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Alliance presents conference

By Terri [email protected]

LASALLE — How do tourism, arts and culture, education, and business impact economic devel-opment?

The answer to that question was emphasized

Wednesday afternoon at a conference dubbed, “Cre-ating a Vibrant Future in Starved Rock Country, an Economic Development Conference.”

The premier event of the Starved Rock Coun-try Alliance, the six-hour conference featured pre-sentations from a host of

area and state leaders (see sidebar).

Held at Senica’s Oak Ridge in LaSalle, the luncheon event gave event-goers an up close look at Starved Rock Country — an area com-prised of a 50-mile radi-us from the Interstate 80/Interstate 39 junction that spans from Morris to Princeton, from Minonk to Paw Paw/Sandwich. Approximately 150,000 citizens reside in that

area.“This is our opportuni-

ty to introduce ourselves, our ideas and our goals to a broad audience,” said Peter Limberger, a found-ing Starved Rock Coun-try Alliance member. “We hope through this confer-ence, we’ve introduced attendees to some of the wonderful things already taking place in Starved Rock Country, opened their eyes to budding opportunities and drawn

attention to the work that still needs to be done to ensure the best possible future for our area.”

Approximately 170 attended the conference.

The master of ceremo-nies was Walt Willey, born in Ottawa but left for New York in 1981. He is prob-ably best known for his role as Jackson Montgom-ery on ABC’s “All My Chil-dren,” however, he’s not

BV hears Bradford’s requestTuition mounting

for Bradford district

By Goldie [email protected]

MANLIUS — Brad-ford Community Unit School District is looking to re-negotiate charges they currently pay to tui-tion their high school

students to three neigh-boring school districts. Those school districts being Bureau Valley, Hen-ry-Senachwine and Stark County.

At Tuesday’s Bureau Valley School Board meeting, Ellin Lotspe-ich, superintendent of

Bradford School District, addressed board mem-bers explaining their rea-sons behind the re-nego-tiation request.

“We’ve been satisfied with our students going to the three high schools and the quality of the stu-dents,” she said. “So this has nothing to do with that fact.”

Lotspeich said currently the district is paying close to $1 million in tuition

each year, which is almost a third of their budget.

In a letter Lotspeich sent to board members and released to press mem-bers she wrote Bradford tuitions their students at a rate of 105 percent of the per capita cost of the previous year’s audit.

When the Bradford High School deactivated 14 years ago, the original tui-tion agreement was based on the per capita cost that

was aligned to the dollar amount received by Brad-ford in general state aid.

Today, the three high school district’s per cap-ita costs have risen more than the general state aid. Last year, the district’s tuition charges ranged from $9,571 to $11,079 per student.

“We would be request-ing the instructional costs

Freedom of

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your information’

By ZiTa [email protected]

PRINCETON — Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson has served in his position for 12 years. Thompson has been a long time leader in the commu-nity but will be ending his term at the end of Novem-ber. As Thompson pre-pares to step down from his position as Bureau County Sheriff, he shared a few of his primary con-cerns facing the local gov-ernment with the Bureau County Republican.

“I’m very concerned that government is trying to solve too many problems, and as a result, it’s costing us more than it should,” Thompson said.

Thompson explained every year an average of 125 to 150 new laws are enacted, but no laws are being nullified.

An example of one such issue facing government is the Freedom of Informa-tion Act (FOIA), a federal law enacted in the 1980s, intended to make govern-ment more transparent. Illinois legislature passed a more stringent version of the FOIA, leaving little to no room for discretion-ary interpretation, said Thompson.

The FOIA states any-thing that comes through the sheriff’s office, text messages, emails, arrest or booking records, etc., will be provided to those who

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The Block Party The Bureau Valley student cheering section, aka the “Block Party,” was out in full force for Thursday’s regional championship at the Storm Cellar. As hard as they tried, it couldn’t cheer the Storm on to victory, the Lady Comets of Newman crashing the party. See Page 11 for all the details in today’s sports section.

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‘A View From Dover Township’Celebrating 100 years of the Bureau County Farm Bureau

By Harold SteeleSpecial to the BCR

Editor’s note: This is the fourth monthly install-ment in a series celebrat-ing the 100th anniversary of the Bureau County Farm Bureau.

It seems prudent to remind ourselves of the high points we learned of our country during our academics in school — to some of us, that has been a long time ago — but the accuracy of history is profound.

My memory starts at the point of a ship(s) docking on our East Coast, November 1620. Because of very little food remaining aboard ship and a very cold winter, about one-half of the new settlers did not survive the frigid winter. The spring of 1620 brought about the same system of food production — com-munal — working togeth-er. The following winter resulted in the same outcome, one half of the remaining new settlers perished from hunger.

In early spring of

1622, Governor Bradford made a firm decision and announced to the remainder of the survi-vors – “We have come to the new land for a bet-ter life. At this time our success is very dismal. Therefore, I have decided to change the rules. Each one of us will produce our own food — if we don’t produce, we don’t eat, and thus we won’t survive!” It worked!

The competitive enter-prise system of food pro-duction was created of necessity and longevity and has been titled, “The Agricultural Revolution.”

In a timely manner the minds of creativity developed The Industrial Revolution.

The population grew under British rule, but the governed were emphatically opposed to the overbearing tactics of the British and rebelled, resulting in the Decla-ration of Independence document unanimously adopted by the 13 colo-nies of the future United States. And, of course, we all know the results — the Revolutionary War fol-

lowed.George Washington

was selected as the Com-manding General; he is quoted: “It is impossible to govern rightly without God and the Bible.”

The troops were, to a high percentage, farmers. The rations were sparse; many didn’t have shoes, and their uniforms lacked the necessities for the wearers.

But leadership, grit, teamwork and a will to win — they did.

Our constitution was adopted in convention, Sept. 17, 1787.

That’s history’s true story that students used to study in all of the pub-lic schools in our coun-try. Unfortunately, such is not the case today.

In this farmer’s view, there are other issues today which need to be carefully studied and fixed — for indeed, they are broken in our state.

Illinois debt is listed in publication as number 50 in our nation — dead last.

The business climate is anti-business. Compa-nies have been and are still leaving our state. Job opportunities are very sparse. Taxes contin-ue to escalate with new ones being added.

The word “budget” doesn’t seem to register in the Illinois elected offi-cials upper story.

And now the issues for our federal government ...

Even though all of the members of Congress and the President and the Supreme Court raised their hands and vowed to their oath of office — they seem to have a very short memory. The feder-al government is, indeed, directing “we the people” on what, where and when to push the buttons rath-er than the other way around.

Obamacare is an issue affecting most of our cit-izens — and this system is 180 degrees changed compared to our current

system of health care — a perfect example of “top-down” procedure.

Regulations have been and continue to escalate in both numbers and issues and dollars.

Federal debt has esca-lated far beyond reason — like a team of run-away horses. Currently a 50-year high but worse is yet to come.

Entitlement programs: Spending on the largest program — Social Secu-rity, Medicare and Med-icaid — already consume 45 percent of the federal budget — and together with Obamacare, will devour more than one-half of the entire budget in just one decade with-out reform.

The items listed as problems are like the proverbial iceberg; you just see about 10 percent of it above the water-line. So how do we tackle the 10 percent problems? Get involved now; the election is near at hand. Study the candidates; support the ones you believe in; and when elected, keep the heat on their feet.

Farmer leaders in Illi-nois and Washington, D.C., and other places have, thankfully, left us some solid guidelines.

The Farm Bureau, as a grassroots organization has been instrumental in carrying the farmer’s voice to legislators. But farmers and citizens themselves must speak out as well.

There’s all kinds of pressures on who to vote for, so now let’s look at the words from our for-mer President from Illi-nois, Honest Abe.

“You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pull-ing down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You can-not build character and courage by taking away a man’s initiative and inde-pendence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.”Abraham Lincoln

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Going battyPRINCETON — Most

bats in northern Illinois leave their roosting plac-es in September and early October to migrate south where they will overwin-ter in caves, rocky ledges and cliffs ... and occasion-ally inside homes.

Bats flying outside at night pose little risk, how-ever, precautions should be taken if you find a bat in your home.

Perhaps the greatest health risk from bats is rabies, which is a viral dis-ease causing encephalitis (brain inflammation) in humans and animals.

In Illinois, rabies is found in bats more than any other wildlife species. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, about 5 percent of bats tested each year have rabies.

Humans can become infected when bitten by a rabid bat or when sali-va from a rabid animal gets directly into a per-son’s eyes, nose, mouth or a wound. Because bats are so small, it is not always possible to tell if you have been bitten.

If you find yourself in close proximity to a bat and are not sure if you

were exposed, for exam-ple – you wake up and find a bat in your room, do not kill or release the bat. Any bat suspected of having come in c o n -t a c t with a per-s o n should be captured and contained, and reported as soon as possible to a physician or the health department to determine if rabies testing is needed.

If you do not catch a bat you have been in con-tact with, contact your physician immediately to determine if you need to be treated for rabies. To be effective, treatment should begin as soon as possible after exposure. Once symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal.

Bats can be cap-tured using heavy leath-er gloves, by netting, or by covering them with a box or can, then sliding a piece of cardboard or other stiff material under the container to trap the bat inside. Your local health department can

assist you with submitting the bat to a laboratory for rabies testing. If the bat

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can be avoided.When bats are

found roosting inside a structure, the building should be inspected for places where bats can enter and these entry points sealed. When bat droppings accumulate for years, a fungus (Histo-plasma capsulatum) can grow and produce spores that may cause disease in humans.

Removal of large amounts of guano or bat droppings from struc-tures should be left to experienced profession-als familiar with proper removal procedures.

For additional infor-mation regarding bats, contact the Bureau and Putnam County Health Department at 815-872-5091. You can also visit the Illinois Department of Health’s bat website at http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcbats.htm.

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Duo performs at Princeton Public LibrarySarah Arter (left), a bluegrass fiddle player, and Chris Glaser, guitarist, performed at the Princeton Public Library Thursday evening.

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Erickson, horse drawn equipment, buggies & wag-ons, antiques, collectibles, 9:30 a.m., 22167 U.S. Hwy. 6, Princeton, Bond Auction Service, auctioneers.

Nov. 1 – Loren Louden-burg, tractors, JD Gator, equipment & tools, antiques, collectibles and household, 9:30 a.m., 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Nov. 1 – Richard and Hazel Weddell, furniture, appliances, household, tools & tool related items,

10 a.m., 401 Elm St. (Web-ster Park), Spring Valley, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Nov. 8 – Robert Edlefson Trust, farmland, 6 p.m., sale held at 2205 N. Main St., (Wise Guys banquet room), Princeton, United County - Dahl Real Estate, auction-eers.

Nov. 9 – Avanti Tools, Mike Partipilo, collector automobiles, large col-lection of quality tools, 10 a.m., west end of Westclox Building, (Route 6), Peru, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Nov. 17 – Russell Living Trust, farmland, 10 a.m., sale day location, 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wya-net, Rediger Auction Ser-vice, auctioneers.

Nov. 22 – John R. Blais-dell Estate, farmland, 10 a.m., auction held at Boyd’s Grove Church, Bradford, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Nov. 29 – Patricia R. Wood Estate, farmland, 10 a.m., auction held at Wise Guys, 2205 N. Main St., Princeton, United Country - Dahl Real Estate, auction-eers.

The need for Buddy Bags boomsMore help needed to fill

children’s tummies

By Zita [email protected]

PRINCETON — “We’re sitting here in the mid-dle of farming country, and we still have kids that are going hungry — and it’s not anything that’s related to just Princeton, I mean it’s all over,” said Mark Frank, director of the Buddy Bags program.

The Buddy Bags pro-gram, started in May 2011, provides children in the Princeton area with meals and snacks which may not be available to them during days they aren’t at school.

As a member of the Princeton Elementary School Board, Frank was taking a school tour when a teacher asked the build-ing administrator for a key to the food cabinet. One of the students had come into school late and missed the free breakfast program.

“They needed some-thing to eat, so that they could do better and would be able to concentrate on school and not on being hungry,” said Frank.

Following this tour, Frank, with the help of the First Christian Church, started the Buddy Bags program. Every week, bags filled with breakfast, lunch,

two snacks, shelf milk and juice for every day the chil-dren will be out of school are distributed.

“There is a reason a child is hungry, and we are just there to fill that need,” said Frank.

Children selected by the schools out of their free lunch programs are sent home with the Buddy Bags permission slip and a list of any possible food allergies. Each slip is coor-dinated with a number which is then given to the Buddy Bag program administrators. Right now the program has close to 20 specialties, which is any bag that cannot be packed normally, explained Frank.

Frank and Buddy Bags inventory coordinator Amy Peterson find the community response to be abundant. Church-es from all over the area, organizations and the school district have pulled together to guarantee the program’s continued suc-cess. Anybody who wishes to help can.

“We get a lot of people involved, but we always need more,” he said.

In the past year the pro-gram has seen substan-tial growth. Last year’s program ended serving around 65 kids, but this year they are serving 105 students. The need in the

area is increasing, said Frank.

“We are starting a new year and are feeding more students than we have in the past, but we could use help,” said Buddy Bags treasurer Linda Berry.

With the move of the First Christian Church as reported earlier in the Bureau County Republi-can, the Buddy Bags pro-gram is also in search of a new location. Peterson said the program needs a space to store food year round that is easily acces-sible.

“We would love to have more people involved on our board, help with fund-raising, or even be avail-able to help deliver the bags to the school,” said Berry.

Those who would like to help but may not have the time can sponsor a child in the program for $25 a month through the First Christian Church, Berry said.

Frank said food dona-tions can be anything that is pre-sealed and individu-ally wrapped.

“It’s an eye-opening experience for the people to come in for the first time and actually learn what the program is, and what we do and why,” he said.

Anyone wishing to help or volunteer should con-tact Frank through the First Christian Church at 815-879-0916.

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forgotten his roots. Willey co-founded a regional com-munity theatre in Ottawa, which has been home to a host of productions, includ-ing local works of historical significance.

Ottawa Mayor Robert Eschbach was the keynote speaker, speaking about the positive and progres-sive attributes of the city. Throughout the past 10 years, the city has created more than 2,000 jobs. He also spoke about the volun-teer efforts in Ottawa and how those who volunteer are instrumental in many ways around the city.

Starved Rock Coun-try Alliance, a relatively new non-profit agency, is embarking on a mission to improve the future of the region. The scope of the Alliance is broad and encompasses arts and cul-ture, education, tourism and industry. The Alliance believes these four areas are vital elements in promoting economic development.

“The Starved Rock Coun-try Alliance is built on the idea that we need to pro-mote and develop part-nerships between the four pillars of economic devel-opment — arts, education, tourism and industry,” said Dave Lourie, a founding member of the Alliance. “We need to tear down the invisible walls that sepa-rate our communities and towns, and we need to pro-mote and market our region ... We need to leverage our combined strength to pro-mote economic develop-ment and enhance quality of life.”

With those goals in mind, event-goers heard from 14 speakers, as they told their respective stories, ambi-tions, goals and accom-plishments.

Princeton’s own Kathy O’Malley, WGN Radio

co-host, addressed the crowd, specifically speak-ing about her move from Chicago to a quiet, country home in rural Princeton. She was emphatic about the charming atmosphere found in Starved Rock Country, and she cautioned event-goers to remember that charm and historical significance as they con-sidered economic develop-ment in the area. O’Malley used a garden analogy to emphasize her point.

“Everything that grows doesn’t make a beautiful garden,” she said. “Be cau-tious of the weeds ... Don’t give up who we are for what we want to become.”

Julie Johnson, executive director of the Ottawa Visi-tors Center, gave an enthu-siastic address about the

need for all the communi-ties in Starved Rock Coun-try to work together for a common cause.

“We are not in competi-tion with each other,” she said to applause from the crowd. “Collectively, we could be a force to be reck-oned with.”

The conference was sponsored by the Starved Rock Country Alliance; its partner — the Hegeler Carus Foundation, and its sponsors — Dick Janko with Janko Financial Group LLC, Starved Rock Country Mag-azine, CL Enterprises LLC, Carus Group Inc., Omni-Arts, Midland States Bank, Heartland Bank and Trust, Amma’s Studio, LKCS and the city of Streator.


per district, not the operat-ing or per capita amounts which included overall dis-trict expenses,” Lotspeich explained in her letter.

If Bradford cannot rene-gotiate tuition charges, they will look at two other possible scenarios — reducing the options of high schools available to send their students or looking into reactivating the high school in Brad-ford.

Lotspeich assured the option to reactive the high school would have to be decided by a community vote and would take sever-

al years to plan.“It’s not impossible,” she

said. “We have the space to bring back the high school students in our current junior high building.”

Lotspeich confirmed consolidation is not an option for the district.

“Financially, we are

very stable, and the board wants to keep the district functioning,” she said. “Educationally, I believe our students are some of the top ones you have here, and we’re very proud that when we send out students that they are well prepared.”

The board did not have any questions for Lotspe-ich following her presenta-tion. Bureau Valley Board President Rick Cernovich said the board would take the request under consid-eration.


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Conference speakersMaster of Ceremonies Walt WilleyKeynote speaker Robert Eschbach, mayor of the

city of OttawaTourism:• Jen Hoelzle, director of the Illinois Office of

Tourism.• Kathy O’Malley, WGN Radio co-host of the

“Kathy and Judy Show.”• Julie Johnson, executive director of the Ottawa

Visitors Center.• Ana Koval, CEO of the Canal Corridor Associa-

tion.Arts and Culture:• Bill Jankowski, executive director of OmniArts.• Dexter Brigham, founding artistic director for

Festival 56.• Michael Pecherek, head of the IVCC Music

Department.• Ellie Alexander, director of tourism for the city of

Pontiac.Education:• Steve Wrobleski, superintendent of LaSalle-Peru

High School.• Jerry Corcoran, president of Illinois Valley Com-

munity College.• Ted Struck, superintendent at St. Bede Acade-

my.Business:• Chris Meister, executive director of the Illinois

Finance Authority.• Jason Marvel, founding board member of

Starved Rock Start Ups.• Dave Lourie, general manager of TEST Inc.

ask for it, in whatever for-mat the request indicates.

During the last two years the FOIA has become an easily abused tool to those in the Department of Correc-tion’s facilities, Thomp-son said. Inmates have been asking for informa-tion simply to correspond with government, infor-mation that will not help in their appeal process or be of use to them.

“They’re lonely; they want something to do,” said Thompson.

However, recently these inquires have escalated to an intrusive nature. An example of this, said Thompson, is an inmate in the Illinois Depart-ment of Corrections, incarcerated for homi-cide and sexual assault, who requested the arrest records of females from a specific time period. The request indicated that photos, addresses and phone numbers were to be included.

“It (FOIA) was not the intent to provide it to inmates who are in the correctional system who are in there for sexual offenses who are going to use them (FOIA informa-tion) for commodities in a trading process,” Thomp-son said.

However, according to Illinois Attorney Gener-

al Lisa Madigan, all the information requested through FOIA must be provided.

“I have always been of the mindset that it shouldn’t be provided (referring to the informa-tion in the previous exam-ple), but I can’t violate the law based on my oath,” said Thompson.

If Thompson refused to provide the informa-tion requested through FOIA, the inmate making the request would have the option to take him to court. Represented by the Attorney General, the inmate could sue Thomp-son, professionally and personally.

“My whole focus is try-ing to do what’s right for the community, and I shouldn’t be sued based on that,” said Thompson.

He continued, “The intent was, they need it (FOIA information) in the form of evidence, so they can contact you to be a witness or part of the proceeding, but that’s not what they’re using it for. They’re using it just because they’re perverts in the prison system who want to know who you are.”

Thompson said he has been forced to provide personal information in response to FOIA requests a minimum of three times.

“It’s not the average offender that does this ... (It is) the ones that we really don’t want to get

near us,” said Thompson.In response to his con-

cerns regarding these intrusive requests, the sheriff has done all that he can to protect people’s personal information.

After getting no help from the Attorney Gener-al, Thompson contacted his legislator and senator. When he didn’t hear back, Thompson contacted a legislator outside of his district. Still with no ade-quate responses, Thomp-son sent a full copy of the requests with letters asking for intervention directly to Gov. Pat Quinn.

After Thompson’s fourth letter and request packet, the governor’s assistant called to express concern. However, Thompson is unaware of any action being taken concerning these FOIA issues.

“You can’t engineer all of the problems out of something like this, it has to be or should be discre-tionary,” said Thompson.

It doesn’t matter if the discretionary decision making is given to the sheriff or to the state’s attorney, continued Thompson, but that it should be handled on a local level.

“You have to under-stand that I don’t care if he has my information ... I don’t want him having your information,” said Thompson.


BVHS to destroy recordsMANLIUS — Cumula-

tive records now in storage for the Bureau Valley High School Class of 2009 will be destroyed Nov. 30. During the 30-day period beginning Nov. 1, parents, guardians or students affected by this notice may pick up their records.

According to district policy and the Illinois administrative code, chapter I, section 375, subchapter K, temporary cumulative records are to be destroyed five years following the graduation or withdrawal of students

from the district. Perma-nent records (transcripts) are maintained for 60 years following graduation or withdrawal.

To arrange a time to get the records, call Bureau Valley High School at 815-445-4004.

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Phone: 815-875-4461 • FAX: 815-875-1235Trivia Night

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Princeton Lions Illinois Valley Toy Run heldThe 10th annual Princeton Lions Illinois Valley Toy Run was held Oct. 19 with more than 150 cars in attendance. Drivers came from Chicago, Peoria, Joliet, Quad Cities, Wisconsin and Iowa. A total of $342 was raised for the Bureau County Buddy Bags Program with more than 115 toys donated to Mooseheart in St. Charles through the Princeton Moose Lodge. More than 60 toys will be donated to Project Success in Eastern Bureau County. The rest will be dis-tributed throughout Bureau County.

Marriage licensesRobert S. Janus Jr. of Princeton to Rebekah V. Bowler

of Princeton.Garey L. Entsminger of Manchester, Iowa, to Monica F.

Drinkell of Annawan.

DivorcesTodd M. Marselle of Princeton and Laurie E. (Canellos)

Marselle of Princeton; married Aug. 3, 1991; divorced Oct. 17, 2014.

David L. Gillan of LaSalle and Karen M. Gillan of Peru; married Sept. 9, 1979; divorced Oct. 16, 2014.

Traffic courtDisregard stop sign — Gerardo Barajas, 21, of Prince-

ton.Dog running at large — Robin L. Philippe, 45, of Spring

Valley.Failure to reduce speed — A 17-year-old male of Princ-

eton.Improper overtaking on right/drove off roadway —

Antonio Salas, 28, of DePue.Mufflers — Shane Whittington, 23, of Hollowayville.Overweight on axle — Roy L. Alm, 41, of Buda.Seat belt required (driver) — Matthew W. Adams, 42,

of Tiskilwa; Robert T. Lucas III, 19, of DePue; Blake R. Quiram, 21, of Tiskilwa.

Speeding (15-20) — Dylan M. Brejc, 21, of Spring Val-ley; Matthew Doonan, 33, of DePue; Jessica E. Godinez, 23, of DePue; Katie L. Koser, 22, of Walnut.

At the courthouse

Spring Valley PoliceDriving while suspended

Jordan R. Green, 24, of Spring Val-ley was charged with driving while license suspended on Route 6 near Dalzell Road at 8:46 a.m. Oct. 30.

AccidentA vehicle driven by Amy M.

Scruggs, 30, of Spring Valley struck a vehicle driven by Daniel J. Fletcher, 29, of Ottawa on Spalding Street near Saint Paul Street at 1:47 p.m. Oct. 29. Scruggs was charged with driving too fast for conditions.

Princeton PoliceDisorderly conduct

Roberto Tapanes, 49, of Princeton was charged with disorderly conduct in the 300 block of East Peru Street at 6 p.m. Oct. 26.

Bureau County SheriffAccidents

Christopher J. Wilson, 39, of Tiskil-wa and Chelsea M. Genslinger, 22, of Princeton were involved in an acci-dent at 8:22 a.m. Oct. 24 on 1400 East Street, at the intersection of 1200 North Avenue. Wilson was ticketed with driving too fast for conditions.

Carlos A. Salazar, 22, of Rock Falls was involved in an accident at 3:35 on Oct. 25 on Route 40 about 500 feet south of 2500 North Avenue.

Douglas B. Lindbeck, 53, of Kewanee was involved in an acci-dent on Oct. 26 at the intersection of 250 East Street and 1225 North Avenue.

Amy Wright, 41 of Sheffield; Sara Gould, 18, of Buda, and Dianna Davis, 50, Sheffield were involved in an accident at 3:24 p.m. on Oct.

24 at the intersection of Route 40 and Interstate 80. Gould was ticketed with driving too fast for conditions.

Maricela Garcia, 46, of DePue was involved in an accident at 5:27 a.m. on Oct. 25 on Route 29 about one fourth mile east of 3150 East Street.

A 16-year-old Mendota boy was involved in an accident at 3:15 p.m. on Oct 22 at the intersection of Meridian Road and 2900 North County Road.

Reckless drivingMarc V. Basile, 44, of Ohio, Ill., was

charged with reckless driving at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 26 on Route 26, at 2400 North Avenue.

Deer accidentsThomas E. Brzezinski, 61, of Princ-

eton was traveling at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 on Route 6, at the intersection of 1800 East Street, when his vehicle hit a deer.

Eldon D. Ross, 73, of LaMoille was traveling at 7:57 p.m. Oct. 20 on Plank Road, at the intersection of 1660 North Avenue, when his vehicle hit a deer.

Chad D. Tonozzi, 48, of Mark was traveling at 6:30 a.m. Oct. 21 on Interstate 180, two miles south of Route 6, when his vehicle hit a deer.

Sandra J. Schoff, 60, of Walnut was traveling at 5:11 a.m. Oct. 24 on Route 92, one-tenth mile west of 1800 East Street, when her vehicle hit a deer.

Jeramy D. Foes, 43, of Prophet-stown was traveling at 7:55 p.m. Oct. 24 on Route 40, one-eighth mile north of 2700 North Avenue, when a deer struck his vehicle.

Nicholas D. Newcomb, 26, of Wal-nut was traveling at 8:09 p.m. Oct. 24 on Route 92, one-half mile east

of 1400 East Street, when his vehicle hit a deer.

Rebecca S. Thomas, 63, of Manlius was traveling at 7:55 p.m. Oct. 24 on Route 40, one-eighth mile north of 2700 North Avenue, when a deer struck her vehicle.

Elizabeth A. Moreland, 20, of Buda lost control of her vehicle after swerving to miss a deer at 16:45 p.m. on Oct. 26 on 1200 North Avenue about three fourths mile east of 1400 East Street.

Residential burglaryBrandon L. Morris, 18, of Ohio,

and a 16-year-old male were charged with residential burglary in the 300 block of East Van Buren Street in Ohio at 4 a.m. Oct. 16.

Illinois State PoliceDUI

Jordan D. Foster, 23, of Spring Val-ley was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, improper lane usage and illegal transportation of alcohol following a traffic stop at 3:07 a.m. Oct. 25 on Interstate 80, westbound at mile post 80.

Driving while license revokedSteven L. Jackson, 44, of Cedar

Rapids, Iowa, was charged with driv-ing while license revoked at 5:53 p.m. Oct. 19 while traveling on Interstate 80, westbound at milepost 67. Jack-son had been stopped by Illinois State Police for failing to yield to an authorized emergency vehicle.

Deer accidentSteven P. Schlumpf, 61, of Walnut

was traveling at 4:15 a.m. Oct. 30 eastbound on Interstate 80, at mile-post 90.5, when his semi-truck struck a deer.

Police reports

ObituariesLloyd Breedlove

PRINCETON — Lloyd J. Breedlove, 69, of Princeton died Wednesday, Oct 29, 2014, at his home.

Born Dec. 2, 1944, in Dover, Ark., the son of Lloyd E. and Louise M. (Waldo) Breed-love, he married Linda Kidd July 16, 1971, in Kewanee. She survives.

He retired from working at various Sam’s Clubs after 19 years in 2011. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Princeton.

Also surviving are one daughter, Tracey Breedlove of Kewanee; a grandson, Tyvan Breedlove; a brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Barb Breedlove of Walworth, Wis.; 10 nieces and nephews; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three nephews.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services, 339 E. Chestnut St., Sheffield, with the Rev. George Woosnam officiat-ing. Burial will be in the Sheffield Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society.

William FoxLASALLE — William Fox, 90, formerly of Lake Thun-

derbird and for the past five years a resident of the Illi-nois Veterans Home in LaSalle, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at the Illinois Veterans Home in LaSalle.

Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the Barto Funeral Home in DePue. Burial will immediately follow the visitation at St. Mary’s Ceme-tery in DePue. The Ladd American Legion will perform graveside military rites.

Lloyd Breedlove

Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” I believe him wholeheartedly.

At my new place of employment, my business partner and I are constantly delving into the areas of research and development. We figure that to have any chance to succeed in the present business climate, this is something you have to do.

The guy I work with is a true craftsman when it comes to work-ing with lumber. He knows stuff about woodworking that he is beginning to realize I will proba-bly never learn. But yet even with all that knowledge, he constantly pushes himself to discover new and better ways of honing his craft. I try to help him out whenev-er I can with my own suggestions.

Take the other day for example. We were sitting around eating our respective lunches, playing a game of noon-time chess, having a scin-tillating, intelligent conversation, possibly about either sports or flatulence, when I came up with a revolutionary idea. As I messed around on my iPhone, I happened to look up at him as he took the last bite of his all-beef hot dog and automatically blurted out the obvious logical question, “Do you think the touch screen on a smart phone or iPad can be operated

with a hot dog?”Evidently the question caught

him off guard because he spent the next several seconds clearing his windpipe of the aforementioned wiener. Once the color started coming back to his face, I tried to convince him that I thought I had asked a legitimate question. I went on to explain how I’ve tried touch-ing a Bic pen cap or a gloved hand to my iPad’s screen and nothing happens. For some reason, it takes the magical touch exuded from a person’s actual finger to make the touch screen work. Or does it ...

I went on to tell him of a possi-ble, practical application of using a hot dog prosthesis to run your iPhone. I asked my friend to pic-ture himself buried in a snowdrift on a blustery, below-zero, January morning. As he reaches for his trusty cell phone to call for assis-tance, he will soon realize that his carpals and meta-carpals will have to be exposed to the elements in order to operate the keypad. Truly, a bone-chilling experience.

Now picture this same situation with a hot dog in your pocket. You

could just whip it out and call a tow truck, Triple-A or whoever, while your covered digits remain nice and toasty. I explained that we could eradicate 90-95 percent of all cell phone-related frostbite cases. He looked at me funny and asked if I’d been using lacquer thinner in an unventilated area again. Apparently he’s a fan of frostbite.

So I did what any inventor-type scientist guy such as myself would do. I went home and told my 9-year-old daughter about my idea. Not finding any hot dogs in our refrigerator, we proceeded to grab anything and everything and test it on my iPad’s screen.

Here is a partial list of our find-ings: Carrots, grapes, green olives, HyVee brand honey smoked ham and those little Clementine orang-es can activate an iPad touch screen. Pencil erasers, yellow cot-ton chore gloves, French’s Yellow Mustard bottles, Kleenex brand tissues and American Girl doll shoes cannot. I’m sure that we will be asked to present these findings to the Nobel Prize Committee sometime in the near future.

You’ll have to excuse me now. I have an iPad screen to clean off. Science can be kind of sticky.

You can contact Wallace at [email protected]. You can follow him on his blog at http://gregwallaceink.blogspot.com.

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PerspectiveBureau CountyRepublican

Serving Bureau County SinCe 1847

Sam R FisherPublisher

Terri Simoneditor

The daily doseI don’t mind telling you it’s been a difficult week.

Oh, it’s not the upcoming election or the number of stories we need to write to fill each edition. It’s not the photos — both those on the weekend and during our work day — that need to be taken. It’s not the myriad of telephone calls I answer or need to return. It’s not the hundreds of emails that I need to sort through, decipher and either pass on or respond to ... I could go on and on, but you get the idea. My regular work weeks are many times difficult, but this particular one ... well, let’s just say it was considerably more difficult than most.

BCR Senior Staff Writer Donna Barker retired on Friday. It wasn’t a surprise. Donna and I have been talking about her upcoming retirement for a couple of years now. Together we joked about that day when she would turn in her keys, shut down her computer and walk off into the sunset with a smile on her face. For me, Donna’s upcoming retirement seemed as far away as my own. While I knew the day would eventually come for Donna, I chose to make light of the reality that loomed in the dis-tance.

On Friday, that reality smacked me up alongside my head. Actually, it first hit me on Monday, but five days in the newsroom often seems like five years. All of us kidded her throughout the week, and Donna did her share of joking too. Per-haps it was the smiles that kept the real feelings from coming through, but on Friday morning as I was getting ready to come into the office, the thought of it being the last day I would walk in and see Donna’s smiling face across from my desk really hit me. I swallowed hard and shrugged off the feelings of abandonment that were starting to cause me to embrace the emotions I’d been ignor-ing for months now.

When I walked past Donna into my office, the first thing that caught my attention was a green envelope with my name on the front — it was writ-ten in Donna’s familiar handwriting, and I stuck it in my purse for a later time. I glanced at Donna, and I felt the tears quickly start to form. Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! I wanted this to be a happy day for Donna — after all, her final day should be one of joy, smiles, well wishes and happy memories. This was not about me and my emotions; this day was about Donna and the wonderful, well-deserved journeys that were ahead of her.

Every publishing day, we have a budget meeting in our newsroom. While this budget meeting has nothing to do with money, it has everything to do with how much space we will budget for stories/photos in the newspaper. With a bowl of Hallow-een candy on the table and pan of Terry and Sara Himes’ brownies sitting next to it (the Himeses’ gift to all of us as we bid Donna farewell), we sat down and began our regular meeting, but I don’t mind telling you the “elephant” in the room was getting bigger by the minute. That “elephant” was the fact that the next time we would meet, one of us would be missing.

We got through the meeting fairly well. But then I turned to Donna, who always sits next to me, and asked her if she had any parting thoughts. After all, it was her swan song, so to speak, and the clock was ticking ... ticking ... ticking ... toward the time when she would walk out the door for the final time as our senior staff writer. A few tears, a few jokes to mask the tears, a few words of wisdom — our heartstrings were being pulled every which way. How can you be so happy for someone else, when you’re sad for what you will miss? We attempted to work through our individual emotions ...

For about two hours, Donna kept telling me she would be leaving in about 30 minutes ... When she shut off her computer, I knew the time had come, and I mentally reminded myself to be happy for her. After all, what’s not to love? No alarm clocks, no deadlines, no late meetings, no telephone calls

In the name of scienceGreg

WallaceCOMMENTARY

from people needing something ... none of it! Just new adventures with her husband, Ralph, her daugh-ters and their husbands, her grandchildren, her extended family ... Of course, I was happy for her. OK, a little bit jealous too, but bottom line is that I was tickled pink for her ... and extremely sad for what we, as a newspaper, and you, as a reader, were los-ing.

We talked. We cried. We swallowed hard.“OK,” she said. “This is it.”We walked into the newsroom, and the staff were

on their feet. There were hugs and well wishes, words of thanks and appreciation, lots of hugs, some tears ... One of our own was leaving. I walked her to the door, and she put on a smile as I snapped a photo with her cell phone that she could share with her family and friends.

Who would have thought something so joyous could be so filled with such emotion?

I’ve had a few hours to think about it all now, and I’ve come to realization that the idea of losing our senior staff writer was difficult, but it was far more than that. After all, we have wonderful writers, pho-tographers and other staff members who will jump in and publish this award-winning newspaper, just like Donna helped to do for 20-plus years. They will be

big shoes to fill, and our staff will do so ... differently and in their own way, but still we’ll continue to deliv-er you a newspaper that has integrity, credibility and more.

While my job will be more difficult without Donna, that’s the least of my concerns. Yes, I will miss Don-na’s input in the newsroom, but more important, I will miss my friend. Not only have we worked togeth-er for umpteen years, but we’ve shared our lives with each other. We know about each other’s family. We know about each other’s worries, concerns, difficult times ... And on the flip side, we know about each other’s happy moments, our joys, our accomplish-ments ... While we will continue to see each other now and then, it will be different not to have that daily dose of Donna. I will miss that terribly.

I am beyond happy for my friend. I know she knows that. But a part of me will look into the news-room every day and miss the lady who made all of our work days more pleasant, happier and consider-ably more positive.

Have fun, Donna! You deserve the best. May life be gentle for you, full of new journeys, and may you be given all you deserve and more.

BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at [email protected].

Terri Simon

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Life&Arts Veterans Day services — Is your town or school holding an event to honor area veterans? Send your information to [email protected].

Birth announcements — Meet the newest arriv-als to the Bureau County area on Page 8. Birth announcements run each Saturday.

Community NotesBlood drive

PRINCETON — An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, 316 S. Church St., Princeton. For an appointment, call 815-879-2231.

Veterans supperBUDA — The Buda American Legion will sponsor

the annual veterans supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today, Saturday at the Buda Community Hall. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-12 and free for children under 3 years old and veterans. This is a full turkey dinner. There will be raffles and fellowship.

ALA will take part in servicesPRINCETON — American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary

Unit 125 of Princeton will take part in the annual Veter-ans Day services on Tuesday at Veterans Park on South Main Street. Members are reminded to wear the blue service outfit, with ties and hats. Members are asked to be at the park by 10:15 a.m. to line up. The Unit chap-lain will give a prayer and there will be a brief response from the Unit president. For information, call president Carol Allicks at 815-872-7891 in the evenings.

Open Table supperSHEFFIELD — The Sheffield United Church of

Christ will host its free Open Table supper from 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Sheffield United Methodist Church. The menu will be vegetable soup, ham and bean soup, cornbread and dessert.

Fire safety, protection programLASALLE — The Illinois Valley Center for Indepen-

dent Living, 18 Gunia Drive, LaSalle, will hold a fire safety and protection program from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Fire chief Andy Bacidore will lead the pro-gram. R.S.V.P. by Monday by calling 815-224-3126.

Youth concertPRINCETON — Mass Anthem, a Christian worship

band from Judson University, will be in concert from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Christ Community Church, 1719 S. Euclid Ave., Princeton. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. Admission into the concert is a non-perish-able food item for the Bureau County Food Pantry.

Freshman dinnerMANLIUS — The Bureau Valley High School freshman

class will sponsor a food court beginning at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in the school commons during the Bureau Valley vs. Hall boys’ basketball game. Proceeds from the event will go toward the costs incurred when the Class of 2018 sponsors its junior prom. Tickets will be available at the door.

Auxiliary will hold toy drivePRINCETON — American Legion Auxiliary Unit 125

will conduct its annual toy drive, beginning Nov. 1 and running through Dec. 13. Toys will be collected for the less fortunate children of the community, from birth to 10 years old. Donations can be dropped off inside the vestibule at the Legion Post Home at 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton. For more information, contact Sherry DeSalle at 815-872-1417. The collected toys will be distributed to non-profit organizations in the community.

Make Someone Happy• Happy 87th birthday today, Saturday, to Irene Hil-

debrand. From, Teri, Tom and grandkids.

Auxiliary Unit 125 collects school suppliesPRINCETON — Ameri-

can Legion Auxiliary Unit 125 members filled paper sacks full to the top with school supplies for the lower grades of the Princ-eton Elementary School system.

Included was glue, pencils, scissors, paper paints, crayons, Kleenex, erasers and other items that children use daily in the classroom. This proj-ect was done under the national “Children and Youth” program with Sherry DeSalle as chair-man.

The Unit tries to work two projects a year for the children in the commu-nity with the collecting and donating supplies and a toy drive that will begin on Nov. 1 and run

through Dec. 13.To make a monetary

donation to the Unit to

continue with these spe-cial projects, mail to American Legion Auxilia-

ry Unit 125, 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton, IL 61356, Attn: Children and Youth.

Fun fair funds presented

Heartland Bank staff members Carolyn Taylor,

Sara Hudson and Val Johnson present Heidi

Lott, director at Zearing Child Enrichment Center,

a check for $1,000 raised at the bank’s annual

fun fair held as part of the Homestead Festival

celebration. They are joined by staff and children

at the Zearing Child Enrichment Center.

Photo contributed

Honor RollsAllen Junior High

First Nine Weeks2014-2015

High Honor RollEighth grade: Shaun DesRocher,

Madeline Hewitt, Brianna Lipe, Luke Lovgren, Thomas Stamberg-er, Rebecca Taylor and Hannah Weeks.

Seventh grade: Casen Cherry, Alexandria Collier, Corey Pinter and Marcus Winn.

Sixth grade: Calvin Deering, Audrey Lopez, Dylan Lovgren, Jason Martin and Rachel Rieker.

Fifth grade: Kylee Brown, Lauren Chasteen, Austin Fischer, Owen Hunter, McKenna Klein, Joseph Melton, Joseph Quest, Kyle Sarver, Dylan Tornow and Leah Williams.

Fourth grade: Ella Cherry, Logan Dober, Addyson Kerr, Brooke

Lovgren, Heidi Lowder, Autumn Sondgeroth and Trinity Wheeler.

Third grade: Tanayiah Allison, Dalila Arthur, Trever Carroll, Mat-thew Chamberlain, Brian Edwards, Giovanni Gatza, Brianna Gonzales, Teagan Hewitt, Jenessa Karvonen, Hanuri Park, Alexis Polite, Ian Sundberg, Brandon Tornow, Nata-leigh Wamhoff, Awa Williams and Isabella Wittenauer.

Honor RollEighth grade: Katherine Anderson,

Brady Becker, Allie Carlson, Raygan Cromwell, Jacob Dickey, Kathryn Karstens, Haley Kessinger, Cas-sendra Martin, Kyle Pinter, Mariah Quest and Alexis Wittenauer.

Seventh grade: Luke Flanagan, Cassidy Geiger, Analise Karvonen, Emma Lundquist, Alexandra Michael and Collette Motter.

Sixth grade: Chloe Carroll and

Kathryn Sexton.Fifth grade: Sarah Edwards, Wyatt

Lundquist and Ki’Ayana Moore.Fourth grade: Jordan Cromwell,

Austin Polite and Cadence Taylor.Third grade: Reis Hartford, Zacha-

ry Mullins and Donna Sloan.

St. Louis SchoolFirst Quarter2014-2015

High Honor Roll* Denotes all A’sEighth grade: Nicole Carlone*,

Margaret Moore*, Allyson Murray and Hallie Taets*.

Seventh grade: Luke Peacock.Honor Roll

Eighth grade: Lydia Mead.Seventh grade: Luke Anderson.Junior High Christian Conduct

Award: Hallie Taets.

Photo contributedAmerican Legion Auxiliary Unit 125 members Mariele Fisher (from left), Sherry DeSalle, Blanche Janssen, Judy Nelson, Lydia Foehring, Clara Pease and Helen Rich are pic-tured with sacks they filled for students in the lower grades of the Princeton Elementary School system.

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Open HouseGustafson

An open house to celebrate the 80th birthday of Gene “Gus” Gustafson will be from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Tiskilwa Fire Station. Lunch and beverages will be provided.

Gus was born on Nov. 5, 1934. Gus and his wife, Betty, are life-long residents and members of the Tiskilwa community. They raised their six children in Tiskilwa and now are the grandparents to 18 and great-grand-parents to 10. Their children are Jill (Joe) Kunkel, Jack (Laurie) Gustafson, Rick (BethAnn) Gustafson, Nancy Funderberg (died in 2000), Buzz (Tammy) Gustafson and Lisa Gustafson.

Gus spent many years working for the village of Tiskilwa and in the Tiskilwa School system before his retirement. He has especially fond memories of friends and neighbors in the community and all the teachers, staff and students he met in those years. He was a proud supporter of all his children and loved the sport-ing events the most. In honor of the many “Pack the Place” nights in the Tiskilwa Gymnasium, his children would like to pack the Tiskilwa Fire Station with friends and family to celebrate his 80th birthday. Gus is also known for his life-long dedication to the St. Louis Cardi-nals so wear your St. Louis Cardinal attire if you share his life-long love for the Cardinals! Outdoor seating is available for Cub fans!

It is requested that gifts be omitted.

Yepsens will celebrate 65th wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. John “Jack” Yepsen of Tiskilwa will celebrate their 65th wed-ding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hall in Tiskilwa. The event will be hosted the couple’s children.

John Yepsen and the former Marian Elizabeth Pozzi were married Nov. 12, 1949, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Cherry by Father Anthony Weh-rman. Their attendants were Nellie Zanarini Cat-tani of Ladd and John Pothoff of Spring Valley.

They are the parents of six children, Dan (Joanne) Yepsen of Tiskilwa, Cher-yl (Sam) Pagoria of Spring Valley, Ron (Sheila) Yepsen of Sheffield, Dave (Lori) Yepsen of Prince-ton, and John and Paul, both deceased. They also

have 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchil-dren.

All friends and relatives invited to attend. In lieu of gifts, the family asks that if attendees have a picture of the couple, or a memory they would like to share, to bring them along to put on their “memory board.”

Births AnnouncedTaylor

Joshua and Jamie (Gillman) Taylor of Princeton are the parents of a son, Jacob Clark, born Oct. 27 at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. He was welcomed home by two brothers, Jonah, 3, and Jayden, 1. Maternal grandparents are Vicky RImer of Antioch, and Hank and Angel Gillman of Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Paternal grandparents are Buster and Kay Taylor of Princeton. Great-grandparents are Bud and Wanda Rimer of Antioch.

WintersJustin Winters and Katie Borys of

Princeton are the parents of a son, Jaxson Judd Brendan, born Oct. 25 at KSB in Dixon. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 18 1/2 inches in length. He was welcomed home by five siblings, Alexanderia, 13, Austin, 12, Madelynne, 9, McKenzie, 8, and Brooklynn, 6. Maternal grandmother is the late Brenda Poff. Paternal grandparents are Randy Birkey and Lori Strub of Princeton.

Prairie Arts Council readies for Mini

Christmas Tree FestivalPRINCETON — The

Prairie Arts Council has announced plans are underway for the upcom-ing fifth annual Mini Christmas Tree Festival which is presented in the gallery of the Prairie Arts Center, 24 Park Ave. East in Princeton, beginning Nov. 21 and continuing through Dec. 7.

The Prairie Arts Coun-cil is currently seeking creative and artistic indi-viduals who would like to donate a decorated mini Christmas tree, wreath or table top design for this Prairie Arts Council fund-raiser.

The Prairie Arts Coun-cil has been in existence since 1995 and is a 501-C-3, not-for-profit organi-zation that has sponsored and hosted numerous community cultural arts programs at the Prairie Arts Center.

The Prairie Arts Center is a beautiful 3,200-square-foot building located on the Courthouse Square in Princeton which has significant historic and architectural interest.

The maintenance and operation of the Prai-rie Arts Center is run strictly by volunteers and requires continuous

upkeep. The annual Mini Christ-

mas Tree Festival is the second largest annual fundraiser for the Prairie Arts Council and its suc-cess relies on the creative designs donated by indi-viduals and businesses alike.

This year, the entries will be judged by catego-ry to encourage designers to put their best efforts forward.

There is no fee to enter a design and each design is put up for silent auc-tion to help raise funds for upkeep of the Prairie Arts Center.

Winners of the silent auction will be announced at 3 p.m. Dec. 7.

More information about entering a design and an application form can be found on the Prairie Arts Council’s website at www.theprairieartscouncil.org or may be obtained by calling 815-875-2787.

The Prairie Arts Cen-ter will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 8 and 15 to receive all trees, wreaths and floral designs.

There is no fee to enter and all designs will be accepted.

For questions, call Deb Young at 815-303-7444.

Easter Seals prepares for Festival of TreesUTICA — The Eas-

ter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau counties will hold its second annual Festival of Trees presented by U.S. Silica from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 22 at Celebrations 150 in Utica.

This year’s event will be an open house, fam-ily friendly-style event and will be free and open to the public. Decorated trees will be on display

and available to take home for $10 through a raffle. The event will feature per-formances throughout the day by local children, an Ugly Sweater Contest, a $1 raffle, a visit from Santa and door prizes. Free crafts, storytelling, book drawings and entertain-ment for children will be provided by Kiwanis Club of LaSalle-Peru.

“We are very excited to

bring back the vendor fair and tree auction in a new, family friendly holiday event format,” said Susan Bursztynsky, president and CEO of Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Coun-ties. “Guests will have an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping with 50-plus local vendors, bring home a beautifully decorated tree, win some great prizes and have some

fun with their children.”Sue Manning of the

Kiwanis Club of LaSal-le-Peru said the Kiwanis Club is “excited to once again provide this commu-nity service. We are happy to help Easter Seals and all the families they service in our community. There will be something for everyone at the Festival of Trees.”

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Business&Ag Business story ideas? — Contact Bureau County Republican reporter Lyle Ganther at 815-875-4461, ext. 6360, or email him at [email protected].

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Season of changeAs we say farewell to

a pleasant fall and tran-sition into the harsher winter months, we’ve also had some changes here at the Bureau County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Our previous Resource Conservationist Emily Gann moved out of state and was replaced in early September by Kevin Ben-nett.

Bennett, who grew up in Alton, now resides with his wife and children in Hopewell. He has a B.S. in envi-ronmental science from Quincy Uni-versity and a M.A. in natural resource policy and administration from the University of Illi-nois-Springfield.

Prior to joining the district, he worked in government relations for the Illinois chapter of The Nature Conservancy and most recently served as the executive director of a small, non-profit land trust in Southern Illinois.

During his career in the conservation field, Bennett has developed a passion for restoring and managing native land-scapes and helping to

connect people to those areas. Come spring, he has plans to organize guided hikes and vol-unteer restoration days at some of the natural areas that are owned and managed by the district, specifically at Warnecke Woods.

This 28-acre site is located just north of Princeton off Route 26, just up the road from the Red Covered Bridge. This area is open to the public and offers over a mile of hiking trails. The terrain varies from flat and easy to steep and strenuous. The site boasts a diverse mix of prairie and wood-land habitat and is a won-derful spot to bird watch or just escape the hustle and bustle of city life for a couple hours.

If you do visit Warnecke Woods in the coming months, you may notice a scorched and blackened prairie area, evidence of a beneficial prescribed burn. The use of pre-scribed fire is safe and effective land manage-ment tool used by trained practitioners to keep out woody, invasive species and promote the growth of beneficial, native prai-rie grasses and flowers.

The crew conducting the burn is aware of fire behavior and control

techniques to ensure the safety of the general pub-lic and private property. Before a burn is conduct-ed, emergency response personnel and immediate neighbors are notified, and the burn is conducted in such a way that smoke is directed away from sensitive areas. These burns help clear the site of dead material and quickly return vital nutrients to the soil. Come June, the prairie will be a lush and colorful habitat for a vari-ety of wildlife species.

If you have any ques-tions, comments or sug-gestions for the district, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone at 815-875-8732, ext. 3, or email at [email protected].

You can stop by our office, which is housed in the USDA Service Center building, located at 312 E. Backbone Road in Princ-eton. Staff are here Mon-day-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Also be sure to visit our website (bureaucounty-swcd.webs.com) and our newly-created Facebook page for additional infor-mation on upcoming pro-grams and events.

Submitted by the Bureau County Soil and Water Conservation District, Princeton.

BennettAg Summary

Warm, dry weather allowed farmers ample time for harvesting during the week ending Oct. 26.

Corn harvest increased 16 percent-age points from the previous week and soybean harvest was up 26 percentage points.

There were 6.2 days suitable for field-work during the week. Statewide, pre-cipitation averaged 0.03 inches, 0.61 inches below normal. The average tem-perature was 53.7 degrees, 1.6 degrees above normal.

Corn harvest was 59 percent com-plete, 12 percentage points behind last year and 13 percentage points behind the five-year average. Corn condition remained at 83 percent good to excel-

lent.Soybean harvest was 63 percent com-

plete, 20 percentage points behind last year and 14 percentage points behind average. Soybean condition was rated at 80 percent good to excellent.

Sorghum mature reached 93 percent and sorghum harvest was 57 percent complete.

Pasture condition was rated at 1 per-cent very poor, 4 percent poor, 23 per-cent fair, 53 percent good and 19 per-cent excellent. Topsoil moisture supply was rated at 5 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 22 percent surplus. Sub-soil moisture supply was rated at 1 per-cent very short, 8 percent short, 79 per-cent adequate and 12 percent surplus.

Farm Bureau plans college day in Henry

HENRY — The Bureau County Farm Bureau, along with Marshall-Put-nam and Stark County Farm Bureaus, will be hosting a College Open House Day for agricul-ture from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at Birkey’s Farm Store in Henry. This is an opportunity for area stu-dents to meet locally with representatives of these

schools.The following schools

who offer agriculture pro-grams have been invited: Illinois State Universi-ty, University of Illinois, Southern Illinois Uni-versity, Western Illinois University, Black Hawk East, Joliet Junior Col-lege, Lake Land College, Parkland College and Illi-nois Central College. If interested in majoring in

agriculture, feel free to attend the program and utilize this opportunity to meet with nine Illinois colleges.

All sophomore, junior and senior students from the high schools in Bureau, Marshall, Put-nam and Stark coun-ties who are interested in pursuing a career in an agricultural field are invited to attend.

Food service sanitation managers certificate class offered

PRINCETON — An eight-hour food service sanita-tion manager’s certificate class will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Bureau and Putnam County Health Depart-ment, 526 Bureau Valley Parkway, Princeton.

A minimum of eight hours is required by the

Illinois Department of Public Health for certifi-cation.

A fee of $100 is nonre-fundable, and payment is necessary at time of regis-tration to guarantee a seat in the class.

Register at the health department from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Mon-

day through Friday. Reg-istration forms can also be downloaded from the health department’s web-site at www.bpchd.org.

Bring photo identifica-tion the day of class for the exam. Lunch is on your own. Attendance for the entire day is required to take the exam.

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Event highlights iFiber networkOGLESBY — Illinois

Fiber Resources Group (iFiber) partners were joined by legislators, state officials, local mayors, community anchor insti-tutions (CAIs) and oth-ers at a press event rec-ognizing completion of the grant portion of the BTOP-funded high-speed broadband project, serv-ing nine northwest coun-ties of Illinois. The event was Oct. 16 at Illinois Val-ley Community College, Oglesby.

iFiber is a provider of extremely high-speed (up to 10 Gpbs) network trans-port services to both the public and private sector. It is providing subsidized access directly to eligi-ble CAIs — public sector organizations — includ-ing schools, community colleges, libraries, health-care facilities, municipal-ities, county and public safety facilities. The grant construction project was completed by Dec. 31, 2013, meeting require-ments of the NTIA Broad-band Technology Oppor-tunity Program.

“We are proud of the accomplishment of build-ing this 900-mile broad-band network,” said John L. Lewis, iFiber executive director. “It would have not have been possible

without support of state, federal and local part-ners. The state of Illinois provided $14 million in matching funds thanks to the legislature and gov-ernor. “The entire team has worked diligently to be good stewards of the grant funds. iFiber has built an exceptional regional broadband net-work and will continue to maintain it as we expand it. Throughout the proj-ect, we worked hard to maximize the quality of the network while staying

within the parameters of the grant.”

Other speakers at the event included Glenn Trommels, iFiber board chairman and CIO for the city of Rockford; Ellen McCurdy, senior poli-cy advisor for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportuni-ty; state Rep. Frank Mau-tino; Jerry Hicks, LaSalle County Board chairman; and Jerry Corcoran, IVCC president. A letter from state Sen. Sue Rezin was read.

Photo contributedSpeakers at the iFiber event on Oct. 16, included (from left) Jerry Hicks, LaSalle County Board chairman; Ellen McCurdy, senior policy advisor for Illinois DCEO; John Lewis, iFiber executive director; state Rep. Frank Mauti-no; Glenn Trommels, iFiber board chairman/CIO, city of Rockford; and Jerry Corcoran, IVCC president.

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Cross country sectional — Area runners and teams are in the mix at the Oregon Class 1A Cross Country Sectional. See page 14.

Photo contributedArraia Hicks and Sophia Suarez became fast friends as teammates on the Princeton Tigresses golf team the past three years. When Hicks reached the IHSA State Meet this season, Suarez was with her every step of the way. They are the 2014 co-BCR Golfers of the Year.

Sisters on the golf course

By Kevin [email protected]

Sophia Suarez was dis-appointed she didn’t make the state golf meet, but she was sure glad her good friend and Princeton team-mate Arraia Hicks did.

Suarez quickly posted well wishes and praises to Hicks and accompanied her all the way to Decatur for the IHSA State Tour-nament. It is that bond and friendship that carried them both to great things this season on area golf courses.

As they pass the torch at Princeton High School from the senior Suarez to the junior Hicks, they now share honors as the 2014 BCR co-players of the year.

Simply put, they were the best thing to happen to each other and their golf games. They were always there for each other, push-ing one another to do their best and raise their game.

“Having Arraia as a little sister was one of the best things that happened to me on the golf team,” Suarez said. “Arraia came to our first practice and her swing amazed me. She has a one-of-a-kind totally natural swing, and I knew I was going to have to beat her to be the No. 1, especially for qualifying rounds. Ever since, she’s always been right on me, pushing me. I’m so happy that she came into my life during the golf season, pushing me, and in my life as a forever friend.”

Hicks shares the same feelings.

“Without Sophia on the

team, I don’t think I would be where I am today,” she said. “She helped me through so much, push-ing me to my limit. I espe-cially loved it when we played together in a match because she would make laugh after a bad hole and tell me to forget about it. It’s going to be different without her next year.”

PHS coach Will Gross said he couldn’t have asked for a better partnership to lead the Tigresses this sea-son.

“Sophia and Arraia have a very rare bond between two highly-regarded ath-letes on the same team,” he said. “They push each other to limits that they didn’t believe they could get to, all the while not making it a competition between the two of them,

Comets crash the party

Shaw Media Service photo/Phil MarruffoBureau Valley’s Lindsey Hoffert goes up for the kill Thursday evening during the Class 1A Bureau Valley Volleyball Regional Championship. The third-ranked Lady Comets upset the favored Storm 21-25, 25-16, 25-18. The Storm bows out at 27-6, recording the third most wins in school history.

Lady Panthers capture regional

BCR photo/Dan DwyerSt. Bede’s Sam Whalen (left) and PC’s Paige Griffith battle at the net in Thursday’s regional finals at St. Bede Acade-my. The Lady Panthers won in twin killings, 25-16, 25-16.

By Dan [email protected]

PERU — After a 14-year regional championship title drought, the Putnam County Lady Panthers would not be denied their hardware Thursday night at St. Bede Academy.

Coming in winners of 12 of their last 15 match-es, the St. Bede Lady Bruins ran out of steam in Thursday’s 2A region-al championship as the No. 1 seed Lady Panthers cruised to an easy 25-16, 25-16 victory.

“It’s pretty surreal right now. I don’t even know what to say,” PC senior outside hitter Paige Grif-fith said.

Griffith stepped up and showed the leadership skills she has attained from her three years play-ing varsity with seven service points, five assists and seven kills.

“Paige had an excel-

lent performance tonight. She’s just an all-around good player, and she’s a leader on the floor. She really settles us down but also gets so excited and gets us that big kill in the moment that we need it,” PC coach Amy Kreiser said.

The Lady Bruins came out strong, grabbing a 3-1 lead on a tip by senior outside hitter Saman-tha Whalen the Panther defense couldn’t handle.

Two straight aces by senior middle hitter Kayte

“Having Arraia as a little sister was one of the best things that happened to me

on the golf team.”• Sophia Suarez

“Without Sophia on the team, I don’t think I

would be where I am today.”

• Arraia Hicks


MANLIUS — Sterling Newman crashed the “Block Party” at Bureau Valley Thursday night.

Despite losing both matches in Three Riv-ers Conference play to Bureau Valley and drop-ping the opening set 21-25 in the Thursday’s regional championship, the Lady Comets rallied to upset the Storm by taking the final two sets 25-16, 25-18 at the Storm Cellar.

“The girls were confi-dent we could do it. We didn’t have anything to lose,” Newman coach Debbi Kelly said.

The sudden ending that a postseason loss brings hit the Storm hard, their faces covered in anguish as they exited the locker room one by one.

“It’s a very tough loss. I can’t be more proud of our seniors, our whole team,” BV coach Abbi Bosnich said. “I’m not really sure what hap-pened. It doesn’t seem to

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Bureau Valley 2A RegionalThursday’s finals:

(3) Sterling Newman def. (1) Bureau Valley 21-25, 25-16, 25-18

• Newman advances to Pecatonica Section-al. BV exits at 27-6.

St. Bede 2A Regional

Thursday’s finals: (1) Putnam County def. (3) St. Bede 25-16, 25-16.

• PC (21-12) advanc-es to Orion Sectional. SBA exits at 15-20.

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make sense. ... Newman was flawless on their defense. No balls hit the floor. That second and third game, they just came alive. Our hitters were hit-ting. Especially in the third game, we talked about keep on swinging and we did. I thought we did a great job of that. I don’t think we made too many errors. I just think New-man did such a great job of covering the floor.

“They definitely played the best game that they’ve every played against us tonight.”

The Storm (27-6) got the “Block Party” started with a quick 6-0 lead, the Storm all smiles during the tim-eout break. Lefty swing-ing Lindsey Hoffert had a crucial well-placed dink at 24-20 after two smashes before Val Reuter finished off the 25-21 Storm win-ner.

Newman, however, fought back from that early deficit and carried much-needed momentum into Game 2. The Lady Comets built a 13-7 lead, then used an 8-2 run to take a 21-11 lead on an ace from Paige Ruthart. Aubree Schmitt finished off the 25-16 winner with two more aces.

“We knew if we could get some hands on the ball and frustrate them a little, the pressure’s going

to build up on them and you make more mistakes as you go,” Kelly said.

Newman never let the Storm back in the match. Schmitt delivered an ace for a 9-6 lead and Madalyn Wilson added a kill, mak-ing it 11-7. Bennett hit for the sideout, but Newman used a 4-0 run to go up 15-8.

Senior setter Sydney Lebahn, a four-year start-er, laid out with a diving save to pick up a Storm point at 20-15. Senior Car-lie Bickett kept the Storm close at 21-17 with a smash at the net. Newman, how-ever, sided out with a BV service error, Schmitt rolled a point along the net, and Hoffert hit into the net to end the match.

“They were picking up everything in the second and third games,” Lebahn said. “I think we caught them off guard a little in the first game, but they came back strong. We tried to make plays out of whatever they gave us, but they just made more plays tonight.”

As the match ended, the Bureau Valley student sec-tion, aka the Block Party, let their team know, in unison, “We Still Love You, We Still Love You.”

“I will never take any-thing away from another team, but I will never take anything away from my team,” Bosnich said. “They did a great job. Until point 25 in that third game, my girls played hard. I know right now is tough, but

27-6 is a great season. I’ll take it. I’ll take 27-6 any day.

“These girls are a great group of girls. They have the heart, they have the competitive drive, they have everything you can ask for a team. ... I’ve never met a group of girls who have the heart and drive that they do, I’m just so proud of them. They are everything a team, a coach can ever dream for. I’m very thankful for them. I know I tell them that all the time, but they are the true definition of a team. I’ve never seen a team such as them before.”

BV has only seen two other teams with more wins. Vicki Litherland’s state squad in 2005 won 32 matches, and her region-al champs the year before won 28.

Hoffert finished the night with 10 kills with Reuter, Bickett and Ben-nett adding five each. Senior libero Jehna Thom-as had 16 digs with Lebahn and Reuter scooping up 11 each. Lebahn also had 22 assists and nine points.

• Notes: BV’s “Block Party” student section was in full force Thurs-day, led by AD’s Jeff Ohl-son’s “Minions,” Keegan Mooney, Chase Pierce and Tyler Gonigam. ... New-man will advance to the Pecatonica Sectional to face Oregon at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Oregon beat host Byron 25-12, 17-25, 25-23.


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Above, Bureau Valley’s Val Reuter takes a

shot against Newman Thursday night at the

Storm Cellar. Right, BV’s Savanna Dean makes a

dig on the Storm back line of defense.

BCR photos/Kevin Hieronymus

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Here’s a look at the 2014 BCR Girls Golf Team:Sydney Eustice (St. Bede-Sr.): The St. Bede senior

was the top area finisher (fourth) in the Three Rivers Conference Meet and meet medalist four times. Eus-tice made her third trip to sectionals shooting a 98 at the Princeton regional. She had an average of 48.3 with 18 putts per nine holes.

Arraia Hicks (PHS-Jr.): The PHS junior was the lone area representative to make state, qualifying as part of a three-way tie at the Lanark Sectional. She car-ried a 46.9 average, earning first team all-conference honors (sixth) and placed sixth at regional. She was a three-time meet medalist, leading PHS 10 times out. Hicks shared Golfer of the Year honors with team-mate Sophia Suarez.

Aiko Mendoza (St. Bede-So.): The future is bright for the St. Bede sophomore, who carried a 48.4 average. She placed seventh at conference and qualified for sectionals with a 99 at the Princeton regional.

Audra Reidner (PHS-Jr.): A solid contributor to three straight sectional qualifiers, Reidner carried a 49.1 average. She was a two-time meet medalist and team leader. She earned second team all-conference hon-ors (15th place), finished eighth at regional and 32nd at sectional.

Sophia Suarez (PHS-Sr.): The senior captain at Princeton carried the top area average at 46.2. She led PHS 13 times in scoring and was meet medalist seven times. She shot a school record 36 at Chapel Hill this season. She was a first team all-conference selection (eighth), placed sixth at regional and 21st at sectional. She was a two-time BCR Golfer of the Year.

Honorable mentionSarah Crowe (PHS-Sr.): Received Second Team All

Conference honors and contributed to three straight sectional team qualifiers.

Mercedes Ruiz (DePue-Sr.): Qualified for state for the third straight time, averaging 52.6 for the year.

but making it so that they both play the best golf that they can in order to beat their opponents.

“They are sincere in the care that they have for each other on and off the golf course and that was evident this year when Sophia put her dis-appointments aside and support-ed Arraia in her quest at the state finals.”

Suarez looks back at her season fondly, not letting a down day at sectional paint the whole picture. She finished strong in the final five holes when rain postponed the sec-tional to a second day and missed advancing by two strokes.

“We all have our bad days and we have good days. The Monday of sectionals just wasn’t my day, the second day I came back and I made it through the rest of the round. I wanted to redo it all the second day,” she said.

The senior swinger carried the area’s top average at 46.2, highlight-ed by a school record round of 36 at Chapel Hill Golf Course. She was a first-team all-conference golfer in the Three Rivers.

“My average lowered from last year, which I’m happy about,” she said. “Breaking the school record was pretty cool, probably the high-light of my golf career at the high school. It felt good to show myself that I was capable of shooting those numbers. And as a team, I mean 21 wins, I’d say that will forever be history of PHS, and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls to experience it with.”

Gross said Suarez has been the face of the program for three years and a once-in-a-lifetime player to coach.

“In all my years in golf, I have never seen a young athlete dedicate themselves to the sport the way that she did,” he said. “She wanted and committed to getting better at every aspect of her game and understood how to hide her weakness while allowing her strengths to carry her to be the best golfer that she could be.

“Sophia has a leadership trait that cannot be taught nor can it be replaced, and that will be hard for me to overcome moving forward.”

Hicks carries the torch into next season, building off this year’s state experience. Her average (46.9) was right behind Suarez, also receiving first team Three Rivers all-confer-ence recognition.

“I’m very excited for next sea-son and having another attempt at state,” Hicks said. “I just can’t wait to what I can shoot next year if I was already in the 40s this year.”

Gross said Hicks had the ability to step up in the postseason when her team needed her the most.

“I have waited for two and a half years to see Arraia break out and she did so in a huge way this post-season, and I know that the best is yet to come,” he said. “She has so much potential to be truly great and her caring and steady attitude will allow her to pretty much accom-plish any goal that she sets forth for her, and I cannot wait to see what is in store for her next season.”

And somewhere, Suarez will be there to send her a text or post well wishes along the way.


Sydney Eustice Aiko Mendoza

Arraia Hicks

Audra Reidner

Sophia Suarez

2014 All-BCR Girls GolfGolfers

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Sophia Suarez Arraia Hicks


Jack Moriarty of LaSal-le is the latest to add his name to the hole-in-one list. He aced the 132-yard, No. 7 hole with his 6 iron. It was witnessed by Dave Laszewski of LaSalle, Gene Marzetta of Utica and Dennis Schroeder of Ladd.

Rick Fusinatto shot his second hole-in-one on Oct. 10, acing the 166-yard hole, using his 7 wood. It was witnessed by Jerry Eick and Rich Kocielski of Peru.

Fusinatto also shot a hole-in-one Oct. 1 and now has five lifetime at Spring Creek. He has shot

holes-in-one on holes No. 3, No. 7 (2), No. 9 and No. 13.

“I need to get one on the last hole par three, No. 18,” he said.

Ron Berg of Oglesby shot a hole-in-one on No. 9 on Oct. 8 from the white tees using a driver. The shot was witnessed by Rod Anderson of Spring Valley.

Chapel Hill match play: Match play champions at Chapel Hill were: sin-gles - Egan Hicks, first, Bill Livey, second; doubles - Fred Cartwright and John Hedrich, first, and Rick Peacock and Bill Livey, second.


Bernardoni gave PC the spark it needed to domi-nate the rest of the match as they led the entire way from there on out.

“I give Putnam County all the credit. They moved us around a lot tonight. It was what I expected,” SBA coach Dawn Williams said. “They played funda-mental volleyball and kept the ball in motion. I think our girls honestly wanted it so bad that they played tight, hesitant instead of fluently like we’ve been playing.”

PC extended its lead to seven on a kill by senior outside hitter Annie Miller to go up 11-4.

A small run capped off by a block from senior out-side hitter Christine Pero-na cut the Panther lead to 15-13 but that would be as close as the Bruins would come for the remainder of the first set.

“Putnam County did a good job of taking us out of our game plan. I just wish them all the best. Amy has a good team,” Williams said. “They were seeded No. 1 for a rea-son.”

Stellar defense from senior defensive special-ist Lauren Colby allowed Griffith to dominate the St. Bede defense as she slammed home kills and found ways to finesse tip shots into vacant areas of the court as they finished game one on a torrid 10-3 scoring run.

Another 10-3 Panther scoring run opened game

two and forced an SBA timeout.

The Bruins regrouped and cut the PC lead to three at 11-8 on an ace by Whalen.

This would prove too lit-tle too late as SBA couldn’t fend off the crisp Pan-thers offense and eventu-ally dropped set two on a monstrous spike from Perona that ricocheted off a Bruin defender and into the crowd for the regional title winner.

Whalen had a solid game, scoring three ser-vice points, including two aces, four kills and seven digs.

Senior outside hitter Claire Dudek added three points, including an ace, three kills and two blocks.

Griffith had seven points and seven kills and

Miller had six kills. Kayte Bernardoni added 11 ser-vice points and three kills for the Panthers.

“We just wanted to live in the moment and play with our all and play our game. Don’t look at the scoreboard and don’t worry about anything but playing our game, and we did it.” Griffith said.

Williams was clearly sad to see her seniors go, but was proud of the way they turned their season around and looks forward to next season and build-ing on their late season turn around.

“I’m proud of my team all the way through. From where we were at the beginning of the season to where we have ended the last half the season. It was a big turnaround,

a lot better volleyball, and I wish we could have sustained it tonight,” Wil-liams said.


BCR photos/Dan DwyerThe Lady Panthers (above) celebrate with their regional championship plaque after capturing Thursday’s title match at St. Bede with straight 25-16 sets over the host Lady Bruins. St. Bede’s Sam Whalen (bottom) battles PC at the net.

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Here’s an inside look at Saturday’s opponents for St. Bede (Tolono Unity) and Hall (Knoxville):

Tolono UniTy (8-1) The school: The school,

which has an enrollment of 488, is simply known as Unity in its home area. It is a member of the Okaw Valley Conference. The Unity school district is made up of five commu-nities in southern Cham-paign County: Tolono, Philo, Sidney, Sadorus and Pesotum.

How to get there: St. Bede fans will face a two-hour, 126-mile trip to Tolono, located south of Champaign. Take Inter-state 39 to Interstate 74 in Bloomington, go south on I-74 to Champaign, then go south on Interstate 57, taking exit 229 to Tolono. Turn left onto County Road 1000 North (signs for Savoy/Willard Airport/Tolo-no). Turn right onto US-45 South and then turn right onto County Road 800 North. The school will be on the right.

on the field: The Rock-ets’ offense centers around senior quarterback 2 Taylor White (No. 2). He leads the Rockets running game with 1,618 yards and 26 TDs (tops in the Champaign area) on 162 carries. Running mates Colton Reed (67-569, 12 TDs) and Chandler Cousins (68, 569, 5) have combined for nearly 900 yards and 17 TDs. White has also completed 103 passes in 159 attempts with just two interceptions, good for 1,640 yards and 14 TDs. His top target is No. 18, senior Hiley Freeman (45-558, 6 TDs). Defensively, Reed, a state wrestling medalist, leads the Rockets with 91 tack-

les (53 solos, 38 assists). Senior ILB Elijah Miller has 75 tackles and safety Chris Branson has 69 tackles while picking off seven INTs.

Team notes: This is Uni-ty’s 24th overall playoff appearance, and its 21st consecutive under head coach Scott Hamilton, topped only in 3A behind St. Joseph-Ogden (24). The Rockets have made the playoffs every year during Hamilton’s ten-ure as coach, including state runner-up finishes in 2000, 2005 (34-7 to Bureau Valley), 2009 and 2012. Hamilton (202-47) reached the 200-victory plateau Oct. 10 with a win at Rantoul.

Knoxville (6-3)The school: Knoxville is a

member of the Prairieland Blue Conference, located in Knox County. It has an enrollment of 326.

on the field: Knoxville has no problem running, Houston, Tyler Houston that is, who has rushed for 658 yards and 11 TDs in eight games. He has eight of the team’s nine pass receptions for 174 yards and one score. Blake Van-Beveran had added 608 yards and seven touch-downs on 78 carries.

Team notes: The Bul-lets (4-0) finished second in the Prairieland Blue behind Elmwood-Brimfield (5-1). They were outscored 139-7 in its three losses - 48-0 to Stark County, 39-7 to Elmwood-Brim-field, 52-0 to Abingdon. Knoxville makes its second straight playoff appear-ance and 15th overall. It reached the 3A semifinals in 1988, but have not made it past the opening round since 2009 in 2A.

— Kevin Hieronymus

Behind enemy linesIHSA Football Playoffs

3A Playoffs

Clippers hoping for Three Rivers magic in 3A opener

By Brian WeidmanShaw Media Service

Amboy will have history on its side when it takes on Eastland-Pearl City in a Class 2A first-round playoff game on Saturday in Lanark.

How that will help the Clippers (5-4) in their quest to upset the Wildcatz (9-0) remains to be seen.

Amboy has faced Eastland twice in the playoffs before, and came out on top both times. The Clippers won a 31-22 decision in 2000, and gained a 28-20 victory in 2003.

Three Rivers teams have given Eastland fits over the years. The Wildcatz are 1-7 in their playoff his-tory, with three losses to Morrison, two to Newman, and two to Amboy. EPC’s lone playoff win against TRAC competition was against Bureau Valley in 2010.

Wildcatz coach Randy Asche

used the terms “apprehensive” and “nervewracking” when asked about drawing a Three Rivers team right out of the gate.

“Obviously we haven’t had much success against those teams,” Asche said, “and that’s because it’s a great league. Our best teams would prob-ably go 6-3 or 5-4 against that com-petition. That’s not to say we don’t have great teams in our conference, because we do, but they have bigger schools with some great programs.”

The Clippers got off to a 5-1 start, but have stumbled into the playoffs with losses to Fulton, Bureau Valley, and Newman the last 3 weeks by a combined score of 104-25.

“We haven’t played our best foot-ball the last 3 weeks,” Amboy coach Gary Jones said, “but right now, everybody is 0-0. It’s a fresh start, and we need to get back to playing the way we did the first half of the

season.”The Clippers will need to bring

their A game to hang with the Wild-catz, who have steamrolled oppo-nents by a combined score of 428-83, including a 54-21 demolition of Forreston in Week 9 that served as a showdown for the NUIC Northwest crown.

The only team to score more points against a stout EPC defense was Polo, which lost 45-28 – a deceiving score considering that was a mercy rule game early in the third quarter.

“They remind me a lot of Bureau Valley,” Jones said, “in that they are very athletic and they spread the field to get the ball to their play-makers. They can score, but they also play great defense. They’re just a really, really solid team.”

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When: Girls race — 10 a.m. Boys race — 11 a.m., Saturday.

Where: Oregon Park West, Oregon.local teams: Hall (boys/girls), BV

(boys/girls), Amboy-LaMoille (girls), PC (boys).

local individuals: Brianna Legn-er, Cody Workman, Kendile Whitford (Princeton); Johnee Schulte (Ohio); Annie Needs (St. Bede); Robert Black-burn (A-L).

Boys meet at a glance: Teams — Winnebago is No. 1 ranked in Class 1A, but came in with a tie in its own regional with No. 12 Rockford Chris-tian, which won by the tiebreaker. Winnebago is the defending sectional champion. Other ranked teams are No. 9 Sterling Newman, regional champ at Rock Falls, No. 14 Byron, No. 20 Rock Falls and No. 25 El Paso-Grid-ley. Unranked IVC won the St. Bede Regional. Johnsburg will also be in the mix to advance among the top five teams to state. Individuals — Hall’s Al Baldonado (16:17/3.0 miles) is a repeat regional champion, placing fifth at Ore-gon last year on the way to an All-State finish. Other incoming regional win-ners are Brayden Hamblen (15:27/3.0 miles) of Rock Falls and Nathan Smith (14:33/2.85) of Winnebago. The top five individuals from non-qualifying teams advance.

Girls meet at a glance: Teams — Defending sectional champ Annawan-Wethersfield (No. 7) is the only team ranked in Top 10 in Class

1A. They will battled No. 12. Hen-ry-Midland and No. 25 Seneca, the regional champ at St. Bede, for the crown. Other ranked teams include No. 10 Ottawa Marquette, No. 21 Win-nebago and No. 22 Harvard. Unranked Woodstock Marion beat out both host Winnebago and Bryon for the region-al title. Individuals — Kirstie Ramsey (18:21) of A-W won the regional at Rock Falls and was sectional runner-up last year. Also winning regional races are Demi Johnson (19.30) of IVC at St. Bede and Abigail Jones (17:32/2.85) of Woodstock Marion at Winnebago. BV sisters Haley (second) and Regan (sixth) Weidner were among the region-al leaders at Rock Falls. Regan Weid-ner is a two-time state medalist making her way back from injury, her freshman sister one of the bright prospects in the state.

— Kevin Hieronymus

Oregon Sectional at a glance: ScoreboardBasketball

Junior high girlS7th grade SRC tournament at Mendota

Saturday:(3) Peru vs. (6) Mendota.(5) Spring Valley def. (4) Streator(2) laSalle 37, (7) Princeton 6.Tuesday: (1) ottawa def. Spring Valley(2) laSalle def. PeruThursday: Third place - Peru def.

Spring Valley.Title - (1) ottawa def. (2) laSalle.

8th grade SRC tournament at Mendota

Tuesday: (2) Mendota def. (3) Peru.(1) ottawa 51, (5) Princeton 7.Thursday: Third place - (5) Princeton

20, (3) Peru 19Title - (1) ottawa def (2) Mendota.

Junior high BoYSAt Prophetstown

7th grade: PlT 32, BV north 24. BVn (2-1): Davis 16, Macklin 6. PlT: Johnson 1, robnson 10.

8th grade: BV north 23, PlT 15. BVn (3-0): n. Johnson 8, Shipp 8, Schoff 5. PlT: McCoy 6.

At Walnut7th grade: BV north 32, BV South 15.

BVn (3-1): Davis 12, Batten 6, nugent 6. BVS: DeVenney 5, Philhower 4.

8th grade: BV South 43, BV north 14, PlT 15. BVn (3-1): Shipp 7. BVS: Paup 15, Barnett 13.

At neponset7th grade: neponset 15, laMoille 9.8th grade: laMoille 39, neponset 25.

At Princeton7th grade: Kewanee 23, logan 22.

logan: haring 10, Atkinson 4, Adams 7.8th grade: logan 27, Kewanee 23, 22.

logan: robbins 6, hjerstedt 6, Tate 4, Murfin 4, Dickens 3, rutledge 2, Ebner 2.

Saturday’s areaplayoff games

Class 1A: #8 Monmouth united (5-4) at #1 Stark County (9-0), 1 p.m.

Class 2A: #8 Amboy-laMoille (5-4) at #1 Eastland-Pearl City (9-0), 5 p.m.

#5 Knoxville (6-3) at #1 hall (7-2), 1 p.m.

#7 Annawan-Wethersfield (5-4) at

#2 rockridge (8-1), 1 p.m.Class 3A: #7 St. Bede (6-3) at #2

Tolono unity (8-1), 2 p.m.#8 Aurora Christian (5-4) at #1

Sterling newman (9-0), 2 p.m.#11 richmond-Burton (6-3) at #6

Dixon (7-2), 1 p.m.Class 5A: #16 Belvidere (5-4) at

#1 geneseo (9-0), 1 p.m.#10 Sterling (6-3) at #7 Burlington

Central (6-3) - 1 p.m.

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ScoreboardFootball

IHSA plAyoffSCLASS 1A

Upper bracket• No. 8 Alden-Hebron (5-4) at Rockford

Christian Life (9-0• No. 5 Lena-Winslow (6-3) at No. 4

Stockton (7-2)• No. 7 Warren (5-4) at No. 2 Galena

(7-2)• No. 6 Dakota (5-4) at No. 3 Aquin

(7-2)• No. 8 Monmouth United (5-4) at Stark

County (9-0)• No. 5 Ottawa Marquette (7-2) at No.

4 Polo (7-2)• No. 7 Fulton (6-3) at No. 2 Forreston

(8-1)• No. 6 Princeville (7-2) at No. 3 Hope

Academy (8-1)LOWeR bRACket• No. 16 triopia (5-4) at No. 1 Carrollton

(9-0)• No. 9 Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-

Hammond (7-2) at No. 8 LeRoy (7-2)• No. 13 tri-County (6-3) at No. 4

bismarck-Henning (8-1)• No. 12 Milford (7-2) at No. 5 Casey-

Westfield (8-1)• No. 15 Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland

(5-4) at No. 2 Abingdon-Avon (9-0)• No. 10 North Greene (7-2) at No. 7

Pawnee (8-1)• No. 14 South Fulton (6-3) at No. 3

Arcola (9-0)• No. 11 Greenfield-Northwestern (7-2)

at Camp Point Central (8-1)

CLASS 2AUpper bracket• No. 8 Amboy (5-4) at No. 1 eastland-

Pearl City (9-0)• No. 5 knoxville (6-3) at No. 4 Hall

(7-2)• No. 7 Annawan-Wethersfield (5-4) at

No. 2 Rockridge (8-1)• No. 6 Orion (6-3) at No. 3 Mercer

County (7-2)• No. 8 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (5-4) at

No. 1 Fieldcrest (9-0)• No. 5 el Paso-Gridley (8-1) at No. 4

Momence (8-1)• No. 7 Hales Franciscan (6-3) at No.

2 Uplift (9-0)• No. 6 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (6-3)

at No. 3 Clifton Central (8-1)LOWeR bRACket• No. 8 Illini West (5-4) at No. 1

Georgetown-Ridge Farm (7-2)• No. 5 Athens (6-3) at No. 4 Rushville-

Industry (7-2)• No. 7 Sangamon Valley (6-3) at No. 2

Villa Grove-Heritage (7-2)• No. 6 Maroa-Forsyth (6-3) at tri-

Valley (7-2)• No. 8 Nokomis (6-3) at No. 1

Lawrenceville (8-1)• No. 5 tuscola (7-2) at No. 4

Shelbyville (7-2)• No. 7 eldorado (6-3) at No. 2 Johnston

City (8-1)• No. 6 Carmi-White County (6-3) at No.

3 Chester (8-1)

CLASS 3A Upper bracket• No. 8 Aurora Christian (5-4) at No. 1

Newman (9-0)• No. 5 Chicago Raby (5-4) at No. 4

Oregon (5-4)• No. 7 byron (5-4) at No. 2 Chicago

bowen (8-1)• No. 6 North boone (5-4) at No. 3

Chicago Harper (6-3)• No. 8 Paxton-buckley-Loda (5-4) at

No. 1 Wilmington(9-0)• No. 5 Monticello (6-3) at No. 4

elmwood-brimfield (7-2)• No. 7 St. bede (6-3) at No. 2 tolono

Unity (8-1)• No. 6 erie-Prophetstown (6-3) at No.

3 St. Joseph-Ogden (8-1)LOWeR bRACket• No. 8 Hillsboro (5-4) at No. 1

Williamsville (9-0) • No. 5 New berlin (7-2) at No. 4 St.

teresa (7-2)

• No. 7 Pleasant Plains (6-3) at No. 2 Carlinville (8-1)• No. 6 Auburn (7-2) at No. 3 Sullivan-

Okaw Valley (8-1)• No. 8 Newton (5-4) at No. 1 Robinson

(8-1)• No. 5 Fairfield (6-3) at No. 4 Marshall

(6-3)• No. 7 Vandalia (5-4) at No. 2

Nashville (7-2)• No. 6 Anna-Jonesboro (5-4) at No. 3

Mt. Carmel (7-2)

CLASS 4AUpper bracket• No. 16 Chicago Payton (4-5) at No. 1

Rockford Lutheran (9-0)• No. 9 kankakee McNamara (6-3) at

No. 8 Herscher (7-2)• No. 13 Aurora Central Catholic (6-3)

at No. 4 Johnsburg (8-1)• No. 12 Plano (6-3) at No. 5 Chicago

Phillips (8-1)• No. 15 Alleman (5-4) at No. 2 St.

edward (9-0)• No. 10 Mendota (6-3) at No. 7 Coal

City (7-2)• No. 14 evergreen Park (6-3) at No. 3

Manteno (8-1)• No. 11 Richmond-burton (6-3) at No.

6 Dixon (7-2)LOWeR bRACket• No. 8 bloomington Central Catholic

(5-4) at No. 1 Greenville (9-0)• No. 5 effingham (6-3) at No. 4 Canton

(7-2)• No. 7 Olympia (6-3) at No. 2 Quincy

Notre Dame (7-2)• No. 6 Mt. Zion (6-3) at No. 3 Rochester

(7-2)• No. 8 breese Mater Dei (5-4) at No. 1

Carterville (9-0)• No. 5 Roxana (7-2) at No. 4 Freeburg

(8-1)• No. 7 belleville Althoff (6-3) at No. 2

Columbia (8-1)• No. 6 Murphysboro (7-2) at No. 3

Herrin (8-1)

CLASS 5AUpper bracket• No. 16 belvidere (5-4) at No. 1

Geneseo (9-0)• No. 9 North Lawndale Charter (6-3) at

No. 8 Rich east (6-3)• No. 13 St. Viator (5-4) at No. 4 Urban

Prep/englewood (7-2)• No. 12 Sycamore (5-4) at No. 5

Westinghouse College Prep (7-2)• No. 15 Woodstock Marian (5-4) at No.

2 Solorio Academy (8-1)• No. 10 Sterling (6-3) at No. 7

burlington Central (6-3)• No. 14 St. Laurence (5-4) at No. 3

Joliet Catholic (702)• No. 11 Dusable (6-3) at No. 6 Montini

(6-3)LOWeR bRACket• No. 8 Morris (5-4) at No. 1 Normal

University (9-0) • No. 5 Washington (7-2) at No. 4

Mahomet-Seymour (7-2)• No. 7 Champaign Central (6-3) at No.

2 Metamora (8-1)• No. 6 Decatur McArthur (6-3) at

Peoria Central (8-1)• No. 8 Jersey (5-4) at No. 1 Sacred

Heart-Griffin (9-0)• No. 5 Waterloo (6-3) at No. 4 Marion

(7-2)• No. 7 Mattoon (5-4) at No. 2 Highland

(8-1)• No. 6 triad (6-3) at No. 3 taylorville

(8-1)CLASS 6A

Upper bracket• No. 16 boylan (5-4) at No. 1 Nazareth

Academy (9-0)• No. 9 Chicago king (7-2) at No. 8

Antioch (7-2)• No. 13 Lake Forest (6-3) at No. 4

belvidere North (8-1)• No. 12 Riverside-brookfield (6-3) at

No. 5 Glenbard South (7-2)• No. 15 Marmion (6-3) at No. 2 Dekalb

(8-1)• No. 10 Hinsdale South (7-2) at No. 7

Crystal Lake Central (7-2)• No. 14 Prairie Ridge (6-3) at No. 3

Lakes (8-1)• No. 11 Grayslake North (6-3) at No. 6

St. Francis (7-20LOWeR bRACket• No. 8 Harvey thronton (5-4) at No. 1

Lemont (9-0)• No. 5 Crete-Monee (6-3) at No. 4

Yorkville (7-2)• No. 11 Morgan Park (6-3) at No. 2

Lincoln-Way West (8-1)• No. 6 Oak Forest (6-3) at No. 3

Richards (8-1)• No. 8 Galesburg (5-4) at No. 1 Peoria

Notre Dame (9-0)• No. 5 Chatham Glenwood (6-3) at No.

4 Champaign Centennial (6-3)• No. 7 Springfield Southeast (5-4) at

No. 2 Normal West (7-2)• No. 6 east St. Louis (5-4) at No. 3

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Friday’s scores

Girls volleyballIHSA poStSeASon

Washburn Regional (1A)thursday: title - (1) Roanoke-benson

def. (3) Midland 25-17, 25-15

Paw Paw Regional (1A)thursday: title - (1) Newark def. (2)

Indian Creek 25-17, 27-25.

Oneida Regional (1A)thursday: title - Wethersfield def.

Annawan 25-15, 25-18.

Roanoke Sectional (1A)tuesday: Grant Park vs Cissina Park,

6 p.m. Match 2 - Roanoke-benson vs, Lexington, 7 p.m.

Manlius Regional (2A)Monday: (4) Morrison def. (5)

Prophetstown 25-15, 25-17.tuesday: (1) bureau Valley def. (4)

Morrison 25-13, 16-25, 25-12.(3) Newman def. (2) Riverdale 25-19,

25-18thursday: title - (3) Newman def. (1)

bureau Valley 21-25, 25-16, 25-18. bV (27-6): thomas 6 (16 digs), Lebahn 9 (11 digs), 22 assists), Reuter 4 (5 kills, 11 digs), Dean 5 (1 ace, 2 digs)), bickett (5 kills, 1 block), bennett (5 kills, 2 blocks), Hoffert 2 (10 kills).

Pecatonica Sectional (2A)tuesday: (3) Newman (14-17) vs.

Oregon, 5:30 p.m. Match 2 - Ottawa Marquette vs. Dakota, 6:30 p.m.

St. Bede Regional (2A)Monday: (4) Hall def. (5) Stark County

25-22, 25-19.tuesday: (1) Putnam County def. (4)

Hall 25-19, 25-11. Hall (9-21-1):(3) St. bede def. (2) Princeton 25-23,

25-21.thursday: title - (1) Putnam County

def. (3) St. bede 25-16, 25-16. SbA (15-20): Whalen 3 (1 ace, 7 digs), Dudek 3 (3 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks), Damerell 3 (4 digs), Pohar 3 (6 digs), e. Perona 1 (4 assists) Long 1 (9 assisgts, 3 digs), Ludford (3 kills, 1 block), bima (2 kills, 1 block), C. Perona (2 kills 1 block). PC (21-11): Griffith 7 (7 kills, 5 assists), Miler 3 (1 ace, 6 digs), Rehn 6 (1 ace, 3 kills, 10 assists), Colby (5, 2 kills, 8 digs), bernardoni 11 (2 aces, 3 kills, 2 digs).

Orion Sectional (2A)tuesday: Match 1 - PC (21-11) vs.

Farmington Regional, 5:30 p.m. Match 2 - Orion vs. Fieldcrest, 6:30 p.m.

Sterling Regional (3A)thursday: title - (2) Sterling def. L-P

25-17, 22-25, 25-21

Winnebago Regional (3A)thursday: title - Dixon def. def.

Winnebago 25-20, 30-32, 25-14.

Chillicothe Sectional (3)tuesday: Match 1 - Lincoln vs.

Metamora, 5:30 p.m. Match 2 - Sterling vs. Limestone, 6:30 p.m.

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18 • Marketplace • Saturday, November 1, 2014 Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com

IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF THEFOURTEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITHENRY COUNTY,

ILLINOISIN RE: SUB-DISTRICTNO. 1 OF THE GREENRIVER SPECIALDRAINAGE DISTRICTIN THE COUNTIES OFHENRY AND BUREAUAND STATE OFILLINOIS

No. 90-TX-14DRAINAGE NOTICE

OF ANNUALMEETING

TO: ALL INTERESTEDLANDOWNERS

Notice is hereby giventhat the Annual Meetingof SUB-DISTRICT NO. 1OF THE GREEN RIVERSPECIAL DRAINAGEDISTRICT IN THECOUNTIES OF HENRYAND BUREAU will beheld on November 17,2014, at 8:30 a.m. atthe offices of Russell,English, Scoma &Beneke, P.C., Ten ParkAvenue West, Princeton,Illinois.

Dated this 28th day ofOctober, 2014.

JACKIE OBERGClerk of the Circuit

Court of Henry CountyWilliam S. BenekeARDC No. 6182046RUSSELL, ENGLISH,SCOMA & BENEKE,P.C.Ten Park Avenue WestPrinceton, IL 61356(815) 875-4555Published in the BureauCounty Republican Nov.1, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF THETHIRTEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,

ILLINOISIN THE MATTER )OF FAIRFIELD )DRAINAGE )DISTRICT NO. 3 AND)SUB-DISTRICT NO. 1 )

NO. 73-MC-4DRAINAGE NOTICE

OF ANNUALMEETING


Notice is herebygiven that the annu-al meeting of theFAIRFIELD DRAINAGEDISTRICT NO. 3AND SUB-DISTRICTNO. 1 will be held onNovember 18, 2014, at5:00 p.m. at the offic-es of Russell, English,Scoma & Beneke, P.C.,Ten Park Avenue West,

will be publicly openedand read in the City HallCouncil Chambers. TheCity reserves the right torefuse any and all bids.Published in the BureauCounty Republican Oct.30, Nov. 1, 4, 6, 8 and11, 2014.

MATERIALS- BAILEY

WATERMAININVITATION TO BID

The City of Princeton,Illinois, will acceptsealed bids for the mate-rials, including delivery,needed to constructthe Bailey SubdivisionWatermain. Sealedbids clearly marked“Materials – BaileyWatermain” will beaccepted until 2:00 p.m.on Thursday, December11th, 2014 at the Cityof Princeton City Hall.Bid packets are avail-able and may be pickedup between the hoursof 8:30 a.m. and 4:30p.m. at City Hall, 2 S.Main Street Princeton,IL. The City reservesthe right to reject anyand all bids and waivetechnicalities in bidding.Published in the BureauCounty Republican Nov.1, 4, 6, 8, 11 and 13, 2014.

CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE THIRTEENTHJUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,

ILLINOISESTATE OF )JANETTA J. VANCE,)DECEASED )

NO. 2014-P-77CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given ofthe death of Janetta J.Vance. Letters of officewere issued to Dana J.Vance of 18166 2000N. Ave., Princeton, IL61356 and Douglas W.Vance of 25037-200 E.St., Tampico, IL 61283 asIndependent Executorswhose attorneys areAngel, Isaacson & Tracy,111 Park Avenue East,Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against theestate may be filed inthe Office of the Clerkof the Court, BureauCounty Courthouse,700 South Main Street,Princeton, Illinois 61356,or with the IndependentExecutor, or both, on

or before April 18,2015, or, if mailing ordelivery of a noticefrom the IndependentExecutor is requiredby Section 18-3 of theProbate Act of 1975,the date stated in thatnotice. Any claim notfiled on or before thatdate is barred. Copiesof a claim filed with theclerk must be mailedor delivered to the

Independent Executorand to the attorneyswithin 10 days after ithas been filed.

Dated this 14th day ofOctober, 2014.Angel, Isaacson & Tracy

Attorneys for Estate111 Park Avenue East

Princeton, IL 61356815-875-6551

Published in the BureauCounty Republican Oct.18, 25 and Nov. 1, 2014.

INVITATION TO BIDSealed Bids will be received by the Village of

Depue for “WTP Media Removal & Replacement”and is further described as follows: Chemical con-ditioning, core sampling, the removal and replace-ment of iron filter and ion exchange softener mediafrom WTP vessels impacted by radium, cleaningof the vessel interiors, removal and replacementof diffuser nozzles, possible repair and paintingas needed, and construction of a temporary con-tainment corral for holding spent wastes. Workinvolves four (4) vessels to be serviced in twoshutdown events (#1 Filter and #1 Softener in oneevent, and #2 Filter and #2 Softener in another), asmuch as one month apart.

Bids shall be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m.at the office of the Village Clerk, 111 W. Second St.,Depue, IL 61322 on Monday, November 10, 2014.Proposals will be opened and publicly read at thattime.

Specifications may be accessed on-line at:www.chamlin.com

Specifications are available from Chamlin &Associates, Inc., 3017 Fifth Street, Peru, IL 61354at the non-refundable cost of $50 per set.

Bidders shall include a “Statement of BidderQualifications” and a copy of the following certifi-cations requested with their Bid documents:

1. Documentation of Radiation Safety Officer’sQualifications

2. Filter Sand & Gravel Manufacturer’sCertification of Installer’s FactoryAuthorization

3. Anthracite Manufacturer’s Certification ofInstaller’s Factory Authorization

4. Softener Media Manufacturer’s Certificationof Installer’s Factory Authorization

Bidders are advised that this Contract will besubject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act.

The Bid shall be accompanied by a certifiedcheck or bid bond, in the amount of five percent(5%) of the gross amount of the bid and be payableto the order of the Village of Depue.

A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting has been sched-uled for Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.at the Village Hall at 111 W. Second St., Depue, IL61322.

Bids may be held by the Village of Depue for aperiod not to exceed 60 days from the date of theopening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing theBids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders,prior to awarding of the Contract.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or rejectany or all Bids and to waive any informalities in thebidding.

BY ORDER OF:VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES

VILLAGE OF DEPUEPublished in the Bureau County Republican Nov.1, 2014.

Princeton, Illinois.Dated this 28th day of

October, 2014.MARY C. DREMANN

Clerk of the CircuitCourt of Bureau CountyWilliam S. BenekeARDC No. 6182046RUSSELL, ENGLISH,SCOMA & BENEKE,P.C.Ten Park Avenue WestPrinceton, IL 61356(815) 875-4555Published in the BureauCounty Republican Nov.1, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF THETHIRTEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,

ILLINOISIN THE MATTER OF )MANLIUS DRAINAGE )DISTRICT NO. 6 )

NO. 73-MC-13DRAINAGE NOTICE

OF ANNUALMEETING


Notice is hereby giventhat the Annual Meetingof the MANLIUSDRAINAGE DISTRICTNO. 6 will be held onNovember 17, 2014, at5:00 p.m. at the offic-es of Russell, English,Scoma & Beneke, P.C.,Ten Park Avenue West,Princeton, Illinois.

Dated this 27th day ofOctober, 2014.

MARY C. DREMANNClerk of the Circuit

Court of Bureau CountyWilliam S. BenekeARDC No. 6182046RUSSELL, ENGLISH,SCOMA & BENEKE,P.C.Ten Park Avenue WestPrinceton, IL 61356(815) 875-4555Published in the BureauCounty Republican Nov.1, 2014.

BIDSThe City of Princeton

invites sealed bids to cashrent the Logistic Farmland located at the northedge of Princeton off ofProgress Drive totalingapproximately 133 acresfor a 3 year lease begin-ning January 1, 2015. Bidpackets can be obtainedat City Hall, 2 S. MainStreet, Monday-Friday8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sealedbids clearly marked“Cash Rent” must besubmitted on or before2:00 p.m. on Thursday,November 13th, 2014,at which time all bids

999 • Legal Notices999 • Legal Notices999 • Legal Notices999 • Legal Notices999 • Legal Notices

PRINCETON 405 Back-bone Road East. Friday,October 31, 8am-3pm;Saturday, November 1,8am-12pm.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE .Hunting items, cargo trail-ers, wicker daybed, dogpen, dog house, too manyitems to mention

PRINCETON In The Coun-try, 2 bedroom apartment.Access to lake for fishingavailable. Water, sewer,garbage provided. $550 amonth + deposit. Refer-ences & application re-quired. 815-303-1865

6 Drawer brown dresser$30, tan vanity 45” long$50. Craftsman cordlesstrimmer $25. Call 815-875-2564

PRINCETON216 North Pleasant Street

3 bedroom/1 bath;1 Car Garage.$625/month.

Available Immediately!815-875-6254

[email protected].

Princeton528 East Thompson

SINGLE STORY RANCH2 bedroom/1 Bath

2 Car Garage.$625/month

Available immediately!815-875-6254

[email protected].

TISKILWA 2 bedroom, ap-pliances, 1 car garage.BCHA approved. 715 EastMain. No pets. No smok-ing. $550/month includeselectric & gas. Call 815-646-4383 / 815-866-8283

PRINCETON updatedmodern furnished apart-ment. 1 bedroom. Goodlocation. Neat & clean.Low utilities. Referencesrequired.

Call 815-875-3166/815-875-3861

Deer lawn statues:small - $30; medium-$50; large- $100.

Call 815-915-7923

Storm door, 36”x84”, $75or best offer; Hitachi 18v,NI-CD NI-MH, drill screwdriver, $75.

Call 815-879-2221

RESTAURANT with3 upstairs APARTMENTS

For Sale in DePueBrick building,

excellent condition.Call Angie for more infor,

@ 815-447-2414

BUREAU 1 & 3 bedroomapartments available. Bothspacious apartments withlots of storage. Quietbuilding. Yard shared bytenants. Security depositrequired. No pets. Nosmoking. 815-878-3084

2012 Sears CraftsmanPush Mower, $75. Call815-200-2334

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

Old oak chest of drawers$150; stained glass $150;wooden box $15.

Call 815-878-8153

450 • Under $1000

451 • Free

460 • Garage Sales

-600-Transportation

614 • Car Sales

- 700 -Real Estate For Sale

767 • MobileHome Sales

768 • Homes For Sale

771 • Farms For Sale

776 • CommercialProperty

852 • MobileHome Rental

856 • Apartment Rentals

858 • Homes for Rent

* * * * * * * * * * * *HAVE SOMETHING

TO SELL?

Put your ad in for FREE

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.

No commercial ads,firearms or

animal sales.Go to: bcrnews.com,to place an ad. Use

category merchandiseand then bargains or

E-mail information to:classified@

bcrnews.com(include your name, ad-dress & phone number)

No Phone Calls!

****************PUBLISHER'S NOTICE

All real estate advertis-ing in this newspaper issubject to the FairHousing Act whichmakes it illegal to ad-vertise “any preference,limitation or discrimina-tion based on race, col-or, religion, sex, handi-cap, familial status ornational origin, or an in-tention, to make anysuch preference, limita-tion or discrimination.”Familial status includeschildren under the ageof 18 living with par-ents or legal custodi-ans, pregnant womenand people securingcustody of children un-der 18.This newspaper will notknowingly accept anyadvertising for real es-tate which is in viola-tion of the law. Ourreaders are hereby in-formed that alldwellings advertised inthis newspaper areavailable on an equalopportunity basis.To complain of discrim-ination call, HUD toll-free at 800 669-9777.The toll-free telephonenumber for the hearingimpaired is800 927-9275

*******$$ CASH PAID $$We pay top dollar

for junk(cars, machinery, etc.)

Call 815-878-9353

2004 JEEP Grand Chero-kee Larado, 4x4, newbrakes & rotors. 120,000miles, $7,000 or best of-fer. 815-303-1852

Little Tikes large deskwith chair, built in easel,lots of storage. Like newcondition. $50. 815-875-4238 or 815-303-4238

MANLIUS 3 bedroomRanch. 1 car attachedgarage. $550 per month +deposit. 312 Lawnridge.Available November 1. Nopets. Call 815-878-2026

PRINCETON Small, 2 bed-room. Newer kitchen,basement, garage. $550 amonth. Small pet consid-ered. Call 815-875-1923

Andrew Luck "Captains"jersey, new NFL, XXL,nice. $ 150.

Call 815-878-7399

PRINCETON 2 Bedroomhouse. Central air, niceyard, available immediate-ly. No pets. $575 a month.

Call 815-303-2665

155 Acres - 2 TractsAUCTION - November 21

Quality Soils/2 miles Eastof LaRose or 25 milesNortheast of Peoria inMarshall County/LorandaGroup/800-716-8189/

loranda.com

PRINCETON 2 Bedroom.Hardwood floors, garage,washer & dryer. No pets.No smoking. $650/month+ utilities. Deposit re-quired. 815-872-0544

2 & 3 Bedroom MobileHomes for rent. $300/$400. Rental + deposit;

Call Corrine at815-760-2107

PRINCETON 9 North Eu-clid Avenue. Saturday,November 1, 10am-3pm.Baby items, baby boyclothing, toys, miscella-neous, household.

Too Much to List.End of Year Sale

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

*PRINCETONGREAT STARTER HOMEor INCOME PROPERTY

2 bedroom, 1 bath, up-dates: tilt-in windows,first level laundry, largewalk-in closet, enclosedporch, 1.5 car garage,clean basement. Nevergets sewage backup. Re-cently painted. Close toschools. Window treat-ments, stove, refrigeratorand dishwasher stay.Price reduced $57,900.Call 815-875-3257

3500 watt generator usedvery little. 8hp Briggs &Stratton, just tuned up &serviced. Works great.$250. Call 815-970-0325

WYANET 1 bedroomhouse. Hardwood floors.Newly decorated. Deposit.No pets or smoking. Callfor info: 815-699-2686

Kitchen table/6 chairs,$150; Ryobi drill, batteryoperated $10; antiquecard table, over 100 yearsold. $25. 815-878-1209

Remodeled Hollypark,14x70, 2 bedroom, 1 bathwith hardwood laminatefloors. Large deck, carport& shed. Financing avail-able with low monthlypayments!

Call 815-875-1502

FREE 6 HP 88 Ink Car-tridges. One is 88XL Ma-genta, 3 are HP 88 Cyan,2 are HP 88 Magenta.815-872-0911

PRINCETON 2- 2 bedroomapartments. Appliances.No pets. References. Se-curity deposit.

Call 815-879-7491

PRINCETON Large, onebedroom, off-street park-ing, laundry facility, nopets. $450 + electric.

Call 815-875-8100

PRINCETON 1661 NorthMain (north of SherwoodAntique Mall in Flea Mar-ket Building). Saturday,Sunday, November 1, 2;10am-4pm.

SPECIALLY PRICEDFurniture, floor coverings,lamps, wall décor. Dosomething nice for yourhome for the holidays

PRINCETON Duplex Stove& fridge furnished, wash-er & dryer hookups. Nopets. No smoking. Refer-ences. $595 per month +Deposit. Call 815-879-0005 or 815-878-3020,ask for Todd

Adams tight lies golfclub, 4 wood, 16 degree,new, $90. 815-872-1906,leave message

ADVERTISE GARAGESALES OR YARD SALES!

The Bureau CountyRepublican can promoteyour garage sale or yardsale to let everyone knowabout the treasures youhave for sale. Just call815-875-4461 and we’llhelp you “Clean Up!”

ADVERTISE YOURVEHICLE SALE HERE!

In the Classified. Just call815-875-4461.

LOOKING FOR LAND?TheBureau County RepublicanClassified help you find it.

DO YOU HAVE A PLACE TOSELL? The Bureau CountyRepublican Classified canhelp you find the rightperson to move in.

DO YOU HAVE A PLACE TORENT? The Bureau CountyRepublican Classified canhelp you find the rightperson to move in.

PROMOTE YOUR RENTALWe can help!

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E-mail items for sale to:[email protected]

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Promote Healthy Trees this Fall/Winter• Superior Tree Enrichment & Fertilization

• Tree Thinning, Elevating & Structural Bracing

• Winter is the ONLY TIME Oaks, Elms &diseased trees should be pruned

Call 815-875-8231 to scheduleFall Tree Enrichment & Winter Pruning

2 internationally accredited Arborists on staff

Taylor’s Trees & TurfPrinceton • 815.875.8231Family owned and operated since 1973

TaylorsTreesandTurf.com

SCHOOLSFunded the Repair, Upgrade& Building of Schools:• IVCC Tech Center, TruckCenter & Ottawa Campus

• Spring Valley• Putnam County• Streator• Ottawa• Mendota• Oglesby

EMERGENCIES• Funded Streator, Utica &Granville tornado relief

• Funded Streator, Ottawa,Utica & Marseilles floodrelief

• Funded Spring Valleywaste water treatmentplant

VETERANS• Funded IVCC Veterans Grant• Expanded LaSalle VeteransHome

• Supported veterans’preference in state jobs

LABOR /BUSINESS• Provided $1.4 billion forconstruction & maintenance ofroads and bridges

• Re-opened SheridanCorrectional Center & theVermilion River

• Funded IVCC Tech Centerexpansion

INFRASTRUCTURE• Funded Utica IL 178 realignment and interchange• Streator Water & sewer repair and expansion• Funded creation of Industrial Parks in Ottawa,Spring Valley and Mendota

SERVICES• Brought in new businessesto Illinois and kept currentbusinesses in the District

• Funded dental services for thepoor

• Provided constituent servicesthrough the District office

ENDORSED BY:AFL-CIO & AFSCMEAssociated Fire FightersIL Education AssociationIL Federation of TeachersTownship Officials of IllinoisLaborers Local # 393IBEW Local # 176Local # 150 Operating EngineersIllinois Valley Building and Trades

SUPPORTED BY:IL Retail Merchants AssociationIL Manufacturers AssociationIL Farm Bureau “Friend of Agriculture”IL Hospital AssociationIL Environmental CouncilStatewide SchoolManagement Alliance

FRANK MAUTINOState Representative • 76th District

Paid for by Committee to Elect Frank Mautino

Vote Mautino. Responsible, Proven Leadership.

“MautinoGets ThingsDone!”

NOV. 4TH!


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