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What street will you be buried on? Peru City Cemetery is getting more visits these days thanks to $400,000 in renovations to the mausoleum, where sexton Les Tieman is seen sweeping the floor. More visits mean more calls to the Peru City Clerk’s Office asking where graves are located. The city is responding with a plan to name the driving lanes within the cemetery, enabling motorists to more easily find their way around.

Tensions boil at Oglesby’s city council meeting By Brett Herrmann SHAW MEDIA

Unresolved tension between Oglesby’s police chief, police commissioner and the rest of the city council spilled over into the public forum on Tuesday night. The Oglesby council chambers were packed to the walls during the regular city council meeting where both the public and the council voiced concerns on the rift between commissioner Jim Cullinan and police chief Jim Knoblauch. “My concern is that if it is not addressed and resolved, we will have an incident that will negatively affect someone or possibly cause someone to be injured,” said mayor Dom Rivara. “We have had meetings in an attempt to identify and address and seek solutions to the issue. These were unsuccessful.” WHAT WAS THE ISSUE? What brought everything to a head Tuesday were a couple of ordinances that would make changes to policies within the Oglesby Police Department. Two of the biggest items of contention were whether or not officers should have to signal to dispatch if they are busy before taking a meal break and the number of business checks a police officer has to complete during a shift. Com missio ner C ul l i n an wanted to state officers are not required to signal if they were busy to Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch when taking a break per a handshake agreement with police chiefs from La Salle and

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Peru is naming cemetery lanes to help motorists who are using GPS By Tom Collins NEWSTRIBUNE SENIOR REPORTER

What street do you live on? Maple Avenue? Main Street? Sycamore Lane? Soon, the departed in Peru will have street names, too. Peru has quietly worked on a plan to assign names to the driving lanes inside Peru City Cemetery. It’s not a sentimental effort, but rather a practical one. The bereaved are increasingly calling the Peru City Clerk’s Office for help in finding graves and answering those questions is tricky and time-consuming. “Right now, there is no magic key, there is no map,” city clerk

Dave Bartley explained. “The goal is to have some kind of key, if you will, and naming the streets should make it easier to navigate.” By naming the narrow driving paths motorists will be able to plug street names into the GPS devices of their cars and ﬁnd their way around during offhours when the clerk and sexton are not available to provide directions. The naming won’t be particularly ambitious. Wherever possible, the city will simply extend north-south roads such as Schuyler and Calhoun streets into the cemetery. Naming of

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Excuse me, can you tell me where my dad is buried? Bob Koehler, with the weed-eater, and Mike Riva, mowing behind him, can expect fewer such questions once the driving lanes within Peru City Cemetery are named. City workers are increasingly fielding calls from motorists trying to use GPS navSee CEMETERY Page A2 igation to find their way around the cemetery.

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HENNEPIN — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth toured the Marquis Energy ethanol plant in Hennepin Tuesday and called on the Trump administration, along with her fellow senators, to take action to stop the bleeding in the U.S. ethanol industry. Duckworth’s visit, which included a tour of the plant with Mark Marquis, CEO of Marquis Energy, focused attention on the issue of small reﬁnery exemptions. Those exemptions have been granted in

large numbers to major oil companies, including Exxon and Chevron, under the Trump administration, prompting claims from the ethanol industry and farm groups of abuse of the reﬁnery exemption program. “Bailing out billion-dollar oil companies at the expense of American farmers goes against the goals of the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard) and it hurts the Midwest,” said Duckworth, following her tour. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/TRACEY MACLEOD In June, Duckworth (D.-Ill.) Mark Marquis, CEO of Marquis Energy, speaks at a press conference following and a bipartisan group of fellow U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s tour of the Marquis Energy ethanol plant in senators introduced the RFS Hennepin. Marquis announced in mid-August that the Marquis Energy plant in Integrity Act. The bill would Necedah, Wis., was cutting production due to the impact on ethanol demand See DUCKWORTH Page A4 from the U.S. EPA’s small refinery exemptions.

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Family, teens among 34 presumed dead in boat fire By Stefanie Dazio

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday are among those presumed to have died when fire tore through a scuba diving boat off the Southern California coast, trapping dozens of sleeping people below deck. Authorities on Tuesday ended the search for survivors of Monday’s pre-dawn fire aboard the Conception. It was presumed that 34 people were dead. The search for other survivors ended Tuesday. At least 20 bodies had been recovered and officials continued efforts to bring in others spotted on the ocean bed. Some may be inside the sunken boat. The only survivors were believed to be the captain and four crew members

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east-west roads is a work in progress but Bartley anticipates less colorful names to correspond to the grid layout of the cemetery. One funeral director says they’re all for it. John Hurst owns Hurst Funeral Homes in La Salle and frequently has to meet with families and monument companies at specific cemetery sites and getting everyone to the right spot can be confusing and cumbersome. Hurst said assigning names to cemetery lanes would help not only during the emotional and head-spinning days when

who were awake on the upper decks. They jumped off the front of the vessel, swam to an inflatable boat at the back and steered it to a ship anchored nearby. But flames moved so quickly through the 75-foot vessel that it blocked both a narrow stairway and an escape hatch leading to the upper decks, giving those below virtually no chance of escaping, authorities said. DNA will be needed to identify all the victims, and authorities will be using the same rapid analysis tool that identified victims of the deadly wildfire that devastated the Northern California town of Paradise last year, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said. Brown said he had heard anecdotally that those who died ranged from teenagers to people in their 60s. He said most appear to have been from Northern California, including Santa Cruz, San Jose and the San

people bury their dead but also during the more clear-headed days to follow. “A lot of people, when they bury a loved one, they know exactly where the spot is,” Hurst allowed, “but as time goes on they forget. If they could jot down an address like you do for a house, it’ll save people the frustration of going to the wrong section, which happens quite a bit.” The naming of cemetery lanes will grow in importance because Peru City Cemetery will get bigger, and soon. Bartley said the city has 5 acres available for expansion and that the city is sufficiently close to capacity that expanding is on the table for 2020.

Francisco Bay Area. A broken-hearted mother posted on her Facebook page Tuesday that her three daughters, their father and his wife were among those presumed dead. Susana Rosas of Stockton, California, posted that her three daughters — Evan, Nicole and Angela Quitasol — were with their father Michael Quitasol and stepmother Fernisa Sison. Evan Quitasol was a nurse at St. Joseph’s M e d ic a l Center of Stockton, where her father and Sison had worked after attending nursing school at San Joaquin Delta College. Sison also worked at the college teaching first-year nursing students full-time in 2005 and 2006 and later as an adjunct instructor, according to the school’s spokesman, Alex Breitler. “Everybody’s devastated. It’s a totally unexpected thing that happened,” said Dominic Selga, Sison’s

Bartley noted that visits — and, by extension, calls to his office — have risen because just-completed renovations to the mausoleum have not gone unnoticed. The mausoleum was built in 1929 and was in private hands until the city took possession decades ago. By 2012, city officials recognized serious renovations were needed and committed $400,000 to masonry, new marble, HVAC and a new roof. The project was completed this spring. Feedback has been strong, Bartley said, not so much in terms of demand for crypts (virtually all are sold) but in the form of comments from funeral directors and families.

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Authorities and FBI investigators on Tuesday cart away evidence taken from the scuba boat Conception in Santa Barbara Harbor at the end of their second day searching for the remaining divers still missing from the deadly pre-dawn fire. ex-husband. “What caused the fire, that’s the big question, that’s what we all want to know.” A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Tuesday to investigate. “I am 100% confident that our investigators will determine the cause of this fire, why it occurred, how it occurred and what is needed to prevent it from happening again,” NTSB member Jennifer Homendy told reporters. Rosas’ husband, Chris, told the Los Angeles Times that Nicole Quitasol

In an era when people are moving toward non-traditional burials — the cemetery also has a columbarium for entombment of ashes — having an indoor space for services and gatherings is a must. “It’s not that we’ve conducted renovations and we’re back open for business,” he explained. “Where we’ve gotten really good feedback is from the local funeral homes because we provide an option for inclement weather. “It’s something we’re really proud of.” Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 2206930 or courtreporter@ newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Court.

worked as a bartender in Coronado near San Diego and her sister, Angela, was a science teacher at a middle school in Stockton. The sisters were on the trip to celebrate their dad’s birthday, Chris Rosas said. The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Monday as the boat sat anchored in Platt’s Harbor off Santa Cruz Island. The Conception was on a three-day excursion to the chain of rugged, wind-swept isles that form Channel Islands National Park in the Pacific Ocean west of Los Angeles.

YouTube to pay $170M fine after violating kids’ privacy law By Rachel Lerman and Marcy Gordon

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Google’s video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children’s personal data without their parents’ consent. The Federal Trade Commission fined Google $136 million and the company will pay an additional $34 million to New York state to resolve similar allegations. The fine is the largest the agency has yet leveled against Google, although it is tiny compared to the $5 billion fine the FTC imposed against Facebook this year for privacy violations. The FTC has been investigating YouTube for the way it handles the data of kids under the age of 13. Young children are protected by a federal law that requires parental consent before companies can collect and share their personal information. YouTube has said its service is intended for ages 13 and older.

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Peru has identified a construction firm to build its new police station — a Chicago company that’s built several police stations in the suburbs — and a preliminary budget might be in hand by Thanksgiving. Monday, Peru City Council voted 8-0 to accept a recommendation from a review committee naming Leopardo Construction as construction manager and design-build firm for the forthcoming station. And in a related motion, the council retained Klein, Thorpe, and Jenkins to negotiate a contract with Leopardo Construction for its services. “What I have to say is, ‘Go to work,’” Mayor Scott Harl said enthusiastically. And while Harl had last month laid out a rough timetable for the project cost, loosely targeting six months to get a firm figure, Leopardo thinks the phase II planning and budget could be ready for council approval by November. Leopardo has built several police departments in northern Illinois including Hanover Park, New Lenox and Glen Ellyn. Peru police chief Doug Bernabei visited these and termed them “very impressive.” (They also designed the new Hall High School.) Leopardo’s first job is to help pinpoint what Peru’s finest need and don’t need. Police stations aren’t made with cookie cutters but in fact are customized to the needs of the community, he indicated. Leopardo further signaled they’re eager to work with local subcontractors. Previously, city officials said the goals of this still-fluid project include a training room available to the community, more space for evidence storage, and segregated parking lots for the public and for emergency vehicles. As previously reported, Peru wants to build a new police station on 6.5 acres located west of Hy-Vee at Midtown Road and North Peoria Street. (The proposed site located behind the Peru CVS was scrapped when “shared policing” fell through with La Salle, Oglesby and Spring Valley.) The new police station doesn’t have a price tag but Harl has pledged to build it without raising taxes. Peru retired bonds and boosted its credit rating, providing a line of revenue and the ability to buy bonds on the cheap. TICKETS FOR TRUCKERS Finally, the city is taking proactive steps to keep trucks off Shooting Park Road. Bernabei reported the city is monitoring — and ticketing — trucks that are veering off designated truck routes. “The problem we’re facing is that GPS is sending truckers off the truck routes,” said Bernabei, who said the city has adopted a zero-tolerance policy. Additional signage has been sought to keep truckers on the right path. äAlso, the council approved an engineering service agreement with HR Green for the Unytite Drive extension project. Tom Collins can be reached at (815) 220-6930 or courtreporter@newstrib.com.

Peru salutes Larry Butkus for 28 years of beautiful music Peru City Council on Tuesday recognized Larry Butkus for his many years’ service to the Peru Municipal Band. Butkus, a longtime music educator, was named “City of Peru Good Neighbor” for his 28 years conducting the municipal band. A framed portrait of Butkus (taken by the NewsTribune) will be permanently displayed at city hall. “I do appreciate it,” Butkus said. “It was an honor making music for the city of Peru.”

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Residents say no to liquor, gambling Church members ask Mendota not to expand liquor-pouring, gambling permits to grocery store By Craig Sterrett NEWS EDITOR

MENDOTA — At the end of a 20-minute public hearing on gambling and liquor license expansion and a 10-minute city council meeting, Mendota Mayor David Boelk asked if there was any business from the floor. An unsuspecting latecomer

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Peru. He also wanted to limit the number of door checks at businesses in town to two per night, opposed to six within a threehour time frame. Cullinan said his authority to make these changes as commissioner was undercut when the issues were brought up to the entire city council for a vote. He also said Knoblauch is insubordinate by not following the new protocols. He also said these were issues Oglesby police officers brought to his attention that they would like to see changed. “They felt it was another ploy by the chief to get at them during the election,” Cullinan said. WHAT’S THE HISTORY? Cullinan filed to run for a commissioner seat in the April election, but his petition was met with a challenge from then sitting council member Tom Porter. The challenge was upheld and Cullinan’s name was removed from the ballot. However, he completed a successful write-in campaign and won a seat on the council while Porter did not earn a seat at the table. Porter made statements during the challenge process that Cullinan was critical of Knoblauch as police chief. In February, Oglesby police officers filed a grievance against Knoblauch due to scheduling issues. That grievance was later withdrawn. “The reality here is that a member of the agency is supporting Jim Cullinan for commissioner and Dom Rivara for mayor knowing they would fire me so this individual would become chief,” Knoblauch said in a statement after the grievance was resolved. Following that incident, Cullinan pledged he would work with Knoblauch as chief if elected, which he was. WHAT’S TRANSPIRED SINCE? Since taking office after the April election, Cullinan said his attempts to work with Knoblauch have proved unsuccessful. “When I checked into these policies, these policies were all changed during the election. The problem we had during the election was the intimidation, threats and bullying that went on in that department. On my first day I went in there and I sat down with the chief and I said this

to the meeting, representing an Iowa-based convenience store and gas station chain, said he would like to request a hard liquor license at his location. Little did he know that the one dozen people and Baptists next to him at the back of the council chambers had just finished speaking out against alcohol sales for consumption at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. The convenience store representative then clarified that he was inquiring about sales, not a pouring license. Boelk said a city committee would consider his request. The mayor also, at the end of the meeting, expressed gratitude to the residents and church members for attending the meeting and expressing their opin-

ions. “I do appreciate seeing these people here because it does get old just seeing the people on payroll (at council meetings),” Boelk said. About a dozen Mendota-area residents, many of them members of Victory Baptist Church, showed up Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. for a hearing in response to requests from two gas stations and the Sullivan’s grocery to increase the number of Class C liquor licenses in Mendota. The business operators were seeking the low-level liquor licenses to allow for pouring of beer and wine in a store section, which also would qualify them to add video gambling machines. Before the hearing, Mendota City Clerk Emily McConville said the city only had four Class

“Can you come up with a recommendation how we can move this department forward and together again?” — Dom Rivara, Oglesby mayor ends right here. It can’t continue. I will not allow it,” Cullinan said. “I said, ‘You will work for me. This ends right here.’” Mayor Rivara asked if any officer has ever been disciplined for not doing enough door checks at Oglesby businesses. “I don’t know,” Cullinan said. “I never really followed this new rule of how many new door checks they have to do a night.” Cullinan said he brought the issue to other council members who gave him the advice he has to try and work together with Knoblauch. “That doesn’t solve the problem. There not doing what I want them do to do help me solve my problem,” Cullinan said. “So I don’t know where I go from there. It’s a witch hunt. It’s always been.” Rivara said he doesn’t understand why Cullinan can’t sit down with Knoblauch and come up with a realistic agreement to these issues. Other commissioners, including Carrie Lijewski and Jason Curran said they have helped try and discuss the issues with Cullinan to help come to a resolution, but little progress has been made during their first few months in office. Cullinan also said he has not been able to communicate with the mayor as frequently as other commissioners in past weeks. WHAT’S TUESDAY’S RESULT? After long public comments periods and discussion among the council, Mayor Rivara called upon three police officers in attendance to get input from all the officers on the department and report it back to the council. Department members Mike Padilla, Bob Stone and Mike Margis were picked out the crowd by Rivara to help weigh in on the issue. “Can you come up with a recommendation how we can move this department forward and together again?” Rivara said. “Let us try it,” Padilla said. The council tabled the issue and will not take any action on the issue before hearing the report from the officers. Council members encouraged Cullinan and Knoblauch to continue to try and communicate

through the contentious relationship as well. “What really has to happen is that the chief and the commissioner need to have some synergy to bring the department together,” Lijewski said. “He doesn’t call me,” Cullinan said. “There is no contact. I can’t make somebody like me.” “There has to be some respect,” Lijewski said. “Well that’s gone out the damn door too,” Cullinan said. And Rivara invited Cullinan into his office to help keep an open line of communication moving forward. “Why don’t you come in tomorrow morning and I’ll have a cup of coffee with you,” Rivara said. “Alright. You buying?” Cullinan said. THE PUBLIC’S INPUT More than 50 people attended the meeting with 10 people contributing to the public comment portion. Amy Stone, a police officer’s wife, told the council they have a duty to find out what is going on in the police department before voting on policy changes. “You have a responsibility to the voters to educate yourself on any ordinance placed before you,” she said. “Do your research on this issue. “Find out what the discord in the police department is all about.” Drew Merriman said Oglesby is only seeing a problem now because there is a commissioner not letting everything in the department go unchecked. He implied the department has been mismanaged now for years. “Where is the fairness here? What I think we should do is change the name from Oglesby to Nepotismby, because that’s all that ever happens here,” he said. Kathy Frederick said former commissioner Tom Porter still has sway with the council, despite no longer being an elected official. “We voted Commissioner Porter off of this council. But he is still there. He still there in every comment and every statement that is made,” she said. “I

C liquor licenses, and all were taken. But the city has at least 18 establishments with video gambling machines, and the city ordinance only allows video gambling in locations where beer, wine or liquor are served, or at truck stops. One gas station/convenience store in town already had one of the gambling licenses, but is operating it in an adjacent, but separate, address. Most of the people, including church members and two who identified themselves as formerly having drinking or drug problems, spoke out against the city having more places that sell alcohol. Stephanie Rawson, Victory Baptist Church member who works with the youth groups at See GAMBLING Page A4

know some of you are personal friends of Chief Knoblauch. That’s fine, that’s great. But friendship doesn’t sit up here.” Tom Porter was in attendance at the meeting, and said he only addressed the council since his name had been brought up on several occasions. “For anybody to think that I somehow influence what is going on with this council, I don’t understand that at all. All I’ve ever done is attend meetings and speak what’s on my mind,” he said. Wendy Biba said this political discourse is hurting Oglesby’s image when attracting businesses and homebuyers. “I want to see this town the way it was when I came here,” she said. “We’ve got to get this town to grow and this isn’t helping.” Rick Rigazio said this started with an election that got dirty and has carried over into current council issues. “What the hell is the matter?” he said. “Where are the communication skills?” Peru attorney and Dalzell resident Julie Ajster spoke on three separate occasions during the comment periods at the beginning and end of the meeting. She said changing the city’s ordinance would strip Cullinan of his authority as commissioner, “and that authority has been in place for decades without issue.” Ajster also said Knoblauch appears to be acting in retaliation when not working with Cullinan, and she emphasized Cullinan is the elected official and Knoblauch is a city employee. “Chief Knoblauch basically backed the wrong horse. And now he wants to change the rules and you can’t do that. You have to learn to get along,” Ajster said. “To do this proposed change where in essence you’re allowing a chief of police who doesn’t want to play well with others to go back and change the rules, it is basically not only a slap in the face to commissioner Cullinan, but to every person who voted for him.” Greg Stein and George Cullinan also offered input at the meeting, among other people who spoke up without giving their name. Brett Herrmann is online editor for the NewsTribune, La Salle. He can be reached at (815) 2206933 or svreporter@newstrib. com. Follow him on Twitter @ NT_SpringValley.

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make the small refinery exemption application process viewable to the public. “We will actually know who is applying for them, why they are getting the exemption and how large of an exemption,” said Duckworth. Duckworth said she is working on getting co-sponsors for the bill and hopes to move it out of committee but voiced concerns that it could be held up from a full Senate vote. “Everything depends on Mitch McConnell and whether it comes to the floor for a vote, and it’s highly unlikely that he would allow that to progress but I am going to continue to work on that and also to find a House companion as well,” Duckworth said. Following the announcement in mid-August that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had granted another round of refinery exemptions, 31 in all, Marquis Energy announced that it was cutting production at its Necedah, Wis., ethanol plant. Mark Marquis said the Hennepin plant continues to run at its full, 100-million-gallon capacity. The Hennepin plant was built in 2007 and uses 130 million bushels of corn a year, producing a million gallons of ethanol every day and about 3,000 tons of dried distiller grains, a byproduct of ethanol production, which is used as livestock feed. “Our plant here at Hennepin is one of the most efficient in the world and we are still running this plant at full rate. There are

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Workers at the Marquis Energy ethanol plant in Hennepin, Ill., listen as Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., outlines details of a bipartisan bill she introduced in June that would shed some light on the U.S. EPA’s small refinery exemption process. Company-wide, Marquis Energy employs about 300 people. Duckworth toured the Hennepin plant on Tuesday. a lot of plants that have reduced their run rate because of the profitability situation that is all tied back to these small refinery exemptions,” Marquis said. Marquis said, in his view, the best solution to help ethanol producers and farmers who supply corn to the plants would be to reallocate the gallons lost in the small refinery exemptions. Last week, President Donald Trump announced via his Twitter account that he had a major announcement coming regarding the ethanol issue. “I’m a little bit concerned about this supposed announcement that’s going to come out is not going to reallocate those gallons back into blending eth-

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the church, said she sees what happens to children whose parents are spending time gambling and drinking and not paying attention to the kids. She says more places selling liquor for consumption on site, including gas stations and a grocery store, is a bad influence. “When kids see this everywhere, that’s something this town is getting known-for,” Rawson said. Church member Roger Moudy, owner of Safeguard Systems, said he doesn’t think a lot of people are likely to get overly drunk at a grocery store, but as someone who drives for business, he’s quite concerned about the number of impaired drivers on the road. And he’s always concerned for his safety as a driver when there may be more people drinking and driving. “I’ve seen the effects it does to mothers. I’ve seen the effects it does to families, children,” the Rev. Steve Breedlove said. “My argument is, we’ve already got places and establishments to have these. Why would we want to add more, at places like Sullivan’s, where our children can go? Where a mother perhaps is buying groceries, and now we want to have that place to have alcohol there? It just doesn’t make sense to me. I think we’ve got enough establishments. We’re becoming a nation that seems to add more and more and more darkness and less and less light. There’s nothing good that comes out of alcohol. There’s nothing good about it. It’s a natural depressant. It’s destroying people.” Mendota resident Alan Russell spoke up and said he did not have a complaint about alcohol. “I’m against expanding the liquor license also. As far as an entry level to

gaming, I think we have enough of that already. That’s simply taking money from people who usually don’t have enough money to start with. There’s always that danger. I think as Pastor said, there’s enough places to consume alcohol in town, not that I’m against drinking at all, but I think we have enough around. And, as I recall, I remember that the idea of the (video gambling)was supposed to be to enhance the restaurants and bars, rather than (allowing) anywhere to get a liquor license to consume and then therefore to be able to do gaming.” He said gambling can be an addiction. “I don’t think we need to expand it at the moment,” Russell said. Second Ward Mendota Alderman John Pierson said he was “not even thinking about alcohol” but said, personally, he believes strongly that the city of Mendota has enough places already that allow video gambling and doesn’t need more. “I personally, and this is personal, do not believe we need it in a grocery store,” Pierson said. Third Ward Alderman Jay Milller said he echoes the sentiments of the people in the gallery who opposed expanding the number of liquor licenses and therefore gambling establishments. Boelk thanked everyone who spoke and said the city council had been “very unsure” what to do about requests for more liquor licenses and gambling sites, and he appreciated the turnout and attendance at the hearing. The mayor noted that the majority of the people in the audience opposed the expansion, and he said the matter will go to committee for discussion. Craig Sterrett is news editor for the NewsTribune, La Salle. He can be reached at (815) 220-6935 or ntlocal@ newstrib.com. Follow him on Twitter @ NT_NewsEditor.

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Gun groups see opportunity in NRA turmoil By Lisa Mrie Pane

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Bob Mokos is a passionate gun owner who on the surface would seem like a card-carrying National Rifle Association member. The retired airline pilot has been shooting guns since he was a child. The Vietnam veteran got more serious about firearms as a civilian after one of his sisters was fatally shot during a mugging in Chicago. After the 9/11 terror attacks, he became qualified to carry a gun in the cockpit. But Mokos has grown so disillusioned with the NRA over the years that he has joined forces with a rival organization — the gun control group founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. “The more gun owners I contacted, the more I found out that everybody is thinking the same thing: The NRA does not speak for us,” said Mokos, who was a founder of the Minnesota Gun Owners for Safety. As the 2020 presidential campaign draws closer, gun control groups are seizing on the turmoil engulfing the NRA — as well as recent high profile shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio, and this weekend’s in Odessa and Midland, Texas — to court firearms owners in hopes of persuading them that there can be bipartisan solutions to gun violence that don’t infringe on their Second Amendment rights. Giffords’ group formed coalitions this year with gun owners in Colorado, Minnesota and Texas in outreach that managing director Robin Lloyd said was done expressly to show that not all gun owners believe in the NRA. “The fallacy that the NRA has perpetuated for so long is that you’re either for the Second Amendment or you’re for taking away people’s guns,” Lloyd told the AP. At the same time, various pro-gun organizations at the state level have been more active in staking their claim as the true defenders of the Second Amendment. Many of those advocates see the NRA as too focused on raking in donations to fuel a large organization out of touch with gun owners. “I don’t think anybody doubts, even the most ardent critics, that they’re the biggest gun lobby on the block and probably will be still for the foreseeable future,” said Greg Pruett, president of Idaho Second Amendment Alliance. “But I think a lot of people are starting to realize ... we have this large machine but it’s not doing what we’re paying it to do, so where do we turn in the meantime until they either get things cleaned up? Or is the NRA done in some regards and we’re going to suffer the consequences of their bad leadership at the ballot box?” Long viewed as the most powerful gun lobby in the world, the NRA has been facing internal and external pressures over its operations and spending habits. Law enforcement authorities have launched probes that threaten its nonprofit status and there has been a revolt by members who are questioning the NRA’s finances and leadership.

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Trump has textbook ‘malignant narcissism’ Some days I wonder if American democracy can survive the 2020 presidential campaign. Other times, I pray that The Mooch is right: that facing defeat, Donald J. Trump will contrive an excuse not to run for a second term. Trump’s Gene Lyons fragile ego, NEWSPAPER former White ENTERPRISE House comASSOCIATION munications director Anthony Scaramucci told Vanity Fair, couldn’t survive losing. “He’s got the self-worth in terms of his self-esteem of a small pigeon. It’s a very small pigeon.” A pigeon? Could Scaramucci have been talking about the same President Trump who recently bragged about an internet conspiracy crank’s claim that “Jewish people in Israel love him like he’s the King of Israel ... (and) the second coming of God?” “Wow!” tweeted the pigeon. Later Trump whined that American Jews who vote for Democrats show “great disloyalty,” an ancient anti-Semitic trope.

Next the president gestured to the heavens on the White House lawn, proclaiming himself “The Chosen One” to fight a trade war with China. If Barack Obama had done that, so many Republican heads would have exploded that scientists would still be measuring the background radiation-like fallout from one of Vladimir Putin’s nuclear disasters. Or as James Fallows put it in The Atlantic: “These are episodes of what would be called outright lunacy, if they occurred in any other setting.” Even Trump appeared to realize he’d gone too far. Naturally, he blamed the usual suspects. Reporters, he claimed, “knew I was kidding, being sarcastic, and just having fun. I was smiling as I looked up and around. The MANY reporters with me were smiling also ... And yet when I saw the reporting, CNN, MSNBC and other Fake News outlets covered it as serious news & me thinking of myself as the Messiah.” Actually, the coverage I saw emphasized uncertainty that he could possibly be serious. Needless to say, Trumpists swallowed his alibi like trained seals. “Love it!” posted one enraptured Facebook supporter. “Dude has balls of steel.” Nothing can dent the adamantine shield of their cult-like adoration. Problem is, there’s video. On

it, Trump gave no sign he was teasing. No laugh, no wink, no smile. If anything, he appeared peevish and somewhat agitated. Reporters pretty clearly didn’t know what to think. So who are you going to believe, Trump or your lying eyes? Google it if you doubt me. Indeed, the president appears to have no sense of humor regarding himself. He only laughs at the expense of others. All this could have been predicted — indeed it was predicted by a group of psychiatrists and mental health professionals under the rubric of “A Duty to Warn,” referencing their responsibility as “mandated reporters” whenever they encounter “an individual (who) is a danger to themselves and/or others.” Here’s something psychotherapist Elizabeth Mika wrote in 2017 during Trump’s first week in office: “What we know about malignant narcissists is that they psychologically decompensate once they achieve the ultimate position of power. They worsen in every possible way: become more grandiose and paranoid, more aggressive and demanding, and progressively less in touch with reality ... We can expect his narcissistic rage to intensify in proportion to his increasing grandiosity and paranoia. “His handlers will have to resort to increasingly more ‘creative’ ways to placate and sub-

due him — and it will work, for a while, until it doesn’t. “There’ll be blood, symbolic, if not literal, as he’ll fire and destroy his previously ‘trusted’ associates, maybe even in rapid succession and without any rhyme or reason. “His demands for adulation will also become more intense and bizarre, and we’ll be witnessing idiotic and quite possibly dangerous displays of his ‘superiority’ ... It’s not only that he will never get better, but it is certain that he will get worse.” Everybody who’s ever dealt with a seriously disturbed individual knows the sense of constant dread about what mad folly might come next. Now the whole country’s there. Trump’s bizarre antics at the G7 meetings in France were like a fire alarm in the night. “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China ...” “Hereby ordered,” no less. Hear that, Apple and General Motors? Psychiatrists don’t call personality disorders like Trump’s mental illnesses, because there are no known causes or treatments. Only diagnoses. People like him are one of nature’s nasty little tricks, like smallpox and ticks. And when they get into power, chaos follows. Every single time.

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Trump shows his bluster on hurricanes By Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein and Darlene Superville

and suggesting he’s never heard of a “category 5” storm before. ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERS Dorian, in fact, is the fourth category 5 storm to happen under WASHINGTON (AP) — his watch. Facing another deadly mass shooting, President Donald HURRICANE DORIAN Trump is deflecting on gun conTRUMP: “In addition to trol. Florida - South Carolina, Over the weekend, he pointed North Carolina, Georgia, and to mental illness as a likely culAlabama, will most likely be prit behind recent shootings in hit (much) harder than anticiOdessa, Texas and elsewhere, pated.” — tweet Sunday. even though criminologists rouTRUMP: “The original course tinely point to gun ownership as was dead into Florida. Now it a far better predictor of public seems to be going up toward mass shootings than indicators South Carolina, toward North of mental illness. There were no Carolina. Georgia’s going to be immediate indications Sunday hit. Alabama’s going to get a that mental illness contributed piece of it, it looks like.” — reto the shootings that killed 7 marks to reporters Sunday. and injured 22 others in Texas THE FACTS: Trump goes , a state with one of the most astray in warning of trouble for lenient gun control laws. Alabama, which is expected to Trump also repeatedly marbe spared. As of Sunday, the veled over Hurricane Dorian’s National Hurricane Center foresize, incorrectly telling the cast Dorian to be 40 to 50 miles public about its potential path off the Florida coast on Tuesday

and Wednesday, with hurricane-force wind speeds extending about 35 miles to the west. “Alabama will NOT see any impacts from #Dorian,” tweeted the National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama. “We repeat, no impacts from Hurricane #Dorian will be felt across Alabama. The system will remain too far east.” Few, if any, meteorologists put Alabama in its path. Asked if Trump had been briefed about the impact to Alabama, Christopher Vaccaro, a spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, wrote in an email: “The current forecast path of Dorian does not include Alabama.” TRUMP: “I’m not sure that I’ve ever even heard of a category 5. I knew it existed and I’ve seen some category 4’s. You don’t even see them that much. But a category 5 is something

that I don’t know that I’ve ever even heard the term other than I know it’s there.” — remarks Sunday at FEMA headquarters. THE FACTS: In his third hurricane season as president, Trump has had plenty of exposure to category 5 storms. He made the same claim two years ago, saying he wasn’t aware of category 5 storms until Hurricane Irma. “In Florida, you got hit with the strongest winds ever recorded. It actually hit the Keys with a_it was a Category 5. I never even knew a Category 5 existed,” Trump said in September 2017. Since then, he’s repeatedly marveled about the size of the storms — and by extension, his administration’s response to it — including category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, Michael in 2018 and now Dorian. Having four category 5 hurricanes in three years is more than any other president.

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Don’t ditch the tomatoes

Chicken Tortilla Soup Active Time: 30 minutes; Total Time: 30 minutes; Yield: Serves 4 to 6 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1 poblano pepper, stemmed and seeded, diced 1 sweet red pepper, stemmed and seeded, diced 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed and seeded, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 small zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 4 cups chicken stock 1 (28-ounce) can Italian plum tomatoes, with juice 1/4 cup tomato paste 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 pound shredded cooked chicken 1 cup fresh corn kernels 1 cup cooked black beans 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped Tortilla chips, broken in pieces, for garnish

It’s that time of year again for anyone with a garden. You’re swimming in so much produce right now, aren’t you? Handing out tomatoes to random passerby? Getting ready to ding-dong Kim Shute ditch zucchini on the NEWSTRIBUNE neighbor’s BUREAU CHIEF porch? Last week we made enough chili to pull out of the freezer for the entire upcoming cold season, a huge batch of spaghetti sauce and I’ve made so many things with zucchini I deserve an award. For this month’s recipe offering I tried something I’ve never made or eaten before, tomato pie. I’ve always thought it See TOMATO Page A8

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Tomato pie, a southern classic, is a good use for some of the tomatoes coming out of everyone’s gardens right now.

Tomato Pie Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 55 minutes Yield: Serves 6 (courtesy of simplyrecipes.com) If you want to take this recipe up a notch, you can caramelize the onions while prepping the other ingredients. If you do that, double the amount of onion. ( I also used part basil and part oregeno which gave it a more pizza-like flavor) 1 9-inch pie shell 1/2 cup chopped yellow or red onion (about 1/3 onion, diced) 3-4 tomatoes, cut in half horizontally, squeezed to remove excess juice, roughly chopped, to yield approximately 3 cups chopped tomatoes 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 cup sliced basil (about 8 large leaves) cups (8 oz, 225 g) grated cheese (combination of sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack, gruyere or mozzarella) 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon (or more to taste) of Frank’s Hot Sauce (or Tabasco) Freshly ground black pepper Pre-bake the crust: Preheat your oven to 350°F If you are using a store-bought pie shell, follow the directions on the package for pre-baking, or pre-bake it in the oven for about 8 to 10 minutes (a little longer for a frozen pie shell), until lightly browned. If you are using a homemade crust, freeze the crust first, then press a sheet of aluminum foil into the crust to keep the sides of the pie crust from falling down as it cooks. Fill the pie with pie weights such as dry beans or rice to help hold the foil in place. Pre-bake the homemade crust for 15 minutes, then remove the foil, use the tines of a fork to poke a few small holes in the bottom of the crust (for venting), and bake for 10 more minutes. Salt and drain the tomatoes: Lightly salt the chopped tomatoes and set them in a colander over a bowl to drain while you are pre-baking the crust. Squeeze as much moisture as you can out of the chopped tomatoes, using either paper towels, a clean dish towel, or a potato ricer. Layer pre-baked pie shell with onions, tomatoes, basil: Sprinkle a layer of chopped onion over the bottom of your pre-baked pie crust shell. Spread the drained chopped tomatoes over the onions. Sprinkle the sliced basil over the tomatoes. Make cheese mixture, spread over tomatoes: In a medium bowl, mix together the grated cheese, mayonnaise, Tabasco, a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper. Spread the cheese mixture over the tomatoes. Place in oven and bake at 350°F (175°C) until browned and bubbly, anywhere from 25 to 45 minutes.

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Chicken Tortilla Soup is chock-a-block full of corn, beans, zucchini and peppers, simmered with a few must-have aromatics (onion and garlic) and pantry staples (canned Italian plum tomatoes and black beans).

Heat the oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the peppers and saute until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and zucchini and saute briefly, about 1 minute. Add the chicken stock, plum tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, cayenne and cloves. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes. Stir in the chicken, corn and beans. Simmer, partially covered, until thoroughly heated through. Taste for seasoning. Stir in the cilantro leaves and serve warm, garnished with the tortilla chips.

It’s all about the leftovers

Chicken Tortilla Soup puts your veggies to good use By Lynda Balslev TASTEFOOD

My inspiration for making soup is often a convergence of too many vegetables in the refrigerator with homemade stock and leftovers from a roast chicken. This recipe is not an authentic tortilla soup, as I managed to empty most of the con-

tents of my veggie drawer into it. It’s chock-a-block full of corn, beans, zucchini and peppers, simmered with a few must-have aromatics (onion and garlic) and pantry staples (canned Italian plum tomatoes and black beans). I spiced up the stock with warming Southwestern spices in defiance of the dreary drizzle outside, and finished the soup

with a shower of shattered tortilla chips, which happened to be leftover remnants in the bottom of the bag — too small for swiping through a bowl of salsa. Leftovers never tasted so good. If you don’t have leftover chicken on hand, a store-bought rotisserie chicken and packaged stock will do the trick. Season and spice the soup to your

taste. Ideally it should have a little heat, but since our family is divided on what constitutes “spicy,” I pass a bottle of hot sauce around the table so everyone can fire up the soup to their taste. This soup is meant to be thick. More chicken stock may be added for a soupier consistency.

Antoni Porowski talks Boursin, avocados, life on ‘Queer Eye’ By Leanne Italie

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NEW YORK (AP) — As a kid, “Queer Eye” foodie Antoni Porowski had a love-hate relationship with Polish fare. It was standard in his Polish Canadian family, but he was a picky eater. He didn’t like caraway seeds. He truly didn’t like beets. And once he and his dad decamped from Montreal to Glade Springs, West Virginia, the 12-year-old boy with the funny name tired of showing up at school with cabbage rolls and kielbasa when everyone else munched on crustless sandwiches and Oscar Mayer Lunchables, which is all he wanted, too. “I kind of weirdly grew ashamed of my heritage and my name and my cultural identity,” the 35-year-old Porowski told The Associated Press. It wasn’t until he moved back to Montreal at 17 that he reconnected with the food of the motherland through a magical little Polish restaurant called Stash Cafe, run at the time by his Auntie Ewa. “My father worked at this restaurant as a waiter. So did my sisters, all of my cousins. I started working there, just hanging out with the grandmas in the kitchen making the pierogis, and I kind of fell in love with the cuisine of where I’m from.”

In honor of his heritage, Porowski includes updates on some of the recipes his parents brought with them from Poland in his first book, “Antoni in the Kitchen,” which he wrote with Mindy Fox. In addition to Polish twists, the book includes some of his French Canadian favorites, and dishes that please friends or that he has run across at restaurants around the world. From Poland, there’s the hot dog’s brawny Eastern European cousin, kielbasa, a no-brainer for outdoor entertaining paired with a good pale lager-style beer, Porowski writes. There’s bigos revisited, a winter hunters stew he makes with wild mushrooms and endless pork that includes kabanos, a smoked and air-dried Polish sausage. “Bigos is beloved by Poles. Everyone has their own version of it, but a lot of Polish people put beer in it and I thought that that was very hoppy, so instead I put in red wine and treated it like beef bourguignon.” Porowski didn’t start his adult life as a foodie. He was about five years out of acting school, having studied psychology at university, when he auditioned for “Queer Eye,” an Emmywinning Netflix reboot of the Emmy-winning Bravo show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” The show’s possibilities left him anxious. Was he gay enough? Was he good enough

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Antoni Porowski, a cast member in the Netflix series “Queer Eye,” has a new cookbook “Antoni in the Kitchen.” in the kitchen? Did he really want to make his passion, food, his living? “I’m still trying to define what that means for me,” Porowski said of his sexual orientation. “I think I did certainly have a bit of shame being fluid when I was growing up because I didn’t know too many people who I could relate to.” His fellow Fab Fivers helped him get more comfortable with being all the way out. The food question he resolved himself. “I had a lot of things that I was interested in and I still do, but I realized that the one constant, the one thing that I always did that followed through everything was food. The first jobs I had were in restaurants, from bus boy to waiter to manager to sommelier. It’s what helped me sustain myself while I was auditioning,” he said. “Food is how I show my love to other people. It’s how I connect to others.” Food was complicated in

other ways growing up. His mother did all the cooking, though his physician dad was in charge of all things that go on a cheese board. The children were definitely not invited to participate in the kitchen. “We watched. From a distance. I used to judge her for that, but I realize I’m actually a lot more similar to her than I tend to admit sometimes,” Porowski said. “I’m trying to be a little more like Samin Nosrat in ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat’ where she invites people to actually cook with her and be part of the collaborative process.” While Porowski has found his stride as the show’s food expert, he’s still working on the idea that he’s a “spokesperson” for the LGBTQ community. “I get stressed out when I get asked that,” he said. “I’m not an expert in anything except my opinions about food and dogs and maybe scented candles. I just try to stay in my lane.”

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Tomato

I found a recipe that errs on the lower side using just half a cup so that seemed a lot more reasonable than say, Paula Deen’s one-cup recipe. Some recipes recommend Roma tomatoes because they’re a little firmer and less juicy, but Beefsteak hybrids are what I had so that’s what I used. If you use a juicier tomato, just make sure to drain it well.If you use a premade pie shell this really is a fast and easy recipe that can come together in minutes. I’m a pastry snob so I made homemade, but using such an easy recipe it’s practically cheating. Since the recipe relies on just a few ingredients:

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sounded good, but never pulled the trigger because I didn’t figure my kids would care that much about it so it seemed like a lot of effort for questionable results. For you reader, it was worth it. Tomato pie seems to be one of those classic southern dishes everyone’s grandma makes. It’s simple enough: Tomatoes, basil, cheese (a lot) and mayo. Honestly, it’s the mayo that’s kind of held me back. I don’t dislike it, but it seems like a weird ingredient to add to a baked dish. 5-Day Forecast TONIGHT

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VOLLEYBALL: LA SALLE-PERU DEF. OTTAWA 25-13, 25-17

Lady Cavaliers show experience By Charlie Ellerbrock SHAW MEDIA

OTTAWA — The phrase “age and treachery will overcome youth and skill” is often born in high school athletics In the case of Tuesday’s volleyball match between LaSalle-Peru and Ottawa, simply substitute a good, hard serve for treachery and you’ll have the game in a nutshell.

The vastly more experienced Lady Cavaliers came away with a 25-13, 25-17 victory over the young Lady Pirates in Kingman Gym as they used strong service runs by Emma Happ and Brooke Shirley to take a commanding 18-8 lead in the opening set, and then broke open a 13-13 tie in the second set with several short bursts from the backline. L-P, which boasts 10 seniors

back from last year’s 32-5 sectional finalist, got a match-best 16 points and five aces from Happ, 10 points and two aces from Shirley and nine kills and seven digs from senior Kamryn Olson as the Lady Cavs (7-0) smoothly and efficiently pulled away from the home team at those junctures. For Ottawa, which has only four seniors on this year’s club compared to nine juniors and

two sophomores, it was a tough night getting in sync. The Lady Cavs’ tough serving certainly didn’t make it any easier. “I think experience played a big part tonight,” said L-P coach Mark Haberkorn. “We have a lot of players that returned from last year and have a lot of varsity experience. We got off to a quick start, too, and that builds confiSee VOLLEYBALL Page B3

VOLLEYBALL: ST. BEDE DEF. PUTNAM COUNTY 26-24, 25-21

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Contreras, Zobrist return as Cubs win CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras spiked his bat in celebration as his soaring drive headed for the bleachers. Ben Zobrist sparked Chicago’s lineup from the leadoff spot. Yup, they’re back. Nicholas Castellanos homered and drove in four runs, and the Cubs celebrated the return of Contreras and Zobrist by topping the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Tuesday night. “It was great having Zo and obviously Contreras back, too,” said Kyle Schwarber, who went 3 for 3 with his team-high 33rd homer. “Benny at the top of the lineup, seeing a lot of pitches up there, and Contreras having a lot of good at-bats.” Jon Lester (12-9) escaped three bases-loaded jams while working six innings in his second straight win, helping Chicago stay three games back of NL Central-leading St. Louis. The Cubs also remained 2½ games ahead of Philadelphia for the second NL wild card. Daniel Vogelbach’s pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth accounted for Seattle’s only run in its fourth loss in five games.

White Sox spoil Carrasco’s return CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco received a standing ovation in his first appearance at Progressive Field since being diagnosed with leukemia, but gave up home runs to James McCann and Eloy Jimenez in the eighth inning that lifted the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians 6-5 Tuesday night. Carrasco entered the game with a 5-2 lead, but gave up a three-run homer to McCann, which was followed by Jimenez’s second homer of the game.

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St. Bede sophomore middle hitter Marissa Boehm attacks the Putnam County defense of senior Avery Lamis (No. 9) and junior McKenna Solomon during Tuesday’s non-conference match. St. Bede was able to hang on for a two-set 26-24, 25-21 victory. By Brandon LaChance SHAW MEDIA

GRANVILLE — Picking up a win wasn’t going to be easy for either the St. Bede or Putnam County volleyball teams in Tuesday’s non-conference match. Both squads dug hard-hit kill attempts with due diligence and battled back from early mistakes. However, when the sets were coming down the stretch, the Lady Bruins were able to score on their attacks and cleaned up miscues for a 26-24, 25-21 victory. “Putnam County did a great job of going back and forth with us for basically the whole game,” SBA se-

nior outside hitter Macy Bosnich said. “We made mistakes just as much as they did. In the end, I think we came together as a team. “A big issue with our mistakes was our communication. It was lacking tonight. But at the end, we pulled through, communicated and got the win. Communication is something we need to work on and it comes with playing more games and getting to know each other better. We have a few new players, so communication is a big thing.” In the first set, the Lady Panthers took a 3-0 lead and held it — through three ties — until SBA took a 16-15 advantage. There were four more ties at 16-16, 17-17, 22-22 and

BOYS SOCCER: LA SALLE-PERU 2, PLANO 2

24-24, but PC couldn’t get over the hump. After the 24-24 tie, the Lady Panthers served in the net and hit a volley into the net to give the Lady Bruins the two points needed for the first set win. “We had a hard time getting a good pass. They served pretty well and we were out of system a lot on the first ball,” PC coach Amy Bell said. “That’s hard to run an offense. When we did get our offense going, good things happened. “We also struggled a lot at the service line in the second game. That’s the difference in a game that is that close.” The second set played like its pre-

decessor as both teams battled for superiority. PC never held a lead, but the Lady Bruins were never allowed more than a four-point advantage as there were ties at 1-1, 12-12 and 14-14. Down the stretch, the SBA hitters continued to hit the ball hard and in the right spots as the black and green jerseys capitalized on a Bosnich kill, a PC miscue, a Kassidy Brady point and a PC serve out of bounds to turn a 21-20 lead into a 25-21 victory for the set and the match. “This is an early season game for both teams so you can expect what See SBA/PC Page B3

VOLLEYBALL: PHS DEF. HALL 24-26, 25-22, 25-15

Cavs rally after down 2-0 Tigresses bounce back By Brad Martin Sr. SHAW MEDIA

The Plano soccer team came out strong for the early two goal lead, but La Salle-Peru made some adjustments on defense and got behind the Reapers defense to force a 2-2 tie in an Interstate 8 Conference battle Tuesday at the La Salle Sports Complex in La Salle. Plano was aggressive from the start, but the Cavs’ defense was up the challenge. L-P goalkeeper Ian Meagher did a great job of stopping two point blank shots. On the other end, Alex Lucero had a nice look for the Cavs from about 20-yards out, but Plano’s Estevan Cervantes made a solid save for the Reapers. Plano forward Leo Amezquita made two solid shots on goal before quickly taking control of the ball and then sailing past Meagher to give the Reapers a 1-0 lead. Exactly two minutes later,

Amezquita blasted a shot from an odd angle and gave the Reapers a 2-0 lead. But from that point on the Cavs’ defense limited Amezquita from getting many shots on goal, let alone any good looks. “We made some nice adjustments and doubled down on him,” Cavs coach David Spudic said. “I thought our guys stepped up to the challenge.” With four minutes left in the half the Cavs had a free kick, but they were unable to take advantage. But then with 2:24 remaining, Jeremy Cavaletto broke free of the Reapers’ defenders and put the ball in the back of the net to cut the lead in half to 2-1. In the second half, neither team was getting much going on offense and it wasn’t until over eight minutes into the half before anybody even had a shot on goal. Carson Vaske was among the Cavs that made nice plays on defense and his deflection of an Amezquita shot kept it 2-1.

Then with 22:33 left in the game, Lyan Gonzalez took advantage of Plano missing a chance to stop the ball and went ahead untouched to tie the game at 2-2. “This group is pretty young, but their starting to come together,” Spudic said. “They talk to each other out there and it showed on defense. We were able to get ahead of the defense which was a nice surprise and got a couple goals.” Lucero had two more chances to give the Cavs the lead but one shot sailed over the net and the other off to the left, which eventually ended the game in a 2-2 tie. “I give L-P credit,” Plano coach Tom Dean said. “They could’ve folded down 2-0 and they fought back. Credit our kids for not hanging their heads when the game was tied up. L-P is a physical team and they did a nice job defending Leo after he scored the two goals.” Brad Martin Sr. can be reached at 220-6939 or at sports@newstrib. com.

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PRINCETON — The Princeton volleyball team is going to have growing pains this season as it is playing six sophomores on a regular basis. But as long as they grow together, coach Andy Puck is OK with it. Such was the case Tuesday night at Prouty Gym where the Tigresses dropped the first set to rival Hall 24-26, but then pulled it together to take the next two 25-22, 25-15 to capture their Three Rivers Conference opener. “We’re young. I’m going to say that a lot this year,” Puck said. “There is sometimes five sophomores out there on the court. So, we’re going to give up points in bunches and we’re going to score points in bunches. We’ve just go to stay up. “I keep telling this group, ‘We’re going to go through ups and downs. We got to make sure

we’re fighting together.’” The Lady Devils made a push to win the match in two sets, rallying for five straight points to tie Game 2 at 17-17. Hall forced another tie at 21-21, only to have the Tigresses use a 4-1 run to finish off a 25-22 victory. The Lady Red Devils also played to a tie in the third set at 9-9. The Tigresses took take of business, outscoring Hall 16-6 down the stretch to close out the set 25-15. “After we lost that first set we knew we had to bring our energy back and it helped us,” PHS sophomore setter Katie Bates said. Hall coach Demi Salazar was pleased with his Lady Devils’ play throughout the match — not just the first set win. “I have no idea how many kills people got but it seemed like we were putting the ball down when we had to,” Salazar said. “Maddie (Hultz) was doing a great job popSee TIGRESSES Page B2

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Scoreboard Sandwich at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

PC record: 3-3-1

St. Bede at Kewanee, 6 p.m.

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Hall at Newman, 6 p.m.

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Erie-Prophetstown at Princeton, 6 p.m.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Designated INF Jace Peterson for assignment. Recalled LHP Ty Blach, C Austin Wynns and RHPs David Hess, Evan Phillips and Chandler Shepherd from Norfolk (IL). Selected the contract of OF Mason Williams from Norfolk.

Bureau Valley at Morrison, 7 p.m. LaMoille-Ohio at Hinckley-Big Rock, 6:30 p.m. Henry at El Paso-Gridley, 7 p.m. Leland at Earlville, 6:30 p.m. Johnson on injured reserve.

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St. Bede, Orion at ErieProphetstown, 4 p.m.

Hall, Erie-Prophetstown at Bureau Valley, 4 p.m.

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Rockridge, Morriston at Princeton, 4 p.m.

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Indian Creek at Earlville, 4:30 p.m.

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Midland, Peoria Manual at Fieldcrest, 4 p.m.

Princeton, Riverdale at Rockridge, 4 p.m.

Henry at Williamsﬁeld, 4 p.m.

Tri-Valley, Blue Ridge at Fieldcrest, 4 p.m.

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GIRLS TENNIS St. Bede at Kewanee, 4:30 p.m.

Newark at Earlville, 4:30 p.m. Sycamore at La Salle-Peru, 6 p.m.

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Calvary at DePue-Hall, 4:30 p.m.

Mendota at Indian Creek, 6:30 p.m.

North Boone at Mendota, 6 p.m.

Leland at DePue, 6 p.m.

Princeton at Alleman, 4:30 p.m.

Earlville at Woodland, 6:30 p.m.

Oregon at Earlville, 4:30 p.m.

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Plano at La Salle-Peru, 4 p.m.

IVCC at Clark University Invitational

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Putnam County, Fieldcrest at Pontiac Lady Indian Scramble, 1 p.m.

Waubonsee at IVCC, 4:30 p.m.

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Mendota at Sterling, 4 p.m.

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Varsity At Granville St. Bede def. Putnam County 26-24, 25-21 Aces: SBA — Wamhoff 1, Mazzorana 1, PC — Hundley 2, A. Lamis 1. Kills: SBA — Bosnich 10, Ludford 9, Lining 3, Wamhoff 4, Boehm 1. PC — Cioni 4, A. Lamis 4, Harris 4, O. Lamis 1. Assists: SBA — Wamhoff 21, Lining 3, Bosnich 1. PC — Hundley 9, Smith 6. Digs: SBA — Wamhoff 10, Lining 9, Ludofrd 8, Mazzorana 8, Bosnich 6, Brady 6, Boehm 1, Williams 1. PC — Hundley 9, Tucker 7, A. Lamis 7 O. Lamis 6, Edens 6, Cioni 2, Solomon 2, Smith 1. SBA — Boehm 1.5, Lining 1.5, Mazzorana 1.5, Ludford .5, Wamhoff .5, Bosnich .5. Blocks: PC — Cioni 1, A. Lamis 1, Solomon 1, Harris 1. SBA record: 5-2

American League

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected the contract of INF Danny Mendick from Charlotte (IL). Recalled RHP Dylan Covey, C Zack Collins and OF Daniel Palka from Charlotte. Transferred OF Jon Jay to the 60-day IL. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Assigned RHP Jordan Stephens outright to Columbus (IL). Reinstated OF Jordan Luplow from the 10-day IL. DETROIT TIGERS — Claimed OF Troy Stokes Jr. off waivers from Milwaukee and optioned him to Toledo (IL). Released LHP Ryan Carpenter unconditionally. Recalled LHP Tyler Alexander, INF Jeimer Candelario, C Grayson Greiner, RHP Zac Reininger, OF Christin Stewart and LHP Daniel Stumpf from Toledo (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled LHP Cionel Perez from Round Rock (PCL). Reinstated LHP Reymin Guduan from the suspended list and designated him for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Reinstated RHP Jesse Hahn from the 60-day IL. Selected the contracts of 1B Ryan McBroom, LHP Gabe Speier and 2B Erick Mejia from Omaha (PCL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled C Anthony Bemboom from Salt Lake (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled RHPs Ryne Harper, Trevor Hildenberger and Fernando Romero from Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated 1B/DH Edwin

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned RHP Tanner Anderson outright to Las Vegas (PCL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled 2B Shed Long and RHP Zac Grotz from Tacoma (PCL). TAMPA BAY RAYS — Recalled OF Guillermo Heredia and LHP Brendan McKay from Durham (IL). TEXAS RANGERS - Assigned RHP Pedro Payano and LHP Locke St. John outright to Nashville (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Selected the contract of RHP T.J. Zeuch. Recalled OFs Anthony Alford and Jonathan Davis and INF Richard Urena from Buffalo (IL). Designated RHP Zack Godley. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled LHP A.J. Minter and RHP Bryse Wilson from Gwinnett (IL). CHICAGO CUBS — Activated C Willson Contreras and LHP Derek Holland from the 10day IL. CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Keury Mella and INF/OF Brian O’Grady from Louisville (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES — Selected the contract of C Drew Butera from Albuquerque (PCL). Recalled INF Josh Fuentes. Designated OF Noel Cuevas for assignment. Reinstated OF Raimel Tapia from the 10-day IL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent OF Alex Verdugo to Ogden (Pioneer) for a rehab assignment. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled RHP Corbin Burnes from San Antonio (PCL). Sent RHP Aaron Wilkerson outright to San Antonio. Released RHP Jeremy Jeffress. NEW YORK METS — Reinstated 2B Robinson Cano from the 10day IL. Named Bryn Anderson professional scouting director and Jeff Lebow assistant professional scouting director.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Released RHP Drew Anderson. Recalled RHP Nick Pivetta and INF Jose Pirela from Lehigh Valley (IL).

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed TE Jace Sternberger on IR.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Recalled RHP Eric Yardley and RHP Gerardo Reyes from El Paso (PCL). Selected INF Seth Mejias-Brean from El Paso. Transferred INF Fernando Tatis Jr. to the 60-day IL.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Claimed LB Austin Calitro off waivers from Seattle. Waived LB Joe Giles-Harris.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed INF Corban Joseph off waivers from Oakland. Placed INF Pablo Sandoval on the 60-day IL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Assigned LHP Matt Grace outright to Fresno (PCL). Recalled INF Wilmer Difo from Fresno and OF Michael A. Taylor from Harrisburg (EL). Atlantic League HIGH POINT ROCKERS — Released RHPs Dominic DeMasi and Pat Young. BASKETBALL NBA G League SOUTH BAY LAKERS — Acquired the rights to Reggie Hearn and David Stockton from Stockton for two undisclosed ﬁrst-round draft picks and the rights to Derrick Grifﬁn Jr. Women’s National Basketball Association WASHINGTON MYSTICS — Signed F Tianna Hawkins to a contract extension through the 2020 season. FOOTBALL

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed QB Jacoby Brissett to a contract extension.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Agreed to terms with QB Jared Goff to a four-year contract extension through the 2024 season. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed WR Josh Doctson. Released C Brett Jones. NEW YORK GIANTS — Traded LB B.J. Goodson to Green Bay for an undisclosed draft pick. NEW YORK JETS — Promoted senior vice president of business affairs and general counsel Hymie Elhai to team president and senior vice president and chief financial officer Brian Friedman to executive vice president and chief operating officer. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed C Mike Pouncey to a contract extension through the 2020 season. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed TE Jordan Leggett and DE Patrick O’Connor to the practice squad. Released RB Bruce Alexander III from the practice squad. HOCKEY

National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Jalen Davis, RB Justin Davis, WR Johnnie Dixon, LB Kylie Fitts, LB Pete Robertson and QB Kyle Sloter to the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed HB Giovani Bernard to a twoyear contract extension and LB Hardy Nickerson to the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed OT La’el Collins to a contract extension. DETROIT LIONS — Released WR Andy Jones from injured reserve.

National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — D Niklas Kronwall announced his retirement and will stay with the club an adviser to the general manager. SEATTLE — Named Ricky Olczyk assistant general manager. ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed F Ivan Barbashev to a twoyear contract. ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with F Conner Bleackley on a one-year contract.

NFL: BEARS, PACKERS PREVIEW

Bears, Packers reverse roles in NFL’s 100th season By Gene Chamberlain ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — The NFL’s oldest rivalry takes on a different look to open the league’s 100th season. It’s a role reversal for the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. A year after new coach Matt Nagy took quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and the Bears to Lambeau Field to kick off the season, the script flipped, with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and new coach Matt LaFleur coming to Soldier Field. “It was always big Chicago against little Green Bay,” Rodgers said. “We’ve held our own over the years and it’s always been a great rivalry. “It’s one of the special ones in the history of professional sports.” In Rodgers’ experience the Packers trust, even

using a new offense for the first time since he became starter in 2008. “He’s been there before, he’s got a lot of game reps,” LaFleur said of Rodgers. “The one thing you can always find comfort in is that you know the moment won’t be too big for him. He’s played in a lot of big games.” Rodgers has been a particular problem for the Bears, beating them in 16 of 21 starts. Last year Rodgers shook off a 20-point deficit in the second-half and a knee injury to lead a 24-23 win over Khalil Mack and the Bears. Chicago returned the favor in December and ended Green Bay’s fivegame series winning streak to clinch the NFC North title en route to a 12-4 record. Now it’s a matter for Rodgers of using an offense emphasizing more running

and deception while facing the NFL’s top defense at intercepting passes (27). “It’s so new, it’s so different than what we’ve done in the past,” Rodgers said. The Packers ran less than any team in the NFL last year, and look to get running back Aaron Jones more carries. “Now we’re throwing new things at them with personnel groupings and motions and alignments and movement and adjustments that they haven’t seen from us,” Rodgers said. The Bears have revealed nothing offensively after sitting starters in the preseason, including Trubisky. “He’s mentally grown, he really has,” Nagy said. “That’s what we look for, and now we have to do it on the field.” The defense also sat out preseason, but inactivity

failed to slow Mack in last year’s opener. With no training camp and only five practices after his trade from Oakland, Mack decimated Green Bay’s offense with a strip sack, fumble recovery, and a touchdown return after an interception. He’s aching to face Green Bay again as the Bears seek their first season-opening win since 2013. “Oh man, I’m so ready to hit somebody other than my teammate,” Mack said. “You know what I mean?” SAFETY SWITCH The Packers will start free agent safety acquisition Adrian Amos, the former Bears safety, while his Bears replacement is former Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. Clinton-Dix was traded by the Packers to Washington last year before signing for one year with the Bears. “He’s come in and he’s been a great pro,” Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano said. “All we ask these guys to do every single day — it doesn’t matter if they were here before or they’re new

coming in — is what coach Nagy’s expectation was. You come in and earn your way. Every single day he’s done it.” Amos is one of eight Packers starters on defense who are different than in last year’s opener. CHESS MATCH Elements of surprise are at work in this matchup. The Bears had to watch tape on Tennessee from 2018 to determine how LaFleur’s offense operates. He was Titans offensive coordinator last year. Pagano, the former Colts coach and Ravens assistant, has altered the Bears’ defensive look somewhat. “I’m sure they’re studying all the tape, just like we’re going back and looking at Chuck from all the way back to Baltimore,” LaFleur said. “So yeah, again, it just goes back to having plays that start off looking the same that are different to try and keep them off a little bit.” CHICAGO GUY Rodgers disagreed with the notion he has a hatred for Chicago. “I have a lot of respect for the city of Chicago and their fans,” Rodgers

Visit newstrib.com/sports/athleteoftheweek Vote for your choice of the Athlete of the Week from the 4 nominees listed. These athletes were selected by the NewsTribune sports staff. Selection was based on sports accomplishments this past week. Kenton Castrejon Emiliano Arteaga Amellia Arika Richardson Fieldcrest Mendota La Salle-Peru Bromenschenkel Football Soccer Mendota Volleyball Castrejon began his The senior took over the The L-P senior was Volleyball senior season with the Trojans’ scoring record as named the Crusader Fieldcrest football team in stunning fashion. He ran for 125 yards and four touchdowns against Reed-Custer.

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100 YEARS Trubisky expressed how little the NFL hype machine about 100 seasons means to players. “It really doesn’t matter, all the hoopla, kicking oﬀ the NFL season, the 100th season,” Trubisky said. “If we get caught up in the moment and you let your adrenaline take over and you don’t do what the team needs you to do, then I think you could do things that are out of character and put your team in a bad spot.” INJURY CONCERNS The availability of Bears tight end Trey Burton will be a game-time decision due to a groin injury suffered last week. A groin injury also kept him out of last season’s playoﬀ loss to Philadelphia. The Packers likely will start rookie Ty Summers at inside linebacker due to a torn pectoral muscle to starter Oren Burks and a knee injury to backup Curtis Bolton.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Con-verse BY EUGENIA with peoLAST ple who have the information you want. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Play by the rules, make sure your documents are up to date and listen carefully to instructions. If you overreact or underestimate, you will have to backtrack. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Express what you would like to see happen. Setting a standard and offering an easy-to-follow guideline will put you in a leadership position. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Break down what’s important to you and what you can let go of for good. A minimalist attitude will help

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vored. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — If something isn’t working for you, change it. Look over your options and do what’s best for you. Progress will depend on whom you choose to be on your team. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Trust should determine your friendships, and anyone you cannot trust should not be in your circle. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — The less time you spend contemplating what to do next, the more time you will have to put your plans in motion. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Participate in events that will expand your outlook and bring you in contact with knowledgeable people. Newspaper Enterprise Assn

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Obituaries Dawn (Smith) Kohn

Harold Siebert

Memorial services for Dawn Marie (Smith) Kohn, 61, of Rochelle, who passed away the morning of Aug. 23 at her home, will be at 6 p.m. Saturday in Mueller Funeral Home, Peru. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until services Saturday at the funeral home.

Harold John Siebert, 79, of Peru passed away Sept. 1, 2019, in Heritage Manor, Peru surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Prey-Mueller Funeral Home, Oglesby, with the Rev. Tom Redig officiating. Keith Eich Burial will Keith H. Eich, follow 85, of Mendota at Peru passed away Aug. 31, City 2019, at Heritage Health, CemMendota. Mr. Siebert etery Funeral services will be with full Wednesday at 11 a.m. in military rites conducted by Merritt La Salle-Oglesby Veterans Funeral Memorial Group. Home Visitation will be from with the 9 a.m. until the time of Rev. Jeff services Thursday at the Schlesfuneral home. inger ofMr. Siebert was born ficiating. Sept. 6, 1939, in Spring Burial Valley to Harold and will Dominica (Baima) Siebert. be at Harold married Faith Restland Hope Lee on June 10, Mr. Eich Cem1963, in Peoria. etery with military honors He was a member of St. by Mendota VFW Post John’s Lutheran Church, 4079. Visitation will be Peru. He was a graduate Wednesday from 9:30-11 of La Salle-Peru Township a.m. in the funeral home. High School. After high Keith was born Dec. school, he enlisted into 18, 1933, in Paw Paw to the U.S. Navy before going Raymond and Katherine to work with Local 1203 (Yost) Eich. He married as a laborer for 30 years. Betty Walters on Jan. 27, He coached Little League 1963. for 30 years, bartended Keith was a graduate of for Beck’s and Hubs and Paw Paw High School. He Harold’s and was involved served in the U.S. Army in Cub Scouts. in Germany. He farmed He is survived by his with his father and brother wife, Faith; his children, for many years. He also Kenneth (Anna Marie) worked at Del Monte Siebert of Goodfield, Farm Shop and AgView Dennis Siebert of Peru, FS. Keith was a member Peter (Kathy) Siebert of of Immanuel Lutheran Oglesby, Joseph Siebert of Church, Compton; Hoffman Estates, Michael Mendota Moose Club and (Michelle) Siebert of was a 50-year member of Princeton and Harold Mendota Elks Lodge. Siebert Jr. of Oglesby; He is survived by his 14 grandchildren; eight two daughters, Lori great-grandchildren; his (Mike) Turk of Mahomet sister, Donna Siebert and Kelly (Steve) Daw of Sterling; and several of Mendota; son, Kevin nieces and nephews. (Tina) Eich of Ottawa; 10 He is preceded in death grandchildren, Cameron by his brother, William Eich, Trent Stokes, Caleb Siebert. Eich, Hannah Turk, Pallbearers will be Zach Johnson, Dane Kenneth, Dennis, Peter, Eich, Sam Turk, Payton Joseph, Michael and Turk, Tanlee Eich and Harold Jr. Madison Schmitt; and five Memorial contributions great-grandchildren. may be directed to the He was preceded in family. death by his wife in 2006 The online guestbook and a brother, Dean Eich. may be viewed and reMemorials may be membrances shared at directed to Immanuel www.MuellerFH.com. Lutheran Church, Compton.

Galen Schammel

Matthew Bellis

Lillian Galetti

Galen B. Schammel, 71, of Mendota passed away Aug. 29, 2019, in Heritage Health. Military honors will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mr. Schammel Lake Mendota presented by Mendota VFW Post 4079. A celebration of life will follow at the VFW Post. Galen was born Dec. 16, 1947, in Mendota to Kenneth and Edna Schammel. He was a graduate of Mendota High School. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a forklift driver for Del Monte over 30 years. He is survived by two special friends, Kathy Sadnick and Jess Peterson. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Terry; and his wife, Jeanette. Galen was a member of Mendota Golf Club, Mendota VFW, Mendota Elks Lodge 1212 and Mendota Moose Lodge. Memorials may be directed to VFW Post 4079 or Mendota Elks 1212.

Matthew Lee Bellis, 37, of Chicago passed away Aug. 25, 2019, at home. A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent Catholic Cemetery, La Salle. Matthew Bellis The Very Rev. Paul Carlson, pastor of the La Salle Catholic Parishes, will officiate. Burgess Funeral Home in La Salle is assisting the family. He was born June 24, 1982, in Peoria. Matthew is survived by his loving family, parents, Gary and Kay (Catalanello) Bellis; sister, Alicia (Matthew Bassitt) Bellis; aunts and uncles, Laure Full, Jennifer Bellis, Sandra (Bill) Hillier, Terry (Linda) Bellis, Brian Catalanello, and Joe and Candy Starns; many cousins, friends; and his special little friend, Olivia “Scuttlebutt.” He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Thomas and Sharlane Bellis; and maternal grandparents, Joseph and Irene Catalanello. Matt was known for his kind heart and witty sense of humor. He appreciated a colorful sunrise, spotting a rainbow, or a well-played prank. He thrived in both the hustle and bustle of city life, as well as the peaceful sanctuary of nature. Strong curiosity fueled his passion for learning and creative thinking outside-the-box. He had the ability to express how he viewed life through his written work, art, and photography. Matt had a strong belief in angels, and now he has the opportunity to be our guardian angel. “Those we love don’t go away. They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, still missed, and very dear. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal.” Per the family’s request, please no flowers; you may leave online condolences at www.burgessfh.com.

Lillian Galetti, 83, of Seatonville died at 2:40 a.m. Aug. 27, 2019, at her home. The funeral Mass of Christian burial for Lillian will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church Mrs. Galetti (Mautino Drive location), Spring Valley. The Rev. Scott Potthoff will officiate. Burial will follow at Valley Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation for Lillian will be 4:30-7 p.m. Friday in Barto Funeral Home, Spring Valley, with a rosary service beginning at 4 p.m. Additional visitation will be Saturday, in the church, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of funeral services. Lillian was born Dec. 2, 1935, in Peru to Louis and Josephine (Stremlau) Gapski. She married Charles E. Galetti on Feb. 27, 1954, in St. Valentine’s Catholic Church, Peru. Lillian was a member of St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church in Seatonville until its closing. She then joined the parish of the Nativity of Our Lord. Lillian and her husband Charles farmed in the Seatonville area for many, many years. Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Galetti of Seatonville; her daughter, Paula Drnevich of Houston, Texas; her grandson, Matthew Drnevich of both Houston and New York City; her siblings, Veronica Macchi of Palmdale, Calif., Chester Gapski of Oglesby and Henrietta (Eugene) Klein of Mendota; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Kevin Charles Galetti; five sisters, Clara, Mary, Eleanore, Irene and Vivian; and three brothers, Frank, Louis Jr., and Billy. A guestbook may be signed and memories shared at bartofh.com.

Louis Marfell

Louis R. Marfell, 86, of Peru passed away the morning of Sept. 3, 2019, in Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Mr. Marfell Friday in Mueller Funeral Home, Peru with the Rev. Betty Delgado, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, La Salle officiating. Burial will follow at Peru City Cemetery with full military rites conducted by Peru Veterans Memorial Group. Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home. Mr. Marfell was born June 17, 1933, in Peru to Louis and Helen (Norwich) Marfell. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Marie (Kreiser) Emrick He was a carpenter in union Local 195 for more was preceded in death by Marie (Kreiser) Emrick, than 65 years. He was a two sons, Charles Jr. and 87, of Bella Vista, Ark., member Izaak Walton Joseph Emrick; a brother, died Aug. 27, 2019, at her League Giant Goose Kenneth Kreiser; and a home after an illness. She Conservation Area. sister Rita (Kreiser) Todd. was born Sept. 9, 1931, He is survived by the No services are planned, love of his life, Dorothy in Mendota to Earl and Violet (Stevenson) Kreiser. per Marie’s request. Rogel of Spring Valley; She will be interred at She is survived by and her family, Linda Abraham Lincoln National (Bob) Aber of Sheffield, her husband, Charles Cemetery, near Chicago. W. Emrick; two sons, Joseph (Candice) Rogel of Arrangements are by Kenneth Emrick and Joliet and John (Nancy) Donald Hyson; one sister, Bella Vista Funeral Home Rogel of Vista, Calif.; Lois Edgcomb; five grand- & Crematory. Online con- nine grandchildren; six dolences may be made at children; 12 great-grandgreat-grandchildren who www.funeralmation.com. children; and several thought of him as a fanieces and nephews. She ther and grandfather; one nephew, Paul (Karole) Ochs of Peru; one niece, Rhea Chasteen Pam (Dave) Broviak of OBITUARY DEADLINE Geneva; and his dog, Fritz. Rhea A. Chasteen, 66, 10 a.m. Monday-ThursHe was preceded in of Ladd died unexpectday; 9 p.m. Friday for death by one son, Ernest edly Sept. 2, 2019, in St. Saturday. Send notices J. Rogel; and one sister, Francis Medical Center, Joyce Ochs. to ntlocal@newstrib. Peoria. Funeral services Memorial contributions com or call (815) 220are pending in Hurst may be directed to the doFuneral Home, Ladd. 6935. nor’s choice. The online guestbook may be viewed and memories shared at www. MuellerFH.com. In Loving Memory of

Amy Lynn Moreno

Sunrise Sunset Sept. 4, 1971 - April 10, 2008 Happy Birthday! You are my child my fifth born, 48 years ago today you were born. On this special day I will always remember. I shall never forget you. God took you from me and I don't know the reason, but I Thank you God for the short season I was allowed the pleasure of being your mother and you my daughter. I pray you are now at peace with the most Holy one. I miss you very much Love, Your Mom Daughters & Family

James Zinke James F. Zinke, 79, of Mendota died Sept. 3, 2019, in Mendota Lutheran Home. Services are tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Sept. 12 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Sublette. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sept. 11 in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota, with a rosary at 4:30 p.m. Watch for a complete obituary later this week.

Hilda Love Hilda Margaret (Hoffman) Love, 91, of Algonquin, formerly of Ottawa, died Sept. 2, 2019, in Alden Courts, Huntley. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Zion Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David Daniel, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service, at the church. Arrangements are through Mueller Funeral Home.

Ottawa woman faces cocaine count

OTTAWA — A 52-yearold Ottawa woman was arrested on cocaine charges after police found nearly 60 grams of purported cocaine in her vehicle. Terry Lynn Gaba, also listed as Terry Lynn Farrell, of 1803 Poplar St., Ottawa was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a Class X felony (6-30 years), according to Ottawa police. Gaba was arrested after a vehicle she was driving was stopped by Ottawa police in the 500 block of E. Marquette Street where police conducted a free air sniff test with Ottawa police K-9 Gussy, police said. Gussy alerted officers to the presence of narcotics where they located about 58 grams of purported cocaine and more than $3,000 in cash. Gaba was transported to La Salle County Jail where bond is set at $2 million.

For the Record POLICE REPORTS Tyler L. Irvin, 27, of 111 N. Hennepin Ave., Ladd was picked up at 2:10 p.m. Saturday at 903 Fourth St., Peru on a failure-to-appear charge for driving while license suspended, Peru police said. Amanda M. Roberts, no age provided, of 2827 Morningside Drive, Crown Point, Ind., was charged with driving while license suspended at 9:45 a.m. Monday at Fifth and Orleans streets, Peru police said. Anthony Rodriguez, 25, of 2671 DeCamp Ave., Elkhart, Ind., was charged with no valid driver’s license and no insurance at 8:03 p.m. Monday on May Road, Peru police said. MENDOTA — Robert Botello, 43, of 305 Fifth St., Mendota was charged with domestic battery after police were called to his residence at 7:58 p.m. Monday, according to Mendota police. MENDOTA — Jorge E. Hutchinson, 21, of 709 Fourth Ave., Mendota was charged with possession of a controlled substance at 6:26 a.m. Saturday at Marathon, Mendota police said. A vehicle driven by Katherine J. Stunkel of Magnolia struck a deer at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the McNabb Blacktop, according to Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

Duckworth: Invasive Asian carp has both state, US attention Harvesting of the fish could lead to commerce, jobs Brent Bader SHAW MEDIA

OTTAWA — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said it’s all hands on deck with regard to trying to limiting the numbers of invasive Asian carp, and the results could benefit local economies. Duckworth reiterated it’s an issue that requires, and is receiving, the benefits of “state and federal cooperation” during her first trip to a capture site in Ottawa with members of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Tuesday afternoon. There, she witnessed fishermen harvesting the invasive species that threaten the Great Lakes ecosystem. “I’ve been working on this issue from the federal level because a lot of the funding being used by the state to work with the fishermen in order to have them come out here and subsidize their fishing is from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which I actually have been working to put money into at the federal level,” Duckworth said. At the site, she met with IDNR Director Colleen Callahan, who said the money’s been well spent. “We know this has been effective as a deterrent for the fish to not get up into the Great Lakes Area and so now our conversation, as led by her really, was ‘How do we expand this?’” Callahan said. Duckworth said the path toward limiting the numbers of Asian carp in the water also could be one toward economic growth for the region. She suggested a public and private partnership on the state level could result in the development of a commercial processing station or other alternatives to make the harvesting of fish commercially viable. But more research and help from the government would be needed. “I think there’s a lot of work to be done,” Duckworth said. “What I learned today is there’s going to need to be some sort of government initiative as part of it because no commercial entity is going to sink the $10 million or $20 million to develop a processing plant if they don’t know for sure there’s going to be a demand or if they don’t know for sure if there’s a supply.” While the Asian carp are plentiful — at an overpopulation level for the ecosystem — it may not be large enough for commercial industries that need a massive supply. “We just have to figure out how to insert federal and state into this in order to help bring something into the local economy that would actually help grow the economy,” Duckworth said. Callahan said harvesting fish could create new industries, and by extension, jobs, if the right connections are made. “Then we’ve done more than just try to stop a fish from swimming upstream,” Callahan said. “We’ve really taken advantage of the fish being here and instead of it being a detriment we can turn it into something positive.”

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‘Deathtrap’ cast ready to take stage during Homestead Festival, Princeton PRINCETON — Prairie Arts Council announced the opening of “Deathtrap,” one of Broadway’s most successful comedy-thrillers. Deathtrap will be performed in conjunction with Princeton’s 48th Annual Homestead Festival a t 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 and 7 and 2 p.m. and Sept. 8. All shows are at the PAC Theater, 24 Park Avenue East in Princeton. Director Joe Ennenbach of Peru has cast five local actors, including: Ken Schroeder of Princeton as Sidney Bruhl, Karen Roger of Utica as Myra Bruhl, Josh Bush of Princeton as Clifford Anderson, Jill Marti of Princeton as Helga ten Dorp and Gary Talsky of Spring Valley as Porter Milgrim.

LEGAL Notice to Bidders 1) Instructions to Bidders-Deadline to submit bid is September 13, 2019 no later than 3:00pm. 2) General Scope of the WorkLandscaping to the north side of the school for the purpose of channeling ground water away from the school building. Work to be completed not later than November 1, 2019. 3) Bidders are encouraged to visit Deer Park Grade School, 2350th Rd, Ottawa, II 61350 to review the work site. Contact Superintendent Michael Struna at 815915-7229 to schedule a visit. (September 4, 2019)

Ennenbach describes the show as “one of the most cleverly constructed plays an audience will ever enjoy, amusing at times, shocking at times, but never boring.” Deathtrap is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. Written by Ira Levin, the play tells the story of Sidney Bruhl (Ken Schroeder), a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, who is struggling to overcome a string of flops. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from Clifford Anderson (Josh Bush) a student in the seminar Sidney has been conducting at a nearby college—a thriller that Sidney recognizes immediately as a poten-

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tial Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife Myra (Karen Roger) is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it? Add in wacky medium Helga ten Dorp (Jill Marti) and the Bruhl family lawyer, Porter Milgrim (Gary Talsky) and Deathtrap provides twists and turns that will spellbind audiences until the very last moment. Production staff also includes production manager Dixie Schroeder, Dave Walters on set construction, set decorator Ron McCutchen, costumer Jill Marti, stage manager Maddie Devert and set artist Laurie Innes. Tickets are $15 per person and may be purchased online at prairiearts.org or call 875-2787.

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MARRIAGE LICENSES Richard Thomas Classon of Elkhorn, Wis. and Abigail Lynn Tripp of Elkhorn, Wis. Mathew Joseph Worcester of Glen Ellyn and Corinne Mae Lucille Wallace of Glen Ellyn Ryan Neal Casey of Peoria and Katherine Marie Kennamer of Peoria Jesse John Moran of Elgin and Emily Elizabeth Baird of Elgin Timothy King Che r ne y II of Willowbrook and Caitlin Elizabeth King of Willowbrook

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COUNTRY PROPERTY sitting on 4.694 ACRES with Two Homes, located at 80 N 23rd Road & 82 N 23rd Road in Peru, will be offered as One Parcel at Public Auction on:

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View Listing and Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com REAL ESTATE: Lovely Country Property Sitting on 4.694 Acres of which 2.04 Acres is Tillable. Property Has Two Move in Ready Homes, Original Barn converted to Large Heated Work Shop with Large Overhead Door, Grain Bin and Corn Crib. Property has One Shared Well but separate Septic (Cleaned 2 ½ Years Ago) 80 N. 23rd Property - Three Bedroom Aluminum Sided Home w/ Un-attached Two Car Garage (Restroom and Storage Area); Home Consists of 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Living Room/Dining Room Combo with Gas Fireplace, Kitchen (Refrigerator and Stove Included) and Lg. Laundry Room/Back Entrance Way (Washer & Dryer Included). Home Has Central Air & Natural Gas Furnace 82 N 23rd Road Property - 3 to 4 Bedroom Vinyl Sided Home w/ 3 Car Un-Attached Garage. Home Consists of Kitchen (Appliances Included), Bathroom, Dining Room/ Den, Living Room & Bedroom. Upper Level Consists of 3 Bedrooms and Half Bath. Home has 2 Furnaces (Downstairs Furnace Replaced in February), Central Air Downstairs and Rented Water Softener System. Please Note: This is a Unique Country Property with Many Opportunities including Rental Income of Homes and/or Buildings, Multi-Family Home, Parent or In-law Home, Separate Guest Home and More!! A MUST SEE PROPERTY!!! FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE DAY OF AUCTION LOT SIZE FOR BOTH PROPERTIES 4.694 Acres (2.04 Acres Tillable) TERMS OF REAL ESTATE - 10% Down the Day of the Sale and the Balance due on or Before 30 Days when Merchantable Title will be furnished. Taxes to be prorated at Closing & Possession at Closing. All Announcements made Day of Sale will Take Precedence over all Previous Printed Matter. Seller Reserves the Right to Reject or Accept any or all Bids. This Sale is NOT Contingent on Financing. All Financing Needs to be Pre-Approved for Closing on or before 30 Days after Day of Sale. Property is being Sold AS IS with No Warranties or Guarantees. Anyone Interested in Viewing Real Estate Please Contact Tom or Mary Tumbleson 815-872-1852

Sellers: ROBERTA HENSON, LaSalle, IL TT TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL 61356 E-mail: ttauction@yahoo.com or Phone 815-872-1852 Auctioneers: Tom and Mary Tumbleson

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COUNTRY PROPERTY w/ Approx. 2.87 Acres & PERSONAL PROPERTY AUCTION - The Following Real Estate & Personal Property will be Offered for Public Auction Located at 33405 2500 North Ave. in LaMoille, IL (Located East of LaMoille on E. Hopps Street 2.3 Miles Then Turn Right on 3200 E St Then 1 Mile Turn Left on 2500 N. Ave Then 1.2 Miles to Destination on:

Saturday, September 7, 2019 • 10:00 AM

View Listing and Photos on website: www.tumblesonauction.com REAL ESTATE - Wood Frame Three Bedroom Home w/ 2.87 Acres w/ 2-Car Unattached Garage, Older Barn, Corn Crib & Out Buildings; Home Consists of Kitchen (Appliances Sell w/ House-GE Refrigerator & Stove) Living Room-Dining Room Combination-Family Room-Half Bath-Side Screened in Porch; Upstairs Has 3 Bedrooms-Full Bath-Oak Hardwood Floors throughout-Attic Space; Home has Central Air & LP Gas See Website for Terms of Real Estate: http://www.tumblessonauction.com PERSONAL PROPERTY to Be Sold Right After Real Estate - 1979 CJ7 JEEP (Rough Condition), EQUIPMENT, LAWNMOWERS, TOOLS & TOOL RELATED, ANTIQUE & HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, COLLECTIBLES & HOUSEHOLD ESTATE OF MARTIN D. ULTCH, LaMoille, IL

ATTORNEY: David M. Kaleel, Mendota, IL TT TUMBLESON AUCTION COMPANY, PRINCETON, IL 61356 E-mail: ttauction@yahoo.com or Phone 815-872-1852 Auctioneers: Tom and Mary Tumbleson, Tiffany Foes

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L to R: Steve and Shellee Monier, Tim and Aggie Smith, and Phil and Laura Favia.

e would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your continued support of our Bureau County Homestead Festival! What a fantastic weekend celebration this has become...Enjoy! Our Bureau County Homestead Festival began in 1972. It was a celebration to honor Owen Lovejoy and his contributions to our nation’s history. 2019 will mark our 48th year of this highly anticipated event. The Homestead Festival is successful because of dedicated committee members, community volunteers, cooperating businesses and involved service organizations. Please join us by saying ‘Thank You’ for a successful kick-off to the 2019 Homestead Weekend! Sincerely, Steve & Shellee Monier Tim & Aggie Smith Phil & Laura Favia

On the cover: Colton Bivins throws candy along Main Street in Princeton during the annual Homestead Parade. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/TRACEY MACLEOD

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Faithfully - A Journey Tribute Band Friday, September 6th • 7 – 9 p.m.

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Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours

1 - 4 p.m. Friday • 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 3 - 5 p.m. Saturday East Peru Street

Built in 1837 and designated a National Landmark in 1997, this piece of Princeton history will fascinate you. The Lovejoy Home served as an Underground Railroad station in the 1850’s. For additional information visit their website at lovejoyhomestead.com.

Dinner & Ice Cream Social

Friday, September 6th • 5:30 – 9 p.m. Soldiers and Sailors Park, 700 S. Main St., Princeton Sponsored by Princeton Junior Women’s Club

Bring your appetite as the Princeton Junior Women’s Club will be serving pork chop sandwiches, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, chips, potato salad, and apple sauce. As always they will also have pies, ice cream, and other treats. You’ll find them under the tent at Soldiers and Sailors Park. Get there before they sell out!

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Max Halberg Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament Wyaton Hills Golf Course 2 player scramble — 9 or 18 holes Visit homesteadfestival.com for details.

THURSDAY EVENTS

Prairie Arts Center “Deathtrap” by Ira Levin, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY EVENTS

Window Displays Historic North End and South End Main Street Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours 1 to 4 p.m. Bureau County Historical Society Tours 1 to 5 p.m. Princeton Junior Women’s Club Dinner and Ice Cream Social served downtown 5:30 to 9 p.m. Homestead Festival Announcements Downtown 6 p.m.

Twilight Horse Drawn Carriage Rides Downtown Princeton 6 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience™ Princeton and Utica Production Plants and Animal Care Clinic Live Music “Faithfully Journey” — a Journey tribute band 7 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by Princeton Tourism and Central Bank Prairie Arts Center “Deathtrap” by Ira Levin, 7:30 p.m. Apollo Theatre presents “Pickup On South Street” starring Richard Widmark, 9 p.m. (Wear a Widmark t-shirt for FREE admission)

SATURDAY EVENTS

Window Displays Historic North End and South End Main Street

Enjoy Homestead Festival Weekend!

Underground Railroad 5K Registration 7 a.m., Race 8:30 a.m. FREE Kiddie Run 8:30 a.m. Bureau County Metro Center 837 Park Ave W. Sponsored by Princeton Park District and WZOE Radio. Children’s Fun Fair 9 to 11 a.m. 606 S. Main St. (Pleasant St. parking lot) Sponsored by Heartland Bank and Trust Co. Stamp Cancellation 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Princeton Post Office Beta Sigma Phi Arts and Crafts Show 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Courthouse lawn Princeton High School Tours 9 to 11 a.m. Sponsored by Princeton Public Schools Foundation Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours — FREE 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 3 - 5 p.m.

Bureau County 4-H Clubs Inc. and Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leaders 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pork Chop sandwiches/meals served at Soldiers and Sailors Park 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drive thru available across from Fairgrounds on West Peru St. Helicopter Rides 12 p.m. to Sunset Sullivan’s parking lot $30 per person Sponsored by Nelson Enterprises Pie Baking Contest Auction at 12 p.m. Pie entries due, no entry fee, lard not required. Soldiers and Sailors Park Sponsored by Bureau County Home and Community Education. Homestead Festival Parade – 1:30 p.m. South Shore Drill Team to perform at Pleasant St. parking lot following the parade.

27th Annual Underground Railroad 5k Saturday, September 7, 2019 Entry Fee: $25 $250 Corporate Team (up to 20 participants)

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/TRACEY MACLEOD

Rebecca Weisbrock and Linda Litherland of the Hennepin United Church bag some kettle corn after the second sifting during the Homestead Festival in Princeton.

Historic Home and Cemetery Trolley Tours 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sponsored by Bureau County Historical Society Museum and Library. Begin at BC Museum.

Blues Concert – Mississippi Heat 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Alexander Park Food, beverages and spirits provided by Princeton Park District. Sponsored by Heartland Bank and Trust Co. “The Other Guys” — a comedy/acapella octet group from the University of Illinois 5 to 6:30 p.m. in front of Court House Sponsored by First State Bank - Princeton Princeton Jaycees Bags Tournament Registration 5:30 p.m., Bags fly at 6 p.m. Darius Miller Park Princeton Jaycees Beer Garden Featuring “Boom Boom and the Bodega Boyz” 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Meet and Greet with Team USA Tug of War Alexander Park Tavern, 6:30 p.m. Prairie Arts Center “Deathtrap” by Ira Levin, 7:30 p.m. Root Beer Float Garden/Outdoor Movie Night Featuring “Run the Race” 7:30 p.m., Evangelical Covenant Church

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SUNDAY EVENTS

Window Displays Historic North End and South End Main Street 9th Annual BBQ Rib Cook-off 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pancake and Sausage Breakfast Princeton Moose Lodge, $10 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Homestead Flea Market Bureau County Fairgrounds 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Admission $1 39th Annual Car Show S. Main St. 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Judging 12 to 1:30 p.m., Awards at 3 p.m. Beta Sigma Phi Arts and Crafts Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Courthouse Lawn Bureau County 4-H Clubs Inc. and Bureau County Farm Bureau Young Leaders 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pork Chop sandwiches/meals Historic Home and Cemetery Trolley Tours 12 p.m. Sponsored by Bureau County Historical Society Museum and Library. Begin at BC Museum.

Mary Uthoff Memorial Walkway Unveiling 12 to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Princeton Public Art Commission. Bouncy House 12 to 3 p.m. Soldiers and Sailors Park Sponsored by Princeton Rotary Club. Sculptured Balloons 12 to 2 p.m. near Court House and Soldiers and Sailors Park Sponsored by Meadows Home Decor and Gifts. Children’s Tractor Pull Registration at noon, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. ages 4-12 Sponsored by Holland and Sons Inc. and Bureau County Farm Bureau. Team USA Tug of War Competition Alexander Park Tavern, 12:30 p.m. Owen Lovejoy Homestead Tours – FREE 1 to 4 p.m. Homestead Festival 50/50 Raffle 3:30 p.m. Winner announced in front of Apollo Theater.

We hope you enjoy the Homestead Festival!

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Saturday, September 7th • 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. & Sunday, September 8th • 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Soldiers and Sailors Park

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The Homestead Festival Parade is a highly anticipated event in the community with more than 7,000 spectators expected to cluster Princeton’s Main Street. Floats of all kinds are judged for creativity, decorations and crowd-engaging fun. Companies, businesses, nonproﬁts and other organizations will create their own ﬂoats and produce a spectacular event. You won’t want to miss the marching bands, old cars, and many other entries.

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The winner will be announced at the Car Show on Sunday at approximately 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available at Central Bank, Guys and Gals Salon, Chamber oﬃce, Neighborhood Ace Hardware and Wyaton Hills. Tickets available online at homesteadfestival.com.

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Take a stroll down historic downtown Princeton and admire the vehicles, old and new. Registration will be 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Judging will take place 12 – 1:30 p.m. with the presentation of awards at 3 p.m.

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