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By Goldie Currie [email protected]

MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley Founda-tion selected 22 teach-ers as recipients of the annual foundation grant monies.

Foundation board members Jason VanLan-duit and Laura Rueter were present at Monday’s school board meeting to hand out certificates to the teachers and report that the Foundation was able to award $20,547,

which will be used on an array of items for class-rooms.

Each year, teachers are encouraged to apply for the grant monies to pur-chase needed items for their classroom. This year, VanLanduit said teachers asked for a wide selection of items including projec-tors, iPads, laptops, bulle-tin boards, shelves, trum-

pets, a piece of carpet, dumbbells, scanners and magazines.

Teachers who received grant money included Dan DeVenney, Virginia Pratt, Jennifer Backer, Victoria Boyle, Brian Humphrey, Carol Larkin, Val Peterson, Ann Draper, Terry Draw-yer, Bret Helms, Abbi Bos-nich, Mae Jaggers, Sharon Peterson, Miranda Coom-

er, Gavin Wolever, Ash-ley Stabler, Amie Ellbery, Leslie Harshman, Donna Huebner, Jen DeBrock, Cindy Martin and Andrew Blackert.

There were a total of 28 applications received this year, with all items total-ing $33,304.

Rueter reminded how important it is to recog-nize the efforts of com-

munity members and to watch how the money raised is used to improve education.

“It’s important to see that money turn around and go right back into the classroom, because next year we’re going to be ask-ing for that money again,” she said.

BV Foundation awards over $20,000

Surprise, surprise: state current on payments to PES

Labounty does not appeal

forfeiture decision

By donna [email protected]

PRINCETON — For the first time in sev-eral years, the state of Illinois doesn’t owe categorical payment money to the Princ-eton Elementary School District.

At Monday’s meeting of the PES board of education, Superintendent Tim Smith said the state is current in its categorical payments, which is something that hasn’t happened for probably four or five years. Typically, Smith hands out “overdue pay-ment’ information at each board meeting.

If PES receives its final categorical payment for the fiscal year, due in June, the district would end its year above projected revenue income for the year, which is good news, Smith said. At 75 percent of the way through the current fiscal year, the expense side of the bud-get looks pretty good as well, he said.

In other financial business, Finance Committee Chairman Steve Bouslog said the committee met last week to review financial information presented at the board meeting. The committee also talked with Smith about future

budgets, specifically on what revenue alternatives might be available as a way to bring more money into the district. Those alternatives will be presented in coming months to the full board. The committee feels the district has done about as much cutting of expenses as it can, he said.

In personnel matters, the board unani-mously approved the motion to extend Smith’s superintendent contract through June 30, 2018.

By donna [email protected]

ARLINGTON — The Arlington man whose animals were impounded earlier this year by the Bureau County Animal Control office has not appealed a judge’s deci-sion to have the animals forfeited from his care.

On Monday, First Assis-tant State’s Attorney Anthony Sciuto said the appeal period has expired and animal owner Dan Labounty did not file an appeal against the judge’s decision reached in early March.

As reported earlier in the Bureau County Republican, 13 beagles were impounded from the Labounty property on Feb. 21 and placed in the control of the Bureau County Animal Control Officer Scott Robbins because of Labounty’s alleged lack of care of the dogs. Seven horses were also impounded but remained on the Laboun-ty property under the care of the county, also due to Labounty’s alleged lack of care of the animals.

Labounty did appeal the county’s February action to the Illinois Depart-ment of Agriculture, which resulted in a hear-ing in Springfield and the judge’s decision to leave

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Picture perfect and ready to sellBureau Valley High School students (from back to front) Colby Wittig, Seth Cambron, Nellie Benavidez, Annika Carter and Nicole Bannick work with just a few of the many flower and vegetable plants which will be available to buy on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the school. The plants were grown by the BVHS botany and horticulture classes and all money raised from the sale will go to support agriculture and science programs at the school. The annual plant sale will also continue from 8 a.m. to noon May 10 and May 17. Sponsors for the annual plant sale are BVHS teachers Ann Ledergerber and Willard Mott.

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the animals in the control of the county through the appeals process time.

Sciuto said the dogs have been given to the Beagle Rescue organiza-tion, based out of Wauke-gan, for placement. The horses went to a private farm in Grundy Coun-

ty, with a person who takes in abused animals for care. The horses will be broken for riding and then sold to either pri-vate people or riding sta-bles, Sciuto said.

On Tuesday, Robbins said he believes this was a good outcome and the animals have gone to good places.

As far as any expense

to the county for its care of the impounded ani-mals, Robbins said the dog feed was donated and the hay for the hors-es was provided as well. The county’s expense would have been for vet-erinarian care for the animals.

The county did not receive any money for the animals when they

were taken elsewhere, but, without any regis-tration papers for the animals, the value of the animals was not there, Robbins said. Laboun-ty was not willing, nor required, to provide reg-istration papers, if he had them. The county was not looking to get money for the animals, but to make sure they

received the proper care, Robbins said.

This Arlington experi-ence has been a good learning experience, Robbins said. He thinks the county could receive more calls in the future from people who may be concerned about the care of animals, he said.

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By Matt MencariniShaw Media Service

CHICAGO – There were audible groans from the crowd in downtown Chi-cago on Tuesday night. Not at the United Center, but at the Spertus Insti-tute for Jewish Learning and Leadership.

That’s where attorney Devon Bruce debated Kelly Richmond Pope, an associate professor in the school of accountancy and management infor-mation systems at DePaul University, about the role an auditing firm plays in catching fraud.

About five times, the crowd, largely made up of professional accountants, groaned as Bruce detailed former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell’s theft of nearly $54 million over two decades, and the actions of the accounting firms and bank. Bruce was the city’s attorney in a lawsuit that won a $40 million settlement from its former auditors and bank.

The debate was spon-sored by the Illinois Cer-tified Public Accountant Association and the Illi-nois State Bar Association.

“This is really the story of one of the largest accounting firms in the United States blatantly, negligently misidentifying the theft of over $53 mil-lion over 20 years,” Bruce said in opening remarks.

In her opening remarks, Pope said that finding fraud is a shared respon-sibility among many par-ties, and that a standard audit isn’t designed to catch fraud.

“Instead of asking, ‘Where were the audi-tors?’” Pope said, “maybe we should ask, ‘What is the auditor really looking for, and is [an audit] designed for what the community thinks it is?’”

The debate’s open-ing was given by Jason Wojdylo, chief inspec-tor of the Marshals Asset Forfeiture Division. His agency handled the sale of Crundwell’s assets, which

resulted in the city recov-ering $9.2 million after expenses.

“Forfeiture is a pretty powerful sanction,” he said, “and it is the gov-ernment’s way of tak-ing the fruits of crime away from those who think that it is a way of life. And so I think we can all agree, and cer-tainly in my experience, that people who commit crimes generally know that there is an inherent risk. And the risk is that if they get caught, they go to prison.

“But they often fail to recognize, or appreciate, that we’re going to take everything they have that we can show was bought with the proceeds of the crime [or] was used to facilitate the crime.”

In addition to the near-ly $53 million in restitu-tion Crundwell must pay to the city, there was a “money judgment” given, Wojdylo said, of $53 million, meaning the federal government can go after Crundwell for up to $106 million.

“The reality is, if she were to ever hit the lot-tery, we can come collect up to $106 million from her,” he said.

Dixon Finance Direc-tor Paula Meyer attended the debate as a spectator. She said she was inter-ested in the debate and curious about the case each side would make.

After the debate, when attendees could ask ques-tions, Meyer was asked to give an update on where the city stands in regard to its internal controls, and what it will do with the remaining settlement and restitution money.

The debateBruce detailed

Crundwell’s theft and showed examples of the fake invoices and the checks she used to steal the money. He compared them to real invoices and checks, all of which audi-tors, he said, saw or should have seen during annual audits.

The vast majority of the fake invoices, Bruce said, didn’t have an Illi-nois Department of Trans-portation logo or contact information and contained a misspelling – “secton,” instead of “section” – all of which should have reason-ably led an auditor to call the state to confirm the invoice.

Had that been done, Bruce said, the theft would have been discovered.

Additionally, Clifton-LarsonAllen was doing the city’s audit as well as Crundwell’s personal tax returns, and should have made the connection – or at least brought it to the attention of the City Council – with irregulari-ties in Crundwell’s person-al finances.

Crundwell’s theft, both Bruce and Pope agreed, was an outlier.

They had different opin-ions about addressing theft in the future.

Bruce said auditors should be rotated on a regular basis, to avoid forming personal relation-ships with municipalities or companies, in addition to having more senior accounting staff handling audits.

Pope said finding fraud is a shared responsibility of several parties, includ-ing the auditors and city.

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Crundwell theft makes for great debate

By Bcr [email protected]

PRINCETON — In coming weeks, people boarding the Amtrak train in Princeton could be traveling with some four-legged passengers.

On Monday, officials with Amtrak and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced they have teamed up to implement a pilot program which allows people to bring their small pets on the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandberg trains. The pilot program will run May 5 through Nov. 2.

On Wednesday, Princ-eton Mayor Keith Cain said he has mixed emo-tions about the pilot program and how it will work. He’s not sure about the definition of “small pets”, as determined by Amtrak, and also the possible increased noise, specifically barking.

On a personal level, Cain said he and his wife Julia are frequent users of the train. In his expe-rience, it seems many of the other passengers appear to be business people who wouldn’t be traveling with their pets anyway.

As mayor, he feels fairly confident the pilot program will not affect the number of people traveling by train, includ-ing those who board the train from Princeton, Cain said. However, he thinks it’s a good thing Amtrak has implemented the small pet plan as a pilot program to see how everything works, the mayor said.

Spring Valley resident Jean Babcock, along with

her daughter Amy Bab-cock of Seatonville, own Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and are frequent travelers to prominent dog shows around the country.

Babcock said her dogs are used to traveling in cars and airplanes, and now if there happens to be a show on a train route, they would defi-nitely take advantage of Amtrak’s new pilot pro-gram and bring their pets along for the ride.

“I think it’s a really good plan because a lot of people travel with their pets and this gives them another way to take them along,” Babcock said, adding it’s very likely it will boost travel traffic on trains.

As far as details of the new pilot program, Amtrak and IDOT have announced the ticketing and traveling with pets can begin only at staffed stations in Chicago, Naperville and Galesburg. Advance reservations are required and a surcharge of $25 will be assessed for travel. Dogs or cats up to 20 pounds each will be accepted in carriers, like those used in air-plane cabins. The carri-ers are to be placed at the feet and under the seat of each pet owner.

In announcing the pro-gram, Amtrak President/CEO Joe Boardman said Amtrak is supportive of accommodating pets on trains and he is optimis-tic a plan can be reached to address the needs and concerns of all Amtrak passengers. The pilot pro-gram will be continuously reviewed, he said.

Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schnei-der agreed, calling the pilot program an exciting undertaking.

“We, in Illinois, wel-come this exciting new pilot program, which is something that has been suggested by train pas-sengers,” Schneider said. “By listening to and accommodating all pas-sengers, I am hopeful we can create a long-term policy that allows pets on trains and makes travel-ing on Amtrak even more appealing to a wider audi-ence.”

The affected trains oper-ate to and from Chicago, LaGrange, Naperville, Plano, Mendota, Prince-ton, Kewanee, Galesburg, Macomb and Quincy. As before, Amtrak routinely welcomes service animals on trains at no charge and that policy is unchanged, Boardman said.


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Learning about energyGeronimo Energy representative Tom Swierczewski answers questions from Ohio Grade School students during an assembly Friday morning on renewable energy sources, including wind and solar power. Presentations were also made to Ohio High School students as well as students in the Bureau Valley School District. At the end of the day, each student received a small tree from Geron-imo Energy to plant in celebration of last week’s Earth Day observance. The Minnesota-based Geronimo Energy is owner of the Green River and the Walnut Ridge wind farm projects.

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VanLanduit noted that since the Foundation start-ed up in 1996, it’s given back $157,355 to teach-ers. He said the Founda-tion started out donat-ing $4,235, compared to today where they are able to raise and donate on average $21,000.

Finance reportInterim Superintendent

Dennis Thompson briefly reported on the status of the education and opera-tion/maintenance funds. He said there was concern regarding the operation/maintenance fund and they would be projecting costs for May and June to see if the board will have to amend the agenda. The education fund, however is looking rather positive.

“I don’t even want to say this, but I think it maybe looks OK. Which is dan-gerous, but it looks just as it was scheduled,” he said.

Thompson said the board was expected to transfer $700,000 to the fund from the working cash fund, however it was not needed.

“We’re trying to lean away from that $700,000 figure as best as we can. The farther away from it, the better off we all will be,” he said.

Personnel adjustmentsThe school board had

several personnel items on their agenda to approve at Monday night’s meet-ing. Before approving the adjustments, Thompson said at May’s board meet-ing it will be discussed on how the salary changes will effect finances for next year.

The school board accepted the resignation of nine staff members including Interim Superin-tendent James Whitmore, BV South Special Educa-tion Aide Arlene Stone, High School Track Coach Nick Hartz, High School Drama Director Andrea Kurth, BV Unit Secretary/Board Secretary Jean Rob-erts, BV North PreK Aide Sheryl Lange, BV North Speech/Language Patholo-gist Jennifer Donnelly, BV South Special Education Teacher Emily Redmann and BV South Student Council Sponsor Erin Matlick.

The board approved to employ Interim Superin-tendent Marcia Burress, who will replace Whit-more’s position until the end of the year.

The board approved

to hire 19 staff members including BV South Special Education Teacher Paula Maier, BV South Junior High Special Education Teacher Sarah Schneider, BV South Language Arts Teacher Candie Heston, BV Wyanet/South Special Education Aide Dorothy DeMay, High School Spe-cial Education Teacher Ann Taylor, BEST Pro-gram Teacher Lacey Kesap, District Food Ser-vice Director Ellen Ringle, Custodial Substitute Ger-ald Eschleman, BV North Kindergarten Teacher Christa Gruber, BV North First Grade Teacher Jen-nifer Davis, BV North Third Grade Teacher Zach DeMay, BV North Speech Language Pathologist Lin-nea Anderson and sum-mer custodial help, which includes Adam Weidner,

Emily Matthew, Samantha Shepard, John Matlick, Breonna Balensifen and Riley DeBrock, and high school secretary Renee Hartz.

The board authorized the hiring of a head mechanic and finalized a new contract for the posi-tion.

The board approved to reassign two teachers and two coaches including BV South Special Education Teacher to Buda Special Education for grades 3-5 Karen Nordstrom; BV South Special Education Teacher to Wyanet Ele-mentary Special Educa-tion Teacher Erin Matlick; Head Boys Track Coach Jeff Ohlson and Assistant Boys Track Coach Dan DeVenney.


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Spring Valley to flush water mains

Princeton Theatre Group announces

summer camps

SPRING VALLEY — The city of Spring Valley will commence flushing water mains at 10 p.m. Sunday. The flushing will continue to 5 a.m. May 16 until all water mains in Spring Valley have been flushed.

During this time residents should expect some increased turbidity and isolated areas of low pressure. If any discoloration occurs in drinking water, residents should let the faucets run until the water clears.

P R I N C E T O N — Learning Stage, the education committee of Princeton Theatre Group, has announced two summer programs which together will provide youth from grades K-12 the oppor-tunity to experience and participate in live performances, while immersing themselves in the many aspects of bringing a show into production.

Both programs are being mounted in cooperation with Fes-tival 56, which this summer marks its 11th season of bringing out-standing professional theater to local audi-ences.

Camp 56, to be held weekdays from June 23 through July 3, returns to mark its fourth con-secutive year of pro-viding a theater-based day camp for young people of primary and middle school age.

Once again, camp director Lisa Gadoms-ki will engage campers in a series of fun-filled activities including song, dance, make-up, costuming and visits to and with Festival sets, cast and crew. The culmination of their camping experi-ence will be their on-stage appearances in the Festival’s produc-tion of “Oliver!”

The Grace Center box office, 316 S. Main St. in Princeton will accept registrations, when the Festival box office officially opens on Tuesday. The cost to enroll is $100 per camper. Financial assistance may be available to those who demonstrate financial need.

Theatre Boot Camp is the re-introduction,

after several years’ absence, of a program for high-school aged students with an inter-est in the dramatic arts.

Running for six days beginning July 7, under the direction of Festival 56 co-found-er Laura Brigham, the program will com-bine an opportunity for campers to hone their own performance skills while expanding their understanding of the dramatic arts through exposure to a variety of theatre pro-fessionals.

The participants will attend three Fes-tival 56 productions, appear in a Festival cabaret and stage their own showcase perfor-mance on the final day of camp.

The $250 fee includes theater tick-ets, daily lunches, Fri-day night dinner and a chaperoned overnight stay at the conclusion of the cabaret. A lim-ited number of par-tial scholarships are available to those who demonstrate finan-cial need. Registra-tion material may be accessed on-lined at www.festival56.com.

Camp 56 and The-atre Boot Camp are being funded by grants and contributions from the DuPont Pio-neer Giving Program, Sun Foundation and Illinois Valley Fine Arts Trust (courtesy of the Illinois Arts Coun-cil), Church Women United and other local donors, including St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church and Open Prairie United Church of Christ.

Inquiries may be directed to [email protected].

BCR photo/Goldie CurrieThe BV Foundation awarded 22 teachers with more than $20,000 worth of grant monies, which will be used to purchase items for their classrooms. The teachers were recognized at Monday’s school board meeting. Pictured are (front row, left to right) teachers Bret Helms, Abbi Bosnich, Mae Jaggers, Sharon Peterson, Miranda Coomer, Gavin Wolever and Foundation board member Jason VanLanduit. (Back row, left to right) Foundation board member Laura Reuter and teachers Ashley Stabler, Amie Ellbery, Leslie Harshman, Donna Huebner, Jen DeBrock, Cindy Martin and Andrew Blackert.

BCR photo/Goldie CurrieBV South Scholastic Bowl coach Mae Jaggers reported about the team’s suc-cessful year at the school board meeting on Monday. The team was undefeated this season and last year was undefeated in the conference and only had two losses in the year. “I’d like to thank the hard work of the teachers in our district who have encouraged them academically, as well as the parents and family who see the importance of academics, because we have had tremendous success in the last couple years,” Jaggers said. Pictured (front row, from left) are Matthew Kruger, Jacob Callahan and Trent DeVenney; and (back row) Jaggers, Austin Catton and Dylan Benavidez. Absent from the picture are Kurt Bitting, Sophie Myong, Jack Ritter, Ethan Ainley, Kale Barnett, Saige Barnett, Alicia Backer, Ryanne Balensiefen, Troy Blair, Tucker Hartz and Yely Osorio.

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Bouslog seconded the motion to extend Smith’s contract “with a lot of gratitude for all the work that Tim has done, the sacrifices he has made financially for our district, and the leadership he has pro-vided for us,”

The board also accept-ed the retirement notic-es of special education teacher Rebecca Pace, effective the end of 2017-18 school year; elemen-tary grade teacher Kevin Glover, at the end of the current school year; library clerk and media specialist Jeannie Nor-man, at the end of the current school year; and Title 1 reading teacher

Sue Stumpf, effective the end of the 2017-18 school year.

The board also approved hiring Amy Vigars as the volley-ball coach for Logan Junior High School and approved a maternity leave for teacher Sara Clark, effective imme-diately.

In still other business, the board approved the purchase of a 19-pas-senger, 2012 lift bus, at a cost of $40,592, which will replace a 2004 bus. The board also approved a FY 15 technology pur-chase plan, which will include chromebooks for the eighth grade classrooms, Smith said.


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Lois JohnsonPRINCETON — Lois Anita (Dimmig) Johnson,

85, of 1776 Willow Way Drive, Princeton, passed peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family.

Lois was born on March 10, 1929, in Sublette to Christian and Emma (Suchert) Dimmig of Har-mon. She attended Chapman Country School and graduated from Walnut High School in 1946. She graduated from Methodist Hospital Nursing School in Peoria in 1951.

Lois was united in marriage to Gene R. Johnson on March 10, 1951, at the United Methodist Church in Walnut. They lived in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Florida during their married life together. She worked for three years in the OB department at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. While liv-ing in Wisconsin, Lois was a volunteer for several organizations. She was a Cub Scout leader and a 4-H leader in rabbits, baking and the annual pro-duction. She was voted volunteer of the year for ARC and was honored with the Methodist Women for life award.

Lois was the matriarch of her family and was always involved in the lives of her children, grand-children and great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed.

Lois is survived by her husband, Gene, and three children, Susan L. (Jerry) Fritz of Walnut, Scott M. Johnson of Princeton and Steven B. (Patty) Johnson of Princeton; one sister, Betty Renner of Walnut; and numerous nieces and nephews. Lois and Gene have seven grandchildren, Christopher H. Prokes of Marseilles, Gina R. (Dennis) Boyles of Princ-eton, Emaleigh S. Morrissey of Princeton, Annette L. (Ben) Clausen of Walnut, and Devin Cavell, Marrisa Bacorn and Lilly Cavell of Princeton; two stepgrandsons, Marvin (Ann) Fritz of Wyanet and Brad Fritz of Dixon; six great-grandchildren, Drew Foes of Princeton, Braden and Elizabeth Boyles of Princeton, Presleigh Morrissey of Princeton, and Ava and Caleb Clausen of Walnut; four stepgreat-grandsons and three stepgreat-granddaughters; and six stepgreat-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Duane, Bob, Dick, Fran and Willard; and one sister, Viola.

Cremation rites were accorded. A memorial ser-vice will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 2, at the Wal-nut United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Harkness pastor officiating. Burial of cremains will be at a later date.

A time of sharing will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 2, at the church.

A memorial has been established to Vitas Hos-pice.

The Garland Funeral Home in Walnut is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.garlandfuneralhome.com.

Karen JohnsonANAHEIM, Calif. — Karen L. Johnson, 55, of Ana-

heim, Calif., formerly of Liberal, Kan., died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Orange Coast Memorial Hospital in Fountain Valley, Calif.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut with the Rev. Brian Moore, pastor of First Christian Church of Walnut, officiating. Burial will be in the Walnut Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the funeral home.

Obituaries

Barbara JoergerMENDOTA — Barbara Ann Joerger, 80, of Mendota,

beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014, in her home with her chil-dren by her side.

Barbara was born Sept. 9, 1933, in Mendota to Carl and Irene (Dodd) Austin. She married Robert Joerger May 4, 1957, in Holy Cross Church, Mendota. She graduated from Mendota High School and was a member of Holy Cross Church in Mendota. She had several jobs in Mendota, but she will be most remem-bered for her selfless love and devotion to her family, who she always put before herself. She was an excel-lent cook and seamstress, enjoyed gardening, reading and traveling with her husband, and had a special love and concern for animals.

She is survived by her six children, Leo Joerger of rural Princeton, Connie (Tom) Pratt of Roscoe, Pam (Gary) Rogde of Steward, Susan (Roy) Delhotal of West Brooklyn, Karole (Doug) Frey of Mendota and Joanne (Mike) Maciewjewski of Fletcher, N.C.; 13 grandchildren, Samantha Specht, Adam Pratt, Angela Haws, Gerod and Rose Rogde, Jeffrey, David and Sarah Delhotal, Korinne, Lauren and Cody Frey, and Joshua and Brianna Maciejewski; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Donna (Jerry) Maupin of Naperville; many nieces and nephews; and her three special cats, Buddy, Daisy and Tony.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rob-ert; three sisters, Mary Hitchcock, Pauline Seeck and Helen Bell; and five brothers, Donald, John, Virgil and Carl, and Harold in infancy.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, May 1, at Holy Cross Church, Mendota, with the Rev. Fredi Gomez-Torres officiating. A rosary service will be at 9 a.m., with visitation fol-lowing until 10:45 a.m. at the Schwarz Funeral Home in Mendota. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mendota.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and Darwin Austin.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Barbara’s name can be made to the Friends of Strays animal shelter, 2845 N. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356.

Edna HovePRINCETON — Edna Hove of Princeton passed

away at 6:45 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014, at Liberty Village in Princeton.

Born Dec. 11, 1913, to Richard and Henriette (Gronow) Ruhlin, she married Amos Hove Jan. 12, 1958, in Chicago. He preceded her in death.

She was a personal secretary at H.M. Harper Co. in Downers Grove and at Montgomery Ward in Chicago and California. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

Surviving are one stepson, Lydell Hove of Prince-ton; one stepdaughter, Patricia (Joe) Weis of Decorah, Iowa; one stepdaughter-in-law, Sandra Hove of Deco-rah, Iowa; eight stepgrandchildren, Marc (Sandy) Weis, Julie (Michael) Lisowski, Steve (Nancy) Weis, Peggy (Monty) Kuhn, Brenda (Scott) Houg, Lori (Chuck) Hultine, Eric (Carrie) Hove and Beth Puebla.

She was also preceded in death by one stepdaugh-ter-in-law, Lois Hove; one stepson, Gary Hove; and one stepgrandson, Bryan Hove.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, at the Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah, Iowa. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery, Ridgeway, Iowa.

The Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton assisted the family.

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Meeting MinutesLadd School Board LADD — The Ladd

Community Consolidated School Board met on April 15 and conducted the following business:

• Reviewed the amended budget that is on display in the school office until the public hearing at 7 p.m. June 18.

• Accepted the quote from P & D Sign Co. for an electronic school sign and accepted the quote from Chad Thrasher Electric to run power to the school sign.

• Approved the pur-chase of Chrome books for Hannah Kirk’s class-room. Kirk received a Khan Academy Technology matching grant to be used for Chrome books.

• Approved the retire-ment of part-time custo-dian Bob Eide, effective June 2.

• Approved the speech contract for the 2014-15 school year with Julie Nawa.

The board was also informed of the follow-ing:

• The cafeteria staff received a 99 percent rating in the recent health department inspection.

• Eight students partic-ipated in the IESA State Bowling Tournament. Hannah Bernardoni and Erin Biccochi qualified for the finals. Biccochi received a sixth-place medal.

• The fifth- and sixth-grade track team was the champions of the Malden Invitational Meet.

• Nine students in the Chess Club competed on April 5 in the Starved Rock Chess League tour-nament in Peru.

• The Superstar Savers Kids Club that is sponsored by North Central Bank of Ladd rewards students who earn good grades and encourages them to save for the future.

• The new risers arrived and will be used on the stage for perfor-mances. Barry Flanagan repaired the old set that will be used for rehears-als in the music room.

• The district was notified they received a Round 2 school mainte-nance grant.

• The Ladd Community Education and Enrichment Foundation will sell concessions at the BVEC Conference track meet on May 7 and the sectional meet on May 10.

• The PTO is currently holding a Club’s Choice Fundraiser. They will have a “Buy One, Get One Free” Scholastic Book Fair from April 28 to May 2.

The next regular meeting will be held at 7 p.m. May 20.

Neponset Village BoardNEPONSET — The

Neponset Village Board conducted the following business at its April 16 meeting at village hall:

• Discussed the trailer ordinance and decided to review it again to see if it needs to be amended. Action was tabled until next month’s meeting.

• Heard from trustee Barb Jannie that she is working on the village Picnic Day. Mayor Carl Rohrig suggested picnic tables be ordered again this year, and it was agreed to do so.

• Trustee John Pratt reported there was not much new this month for his report. However, there were a couple issues with burning, and those were turned over to the police and handled. Pratt also distributed the March police report.

• Trustee Wayne Gerrond reported all is going well in the water and sewer department, but the village does need a couple of blowers for the sewer and water plant.

• Trustee Ken Snyder reported the village has had some issues at the post office and the town library with some chil-dren, and it could lead to larger problems. Snyder said he will ask one of the police officers to speak to them at a school assem-bly, if the school agrees.

• Eugene Costin reported the village will be doing street repairs on various streets in town and also installing culverts now that winter is over.

• Rohrig reported he received a letter with pictures from a con-cerned person, regarding the condition of village streets, some empty houses and some occu-pied houses that are not kept in the best of condi-tion. Rohrig said he wants the concerned person, as well as all others, to know the village is aware of the issue and is handling it within the confines of the laws and ordinances, to the best of the village’s ability. Also, regarding the stray dog issue, two citations have already been written, he said.

• Closed session: At 8:35 p.m., the board voted to go into closed session regarding per-sonnel. After the closed session, no further board action was taken, and the meeting adjourned.

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Lori Ann (Sondgeroth) Tuft

City: Princeton.

Where did you grow up: Moved to Princeton when I was 4, so I would say Princeton.

Family: Husband, David Tuft; daughter, Kayla Griffin; son, Zachary Tuft.

Pets: Kiara (Siberian husky).

Occupation: Emergency room technician at Perry Memorial Hospital (midnights) and part-time at occupational health outreach at St. Margaret’s Hos-pital.

What is the last song you listened to: “Fastest Girl in Town” by Miranda Lambert.

What is the last book you read: “Black Jack” (elite ops series), Lora Leigh.

What is the last television show you watched: “Im-Practi-cal Jokers” with my son.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Steak, baked potato and car-rots.

If you were stranded on a desert island and could take only one thing with you, what would it be: A satellite phone (because then I can really call people).

What is your favorite local restaurant: Los Ranchitos.

If someone handed you a million dollars, how would you spend it: I would donate one-fourth of it, split one-fourth between my two kids, give my family one-fourth (mom, dad,

sisters and brother) with the stipulation that they have to get themself something special, and the last one-fourth put away for a rainy day, I might need it! Money doesn’t make you happy … memories do!

People would be surprised to know that you: That I have a hole in one at Wyaton Golf Course, No. 3, when I was 18.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: The Christmas decorations (spirit) we put up in town.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: Princeton is a nice town. My brother says that we need to get Taco Bell back.

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The You in us

A tribute to moms

I am in your grasp, Lord. Send me like a wave upon the people. Free me into the midst, all hearts within reach. Hand me over to the pit, grasped by the hands that come together, and the paws that look for prey upon which to sharpen their nails. Do with me what it is You wish, that justice and peace become my loyal companions, and puncture not the sails as the vessel strides toward the sound of Your voice.

Please keep me present. Do not take this opportunity from me to affect the world that I was born into. Spare me the presentation of ancient culture or futuristic philosophies unless in any way the gap between us diminishes by doing so. Two mil-lenniums have passed since Your presence in the population, and I, barely born into this age of acquisi-tion, haven’t ever accepted this reli-gion of royalty. I’d rather be engulfed in the gulp of the air that we share while we chill, spilling beans like they aren’t worth the coals they cook upon.

Thank you. I can see how You brought those two words together. It’s a perfect example of the sounds You offer. Thank — a word indicat-ing the presence of a saturated sat-isfaction within, and you — another out there, outside the perimeters of this body, an extremely vivid object of similar structure and composition. I realize all has come from You, and water flows more like wind with each day that passes as I accept the con-nection entirely.

I feel confused and lost from You many times of my day. I make sim-

ple choices that are not consistent with Your instruction manual, and I understand that I am doing so. I have the ability to get away with small and seemingly unapparent mishaps throughout my missions, but that is precisely what takes place when they happen. I am getting away from You, furthering myself as if running from the scene of the crime.

Where am I then, though? I always seem to be in a remote place where the significance of the separation from You is heavily apparent. Like a child who has lost their mother or fella who has misplaced his mates, I sense with a comfortable inten-sity that the mishap was as certain an event as those previous, and that I can make greatest use of this moment gaining ground on any dis-tance lost during this walk with You shoulder to shoulder.

Every interaction I encounter that pertains to the functions of myself and my surroundings has Your robe cloaked upon it. It is not a matter of explanation or determination any longer, but a matter of slowing way down during my intake of these moments taking place right now and swallowing down the idea that every moment is creation. It’s the remain-der of the original that has seamless-ly existed since the absolute ground zero beginning of everything.

I live in a world that gives me a thousand different answers to one question. I have to choose to love You, and to believe that You exist and have created all and care uncon-ditionally for everything ... and I do. It feels like freedom from every mis-hap I’ve ever encountered each time that a thought of You comes into my mind.

When I die, I believe this body of mine will no longer function. I can imagine the concepts of spiritual reincarnation, and I believe in spiri-tual deliverance; but I think this sack of skin and skeleton stays, regardless, once the final breath is borrowed from the atmosphere. Yours didn’t, though. Your body found breath once again, a breeze from the wings of the dove flooding Your nostrils, as You took the entirety and tucked it into a single envelope, addressing it to be opened by me, as I sit here and write. I appreciate the gesture. I know that You know, it just feels good to say.

Use me as I am Lord. Make me a lion or a lamb, the trunk or the stump, a success or a failure in the eyes of my cohabitants, whatever You want. All I ask is that You bring me home if my recognition of the You in us ever dips below the veloc-ity with which it now functions. May more of Your glory form in me with each breath that I borrow.

Love is definitely Your word as well.

Eric Engel, formerly of Tiskilwa but now of Peoria, can be reached by e-mail at [email protected].

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, it’s a great time to think back on the life lessons we’ve learned from our moms.

My mom and I have always been close. My par-ents divorced and dad left when I was young, which pushed mom to act as both parents in my upbringing. No matter the cir-cumstances, she’s always been my heroine — among many things, she’s a role model, friend, mentor, therapist, advice-giver and shoulder to lean on when things get tough. In honor of mom, I want to share my top five life lessons I could have only learned from her.

Be patientWhile we’re taught we need to work to make things

we want happen in life, I’ve found that life is known to throw out circumstances that force us to wait to discover their meaning or outcome. To me, these times are rather frustrating and tough — I’m not good at playing the waiting game. My mom, however, has always been there to remind me to stay calm, patient and accept whatever is meant to be. There are some things that are just out of our hands and rushing the future will never turn out positive.

“I’m the parent, you’re the child.”This was one of my mom’s popular sayings when we

were growing up. She often said it during arguments with my sisters and I. Most of the time it stemmed from her not letting us go somewhere or do something with our friends. We always begged her for an expla-nation, believing she was just saying “no” to be cruel. One of the most frustrating things was to hear her say, “The answer is no, because I said so. I’m the parent you’re the child. That’s all you need to know.” Looking back, we now understand her reasoning for “no” was, most times, to protect our safety.

Don’t lie. She’ll find out.I think my mom has superhero powers, because no

matter what, she always discovers a lie. Her strong ability to detect a lie has always left my sisters and I scratching our heads. Growing up my mom either, right away knew we were lying or would eventually catch on and call us out on it. Eventually, we learned telling mom the truth was the easiest way out of a situ-ation. I can only hope to have half the talent she has when it comes to sensing lies with my own children.

Be respectfulMy mom was always big on teaching us to respect

family, friends and our elders. When attending fam-ily functions, she always made us greet everyone in the room, and while this sometimes felt awkward, we eventually understood the importance of first impres-sions and being courteous to people. I’ve taken pride in knowing how to properly greet people, and treat them as how I want to be treated.

Follow your dreams; Remember your rootsLike most peoples’ moms, mine has stood behind me

in all my life goals. I can remember being young and telling mom I wanted to be famous in Hollywood one year and another year sharing with her that I wanted to compete in the Olympics. No matter how big the life goal was, she never skipped a beat when nodding her head and telling me if I worked hard, I could do anything. One piece of advice she’s given about my dreams and goals is no matter where my wings take me, my roots will never change, therefore it’s impor-tant to always remember where I came from. It’s cru-cial to keep both feet on the ground, focus on the good things and stay true to myself.

BCR Staff Writer Goldie Currie can be reached at [email protected].

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Life&Arts Education — Ohio Grade School and Jefferson Elementary announces their PeaceBuilders. See Page 12.

Community — Tree of Lights committee donates refrigerator to Perry Memorial Hospital. See Page 13.

Community NotesCookout

WYANET — The Wyanet Community Club will hold a cookout from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Wyanet Locker.

Spring concertSPRING VALLEY — Hall High School will hold its

spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Hall High School Auditorium. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Hall Food Pantry. Admission is $5 or two non-perishable food items for adults and $3 or one non-perishable food item for stu-dents and seniors.

Retired teachers meetingKEWANEE — The Henry/Stark Counties Retired

Teachers will meet May 14 at P.L. Damrons Restaurants, 206 N. Tremont St., Kewanee. Lunch will begin at noon. Reservations must be made no later than Wednesday to Sue Busenbark, 1330 W. Prospect St., Kewanee or 3019-85636. The cost is $10. Rae Ann Tucker Marshall from the Henry/Stark County Health Department will present a program, Faces of Healthcare.

Make Someone Happy• Happy birthday on Friday to my queen, Norma

Jean. From John Camp.

Classes and workshops continue at the Prairie Arts Council

PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Council will continue to offer the following classes and workshops through May:

Children’s art classes — This series of chil-dren’s art classes are guaranteed to be a fun filled, nurturing experi-ences for children ages 7 to 12. The next class in the series will fea-ture something differ-ent to celebrate spring. The children will create woven May baskets and paper flowers. The class

will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 3. The cost is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. Art supplies are includ-ed. Register in advance of the class by calling 815-875-2787.

M o t h e r / d a u g h t e r painting — What a fun and enjoyable way to celebrate Mother’s Day! You will sit side-by-side, painting together to cre-ate a paintings for each of you or someone very special. No art experi-ence is necessary and all art materials are pro-

vided. Choose one of the following two sessions on May 10 — 10 a.m. to 12:30 or 1:30 to 4 p.m. The cost is $45 for mother and daughter. Reservations are a must and can be made by call-ing 815-875-2787.

Wine and paint class-es — One of the most relaxed and entertain-ing painting sessions with family and friends continues. Instructor Melody Best has devel-oped a new approach to an early 19th cen-tury painting technique

called theorem paint-ing that will enable stu-dents to paint botani-cally correct fruits and flowers and no experi-ence is necessary. It’s a guaranteed fun evening with wine, snacks and music. All materials will be provided and every-one will finish a ready-to-frame paining to take home. Sessions will be offered May 7 and 21 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The cost is $35 per session. Register by phone at least three days prior to the scheduled class.

Tiskilwa Scholarship Association announces $1,000 grant eligibility for 2014

TISKILWA — In May, the Tiskilwa Scholarship Association will once again award education grants up to $1,000 to one or more high school graduates living within the boundaries of the for-mer Tiskilwa School Dis-trict 300.

The purpose of the scholarship is to offer encouragement and financial support to a community member who wishes to pursue advanced training or a college education as a full-time student.

Since the Association began making grants in 1998, more than $30,000 has been awarded to Tiskilwa residents. Before that, from 1960 to 1997, this civic group loaned tuition funds to more than 50 qualified stu-dents pursuing an educa-

tion beyond high school.Applicants may be cur-

rent high school gradu-ates (Class of 2014) or earlier graduates who will be full-time students in the fall. The eligibil-ity requirement is based upon a minimum of one year’s residence in the former District 300 at the time of high school grad-uation.

In the week following the May 2 application deadline, the TSA Board will review all submis-sions. Before the review meeting, the names and addresses of the students as well as their parents/guardians will be removed by the non-voting chair-person.

Selection of one or more grant recipients is based on an applicant’s character as shown by community and school

service, his/her record of academic achievement indicating success in further studies, and his/her sincerity of effort as evidenced in application responses. Priority con-sideration will be given to applicants who have not received previous grants from the TSA.

Applications for this year’s TSA grants may be obtained at the Tiskilwa Public Library or the Princeton High School guidance office. The grant committee sug-gests that applications be sent by certified mail to the Tiskilwa Scholar-ship Association, in care of Ms. Helen Kenney, 7885 -1725 East Street, Tiskilwa, IL 61368. Applications must post-marked no later than May 2 for consideration this year. All applicants will

be notified of selection results by mail.

BVHS students place at TRAC Art FestivalMANLIUS — Twen-

ty Bureau Valley High School art students, under the direction of art instructor Shelia L. Heth, attended the 2014 TRAC Art Festival at Princ-eton High School. There were 15 conference high schools participating in the event and each school brought up to 20 students and 50 pieces of artwork to exhibit. There were 25 categories of art, and 15 workshops pre-sented by local artisans.

Bureau Valley students who placed are Rachel MacNaughton, second for her marker design and honorable mention for her assemblage; Lily Gould, first for her ebony drawing; Riley Michael, first for his graphic design; Lizzie Pleshko, first for her oil painting; Daniel Trone, first for his colored pencil drawing;

Rachel Brummel, second for her acrylic portrait; Hunter Schoff, third for his photograph; Jose-phine Mueller, third for

her oil painting; Monique Gomez, third for her assemblage; Savanna Bell, second for her graphic design; and Hope

Wollerman, second for her ebony portrait.

All of the artwork is on display at Bureau Valley High School.

Photo contributedBVHS students who participated are Hunter Schoff (front row, from left), Josephine Mueller, Monique Gomez, Savanna Bell, Hope Wollerman, Rachel MacNaughton (back row), Lily Gould, Riley Michael, Lizzie Pleshko, Daniel Trone and Rachel Brummel.

Exhibit and opening reception on FridayPERU — Sue Gillio

has announced that the Music Suite 408 “Paint Box” gallery will host an exhibit opening and reception for the whim-sical artist, Angie Cor-nelius, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. The exhibit opening is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available.

Cornelius, of Lone-some Road Studio Art and Illustration, uses a 30-year background in graphic design to suc-cessfully bridge the gap between fine art and commercial design. Her unique marker art incor-

porates elements of post-er art, illustration, hand-lettering and sometimes digital art to illustrate food, flora and fauna in a one-of-a-kind style. She lives in the Sheridan area on a gravel road (The Lonesome Road!) with her husband, and she is also the owner of Succulent Bath & Body.

The exhibit will run through May. Paint Box gallery is located in the west wing of the West-clox Building, Peru, and gallery hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 3 to 6 p.m. and by appoint-ment. For more informa-tion, call 815-223-4408.

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PRINCETON — The final Lenten luncheon and musical presentation and meditation was enjoyed by guests of the Hampshire Colony Church on April 16 in the church sanctu-ary. The offering of musi-cal selections was by the Handbell Ensemble from the First Methodist Church in Princeton.

After the meditation and musical selections, guests retired to Fellowship Hall where a simple lunch was served by the HCC kitchen staff.

The Lenten service and luncheons have been pro-vided by the church for more than 50 years, accord-ing to some of the older

members of the church, and it is planned to con-tinue for another 50 years. The Fellowship ladies and Pastor Sarah Gladstone thank the community for

their attendance and sup-port of the Lenten services and luncheons. For infor-mation on Sunday services of the church, call 815-875-2329.

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Religion BriefsSalad luncheon

PERU — St. John’s Lutheran Church, at the corner of Shooting Park Road and Peoria Street in Peru, will hold its annual salad luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, Thursday. The luncheon, which features a variety of homemade salads, cost $7. Reserved seating in available for groups with a limited lunch hour.

Pie and Coffee ClubCHERRY — The Pie and Coffee Club

will meet at 11:30 a.m. today, Thursday, at the Holy Trinity Church Hall in Cherry. A light lunch will be served. Licensed nurses and physical therapist will be on hand to do blood pressure and diabetes checks along with pre-sentations about preventing falls and portion control. The meeting will start at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 815-488-0425.

Salad buffetVAN ORIN — The Van Orin Gospel

Church women’s missionary aid will sponsor its annual mother-daughter salad buffet at 4 p.m. May 4 in the fel-lowship hall. Marsha Dempsey from Waterman will speak and Phil and Pam Kaufman of Princeton will provide the music. To make a reservation, call Diane at 815-663-7107, Lynn at 815-910-5966 or the church at 815-638-2552. There is no cost, but there will be a free-will offering.

CWU will host May Friendship Day celebrationPRINCETON — Church Women

United will have its May Friendship Day celebration at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Hampshire Colony Church in Princeton. All ladies are invited meet for coffee and goodies, and time in God’s word with a short program unit-ing all Christian women. For more information, call Sue Scruggs at 815-875-1446.

Open Table SupperSHEFFIELD — The Sheffield United

Methodist Church will have its free monthly Open Table Supper from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The Sheffield United Church of Christ will provide the meal. Anyone who is hungry, lonely, wants to stretch the food dollars or wants to meet up with friends for a meal is invited to attend.

ConcertPRINCETON — The third annual

Concert of Praise, “Glory, Laud and Honor” will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at

St. John Lutheran Church, just off Route 6, eight miles east of Princeton. This concert features local artists and choirs from a two-county area. Donations will support the Princeton Ministerial Association emergency need fund. The public is invited to attend the concert and reception.

Filipino MassCHERRY — Holy Trinity Cherry will

hold a Filipino style Mass at 3:30 p.m. May 18. Father Anthony Bernas of St. Joseph’s Parish in Rock Island, origi-nally from Capiz Arch Diocese in the Philippines, will be delivering the Mass. There will be a choir made up of those with Filipino descent to perform during the Mass. The Mass will be broadcast live on www.CherryHolyTrinity.org. A luncheon will follow. For more informa-tion, contact Bridgett Potthoff at 815-228-3387 or [email protected], Thess Griengo Hewitt at 415-358-3519 or [email protected] or Malou Perra at 916-478-1248 or [email protected]

BanquetSEATONVILLE — Seatonville

Congregational Church Independent will hold a banquet to honor mothers and daughters on May 17. The potluck meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the church basement. Meat, bread and beverages will be furnished. Attendees are asked to bring side dishes, salads or desserts. A program featuring skits and music presented by the Praise and Shine Quartet of Princeton will be held in the church sanctuary at 6:30 p.m.

Reservations for dinner can be made by calling the church at 815-894-2697, Mary Michael at 815-875-1697 or Beverly Moore at 815-643-2220

Illinois Valley Midday Connection luncheon

OGLESBY — Illinois Valley Midday Connection, a non-denominational Christian Women’s group, invites women from the Illinois Valley area to its monthly luncheon and program at 11:30 a.m. May 13 at the Deer Park Country Club in Oglesby.

The cost for the lunch and program is $15 inclusive, paid at the door. The theme for the luncheon is “Value of A Woman.” The speaker is Patty Curl of Ponca City, Okla. Her topic is, “Discovering Our Value — I’m Worth How Much?”

All reservations and cancellations must be made by Tuesday. Call Vickie at 815-223-4687 or Anita at 815-223-2858 or email [email protected] to make reservations. Free child care is available if a reservation is made by the deadline.

Photo contributedMembers of the Handbell Ensemble of the First Methodist Church in Princeton perform during the April 16 Lenten service and luncheon at the Hamp-shire Colony Church in Princeton.

Lenten luncheons, meditations conclude ‘The Art and Soul’ of Alba Goebel

PRINCETON — The Prairie Arts Council will present its May gallery special exhibit titled “The Art and Soul” of Alba Goebel. The exhibit will begin with an opening reception to meet the artist from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The public is invited.

In 78 years of portrait painting, Alba Goebel of Chillicothe has mas-tered the art of imbuing every image with the spirit of her subject. Her skills are so palpable, a grieving mother who commissioned a portrait of a deceased child once walked into Goebel’s house, looked at the portrait and fainted.

Goebel grew up in Italy and when young, always dreamed of pur-suing her passion to paint; however, because her military father was stationed in a tiny town in southern Italy, she knew something very dramatic had to be done or she would never have the chance to be trained properly. She quietly devised a plan to get a message to Italy’s Crown Prince Umberto’s wife wrapped in a portrait of the young princess.

The message request-ed that her family be transferred to Florence so she could pursue her art studies. Because the princess loved the portrait, within months they were transferred and her formal training began.

During World War II, Goebel began her pro-fessional career paint-ing American soldier’s portraits for $10. Her sister managed the details and it was a suc-cessful arrangement until her sister married an American and moved to Washington, Ill. Alba followed her to America to help when her sister’s baby was born. Shortly after she arrived, she met the proverbial boy- next- door, William Goe-bel, and they were mar-ried in 1947. While Alba pursued her painting career, William worked at Caterpillar Inc. for 41 years. In those 41 years, Alba estimates that she painted well in excess of 1,000 portraits. Her works hang in private collections, offices, pub-lic buildings and muse-ums. Those who have been lucky enough to view her work often

remark about the trans-formative quality of her portraits, “the eyes seem alive and the faces have great color, light and expressions.”

Sadly, a year after the loss of her husband, glaucoma and macular degeneration, set in and her vision was reduced to the point where she can no longer paint, but her wonderful love of life remains and her portraits will live on for-ever.

The “Art and Soul of Alba Goebel” exhibit is open and free to the public and will be avail-able for viewing from May 4 through June 1 at the Prairie Art Coun-cil Gallery, located at 24 Park Ave. East in Princeton. The gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sat-urdays and Sundays.

Alba Goebel

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City Tournament — The Princeton women competed in their recent city tournament. See page 10.

Mueller earns his stripesDave Mueller of Neponset start-

ed officiating basketball in 1981, four years out of high school. He worked as many games as he could get, starting out at the junior high level doing boys and girls games. He got his big break serving as a runner for the estab-lished crew of Don Brady and Stan Peteson, working the fresh-men and sophomore preliminary games.

He parlayed that into a promi-nent career in stripes, working state finals in two sports, capped by last weekend’s induction into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

The induction was simply the icing on the cake for Mueller.

“It is a nice honor,” Mueller said. “When you first start offici-ating you have to set some goals and work hard to achieve those goals, being inducted into the IBCA is a normally not one of the goals you set. Working the state finals is a goal that you set, so being inducted is a bonus for all the years of hard work to be rec-ognized by the coaches that you have worked for so long.”

In 1983, Mueller partnered up with fellow Neponset referee Jon Pickering when he lost his partner. They worked for several years until Pickering retired from basketball in 1998. They remain on the same crew for football.

Mueller sharpened his officiat-ing skills at a college basketball camp in the Quad Cities, where his games were videotaped and critiqued by camp clinicians. That also sparked an interest in working some college basketball. But after a few years of officiat-ing six days a week, he gave up to spend more time at home and attend some of the games his own kids were playing.

Bringing the thunderBy Dan Dwyer

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SPRING VALLEY — The severe thunderstorm that swept through the area Monday held off just long enough for the Hall Lady Red Dev-ils to stage a sixth-inning come-back as they scored three runs en route to a 3-1 victory over the Orion Chargers in Spring Valley.

Trailing 1-0 for the entire game after Orion pushed a run across the plate in the first Hall’s offense livened up in the sixth inning as third baseman Rena Barroso and center fielder Deidra Whightsil each reached base safely.

Second baseman Elle Herrmann came through in the clutch, lacing a hit into center field for a double to score third baseman Rena Bar-roso.

As the thunder began to rumble, third baseman Abbey Azarskis stepped to the plate and shined

with runners in scoring position. She turned on the offering from Orion pitcher India Price and found the grass in shallow right center, allowing center Deidra Whightsil and Elle Herrmann to cross the plate.

Azarskis’s two-run RBI single was the last official hit of the game as the severe storm rolled across the area, dumping water and hail on the diamond and forcing a stoppage of the official length game just after play had started in the top of the seventh.

“We got key hits when we need-ed them from our 5 and 6 hitters Elle got a big hit to tie the game up and then Abbey got a real big hit to score the two runs,” Hall coach Pete Kasperski said. “It just makes a huge difference when you’re hit-ting the ball and putting the ball in play.”

Spring Games set for Saturday at Hall

NORMAL – Nathan Warren of Princeton was one of 23 Special Olym-pics Illinois athletes cer-tified as a Special Olym-pics Global Messenger at a training session at Misericordia Home in Chicago.

Global Messengers are Special Olympics athletes who help spread the message and vision of the movement as well as the benefits they have gained by participating. Each Global Messenger completes a two-day training session in public speaking and presentations along with their local speech coach.

Global Messengers are called upon to give pre-sentations about their involvement with Spe-cial Olympics to vari-ous groups throughout the state with the goal of increasing awareness about the program. Spe-cial Olympics Illinois launched its Global Mes-senger program in 1997. This year’s class brings Illinois’ total number of Global Messengers trained to 116.

Warren, 32, competes

in basketball, athletics, snowshoe, softball and bowling through Gate-way Services. He gradu-ated from Princeton High School in 2002, and he enjoys trying new foods.

He works part-time in janitorial services at Corn Belt Energy.

Warren’s coach, Phyllis Fargher of Walnut, attended the train-ing and will serve as his speech mentor.

“Global Messen-gers have proven to be a popular and successful way to demonstrate the benefits of Special Olympics participa-

tion,” said Karen Milli-gan, director of Families and Athlete Leadership Programs for Special Olympics Illinois. “The people who have benefit-ed directly from Special Olympics indeed make the most credible and effective spokespeople for the organization.”

Warren is available to speak for any organiza-tion, club or gathering, by contacting Cheryl DePaepe, area director for Special Olympics Illi-nois Starved Rock Area 16, at 815-220-8128.

SPRING VALLEY — Special Olympics Starved Rock Area will hold its 37th Area Spring Games at the Hall High School athletic field in Spring Valley on Satur-day.

More than 280 athletes from Bureau, Grundy, Henry, LaSalle, Mar-shall, Putnam and Stark counties are expected to compete. More than 200 local volunteers will assist with the event.

The event will begin with an Opening Cer-emonies at 9 a.m. All agencies will be recog-nized during the Parade of Athletes. The culmi-nation of the Opening Ceremonies will be the lighting of the Flame of Hope by Holly Lopez from Earlville Schools. Competition will begin at 9:45 a.m. and conclude by 2 p.m. Athletes will participate in a variety of competitive events that include running, softball/tennis ball throw, shot put, wheelchair races, relays, walk races and running/standing long jump, high jump, and

pentathlon. The public is invited to attend. There is no entry fee.

Individuals and busi-nesses from the commu-nity are encouraged to drop off unwanted cell phones and used ink car-tridges during the Spring Games to help raise funds for the local Spe-cial Olympics program. A collection box will be available near the Fam-ily table.

Special Olympics Starved Rock Area is a not-for-profit organiza-tion and provides sports competition and training opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabil-ities ages 8 years and older. For more informa-tion call 815-220-8128.

Softball: Hall 3, Orion 1

Special OlympicsSpring Games

• Saturday at Hall High School. Opening Ceremonies at 9 a.m., competition begins at 9:45 a.m.

• 300 area athletes will be competing.

Warren certified as global messenger

BCR photo/Dan DwyerAbbey Azarskis connects for a two-run hit for the Lady Devils in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Hall a 3-1 lead. The game was called moments later by rain. The Lady Devils traveled to Kewanee Wednesday.See Devils Page 11

Azarskis delivers game-winner for Lady Devils

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Nathan Warren

Soccer battle

Princeton’s Devin Scott

battles a Washington player who

seems a lit-tle mystified

for the ball in Tuesday’s soccer game

at Tiskilwa. The Tigress-

es dodged the rain, but were unable to dodge the

Panthers, falling 4-2.

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PRINCETON — The Princ-eton USBC WBA city tour-nament was held recently at Crown Lanes. There were 27 three-women teams partici-pating. In the doubles event, 18 sets participated and 36 individuals participated in the single event. The all events division had 34 participants.

The scratch winners of each event are the city champi-ons. This year the team Triple Threat was the team winner. Team members were Suzann Warren, Sherry Allen and Shannon Allen. Their scratch score was 1,731. The team was lead by Shannon Allen’s 692 series with a 277 game.

Doubles champions were Carol Towne and Sherry Allen with a scratch score of 1,060. This was Allen’s second year in a row to win scratch doubles.

The singles division was won by Nicole Walker with a score of 609. This was Walker’s first year to bowl in the PWBA City Tournament and she took both scratch and handicap divisions in the singles.

The all-events division was won by Shannon Allen with a scratch score of 1,848.

The team Triple Threat also won the handicap team divi-sion with a score of 2,067. Coming in second was Circle of Bs with a score of 1,988. Team members were Melin-da Camp, Kathy Layton, and Shannon Allen. The third place finishers were Bay Elec-tric with a score of 1,957.

Team members were Mary Thompson, Brenda Lanham, and Kim Mantel. The fourth place finishers were Rosie’s Rollers. Their team handi-cap score was 1,942. Team members were Mary Oloffson, Cheryl Drake and Judy Farley.

The doubles handicap division was won by the aunt/niece combination of Diane Carver and Holly Swan-son with a handicap score of 1,332. Taking second were Lydia Moore and Nicole Walk-er with a handicap score of 1,314. Third place handicap score was only a one pin dif-ference of 1,313 bowled by Amanda Holmes and Dana Jesiolowski.

Nicole Walker’s first place handicap’ score was 710. Coming in second was anoth-er new bowler in our tourna-ment, Debbie Curtis with a 693 handicap score. Judy Far-ley had a 687 handicap series for third.

The all-events division is the total of a bowlers three series for the team, doubles and singles event. If a person bowls on more than one team their first team series is used to determine their all events score. Taking first for the all-events handicap event was Shannon Allen with a score of 2,034. Robin Eikenberry had a 1,997 handicap score for second. And sharing third place with a score of 1,994 were Debbie Curtis and Nicole Walker.

The weather has changed again. We had a sunny week which was beautiful, and now the temperature has dropped and it is cooler. With the current rain and the hope it will warm up, locals are getting excited about the possibilities of finding some morels. As far I’m con-cerned, morels are one of nature’s finest treasures. They can be used so many ways and each way is a special treat. Garnish a steak, make an omelet, cover with eggs and cracker crumbs, or just roll them in flour and fry them in butter, they are one of this guy’s favorite meals.

It seems a little late, but if we get some sun, we should be able to find some. If you find too many, I’ll help you eat a few.

• Coming up May 10 will be the annu-al crawfish boil which is sponsored by Northern Illinois Ducks Unlimited. Time gets by us and I didn’t realize this is the 10th annual local crawfish boil. It is a popular event in Bureau County so you better mark your calendar.

Activities get under way at noon at the Bureau County Fairgrounds. Your $20 ticket will get you all the crawdads and beverage you want. A super tier raffle featuring packages of $100, $200 and

Bowlers compete in City Tourney

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For more information, go to www.ducks.org/Illinois/events. Click on the event name to buy a ticket online. If you want to talk to a DU represen-tative, call Brett Brown at 815-303-0884.

• One month from now, the PHS Sports-man’s Club will be taking off for Black Bear Lodge at Red Lake, Ontario for the annual fishing trip to Canada. Due to snow days and some cancel-lations, we have a few openings for the week. If anyone is interested, please contact me for the trip info.

While you are out try-ing your luck at bagging a turkey, try your skill at a coyote also.

Lee Wahlgren is the BCR outdoor columnist. Contact him at [email protected].

ScoreboardBaseball

At Spring ValleyHall 3, Orion 3 (game suspended by rain

in fifth inning)

SoccerAt Chillicothe

IVC 5, Hall 2 (game called with 4 minutes left in first half due to rain). Hall scoring: Schmidt, Olivares. Assists: Wines.

SoftballAt Spring ValleyOrion 100 000 - 1 3 0Hall 000 003 - 3 5 2

WP: Pikula (6ip, 3h, 1r, 0er, 4bb, 2hbp, 9k). LP: Price

Hitting for Hall (6-7, 3-4): Faletti (0-2), Barroso (0-2, r), B. Herrmann c (0-3), D. Whightsl cf (1-3), E. Herrmann 2b (2-3, 2 2b, rbi), Azarkskis 1b (2-3, 2rbi), Pikula p (0-3), K. Whightsil rf (0-2), F. Whightsil (0-2).

At Taylor RidgePrinceton 000 100 0 - 1Rockridge 220 024 x - 10

Hitting for PHS (6-12, 2-3): Hughes (1-4), Holmbeck (2-4, 2b), Jaques (2-4), Oeder (0-4), Hendrix (0-3), Bates (1-3), Menzel (0-3), Bauer (1-2, r), Ciesielski (1-3).

Pitching for PHS: Menzel (L, 6ip, 13h, 10, 8er, 3bb, 4k).

F/S: Rockridge 14-1.Other area scores

Ottawa 9, Mendota 5

Track and fieldBV South Invite

7th grade girls: 1. BV North 115, 2. BV South 86, 3. Ladd 54, 4. Prophetown/Lyndon/Tampico 43, 5. Bradford 37, 6. Malden 20, 7. Annawan 19, 8. LaMoille 11, 9. Ohio 10, 10. DePue 6, 11. Neponset 2.

High jump - 1. Fordham (No) 4-6, 2. Englehaupt (Ld) 4-5, 3. Staker (No) 4-1, 4. Bitting (S) 4-0, 5. Dutton (Ne) 3-10. Discus - 1. Gripp (A) 63-8 3/4, 2. Jackson

(No) 58-9/5, 4. Murphy (B) 51-1, 5. Mares (SO) 4-8. Shot - 1. Barnett (S) 30-5, 2. McDermott (B) 25-0 3. Mungia (No) 25-10, 5. Jackson (No) 23-6, 6. Quintana (D) 21-8. Long jump - 1. Cain (M) 15-4, 2. Quarton (O) 12-4, 3. Coleman (B) 12-4, 4. Konneck (No) 12-2/4, 5. Rico (A) 12-1.5, 6. Padgett (Ld) 11-8. Hurdles - 1. Barnett (S) 18.95, 2. Englehaupt (Ld) 19.0, 2. 3. Vainowski (B) 19.4, 5. Lundquist (Lm) 20.59, 6. Peterson (A) 20.5. 100 - 1. Endress (S)14.08, 2. Konneck (No) 14.11, 3. Cain (Ld) 14.24, 5. Cattani (Ld) 14.47, 6. VonHolten (No) 14.04. 200 - 1. Endress (S) 30.19, 2. Konneck (No) 30.62, 3. VonHolten (No) 31.97, 4. Pagent (Ld) 32.5, 5. Vainowski (B) 32.6, 6. Rico (A) 32.7. 400 - 1. Fordham (No) 1:06.94, 2. Ranel (Lm) 1:15.13, 3. Stotler (B) 1:16.77, 4. Cain (M) 1:17.24, 5. Quarton (O) 1:17.26, 6. Primo (S) 1:17.38. 800 - 1. Englehaupt (Ld) 2:49.8, 3. Williams (S) 3:09.8, 4. Nordstrom (S) 3:13.15, 6. Renow (Lm) 3:18.47. 1600 - 1. Williams (S) 6:26, 2. Perente (Ld) 6:28.56,

3. Gripp (A) 6:42, 5. Backer (S) 6:49.87, 6. Cattani (Ld) 6:51. 4x100 relay - 1 BVN 1:03.39, 2. Ann 1:04.85, 3. Ladd 1:06.56, 4. DePue 1:07.25, 6. BVS 1:08.11. 4x200 relay - 1. BVN 2:06, 2. BVS 2:06.5, 4. Brad 2:15.8, 5. Ladd 2:16.29, 6. DePue 2:39.8. 4x400 relay - 1. BVN 5:00.13, 2. BVS 5:01.9, 3. Ann 5:27.37, 4. Ladd 5:34.34.

7th grade boys: 1. Prophetown/Lyndon/Tampico 84, 2. BV 60, 3. BVS 52, 4. Ladd 49, 5. Annawan 40, 6. LaMoille 38, 7. DePue 36, 8. (tie) Neponset 22, Bradford 22.

High jump - 1. Paup (S) 5-3, 4. Early (A) 4-4, 5. Koch (Ld) 4-4, 6.M orrow (Ld) 4-4. Discus - 1. Verbout (No) 86-3 1/4, 3. Foster (A) 82-7, 4. Lopez (D) 77-7 1/4, 5. Manning (Ld) 76-7, 6. Reader (Ne) 75-10. Shot - 1. Kruse (No) 33-9, 2. Lopez (D) 31-2, 3. Reader (Ne) 28-9, 4. Becker (Lm) 28-8, 6. Manning (Ld) 27-11. Long jump - 1. Walsh (B) 15-9 1/2, 2. Stamberger (Lm) 15-1 1/2, 3. Pantajo (Ld) 15-1, 4. Barnett (S) 14-4, 6. Samuels (A) 14-1. 1. Hurdles - 1. McCoy (PLT)

18.54, 2. Tori (D) 19.3, 3. Moore (No) 19.66, 4. Walsh (B) 13.56, 5. Barnett (S) 13.77, 6. Johnson (No) 13.93. 100 (tie) - 1. Pentoya (Ld) 12.71, 2. Anderson (A) 13.15, 4. Walsh (B) 13.56, 4. Barnett (S) 13.77, 6. Johnson (No) 13.93. 200 - 1. Walk (Ld) 27.01, 2. Walsh (B) 28.11, 4. Kruse (No) 29.33, 5. Torri (D) 29.69, 6. Samuel (A) 31.73. 400 - 1. Paup (S) 1:00.16, 2. Mazzel (No) 1:07.73, 4. Gustafson (S) 1:10.69, 5. Anderson (A) 1:12. 800 - 1. Stamberger (Lm) 2:35.44, 2. Johnson (No) 2:40.73m 3. early (A) 2:44.15, 5. Cherry (Lm) 2:49.43, 6. Severt (Ld) 2:51.08. 1600 - 1. Stamberger (Lm) 5:28.97, 2. Moore (No) 5:49.94, 4. Cattani (Ld) 6:08.25, 5. Johnson (No) 6:08.94, 6. Ibarra (Ne) 6:11.83. 4x100 relay - 1. Ann 47.0, 2. DePue 58.3, 3. Ladd 59.0, 4. Neponset 1:02.4 5. BVS 1:02.56. 4x200 relay - 1. PLT 1:53.52, 2. BVS 2:01.25, 3.BVN 2:02.07, 4. LaMoille 2:25.7, 5. DePue 2:30.72, 6.Ann 2:31.0. 4x400 relay - 1. BVS 4:30.41, 3. BVN 4:5929 4. Ladd 5:22.07, 5. DePue 5:22.29, 6. Ann 5:54.

Starting pitcher Adriana Pikula found herself in a couple of tight spots after giving up an unearned run in the first inning but managed to hit her spots and get out of jams including a bases loaded one-out third inning.

“AP pitched well even though she had a few walks, hit two batters and had the unearned run in the first inning she was around the strike zone and pitched great when we needed her to,” Kasperski said.

After loading the bases Pikula retired the final two batters of the inning including striking out designated hit-ter Madi Weiss on a 3-2 pitch to end the threat.

Pikula finished with seven strike-outs while spreading out five hits over

six innings of work.“If we can keep it close, we always

have a chance. With the three seniors that have been with me for four years and the younger Herrmann, Elle, and Azarskis have been with me for three years so they way they go so does our team. When they hit the ball and put the ball in play, we can be a really good team,” Kasperski said.

Elle Herrmann and Azarskis led the Lady Red Devils offensively as Her-rmann was 2-3 with two doubles and an RBI and Azarskis was 2-3 with two singles and two RBI.

“That’s a big win for us even though they’re a young team,” Kasperski said. “They beat us the first time up there (Orion) 12-7 so that helps our con-fidence out, we’re starting to play a little better and that’s the key for us.”

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Tigers topple Bruins

BCR photo/Dan DwyerHall’s Julian Barroso spins a pitch to an Orion batter in Monday’s game at Foley Field. The teams played to a 3-3 tie before play was suspended by rain in the fifth inning.

By BCR SpoRtS [email protected]

The Princeton Tigers defeated St. Bede 7-2 in boys tennis at Washington Park in Peru Tuesday.

In doubles, Zach Hicks and Tyson Lorenzen defeated Ernie Steinz and Keaton Smith 6-0, 6-0; Brady Frank and Lucas Bauer defeated Andrew Lopez and Jake Hockings 6-0, 6-1 and Ryan Jensen and Josh Wray defeated Kevin Lu and Nick Weeds 6-2, 6-0.

In singles play, Princeton’s Elliott Beetz defeated Jack Kunkel 6-4, Ian Nichols defeated Ben Lucas 6-1, 6-1, Jake Reeverts defeated Weeds 6-4, 6-1 and Hunter Rodda defeated Andrew Kim 6-0, 6-1.

For St. Bede, Jake Peruba topped Connor Bayes 6-4, 6-2 and Max Moskalewicz defeated Mason Hunt 6-4, 6-1.

Girls soccer Washington scored two goals in each

half to top Princeton 4-2 at Tiskilwa.Both of the PHS goals came in the

second half. Michelle Kelly scored on a direct kick and Jenna Grimmer knocked down a penalty kick.

IVC5,Hall2:Vanessa Olivares and Rebecca Schmidt each scored for the Lady Devils before rain suspended play with four minutes remaining in the first half Tuesday in Chillicothe. Emily Wines notched an assist.

SoftballRockridge10,Princeton1: The

Chargers scored two in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth to pull ahead for the Three Rivers South victory. Alicia Holmbeck and Abby Jaques each had two hits for the Tigresses (6-12, 2-3).

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BCR LeaderboardBASEBALL LEADERS

Batting ......................... ab r h avgJake Lucas (LO) ..............22 na 11 .500Preston Powers (LO) ....... 30 na 13 .433Adam Sangston (H) ......... 40 5 17 .425Trevor Urbanski (H) ........ 42 14 17 .405J.J. Vaccaro (P) ..............61 7 na .393Taggert Venegas (H) ....... 59 11 23 .390Tyler Taber (H) .............. 37 17 14 .378A.J. Gaeta (H) ................ 56 9 19 .339Isaiah Taylor (P) ............ 56 12 na .333Logan Wilde (P) .............. 58 9 na .333Ryan Young (BV) ............ 28 5 8 .321Jett Wedekind (P) .......... 50 15 na .320Zach Urbanski (H) .......... 47 12 15 .319Miguel Villareal (H) .........51 22 16 .314Colton Zibert (H) ............. 30 10 9 .300Chase Billhorn (LO) ......... 20 na 6 .300Dylan Martin (BV) ........... 20 2 6 .300

RBI: Villareal (H) 10, Venegas (H) 8, Lovgren (LO) 7, Billhorn (LO) 5, Moreno (H) 5.

2B: Villareal (H) 6, T. Urbanski (H) 5, T. Taber (H) 4, Powers (LO) 4, Wilde (P) 4, Lucas (LO) 3, Venegas (H) 3.

3B: Villareal (H) 1, Reinhardt (P) 1, Marvin (P) 1.

SB: Taylor (P) 15, Reinhardt (P) 13, Vaccaro (P) 12, Marvin (P) 10, Wedekind (P) 10, Venegas (H) 9, Mead (BV) 8, T. Taber (H) 8,

Villareal (H) 8, Zibert (H) 6, Vaccaro (P) xx,HR: T. Urbanski (H) 2, Villareal (H) 2, Mead

(BV) 1, Wilde (P) 1.

Pitching ...................ip h er w-l eraJulian Barroso (H) ....5.0 1 0 1-0 0.00Jake Reinhardt (P) ... na na na 4-1 0.84Taggert Venegas (H) . 25.6 13 3 5-0 0.82Pete Mautino (H) ..... 23.3 24 6 4-1 1.80Tyler Marvin (P) ........ na na na 1-1 1.68Levi Bates (P) .......... na na na 2-1 2.62Isaiah Taylor (P) ...... na na na 0-2 2.63Josh Mead (BV)......... 18 18 8 1-2 3.11A.J. Gaeta (H) ......... 28.3 33 13 1-1 3.21Austin Schmitt (H) ... 23.3 13 11 3-0 3.30Caleb Dickens (P) ..... na na na 1-2 3.55Kyle Rokey (BV) ........16 3 13 0-4 5.69

Strikeouts: Venegas (H) 41, Taylor (P ) 32, Schmitt (H) 29, Mautino (H) 28, Gaeta 26, Mead (BV) 25. Reinhardt (P) 24, Dickens (P) 20.

Saves: Venegas (H) 1.

RECORDSHall (4-1 TRS) ................ 14-2Princeton (2-2 TRS) ........8-9St. Bede ........................4-9LaMoille/Ohio ................2-7Bureau Valley (1-4 TRN) ..1-11

Sport ShortsPHS girls camp

PRINCETON – The Princeton High School girls basketball camp will be held July 7-11 for incoming grades 3-12. Brochures are available at PHS and online at www.phs-il.org. Cost is $55. For more information, call PHS at 815-875-4461 or coach Kevin Hieronymus at 815-866-9402.

BV hosts Chute CampMANLIUS — Bureau Valley

High School will be host-ing the Chute Basketball Shooting Camp on June 16-17. The camp will include proper shooting technique, post work for inside players, guard work for perimeter players and ball handling and dribbling.

There will be sessions for Grades 9-12 boys and girls from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and for Grades 4-7 boys and girls from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $70 with a $30 non-refundable deposit.

For more information, call 712-272-3115 or visit www.stgsports.com.

Chapel Hill League forming

PRINCETON — A ladies league is forming at Chapel Hill Golf Course starting May 13 with a golf scramble and dinner. Chapel Hill is offering a Tuesday Ladies League special membership and all member and non-member ladies are welcome to join. for more informa-tion, call Kathy Lanham at 815-699-2206 daytime or 815699-7032 evenings.

He says an official is unable to do his job “without an understand-ing and supportive fam-ily,” and he has been for-tunate to have both.

In 1999, Mueller picked up Chuck Frail of Kewanee as a partner and has been working with him ever since. Appropri-ately, Frail joined Mueller for enshrinement Satur-day. Along the way, they picked up Al Corwin of Sheffield as their third member of the crew, who worked his first state bas-ketball finals this year.

Mueller, who serves as a basketball clinician for the IHSA, worked his first state basketball finals in 2002. He returned the next year and again in 2007. Mueller said the IHSA has an unwritten rule that you will only work the finals a certain number of times, “and for the longest time it was three and now it may not even be three.”

I asked Dave about any funny stories he’s had over the years officiating. He’s had the usual assort-ment of unruly fans and upset coaches, but gener-ally not a lot of problems because of his size.

He said he’s had to “T” some coaches up, once having to escort a coach from the gym for com-ments unsuitable for this family newspaper. The school’s superintendent called him the next day to thank him for how they handled the situa-tion and let him know the coach was no longer their coach.

On one Friday night, after officiating a football game at Avon, they were driving home and heard on the radio about offi-cials who were suppose to work the game at Yor-kwood and did not show up. That crew turned out to be them, because he had double-booked them

“We went to work Sat-urday the next day for free,” he said.

Just for kicks, Mueller and Corwin like to work one of Ken Wilcoxen’s games at Bureau Val-ley North each season. Wilcoxen officiates with them in football.

“They say they want to give me a technical before I retire,” Wilcoxen said. “I’m glad they got inducted. They both deserve it.”

After 33 years of offi-ciating, Mueller can see the light at the end of his referring tunnel. He wouldn’t change a thing.

“I have had a great time doing it and have made a lot of friends along the way,” he said.

He encourages new officials to be patient and move up at the right time when they are ready.

Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR sports editor. Contact him at [email protected]

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Annual Spring Flute Fling on Saturday

PERU — Music Suite 408 announces the 23rd annual Spring Flute Fling, under the direc-tion of Sue Gillio and Kaitlin Teater, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zion United Church of Christ, Sixth and Grant streets, Peru. Flutists of all ages from the Illinois Valley and surrounding communities will be rep-resented.

Music Suite 408 eighth-grade graduates are Joannah Cisneros, Mikayla Ferguson, Oliv-ia Lawley and Marina Mitchell. Twelfth-grade graduates are Maggie Ferguson, Adriana Moli-na and Lauren Thomp-son. Pieces by Jonathan Cohen, Karl Jenkins and others will be per-formed, including “Jupi-ter” from the Planets by Gustav Holst featuring the Illinois Valley Flute Ensemble.

The following flutists will perform: Catherine

Engels, Emily Ernat, Emily Ficek, Rachel Haas and Kathryn Henry of LaSalle; Sydney Atkinson, Karleen Cam-enisch, Margaret Covert, Maggie Ferguson, Sue Johnson, Jenna Laier, Marina Mitchell and Tara Pederson of Peru; Joannah Cisneros, Julie Pleskovitch, Katie Turri and Jessica Znaniecki of Oglesby; Austin Beyer, Sophia Flavin, Tony Grunstad and Lauren Thompson of Ottawa; Lois Croasdale of Spring Valley; Adriana Molina and Janell Swartz of Streator; Eileen Hagen-buch of Utica; Jan Hoge of Wenona; Danielle Jameson of Earlville; Olivia Lawley of Gran-ville; Kendra Olson of Seneca; and Donna Rob-inson of Varna.

For more informa-tion, contact Sue Gillio at 815-223-4408. This event is free and open to the public.

BriefsLaSalle County Historical Society accepting

market applicationsUTICA — The LaSalle County Historical Society

is accepting applications for vendors for its new Canal Antique and Flea Market in Utica scheduled for the first Sunday of each month beginning in June and ending in September.

Vendors with quality antiques, collectibles and handmade or homegrown products should submit their applications by May 15. Multi-month discounts are available.

For more information or to request an applica-tion form, contact the LaSalle County Historical Society at 815-667-4861, [email protected] or visit www.lasallecountymuseum.org.

Bureau Valley PAWS 5K set for June 14BUDA — The Bureau Valley PAWS 5K run/walk

has been set for June 14.Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the race

will begin at 9 a.m. Participants should park in the back lot of Bureau Valley South in Buda and then meet in the front lot.

To pre-register, visit www.signmeup.com/99830. The cost is $25 until June 6, which also includes a T-shirt, and $30 the day of event. Awards will be given to the male, female and BV student overall winners, as well as the first-place finishers in each age division.

This dog friendly run/walk is a character-building event which promotes a healthy lifestyles for Bureau Valley students.

For more information, call Trudi Buckman at 815-590-6920 or Sydney Young at 815-503-0869.

Buda Township High School Alumni Association will hold annual dinner

BUDA — The Buda Township High School Alumni Association will hold its annual dinner meeting May 24 at Hidden Lake Country Club, Sheffield.

Social time will be at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Honored guests will be the Class of 1954. Also being honored will be the Class of 1964, mem-bers of Western who attended Buda High School.

A payment of $20 per person should be returned no later than May 19 to Dona Becker, P.O. Box 123, LaMoille, IL 61330.

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Jefferson Elementary School

PeaceBuilders of the WeekOhio Grade School

Mazey Sterling“Mazey always fol-

lows the PB pledge and works hard to be a good friend.”

Kassie Zembrzuski“Kassie is an hon-

est student who makes friends easily. She is good at finding a com-promise to a problem.”

Sierra Spohn“I so appreciate that

Sierra comes to school ready to learn and is a good role model for all.”

Madison Doran“Madison makes

good choices and encourages her friends to do the same.”

Savannah Hansen“Savannah is always

the first one to help everyone out. She thinks about others before herself.”

Kaylynn Wicarynus“Kaylynn is a nice addition to

our school. She has a positive atti-tude and a friend to all.”

Isabelle Moore“Isabelle has a smile

that lights up our room. She is respect-ful and responsible and spreads joy and peace throughout Jef-ferson School.”

Alexis Emmett“Alexis is kind, car-

ing and trustworthy. She is a loving friend who plays with every-one. We can count on Alexis to be an awe-some PeaceBuilder.”

Nora Schneider“Nora brightens up

our classroom with her smile. Nora has a sweet and friendly personal-ity. She comes to school ready to learn each day. Nora is a joy to have in class.”

Robert Huffman“Robert is a super

PeaceBuilder. He is always using his man-ners. He always makes others feel great about themselves.”

Augustus Swanson“Augustus is a sweet

boy who is kind and caring to one and all. He is polite and respectful. Augustus has bloomed and blos-somed in kindergar-ten.”

Gabrielle Romagnoli

“Gabby is a Peace-Builder through and through. She works super duper hard and her teacher can count on Gabby to do the right thing. She is very responsi-ble, respectful and reader to learn. Gabby is full of hugs and smiles which warms her teacher’s heart.”

Jayda Smith“Jayda comes to

school with a smile on her face every day. She has a kind and caring heart. We feel lucky to have her in our first-grade class.”

Kinsley Lott“Kinsley has been

working so hard on making great choices. She is so proud of her-self, as she should be. Way to go Kinsley.”

Timmy Lewis“Timmy is a Peace-

Builder at heart. He can always be seen making wise choices and helping those in need. Timmy has a kind and caring per-sonality and is a friend to every-one. Timmy is also a careful work-er who always tries to do his best. We are proud to have a friend like Timmy.

Mila Sanderson“Mila is a Peace-

Builder from the heart. She is a friend to everyone. She is courteous and respect-ful. She always does her very best quality work. And she follows directions extremely well. We love having Mila as our friend in kindergarten at Jefferson School.”

Mazey

Kassie

Sierra

Madison

Savannah

Isabelle

Alexis

Nora

Robert

Augustus

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Hall names Seniors of the MonthSPRING VALLEY — Hall High

School seniors Taylor Galassi, Maria Villalobos, Deyanere Lan-deros, Trevor Urbanski and Ian Trevier were named winter and spring Honorary Activities Club Seniors of the Month.

Each month the Honorary Activ-ities Club (HAC) honors a senior student who has contributed to Hall High School. This senior must show outstanding responsibility, be a good citizen and be an active volunteer in school activities. Each month the teachers at Hall select three such worthy seniors and the current HAC members vote on the recipient of the Senior of the Month Award, and the HAC mem-bers will vote on a Senior of the Year from those winners.

The Senior of the Year will receive $200 donated by Heartland Bank of Spring Valley, North Cen-tral Bank of Ladd, Spring Valley City Bank and the State Bank of Cherry and a plaque donated by the Honorary Activities Club.

Photo contributedHall seniors Taylor Galassi (front row, from left), Maria Villalobos, Trevor Urbanski (back row) and Ian Trevier were named Seniors of the Month. Deyanere Landeros was also honored but is absent from the photo.

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BVS students showcase artworkWYANET — The annu-

al BVEC Art Show was held March 8 at Bureau Valley North. Students from Bureau Valley South were awarded a total of 96 ribbons, including one for the Best in Show in 2D, to eighth-grader Addison Moreland for her self-portrait done in layers of paper and cardboard. A total of 48 Bureau Val-ley South students were awarded ribbons.

Students who were awarded ribbons this year are Gage Aber, Ethan Ainley, Robert Aukes, Alicia Backer, Emma Baker, Tori Balen-siefen, Kale Barnett, Saige Barnett, Becca Bit-ting, Kurt Bitting, Tori Bitting, Terry Bivins, Ashley Buckman, Dalton Dean, Trent DeVenney, Corbin Endress, Marissa Endress, Jisel Garavaglia, Alexandria Geary, Alex Groenewold, Isabella Gross, Tyler Gustafson,

Dylan Harper, Casey Horner, James Krieger, Sydney Lally, Madison Maltas, Caile Mathas, Kristy Mathas, Preston Milliron, Moreland, Car-

rington Musil, Sophia Myong, Aaron Nimrick, Jenna Nordstrom, Cas-sidy Olds, Tatum Primo, Jace Rediger, Trevor Sights, Katelyn Splitt,

Morgan Strader, Kassie Thomas, Madisen Thom-as, Tyson Wagner, Jay-sen Walters, Hannah Wil-liams, Nicole Wirth and Seton Younggren.

Photo contributedBureau Valley South collected a total of 96 ribbons from 48 students at the BVEC Art Show.

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Tree of Lights purchases refrigeratorTree of Lights members Melody Schultz, Deb Kirley, Pam Hanson, Kristi Warren and Jeanine Dressler; June Schroeder, MT; Cheryl Kunkel, MLT; and Director of Diagnostic Services Scott Hartman stand around the reagent refrigerator which was purchased through the 2013 Tree of Lights campaign. The refrigerator was purchased at a cost of $2,630. Since the inception of the Tree of Lights in 1990, more than $90,100 worth of equipment has been purchased by the Tree of Lights committee for different departments of Perry Memorial Hospital.

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Lincoln Character Counts winnersLincoln Elementary School announced their Character Counts — Caring win-ners. The second-grade winners (above) are Alexis Henkins (front row, from left), Josh Peterson, Kali Balensiefen, Jocelyn Purvis, McKenna Leslie; and Rylee Landrus (back row), Isaac Knickerbocker, Isaac Wright, Ben Anderson, Savannah Mistarz. The third-grade winners (below) are Mackenzie Gothard (front row, from left), Lexi Bouslog, Dom Barber, Hailey Scott; and Kaegan Hansen (back row), Jesse Wright, Heather Elmore and Emma Frost. Terran Polhemus and Kyle Jaeger are absent from the photo.

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Brownies earn pottery badgeBrownie Troop 1614 members Sadie Foehring (left), Erin Dove, Brianna Henry, Annie, Ellie Welte, Heather Heider, Violette Epperson and Olivia Giaguinto.earned their pottery badge with the assistance from Annie from Annie’s Little Pots in Princeton.

RVP casting for ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’

HENRY — The River Valley Players Youth Theatre is seeking young actors ages 5-14 for the youth theatre musical, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.” at 6:30 p.m. May 9 and at 10 a.m. May 10 at St. Mary’s Community Cen-ter in Henry.

Auditions will consist of singing, dancing and reading from the script. All audition material will be taught at the audition, no advance preparation is neces-sary. The song “Part of Your World” will be taught during the audi-tion. Those auditioning should arrive 30 min-utes prior to the audi-tion times to complete the audition forms and information. They should wear clothing and shoes which allow freedom of movement,

no flip-flops or sandals.Auditioners should

bring their schedule of all conflicts, including camps and vacations for June and July. Atten-dance at all scheduled rehearsals is important. Casting of some roles may be contingent upon availability for sched-uled rehearsals.

In addition to princi-pal roles, a large chorus is required to fill the roles of sea creatures, French chefs, seagulls, sailors and lagoon ani-mals.

The production is being directed by Rob-ert Eckert and Chris-tine Gaspardo. Co-pro-ducers are Charlotte Balensiefen and Sharon Wiegand. Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” will be performed July 17-20 at St. Mary’s Community Center.

Spring Valley business expands

By LyLe [email protected]

SPRING VALLEY — Owners Ed Zeglis and Craig Parsons of LZ Resale have recently opened an indoor shooting range at their business located at 120 E. St. Paul St. in Spring Valley.

“The consignment end of the business for the last four years has become less and less and more trou-ble than its worth for us,” said Zeglis. “After getting a federal firearm license, we decided to buy and sell new and used guns and ammo. We decided to expand this part of the business fur-ther by opening an indoor shooting range.”

Zeglis indicated the shooting range is the larg-est, most spacious shooting range in the Illinois Valley. “We have 100 feet of inter-nal space plus a staging area for the shooters. We also have 80 feet rails to carry the targets,” he said.

People can also view the range from the outside as

they walk by on the side-walk alongside East St. Paul Street in downtown Spring Valley.

“We had to install bul-letproof glass on the front wall for this feature,” Zeg-lis added. “We have five lanes which are 42 inches wide that can accommo-date handicapped shooters in their wheelchairs. We also have a state-of-the-art ventilation system and a 30,000 BTU furnace to heat the area in the winter.”

The ventilation sys-tem moves air 75 feet per minute in the shooting range, meaning that shoot-ers don’t have to breath the smoke expelled from guns and the triple-filtered exhaust system means air is cleaner that goes out of

the range than coming in, reported Zeglis.

LZ Resale also hosts con-cealed carry classes taught by a local police officer who is certified by the state of Illinois and is a range-master at his police depart-ment.

“We offer a variety of classes from personal instruction to hunter safe-ty,” added Zeglis. “We have FOID services here. We have gun rentals for our customers and a full line of ammo and targets.

Customers can walk-in to use the range, but it is first-come, first-served. Membership in the range allows a customer to call ahead to reserve a lane at reduced prices or lane rental.

“We also provide youth shooting instruction where children can learn in a con-trolled and safe environ-ment how to handle fire-arms,” he said. “We can rent BB guns and BB for the children as long as mom and dad are with them in the range.”

The range is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The phone num-ber is 815-663-8166. The business has a Facebook page at LZ Resale & Indoor Shooting Range. The web-site is lzresale.com.

The business has recent-ly added an LED sign for people to see a schedule of activities such as con-cealed carry classes.


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Business&Ag Business story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican reporter Lyle Ganther at 815-875-4461, ext. 273, or email him at [email protected].

Ag story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker at 815-875-4461, ext. 244, or email her at [email protected].

IVCH plans centennial open house

Mangold joins Princeton Prompt Care

LZ Resale adds indoor shooting range

PERU — Illinois Valley Community Hospital will celebrate the 100th anni-versary of the opening of its predecessor, People’s Hospital, in 1914 with an open house event from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the IVCH cafeteria.

People’s Hospital was located on the site now occupied by IVCH in Peru. A merger between People’s and St. Mary’s Hospital in LaSalle in 1976 formed IVCH. The St. Mary’s building was eventually closed and later razed. The LaSalle Illinois Veterans Home now occu-pies the ground where St.

Mary’s once stood.Visitors to the open

house will see photos from the early days of People’s and St. Mary’s hospitals along with other exhib-its. Refreshments will be served.

The open house will be preceded by a time cap-sule burial ceremony at 12:30 p.m. to which the public is also invited.

“Doctors and nurs-es have been caring for patients on this site for 100 years,” said Tommy Hobbs, IVCH chief execu-tive officer. “We are cel-ebrating a century of car-ing.”

PRINCETON — Trisha Mangold, mental health counselor, has joined Princeton Prompt Care located at 2128 N. Main St. in Princeton.

Mangold, together with Dr. Paul Bonuc-ci, provides therapy and medication for conditions including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD and substance abuse. For more information about these services, call 815-875-CARE (2273).

BCR photo/Lyle GantherBob Connor of Spring Valley and his brother, Dave Connor of Wyanet, use the indoor shooting range at LZ Resale and Consignment in Spring Valley.

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SELBY LEEPERTOWN MULTI-TOWNSHIP ASSESSMENT FUNDSUPERVISOR’S STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

I, Ronald Dobrich Treasurer of Selby Leepertown Multi-Township Assessment Fund, Bureau County, Illinois, being duly sworn, depose and say that the following statement is a correct report for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2013 and ending March 31, 2014.

General FundBEGINNING BALANCE - April 1, 2013 $ 11,747.14 REVENUES Property tax $ 5,979.38 Interest income $ 7.39 TOTAL REVENUES $5,986.77 EXPENDITURES Administration $ 6,858.25 TOTAL EXPENDITURES ($6,858.25) ENDING BALANCE - March 31, 2014 $10,875.66 TO WHOM PAID ON WHAT ACCOUNT PAID AMOUNTKelly King Administration $ 5,250.00Birkey & Noble, P.C. Administration $420.00 Bureau County Republican Publication $ 145.25Russell, English, Scoma, Beneke Administration $ 243.00TOIRMA Insurance $ 500.00All expenditures under $ 150 Administration $310.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 6,868.25 The amount of property tax collected and levied $ 5,979.38 The amount of unpaid liabilities, unpaid liabilities not yet due & Creditors $0.00 The Supervisor shall present this report of itemized receipts and disburse-ments annually and be published in the local newspaper. (605 ILCS 5/6-205)

SupervisorPublished in the Bureau County Republican May 1, 2014.

LegalNotices

NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 25, 2014, a certif-icate 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, con-ducting and transacting the business known as Swearingen located at 13543 1400 N Ave., Wyanet, IL 61379. Dated this 25th day of April, 2014.

/s/Kamala S.Hieronymus

Bureau County ClerkPublished in the Bureau County Republican May 1, 8 and 15, 2014.

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LegalNotices

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,

ILLINOISESTATE OF ) MARJORIE E. )KASBEER, ) DECEASED )

NO. 2014-P-31CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of Marjorie E. Kasbeer. Letters of office were issued to Richard T. Kasbeer of 25748 Paseo El Cajon, Monterey, CA 93940 and Pamela A. Henkel of 131 East Ridge Lane, Lake Forest, IL 60045 as Independent Co-Executors 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 October 17, 2014, 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 14th day of April, 2014.Angel, Isaacson & Tracy

Attorneys for Estate 111 Park Avenue East

Princeton, IL 61356815-875-6551

Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 17, 24 and May 1, 2014.

NOTICE OF FILING FOR PUBLICINSPECTION

AND FOR PUBLIC HEARING

OF THE DALZELL FIRE PROTECTION

DISTRICT NOTICE is here-by given that a ten-tative Budget and A p p r o p r i a t i o n Ordinance for the DALZELL FIRE P R O T E C T I O N DISTRICT, in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, for the fiscal year begin-ning on June 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015 will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Dalzell Fire Station, Scott and Lucy Streets, Dalzell, Illinois, in said Fire Protection District, from and after the 9th day of May, 2014. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 5:45 p.m. on the 12th day of June, 2014 at the Fire Station of the Dalzell Fire Protection District, and that final action on said Appropriation Ordinance will be taken by the Board of Trustees of said District at its regular meeting to be held immediately fol-lowing the public hear-ing at 6:00 p.m. on the 12th day of June, 2014 at said Fire Station in the

Village of Dalzell,Illinois. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAID DISTRICT. DATED THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL, A.D., 2014.RICHARD CROISSANT,

SECRETARYDALZELL FIRE PROTECTION

DISTRICTDALZELL, BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Published in the Bureau County Republican May 1, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY,

ILLINOISESTATE OF ) LISA A. BOEHLE, )DECEASED )

NO. 14-P-17CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of LISA A. BOEHLE. Letters of office were issued to RUSSELL L. BOEHLE whose address is 215 E. Liberty Street, Walnut, Il 61376 as Independent Representative, whose attorneys of record are May, May, Angel & Harris, 708 S. Pleasant Street, Princeton, IL 61356. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk’s Office, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois, or with the rep-resentative, or both, on or before the 4th day of November, 2014, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the repre-sentative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), 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 by the claim-ant to the representa-tive and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Russell L. Boehle, Independent

Administrator of the Estate of

Lisa A. Boehle, deceased

BY: James R. AngelAttorneys For the EstateMay, May, Angel & Harris708 S. Pleasant StreetPrinceton, IL 61356Phone: 815-875-3808Fax: 815-872-0199Published in the Bureau County Republican May 1, 8 and 15, 2014.

NOTICE OF FILING FOR PUBLICINSPECTION

AND FOR PUBLIC HEARING

OF THE LADD FIRE PROTECTION

DISTRICT NOTICE is here-by given that a ten-tative Budget and A p p r o p r i a t i o n Ordinance for the LADD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning on May 1, 2014, and end-ing on April 30, 2015, will be on file and con-veniently available for public inspection at the office and home of Richard Nauman, 421 E. Cleveland, Ladd, Illinois, in said Fire Protection District, from and after

the 10th day of May, 2014. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on said Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 6:15 p.m. on the 10th day of June, 2014, at the Fire Station of the LaddFire Protection District, and that final action on said Appropriation Ordinance will be taken by the Board of Trustees of said District at its reg-ular meeting to be held immediately following the public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on the 10th

day of June, 2014, at said Fire Station in the Village of Ladd, Illinois. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAID DISTRICT. DATED THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL, A.D., 2014.

TERRY LINNIG, SECRETARY

LADD FIRE PROTECTION

DISTRICTLADD, BUREAU

COUNTY, ILLINOISPublished in the Bureau County Republican May 1, 2014.

by law, and that the suit is now pending. Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County, in the City of Princeton, Illinois, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is May 27, 2014. Default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

ClerkFisher and Shapiro, LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301Bannockburn, IL 60015(847)291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION.I603992Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 24, May, 1 and 8, 2014.

NOTICETAX DEED NO. 11TX1 (23) FILED: April 22, 2014TO:1) M & L Holdings, as taxpayer, 712 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613562) M & L Holdings LLC, as person(s) in possession, 706 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613563) M & L Holdings LLC, as person(s) in possession, 712 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613564) M & L Holdings LLC c/o Eugene M. Judge, Jr. as Reg. Agent, as person(s) in possession, 712 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613565) Laura A. Judge, as person(s) in possession, 706 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613566) Community State Bank, 625 SE 2nd Street, Galva, IL 614347) City Clerk of Princeton, Illinois, c/o City Clerk of Princeton, Illinois, 2 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 613568) Bureau County Illinois Clerk c/o Kamala Hieronymus, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613569) Person(s) in Possession of 706 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356 TAKE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOISCounty of Bureau Date Premises Sold: October 31, 2011Certificate No. #201000136Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2010Sold for Special Assessment of BUREAU CountySpecial Assessment No. N/A Inst. No. N/AWarrant No. N/A

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES

Property located at 706 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 61356 Legal Description or Property Index no. 16-09-353-010 This notice is to advise you that the above prop-erty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 15, 2014. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if pur-chaser at tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequent accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfei-tures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 15, 2014. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Princeton, Illinois on Oct. 29, 2014, at 1:15 p.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF

PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 15, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois at the County Office Building at 700 South Main Street, in Princeton, Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk in person at 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, or by telephone at 815-872-2001. By: /s/Steve Sodeman Dated this 21st day of April, 2014.

Case filed by:/s/Mary C. Dremann

Clerk of the Circuit Court Published in the Bureau County Republican Apr. 26, 29 and May 1, 2014.

NOTICETAX DEED NO. 11TX1 (22) FILED: April 22, 2014TO:1) M & L Holdings, as taxpayer, 712 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613562) M & L Holdings LLC, as person(s) in possession, 712 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613563) M & L Holdings LLC, as person(s) in possession, 713 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613564) M & L Holdings LLC c/o Eugene M. Judge, Jr. as Reg. Agent, as person(s) in possession, 712 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613565) Laura A. Judge, as person(s) in possession, 713 N. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613566) Community State Bank, 625 SE 2nd Street, Galva, IL 614347) City Clerk of Princeton, Illinois, c/o City Clerk of Princeton, Illinois, 2 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 613568) Bureau County Illinois Clerk c/o Kamala Hieronymus, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, IL 613569) Person(s) in Possession of 713 N. Pleasant Street, Princeton, IL 61356 TAKE NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT



Property located at 713 N. Pleasant Street, Princeton, IL 61356 Legal Description or Property Index no. 16-09-353-011 This notice is to advise you that the above prop-erty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 15, 2014. The amount to redeem is sub-ject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if purchaser at tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequent accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 15, 2014. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Princeton, Illinois on Oct. 29, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.


PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 15, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois at the County Office Building at 700 South Main Street, in Princeton, Illinois. For further information con-tact the County Clerk in person at 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, or by telephone at 815-872-2001. By: /s/Steve Sodeman Dated this 21st day of April, 2014.



NOTICETAX DEED NO. 11TX1 (21) FILED: April 22, 2014TO:1) Frank M. Bettasso Jr., as taxpayer, 443 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 613562) Frank M. Bettasso Jr., as person(s) in possession, 443 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 613563) Frank M. Bettasso Jr., as person(s) in possession, 449 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 613564) Kim Bettasso, as person(s) in possession, 443 E.

Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 613565) Olivia Bettasso, as person(s) in possession, 443 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 613566) Tori Bettasso, as person(s) in possession, 443 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 613567) Eureka Savings Bank, 250 Marquette St., LaSalle, IL 613018) City of Princeton, Illinois c/o City Clerk of Princeton, Illinois, 2 South Main Street, Princeton, IL 613569) Bureau County Illinois Clerk c/o Kamala Hieronymus, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton, IL 6135610) Person(s) in Possession of 443 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 61356

TAKE NOTICEIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT



Property located at 443 E. Thompson Street, Princeton, IL 61356. Legal Description or Property Index no. 16-16-455-016. This notice is to advise you that the above prop-erty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 15, 2014. The amount to redeem is sub-ject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if purchaser at tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequent accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 15, 2014. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this County in Princeton, Illinois on Oct. 29, 2014, at 1:15 p.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.


PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 15, 2014 by applying to the County Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois at the County Office Building at 700 South Main Street, in Princeton, Illinois. For further information con-tact the County Clerk in person at 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, or by telephone at 815-872-2001. By: /s/Steve Sodeman Dated this 21st day of April, 2014.



14-071849IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 13TH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS

MIDFIRST BANK ) PLAINTIFF, ) -vs- )PETER J. FIOCCHI A/K/A PETER FIOCCHI; ) AMANDA L. FIOCCHI A/K/A AMANDA )FIOCCHI; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND )NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN )OCCUPANTS ) DEFENDANTS )

14 CH 28PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you Peter J. Fiocchi a/k/a Peter Fiocchi and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Unknown Occupants. Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Bureau County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

LOTS SEVENTEEN (17) , EIGHTEEN (18), AND NINETEEN (19) IN BLOCK SIX (6), ORIGINAL TOWN, VILLAGE OF LADD; EXCEPTING THE COAL AND FIRECLAY WITH MINING RIGHTS; SITUATED IN BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 316 North LaSalle Street, Ladd, IL 61329 Permanent Index No.: 18-10-302-012 and which said Mortgage was made by Peter J. Fiocchi and Amanda L. Fiocchi Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Amcore Bank, N.A. as Mortgagee, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County, Illinois, Document No. 2006R03808, Book No. 1253, Page No. 238. And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided

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From you, for you We want to hear from you – From you, for you is an interactive page for readers to share their photos, questions and comments. For information on how to submit a story, question or comment, contact BCR Copy Edi-tor Sarah Maxwell at [email protected].

Todd Borsch submitted these photos of the Colony Motel (below) and Perry Memorial Hospital (left) circa 1960.

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Photos from youBureau County is full of wonderful photographers, and we’d

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event, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on Ladd’s Main Street. Spokesperson Phil Hocking says the Convoy for Cancer show is intended to offer vehicle own-ers and enthusiasts something

different while benefiting a good cause — the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. A new addition to this year’s line-up

will be farm tractors, both new and antique. Registration fees

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Out and aboutAMA Championship series in

Henry on SundayHENRY — The 2014 American

Motorcyclist Association Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series will be making a stop at the Marshall-Putnam Fairgrounds in Henry on May 4.

District 17 and all AMA vintage national classes will run as well as added classes for pros and experts.

Gates open at 10 a.m. with practice starting at noon, and the races start-ing at 1 p.m. Pit passes are $15. Chil-dren under 5 are free.

The races are a pre-fair event for the Marshall-Putnam 2014 County Fair on July 9 to 13.

IVSO will present concert May 10OGLESBY — The Illinois Valley Sym-

phony Orchestra (IVSO) and Lucia Matos, music director and conductor, invite the public to its May concert.

The concert will be at 4 p.m. May 10 in the Illinois Valley Community College Cultural Centre. Soloist Kam-Lung Cheng, violin, will perform Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Opus 61 plus Prince Igor: Polovetsian March by Borodin and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Opus 47.

The concert is sponsored by Illinois Cement Co. and season sponsor, Cen-tral Radio Group. Admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students K-college with identification; and season subscribers. Tickets are available at the door or online at www.ivso.org.

Gateway Services plans trivia nightHENRY — Gateway Services will hold

its trivia night on May 3 at the River Valley Bowl, on the corner of Route 29 and Route 18 in Henry. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 6 p.m., and the trivia com-petition begins at 6:30 p.m.

Teams will consist of eight people. Individuals can be matched up to a team that evening. Advance tickets are $15 per person and $20 at the door. The cost includes a chicken and spaghetti dinner. Purchase the team’s tickets in advance and be entered in a drawing for $50.

Gateway will sell answers, mulli-gans, at the door for $5 each. Prizes will be $300 for the first-place team, $200 for second place and $100 for third place.

There will be a silent auction, raf-fles, 50/50 drawing and door prizes. To donate an item for the fundraiser, contact Tracy Wright at 815-875-4548, ext. 228, or Mary Jane Thorn-ton at 309-364-2208.

To sign up a team and pay in advance or for more information, con-tact Wright. Advance tickets will also be available at Gateway in Princeton, 406 S. Gosse Blvd.; or the Gateway Henry site, 511 School St., from 8 to 9 a.m. weekdays; and from Thornton.

Princeton Community Band prepares for 10th season

PRINCETON — The Princeton Com-munity Band will begin its 10th season with its first rehearsal from 7 to 8:30 p.m. May 8. Rehearsals will continue each Thursday through July 24.

The Princeton Community Band is open to anyone in Princeton and the surrounding areas who is high school age or older. Members must have instrumental music experience and should have their own instrument. High school students can receive community service hours for rehears-als and performances.

Interested musicians may join the band by coming to the first rehearsal. Music may be taken home to practice, but must be returned for rehearsals and concerts.

There are six concerts this season. All concerts will begin at 6 p.m. in Soldiers and Sailors Park in Princeton. Concerts will be held on June 1, June 15, June 29, July 6, July 20 and July 24.

PCCC Spring Fling is May 3STANDARD — The Putnam County

Community Center at 128 First St. in Standard is hosting its annual spring fling vendor fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 3 at the center.

Admission is free, and there will be raffle items and a 50/50 drawing. A food stand will also be available.

Among the items available are products from Pampered Chef, Mary Kay, Woodwick Candles, Tastefully Simple and Good Scents Ltd.

For more information, call the com-munity center at 815-339-2711.

Wind ensemble concertOGLESBY — The Illinois Valley Com-

munity College Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Gene Montgomery, will be in concert at 3 p.m. May 4 in IVCC’s Cultural Centre. The event is free and open to the public.

The afternoon’s performance will include works by Tucci, Hanson, Ben-nett, Balmages and Gershwin. The 40-member IVCC Wind Ensemble consists of IVCC students, local and regional music educators and com-munity instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of quality wind and percussion music.

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May 5 Princeton City Council, 7 p.m., council chambersPrinceton Park District, 4:30 p.m., Bureau County

Metro CenterSheffield Village Board, 7 p.m., Sheffield

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May 6Dover Village Board, 7 p.m., village hallManlius Village Board, 5:30 p.m., village hall

May 2 – Spring Valley City Bank, real estate, 5 p.m., 816 Park Ave. West, Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

May 3 – Crank Estate, tools, collectibles, 1 p.m., 1635 N. Main St. (Tumbleson Auction Center), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

May 4 – Jim Taylor, golf carts, John Deere riding mower, tractor, Snap On tool boxes, nice collec-tion of tools, 10 a.m., 1635 N. Main St. (Tumbleson Auction Center), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

May 10 – Robert Cooper Estate, real estate, 10 a.m., 1905 S. Main St., Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

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The top 13 things college admissions officers want to see

By Mandee Heller adlerSpecial to the BCR

Public high school stu-dents can get into the college of their dreams. All it takes is gumption, advanced planning and guidance. Students fre-quently want to know what colleges are looking for. The reality is, there is no one perfect com-bination. Colleges want a range of students to create a diverse campus community, so students need to present them-selves as a whole, show-ing off their own unique mix of qualities in the best way possible. As there isn’t one perfect combination, but rather may different ones, stu-dents should focus on the following:

1. Choose the right high school classes. Take classes that are a chal-lenge, including AP and IB, when possible. If a student takes classes that are all easy, this will not be very impressive. Stu-dents need to challenge themselves but not to the extent they are hurting themselves grade-wise. Students must also meet all high school course requirements for their chosen college and to meet statewide gradu-ation requirements in order to earn a diploma.

2. Get to know the college counselor. High school counselors can help students with their big picture planning for the future, including aca-demic advising, college planning and personal counseling. College coun-selors are also needed for the all important col-lege application letters of recommendation. Make an appointment to see a school counselor at least once each year, includ-ing freshman year. The goal is to try to build a relationship with the high school counselor during the four years of high school. During the meet-ing talk about interests and goals. The more the school counselor knows about a student, the more he or she can help. Many public school students do not know their advisor, being proactive will make a student stand out.

3. Keep the grades up. Make a commitment to work hard for the good grades. Students who find themselves falling behind should get help — before they fall too far behind. Grades count and schools look for students who have challenged them-selves and expressed a passion for learning. There is a classic ques-tion, is it better to get an A in a regular class

or a B in an AP class? The real answer is it is best to get an A in an AP class. For the majority of students, good grades are entirely necessary to get into a good school. Schools are looking for a positive pattern. In the best-case scenario, a student maintains good grades throughout his or her high school career. Though, if the grades started off badly and then improved, colleges give points for this. If grades are too low or show a steady decline, then a student is in real trouble. Spending a night study-ing while friends go out may not be exciting, but the path to college needs to be looked at with a long-term perspective.

4. Take standardized tests early. At most high-ly selective colleges, SAT or ACT tests are very important. The schools are looking to see if test score are consistent with — or exceed – a student’s high school performance. No student knows how high his or her score can go until the test results come in. But, if a student waits too long and does not get a desired score, there won’t be enough time to retake it. Many unexpected circumstanc-es can affect test scores on any given day, includ-ing the state of a student’s health. (It’s impossible to plan not to get food poi-soning.) Taking the test early will also allow time to take a test prep course if necessary. Most stu-dents take the SAT and-or ACT at least twice and improve their score the second time they take it. Students must also make sure to schedule test days for the SAT Subject Tests. Most students take Sub-ject Tests toward the end of junior year or at the beginning of senior year. The best time to take the tests is as soon as pos-sible after completing the course in the subject.

5. Do your homework and try hard. No matter what the class, even one with a loathsome teacher and boring subject mat-ter, students need to do their homework, try hard, and behave. Keep the eyes on the prize: college. Plus, teachers are where college recommen-dation letters come from so you want to impress them.

6. Engage in the right mix of extracurricular activities. Admissions officers are looking for commitment and impact in a student’s activities. It is better to be highly involved in one to three activities and-or sports over a number of years,

than less involved in many activities. Anyone can join 10 clubs and be marginally involved in them all. Schools are looking for a student to demonstrate the will-ingness to stick with something and make the most of it. Schools are not so interested in hear-ing about passions; they want to see them proven! Once a student finds the activities he or she wants to focus on, the next step is to work on becoming a leader or to demonstrate initiative.

7. Take the college application seriously. Students need to make sure they put time and effort into every part of the college applica-tion, from the essay to the resume. The college essay gives admissions officers the opportunity to know who a student is and how that student might contribute to the college campus. It also gives the admissions team a chance to learn something about a stu-dent that they won’t find elsewhere in the applica-tion. Admissions teams tend to prefer thought-ful, authentic essays that show real interests and passions combined with complicated thinking and good writing. Extracurric-ular activities should be carefully written so a stu-dent can best highlight all of his or her accomplish-ments and experience. The best recommenda-tions come from indi-viduals who really know the student. They should offer detailed information and-or personal stories about the applicant that back up the information on the application.

8. Do the research. Know what the choices are when it comes to colleges. This way any coulda, shoulda, woulda regrets can be avoided later in life. Research could be as simple as vis-iting a school’s website. Students should also try to attend college fairs, meet with admissions experts when they visit, and go on college visits.

9. Maximize sum-mer opportunities. High school students who want to stand out on their col-lege applications should consider the summer an ideal time to add some resume gold. Good choic-es include attending a summer enrichment pro-gram, taking a summer job or internship, partici-pating in volunteer work, taking virtual classes, attending a dual enroll-ment program, or taking classes at a local college.

10. Develop any spe-cial talents or abilities.

Students who do some-thing extraordinarily well do gain an edge in the col-lege admissions process. A special talent or ability can be anything includ-ing performing or visual arts, athletics, science, math, speech & debate, or writing. Colleges will look for evidence of a stu-dent’s accomplishments through recognition from others (i.e. awards, schol-arships). They may also look for significant contri-butions that show the stu-dent’s depth of commit-ment and follow-through. (i.e. newspaper articles).

11. Get help as need-ed. Students who are having trouble with aca-demics or other issues, or need college guidance, should seek help. It is not hard to ask, though some students do find it difficult. Adults who are in a position to help may not know if a student is struggling, if no help is requested. Parents, teachers, expert indepen-dent college advisors can all help the process.

12. Make smart deci-sions. Say no to alcohol, drugs and embarrassing usage of social media. Don’t text and drive or drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol. One dumb mistake can ruin a student’s life.

13. Banish the self-doubt. Fear of failure and doubting personal abili-ties only hold students back from achieving what they want to achieve. Just say no to these thoughts and others like them.

Different admissions directors seek different things. Some colleges look for students who are well-rounded, with a wide assortment of extracur-ricular activities, others give preference to those who have displayed a sus-tained passion for some-thing. Be the best you, you can be.

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BirthdaysMay 1

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May 2• Audrey Barlow • Cecelia Mestan • Steve Lampkin • Sara Hudson

May 3• Courtney Hartmann • Terese DeSerf

May 4

• Alanna Whitmore • Dillon Pearson • Randy Gibson • Shirley Olin • Kathy Hassler• Jackie Martin • Jill Marenda

May 6• Carolyn Senneff • Violette Epperson • Dana Bickett

May 7• Shelley Cook • Linda Townsend • Alex Pierce • Brenda Jensen

BirthsKohlman — Bailey Kuhlman and Bethany Stoner,

daughter, April 17.

Death NoticesAnderson — Marilyn C. “Mary” Anderson, 84, of

Sheffield, April 24.Beatty — Joan T. Beatty, 88, formerly of

LaMoille, March 9.Burrell — Donald Albert Burrell of Mesquite,

Texas, formerly of Princeton, April 20.Conley — Douglas E. Conley of Sarasota, Fla.,

April 18.Dillon — Betty R. Dillon of Princeton, Jan. 28.Dykstra — Nancy L. Dykstra, 69, of Fulton, April

22.Egan — Mary Patricia “Pat” Egan, 86, of Ladd,

April 23.Hensley — Jammie L. Hensley, 45, of Bettendorf,

Iowa, formerly of Walnut, April 6.Johnson — Karen L. Johnson, 55, of Anaheim,

Calif., April 25.Martin — Benadine E. Martin, 88, of Wyanet,

April 27.Martin — Dorothy B. Martin, 95, formerly of

Sheffield, April 22.Smith — Ellis S. Smith, 89, of Walnut, April 23.Smoode — Evelyn H. Smoode, 74, of Spring

Valley, April 20.Wolf — Lyle Henry Wolf, 88, of Princeton, April

19.

CalendarChamber meeting

PRINCETON — The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in Fitzgerald’s basement. The meeting, A Run for the Roses…A Race for Busi-ness Success, is $25 per person and includes dinner. There will be a cash bar. There will be a Kentucky Derby hat contest. All attending are eligible to win prizes.

Dance PRINCETON — The Princeton

Moose Lodge will hold a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 2. Music will be provided by the Generics Goodies Band. A dinner will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

IVSO trivia fundraiserUTICA — The Illinois Valley

Symphony Orchestra will sponsor a “Trivia with Friends” fundrais-ing event Friday, May 2, at Cele-brations 150 in Utica. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and trivia will begin at 7 p.m. Food will be available for purchase and there will be a cash bar. Also included in the evening is a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, “Stock the Bar” raffle and prizes. The cost is $10 per per-son with 6-10 people per table. For ticket reservations, contact Jayne Henry at 815-252-1419 or email your request to [email protected].

ConcertLASALLE — Bill Kirchen and

his band will perform at Uptown Grill, 601 First St., LaSalle, at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3. Tickets are $25.

Community coffee SHEFFIELD — The 1st United

Church of Christ in Sheffield will hold its monthly community cof-fee from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, in parish hall.

Convoy Against CancerLADD — The 2014 Convoy

Against Cancer big truck show will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 3, on Route 89/Main Street in Ladd. The entry fee is a donation to the Ameri-can Cancer Society Relay for Life. All trucks are welcome. For more information, contact Phil Hocking at 815-894-2092, 815488-8245 or [email protected]

Wind Ensemble concertOGLESBY — The Illinois Val-

ley Community College Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Gene Montgomery, will be in concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at IVCC’s Cultural Centre. The event is free to the public. The performance will include works by Tucci, Hanson, Bennett, Bal-mages and Gershwin.

Pancake, sausage breakfastLAMOILLE — Team Thrive of the

Relay for Life of Bureau County will hold its annual pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 4 at the LaMoille Lions Club in LaMoille. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-10 and free for children under 5 years old. Tickets will be sold at the door. There will be a bake sale. All proceeds are donated to the Relay for Life of Bureau County.

Car cruise PRINCETON — Princeton Buddy

Bags will hold its inaugural car cruise Sunday, May 4. Registra-tion begins at 8 a.m. in Princeton High School’s north parking lot. Cost is $5 and one food item per vehicle. Dash plaques will be given to the first 50 vehicles. There will be a 50/50 raffle. For more information, call 815-878-9567 or 815-878-1861.

Pancake breakfastOHIO — The Ohio Booster Club

will hold a pancake and sau-sage breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, May 4, in the Ohio Schools auditorium. The cost is $5 for adults and senior citizens, $4 for students 12 and under and free for pre-schoolers. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, bis-cuits and gravy, milk, juice and coffee.

PRINCETON — Today, Thursday, May 1, the PHS Book Club “Tigers Read” meets at PHS Learning Center during lunch peri-ods. Also Thursday, a Talk About will begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature a film and discussion. The event is sponsored by the Peace and Justice Roundtable. The movie is “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” It features a family of an SS com-mander, who relocates to the countryside where their father is assigned to take command a prison camp. Soon, their young son befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped paja-mas, who lives behind an electrified fence. He will soon learn that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination. The event correlates with National Holocaust Remembrance Week.

Tuesday, May 6, Princeton native and former Air Force pilot and author Richard Diller will be speaking at 6:30 p.m. Diller served as a USAF A-1 Skyraider pilot at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB from April 1969 to March 1970, and has drawn from his experi-ences to write “Firefly: A Skyraider’s Story About

America’s Secret War Over Laos.” The book is a comprehensive tell-ing of the experience of flying A-1s. By choice, Diller flew mostly night missions, so he describes how they found targets at night both in Northern Laos (Barrel Roll) and over the Ho Chi Minh Trail (Steel Tiger).

Thursday, May 8, Wild with Words writ-ers’ group led by Martha Brunell will be at 6:30 p.m.

TISKILWA — Mark the calendar for the upcom-ing school-age story-time from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. Patrons will make a craft, have a treat and read a book.

Also, patrons who might be interested in being a part of the Friends of the Library are encouraged to con-tact library director Lisa Bettner at 815-646-4511.

OHIO — Wednesday, May 7, the library will be having a program on sheep at 4 p.m. There will be activities and snacks served following the presentation.

BUDA — Saturday, May 10, the Mason Memorial Library will host a special Mother’s Day program for young patrons to make a gift for their moms. The fun will be from 11 a.m. to noon.

Also, the library cel-ebrated National Library

Week with a book draw-ing. The winners were: Abby Stabler, who won a copy of “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed;” Trevin Cade, who won “Rio 2,” and Tracy Headley, who won “Gardening Made Easy.”

New books at the library for adults include: “Cavendon Hall” by Barbara Taylor Bradford; “I’ve Got you Under My Skin” by Mary Higgins Clark; “The Target” by David Baldacci; “Forget Me Not” by Fern Michaels; “Under a Texas Sky” by Dorothy Garlock; “Still Missing” by Chevy Stevens; “The Great Escape” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and other great reads on gar-dening.

For children, the library now has the Newbery Award Winner for 2014, “Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures;” The Caldecott Award Winner 2014, “Locomotive” by Brian Floca; The Newbery Award is for older children and cho-sen by content. The Caldecott Award is for picture books and cho-sen for the illustrations.

New DVDs include “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug;” “Hop” and “Philomena.”

The library is planning an open house in June. Look back here for more

information.BUREAU — The

Leepertown Township Public Library is open from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The library has computers for patron usage, as well as fax and copier service. For more information, call the library director Rose Thompson at 815-659-3283.

SHEFFIELD — The Sheffield Public Library is participating in the eRead Illinois Program, designed to increase access to eBooks across the state. The initial funding for the program was provided by a grant from Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White through the Illinois State Library.

Patrons with a library card can download the platform on a variety of devices including iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, NOOK, Kindle Fire, Sony Reader devices and more. For those interested, call the library at 815-454-2628 to set-up a time to get devices loaded.

Preschool story hour is still in progress and will run for about three more weeks on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Call the library to register.

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Even though it’s getting to be a little warmer, it still tastes good to have a warm soup for your lunch or din-ner. It just seems to satisfy you.

Sausage Kale Soup1 pound uncooked Italian sausage links3/4 cup chopped onion1 bacon strip, diced2 garlic cloves, minced2 cups water1 14 1/2-ounce can chicken broth2 cups diced potatoes2 cups thinly sliced fresh kale1/3 cup heavy whipping creamPreheat oven to 325°. Place the sausages in an

ungreased 15-by-10-inch baking pan. Pierce casings. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until fully cooked. Drain, set aside to cool. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, sauté onion and bacon 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add garlic, sauté 1 minute. Add water, broth and potatoes, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Cut sausages in half lengthwise then into 1/4-inch slices. Add kale, cream and sausage to soup, heat through. Do not boil.

Cheesy Ham Chowder10 bacon strips, diced1 large onion, chopped1 cup diced carrots3 tablespoons all-purpose flour3 cups milk1 1/2 cups water2 1/2 cups cubed potatoes1 15 1/2-ounce can whole kernel corn, drained2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granulesPepper to taste3 cups (12 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese2 cups cubed fully cooked hamIn a Dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat

until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels to drain. In the drippings, sauté onion and car-rots until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add milk and water. Bring to boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add the potatoes, corn, bouillon and pepper. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add cheese and ham, heat until cheese is melted. Stir in bacon.

Chicken Tortellini Soup1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms2 tablespoons butter2 garlic cloves, minced4 14 1/2-ounce cans reduced sodium chicken

broth1 9-ounce package refrigerated cheese tortellini4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken1 6-ounce package fresh baby spinach, coarsely

chopped1/2 teaspoon pepper8 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheeseIn a Dutch oven, sauté mushrooms in butter until

tender. Add garlic, cook for 1 minute longer. Add broth and bring to a boil. Stir in tortellini, return to a boil. Cook for 7 to 9 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken, spinach and pepper. Cook until spinach is wilted. Sprinkle each serving with 1 teaspoon cheese.

Country Cabbage Soup1/2 pound ground beef4 cups shredded green cabbage1 cup finely diced potatoes1 cup finely diced carrots1/2 cup chopped onion3 tablespoons butter1 tablespoon flour1 1/2 cups beef broth1 1/2 cup Hidden Valley ranch dressingBrown ground beef in large saucepan and drain

excess fat. Add cabbage, potatoes, carrots and onion. Stir in butter and cook until potatoes are tender, but not brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour. Add remain-ing ingredients and simmer about 20 minutes. Serve.

Baked Potato Cheddar Soup1/3 cup all-purpose flour3 cups milk2 large potatoes, baked, peeled and coarsely

mashed (1 1/2 pounds)1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shredded cheddar

cheese, divided1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper1/2 cup sour cream1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions, dividedCrumbled cooked baconIn a large saucepan, whisk flour and milk until

smooth. Bring to a boil, cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the potatoes, 1/3 cup cheese, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from the heat. Stir in sour cream and 1/4 cup onions until blended. Cover, cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through. Do not boil. Garnish with remaining cheese, onions and bacon.

Refried Bean Soup1/2 cup chopped onion1/4 cup chopped celery2 cloves garlic, minced1 teaspoon olive oil2 16-ounce cans refried beans1 cup canned tomatoes, chopped2 cups water1 cup grated cheddar cheese1 bag tortilla chipsSauté onion, celery and garlic in olive oil until ten-

der. In a saucepan, combine refried beans, canned tomatoes and water. Heat over medium heat. Adjust water to desired consistency. Add sautéed vegetables and simmer together about 5 minutes. Top with grat-ed cheese and serve with tortilla chips.

Smashed Potato Chowder3 1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-

inch cubes3/4 cup chopped yellow or red sweet pepper (1

medium)1 1/2 teaspoons bottled roasted minced garlic1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper5 cups chicken broth8 slices bacon, crisp cooked drained and coarsely,

chopped2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces)1/2 cup whipping cream, half and half or light

cream1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion1/2 cup sour creamIn a 4-quart Dutch oven, combine potatoes, sweet

pepper, garlic and black pepper. Stir in broth. Bring to boiling then reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until potato is tender. Use a potato masher to mash potatoes, slightly. Stir in bacon, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, the whipping cream and green onion, heat through. To serve, ladle soup into bowls. Top each serv-ing with sour cream and remaining cheese. Serves 8.

Oyster Stew1 8-ounce can oysters2 tablespoons margarine1 1/2 cups milk1/4 teaspoon celery seedDash of cayenne pepperDash of paprikaDrain and reserve liquid from oysters. Place mar-

garine in 1-quart casserole dish. Microwave on high until melted, 30 to 45 seconds. Add oysters and cover. Microwave on high until edges are curled, 2 to 4 min-utes. Add enough milk to oyster liquid to measure 1 1/2 cups. Add milk mixture, celery seed and cayenne pepper to oysters and cover. Microwave on medium high (70% power) until mixture is hot 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with paprika and serve.

Split Pea Soup1 pound dry green split peas1 ham hock1 cup chopped onion1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules8 cups water1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon pepper1 cup sliced carrots1 cup chopped celery1/2 cup light cream2 tablespoons margarineIn a kettle, combine peas, ham hock, onion, bouillon

granules, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring frequently. Remove ham bone, debone and return meat to soup. Add car-rots and celery and simmer another 30 minutes. Stir milk and butter into soup and heat through. Serve.

Taco Soup1 1/2 pounds ground beef1/2 cup chopped onion1 28-ounce can whole tomatoes, undrained1 16-ounce can kidney beans, undrained1 17-ounce can corn, undrained1 8-ounce can tomato sauce1 package dry taco seasoning1 to 2 cups waterSalt and pepper to taste1 cup shredded cheese1 small bag nacho chips, crushed1 cup sour creamBrown beef in heavy kettle. Drain excess fat and add

onion. Cook until onions are tender. Add all remaining ingredients except cheese, nacho chips and sour cream. Simmer for 15 minutes. Ladle into bowls and top with shredded cheese, nacho chips and sour cream. Serve.

If you have any soup recipes you would like to share with everyone, send them to my email at [email protected] or drop a line to my attention to the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356. I would love to hear from you with any recipes that are your favorites.

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Name: Caleb Strom.Nicknames: Spiderman, Moses, God.School: Princeton.Date/place of birth: Dec. 30, 1995.Hometown: Princeton.

Family: Dad-Brian, mom-Deb, and sisters-Michaela, Kyra.

Sports: Track and fieldFavorite sport and why:

Track because it is both an individual sport and a team sport.

Favorite food and where to get it: Chinese at Oriental Gardens.

Likes: Drumming, video game, Mike and Ikes.Dislikes: Loud chewing, sand.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career (and why): Coach Foes, because he taught me hard work trumps talent.

Person with the greatest influence in my life (and why): My father, because he always knows what to say and when to say it.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Bible.

The last song I listened to was: Mirror, by Justin Timberlake.

People would be surprised to know: I watch My Little Pony Friendship is Magic.

I stay home to watch: Doctor Who.When I need luck for a big game, I: stretch

and pray.The funniest person I’ve ever met (and why):

Matt Darnell; he is a master of impromptu story telling.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: Man, he had big calves.

Most embarrassing moment: Whenever someone asks me how I broke my arm.

Most unforgettable moment: State freshmen year.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Run or jump in the Olympics.

What I would like to do in life: Follow what-ever God’s plan for me is.

Three words that best describe myself: Fast, loud, stubborn.

Caleb Strom • Princeton High School

BCR photo/Mike VaughnCaleb Strom says his father has had the greatest influence on his life, “because he always knows what to say and when to say it.” He says PHS track coach Dan Foes has had the greatest influence on his athletic career, “because he taught me hard work trumps talent.”

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2014 Bureau Valley boys track and fieldMembers of the 2014 Bureau Valley boys track and field team are (front row, from left) T.J. Claxton, Tucker Schoff, Andrew Smith, Jeremiah Black-ert, Andrew Jacobs, Charlie Lotspeich, Daniel Trone and Colton Peterson; (second row) Cole Kaiser, Hunter Schoff, Kane Eastwood, Tyler Gonigam, Will Konneck, Chase Pierce, Evan Frank, Lee Eshelman; (third row) coach Jeff Ohlson, coach Danny DeVenney, Michael Eastwood, Kody Church, Hunter Lewis, Nick Gluczynski, Alex Cady, Alex Elmore and coach Nick Hartz; and (back row) Ryan Taylor, Joe Fisher, Justin Buckman, Austin Seitter, Trey Dale, Keegan Mooney and Yulian Osorio.

2014 Bureau Valley girls track and fieldMembers of the 2014 Bureau Valley girls track and field team are (front row, from left) Riley Francis, Taylin Ritter, Helena Arnadottir, Sydney Sweenie, Corrine Wagenknect, Samantha Roberts, Sydney Lebahn and Haley DeVoss; (second row) coach Don Guier, Tiana Kennedy, Khloe Koser, Heather Williams, Tasha Richardson, Alexis Kruse, Alaina Kruse, Roni Riggen and Katie Smith; and (back row) Marissa Mungia, Sabrina Webb, Alexa Jacobs, Lauren Peterson, Lindsey Hoffert, Regan Weidner, Abbey Howes and coach Dale Donner.

2014 Bureau Valley baseballMembers of the 2014 Bureau Valley varsity baseball team are (front row, from left) Sean Shepard, Gage Smith, Ryan Lootens, Chris Shynk and Josh Mead; (second row) David Dzurisn, Ryan Young, Jayson Trussen and Frank Monier; and (back row) coach John Matlick, Dylan Martin, Jeremy Allison, Kyle Rokey and Scott Brown.

2014 Bureau Valley softballMembers of the 2014 Bureau Valley varsity softball team are (front row, from left) Lacy DeVenney, Darcy Kepner, Irini Petros, Shyanne Schindle, Ashley Phil-lips; (second row) Taylor Lally, Kalie Rumbold, Ashley Guenther, Jehna Thomas and Dana Kepner; and (back row) Sidney Kolb, Caitlin Scott, Carlie Bickett, Shelby Weborg and coach Brian Humphrey.

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ASSISTANTFOOTBALL COACH

Princeton High SchoolPrinceton High School isseeking an Assistant Foot-ball Coach for the 2014-15 school year. Send letter of applicationand resume to: PrincetonHigh School, Attn: JesseBrandt, 103 South Euclid,Princeton, IL 61356

PART-TIME Help needed,daytime, for Janitorialwork. Experience helpfulbut not necessary. Goodpay. Princeton area.

Contact 815-288-7910

Looking For ExperiencedBARTENDER;WAIT STAFF;

DISHWASHER.Apply in person:

Wise Guys, 2205 NorthMain Street, Princeton, IL

Developmental TrainingCoordinator Vacancy

Developmental TrainingCoordinator: Full-time su-pervisory position withbenefits. Responsible forcoordinating curriculumand staff schedules. Bach-elor's degree in rehabilita-tion, education or relatedfield and one year supervi-sory experience required.Apply online at: abilitiesplus.org or at Abil-ities Plus, 1100 N. EastStreet, Kewanee IL 61443.Application due by April30, 2014. EOE

228 • Help Wanted

Part-time Help Wanted:Cook, Clean, Bartend

Call 815-454-2660

We currently have posi-tions open for PROCESSOPERATORS at PatriotRenewable Fuels ethanolplant located in Annawan,IL. Applications and jobdescriptions are availableon our website: www.patriotrenewablefuels.comPlease send applicationsor resumes to MarshaJackson at mjackson@

patriotethanol.com.Patriot is a drug freeworkplace and equal op-portunity employer

THE REGIONAL OFFICEOF EDUCATION FORBUREAU, HENRY, &STARK COUNTIES

Is accepting applicationsfor a full-time Parent

Educator/Home Visitorto provide services toHenry County familieswith children age 0-3years, utilizing the Parentsas Teachers curriculum.Candidates should pos-sess the knowledge, skillsand sensitivity to respondeffectively to families'community, cultural, andlanguage backgrounds.Bachelor's degree or likework experience required.Please send cover letterand resume to: Regional Office of Educa-tion, Attention Kim Sell-ers, 107 South StateStreet, Atkinson, IL61235, by May 12, 2014

WOOD FRAMER'S NeededMust be willing to climb &work with heights; 2 yearminimum experience re-quired; Hourly pay ac-cording to experience; In-surance option.Apply at: American EagleBuildings, Inc., 405 SouthEast Street, Annawan, IL61234

228 • Help Wanted

TIMPTE is the industryleader in the manufactureand supply of bulk com-modity semi-trailers.Timpte is currently look-ing for a SHOP FOREMANfor our facility in Prince-ton, IL. Candidates mustbe at least 18 years of ageand have a stable workhistory. Qualified appli-cant must be able to com-municate effectively andprofessionally and readand write English. Musthave Supervisory experi-ence in a shop settingalong with mechanical ex-perience. The Shop Fore-man is responsible forleading Trailer Mechanicsto meet efficiency metricsfor trailer repairs and forunderstanding all phasesof trailer repair. Timpte of-fers a competitive com-pensation and benefitspackage. Please apply in person at:160 Progress Drive,Princeton, on our website:www.timpte.com

or send resume to:[email protected]

228 • Help Wanted

Full-Time 21st CenturyCommunity Learning

Center Site CoordinatorApplications will be ac-cepted until May 12, 2014for the position of Site Co-ordinator for a 21st Cen-tury Community LearningCenter After-school Pro-gram. Responsibilities in-clude management of ex-tended day programmingwhich includes homework& tutoring, additional aca-demic support fromschool day teachers,hands-on academic en-richment activities, recre-ational opportunities,community collaboration,as well as parent involve-ment. All activities will oc-cur outside of schoolhours at Allen Jr. High inLaMoille, Illinois. Ability tobuild and foster relation-ships with communitypartners is essential.Henry County employ-ment with benefits. Per-sons with a Bachelor'sDegree or comparablework experience are en-couraged to apply. Those interested shouldsend cover letter & re-sume to Kim Sellers at theRegional Office of Educa-tion, 107 South StateStreet, Atkinson, IL 61235

Princeton First UnitedMethodist Church is look-ing for a part-time YOUTHDIRECTOR. The positionwill be responsible for anexisting core group ofabout 8-10 active youth.The successful candidatewill have a college degreein a related field and,preferably, experience inyouth ministry leadershipas well as a strong per-sonal faith consistent withthe United Methodist tra-dition. Resumes and inquiriescan be directed to: PastorGeorge T. Woosnam at:

[email protected],or Princeton First UMC316 South Church Street,Princeton, IL 61356

228 • Help Wanted 229 • Professional/Clerical

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISEXTENSION

Seeking an Office SupportAssociate, full-time posi-tion with benefits in Uni-versity of Illinois Exten-sion-Bureau County Of-fice, Princeton. Interestedindividuals should call815-875-2878 for the po-sition description and on-line application process.Application process mustbe fulfilled by 5/16/14.University of Illinois is anAA/EOE

COOKWe are looking for some-one to come join our team& make a difference. Weare looking for a FULL-TIME PM COOK. Hoursfrom 10:45am-7:15pm (&flexible). Cooking experi-ence/knowledge helpful.Must be organized anddetail orientated, salarynegotiable. Please fill outan application at:COLONIAL HEALTHCARE

& REHAB CENTRE,515 BUREAU VALLEY

PARKWAY in PRINCETON.All applications will begiven to Tracy Nally, Di-etary Manager for review& possible continuation inthe application process

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230 • Work Wanted

LOOKING TOMOW LAWNS.

Very reasonable.Phone 815-878-3678, if

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434 • MiscellaneousSales

442 • Lawn & Garden

Front load Maytag Wash-er/Dryer $500 or best of-fer; Grandfather Clock$800 or best offer; KingSize Bed 3 months old,like new condition $600.

Call 815-303-7146or 815-303-8207

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Spruces, Pine, Firs.All in nursery pots. As lowas $15, while supplieslast. 815-303-8158

Open 7 days, 9am-7pm

TWIGGYS TREE FARMKNOCKOUT ROSES

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Full Restoration, Feature Rich,

Garden$215,000

1517 S. Main St. Princeton

4 BD, 2 BA, New Kitchen, Newly Painted

$124,500

205 E. Peru St.Princeton

3 BD,Storage Loft,

Investor Friendly$64,000

520 S. Chestnut St.Princeton

3 BD,Circular Staircase,

Agent Owned$65,000

304 E. Front St.Wyanet

3 BD,4-season room,

FP, Elegant$229,900


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Rest of the week by Appointment by Luck or Chance815-437-2856 • Th-F-Sat 12 pm-5pm531 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356

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448 • Pets & Livestock

450 • Under $1000

Yearling Pets Male Al-pacas, $250/pair; Miniature Sheep $150each.

Call 815-878-7558

DONATE NOW!“The animals are crying”

Tri-County Humane Soci-ety. LaSalle, Bureau, Put-nam Counties. Call 815-875-6145 or815-872-9781 or senddonation to: PO Box 1601,LaSalle, IL 61301

Bernina Model 731sewing machine, carryingcase, attachment box,folding portable table.$375. Call 815-663-2433

450 • Under $1000

Antique iron cow stan-chions, $35 each; antiquevery large dolly, wheelsare iron. $25; beveledmirror $40. 815-878-2238

Alpine flex-step, $20;Sears stationary bike,$10; bike rack for auto,$10. Call 815-878-1209

Beautiful antique walnutchina cabinet. DuncanPhyfe style. Glass doors,3 shelves. $250.

Call 815-878-1516

8' round rug black/fruitborder, $50; 48” antiqueround oak table, $50; car-nival glass Tom/Jerryset, $25. 815-376-6003

Maytag white gas range,cooktop never used, digi-tal, cost $1120, selling$300. Can send picture.Phone 815-663-1231

450 • Under $1000

Set of 4 Size 16x7 MBMotoring Alloy Tire Rims.$120. Call 815-915-3900

Brown cloth lift chair, likenew, $500; queen size 4poster bed & chest ofdrawers, nice, $450.

Call 815-875-2713

Black TV stand for flatpanel TV. Will hold TV upto 50 lbs. Like new - $50.Call 815-879-8722

Mercury 3.9 outboardmotor with 3 gallon polytank and fuel line. $145complete. Call or text815-303-0950

Wilson Golf Bag (likenew) Titleist driver pluswoods, Golden Bear irons,#3-pitching wedge. $80 orbest offer. 815-303-6675

Solid oak entertainmentcenter, like new, storagespace, 6' wide x 6' tall,asking $300.

Call 815-303-2472

450 • Under $1000

Side-by-side refrigerator$150; small chest freezer$35. Call 815-376-5511

450 • Under $1000

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Items $1,000 or lesscan run FREE for 1week. Limit of 5 lines.Up to 3 items with priceand price totaling under$1,000. 1 ad per house-hold per week.

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E-mail information to:classified@

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PRINCETON 225 WestMechanic Street. Friday,May 2, 8am-4pm; Satur-day May 3, 8am-2pm.

Multi-Family Sale.“Schotskis”, weddingdress, odds & ends

451 • Free

460 • Garage Sales

MCNABB TOWN-WIDEGARAGE SALES

(Including rural sites)Saturday, May 3;

8am – 3pm

Food Stand at Fire Hall.Restrooms

FREE Barn Cats to giveaway. Need to find a goodfarm home for (5) 9month old barn kitties.Please call 815-878-1516,will return all messages


PRINCETON 1118 Jacqua-line Lane. Saturday, Sun-day, May 3, 4; 8:30am-2pm. Rain or Shine.

Combined HouseholdGarage Sale.

Kids/infant clothing, likenew, N-6T. Furniture, ap-pliances, much more

PRINCETON 1308 WestCentral Avenue. Thursday,May 1, 4pm-7pm; Friday,May 2, 8am-noon.Golf clubs, furniture, dish-es, decorations, clothes,shoes, bedspreads, cur-tains, mini blinds. Some-thing for everyone!


PRINCETON 2134 West-more Drive (Maple Acres).Thursday, May 1, 10am-6pm; Friday, May 2, 8am-6pm; Saturday, May 3,8am-? MOVING SALE.Everything must go.Xmas, Nascar. Lots ofmisc. household items.Great deals. Prices nego-tiable

PRINCETON 1815 SouthEuclid. Friday, May 2,8am-3pm; Saturday, May3, 7am-? MULTI-FAMILY.Women's, men's, Jr.,boy's nb-5t, clothes. Fur-niture, electronics, shoes,décor, toys, baby equip-ment, car seats. Toomuch to list. More addedon Saturday. Saturday,12pm-1pm Bag it for $10!

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The Bureau County Republican can promote your garage sale or yard sale to let everyone know about the treasures you have for sale. Just call 815-875-4461 and we’ll help you “Clean Up!”

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2409 4th St., Peru815-223-1088

1-800-414-5788

513 E. Pettee St.Princeton

$78,500 #08595103Handicapped accessible,

2 bedroom, 1 bathHost: Jackie Carrow

OPENHOUSE!Saturday, May 3rd

1:00-3:00p.m. Farms WantedWe need Farms & Farmettes

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managing BrokerJohnson agency

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Let me help you buy or sell your home!

718 N. Church St., PrincetonThis updated home is amazing! You’ve got to see it tobelieve it! Listed below appraised value with 4 BR’s &3 Baths. Gorgeous hardwood floors, beamed ceiling in DR, & built-ins. Huge Master BR en suite with relaxing

bath retreat. Newer kitchen, windows, roof, paint & drywall. Updated electrical & plumbing. MLS#08536233

Open HOuseCome Celebrate May In A Spectacular Way!Don’t Miss This Day! Open House Surprises!

Saturday, May 3 • 1-3 p.m.

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641 Park Ave. East, Princeton

715 Sherwood Glen, Princeton

IDEAL LOCATION on Park Ave. East! Lovely 4 BR, 3 Bath within walking distance to Library, Downtown, Schools, & Hospital. Four levels of living space! New

carpet & Paint, 2012. Windows updated 2011. On demand HWH 2009. Full Basement w/Rec Rm + lotsof storage. Main level BR & Bath. MLS #08387407.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY to own this amazing home built by quality Princeton builder

Elliott Swanson! Gorgeous 3 BR, 3 Bath home on 1 acre (mol) with adjacent lot available for purchase too.

Enjoy watching spring & summer come to life from the 4-Season Sunroom + spectacular views from every room. New Furnace 2002. New HWH 2011.

Newer Aerobic Septic. MLS# 08496246.

Open HOusesCome Celebrate May In A Spectacular Way!Don’t Miss This Day! Open House Surprises!

Sunday, May 4 • 12-2 p.m.

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Bill LaneBroker Associate

Call 815-878-2584

815-872-0080 104 N. MainPrinceton, ILwww.thepropertymerchants.com

Full Restoration, Feature Rich,

Garden$215,000

1517 S. Main St. Princeton

4 BD, 2 BA, New Kitchen, Newly Painted

$124,500


3 BD,Storage Loft,

Investor Friendly$64,000

520 S. Chestnut St.Princeton

3 BD,Circular Staircase,

Agent Owned$65,000

304 E. Front St.Wyanet

3 BD,4-season room,

FP, Elegant$229,900


A floor-to-ceiling rehab you’ll love! $96,000

1620 N. Euclid Ave.Princeton

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New Listing! Country Home on 5 Acres (mol)-$249,000.

4000 sq. ft. home plus 6 outbldgs. Well & septic 2008. Huge LR with FP & deck Call us! #08590511. #08588786

New Listing! $175,000 Hennepin! Completely

remodeled - 5 BR, 3 baths, .86 acre lot, large 34’x36’ garage w/ 4 doors & workshop plus

shed. Decks. #08591990

Manlius - Price Reduced! $32,500 - Cute 2 Br & 1

bath home with large corner lot. 1 car attached garage plus a storage shed. Vinyl

siding. #08558394

New Listing! Malden Lot For sale! $6,000 - nice sized lot (163’ x 242’) to

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New Listings! Buildable Lake Thunderbird Lots

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Price Reduced! $109,900 Princeton. Wonderful 3 -4

BR home - tons of updates! New kitchen w/ stainless

steel appliances. Marble FP. Agent owned. #08516687

New Listing! Wyanet $89,900 Many updates - roof,

siding, windows, flooring. Deck. Backyard fenced plus

garden area. 2 BR. Extremely Clean! #08591984

New Listing! Country Home! $193,000. On 4.25 acres

- home offers 3 BR, above ground pool w/ fabulous deck. (grain bin rental for addn income). #08592178

New Listing! Country Home on 2 acres! $69,900 - 4 BR farmette w/ barn, coop &

garage. Pasture. Hardwood flooring. Furnace 2013.

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New Listing! $52,000 Wyanet! Updated & move in ready! Finished room in

basement. Lot is 190 ft. long. Newer kitchen, AC, electrical,

windows. #08596614

New Listing! Amazing Condo $178,500. Sunroom. 2

BR & office & den. Open floor plan. Full basement.

Furnace 2014. Vaulted ceiling. #08597354

Price Reduced - $169,000 Princeton Main Street

Location! Zoned B1 for business on 1st level. But live

in 2nd second level! Hardwood floors & porch. #08408811

3 Bedroom/2 Bath Ranch House. 2 Car detached garage, 42x54 Morton shed

& 2 outbuildings on nearly 3 acres. Full basement. 5 miles south of Buda.

Call 309-897-8191

HOUSE FOR SALE

LINCOLN TOWN CAR Sig-nature Series Year 2001.Silver Color, Good Condi-tion. 134,000 miles.$3,900. 815-875-2099

PRINCETON 815 SouthChurch. Thursday, Friday,Saturday, May, 1, 2, 3;8am-?Ceiling fans (1 antique),Christmas items, sleepingbags, wagon, bikes,chairs, 2'x3' mahoganymirror, clothes, kitchenitems


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for junk(cars, machinery, etc.)

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2002 Black Lincoln LS,loaded, sun roof, leather,etc. Asking $4,200 or bestoffer. Call 815-875-3218

PRINCETON 648 WestBoyd Avenue. Thursday,May 1, 1pm-6pm; Friday,May 2, 7am-2pm.Fine collectibles and homedécor, golf, Tignanellopurses, Thirty-One bags.Paper crafting stamps,inks and embellishments.General garage sale trea-sures. Rain dates: May 8 & 9th

PRINCETON 809 WestHudson. Saturday, May 3,8am-4pm. HUGE SALE. Lots of quality toys &books. Little People sets,jumping horse, ThomasTrain sets & table. Step 2Kitchen set & workbenchset. Bike & tag a longbike, scooter, Hotwheels& City. Rescue Heroessets. Toy boxes & totes.Wagon, Learning towerstop stool. Stereos andspeakers, TV, oak enter-tainment center, minifridge, oak shelves, flowerwreathes. Frames, 2snow ski sets, ice skates

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767 • Mobile Home Sales

768 • Homes For Sale

774 • Lots for Sale

CHERRY nice starter fami-ly home. 3 bedroom, 1bath, detached garage.Full basement. Lots of up-dates. Dimmick schools.208 South Third Street.

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LOT FOR SALELot in Lake Thunderbird.Nice for building or fish-ing. $4,500.

Call 815-875-4231

PRINCETON double widemobile home for sale. 3bedroom, 2 full bath, openfloor concept. $15,000 orbest offer. If interestedplease call 815-875-7668or 815-875-1282

PRINCETON 2 bedrooms,upstairs on Main Street.Central air. $450 permonth. Broker owned.Call 815-878-3800

PRINCETON 20 East PeruStreet. 1 bedroom apart-ments. Appliances, water,gas and garbage included.$425 + security.

Call 815-303-3805

PRINCETON 2 bedroom,$570. 437 East Marion.Heat, water, garbage, cov-ered parking, laundry. Nopets. Call 309-912-8017

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856 • Apartment Rentals

PRINCETON 2 bedroomapartment. Modern apart-ment with hardwoodfloors, garage, all appli-ances included, laundryfacility on site. $695/month + utilities. No pets.No smoking.

Call 815-878-1984

PRINCETON 1 bedroom,recently remodeled. Greatneighborhood. Lease, de-posit. $425. 810 SouthEuclid. Call 217-766-8497

PRINCETON 2 Bedroom,1-1/2 bath, new washer,dryer, stove & dishwash-er. New flooring through-out – carpet & laminate.No smoking, no pets.$650 per month + securitydeposit. 815-878-8919

PRINCETONRent To Own

I Help With Loan!809 North Euclid.

3 bedroom/1.5 bath& 1 Car Garage.

$550/month.815-875-6254

[email protected]

OHIO, IL 3 BedroomRanch, 2 car garage, fin-ished basement, andfenced backyard. $695+deposit. 309-243-5034

856 • Apartment Rentals

858 • Homes for Rent

PRINCETON new spacious1 Bedroom, upstairs. Nopets. Available Now.

Call 815-973-3183

FOR RENT OR SALETiskilwa 3-4 bedroom, 1bath upstairs. 2 story.Central air. $560 a month+ deposit and lease. Musthave references. No pets.

Call 815-646-4472

PRINCETON 3 Bedroom, 2bath, wood floors, laundryhook-up, central air,across from high school.$800. Call 312-420-8087

SHEFFIELD 2 bedroom,large apartment. All utili-ties included. Washer,dryer in apartment. Cov-ered carport. Spaciousdeck. No pets, no smok-ing. $600 per month + de-posit. Call 815-699-2501

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Lb.

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Whole BonelessPork Loins

8 Lb. Average

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Lb.

LowestPriceIn years!

Hottest Dealof the Summer!

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Boneless Skinlesschicken Breast

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Documents

BCR-05-01-2014