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By Donna [email protected]

The Memorial Day holiday weekend may be the time for an increased number of family picnics and outings, but it is also the time for increased traf-fic on the roads.

According to AAA Travel, more people are expect-ed to travel this Memo-rial Day weekend than any other Memorial Day weekend since the reces-sion. The travel organiza-tion predicts 36.1 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this weekend, which

represents a 1.5 percent increase over last year’s 35.5 million travelers dur-ing the Memorial Day weekend.

Marshall Doney, AAA chief operating officer, said there could be several reasons for the expected increase traffic.

“As we enter into the summer travel season with warmer tempera-

tures and tulips in bloom, thoughts of historic cold are still fresh in the minds of Americans in many parts of the country. The winter blues appear to have given Americans the travel bug and a case of cruise cabin fever as travel for the holiday is expected to hit a new post-recession high,” Doney said.

Plus, there could be some

key economic factors driv-ing the expectation for more holiday travelers this year, Doney said.

“As the economy con-tinues to improve at a slow and steady pace, consum-er spending, disposable income, consumer confi-dence and the employment outlook are trending up, which is welcomed news for the travel industry,” he said.

On a local level, Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson said he too expects to see a busy weekend for Bureau County families and trav-elers. Though he will not have an increased num-ber of officers patrolling county roads this week-end, his officers do have

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‘The spittin’ image of a gentleman’

Photos that speak from the

pastRoger Eickmeier

dies at 96

Valley Photo creates memorial

Just a few reminders ...

Hitting the roads for Memorial Day?

By Terri [email protected]

PRINCETON — Longtime Princeton businessman and civic leader Roger Eickmei-er died early Wednesday morning at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. He was 96.

For years, Eickmeier was known in the community for his roles as a bank officer and a board member at First State Bank in Princeton. He also was an integral part of the DePue State Bank, where he retired in 1983.

While his career was important to him, perhaps what Eickmeier was known best for was his active mem-bership in civic organiza-tions, including the Princ-eton Rotary Club, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow, a Rotary Benefactor, winner of the Rotarian of the Year Award, and was the club’s secretary for 33 years. He was also past president of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce, vice chairman of the Bureau County Hous-ing Authority, past president of the Matson Public Library Board and a board member of the Bureau County His-torical Society, the Bureau Valley Community Concert Association and the Bureau Valley Country Club. He was a past commander and namesake of the Roger L. Eickmeier American Legion Post 125.

Princeton resident and fellow Rotarian Jim Smith said he met Eickmeier in 1978, and his respect for Eickmeier continued to grow throughout the years.

By GolDie Currie [email protected]

SPRING VALLEY — Every year around the Memorial Day holiday, people strolling along St. Paul Street in Spring Valley stop to glance at the hundreds of veteran photos on display in the storefront windows at Valley Photo.

The display, which fills the span of four large windows, is very moving in the sense that these represent just some of the area servicemen and women who dedicat-ed their lives to protect American rights and free-dom.

About 15 years ago, business owners Sheila and Mike Campbell set-up a small window dis-play of about a dozen photos as a way to pay tribute to the soldiers around the holiday.

Through the years, the display rapidly expanded to hundreds of photos — veterans from all wars including World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War and those currently serving now.

As the collection gained more awareness, it drew more and more people to the shop asking to have their photo or a family member’s photo added to the display.

BCR photo/Goldie CurrieKent “Moe” Herrmann arranges a portion of the veterans photo display in the storefront windows at Valley Photo in Spring Valley. What started as just a small display of about a dozen photos to help honor military personnel during the Memorial Day holiday about 15 years ago, has turned into a display of more than 400 photos of veterans from all over the area. On a daily basis, Valley Photo is sought out by the veterans or family members of the veterans asking to have their photo added to the popular display.

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an increased awareness of the fact that this is a busy weekend and the roads will be busy.

Also, traffic on the interstates seems to be increasing lately, and the interstate’s higher speed limit, from the previous 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour, has cre-ated a different environ-ment for drivers, Thomp-son said. Drivers should

be especially cautious and give themselves extra time to get to their desig-nations.

The Illinois State Police (ISP) has also issued a statement, saying traf-fic surveillance by the ISP and other law enforce-ment agencies will be heavy on not just Memo-rial Day weekend but also throughout the summer. This increased enforce-ment effort is part of the 2014 National Memorial Day Crackdown that start-ed on May 9 in Illinois.

“The highways will be busy, and motorists and passengers are vulnerable when traffic laws are not

followed,” ISP Director Hiram Grau said. “Police statewide will part-ner to enforce all traffic

laws, but especially want the motoring public to remember to buckle up — that includes drivers and all passengers safely restrained inside the vehi-cle.”

In an effort to reduce potential roadway con-gestion and to improve travel safety this weekend, Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider announced on Thursday that the Illinois Depart-ment of Transportation is suspending all non-emer-gency roadwork where

possible and also provid-ing a list of lane closures in advance to help motor-ists plan their trips.

Starting at 3 p.m. Fri-day, IDOT suspended all non-emergency roadwork for the holiday weekend and opened up all lanes where possible through midnight Monday, May 26, Schneider said. Some construction zones will have lane closures in effect, depending on the projects.

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ARLINGTON — Har-old E. Russell 938, Ameri-can Legion, Ladd, will host Memorial Day services at 9:45 a.m. Monday at the Cal-vary Cemetery.

BUDA — Buda America Legion Post 261 will con-duct Memorial Day ser-vices at 10 a.m. Monday at Hopeland Cemetery, west of Buda. Pastor John Erickson will give the prayer. In case of rain, the service will be at Bureau Valley South in Buda.

CHERRY — Harold E. Russell Post 938, Ameri-can Legion, Ladd, will host Memorial Day services at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the Cherry Miner’s Cemetery.

DALZELL — Harold E. Russell Post 938, Ameri-can Legion, Ladd, will host Memorial Day services at 11:15 a.m. Monday at the Dalzell Memorial Park.

DEPUE — The Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 4602 will hold Memorial Day ser-vices at 11 a.m. Monday at Veterans’ Park. St. Mary’s Cemetery, DePue, will have a Memorial Day Mass at the cemetery at 9 a.m. Mon-day. Cars should be parked facing north; bring lawn chairs. Coffee and rolls will be served in the parish hall after Mass. In case of rain, Mass will be in the church.

DOVER — American Legion Post 125 of Prince-ton, AMVETS Post 180, VFW Post 4323, American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary Unit 125 and the Princeton DAR will perform Memorial Day honors at the Prairie Repose Cemetery on Route 34 in Dover at 9 a.m. Monday.

LAMOILLE — Harold E. Russell Post 938, Ameri-can Legion, Ladd, will host Memorial Day services at 10 a.m. Monday at the Green-field Cemetery. The guest speaker will be Don Elmore. Pastor Gerald Graham of the First Baptist Church will give the prayer and benediction.

LADD — Harold E. Russell Post 938, American Legion, Ladd, will host Memorial Day Services on Monday at the following times: 8:15 a.m., Berean Cemetery; 11:45 a.m., Ladd Cemetery, Ladd; and 12:15 p.m., War Memorial Park, Ladd.

MALDEN — American Legion Post 125 of Princ-eton, AMVETS Post 180, VFW Post 4323, American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary Unit 125 and the Princeton

DAR will perform Memorial Day honors at the Malden City Cemetery at 9:30 a.m. Monday.

MANLIUS — Memorial Day Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Mullin Memorial Park. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

NEPONSET — Neponset American Legion Post 875 will hold its annual Memo-rial Day program at 11 a.m. Monday in the Neponset Community Building. This year’s guest speaker is Capt. George Farley from Gen-eseo. The American Legion will present the colors, and Neponset Grade School stu-dent Celeste Martinez will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Eileen Gunning will be the accompanist to the nation-al anthem. Pastor Andrew Hopp of Neponset United Methodist Church will give the invocation. The Lincoln Gettysburg Address will be read by Neponset Grade School student Lorainne Tremblay, and Tom Blake will read the Roster of Graves listing Neponset area veter-ans dating back to the War of 1812. Audio and music will be provided by Gregg Gunning of Neponset. After the program, Post 875 will present military ceremonies to honor veterans buried at both Floral Hill and West cemeteries; the program will conclude with taps.

NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Royal Neigh-bors of America will conduct its annual Memorial Day services at 2 p.m. June 1 at the Union Cemetery in New Bedford.

OHIO — A Memorial Day service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Ohio school gymnasium. The Rev. Gene Vincent of Ohio Lutheran Church will give the address. After the ser-vice, participants will walk to Union Cemetery to dis-tribute flowers on veterans’

graves followed by a prayer and the playing of taps. A similar ceremony will then take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery north of Ohio. Immaculate Conception Church in Ohio will hold an 8 a.m. Mass followed by a rosary at St. Mary’s Cem-etery on Monday.

PRINCETON — Ameri-can Legion Post 125 of Princ-eton, AMVETS Post 180, VFW Post 4323, American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary Unit 125 and the Princeton DAR will perform Memo-rial Day honors beginning at Oakland Cemetery on Park Avenue West at 8 a.m. From there, the group will go to Elm Lawn Memorial Park for services there at 8:30 a.m., then on to Dover Prairie Repose on Route 34 and then to the Malden City Cemetery. After the grave-side services, the group will line up at 10 a.m. at Mar-quette and North Main Street in Princeton for the parade. Memorial Day cer-emonies will begin at Sol-diers and Sailors Park after the parade with retired Sgt. Wayne Sapp as guest speak-er. Legion Post Commander Terry A. DeSalle will be the master of ceremonies. All times are approximate. After the ceremonies at Soldiers and Sailors Park, the public is invited to return to the Legion Hall at 1549 W. Peru St., for light refreshments provided by the General Federated Woman’s Club ladies.

SEATONVILLE — Harold E. Russell Post 938, Ameri-can Legion, Ladd, will host Memorial Day services at 7:45 a.m. Monday at the Ray Barto Memorial Park.

SHEFFIELD — Memo-rial Day services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Veteran’s School Park.

SPRING VALLEY — The American Legion will hold Memorial Day services at 2 p.m. Monday at Valley

Memorial Park. In case of inclement weather, ser-vices will be held in the John F. Kennedy School gymnasium.

TAMPICO — Tampico American Legion Post 574 will conduct Memo-rial Day services at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. A salute and taps will be performed. Then they will proceed to the Tampico Memorial Cemetery for a salute and taps.

TISKILWA — The Tiskilwa Historical Soci-ety and Tiskilwa American Legion will hold Memo-rial Day services at 10 a.m. Monday in East Park.

VAN ORIN — Memorial Day services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Bache Chapel in Van Orin. The speaker will be Bill Phillips. Music will be provided by Olivia Heinzeroth, and Boy Scout Troop 1055 will present the flags. Refresh-ments will be served after the service.

WALNUT — Memorial Day services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Wal-nut Cemetery. The Walnut American Legion Post 179 is in charge of the pro-gram, and Gary McMullen will serve as master of cer-emonies. The Walnut Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will give the Pledge of Alle-giance. Father Thomas Shaw and St. John’s Cath-olic Church will give the invocation. Acting Walnut Mayor Dennis Grobe will give the welcome. Jerry Fairbanks will give the memorial address, and Josh Monier will present the Gettysburg Address. Ellen Johnson will say the soldier’s prayer. Music will be presented by Derek Grant of Durant, Iowa, and the Bureau Valley North Band. The ceremony will be held rain or shine. The Legion Color Guard and the scouts will march from downtown, through the Avenue of Flags at 10:30 a.m.

WYANET — The Wyanet Memorial Day parade will start at 10 a.m. Monday from the United Method-ist Church. Services will be held in Forest Hill Cem-etery and conducted by VFW Post 6634 and the Auxiliary. The Wyanet Historical Society will sponsor an ice cream and sandwich social after the services at the Wyanet Memorial Park.

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Auction Calendar

Dalzell School Board meeting

Area towns announce Memorial Day services

May 25-26 – Two day Memorial weekend estate sale, antiques, primitive and modern furniture, antiques and collectibles, auto, rugs, lamps, clocks, artwork, ladies items, coins, Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War, 10 a.m., 1635 N. Main St. (Tumbleson Auc-tion Center), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auc-tioneers.

May 29 – Dan Spanos estate, collectibles and furni-ture, 4 p.m., 117 Newell St., DePue, Tumbleson Auc-tion Co., auctioneers.

May 31 – Eugene Billings estate, real estate and personal property, 10 a.m., 15633 500 East Street, Shef-field, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

June 1 – Don and Catherine Herrick estate, real estate and personal property, 10 a.m., 319 N. School St., Oglesby, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

June 7 – Morris Onley estate, real estate and per-sonal property, 10 a.m., 11722 2250 East St., Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

DALZELL — The Dalzell Grade School Board of Directors will hold its board meeting at 6 p.m. June 2 at the Dalzell Fire Station. The public is invited to attend and be informed about the educational and financial challenges facing Dalzell Grade School.

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“I met Roger in 1978 when I joined Rotary,” Smith said. “He and Duncan Bryant were secretary and treasur-er. Both men were highly-respected men, not only in Rotary but in our commu-nity. When Duncan passed away, I became treasurer and worked closely with Roger. He helped me from Day 1. He knew everything, and if he didn’t know, he would work with me until we had it solved. I don’t know what I would have done without Roger. For many, many years he was the steering wheel for Princ-eton Rotary. Each incom-ing president looked to him for help, and he was always there. At board meetings Roger rarely spoke up, but when asked, his comments were right on.”

Smith said Eickmeier was well liked and a highly-respected individual.

“He was a quiet leader, who took pride in what he did. He was the type of man we all hope to be,” Smith said. “I am proud to have worked with him; our club and community will miss him.”

Current Princeton Rotary President Phil Kaufmann called Eickmeier an inspira-tion to the Princeton Rotary Club.

“Still regular in atten-dance and generous in sup-port, he lived the Rotary motto: ‘Service above self.’ A member for over 50 years, he served in many ways, including his long-term role as secretary,” Kaufmann said. “He was one of the pil-lars of integrity in the club. His quick smile and warm handshake will certainly be missed.”

Princeton resident/

Rotarian Roger Swan said he got to know Eickmeier best through their roles in the Rotary Club. He described Eickmeier as humble, a quiet individual and a good friend.

“He was the most hon-est man, the most gentle-man I’ve ever known,” Swan said. “They talk about a gentleman in the olden times; well, he was the spit-tin’ image of a gentleman.”

Eickmeier’s friend and fellow Rotarian John Weborg of Princeton said Eickmeier’s life was one of integrity.

“Roger was our neighbor from 1970 through 1975 when we lived on Park Avenue East, the then-par-sonage of the Evangelical Covenant Church,” Weborg said. “We had many across-the-street chats, and he and Carolyn were ‘surrogate’ parents for our daughter during church, as my wife was the organist/choir director and I was the pas-tor ... (Eickmeier) served as my sponsor to rejoin Rotary upon my return to Princ-eton in retirement.

“When Roger said yes to a responsibility, you knew it would be accomplished with complete integrity,” Weborg added. “Integrity and competence were the marks of his life and work. Joy was an accomplishment of these virtues, making it a pleasure to be in his com-pany.”

Services for Eickmeier are at 10:30 a.m. today, Sat-urday, at the Evangelical Covenant Church, Princ-eton. Pastors Derek Boggs and John Weborg will offi-ciate. Military rites will be conducted by the Roger L. Eickmeier American Legion Post 125.


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“It makes you proud that we can remember them, and it’s more of a little thank you for what they did,” Sheila explained.

Along with the pho-tos today, war memo-rabilia has been added for ambience includ-ing a rocket launcher, war knives, soldier uniforms and helmets, which were all loaned from a DePue resident willing to help with the display.

The popular store-front display has become a well known tribute in which the community takes pride.

“They just seem to really enjoy it,” Sheila said. “Even in the eve-nings when the store is closed, people will be in the windows look-ing at all the photos. I think most are happy because some of these photos are of their fathers or spouses or other relatives that are being remembered, and they’re very thankful of that.”

The display is usually set up in mid-May and stays until mid-June.

The stories some of the veterans bring in along with their pho-tos are very special and unforgettable pieces of the project — whether it’s about a buddy who

died in the arms of a veteran or two broth-er veterans who just coincidentally ended up on the same train in another country, but didn’t know it until they were back home sharing their stories.

“Some of the stories told are those that vet-erans haven’t talked about for 50 years, or this is the first time even looking at their photo since their time in the service,” Sheila said. “They were just so young, and I don’t think a lot of them knew what they were getting into. They left sleepy towns like Spring Val-ley, Cherry and Seaton-ville and went away to a war. Some of the pho-tos in the display are of soldiers who never returned home.”

Valley Photo contin-ues to collect the pho-tos of area veterans on a daily basis.

“There will always be room for more,” Sheila said. “And a lot of peo-ple are afraid to give up their photo, but we take the original photo, copy it and hang the copy in the window and return the original to them.”

Along with the photo, a name, branch of ser-vice, the years of ser-vice and the last rank are displayed. No cost is required to have a photo displayed.


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BCR photo/Goldie CurrieThe employees at Valley Photo each year help set up the veteran photos display. Pictured (left to right) are store manager Alicia Huettemann, store owner Sheila Campbell, employees Zach Wood and Kent Herrmann

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JFK parent group speaks to school board

It’s that time of year again. High summer temperatures and low rainfall provide favorable conditions for the house mosquito (Culex pipiens) and related spe-cies to transmit West Nile Virus (WNV) and Saint Louis encephalitis (SLE).

The mosquito collection and testing portion of the Bureau and Putnam County Health Department West Nile Virus Surveillance Pro-gram began on May 19. The program consists of testing mosquitoes for West Nile Virus. Mosquitoes will be collected from traps placed in the vicinity of public access/gathering areas in both Bureau and Putnam Counties.

The state of Illinois has directed local health depart-ments to start to collect birds beginning in May. This year the health depart-ment would like to test five birds from each county. The public is encouraged to help

locate birds that may have died from West Nile Virus. Sick birds or birds dead less than 12 hours may be eli-gible for testing. To submit a bird, please the health department at 815-872-5091, ext. 216, to determine if the bird is eligible before you touch or handle the bird.

In order to qualify for test-ing, birds must meet these guidelines:

Birds must be dead less than 12 hours, and the car-cass must not have obvious signs of trauma (struck by a vehicle, window or ani-mal attack), decay, or strong odor. Birds dying from WNV are usually found singly, scattered over a wide area. In contrast, birds that die from other causes (storm mortality, food poison-ing, toxicants) often die in groups or clusters.

Only adults should han-dle dead birds. Pick the bird up with gloves, tongs or a

shovel. If you do not have gloves, insert your hand into a plastic bag like it is a glove, grasp the bird carefully and invert the bag over the bird. Each bird should be double-bagged in clear plastic bags.

If the bird will not be sub-mitted for testing, place the bagged bird in the trash or bury it away from water sources. After disposal of the bird, wash your hands with soap and water.

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SPRING VALLEY — A group of JFK parents have banded together after shar-ing the same concerns about their students academic achievements at the junior high level.

The group, which goes by JFK Parent Committee, shared their concerns with the school board Wednesday evening.

Jennifer Plym, a teacher at LaSalle-Peru High School and parent of a fifth-grader at JFK, spoke for the group.

She explained they began meeting to discuss their concerns and were able to identify three areas where they feel JFK needs improve-ment — communication, technology and curriculum. Since they’ve started meet-ing, Plym explained that parents have seen improve-ments in communication at the school, but they still have deep concerns about tech-nology and curriculum.

Their biggest concern is that junior high students are not prepared enough to make the transition into high school, and perhaps that could be a reason behind Hall High School’s low test

scores.“There’s a big transition

between eighth grade and high school, so if the stu-dents are not academically prepared when they get to high school, that’s another hurdle they’re trying to over-come,” Plym said.

The parents presented data they collected on JFK’s ISAT test scores from 2009-13, and the students’ high school readiness test scores from 2007-14. The ISAT test scores show a decrease in students meeting or exceed-ing standards. On the high school readiness test, scores fluctuate, but scores in Math consistently decrease.

“Our kids are not prepared for math by the time they get to Hall,” Plym pointed out. “Algebra is hard for kids coming into high school. So if our kids are already behind the grade level standards and then we get them into Hall, it’s no wonder why Hall’s test scores are where they are because we are not sending them there prepared.”

Plym said JFK’s adminis-tration has pointed out its increasing low income rate as being a large contributor to the low performance on formal assessments. How-ever, the parents’ data, high-lighted that only 44 percent

of low income students meet or exceed in reading, com-pared to 64 non-low income students who meet or exceed in reading. Also 33 percent of low income students met or exceeded in math compared to the 51 percent of non-low income students who meet or exceed in math.

“So it’s not just low income percentages of kids that are struggling. It’s all students struggling across the board,” Plym said.

The parent committee provided the school board with suggestions they feel needs to be considered to help point students in the right direction.

“It’s time for us to say to you we’re done; we can’t continue to wait for our kids to catch up. We need to use the data we have and make some good, really hard data driven decisions to change what’s been going on,” she said.

Following Plym’s presen-tation, school board Presi-dent Ray Nolasco spoke for the board when he said the district is currently imple-menting an educational plan. He said the district also hired Director of Curriculum Shelly Nauman this year to assist with the plan.

“We do monitor student

progress and continue to implement an educational plan for all students with the help of the Director of Cur-riculum to ensure our kids receive quality education,” he said. “The curriculum plan is ongoing, will con-tinue and modifications to the planning will be made if necessary.”

Later on in the meeting, during Nauman’s monthly report, she discussed some points in her plan that she will be implementing next year to further improve teachers’ curriculum. It was also mentioned that she has been in touch with the direc-tor of curriculum at Hall High School, and they are work-ing together on planning for teachers and students.

Superintendent Jim Hermes said the district uses the advice of the Regional Office of Education, who has reported to JFK that they are on the right track with stu-dents. Also he pointed out the training that teachers have completed, especially in math.

“We want to make sure we train our staff,” he said. “And it’s our goal to get parents involved and here to listen to what we’re doing.”


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Born June 7, 1932, in Bishop Hill to Clif-ford B. and Rachel M. (Wildermuth) Grant, he married Donna Lee Brown April 9, 1953, in Cambridge. She survives.

He was a lifetime farmer and worked for Anderson Mowing in Wyanet. He was a corporal in the U.S. Army and was sta-tioned in Germany during the Korean Conflict.

He was a member of Cambridge American Legion Post 417 and the Henry County Farm Bureau.

Also surviving are two daughters, Teresa L. (Jerry) Grant-Quick of Pontiac and Regina (John) Smith of Cambridge; one son, Randy (Patricia) Grant of Wyanet; eight grandchildren, Tanya (Dave Nichols) Bowers of Coal Valley, Joshua (Lyndsey) VanWynsberghe of St. Cloud, Fla., Bradley Worlow of Kewanee, Sarah (Chris-topher) Cauble of Livingston, Mont., Tuesday Grant of Denver, Colo., Danielle (Lance) Westerlund of Lynn Center, Paige Grant of Bozeman, Mont., and Molly Jo Smith of Cambridge; 10 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Orville Grant of Kewanee, Dwayne Grant of Cambridge and Cary (Tani) Grant of Cambridge; and six sisters, Zeretta (Marvin) Swanson of Estora, Fla., Norine (Donald) Hasbrook of Marshfield, Wis., Joyce (Jan) Gibson of Calhoun, Ga., Veronica (Paul) Moon of Wyanet, Patricia (Wayne) Weyland of Andover and Linda (Jim) Justice of Milan.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three infant children, Irving Philip Grant, Randy Jay Grant and Crystal Chell Grant; and one sister, Carole Has-brook-Lundgren.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, at the Cambridge United Methodist Church with Pas-tor David Joyce officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge, with military rites conducted by Cambridge American Legion Post 417.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.

Joan BeattyLAMOILLE — A memorial service for Joan T. Beatty,

88, formerly of LaMoille, who passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the United Methodist Church in LaMoille.

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Spring Valley PoliceTraffic stop

Ebony D. Lucas, 21, of Spring Valley was charged with driving while license suspended on Dakota Street near Mautino Drive at 1:54 p.m. May 20.

BatteryElizabeth Carbajal, 32, of Spring Valley was charged

with battery at 1 Ponsetti Drive at 4:04 p.m. May 19.

At the courthouseMarriage licenses

Aaron M. Bender of Prairie Du Chien, Wis., to Kather-ine E. Scott of Prairie Du Chien, Wis.

Derek C. Koehler of Peru to Tracy V. Anderson of Peru.Dustin P. Wheeler of Marseilles to Desiree A. Dhesse of

Spring Valley.Martin L. Nally Jr. of Tiskilwa to Rainy M. Hopper of

Tiskilwa.Keith A. Hungerford of Mendota to Coreen M. Buster

of Mendota.David L. Noord of Malden to Amanda S. White of Mal-

den.Randall A. Busack of Manlius to Jennifer L.. Lindley of

Manlius.Derick C. Anies of Boulder, Colo., to Jessica R. Arneson

of Wilmette.Kyle L. Fisher of Princeton to Ashli R. Piper of Princ-

eton.

DivorceDavid A. Michlig-Souba of LaMoille and Amanda J.

(Michlig) Michlig-Souba of Wyanet; married June 7, 2013. divorced May 20, 2014.

Traffic courtDriving under the influence of alcohol — Kevin M.

Cole, 30, of Sheffield.Electronic communication device — Ruben Madrigal-

Cervantes, 39, of DePue.Failure to obey yield sign — Sarah J. Munson, 38, of

Spring Valley.Fleeing/attempting to elude officer — David A. Stone-

burner, 29, of Princeton.Improper passing on the left — Sarah J. Munson, 38, of

Spring Valley.Operate uninsured motor vehicle — Clarence E. Brown,

37, of Princeton; Candace M. Jewell, 22, of Ladd; Sarah J. Munson, 38, of Spring Valley; Jonathan M. Nessel, 23, of Spring Valley.

Overweight on axle — Robert D. Gates, 70, of Princeton.Speeding (1-10) — Michael R. Welte, 47, of Princeton.Speeding (21-25) — Harry A. Maurogeorge, 21, of

Walnut; a 16-year-old male of Spring Valley; Jonathan L. Thomas, 27, of Bureau.

Wireless phone school/construction zone — Lemus E. Cardenas, 36, of DePue.

Police reports

ObituariesLaura Curtis

AURORA, Colo. — Laura J. Curtis, 54, of Aurora, Colo., died unexpectedly Saturday, May 17, 2014, at her home.

She was born June 23, 1959, in Bureau County to Elaine and Joseph Beattie. She was married to Harold Kitchens and then Howard Curtis.

She had worked at City Market grocery store and Walmart, both in Colorado.

She is survived by her parents, Elaine Lusietto of Princ-eton, and Joseph and Frances Beattie of LaMoille; one son, Eric, still at home; three daughters, Patty Kitchens of West-minster, Colo., Cindy Montez of Denver, Colo., and Tiffany Curtis of Grand Junction, Colo.; one brother, Brian (Judy) Beattie of Mendota; five sisters, Vickie Arbuckle of Amboy, Denise Schmidt of Mendota, Connie Stanfield of Princ-eton, Shelley Miller of Chicago and Janelle (Dave) Geiger of LaMoille; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents and one brother, Stephen, in 2009.

A celebration of her life will be at a later date. Cremation rites will be accorded.

Memorials may be directed to the family in care of Janelle Geiger, 2720 2750 East St., LaMoille, IL 61330 or Cindy Mon-tez, 9898 East Mexico Ave. No. 910, Denver, CO 80247. The Newcomer Funeral Home in Denver is assisting the family.

Frank WujekMENDOTA — Francis Joseph Wujek, 93, of rural Mendota

passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014, in his home, surrounded by his wife and children.

Born Nov. 13, 1920, in LaSalle to Stanley and Agnes (Olsztynski) Wujek, he married Mary Catherine Stremlau Aug. 26, 1950. She survives.

He attended LaSalle-Peru Township High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the USS Oceanus. He served as the Troy Grove Township clerk for 28 years and on the Mendota Township High School Board of Education for 10 years. He was a member of Knights of Columbus. He was a farmer and started Mendota Welding and Manufacturing.

Also surviving are his children, Rick (Darlene) Wujek, Andrew (Sue) Wujek, Mark (Debby) Wujek, Mary Jo (Jim) Myers, Rosemary (Gary) Rose, Dan (Katie) Wujek, Anita (Frank) Kobilsek, Paul (Mary Beth) Wujek and Tom (Car-rie) Wujek; 29 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one brother, Edward of Litchfield; and one sister, Rosemary of Oak Lawn.

He was preceded in death by his son, Leo Wujek; one brother, Steve; and one sister, Louise.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Peter-stown, with the Rev. Jacob Rose, grandson of Frank Wujek, officiating. Burial will be in Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery with military rites accorded by VFW Post 4079.

Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 26, in Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the Peter-stown Teens Encounter Christ Program or the Carton Schol-arship Fund for Seminarian Education. Arrangements were provided by the Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota.

Philip Grant

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

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

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PerspectiveBureau CountyRepublican

Serving Bureau County SinCe 1847

Sam R FisherPublisher

Terri Simoneditor

Pointing fingers

The cow goes mooOn Tuesday of this week, I started

out the day thinking that I had seen my future career. By three in the afternoon, that dream had been left in the dust on the side of the road.

That morning, as I was pulling into town and getting close to the office, I just happened to glance over to my right at the parking lot of a major fast-food franchise. There it was. Possibly one of the most beau-tiful vehicles I have ever seen. It wasn’t a charcoal gray, convertible 911 Porsche Targa with a new set of Pirellis, but it was possibly the next best thing.

What I saw was an older model, stretch limousine painted to look like a black and white spotted cow. But wait, believe it or not, it gets better. On top of this vehicle, were a running duck (which looked like a penguin), followed by a sprinting pig, followed by a large galloping cow. To enhance the realism of this barnyard scene, there was a white picket fence attached to the trunk. And also, behind the cow, was a large pile of, well … a pile of what cows do best.

Pulled up beside this beautiful automobile, was a truck full of guys taking cellphone pictures. I thought that was something that I should be doing because I had no idea when or if I would ever see this breathtak-ing sight ever again. However, I was already in the lefthand turn lane, and I soon resigned myself to the fact that this car and I were merely two ships passing in the night. Or, the early morning, in this case.

As I sat there at work that day, I couldn’t get that car out of my mind. I have always had an infatu-ation with any kind of vehicle that has a large representation of a

cartoon animal on top of it. I have always thought it would be awe-some to cruise around underneath large fiberglass creatures. As Greg Brady would say, “I’ll bet chicks dig that.”

Speaking of chicks, if you ever have an occasion to visit Rock Falls or Dixon, Illinois, be on the lookout for a car with a huge chicken on it. A fried chicken restaurant uses this exquisite automobile as one of their main forms of advertising. I can’t think of the name of the restaurant right now, so maybe the advertising isn’t all that effective, but man, that car is cool.

As morning turned into after-noon, I kept thinking about how great it would be to drive around that cow limo all day long. You can probably imagine my excitement when one of the reporters hung up her phone and announced that my dream car was on its way to the newspaper office. I was positively giddy.

As the limo pulled up, I exited the building to make sure that I got my photo. The car had a speaker blar-ing some 1980s party music, and the chauffeur was saying clever, witty things and making “moo” sounds over the PA system. And then some-thing even more magical happened. The cow blew a puffy white cloud of smoke out of its posterior. The flatu-lent bovine was the cherry on top of the cake. Simply hilarious.

The chauffeur then stepped out of his magnificent chariot to talk to our intrepid reporter. As he stood

there, I couldn’t help but wonder if he realized that he possibly had one of the world’s best jobs. I was envi-ous and was wondering if he was possibly hiring.

And then the back door opened.Out of that auto stumbled seven

female former high school class-mates who had rented the limo for the day to celebrate the fact that they were all turning 60 years old this year. There they were, dancing and laughing, hootin’ and hollerin’ at a rather high decibel level in front of our place of business.

To me, these ladies looked like nothing but trouble. Loud, ornery trouble. In fact, while the chauf-feur was standing there talking to the reporter, one of these women hopped behind the wheel and attempted to commandeer the car. After the vehicle was stopped, and the lady removed from the driver’s seat, she said with a giggle that she wanted to see what it was like to drive a limo just once.

When they were ready to go, and as the exasperated driver pushed the last of his partygoers into the backseat, I started to realize that maybe there is no such thing as the perfect job.

Sure, you might have the privi-lege of driving around a fancy-schmancy, exotic automobile with a massive fiberglass cow plop on the trunk, but then again, you might have to put up with a 60-year-old customer who uses her boisterously loud friends to act as decoys as she attempts to commit grand theft auto. Isn’t life funny that way?

All that being said, I still want to drive a car with a big chicken on it.

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

Every year at this time, the graduation of the area’s high school seniors seems to arrive at the same time we celebrate the Memorial Day holi-day. Two completely different events — yet both that honor accomplishments.

I have so much respect for our nation’s veter-ans. When I think back on stories I’ve covered throughout the past 20-plus years, those involv-ing veterans are some of the stories that are most near and dear to my heart. I’ve listened to their words; I’ve listened to their eerie silence. I am a better person for the distinct pleasure of hearing their sto-ries and then being able to pass those stories onto you, our readers.

And then there are the graduates ... I love to look deep into their faces because I see hope and dreams which are alive and well. Though they express themselves far differently than those veterans, I enjoy those young gradu-ates more than they’ll ever know. We are a news-room that promotes and respects the abilities and opinions of young people, and more than one of them have contributed to this newspaper throughout the years.

So what’s my point? OK, it’s a bit convoluted, but stay with me. In my travels, I often hear people complain about young people — primarily their lack of responsibility, manners and respect. And while some of those negative words may be justified, I struggle with those who group all young people into that one category. There are people of all ages who are less than what society expects, however, that one “bad apple” shouldn’t influence the whole bushel, so to speak.

It still happens though. I see fingers pointed at young people all the time ... But I just have to wonder if those fingers are pointing at the right people. After all, those young people didn’t raise themselves (in some cases they probably did). If a young person doesn’t exhibit the proper man-ners or isn’t responsible, I have to look a little past their actions and think about who allowed this type of behavior in the first place. Kids aren’t born disrespectful or irresponsible. It’s learned ... or allowed behavior.

OK, I know there are those parents out there who are saying they did the best they could, and I’m sure they did. Some kids just have to spread their wings a bit. But by and large, when I see a young person who doesn’t fit into society’s mold of a fine, upstanding young person, I don’t point all my fingers at the young person, rather the adults in that child’s life who for whatever reason didn’t emphasize proper behavior.

Which leads me back to Memorial Day — a day when respect and responsibility should be paramount. How many young people do you see at Memorial Day services? But perhaps this is a better question: How many adults do you see at Memorial Day services? I go every year, and every year, the number of people in attendance hurts my heart.

It’s my theory that if we want young people to be respectful — especially to our nation’s veterans — then we, as adults, have to lead by example. I came to understand the importance of the day because my grandparents and my mom always made me attend Memorial Day services with them. Kicking and crying all the way, I was drug out of my bed and made to stand next to my family as they paid their respects to our nation’s veterans. Now, I wouldn’t think of missing a Memorial Day service.

Monday is Memorial Day. I encourage everyone to take their children, grandchildren, the neigh-bor kids ... whoever to a Memorial Day service in our area. By doing so, we continue a tradition that shouldn’t be forgotten, and we teach valu-able lessons of respect and responsibility. I hope to see you there ...

TerriSimon

GregWallace

FROM THE SKETCHBOOK

BCR photo/Intrepid Reporter Goldie CurrieShown above are a suspected band of car jackers possibly roaming the area. Anyone driving a vehicle sporting a large fiberglass animal on its’ roof is asked to be on the lookout. If approached by any of these individuals, law enforcement officials suggest that you use extreme caution. They might dance.

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Life&Arts Birth announcements — Meet the newest arrivals to the Bureau County area on Page 8.

Education — St. Bede Academy holds honors convocation. See Page 8.

Community NotesBlood drive

SPRING VALLEY — An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. To make an appointment or for more information, call 800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification, are required at check-in.

Tea Party meetingOTTAWA — The LaSalle County Tea Party will host

retired Marine Lt. Col. Paul Schimpf as its speaker at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Pitstick Pavilion in Ottawa. Schimpf is running for Illinois Attorney General. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Fashion saleSPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s Auxiliary will be

hosting a leather and faux fashion bag and jacket sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday in the lower lobby of St. Margaret’s Hospital. There will be a selection of leather and faux fashion goods includ-ing purses, wallets, briefcases, accessories and much more. Cash, check and Visa, MasterCard and Ameri-can Express will be accepted. For more information, call 815-664-1130.

Job fairOGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College’s

Office of Human Resources will sponsor its first part-time instructor job fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in CTC 124-125. Preregister at ivcc.edu/teach. For infor-mation, contact human resources at 815-224-0426.

Cancer survivors breakfastPERU — Illinois Valley Community Hospital’s annual

cancer survivors breakfast will be at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the First Congregational Church, 1431 Fourth St., Peru. Cancer survivors and their friends and families are invited to attend. Nancy Jackson, a Relay for Life coordinator and cancer survivor, will be the featured speaker and Ellen Vogelgesang-Prall will provide the music. There is no charge to attend but pre-registra-tion is requested. To pre-register, call 815-780-3337.

Make Someone Happy• Happy birthday today, Saturday, to Julia Cain.

FromyourfriendsatPrincetonRotary.

Brownies donate foodBrownie Troop 1614 received a tour of the Bureau County Food Pantry from Vanessa Hof-feditz. The troop donated food and learned about philanthropy. Pictured are Ellie Welte (front row), Lexi Bouslog (back row, from left), Sadi Foehring, Olivia Giaquinto, Hoffeditz, Bri-anna Henry and Heather Heider.

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Sheffield Alumni reunion on June 14

SHEFFIELD — The118th Sheffield Alumnidinner and meeting willbe June 14, at the Hid-denLakeCountryClubinSheffield.Thesocialhourwillstartat5:30p.m.,witha buffet dinner served at6:30 p.m. Anyone whoattended Sheffield HighSchool is invited. Thehonored classes will bethe classes of 1944, 1949and1954.Thedinnerbuffetwillbe

$18per person. This costincludes taxandgratuity.When making a reserva-tion,makecheckspayableto the “Sheffield AlumniAssociation” and send

no later than May 30 to:Robert and Ann Sprowls,P.O. Box 401, Sheffield,IL 61361. Any questionsconcerning reservationscan be directed to 2014president Jim Johnsonat 309-736-7118 or emailhim at [email protected] or 2014 treasur-er Ann Sprowls at 815-454-2001 or email her [email protected] Sheffield Histori-

calMuseumwill beopenfrom 1 to 3 p.m. June14 for enjoyment of thememorabilia of the oldschool. Donations areverywelcome.

Bureau Valley PAWS 5K set for June 14

BUDA — The BureauValley PAWS 5K run/walkhasbeensetforJune14.Registration will begin

at 7:30 a.m. and the racewillbeginat9a.m.Partici-pants should park in theback lot of Bureau ValleySouth in Buda and thenmeetinthefrontlot.To pre-register,

visit www.signmeup.com/99830.Thecostis$25until June 6, which alsoincludesaT-shirt,and$30

the day of event. Awardswill be given to themale,female and BV studentoverallwinners,aswellasthe first-place finishers ineachagedivision.This dog friendly run/

walk is a character-build-ingeventwhichpromotesa healthy lifestyles forBureauValleystudents.For more information,

callTrudiBuckmanat815-915-6920orSydneyYoungat815-503-0869.

Princeton DAR holds May meeting

PRINCETON — Mem-bers of the Princeton-Illi-nois Chapter NSDARmeton May 2 at the ProutyBuilding. The programwaspresentedbymemberPatriciaPolson,whodem-onstrated how to maketissue paper May basketsand decorated the roomwithadozencolorfulMaybaskets. Members remi-nisced about their schooldays’hangingofMaybas-kets filled with flowers orcandy.Children of the Ameri-

can Revolution ChairmanJudySchwiderskireportedsellingWar Dog pins andraising funds for the WarDogs project. Dogs willbe trained and be pairedwith veterans sufferingfromPost-traumaticStressSyndromeandTraumatic-brain Injury to assistwiththeirrecoveryandre-entryintosociety.Vietnam War Com-

memoration ChairmanBeverly Larson displayedthe Commemoration flag,Department of Defense

certificate, Proclamationfrom President Obama,and a form for collectingand honoring names ofthose who served duringtheVietnamWarera.NancyGillfillan,Lincoln

Funeral Coalition Chair-man, reported distribut-ing brochures in the pastmonth and encouragingDAR chapters to join theLFC. The Princeton-Illi-nois Chapter is the firstDAR chapter in Illinoisto become an LFC part-ner,recognizingthe150thcommemoration of Lin-coln’s assassination andarrival of the replica trainin Springfield May 1-3,2015. Members attend-ingtheDARStateConfer-enceinBloomingtonApril25-27 gave reports on themany activities, work-shopsandawardswonbythechapter.The chapter will again

participate in MemorialDaywreath-layingat localcemeteriesandatSoldiersand Sailors Park in Princ-etononMay26.

White announces poetry contest

Secretary of State andState Librarian JesseWhite announces entryforms are available forthe 10th annual IllinoisEmerging Writers Com-petitions GwendolynBrooksPoetryAward.The competition is

open to Illinois residentsage 18 and older. Entriesmust be postmarkedby June 30. Cash prizeswill be awarded for first($100), second ($300)and third ($100) placeand winning poems will

be submitted for pos-sible publication in the“NinthLetter,”“RHINO,”and “Quiddity” maga-zinesand“PoeticLicensePress”publications.Win-nerswillreadtheirpoemsand receive their prizesat a ceremony later thisyear at the Illinois StateLibraryinSpringfield.For more informa-

tion or forms, visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com orcontact Bonnie Matheisat 217-558-2065 [email protected].

B G! DEALSIllinois Valley

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8 • Life & Arts • Saturday, May 24, 2014 Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com

Births Announced

EllbergErik and Amie (Lange)

Ellberg of Princeton are the parents of a son born May 15 at Illinois Valley Com-munity Hospital in Peru.

NesbittChristopher and Kathryn

(Freiburg) Nesbitt of Princ-eton are the parents of a son born May 17 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.

FosterGene and Samantha

(Parker) Foster of Peru are the parents of a daughter, Brynn Kathleen, born May 9 at Illinois Valley Com-munity Hospital in Peru. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. She was welcomed home by one brother, Bryce Lucas, 2 1/2. Maternal grandpar-ents are Steve and Kathy (Vicini) Parker of LaSalle. Paternal grandparents are Gene and Sher (Lucas) Foster of Spring Valley. Great-grandparents are Jeri Vicini of Peru, Robert and Delores Lucas of Spring Valley, Jan and Ginny Fos-ter of LaSalle, and Glenna Crosby of Ladd.

St. Bede Academy students honoredPERU — St. Bede Acad-

emy held its annual hon-ors banquet on May 4. Honored students and their guests enjoyed din-ner, after which presenters recognized students.

The top ten were announced as valedicto-rian Michael Bellino, salu-tatorian Sophie Carus, and the remaining students (in alphabetical order) Christine Daley, Min Gyun Hwang, Joseph Jagiella, Erin Line, Kaitlin Pisarc-zyk, Christopher Samp-son, Laura Sickley and Jia Zhuang.

Illinois State Scholars — Michael Bellino, Sophie Carus, Christine Daley, Joseph Jagiella, Morgan King, Erin Line, Gabrielle Mendoza, James Peacock and Christopher Samp-son.

President’s Excellence in Education Award — Michael Bellino, Sophie Carus, Christine Daley, Adam Hunter, Min Gyun Hwang, Joseph Jagiella, Morgan King, Erin Line, Gabrielle Mendoza, Alex-andra Miranda, James Peacock, Christopher Sampson and Jia Zhuang.

News Tribune All-Aca-demic Team — Michael Bellino, Sophie Carus and Christopher Samp-son; News Tribune All-Academic Team Honor-able Mention — Christine Daley.

Highest class GPA — freshmen Kaytlin Brandt, Andrew Kim, Brent Koogler, Michael Manning and Angeline Needs; sophomore Benja-min Lucas; junior Joseph Kim; and senior Michael Bellino.

Citizenship Award — freshman Michael Man-ning, sophomore Nicho-las Needs, junior Saman-tha Whalen and senior, Michael Bellino.

Senior of the Year — Christopher Sampson.

Fr. Arthur Schmit Ser-

vice Award — Danielle Claggett.

Fr. Kevin Gorman Award — Morgan Knob-lauch, Tara Kunkel, Raley Mauck and Laura Sickley.

U.S. Air Force Math & Science Award — Sophie Carus and James Peacock.

U.S. Army Male Schol-ar, Athlete of the Year — Michael Bellino.

U.S. Army Female Scholar, Athlete of the Year — Laura Sickley.

U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis — Abram Yucus.

U.S. Marine Corps Dis-tinguished Male Athlete — Michael Bellino.

U.S. Marine Corps Dis-tinguished Female Ath-lete — Sophie Carus.

U.S. Marine Corps Male Scholastic Excellence — Joseph Jagiella.

U.S. Marine Corps Female Scholastic Excel-lence — Erin Line.

Mathematics awards — freshmen Andrew Kim and Kelsey Wilson; sopho-more Kiernan Robinson; junior Cassidy Donnelly; and senior Sophie Carus.

U.S. History Award — Nicholas Needs.

AP European History Award — Gabriel Braboy and Jordan Brolley.

English awards — freshmen Kaytlin Brandt, Andrew Kim and Michael Manning; sophomore Jacob Peruba; junior Joseph Kim; and senior Erin Line.

Chinese I Award — Kay-tlin Brandt and Kelsey Wil-son.

Spanish I Award — Emily Edwall and Angeline Needs; Spanish II Award — Caitlin Smith; Spanish III Award — Jasmine Gil-lan; Spanish IV Award — Maritsa Hermosillo.

Chemistry Award — Felipe Takaesu.

Physics Award — Adam Hunter.

Outstanding Senior Band Award — Abram Yucus.

Outstanding Junior Choral Award — Rachel Cessna.

Otto Harth Award — Matthew Silfies.

Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution — Chris-topher Sampson.

Sons of the American Revolution — Christine Daley.

Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Award — Nicholas Needs and Zoe Postula.

Rezin Scholarship — Abram Yucus.

Photo contributedSt. Bede Academy students (front row, from left) Angeline Needs, Kaytlin Brandt and Benjamin Lucas; and (back row) Andrew Kim, Brent Koogler, Michael Bellino, Michael Manning and Joseph Kim were awarded the Highest GPA Academic Award during an honors banquet on May 4.

Bradford students donate to pool fundThe Bradford Junior High School Student Council and NJHS raised money for the Bradford Save the Pool fund. Kendra Selby and Delaney Johnston hold a check for $530. The stu-dents held bake sales and collected donations from students. Teachers also participated in a day to wear jeans.

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Season-ender — A three-run homer in the sixth inning lifted Erie/Prophetstown to a 3-2 win over Princeton in regional baseball play Thursday. See page 10.

Hall fills two jobs with one

hire By Kevin Hieronymus

[email protected]

Hall High School was able to fill two coaching positions with one hire.

Brian Hollman was hired as math teacher and the new head coach of girls basketball and softball at Hall High School. He comes to Hall from New-ark High School, where he was head coach of both sports. Like Hall, Holl-man’s Norsemen softball squad will be playing for a regional championship on Saturday.

“We kind of lucked out. We got great recommen-dations about his math teaching and he’ll be able to coach both sports,” Hall superintendent Mike Stru-na said. “We’re happy to have him on board.

Hollman, who had been at Newark for six years, said it was a great opportu-nity to fall at the right time, for him and his wife, who live in Peru.

“I’ve heard lots of great things about what they are trying to do with the new facilities and high school and Mike Struna and Eric Bryant were very receptive and confident as to what was going to happen now and in the future,” he said.

Hollman led the Newark girls basketball team to a 21-7 record and a confer-ence championship last year in his first season as head coach. He had been assistant for five years.

In softball, Hollman was head coach three years and varsity assistant one year, coming over from Norsemen baseball pro-gram. They were regional champs in 2013.

At Hall, Hollman will replace longtime softball coach Pete Kasperski, who

A high five for BVBV storms

into state finals By Kevin Hieronymus

[email protected]

CHARLESTON — Bureau Valley had a per-fect day in Thursday’s IHSA 1A State Track and Field preliminaries, quali-fying in all five events for Saturday’s finals.

Lindsey Hoffert will take part in four of the five, qualifying in the long jump and three relays. Junior Sydney Lebahn joined them in the discus.

“Our kids really stepped up and competed today. Our goal was 5 for 5 all day, and we did it. We wanted to qualify all five events for finals,” BV coach Dale Donner said. “We had a season’s best on four of our five events. You can-not ask for anything more. You work all year to make it here and perform you best, and we did that. I am very proud of our kids!”

Donner believed Hoffert would become the first BV athlete to make finals in four events. Her season’s jump at 17 feet, 1 3/4 inch-es was the fifth best of the day.

“I just came in hoping for the best,” Hoffert said. “The girls on our team have a lot of motivation and pride for each other, and that helps.”

The Storm set a school record in the 4x200 with Marissa Mungia, Katelyn Johnson, Tiana Kennedy and Hoffert turning in a time of 1:48.12. They fin-ished second in their heat and ninth overall.

Haley DeVoss, Kennedy, Mungia and Hoffert were just 0.16 away from anoth-er school record in the 4x100, finishing third in their heat and ninth over-all with a time of 50.94.

The Storm saved their best for the last race of the day in the 4x400 relay. They shaved more than six seconds off their sea-son’s best on the legs of Helena Osk Arnadottir, Sabrina Web, Kennedy and Hoffert, They finished second in the final heat while beating out Three Rivers rival Erie/Prophet-stown, coming in as the with a fourth fastest time (4:05.37) of the day

“These girls are amazing. We all work great together. We had always kept up with E/P, but this time, we were faster than normal,” Hoffert said. “Seeing these girls work so hard to get that lead, I knew I had to go fast to not let anyone down.”

Donner said the Storm relays will try to finetune the handoffs a little more on Friday, “then hopefully

Shaw Media Service photo/Alex PaschallBureau Valley’s Lindsey Hoffert and the Storm made a big splash in the 1A State Track and Field prelims. Hoffert qualified for finals in the long jump and three relays.

PHS pair makes finals

2A Girls State track and field

at a glance:Colbi Schertz (PHS) - shot

put, 6th in heat, 7th overall, 38-2.

Zoe Mead (PHS) - 800 meters, 1st in heat, 2nd overall, 2:15.28; 400 meters, 5th in heat, 15th overall, 59.95 (DNQ).

Bureau Valley 2A regional: St. Bede 8, Hall 2

Leynaud’s homer lifts BruinsBy Dan [email protected]

MANLIUS — The St. Bede Bru-ins came to Wednesday’s Class 2A Bureau Valley Regional semifinal in Manlius knowing they needed to go through their rival the Hall Red Devils and came away with an 8-2 victory to propel themselves into the championship game Saturday.

Holding onto a narrow 3-2 lead going into the top of the fifth inning, St. Bede junior designated hitter G.W. Leynaud stepped to the

plate with two on and two out and crushed the pitch over the left field fence to make the game 6-2 St. Bede.

“That’s a big, big, big blow and he (G.W. Leynaud) hits the three-run homer and maybe the wind helped a bit but we’ll take it,” St. Bede coach John Bellino said.

The Bruins seized momentum for the remainder of the game, add-ing two on their way to a regional championship berth. They will

By Kevin [email protected]

CHARLESTON — Princ-eton’s Zoe Mead and Colbi Schertz brought their A game to the IHSA 2A Girls State Track and Field prelims Friday.

Mead ran the second fastest time of the day in the 800 meters, winning the first heat with a blis-tering 2:15.28. In running her personal best by more

than four seconds, she broke the school record by more than a second. Angie Noble held the PHS record at 2:16.6 since 1986, placing second in Class A.

PHS coach Pat Hodge said Mead looked like a four-year state veteran.

“She got herself up towards the front, was able to get into the lead on the

1A Girls State track and field

at a glance:Area finalists:

BV 4x100 relay - 3rd in heat, 9th overall, 50.94,

BV 4x200 relay - 2nd in heat, 9th overall, 1:48.12,

BV 4x400 relay - 2nd in heat, 4th overall, 4:05.37,

Lindsey Hoffert (BV) - 4th in heat, 5th overall in LJ, 17-1 3/4

Sydney Lebahn BV) - discus, 2nd in flight, 10th overall, 113-7

Area non-finalistsMadi Quinn (Hall) - pole

vault, 3rd in flight, 9-9.Erika Zimmerlein (AL)

- 200, 4th in heat, 14th overall, 26.20

Laura Rieker (AL) - high jump, 6th in flight, 4-10.

1A girls Page 11 Coaches Page 11

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St. Bede 2A regional: Hall 8, Princeton 2

Lady Devils aim to win for Coach K

By Kevin [email protected]

SPRING VALLEY — The Hall Lady Devils are on a mis-sion — they want to win one for Coach K.

Hall coach Pete Kasperski will be retiring from teach-ing and coaching at the end of the school year and the Lady Devils would like to send him out with a regional championship. They took their first step Wednesday with an 8-2 win over rival Princeton.

Sophomore pitcher Adrianna Pikula picked up the complete-game victory, striking out nine while allowing

Softball Page 10

2A girls Page 11

BCR photo/Dan DwyerHall catcher Adam Sangston tags out St. Bede’s Gabe Braboy at the plate Wednesday.

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just one hit. She helped her own cause with a pair of RBI hits as did freshman Rene Barroso to send the Lady Devils into Saturday’s championship game vs. top-seeded Seneca.

“Coach K has heard us say we want to win this all for him, and he tells us that we need to work at it, and do it for ourselves. Make ourselves proud. But really, the whole team wants to do it for coach K,” Hall senior Deidra Whightsil said. “He’s one of the best coaches out there and he pushes us, and that’s what we need.”

The last time the Lady Devils played for a regional championship was 2009 and that too came against Seneca.

“For me being my last year and the three seniors, it’s kind of nice. It’s sweet,” Kasperski said.

Princeton got a RBI single from Abby Jaques in the first inning and scored on a wild pitch in the top of the second to take a 2-0 lead.

The Lady Devils (11-10) left the bases loaded in the first inning, but regained momentum in the second with some help from Princeton.

PHS’ Madison Menzel struck out Hunt-er Galassi trying to pitch herself out of a one-out, two-on jam after a pair of walks. But an errant pick-off throw to third base by Jaques, the catcher, allowed Barroso to score from third. When the ball skipped past left fielder Devi Truesdon, Kylie Whightsil also scored from second.

“We had them a little bit on the ropes there. Get the strikeout and the throw-ing error makes a difference,” PHS coach Bob James said. “What ailed us from the beginning of the season got us today, poor defense. ... We didn’t play very good defensively to keep us in it.”

The Lady Devils pushed another run across in the third when Deidra Whightsil scored on a wild pitch to give Hall its first lead at 3-2.

Barroso tripled home a run and scored on a hit by Pikula in the fifth to make it 5-2. PHS reliever Alisa Holmbeck lim-ited the damage to one after the bases had been loaded by walks, popping up Barroso to third and striking out Kylie Whightsil.

Hall kept the merry-go-round going with three more runs in the sixth. Deidra Whightsil reached on an error and moved to third on a hit by Rebecca Her-rmann. Ellie Herrman plated Whightsil with a groundout to short. Abbey Azarski reached on a walk before Barroso and Pikula stroked consecutive RBI hits again to make it 8-2.

“Once we scored the two runs, I could see the girls calm down a little bit. We started doing a better job at the plate and Pikula started throwing the ball a little harder,” Kasperski said. “We’re going to have to play a lot better early because Seneca won’t make any mistakes.”

The Tigresses exit at 8-21, finishing what James called a disappointing sea-son.

“Maybe next season will be better,” he said, losing only senior Mollie Bates from his regional roster.

BCR photo/Kevin HieronymusHall senior Deidra Whightsil slides in safe-ly to score on a wild pitch as PHS pitcher Madison Menzel covers the plate.

SoftballFrom Page 9

Princeton’s Caleb Dick-

ens beats the pick-off

throw to first base

in the third inning

Thursday. BCR photo/

Kevin Hieronymus

Bureau Valley 2A regional: Erie/Prophetstown 3, Princeton 2

Late E/P homer sinks Tigers By Kevin Hieronymus

[email protected]

MANLIUS — One swing was all it took to smash the postseason dreams of the Princeton Tigers — one swing.

Erie/Prophetstown’s Jordan Chandler unload-ed on a three-run home run in the top of the sixth to send the Panthers past Princeton 3-2 in Class 2A regional semifinal play at Bureau Valley Thursday.

“It was the wrong spot at the wrong time and you get a three-run ding-er out of it. That’s what it came down to. Other than that, it was a solid baseball game all the way around,” PHS coach Tim Taylor said.

With the season-ending defeat, Taylor says farewell to a senior class of players he’s spent a lot of baseball with, including his son, Isaiah, Caleb Dickens, J.J.

Vaccaro, Logan Wilde and Tyler Marvin.

“Some of those guys I’ve had since they were 5 years old,” Taylor said. “You watch them grow up, you watch them love the game and want to win the game. You see their heart and soul go into it, and all the practice hours they put into it and clin-ics they’ve gone and you want the to finish strong. And they finished strong, and that’s best thing you can ask for anybody.

“Every chance they had they made their plays. They took good at-bats, and it didn’t fall our way.”

The Tigers (14-16) struck first with a run in the fourth. Jett Wedekind led off with a walk and took second on a groundout by Dickens. Wilde drew another free pass before Marvin put a charge into one, sending a blast to the left field fence. Wedekind

beat the throw home, but the Panthers cut down Wilde at third on the back of the play, Marvin settling for a single.

Isaac Salazar singled to lead off the fifth and stole second. He took third on Isaiah Taylor’s sac bunt before scoring on Jake Reinhardt’s sac fly to center to put the Tigers ahead 2-0.

The Panthers put their first two runners on base in the sixth with a walk and an error before Chan-dler homered off Tiger starter Isaiah Taylor.

The E/P duo of starter Ethan Howard and reliev-er Kenneth Cole held the Tigers’ offense in check with just four hits, two by Isaiah Taylor.

“Erie played a good game. We both dodged some bullets, our bullets, their bullets. One pitch, one hit, won the game,” Tim Taylor said.

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is retiring at the end of the school year. He becomes the fifth head coach in girls basketball in four years, replacing Josiah Johnston, who resigned after just one year to return to his hometown Canton.

Hollman is a 2004 Seneca High School graduate.

Hollman’s hiring is one of several moves spinning on the coaching carousel as the end of the school year approaches with an eye toward next year.• John Matlick tried to juggle his two

loves, baseball and fatherhood, but found it difficult to do. As a result, he is stepping down as the Bureau Valley head baseball coach as the longest-tenured coach in the program after seven seasons.Matlick and his wife, Erin, have two

children under 20 months old.“We have two little ones under the age

of 2 and before the season we knew it was going to be kind of difficult. Halfway through the season we couldn’t take it anymore,” Matlick said.Matlick will remain as a PE/health teach-

er at Bureau Valley North in Walnut. Erin Matlick teaches special education in Buda.• Mendota named Brent McKinney to

take over its girls basketball program. He comes to Mendota from Carthage Illinois West, where he was assistant girls basket-ball coach. He previously coached four years at Eastland Richland High School in downstate Olney, where he won four regionals and made two straight Elite Eight runs capped by a fourth-place fin-ish in 2A in 2008-09.He replaces Kevin Geldon, who resigned

last month to take a new position at Roll-ing Meadows.• LaMoille/Ohio volleyball coach Hallie

May has picked up additional coaching duties. She was hired as a volleyball coach for Princeton Logan Junior High School. The Logan season is played over the win-ter with the high school season in the fall.

Saturday we can step up again.”Lebahn twirled the discus

113-7 to advance with the 10th best throw of the day. Warrens-burg-Latham freshman Kathleen Young leads all 1A throwers at 135-6.

Amboy/LaMoille sophomore Erika Zimmerlein set a LaMoille school record of 26.20 in the 200 meters, but it was not enough to qualifyA/L senior Laura Rieker (high

jump, 4-10) and Hall freshmen Maddi Quinn (pole vault, 9-9) also came up short.

Shaw Media Service contribut-ed to this report.

the second lap, and held everyone off on the homestretch. It was her fastest first 600 time by four seconds this year so at that point I knew she had a chance at the PHS record. It will be an exciting race tomorrow.”Drained by her effort in the 800, Mead

finished fifth in her heat, 15th overall in the 400 meters with a time of 59.95.

Schertz qualifying for Saturday’s finals on her last throw with a toss of 38-2. She stands seventh best heading into finals.“As it was her first time at State, I would

guess that she was a little tight and ner-vous. Getting that last throw in did show her competitive spirit, however,” Hodge said.

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CoachesFrom Page 9

1A girlsFrom Page 9

Erie/Prophetstown at 10 a.m. Saturday. EP was a 3-2 winner over Princeton.“If I could rewind it, I would just inten-

tionally walk the kid,” Hall coach Tom Keegan said, “But you can’t relive it.”

St. Bede jumped on the board early as a double by center fielder Jarret Olson plated first baseman Ethan Duttlinger to give the Bruins early momentum and an early 1-0 lead.

After adding two more to make the score 3-0 midway through the game, St. Bede allowed the Red Devils back into the game in the bottom of the fourth as they capitalized on a leadoff double by second baseman Zach Urbanski and a Bruin error to cut the lead to 3-2.

“I like to think we’re getting tough-er and meaner. Hopefully we learned something throughout the year and the kids came out and put the ball in play against a real good pitcher and that was important for us,” John Bellino said.Hall (19-7) had won two of the pre-

vious three meetings this season, but St. Bede has improved throughout the course of the season and came to play when the season really counts.

Hall left 14 runners on base as they continued to threaten to score but they couldn’t string together hits

“The last couple of weeks we just fiz-zled,” Keegan said. “We were limping into the postseason for sure. We made a little bit of contact today; unfortunately we couldn’t come up with the big hits in the middle of the game. Then we got it back within one and they answered with

the three-run homer.”John Bellino is a firm believer in play-

ing your best ball at the end of the year and starts each season with the goal of making it to the regional champion-ship no matter how his team performed throughout the year.“It’s always my goal. It’s the state tour-

nament and if you can get to the regional finals, you’ve accomplished something every time because now you give your-self a chance to win and move on,” John Bellino said.

Duttlinger led the Bruin offense going 3-3 with a three singles, a sacrifice and three runs scored while center field-er Taggart Venegas led the Hall attack, going 2-4 with two singlesMichael Bellino went five innings plus

with one earned run and five strikeouts to pick up the win.

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ScoreboardSoftball

St. Bede 2A RegionalWednesday: (2) Hall 8, (3) Princeton 2Saturday: Title — (1) Seneca (20-14) vs.

(2) Hall (11-10), 11 a.m.Next: Winner goes to Byron Sectional to

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Princeton 110 000 0 - 2 4 5Hall 021 023 x - 8 8 1Pitching for PHS: Menzel (2.1ip, 2h, 3r,

1er, 2k, 8bb), Holmbeck (3.2ip, 6h, 5r, 3er, 2k, 2bb).

Pitching for Hall: Pikula (W, 7ip, 4h, 2r, 2er, 9k, 2bb).

Hitting for PHS: Hughes cf (2-3, r), Truesdon lf (0-2, sb, sac), Hendrix lf (0-1), Jaques c 2-3, 2b), Bauer dp/rf (0-3), Holmbeck rf/p (0-2, sac), bates ss (0-2, r), Oeder 1b (0-3), Cain 3b (0-3), Ciesielski 2b (0-3). Totals: 25-2-4-1. LOB: 7. E: Truesdon 2, Jaques, Bates, Ciesielski).

Hitting for Hall: Faletti ss (0-3), D. Whightsil cf (1-3, r), R. Herrmann c (1-2, r, sac, sb), E. Herrmann 2b (0-3,rbi), Azarskis 1b (1-2, r), Barroso 3b (2-2, 2r, 2rbi), Pikula p (2-4, 2rbi), K. Whightsil dp (1-2, r, sac), Galassi (0-2), Hawton flx (0-0). Tota;s 23-6-8-5. LOB: 9. E: Faletti.Henry 1A Regional

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BaseballPutnam County 1A Regional

Wednesday: (1) Putnam County 16, (5) Earlville/Leland 0

Thursday: (2) Amboy 9, (3) Paw Paw 0Saturday: Title — (1) Putnam County vs.

(2) Amboy, 11 a.m.

Bureau Valley 2A RegionalWednesday: (4) St. Bede 8, (1) Hall 2Thursday: (3) E/P 3, (2) Princeton 2Saturday: Title — (4) St. Bede (10-14) vs.

(3) Erie/Prophetstown, 10 a.m.St. Bede (11-14) 111 032 0 - 8Hall (19-6) 000 200 0 - 2Pitching for Hall: Schmitt, Mautino,

Venegas.Pitching for SBA: Bellino (W, 5+ip, 6h, 2r,

1er, 5k, 4bb), Olson (2ip, 0h, 0r, 3k, 3bb).Hitting for SBA: Szczepaniak ss (1-5),

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Bartley c (0-0).Hitting for Hall: Taber (1-2, 2w), Venegas

(2-3) cf/p, Gaeta 3b (0-4), Villareal ss (1-3), T. Urbanski (0-2), Z. Urbanski 2b (0-1, 1, 3w) Sangston c (1-3, w), Zibert dh (1-3, r), Trevier rf (0-3).

Erie/Prophetstown 000 003 0 - 3 4 1Princeton 001 100 0 - 2 4 1Hitting for PHS: Taylor p/cf (2-3, 2 sb),

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Pitching for PHS: Taylor (L, 5+ip, 3h, 3r, 2er, 2k, 5bb), Reinhardt (2ip, 1h, 0r, 1k, 1bb).

Pitching for E/O: Howard (4+ip, 3h, 2r, 2er, 3k, 4bb), Cole (3ip, 1h, 0r, 3k, 1bb).

Leading hitters for E/P: Chandler (2 hits, hr, 3rbi), Meadows (1-2), Cole (1-3).Fieldcrest 2A Regional

Saturday: Title — Marquette vs. EPG, 10 a.m.

Photo contributedTiana Kennedy (above) takes the baton from Bureau Valley teammate Haley DeVoss in the 4x100 relay Thursday in Charleston.

Shaw Media Service photoAmboy/LaMoille’s Laura Rieker (left) makes an attempt in the Class 1A high jump.

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Position Open:Special Education Para-professional Positions(2)Send letter of interest andcredentials to: BV NorthPrincipal Sandra Beitsch,323 South Main Street,PO Box 707, Walnut, IL61376. Deadline: May 30, 2014

Scooter 2008 50cc Wild-fire, 1900 miles, $749.Looks good/runs great.Call 815-875-1862

Wilson golf bag (likenew) with Titlelist driver,woods, Golden Bear ironsand pitching wedge. $80.Call 815-303-6675

TUCK POINTINGBlock - Brick - Stone

Chimney Repair.Glass Block Windowsinstalled or repaired.18 Years Experience.

Fully Insured.Call Greg at 815-488-3999 or 815-224-3996

Fast Paced Dental Of-fice looking for a full-timeexperienced, organizedand energetic FRONTDESK ADMINISTRATOR.

Please send resume to:smilemakers@

comcast.net

PRINCETON 1124 SouthChurch Street. Thursday,Friday, Saturday, May 22,23, 24; 8am -? Name brand boy's cloth-ing, newborn clothing –10/12, household items.Too many items to list!

MULTI-FAMILY SALE!

Wrought iron patio table,42” round, + 4 chairs.$100. Call 815-303-3647

PRINCETON 277 Back-bone Road West (BaileySubdivision). Thursday,May 29, 8am-4pm; Friday,Saturday, May 30, 31;8am-12pm. Lots of babyitems, double joggingstroller, highchair, crib,pack-n-play, toys, house-hold items, clothing

EmploymentOpportunitiesCUSTODIAL

1 Full-time Night Custo-dian, 3:00 to 11:00 pm; 2 Part-Time Night Cus-todians, 6:00 to 10:00pm or 7:00 to 11:00 pm.Interested applicantsshould email their letter ofinterest to: Superinten-dent Michael Struna,[email protected] to Apply- June16, 2014

Moisture meter-Delmhorst BD 2100 digi-tal read out, checks wood,dry wall, plaster, concrete,etc. $150. 815-303-7984

- 200 -Employment

227 • Drivers

228 • Help Wanted

228 • Help Wanted

229 • Professional/Clerical

232 • BusinessOpportunities

- 300 -Services

320 • Misc Services

- 400 -Merchandise

434 • MiscellaneousSales

441 • Wanted to Buy

442 • Lawn & Garden

448 • Pets & Livestock

450 • Under $1000

450 • Under $1000

451 • Free

460 • Garage Sales

460 • Garage Sales -600-Transportation

614 • Car Sales

- 700 -Real Estate For Sale

767 • Mobile Home Sales

767 • Mobile Home Sales

775 • For Sale by Owner

The Bureau CountyRepublican reserves theright to classify correctly,edit, reject or cancel anyadvertisement at any timein accordance with its poli-cy. All ads must bechecked for errors by theadvertiser, on the first dayof publication. We will beresponsible for the first in-correct insertion, and its lia-bilities shall be limited tothe price on one insertion.

LINE AD DEADLINES:

• Tuesday, BCR deadline Monday 9 am

• Thursday, BCR deadline Tuesday, 12 pm

• Saturday, BCR deadline Friday, 9 am

We Accept

815-875-4461

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Bureau CountyRepublican

Does not have the op-portunity to fully inves-tigate the credibility ofeach advertiser appear-ing within thesecolumns. If an offersounds “too good to betrue” it probably is.Proceed with caution ifyou are asked to sendmoney or to give acredit card number.Proceed with caution incalling 900 phone num-bers. All phone num-bers prefixed by”900”are charged to theCALLER. Charges maybe assessed on a “perminute” basis ratherthan a “per call” basis.The Bureau County Re-publican Classifiedsmakes every effort toqualify these chargesfor the reader.If you have a concernabout an advertiser,please contact:

Better BusinessBureau

330 North WabashChicago, IL 60611

312 832-0500

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TO SELL?

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

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 is 800 927-9275

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

for junk(cars, machinery, etc.)

Call 815-878-9353

CLERK/BARTENDER Part-time. Saturday & Sundayafternoons/evenings. AtIndian Hills Golf Club.Must be 21.815-875-6172

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

Tool Room Size Mill(Bridgeport style), all tool-ing $2,300.

Call 815-539-9898

2001 Buick LeSabre85,000 miles, 1 very smalldent, new tires. $5,000.Call 815-875-1465

2011 Chevrolet MalibuLT 60,000 miles. $13,500or best offer. 815-878-7832 or 815-875-3693

FREE: older 13" Emersoncolor tv with remote.Works great. Not a flatscreen. 815-663-0122

Heirloom tomato plants,$1 each.

Call 815-878-1494

WALNUT 3 bedroom, 1bath house. 114 NorthMain Street. 1 car garagewith additional carport.$79,000.

Call 815-866-6866

Class A CDL Truck Driver(Bradford) Looking for anexperienced CDL Class ATruck Driver. You will behauling equipment andmaterials in the Midwestwith a 48' flatbed. Homeweekends! - 3 years ClassA CDL experience re-quired - Valid MedicalCard Required - Drug freeworkplace: pre-employ-ment/random drug test-ing - Flexible to payhourly/by the mile - Fullbenefits. To apply, contact Adam

309-897-8216 /[email protected]

PRINCETON 302 NorthChurch Street. Saturday,May 24, 10am-4pm.

Lots of Everything

14 gallon sprayer $20;broadcast spreader/seed-er $20. Craftsmanmulching & bagger chip-per $20. 815-875-8491

Matching sofa & loveseat$150; solid oak enter-tainment center, with 34”Sony TV $150. 815-875-3257 or 815-876-0428

Long handled Poulontree trimmer saw, stringattachment, $100; pairZenith Allegro speakers14”x23”, $30. Call 815-379-2703

PRINCETON 1715 ParkAvenue West. Friday, May23; 8:30am- noon; Satur-day, May 24, 8am-3pm.

MOVING SALE

DETASSELINGWORKERS NEEDED

Please check our websitewww.

bickettdonnerhelms.comfor more information &sign up meeting dates

Looking for a treadmill ingood condition.

Call 815-866-6416

NordicTrack SL710 exer-cise cycle, $200 or bestoffer. Call 815-866-6416

Wood 4 activityswing set, $140.

Call 815-866-8015

PRINCETON parking lot ofThe Closet & PromptCare. Saturday, May 31,10am-2pm. Princeton High SchoolAthletic Booster Club willbe selling old uniformsfrom past years. Mostsports uniforms are avail-able. Come check outwhat we have. Come enjoylunch. The PHS Boosterswill be selling hotdogs,brats, hamburgers, pork-chops, chips and drinks.All proceeds will go to ourPHS athletes

Wanted: 6”-10”Metal lathe.

Call 815-866-6328

Even Flow stroller/infantseat $20; Craftsman woodlathe & Coppier $125; 2Craftsman 109 metal lath-es $225. 815-866-6328

Canon Copy MachinesFull Color C2550 andB&W ir3225 models avail-able. Excellent condition.

Call 815-905-9866

CUSTOMER SERVICEREPRESENTATIVE neededfor Call Center. Excellentcommunication/computerskills and the ability tomulti-task required. Monday-Friday & alternateSaturdays.

Apply in person at:ServiceMaster, 123 WestProgress Drive, Princeton.

NO PHONE CALLS

McNabb 3 bedroom InFish N Fun Club, Lakehome getaway, fully fur-nished. Membership in-cludes private fishing lake,pool, and large Pavillion.Stationary trailer homefeatures fully carpetedlower level, large wooddeck plus yard. $15,000Call for Appointment815-488-1017OTR DRIVERS Needed .

Peterbuilt equipment. 2years experience required.Tanker experience pre-ferred but will train. Nohazmat. Competitive pay& benefits.

Call 815-376-2792

AWESOME SUMMER JOBTeam Corn Detasseling

is hiring workers for Sum-mer Detasseling. Workwith your friends thissummer. Local Pick-UpSites & Fields. Ages 13and up. Earn from $7.75to $10 per hour depend-ing on your ability. Atten-dance Bonus Available.Season starts around July5th to 10th and runs 8 to15 days. TransportationProvided.

For applications call:866-898-8326 or 815-875-8100 or on the webat: www.Teamcorn.com

DONATE NOW!“The animals are crying”

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

TWIGGYS TREE FARM*Potted Trees*Shrubs*Bushes*Perennials

The lowest prices! Largestselection in the area!Bradford Blacktop Road,1/4 mile west of YankeeLane. 815-303-8158

Bed risers (4) $5; solidoak table, lion claw legs,$225. strapless gown (6),$35. Call 815-830-8153

PROMOTE JOB OPENINGS The Bureau County

Republican Classified can help you promote your

job openings and get your business full staffed.Call 815-875-4461

Position Open: Special Education Paraprofes-

sional Positions(1)Send letter of interest and credentials to: BV South, Principal Kristal LeRette, 220 Stewart Street, PO Box 277, Buda, IL 61314.Deadline: May 30, 2014

NEED MORE INCOME? Check out each issue of the MarketPlace. You might find opportunities to earn that extra income!

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PETS NEED AGOOD HOME!

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NEED A USED VEHICLE? The Bureau County Republican Classified is a great source to help you find your next vehicle.

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Business DirectoryMarketplace

Timber FallsTREE SERVICE

Princeton, IL • 815-875-3100Adam Stegmann 815-503-9121 • RT Piper 815-866-2637

•Tree Trimming & Removals •Stump Grinding •Lot & Land Clearing•Fully Insured•Seasoned Firewood •24 Hour Service

20 years of practiceconcentrated in the representation

of injured people

726 south Main st.princeton, il

Law Offices of

John F. Hedrich

call for appointMent:

(815) 872-1010

Law Offices of

John F. Hedrich

815-866-6858

Free estimates • Fully insured

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•NEW HOMES•GARAGES•ROOM ADDITIONS•ROOFING•SIDING•POLE BUILDINGS

•REMODELING

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Email: [email protected]:www.rolloconstruction.com

Home: 815-379-9317Ans. Machine: 815-379-2350

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Red Barn Nursery15722 645 E. St., Sheffield, IL

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For Hours & Driving

DirectionsCall or Visit us

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• Wedding Invitations • Napkins• Matchbooks • Thank You’s

For Quality Carlson Craft Products See

BOB’S DRYWALL, PAINT, ETC• Drywall • Paint • Texturing• Bathrooms• Plaster Repair• Remodeling• Tiling

Bob Cmolik

19 Aztec Circle, Putnam, IL815-342-1385

[email protected]

Timber FallsTree Service

Princeton, IL • 815-875-3100Adam Stegmann 815-503-9121

RT Piper 815-866-2637

•Tree Trimming & Removals •Stump Grinding•Lot & Land Clearing •Fully Insured

•Seasoned Firewood •24 Hour Service

• Milwaukee• General International• DeWalt• Bosch

• Porter Cable• Bostitch• Skil

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Scott Sabin, Owner Pat Wood, Owner

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Ultimate Salon & Spa

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Pamper yourself with our Mother’s Day SpecialSpa Facial: $55Herbal Body Wrap Treatment: $70Spa Facial & Body Treatment: $115

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

Grand Plaza Antiques, Etc.

Specializing in Furniture, Old & New, Ornate & Carved

We do Upholstery Work With 30 Years of Experience

10% off items over $20 with this ad!

15% Off Seniors & New Customers

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receive last mowing FREE

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Free Estimates • Senior Discounts • Fully Insured • Locally Owned

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,

PRINCETON, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF ) THE PETITION OF: )CHARLES MARK )WILLIAMS )For change of name )

No. 2014-MR-23LEGAL NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of June, A.D., 2014, I will request the Court to approve my petition in the Chancery Division of said court for the change of my

name from CHARLES MARK WILLIAMS to that of MARK ROBERT WILLIAMS pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Dated: May 2, 2014, at Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. S i g n e d : / s / C h a r l e s Mark Williams

PetitionerPublished in the Bureau County Republican May 10, 17 and 24, 2014.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON THE BUDGET OF THE WYANET

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given that a tentative Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Wyanet Fire Protection District, Bureau County, Illinois, for the fiscal year begin-ning May 1, 2014, and ending April 30, 2015, will be posted and con-veniently available to public inspection at the Fire Station at 101 N. King St., and Rescue Unit Building at 101 S. Maple St., all located in said District, from and after 9:00 o’clock a.m., May 20, 2014. Notice is further given hereby that a

Public Hearing on said Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance will be held at 7:45 o’clock p.m., July 21, 2014, at the Wyanet Rescue Unit Building, in this District, and that final hearing and action on this Ordinance will be taken at the Meeting to be held at the Wyanet Rescue Unit Building at 8:00 o’clock p.m., July 21, 2014. Dated this 20th day of May, 2014.

/s/ Michael R. Smith, Secretary

Published in the Bureau County Republican May 24, 2014.

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

776 • CommercialProperty

856 • Apartment Rentals

856 • Apartment Rentals 862 • Business Rentals

864 • Misc Rentals

PRINCETON- SINGLE CARGARAGE AVAILABLE FORSTORAGE. Includeselectricity. $60 a month.

Call 815-875-1923

We have multiple MobileHomes for sale. Carpen-ters we have two very rea-sonably priced mobilehomes for sale that needto be rebuilt. Nine milessouthwest of Princeton.

Call 815-760-2107

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

PRINCETON new spacious1 Bedroom, upstairs. Nopets. Stove, refrigerator,microwave. AvailableNow. $550. 815-973-3183

FOR RENT: 3 room pro-fessional office suite, cen-tral location and Handi-capped accessible. All util-ities included. Immediateoccupancy.

Contact 875-4555PRINCETON 441 EastMarion. 2 bedroom. $550.Heat, water, garbage.Laundry. Covered parking.No pets. 309-288-3008

PRINCETON Large 1 bed-room apartment. Waterfurnished. Appliances fur-nished No pets. No smok-ing. $375 a month + de-posit and one year lease.

Call 815-879-0005/ 815-878-3020, ask for Todd

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EXECUTIVE COUNTRY HOME17669 Backbone Rd. • Princeton

www.rayfarm1.com815-872-FARM (3276)

4 - 5 bedrooms, 2 baths 2.5 car attachedgarage. Many recent improvements. $219,000

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Leslie. H. “Chip”Johnston, Broker, 815-875-2950 Bureau Co., IL 160± ac. SW of Tiskilwa, good soils. No buildings. Bureau Co., IL 139± ac. Greenbush/Sable soils. No buildings. Bureau Co., IL 25± ac. Tillable and timber. Lee Co., IL 206± ac. Tillable/CRP. Adj to Paw Paw. Kendall Co., IL 11± ac. Exc. location on Route 34. Reduced! Timothy A. Harris, Mgr. Broker, IL Lic. Auctioneer, 815-875-7418 Will Co., IL 185± ac. Near University Park. Reduced!

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Landmark Realty • Roxana Noble • 815-878-7171 Let me help you buy or sell your home!EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

EQUAL HOUSINGOPPORTUNITY

OPEN HOUSES DRAWING FOR $25 GIFT CARD!

Gorgeous updated 4000 sq.ft. 5 BR, 3 Bath home on 5 acres with 6 outbuildings! Beautiful view from almost every room! New 1991 addition

includes Master BR en suite with 1476 sq.ft. Master Bath has Jacuzzi, double sinks, WIC, Bonus Rm., & Laundryarea! Huge LR w/Fireplace & Deck. Fenced Feedlot. Fenced Pasture new 2012. MLS#08590511

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.799 Easy Road, Ohio, IL (Just north

Updated, roomy 2 BR, 1 Bath home on large .4 acre lot with oversized garage. Great location! Large LR w/gas fireplace. Big bathroom w/double sinks &

laundry area. Garage has steps to loft over entirehome which could be finished into extra rooms.

Furnace, AC, & windows new in 2000. MLS#08512323

11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.317 W. Main St., Malden

One-of-a-Kind Country Estate on 8 acres (mol) with additional 26.55 acres possible. 5 BR, 2 Bath

2900 sq.ft. brick home with panoramic views. Beautiful setting w/redbud, dogwood, magnolia,

apple, cherry, & peach trees. Barn w/4 horse stalls. Outdoor wood furnace supplements heats to

cut down on winter heating bills! MLS#08571074

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.25298 N. 1650 Ave., Princeton

Price Reduced on this sturdy 2 BR, 1 Bath home on 1/2 acre! Plenty of room for a garden + outside

living area or sell off extra land. Great location located near Malden Grade School & play area. Hardwood floors

under carpeting. Large garage with workshop area. Bonus room between garage & home plus large laundry/furnace/

storage area. New furnace/AC 2002. MLS#08578102

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.110 First St., Malden

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOISPROBATE DIVISIONEstate of: ) AUDREA A. STROUD) Deceased )

No. 14-P-42 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of AUDREA A. STROUD. Letters of office were issued on May 16, 2014 to RANDELL B. STROUD, 104 Locust St., Malden, Illinois, indepen-dent executor, whose attorney is Michael L. Henneberry, 408 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, Illinois 61356, or with the repre-sentative, or both, within 6 months from the date of the first publication of this notice and any claim not filed within that peri-od is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or deliv-ered to the representa-tive and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Dated this 19th day of May, 2014.Michael L. Henneberry,

P.C.Attorney for

Representative408 South Main Street

Princeton, Illinois 61356

(815) 875-6561Attorney No. 3129220

Published in the Bureau County Republican May 24, 31 and June 7, 2014.

Utilities 6,969.95 Salaries 9,790.71 Well Site Rent 300.00 Test Fees 3,973.05 Administration Fees 1,552.06 Total Disbursements $50,639.68 Balance as of April 30, 2014 $37,063.61

MOTOR FUEL TAX FUND Balance as of May 1, 2013 $51,704.73RECEIPTS: State Allotment $14,049.85 Interest 64,.50 Total Receipts $14,114.35DISBURSEMENTS: Administration Expense Road Maintenance $37,915.47 Total Disbursements $37,915.47Balance as of April 30, 2014 $27,903.61

Howard Raef, Treasurer Published in the Bureau County Republican May 24, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS - IN PROBATEIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) WINIFRED C. MURPHEY, )Deceased )

NO. 14-P-37CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of the above-named decedent and that Letters of Office were issued May 5, 2014, to PATRICK A. MURPHEY and SCOTT R. MURPHEY, as Independent Representatives, whose addresses are 20 Woodford Way, Metamora, Illinois and 507 South Tenth Street, Princeton, Illinois, respectively, and whose attorney is Nathan R. Miller, of Miller, Hall & Triggs, LLC, 416 Main Street, Suite 1125, Peoria, Illinois 61602 ((309) 671-9600). Claims may be filed on or before December 1, 2014, and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Claims may be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Bureau County, Illinois; the representatives; or both. Within ten (10) days after a claim is filed with the Court, the claimant must mail or deliver a copy of the claim to the representatives and the representatives’ attorney; and shall file with the Court proof of mailing or delivery.

PATRICK A. MURPHEYIndependent Representative

SCOTT R. MURPHEYIndependent Representative

Nathan R. MillerMILLER, HALL & TRIGGS, LLC416 Main Street, Suite 1125Peoria, Illinois 61602Telephone: (309) 671-9600Attorneys for Independent RepresentativesPublished in the Bureau County Republican May 17, 24 and 31, 2014.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that North Central Illinois Council of Governments is the owner of the real estate hereafter described, and have jointly filed a Petition with Don Mitchell requesting a Special Use to permit a retail business in a B-3 District on said real estate, pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinances of said City of Princeton. The subject property of this Petition is legally described as follows:

Lot 107 in Elston, Wiswall, & Flint’s Addition, City of Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois

Said real estate is approximately .19 acres and is located at 110 N. Main St., Princeton, IL NOTICE IS FURTHER HEREBY given that a public hearing on said Petition will be held before the Plan Commission of the City of Princeton, Illinois, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., The hearing will be held at the City Hall Council Chambers located at 2 South Main Street, Princeton, Illinois. Dated: May 24, 2014

Jim Argo, Chairman Princeton Plan

Commission By: NCICG, 613 W. Marquette St., Ottawa, IL 61350; AND Don Mitchell, 1427 W. Harp Hollow Rd., Peoria, IL 61605Published in the Bureau County Republican May 24, 2014.

STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SS.COUNTY OF BUREAU )I, Michael R. Smith, Secretary of the Wyanet Fire Protection District do hereby state that the forego-ing financial statement is a true and correct copy of the entitled 2013 - 2014 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT WYANET FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, Bureau County, Illinois, which was passed by the Trustees of the Wyanet Fire Protection District on May 19, 2014.

/s/ Michael R. Smith Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of May, 2014.

/s/ Daniel F. Tracy, Notary PublicPublished in the Bureau County Republican May 24, 2014.

VILLAGE OF CHERRY Cherry, IL 61317

ANNUAL REPORT GENERAL FUND

Balance as of May 1, 2013 $151,281.45RECEIPTS: State Income Tax $46,574.04 Telecommunication Tax 4,980.70 Utility Tax 14,463.56 Corporate Tax 38,063.45 Sales Tax 16,937.57 Replacement Tax 1,201.27 Interest 268.92 Police Income 600.40 Garbage Collection 17,050.00 Licenses & Permits 700.00 Land Rent -0- IEMA Grant -0- Other Income 10,795.00 Video gaming Tax 1,294.92 Total Receipts $152,929.83DISBURSEMENTS: Salaries & Wages $20,866.84 Audit 3,200.00 Legal & Professional 2,200.00 Police Protection 5,917.33 Administration Expense 1,256.03 Garbage 28,051.17 Maintenance- Village Hall 5,996.94 Insurance 7,604.00 Street Lighting 3,300.29 10/33 Ambulance Service 4,820.00 Capital Outlay -0- Streets & Road Maintenance 31,063.82 Playground & Recreation 3,214.92 Transfer to Water Fund -0- Total Disbursements $117,491.34Balance as of April 30, 2014 $186,719.94

WATER FUND Balance as of May 1, 2013 $10,979.27RECEIPTS: Water Collections $71,619.47 State Income Tax 4,606.16 Interest 1.82 Transfer to General Fund -0- Miscellaneous Income 496.57 Total Receipts $76,724.02DISBURSEMENTS: Repairs & Maintenance $24,377.14 Engineering 236.00 Supplies 3,440.77

2013 - 2014ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT

WYANET FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTSTATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) SSCOUNTY OF BUREAU ) I, Lee Schroeder, Treasurer of the Wyanet Fire Protection District, in the County of Bureau and State of Illinois, upon my oath state that the follow-ing is a true statement of all monies received and disbursed by me as Treasurer of such Wyanet Fire Protection District, for the fiscal year beginning on May 6, 2013, (being the first Monday in May, 2013) and ending on May 4, 2014, (being the Sunday next preceding the first Monday in May, 2014).

ITEMS OF RECEIPTFIRE DEPARTMENTBalance on hand per last report $101,047.58Additional Receipts Bureau County Collector $ 67,442.33 IL Dept. of Revenue 2,667.16 Interest 390.16 Donation 1,100.00 Grant 26,000.00 Transfer of funds 2,000.00 Refunds 912.38 RECEIPTS - Fire Department $ 201,559.61AMBULANCE SERVICEBalance on hand per last report $205,612.40Additional Receipts

Bureau County Collector $ 65,520.51 Interest 249.86 Refunds 1,929.00 RECEIPTS - Ambulance Service $ 273,311.77 TOTAL RECEIPTS $ 474,871.38

ITEMS OF DISBURSEMENTFIRE DEPARTMENT Repair to equipment and vehicles $ 9,427.64 Repair & improvement to buildings 2,297.00 Purchase of equipment & supplies 7,042.77 Utilities 5,072.80 Insurance 9,816.00 Professional fees 1,000.00 Trustees’ salaries 2,300.00 Expense and training of members 5,181.75 Fuel 1,207.71 Transfer of funds 2,000.00 Miscellaneous items 1,985.72 DISBURSEMENTS - Fire Department $47,331.39AMBULANCE SERVICE Repair to equipment and vehicles $ 3,814.69 Repair & improvement to buildings 2,429.58 Purchase of equipment & supplies 3,334.06 Utilities 4,859.55 Insurance 7,773.00 Professional fees 1,654.50 Trustees’ salaries 2,300.00 Expense and training of members 7,786.75 Fuel 1,203.74 Purchase of land 5,000.00 Miscellaneous items 1,682.60 DISBURSEMENTS - Ambulance Service $41,838.47 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $ 89,169.86

RECAPITULATION Total Receipts $474,871.38 Total Disbursements 89,169.86 Balance $385,701.52Balance on Hand:Fire Dept. Account No. 20010146, Citizens First State Bank, Wyanet Office $35.76Fire Dept. General Account No. 20009331, Citizens First State Bank, Wyanet Office 136,149.70Fire Dept. Petty Cash Account No. 20075574 Citizens First State Bank, Wyanet Office 1,068.47Fire Dept., Equipment Account No. 1001079653, Centrue Bank 16,974.29Rescue Unit Account No. 20477044, Citizens First State Bank, Wyanet Office 48.51Rescue Unit General Account No. 20009307, Citizens First State Bank, Wyanet Office 51,523.58Rescue Unit Equipment Account No. 20009315, Citizens First State Bank, Wyanet Office 39,226.06Rescue Unit Certificate of Deposit No. 2131024468 Centrue Bank 103,548.55Rescue Unit Certificate of Deposit No. 20212 37,126.60 Balance on Hand in Accounts $385,701.52/s/ Lee Schroeder, Treasurer Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of May, 2014.

/s/ Daniel F. Tracy, Notary Public

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Why do farmers need science and technology?

The champion legacy

Rains and cool weather slowed planting last week. Statewide precipitation averaged 1.87 inches, 0.8 inches above normal.

Temperatures averaged 54.6 degrees, 8.3 degrees below normal.

Corn planting increased to 84 percent complete, ahead of the five-year average of 73 percent.

Soybean planting pro-gressed to 36 percent complete, slightly ahead of the five-year average of 32 percent.

Oat and sorghum planting progressed to 86 and 13 percent com-plete respectively.

Winter wheat head-ed reached 50 percent, behind the five-year average of 67 percent.

LAMOILLE — How are farmers using science and technology to grow healthier food? What’s the impact on our food, animal care and the environment? Students at LaMoille High School will get those questions answered on May 29.

Kate Hagenbuch of Hagenbuch Family Farms in Utica will address ag education students at 12:15 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. at the high school located at 801 S. Main St. Titled “Modern Animal Agricul-ture and Pork Production,” the speech by Hagenbuch will highlight how ongo-ing advancements in agricultural science are helping farmers raise bet-ter food while using fewer natural resources than ever before.

“Farmers who raise pigs have been able to make great progress in animal health, food safety and protecting the environ-ment,” Hagenbuch said. “And farmers know they must always keep learning

and working to get better at what they do.” Farm-ers now use 41 percent less water and 78 percent less land to raise pigs than they did 50 years ago.

“Modern barns, a focus on nutrition and ani-mal care mean pigs live healthier lives than ever before,” said Hagen-buch. “And, healthy pigs mean healthy food. For example, pork tenderloin today is as lean as a skin-less chicken breast and is certified by the Ameri-can Heart Association as a heart-healthy food. I’d like to thank LaMoille High School for giving me an opportunity to share with these students what farmers are doing to make sure safe and healthy food gets to the dinner table today and in the future.”

The pork industry in Illinois contributes more than $1.7 billion annually to the state’s economy, generates more than $136 million in taxes and sup-ports more than 7,800 jobs.

Some days I’ll win, some days I’ll lose ... at least that’s what my mother always told me. As a young calf, my mother would tell me stories of the legacy our family has to this farm, the champion legacy. My mom was a champion; my grandma was a champion; and even my sister was a champion ... and now I’m expected to be a cham-pion. Before I can be a champion, though, I have to make it to the show ring. The ring will be a part of my story because my life will be a constant run for the purple.

I was born on a cold, snowy, winter evening. At first my mom wrapped her body around mine and cuddled me to keep warm. In the morning, a human came and found me. He weighed me, vac-cinated and helped me nurse on my mom, so I would stay healthy. The first few weeks of my life was spent in a pen with a few other cows and calves, until I joined even more pairs. I have always known who my mother was, but I never knew my father. I ask about him from time to time, but my mother just tells me that I am a product of modern sci-ence. I have heard that my dad was quite a champion too.

Winter transitions to summer, and I find myself getting bigger and stron-ger. I live a normal calf life, chasing butterflies, hanging out with the other calves, playing tag and getting what they call the routine vaccinations.

I keep noticing, though, that my older sister keeps disappearing on the week-ends. Maybe she is going to shows like my mom said she did. I also notice that people are coming to look at me. They talk with my human for awhile, and then they leave. My mom said not to worry, though, because people are begin-ning to notice me.

I find summer trans-forming into fall, and it is time to say goodbye to mom because it is wean-ing day. I am sorted to a different pen, away from most of my other friends. In this pen many things change. The humans put me on a halter and expect me to stand still and then walk. What do they think I am, a dog? After awhile though, I just give in and do what they want. They have also started spray-ing cold water and soap on me. This was kind of a shock at first, but I kind of like it now. Then they started to blow the cold water off of me with what they called a blow dryer. This so called blow dryer blew warm air that felt good and made my hair fluffy. After they were done with the blow dryer, they brushed me out and put some good smelling spray in my hair. I was also fed different food that tasted sweet and crunchy, but I kind of like it.

Fall turned into win-ter, and winter turned to spring. It is warmer now, and I can tell it is time to get serious now. We are getting a bath almost every day, and they are using more products on our hair. I am introduced to a show halter that is leather instead of rope, and a show stick that they use to rub my belly. Now instead of just standing still, they expect me to be able to stand still in a special pose. I am starting to like all this pampering though, especially since I get to go into an air conditioned building every day while everyone else is out in the heat.

Spring turns to summer and it is time for the first show. My human loads me into a trailer, and we set out on our journey. When we first arrive at the show I am very excited. There are many different people, calves and noises. We are at this new place for a few days, but one morning they wake me up when it is still dark. Then they give me a bath and blow dry me. When they finally feed me, it is just starting to get light outside. I have decided that it is show day, and the mood is seri-ous. I go into a grooming chute, where the humans make my hair look good; then they put a show hal-ter on me, and we head to the show ring.

As I approach the show ring, I get more and more nervous. When I see my competition, I start to doubt that I could win. My human and I walk into

the ring together; we are a team. The judge looks over all of us and places me first! Shortly after that we went back into the ring for the breed champion drive. Again the judge looks over all of us, and walks over to my human and shakes her hand. We won! We are moving on to the grand champion drive!

We go back to our stall for a while, for final touch ups and primping. We only stay here for a short time and head back to the show ring. Now there are calves that look different than I look; they must be different breeds. We all walk into the show ring, and I start to wonder if I can win and live up to the champion legacy. We have been in the show ring for a long time. The judge keeps looking at me and then back at another calf. Then the judge approaches me and gives me the grand champion slap on the back and shakes my human’s hand. The day finally came, the day I lived up to the champion legacy.

Now I stand before my calf telling her of the champion legacy, the same thing my mother told me when I was a young calf. And as I look at the twinkle in her eye as she walks into the sun-lit pasture, I know she has the heart of a champion.

Jessica Carlson is a seventh-grader at Mal-den Grade School and is an instrumental part in maintaining her grandfa-ther’s cattle farm in rural Malden.

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Jackie ‘Jack’ WiggimArcher WilliamsCecil WilsonJoan WilsonRonald WilsonWilliam Wimbiscus, Jr.Walter WindtRonald WinkLorella WiseViola Mae WittyLyle WolfAgnes WoodburnRuth WoodringRonald WorkmanDonna WrightHarriett WrightRosemary WrightBernadine YaklichEffie YattoniElizabeth YeazelJohn ZieglerGerald Zinke

The preceding is a list of those loved ones who passed away during the last year as publised in the Bureau County Republican.

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Phone: 815-875-4461FAX: 815-875-1235

Oakland Cemetery

Elm Lawn Memorial ParkCorner of Warren and Knox

West end of Park Avenue West

Memorials or donations may be directed to either cemetery.

Remember your loved one with a living memorial. Purchase a tree along with a granite

memorial in remembrance of your loved one.

For all information including tree varieties and memorial information

call 815-872-4231.

Multi-tiered pricing

structurefor any newtree orders through the Oakland Cemetery

Memorial Tree Program.

Oakland Cemetery’s Memorial Tree ProgramYour peace of mind is assured at Oakland Cemetery

and Elm Lawn Memorial Park. Perpetual care of your single or multiple site is guaranteed by the City of Princeton. For more information call the superintendent’s office at (815) 872-4231.

Granite Memorial

Placed Here


Promise Meby Phyllis Fargher

Promise me you won’t forget,The way I used to smile;Promise me you won’t forget,How my hazel eyes would shine;Promise me you won’t forget,How I rocked our baby to sleep;Promise me you won’t forget,To tell her how brave I could be;Promise me you won’t forget,I will always love you and Sophie.

Promise me.

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