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Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law sever-al pieces of legislation geared to impact the health and well-being of Illinois residents in a positive way.

Probably the most-publicized health-related new law deals with the use of medi-cal marijuana. The new law goes into effect on Jan. 1, but probably won’t be ready for implementation for several more months.

On Aug. 1, Quinn signed the “Compas-sionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Pro-gram Act” into law, making Illinois the 20th state to legalize the use of medical marijua-na. The new law covers a list of 33 defined medical conditions, including cancer, mus-cular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis.

On Monday, Perry Memorial Hospital President/CEO Rex Conger said the indi-vidual physician would make the deci-sion whether a patient’s treatment should include the use of medical marijuana. How-

ever, smoking medical marijuana on hospi-tal property would not be allowed because there is already a state law prohibiting any smoking on hospital property, which would trump the medical marijuana law, Conger said.

Further looking into the new law, Conger said the Illinois Hospital Association has released information on the four-year pilot program. Though smoking is not allowed on any hospital or health care facility under the Smoke Free Illinois Act, hospitals

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Editor’s note: This is another segment in a series that looks back on some of the headlines in Bureau County during 2013.

March 2: Princeton Christian Academy’s Sophia Brandenburg snags the county’s spell-ing bee championship

title, making it her sec-ond consecutive win in the annual Bureau County Spelling Bee. Brandenburg, an eighth-grader, defeated 22 fel-low contestants during four rounds of competi-tion held at the Bureau County Metro Center in Princeton. Runner-up was Conner Whitten, an eighth-grader from Cher-ry Grade School.

March 5: With win-

ter months slowly moving past, it seems so is the flu season. Deb Piper of the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department says although the number of flu cases is slowing down, it’s still uncertain when the cases will be cleared. The flu season started early this year, mid-November, and has been a more severe sea-son throughout the coun-

try, though considered moderate in Illinois, she said.

March 7: An early morning blaze at Haba-nero’s Mexican Grill and Cantina in Princeton leaves the downtown restaurant in complete shambles. The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the state fire marshal. Princeton Fire Chief Chuck Wool-ley says a passerby noti-

fied authorities the South Main Street business was on fire. Mutual aid was provided by an estimat-ed 13 neighboring fire departments.

March 9: Bureau Coun-ty Sheriff John Thomp-son announces he will not seek re-election in November 2014. Thomp-son, a Democrat from Ladd, is serving his third term in office, having been first elected sheriff

in November 2002 when he defeated incumbent sheriff Bill Rosenow, a Republican from Shef-field. Thompson says he decided not to seek re-election for personal rea-sons in the sense that he has developed opinions about government and its methodologies which makes it difficult to con-tinue as sheriff.

By Donna Barker [email protected]

PRINCETON – Bureau and LaSalle counties will receive $5.8 million for two bridge replace-ment projects in the new year, with the bulk of the money going for the Bureau County project.

Gov. Pat Quinn made the announcement last week, on Dec. 19, say-ing the $5.8 million for the bridge projects in Bureau and LaSalle coun-ties is part of the $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! Capital construction pro-gram. The projects will be overseen by the Illinois Department of Transpor-tation.

“Replacing these key bridges will make trans-portation safer and more efficient in north central Illinois,” Quinn said. “The projects will also employ a number of construction workers, which will help the local economy.”

In Bureau County, the bridges carrying Inter-state 80 over the Hen-nepin Canal, about one mile west of the Route 40 interchange, will be replaced, at a project cost of $5,233,01. The project has been awarded to D Construction, Inc. of Coal City, the lower of two bid-ders. The project will also involve the construction of crossovers, so traffic can continue to flow during the work, as well as the resurfacing along Inter-state 80 in the vicinity of the project, Quinn said.

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Too cold for outdoor adventures!Alexander Park in Princeton remained quiet this week as cold temperatures apparently kept area children indoors. Early Tuesday morning, the marquee at the adjoining Bureau County Metro Center (above photo) doesn’t give much hope for a warmer day, with starting temperatures at a negative 7 degrees. Fortunately, Bureau County temperatures are expected to reach into the “balmy” mid 20s for the next couple days before reaching a potential “heat wave” of 35 degrees on Friday and Saturday.

In LaSalle County, the bridge carrying Route 71 over a tributary of the Fox River will be replaced, at a cost of $567,905. The project has been awarded to Stark Excavating Inc.

of Bloomington, the low-est of three bidders.

Local state Representa-tive Don Moffitt thanked the governor for the release of the needed funds to upgrade these bridges.

“These projects con-tinue in our efforts to make Illinois a safer place to live and travel,”

Moffitt said. “Repair of these bridges shows the importance of having a capital bill for Illinois. It also shows why we will need additional capital building programs in the future as there are even more bridges in need of repair.”

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BUDA — The Buda Vil-lage Board wrapped up its last meeting of the year Monday night by offering to sell the village’s old snow plow truck to the highest bidder.

After reviewing bids received for the old snow-plow, the village accepted an offer from Four Some Storage of Buda for $6,676. The next closest bid was $5,555. The village will transfer the title and accept the amount before the weekend is out.

Village Mayor Jeff Bit-ting also informed the council that village Super-intendent Duane Roberts says the village’s big water pump needs some repairs. The big pump is making a loud clunking sound when it kicks in to start pushing water through the pipe system. The cost to fix the pump is estimated at $1,400. Roberts believes the clunking sound is the result of a check valve in

the process of failing. Board members who have heard the clunking sound said it sounds kind of creepy.

Bitting notified the board he received a complaint text from a concerned neighbor who was awo-ken by a semi-truck diesel engine running from 5:30 to 7 a.m. on a recent morn-ing. Bitting said he forward-ed the complaint to the village police officer who will speak to the owner of the truck.

At the conclusion of formal business, council members expressed sur-prise the village had no business to transact regard-ing payment of bills.

Village treasurer Virginia Bollinger said after seeing the results of the more recent snow removal effort, it is obvious the village of Buda has the best cleaned streets in Illinois. She said that was because the vil-lage had a good snowplow and a good a man behind the plow. In a related devel-opment, the village office also received calls from several Sheffield residents interested about the new Buda snow plow.

Looking back on the board’s work over the past year, Bitting said he was

pleased about getting the ATV ordinance passed. He added the ordinance seems to be working as expected. The mayor also expressed gratitude the water treat-ment grant process is pro-gressing and hasn’t stalled on anything. He also noted he is more than happy that a pedestrian walk over the railroad tracks on Main Street was completed with-in the past two weeks.

Bitting said he was dis-pleased about losing the supplemental grant to aid in the water project this year, but the village under-stood it was long shot.

Village board plans for the near future are to get over all the hurdles necessary to get the new well up and serving the community by 2015. The mayor also hopes to see the railroad track cross-ing issue on Main Street resolved in 2014.

Lastly, board member Pete DeFreezer noted has he never seen a board and mayor that worked so well together. He sees the village being able to tackle further tasks as needed.


can adopt their policies to allow, restrict or pro-hibit the use of medical use of cannabis-infused products.

The Department of Public Health, Depart-ment of Agriculture and Department of Finan-cial and Professional Regulation will develop the processes and rules to implement the new law, which could take several months. There is a lot of work that needs to be completed before the new law can be implemented, Con-ger said.

In other new health-related legislation, the list of impairments that qualify a person as dis-abled has been expand-ed to include mobil-ity limitation resulting from cancer or its treat-ment. Also, the custo-dian of another person can now petition the court to institutionalize the person and allow police officers to take the person directly to the institution, instead of a hospital. Also, health care providers in health care facilities

are now required by law to wear an identifica-tion badge.

In education/health legislation, public school teacher and counselor training has been extended to include signs of men-tal illness. Another new law states any public school sex-education course offered to sixth- through 12th-grade stu-dents must cover both abstinence and contra-ception.

Another new law pro-hibits the use of indoor tanning beds by young people under the age of 18 years of age. The current law bans those under age 14 from UV tanning, but allows minors between 14 and 17 to tan with a par-ent’s permission.

In August, when he signed the tanning bill into law, Quinn said the goal of the new tan-ning law is to spare young people and their families from the con-sequences of serious and preventable health problems that could be caused by tanning at a young age.


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Wrapping up the year in Buda

Illinois State Police roadside check

By Goldie Currie [email protected]

SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley Coun-cil has authorized the purchase of property located at 202 E. St. Paul St. for $1 from Central Illinois Real Estate Hold-ings Co.

City attorney Jim Andreoni explained on Monday the process has been slow because he is going through every nec-essary step to make sure the city gets a “clean title” from the title com-pany.

Once the city has the title, Andreoni will then get the deed from Bureau County for the 200 E. St. Paul St. property.

“That should be much cheaper than me going

to court and getting an order to condemn the property because all that would give us is a judg-ment lien, and we’d have to foreclose our judgment lien to get title of the property,” he said. “This is a quicker and cleaner way of getting it done.”

Andreoni reported he has been going back and forth with the title com-pany and believes there have been subsequent taxes that have not been paid after Central Illinois Real Estate Holding Co. took the deed to the prop-erty.

“I’m treating this as if it was a purchase because we’re going to have to spend some money taking those buildings down,” he explained. “I don’t want to take the deed and take

the buildings down and then go to sell the prop-erty at some point in the future, and the title com-pany raises an objection,” he said.

Once the city has the deed to both properties, they will then begin look-ing at bids to tear down the buildings. Andreoni said the property at 200 E. St. Paul St. has to come down based on a previous study of the structure of the building and the 202 E. St. Paul St. property would most likely cost more to bring it up to code then to tear it down.

Once the buildings are down, the city will then figure out how they want to use the properties.

Alderman Dan McFad-den confirmed the cost for taking down the build-

ings will be covered by the city’s TIF (Tax Incre-ment Financing) funds.

In other news, the coun-cil authorized upgrade pay of assistant street Superintendent Jeff Nor-ton to street superinten-dent. The city’s current street superintendent John Schultz has retired from the position but has not yet submitted a resig-nation letter. Mayor Walt Marini confirmed he is technically on vacation until the middle of March, and could come back to the position if he wishes, unless he submits a let-ter. Norton will resume his responsibilities until the council can appoint him to the position in March.


By Goldie Currie [email protected]

SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley Police have obtained an arrest warrant for one of two suspects believed to be involved in the shooting of a 22-year-old Ladd male that took place early Friday morning.

Joshua E. Nelson, 19,

presumed to be living in Chicago, is wanted for home invasion. The suspect is reported to be 5-foot, 7-inches tall and weigh 160 pounds. He reportedly is of Hispanic descent with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with infor-mation can call Spring Valley Police at 815-

663-2351, or callers can remain anonymous and call Crimestop-pers at 800-340-4045. A cash reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to an arrest.

After further inves-tigation, police have come to the conclusion the shooting took place at 505 W. Cleveland

St., Spring Valley. The cause of the shooting has been linked to an alleged drug deal. The victim of the shoot-ing was treated at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley and was released on Dec. 20.

The investigation into the case continues.


DALZELL — The Illi-nois State Police Dis-trict 17 announced the results of a roadside safety check held dur-ing the late evening hours of Dec. 20 and the early morning hours of Dec. 21 on Route 6 at the Dalzell Blacktop.

Violations includ-

ed five written warn-ings for registration offenses; one citation and four written warn-ings for driver’s license offenses; one citation for occupant restraint offense; one arrest for driving under the influ-ence of alcohol; and one citation for other alcohol/drug offenses.

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March 12: The Ladd Community School Dis-trict is one of 64 school districts in Illinois select-ed for a pilot program to evaluate kindergarten stu-dents for school readiness. Ladd Superintendent Michelle Zeko says she’s excited for this opportuni-ty for Ladd to participate in the statewide Kinder-garten Individual Devel-opment Survey (KIDS) pilot project.

March 14: The Bureau County Board wrestles again with what kind of resolution they want to sign in support of con-cealed weapon legislation in Illinois. Board member Robin Rediger presents information on six con-cealed carry bills being considered by Springfield legislators. After board discussion, Rediger says he will come back to next month’s meeting with a more general resolution showing the county’s support of concealed carry legislation and also requesting a portion of the application fee remain in the county for adminis-trative costs.

March 16: DePue High School students announce they will present their environmental project results to the Illinois Lake Management Association at Illinois State Universi-ty. During the last couple years, the DePue student environmental group has developed a method to encapsulate and immo-bilize contaminates in soil, sediment, sludge and waste piles. The chal-lenge was sparked after students tested and found high levels of heavy met-als in the topsoil of resi-dential areas in DePue, the students said.

March 19: Bureau County Clerk Kami Hiero-nymus confirms Walnut village president candidate Robert Brasen and Wal-nut village trustee candi-

date Lori Wilkinson have withdrawn their names from the April 9 consoli-dated election ballot. Both Brasen and Wilkinson are incumbents to the Walnut Village Board. Brasen says he does not agree with the infrastructure within the village government. Wilkinson says there is division on the board, and she does not feel all mem-bers have the best interest of the residents in mind.

March 21: The voters of Cherry and the school board decide they want their students to go to Dimmick. Cherry Super-intendent Jim Boyle says the process has begun to pursue a consolidation agreement with the Dim-mick School District. A combination of evapo-rating state aid, shrink-ing property values and declining enrollment had led the Cherry board to pursue closing the school at the end of the 2013-14 school year.

March 23: After eight years of praying and plan-ning, the new WUNT Christian radio station will go on air at 1 p.m. Sunday, broadcasting from its Sheffield site.

Program Director Paul Butler says WUNT 88.3 FM will go on air with a special one-hour pro-gram featuring prayers for the dedication of the sta-tion, interviews with staff and board members, and music.

March 26: Princeton native Ben Parr is named by Forbes Magazine as one of the “Top 30 Under 30” in technology and applica-tions. In the recent Forbes Magazine announcement, Parr is photographed with Matt Schlicht and Mazy Kazerooni as co-founders of #DominateFund, a new seed-stage capital fund

investment firm which focuses on its Hollywood connections.

March 28: The Princ-eton Elementary School Board votes to dismiss 25 employees from next year’s school year through a Reduction in Force action, though a good number of those employ-ees could be rehired if funding allows. The PES Board votes to dismiss with regret the entire staff of the Bright Beginnings/Early Childhood pre-school program, as well as 10 teachers aides and two teachers in the elemen-tary/junior high buildings.

March 30: Bureau County learns it will have more than $3 million worth of road work done this spring and summer when Gov. Pat Quinn announc-es $486 million in road and bridge projects. Local projects include a $2.5 million project on Route 6, beginning east of Shef-field to Hazelwood Drive in Wyanet; a $500,000 update to the Great Sauk Trail rest area on Inter-state 80 west of Princ-eton; and a $254,000 surface treatment project from the Manlius cor-porate limits to County Highway B.

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Dixon’s check arrives

Mayor: Panel to advise on how to spend $9.2

million

By Matt Mencarini Shaw Media Service

DIXON – Dixon received a $9.2 mil-lion check in the mail on Monday, Mayor Jim Burke said.

The check is the city’s portion of money from the sale of for-mer Comptroller Rita Crundwell’s property, which was auctioned off by the U.S. Marshals Service in December 2012.

The $9.2 million will be put into the capi-tal development fund, Burke said. A strate-gic planning commit-tee will be formed with the help of Naperville-based Sikich, to deter-mine projects for the money.

That conversation will likely happen after the city’s bud-get discussions, which will start in January, Burke said, adding the city will have a year to cash the check, which arrived via U.S. stan-dard mail.

The Marshals Service sold five properties, a luxury motorhome, more than 400 quar-ter horses, a jewelry collection, and other personal assets for a total of $12.2 million, according to a Dec. 19 news release.

After court-ordered claims and expenses, the city’s share is $9.2 million, the release said.


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A 15-year-old boy of Spring Valley was charged with truancy in Hall High School at 8:45 a.m. Dec. 17.

Hit and run accidentFollowing an investigation into a hit and run

accident, Jermaine A. Bray, 33, of Ladd was charged with no valid driver’s license, improper backing and leaving the scene of an accident in the 200 block of West Cleveland Street at 8:42 p.m. Dec. 16. He was also picked up on a Lee County warrant for failure to appear for contempt of court.

AccidentsA two vehicle accident involving Gary L. Bruch,

57, of Magnolia and Mark J. Wallin, 48, of Peru occurred on East Saint Paul Street near Green-wood Street at 3:22 p.m. Dec. 17. Bruch was charged with improper backing.

A vehicle driven by Crystal Reyes-Melendez, 22, of Spring Valley slid on ice and struck a parked vehicle owned by Rebecca J. Beyer, 42, of Spring Valley on East Erie Street near Spalding Street at 4:57 p.m. Dec. 21.

A two-vehicle accident involving Steven D.

Muller, 30, of Spring Valley and Mirella Barriga, 35, of Spring Valley occurred on Route 89 near the Walmart Distribution entrance road at 6:15 a.m. Dec. 18. Muller was charged with driving too fast for conditions.

A vehicle driven by Gabrielle A. Lesman, 32, of LaSalle struck a parked vehicle driven by Julie L. Marusich, 52, of Spring Valley on Power Street near Dakota Street at 2:43 p.m. Dec. 18. Lesman was charged with improper backing.

A two-vehicle accident involving drivers Thomas Tonozzi, 66, of Spring Valley and Marilyn Brown, 71, of Spring Valley in the 800 block of West First Street near Terry Street at 9:50 a.m. Dec. 18.

A one-vehicle accident involving Julia E. Loko-sis, 77, of Spring Valley occurred on U.S. 6 near Old North Road at 8:53 p.m. Dec. 13.

A two-vehicle accident involving Cale S. Krysiak, 35, of Seatonville and Isreal Serrano, 22, of DePue occurred on Dakota Street near Richards Street at 7:53 p.m. Dec. 14. Krysiak was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions.

Warrant arrest Justin R. Sedam, 20, of Spring Valley was picked

up in his residence at 211 N. Strong St. at 7:31 a.m. Dec. 23 on a LaSalle County warrant for fail-ure to appear for theft.

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Marriage licensesBrian J. Withrow of

Ladd to Rebecca R. Abel of Ladd.

Christian R. Nelling of Spring Valley to Amy J. Merkley of Spring Valley.

Luke DeLong of LaMoille to Bethany Zuleger of Oakdale, Minn.

DivorceGeorge Glover of

Princeton and Norma L. (Solderilla) Legarra of Lima, Peru; married Dec. 12, 2012; divorced Dec. 10, 2013.

Traffic courtDriving on revoked

license — James K. Skaggs Jr., 47, of Walnut.

Failure to reduce speed — Irina V. Kim, 18, of Princeton; a 16-year-old female of Wyanet.

Improper traffic lane usage — John E. Kotzma-nis, 80, of Spring Valley.

Improper turn at inter-section — Raychael E. Alvarez, 21, of Spring Valley.

Obstructed driver’s view — Allen P. Higgins III, 29, of Princeton.

Operate uninsured motor vehicle — Destiny M. Carlton, 21, of Spring Valley.

Public intoxication — Anthony J. Swingle, 41, of Spring Valley.

Seat belt required (driver) — Stephanie L. Monier, 31, of Princeton.

Speeding (11-15) — Antonio D. Flores-Carreon, 25, of DePue; Deana M. Giacalowe, 36, of Princeton; Taylor M. Henegar, 19, of Tiskilwa; a 17-year-old female of Princeton; Kelsey A. Marvin, 20, of Princeton; Jose D. Mojica, 19, of DePue.

Speeding (21-25) — Kevin Sanchez, 18, of Malden; Corrine M. Sievert, 74, of Bureau.

Illinois Valley Community CollegeOGLESBY — Illinois Valley Community College

has a new leader of its humanities, fine arts and social sciences division — Brian R. Holloway, for-merly of Drury University in Springfield, Mo.

Holloway, who earned his Ph.D. in English litera-ture from the University of Illinois, was the inter-im assistant vice president of academic affairs for graduate studies at Drury. He also worked formerly as associate vice president for arts and sciences, among other roles at Mountain State University in Beckley, W.Va.

The new dean taught at Mountain State, the College of West Virginia in Beckley, Parkland College in Champaign, the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Holloway’s Ph.D. dissertation was titled, “Temptation in Shakespeare’s Plays.”

A prolific writer, Holloway has authored three books, many academic articles, poems and stories and delivered more than 25 academic presenta-tions.

“The breadth of Dr. Holloway‘s work in the humanities and fine arts divisions at varied col-leges and universities, in combination with his experience in graduate and continuing studies impressed the selection committee,” said Vice President for Learning and Student Development Lori Scroggs. “We also appreciated his advocacy regarding the role of the humanities, fine arts and social sciences in preparing today’s students to be thoughtful and insightful citizens.”

In other business, the board approved:• Adoption of an $11.2 million tax levy that will

result in an estimated total tax rate of .3663, an increase of 3.6 percent over 2012. “This is due to a decrease in EAV and the higher additional tax rate levy,” said Vice President for Business Services and Finance Cheryl Roelfsema. The col-lege anticipates an overall 2.5 percent decline in EAV. The anticipated tax extension is $117,194 higher than 2012 but $126,714 less than 2011. IVCC will submit the levy to county clerks this week.

• The addition of a security officer near the reception desk inside the main entrance for the Peter Miller Community Technology Center. G4S Secure Solutions will charge the college $18.10 per hour for the contract position.

• Setting its 2014 meetings at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month on Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13 and Dec. 11.

• Retaining closed session meeting minutes and destruction of verbatim audiotapes from closed sessions from June 2010 to May 2012.

• Purchase of Palo Alto Networks’ PA-3020 Firewalls, annual licenses and IT consulting ser-vices by Burwood Group for $53,540. “Internet use continues to grow as more faculty utilize streaming video and other online content in their classes,” said IVCC President Jerry Corcoran.

The board learned:• Political science instructor Amanda Cook-

Fesperman will return from sabbatical to teach this spring.

• Christine Blaydes, certified nurse assistant (CNA) program coordinator, since spring 2011, will be recognized in February for having earned tenure.

• There were change orders of $2,711 for the Cultural Centre stage replacement and $283 for the exterior concrete stairs project.

• Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride of Rock Island will keynote IVCC’s 48th annual commencement May 17.

• Asbestos abatement of East Campus Buildings 6, 11 and 12 will begin Jan. 13 with demolition scheduled to start Feb. 3.

• Mennie Machine Co. is helping IVCC move lab equipment into the CTC. “This will save the college a substantial amount of money,” said Corcoran. “We are very appreciative of the gen-erous support of Cheryl and Dave Mennie on this project.”

• LaSalle County Regional Office of Education members recently toured the technology cen-ter. In a presentation to ROE superintendents and principals, IVCC Dean of English, Math and Education Marianne Dzik discussed the innova-tive fast-track math and English programs IVCC is implementing and director of institutional research Amy Smith showed the placement and performance reports IVCC can prepare for each high school when provided student names and birthdates.

• Project Success, IVCC’s federally-funded TRiO program, earned a maximum 15 points in a recent assessment of students’ persistence, good aca-demic standing, associate degrees or certificates earned and transfers to four-year institutions. This fall, the program is serving 162 low-income, disabled and first-generation students.

Ladd Village BoardLADD — The Ladd Village Board met in regular

session on Dec. 19 and conducted the following business:

• Approved Spring Green’s proposal of $1,581.71 for vegetation and weed control at the waste-water treatment plant lagoons, Kennedy Park ball diamonds and War Memorial Park. The board authorized the pre-payment of the invoice, result-ing in a 5 percent discount.

• Authorized payment of bills in the amount of $153,010.86.

• Accepted the November 2013 treasurer’s report.

• Heard two of the village’s part-time police officers have been fired as full time by other departments. Amy Hutchisson will be working for the Mendota Police Department, and Israel Ramos was hired as police chief in Fairbury.

• Directed the renewal of all 30-day CDs.• Heard North Central Bank has donated a new

electronic scoreboard for the Little League ball diamond.

The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in the village hall.

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ObituaryDonna McQueen

PRINCETON — Donna Mae McQueen, 75, of Princ-eton passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at her home.

Born Sept. 10, 1938, in Sheboygan, Wis., to Conrad and Marie (Kruthoff) Kai-ser, she married Ronald McQueen April 16, 2004, in Rockton. He survives.

She graduated from Sheboygan Central High School in 1957. She was a dietician at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, retiring in 2004.

She was a member of Hampshire Colony Congre-gational Church.

Also surviving are three children, Steve (Deb) Sear-le of Grant Park, Tim Searle of Riverton and Tracy (Quint) Quiram of Princeton; two grandchildren, Jacob and Taylor Quiram; four stepchildren, Theo-dore Van Cura of Janesville, Wis., Tambra Van Cura of Janesville, Wis., Kandi (Chad) Reuter of Afton, Wis., and Daphne McQueen of Janesville, Wis.; seven stepgrandchildren; and one brother, Richard Kaiser of Sheboygan, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one infant daughter and one brother, Johnny.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hampshire Colony Congregational Church with the Rev. Sarah Gladstone officiating. Burial will be private and at a later date.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Norberg Memorial Home, Princeton, is in charge of arrangements.

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As a kid, I used to hate these couple days follow-ing Christmas. I always felt a little lost and confused. A holiday we had just spent one, long month revving up for was suddenly over. No more wait-ing for Santa; no more fresh Christ-mas cookies; no more Christmas movies on TV; and no more pretty Christmas tree in the living room.

Luckily, I always cheered up pretty quick as we switched gears into the next best celebration — New Year’s Eve.

I’m not sure how my childhood friend and I started our own crazy tradition of taking turns spending New Year’s Eve at one another’s house, but it became one that lasted until we were in our early 20s.

It started off as just two young girls spending the night, watching movies, eating snacks at each other’s house. At that time, I don’t even think we stayed awake until 10 p.m.

But as we got older and started to realize “the real fun” came at midnight, we started staying up later, until we made it all the way through the Dick Clark show.

As we moved into our teens, we got more creative with things to do throughout the day and night of cel-ebration and shenanigans. We’d kick New Year’s Eve off early making our own homemade confetti out of construction paper, and party poppers out of twisted recycled toilet paper rolls and tissue paper. Our moms always prepared the best “finger foods,” which we chowed down throughout the day and into the night.

We’d move the living room furniture around to cre-ate dance floors for when out favorite “boy bands” per-formed at the big Rockefeller Center party on TV. As the night would draw closer to midnight, we’d get more rowdy; our boom box radios got a little louder; and our dancing got more “funkier.”

And when the time would finally arrive, we’d get into position in the very front row at the TV, as the clock would tick down to one minute until the ball drop. We’d prepare our poppers and started to scream as we counted 10, 9, 8, 7 … We’d hug each other and shout a little louder. 6, 5, 4, 3, pick up popper, 2, 1 … HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’d always shout at the top of lungs as we’d yank apart our poppers and throw con-fetti all around our parents’ living rooms (we always promised clean-up duty the next morning). One year, her parents, I’m sure a little reluctantly, let us take pots and pans outside and bang them together at mid-night as we welcomed neighbors into the New Year.

While these “hoppin’ parties” only consisted of the two of us on that one night, the times we shared and the many hilarious memories we made, will never be forgotten. When I look back at those crazy nights, they are filled with no worries, no cares, just laughter, Chex mix and that famous strawberry-kiwi punch.

We “lived it up,” as they say.Eventually my childhood friend and I went off on

different career pathways and began to live different lives, which unfortunately have since kept us a part on New Year’s Eve in our adulthood. While I feel so lucky to have been able to experience such great memories as a kid, I now have a hard time attempting to “beat the fun” we had as just two teenage girls.

These years, as the clock ticks down closer to midnight, I always look back, think about where and what my friend might be doing, and for a minute, place us together in her parents’ living throwing con-fetti and dancing around like fools.

While I’m sure it’s completely unacceptable for a 25 year old to go screaming up and down the drive-way banging pots and pans together, a part of me just feels the urge to do just that this year. I’m sure my quiet neighborhood would not appreciate it, but hey, New Year’s Eve only comes one night out the year… Right?

BCR Staff Writer Goldie Currie can be reached at [email protected].

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City: Cherry.

Where did you grow up: On a farm between Cherry and Zearing with my parents, four brothers and one sister.

Family: Husband (deceased), two sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchil-dren (one deceased) and three great-great-grandchildren.

Pets: Currently none.

Occupation: Retired from St. Margaret’s Hospital Dietary Department and retired as library aide at Cherry Grade School; cur-rently librarian at Cherry Public Library.

What is the last song you lis-tened to: “’You Never Walk Alone” by Elvis Presley.

What is the last book you read: “The Longest Ride” by Nicholas Sparks.

What is the last television show you watched: “Dancing with the Stars.”

If you were stranded on a des-ert island and could have just one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be: Fried shrimp,

corn on the cob, fresh tomatoes, fresh green beans and a chocolate milkshake.

If you were stranded on a des-ert island and could take only one thing with you, what would it be: A library.

What is your favorite local res-taurant: JT’s Tavern in Cherry.

If someone handed you a mil-lion dollars, how would you spend it: First I would put some in my savings, give some to my fam-ily, and the rest would go to the Cherry United Church of Christ, the Holy Trinity Church, the fire department and the library.

People would be surprised to know that you: As a child I “showed” hogs at the Bureau County Fair, and at the age of 52, I earned my GED.

What is your favorite thing about the city you live in: The friendship and helpfulness of the community.

If you could change one thing about your town, what would it be: Keep the Cherry Grade School.

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Goodbye Christmas, Hello New Year’s Eve!

Three time bombs in our livesTo the Editor,

The Message of Gara-bandal dealt with the three time bombs that will occur in our lifetime. First comes the Warning, then the Great Miracle and finally the Chastisement.

Conchita has stated the Warning is like two stars that crash and make a lot of noise and a lot of light, “in the sky,” but they don’t fall down to Earth. It’s something that’s not going to hurt us, she said, but we are going to witness this phenomenon.

At that moment we are going to see our con-science. We are going to see the wrong that we are doing and the good that we are not doing.

One wonders if what Conchita recounts about the Warning is similar to what Father Malachi Mar-tin is quoted as saying, “I think the big factor is what happens in the skies.” He kept saying, “Keep your eyes on the skies.”

Father Malachi was one of the few humans on the planet who had read the Third Secret of Fatima. He said the apostasy in the church was the backdrop or context of the THIRD SECRET. But this spiritual chastisement was part of the punishment God would inflict on us, if Our Lady’s requests were not obeyed.

He is also quoted as saying, cardinals, bishops and priests are falling like leaves into Hell. Faith will disappear from countries and continents, and many people will give up in despair. Things will get so bad that if Our Lady did not step in, no one would be saved.

I predict that in a short time our adoration cha-pel will not hold all the people who will come to pray, when the people, through the “illumina-tion of their conscience” realize the wickedness of their ways. There will be an increase in church par-ticipation and no longer will churches be closed. In fact churches will not hold those who come to pray.

To understand more about these statements check the many websites of Garabandal 2017 and also Father Malachi Mar-tin.

Carlo OliveroDalzell

2013 CROP Hunger Walk was a successTo the Editor,

Over two months has passed since the 2013 Bureau County CROP Hunger Walk, and my heart is still filled with gratitude for the ways that our community came together to make another record-breaking year.

On Oct. 13, we had 15 teams of 169 walkers and raised $17,209.20 for Church World Ser-vice! Twenty-five percent (or about $4,300) of this amount will be split among six of our local hunger programs. They are the Bureau County Food Pantry, Bureau Val-ley Buddy Bags, Princeton Buddy Bags, the Walnut Food Pantry, the Western Bureau County Food Pan-try and the Wyanet Food Pantry.

Thank you to every-one who helped put this together. The people of First Lutheran Church in Princeton hosted the walk. The 2013 CROP Organizing Team includes

the Lead Recruiters Lisa Bloome, Christine Hen-derson and Donna Mil-lard; the treasurers Deb Dalton and Deb Cooper; the Logistics/Safety Coor-dinator Pastor Brian Hall; the Publicity and Online Publicity Coordinators Pastor Kim Lee-Brown and Lori Boekeloo; the Educa-tion Coordinators Karin Tunis and Sue Fritz; and the Host Liaisons Rick Cook and Tom Kloster. Dennis and Veronica Toth made beautiful signs for the walk. First Christian Church and Bureau Coun-ty Food Pantry provided water stations. Because of this group, I, as CROP Walk coordinator, was confident that we would have a great walk. Thank you!

Church World Service is an organization that builds food and clean water assistance for places in the world that don’t have them. They also provide emergency relief when disasters happen, including the most recent typhoon in the Philippines and the tornadoes that hit close to home in Illinois in November. Please know that your efforts to fund raise and to make aware-ness of hunger in our world are put to good use.

It is a joy to come together as a community from all different tradi-tions to do this. As you gather with your loved ones this holiday season, please remember that nothing in the world can be greater than the love that is found in the Christ-child. Our work together is blessed because we have God who is faithful and works in us in ways that don’t even understand. This was evident in this year’s CROP Walk, and I pray that next year will be

better yet.Next year’s CROP Hun-

ger Walk is set for Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Please schedule this date on your calendar, and if you have questions about CROP or CWS, please ask your pastor or local food pantry to find out! Consider a generous donation to next year’s CROP Hunger Walk.

Pastor Brenda Lovick, Trinity Evangelical

Lutheran Church of Man-lius and 2013 Bureau

County CROP Hunger Walk Coordinator

Manlius

Brighter holidays for area seniorsTo the Editor,

On behalf of the staff at Home Instead Senior Care, I would like to thank everyone who helped with this year’s very success-ful Be a Santa to a Senior Program.

With support from generous shoppers, non-profit agencies that work with seniors, and our retail partners that host-ed the Christmas trees, we were able to collect more than 500 gifts for local seniors who oth-erwise might have been overlooked this holiday season.

We also would like to thank the many volun-teers, who shared their time to collect, wrap and deliver the gifts to 525 area seniors, many of whom struggle to make ends meet.

Thanks to all those who helped us brighten the hol-idays for our local seniors and truly making a differ-ence in our community.

Gail Gander, program coordinator of Home Instead Senior Care

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Life&Arts Education — Nine students from St. Bede Acad-emy are named 2014-15 Illinois State Schol-ars. See Page 8.

Community — St. Margaret’s Hospital receives $1,000 donation from Peru Catholic students. See Page 8.

Community NotesMartin Luther Christmas service

PRINCETON — St. John Lutheran Church will hold a Martin Luther Christmas service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. All are welcome to attend. For more infor-mation, call 815-875-2313.

Blood drivePERU — Illinois Valley Community Hospital will

host an American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 3 in the conference room of the IVCH office building, 1305 Sixth St., Peru. To make an appointment to give blood, call Jackie Barr at 815-780-3387. Walk-ins will also be welcomed.

First day hike UTICA — Starved Rock State Park will hold an

America’s State Park’s First Day Hike at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The hike will start at the Starved Rock Visitor Center, and the hike is free.

Pie and coffeeCHERRY — Holy Trinity Cherry will hold its Pie and

Coffee Club at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 2 in Holy Trinity Hall, Main Street, Cherry. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Van Orin students receive mittensThe Pinterest Club at LaMoille High School delivered 99 pairs of hand sewn, wrapped mittens to the kindergar-ten through third-grade students at Van Orin Elementary School. The high school students read, “The Mitten,” and played games with the kids. The Pinterest Club is funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Center’s grant. The Bureau Henry Stark Regional Office of Education partners with LaMoille Schools to provide several different programs. Ginny Shaw’s first-grade class shows off their new mittens.

Engineering scholarships availableMORRISON — High

school seniors looking for ways to help finance their college engineer-ing education can apply for a scholarship avail-able from the Rock River Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers. Applications are available now until the application dead-line on Jan. 17. They are available from high school guidance counsel-ors of all public and pri-vate high school in the Rock River Chapter area which includes Bureau,

Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties. Applications for schol-arships are judged from national standard test scores, essays, tran-scripts and extracurric-ular activities. Scholar-ships are available only for students attending an accredited engineering program.

For more information, contact Russ Renner, Rock River scholarship chairman, at 815-772-7651 during the day or 815-973-2100 during the evening.

North Central Bank announces statewide essay contestLADD — North Central

Bank announces a com-petition that enables Illi-nois high school seniors to enter a statewide essay writing contest. It is all part of a program sponsored by Illinois community banks and the CBAI Foundation for Community Banking to increase public awareness of locally owned banks and their contributions to the community.

North Central Bank is a member of the Commu-

nity Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI), which formed the Foundation in 1996. A monetary award in the amount of $1,000 a year for up to four years of higher education will be given to the author of the best essay submitted to the CBAI Foundation by a participating Illinois high school senior. Up to 12 additional first-place $1,000 awards and 13 sec-ond-place $500 awards are available throughout the

state. An additional $500 will be awarded to the high school of the overall win-ner.

North Central Bank will also be offering up to $500 as a local award. The same entries sent to the state competition will be judged locally.

The bank is encourag-ing all local high school seniors to submit short essays on the following theme: “The Importance of Community Banking.”

Information on the con-test is available at North Central Bank and the local high schools. Entries must be submitted to the bank by Jan. 17, 2014. The bank will then submit selected entries to the CBAI Foun-dation to be eligible for statewide competition.

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St. Bede Academy students receive awardPERU — Nine students

from St. Bede Academy have been recognized as 2014-15 Illinois State Scholars.

The award is given annually by the Illi-nois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) which recognizes high school students from across the state. Illi-nois State Scholar win-ners rank in the top ten percent of high school seniors from 749 high schools across the state. Selection is based on SAT, ACT, Prairie State Achievement Exam scores and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. High school guid-ance counselors work in conjunctions with ISAC to determine the win-ners.

The St. Bede Academy winners are: Michael Bel-lino of Standard, Sophie

Carus of Peru, Christine Daley of Oglesby, Joseph Jagiella of Peru, Morgan

King of Dalzell, Erin Line of Peru, Gabrielle Mendoza of Peru, James

Peacock of Princeton and Christopher Samp-son of Peru.

Photo contributedSt. Bede Academy Illinois State Scholars are Michael Bellino (front row, from left), Christopher Sampson, James Peacock and Joseph Jagiella; Sophie Carus (back row), Morgan King, Gabrielle Mendoza, Christine Daley and Erin Line.

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BV celebrates Dia de los MuertosThe Bureau Valley High School Spanish Club cel-ebrated Dia de los Muertos during October. Students in Spanish classes made crafts representative of the popular symbols of the Mexican holiday. The club then created a large display to honor those who have passed. Pictured with the display are Spanish Club Vice President Kate DeBrock (left), President Sam Haney and Secretary Lacey DeVenney.

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Moss donates $1,000 to IVCCIVCC alumnus Laurie Moss of Peru made a $1,000 donation to the Illinois Valley Community College Peter Miller Community Technology Center capital campaign in memory of her husband Jack Moss. With IVCC President Jerry Corcoran (left), are daughter Julie Moss Miller, Laurie and son Michael. Seven members of the Moss family have either graduated from or attended IVCC before continuing onto other universities or educational pursuits.

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Lady Lions overcome adversityBy Dan Dwyer

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PERU — The LaMoille/Ohio Lady Lions persevered through adversity against the Princeton Tigresses as they overcame a 6-0 deficit and an injury to star guard Shiela Browning at the Lady Bruins Christmas Classic Monday afternoon.

L/O would only lead for 3:18 seconds of the game and never led by more than one point until the last 10 seconds of the game when junior guard Erin Bennett knocked down two free throws to give the Lady Lions a 29-26 victory.

L/O improved their tour-nament record to 1-1 while Princeton dropped to 0-2 in the White Pool.

The Lady Lions were led by senior forward Vanessa Martinez who had a game high 13 points and Brown-ing, who added 8. Princeton was led by sophomore guard Michaela Strom with nine points followed by senior forward Zoe Mead, who added eight.

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By BCr SportS [email protected]

Princeton and St. Bede dropped their openers in the Plano Christmas Clas-sic.

The Tigers fell to the host Plano Reapers 66-43 Monday evening. The Reapers took an 18-8 first-quarter lead and never looked back, hold-ing a 35-21 lead at the half.

PHS got eight points from Garrett Duffin and seven each from Zach Hicks and Tyler Clark.

The Tigers (2-6) will return to action at 6:30 p.m. Thursday vs. Indian Creek.

• St. Bede went down in defeat 47-41 to Somonauk. The Bobcats made a 14-7 first-quarter lead hold up.

Guards Jarrett Olson (14) and Jack Brady (11) combined for 25 points for the Bruins.

St. Bede will face Streator at 8 p.m. Thurs-day back at Plano.

• Mendota cruised to a 77-42 win over Wilming-ton Monday. The Trojans will face the Seneca Irish at 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

• The Princeton soph-omores beat Sandwich 51-34 in its opening game Monday. The Kittens,

who are the No. 2 seed, will play Plano at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

Jake Reinhardt had 25 points on 8 of 12 shoot-ing. Skye Behrends added 12 points.


Merry Christmas to allAll I want for

Christmas ...Well, at my

age, there’s not a really a lot of anticipation unwrapping Christmas pres-ents anymore. The socks, shirts, etc. kind of all go together these years. I’m fortunate I don’t wear ties to have to get any of those tradi-tional dad gifts.

What I wish for most of all is good health for my family and my friends.

I also wish for suc-cess for all the area basketball and wrestling teams, especially the one I hold most dear to my heart. Merry Christ-mas Tigresses.

I wish for my Pitts-burgh Steelers to get one more win and wig-

gle their way into the playoffs.

I wish I had more time to write, but we’re running on deadline here this Christmas Eve morning and our Lyle Ganther, the BCR jack of all trades, is anxious-ly awaiting to output

these pages today.While on the Christmas

spirit, the Bureau Valley Storm carolers have been back at it, bringing tid-ings of good joy to local nursing homes. Coach

Boys basketball roundup

Tigers, Bruins dropopeners at Plano

Lady Bruins enjoy some home cooking

By BCr SportS [email protected]

PERU — St. Bede continued to enjoy some home cooking Monday in the Lady Bruins Christmas Classic.

The Lady Bruins posted a 51-28 win over LaMoille/Ohio in Monday’s nightcap, improv-ing to 2-1 in White Pool play. Raley Mauck led the Lady Bru-ins with 15 points with Lexie Miranda adding seven, Hanna Bima six and Sophie Carus and Gabby Morrow five each.

For LaMoile/Ohio, Shiela Browning had 11 and Vanessa Martinez eight.

St. Bede will return to action at 11 a.m. Friday vs. Princeton.

Mendota improved to 3-0 atop the Green Pool with a 42-29 win over Kewanee (0-3). Twins Ally (12) and Abby (10) Bromoschenkel combined for 22 points.

In other action Monday, Eureka defeated Henry 58-18, IVC beat Henry 46-26 and

Green Pool: Mendota 3-0, IVC 2-1, Eureka 2-0, Kewanee 0-3, Henry 0-3.

White Pool: Fieldcrest 2-1, Seneca 2-1, St. Bede 2-1, LaMoille/Ohio 1-2, Princeton 0-2.

Saturday’s gamesIVC 55, Kewanee 49 (OT)Seneca 30, St. Bede 27Fieldcrest 61, LaMoille 41Eureka 56, Kewanee 44Seneca 51, Princeton 26Mendota 55, IVC 41St. Bede 45, Fieldcrest 39Mendota 2, Henry 0 (by forfeit).

Monday’s gamesEureka 58, Henry 18Mendota 42, Kewanee 29

LaMoille 29, Princeton 26IVC 46, Henry 26Fieldcrest 52, Seneca 38St. Bede 51, LaMoille 28

Friday’s gamesPrinceton vs. St. Bede, 11

a.m.; Eureka vs. IVC, 12:30 p.m.; Kewanee vs. Henry, 2 p.m.; Seneca vs. LaMoille, 3:30 p.m.; Fieldcrest vs. Princeton, 5 p.m.; Mendota vs. Eureka, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 28Ninth place, 11 a.m.Seventh place, 12:30 p.m.Fifth place, 2 p.m.Third place, 3:30 p.m.Title, 5 p.m.

BCR photo/Charlie WacaPrinceton’s Zach Friel goes up for two in tour-nament action at Plano Monday.

Lady Bruins Classic at St. Bede

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Lady Bruins Christmas Classic: LaMoille/Ohio 29, Princeton 26

BCR photo/Dan DwyerLaMoille/Ohio’s Shiela Browning drives in for the go-ahead basket with 2:42 remaining in Monday’s game vs. Princeton at St. Bede. The Lady Lions trailed for most of the game, but rallied for a 29-26 win.

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More Holiday Hoopla unwrappedBy BCr SportS Staff

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The Christmas presents are all unwrapped. Now it’s time to enjoy some Holiday Hoopla.

At Erie: The Bureau Valley boys and girls teams will get underway Thursday in the Warkins Memorial Classic at Erie. The BV boys (6-5) get things started with Stock-ton at 10 a.m., take a small break and come back vs. Orion at 1 p.m. The Storm will also play Mercer County at 7 p.m. Friday and Peoria Heights at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The BV girls team (4-6) await an 8:30 a.m. tip with Rockridge. The Storm will also play Ridgewood at 10 a.m. Friday, Stock-ton at 2:30 p.m. Friday and Monmouth-Roseville at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

At Marseilles: Defend-ing champ Putnam Coun-ty (8-1) takes the No. 1 seed into tournament play against Leland/Earlville at 5 p.m. Thursday.

The Hall Red Devils, fresh off their own crown at the Colmone Classic, will meet Serena at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

LaMoille/Ohio opens vs. No. 2 Dwight at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

At Princeville: Top-seeded Henry (10-0) opens at 6:30 p.m. Thurs-day vs. No. 7 North Ful-ton in the 86th annual Princeville Holiday Tour-nament. No. 6 DePue squares off vs. No. 3 Galva at 2 p.m. Thursday.

At Prophetstown: The Hall girls will start up their Holiday Hoopla at Prophetstown at 1:30 p.m. Thursday vs. LaSal-

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Photo contributedThe Bureau Valley Storm stepped away from the court to sing Christmas carols at area nursing homes and spread tid-ings of good joy.See Hieronymus Page 10

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ScoreboardBasketball

HigH scHool girlsLady Bruins Classic at St. Bedegreen Pool: Mendota 3-0, iVc 2-1,

eureka 2-0, Kewanee 0-3, Henry 0-3.WHite Pool: Fieldcrest 2-1, seneca 2-1,

st. Bede 2-1, laMoille 1-2, Princeton 0-2.Friday: Princeton vs. st. Bede, 11 a.m.;

eureka vs. iVc, 12:30 p.m.; Kewanee vs. Henry, 2 p.m.; seneca vs. laMoille, 3:30 p.m.; Fieldcrest vs. Princeton, 5 p.m.; Mendota vs. eureka, 6:30 p.m.

saturday: 9th place, 11 a.m. 7th place, 12:30 p.m. 5th place, 2 p.m. 3rd place, 3:30 p.m. title, 5 p.m.

Princeton 10 6 7 5 - 26laMoille/ohio 8 5 9 7 - 29PHs (1-12): Barajas 1 0-0 2, Farrell 0 0-0

0, VanDenBussche 0 0-0 0, strom 3 (1) 2-4 9, sims 0 0-0 0, Mead 3 2-2 8, schmidt 1 0-0 2, Hughes 0 1-2 1, clark 2 0-0 4. totals: 10 (1) 5-8 26. Fouls: 17.

l/o: Browning 2 4-7 8, V. Martinez 4 5-8 13, Bennett 2 0-2 4, conner 1 0-0 2, Kahly 0 0-0 0, leslie 0 0-0 0. totals: 9 11-19 29. Fouls: 11.

Warkins Memorial Classic at EriePool A: rockridge, stockton, Morrison,

Monmouth-roseville, Bureau Valley, ridgewood.

Pool B: Knoxville, Mercer county, erie, galva, Fulton, Wethersfield.

thursday: Mercer county vs. Knoxville, erie vs. galva, 5:30 p.m.; Wethersfield vs. Fulton, ridgewood vs. Monmouth-roseville, 7 p.m.; stockton vs. Morrison, rockridge vs. Bureau Valley, 8:30 p.m.

Friday: Mercer county vs. erie, 8:30 a.m.; Fulton vs. galva, 8:30 a.m.; ridgewood vs. Bureau Valley, 10 a.m.; Morrison vs. rockridge, 10 a.m.; stockton vs. Monmouth-roseville, 11:30; Wethersfield vs. Knoxville, 11:30 a.m.; rockridge vs. ridgewood, 1 p.m.; galva vs. Mercer county, 1 p.m.; Monmouth-roseville vs. Morrison, 2:30 p.m.; stockton vs. Bureau Valley, 2:30 p.m.; Knoxville vs. Fulton, 4 p.m.; erie vs. Wethersfield, 4 p.m.

saturday: Morrison vs. ridgewood, Fulton vs. Mercer county, noon; Wethersfield vs. galva, Monmouth-roseville vs. Bureau Valley, 1:30 p.m.; rockridge vs. stockton, erie vs. Knoxville, 6 p.m.

Monday: tBD

Prophetstown tournamentBlAcK Pool: Prophetstown, orion, West

carroll, rockford christian.orAnge Pool: lasalle-Peru, Hinckley-Big

rock, riverdale, Hall.thursday: Prophetstown vs. West carroll,

9 a.m.; riverdale vs. Hinckley-Big rock, 10:30 a.m.; orion vs. rockford christian, noon; Hall vs. lasalle-Peru, 1:30 p.m.; West carroll vs. orion, 3 p.m.; Hinckley-Big rock vs. Hall, 4:30 p.m.; lasalle-Peru vs. riverdale, 6 p.m.; rockford christian vs. Prophetstown, 7:30 p.m.

Friday: lasalle-Peru vs. Hinckley-Big rock, 3 p.m.; West carroll vs. rockford christian, 4:30 p.m.; Hall vs. riverdale, 6 p.m.; Prophetstown vs. orion, 7:30 p.m.

saturday: 7th place, 3 p.m.; 5th place, 4:30 p.m.; 3rd place, 6 p.m.; title, 7:30 p.m.

HigH scHool BoysPlano Christmas Classic

Monday: no. 12 Aurora christian 57, lisle 34no. 13 newark 58, Hinckley-Big rock 23.no. 9 Mendota 77, Wilmington 41no. 16 Forreston 52, sandwich 42rockford christian 36, no. 11 indian

creek 35no. 14 Plano 66, Princeton 43no. 10 yorkville vs. streator, 7 p.m.no. 15 st. Bede vs. somonauk, 8:30 p.m.thursday: Auxiliary gym - game 9: lisle

vs. HBr, 3:30 p.m. game 10: Wilmington vs. sandwich, 5 p.m. game 11: (11) indian creek vs. Princeton, 6:30 p.m. game 12: losers 7-8, 8 p.m.

Main gym — game 13: no. 5 genoa-Kingston vs. (12) Aurora christian 9 a.m. game 14: no. 4 Kaneland vs. (13) Kaneland, 10:30 a.m. game 15: no. 8 seneca vs. (9) Mendota, 12:30 p.m. game 16: no. 1 ottawa vs. no. 16 Forreston, 2 p.m. game 17: no. 6 Morris vs. rockford christian, 3:30 p.m. game 18: no. 3 coal city vs. no. 14 Plano, 5:30 p.m. game 19: no. 7 Dixon vs. winner 7, 7 p.m. game 20: no. 2 Burlington central vs. winner 8, 8:30 p.m. Friday: Auxiliary gym - game 21: game 9 loser vs. game 10 loser, 3:30 p.m. game 22: losers 11-12, 5 p.m. game 23: winners 9-10, 6:30 p.m. game 24: winners 11-12, 8 p.m.

Main gym - game 25: game 19 loser vs. game 20 loser, 10:30 a.m. game 26: losers 17-18, 9 a.m. game 27: losers 15-16, 12:30 p.m. game 28: losers 13-14, 2 p.m. game 29: winners 13-14, 3:30 p.m. game 30: winners 15-16, 5:30 p.m. game 31: winners 17-18, 7

p.m. game 32: winners 19-20, 8:30 p.m.saturday: Main gym - game 33: losers

25-26, 9 a.m. game 34: losers 27-28, 10:30 a.m. game 35: winners 25-26, 12:30 p.m. game 36: winners 27-28, 2 p.m. game 37: losers 29-30 3:30 p.m. game 38: losers 31-32, 5:30 p.m. game 39: winners 29-30, 7 p.m. game 40: winners 31-32, 8:30 p.m.

Monday: Auxiliary gym - game 41: losers 21-22, 10:30 a.m. (23rd place) game 42: winners 21-22, noon (21st place) game 43: losers 23-24, 1:30 p.m. (19th place). Main gym - game 44: game 33 loser vs. game 34 loser, 8 a.m. (15th place) game 45: game 33 winner vs. game 34 winner, 9:30 a.m. (13th place) game 46: game 35 loser vs. game 36 loser, 11 a.m. (11th place) game 47: game 35 winner vs. game 36 winner, 12:345 p.m. (ninth place). game 48: game 23 winner vs. game 24 winner, 2:15 p.m. (consolation finals). game 49: game 37 loser vs. game 38 loser, 3:45 p.m. (seventh place). game 50: game 37 winner vs. game 38 winner, 5:30 p.m. (fifth place). game 51: game 39 loser vs. game 40 winner, 7 p.m. (third place). game 52: game 39 winner vs. game 40 win-ner, 8:30 p.m. (championship) .

Princeton 8 13 7 15 - 43Plano 18 17 15 16 - 66Princeton (2-6): Brockman 0-2 0-0 0,

Frield 1-3 0-0 2, Duffin 3-8 (0-3) 4-6 10, Vaccaro 3-8 (0-3) 0-0 6, schmidt 2-7 (1-3) 0-0 5, Andersen 2-4 (0-1) 0-0 4, Hicks 2-6 (1-3) 2-2 9, Duffy 2-3 0-0 4, Bickett 0-0 (0-1) 0-0 0, clark 3-7 (0-1) 1-2 7. totals: 17-46 (2-14) 7-12 43.

somonauk 14 6 18 14 - 47st. Bede 7 6 14 14 - 41st. BeDe: olson 5 (3) 0-0 13, Dudek 0 0-0

0, Halm 4 1-2 9, Brady 5 1-2 11, shaw 2 0-0 4, Hopps 0 0-0 0, smudzinski 0 0-0 0, Pyskza 2 0-0 4. totals: 18 (3) 2-4 41.

Sophomores at PlanoPrinceton 51, sandwich 34. PHs: reinhard

25, Behrends 12, Bates 10, Mead 2, Wedekind 2.Marseilles Holiday Tournamentthursday: game 1: no. 7 reed-custer vs.

Midland, 9 a.m.game 2: no. 2 Dwight vs. laMoille-ohio,

10:30 a.m.game 3: no. 6 Hartsburg-emden vs.

Flanagan-cornell, noongame 4: no. 3 Kewanee vs. lexington,

1:30 p.m.game 5: no. 8 Marquette vs. gardner-

south Wilmington, 3:30 p.m.

game 6: no. 1 Putnam county vs. leland-earlville, 5 p.m.

game 7: no. 5 Hall vs. serena, 6:30 p.m. game 8: no. 4 chicago st. Benedict vs.

Woodland, 8 p.m.Friday: game 9: losers 1-2 9 a.m. game

10: losers 3-4, 10:30 a.m. game 11: losers 5-6, noon. game 12: losers 7-8, 1:30 p.m. game 13: winners 1-2, 3:30 p.m. game 14: winners 3-4, 5 p.m. game 15: winners 5-6, 6:30 p.m. game 16: winners 7- 8 8 p.m.

saturday: game 17: losers 9-10, 9 a.m. game 18: losers 11-12, 10:30 a.m. game 19: winners 9-10 winner, noon. game 20: winners 11-12, 1:30 p.m. game 21: losers 13-14, 3:30 p.m. game 22: losers 15-1 5 p.m. game 23: winners 13-14, 6:30 p.m. game 24: winners 15-16, 8 p.m.

Monday: game 25: losers 17-18, 9 a.m. (15th-place game) game 26: winners 17-18, 10:30 a.m. (13th-place game). game 27: los-ers 19-20, noon (11th-place game). game 28: winners 19-20, 1:30 p.m. (consolation cham-pionship). game 29: losers 21-22, 3:30 p.m. (seventh-place game). game 30: winners 21-22, 5 p.m. (fifth-place game). game 31: losers 23-24 6:30 p.m. (third-place game). game 32: winners 23-24, 8 p.m. (champion-ship game)

Warkins Memorial at EriePool A: Bureau Valley, Mercer county,

orion, Peoria Heights, riverdale, stockton.Pool B: erie, Knoxville, lena-Winslow,

Morrison, stark county, Wethersfield.thursday: riverdale vs. orion, Morrison

vs. Knoxville, 8:30 a.m.; Bureau Valley vs. stockton, stark county vs. erie, 10 a.m.; Mercer county vs. Peoria Heights, Wethersfield vs. lena-Winslow, 11:30 a.m.; Knoxville vs. stark county, orion vs. Bureau Valley, 1 p.m.; lena-Winslow vs. Morrison, stockton vs. Mercer county, 2:30 p.m.; erie vs. Wethersfield, Peoria Heights vs. riverdale, 4 p.m.

Friday: orion vs. Peoria Heights, 5:30; erie vs. Knoxville, 5:30; Bureau Valley vs. Mercer county, 7; stark county vs. lena-Winslow, 7; riverdale vs. stockton, 8:30; Morrison vs. Wethersfield, 8:30

saturday: Mercer county vs. riverdale, erie vs. lena-Winslow, 3 p.m.; stockton vs. orion, Morrison vs. stark county, 4:30 p.m.; Peoria Heights vs. Bureau Valley, Wethersfield vs. Knoxville, 7:30 p.m.

Monday: 11th place, 9th place, 1:30 p.m.; 7th place, 5th place, 3 p.m.; 3rd place, championship, 7:30 p.m.

ball, rebounding and attacking the basket, so as long as we could stay close we knew we had a chance, it’s been that way the whole year,” said LaMoille-Ohio coach Richard Gross. “Vanessa did an amazing job as well, she stepped up with 13 points.”

Early on, it looked like the Tigresses’ offense would be too much for the Lady Lions as they quickly jumped out to a 6-0 lead with 4:34 to play in the first quarter

L/O steadily chipped away at the Tigresses’ lead through the rest of the first and second quarters eventually mak-ing the score 10-8 when seemingly tragedy struck for he Lady Lions.

Browning would take a shot to the face at the 4:18 mark of the second and appeared to break her nose. The Lady Lions could have given in with-out their driving force but they continued to play hard keeping their team in contention, cut-ting the Princeton lead to 16-13 at the half.

Browning returned to play the second half giv-ing the Lady Lions the extra edge they needed to down the Tigresses.

She scored the go-head basket on a fullcourt drive with 2:36 remain-ing when she seem-ingly went uncontested through the lane.

“I told Sheila a long time ago as you go, so

does the rest of the team. She just takes control of the game,” said Gross. “When she came back in everyone was a little more confident. They don’t care if we are down by 25, we don’t and we

won’t quit.”Princeton coach Kevin

Hieronymus never doubted Browning’s return for the second half of play.

“Shiela Browning is a gamer, I knew she would come back, it’s just the kind of competitor she is,” Hieronymus said. “She’s obviously their team leader and there was no way she wouldn’t come back the second half with a broken nose or whatever she did. I fully expected her to come back the second half.”

Princeton’s shooting turned cold as it con-tinued to get good looks throughout the rest of the game but could only manage 10 second half points. The Tigresses fin-ished the night shooting just 18.6 percent, mak-ing 10 of 54 attempts from the field.

“It was kind of the story of the game, shots would not fall,” Hiero-nymus said. “It seemed like there was a lid on the basket there for us after we got off to a great start and then shots just wouldn’t drop for us.”

Both teams will con-tinue tournament play Friday as Princeton plays St. Bede at 11 a.m. and Fieldcrest at 5 p.m. L/O will take on Seneca at 3:30 p.m.

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Fieldcrest beat Seneca 52-38.

• Notes: St. Bede, Field-crest and Seneca all stand at 2-1 in the White Pool. Fieldcrest has the edge in the tie-breaker for point differential. The Lady Knights (+8) lost to St. Bede by six, but beat Sen-eca by 14.

On Friday, St. Bede will

play Princeton at 11 a.m., Seneca will play LaMoile/Ohio at 3:30 p.m. and Fieldcrest will play Field-crest at 5 p.m.

Top-seeded Mendota has a 6:30 p.m. date with Eureka looking to cap a 4-0 run in the Green Pool. Eureka will meet IVC at 12:30 p.m. looking to set up a pool showdown with the Lady Trojans.

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le-Peru. The Lady Devils (3-7) will also face Hinck-ley-Big Rock and River-dale in pool play.

Other teams in the field include the host Lady Prophets, the defending champion who sports a 10-2 record and stands

4-0 atop the Three Rivers North.

Notes: Princeton almu-nus and former assistant coach Chris Waca sat on the opposing bench for Plano when the Tigers faced the Reapers at the Plano Christmas Classic. Waca, a 1991 PHS grad, is a freshmen boys coach for Plano.

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BCR photo/Dan DwyerPrinceton’s Kelly Schmidt steps in front of a drive by LaMoille/Ohio’s Shiela Browning in Monday’s action at St. Bede.

Jason Marquis and gang really know how to warm up the residents spir-its, including Grandma Moore at Comfort Retire-ment Home. They also sang at Greenfield and Liberty Village.

“It was a great time. We have great kids, don’t have to coax them into going or anything. Has become a neat tradition for us,” coach Marquis said. “Grandma loved it, especially our rendition of Holly Jolly Christmas. I think our ‘12 days of Christmas’ is our team’s future single though.”

The coach says “we’ve also learned this group is hopefully a lot better at basketball than they are at singing.”

Dan Pearson, codirec-tor of the IlIowa Fel-lowship of Christian Athletes, who followed

the Storm on their carol-ing adventure, will run a piece on Channel 8 on Christmas Night. Dan is hopeful to start up a FCA chapter at Bureau Valley.

• The Manning of the Year: I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Sports Illustrated cover story on Peyton Man-ning as the SI Sports-man of the Year. It’s a great piece telling what really makes the Broncos quarterback tick, on and off the field. More than being the best quarter-back of his generation, he is simply an outstand-ing human being, one who takes the time to personally respond to fans who write him.

He is truly a sports hero, one that our youth can admire and one that other pros could follow his lead.

Kevin Hieronymus is the BCR Sports Editor. Contact him at [email protected]

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On the morning — or afternoon — before every major NASCAR race, the top drivers participate in meet-and-greet sessions with fans at hospitality villages set up on speedway prop-erty.

Most of those fans who get to attend do so as guests of a driver’s spon-sor, and the crowds are relatively small com-pared to a driver’s fan base. The driver typically offers opening remarks, then fields questions from the audience before signing some autographs and moving on to the next appearance.

In many cases, the answers given in the low-key environment of the hospitality sessions bet-ter explain what it’s like to drive a race car than the answers given in ses-sions with the media or in televised interviews.

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet at Richard Childress Racing, is considered one of the circuit’s best at explaining his profes-sion.

Since he’s known as the “Rocket Man” for his performances on pole day, which include 51 career poles in the Sprint Cup Series, 12 in the Nationwide Series and one in the Camping World Truck Series, he’s often asked what it feels like to drive really fast.

His initial answer usu-ally brings smiles to

the faces of those in his audience.

“From 140 miles an hour on up, it all feels the same,” he said. “When you take off in an airplane, you’re usu-ally leaving the ground at about 120 miles an hour.

“You can feel the speed up to 120, but from that point on, you can feel it accelerate a little bit, but you don’t realize you’re going 600 miles per hour, or 500 miles per hour or 350.

“You don’t have the acceleration to feel the speed, and that’s the

same feeling in a race car.”

Newman explains that in a race car, the faster one goes, the better the car reacts to the speed.

“When you leave pit road and get halfway up to speed, the rest of it is just a matter of the fast-er you go, the better the car sticks, because you have more downforce,” he said, quickly adding that there comes a point when the downforce isn’t enough to keep the car sticking to the track.

“The tires want to slide, so there’s a happy

medium in there that we all try to hit as drivers,” he said.

Then there’s the issue of something happening at extreme speed, which is where the danger fac-tor kicks in.

“When you’re going 200 (miles per hour) and you hit something or a tire blows or whatever, it’s going to be com-pounded by the next hit and the hit after that and who comes up and hits you at 200 while you’re sitting still,” he said. “Going 200 miles an hour doesn’t mean any-

thing as long as the guy next to you is going 200 miles an hour.

“It’s the difference in speed that makes a dif-ference. That closing rate is like being in rush-hour traffic. If you’re all going the same speed, there’s really no differ-ence. It’s when some-body checks up and you have to get on the bind-ers (brakes) because you weren’t paying attention, that’s when there’s a dif-ference.”

Newman said the sensa-tion of speed depends a lot on the circumstances,

such as the type of car he’s driving or the length and shape of the track he’s on.

“If you’re at Michigan, where it’s a little more wide open, it’s one thing,” he said. “And if you have a tire that kind of locks you in to the race track, that’s one thing. But like at Atlanta, when you’re going almost 200 miles per hour, you’re almost in a con-trolled slide. That’s good because you’re controlled, but you’re still sliding.

“It’s part of what we do in taking race cars to the edge, but ultimately it’s whoever is sliding the least that’s leading.”

And he said that the speeds he feels in a Sprint Cup car sometimes seem mild compared to those he attained in smaller, open-wheeled cars earlier in his career.

“Running a Midget at 140 miles per hour aver-age at Pikes Peak (Interna-tional Raceway) with open wheels and a little four-cylinder car, I think that kind of gets you prepped for a lot of things,” he said. “Silver Crown cars would run 185 at the end of the straightaway at Gateway (Motorsports Park), which was clipping right along for that type of car.

“So 200 in a full-fen-dered (Sprint Cup) car with a lot of downforce isn’t such a big deal. The weight (of the Cup car) kinds of works to your advantage because you can feel it moving around.”

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Carlson passes CT board exam

LinkedIn job scams take advantage of job seekers

Schafer, Scruggs receive national

awards

Shaw Media names 3 new vice presidents

PRINCETON — Brittany Carlson, an X-Ray technician at Princeton Prompt Care in Princeton, recently passed her Computerized Tomography (CT) board exam.

Carlson is a graduate of Sauk Val-ley Community College’s Radiology Pro-gram.

CHICAGO — If you are looking for a new job, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns job seekers to beware of growing LinkedIn scams. LinkedIn is an open communication website that has made it easy for scammers pos-ing as job recruiters to take advantage of users looking for new oppor-tunities.

More than other social media websites, LinkedIn is appealing to job seekers because it allows them to be contacted by potential employers or recruit-ers. Scammers create fake profiles disguising themselves as recruit-ers and send messages that contain a link to gather personal infor-mation. The website that the link goes to may look legitimate but often asks for financial information and person-al identity. That Infor-mation is then used to steal your identity, access bank accounts or install malware on your computer.

“These scams will tempt many but it should be noted that legitimate recruiters will never ask you for any banking informa-tion,” says Steve J. Bernas, president /CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Chi-cago and Northern Illi-nois. “An example of one of the most recent scams involves the use of attractive female recruiters pitching opportunities to bilin-gual job seekers.”

Bernas states, “Before

working with a recruit-er do some research to ensure you know who you are dealing with.”

Avoid becoming a vic-tim of a LinkedIn scam by following these tips:

• Do not add just anyone on LinkedIn. Before adding someone, check out their profile and connections. If you have doubts about their legitimacy, do not add them. Remember that you will never be asked to pay for a job. If a “recruiter” mentions an opportunity where you must pay for training, block them. A real job will never ask you to pay to work.

• Be wary of work-at-home jobs. Real work-at-home jobs are hard to acquire, so be cautious when you find these postings. Search for the photo of the recruiter. Scammers usually use a fake, generic photo and you can most likely find the photo elsewhere.

• Ask to call them. If a recruiter contacts you via message, request to speak on the phone. If they seem to avoid a phone call, consider that a red flag.

If you find yourself a victim of the scam, act fast. If a scammer was able to access your com-puter, they could have collected your personal information including passwords and banking information. Change your passwords imme-diately. If you see any strange banking activ-ity, notify your bank.

For more tips on pro-tecting your identity, visit www.bbb.org.

Country Financial representatives Crane Schafer of Spring Val-ley and Jim Scruggs of Princeton received the Multiline Quality Award (MQA) for helping cli-ents achieve financial security.

The MQA is presented annually by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA). The award rec-ognizes financial repre-sentatives who are dedi-cated to clients, adhere

to the NAIFA code of ethics and pursue ongo-ing education efforts.

Schafer serves clients from his office at 502 W. Dakota St., Spring Valley. The office phone number is (815) 664-4145. Scruggs serves cli-ents from his office at 204 N. Main, Princeton. The office phone num-ber is (815) 872-3333.

Schafer and Scruggs are affiliated with the Illinois Valley AIFA asso-ciation.

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DIXON – Shaw Media’s Board of Directors has elected three executives as vice presidents and officers of the company.

At its Dec. 12 meeting, the company elected Don T. Bricker vice president of suburban publishing, J. Tom Shaw vice president of digital media, and Ben Shaw vice president of technology.

Shaw Media is the par-ent company of Sauk Valley Media, the Bureau County Republican,

DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Putnam County Record, Tonica News, as well as several Chicago suburban newspapers and newspa-pers in Iowa.

“This is an exciting time for our company,” said John Rung, presi-dent of Shaw Media. “We are fortunate to have many talented people in our company.”

Bricker joined Shaw Media in 2008 as pub-lisher of the company’s Kane County and DeKalb County publications. He was named regional pub-lisher and group general

manager earlier this year. Before joining Shaw, Bricker spent 16 years with Freedom Communi-cations.

Since he joined Shaw Media in 2006, J. Tom Shaw has held several posts, including publish-er of Kane County, Lake County and Suburban Life publications. He will lead efforts to grow audi-ence and sales through digital platforms across the company’s Illinois and Iowa operations.

Ben Shaw, who has been with Shaw Media since 2004, was named

IT director in 2006 and assumed responsibility for digital operations in 2010. He will lead tech-nology efforts across the company, and develop and maintain the infra-structure to support company efforts in digital media. He also will spear-head the launch of a data-base marketing program.

J. Tom and Ben Shaw are sons of Shaw Media CEO Tom Shaw and descendants of the found-ers of the 160-year-old media company.


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Dec. 17 33 19 TS 37 21 0 54(1977) -10(1951)

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Give but give wiselyAvoid holiday

charity rip-offsThe holidays are a popular time for consumers to

help others in need by donating to a charity. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) offers a free published listing of more than 400 reports on charities in Chi-cago and Northern Illinois.

“Consumers can maximize the impact of their holiday charity donation by avoiding many common giving mistakes,” said Steve J. Bernas, president/CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Chicago and Northern Illinois. “Before making a donation, smart donors take a careful look at the charity’s finances, programs and governance and how they operate.”

The BBB’s Charitable Review Program is designed to empower donors to make wise giving decisions and encourage local charitable organizations to accept the responsibility of self regulation by adher-ing to a set of 20 charity standards. They promote public accountability, responsible use of funds, proper solicitation and governance practices.

The BBB recommends consumers follow these tips when donating to a charity this holiday season:

• Do not be influenced by high-pressure or emo-

tional appeals. Giving on the spot is never necessary, no matter how hard a telemarketer or door-to-door solicitor pushes it. The charity that needs your money today will welcome it just as much tomorrow.

• Make sure you know the charity’s correct identi-ty. With so many charities in existence, their names can blur in a donor’s mind and similar-sounding organizations are common. Be sure you know which charity you’re supporting and that it’s not a case of mistaken identity.

• Do not assume charities can use donated house-hold items and clothing. Worn out, unusable or unwanted donated goods cost charities millions of dollars each year because the organization has to bear the cost of discarding the unacceptable dona-tion. If you have questions about an item’s accept-ability, call the charity and ask.

• “Low overhead” expenses should not be the only factor you consider. How much money a charity spends on the actual cause as compared to how much goes toward fundraising and administration is an important factor, but it’s not the whole story. A char-ity with impressive financial ratios could have other significant problems such as insufficient transparen-cy, inadequate board activity and inaccurate appeals.

• Do not give cash. If you contribute, write out a check to the charity, not to an individual or third party that might be collecting the donation.

For more consumer tips, visit www.bbb.org.

Have fun keeping kids healthy during winter break

Winter break is a time when parents may be challenged to occu-py their children in ways that are more stimulating than simply hav-ing them watch TV and play video games. TOPS Club, Inc.® (Take Off Pounds Sensibly®), the nonprofit weight-loss support organization, has developed a list of strategies to guide parents in keeping kids focused on health, while still hav-ing fun during their vacation from school.

• Share a day of winter sports with your children – Introduce your children to a new winter sport or share a familiar one the whole fam-ily enjoys. There are many outdoor activities that are popular in the winter months. You can go ice skat-ing, snow boarding, skiing or snow-shoeing, just to name a few.

• Walk in a winter wonderland – After dinner one night, take the kids on a tour of their neighbor-hood and look at the unique way your neighbors have decorated their homes for the holidays. Often we take those beautiful sites for granted, when driving by quickly in our cars.

• Make exercise a family fun event – Turn on an exercise DVD or your favorite upbeat music and

exercise with your children. Older kids can be encouraged to use exer-cise equipment like a treadmill or join you in your own exercise rou-tine. You could also just dance. Many of today’s most popular work-outs that are effective in burning calories incorporate dance moves. No one said exercise can’t be fun or a family activity.

Spend time at the museum – When it’s too cold for outdoor activities, but you and the kids really need to get out of the house, a museum is an enjoyable and educa-tional way to incorporate learning and the basic exercise of walking.

Become a healthy eating role model – Mom, Dad, big brother and even Grandma can model good eating behaviors. Introduce new and exotic fruits to kids like kiwi or propose a healthier alternative to ice cream, such as trying fruit yogurt for dessert one evening. Par-ents should be open to trying new foods, themselves. Showing your children that it’s fun to experiment with meals and food choices is a great example.

Don’t push food on your kids – The more you force a child to eat a certain food, the less he or she will like it. You should still offer your

children different foods to try, but don’t force kids to clean their plate. One way to empower your kids and expose them to new foods is to offer them a choice. Parents could say, “We are going to add a new vegetable to the dinner plate,” and let the kids choose which of three equally healthy choices they want to try. Make a game of trying new and healthy food choices – see if the kids can guess what they’re eating and be prepared to share interesting information about it once they do.

Avoid becoming too strict – While it’s good to get rid of junk food, don’t turn into “the food police,” or forbid kids to eat certain foods because that just makes them want it more. Allow special treats within reason. Calling the snack a “special treat” reinforces the idea that cer-tain foods are not everyday items.

Schedule a day of cooking with your children – Cooking with your kids teaches them valuable skills and also gives them precious time with you. Have smaller children help you measure, stir dry ingre-dients, and count out ingredients with you. Allow older children to do things themselves under your supervision

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Auction CalendarDec. 28 – Machinery consignment auction, tractors,

tillage, combine heads, wagons, trucks, trailers, etc., 9 a.m., 401 W. Main St. (The Shed), Wyanet, Rediger Auction Service, auctioneers.

Dec. 30 - Jan. 1–3 — New Year’s holiday estate auction, automobile, furniture, stoneware, primitives, antiques, duck decoys, hunting, firearms, coins, 10 a.m., 1635 N. Main St. (Tumbleson Auction Center), Princeton, Tumbleson Auction Co., auctioneers.

Seeking SourcesOld Man Winter has us shivering, but a good pot

of soup or stew is sure to take off the seasonal chill. Casseroles offer the same trick, as do great pasta, rice and other comfort food to soothe our cold souls. Recipe columnist Judy Dyke would like to feature one or more of your recipes in an upcoming edition of the Bureau County Journal. Send your recipes to her at [email protected]. You can also mail them to her attention at the BCR, P.O. Box 340, Princeton, IL 61356.

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ideas for upcoming editions of this popular quarterly magazine. Email your suggestions to Illinois Valley Living Editor Terri Simon at [email protected]. Please write “Illinois Valley Living story” in the subject line.

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your vacation photos. When you’re packing your suit-case for an upcoming excursion, remember to pack a copy of the BCR too. When you get to your destina-tion, have someone take a photo of you holding the newspaper. It’s always fun if you can stand in front of a landmark or something interesting at your destina-tion. When you get home, email the photo and some information about your trip to BCR Associate Editor Rita Roberts at [email protected]. Make sure you tell us who is in the photo and where your photo was taken. We’ll be happy to show your friends, family and neighbors where you went on your most recent vacation. Where in the World is the BCR? Hopefully, it’s in your suitcase and ready to go on a fun-filled journey, filled with memory-making moments.

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All about you CalendarBirthdays

Dec. 26• Kathy Janssen

Dec. 27• James Todd• Sharon Dale• Cindy Miller• Larry Klein• Christie Schmidt• Paul Bauer

Dec. 28• Mike Burgess• Rodger Hansen• Gary Reed• Brenda Linder• Audra Eve Ackerman• Ben Huber

Dec. 29• Nell West

• Justin Fundell

Dec. 30• Doris Wilcox• Jason Hildebrand

Dec. 31• Rhonda Griffin• Jodi Piacenti• Denny Elliott• Lynda Joiner• Brandon T. Endsley• Lorrie Foster• Katherine Johnson• Lukas Burger

Jan. 1• Austin Skaggs• Sherri Parker• Rhonda Jannie• Carl Pacunas

BirthsBray — Tanya Bray of Peru, son, Dec. 13.Caracheo — Jose and Minnie Caracheo of Spring

Valley, son, Dec. 10.Freeman — Stephen Freeman and Macy Manahan

of Peru, son, Dec. 12.Lowery — David and Katie Lowery of Peru, son,

Dec. 11.O’Hagan — Robert and Brittany (McIntire)

O’Hagan of Sun Prairie, Wis., son, Dec. 15.Rynkewicz — Ryan and Amy (Knauf) Rynkewicz

of Peru, son, Dec. 16.Trumpinski — Nathan Trumpinski and Lauren

Baltikauski of Spring Valley, daughter, Dec. 8.

Death NoticesBosi — Kathy L. Bosi, 60, of Cherry, Dec. 18.Maddy — John Mark Maddy, 63, of Ghent, Ky.,

Dec. 13.Shettel — Caryl Catherine Shettel, 92, of

Princeton, Dec. 16.

‘Teens Need Teens’ peer support groupSPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s Health is now

offering a “Teens Need Teens” peer support grief group. The next meeting will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 8 in the hospital’s First Floor Presentation Room.

This is a free program coordinated by a trained, licensed clinical social worker to help the teen put their feelings into words, work through their grief, build a stronger sense of self esteem, and begin to accept what has taken place in the family.

If your child is struggling through a painful loss experience, this will be an opportunity for them to share within a confidential, small group of peers what they are experiencing together.

For more information, call Jennifer at 815-664-1638.

Babysitting clinicSPRING VALLEY — St. Margaret’s Hospital will

host a babysitting clinic on Jan. 3.Participants can learn how to be a better

babysitter and earn a Certificate in Babysitting. Instruction on General Safety, Basic CPR and Basic First Aid will be offered. This program will be held in St. Margaret’s First Floor Presentation Room from 9 a.m. to noon.

The fee for this course is $20, which includes breakfast. This program is for ages 12 and older.

To register, call 815-664-1486.

New Year’s Eve bash KEWANEE — The Flemish American Club, 313 N. Burr

Blvd., Kewanee, will hold a New Year’s Eve bash from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31 to 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1. Music for dancing and enjoyment will be provided by Jim Blucker and Ivory Plus. The cost is $10 for mem-bers and $12.50 for non-members. Ticket includes sandwiches and snacks. There will be a cash bar. For more information, call Mark at 309-853-1891.

First day hike UTICA — Starved Rock State Park will hold an

America’s State Park’s First Day Hike at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1. The hike will start at the Starved Rock Visitor Center, and the hike is free.

Celebration plannedPRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital in Princ-

eton will host a “Celebration” in its Women’s Health-care Unit from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3. The public is invited to join them and honor all the past and current obstetrics staff and physicians as the hos-pital celebrates 93 years of obstetric service to the community. A special presentation will take place at 3 p.m. where staff and physicians will be recognized for their years of service and commitment to PMH and the areas they serve.

Community coffeeSHEFFIELD — The First United Church of Christ

in Sheffield will host its monthly community coffee from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, in the parish hall.

Red Nite OutPRINCETON — The American Red Cross will host

the Red Nite Out Auction and Dance at Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Ye Olde Underground Inn, South Sixth Street, Princeton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the live auction starts at 7:30 p.m. Music will be provided by 212. Tickets can be purchased at Sullivan’s Gro-cery Store, Spring Valley City Bank, Central Bank in Princeton, Princeton Chamber of Commerce and Citi-zens First State Bank of Walnut.

Wild West Casino Fest DIXON — The Sauk Valley College Foundation will

host a Wild West Casino Fest from 5 to 11 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 18, at the college. The college will trans-form into a night of wild west fun including a chuck wagon, mini-slot corral, saloons, gold mine and jail. Western attire is encouraged. There will be casino-style games where guests will earn chips for an opportunity to win prizes later in the evening. There will be a silent auction. Tickets are $35 per person and include $50 in chips, a light cowboy buffet and dessert and two drink tickets. Event is only for peo-ple 21 and older. Tickets can be purchased at svcc.edu, by calling 815-835-6345 or at the door.

Winter Wilderness WeekendUTICA — Starved Rock State Park will offer guided

hikes to see the ice falls around the park at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, and Sunday, Jan. 19. In addition to the falls, participants will be able to view eagles and the geology of the park. The hike will start at the Starved Rock Visitor Center. The hike is free.

Trivia nightSENICA — Waltham Elementary School will hold

a trivia, Jimmy Buffett Night, Saturday, Jan. 25, at Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Club. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and trivia starts at 7 p.m. Raffle items include a 50-inch TV, Surface tablet and an iPad mini. There will be a 50/50, silent auction, booze raffle and more. Food concessions and a cash bar will be avail-able. Dress in your favorite Jimmy Buffet attire. To reserve a table of six to 10 players, contact Amy

Weber at 815-343-4436 or [email protected]. The cost is $10 per player.

Eagle watchingUTICA — The Illinois Audubon Society will sponsor

live eagle viewing from the top of Starved Rock Sat-urday, Jan. 25, and Sunday, Jan. 26. Free events are scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at Starved Rock Lodge, the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center and Starved Rock State Park Visitors Center. Programs headlining each day are Raptor Awareness at the Lodge and Illinois Birds of Prey at the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center. There will be exhibits by major state and local environmental groups, activities for children, presentations and bald eagle viewing. For more details about the weekend, visit the Illinois Audubon Society website at www.illinoisaudubon.org.

Agricultural apps classPRINCETON — The University of Illinois Extension

will give a class on utilizing iPads more effectively for farm or agriculture-related businesses from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Bureau County Exten-sion office, 850 Thompson St., Princeton. The class is hosted by the Bureau County Farm Bureau. The class cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-mem-bers. Member fees are available for Farm Bureau members and registered 4-H volunteers. Participants are reminded to bring their iPad to the class. To register, contact the Bureau County Farm Bureau at 815-875-6468.

Legacy Girls in concertLADD — The Legacy Girls will perform in concert

from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at the Ladd Grade School Gymnasium sponsored by the Ladd 125th Celebration. The Legacy Girls perform a selec-tion of music made famous by the Andrew Sisters and others during that time. Tickets are $10 pur-chased ahead of time and $12 purchased at the door. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Sandy Galetti at 815-894-2954. Proceeds will benefit the 2015 Ladd 125th Celebration.

Exhibition of artistsPRINCETON — The Princeton Public Library will

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

Wildflower pilgrimageUTICA — Starved Rock State Park will offer guided

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Food courtNew Years Eve’s parties are soon to be starting, and

there will be all kinds of goodies to be make ... and eat. Whether you celebrate with a crowd or stay home and watch the ball drop in New York City, maybe you’ll want to try a few of these new snack recipes.

BLT Dip1 cup mayonnaise (no Miracle Whip)1 cup sour cream1/2 pound bacon (fried crisp)2 medium tomatoes, dicedChopped diced onion for flavor as much or as little

as you likeA little garlic powderA little seasoning salt

Combine ingredients. Serve with Tostados or corn chips.

Hot Beef Dip8 ounces cream cheese8 ounces sour cream3 ounces chopped dried beef2 tablespoons chopped green pepper2 tablespoons chopped onion1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Stir and bake 30 minutes at 375°. Serve with crackers.

Spam Cheese Log1 small can Spam, chopped1 8-ounce package cream cheese1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped2 teaspoons chopped green onions1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauceChopped parsley

Combine and shape into a log. Refrigerate. Stuff celery or serve on crackers.

Party Chex Mix6 tablespoon oleo2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt3/4 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 teaspoon onion powder3 cups corn Chex3 cups rice Chex3 cups wheat Chex1 cup mixed nuts1 cup pretzels1 cup garlic bite size bagel chips

Heat oven to 250°. Melt butter in large baking pan. Stir in spices, then cereal. Stir every 15 minutes. Spread on paper towels to cool. Store in air tight container.

Pizza Dip3/4 pound bulk Italian sausage1 small onion, chopped (1/3 cup)2 ounces sliced pepperoni, chopped (1/2 cup)1/4 cup ketchup1 14-ounce jar pizza sauce8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese (2 cups)

Cook sausage and onion until sausage is no longer pink. Drain. Stir in pepperoni, ketchup and pizza sauce. Spray slow cooker with Pam. Spoon mixture into slow cooker. Stir in cheese. Cover and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours. Stir before serving. Serve with assorted crackers.

Killer Bread12 French rolls2 cups mayonnaise1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese1 teaspoon thyme1 tablespoon minced garlic

Cut rolls in half. Mix balance of ingredients. Spread on bread halves. Bake at 350° for 3 to 4 minutes or until topping starts to brown. Remove from oven. Cut in thirds. Serve with marinara sauce.

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef1 cup chopped celery1/2 cup chopped onion1 12-ounce bottle chili sauce2 tablespoons brown sugar2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce1 teaspoon salt1/8 teaspoon pepper8 hamburger buns, split

In a large skillet cook beef, celery, and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain and transfer to a 3-quart slow cooker. Stir in chili sauce, brown sugar, relish, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hour to blend flavors. Spoon 1/2 cup on each bun. Can be easily doubled as it freezes well.

BLT Bites16 to 20 cherry tomatoes1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled1/2 cup mayonnaise1/3 cup chopped green onion3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley

Cut a thin slice off of each tomato. Scoop out pulp. Invert on paper towels to drain. In small bowl com-bine all remaining ingredients. Mix well. Spoon into tomatoes. Refrigerate for several hours. Makes 16 to 20 appetizers.

Hot Ham Sandwiches3 pounds thin sliced deli ham (about 40 slices)2 cups apple juice2/3 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup sweet pickle relish2 teaspoons prepared mustard1 teaspoon paprika12 Kaiser rolls

Separate ham slices and place in 3-quart slow cook-er. Combine other ingredients and pour over ham. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours. Place 3 to 4 slices on each roll.

Cheese Dip for Vegetables1 8-ounce package cream cheese1/3 cup Kraft French dressing2 tablespoons ketchupOnion to taste, minced

Leave cream cheese out to room temperature. Blend in balance of ingredients. Serve with any vegetables you desire.

Texas Sheet Cake2 cups flour2 cups sugar1/4 teaspoon salt2 sticks oleo1 cup water4 tablespoons cocoa2 eggs, unbeaten1 teaspoon soda1/2 cup buttermilk1 teaspoon vanilla

Sift flour, sugar and salt together. In saucepan put oleo, water and cocoa. Bring to a full boil and pour over flour and sugar mixture. Combine eggs, soda, but-ter, milk and vanilla. Add to above mixture and beat well. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 20 minutes in 350° oven. Start icing last 5 minutes that cake is bak-ing.

Icing1 stick oleo4 tablespoons cocoa6 tablespoons milk1 1-pound box powdered sugar1/2 cup chopped pecans1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine oleo, cocoa and milk in saucepan over low flame, do not boil. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar, pecans and vanilla. Mix well and frost cake as soon as removed from oven.

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library is closed.Monday, Dec. 30, the Monday Night Movie begins

at 6:30 p.m. in the Matson Meeting Room and will feature a man who wishes he had never been born. An angel grants his wish and gets something in return.

Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 the library is closed for the New Year’s holiday.

Thursday, Jan. 2, the Creative Crafters will meet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, con-tact Sandra Rieker 815-879-4091.

SPRING VALLEY — The Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1 for the New Year’s holiday.

The library is also hosting a book sale, where items are 10 cents each. The sale includes a lot of books on cassettes for the same price.

WYANET — Coming up on Thursday, Jan. 9, Ron Bluemer will visit and talk about the 1950s in the Illinois Valley, beginning at 6:30 p.m. for the 2nd Thursday@the Library program.

Bluemer, who is an Illinois author and Granville resident, will discuss his book, “Back to the 50s: Impact on the Illinois Valley.” Bluemer is also an Illinois historian and has written several books on gambling places, prohibition and coal mines in the Illinois Valley.

Tuesday, Jan. 14, the library’s computer class will meet at 1 p.m. Dorene Stalter will be back after the holidays with all sorts of computer wisdom. Any and all are invited to come with questions and con-cerns about computers.

TISKILWA — On Monday, Dec. 30, the Tiskilwa Public Library will host a winter break story time at 2 p.m. There will be a story, snacks and a craft for all elementary school ages.

LAMOILLE — The LaMoille-Clarion Library will be closed Thursday, Dec. 26. Normal hours will resume at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27. The library will also be closed Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

In the event of weather-related closings, an announcement will be posted on the library’s Face-book page and announced on WZOE radio.

OHIO — The Ohio Public Library has revamped its Facebook page. Search “Ohio Public Library Dis-trict” to like the page. Events and new items will be posted to the page.

WALNUT — The Walnut Public Library will be closed Thursday, Dec. 26 and from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2. The library will resume normal hours at noon Jan. 3.

MINERAL — The Mineral-Gold Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and Wednesday, Jan. 1.

If you would like to include your news on our Library Corner page, send your items to Goldie Currie at [email protected]. For more informa-tion, call Currie at 815-875-4461, ext. 236.

‘Connecting Threads’ art show at the Princeton Public

LibraryPRINCETON — The

Princeton Public Library will host its fifth exhibi-tion of artists April 1-19. This year’s show will feature various textiles, including needle arts, tex-tiles, woodworking, paper craft, pottery and other three dimensional arts.

Various organizations regularly meet at the library and they wanted to feature their artistic talents along with oth-ers in our community. The theme, “Connecting Threads,” not only refers to the textile arts fea-tured but also connect-ing the various artists in our community.

The exhibition is open to students and adults who would like to dis-play their projects in the library. The works can be traditional, contemporary or avant-garde. It is open to the original artists of quilting, weaving, fab-ric design, embroidery, needlework, knitting, crocheting, rug hooking, paper crafts, wood- work-ing, print making, wire crafts, jewelry making, ceramics, stained glass or any other three dimen-sional artwork.

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

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

For more informa-tion, contact Margaret Martinkus, [email protected], or Laurie Anderson, [email protected].

Concerto Competition winner announcedLASALLE — The 25th

annual IVYSO Concerto Competition was held Dec. 2 at LaSalle-Peru High School.

This year’s winner, Simon Tiffin, played the Mozart’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20. He’ll perform this piece with the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra on April 13 for the spring concert.

Tiffin has been study-ing piano for 10 years.

His teachers are Anne Badger and Elena Doubovitskaya. On Saturday’s he attends the Merit School of Music in Chicago where he studies music theory, music history, reper-toire and performance. A student at Ottawa Township High School, he is involved with many clubs and organizations, including band, choir, drama, Chem Club and German Club, where he is vice president.

Competition judges John Armstrong, David Lee and Frank Delo said that each contestant was a pleasure to hear and the decision was difficult. Apart from the winner, Abigail Dominis (trombone) and Marisa Mitchell (oboe) were named co-runners up. Should Simon be unable to perform with the orchestra one of two runners-up will be cho-sen to perform.

Other competitors included Faith Sommer of Spring Valley (vio-lin), Ellen Anderson of Peru (violin), Morgan Phillips of Lostant (vio-lin), Joannah Cisneros of Oglesby (flute) and Victoria Hall of Malden (violin).

For more informa-tion on this competi-tion, joining the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra or attending one of the concerts, con-tact Delle Peterson, busi-ness manager, at [email protected].

Cast announced for Stage 212’s

productionLASALLE — Stage

212 will open its 2014 season with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” the memo-rable musical comedy by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin that show-cases six quirky students (played by adults) as they compete in a spell-ing bee run by three equally quirky adults.

Included in the cast are Megan Cullinan as Rona Lisa Peretti, Andy Decker as Douglas Panch, Doug Bartelt as Mitch Mahoney, Emily Brodzik as Olive Ostrovsky, Phil Grant as William Barfee, Christin Chamberlain as Logainne Schwartz and Grubenierre, Becky Martin as Marcy Park, Tom Bailey as Leaf Coneybear and Derek Zinke as “Chip” Tolentino.

The production staff includes director Scot Smigel, producer Ellen Marincic, assistant direc-tor Kyle Foley, music director Megan Cullinan, choreographer Deana Brown, light operator Matt Boehm, sound operator Andrew Paden, and spotlight operators Jessica Gray and Yvette

Lucas.“The 25th Annual

Putnam County Spelling Bee” will be presented Jan. 24-26 and Jan, 31-Feb. 2 at Stage 212, 700 First St., LaSalle. Friday and Saturday per-formances begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees begin at 2 p.m.

Tickets will be avail-able to the general pub-lic for $20 each begin-ning Jan. 6. Box office hours are Monday, 4 to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets may also be purchased online by visiting the Stage 212 website, www.stage212.org, or reserved over the phone with Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Call 815-224-3025 for details.

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is presented by special arrangement with Music Theater International.

PHS concert to benefit Cora PetersPRINCETON — The

Princeton High School Concert Choir, along with the Vandercook College of Music Choir will host a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Jan. 19. Admission to the concert is an at-will donation.

The concert is in honor of Cora Peters, a senior at Bureau Valley High School. She has been battling Stage 4 Synovial Sarcoma for several years. Recently, Cora and her family were informed there was nothing more the medi-cal staff could do.

All proceeds from the

concert will go to Cora and her family. Everyone is invited to attend.

Martin Luther Christmas service

PRINCETON — St. John Lutheran Church will hold a Martin Luther Christmas service at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 29. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call 815-875-2313.

PMH will host celebration

PRINCETON — Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton will host a “Celebration” in its Women’s Healthcare Unit from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 3.

The public is invited to join them and honor all the past and current obstetrics staff and phy-sicians as the hospital celebrates 93 years of obstetric service to the community.

A special presentation will take place at 3 p.m. where staff and physi-cians will be recognized for their years of service and commitment to Perry and the areas they serve.

Winter Wilderness Weekend

UTICA — Starved Rock State Park will offer guided hikes to see the ice falls around the park at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 and Sunday, Jan. 19. In addi-tion to the falls, view eagles and the geology of the park. The hike will start at the Starved Rock Visitor Center. The hike is free.

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The nation’s most deadly disease(BPT) — Few people understand

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While heart disease is truly dan-gerous, in many instances the dis-ease is preventable. You may have heard concerns over high choles-terol levels. Elevated cholesterol is among the leading risk factors for CVD. Living a healthy lifestyle that incorporates good nutrition, weight management and getting plenty of physical activity can play an important role in lowering your risk of CVD, according to the

American Heart Association.If you’re interested in reducing

your risk of cardiovascular disease, these tips can help.

• Move your body. Exercise not only reduces your bad cholesterol levels, it can also increase your HDL, or good cholesterol, levels. The exercise need not be strenu-ous to enjoy the benefit either. Get a pedometer and aim for 10,000 steps a day. A 45-minute walk can help you reach your goal.

• Cut the saturated fats. Satu-rated fats have long been linked to high cholesterol levels. As you prepare your next meal, use canola oil or olive oil instead of vegetable oil, butter, shortening or lard.

• Opt for fish. You don’t have to become a vegetarian to achieve a healthy cholesterol level; you just have to make smarter meat selec-tions. Fish and fish oil are loaded with cholesterol-lowering omega-3 acids. The American Heart Asso-ciation recommends fish as your source for omega-3s and eating fish two or three times a week is a great

way to lower your cholesterol.• Avoid smoking. Smoking has

been linked to many health con-cerns and research shows that smoking has a negative impact on good cholesterol levels and is also a risk factor for heart disease.

Heart disease accounts for one in three deaths in the United States and many cases of the disease are preventable through healthy choices.

There is a clinical research study being conducted to try to help with this disease. The Fourier Study, sponsored by Amgen, is a clini-cal research study to find out if an investigational medication may reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes, related cardiovas-cular events and death in individu-als with a prior history of heart dis-ease. The study is investigating a different approach to reducing LDL cholesterol or “bad” cholesterol.

To learn more about how you can take part in The Fourier Study, call 855-61-STUDY or visit Heart-ClinicalStudy.com.

New year, new you: Five easy tips to get more fiber(BPT) — For many, the

new year provides a rea-son to examine the chang-es we would like to make for a healthier life. This January will be no differ-ent for the many Ameri-cans who will think about improving their diet. Focusing on fiber intake is one important and easy modification to consider.

Research has shown that fiber has a wide range of health benefits, but Americans struggle with getting their daily dose. The FDA recommends consuming 20 to 30 grams of fiber per day, but less than 3 percent of Ameri-cans actually do so.

“When it’s New Year’s resolution time, most peo-ple focus on foods they should avoid to make their diets more health-ful,” says registered dieti-tian Dawn Jackson Blat-ner, brand ambassador for Sunsweet Growers Inc., the world’s largest handler of dried fruits. “I love talk-ing to people about adding fiber to the diet because it flips the typical healthy eating resolution on its head. Instead of focusing on what you can’t eat, it’s all about selecting those better-for-you foods like prunes and prune juice to add into the diet. It’s a more positive way of look-ing at health.”

People typically asso-ciate fiber with digestive health, and fiber does play a critical role in regulating digestion. In addition to digestive health, the ben-efits of fiber include:

• Helping to keep you feeling fuller longer, which can aid in weight manage-

ment.• Lowering cholesterol,

specifically with soluble fiber found in foods like apples, oats and beans.

• Reducing the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.

According to Blatner, adding fiber into the diet can be easy and flavorful with just a little planning. Ideally, she recommends choosing foods with nat-ural fiber rather than overly processed foods with added fiber. Natural fiber sources give you the added bonus of vitamins, minerals and healthy phytochemicals. Here are Blatner’s five quick tips to increase natural fiber intake this new year:

“Veggify.” Add veg-etables to your omelets, sandwiches, pizza and pasta. Add veggies dipped in low-fat dressing at lunch and start dinner with a little garden salad with chopped prunes for extra flavor.

Bean boost. Add beans and lentils to up your fiber intake. Add black beans to tacos, garbanzos to salads, kidney beans to stir fries, white beans to pasta dish-es and lentils to ground beef before making burger patties.

Fruity snack time. On-the-go portable fruits such as apples, pears and oranges are good between-meal choices. Also Sun-sweet Ones are individual-ly wrapped prunes, which make it easy to toss into your purse, care or desk drawer as an easy any-time snack. Something Blatner loves is a DIY trail mix with Sunsweet’s

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Grain swap. Whole grain toast instead of white toast for breakfast, brown rice stir fry for lunch, whole grain crackers for a snack and whole grain pasta for dinner can go a long way in helping you to achieve the daily fiber recommen-dation.

Drink up. Fiber is not only for eating. You can also drink it. Sunsweet’s PlumSmart Light and Amazing Prune Light both provide a good source of fiber with fewer calories and sugar than regular juice.

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Name: Kelsey Thompson.Nickname(s): Big Red or K Thomp.School: St. Bede Academy.Date/place of birth: 8/16/95, Spring Valley.Hometown: Spring Valley.

Family: Melanie (mom), John (dad), three broth-ers, one sister.

Sports: BasketballFavorite sport and why:

Basketball is my favorite sport because it is about skill but also how much you know about the game.

Likes: Taking care of people, Starbucks and working out.

Dislikes: Loud and obnoxious people.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career (and why): My older brother, Tyler, because he always pushes me to be the best player possible.

Person with the greatest influence in my life (and why): My mom, because she’s never afraid of a new challenge and she always achieves her goals.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: dog Winston.

Last song I listened to: 23 by Miley Cyrus.

People would be surprised to know: I quit kin-dergarten to spend more time with my mom.

I stay home to watch: Sons of Anarchy and Betrayal.

When I need luck for a big game, I: I don’t believe luck has a factor in games, I believe it is in one’s determination and passion for the game.

The funniest person I’ve ever met (and why): My little sister Keeley, because you never know what is going to come out of her mouth.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: I’m outgoing.

Most embarrassing moment: My first day at St. Bede sophomore year I walked into the wrong classroom of seniors.

Most unforgettable moment: Winning the Starved Rock Conference championship my sev-enth grade year at JFK.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Meeting Clay Matthews or Kobe Bryant.

What I would like to do in life: Become a plastic surgeon.

Three words that best describe myself: Reliable, determined, straight-forward.

Senior SpotlightKelsey Thompson

Kelsey Thompson says basketball is her favor-ite sport, “because it is about skill but also how much you know about the game.” She says her brother, Tyler, has always pushed her to be the best player she can be.

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Blue DevilsFive area girls played for the Chillicothe Blue Devils softball team, which won the 18U Jingle Bell Classic in Pekin on Dec. 8. The Blue Devils went 5-0 to win the championship. Team members are (front row, from left) Ashley Phillips (Bureau Valley), Marcy Serrano, Kenzie Parker, J.C. Johnson and Monica Monroe (Putnam County); and (back row) coach Rick Menzel, Megan Connor, Sydney Bina, Madison Men-zel and Abby Jaques (Princeton), Delaney Coats, Annie Flemming and coach Mike Berchtold. Shelby Yepsen (PC) is absent from picture. 455 South Main • 815-875-1707

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VolleyballAward winners for the 2013 volleyball season at St. Bede Academy are (front row, left) Olivia Mueller, Morgan Bosnich and Claire Dudek; and (back row) Mor-gan King, Samantha Whalen and Julia Pohar.

FootballAward winners for the 2013 football season at St. Bede Academy are (front row, left) Connor MacDavitt, Michael Slingsby and Michael Bellino; and (back row) Jack Brady, Braidy Shipp, Brady Booker, Justin Shaw and Baylee Hopps.

Cross countryAward winners for the 2013 cross country season at St. Bede Academy are Annie Needs (from left), Brent Koogler, Jake Condon and Laura Sickley.

GolfAward winners for the 2013 golf season at St. Bede Academy are (front row, left) Gabby Mendoza, Sydney Eustice and Taylor Hamer; and (back row) Jack Kunkel, Jarrett Olson, Anthony Truckenbrod, Joe Dudek and Chris Sampson.

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Max Actis and Mike Stuckert won the big fish pot of $500 with 3.4-pound sauger in the Spring Valley Walleye’s Club’s Members Only Tournament.

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

3 Bedroom Mobile Homefor sale. $2,000 down,$188.02 plus lot rent of$210 per month for 3years. Call 815-303-2948

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

PRINCETON 2 bedroom.heat & utilities included.Deposit, no pets. $625 amonth; Also huge 2 bed-room, $675, heat includ-ed. Call 815-303-7066 /815-303-7621

768 • Homes For Sale

- 800 -Real Estate For Rent

856 • Apartment Rentals

SEATONVILLE ContractSale. Best qualified withhighest down paymentgets the house. 507 SouthPeru Street. $60,000 saleprice. $600 per month.

Call 815-664-2808

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

OHIO - FREE RENTMerry Christmas.

Beautiful Victorian Apart-ments. 2 & 1 bedroomapartments. Quiet living.Stove, refrigerator, wash-er, dryer, water furnished.Very spacious. Eat-inkitchen. Off-street park-ing. No pets. Lots of stor-age. Call 815-878-1438

PRINCETON 1 bedroom,upstairs, remodeled. Ap-pliances included. Deposit& references required. Nopets. Call 815-879-7491

PRINCETON (2) 2 bed-room apartments. Above418 & 420 South Main.Water/sewer furnished.Just remodeled. No pets.Call 815-876-6012

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


PRINCETON Large, 3 bed-room, 1st floor. Centralair, garage. $575 permonth.

Call 815-875-1923

PRINCETON Apartment.Utilities furnished.

Upstairs, $600.Phone 815-875-1336


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

PRINCETON For Rent/Saleor Rent to Own. 4 bed-room/2 bedroom tri-levelhome. Nice size lower lev-el family room, will .con-sider pets. 624 Aleta.$1,150 per month plusutilities. Call 815-739-6842 for application.

Broker Owned

PRINCETON Fritz Apart-ment for rent. Quiet liv-ing, heat/water furnished,2 bedroom, living room/dining room/kitchen/bath.Starting at $600 permonth, includes carport.References and depositrequired. 815-879-6021


858 • Homes for Rent

858 • Homes for Rent

PRINCETON Modern &Clean 2 bedroom. Hard-wood floors, garage, allkitchen appliances includ-ed. No pets. No smoking.$695/month + utilities. Call 815-878-1984

WYANET 2 bedroomhouse. Deposit. No petsor smoking. Call for info:

815-699-2686

RURAL PRINCETON5 bedrooms. Princetonschool district. References& security deposit, $850per month. Call

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Call 815-872-3276

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

(Behind the Sherwood Antique Mall) on:

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31& WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2014

TIME: 10:00 A.M. (Preview: 8:00 A.M.) Each DaySPECIAL PREVIEW OF ALL THREE DAYS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 TIME: 4:00-6:00 P.M.

View Full Listing, Photos & Absentee Bid on website: www.tumblesonauction.com

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2013AUTOMOBILE & SCOOTERS: 2000 Ford Taurus Station Wagon-Automatic V-6 w/95,000 miles, 2009 CFMOTO Fa-Shion CF 250T Scooter (Purchased New); 1950 & 1961 Cushman Scooters (Both Have Been Reconditioned), Two Battery Operated Scooters Including FreedomFURNITURE: Primitive Furniture Including Lg. & Sm. Cabinets; Trunks, Side Tables, Commodes, Lamp Tables, Fern Stands, Chest of Drawers, Roper Porcelain Stove; Maytag and Antique Wringer Washer, Buckboard Seat, Iron Patio Furniture, Lg. Ornamental Bell & More!!! COLLECTION OF STONEWARE: Over 125 Pieces of Stoneware Including Rare Unusual Bardolph, IL Stoneware Lion; Redwing,

Monmouth, Salt Glaze including 2 Gal Adv, Many Nice Adv. Stoneware Crocks and Jugs, Atlas and Lowell, Galesburg, Liquor Adv. Jugs, Buckeye, Ripley, Galena Pottery Jug, 1 Gal Omaha RR Jug, 2-Ottawa, IL Crocks; 15 Gal Pickle Crock Jar Marked Peoria, IL; Crock Bowls; Watt PotteryPRIMITIVES & ANTIQUES: Brass Shell Casing with Unusual Whistle; Wood Planes; Door Knobs; Clocks & Alarm Clocks; Iron Fans; Marbles; Various Coffee Grinders; Lard Press; Cistern Pump; Old Brls & Wood Boxes; Spool Cabinet; Butter Churns; Lanterns; Machinery Seat; Kraut Cutters; Scales; Medicine Cabinets; Spice Set; Various Kitchen Primitives; Iron Door Stops; Longaberger Baskets; Usual Copper Pcs; Pictures& Frames; Wash Boards; Lightening Rod Stand w/ Weather vane; Milk cans; Cookie Cutters; Stained Glass Window Piece; Lg. Collection of Pyrex & Corning ware Collectibles; MANY, MANY Box LotsADVERTISING: Seed Corn Signs; Postcards; Adv. Coffee & Cracker Tins; Car Adv.; Mag. Cut Outs

LARGE COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL AND DECORATIVE ITEMS FROM FATHER ED HARKRADER, PRINCETON, IL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2013DUCK DECOY COLLECTION, HUNTING RELATED & FISHING: Collection of Over 150 Decoys Including Weeks, Whittington, Charles Perdew, Elliston, Pratt, Ben Schmidt, Bud Hinck, Jim Slack & Others, Duck & Game Calls, Many Hunting, Decoy & Fishing Books and Framed Prints; Collection of Old Wood Canoe Paddles; Animal Mounts; Antlers; Several Fur Hides; Old Hunting Signs; Arrowheads & Indian Stone; Minnow Buckets; Fishing Reels & Related ItemsFIREARMS COLLECTION, AMMO & RELATED ITEMS: Over

100 Firearms (Long guns and Handguns) Including Winchester, Remington, Ruger, Mossberg, S&W, Colt, Lever Action Rifles, US Springfield Trap Door w/ Bayonet & Others, Gun Cleaning Kits, Military Related Items, Hunting& Folding Pocket Knives; Group of Ammo; Brass Shells; Gun Powder Tins; Wood Ammo Boxes; Shot Gun Shells; Gun & Bow Hunting AccessoriesCOIN COLLECTION: Including Ike Dollars, Roosevelt, Mercury& Silver Dimes, Buffalo Nickels, Kennedy Halves, Various Coin Sets, Lg. Group of Paper Money Including One Dollar Black Eagle Silver Certificate, Various Silver Certificates, 1976 Series 2 Dollar Bill First Day Issue Peru, IL, Wheat Pennies & More!!!

GROUP OF APPROX. 18 (NEWER COLLECTORS EDITION) LG. JOHN DEERE TOY TRACTOR & IMPLEMENTS-NIB 10% Buyer’s Premium & Proxibid Available for this Auction Day ONLY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2014ANTIQUE, PRIMITIVE & COLLECTIBLE FURNITURE: Lg. Ornate Glass Door Cabinet, Mission Style Armoire, 2 Sm. Stickley One Drawer Tables, Pedestal Fern Stands & Other Antique Pieces; Many Old Quality Primitive Cabinets, Benches & Trunks; Antique Pool

Cue Holder & Counting Beads; Collectible Furniture Including King Size Bed, Fridge, Coffee & End Tables & More! ANTIQUES: Many Nice Antique Clocks; Many Contemp. Design Stained Glass Lamps and Kerosene Lamps; Pottery Including Roseville; Figurines; Royal Doulton; Lladro; Staffordshire Dogs; Candlewick, Art Glass, China Including Haviland, Noritake & B&W Spode; Metal Statues; Sterling Silver including Candle Holders, S&P and Various Flatware Pieces; Cruet Sets; Fine Glassware Including Cut Glass, Carnival Glass, Stoneware, Crock Bowls, Rolling Pins, Antique Sterio Cards, Many B&W Oriental Pieces, Collection of Ornamental Canes; Several Nice Nativity Sets Including PorcelainLADIES ITEMS: Jewelry Including: Many Fine Diamond Rings, Necklace and Bracelet, Costume & Sterling Silver Jewelry ,Many Nice Linens, Aprons, Doilies, Buttons, Purses, Dresser Sets & Perfume Bottles, LG. OLD ANTIQUE PAINTINGS & PICTURES/FRAMES: Many Religious & Old Framed Paintings and Pictures, Framed Custer Last Stand Picture

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Very Large Quality Estate Three Day Auction! Please See Website for Full Listing, Photos& Absentee On-Line Bidding!!!

CRANK ESTATE, KICKAPOO, IL AND OTHERS

TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANYPRINCETON, IL Email: [email protected] Or Phone: 815-872-1852AUCTIONEERS: TOM AND MARY TUMBLESON LIC # 040000396-397& TIFFANY FOES LIC #041.001601

THREE DAY NEW YEARSHOLIDAY ESTATE AUCTION

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