which he served 180 days in the Bureau County Jail. Those crimes involved a different victim. This is Hauck’s first felony conviction.

PRINCETON

Cambridge man sentenced to prison PRINCETON — Jack R. Capps, 38, of Cambridge was sentenced on Jan. 31 to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to the Class 2 felony of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He was given credit for 112 days served while in custody. He was also ordered to pay $864 in fines, fees and costs, all to be paid within six months of his release from prison.

Capps was arrested by

the Bureau County Sheriff’s Department after the department received a phone call from a landowner who lives in rural Bureau County. The landowner told the department that Capps was beside a truck that was parked on the man’s property. Deputies responded to the call and found Capps in the truck.

When he was arrested, Capps had a shotgun underneath his coat. He

is a convicted felon and by law is not authorized to possess a firearm and has a prior conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in 2010.

Capps had a prior felony conviction of unlawful possession of a controlled substance in 2015 in Henry County. He also has several felony convictions that occurred more than 20 years ago in Henry County for which he served time in prison.

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PERSPECTIVE

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Paying tribute to Bill Rosenow

On the street What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day gift to receive, and what’s your favorite Valentine’s gift to give?

Sheffield’s mayor touched many, many lives in his 72 years A member of the Bureau County Republican’s staff once found Bill Rosenow on the old school grounds in Sheffield, long after the children who attended there had been sent to other towns/schools.

Rosenow was standing under a tree, consistently bending over and picking up something off the ground. As one got closer, you could see his pants’ pockets were bulging, and his fists were full.

Buckeyes. Sheffield Mayor Bill Rosenow was picking up buckeyes off the ground.

“They’re lucky, you know,” Rosenow said with a smile, pausing long enough to snatch another one off the ground and stuff it into his pocket. “I’ve got one in my pocket all the time. Here, try it,” he said, offering one of his good luck charms to the BCR staff member.

On Tuesday evening, family, friends, colleagues and others came to Sheffield to pay their respects to Rosenow — a man who had touched their lives in a variety of ways. Rosenow, 72, died Feb. 1 after a long battle with cancer.

When you walked in the door of the Methodist Church where the visitation was held, you probably already know the first thing people saw as they stepped into the church — that’s right — buckeyes.

A large container of them with a sign urging everyone to take one home with them.

Rosenow was known by many. He was an Illinois State Police trooper; he served a stint as Bureau County sheriff; he was Sheffield’s mayor for 22 years; and he performed countless good deeds for many people throughout the area. And perhaps more important, he was a man who spoke his mind, who hated bureaucracy and didn’t mind telling you so, who owned a kind heart, and who was a good man, husband, father, grandpa, uncle, brother, brother-in-law and friend.

If you’ve ever picked up a buckeye, you know at first glance they aren’t so pretty. But once that buckeye enters your pocket and your fingers reach for it when you’re stressed out or you just grab onto it during an especially trying day — before long, you notice that good luck charm has a rich, smooth brown color, enhanced by the oils in your own skin as you repeatedly touch it.

When you first became acquainted with Rosenow, you might say he somewhat resembled that new buckeye. He could be loud, opinionated, vocal. While he didn’t try to offend others, it sometimes happened — usually in the name of what he believed was right. But once you got to know him better — and you happened to talk to him when you were stressed out or you reached out to him in an especially trying situation — before long, you quickly noticed the man who might have seemed a bit rough around the edges at first was now as smooth as silk, eager to help, and ready and willing to listen and lend a hand wherever it was needed.

Like that buckeye which Rosenow carried in his pocket every day, those who knew Rosenow in a variety of situations and circumstances inevitably carried the aura of this man in their own hearts. He could be counted on. He loved his family, his village and his country, and he would be the first to tell you how important those things were to him. He took care of his village, his family and his friends, and if you needed him, all you seemingly had to do was reach down into your pocket to grab onto that lucky charm — and somehow Rosenow would appear.

Sheffield lost a good man when the angels closed Rosenow’s eyes on Feb. 1. While he would be the first to tell you that everyone didn’t always have to agree with him, we know he clearly had the best interest of the village on his mind at all times. He worked hard for that tiny town in western Bureau County, and he accomplished big things — remarkably keeping the village in the black, despite a host of circumstances that could have easily caused the village to bleed red ink. Was it that buckeye in his pocket? Rosenow would tell you it was.

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Terri Simon Editor

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Renee Tiemann, Princeton

Tara Gross, Princeton

ILLINOIS SCOOP

Why a fair balanced budget takes political courage

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llinoisans are fleeing the state in record numbers. Homeowners pay the highest property taxes in the nation. And high-need residents are suffering under budget priorities that don’t put them at the front of the line.

Why? A simple truth explains the root of this pain: Politicians do not bear the cost of government. In fact, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle grow more and more powerful as the size of state and local government increases.

To varying degrees, the power bases of both parties depend on the status quo. Both sides would come under fire for taking on necessary spending reforms.

First, let’s look at the Illinois Democrats. Under the direction of Illinois House of Representatives Speaker Mike Madigan, the Democratic political operation has functioned in a similar fashion for decades. The party’s power base is composed of state workers, public-sector unions, trial lawyers and some social service providers. The foot soldiers of Chicago’s political machine make up the remainder.

Most Illinoisans are familiar with that hierarchy and its consequences.

The Republican power base, however, is less understood. Stereotypical suburban households and titans of industry come to mind. But that doesn’t paint the whole picture.

COMMENTARY Austin Berg Illinois is home to the most units of government in the nation at nearly 7,000. And while some may talk a big game on spending reform, many Republican lawmakers rely on the support of those duplicative local governments in their districts.

Here’s why that poses a problem: Local reform must be a major component of any state budget plan. The pain felt by homeowners comes at the local level, and it’s forcing families to move beyond Illinois’ borders.

Changing a culture of local government overspending will be difficult. It requires aggressive consolidation. It requires freezing property taxes and limiting the ability of local governments to raise revenues. It requires reforming the state subsidies that block accountability and fuel excessive spending. And it requires empowering local leaders to balance their budgets without the burden of costly Springfield mandates.

Real property tax reform requires all of those things.

But politicians on both sides of the aisle are reluctant to throw their weight behind the whole package because those reforms strike at the heart of bloated local govern-

“Local reform must be a major component of any state budget plan. The pain felt by homeowners comes at the local level, and it’s forcing families to move beyond Illinois’ borders.” ment.

Take the Local Government Distributive Fund, or LGDF. This state fund is made up of $1.3 billion in income tax money that the state hands out to local governments with no strings attached.

Local leaders say this money is used to help keep property taxes low. But that argument doesn’t hold water in a state with the highest property taxes in the nation.

They also say it’s a pillar of basic services such as public safety.

That’s a convenient excuse. In reality, this money enables reckless spending habits propped up by the state. Practices such as pension spiking, sick leave accumulation and pension “pickups” are rampant in the Land of Lincoln.

Money from the LGDF also enables local governments to pay the state-mandated prevailing wage for work on public projects. The costs this requirement entails are astonishing.

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

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• BERG Continued from Page 8 The average annual compensation package for workers receiving the prevailing wage in Cook and Sangamon counties is over $110,000. Meanwhile, private-sector workers in those counties take home median earnings of $34,990 and $34,521, respectively.

Local governments are even spending taxpayer money to lobby against taxpayer interests.

When a statewide property tax freeze proposal was gaining steam in the General Assembly in 2015, government agencies across the state paid out more than $9 million to lobbyists who killed reform efforts, according to data obtained via Freedom of Information

• ROSENOW Continued from Page 8 We applaud Bill Rosenow’s life. We feel honored to have worked with him, to know him, to have been touched by his bigger-than-life persona and his kindness. We should all be so lucky to find that buckeye of a man and keep him close to us throughout our lives.

As the buckeye ages, it tends to shrivel a bit. The surface will wrinkle, and often a few pits will form in the hard outer shell.

It will often become a bit

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Act requests.

And yet, most Republicans still won’t touch programs like the LGDF. Doing so requires taking on the mayors, township supervisors, highway commissioners, park district officials and legions of others who have staked their hopes on multibillion-dollar tax hikes as a way out of the budget mess.

More Illinois politicians must move beyond political convenience, and muster the courage to ease that suffering. The path of least resistance won’t cut it anymore.

Austin Berg is a writer for the Illinois Policy Institute. He wrote this column for the Illinois News Network, a project of the Institute. Berg can be reached at aberg@illinoispolicy.org.

misshapen. But it will never rot or decay or deteriorate. The buckeye stays with you.

And life as we know it also changes. We wrinkle; we get sick; and we die.

But much like that little buckeye in our pockets, we are never gone — especially if we have made an impact on those around us. We end up staying with those who love us forever.

Our prayers and condolences go out to the family of Sheffield Mayor Bill Rosenow.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No tax dollars paid To the Editor, I am one of the taxpayers that has been following the budget fight

by Gov. Rauner and the Illinois Legislature. Workman’s compensation has been brought up in the discussion, so I decided to do a little research on how workman’s compensation costs affect the budget.

I was surprised at what I learned. I found out that it doesn’t affect the budget in any way. The state does not fund workman’s comp, so it is not part of the Illinois budget. Absolutely no tax dollars go toward the workman’s compensation program. Workman’s compensation is an insurance program that is completely paid for by each employer. The employer premiums are based on the

total cost of their payrolls and the number of claims within a specified time frame. Payouts are made the same way as other insurance programs. When workers are hurt on the job, the insurance pays for medical care, time off work due to the injury and pays compensation for permanent injuries.

During the discussion of the Illinois budget, it was stated that in some cases Illinois has higher workman’s comp costs than other states. This reflects better and higher wages in our state. After reading about this insurance program that is designed to protect injured workers, it is apparent it does not impact the Illinois budget at all.

After all, absolutely no tax dollars go into the insurance program.

Steve Turri Oglesby

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Illinois office 230 S. Dearborn Suite 3900 Chicago, IL 60604 312-886-3506 State Sen. Chuck Weaver R-Peoria, 37th District District Office 5415 University St., Suite 105 Peoria, IL 61614 309-693-4921 Springfield office M 103 D State Capitol Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-1942 Chuck@senweaver.com State Sen. Sue Rezin R-Morris, 38th District District office 103 Fifth St.; P.O. Box 260

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LIFE&ARTS

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CELEBRATIONS

COMMUNITY NOTES

Ewalts will celebrate 50th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ewalt of Galesburg will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 18, at the First Church of the Open Bible, 521 W. Losey St., Galesburg.

Jerry L. Ewalt and the former Suzanne J. Stinson were married Feb. 15, 1967, at the United Methodist Church in Rochelle. They are the parents of Kelly Ewalt DiDonato of Round Lake Beach, Ill. Jerry was employed by the Burlington-Northern Railroad for more than 40 years, and Suzanne owned

and operated Flowers By Suzanne for 15 years.

All friends and relatives are invited to attend the open house. The couple

requests that gifts be omitted. Cards may be sent to the couple at 1556 S. Seminary St., Galesburg, IL 61401.

PRINCETON

Smartphone basic classes set for Feb. 16 PRINCETON — The quarterly smartphone basic classes at the Princeton Public Library, led by representatives from Illinois Valley Cellular, will be Thursday, Feb. 16. Two classes will be offered at no cost to participants and will cover all brands of smartphones. Participants should bring their smart

phones with them.

There is no registration required fo the first class, which will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Those interested in attending the second class, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. should pre-register at the library. Both classes will cover the following: getting to know a smartphone (how it all began); WiFi,

how to connect; basic setup and over view (how it works); email (how do I send and receive? How do I attach?); picture messaging; voicemail (setting up and using voicemail features); the app store and how to download; button configuration (what are all these buttons?); and fun tips and tricks.

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Register by Feb. 23 for Basic Life Support course PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton will offer the Basic Life Support (BLS) course from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in the White Oak Classroom at the hospital.

Instructors will train participants using the American Heart Association’s BLS certification course designed for those working in the healthcare

field. The student will participate in practice sessions on manikins and then be required to perform CPR, choking rescue and use of the Automatic External Defibrillator on the adult, child and infant. A passing score on a written exam is also required for course completion.

This course is based on the American Heart

Association’s longstanding and well researched guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care. Course fee is $40 which includes the book, supplies and certification card.

The deadline to register for this course is Thursday, Feb. 23. Contact Marcia Hartwig, RN, education coordinator, at 815876-4449 to register.

PRINCETON

Country breakfast fundraiser Sunday PRINCETON — Princeton’s PEO Chapter IH will sponsor a country breakfast at the Princeton Elks Lodge, 1105 E. Peru St., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12.

The buffet includes biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, pastries, fruit cup, juice, milk, and coffee. The cost

of the breakfast is $10 each for adults and children age 10 and older. Children under the age of 10 may eat free. Tickets will be available at the door that morning.

Proceeds from this event will fund PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) projects that include the financial

Logan fundraiser has begun PRINCETON — The Logan Pride Card fundraiser has begun. The sale will run through Thursday, Feb. 16. The cards offer discounts at various locations and also free items. The cost of the card is $10 each and are good through Jan. 31, 2018. This fundraiser helps Logan Junior High School fund the extra activities and field trips offered during the call or stop by the school. For more information, call 815-875-6415.

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8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the American 4-H club to host breakfast Legion building, 1549 W. WALNUT — The Walnut Peru St. in Princeton.

Winners 4-H Club’s annual allMotorcycle swap meet you-can-eat pancake and sauSTERLING — Twin Rivers sage breakfast will be from 8 ABATE 10th annual motor- a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 19, at the Walnut Senior Citizens cycle swap meet will be Center on Main Street. Tickfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunets are $5 for adults, $3 for day, Feb. 12, at the Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lin- ages 6-12 and free for age 5 colnway in Sterling. Admis- and under. Carry-outs will be sion is $5 with 12 and under available. free. Vendors will be selling MS education meeting new and used parts for all PRINCETON — Perry makes and models, plus Memorial Hospital in Princleathers and biker clothes, eton will host its monthly signs and décor, and much Multiple Sclerosis educational more. Breakfast and lunch meeting at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, will be available as well as Feb. 21, in the lower level refreshments all day. For conference room at the hosinformation, call 815-716pital. This program is free 3588 or 815-875-1386. and open to the public. For more information, call Marcia Jaycees fundraiser PRINCETON — The Princ- Hartwig at 815-876-4449. eton Jaycees are selling Grief, loss support group raffle tickets to benefit the PRINCETON — Perry Princeton Jaycees fireworks Memorial Hospital will host display. The winning ticket its monthly grief and loss will receive $1,000 cash.

Tickets are one for $5 or five support group at 2:30 p.m. for $20 and are available at Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Perry Heartland Bank and Central Memorial Hospital chapel. In order to deal with the pain of Bank in Princeton or from any Princeton Jaycees mem- loss, and work through the ber. The drawing will be held grief of losing someone you love, Perry Memorial Hospital when all tickets are sold, You need not be present to wants to support those in their journey of remembering win. For more information, check the Princeton Jaycees and grieving. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of Facebook page or contact every month. For more inforAshley at 815-878-9657. mation, call 815-876-2004.

Foreign Language Fair

MANLIUS — Bureau Valley High School will host its annual Foreign Language Fair on Thursday, Feb. 16, in the commons area of the high school. Mexican and German food buffets serve from 5 to 7 p.m. Meals feature tacos and bratwurst, with all the fixings, and start at $4. Carry-outs are available. Designed to be a “family-friendly” event,

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All-you-can-eat breakfast LAMOILLE — An all-youcan-eat pancake breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the LaMoille Lions Club, 308 Howard St. in LaMoille. The menu will include pancakes, eggs, sausage, ham, toast, milk, juice and coffee. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for ages 5 to 10 and free for those under 5 years old. All proceeds will benefit the Ohio Booster Club.

Annual spaghetti supper Feb. 25 in Walnut WALNUT — The First Christian Church of Walnut will hold its 28th annual spaghetti supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 25. The menu will be spaghetti, French bread, tossed salad, dessert and beverage. Tickets can be purchased at the door. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for ages 3-12 and free for children under 3.

Spaghetti supper in LaMoille LAMOILLE — The LaMoille Lions Club will host a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Lions Club, 308 Howard St. in LaMoille. Dinner includes spaghetti, salad, bread and butter, and lemonade or coffee. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for ages 6-12 and free for age 5 and under.

Bake sale in Princeton PRINCETON — A bake sale to benefit Voluntary Action Center Meals on Wheels will be from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 22, and from noon to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Bureau County Senior Center in Princeton.

Beer and wine tasting PRINCETON — The Bureau County United Way will host a “Top it Off” beer and wine tasting event from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at The Barn at Hornbaker Gardens.

Tickets are $25 and available at the door. There will also be a silent action. To purchase tickets ahead of time, stop by the Bureau County United Way Office on North Main Street, Heartland Bank and Trust Main Branch or call BCUW Director Kim Scott at 815-872-0821.

Home Extension meeting PRINCETON — Princeton Jr. Home Extension will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the home of hostess Marge Zimmerman, 509 Harvey Drive in Princeton.

The co-hostess will be Joann Brahm. The leader will be Dorothy Johnson.

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Model train fair and farm toy show on Feb. 18

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A model train fair and farm toy show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds in Princeton. There will be working train layouts, farm toys, and all kinds of trains and equipment for sale. Vendors with other kinds of toys are welcome too. For information, call Kathy at 815-866-3606 or see the fair’s web page for the flyer at www.bureaucountyfair.com.

The fairgrounds is located at 811 W Peru St. in Princeton. Adult admission is $4 and kids 10 and under are free.

WALNUT — Walnut Rotary Club President Charlie Gonigam is encouraging Bureau Valley and Ohio High School students to apply for a full scholarship to attend the 2017 World Affairs Seminar to be held June 24-30 at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. “Each year, Rotary’s World Affairs Seminar brings youth from around the world together to gain a new and unique perspective on current events,” Gonigam said. “This year’s topic, ‘Education and Social Justice’, is certain to generate much discussion as young people experience the diversity

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Bob Holmes (left) artist and Jack Olson, Prairie Art Center gallery show director, are pictured during the Feb. 3 open reception of the “Scenes from the Heartlands” show at the Prairie Arts Center.

Holmes’ work will be available to view in the main gallery on weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 26. The Prairie Arts Center is located at 24 Park Ave. East in Princeton.

of their political, social and cultural traditions.

This is, quite literally, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an area high school student. I encourage our communities’ young people to apply for the chance to participate in the Seminar.”

More information about the program is available at www.worldaffairsseminar.org.

The scholarship is open to students who have completed their sophomore, junior or senior year at Bureau Valley or Ohio High School, are in good academic standing, are interested in global issues and want to build a

PPSF Trivia Night on Feb. 25 soda and alcohol will be available for purchase.

No sandwiches will be served this year. To have a table reserved, contact Christie Lucas at clucas@pes115.org. All team money will be collected at the door.

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make a crucial difference to the quality of public education. The goal of the PPSF is to accept, solicit and disburse contributions, gifts, memorials and bequests from individuals, groups and businesses to support effort to enrich and supplement the educational programs of Princeton High School District 500 and Princeton Elementary School District 115.

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Interested applicants must write a 500-word essay on why they would like to participate in the 2017 World Affairs Seminar and how they might apply what they learn at it. The winning student will make a presentation to the Rotary Club about the experience.

Essays should be submitted, electronically, to Rotary President Charlie Gonigam at cgoingam1950@gmail.com by Feb. 15. Late submissions cannot be considered. The winner will be notified by Feb. 28.

PRINCETON PRINCETON — The Princeton Public Schools Foundation (PPSF) will have its ninth annual Trivia Night fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 25, at A Hundred Acres Orchard in Princeton.

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Foreign Language Fair set for Feb. 16 MANLIUS — Bureau Valley will celebrate the diversity of world cultures at its annual Foreign Language Fair on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the high school.

The Spanish and German clubs host the event and serve food from 5 to 7 p.m. Fairgoers enjoy free crafts, provided by the clubs, during dinner hours. A program, featuring student talents, begins at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Attendees can make God’s Eyes, a special Spanish craft, during the mealtime. The Spanish buffet table will feature tacos, with all the fixings, and paletas, a Mexican ice cream. “The students said they were a big hit last year, and want to bring them back,” said Kelsey

DeSchepper, Spanish teacher at BV. The club performances include instrumental numbers, skits, dances and traditional songs. “The kids have all kinds of talent, and it is going to be a fun evening!” said DeSchepper.

The German Club will have all the ingredients ready for fairgoers to make “Dirt Pudding,” made with gummy worms and chocolate cookies and pudding.

While this is a completely American dessert, it provides a strong tie-in to the German program at Bureau Valley.

This year, the club has launched a composting project, aimed at reducing the amount of food waste that ends up in a landfill.

“We are putting together a

slideshow of what we have been doing, along with information about recycling in Germany,” said Jade Blackert, a student at BV. Foreign Exchange students Laura Hyde and Eline Kleivan plan to share samples of their favorite foods from home. Laura lives in Denmark and Eline is from Norway. The girls have had a good year so far at the school, participating in Scholastic Bowl, Drama Club and the Dance Team. They live with families from the Walnut area.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and families are encouraged to attend. Meals start at $4 and admission is free. For more information, contact the high school by calling 815-445-4004.

Local scholarships are available for Henry-Senachwine students

HENRY — Several college scholarships of local nature are available for high school senior students in the Henry-Senachwine School District.

Applications for these scholarships are available now from the guidance counselor at Henry-Senachwine High School.

The applications must be obtained from the guidance office by the senior student or his/her parent, completed and returned to that office by Wednesday, March 1.

These scholarships include the Dewey Family Scholarship, the Finfgeld Family Scholarship and the Henry Chamber of Commerce Scholarships. Both the Dewey and Finfgeld scholarships are endowed

by the respective families from the Henry community. The Henry Chamber of Commerce Scholarships are sponsored by the local/ current Chamber of Commerce of Henry.

The Dewey Scholarship is for a local student attending a four-year college or university. The Finfgeld Scholarship is for a student attending a two-year community college in the area — Illinois Central College, Illinois Valley Community College or Black Hawk College. Each of these scholarships have a value of $1,500 and both are renewable each year if the student remains in good standing. The Henry Chamber Scholarships are awarded to the vale-

dictorian and the salutatorian of the graduating class of HSHS. The Chamber Scholarships are a $1,000 award for each for one year.

The Henry Scholarship Program has been operating consistently for many years for the benefit of students in the local high school, Henry-Senachwine. The idea and operation of this scholarship program is currently administered by a committee chaired by Meaghan Dean, a faculty member of HSHS. Other members of the committee are Ryan Anderson, vice president; Wes Wolven, treasurer; Ken Williamson, secretary; Joyce Wood, record keeper; and Marge Hunt, board member.

PRINCETON

PMH will sponsor ‘Pack the Place Pink Night’ Tuesday at PHS PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton will sponsor a “Pack the Place Pink Night” on Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Princeton High School boys basketball game. In recognition of breast cancer awareness, Perry Memorial and

Princeton High School are teaming together to show support for both the Tigers and cancer survivors.

This “Pack the Place Pink Night” event is being held at the Princeton High School with the sophomore game starting at 6 p.m. and the varsity game

to start at 7:30 p.m. Those that wear pink to the game will have the opportunity to register for a door prize.

In addition, Perry will be giving out educational materials regarding breast cancer and the importance of self-breast exams.

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How the Hall High School Leo Club celebrates Valentine’s Day

BY DAVE COOK dcook@bcrnews.com SPRING VALLEY — Everyone enjoys getting a Valentine’s Day card showing there’s someone who cares. On Feb. 14 — Valentine’s Day — members of the Hall High School Leo Club will be making sure residents of the Aperion Care nursing home in Spring Valley aren’t forgotten.

For the past several weeks they’ve been meeting after school to construct approximately 80 handmade Valentine’s Day cards. Along with making the cards, they’ll also be visiting Aperion Care to personally deliver them.

Ashley Choate, a senior, has been a member of the Leo Club since she was a freshman.

“I like it when we deliver the cards; it’s a lot of fun to see their responses,” Choate said.

The Hall High School Leo Club is sponsored by the Spring Valley Lions Club.

The first Leo Club was started in 1957 in Pennsylvania, although it wasn’t an officially recognized program of Lions Club International until 1967. Leo is an acronym for leadership, experience and opportunity.

According to the Lions Clubs website, the objective of the Leo Clubs is to provide the youth of the world with an opportunity for development and contribution, individually and collectively, as responsible members of the local, national and international community.

Along with their annual Valentine’s Day project, which art teacher Karen Klopcic has said is at least 10 years old, the members also make Christmas cards and assist their local Lions Club with various events and fundraising efforts.

“It feels like we’re giving back, and it puts a smile on their face because they know someone has been thinking about them.”

Kalysta Biskie

Hall High School senior and Leo Club member

“I like it when we deliver the cards; it’s a lot of fun to see their responses.”

Ashley Choate

Hall High School senior and a Leo Club member “I like the Leo Club; it’s about helping the community, and it lets them do something nice without expecting something in return,” Klopcic said.

Kalysta Biskie, a senior in her first year of the club, said, “It feels like we’re giving back, and it puts a smile on their face because they know someone has been thinking about them.”

As she cut pink construction paper into the shape of a heart and glued lace over it, Makenzie Walk, a senior, said, “I like this project because it lets you get personally involved instead of just making a donation. Seeing their reactions when we give them their card is what makes it special; they know we’ve been thinking about them.”

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The members of the Hall High School Leo Club have been meeting after school for the past several weeks to make approximately 80 Valentine’s Day cards which they will deliver to the residents of an area nursing home.

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Back to back Hall goes the distance for regional repeat

BY KEVIN HIERONYMUS khieronymus@bcrnews.com MOMENCE — The Hall Lady Devils went the distance to claim their second straight regional championship. They’re going to come back home to try to take if farther this year than they did last year.

The Lady Devils were shipped 105 miles to Momence and made the trip worth their time, defeating Braidwood ReedCuster 45-30 in Thursday’s regional championship game. With the title in hand, the Lady Devils will venture to the Princeton Sectional to face Winnebago in Monday’s semifinals at 6 p.m., the very same team which knocked them out last year.

Hall senior captains Jenna Lusietto and Abby Hoscheid, the pride of Cherry, are no fans of long bus trips, but were all right making this one.

“I’m excited to go home.

I hate bus rides. My least favorite of all,” senior captain Abby Hoscheid said.

“But for a regional title, I’ll go two hours, I’ll go three hours.”

“Might as well make it worth it. Might as well win,” Lusietto said.

Hall coach Brian Holman summed up the Lady Devils’ accomplishment best.

“Two regionals, man, it’s hard to do,” he said. “It’s a testament to these girls. It’s not easy to do. It’s not easy to drive two hours. It’s not easy to do it in front of half your fan base. It’s not easy to come out against two girls (from Reed-Custer) BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus with a 1,000-career points.”

The Hall Lady Devils hoist their second straight regional championship plaque after defeating Braidwood ReedHall threatened to run away with the game to Custer 45-30 at Momence Thursday. The Lady Devils (24-6) will return much closer to home to the Princeton start the second half, scor- Sectional at 6 p.m. Monday to face Winnebago. ing seven straight points to stretch a nine-point halftime lead (18-9) to 16 points team-high 12 points in the fourth quarter, includMomence 2A Regional with leading scorer Hunting 6-7 free throws. Jenna Lusietto had 8 points Thursday’s finals: Hall 45, Reed-Custer 30 er Galassi sitting out with and Rena Barroso and Abby Hoscheid 7 each.

At a glance: Lady Devils outscored R-C 20-13 three fouls.

See LADY DEVILS, Page 18

in the fourth quarter to pull away to their second straight regional title. Hunter Galassi had 11 of her

Next: Hall (24-6) will face Winnebago (17-11) at 6 p.m. Monday in the Princeton Sectional.

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Thursday’s finals: Kankakee Bishop McNamara 42, St. Bede 33 At a glance: The Irish outscored the Lady Bruins 15-3 over the final five minutes of the game to pull away to victory.

Seniors Chase Ludford and Thea Mauck each scored 10 points for St. Bede.

Next: Bishop Mac will face Byron (29-2) at the Princeton Sectional.

Lady Bruins title bid falls short to Irish ​BY DAN DWYER sports@bcrnews.com GRANVILLE — The Putnam County 2A regional championship came down to the final moments before the St. Bede Lady Bruins gave ground, and the Kankakee Bishop McNamara Irish were able put some separation and pulled out a 42-33 victory Thursday night at R.M. Germano Gymnasium.

The pivotal play of the game came with 4:42 to play from Irish guard Lauren Krisko, as the Lady Bruins were caught changing defenses when the sophomore knocked down a three from the corner.

Krisko’s trey tied the game at 30-30.

“The one big thing that’s sticking out to me is that we got caught in a defensive change when I called a defense, and 12 hit that three in the corner, and that was huge,” St. Bede coach Tom McGunnigal said.

“And that’s on me. We competed, and they did everything they thought that they would do. I would have liked to score a little bit more, but they’re tough on defense; they’re quick, and they’re

See LADY BRUINS, Page 16

BCR photo/Dan Dwyer

St. Bede’s junior guard Maggie Sons eyes the hoop in Thursday’s regional championship against Kankakee Bishop Mac at Granville. The Irish knocked out the Lady Bruins 42-33.

Making a case to make IHSA regionals great again With all the power invested in me, a highly-paid (you may laugh) and experienced (old) sports editor, I’m going to make IHSA regionals great again.

No more sub-sectional seedings, sending local teams two hours away to play in regionals.

A regional is supposed to be exactly that, a regional. I don’t classify driving two hours, meandering through back roads in eastern Illinois, as being in your same region anymore.

Save the long trips for sectionals.

The Hall girls got home a lit-

HIERONYMUS’ HYPOTHESIS Kevin Hieronymus tle after 11 p.m. Thursday from their two-hour trip to Momence, albeit making a short stop at McDonald’s. That’s a school night, mind you.

Hall and Kankakee Bishop McNamara, who drove 85 miles in the other direction to come to play in Granville, probably passed one another on the way

home from regional championships.

That would have really been a long bus trip had either lost.

Hall senior captains Abby Hoscheid and Jenna Lusietto told me they don’t like bus trips. The old sports editor doesn’t care much for long trips either, making a long work week a lot longer.

In the long run, and it was long, the Lady Devils made it well worth everyone’s time — all 28 of the fans sitting in the Hall cheering section, including two administrators.

At least Monday night, we’ll all get to stay close to home in the comforts of Princeton’s Prouty Gym and let the teams from Byron, Winnebago and Kankakee get back on the bus.

• Here we go again: Looks like we’re going to be doing this all over again for the boys postseason, which starts Monday, Feb. 20.

DePue was seeded No. 2 behind Annawan in the Somonauk sub-sectional A. With Indian Creek awarded with the No. 3 seed, that means DePue will be facing a trip to

Shabbona (52 miles) for regional play as opposed to 19.5 miles to Henry. Annawan will venture to Henry instead.

In 2A, Princeton was seeded No. 3 in the Seneca sub-sectional A. With Dwight gaining the 1 seed, it will be sent to the Hall Regional to be paired with the fourth-seeded Red Devils, sending No. 2 Lisle and Princeton to the other regional site, Wilmington. This will be an 80-mile trek for the Tigers when the square off against No. 7

See HIERONYMUS, Page 19

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Putnam County Regional: Bishop Mac 36, Princeton 34

Tigresses fall short against Irish

BY DAN DWYER sports@bcrnews.com

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St. Bede’s Maggie Sons shoots in the lane in regional play Tuesday at Putnam County. The Lady Bruins defeated the host Lady Panthers 44-39 to advance to Thursday’s finals

Putnam County Regional: St. Bede 44, PC 39

Lady Bruins sink Lady Panthers

BY DAN DWYER sports@bcrnews.com GRANVILLE — Tuesday night at the Putnam County 2A girls regional, the St. Bede Lady Bruins hit big shots, made big plays and did what they needed to pull out a close victory.

St. Bede’s thrilling 44-39 win over their foe from across the Illinois River in the Putnam County Lady Panthers at R.M. Germano Gymnasium in Granville was only the beginning of what coach Tom McGunnigal hopes is a successful postseason.

“I’m better than I thought I might be,” McGunnigal said. “There were some tense moments there, and they’re a great, great ball club. Putnam County is solid; they execute very well; and we had a lot of trouble with Paige Veronda.

She’s a fine player. I was hoping that she would get tired.

She was taking a lot of shots, but our girls just gutted it out each possession both offensively and defensively.”

Veronda was the driving force behind the Lady Panthers’ offensive machine before a pair of PC 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions from sophomore Madeyln Dzierzynski and junior Presley Hatton gave the Panthers a 37-35 lead with 4:07 to play.

The Lady Bruins refused to relent, and St. Bede’s Isabel Pozzi stepped into the fray and knocked down two of her six points on an important 15-foot baseline jump shot to tie the game at 37.

One of the Lady Bruins’ senior leaders, Chase Ludford, proved to her teammates why they had turned to her in the past, as she scooped up a rebound on the baseline with 2:51 to play and drained what proved to be the game winner at 40-39.

“Isabel Pozzi came in off the bench and performed great. She hit a big shot, grabbed rebounds and played position well,” McGunnigal said. “Chase hit that big 3 over in the corner which was enormous for us, and that

gave us a good push and a good cushion. That’s what you want to do this time of the year.”

The Lady Bruins were able to add four more points onto their total to finish the Lady Panthers off on a 9-2 run.

St. Bede shut down the PC offense in the middle quarters, save for Veronda, as she was the only Panther to score over a 19:53 span that began when sophomore Taryn Grasser laid in a buzzer-beater to close out the first quarter 12-8.

Free throws were the downfall of the Lady Panthers, as they were only able to connect on 8-of-20 (40 percent) from the charity stripe.

“When we hit those backto-back 3s and took that lead at 37-35 I never thought we’d give it back,” PC coach Jared Sale said. “Moral of the story is you can’t shoot 8-for-20 from the free-throw line and win a tight game. We talk about shooting 70 percent from the line as a team, and if we shot that tonight, we add six points for 70 percent, and that puts us ahead at 45-44.”

Sophomore Naomi Ochuba made her presence felt offensively early giving the Lady Bruins an option inside that eventually opened up the PC defense.

“We focused on our possessions. We focused offensively on what we wanted to do; we wanted to get Thea (Mauck) some more touches, and we did that which I think put a little bit more pressure on their defense,” McGunnigal said. “It was big establishing Naomi inside early, and she was great in the first half until she ran into some foul trouble.”

Mauck got out of an early-game funk to open the fourth quarter with two 3-pointers to push her point total to a team-high 13. Sophomore guard Maggie Sons also took advantage of opportunities when they presented themselves and added 10 points for the Bruins.

Veronda finished with 26 points to lead all scorers.

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GRANVILLE — The Princeton Tigresses gave it everything they had Tuesday night against the second seeded Kankakee Bishop McNamara, but the Irish had too much talent for the Tigresses to overcome and were able to advance to Thursday’s championship with a 36-34 victory at R.F. Germano Gymnasium in Granville.

“I think the girls did everything that they could against a very good team,” PHS coach Tiffany Gonigam said. “That’s what makes this time of year fun; going out there, competing and knowing that you gave your very best effort. We had a game plan that we executed they just ended up with one more basket at the end of the game.”

The Tigress defense keying on the Irish shooters was working and finally allowed Princeton to tie the game at 33-33 with 2:28 to play on a pair of free throws from junior guard Anna Murray.

Princeton (13-15) was still keying on the key Lady Irish shooters when McNamara sophomore guard Lauren Krisko drove hard left attempting to get around the Tigress defense, got her legs entangled while attacking the basket, tripped and threw up a prayer.

To the dismay of the Tigress faithful, Krisko was rewarded as the ball found its way into the bucket with just 3.5 seconds to play.

“We had the game tied up and we just tried to key in on their shooters and they were able to get the ball near the paint and get a pretty good shot off,” Gonigam said.

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Princeton’s Anna Murray reaches for the sky to snare a rebound in Tuesday’s night regional semifinal contest against Kankakee Bishop McNamara at Putnam County High School. PHS saw its season end with a 36-34 loss.

Princeton senior Courtney Oeder was fouled on the ensuing inbounds play, the full-length of the floor away, and was able to convert the front end of her bonus

attempts. Her second fell short and McNamara was awarded a jump ball on a tie-up for the rebound.

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• LADY BRUINS Continued from Page 15 physical. That’s what their schedule trains them for.”

A few possessions later, St. Bede, once again, turned to senior Chase Ludford to come up with a big shot as time wound down, and she came through knocking down a three of her own with 39.3 to play.

Ludford’s answer proved to be for naught as the Irish scored the final six points of the contest that was part of a larger 15-3 Bishop stretch to close out the final 4:42 of the game. They claimed their 17th regional title in the last 18 seasons.

St. Bede took a 26-22 lead going into the final quarter, but Krisko was there to be a thorn in the Lady Bruins’ side, knocking down a three just 11 seconds in.

“I thought we were in it all of the way. They kind of shocked us to start the game. I took a timeout to check and make sure that we were OK, and it was just nerves,” McGunnigal said. “We played hard and competed all game long.”

Ludford and Thea Mauck led St. Bede with 10 points each, but the 15 points each from Irish sophomores Krisko and forward Allison Berg proved to be a task, that in the end, proved too much for the Lady Bruins.

“We spaced nicely, and I would have liked to get Thea a few more shots. But they clamped down there later on, and we couldn’t get her many shots in the second half; so we looked to penetrate, and we did that well,” McGunnigal said.

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St. Bede senior Thea Mauck surveys the scene in Thursday’s regional finals at Putnam County High School.

After finishing the season with a record of 13-18, McGunnigal knows he helped cultivate four seniors in Emily Edwall, Julia Browning, Mauck and Ludford who rose above expectations.

“This team overachieved. They overachieved from where we started in the summer to where we were on the first day,” McGunnigal said emotionally. “My four

seniors led, and in order to be good leaders, you have to have others follow. They followed.

They listened. They trusted each other, and they trusted me.”

• Notes: St. Bede’s Mauck and Ludford, along with Paige Veronda of Putnam County, advanced in the 3-Point Contest to sectionals.

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Carol Towne (center) won her first Masters Tournament championship. Other top five bowlers were fifth-place Shannon Allen, (from left), second-place Melinda Camp, third-place Anna Flaig and fourth -place Cari Hanson.

Towne wins first Masters title

BY KEVIN HIERONYMUS

Princeton’s Josh Reinhardt goes in for a second-half layup with St. Bede’s Josh Sapp in hot pursuit Tuesday at the academy. Reinhardt scored 25 points, including 17 in the third quarter, to lead the Tigers to a 66-48 win over the Bruins.

khieronymus@bcrnews.com PRINCETON — Carol Towne finished out on top of a topsy-turvey Princeton Women’s Masters Bowling Tournament Jan. 29 at Pin Splitter Lanes.

Defending champ Shannon Allen led the tournament after the first weekend. Then former champ Anna Flaig took over the top spot after Day 3.

On the final day, the top five bounced around until Towne claimed the crown, edging runner-up Melinda Camp by the narrowest of margins, 92.15 to 92.03 in Peterson Points. It was Towne’s first Masters’ championship.

“It still honestly hasn’t sunk in. There is such a tremendous field of terrific bowlers, that I still can’t believe that I won,” Towne said. “The top 5 were so close at the start of our final day that it was really anybody’s tournament. I luckily had a good final day and also a good final game in the position round.

“We had a fun group of ladies to bowl with this year.

And I had a great group of friends and family supporting me.”

Flaig (90.42) came in third followed by Cari Hanson (89.0), Shannon Allen (88.44), Chastidy Rotramel (87.1), Sherry Allen (87.0), Shelly Miller (83.11), Nicole Walker (81.46) and Ashley Hensley (81.05) to round out the top 10.

Sandra Drake received the Darlene Shepard Sportsmanship Award that was voted on by the 20 bowlers.

Hensley was rewarded for having the most pins over average for the tournament with 20.75.

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Boys basketball: Princeton 66, St. Bede 48

Reinhardt, PHS take down Bruins

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PERU — You never know what you’re going to get from the Princeton Tigers. One night they’re down and the next night they’re up.

On Tuesday, the roller coaster called the Princeton Tigers was up, zooming past the rival St. Bede Bruins 66-48 at the academy. The Tigers outscored their guests 40-26 over the second half to win going away.

PHS coach Michael Fredericks is hopeful the Tigers have turned the corner since its 67-49 whipping Feb. 3 by Hall with the Feb. 4 win over Byron (81-71) and Tuesday’s win at

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“Byron’s a powerhouse and we handled them,” Fredericks said.

“Like I told the kids, they got to make a choice what kind of team they want to be. We can work and work and practice and watch film and be prepared. Until the players make a choice, they’re going to be all in, we’re just going to be mediocre. But the last two nights I thought we really played tough and stepped it up. That type of play is what coach wants to see.”

The win evened the Tigers record at 12-12 heading in to Friday’s game at LaSalle-Peru.

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The Hall Lady Devils claimed their second straight regional championship at Momence Thursday, defeating Braidwood Reed-Custer 45-30. The Lady Devils (24-6) will face a sectional semifinal rematch against Winnebago at 6 p.m. Monday at Princeton.

• LADY DEVILS Continued from Page 15 BCR photo/Kevin Hieronymus

Hall’s Jenna Lusietto battles for rebounding positioning against Reed-Custer Thursday night at Momence.

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Hall senior Rena Barroso drives against Reed-Custer Thursday night at Momence.

Junior guard Madi Soldati opened with a hoop, and after a bucket by Hoscheid, Soldati scored on the break at the 4:25 mark. A free throw by Hoscheid made it 25-9.

The Lady Comets, shut out over the first 6-1/2 minutes of the third quarter, finally answered with an 8-0 run, including backto-back treys to pull within 25-17 at quarter’s end.

Galassi re-entered the game in the third quarter, only to exit quickly with her fourth foul. It was no time to panic for the Lady Devils, though.

“We really don’t like to change anything. No matter if it’s a big player out, keep it the same,” Lusietto said. “We have to focus on defense, make steals for easy baskets. That’s always been our big go-to.”

With just one point through the first three quarters, Galassi became a difference-maker in the fourth.

She scored seven straight to lead the Lady Devils to a 36-19 lead with three minutes remaining. Holman, who had been preaching, “Patience, Patience,” joked with Galassi during a timeout that she better make that shot.

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Hall senior Rena Barroso makes her move against Reed-Custer Thursday night at Momence.

“She’s got the green light. My God, what am I talking about? I’m only the coach,” Holman said with a laugh. “I told her you better make that if you’re going to shoot it. She’s got all my good graces and blessings to do that.

“I got trust in every one of those seniors who are out there. They’re a fantastic group. They don’t question my decisions.

Don’t question what we’re doing. If it’s not working, they still don’t question it.”

Galassi scored 11 of her team-high 12 points in the fourth quarter, including 6 of 7 free throws.

Hall had well-balanced scoring with Lusietto netting eight points, Hoscheid and Rena Barroso seven, Hart six and Soldati five.

The Lady Devils scored

the game’s first eight points with four different players scoring — Hoscheid on a drive, freshman Hanna Hart with a 3-pointer, Lusietto with a putback and Galassi with a free throw to make it 8-0.

Hall settled for a 12-4 lead at the end of one quarter. The Lady Devils were held scoreless in the second quarter until Soldati hit a 3-pointer at the 1:52 mark. Hart knocked down her second trey of the half as Hall claimed an 18-9 halftime lead.

• Notes: Winnebago beat Hall 46-34 in last year’s sectional semifinals at Byron.

Winnebago beat host Fulton 55-51 Tuesday to repeat as regional champions.

Monday’s second sectional semifinal matches defending state champ Byron against Kankakee Bishop McNamara, who knocked out St. Bede in the Putnam County Regional finals. ...

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Soldati and Barroso lost out by a tie-breaker for the final spot.

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BY KEVIN HIERONYMUS khieronymus@bcrnews.com The Bureau Valley and LaMoille/Ohio girls basketball teams saw their seasons come to a close Wednesday night in postseason play.

At Fulton: The Storm went down in defeat 63-51 at the hands of regional favorite Winnebago in Wednesday’s semifinals of the Fulton 2A regional tournament. The Indians made 16-22 free throw attempts to pull away to victory.

Christen Hurley had 15 points and Saige Barnett added 13 for the Storm, who bow out with a 10-18 record.

At Annawan: LaMoille/ Ohio lost to state-ranked Annawan 77-32 in the 1A regional semifinals at Annawan. The Bravettes outscored the Lady Lions 33-7 in the second quarter to take a 53-13 halftime lead.

Lexi Loftus led the Lady Lions (12-16) with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Seniors Jasmine Kahly (9) and Paige Conner (8) accounted for the only other L/O scoring in their final game for the Lady Lions.

Jayde VanHyfte led

Annawan with 21 points.

Amboy defeated Ottawa Marquette 65-39 in the first semifinal Wednesday at Annawan.

Thursday’s championship game saw Annawan defeat Amboy 49-35 to take the title.

Boys basketball

Bureau Valley 65, Hall 56: The Storm used a 20-point fourth quarter to pull away for a Three Rivers East win over Hall at the Storm Cellar Tuesday.

Nate Paup-Caudill led the Storm charge, by hitting 7-of-8 from the freethrow line in the fourth quarter. He finished with 20 points.

Corbin Endress added nine points, and Kale Barnett and Andrew Petros each scored eight.

Alex Castelan had 15 points and Jimmy DeAngelo 10 for Hall.

• DePue 68, Serena 50: The Little Giants went on the road to beat a 19-5 Huskers team in nonconference play Tuesday. The Little Giants opened up a slim 29-27 halftime lead with a 24-8 third-quarter surge.

Rafa Puga had 24 points and Eddie Moreno added 19 for the Little Giants, who improved to 22-3.

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Princeton’s Garrett Allen takes in a run-out in the second half of Tuesday’s TRAC East game at the academy.

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J.A. Happ of the Toronto Blue Jays will pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic this spring.

• HIERONYMUS Continued from Page 15 Braidwood Reed-Custer on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Happy Days: Congrats to Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ on being named to Team USA in the upcoming World Classic this spring. It’s an Olympic-sort of event which sends major and minor league players playing for their homelands, which last was held in 2013.

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PERU — The St. Bede Academy Bruins baseball team will hold a spring training clinic March 4-5, 11 for boys ages 6-14 (through eighth grade).

St. Bede head coach Bill Booker and his coaching staff will be assisted by members of the Bruins baseball team.

Cost is $30 for the first child in a family, $25 for each additional sibling registered by Feb. 25. Fees increase to $35 after Feb. 25.

For more information, call St. Bede at 815-223-3140 or contact Booker at bbooks26@yahoo.com.

Bruin, who was the 2001 BCR Athlete of the Year, won 20 games for the Blue Jays in a break-out 2016 campaign. I thought he should have made the All-Star Game last year, so this kind of makes up for it.

I wasn’t able to catch up to J.A., but I’m sure he’s already in Dunedin, Fla. getting ready for spring training.

Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR Sports Editor.

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SPRING VALLEY — Hall High School Baseball will be hosting a hitting clinic featuring former professional player and internationally known hitting instructor, Mark Doran. The clinic will run from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in the upper gym at Hall and is open to area boys grades 5-8.

The clinic will be capped at 25 spots and the cost is $20. Spots can be secured by contacting Hall baseball coach Tom Keegan at Tkeegan@hallhighschool502.com or by calling 815-664-2100.

“Josh just went off. When he gets in a rhythm, all it takes is one shot or two. He has the ability to just torch the nets,” Fredericks said.

“He can play defense. Sometimes as coach I think he’s lazy defensively, but he picked it up there thirdfourth quarter.”

Reinhardt opened the fourth quarter with his fourth trey of the night for a 55-39 lead. But he still had a few more tricks up his sleeve, teaming with senior Colby Robbins to put the exclamation mark for the highlight reel.

Reinhardt passed off the backboard on a break-away to the trailing Robbins, who grabbed the ball and slammed it home. Reinhardt then followed with a steal and layup to cap a 10-3 Tiger run to open up a 62-42 lead midway through the fourth quarter. (You can see the play at https://twitter.com/g_ duff97/status/829511937994141696) Reinhardt said he and Robbins have practiced that play in AAU ball. Fredericks was amused and a bit envious of his duo’s talents.

“Well, I’m from Lowpoint-Washburn and we don’t have players who can do that type of thing,” he said.

“As a basketball coach, you want the two points. I don’t care if it’s a layup. I want the two. I know those are big plays and I like watching, but in the heat of the game, all we need is a bucket. I don’t care if it’s flashy.”

“At the end of the day, they’re having fun, we won the game, we played tough, and that’s all that I can ask for.”

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Princeton’s Colton Youngren shoots and tries to avoid St. Bede’s Jackson Funfsinn in the second half Tuesday at the academy.

St Bede coach Brian Hanson thought both sides played a little flat for much of the game.

“I didn’t see guys diving on the floor either side. Then all of a sudden, they got a couple run-outs, Robbins had the tip dunk and it snowballed from there,” he said. “They took all the energy from there and that was it. We were happy the way things were going and they put the gas down.”

Robbins (13) and Garrett Allen (11) combined for 24 points for the Tigers.

Dose led the Bruins with 20 markers.

The Bruins held a 15-12 first-quar-

ter lead with Dose firing in seven points.

The Tigers opened the second quarter with seven straight points and went on to take a 26-22 halftime lead with freshman Branden Haring providing a spark with seven points, including a putback at the buzzer.

• Notes: The sophomore prelim was good down to the last shot with Ben Bernabei sinking a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer for a 51-50 St. Bede win.

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• TIGRESSES

COMING UP Tuesday, Feb. 14: Kewanee at Hall,

BCR teams

DePue (5-1 TCC) .................. 23-3 Princeton (6-5 TRE) ........... 12-12 Hall (3-7 TRE) ...................... 10-16 Bureau Valley (3-6 TRE) ..... 9-16 St. Bede (3-8 TRE) .............. 8-15 LaMoille/Ohio (1-4 LTC) ..... 5-18 Records do not reflect Friday’s games

Newman at Bureau Valley, LaMoille/Ohio at Lowpoint-Washburn, Prophetstown at Princeton, St. Bede at Riverdale, 7:30.

Friday, Feb. 17: DePue at Henry, LaMoille/ Ohio at Earlville/Leland, Princeton at Rochelle 7:30.

Other area teams

BCR teams

Annawan (5-0 LTC) .............23-2 Rock Falls (5-2 BNW) .......... 18-7 Sterling (7-1 NIB12W).......... 17-7 Rochelle (6-3 NIB12W) ....... 15-5 Ottawa (5-3 NIB12W) ......... 14-6 Mendota (3-3 BNW) ...........14-11 Dixon (4-3 BNW) .................13-11 L-P (5-4 NIB12W) ................ 12-9 Streator (6-2 I-8) ................ 13-10 Amboy (4-8 NUIC)............... 9-16 Geneseo (2-5 NIB12W) ........8-8 Fieldcrest (3-6 HOI) ............ 7-17

Girls basketball

Hall (11-1 TRE) ......................24-6 xPrinceton (3-9 TRE) ......... 13-15 xLaMoille/Ohio (4-3 LTC) .. 12-16 xSt. Bede (4-8 TRAC) 1....... 3-18 xBureau Valley (2-10 TRE) .10-19 xDePue (0-7 LTC) .................1-17 x indicates season has ended

Other area teams

TRAC East ................... Con All Kewanee ...............................10-0 20-6 Newman ................................8-2 22-3 Princeton ...............................6-5 12-12 Bureau Valley ........................3-6 9-16 Hall ......................................... 3-7 10-16 St. Bede .................................3-8 8-15 Prophetstown ....................... 2-7 7-15

Results Bureau Valley 65, Hall 56 Kewanee 73, Newman 55 Princeton 66, St. Bede 48

xAmboy (11-2 NUICE) .........24-4 Annawan (9-0 LTC) .............23-8 xFieldcrest (10-3 HOI) ........23-8 xWethersfield (6-2 LTC) .... 20-11 Dixon (5-5 BNCW) ............... 19-9 Rock Falls (7-3 BNW) ......... 19-10 Ottawa (9-3 NIB12W) ......... 17-8 Geneseo (5-7 NIB12W) ...... 15-13 L-P (6-5 NIB 12W) .............. 14-12 Streator (2-7 I-8) .................11-14 Rochelle (3-8 NIB12W)....... 10-14 Mendota (2-8 BNW) ........... 7-19 Sterling (0-12 NIB12W) ......4-23

TRAC East ................... Con All

TRAC West .................. Con All Rockridge .............................10-0 16-5 Fulton .....................................5-4 17-10 Orion ....................................... 6-3 12-7 Riverdale ................................4-4 9-11 Morrison ................................3-6 9-14 Sherrard ................................. 3-7 8-18 Erie ..........................................2-8 10-18

Results Rockridge 48, Riverdale 27 Morrison 39, Fulton 35 Orion 65, Erie 46

Tri-County ................... Con All Marquette .............................6-0 DePue ..................................... 6-1 Henry ...................................... 4-1 Putnam County .................... 5-2 Roanoke-Benson .................. 3-3 Peoria Christian ....................2-4 Woodland .............................. 1-5 Midland .................................. 1-5 Lowpoint-Washburn ............0-6

14-9 23-3 11-11 13-12 6-14 4-14 4-18 2-21 na

Little Ten .....................Con

All

Newark ...................................6-0 Indian Creek ..........................5-0 Serena .................................... 4-1 Somonauk .............................4-2 Earlville/Leland .....................2-4 HBR ......................................... 1-4 LaMoille/Ohio ....................... 1-5 Hiawatha ............................... 1-4 Paw Paw ................................0-3

20-3 18-5 19-5 8-15 10-12 2-15 5-18 2-12 0-14

Hall .........................................11-1 24-6 xKewanee .............................1-1 2 4-5 xNewman ..............................8-4 14-14 xSt. Bede ...............................4-8 13-18 xPrinceton .............................3-9 13-15 xProphetstown .....................3-9 9-17 xBureau Valley ..................... 2-10 10-19

TRAC West .................. Con All Sherrard .............................. 12-0 2 6-3 xMorrison .............................. 9-3 19-10 xErie ........................................ 7-5 13-15 xFulton.................................... 5-7 14-16 xRiverdale .............................. 5-7 9-16 xOrion..................................... 4-8 8-13 xRockridge ...........................0-12 2-25

Tri-County ................... Con All Peoria Christian ....................6-0 xPutnam County .................. 5-1 xMarquette ........................... 3-2 xMidland ................................2-4 xRoanoke-Benson ................ 2-3 xHenry/LW ............................. 1-5 xDePue ...................................0-6

21-6 16-11 13-13 7-19 6-15 2-19 1-16

Little Ten ..................... Con All Newark ...................................8-0 20-8 xSerena...................................6-2 17-12 Somonauk.............................. 5-3 11-16 xHBR .......................................4-2 9-18 xLaMoille/Ohio ..................... 4-3 12-16 xEarlville/Leland ...................3-5 15-11 xIndian Creek ........................3-5 6-22 xHiawatha ............................. 1-6 7-12 xPaw Paw............................... 0-7 6-11

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Boys basketball

Scoring ............................ g pts avg Owen Landwehr (Ann)....... 23 428 18.6 Jon Dose (SBA).................... 24 402 16.8 Colby Robbins (PHS) ......... 24 362 15.7 Rafa Puga (DePue).............. 25 358 14.3 Josh Reinhardt (PHS)......... 21 277 13.2 Jackson Funfsinn (SBA)..... 24 308 12.8 Eddie Moreno (DePue)....... 25 313 12.5 Brady Debruhl (L/O)...........20 253 12.6 Colton Youngren (PHS)...... 24 292 12.3 Alex Castelan (Hall)............ 23 283 12.3 Rebounding ..................... g rb avg Rahim Strong (DePue) ...... 25 314 14.3 Colton Youngren (PHS)...... 24 201 8.4 Josh Sapp (SBA).................. 24 188 7.8 Manny Winfert (DePue) .... 25 190 7.6 Andrew Petros (BV)............ 25 181 7.2 Jon Dose (SBA).................... 24 165 6.9 Assists.............................. g ast avg Rafa Puga (DePue) ............. 25 160 6.4 Alex Castelan (Hall)............ 23 83 3.6 Owen Landwehr (Ann)....... 23 81 3.5 Josh Reinhardt (PHS)......... 21 61 3.5 Manny Winfert (DePue) .... 25 75 3.0 Field-goal percentage .......fgm fga pct.

Owen Landwehr (Ann)...... 122 199 .608 Colton Youngren (PHS) .... 128 222 .577 Jimmy DeAngelo (Hall)......68 131 .520 Corbin Endress (BV)........... 85 170 .500 Free-throw percentage ..... ftm fga pct.

Simon Burcham (Hall)........ 13 16 .810 Nathan Brown (BV)............. 15 19 .789 Cade Wozniak (Hall)........... 18 23 .780 Garrett Allen (PHS).............44 58 .759 TEAM Points scored .................. g pts avg Princeton.............................. 24 1419 59.1 Bureau Valley....................... 22 1265 57.5 Hall......................................... 26 1495 57.5 DePue.................................... 25 1403 56.1 St. Bede................................. 24 1213 50.5 LaMoille/Ohio......................20 900 45.0 Points allowed ................ g pts avg DePue.................................... 25 857 34.3 St. Bede................................. 24 1291 53.8 LaMoille/Ohio......................20 1153 57.6 Hall......................................... 26 1514 58.2 Bureau Valley....................... 22 1309 59.5 Princeton.............................. 24 1437 59.9

Girls basketball

Scoring ............................ g pts avg Lexi Loftus (L/O) ................ 23 493 21.4 Christen Hurley (BV) ......... 23 395 17.2 Anna Murray (PHS) ........... 24 382 15.9 Hunter Galassi (Hall) .........30 473 15.8 Thea Mauck (SBA).............. 28 370 13.2 Chase Ludford (SBA).......... 28 370 13.2 Saige Barnett (BV) ............. 23 249 10.8 Alaina Marquez (DePue).... 16 170 10.6 Rebounding ..................... g rb avg Paige Conner (L/O) ............ 23 233 10.1 Courtney Oeder (PHS) ...... 21 216 10.3 Chase Ludford (SBA).......... 28 247 8.8 Anna Murray (PHS) ...........20 173 8.5 Lexi Loftus (L/O) ................ 23 168 7.3 Christen Hurley (BV) ......... 23 164 7.1 Assists ............................. g ast avg Jasmine Kahly (L/O) .......... 23 110 4.8 Anna Murray (PHS) ........... 24 98 4.1 Rena Barroso (Hall) ...........30 99 3.4 Abby Hoscheid (Hall).........30 66 2.2 Field goal percentage .......fgm fga pct.

Jenna Lusietto (Hall).......... 42 76 .555 Marissa Mungia (BV)......... 38 80 .475 Hunter Galassi (Hall) ........ 167 365 .460 Madi Soldati (Hall)............. 106 238 .450 Abby Hoscheid (Hall)......... 33 74 .450 Lexi Loftus (L/O) ............... 154 368 .450 Free-throw percentage ..... ftm fta pct.

Jasmine Kahly (L/O)........... 19 24 .790 Thea Mauck (SBA).............. 73 94 .777 Anna Murray (PHS) ........... 72 99 .727 Madi Soldati (Hall)..............40 57 .712 Lexi Loftus (L/O) ................121 170 .710 TEAM Points scored .................. g pts avg Bureau Valley....................... 22 1045 47.5 Hall.........................................30 1413 47.1 LaMoille/Ohio ..................... 23 1062 46.2 St. Bede................................. 28 1193 42.6 Princeton ............................. 24 1002 41.4 DePue.................................... 16 335 21.0 Points allowed ................ g pts avg Hall.........................................30 1146 38.2 Princeton ............................. 24 1081 45.1 St. Bede................................. 28 1285 45.9 LaMoille/Ohio ..................... 23 1070 46.5 Bureau Valley....................... 22 1059 48.1 DePue.................................... 16 851 53.0

Continued from Page 16 Princeton fouled Krisko on the inbounds and she converted the front end of the bonus to give the Lady Irish the two-point victory.

“I think we were prepared to play against multiple defenses and I thought the girls recognized the defenses they were in and they made attempts at getting the best shots they could for the team,” Gonigam said. “Defensively we started to key in on their shooters and understanding where the passes were coming from and we adjusted our defense to fit that.”

Foul trouble in the third quarter forced the Tigresses to sit their standout in Murray, but her teammates were there to pick up the pieces and put them together to grab an early 31-29 fourth quarter lead on layup from junior forward Sara Grieff.

“We had to sit her (Anna) for a few minutes. That isn’t what we wanted, but we have to keep in mind we had girls step up and play in those moments, we actually pulled ahead at that time,” Gonigam said.

“That’s a compliment to all of the other girls for number one, being able to handle the basketball and two, being able to get themselves a good shot.”

BCR photo/Dan Dwyer

Princeton’s Kelly VanDenBussche fires a pass downcourt Tuesday night in the Putnam County regional semifinals against Kankakee Bishop McNamara Murray had a game-high 11 points while Fisher and Oeder added seven each.

Although the season didn’t end the way the Tigresses would have liked, Gonigam sees the positives in the way

her squad grew and that showed in the heart they played with in their final game as one unit.

“I thought the season went very well and they had a nice progression throughout the year; how

far they came and the ways that they grew, not only as basketball players and becoming a better team, but as people,” Gonigam said.

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Scoreboard Girls basketball Annawan Regional (1A) MONDAY: (7) Ottawa Marquette 76, (11) DePue 34.

WEDNESDAY: (2) Amboy 65, (7) Ottawa Marquette 39 (3) Annawan 77, (6) LaMoille-Ohio 32 Thursday: Championship - (3) Annawan 49, (2) Amboy 35 LaMoille/Ohio 6 7 8 11 - 32 Annawan 18 35 18 6 - 77 L/O (12-16): Martin 0 0-0 0, Motter 0 0-0 0, Conner 4 0-0 8, Kahly 4 (1) 0-0 9, Lundquist 0 0-0 0, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Loftus 6 (1) 2-2 15, Forbes 0 0-0 0, Pinter 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 (2) 2-2 32. Fouls: 12.

ANNAWAN (21-8): VanHyfte 10 1-1 21, Rico 6 (2) 4-4 18, Sierens 5 (1) 1-2 12, Randall 4 (1) 0-0 9, Gripp 3 2-2 8, Jackson 2 3-3 7, Park 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 (4) 11-12 77. Fouls: 4.

Indian Creek Regional (1A) TUESDAY: (1) AFC 59, (9) Earlville-Leland 24 (4) Wethersfield 57, (5) Serena 51 THURSDAY: Championship - (1) AFC 48, (4) Wethersfield 41

Erie Regional (1A) TUESDAY: (2) East Dubuque 46, (6) Milledgeville 43 (3) Eastland 61, (5) Newman 57 THURSDAY: Championship - (3) Eastland 60, (2) East Dubuque 45.

Aurora Regional (1A) WEDNESDAY: (2) Aurora Christian 44, (7) HBR 21 (6) Somonauk 42, (3) Fenger 39 FRIDAY: Championship - (2) Aurora Christian vs. (6) Somonauk,7 p.m.

Chicago de Sales Regional (1A) WEDNESDAY: (1) Newark 94, (8) St. Francis de Sales 11 (6) Bridgeview 65, (3) Morgan Park 57 THURSDAY: Championship - (1) Newark 59, (6) Bridgeview 25.

Serena Sectional (1A) MONDAY., FEB. 13: Game 1 - (1) Newark (20-8) vs. (3) Annawan (23-8), 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY., FEB. 14: Game 2 - (1) AFC (25-2) vs. Winner Aurora Christian Regional, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 16: Championship Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m.

Byron Regional (2A) MONDAY: (9) Rockford Christian 65, (10) South Beloit 31.

TUESDAY: (1) Byron 72, (9) Rockford Christian 24.

(8) North Boone 52, (4) Oregon 36.

THURSDAY: Championship - (1) Byron (29-2) 73, (8) North Boone 27.

Putnam County Regional (2A)

MONDAY: (8) Princeton 59, (7) Seneca 33.

TUESDAy: (2) Kankakee McNamara 36, (8) Princeton 34).

(5) St. Bede 44, (3) Putnam County3 9.

THURSDAY: Championship - (2) Kankakee McNamara 42, (5) St. Bede 33.

Princeton 6 13 8 7 - 34 Bishop Mac 15 5 4 11 - 36 PHS (13-15): Fisher 3-5 (1-2) 0-0 7, Mall 1-5 0-0 2, VanDenBussche 1-2 0-0 2, Murray 4-11 3-5 11, Grieff 1-4 3-4 5, Oeder 3-10 1-2 7. Totals: 13-37 (1-2) 7-11 34. Fouls: 13.

Rebounds: 31 (Murray 10, Grieff 9, Oeder 7). Turnovers: 14. Assists: 10 (Murray 5).

nebago 55, (3) Morrison 51.

Bureau Valley 9 9 12 12 - 42 Prophetstown 7 5 15 8 -35 BUREAU VALLEY (10-18): Wirth 0 0-0 0, Barnett 4 (2) 5-6 16, He. Williams 0 0-2 0, Moreland 1 0-0 2, Hurley 8 (3) 0-2 19, Johnson 2 0-1 4, Mungia 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 (5) 5-11 42.

St. Bede 7 6 13 7 - 33 Bishop Mac 7 10 5 2 - 42 SBA (13-18): Sons 2 1-2 5, Mauck 3 (2) 2-2 10, Eustice 0 0-0 0, Pozzi 2 2-4 6, Ludford 4 (2) 0-0 10, Ochuba 1 0-0 2 .Totals: 12-44 (4) 5-8 33. Fouls: 16 (Ochuba 5).

Bureau Valley 7 10 18 16 - 51 Winnebago 13 16 10 24 - 63 BV (10-19): WIRTH 1 1-2 3, HOAGLAND 0 0-0 0, Barnett 4 (2) 3-8 13, Johnson 3 (1) 0-0 7, He. Williams 2 0-0 4, Moreland 1 0-0 2, Hurley 6 2-6 15, Ha. Williams 0 0-0 0, Mungia 3 1-2 7, Mares 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 (4) 7-18 51.

WINNEBAGO (16-11): Bielskis 3 (1) 0-0 7, Thompson 2 7-8 11, Beck 1 0-0 2, Casey 0 0-0 0, Parlapiano 5 (1) 4-5 15, Shank 4 6-8 14, Garrigan 2 2-4 6, Russell 3 2-2 8.

Totals: 20 (2) 21-27 63.

Momence Regional (2A)

Orion Regional (2A)

MONDAY: (9) Momence 36, (10) Wilmington 26.

TUESDAY:(1) Hall 64, (9) Momence 18.

(6) Braidwood Reed-Custer 44, (4) Dwight 34.

THURSDAY: Championship - (1) Hall 45, (6) Braidwood Reed-Custer 30.

TUESDAY: (1) Sherrard 52, (9) Orion 20 (4) Mercer County 45, (5) Alleman 38.

THURSDAY: Championship - (1) Sherrard 51, (4) Mercer County 36.

Momence 5 3 3 7 - 18 Hall 17 15 17 15 - 64 HALL (23-6): Bogatitus 2-3 0-0 4, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Engelhaupt 0-1 0-0 0, Orlandi 1-2 0-0 2, Soldati 6-7 0-0 12, Kobold 2-5 0-0 4, Lusietto 3-3 0-0 6, Hoscheid 2-4 2-2 6, Barroso 3-5 (3-4) 0-0 9, Islas 0-0 0-0 0, Galassi 5-9 (1-1) 4-4 15, Hart 1-3 (1-2) 0-0 3, Riordan 1-6 1-1 3, Whightsil 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals: 26-50 (5-7) 7-7 64. Fouls: 8.

Reed-Custer 4 5 8 13 - 30 Hall 12 6 7 20 - 45 RC: Christian 1 (1) 1-2 4, Mars 1 (1) 0-0 3, Hill 2 0-0 4, Duran 2 (2) 0-0 6, Guzman 1 (1) 0-0 2, Wlkey 4 2-2 10. Totals: 11 (5) 3-4 30. Fouls: 12.

HALL (24-6): Soldati 2-7 0-0 4, Lusietto 4-9 0-0 8, Hoscheid 3-4 1-2 7, Barroso 3-8 (0-2) 1-2 7, Islas 0-0 0-0 0, Galassi 2-4 8-8 12, Hart 2-6 (2-3) 0-0 6. Totals: 16-38 (3-7) 10-13 45. Fouls: 7. Rebounds: 24 (Lusietto 7, Hoscheid 7). Turnovers: 16. Assists: 10 (Galassi 3). Steals: 15 (Hart 5, Barroso 5).

Fulton Regional (2A) MONDAY: (7) Bureau Valley 42, (6) Prophetstown 35 (5) Fulton 50, (11) West Carroll 30.

WEDNESDAY: Game 3 - (2) Winnebago 63, (7) Bureau Valley 51 (3) Morrison 49, (5) Fulton 41 THURSDAY: Championship - (2) Win-

Monmouth-Roseville Regional (2A) TUESDAY: (7) Monmouth-Roseville 44, (2) Kewanee 32 (3) Knoxville 54, (6) Stark County 47 Thursday: Championship - (3) Knoxville 53, (7) Monmouth-Roseville 47.

El Paso Regional (2A) TUESDAY: (2) Fieldcrest 30, (7) EPG 24.

(3) Peoria Christian 53, (6) Flanagan-Cornell 47 THURSDAY: Championship - (3) Peoria Christian 53, (2) Fieldcrest 39

Princeton Sectional (2A) Monday, Feb. 13: Game 1 - (1) Hall (24-6) vs. (2) Winnebago (17-11), 6 p.m.

Game 2 - (1) Byron (29-2) vs. (2) Kankakee McNamara (13-12), 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 16: Championship Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m.

Rockridge Sectional (2A) MONDAY: Game 1 - (1) Sherrard vs. (3) Peoria Christian (21-7), 7 p.m.

TUESDAY: Game 2 - (1) Eureka vs. (3) Knoxville, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, FEB. 16: Championship Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m.

Non-tournament Mendota 53, Streator 48 Rock Falls 53, Mendota 31

Boys basketball At St. Bede Princeton 12 14 26 14 - 66 St. Bede 15 7 17 9 - 48 PRINCETON (12-12, 6-5): Nave 0-0 0-0 0, Reinhardt 9-15 (4-7) 3-5 25, Loftus 1

0-0 2, Legner 0-1 0-0 0, Hjertstedt 0-6 (0-3) 0-0 0, Schultz 0-0 0-0 0, Burress 0-1 0-0 0, Parry 0-2 0-0 0, Robbins 6-9 1-1 13, Haring 4-5 (1-2) 0-0 9, Allen 5-7 (0-1) 1-1 11, Youngren 4-7 0-0 8, Gibson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 28-53 (5-13) 5-7 66. Fouls: 8. Turnovers: 8. Rebounds: 33 (Robbins 9, Allen 6, Haring 5, Reinhardt 5).

ST. BEDE: Kinsella 1 0-0 2, Sapp 3 (1) 0-0 7, Sons 1 0-0 2, Marenda 0 0-0 0, Sanchez 0 0-0 0, Kunkel 0 0-0 0, Dose 7 (3) 2-3 20, Hsiao 0 2-2 2, Pyszka 0 1-2 1, Mi. Manning 0 0-0 0, Bernabei 0 0-0 0, Manning 0 1-2 1, Funfsinn 5 (2) 1-2 12.

Totals: 17 (6) 8-11 48. Fouls: 12.

SOPHS: St. Bede 51-50.

At Manlius Hall 16 12 16 12 - 56 Bureau Valley 15 17 13 20 - 65 HALL: Castelan 7 1-2 15, DeAngelo 4 (2) 0-0 10, Marquez 2 (1) 0-2 5, Trevier 0 0-0 0, Rybarczyk 0 0-0 0, Follmer 2 (2) 0-0 6, Edgcomb 1 0-0 2, Vanaman 3 (1) 0-0 7, Burcham 1 2-2 5, Riordan 2 (2) 0-0 6.

Totals: 22 (9) 3-6 56.

BUREAU VALLEY: Barnett 3 2-5 8, N. Paup-Caudill 6 8-9 20, Gustafson 3 0-0 6, Marquez 3 1-2 7, Hanson 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0-0 0, Endress 2 1-2 9, Edlefson 1 5-8 7, Rouse 0 0-0 0, Gray 0 0-0 0, Petros 3 2-4 8, Schoff 0 0-0 0, Paup-Caudill 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 22 19-30 65.

At Serena DePue 11 18 24 15 - 68 Serena 13 14 8 13 - 50 DEPUE: Edgar Moreno 1 (1) 2-2 5, Cisco 2 1-3 5, Winfert 1 6-10 8, Puga 7 10-13 24, Eddie Moreno 6 (4) 1-1 17, McKee-Strong 5 0-0 10. Totals: 22 (5) 20-29 68.

At Ottawa (freshmen) Hall 45, Marquette 36. Hall: Wozniak 22, Fuentes 9, Hultz 6, Debates 4, Vanko 3.

Other area results Orion 65, Erie 46 Annawan 61, Mercer County 48 Morrison 39, Fulton 35 Eastland 55, Amboy 35 Rockford Christian 60, Dixon 48 Sterling 52, Sycamore 37 17-7, 8-1 Rock Falls 85, Stillman Valley 40 Peoria Quest 66, Fieldcrest 56

Junior high volleyball At Princeton 7TH GRADE: Logan def. Ottawa 25-21, 25-14.

8TH GRADE: Logan def. Ottawa 25-21, 25-22.

At McNabb 7TH GRADE: Logan def. Putnam County 25-18, 25-18.

8TH GRADE: Putnam County def. Logan 25-13, 25-18,

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

*MODEL TRAIN FAIR & FARM TOY SHOW* Saturday, February 18, 9am-3pm.

Bureau County Fairgrounds Trains, Toys and Farm Toys For info call 815-866-3606, after 5 pm Huge Winter Garage Sale Saturday, March 11; 8am-2pm.

BUREAU COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. Sell your stuff here!

10x10 space with 3 tables $35. Call Kathy after 5pm 815-866-3606 to reserve a space PRINCETON Veterans Organization. 1549 West Peru Street. Friday, February 17, 8am-6pm; Saturday, February 18, 8am3pm.

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858 • Homes for Rent

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862 • Business Rentals LARGE OFFICE SPACE Approximately 1200 sq. feet. Just off Main Street. $600 per month. Available March 1st. 815-878-4149

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999 • Legal Notices NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 7, 2017, 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 Teko located at 27951 US Hwy 34, LaMoille, IL 61330.

Dated this 7th day of February, 2017. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2017.

BUDGET HEARING The BMP Tri-County Special Education Cooperative will have their amended 20162017 and projected 2017-2018 budgets on display in the BMP Office, 400 Galena, Tiskilwa, Illinois and Henry-Senachwine School District, 1023 College Street, Henry, Illinois beginning February 27, 2017. The budget hearing will be held on April 27, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the BMP offices, Tiskilwa, IL Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 2017.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS CITY OF PRINCETON, ) a Municipal Corporation, ) Plaintiff, ) vs. ) NYLA S. KRABBENHOFT, DOME TAX ) SERVICE CO., PRINCETON DENTAL ) CARE, LTD., and UNITED STATES OF ) AMERICA, ) Defendants. ) Case No. 15 MR 80 NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION NOTICE is hereby given to Nyla S. Krabbenhoft, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 105 that a First Amended Petition for Order Declaring Property Abandoned and Demolition Order, a pleading seeking new or additional relief against you, was filed in the above-named Court on September 6, 2016, and a default judgment may be taken against you for the new or additional relief requested therein unless you file an answer or otherwise file an appearance in the office of the Clerk of the Court by March 19, 2017 1. The names of all Plaintiffs and the case number are identified above.

2. The Court in which said action was brought is identified above.

3. The name of the title holder of record is: Nyla S. Krabbenhoft.

4. The legal description of the real estate is as follows: The North Half (N 1/2) of Lot Three (3) in Block Two (2) in North Addition of the Original Town (now City) of Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois.

TAX I.D. NO. 16-09-311-007 5. The common address or description of the location of the real estate is as follows: 910 N. Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

6. The names of the parties to be served by publication are: Nyla S. Krabbenhoft.

7. The date on or after which a default may be entered against Nyla S. Krabbenhoft is March 19, 2017.

DATED this 8th day of February, 2017.

DAWN REGLIN Clerk of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, Bureau County Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2017.

Independent Executor, or both, on or before August 15, 2017, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 7th day of February, 2017.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Joseph C. Kunkel, Independent Executor 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2017.

ESTATE OF ) PETER TSAKALAKIS,) DECEASED. ) CLAIM NOTICE NO. 2017-P-09 Notice is hereby given of the death of Peter Tsakalakis. Letters of Office were issued on January 18, 2017, to Michael Tsakalakis, a/k/a Emmanuel Tsakalakis, 8121 E Oketo, Bridgeview, IL 60455 as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Jacob J. Frost, 102 East St. Paul Street, Spring Valley, Illinois 61362.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Court House, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Independent Executor or both, on or before July 28, 2017, which date is not less than 6 months from date of first publication, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before said date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Independent Executor and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 25th day of January 2017.

Jacob J. Frost Attorney for Estate 102 East St. Paul Street Spring Valley; IL 61362 Tele: (815) 323-4851 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and 11, 2017.

P.O. Box 21 Cherry Illinois 61317 whose attorney is Lisa Olivero of Olivero & Olivero Law Offices LLC, 1611 Fifth Street, Peru, IL 61354-2603.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division in the Bureau County Courthouse 700 S. Main Street, Princeton IL 61356 or with the Representative or both, on or before August, 2017, 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 on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Clerk of the Court.

DAWN REGLIN CIRCUIT CLERKBUREAU COUNTY BUREAU COUNTY COURT HOUSE 700 S. MAIN STREET PRINCETON, IL 61356 ATTORNEY LISA OLIVERO Olivero & Olivero Law Offices LLC Attorneys for the Estate 1611 Fifth Street Peru, IL 61354-2603 Phone (815) 224-2030 Fax (815) 224-2900 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 4, 11 and 18, 2017.

date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the Co-Executors and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 23rd day of January, A.D. 2017 Popurella Law Office, LLC Attorney for Estate 10 Park Avenue West Princeton, IL 61356 Tele: 815-872-1717 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and 11, 2017.

the above period are barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Thomas A. Tonozzi Illinois ARDC Number 2844303 222 E. St. Paul Street Spring Valley, IL 61362 Phone: (815)664-2393 Facsimile: (815)6642395 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 4, 11 and 18, 2017.

General Road District.

Notice is hereby given to the Public that on March 14, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the Selby Township Office, 905 West 4th St., DePue, Illinois, a public hearing will be held on the amendment of the 20162017 Annual Budget of the Selby Township General Road District.

Any person interested in said budget may be present at said time and place and may be heard in regard to the budget.

Date: February 7, 2017.

Mark J. Hoffert Selby Township Clerk, 905 West 4th St. DePue, IL 61322 Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 2017.

LEGAL NOTICE The Princeton Park District will accept sealed bids on one (1) 2017 Utility Diesel tractor with a loader and a 7.5 foot mower deck.

Bids will be accepted until 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017. Bid Proposals will be opened and publicly read at 11:05 a.m. March 1st, 2017. Bid proposals must be firm for a minimum of 30 days.

The Princeton Park District Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Specifications may be picked up at the Bureau County Metro Center, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 837 Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL. Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 2017.

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) MICHAEL E. RIPPEL, ) DECEASED ) NO. 2017-P-10 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Michael E. Rippel. Letters of office were issued to Diana J. Rippel of 10284 1890 E Street, Tiskilwa, Illinois 61368 as Independent Executor whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356,

or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before July 28, 2017, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Independent Executor and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated this 25th day of January, 2017.

Angel, Isaacson & Tracy Attorneys for Estate 111 Park Avenue East Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-6551 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and 11, 2017.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) LOUISE T. KUNKEL, ) DECEASED ) CLAIM NOTICE NO. 2017-P-16 Notice is given of the death of Louise T. Kunkel. Letters of Office were issued to Joseph C. Kunkel of 16061 1200 N Ave., Wyanet, IL 61379, as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, IL 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356, or with the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS DESIREE M. RYDER ) Petitioner, ) vs ) Aaron s. Ryder ) Respondent. ) No. 17-D-12 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, AARON S. RYDER defendant, that this case has been commenced in this court against you, asking for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief.

Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the office of the clerk of this court, The Bureau County Courthouse, 700, South Main St., Princeton, IL 61356, on or before February 28, 2017, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. WITNESS, 1-24, 2017 s/Dawn M. Reglin Clerk of the Circuit Court.

Desiree M. Ryder 214 N. 1st St. Neponset, IL 61345 309-540-9910 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and 11, 2017.

NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 7, 2017, 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 Flying Buffalo Drones located at 27951 US Hwy 34, LaMoille, IL 61330.

Dated this 7th day of February, 2017. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2017.

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY ILLINOIS

NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 7, 2017, 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 Curtis E Organizing located at 27951 US Hwy 34, LaMoille, IL 61330.

Dated this 7th day of February, 2017. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 11, 18 and 25, 2017.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS PROBATE DIVISION ESTATE OF ) GARY G . ) TOMASZEWSKI, ) Deceased. ) No. 2017 - P - 15 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of GARY G. TOMASZEWSKI of Cherry, Illinois, 61317.

Letters of office were issued on January 30, 2017 to MARY ANN REDSHAW as Co-Administrator of 209 Oakwood Ave. B, Oglesby, Illinois 61348 and DANIEL L. TOMASZEWSKI Co-Administrator of,

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF ) CHARLES ZELLMER) DECEASED ) NO. 2016-P-84 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of CHARLES ZELLMER. Letters of Office were issued on October 27, 2016, to Linda Zellmer, 305 E. Harrison Street, Granville, IL 61326, as Executor, whose attorney is Popurella Law Office, LLC, 10 Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL 61356.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Court House, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Executor or both, on or before August 15, 2017, which date is not less than 6 months from date of first publication, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Executor are required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before said

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NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 2, 2017, 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 Our Pantry to Yours located at 925 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356.

Dated this 2nd day of February, 2017. /s/Kamala S. Hieronymus Bureau County Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 4, 11 and 18, 2017.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF BUREAU, STATE OF ILLINOIS In Re: The Estate of ) HAZEL EILEEN ) ROSTELLO, ) Deceased. ) No. 17-P-13 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of HAZEL EILEEN ROSTELLO by Executor, Hometown National Bank whose address is 260 Bucklin Street, LaSalle, Illinois 61301. Letters of Office were issued on January 24, 2017 to Hometown National Bank, whose attorney is Thomas A. Tonozzi, 222 East St. Paul Street, Spring Valley, IL 61362.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk, Probate Division, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356, or with the representative, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE ESTATE OF ) DEBRA J. PIERSON, ) Deceased ) NO. 2017-P-03 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Debra J. Pierson. Letters of Administration were issued on January 9, 2017, to Ronald Pierson, 81 Teton Pines Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89074 as Independent Administrator, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before August 3, 2017, 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 by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 24th day of January, 2017. /s/ Dawn M. Reglin Bureau County Circuit Clerk MICHAEL L. ENGLISH ARDC #3126742 RUSSELL, ENGLISH, SCOMA & BENEKE, P.C. Ten Park Avenue West Princeton, IL 61356 Phone: (815) 875-4555 Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and 11.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On the amendment of the 2016-2017 Annual Budget of the Selby Township

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ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF BUREAU This is to certify that the undersigned Tammie Weber, conducting and transacting a sewing business at 310 South Main Street, Ohio, Illinois 61349 in said County and State, under the name of Sewing Chic Boutique, that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business, with the respective post office address of each are as follows: Tammie Weber, 310 S. Main Street, Ohio, IL 61349.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2017. /s/Tammie Weber State of Illinois County of Bureau I, Debra J. Landrus a notary public in and for said County and State, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct report of the real full names of the person or persons owning, conducting or transacting the business of the above named firm together with their post office address. /s/Debra J. Landrus Notary Public Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of Jan., 2017 My commission expires on the 26th day of March, 2017.

Published in the Bureau County Republican Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and 11, 2017.

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AWARD WINNER

Accepting the safety award for Corn Belt Energy are Ryan Campbell (from left), Scott Farmer, Daren Deverman, Steve Rosenthal, John Lee, Adam Shenaut and Aaron Runyon.

Corn Belt wins safety leadership award BLOOMINGTON — Corn Belt Energy Corporation was one of six co-ops in the state awarded a safety leadership award at the 2017 Association of Illinois Electric Cooperative’s (AIEC) Safety Supervisory Technical Conference held at the Decatur Hotel and Conference Center Jan. 31 through Feb. 1-2.

In the past, safety awards were given based on the lowest num-

ber of lost time accidents. Based on recommendations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), these awards are now presented more on proactive safety practices that improve the safety culture within the cooperative.

“The award is based on adopting best practices, not just a low number of lost time accidents,” says Jim Miles, manager of

Safety and Loss Control for the AIEC. “The idea is to encourage sharing of near miss incidents, engage all employees and improve the safety culture by rewarding what is being done right; not penalizing when a lost time accident happens. These co-ops were judged to be following those best practices and proactively improving their safety culture.”

Started in 1938 to bring electricity to rural Central Illinois, Corn Belt Energy Corporation now distributes electricity to more than 35,000 households and businesses throughout 18 counties. One of the largest cooperatives in Illinois, Corn Belt Energy employs 85 people, maintains more than 5,000 miles of line, and distributes electricity from the Wabash Valley Power

OGLESBY — University of Illinois Extension invites ag producers, agri-businesses and others interested to attend “Agronomy Night” on Tuesday, Feb 21. Russ Higgins, University of Illinois Extension commercial agriculture educator, will provide an update on agronomy research projects.

Photo contributed

Annette Schnabel (front row, from left), president/CEO of Perry Memorial Hospital, Christina Anderson and Kyle Anderson; and Marla Beatty (standing), director of clinics, and Dr. Arnold Faber pose for photo to announce Christina Anderson’s commitment to practice at Perry Memorial Hospital.

Anderson added to PMH medical staff physician in the Perry Memorial Family Health Clinic. Perry is dedicated to continuing to grow primary care in our area both now and into the future to provide continuity of care for the people and communities we serve.”

Anderson and her husband, Kyle, are both from Princeton and look forward to returning when she completes her residency.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following property transfers were recently recorded at the Bureau County Recorder of Deeds’ office in the Bureau County Courthouse: Jan. 23, 2017 Masael Hermosillo to Leslie Bend, warranty deed, part of Lots 1-2 in Hotel Block, Arlington, $6,500.

Joseph and Kimberly Park to Catherine King and Charles Young, warranty deed, part of Lot 93 in Princeton, $90,000.

Jan. 24, 2017 James Madsen to Jeffrey Gibbs, administrator’s deed, part of Section 9 in Indiantown Township, $335,000.

Mary Ingram to Aaron Friel and Lindsey

Association, a generation and transmission cooperative based in Indiana. As a not-for-profit energy cooperative, Corn Belt Energy is owned by the members it serves and is committed to providing reliable, affordable energy. Governed by 13 directors who are themselves residential members, Corn Belt also supports energy efficiency, education, and safety initiatives.

Agronomy Night set for Feb. 21

PRINCETON

PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital is announcing they have signed an agreement with Christina Anderson, a fourth year medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford.

Annette Schnabel, president/CEO, stated, “We are delighted to have Christina join our medical staff and look forward to her future arrival as a family practice

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Wheat, executor deed, part of Lots 2-3 in Block 7 in Tiskilwa, $52,000.

Harry and Theresa Burrows to Bernard and Esther Windmiller, warranty deed, Unit 4 in Lincoln Park Condominium, Princeton, $184,500.

Jan. 25, 2017 Virginia Bollinger to Todd Dent, executor deed, part of Lots 109-110 in Buda, $69,000.

Jan. 26, 2017 Karen Brogan to Mark Judd, administrator’s deed, part of Lots 15-16 in Block 81 in Spring Valley, $2,000.

Jan. 27, 2017 Allan and Brittany Carlson to Roman Ledergerber, warranty deed, part of Lot 25 in Walnut, $65,000.

The event is at 7 p.m. in Room CTC at IVCC. Topics include weed, plant disease, insect and nutrient management. CEUs have been applied – Certified Crop Advisors are encouraged to attend. Advance registration is required by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, by calling 815-224-0889. There is no cost to attend.

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A sea of pink at DePue High School

Patti Frank (left) is the branch office administrator while Brian Storm is the financial advisor at the branch office of Edward Jones that opened in August at 616 N. Main St. in Princeton.

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Perry Memorial Hospital sponsored a Pack the Place Pink Night at DePue High School during the boys basketball game on Feb. 3. In recognition of breast cancer awareness, PMH and DePue High School teamed up to show support for the team as well as breast cancer survivors.

Strom opens Edward Jones branch office in Princeton

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A strike for Junior Achievement

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The annual Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon was held Feb. 4 at Pin Splitter Lanes in Princeton. The event is a fundraiser for Junior Achievement, which helps bring the business world into area classrooms.

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IN BRIEF Women in Agriculture Conference in Rock Island ROCK ISLAND — The Women in Agriculture Conference is set for Friday, March 17, at Jumer’s Casino & Hotel, 777 Jumer Drive.

The conference will feature Jolene Brown, a professional speaker, author and family business consultant. She will be presenting, “If We Huff and Puff, Will We Blow Your House Down?”

The keynote address will be followed by a variety of breakout sessions that participants may choose among. The conference will wrap up with Brown’s presentation, “The Balancing Act: 10 Ideas to Relieve Stress and Bring Renewal to Our Farm and Family Life.”

The conference begins at 8 a.m. and will conclude around 4 p.m. The cost of conference registration is $50 through Feb. 28. Registration increases to $75 beginning March 1. Walkins the day of the conference will be $100. The cost of registration includes a light breakfast and a luncheon buffet. To register, visit womeninagricultureconference.com or contact your county Farm Bureau.

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PRINCETON — Brian Strom, a financial advisor, has opened a branch office of Edward Jones at 616 N. Main St. in Princeton.

“It is great to be part of the community,” he said.

“I am a long-time resident of Princeton and look forward to serving it,” he added.

Strom said he can help people plan for their retirement years, save for college education for children or grandchildren, and make wise investments to plan for their future.

“As an Edward Jones financial

advisor, I believe it’s important to invest my time to understand what you’re working toward before you invest your money,” he added. “It’s also important to understand the level of risk you’re comfortable accepting when investing, so we can balance it with the steps necessary to reach your long-term goals.”

Patti Frank, a life-long resident of Princeton, is the branch office administrator. “She is a great addition to the team,” said Strom.

Strom’s office can be reached at 815915-8256. His email address is brian. strom@edwardjones.com.

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