BCR-03-03-2015

Year 169 No. 27

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Beware: The ‘silent killer’

Every girl can feel like Cinderella going to the ball

February was one for the record books

By Goldie [email protected]

PRINCETON — With February 2015 now behind us, many are waving their good-byes to the bitterly cold month that will go down in the record books.

Last month shaped up to rank in the Top 5 coldest Februaries in the last 100-plus years.

According to Bob Byrne of Princeton, who is with the National Weather Observ-ers program, the average high tempera-ture for February was 23.2 degrees. The average low temperature was 4.1 degrees.

Reviewing the temperatures, Byrne said there were several days in the month that hung below zero. The coldest days in the month sat at negative nine below zero.

“If you thought it was cold, well, it real-ly was,” he said.

The month also brought in 19.8 inches of snow. This past weekend’s snowstorm, which hit parts of Bureau County late Saturday night and early Sunday morn-ing, brought in a little more than 1 inch of snow.

Just to have something to compare those bitter cold temperatures to, Byrne provided averages for the month of Jan-uary 2015.

The average high was 28.3 degrees, and the average low was 13.1 degrees. January also brought in less snow, with measure-ments only reaching to 12.3 inches of accumulation.

What’s the good news?The good news, is the coldest part of

the year may be behind us.WQAD News 8 Meteorologist Eric

Sorensen has reported despite winter hanging on, there have already been signs of spring.

According to Sorensen’s weather blog, some have spotted “V” flocks of Canada Geese headed north. Also there has been the chirping of more birds; foxes and coy-otes were heard barking in the latter part of February. Rabbits are now also becom-ing a little more active, due to increased sunlight.

Sorensen said to look out for further signs of spring. Other signs could include first buds of trees, and Red-Osier Dog-wood stems turning red.

What’s in store this week?As we head into the first week of March,

the National Weather Service is calling for freezing rain and sleet between noon and 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, with tem-peratures reaching a high of 37 degrees and low of 9 degrees; Wednesday, March 4, will be mostly cloudy, with a low around negative four degrees; Thursday, March 5, will be sunny with a high near 14 degrees; and Friday, March, 6 mostly sunny, with a high near 33 degrees.

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The dangers of carbon monoxide

By Zita [email protected]

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and Nicor Gas are encouraging residents to beware of carbon monoxide (CO) dangers and to take a proactive approach to preventing

carbon monoxide poisoning this year.With the recent drop in temperatures,

CO is a growing concern according to Jae Miller of Nicor Gas. Produced when fossil fuels, including natural gas, do not burn properly, CO can build up in enclosed spaces. She said CO causes sickness and can lead to death if not detected.

Lt. Joe Welte with the Princeton Fire Department said carbon monoxide poi-soning is a serious matter. He advised all area residents to install working CO

detectors.“Carbon monoxide poisoning can be

prevented by just having working CO alarms in each household,” said state fire marshal Larry Matkaitis. “Just as we stress the importance of having smoke alarms all year round, CO detectors go hand in hand when it comes to saving lives.”

In 2013, Illinois had 11,481 CO-related incidents reported to the National Fire

PROMise Dress Sale unites girls with

affordable dressesBy Goldie Currie

[email protected]

PRINCETON — With the help of fam-ily and friends, Amy Thompson is work-ing on sorting, pricing and hanging the

last bunch of dresses for the third annu-al PROMise Dress Sale, which will be this Saturday, March 7.

This year’s event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Princeton.

The event offers ladies of all ages the opportunity to purchase new or pre-worn dresses for $50 or less.

This year’s sale will feature more than 300 dresses of all shapes and sizes. And while the sale is geared toward prom, Thompson said there are many types

of dresses appropriate for events other than prom.

“Our goal is for prom, but there are so many dresses for sale that are not for prom,” she said.

These dresses could be used for a variety of events, such as mother of the bride, pageants, Easter, general dress-up, old dance costumes, flower girl, short dresses for homecoming and much more.

BCR photo/Becky Kramer

It’s that time of year ...Ruth Ohmart (left) buys a box of Girl Scout cookies from Jasmine Dalrymple and Erin Dove at Family Video in Princeton on Sat-urday, Feb. 28. It’s the time of year when Girl Scouts are selling their famous cookies. Look for the Scouts at a variety of places, where they’ll be offering your favorites plus a few new varieties. Trying to watch your waistline? No problem. The Scouts offer you an opportunity to buy a box of cookies and then have them delivered to members of the Armed Forces. See the press release on Page 2.

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Former Princeton native captivates his audience

Ben Parr to release his new book,

‘Captivology’By Goldie Currie

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Looking for a way to cap-ture the attention of others? You just might find out how to in Princeton native Ben Parr’s new book, “Captivol-ogy.”

Set to launch Tuesday, March 3, Parr, who now resides in San Francisco, Calif., explores the science and psychology of attention, and how to utilize the knowl-edge to capture, maintain and grow the attention of others.

“I wrote ‘Captivology’ because attention is the fundamental currency of the modern economy,” he said. “Local businesses must capture the attention of cus-tomers to thrive. Teachers need to captivate their stu-dents for them to be suc-cessful. And parents need to keep the attention of their kids to get anything done.”

Parr first became interest-ed in the subject of attention when studying the science in human culture at North-western University. His studies shaped his frame of reference and led him to his first job as an editor for “Mashable,” a social media news website that covers trends and news on hun-dreds of social networks.

“I became fascinated by the topic of attention and its impact on our economy and culture,” he said.

When countless start-ups in Silicon Valley began seek-ing out Parr’s advice on var-ious topics — such as how to talk to journalists, how to create a go-to market strat-egy or how to partner with celebrities — that’s when everything clicked.

“I knew this was a subject that deserved two years of my time,” he said. “I sim-ply had to write this book. There was so much amaz-ing research on the subject, but nobody had ever put it together into one cohesive

book that was accessible to the masses. That is what ‘Captivology’ represents.”

In his book, Parr com-bines the latest research on attention with interviews with more than 50 scientists and visionaries — Face-book’s Sheryl Sandberg, film director Steven Soderbergh, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, New York Times bestsell-ing author Susan Cain and many more — who have successfully brought their ideas, projects, companies and products to the fore-front of cultural conscious-ness.

Aside from Parr’s new book, his list of accomplish-ments are extensive. He is co-founder and managing partner of DominateFund; was co-editor and editor-at-large of “Mashable;” a col-umnist for CNET; has been name Forbes “30 under 30,” was named one of the Top 10 tech journalists in the work by Say Media and has been featured in a variety of media including CNBC, CNN, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

Through all that he’s achieved, however, Parr prefers to steer away from the word “succeeded” and focus more on the path he’s on that has allowed him to help so many others.

“I firmly believe ‘Captivol-ogy’ will change millions of lives for the better, but I am proud of how far I’ve gone since I left Princeton High

School. I couldn’t have done it without the great teachers and mentors I had in Princ-eton — teachers like Elaine McVety, my Scoutmaster Norm Harris and, of course, my parents,” he said.

Lastly, Parr’s message to those back home reading, “Captivology” ...

“Always put people first. The reason I’m here now is because of my mentors, my friends and the network I’ve built over the years. Great careers and great opportu-nities happen because peo-ple know people. Don’t be afraid to move to a new city or meet new people,” he said. “Oh, and never delib-erately hurt somebody for your own personal gain — It will always come back to bite you; I’ve seen it happen too many times.”

Order a copy of Parr’s book through his website, benparr.com.


Ben Parr

CorrectionMelinda Camp was misidentified in Saturday’s BCR in a story with her children.

The BCR regrets the error.

BCR photo/Joann Bowman

Fun with friends at Girls Night OutCindy Penzenik (center) and Marianne Owens (right) participated in Girls Night Out Saturday at the Prairie Arts Center in Princeton. Those in attendance were invited to sip wine, sample fine chocolates, bid on silent auction items and watch the show, “Queen of Bingo.”

Operation Cookie Share underwaySend your Girl Scout cookies

to U.S. Armed ForcesSPRINGFIELD — Girl

Scouts of Central Illinois (GSCI) is providing a way for consumers to support the Girl Scout Cookie Program and U.S. Armed Forces by offering the Operation Cookie Share program again this year.

Operation Cookie Share, which started in 2010, is an effort held in conjunction with the local Girl Scout Cookie Program that allows cus-tomers to purchase cook-ies for members of the Armed Forces. Since the program’s inception, Girl Scouts of Central Illinois has provided more than $1 million worth of Girl Scout cookies to military men and women. Girl Scouts of Central Illinois have been so successful with this endeavor the achievement is entered in the Illinois Congressional Records.

“We are thrilled to pro-

vide this opportunity to support the military and Girl Scouts at the same time,” GSCI Chief Operat-ing Officer Kelly Day said. “Operation Cookie Share is a great way to show your support to those who are charged with defend-ing our country. We get letters all the time from troops in faraway coun-tries, and they are grateful for a little taste of home. We partner with the mili-tary affinity group at State Farm, who ensures that cookies are packed and shipped to servicewomen and men across the U.S. and abroad.”

Customers can elect to have their cookie pur-chase directed to Opera-tion Cookie Share via any Girl Scout participating in the annual sale. There are no additional shipping fees associated with the Operation Cookie Share Program; cookies are $4

per box. Additionally, customers can visit Oper-ationCookieShare.org to make a direct donation to the effort.

The GSCI Cookie Program runs Feb. 13 through March 23. The program has grown into a leading business and eco-nomic literacy program that is run by and for girls and provides an import-ant ingredient for lead-ership by helping girls develop five key skills, including goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business eth-ics. The financial literacy skills taught through Girl Scouts have proven to be a key factor in shaping the financial and personal success for alumnae.

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois serves 21,000 girls and 5,000 adult members annually in 38 counties throughout central Illi-nois. For more informa-tion, visit www.GetYour-GirlPower.org or call your local Girl Scout Service Center at 877-231-1446.

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It’s National Health MonthChoose your plate; choose your lifestyleBy Zita HenneBerry

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March is National Nutrition Month, and the Bureau County Health Department’s Nursing Director Laurie Geuther advised area residents to stay active and eat well.

Also involved with WIC, a supplemental nutrition program for women, chil-dren and infants through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Geuther high-ly recommended peo-ple visit choosemyplate.gov. It is a simply a great resource, said Geuther. She said “choose my plate” has replaced the traditional nutritional pyr-amid scheme.

In a country which is spending up to $250 bil-lion annually on obesi-ty-related medical treat-ments, health and obesity has become a significant national hardship.

According to Geuther and stateofobesity.org Illi-nois ranks 25th in Amer-ica’s adult obesity rates (25 out of 51). The obesity percentage last recorded in 2013 was 29.4 percent.

While Geuther agreed with Michelle Obama’s campaign to fight child-hood obesity, the highest obesity rates in Illinois are seen between the ages of 45 and 64.

Childhood obesity leads to a wide range of health concerns and a decreased quality of life, said Geuther. Obesity leads to a variety of physical and emotionally struggles such as heart disease, joint dis-ease and emotional dis-tress which can be carried

on throughout a lifetime.Obesity in the Unit-

ed States has become a serious concern as the country’s life expectan-cy remains exceptionally low according to research on aging conducted by the Population Reference Bureau.

Geuther quoted the article, “Obesity is more prevalent in the United States than in other high-income coun-tries ... Evidence indicates that U.S. adults are some-what more sedentary than their European counter-parts.”

While the United States falls high on the scales and low on life longevi-ty, Geuther believes a more productive analysis is to examine countries doing well. By emulating high-income countries with low obesity rates and high life longevity, the U.S. could make improve-

ments.Geuther said through

education, the Bureau County Health Depart-ment aims to broadcast the mission of better health habits. She said through small sustain-able changes, people work their way toward a health-ier lifestyle,adding big changes are oftentimes not sustainable.

Geuther again advised people to visit the excel-lent government resource c h o o s e m y p l a t e . g o v . Through the great visual aid, she said, people can gain an easy perspec-tive on what their plates should look like.

With one-half the plate covered in veggies and fruits, a section of lean protean, and a section of whole grains, people can eat their way into a healthy lifestyle.


Candidate forum planned in LaMoille

LAMOILLE — LaMoille School District will hold a candidate forum at 7 p.m. Monday, March 9, in the LaMoille High School cafeteria. The public is

invited and encouraged to meet those running for the LaMoille Community Unit School District 303 School Board and hear their views and plans.

Bureau County United Way Spring Event is March 21PRINCETON — The

Bureau County United Way Spring Event will be Saturday, March 21, in the lower level of Fitzgerald’s in Princeton.

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be at 6 p.m., and dinner is at 7 p.m. An art auction will follow. Pete Mangold will be the guest chef, and dinner will

be by Four and Twenty Cafe. Entrée choices are prime rib, center cut pork chop or duck breast. There will also be a cash bar.

Tickets, which are $50,

are available at the Bureau County United Way office, 618 N. Main St. in Prince-ton. Proceeds will benefit the Bureau County United Way 2015 campaign. For more information, call 815-872-0821.

Are you ready to ‘spring forward?’Get ready to set your clocks

ahead this Sunday

Compiled By Zita HenneBerry and Goldie [email protected]

Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8. As we prepare to “spring for-ward,” there are some facts about why we change our clocks twice during the year.

• Benjamin Franklin is credited with the concept of Daylight Saving Time, which he proposed in 1785; However modern Daylight Saving Time first saw the light of day in 1895 when an entomol-ogist from New Zealand, George Vernon Hudson, presented a proposal for a two-hour daylight sav-ings shift.

• Germany was the first country to implement Daylight Saving Time on April 30, 1916.

• Daylight Saving Time was been in use through-out much of United States, Canada and Europe since World War I.

• Daylight Saving Time was started to make best use of daylight hours by shifting the clock back in

fall and forward in spring.• President Lyndon

Johnson signed the act into law in 1966.

• Any state can opt out of Daylight Saving Time by passing a state law.

• The states of Hawaii and Arizona do not

observe Day-light Saving Time.

• Most of the state of Indiana did not observe Daylight Sav-ing Time until 2006.

• Resi-dents in var-ious parts of Indiana will be springing their clocks

forward at different times, as 74 counties in the state are in Eastern Time Zone and 18 counties are in the Central Time Zone.

• U.S. Federal Law was amended in 1986 to begin Daylight Savings on the first Sunday in April and end the last Sunday of October; however is 2005, President George Bush signed into law a new energy policy bill that would extend Day-light Saving Time by four weeks beginning in 2007.

• Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1.

Sources: timeanddate.com and Nasa.gov.


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There are some brand new dresses in the bunch this year, many with the original price tag still on them.

New this year is VIP Night, which will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 6. The event is open only to those who donated a dress five years or newer to the sale.

Thompson said she is excited to try out this new twist this year.

“They get the chance to come a day before the sale and look around when it’s not as hectic. It will be a more relaxed setting and allow them to really look through the dresses and find something of their own,” she said.

Aside from dresses, the sale will also include shoes and accessories of all kinds — purses, gloves, garters and more.

Shoppers will have the opportunity to try on dresses at the sale, and Liana Hall of Designs by Liana Rae will be on site to help with any needed alterations.

Giving background on why she started this sale, Thompson said while doing dishes one night, she began thinking about the tough economy and about how some girls would not be able to afford to go to prom.

Running with the thought, Thompson decided to put on an event where girls wouldn’t have to spend so much money on a prom dress.

“I wanted to create a sale

where girls could get some-thing they were proud of and felt beautiful in, and something that boosted their self esteem at a cost they could afford,” she said. “Just because some-one has worn the dress, doesn’t mean it can’t be yours.”

Three years later, Thompson is proud of the event’s success, and the money from the sales has gone to good causes. In the last two years, she’s raised $3,403, which was donated to Living Works Suicide Prevention pro-gram and the FUMC Chil-dren and Youth Ministries.

This year, Thompson will split all proceeds between the youth minis-tries group and the Bureau County Food Pantry.


Incident Reporting Sys-tem (NFIRS). The National Association of Fire Protec-tion (NFPA) has reported a significant increase in the number of carbon mon-oxide incidents, attributed to the increased use of CO detectors, which alert peo-ple to the presence of CO.

Carbon monoxide is odorless, colorless and tasteless, said Miller. It has become known as the “silent killer.” By taking simple safety precautions and preventative measures, families can protect them-selves against the danger, she said.

According to the Illinois Carbon Monoxide Alarm Act (430 ILCS 135/10), every dwelling unit should be equipped with at least one approved carbon monox-ide alarm within 15 feet of every bedroom or sleeping corridors. By making sure that detectors are in place and in good working con-dition, residents can help ensure their own safety.

While detectors are not required by law, said Welte, they are seriously advised due to the lack of CO poi-soning indicators.

Miller warned CO detec-

tors should not be installed near a home’s kitchen, garage or furnace.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, on average about 170 U.S. citizens die every year from CO-pro-duced by non-automotive products. Product such as malfunctioning fuel-burn-ing appliances such as furnaces,ranges, water heaters and room heaters, engine-powered equip-ment such as portable generators, fireplaces and charcoal that is burned indoors.

The OSFM warned, CO-related incidents are most likely to occur during the winter months due to the above common sources for CO leaks. Carbon mon-oxide leaks happen when heating equipment or gas lines are not installed cor-

rectly or not maintained adequately. The OSFM reminds Illinois residents not to run their vehicles in enclosed spaces such as the garage.

They said the symp-toms of the “silent killer” are very similar to those of the flu and include head-ache, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea and dizzi-ness. Other signs of possi-ble CO presence are con-densation on walls and windows, house plants dying, house pets becom-ing sluggish, and chronic odors from malfunctioning appliances.

Nicor gas warned Illinois residents to get outdoors into the fresh air and to call 911 or the local fire depart-ment if there is any suspect of CO poisoning.


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BCR photo/Goldie CurrieAmy Thompson, event coordinator of the PROMise Dress Sale, makes final preparations for her third annual sale to be held this Saturday, March 7, at the First United Methodist Church of Princeton. All dresses will be priced $50 and under. All proceeds of the sale will benefit Bureau County Food Pantry and FUMC Children and Youth Ministries.

BCR photo/Joann Bowman

Spicing up a cold dayMaddie Devert (left) and Caleb Headley dish up some chili at the Bureau County Open Door 4-H Club’s annual chili and soup supper Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Princeton.

Meeting MinutesBureau Valley

Board of EducationMANLIUS — The

Bureau Valley District Board of Education met in regular session Tues-day, Feb. 24, in the district office in Manlius.

Superintendent Steve Endress recognized Rick Wilken for his work to prepare the district for PARCC testing. A student group from BVN, includ-ing Makanna Sabin, Bri-anna Broers and Madi-son Dye, performed their literary skit. They will be performing at the com-petition on Feb. 25 at BVS.

In board action, the following was approved:

• Regular meeting min-utes of Jan. 27.

• Special board meet-ing minutes of Jan. 30.

• Activity account reports.

• Monthly financial and treasurer’s reports.

• Bureau Valley #340 bills and payroll.

• Bureau County Cooperative Alternative School and Behavior Dis-order Program bills, pay-roll and financial reports.

• Renaissance field trip.

• Board policy updates.• A decision on wheth-

er to accept an invitation to join the Lincoln Trail Conference was tabled.

After executive ses-sion, the board:

• Approved and retained the executive session meeting minutes of Jan. 27.

• Approved employ-

ments of Dan Gustafson as assistant track coach at BVS; Amanda Broers as food service personnel at BVN and Stan Schaffer as part-time custodian at BVS.

• Approved volunteer coaches Jason Smith,

Chris Smith and Don King for BVHS baseball; and Bill Phillips and Damon Macklin for BVHS softball.

The next regular meet-ing of the Bureau Valley District Board of Educa-tion will be at 7 p.m. Tues-day, March 24.

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You never said I’m leavingYou never said goodbyeYou were gone before I knew it,And only God knew whyA million times I needed you,A million times I criedIf love alone could have saved you,You never would have died

In life I loved you dearlyIn death I love you stillIn my heart you hold a place,That no one could ever fillIt broke my heart to lose you,But you didn’t go aloneFor part of me went with you,The day God took you home.

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Sadly missed by all that knew her

Obituaries

Peru arrests two on heroin chargesPERU — Peru Police Chief Doug Ber-

nabei announced the arrest of two sub-jects following a team effort by Peru Police Patrol Division officers, a Peru Police K-9 unit and by Peru Police SIU detectives into the delivery and posses-sion of heroin in the Illinois Valley area.

Arrested were Wilfredo C. Candelaria, 34, of Peru and Nora E. Toovey, 25, of DePue at 9:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at Sixth and Fulton streets in Peru. Both suspects are currently being held in the Peru City Jail on charges of unlaw-ful possession of controlled substance (heroin) with the intent to deliver. Both were expected to be transported to the LaSalle County Jail for their first court appearance. At that time formal drug charges are expected to be filed by the LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s office.

The Peru Police Department has made its No. 1 enforcement priority the sales of suspected heroin taking place in the Illinois Valley. It is believed that suspected heroin is regularly being transported from Chicago to the greater

Illinois Valley area and then sold locally. Bernabei categorizes this arrest as “an

arrest that is very significant relating to the distribution and possession of her-oin here in the Illinois Valley area.” An ongoing investigation by Peru Police Detectives and Friday night’s vehicle stop, K-9 search and efforts of the offi-cers and detectives overnight related in the seizure of over 100 separate packag-es of suspected heroin, over 10 grams. Additionally seized was a small quantity of suspected crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

Bernabei offered praise to the work of the members of his department involved in this and all other drug cases. “I am especially proud that all units within the department are working so closely together as a team. We commit that we will continue this aggressive approach to drug enforcement in the Peru area. By this aggressive approach, I hope we are sending a message that drug dealing will not be tolerated in the city of Peru.”

Millie CarrWALNUT — Millie Powers Carr, 77, of

Walnut died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Millie was born Oct. 20, 1937, in rural Atkinson, the daughter of Mell and Marie (Longeville) DeSplinter. She graduated with the Class of 1955 from St. Mary’s Academy in Navoo. She was united in marriage to Har-old J Powers in Atkinson on June 22, 1957. He preceded her in death on Nov. 20, 1996. She married Neil Carr on Dec. 21, 2002, in Walnut. He preceded her in death on March 16, 2013.

Millie was in the U.S. Postal Service for 28 years and she was the Walnut postmas-ter for 18 years. She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a member of the Walnut American Legion Auxiliary and the Illinois branch of the National League of Postmasters. She volunteered at Pass It On in Walnut. Millie enjoyed playing dominoes with her friends and spending time with her family.

She is survived by two daughters, Sherie (Jerry) Verdick of Port Byron and Julie (Pat-rick) Donovan of Walnut; one son, Mark (Amy) Powers of Carmi; six grandchildren, Brandon Donovan, Matthew (Amanda Diaz) Donovan, Jessica Verdick, Devon Werts, Whitney (Jordan) Ward and Natalie Powers; three stepchildren, Roger Carr of Russiaville, Ind., Dean Carr of Bloomington and Julie (Greg) Jamison of Princeton; six stepgrandchildren, Turner Jamison, Aus-tin Jamison, J.D. Carr, Mackenzie Waters, Adam Verdick and Robert Verdick; two great-grandchildren, Lexi Ryan and Zack Donovan; one brother, James DeSplinter of Geneseo; and numerous nieces and neph-ews.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; both husbands; one sister, Dorothy DeGrave-Little; and one brother, Ryburn DeSplinter.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 6, at St. John’s Catho-lic Church in Walnut with Father Thomas Shaw officiating. Burial will take place in the Walnut Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thurs-day, March 5 at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

A memorial has been established in her memory. Online condolences may be left at www.garlandfuneralhome.com.

Erma LinnCOLUMBUS, Ind. — Erma L. Linn, 84, of

Columbus, Ind., passed from this life at 10:14 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at her home.

Born March 7, 1930, in Boko-she, Okla., Mrs. Linn was the daughter of Thomas Floyd and Ruth E. Orr Head. She married Donald E. Linn Dec. 20, 1947, in Longview, Texas. He pre-ceded her in death on Sept. 26, 2014.

Mrs. Linn worked in the real estate indus-try in Columbus for over 25 years. Erma accepted the call to missions work at the age of 16. She was the president of the board of directors that started SOS Ministries in 1990 which was a music ministry started for Sarah Kittle. Through SOS Ministries and GO International, she and Sarah were able to begin their mission work in 1991 which included short term missions in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia and terminated with a 10-year ongoing ministry in Venezuela. Because of her affiliation with the 4-Square Church in Venezuela, she ministered in every major city in that nation.

Erma was a member of Columbus Cam-erata, an auditioned vocal group which per-formed in area churches in Columbus and surrounding communities.

She was a member of Blessed Life Fellow-ship in Columbus and was very creative in interior decorating and set designs for local church productions.

Mrs. Linn is survived by her sons, Mick C. (Linda) Linn of Plainfield, Ind., Dr. Donald (Judy) Linn of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Ron (Jill) Linn of Columbus, Ind.; seven grand-children; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Linn was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and eight siblings.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home, 1029 Washington St., Columbus, Ind., with the Rev. Larry Cochran of GO International and Pastor Andy Robbins of Blessed Life Fellowship officiating. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, and from 11 a.m. until service time Thursday, March 5.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.

Online condolences may be sent to Mrs. Linn’s family and a video tribute may be viewed at barkesweaverglick.com.

Millie Carr Erma Linn

Glennie AndersonLASALLE — Glennie Mason (Thiry)

Anderson, 78, of LaSalle, for-merly of Ottawa, died Sunday evening, March 1, 2014, at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.

Born Jan. 29, 1937, in Ottawa to Marcel and Fern (Maltas) Thiry, she married Dennis C. Anderson Sept. 17, 1977, at the First Baptist Church in Ottawa. He preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2011.

She was a member of First Baptist Church.Surviving are two sons, William Mason

of Marseilles and Melvin (Dawn) Mason of Evansville, Ind.; three daughters, Val-erie (William) Nagy of Ottawa, Denetta (Angelo Flamingo) Reddick of Ottawa and Tracy (Robert) Ross of LaSalle; 19 grand-children; 45 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Thiry of LaSalle and James (Judy) Thiry of Texas; and one sister, Shirley Cull-mann of Ottawa.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Melvin Mason; a son, Richard Lee Mason; and nine brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thurs-day, March 5, at the First Baptist Church in Ottawa with the Rev. Eugene Owlsley offici-ating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednes-day, March 4, at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Charles LaneWALNUT — Charles Lane, 77, of Walnut

died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Arden Courts in Glen Ellyn. Arrangements are pending at the Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Arthur RadakeTAMPICO — Arthur F. Radake, 79, of

Tampico died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Tampico with Deacon Bill Lemmer offici-ating. Burial will be in Yorktown Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednes-day, March 4, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

The Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements.

Andrew BeierLADD — Andrew Klint Beier, beloved

infant son of Jason and Jami (Kepper) Beier, went home to God on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley.

Survivors include his parents and sister, Sarah, of Ladd; maternal grandparents, Richard and Mary Jo Kepper of LaSalle; paternal grandparents, Bob and Betty Beier of Ladd; aunts and uncles, Lori (Mitch) Watson of Coal City, Amy (Frank) Booth of Dalzell, Richard Kepper Jr. of LaSalle and Jeremy Kepper of Minonk; and cousins, Brandon and Krista Watson, and Dalton and Jacob Booth.

He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents.

Private funeral services will be held at the Mueller Funeral Home in Peru with Rev. Timothy Kenyon, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Peru, officiating. Burial will follow in Valley Memorial Park in Spring Valley.

Pallbearers will be his uncles, Richard Kepper Jr. and Jeremy Kepper, and his cous-ins, Brandon Watson, and Dalton and Jacob Booth. The online guestbook may be viewed and condolences shared at www.Mueller-FH.com.

Glennie Anderson

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On the street Why is being a Girl Scout important in our world today?

“Being a Girl Scout is important

because we can sell cookies and give the money to charity.”Jasmine Dalrymple, Dover

“Being a Girl Scout is important because it teaches you how to

help people out of the goodness of your heart and teaches you to

set high expectations for yourself.”Katrina Rudolph, Princeton

“Being a Girl Scout is important because we get

to do activities with the money we earn. We hope to go horseback riding.”

Erin Dove, Princeton

“Being a Girl Scout is important because you learn

a lot of things like how to work with money, how to help people

and how to help animals.”Heather Heider, Princeton

“Being a Girl Scout is important because you learn to be more kind and you learn a lot of things like how

to make the world a better place. Every time a Girl Scout joins, the world is 1 percent better.”

Olivia Giaquinto, Princeton

The ‘leveling’ principleTo the Editor,Am I misinterpreting Zita Henne-

berry’s comments concerning the Texas celebration of Kris Kyle Day?

I certainly agree with her that many in the military do great ser-vice but never receive great hon-ors. But isn’t it true that there are thousands of “unsung heroes” in every area of life? Does this mean we should never hold up as good examples anyone who does some-thing brave and unselfish because we can’t recognize every person who behaves so?

I don’t know Kris Kyle; I haven’t read his book or seen his movie. Even if I had, I wouldn’t know the true motives for his actions. I just know that his actions resulted in the saving of many American lives, which most of us would say called for bravery and unselfishness.

Do we really want to apply the “leveling” principle to all areas of life?

Carol Blake GerrondNeponset

Ag education critical to ag industry’s future

To the Editor,The Illinois Leadership Council

for Agriculture Education (ILCAE) urges supporters to contact Gov. Rauner’s office and their legislators to protect the agriculture education line item as recommended by the Illinois State Board of Education.

On Wednesday, (Feb.) 18th, Gov. Rauner proposed his version of Illinois’ Fiscal 2016 budget which included elimination of the agri-culture education line item. ILCAE understands the financial situation of our state but opposes this cut.

This line item funds the Facili-tating Coordination in Agricultural Education Project (FCAE) which provides local program support,

curriculum resources, professional development for agriculture teach-ers, and on-site technical assis-tance. The line item is currently allocated at $1.8 million, but the Illinois State Board of Education recommends increasing it to $3 million.

Agriculture is a significant driv-er of the Illinois economy. One in every four jobs in Illinois is related to the agriculture, food and natu-ral resources industry. In a recent report by USA Today, agriculture was identified as one of the Top 5 highest earning college majors for 2015 graduates. Despite these truths, agriculture programs exist in less than 50 percent of our high school districts.

Investment in agriculture edu-cation ensures we are adequately supplying all businesses in Illinois with necessary talent and keeps good jobs here. No other educa-tional model is as comprehensive as this. And, there are still far too many high school districts without agriculture programs, particularly in urban districts. There is no fat to cut from this line item. This is a critical investment in our youth and state.

The ag education model is three part, combining classroom instruc-tion with work-based learning and leadership development. It serves as the model for the Illinois Pathways Initiative which was included in the

Education Reform and Job Growth Agenda Blueprints. The line item supports student work-based learn-ing projects — or supervised agri-culture experiences — that generate over $11.8 million in student earn-ings and over $2.1 million in local and state matching funds for Ag-In-The-Classroom efforts and affecting over 29,000 secondary and 468,000 elementary students, respectively. Even excluding all other benefits, these two facts alone account for a strong rate of return for taxpayers.

This line item began in 1986 when the Illinois General Assembly legislated that a comprehensive program for agricultural education be created and maintained by the public school system for all school districts.

We understand the difficult financial position of our state and are willing to work with the gov-ernor and General Assembly on how we can strengthen private contributions to our partnership — but investing in our future is the responsibility of both the private and the public sectors. We look for-ward to working together so that all Illinois students through agriculture education may develop their poten-tial for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success.

Andrew Bowman, chairman, Illinois Leadership Council for

Agricultural EducationOneida

Letters policy

Letters to the Editor should not be more than 500 words in length. Only one person can sign a Letter to the Editor. The author of the letter must include his/her name, hometown and telephone number. The author’s name and hometown will be published, however, the telephone number is only used to verify the authenticity of the author’s signature and will not be published. Unsigned letters are never read or published. No letter will be published until The Bureau County Republican contacts the author of the letter to verify the signature. The Bureau County Republican reserves the right to edit or refuse any Letter to the Editor.

From the editor’s desk

It’s difficult to believe we’ll be setting our clocks ahead one hour this coming weekend! That’s right! On Sunday, March 8, we’ll spring forward an hour into Daylight Saving Time. Personally, I like it — after all, it’s another hour of daylight every day. While I know there are some mixed emotions about it, maybe I can actually stay awake to watch the 10 p.m. news at night!

•••We are getting a great response to our

Dear Soldier campaign, where we’ve asked every Bureau County resident to write a letter or draw a picture to someone in the military or a veteran. We are working with an organiza-tion called Operation Gratitude, which will then distrib-ute the letters to military personnel and veterans, both stateside and abroad. Thank you so much for helping us honor our military heroes. If you need a location of where you can find a Dear Soldier mailbox, contact BCR Staff Writer Zita Henneberry at [email protected] or 815-875-4461, ext. 6334. Zita is the brainchild behind this Bureau County event.

•••Mark your calendars! The Bureau County Republican

will host a Candidates’ Forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at the Bureau County Metro Center. The forum will feature the six candidates for Princeton commissioners and the three candidates for Princeton mayor.

If you’ve attended our forums in the past, you know they are well attended and filled with great information to help you decide on your choice for these important offices. I strongly urge all Princeton residents to attend and get to know your candidates. I hope to see you there.

•••Congratulations are in order to the Bureau Valley High

School boys basketball team who won its regional cham-pionship — the first regional championship in 10 years! Way to go, guys, and a special round of applause to your parents, coaches, teachers, friends and everyone who helped cheer you to victory.

Also, congratulations are in order to seventh-grader Jon Pelc of Ladd Grade School who won the Bureau County Spelling Bee, held last week at the Bureau Coun-ty Metro Center. Another round of applause to all the individual students who won their spelling bees at their respective schools. A big high five to all of you.

•••Is your church, school or organization hosting a spe-

cial event? We’ll be happy to let our readers know about your activities that welcome the public. Just email your information to [email protected]. Please include any information pertinent to the event, so readers can attend. You can also submit a photo. If you do, please identify those in the photo as well.

•••Thoughts for this month:• “March came in that winter like the meekest and

mildest of lambs, bringing days that were crisp and golden and tingling, each followed by a frosty pink twilight which gradually lost itself in an elfland of moonshine.” L.M. Montgomery.

• “By March, the worst of the winter would be over. The snow would thaw, the rivers begin to run and the world would wake into itself again. Not that year. Winter hung in there, like an invalid refusing to die. Day after grey day the ice stayed hard; the world remained unfriendly and cold.” Neil Gaiman, “Odd and the Frost Giants.”

• “March comes in with an adder’s head, and goes out with a peacock’s tail.” Richard Lawson Gales.

•••It’s difficult to believe two months of 2015 have already

passed us by ... Wow! Wasn’t it just yesterday we were putting away Christmas lights and hanging up a new calendar. I hope 2015 is treating you well, and I also hope those elusive dreams seem closer than ever before. While I understand the brutal north wind and Mother Nature’s antics can tend to get us down during these cold winter months, spring is on its way — offering each one of us a second chance. Grab on to those second chances, my friends.

Have a great week. Breath. Exhale. Take time for those you love. And remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.

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

Terri Simon

First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or

abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Constitution of the United States, 1789

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Bureau County Town Hall MeetingTuesday, March 10th, BC Metro Center at 7PM

For the “Lives” of our kids!

Bureau County Town Hall MeetingTuesday, March 10th, BC Metro Center at 7PM

For the “Lives” of our kids!

530 Park Ave. East • 815-875-2811www.perrymemorial.org

Community Partners AgainstSubstance Abuse (CPASA) isinviting area residents to attend andparticipate in a discussion aboutsubstance abuse and related issuesamong youth and young adults inBureau and Putnam Counties.


Life&Arts Donkey basketball — A donkey basketball game will be held March 11 at Malden Grade School. See Community Notes on Page 7.

Scholarships — Both the Carus Group and Princeton Rotary Club will offer scholarships. See Page 8.

Community NotesBreakfast planned

PRINCETON — A breakfast for Perry Memorial Hospital retirees and former employees will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, March 5, at The Red Apple restaurant.

Red Hats eventPRINCETON — The Princeton Red

Hats will celebrate its 16th anniversary at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Princeton Elks Lodge. Members are asked to bring their favorite casserole.

Malden fundraiserMALDEN — The Malden After-School

Program will host a Buckeye Donkey Basketball game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Malden Grade School. Malden community members will try to play basketball while riding donkeys. There will be raffles, a 50/50, conces-sions and $1 donkey rides to children under 12 years old accompanied by a paying adult. Tickets purchased in advance are $6 and at the door are $8. To purchase tickets, call 815-878-3650.

Breastfeeding supportLADD — La Leche League of the

Illinois Valley, a breastfeeding support group, will meet at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Ladd. This monthly group helps mothers gain knowledge and support from other breastfeeding moms. For more informa-tion, call 815-894-3303 or email [email protected].

DAR luncheonPRINCETON — The Princeton-Illinois

Chapter NSDAR will host its youth lun-cheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 6, at the Hampshire Colony Congregational Church in Princeton. Honorees of the Good Citizens program from nine area high schools, family and school person-nel will be in attendance. The program will be presented by Kathy Casstevens from Starved Rock State Park. A short business meeting for members will follow.

Quilt showPRINCETON — The biennial Covered

Bridge Quilters Guild Quilt Show will be Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, at the Bureau County Fair-grounds in Princeton. It will feature hand-stitched quilts, quilt appraisals, classes and vendors of quilting items.

Rotary meetingWALNUT — The Rotary Club of Wal-

nut will host William Bailey, professor of ag economics and supply chain man-agement at Western Illinois University, for its Farmer Appreciation Day Lun-cheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Konz Restaurant.

‘Domestic Servants in the 19th Century’Bureau County Historical Society to host programPRINCETON — For many Bureau

County families in the 19th Century, domestic servants were as much a part of life as they were for the aristocratic Craw-leys in the popular PBS series “Downton Abbey.”

At 1 p.m. Sunday, March 8, the Bureau County Historical Society, in cooperation with the statewide Road Scholars Speak-ers Series, will present “Domestic Ser-vants in the 19th Century,” a program by Erika Holst. The program, which is free, will be held at the historic Grace Norris Home, 109 Park Ave. West in Princeton.

Holst’s program will bring back memo-ries for the many area residents who have fond recollections of the cooks, seam-stresses, nannies, gardeners, bakers and laundresses who served their ancestors in Bureau County homes. For others, this program will be a fascinating introduc-tion to a world of class distinctions, now mostly unfamiliar.

The Road Scholars program, part of the Illinois Humanities Council, provides organizations statewide with a roster of speakers on topics of history, culture, music, politics, law and science, among others.

For more information, contact the Bureau County Historical Society at 815-875-2184.

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Templeton Family Band to perform ThursdayThe Templeton Family Band will perform in Cherry for the monthly pie and coffee retiree social hour Thursday, March 5. The concert will be from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cherry Church Hall. The group specializes in bluegrass and gospel music. The event is free, and no reservations are needed.

Safe at homeBy Gary Sinclair

Special to the BCR

Most of us are probably familiar with the phrase “being taken to the wood-shed.” It usually means to a child that their parents gave them a spanking or at least significant punishment. But it can also be used more generally for getting a tongue-lashing or reprimand from a boss, teacher or other leader.

However, while many good people will disagree on whether that phrase or its implications are valid or helpful, I want to talk about something differ-ent for parents to consider than the “woodshed.” Instead let’s talk about the “watershed.”

No, not a real place, but a “watershed moment” or two with our kids. Most parents will spell out a rule, potential punishment or parental response to their child and then explain what will happen if they disobey.

However, much of the time par-ents give in or at best don’t fully come through on their promise to respond. The problem then becomes that our kids begin believing that in the future we will not follow through and so they simply push the limits or don’t obey.

This is where a “watershed moment” is needed, the time we must convince them that we are totally serious. Our son, Tim, was not quite old enough to drive but had started going out regu-larly with friends. And like normal kids, they liked to stay out a bit later so we would determine a curfew time that was dependent, of course, on the activity, day of the week, etc.

So we told him we were serious that he come home on time. Therefore, if he was going to be late, he would need to call us and let us know, and if he did not I

would be in one of two places. I would either be in the car looking for him or on the phone with the police depending upon how serious I thought circum-stances might be.

Well, it wasn’t two weeks later when we had an incident. After a short grace period it was clear he wasn’t on time. I was pretty sure I knew where he was so I decided to just get in the car and find him. This was going to be a watershed moment.

I had just left home when he and his best friend rounded the corner. As we stopped in the middle of the street I asked him if he remembered our discus-sion. He did and quickly saw that I was keeping my word. Not wanting to say more in front of his friend, we headed home.

And I was able to explain then that he we loved him so much we weren’t about to fool around with his safety. That night he knew I was totally serious.

That’s the kind of watershed moment every parent needs to have. You may have repeat them in various situations, but do it. Be consistent. Follow through. As my mother-in-law used to say, “You don’t know what your kids will do but they should always know what you’ll do.”

Gary Sinclair is the family pastor at Christ Community Church in Princeton. He writes a blog at: http://safeathome-blogspot.com and has authored an eBook available at Amazon.com called “Turn Up Or Turn Around Your Parenting.”

Revisit the ‘70sLASALLE — Illinois Valley Community College’s ‘70s Night will be at 5:30 p.m. Fri-

day, April 10, at Senica’s Oak Ridge, East Route 6, LaSalle. 1970s attire is strongly encouraged. Live and silent auctions will be held. Food will be served, and there will be prizes for the best costumes. The cost is $30 per person. Proceeds will benefit the IVCC Foundation. For more information, call 815-224-0253.

Make Someone Happy• Happy golden birthday on Tues-

day, March 3, to Ethan Turpen. We love you, Mommy and Daddy, Nana and Papa, grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, and Nolan.

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Carus offers $10,000 scholarship and internshipContest deadline

is March 22LASALLE — Carus Group is

upping the ante for students applying to the company’s Cen-tennial Scholarship Program. The 100-year-old environmental com-pany is offering $10,000, plus a paid internship opportunity in its LaSal-le research lab, to a college student who offers an innovative idea for using chemistry to solve an envi-ronmental problem. Scholarship details can be found in the careers section at www.caruscorporation.com.

“The enthusiasm surrounding this scholarship has been amazing, and we really want the prize offer-ing to reflect the excitement we’ve seen so far,” said Inga Carus, Carus Group Chairman and CEO.

Carus elevated the scholarship award several thousand dollars to $10,000 after the program’s ini-tial launch. The $10,000 scholar-ship winner will be able to choose between 2015 or 2016 for their paid

summer internship, providing they meet eligibility requirements, or they may choose to opt out of the internship portion of the prize if availability is an issue.

“With this program, we want to celebrate innovation. The innova-tions of our employees over the years are the reason our company is still thriving into our second centu-ry,” said Carus, the granddaughter of company founder, Dr. Edward Hegeler Carus.

Over the last 100 years, new approaches to product research, customer support, and manufac-turing process improvement have turned Carus from a single-product manufacturer operating out of an old barn in 1915, to a global com-pany with diverse product lines for water treatment, air purification, and soil remediation.

Carus’ LaSalle research laborato-ry is one of the company’s innova-tion centers, where ideas are tested and new products are discovered. The contest calls for current col-lege students who are enthusias-tic about chemistry, to apply for a

chance to win $10,000 and to be a part of Carus’ renowned internship program.

“My Carus internship exceeded my expectations,” said 2014 labo-ratory intern Lydia Stariha, a chem-istry major at Grinnell College in Iowa. “I experienced first-hand how my major is applied in the corpo-rate world. Carus allowed me to be a part of the entire experimental process, from setting up the proce-dure and collecting data, to analyz-ing the results and finding a logical conclusion.”

The contest deadline is March 22. Complete rules and applica-tion forms can be found at http://www.caruscorporation.com/page/home/careers/centennial-scholar-ship-and-internship.

Carus, founded in LaSalle in 1915, is an environmental company that produces and supplies technologies and services for water treatment, soil remediation, and air purifica-tion. To learn more, connect with Carus on LinkedIn, follow Carus on Facebook and Twitter, or visit www.caruscorporation.com.

Education BriefsEIU releases fall dean’s list

CHARLESTON — More than 1,000 undergraduate students have been named to Eastern Illinois University’s fall 2014 dean’s list. The dean’s list at EIU recognizes undergraduates with a declared major whose academic performance has been excellent. Students who achieve a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0 on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 graded semester hours, excluding credit/no credit grades. Area students include: Jamie Olson and Megan Smith of Princeton; David Grimm of Sheffield; and Jessica Jacobson of Wyanet.

Roberts participates in exhibitMONMOUTH — Bailey Roberts was one of the five

Monmouth College students invited to exhibit at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, as part of The College Invitational Exhibition. A closing reception and awards ceremony was held on Feb. 5. A junior art major, Bailey is the daughter of Thomas and Nancy Roberts of Sheffield.

Lotspeich named to dean’s listSPRINGFIELD — Michael Lotspeich of Bradford has

been named to the University of Illinois Springfield dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester. To qualify for the desig-nation, a students must be an undergraduate work took at least eight graded semester hours and maintained a grade point average of at least 3.75 for the semester.

Wamhoff named to dean’s listCHICAGO — Alexandria Wamhoff of Dalzell has been

named to the 2014 autumn quarter dean’s list at DePaul University.

Shepard named to dean’s listMOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — Samantha Shepard of

Wyanet as been named to the 2014 falls semester dean’s list at Iowa Wesleyan College. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must be classified as a degree candidate and have attained a grade point average for the term of 3.50 or better on a 4.00 scale, with 12 credit hours or more and no incomplete grades at the time the list is declared.

Rotary Club announces scholarship programPRINCETON — The Princeton

Rotary Club has released informa-tion regarding the 2015 Swan-Eick-meier Scholarship Program. Appli-cations are available at the Princ-eton High School guidance office.

Three $1,000 non-renewable scholarships will be awarded to Princeton High School graduating seniors pursuing a two- or four-year college degree. Scholarship funds will be paid directly to students in one installment following gradua-tion. Scholarship money must be

applied directly to tuition, room and board, fees, and/or books/media.

The criteria for students apply-ing for the scholarship will include enrollment as a student at PHS for at least one academic year prior to graduation, the intent to complete a college degree, and enrollment as a full-time student at an accredit-ed college or university. Selection will be based on candidate’s aca-demic achievement, extracurricular and community activities, letters of recommendation, and a 500-word

essay about how Rotary service and ideals will play a role in their life.

Seniors may pick up a Swan-Eick-meier Scholarship application at the Princeton High School guid-ance office. Applications must be received by Friday, April 10. Noti-fication of the three scholarship award winners will be announced in May.

“This marks the 15th year the Princeton Rotary Club will be offering scholarships,” said Judson Lusher, scholarship committee chairperson.

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Pheasants Forever Banquet — The Bureau County Pheasants Forever’s annual ban-quet will be held Thursday, March 5 at the Bureau County Metro Center.

Regional notebook

Johnston makes a

difference By Brent Jamison

[email protected]

FULTON – As the final buzzer sounded Friday, Feb. 27, Tommy Johnston and the Bureau Valley Storm celebrated their school’s first regional title in 10 years.

Johnston, along with his Storm team-mates, accepted their regional plaque in the middle of Stan Borgman Court in Fulton before being mobbed by the BV student section.

Looking back, a lot has changed in one year for Johnston.

Almost exactly one year ago, he had to watch his Bureau Valley teammates come five points short of a regional title against Sene-ca. Johnston was sidelined after suffering a season-ending ankle injury in a home game against the Newman Comets two weeks earlier.

Losing the second leading scorer and top rebounder was tough to overcome. Johnston says watching last year’s region-al from the bench was a “terrible” expe-rience.

“Last year sucked,” said Parker Neuhal-fen of playing without his teammate. “We came close and didn’t get it. It’s just nice to have Tommy on the floor. He will make some crazy shots when you need him to. He’ll finish and get rebounds.”

Even this year’s regional championship was in doubt for Johnston, who caught a nasty flu bug after Tuesday’s win over Fulton where he scored a career-high 37 points.

“I’ve never seen a kid that sick as he was (Thursday),” BV coach Jason Marquis

BCR photo/Dan DwyerHall senior Ryan Cinotte runs into a roadblock on the way to the basket in Friday’s regional championship game at St. Bede vs. Fieldcrest.

St. Bede Regional final: Fieldcrest 50, Hall 23

Fieldcrest cools down HallBy Dan [email protected]

PERU — The sixth-seeded Hall Red Devils finally ran into a roadblock in the St. Bede regional championship game as the top-seeded Fieldcrest Knights handled the Red Dev-ils Friday, Feb. 27, during a decisive 50-23 victory. It was Knights’ eighth regional title in 10 seasons.

After a thrilling 53-47 vic-tory over the host Bruins on Wednesday, Feb. 25, the ener-gy seemed to be drained from the Red Devils as they strug-

gled to click as a cohesive unit throughout the championship contest.

A bucket by junior forward Drew Pullam that was set up by senior guard Grant Hill got the Red Devils within one at 10-9 with 6:36 to play in the second quarter.

From there, the Knights took over as Fieldcrest went on a 12-2 streak that gave the Knights a 22-11 advantage at the half.

A nice move in the paint by junior forward Chris Ballerini made the game 24-18 with 4:09 to play. But another run by the

Knights, this time a 9-0 stretch finished off with a dagger three ball with a minute to play, gave the Knights a solid 33-18 lead late in the third.

Solid defense by the Knights and the inability for the Hall offense to get shots to drop led to difficulty by the Red Dev-ils to get anything going after the run by the Knights. The Red Devils recorded less than 10 points in each of the four quarters, including only three points in the fourth quarter.

“We just ran out of gas

BCR photo/Mike VaughnThe Storm celebrate their regional championship with all their closest friends, after defeating Princeton 70-50 at Fulton Friday. It was the Storm’s first regional title in 10 years. BV advances to the Farmington Sectional to face Winnebago Tuesday.

The next generation

Fulton Regional final: Bureau Valley 70, Princeton 50

Storm wins first regional since 2005By Kevin Hieronymus

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FULTON — The Bureau Valley Storm won seven straight region-als from 1996 to 2002 when its school doors first opened and nine in its first 10 years.

After a 10-year absence, the Storm has returned to its regional glory.

The Storm put up its 10th regional banner with a con-vincing 70-50 win over Bureau County rival Princeton in front of a packed house at Fulton High School Friday, Feb. 27. The cham-pionship victory comes after title game losses the past two seasons.

“After the girls won theirs (regional), we decided that we had to win ours. We couldn’t go out like that,” said BV senior cap-tain Parker Neuhalfen, who led the Storm with 19 points. “It’s

taken me three tries to do this, so I’m glad I finally got it my senior year. This is awesome … This whole scene is amazing.”

“It feels amazing,” senior guard Josh Mead said. “Everybody con-tributed really well, and we were so into this tonight. One through 15, everybody was awesome.”

Both BV head coach Jason Mar-quis and assistant coach Preston Jones played on that 2005 region-al team. Jones said they haven’t really talked much to the team about that, not wanting to put on any extra pressure.

“They know what’s at stake. Really, the message is having pride in the program and getting people excited about Storm bas-ketball again,” Jones said.

The regional championship sends the state-ranked Storm

BCR photo/Mike VaughnPrinceton’s Jett Wedekind sneaks in behind to strip the ball from BV’s Parker Neuhalfen in the first quarter of Friday’s regional championship at Fulton.

Fulton RegionalFriday’s championship

Bureau Valley 70, Princeton 50Stars of the game: BV - Parker Neuhal-

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Johnston (12 points, 9 rebounds). PHS - Garrett Duffin (13 points, 7 rebounds),

Jake Reinhardt (13 points)• Next: BV (27-3) will play Winnebago (21-

8) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Farmington Sectional.

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BCR photo/Mike VaughnBureau Valley’s Tommy Johnston twists and shoots away from Princeton’s Tyler Clark in Friday’s regional finals at Fulton. The Storm won 70-50.

(27-3) to the Farmington Sec-tional to face Winnebago (21-8) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, in a semifinal contest. The Indians (21-8) won their own regional, defeating Byron 56-43.

“We’re celebrating tonight,” Marquis said, “and when 6 a.m. rolls around (Saturday), we’ll start working on Win-nebago.”

BV took off to start the third quarter. Neuhalfen followed a two by Alex Johnson with a three to open the half to go up 44-33. After a hoop by Josh Mead, Neuhalfen sank two free throws at the 4:00 mark to put the Storm up 48-35 and dished to Dale to make it 50-35.

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The Storm tacked on the first five points of the fourth quarter with a basket by Tommy Johnston and anoth-er 3-point play, this one by Trey Dale off a steal and layup, to go up 62-40 early in the fourth.

BV scored six straight to stretch its lead to 70-45 on a Neuhalfen free throw with 6:15 remaining. The Storm outscored the Tigers 31-12 at that point, playing a suffocat-ing defense.

“It’s all about trust,” Mead

said. “On the defensive end, we trust each other to do our jobs. We communicate, call out bumps, do stuff like that, and that really makes a dif-ference.”

“We’re always a second-half team. It just works out that way. We came out with fresh legs second half and really ran,” Neuhalfen said. “I think it’s our conditioning. Coach runs us a lot, and that definite-ly benefits us now. Nobody’s complaining.”

“The boys have worked their tails off,” Marquis said. “They go full speed in every-thing they do in practice, they have all year.”

The Tigers (16-13) had a strong start, with junior guard Jake Reinhardt dishing off twice to teammates (Clark and Garrett Duffin) before hitting a 3-pointer for a 11-7 PHS lead.

The Storm answered with a 10-0 run, going up 17-11 on Mead’s second trey in the game’s first six and a half min-utes.

A pivotal play came in the middle of the second quar-ter when PHS senior Brenton Schmidt made a basket and the baseline official called a foul. However, the outside official ran in, calling a charge. After the men in stripes con-ferred, the charge on Schmidt stood, wiping out the basket and giving the Storm the ball, still leading by four.

BV made two free throws in each of its next two posses-sions to go back up by eight, rather than the Tigers poten-tially closing within one.

“They said the guy with the charge, his whistle went off

first. I don’t know how they know that, but that’s what they claimed and that’s why the charge call stood,” PHS coach Jesse Brandt said. “It was a huge momentum shift. It could have been a 3-point play for us. They got some free throws after it, and it kind of stemmed from there.”

The Storm took a 39-33 halftime lead on a last-sec-ond shot by freshman Corbin Endress after the Tiger had scored five straight points.

BV had a well-balanced attack behind Neuhalfen (19 points), Mead (15), Johnson (14) and Johnston (12).

Duffin and Reinhardt each had 13 points for Princeton.


said. “I was a little wor-ried, but I didn’t say any-thing. I thought to myself this kid’s going to miss two (regional championships) in a row.”

Johnston didn’t show any ill effects, recording a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the title game against Princeton.

“Tommy’s definitely a big part of our team,” said senior guard Alex Johnson. “He hit some big shots. He had the 37-point game and tonight he was a beast. He makes us a lot better.”

“It’s a great feeling,” Johnston said of the win. “Getting to move on is

really exciting.”Road warriors: Despite

the loss on Friday, you have to tip your cap to the Princeton Tigers.

After ending the regu-lar season on a five-game losing streak, the Tigers turned things around with wins on Monday and Wednesday to advance to Friday’s championship.

With three trips to Ful-ton in one week, the Tigers’ bus logged 396 miles and a three-hour round trip each time. Princeton coach Jesse Brandt said this time of the year you just to have go and play where they assign you.

“It’s tough, I don’t know if you want to play three games in a week,” he said. “But that first game was good for us because we

were playing so poorly. I don’t think it played much of a difference tonight, obviously it would have been nice playing a little closer to home.”

It’s been awhile: The last time Bureau Valley and Princeton met in the postseason was the 2004 regional championship. The Storm won the con-test 59-44 at Prouty Gym. Coach Marquis was a senior on that team.

Three-point show-down: BV’s Parker Neu-halfen and Drew Ford-ham both advanced in the three-point shoot-out, hitting 10 of 15 shots each. Also advancing were Mor-rison’s Noah Hogue and Newman’s Trevor Bolin.


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Farmington SectionalTuesday: Game 1 - Bureau Valley

(27-3) vs. Winnebago (21-8), 7 p.m. Wednesday: Game 2 - Rockridge (27-1) vs. Monmouth-Roseville (18-9), 7 p.m.

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BCR photo/Dan DwyerGrant Hill and the Hall Red Devils had their regional title hopes blocked by top-seeded Fieldcrest Friday at St. Bede.

tonight after Wednesday’s game being so emotion-al beating St. Bede here. I just think that we weren’t physically out of gas, but we were emotionally out of gas. We ran into a good team,” Hall coach Mike Filippini said.

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It was rough going offensively for the Red Devils (13-18) as Pullam led the Hall offense with 11 points, including 4-of-4 from the free throw line.

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defense, with Grant Jochums on A.J. Gaeta and (he) held him to one point. We did just an outstanding job of defense. Our team defense was great. Our rotations in the back court were great,” Fieldcrest coach Matt Winkler said.

“The last month of the season the way we played was just a lot of fun,” Filip-pini said. “We’ve got so much better from the start of the season until the end of the season. We couldn’t finish it off tonight, unfor-tunately, but like I said, I’m just really proud of the kids and they way the grew up and improved through-out the year.”

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ScoreboardBasketball

HigH ScHool boySOttawa Marquette 1A Regional at Marseilles

Friday: Title - (1) Newark 53, (2) Marquette 45.

Erie 1A RegionalFriday: Title - (1) Forreston 56, (2)

Polo 46.

Streator Woodland 1A RegionalFriday: Title - (2) Flanagan-cornell

57, (1) roanoke-benson 51.

Hinckley 1A RegionalFriday: Title - (2) aFc 80, (4) indian

creek 70.

Somonauk 1A SectionalTueSday: game 1 - Flanagan-

cornell vs. dwight, 7 p.m.WedNeSday: game 2 -

Newark (20-10) vs. aFc (20-10), 7 p.m.Friday: Title - winners 1-2, 7 p.m.

Fulton 2A RegionalMoNday: (5) Fulton 60, (4) Morrison

53.(3) Princeton 91, (6) Savanna West

carrol 57.TueSday: bureau Valley 76, (5)

Fulton 62.WedNeSday: (3Princeton 62,

Newman 44.Friday: Title - bureau Valley 70, (3)

Princeton 50.

Princeton 14 19 7 10 - 50bureau Valley 19 20 18 13 - 70

PriNceToN (16-11): brenton Schmidt 3-3 3-5 9, garrett duffin 5-10 2-3 13, Jake reinhardt 5-9 1-1 13, Jett Wedekind 0-3 1-2 1, Tyler clark 2-7 0-0 5, levi bates 0-6 0-0 0, dalton Jildera 2-3 0-0 4, Skye behrends 0-2 0-0 0, Tanner Kuhne 0-0 0-0 0, Michael camp 1-2 0-0 2, Zach Friel 1-1 0-0 3, lenny Mead 0-1 0-0 0, eric bibula 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 19-47 7-11 50.

bureau Valley (27-3): alex Johnson 6-9 1-2 14, Tommy Johnston 4-9 4-5 12, Parker Neuhalfen 4-10 9-10 19, blake balensiefen 0-3 0-2 0, Josh Mead 6-12 1-4 15, drew Fordham 0-2 2-2 2, Trey dale 2-7 2-3 6, Sean Shepard 1-2 0-0 2, gage Smith 0-0 0-0 0, evan Frank 0-0 0-0 0, evan ringle 0-0 0-0 0, rusty Fargher 0-0 0-0 0, dylan Martin 0-3 0-0 0, yulian osorio 0-0 0-0 0, charlie lotspeich 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-58 19-28 70.

3s – Princeton 5 (reinhardt 2, duffin, clark, Friel), bureau Valley 5 (Neuhalfen 2, Mead 2, Johnson). rebounds – Princeton 22 (duffin 7), bureau Valley 31 (Mead 11). Turnovers – Princeton 14, bureau Valley 7. Steals – Princeton 3, bureau Valley 8 (Johnson 3). blocked shots – Princeton 7 (duffin 3), bureau Valley 1.

St. Bede 2A RegionalMoNday: (5) eureka 63, (4) Pc 52.(6) Hall 53, (2) el Paso-gridley 50.TueSday: (1) Fieldcrest 51, (5)

eureka 29.WedNeSday: (6) Hall 53, (2) St.

bede 47. Sba (15-12):Friday: Title - (1) Fieldcrest 50, (6)

Hall 23.

Hall 7 4 9 3 - 23Fieldcrest 9 13 11 17 - 50

Hall (13-17): Hill 2 0-2 4, gaeta 0 1-2 1, d. Pullam 3 (1) 4-4 11, einhaus 0 0-0 0, cinotte 1 0-0 2, T. Pullam 0) 0-0 0, ballerini 1 1-2 5, Sangtson 0 0-0 0, case 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 (1) 6-10 23. Fouls: 22.

Port Byron Riverdale 2A RegionalFriday: Title - (1) rockridge 53, (2)

Kewanee 47.

Knoxville 2A RegionalFriday: Title - (1) Monmouth-

roseville 68, (3) Farmington 56.Winnebago 2A Regional

Wednesday: (1) Winnebago 76, (4) North boone 23.

(2) byron 57, (3) oregon 36.Friday: Title - (1) (1) Winnebago 56,

(2) byron 43.Farmington 2A Sectional

TueSday: game 1 - bureau Valley

(27-3) vs. Winnebago (21-8), 7 p.m.WedNeSday: game 2 - rockridge

(26-1) vs. Monmouth-roseville (18-9), 7 p.m.

Friday: Title - winners 1-2, 7 p.m.

El Paso-Gridley 2A SectionalTueSday: game 1 - braidwood

reed-custer vs. illiana christian, 7 p.m.WedNeSday: game 2 - Fieldcrest

(23-6) vs. elgin St. edward, 7 p.m.Friday: Title - winners 1-2, 7 p.m.

HigH ScHool girlS1A State Finals at Normal

Friday: Mowequa central a&M 56, Prophetstown 52.

Hardin calhoun 49, gilman iroquis West (28-3) 36.

SaTurday: Third place - Prophets-town 45, gilman iroquis West 28.

Title - Mowequa central a&M 51, Hardin calhoun 41.

2A State Finals at NormalFriday: Kankakee McNamara

57, bloomington central catholic (23-7) 40.

breese central 50, elmhurst immaculate conception (20-11) 41 (oT).

SaTurday: Third place - bcc 51, eic 29

Title - Kankakee McNamara 55, breese central 51.

By Kevin [email protected]

The Prophetstown Prophets brought home another state trophy, defeating Gilman Iroqouis West 45-38 to finish third in the IHSA 1A State Tournament in Normal.

The Lady Prophets used a sti-fling defense in the second half to pull away to victory under longtime coach Don Robinson.

Last year, Prophetstown placed second in 2A.

It takes a champion: For the sec-ond straight year, Putnam County girls saw their season end in the sectional finals at the hand of the future state champion.

PC fell 50-33 to eventual 2A

champ Kankakee McNamara. A year go, the Lady Panthers fell to Annawan, which went on to win the 1A championship.

Man down: The Rockridge Rock-ets took the court for Friday’s sectional championship at Riv-erdale without head coach Toby Whiteman, who remained home resting because of health concerns. Not to worry, his son, Gentry, helped the Rockets win for their coach, scoring 21 points, including four 3-pointers in a 53-47 win over Kewanee.

“The thing was to do it for Drake (the late Drake DeKeyrel) and my dad,” Gentry Whiteman told the Dispatch/Argus. “For me, that’s what it was. He sent me a text before

the game, and I was playing for him tonight. We were not going to lose.”

Filling in as coach Friday for Rockridge was assistant coach Andy Saey, who just happens to be a Kewanee graduate and former Boil-er standout.

“This is an emotional night for me, on a lot of levels,” Saey told the Dispatch/Argus. “It was tough. I’m not going to lie and say it was easy for me. I love a lot of those kids at Kewanee; Tanner (Arzola), Juan (Contreras) and Donovan (Oliver) play AAU ball for me with the Quad City Elite. You can’t make this stuff up. It was a special night on a lot of different levels.”


The chaseis onPrinceton’s Alex May chases down a loose ball along with a Bureau Val-ley player in Sunday’s sixth-grade action in the Princeton Shootout at Prouty Gym. Princeton won the game and went on beat East Moline 29-23 in the championship game.

BCR photo/Mike Vaughn

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BUREAU COUNTYZONING NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS))ss

COUNTY OF )BUREAU )

NOTICE TOPUBLISH

TO WHOM IT MAYCONCERN:

Take notice that LaddElevator Co., Attn: JimGentert, PO BOX 395,33040 1800 N Avenue,Ladd, IL 61329, has filedan application for aCONDITIONAL USE toconstruct a 105’ diam-eter by 66’ tall commer-cial grain bin at the fol-lowing location:

NW COR NWNW, 7.05 Acres,Section 03, HallTownship, Parcel#18-03-100-007Common Location:

Southeast corner of Rt.89 and 1800 N Avenue

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 will beheld on Thursday, March19, 2015, at 7:00 o’clockp.m. at the BureauCounty Courthouse inthe Board Room on thesecond floor.

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

ZONING BOARD OFAPPEALS

Barry WelbersCHAIRMAN

Published in the BureauCounty Republican Mar.3, 2015.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THETHIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITOF ILLINOIS BUREAU COUNTY,

PRINCETON, ILLINOISLA SALLE STATE BANK, )a corporation, )

Plaintiff, )vs. )

RONALD W. SCHAUER and DAWN )SCHAUER, )

Defendants. )In ChanceryNo. 12-CH-18

Notice of Judicial Sale of Real Estate.Public notice is hereby given that pursuant

to a judgment of foreclosure entered by thecourt in the above entitled cause, the propertyhereinafter described will be sold by the Sheriffof Bureau County, Illinois at public auction tothe highest bidder at 10:00 a.m. on April 15,2015.

(A) The name, address and telephone num-ber of the person to contact for informationregarding the real estate is: Jim Rochetto,(815)223-8800.

(B) The common address and other com-mon description, if any, of the real estate is: 224West Second Place, Spring Valley, IL 61362.

(C) The legal description of the real estateis:

Lot Numbered 10 in Block Number122 in O’Bierne’s Third Addition tothe City of Spring Valley, except-ing the underlying coal and fireclay,together with the right to dig, mineand remove the same without enter-ing upon or occupying any part of thesurface of said premises, situated inBureau County, Illinois.

(D) A description of the improvements onthe real estate is: a single story frame home of1,100 square feet, two bedrooms, one bath, one-car attached garage.

(E) The real estate may be inspected priorto sale by contacting James Rochetto at La SalleState Bank, (815)223-8800.

(F) The time and place of the sale are: April15, 2015, 10:00 a.m, at the Lobby, of the BureauCounty Courthouse in Princeton, Illinois.

(G) The terms of the sale are:10% to be paid in certified funds on the

date of sale. Sale is subject to confirmationby the Court. If the sale is set aside for anyreason, the Purchaser shall be entitled only toa return of monies paid. Purchaser shall haveno recourse against Mortgagor, Mortgagee orMortgagee’s attorney. Property is sold “AS IS”.Sale is subject to confirmation by the Court.If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser shall be entitled only to a return ofmonies paid. Purchaser shall have no recourseagainst Mortgagor, Mortgagee, or Mortgagee’sAttorney.

(H) Title .will be conveyed subject to allgeneral real estate have not yet become dueand payable, and special assessments, if any,and easements and restrictions of record, andis being sold “AS IS” without any representationas to the quality of title and without recourse tothe plaintiff. Title will be conveyed subject toexisting tenancies, if any.

By Attorney for PlaintiffR. J. Lannon, Jr.

Herbolsheimer, Henson, Duncan, Gift,Eiten and Hintz, P.C.

Attorneys at LawState Bank Building

La Salle, IL 61301Telephone: (815) 223-0111

Attorney No. 1576313E-Mail: [email protected].

Published in the Bureau County RepublicanFeb. 24, Mar. 3 and 10, 2015.

14 • Marketplace • Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Bureau County Republican • bcrnews.com

Illinois;Recording document identification: Document

No. 046521 in Book 1186, Page 259 for the mort-gage and Document No. 2009R06123 in Book 1434,Page 447 for the mortgage extension agreement inthe Bureau County Recorder’s Office, Princeton,Illinois.

Mary C. DremannClerk of the Circuit Court

Angel, Isaacson & TracyAttorneys for Plaintiff111 Park Avenue EastPrinceton, Illinois 61356Telephone: 815-875-6551Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb.17, 24 and Mar. 3, 2015.

NOTICEBureau County HAS BEEN AWARDEDFEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE

THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OFHOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERALEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCYUNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND

SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM.Bureau County has been chosen to receive

$22,329.00 to supplement emergency food and shel-ter programs in the county.

The selection was made by a National Boardthat is chaired by the U. S. Department of HomelandSecurity’s Federal Emergency Management Agencyand consists of representatives from American RedCross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Councilof the Churches of Christ in the USA; The JewishFederations of North America, The Salvation Army;and, United Way Worldwide. The Local Boardwas charged to distribute funds appropriated byCongress to help expand the capacity of food andshelter programs in high-need areas around thecountry.

A Local Board made up of local representativesfrom the Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Way,and other qualified agencies will determine howthe funds awarded to Bureau County are to bedistributed among the emergency food and shelterprograms run by local service agencies in the area.The Local Board is responsible for recommendingagencies to receive these funds and any additionalfunds made available under this phase of the pro-gram.

Under the terms of the grant from the NationalBoard, local agencies chosen to receive fundsmust: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units ofgovernment, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds,3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondis-crimination, 5) have demonstrated the capabilityto deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs,and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization,have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies areurged to apply.

Public or private voluntary agencies interest-ed in applying for Emergency Food and ShelterProgram funds must contact Kathy Martin, 815-663-1427 or [email protected] for an application.The deadline for applications to be received isMarch 12,2015.Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar.3, 2015.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOISWells Fargo Financial Illinois, Inc. )

PLAINTIFF )Vs. )

Rhonda Martin; Denise White; Rhonda Martin, )Administrator; Unknown Heirs and Legatees )of Roland G. Harris; Unknown Owners and )Nonrecord Claimants )

DEFENDANTS )14 CH 00082

NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONNOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:Denise WhiteUnknown Heirs and Legatees of Roland G. HarrisUnknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants

That this case has been commenced in thisCourt against you and other defendants, praying forthe foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying thepremises described as follows, to-wit:

LOT 7 IN BLOCK 10 IN TISKILWAFORMERLY INDIANTOWN SITUATEDIN THE COUNTY OF BUREAU IN THESTATE OF ILLINOIS.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 430 W. Main StreetTiskilwa, IL 61368

and which said Mortgage was made by:Roland G. Harris executed the mortgage, how-

ever this individual is deceased and is not named asa defendant in this lawsuit

the Mortgagor(s), to Wells Fargo FinancialIllinois, Inc, as Mortgagee, and recorded in theOffice of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County,Illinois, as Document No. 2007R07263; and forother relief; that summons was duly issued out ofsaid Court against you as provided by law and thatthe said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file youranswer or otherwise file your appearance in thiscase in the Office of the Clerk of this Court,

Mary C. DremannClerk of the Circuit Court

700 South Main Street

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THETHIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOISPEOPLES NATIONAL BANK OF )KEWANEE/BRADFORD BANKING )CENTER, )

Plaintiff, )vs. )

JERZY CZUBACKI, UNKNOWN )OWNERS AND NONRECORD )CLAIMANTS, )

Defendants. )No. 2015-CH-08

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTIONNOTICE is hereby given to UNKNOWN

OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS of thecomplaint for foreclosure filed in the above-entitledcause on February 10, 2015, and that they arenamed defendants in the above-entitled cause, pur-suant to the provisions of 735 ILCS, Sections 5/2-206, 5/15-1218 and 5/15-1502, and that the above-entitled mortgage foreclosure suit is now pendingin said court and the day on or after which a defaultmay be entered against said defendants is March20, 2015, and that the following information appliesto said foreclosure proceeding:

(i) The names of all plaintiffs and the case num-ber are identified above.

(ii) The court in which said action was broughtis identified above.

(iii) The name of the title holder of record is:Jerzy Czubacki.

(iv) A legal description of the real estate suf-ficient to identify it with reasonable certainty is asfollows:

A tract of land located in a part ofthe Southeast Quarter of Section 14,Township 14 North, Range 8 East ofthe Fourth Principal Meridian, BureauCounty, Illinois, more particularlybounded and described as follows, andbearings are for the purpose of descrip-tion only:Beginning at an iron rod at the Southwestcorner of the Southeast Quarter of saidSection 14; thence North 00° 35’ 21” Eastalong the West line of the SoutheastQuarter of said Section 14, a distanceof 675.00 feet to an iron rod; thenceSouth 89° 03’ 41” East 693.99 feet to aniron pipe; thence South 05° 27’ 28” West283.91 feet to an iron pipe; thence South83° 30’ 34” East 404.91 feet to an ironpipe; thence South 03° 20’ 40” East 353.77feet to the South line of the SoutheastQuarter of said Section 14; thence North89° 03’ 41” West, along the South line ofthe Southeast Quarter of said Section 14,a distance of 1,096.93 feet to the Point ofBeginning and containing 14.000 Acres,more or less. Subject to the Right of Wayof a Public Road along the South side ofthe above described tract and also sub-ject to all easements of record.

(v) A common address or description of thelocation of the real estate is as follows: RuralRoute, Bradford, Illinois 61421.

(vi) An identification of the mortgage sought tobe foreclosed is as follows:

Name of mortgagor: Jerzy Czubacki.Name of mortgagee: Peoples National Bank of

Kewanee;Date of mortgage: September 27, 2004;Date of mortgage extension agreement:

October 15, 2009.Date of recording: September 30, 2004 for the

mortgage and November 5, 2009 for the mortgageextension agreement.

County where recorded: Bureau County,

BUREAU COUNTYZONING NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS))ss

COUNTY OF )BUREAU )

NOTICE TOPUBLISH

TO WHOM IT MAYCONCERN:

Take notice thatJames & Shirley AnnSmith, 701 FischerRoad, Lot 261, CreveCoeur, IL 61610, havefiled an application for aCONDITIONAL USE foran extended use familyrecreational area at thefollowing location:

5.0 AC TR IN SECOR SE, 5.0 Acres,Section 7, MiloTownship, Parcel#25-07-400-003Common Location:

4057 1225 E St,Bradford, IL 61421;West side of 1225 E St.,Approx. 7/8 mile Southof 500 N Avenue

The application ison file in the office of

the Zoning Board ofAppeals, Room B-5,Courthouse, 700 S. MainSt., Princeton, Illinois61356.

A public hearing onsaid application will beheld on Thursday, March19, 2015, at 7:00 o’clockp.m. at the BureauCounty Courthouse inthe Board Room on thesecond floor.

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

ZONING BOARD OFAPPEALS

Barry WelbersCHAIRMAN

Published in the BureauCounty Republican Mar.3, 2015.

LEGAL NOTICESThe Bureau CountyRepublican ClassifiedMarketPlace brings youthe legal informationyou have a right toknow.

County Zoning Ordinance.The proposed text amendments will affect the

whole county except for cities and villages thathave their own zoning.

The proposed amendments cover the generalBureau County Zoning Ordinance.

In general terms, the proposed TEXTAMENDMENTS to the County Zoning Ordinanceprovides for modifying the regulations by chang-ing small wind energy systems from a ConditionalUse to an accessory use in the Agricultural ZoningDistrict, adding solar farms as a Conditional Usein the Agricultural Zoning District and clarifyingthat mobile homes require a Conditional Use inthe Agricultural Zoning District. Also the proposedTEXT AMENDMENTS modify the list of permittedand Conditional Uses in the M-2 Zoning District.

Copies of the proposed TEXT AMENDMENTSare available for inspection in the Office of theCounty Zoning Enforcement Officer, BureauCounty Courthouse, Room B-5, 700 S. Main St.,Princeton, Illinois or at any public library in BureauCounty.

DATED: March 3, 2015ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Bureau County, Illinois,Barry Welbers, Chairman

Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar.3, 2015.

Bureau County CourthousePrinceton, IL 61356

on or before APRIL 2, 2015, A DEFAULTMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIMEAFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BEENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYEROF SAID COMPLAINT.CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100

Burr Ridge, IL 60527(630) 794-5300

DuPage # 15170Winnebago # 531

Our File No. 14-14-17864NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt col-

lector.I647252Published in the Bureau County Republican Mar. 3,10 and 17, 2015.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THETHIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF ILLINOISBUREAU COUNTY, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS

LA SALLE STATE BANK, )a corporation, )

Plaintiff, )vs. )

RONALD W. SCHAUER and DAWN )SCHAUER, )

Defendants. )In ChanceryNo. 12-CH-18

Notice of Judicial Sale of Real Estate.Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to

a judgment of foreclosure entered by the court inthe above entitled cause, the property hereinafterdescribed will be sold by the Sheriff of BureauCounty, Illinois at public auction to the highest bid-der at 10:00 a.m. on April 15, 2015.

(A) The name, address and telephone numberof the person to contact for information regardingthe real estate is: Jim Rochetto, (815)223-8800.

(B) The common address and other commondescription, if any, of the real estate is: 224 WestSecond Place, Spring Valley, IL 61362.

(C) The legal description of the real estate is:Lot Numbered 10 in Block Number 122 inO’Bierne’s Third Addition to the City ofSpring Valley, excepting the underlyingcoal and fireclay, together with the rightto dig, mine and remove the same with-out entering upon or occupying any partof the surface of said premises, situatedin Bureau County, Illinois.

(D) A description of the improvements on thereal estate is: a single story frame home of 1,100square feet, two bedrooms, one bath, one-carattached garage.

(E) The real estate may be inspected prior tosale by contacting James Rochetto at La Salle StateBank, (815)223-8800.

(F) The time and place of the sale are: April 15,2015, 10:00 a.m, at the Lobby, of the Bureau CountyCourthouse in Princeton, Illinois.

(G) The terms of the sale are:10% to be paid in certified funds on the date

of sale. Sale is subject to confirmation by theCourt. If the sale is set aside for any reason, thePurchaser shall be entitled only to a return ofmonies paid. Purchaser shall have no recourseagainst Mortgagor, Mortgagee or Mortgagee’s attor-ney. Property is sold “AS IS”. Sale is subject toconfirmation by the Court. If the sale is set asidefor any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitledonly to a return of monies paid. Purchaser shallhave no recourse against Mortgagor, Mortgagee, orMortgagee’s Attorney.

(H) Title .will be conveyed subject to all generalreal estate have not yet become due and payable,and special assessments, if any, and easementsand restrictions of record, and is being sold “AS IS”without any representation as to the quality of titleand without recourse to the plaintiff. Title will beconveyed subject to existing tenancies, if any.

By Attorney for PlaintiffR. J. Lannon, Jr.

Herbolsheimer, Henson, Duncan, Gift,Eiten and Hintz, P.C.

Attorneys at LawState Bank Building

La Salle, IL 61301Telephone: (815) 223-0111

Attorney No. 1576313E-Mail: [email protected].

Published in the Bureau County Republican Feb.24, Mar. 3 and 10, 2015.

STATE OF ILLINOIS ))ss

County of Bureau )BEFORE THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

FOR THE COUNTY OF BUREAUPUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to the provisions of the Counties Codeof Illinois, being 55 ILCS 5/5-12014, public noticeis hereby given that on the 19th day of March,2015, at seven o’clock p.m., at the Bureau CountyCourthouse, County Board Room, 700 S. MainStreet, Princeton, Illinois, there will be a hearingconducted before the Zoning Board of Appealson proposed TEXT AMENDMENTS to the Bureau

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Tuesday, March 247:00 PM

at the Bureau County Metro Center

Come meet the Mayoral candidatesand City Commissioner candidates

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Princeton Mayor:4 Joel Quiram 4 Bob Warren 4 Ray Swanson

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