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Fire up those engines, boys!IDOT and county gear up for winter weather/driving
PRINCETON — Even though winter doesn’t officially begin until later on this month, the cold weather asso-ciated with the winter season has made its way into Bureau County.
Last week, the area received its first 2 inches of snow,
which had plow trucks out for their first run of the sea-son.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced they are fully prepared for the upcoming snow and ice season and reminded all motorists that when there is “ice and snow, take it slow.”
Throughout the state, salt domes have been restocked following last year’s historic winter, and snow plows and emergency equipment are ready to be pressed into action during the coming months
This winter, 1,768 trucks statewide will be available for deployment by the Illinois Department of Trans-portation (IDOT) crews to keep about 16,000 miles of
state routes — the equivalent of driving from Chicago to Miami almost 12 times — clear and passable.
Last year, IDOT spent $131.4 million on snow removal and spread almost 800,000 tons of salt statewide. This winter, IDOT will have access to more than 1 million tons of salt, if needed.
The Bureau County Highway Department is also stockpiled for the winter. County engineer John Gross confirmed 2,400 tons of road salt has been purchased at a price of $90 a ton, which comes to a grand total of $220,000.
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BCR photos/Zita Henneberry
There’s a new sheriff in town ... a treasurer too!New Bureau County Sheriff Jim Reed addresses the crowd Monday morning after he took the oath of office at the Bureau County Courthouse. At right, new Bureau County Treasurer Courtney Yates-Mabry also speaks to those in attendance after taking the oath of office from Bureau County Circuit Judge Marc Bernabei (pictured in background).
Bureau County:
7.6 percentBy Ken SChroeder
Shaw Media Service
It’s going to be a much merrier Christmas this year for many Illinois residents than it was last year.
October unemploy-ment rates fell for the seventh consecutive month and are at six or seven year lows in most sections of the state, according to preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Depart-ment of Employment Security.
“October’s data reflects a strengthening of local economies. In each area, more people describe themselves as working, and employers in most metros report larger pay-rolls than one year ago,” IDES Director Jay Row-ell said. “IllinoisJobLink.com remains an import-ant tool to find employ-ment, especially for those who typically did not need a resume.”
The unemployment rate clocked in at 6.6 per-cent for this October, well below the October 2013 rate of 9.1 percent.
However, month-to-month improvement has slowed with barely one-tenth of a percentage point change since Sep-tember; and with some areas losing jobs due to work slowdowns, it is possible the increase can be attributed to the holi-day season and the hiring of seasonal help in retail outlets.
Locally, as always, the situation is still not as rosy.
While unemployment has continued its down-
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ward trek, the rest of the Illinois Valley area still lags behind the rest of the state with only metro-politan Peoria logging a higher rate. LaSalle County unemployment figures weigh in at 7.9 percent with Bureau County following at 7.6. Those numbers are down from October 2013 figures of 11.1 and 8.8 per-cent respectively. Peoria’s jobless rate is 8.1 percent.
By contrast, neighboring Putnam County received some good news. The latest figures show a massive drop in the unemployment rate to 6.6 percent from last year’s 9.3; the first time since early 2010 the county has been close to the state average.
National unemployment remains lower than Illi-nois. U.S. unemployment stands at 5.8 percent. Traditionally, Illinois records higher unemployment figures, with the jobless rate being lower than the national average only six times since recording began.
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Nina Urbanowski
Urbanowski says farewell to 41-year career at the Bureau County Treasurer’s Office
Editor’s note: The Bureau Coun-ty Republican asked retiring Bureau County Treasurer Nina Urbanowski about her retirement, her career and her plans for the future.
BCR: How long have you worked at the Bureau County Treasurer’s Office and in what capacity?
Urbanowski: I have worked in the Bureau County Treasurer’s Office for a total of 41 years. I started in May 1973, as part-time help. Later that year I was hired for a full-time position. In
1976, Madge Noble, county treasurer at that time, appointed me as her chief deputy. When Madge retired in 1994, I was elected county treasurer and was fortunate to have held that position for 20 years.
BCR: What are the biggest changes you’ve seen in your career?
Urbanowski: I have to chuckle at this question because as you can imagine, there have been many chang-
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Small Business Saturday at juniper & mae in Princeton BCR photo/Amelia Bystry
Walnut Christmas Open House
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Secretary of State Jesse White has announced the Secretary of State Police will conduct statewide parking stings targeting people illegally parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities at shop-ping malls throughout the holiday season.
“Our mission is not to issue tickets, but to ensure that accessible parking spaces are available to those who need them,” White said. “Parking ille-gally in a space reserved for people with disabilities means a possible driver’s license suspension and a hefty fine which could oth-erwise be used on gifts.
Remember, if you don’t belong there, don’t park there.”
Last year, more than 90 citations were issued to those violating the Parking Program for Persons with Disabilities. Drivers caught misusing a placard face a six-month driver’s license suspension and $600 fine. Repeat violators will face a one-year driver’s license suspension and $1,000 fine for a second offense, and for the third or subsequent offenses they face a $1,000 fine plus a one-year driver’s license revocation. The fine for parking in an accessi-ble parking space without a disability placard or license
plates is up to $350. Using a deceased person’s placard or a fraudulent placard can result in a $2,500 fine and one-year revocation of the driver’s license.
There are 691,858 dis-ability placards and 76,046 disability license plates in Illinois.
Secretary White urged people to report abuse of parking spaces for people with disabilities by call-ing 217-785-0309. Call-ers should be prepared to report placard and license plate numbers as well as locations of vehicles. Peo-ple can also report abuse via the Secretary of State’s website at www.cyber-driveillinois.com and com-plete the Parking Program for Persons with Disabilities Abuse Complaint Form.
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Photo contributedCommittee members for the upcoming Bowl for a Cure event stand with just some of the items that will be auctioned off at Saturday’s event. From left to right are Karen Baugh, Holly Swanson and Diane Carver. Not pictured are Anna Flaig, Kim Mantel and Sherry Allen.
Bowl for the CureBowling fundraiser to raise money for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer FoundationBy Goldie Currie
PRINCETON — Crown Lanes Bowling Alley in Princeton will be full of supporters on Saturday, all looking to raise monies for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
The Bowl for the Cure 9-pin event is open to the public.
The cost is $20 per per-son.
All 12 lanes will be open with four people on a team. Come as a four-person team or as an individual. The first squad will bowl at 1 p.m. and a second squad will bowl at 3:30 p.m.
Holly Swanson, who is co-organizing the event, is hoping to see a large crowd. She said the more people who show, the bet-
ter the support will be for breast cancer.
“Cancer is such a big thing anymore, and any time you can do something to help find a cure, it’s a big thing,” she said.
There will be a 50/50 drawing at the event, as well as a silent auction.
Swanson, along with her co-organizers, have collected several items to be auctioned off including a one-year family mem-bership to the Bureau County Metro Center, six prints from local art-ist Bartlett Kassabaum, a pair of tickets to the Christ-mas show at Festival 56, a pink ribbon bracelet from Bruce Jewelers, glass glit-ter Christmas trees from Hoffman’s Patterns of the Past, 18 holes of golf/cart for four from Chapel Hill,
an area rug from John-son Carpet and many gift certificates from several local businesses including Kramer’s Kitchen, Apollo Theater, Monical’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, Pizza Cellar, Los Ranchitos, Maria’s Pizza, Alexander Park Tavern and Grandma Rosies.
“This is going to be a fun event, and we have a lot of items we will be auctioning off. We’re just asking that people come out and have fun,” Swanson said.
Swanson also pointed out all the community sup-port local business have shown for the event.
“The community has been awesome, and I couldn’t believe it when we were out talking with different businesses,” she said. “Hardly no one turned us away, and every-one had something to give for the auction. The com-munity has been wonder-ful.”
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PHS Tech Club wins national awardPrinceton High School’s Tech Club members show off their Aviation Merit Award after the Real World Design Challenge in Washington, D.C. Standing from left to right are Clayton Zelenik, Ian Nichols, Josh Wray, Jacob Bickett, Jacob Gleason, Luke Gleason, Elliott Beetz and sponsor/coach Tim Ciesielski.
Don’t use that handicapped space!Secretary of State Police conduct parking stings
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Compared to last year, the county received 2,500 tons of road salt, however, purchased it at a lower bid price, which totaled $150,000 for the year.
The reason for the increase? Gross explained it’s diffi-cult to pinpoint a specific reason, but there are a couple factors he pointed out.
Most likely, the No. 1 reason is supply and demand. Gross explained demand was up quite a bit due to replenishing salt supplies used up during last year’s extraordinary winter. Gross confirmed Bureau County alone increased its salt demand this year by 20 percent to help build up the stockpile, which was depleted during last year’s winter.
Gross said he doesn’t expect the county to use all 2,400 tons of salt this year. If everything goes to plan, he’s hoping the county will only have to use what a typi-cal year calls for — around 2,000 tons. The last 400 to 500 tons of salt? Gross is hoping will cushion the stockpile for next year.
Drivers take cautionin winter weather
It’s hard to tell whether or not this year’s winter will compare to last, but Gross is leaning on the fact that back-to-back years of extraordinary winter weather would be unprecedented.
Whatever the winter brings, drivers are encouraged to take it slow during snow and ice conditions, and always allow extra traveling time. Gross advised motorists to be extra cautious at railroad crossings and street intersec-tions.
One tip to keep in mind is when temperatures swing from 50 degrees Fahrenheit to the teens within a 24-hours period, it can easily create treacherous driving conditions with ice build-up on the road. This sort of weather tends to bring high winds.
Drivers are encouraged to keep in mind when the wind is blowing snow, it easily creates different driving conditions in rural areas compared to city driving.
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‘Ice and Snow, Take it Slow’The state’s “Ice and Snow, Take it Slow” annual
campaign urges all motorists to slow down, build extra time in their schedules for travel during the winter months, increase the driving distance between vehicles and strongly consider refraining from travel during winter weather events.
Other safety tips to remember:• Don’t crowd the plow — a snow plow operator’s
field of vision is restricted. You may see them, but they may not see you.
• Watch out for black ice on roads that appear clear but can be treacherous. Take it slow when approach-ing intersections, ramps, bridges and shady areas — all are prone to icing which is often invisible.
• Try to keep gas tanks at least two-thirds full to help prevent the vehicle’s fuel line from freezing.
• Do not travel during bad weather unless absolute-ly necessary — if you do have to make a trip, check the forecast and make sure someone is aware of your travel route.
• Carry an emergency car care kit that contains jumper cables, flares or reflectors, windshield washer fluid, a small ice scraper, traction material, blankets, non-perishable food and a first aid kit.
• Carry a cell phone. In the Chicago area, dial *999 for roadway assistance.
• Always wear a safety belt.• Motorists are urged to check travel conditions
before any trip. Road condition information is avail-able by calling 800-452-IDOT (4368), Illinois Tollway information at 800-TOLL-FYI or online at www.get-tingaroundillinois.com and click on the “winter road conditions” icon.
The Bureau County High-way Department, Illinois
Department of Trans-portation and municipal
road crews are gearing up for the winter season, as shown in this photo from
2013. Bureau County engineer John Gross said
2,400 tons of road salt has been purchased at a price
of $90 a ton for the sea-son, though Gross is hop-ing the county won’t have
to use all of it this year.
BCR file photo
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has continued its downward trek, the rest of the Illi-nois Valley area still lags behind the rest of the state with only metropolitan Peoria logging a higher rate. LaSalle County unemployment figures weigh in at 7.9 percent with Bureau County following at 7.6. Those numbers are down from October 2013 figures of 11.1 and 8.8 percent respectively. Peoria’s jobless rate is 8.1 percent.
By contrast, neighboring Putnam County received some good news. The latest figures show a massive drop in the unemployment rate to 6.6 percent from last year’s 9.3; the first time since early 2010 the county has been close to the state average.
National unemployment remains lower than Illi-nois. U.S. unemployment stands at 5.8 percent. Traditionally, Illinois records higher unemploy-ment figures, with the jobless rate being lower than the national average only six times since recording began.
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been many changes in technology in 41 years! When I was first hired in the treasur-er’s office, we had an office full of people that hand-recorded the tax payments into large collectors books. Now the stubs on the tax bills are bar coded, and the payments are scanned into the computer.
BCR: Have those changes been for the better?Urbanowski: Definitely. By posting payments
faster and more efficiently, it allows us to keep our records current and get the tax money distributed to the levying bodies faster.
BCR: What have been the biggest challenges?Urbanowski: Running the treasurer’s office with-
in the means of the budget.BCR: What changes would you like to see hap-
pen in the treasurer’s office?Urbanowski: As we all know, technology
changes at a rapid pace. There are new software programs for real estate that would be very bene-ficial to the treasurer’s office, but also very costly. Hopefully these programs will become more cost effective in the near future.
BCR: What do you feel are your biggest accom-plishments?
Urbanowski: Running the treasurer’s office effi-ciently with only two other full-time employees. I am also proud of the fact that in 20 years, I have never increased my budget other than for approved raises.
BCR: If you had to do it all over again, would you still have taken the same career path?
Urbanowski: Only if I was assured to have the same results! I feel that I have been blessed to have been able to have a job that I have always enjoyed and appreciate the fact that the voters of Bureau County have given me the opportunity to serve them.
BCR: What plans do you have for your retire-ment?
Urbanowski: After working for 41 years, it is hard to comprehend the world of “Retirement.” It still seems surreal to me. But I am looking forward to this new chapter of my life and know that I am going to enjoy it.
BCR: When you think back on your career, is there a moment or situation that stands out from the rest?
Urbanowski: The first year I was county treasur-er, two days after the tax bills were mailed, I had a very irate taxpayer come into the office and make a threat.
BCR: What are you most proud of?Urbanowski: I am proud of the job that I have
done keeping the records for Bureau County. The office has been run efficiently, and I have
done it in a fiscally responsible manner. Collecting over $56 million of tax money and
being able to balance it to the penny is a lot to be proud of.
BCR: Would you encourage other people to get involved in public office/service?
Urbanowski: As a matter of fact there have been several times that I have encouraged people to get involved in running for public office.
It has to be the right person and the right time. However, public office is not for everyone.
BCR: When you leave the Bureau County Trea-surer’s Office for the last time, what do you hope people will say about you?
Urbanowski: I would hope they would say that I was helpful, kind, and that I did a great job serving Bureau County.
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Wanda ParkerPRINCETON — Wanda
K. Parker, 60, of Prince-ton died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in her residence.
She was born Aug. 13, 1954, in Mendota to Edward and Wilma (Schmidt) Scott.
She worked as a cer-tified nurses assistant at Heritage Health in Mendota. She was also a caregiver and worked for Renzenberger Rail Crew Express as a transporta-tion engineer.
Surviving are her care-giver and niece, Jody Scott of Princeton; five brothers, John (Eliza-beth) Scott of Gratiot, Wis., Paul Scott, Michael (Kay) Scott and Richard Scott, all of Mendota, and Edward (Andrea) Scott of West Brooklyn; two sisters, Susan Scott of Princeton and Amy Husband of Rockford; and several nieces and nephews, and great-niec-es and great-nephews.
She was preceded by her parents, one brother and one sister.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Open Prairie United Church of Christ, Princeton, with the Rev. Mary Gay McKinney offi-ciating. Burial will be held at a later date.
There will be no visi-tation.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
The Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, is in charge of arrangements.
HCE will hold cookie walk PRINCETON — The Bureau County HCE (Home and Community
Education) group will hold a cookie walk from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until cookies run out or 1 p.m. Saturday at the Prouty Building, 435 S. Main St., Princeton. HCE will also be col-
lecting toiletry items, granola bars, tuna in foil packs or any other items that they can use for Operation Care Package for our service people. They will collect items and prepare them for shipment in the near future. Bureau County HCE helps support local youth through school supply donations and is a supporter of University of Illinois Extension, Bureau County 4-H.
ObituaryPrinceton High School BoardPRINCETON — The Princeton High School
(PHS) Board met Nov. 24 and took the following action:
• Announced the PHS Students of the Month: Jacob Bickett, Makenzie Mecum, Nathan Bris-bin, Emileigh Shepard, Jacob Doan, Chelsea Piper.
• Scheduled the annual PHS holiday recep-tion for Dec. 11 at 5 p.m. at Wise Guys Bar and Grill.
• The annual holiday luncheon will be held on Dec. 16 during all three lunches.
• Commended Tameran Polowy for receiving a grant from the National Council for Social Studies, National Center of Literacy, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will provide free professional learning, tools and resources related to the College, Career and Civic Life Framework for Social Studies State Standards. Polowy is one of 50 recipients nationwide.
• Approved the maternity leave for Candice Fetzer and Vanessa Judd.
• Approved the retirement announcement of Lori Wallaert, who plans to retire in June 2019.
• Approved the 2014 PHS Report Card on the PHS website, which is now available on the PHS website.
• Approved an athletic training contract with City Center Rehabilitation West Inc. of Peru.
• Approved the tentative 2014 tax levy; the final tax levy is expected to be approved at the December monthly meeting.
Ohio Grade School BoardOHIO — The Ohio Grade School Board of
Education met in regular session on Nov. 18, with the following action taken or discussed:
• Approved the agenda as amended, the minutes of the Oct. 21 regular meeting and the October treasurer’s report.
• The board went into executive session for
reasons related to employment, new board member approval and resignations.
• Following executive session, the board accepted with regret the resignation of Greg Albrecht as grade school girls’ basketball coach, effective immediately and Mike Monier as grade school board member, effective Oct. 23.
• Approved new board member Donald Reuter and the employment of Robert Kleist as grade school girls’ basketball coach.
• The board seated Donald Reuter and he took his oath of office.
• During audience participation, Tom Swierczewski, project manager for Geronimo Energy and Walnut Ridge Wind Farm Project, explained they have started all the approval pro-cesses and have already received some approv-als back. The project is on track for starting construction in the spring of 2016 and finishing construction by the end of 2016. Bureau Valley will receive a majority of the wind turbines, but the Ohio School District will receive 15 to 20 percent, which comes out to about 18 turbines, and will benefit the community. Swierczewski explained the company feels not only should the school districts, Sauk Valley Community College, Ohio Township, Ohio Fire District, Ohio Library and Bureau County Soil & Water Conservation District receive all the tax revenue, but his boss, who comes from a small town, feels part of the tax revenue will be distributed among charitable funding for the community. A committee of local citizens will be put together to decide what projects the charitable funding donations will go to. Robert Albrecht reminded everyone one of the nice advantages of the Big Sky project was the ability to lower property taxes for neighbors. Swierczewski and Keith Bolin thanked the board for their time.
• Board secretary Kelly Becker read the res-olution in support of the Geronimo Energy Wind Project proposed to the board. The resolution was then approved.
• Approved the resolution of estimated amounts for tentative levy as presented. There is no need for a levy hearing.
• Approved the school report card.Superintendent Sharon Sweger reported:• Enrollment is 78 students in the grade
school.• Dennis Parkins, architect for the district,
met with Sweger about the window bid specs, including how she wants them split by districts and by partial project or full project. Parkins came back with an associate and measured the windows. He suggested starting the project in the spring because labor sometimes runs cheaper in the spring than the summer, as long as the work does not interfere with spring testing (noise affecting the students).
• By code, Sweger has to report to the board all FOIA requests she receives. This month she has received two. The first one wanted to know if the school had any painting or drywall work done between June of last year to present, and the school has not. The second one wanted the names of teachers who had absences in a certain time range and what they put down for their reason, Sweger was able to give them the teachers’ names and dates, but it violates confi-dentiality to say why.
Principal Jason Wilt reported:• The Veterans Day program was very nice. • The boys’ basketball team has been working
hard. Coach Albrecht has been dealing with injuries and ineligibility. Two eighth graders were recently honored after the last home game.
• The Christmas concert will be held on Dec. 3.
• The school participated in the GI Go Fund again, which is where the staff pays $5 and can wear jeans on Veterans Day. The school raised $60 to send to the program.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:13 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 16 in the school library.
Meeting Minutes
Marriage licenseMichael J. Brown of
Ladd to Diane M. Roberts of Ladd.
DivorcesChad A. Hall of Prince-
ton and Dawn M. (Allen) Hall of Wyanet; married Jan. 3, 1995; divorced Nov. 21, 2014.
Philip Vandiver of Bloomington and Maria (Henneberry) Vandiver of Bloomington; married Dec. 19, 1992; divorced
Nov. 21, 2014.Malachi P. Murray of
Gettysburg, Pa., and Court-ney L. (Lewis) Murray of Princeton; married Jan. 7, 2011; divorced Nov. 20, 2014.
Traffic courtChild restraint violation
— Brett M. Benske, 30, of Princeton.
Deer hunting permit vio-lation — Gary L. Merkel, 51, of Arlington.
Disorderly conduct — Robert L. Dombrowksi, 33,
of Spring Valley.Dog at large — Brenda L.
Ingram, 53, of Walnut.Driving on suspended
license — James M. Ber-mes, 31, of Princeton; Stephen M. Taylor, 21, of Princeton.
Driving under the influ-ence of alcohol — Jeremy R. Durey, 39, of Princeton; John A. Halbach, 23, of Ladd; Bradley M. Watson, 33, of Tiskilwa.
Drunkenness — Edgar Mendez, 24, of Spring Val-ley.
Exceeding speed in school zone — Gary S. Baumgarner, 33, of Wal-nut.
Failure to notify dam-age to unattended vehicle — Renae L. Molln, 32, of Princeton.
Failure to reduce speed — Christopher J. Wilson, 40, of Tiskilwa.
Improper traffic lane
usage — John L. Birkey, 66, of Princeton.
Operate uninsured motor vehicle — Tre X. Martinez, 19, of DePue.
Registration expiration — Angela R. Williams, 29, of Princeton.
Speeding (1-10) — Brett M. Benske, 3, of Princeton.
Speeding (11-14) — Mar-tin L. Nally, 24, of Princ-
eton.Speeding (15-20) —
Nicole M. Bland, 22, of Spring Valley; Christopher H. Karas, 49, of Wyanet; Joshua M. Martinez, 30, of DePue; Josef D. Vasquez, 39, of DePue.
Speeding (21-25) — Kimberly R. Mueller, 50, of Walnut; Judson W. Rut-ledge, 61, of Walnut.
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PerspectiveBureau CountyRepublican
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Sam R FisherPublisher
Terri Simoneditor
From the editor’s deskBy the time you read this, I’m assuming your
Thanksgiving leftovers are almost depleted; the house in back in order; maybe some of your Christ-mas decorations are already displayed; and the memories of Thanksgiving 2014 are tucked away in your heart for safe keeping. I hope each and every one of you had a blessed holiday, filled with family, friends and many memory-making moments ... and plenty of pumpkin pie too!
•••On Friday, many of us jumped head-
first into the Christmas season. Black Friday was followed by Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday came right behind all the in-store chaos. While I didn’t participate in the Black Friday madness, I heard from some of my co-workers say the other shoppers they encountered were mannerly and polite. You can really appreciate that when you see some of the turmoil experienced around the country for those Black Friday super sales.
More important than Black Friday though — at least in my opinion — Small Business Saturday seemed to again attract many shoppers around the county. I love seeing Main Street full of cars/people in Princeton, as well as other shoppers around the county in neighboring towns and villages. Small Business Saturday — the brainchild of American Express — is a wonderful way to highlight the small businesses in our hometowns, where the people work hard to make a living while offering us the traditional customer service and great products we’ve come to expect from our local merchants. As you plan your holiday shopping trips, please try to patronize your hometown businesses. These folks work tirelessly, and they deserve not just our shopping dollars ... but also our respect. As I’ve said before, when you shop locally, it’s a win-win situa-tion for all of us.
•••Congratulations are in order again to new Bureau
County Sheriff Jim Reed and Bureau County Trea-surer Courtney Yates-Mabry, both who took the oath of office Monday morning at the Bureau County Courthouse, administered by Bureau County Circuit Judge Marc Bernabei. See our photos on Page 1.
Also, a big thank you to retired Bureau County Sheriff John Thompson and Bureau County Treasur-er Nina Urbanowski, who both decided not to seek re-election. Thank you for your service, and believe me when I say, it was a pleasure to work with both of you.
•••Just a reminder: Occasionally, I get a call or note
from someone who is upset the Bureau County Republican did not cover their special event ...
Please know we can’t cover every event in Bureau County; we just don’t have the staff or resources to attend every activity. But we will be happy to pub-lish the photos you take at your event, and we’’ll also be happy to publish your press release and a photo prior to your event to let the public know its happening.
Also, there are times when someone calls and wants to know why we didn’t cover their event, when nobody even let us know it’s happening. It’s really difficult to attend an event and take a photo, when we don’t even know the event is going on ...
Just give us a call at the BCR newsroom — 815-875-4461 or send us an email at [email protected]. We’ll be happy to work together to give you as much publicity as possible.
•••With these cold days and colder nights, please take
a moment to check on your neighbors and friends, who might not be able to get out in this weather. Do they need something from the store? Do they need a ride to a doctor’s appointment? Do they just need a little conversation and a friend to share a cup of coffee?
Also, don’t forget about your four-legged friends too. They become very vulnerable in this weather.
•••As the countdown to Christmas begins, please take
some time for yourself. Set aside a couple of hours now and then to relax, breathe and exhale. And remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.
Samaritan existence“Respect for ourselves guides our
morals. Respect for others guides our manners.” Laurence Sterne
From an early age I was taught that to earn respect you must first offer it. You must give free-ly of your capacities, as if it is your responsibility to do so, like the Samaritan who gestures his belongings to the needy without expectation of return. In doing so, you free yourself from the limita-tions of your surroundings because within your arsenal is the accep-tance that those limitations exist. Attempts are made at successful transactions despite those barriers, and victory warms its eggs within nest of conscious effort.
I recently left a professional establishment that I had been a part of for two years of my life, partially because of new oppor-tunities and partially because I no longer felt a strong desire to promote growth with this envi-ronment. This establishment has benefited me greatly in days of the past, but for a number of months now, I have felt more frustration than satisfaction concerning my interaction with it, so it was the proper time to move on. It was a sad day for me because I had grown to appreciate not only the people I had been around at this job, but the interaction and expe-rience that was offered within this environment. Only recently did the train of progress slow to a halt, and therefore just so happened to be my stop.
I put in my two-week notice, as I’ve never purposely burned a bridge I had any plans of crossing again in the future, and fulfilled my duty to my employer to arrive with the excitement of a first date, work like I was saving bodies from a burning building, and clean until the last crumb had been brushed
into the garbage can. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but I care about what I do as my actions bestow my character, and so I am diligent from inception to comple-tion of most every task I tackle.
As my final day approached, I spread the news to my friends at this establishment that I was thankful for their involvement in my humanitarian tactics and appreciative of their influence on my ambitions. I spent the last half hour in the building walking around giving handshakes and hugs to most every person on staff, smiling gently into their eyes as to tell them they carved their names onto my heart and inviting them to future encounters I am hopeful we share.
There were two people who I did not share a comforting, or even casual, exchange with, and that was the owner and the general manager of the establishment. I had let them know that for the most part it had been an honor to work for them with my resigna-tion letter, and yet neither spoke a word to me concerning the matter. I understand their frustration over losing one of their better employ-ees and their necessity to focus on the assets that are currently in circulation, but I considered the general manager a personal friend, and so his silence spoke volumes to my ears.
He asked me once if I needed the respect of the owner to contin-ue my employment there, noting that I was one of the employees he
relied on most, and I found that to be a most curious question. To suck oxygen into my lungs, to open my eyes as the sun bursts forth onto the scene, to transition concept from my thoughts to my intent, I do not need anyone’s respect, but I am 10 times the con-tributor if I sense that you appreci-ate my contributions.
I work hard because my maker gave me the abilities to do so. I envision a reality where everyone in my vicinity is progressively enlightened in direct relation to my efforts to improve them. The more devotion I administer to fur-thering my current environment, stronger becomes the inhabitants within it.
Your silence hurt me, friend, because it leaves me to think that I never had any sort of impact on you through which you could jus-tify gratitude. I don’t believe that to be true, but please take the time to fight through your frustrations next time a similar circumstance arises because the mountaintop is found through each moment that the foot swings forward.
I’ve always said that you are my friend until you prove me wrong because I respect you on a universal level, even if you do not care for me or my choices. I will remember this opportunity you allowed me not for the exit strategies you associated with it, but for the moments when it was evident that you considered me of worth, as I assume that is what truly resides in your heart. After all is said and done, you have my respect because I’ve learned that although I do not always receive it, it is utmost that I always offer it. Take care of yourself. I will be cer-tain to do the same.
Samaritan existence,Eric Engel
On the street How much of your shopping will you do locally this year?
“I will do all of my shopping in local stores. That’s what I do every
year.”Rebecca Magalhaes, Neponset
“I plan on doing about half of our shopping
locally. There are some things that just aren’t
available locally.”Sylvie Smith, Princeton
“I plan on doing most of my shopping locally. I believe
in shopping and supporting local businesses. It’s my
neighborhood.”Mary Goldsmith, Princeton
“I’m planning on doing about 90 percent of my
shopping locally. It’s important to support your local business owners.”
Mary Butler, Ohio
“I plan on doing 100 percent of my shopping locally. Being a small business owner of HC Craft Mall and
Antiques, I now realize how important it is to support your local businesses.”
Crystal Notaro, Princeton
First Amendment“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Constitution of the United States, 1789
Terri Simon
EricEngel
COMMENTARY
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Life&Arts Senior citizens luncheon — The Princeton Moose Lodge will host its 34th annual senior citizens dinner at 1 p.m. Sunday at the lodge. Doors will open at noon. This dinner is free for seniors. For reservations, call the lodge at 815-879-5261.
Make Someone Happy• Happy birthday on Wednesday to Marcel van den
Borre. From your friends at Princeton Rotary.• Happy birthday today, Tuesday, to Diana Roberts.
Hope you have a great day!• Happy 90th birthday today, Tuesday, to Harold
Richards. From your family and friends.
Community NotesChristmas party
SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley VFW will hold its Christmas party at 6 p.m. Dec. 10 at Valley Bar and Grill in Spring Valley. The Spring Valley American Legion will hold its Christmas party at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 at Angelo’s Restaurant in Spring Valley.
DAR meetingPRINCETON — The Princeton-Illinois Chapter
NSDAR will meet at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Bureau County Republican Community Room, 800 Ace Road, Princeton. The speaker will be Julia Cain, who will present “Hats Off to You,” the history of ladies’ hats. Members are reminded to bring stocking caps for junior high girls or monetary donations for Christmas gift cards for the girls at the Illinois Cottage, Tamassee DAR School, Tamassee, S.C.
HCE meetingPRINCETON — The Northwest unit of HCE will
meet at 6 p.m. today, Tuesday, for its Christmas party at Wise Guys in Princeton. Members are reminded to bring their secret pal gift.
Toy drivePRINCETON — The Princeton Red Hats Toys for
Tots will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Princeton Elks Lodge. Members are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy and a plate of Christmas cookies to share.
PCA will perform musical on FridayPRINCETON — Prince-
ton Christian Academy will present its annual Christ-mas program at 7 p.m. Fri-day.
The junior high girls’ choir
will present a short concert featuring Celtic songs and selections from Handel’s “Messiah.” The junior high instrumental students will present a Christmas selec-
tion as an ensemble, and then the entire school will present the musical, “The Christmas Cross” by Jeff Slaughter.
Acting parts will be
Photo contributedCast members for “The Christmas Cross” are (front row) Anna Grey and Jonathan Hen-rikson; (second row) Gracie Pollok, Eliza Atkinson and Rhiannon Searl; (third row) Ken-ley Grimmer, Emily Fisher, J’Kira Wolbrecht, Jerrey Nelson and Katherine Henrikson; and (back row) Wessley Baker, Gabe Thompson, Will Finley (seated), Sam Wolbrecht, Drew Grey and Chris Herkert. Absent from the photo is Kelly Van Den Bussche.
performed by junior high students, while the choral selections will be sung by students in kindergarten through sixth grade.
The public is invited to this special production directed by Christina Batch-elor, elementary music teacher; Kathey Cook, play director; and Marty Kiser, junior high choir director.
The Academy is located 2 miles northeast of Prince-ton on Route 34.
Ladd Christmas Walk set for Dec. 13LADD — The village of Ladd will
host the 2014 Ladd Christmas Walk — “There’s Snow Place Like Ladd,” from 3 to 7 p.m. Dec 13.
Businesses and organizations are offering many family-oriented activ-ities intended to spread some hol-iday cheer, and to enjoy the small town atmosphere of Ladd.
Snowman ParadeA highlight of the festivities is the
Snowman Parade, starting at 5 p.m. on North Main Street. All snowmen are welcome to participate. The parade is open to all kinds of entries — walker, vehicles and floats, or individuals. The only requirement is that the entry be lighted and include a snowman as part of the entry. Participants should line up at the Ladd Construction parking lot at 4:45 p.m.
Lighting contestRegistration is open until Dec. 9
for the residential lighting contest. There is no fee to enter. Three cash prizes will be awarded to the best overall lighting displays. Forms are available at the village clerk’s office or at www.villageofladd.com. Judg-ing will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 12 with the winner announced at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13.
Other activitiesActivities before and after the
parade, include wagon rides, kids’ crafts and activities, plus pictures with Santa. Grace the white-tailed deer, musicians and carolers, storyteller Tricia Kelly, United Methodist Church bell ringers, and plenty of food. New this year is a free photo booth which will be set up at the Ladd Fire Station.
Ladd organizations will sell Lad-dopoly games, DVDs and gifts. Maps of Ladd’s best lit holiday homes will be available. The walk also includes a holiday prize hunt at Ladd busi-nesses, plus 50/50 and plenty of holiday fun. For more information, call 894-2092 or email [email protected].
Vendor showSpecial Effect Salon/Barber Shop
at 307 N. Main St. will host a ven-dor show from 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 13. Merchandise will include Zija, essential natural health products, Scentsy candles and fragrances, Tastefully Simple, Pampered Chef, Thirty-One Gifts, Jewel Kade custom artisan jewelry, Younique makeup products, Celebrating Home prod-ucts and Untwister. For more infor-mation, call 815-894-2855.
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Neponset celebrates National Reading WeekNeponset Grade School celebrated National Reading Week with an abundance of activities which fostered a celebration of reading, teamwork and family. Students participated in Stop, Drop and Read in which students of all grade levels read to each other and Family Reading Night which included storytelling by professional story tell-er/musician, Mike Anderson; Scholastic Book Fair; a family photo booth; snacks; and games. Pictured are (front row, from left) Isiah Verbout, Tyson Currie, Alonso Corral and Jacob Cantwell; and (back row) Micah Reader and Machiah Russel.
Marlee Wilde receives awardCHICAGO — Marlee
Anne Wilde of Princeton was recognized as a Stu-dent Laureate by the Lin-coln Academy of Illinois during a special ceremo-ny Nov. 1 at the Old State Capitol in Springfield.
The Lincoln Academy’s Student Laureate Awards are presented for excel-lence in curricular and extracurricular activi-ties to seniors from each of the state’s four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities, and one student from among the community colleges in Illi-nois. At the Student Lau-reate Convocation, each student received a Student Laureate Medallion, along with a $1,000 educational grant and a certificate of achievement. This is the 40th year Lincoln Acade-my celebrated students’
excellence in Illinois.The Lincoln Academy,
unique among the 50 states, was established more than 50 years ago to honor dis-tinguished citizens with the state’s highest award, the
Order of Lincoln. The 52nd annual Convocation and Investiture of Laureates of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois will take place May 9, 2015 at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
Students take part in Think Pink WeekBRADFORD — The
Bradford Student Council and National Junior Honor Society sponsored Think Pink Week in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the week of Oct. 20-24.
The Student Council sold breast cancer awareness hats, buttons, and brace-lets and challenged every-one to donate a dollar and wear pink on Oct. 24. The NJHS sponsored a week-
long fundraiser called the Penny Jar Challenge. The class in the grade school with the highest point count was the Pre-K and the seventh grade was the winner in the junior high. Each class earned a pizza party paid for by the NJHS.
The week-long challenge proved to be an amazing success. The total collected from the jars was $722.42. This was added to the money the Student Coun-
cil made from sales and donations making a grand total of $1,000. A check for that amount was sent to the Susan G. Komen Cen-ter in Peoria.
On Oct. 24, the entire school got together and sat in a circle surround-ed by pink ribbons that each person in the school had written their name, a positive message, or the name of a family member or friend.
Auxiliary toy drive continuesPRINCETON — American Legion Auxiliary Unit 125’s annual toy drive is running
through Dec. 13. Toys will be collected for the less fortunate children of the commu-nity, from birth to 10 years old. Donations can be dropped off inside the vestibule at the Legion Post Home at 1549 W. Peru St., Princeton. For more information, con-tact Sherry DeSalle, children and youth chairman, at 815-872-1417 in the evenings. The collected toys will be distributed to non-profit organizations in the community.
Photo contributedMarlee Anne Wilde (center) is pictured with Stacey Dolan (left), dean of undergraduate studies, and Lincoln Acad-emy Vice Chancellor William Bennett.
KEWANEE — The Bureau Val-ley Storm finished out their domi-nant 5-0 championship run through their competition at the Wally Keller Invite with a convincing 73-44 vic-tory over host Kewanee Wethers-field Saturday.
Wethersfield was right in the game early in the third quarter as coach Jeff Parson drew up an inbounds play for junior forward Tucker Nichols to cut the BV lead to 29-26.
BV would start pouring in the points as a clear shift in momentum started in the Storm’s favor and was solidified on a steal by junior guard Drew Fordham, and the BV offense pushed down the floor. Fordham eventually popped wide open in the corner and was rewarded by senior guard Alex Johnson, as he knocked down the huge three to extend the Storm lead at 38-26 with 4:51 to go in the third.
The play sparked a 13-2 run by the Storm that was capped off by a nifty play by senior guard Josh Mead as he found senior guard Tommy Johnston cutting toward the block to take a commanding 50-30 lead.
From there, the Storm only fur-ther exhibited their dominance on the Wethersfield Geese and the Wally Keller Tournament outscor-ing their opponents 23-14 in the final 10:18 of play.
“We were a little rusty there in the first and missed some easy bunnies and didn’t make our free throws, but we knew if we continued to work hard and out-hustle them they would kind of lay down,” senior guard Parker Neuhalfen said. “We began to make our layups and free throws, and that’s what turned the tide of the game.”
BV looked far more impressive than Wethersfield in the early stages of the game but couldn’t pull away from the Geese, as hard work didn’t translate into buckets for the Storm early.
Wethersfield led 21-19 as late as 3:56 to go in the second, but the intensity of the Storm was evident as the Geese received their first of three technical fouls of the night as
junior guard Trey Tessier slapped the ground in anger after fouling Neuhalfen on a steal and lay in.
“It’s about getting better every possession. Our first half posses-sions were OK. I didn’t think we finished real well; the energy and the effort was there, but we just didn’t finish,” BV coach Jason Mar-quis said. “ Once we came out in the second half, their effort, hard work
and dedication in practice started to show, and our shorts started to fall.”
Neuhalfen scored and added the bonus and also drained the front in of two technical fouls to put the Storm up for good at 24-21 with 3:10 to go in the half.
The Storm had already clinched the championship title in the round
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First win for Hall — The Hall Red Devils won their first game of the Seneca Tourna-ment, defeating the host Irish Saturday. See page 11.
Princeton finished a 4-0 run in the Orion Tip-Off Tournament with a 61-43 win over Sherrard on Sat-urday night.
Senior guard Garrett Duffin had 21 points for the Tigers. Duffin and teammate Jake Rein-hardt were named to the all-tournament team.
“We played well from the start. Defensively we were better. I am happy to be 4-0, but we still need to get better, especially on the defensive end,” PHS coach Jesse Brandt said.
The Tigers finished in a three-way tie atop the tournament standings with Dixon and Mon-mouth-Roseville, who also finished 4-0 in the eight-team field.
Dixon took first via the tiebreaker for the fewest defensive points allowed (115). Monmoutth-Rose-ville (188) was second and Princeton (216) third.
Brandt said he was not too concerned about get-
ting third.“I am happy that we
improved each game and am looking forward to four days of practice to get bet-ter as we have a very diffi-cult schedule coming up,” he said.
On Friday, the Tigers topped Orion 71-66. Levi Bates led the Tigers with 13 points, and Duffin tal-lied 12.
The PHS sophs fell 43-42 in the championship game of their tournament at Orion. Colby Robbins had 11 points, and Garrett Allen had 10 points.
Monmouth-Roseville beat Dixon 45-39 for third place.
AT OREGONSt. Bede 63, Oregon 42:
The Bruins beat the host Hawks for seventh place in the Oregon Tournament Saturday. Jarret Olson scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as the Bruins (2-2) outscored Oregon 21-8 in the third quarter and 16-7 in the fourth.
2014-15 Wrestling Preview
Area wrestlers ready to grappleBy Kevin Hieronymus
Area wrestlers are taking to the mats for the 2014-15 wrestling sea-son. Here’s a rundown of the area camps.
PrincetonAs he enters his seventh season
at the helm of the Princeton Tigers wrestling program, coach Steve Amy believes this is the year the Tigers will put things together. He said so far, “this has been the hardest working and most talented group I have had.”
The Tigers return nine starters, including five who have qualified for the sectional tournament, juniors Tyler Wood (106, 23-17), Luke Mar-selle (120, 19-15), Tyler Webster (126, 13-18), sophomore Austin Wetsel (132, 30-14) and senior Drew Pranka (170, 16-9). Junior Luke Hoff-man went 22-12 at 160.
Pranka is a two-time sectional qualifier. Wetsel was the BCR Wres-tler of the Year last year as a fresh-man.
“The individuals we have return-ing have quite a bit of experience and are looking forward to the state
series. I feel that we could possibly have three to four state qualifiers this year in Tyler Wood, Austin Wet-sel, Luke Hoffman and Drew Pranka. Each of these guys have wrestled a very long time growing up wrestling for Tiger Town,” Amy said.
The Tiger coach is also expecting big things from sophomore Tyler Hammitt (160), junior Chaz Wil-liams (220) and senior Skyler Spen-cer (195). Rounding out the squad are freshman Jeremy Whited (126) and Ian Puebla (182), juniors Drew Carpenter (138), Denver Wyatt (145), Austin Rossler (160), Jacob
Smith (170) and senior Vlad Stepan-ov (195).
“It is going to be a fun and exciting year,” Amy said.
The Tigers split their season-open-ing triangular, defeating St. Bede while falling to Peoria Notre Dame.
Hall/PCThe Panthers will be better pre-
pared for their second go-around in Class 2A, scheduling more meets against 2A schools.
“I beefed it up. I definitely beefed-
BCR photo/Jeff SchlesingerPrinceton’s Jett Wedekind flies to the basket in Friday’s tournament action against Orion at Orion.The Tigers fin-ished 4-0.
Wrestling Page 11
Roundup Page 10
Wally Keller Invite: Bureau Valley 73, Wethersfield 44
BV Storm continue todominate at Wethersfield
BCR photo/Dan DwyerBureau Valley’s Parker Neuhalfen puts in a floater for the Storm in Saturday’s final game of the Wally Keller Invite at Wethersfield. The Storm senior was awarded as the tournament’s MVP, leading the Storm to a 5-0 championship run.
Storm Page 10
Austin WetselPHS sophomore was the 2014
BCR Wrestler of the Year
robin tournament but came to play with the same energy and intensi-ty that had taken them to that point.
“Practice isn’t easy. There are some kids that won’t come out for bas-ketball because they know how much work it takes, and I’ve told the kids throughout practice, that it will pay off at some point,” Marquis said. “This in itself doesn’t make it worth it, but I think we are building toward some-thing special, and this was the first step toward that.”
Neuhalfen, who was named as the tournament MVP, continued his dom-inant play pouring in 23 points, while Fordham added 15 and Johnston chipped in with 12.
“Senior mentality and smart kids. These kids real-ize it’s about getting better each and every game. A championship in Novem-ber is a nice accolade for the kids, but building toward winning in Febru-ary and March,” Marquis said. “We have good smart kids that realize that, and I
don’t think it will change our work ethic come Mon-day’s practice.”
“We just need to keep the train rolling and out-hustle everyone. If we out-hustle everyone this year, we can continue to be successful,” Neuhalfen said.
Notes: Two Storm play-ers, Neuhalfen and John-
ston, were selected to the All Tournament team.
“We’re lucky to have them around. They’re a great positive influence for the students in our dis-trict, the younger players in this program and their teammates. They are great kids and great leaders.”
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BCR photo/Dan DwyerThe Bureau Valley Storm presented coach Jason Marquis and his new baby daughter with the championship of the Wally Keller Invitational with a 5-0 finish.
StormFrom Page 9
BCR photo/Dan DwyerBureau Valley’s Evan Ringle drives to the lane Saturday against host Wethersfield.
The Bruins fell to New-man 45-41 earlier in the day. St. Bede beat HBR 63-36 on Friday.
AT ASHToNLaMoille-Ohio 63,
Amboy 43: The Lions topped the Clippers in Sat-urday’s finals of AFC Tour-nament to finish the week at 2-2. Jacob Tudor led the Lions with 16 points, Alan Stamberger had 12, and Josh Gross added 11.
Stamberger and Tudor both had 20 points in defeat to AFC Friday, 73-62.
Polo beat AFC to win the tournament title with a 4-0 record.
Girls basketballAT BRIMFIeLd
St. Bede 56, Princeville 48: The Lady Bruins (1-3) cracked the win column in their game of the Brim-field Thanksgiving Tour-
nament. Julia Pohar had 15 points from the outside, and Hanna Bima put in 14 from the inside.
on Friday, St. Bede fell to Wethersfield 51-47. Gabbie Morrow had 16 points and Pohar 11.AT PRINCeToN
Mendota 61, Prince-
ton 20: Stevie Seitz scored seven points for the Tigresses in defeat Satur-day at Prouty Gym. The Bromenschenkel twins combined for 33 points and 12 rebounds for Men-dota
Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.
Photo courtesy Kip Cheek, Mendota ReporterPrinceton senior Taylor Clark takes aim against Mendota in the third quarter Saturday at Prouty Gym.
RoundupFrom Page 9
“We just need to keep the train rolling and out-hustle everyone. If we out-hustle everyone this year, we can
continue to be successful.” • Parker Neuhalfen
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Little Poms ClinicJoin the Princeton High School Pom Squad for
some holiday fun at their annual
SAT., DEC. 139:00AM-12:00PM
South Gym at Princeton High SchoolGIRLS AGE 4-12 YEARS$42 per person ($40 if you have
more than one child participating)Participants receive a t-shirt, pair of poms and two tickets per child
to the basketball game. Participants learn a routine that will beperformed at halftime of the Varsity Basketball Game that evening.
Deadline for registration is Friday, December 5th. Registration formsgiven to area schools and available at PHS in the Main Office.For more information please contact PHS Poms Coach, Abbie
Newman 1-1, Keith Country Day 0-2,Pool C: Byron 2-0, St. Bede 1-1,
Hinckley-Big Rock 0-2.Pool D: Genoa-Kingston 2-0,
Morrison 1-1, Christian Life 0-2.
Friday’s resultsKewanee 82, West Carroll 38Rockford Christian 71, Keith Country
Day 31Genoa-Kingston 77, Christian Life
63St. Bede 53, Hinckley-Big Rock 36
Saturday’s resultsHinckley-Big Rock 66, Keith Country
Day 31Christian Life 74, West Carroll 64Newman 45, St. Bede 41Morrison 57, Oregon 43Byron 62, Rockford Christian 48Genoa-Kingston 65, Kewanee 6111th place, West Carroll 59, Keith
Country Day 569th place, Hinckley-Big Rock 62,
Christian Life 507th place, St. Bede 63, Oregon 425th place, Morrison 44, Newman 393rd place, Rockford Christian 73,
Kewanee 68 (OT)1st place, Byron 63, Genoa-
Kingston 61 (2 OT)
Wally Keller Invite at WethersfieldStandings: Bureau Valley 6-0,
SENECA – The Hall Red Devils earned their first victory of the new basketball season Saturday afternoon, literally outlasting the tourney host Seneca Fight-ing Irish down the stretch, 51-49, in the seventh-place contest of Seneca’s 15th annual Turkey Tournament.
“We told the kids, our only problem today was we haven’t been in the lead in three games,” said Hall coach Mike Filippini. “We didn’t know how to react with an eight-point lead with four minutes left.
“Not that we were trying to hold the ball, we were just try-ing to swing the ball to both sides, maybe get a back door cut, maybe get a layup, not take jump shots.”
The two teams combined for 13 three-point baskets made in
the first half of a game in which the Red Devils (1-3) pushed out to a 14-5 lead with 2:36 left in the first quarter.
Hall went 6-10 from beyond the arc in the first half, while Seneca attempted 16 long-range shots, making seven of them.
The Fighting Irish (0-4) got to within two points, 35-33, of Hall at the break.
Hall held Seneca’s offense to just 1-9 shooting from the field in the third quarter. Ross McCormick’s trey was the only offense Seneca got over those eight minutes.
Meanwhile, the Red Devils built a 47-36 lead entering the final frame.
It was Hall’s turn to go cold shooting from the floor in the fourth period. The Red Devils went 0-6, but got saved by converting 4-9 free throws, three by A.J. Gaeta and one from Grant Hill.
Seneca got to within 50-49 of
Hall with 8.5 seconds to go on McCormick’s sixth three-pointer of the game.
Gaeta was fouled and made 1-2 free throws with 6.6 seconds remaining. The ball bounded away from both teams on the missed free throw, before Sene-ca gathered it in. But the Fight-ing Irish could only manage a desperation shot from midcourt toward their distant basket in the closing seconds, and Hall prevailed, 51-49.
“I told the kids, they deserved to win the game,” Filippini said. “I thought we outplayed Seneca. We threw the ball away a few times. It probably shouldn’t have been that close at the end. We made just enough free throws and had just enough defense.
“The last two games, (our players) improved on what we wanted them to improve on, keeping their composure, play-ing as hard as they can, playing
through ball calls, and just com-peting. The last two games we did that, so I was real happy with the way they performed. It was kind of ugly at the end, but 1-3 feels a lot better than 0-4.”
Gaeta’s dozen points paced the Red Devils, while Chris Bal-lerini added 10, and Ryan Cinotte supplied nine points and eight rebounds for the winners.
McCormick led all scorers with 22 points, while Seneca teammate Brandon Viken had 11 tallies.
• Notes: Hall fell to Mendota 77-52 on Friday. Barroso paced Hall (0-3) with 13 points, fol-lowed by Cinotte (12) and Gaeta (11).
Mendota finished 3-0 in pool play with the win. The Trojans then fell to Illiana Christian 40-39 in Saturday’s champion-ship game.
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up the schedule,” coach Jerry Kriewald said. “We got a 2A tournament in Meta-mora with three area Peoria schools for Dec. 20. I took out the Seneca tournament and added Riverdale which is a lot tougher. We’ve got dual meets with Ottawa and Streator. I’m trying to get into an L-P dual meet, because they’re in our regionals.
“We want to get bet-ter-seeded. It was real-ly tough getting these guys seeded last year because they were criticizing us because we only wrestled 1A schools.”
Top returners for the Pan-thers include Mario Flores (126/132,) Luke McCook (152), Ben Garland (160), James Hall (170), Evan Kiphart (182), Marco Guti-errez (195) and Marco Uribe (220).
The Hall/PC grapplers will take it on the road Wednes-day night when they travel to Sterling to face Newman Central Catholic and Amboy starting at 5:30 p.m.
St. BedeWhile their numbers may
be down, second-year head coach Sean Hobson believes the talent is not in the Bru-ins’ camp. For one, Hobson believes junior John Barnes has the potential to become the Academy’s first state qualifier.
Barnes finished two wins from making state last year as a sophomore, in just his second year of wrestling at any level. He also qualified for sectionals as a freshman and placed fourth in the IHSA F/S meet last year.
“I think he’s really going to be putting it together by the end of the season,” said Hob-son, a former state qualifier at Princeton.
Also in camp for the Bruins are Ken Wang (106), Jordan Elnicki (113), Matt Snyder (120), Carter Funfsinn (126), Garret Barto (145), Camer-on Barto (152), Jeff Barnes (160), Spencer Barnes (170), Joel Caulfield (195) and Ben Harris (220).
“Any one of my guys could make a move at any time. I have a lot of faith in my kids, winning starts with the faith that you can win,” Hobson said.
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1 Story Wood Frame 3 Bedroom Home w/ VinylSiding, Enclosed Porch & Outside Entrance toBasement. Home Consists of Kitchen, LivingRoom, Dining Room, Den, Family Room w/Fire place, Laundry Room, & New Floor inBathroom Upstairs. Home has Enclosed ChainLink Fence, Two Utility Sheds, 3 Yr. Old Roof &Forced Air Hi-Efficient Furnace.
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONDOVER-SSL N 1221/2 L 9 & L 8
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VILLAGE OF MALDENGeneral Fund
Fiscal Year 2014BALANCE ON HAND May 1 , 2013 $107,403.72Receipts:
Sales Tax - Local 5,102.92State Use Tax 6,179.71State Income Tax 38,437.59Replacement Tax 1,030.55Bureau County Taxes 16,221.92Interest 262.12Liquor Licenses 600.00Post Office Lease 1,392.96Miscellaneous Income 200.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS -GENERAL FUND 69,427.77Disbursements:
Postage & Supplies 155.27Miscellaneous Expenses 3,652.24Transfer to Water & Sewer Fund 60,000.00
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS -GENERAL FUND 107,335.44
BALANCE ON HAND - April 30, 2014 69,496.05Water & Sewer Fund
Fiscal Year 2014BALANCE ON HAND May 1, 2013 6,375.29
Receipts:Water Charges 48,826.00Sewer Charges 37,858.00Late Payment Charges 1,902.66Advance Deposits 400.00Interest 54.69Miscellaneous Income 824.55Transfer from General Fund 60,000.00Loan from First State Bank of
Van Orin 75,000.00TOTAL RECEIPTS - WATER & SEWER
FUND 224,865.90Disbursements:
Operation & Maintenance Fund 198,559.71Bond & Interest Sinking Fund 3,600.00Depreciation Reserve 4,800.00First State Bank of Van Orin-Principal 12,849.90First State Bank of Van Orin-Interest 2,550.10Advance Deposits 700.00
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS -WATER & SEWER FUND 223,059.71
BALANCE ON HAND - April 30,2014 8,181.48Operation & Maintenance Fund
Fiscal Year 2014BALANCE ON HAND May 1, 2013 0.00TRANSFER FROM WATER
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS -OP & MAINTENANCE FUND 198,559.71
BALANCE ON HAND April 30, 2014 0.00Bond & Interest Fund
Fiscal Year 2014BALANCE ON HAND May 1, 2013 7,839.93
TRANSFER FROM WATER &SEWER FUND 3,600.00
Property Taxes 15,401.37INTEREST 30.86
TOTAL RECEIPTS - BOND &INTEREST FUND 19,032.23
Disbursements:US Bank NA - Principal 15,500.00US Bank NA - Interest 3,690.60US Bank NA - Trustee & Bond
Bank Fees 126.41TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS -
BOND & INTEREST FUND 19,317.01BALANCE ON HAND - April 30,2014 7,555.15
Depreciation ReserveFiscal Year 2014
BALANCE ON HAND May 1, 2013 6,584.58TRANSFER FROM WATER &
SEWER FUND 4,800.00INTEREST 22.95
Disbursements:Transfer to Water & Sewer Fund 0.00
BALANCE ON HAND - April 30, 2014 11,407.53Garbage Fund
Fiscal Year 2014BALANCE ON HAND May 1, 2013 5,744.36Receipts:
Garbage Collections 18,973.00
Garbage Tag Sales 1,200.00Property Taxes 3,997.97
Total Receipts Garbage Fund 24,170.97Disbursements:
IL Valley Waste Services 24,931.80Total Disbursements 24,931.80
BALANCE ON HAND - April 30, 2014 4,983.53Motor Fuel TaxFiscal Year 2014
BALANCE ON HAND May 1, 2013 57,410.69Receipts:
State Allotments 10,382.16Interest 163.71
Disbursements: 0.00BALANCE ON HAND - April 30, 2014 67,956.56
CDAP Grant FundFiscal Year 2014
BALANCE ON HAND May 1, 2013 0.00Receipts:
State of Illinois CDAP Grant 10,500.00Disbursements:
North Central IL Council ofGovernments 10,500.00
BALANCE ON HAND - April 30, 2014 0.00The foregoing is a true and correct statement of
municipal receipts and disbursements for the fiscalyear ending April 30, 2014.
Calvin MoellTreasurer
Village of MaldenPublished in the Bureau County Republican Dec.2, 2014.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THETHIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOISCITIZENS FIRST STATE BANK OF )WALNUT, ILLINOIS, a Illinois banking corp. )
Plaintiff, )v. )
BARBARA J. KARL, individually )AND )
GRASSER’S PLUMBING & HEATING, INC., )AND )
UNKNOWN OWNERS, NON-RECORD )CLAIMANTS and UNKNOWN NECESSARY )PARTIES )
Defendants. )Case No. 14 CH 42
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE BYPUBLICATION
The requisite Affidavit for Publication havingbeen filed, notice is hereby given you, UNKNOWNOWNERS, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS andUNKNOWN NECESSARY PARTIES, defendantsin the above-entitled cause, that the above-entitledmortgage foreclosure action was filed on June 20,2014, and is now pending.
1. The names of all parties and the CaseNumber are identified above.
2. The Court in which said action was broughtis identified above.
3. The name of the titleholder of record isBARBARA J. KARL.
4. Addresses, pin numbers and legaldescriptions, respectively of the parcels ofreal estate sufficient to identify them withreasonable certainty are as follows:A part of the Northeast Quarter ofSection 20, Township 16 North, Range8 East of the 4th Principal Meridian,Bureau County, Illinois, described asfollows, to-wit: Commencing at theNortheast corner of said Section 20;thence Southerly along the East line ofthe Northeast Quarter of said Section 20,a distance of 1211.76 feet (18.36 chains);thence Westerly at an angle of 89°28’as measured counter-clockwise fromthe last described course, a distance of33.00 feet to the point of beginning ofthe hereinafter described tract of land;thence continuing Westerly on an exten-sion of the last described course, a dis-tance of 293.70 feet (4.45 chains); thenceSoutherly parallel to the East line of theNortheast Quarter of said Section 20, atan angle of 89°28’ as measured clock-wise from the last described course, adistance of 50 feet; thence Easterly atan angle of 90°32’ as measured clock-wise .from the last described course, adistance of 293.70 feet; thence Northerlyat an angle of 89°28’ as measured clock-wise from the last described course,a distance of 50.00 feet to the point ofbeginning.P.I.N: 15-20-227-003
Property Address: 300 S. West Street,Wyanet, Illinois
5. An identification of the Mortgages sought to beforeclosed is as follows:a. Names of Mortgagor: BARBARA J. KARL,
individually.b. Name of Mortgagee: CITIZENS FIRST
STATE BANK OF WALNUT.c. County Where Recorded: Bureau County,Illinois
d. Recording Document IdentificationNumbers: Book 1073 Page 108
NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, UNKNOWNOWNERS, NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS andUNKNOWN NECESSARY PARTIES, defendants,file your answer to the complaint for foreclosurein this cause or otherwise make your appearancetherein, in the Circuit Court of the ThirteenthJudicial Circuit, Bureau County, Illinois, held inthe Bureau County Courthouse, Princeton, IL, onor before December 25, 2014 or 30 days from thefirst publication of this notice, whichever occurslater, default may be entered against you and eachof you at any time after that day and a judgment forforeclosure entered in accordance with the prayerof the complaint for foreclosure.
Colt W. JohnsonHasselberg, Rock, Bell & Kuppler LLP
4600 Brandywine Drive, Suite 200Peoria, Illinois 61614
309-688-9400309-688-9430 (fax)
Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov.25, Dec. 2 and 9, 2014.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
BUREAU COUNTY - PRINCETON, ILLINOISWells Fargo Bank, NA )
PLAINTIFF )Vs. )
Tammy M. Harris; et. al. )DEFENDANTS )
14 CH 00057
IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF THETHIRTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,
ILLINOISIN THE MATTER )OF MANLIUS )DRAINAGE )DISTRICT NO. 5 )
NO. 73-MC-12DRAINAGE NOTICEOF FILING ANNUAL
REPORTNOTICE is here-
by given that theCommissioners ofsaid Manlius DrainageDistrict No. 5 have filedin the Circuit Court ofBureau County, Illinois,their report showingthe amount of moneyreceived by said Districtsince their precedingreport, and the mannerin which the funds havebeen expended duringthat period; that saidreport also containsan itemized statementof Notes, Bonds andOrders, if any, outstand-ing and unpaid at theclose of the report, andthe balance on handwith the Treasurer ofsaid District, and theirproposal to acceptsame. Any owner ofland within the Districtmay file an objection tothe report with the Clerkof the Circuit Court byno later than December15, 2014, in which eventa hearing on said reportwill be held with theCourt hearing evidenceon any and all objec-tions that may be urgedagainst said report andevidence in supportthereof.
Dated: November 25,2014
MARY C. DREMANNClerk of the Circuit
Court of Bureau CountyWilliam S. BenekeARDC No. 6182046RUSSELL, ENGLISH,SCOMA & BENEKE,P.C.Ten Park Avenue WestPrinceton, IL 61356815/875-4555Published in the BureauCounty Republican Dec.2, 2014.
IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF THETHIRTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUITBUREAU COUNTY,
ILLINOISIN THE MATTER )OF MANLIUS )DRAINAGE )DISTRICT NO. 4 )
NO. 73-MC-11DRAINAGE NOTICEOF FILING ANNUAL
REPORTNOTICE is here-
by given that theCommissioners ofsaid Manlius DrainageDistrict No. 4 have filedin the Circuit Court ofBureau County, Illinois,their report showingthe amount of moneyreceived by said Districtsince their precedingreport, and the mannerin which the funds havebeen expended duringthat period; that saidreport also containsan itemized statementof Notes, Bonds andOrders, if any, outstand-ing and unpaid at theclose of the report, andthe balance on handwith the Treasurer ofsaid District, and theirproposal to acceptsame. Any owner ofland within the Districtmay file an objection tothe report with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court byno later than December15, 2014, in which eventa hearing on said reportwill be held with theCourt hearing evidenceon any and all objec-tions that may be urgedagainst said report andevidence in supportthereof.
Dated: November 25,2014
MARY C. DREMANNClerk of the Circuit
Court of Bureau CountyWilliam S. BenekeARDC No. 6182046RUSSELL, ENGLISH,SCOMA & BENEKE,P.C.Ten Park Avenue WestPrinceton, IL 61356815/875-4555Published in the BureauCounty Republican Dec.2, 2014.
by given that theCommissioners ofsaid Fairfield DrainageDistrict No. 3 and Sub-District No. 1 have filedin the Circuit Court ofBureau County, Illinois,their reports showingthe amount of moneyreceived by said Districtsince their precedingreports, and the man-ner in which the fundshave been expendedduring that period; thatsaid reports also con-tain an itemized state-ment of Notes, Bondsand Orders, if any, out-standing and unpaid atthe close of the reports,and the balance on handwith the Treasurer ofsaid District, and theirproposal to acceptsame. Any owner ofland within the Districtmay file an objectionto the reports with theClerk of the CircuitCourt by no later thanDecember 15, 2014, inwhich event a hearingon said reports will beheld with the Courthearing evidence on anyand all objections thatmay be urged againstsaid reports and evi-dence in support there-of.
Dated: November 25,2014
MARY C. DREMANNClerk of the Circuit
Court of Bureau CountyWilliam S. BenekeARDC No. 6182046RUSSELL, ENGLISH,SCOMA & BENEKE,P.C.Ten Park Avenue WestPrinceton, IL 61356815/875-4555Published in the BureauCounty Republican Dec.2, 2014.
BIDSBerlin Township
Road District is accept-ing sealed bids on a 20004x4 GMC pickup truckwith snow plow. Thishas a tilt box with ACand PW. this is avail-able for inspection any-time by calling Highwaycommissioner BruceGibson at 815-994-5082.
Bids will be opened onDecember 8, 2014 at6:00 p.m. at the BerlinTownship Hall. BerlinTownship Road Districtreserves the right to
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NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONNOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:Merlin D. HarrisUnknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants
That this case has been commenced in thisCourt against you and other defendants, praying forthe foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying thepremises described as follows, to-wit:
LOT THIRTY-FIVE (35) AND THE EASTHALF (E 1/2) OF LOT THIRTY-FOUR(34) IN GLAFKA’S ADDITION TO THEVILLAGE OF MANLIUS, ALL LYING ANDBEING SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OFMANLIUS, COUNTY OF BUREAU, INTHE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 308 E. LawnridgeAvenue, Manlius, IL 61338
and which said Mortgage was made by:Merlin D. HarrisTammy M. Harris
the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage ElectronicRegistration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for FranklinBank, SSB, as Mortgagee, and recorded in theOffice of the Recorder of Deeds of Bureau County,Illinois, as Document No. 2006R02361 Book 1246page 06; and for other relief; that summons wasduly issued out of said Court against you as pro-vided by law and that the said suit is now pending.
NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file youranswer or otherwise file your appearance in thiscase in the Office of the Clerk of this Court,
Mary C. DremannClerk of the Circuit Court
700 South Main StreetBureau County Courthouse
Princeton, IL 61356
on or before December 18, 2014, A DEFAULTMAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIMEAFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BEENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYEROF SAID COMPLAINT.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff
15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100Burr Ridge, IL 60527
(630) 794-5300DuPage # 15170
Winnebago # 531Our File No. 14-14-14498
NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt col-lector.I633813Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov.18, 25 and Dec 2, 2014.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THETHIRTEEN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
BUREAU COUNTY ILLINOISOLD PLANK TRAIL COMMUNITY )BANK, N.A., )
Plaintiff )vs )
Richard Bodnum, Nonrecord Claimants, )and Unknown Owners )
Defendants )14 CH 86
NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONNOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:Nonrecord Claimants, and Unknown Owners
The requisite affidavit for publication havingbeen filed, notice is hereby given you, RICHARDBODNUM, Defendant(s) in the above entitled suit,that the said suit has been commenced in the 13th
Judicial Circuit Court of Bureau County, Illinois,by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants,praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgageconveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:
LOTS 10, 11, 12 AND 13 IN MYRICK’SSECOND ADDITION TO THE VILLAGEOF CHERRY, EXCEPT COAL ANDMINERALS AND THE RIGHT TO MINEAND REMOVE THE SAME, IN BUREAUCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as: 205 North Main St.,Cherry, IL 61317;
PIN# 12-27-330-015;and which said Mortgage was made by: Richard
Bodnum, the Mortgagor(s), to OLD PLANK TRIALCOMMUNITY BANK, N.A., as Mortgagee, andrecorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deedsof Bureau County, Illinois, as Document No.2008R05925; and for other relief; that summonswas duly issued out of said Court against you asprovided by law and that the said suit is now pend-ing.
And for such other relief prayed; that summonswas duly issued out of the said Thirteen JudicialCircuit Court against you as provided by law, andthat the said suit is now pending.
NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the saidabove defendant(s), file your answer to the com-plaint in the said suit or otherwise make yourappearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of theThirteen Judicial Circuit Court, at the Courthouse,in the City of Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois,on or before December 26, 2014, default may beentered against you at any time after that day anda decree entered in accordance with the prayer ofsaid complaint.
Mary C. DremannBureau County Court House
700 South Main street, Room 100Princeton, IL 61356
Law firm InfoFred R. Harbecke29 S. LaSalle, Suite 945Chicago, IL 60603312-443-9505I635519Published in the Bureau County Republican Nov.25, Dec. 2 and 9, 2014.
Find what each kid has in common with the others in the samerow, across, up and down, and diagonally. (Hint: In the first rowacross, they all have caps.) Then look to see which kid does nothave their seatbelt fastened correctly.
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6. In someone else’s car, should you askfor help if the seatbelt doesn’t fit right?
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The kids in thiscar are buckled upand ready to go. Helpthis family find theirway to the park.
Safety PoemWrite a poem that includes
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The newspaper is full of examples of thingsthat are safe and unsafe. Look at the pictures,articles, ads and comic strips. Clip out threeexamples of things that are either safe orunsafe. Glue each to a piece of paper and writea safety rule that applies.Standards Link: Health; Students recognize safe and unsafesituations or behaviors.
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Find the words in the puzzle,then in this week’s Kid Scoop
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