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BCR photo/Amelia BystryEmergency personnel tend to a young child, who was part of Saturday’s mock disaster, held off of Route 26 north of Princeton. Several people volunteered to be “victims” at this annual event, which was conducted by Bureau/Putnam Emergency Preparedness Community Partners (BPEPCP). A host of emergency departments participated in the event. See more photos on Page 2.

Are you ready

to vote?By Donna Barker

[email protected]

PRINCETON — With slightly more than two months left until Election Day, Bureau County voters are showing an early and increased interest in this year’s ballot.

On Friday, Bureau Coun-ty Clerk Kami Hieronymus reported her office sent out 105 absentee ballots on Thursday, which was the first day to mail the bal-lots, and another 75 ballots were expected to be mailed Friday. That’s more than is typically sent out in the first couple days, she said.

One possible reason for the increased and early interest is the fact that both political parties have sent out election information

to voters containing post-cards to fill out to request an absentee ballot, Hier-onymus said. That’s costly for the political party/can-didate and isn’t often done, she added.

There are several ways in which voters can still request an absentee bal-lot. Voters can request or download the application form online through the county clerk’s web page, or voters may request one by calling the county clerk’s office or by coming into the office to get one. Ideally, all requests for an absentee ballot will be received by the end of October in order to give sufficient time to mail the ballot and to get it returned in time, she said.

The next important date

More interest than usual in absentee ballots

New law concerns Van Orin man

By Donna [email protected]

VAN ORIN — At least one Bureau County man thinks a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn is probably the worst law he’s seen in a long time, and he wants lawmakers to rescind it.

On Thursday, Sammy Thiemes of rural Van Orin said he completely oppos-es the new law which gives the Illinois Department of Natural Resources the authority to manage the American black bear, gray wolf and cougars/moun-tain lions for the protec-tion of both wildlife and the public. When an animal is placed under the protec-tion of the state, it means residents can’t kill the animal unless there is an

immediate threat to lives and property. The new law goes into effect on Jan. 1.

He opposes the new law because it puts people and other animals into jeopar-dy, Thiemes said. Illinois doesn’t have dangerous snakes and animals, but if the new law goes into effect, those animals will start coming back and making Illinois their home, he said.

If the law goes into effect Jan. 1 as planned, people, especially those living on farms and in the country, won’t be able to take a walk on their property or go down to a creek with-out carrying a gun with them, Thiemes said. A farmer going into his field becomes vulnerable, he added.

Certain animals will be managed by IDNR starting Jan. 1

465 pounds of pills

By GolDie [email protected]

PRINCETON — Resi-dents from all over the county took part in Satur-day’s National Prescrip-tion Take-Back Day.

People looking to get rid of unwanted or unused

drugs from their medicine cabinets had the chance to drop them off at var-ious collection locations throughout the county.

On Monday, Dawn Conerton, director of CPASA (Community Partners Against Sub-stance Abuse), reported 465 pounds of pills were

received.“That’s quite a bit,” she

said. “After emptying out the permanent collection boxes after six months, along with what we col-lected during the one-day event, that’s a lot of pills. Think of all those pills.”

Compared to years in the past, Conerton did note the amount was lower but is hopeful that means more people know about the perma-nent sites where they can

drop their pills off at any time throughout the year, and because people have already given what they had in their cabinets in years past.

Since the first collec-tion box in Bureau Coun-ty went up in July 2010, around 7,033 pounds of pill have been collected.

“It’s wonderful because think about it, we’re keeping those pills out of

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The annual emergency preparedness exercise was held Saturday in the north central part of the county off of Route 26. The event was orchestrated by Bureau/Putnam Emergency Preparedness Community Partners (BPEPCP), and several departments participated in the mock disaster event. The goals of BPEPCP are to build strong working relationships between response parties; plan and prepare for emergency events; reduce duplica-tion of efforts minimizing the costs to the taxpayer; and meet federal, state and local mandates for preparedness activities. September is recognized as National Pre-paredness Month. The BPEPCP consists of a number of area emergency response and public health organi-zations covering a spectrum of occupational specialties. They include BuEComm, Bureau and Putnam County Health Department, Princeton Fire Department, Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau County Coroner’s Office, Bureau County Emergency Management Agency, Put-nam County EMA, CPASA, Medical Reserve Corps, Bureau County Mounted Search and Rescue, In-Home Care VNA, Bureau County Red Cross, Perry Memorial Hospital and St. Margaret’s Hospital.

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The first Autism Awareness Bike Ride was held Satur-day at Zearing Park in Princ-eton. The event included a two-mile bike ride/walk and a 10-mile course as well; a silent auction; give-aways and more. G.R.A.N.T. stands for Get Riding4 Autism’s New Tomorrow. At right, Grant Erricson (center), a 12-year-old boy with autism, is the event’s namesake. Below, also pic-tured are folks looking over some of the silent auction items. From left are Grace Wolbrecht, Jenna Scan-land, Lorrayne Cabral and Debbie Howie.

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It’s a Girls Night Out!

By Donna Barker [email protected]

PRINCETON — Shop-ping, shopping and a bit more shopping are on the schedule for Friday eve-ning through the fourth annual Girls Night Out shopping extravaganza in Princeton.

On Monday, Prince-ton Chamber of Com-merce Director Kim Frey said more than 25 busi-nesses are participating in Friday’s Girls Night Out event, set for 5 to 9 p.m. This year’s event, co-sponsored by the Chamber and the Bureau County Republican, has been extended anoth-er hour to 9 p.m. to give shoppers more time to take advantage of all the exclusive specials and dis-counts, door prizes and refreshments, Frey said.

Shoppers may regis-ter this year at either the Prouty Community Build-

ing on South Main Street or in front of the Juniper & Mae boutique on North Main Street. When shop-pers register, they get a list of participating busi-nesses with their specials and can also register to win a $100 Chamber gift certificate for participat-ing businesses. Girls Night Out is also partnering with Festival 56 to win tickets to Festival 56’s upcoming play “Love, Loss and What I Wore.” Each person reg-istering will also get a free gift, Frey said.

Girls Night Out is a great way to encourage local spending, not only for those people in the area, but the event also draws shoppers from outside the local area, Frey said. Free transportation between the north and south end businesses districts will be provided by BPART trans-portation, a service spon-sored this year by Some-one’s In The Kitchen.

“Girls Night Out is

another way the Cham-ber can encourage local spending. It’s a way for us to support our local busi-nesses and the local econ-omy,” Frey said.

Not only will shoppers have opportunity to do some early Christmas shopping for others, but there will also be a “wish list” available for shoppers to write down ideas for their own Christmas gifts. Other special features will be a photo booth at the Rejuvenation Station, sponsored as a fundraiser by the Princeton Christian Academy. Also, area art-ists will have booths set up and have their own art-work for sale. The Prairie Arts Center and Bureau County Historical Society are also participating in Friday’s event.

“This is really just a fun time for friends to get together, relax and do some shopping, while all the time promoting and supporting our local busi-nesses and business peo-ple, who are our friends and neighbors,” Frey said.

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Tortellini making at St. Thomas MoreDALZELL — St. Thom-

as More Church in Dalzell has been given a reprieve from the closing of the church, and parishioners are still working diligent-ly to increase membership and add revenue. To date, the church as participated in a variety of fundraisers, including chicken, fish and spaghetti dinners and their Italian feast.

St. Thomas More will

also continue to make their popular tortellini, which they began doing earlier this year.

The group will begin making tortellini on Oct. 6.

Anyone who would like to learn how to make tor-tellini should come to the church on Oct. 6, where experienced tortelli-ni-makers will show them how to twist and turn this popular pasta at no cost.

Anyone who wants to assist with making the tortellini should come the same day. Everyone is welcome.

The group begins at 7 a.m. and works until around noon. A meal is served to all those who come to help.

For those who like to order tortellini or who have questions about helping, call Mary Jean Goodrick at 815-664-4615.

The finishing touches

By GolDie [email protected]

SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley Elementary students are settling well into the new John F. Ken-nedy School addition.

It’s already been a month since the grand opening took place and students got their first tours through the new hallways.

During his monthly sta-tus update report at last week’s board meeting, architect Bill VanDusen talked about the final punch list of items on the project that are still in the process of being complet-ed.

Most of the items that are still left to do inside of the building relate to cos-metic issues.

VanDusen spoke of caulking in specific areas and touch ups on painting projects.

He reported the final completion date of the project was established on Aug. 28, which was the date of the building’s open

house. The actual date of occupancy was on Sept. 2, when the Regional Office of Education’s inspector did a walk through the building for a final inspec-tion.

VanDusen said the inspection found one deficiency, which was the lack of illuminated exits signs in the stage area. He agreed with the deficiency and said it was something that had just been over-looked.

He explained it was a project that could be done quickly.

Once the punch list of items have been complet-ed, VanDusen said the dis-trict would then be able to close out of the docu-ments with the contrac-tors before releasing the final payments.

District expected to received energy

efficient grantSuperintendent Jim

Hermes reported the dis-trict had received word from the Department of Commerce of Econom-ic Opportunity (DCEO) they had been awarded

a $193,000 grant because of the energy efficiencies chosen for the new build-ing addition — from the equipment in the kitchen to the geothermal sys-tem to lighting through-out the building. He said the Community Develop-ment Assistance Program (CDAP) and DCEO worked together on the grant. Her-mes confirmed they had been working on the grant even before the district broke ground on the new addition.

Board approves naming of new library

and playgroundOn Wednesday the

board agreed to name the library in the new school addition Lincoln Library in honor of Lincoln School. They also approved nam-ing the new playground the Kahla Lansing Play-ground. Hermes said in an effort to make sure there is always recognition in Spring Valley for Kahla, the district wanted to name this playground the same as at Lincoln playground. Lansing was a 6-year-old Spring Valley student who was abducted and ulti-mately killed in 1991.


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Das ist gut!German specialties were plentiful Sunday at the annual Hollowayville United Church of Christ German Buffet and Country Store. The annual event includes a host of German food and other specialty items — a favorite every year among event-goers.

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In his opinion, the state should not make Illinois a place where it’s not safe for kids and grandkids to go outside and play. Grandparents should be able to allow their grand-kids to play outside by themselves at their rural homes. If you head to the creek, you wouldn’t nor-mally take a gun with you, but now you will, he said.

In spite of the new law, he will do what it takes to protect himself and his family, Thiemes said add-ing if he saw such a wild animal on his property, he would view it as a terrorist.

Giving an example of a recent bear attack,

Thiemes referred to the Sept. 23 news from the state of New Jersey in which a black bear appar-ently killed a 22-year-old man who was on a walk through a forest preserve with friends. The bear was walking in a circle about 30 yards from the victim’s body and wouldn’t leave even after officers tried to scare it away by making loud noises and throw-ing sticks and stones. The animal was then shot by authorities.

As far as the next step to stop the new law from going into effect, Thiemes is asking legislators to rescind the law. Any deci-sion like this should be put as a question on a ballot for voters to have their say, he said.

Bureau County has had its share of wild animal sightings in recent years.

As reported earlier in the Bureau County Republican, a black bear was spotted near Shef-field in June 2008, with at least two more confirmed sightings before the bear was found hibernating seven months later and captured near Neponset. In May 2010, there was a bear and cub sighting between Tiskilwa and Princeton.

Also, local authorities have confirmed cou-gar sightings have been reported in Bureau Coun-ty, most recently in March near Bureau, as well as wolf sightings.


wrong hands and keeping people safe, so they don’t take the pills irresponsibly or illegally,” Conerton said.

Conerton said she met a lady this weekend at the collection site who explained how enthused she was about the collec-tion day because many years ago residents were told to flush the pills in the toilet.

“By doing this collection we’re also keeping them out of the water supply.

We’re keeping people safe, and we’re educating about the dangers of prescription drugs if they get into the wrong hands,” Conerton continued.

CPASA member Terry Madsen explained the take-back day is important because prescription drug abuse is one of the most important emerging con-cerns.

“Prescription drug abuse wasn’t on the radar until a few years back. Now they are starting to realize there are a lot of people out there who are abusing them in a lot of

ways,” he said. “There are so many people out there who are prescribed pain killers for one thing, but take the pills for something else or give them away to friends. There is a concern there, and we have to pay closer attention to what’s going on with prescription drugs.”

The pills collected on Saturday will be taken by a DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) representative who will dispose of the pills at a location where they will be incinerated.


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BCR photo/Terri SimonSaturday’s National Prescription Take-Back Day generated 465 pounds of prescription pills from Bureau/Putnam county residents. Pictured at one of the drop-off points at the Princeton Police Department are Princeton Police Chief Tom Root (from left), CPASA member Terry Madsen, CPASA Director Dawn Conerton, CPASA member Darlene Geist and Peg Maciejewski of the Princeton Police Department.

for voters to remember is Oct. 7, which is the last day to make changes or update voter registrations, Hieronymus said. There is a grace period for voter registration from Oct. 8 through Nov. 4. Early vot-ing begins Oct. 20 at both the Bureau County Court-house and the Spring Val-ley City Hall.

Looking ahead to Nov. 4, Hieronymus said she expects a good turnout this year on Election Day. There are several contest-ed statewide and local races, as well as three statewide advisory ques-tions and two constitu-tional questions on the ballot. Also locally, voters in the village of DePue, city of Spring Valley and the Buda Fire Protection District have referendums on their ballots.

Contested countywide races are those for Bureau County Sheriff between Democrat candidate James Reed of Arlington and Republican candidate Allan Beaber of Princ-eton, and for the office of Bureau County Trea-surer between Republi-can candidate Courtney Yates-Mabry of Princeton and Democrat candidate Rick Wilkin of Ohio.


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Brenda BarrosoDEPUE — Brenda Lee Barroso, 67,

of DePue died at 11:57 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

Prayers will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thurs-day, Oct. 2, at the Barto Funeral Home, DePue, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in DePue with the Rev. Robert Spilman officiating. Cremation will fol-low the services and burial will be at a later date at the DePue Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the funeral home.

Donald LinnCOLUMBUS, Ind. — Donald E. Linn,

87, of Columbus, Ind., a native of Princeton, passed from this life at 9:20 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility in Columbus.

He was born Aug. 26, 1927, in Princeton, the son of Carl E. and Esther E. Swanson Linn. He married Erma L. Head Dec. 20, 1947.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He retired from Cummins Engine Co., where he was a mechanical engi-neer and after retirement, he was a con-sultant for AM General.

He was a member of Northview Assem-bly of God Church and the Columbus Kiwanis Club.

He was a sports enthusiast, never met a stranger, and was loved by everyone who came in contact with him.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years; three sons, Mick C. (Linda) Linn of Plainfield, Ind., Dr. Donald (Judy) Linn of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Ron (Jill) Linn of Columbus, Ind.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his par-ents and one brother, William C. Linn.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home, 1029 Washington St., Columbus, Ind., with the Rev. Larry Cochran officiating. Burial will be in the Garland Brook Cemetery with full mili-tary rites presented by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard.

Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana, 2626 E. 17th St., Columbus, IN 47201.

Online condolences may be sent to the Linn family and a video tribute may be viewed at www.barkesweaverglick.com.

Bradley PhillipsOHIO, Ill. — Bradley R. Phillips, 61,

of Ohio, Ill., died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at the Walnut Manor Nursing Home in Walnut.

He was born Feb. 20, 1953, the son of David Bliss and Christine (Underwood) Phillips.

He was a truck driver in the area during his lifetime.

Surviving are one daughter, Ange-la (Augie) Celaya of Sycamore; two grandchildren, Sarah and Joseph Cel-aya; one sister, Connie Allen of Ohio, Ill.; one brother, Jim (Cathy) Phillips of Hennepin; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services were held Monday, Sept. 29, at the Garland Funeral Home in Wal-nut with the Rev. Mark Harkness offici-ating. Cremation rites will be accorded after the services. A private burial of cremains will be in Elm Lawn Memori-al Park, Princeton, at a later date.

Visitation was held Sunday, Sept. 28, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to Wal-nut Manor or Vitas Hospice.

Alice PetersonSPRING VALLEY — Alice Peterson,

96, of Spring Valley died Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at Heritage Health in LaSalle.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednes-day, Oct. 1, at The Nativity of Our Lord Parish (Greenwood Street location) with the Rev. Robert Spilman officiat-ing. Burial will follow at Valley Memo-rial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Barto Funer-al Home in Spring Valley.

Marie Rivara SmaniaSPRING VALLEY — Marie Rivara

Smania, 96, of Spring Valley died at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at the JPO Retirement Home in Dalzell.

Prayers will be at 11 a.m. today, Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Barto Funeral Home in Spring Valley followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11:30 a.m. at The Nativity of Our Lord Church (Mautino Drive location) with the Rev. Robert Spilman officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Park Ceme-tery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. today, Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the funeral home.

Andrew AdamsORION — Andrew Scott Adams, 21,

of Orion, formerly of Geneseo, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus in Dav-

Donald Linn

Obituaries

enport, Iowa, from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident early Sunday morning in Davenport.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Vandemore Funeral Home in Geneseo.

Obituary deadlinesDeadlines for obituaries are 2 p.m.

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

Bureau County SheriffDomestic battery

Timothy P. Nicolei, 56, of DePue was charged with domestic battery Sept. 15 in DePue.

Disorderly conductWilliam H. Gill, 23, of Ohio, Ill. was

charged with disorderly conduct at 9:23 p.m. Sept. 23 in Ohio.

AccidentsRebecca P. Green, 23, of Wyanet

and Phyllis A. Hayes, 69, of Sheffield were involved in an accident at 12:59 p.m. Sept. 23 on Route 6, one-fourth mile west of 1600 East Street in Wya-net Township.

Andrea T. Doran, 42, of Ohio, Ill. and Amy M. Hesse, 39, of Marseilles were involved in an accident at 7:42 a.m. Sept. 23 on Route 92, at the inter-section of 2100 East Street in Ohio Township.

Blake A. Watson, 20, of Danville and Daniel P. Maciejewski, 54, of Princ-eton were involved in an accident

at 12:40 p.m. Sept. 22 on Route 34, one-fourth mile east of Sixth Street in Princeton.

Spring Valley PoliceEndangering the life of a child

Karon Green, 37, of Spring Valley was charged with endangering the life of a child at 14 Ramblewood Lane at 4 p.m. Sept. 17.

City ordinance violation Edgar Mendez, 24, of Spring Valley

was charged with violating the city ordinance of drunkenness in the 100 block of East Saint Paul Street at 12:59 a.m. Sept. 28.

Driving under the influenceGregory A. Fandel, 39, of Spring

Valley was charged with no valid driv-er’s license, improper operation of an ATV, driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia in the 300 block of East Dakota Street at 4:17 a.m. Sept. 28.

Police reports

Dominic gets prison sentencePRINCETON — A LaSalle woman was

sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in Bureau County Court to the Class 2 fel-ony of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, heroin.

Ashley L. Dominic, 29, entered her guilty plea on Sept. 23 before Asso-ciate Circuit Judge Cornelius Holler-ich. In addition to the four-year pris-on sentence, Dominic was ordered to pay fines, fees and court costs totaling $1,092 within one year of her release from prison.

Dominic was represented in court by Public Defender Michael Henneberry. Prosecuting the case was State’s Attor-ney Patrick Herrmann.

In March, the TRIDENT task force, with the aid of a cooperating individ-ual, made arrangements to buy heroin from Dominic. On March 20, Dominic delivered less than one gram of heroin to an undercover TRIDENT officer. That substance was analyzed at the crime laboratory and determined to be heroin. An arrest warrant was issued for Domi-nic and she was arrested April 29.

Dominic was previously convicted of possession of a controlled substance in 2006 in Bureau County. She was con-victed of obstructing justice in 2010 in LaSalle County. She is facing a felony delivery charge in Putnam County that occurred around the time of this recent offense.

Shaw Media Service photo/Ken Schroeder

I-180/Route 29 rollover accidentCara L. Zellmer, 38, of Hennepin was involved in a single-vehicle crash at 11:55 a.m. Sept. 26 southbound at the intersection of Interstate 180 and Route 29. She was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal transportation of alcohol, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane usage.

6 Perspective


On the street What is your heritage and what influence does that heritage have on you today?

“My family came from England. We don’t really

follow any of those traditions.”

Joe Bickett, Hollowayville

“I am 100 percent German. I love German chocolate and

German potato salad.”Louise Keutzer, Arlington

“I am German. I like to make

German Christmas cookies.”

Wanda Coble, DePue

“My mother’s family came from Sweden, and my father’s family is from Germany. My maiden

name is Neuhaus, and there is a city in Germany with that name.”

Ethel Lund, Ladd

“I am 100 percent German. My great-grandpa came here with his uncle. They settled in Bureau County. I like to continue the traditions of German foods, so my family is familiar with their heritage.”

Jane Merkel, Hollowayville

PerspectiveBureau CountyRepublican

Serving Bureau County SinCe 1847

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Terri Simoneditor

From the editor’s desk

We’re officially only a week into fall, and already, the sights and sounds of the season are apparent. Trees around the county are beginning to turn. Farmers are harvesting their fields. Stray leaves are already littering my lawn. The geese are squawking overhead, and cool mornings/evenings remind us brisk temperatures will soon be here to stay.

And what about those early mornings when we climb out of bed, and it’s still dark? Or likewise, those evenings, when the sun has slipped below the horizon, and it’s only 7 or 7:30 p.m.? Daylight Sav-ing Time officially ends Nov. 2, so enjoy those daylight hours now.

I hope you and your family/friends will embrace this season and carve out some time to enjoy it. After all, there is only one Fall 2014 — never to return again.

•••Mark your calendars: The Bureau County Republi-

can/Illinois Valley Living Magazine have two special dates we’d like you to keep in mind.

• On Oct. 16, Illinois Valley Living Magazine will host our second annual Women of Distinction Awards luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Deer Park Country Club in Oglesby. Not only will we be honoring our six Women of Distinction for 2014 — Donna Barker, Michelle Brady, Pam Lange, Mary Lanham, Eleanor Walker and Carole Yandel — but we will also enjoy a fantastic chef-inspired lun-cheon; enjoy the musings of WGN’s Kathy O’Malley from the Kathy and Judy Show who is our keynote speaker; plenty of door prizes and a goodie bag; and just an all-around afternoon of fun. I will emcee the event again, so you’ll have to put up with me as we pay tribute to the wonderful women who make up the Illinois Valley. Get your tickets today at the BCR office at 800 Ace Road in Princeton, or call our office at 815-875-4461, ext. 6320. Seating is limited.

• On Oct. 21, the BCR will host a Voters Forum at 7 p.m. at the Bureau County Metro Center. This is not a debate, rather an opportunity for voters to hear from the candidates who are on the ballot for Bureau County Sheriff — Allan Beaber and Jim Reed — and Bureau County Treasurer — Courtney Yates-Mabry and Rick Wilkin. Each candidate will be asked a vari-ety of questions, and you — the voters — will have a chance to hear their thoughts on different subjects. I will be moderating the event. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free, and I’d like to encourage each of you to come in support of your candidate(s) or to learn about these folks and decide who will ulti-mately get your vote.

•••Hey, ladies: What are you doing this Friday? Join

the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and the BCR, as we co-sponsor Girl’s Night Out — a fun-filled shopping evening, which features discounts, specials and the Princeton Art Crawl. Sign up is at the Prouty Building on South Main and Juniper & Mae on North Main. It will be lots of fun, and you’ll have a chance to win a $100 Chamber gift certificate. See you there.

•••Customer Service Kudos: Do you know a business

or individual who delivers great customer service? If so, send me an email at [email protected], and I’ll be happy to share your good news stories with other readers. Following are a couple of Customer Service Kudos I recently received:

• Kathy of Princeton said, “I am a senior citizen who recently purchased an extension ladder from RP Lumber. I explained the reason I needed the ladder (to clean out the gutters, so I wouldn’t get any more water in my basement). When Todd delivered the ladder, he also cleaned out the gutters for me.”

• Renee said, “I was shopping in Princeton and tripped over my own feet on Main Street. Three shop owners came to my rescue. Thanks.”

•••Busy times ... Relax, breathe, exhale. And remem-

ber ... you are important to me and the BCR.BCR Editor Terri Simon can be reached at tsimon@

bcrnews.com.

Terri Simon

Letter EditorTOTHE

‘Do the right thing ... vote’

To the Editor,This is the time that we choose to

not vote or to vote.“Helping choose the leaders who

will shape your community isn’t only a civic responsibility, it’s also a family obligation. Even if you’re weary and cynically and dispirited, you owe it to your children, to all children it get off you rear end, reg-ister to vote, get informed and make it to the polls.

“If you don’t, well first, shame on you, for insulting your children.

“Second, stop complaining about the actions and in-actions of those whom you allowed other people to elect,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton.

I will be at Sullivan’s Food Store from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 3 at the south entrance to register you to vote.

Hope to see you to register. Do the right thing, vote.

Shirley PetersonPrinceton

A different kind of candidate

To the Editor,It is very easy these days, to

become cynical about the govern-ment and politics. People often get into government for the wrong reasons and stay there too long. Fortunately, there are good people stepping up to help change things. I would like to share just such a per-son — a different kind of candidate.

Paul Schimpf is running for the job of Illinois’ Attorney General. Paul is a descent, honest guy — just the sort of person you would hope would run for office. But that’s not enough. We need proven compe-tence and quality in Illinois’ chief law enforcement officer. We need a candidate who is above reproach — someone who will work to eliminate the corruption that has put four of our last seven governors, and countless other elected officials, in prison. And we need someone who will protect the interests of the peo-ple of Illinois, from unscrupulous businesses, identity thieves and violent criminals. Paul’s credentials

could not be better for the job.A 24-year career veteran of the

U.S. Marine Corps, Lt. Col. Paul Schimpf (ret.) has served our country with honor. While in the Marines, Paul sought his law degree and his master of law degree and began helping young Marine and Navy families as the officer in charge of a military legal assistance clinic. He rose to become the head prosecutor for the Marine Corps Western Recruiting Region.

As Staff Judge Advocate for the Marine Corp Installation Command at the Pentagon, he advised a two-star general on diverse legal issues. His prosecutorial experience led to his appointment as the chief U.S. counsel to the Iraqi government at the trial of Saddam Hussein. His invaluable advice helped result in Hussein’s courtroom admission that led to his conviction.

Paul returned to Illinois with a desire to serve. He comes to the nomination with the ethics of a Marine. He is not a politician. He is a man who has been doing, essen-tially, the job of Attorney General — in the service of the United States Marine Corp. In Illinois, he wants to protect the privacy of your financial and medical records against those who would steal and misuse the information. And he wants to fight the pervasive corruption that has made Illinois government a nation-al disgrace.

The job of Attorney General is too important to award based on family lineage. It deserves a top drawer prosecutor. It deserves Paul Schimpf.

You can find out more at www.schimpf4illinois.com.

Steve CovenPrinceton

Fake IDs generate consequences

To the Editor,As students have returned to

college campuses for a new school year, I want to take this opportunity to remind them of the detrimental ramifications that may result from using or possessing a fake driver’s license or identification card. Pos-sessing or using a fake ID is a seri-ous offense and with it comes dire

consequences.Many college students who

obtain fake IDs do not think of the serious consequences. Their goal may be as simple as getting into bars or purchasing alcohol. Anyone convicted of possessing or using a fraudulent driver’s license or ID card will receive a one-year suspen-sion of his or her driving privileges. In addition, they face up to one to three years in prison, a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service.

The Internet has made obtaining fake IDs easier. Overseas compa-nies boast of offering fake IDs for a fee. Unfortunately, some students eager to get fraudulent IDs are fall-ing for this illegal practice and, in so doing, are providing personal information to these disreputable companies. In addition to breaking Illinois law and risking their driving privileges, these students are put-ting themselves at risk for identity theft.

My office is committed to com-bating the use and manufacture of fake IDs. In 2009, I established the state’s Safe ID Task Force, which is chaired by my office’s Inspector General Jim Burns, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. The task force works with local, state and federal agen-cies to combat fake ID use. Some of these agencies include police, the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Pro-tection, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Illinois driver’s licenses and ID cards contain more than a dozen enhanced security features designed to make them secure and difficult to reproduce. Secretary of State Police experts travel the state training liquor establishments, law enforcement, banks and other commercial entities on how to spot a fake ID. The fact of the matter is, while the fake may look good, those with a trained eye and inexpensive equipment such as a black light or a laser pen can quickly tell the dif-ference.

I urge college students and others who are underage to refrain from obtaining fake IDs. The penalties are too severe and will impact their future in a negative way.

Jesse WhiteIllinois Secretary of State

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VOTERSFORUMBureau County

Candidates ForumTuesday, October 21

7-10 PMat the Bureau County Metro Center

Come and meet the candidateswho are running for

Bureau County Sheriff andBureau County Treasurer.

Bureau County Treasurer:

Bureau County Sheriff:

Sponsored by:

Refreshments will be served

PUBLIC

INVITED

PUBLIC

INVITED

4 Allan Beaber 4 Jim Reed

4 Courtney Yates-Mabry 4 Rick Wilkin


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Dinner With CPASA at Rip’sCOMMUNITY PARTNERSAGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE

SEPTEMBER 30TH

4:30 – 7:30PMAT RIP’S IN LADD

$8 (Dine in or Carry-out)

Tickets are availablefrom CPASA membersat the door at RIP’sor by calling CPASA

at 815-872-5091.

*Ticket price includes rafflefor door prizes

– need not be present to win

A chance tosupport the

work of

P.O. Box 384108 S. Mail St.,

Sheffield, IL [email protected]

Join us each evening at 6:00 pm for

Community Pulpitour daily teaching ministry thathighlights the preaching ministryof many of our local pastors.

Monday: Ken Wilson, Princeton Bible ChurchTuesday: Joe Denner, Dover Bible ChurchWednesday: Brian Strom, Christ Community ChurchThursday: Cal Zehr, Willow Springs Mennonite ChurchFriday: Bill Jacobsen, Seatonville Congregational Church Independent


Life&Arts Blood drives announced — The American Red Cross has announced blood drives in Princeton and Spring Valley. See Page 11.

Homecoming celebrations — Bureau Valley and Hall high schools have announced their home-coming courts. See Page 10.

Community NotesCommunity bingo

WALNUT — The Walnut Community Center will hold a community family bingo night from 6 to 9 p.m. Satur-day, Oct. 4. The cost is $3 for the first card and $2 for each additional card. Refreshments will be served.

Covered Bridge Chorus performancePRINCETON — The Covered Bridge Chorus is pre-

paring for its annual fall show at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Christ Community Church. This year’s show, Her-itage of Harmony, will be a collection of well-known barbershop harmony songs as well as several newer songs. The Pride of Peoria Chorus will join the con-cert. Robert Click is the emcee.

Chicken and biscuit dinnerPRINCETON — The Hampshire Colony Church

in Princeton will host its annual chicken and biscuit dinner from 4:45 to 7 p.m. Wednesday. Carry-outs will start at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for children under 12 (half portion). The church is at 604 S. Church St. and is handicapped accessible.

DAR meetingPRINCETON — The Princeton chapter of DAR will

meet at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Prouty Building in Princeton. Lonna Naumann will present the program, introducing members to one of the Native American tribes that inhabited the Illinois River Valley — the Potawatomis.

Watch a Widmark Western moviePRINCETON – The four-day Widmark Western Week

film festival, featuring the films of Princeton’s own Richard Widmark, continues through Thursday. Mov-ies begin at 6:30 p.m. nightly at the Princeton Public Library. Admission is free. Of the 72 Hollywood movies that Widmark starred in between 1947 and 1991, 19 were Westerns. A 1932 graduate of Princeton High School, Widmark would have turned 100 years old this year. Widmark T-shirts will be available for sale at the movies.

Make Someone Happy• Happy retirement wishes today, Tuesday, to DePue

Postmaster Dana Dickens. With sincere appreciation for over 35 years of dedicated service — much of which was beyond the call of the duty or employment con-tract obligations. May you have as much happiness in your retirement as you have afforded to us! Thank you Dana — God Speed and God Bless! Love ya! “E”

• Happy birthday on Wednesday to Joann Wright. From Elaine Snow and Oral Hollar.

• Happy anniversary on Wednesday to Judy and Glen Wright. From Elaine Snow and Oral Hollar.

Reception planned for authors of new book on Owen Lovejoy and Abraham Lincoln

PRINCETON — The Princeton Peace and Jus-tice Roundtable will host a reception and book signing for Owen Lovejoy scholars, William F. Moore and Jane Ann Moore, at the Lovejoy Homestead log cabin in Princeton from 3 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 4. The Moores are authors of Collaborators for “Eman-cipation: Abraham Lin-coln and Owen Lovejoy,” published earlier this year by the University of Illi-nois Press.

The Moores’ interest in pursuing Lovejoy, Lin-coln and the anti-slavery movement dates to 1989. At that time, while serving as co-pastors of the First Congregational Church in DeKalb, the Moores read that there were 115 anti-slavery Congregational churches, including their own, that had been orga-nized in Illinois between 1846 and 1862.

“When we discovered that there was a direct match between the loca-tion of the churches and the counties in which Abraham Lincoln did very well in his election for president,” comment-ed Jane Ann Moore, “we began asking questions.” The Moores were soon led to Princeton’s Hampshire Colony Congregation-al Church, where Owen

Lovejoy was minister for 17 years (1838-1856), while becoming the leader of the religious, political antislavery movement in Illinois.

In 1995, the Moores formed the Lovejoy Soci-ety “for the purpose of studying and interpreting the lives of Betsey, Eli-jah and Owen Lovejoy as effective witnesses of the Christian gospel for the promotion of the public welfare and the establish-ment of a free, just, and democratic society.” The Society held a number of academic symposiums in the 1990s at Hampshire Colony Church.

In 2004, the couple published their first book on Lovejoy: “His Broth-er’s Blood: Speeches and Writings of Owen Lovejoy 1838-1864.”

After Lovejoy was elect-ed to the U.S. House of

Representatives in 1856, Lovejoy was the leading antislavery voice in Con-gress until his death in 1864. Though in the mid-1850s, Lincoln had been wary of Lovejoy’s radical abolitionism, once Lin-coln became president, he found in Lovejoy an effective emissary to the other radical Republicans in Congress.

The University of Illinois Press summarized the Moores’ new book: “Their multifaceted work of his-tory and biography reveals how Lincoln embraced the radical idea of eman-cipation, and how Lovejoy shaped his own radical-

ism to wield the pragmatic political tools needed to reach that ultimate goal.” The pragmatic radical (Lovejoy) and the radi-cal pragmatist (Lincoln) successfully collaborat-ed to bring about the end of slavery. When Lovejoy died in 1864, Lincoln said, “I have lost the best friend I had in Congress.”

All are invited to the Oct. 4 reception. Copies of “Abraham Lincoln and Owen Lovejoy: Collabo-rators for Emancipation” will be available for pur-chase and signing by the authors. For more infor-mation about the event, call 815- 875-4706.

Coal mining program planned in Spring ValleySPRING VALLEY — The

Spring Valley Historical Society will host a coal min-ing program presented by Richard Joyce at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library Commu-nity Room at 215 E. Cleve-land St., Spring Valley.

Joyce is a descendant of immigrant coal miners

on both sides of his fami-ly. He grew up on a family farm near South Wilming-ton near Grundy County. He earned degrees from Lewis University and Illi-nois State University and is retired after teaching at the high school level for 34 years. Currently he serves as a member of the Grun-

dy County board. For many year he has researched the history of the coal towns in northern Illinois. His grandmother was born in Spring Valley in 1893. He lives in Coal City with his wife, Cathy.

Joyce’s presentation will focus on the early decades of Spring Valley’s history,

focusing on the labor dis-putes of 1889, 1894 and 1897. He will also include information on the city’s early leaders, as well as a number of political, reli-gious, ethnic and cultural controversies affecting res-idents in the 1890s.

This program is free and open to the public.

Guided hikesUTICA — Starved Rock State Park offers guided hikes to view the colors of fall. The

hikes will leave at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Oct. 18 and 19 from the Starved Rock Visitor Center. The hikes are free.

William F. Moore and Jane Ann Moore

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GENERAL ELECTION NOTICEThe polls of said General Election shall be open continuously from 6:00 am to 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at the following precinct polling places:

Arispie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire Station (Tiskilwa)Berlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Berlin Town Hall (Malden)Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bureau Twp Comm . Church (Wyanet/Walnut Rd)Clarion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Township HallConcord No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheffield Village Hall ( 121 S . Church,Sheffield)Concord No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Buda Village Hall (Main St ., Buda)Dover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dover Township / Village Hall (Dover)Fairfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield Twp . Building ( Rt . 92, Yorktown)Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold Township Hall (Section 26)Greenville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christian Church Hall (Manlius Rd, New Bedford)Hall No . 1 . . . . . . . . Spring Valley City Hall, Council Chambers (Spring Valley)Hall No . 2 . . . . . . . . Spring Valley City Hall, Council Chambers (Spring Valley)Hall No . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hall High School, Gym Lobby (Spring Valley)Hall No . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ladd Community Center ( 303 S . Central, Ladd)Hall No . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seatonville Village HallHall No . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hall High School, Gym Lobby (Spring Valley)Hall No . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dalzell Fire Station (Dalzell)Hall No . 8 . . . . . . . . Spring Valley City Hall, Council Chambers (Spring Valley)Hall No . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ladd Community Center ( 303 S . Central, Ladd)Hall No . 10 . . . . . . . . Spring Valley City Hall, Council Chambers (Spring Valley)Indiantown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire Station (Tiskilwa)LaMoille No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Methodist Church, Main St, LaMoilleLaMoille No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaMoille Township Building (Van Orin)Leepertown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Community Bldg (Bureau Junction)Macon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Township Hall (1000N Rd, Rt 40)Manlius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manlius Township Bldg (E . Maple, Manlius)Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Township Hall (corner 300N-1425E Rd)Mineral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mineral Village/Legion Hall (Main St ., Mineral)Neponset . . . . . . . . . . Community Bldg (corner of Commercial/Third,Neponset)Ohio No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Township Bldg (Long St ., Ohio)Ohio No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kasbeer Gym (Kasbeer)Princeton No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bureau County Metro Center (Princeton)Princeton No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bureau County Metro Center (Princeton)Princeton No . 3 . . . . . . . . . St . Matthews Lutheran Church (Dover Rd .,Princeton)Princeton No . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bureau Co . Farm Bureau (Elm Place, Princeton)Princeton No . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bureau Co . Farm Bureau (Elm Place, Princeton)Princeton No . 6 . . . . . . . . . St . Matthews Lutheran Church (Dover Rd .,Princeton)Princeton No . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . Methodist Church Hall ( 316 S . Church,Princeton)Princeton No . 8 . . . . . . . Becker Professional Bldg . (850 E .Thompson,Princeton)Princeton No . 9 . . . . . . . Becker Professional Bldg . (850 E .Thompson,Princeton)Selby No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hollowayville United ChurchSelby No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St . Mary’s Parish Hall ( South St ., DePue)Selby No . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St . Mary’s Parish Hall ( South St ., DePue)Walnut No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Masonic Lodge (133 S . Main, Walnut)Walnut No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Masonic Lodge (133 S . Main, Walnut)Westfield No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlington Village Hall (Arlington)Westfield No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cherry Village Hall ( 100 S . Main, Cherry)Wheatland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Township Hall (corner 250N-1925E Rd)Wyanet No . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyanet Comm . Bible Church (Locust St ., Wyanet)Wyanet No . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyanet Comm . Bible Church (Locust St ., Wyanet)

Dated at Princeton, Illinois on September 29, 2014Kamala S . HieronymusBureau County Clerk

GENERAL ELECTION NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014at the specified polling places in ALL PRECINCTS in the County of Bureau andState of Illinois, a General Election will be held for the following offices:

United States SenatorGovernor/Lieutenant GovernorAttorney GeneralSecretary of StateState ComptrollerState TreasurerRepresentative in Congress – 16th DistrictRepresentative in the General Assembly – 73rd, 74th, 76th DistrictsCounty ClerkCounty TreasurerCounty SheriffRegional Superintendent of Schools – LaSalle, Marshall, PutnamRegional Superintendent of Schools – Bureau, Henry, StarkRegional Superintendent of Schools – Lee, Ogle, WhitesideCounty Board Members –

Districts 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,13,17,18,20,21,24,26

PropositionsProposed Amendments to the 1970 Illinois ConstitutionStatewide Advisory QuestionsJudicial Retention – 3rd Judicial DistrictJudicial Retention - 13th Judicial CircuitCity of Spring ValleyBuda Fire DistrictVillage of DePue


Card ShowerJohnson

A card shower is being held to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin (Marilyn) Johnson of Princeton.

The couple were married Oct. 3, 1954. Their atten-dants were Marvin Rieker and Gladys Van Norden.

The couple are the parents of three children, Jean-nie (Alvin) Goekig of Rochelle, Nancy (Ken) Sadowski (deceased) and Bonnie (Joe) Pearson. They also have four grandchildren, Drew (Michelle), Dillon, Ashley and Erica.

Marvin farmed for years and then worked at LCN in Princeton. Marilyn worked as a secretary for the Ohio School District for years.

Cards may be sent to the couple at: 517 S. Ninth St., Princeton, IL 61356.

Mr. and Mrs.Marvin Johnson

Bus trip to see ‘Camelot’ at Drury LanePRINCETON — The

Learning Stage Committee of the Princeton Theatre Group has announced its annual fall theatre excur-sion. This year’s selection is a performance of the iconic musical “Camelot” at the critically acclaimed Drury Lane Theatre in Oak Brook.

The date of the event is Nov. 9. Participants will depart from the Grace Theatre, 316 S. Main St., Princeton, at 9:30 a.m. on a Green River Lines excur-sion bus to Oak Brook.

The day’s outing

includes a champagne brunch at Drury Lane before seeing a mat-inee performance of “Camelot.”

The bus will arrive back in Princeton at approxi-mately 7 p.m. Transporta-tion, brunch and the show are all included in the $120 cost for the excursion.

Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot” is one of the most beloved shows in the American musical the-atre canon, having thrilled audiences since it opened on Broadway in 1960. A fantasy built on the legend

of King Arthur’s Round-table, it features timeless songs such as “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” “If Ever I Would Leave You” and the title song itself.

Tickets may be pur-chased by mail, by calling 815-879-5656 or in per-son at the Grace. The box office is open on Fridays from noon to 2 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Tickets may also be purchased via the Festi-val 56 website www.festi-val56.com.

The deadline for order-ing tickets is Oct. 17.

Third Division meeting set for Oct. 19MONMOUTH — The

Third Division, Ameri-can Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, will meet on Oct. 19 in Monmouth.

The American Legion will serve lunch on good-will donation from noon to 1 p.m. The women will meet at the VFW in Mon-mouth at 830 North G. St., which is across the street from the hospital.

Registration will be 12:30 p.m. at the VFW. The board meeting will start at 1:15 p.m. Board members are division officers, and the district president of the 14th, 15th, 16th and 20th districts. The rgis-tration fee will be $1 per member.

Participants are asked to bring new or gently used items for Ways and

Means. There will be a 50/50 raffle.

Division chairmen are reminded to have three typed copies of their report. Anyone unable to attend should email their report to Mandy Spring-er, division president, at [email protected] or Laura Gleck-ler, division secretary, at [email protected].

Nightmare on Fairgrounds Roads opens this weekend in Princeton

PRINCETON — Night-mare on Fairgrounds Road again transforms the Bureau County Fair-grounds in Princeton into your darkest nightmares Fridays and Saturdays, starting Oct. 3 and running through Oct. 25.

From 7 to 9:30 p.m. (when the last ticket is sold), it’s your worst nightmare in the main haunt. The event features live actors, animated props and the unexpect-ed around every corner. Admission is $8 per person, but for those who don’t have time to kill, the speed pass is $10, and allows you to go to the front of the line. Don’t forget to fill up at Mummies Eatery, ride the hayracks, and get your blood warmed back up at the bonfire.

As part of the Halloween fun, Bureau County para-normal investigator and author David Youngquist of Tiskilwa will discuss his books about actual ghosts and ghost stories in our own county.

During the first weekend of the event, Oct. 3 and 4, anyone showing their school ID card will receive

$1 off regular admission.Nightmare is a produc-

tion of the Bureau County Fair, Routes 6 & 34 West,

811 W. Peru St. in Prince-ton. For compete details, visit www.nightmareon-fairgroundsroad.com.

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OUTOUTgirl’s nightgirl’s night Friday, October 3

5pm - 9 pm

Sign-up at Prouty Buildingand in front of Juniper & Mae

Photobooth atRejuvenation Station

Transportationprovided by B-Part-Sponsored by:

Register to win a $100Chamber Gift Certificatein participatingbusinesses

a girls’ just wanna havefun-filled shoppingevening sponsoredby Princeton

Chamber of Commerceand participatingbusinesses

Discounts and specialsfeaturing

Princeton Art Crawl

Sponsored by: Princeton Chamber Of Commerce& the Bureau County Republican


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Bringing awareness about Alzheimer’s diseaseThe residents and employees at Colonial HealthCare and Rehabilitation Centre recently recognized World Alzheimer’s Day by wearing purple. This day is to bring awareness about Alzheimer’s disease which affects nearly 36 million peo-ple worldwide. It is estimated that 5.2 million Americans are affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

Bezely family members gather for reunionSPRING VALLEY — The 2014 Beze-

ly family reunion was held recently at Kirby Park - Lions Shelter in Spring Valley.

Family members enjoyed chicken from Rip’s in Ladd again this year. They had their traditional egg toss again and the children joined in with the adults. Chloe Wozniak and Joe Considine were the winners. The group also played bingo again this year. Joe and Gwen King donated the eggs and also brought bubble toy sets for each of the children this year.

In new business, the group decided to get little toy sets for the little kids so they have a little extra fun again next

year. Mary Troglio agreed to pick them up and Rick Struglinski donat-ed to help pay for them. Mary Troglio will also bring four dozen eggs for the prestigious egg toss next year. Joe and Rhonda Bezely will bring the bingo game again next year along with 100 pieces of Rip’s chicken. Louise Bezely will secure the shelter again at Kirby Park in Spring Valley with a reminder from Kelli Zebron.

Next year’s reunion will be on Sept. 6. Everyone was reminded again to bring recipes for the food they are “famous” for making to next year’s reunion so that a Bezely Family rec-ipe book can be created. It was also

decided to add a 50/50 to the treasury fundraising next year. David Bezely will bring the tickets.

The oldest family member in atten-dance was Robert Bezely, 84. The youngest family member in atten-dance was Gianna Annmarie Ford. The person driving the farthest was Jacob Bezely, from Kentucky. The deaths of Ray Bezely, Ruth Anderson and Jolyn Moreno were reported.

New officers for the 2015 reunion are Rick Struglinski, president; Ricky Struglinski, vice president; Natasha Bezely, secretary; Troy Aimone, trea-surer; and Sharon Haynes/Mary Jane Troglio, chaplain.

BCR photo/Joann Bowman

Dedication timeSt. Bede Academy students, former students, commu-nity members and church/academy dignitaries partici-pate in Saturday’s blessing and dedication of the new-ly-restored St. Bede arch at the academy, located just east of Spring Valley. The Golden Bedan Class of 1964 provided the funding for the installation of the restored arch as a gift to the school. The original archway, con-necting two brick columns, had been torn off by a truck in the mid-1950s. The restored arch extends over the sidewalk from the north entrance to the parking area.

Upcoming blood drivesThe American Red Cross will hold a blood drive

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Alegion-LCN, 1224 N. Main St., Princeton; and from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at John F. Kennedy Elementary School, 800 N. Richards St., Spring Valley.

To make an appointment to donate blood, visit red-crossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.

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Hall High school class attendantsThe class attendants are (from left) freshmen Eric Cissell and Desteny Montes, sopho-mores Kendall Cinotte and Abby Hoscheid, juniors Jake Merkel and Luciana Mautino and seniors Andrew Kerr, Abbey Azarskis and Aaron Rybarczyk.

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Hall High School queen candidatesThe queen candidates are (front row, from left) Brianna Brust, Carly Kirkman and Mackenzie Ott; (second row) Alyssa Smith, Morgan Soldati, Gianna Baracani and Lexi Piccatto; and (back row) Ellen Herrmann, Emily Hoscheid, Hailey Goetz.

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Hall High School king candidatesThe king candidates are (front row, from left) Ryan Ott, Avery Detmers and Charlie Albert; (second row) Dominic Pozzi, Grant Hill, Trevor Case and Julian Barroso; and Ryan Cinotte, Tyler Pullam and A.J. Gaeta.

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Bureau Valley High School homecoming courtThe Bureau Valley High School homecoming court includes freshmen attendants (from left) Calen Buysse and Sophia Myong, sophomore attendants Cole Kaiser and Cynthia Mathas, junior attendants Harrison Brousseau and Chelsea Higgins, and senior atten-dants Tommy Johnston, Lindsey Hoffert, Tyler Gonigam, Jehna Thomas, Chase Pierce and Julia Edlefson.

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PC takes second — Putnam County Junior High landed second place in the IESA 1A State Softball Tournament. See page 15.

BCR photo/Dan DwyerSt. Bede senior Sam Halm gives the Academy cheerleaders and homecoming crowd something a cheer about Saturday on this 38-yard TD reception. The Bruins ran by Hunter Toppert (45) and Riverdale 48-8.

Bruins have Homecoming spirit

By Dan [email protected]

PERU — The Riverdale Rams knew they would have their hands full Saturday with a talent-ed St. Bede Academy Bruin team that was fired up to play in front of their home-coming crowd.

It didn’t take long for the Bruins to assert their dom-inance over the Rams as the Bruins found paydirt on their first five drives of the game en route to a 48-8 blowout.

Senior back Justin Shaw did most of the damage, scoring four touchdowns on 10 carriers for 91 yards.

“Jack (Brady) looked sharp, our running backs ran hard, our offensive line did alright and our defense played very well. We missed a few tackles,

but like I said, the toughest games are still ahead of us,” SBA coach John Bellino said.

The Bruins struck first with a one-yard touchdown up the middle

to senior back Andrew Hurr and never looked back.

Shaw rattled off touch-downs of two yards and 25 yards before senior quarter-back Jack Brady got going and connected with soph-omore end Braidy Shipp for a 10-yard score for his first touchdown pass of the afternoon.

Senior receiver Sam Halm grabbed a jump ball down from Brady over the Ram defense and streaked 38 yards to push the SBA lead to 34-0 with 3:59 to go in the second.

Riverdale finally got on the board after a botched center exchange ended up in the Bruin end zone for a

safety.Shaw added his third and

fourth scores of the afternoon on an 11-yard run up the gut and a 17-yard scamper around the porous Riverdale defense with 6:39 to play in the third.

The Rams offense finally put points on the board on a 28-yard connection from freshman quar-terback Kelan Dickson to senior wide receiver Mike Heller with 6:05 to go in the third to make the final score 48-8.

“We were able to read it (Riv-

Area roundup

Baldonado wins Kewanee Invite

By Kevin [email protected]

Hall’s Al Baldonado ran off with the Kewanee Invitational cross country meet Satur-day with a first-place time of 19 minutes, 26 seconds.

Mid County won the meet by a 44-76 margin over IVC.

Bureau Valley (80) placed third, led by Morgan Strader (9th, 18:09.5), Michael Eastwood (15th, 18:40.7), Bradley Sirens (22nd, 18:51.7), Michael Trujillo (28th, 19:20.6) and Charlie Lotspeich (46th, 21:18.4).

Sixth-place Hall (125) received a 21st-place finish from Gage Ripka (18:54), 31st from Tyler Pullam (19:42) and 33rd from Kyle Follmer (19:47).

Ohio’s Johnee Schulte placed 11th (18:19).

Bureau Valley sisters Haley Weidner (19:32.5) and Regan Weidner (20:06) placed second and third in the girls race.

Amboy’s Megan Grady placed fourth in 20:21.

IVC won the meet by a 37-74 margin over Ottawa

Marquette. Bureau Valley scored the same 74 points for third place. Also scor-ing for the Storm were

Riley Francis (26th, 23:34.4), Heath-er Williams (29th, 23:59.4) and Maris-sa Mungia (35th, 24:57.3).

Hall came in fifth place (113), led by Kaylee Olivares (16th, 22:30), Ame-lia Moreno (21st, 23:11), Orlandi (23rd, 23:17), Lizabeth Aldana (49th, 26:58)

and Destiny Ruiz (69th, 29:15.3).

At Sterling: Princeton ran in Saturday’s Rock River Run, though did not field a full squad at any level. All of the PHS runners turned in personal bests, includ-ing Cody Workman (55th, 18:10) and Denver Wyatt (85th, 19:10) for the varsi-ty boys, Kendile Whitford (24th, 18:36) for F/S boys and Brianna Legner (100th, 23:23) and Megan Hen-drickson (152nd, 26:30) for the varsity girls.

“Even though our num-bers are low, I’m very proud of how our runners

Down the Fairway

Club champs crowned at Spring CreekBy Kevin Hieronymus

[email protected]

Michael Argubright won his first club championship at Spring Creek Golf Course in Spring Valley.

Former women’s champ Kathy Potthoff got back on the winner’s circle.

Runners-up were Steve Marini and Michelle Schmidt.

In A Class, top golfers were Scott Lilley, first, and Tony Marzetta, second, for the men, and Bonnie Maru-sich, first, and Mary Scheri, second, for the women.

Top honors in the B Class went to Jim “Scoop” Miller and Jim “Mort” Siebert for the men and Lucy Potthoff, first, and Julie Scheri for the women.

Junior championships

were won by Ross Baker and Kelsey Grosenbach.

• Chapel Hill: The Chap-el Hill Ladies Golf League will be hosting a Guest Day on Tuesday. It will be a two-person best ball scram-ble for 18 holes. The fee for the day, including golf, din-ner and prizes, is $35.

For information, con-tact Kathy Lanham at [email protected].

• Wyaton Hills: Hillview defeated Michlig Energy by playoff to win this year’s Wyaton Hills Men’s League championship. Team mem-bers are Harold Miller, John Keener, Jeff Bland, Greg Stocking and Bob Carlson.

The winners for the year on Thursday night Ladies League was Los Ranch-

Gary Patterson of Princeton

recently hit a hole-in-one

on the No. 3 hole at Wyaton Hills using his 4 iron. It was witnessed by

Dick Johnson.Photo contributed

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Al BaldonadoHall senior winsKewanee Invite

BCR photoPrinceton’s Arraia Hicks lets her approach shot fly at Park Hills Golf Course Saturday in Freeport.

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St. Bede 48Kewanee 8At a glance:

Justin Shaw (4 TDs, 91 yards rushing) and the Bruins ran over the Rams to a H o m e c o m i n g victory.

Next: Bruins (4-1, 3-0) at Rock-ridge (4-1, 2-0)

“Everyone stepped up and did their jobs. We really came together

as a team.”Spencer Barnes • SBA senior

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erdale’s offense) well and everyone stepped up and did their jobs. We really came together as a team,” senior defen-sive lineman Spencer Barnes said.

The normally pass heavy St. Bede offense was balanced on the afternoon with 459 total yards on offense, 227 on the ground and 232 through the air.

“We passed the ball first and that kind of opened up the run and when we ran it, the line kept blocking and making

great holes for the running backs and we got touchdowns from it,” Shaw said.

Looking ahead, Bellino plans to con-centrate on defense as they prepare for a tough stretch of games against Rock-ridge, Hall and Orion.

“Every week is a new challenge for us and obviously it centers around defense. If we can maintain some kind of ball control and our defense gives us the ball in good field position, we play better,” Bellino said.

SBA travels to Rockridge Friday with kickoff at 7:30 p.m.


BCR photo/Dan DwyerSt. Bede senior Justin Shaw slips through Riverdale defenders in Saturday’s Home-coming game. He scored four touchdowns in the Bruins’ 48-8 win.

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are performing this year. Each runner is going out there and giving it their best effort. Five personal bests from the five who ran today show just what indi-vidual determination they each have,” PHS coach Pat Hodge said.

Boys golfPHS third at Mendota:

St. Bede came in second Saturday’s Mendota Ryder Cup at Mendota Golf Club. The Bruins matched Mor-ris’ 242 team tally with the Redskins gaining the first-place tiebreaker.

Princeton (249) placed third, Mendota (250) fourth, Hall (266) eighth and Bureau Valley (318) 12th in the 12-team field featuring two-man teams.

Princeton’s Ian Nichols and Colby Robbins came in third at 73, two strokes behind Morris and one behind Ottawa. St. Bede’s Joe Dudek and Jarret Olson matched the Tigers’ 74, taking fourth.

Hall’s Ryan Ott and Matt Hoscheid came in 10th (81).

Girls golfPHS 13th at Freeport:

Princeton, which was the smallest school in the 210 team field, placed 13th in Saturday’s Freeport Invite at Park Hills’ West Golf Course. Scorers for PHS were Sophia Suarez (99), Arraia Hicks (103), Audra Reidner (106) and Sarah Crowe (109).

Hicks won closest to the pin on hole No. 11.

VolleyballAt Braidwood: The

Princeton Tigresses went 1-4 in tournament play in the Reed-Custer Invite Sat-urday. In pool play, PHS fell to Deer Creek-Mack-inaw 14-21, 15-21 and Momence 14-21, 20-21 and split with Clifton Cen-tral 21-16, 17-21. Their lone win came over the host Comets with a 25-14, 25-24 in bracket play. They ended with a 22-25, 23-25 loss to Henry.

Team leaders on the day for the Tigresses (8-16) were Brianna Barajas (21 points, 18 assists, five aces), Anna Murray (23 kills, seven points), Key-enna Altizer (16 points, 16 digs), Mady Cain (21 digs, 12 points), Abby Jaques (16 kills, four blocks, 17 points), Sarah Murray (48 assists, 13 points), Tieg Sisler (15 kills) and Sierra Storm (eight points, three aces).

Hall went 1-2-1 on the day, defeating Henry 21-9,

21-13 along the way. The Lady Devils split a match with Seneca 21-18, 7-21 while losing to Cissna Park 15-21, 14-21 in pool play. They ended with a 9-25, 20-25 loss to Romeoville in bracket play.

Stat leaders on the day for Hall were Brooke Kee-gan (24 assists, 15 digs, 8 aces), Emily Hoscheid (5 kills), Ellie Herrmann (5 kills), Shelbi Justi (22 digs) and Lexi Piccatto (9 digs).

Indian Creek 2, LaM-oille 0: The Timberwolves defeated the Lady Lions 28-26, 25-17 in some Fri-day night volleyball in Lit-tle Ten Conference play. Toni Lawrence and Alys-sa Martin each had five kills with Rae Schultz (11 assists) and Erin Bennett (eight) sharing the setting duties.

L/O won the F/S match 25-12, 25-23. Katy Ander-son had 12 points and Paige Conner had 12 assists.

BVEC Tournament: Top seeds Bureau Valley South, Bureau Valley North, LaM-oille and Bradford played themselves into Monday’s semifinals of the Bureau Valley Elementary Con-ference Tournament at DePue. On Saturday, BVS

defeated Ladd, Bradford defeated No. 5 Ohio, BVN defeated No. 7 DePue and LaMoille topped No. 6 Malden.

Boys soccerDePue 2, Peoria Chris-

tian 2: David Moreno scored in each half for the Little Giants, who held off the host Chargers late Saturday in Peoria to gain a tie. Raga Puga made 10 saves on goal.

“This is a encouraging result because it showed that we are capable of having good ball posses-sion and can play compet-itively against upper tier teams,” DePue coach Tim Stevens said. “We want-ed to show that we are able to raise our level of play when we need to. We got away from the quick passes and ball switch-es we were working on in the first half. Now we need to continue to move toward playing as a unit and put it together for two consecutive halves with a similar intensity. Overall, this should give the team confidence moving for-ward.”


Photo contributedPrinceton placed third as a team in Saturday’s Mendota Ryder Cup. Team members include (from left) Miles Rose, Josh Eggers, Colby Robbins, Ian “Shorty” Nichols, Colten Ervin, Bryce Nyman and coach Duane Price.

BCR photoThe Princeton girls golf team competed in Saturday’s Freeport Invitational at Park Hills West Golf Course. Team members include (from left) Arraia Hicks, Jaimee Ciesielski, Brooke Hieronymus, coach Will Gross, Audra Reidner, Sophia Suarez and Sarah Crowe.

RoundupFrom Page 13

chitos Senoritas. Team members are Nancy Bland, Kathy Clark, Carlol Towne, Phyllis Miller and Rosalie Hobbs.

• Hidden Lake: Beth VanVooren was named as Most Improved Hid-den Lake Ladies League golfer; Luanne Coppejans was second; and Diane Walker was third. Most birdies during league went to Karen Taylor with six. Best 18-hole round not combined went to Taylor with a 78 with Patsy DeFauw second with 83 and Sandy “John” Crosby with an 84.

VanVooren played the most rounds with 94, fol-lowed by Carlene Hebel and Dorine Motley with

43, Kathy Lanham with 41. There were 22 ladies receiving birdie markers this year.

Ringers scores went to Marcia Hix for the front 9, improving her score by 20 and Deb Zenger for the back 9 improving her score by 22.

Scratch skins went to Kathy Lanham and Karen Taylor with handi-cap skins going to Sandy “Mark” Crosby and Dorine Motley .

The memorial tourna-ment winners were Margy Palmer and Karen Taylor.

Handicap tournament winners were Beth Van-Vooren, first, and Patsy DeFauw, second.

Hidden Lake took first place in league place, including Diane Walk-er, Patsy DeFauw, Karen MacNaughton, Mag-

gie Mangold, Beth Van-Vooren and Margy Palm-er. Second place went to Michlig Ag Center, includ-ing Sara Sierens, Sandy “Mark” Crosby, Dorine Motley, Front Row- Kathy Lanham, Luanne Coppe-jans and Virginia Moore..

Championship tour-nament winners were: Janice Mueller (C Flight), Kathy Lanham (B Flight), Sandy “John” Crosby (A Flight) and Karen Tay-lor (Club Champion). Tournament runners-up included Mae Britt (C Flight), Margy Palmer (B Flight), Sandy “Mark” Crosby (A Flight) and Patsy DeFauw (Champi-onship).

See pictures from the closing dinner in this week’s IV Scene.

Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com

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Sports shortsLady Lions fundraiser

LAMOILLE — The LaMoille/Ohio girls bas-ketball program will hold an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 12 at the LaMoille Lions Club, located at 308 Howard St. in LaMoille.

The menu will feature pancakes, sausage, eggs, ham, toast, milk, juice and coffee. There will be a bake sale, raffles and a 50/50.

The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 4-10 and free for children 4 and under.

Baseball tryoutsThe Illinois Valley Prowl 11U travel baseball

team will be holding tryouts through Oct. 19 by appointment to accommodate parents’ and players’ schedule. This is a competitive base-ball team looking for skilled players. The team plays in USSSA tournament and individual-games from April to July. Eligible players can not turn 12 before May 1, 2015.

For more information, call 815-878-8177.Chapel Hill Guest Day

The Chapel Hill Ladies Golf League will be hosting a Guest Day on Tuesday. For informa-tion, email Kathy Lanham at [email protected].

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St. Margaret’s is pleased to welcome Benjamin Shepherd,MD, to the Medical Staff, effective October 1, 2014.

Dr. Shepherd is Board Certified in Family Medicine.

Dr. Shepherd is originally from Dixon, IL, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with aBachelor of Science from University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He attendedmedical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford, IL andthen graduated from the Iowa Family Medicine Residency Program.

As a member of the Dixon Rural Training Track Family Medicine ResidencyProgram, Dr. Shepherd returned to the U of I College of Medicine in Rockford as anAssistant Clinical Professor, while also working as a staff physician at KSB Hospital– Mt. Morris Clinic in Mt. Morris, IL and a jail physician for Winnebago County Jail.Dr. Shepherd was recently named Faculty Physician of the Year, 2013-2014, by hisfellow resident physicians.

Dr. Shepherd will initially be seeing patients at St. Margaret’s Family Health Center,415 E. 2nd St. in Spring Valley. To make an appointment, please call 815-663-2165.

Introducing...Benjamin Shepherd, MD

“I look forward to being able tohelp improve access to primarycare in the Illinois Valley.”

Benjamin Shepherd, MD


BCR photo/Dixie SchroederMembers of the 2014 Putnam County Junior High School Lady Pumas and coaching staff pose with their Illinois Elementary School Association State runner up trophy on Sept. 27 at Champion Field.

Lady Pumas second at stateBy Dixie SchroeDer

[email protected]

NORMAL — The Put-nam County Junior High School Lady Puma softball team did something unex-pected this year, accord-ing to head coach Chris Walker; they earned sec-ond place in the Illinois Elementary School Associ-ation (IESA) State softball tournament.

“Number one, we lost to an undefeated team at state and I’m not worried at all about that. Num-ber two, how could you not be happy for a group of girls like this?” Walker said. “We never expect-ed this at the beginning of the season, so this is all gravy for us. I’m very proud of all of them and all the time they have put in.

We are always cognizant of that. We know it takes time. We know the effort it takes to become a good player and we know when you have a tight knit group like this and they listen and trust their leadership that they will be success-ful, now, later and in life. That is really what this is all about...the girls did a phenomenal job. This was very much a dream sea-son.”

The Pumas lost to state champs Pontiac St. May’s Saints 7-0 in the IESA Class A championship contest.

Haley Cioni pitched her third game in a little more than 24 hours, Cioni gave up only six hits in the contest, along with three walks.

To get to the champion-ship game, PC beat Buffa-

lo Tri-City 12-4 and Brim-field 7-6.

Walker remembered how very difficult it was for the very, very talented team in ‘09 (who eventual-ly won state) to get to this place.

“These guys’ best quality is that they play together well. They don’t get down and they just keep plug-ging away. It’s something to behold and watch. It’s just a lot of fun to be with them,” Walker said. “We have plans for them (at the high school level).”

Putnam County finished with a 17-8 final record. The Pumas were Regional and Sectional champions to get to the Elite Eight this season. The team has set an IESA record with six state appearances since 2008.

ScoreboardGirls golf

Freeport Invite at Park Hills WestTOP 5 TEAMS: Crystal Lake 341,

2. Libertyville 346, 3. Boylan 358, 4.Woodstock Marion 374, 5. Huntley 383.

PHS (13th as a team): Suarez 99, Reidner 106, Hicks 103, Crowe 109, Ciesielski 118, Hieronymus 144.

Boys golfMendota Ryder Cup

TOP 5 TEAMS: 1. Morris 242, 2. St. Bede 242, 3. Princeton 249, 4. Mendota 250,5. L-P 255.

TOP 5 PAIRS: McPherson/Hulbert (Mo) 71, 2. Piercy/Soenkesen (Ottawa) 72, 3.Nichols/Robbins (Pr) 73, 4. Dudek/Olson (SB) 74, 5. Hansen/Welgat (Kew) 74.

OTHER PHS PAIRS: 11 Erven/Eggers 83, 27. Rose/Nyman 93.

HALL PAIRS: 10 Ott/Hoscheid 81, 26. Alig/Marenda 92, 28.Vanderpool/Detmers 93 (finished 8th as a team, 266).

OTHER SBA PAIRS: 12. Lenkaitis/Braboy 83, 15. Kim/Kunkel 85.

BUREAU VALLEY PAIRS: 32. Heidenreich/Novotney 101, 33. Brousseau/Law 103, 114. Norden/Pistole 114 (placed 12th as a team, 318)

VolleyballJUNIOR HIGH

BVEC Tournament at DePueSATURDAY: (8) Ladd def. (9) Neponset(4) Bradford def. (5) Ohio(1) BVS def. (8) Ladd(2) BVN def. (7) DePue, 1 p.m.(3) LaMoille def. (6) Malden, 2 p.m.MONDAY: Match 6 - (1) BVS vs. (4)

Bradford, 5 p.m. Match 7 - (2) BVN vs. (3) LaMoille, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY: Third place - losers 6-7, 5 p.m. Title- winners 6-7, 6 p.m.

Boys cross countryRock River Run at Hoover Park, Sterling

TOP 5 TEAMS: 1. Belvidere North 67, 2. Sterling 94, 3. Geneva 118, 4. Dixon 131, 5. Sycamore 170.

TOP 5 FINISHERS (3.03 MILES): 1. Eryk Yunk (BN) 15:40, 2. Adam Millburg (Syc) 15:48, 3. Brayden Hamblen (RF) 15:56, 4. Jonathan Landis (Ster) 16:06, 5. Jacob Gebhardt (Ster) 16:19.

PRINCETON RUNNERS: 55. Workman

18:10, 85. Wyatt 19:10 (F/S: 24. Whitford 18:36.

Kewanee Invitationalat Baker Park Golf Course

TEAM SCORES: 1. Mid-County 44, 2. IVC 76, 3. Bureau Valley 80, 4. Ridgewood 111, 5. Hall 113, 6. Midwest Central 116, 7. Knoxville 141, 8. Orion 181

TOP 5 FINISHERS (3.0 MILES): 1. Baldonado (Hall) 16:25, 2. Stanley (MC) 16:42, 3. Habeger (IVC) 17:06, 4. Bugelholl (Marquette) 17:18, 5. Brooks (Ri) 17:20

BUREAU VALLEY RUNNERS: 9. Strader 18:09, 15. Eastwood 18:40, 20. Osorio 18:49, 22. Sirens 18:51, 28. Trujillo 19:20, 46. Lotspeich 21:18.

OTHER HALL RUNNERS: 21. Ripka 18.54, 31. Pullam 19.42, 33. Follmer 19.47, 50. Enriquez 21.38, 51.Aldana 21.47, 62. Russell 22.59, 63. Lee-Brown 23.30.

AMBOY RUNNERS: 8. Blackburn 18:06, 64. Meyer 23:25.

OHIO RUNNERS: 11. Schulte 18:19.

Girls cross countryRock River Runat Hoover Park, Sterling

TOP 5 TEAMS: 1. Geneva 37, 2. Belvidere North 44, 3. Kaneland 122, 4. Hononegah 123, 5. LaSalle-Peru 131.

TOP 5 FINISHERS (3.03 MILES): 1. Altmayer (G) 18:15, 2. Lutzow (BN) 18:21, 3. Lutzow (BN) 18:22, 4. Ehrhardt (G) 18:42, 5. Krolak (L-P) 18:47.

PRINCETON RUNNERS: 100. Legner 23:23, 152. Hendrickson 26:30.Kewanee Invitationalat Baker Park Golf Course

TEAM SCORES: 1. IVC 37, 2. Marquette 74, 3. Bureau Valley 74, 4. Orion 108, 5. Mid-County 117, 6. Hall 125, 7. Mendota 130, 8. Ridgewood 199

TOP 5 FINISHERS: 1. Johnson (IVC) 19:26, 2. H. Weidner (BV) 19:32, 3. R. Weidner (BV) 20:06, 4. Grady (Amboy) 20:21, 5. Mundekis (Midwest Central) 20:30.

OTHER BV RUNNERS: 26. Francis 23:34, 29. Williams 23:59, 35. Mungia 24:57.

OTHER AMBOY RUNNERS: 14. Hosto 22:08, 37. Rieker 25:26, 5. Foster 26:59.

HALL RUNNERS: 16. Olivares 22.30, 21. Moreno 23.11, 23. Orlandi 23.17, 49. Aldana 26.58, 68. Ruiz 29.15, 73. Acamovic 32.08, 85. Landeros 33.47

BCR LeaderboardA look at area volleyball leaders:Kills sp kills avgHailey Schultz (P) 47 129 2.7Erika Zimmerlein (LO) 27 71 2.6Heaven Bennett (BV) 30 72 2.4Carlie Bickett (BV) 30 64 2.1Anna Murray (P) 54 98 1.8Val Reuter (BV) 30 54 1.8Ellie Herrman (H) 50 86 1.7

Assists sp asts avgSydney Lebahn (BV) 30 190 6.3Brooke Keegan 50 288 5.8Sarah Murray (P) 53 298 5.6Erin Bennett (LO) 27 108 4.0Rae Schultz (LO) 27 82 3.1Brianna Barajas (P) 53 92 1.7

Points sp pts avgSydney Lebahn (BV) 30 88 2.9Val Reuter (BV) 30 82 2.7Jehna Thomas (BV) 30 66 2.2Brianna Barajas (P) 53 97 1.8Sarah Murray (P) 53 92 1.7Keyanna Altizer (P) 54 76 1.4Mady Cain (P) 53 65 1.2Abby Jaques (P) 54 67 1.2

Aces sp aces avgVal Reuter (BV) 30 27 0.90Sydney Lebahn (BV) 30 17 0.56Brooke Keegan 37 20 0.54Riley Johnson (LO) 27 21 0.78Sarah Murray (P) 53 22 0.41Brianna Barajas (P) 53 21 0.33

Digs sp asts avgRagen Forbes (LO) 27 127 4.7Shelbi Justi (H) 50 149 3.0Keyanna Altizer (P) 54 116 2.1Brooke Keegan (H) 50 97 1.9Taylor Galassi (H) 37 64 1.8

Blocks sp blks avgCarlie Bickett (BV) 30 27.5 0.92Elizabeth Geuther 27 18 0.67Jenna Lusietto 37 20 0.54Ellie Herrman 37 18 0.49Taylor Clark (P) 49 12 0.24

Area recordsBureau Valley (6-0 TRAC East) .....12-2LaMoille/Ohio (1-2 LTC) ..................7-5Princeton (3-3 TRAC East) ............8-16St. Bede (2-3 TRAC East) ..............6-15Hall (0-5 TRAC East) ................. 5-16-1DePue ............................................... NA

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To the Electors of the State of Illinois:

The purpose of a state constitution is to establish a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may proposechanges to any part; (2) the GeneralAssembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the LegislativeArticle. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective.

PROPOSEDAMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.1 OFARTICLE I OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I – BILLOF RIGHTS

SECTION 8.1. CRIME VICTIMS’VICTIM’S RIGHTS.

(a) Crime victims, as defined by law, shall have the following rights as provided by law:(1) The right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacy and to be free from harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the criminal justice process.(2) The right to notice and to a hearing before a court ruling on a request for access to any of the victim’s records, information, or communications which are privileged or confidential by law.(3) (2) The right to timely notification of all court proceedings.(4) (3) The right to communicate with the prosecution.(5) (4) The right to be heard at any post-arraignment court proceeding in which a right of the victim is at issue and any court proceeding involving a post-arraignment release decision, plea, or

sentencing. make a statement to the court at sentencing.(6) (5) The right to be notified of information about the conviction, the sentence, the imprisonment, and the release of the accused.(7) (6) The right to timely disposition of the case following the arrest of the accused.(8) (7) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.(9) The right to have the safety of the victim and the victim’s family considered in denying or fixing the amount of bail, determining whether to release the defendant, and setting conditions of

release after arrest and conviction.(10) (8) The right to be present at the trial and all other court proceedings on the same basis as the accused, unless the victim is to testify and the court determines that the victim’s testimony would

be materially affected if the victim hears other testimony at the trial.(11) (9) The right to have present at all court proceedings, subject to the rules of evidence, an advocate and or other support person of the victim’s choice.(12) (10) The right to restitution.

(b) The victim has standing to assert the rights enumerated in subsection (a) in any court exercising jurisdiction over the case. The court shall promptly rule on a victim’s request. The victim does nothave party status. The accused does not have standing to assert the rights of a victim. The court shall not appoint an attorney for the victim under this Section. Nothing in this Section shall beconstrued to alter the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the prosecuting attorney The General Assembly may provide by law for the enforcement of this Section.

(c) The General Assembly may provide for an assessment against convicted defendants to pay for crime victims’ rights.

(d) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this Section creates a cause of action in equity or at law for compensation, attorney’s fees, or damages against the State, a political subdivision ofthe State, an officer, employee, or agent of the State or of any political subdivision of the State, or an officer or employee of the court. or in any law enacted under

(e) Nothing in this Section or any law enacted under this Section shall be construed as creating (1) a basis for vacating a conviction or (2) a ground for any relief requested by the defendant appellaterelief in any criminal case.

EXPLANATIONThe Constitution sets forth substantial rights for crime victims. The proposed amendment expands certain current rights:1) Victims are currently entitled to fairness and respect throughout the criminal justice process. The amendment would also provide that they shall be protected from harassment, intimidation and abuse.2) Victims currently can make a statement to the court when a criminal defendant is sentenced to punishment. The amendment would allow a victim to be heard at any proceeding that involves the

victim’s rights, and any proceeding involving a plea agreement, release of the defendant or convicted individual, or sentencing.3) Victims may obtain information about conviction, sentencing, imprisonment or release. The amendment would require prosecutors and the court to notify victims of those events before they

happen.

The amendment would also grant additional rights to crime victims:1) A victim would have a right to formal notice and a hearing before the court rules on any request for access to the victim’s information which is privileged or confidential information.2) A victim would have the right to have the judge consider the victim’s safety and the safety of his or her family before deciding whether to release a criminal defendant, setting the amount of bail

to be paid before release, or setting conditions of release after arrest or conviction.3) The victim would have the right to assert his or her rights in any court with jurisdiction over the criminal case, but would not have the same rights as the prosecutor or the criminal defendant and

the court could not appoint an attorney for the victim at taxpayer expense.

The proposed amendment would not alter the powers, duties or responsibilities of the prosecutor. Further, a criminal defendant would not be able to challenge his or her conviction on the basisof a failure to follow these provisions.

FORM OF BALLOTProposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

Explanation of AmendmentThe proposed amendment makes changes to Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution, the Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights. The proposed amendment would expand certain rights alreadygranted to crime victims in Illinois, and give crime victims the ability to enforce their rights in a court of law. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of theIllinois Constitution.

YES For the proposed amendment of Section 8.1 of Article I of the Illinois ConstitutionNO

To the Electors of the State of Illinois:

The purpose of a state constitution is to establish a structure for government and laws. There are three ways to initiate change to the Illinois Constitution: (1) a constitutional convention may proposechanges to any part; (2) the GeneralAssembly may propose changes to any part; or (3) a petition initiative may propose amendments limited to structural and procedural subjects contained in the LegislativeArticle. The people of Illinois must approve any changes to the Constitution before they become effective.

The proposed amendment adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The section would ensure no person could be denied the right to register to vote or cast aballot based on his or her race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income. At the general election to be held on November 4,2014, you will be called upon to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

PROPOSEDAMENDMENT TOADD SECTION 8 TOARTICLE III OF THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONARTICLE III – SUFFRAGEAND ELECTIONSSECTION 8. VOTER DISCRIMINATION

No person shall be denied the right to register to vote or to cast a ballot in an election based on race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexualorientation, or income.

EXPLANATIONThe proposed amendment would prohibit any law or procedure that intentionally discriminates or has an unequal effect upon the right of a person to register to vote or cast a ballot based on thevoter’s race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or income.

The proposed amendment does not change the requirements for voting. A voter must still be a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident of Illinois for more than 30 days, and be 18 yearsof age.


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FORM OF BALLOTProposed Amendment to the 1970 Illinois Constitution

Explanation of AmendmentThe proposed amendment adds a new section to the Suffrage and Elections Article of the Illinois Constitution. The proposed amendment would prohibit any law that disproportionately affects the rightsof eligible Illinois citizens to register to vote or cast a ballot based on the voter’s race, color, ethnicity, status as a member of a language minority, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, orincome. You are asked to decide whether the proposed amendment should become part of the Illinois Constitution.

YES For the proposed addition of Section 8 to Article III of the Illinois ConstitutionNO

CAPITOLBUILDING SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS OFFICE OFTHE SECRETARYOF STATEI, Jesse White, Secretary of the State of Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Proposed Amendments, the Explanation of the Proposed Amendments, Arguments in Favor of theAmendments and Arguments Against the Amendments and a true copy of the Form of Ballot for this call as the regularly scheduled general election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, as set forth incompliance with the Illinois Constitutional Amendment Act.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the Great Seal of the State of Illinois,Done in the City of Springfield, this 27th day of June, 2014.

Jesse WhiteSecretary of State

These voter information materials are available in written format in English, Chinese, Polish, Hindi and Spanish,and Braille and in audio format in English. For more information visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com or writethe Secretary of State’s office at 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756.

Estos materiales de información al votante están disponibles en formato escrito en inglés, chino, polaco, hindi,español y Braille, y en formato de audio en inglés. Para más información, visite www.cyberdriveillinois.como escriba a la oficina del Secretario de Estado en 111 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62756.

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GARDNER DENVER, INC.a leading manufacturer of industrial compressors

& blowers, is taking applications for Assemblyand Material Handling positions at our Princetonfacility. These positions start between $12/hr -$16/hr and progressing upward. Additionally,

we have an outstanding benefits packagethat includes; Health, Dental, Vision,

401K, Life Insurance and more.Qualified applicants must have:High School diploma or GED.

Candidates meeting these requirementsshould complete an application at:

Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. (BEST)PRINCETON

225 E. Backbone Road(815) 872-0255

PERU3691 Cougar Drive, Unit B

(815) 224-1586OTTAWA

1550 First Avenue(815) 433-4550

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Delivery days are Tuesday, Thursdayand Saturday mornings by 7:00 am.

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For more information, please callTom Long, District Manager(815) 875-4461 Ext. 6350

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The right candidate will have experience as a reporter or awriter. He/she will be able to write well, have a good graspof the English language and be able to cover meetings, writefeatures and more.The hours are flexible, however, there issome evening work involved.Attention to detail is integral,

and accuracy is a must. Photography skills are a plus.

For more information, call Bureau County Republican EditorTerri Simon

at 815-875-4461, ext. 6330or send your resume to her at:Bureau County Republican

P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356

Shaw Media is a Drug Free Employer. Pre-employment background check anddrug screen required.This posting may not include all duties of the position.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

CNC Machine Operator(2nd and 3rd shift and 12 hour shifts)

• Prior experience on CNC machines a plus• Would like experience with measuring instruments

and gauges• Must be a dedicated, motivated individual• Must have exceptional work habits

CNC Machine Maintenance Mechanic• Must have PLC experience• Must have prior maintenance experience• Must have knowledge of pneumatica and hydraulics• Degree and or experience will be considered

We offer a competitive compensationand benefits package:

• Health, Dental, Life insurance• Long and Short Term Disability• 401K plan• Paid Vacations and Birthday• Tuition Reimbursement

Please apply in person:

Mennie Machine Co.Rt. 71 & Mennie Dr. • Mark, IL 61340

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Has A GreatOpportunity

for You!

INSIDESTORAGE

&OUTSIDESTORAGEin Tiskilwa&WyanetAvailableCall Tom at

630-202-6239Ag View FS, Inc.

Is accepting applicationsfor SEASONAL PART-TIME HELP. Positionsavailable for both CDL andNON CDL personnel. Musthave ability to work ex-tended hours when neces-sary. Send resume to:Ag View FS, Inc. 7226 ILHwy 40, Buda, IL 61314.309-895-2811

Retail Agricultural Busi-ness is accepting applica-tions for SEASONALPART-TIME HELP for soilsampling. Valid driver's li-cense required.

Email your resume to:[email protected]

or stop by our Princetonlocation for an applica-tion. Ag View FS, Inc.

22069 U.S. HWY 34,Princeton, IL 61356

ATTN: AVP

36” storm door, full view,$50; new home sewingmachine & cabinet, $15;3 shelf wooden bookcase,$5. Call 815-878-7199

1976 Terry travel trailer,$400; Stihl 034 super AV,compete rebuilt chainsaw, $400. 815-878-3328

Wanted: GINSENGROOTS GOLDEN SEAL.Open Monday-Saturday,

9:30am-5pm.Call 309-681-8138

Immediate Openingfor a Full-time

MECHANIC at a localAutomotive/Truck/Bus

Repair Shop.Must have experienceworking on automobiles,trucks, and buses. Mustalso have experience withdiagnosing and repairingdiesel engines as well.Weekends off. Paid Holi-

days. Salary based on ex-perience. Please call 1-815-699-2641 or fax re-sume to 1-815-699-7250

2 Pair yard deer $20each; curio cabinet, oak,$60; fulton couch, mis-sion oak style $50. Call815-915-7923

Empire Acoustical Sys-tems, Inc. is seeking afull-time DRIVER. Class Bdrivers license a plus.Must have a clean drivingrecord. Please apply inperson at: 1111 AceRoad, Princeton, IL 61356

(4) NITTO (MTS)LT295/70R17, 4 wheeldrive tires. Like new!$460. 815-200-2334

Hall High SchoolEmployment Opportunity

HEAD BOOKKEEPERDuties: Full-time Bookkeeper for the District withduties including payroll,accounts payable, grantexpenditures, budgetanalysis, state and federalreports, etc.Qualifications: Schoolbookkeeping experiencepreferred. Salary nego-tiable. 100% Board paidindividual health care.Apply via email to Super-intendent Michael Struna:

[email protected]

-100-Announcements

110 • Special Notices

- 200 -Employment

227 • Drivers

227 • Drivers

228 • Help Wanted

228 • Help Wanted 228 • Help Wanted

229 • Professional/Clerical

232 • BusinessOpportunities

- 400 -Merchandise

441 • Wanted to Buy

442 • Lawn & Garden

448 • Pets &Livestock

450 • Under $1000

450 • Under $1000 450 • Under $1000

3 CEMETERY PLOTS@ Elm Lawn

Memorial Park.Call 815-875-1868

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.

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THE BUREAU COUNTYREPUBLICAN

Is accepting applica-tions for a part-timeINSERTER in our distri-bution department.Applicants should bereliable, self-directed,have mechanical abilityand able to work flexi-ble hours but generallyMonday, Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday,afternoon into evening,approximately 20-25hours per week. Dutieswould be to assembleand package newspa-pers for distribution bymachine as well as byhand. Must be able tostand for extended peri-ods of time. Some lift-ing is required. Candi-date must have a validdriver's license and anexcellent work/atten-dance record. Appli-cants will be required topass pre-hire drug andfitness screenings.Applications are avail-able at the front officeof the Bureau CountyRepublican at:

800 Ace Road,Princeton, IL 61356.NO phone calls please

**********THE CLASSIFIED

AdvertisingDepartment of the

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

MANAGER/MARKETINGPOSITION

Supportive LivingLooking for a motivatedSelf Starter and Teamplayer. Healthcare andsupervising experiencerequired. CompetitiveWages & Benefits.

Apply in Person:Liberty Village of

Princeton,140 North Sixth Street,

Princeton IL

Large Eden Pure heater,$75; Hewlett Packardthermal printer $40.

Call 815-878-6197

FRY COOK/PIZZA MAKERFull or part-time

No experience necessary.Apply in person:

Maria's Pizza,918 North Main, Princeton

WANTED: Caring Person/CNA to care for elderlywoman in my home inNew Bedford area. Experi-ence with dementia pre-ferred. Day shift intoevenings, 3-4 days perweek, flexibility a plus.

Call for details:815-878-5461

Michlig Grain will be tak-ing applications for sea-sonal help for CLASS ACDL DRIVERS. Stop bythe Manlius, Cambridge orBradford office for an ap-plication

If you are looking fora great place to work,

Perry Memorial Hospitalinvites you to apply! OurDIETARY Department hasseveral positions availableranging from 8-hours/week up to 32-hours/week, varied shifts.For details and to print anapplication go to:www.perrymemorial.org

or apply in person at:530 Park Avenue East,

Princeton. EOE

1500 Farm Truck 4 wheeldrive, everything runsproperly, transmission ca-ble needs adjustment.$1,000. 815-866-5652

4 plastic lawn chairs,pads $10; men's sweatsuit (Navy) 100%polyester, pants (S) jacket(L) $10. 815-879-8722

Hot tub, good condition,seats 6, $800; missionstyle dark oak coffee ta-ble, $100; futon pillow,black, $20. 309-894-4013

SISLER'S ICEand ICE CREAM

Is looking to add an addi-tional DELIVERY DRIVERto our team as our marketarea continues to grow.CDL class A or B, must beable to pass drug test andphysical. Please send re-sume and or application,along with current MVRfrom the DMV to Box 128,Ohio, IL 61349 or apply inperson at 102 SouthGrove Street, Ohio, IL

ST. JOSEPH NURSINGHOME, a Catholic based,skilled nursing facility lo-cated in Lacon, IL is seek-ing qualified individuals:

*RN's*LPN's*CNA's*Dietary, Laundry and

HousekeepingHiring all shifts. Pleaseapply in person at St.Joseph Nursing Home,401 9th Street, Lacon, IL61540, Or by email to:

hrdirector@stjosephnursinghome-

lacon.comOr fax at 309-246-2299

Peavey Mark VI basshead and speaker cabi-net, good condition,$275. Call 815-875-1561

Full-time Fall SeasonalHelp wanted immediately.Tiskilwa Farms Alpacas.

Email qualifications to:[email protected]

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

ITS A GREAT TIME FORFALL PLANTING

*Decorative Trees*Shrubs*Bushes*Perennials*Evergreen TreesClearance Prices onEverything in Stock

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PRINCETON 12 SouthChestnut. Thursday, Fri-day, Saturday, October 2,3, 4; 9am-3pm.New & like new XL men &women's clothes, fish-camp gear, some an-tiques, household items.Much more

BELL'S AUTO SALESSheffield, IL

815-454-28902010 Dodge Grand Cara-van, 113,000 miles, stow-away, back up camera,navigation system,$10,000 or best offer;2006 Saturn Vue,175,000 miles, manualshift, runs great, $3,000or best offer

PRINCETON Very nice 2Bedroom, 1 bath with cen-tral air. Excellent location.First floor with front doorparking. Refrigerator andstove. Water, sewer andgarbage pickup included.Some small pets possible.$550 per month. 1stmonth and deposit withlease.Please call 870-405-1968

or 805-868-9752

HENNEPIN large 1 bed-room, clean, furnishedwith utilities. Not pets, nosmoking. References.

Call 815-925-7086

PRINCETON2 bedroom downstairs,$465 a month + $465 de-posit, no pets; also1 bedroom upstairs, $365+ $365 deposit. No pets.

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PRINCETON 3 bedroom,upstairs on Park Avenue.$640 per month.

Broker owned.Call 815-878-3800

PRINCETON216 North Pleasant Street

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

Available Immediately!815-875-6254

[email protected].

LADD 2 bedroom, 1 bath.Central air, washer/dryerhook-up. $565.

Call 815-224-3816.Broker Owned.

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

Call 815-303-3805

SEATONVILLE clean 2bedroom, washer/dryerhook-up. Central air , nopets. $550/month + de-posit. 815-878-1557

PRINCETON furnishedapartment. 1 bedroom.Good location. Neat &clean. Low utilities. Refer-ences required.

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

PRINCETON 423 EastWashington. Thursday,October 2, 3pm-7pm.

Almost Everythingunder $5.00

MOBILE HOME FOR RENTIN MANLIUS. 2 bedroom,2 full bath, central air,washer/dryer hookup.$300/month + deposit.

Call 815-739-9710

PRINCETON very large, 5+bedroom, 3 bath, attachedgarage, appliances includ-ed. $1,200/month. Securi-ty deposit. 815-878-8258

PRINCETON Fritz Apart-ment for rent. Quiet liv-ing, heat/water furnished,2 bedroom, living room/dining room/kitchen/bath.Starting at $550 permonth, includes carport.References and depositrequired. 815-879-6021

WYANET cozy, small, 2bedroom home. Centralair, appliances furnished.References, deposit. Nopets. Available anytime.$500. Call 815-994-5082

PRINCETON 2 bedroomapartments for rent. Up-per/lower apartments inhistoric home near down-town. No smoking/pets.Washer/dryer hookups.Off street parking. De-posit. $500.

Call 815-875-1267

450 • Under $1000

460 • Garage Sales

460 • Garage Sales

-600-Transportation

614 • Car Sales

- 700 -Real Estate For Sale

767 • MobileHome Sales

774 • Lots for Sale

852 • MobileHome Rental

856 • Apartment Rentals

856 • Apartment Rentals 856 • Apartment Rentals

858 • Homes for Rent

858 • Homes for Rent 858 • Homes for Rent

864 • Misc Rentals

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PRINCETON 206 SouthFirst. 3 bedroom, firstfloor. Recently remodeled.$550. No pets. No smok-ing. Call 815-876-7320

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3 Bedroom Mobile Homefor sale. $2,000 down,$188.02 per month for 3years + lot rent.Also: $325 Mobile HomeRental + deposit. No pets.

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2005 BUICK LACROSSE,34,000 miles. New tires/less than 100 miles onthem, was just detailed.$6,400. 815-875-1503

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PRINCETON large, 2 bed-room, main floor, waterincluded, $600.Also: 1 bedroom upstairs,heat/water included, $450.

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Utility trailer withramp gate 5'x8', $475.

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RURAL PRINCETONPrinceton schools. 4 bed-room. Large garage andyard. References & de-posit required. $900 permonth. Ray Farm Manage-ment. 815-872-3276

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

BUREAU COUNTY -PRINCETON, ILLINOIS

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. )Plaintiff, )

-v.- )AMELIA M. NUNLEY, et al )

Defendants )11 CH 61

NOTICE OF SALEPUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Saleentered in the above cause on August 7, 2014,an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, willat 11:30 a.m. on November 10, 2014, at the officeof Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., TenPark Ave. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell atpublic auction to the highest bidder, as set forthbelow, the following described real estate:

Commonly known as 316 EAST ERIESTREET, SPRING VALLEY, IL 61362

Property Index No. 18-35-306-013. The realestate is improved with a stucco single familyhome; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of thehighest bid by certified funds at the close of thesale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.No third party checks will be accepted. Thebalance, including the Judicial sale fee forAbandoned Residential Property MunicipalityRelief Fund, which is calculated on residentialreal estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 orfraction thereof of the amount paid by the pur-chaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24)hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgageeacquiring the residential real estate pursuant toits credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee,judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiringthe residential real estate whose rights in andto the residential real estate arose prior to thesale. The subject property is subject to generalreal estate taxes, special assessments, or spe-cial taxes levied against said real estate andis offered for sale without any representationas to quality or quantity of title and withoutrecourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition.The sale is further subject to confirmation bythe court. Upon payment in full of the amountbid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate ofSale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed tothe real estate after confirmation of the sale.The property will NOT be open for inspectionand plaintiff makes no representation as to thecondition of the property. Prospective biddersare admonished to check the court file to verifyall information. If this property is a condomini-um unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclo-sure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay theassessments and the legal fees required by TheCondominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominiumunit which is part of a common interest com-munity, the purchaser of the unit at the fore-closure sale other than a mortgagee shall paythe assessments required by The CondominiumProperty Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOREMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTERENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, INACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OFTHE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURELAW.

Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need aphoto identification issued by a governmentagency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in orderto gain entry into the foreclosure sale room inCook County and the same identification forsales held at other county venues. For informa-tion: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE& ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, OneNorth Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO,IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer tofile number PA1107779. THE JUDICIAL SALESCORPORATION One South Wacker Drive,24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial SalesCorporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day statusreport of pending sales.PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North DearbornStreet Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312)476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1107779 CaseNumber: 11 CH 61 TJSC#: 34-14001I627992Published in the Bureau County RepublicanSept. 30, Oct. 7 and 14, 2014.

Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com Tuesday, September 30, 2014 • Marketplace • 21

ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORTWESTFIELD TOWNSHIP

ROAD AND BRIDGE FUNDSFISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2014

REVENUE SUMMARY:Property Taxes $73,995.82Replacement Tax 3,649.60Interest Income 446.49Dividend Income 942.83Stock Redemption 272.78Culverts 1,740.00Miscellaneous 466.33IEMA Flood Grant 6,311.67Transfer from Town Fund 20,000.00Transfer from R & B Soc. Sec. 2,807.14Transfer from R & B Insurance 1,000.00

TOTAL REVENUE $111,632.66COMPENSATION SUMMARY:

Compensation Under $25,000.00 Fred HelmCompensation Under $10,000.00 Mark GalassiCompensation Under $5,000.00 Bob Wright, Dan Tomasczewski,

Ray Ellis, Tom Smith, Chris SoldatiTOTAL COMPENSATION $36,694.00

EXPENDITURE SUMMARY:TOIRMA $7,629.00River Stone Quarry 14,295.53AG View FS 16,192.59EFTPS 8,207.48Sicalco Ltd. 3,953.90Wing Foot Tire 3,391.22Transfer to R & B Soc Sec 2,807.14All Other Disbursements Less Than $2,500.00 7,913.09

TOTAL VENDORS $64,389.95TOTAL EXPENDITURES $101,083.95

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITIONSpecial Debt Capital

General Revenue Service Project EnterpriseBEGINNING FUND $60,863.02 $121,500.20 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

BALANCERETAINED EARNINGS

REVENUES $34,163.48 $55,516.92 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00TRANSFERS IN $21,952.26EXPENDITURES $62,439.42 $38,644.53 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00TRANSFERS OUTENDING FUND BALANCERETAINED EARNINGS $54,539.34 $138,372.59 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

TOTAL DEBTOutstanding Beginning of Year $0.00Issued Current Fiscal Year $0.00Retired Current Fiscal Year $0.00Outstanding End of Year $0.00

Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of September, 2014Lynne M. Bonnell, Treasurer

I, Hazel Lawrence, Clerk of Westfield Township, Bureau County, Illinois,do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’sReport for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.

Hazel Lawrence, ClerkTOWNSHIP FUNDS

FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2014REVENUE SUMMARY:

Property Taxes $69,082.15Replacement Tax 1,909.20Interest Income 1,176.98Dividend Income 494.42Transfer from Town Audit 4,500.00Transfer from Town Social Security 2,238.52

TOTAL REVENUE $79,551.27COMPENSATION SUMMARY:

Compensation Under $20,000.00 Alfred HewittCompensation Under $10,000.00 Lynne BonnellCompensation Under $5,000.00 Hazel Lawrence, Mike Wallaert,

William Neill, Richard A. Koch,Douglas McCook

TOTAL COMPENSATION $31,156.00EXPENDITURE SUMMARY:

TOIRMA $2,311.00AmerenIP $3,859.27Transfer to Road & Bridge $20,000.00EFTPS $8,020.66Mason Accounting 5,125.00All Other Disbursements Less 10,673.52

Than $2,500.00TOTAL VENDORS $49,989.45

TOTAL EXPENDITURES$81,146.05

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITIONSpecial Debt Capital

General Revenue Service Project EnterpriseBeginning Fund Balance $182,762.54 $95,511.04 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00RETAINED EARNINGS

REVENUES $67,542.82 $5,119.93 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00TRANSFERS IN $6,888.52EXPENDITURES $48,880.53 $12,265.52 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00TRANSFERS OUT $20,000.00ENDING FUND BALANCERETAINED EARNINGS $188,313.35 $88,365.45 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

TOTAL DEBTOutstanding Beginning of Year $0.00Issued Current Fiscal Year $0.00Retired Current Fiscal Year $0.00Outstanding End of Year $0.00

Subscribed and sworn to this 22nd day of September, 2014Lynne M. Bonnell, Treasurer

I, Hazel Lawrence, Clerk of Westfield Township, Bureau County, Illinois,do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’s Reportfor the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.

Hazel Lawrence, ClerkPublished in the Bureau County Republican Sept. 30, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF THETHIRTEENTH

JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,

ILLINOISESTATE OF )CAROL E. )SWEARINGEN, )

Deceased )NO. 14-P-76

CLAIM NOTICENotice is given of

the death of Carol E.Swearingen, Letters ofOffice were issued onSeptember 24, 2014 toTerry L. Swearingen,13543 1400 NorthAvenue, Wyanet, IL61379; Cheryl L. Kittle,1709 Oak Rock, NewBraunfels, Texas 78132;and Jay A. Swearingen,P.O. Box 287, Wyanet,Illinois 61379 asCo-Executors whoseattorneys are Russell,English, Scoma &Beneke, P.C., Ten ParkAvenue West, Princeton,Illinois 61356.

Claims against theEstate may be filed inthe office of the CircuitClerk, Bureau CountyCourthouse, Princeton,Illinois 61356, or withone of the represen-tative, or both, on or

before Thursday, April02, 2015, or if mailingor delivery of a noticefrom the representativeis required by Section18-3 of the Probate Actof 1975, the date stat-ed in that notice. Anyclaim not filed by thatdate is barred. Copiesof a claim filed with theClerk are to be mailedor delivered to the rep-resentative and to theattorney within ten (10)days after it has beenfiled.

Dated this 25th dayof s/ Mary C. Dremann

Bureau CountyCircuit Clerk

Published in the BureauCounty RepublicanSept. 30, Oct. 7 and 14,2014.

BUREAU COUNTYZONING NOTICE

STATE OF )ILLINOIS )

) ssCOUNTY OF )BUREAU )

NOTICE TOPUBLISH

TO WHOM IT MAYCONCERN:

Take notice that Virgiland Gloria Deffenbaugh,114 S. Miller St., P O Box

55 Bureau, IL 61315, hasfiled an application fora VARIATION to builda 4’ x 8’ single storyroom addition 6’ fromside property line, needs10’; Requesting a 4’side yard VARIATION.Also requesting aVARIATION to expanda nonconforming struc-ture to add said additionto existing single familyhome. Also requesting a5’ rear yard VARIATIONto build an 8’ x 21’ singlestory addition to exist-ing garage located 0’from rear property line,needs 5’. Also request-ing a VARIATION toexpand a nonconform-ing structure to add saidgarage addition to exist-ing structure at the fol-lowing location:

Bureau –Hendersons &Trimbles ADDL52, (52.9 x122), Section17, LeepertownTownship, Parcel#23-17-108-008Common Location:

Northwest side of S.Miller St., Approx. 170’South of N Kansas St.,Bureau.

A public hearing on

said application willbe held on Thursday,October 16, 2014, at7:00 o’clock p.m. atthe Bureau CountyCourthouse in theBoard Room on the sec-ond floor.

All persons interestedand all persons desiringto object should appearat the hearing to presenttheir objections.

ZONING BOARD OFAPPEALS

Barry WelbersCHAIRMAN

Published in the BureauCounty RepublicanSept. 30, 2014.

BUREAU COUNTYZONING NOTICE

STATE OF )ILLINOIS )

) ssCOUNTY OF )BUREAU )

NOTICE TOPUBLISH

TO WHOM IT MAYCONCERN:

Take notice thatRonald D. ChristensenEt Ux, 118 Oak St.,Manlius IL 61338, hasfiled an application fora VARIATION to builda 28’ x 22’ L-shapedaddition on the north

side of existing home.Proposed addition willbe 11’ from the right-of-way of N. 2nd St.,needs 25’. Requesting a14’ front yard Variation.Also requesting aVARIATION to expanda nonconforming struc-ture to add said additionto existing single familyhome at the followinglocation:

Manlius L 19 Blk.5 Section 15,Manlius Township,Parcel #08-15-476-014Common Location:

Northwest cornerof intersection of E.Oak St. and S. 2nd St.,Manlius.

The application ison file in the office ofthe Zoning Board ofAppeals, Room B-5,Courthouse, 700 S. MainSt., Princeton, Illinois61356.

A public hearing onsaid application willbe held on Thursday,October 16, 2014, at7:00 o’clock p.m. atthe Bureau CountyCourthouse in theBoard Room on the sec-ond floor.

All persons interested

and all persons desiringto object should appearat the hearing to presenttheir objections.

ZONING BOARD OFAPPEALS

Barry WelbersCHAIRMAN

Published in the BureauCounty RepublicanSept. 30, 2014.

CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE THIRTEENTHJUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,

ILLINOISESTATE OF )CATHERINE C. )ANDERSON, )

DECEASED )NO. 2014-P-72

CLAIM NOTICENotice is given of

the death of CatherineC. Anderson. Lettersof office were issued toKaren Kuebel of P.O.Box 111, Ohio, Illinois61349 and William JoeAnderson a/k/a WilliamJoseph Anderson of815 Livingston Court,Naperville, Illinois60540 as IndependentCo-Executors whoseattorneys are Angel,Isaacson & Tracy, 111Park Avenue East,Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Claims against theestate may be filed inthe Office of the Clerkof the Court, BureauCounty Courthouse,700 South Main Street,Princeton, Illinois 61356,or with the IndependentExecutor, or both, onor before March 23,2015, or, if mailing ordelivery of a noticefrom the IndependentExecutor is requiredby Section 18-3 of theProbate Act of 1975,the date stated in thatnotice. Any claim notfiled on or before that

date is barred. Copiesof a claim filed with theclerk must be mailedor delivered to theIndependent Executorand to the attorneyswithin 10 days after ithas been filed.

Dated this 18th day ofSeptember, 2014.Angel, Isaacson & Tracy

Attorneys for Estate111 Park Avenue East

Princeton, IL 61356815-875-6551

Published in the BureauCounty RepublicanSept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7,2014.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOISCHANCERY DIVISION )FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, )a Federally Chartered Savings Bank, )

Plaintiff, )vs. )

HELEN MURRAY; ROSELYNE M. KUNZ, )Heir at law of Helen Murray, Dec.; )CAROLYNE M. MURRAY, heir at law of )Helen Murray, Dec.; MICHAEL L. )HENNEBERRY, Special Representative for )Helen Murray, Dec.; UNKNOWN OWNERS )and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, )

Defendants. )NO. 14-CH-16

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTIONOF REAL ESTATE

On October 16, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. certainreal estate commonly known as 231 LibertyStreet, Walnut, Illinois, will be sold at publicauction as is to the highest and best bidderfor cash in the Lobby of the Bureau CountyCourthouse, 700 S. Main Street, Princeton,Illinois, 61356.

The property consists of a single familyresidence and will be sold “As Is.”

Contact: Konni Rodeghier at (815) 434-3500for further information about this property. Theproperty is not available for inspection prior tosale.

Formal Notice of this Judicial Sale of RealEstate will be found in the Legal Notices sec-tion of this newspaper with the above casenumber.Pubished in the Bureau County RepublicanSept. 23, 30 and Oct. 7, 2014.

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ORDINANCE NO. 03-2014ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION

ORDINANCEFOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING

JULY 1, 2014 AND ENDING JUNE 30,2015WHEREAS, there has been prepared in tenta-

tive form a Budget and Appropriation Ordinancefor the Board of Trustees of the McNABB FIREPROTECTION DISTRICT situated in PutnamCounty, in the State of Illinois, and the Secretaryof said District has made the tentative Budget andAppropriation Ordinance conveniently available topublic inspection for at least Thirty days prior tofinal action thereon; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BYTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE McNABBFIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT situated inPutnam County in the State of Illinois, as follows:

SECTION 1 - That the fiscal year of thisMcNABB FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT be, andthe same is hereby fixed and declared to be fromJuly 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015

SECTION 2 - That this Board finds that thereis the sum of $39,700.00 balance on hand on July1, 2014 and that the estimate of receipts of saidDistrict for said current year will be the sum of $ asfollows:

Corporate levy 60,000.00Insurance levy 45,000.00Ambulance levy 60,000.00Social Security/medicare levy 25,000.00Putnam County Ambulance service

contract 215,000.00Magnolia Fire Protection District 25,000.00Donations 60,000.00Ambulance fees/charges 125,000.00Interest income 500.00Grants/loans 450,000.00Fund raising 2,500.00Intercept 1,000.00Rent 6,000.00

TOTAL $1,075,000.00and that the estimate of receipts of said District

for said current year, plus the balance on hand, isthe sum of $1,114,700.00.

SECTION 3 - That there be and there is herebyappropriated (said Appropriation hereinafter fol-lowing, being the estimated expenditures of saidDistrict for the current year) to be provided for by ageneral Tax Levy and out of any monies in the cus-tody of said Board of Trustees, or borrowed, or maybe received by said Board of Trustees for the cur-rent fiscal year, the aggregate sum of $1,114,700.00hereinafter specified:

FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES(745 ILCS 10/9-107):

1. For Purchase of. Fire Truck $200,000.002. For Purchase of Auxiliary

Fire Fighting Equipment 20,000.003. For Repair of Fire Equipment 10,000.004. For Fuel for Fire Trucks, 3,500.005. For utilities /firehouse 12,000.006. For salaries of board of trustees 600.007. For salary of secretary$ 600.008. For compensation of Firemen 600.009. For building and real estate

improvements 10,000.0010. For legal service to district 1,200.0011. For office supplies 2,000.0012. For Custodial Service on Equipment 700.0013. For Liability insurance 10,000.0014. For insurance under Workman’s

Comp. Act 5,000.0015. For telephone 2,500.0016. For publication of notices and

ordinances/reports 500.0017. For contingencies 1,500.0018. For dues and subscriptions 600.0019. For principal payments on notes/

Fire dept 22,000.0020. For interest payments on notes/

Fire dept 14,000.0021. For Treasurers and Trustees bonds 500.0022. For Fire Prevention and Fire fighter

education 5,000.0023. For audit 4,000.0024. For building maintenance 10,000.0025. For fundraising/grant application

fees and expenses 1,500.0026. For firefighting physical exams and

FIT testing 2,500.00TOTAL $340,800.00

FOR AMBULANCE PURPOSES(70 ILCS 705/22)

1. For salaries of Ambulancepersonnel $ 25,000.00

2. For social security and medicaretaxes 25,000.00

3. For payment of unemployment taxes 3,000.004. For purchase of Ambulance 160,000.005. For purchase of Ambulance

Equipment 90,000.006. For Ambulance liability insurance 10,000.007. For purchase of supplies /medical 35,000.008. For purchase of supplies/general 12,000.009. For insurance under Workman’s

Comp. Act 20,000.0010. For utilities for Ambulance 9,000.0011. For repairs and maintenance 10,000.0012. For rent for Ambulance 6,000.0013. For Accounting services for

Ambulance 6,000.0014. For licences for ambulances 200.0015. For Outside services-billing 8,500.00

16. For fuel for Ambulance 20,000.0017. For payments on notes 1,000.0018. For continuing education 6,000.0019. For operational expenses 2,500.0020. For audit 2,000.0021. For employee benefits 5,000.0022. For fundraising/special events 2,500.0023. For contingencies 5,200.0024. For physical examinations 1,000.00

TOTAL $773,900.00SECTION 4 - That this Board estimates that

there will be $-0- on hand at the end of the currentfiscal Year.

SECTION 5 - This Ordinance shall be in fullforce and effect from and after its passage, approv-al and due publication, in accordance with thelaw. August 2014, pursuant to a roll call vote of theBoard of Trustees of the McNabb Fire ProtectionDistrict, Putnam County, Illinois.

Approved by the President of the McNabb FireProtection District, Putnam County, Illinois, this27th day of August, A.D., 2014.

John CimeiPresident of the Board of Trustees

McNabb Fire Protection District,ATTEST John EhrhardtSecretary, Board of TrusteesPublished in the Bureau County Republican Sept.30, 2014.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

BUREAU COUNTY. ILLINOISCHANCERY DIVISION

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, a )Federally Chartered Savings Bank, )

Plaintiff, )vs. )

HELEN MURRAY; ROSELYNE M. KUNZ, )Heir at law of Helen Murray, Dec.; )CAROLYNE M. MURRAY, heir at law of )Helen Murray, Dec.; MICHAEL L. )HENNEBERRY, Special Representative for )Helen Murray, Dec.; UNKNOWN )OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, )

Defendants. )NO. 14-CH-16

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE0F REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT

to a judgment heretofore entered by the said Courtin the above entitled cause, Tom Templeton, Sheriffof LaSalle County, Illinois, will on Thursday, the16th day of October, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 a.m.,in the Lobby of the Bureau County Courthouse,700 S. Main Street, Princeton, Illinois, sell at publicauction to the highest and best bidder for cash, thefollowing described premises and real estate in thesaid judgment mentioned:

Legal Description:Lot 7 in Johnson’s Addition to the Villageof walnut, excepting therefrom the fol-lowing two tracts:

TRACT I:Commencing at the most Westerly cor-ner of said Lot 7, thence running 93 feetSoutheasterly along the Southwesterlyboundary line of said Lot 7, being theNortheasterly line of Liberty Street;thence running Northeasterly on a line93 feet equidistant from and parallel tothe Northwesterly boundary line of saidLot 7 to the most Easterly boundary lineof said Lot 7; thence Northerly alongthe most Easterly boundary line of saidLot 7 to the Northeasterly corner of saidLot 7,; thence Northwesterly along the.Northeasterly boundary line of said Lot7 to the Northwesterly corner of saidLot 7; thence Southwesterly along theNorthwesterly boundary line of said Lot7 to the point of beginning; the same hav-ing been described in prior conveyancesas a parcel of land 93 feet in width off ofthe West side of said Lot 7 in Johnson’sAddition in the Village of Walnut;

TRACT II:Commencing at the most westerly cornerof said Lot 7; thence running 16,4 feetSoutheasterly along the Southwesterlyboundary line of said Lot 7, being theNortheasterly line of Liberty Street,to the point of beginning; thence run-ning Northeasterly on a line 164 feetequidistant from and parallel to theNorthwesterly boundary line of said Lot7 to the most Easterly boundary line ofsaid Lot 7; thence Southerly along themost Easterly boundary line of said Lot7 to the Southeast corner of said Lot 7;thence Northwesterly along the south-westerly boundary line of said Lot 7 tothe point of beginning; the same havingbeen described in prior conveyances,including a certain Warranty Deed toFrank Mead dated 30 September, 1947and recorded 1 October, 1947 as Doc.#253955 in Book 294 of Deeds, Page423, in the Recorder’s Office of BureauCounty, as Lot 7 in Johnson’s Additionto the village of Walnut, except a parcelof Land 164 feet wide off of the Westside thereof; The parcel intended to be

hereby conveyed having been previouslydescribed as Lot 7 in Johnson’s Additionto the Village of Walnut, expresslyexcepting therefrom a parcel of land 93feet in width off of the west side thereof,and also, a parcel of land heretoforeconveyed to Frank Mead .by a certainWarranty Deed dated 30 September, 1947and recorded 1 October, 1947 as Doc.#253955 in Book 294 of Deeds, Page423, in the Recorder’s Office of BureauCounty’ALL SITUATED IN BUREAU COUNTY,ILLINOIS. ; BOOK 1340 PAGE 116

Said property is commonly known as 231Liberty Street, Walnut, Illinois.

Permanent Index No. 03-16-102-001The person to contact for information regarding

this property is:Konni Rodeghier, First Federal Savings Bank633 LaSalle Street, Ottawa, ILPhone: (815) 434-3500

Terms of the Sale: This is an “As Is” sale for“Cash.” The successful bidder must deposit Ten(10%) Per Cent down by cash or certified funds, andthe balance of the purchase price by certified fundswithin 24 hours. The property is subject to generalreal estate taxes, covenants, conditions, restric-tions, easements of record, special assessments, ifany levied against the property, unpaid water bills,and is offered for sale without representation as toquality or quality of title and without recourse toPlaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmationby the Com1.

Upon payment in full of the purchase price, thepurchaser will receive a Certificate showing theamount of the bid, the description of the propertysold, and the time when the purchaser will be enti-tled to a deed for such property unless the propertyis redeemed according to law.

The property is not available for inspectionprior to sale.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR(HOMEOWNER) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOREMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR THIRTY (30)DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OFPOSSESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS · MORTGAGEFORECLOSURE LAW.

PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTIONPRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THELAW FIRM OF ARMSTRONG & SURIN IS DEEMEDTO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTINGTO COLLECT A DEBT~. ANY INFORMATIONOBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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WILLIAM T. SURIN, ARDC #: 02777622Armstrong & Surin724 Columbus St.Ottawa, IL 61350(815) [email protected] in the Bureau County Republican Sept.23, 30 and Oct. 7, 2014.

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BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOISWELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. )

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AMELIA M. NUNLEY, et al )Defendants )

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pur-suant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Saleentered in the above cause on August 7, 2014, anagent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at11:30 a.m. on November 10, 2014, at the office ofRussell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten ParkAve. West, PRINCETON, IL, 61356, sell at publicauction to the highest bidder, as set forth below,the following described real estate:

LOT 13 IN BLOCK 20 IN THE ORIGINALTOWN, NO CITY OF SPRING VALLEY,BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS,EXCEPTING THEREFROM THEUNDERLYING COAL AND FIRECLAYAND THE RIGHT TO DIG, MINEAND REMOVE THE SAME WITHOUTENTERING UPON THE SURFACETHEREOF, IN BUREAU COUNTY,ILLINOIS.

Commonly known as 316 EAST ERIE STREET,SPRING VALLEY, IL 61362

Property Index No. 18-35-306-013. The realestate is improved with a stucco single familyhome; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the high-est bid by certified funds at the close of the salepayable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No thirdparty checks will be accepted. The balance, includ-ing the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned ResidentialProperty Municipality Relief Fund, which is calcu-lated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 foreach $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paidby the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certifiedfunds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four(24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgageeacquiring the residential real estate pursuant to itscredit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment

creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residentialreal estate whose rights in and to the residentialreal estate arose prior to the sale. The subjectproperty is subject to general real estate taxes,special assessments, or special taxes levied againstsaid real estate and is offered for sale without anyrepresentation as to quality or quantity of title andwithout recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condi-tion. The sale is further subject to confirmation bythe court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid,the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale thatwill entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estateafter confirmation of the sale. The property willNOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes norepresentation as to the condition of the property.Prospective bidders are admonished to check thecourt file to verify all information. If this propertyis a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit atthe foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shallpay the assessments and the legal fees required byThe Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominiumunit which is part of a common interest community,the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure saleother than a mortgagee shall pay the assessmentsrequired by The Condominium Property Act, 765ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOREMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTERENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, INACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OFTHE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

Effective May 1st, 2014 you will need a photoidentification issued by a government agency (driv-er’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entryinto the foreclosure sale room in Cook Countyand the same identification for sales held at othercounty venues. For information: Visit our websiteat service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of3 and 5 p.m. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’sAttorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300,CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Pleaserefer to file number PA1107779. THE JUDICIALSALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive,24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALEYou can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation atwww.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pendingsales.PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North DearbornStreet Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1107779Case Number: 11 CH 61 TJSC#: 34-14001I627992Published in the Bureau County Republican Sept.30, Oct. 7 and 14, 2014.

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invites sealed bids tocash rent 133 acres,more or less, of cropfarm land for a 3 yearlease beginning March1, 2015. The farm landis located 1200 feetnorth of the intersec-tion of Progress Driveand Pioneer Drivein Princeton, IL. Bidpackets can be obtainedat City Hall, 2 S. MainStreet, Monday-Friday

8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.Sealed bids clearlymarked “Cash Rent”must be submitted onor before 2:30 pm onThursday, October 16th,2014, at which time allbids will be publiclyopened and read. TheCity reserves the right torefuse any or all bids.Published in the BureauCounty RepublicanSept. 30, Oct. 2, 4, 7, 9and 11, 2014.

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It’s harvest time!

Jim RappIn what town do you

reside: Princeton.How long have you been

farming: 47 years.Where do you farm:

Northeast of Princeton.What crops are you

growing this year: Corn and soybeans.

When did you get into the fields this year for planting: Last week of April.

What is the basic ratio of your crops: 75 percent corn, roughly.

What was your reason-ing in the spring behind that ratio: Usually we raise better corn yields, so it was a gamble that we can make

more with corn.As you look toward the

harvest, what are you expectations for all your crops: Hopefully to be as good as last year.

If that expectation comes to fruition, how will that harvest compare to last year: It will be less prof-itable based on the price.

If that expectation comes to fruition, how will that harvest com-pare to five years ago/10 years ago/20 years ago: Compared to five years, it won’t be as profitable as 2009; Compared to 10 years ago in 2004, there was an average yield, but an OK year for prices. In 2004, it

was before ethanol was profitable. Compared to 20 years ago in 1994, we had very low prices back in those days. The yield was also much lower.

What was your biggest challenge this year: Watch-

ing the decline in price of corn and soybeans.

What were your oppor-tunities: We did have the opportunity to sell at a rea-sonable price before grow-ing season started.

When do you expect to

begin your harvest: Very soon.

What will you do differ-

ently next year: We will be trying out new methods in strip-tilling.

Jim Rapp

Bureau, Putnam and LaSalle counties: How do things look?

As farmers around the country head to their fields to harvest their crops, the stories and predictions are somewhat different. While some are expecting that proverbial bumper crop, others are somewhat less optimistic.

The Bureau County Republican, the Putnam County Record and the Tonica News in LaSalle County thought it might be interesting to see how a farmer from each county is predicting the fruits of their labor. While all parts

of Illinois had different weather and conditions to start off the growing sea-son — not to mention the summer months where precipitation was scarce in some parts and plenti-ful in other, we thought it would be interesting to see what these farmers thought in our own neck of the woods.

Following are three farmers — one from each county — who told our newspapers what they expect this year’s harvest to hold.

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Bill JaegleIn what town do you reside: Tonica (rural).How long have you been farming: 39

years.Where do you farm: Tonica, Lostant and

Leonore area.What crops are you growing this year:

Corn and soybeans.When did you get into the fields this year:

I planted my first corn on April 20.What is the basic ratio of your crops:

50/50.What was your reasoning in the spring

behind that ratio: I always rotate my corn and soybean acres for weed and insect con-trol as well as nutrient management.

As you look toward the harvest, what are your expectations for all your crops: I am looking forward to 200-plus bushel corn. The soybeans should be good, but you don’t know until harvest.

If that expectation comes to fruition, how will that harvest compare to last year: I think the 2014 harvest will have larger corn yields. However I am not sure about soy-beans. In 2013, soybean yields were record-breaking.

If that expectation comes to fruition, how will that harvest compare with five years ago/10 years ago/20 years ago: Our seeds have made tremendous strides since then. They are weed resistant; they are insect resistant. A lot of beans are resistant to molds. I just think our seeds are really, really better. Our machinery has evolved so much that makes our yield much better.

What were your biggest challenges this year: A cold, wet spring planting season.

What were your opportunities: The grain market has gotten more and more impor-tant every year. Those that advise us have had advanced training that have helped me tremendously.

When do you expect to begin your har-vest: The first week of October.

What will you do differently next year: I might try some narrow rows of both corn and soybeans and some different ways of fertilizing.

Bill Jaegle

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Luke HollyIn what town do you reside: Granville.How long have you been farming: 10

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Seed corn, field corn, soybeans and a small pumpkin patch.

What is the basic ratio of your crops: 20 percent seed corn, 40 percent field corn and 40 percent soybeans.

What was your reasoning in the spring behind that ratio: It changes from year to year depending on availability of seed corn acres.

As you look toward the harvest, what are your expectations for all your crops: Yields are going to be good. Prices are going to be poor.

If that expectation comes to fruition, how will that harvest compare to last year: Yields should be as good or maybe better. Hopefully better to make up on the drop in prices.

If that expectation comes to fruition, how will that harvest compare with five years ago/10 years ago/20 years ago: I expect yields to be toward the top of five, 10 and 20 years ago.

What were your biggest challenges this year: Making time to take my family on vacation.

What were your opportunities: Good help.

When do you expect to begin your har-vest: Seed corn harvest started Sept. 8. Hoping to start the rest of the 2014 harvest the week of Sept. 29.

What will you do differently next year: Tell me what kind of weather we are going to have, and then I might be able to answer this question.

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New Illinois Farmers program accepting applications for third session

URBANA — Aspir-ing Illinois farmers, new growers with less than five years’ experience, commodity farmers interested in diversifying to include fruit or veg-etable production and high school and commu-nity college agriculture teachers are invited to apply now for the next session of a free training program offered through the University of Illinois crop sciences depart-ment.

“Preparing a New Gen-eration of Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Farmers” opened the application process for its third ses-sion on July 1. The appli-cation period will be open through Oct. 24 or until capacity is reached. Participants can apply for the program at http://www.newillino-isfarmers.org/new_gen-eration_app.php. There is no fee for participants who complete the pro-gram.

The program, which features classroom, hands-on and in-field

instruction on essential skills and information, is offered at three locations in Illinois: the UIUC cam-pus in Urbana, U of I’s Dixon Springs Agricul-tural Center in Simpson, and at the Kane County U of I Extension office in St. Charles. Classes for this session will be held one Saturday a month at each location from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., running December 2014 through November 2015.

A Spanish language

program is also offered through a partnership with the Illinois Migrant Council. Mary Hosier, project manager for the program, said that the format of the Spanish program will be tailored to the needs of the par-ticipants at each loca-tion, which will likely include four months of instruction from start to finish with shorter meet-ings on weeknights and a few, extended “hands-on” field trips, she said.

Sites will be determined based on enrollment. Sites last year for the Spanish language pro-gram included Harvard, Kankakee, and Anna.

U of I crop sciences professor Rick Weinzierl and co-workers received a grant from the Begin-ning Farmer-Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, to implement the three-year project to provide education to

aspiring Illinois farmers. The first session started in fall of 2012.

Hosier said because the program has become more popular, enroll-ment has become more competitive. There are a limited number of spac-es in the program, and Hosier added that appli-cants are encouraged to provide as much infor-mation about themselves and their interest in the program on the addi-tional comments section

of their online applica-tion.

While there is no fee for the program if the partic-ipant attends at least 10 of the 12 sessions, those who enroll but do not complete the program are asked to give their deposit to a local food bank, Hosier said.

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• Cows are sometimes referred to as the fos-ter mother of the human race because they produce most of the milk people drink.

• The first cow in Amer-ica arrived in Jamestown colony in 1611. Until the 1850s, nearly every family had its own cow. The first shipment of milk by rail-road was between Orange County, N.Y., and New York City in 1841.

• In 1856, Gail Borden invented the condensed milk process. This process removed some of the water from milk, so it would take up less space. Refrigera-tion came into use in 1880, and the first pasteurizing machine was introduced in 1895.

• Around 9.2 million cows are being milked on 110,000 farms in the Unit-ed States. More than 99 percent of all dairy farms are family owned and operated.

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• The United States pro-vides 25 percent of the world’s beef, but only has 10 percent of the world’s cattle.

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Illinois farmers elect directors to checkoff board

BLOOMINGTON — The Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) have seated two returning and three new members to its board.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture recently announced the results of the farmer elections. IDOA Director Robert Flider congratulated the farmers on their election and said that it’s an honor to be chosen by one’s peers.

The farmers elected to ICMB invest corn check-off dollars as they are assessed and levied at the first point of sale. State law sets the assessment for corn at 5/8 of 1 cent per bushel.

The newly-elected board members will serve three-year terms. New to ICMB are Pat Dumoulin from Hampshire; Mark Wilson from Toulon; and James A. Reed from Mon-ticello.

Dumoulin will rep-resent District 1 which covers Boone, McHen-ry, Lake, DeKalb, Kane, Cook, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties. District 4 will now be represent-ed by Wilson. It covers Whiteside, Lee, Bureau, Stark, Marshall and Put-nam counties. Reed will

represent District 7 which encompasses Woodford, McLean, Dewitt, Macon, Piatt and Moultrie coun-ties.

Incumbents Bill Long of District 10 and Don-ald Duvall of District 13 will maintain their seats. Long’s district includes Scott, Morgan, San-gamon, Greene, Jersey, Calhoun and Macoupin Counties. District 13 will have Duvall represent-ing Marion, Clay, Rich-land, Lawrence, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash and White counties.

The Illinois Corn Mar-keting Board was estab-lished in 1982 to manage the voluntary checkoff investment that corn farmers in the state agreed to implement that year. The farmers that make up ICMB are elected by their peers to serve unpaid, three-year terms. The ICMB farmer leaders are tasked with developing and maintaining markets for corn which is Illinois’ highest valued agricul-tural commodity. Find out more about ICMB at www.ilcorn.org and the family farmers who con-tribute to the checkoff at www.watchusgrow.org.

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Storing the 2014 corn cropURBANA — The majority of

annually produced crops such as corn obviously have to be stored. According to a University of Illinois agricultural economist, for corn producers, the ques-tion at harvest time will be who will store the portion of the crop which has not yet been sold.

“The portion of the crop that has not been sold can be sold at harvest for someone else to store, or the producer can store the crop on the farm or in com-mercial facilities,” said Darrel Good. “For the portion of the crop stored by the producer, the second question is whether the stored crop should be priced for later delivery or held unpriced. That decision is influenced by the magnitude of the carry in the corn market, the cost of stor-age and expectations about the change in corn prices after har-vest.”

Good explained that for corn which is stored and priced for later delivery, the price for later delivery needs to exceed the cost of storage. For forward cash sales, the differences between the forward bids for alternative delivery dates and the spot bid can be compared to the cost of storage to determine the returns to storage. The cost of storage includes interest on the value of the stored crop and the magni-tude of out-of-pocket costs to store the crop.

Those costs will likely be high-er for off-farm storage than for on-farm storage because over-head costs of existing on-farm

facilities would not be an out-of-pocket cost. Spot and forward bids in the cash market reflect current futures prices, the spot basis, the magnitude of the carry in the futures market and the basis for later delivery. Actual basis in the later delivery periods may differ from the basis reflect-ed in the current forward bid.

“A producer who thinks the basis will be stronger than cur-rently offered could also calcu-late the likely return to storage from hedging and then selling the crop at a stronger basis level,” Good said.

According to Good, basis lev-

els and basis patterns vary con-siderably by location so that an example of the likely returns to storage that is representative of all locations is not possible.

“Harvest basis differences are especially large this year as cash bids reflect a tremendous variation in storage capacity, expected crop size and trans-portation issues,” Good said. “In central Illinois, average harvest bids on July 25 were 31 cents under December futures. With a July to December spread of nearly 27 cents, the average harvest bid was 58 cents under July 2015 futures. If that basis is

near minus 10 cents in mid-June 2015 as it was this year, then the market is offering about 48 cents return for corn that is hedged and stored from harvest to mid-June. With interest costs of about 11 cents ($3.40 at 5 percent for 7.5 months), the return to stor-age would be positive with stor-age costs less than 37 cents. With out-of-pocket on-farm storage costs likely to be considerably less than 37 cents for most pro-ducers, there is strong incentive to fully utilize that storage capac-ity. For corn already hedged in December futures, the market is encouraging the rolling of those

hedges to deferred contracts if on-farm storage is available,” Good said.

Good added that the corn market is currently encouraging storage of the 2014 corn crop and that decision could be made now with forward sales or by hedging in the futures market. With expectations of a very large crop, however, the opportunity to capture a return to storage is not expected to disappear as the market will likely continue to offer positive returns to storage into harvest time. The question then is whether additional quan-tities of the crop should be sold at current price levels.

“Corn prices between now and harvest will be determined mostly by the expected size of the crop,” Good said. “Based on market commentary and price behavior, the market appears to be expecting an average corn yield above 170 bushels, with a lot of forecasts pushing into the mid-170s.

“After harvest, corn prices will be influenced by the strength of demand and the pace of con-sumption,” Good said. “Corn consumption should be support-ed by a combination of strong domestic demand and the lowest prices in more than four years. If that is the case, corn prices would be expected to move mod-estly higher after harvest in a typical large-crop pattern. While there is still risk of lower prices, a little patience in pricing addi-tional quantities of the 2014 corn crop appears warranted.”

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Illinois pork industry factsWhere does Illinois

rank in pork production in the United States?

Fourth. According to most recent statistics, Illi-nois produced 1.9 billion pounds of pork, fourth in the United States behind Iowa, North Carolina and Minnesota.

How many pigs are in Illinois?

4.6 million head. Of that 4.6 million head - 490,000 head are breeding hogs (sows and boars) and 4.11 million are market hogs.

What’s the number one county in Illinois in pork production?

Clinton County, with more than 230,000 head of hogs.

How many hog farms are there in Illinois?

2,000. Keep in mind that USDA considers any-

one that raises 1 or more pigs to be a hog farm. Pork producers on average are getting larger and more specialized (may only raise feeder pigs or may only raise market hogs) to remain competitive in the ever-changing pork industry.

How much does the pork industry contribute to our state’s economy?

$1.8 billion. The pork industry is a vital part of the local and state econo-mies contributing more than $1.8 billion annually to the state’s economy in addition to generating more than $170 million in taxes.

How many jobs are related to the pork indus-try in Illinois?

10,533. The pork indus-try includes not only pork

production, but also input suppliers such as feed and equipment, transporta-tion, and processing.

How many bushels of corn do market hogs con-sume in a year?

155 million bushels of corn or the equivalent of more than 911,000 acres of corn. Pork production is one of the largest con-sumers of grain.

How many bushels of soybeans do market hogs consume in a year? 32 million bushels. Pork production is a significant demand factor for the corn and soybean markets and benefits crop produc-ers through increased prices.

Sources: Illinois Agri-cultural Statistics Service, Illinois Pork Producers Association. Shaw Media Service file photo

Keynote speaker announced for AFBF annual conventionWASHINGTON, D.C. —

Commander Rorke Den-ver will give the general session keynote address at the 96th AFBF annual con-vention and IDEAg Trade Show in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 12, 2015.

About 7,000 Farm Bureau members from across the nation are expected to gather in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 11-14 to hear from distinguished

leaders and participate in a grassroots policy setting process which will guide the American Farm Bureau Federation through 2015.

Denver has run every phase of training for the U.S. Navy SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and other international hot spots. “Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior,”

is Denver’s book. It takes readers inside his personal story and the demanding SEAL training program he oversaw.

“We are thrilled to have Rorke Denver as one of our keynote speakers,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman. “His leadership, dedication to teamwork and courage when faced with pressure-filled situa-tions few of us can imag-

ine is inspiring,” he said.In 2006, Denver was

officer in charge of the BRAVO Platoon of SEAL Team Three in Iraq’s Al Abnar Province in one of the most combat-heavy deployments of any regu-lar SEAL team since Viet-nam. Stationed in Hab-baniya, his team conduct-ed more than 190 missions including sniper opera-tions, direct assaults, spe-

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BUNN, N.C. — Agricul-ture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Sept. 18 the USDA is investing in 540 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide.

“These loan guarantees and grants will have far-reaching impacts nationwide, particu-larly in the rural communi-ties where these projects are located,” Vilsack said. “Invest-ing in renewable energy and energy efficiency will continue the unprecedented increase in home-grown energy sources and American energy inde-pendence we’ve seen in recent years. This is creating jobs, pro-viding new economic opportu-nities and leading the way to a more secure energy future.”

Vilsack made the announce-ment while in North Carolina to highlight USDA’s investments in rural renewable energy projects, as part of the Obama Administration’s ‘all-of-the-above” energy strategy. It is the most recent of a series of USDA actions to strengthen the country’s energy sector. Two weeks prior, Vilsack announced a $105 million loan guarantee to a company that will produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste.

Today’s funding is being provided through USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP was created by the 2008 Farm

Bill and was reauthorized by the recently passed 2014 Farm Bill.

The announcement comes when President Obama announced new executive actions to further advance the development of solar technolo-gies across the country. These new investments in solar will reduce America’s energy con-sumption, cut carbon pollu-tion by nearly 300 million met-ric tons – equivalent to taking more than 60 million cars off the road for a year – and save businesses nearly $45 billion on their energy bills. The renewed effort to invest in solar energy also includes commitments from a broad coalition of 50 public and private sector part-ners, including leading indus-try, community development organizations and housing pro-viders in 28 states.

“USDA is proud to play a key role in Obama administra-tion’s efforts to promote the use of solar technologies,” Vil-sack said. “Of the REAP projects funded today, 240 projects are for solar investments of $5.2 million in grants and $55.3 mil-lion in loans.”

During Vilsack’s trip to North Carolina, he visited Progress Solar in Bunn, N.C., which received a $3.4 million REAP loan guarantee in 2012 for installation of a solar array. Progress Solar now produces enough solar energy to power

540 average-sized homes each year. The 4.5 megawatt array was developed by North Carolina-based O2 Energies, Inc. The Progress Solar site is a dual-use solar power plant and a working farm where a 10th generation farming fam-ily raises free range sheep and lambs. The project serves as a test site for herd management best practices on a solar farm, and the goal is to model future

collaborative efforts that marry solar-energy production with agriculture production. This is the seventh solar farm venture that O2 Energies has developed in North Carolina.

Eligible agricultural produc-ers and rural small businesses may use REAP funds to make energy efficiency improvements or install renewable energy systems including solar, wind, renewable biomass (includ-

ing anaerobic digesters), small hydroelectric, ocean energy, hydrogen and geothermal.

Since the start of the 2008, REAP has supported more than 8,800 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide. During this peri-od, USDA has provided more than $276 million in grants and $268 million in loan guarantees to agricultural producers and rural small business owners.

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FARM Illinois will encompass the state’s top agricultural, business and economic leaders to devel-op and advocate for a com-prehensive strategic plan focusing on the state’s eco-nomic leadership in global food security. Leaders will work toward releasing a plan next spring.

FARM Illinois grew from the roots of Vision for Illi-nois Agriculture. Begun in 2008, the Vision for Illinois Agriculture involved lead-ers representing many agriculture sectors. The strategy’s three major goals are for Illinois to rank among the top three states in both food manufactur-ing and in crop and animal production, and to lead the nation in biobased product technology and services.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Gue-bert Jr. envisioned FARM Illinois “planning how the agriculture and food indus-tries can come together to promote the whole sector from farm to plate.”

Guebert, who will co-

chair the production and supply committee, fore-sees benefits to be gained from enhanced connec-tions among Illinois agri-culture leadership and Chicago industry leaders. Those connections could “tie all our agricultural assets and Chicago food assets together,” Guebert continued.

University of Illinois President Robert Easter, chairman of the leadership council, agreed with Gue-bert on increased commu-nication and conversations in all sectors from equip-ment manufacturing to meat and food processors, and from financial institu-tions to the Chicago Board of Trade. For 100 years, “the global market was set here; it gave us econom-ic opportunities,” Easter noted.

“I hope this picks up where the Vision was and gains broader involvement of industry sectors and all parts of the state,” Easter said.

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new project are increased awareness about the eco-nomic importance of agri-culture and food to Illi-nois. This would result in increased investment in ag research and greater inter-est in agricultural careers.

The U of I and its fellow institutions need to “pro-vide the workforce with education and the technol-ogy for whatever the next phase is going to be,” Eas-ter said.

Other IFB goals are sup-port for investment in Illi-nois transportation infra-structure, an improved state business climate with a common sense regula-tory environment, state fiscal integrity, and efforts to attract food and agricul-tural businesses here.

IFB also wants to con-tinue working toward Vision for Illinois Ag goals for commodity and value-added production, food manufacturing, and bio-based product technology and services.

Source: Illinois Farm Bureau.

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Safety first at harvest time

Harvest season is one of the busiest times of year for farmers — carry-ing with it long days and tight deadlines. It can be tempting to bypass basic safety procedures.

Each year, failure to follow these recommen-dations leads to thou-sands of injuries — in addition to deaths — for farmers and employees. Even though it may add a few minutes to your day, taking extra steps to ensure safety can help save both farmers and their employees’ lives.

While it can be diffi-cult to anticipate every hazard farmers may encounter during har-vest, this list can help you to improve farm safety and decrease the opportunity for injuries.

• Inspect equipment routinely for problems that may cause acci-dents.

• Never bypass start a tractor. Always follow the correct starting pro-

cedure.• Check for clearance

from overhead power lines when moving tall equipment.

• Never lean or step over a power takeoff (PTO) while it is operat-ing.

• Make sure a fire extinguisher and a fully stocked first aid kit are always easily accessible.

• Ensure all protective shields and guards are in place.

• Take precautions to prevent entrapment and suffocation caused by unstable surfaces of grain storage bins, silos or hoppers. Never walk the grain.

• Be aware that meth-ane gas, carbon dioxide, ammonia and hydro-gen sulfide can form in unventilated grain silos and manure pits and can explode or suffocate or poison farmers.

• Get plenty of rest and take breaks when neces-sary.

When traveling on roadways:

• Ensure reflective slow moving vehicle (SMV) signs are clean and located on the rear of any tractor and piece of towed equipment that is used for roadway trav-el.

• Try to avoid rush hours and busy roads.

• Turn on hazard lights and turn off field work-ing lights.

• Install mirrors that are wide enough to see following motorists.

• Pull over to allow traf-fic to pass, if possible.

• Minimize the width of equipment as much as possible.

• Always use turn sig-nals and be aware of oncoming traffic and traffic approaching behind equipment.

• Lock brake pedals together.

It’s also important for motorists to “share the road” with farmers. Driv-ers should reduce speed when encountering farm equipment or when an SMV emblem is visible, keep a safe distance, be prepared to yield, and pass wide, large farm equipment only if condi-tions are safe.

Harvest can be a stress-ful time of year. Still, no matter what the task, or even if you’re running a bit behind schedule, thinking “safety first” is worth it ... to ensure you and your workers are ready for planting next spring.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced up to $2.5 million is avail-able to establish the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture’s Rural Child Pov-erty Nutrition Center. This competitive grant is part of USDA’s efforts to reduce childhood food insecurity in rural com-munities in America.

Trends show that both the overall rural poverty rate and the rural child poverty rate have exceed-ed rates in urban areas for more than 30 years. In 2012, one out of every four children in rural areas lived in poverty, and 21.2 percent of rural house-holds with children were food insecure. Deep pov-erty, defined by income below 50 percent of the poverty level ($1,000 per month for a family of four in 2012) was a reality for one in eight rural children.

“The goal of the cen-ter is to reduce child food insecurity by improving access and coordination among child nutrition programs in up to 30 rural communities with persis-tently high poverty rates,” Vilsack said. “Children liv-ing in persistently-poor, rural areas tend to experi-ence worse outcomes in terms of nutrition, activ-ity, and obesity. The Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center would facilitate innovative strategies to support a healthier next generation in rural Amer-ica.”

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ties are in rural areas. Through the USDA Strike-Force for Rural Growth and Opportunity, the USDA has supported part-nerships and projects in more than 700 persistent poverty counties, par-ishes, boroughs, Colonias and tribal reservations. The USDA Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center will work cooperatively with USDA’s Food and

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Yoder said he expects implementation rules to be released in the next week or so, although it’s unclear how the information will be disseminated. The rules could amount to as many as 20,000 pages.

Yoder, Illinois Farm Bureau’s senior director of marketing and affiliate management, has provid-ed 27 presentations on the farm bill since July. The big-gest concern among farm-ers: The delay in the rules.

“This farm bill covers this crop that they are going to have planted, harvested and have in a bin some-where before they know the rules covering the crop,” Yoder said. “That’s frustrat-ing and of concern to them. But that’s also a big advan-tage. They’re going to know exactly the crop size and have a very good handle on the first year, and even the second year’s prices these programs will use. That gives them a head start in calculating which of these programs may give them the best coverage and pos-sible payments.”

Once the rules are out, IFB will review them and put together fact sheets and handouts for farmers. A series of webinars and winter meetings across the state also will be planned, Yoder said.

He encourages farmers to pay attention to two key time lines — when they can update their yields and base acres, and when they can sign up for the safety net options.

“Not every farm bill lets them update their base and

yield. They don’t want to miss that opportunity,” he said.

He expects farmers to make that decision — a one-time, irrevocable choice — this fall.

All programs make pay-ments on base acres. A farm’s total base acres can-not be increased, but farm-ers can keep the current base acreage or reallocate base acres across program crops based on proportion planted in 2009-12 years.

Farmers also can update payment yields to 90 per-cent of the average yields from 2008-12 or keep their current payment yields at levels used in 2008 farm bill counter-cyclical payments. Updated payment yields are only used to calculate PLC. Both revenue safety net options will use the pay-ment yields established in the 2008 farm bill.

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Wheat farmers, he said, could benefit more from the additional crop insur-ance than corn farmers.

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“What matters most is the lives, the health and the well-being of our fami-lies and co-workers,” said Robert Aherin, an Exten-sion agricultural safety spe-cialist and professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois. “It’s very important to con-sider safe farm practices all year long, but especially during the harvest season, when we experience the highest injury and fatality rates of the year. There are a number of areas where we can significantly reduce our risk using safe farm practices.”

Aherin said Illinois averages about 32 deaths related to farm work each year, and of those, 40-45 percent are tractor-related. “A significant portion of those fatalities are rollovers from tractors without roll-over protective structures (ROPS),” he said. “It’s criti-cal to use a tractor with a protective structure on it for activities that have a

high risk of tractor over-turns, such as mowing ditches and roadsides. If you don’t have the struc-ture, your chance of surviv-ing an accident is about 20 percent. With a ROPS, the survival rate increases to about 95 percent.”

Moving farm equipment on public roads during planting and harvest sea-son is another major safety issue in Illinois. “Make sure your equipment is well lit and visible. Farm equip-ment moves about one-third the speed of other traffic, so it’s important that the driving public can identify slow-moving vehi-cles,” he said. “All equip-ment should have the slow-moving emblem visible on the rear, and you must use flashing warning lights, day or night, if you have equip-ment that’s wider than one lane of traffic.” Aherin encourages farmers to use an escort vehicle if they are traveling on curvy or hilly roads. “Other vehicles need about 1,000 feet in order to see a farm vehicle and take evasive action if nec-essary. Some of our road-ways don’t have that much space, so an escort vehicle with flashing lights can warn oncoming traffic.”

Harvest time can be an exciting time of year, espe-cially for children on the farm, but Aherin encour-

ages parents to be safe rather than sorry when it comes to the young-est members of the farm family. “I know there are many positive things about spending time with your children, but harvest is not that time. You have to understand the risk that’s involved. You’re using massive equipment, and if they’re around it’s pos-sible you won’t see them. If they’re riding in the cab

of a tractor, an unexpect-ed bump or jolt can throw them against the door and possibly out of the cab. If the tractor doesn’t have a cab, it’s very easy for them to fall off. Harvest time can be a dangerous time for children.”

Finally, Aherin said grain handling safety is a grow-ing issue in Illinois and the Midwest. “We’re particu-larly concerned this year because we will probably

have a late harvest and possibly a record year for production of corn and soybeans. That automati-cally increases the worker’s exposure to safety issues in the handling and stor-age of grain,” he said. “My first advice to farm work-ers would be to stay out of grain bins if at all possible.

“Of course, that’s not always possible,” he con-tinued, “so one of the most critical things you need to remember is never go in a bin when grain is flow-ing out. It might not seem dangerous, but so many things can happen. If you lose your footing, or if you drop your shovel and reach for it and you’re standing on grain that’s bridged or clumped together, it can avalanche and you’ll slide into the center of the bin. At that point it only takes three to four seconds before the grain flow is above your knees, and 15 to 25 seconds before you’re completely engulfed.”

If you must enter a bin, Aherin said it is essen-tial to wear a lifeline. “If you’re entrapped without a lifeline, your chance of survival is around 20 per-cent. People do survive, but unless your local fire department has confined space entry training, you have to wait for a tech res-cue team. We only have

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The group of 12 farmers spent a week visiting ports and transload facilities, and meeting with officials in Texas, Louisiana, Geor-gia and Virginia.

“I was really impressed with the efficiency of the logistics of getting our farm commodities to our foreign customers -– the automated container han-dling docks that we vis-ited, the size of the ships, the loading of the ships,” said Rock Katschnig, a Henry County Farm Bureau Board member from Prophetstown. “The key part of this efficiency was depth of the channel … Every stop we made, they talked about deepen-ing the channel to accom-modate bigger vessels.“

Nelda Burnett, who farms in Massac County with her husband, admits she grew up a “city girl.” She described the trip as an “awesome, eye-open-ing experience.” She said she was impressed by the amount of exports and imports traveling through the ports.

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J.C. Reitmeier, who farms near St. Joseph, said he knew little about ports before the study tour.

“For anybody that’s never been to a port, they need to go see it,” he said. “You can’t believe the magnitude of commodi-ties going in and out, no matter what it is – orange juice, coffee — just con-tainer after container. The ships that bring it in are giant, and they’re getting bigger all the time.”

He said each port seemed to have plans to expand to accommodate bigger vessels that will eventually pass through the Panama Canal.

“They see the future. The exports and imports are going to be larger. Big-ger ships coming in. Big-ger ships going out,” Reit-meier said. “They need to expand to keep up with world trade. And they have a plan. Whether they can get the money — that’s the hold up.”

Source: Farm Week — Deana Stroisch.

Farmers have chance to direct $3.3 million to nonprofits

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Farm-ers now have the oppor-tunity to contribute $3.3 million to organizations in their communities. To honor and support the tradition of service orga-nizations in rural Ameri-ca, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities pro-gram is partnering with farmers to direct $2,500 donations to individual nonprofit organizations. The program, which kicked off its fifth year on Aug. 1, benefits 1,324 counties across 40 states.

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some growers may be wondering if they took full advantage of this year’s high-yielding conditions, a University of Illinois crop scientist said data does not necessarily show that increasing plant pop-ulation would have made for bigger yields this year.

“Did we all miss the boat by planting ‘only’ 35,000 or so seeds per acre this year? Fortunately, we have data to answer this question,” said Emerson Nafziger.

“Since 2011, we have been running trials at a dozen sites around Illinois in which we plant six to eight hybrids at a range of populations, including planting rates of 34,000 and 42,000. Plant counts show that actual stands are very close to planted populations,” he said.

More than 277 compari-sons from the past three

years show the difference in yield between these two populations was only about a tenth of a bushel, and Nafziger said there was no indication that the response got larger as yield level increased.

“In fact, the line drawn through the points shows slightly lower yield dif-ferences as yield level increased,” he said.

At yield levels less than 150 bushels per acre, Nafziger said that 42,000 plants yielded 9 bushels more than 34,000 plants, with a range of -62 to +48 bushels. At yields above 250 bushels per acre, 42,000 plants yielded a half bushel less than 34,000 plants, and the range was -24 to +24 bushels.

“This reinforces what many of us know – that low-yielding conditions tend to make yield less consistent, with more dif-ferences due to factors

like hybrid stress tolerance water-holding capacity within fields,” he said.

Nafziger said that these data give no support to the idea that a corn crop planted at populations in the mid-30,000 range is incapable of taking full advantage of high-yield-ing conditions. He added that the data also confirm that risks of having pop-ulations too high for the conditions increases when there are not conditions for high yields.

“Because we don’t know what conditions will be at the beginning of the season – the 2012 season started off great and would have been a good sea-son to raise populations at planting, but with very negative outcomes as con-ditions stayed very dry – it makes no sense to push populations above 40,000 in hopes that we’ll get the weather to make this pay

off. In fact, the response of yield to population tends to be fairly flat over the range of the lower to the upper 30,000s, regardless of yield level or condi-tions,” he said.

Nafziger said there are occasional yield increases ranging from the lower to upper 30,000s. “The 2014 growing season has been so outstanding that this could be one of those times. But such increases tend to be modest, and they don’t always pay for the additional seed,” he said. “Today, it takes nearly a bushel of added yield to pay for 1,000 more seeds. While responses of this size are possible, they are not common at pop-ulation levels that most producers already use.”

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