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By Donna Barker [email protected]

Five Bureau County fire departments are among 193 fire depart-ment statewide to receive Small Equipment Grants through the state of Illi-nois.

Receiving the local grants were the Bureau Fire Protection District, at $25,515; Mineral-Gold Fire Protection Dis-trict, $26,000; Neponset Fire Protection District $20,476; the Walnut Fire Protection District, $26,000; and the Wyanet

Fire Protection District, $26,000.

On Monday, Wyanet Fire Chief Don Prince said the department will use its grant money for turnout gear, includ-ing new helmets, boots, coats and gloves. The fire department, which has about 20 members, all volunteer, qualified for

the grant by showing its need of new equipment and gear, he said.

Bureau Fire Chief Tim Shipp said this is the first time his department has received this grant. The money will be used to buy nine sets of turn-out gear. The Bureau Fire Protection District covers a 21-square-mile

radius and has about 20 firefighters in the depart-ment, all volunteers.

Walnut Fire Chief Matt Michlig said his depart-ment will use the grant money to buy four new airpacks and bottles and also to buy two sets of turnout gear. The Wal-nut Fire Department has 28 active members, all

volunteers, and serve an area of 117 square miles.

In making last week’s grant announcement jointly with Illinois State Fire Marshal Larry Mat-kaitis, Gov. Pat Quinn said the 193 fire depart-ment recipients are receiving a total of $4

State $$$ headed to fire departments

IDA to determine animals’ fate

The costs of WNV

By Donna [email protected]

ARLINGTON — A hearing will be held Wednesday in Springfield to determine what happens with 13 beagle dogs and seven horses in eastern Bureau County.

On Monday, First Assistant Bureau County State’s Attorney Tony Sciuto said Wednesday’s hearing will be heard by mem-bers of the Illinois Department of Agricul-ture, who will determine whether or not the animals in question will be forfeited from

the care of their owner, Dan Labounty of rural Arlington.

As reported earlier in the Bureau Coun-ty Republican, Labounty was notified last week about alleged violations of Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act, for alleged lack of proper care of the animals on his properly, estimated at that time to be about 20 beagles and seven horses.

Sciuto said the Bureau County Animal Control Officer Scott Robbins removed 13 beagles from the Labounty property, and those dogs are under the county’s care.

Arrangements have been made to care for the seven horses remaining on the rural Arlington property.

Sciuto said he will meet today, Tuesday, with Robbins in preparation for Wednes-day’s hearing. Robbins will attend the hear-ing and request the animals be forfeited from Labounty’s care, Sciuto said.

The county will present its concern that Labounty is physically not capable of caring for the animals, Sciuto said.


PRINCETON — Mos-quitoes are not only annoying, they can also be costly ... especially if they carry the West Nile Virus.

According to a recent study in the American Journal of Tropical Med-icine and Hygiene, the West Nile Virus (WNV) has cost the United States about $780 mil-lion in health care costs and lost productivity,

There have been more than 37,000 WNV cases in the United States since its arrival in 1999 through 2012. Of those cases, more than 18,000 people required hos-pitalization, and more than 1,500 patients died. The numbers of infected people are probably underestimat-ed because not every-body will actually go to the doctor and be seen for their symptoms, the study states.

As far as local sur-veillance costs for WNV, the Bureau/Put-nam County Health Department’s Director of Health Protection Kurt Kuchle said the county spends what-ever amount of grant money it receives each year for surveillance work. Locally, that grant money has ranged from $1,000 for Putnam County and $4,000 for Bureau County in 2007 to $14,000 for Bureau County and $11,000 for Putnam County in 2013.

Five area departments receive grants

BCR photo/Becky Kramer

Win, place and show at the fairgroundsJim and Kelly Whitney celebrate a fun time during the Bureau County Fairgrounds Night at the Races, held Saturday. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Bureau County Fair.

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BVHS team dances its

way to state competition


MANLIUS —The Bureau Valley High School dance team “took care of busi-ness” when it performed at the recent state competi-tion in Springfield.

BVHS dance coach Lisa Jackson said the Bureau Valley dance team quali-fied for the state competi-tion by receiving a score of at least 80 at regional com-petitions at Dunlap High School and Hononegah High School. Fifty-six rou-tines were performed at state by various dance, flag and color guard teams from around Illinois.

Fourteen-members strong, the Bureau Valley team performed a pom routine with the theme of “Taking Care of Business.” The songs included “9 to 5,” “She Works Hard for the Money,” “Hard Day’s Night” and “Taking Care of Business.” Team mem-bers Janelle Norden, Ali Siltman, Julia Edelfson, Chelsea Higgins and Maris-sa Lewis choreographed this year’s routine.

Jackson said the Bureau Valley team includes four freshmen, three sopho-mores, five juniors and two seniors. The team practices from 6 to 7:30 a.m. every school day. The team performs at every home football and basket-ball game, as well as at the Walnut Fourth of July parade and fireworks.

Senior Janelle Norden, a member of the BVHS dance team for three years, recently talked about what the dance team experience has meant to her.

“I love how we become like a family. Our season runs from about June to February, and we see each other almost every morn-ing at 6 a.m. It’s kind of like a home away from home because I spend so much time with these girls,” Norden said. “Being

on the dance team has helped my high school experience simply because I love dance. It’s given me something to look forward to during the stressful school year.”

Norden said she will take away from her dance team experience the knowledge that even when people have their differences, team members can always be counted upon to pull each other through.

Junior Ali Siltman, a third-year team member, also talked about her expe-riences as a member of the dance team and what she will take with her from that experience after high school.

“I like that I have a 6 a.m. family. Because we are all levels, I don’t see most of these girls any other time besides morn-ing practice. I know that we are close even if we don’t see each other dur-ing the day. I’ve become super close with this team and am so happy to be a part of this team.” Siltman said.

The dance team has defi-nitely made her “come out of my shell,” she added.

“As a freshman, I was reserved and pretty quiet. Being a part of the dance team meant going to all the games to perform, of course, and that is where I got to know most of

my class (mates) and a lot of other people in the school,” Siltman said. “Now as a junior, I’m no longer shy. I am an outgo-ing and talkative dancer. Without dance, I might have remained the quiet freshman I once was.”

As far as the ongoing benefits of being on the dance team, Siltman said she’s learned leadership skills and multi-tasking which will help her with future experiences. As cap-tain for the first time this year, she now understand how much hard work and dedication it takes to run a team. The team multi-tasks all the time in dance, sometimes juggling three routines in one week. She wants to carry those skills into her college life in bal-ancing classes and extra-curriculars, Siltman said.

In her second year as head coach, Lisa Jackson said she and her assistant coach Gracey Dale have loved getting to know the girls on the team and working with them throughout the year.

“We spend so much time with them that it feels like a family by the end of the season,” Jack-son said.

The benefits of being a member of the BVHS dance team are many, the coach said.

“I want the girls to not only have fun and improve their dancing skills, but I also want them to prac-tice skills such as perse-verance, leadership, com-munication and interper-sonal skills that they will need in life,” Jackson said.

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Photo contributedThe Bureau Valley High School dance team recently competed in the state contest. This was the first time in six years the Bureau Valley team has qualified for state competition, which included various dance, flag and color guard teams from around the state. Fourteen students are members of the team; Lisa Jackson is the coach of the team.

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By Goldie [email protected]

PRINCETON — For the last couple months, Friends of Strays no kill animal shelter has been under a new director.

At the end of last year, former director/creator of Friends of Strays, Bon-nie Doty, retired from the position.

Long-time board mem-ber and volunteer of the non-profit organization, Beverly Eden, has stepped into the position.

Her first few months as director, she admits, have been challenging, howev-er, her dedication to keep the shelter running as effi-ciently as possible shines within.

“It’s been a challenge,” she said. “There’s just so much. And sometimes you have to tell people that you can’t help them, and they don’t like that. You can’t take every animal, but we try to do the best we can with the resources we have.”

The long, hard winter has taken a toll on the organization’s budget, Eden said. Having to pay extra for snow removal and heating bills has taken away from main-tenance projects needed around the facility.

Because of the tight budget, Eden is just work-ing as a volunteer.

She said there are a couple things on her list of goals to accomplish as director. She’d like to manage the budget and create funds to repaint portions of the shelter and complete needed flooring work.

“We’re always look-ing for volunteers who can help up with handi-work projects and who could help us out with lawn work once spring arrives,” she said.

She’s always hoping to find ways to increase ani-

mal adoptions.Right now, Eden is

working on applying for foster home licenses from the state, which will allow animals in the shelter to stay with families in a home until they are adopted.

“The animals have a better chance getting adjusted to people that way,” she said. “I think it’s healthier for them and the adjustment from the shelter to home life is much easier.”

Aside from director

duties at the shelter, Eden is always willing to spend time helping with animal needs.

“I’ve always been a big animal lover, mostly because they can’t speak for themselves,” she explained. “I love watch-

ing them become healthy, and I love the puppies.”

Everyday is a new one at the shelter for Eden.

“You just never know what tomorrow is going to bring,” she said.


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Bev Eden to lead Friends of Strays

BCR photo/Goldie CurrieBeverly Eden is the new director at Friends of Strays no kill animal shelter. She is pictured here with Bruzer, a member of the shelter. Her first few months as director have been challenging, however, she has a few things on her list she’s looking forward to accomplishing this year.

Local Newstips/storyideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker at 815-875-4461, ext. 244, or email her at [email protected].

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At Wednesday’s hear-ing, members of the Department of Agricul-ture will listen to evi-dence from both sides of the issue, Sciuto said. The Department of Agriculture has the option of forfeiting the animals to the state or releasing them back to the owner. Whatever the state decides, the county will have to live with it, and so will Mr. Labounty, Sciuto said.


Though he was not sure of the grant amounts received by the health department since WNV hit Illinois in 2002, Kuchle said the grants are all used for staff salaries, mileage, equip-ment and occasionally an intern.

Looking at the his-tory of local WNV sur-veillance, Kuchle said the state started to test birds for WNV in 2001, and the local health department started its surveillance of birds and mosquitoes in 2003 and has continued to do so.

According to Illinois Department of Public Health statistics, Illinois has had slightly more than 2,000 human cases since 1999. Going back to 2007, Kuchle said the local health department recorded one human case in 2007 in Bureau County and one human case in 2008 in Putnam County.

Looking ahead to the coming WNV season and the potential impact of this winter’s unusu-ally cold winter, Kuchle said the extreme cold will have some effect on the over-wintering survival rates for mos-quitoes. However once the weather warms up to normal spring and summer conditions, the numbers will recover quickly, but a cold wet spring and early sum-mer will slow the pro-cess, he said.


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Police: Boy, 15, accidentally killed by ‘close friend’

By Kathleen SchultzShaw Media Service

STERLING – It was a sweet, and now poignant tweet, from a boy dozens of residents are calling a good kid on social media sites:

“When someone says I love you, appreciate it ... Don’t take it for granted because one day they might not be around any-more to say it ...”

Matt Anderson sent that message Jan. 26.

Saturday, Matt died, shot by “a close friend” in the home of a District 1 State Police trooper.

Matt was a freshman at Rock Falls High School, where counselors and others were on hand Monday to help students and staff grieve.

“Rock Falls Township High School is saddened by the accidental death of one of our students on Saturday, March 1,” RFHS Superintendent

Ron McCord said in an emailed statement Sun-day.

“A freshman student was accidentally shot and killed while at the home of a close friend.

“A crisis team has been mobilized and additional counseling and support services will be available to both students and staff members before, during and after school hours on Monday, March 3, 2014, and beyond if necessary.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those in our community who are affected by this trag-edy,” the statement said.

A Facebook page devot-ed to Matt, who recently turned 15, was created Saturday. Among the messages of condolences was posted the suggestion that people wear black and green, RFHS colors, today in memory of the young basketball player. Montmorency School sent out a text alert Sun-

day night asking its stu-dents to do so.

According to a verbal statement provided Sat-urday night by Illinois State Police Lt. Victor Markowski, interim com-mander for Zone 2 inves-tigations:

“Illinois State Police officials are confirming that an accidental shoot-ing occurred in District 1 at the residence of an ISP trooper at approximately 11:40 a.m. today (Satur-day).

“Based on preliminary investigative details, the accidental shooting inci-dent involved two male teenagers. One of the male teenagers unrelated to the trooper’s family suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

“The matter remains under investigation, and no further information is available at this time.”

Markowski declined to provide any further details Saturday or Sun-

day, including the names, ages or hometowns of the boys involved, where the boy was shot or in which town the shooting occurred, and whether an arrest had been made.

In an email Sunday, Whiteside County Coro-ner Joe McDonald con-firmed “Matthew Ander-son, 15, was pronounced dead shortly before noon Saturday March 1, 2014.”

He also provided no additional details, includ-ing cause or location of death.

Markowski did say that despite the appar-ent involvement of an ISP officer, “We are treating this matter as we would any investigation.”

District 1, headquar-tered in Sterling, serves Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties. Zone 2, headquartered in Rock-ford, handles patrol and other ISP issues in those four counties and eight others.

BCR photo/Donna BarkerFive Bureau County fire departments received state grants to help buy safety equipment, protective clothing and more for firefighters, like the one pictured here at a recent house fire in Wyanet. Each department was eligible to receive up to $26,000.

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Sausage time at St. Patrick’s in ArlingtonJim Scully (left) and Dave Weeks make some of the legendary sausage at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Arling-ton. The much-awaited annual fundraiser is a popular one for those who enjoy this tasty homemade sausage.

million to help purchase safety equipment, protec-tive clothing, breathing apparatus and other tools for firefighters. These small equipment grants are sup-ported by a small percent-age of the sales of all fire insurance sold in Illinois. The departments were eligible for grants up to $26,000, the governor said.

“The heroic firefighters across the state deserve all the help they can get to keep all Illinois residents safe,” Quinn said. “These investments can help make the difference in life and death situations in commu-nities throughout Illinois.”


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Photo contributedK9 officer Erik Sorenson and Renda (left) and K9 officer Joel Drozda and Roy of the Princeton Police Department will be receiving ballistic vests for each dog in the near future from Vested Interest in K9s Inc.

PPD K9 officers to get ballistic vestsPRINCETON — The Princeton Police Depart-

ment K9 officers will be receiving two ballistic vests thanks to a nationwide Groupon event that has raised more than $250,000 in just over a week.

The “Occasions” campaign for Groupon Grass-roots to outfit police K9s with bullet and stab pro-tective vests runs through Wednesday. Groupons may be purchased at www.groupon.com/k9s

Vested Interest in K9s Inc. is the nationwide, non-profit organization and charity partner selected by Groupon Grassroots to participate. The online $10 donation suggested interested persons purchase a Groupon (a tax deductible donation) through the secure website where all funds were allocated to purchase ballistic vests for four-legged crime fight-ers who put their lives on the line for their commu-nities and partners.

In 2013 Vested Interest in K9s Inc. partnered with Groupon and was named as one of “The Best of 2013” campaigns. The non-profit raised $155,537 in just one week, which provided ballistic vests for 163 law enforcement dogs in 30 states. There are an estimated 30,000 police dogs throughout the United States. The organization is also accepting donations through their website: www.vik9s.org and via mail

P.O. Box 9, East Taunton, MA 02718.Vested Interest in K9s Inc. is a 501c(3) charity

located in East Taunton, Mass., whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests for law enforcement dogs throughout the United States. Each vest costs $950 and has a five-year warranty. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist Law Enforcement agencies with this potentially life-saving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Through private and corporate sponsor-ships, Vested Interest in K9s Inc. provided 585 law enforcement dogs in 39 states with protective vests since 2009.

The organization orders the U.S. made vests exclusively from distributor Regency Police Sup-ply in Hyannis, Mass., who also does the custom embroidery on the body armor.

New K9 graduates as well as K9s with expired vests are eligible to participate. The program is open to law enforcement dogs who are U.S. employed, certi-fied and at least 19 months of age.

For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, call 508-824-6978. Tax deductible donations and event listings are found at the web-site at www.vik9s.org.

John FalettiSPRING VALLEY — John J. Faletti, 80, of

Spring Valley, formerly of San Diego, Calif., who grew up in Dalzell, passed away at 4:52 a.m. Sat-urday, March 1, 2014, at the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Barto Funeral Home, Spring Valley, with the Rev. Robert Spilman officiating. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Park, Spring Valley.

Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at the funeral home.

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Obituary deadlinesDeadlines for obituaries are 2 p.m. Monday for

Tuesday’s paper, 2 p.m. Wednesday for Thursday’s paper and 2 p.m. Friday for Saturday’s paper.

Princeton Public Library hosts exhibition of artistsPRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library

will host its fifth exhibition of artists April 1-19. This year’s show will feature various textiles, including needle arts, textiles, woodworking, paper craft, pottery and other three dimensional arts.

Various organizations regularly meet at the library and they wanted to feature their artistic talents along with others in our community. The theme, “Connecting Threads,” not only refers to the textile arts featured but also connecting the various artists in our community.

The exhibition is open to students and adults who would like to display their projects in the library. The works can be traditional, contempo-rary or avant-garde. It is open to the original art-ists of quilting, weaving, fabric design, embroidery, needlework, knitting, crocheting, rug hooking, paper crafts, wood-working, print making, wire crafts, jewelry making, ceramics, stained glass or any other three dimensional artwork.

All applicants must submit a photo of their art work with their application, that can be picked up at the library after Feb. 7. These applications must be submitted by Friday at the latest. Each piece must be no larger than 39 inches by 6-foot-10-inches. Submissions must be by the original artist and all submissions should be appropriate for the general audience (family-friendly).

After review by the “Connecting Threads” com-mittee, artists will be notified of acceptance into the show the week of March 14. The selected art-work will be displayed throughout the library from April 1 to April 19.

For more information, contact Margaret Mar-tinkus, [email protected], or Laurie Anderson, [email protected].

Stroke and osteoporosis screenings coming to PrincetonPRINCETON — Residents living in

and around the Princeton community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture on March 28.

The Princeton Elks Lodge will host a

Life Line Screening at the Lodge, 1105 E. Peru St. in Princeton. Screenings identify potential cardiovascular con-ditions such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aor-tic aneurysms and hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease. A bone density screening to assess osteopo-rosis risk is also offered and is appro-

priate for both men and women.Packages start at $149. All five

screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. For more information

regarding the screenings, or to sched-ule an appointment, call 877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre-registration is required.

This is an opportunity to get to know Alex, who will share his Vision for the citizens he will serve. Alex is a man with Integrity. He is truly a role model for the younger generation who is our future. Caring begins with a deep commitment to keep our children and our community safe.Please join us this evening to hear what Alex would like to share and you will have an opportunity for Q & A.

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Who was Casimir Pulaski?Casimir Pulaski Day is a holiday observed in Illinois on the first Monday of every March in memory

of Casimir Pulaski (March 6, 1745 – Oct. 11, 1779). Pulaski was a Revolutionary War cavalry officer, who was born in Poland. He is probably best known for his contributions to the U.S. military in the American Revolution and known as “the father of the American cavalry.”

Illinois enacted a law on Sept. 13, 1977, to celebrate the birthday of Casimir Pulaski and held the first official Pulaski Day celebrations in 1978. Several other states celebrate Pulaski’s birth, and many parks, highways, festivals and towns across the country are named for him.

On Nov. 6, 2009, President Barack Obama signed a joint resolution of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives making Pulaski an honorary American citizen, 230 years after his death.

Hi, I’m Chuck Mason, and I’m a moron. This is in no way an admission on my part. I have done no genealogical research to discover a lineage of moron-like behavior hidden deep in my fam-ily roots. I’ve not subjected myself to complex psychological experi-ments, probing medical studies or extensive (and likely not covered under my existing medical plan) DNA sequencing. The only proof I have is shared below. I, as an assumed moron, do not ask for your sympathy or support, only your understanding and accep-tance.

As I took a momentary break (from composing my latest sar-casm laced ode to quirkiness) to top off my inkwell and sharpen my quill, I adjusted my monocle, glanced over at the ancient Mayan perpetual calendar tacked above and to the right of the desk, and realized it’s been nearly two years since the positive responses I received from an anger-fueled tirade to the editor forced my hand into accepting a freelance position as a moron (I mean col-umnist) with this fine publication.

Yep, these wacky observations and sometimes inept attempts at humor have graced the BCR pages for nearly 3.8 percent of my life now. My original intent was to bring a satirical edge to the proceedings; make a case for the ridiculousness of the overwrought, crisis filled, end-of-the-world tone

of most major news broadcasts; perhaps cause a few people to smile along the way; and remain mostly unrecognized when in public. So far, so good (or so I thought).

The cards and letters have con-tinued to pour in, giving me the positive reinforcement to continue doing this until I’m told otherwise. But there’s always THAT ONE GUY (or several) who doesn’t (or don’t) get it. Some angry char-acter who wouldn’t be happy if it weren’t for being so sad. After 20-some, well received published columns, Mr. Anonymous Com-ments decided it was time to chirp in with this quote: “The paper must be hard up to continue to let this moron write for it.”

Now that’s a trait I can admire in anyone: Be up front, speak your mind, and don’t mince your words. But in one fell swoop, you took into question my character; the ability of my English teachers, my ancestors, the editorial poli-cies and publishing ethics of this newspaper; and the influence of my role models.

I chuckled at first, thinking it was one of my “friends” in a lack-luster and ineffective attempt at

getting under my skin. As I reread it though, and considered the pos-sibility of that statement repre-senting someone’s true feelings, I became curious and momentarily bothered. Was he correct? Could it be true? Was there substantial, unequivocal evidence to suggest that perhaps I was a moron?

I spent most of that following weekend in deep introspective thought: Cataloging and reexam-ining my life’s works, revisiting those powerful moments that sets one’s direction, re-evaluating all the life choices I have made. Cer-tain sequences of events, taken individually, meant nothing ... but these random experiences, when compiled and studied with a criti-cal eye, would seem to indicate, despite my best efforts to deny the truth, that perhaps I am a moron ... an insensitive twit, an ignora-mus, an incomparable nimrod, a painfully unaware halfwit, a ninny, a dolt, a blockhead or babbling imbecile.

I have glanced into my soul’s mirror of discovery, and through coming to terms with my own moronism, will become a better person. The truth has set me free. Thanks, Mr. Anonymous Comment Guy for the not so gentle nudge in pushing me over the cliff of self discovery. You’re a real pal ...

Chuck Mason, a self-described opinionated wiseguy, resides in Princeton. He can be reached at [email protected].

No sense even writing about the weather ... I’m tired of trying to romanticize Mother Nature’s fury, and Old Man Winter isn’t heeding our weariness. What’s in store? Who knows, but there is a good feeling on the horizon.

This Sunday, Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. I will gleefully “spring for-ward” and set my clocks ahead an hour, which gives us an hour more of daylight each day — another hour to see all that beautiful white stuff on the ground! Ha! For some reason, the onset of Daylight Saving Time always makes spring feel a tad bit closer. We are ready. What an understate-ment!

•••Lots of congratulations are in order:• Congratulations to Jack Ritter of Bureau Val-

ley South, who spelled his way to a Bureau County championship in the county spelling bee last Tues-day. Also congrats to runner-up Valerie Hernandez of DePue and all the other contestants who are champi-ons in their own schools. I had the pleasure of judging the spelling bee again this year, and I applaud every student, not to mention the teachers and parents who help these young people get ready for this fun-filled event.

• Congratulations to the Annawan Bravettes who dribbled their way to a state championship. Also the Putnam County Panthers who won their regional championship on Friday. The Panthers head to Col-fax on Wednesday for the sectional semi-final.

• Congratulations to Spring Valley’s Project Success in Spring Valley which has initiated an award pro-gram to publicly acknowledge area schools, churches, organizations and businesses that go above and beyond to help the Hall Township Food Pantry. Hats off as well to the first 15 award recipients Project Suc-cess recently named.

• And last but clearly not least, a huge congratula-tions to Princeton resident Austin Burrows, who has created a Facebook page called “Positive Life” and a blog he started. He also created a video. Burrows, 20, has done all this to offer people hope, as they go through many of life’s trials and tribulations. To date, he has about 1,400 “Likes” on his Facebook page and about 10,000 readers on the blog. In his words, he said the efforts are “pretty much open to any kind of problem you might have. It’s open to any-one who wants to put themselves out there to help relate to someone else or motivate them or let them know they’re not alone and everything is going to be alright.” Whoa! I am so impressed.

•••Thought for Fat Tuesday: “Mardi Gras: For people

who can’t wait for Halloween to look ridiculous.” Anonymous.

Thought for Lent, which begins on Wednesday: “Let’s hope this Lent we’re able to give up freezing our (behinds) off for 40 days.” Anonymous.

Per the aforementioned thoughts for Tuesday and Wednesday, Fat Tuesday is today, followed by the beginning of the Lenten season on Wednesday.

•••Speaking of Lent, I know a lot of churches have

special events prior to Easter, which is late this year — April 20. These fundraiser activities are integral to many area churches. Please support them with your attendance. Besides, they are usually a lot of fun.

•••I’ve had several calls regarding our Spring 2014

Illinois Valley Living magazine. We are making the final touches right now, and it should be headed to the printer soon. Thanks for your patience. You won’t be disappointed! And for those of you who were anx-ious for our NorthCentral Illinois AgMag. They were mailed last week. I hope you are enjoying them.

•••It’s difficult to believe two months have already

been torn off our 2014 calendars. Please remember to take time for those you love ... and save some time for yourself. Be gentle with others and also be gentle with yourself too. Have a great week. And remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.

“I don’t know who Casmir Pulaski is, but we normally get off of school for his day.”

Tyler Reuter, Princeton

“Casmir Pulaski helped Christopher Columbus.”

Kaegan Hansen, Princeton

“Casmir Pulaski was an explorer in the late

1400s.”Jakob Ebner, Princeton

“My brother Joey is Casmir Pulaski.”Marty Schillaci, Princeton

“I have no clue. I don’t know him.”

Kiyrra Morris, Malden

On the street Who was Casimir Pulaski?

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Life&Arts Education — Hall High School has a new Daisy Mae and Li’l Abner. See Page 8.

Pre-registration — Ohio Grade School plans kin-dergarten pre-registration. See Page 8.

Community NotesPheasants Forever annual banquet

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Pheasants Forever annual banquet will be Thursday at the Bureau County Metro Center in Princeton. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner will be at 6 p.m., and the auction and raffles will be at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, call Eric Paull at 815-646-4844.

Foreign language fairPRINCETON — The Princeton High School

German and Spanish clubs will host a foreign lan-guage fair from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the cafete-ria. Admission is free, but it costs $5 to go through the food line. German food includes brats and potato pancakes; Spanish food includes chicken fajitas and chips and salsa. There will be cultural activities, crafts, foreign language karaoke, and T-shirts and candy for sale. The public is invited to attend.

Drawdown and dancePRINCETON — The Princeton Lions Club will hold

its annual drawdown and dance Saturday at the Princeton Elks Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner begins at 6 p.m. and the drawdown starts at 7 p.m. Music will be provided by Rodeo Drive featuring Tommy Rose. There will be opportunities for door prizes, silent auctions, 50-50 raffles and tip boards. The cost is $35 per couple and includes dinner for two. Only 200 tickets are available. Tickets may be purchased at the Princeton Elks Lodge, Cannon Cleaners or from any Princeton Lions Club Member. All proceeds go to the Princeton Lions Club projects. For more informa-tion, call Don Smith at 815-875-3475.

Pancake breakfastLAMOILLE — The LaMoille-Ohio High School

softball team will host an all you can eat pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the LaMoille Lions Club, 308 Howard St., LaMoille. They will be serving pancakes, sausage, eggs, ham, toast, milk, juice and coffee. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-10 and free for children under 4 years old.

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Items for the Life & Arts sectioncan be emailed to [email protected].

BCGS will sponsor obituary writing workshop

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Geneal-ogy Society will sponsor an obituary writing work-shop from 9 to 11 a.m. March 15 at the Society library, 629 S. Main St. in Princeton. It will be led by BCGS volunteers Jean Cavada and Elaine Newell.

The workshop is entire-ly free to the general pub-lic. Many tips and exam-ples of obituary writing will be discussed. People generally procrastinate about preparing basic details for their loved ones to use at the time of their passing. This workshop is intended to help you prepare what to leave behind for your family in the way of con-

tent that you would like used in your own obitu-ary. Another possibility is to use the workshop to learn how to prepare an obituary for someone else.

Those attending should come prepared to do some writing by bringing writing materials.

Although it is not necessary to register in advance, prior reserva-tions to attend would be appreciated in order to best anticipate the size of the group. For further information, call the BCGS at 815-879-3133 or stop by during the regu-lar business hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Manlius Fire Department holds monthly meeting

MANLIUS — The Man-lius Fire Department held its February meet-ing at the Manlius Fire Hall. The meeting was conducted by Robert Reglin, president. There were 10 members pres-ent. The minutes of the of the last meeting and treasurer’s report were given.

Justin Doty, assistant chief, presented Ryan Allen with his member-ship badge. The depart-ment received an imag-ing camera. A thank you latter and donation check were received from Terry Gutshall from a recent fire.

Alexis will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8. At

1 p.m. April 25, prom weekend, the depart-ment will hold a safety program. Amboy will hold an extrication class at 1 p.m. April 26. Jarek Shafer and Austin Mac-Quarrie submitted appli-cations for membership. A vote will be held at the next meeting on their applications.

Mary Hartz, Bob Neah-ring and Robert Reglin won attendance awards. The Inter Community Fyr Fyters Association will meet at 7 p.m. March 19. The next training was Feb. 24 at the fire house. Deb Wood lead first aid and CPR training. The next regular meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. March 13 at the fire house.

Marini visits JFK classroomSpring Valley Mayor Walt Marini visited the third-grade classes at John F. Kennedy Elementary School to explain the duties and responsibilities of the mayor’s office. The students are currently studying local govern-ment in class.

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Colbys will celebrate 20th wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Colby will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

Bob Colby and the for-mer Susan Poff Frank were married March 5, 1994, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Princeton with Dan Colby (deceased) and Sandi Colby as their attendants.

They are the parents of five children, Laura MacDonald of California, Jeanette (Matt) Angell of California, Rob (Trudi) Colby of Princeton, Jen-nifer (Chris Dabbs) Frank of Panama City, Fla., and Christa (Jamie) Balensief-en of Sheffield. They also have 12 grandchildren, Drake MacDonald, Bryn-ley Colby, Shane Mac-Donald, Miranda Soren-son, Erika Sorenson, Jocelyn Frank, Maxxwel Colby-Girard (deceased), Adriane MacDonald,

Tabitha Angell, Kirstyn Balensiefen, James Balen-siefen Jr. and Harmony Angell.

Bob work part-time as the manager of Indian Hills Golf Club. Susan retired from LCN in 2008 and works part-time at Indian Hills Golf Club.

An open house will be from 6 to 8 p.m. March 14 at Indian Hills Golf Club in Tiskilwa. It is request-ed that gifts be omitted.

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Rummage sale on Friday and Saturday

PRINCETON — The Princeton Veterans Group will continue its indoor rummage sale on Friday and Sat-urday at the Legion home, 1549 W. Peru St. in Princeton. Fri-day sales will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday sales will be

from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is a major fund-raiser for the group to continue their veter-ans programs on the local basis. For infor-mation, call Brad at 815-866-9349 or the Legion home at 815-872-1171 and leave a message.

Bureau County Historical Society Museum re-opens for 2014 season on Wednesday

PRINCETON — The Bureau County Histori-cal Society Museum will reopen for the 2014 sea-son on Wednesday. Hours at the museum are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

This year will mark the

100th birthday of actor Richard Widmark. He was born on Dec. 26, 1914, in Sunrise Township, Minn., and eventually settled in Princeton. Widmark graduated from Princeton High School in the class of 1932. He was elected

senior class president and was involved in a number of school activities includ-ing football, theater and the yearbook staff.

The Historical Society is collecting memories from people who remember actor Richard Widmark

and his visits to Princ-eton after he became well-known. Information can be called in to 815-875-2184; emailed to [email protected]; or send a note at BCHS, 109 Park Ave. West, Prince-ton, IL 61356.

Winter garage salePRINCETON — The

Bureau County Fair will hold a winter garage sale at the Bureau County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday. Doors will open at 8 a.m. on both days. Admission is free. A donation of non-per-ishable food or paper products for the local

food pantry will be col-lected at the door.

To reserve a space, call Nancy at 815-303-2905 after 5 p.m. A 10-by-10 foot space is $35. A 10-by-16 foot space is $60. A registra-tion form is available at www.bureaucountyfair.com.

ALA Division 3 meeting on March 9

PRINCETON — Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary Division 3 will hold a “poppy meeting” Sunday at Mount Sterling Post 374, 119 N. Capitol St. in Mount Sterling.

The meeting will be held in the courthouse and is visible from the Legion Post and is equipped with an elevator. The board meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and the regular busi-ness meeting will begin at 1 p.m. The voting body is two delegates or alter-nates from each unit, district and division offi-cers, chairman of stand-

ing committees, District 14, 15, 16 and 20 pres-idents, past Division 3 presidents, and conven-tion committees.

Be prepared to give an oral report (three cop-ies for the secretary or bring in copies to be distributed to members present). Those unable to attend should send report(s) to Margaret Ellis, 1024 Derry Lane #13, Macomb, IL 61455 or Joani Walston, 1655 440th St. Nebo, IL 62355.

Items are needed for the “Ways and Means” table.

Ohio plans kindergarten pre-registrationOHIO — Ohio Grade

School will hold its kin-dergarten pre-registra-tion from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 12 to March 14 in the principal’s office.

To be eligible for kin-dergarten, a child must

be 5 years old before Sept. 1. Parents must present a registered birth certificate as evidence of birth date at the time of pre-registration. They should bring a copy of the child’s immunization record. It is not neces-

sary for children to be present at the pre-reg-istration. Kindergarten fees will not be collected on pre-registration day. The purpose of pre-reg-istration is to help staff plan for the upcoming year.

Parents unable to pre-register their child dur-ing the scheduled times can contact the school at 815-376-2934 or 815-376-4414 and inform the office of their intent to send their child to kin-dergarten.

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Three Rivers All-Conference — Nine area players received recognition on the 2013-14 Three Rivers All-Conference girls bas-ketball teams. See page 11.

Home of the BravettesPrinceton regional championship:Seneca 59, Bureau Valley 54

Five-point playlifts Seneca past Bureau ValleyBy Brent Jamison

[email protected]

PRINCETON — Bu-reau Valley had top-seed-ed Seneca on the ropes, but couldn’t deliver the knock-out punch in Fri-day’s Class 2A regional title game at Prouty Gym in Princeton.

The Storm battled all the way back from a 19-point halftime defi-cit to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but a timely five-point play from the Fighting Irish ended the comeback bid and lifted them to a 59-54 victory.

The rare five-point play came on a designed play to get Seneca’s Conlan Callahan an open three. Callahan swished the

three from the baseline and Alex Bott was fouled by Josh Mead under the hoop while battling for rebound position. Bott made both free throws with 3:16 left in the game

Photo courtesy Bob JagersAnnawan senior Celina VanHyfte (left) and teammates are all smiles hoisting the 2014 IHSA Class 1A State Championship trophy after defeating Carrollton Saturday at Redbird Arena in Normal. It is the first state championship of any sport in school history.

State Notebook

The sisterhood of Bravettes basketballBy Kevin Hieronymus

[email protected]

NORMAL — Annawan Bravettes bas-ketball has become a sisterhood in more ways than one.

This year’s state champions include a pair of sisters in sophomore Morgan and senior Celina VanHyfte, and a set of twins in Cierra and Dominque Davis.

There’s another pair of Bravettes, whose sisters played on Annawan’s 2012 squad that reached the super-sec-tional. Maddie Jackson is the younger sister of Riley Jackson and Paige Ran-dall is the sister of Kirsten Randall.

Maddie said she has talked to her older sister, Riley, about their two teams.

“Her team got to super-sectionals and got knocked out,” Jackson said.

“She said, ‘It’s good for you guys, you got further.’ (But) at first she was like, ‘I’m a little jealous,’ because that’s what they wanted too obviously.”

Paige Randall is happy to share her moment with her big sister.

“She ended her season at super-sectionals and being able to win State my last year, it’s great for her and I, because we both have lot a lot of work into it and so it’s great to share it with it her,” she sad. “I felt bad for them, they ended their season like that, but it’s great at least they get to experience some of it since we got to.”

That sisterhood and family atmo-sphere helps lifts the Bravettes on the floor, Paige Randall said.

“I think that’s how we come out and

BCR photo/Mike VaughnBureau Valley’s Josh Mead soars to the basket for a shot against Seneca in Friday’s regional championship game at Princeton.

Marquette regional championship:Putnam County 54, Henry 40

Panthers top Henryfor regional title

By Ken [email protected]

MARSEILLES — Top-seeded Putnam Coun-ty rallied in the third quarter to defeat Henry-Senachwine 54-40 in Friday’s Marquette 1A boys basketball regional championship.

Putnam County came out cold against the Mallards, falling to an 8-2 deficit before get-ting into its groove. The Panthers tied the game

going into the second quarter at 10-10, then fall behind again to a 20-18 halftime score.

Keeping their repu-tation as a second-half powerhouse, Putnam County took their game up a notch for the third quarter. Led by an offensive explosion from Evan Kreiser that saw the senior score nine straight points, the Pan-thers tallied 17 points in the third period while

No. 1 ranked Annawan captures 1A state championshipBy Kevin Hieronymus

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NORMAL — The Annawan Bravettes led the Class 1A race from start to finish, capping the 2013-14 season with a 59-23 win over Carrollton in the state championship at Redbird Arena Satur-day afternoon.

After returning five starters from last year’s team which placed third, the Bravettes have been ranked No. 1 in Class 1A since the preseason.

Saturday’s champion-ship game was in little doubt from the moment official Dave Shepard of Wyanet tossed the open-ing jump. The Bravettes turned a 15-9 first-quarter lead to 30-12 by the half. A 21-4 charge in the third quarter wrapped things up.

“As well as they were playing, I kind of expected to see it. But until it comes to fruition, it’s like, ‘Wow, we really did it,’ because there’s always a little doubt if you never done it before and just to see it hap-pen for them is just very special,” Annawan coach Jason Burkiewicz said.

The state championship is the first in school his-tory in any sport and a moment that will forever be etched in the memo-ries of the girls who made it happen.

“I’ll remember this for the rest of my life. It’s the first time we’ve won state in our high school,” senior guard Megan Foes said.

“We’ve been working together for so long, and it’s great to see it paying off. We’re just loving this

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Princeton 2A regional

Friday’s championship(1) Seneca 59,

(3) Bureau Valley 54• The Storm rallied

from a 32-13 halftime deficit to tie the game at 44, outscoring the Irish

31-12. A 5-point play lifted the Irish to victory.Next: Seneca (24-5)

advances to the Bureau Valley Sectional to face Sterling Newman at 7

p.m. Wednesday.

Class 1A GirlsFriday: Carrollton 40,

Mowequa Central A&M 38Annawan 71, Lanark

Eastland 45Saturday: Third place

- Lanark Eastland 55, Mowequa Central 50

Title - Annawan 59, Carrollton 23

Class 2A GirlsFriday: St. Thomas More

63, Teutopolis 43Prophetstown 57,

Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 48

Saturday: Third place - Teutopolis 32, EIC 28. Title - St. Thomas More 70, Prophetstown 34.

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See Storm Page 10

See Panthers Page 11

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and the Irish never trailed after that.

“One play kind of turned a lot of things differently,” BV coach Jason Marquis said. “We dug ourselves in a hole, and it took a lot of energy and a lot of emo-tion to climb yourself out of that.”

“That (sequence) was huge,” Seneca coach Rus-sell Witte said. “That got us settled down a little bit. We’re fortunate. That’s really all I can say. (Bureau Valley) kicked our butts in the second half.”

The comeback started with the Storm (20-12) coming out of the half on an 11-2 run in the first three minutes. A three-pointer from Parker Neu-halfen and a layup from Blake Balensiefen off a feed from Mead made it 34-24. The Storm had four field goals during that run, matching their entire total of made bas-kets in the first half.

Seneca (24-5) shot themselves in the foot with 10 turnovers in the quarter, their last of the third quarter resulting in a steal and layup from Ryan Young to get BV within 39-33 entering the final eight minutes. In all, the Storm outscored the Irish 20-7 in the third.

“We knew we had to come out in the second half and punch them back,” said Young, who finished with 12 points in the game. “They punched

us in the first half and that’s what we did. We came out and ran our offense better than we ever had this season.”

The Irish momentarily increased their lead back to nine after a three-point play from Callahan early in the fourth quarter, but the Storm went on anoth-er big run after that.

Balensiefen got it start-ed with a put-back and then three straight hoops from Neuhalfen, the last tally being a one-and-one, capped a 9-0 run to tie the game at 44 with 3:31 remaining in the game.

With all the momentum in the gym on BV’s side, that’s when Callahan hit the much-needed three for the Irish and Bott hit both free-throws to com-plete the five-point play.

Seneca made just enough free-throws (6-11) the rest of the way as the Storm kept fight-ing until the final buzzer, getting a couple of threes from Young in the final 15 seconds to keep it close.

Marquis said he told assistant coach Preston Jones before the game if it was tied in the fourth quarter one play was going to make a differ-ence. Unfortunately, for the Storm that play came from the Irish.

“The effort they put forth to get back into the game against a very good Seneca team, one that will do well I’m sure going forward, I couldn’t be more proud,” Marquis said. “A comeback like

that is a testament to the 15 individuals that we have on this squad. I’m not surprised they came back.”

In the first half, Marquis felt his team was a little shell-shocked as they fell behind 15-8 after the first quarter and 32-13 at halftime. Seneca had a buzzer-beater at the end of each quarter, a three from Austin Applebee at the end of the first and a three-point play from Callahan in the second.

“Probably as good of a half you’ll see defensively on our part,” Witte said about his team’s first half performance. “Second half we knew Bureau Val-ley was going to play hard. That’s been their MO. We knew they weren’t going to quit so I credit (Mar-quis) and their kids for playing hard. They had us on our heels and got us into a little foul trouble.”

Callahan had a team-high 19 points for Seneca who will play Sterling New-man in the Bureau Valley Sectional on Wednesday night, a rematch from last year when the Comets defeated the Irish.

Neuhalfen led BV with 20 points.

• Notes: Princeton’s Garrett Duffin and Hall’s Austin Schmitt each made 10 of 15 attempts and BV’s Parker Neuhal-fen and Prophetstown’s Ethan Howard each made eight to advance in the Three-Point Showdown.


Bureau Valley’s

Alex Johnson

(left) and Lennard Winrich

gang up on

defense against Seneca

Friday at Princeton.

BCR photo/Mike Vaughn

moment,” senior guard Maddie Jack-son said. “Last year we came down here and got third. We wanted to get that big one and that’s what we did.”

“Our team motto is we’re on a mis-sion, and I think we accomplished that mission tonight,” senior forward Cierra Davis said.

“It’s been our goal since the season ended last year to get back here and win it,” senior Celina VanHyfte said.

Annawan’s All-State trio led the way. Third-time First Team All-Stater

Celina VanHyfte had a game-high 19 points while second teamer Cierra Davis added 17 points and honorable mention pick Megan Foes had 11.

Jackson said the Bravettes never the let the pressure of being No. 1 ranked get to them.

“When you’re at the top, everyone wants to do whatever they can to take you from there. We had to make sure we stayed as a team and we just focused on that throughout the season and let that carry on to the games,” she said.

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and win some games, because we act like a family and don’t act like individuals, and we all play together so great,” she said.

Maddie Jackson (eighth-grader Kaley) and Paige Randall (sixth-grader Reece) will remain a part of Bra-vettes basketball with some younger sisters coming up.

“I got a little sister coming up, too. It’s just great. I can come back and watch her next year,” said Jackson, who plans to study business at the U of I.

Slow start: While the Bravettes’ victories were never in doubt, their cheering section got off to a slow start. A group of Annawan fans unfurled

a Bravettes No. 1 banner across the mezzanine of the upper bowl of Redbird Arena prior to Saturday’s IHSA Class 1A State. Just one problem, they hung it over the Carrollton cheer-ing section.

It soon was removed and taken across the arena to the Annawan side.

Encore performance?: While the Bravettes graduated four starter and six of their top seven players, there’s at least one person with expec-tations for the Bravettes to return to state again next year.

“I’m going to expect another next year with my sisters and our team that’s going to step up, because they have the potential to do this if they work hard. I know they can,” senior Celina VanHyfte said.

Annawan will bring up

a sophomore class which were undefeated Lin-coln trail F/S champions under the direction of coach Caitlyn Corwin, a 2005 graduate of Bureau Valley High School. They will also be add-ing another VanHyfte sister with the addition of freshman, Jade, next year.

Family trifecta: The Corwin family has enjoyed their own triple crown this year. Cait-lyn has taken part in Annawan’s state cham-pionship run; her mom, Pat, led her Bureau Val-ley South girls basket-ball team to the BVEC championship, and her father, Al, learned Fri-day he’s gained his first assignment to officiate the upcoming 1-2A boys state championship.


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ScoreboardBasketball

1A BoyS RegionAl FinAlSAt Ottawa Marquette

(1) Putnam County 54, (2) Henry-Senachwine 40.At Amboy

(1) indian Creek 61, (2) Paw Paw 38.At Somonauk

(1) Mooseheart 25, (2) newark 22.

1A BoyS SeCtionAlSAt Colfax Ridgeview

tueSdAy: game 1 - Mt. Pulaski (15-15) vs. Heyworth (22-7), 7 p.m.

WedneSdAy: game 2 - (1) Putnam County (22-8) vs. Roanoke-Benson (22-9), 7 p.m.

FRidAy: title - Winners 1-2,

7 p.m.2A BoyS RegionAl FinAlS

At PrincetontueSdAy: (4) Prophetstown

59, (5) Princeton 56.WedneSdAy: (1) Seneca 60,

(4) Prophetstown 343) Bureau Valley 68, (2)

Hall 60FRidAy: title - (1) Seneca

59, (3) Bureau Valley 54At Sherrard

(1) Rockridge 75, (2) Kewanee 57At Morrison

(1) newman 67, (2) Fulton 54At Fieldcrest

Bloomington CC 46, (2) eureka 32

2A BoyS SeCtionAlSAt Bureau Valley

tueSdAy: game 1 -

Winnebago (20-11) vs. elmhurst iC, 7 p.m.

WedneSdAy: game 2 - Seneca (23-5) vs. newman (27-2), 7 p.m.

FRidAy: title - Winners 1-2, 7 p.m.At Stanford Olympia

MondAy: game 1 - Bloom-ington CC (22-6) vs. tremont (22-7).

tueSdAy: game 2 - Rock-ridge (27-0) vs. Monmouth-Roseville (22-4), 7 p.m.

FRidAy: title - Winners 1-2, 7 p.m.

JunioR CollegeRegion 4 Women’sTournament

Kishwaukee 83, iVCC 47. iVCC: Jensen 17, Macdavitt 7, Rhodes 6,

holding Henry-Senachwine to four, creat-ing a rift the Mallards couldn’t close.

“We were working as a team, Evan Krei-ser had a great third quarter and really brought us up, and we brought our defense up,” senior Sam Garland said. “It’s exciting because we got this far last year and we’re going all the way this year.”

“We’re going to come out firing no matter what the score is. It just felt good to come out here and win,” senior Harold Fay said.

Both teams shot cold, with a 40 percent average from the court. The Panthers made the most of their trips to the free-throw line, scoring 12 of their 15 opportunities with the Mallards putting in seven of their 13 attempts. Turnovers plagued both teams in the first half.

Fay led all scorers with 21 points, 10 coming from the foul line. Kreiser followed with 12 and Austin Biagini pumped in seven points. Brian Condit led the Mallards with 10 points.

Defense told the tale for the Panthers, where they led in all categories. Sopho-more Alec Veverka was responsible for 11 of PC’s 31 rebounds and swatted two of the three blocked shots away. Biagini stole the ball five times out of the team’s 15 total swipes.

“We calmed down a little bit in the second half and started hitting more of the shots. That opened the doorway,” PC coach Josh Nauman said. “I thought we did a great job down the stretch and just played how we wanted to play.”

The Panthers will travel to Colfax Rid-geview for sectionals at 7 p.m. Wednes-day to face off against Roanoke-Benson, another team Putnam County is 1-1 with for the season.

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PanthersFrom Page 9

By BCR SpoRtS [email protected]

Nine area players have received recognition in the 2013-14 Three Rivers All-Conference team which was released Monday morning.

St. Bede senior Laura Sick-ley was one of six girls named First Team in the South Divi-sion. Classmate Raley Mauck was picked to the second team along with Hall senior Becca Herrmann.

Honorable mention honors went to Princeton senior Zoe Mead, Hall junior Ellie Herrmann and freshman Hunter Galassi and St. Bede sopho-more Hanna Bima.

Sherrard senior Riley Strandguard

headed up the first team as the Player of the Year. She was joined by

teammate Chelsey Crippen, and juniors Raeshonda Chandler of Kewanee, Katie Conway of Orion and Michaela Stoneking of Rock-ridge.

Other second-team selections included senior Shelby Calderone of Sherrard and Beth Meier of Rockridge, juniors Madison Lape of Rockridge and Abby DeBaillie of Orion and freshman Rachael Moraski of Kewanee.

Sherrard’s Doug Swanson was named as Coach of the Year.

In the North Division, Bureau Val-ley’s Helena Osk Arnadottir, a senior foreign exchange student from Ice-land, was named to the second team, while sophomore Darcy Kepner

received honorable mention.Riverdale senior Sydney Mericle

and Prophetstown junior Corrie Reiley shared Player of the Year hon-ors with Prophetstown’s Don Robin-son named as Coach of the year.

Other first-team selections includ-ed seniors Lauren Claus of Riverdale and Courtney Cobert of Erie, juniors Clare Kramer of Prophetstown and Kaityln Liebing of Amboy and sopho-more Rachel Cobert of Erie.

Second-team selections included seniors Mary Alice Oswalt of New-man, Karlie Stafford of Prophet-stown, Chelsea Eads of Morrison, juniors Lakin Goodman of Morrison and Kennedy Dinges of Amboy and sophomore Averi Leitzen of Fulton.

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PRINCETON — All players who sign up for the 2014 Princeton Youth Baseball and Softball League season on Friday night or Saturday morning will receive free tickets to a special view-ing of “The Sandlot” at the Apollo Theatre.

Registration will be taken from 5 to 7 p.m. and 8 to 10 a.m. at the Prouty Building, where tickets will be avail-able for “The Sandlot” compliments of PYBSL and the Princeton Optimist Club. Other registration periods

will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. March 12, 8 to 10 a.m. March 15 and 5 to 7 p.m. March 19

For more information, visit www.pybsl.org or the PYBSL Facebook page.

PHS softball clinicPRINCETON — The

Princeton High School soft-ball staff and team will con-duct a softball clinic for girls in Grades 4-8 from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday at PHS. Equipment needed will be a softball glove, tennis shoes and a bat, if you have one.

For more information and to register, contact PHS coach Bob James at 815-866-3679.

Area girls earn Three Rivers honors

Laura SickleySt. Bede named to tRACS first team

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CirCUit COUrt Of tHe tHirteentH JUdiCiaL CirCUitBUreaU COUnty,

iLLinOiSESTATE OF )MARY LU BITTING, ) DECEASED )

nO. 2014-P-9CLaiM nOtiCe

Notice is given of the death of Mary Lu Bitting. Letters of office were issued to Virginia Bollinger of 221 North Pine Street, Buda, Illinois 61314 as Independent Executor whose attorneys are Angel, Isaacson & Tracy, 111 Park Avenue East, Princeton, Illinois 61356. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before August 20, 2014, or, if mailing or deliv-ery 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 February, 2014.Angel, Isaacson & Tracy

Attorneys for Estate111 Park Avenue East

Princeton, IL 61356815-875-6551

Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb. 18, 25 and Mar. 4, 2014.

BUreaU COUnty ZOninG nOtiCe

STATE OF )ILLINOIS ) ) ss COUNTY OF ) BUREAU )

nOtiCe tO PUBLiSH

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that Northern Partners Cooperative, %Jim Meyer, Box 560, Mendota, IL 61342, has filed an application for a CONDITIONAL USE to construct two (2) 105’ diameter grain bins to be connected to exist-ing grain bins with new grain conveyors at the following location:

SE COR E 1/2 NW, Section 16, LaMoille Township, Parcel #05-16-176-002

Common Location: Northwest corner of 2650 E St. and 2750 N Avenue The application is on file in the office of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Room B-5, Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, Illinois 61356. A public hearing on said application will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. at the Bureau County Courthouse in the Board Room on the second floor. All persons interested and all persons desiring to object should appear at the hearing to present their objections.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

CHAIRMAN PRO TEMBarry Welbers

Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 4, 2014.

in tHe CirCUit COUrt Of tHe tHirteentH

JUdiCiaL CirCUitBUreaU COUnty,

iLLinOiSin PrOBate

ESTATE OF )

of said Southwest Fractional Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West along the West line of said Southwest Fractional Quarter, 370.40 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence South 89 degrees 23 minutes 10 seconds East 894.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds West parallel with the West line of said Southwest Fractional Quarter, 244.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 23 minutes 10 seconds West 894.00 feet to the West line of said Southwest Fractional Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 32 minutes 37 seconds East along said West line, 244.00 feet tot the Point of Beginning, containing 5.01 acres, more or less, all situated in Princeton Township, Bureau County, Illinois;Together with a 40 foot wide non-exclu-sive easement for ingress and egress and utility purposes for the benefit of the above described tract whose centerline is described as follows;Commencing at the Northwest corner of Orchard View Estates as recorded in Book 1281, Page 487; thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East along the West line of the aforesaid Southwest Fractional Quarter, 20 feet to the Point of Beginning of said easement centerline; thence South 89 degrees 23 minutes 10 seconds East 870 feet parallel with the North line of said Orchard View Estates; thence North 00 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds East 261 feet to a point on the South line of the above described tract, said point being the Point of Termination of said easement centerline.

Common Location: East side of 1800 E St., Approx. 1/2 mile South of US Rt. 6 & 34 The application is on file in the office of the Zoning Board of Appeals, Room B-5, Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, Illinois 61356. A public hearing on said application will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. at the Bureau County Courthouse in the Board Room on the second floor. All persons interested and all persons desiring to object should appear at the hearing to present their objections.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALSCHAIRMAN PRO TEM

Barry WelbersPublished in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 4, 2014.

BUreaU COUnty ZOninG nOtiCeSTATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) ss COUNTY OF BUREAU )

nOtiCe tO PUBLiSHTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Take notice that Spencer Davis, 14182 1800 E St., Princeton, IL 61356, has filed an application for a REZONE from Agriculture to Rural Estate to bring existing home into compliance with Bureau County Zoning Ordinance at the following location: Legal Description, Section 19, Princeton Township, New Parcel

Part of the Southwest Fractional Quarter of Section 19, Township 16 North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, described as follows:Commencing at the Northwest corner

BARBARA J. )STUEPFERT, ) Deceased )


Notice is given of the death of Barbara J. Stuepfert. Letters of Office were issued on February 24, 2014 to Jeffrey A. Stuepfert, 861 Greenfield Turn, Yorkville, IL 60560-9049 as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before September 8, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated this 26th day of February, 2014

s/ Mary C. Dremann Bureau County

Circuit Clerk Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

in tHe CirCUit COUrt Of tHe tHirteentH

JUdiCiaL CirCUit

BUreaU COUnty, iLLinOiS

in PrOBateESTATE OF )CHARLES W. )ADAMS, SR., ) Deceased )


Notice is given of the death of Charles W. Adams, Sr. Letters of Office were issued on February 24, 2014 to Ida Mary Adams, Homestead Apts. #8, 308 S. Second St., Walnut, Illinois 61376 as Independent Executor, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356. Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the representative, or both, on or before September 8, 2014, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stat-ed in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the rep-resentative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated this 26th day of February, 2014

s/ Mary C. Dremann Bureau County

Circuit ClerkPublished in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

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LARGE ESTATE AUCTION

Auction to be held at the Tumbleson Auction Center, 1635 North Main Street, Princeton, IL, Located 100 miles West of Chicago, IL just off INT 80, Exit 56, South on Rt. 26. (Behind the

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PRINCETON 2 bedroom.heat & utilities included.Deposit, no pets. $625 amonth. Call 815-303-7066 / 815-303-7621

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Internships with different chefs, cooking and getting an idea what it is like in the restaurant business. Publish a cookbook for other kids to use to cook. (He is working on that now.)

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Attend culinary school and then be head chef at my own restaurant.

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Jaret asked Alexander about his future plans. Read

Alexander’s goals, and then write down your own.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Write your goals below. Show them to a parent and talk

about what you’d need to do to make them happen.

When did you begin cooking?I started baking with my mom when I was about 3 or 4. I baked things like cupcakes and cookies with her. As I got older, around the age of 10, I started watching my dad cook savory food. I wanted to try things and get in the kitchen with him.

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How did you get on the show?My school sent an email saying anyone with a real passion for cooking could go and audition in New York City for the MasterChef Junior show. First, I had a phone interview, and then a 30 minute on-camera cooking demo. Last, there was an interview/audition. They asked me to cook an egg, cut a vegetable, and measure some water, so that was really simple.

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It seems that baking a layer cake was the most difficult task for you on the show. Since then, have you tried it again?

I think what would surprise you is that back at the hotel, we were all super nice to each other. We could completely drop the competition. We were all really good friends and would go down to the pool and hang around.

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Did you stay in a hotel while taping the show?Only one of my parents could come out to Los Angeles with me, so my mom came out with me for the beginning of the show. Since I stayed in the competition for a long time, my dad came out later. We were not allowed to leave the hotel until one of the show’s crew members came to get us. It was fun, a bit claustrophobic at times, having to stay in a hotel room for so long.

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How did you prepare for the show?Before I even got the news that I was going on the show, I acted like I was already selected. I started practicing super technical things like searing tuna, making profiteroles and éclairs.

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What was the time frame from the start of the show until they announced the winner?It all took less than a month.A:

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Find 5 numbers in today’s newspaper. Use your division

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Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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Imagine that you won a dream prize on a reality TV show.

How would you react? How would it change your life?

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Weekly weatherThis year One year ago Records

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