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Tri-County Press January 15, 2015 Volume 157, Number 17 - $1.00

Wrestling Tourney

Getting Fit

Tickling the Ivories

The Oregon and Polo wrestling teams compete Jan. 10 at Polo Invite. B1

Find out how to get healthy and fit and stay that way. A8, A9

Dueling Pianos will perform Feb. 7 at the Byron Forest Preserve. A6

How do you spell champion? Z-e-i-g-l-e-r Fourth grader wins school spelling bee By Chris Johnson Reporter Polo has another repeat champion in the spelling bee. Fourth grader Rebekah Zeigler earned the right Jan. 9 to represent Centennial Elementary School at the Lee/ Ogle Regional Spelling Bee in February. She won the school’s bee last year which gives Zeigler experience for the regional bee. A good performance at the regional bee is what every speller strives for. In 2014 Anna Snider, an eighth grader at Forreston Junior High finished first and Lena Bauman, an eighth grader at Aplington Middle School finished second during the regional bee. Zeigler was just short of finishing in the top group of spellers during that bee. To earn her second trip to the regional bee, Zeigler had to spell some difficult words Friday.

Above, fourth grader Logan Hicks spells a word correctly during the Centennial Elementary School Spelling Bee Friday morning. At far right, Rebekah Zeigler concentrates as she spells laudable during the spelling bee. At near right, final three speller William Foster, fifth grade, spells a word correct during the spelling bee. Photos by Chris Johnson

Some of the words she spelled correctly were paunch, havoc, thyme, churros, laudable, and dinero. Ziegler had stiff competition this year with two other spellers William Foster, fifth grade, and Waylon Harris, fourth grade, going back and fourth for multiple rounds. Both of these spellers were confident and made sure Ziegler would earn the victory. Harris spelled cinnamon, outrageous, impugn, tempura, and hydroponic correctly. He was eliminated when he added an extra letter to the word gaffe. Foster spelled jocularity, nostalgia, and ragout correctly. He was eliminated on centenary. A word he realized he missed as soon as he said the wrong letter. The twelve-round bee had 37 participants representing grades first through fifth. Ziegler will represent the school and Foster will be the backup if Ziegler is unable to attend the regional bee. The winner of the regional bee wins a trip to Washington D.C. to compete in the National Spelling Bee.

Nuclear plants are in agency reports

Ready to Work Tour visited Byron By Jermaine Pigee Sauk Valley Media

Winnetka who will assume his first public office when he is sworn in on Monday. Days before he was set to Rauner also told reporters “I’m ready to go to work for you and take office, Republican Gov.- he was disappointed we are here to say thank you.” — elect Bruce Rauner paid a with the Legislature’s Bruce Rauner visit to Byron Jan. 9 to show some gratitude to the people Turn to A6 who put him in office. “I’m ready to go to work for you and we are here to say thank you,” Rauner said as he stood alongside Lt. Governorelect Evelyn Sanguinetti. “We are here because we want this to be the greatest state and the greatest nation on earth. We want Illinois to be the most passionate and most competitive state in America.” Rauner spent about 30 minutes Friday morning at the Swedish Pancake House in Byron as part of his 2-day Ready to Work Tour. In addition to Byron, Rauner was also scheduled to visit Chillicothe, Casey, Grayville, Benton, Maryville, Quincy, Moline, and Moweaqua. Rauner didn’t plan to stop in any of the state’s major media markets, including After making a few remarks, Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner works his way around the Chicago and Springfield. Rauner ousted Democratic Swedish Pancake House in Byron meeting and greeting people Friday morning. Gov. Pat Quinn in the Rauner spent about 30 minutes at the restaurant as part of his 2-day Ready to Work November election. Rauner Tour. Rauner, a Republican from Winnetka, was sworn in as governor Jan. 12 in is a venture capitalist from Springfield. Photo by Alex Paschal

In This Week’s Edition...

Business Briefs, A9 Church News, A5 Classifieds, B7-B12 Entertainment, A6

Fines, B3 Marriage Licenses, A4 Public Voice, A7 Property Transfers, B6

Sheriff’s Arrests, B6 Social News, A4 Sports, B1, B2 State’s Attorney, B6

Closing plants would have a negative impact By Vinde Wells Editor A report released by several state agencies last week said Illinois lawmakers can prevent Exelon Corporation from closing nuclear plants by adopting policies that penalize competitors that emit carbon dioxide, including coal-fired power plants, according to the Associated Press. After Exelon officials said early last year that they might close at least three of its Illinois nuclear plants, including the Byron Generating Station, the Illinois House adopted a resolution in May that asked four state agencies to study the impact and what could be done. Sponsors of House Resolution 1146 included Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) and Brian Stewart (R-Freeport). The 269-page report prepared by the Illinois Commerce Commission, the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic

Opportunity was released Jan. 7. The report suggests the state could favor Exelon because its nuclear plants generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases, according to the Associated Press article. The report said that closing the Byron plant would result in the loss of the jobs of the 880 workers employed there, plus another 1,776 jobs across the state due to “the indirect impacts of lost employee spending in the local economy as well as purchases the plant makes within the state.” Exelon identified its Illinois nuclear plants at Byron, Clinton, and the Quad Cities as unprofitable and atrisk for closing. Its other three plants, Braidwood, considered Byron’s “twin,” LaSalle County, and Dresden were not on the at-risk list. The Byron plant, on North German Church Road five miles south of Byron, has traditionally received high marks for efficiency and safety during inspections by federal and state regulatory agencies. Byron Station’s Communications Manager Paul Dempsey said the “unprofitable” designation is Turn to A2

Deaths, B5 Donald E. Asp, C. Lowell Edwards, Elizabeth Frantz, Bernice M. Hitchcock, Wilda E. Lundin, Karl L. Myers

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